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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02
4 GENIUS or FINANCE.

Bought a typewriter. and Paid For II
without Costing Him a Cent.
"Do you see that young man over
theref7 said man on a cable car. in
dicatlng a young man reading a paper
IN the seat opposite Hes one OF the
greatest financial geniuses In the eoun-
try. II little things are any indication
Of a mans character. He'll be a mil.
lionaire before long, Or I'm no judge
OF people"
The young mans appearance did not
seem 70 Indicate that there was any
thing out Of the common about him,
and his admirers companion said so.
We'll, III tell you how came 70
discover his genius" said the man who
had spoken first when / tell you
what be did I think youll agree with
me. He secured a typewriter without
paying a cent FOR Il. and without doing
stroke Of work FOR It. and he did Il
IN perfectly honest aud legitimate
way. too. In fact he actually made
money on the transaction. only
discovered how be did it by accident,
and I've been wondering al the genius
and simplicity OF the scheme ever
since. He was formerly employed IN
The same office with me. and we both
had 10 do a good deal Of writing. One
day he came up to me and proposed
that we should hire a typewriter to-
gether.
I'VE can hire a typewriter for 81 q
month. he said. and i we spit It be-
tween us 1t win only cost us Nifty cents
week each. We can do that an right,
because we wouldn't be using 1t at the
same time. anyway. II you give me s.
now III 90 up 20 the office Of one OF
the typewriter companies and have
them send down a typewriter I'll az.
range the whole thing 50 as 70 save
you any trouble
Il agreed to this and the ynIng mon
went on with the s.. Every month
paid him 81. and we 10th used the
typewriter with perfect satisfaction
About a week after the first payment
learned that my friend was not pay.
Ing anything for the typewriter but
was actually making a little on H. He
was hiring Il ont to n man who only
used & occasionally. and whom he per
suaded TO pay him atty cents weck
FOR the use OF H. / thought that this
was rather clever but / didn't realize
the full measure OF my friends ability
until a year had expired. Then
learned from a man who had caller
70 collect a payment on 1t that he had
agreed 10 buy the typewriter on the
lnstallment plan. paying Si q month
for a. The man was calling for the
hist monthly payment on It az the time.
and the typewriter Is now the proper
~ Of my friend L took him year
to pay Il on a. s. a month. ara he
Was receiving lfty cents week for
It an the time. ! never took the trou-
ble 20 figure Il out. but I can see that
he must have been making 4 little on
it while be was paying Tor Knew
York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

The Board Of Supervisors Of Orange
County, n. y. has authorized a 5000.
600 bond issue FOR the purpose Of road
improvements. The action was taker
on the recommendation Of Assembly.
man Louis Bedell. who stated that his
plan FOR road improvement would cost
the county nothing Briefly outlined
It is as follows
The Orange County Road Improve
ment Association. which Mr.. Bedcn
represents. has induced the State En-
gineer to make an estimate which
would cost 5000 per mile. to he oper-
ated under the Higbie-Armsrong law
-Four per cent bonds OF this county
to the amount Of $4,000 could Sc
sold az a premium Of eight per cent.
which would give $4,000 TO establish
a sinking fund The State win pas
half the cost Of construction, whica
win make S400.O00
The Road improvement Association
win give g bond to Do the work at fen
per cent profit This amount $40.
600. win be added to the sinking fun6
The railroads of the county have
agreed 20 pay half the cost Of abolish
Ing grade crossings. about ST00O.
which. also placed in the sinking fund.
viii bring the total to S63o00. and this
amount In thirty years VIII pay on the
bends at maturity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02
WORDS oF WISDOM.

