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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-10
TRUE MONUMENT TO DICKENS.
Found in His immortal Writings, Says
London journal.

Whether a statue should be erected
to Dickens Is the subject Of an inter
esting article in the London Spectator.
The writer in the course, Of his brOws-
ing quotes from Micawber and says:
Every reader Of Dickens, OF course.
will be able to match his favorite pas
sages against ours The enthusiasm
with which such competitions are oft
en- conducted is the truest proof Of the
solace-we do not use too strong =
word-which such memories bring In
time Of vexation, dullness or grief and
in them-whlcheve they may be-de-
tached as they are and properly should
be, but complete and memorable in
themselves, the true monument 10
Dickens is 10 be found"
The monument to Dickens was
erected by himself His characters
live forever, for they are human in
their nature, and we have all seen
them. One remembers more OF David
Copperfeld. or Little Nell. or Barhis.
or Little Dorrit, or Pegotty, or Sam
uel Weller, than of the others, perhaps,
but where is there a reader OF Dickens
who has not fixed in his memory at
least one OF his characters?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-10

TWO WOMEN TRAVEL 12s MILES
BY BALLOON.
Are Enthusiastic Over Their Exhlla-
rating Experience - Ascend at
Philadelphia and Land Near
Elkton, Maryland.

Philadelphia.-After a successful
fight from this city to a point 5000
feet in the air above Lancaster, Pa,
and thence southwark, the balloon
Philadelphia, which sailed from this
port at 1924 o'clock one Saturday
evening, recently landed quietly at
9:15 next morning four miles from
Elkton, Nd In this ship OF the
skies were two women, among the
first to make a balloon trip in Amer
lea. Miss Minnie Applebaoh and Mrs.
M. E. Lockington, both Philadelphians.
They came down enthusiastic, con-
vinced as one Of them put it:
1T horseracing is the sport Of kings,
ballooning is the sport Of emperors." !"
1t was under the auspices Of the
Philadelphia Aeronautical society that
the ascension was made. The pilot
was George H. Simmerman, assisted
by DR.. Thomas E. Eldridge, both ex-
perts and both with Mrs. Lockington
aboard the same balloon when a few
weeks ago its ill-starred flight was
ended BY a swift descent in the
Schuylkill river.
Not one mishap, however, occurred
to mar the present trip. The highest
altitude attained was 10000 feet at
eight o'clock in the morning, while the
balloon was crossing the Mason and
Dixon line into Maryland. The tenn
perature was never SO low as to cause
discomfort and the descent was made
with scarcely joliing Of the car.
It was the most exhilarating expert
ence of my life" emphatically declared
Miss Applebsch.
1T is the sort Of thing" supplement
ed Mrs. Lockington, that will make
the most wretched forget all troubles.
We Travelled 1875 miles in all, and
though l have travelled a good deal on
earth never enjoyed any journey SO
much or anywhere nearly SO much as
| enjoyed this one.
AT the start as the ropes were
cut" said Miss Applebach, we shot
straight up. The moon had not yet
risen; the stars were obscured and it
seemed as II we were taking q sudden
plunge into an unknown world.
"As soon, however, as we had gained
an altitude Of 1000 feet we struck a
strong current of fresh air and 1t be-
gan 70 carry us northeast The cur
rent continued for the better part Of
the night and brought us into the
neighborhood Of Lancaster, Pa, and
no one can appreciate by hearsay the
wonders Of the ride.
About four o'clock, just as we ap-
preached COnestoga, the sun ieaped
into view. We were between 1000 and
1900 feet above the surface Of the
earth. As the sun rose, its rays
warmed the gas in the balloon and we
ascended until we reached an altitude
Of 5000 feet II was then that we
came into a new current Of air that
carried us southeast and landed us
without incident on a farm near Elk
ton, Nd"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-10
FATHER HAS LEARNED LESSON
Never Again viii Fetch Hls Daugh-
tor's Young Man from the Train.

