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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-24

AT a BAH in bermuda a wonderful
dress was worn, and in the making OF
It over $4,000 stamps were used. Years
were spent in collecting the stamps,
and three weeks in the making of the
dress, which was Of the finest muslin.
The woman called upon her friends to
help her, and the dress was covered
with the stamps OF all nations. On the
front of the bodice was an eagle made
entirely of brown Columbian stamps.
Suspended from the birds talons was
a globe made OF old blue revenue
stamps On each side Of the globe was
an American flag having stripes OF red
and blue stamps. On the back of the
bodice was a collection Of foreign
stamps in the form Of a shield. in
the center Of which was a portrait cut
from old revenue stamps. A picture
hat covered with red and blue stamps
was worn with this remarkable dress.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-24

The ranking lady in any company
in Washington must always be the
first TO leave. Cabinet ladies call 1arst
on danes senatorial, but at dinners
the cabinet ranks the senate. Justices
Of the supreme court rank the cabinet,
justices and senators both claim prece.
dence. Straighten Il out to suit your
self Wives and daughters Of ad-
mirals and generals are placed higher
above the salt at a dining than the
womenkind Of colonels and captains
Every man and woman in official life
In Washington stickles punctliously
In formal company, for the proper rec
ognition Of his face value, guarding
the matter Of precedence jealously.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-24
Landau Grammar.

Prof Kuhnemann OF the University
Of Berlin was tremendously impressed
on his recent visit to Boston, with the
learning Of Boston's women.
From the highest to the lowest
class, Prof Kuhnemann said at
dinner at the Lorraine, q and the
women Of Boston marvelously learned.
To find a scholars daughter learned
Is not surprising. but when one finds
learning In hod carriers daughter,
one can't but be impressed.
How different things are In Lon
don" be added. There / once over
heard a cook correcting the grammar
Of a housemaid.
" Don't say AK" you vulgar crittar.
corrected the cook. say hafsk.''"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-24
RsesIvea PraIss From RoosevsIt.

Senator Henry Clay Hansbrough Of
North Dakota Is one Of the few sena.
tors who have received praise from
President Roosevelt directly. After
the passage Of the denatured alcohol
bin last session, an act which meant
a great deal to the farmers. and for
which the senator waged a persistent
fight, the president sent a personal
letter commenting him and inclosed
the pen with which the bin was
sIgned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-24

Aluminium is regarded as probably
the most available substitute for tlD
IN the great majority d uses to which
that metal is put owing to the diminu
ton in the price Of aluminium. the
practically limitless supply OF the raw
material, and the favorable physical
properties OF the metal AS the pro
duction Of aluminium is cheapaned 81
win the uses for It increase The dc
mand steadily keeps ahead OF the
supply.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-24


There IS a high officer of the army
who perhaps has not forgotten a re-
tort made to him by a clerk serving
In the war department This officer
treats the clerks as he does enlisted
men Of the army. He was recently on
duty in Washington and kept himself
busy BY bustllng around the division
under his control and requiring the
clerks to attend to their duties every
moment Of the seven and a half hours
they daily give the government. One
day he found a young woman rubbing
her eye glasses.
What are you doing. madam he
said brusquely. Don't you know that
you ought TO be attending to your du.
sles?@
7 am wiping my eye glasses, she
responded, and It Is necessary. be
cause there are things here so micro
scopical that It Is desirable for me TO
have reinforced sight to see them
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-24
R4lzZZVG -H0AzE q PPOoZCZZZ[E ~ 4 NV
Al1I- .AelAR2EARZNG GZZN

