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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07
Fashions in Glass.

For those whose houses are fur
nished in a heavy and substantial way
nothing can be finer than the ruby red
and white glass which is just being
brought out after the lapse of a gen.
Grafton or so. 1t is solid to a degree.
and looks as If it might have descended
to the present day owner through
long line of ancestors. And the price?
One hundred and twenty dollars a
dozen for finger-bowls. All Of the gold
decorated glass is imported. But in cut
glass, whether it be called that or
called engraved or rock crystal, no
finer is made than is manufactured in
our own country.
It is always well to avoid fantastic
shapes in glassware. In the goblets
and various wineglasses there is very
little danger of going far astray, as
the shapes of the different patterns are
all made to conform more or less to a
conventional plan. But in punch-cups
and liqueur- glasses, where there is more
scope for individual taste, 1t Is well to
remember that first Of all they are for
use and then for ornament. Indeed, the
liqueur- glasses may be as odd and fam
tastic as the hostess desires, but care
must be taken not to provide the tiny
ones from which it is SO inconvenient
to drink.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07
The selr-conseIou. Woman.

1t is no libel on the sex to say that
all women are instinctively fond OF
dress. II is a fact that is self-evident
to everybody, even to the women them
selves.
Il is nearly as true, IL not equally,
that all women are clothes-conscious.
A man may be dressed either in his
best or his worst. and he is, apparently,
quite unaware of it. But a woman
never forgets any detail Of the gar
ments which environ her She is all
the time on the watch lest some ele-
ment of her clothing be out of kilter
or in position or condition where it
cannot assert itself to the uttermost
or hide away most covertly, either as
the object may be display or conceal
ment.
Possessed of the idea that the plac-
quet of her gown is gaping. or that the
fastening of her belt is not as 1t SHOULD
be, you see her hand coming around to
investigate: then she has to feel Of her
back hair to make sure that 1t is in
prcsentable condition; next her hat has
to be Strengthened. or she is impressed
that her rear collar button is misbehav-
ing. And so If you walk in front or
behind a woman. you will notice-if
you are OF the noticing hnd-that she
has her hands full and her mind occu-
pied by her clothing.
It is really a wonder that women
have any thought for other matters.
That they do think of other things
while apparently thinking of nothing
but the clothes they stand in may be
accepted as proof OF their superiority
over the biped, man. No man could be
as clothes-conscious as the women are
and attend to business. Columbus (0)
Dispatch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

Desirable Shade For the Hall Door.
A silk shade is desirable finish to
the hall door. as it permits the regula-
tion of the light in the hall. 1t is
mounted on the usual shade roller, and
should be finished at bottom and sides
with a wide hem. Olive green, deep
yellow, or a rich, dark red is good
choice. The light of the hall. whether
north or south, together with the col
oring Of wall and woodwork needs to
be considered in choosing the color. OF
course the shade is in addition to the
lace sash-curtain next the pane.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07
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RECIPES S =

Twin Mountain Muffins-Cream one
third of cupful of butter; add grad
ually one-fourth of a cupful CT sugar
and one-fourth of teaspoonful of salt;
add one egg beaten light, three-fourths
of cupful of milk, two cupfuls of sift-
ed -four and four level teaspoonfuls of
baking powder. Bake in hot buttered
gem pans about 25 minutes.
Cocoa Omelet (new)-Separate five
eggs. To the well-beaten yolks add
four tablespoonfuls of cream, pinch
of salt, three teaspoonfuls Of cocoa
and one tablespoonful of sugar. Fold
in the beaten whites. Cook in spider
two minutes Tor omelet pan), then
brown in the oven and serve. imme-
diately.. You will find this delicious.
Cucumber Fritters-Make batter Of
one-half coffecupfulof cold water. two
beaten eggs, one coffeecupful of flour,
one tablespoonful of melted butter,
one-half teaspoonful Of salt, one-half
teaspoonful of yeast powder. one-half
coffeecupful of grated cucumber. and
lastly add the white, beaten stiff; drop
the batter by the spoonful in hot fat
and serve on cress leaves.
Soft Gingerbread (new and excel
lent)-Four tablespoonfuls of brown
sugar, nine tablespoonfuls melted lard,
one tablespoonful of ginger. one tea
spoonful of salt, one cup common mo-
lasses, one. cup boiling water in which
is dissolved one teaspoonful of soda.
Add flour enough TO make thin bat
ter. Always stop adding flour when
the batter seems a little too thin. Bake
in slow oven.
Rice. Milanaise Fashion-Heat two
tablespoons of butter and cook in 1t
without browning one-half a medium
sized onion, chopped, add one-half cup
of rice. thoroughly washed, and one
quart of White stock or water. Cook
until the rice is tender and the liquid
absorbed; add two tablespoons OF
grated cheese. one teaspoon Of salt
and stir gently with fork Turn into
a serving dish. sprinkle the top with
one tablespoon more of the cheese and
serve either with OF without brown
sauce.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

