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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13
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@ets ~ WatgF Lug VII SgIk ~ Ltk<is
covering and stripping the wreck of
Az much armament Az possible The
huH lay % one side. with the Keel
on horizontal and the first steps
we're 10 turn the ship over and bring
II On its keel This was done with
Jets of water forced under one size,
which dug out d sort Of ditch Into
which the huh gradually slid untii at
last 1t was in vertical position. The
big guns we're then h0isted. Usual
methods of closIng the holes failed
and a shell Or outer vessel ineloslng
the wreck had to be constructed to
completely enveIop It. Three large
pumps, built in Japan for the special
purpose and capable Of pumping $500
tons d water per hour, we're installed
on big floats over The wreck and con.
nected to auxiliary vessels for steam
supply On August s, 1905. AN un-
usually high tide was running and the
effort was made. Iii short time the
hun had reached the surface and re.
pairs were made In hull and machin-
cry which permitted the extraordinary
feat Of sailing to a japanese port un.
der its own steam and power
In the work were engaged. Ia addi-
tion to the officers and divers, about
800 Japanese naval mechanics and as
many Korean helpers The cost, Ia.
Guiding the three big pumps. was
about $500.000. Had the same meth.
ods been adopted, suggests Popular
Mechanics. 1t would seem that the rails
ing Of the Maine would have been a
task easy IN comparison TO the rseoY-
cry Of the varyag.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13

l..as.rI.-.l. y. M-al
H. na EF-.,.sE.s,
~. -

the Hopkinsea Wa holding aH ia
signaEi1n meeting
~Ai Lha fambIg, Mother Hopkins
said. bat an tie ''iambly weEe NOT
renfesentaa
Thtte MAS Tom and Ills wife Jera
sha and Meilndy and sophia and their
husbands HHt John and Johns wife
ClaFibeL where we're they AID, there
on ull story hinges
This Indignation meeting was ali 0n
.ecoaHt of Johns wife and Johns ax-
trayagance.
II kH0wed IL waited Mother Hop
klBs kn1lTed L ILL the tlma. lest
A. well a / ID nov. Jerusha always
sad % an ! told John SO 2fore he
vas marrid
Upland farms don't yield sech biz
profits that a man can afford hangin'
lamps and chiny dishes and the Ike
suggested Sophia.
Johns wife signed $50 to the mln-
istesa salary fer next year said JeF-
usha
Well, now remarked Father Hop
kfns ITS my private 'pinion, public
ly expressed. that you're all a-med-
dim with what don't consarn yep
Amt we. as a family. eonsarned
in actions that's thFeatenin' rewina-
tion 10 one of its memberss demand
"a mother
II don't see no rewination s-threat.
enin' of anybody, replied father
Well, # it keeps on. John'll be
bankrupt Or suthln. and we'd test bet
ter take the matter III hand and give
EN- a warnln word afore IT'S forever
too late. Mebbe he's a-borTowin'
money fer all this suggested Jer-
ugha.
And then they discussed TIE mat
ter as to who John had probably Dor.
rowed money of, and how much. and
whether he would be likely ia give
3 mortgage" or not
But as all things must come 10 al
end, SO did this indignation meeting
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13

Swinging : Class 81 Water Held 81
Plat Piece 81 czraaearS

We Ell know fnaf when We c0ver p
drinking glass quite faii II satsF witt Fith
4 sheef of stout paper I'll sHeh q man-
Der that not q single Bubble u alT re-.
mains between the liquid and The
sheet The paper wili ciif % the rim
81 The tumbieF. O. account of the rrs@
sure y fhe atmosphere, closely enough
% enable Hs 10 turn THE giaSs upside
down without ths water being abia to
escape. The following FL one applica-
tion of tfia principle
attach string To the center gf q
square of cardboard coYsriag d glass
bg means o. 4 simple knot on the in-
side. ard securely seal the aperture
with wax 10 that no aiF may gain an
entrance
Nov suspend the glass By means of
thls string - 4 hook Axsd ID the cell
ing. and you win have a pendulum thar
y0u may safely awing without the dan
ger of the glass falling. the whole day
II desired
The experInenter will ID wen 10
grsaee the rlm of the giass, 10 that no
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13

