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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21

It travel in ten hours? The gauge Of
the little track is exactly two and one
eighth inches. How much farther do
the outside wheels travel in ten hours
than do those on the inside rail? How
far will the train travel in a year, as
suming it runs ten hours day?
AT first blush the proposition looks
simple and easy. Simple, it is; but
not so easy, as was proven by the fact
that out Of a totLI Of 1900 answers
sent in. only sixteen mathematicians
gave the same solution. OF course, the
first thing necessary is the application
OF the recognized multiple rule by
which the circumference Of a stated
diameter is determined. AS far as the
outside rail is concerned. this matter
is not difficult. But how about that
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21

most minute detail. The little engine
and cars are painted, vanished and
lettered in the most approved railroad
equipment fashion, and even passen.
gers, in the forms of tiny dressed dolls.
are seen through the windows of the
little coaches.
The little train, making endless reyo-
luticns around the circular track has
caused discussion among mathema-
ticians in Denver. Someone who
had plenty Of idle time on his hands at
tempted to figure out how far the train
travels in day, which gave rise to the
publication Of the problem, in order
that all might have a chance to figure
1t out for themselves. This is the prob.
lem, which will serve to while AVID b An
Idle hour II you're interested i'd fig.
ures.
Diameter Of track. four feet, built IN
> perfect circle; speed OF train. one
round trip every twelve seconds or
siye trips to the minute. How far does
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21
Stories Of Colorado and
The Rocky Mountains
HOW a SCENE AND TRAIN Looks IN MINIATURE.

A little practical train, only six
Inches high, and measuring less than
seven feet from cow-catcher to rear
bumper, consisting Of an engine, bag
gage car, chair car, dining car and OBJ
servation car, and running at sur
prising rate Of speed through a minia-
ture mountain scene, is a sight that
will greet the eyes of visitors to Den
yer this year. The display is in the
window OF the Colorado Midland ticket
office, Seventeenth and California
streets. It is a scene of Hell Gate
near the Continental Divide. and that
rugged and inspiring bit of Natures
handicraft, by the art of the painter
and papier mache builders is repro
dueed in perfect miniature, even to the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21

inside rail, which sets 25s inches from
the outside one? The trucks and 9th
er parts of the equipment being to-
gether and intact at the end Of q. ten
hours run, how this is accounted for.
since it Is admitted that the wheels
on the outside rail must, by reason OF
describing a larger circle each trip.
OF necessity travel some distance more
than do those on the inside rail? What.
then, is the real difference in distance
travelled In a period Of ten hours7
One Of the accompanying pictures
is that Of the little train, as II appears
in the scene, This and other views
along the scenic line have been com.
piled in book form. printed in four
colors and handsomely bound, serving
as an excellent Colorado souvenir
This pamphlet, called "Thru Hell
5ate.@ is sent free upon application to
:. +. speers, General Passenger Agent.
Colorado Midland Railway, Denver.
colo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21
ON
ALFALFA

Omaha, Neb., May 2O.-omaha goes
the vegetable food faddist one better
and furnishes the proof that a man
can live on hay and enjoy the best
/ OF health. There are college men In
town to prove the assertion. At
Creighton university, there are clubs
galore, and among them is one known
as the Alfalfa Club. The Creighton
Alfalfa Club numbers twenty-three:
and one Of the purposes of the organ
ization is to demonstrate that the cold
fact is that alfalfa is a human food
product. as well as food for animals.
The young men are working in the
interest Of science and at the same
time they are daily furnishing evi.
dence that grass is very paIatable
when properly treated.
The alfalfa they use comes from
from the mill where It has been fully
selected, care having been taken TO
remove all the seeds and foreign sub
stances. This having been done. the
verdant and tender leaves, with
small portion OF the upper parts of /
the stalks are ground together. Then
they are run through a boiling ma
chine that turns out a meal almost
IS fine as flour and having a rich
brown color. The meal then is bleach
d until II has cream hue This hav.
ng been done, it is ready to go to the
department Of the college I
ilub, where IT is cooked into large t
lumber Of very palatable articles of
ood.
Until special machinery has been de |
ised 10 manufacture the alfalfa flour.
owever, it will not be much cheaper
han wheat flour, as the process is ex- /
ensive at present but it solves the
Iour problem.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21
Millions in ()riOnS

