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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-06

LSeeretS DiSccrned mia Gomraues
"'a He Took His Hand and Shook
Il to Rsassure Him.
helmet, revived his hopes. He deter
mined to make another effort to save
Trapnell, and down once more to the
gloomy depths he descended. For an
hour he worked
The strength was fast ebbing from
Leverett's body. He struggled on,
knowing that II he could out hold up
another FIVE minutes his comrade
ytould be free:
The line was free. and motionless.
unconscious figure lay on the deck OF
the sunken torpedo boat.
Diver Leverett opened his eyes. The
ships surgeon was bending over him.
Diver Trapnell. they said. was past
recovery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-06
TEXAN WHO IS PREPARING TEs.
TIMoNIAL TO ROCKEFELLER.
A. G. Lee Of Denton, Gathering stones,
One for Each Good Deed Of the
Oil King, and He 10 Getting
Quite q Pile.

The great Josa D. Is not without
friends. even In Texas, neither win he
have to wait until he reaches the spirit
land TO enjoy the sensation Of having
a monument. He Is to have a monu-
ment raised to his virtues while he is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-06

loved Mont Blanc once more, and the
ascent was IN the nature Of a triumph.
al progress, in which took part q mum.
Der Of the friends and admirers OF this
grand old man Of the mountain.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-06

New York city pays t7s a year f0r
the rats and mice THAI the reptiles Of
Bronx Geological park eat
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19

IF the State permits Mr.. AS
we'll to run the State Normal like
he ran his school ring in Louisi-
ana, the poor old Normal would
be in a sorry fix soon. But, for
tunately, the State will not per-
NIT it," says a contemporary.
But be not deceived. Mr.. AS,
we'll is not dead or sleeping. Any
one who imaglnes him eliminated
from state affairs while temper.
arily retired at Natchitoches is
but a careless reader of the state
house reports in the daily pa
pers. DR.. Aswell as president
of the state normal is made te
appear far more prominent thar
the state superintendent, anC
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19

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The true Democrat., 1908-09-19
".SINCERELY. "
for congressman

We laugh at the school boys
form of emphatic affirmation:
"Cross my heart, hope | may die
this minute -" but a certain set
of grown mp folk have as ridicu'
lous a form of closing their let
ters as this schoolboy oath. His
has the merit of imposing a pen
atty on possible untruthfulness,
but some good, hypersensitively
conscientious people persist in
signing themselves sincerely, "
which being translated means,
''truthfully.' They, of the very
best reputation for veracity, for
| it must be noted that it is this
class alone which affects this
form of subscription, after an
earnest letter needs must assure
you that they have written
truthfully!
Too conscientious to say that
they are sincerely yours" OF
truly yours,' or Respectfully
yours,' when they realize tina
in no sense are they yours, eth
er respectfully or otherwise
they decline to say so, although
it is a mere form and no more
They know that respectfully o.
cordially means something stand
ing alone, and without thinking
they assume that sincerely doe
also. 1t does, but it is rathe
ridiculous in the way it is con
stantly used.
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19
NOT ENOUGH PLENS.

He shook the plum tree we'll,
The rich plums sparSely fell.
But before there rose a rebel yell
The Governor fled.
A newspaper item says that
the governor has gone to French
Lick Springs. Without warning
he left. He did not fold up his
tent like the Arabs, and as 81
lently steal away. 1t was enough
to make even a brave Governor
fly.
When everyone wants a plum,
what is a Jack Horner of a gov
ernOr to do?
Il have no plums' he cried.
But it transpires that he did
leave a few. Says the Picayune;
"AlthOugh he denied making
any appointments before leaving,
it is persistently rumOred that
the Governor signed a commits
sion appointing Larry Douglas
of the Eighth Ward, one of the
members of the Orleans Jury
Commission. From Baton Rouge
commissions were issued to W
10. Hart, the Well-knOWn New Or
leans attorney, and r. f, Milling
one of the Governors former
law partners, appointing then
members of the Civil Code Com
mission. There are to be three
members of the Commission, fol
which the compensation Of So, ,O0'
and expenses is provided. AmO'
L. Ponder, of Many, st. Landr,
Parish, Lsic] was slated to have
one of the commissions, but a
| the last moment the G0vernO
changed his plan. 1t is said tina
Mr.. Ponder is to have d NOR
toothsome appointment.
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19
DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE
SECOND PRIMARY.

