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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-28

had several vehement declarations OF
alteration from trainmen, in New Mex
leo alone having received three pro-
posals Of marriage While recuperat-
ing at Needles Miss Holly came face
to face with brakeman who had
followed them All the way from Albu.
querque "a pSess his suit.
From New Mexico comes the state
ment that the two fetching blondes
are adventuresses. 1t is charged that
they passed two weeks riding up and
down on that division Of the Santa
Fe enriching themselves from the gem
erosity Of trainmemn. Miss Holly
laughed when informed Of this charge,
and replied that all the trainmen on
the Albuquerque division are piqued
because they preferred the brake
Leams I'd the caboose.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-28
TRAIN LOSES IT'S WAY.
Switched on Wrong Track and Has
Terrific Race for Safety.

Paris.--A passenger train on the
Northern Of France line literally lost
its way the other night and had q
narrow escape from being telescope0
by an express which was behind t.
The train left for Amiens at p. m.
All went we'll until after leaving Creil.
where the line to Brussels and Ger
many and Holland branches OF. 0w.
ing to a mistake Of the signalman's,
which yet remains unexplained, the
Amiens train was switched onto tha
Brussels line, and, in the dark the en-
gine driver did not discover the mis-.
take until the train had proceeded a
mile or two onsthe line to Brussels.
Then, remembering that the Brus.
sells express was only few minutes
behind him, the driver decided to put
on full speed and so right ahead. II
was an exciting experience for every,
body. The passengers, finding that
the train was travelling At full speed
and running through the stations, be.
came alarmed and pulled the danger
signal
The train ran on TO the junction at
Pont St. Maxence, where the driver
hurriedly explained the matter to the
signalman, and was shunted onto a
siding two minutes before the arrival
Of the express. At last the train was
sent back to Creil and resumed it's
journey to Amiens q couple Of hours
/ late.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-28

Denver. Col.-The wife who spahks
her husband came to light with the
aling of the divorce suit Of Mack
Gardner against Mlllie Gardner IN the
district court. After reciting that BY
reason Of her superior strength Mrs.
Carduer had him badly frightened for
fear Of what she might do, Gardner
states that in the presence Of their
child the defendant spanked him.
Attempted struggling, bold handling
Of guns and other allegations made the
complaint read like a novel, but with
the woman in the role Of q member
Of the stronger sex. The Gardners
married in April. 1906, and nave one
child.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-28
81 Doc FErcHEs pocTOR.
Goes six Miles; Delivers Note IN
Time TO Save Mistress.

Railway, n. J-Taken from the
neck of a shaggy dog. where it had
been tied, q note was handed Or. G.
B. Holmes at his Office. The time
marked on the paper Indicated the
note had been written only an hour
before at the home Of Mrs. Andrew
Woodbury., located six miles outside OF
this city. The note read:
Joe, or whoever sees this first,
send the doctor up right away
Mamma is not so we'll. This morn
ing, sure
Or. Holmes drove to the farm at
once and found MS. Woodbury. dan
gerously i'll. He said only the
prompt appearance Of the dog en-
abled him TO give the sufferer effec-
tive treatment
The dog Is owned by Mrs. Wood
bury aud has been trained TO carry
parcels. The animal has never lost
a package since acting as mes.
senger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-28

Atlantic City, N. IA rat Is said to
Be responsible for the turning on Of a
gas cock IN the home Of Charles Dex-
ler, on Atlantic avenue, and the flow
Of gas nearly auiiocatad the inmates Of
the house. The rat was attracted by
a bunch Of celery, and walked over the
loose cock. Mr. pegler scented The
gas. and his search resulted IN the
discovery Of the flowing gas and the
rat, which scsmpered Of.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-28
GIRLS GROSS CONTINENT
ON BaEtKBElMS 0F GAB
NEW YoRK DAMseLs lN KHAKI
TELL Of THRlLLlNe TRip 70
PACIFIC COAST.

