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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13
GREATEST OF ALL DISASTERS
Flood Of the Hoane.Ho In China In
1887 Takes First Place Among
catastrophes.

Talking Of floods, what was the
greatest disaster nature ever hit the
world with? / don't mean the deluge
or anything so far of as that, and !
don't mean wars, either They're our
own work But what was the biggest
loss Of life that ever happened be-
cause Of a food or fire or an earth
quake, or anything Of that sort, as
far back as the ordinary records go?"
Il suppose you don't include plaques,
such as the black death that rayaged
Europe for a century or so. almost
continuously, back in the Middle
Ages?'
mo; that lasted too long. mean
one Of the sudden smashes that have
hit the world and knocked out cities
or sunk ships; anything of that kind. =
We'll, said the man appealed to as
handy reference book. If you limit
1t that way | think the food Of the
Hoang-ho, or YeAow River, N China,
in 1887, takes first place. It began
late in September and before the wa7
Ter went down about $4,000 square
miles 81 one Of the most fertile and
populous plains in the world had been
swept by the swift ou1T Iaat
means twenty-five per cent. more land
than there is In Ohio.
I More than a thousand villages and
towns were simply washed OF the
map, and the loss OF life has never
been calculated at less than a million.
Some authorities say that fully L.
100, 900 persons perished. It was like
wiping out as many people as there
are in Cleveland and Cincinnati to-
gether"
Il should say that might be the rec
ord disaster Of all the agesl" ex-
claimed the friend who started the
talk about losses through the violence
Of nature. 1t must be away ahead OF
anything an earthquake ever did, or
storm at sea"
yes, probably by four to one, at
ieakN nut soAhe " the Motse SAl "a
quakes and volcanic eruptions have
done a lot of killing where there was
no way to get authentic figures. 1t is
possible that more than a quarter Of
a million people have lost their lives
in some earthquake or eruption, OF
both together, but the odds are
against it."
what a paralyzing thing such 8
flood as the one in China would be i
It happened in this country or Eu
ropel"
Indeed, it would" was the reply
but half the people in China probably
never even heard the news.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13
DEATH TOLL
IN WRECK
INCREASES
Telegram BY United Press.

Telegram by United Press.
Stamford, Conn, June 1s-The
death list from the rearend collision
between two divisions Of a New Haven
train late yesterday afternoon increas-
ed to six today by the death Of Greg
ory T. Tunes, New York World re-
porter.
The collision occurred on the main
line opposite the passenger station, as
the first section Of the train was leav-
ms.
The engine Of the second section
plowed half way through the Pullman
car, "skylark," the last car on the
first section. In this car there were
thirty-one passengers and practically
all Of them were injured.
According to an official statement BY
the railroad, the indications are that
the engineer of the second train ran
past danger signals.
The Springfield express was the
same train that was in the wreck al
West Port, Conn, last Octobers in
which eight persons were killed anc
scores injured. This wreck was caus
ed by the engineer running past sig
nails
Simultaneous with the crash, th'
wreckage took fire and the city de
partment was called out The blaz'
was easily extinguished, however, anC
the work Of rescue began at once
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13

Those who attend the Tuesday even
ing Chautauqua concert pext week
have a genuine treat in store IN the
singing OF Miss Coral Waite Of De
troit, Mich, daramatic soprano, Miss
Waite Is personally known to Prof
Greene. who says she possesses one
OF the finest voices in the state, be-
sides OF being Of fine personality and
stage presence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13
Board Enjoys aFeed. /"

Realizing the nature Of mere man,
the ladies Of the Methodist church de-
cided to have full attendance
of the official board last even.
ing and they therefore prepared
a dinner for them. The men went di-
rectly from their places Of business to
the church and at $50 they sat down
at a sumptuous spread The ladies'
scheme worked well and not mem
Der was missing at the festal board.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13

gress. Much Of it had been spent in
publicity work. in printing, salaries.
and a good sized sum IN motion pic
lures. He said that the beet produc-
ers in his association were assessed
about five cents per ton. The last as
sessment was made in April, bringing
in about $4,000, and the previous one
in February, about $4,000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13
GARDEN PARTY CANCELLED.
Telegram BY United Press

VIVEI aIII d NHI01W -
London, June 13.-King George at
the eleventh hour cancelled all ar
rangements for the big garden party
at Windsor castle June 2l, following
the Ascot racing season. for fear Of
suffragetttes interference.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13
Wedding Is Surprise.

Mr Bertram p siddons and Miss
Effie Wootten were married last even
ing at the home Of the brides parents,
Mr. and Mrs. r. X. Wootten, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev c. s.
Walker The wedding was a COM
plete surprise to the many friends Of
the popular couple
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13
Two Couples Licensed.

