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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-17

Hutchinson-Frey Nuptials.
The marriage Of Mr.. Frank B. Hutch
ison and Miss Mary Lucy Frey was
solemnized at the Presbyterian parish
house Thursday afternoon at five
o'clock by the Rev. Edwin B. Teis
The wedding came as a surprise to
their many friends Miss Susie Frey,
a sister Of the bride, was the only at
tendant.
The bride is the elder daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frey and has
spent her girlhood in Chickasha. She
graduated in the class Of 1914 at the
o. G. W., and afterwards held a posi-
tion in the public school at Tuttle.
She endeared herself to all her friends
both in college and church circles, by
her charming manner and sweet dis
position. Mr.. Hutchison is connect
ed with the bank of Tuttle and is
known to be an estimable young man.
The young people left the same eve
ming on the northbound Rock Island
for short trip and will be at home
to their friends in Tuttle after June
25.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-17
Rural NeIahbors' Club.

The ladies Of the Rural Neighbors'
club spent Friday afternoon in pleas
ureable manner at the home Of Mrs.
M. S. Bledsoe. One guest was pres
ent, Mrs M. c. Bledsoe, of 81. Louis,
Mo. Lovely refreshments were served
by the hostess late in the afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-17
Picnic at Farm.

Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Burton enter
tanned a number of their neighbors at
an informal picnic supper at their
farm. southeast of Chickash Thursday
night A delicious meal was enjoyed
and cards furnished amusement for
the remainder OF the evening.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs. H. n.
Smith, Misses Alberta Smith, Berna-
dine Campbell. Vendla Eckland and
Jennie Record. Messrs. T. J. King, H.
N. Smith, Jr., Dick Wootten, Ben Nor
gan, John Crib. Blackburne, Carpen-
ter, Patten, Boyd. Slusher and DR..
Bond.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-17

Miss Frances Riddle, accompanied
by Miss MarcelIe Darling, whom she
has been visiting. leaves Kansas City
today for GalIatin. Mo-, where she will
visit her aunt, Mrs. II. G. Osborne.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-17

Miss Julia Wootten entertained the
members of the Wootten-Scott bridal
party most enjoyably at buffet
supper Tuesday night after the we'd
ding rehearsal. A long table was pret-
tily decorated with sweet peas and a
delicious menu served. The evening
was as informal as enjoyable.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-17
Games Today.

Washington at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at Chicago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-17

Miss Lenora Snyder Of Wichita,
Kansas, is visiting Mrs. J. W. speake.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-17
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Results Yesterday.

Results Yesterday.
At Boston 2, Pittsburgh 0.
At Brooklyn-Chicago; postponed;
rain.
At st. I.ouis-New York; postponed;
rain.
At PhiIadelphia-Cincinnati; post
poned; rain.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-17
Results Yesterday.

TfToUIto 7 OoEVT TU y
At Detroit A, Philadelphia 3.
At Chicago Z. Boston4.
Other games postponed on account
Of rain.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-17
Results Yesterday.

Results Yesterday.
At Oklahoma City 2, Sherman 1 III
innings).E
At Muskogee 9, Fort Smith /.
At McAlester 3, Paris /.
At Tulsa 3, Denison l.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-17
Games Today.

Denison at Oklahoma City,
Paris at Tulsa.
Fort Smith at McAlester.
Sherman at Muskogee.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
Plainsmen of Argentina.

The gaucho. the Argentine plains
man, sprang from the Spaniard and
Indian. He was a nomad. His life
Of frugality, activity and hazard IA
vored the fittest and fiercest. He knew
no law save that of might. He was
independent. daring. familiar with vio-
lence and, careless of life. Had he
through Spanish parent some Moor
ish strain. he represented In the PAM
pas his ancestors who had galloped
over the plains of Arabia. In Argen-
tina's wars Of independence, 1S10-16,
the gaucho played an important part
under General San Martin and Cen
eral Belgrano. In the civil wars that
followed he fought under captains Of
more or less authority, and in the ty-
rant Rosas, 1S30-52, he became the
dictator over the lives and fortunes Of
the higher classes Of society. Both In
Argentine and Chilean history the ty-
rant now belongs to a vanished past
National Geographic Magazine.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
MusseIs on the Sea Bed.

