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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-17
NOTICE.


TO WHOM TT MAY CONCERN: Notes
is hereby given that my petition for q
permit to sell intoxicating liquors at my
drug store at No. 800 E. Fourth ave-. in
the Second ward of the city of Topeka,
Shawnee county, Kansas, is now on file
in the office OF the probate judge of said
county and that the said petition viii be
heard before the probate judge of said
county, at his office in the court house
in the city OF Topeka. Shawnee COUNT,
Kansas. on Saturday. the 18th day OF
October. at 10 o'clock a m.
s. F. G. CORBIN.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
You will take notice that my petition
for a permit to sell Intoxicating liquors
at my drug store at No. 609 North Kansas
avenue, in the First ward of the city OF
Topeka, Shawnee county Kansas. in now
on file in the Office of the probate Judge
of said county, and that the said petition
will be heard before the probate Judge OF
said county al his Office in the court houss
in the city of Topeka Oh Saturday, the
10th day OF October. ls3S, at 10 o'clock q. m.
r. D. BRENKER
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-Between 4th and Taylor and sth
and Garfield, pocketbook containing let
tiers addressed to Mrs. Harry Purdue. Re-
turn to SS Taylor st. Reward
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ZOE EXCHANGE.

FOR ExCHANGE-10 room house, close
in for hardware or general store, in small
town. Call or address 511 E. 10th.
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MAXIMUM RATE LAW UPHELD.

An Old Statute Enacted in 1872 Dug
Up I'm Michigan.
Lansing, Mich. Sept. 1.-THE
Michigan supreme court has sus-
tanned the constitutionality of the
maximum freight law of 1872, which
has been ignored by the railroads as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-17
CEMENT WORK.

WANTED-An kinds of cement work, cell
IL not satisfied. ]. NJ Brain, Ind. 614s.
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OSTEOPATHs.

DIR. Nellie Sawyer & DR.. Clara Martin. 81
K. A. Crawford Bldg. Elevator service
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.


DO MONEY?
We applications
- "
DO YOU
On
$500
s.
GEO NJ NOBLE A T. J.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19

When the earth comes between the
sun and the moon It always casts 2
round shadow. A place chosen for an
experiment to prove the roundness u
the earth was near Bedford, England
where there is a straight six-mile
stretch Of water. AZ both ends and in
the middle Of this stretch OF water
posts were erected. each of the same
definite height above the water level
Upon looking With q telescope along
the tops Of these three posts It was
clearly seen that the center one over
topped the others by about six feet,
thus marking the curvature of the
earths surface" This experiment has
been repeated. and with every latest
appliance brought 10 bear to effect
absolute accuracy. The statement as
to how a ship at sea shows the tops
Of her masts first. and then gradually
parts below that. but above the water,
Is a familiar one, and satisfies most
minds
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19

Calcutta, the 9City Of Palaces, :"
seems, in her function Of metropolis,
the embodiment Of the Indian empire.
even as Delhi seems to embody the
India Of ancient days. For Calcutta
is modern city. with all its tale Of
tramways, Offices, stately buildings and
handsome shops, together with its
slums and backways, yet it is a green
and tropic jungle.
A continental air, communicated
perhaps by the tramways and green
open spaces, places it apart from
other Indian cities. It has an air OF
life, It is town with streets-streets
Of shops, streets of houses; it is a
place Of crowded and busy animation;
the Chowringhee, the Regent street OF
the metropolis OF India, Is a large,
clean street with a fine frontage OF
buildings, shops, hotels and private
houses.
From the Chowringhee it is nc
great distance to government house
through lro-her street of fine shops
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19
ROCK OYSTER REEF
sUccULENr BlvALvEs FOUND
ONLY ON OREGON COAST.
Indians Gather Once a Year for An
nual Feast Of the Dellcacy-
Legend Of the Discovery
Of the Food.