and thus the whole processes Of the
body are helped and vitalized.
The greatest injury is cone to the
delicate mechanism of the larnyx by
frequent colds. The vocal cords are
thickened and inflamed, and sometimes
injured beyond repair by these repeat
ed infammations, many of which occur
in childhood One should not be over
whimsical about draughts, but it is true
that they are injurious to the vocal
cords. The latter are also very suscep-
tible to the evil influences of irritating
conditions. Air laden with impurities,
such as smoke or dust, passing through
the narrow passage formed by the vo-
cal cords leaves its deleterious impress
upon them.-Dr. Grace Peckham MUIR
ray, in Harper's Bazaar.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

Captain +. Dominick of a fishing
smack. had a fierce fight with an
American whip sting ray near the
Charleston Is. O. lightship the other
afternoon. SO far as the local fisher
men are able to say this is the first
fish of the kind ever seen around the
waters Of Charleston, and being un-
known TO Domlnick he was naturally
in bad fighting shape before the sea
monster was finally killed. The ray
had a wlre-like tail FIVE feet long. and
when this went slashing through the
air and descended with mighty force
on the back Of the captain he was
more alarmed than he cared to be, and
IL was any mans game until the tail
was finally cut of with a knife.
Captain Domlnick says he was fish
Ing Ia quiet waters and his lines were
hanging loosely from his boat. Sud
denly there was a vicious pull at the
line and the whip stinger. Weighing
125 pounds came to the surface The
iish fought TO &C away, and some OF
his Tint teeth were broken In the
scramble. The tail began whipping
the mir as soon as it came from the
water. and Captain Dominicl had TO
throw his hands 10 his face to keep
from having it lacerated. Fortunate
ly a big knife was lying open in the
boat, and with one cut the tail was
severed. This somewhat subdued the
fish aud in short time Captain Dom
mick had II under control
The captain says he had never seen
a living specimen of the whip sting
ray before. aud be was not prepared
for the onslaught from the monsters
tai. Farther up the coast these pem-
bers OF the piscatorial tribe are not
uncommon. but they are rare here
about.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07
sleerinr wIth . snake.

While on a prospecting expedition II
Western Australia a few months ago
my mate and myself had a rather
strange experience. We had thrown
ourselves down on the sand TO sleeE
one evening after a hard days travel
awoke in the middle Of the night with
a start-some very cold object seemed
10 be moving under my trousers below
the knee.
Keep your feet of me. Bob" cried
10 my mate.
Bob rolled over lazily. and by the
dim starlight could see his feet about
a yard away from me. but still the
numbing sensation continued in my
leg. | put my hand to the place
cautiously, and felt a snakes coils un-
derneath my khakis
/ Quickly explained the matter to
Bob. He was a man OF much ex-
perience. Keep quite STILL" he said
and he got up and kicked our camp fire
into flames. Then he brought a shovel
full of burning embers and laid them
bcoAut my ic6.
The heat was almost unbearable.
About a minute passed. and then ] felt
q movement in the snake.
TITS coming" said Bob. ! strained
my neck and looked. The coils OF a
black snake were slowly unwind.ng
out OF my trouser leg; few minutes
more and my unwelcome visitor lay
ooiled in a heap beside my foot.
| dared not make movement, | saw
beads of perspiration on poor Bob's
face. "I1l shoot It," he said, and,
drawing his revolver. fired.
You're all right now. he said. with
a sigh Of relief He had blown the
head clean of The snake measured
four feet six inches.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07
London ChiIdren Taught to swim.

