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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19
ALEssoN m nusINEss.
The Basis on which the Selling Price
Is Arrived At,

- Nfflfou AZ
eNow. my son, said the old mer-
chant, "while you are applying your
self to the details Of this business,
learning how to buy and how to sell,
how to guage the taste and needs Of the
great public. how to avoid mistakes,
how to seize opportunities-while you
study these things keep always before
you the fact that the basis Of all true
business success Is absolute. uneom-
promising honesty"
Father" said the young man, your
business has always been one OF large
sales and small profits, has it not p
"You know what | advertise, my son;
buy everything direct from the manu-
facturer, and ! sell TO the consumer at
exactly seven and a half per cent ad-
vance from cost. Such a business /
believe to be as beneficial to the public
as any philanthropic institution. The
people should purchase the necessities
Of life at a margin above first cost sum
Client only to pay for the actual hand
ling Of the goods. That is fixed prin-
ciple Of mine"
But" said the boy, in a puzzled,
hesitating way. you had an invoice OF
lace curtains to-day at So a pair, and ]
heard you give instructions to mark
them s469"
The old man leaned back in his
leather-cushioned swivel chair, smiled
blandly, and told the boy to take pencil
and paper.
THE expenses Of this business last
year." he said "were ten per cent Of the
sales. Add ten per cent to your s."
"Three thirty"
"There is always possible a shrinkage
in value 9. stock. always percentage
OF bad debts. always a hazard OF un-
fcreseen contingencies. Add ten per
cent more"
Three sixty-three."
do you know how much II costs
your father TO maintain himself and
his family? Have you any idea Of the
expense OF educating and dressing three
boys and three girls, paying their way
In society. providing them and their
mother with a country home and a
city home. with servants and carriages
and everything they deslre?"
Il am afraid have no idea. father"
"Well, It is simply frlghtful. II Is, in
fact, twenty per cent Of the entire sales
Of the house. Add twenty per cent
Never mind fractions"
-Four thirty-slx."
There. You have arrived by a pro-
cess as clear and open as day. and by
the use OF simple business rules at a
cost Of those curtains billed at SO. Now
add seven and a half per cent profit"
-Four Eixty-nine."
That's what I'm going TO advertise
them at; and you viii see a great run
on them tomorrow. for the public has
learned that all my announcements are
absolutely reliable. kansas City
Packer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19
UNsEAfED BY A c,al
Traveller on II" Road Compelled 4,
Yield HIS Place.

4iclu MS Eiacei
Il never get up to give my seat IN
the Y cars at night" says Thompson.
Why should /? am as tired as any
Of those blamed women. and / pay my
flYe cents for a seat-if can get one.e
Thompson was wrapped IN his paper
the other evening, with a crowd Of pee
pie standing along the aisle. looking at
him enYiously as he leaned back IN his
seat. i was showing hard. and many
Of the passengers were wet. Immed
ately In front Of Thompson stood tan
girl. with a mischievous CLEAN IN her
eyes and hat with n brim turned up
at the sides on her head. She wanted
Thompson's seat, but she could SEQ
there was little chance OF getting Il.
"I'll let him know I'm here. anyhow
she said to the girl with her. Witha sly
smile.
Thompson was deep IN his paper. and
appeared to be unconscious Of the pres
ence Of the girl. although she stepped
upon his foot and rustled his paper with
AAAN HAAt0AA "a MtA NAMNF ANA ENE NNNA
damper measures. The snow IN the
hollow brim Of her hat had melted ana
she bent over Thompson, SO that
stream Of water ran upon his paperbnd
emptied itself Into his vest pocket
Thompson uttered a prayer for The
innocent young girl. and then she
turned the other side to him, 50 that
the water from the opposite side Of her
hat would 60 down to the paper
Observation-Disclosures. what-
the-bells-an' -blazesw yaped Thompson
involuntarlly. as he leaped from his
seat.
"Oh. don't let me deprive you OF your
seat. You must be tiredr purred the
demure maiden. as she winked again
at her friend. with the eye that was
furthest away from Thompscn. hnt
Thompson never looked at her aa she
dropped into his seat With sign q
content. New York Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

