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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press s
 One of the compensations of fat wom- an is telling how she lost 1t.
 A girl would fall in love with some man if there wasn't one on earth.
 There's scarcely anything harder than to pronounce the time after midnight to show you haven't the hiccoughs.
 An old man married to a young wife would have lot to learn if she couldn't keep him from finding 1t out.
 A woman gets mad with a man who can't do anything useful about the house, but she despises him if he can.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13
! am cabin'd, cribb'd, confin'd, bound in To sauey doubts and fears.
 Macbeth,
IIliferacy In Alabama

The last United States Senate cen sus sums up what each state had done in the direction of public education when it makes known the number Of illiterates in each 1000 of population,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13
AROUND THE COUNTRY

Dallas News: A girls idea of com fortable shoe is one that fits her eye.
 Washington Post: King Alfonso gets almost as many tips on plots to assassin ate him as some men do on the races. an may have three lungs. But even this hypothesis does not explain some of them.
 Atlanta Journal: Roosevelt has every right to tell the National Mothers Con- gress what it's duty is. Isn't he one of them?
 Louisville Courier-Journal: Any city editor who desires to hire a reporter with a nose for news can get the young man who published the truth from the Taft bureau while MT. Vorys was absent.
 Houston Post: The Atlanta Georgian is proudly boasting of the opening of the sassafras tea season in Georgia. And that is the sort of attraction it plays against the superb mint julep season of Grand Old Texas
 Portland Telegram: Versatility com mands the admiration of the world There's Walter Wellman it is just as easy for him to tell exactly what would happen in the event of war between the United States and any other nation as tt is to build an airship and sail away to the North Pole.
 Washington Herald: Because she was forced to practice four hours per day on the plano, Pennsylvania girl eloped with her mothers star boarder. Whether the landlady set a trap for the star boarder or the star boarder was simply taking desperate chances on stopping the prac- tice, we don't know. The incident seems susceptible of half dozen explanations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13
THE RuRAL. EDITOR.

THE RURAL EDITOR. Who blthely brews his pot of paste? The rural editor. Who never works with undue haste? The rural editor. Who mixes politics with news, Who iterates the public views. Who's always tumbling into stews? The rural editor. Who clips but rarely credit gives? The rural editor. Who runs the town wherein he lives The rural editor. Who notes the spring buds on the trees Who prints the cooking recipes, Who sumpires all the spelling bees? The rural editor. Who owns him to no mortal fears? The rural editor. Who wears the most receptive ears? The rural editor. Who counts his chickens ere they're
 matched, Who leaves his office door unlatched Who weareth trousers when they re
 patched?
 The rural editor,
 IN OUR FLAT. That couple on the floor above fussine again?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

Minister Wu desires us to consider the present, and especially the pros pective China, not the China of the dead past. The China of the future will be able to take care of herself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

times, and changes in books might therefore shut some children out of school altogether.
 The commission is pestered by book agents, but all such men should be ig nored when questions touching the welfare of S0O,O0O Alabama children are under consideration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

Birmingham's National Guardsmen acquitted themselves with great credit last night in their parade and drill. They made a splendid appearance and might have been taken for regulars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

In China 30 railroads are being con- structed, and some of them are plan ned to extend from one end of the country to the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

Secretary Metcalf, the head of the navee, is a victim of seasickness, but he will outwit the sea by meeting the fleet by rail at San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13
PRETENSION.

