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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28

And poor Dick. asked him II there
was anything / could do for him; he
repHedi Yes but just then the maid
came In with a note for him. and he
said he must go at onee-I think he
wished to be alone with his sorrow.
Then you came IN. and. instead Of
sharing my pity for him. you accused
me Of flirting with himm
'I-er-don't remember that. But
wasn't It odd that before I left you for
ever, Miss Marie should come in and
tell us that Dora and Dick were en-
gagedi I've often wondered how it
happened that they decided to console
each other"
@And so have I. why, here is Marie
now-perhaps she can explain. Sit
down, Marie, DO Tom and I are just
going over old times Do you remem-
Der last New Years day, and"
Indeed / do. I've just been to see
Dora. and she was talking about it.
She and Dick quarreled last New
Years Eve about the date Of their
marriage, and almost parted forever.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28

wish come true; and for this reason
the words should never be spoken idly.
or used as a mere matter Of form. On
the other hand, to be sincere ii the
greeting and to do what the words i'm
ply. is certain 20 bring happiness TO
all.
And now. let Us 60 on to the next
word in the analysis. new"
Everybody likes new things. IN
less an exception may be made to
the so-ealied new woman. New
gowns. new bonnets. new personal be-
longings Of ell sorts appeal especially
to women. While clothes do not make
the person.. every one has learned
that appearance in this world goes a
long way toward success. Under the
inspiration Of knowing thar one is
well-dressed often one has done his
best and the key note OF success has
been touched It Is human nature
that womankind should love pretty
new dresses. new bonnets and dainty
surrounding. 50 let no one accuse her
Of vanity for desiring them.
New ideas are sought after By the
philosopher; new conditions by the
scientist; new inventions by the In
Yentor. Editors eagerly examine new
matter; and that which is truly origin-
a or opens a new field of thought is
never found Unavailable" no matter
how poorly It may be written.
There Is a constant hunt going on
dor something new to further stimu-
late the energies. ambitions and de-
sires Of the worlds people; and never
was this craving so apparent as now
when we are closing the nineteenth
century. Everyone seems to feel that
we are on the verge Of new era
which in spite OF the inventions Of the
past is to be the most wonder produc-
ing period in the worlds progress. II
the inhabitants Of Mars continue to
signal us, as has been stated, who
knows but what some shrewd. enter
prising Yankee viii put on his think
gus Astff NAAAA az ~ AiAo AAaAAAAp that
Will overcome all atmospheric con-
ditions and 80 sailing over to the
planet one OF these coming daysg'
Perhaps the North Pole will be dis
covered in the same way. although
why SO many people will risk life and
property to find a spot that is almost
certain to contain nothing that viii
sustain life or hope. can only be laid
to their insatiate greed for something
new.
1t is to be hoped. however. that
while these greater things are going
on, some enc may invent an automatic
servant that win get up In the morn
ing without being called, never let the
fires go out, wash our best china with
out breaking it, and. from the very
nature Of the invention, cannot talk
back" when we happen to go into the
kitchen and scold little-Household
Realm.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28

wei, well. SO this Is New Ytars
day. said Mr. spooner. do you re-
member how We quarreled this day
one fyaar ago2"
Renemberl ] think / dol" cried
- wife. "Why, the cards were order
td when it happened and didn't
kzoa whether could have your name
taken out and Dicks inserted. in case
changed my mind.
Ia case / changed my MIND. you
mean. dear. Strange that ! never srs-
pected how much poor Dora cared for
me until that day"
Pm sure she had concealed it very
aTeli-the way she ran after Dick, as
il he ever had eyes Tor anybody but
me! lie never told his love. but a wo-
mans intuition was"
a synonym Of vanity, dear OF
course. / couldn't help knowing that
she cared fer me when / met her in
the boarding house parlor, with her
eyes fun Of tears, on the very morning
after you had told Marie, her dearest
friend, that we were to be married In
3 month"
Humph, that girl would cry about
anything; I've known her TO cry when
the villain IN the play was killed-as II
q villain could expect anything else in
the last act. But as soon as saw Dick
that morning / knew that he knew It.
Why. his neektie had slipped around
under one ear and his voice. rs he
wished me a happy New Year, was so
sad that ! felt guilty. though my con
science told me that / had not enoour-
aged him"
You've forgotten how you used to
praise the shape Of his head"
"As If that meant anythingi A girl
only praises the shape Of a mans head
when she can't find anything else to
flatter him about It-it means no
more than It does when she tells a
small man that he resembles Napoleon.
But when / remembered that you had
once gone down on the floor in your
new trousers TO pick up Doras hand
kerchief knew that had been cruelty
deceived. So when you reproached me
about Dick. r."
4 remember how badly / felt when
she replied to my New Years greet
ing with the remark that happiness
for her was over forever And before
] could comfort her Miss Marie came
in and / could only 90 sadly away
without telling her that I should al
ways Be a brother to her"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28

