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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-19

As result OF the building OF the
haifa.Der'at railroad through Galilee.
Haifa is steadily growing IN wealth
and population. Much Of the grain
from the Hauran, formerly carr ed BY
eameis to Acca, Is now brought o Hal.
e By train.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-19

France furnishes more black and
brown hair than any other country.
while fair and golden hair is fur
nished as rule, by women Of Ger.
many and the north Of Europe Gray
and white hair is always In demand.
and Il really good quality commands
. very high price,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-19

A popular instrument In Madagas-
car Is the bamboo guitar, made from
= bamboo cane six feet long The cav
ity serves as the sounding board.
Strings are cut out between the joints
and are stretched BY bridges
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-19

Physicians, chemists and physlolo.
gists (many Of them smokers them
selyes) agree that smoking before
maturity is reached always leads to =
waste Of nerve power and brain forca
and thus sQuanders life by weakening
the very center Of strength.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-19
Tignorg& Cash
REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE OR TRADE-rzo
acres, 60 acres under cultivation.
spring, ten miles Of ChickasSa, !
miles OF station. Price So 100.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-6o
acres. two miles Of Chickasha.
FOR SALE 100 acres il Ben
ION county, Arkansas, three miles
of station, house, barn, small or
ehard. 50 acres good farm land,
balance good hard wood timber.
Price SrE an acre.
FOR SALE-rro acres-Too Al
Bottom, 90 acres lease paid up for
four years. All for S., 600.
Msnsy to loan On farm
ard city property
JONAS COOK, Real Estate,
cHIcKASlIA, OKLA.
= OFFICE JOHNSON BUILDING
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-19

4 don't see how you can have -
fault to ind with him. Why Nots
Because he appears to be a man wno
ls absolutely without faults OF any
sort" That's just IL That's his worst
fault"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-19

Owner So MY house is burnlna
down" Incendiary-'T know II. ~
friend but II It awakens the approves
brand Of civic manhood ! shall ceai
The cost small.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
THE LETTER AND TIE SPI9IT

The "deulal" of the steamship com panIes and postal authorities of the "rOtten mail and steamer service, i" was to be expected of course, and fall ing back upon the letter of the contract as an excuse, The letter of the con- tract Is the thing complained oi-in the resolutions adopted by the mass meet ing. It is the letter of the eoatract that we want changed. The letter of she contract Is Intended to give us 8 mail service with which we would be we'll content and the spirit of the con tract, if lived up to, would do so. But the faulty letter of the contract per mits the very good spirit of the con- tract to be set aside. When this is fully understood by the Postal author
 ities it Is hoped and believed the letter of the contract will be changed to com peu respect for the spirit of the same.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
THE NORTHERN LIGHT


 The Northern Light successfully weathered another crisis yesterday, although there was no paper issued The cause of the non appearance was pparent lack Of interest, very few. rews items having been contributed for a week or more, and on Friday there being not single item. On be- ing asked as to their wishes in the matter, enough pupils signIfed their intention Of contrlbutiugto give the Northern Lighs new lease of life, so here we are.
 Never mind The Northern Light has not given up the ghost yet. It just wants to give the Alaskan chance to get little news once in while.
 Edwin Dillon would -ot accept the position of editor, "I wonder whyP"
 Viola Powell was elected editor of the Northern Light yesterday alter noon at a 96eting of the class of 1908, Eleanor Leslie's term of two weeks having expired.
 Mrs. Smith has returned to theWhite Pass hospital, her illness becoming worse.
 The basketball situation is gradually clearing up, and operations will prob ably be resumed in few days.
 Mir. Curry, in the employ of the White Pass, is seriou ly i'll at the hos. pital.
 The Fourth grade vas given test in hygiene last week. Following are 8 few of the questions given and the answers received:
 How long can a man live without ioOdP
 Man can live a month or more with out food"
 How much fresh air does each person need?
 Every person needs cubit foot of air."
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
TOO MUCH NEVIS

There was once sn editor oi 8 news- paper in 8 small town where there was little doing, and once there came to the town 8 country fair with side shows and the like, SO much doing, indeed, thaS the citizens were carried out of their normal gait and had many headaches The editors paper that week presented itself at. the doors of It's subscribers with one page blank, save for the announce neut that there vas so much going on ln iowa that the editor did not have time to get the news.
 This story is recalled by the sEper- fence of our morning contemporary the
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
tween each mail

