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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-30
CARMEN SYLVIA NEAR DEATH.

Special by United Press.
Bucharest, June s0.-Queen Eliza
beth Of Romania, famous under the
pen name. Carmen Sylvia, is at the
point OF death here. She is suffering
from appendicitis. She relapsed to-
day and slight hopes for recovery are
entertained.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-30
PATTON OUT
OFTHE GAME


Special by United Press.
Chicago June sO.-James Pattonrm
the grain king, cleaned out his ofit
preparatory to retiring at the close
trading this afternoon He said: a
I've been in the harness ever SIM ~ -
l was a by. need rest" His Puma
tune is estimated at slO,OOO,OOO. oned
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-30
MARKETS CLOSE MONDAY. 3 y + !,

The live stock markets Of st. Lo
and Kansas City will be closed fam,
A. No shipments will DO received sue
the yards and no sales will be maying
op +hat dav with
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-30
Special BY United Press.

Special by United Press
New Lonodn, Ont, June Solar
ward freshmen today defeated Yale by
one length in the first intercollegiate
RACES. The crimson led all the way;
time for two miles, 11:541s. The
varsity eight races occur this after
noon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-30
TEDDY AND
TAFT MEET
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+ +
: Special by United Press. Z
+ Nahant, Mass, June S0-Defi- +
= mite information that President Z
= Taft viii meet Roosevelt this aft Z
> Groom came from Senator Lodge +
+ who said he would leave with :
I. Roosevelt for Beverly tomorrow. =
= MI. Roosevelt viii also visit JUS =
+ tice Moody of the supreme court =
= who is i'll in a Boston hospital. :
r +
There is much speculation regard
ing the meeting which will be the first
time Roosevelt and TAFT have met
since 1909.
That Roosevelt doesut endorse
some acts of the administration is we'll
known Some politicians believe an
open break is likely to follow the
meeting.
Roosevelt is expected to make it
plain that federal interference in any
state situation is not to be tolerated /:
if Roosevelt is to be held responsible
for the life Of his party in New York
state. federal officers known to be op-
posed to Hughes must keep silent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-26

Copyright 1910. by Frank G. Capenter)
Benares, 1910.
"HIs is the hottest city on the face
of the globe All who die within
i 90 miles of Benares, whether they
be Hindoos or Mohammedans Buddhists
or Christians, liars or thieves, go straight
TO heaven. Even to visit Benares wipes.
away sin, and to battle In the holy
Ganges which flows by 1t will make you
eternally happy. 1t is the greatest pill
grimage city on earth. The tomb-e of Con-
fucius in China, the birthplace of Moham-
med at Mecca and the Church of the
Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem all put to-
gether have not the worshipers. More
than a million pilgrims annually kneel at
these shrines. In coming to them thou
sands have Frustrated themselves again
and again measuring their Journey by
their own lengths,l and every pilgrim thus.
goes around the holy spots near the city,
making a circuit of As miles. This pill
Frimage takes six full days and the
route is marked with temples and shrines.
Everywhere l go l see Brahmin priests
consoling and fleeing the pilgrims They
can be told by the caste MARKS on theil
faces and half-naked bodies, and by the
white strings around their necks There
are more than $1,000 of them in Benares.
They are found near the temples and nn-
der great umbrellas down on the Ganges.
They will cure your sins for a price; they
also take care of idols to the number of
a half million or more.
They Worship Monkeys
Benares is a city of sacred beasts as
well as sacred men. It swarms with sa-
cred cows and great white bulls with
humps on their backs. 1t has sacred apes
and a great temple in which the monkeys
live with a goddess / visited that tenn
pie this morning and watched the priests
sacrifice a live goat to Durga, the god
dess Of suffering and death The temple
IS surrounded by a wall. In front of 1t
is stone upon which forked post with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-26