sort OF trapeze swinging high Or low
with the wings Of ambition. up to
greater heights"
BY the way Dorothy sketches ana
paints. viii give her a snbiect.
earth, sky and water. the soft green
turf, the blue ethereal. the hazy noun
tain top. while the lazy tapping waves
touch the eager feet Of the climbers
yet in the valley as they stand
on the shore twixt earth and sea. grid
ed and armed for the steep aseent 70
the shrine on the distant heights.
Send them wings, o guardian angels,
and give me sight,
cannot read the all Of their dear his
tory,
Vanish old year;
Forward. the newt
Detroit Free Press.
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The return Of New Years day In
Vites many people TO the most somber
reflections. Undoubtedly most OF us
can find abundant occasion for these.
but there is such thing as pushing
self-examination and self-condemna-
tion TO the point OF encouragement
The best temper with which we can
enter upon the new year Is that OF
faith, faith in God and faith In our
selves through His help. It is about
as certain as anything can be that the
new year win bring us new expert
ences. Our courage, our capacity FOR
endurance. our steadiness OF character
and power OF resistance Is 70 be tested.
At the end Of the year We are going
to be nobler men and women than we
are today. or we shall have deterior-
ated morally, and forever afterward
there VIII be narrowing opportunities.
While We think Of the latter alterna-
tive it is well to strengthen our hearts
by the former Let us believe that We
are not going to fail and We have taken
a long step towards success When
another New Years day comes around
we are going to be able to reckon solid
gains in character won through the
trials and temptations and emergen-
cies Of the years experience Boston
Watchman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28
a HanpY Metu vear.

A happy New Yeari" How many
people realize the meaning OF the
words as they go about with this
familiar greeting upon their lips? 4
wish You a happy New Yearl" Does
it not seem that the wish carries a
blessing with it? And 1 believe 1t
does when spoken by friends whose
words are always true and sincere.
For the benefit OF those thoughtless
ones who never read between the lines,
let US analyze this significant greeting.
In the first place ve wish our friends
happiness. and the next question which
naturally suggests itself is, what con
stitutes happiness? A little friend OF
mine tells me that It is to eat all the
candy he wants and not to 20 to bed
until he wants to do so. Another
friend Of more mature years says that
she would be perfectly happy If she
had all the money she wanted to SPEND
as she liked. Another desires fame,
another social position. And so we
might go on asking and finding out
that almost every one has a different
definition for happiness.
If the young lad were allowed to
follow his own sweet viii and surfelt
himself with sweets and late hours, i
think the result would be anything but
happy. As for wealth, who can blame
anyone for wishing for all that one
cares to spend, and especially a wom-
an to whom a separate income is the
exception rather than the rule Il Is
the spending Of it which decides the
happiness or unhappiness Of the
possess0r do not believe that any
one was ever really happy who used
wealth merely to gratify selfish am
bitions
Fame. too, Is a good thing 70 pos
sess, but how many who have gained
this high pinnacle win tell you that
it brings happiness Social position -
also something after which there is
much striving. Yet when the coveted
place is reached It is so often found
to be barren, and happiness has no
resting place there. Social position
brings heavy responsibilities with it.
and social duties are hard and labori-
Gus without the happy results that
follow labor in more worthy causes.
It seems. then. that there must be
some special way to happiness not
easily found. There Is. but it is easy
enough to be seen by all who care
to follow its winding way. Wiser
heads than mine found out long ago
that only in trying to make Others
happy is real happiness ever gained
for oneself
So IN wishing our friends a happy
New Year. we really obligate ourselves
70 do all that We can to make the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28

