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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

10000 of the rest are white and col
ored creoles. Not only the creoles,
but an enormous number OF the IN
dians. as we'll as the Chinese shop
keepers. use the French language, and
all the newspapers, except one, are
published in French. In all law
cases in which an Englishman is in
volved the newspapers invariably side
against him, and heap abuse on his
head SO long as the matter remains
before the public. Sir Charles Bruce
is constantly derided and ridiculed in
these disgraeeful journals, which, in
deed. vie with the gutter press Of
Paris in vituperatlon and calumny.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11
Babies Convicted of SeditiOn.

In Austria they arrest babes for
high crimes and misdemeanors. The
court in Parenzo, a town in Auatrias
Italian province of Istria, recently af-
forded the spectacle of two baby
brothers, three and five years old, Pao
and Leo Franco, being charged with
sedition, in that they did cry viva
Istrai, Italiana." day or two be-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

Miss Alice Sinclair Of Cincinnati u
who acted as bridesmaid at the Wed
ding of friend. found a thimbie IN
tho piece Of brides cake which she
ate This was regarded as proof that
she would be an old maid. TO prove
tbat the sign was false she agreed to
marry william Keeler, to whom she
rvas engaged. at once. and Invited all
the wedding guests to be present q
her marriage. A minister was foana
within three hours o. the time when
she was acting as bridesmaid.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

The perfunctory manner IN whiea
witnesses are sworn in English courts
was illustrated recently in a London
court after some twenty witnesses had
given their evidence. 1t was then dis
covered taat all had solemnly sworn
ON and had kissed guide to the law
Of landlord and tenant. The mistake
came 10 light only when court ON
cial saw that the supposed Bible was
much more clean than usual. and az
a consequence. looked closely at th'
book.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

The most remarkable ride ever un-
dertaken by woman on wheel was
finished by Miss Marguerite Cast Mon.
day evening when she completed
, 200O-mile journey in the record time
OF 222 hours 5ia minutes. Miss Cast :
ride was over a course in Long island
and no man or woman ever equalea
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

Telephones are being fitted on the
o,actr,o cars OF one of the suburban
,,nes N ST. Louis. The instrument is
nlaced in the rear Of each car the
negative connection being through
the wheels to the rail, and the post
t,va connection being secured through
a simnle device. like iointed fshpole,
and an overhead wire, paralleilng .ne
troilsy r Thus the motorman is able
~ All times to communicate with the
&c the sheds and the wrecking
crew Later = is intended to connect
this line with She public service anu
70 hermit its use by passengers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11
A WONANS TORIURINd BI(Y(LE RIDE...

the feat. but it was at an awful cost
TO the rider herself. She went through
a series Of hardships that would have
caused the collapse of many hard
ened athlete. When she finished sne
was a mere wreck of her former self
The glory of the ride was offset by
the terrible physical suffering she un-
derwent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

Absolute amnesty has been granted
by the Peruvian legislature TO all per-
sons who may have been concerned in
any political transgression or offenses.
with the right to fill public Offices. All
political prisoners confined at Lima
have been set at liberty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

After being out 1O2 hours and fall
ing to reach decision jury in Scran-
ton, Pa, was discharged. Later empty
whisky bottles were discovered in the
jury room.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11
SKATES DETACHED By THE TOE.

a genius OF Red Bank, N. j., has
patented a very handy and simple ar
rangement for adjusting the skates on
the feet and removing them automati-
eally. AS win be seen by a glance
at the accompanying picture, the foot
plate Is pivoted TO the toe OF the
skate, with a locking spring catch at
the heel. The skate Is also provided
With the usual clamns. which ara IN
this ease .cnfrated BY the movement OF
runner. the operating lever peihg az
tached TO the runner in proximity 70
the pivot pin OF the foot plate N
order that the action Of fitting tae
plate In either direction will open OF
close the clamps. To place the skates
On the feet when the clamps are once
properly adjusted the foot plate =
fitted to the shoe and the skater then
rests his weight on the runner. when
causes the spring catch to engage the
Mate and lock II securely. 10 de-
tach the skate the toe OF the shoe Is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

fore, a festival was celebrated, in the
course of which. this cry was raised.
The two infants heard it, and the next
day, while playing near the police
barracks, they babled the cry. There
upon they were arrested, imprisoned,
tried formally, adjudged guilty, and
sentenced to be severely reprimanded.
And SO the high crime and misde-
meanor was dealt with properly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