Newport, Ore.-kock oyster digging
is having the attention of a large num-
Der Of Newport (Ore.) citizens, and
the native Indian dwellers, and conse-
quently rock oyster soup and rock oys-
ter fritters will take the first place at
the table as deIieacy which will
ever be in the memory of those fortu-
nate enough to have had their paIates
tickled with the fat and juicy bivalves
that inhabit this particular spot on the
coast Of Oregon.
The home Of the rock oyster is in
the soap stone rock, called reefs. be-
ing imbedded from four to seven
inches with hole to the surface, AS
the oyster grows in size the cavity is
gradually made larger BY the twisting
Of its shell In a semi-circular shape,
the neck extending to the surface Of
the reef, thus obtaining its necessary
nourishment
The rock oyster reefs are only ac-
cessible on the ebb tide for a short
interval, otherwise they would soon
become extinct During the winter
months the reefs are xposed for
about TWO hours in the "a for a period
Of from five to seven days About the
full Of the moon the opportunity for
digging is best as the remainder Of
the month the reefs are covered BY
water.
During the months Of July and An
gust the reefs are exposed about six
hours in a. It is during this season
Of the year the rock oysters are
sought to large extent selling read
lily at 25 cents a gallon in the shell to
local consumers and so cents a golson
In Portland.
The coast Indians never fall to be
on hand at this time to have their an
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19

and we see the sentries at the gate.
showing that the viceroy IS there. A
big white building, pillar fronted. with
great approaches Of stairway, impos-
ing. but without special characteristic,
Is the metropolitan seat Of govern
ment. 1t lies in fine grounds, green
and cultivated. with flowers and trees,
all with a sober air Of restraint and
polish and correctness.
The Chowringhee itself looks on the
Maidan, the open meadow land which
has been called the lungs OF Cal
cutta" where the air blows fresh and
pure from the river and where golf
and push-ball are played. Through
this MADAM, and looked upon by
statues OF men who have helped to
make Calcutta. runs the Red road, the
fashionable afternoon drive. Turning
out Of this at an acute angle ones
carriage rolls into the Strand, the
road beside the river where ship
ping always lies, reminding US Of traf-
fe with far distant lands. All lines
are representative English P. and
o.: the British India. plying not only
homewards, but to Burmah and the
Straits: the French Messageries Mari
times; and sometimes sailing vessels
lie there for weeks, with all their
fairy-hke rigging. waiting TN the
sails shall be spread ana the passers.
By" float out on distant voyages.
Yes. all Calcutta joins TO give an
impression of worldwide intercourse,
Of connection with many lands, ol
cosmopolitan interests The streets
Of the better houses are beautiful as
dream In the sunlight. with green
foliage and towering shrubs. purple
hougainvilla and scarlet fame Of the
forest, peeplng out between the houses
There are great squares with deep
and silent tanke Of water in the mid
die. with vivid green banks and trees
around them. These streets are clean
and open. but In older Calcutta there
are squald slums, and. as in most IN
dian cities. one is never far from a
Dusty, or street Of native houses.
The New Market. "a the large hazal
is called, differs from many Eastern
bazars In being under government
and is therefore a clean and orderly
place. All under cover. with its rows
Of little shops, II Is certainly not a.
picturesque as most bazars. though
more eleanly and practical. Hers
one can buy anything. ana cheaper
than III European shops.
But amidst and through # ell ars
many reminders Of the past. Down
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19

in a street Of banks and Offices is a
tablet saying that here is the site OF
the Black Hole And at a stately
mansion in Chowringhee is another
tablet telling that the father of
Thomas Darlington Macaulay once re-
sided there
Cay and smiling as the city looks.
the visitor is constantly reminded Of
its age. Notable among such remind
ers is the old South Park Street Gem
etery, which lies among the modern
streets behind Chowringhee. and on
the brightest day its appearance
would strike a chill. Enormous num-
brs OF pyramids, obelsks and squares
are crowded together in dismal con-
gregation within it's rails Not
cross. scarcely a flower. All the struc-
lures are black with age. and no kind
ly moss or lichen drapes them. The
kites and vultures perch on the tombs.
and the crow stalks down the dismal
paths But here many Of those who
have made the history Of Calcutta are
buried, and here, too, over a century
ago. Rose Aylmer, immortalized in
English verse. was laid to rest
But there are lives and customs in
the city that speak Of far remoter
ages than the history Of lis cononer.
ors. Let the visitor go and see the
great bathing Chat on the Hooahler
and he viii witness a custom that has
held good from time immemorial. The
huge stairway TO the river is throneed
with hundreds Of devotees, ready to
battle in the sacred waters for Moth
er Gungaa brings healing from sin.
Another ancient custom in Calcutta
is the use Of the Burning Chat. 1t is
a gruesome sight, the slow and lnef.
fectual burning Of bodies which are
left to float away on the sacred
stream.
For though the white men with
their strange ways have lived for CEN
turtles in their midst, though many Of
the young men Of India are sent to
England to be educated, and there
take on 3 veneer Of European culture.
the native viii always be as bis fore
fathers have been for ages past
IN the bright modern city Of Cal.
cutta, bazar and Dusty will remain 81
ever. the bathing and the burning
CHATS win 60 On. the slow bullock cart
will wind about The streets. aud The
little naked brown babies viii sprawl.
and laugh. and run, as innocent q
garments and learning as If The white
man had nsver come amongst them.
EVELYN WILSON.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19

