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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-20

A big reduction In trimmed hats q
the Bon TOT Millinery, 423 Chickashi
avenue. 5-2O.3
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-20

Germozone-th best tonic in the
world for young chickens at the Pal.
ace drug store. 5-17-3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-20

New skirts and pumDE at Globe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-20

Dan Wilmot returned Saturday from
Saltwater, where he attended the state
meeting Of the veterinary surgeons OF
Oklahoma. He reports an especially
good meeting and large attendance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-20

Mrs. James Savage Of Abellne, Tex
is in the city, the guest Of her mother
Mrs. Helen Spruce
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-20

Get It at BroWnson's drug store.
2-23-ti
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-20

Mrs. Bird Walker Of Oklahoma city
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Bur
CESS Purdum. 7O7 Iowa vanue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-20

A. A. Zinn returned this morning
from business trip through TIE
northwestern part Of Arkansas. He
came directly home from IT. Smith.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-20

A big reduction in trimmed hats at
the Bon Ton Millinery, 42s Chickasha
avenue. 5-2O-St
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-20

n H. Dwyer left last night Tor Mem
phis, Tenn, a business trip.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-20

Saved from the Titanic" at the
key tonight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01

"Critics had praised me, academies
had granted me exhibition space" said
the artist; "still l was modest enough
to think hat I wasn't any great shakes
as a painter The thing hat finally
convinced me that maybe / was no dub.
after all, vas the remark Of a woman
who knew a good deal more about bar
gain counters than she knew about art.
She studied a picture that had made
critics overwork their vocabulary in
praising It. and her only comment was:
'Myl I'll bet the cloth in that wom-
ans tea gown cost every cent of $3.50
a yard Just as a matter Of curiosity
I looked up my model and found that
the dress she wore had cost just that a
yard. Then I knew that i had been
gifted with the divine fire. To depict
values so faithfully that experienced
shoppers can tell the cost Of the cloth
you paint seems to be hitting old art
up at a pretty lively gait."-New York
Press
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
The Fire Eatinq Trick.

The first known fire breather was a
Syrian slave named Eunus. a leader in
the servile "a in Sicily, 100 Il. @. He
pretended to have immediate communi-
cation with the gods. When DESTROYS
Of inspiring his followers with courage
he breathed flames and sparks from his
mouth. In order to perform this mar
vel Eunus pierced a nutshell at both
ends, and, having filed 1t with some
burning substance, he put ii in his
mouth and breathed through 1t. The
same trick Is performed today In an
improved manner. The juggler rolls
together some fax while 1t IS still
burning. BY this means the fire is re
tanned In the ball for a long time. He
slips this ball into his mouth upper
ceived and breathes through ii. His
breath revives the fire. and he sustains
no injury so long as he inhales through
his nostrils only.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
Asckonina Time.

From the best Information we have
the calendar came into use 1880 b. O..
with a week OF eve days and a year
Of twelve months, named after zodiacal
signs. The year consisted Of 800 days,
which probably suggested the division
OF the circle into degrees. Astronomi-
cal chronology was divided into cycles
of 60 years. 600 years and the star. or
5000 years. The Observation Of Bel"
the great Babylonian work on astron-
omy and astro.ogy. gave a record OF
eclipses Of the sun and moon, conjunc-
tons and phases Of some Of the plan
ets. the time OF the new year and many
other scientific problems. Many Of the
calculations made in this ancient as
tronomy are Of the utmost importance
even In our day, and to 1t is due the
era OF NabonasSar, one OF the most
famous in the annals of chronology.
the basis Of all the computations or
Ptolemy, and the dates in connection
with Alexander and Aristotle. Since
its epoch. Feb. &c, TAT B. c., It main
tanned its ground till after the COM
mencement of the vulgar era.-Ex-
change.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
Thames Watermen.

