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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09
TIPSY GHINBMlN
FOUND UP A TREE
HARLEM ORIENTAL SURPRISES A
PATRoLMAN BY FALLING
or Hlm.
OFFICER HEARS ODD SOUNDS
Gees 70 Investigate and Is Crested
sith Shower Of Ladies' Wearing
Apparel Followed By Gin
Filled "Gin.H

New Y0rk--Of course any expo
rienced playwright knows that the
climax really comes in the third act.
when Chin Kung Gig sits down On a
hot heater in the Harlem police court
and arises therefrom substantially at
once and emits several loud. singed
shrleks. but to begin ar the beginning
il should be stated that at six o'clock
the other morning Policeman Lycur-
gus Hemmer was walking north on
Broadway. near One Hundred and
Ninety-flfth street
There are trees in this portion Of
our great city. and from a close
boughed cedar standing on a vacant
lot Policeman Hemmer heard sounds
emerging. The sounds were something
like a dollar watch being wound up
and something like the finish OF a
six-day hiccoughing contest and some
thing like throwing an apple core in
the monkey cage.
So naturally Policeman Hemmer
went over there and stood directly
under the cedar trees and looked up
One Of those felt slippers that turns
up at the toe Ike a runner on a bob
sled hit him in the mouth
Brushing the slipper out Of his face
with a careless gesture, HeAamer
looked up into the tree again. The
mate Of the slipper was In the act
Of descending from an upper boagh
accompanied BY ladies' sweater, red
with large pearl buttons and a roll
collar. a pair Of long black tights, and
uncoiled queue. an advance block
straw hat and a small chrome-yelloE
Chinaman The Chinaman was wear
ing all Of these things except the sec
ond slipper
They all hit on Hemmer's chest ii
such manner that he accompanied
them south to Manhattan island
where he seated himself in a recum
bent posture and recovered his breath
It was the Chinaman who opened
the conversation. He spoke as fol
lows:
Gin
y knew that already" said Hem
mer, and not only gin, but II I'm ans
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09
WHISKY AS sNAKE-sITE CURE
German Emigrant Pours Liquor Down
Big Rattler's Throat.

Port Jeryis. n. IA German emf
grant employed by a farmer four miles
above Lackawaxen, Pike county. Pa.
was sent to a field the other day to re-
move stone preparatory to plowing.
Before going to work his employer
gave him a bottle Of whisky, with in
struclions how to use it in case he
should be bitten by a rattlesnake.
Snakes infest the locality.
The workman wore felt boots. He
had been working until 10 a. m, when
he saw a rattler summing itself on a
fat rock He got his flask Of whisky
ready and then stuck out his foot to
ward the snake.
The snake colled up and ratified. It
jumped its length and buried its fangs
in the mans felt boot Grabbing the
snake about the neck. the man poured
a good drink down its throat and
released It. The rattler was probably
the most astonished snake 10 Pike
county, and for a minute seemed
dazed
Then, as the effects Of the whisky
worked upon its system, the snake
began to strike at everything within
reach. It would crawl backward. try
to get into imaginary holes. and twist
about. It struck itself several times In
the body. but, as whisky IS preven-
tive for snake bites. 1t had no effect
It acted as though suffering with a
Jag. and the men left It. expecting
It would soon die
About five o'clock in the afternoon
they went back to see what had be-
come Of the snake. They we're unable
10 find 1t at first, but finally discovered
It at spring from which It was drink
ing freely
At their approach the snake lifted
its head and eyed them sadly, as
though It considered that they had
played a mean trick.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09

ton carried without a dissenting
voice.
The find was carefully scheduled. so
that the scientific world might know
thereof, to-wit.
One mastodon's tooth Dimensions
one foot. By six inches. By four inches.
One piece OF back bone foot
across In ITS largest radius, and hYe
inches through the smaller radius
Knee joint. IS inches across. with
ends OF leg bones adhering thereto.
Proof positive OF the mastodon
theory was had when some Of the un-
classified bits crumbled when exposed
to the air. Mastodons bones always
have been buried for so many ages
from the harsh air Of the outer world
that they invariably crumble
At considerable expense Of time and
effort the important elements Of the
find were coated with shelae. the
discoverers are now looking for p
geological collection where the relics
may repose In peace and serve as ex.
hiblts OF the worlds wonderful past.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09
Helen COuldMay Unite Brother and Wife