precedent embalms a principle
Learning make a man fit company
for himself
II is much easier to be critical than
to be correct
The cornerstone OF education is laid
on the tombstone Of ignorance.
He takes the great ornament from
friendship who takes modesty from il.
Such is the constitution Of man that
labor may be said to be It's own re-
ward
In the garden OF humanity the weed
too often takes prominence Of the
flower.
Better skin carcass for pay in the
public streets than be idly dependent
on charity
Make yourself an honest man, and
then you may be sure that there Is one
less rascal IN the world
Young men Of ability who are not
afraid TO work hard for success will
find no serious obstacle in their path
today
Never judge BY appearance A
shabby coat may cover a millionaire.
while a stylish and good-6tting enc
may make a thief look respectable.
The only way to make the mass OF
mankind see the beauty Of justice is
By showing them, IN pretty plain
terms. Tie consequence Of Injustice.
What q blessing is a friend who can
relieve thy cares by his conversation.
thy doubts By his counsels, thy sad.
ness by his good humor and whose
very look gives comfort to thee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

lt j. tie universal custom an over
India Tor a man whose monthly In
come is perhaps s. to spend as much
as $500 On the marriage Of bis daugh.
ter. This sum be b0rr0ws from the
local money lender. a veriiable biood-
sucker. whose minimum rate 81 IN
terest Is twenty-four per cent. which
Is only accorded to thoroughly we'll
io-do people. The ordinary peasant.
smail shopkccper. 81 domestic servant
pays one anna per rupee per mensem
IN the way 81 interest. and as sixteca
annas 60 % The rupee, &c win be seen
that this works out to be seyenfy-fye
per cent per annum As a rule Il IS
riore than the borrower can 40 Is paw
on this Interest. and So the debt goes
on growing and IS handed down from
father to son. a terrible load which IS
never got ria of.-New york Times
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02
FLoWERpa PRESERVING.


Fatherland.
German sentiment expresses itself
In many odd forms-none perhaps is
more characteristic than preserving
flowers. The process is applied 10
floral decorations at funerals. bridal
bouquets. christening bouquets and
lovers keepsa1es New York Is one
Of the largest German cities 10 the
world. and the practice has been
brought over here from the vaterland.
At least ten or twelve fi0wer-preserv-
ers are to be found IN various parts or
the city. all Of whom have a remuner-
ative business. The process employed
is more or less a secret and. judging
from the finished products. varies In
some. the leaves and flowers seem to
be crystallized. in others TO be coated
with some preparation resembling
wax or parahin. while in 4 third there
has been apparently a desiccation. fol-
lowed by the injection Of some fluid
into the veins Of the plant stems The
work demands considerable skill, and
the prices charged are quite high,
ranging from 81 to $40 for a wreath,
garland or bouquet Funeral gifts are
usually mounted on a background OF
white silk on satin and framed IN n
deep frame and covered with glass.
Sometimes the silk is laid fat on a
small round. oval on square table and
covered with a glass globe. Engage.
ment and bridal bouquets are mounted
In the latter fashion, while lovers
keepsakes are usually arranged IN
small jewel case Many Americans
have followed the example Of their
German fellow citizens. but Il must be
confessed with a smaller display or
good taste. According to the flower
preservers their American patrons de-
sire their blossoms crystalllzed until
they glitter like a wreath Of diamonds
This is especially the case when among
the blossoms are such more expensive
types as the camellia and orchid
Flowers properly preserved will last
for many years. They undergo a slow
shrivelling from the drying out OF the
moisture, and a bleaching from the
effect Of the sunlight At the end OF
a decade the original colors have be-
come pale tints. and at the end Of a
second decade almost all are a series
of grave and grayish whites. New
York Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