The mussePs natural home is at the
bottom of the sea, never in very deep
water and yet deep enough to be near
ly always covered at any state Of the
tide. For preference it likes bed Of
sand or smooth, fine gravel. To this
bed it attaches itself by the ligature-
like growth ON the shell known as the
byssus, and thus, standing on end with
its point to the bottom Of the sea, 1t
forms itself in a dense mass so close
ly packed together that not an inch
of the sea floor is visible. AS new
ones come they do not extend the
ground space occupied, but range
themselves one on top Of another In
layers, AZ firmly fixed together by a
living cord of connection. In this po-
sition they are exposed to many dan
gers. A heavy storm may break the
mass to pieces and disperse its con-
stituents far and wide. Even If they
escape this it is certain that bottom
layers will be crushed out of exist
ence.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
How Water Freezes.

1t used to puzzle all thinking people
why ponds and rivers do not freeze
beyond a certain depth. This depends
on a most curious fact-namely, that
water is at its heaviest when it reach
es 40 degrees F.-that. is, degrees
above freezing point. On a frosty
night as each top layer of water falls
to 40 degrees it sinks to the bottom.
Therefore the whole pond has to drop
to 40 degrees before any Of it can
freeze. At last it is all cooled to this
point, and then ice begins to form.
But ice is a very bad conductor Of
heat. Therefore it shuts off the freez-
ing air from the big body Of compare
lively warm water underneath. The
thicker it gets the more perfectly does
it act as a great coat, and that is why
even the Arctic ocean never freezes be-
yond few feet in thickness.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
Money No Object,

An an instance of the reckless char.
acter of the old time British tar an
English writer quotes the following
authenticated "reminiscences:
zone morning. as an officer was
standing in Fore street, Davenport, his
attention was drawn to three post
chaises, with four horses to each,
drawn up at the door Of the Kings
Arms hotel. These were presently
driven off. On inquiring what great
person had arrived, the officer was
informed that all this display was the
freak of a common sailor, who had
just received $500 In prize money, and,
having been granted but a weeks
leave, his ingenuity had devised the
most ostentatious mode of getting rid
Of this windfan. He had hired one
chaise and four for himself, another
for his hat and a third for his cudgel.
1t was his intention to make the trip
to London and back, which would, he
hoped. nearly consume the whole sum-"
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
Seeing Stars by Day.

Although it Is an old belief that the
stars can be seen in daylight from the
bottom of a deep mine. wen, chimney
or other shaft, the Rev. w. +. A. ELI
son maintains that 1t has no founda-
ton In fact. Writing In the Journal
of the British Astronomical Associa-
tion, Mr.. Ellison says that the invisi.
bility of the stars in the daytime Is
caused by the glare of the atmosphere
illuminated by the rays Of the sun and
that there is no reason why chimney
or other shaft should sensibly dimin-
ish the glare. Even with a telescope
the visibility of stars and planets In
the daytime depends greatly upon their
color. Red or yellow stars are much
more easily seen than white ones, and
the telescope must be very carefully
focused or even a bright star will be
invisible In the bright sky. The plan
cts Venus and Mercury, on the other
hand, can be seen better In daylight
than in the dark, but most of the plan
cts are less visible in daylight than the
stars.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
For Doctor and Lawyer.

Mr.. Towne of the New York bar in
his testimony before the Thompson
committee investigating the circum-
stances surrounding the granting Of
New York subway contracts, in ex-
PLANTATION of why he only received $10,-
600 for his services, stated that he had
neglected for some time to present his
bill and had failed to follow the motto
engraved on the portal Of the Univer-
sity of Bologna (Which has faculties in
medicine as well as law), which may
be translated as follows:
While abed the sick mans lying,
While your clients case you're trying,
That's the time to get your fee.
For when the sick man has recovered,
And the lawsuits won or smothered.
No one then win care for thee
Docket.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
The Thespian's Fiasco.

Among Italians. a correspondent in
Rome tells me, the origin of the term
"iasco" for failure Is believed to have
originated In the remark of an old Ital-
ian actor. He had in the course Of
play to deliver a somewhat lengthy
monologue, In which he invariably
scored a great success. 1t was his
habit to always hold some object or
other in his hand, changing the article
every time he appeared and never US
ing the same thing twice One even
ing, seeing a wine battle Called In
Italian fiasco), he seized it and pro-
ceeded on the stage to pronounce his
soliloquy. Whether it was that on that
occasion the audience was extraordi-
narily difficult to please or whether 1t
was that the actor was not up to his
usual form, the fact remains that for
once he did not obtain his customary
applause. from which time the phrase
fare tiasco" has become general In
the Italian language. London Chron-
icle
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
Largest Village In the World.