fu the court having been delayed; but
in a general way Il is learned that the
husband 5 extreme jealousy IS at the
bottom Of the difficulty
His wife's beauty makes her the
center Of attraction wherever she APP
pears. and the gsllantries of which
she has been made the object have REF
suited in 50 many quarrels between
tie young couple that the wife has
finally decided 10 conserve her peace
of mind ~ seeking a legal separation.
Upon the night Mr. Gould was
served with a summons he vent 10
his Fifth avenue mansion, where his
wife is living and attempted 70 see
her He was told by the servants, act
ing under instructions. thar Mrs Could
was away After making several EFF
forts to see her ha left f0T his apart
menfs in the .aza
Within an hour Mrs. Gould Is said
to have gone to the hotel and tried to
see her husband She was told that
he was ont Before leaving for her
home she IS said TO have made anoth-
en- attemps 10 see him
Friends who have heard Of this lit
tie game Of cross purposes and tenn
porary anger declare that all the tFou-
bles Of the pair are upon about the
same haefz
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09
.BlBPS Aln Is BAD,
SO PARENTS ESCAPE
FIVE YEAR OLD GIRL KEEPS
McTzER AND FATHER DoDe
ING BULLETS.

Oakland Ne -~Oh. papa, see ne
shoot said fve-year-oid Doris Bailey
TO her father. Edmund Bailey, On Up
per Fairfield street as she walked into
the dining room az breakfast time the
other day. The child carried in her
hand a revolver and as she spoke she
pulled the trigger as she had been
shown how to do by Mr. Bailey a few
hours before. when the weapon was
unloaded.
The revolver was pointed at Mr.
Bailey held tightly in the two ehub-
by hands of the baby Bang i
went. and a bullet flew past Mr..
BaHeys head. He ducked. Bang
went the revolver again. This time
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09
MAST0D0N'S BONES
REVEALED BY DREDeE At WORK
NEAR AURORA, ILL.
One Tooth Measures 12xex4 inches,
While a Huge Knee Joint Is
Sixteen Inches Across
Puzzle to Finders.

Aurora, Ill.-The digging Of the
drainage ditch out in the fats at Os-
wego was interrupted the other morn
Ing by the finding OF a series OF pc.
culiar objects In the ordinary run OF
clay aud sand which Is being thrown
up day after day. The objects were
50 extraordinary in appearance that
the dredge force laid Oh and held an
impromptu quiz IN zoology
What Is this truck, anyway
asked the engineer. Something there
in that corner looks Ike a tooth"
Bones" answered his assistant. in
the sepulchral tone which the word
inspires by force OF association.
"sure?" queried the skeptical en-.
gineer. Whatever they are they are
awful spongey and deeayedike
Been there a long time probably;
naturally would be, commented the
other.
well, they can't be horse bones.
and they can't be COW bones They
are too big. Let's ask the boss"
G. A. Prout, a Wheaton contractor
who Is IN charge Of the work and vii
liam N. Cory looked the bones over.
Must be a mastodons." said one
OF them. I've heard Of instances
where dredges dug up bones Of prehis
toric beasts"
No one being able to contradict this
statement. and there being no evil
dence offered BY any other members
Of the quiz class, the mastodon mo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09

the bullet flew past Mrs Bailey and
she ducked also
One Saturday night recently Mr.
Bailey purchased a revolver and a box
Of cartridges for burglars Sunday he
sat down to overhaul and oil up the
mechanism. He began finally to snap
the hammer on empty chambers. much
to the delight Of his little fye-year-old
daughter Doris.
At the request Of the little one to
DO 1t again, Mr.. Bailey repeated the
trick and even showed the child how
to pull the trigger Then DIR. Bailey
carefully loaded the gun and placed It
on the chamber stand near the head Of
the bed in his room. Mr.. Bailey tells
Of the shooting as follows:
MY wife lodged and rolled around
on the floor and so did J. | stumbled
over chairs in an effort to get behind
tbs child and so did my wife Bang
vent a bullet into the top Of the mir
ror; smash went another into the
hanging lamp: bin went a third
through that light OF glass there; a
fourth landed in the cover OF the
sewing machine. the fifth made hole
in the teakettle and the sixth and
last hit my wifes work basket.
Ny wife and / both yelled to the
child to stop, to drop the gun. When
the ammunition was all exploded and
she could make no more noise, Doris
sat down on the floor and screamed
with laughter"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09
FIIes In 20 80 Year.

