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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08
For AMERICA alone
PATRIOTS AERoPLANE WILL NOT
AID FOREIGNERS.
James =. Scott, Who Has Captured
Contract from Government, Be-
lieves Air Craft win Rovslu-
tionize Warfare.

Chicago.-Iames F. Scott. to whom
the government has awarded 1000
contract for an aeroplane, says that
within ave years the development or
flying apparatus viii have gone SO far
that aeroplane ships, carrying crews
Of 20 to 80 men, will be making reg
ular flights Of 1000 miles at a clip.
He looks for progress to be made sim
liar to that with the automobile.
which has reached the present state
Of perfection within a decade.
Mr.. Scott is a scenic artist As years
old He has made at least dozen
working models, and the apparatus to
be built for the war department is to
consist OF two main perfectly hori-
zontal planes, with several smaller in
termediary planes, the whole weighing
500 pounds.
Mr.. Scott is intensely interested in
the subject of aerial navigation, has
decided ideas as to how a pa
triotic Americans knowledge and
studies and Investigations in any
line Of scientific endeavor should be
used freely and unreseryedly for the
use Of his government-and for the
advantage of no other-and is firmly
convinced that the need for all naval
strength will be entirely done away
with when aerial navigation, by aero.
planes, shall have been perfected. The
possibility Of building a fleet Of air
craft which can destroy the mightiest
leviathan Of the sea by dropping explo-
siyes he regards as sure In time not
only to revolutionize all warfare, but
absolutely to do away with it.
The reason / wrote the government
authorities that my invention would
be at their service for $4,000. unre
servedly," said Mr.. Scott, in an in
teryiew, lis that believe all patriotic
Americans should devote their efforts
to the welfare of their government
provided their lines Of endeavor lie
along lines like mine, and that q
prohibitiye price should not be put
upon their work / have the greatest
faith in the idea that the United
States is the country which IS des
tined to reach the greatest heights il
civilization, holding up the beacor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08
INDIAN PEACE MEDAL.
One Of Seven Presented by President
Madison to Chiefs.

Kansas City, Mo.-Nearly 100
years ago-1S09 it was-James Madi
son, fourth president Of the United
States, made a treaty with seven In.
dian tribes that dwelt northwest Of
the Ohio river, In the heart Of the viii
derness. To each Of the chiefs of these
tribes, including the Delawares, the
Pottawatomies and the Miami clans,
the Great Father in Washington sent
a token OF the compact signed be.
tween them. The Offering Of the chief
executive was a heavy silver medal,
Of fine workmanship, bearing on one
side raised bust Of the president and
on the other design OF a pair Of
clasped hands, beneath the crossed
pipes Of the white man and the red
man-emblems Of everlasting peace
and friendship.
The medals were worn with much
pride, doubtless, by the seven warriors
so signally honored, then handed to
succeeding generations and finally
were mislaid or lost. So far as is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08
PEllLERS 5F ROME
PUMPKIN SEEDS STILL SOLD AS
iN ANCIENT TINES
Onions and Garlic, Hot Roast Pears
and Apples, and Water for the
BrIds-Whole Families Among
the Vsnders.

Rome.-The majority Of the lower
classes in Rome do most Of their mar
keting and shopping in the streets.
and this custom accounts for the large
number Of peddlers, hucksters and
itinerant venders who crowd the city.
These street merchants are divided
into two classes, those who cater to
the foreigner and sell mosaics, old
coins and fragments Of marble Of
dubious authenticity. flowers, bits Of
brocade, shawls Of Roman silk, picture
post cards and even alleged Turkish
carpets, and the others, who are more
numerous and whose wares are for
the exclusive use Of the native house
holder To the latter class, for in
stance, belongs the buscolInaro, or
seller Of dried pumpkin seeds, which
are greatly relished by the Romans,
who are in the habit Of eating them
during the long waits between the acts
In the theaters and in the public
parks while the band plays, as we'll
as In the wine shops, where their sale
Is encouraged BY the host, who knows
full well their thirst increasing prop
erty. The origin of the custom is said
to date back to classic times, when
pumpkin seeds were sold during the
gladiatorial games In the Circus Max
imus and Coliseum.
A frequent sight in the streets Of
Rome is that Of men, and very often
Doys, with strings Of plated onions
and garlic slung over their shoulders.
who cry their wares with the full
force OF southern lungs. They come
from Naples and the Abruzzi, and il
you question them they assure you
that they are selling the produce Of
their own little farms
But no genuine Roman will believe
such statement. as the conviction
prevails, based probably on the cheap.
ness Of the price. that the onions and
garlic sold in the streets Of Rome
have been purloined.
Although summer is the season Of
the iunerant vender who travels about
from street 70 street calling on the
passerby to buy his wares, which he
carries on wooden tray strapped to
his shoulders, still there are certain
men who only come In winter. On
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08