1t seems that Mr.. Fayrot has
not lacked friends to advise him
not to attempt the second prl-
mary, as suggested by US, last
week, but their advice has been
disregarded. Others, less wise
perhaps, have lured him on, and
he has listened to their siren
voices.
He will make the race for the
second primary. He has agreed
after some deliberation, to &C,
cept Mr.. Wicklitfe's challenge
for series of joint debates.
"Whom the gods wish to de
stroy, they first make mad.
| The voters will be treated to the
edifying spectacle of contrast
between the two opponents; tt
note the admirable selfpoise
the exceptional intellectual
equipment of Mr.. Wickliffe, an(
it will be astounding if they fai
to avail themselves of the oppor
tunity of the best choice TO
congressman, the right choic
for congressman.
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19

when the presidents of state
school are mentioned his name
leads all the rest, outranking the
president of the La. State Uni
versity, which in our ignorance
we supposed the highest in rank
of state educational institutions.
Straws are but slight things
but they show the way the WIND
blows.
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19
SCHOOL HOURS.

In spite of the progress OF the
times, there are always some
that insist as regards the earth's 8
revolutions that the sun do
move.' This is presently exem-
plifed in the new ruling in local
school matters that six hours, no
less, must be devoted to school.
We will freely admit that in
country schools where there is a
number of grades, and only one
teacher, that six hours are all
too few for all that there is to be
done. But in the towns, where
the work is divided among more
teachers, the trend of the most
advanced thought in educational
matters is for fewer school
hours. This is in line with the
more intelligent views that par
cuts now hold of the Importance
of exercise in the open air-play,
walking and riding for their
children. Such parents realize
that six hours in the school.
room, with additional hours for
music lessons and practice, dc
not leave enough time for pro
viding for the sound body, which
is as important as the sound
mind.
Especially is this true of the
little children, for whom there is
no kindergarten, and for whom
six hours are too long for thu
short lessons which their minds
can take in, each day.
The best thought is, Keep tn
children no longer than is abso
lutely necessary. Then fresh
out-of-doors for them"
This is not in line with the ar
bitrary ruling here that the lay
requires six hours, and six hour
it shall be. One of the best law
yers at our local bar says tina
) under this construction of tn
law a child, taken i'll, cannot b
excused before three o'clock
palpable absurdity never cor
templated by the law. Th
school hours are specified as b'
ing between nine and three
which is a protection of th
teacher against insistent d.
mands rather than a means fC
: child oppression.
g In New Orleans primary p1
: pills are in two sets, one atten'
! ing the forenoon session, tf
other the afternoon session
Yet these operate under tt
: same state law which keeps I'll
:. country child in the schoolroor
:. six hours out of his short day.
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19

The Louisiana delegates to the
lakes-to- -the,gulf Deep Waterway
Convention at Chicago, Oct, Z and
s are Henri l.. Gueydan, of Guey-
dan; S. Locke Breaux, New Orle-
ans; E. o. Pharr, Morgan City;
Walter T. Burke, New Iberia; E.
P. MunsOn, Napoleonville; c. c.
Duson, Crowley; Leon Locke
and II. G. Drew, Lake Charles.
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19
DEMOCRATIC ANNOUNCEMENTS:



IyS NOE "MISFORTUNES" " |
No man ever went into q cam
paign with more Vulnerable
record than George X. FaYrOt.
Rut on account of the almost un-
paralIeled magnanimity OF his
principal opponent, the Hon.
Robert G.. Wickhffe, no notice
was taken of that vulnerable rec
ord. Neither Mr.. Wicklitfe nor
his supporters touched upon IT,
In no line or letter sent out with
his knowledge and authority, has
there been any exploiting OF
those unsavory points that could
have been worked to Mr.. FaV-
rOt's disadvantage.
With what reciprocity has that
magnanimity been met by the
Favrot supporters? At CoVlng-
ton and FranklintOn, points in
the district, farthest removed
from Mr.. Wickliffe's home,
where he is hOnOred as one of its
favOrite native sons and leading
citizens, respected alike for his
business prObity and high moral
character, there appeared IN
space reserved for FavrOt's sup
port in the COvingtOn News and
FranklintOn New Era, on the eve
of the primary, a dastardly and
entirely unfOunded aspersiOn on
Mr.. Wickliffe's morality, so vile,
that the publishers and present
owners of the News FASTENED
to disclaim any responsibility
therefor.
1t fell effectleSs.
Notwithstanding this, and in
the face of Mr.. Wickliffe's wide
ly published assertion that he
would maintain his campaign, as
begun, on the same high plane t
the end, the st. Helena Echo, il
q wild attempt to create Sympa
thy for FavrOt, pIaintiyely says
''If we would not seek an Otfic'
upon the demerits of anOthe
man, we would not have it upOl
his misfOrtuneS."
This is entirely false and un
just. Mr.. Wickliffe has been ab
solutely silent on any matter eX
cept George FayrOt's pOlitic9
record, and he has not author
lied in any shape or form, an
reference to FavrOt's "misfOl
tunes"
As to "misfortunes" othe
people use a harSher word.
is as Lowell says, Public opir
ion presses fifteen pounds to tn
square inch and it works all tn
time" The ripple in the pool {
public sentiment began tw
years ago and it's circles are eve
widening.
Public opinion has not needle
urging. 1t will yet prove Fa
rOt's Nemesis.
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19

One hears of the Wickliffe get
out the vote clubs. Good. Also
let every man consider himself a
member of the get-Out-andvOte
club as we'll.
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19

Judge j. l.. Golsan has been
busy presiding over the fall term
of district court for East Felici-
ana at Clinton all week. He will
hear the LIE Blanc case on Mon
day at Port Allen.
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19

Hebrews throughout the
world will observe Sept. rs as
marking the new year of their
calendar, 1869 ammo mundi.
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19

Why so much secrecy about
the governors appointments on
his staff2 The passion for
gold lace is not so strong as to
cause any heart-burings.
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19

Gov. Thos. Hughes of New
York has been renominated. He
had much opposition but was
sustained by Roosevelt.
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19

'RF, HAVEN COLLEGE FOR YOUNG LADIES
Jackson, Mississippi j. K'PKEO'V"' '''''u''''
18TH SESSION OPENS SEPT. 49, '90S
Talented and experienced faculty. leachers IN Fano'
art, voice, with EUROPEAN training lo-acre campus
College games All modern appointments PERSONAL as'el'-
ton to each students needs and welfare Exce1eh' '" g.
courteous management instruction guaranteed Pa'o's ~
o+od froro cultured homes Not room vacant the past two
sessions.
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19
MR., JVICKLIFES BEREd T.
.HEN1.

A waveof sympathy will sweep
over the district when it is learn
cd that the infant son OF Hon. X.
G., Wicklitfe died suddenly on
Friday at the home Of its grand
parents in Louisville, hY. Mr..
Wickliffe Cancelled his appoint
ment to speak at Whitecastle and
left Immediately for Kentucky.
The child was born August 1
and had never been seen by It's
father, the activities Of the cam
paign preventing his going on to
Kentucky. 1t was an unusually
! fine child and death was entirely
unexpected.
We repeat that wave Of sym
pathy will respond to the young
fathers sorrow, ana wherever he
fails to meet his appointments a>
a candidate, all whose hearts bea
in sadness over another's be
reavement, will excuse his alb
senCe.
He is a strong man howeve
: and in this instance he will prov
5 that he can suffer and b
. strong"
The true Democrat., 1908-09-19

At 2 O'Clock yesterday alter
noon Mr.. Kemp Smith of the
Peoples Bank received Il tele-
gram from W. II. Beckham say
ing that the baby was very Ill.
Mr.. Smith began to try to locate
Mr.. Wickliffe, but before he
could do so, another telegram
arrived from Mrs. Wicklitfe say
ing that the child was dead. Mr.
Wickliffe was at the station II
Baton Rouge to take the after
noon train for Burnside to meet
his appointment to speak al
Whitecastle, last night. tie a
once left for Kentucky, the las
sad telegram reaching him er
route.
His campaign committee II
Baton Rouge has cancelled hi
engagement to meet Congress
man FavrOt in the first thre
Joint debates, at DOnaldsOnville
Port Allen and Clinton set re
spectively for Sept. 10, 20, an
21st. Other announcements WI
be made later. But as we hav
said above, sympathy will over
come the disappointment OF HI
would-be hearers, the main al
guments for choice of him havin
been we'll set forth. 1t remain
for the public to show their al
proval of him by rallying tn
more determinedly to his SUI
port, allowing nothing to prove
backset to him in this stage
the campaign.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-10-23
Husband and Wife.