A Louisville business man who re-
Gently took a summer home about 12
miles In the country had an adyen-
ture the other night that has he says,
Taught him to not do too much for
young fellows who might be calling on
bis daughter
"Tho other night" says he. Il al
lowed the coachman to go, and did not
discover until after he had gone that
my daughter was expecting a young
man caller. There was nothing to do
but to hitch up the horse myself and
go TO the station to meet him.
When the car rolled in, Just one
youngster alighted, and as he an
swered the description of the fellow
coming to see my daughter I saun-
tered up to him and inquired II he
might be Mr..
How did you knowg replied the
chap with a tone Of disgust at being
addressed thus by the coachman.'
The caller was loaded into the car
riage and the journey to the house
was begun. To break the ice l told
him ! had understood that he was in
certain line Of business, and again
came the naughty. How did you
know?'
During the remainder OF the jour
ney the young man sang popular
songs. When we arrived at the house
| put the caller out and proceeded to
the stable to put up the horse. After
this work had been completed re-
turned to the house just in time to
overhear the young man ask my
daughter:
Who was that fresh guy that
brought me over here tonight?
when told that the fresh guy was
her father, thought the caller would
wilt, and then / decided to put in an
appearance about that time. He
jumped up and said that II he had
known | wanted to put up the horse
he would certainly have helped. My
advice to fathers-and ! shall here.
after stick to what l am preaching-is
never to 20 to all that trouble for q
young man caller, when that person
has two good legs that can carry him
from the station to the house. That
young man certainly walked back to
The station that night. Louisville
Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-10
TRACED TO 4 BULL CALF.



Boonyille, lnd.-The wild beast
which has been frightening the peo-
pie in the vicinity Of Bullocktown, this
county, proves to be a bull calf owned
~ Cardin Rice.
1t develops that G. w. Hadley, a
peddler, amused himself and conf
Dental friends BY catching the calf
after nightfall, tying a brush 70 its
tail. and permitting the frightened ami
NAL to run through the woods, bawl-
ing with every jump
One night while three OF the
"iokers" we're trying to catch the calf.
the animal jumped q ditch, into which
its pursuers fell and they nearly
drowned before they could scramble
out.
Several men, who we're trying to
solve the strange animal mystery.
we're witnesses Of their plight. and in
this way the secret became known
The bull calf is no longer figuring
IN the role Of g strange wild animal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-10

A Cincinnati paper, having spoken
Of people as "summering' at watering
place, one Of its residents asks ironi-
cally: Would 1t be correct to say
that a man is falling In New York. or
'springing' in the mountains?' I'm
luckily language does not run by logic.
AS for summer as a verb, is not Isaiah
good enough authority? OF the noun
talns he says: The fowls shall SUM
mer upon them, and all the beasts of
the earth shall winter upon them"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-10
MESCALE BAD FOR INDIANS.

makes him a hopeless imbeeile. II
used to excess.
Through the Nebraska Indians, Mr..
Stacey reported. the Jackson county
Winnebagoes have secured q steady
supply OF the mescale buttons, and
the habit OF drinking the dangerous
tea Is spreading with great rapidity in
the tribe Efforts Of Father Stuck
and his assistant to check the traffic
have proven Of no avail, and 1t was
finally decided to have the govern
ment interfere.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-10

President @. Stanley Hall Of Clark
university announces with solemnity
that college professors must organize
for self protection and boycott all
news gatherers as enemies to academ-
lc dignity and weight He says: Col
lege professors must do something 10
keep themselves from being made ridi-
culous. The time has come when a
college professor cannot open his
mouth without being made to look,
speak and act like a fool
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-10

The young divine untangled him
self from rather powerful blue BIZ
low,
Z hope, he said, that you are 60
ing to do something this summer foF
the slum children's seaside homer"
e0h, yes" she said, brightly. as
she brushed the water from her face.
They're getting up a charity dance.
you know and I've already ordered
my direetoire gown for it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-10
NOTHING 10 Square.