Christmas trees are already being
cut down in Washington county. Ne,
and the seasons output from that sec
tion will amount to 400 car loads, with
800 bunches TO car. Each bunch
consists Of from two to six trees. The
trees are sent to New York and Bos-
ton, where they viii retail for about
ten times as much as they are worth
on board the cars in Maine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

"If Todd Whistles any dog win fol-
low him"
"And II Waller sings any dog Will
follow him.
How far?"
ooh. undi it gets a good grip on
him. PHILADELPHIA Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

Maude Adams has new play upon
which the New Yors dramatic critics
are unable TO agree. She is a fortunate
woman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11
r,,.r,enoe Begets wisdom.

Mrs. Enpeck-"oh. you think you
xrow II all, don't you?" Mr.. Enpeck
mo. my dear, but | know great
seal more than did the day pro-
posed to you. I'm sorry to say
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

The reason for the advance In prices
is by no means complicated. The Chi
eago packers simply feel that they
need the money.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11
A MYSTERY NO MORE
AND CLOUD IS LIFTED FROM
INNOCENT MAN.

Taylor barrow Who Has Been Sought
Far and Near for Ten Years Lately
Discovered as a Para.ytle at Portland.
Oregon. a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

When a new postofhce is to be named
the people OF the neighborhood have
tho right to choose its name. There
are Schleys, Rooseyelis and Funstons
all over the country. Now some Vlr-
ginians have named their postofiee
Tuan, in honor Of the anti-forelgn
Chinese prince, and the name has to
stand
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

Clark Of Montana Is going to make
another effort to obtain a seat in the
United States senate. AS far as the
Legislature Of Montana Is concerned,
Clarks case Is already won. A ma
jority Of the members OF that body
are OF Clark's choosing, and they viii
undoubtedly give him a set OF creden-
tlals 70 carry 70 Washington
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

A street in Chicago. not far from the
"Archey road" immortallzed by Doo-
ley, has been known for twenty years
Ss Fake" street, in honor of certain
business man bearing that name. The
word has come to have 30 injurious a
significance Of late years that the
residents and property owners in that
neighborhood have prayed the city
authorities to give the street new
name
Twenty-one persons dies in M''ssa-
chusetts last year aged 100 years or
more. Sixteen Of the twenty-one were
women-three Of the sixteen never
having been married. Eight OF the
twenty-one were born in Ireland, three
IN Canada and three in other foreign
countries-leaving seven natiVe-oorn'
six Of whom were OF Massachusetts ma
tivity. The oldest was two months
over LOG years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11
SHAPED HANGER FOR CLOTHING.

number OF sizes and shapes to con-
form to nearly every pair Of shoulders.
When the coat i placed on the hanger
it Will Y AZ smoQtblY.. Ernla--al. \.
shape of the shoulders, which general
ly show a need OF pressing to remove
the traces OF the old-style hanger. IN
addition to supporting the coat ana
vest. hooks are provided by which the
trousers may be attached.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

There is one comfort in the COM
ing on Of cold weather Statistics in
dicate that outbreaks Of insanity are
most frequent in the hot season. and
that suicides in the summer months as
compared with the winter months are
as three to two. Whence 1t would
appear that even our reason and our
love OF life are best kept on ice.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-11

AUTOMATIC DETAcHING DEVICE.
pressed against the catch and the foot
is lifted. which Tits the foot plate and
loosense the clamps.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
SKILL, SCIENCE AND SYSTEM
NECESSARY IN MANAGING
A RICH MANS BIG HOUSEHOLD.
The Housekeeper, Butler and Chef and
Their Various Assistants Have Plenty Of
Work to Do.