PRETENSION. Let's pretend that we are happy. Let's pretend that we're in love, Let's pretend the sun is shining And the skies are blue above; Let's pretend that we are wealthy, Let's pretend that we are wise, For the secret of care-free life In such pretending liesl A PART PLAYED BY PREACHERS. Do you know why preachers sit with their hands folded? No. Why?' Because they want the world to think that their hands are always out of mis- chief
 IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS.
 She said she loved him
 Called him "honey."
 But now she's asking
 Alimony.
 REPLIES. work of art Is seldom useful. And Alfonsos courage is not Dutch courage, either. If beans could talk they'd probably talk Bostonese.
 The original might riders were witches on broomsticks. Some people get up in the morning with a song others with a headache. sThe more indignant a man is the more apt he is to be guilty. As a rule, boys who are named after great men seldom amount to much. When it is reported down south that an orderly lynching has taken place it causes nearly everybody to smile excepk the '1ynchee.'
 AN ORDINARY CITIZEN He didn't win a worldwide fame, Nor climb to heights sublime, But he enjoyed life just the same And has a good old time.
 PAUL COOP
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

The appropriation for an American exhibit at Japan's 1912 exposition is to be increased to $500,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

Some one should invent noiseless soup spoon for the use of the mascu- line gender.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

The Independence league may con clude to put Hearst himself up on a reactionary platform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13
The National Guard.

Alabama may well be proud of its National Guard, if the Birmingham com panies I saw on parade is an average sample" said J. P. Thiel of Baltimore, registered at one of the hotels. q watched them as they marched and stood for some time on Third avenue while they drilled.
 q was once a member of a crack com pany in Baltimore and naturally take an interest in the military. It is not often that one sees better drilled guardsmen than those of Birmingham. Each com pany was well uniformed and every sol- dier had soldierly appearance.
 ''rhe United States government is doing a useful work in encouraging the Ma tional Guard. In addition to the large appropriations made by Congress the war departments policy in bringing the volun- teers in closer touch with the regular army has a far-reaching effect for good. The esprit de corps is now excellent and the drill has improved immeasurably within the past six years. Every young man who can possibly spare the time should serve one term of enlistment in the guard. It will stimulate his patriot ism and improve his general bearing"
 About Persons. \
 Henry Fitts, prominent attorney of Tuscaloosa. is in the city
 George w. Pratt president of the Pell City Manufacturing company, is at the New Morris
 
 H. F. Lee, member of the state board of examiners, after paying Vernon an official visit, returned to Birmingham last night.
 J. H. Johnston of Talladega, a mem- Der of the building committee of the University of Alabama, spent last night at the New Morris. MT. Johnston at tended the committee meeting in Tus- caloosa yesterday, and stated last night his satisfaction with the contract awarded.
 
 R. T. Simpson of Florence, justice of the supreme court, and. candidate for reelection, was registered at the New Morris last night Justice Thomas c. Mcclellan was also in the city last night. Percy Hendrix and wife of Woodbine are at the New Morris.
 E. F. Brown of Gadsden is at the New Morris.
 John Sanders of Gadsden is at the New Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

The hippopotamus in the Central Park zoo, New York, is filling the land with young members of her race. No. S has just arrived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

The South Carolina dispensary is dead for all purposes except those of the everlasting injunction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

The coffin of the Aldrich bill is full of nails, and the obsequies should pro- eeed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

Andrew Carnegie Is the only rival Uncle Sam has got in the pension roll line of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

New York begins to think the stork is bringing altogether too many baby hippopotami to that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

King Ldward takes no part in the worry over the Tweedmouth incident. He lets his nephew do the worrying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

The Taft revision plan is so loosely constructed it is not taken seriously anywhere. It is definite in time only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

Texas reports an orderly lynching. and the fear is that the sheriff and the judge off1ciated in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

John Johnson is not the man of the hour, but he is the man of 1912, and every democrat should honor him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

The most notorious profession in the world is that of correspondents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

General Stoesse1 is in prison and the grand dukes are fully vindicated. They can now proceed to levy graft, as in days of old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13
HE MADE A MISTAKE.

What's the matter. Sam? You look as If you had been in a cyclone"
 Tain't dat, boss. l done crossed CT mule.r
 Crossed mule? Don't you know bet ter than that?"
 'Yessir, yessirl l tended ter cross in front uv dat mule. but I made CT miss take an crossed behin'r"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13
HIS BRUTAL REPLY.