Yesterday in the county judges Of
flee. marriage licenses were issued TO
two Chickasha couples Bertram r.
siddons, aged 2S, Chickasha, and Miss
Effie Wootten, aged 20. Chickasha.
Alvin J. Keil, aged 2i, chickasha, and
Miss Jessie Alma West aged -,
Chickasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Cook have re-
turned from Norman, where they At
tended the university Commencement
exercises.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13
Short Stories
of The Town
'ijiI.'ii-fi''5' Death q Little tile one. one

Death Of Little One.
The three-year-old child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. 0. e. Smith, sl5 South Fifth
street. died az / o'clock this morning
Funeral services were conducted at
the residence at 4 o'clock this after
noon BY Rey. Geo Sherman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13

A friend Of my six-year-old brother
told him that his mother had new
fan which was hand-painted. Pooh,
said my little brother "our whole
fence IT,"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13
Science in PopuIar speech.

Language was given for the con-
cealment OF thought, said the ready
made philosopher "Yes." replied Miss
Cayenne. Many an improperly is
hidden by scientific word Of four or
five syllables.p
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13
FOUR AMERICANS KILLED.
Telegram By United Press

7 IEItETWW D NWIITW 7 : I777
Washington, June. 49,. Fgagmentary
reports OF the battle between Ameri-
cans and Moros were RECEIVED by the
war department today. They say four
American were killed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13

Take Chamberlain's Tablets. They
enable ten stomach to perform its
functions naturally. For sale by all
dealers-Adv. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13
Death Of Miss waqner.

Matilda Emma Wagner, aged -
years, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Chas,
Wagner. died at the family residence,
Twenty-sixth and Idaho, last night.
Funeral services will be conducted
Saturday morning at the Catholic
church at $3.50 O'clock
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13

Prize given away at the Majestic
tonight Bring your coupons.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13

Excellent griddle cakes can be made
with a small quantity Of boiled rice
left over. Such rice is always good
for oroquettes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13

~ :. 80 iae als. s3..a ~ z - ieas-s. ..
Pineapple juice is said to be the
best tonic any person Of poor diges-
ton can have.
Ugly cracks and splits in furniture
can Sometimes be filled with boeswqx
10 Chat they win hardly show.
If brass candlesticks are disflgured
witch yerdigris, try rubbing them OFF
win d cloth dipped IN ammonia.
II candle are well frozen before be-
ing lighted the tallow will not run and
the candles will last twice as long.
Moths lay their eggs from May to
September; therefore, care should be
taken Of an wooden garments during
thar time.
To set colors: A spoonful Of oxgall
10 a gallon Of water viii set almost
any colored fabric, II soaked In It be
fore washing
Lower the temperature Of an over
considerably after the roast has beer
IA twenty minutes and the juices vii
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-13

Lower the temperature Of an oven
considerably after the roast has been
IN twenty minutes and the juices viii
be retained.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-10-02

moss covered banks and Young Chief
Chetoka would come to the top OF
Crowfoot Rock and look for her.
Then she would commence the weird
soulful melody, which rang out
through the oak and pine trees like
the silvery voice of the whip-poor-
will or nightingale.
After the song was finished, Che
toka would take an arrow from his
culver, and, placing on it an arrow
head, would shoot it into the water a
few PAGES from her. Silver Fawn,
which we afterward learned was the
name of the Indian girl, would wait
for a moment, cautiously looking
about her to see if anyone was spy
ing on her, and then with the swift
ness of a young deer, she would be
out of sight around the bend of the
river, going toward Signal Rock.
Chief White Hair, Silver Fawn's
father, was very fine type of the
western Indian, possibly the finest
type that was ever known among the
redmen. He was tall, muscular,
erect. agile and dignified with his
height of about seven feet. He had
large brawny arms and shoulders,
strong and sinewy muscles, large
head with receding brow, below
which was set the eagle eye of that
same specimen as that Of his daugh-
ter, high cheek bones, a Roman nose,
thick, stern lips, and a chin which
showed great reserve power and de-
termination in all undertakings. Back
of this perfectly constructed body
was a clean SOUL He was loved by
all the tribe, numbering about 1894,
of which he was chief.
Il had been the law for all times
before among the Indians that no
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-10-02

chiefs son or daughter should take
unto themselves husbands and wives
from lower tribes. Silver Fawn had
great influence over her father, as
she had over everyone with whom
she came in contact, and the love
match had gone beyond the bounds
of the Chief.
Strife had arisen between part of
the large tribe and bunch of French
traders and few of the young bucks
from the lower tribes, and without
any preparation, war was already at
hand. Without waiting for cere-
monies, bows and arrows, Indian
clubs, muskets Of a very crude make,
old blunderbuss pistols, which would
make you think of an undergrown,
crooked grape vine, were being
brandished; yelps, bowls and few
other kind of unsanitary remarks
were being uttered and the first
thing anyone knew there was a fight
going on.
(To be continued next week.)
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-10-02

