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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24

II was customary in former days, In
Cornwall. England for the people to
meet on Christmas eve at the bottom
OF the deepest mines and have a mid
night mass.
In some parts OF Derbyshire the VII
lage choir assemble in the church on
Christmas eve and there wait until
midnight, when they proceed from
house to house. invariably accompa-
MED BY keg OF ale. singing Chris
tians. Awake" During the week they
again visit the principal houses in the
place, and having played and sang f0r
the evening. and partAken Of the
Christmas cheer. are presented with
sum Of money.
n Chester and rs neighborhood
numerous singers parade the streets.
and are Hospitality entertained with
meat and drink AZ the various houses
where they call.
The ashton fagot" Is burned IN
Devonahire. II Is composed entirely
Of ash timber. the separate branches
bound with ash bands and made as
large as can be admitted 70 the door og
the fireplace. When the fagot hlarea
quart Of cider IS called for ana
served upon the bursting Of every
hoop or band around the fagot The
timber being green and elastic. each
band bursts with loud report.
In one or two localities Il is still
customary for the farmer, with bis
family and friends. after partaking
together Of hot cakes and cider tthe
cakes being dipped into the liquor pre-
vious 10 being eaten) to proceed to The
orchard. one or the party bearing hot
cake and cider as an Offering 10 the
principal apple tree. The cake "a for
mally deposited on the fork OF the
tree and the cider thrown upon the
cake and tree.
A superstitious notion prevails In
the western parts Of Devonshire that
at u o'clock at night on Christmas eve
the oxen In their stalls are always
found on their knees as In an attitude
Of devotion.
One John Martyr. BY viii. on Nov.
2S. 1T2e. gave TO the church wardens
and ovessoers u the poor OF the par
ish. st. Mary Major. Exeter. $50. 70
be put out AZ interest, and the proata
thereof TO be laid out every Christmas
eve In twenty pieces Of beef. to Be
distributed TO twenty Of the poorest
people In the parish. said charity to be
continued forever.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24
IL coRN soNo.

Heap high the farmers Wintry hoardi
Heap high the golden eornl
No richer gift has autumn poured
From out her lavish horn.
Let other lands. exulting, CLEAN
The apple from the pine,
The orange from its glossy green,
The cluster from the vine.
We better love the hardy gift,
Our rugged wales bestoW,
To cheer US when the storm shall drift
Our harvest fields with snow.
Through wales Of grass ana meads Of
Our pIoWs their burrows made.
While on the hllls the sun ana shower
OF changefu April played.
We dropped the seed Ger hill and plain.
Beneath the sun Of May,
And frightened from our sprouting grain
The robber crows away.
An through the long. bright days Of
Its leaves grew green and fair;
And waved IN hot midsummer's noon
Its soft and yellow hair.
And now. with autumn'a moonlit ewes.
It's harvest time has come.
We pluck away the frosted leaves.
And bear the treasure home.
There, richer than the tabled gift
ARoAl aANWEIe4 OF Oius
Fair hands the broken grain shall sift.
And knead its mead Of gold.
Let vapid idlers loll in silk,
Around their costly board;
Give US the 50Wl Of soup and milk,
BY homes pure beauty poured!
=
Where'er the wide old kitchen hearth
Sends up it's smoky curls,
Who viii not thank the kindly earth.
And bless our farmer girlsl
Then shame on all the proud and vain,
Whose folly laughs to scorn.
The blessing OF our hardy grain
Our wealth Of golden cOrni
Let earth withhold her goodly root,
Let mildeW blight the rye,
Give to the worm the orchards fruit,
The wheat field to the hyl
But let the good old crop adorn
The hills our fathers trod;
Sull LET US. for his golden corn,
Send up our thanks 10 Cod
- q. Whittier.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24
USING JACK FROST.
Turning to Account the Expansion Of
Freezing Water.