Open. unprotected, utterly indefensi
ole, The Hague has basked. smiling,
Just behind the storm swept edge of
tlfe ocean for centuries. Bleak. shift
ing downs roll up TO the very gardens
If its suburban villas; ancient hiStOr
zeal forests proffer mild memories of
their vastness In woody parks and
winding shady ways 1t is essentially
a place to be at peace.
Although so mingled with the doingS
Of the house OF Orange that every
square has a historical association.
every old palace and park its story,
though the parliaments of the Dutch
states have met there since 1866 and
suave ambassadors have brought it
weighty questions and strange faces
since the sixteenth century, there is a
pretty responsibility about this "lar-
gest village Of the world" that has en-
deared it to the pleasure lover Of all
ages.-New York Telegram.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
When Thermometers Differ.

Why does a weather bureau therA
mometer show lower temperature In
hot weather than the thermometer at
the corner drug store? asks the Popu-
lar Science Monthly. When discrepan-
cies exist they are due chiefly to the
fact that the official thermometer is
installed in a wooden cage, where it Is
open to the air, but screened from both
direct sunshine and the heat reflected
from surrounding buildings, etc. Only
under such conditions does a thermom-
eter measure accurately the tempera-
ture Of the air. A thermometer in the
sunshine becomes much hotter than
the air around it, and its reading sim
ply tells us how hot the instrument Is,
not how hot the air is. In large cities
the weather bureau thermometer is Of
ten installed On the roof Of a high
building, where the temperatures differ
somewhat from those prevailing at the
street level. The object sought in this
arrangement is to obtain a record Of
the natural temperature of the locality
In general rather than the artificial
temperatures of the city.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
Lost Skill of Ancients.

From the earliest periods Of which
we have historical records one Of
mans greatest problems has been to
lift heavy loads rapidly and efficiently.
Some Of the greatest monuments of
antiquity were built under conditions
that involved lifting Of heavy pieces of
building material to great heights, but
how it was done we do not know to
this day. The manner in which the
great stones were raised in Egypt has
always been a mystery and probably
always will be. 1t is certain, however,
that the builders Of these wonderful
monuments were possessed Of mechan-
ical contrivances that were lost in the
dark ages intervening between their
time and ours or they possessed pa
thence to a more remarkable degree
than is exhibited in any race of men
at the present time.-Engineering Mag
aZine.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
Making Mistakes.

Big mep make big mistakes. Little
men could not make big mistakes If
they tried; they haven't the capacity.
The fellow of stfong personality, the
man who grabs at an opportunity with
all his might and goes straight toward
its accomplishment hurriedly is more
likely to make big mistakes than the
weakened of the world who are timid
and afraid. But the mistakes do not
amount to so much with him-that Is
the point. The little fellow who makes
mistake is lost. But the big fellow IS
only encouraged by making a mistake
and often is able to drag success over
bis errors as giant might drag bull
through the underbrush. The little fel-
low IS not to be blamed. but the big
fellow Is to be Columbus
(OD Dispatch.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
FIeetest Animals.

Writers of a century ago were firm
In the conviction that the greyhound
was the fastest living animal; some
maintained that he could run a mile in
a minute. Modern observers, however,
have found that the best hound is by
no means able to keep pace with a
trained race horse. Indeed, the late ].
A. Graham, a careful student Of such
- tiers, used to say that no living
animal could outfoot a modern race
horse.
A first rate horse running his best
and not handicapped by carrying q
rider can run a mile in less than 100
seconds. A fleet hound, such as those
used In coursing, can run a mile in
about a minute and fifty seconds. A
jack rabbit is nearly as fast, and an
antelope is considerably faster. Mr..
Graham thought an antelope might
run a mile across the level prairie in
a minute and forty-five seconds.
On the other hand, Mr.. Cottar, an
old African hunter, thinks that Thorn
sons gazelle Would have no trouble
whatever in running away from the
fastest horse and that Grants gazelle
and the gerenuk are almost equally
fieet.-Youth's Companion.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
Animals Used to Test Drums,