No man yet was ever made more
tender by having tenderness demanded
OF him; no man yet was ever cried
into loving his wife more. / am will
ing to admit that men are as faulty
creatures as women themselves. I'M
sympathetic in small things, often
blind. and that they may easily be en-
asperated into small brutalities Of
speech. If woman refrains from ex-
acting devotion, and is unswervingly
kind and unselfish, husband who has
any affection for his wife at all can be-
left to look out for doing his share. He
will look out for it anyway; no one
else can make him. Neither tears nor
entreaties Will wiring from him those
small kindnesses and attentions SO
dear to women.-A Wife, in Harper's
Bazaar.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-10-23
NOT A MIRACLE.
Just Plain Cause and Effect.

There are some quite remarkable
things happening every day. which
seem almost miraculous.
Some persons would not believe that
man could suffer from coffee drink
ing so severely as to cause spells OF
Inconsistencies. And to find complete
relief in changing from coffee to Pos
tum is well worth recording.
II used to be great coffee drinker,
so much so that it was killing me by
inches. My heart became so weak I
would fall and lie unconscious for an
hour at a time. The spells caught
me sometimes two or three times a
day.
my friends, and even the doctor.
told me It was drinking coffee that
caused the trouble. would not be-
lieve 1t, and still drank coffee until
could not leave my room.
Then my doctor. who drinks Pos
tum himself, persuaded me to stop cof-
fee and try Postum. After much hest
tation concluded to try 1t. That was
eight months ago. Since then I have
had but few of those spells, none for
more than four months.
Il feel better. sleep better and am
better every way. / now drink moth
ing but Postum and touch no coffee.
and as l am seventy years of age all
my friends think the Improvement
quite remarkable"
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to Well
ville." in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-10-23
A plscomfltlna Wltness.

The following colloquy took place
between Councillor Sealingwax and
witness who would talk back" You
say, sir, the prisoner is a thief"
Yes. sir. Cause why, she has con-
fessed she was" "And you also swear
she worked for you after this con-
fession?" Yes, sir" "Then we are
to understand that you employ dis
honest people to work for you, even
after their rascalities are known" "Of
course. How else would get as
sistance from lawyer?-Argonaut.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-10-23
numorousIy worded r. buke.

Theodore p. Roberts had a fluent
command of language. both in speak
ing and writing, and was yell liked
by everybody. He could secure the
attention of a negligent publisher IL
need be. To one such, who was re-
miss about sending vouchers, he once
closed up long letter with the sem
tence: "And, finally, my dear sir,
permit me to say that it would be
easier for a camel to ride into the
kingdom of heaven on a velocipede
than for anyone to find late copy of
your paper in the city Of New York"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-10-23
HGZNR(I2I9 /7GIIRE cID0D

Then told him what had seen and
what l was sure the inspector had also
witnessed.
Now, how can you explain It," I
asked.
"Dr. Hudson has already explained
1t pretty well. At least, he has given
us working hypothesis. Your senses
were under the control of the sub
jective mind while was normal"
After a rather neglected breakfast
and a nap to recover the murdered
sleep of the night before, we proceed
ed to the station to complete the for
malities of the Hindu's arrest When
we arrived, Inspector Ship met us with
a lugubrious countenance and mys-
teriously ushered us into his private
office and closed and locked the door.
When he had assured himself that
no unbidden ear was listening he
turned to us and said:
Hes gone!"
"Gonel" exclaimed Clarke. you
don't mean to say you allowed him to
escape hand-cuffed, between our place
and the station?"
We lost no time getting home. The
door seemed to be all right, In fact II
was fastened with a tumbler-lock
which would have given the most ex-
perienced burglar a bad half-hour. We
had no fear of the rear door. which
was secured by chain-bolt
II was years afterwards and In a
strange land that Clarke and again
rolled cigarette from the silver skull
but that. also. in another story.
Copyright by w. G. Chapman)
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-10-23
CONCENTRATIONS Wanted.