Turning TO Account the Expansion Of
Freezing water.
II is related that when the great
Egyptian obelisk, which stands before
st. Peters In Rome was set up, the
tackle got the big stone into nearly,
the proper position and then was in.
capable OF completing its work The
engineers who were directing the oD-
Grafton we're paralyzed with dismay,
but suddenly a sailor in the crowd
shouted, Wet the ropesl" This adj
vice was acted upon. the ropes shraak
In consequence, and the obelisk was
raised into place. A somewhat simi-
lar, though much less thrilling story
Is related by steamship engineer in
the American Machinist. A steamship
from the Argentine Republic for Ant
werp had called at Dunkirk, France.
In the wintering season. to leave some
freight. and on starting 10 sea again
struck her propeller against stone
wall and broke of one blade close to
the boss OF central knob and lost part
of another blade On reaching Ant
werp the vessel was put into dry DOCK
80 as to substitute a new propeller for
the broken one. All four blades were
cast with the boss, and, therefore, It.
was necessary to remove the whole
thing from the shaft before the new
propeller could be put on. But the
boss stuck to the shaft so snugly that
II could not be started. After two;
days delay the first assistant engineer.
who was a Yankee. adopted the follow
ing plan: He undertook to split the
boss in two. First, he made his men
chisel out a gutter on the under side,
reaching fore and aft. so as to favor
cracking along that line. Then he
had them make a similar one on top.
In the meantime a hole was drilled in
from the outside to the center The
boss was not solid all the way down,
but was hollow. and fitted the shaft
only at front and rear. The chamber
thus left was now filed with water.
and the hole closed BY screw plug.
Ropes were attached to the right and
left hand sides Of the propeller to hold
them in case they should faIl. and the
job was left for the night Next morn
ing the halves were separate. the boss
having split along the two lines cut
IN its outer surface. The expansion OF
the confined water. freezing. did the
business and the assistant engineer
got a good deal Of glory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24
MEANING OF MONEY.
pons rnourhsfui Suggestions - 70 IL
Use

Some Inoughtful 1uEseatlou4 - % IL
Use
What, after all. does money mean9
Merely golden sovereigns Do we z
we have it. sit all the time Ia our ee!iar
running our skinny hands through the
glittering pileg No. that is not what
money means. Il does not, to be sure,
mean. either. the biggest things in life.
for only inward grace can give those;
but It can supplement the biggest. in
that II may give us the means Of using
them to the best advantage.
Money cannot give the gift Of mak-
ing the friends worth having. or OF
deserving those friends; but II means
greater and more agreeable possible
ties OF freQuenting them. It cannot
give the power Of understanding books,
but TO those who can understand. it
gives the power Of buying books 10
read, without stint. It cannot give
the heaven-sent rapture in pictorial
OF musical art. but It gives the posi-
bihty Of enjoying It more often. It
cannot give us good and gifted chill
dren. but It may help Us to train them
to advantage.
The best is not to be bought with
money. but the setting OF the best is
For this reason is the possession OF
it a crucial test, especially when new
ly acquired; and for those VINO nave
M rnnfla faofaa To crafty a dazzling
light suddenly shed on their barren
existence, revealing with unsparing
conspicuousness the vulgar channels Ia
which alone it occurs to them that
wealth should run.
Il is no doubt good that wealth
should be spent and not boarded; the
purpose OF any currency is that it
should ultimately be exchanged for
something that It viii buy That the
something should be worth having Is
OF course essential. But what people
spend their money on generally does.
at the moment, appear to themselves
TO be worth buying. 1t is other people
who feel II is not. What money brings
us should add to the adornment, the
beauty, the seemliness Of life, whether
we buy with It things or ideas. That
Is the thing TO grasp Let US recog-
nize as sanely and wisely as we can
that the defects incidental to the pos
session Of wealth need not be newt
able. II we are on our guard against
them. Nineteenth Century.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24

The ST. Louis post ofice is to be
equipped with a bowling alley. A
sectional double alley Is to be laid in
the gymnasium for the accommoda-
ton Of the clerks and carriers, the
present intention being to partition or
a section OF the basement reading
room, although this may be changed.
The carriers and clerks lounging
place is az the Eighth and Olive street
corner. The carriers association ana
the brass band use the room for meet
ing and rehearsal purposes. the local
and railway mail clerks between runs
and watches while away their time
there, and the extra carriers also for
rest repair to the basement rendezvous.
Correspondence tables. reading tables,
and an atheltic equipment. including
trapeze. horizontal bars, bucks. poles.
rings, dumbbells. footballs and exer-
cisers are Installed there.-St Louis
Clobe-Democrat
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24