Use Is made by chemical manufac-
turers Of various animals, such as
chickens, dogs, cats and frogs, to test
the efficacy OF drugs.
Ergotine, for instance, is tested on
chickens In an extremely simple way.
Should it fail to turn a chickens
comb black, it Is at once known by
the experimenser that the drug is
worthless.
Dogs are used to test hashish. This
Is manufactured from female buds Of
hemp, the male buds having no par
ticular medicinal value. Hashish adj
ministered to dogs induces a peSuliar
pathological condition If the drug 70
correctly prepared, which is seen ID no
other animal save man himself.
Digitalis, the heart stimulant, is best
tested on frogs. Injecting drop Of
the drug into the stomach Of the frog,
the chemist by means ofsthe kymo-
graph or heart recording machina
studies the changes of the frogs heart
action, thus obtaining accurate knowh
edge as to the effect of that particular
kind of notwithstanding
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
pike. Peak. cyeIop..n Eye.

A writer in the Technical World
Magazine, describing the immense
light on Pixies peak, says:
"The venerable head Of that most IA
nous Of mountains, Pixies peak, has
been given an enormous eye. In Dem
yer, seventy-five miles away, this eye
can be seen flashing to and fro on
clear nights, and In Colorado Springs,
fifteen miles away, the company on
the front porch is likely to be shown
up In bright light at any moment by
the cog railways searchlight.
"Tne giant light is 14,172 feet above
sea level and is capable Of flashing
signals over most Of central Colorado.
It has been placed on platform twen-
ty-flve feet above the summit house.
Current is supplied by the turbines
that convert the power Of the peak
streams into electricity. The search
light Is attached to a semaphore that
the operator moves at will, searching
out the dark beauty spots throughout
the region or touching upon sections Of
Colorado Springs and even Denver and
Pueblo when the great banks Of cloud
do not blanket the cities far below"
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
underpaid POSTAGE.

insufficient postage on letters is
serious handicap to American business
abroad, reports our acting vice consul
at Genoa, Italy. A letter from the
United States to Italy bearing a two
cent stamp entails upon the recipient
payment of at least cents as a
penalty. "The poor impression upon
Italian firms created by short paid let
ters," says the report, becomes. final
ly, by repetition, very great. Special
care in aff1xing the proper postage
would bring ample returns by remov-
ing a cause Of complaint which has ex-
erted an unfavorable influence In for
eign business"
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
g.
He Used His Head.

In the American Magazine Charles
II. Schwab says: -.-
ANDREW Carnegie first attracted at
tention by using his head to think
with. 1t was when he was q telegraph
operator on the Pennsylvania railroad
under Colonel Thomas A. Scott. One
morning a series Of wrecks tangled up
the line. Colonel Scott was absent and
young Carnegie could not locate him.
Things looked bad.
Fright then Carnegie disregarded one
Of the roads strictest rules and sent
out q dozen kilograms signed with
Colonel Scott's name, giving orders that
would clear the blockade.
"sYoung man. said the superintend-
ent a few hours later, do you realize
that you have broken this. company's
rules?
"'Well, Mr.. Scott, aren't your tracks
clear and your trains runningr asked
the young telegrapher.
Colonel SCOTS punishment was to
make Carnegie his private secretary.
A few years later, when the colonel re-
tired from Office. he was succeeded by
the former telegraph operator. then
only twenty eight years old"
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
Neuetable Lamb,

One of the most remarkable NJ
ural fetishes in the world Is the on
nese kouchi, called by some pei
"the vegetable lamb" 1t is repqk
by the natives Of China as sonnet
supernatural. They believe 1t b \
part vegetable and part animal u
plant certainly bears a resemblane I
an animal, although 1t might be hh|
for a pig as readily as lamb n
chi is composed principally Of 4
plant part known as rhizOme 4
springs from seed. After attainhss
height roots and tendrils spring hz
the fiber and grow downward q
they enter the earth. 1t is this pee
formation which has caused 1t hi|
regarded with so much awe. The
nese claim that after it has reac|
its full size it ceases to be vegetl
and turns animal, feeding upon
tender shoots Of plants which T'
near 1t.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
Weakness of the Pilch,.I