she purser on a transatlantic liner
Is an exceedingly busy man when his
steamer comes abeam Of quarantine.
His troubles begin some FIVE hours be.
fore the steamer arrives of Sandy
Hook and continue until every pas
senger has left the pier The purser
is besieged by passengers who wish to
exchange foreign money for American;
he has 70 tell them when the steamer
is expected to dock, when to set their
watches ahead and reply TO hundreds
Of other trivial questions. The pnrsers
on the French line are nothing II not
courteous, but sometimes their pa
tienee is sorely tried. and to avoid any
apparent diseourtesy in the trihula
tions Of arriving at port they prepare
a statement Tor the press containing
memoranda Of the notable passengers.
special incidents. ships spoken, amount
Of specie and weather conditions.
The statement Is manifold ana handed
TO the reporters with 8 pleasant amils
and the news gathererB do the rehL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19

on the walls Of the little, narrow, boz.
like shops
There are curio dealers, too, with
Chinese and India silver and china,
sakuma and Japanese cloisonne,
kmonos, fans and all sorts OF eastern
wonders. There are Chinese boot
makers, shrewd -looking men In blue
coats and trousers, with an English
felt hat above the long pigtail They
will make you pair Of shoes to meas
ure surprisingly clever and cheap.
Many nations are here. both as buy
ers and sellers Europeans, Amer
leans. Eurasians, Chinese, Japanese
and Malays. besides natives from an
parts of India.
Modern life strikes one everywhere.
not in the bazaar alone, but in the
wide streets. where carriages, light
carts and motors pass all day. where
the scarlet-clao outriders, with lances
erect, precede and follow the viceroys
in the busy streets where electric
trans buzz past and the buyers 60 in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19
RATS KILL TWO ALLleAroRs.
Rodent Host Turns Tables and Attack
and Eat Pair of Big saurians.

Seattle. WashL-Big wharf rats at
Point Defiance park. IN Tacoma. have
killed and eaten two alligators
brought there last summer by George
II Brown How the ravenous rodents
ever managed such a big contract as
TO kin the saurians, their enemies. let
alone eating them. IS a mystery to
Superintendent Roberts Of the Ia
coma city parks.
The alligators are kept in a green
house Several nights ago two sau-
rians pressed open the meshes Of the
wire screen that imprisoned them and
started on a voyage Of discovery
through the greenhouse. Rats in
large numbers abound about the park
buildings, and. it is supposed, soon
discovered the presence Of the in.
truders and began the attack. The
alligators. from all appearances. made
desperate fight for their lives.
Scores of rats were foand dead the
next morning lying near the carcasses
Of the alligators.
7 don't see how those rats ever
killed those allIgators, said one OF
the park employees. Take that ALI
gator that IL left, and it would be GER
tain death for a rat to get within a
foot Of rs head. l suppose the rats
Just piled on them and got their teeth
In their necks or heads"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19
Digging Rock oysters on oregon
Coast.