That suggestion about the automobile race New York to Paris, being in the nature of trail blazer for a railroad between those two points sounds sensi- ble, surely, and serves to change the character of she enterprise from more or less foolish adventure to test with merit. Being known to be the fact, 1t would of course, change the attitude of the public toward the undertaking, gaining for 1t sympathy where now 1t Is to scoft.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25

and the camp in the Yukon will be given in Dawson In the near future under the auspices of the Dawson Board of Trade.
 The board appointed Harry Landahl Q special delegate tc visit various boards of trade audslmilar commercial bodies of Canada and the United States as au accredited member from the Dawson board, to gather data of value to the board ln its general work,
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25

 Northern Light. After devohng an entire issue to report of wonderful and interesting washingtOn's birthday exercises to take place the next day, the paper fails to issue the day follow ing Che show and we are all left in doubt as to whether the program was carried out or not, while IOdsy's issue announcing a resuscItatlon, gives as a reason for the suspension, not that there was no news, but that mo items were turned in" leaving the reader to guess that it was the headache.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25

Esiuss Musher: The cItiEens of skagWsy are protesting against the poor steamer service they are getting since the winter schedule went into effect. Haines should also register 8 kick against this injustice. All of the mail boats on this run arrive here within two or three days of each other and then we have to wait eight or ten days for another, These steamship companies think they are the whole ''show' aud the people of Southeastern Alaska should go down Ou their bonded knees and thank them for even one boat a month. Of course there would not be enough trade to keep all the boats on this run daring the winter months, but their schedule could be made out so there would not be more than three or four days interval be- tween each mail.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
DAWSON WANTS FULL MAIL PRIVILEGES
 THE YEAR THROUGH

A resolution petltioning the govern meut for the delivery of all classes of sil to Dawson at all times of the year from the outside has been adopted by the Dawson board of trade, and copies will be sent to Dr. Alfred Thompson, M. F., the postmaster general and Postmaster Hartman before the letting O, the new mail contracts this season.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25

Those evidences of returning normal conditions shown In the resumption of work iu the mills and the taking up Of the immense slack in the iabOr.market form the most cheering note in the news of the day.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
Eight Mnudolinn in Ono

At the Mascot there is the most won't derful musical instrument ever brought to Skagway. IL has a quality of eigh- MaDdolins in one with 8 Piano accom- paniment. There is string of eight new airs. It makes full evenings entertainment.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25

Alaska. Last years report showed the greatest increase in the Berlng See and Yukon River districts, which was caused by over-stocSing by merchants iu anticipation of probable business for 1Q07
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
LOOK FOR THE BACK DOOR

The reopening of the Boasd of Trade on the l7th will be an event of DO small moment in the life of Skagway. Things have been pretty dull since it closed everybody knows that. Entrance from Broadway to the rear. 3l7-n
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
GOOD IND BID LUCK

Good Luck is the gsyest of all gay girls. Long in one place she will not stay, Back from your brow she strokes the
 curls-
 Kisses you quickly and flies away. But Miss Bad Luck soberly comes And stsys-no fancy has she for hit-
 ing. Snstches of true love e-SOngs she huns And sits by your bed aud brings her
 knitting.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
A Woudorful InStruwent

You should drop into the Mascot and hear the music. The electric piano has Mandolin attachment equal to g whole octette of Mandolin attachments with string of rew airs.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
The Average Man.
,hnt's nn averare manY'

"Pa, what's an average man%
 "0ne who has q sneaking suspicion that he has qualities which make him superior to anybody else."-Chicago Tribune.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25

The Indian prince that manifested a first sign of insanity at sight of pretty American girl is not alone in this re gard.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25

WANTED-A first class Gold or Gold and Copper Mining Proposition in Alas- ka. State full particulars when you write. Address Lewis Lusk, P. O. box l072, Spokane, Washington. 2l9- lmo
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER

Having put in a steam boiler and other machinery we are better ore pared thun ever to do frst-class work on short notice.
 5-23-tf Skagway Laundry
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
HAVE YOU SEEN

our-F. Canadius Felenius, if not drop in at Daylight and look at it-it is the prettiest now iTever was. Respectfully yours Herman Grimm.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25

The Kluckwan band, which gave a successful concert in Hsines few nights since, is negotiating to give a concert in Skagway.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25

The report of Customs Collector Ro- bart just issued shows sn increase in busIne.s over last year for Sou. heastern
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
Phone City Transfor