he hates children, ] guess" shs said,
opening the door wider.
A big lump, which she tried to swal-
low. came up IN Dorothy's throat
Yea. / DO. but may just see him q
minute7 / won't bother him"
We'll. don't know what he'll say,
I'm sure. said the girl. as she led the
way through the beautiful hall to
door at which she knocked.
Here. sir, is one Of them children
that lives next door She's got some
message, ! guess"
And In one second Dorothy found
the door shut behind her. and there,
In the chair before the fire, sat Mr.
Jorden
We'll. what Is II you want, little
girl7" said he as he turned toward
her BE quick, for I am very busy.
"Oh. are you busyg" asked Dorothy,
surprised, because he was not doing
anything but looking at the fre. II
I only wanted to give you these, sir,
and I'll 80 right away.
The man stared hard at the white
paper parcel she held out 10 him.
"Fiowers? said be-
YES"
For what, may ! ask?7
lust for Christmas. because you
live all alone. Goodbye" and she was
gone.
The pretty flowers had begun 10 fade
BY the warm FIRE before Mr. Jorden
came out Of the brown study into
which he had fallen.
God bless her brave little heart +"
said he. as he held Dorothy's flowers
The first JOY OF the Christmas tree
was over. the presents we're ali dis
tributed. and every one OF the little
Bertrams were sitting around admir-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24

In England the waits" are musi-
clans who play throughout the towns
and cities at night for two or three
weeks preceding Christmas They cali
on the inhabitants for donations. At
one time & was the custom to let out
this privilege to one man. who vas
privileged 70 hire as many waits as
be chose and to take a goodly per
centaes OF the proats, none others but
be players being allowed 10 engage
In this occupation
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24

only got TO step Ii. and after that all
the arrangements win be In my hands
Ill have you on the other side Of the
channel before LAmpson and Bird
know that their moneys gone"
And you agree 70 return to them
anything which may be left over after
I've taken what I am really entitled
tor"
The young man suppressed a smile.
Certainly" be said. You can do all
that when you write to them to ex-
plain After all, you're only giving
them a punishment that they deserve.
People who use beastly and insulting
language TO a man who has been their
trusted servant for twenty years want
a lesson. You are going to show them
that you can hit back"
'But II the police"
We don't leave an address behind
us. The police would do great things
II they could find Us. but they won't
be able to md US
"Ill do it. said old Tarrant "On
the 18th. You be waiting in the cab
at II o'clock. / shall be there within
a few minutes OF that time"
But when the 18th came the young
man waited in a cab for an hour but
saw nothing Of Tarrant He went home
then, cursing him for his cowardice
and detection.
There is a tombstone In the eeme-
terry at Kensal Green TO the memory
Of Alfred William Tarrant. who died
somewhat suddenly on June 18th. II
states that he merited and enjoyed the
affection Of his friends, the confidence
OF his employers and the respect OF all
who knew him. Times Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24


Ing the candles and the clever trim
ming Of the tree.
There goes the door bell again. 2
said someone
do you think Santa Claus has come
backfT asked Marjorie.
Il was q great disappointment to her
when she saw her mother shaking
hands with Mr.. Jorden. He looked
rather sad. though he smiled at them
all. There was a bright carn2tion in
his buttonhole. the sight Of which
made Dorothy want to get behind
someone.
How happy You look said the vis-
itor. sitting down. 4 could see you
through my side Windows have Of
ten looked IN upon you. and tonight I
took the liberty of Joining you Tor
half an hour. Shall intrude7"
Not at all" said Or. Bertram. You
are very welcome"
Mr. Jorden drew Dorothy toward
him and kissed her.
do you know he said, turning
to look at them all. that a man may
grow to be ffty years old and learn for
the nrst time what he should always
have known. It is this little girl who
has taught me how sweet and COM
forting a child may be- and ! used to
think they were put into the world
only 70 annoy people
This was Mr.. Jordenn conversion.
and though al the children grew to
love him. Il was Dorothy who became
bis daily companion and friend.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24