New York Death to flies is the
slogan Of the water pollution commit.
tee OF the New York Merchants asso.
citation. It Is hoped that by taking
vigorous preventive measures early in
the season the heavy mortality from
typhoid and other intestinal diseases
due TO the germ-carry ing habits Of the
ay may be materially diminished. The
experts charge 1850 deaths from these
diseases annually to the common
house fly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09

RTEW YORK Miss Helen Gould
IN the De8cemaker of che Gould
family y making fFautic efforts 20
patch 88 tha differences of her broth
er Frank Could. and bis wife Who
has begun action in the supreme court
for separation
fhe nos1risY attached 70 her sister
Annas divorce from Count Boni de
Castallaaa. With her subsequent affair
with Prince lfeiie de sagan. and the
troubles 81 har brother Howard have
shocked ihs BniIanthfopio sister deep
lg. and s5e a Urging the other mem
bers Of the family 70 strive iog rec
0nc.lIatiou rs the latest case inv0ly-
luz their name
Mr. Could hss fled no eounter-suit.
and SO far as eJn be learned he does
not contemplate any action. save ID
tine nature of q vigorous defense.
The nature * The cruelty and neg
lecr charged against him has not yet
been made pa5iic. filing Of the papers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09

HARRY LEHR - taking a back seat
II There has recently arisen q new
and shining intellectual light. rapidly
eclipslng the pyrotechnical record Of
Mr. Lehr ~ an inventor OF ingenious
devices FOR amusing the Ianguid
and blase fasbionables Lehr achieved
much fame He didn't really give that
monkey dinner but he performed 9th
er feats of astonishing ingenuity which
are nov matters Of history
The newcomer hasn't climbed that
lofty pinnacle. but he's on his way.
Recently he devised and carried out
a brilliant thing This was progress.
sive dinner party
with a company OF seven guests he
sailed ior.h ut eight o'clock the other
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09
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THROUGH a series Of announce
J ments. John D Rockefeller, Jr,
9ill make it known 10 the parents Of
ths country that he and his Bible class
are ready to save their sons from the
snares and pitfalls Of this great city.
II notified Ia time. Mr Rockefeller
has IN mind an elaborate plan to guide
me footsteps Of the country lad and
e point out what to avoid IN a walk
up Broadway. The details Of this plan
have not bsen announced by Mr. Rock.
efellef as Jet
II Is said by members Of Dit Rookie
feller's Bible class that the young men
who are eager for career IN this
wicked city viii be. morally speaking
gIckeled through 70 the leader. The
new arrival will be placed IN charge
of d competent Bible class Vupil, who
viii Indicate The evil that turks BY
night and day
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09
TO SELL A RARE BIBLE.

It is asserted that this work is the
finest specimen Of a manuscript Bible
ever offered at public sale IN the Uni
ted States.
Another beautifully written manu-
script is the "Chansons Franchises" "
the work Of Nicholas Jarry. the "a.
nous scribe Of the court Of Louis XIV.
Jarry executed for the king. La Val
llere and other members Of the court.
number OF celebrated manuscripts.
The present manuscript consists Of
26 leaves Of fine white yellum. and
there are ten pen-andink portraits
and Is drinking and dancing songs
with the music The portraits, it IL
believed, are faithful likenesses, done
from life.
The first portrait Is that Of Queen
Henrietta Maria. The portraits have
been drawn without lifting the pen
from the vellum except a few strokes
for the features. The manuscript be
longed to the famous collection OF
James Bindley, and contains his book
plate. 1t was sold in the Asburnham
collection in 1900
Some of the other manuscripts are:
Sermons In Latin Of Saints Angus
tine, Ambrose and Hieronimus. 81
leaves vellgm, written in the twelfth
century, believed to have been orig
inally in the Augustine monastery at
Rebdorff
A Latin palimpsest manuscript,
written by a French scribe on l1S
/ leaves OF yellum about the beginning
OF the thirteenth century, in the mon
astery OF Royamont in France
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09
Coffee King Aids Girls and CrippIes