For your coal, wood and general haul ing. Phone 90, Boughton's cigar store. l0i-lm
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
THE WEATHER.
 INTERIOR AND LOCAL

whItehorso-Part cloudy, calm, 6 above.
 Aslln-cloar, calm, 30 above.
 Centre-Clear, calm, above.
 Tagish--olOudy, calm, above. Hootalinqaa-Part cloudy, calm, ? below.
 Big salmon-clear, calm, 8 below. Yukon Crossing-Clear, calm, 9 be- low.
 selkirk-Clear, calm, 10 below. Coffee creek-Cloudy, calm, below, Stewart-Part cloudy, calm, zero. ogilvle-Part cloudy, calm, 12 below. Dawson-Clear, calm, below.
 The result of the observation taken st Moore wharf at midnight, Feb. 25, 1908, is as follows Temperature time observat'n. 37 above Max. temp, preceding 24hours. A above Min. {" ..37 above Mean l" 40 sbove Barometer 3O.6O
 Fair and south wind.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
oNLY ONE BRoMo oulN1NE'

That Is LAXATIVE BROMO OUIN INE. Look for the signature of E. w. GROVE. Used the World over to Cure cold in One Day. 25c F
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25

Seven room furnished house to rent on Third Avenue. Enquire of G. E.. Howard. 26i-tf
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-25
DAWSON TO GIVE BANQUET
 TO VOICE FAITH IN YUKON

Dawson, Feb.25-A banquet, to sig nalize the faith of the people of Dawson
The Washington herald., 1908-02-06
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NsE YTs Feb 5-SUGAR-Ther= is q battel
temper On fLa market for raw sugar owing ta mod
crate o'srrus-. holi.r. q ris being inclined q.
Ark higher lries-. Reiusr- ere g4ita atl 1ippes
or nearby requirements Urtg-VsM IuCes were
as follows; Centrifugal 96-tss-. 49, Ng--1gado
sf'.st. 1885, Lr.ls-,s sugar s3-re5f. g d.. Refined
sugar va, steady, hlf quiet aud unchanged Tie
L1ul'I market fur beet sugar was quiet and
steady and uuaHalsad- with February quoted al Jos
and March af Hs al.
NAVAL STORE~-Srrits tH77eutire 6ru and
unchanged, with macliue-illie barrels quoted a.
55i., aud nc savannah tl- market r..5d firm 40 81
Resin quiet and unchanged. with common 20 good
strained az 800 90 400. Tar held guis, az 40 70.
al barrels
BUTTER so.irs, Lg packages. Fimas.
Creamery, extra. G5is
EGG5- Receipts. 7s5r cases Fimer Nearby
white taue. alas-. Western tIsts -.
MILL FEED-WGaET. less iElllD. Spring han.
l05u0gUd sacks. te arrive. - o.. midiIiu-s. $50.
cts bran. -i50. in huik. Western red dog. $50 90
arrive; winter wheat lrau. ia IUj-peud sacks $50.
oA1>-St-u-. small supply Elevator prices,
No white. s, NO { white. s.. No. mixed 50
FLDjE-tlm. far inquiry Spring patents $50
a6"oi spring clears, 4a1lle, winter stTaislrs. a50a
4sl. winter clears. allalr. Kansas Il ~css. pat.
ents. 5Gasao- ,-raiEIts. f6is550. clears 435a455.
RYE FLpIE-Noaeratr demand 9Sia5s5
CORN NEAL-DEu KLu-lriad for export O. 1a
80; coarse meal. in bags. le-aL53
BUCkWHEAT FLOUR-S.9v trade; small sup
HAY-Rs-sipts. $50 tons. Firm. more inquiry.
Prime timothy, Le5al5i Ne. J. 95aLC1; 10. D s-'s
ago. No 3. &as5-
STEAW-Marzrt quiet and STEADY. Long re.
6a5o.
BEET-st5ady. moderate trade. Family. HWa
I45O, packet lZJalL5.
PoRK-NIoTe doing Mess. lloaH0. family.
l7G'aI-iH
TALLUW-Quiet. City. ia hr-sheads 81.
! D. g.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-06
LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

transactions on the Washington Stock
Exchange yesterday amounted TO one
n,0oO bond, twenty shares of Capital
Traction stock. three shares OF Wash
lngton Railway and Electric preferred, 10
shares Of Washington Gas. and 100 of
Mitchell Mining
Prices were about the same as the day
before. with a tendency downward. ex-
cept Mitchell Mining. which sold at the
highest price in recent days. The little
business done was effected as usual Of
late, after much sparring for prices, the
effort of buyers 10 get them low, and of
holders to sell them high. No effort seems
to have been made to trade in anything
besides the public utility shares, mining,
and type shares banks and insurance
shares being entirely neglected.
The situation is one which arouses lit
tie interest. even among the members OF
the exchange and If matters keep on at
the present rate the prediction of a board
boy some time ago may be fulfilled that
the newspapers win find it expedlent to
cast a stock head The Washington
Stock Exchange Met"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-06
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET

Baltimore Feb 5.-Fo.Ia6ng arc the prices quoted
at the principal commission houses.
BUTTER Creamery, fancy. 5-iaa35, imitation, ga
o. Maryland and Pennsylvania rolls Ial9: store
packed Ohio. l6al7. do. West Virginia l64l9.
Man land Virginia. and PsHu-s Itsuia. l5al3
LIVE POULTRY Old hens. heavy. D. .al3 young
choice l5al6: m0-tCs. each. -jaa. dgG5s puddle.
large Is, musC0Ty and m-HUtl j. turkeys cia.ce
young Halls. g1hhCE, LalL
EGCS-MaryIand and Pennsylvania frsty. per
dozen. 2ic
puTATOES-W White rear lE. wime IeE bllsfaI
7h75. Western Maryland and Feauss gauia, 79s-5.
farCg Delaware. Ter barrel. tu.afE.
GREEN FRUITS AND NEGBrAELES-ApIla
Eastern Shore Maryland and Virginia. p,r barrel
80 J. L5MLt5s DO. SMALL rgmmnr. lEalH. dp.
per izbaTel basket 55a-5. ua.. New YORK assorted.
barrel. aSaf.91. s-bba-r NeE la-s. Danish ton.
sgale0l. uaulsrlas. Cape Col Ter harTeI. 7JazCo
lettuce. Nartsis, Ies basket si9. esE ANTS Fl-r-
ida, pr crate. I75iZE, onions. Pennsylvania yel.
Iou pr uTsLeI Cla5s. d.. Western. yellow. Ter
bugId G1f.. oranges FLORIDA. Ue- bE as t0 size.
s5a2&. Tels. Florida. peer haz. 5aa5l, tamatae=.
Florida, per carrier, fancy, EEaiW. da. fair. ga
.2E
FLOUE-W Winter extra. GFatI0s DO, clear. aba
ass 5.. straight Aslaai5. do. fafsat 4-0a4 IS
sTrjuz clear, A5a4.5- da.. straight 515a5G. do.
patent 5#a-0: Cts Mills best patent. G5s J0..
high-grade patent. iB; de-. straight SIS do.
choice family. Asli extra, ilai- Rye -four. ne
dlum O. choice 50a5l1
The Washington herald., 1908-02-06
LECTURES ON EXCAVATIONS.
Society Holds One OF
Its Best Meetings.

one OF the best meetings Of the season
was held last night 10y the Washington
Society of the Archaeological Institute of
America, at the Hubbard Memorial Hall.
A large number Of members and their
friends were present. In the absence
OF President Foster. Prof. Carroll. the
secretary. presided.
The lecturer was Prof Harry Lang
ford Wilson. Phi. D.. Ii D., Of the
Johns Hopkins University, who. during
ls16-07. was annual professor in the
American School Of Classical Studies in
Rome The subject was Recent Arch
geological Progress in Rome" and he
gave the latest facts concerning impOr-
tant excavations by the Italian govern
ment on the site Of the Roman Forum
and Palatine Hill
Prof. Carroll announced that the fol-
lowing new members had been elected:
Senior Enrique Cortes, Senior Jose F.
GCdoy, Mrs. F. r Moran. Mrs. Alexander
r. Shepherd. Mr.. J.. II. Wilder. Miss
Mary Williams and Charles W. Wright
The next meeting viii be held at the
residence Of Miss Boardman Saturday
March Il, when Prof A. 3. Williams
Jackson, Of Columbia University. viii
give a lecture on Archaeological Per-
STA 90
The Washington herald., 1908-02-06
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.