"The number Of States interested 10
the Interstate Good Roads Association
has increased 70 such sn extent that
the time has come 70 make il nation
al organization. said Martin Dodge.
Director Of Public Road Inquiries at
Washington. About thirty States b.
the Union already have been orgau-
lied either as Independent associations
or as branches Of the Interstate Asso
ciatIon.
"In 1S95 congress appropriated $40.
600 to enable the Secretary OF Agrieul.
ture to carry on the work OF gathering
and disseminating information as TO
the construction and maintenance Of
public roads Appropriations Of $1,000
for the same purpose were renewed
annually afterward until that year.
when It was Increased to $4,000
"A further Increase viii be sought.
and 1t is my intention to enlarge the
work by adding to the didactic method
Of teaching the object lesson me,aOd.
whereby object lesson roads shall be
built In every State as rapidly as pos.
sibIe Such object lesson roads al
ready have been built at Doylestown,
Penn; Port Huron. Mich; Saginaw,
Mich; Topeka, Kan. and elsewhere.
'Thls work win be continued In the
Northern States as soon as the weather
win permit During the winter season
the work viii be carried on to the ex.
tent Of our limited means In the Soutl,.
ern States.
"A laboratory viii soon be estat-
lished at Washington under the dircc.
ton Of Or. Wiley, chief chemist In the
Agricultural Department fer the pur-
pose Of testing. chemically and me-
chanically, an suitable road building
materials. What we need is an ap-
propriation by Congress Of an amount
Of money which win enable this work
to be carried on In a manner some
what commensurate with the size and
needs Of the country"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02
THE OTHER soY's WORK.

IA boy one day built up man Of snow;
He fashioned it with all the skill he
knew
And looked upon It and was glad and To-
Another. when the happy child with
drew,
Rushed forth and battered down the lit
lie pile
and trampled al It's human semblanee
out.
As if i had been something loathsome,
vile
And heralded his work to an about.
"A poei wrote a harmless little song:
He fashioned it with an the art he
knew,
And sat aud scanned i happily and long
And dreamed Of praise and fame, az
poets dol
But lol 4 critic found the rhyme, one day,
Aud rdiculed and tore i al apart,
As twere some shameful thing to put
away
And left q shaft deep IN a gentle heart
IS. = Kiser. in Chicago TimeaHerald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

A recent report Of the United States
Secretary Of Agriculture states that
the introduction into California OF the
insect which fertilizes the Smyrna fig
has proved successful. In one locality
more than six tons OF Smyrna figs
have been produced. An lfSsssseeA...=..,st
parasite has also been introduced to
prey upon the olive scale. so injurious
to the olive growers Of California
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

An Interesting contribution to edu-
cational research is furnished In the
annual report Of the President Of the
ST. Louis Board OF Education. This
educator takes issue with those who
believe that poverty is the main cause
Of children leaving school before the
completion Of the course. Inquiry has
shown him. be reports. that the losses
in attendance occur almost entirely
among the older and the backward pu-
pills who have lost interest. or have
grown dlscontented because OF the con-
trast in point Of progress between
them and younger children. For these
the excuse Of poverty is regarded as
only a cloak Added to the Influence
Of the children In the matter is he
parents lack Of appreciation Ss the
value Of an education.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

The editor of the Globe recently
dined on the Duke Of Burgundy. son Of
Harold the Mighty. a Belgian hare
sent by VIM. Gurwen, postmaster Of
flaming. A good many Belgian hares
have been sold in this section at high
prices. but SO far as we know. this Is
the FIRST one eaten. Belgian hare meat
is very much ike plain rabbit and no
one eats rabbit except the boys who
KIN them The Duke Of Burgundy
was young and fat. but not very much
superior to ordinary cotton tail. ex-
eept that be was not shot up.-Aichi.
son Globe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

Here Is what one Of the big men az
the New York stock Exchange has to
say Of the changes IN the financial
world that are taking place: ~Mark
this as q prediction. By 1910. aud pos
sibly within less time. members Of the
New York Stock Exchange win be
trading IN London securities. Just as
American securities are now being
traded IN in London. The money cen
tire Of the world viii surely be on this
side Of the Atlantic. for never in his
tory were fortunes being piled up so
rapidly or to such enormous proper
tons as they now are here. Already
we have more money than our rich
men know now to invest to advantage.
and the small percentages they are
willing TO accept are ample proof Of
e. We are sure 10 be supreme IN mat.
tiers Of finance. and my belief is that
the change win come IN i've rather
than ten years That it win COME is
the belief in Paris and 10 Berlin. as /
learned from men who handle enor-
nous amounts Of capital in those cen
tres. though they 90 10. believe the
change win come as soon as ] have
predicted. But come. they admit. it
surely will"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

