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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18


We feel 1t our duty ID give our read
err warning Of their danger when the
comets talI swings this way tonight
BE- prepared for whatever may hap
pen
You may 60 to the cellar or climb a
tree. according to gour own prefer
S-ees, but dent say we didn't warn
you IL the thing hits YOU with biff
thar lands you on the other side Of
Neptune.
There's danger, we tell you, and you
don't have to take our word for IL un-
less you want to.
Prof William II. Pickering. the
noted staroIogist Of Harvard, uniyer-
sity has the thing all figured out to a
t-y ty. According to his computations
about one comet in 100000 600 win hit
the earth smack dab In the solar plex-
us and such q collision is apt to hap
pen about once in 100000 years.
The professor also has figures out that
there is danger that some part Of a
comets head will bump the earth once
in about 100000 years.
Now you see what eminent danger
we are in at the present time.
As TO the danger resulting from the
comets tail swishing the earth, Sir
Robert Ball. the eminent English as
tronomer, says:
Il have received multitudes Of let
tiers as to the comet, ana SO many
expressed alarm as to the possibility
Of collision that venture to send a
reply: Ny dears, a rhinoceros in full
charge would not fear collision with
cobweb. and the earth need not fear
a collision with a comet. In 1861 we
passed through the tail Of comet. No
one knew anything about it all the
time. For hundred million years
life has been continuous on this earth.
though we have been visited by at
least five comets every year. II com
cts could ever have done the earth
any harm they would have done ii
long ago, and you and would not be
discussing comets or anything else.
As far as can learn, we were in the
tall Of Halley's comet May IL. sin.
cerely hope we were, and think Sir
John Herschel says somewhere that
q whole comet could be squeezed into
d suit case"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18
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We do not say we told you so. be-
cause we were little "scart, but had
hopes Of rain in time ard now no one
enjoys the fine crop prospects more
than we,
Mrs. Frain's chickasha friends will
be glad to learn that she is much i'm
proved since her recent severe illness.
Sid Britain and little Fannie Tur-
ner have been pneumonia sufferers
this week. but are conyalescent now.
u n. McPhaill was severely hurt
BY having scraper dragged over him
while excasating a cellar last week. 1t
Is hopes that his injuries are not as
serious as now appear
#@~
Miss Edna Gillespie is visiting her
sister in Blanchard
The picnic given by Miss Dudley at
the close OF her schvSl last Friday
was thoroughly enjoyed BY all pres-
ent. Each patron and pupil in the dis
trict would be glad to have her teach
the school again next year.
In driving over the country roads Of
our prosperous community this spring
we've been favorably impressed with
the future prospects for fruit. This
is matter Of Importance in the eco
nomics OF the farmer. On each quar-
ter section there is young orchard of
various fruits, amply large for family
purposes, while there are several or
chards Of commercial size. Mr.. Kaler
has eight hundred appletrees besides
small fruits and other fruit and forest
trees. J. n. Davis has beautifully
kept orchard Of about fifteen hundred
fruit trees besides several thousand
forest trees. Mr. Shockey has about
a thousand young fruit trees, while ].
c. Smith, c. C. Fisher Henry whet-
stone and others have well kept large
orchards that bear testimony TO their
good judgment and energy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

Judge Bailey should and no doubs
win be nominated again for district
fudge without opposition. He Is a
splendid example Of clean. upright
efficient officer and his record as a
judge has won general approval among
both lawyers and litigants in his dis
trict. He has the learning and the ju-
diciaI temperament whila make an
ideal Judge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

Recently reference was made IN
tnebe columns 10 Oklahoma az 4the
growing state pointing ont the com
nn0nwealthN rapid Development IN pop.
nlhsions agricultural production and
mineral outpgt, says the Okiahoman.
Oklahoma aas also established a re-
marliabie record III financial growth
1uiy 1907. there wvre A47 banks In
operation IN the commonwealth with
deposits hggegating ses s,4S7,ooo. Jan
uafy VI. 1910. there were sSs banks
wllh combined deposits amounting TO
&Ha 1io.sSg.
This comparison reveals a growth
IA hank deposits in thirty mouths
amo0nilas q abah g2e,oeo,QoQ'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