San Bernardino. Cal-Miss Nellio
Holly and Miss Beatrice Logan, claim.
ing to have beaten their way from
New York on brakebeams, have ar-
rived here on their last stretch 70 Log
Angeles. Dressed in khaki skirts ana
leggings, with light oiled cloth hoods
to keep the dust from their tresaea,
they look as though they bad just
stepped from Pullman instead Of
having braved the unusual experience
OF brakebeam tourists,
I'VE bad experiences which repay
Us FOR the hardships borne declared
Miss Holly, and she ayers that IN the
several weeks she and her compan-
ion were beating their way west they
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-28
LlST INI COLORADO
BLIZZARD FOUR DAYS
DENVER MAN has TERRlBLE ~.
PERlENcE-HANDs AND FEET
ARE FROZEN

Denver Escaping death by interest
chance when his horse fen over q elm
and was killed, wandering for four
days without food on trackless noun
tains. battling with a raging blizzard
and lighting of the fatal coma OF ex-
haustion and cold when the mercury
dropped to rs degrees below zero, D.
R. Smith succeeded in making his way
to his home here and fell unconscious
on the threshold as he opened the
door.
He is under a physicians care. His
feet and hands we're 50 badly frozen
that It was at first thought amputa-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-28
PASTOR Risks LIFE
TO SAVE A WOMAN
PROVES HIMSELF a HERO WHEN
SUDDEN CRISIS MAKES oPER-
ALTON NECESSARY.
PREACHER GIVES HIS BLOOD
Artery in Arm ls Joined 70 Patients
Great Danger Of Death by In.
fectlon, but c..archman
Never Flinehes.

New York.--Rev Dr. John Lewis
Clark, who married William Ellis
coey and Mabelle Gilman, has shown
himself to be hero OF the highest
type. To save a woman's life he
risked his own in manner that re-
uuires far greater courage than is back
Of the sudden impulse to dash at the
head Of a runaway horse or leap into
the river to save a drowning person
Bound fast to MRS julia Ladson, one
Of his small arteries connected with
one OF hers, he let the blood from his
body surge into her veins for two
hours, recently, while her right leg
was being amputated in the Bushwick
hospital, Brooklyn.
Mrs. Ladson was suffering from an
acute case Of blood poisoning. Dr..
Clark was warned that II the smallest
drop Of her blood passed into his sys-
tenn It might prove fatal, but was told
that unless he took the risk there was
not one chance in thousand Of
saving her life.
Thanks to the infusion Of blood from
DR.. Clark Mrs I.adson is very likely
to recover.
Dr.. Clark had been praying with
Mrs. Ladson and her husband, and
was leaving the hospital when the
crisis suddenly faced him. A member
OF Mrs. Ladson's family had agreed
to allow the TRANSMISSION Of blood, anC
physicians from all parts Of the city
were waiting to witness one Of th'
most remarkable operations ever per
formed in New York. Mrs. LadsoI
was being brought under the inhuenc
Of an anesghetic, and the operating n
struments we're freshly sterilized an
ready for use. But with everythin
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-28
LOCKED IN GAGE
FOR THO YEARS
BELGIAN, FALSELY ACCUSED OF
ATTACK ON SULTAN or TuR-
KEY, CRUELTY TORTURED.
FED ONLY BREAD AND WATER
Finally Rescued BY His Government
When About 70 Be Buried Alive
--Told Wife Had Been Blown
to Pieces.

Antwerp. After spending two years
in a cage In a Turkish prison, guarded
day and night, and fed on bread and
water, Edward Joris is back in his
native Belgium.
He was sentenced to death BY
Turkish court which had adiudged
him guilty Of attempting to take the
life Of the sultan. His restoration to
his home is due to the persistent ef-
forts in his behalf made by the Belgian
government
When Joris, very sick man, was
brought ashore at this port the other
day, he asked his attendants to set
him down upon the ground SO that he
might kiss the soil Of Belgium. They
did so, and he imprinted fervent kiss
upon the ground.
| saw him a day or two afterward
at his house, and he told me something
Of his horrible experiences,
II was sentenced to death, said he
ION false evidence Of spy, who
charged me with attempting to XIII
Abdul Hamid just as he was leaving
the mosque. The bomb, you remem
Der, killed two bystanders ant
wounded the chief Of the Turkish de
tectiye service.
while the trial was In progress
was tortured for "a consecutive hour
in order that confession might be Oh
tained from me. So as to break m.
spirit l was told that M wife ha'
been killed in the explosion, detect
ives showing me rag from one Of ~
wifes dresses and saying that she ha
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-28
30 aAaY pINs AND MATcHEs!
Nurse Admits She Made Child Sick
70 Get More Leisure.