4 housekeeper-a woman OF intelligence.
energy and system. who superintends ths
corps % servants. Frequently this house
keeper has been a woman of means. ana
has. once upon a time, been mistress OF
her own big household. Almost invariably
she is a woman Of education and traVel
and has a wide experience in the art OF
living well. In different households her So
cial relation to the family varies. In some
she is never treated or considered as a SER
want. She takes her meals with the fam
lily and is In every way a member of the
family circle In other households she is
not familiar with either the family or the
servants, although she may have direct
charge of the younger children-taking her
meals with them, seeing that they start
for school in time, and SO on. In still other
households she keeps wholly to herself. She
has her meals where and when she will.
she takes her social pleasures as she
chooses and sees the mistress of the house
for only a few moments each day, unless
there is some important function on hand
which requires longer and more frequent
consultation. But III all cases she has full
control of the other servants. She engages
and discharges them, examining their rec
concentrations when they come. or giving
or refusing them when they leave: she as
signs them TO their especial duties and sees
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08

forbidd:ng. but big and open. and full Of
color and beauty and sunshine.
Further on toward midday the aspect CT
tire country changed and came to the
broad. windy veldt. and the Sprawling kop-
jes covered with rolling stones, the same
manner of country hal already seen with
Buffers column at Colenso. The weld;
stretched for many level miles. without
rise or break except those made by the lit
tie some farm houses of one story and the
surrounding circle of great poplars and the
great kopjes. They were the same sort OF
kopj,s which had held back the English
at the Tugela the same naturally fortified
hills. the sky line of which We had So often
scanned TO catch even a brief glimpse of a
BOer. IL gave me quite shock to see the
kopjes again. and then 20 turn and And the
Beer. with his bandolier and rifle. smoking
peacsahly In the seat beside me-
There was a large crowd at Niddelburg.
and as II was Good Friday. every one had
been to church and was In his or her best
bravery. The people cheered the Chicago
boys. and Captain OConnor brought out the
flag and waved 1. over them
The Lsnddrost made a speech, an eager
and earnest speech. full OF fight and cour-
age, and the Americans cheerei him and
the South African Republic. Many more
Beers boarded the train here. and while the
spsechmakins was going forward entered
the carriages and sat at the windows say
IL 10 the HpsfleH ana CnllQren
who had come In with them from the farms
and leaning ont to hold their hands. The
Boer women wore deep black alpaca frocks
and black sunbonnets, and under the cover
of these were weeping. They made a con-
trast 10 the white starched dresses and
bright colors OF the other women and little
girls OF Middelburg who were giving fow-
e-s and the Transvaal ribbon to the Amer
lean volunteers The men from cross TWO
seas" received this simple welcome mod
estly and becomingly.
have Travelled with many soldiers on
trains and transports and on the march.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08

with our own regulars, with 'Tommies,'
volunteers and soldiers OF foreign lands. bu
I never cav men behave better than did tn
Chicago contingent. The temptations which
beset hem by tho wayside were many
They had been six weeks at sea, and that
apart from the fact that they were goin,
ITO the 'front.' through friendly country,
with refreshment bars at every station, was
sufficient excuse for overrejoicins.
But. on the contrary. the men conducted
themselves as well as the best-disciplined
troops in the world, ard were then, as they
were later in Pretoria, as well behaved and
seif-respecting as i am sure they will prove
to be brave. There was no band to play
for them at Middelburg. so just before the
train moved on the Landdrost gathered the
Beers and the women and girls together
ard sang a hymn 10 them.
The women's voices were thin and made
quate. and the big. broad-chested. heavily
bearded men disregarded the tune scam
dalously. but the sririt OF the act was trua.
The words We're in Dutch. but the refrain
was God keep you we'll" That much We
could understand. 1t was all they lad TO
offer A brass band would have meant moth
Ing but noise. but the tribute of good wishes
from the women and little girls and old
men touched the American boys deeply.
They stood in close order with their CAM
paign hats on and heaos bent Beyond them
were the group OF women In black who
were bidding sood-by TO their sons and
praying for their return from the front
And that was what the BOer women and
little girls were doing well in a foreign
language for the Americans. because they
had come to fight fer them, because they
were going straight to the front, perhaps
to die for them; because their own women
folk were far away some 2c.ooo miles away
and were not able TO wish them godspesd
And SO IL happened that on Good Friday
las, the Boer women OF the Transvaai were.
praying for the sons of the women OF q
city of Chicago. OF Cook County. In -
State of Illinois.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
AN OLD-TIME FOURTH
OF JULY CELEBRATION.
Scenes of Many Years Ago Re-
enacted at Padd0ck'S
Grove.