Forgetting that he had started to
draw a gallon OF whiskey from bar
rel In the cellar, A. G. Hidlay, pro
prietcr Of the Hotel HidIay, Blooms
burg, Pa, left the spigot turned on
and went upstairs. Two hours later
he remembered II and hastened there.
He found that it had all run away
and into the sewer. His loss because
Of his lapse Of memory win be about
slo0.-From the Philadelphia Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

The splendid work or Chamberlain'g
Stomach and Liver Tablets Ii daily
coming to light no such grand rem
edy or liver and bowel troubles was
ever X own before Thousands bless
them for curing constipation. sick head
ache, bIliousness, jaundice and indIges.
on. so.I.by all dealers. DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

Meantime. We wonder If the census
enumerators missed anyone in chicka-
sha. How abount it? Did they get
youg Do you know anybody who was
overlookedg
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

A general cleanup and the strict
est enforcement Of sanitary regula-
tions viii prevent sickness and pre-
sorve the good name Of the city. Off
GERS and citizens should get busy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

The recent rains have gone a long
way toward assuring good crop sea-
son and 1t looks like prosperity is go
ing to blossom ott bigger than ever in
Oklahoma.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

TITS awfully hard for me TO under
stand says the Philosopher Of Fol
Iy, how pug dogs can like the sort
OF people that like them"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

Clean up chiclasha and dc thor
ough piece Of work.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18
Joah RlIIInna saua.-

The study ov human natur IL like
the study oy the dissekting room;
both have disgusting scenes In them.
New York Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE.
FOR SHERIFF.

George w. Caldwell announces thsi
he is a candidate for the office of
sheriff of Grady county. subject to
the action of the Republican voters on
Aug, %.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18
FOR DISTRICT CLERK.

J.R. Callahan announces as a can
didate for the nomination for district
clerk, subject to the Democratic pri-
mary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

Bring your clean white rags to the
Daily Express press room.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

Joe Smith, of Anadarko, announces
that he Is a candidate for state sena-
tor, Caddo county, Fifteenth senatorial
district, to fill the unexplred term,
subject 10 the Democratic primary,
Aug. 2.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

Anyway, those Pittsburg boodlers
found that the gafter's chickens oc-
casIonally come home 10 roost.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

c. H. Roady of Rush Springs, ar
nounces that he is candidate for
county commissioner. district No. 3,
(southern) subject TO the Democratic
primary Aug. 2.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18
FOR CONSTABLE.

Ed Estes announces that he Is
candidate for constable Of Chickasha
township, subject to the Democratic
primary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

S. NJ. Wamsley. of Jefferson town
ship, Cadda county, announces that he
is candidate for state senator from
Caddo county, Fifteenth district, to fill
the unexpired term Of George 0. John
son, subject to the Democratic pri-
mary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

one year, delivered By carrier ---s4.eo
Six months. delivered by carrier 2-4o
Three months. delivered BY carrier 1-2o
One month. delivered by carrier 40
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

cHlcKAsHA MERCHANTS CAN
SUPPLY ALL YOUR NEEDS AND
THE PRICES ARE RIGHT.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18
FOR STATE SENATOR.

william Hazlett, of Fort Cobb. an
nounces that he is candidate for
state senator, Caddo county, Fifteenth
senatorial district, subject to the Dem
ocratic primary
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18

John f. Thomas of Tuttle announces
that he IS a candidate for county com
district No. ] northern).
subject to the Democratic primary.
Aug. 2,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-18
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

John M. Penn Of Pocasset hereby an
nounces for the office OF county com
missioner. District No. 4 (nortbern),
subject to the Democratic primary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
CITY BREvITIES.