children 10 death since their mother
died. He always was a good hearted
man-used TO be able 10 see common
folks, too, but his eye-sight seems 70
be failing since election. Maybe that's
what ails Gladys She can't see we'll
on Audrey's level"
Lucy Sykes chuckled over her own
wit, and Miss Boggs dried her eyes TO
continue the discussion 0f Gleason.
Gladys and the rival parties. But when
she came TO Audrey. bravely trying to
bear her bitter Disappointment. tears
made way for sobs, and Lucy Sykes
cried softly IN sympathy.
In a private room not many blocks
away sat George. Gleason. surrounded
By books. papers. letters and packagcs
in dire confusion. lie was giving his
personal effects a general orerhauling
before assuming bis new duties 10 the
responsible position for which the peo-
pie Of his county had chosen him.
Some documents would be needed.
others we're valuable. and these be had
sorted and arranged 10 his satisfaction:
but there was SO much other matter.
trash. be called q. that must be dis
posed OF. and this he was finding no
easy task. Absorbed IN business though
be was. Mr.. Gleason had a heart and
mementocs Of the past. unearthed for
many years. stared him the face and
Buried for the time more practical OBJ
iects.
From an old envelope be took a box.
and from the box ring. tKirllng it 10
his fingers while mental vision repro
duced a Winsome face. not q giriish
sweetheart. but Of his sister Anna.
faithful and true. How many times
she had helped him out o. scrapes and
shielded him from his fathers WRATH
How she had begged him to give ~ bis
Wild companions-aud he refused
until that night
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

bring his growth to a full stop, says
New York World.
Not yet sixteen years old he is, It Is
needless to say, an object Of wonder to
all who see him for the first time. and
invariably attracts the greatest at
tention whenever he appears on the
streets.
His name is Herman Johnson and ne
is exceedingly proud Of the notoriety
that his immense height has brought
to him.
The writer had a conversation with
him the other day, in which he said:
Il believe l am the tallest boy Of my
age. not only in New England, but in
the whole country"
Johnson is very anxious to be en-
lightened on this subject and at his
request his picture is sent to The
World IN the hope that, If there is any
one who can size up with him. he will
make himself known.
No man or boy in Danbury comes
anywhere near him. Boys Of his own
age look like mldgets when they stand
beside him.
His case recalls that OF Patrick
Casey, the young Bridgeport boy, an
account of whom was published in The
World in October. 1895. In the middle
Of August that year Casey, who was
then five feet high. began to shoot up
ward and kept at It until he was about
the middle OF the following October six
feet three inches. This was an aver
age Of a quarter of an inch day or
nearly seven feet a year. His age then
was seventeen years.
Casey, however. was unable to with
stand this enormous strain upon his
constitution and he died the following
November. Before his death his hair
turned from red to Jet black. The
physicians accounted for the change on
the theory that the tincture Of iron that
had been given to him as a tonic had
entered into his blood and acted upon
the hair. His case puzzled the doctors,
but no autopsy was held on the re-
mains. owing to the objections Of the
family.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19
LuMBERINo IN ADIRoNDAcks.


The Hudson river lumber industry
gives work to more than 10000 men
during the winter and spring. The sea
son begins In the early fall. but Is not
al its height tin after a fall Of snow.
The hunks are arranged in rows along
the sides Of the bedroom somewhat like
a sleeping-car They are boxes, some
times provided with ticks, but usually
filed with straw.
The table service is far from elegant
The knives and forks are OF substantial
iron. the spoons are tin and the dishes
and cups are heavy. strong and thick.
Atnight the lumbermen play cards or
swan stories. There are all sorts and
conditions Of Canadians French.
swedes. Norwegians. Irlsh-Americans
and Vermont Yankees being well repre-
sented.
The men rise at 40 and go to work
in the dim light in gangs Of tens or
twenties. Their wages range from sz5
10 $40 a month and board. Their work
ing day Is usually fourteen hours long
and sometimes longer.
The boss. or lumber operator. hires
the cook. Breakfast. dinner and supper
the bin of fare varies but little Il is
pancakes and molasses. pork and beans.
tea or coffee. The rugged outdoor life
Of the men is the only thing that saves
them from dyspepsia.
Headquarters are far up n the
mountains near the headwaters Of the
Hudson Camp is miles away from any
settlement TIE men live II log huts
Or shantiss~ a shanty is divided into
two r5oms. one being used as q bed
room. The other as The kitchen and din
nE-ronm.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