nnal feast Of rock oysters. which are,
ia their estimation, far superior to the
turkey cherished so highly by their
paleface brethren. During the long
summer days the Indian women are to
be seen daily trudging to and from the
beach with baskets Of their own manu-
faeture strapped on their backs flled
with the bivalves They sell a part
but never fail to retain the amount
necessary for their daily consump-
tion. and later in the season. when the
supply becomes less than the demand,
IL is impossible to buy them at any
price. showing the appreciation Of the
rcck oyster as a food delicacy BY the
Indian.
The legend of the discovery Of tho
rock oyster by the tribe of Yaquina
Indians located on Yaduina bay, say
that a bad Indian was cast out by the
tribe. He roamed the hills OF the
coast range for days in the hopes Of
securing some large game that he
might come back to the tribe and beg
forgiveness. Day after day no game
could he find making his way back 70
the coast, exhausted from hunger. ne
lay down to sleep where the tide was
low. Awaking from the rise OF water
he by chance discovered the neck of a
rock oyster sticking above the reef.
which he used to satisfy his hunger.
He returned TO his tribe with few
of the bivalyes. and obtaining forgive
ness, he became good Indian.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19
CUSTOM STILL PRAcTlcED, BUT
NO PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
Wife Market One Of Features Of A.
semblaqe Of Braves Of British
Columbia Now in Course
of Preparation.

Winnipeg, Man--Mail adyiees from
Albert Bay, in northern British oolum-
bia, say: According 10 the authorities,
the Indians win not sell girl wives at
the potlach for which they are now
preparing, but II is expected some Of
these slave wives will 90 under the
auctioneer's hammer despite the
vigilance Of the officials Of the Indian
department, as the wife market is one
OF the features Of these assemblies,
which Indian braves travel some hun
dreds Of miles 70 attend. Chief George
and a number Of the wealthy Indians
have been making preparations for
this affair for several weeks past
An Idea Of the goFgeousness OF the
affair may be Cleaned from the fact
that only d few days ago Chief George
expended 81 600 IN biscuits alone with
which 70 regale his fellow tribesmen
on the opening day. In order to OBJ
tain the necessary amount the chief
was obliged to buy up every kind OF
biscuit to be had In the little trading
stores. taking everything In the way
OF biscuits from fancy macaroons to
pilot bread. the latter being pres
eni n large quantities.
This viii be the first time on record
when girl wives have not been dis
posed Of At auction. and. according TO
the redmeD. It will detract consider.
ably from the interest OF the occasion.
10 years past a number Of girls have
been sold at each Of these potlaches,
the purchasers being sometimes white
men. but most generally Indian braves
who have courted the dusky maidens
for some time. and whose advances
have not always been encouraged by
the ladies' whom they later acquire at
auction.
The prices Of these girlr vary con.
sideFably. according to their general
age and appearance. ranging from a
couple Of hundred dollars 70 anything
over a thodsand. In years gone by this
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19
INDIAN GIRLS SOLD.

wife ms1ket has been regular pro
fession among some OF The Indians,
who have become quite wealthy by the
disposal OF their near relatives. and
one instance is on record where an In
dian disposed Of his mother, who
brought the magnificent sum Of 800
The affair becomes pitiable In the
extreme when white man becomes
the purchaser Of one Of these girls.
for she inevitably faces a life Of shame
whenever her purchaser has become
tired Of her and the children born by
this marriage" are sent back to the
tribe to be sold when they come Of
age II they are girls. but the boys arc
allowed to drift of and make living
as best they can.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19
MILLIONAIRE ON BLOCK.
Richest Auetloneer Is Citizen Of
Polk County, Ia.

Des Moines, IA millionaire
autioneer Is the unique parsonage
claimed By Polk county.
To imagine John d. Rockefeller. An.
drew Carnegie. or some other great
financier crying out the value of live
stock before a knot Of Interested
farmers would be no more ridiculous
than Andrew Nelson Of Huxley upon
the block
Nelson. though he has amassed
wealth until he is raputed to be worth
81 100000. stays at the block with the
hammer In hts hand He has amassed
his wealth through knowledge of land
and stock values gained while auc.
tloneering.
In years past he picked up bargains
and turned them to great profit. But
he cannot lapse into inactivity. and
keeps hard at work crying sales all
over the adjoining territory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19