Hattiesburg citizens who are not
fortunate enough to have both gas
and electricity in their homes. or the
old-fashioned coal oil lamp, were In
total darkness for aNCut an hour
Thursday night, ow e to II accident
at the power plant Of the Hattiesburg
Traction Co. A damper to one of the
boilers got out of commission and
the electric current all over the city
had to be shut off until another boiler
could be put into use.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
UNDER AN UMBRELLA.
An Expensive Adventure Of Famous
Partisan Wit.

An Expensive Adventure Of a Famous
Partisan Wit.
Romeu. the famous Partisan wit,
was one day caught In shower and
forced to seek refuge in doorway of
the opera house. 1t was q o'clock al
ready, and he had an engagement in
the Cafe de Paris for that very hour.
The rain fell in torrents. There was
no carriage to be had. He had no UNI
brella. What was to be done? While
he was iamenting his bad luck gen.
tleman with a large umbrella passed
by. Romieu was seized with sudden
inspiration. lie rushed out and grasp
ed the stranger by the arm and grave
" installed himself under the protect
ing umbrella.
81 am overjoyed to see you," he i'm
mediateiy began. 81 have been look
ing for you for two weeks. l wanted
to tell you about Clemenine."
Without giving the stranger time to
express his surprise Romieu ratified
away with gossip and anecdote until
he had led the unknown companion to
the door of the Cafe de Paris. Then
he glanced art him with a face of well
feigned establishment.
Pardon. monsieur!' he cried. ut
seems | am mistaken"
Il believe So" said the stranger.
Good graciousr' added Romieu
BE discreet Don't repeat what
have told yoia.'
Il promise you"
"A thousand papdons"
Romieu hastened within the cafe
and amid great laughter told the ad
venture to his friends. Suddenly one
of them said:
your cravat is rumpled."
Romieu put his hand to his neck and
turned pale. His pin, i valuable sap
phire. was gone On further examina
ton his purse and watch were found
to be gone. The man with the UNI
breila was MISREPRESENTATION Tit
| Rits.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
RAMSEY & COMPANY,
LEADING UNDERWRITERS
PROMPT AMBULANCE SERVICE.
MISSING GIRL IS
SUPPOSED Suicide
Spanish Girl Given To MeIancholia
Has Been Missing About Two
Weekss-Reward offered.
Spccidl TO The Neics.

Special to The NeWS.
Lutcher, La, March Am spite of
all efforts, no information can be OBJ
tanned relative to the supposed sui
eide of Adella Abelia, the 20-year-old
daughter of Constantine Russell, a
Spaniard, who is supposed to be liv-
ing in New Orleans at present.
The family says that the girl was
subject to attacks of melancholy, and
that during one of these attacks,
about two weeks she threatened to dc
away with herself On February %
she was sweeping the front porch
between 3 and 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. as was her daily habit, and she
was heard to complain that she could
NOT stand this trouble amy longer,
referring, it is believed, to her physi'
cal ailment. A short while after this
incident she was missed and a search
about the house and premises was IN
stftuted without delay. The Missls
sippi river is only few hundred
yards in front of the house. They
found one of her shoes and her bon
net on the bank Of the river anc
tracked her by footprints to- the wa
ter's edge.
Nothing has been seen or heard o.
her since she was last seen on the
gallery, and reward Of $25 has beer
offered for the recovery of her body
There are some who believe that 1
/ is a case of an elopement, but TN
family declare that they knew noth
ing of her ever having encouraged
any admirers, and can recall no Incl
dent that would suggest an eiope
ment
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
ON THE WITNESS STAND.
The Right Of a Witness to Qualify His
Answers.