number on his kindly face trying TO
devise a way to assist those who could
not use their lower limbs He was
convinced that some way could be
found to make # possible for Grip
pie who could use arms and hands
and had q willing disposition to work
to perform some money-making task
while seated In the rolling chair.
He set himself to work out the prob
lem. He began by finding the work In
his business millions Of little bags
are used annually to pack the mate
rial In which he deals. Some one has
to make these bags. He would see that
the work was turned over to cripples.
But how could cripple work sew
ing machine, which Is essentially a
variety OF employment for those who
can use their lower limbs2 Arbuckle
solved the problem BY inventing a
sewing machine that could be started
and stopped by the use Of lever on
which the operator presses with her
shoulder.
The coffee king patented this device
He explained his reason for this as
being a desire TO head of any one
who would try to get up similar idea
and then sue him for damages for
using It. II any one wants to use the
idea they are welcome to It. Arbuckle
does not want to make money By It,
but no one will be able to work any
Of tie clever financial tricks on him
By claiming damages for an invention
Lhal NJ hi. own nrnnnrtN
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09

A remarkable condition arose In the
Muskogee ,0kla9 clearing house the
other day When members Of the as.
sociatiou met at II o'clock to adjust
their bank elearings. Il was found
that there was $4,000 IN checks IN
the days business, and that when set.
tlement was made the account Of each
bank against al other banks balanced
to a penny No bank had to pav =
cent 20 any othea
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09

Washburn, Wis.--Joe Ferro. a ia.
borer who for years has been deposit.
ing his savings IN an old trunk instead
Of trusting the banks. the other day
discovered that his money, consisting
OF some $500 in bills. had been chewed
to pieces by rats. which made nest
OF the remnants. Ferro was about to
use the funds in making a trip to Can.
ada His loss WIN be total
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-09
Knew one d the FIrm.

Attendant lshowing him through
the structHre) This house Is built on
what Is known as the SLOW combus.
tion" plan.
Mr. Pneuritch--Ah, yes: I think /
know slocum. have seen him at the
club; but / have never had the pleas
ure Of meeting Mr Bustious
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07
Prohibition Post Cards
Evils Of the Liquor Traffic

The unfortunate. Who are liquor 6euds are do.
sins their own graves II they could realms
tbs terrible consequences u th, habit 90 10
bon could exts,. VIII you help wipe them QUIZ
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07
May Z, 1908.

editorial appearing on the Meas of Fort
Wayne, Ind Two sentences of the edi
torial illustrate the point:
The Prohibition party platform has
Years been a curious tumble of
Hhe fads and isms of the freaks and
radicals Why the Prohibition
party has been in existence for possibly
forty years, but if it has ever carried
county or elected candidate the
Ne70S, at least, has never heard of the
achievement
When it is remembered that a stock
criticism against the Prohibition party,
for years past, has been that it is "a
party of one idea" and that our ma
tional platforms, for more than a dec
AIDE, have been almost silent upon other
questions, when it is further remem-
bered that in the state Immediately ad-
joining that in which the Meas flour
ishes, the Prohibition party has elected
members of the legislature at every cleo
ton for six years past, to say nothing
about the election of numerous Prohi-
bition candidates in other parts of the
country-when you remember this you
feel sorely like calling the editor of the
Nci0S a fool.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07
Evils Of the Liquor Traffic

or VIA, bench, is the liquor traffic ~hsn !, 20
riches one person to every thousand fannie. .
Destroyer Do no, let drinh destroy yoe
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07

West, discusses one of the liquor traf-
6c's posters addressed to the farmers
and workingmen, under the editorial
caption, "a Bare-Faced Lie" The
editorial is a scathing review of the
poster, and, barring the fact that it
gives the reader no political suggestion,
could hardly have been improved upon
in the columns of any of our Prohibi-
ton papers. In part, Successful Farm
ing says:
Prohibition is no longer to be
sneered at Or the whisky element
would not have to resort to such
schemes to fool the people. If you
study statistics as a whole you will
find that the percent of farm prod
ucts that find market in the liquor
business is too small to notice. 1t
sounds big when mentioned alone, but
it will never affect the price when
that market is closed Likewise it
will not affect the farmers at all by
additional competition" spoken of in
the second paragraph
As for the claimed two and a half
million people employed i'll the liquor
business that will lose their jobs if
Prohibition becomes popular, that is
a mere scare-crow These industries
that do business with the liquor in
terests in part will go right on just
the same The only ones who will
lose out are the saloonkeepers and
bartenders-and there is better work
for them 1t is nothing as compared
with the vast numbers of men thrown
out of such employment as railroad
ing and other skilled jobs at good
pay, because booze has made them I'M
fit for its work. 1t is as nothing to
the great army of women who have
been forced into slave labor to sup
port drunken husbands because of the
saloon
A hint is made as to taxes being
increased if Prohibition carries. Bosh |!
The greatest tax on prosperity the
world has ever-knoWn is the curse of
drink. What keeps goods high9 Mer-
chants carrying bad accounts. What
makes so many bad accounts? Drunk
enness. The saloonkeepers get the
money that should go to pay grocery
and dry goods bills, ETC. Did you ever
see city made clean and model be-
cause the saloon paid the taxes? The
larger number of saloons, the higher
the cost of living every time. This
talk about the saloons reducing your
school taxes and all that is pure false
hood If it actually does, what of it !?
Shall we ruin our children at the saw
ing of school tax?
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07
Hail to Roosevelt!