New Years Eve, and at home. This
Is a coy little den OF mine, Just as it
looks now, quite eclipses anything
ever see at the club; books. pipes, easy.
chairs. a cheerful hre in the CRATE;
pictures. busts, my well-beloVed etch-
ings all about the walls.
What's the matter with you. old
man. tonight? Why are you taking an
inventory Of these surroundings on
this last night OF the year? Everybody
thinks you are tired Of them, don't you
know. for you spend very little time
in their midst, says some provoking
little voice. CWonder if it's my con-
science.)
Dorothy is up stairs, the servants
are out; as soon as she finishes the
sewing Of a button on Johnnie's re-
fractory trousers she win come down,
she says, and watch the old year out,
being evidently well pleased over the
prospect Of a club night OF our own,
a little Home. Sweet Home" sort OF
an arrangement.
It seems that Johnnie is the only
member Of our family not a member Of
club. Dorothy simply holds on to
the little shaver BY the collar. tied to
her apron strings he is, and | am glad
OF it.
Can I ever forget the day when our
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28
renronable TaYindr.

The new leaf that very seldom gets
turned over IS the one in the diary
Some men claim that they see the
old year out and the new one in by
getting so drunk that they can't see
anything.
BY New Year the silver plating
wears off many a Christmas present
A good beginning is nalf the battle
except in the case Of keeping a diary.
The new date is as hard to remem-
Der as the new leaf.
Even though the arctic explorer
never discovers the north pole he de-
serves credit. for he always keeps a
diary
New Year gives us a chance to re-
ciprocato to those who Unexpectedly
gave US a present at Christmas.
Seeing the old year out puts a man
IN a fit condition to swear of the next
day.-N. Y World
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28
80 AnnuaI Creefina.

"a Happy New Year to you'll" This
Is the greeting which viii be heard
on every side as we cross the TIRES
hold Of the new year. II has become
a custom to repeat It, In many cases
it has little meaning, and Is nothing
more than an empty compliment or an
idle wish. How much do you mean By
It? 1t is very easy TO repeat the form
ula 1t is a very simple matter to buy
a New Years caro- and enclose it in
an envelope. But when you send this
greeting, or speak it, do you regard
it as a pledge or promise that you win
do nothing to make the recipient OF
it unhappy, and that you win do all
in your power to relieve his anxieties
and bring gladness to his heart?-
Baptist Union.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28
Good hye. ola yearl

Goodbye. old yearl
We've jouneyed on together many
days.
And now behold the parting Of our
ways
ls very near;
with thoughts Of mingled gladness
and Of dread.
I see the winding way that must
tread
To Future Lands:
For thee awaits the realm Of shadows
deep
The Silent Land Of years that lie
asleep
With folded hands.
Goodbye. old yeari
A few more steps ere we forever part
A few more words that wake the
throbbing heart
To hope and fear:
A farewell smile. a lingering clasp of
hand.
Ere thou shalt lie within the shadow
land
All silently.
The while haste a glad new year TO
greet.
The while journey on with memories
sweet
Old year, Of thee.
Goodbye. old yeari
Alas. not half I felt or knew TN now
How kind and brave and true q friend
wcrt thou.
For ah. twice dear
A loved one seems when comes The
darkencd day
when heart avd lips ail tremulous
must say
A last goodbye.
yet. though thy, friendly face ne more
] see.
The memories sweet my heart has kept
Of thee.
Alice Jean ciealor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28