There are exceptional opportunities
for making money in the retail mer-
camille business, for energetic, cap
able young men. Throughout the
country there are thousands Of good
stores and locations, which have val
liable trade and established business,
whose owners would like to retire
from business, and will sell at rea-
sonable terms and prices. For in
formation write, The Merchants Lo-
eating Co., New Franklin, Mo. Box
81. 49-Hs
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-10-02
Liberal Reward

LOST Surgeons pocket sV1)ne
ment case containing severalohglltun
Return to DR.. H. E. MulkeEi sie tltiel
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-10-02

Q0 muttcIcu, do uCdI do VIC COul0 uIA-
derstand, 81 will have re maiden, Ell
l have to pay re Indian ten thousand
pounds.
This was the first time l had seen
the Indian girl, but had heard some
of our party at the Mission speak Of
her beauty, and strong, masterful,
agile body. Ihad begun to wonder
il she didn't belong to some of the
larger tribes who had their camps
over on the bluffs. She was a fire.
quenter of the old trading post, but
up to this time had never shown any
marked attentions toward anyone,
not even the French trader.
Later we found out she was a
daughter of the chief of the Big
Osages and was being courted by a
young chief of one of the smaller
tribes and had planned this way Of
meeting her lover at Signal Rock
every third day at sunset. She would
come TO the river and walk up and
down Its smooth green, fern, and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

man, but could not understand word or mis- own ian'
guage-Engish. 1t was found that he had been taken
to Germany by his parents when he was two ana neo
lived there until he Ave. He had forgotten con-
consciousness and the injury to his head released II a
the time parayzng the centres that helo ns ns
tive tongue. This is but one case or many
This being of the complex faculty OF speech,
is trebly of the simple gesture the first of lam
guages Not only will child during the first two
Years OF it's life note unconsciously the mannerisms
Of that parent with which it is thrown most in
tact-tha is its motherbut 1t will store these
nerisms in It's sub-consciousness and will them
later either exactly in variants, whose is
easily identified The comparative study OF gestures
therefore most important
In the skeleton OF tue hand-in the shape, the
formation, the arrangement, tho Size Of the bones
heredity again shows itself very plainly to those
trained A peculiar thumb in mother father
may come down the child Maformations char
acteristic formations transmitted oftener
than characteristic lines the fingers Hence the
X-ray photographs, From an extended series OF OBJ
servatons the daclograpbers have found that charao
terstics OF The thumb oftencst transmitted NEXT
comes first finger after that-and this Is
because it Is the least usedthe ittlo finger; the third
dnger shows hereditary traces the fourth finger
least OF all
To capItuate--the comparison of the finger prints
will give each woman certain points Of evidence but
Of the points VIII be conclusive; comparison OF
hand shapes palms and veins will give them other
points but the test Will not yet bo considered perfect
But these points for either when the unconscious
gestures and the microscopic analysis are added tn
them will be nearly conclusive one or the other
Whoever gets the points the X-ray will clearly
bo the mother OF II the last test shows
conclusively characteristic formation that in IL
tives and the photographers nothing II NOT
thorough.
And in this precise, Unconditional way modern sch
outdoes the psychology Of wise King Solomon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

Ehsc,o.n facet is loop shaped line that sometimes
es fO Tue hnger or thumb from left TO right some
s ibsr iisot TO left. In all our hundred tuousano
n run g. DO Do instance Of girl child having lne
M for ou lett to right when it runs la It's motners
IA tho ileot TO left. On the other hand, LII boy
|ay aliatlou from lef 10 right occurs once III
hcet sS @ When tho girl child has not 1nheritco
tdadr examine the triangles and SO on for other
Il The out you see the principle
's,or ,r uinatiou OF the thumb marks 15 not All.
eps. h., !anassia, my colleague of the University OF
ad nrotJ proven that the veins 10 tho back OF the
fub ,r as excellent methods OF identihcatloh ss
Qs cannhh5 although NOT useful, because criiu,
hsy w eaye records OF their arrangement penlhu
Asemsnm,' must perforce, with finger marks me ar
zSonz pt VI the veins is never the same In any tw"
tgusl,sdD Dut both Drs. Lusanna and Capon, the aie
Ia arc photographers, these students OF the
ma,tiueu, nave proved that similar Varlalions ii
! child are transmitted from tne PaioA'
sna call in these photographers to assist Luo ~
|nr Oh Mile Stepnanie's haAds and those OIL Mic.
bsr no,n Snd Nine Marechal Besides these are mauS
sphatn TO be considered. . . !,
&eh t ! wish the Court to understand IL tiiae
,sh :, the fact that parentage can be eStaohsheu
<psrr 'ne hand! Next to the brain 1t Is inc mos mos
&1 &ln, orsan and in it beredty shows ltseH niore
~ Wan in any other part of the body-al"aSS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