New ork.-Aurelia Lightbourne. 10
years old, who says she is a West
Indian. was locked up in the Nassau
county jail on a charge Of assault IN
the seconG degree, She has confessed
to feeding small boy in her charge
pins, matches and other articles.
The complainant is William j Pnrdg
of Rockville Center, who has employed
the girl for the last two years some
weeks ago be noticed his boy, two
years old, was seriously III at times
and hairplns, matches and safety pins
were found in the child's stomach after
an operation.
A few days ago the girl became
deeply interested tn religion After
one meeting she returned to her homo
with. the Purdy family and acknowl
edged she had been the cause oS the
repeated illness Of the baby.
i gave him pins, matches and
sometimes hair and safety pins SO be
would be sick and then I would have
more time to myself she said.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-28

Cincinnati. ~ " Hissins a tvav
cling salesman, caused tha arrest e
w r. GlasHett IN Dayton on a charge
Of stealing a glass eve. Higgins said
he was asleep il q hotel when his eye
fell ont and GIasaett took It and sola It.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-28

HENRY s. JOHNSON.
eeeEelagy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-28

PLATFORM
Democrats Of Oklahoma in Their
First State Convention Make
q Declaration as 10
Future Policies

MusKoGEE: The committee on
resolutions at the Democratic
State convention held here Feb
uary N, made the following re-
port which was unanimously
adopted:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11

switch had been put to severe use
and many OF the birch twigs had
broken, 20 the master gave the best
behaved boy in the class q half holi-l
day to 80 into the woods and gather
some new birch twigs. For some req
son or other my grandfather happen.
ed to be that boy. As he went out
OF the door he held dis head hiEh.
for he was conscious Of the envisus
glances cast upon him by his less
fortunate mates
For some time he wandered In the
woods gathering the twigs until he
had collected enough for = new
switch, but the reaction Of his pre-.
vious good behavior kept him from
returning to the school as he should
have done. and 1t occurred to him
that It was an excellent opportunity
to go swimming. So he went down
to trout stream which ran through
a neighboring farm. The water was
delightful and as the day was warm,
grandfather fingered there for some
time. He was enjoying himself I'm.
mensely when the farmer appeared.
He greatly objected to having small
boys go swimming in his trout stream
SO my grandfather was. marched has.
tily back to school by the enraged
farmer and the switches he had so
carefully gathered were used to 8
good advantage hmm hffnseN-
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.LlrrLE OLD NEW YoRk.
Larger Population, Than sixteen Dif

- 81 Il
Larger Population Than Sixteen DIFF
fereht States and Territories.
Some one who Is apt at figures has
shown that New York city today is
larger in population than sixteen diff.
ferent States and Territories, and
further that within radius of TWEEN.
ty miles are living over 100000
people.
The improved methods Of trans.
portation, which are fast widening
the limits OF New York's business
energy, will soon embrace a radius OF
fifty miles. within which are located
1854 different towns and cities whose
total population, with that Of Greater
New York, Is equal to fully one.fifth
of the population of the United
States.
When 1t is realized that the perma.
nent increase in population of New
York last year was about 100000, a
city the size of Cleveland, Ohio,
some idea Of the tremendous growth
of the city can. be appreciated. One
of the assurances Of a continued and
permanent growth is to be found in
the $4,000 marriages that take place
every year.
Besides this permanent Increase
New York is entertaining an average
of over 10000 transient visitors ev-
cry day, and at some seasons, when
the hotel mmodations ARE taxed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11
RABBITS ARE HARD FIGHTERS.
The Charge Of 'cowardice a SANDER
Defeat Of Ferret.