They think you both must have guess
ed it 1 remember that Tom was in
the parlor with Dora when / ran in on
New Years morning to tell her Of your
engagement. She had been on the
point Of asking him to help her to
make up with Dick. And when she
told me about it, / wrote him a note
telling him that I believed she would
forgive him If he came at once That
note found him at your house. Irene,
where he had gone to ask your aid as
peacemaker Odd. wasn't it?"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28

neighborhood took on a sudden quietg
The question arose. where are those
boys? Dorothy and / knew all about IT,
for were we not invited to become
honorary members Of their club, "The
Ollapodrida?" We helped to foot the
bills and eyinced an interest in the
affairs Of the club; we lent them ten
cents to buy material to reseat an old
worn-out chair; there was another
item; twenty-five cents for lumber,
etc. and last, but not least, and that
which caused Dorothy much suffering,
were sundry pieces Of rope to be fur
nished with all the paraphenalia Of
trapeze arrangement. preparatory to
meanderings aloft, all of which caused
a rush Of blood to my head, as
thought OF these venturesome boys.
three Of them at work daily, experi-
menting with. the center Of gravity,
walking on their heads being the OBJ
iective point apparently.
We are happily rejoicing these days,
however, in a more recent occupant Of
the family cradle. who 60 far walks
feet downward after the fashion Of
Eortals.
AS time goes on. the ehildren's
youthful exploits, with the accom-
panying worries Of their elders. fade
into oblivion. as the more serious as
pect confronts US.
The Ollapodrida members Of my
family have taken unto themselves a
few extra years; two Of these afore-
said members are looking college
ward, and i seem to worry about them
in a wonderful way quite unlike my
self.
The bread and butter question con-
fronts me? What profession viii be
theirs? Are they sufficiently strong in
purpose to resist this OF that2
The day viii come when Dorothy
and cannot shield them OF stand be-
meath them and the cold world; we
won't be here to settle the little ac-
counts or encounters, or watch the lit-
tie cotiilions they are going to have
with the dwellers Of this mundane
sphere.
Then comes the question over again.
well, old fellow. what's the matter
now? Can't you let the boys alone.
and let them hght Il out just as you
dldY' Some truth in that I answer
Il viii wait until Dorothy comes and
III ask her, just for curiosity. what
she thinks Of my Fast, and the general
outlook"
In part am going to turn over a
new leaf
Here Is a volume Of L0ngfellow be-
side me on the table: he Is so human.
you know. and I viii close ny eyes.
open the book "a little game Of
chance. you sce). and on the page
where my finger rests I win try Il by
chance a word Of comfort come to me.
that would hit my case.
seem to have a case of the blues.
probably staying away from the club
on this convivial occasion is not agree
ing with me.
shut your eyes. open the book.
says the little exhorter. that unseen
Individual
Presto-change-O. what meets ny
syel VIII it be some dire prophecy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28
Baptist unioE

Crowned evermore in endless light she
greets
The New Years dawn.
While we. with heads bowed low and
dull heartbeats.
Live sadly on.
Visions too grandly bright for mortal
gaze,
To her unfold
Blossoms each noble deed Of earthly
days.
In beauty's mold.
The glory OF our Lord her eyes have
seen.
With undlmmei sight
Safe IN His presence dear, she dwells
serene
And knows no night
she clasps the hands o. loved ones
waiting there
On Heavens shore.
with them she treads those streets 90
wondrous fair.
In rapture Ger.
IN glad surprise. Joyous and pure and
free.
Her soul SO blfst,
Solves the deep mystery Of eternity
And perfect rest
Isabel /. Boardman. IN \. 7. OBJ
server.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28