Fourteen million bushels of onions
were raised in the United States last
year and so great was the demand
that fourteen hundred thousand bush
els more were imported from Spain,
Egypt. Bermuda and the South Sea Is
lands. The value Of Americas crop
was s1O,0000t0, and the Department
of Agriculture believes that of 1909
should be worth twice as much. 1t
has just issued bulletin on the sub
jeet as gentle reminder to the aver
age farmer and truck grower that they
are overlooking the onion-as If any
one could do such a thing. For many
centuries this vegetable thrived only
in the valleys and lowlands, but i'm
proved agricultural methods have
made 1t possible to raise it with pro-
fits on the hilltops The Bermuda
variety is being grown with tremen-
fous success in all Of the Southern
States, especially along the Gulf coast.
Each succeeding gear brings new
IDEAS as to marketing, and the danger
If having the fruit rot in transit is
'ast becoming thing Of the past. On
on raising is the most important in
iustry around Laredo and Cotulla. |
Texas, says Martin Anglers in Van
Jorden Magazine for June.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21
8 HOUR LAW
EFFECTIVE

Guthrie, Okla, May 21.-Some of the
state papers have made an error In the
report regarding an opinion from AT.
torney General Charles West. declaring
the eight-hour law was imperative
The report was that this is the eight.
hour law Of 1908, when it should have
been the law of 1907, which was par-
TALLY repealed by the law of 1908.
In his written opinion to the state
labor commission, General West saws;
In regard to the second paragrapb
whether the passage Of Senate Bill
No. S02 (19OS lawl repeals the other
law so that prosecutions may not be
maintained under it. the common law
rule undoubtedly is that in the abb
sence of saving clause the modifi-
cation of law in a substantial par-
ticular will work so as to abate all
pending prosecutions. However. there
is saving clause in our constitu.
ton, Section "a, Article ). which pro
vides that the repeal of the statutes
shall not affect any penalty incurred.
or proceedings begun by virtue of
such repealed statute
1t can readily be seen that not only
Is the eighthour law of 1908 very
much in force, but that all penalties
incurred under the law of 1907 before
It's repeal are in force.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21
(First Published May 10, 190s.)
NOTICE OF SALE or REAL Es.
TATE BY GUARDIAN.
Commander.
May 10, 1909.

In the Matter Of the Guardianship
Of Ruben McLish, a Minor.
Notice is hereby given in pursuance
Of an order of the county court of
Carter county OkIahCina, made on the
Srd day of May, 1909, the undersigned
guardian of the estate OF Ruben Nc
Lish, a minor. will sell at Ardmore.
Oklahoma. to the highest bidder. sub
ject to confirmation by said court. on
Friday, May 2s, 1909, at 10 o'clock
a. m, at private sale, all the right.
title and interest OF said Ruben Nc
Lish, minor, in and TO the following de-
scrihed real estate. situated in Grady
county, state Of Oklahoma, to-wit:
Nls OF NEA Of sWA, section 80.
township ; north, range west; NV
$50 A, lot 2, NW14 Of NEH. section
S6; SWA Of sEA: sh of NWA OF
sEA NE 10 A and w 7.02 A of lod
3, section rs, and all in township 5
norm, range west.
NWA Of NWA Of yF4 E e
SEA Of NWA; NEi4 II 4 -
a, lot IS and NE 4 ie III
IN ee'on 30 own Al rn
! west, and sW $50 4 q lot j. sss.
lion Sc, township north. range 3
west.
Said real estate viii te sold On tho
following terms and conditions, to-
git: Cash on delivery Of deed. FL
cen per cent Of the amount Of each
I'D must accompany said bid before
anne will be received.
Bids for the purchase thereof must
'e IN writing and must be filed in the
ounty court or delivered to the UNDER
igned at the law office Of Cabell &
lass, at Ardmore, Oklahoma. on or be-
ore 10 O'clock a. M, Friday, May %,
sO9.
Dated this May II. 1909.
]. Y Cabell.
1886 Guardian.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21