| lego mutton sail on a skim would ap-
pear at a distance of four miles.
Every shot was a hit. and the fourth
and last destroyed the target The
entire round was fired in one minute
and nine seconds.
One Of the firing tests Is called
fire command" In this test the gun
ners are expected to change the fire
from one target to another Of the
three In the string as directed and hit
it without changing the speed OF the
fire. The targets are supposed to rep
resent the yitals Of a warship. This
mythical vessel is considered to have
freebOard OF height out Of water, Of
"a feet In estimating the hits. tho
basis is that Of a representative bat
tleship A shot which does not actual
W hit the target, but which would have
pierced vessel had II been where thu
target was, is counted hit Officers
on the tug towing the targets work
out the score BY means Of the range
rake" This is an implement which
looks like a garden rake with a short
handle The spaces between the
teeth each represent a given number
Of yards When a shot strikes the
officers sight along the handle and
note how many spaces to the right or
left Of the center the shot hit
A gunner Of the old school would
turn gray II he had suddenly to adapt
himself 10 the new methods in the
face Of the enemy Hairline tele-
scopes. surveying instruments. baron.
eters. thermometers. thermometers,
weather vanes, tide gauges and stop
watches are required to secure the
requisite results. The accuracy Of the
fire is obtained only BY taking into
consideration such details as the curv.
ature Of the earth. the speed of tho
target or the hostile warshlp, the
range or distance Of the object
from the gun, the pressure or
density Of the air. the speed and direc.
tion Of the wind. the temperature and
age Of the powder when placed in tho
gun. the height OF the tide at the mo
ment Of firing the shot and the drift
OF the projectile. There can be no
guesswork in securing such artistic
results as making hits with successive
shots
The effect OF all Of these factors
ia the combination under all possible
conditions has been worked out by
experiments and computations and the
result utilized in deylsing apparatus
which automatically registers the in
formation which Is essential at such
speed that half a dozen half-tOn
shots can be thrown into a ship from a
single battery In the space Of less
than four minutes The drift" of the
shot Is the distance to the right
which a revolving proiectile from a
riiied gun viii go IN the course of a
given distance The range and the
point where vessel viii be at the
moment a shot could reach It are reck.
oned In actual practice at least once
In every 20 seconds. The establish.
ment OF 20 seconds as the interval
when a fresh survey shan be taken IS
based upon the fact that no boat could
change its speed or its course sufi.
eientiy in that space Of time to affect
the probability Of shot hitting It.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-24
Royal Visitors Tins.

Some London papers say that Gus
tom flxes $3.50 a day as the amoun
to be paid In tips by royal vIsltors
at Windsor castle This amount If
frequently exceeded, according tt
these newspaper authorities, and ont
Of them states that Kaiser Wilhelm's
recent short stay with King Edward
cost him $4,000 in gratuities to ser.
wants.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-24

A soda siphon. a masher and an
lrate husband played the leading roles
in a sidewalk drama near Seventeenth
and G streets the other evening, &C.
cording to the Washington Post. It
appears from the statements OF eye.
witnesses that as a government con
tractor and his pretty wife left drug
store and were proceeding to their
home In the neighboThood a fellow
who was standing near saloon
mocked the laugh OF the wife and
otherwise acted in an Objectionable
manner. Then, following the wife, who
was accompanied by her better half.
the masher deliberately turned about
and peered impudently into the wom
ans eyes. The husband, who was car.
rying a slphon Of soda. as quick as q
flash turned the stream Of efferves
cent liquid full into the fellows face,
and as he began to retreat toward the
saloon door, the husband followed, the
meanwhile deluging the masher with
the soda. The crowd that had col
lected laughed, the husbsnd said
things and the masher rushed into
the saloon to dry his garments and
think ii over.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM GALLONS
RETRIEVE GRANTED NEGRO JUST
THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE
EXECUTION.

RALEIGH, N. c., Feb. S.-Witb
half an hour of the time set for the
hanging of Frazier Jones, of Greenes'
boro, negro convicted Of wife muir
der, Gov. Glenn today reprieved the
man for ten days at the request Of the
States prosecuting attorney, who de-
sided to further investigate the case,
and the reprieve was sent over the tele-
phone. Everything was in readiness
for the hanging of Jones, his last pray
ers had been said, the goodbye word
given when the Sheriff was called to
the telephone. Returning, he said:
Frazier. the Governor says he will
give you a reprieve for ten days. You
are not to die today" The negro
broke down, exclalming: "oh, You
all know that God is working for me-"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
REPUBLICANS OF
STEWART COUNTY
INSTRUCT FOR TILLMAN FOR
GOVERNOR.-EVANS CROWD
IN THE SADDLE.