Don't you fin1 your work monotonous at times?' asked the visitor.
 No chance for that" replied the press hurhorist. q am interrupted 20 times day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

Hetty Green keeps herself panic proof by staying in a Hoboken $19 flat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13
ADRIFT WITH THE Fl
ieph & Loeb
Yes
Good gracious! If som.

Good graciousl If some would only do their quarrelif vile they could make a pile of h.. .= ,.
 STUNG. Alas, to think
 That Cupid could Frame up deal
 That wasn't good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

Washington Bureau Age-Herald, l4si c street, N. W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-13

Dallas News: girls idea of com fortable shoe is one that fits her eye.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01
Facts that All Should
Know

ccasha Oklahoma has many things that prompt her citizens
to she is destined to be Of not the foremost COM
merca centers Of Oklahoma among which are;
Her rapidty Of growth evidenced the increase Of business
IN various lines where the proof is positive
For instance
The total bank deposits Of 1906 $2s41940O and for
1907 they 35O0 increase volume for the year Of
$3S71400
The assessed valuation property in 1906 $30O00000O
and $0O000 increase Of $25OOOOOOO for the
year 1907.
The posoce receipts 1906 $199790 and for 1907
they were $2485500; an increase Of $48760O
The Rock Island railroad did volume of business here IN the
year 1906 $8303662 and in 1907 its receipts here $685.
20e5 of the Frisco and Of the Santa Fe not
among compiled and the Oklahoma Central has been
running into the city but two months have record OF its
business
business Chckasha $129000 Reno which next in vol
ume did business of $79O00 Oklahoma City followed with
total business Of $4,000.
Along this line mention the fact that $9000000 has just
voted for high school building $4,000 for city hall and
fire station
Also that seventy blocks Of pavement be put down
addition that already placed Chkasha and Kansas
avenues this year.
Within the past months five and threequarer mile boue
yard has been laid out and set in trees
In fact every hand evidences Of substantial growth
The water power plant to be completed viii furnish
rapid succession food for qualification the manufactures it will
bring to
last by least restrictions have been ordered
removed from 100000 Of Indian lands this side Of the
state Chickasha being located the Of it, sevenv per
Of the land this Grady county being restricted lands be
released by the late act Of congress.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01

A prominent railway man tells Of
railway ticket that took a sudden
Journey on its own account.
It appears that, as north-bound
train on the Colorado & Southern
road passed one Of the stations,
passenger in a forward car raised a
window, and in an instant his ticket
was blown from his hands
The passenger naturally gave it IN
for lost. and was much surprised when
the baggagemaster handed it to him
= little later.
1t appears that when the ticket few
through the window south-bonnd
train was passing The suction Of that
train, which was moving at a rapid
rate, drew the ticket along with 1t, aud
as It passed @ear end Of the north.
bound traihs blew into the door OF
the smoking car. There II was found
BY the baggagemaster Sunday Maga.
zine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01

BUILD MONUMENT ro ENGINEER.
Memory Of Youthful Santa re En-.
poye to BE Preserved.