two prongs The goats neck was tied to
the fork and cut off by a half-naked Hin
doc with the blow of a. cleaver. As the
ak struck the blood spuEted, and the hor-
rid goddess 1t seems to me, burst into a
grin
Darga is supposed to love blood. She
has a necklace of skulls under her blood
dripping mouth She is crowned with
snakes like the Medusa, and her face was
covered with gore. She is fond of sac
rifices and thousands of human beings
have been killed on her affairs. The Brit
ish have forbidden this now, but 1t Is
only a little more than generation ago
during a famine that a boy was found
with his neck cut in a temple to Durga
not far from here, and within % miles Of
Calcutta a human head deeked with flow
ers was placed on the altar of this god
dess
Among the queer features of the tern
pie are the monkeys which throng its
courts and which live in the trees which
hang over It. The monkeys are sacred
to Vishnu, another great deity. They are
kept and revered as representations OF
the monkey god RAM and are considered
gods and goddesses who must not be
touched. They are fed by the priests and
pilgrims and are so tame that they will
come to your feet. At the entrance to the
temple were peddlers selling popcorn, and
I bought some for these beasts. AS
carried it into the temple they jumped at
me and grabbed the corn from the plate
As 1t fell upon the floor monkeys came
down In droves from the trees and chat
tered and grnned while they chewed up
the grain. l was warned not to touch or
strike them. as they are vicious and
sometimes bite strangers. There were
also many baby monkeys, which trotted
about singly and with their parents, and
g dozen half-starved dogs, which rushed
in and fought with the monkeys for the
popcorn.
Memorial Twenty-seyen Centuries
From the monkey temple I went to the
Golden Temple. This is in the heart of
Benares. 1t is one of the most beauti-
full buildings of the city, and It has spires
and domes plated with gold. 1t Is ded-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-26

on the Ganges. That river is more to the
Indian than the Jordan is to the Chris
tian. If Hindoo prays within 100 miles
of its banks that prayer will wipe out
the sins of three past generations. and
if he has his head shaved he will have a
million years In Paradise for every hair
that floats off on the stream. Bathing In
the Gauges washes off sin. and this Is
SO from its source, where the river flows
out of the toe of the god Vishnu. high
up in the Himalayas, to where 1t empties
at last into the Bay Of Bengal.
There are hundreds, of places along the
Ganges which are especially holy. Two
hundred thousand pilgrims annually visit
the mouth of the river, and | saw thou
sands bathing in 1t at Calcutta. Some pill
grims make Journeys almost from the
source to the mouth, being years on the
way. Just now many are coming to the
holy places by railroad, and the pilgrim
age traffic to Benares Is enormous. The
city is now filled with pilgrims. In some
respects the place makes me think of a
camp meeting great Hindoo watering
place, where the people come to rest their
bodies while saving their souls. 1t is in
sense the Ocean Grove or Chautauqua
OF Hindustan. The town has more than
200 900 people, and poor and rich visit It
from religious motives. Many of the
rajahs and princes have villas here, and
the river is walled with temples, rest
houses and beehives of humanity be-
longing to clubs. These buildings wall
the river for three miles, and they have
steps going down under the water far
out into the stream, which are filed with
bathers washing away their sins.
Among the Bathers
If you have any doubt that the Hindoos
believe their sins are washed away by
the Ganges, come with me to the river.
We shall take launch and ride down
among the bathers and see whether their
actions prove their belief The mornings
here are cold and raw. We put on our
overcoats and SILVER as we sit on the
deck 1t Is the duty of the Hindoo wor-
SHIPPER to take bath before breakfast.
The sun Is just rising, but we find the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-26
Free Remedy For
Weak Bowels

There are two forms of bodily
cleanliness, the external and the in
ternal. The one is for your pride in
yourself; the other for your life and
health. Both are important, but of
vastly more Importance in the long
run is the internal cleanliness.
This Is one point that all should watch
about their body-the cleanliness of the
bowels. Keep them clean and free from
instructions. To do this you must have
one one or two movements Of the bowels
does not do this naturally. In the process
OF eating and drinking then you must
obtain aid OF some kind. After finding
out that cathartics. salts and such things
relieve you for a day. but bind you up
worse than ever the next day. then try a
simpler and more natural remedy like
DR.. Caldwelps Syrup Pepsin.
For the skeptical the best way to be.
gin is to send your name and address to
DR.. Caldwell for a free sample bottle.
Use It as directed and II It convinces
you that a brief continuance Of Its use
viii relieve you permanently,-that It will
again work naturally at certain, hours
then buy. 1t OF your druggist at fifty
cents and one dollar a bottle. just as so
many othf Sott are doing They began With
bottle. and now. fully convinced Of its
merits they buy the one dollar family
size. All the members Of the family can
use i down to the very youngest
A brief use Of this grand laxative tonic
viii cure constipation In its worst form,
indigestion. liver trouble. sick headache,
sour stomach and such ailments and keep
you in continuous good health at very
small cost Such IL the experience OF
many families like that Of Mrs. Oscar
Fleener, Unionville. Ind, J. F.. Daniel.
earon. Tex. and hundreds Of others that
could be named.
DR.. Caldwell personally VIII be pleased
TO give you any medical advice you may
desire for yourself or family pertaining to
free Of charge. Explain your case in 9
letter and he will reply to you In detail.
For the free sample simply send your
name and address on postal card or
otherwise. For either request the doctors
address 70 DR.. W. B. Caldwell. R.501 Cnld.
well building. Monticello. III
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Carpenter