"She has been as happy as q bird get
ling ready for it. helping to bake cakes
and writing and delivering invitations;
and she has planned It all over again.
how many would be here. how the
tables would be arranged, and what
games they should play.
Why. have almost felt young again,
myself. listening to the child talk, and
this morning when she started on to
school. she actually threw her arms
around my neck and kissed me as II
! had been her own mother. and now
1t almost makes me sick. ! don't
know whether I've trimmed a hat or a
bonnet straight to-day. ! knew some
thing was wrong the minute / saw her
face at noon. She tried to speak as
usual, but she couldn't. and when /
asked what the matter was. she dropped
into a chair and began to cry as II
her heart would break.
1t was the longest time before l
could hnd out anything about It. OH
how could She? My one party-and
my birthday. too. she would say be-
tween sobs. Not an angry word, just
heart-broken; but that's her way. No
better girl ever lived than Audrey
Ames, and ! ought 10 know.
Finally, learned that Maud Bacon
had told her on the way to school that
all the girls had received printed in
yitations to party at Gleason's to-
night Audrey couldn't believe II until
she got to school and found that no one
seemed TO notice her at all. Gladys
Gleason was the centre OF attraction to-
day. telling In quite audible confidence.
group after group OF girls. the number
OF cakes ordered. the gallons Of ice
cream making and the grand prepara-
tions in progress: but not a word did
sho say to poor Audrey about It.
GLADYS has forgotten the rainy
nights that II used 10 be convenient to
stay with Cousin Audrey before her
father was elected and they moved
to town; and the many favors that
Audrey has done her. never mindlng
her sights and her overbearing ways.
Would not nave believed her capable
Of such an insult.
"And children are much like their
elders. Not half a dozen will be at
Audrey's party tonight. nor will half
a dozen mothers tell their girls to ac-
cept the first invitation. because-well,
because Gladys is a Gleason, and Aud
rey is a poor orphan girl living with
Old Maid Boggs. the milllner.
TITS a shame: It's a burning shame.
so II isl" And the sympathetic old
maids face was buried in her hands
while tears trickled through her fingers
on to the work below.
Il do wonder II Gleason upholds any
Iuch dolngs." said Miss Boggs' listener,
glad Of a chance to talk at last.
More than likely he knows nothing
about Il. They say he humors those
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

n AaANNA" AAAN AA'AAA NAN 'AIHANNHH
There was a young man who loved
a beautiful maiden but he was poor
One day he asked her to be his wife.
and she answered
Il love you. Still, I do not wish to
he a poor mans wife, Go and get
money and then return and we viii
live happily ever after
The young man went away and ere
long began to sway the markets He
made millions and still more millions.
and the maiden waited.
When the man had ten millions he
wanted to outshine one who had fifty
millions. and when that wish was graf
lied be longed for hundred millions;
then he yearned for two hundred mill
lions. and at last he set billion up as
the amount he wished 70 accumulate.
When. one day in those parts q GER
tain old maid lay dying she said:
There's no use expecting a hog to
keep his mind on anything else after
BE gets his feet "a the trough. Chi
icago Times-Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

The ingenuity displayed IN the pro
ducii0n Of penny toys IS marvellous.
novelties coming out nearly every
week. The foreign producers are quite
alive to the fact that a child soon tires
Of q piaything and wants another. so
they keep up a supply Of things bright.
novel and ingenious. Moreover. each
TOY has its season. AS the summer
approaches. when children delight to
be out Of doors the Germans send us
musical rollers and jingling cars. and
FOR the long winter evenings they sup
ply novel indoor games and intricate
puzzles amusement FOR many even
ings-at the cost Of one penny. Then
the United States send lead pencils.
wood blocks and colored toy books;
tire French. dolls and tim toys. rs well
~ an the more expensive articles Of
this class Chambers Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

Old lady-"Will you tell me please,
when We get TO Windsor street,"
Polite conduclor-"Certainiy. msf-
am"
(When tho CIR reaches Ntrscr
street Il e. crowded with passengers.
but the obliging conductor bflnes q,
to a full stop and walls To- the oi
lady to get out She calmly looks cut
Of the car window without sllrr.-gl
Polite conductor (yociferolsyl F.
Windsor street, Windsor street. iaiyi
Wasn't here whcro you wanted 70 go
outg'
Ola lady-~Oh. bless YOU. no. ? sidli
want to get out here a ail ioi sst,
my daughters husband teugh. 'lt
third house from the c1rncr lheir ihf
other day and as I WAS going d. ! ilH
wanted 70 take a look at d. som-f'
VILE Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