People who did not know me Bert
rams wondered how It wers possible
Tor 50 many children to 1--we IN 30
small a house. When DR.. Bertram
built the house Il was considered Of
very good size, but that was many
years ago, and since then hve bright.
happy children had come to crowd the
little brown house. On one side OF
them lived a little boy who was an
only child and the idol Of his father
and mother He had the enviable
reputation Of having everything he
wanted When some Of the little Bert
rams wished they were as fortunate
a. Lawrence Cole. their sister Helen.
who was IA. would say.
.Oh. Il wouldn't be nice to have all
the things We want-there wouldn't be
anything 10 wish for. and wishing is
such fnni"
OF their neighbor on the other side
the children stood In great awe. He
was a bachelor named Samuel Jorden.
who lived all alone. and who detested
children; and how IN the world he
happened 70 build a house right next
TO the little brown house full OF them
is not known.
But. In spite Of all the wealth on
either side Of them. the Bertrams were
ths happiest, most contented OF fami-
lies There was always such fun
there. with never a duh day. so that
every child in the neighborhood loved
70 80 there. but after dinner at night
was the iolllest time. when DR.. Bert
ram was at home. They would al
gather around the open hre Ia the "a
brary and everyone had to tell what
he and she had been doing al day.
Then they would have a little music
from Helen and her mother. and the
girl would transfer them ali 70 an
ideal world with the music from her
violin. Then came tho procession to
bed. where Marjorie would be carried.
half asleep. The queer thing about
the Bertram family Was that everyone
was utterly different In look and char
acter. 70 that one never knew Just
which one they loved best.
Il was only the third day before
Chriatmas. when Dorothy. who was
Just half past six" went up stairs
70 fnd her mother. She bad a wistful
look on her little face that one could
never resist
Mother, dear, have got something
for everybody nowf"
-Yea. Dorothy, I think you have,
and you have helped me very much.
besides" answered her mother.
Well. then. would you please give
me just hfteen cents more and let me
40 out an alone and spend ~"
why. yes. ny child. you may have
that suppose Il ls some great mya-
terry. isn't Il. and ] mustn't askf" said
11ra Bortram.
NO. please don't ask-everi" said
che child earnestly.
"Eyarl" thought her mother. AZ the
child went ost. what can she be going
70 do with ~
Il was almost dark when Dorothy
opened the door OF a florists little
shop. two blocks down the street New
er was a chiid who loved flowers morN
than this little maid. and she would
ealk 10 them a. she would 70 her dolis
she was q frequent visitor at this
ahop. and when the other children
hurried OF 10 a candy store with an
occasional ave cents. she usually spent
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24

Car Care - re WtnAG
Holly berries red and bright
Wealth Of candles aick'r1ng light,
Christmas in the air.
Childish faces all aglow,
Outside sleigh bells IN the SNOW
Banished is DUH care.
older wiseheadE Tor the time
Join in sport and song and rhyme
Happy chrlsmasadel
Mem'ry brings back golden youth,
Eyes then seeing only youth.
Ever at its side
Joy tonight Is crowned the queen
OF the festive Christmas scene
May her rule be longl
None can claim a rebel heart
With her foll'wers forms a part
Theirs a gladsome songl
a Bn Of Deception.
She stood beneath no chandelier
Entwined with mististoe:
glanced the hall-length far and near.
7 looked both high and low;
No license for a kiss was hung.
Twas near a failure hat
When 10. spied a sprig among
The feathers on her hat
Roy Farrell Greene.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24

Fl WANT ALL you CAN GIVE Me-
hers for a sew pretty flowers So Is
she stood there hesitatnriy. the man
smiled and asked her what she
wahed.
Il want al you can give me o. some
Kind that smells sweet. for fifteen
cents I suppose the flowers are at
VERY dear. aren't ihsyl7 she added du-
biousiy. but TIE man had disappeared
lnalds tho glass closet. and when be
brought out a lovely bunch Of Doro-
thys favorite cinnamon piuks. ehe
fairly danced re vas rsry generous
uiih his little customer and gave her
eight blossoms. sweet and fresh.
II vas quite dark when Dorothy ar
Elged home. but she vent straight on
past her door. and. wonder 81 won
dcrsi she turned In ai the gate 81 Mf
1ordsne hcnsei
~Plesse mirht I sss Mr. Jorden Tor
q minuiefr abe aaked ihe astonishad
mait who oDsned TIE door iurl vide
snouEA 30 iook cut
-Wa1. ! nsrsri Jos do1f snoH boz
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24

The most sensible woman in the
world win talk baby talk 70 her hus-
band and say "Bess his ole hearl7''
iong after be has got boldheaded.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24

whist are pausasf~ The teacher
asked the nrst class IN grammar.
Things that Frous on cats and
doss, answered ths smallest GIRL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24

Do not dare 20 I've uithout sone
eiear intention toward whlch your liv-
Ing ehan be b1nt Mean 81 Be- some
TINE Ih al your miEht-rhiiiip1
nr1c
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24

No santa Ciaus-vhat nonsense
Down CHILDISH throaia 20 ram.
Tou might as well iniorm then
there ls 10 uncie 6aml
r. rr rs.t.l.t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-24

The FIRST JOY OF the Christmas tree
was over. the presents we're ali dis
trlbuted. and every one Of the little
Bertrams were sitting around admir-
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-07
SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
Many Visitors Present at elyun high sshosl
Yesterday at Noon.