Like Stevenson's child. as rule. the
witness should speak only when lie is
spoken to He should not volunteer
anything except that when he is asked
a question which with apparent inno-
cence could really be answered Yes"
or mo" he has right to qualify a
plain Yes or No" This of course
happens most often in the case of eX-
perts. The Yes, but | will explain
and mo, but will explain" of one Of
the distinguished expert witnesses for
the commonwealth in the case of COM
monwcalth versus Quay. which was
tried before Judge Biddle in the court
of quarter sessions of Philadelphia
county several years ago still lingcr In
the writer's memory.
1t is mistaken notion that wit
ness is bound to answer Yes" or mo.
1t is surprising that such should have
ever been the received theory, but then
the hunting down of witches and the
expounding of the doctrine of witch
functions only century or two ago
The theory as to categorical reply was
completely exploded by the gentleman
who propounded the question, when
are you going to stop beating your
wife?" and demanded categorical an.
swer If the lawyer attempts to tell
you that you must answer Yes" oil
"No" you have the right to say that
the question is one which Is not sus
ceptible of categorical answer. Thl.
should floor counsel for the moment.
Mannerly behavior on the part Of
witnesses includes keeping ones TEN
per under almost all provocatons
Cross examination for the purpose Of
testing your memory is not intended
to be and should not be regarded a
insulting. 1t should therefore not b.
resented. If the cross examination
transcends all bounds and your pa
thence is exhausted sharp retort will
not necessarily iniure your testimon.
with the jury The jury sympathize
with the witness mere than with tn
lawyer. and while mere snartneSS 70
the sake Of being smart OF because o
too expansive personality is to be dc
plored. you will be sure of Il sympG
thetic audience if you are in the RICH
and counsel IN the wroug.-lra Jewe
Williams in Green Bag
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
Salt as q Medicine.

have in the past seven or eight
years found the advantage Of putting
a little salt in all the water drink.
also put a little salt, with sugar and
milk. in every cup of tea. coffee or CO.
Goa l use.
l have been a resident in the trop-
les for over forty years and except
for a sprained ankle have not had &C.
casion to call in a doctor OF to take
any medicine in the last thirty years.
believe every ones health in the
tropics would be very much better If
he used more salt. find the benefit
of drinking a tumbler of cold water
with a little salt in it every morning
/ OH rising at about o'clock, before
, my bath or cup of cocoa, which
! usually take between $50 and 6.
! If people could be induced to try the
easy and cheap method of taking lit
tie common salt with the water they
drink they would in the generality OF
! cases find that they would seldom re-
uuire other medicine.-F. n. Burn in
! Chambers Journal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

with overskirt of yellow embroidered
net with gold fringe. Miss Hill ar
ried white hyacinths and yellow
daisies, tied with yellow tulle.
The groom wore the full dress uni
form of a captain of the infantry, and
the ushers were Messrs. Neil Farley
aud w. N. Driver, who preceded the
1 party.
- . Gcui,c ring ceremony of the
i-lC,cytel IN faith was used, Rev. e.
J. Curiie, pastor of the church, of
* liins.
An informal reception was held
after the ceremony at the home OF
Judge N. c. Hill, on River avenue
TcYc, after congratulations, Mrs. Jor
ian changed her wedding gown for a
spring suit of biscuit-colored cloth
and black hat with gilt quils, will
accessories to match. The young
couple left Immediately for New Or
! leans, La. and Palm Beach, Fla.
| where they will take steamer fol
Cuba. Then after a wedding trip tt
| Il ions Northern and Eastern cities
for three months, they will go to For
Mckenzie. Wyo., where Captain i0r
dan is stationed.
! The bride is the daughter of Mrs
Ada Knox Price, OF Gulfport, and TO
! the past winter has been expression
teacher at South Mississippi College
The groom is the son Of Mr.. an
Mrs. J. l.. Jordan, of Nashville, Tenn
The out-of-town guests for the wee
ding, we're Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas c
Gulfport, Gen. 2. NJ. Knox of Pin
Bluff, Ark, Messrs. Tony Hard!
Louie Knox and Mr.. and Mrs. F. F
Washington, of Gulfport.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
DR.. JOHNSON.
He Never Said a Word About Taking
Walk Down Fleet Street.