Ordinary pills, cathartics and purgatiyes,
cause gripping, nausea, and distressing and
injurious aftereffects that are frequently
lite-lasting You may have your money
back for the mere asking if Rexall Order
lies do not overcome constipation and fully
restore the intestines to regular activity
and good health. They are eaten like
candy and can be taken day or night.
They positively do not cause nausea, grip
ing or any discomfort whatever. Two
sizes, Ioc. and zSc.
y. ). 5rownson, 21s chIckasna Avenue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21
The Testimony Of a
Republican Newspaper

Guthrie, Okla, May 2i.-The Nc
Alester News-capital, a stauneh Re-
publican paper, has The following to
say N regard to The dlseharee Of the
federal grand jury at Tulsa.
The discharge Of The feaeeal grand
Jury At Tulsa and The summoning Of
another one, solely because he first
would not indict for the alleaed town
lot conspiracN IS something novel in.
this neck Of the woods The govern
ment used great care in examining the
panel and If Mr.. Gregg can't get a
grand jury that viii convict. pray on
what does he rely for conviction by d
petit iury?'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21
'xx.rysCah.
Health
Never Fails TO
RESTORE GRAY HAIR
to its NATURAL. .C0IG1

No matter how long it has been
gray or faded, Promotes a Iux-
uriant growth of healthy hair.
Stops its falling out, and positively
removes Dandruf. Keeps hair
soft and glossy. is not a dye.
1hilo LAY Spec. Co.. Newark. \.
FR cake Of HARFTNA
- SOAP with each bot
tle and this ad. for SOC. at the
following druggists:
RRowNsoN DRUG Co,
WEST SIDE DRUG STORE.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21
NOTICE COMRADES.

Joe Shelby Camp No. 975, u. G. w..
is hereby called in special meeting for
p. m. on Saturday, May 22, 1909. at
the police court room. Chickasha. All
., G. VS. who will attend the reunion
at Memphis, Tenn, June $40, will
give their names to Judge Grigsby on
or before Saturday next, that rooms
may be secured for them.
G. G. Buchanan,
Commander.
May 10, 1909.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21
GENERAL HOUSE cLEANlNc.

Carpets taken up, cleaned and re-
laid; old mattresses made new; sell
40-lb. cotton mattress roll edge, fancy
tick, So. Phone 94O; 4O2 North Sec
ond. 5-14-1 mo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21

We have for sale a few choice 10 and
20-acre tracts south and west of the
city, one-half mile from Commercial
Club land. which has already been
plated into town lots. Each tract laws
on section line. One-fourth cash, bal
ance easy terms. JanlSins & Major,
First National Bank Building. Phone
zSO. post
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-21
The Globe Investment Go,

A handsome, convenient and
well built S room modern home.
North front, q blocks west Of
West School. This Is Sure a bar
gain at s., $50. Part cash, balance
easy terms.
Just Think of This. 5 room
story home, lot 75xI65. North
and East front, South Hill. All
this for only s., 900, and we give
you terms on this.
We have made many loans In
Chickasha for the purpose of build
ing homes. Many Of these are on
the market. We can give you
clean, square deal and an inside
price Terms on all OF these. With
the knowledge we have already ac.
quired and almost daily placing
loan values on city Real Estate, we
ought to know what a piece of pro-
perty Is worth. We do a strictly
commission business. Tn dealing
with US, you pay no more than
the owners price.
L. Z. MCManus
The Globe Investment Co.
Phone $50. II3K N. 3rd. st.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
JOHN BARLEYcoRN's FUTURE.