The announcement Is made that the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Company is contemplating the erec.
tion Of a monument near Red Rock in
northern Oklahoma to the memory
of Carl Mack, the veteran engineer
who was scalded to death underneath
his engine last August. He had been
In the employ Of the Santa Fe ais an
engineer more than 30 years, and in
the ~ years existence Of the Okla
homa division Of that road he never
missed day making a run over the
line with his passenger engine.
A picture OF No, "a, Macks engine,
showing the veteran engineer at the
cab window, is hanging in every sta
ton along the Oklahoma main line and
adorns the offices Of the chief officials
OF the system. This picture was taken
In Guthrie Monday preceding the
wreck on the following Thursday,
when Mack lost his life.
The engineer is looking from his
cab window Standing back of him
is his fireman, c. ]. Wanzer, who was
critically injured in the wreck, and
beside the engine stands AL Glazier,
who was in charge Of the train, but
who escaped uninjured fron the
wreck. Glazier is the oldest conductor
on the Oklahoma division and he and
Carl Mack made hundreds Of trips to.
gether.
On the day the wreck occurred the
train was north bound from Purcell,
Okla, to Newton, Kan, the length Of
the division run. In rounding a curve
near Red Rock the tender left the
track. As the train Strengthened out
Mack tried to slow up without using
the afr. It was impossible, however,
as the heavy tender pulled from the
track continually.
Realizing that the train would go
over Mack applied the air. A shock
followed and the middle Of the train
receiving the weight Of the concus.
sion, the cars seemed to leap into the
air, tearing loose the rails and tres
The coaches piled up on the west side
of the track, the engine on the other
The mail car and Pullman car left
the track
Mack stayed with his engine and
was pinioned underneath, being fatally
scalded. He lived only a short timt
after being extracted from the wreck
dying while being removed to Ponci
City. His last words were to ask afte
the safety Of the passengers and t
inquire if his engine was ruined. H
remarked:
Il didn't think she would go back o.
me that way. kansas City Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01

Washington, Jaly 1.-By the recent
act Of congress, providing for the re-
organization and enlargement Of the
medical corps of the army effective
today, there are forty four vacancies
in the grade Of First Lieutenant
Oficials Of the war department
point out that this Is an excellent op-
portunity for young physicians and
surgeons. who If they pass the examin-
alton, will receive at the outset the
commission and pay Of a first lieu
tenant in the army
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01
HANNA NAVY SOLICITOR

Washington, July by operation
Of a recent law the office Of the solic-
itor Of the navy was today separated
from that Of judge advocate general
and new and distinct Office, that
Of solicitor Of the navy department
was organized.
Edward P Hanna, who has been
solicitor for some time, has been ap-
pointed as the head Of the new Office
Major Henry Leonard, Of the marine
corps, is Iannas principle assistant
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01
BIC DUTY ON STEEL

City Of Mexico. July LA largely I'M
creased duty on steel which Is practi-
cally prohibitiye and will give Mexican
steel manufacturers a monopoly Of
the home market for steel products,
goes into effect today The shutting
off Of the Mexican market will be a
heavy blow TO the United States steel
trust
For the last few weeks, steel from
the United States has been rushed
across the border BY train loads, con
signed to American manufacturers in
this republic.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01
ADOPT NEW RULINGS

Washington, July las a result Of
the new ruling adopted by the Cuban
government, on and after today every
Of a vessel arriving in Cuba
must, Immediately upon landing, send
BY registered mail, 10 the Cuban audi
tor at Havana. a true copy in Span
ish q the manifest Of his vessel.
Neglect to comply with This rule will
entail heavy fine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01

Harrisburg Pa, July LA rehear-
ing in the case Of Mike Holka, un-
der sentence Of death for the murder
OF Policeman ] 2 Meehan, viii be
held today by the board Of pordons.
The Austrian ambassador has inter-
ested himself in Holka's case and will
attempt to secure commutation Of
sentence to life Imprisonment.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01

lell sou had g bad quarter on an
hour with myself Mo ~ had already
passed Fargo. If Nemesis and nantes
Inferno got deadloeked ia q headon
crash up the mountain 1t sure would
make a hellish mess.
Pretty soon J saw some red taN
lights come backing down around the
curve and I breathed natural again
as the Cannonbsli slid quietly into the
siding to let the express 60 safely BY
I was at loss to make out how the
orders were delivered SO expedihously.
ABill Holt came ID and told me that
be was looking out Of the cage window
when q big bird with q red light at
taehment came flying overhead Bill
gave the engine another notch, ma.
king an extra heavy shower Of sparks
out Of the stack The bird ducked to
side-step the fiery baptism, became
confused aud flew right Id at the cab
window Bills curiosity being aroused,
he read the orders, saw they were for
him and backed down.
"That Samson was sure a strong,
wise bird He would have lived to q
mellow old age but for the fact that
he broke one Of his legs while fving
through the woods, and IN setting the
fractured member himself, contracted
septic poisoning by not having his
bill properly sterillzed. He was cut
down in his youth
1T was sad blow to Sam to have
the flower Of his flock die 50 young. -
New York Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01
PAciEle COAST TENNIS