and the children" departed one by
one. uatil father and mother were
left alone.
Father" said mother. ~ John
comes over here tomorrow. you Jest
ask him n he's been a.borrowln' Or
any money. and where, and how much,
and how and when he ever expects TO
pay Ii back. at the rate they've been
a-carryin' on. II you don't, I'll 10 II
myself the very first time ] see him,
and / ahan't be mealy-mouthed'
about It. nutheri You know that
Yes, father knew that And II John
really vas elected to be questioned.
he felt that the better way was to
question him himself
Accordingly when John came By
the next day on his way to town, Fa-
ther Hopkins went out and asked to
be taken as passenger.
John gave most willing assent,
and they drove OF together
All the way the old man was haunt.
ed BY the thought Of the unpleasant
task set before him. And John, on
hts part. wondered what made bis ia
ther 30 fidgety and ahsentminded.
On the way home John said:
II have some oysters in that paper
pail, father: be careful not 10 upset
1t. they are for poor old Granny
Phelps. and those oranges you saw
me buying are for little huneh-hack
sandy. Ciaribel was down there yes
terday, and ahe was 50 struck by
gheir poverty ailas siss ssssaa ses me Il
get something good for those poor
people
Father Hopkins felt that now vas
the time to broach the hated subject.
and while inHardlg he writhed under
the task. yet putting on brave face.
he Sid Ii meek tone:
aAnd / heerd down to town that
Clarlbei had clothed them two young
una Of Wilder Nelson's. and started
EN- to school, sides buyin' their
books for 'em.
John admitted that such was the
case.
John, said the old man. a little
nervous quaver IN hts voice, John,
"a bent a-goin' IN a triae Too deep.
Be ye2 Ye're dnln' a powerful sight
0f good. but It must cost q heap B.
money fer plain farmers I aposo,
John. We know yer own hlzniss. Of
course. but mothers a.gittin' o mite
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13


HydrofNoric acid as cloaiising
agent for castings has been IN general
use but short time, being treated q
few years ago as a secret process.
Formulae for the acid containing sup.
erfuous and inn0cuOus ingredients to
nystiiy the purchaser have been cold
for considerable sums Anything used
In connection with this pickle. aside
from the hydrofuoric acid and water
ls wholly unnecessary, the usual for
mula being one part Of acid to ten Of
water IN adding water. however, care
should be taken to know the strength
Of the acid The idea is to get a Dip
that will remove the sand perfectly
and quickly. the operation requiring
10 to IS minutes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13
Waaea In Great Britain.

Wages In Great Britain average
much higher than on the continent
and IN France and Germany wages are
higher than IN Italy, Spain, or Austria
The district court at Carlsbad. Austria
recently fixed the daily wages Of lab
orers Of both sexes tor the years 1907
1908 and 1909, as follows: Males, fore
men, 60 cents per day, others 40 cents
and apprentices and boys. 20 cents
Females. women, % cents and iuye
niles, Is cents. Servants Of the state,
IS cents. except servants 0f the post
and telegraph, VIM receive ~ cents.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13

think Il ought not 10 80. The point Is
broad one way and not the other.
put the broad way across TIE grain
Of the wood like Fig. 2. otherwise the
nail forms a wedge and splits your
lath.
You may generally oba0rve faint
line running across the head Of q nall
even In tackB; these lines run with
the grain Of the wood when the nail
has been properly driven.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13

The bristles IF any brush arc kept
In place by the tlghtness Of the handle
Therefore any shrinking Of the handle
loosens the brlstles. and It should ii
ways be kept In a moist place. The
brisiies Of a paint brush should be i'm.
meFged IN water when not In use. but
It should never be allowed to stand
on the brlstles; hang It.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13

Ten parts Of fnchslne and 5 parts
Of melhylYlolet are dissolved IN the
water Of sand bath in 100 parts OF 30
deg, alcohol, then 5 parts Of benzoic
acid are added, after which It Ii n.
lowed TO boil from to ten minutes,
until the mass has assumed brilliant
ea... bronze color.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13
The City Of Casualties.