The watermen and lightermen OF
London "a trace their occupation back
to a very remote past In a statute Of
Henry VIII, passed in 1914, for reg
ulating their fares. it is recorded 'that
IL has been a laudable custome and
usage TYNE out of mind to use the river
in barge or winery bote." And the an
mails of the Watermen's company give
al interesting account of a dispute as
far back as 1898 concerning the charge
for the conveyance Of passengers from
Gravesend to London The regular fare
was one-half penny for each person,
but some INSCRIPTIONS boatmen charg-
ed passengers a penny So the offend
ers were taken by the sheriff before
the justices of assize. who admonished
them and made each waterman give a
bond OF 40 shillings for future good be-
havior.-London Graphic
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
MEXICAN COTTON GROWERS
PROFIT BY TEXAS METHODS

Eagle Pass, Texas, Sept. 30.-The
cotton growers on the Mexican side
of the Rio Grande river held a trades
day recently in which eighty-three
loads of cotton were in line.
In all there were $40 bales valued
at approximately $4,000 in the pa
rade and the display created con-
siderable comment. The Agricola Y
Ganadera Compania, which operates a
large tract of land about thirty miles
north of this city was the partici-
pant. Later a banquet of Mexico in
which the cotton was raised at M
time was the banner crop country
of the republic but owing to the de-
vastation Of the boil weevil the land
has practically been abandoned, until
recently, when Texas methods of COM
batting the crop pests were introduced
and since which the acreage planted
to cotton has been steadily increas-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
To Kill Rats by Electric Device.

Tacoma, Wash.-Mayor William
Seymour has approved a new munich
pal project which he believes will be
copied by seaports throughout the
world. He intends to rid the Tacoma
water front of rats by electricity.
The city dock superintendent finds
that rats come for miles at low tide
to feast at the refuse dump beneath
the municipal dock restaurant. An
electric gridiron will be placed there,
above which will be a peekhole and
an electric switch. BY turning the
latter several dozen rats can be cleo
trocuted at once. The tides will carry
the bodies away. Ten dollars will
cover the expense.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
Eoolinu the Doqs.

In the highlands Of Scotland it used
% be the practice for each shepherd to
take his collie dog to church.
These dogs" as Dean Ramsay
wrote, "sit out the Gaelic services and
sermon with c~ommendable patience till
toward the end Of the last psalm.
when there is a universal stretching
and yawning and all are prepared TO
scamper out. barking In a most excit-
ed manner, whenever the blessing Is
commenced. The congregation Of One
Of these churches determined that fhe
service should close In a more decorous
manner, and steps were taken to at
tain this object. Accordingly when a
strange clergyman was officiating he
found the people ali sitting when he
vas about to pronounce the blessing.
He hesitated and paused, expecting
them to rise, till an old shepherd. look
ing up to the pulpit, said:
"'Say ava, sir. We're a-sittin' to
cheat the dowgs.'"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01

ers. A few would take wing and fly to
nearby trees but most of them held
to their roosts and chartered noisily.
When the supply of fireworks was
exhausted the ~blackbirds were. still in
the trees and noiser than ever. They
kept up their clatter until a late hour
and the residents of the neighborhood
were divided regarding the efficacy of
the fireworks method. Most of them
favored waging a more bloody war
with shotguns instead Of Roman can
dies for weapons. The fireworks will
be repeated for several successive
nights. Then the birds will be given
severalnights quiet after which they
will be subjected to nightly lombard
ments for several nights more.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
An Appetizina Greek Dish.

Whatever may have been the secret
Of ancient Greek culture. it seems prob
able at least that II did not lie In
the cuisine Of the race. IL the details
Of Ii thai have been discovered by
modern scholars are to be taken as ac-
curate. a writer In Frazer's Magazine
recently told Of n dish that might
have provoked a warrior to desperate
deeds. but would hardly have inspired
an artist or a poet. He says they mix
ed hogs lard and milk with thick Cruel.
making a paste Of 1t and adding fresh
cheese. yolks of eggs and beef brains.
The mixture was wrapped in a fis leaf
and boiled In the gravy of a chicken
or kid Then they took of the fig leaf
and soused the morsel In a pot Of boil
Ing honey, then ate it-Steward.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
MAYOR SETS FIRE
TO SLOT MACHINES
Burned Up $4,000 of the Illegal De-
vices for Coaxing Pennies Out Of
Peoples Pockets.