A few years ago it was rare to meet
with a native of London VINO could
swim, but this condition of things is
rapidly changing. In connection with
all board schools are swimming clubs,
and once a week. at least. both lads
and lasses are taken to one of the ad-
jacent swimming baths and taught
the art of natation. In the St Brides
Institute swimming IS taught as one
of the subjects. and there are no less
than 200 who go steadily through the
course during the session. Nearly
half of this number are females. most
ly engaged in the postoffice, and among
them are many expert swimmers. Up
the Thames, too. between Teddington
and Windsor, from the houseboats and
riverside residences. swimming is con
stantly INDUCED in by both sexes
Newcastle (Engl Chronicle,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

Charles Rota, a well known rancher
living near San Lorenzo. undoubtedly
owes bis life to the heroism displayed
the other day by his wife. In his
herd was a huh known to be extremely
ferocious. and Rota has heretofore al
ways exercised the greatest precau-
tion ON every occasion when he ap-
preached the bull. On the occasion
referred TO Rota went into the corral
TO feed the animal. and while Off his
guard the bull suddenly attacked him
with his horns, ripping a deep and
ugly cash on the rancher's left thigh
and fearfully lacerating his face The
mans agonizing screams attracted his
wife's attention. and she hurried to the
rescue. Climbing into the corral, she
began beating the bull with a heavy
club. Suddenly the animal wheeled
about and directed his attack upon her.
Rota. though very much exhausted
grabbed the club his wife had welded
and smote the bull one more blow
which seemed 10 stun the animal for
a few moments. and during the brief
interim man and wife reached a place
of safety. where they both sank to the
ground, completely exhausted from
exertlon and loss of blood The brave
woman, who had so heroically risked
her life for that of her husband, sus-
tained deep cash on the neck.-Chi-
caro- ChropieIe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

The culture and training of the voice
is one of the best means of promoting
the general health. This is due mainly
10 the formation of correct habits of
breathing. One cannot sing or speak
we'll without understanding the action
OF the lungs These have been likened.
in their Importance and use to the
vocal cords, to the bellows Of the
organ. The lungs are never emptied
of air in breathing In ordinary
breathing very little Of the air which
fills them is displaced, In forced ex-
piration, such as accompanies singing,
the old. residual air, as it is called,
is forced out, and replaced by fresh air
This in turn stimulates the circulation,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

enough courage to slay his faithful
friend. He brought seals to me through
the breakers, Anderson wrote and
fed him as long as | could Finally
the dog disappeared.
"The diary records the terrible suf-
ferings of Anderson from thirst and
his expeditions after fresh water. The
last entry says
June l9-Now must go for water
again. ! am more afraid this time
than before. But with Gods help
may come back again. | would moi
like to die outside. but Gods will be
done
"He had his wish, for he returned
and died In his bunk"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

"Rings on her fingers and" buckles,
If not bells, on her toes" will not
satisfy the fair one If she be not pro-
vided with the latest novelty in dress
a pair of cuffs on the elbow Of her
sleeves. Cuffs are supposed to belong
to the terminal4of the sleeve; one looks
for a plain band at the wrist, or for
cuffs of different shape. The shoulder
epaulettes or sleeve caps" are often
cuffs in effect, only applied at the
armsize instead of at the wrist.
In its migration from wrist TO
shoulder the cuff has now paused mid
way on the sleeve, at, or just above,
the elbow joint. 1t is only used where
the sleeve has a bruffaut undersleeve,
or middle third. Stimulating this full
ness The elbow cuff is placed above
the undersleeve, marking the point
where the upper arm sleeve deseends
as a sheath over that covering the
forearm.
Two cuffs are commonly used at each
elbow. One is set slightly inside and
the other rises above it. Both are high
on the outside Of the arm, and curve
down to an inch-wide strip at the in
side of the curve Of the elbow. Both
cuffs are of cloth, and are invariably
piped with velvet OF the same shade,
or one slightly darker than that of the
cloth cuff. Sometimes the lower edge
Of the undersleeve is gathered beneath
similar cuff Of cloth, piped with vel
vet at the wrist.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