First Citizen tout west)-Dld you
notioe that maa7 His nose is broken,
one eye out. forehead al handaged up.
and one ear gone. Wonder If he was
id the Spanish war;
Second fiitizan-Not cd enough
Maybe be tAes In New York.-N. u
Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13

inches long. SO that a quarterback
edge turns over the bottom side Of
the atoveplpe. then when It IS pushed
into the chimney far enough the other
end Of this piece Of sheetlron is
turned down against the side wall to
prevent the stovepipe being pushed In
too far.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13

Il beg your pardon, cir, but I'm 90.
ing to ask you II your daughter would
mind not play.ag on the piano for the
next two weeksg.
May ] ask. sir. the reason for this
extraordinary reQueat9"
Well, you see, my sen wishes to
get good start with the tiiite. Life.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13
A PORTABLE TABLE.
An Outdoor conyenience Which VIII
Repay Trouble Of Making.

A table for outdoor use that can be
taken apart, stored Or changed from
place to place may be made Al small
expense. Fasten cleats with screws,
as zhown IN Fig !, to the bottom of a
board of suitable Size The legs are
built with a erossplece. A. Fig. 4. at
the top which fits Into slot formed By
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13
rAIs foR Youn FlsAIAa Talp.
You Can Make Your Bait Box Out
Of Lath.

TO make this useful bait box Tor
your fishing excursion select two
pieces Of lumber about eight inches
square. Saw le pieces ok lath about
foot long, and nall them around your
eightiuoh piece Of board, leaving one
quarter inch space. between the lathg
Make the door Of two Of the laths, the
hinges being India rubber, and a but
ton of piece Of lath and a screw
Ike Fig. /.
But In making this box be careful
how you hammer the nails, caution
Philadelphia Ledger. Look at the
point and place It just the way You
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13
COMMON DEFECT IN DRAUeHTs.
Caused BY Pushing stovspipe in Too
Far-Elow To Prevent 4.

When a stove doesn't draw prop
erly the trouble can often be found
where the pipe enters the fue The
pipe Is often pushed too far In, thus
making the space at the end 80 small
that the smoke cannot rise naturally
To avoid this a correspondent Of the
Metal Worker bends piece OF sheet.
iron one inch wide and FIVE or SIX.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13

Clean gold or silver watch chains BY
immersing for five seconds IN pure
ammonia, rinse IN alcohol and shake
dry n clean sawdnss.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13

Never let any soap suds fail unpn
your eyeglasses -one drop win ruin
them. The canslic alkali VIII make
the glass irideaeent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13
Doing the TrIsk.

air VIII get Id. Another precautlon ID
q ~ the experiment fOl9she arAt Lime
On some unbfeakable bowl or drinking
cup. Magical Experiments.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13

INVENTOR have Just patented d
new nlckelIn.the.slot machine, which
would like you to take hold 81. II Il
an entirely new design and will never
xet Uut Ol Viu0t,
Nickelin-thesl Capitalist Never
get out Of order? Huh No money In
machine like that IN. X. Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-09-13
The Table and Its Parts.

the cleats. &C. and crosspiece. p.
that hast two cleats D, making a place
70 receive the bottom.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-09-19

had just crossed the bridge on their way out, and hearing the crash gave the alarm. Immediately the entire force of the mine. under the direction of J. l.. Steele. vice. president of the company, began the work of rescue. Notwithstand- ing the jagged masses of rock which momentarily threatened to fall upon them, the men worked liked heroes, and after several hours succeeded in releasing Ross, who, though badly crushed and bruised, was still conscious and will recover.
 Scorman and Bauman were direct W under the mass of rock, and as there was no possibility of thelr being alive, work was discontinued after the release of Ross, until the timbers could be replaced which work was nearly completed last evening.
 Scorman and Bauman had both been in the employ of the company since May. As near as can be learned, from his conversation with other employees, Bauman's people live near Oregon City. Ore. Noth- is known of the whereabouts of of Scorman's people. Letters f"on bis father, among his effects. give no postof1ice address. merely the title of what is believed to be an estate in Denmark,
 Scorman's body will be taken in charge of and buried by the Western Federation of Miners. of which organization he was mem- Der. The body of Bauman will be inferred by the company pending the arrival of word from his peo pie.
 No blame for the accident can attach to either the company or Ross, as every safeguard possible had been provided 10 insure the safety of the miners.
 News of the accident was brought to town by J. l.. Steele.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-09-19
Japanese Question Again