TAKE home a box Of candy or a
bunch Of flowers to-night?7
What for? I'm sober r"--Louisviil
CopEier.Jonrnal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05

where they ought to be, upon the day
OF the primary.
No such gigantic reform measure has
ever been proposed in Tennessee as
that which the convention has adopted.
Not the smallest reasonable objection
to 1t can be suggested. Certainly the
general blanket primary all over the
state upon the same day, with its op.
portunities for local frauds to be count
ed in the general result, as the fraud Of
thousands of votes in Memphis were
counted for Mr.. Carnack against Sen
ator Taylor, and with its abrogation Of
the county unit system, common to our
government and to our politics, would
be no Improvement. Rather it would
beget new and untold evils, more than
ever flew out Of Pandora's tabled fatal
box.
Mr.. Carmack is likely to find that the
people are not concerned about the
mere matter of party expediency, mere
ly because it happened to suit his views
and desires for something to quarrel
about. Has he nothing better than this
to propose?
Hewill have to meet Gov. Patterson's
record as governor, and whether he
"has been clear in his great office. "
There is the issue. If upon full, fair
and free discussion, such as Gov. Pat.
terson sought time for, and such as Mr..
Carmack, in his proposition for q pri-
mary to be held in May, cutting off ell
possibility of proper presentation OF
candidates and issues, was unwilling
to, then Gov. Patterson should have
the denomination to which Just and
worthy official is entitled under imme.
mortal usage. That is the chief and
only issue to be met.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05
Here's Richness for You,

Once more Gov. Patterson is to be
congratulated on the ineptitude of his
journalistic enemies. He has been ac-
cused of nearly every known offense,by
these people; but they have laid on too
much black paint, in the application of
which they have succeeded only in Civ
ing themselves a seal-brown complex
ion. A short time since he was accus-
ed, as member of the state board of
equalization, of voting to reduce the as
sessment of the public utility corpora
tions, thus winning them to his side
1t turned out that he was q member of
board which entertained appeals from
the railroad commission and had voted
only to reduce the assessment of the
street car company. He was then ac-
cused of voting to reduce the company's
assessment to $4,000, 900, when the
truth was that the assessment had been
fixed at $4, 5OO,O
Having been discomfited on this
point, his busy foes began to dig into
his pardon record. The board of par
dons has recommended a good many
pardons mostly for otfenses of trivial
character, and the governor has grant
ed them. All of our governors have
been inclined to leniency in recent
years; but it remained for the neawspa-
per that makes a speciality of misrepre.
senting Gov. Patterson, to bring q
grave accusation against him. Here is
the damning indictment:
"He committed the sentence OF Nose
Walds, negro, charged with one of
the most brutal murders of white man
ever known in Shelby county"
There now, what do you think of
that? Abas Patterson Consquez Pat
terson! Vive le Csrmackl
But soft you now? A reference to
the files of this same newspaper shows
that Nose Walds was hanged on the
S1st of last October. Thus Nose was
executed in blissful ignorance of the
fact that his sentence had been COM
muted. > Doubtless he would have died
more resignedly if he had known that
the governor had psrdoned him. But
how comes it that Sheriff Monteverde
never heard of the communication; or can
it be that having advertised a hanging
he was determined to pull it off, gov.
ernor or no governor? Ought he moi
to publish statement explaining why II
was that he hanged q man whose sen
tence had been commuted?
Either then the sheriff overruled the
action of the governor, or the execution
never took place. But one thing is GER
tain. Nose isn't here. Possibly he
dropped dead on the scaffold when be
heard that his sentence had been com
muted.
The incident serves to show the uttel
recklesness OF the governors enemies
What confidence can the public have il
any accusations coming from such {
source?- -MemphisC Commercial l-Appeal
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05
Whole Number 1884
TELLS HOW TO MIX RECIPE
Directions To Prepare Simple, Yet Re-
markable, Home Mixture.