same class at the historic st. Johns
church on Lafayette square, by the
late Bishop satterlee. Since Miss
Taft's departure for Bryn Mawr Miss
Ethel has left the cathedral school and
is receiving instruction from an Eng
lish governess.
If William Howard Taft should be
come president Of the United States
his daughter would make her boa tc
society during her fathers second year
in the White House, for it is the pres.
ent intention Of the young woman tc
continue her studies at college till her
four years are completed, which means
that she still has two full years after
the present term expires.
White House debutantes are vel
coined by Washington society, for
many brilliant functions are given
often for the younger set Miss Taft
is said by those who know her to be
unaffected and as democratic and
genial as her father. She has never
accompanied her father and mother
On their long trips to distant lands.
but has spent her time preparing for
college. which she entered at an age
rather below that Of most girls
1t - ay be that Miss Taft, like the
form Miss Root, now Mrs. Ulysses S,
Grant H., being studious and do.
mestically inclined, will shun as much
as she possibly can the gayer life Of
the capital city after the novelty Of
being a White House debutante has
worn off. This. Of course, in the event
Of her fathers nomination and election
next fall
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19
Goes Around It, Says Astronomer,
Once In 2s,72s,sso Years.


bethlehem. Pa-Charles H. Bytel.
an instructor at Nazareth hall. Naza-
reth, and an astronomer OF note. has
come forward with an astronomical
hypothesis that Is already attracting
attention Of astronomers and observa.
tories In many parts Of the world
Prof Bytel's declaration is contrary
TO the long established contention that
the sun is motioniess. lie declares he
has established the fact that the sun
has a true ofbltal motion. He has ar
rived at this conclusion after many
months Of hard labor and research,
and combines his deductions under
the caption Of Procession of the
Equinoxes.
According to Prof Bytels hypothe
Sis the procession Of equinoxes is not
caused by the moon. sun and planets
attraction on the equatorial protuber
anoes Of the earth's surface. but It Is
directly due TO the original impulse
impaired BY the suns proper motion.
His achievement lies IN the fact
that he has discovered the laws and
rules by which It can be proved that
our luminary has a true orbital mo.
ton from east 10 west Of 1379241h01.
6sSbas76 seconds Of arc per day,
while our planets revolution round
the sun is from west to east.
The new laws and rules apply to all
the planets and their satellites, aud
the theory admits Of an exact mathe
matical demonstration. with the aid
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19
enc ~.t40,t--n aw
ONLY bA0Gaf ER OF TAIL


Washington.-Aiss Helen Taft, only
daughter of the secretary Of war asd
Mrs Taft now is a sophomore IN Bryn
Mawr college Before entering the
Philadelphia institution Of learning
she attended, with Miss Ethel Roose
welt, the school which is connected
with the Episcopal cathedral situated
way out on the Tenleytown road.
The daughters Of the president and
secretary have been close friends and
playmates since early childhood. Two
years ago they were confirmed IN the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19
Finds that the Sun Has an Orbit.

Of these laws he has computed the
suns daily angular velocity and the
period Of revolution, which is almost
9,S96.469 days. or 25.726,6S2 solar
years.
Prof Bytel is a lineal descendant
Of Heinrich Bytel, who was a noted
missionary and has been school
teacher ana professor of music for 45
years. Rev. Or. Lyman Abbott Is a
former German pupil Of bis. Prof,
Rytel is SO years old.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19

succeed the .ate Senator Bryan of
Flcr.aa in the United States senate.
Mr. Milton Is a grandson Of former
Gov. John Milton of Florida and IS AZ
years old He is a successful banker
and business man. The appointment
is for the unexpired term Of the late
Senator Mallory, which had been filled
by the appointment Of Senator Bryan
three months ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19

There Is a considerable shortage ia
the spruce gum crop in Maine this
year and lirst-class gum Is nov worth
S1.75 a pound. laid down in Bangor BY
the pickers. The retailer gets 15
cents an ounce, and tha price is ris.
ing. Woodsmen say ne decrease IN
the supply Is due to extensive lumber
ing operations for the pulp mills.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19
skIllful Neeglle-tAforlers


me women OF RUSSIA Aha tue men
Of japan are the most expert needle.
workers IN the world.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-19
NEW SENATOR IS APPOINTED.
Florida Governor Names Hall Milton
Successor to Bryan.

Tallahassee, Fla.-Goy Broward has
appointed Hall Milton of Mariana to