Washington, Sept. 14-lt Is stated that the Cabinet Meeting which VI as called yesterday after noon. was for the purpose of dis cussing the Japanese question, and especially the question as it. re- lated to the Pacific Coast. All ln- formation however was refused at the departments. Pres. Roosevelt las issued a message urging the creation of the Cabinet position of Secretary of Transportion, which sLall have charge and jurisdiction of all interstate commerce.
 Chicago, Sept. 15-Telegraph operators on the Northern Pacific threaten tc strike if their demand 10: increased wages is not granted.
 Seattle, Sept. 14-Baba Bhar- ati, a Hindu sage, prophesles that Japan and China will combine Tn war against the United States in 1915.
 Chicago, Sept. 1.-The school board of thIs city has forbidden the attendance of adult Orientals 5 at the public schools. Tine Japan sse have entered protest through ;heiI 'nsul
 Jopin. Mo. Sept. 1.-The Joplin Herald office was dynamited last night, blowing the structure to pieces. The act Is supposed to have been done by parties hostile to the paper because of the vlgor' pus fight it has been waging for clean municipal government.
 Washing on, Sept. 14-Roose- velt today signed a proclamation creating tbe Tongas forest reserve. in the Ketchikan district. Alaska. The reserve was directly the re- suit of d request of the Ketchikan Power Go. and embraces two mil lion acres Surveyor LanglIle Is in charge of the reserve.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-09-19
Fatal Accident atLandlOCk

At 4:1O o'clock Thursday after noon slip ocurred in stope of the mine of the Standard Copper Co.,, at LandIock bay, burying Jack Ross, the Superintendent, and two miners, Charles Scorman and Alexander Bauman, Ross was taken out alive several hours later and will recover. The bodies of the two miners had not been re- covered last night.
 The workings of the Standard G:ine consists of a tunnel, which taps one of the minor veins of the property short distance from the entrance, and continues on for about 15O feet further to another vein. The first vein had been stopped out to the surface, and work of taking out ore below the surface of the tunnel was in progress, a bridge having been built across the opening to take out the ore from the inner working. The stope had been timbered With $ $ timbers and was deemed perfectly safe Just before the shift changed at 1 o'clock number Of shots had been fired, and Ross, with the two miners, went down to prepare for moving the ore, when. without the slightest warning, the rock crashed down from near the top of the stope. snapping the timbers and bridge like pipestems, and buryIng Srorman and Banman under tons of debris, undoubtedly killing them instantly Ross was hear the hanging wall, stopping over examining some of the ore, and although knocked down and badly bruised by fragments of the rock. was saved from instant death by a portion of the bridge, which, be coming wedged against t.e wall, prevented the mass from falling directly on him.
 Two men from the inner working
The Alaska prospector., 1907-09-19
San Francisco, Sept. 14-Con