This nation seems to be at the threshold of tremendous
period in social evolution in the practical settlement of
the saloon question Like all processes of evolution, it
has been coming gradually and through unexpected
combination of influences
We already have prohibition by law in eight of the
states, and in dozen others onehalf to two
thirds of their counties dry" Thus far this ndi
Gates the status of public opinion rather than actual
suits, the internal statistics show that there
in proportion to population, about many drinking
places in the dry as in the ''wet states No one can
fail have noted the remarkable fact that legal prohb
ton has its strongest foothod in the states of the SOUTH
The explanation is that the saloons wholly controlled the
politics IN that region and the people their danger
Every year is adding to the number of railroad and
other great corporations employing large numbers of
that demand total abstinence the part of their
poyes.
The brewers and disers at their last annual national
meeting discussed at great length steps to get the sale of
lnoxcants into the hands of better class of saloonsts
While they favored this novel policy matter of self
defense it is unquestonabe that they do much in the
way of REFORM since it is the brewers and disters who
really established and control IS per cent of the
saloons of the country.
The newspapers recently contained another sign of the
way things drifting in item about who
10 big saloons in Indiana who is going to prohibit treat
ing, limit sales to the individual and try to make his
places "the workingman's club room
Latest of all, but not the least by any means, is the
movement down east to organize temperance leagues with
ing the labor organizations
On top OF these things put the increase in institutions
Tor the scientific treatment of drunkenness and it must be
admitted that they re after the old demon rum"
never before.
The old plan of trying to the saloon and the drunk
ard with club is being abandoned campaign of edu-
cation growth of intelligence is on and this evolu-
ton In respect of drink respect of anything else
which stands in the of growth and progress toward
which mankind destined.
What stride it would be if organized capital and or
canned labor for instance should join hands tenn
perance as living cardinal principle And indeed, there
are signs that necessity and natural working
these two mighty elements along to this very climax.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
PRIMARY LAW DEFECT SHOWN UP.

The Illinois supreme court has declared invalid the
third primary law enacted in that state The ground upon
which the court held the law unconstitutional is it's re-
straint upon the voter.
The illinois law has the party declaration requirement
which the legislature of this state added to the primary
law. Probably if brought to test the Washington law
would be declared invalid for the same reason.
Partisan politicians maintain that it is only fair that
the voter at the primary election declare his party allie
glance But the right of suffrage granted in the coun
try before there We're any political parties The citizen
has right to fullest liberty in using the ballot.
10 argue that the voter should have party allegiance is
to that parties essential to republican government
The best municipal governments those resulting from
elimination of party lines and the election of men on their
merits The independent voter holds the balance of
and should have the liberty to vote without having to
show party label.
The Illinois decision is obviously just and inevitable
conclusion The primary law was enacted as an exnres.
sion OF revolt against party manipulation The ndepend
ent voter OF this state should demand the liberty to which
the high court of Illinois declares he is entitled
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19

DR.. Mills said he had little or no
confidence in so called expert tes-
timony." Nor does he have any
faith In "prison observations"
''The prison is generally an an
mex of the district attorneys Of
flee" he said, "and the attitude Of
suspicion and predisposition to
look for deceit and fraud, make
prison authorities unfit to Judge
such cases. Hospital observation
only is rational"
Among the physicians who dis.
agreed with DR.. Mills are DR.. Car
los F. Macdonald, who told of his
own experience in the so-called Cal
Wood case.
Cal Wood was tried for murder.
. Arrested. Wood acted strangely,
and the morning following his i'm
prisonment appeared to have been
stricken mute. Nothing could In
duce him to utter a single word.
DR.. Macdonald examined him and
announced the man was shamming.
His attorneys, however, secured
new trial, and Wood was again
convicted and sentenced. After
the second trial and conviction, the
man admitted he had been pretend
Ing He could hardly stop after he
started to talk, and much Of his
conversation was directed to ex-
pressing his opinion of DR.. Mac
Donald and his lawyers, who. he
said, had advised him to assume
that role.
DR.. Miller, Pittsburg. related a
case of muteness which had come
under his attention. The man,
charged with murder, awakened in
his cell mute, and with all the an.
tics of a person imagining himself
a dumb brute. He would eat only
with his mouth, refusing to touch
food with his hands, and would
bite at those who came near. He
was given ether, and when con-
seriousness returned, he talked vol
ubly.
DR.. Uhls, Kansas, told of q case
of simulated insanity which had
yielded to another kind of treat.
ment. This man was prisoner
under Major McCloughry OF the
federal prison. Believing the in.
sanity feigned McCloughry ar
ranged a conference with doctor
within hearing Of the prisoner. The
conversation ran like this:
The doctor: "The trouble is with
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
(By United Press)