A well-knOwn authority on Rheuma-
tism gives the readers of large New
York daily paper the following valua-
BILE, yet simple and harmless prescrip-
tion, which any one can easily prepare
at home:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one.half
ounce; Compound Ksrgon, once onuce; /;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces.
Mix by shaking we'll in bottle, aud
take teaspoonful after each meal and
at bedtime.
He states that the ingredients can be
obtained from any good prescription
pharmacy at small cost, and, being of
vegetable extraction, are harmless to
take.
This pleasant mixtare, il taken reg
ularly for few days, is said to over
come almost any case of Rheumatism.
The pain and swelling, if any, dimin-
ishes with each dose, until permanent
results are obtained, and without in
juring the stomach. While there are
many so-called Rheumatism remedies,
patent medicines, ETC., some of which
do give relief, few really give perma-
nent results, and the above will, no
doubt, be greatly appreciated by many
sufferers here at this time.
Inquiry at the drug stores of this
neighborhood ELECTS the information
that these drugs are harmless and can
be bought separately, or the druggists
here will mix the prescription for our
readers if asked to.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05
HOme-C Coming at Emory and Henry.

The following letter from the secreta-
ry is self-explanatory:
AT the last meeting of the Alumni
Association it was decided to make
June 8, 1908, Home Coming Day for
the sons of Emory and Henry College.
Our Alma Mater will then have arrived
at three score years and ten, but her
strength has not weakened in the pass
ing of the years. The attendance has
increased twofold within six years, and
improvements amounting to $100,OO0
are now in process Of completion.
The Home Coming Committee takes
pleasure, therefore, in inviting you
back to the old rooftree on June 8, and
requests that you bring any other
Emory boy" with you who may not
get an invitation because of his address
being unknown.
The committee will arrange for your
entertainment for the entire Home
Coming Day, which will be spent in
speech making, banqueting and reviv-
ing memories of younger years. We
would be glad for you to be with us
during the entire comm encement. The
trains run so ss to allow you to spend
the nights in the nearby towns of Glade
Spring or Abingdon. As You are we'll
aware Emory has no hotel facilities,
and it would be impossible to find
lodging here for all the home.comers.
We are very anxious to make this the
greatest occasion in the history of the
college, and urge you to lay aside your
work for awhile, and come back home
where you will receive a warm hearted
and whole-souled welcome. The home.
folks will be glad to see you and learn
what you have been doing in the great,
wide world. The program has not been
completed, but you may expect to hear
from such alumni as Gov. Conner, of
Alabama; Gen. Horatio @. King, of
New York; Bishops Hoss and Atkins,
and many more no less noted.
Please answer this in vitation as soon
as practicable, in order to aid us in ar
ranging for the day. Any information
you may desire in regard to the home
coming will be cheerfully given.
Yours in the bonds of E. L H.,
j. l.. HARDIN,
Secy. Home.C Coming Committee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05
Complimentary Notice.

The following notice of the appoint
ment of Judge Bell appeared in q
recent issue of the Tullahoma Guard.
ian:
Judge B. d. Bell, of Gallatin, who
has been appointed to the supreme
bench to fill the vacancy created by
the death of Judge Wilkes, is one Of
the best appointments that was ever
made by any governor of our state
Judge Bell is not only a high-toned
gentleman, but he is learned in the
law and is very popular wherever
known by the law-abing element, and
be it said to his credit, he is just as
unpopular with the criminal element
who have had occasion to come before
him in case where they were proven
guilty. But Judge Bell is q just Judge
and would never decide a case in
advance against any man, as we are
Informed at least one of the aspirants
for the same position did in the case Of
Haywood and Pettibone who were
afterward proven innocent Judge
Bell is the right man in the right
place and should he live and desire tc
do SC will likely remain on the bench
for many years to come, and those whc
have hankering to serve on the
supreme bench of Tennessee would dis.
play political sagacity by holding of
till 1910 before making the attempt
The people could not possibly put .
better Judge in his place and they could
easily do worse.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05