Many years ago the United States
ship Jason went cruising in search OF
British merchantmen. One of her crew
kept a private log of the voyage, and
the journal has happily come down to
us. Here is an entry made one sum-
mers day:
The ships company had had pork
served out to them. and thirty-two
pieces we're hung over the ships side
to soak overnight. The next morning
man went to his rope, and on pulling
II up, found the rope bitten and the
pork gone. Every man ran to his rope,
and all were found bitten in the same
way.
They went aft, and looking over the
taffrail saw a shark under the stern.
Our captain came on deck and ordered
the boatswain to bring him a shark
hook. He baited it with three pounds
OF pork.
The shark took hold Of the bait and
hooked himself. We made the chain
fast to the main brace. and when we
SUI nihi Hdil way up hC SldPPSN MS
tail and stove in four panes Of the
cabin windows. We got a bit of rope
round his tail and pulled him aboard,
but when he found himself on deck he
drove the man from the helm and
broke two spokes OF the wheel.
Then the carpenter took an axe and
struck him on the neck, which cut his
head nearly off. the boatswain tickling
the shark under the belly with a hand
spike to keep his eyes of the carpenter.
When he had nearly bled to death. the
carpenter gave him another blow,
which severed the head from the body.
Our captain then ordered the stew
ard to give the ships company two
casks OF butter, and the cook TO prepare
the shark for the peoples dinner. He
was eleven and half feet long.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07
A wornan's Lonely Ride.

Miss Sarah NJ. Burks is probably the
only woman mail-carrier in the West,
and her route is one Of the most DESC
late conceivable. From st. Johns to
Jimtown, A. T., she travels twice a
week, covering a distance CT 20S miles,
as the towns are fifty-two miles apart.
The intervening country is practically
a wilderness, the settlers being few and
far between.
1t would be difficult to imagine a
more uninviting region than that ira
versed by Miss Burks. What tiny
streams are found there are poisoned
with alkali. Navajo Indians and occa-
sionally an Apache are somewhat
plentiful, but white men seldom go
there, and then only to get the gold,
silver and copper. Nothing in the way
of vegetation can grow there. II is
simply region OF -ich minerals depos-
ited In titanic volcanic action ages ago.
Along the western border Of this des-
olate, uncanny wilderness Miss Burks
rides twice a week. Generally she is
alone, and If she has a companion he
is likely to be a miner. a commercial
traveller or, mayhap, a lawyer, who
has rented a house from Miss Burke's s
father, and she is TO collect payment
and see to the care Of the horse. She
is always armed with shooting irons,
and when a child she was the crack
shot OF the mining camp at Harqua
ala.-Kansas City Journal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07
News - AoTES
R& WoMEN
A MilItary rouch on Gowns.

military touch on gowns and sep
arate waists for youthful wearers is
just now the correct finish. This is
brought out very prettily by using a
band OF red velvet for the standing col
lar and trimming it with rows Of very
narrow gold braid. put on in tiny coils
or straight lines. The collar may be
all of red If the color of the waist will
permit it, This is illustrated on a
waist Of cream-white creped satin
where the collar is of red satin, nearly
covered with lines of fine gold braid
and matching cuffs and pointed girdle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