well-to-do merchant. 1t is also in cotton
The Doms take 1t, strip off the clothes
and prepare 1t for burning. The pile of
cordwood is ready. 1t is two feet high
and about six feet square. They first
spread white cheese cloth. 1t has now
a mosquito netting above and mosquito
netting below. that is all. More wood Is
piled up klndling sticks of cedar are in
serted and shovel of coal is brought
from that fire at the right. Oil is poured
on, fire lighted and the cremation goes
on until nothing but ashes is left, The
relatives throw these into the Ganges and
the ceremony is over. The caste which
superintends the cremation is said to be
rich, and one of them has made a half
million dollars In burning the dead. They
have various charges for each body, ac-
cording to the wealth of the owner.
A peasant may be burned for dollar
or SO, while a rajah will get off cheap at
1900 / am told that payment must be
made before the business begins, and no
money no, fire. The bodies of the poor
are often not more than half consumed.
and there are vultures hanging about
which feed upon the corpses, snatching
the flesh out OF the river it floats
down the stream.
shave for Two Cents -
AS we walk up through the city we
stop at an open place near the river and
watch the BARRIERS shaving and shampoo
ing the worshipers after their bath in the
Ganges The price for shave is cents,
for a hair cut the same, and for sham
poo from the toes. and finger tips to the
crown is only cents. The shaving is
different from ours. Both barber and
customer are almost naked and they sit
on the ground. The barber squats on his
heels as he works. See this man being
shaved. His neck and chin have been
scraped and also the eyebrows. The bar
Der is now shaving him Under the arm
and taking the hair Off his chest. Before
he has finished the mans skin will be as
bare as a drum head save for little
black lock. left. on the crown. You can
see 1t there now 1t is so small we can
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-26

count the hairs in it. There are just 10
all told. and they are about six inches
long That Is the holy queue, which
every Hindoo preserves In order that his
soul may be pulled into heaven when he
masses away
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watering the Plants

From the Indianapolis News.
Proper regulation of moisture is tho
greatest factor in securing healthy plant
growth. While plants can Withstand
spending extremes In moisture viii
surely tend to ruin If not kill even ths
strongest plants.
Water should be given only when
needed. and then in such copious guam
titles that the soil Is thoroughly soaked.
When potting plants space should all
ways be left at the top for pouring in
water. An inch or an inch and a half
will suffice.
Consider the kind of plant you are
watering Soft stemmed kinds, es-
quire much more water than hard
wooded, slow growing kinds. While the
former easily recover from drought, tho
hard wooded suffer permanently from
extremes.
The character of the soil should ais,
regulate watering. Heavy clay soils
should sour easily, while very light
loan soils dry out quickly and unless
carefully watched plants in them will
wilt. In either case 1t is better to wates
thoroughly and less frequently than t.
water sparingly and often.
The seasons and time of day SHOULD
also be watched Plants not in active
growth should be watered sparingly I'M
tn they have regained their foliage.
Watering in the evening just before
dark greatly aids fungus diseases, as the
foliage remains wet through the night
Total Stranger
From the Smart Set
Murrayhill- say fortune raps on
every mans door at some time.
De- Iyal1
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04

piece of handiwork worthy OF the
immortal Handy Andy" is exhibited
by a letter which, besides the stamp,
bore only on it's face this writing:
'If not delivered in 10 days, post
master will please open and return as
per address inside. Stamp inclosed."
But it is not the careless and ignor-
ant alone who clog up the postal ma
chinery and cause the lettermen to
give way at times to an inclination to
use words of lurid tinge and emphatic
meaning. Their correspondence, Of
which the foregoing are only few
samples, from an outside view is easily
disposed OF by being thrown aside in
the hurry of making up mail, and aft
erward bundled off to the postal
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
MY FIRST FLIGHT
GEORGE u. PARDY,
Northeast Corner Lake and Third Ave-
nue., San Francisco. Roosevelt
school, A Eighth Grade.
Age IA Years