One OF the most unique celebrations in
the history Of Independence Day observ-
ances in the last decade. was that which
took place at Paddock's Grove in Madison
County. near E.dwardsviile. Ill. on las;
Wednesday, the Fourth of July. IL was
an old-time festival. similar to those In
dulged In in the early days OF the Republic
by colonial folk. and consisted of outdoor
sports and entertainments. The ST. Louis
and Illinois friends of Mr.. Gaius Paddock
OF No. $685. Washington boulevard, this
city. were the guests. Mr.. Paddock 4, a
descendant OF the founder OF Paddock's
Grove.
The feature OF the day was the fox hunt,
which was participated in by a number of
old-tirne hunters. Several miles OF couU-
try. hills valleys. creeks and groves. Were
covered before willy old Reynard surren-
dered TO the hounds.
The chase. a very exciting one. was led
by Captain Miller. Confederate veteran
and an inveterate Virginia hunter He
carried Off the brush, being the first hunts
man present at the capture of the fox
The chase ended. the roilicking huntsmen
retraced their steps to the grove, where a
banquet awaited them
After the banquet. the Star SpangIed
Banner was rendered by Mr.. Paddock, who
was chorused and repeatedly encored BY
his guests Several patriotic songs and
toasts followed, and "reminiscences Of the
good old times were recited over and over
The front porch of the Paddock house
was temporarily converted into platform
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08

that they perform them: she hears their
complaints and settles points of dispute:
she regulates their hours OF service and
freedom and pays them their wages. Her
position is 10 important. and she has so
much power and authority. that she can
hardly be called d servant"
In a Handsomely conducted household. to
prevent friction there should be full force
OF servants. and there must also be hours
when some of them seem to be idle. But
let II ever be remembered that "they also
serve who only stand and wait"
When entertainments are being given
they often have mere than they can fairly
be expected to accomplish. When the fam
lily is asleep resting late in the morn
Ing every servant must be up and doing.
no matter how late they have been up the
night before.
In some OF the larger houses five men.
one parlor maid and one pantry maid are
neeced TO keep the dining-room, pantry
ard main fcor In statu quo
Answering the front door bell and the
family bells will often keep two or three
men on their feet every moment
Often there wifi be five or six breakfast
learn 10 lie abed mornings. The children
are the only ones usually that down to
airy breakfast that Is served before . or 10
o'clock.
Silver cleaning engages the activities of
two men between breakfast and luncheon
time Then all must be in their livery d nd
this forbids soiling work
The useful mamie who sees TO the
furnace. gets up coal and wood for the
countess open fires all over the house. runs
errands. cleans windows and sidewalks
has post that is no sinecure.
The bctler cannot be expected TO do any
work after breakfast except to arrange the
flowers. set tables. answer nv lady's bou-
doir bell and direct his staff of men regard
Ing silver-cieanlng. He has charge of the
fruits. wines and cigars. Immediately after
luncheon he must dress in his regulation
costume. and during each afternoon he and
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
There are in ST. Louis a number Of houses
owned and inhabited by rich and fashion
able families. where there is more orsani-
cation and scientific management than In
some large business concerns There has
10 be- for II is not an easy matter 20 keep
e. big house in perfect running order the
while that all the running gear is kept
carefully concealed. 1t requires lots Of
money. lots of work and the services of a
large number Of people. corps of twenty
or twenty-five servants is something, and
the average housekeeper-she who has one
servant and a five-roon fat to look after
can appreciate the problem when the SER
wants and the rooms are multiplied several
times
OF course, the mistress of the house Is
not tho housekeeper any more than the
head Of the firm Is superintendent In his
store or factory. II the family were not a
fashionable one, there would be no need of
so many servants. aud SO many dinners.
and so many Eat home days, and so many
functions generally: and as the family IS
n fashionable one the mistress of the
household has all she can do to attend to
her social duties and exercise a merely
supervisory control over domestic affairs.
This renders Indispensable the services OF
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
FORTUNE IN AN OLD COAT.
Reward That Came to a Man Who
Lovingly Saved His Fathers
Trunk.