DOVER, Tenn, Feb. 9.-The Re
publicans Of Stewart County met in
convention in Dover Saturday and, af.
ter adopting resolutions indorsing the
administration Of President Roose-
welt, elected delegates to both the
State and District Conventions. The
delegates to the State Convention
were instructed to vote for G. N.
Tillman for Governor. H. G. Evans,
R. A. Haggard and E. w. Essary were
Endorsed for delegates from the State
at large to the National Convention.
N. w. Hale was Endorsed for National
Committeeman. The delegates to the
Congressional Convention were in
structed to vote for Lee Brock for dis.
trict delegate to the National Con-
vention, and to support the choice OF
Robertson County for the other dis
trict delegate. They reelected A. M.
Tippit Chairman OF the County Exc
cutive Committee, and elected r. A.
Wallace Secretary.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
THE METHUSELAH
OF THE MULES
is LIVING IN MAURY COUNTY
AND FoRTY-NINE YEARS
OF AGE.

1t is common knowledge that mules
live to greater ages than horses as a
rule, and some very cid mules have
been known, but Mr.. T. G. Webster
tells of a blue mare mule owned by
Mr.. Patton of Langford's, in the west
ern part Of the county, which appears
to be the Methuselah of the mule
tribe. This mule was born in 1859
on the farm of Mr.. Vincent and was
raised from colthood to mulehood by
Mr.. Vincent. The animal escaped the
excitement and danger of the Civil
war by remaining quietly at home,
taking care to be safely in hiding at
such times as straglers from either
army came near. The owner sold the
mule during its early life to Mr.. Pat
ton and it is still living on the Patton
farm-not as active as in early life,
it is true, but true to mule nature,
still kicking.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
EVERY MEMBER
FOR A PRIMARY
DEMOCRATIC COM
MlTTEEMEN OF COUNTY
SIGN PETITION.

Every member of the Democratic
Committee of Maury county; has
signed a petition requesting the Dem
ocratic State Committee to order a
direct primary for the nomination Of
candidates for Governor and other
State offices. There are thirty-five
members of the committee In this
county, and every one OF them willing
ly and readily signed the petition.
The Committee at meeting held last
November, adopted resolution
asking the State Committee to order a
primary. There were some half dozen
members Of the committee absent
from the meeting, however, and 1t
was deemed best to have the entire
committee on record, therefore the
petition was circulated with the above
results.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
NOT SAFE TO
TALK TOO MUCH
TRAVELLING MEN LEARN IT 10 NOT
SAFE TO CRITICISE
THINGS.

PADUCAH, KY, Feb.-Traveling
men who represent Paducah houses in
West Tennessee report that condi-
tions in the cotton and peanut belt
are just as bad as in the dark to-
bacco district, as far as personal vio-
lence and public feeling are con-
cerned. One Paducah drummer, in a
discussion on the street, denounced
the right riders and violence, and
about eighty farmers laid In ambush
to punish him. He heard of 1t and
went another way, but he had to give
up the territory Travelling men re-
port that one has to be careful how
he talks, or he will be whipped or
shot, and an outbreak similar to the
warehouse burning in Western Ken
lucky is expected at any time in num-
erous places.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
DENIES THE USE
OF PATRONAGE
ROOSEVELT NOT MAKING APP
PoINTMENTs IN THE INTER
EST OF CANDIDATE TAFT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-"The state
ment that / have used the federal of
fees in an effort to nominate any pres.
idential candidate is both false and
malicious" is the opening sentence OF
President Roosevelt's refutation of
the charges made in various publica-
lions to the effect that the power Of
federal patronage has been exerted in
behalf OF the Presidents candidate,
Secretary Taft
The Presidents statement is In the
form of reply to letter from Will
liam Dudley Foulke of Richmond, Ind,
long a distinguished civil service re-
former and personal friend of the
President.
Mr.. Foulke says the letter which
drew forth the Presidents statement
quotes newspaper articles accusing the
President of using federal patronage
to secure the nomination of secretary
Taft, particular stress being laid on
the appointment of postmasters in
Ohio, and tells of his demanding that
the newspapers which published the
charges name some particular instance
Of alleged misuse of patronage.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
FORMER ICE KING
HAS DISAPPEARED
CHARLES w. MORSE CANNOT az
LOCATED, ALTHOUGH Az
THoRlTlEs WANT HIM.