1T is n fact not generally known" +"
said Mr. William b. smith. OF Arizona.
~that the greater part Of the turquoise
sold In this country and a large part
Of that used abroad comes from the
mines Of New Mexico The American
product It Is said. is gradually but
surely displacing the Oriental stone.
The colors Of the American turquoise
are not only more TO the taste OF the
connoisseur. but are more permanent.
the fading % a New Mexican turquoise
being a very rare OccuIrels,e. Tur-
quoise mining in New Mexico is OF
very remote origin. Many Of the pres
ent mines when located indicated
operations by the Inhabitants Of New
Mexico az time prior 70 or corsem-
porane0us with the Aziecs. stone and
earthen vessels Of great antiquity be-
Ing found m the workings. The rar-
est specimens Of the wampums OF the
New Mexico Indians contain beads OF
turquoise. many OF Them icing gems
according TO modern standards. one
the most successful turquoise mines In
the territory is located near Les Cerrn-
los Many gems of great salue are
credited TO this mine. the workings
and Information regarding the output
Of which are ieaiouslv guarded from
the pnhllc Other successful mines
are located in the Burro Mountains
near Silver City. Washington star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

Spanish courtesy Is traditional. but
i is doubtful whether che extent TO
which d ls carried. even s. the papers.
would be practicable IN any other land.
When the Minister of the Interior
Dato visited Barcelona some time
since. pc was booted and ieered 1t by
the crowd and finally forced to leave
his carriage to escape the storm of
stones showered at him. And yet the
Spanish papers IN referring 10 the oc-
currenee merely remarked that fhc
Minister met with r respectful though
somewhat frosty recepdon. Golfers
Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

A Chicago embezzler who expects 10
be released on bail shortly proposes to
lecture sin the cause Of justice and
the humane enforcement Of the laws"
A Missouri "arebug7 is to take the
platform. doubtless for the purpose Of
expressing his animOsity to the ERE in
surance companies Perhaps a Rogues'
Lyceum win yet be founded.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

The Ameer Of AfghanlstaD has Is
sued an order that all the young men
throughout the country. who are not
permanently employed at some occu-
patton. are to join the army. He has
also caused It to be proclaimed that a
vision he had when he came to the
throne IN which he was instructed to
build a wan around the country has
been fulfilled. The reference is TO the
boundary treaties with the British
and Russian Governments which have
fixed the frontiers OF Afghanistan
This wall. be says, the people must
be ready to defend with their lives.
and they must cease quarreliDg among
themselves.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

The Old Age Pension act. which
has just been enacted by New South
Wales. provides that every person Of
good character over the age Of sixty
FIVE who has continuously resided in
the colony for twenty-five years shall
receive a pension of f85 PEI annum.
but IL husband and wife be both ellgl-
bic for the pension list they are to re-
ceive only fi9 los. each. The pension
is to be diminished by fl Tor every Fl
Of Income possessed by the pensioner.
The act will be administered BY dis
trict boards appointed by the Gov
ernor,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

The words ordinary business prin-
ciples" should, In this connection. COM
prise and Indicate at least three main
and cardinal points Of conduct without
due observance OF which any business
Is likely to go astray: "a Personal re-
sponsibility. q Payment By results.
50 Promotion By merit.
% BY personal responsibility Is
meant a system and a method by
which the business conduct and action
OF every individual employe can be
clearly and directly traced 10 that In
dividual by the employer who Is thus
put into position 70 reward or blame.
promote or dismiss individual men
from the loves. 70 the highest
% Payment by results means that
the whole outcome and condition Of a
business must be taken into account
IN settling or resettling from time to
time the terms Of all contracts which
should seldom be made for long per-
iods. but should be subject to revision
II necessary as a consequence Of fre-
quent balances
OBJ Promotion by merit explains IT,
self. and g. the only sufficient guaran-
tee for efficiency and against lethargy
and sloth Such anti-business-like
practices as promotion BY mere se-
nlority are Of course condemned By
this principle. which insures a constant
flow OF energy and competitive force.
Sir James Blyth, In the Nineteenth
Century.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