San Francisco, July l-Tennis
teams Of California are gathered to-
gether today to compete in the state
championships in mems and women's
singles, TO be played on the courts Of
the Pacific States Lawn Tennis asso-
citation. The Pacific coast champion
ships viii be played September Y.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01
REpucE -ELEcTRIc .RATEs

Boston July LA reduction Of
rates from Is cents TO - cents per
ldIowatt hour was made by the Edi
son power and light company today
upon the recommendation Of the gas
and electric light commission. A fur
ther reduction will be demanded by
the commission within year
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC |
TIONS 5 AND IL OF ORDINANCE
NO. 26J, PASSED AND APPROVED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY or CHICKAsHA, OKLAHo-
MA ON THE BOTH DAY OF OCTO-
BIER, 1907.
Be 1t ordained by the mayor and coun-
ciImen of the city Of Chickasha, Ok
lahoma:
Section 1. That section and sec
ton II Of Ordinance No 265, passed
and approved by the city council Of
the city Of Chickasha, Oklahoma on
the 3Oth day Of October, 1907, be am
ended to read and said sections shall
hereafter read as follows:
Section s That work on said
street railway shall be begun not later
than the LIST day Of November, 1908,
and not less than four (a) miles Of
said street railway shall be construct
ed, equipped and in operation within
the limits of said city by the 1st day
Of July, 1909, it being understood that
strikes and other causes Of delay be-
yond the control Of the grantee, his
successors and assigns, shall be taken
as legitimate excuse for a reasonable
extension Of such time by the city
council
Section IL. That the said Scott
Jones, his successors or assigns. shall
deposit with the city treasurer Of the
city of chickasha certified check in
the sum Of $1,000 conditioned for the
faithful performance Of this ordinance.
In canse actual and bona flde work
upon the construction Of such street
railway shall not be commenced under
the terms of this ordinance by the list
day Of November, 1908, or in case work
thereon shall be commenced and four
miles shall not be completed By the
1st day Of July, 1909. the said check
so deposited shall become the proper
ty Of the city Of chickasha as liQuida
ted damages"
Section 2. That this ordinance
shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and publication
the cost Of publication to be paid bs
the said Scott Jones, his successor.
or assigns.
Passed and approved by the city
council of the city Of chickasha Of
the oath day Of June. 1908.
----------------- Mayor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01

Helena, Mon, July lin commem-
Grafton Of the journey Of Lewis and
Clark, from Montana to Idaho in 1902
four day carnival was commenced
in Helena today 10 eliminate in a big
Fourth Of July celebration. I
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01
city His aubiest viii be THE su-
preme oaurt and the Civil war"


Bismark, July Prosperous con.
ditions are reported TO exist through
out North Dakota by the delegates
III attendance here Hoday at the con
venhon Of the State Bankers associa-
ton. The session will last through
tomorrow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01
THREE NEW GOLFERS

Washington July Bids win be
opened at The Navy department today
for three new steam colllers, 70
carry Z 200 tons Of dead weight and
to cost not more thon $525oo0 each.
The vessels must be turned over to
the government complete
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01
NAV Take over Japanese Lines.

It is reported that there is q strong
likelihood Of the management Of the
Japanese railways being taken over in
the near future by a syndicate Of lead.
Ing European fnanciers, who have
also offered their assistance to the
government in the reorganization og
the national finances.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01

Darlington, July L-F'iremen Of
South Carolina, met here today in
state convention. A tournament will
be held today and parade Wednes-
day
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-01

The cost Of repairs on wooden
railroad car IL about 500 a year, much
more than that Of a steel car, and the
wooden car is out Of service by reason
Of repairs six to one IS compared witt
the metal ones.