NEW YORK, Feb. Sowing $10r
0OO,0 900, with his once great fortune OF
500, 100000 reduced to what he could
sequestrate, Charles w. Morse the
former steamship and ice king, 1t 10
alleged, has disappeared. The United
States authorities are reaching out
eagerly for him. At their request to-
day Albert Bradman, his personal
counsel sent cable message urging
him to return here at once That
message was addressed to Morse ON
the Cunard liner Campania, aboard
which II is declared by Mr.. Bradman,
he sailed last Saturday.
Among some of these places In
which he was alleged to have fled
were the following:
On board steamship bound for
France to seek aid from ex-Mayor Van
Wick
In Boston seeking to save the wreck
OF his $120.OO0,OO0 steamship trust.
In Maine hidden in /. hunting camp
In Bath. In his old home with his
famous Uncle Jim" OF ice trust fame.
On a train bound for Canada.
In hiding In New York city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
PRIMARY PLAN
FOR ALABAMA
STATE COMMITTEE GIVES OLD
CONVENTION SYSTEM A
BODY BLOW.
PEOPLE WILL DECIDE CONTESTS
To Vote For Delegates To National
Convention And All State
Officers.

] MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. Al
the meeting of the Democratic State
Convention here today, primary cleo.
ton was called. to be held May IS
for the selection Of all officers which
the people will have to choose this
! year, as follows:
Delegates to the National Conven-
ton and alternates, Electors for Pres
ldent and Vice President, two Justices
Of the Supreme Court, President OF
the Railroad Commission, State Game
and Fish Commissioner, and half q
dozen judicial officers.
There was a fight made for con-
vention, led by Mr.. Jeffries, of Selma,
but he lost by a vote Of 81 to 6. A
successful effort was made to have
the pledge of the voters go no further
back than an agreement to support
the nominee, and the primary will be
open to white men who will support
the nominee of State Democracy at
the coming election.
The plan provides for choosing all
Offices of State, county and precinct
on the same day. All counties which
have ordered primaries will have to
go back and make the same date with
the others.
The sentiment is entirely for full
delegation for William ]. Bryan for
President, and the delegation will go
for him, as we'll as being instructed for
platform in line with the policies
he advocates.
Gov. Conner says that he will not
under any circumstances be a candf-
date for delegate at large to the Dem
yer convention. It is an open secret
that the Governor favored a conven-
ton. However, some Of the leaders
were committed to the primary plan,
and they decided to stand by It, feel
ing that anything else would be back
ing down
At meetings here tonight the Bryan
Club, with J. w. Tomlinson as the
Chairman, decided to put out Cam
paign Committee to see that Bryan
men are chosen to the convention.
Every beat will be organized, and the
Idea is to have none other but men
who will not only stand by the Ne
braskan, but see that platform is
made in line with his IDEAS. Mr. Tom
inson, by the way, is candidate for
delegate at large He has been the
friend of Mr.. Bryan for
many years. Capt. E. w. Booker. also
i Birmingham, is a candidate for one
IF the places at large.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
BANKRUPT STOCK
OF RED LIQUORS
THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF THAT
WHICH CHEERS, BUT YOU
CAN'T BUY IT.

Columbia will contain more red Ii
quor within its bounds during the next
few weeks or months than has been
here since the saloons were abol.
ished A bankrupt stock of wines
and liquors, which has been stored in
Mt Pleasant since the abolition of
the saloons, has been turned over to
Clerk & Master A. N. Akin, appointed
receiver by the court, and this liquor
will be brought here and stored There
are two barrels and many bottles and
jugs of whiskey and nice assert
ment of wines in the lot, but you can't
buy any Thou art so near and yet
so far"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
PENSIONERS OF
MAURY COUNTY
THREE WIDOWS AND SEVEN SOL
DIERS ARE ADDED TO THE
ROLL BY BOARD.