West Hammond, Ill.,, Sept. 30
Cheered on by $500 reformers, under
the leadership of Virginia Brooks,
West Hammond's mayor burned TWEEN
ty-two slot machines worth $4,000
confiscated in an early morning raid
of West Hammond dives. AS Mayor
Wosczynski poured coal oil on the
shiny devices somebody thought Of
the coins remaining in the pockets
of the machines. The mayor sent for
axe and started smashing the glass
that protected the pockets. Five hun
dred persons rushed to the pile Of
junk, and madly fought for the mon
ey. When the last coin was taken,
the mayor started the fire. Inside
Of twenty minutes all that remained
was a pile of twisted scrap iron.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
Shade Trees Planted Along Georgia
Roads.

Waycross, Ga.-As a result of the
campaign started here a few years
ago many miles of public roads in the
county are now lined with healthy
shade trees and more converts to the
shaded road idea are joining the
ranks every month. The plan as first
launched included an association for
the express purpose of planting shade
trees along public highways, The
property owners and those living
>aIong the roads were invited to do
nate a sufficient number of trees to
care for a certain part of a road in
which they had an interest. This
plan worked well in some sections
and in others the work was done by
one or a few men. In place of ordin-
airy shade trees some have planted
trees that will yield some return for
the trouble spent on them, pecans
being the favorite. The demand for
shade trees has been heavy and no
land proposition is put on the market
now unless the streets or roads ] ave
been lined with trees of some descrip-
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
A Hundred Million Suns.

A peep into the heavens through a
modern telescope is a peep into the
very depths of mystery. With such an
instrument one may gaze upon 100
100000 stars. each Of them a burning.
blazing sun. From what little we
know of creation we cannot but be-
lieve that each of those suns is giving
light and heat 70 a train Of planets,
just In the same manner that our sun
gives light and life to his little flock
OF worlds. Beyond those 10O,OO0.OO0
suns there may be hundreds of millions
o Thus they may continue "sys-
tenn after system and worlds without
end"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
TO DRIVE BLACKBIRDS
FROM KANSAS CAPITAL
Thousands of the Birds Infest Trees
of City-Roman Candles Used to
Drive Them Away.

Topeka, Kan, Sept. '30.-The city
of Topeka has purchased a ton of Ro-
man candles to see if the blackbirds
cannot be driven out of the trees of
the city. Thousands of the blackbirds
some say millions, infest the city's
big elm trees late in summer and
make the streets dangerous and un-
slightly. Early each evening they fly
into the trees of the parks and about
the residences and especially into tn
20 acres of forest at Bethany College
in the center of the city, Prof. L. l..
Dyche, state fish and game warden,
told the city officials that Roman
candles would drive them out. The
city bought it's supply and tried them.
Four men fired the Roman candles
singly and by volleys into the trees.
AS the flying balls Of fire swept
Through the leaves of the trees the
birds fairly screamed at their disturb
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
The Supreme Court.

For the supreme court Of the United
States there Is nc exact precedent,
either in the ancient or the modern
times. In making the great constitu-
ton the fathers" availed themselves
OF all past knowledge and experience.
hut 1t was probably from he French
pubhcist Montesquieu that they got
their idea of the supreme court. In
his book. 'The Spirit Of the Laws"
M~ontesquieu, after making a mastery
analysis OF all forms OF government.
Uses these words: There is no liberty
Ii the judicial power be not separated
from the legislative and the executive"
The trainers of the constitution knew
M~ontesquieu's book well. and there II
not any room for doubt about their get
ting the idea OF the supreme court
from that source--New York Ameri-
can
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
Street Oiling in Galveston.

Galveston, Texas, Sept. 30.-Some
1000 gallons of oil are yet to be
sprinkled over the city streets before
the existing contracts for May, July
and September are completed, ac-
cording to an estimate made by City
Engineer A. t. Dickey. The May con-
tract called for the oiling Of 10000
square yalds; that of July for A.
CAS- square yards, while for Septem-
Der four appropriations, each for
$499 have been made. The approx
mate cost is 4 1-2 cents per gallon,
each covering about 2 IL square
yards.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
SAN ANTONIO'S PLAN
FOR HARVEST JUBILEE