On entering his club one evening
not long ago a young Philadelphia
was accosted by a friend, who ex-
Claimed:
why, Charley, you are positively
beaming! What's up?"
I'm in the greatest luck imagin-
able" responded the other. you
know, I've been hanging about a pretty
Yonkers girl for almost a year. Dur
ing all this time she would never adj
NIT that she loved me; she would only
say that she respected me. But now,
old chap, congratulate me, for last
night she confessed that she respected
me no longer-that she loved MEL
Lippincott's.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-10-23

HAVE had occasion in
the course of these
narratives to mention
a rather unique tobac-
co-jar which graced
Carlton Clarke's study
table. l long f cit
there was a story con-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-10-23

blow that sank IL inches OF blade and
three inches of hilt into his own heart
Just at the left armpit. A left-handed
blow was out of the question. A right
handed blow at that point would lack
the force.
Read It Sexton, page 4O1 of the
scrap book:
For the benefit OF science, !, John
r. Ranthan. hereby declare, that IL
am slain, it will be by the hand of
Ynath, balf-caste maid Of Gurhwal,
whose body have repeatedly material
lied in the flesh from relics In my
possession. I have sworn not to write
it seek out one Yangmal. a hermit
yogi, whose cave lies in the foothills
of the Himalayas, in the Province of
Sikhim, ten leagues north of the tenn
pie of Darjeeling. / have spoken"
Then we can save the state of Illi-
nois something by returning him TO
New York" said Inspector Ship, who
had arrived in time to hear, with star
ing, incredulous eyes the most Of
Clarke's story.
mot until I have made an expert
ment," said Clarke. "Achmon, you
say you have the secret. Prove IL,
and the skull is yours"
Il know not II the conditions be
right, sahib. but I will try" returned
the Hindu.
Suddenly the Hindu began TO intone
monotonously and seemingly without
end:
"Ynath, comet Ynath. comet Ynath,
comet"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-10-23
AH1REW

My eyes were glued TO the face on
the skull. Could IL be-? Yes, the skull
gradually was fading from view and
the silver bust was rising and grow
ing, larger, larger, and nearer, until
Then she spoke, doubtless in her
native Hindustani. The words were
unintelligible, but the sweetness of the
voice was as of maid singing in the
twilight.
"Ynath. have called thee" an
swered Achmon. II would question
thee. Answer in the tongue thou
learned in the Feringhee mission.
What hand slew him of the damned
soul, who was called Ranthan?"
II slew him, Achmon. l loved him
not. He lured me with his tales of the
cities of men, as the flame lures the
moth. l followed him and happiness
was mine for a space. And then l
knew / was a woman of lost caste, in,
but not of the life around me. l pinned
for the hills of Mussoorie. / passed
and was free until he learned the great
secret Of the Masterknot."
Slowly the vision faded Through
the hazy folds of the silken robe
again appeared the dim outlines of the
skull on the table. Clarke released
my hand and the electric lights flashed
up. The Inspector sat as in a trance,
his eyes still glued to the skull.
Didn't you see herr" asked Clarke
after the inspector had departed with
his prisoner and we were completing
our previous hasty toilets.
II saw nothing and heard nothing
but the Hindu's onesided nonsense"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-10-23

grip left me with constant agoniz-
ing backache. Doan's Kidney Pills
helped me quickly and in three weeks
time there was not a symptom OF
kidney trouble remaining"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-10-23

Kidney Pits. kid
ney d lis "a s. W as
slowly poisoning me.
Dizzy spells almost
made me fall. sharp
pains like knife
thrusts would catch
me in the back. and
finally an attack OF
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-10-23
THREE WEEKS.
Brought About a Remarkable Change.

Mrs. A. j. Davis of Murray, KY.
says: when / began using Doan's
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-10-23

Carlton Clarke, Telepatho-
Deductive Solver of Criminal
Mysteries, Comes to the Fore
with a Solution of One of the
Strangest Acts Known to His
Career How He Arrived at
End of Unraveling Process.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-10-23
CONSIDERATION.

The Workman-Hey, what's that?
The Kid seq, any time you gifts
tired I'll take de Job fer two cents q
hour.-Philadelphia Ledger.