in which it is perpetrated. The dele
gates to the state convention are in.
structed to cast the vote of each county
for the candidate having a majority Of
votes in the county. That is but the
old majority rule, as it has always been
applied.
The county is the unit. Counties
with large democratic vote have q
proportionate vote in the convention.
There is nothing new in this. 1t is
nothing new for o candidate for gov.
ernor, for instance, to carry and have
voted for him in convention the whole
vote of large democratic county like
Davidson, although he may have carri.
ed it by majority.
Our fathers have lived by that county
unit rule ever since Tennessee was
state. The committee wisely adhered
to all that was right in old methods,
providing only for conservative reform
and correction of abuses that had
grown up under the old convention
system.
Under the old system various means
were adopted for determining or ascer-
tanning the will of the people of the
county. County, ward and district
conventions, mass-meetings, county,
ward and district primaries, occasion
ally general county primary.
Under that system crying abuses had
grown up. The will of the people was
constantly thwarted by ward "bum.
mers, district "heelers," through di.
rect frauds, direct corruption or con-
tested delegations.
A no less evil grew out of the holding
OF county conventions upon different
days. Out of this came what were call
cd "snap conventions, that is, conven.
tions called by partisans of particular
candidate before time had been given
for discussion and appeal to the people.
Also, grew out of this holding of coun.
ty conventions upon different days the
sending out OF paid or interested agents
of some candidate to the different
counties at different times, seeking tc
thwart the will of the people, to de.
fraud, to corrupt, or, failing in theil
object, to get up contesting delegations
These were crying evils, calling fol
speedy and thorough reform. Suct
evils were recognized by the convention
preceding the last state convention
which nominated Gov. Frazier. Wher
Cox succeeded as acting governor hi
machine committee paid no attention
to the resolution enjoining such reform
upon them.
The Patterson convention renewed
the injunction and the committee heed
ed the injunction precisely in name
and form as they were directed to do
being guided also by the resolution
voted down, as to what they were to do
i. e /, that they we're not to order gen
eral blanket primary.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05
Best Healer In the World.

Rev. f. Starbird. Of East Raymond,
Maine, says: "I have used Bucklen's g
Arnics Salve for several years, on my
old army wound, and other obstinate
sores, and find it the best healer in the
world. I use it too with great success
in my veterinary business" Price csc
at H. @. Miller's drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05
A Good Beginning.

Everything in later life depends upon
how we began it. You can not be sue
cessful in lifeif you haven't good health.
To insure good health in later life it is
necessary to start right. Many of life's
serious ills are caused by constipation,
indigestion and liver trouble. The best
way to cure them in old or young is by
the use of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsip.
It is absolutely guaranteed to do what
we claim, and if you want to try it be-
fore buying, send your address for a
free sample bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co +,
119 Caldwell Bldg, Monticello, I'll. 1t
is sold by all druggists at SOC and 81 Il
bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05

"How wonderful it is" said Cholly,
originally, chow dogs know things.
Now there's Fido. l often wonder if
he doesn't heye some sort of telepathy,
don't you know. Don't you believe he
has sixth sense sense that don t
possess?"
"Yes," responded Miss Gutter,
promptly. Common sense, I believe
it is called. ."-Cleveland Leader.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05

Now, just here is where Mr.. Car
mack's wanting his plan in a double
sense comes in. First, he reflected
upon the Memphis frauds perpetrated
in his interest and counted for him,
and bethought himself that be might
have better showing by the general
blanket primary than by any other
But, chiefly, if it were not adopted, he
wanted to be able to howl about it, and
he is bowling, swearing that it is q
violation of popular rights, denial of
the will OF the people, when, after oil,
sits only Dads under the load Of
hay" That's all. If it weren't for
"Dad," all would be serene.
Manifestly, the people never thought
about it at all. 1t had not been dis
cussed. There was no clamor for it.,
any more than there was a clamor for
Mr.. Carmack's candidacy. No long
felt want was to be filled. County
committees signed requests for its
adoption, but they neither knew nor
cared what they we're signing. Tom,
Dick and Harry, of the county COM
mittees, were asked by Thomas, Rich.
ard and Henry to sign a paper, and
they signed it. Thomas, Richard and
Henry were good fellows, and it was
being obliging and they signed. Ev.
erybody knows how petitions are sign.
ed. A man win sign a paper asking
that he himself be hanged. A man will
sign anything, except promise to pay.
The sole question now before the
people of Tennessee is whether the ac.
tion of the committee was conservative,
reformatory and right.
All the counties in the state vote 81
the primary upon the same day. The
vote Of each county is 3 unit. Fraud
in any county is confined 10 the county