San Antonio, Sept. 30.-Prepara-
tions for the Harvest Jubilee, to be
held in San Antonio, October 1928,
have progressed so satisfactorily that
the success of the celebration is as
sured. Already thirty thousand tic
kets Of admission have been disposed
of and money is in hand to insure ev-
cry obligation being taken care of.
The following tentative program for
the ter days of the celebration has
been adopted:
Saturday, Oct. 19:Texas German
Day. II a. m. parade through streets
of city, United States troops escort
ing Gov. O. B. Colquitt; 1870 p. m,
opening exercises at Jubilee Grounds,
followed by reception to the Cover
nor; 4 to 6 D.. m, chariot and har-
ness races; 4 to 6 p. m. concert by
Ellery's band; s to 10 p. m, singing
by German Choral Societies and con-
cert by Ellery's band.
Sunday, Oct. 20: Beginning at 2:30
o'clock, chariot races, concert by
Smiths band, motorcycle races and
sacred concert by Ellery's band.
Monday, Oct. 81. School Children's
Day. 8 to 4 p. m, patriotic songs by
chorus of 5000 school children; 3 to
6 o'clock, athletic contests, track
meet and football game; 4 to 6 o'clock
concert by Ellery's band; s to 10
O'Clock, concert by Ellery's band and
panorama, "Siege and Fall of the AL
amo."
Tuesday, Oct. %: 2:30 p. m, char
lot and horse races and concert by
Smiths band; 4 to 6 o'clock, concert
by Smiths band; 4 to 6 o'clock, con-
cert by Ellery's band; 8 to 10 o'clock
panorama "Siege and Fall of the AL
amo.'
Wednesday, Oct. %: Army Day. 4
to 6 o'clock, concert by Ellery's band;
5 o'clock army gymkana and concert
by Smiths band; SS to 10 o'clock.
panorama "Siege and Fall of the AL
amo."
Thursday. Oct. "a: San Antonio
Day. Automobile races in the after
noon and concer by Smiths band;
4 to 6 o'clock, concert by Ellery's
band: s to 10 O'Clock panorama
Siege and Fall of the Alamo"
Friday. Oct. rs: Cool roads Day.
1 to 2 O'Clock. free barbecue 20 all
good roads delegates; ? 10 . O'Clock,
contests and concerts by
Ellery's and Smiths bands; 5 to 10
panorama, "Siege and Fall
the Alamo"
Saturday, Oct. IS: Travelling Mems
Day. 3 to 6 o'clock automobile races
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
E THE CLOCK or DEATH.
l Was The FRS. Astronomical Time-
piece Made In England.

piece Made In England.
The clock at Hampton court palace
derived its unpleasant title by reason
Of a superstition that whenever any
one long resident in the palace dies the
clock Immediately stops. 1t is or rec
ord that when Anne OF Denmark. the
queen of James L.. died the old time
piece was striking four and that IT
stopped almost before the last stroke
sounded. Since that time it IS said TO
have repeated this grisly proceeding
each time a royal parsonage within its
Jurisdiction died.
At any rate. the clock has an inter-
esting history quite aside from this It
was the first astronomical timepiece
made In England. being constructed in
1910 for Henry VIII. Thirty-two years
ago It was brought out Of a shed where
in 1t had lain neglected for nearly half
a century. and by order Of the then
secretary Of the Office Of works 1t was
f~e-erected in the courtyard opposite the
entrance to the state apartments.
There Is historical evidence to the eff
feet that 1t was built by n Nicholas
Crater, a German astronomer who
came to England at the invitation Of
Cardinal Wolsey.
This old timepiece tells the hour. the
month. the day Of the month. the po-
sition Of the sun and the number OF
days since the beginning of the year.
the phases of the moon and its age.
the hour at which 1t crosses the merid-
ian and the time of high water at Lon
don bridge. The time required to wind
II is half an hour every week. The
weights have a descent OF over sixty
feet-Harper's-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01

Ine Desu dennir1On or nature II per
haps Mills In his Three Essays on
Religion" In that work Mil says. "Nh-
ture Is a collective name for MI facts.
actual and possible, or a name for
the mode, partly known to Ms and
partly unknown. in which MI things
"The nature Of q thing means Its en-
tire capacity Of existing phenomena.
As the nature of any given thing IL the
aggregate Of Its powers and proper
ties, so Nature. in the abstract. is the
aggregate OF the powers and proper
ties Of all things"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
The Same Idea.