~ berg is told by Captain
Chester Of the schooner FL
wood. The San Francisco Chronicle,
whose narrative we condense, reports
that while the schooner was on fish
ing cruise in the northtrn waters, Cap
tain Chester sighted an immense ice
berg apparently fast on reef known to
exist just off Hoonia. Its lucky
find." thought the captain, as he head
ed the Elwood for the berg, that he
might I'll the hold with ice, to preserve
the fish he expected to catch.
When the schooner was within few
yards Of the berg. the anchor was
dropped, The vessel swung around
until she came alongside the berg, to
which she was made fast with lines.
The tide was at the full; a gangplank
was thrown over to ledge In the ice,
and the men began breaking of chunks
of ice and hosting them aboard. All
went well until evening, when thirty
tons OF ice had been slowed in the
hold.
Meanwhile the falling tide had
caused the berg to settle upon the reef,
and to tip toward the side opposite the
vessel. The gangplank rose In the air.
and had to be made fast to a ledge
nearer the water to keep it horizontal
Captain Chester. suspecting that all
was not going to be well, ordered the
crew TO make sail. Before they could
man the halyards, the iceberg, with a
grinding roar, rolled on the reef and
started to turn over.
A jagged spur OF ice. which had
formed the bottom OF the berg. arose
on the starboard side of the vessel and
beneath IT, The ice struck the keel,
and the vessel. lifted out OF the water.
rested In an ice cradle. Chester or
dered his men to get into the boats and
out OF harms way. Cutting the lines
that held the schooner to the berg. the
men pulled to a safe distance and
waited.
The archor held fast. and the
schooner tugged at the chain. The tide
dropped few more inches. the iceberg
tdAANuIh SIM ANs NbN4 aAA AhN N@AHOON
rose higher. This proved the schooner's
salvation.
The tendency OF the iceberg TO roll
over and raise the vessel brought such
an enormous strain upon the anchor
chain that something had to give way.
Something did, and to the Joy OF the
fishermen, it was not the anchor or tho
chain.
The iceberg lurched, and the
schooner was seen to slide several feet
along the erevice in which It rested.
There was another lurch and another
slide Then the vessel reached a down
ward grade. and the next instant shot
of the iceberg and into the sea, bows
on. like rocket
She shipped a heavy sea. as the re-
suit OF plunging her nose beneath the
surface, but quickly righted, and after
stumbling over her anchor chain aud
tueging viclously to get away, settled
down to her original state OF tranquil
ity. to all appearances unhurt.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

Old fashioned people who see the
brass furniture of the day, which re-
quire no polish Of rottenstone and
chamois skin to keep them polished,
are astonished until they learn that
this is due to the surface of the metal
being covered with lacquer, which
keeps it from furnishing. The secret
of this lacquer we learned from the
Orientals, and the English seem to
have learned it better than we did. At
ell events, the lacquer on English
brass bedsteads lasts much longer
than that on American bedsteads.
This lacquered surface requires
some care 1t should not be
scratched, and in damp weather it
should be wiped off with chamois or
dry flannel duster as dampness is al
ways injurious to lacquer 1t is need
less to say it should never be touched
with damp cloth. When brass fur
niture is moved it should be very care
fully covered with cheesecloth or some
soft cloths, as a lacquered surface of
metal is as delicate as one Of polished
wood, and as easily injured by being
scratched. Lamps when laequered
soon become defaced and must be re-
lacquered. This is because Of the heat
of the light. The re-lacquering of such
small pieces does not cost much. Fine
sets of brass which are continually
subject TO heat must be secured with
rottenstone and chamois skin in the
painstaking old fashioned way. as
these pieces will not bear lacquering
any length of time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

At womelsdorf. Penn, Henry Meyer
was painting the roof Of house, when
he fell forty feet to the ground. He
was unhurt and in few minutes was
again at work. you must know how
to fall. and not lose your presence Of
mind" he remarked to a bystander.
Meyer was formerly an acrobat.-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

M. Moissan, the celebrated French
chemist, whose researches with the
electric furnaces have made his name
so well known in the scientific world,
believes that before long he will be
able to produce pure iron, which as yet
only exists in the brains of the cleo
tro-chemists. This substance, when OBJ
tanned by M. Moissan, will be found to
be as white as silver, flexible, and
strong, and will be magnificent ma
terial for bridge and other construc-
tion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

The velocity of propagation OF cleo
tro-magnetic waves through space is
about that of light-1s6,OO miles per
second. Telegraphic signals have
greatly diminished speed, due to static
capacity and self-induction. A test be-
tween Washington and st. Louis
showed rate of sixteen thousand
miles per second.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-07

Professor Picket, of Geneva, has de-
vised plan by which oxygen can be
produced in a commercial way, and at
a cost that will greatly enhance its
use. BY his method air is admitted into
condenser, the condenser being
cooled by liquid air. The low tenn
peIature causes the oxygen to separate
by gravity from the nitrogen Of the
air. 1t is then drawn off from the bot
tom of the codenser and the nitrogen
from the top, while the liquid carbonic
acid-made SO by the low temperature
lis drawn into tubes. AS 500 horse
power engine wilfsmake 100000 feet Of
oxygen day. it seems that the process
is not expensive.