Let her go, monsieur; l am ready"
and away we whizzed with a report
from the muffier that sounded like the
short, sharp crack of small pistol
Slowly but surely we mounted the va
cant ladder OF space into the unex-
plored region above the habitatlon of
men. We had left far behind the cheers
that followed us for short so yards or
SO. but from there they faded into the
air like dawn into darkness.
1 had been invited by Monsieur Paul
han to take a ride UP into the exhilar-f
ating atmosphere that surrounds the
earth. He assured me that all / would
have to do would be to keep cool and
hold tight l at first politely declined
but upon further consideration con-
sented.
Now / was doing what l never
dreamed of-riding above the earth in
an aeroplane driven by the daring
aviator, Paulhan; actually mounting
higher than any bird or man ever
dared to ascend.
Now here, now there we darted, so
gracefully that birds mistook us for
one Of themselves, but upon approach
ing nearer became terrified at the sight
and noise of such a monster.
After we attained the marvellous
height OF S,206 feet. Paulhan, who had
up to this moment said nothing, ven
tured to ask Have you any unusual
feelings?" and 1 replied: None except
wonder"
Then we began to descend al a rapid
rate, so rapid that | thought we would
surely be dashed TO pieces on the field
we had left an hour ago. But, as an
author says. by a simple twist Of the
wrist Paulhan tilted a forward rud-
der and we landed gracefully in front
OF the grandstand amid the cheers and
applause OF the spectators
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04

morgue. unless there is some identifica-
tion mark whereby ii may be returned
to the writer
There is vast and growing army Of
cranks who seem to live only for the
purpose of using the mails in their own
peculiarly idiotic way. In the operation
of some of these there is a studied
fiendishness that would suggest
gigantic conspiracy to drive postal
clerks to an insane asylum or the
clammy tomb Washington has some
shining lights in the crank line.
In the first place, there is the puzzle
crank, who imagines that a cent
stamp gives him the privilege of dis
playing, at the expense of the postal
officials his marvellous powers as an
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
A TRIP TO MARS IN AN
AEROPLANE
WILLIAM A. WITTE,
443 WALLER street. Henld's school, San
francisco. Age Is Years

After making several flights high in
the air decided to fit out an expedi-
tion and make flight to Mars Al
though the trip has never been made,
we took a compass along with us and
decided to try the flight.
We carried provisions enough for
week, and along with our supplies we
packed a wireless outfit, so that when
we landed on Mars we could establish
wireless communication with the earth
After being In the air for day and
night we were able. with the use of
our telescope to see objects moving
to and fro on the new world.
At the end OF two days we began to
take our bearings as to where we
would descend. We finally landed on
a high mountain. We were met by our
new friends and shown around. They
all had wings and were able 10 fly
about. After planting the American
flag on the new soil we began our re-
turn trip. making no stops until the
earth was reached.
Many explorations have been made
on land and water. but aerial explora-
tion will soon have it's place in history.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
MY AEROPLANE RIDE
MISS DORIS PUGH,
Perkins, California. sixth Grade. Age
IL Years

/ went to bed the other night tired
and sleepy. had been playing all
day with my brother, Joe. We made
a little aeroplane
/ got in bed and Immediately went
to sleep / dreamed that we were go
ing out to the fair grounds that after
noon to see a man hy in an aero
plane When we got there we bought
our tickets and IL seemed as If the
ticket agent was our cousin. He said
that he knew the man who was going
10 fly and he would introduce us to
him. He did, and l found the aviator
very pleasant. He' asked me IL l
would like to take a ride in his aero
plane. ] told him l would just be de-
lighted to, for there were not many
peopIe who had chance TO ride In one.
We got in and went Up pretty high,
when the engine stopped and down we
came. We were just about 20 hit the
ground when l awoke and found IL
all a dream.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
MY FIRST AND LAST TRIP IN
AN AEROPLANE
ANNA flick,