Mf Raymond Schumacher oic 3. i1a
witnesses called at the Pretoria t.ill
apparently bothered the state a'ios1sy
almost az much az Mr samrs Nsisf
bothered Mr. SERGEANT brzitE Aii's
a tremendous umnrlo 1s g Nhftne'
De was compelled TO ten ne ,oafi h'i
ideas as well as The thAsl Is aAaf 20
Be facts. the folloeiug liiuc diaiJSa c,'
CURED. "Thon I must give my iteaf
Yes" Does ihe state attorney Na-1
an my ideasg" "lcl" "Jhn I d1 rot
remember what n.y ilea.l Eerc. '-l.,-1
don Globe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19
Origin Of writing.

Arthur J. Evans dlscOyerer OF the
remains Of a great prehistoric palace
90 Knossos, In Crete. which Is believed
to be the original Of the tabled "Laby-
rinth,' says that the revelations made
there carry back the existence Of writ.
ten documents on Greek soil some
eight centuries beyond the earliest
known monuments Of Greek writing.
and five centuries beyond the earliest
dated phoenician record as seen on
the Moabite stone. These discoveries.
therefore, place the whole question of
the origin Of writing on a new basis"
Mr. Evans thinks that the Cretan
hieroglyphs exactly correspond with
what, in virtue Of their names. we
must suppose to have been the picto-
rial originals Of the Phoenician letters
on which the alphabet is based
Among these are aleph. the ox's head;
beth. the house; daleth. the door, and
SO forth. This contravenes the old
theory Of De Rouge that the phoeni-
elan letters were derived from early
Egyptian forms sigEifying quite dir
ferent objects.-Youth's Companion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

God has his iaws about marfisca aai
the relations Of the iei..iiy. .ie 1t'
has Its laws also. nreakilg 4 ssa'
IS one thing. but violating tEf C1r'r1
law Is much more s.ileus coasis'fa-
ton. Divine law declares ~ oaa lis-
long union Of one n.an and ons Traas.
for mutual improvement. Iriiii'as o.,
character. discipline and ohc1ier-e "a
divine Bishop Han
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19
DANBURY'S GIANT.
SIXTEEN, BUT SIX FEET NINE
INCHES TALL.
Who Can Match His Inehsss--East Bridge
port, IA ths same state. Had Phe-
nomenaIly Big Young Fellow Last
Year. but He Died. q

ANBURY, CONN.
counts among its
population a boy
not yet out Of his
"teens" who tow
ers up to the mag
nihcent height Of
six feet nine inches
and who has not
yet made up his
mind as to the
point where he Will
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19
MARAscnlNo PUNCH.
ID l. AmIiated to Nectar and i Np'
propriate for Luncheons.

Il l. Affiliated TO Nectar and i Np-
proprlate for Luncheons
For luncheons which have lighter
courses than dinners liquid appcilzeis
are appropriate, and tho various arr
rangements" Of llquours with orange OF
grape fruits arc considered delicious
One Of these is known as mar1schino
punch and Is prepared In the following
manner. Select as many large ofenses
as the number Of guests require. Hhi
prepare them BY giving each enc q
transverse cut, about hail an inch from
the top. The Interior aud thir sli-el
part also are then nicely scoorea or
and the pulp is pressed into q sieve laii
the Juice Is an extracted. Tals h
sweetened to taste and weakened Fiin
a little water. until a strong olaafeaao
IS made. Into this IS finally poured e.
suiIicient quantity oe mafascaln5 70.
flavor the mixture ngrecably. and no.
empty oranges are filled With IT, Two
straws are then prettily tied 20 The tops
by narrow ribbons drawn ihrough two
punetures. These ribbons must 1s'laI
the other decorations 81 the tahl3 a-l
harmonize rs well With ihe colnr o. ih9
oranges themsclyes When the can .s'
fitted again tley are ready for serve
ing
They may be Tosontcd from rp-
setting and sDilling tho contents by
being put IN paper cases upou small
decorated pialcs-Ncw York Adytr
tiser.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

Henry E. Miller United States Con
sui at Shanghai, declares that the con-
sumption Of flour is rapidly increaa-
ing IN China. and he argues from this
Iaet that there win soon be a great
demand ii that country not only for
American -four but also for min ma
ehinery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

Twenfv-one thousand pounds worth
of articles are ieft in London cabs in
a year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