Woman's Foreign Missionary society
Of the Centenary NJ. &. church, South.
Mourning the death nine years
ago Of his daughter, Lexie, Mr. Carle.
ton shortly afterward was trying ts
devise a plan to perpetuate the mem.
ory Of her in something real, live and
tangible, when his attention was
called to little girl on the other side
of the globe, just Lexie's age He be-
gan, with the missionaries Of that
district Of China, negotiations which
eliminated in his adoption of the girl
under his dead daughters name. Ths
girl then -en years old, was placed in
the Susan B. Wilson school, at Sung
Kong, and now, at the age Of 1s years,
is about to graduate.
Upon her graduation she will be-
given the choice of becoming Mr..
Carleton's American daughter, or re-
naming his Chinese daughter and be-
coming a missionary to her people.
She has announced her willingness
W bOSOAhC q AhAontuHdiyi Dut MI.
Carleton who has never seen her. de,
sires that, before deciding she shall
visit America and become acquainted
with her American father" and the
other members Of her American fam
ily"-Mr. Carleton's wife and their
eight children.
Although Miss Lexie Rust Carleton
Of China and the Carletons Of st.
Louis have never met, they know,
from photographs, and from letters
exchanged weekly, almost as much
about each other as though she had
been a member Of the Carleton house
hold all her life.
The case is already in the hands OF
the gossips and on all sides are being
asked these questions Win the smart
set accept the Chinese girl sociallyg
Dare the smart set reject the adopted
daughter of Murray Carleton, one of
the foremost men, commercially and
socially, in St. Louis?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08
Onion and Garlic Sellers.

the FIRST chilly evening Of November
a sad insIstent cry is heard at dusk
By the dwellers in the old parts Of
Rome. Its sound is mufled and indis
inct; 1t begins In a high monotone
dying down 10 a prolonged sigh
To the uniniuated II sounds like a
cry for help. One rushes to open the
window and the cry becomes clearer.
The word 'Petr-ai' is distinguished
Then You see in the distance a man
with a huge brass kettle smng over
his shoulders He sells hot roast
pears and apples. and "Petrai" stands
for "pere eotte." which are greatly rel
ished by the cabbies and newsboys.
just as the apple man appears with
the night. the seller Of native min.
eral water arrives at the first peep Of
dawn. His stock is water from a
spring outside the Porta del Popolo
celebrated with the Romans from time
immemorial "Acqua Acetosa buona
per Ia sposa' (Aoetosa water good for
the bridel is his shrill cry as. seated
on a small cart loaded with straw
covered TASKS filled with the water
and drawn by sleepy donkey. he slow
" goes through the streets Of Rome.
Every good citizen realizes when he
hears the familiar cry that there Is
still time for another short nap. The
acquacetosaro is the early bird Of Ro.
man life.
Peddllng is very profitable trade,
as both shop rent and taxes are saved
provided the seller keeps moving.
Hence the country people are more
successful IN this line than the city
bred. Being used to walking over the
rough country roads an entire day on
the move through Rome does not tire
them
Whole families from the Abruzzl
mountains are in the business. The
father will perhaps sell native hand.
made lace and embroidery, the mother
will probably be an bustaia, or corset
seller, with a gay collection Of brightly
colored wares. following closely in her
husbands wake but never with him:
the son viii hawk handkerchiefs, pins,
buttons, shoe laces. while another
member Of the family sells brooms and
brushes.
Each one Is a specialist In the wares
he sells and each has his own clients
for whom he makes special prices.
thus saving them the trouble Of hag.
Cling. OF the occasional customer he
asks double the price, but is willing to
sell for much less provided the pur-
chaser has the time and patience to
bargain with him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08

WOMAN WHO MAKES FLAGS FOR
UNCLE SAM.
mIsa Mary Woods, With Her Assias-
ants, Turned Out 1000 Last Ysar
Which Cost an Average Of
Ten Dollars Apiece.