TACOMA, June 19.--'I baked
and then ran when l saw those
corns."
This is the explanation given by
Professor J. X. Marsh, arrested In
Portland and brought back to Ia.
coma for deserving his wife.
Marsh says he is q phrenologist
and terms himself ar intimate OF
the god OF destiny. The couple is
past so years old.
When asked about his dcsertion
Of Mrs. Marsh. he said:
MY wife ID all right. except for
those terrible looking things on her
feet. I could not stand for them,
% l skipped. 1t IL embarrassing
for me to be In this position be.
cause Of the fact that ! pride my
oslf on giving people advice on how
- be happy IN married life"
The couple was married through
= matriomonial agency less than
six weeks aso, the bride coming
from Denver.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
WRONCFULtY EXECUTED INSANE
0UTNUMbER CRIMINAL FAKERS

special Correspondence to The Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June 10.
There are more people executed
as criminals who are insane, and,
therefore, not guilty in the eyes OF
the law, than there are sane GRIM
inals who ought to be executed, but
who escape by pretending insan-
ity."
This is the sensational conclu-
sion of DR.. Charles X. Mills, Phila-
delphia. from Is years experience
as an alienist. The announcement
provoked lively discussion at the
meeting of the American Medical
association. Several doctors dis
agreed.
"Cases of successfully simulated
insanity are rare" DIR. Mills told
the physicians. From my expert
ence I should say that there is not
one in 1000. Even in homicidal
cases I believe this to be true"
DR.. Mills went on to say that he
had been a participant in "a homi-
cides where insanity figured.
Eleven resulted In acquittal and
seven in executions: while In 9TH
ers there were what amounted to
compromise yerdicts-that u.s..
prison sentences.
st is not unusual" said DR..
Mills. ''for q person who is par
tally insane--who IL a paraoniac
Ito feign another form of insanity.
/ have in mind a paraoniac who
simulated dementia: that is, be he
came violent. He was sent to
Bloomingdale.
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his head. As he is. his death ID
certain. II l operate on his skull,
he viii probably not survive. But
there is a chance-just once
chance In hundred"
McCloughrey: "All right, doctor.
go ahead and operate"
Whereupon the supposed crazy
man conversed.
Don't operate" he begged. "Tm
all right. All that business was
just fake"
Another case was cited In which
New Jersey farmer killed a com.
panion while out driving. No mo-
tive could be discovered for the
act, and the farmer claimed to have
no recollection of his actions from
the moment when he was peace
fully driving along the road until
he found himself in Jail. The man
was sentenced to Trenton peniten-
tiary for a long term, and during
the dozen or more years he has
been In Jail, has shown no evidence
OF insanity. Still the medical pro-
fession is disposed to regard his
case as one Of genuine epileptic In
sanity. 1t is one of those psyche.
logical mysteries before which
courts and juries are nonplussed.
The same physician told of a
minister who had been arrested,
charged with the murder Of
young girl. The minister showed
all the symptoms of primary in
sanity, and insanity was urged in
his defense. Doctors who exam.
ined him concluded, after he was
tried, that the long continued sim
ulation had produced insanity in its
primary forms, and, finally, the
prisoner was committed to jail for
term of years. Later he broke
Jail and disappeared, and it is now
believed the man was sane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
KATHERINE BAD
WHEN DRINKING
(1y United press)

NEW YORK. June 19.-Liquor
transformed Katherine Gould from
Q most charming woman. into q
nagging wife. according TO testf-
nsony given by Henry H. Knowles,
q New York insurance man. today
In Mrs. Gould's suit for separate
maintenance. He said when she
was drinking she was particularly
nasty toward her husband
Laughter followed when Knowles
described her going to . masked
ball dressed Is Trllby. He said
Gould represented Cupid At ths
bali
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19

again, I have found It common
for an insane person to put ON an
antic disposition That is, there is
a tendency among germinate in
sane persons. at times. to ASSUME
histrionics roles. ! recall THE case
of a Chinaman charged With man
slaughter. Careful examination.
through interpreters. left no doubt
that he suffered from delusions of
persecution. But. unfortunately for
him. when he came into court he
assumed strutting walk and
otherwise behaved himself in a his
trionic and unusual manner. He
prejudiced his case and was con-
victcd"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-19
MA TRLAfONY SCORNS WHEN
HE SEES HIS WZFE,S CORNS

ternational Christian Endeavor
convention, which opens here July
Z. announces that William J. Bry-
an, who comes with the Nebraska
delegation on their special train,
VIII make an address at the wed.
ding OF any couple that accepts
the offer of Rev. H. s. Salisbury,
Omaha minister, to marry them
free OF charge on the train.