It is recorded that Napoleon. when
asked to summarize the art of war, an
swered briefly, 'The art of war on
sists in being strongest at a given point
at a given time" This answer was
terse and true, but that born but I'M
taught fighter. General Forrest. *
pressed the same idea. yet more briefly
and f~orcefully. When the grim old
Confederate was asked how to win In
battle he replied. Get thar fust with
the mostest men,"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
APES STOMACH FOR MAN.
Remarkable Operation In France
Said to Have Been Successful.

1t is said that the Academy of Med
icine will soon hear a paper read
describing an operation in which 1t
is reported that an apes stomach
was put in a man to replace his own
wornout stomach. The operation is
said to have been performed by DR..
.Roulies, surgeon in the Agen hos
pital near Bordeaux.
The patient was a 27-year-old far
mer. The stomach Of an anthropoid
ape is said to have been used after
rs days the cure is alleged to have
been completed.-New York Sun.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
THE VANISHING SEA COW.
A Marine Curiosity That Is Rapidly
Nearino Extinction.

A Marine Curiosity That Is Rapidly
Nearing Extinction.
One of the largest fish that has In
habited the waters of the gulf Of Mex
leo and the south Atlantic coast of
this country and which is almost ex-
tinct Is known as the manatee- 1t wac
found In great numbers a century ago.
and v a few years back this crea-
ture was quite plentiful In certain To-
calities.
It Is very gentle for a large fish and
easily captured in heavy nets. which
are usually stretched across the mouths
Of rivers emptying into the south At
lantic or the gulf Of Mexico. The flesh
L. very delicious and brings a high
price, having a strong resemblance to
the very finest veal. The skeleton Is
valued at 500. and the skin If removed
properly and cared for by those who
understand its properties will bring a
like amount.
This fish Is often from ten to twelve
feet in length and weighs about 1000
pounds. 1t is so gentle It will not
strike the light craft that happens to
be neal 1t. and when captured 1t shows
no resistance whatever.
1t Is safe to say that In the next
quarter Of q century this creature will
become extinct unless specimens are
preserved simply to prevent the COM
pIete loss Of one Of III most wonder
full sea creatures
It lives wholly on salt water vegeta-
don and growths found in the mouths
Of the rivers emptying into the sea-
New York World.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01

and concerts by Ellery's and Smiths
bands; SO to 10 o'clock, panorama
"Siege and Fall of the Alamo"
Sunday, Oct. 27: 8 to 6 o'clock.
automobile races and concerts by
Smiths and Ellery's bands; 5 to 10
o'clock panorama. "Seige and Fall
of the Alamo"
Visiting women will be extended a
reception each afternoon from 1880
to 4 o'clock in the Woman's Build
ing, at which members OF the twenty
four leading women's clubs in San
Antonio will act as hostesses assisted
by the wives, daughters and sisters
of the honorary vicepresidents- These
and the Woman's Exhibit
are expected to prove most attrac-
tive features of the jubilee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
Where He Baked.

HE has broken with herr.
$50 T have heard
IL hear that he told her he was m
worthy OF her"
"Pshaw: all lovers tell their sweet
hearts THAR
II know But she asked him to put
It In writing and sign IL In the presence
Of wituesses.r-Atianta ConstifpsL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
Fly Brings End of Old French Market

New Orleans. Lathe French
|Mtrket, which was established in
the latter part Of the eighteenth cen
fury, is soon % pass into history. The
bazaar where four generations of New
.Orleans housewives bought their
meat and vegetables, where artists
and story writer's haunted dark hooks
for echoes of ancient New Orleans,
is to be sacrificed on the altar of mo-
dern sanitation. War on the house
fly is mainly responsible for condi-
lions that led up to the edict COM
polling almost complete reconstruc-
ton Of the market.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01
(From Municipal Engineer.)
New Orleans Will Begin Air Crusade

New Orleans LA crusade to in
sure a plentiful supply of fresh air in
theatres churches and factories, ac-
cording 10 an official announcement,
will soon be inaugurated by the state
board of health. An apparatus for
procuring samples of the air to be
tested has been secured by the health
officials. The board has authority un-
der the law to compel the making
OF necessary improvements where the
air supply may be found insufficient.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-01

"They say he's very cautious
Cautious? He won't order half a
canteloupe in a restaurant until
somebody orders the other half and he
sees it's all right."-Kansas City
Journal.