II Roentgen and Edison can upon
their sensitive plates photograph the
inner man, how much more can He who
knows. understands and controls all the
laws and forces Of naturel ] think OF
the Great Eye that reads every thought
and emotion. and records unerringly
upon the sensitive plates Of His great
Book Of Remembrance human deeds
How can man remain impure and un-
true IN the light Of modern science.
whose rays are focused upon the fact
OF Gods omniscicnce and upon the
judgment day y7-Rev. I. ". Allen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

Although an order for machinery to
cut a tunnel a mile ana q half long on
the Manchurian Railway has only
just been placed On America) il is
hoped that the tunnel may be COM
pieted in years time. The road Will
then be opened and afford a through
route from Europe to tine Pacific coast.
The Ontario government has re-
served 100000 acres Of wild land
near Lake Temagami a great lake
living west of Lake Temiscaming, ON
the Upper Ottawa. This will be used
as a national park where the timber
VIII be preserved and the game will
be allowed TO increase. Tie number
q beavers and deer is increasing.
A United States Treasury report
estimates the present yearly cOnsump
uon Of corn by hogs. at least eight
thousand million bushels. or thirty
eight per cent Of the present crop. and
The average consumption by each hog
at not far from twenty bushels, and
total number slaughtered the past
year over rather dian under forty mil
lions.
An attempt Is being made to free
the streams OF Louisiana and Florida
from the water hyacinth. Hundreds
Of skiffs and small vessels have been
caught by the water hyacinths, and
are unable 20 get out OF the streams
IN which they were used The drain
age canals in New Orleans are in
peril, and the logging industry Of
Southern Louisiana is in danger Of
destruction. There is room for a new
and successful process.
In experimenting with the Gray and
Mundy submarine telegraph recently,
nm S00pound bell was let down into
the ocean twenty feet below the sur
face. It was found that when the
bell was tolled by means Of mechan-
ism the sound could be easily heard
on ship a mile away. without any
sort Of connecting apparatus, the
sound waves being transmitted
through the water. which is. Of course.
much better conductor than air BY
the aid OF microphone attachments
the bell was heard at distance Of
twelve miles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

The home secretary is be.ts p-c"t'
hy The Belfast fkiri aud coiii ms--
faciurers 70 exempt iatl- ifPt i,'
operation of tho ciasce g iLt61f lsa
tory act wliei rscasyit- nohsa aal
girls from inkirg LOzo v5sE q 4
after they harc T.i-a.i ist.. =
work On The isss-r Lca'si f
papers arc opposing TIE movsrlt--
The doom q 1f1ef sth a-r- .
Now FORK is s.aiad. ..st ta.s' asn'
has secured a i5si1,i4 % fts ,r-r'
o. i5ih stree; and o,less sri'. ~
e. q matter II e1rfre.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19
TOUCH OF NATURE.

F I HAD KEPT 1T
a surprise. It would
not have been SO
bad; but, you see.
the child never had
a party before in
her life, and Is not
likely to have an
other soon, so l
thought she might
as well have the
pleasure OF antici-
patton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-06-19

with haste
"Caramhn" exclaimed the Spaniard.
"You are later
"'TwnS not to be helped. caught
sight of the fool lie Brusuuct and his
cursed ape moplng about the gardens
and lay quiet to give the pair time to
go. by the way, they came this way.
Have you seen anything Of them"
mo one has been here" And the
Spaniard, lifting his coat, prepared to
descend to the boat.
At first | could not recognize the
voice, but rs the two went down to the
boat | got n glimpse of the newcomers
face. 1t was Aramon, or D'Aramon, as
he called himself. n broken captain Of
the regiment OF Aunis and an utter
scoundrel II ever there was one
That there was villainy afoot l was
sure now. ] was hoplng-nay, longing
that they would stay and talk n little
ere they went. But this was not to be.
When they had stepped into the boat,
however, and pushed Off, D'Aramon
threw himself back in the stern and
laughed long and loudly to himself AS
for the Spaniard, he said nothing, but
puiIcu s'c''uiiJ uSioeS lhe river, dlu
ere the skin had gone half way across
the Seine 1t vanished from my eyes In
the golden, dazzling glare Of the sun
! shine.
! lay still for q few minutes and then
rising, shook Pompon by the neck.
"Mon ami." said, "the Delphic ora
Gle was nothing to you"
Whcreat he scufllcd with me, but
pacllied him with a ginger nut, and
then we took our way slowly. but will
great content, toward the palace.