RIPCBLiC SPECIAIA
New York, July flowing regard for the
memory OF dead father led Charles Frank
a wealthy commission merchant of No ~
Park place, to save trunk full of clothed
for seven years. and his sentiment has mee
with a rich reward.
The other day. while looking over the
clothing. Mr.. Frank felt some papers in the
pocket cf = coat. and, upon examining
them. discovered three deeds, one to PROD
erty In Phoenix. Ariz-, and the Others 10
property In this city. In all the wealth
represented is Sanc,dJ0
Before his death Mr.. Frank Sr, was a
noted opjician. and reputed to he q mill
manner and never spoke of his wealth. He
was eccentric in many of his WAYS and hid
sums Of money in different cracks aud cor
ners Of his home After Mr. Frank died hi.
executors examined hfs estate and found it
less than $4,000 instead of the larger sum,
at which IL was usually estimated BY those
who knew him. The property was divided
among his children The finding OF the
deeds partly accounts for the discreoancy
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08

from which the orators OF the day adj
dressed the guests. From this porch hung
an American tia9-the very flag under
which President Harrieon's granofather
made his famous political campaign In 1910.
known as the "Tippecanos and Harrison
too" campaign
This Old Glory Is much the worse for
wear and its appearance plainly tells the
tale o. the long service II has seen II is
faded, and IL has only thirty stars. repre-
sentirg the number of the then United
States. II came into Mr.. Pa6dOck's posse
sion through his ancestors.
The orator of the day was James u.
Agar st. Louis agent OF the Union Pacific.
He spoke on The Day We Celebrate"
Mr. Paddock also addressed his guests in
welcome. He touched on the subject of the
national celebration of Independence Day.
After several other speeches had been made
there was brilliant display Of fireworks
which closed the eelebrat ion.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
CHILDREN BY THE SCORE.

KEPCBLIt SPECIAL
Nashville. Tenn. July flames u. Hamii-
ton, WHO lives in the Seventh civil District
of Williamson County. enjoys tn. distinction
perhaps OF having more children, grand
chlldren aud great grandchildren tnan any
man IN this part of the State. sir. Hamli-
ton is ~ years old. but Is as spry ana active
a. man OF 20. He was married in lsi5. ana
nine children were born of the union iVe
boys and four girls To-day MI, Hamilton
mas living seventy-five grandchildren ana
thirty-nine great grandchildren.
MY. Hamilton was in the city TO-DAY, nav
ing come TO see a physician concerning
pains in the head with which he was re-
Gently seized. His hearing Is somewhat i'm,
paired. but his eyesight Is almost az sood
a. IL ever was, he being able tn read me
nnest print without the aid OF glasses MI
Hamilton has been a constant user OF to-
b1cco since he was Fl years or age ana
says little nip Of spirits now ana then
viii not hurt any one
Mr.. Hamilton is rative Of Bledsoe Soun-
". having been born near Pikeviile. N
Sequachie Valley, in 1922. His children ana
grandchildren are scattered over several
States. four families of them living IN
Arkansas. Mr.. Hamiiton's wife died In lss5.