The Charge Of tcowardice a SANDER
Defeat Of Ferret.
. Tell man that he hasn't the pluck
of a rabbit and If he doesn't dis,
prove it by hitting you he is certain
at any rate to be- extremely annoyed.
Yet the taunt is a libel on the rab-
bit. A doe rabbit will fight like fury
in defence of her young. She. will
charge like a battering ram and use
those long sharp incisors of hers to
capital purpose.
An old buck rabbit is not to be
lightly tackled by weasel, stoat or
even ferret. On the sanded floor OF
small public house near Chestnut
ferret of long experience was
matched with an old lopeared buck,
the property Of the landlord.
The ferret made straight for the.
rabbits throat, but the latter was
in the air before master ferret could
reach him, and leaping clean over
the ferret's head let out with those
powerful hind legs Of his kick which
hurled the ferret bodily against the
wainscot. Twice the ferret returned
to the attack and twice he missed his
grip and went hurting through the
air.
The third repulse was enough for
him. He knew he was beaten and
could not be persuaded to stand up
for "a fourth round. Pearson's Week.
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WHAT BAD wEArHER COSTS.


"A Rainy Day In West London Means
81 100000 Loss I'm Trade.
The effect which the weather has on
trade In the great cities Of the world d
most noticeable as well as most remark
able. 1t has been estimated that the
shops In the west end of London lose
by single rainy day $500, 600. Some
kinds of merchandise are especially sen
sitive to the influence OF the weather.
Mutton and pork, for instance. are
spoiled by very strong electric dis
charges SO that many a butcher will
lose $50 to $75 by a thunder storm.
A real London fog Is much more ex-
Decisive by reason Of Its impenetrable
darkness. For gas alone London ex-
ponds day, when there is a fog, ST.
800 more than usual. The apothecaries
are pleased by such weather, for the
reasoA that 1t causes a number of dis
eases, SO that their income is doubled.
The underground railways also have
their income Increased by rain and fog.
Naturally, it is much more pleasant to
be protected from the wind and wet
than to sit on the top Of an omnibus
and get soaked through.
When 1t rains nearly all tradesmen
eefomplain of bad business except the
edgar dealers ); the latter. however. rub
their hands with delight. The desire
to make a bad day more endurable by
a good cigar increases the takings Of
the cigar dealer is per. cent. The pub
lie housekeepers in the city have no
cause for complaint. every one knows.
Whoever has anything to do In the
street supplies himself with umbrella
and raincoat, and these cost money. In
nearly all other shops the proprietors
wait nnavailingly for customers. Wom-.
en- especially have no great desire to
shop In the rain. =
Nature causes considerable expendi-
ture for man. She herself is a spend.
thrift, as In a storm she wastes giant
forces. The storm that destroyed CAL
weston could have furnished the power
given by all the steam engines Of the
world for years. A single thunder
storm would suffice to drive all the,
dynamos In existence, and the average
value Of a Hash Of lightning has been
calculated MS about 81, 2O5. @
so :
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11
New zeaIand,s STRANGE STAND.

White Island derives its name from
the clouds of white steam in which
it appears to be continually envel-
oped. Its area is only six hundred
acres and It's height about eight hun
dred feet above the sea level.
In form and color 1t is like re-
posing camel, while Its interior with
Its gray weather-beaten, almost per-
pendicular cliffs, recalls the Coliseum
at Rome. Overhanging the southern
landing place stands a column of
rock closely resembling a sentinel.
which has been dedicated to the
memory Of Captain Cook. The water
of the island is OF pale green hue.
and anything dipped into 1t becomes
of red brick color. The fumes OF
sulphur are always plainly percep.
tible.
On fine moonlight night won,
.derful sight is Afforded to anyone
who will sit in an open boat in one
OF the lakes of the. island. Covering
an area of fifty acres is an immense
caadron kissing and snorting and
sending forth volumes Of poisonous
steam, while all chances Of egress ap-
pear to be denied by the steep, ST.
lent and gloomy cliffs.-British Aus.
tralian.
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movements is placed about his neck.
When he is sold for training pur-
poses 1t is necessary to remove this
rope and fix iron chains around his
legs Immediately AHgye the feet, in
order that he ms more readily
handled.
On his arrival ii Mining quarters,
he is delivered to the man who has
been ordained to break him, and the
two spend few days in getting &C.
quainted before school term begins.
The first lesson consists in teaching
the elephant to lie down. To the IRON
linked letters that encircle his legs
strong ropes are attached. Each Of
these ropes is securely tied to a
staple so that the beast cannot move
an appreciate distance in any direc.
ton. When the bonds have been
thoroughly tested and 1t is certain the
animal is helpless the trainer catches
his iron hook in the elephants hide,
high up on his back, and begins to
pull.
1t seems the nature Of brute to
want to do the opposite OF that which
he is requested to do. SO the ele.
plant refuses to lie down. Where
upon the trainer puts little weight
on the sharp hook. 1t begins to cut
through the tough hide to the sensi.
tive flesh and the red blood beneath.
The elephant trumpets, then he
squeals-for even an elephant can
squeal, when the hook is long enough
and sharp enough and always It is.
The trainer pulls a bit harder, and
maybe the blood spurts. The beast
tries to break away and, failing that,
reaches, murderously inclined. with
I his trunk for his tomentor. Each
pugnacious attempt is met by an ad.
ditional half inch Of steel for the
animal must learn on the first page
Of his primer that he has never
chance to fight. Finally, whe1 the
pain becomes unbearable, he drops
on his knees and clumsily rolls over
on his side
Similar methods are brought Into
play to teach the 'head stand The
animals fore legs are fastened so
that he cannot move. and then ropes
are tied around his hind quarters.
These ropes are passed through a
pulley overhead and, at signal from
the trainer, the beast is tilted up in
the air until he is in danger Of fall.
ing on his head. and naturally sup.
ports himself upon his trunk and
fore legs. This is continued until he
knows that, at a given cue, he must
either do head stand or suffer the
unpleasant feeling OF being hoisted.
Maurice B. Kirby, in Everybody's.
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p q - 3. (
is4jsiRQyZ
DRoMsY sLEEPYHEAD.