From the Champion of Fair Play, Chi
eago Liquor Paber]
President Roosevelt is not a narrow,
contracted man. He believes in free
and open Sunday and the Prohibitionists
cannot bluff him or sway him from the
right path
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07
The Saloon and the Farmer
[From the Duluth Meas Tribune. |

One reason our grandfathers were
able to accomplish what they did as
pioneers was that they were not ham
pered by saloons. One reason it is
hard for farmers to succeed in new
fields today, and that it is almost inn
possible to secure satisfactory farm help,
is that the saloon follows settlement
almost as simultaneously as the con-
stitution follows the flag.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07
Right Not of Majorities

From the National Stockmau and
Faymer]
Questions of right and wrong are not
settled by vote so far as right and
wrong are concerned. Right is right
regardless of majorities or minorities,
and once established cannot be sub
jected to change by ballot
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07
MAILING THE LIAR =.

Successful Farming, an agricultural
periodical published in Des Moines and
circulating widely through the Middle
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-07
ROGERS SILVER SET FREE

This silver is reliable VIM. A Rogers
high-class nickel silver ware. II y
guaranteed never 10 tarnish. II you
paid $1,000 for q set of silver, yor
could not surpass these goods. eithel
for appearance or wear. We win
replace them any time within years
if unsatisfactory. You can receivs
silver set FREE.
Sell "a of our Iris,-Spsr Top
and Swastika Luck Cross Hat Pins q
IOc each. Send us the 81. 40 and tn
l4-piece silver set is yours FkEh
The Pins are new and very attras'
tive. They can hardly pass lads.
Plan to secure 26-piece set; OF Z
6O-piece Dinner set without expense
Write to us now, We will send
pins prepaid,
Roger Morris CO.,
Dept. IO8 Chicase'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-20
mo WARDEN:
IHl ION
lRE6u MEETING OF PEsafTEh:
YsDiREcToRs OPENED z;
sssisYESTERDAY-PA ROLE

9 WHEELING May %. The board
ofSdirectorsS OF the State penitentiary
went into regular session at that In
st:tution at Moundsvtlle Tuesday
morning. There was a full attendance
OF memne; g. who are: Col. Clark
Hamilton. president. OF Wheeling: ].
A. Boyd. OF Moundsville; E. NJ. Mul.
len. Of Parkersburg; Col. j. Nv. 4 Ill
kinson, OF Moorefield, Hardy county !.
Hon.! Harry Shaw. of Fairmolt t. The
v ork Of the board at this session will
be confined to passing upon number
Of applications from conytctsE for pa
role and the regular routine business.
Sn.warden will be appointed at this
session. nor in all probability until
after S-hc general election next fall.
This means that Captain g. G. Daw-
son. who has been acting warden since
the death of Warden Haddox, will con-
:.nue to act in that official capacity.
Captain Dawson failed to land the
wardenshfp OF the District OF Column
hia jail. despite the strong backing he
had for the appointment, and the pre-
yailIny opinion among those generally
on the inside is that his appointment
vas practically assured. The Wash
itgton appointment fell to Captain
James H. Mckee, of that city. Car
tain Mckee is quite prominent pollt.-
caliy. and had many qualifications
that gave him a strong pull for the
appointment. He is a veteran OF the
Civil War. served a number OF years
az journal clerk Of the house OF rep
:resentatives. and as "a guard at the
District Of Columbia Jail under Presi-
dent Cleveland. R,fg