Very similar to the herring, @,.
method of distinguishing the pirs,1
exists In Cornwall, the home Of \
pilchard fisheries. The differeao B
tween the fish lies in their cent?
gravity, for If one holds a pilchan
the back fin 1t will remain hOrizms|
while q herring tips downward N
seldom sees the fish in the Lon,
markets, however, and In order to J
its due share Of appreciation The =
chard has to journey to Italy and
Mediterranean. Many factories q.
In southern England for the en-
purpose Of sailing and packing the =
In tins for expectation, the meaj
used being similar to that used for q
dimes. Pilchards, too. resemble q
dimes, though their flavor is somevs
stronger. Years ago an ATTEMPT n
made to smoke pilchards-like bern,
for home consumption, but the END
ment proved useless, for the welgat
the body broke the neck and the 3
fell into the fires.-LOndon Answer
The broad ax., 1916-12-09

Unique Colony

Close by the great rock O, a.
Is Catlin bay, where is to Ia
colony so queer that it stand.
most as a tribe distinct In itsol,
generations ago during a stors -
Of Genoese fishermen put into ~
tered spot and so escaped thu -
the sea. In the boats, so hiss,N@
It. were many women, and 80
came so enamored Of the sOct
huts were built, and they rn,N
Hundreds Of years have passss
the little tribe still fingers a.
government has given them 49,
land, and village now clusters : l
shelter Of the bay. Strangest a, =
Is said the population dare not IN
for fear it will overstep its boc,s'
and marriage is allowed only m -
tion. No marriage. so It Is e,,,s
may take $iace In the village ps,
way has been made for 1t by aa~.
The people are squat and ugly an =
amazingly like one another. H.,
little colony of cousins, dwellip, :,
In the shadow Of a great rock sS
ing down to the sea in ships to a..
hard won NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
Right For the First Time.

One winter masquerade party was
given at New York, at which practi-
cally all the great musical lights in
the country were present. Very few
knew who any of the others were, but
in some way Josef Hoffman,, the IA
nous pianist, knew one Of the dis
guised men to be a leading musical
critic in the CITY, During the evening
the latter, grasping the hand Of the
pianist, said:
81 don't know who you are, but this
hand strikes me very much as the
hand Of pianist"
"Quite right" answered Holman,
"and it is the first time 1 have ever
known you to be right in a musical
criticism"
And as no one unmasked during the
evening the critic is still wondering
who said 1t.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
Really Little Known of Poland.

, Poland's history, with its fight for
freedom, justice and equality, its
struggle in defense Of Christianity and
European civilization and its unself-
ishness in aiding the weak, made it
famous among the worlds nations,
both In success and adversely. The
achievements of the Polish nation in
art, music, literature, science and re-
ligion are known, as are the life deeds
Of its great men.
But the industries, mines, trade and
natural wealth Of that unhappy coun-
try have since its partition been to a
great extent a sealed book to most
Of the people outside Of the nations
attempting to assimilate the Poles
This was principally due to the in
ability Of people from the outside to
break through the network Of foreign
governmental systems In which Po-
land is enmeshed.-Buffalo News.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
That Midniaht Oil.

81 suppose" ventured the interested
friend Of the family, that John is
still burning the midnight oil at col
legeT
"Yes, indeed" replied the fond but
puzzled mother, but the college must
furnish a very inferior quality Of oil.
John writes me that some midnights
the light is so very poor that he can
hardly read his hand" - Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
Eorca of Habit

He was an old merchant who had
built up big business by advertising.
"John," said his wife, what do you
want on your tombstone?"
"Oh," he answered, "it isn't very
important what the text is so long as
1t gets good space and is well dis
played."-London Telegraph.
The broad ax., 1916-12-09
How Some Insects Multiply.

The fecundity Of certain insect forms
Is astounding. The progeny of one lit
tie insect the 'hop aphis," sees thir-
teen generations born to it in a single
year and would, If unchecked to the
end Of the twelfth generation, multi
ply to the inconceivable number of
ten sextllions Of individuals. If this
brood were marshaled in line, ten to
the inch, it would extend to a point so
sunk In the profundity Of space that
light from the head of the procession,
travelling at the rate Of $4,000 miles
second, would take $500 years to
reach the earth. In eight years the
progeny Of a pair Of gypsy moths
could destroy all the foliage In the
United States If unchecked.-Popular
Science Monthly.