,, ,o,,,,p,a and the child were traced and pnoto.
ranbed Interchangeable were taken ol INC phatn
81 - nortain parts OF the skin OF the nahoS' H.
graphs of tho hands were taken msnd measuring
board This hoard divided m Into sides in tho
, uoaIu, md photographed from All sloeo. II @ @
SQUARES @ hnrvers were noting CHARACTERISTIC move
mean IN fbe hands of all three SUBJECTS Finally
Xray photographs we're taken
1, frat step after this Will be the throwing opo.
agic lantern screen huge enlargenents Oh tne .nG a
;nJ I3ortilon had found that beside inc iaeea, &c n
- y urn,I when it is in mothers thumb IS nefsl ~
e"ecG In tho same thumb of daughter "neh IL ~ t "p
80, tbore Like the other marks the scroH oous '
Ir-ays appear But when it does 1t has the same on
aerstic turn although never OF the same shape; W.
,o wav thc triangle when II Is IN the motner
rjsht thumb and when it is the most % n
81 IN ibat thumb has marked tendency TO appear
M double triangle in the thumb oil chllo oltne ooy
az girl ia whose thumb the whorl Is tne oonhan'
feature. ,.,. r-,n,d,., d,,
Dr. Henry Fauds the distinguished canadian ,a uac-
tvographer, states in recent paper IN Tue pup"'a
ton "Nature"' ~ .,, ,.oae in1n,t.
THE domnancy Of heredity through 'nese innns Ns .
varieties is sometimes very Striking nave iound
i'a notterns In a parent repeated with marvellous
nrIraey ia the child Negative results however. msn'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

nothing in regard to parenIage, caution winch
it is important to make.
The difference in the ages between mother and
daughter In th cease of Stephanie Dumur will have no
effect whatever the accuracy Of the investigation,
because the patterns human fingers throughout
life, persistent and Interchangeable Lines the moth
ers fingers, when she year old, will remain there
forever
When all The variations OF the finger prints of the
child and the two have been compared an
alyzed and syntheized in this manner photographs
OF the venng OF the back OF the be thrown
screens In the manner. or course the greatest
time is spent in the comparison OF the finger prints:
the study OF the veins is comparatively simDle ~,
sanna and Capon have found and their observations
have been confirmed by Bertlon that the arrange.
ment OF veins III the female child more CLOSELY foo1,
the arrangement of tho veins of the mother than "
the father; and vice versa in the of male chill,
Just as It is In tho of finger lines. "u
The examination OF finger prints and veninp ovo-
the dacylographers will prepare enlarged photographs
OF the palms OF Nine: Dumur Nine MarechuI and nc
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

"teplane They will arrange them la horizontal row
upon the screen, and win first cndeavor note
eemDlance In the general contour OF OF the hands
as distinguished from tho third.
win delicate micrUmeters and measuring Canpers
the scientists viii mark and record every anglo be-
tween the fingers to minutes and seconds while
correlave distance will be set In fractions Of
mH1metre, and every part Of tho hand measured
The notes taken OF the unconscious gestures which
the child and the two have made with their
hands Is matter of much importance, The sub.cou-
scous self the part OF that is not controlled by
consciousness. has been compared TO the part OF al
iceberg under water Like it, about one-tenth our
mental life conscious; the rest subconscious The
subconsciousness is the great mine OF hereditary tom
dencos. But it has to be entered secretly get
its treasures
1t Is we'll known fact that iu certain cases Of
sphasia the patient will speak languages Of which
when normal he cannot utter word,
The late Professor James cites the Of man
who after injury to his head spoke excellent Ger
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

barring, cr nrse, the inheritance OF
certain abnormalitics or fixed types,
. which would at once establish The
DorentaGe OF even the casual OBJ.
server,
Nhcreupon the Court placed the
case in the hands OF NJ. Berdllon
and his colleagues
The first thing they did was "
make prints Of the finger and thumb
lines of Mines. Dumur and Mafechai
and of Stephanic. Then prints were
made of the palms, Then the hands
Of all three were gone over Win
delicate instruments until every trac-
lion of the hand was measured. Inc
=. : L.. l,ncl- Of The hands OIL
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-05

BertilJon prints of tho iuccts. dis
finGuIshIpE murks of hpEcr-prints.
The left Is the double Inject, extend
Ing from right to LETT, tho other.
siu9lc 1ucct, running from left to
right. The durtyloErupbcrs say that
In frsonmisSion OF the lacet marks
mother TO child tho ''dircction' of the
lncer never VARIES