San Mateo. San MateO Grammar School
High sixth Grade. Age 13 Years
We were in Los Angeles when my
father asked nae if l would like to
take a trip In an aeroplane. j would
never refuse an offer like this. Another
girl and I went up in the air with my
father in his aeroplane 1t is quite
a large one.
We had our paper and pencils and
were writing what we saw below us
My father didn't know how to run
the ship very well, so he didn't so
high.
We went over Los Angeles and Ven
tura county. In Ventura we had the
best view OF all, because we went a
little higher. We were not frightened
because we thought we were safe.
Then we decided we had better
descend to the ground when my father
lost control of the aeroplane and down
we came full speed. Fortunately, we
were not badly injured, That was my
first trip in an aeroplane and ii will
be my last one.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04
ADDITIONAL COMPOSITIONS

and we stepped into the ship Every
thing was in order.
"All right. boys! give us shove"
Away we flew. 1T looks dangerous"
said my companion. Don't get fright
ened," said /, for it is all right"
We rose to the altitude of about
mile / said to my chum as We were
racing along. Il am glad we had that
big start. for we can go much further
now"
After passing over the town of Los
Gatos we decided to descend to earth.
So we made a graceful curve and,
luckily, landed on a road
Out we jumped, and pushed the aero
plane into a field near by, so 1t would
not be in the way. My friend was glad
to get to the ground, but said he
would go up with me again.
Maybe, Juniors. l will take Alonzo
up with me next time.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-04

IL seems an easy matter to properly
address a. letter in order that il may
slip through Uncle Sans postal mill
as speedily and safely as possible No
racking of the Intellect is. required In
the process. and but little physical ex-
ertion--simply the inscribing OF name
and address. Yet, In the face OF this,
ask the man who superntends the SORT
ing OF the mail In the city postofice
about il, and IL he does not throw up
his hands and fervently cry, Our lucky
stars preserve us from those who don't
or won't know how to address a letter."
it will be because he Is too busy to do
more than think his opinion.
OF the thousands OF letters which go
through the office weekly il is surpris-
ing to learn that hundreds OF them,
through faulty addresses. cause the
postofice people almost as much trou-
bfe as the handling OF those that are in
proper form, says the Washington Star.
And the acts of this same class are also
the most potent factor in keeping the
wheels of industry humming in the
dead letter office all the year round.
Carelessness on the part of letter
writer's is the cause of Che appearance
of most of these bothersome mssives.
1t is the careless person who drops a
letter adorned with a stamp, but un-
adorned with an address. into the box;
it is a kindred spirit who mails a letter
to a friend in some distant city which
the writer locates in state having no
such city within It's borders.
IT is one with a similar falling who
directs his letter to a certain street and
leaves a blank space below for the
postoffice officials to I'LL in any city or
town 1t may occur to them the street
is situated in. 1t is carelessness that
brings to the postoffice a neatly ad-
dressed and stamped envelope which is,
however unsealed and destitute of con-
tents Just the sort of an affair to cause
a fearful breach between two corre-
spondents one angry because of an
unanswered letter and the other indig
nant because his tale of the empty
envelope is discredited. But to tell of
the devious and aggrayating ways of
the careless letter writer would take
a day in itself.
Ignorance also plays it's part in the
letter game, as few select specimens
will show 1t was certainly an ignorant
person who not long ago addressed
letter to Hishonorableness the Presi-
dent" leaving it to the superior wisdom
Of the postmaster to guess whether
the letter was a petition to the presi-
dent of the United States for position
or an appeal to the president of glue
trust for job as laborer.
Ignorance or a childlike belief in the
supernatural powers of the postal Of
ficials also inspired the following eff
fusive, though vague, inscription on a
rather dirty envelope dropped in the
main office:
ITO my cousin, Martha Small. who
lives in Organ and who was goin to
move to Montannel."
Another missive with a nomadic ad-
dress was odorous with mystery 1t
was directed:
Samuel Kramer. Milwaukee, Wis
IT not try Columbus, O.. or maybe Dali
las, Tex, or perhaps Bangor, Me-