The Excelsior Literary society o
the Glynn High school did not have
regular program for their entertain
msnt yesterday, bat an lmpromtu de-
bate, With ten on = side, without prep
sratioD or papers, amused everyone
present. The subj Ct, From which
is more knowledge acquired, reading
or observation was handled in the
most crsditsble manner b. The follow.
ing bright young p eopIe, reading
being the affirmative and "obserya-
ton" the negative side Of the quss-
ton. Affirmative While Bailey, Bur
ford Coney, EOla Webster, Gussie
Dixon, Archie Kay, Emma Cornell,
sonids Courier, Glare o'ConnOr, jan
is symOns, Maud Turner. Negative:
Dare Atkinson, BsTtrsm Kaufmsn,
Edna Lsyison, Annie Extrowich, Re-
becca Davis, Vivian Kay, Richard Ev-
erett, Irma LambrighF, WAlIace Ell
KIN, Elliott Butts. After the debate
short talks we're made By Mayor At
knsOn and Mr.. a. D. Gale, snd then
the following officers were appointed
By the president, Master William Bal
leg: Reporters, Brunswick Times,
Mac Burroughs; BrunswIck Cal,
Glare o'connor. Usnsrs, Rlooard Ev-
srett and Wallace Elkin. There was
no program committee appointed, a.
ths entertainment to be given on the
Tuesday evening after Easter is being
arranged By Mrs. n. L. Parker sna
Miss Kate o'connor. ana that lie the
subject Of universal attention.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-07

says Mother Goose and from infancy learn that is
only by publishing our wants that we get what want
If many man in the blues only blew his horn a
ba decent tune decent horn that horn might turn
out a comucopia. Il has in the past. But Bowery
tune on tuneless trombone is like poor advertisement
seeking customers. 1t is long way to the conucopia
with such Advertising
two doors, Push Pull If your grandfathers fathers
friends can't make you success, Try Push Somehow
Push taking the place of PULL for thing the horse
is giving way to the automobile and the liberal Of
printers ink is outpacng the long established house that
says I'VE are too we'll known to advertise Bradstreet
says so.
Rro;nc Gid Un,u
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-07

tween pruns,vielr ana Afianfa between Tse,-
pouville, Fla, and Cincinnati. LOUSY lie, st
Louis and Kansas City, via Jesup and Atlanta.
Nos Is and io.-Pullman Sleeping Cars be
noogas also between Chattanooga and Mem
phiS.
Nos and S-Pullman Sleeping Cars be
tween Atlanta and Chattanooga.
Nos. and l0-Elegant Pullman Library
Observation Drawing Room Sleeping Cars be
tw EN- Macon and New York
injection 1T Union Depot Atlanta for all
20 Is north. east and west Also at Jesup for
Jacksonville, Tampa, etc. and Savannah, Co
iumbia, Washington and the east.
FRANK 5. CANNON, J. NJ CUIlP,
Third V.P. s Gen. Mgr. Y NJ. Washington
W. A. TURK, SH HARDwICK
G. 2. A. Washington. A. G. p, A., AtlAnvs4
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-07
Brains Said How
Printers Ink Did the Rest

If a man has an idea he has an opportunitv The
man who buys advertising space buys opportunity only
If he doesn't use right he doesn't get the worth Of his
money. The Times goes daily into the homes Of
Brunswick and Neighboring Towns
and intelligent and painstakng advertiser in its columns
never fails to bring esults Suppose you give it fair
test.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-07
BrunswIok, NV York and Paris.

All persons contemplating going to the Paris
Exposition should apply to Capt ito johann
neusen, whe IS agent Tor the fastest line OF pail
ace steamships between the United states and
Europe. The rates for the round trip from
Brunswick to Paris and return viii be from
sl25 to $500, according to steamship accommoda-
tons. Applications should be made about six
weeks before the time Of going
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-04-07

Morphine, opium, laudanum, cocoai ne
habit. Myself cured, will inform you Of
harmless, permanent home cure.
Mary 8, Baldwin, BOX 1919, Chicago. t4sl