or? Here It is under my forehnger'
a Shadow" 1t reads:
said to myself II I were dead.
What would befall these children7
What would be
Their fate, who are now looking up
to me
For help and furtheranoef Their
lives,
said.
Would it be volume wherein have
read
But the first chapters. and no long
er see
To read the rest Of their dear history
So fun Of beauty and so fun Of dread
Be comforted; the world Is very old,
And generations pass. as they have
passed.
A troop Of shadows moving with the
sun;
Thousands Of times has the old tale
been told;
The world belongs to those who
come the last.
They viii and hope and strength as
we have done.
Was ever answer sent TO mortal
man more clearly7
I think I'm sent for; there's some
thing besides old Father Time after
me, surely. Here is the very answer
to my dismais as to those boys and
their doings. But here comes Dorothy.
singing, apparently in very cheerful
mood.
This is perfectly lovely. George
Augustus
"Johnnie's trousers are all right for
tomorrow. and ! have been looking
over my precious tin box, and I find
such lovely bits Of literature and all
sorts: suppose we look them over to-
night"
Perhaps Dorothy noticed an unusual
expression on my manly countenance,
for she paused and said: What are
you thinking aboutg What has this
old year been saying to your Are you
having a retrospective sort Of revival
meeting all by yourself?"
Only a few ideas have struck me,
Dorothy. / rather like this den Of
mine. especially tonight, and one or
two articles In these books here seem
to have been written especially for me.
and an uncomfortable little voice
has been questioning me. A thought
strikes me that we, you and I, have
drifted apart rather more than I ever
dreamed we could. There has been
sort OF We fellows at the club air
and manner about me, that I really
think now, as / SIT here. has been
fcolishness on my part that I shall
endeavor TO discontinue; a sort Of
desire to be in with the boys and
of with my wife. I hope, Dorothy.
that you do not think my past is
really a dreadful one to look back
upon"
20, no." Dorothy replied. with some
thing Of a twinkle In her eyes; "but.
then. you know. you might be more
Of a saint, II you tried. dear"
And perhaps most noble and ador-
able (my temper rising) and twen-
tieth century wife, II I should give up
my Sunday evenings at the club. pos
sibly you may be willing to sacrifice a
few of those insunerable teas and
bring an appetite uncontamlnated with
such diet as slipping frapDes. Russisn
teas and chocolate to respectable.
coy dinner with your George Angus
tus: and" (pausing for breath) don't
be angry; couldn't you leave out that
tiresome. quarrelsome card party and
await my return with un7ufHed nerves.
for instance. meet me at the door just
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as you used 10 DO, little wifeg" lgrow-
ing a little more tcnder).
why. whatever can be the matter
with you. George Augustus7 L IS
only a case Of too many clubs IN the
family. that Is ali: easily remedied.
you know. II this IS 70 be a Home
club tonight. Jet us invoke the spirit
Of the New Year here. right under
this roof. let us stand here. and with
the right hand upiifted vow that
naught shall come between thee and
me. George Augustus and Dorothy.
we viii reach that land of trust and
confdenc6 that requires no weapon
not even a club. 70 create Of Quel &
disturbance" Dorothy is really elo-
quent
Bring down the tin box. Dorothy:
I'VE are the Oiiapodrida club fthe
tin box. Dorothy and y 10 memory
o. those boys who are trying another
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28

Il shall not sec you tiil another year
Has dauned. De said.
on. hckie maiil she turned not pale
with fear
She laughed instead.
This seems a tragic Jay. fili We remem-
ber
II occurred the thirty-nrat day of De-
cember.
IN. Y. Truth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28

You look worried. Brown" said
Green.
Worried ! should say I am, See
thoseg" And he drew out Of his over
coat pocket a great bundle Of ltate-
ments OF accounts.
Hal ha." laughed Green, you viii
make Christmas present to your wife,
win you. without counting the cost
drst2" The lines around Browns eyes
deepened and his mouth drooped sad
-. .No." he said. that's not It. These
are not for presents I made my wife. +"
why. what are they for, then p
asked Green, wonderingly.
FOR the presents my wife made
me"
And the men shook hands IN tender
sympathy Detroit Free Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28

Loves harmonies iow toward him fnu
and sweet.
Sins Wild. discordant cries are past
him hurled
with sad. glad heart and brave. re-
luctant feet
Tie steps upon the threshold q the
world.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28

II thought you we're going to turn
over a new leaf. John. she said.
Il was" he replied. but ] dnd
can't"
why notf'
There won't be any new leaves until
srring. Chicago Post
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28

II ls not wise TO have SO merry a
Christmas that you cannot have a
happy New Year.-Chicago Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-28

Merely an official Form.
he wished me a happy New Year.
The words would have tickled me.
but
knew from his bearing ausiers
was booked Tor a salary cut
-Chicago Record