New York.-It was considered a
wonderful achievement when patriotic
Betsy Ross made the first flag for
Uncle Sam. Ever since she has been
glorifed in story and song, and there
Is not a school child In the land who
has not heard her name. In fact, there
are still to be seen old-fashioned lith-
ograph pictures Of the prim, quaint
little woman sitting on her back
piazza working on the stars and
stripes
But there is a second Retsy Ross
among US who deserves a great deal
of credit, for where the former turned
out one flag our modern Betsy turns
out thousands
The average visitor to the Brooklyn
navy yard has no idea Of what goes
on within those grim military walls.
Neither does he know that up on the
third floor Of the equipment depart
ment is our Betsy Ross No. 2,
whose real name is Miss Mary A.
Woods.
It Is 2S years since Miss Woods en-
tered the employ Of the equipment
department at the navy yard. At
that time she was turning out flmy
gowns and beautiful costumes for the
fair ladies Of Brooklyn, when she sud
denly decided to make flags for Uncle
Sam instead. Accordingly, she pre-
sented herself at the navy yard with
the proper credentials and impressed
the officials so agreeably that an arm,
ful Of piece work was given to her to
take home, as was the custom in
those days. Soon thereafter she was
made "quarterwoman' Of the flag
room In the equipment department,
where she has been for more than a
quarter Of century.
When Miss Woods first became
squarterwoman ~ forewoman we
would say in civil parlance-she had
only six assistants To-day she has
under her 80 women and three men,
who last year turned out 700 flags
under her direction. OF these 1880
we're American, 500 were foreign en-
signs, and the rest were signal flags.
Miss Woods has made and handled
more flags than any other woman in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08

the world. and 80 per cent. Of all the
work done at the equipment depart
ment is cut by her, as she is a past
mistress In the art Of cutting.
When Miss Woods has cut her bunt-
ing emblems they are turned over to
their respective workers, who do
nothing but that particular thing S1S
days in the year
There are eight hand workers who
baste. embroider and do the fancy
stitches required by our fastidious
Uncle Sam and foreign despots.
These women receive from s1.52,
fourth-class work. to 1924 a day. first
class work. for the pay in the navy is
always by the multiple OF eight Many
middle-aged women fnd employment
in this department, and In eight years
not one has been discharged for lack
Of work.
Miss Woods herself has taught her
assistants all that they know Of flag
making
Miss Woods loves the beautiful.
soft all-wool bunting. and takes great
pride in displaying it even before it
is transformed into flag. The vel
vets, laces, silks and satins Of her
dressmaking days seem frivolous
compared with the fast colored bunt.
ings. the choicest output Of the Lowell
mills.
Last year" said she. I'VE used
100000 yards Can you imagine it7
And ten years ago we used only 10000
yards 1t cost Uncle Sam last year
to run this room alone $4,000. OF
this amount $4,000 was used for ma.
terials and $4,000 for labor"
No, the work is never monotonous. !"
says Miss Woods, for there is some
thing new TO learn each day. For In
stance, just before the fleet started for
the Pacific the signals were changed
and all the flags had to be altered &c.
cordingly. Then you see there are a
great variety Of flags-40s in all and
4s foreign ones. So how can the
work be monotonous?
"And what is the most intricate flag
to make? BY all odds the San Saliva
dor, because it is more concentrated.
And the only flag on which the front Is
not the same as the back is the Para.
quay. which has a lion on the front
and red fve-pointed star on the
back. There is more cutting, though.
on q No. 10 3O-inch ensign than on =
No. ensign s6 feet long"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08