The wit and wisdom Of that great
man Dr. johnson were of the sledge-
hammer order and invariably preceded
by sir" so that it Is comparatively
easy for any one who has acquired the
trick to invent a retort or remark III
the Johnsonian style. One of the most
effective of these pseudo sayings OF
the doctor is. And now. sir said
DIR. Johnson, 1--WE will take walk
down Fleet street" There can be but
little doubt that DR.. Johnson did make
this remark. for he was always walk
ing down Fleet street, but 1t is NOT
recorded that he did so. The saying is
due to George Augustus Sala. who
when the magazine Temple Bar was
being started by Mr.. Maxwell imag-
ined q quotation from Boswell as a
motto for the venture. The thing was
Intended as a joke, but for long
while 1t was absolutely believed to be
quotation from Boswell. and per-
haps there are still some who would
say unhesitatingly that DIR. johnson
did say the words, so seemingly au
thentic are they. However. Sala him
, self always acknowledged that he in
vented the phrase and added that to
the best of his knowledge and belief
J DR.. johnson had never said wore
| about taking walk down Flee
, street There are other legends abou
johnson, however. which it is not 81
, easy to kilL-London Globe.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
LAND CRABS.
Queer Creatures That Roam In For
ests Far From the Sea.

One of the cOmmonest aud the lar
gest Of the Christmas island land crabs
Is the we'll known robber crab, which
is found in most of the tropical islands
of the Indian and Pacific oceans. 1t
sometimes reaches length Of two feet
and may measure seven inches across
the back Its colors are of a very
gaudy description. the ground color be-
ing a bright red, upon which there are
stripes of yellow, but in some cases a
purplish blue is the prevailing tint.
The eyes are fixed on stalks which
can be moved independently of one an
other, and there are two pairs of feel
ers, one long, the other short. The lat
ter pair are continually jerked up and
down. There is Il pair of powerful
claws, then several walking legs. In
general appearance these animals are
much more like rather stout Holsters
than crabs, and ones first encounter
with one of these creatures in the mid
die of forest far from the sea is pro-
ductive of much astonishment on both
sides.
Another species of land crab COM
mon in Christmas island is a little
bright red animal which In general
shape is much like the common shore
crab. This variety makes burrows in
| the ground, and in some places the
soil is honeycombed with hundreds OF
holes The crabs spend most of theil
time collecting dead leaves, which they
carry in their claws, holding them VI
over their heads and drag down into
! their burrows. into which they scuttl'
, at the least alarm.-Pearson's Maya
zine.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04
BEANS IN BOSTON.
The Millions of Quarts That Are An
nuallY Baked and Eaten.

Boston baked beans are known
around the globe In the city of Bos-
ton alone about 32,O0O,000 quarts of
baked beans are devoured annually, to
say nothing of the pork that goes with
them and the brown bread thai is also
served. There are factories OF baker
les which handle nothing but baked
beans from one years end to the other.
One of the largest of these, which sup
plies restaurants wholly. bakes 14,OOO
quarts of beans ii week. Other baker
les also furnish brown bread, while
nearly every bakeshop that makes
bread, pastry and pies also bakes
beans several times week. There
are bakeries with ovens that will hold
1000 quarts each.
The preparation and baking of beans
are interesting operations In estab-
lishments where beans only are baked
it is done on huge scale. There are
great kettles that hold two or three
bushels of beans. and into these the
beans are put to soak and parboii
Then the pots of Carthenware varying
In size from one quart to two gallons
are ranged around on tables and filled
from the big kettles. Every quart OF
beans is carefully picked over and
sorted and cleaned of all dirt and dead
beans before being put into the kettles
The ovens are huge brick affairs, glow
ing red with heat. Experts consider
that beans cannot be properly cooked
except In q brick oven. Some of the
ovens hold 1000 quarts each FILLED
with the loaded pots, they present ,
sight worth beholding So hot are tn,
ovens that long handled fat shovel
are used to push the pots in and taxi
them out.-New York Tribune.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-04

Mrs. W. R. Cochran, who lives on
Court street, was the winner OF the
instantaneous heater given away at
Mrs. Ellerbes millinery store. The
heater has been on display during this
week, the Hattiesburg Traction Co
being in charge of the demonstration
work and offering the heater as a
prize. The drawing was held about
noon today.