gressman Longworth arrived here yesterday from the Orient. He denies the interview attributed to him regarding third term for President Roosevelt, stating that no condition could arise winch would force Roosevelt to again ae- cept the nomination for the presi- dency.
 Seattle, Sept. 16-The wife and daughter of engineer Olson, of the U. S. Geodetic survey boat Me- Arthur, now at Kodiak, died here yesterday of typhoid fever. Seattle. Sept. 16-Franklin Lane for the inte, state commerce commis- sion is in the city, and predicts serious coal shortage on the Pacific Coast this winter. He says the Alaska coal fields will be the only means of relief from this condition in the future.
 Tromso. s .pt. 16-The airship, with which w lter Wellman was to make his attempt to reach the North Pole, was wrecked on a glacier, and We!lman has been forced to abandon his attempt for this year.
 Seattle, Sept. 16-Ex-Senator Vandevanter was killed yesterday in ]lision between an auto in which he was riding, and an interurban car at the Meadows. In the same machine were Senators Davis and Fidemiller and saloon keeper by the name of Wilson, all of whoni were injured, but are now resting easily at she hospital.
 Boise. Sept. 16-The condition of Pettibone Is so serious that he las been removed to the hospital, where it is probable that he will have to undergo an operation. His case has been postponed indef- nitely.
 Tokyo, Sept. 16-Count Okuma, in an interview regarding the out break against the. Japs in the United States and Canada, says there is no'r compa ;ison between the San Francisco and Vancouver riots In; the former, he claims, the acts were countenanced by the loca authorities, in the latter, un- supported except by. laborers. He likentd the Frisco riots to a Boxer uprising in China. Roosevelt, he said was fair and impartial until ] he had interviewed the California delegation, when he changed his ' views.
 White River Junction, Vermont, Sept. 16-A head-op collison oc- cured yesterday on the Boston < Maine R. R. between an excursion train and a freight Twelve cars of the excursion train were teles- copcd, killing twentyfour of the passengers and injuring thirty. Many of the injured are in a serious condition and may not sur vive.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-02

This will be good year to try ono
acre in peanuts. goobers, groundpeas,
or the same good nut by any name.
They grow well in this country and
they are very profitable.
The peanut is good food and 1t will
fatten hogs better than corn and sup
plies all the needed qualities of their
food The surplus rs readily sold If
put up in bushol or half bushel sacks.
There's several kinds of peanuts,
and some are small and sweet and
some are long and coarse. Sandy
land Is better for them, but they grow
in clay soils and in the whltelands.
Their vines make good food for cat
tie and the nuts sell well.
There is going to be an overwhelm-
ing cotton crop planted and 1t will
be wise TO plant some good side crops
that do not require too much labor
There will be money made and money
saved by those who have something to
sell besides cotton and something in
the barn besides corn. Try a good
acre of peanuts and big acre OF
Kaiiir corn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-02

New Suit Filed,

John Goiourth has brought suit
against his wife, Mollie Gofourth, for
a divorce. The position alleges that
Molly was cruel to John and made
his life not worth living with her,
and therefore he seeks to have the
bonds Of matrimony set aside that
he may be single again.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-02
SECRETARY GARFIELD.
iday Include Ardmore in His Visit to
to the Territory-L etter Received
Monday Night by Secretary
Sanders.

Secretary of the Interior James II
Garfield may In all probability visit
Ardmorc on his visit to this section
OF the country although as yet the
intinerary has rot been made out. r..
L. Sanders. secretary OF the CONNER
cial Club. several days ago wired the
Secretary Of the Interior an invitation
to include ArdmOrc In his visit. and
last night received the following let.
ter from Mr.. Garfield expressing his
thanks for the invitation extended:
Sccretary's office,
Department of Interior
Washington, u. c. March 80
Il. l.. Sanders. Ardmore,:
have your telegram Of March 90
as my itinerary has not as yet been
made out. do not know whether /
shall be able to stop at Ardmorc.
Kindly express to the members Of the
Commercial Club my appreciation Of
the invitation.
Very truly yours.
James Rudolph Garfield,
Secretary
This morning Secretary Sanders
wrote letter to the secretary urging
upon him to be sure and include Ard.
more in his visit. and also gave an
extensive description of the city and
its importance setting out the fact
/ that this was the center of the Chick
asaw nation, and the land Office and
other public Offices were located here.
The letter further set out the fact
that Ardmorc was the third largest
city In the new state.
In all probability Mr. Sanders will
receive a reply in a few days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-02
Your House Numbered Free.

Every house in the city must be
properly numbered at once. Induce
ment to new subscribers-take the
Ardmoreite for three months, paid in
advance and receive a set of alumi'
mum numbers, delivered and put on
house free.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-02

Major w. w. Trask came up today
from Marietta to exercise his elective
franchise. lie is always very well
come visitor to the town unless it's
on election day when there is n hot
contest on and then the Democrats
would be better pleased to see the
Major spend the day fishing.