fer other peoples. and / believe every
true American patriot should further
this advance with all the earnestness
that In him lies"
To emphasize his patriotic motives
Mr.. Scott said In the course Of the in
terview: "If the representative Of any
foreign power-Fngland, France, Ger
many or other nation-eame to me
and told me that R1,00000O lay in
bank subject to my check, provided l
would turn over to them even the dia-
grams of my aeroplane, / would refuse
such offer. No amount Of money could
persuade me to sell my invention to a
foreign power"
4 ask for no aggrandisement nor
the plaudits Of the multitudes." says
this sane inventor Il hope to earn
a fellowship in the ranks Of those
whose only aim is to do good. BY
their works We shall know them. I
do not even ask to be given credit
for good intentions.
Although many people who have
not studied the matter may scoff, I
venture to predict that within FIVE
years there win be constructed aero
plane ships to carry crews Of 20 to 80
men, having engines of from 500 to
1,000-horse power and capable Of fight
of 1000 miles at a clip.
"The ship which / am building ac-
cording to the specifications furnished
the government will stay in the air
one hour, will make its ascents and
descents without danger. and viii
carry two men. My experiments
have proved to me that the planes
above and below must be perfectly fat
and there will be no curves or con.
cavity in them. During the hour that
It remains In the air my ship will
maintain its equilibrium, be under per.
feet control and move in all direc.
tions. as required by the specifications
required by the signal corps.
"As compared with the aeroplanes
of the near future the craft so far
made are as dugouts to the most mod
ern ocean liner. have the greatest
respect and consideration for all the
efforts that have been made by NJ.
Henry Farman, the Wright brothers,
Israel LudloW, Santos-Dumont. Her
ring, Prof. Langley, Lilienthal, Octave
Chanute and all the others. have
studied their craft and have read. /
think, nearly all that has been written
about them"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08

tied in Danes county, Wis, and in
1895 was elected to the superior court
bench He has decided many impor-
tant cases, among others the dispute
between Chicago and it's traction com.
panies In that case he held that the
city had the right to regulate street
car fares, and that the companies
were obliged to grant universal trans,
fers from one line to any Of the others
for a single fare. He is an acknowl,
edged authority on banking and real
estate law. He has been president Of
the Chicago Bar association and OF the
Chicago Law institute, and attorney
for the west park board and the town
Of Cicero. He is just 10 years of age,
but is well-preserved man with
military bearing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08
diverse Side Of Madison Indian
Peace Medal.

known only one has ever been heard
from by the United States government
since that time. II Is owned by 3
Rosedale, Kan, man, Corwin S. Curtis
proprietor of a woodworking factory
and machine shop at 171S Kansas
City Avenue, IN that city. Mr.. Curtis
has taken his medal to the national
mint in Philadelphia and compared Il
with the bronze original there.
The superintendent Of the mint
told me the medal is genuine and that
it is the only one of the seven ever
returned there" said Mr.. Curtis g few
days ago. Z have had the medal
since 1868 and have refused to part
with It for 81 600"
The medal in his possession is near.
ly three inches in diameter and is one
eighth Of an inch in thickness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08

NSi Hu0Dduu ID lut lDItiuDel uEuLlHE
figure in this country to-day.
Her greatgrandfather was Capt
Daniel Morgan Of revolutionary fame.
Mrs Evans maiden name was
Charlotte Taylor She was the sister
Of Evans chum. and the sweetheart
Of his boyhood days. They were mar
ried in 1871. While their home is in
Washington. owing to Mrs. Evans
wishes, they have lived much Of their
time at their cottage on the govern
ment reserve Just outside the sea
front at Fort Munroe.
Mrs. Evans is a woman OF culture
and mistress Of many accomplish
ments. not the least OF which is play
ing hostess with charming grace.
She was born and reared in Wash,
ington in an atmosphere which foH
tered her inherent patriotism, pa.
triotism which prompted her to say Ia
her only son. whom he chose the
naval life. God speed YOU May you
be as brave sailor as your father.
Probably no woman In the world IL
so plentifully supplied with war.like
relatives. and she glories in them all
Mrs. Evans father for years was the
proprietor Of book store on Pennsyl
yania avenue. IN Washington. schol
arly man. a lover Of books and a keen
student OF human nature. He pur
chased the first bond issued by the
government in connection with the
civil war. and this bond. appropriately
framed. is one Of the dearest posses
sions Of Mrs. Evans.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08

One of District Attorney Jerome's
chief assistants in New York has a
young son who occupies almost aa
much Of his time as does the ofice
business. Just now, said the prose.
cutor, i divide my leisure daylight be.
tween the menagerie in Central p'rk
and the Bronx zoo. While I always
try to grant any reasonable request
there are times when | give up. The
other day he wanted lion, and I pro.
duced one. Then a monkey, and
lugged him into the monkey house.
The next demand was for an angel,
and l quit And ! couldn't explain
that in my business / wouldn't know
an angel II / saw one"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08
AUTHORS FOND OF MAINE.
Many Of National Prominence Have
Homes In That State.