DROWsY SUPERINTENDENT.
Little drowsy, sleenyhead
Always wants to 20 d bed. &
Never can undo aer eyes.
It il such a nifty foo
wonder A. her ewes are blue u
" 81 ..i
Little drowsy Sleepyhead.
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knocked it almost 10 pieces.

tnocfroa5 A. o1most "a en;oces
nan ana norothv wsra ca d,san.
,aintaa tsot NOV con,dng .av :
word. +bay ,elt a. !, thew should
crv \ was nratty had a. pepeie
Int a. course she didn't know any
bsttar
Anywa, inst tban M Mason came
a,one ana SAID az have Z scheme
LET'S make ! double bridge one mart
to % from this short to the little
island down there and the other part
from, tihe island across 70 the other
shore over those yerv fast rapids..
INV tbev aid work, az conrse.
Won can build much finer bridge
!, Won have a big man to work with
Won And Dorothy had some little
dolls-three-with her. She often car
ried them in g,er nocket When they
finished tho fret mart Of the bridge
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-11
cosr o. Stage COSTUMES.
The Prejudice OF one Manager
Against Brown color-scheme
Cost Him $500.

One Of the problems OF the pro-
Queer is to arrange his show so as
to give the chorus time for changes
Of costume. In a built-up show his
chorus may change six or seven times
during the performance, and there are
seldom fewer than five changes. In
comic opera there are usually only
three changes. If the play is modern,
one OF these will be a walking-dress
that will average SIS, which doesn't
include $50 hat, and about 81 worth
OF shoes, to say nothing of silk stock
lings Then there are two handsomer
gowns that range from $3.50 to $3.50.
the average being easily $3.50 Some
times group OF girls will wear $500
gowns. For men as we'll as women
the most expensive costumes worn in
musical shows are the modern ones.
1t costs more to put man in even
ing clothes than in anything else he
ever wears on the stage. The average
is about $125.
The minor principals usually have
only two changes, unless they buy
dresses for themselves, while the star
is likely to make fiee or six changes.
and her gowns average about $500
each. Though the bizarre costumes
don't cost so much as the others.
they mount up. There are the wigs.
for one detail. They range from $40
to SIS for the ordinary ones, up to
$50 for the powdered ones, and it is
not unusual for group Of girls to
wear four different wigs in one pro-
duction. s75
Many numbers are discarded after
they are all ready to go on the stage,
For instance, "The Gay White Way
(which was practically 4 failure in
| New York, but great success else
where, was rehearsed for three
months. and numbers that cost more
than $4,000 to prepare were never
even tried in the production as 1t was
finally given. Lee Shubert ordered
one set Of costume changes, simply be
cause he doesn't happen to like
brown His prejudice cost about 81,
500 Hartley Davis, in Everybody's.