Midweek demand for produce was active early
yesterday and had it not been for large arrivals
prices would have responded sharply to the amount
Of business By noon the nIsh was over and the
market eased OF IN the afternoon Lil'ie change
was made IN the prices though commission mer-
chants hook for a decline in meats and live stock
before the end Of the week unless the fan Of snow
shall seal up shipments temporarily. Fruits and
vegetables we're in better demand yesterday
prices quoted are whoiesale,)
BUTTER-CreameIy. fancy. o'sa5oi DO, Western
frsts 52a8 do seconds 2ab process, fancy, 25a26
do fair to good z2a23i dairy, choice. lsa2): good
lsai9, st0Te-packed, fresh, l6alS,
CHEESE-Msrket firm and active on All kinds
New York State factory, large, l6al512; do. fats.
64al7; do small. l6l4aL; 40 summer. large. l4al5
do summer, small liali'4. do. fair to sood l2lI3:
Western factory. new, choice, l4sai5; do, fair To
good il; Virginia, TO-
EGGs-Near-by fresh Virginia. loss of. 2a3
average Z5a2i. West Virginia and Southwest Yir-
GINA. 2la22; Tennessee. 2la2 North Carolina. q.
LIVE POULTRY Chickens. fancy. l38l4, average
Is: hens uaI2; roostcTs. q ducks. large l3all: do
small Ilal2, geese, 8al0 turkeys toms, per h., ia
IA do hens, l5s6; do, thin 10. keats TO-
DRESSED POULTRY-TuTkeys, hens, undrawn.
per h.. 17al8; do. average, undrawn, l6al7 do.
thin l0al2; old TOMS Halls, chickens. large liaI5;
small l5al6 hens choice Is; ROSTERS S. ducks. old
l5ai5: geese l0al2 capous, 7-lb average. Eals;
small l5al6.
DRESSED MEATs-Calvcs. fun dressed. aalG,
heads on 9, h0gdTesSCd calves. sd35 hams, country
sugar-cured I5al5: hogs small ard neat. per cwt
0Ga6 50; do medium 500; do. heavy. 550a6 o.
GAME-Quaii. per dozen. 2e)a250 DO, small %
also, 0posSums each, UaH
VEGETABL ES-Potatoes. home grown per busbeI
5Oa-5: do rural I1s15; saeet potatoes. per Dbl 50
al %. vans 200aZ50; cabbage. per cwt, sOag;
onions. Ohio per bushel, ICas0. string beans. per
basket. zUsZ1: lettuce Florida, per basket. lz5a
LIS.
GREEN FBUITs-Apllss. York impCsial, PER Dbl.
g5a5 .. Ben Davis 200a2 30, Wine sap. 2Zalm.
AIblmarle PtDpiu i00a5V9 fancy table fruit. SO
a4O0: SPY 25aJ25. loose packed, Lo0al.53 Oranges
Florida bright, per box, 2-5a2 IS; do. russets 25a
275: California naves ZZ5a2j0 Grape fruit Flor
ida per box 3J0a400 Crauberries. per box. 2OOa
80. do. per Dbl. 5.0Ja8H.
DRIED FRUITS-AppIes, sliced. fancy. 5a7: do,
sliced bright a25.
6UNDHIE S-Beeswaz. % tafow s; honey, white
clover, lib. new i3 do, oh new, l0al2: ginseng
per h.. 500.600. Seneca, per TO-. s0 Golden seal
l0a45: Pink lZsli Mandrake. 2a3 Snake Root. s.:
walnut kernels l1aiZ.
GRAfN-Wheat Southern on grade SGaes. rye
55aSl; corn sheligl white t5a7Q, do yellow 65a7O.
do. car, 27oaaO1s oats. Western white No. Q $3.50.
do mixed -6a5s
WOOL AND HIDES-Wu1l washed. free Of burs
per d.. %. DO uaWashed free Of bur Za2l do
bury. 20. hides green. o. do, dry. 9ai0i sbetEskns
green, each, s5aL53 da., dry -al5. ealfskins green
L00lL5s mussFat lzl10. skunk Zil0o; mink. 300a
AGO; rabbit skins. b. CpossuI. loan. TacCJon 2Ja90
fox. red. LZjal.IJ. do. gray s5I6l,
The Washington herald., 1908-02-06
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Quotations furnished by Z. f. Hutton & Co.
members Of New York Stock Exchange and Chicago
BOARD Of Trade. q. Bowie Chapman, manager, 1901
+ street northwest.
Chicago Feb 5-The market was fairly active and
s,ruug early. hut weak late in the d5y closing near
the low point. Early high prices were on the pro-
n0unc5d strength Of the cables English markets
being Up nc 20 &C. Russia vas reported bidding for
wheat in Liverpool. and later 10 vas stated that
Russia had bought in London Sz000 bushels Of Ar
geatIna wheat 10 90 % Black Sea ports. The news
failed To stimulate outside trade and In The after
noon Che market turned weak under realizing sales
declining % the lowest Of the day on an estimate
by BrOCmhan Of IH 10000 bushels.
Com was active and strong early on the cables and
on the warmer and rainy weather in the leading corn
States. Later the market showed some weakness. in
sympathy with wheat and there was considerable
selling the prediction Of clear and cold weather
which, 1t was expected. would increase the move
mont
Provisions were active and strong at the opening
and there were reports Of heavy covering Of shorts
but prices broke as soon as the covering was over
and prices we're weak IN the afternoon at the lowest
~ no