Talk Of 'post-mortem' vanity. said
the widow. "why. nay second husband
was the vainest man ever knew. I
really think that the greatest regret
he had in his last illness was thar be
would not be able to count the car
riages and see who sent flowers TO bis
own funeral New York Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

Controller Coler's latest analysis Of
New York city's expenses shows that
the park system Of the metropolis costs
each inhabitant a trihe less than half
cent per annum. Cheap enough.
considering the benefits they get there
from.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

A man IN Ohio the other day fell on
a train with no other iaIury than the
loss Of his bushy hair, which was cut
on clean by the wheels. A very neat
job. But most men prefer having It
done with clippers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

It Is said that the only words which
win translilerate Yankee Doodle" Ia
to Chinese are the words, Yankee
too-te-lee.7 which mean, The dag Of
The ocean. sovereign people Of the
world"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-18

than the usual dimensions, endangerinng
In some degree the peace OF the world.
There was the bloody revolution and
war of 1901 in Chile, and a less sangui-
nary struggle in 1894 in Brazil between
the Peixotoists and Melloists. Since 1894
there have been continuous civil war or
instructions in Colombia, Venezuela
and Uruguay, and two of these states
are at this moment in conflict.
From this turbulence and instability,
it follows that the Northwestern states
lack capital and communications. The
United States of North America have
been covered with a network of rail-
ways, which counts, in the present year,
about 100000 miles Of line; in the three
Northwestern states of South America,
with an area more than one-third of the
United States. there are not 1000 miles.
Everywhere it is the same story-the
development Of the vast resources of the
land is Retarded by the want of the COM
.munications which no one will construct
without reasonable prospects IF order
and security. Even the magnificent
waterways are scarcely utilized. The
Orinoco for example. navigalble to YES
se,s Of moderate draught with little
trouble for 1900 miles, is only traversed
sby single steamer once fortnight, for
300 miles Of its CONGREGATIONAL Re-
view.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-18
A Sad Case.

A little maa recently walked into a dry
goods store and said
'I do not know how to use the tele-
lhone. VIII you please call up this num-
Der? Thank YOU"
Here is The number. What shall
say to the doctor?"
ell him that his paralyzed patient il
walking; around this morning"
Yes
THAT 1 think there is hope for his re-
covery. 1 cut the hair and put four
teen fly blisters on him last night. I
found that his appetite is fine, but he
won't touch raw meat. 1 find his ears
fell off during the night, and I think
he is blind in one eye. I find that there
IS no use in giving him medicine. 1t
makes him howl. His tongue looks as if
it had been put through a wringing ma
chine. What does he want me to do?"
HE says let the patient alone until
he gets down town. BY the way, Mr..
Blank. I don't know your patient, but
it must be Z sad case"
Yes" said the man, as if looking for
sympathy. Il think that at one time
he was the finest collie that ever cracked
a bonc."-New York Mail and Express
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-18
The Black Patti Troubadours.

Especial to Inter Mountain)
Anaconda, Nov. 1S.-Six consecutive
seasons of phenomenal success is the
record of the Black Patti Troubadours
announced to appear at the Margaret
theater tomorrow night. This great
measure of popularity is due to the very
clever and up-to-date stage perform
ance presented by this company. indis-
putably the best aggregation of colored
singers, dancers and comedians in the
land. Black Patti, the greatest singer II
her race, is the vocal magnet which IT.
tracts and charms, and John Rucker, rlie
Alabama Blossom, and 30 other ebony
colored OBSTACLES, in all new features, en-
bodying the funny vaudeville and must
cal farce, "A Filipino Mis- Fit" and Black
Patti in a new musical inspiration en-
titled the "Songs of Dixie" and nav
"operatic kaleidoscope" assisted by the
full singing corps, are among the big hits
of this seasons repertoire.