The coast Of Maine appears to have
peculiar attractiveness for authors.
William Dean Howells, for example.
has long had his summer home at Kit
terry Point, which is not far from
Portsmouth. His house is surround
ed by fine old garden, in which the
veteran author may often be seen
at work. His library is located in an
old barn set in the midst of an apple
orchard
A little further up the coast, at
York Harbor. is the summer home Of
Thomas Nelson Page, II is located on
high point near the sea. Here. too.
comes John Fox every summer to be
the guest OF Mr. Page.
Still farther on, at Kennebnnkport
is the home Of Mrs Margaret Deland.
who lives IN a charming old-fashioned
house surrounded by a real New Eng.
land garden. Mrs Deland has been
particularly successful in raising Jon.
quils In fact, she has had such a
large crop the past summer that she
held a public sale Of them and gave
the proceeds to charity. Meredith
Nicholson, the Indiana novelist, also
has home at Kennebunkport.
Various authors live on the many Is
lands that stud the beautiful harbor Of
Portland The best known Is Mrs.
Clara Louise Burnham, whose home Is
on Bailey's island On another Is
land. not far away, lives Commander
Peary Saturday Evening Post
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08
Mas. nElaaIINo aoa- EvANa.
Wife Of Rear Admiral Well supplied
with War-Llke Relatives

Washington-Had Mrs. Evans, Wits
Of Fighting Bob" been born g boy,
she likely would have chosen q mili.
tary or naval life.
Her father was a stanch union man.
although not a hghter; her brother,
Harry Taylor. commanded the Indiana
during the Spanish war; another
brother is attached to the ordnance
department at Washington; another,
now dead, was a captain Of artillery;
her son, Frank Evans, is In the navy;
her two daughters studied to be
nurses for the Red Cross service, and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08

to make it possible to add the starr
from time to time without disturbing
the general plan.
This idea has been anticipated by {
private citizen, Henry yogt, Of Phila
delphia, who has designed a flag fol
which the thanks Of the war depart
ment have been extended.
Mr. Vogt would place the stars in 1
circle, with keystone design in tn,
center. leaving room for the addition
Of stars around the circle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08
CLEANS KNoTTY 8AIL rANoLE
Judge Who Decided Fish-Harriman
illinois Central Dispute.

Chicago.-Judge Farlin @. BAH, who
dissolved the injunction restraining
X. =. Harriman and others from vot
Ing the proxies Of the Union Pacific
and the Railroad Securities company
at the annual meeting Of the Illinois
Central Railway company, is a vet
eran of the civil war. He volunteered
just after he had graduated from the
University Of Wisconsin and served
to the finish when he was discharged
with the rank Of major He then set
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08
ADOPTS a CHINESE alHL
ST. Louis mHlionaIrs to Raise ssr nu
His Daughter

ST. Louis.-A poor Chinese gill
probably win become a st. Louis sc
ciety belle because Murray Carleton
millionaire dry-goods merchant, club
man and society man, has adopted
her. She Is a living monument 90 his
dead daughter whose name. Lexia
Rust Carleton, she bears.
The story Of Mr. Carleton's chsnese
daughter" has just been revealed
BY him at a meeting Of the Young
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08
WOULD CHANGE OLD GLORY.
PhIIadeIphian Submits Design Putting
Stars In a Circle.

Washlngton.-Th field OF stars on
the United States flag IS becoming
overcrowded with stellar emblems
AS new states are added the difficulty
increases OF placing the stars in q
graceful manner on the field and still
leave room for others to be added. A
bin has therefore been introduced IN
congress to rearrange the stars so as
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-08
Explained At Last.

Why do they have a banking bust
ness connected with that large de-;
partment store?"
They put the money out at inter
est while the customers walt FOL
change. Reader.