At the recent meeting of the Board
of Pension Examiners at Nashville,
three widows and seven soldiers OF
Maury county were added to the roll.
Maj. W. j. Whithorne today received
letter from Special Examiner Frank
A Moses stating that the following
from this county, had been granted
pensions:
Widows.
Mrs P E. Branch, Mrs. L. B. Nicely
and Mrs. Calista Parker, all of Co
lumbia.
Soldiers.
T, D. Cantrell, Columbia, N. T. Chill
drey, Hampshire, VIM. p Hudson,
Carriers Greek, Jno. G. Molloy, Spring
Hill, B. B. Childrey, Columbia. N. g.
Cockrill, Columbia, and Wilson Trous-
dale, Columbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
LOCAL MERCHANT
RECEIVES PRIZE
FRANK G. COOK GETS 500 CHECK
FOR BEST ASSORTMENT
OF CHAIRS.

Frank G. Cook received a check Fri
day from w. s. Milne, furniture man
ufacturer of Cleveland, Tenn, as the
first prize in a contest inaugurated by
the manufacturer among the retail
furniture dealers of the South. The
manufacturer offered three prizes to
the retailers who made out the most
acceptable assortment Of chairs man.
ufactured by the firm to sell for a
certain amount Of money. The fact
that the assortment made out by Mr..
Cook was given first prize is quite a
compliment to the taste of this enter
prising Columbian.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
GROUND HOG
WAS MISTAKEN
HAS EMERGED FROM osscURITY
LEATHER WING BAT BEST
PROPHET.

An experienced weather prophet
who bases his predictions Of an early
spring on the appearance Of the leath.
er-winged bat. writes The Herald that
the bat is still in evidence and that
the ground hog has discovered his
mistake and is now frisking about his
hole as il spring was almost upon US.
The gentlemen writes as follows:
The ground hog gives It up, and
the leather wing bat seems entitled to
be considered the champion weather
prophet.
Padding down Duck river yester-
day afternoon, with an eye to SPUR
rels, caught Mr.. Ground Hog bask-
ing in the sun and saw him scuffie
back to his hole as II ashamed of hav-
ing been detected in discrediting his
own prediction. AS l understand 1t,
when Mr. Ground Hog sees his shadow
on February End, he retires to his hole
to remain six weeks. This year I
reported the leather wing as appear
ing on Feb. Bird and saw him again
on the 4th. This would indicate that
the bat had the courage of his con-
while the abandonment Of his
six weeks retirement, by the ground
hog, on the fifth day of the forty-two
looks as if he had discovered he was
wrong"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
JUDGE HENDERSON
TO MAKE RACE
WILL BE CANDIDATE FOR VAcAN-
cY ON COURT OF LAST
RESORT.

FRANKLIN, Tenn, Feb. 9.--Judge
John H. Henderson, who served as an
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court during the incapacity Of Judge
Wilkes, will announce as candidate
for the bench within the next day or
two. The special election will be
held next August, and while Judge
Henderson has not announced, friends
Of Judge Henderson are urging his
candidacy against Judge Bell, Judge
Henderson was appointed special
Judge OF the Supreme Court by Gov.
Patterson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
NO CHANCE FOR
ALDRICH MEASURE

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Represen-
tative John Sharp Williams is au-
thority for the unqualified statement
that the Aldrich currency bill can not
pass the House. Representative
Smith. of Iowa, one Of the leading
Republicans who opposes the bill,
says that It can not get through the
House. The Republicans who oppose
the bill, and the Democrats, will vote
together against It.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
MAURY COUNTIAN
FOR WEST POINT
MAURY ToMLiNSoN STANDS Elk
ANIMATION AND RECEIVES
THE APPOINTMENT.

Maury Tomlinson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Tomlinson of Columbia,
who went to St Louis week or two
since to stand the examination for
West Point, stood the examination
successfully and received the appoint
ment. He will leave March End for
West Point and after four years at
that school he will receive a commits
sion as Second Lieutenant in the reg
ular army.
Young Tomlinson is graduate Of
the Columbia Military Academy and
his many friends will rejoice in his
success.