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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31

out roses and other flowers The keen
ness of competition in this kind of WORK
soon led to the necessity OF concentrating
energy upon a few crops. and thus was
evolved the specialist Specialized ion as
sumcd considerable Importance as early
rs iS15 and from that date To the pres
eat time its development has been phe-
Romcnal. Although roses have always
beer In the lead. carnations. violets. and
,hrN sapthCmums were coming into popu-
lar favor. The demand for one kind of
rose scarcely lasted more than a few
Seasons. and the number of varieties
s.ruNu commercially some twenty years
ago was greater than at present What
proved to lie notable impetus to horgi-
cultural work was the organization. in
lSS,. Of the Society OF American Florists.
At tEp first meeting of this society, the
IRE sidcnt. Mr. John Thorpe. gave some
Interesting facts OF a statistical nature,
relating to the work of growing plants
under glass. He stated that the actual
number OF flowers produced at that time
tlNNn was almost Incredible. TO his per-
sohal knowledge, he said. nine growers
Of roses ser, To New York 000,U0O flow
ers. and yet this was not 81 per cent of
the roses scut tn that market alone. He
estimated that the aggregate number of
roses grown around boston. Philadelphia,
Clevt land, CGiCasoi Washington. and in
all other places could not have been less
than 24.m1.0J0 The nCmh,r Of carnations
grown was at least five times greater, or
about l20.0oN 400. He calculated, furt her
more. that at least one-fourth as many
roses and carnations were grown 10y pri-
waite Establishments.
- here has iten within the past few
Years a rapid Increase in the number OF
retail florists establishments. especially
&. cities. ami many ~ the retailers have
given NJ growing flowers. having found
II to their advantage to devote their en-
tir,. time to the mana cement Of their
business The popularity of the carna-
zion was given a great impetus in 1891 by
TIDE formation of the American Carnatioa
Society. over four million dollars worth
Of these flowers have been sold during
the past year
II is estimated at the Agricultural De-
partment that the retail value of all cut
flowers sold annually in this country
amounts to $l2. $50 01. the apportionment
of this sum being: For roses, ST. 600 600:
carnations. $i.oG0o 600: violets, S15g.9D:
chrysanthefnums. $500. 000; miscellaneous
flowers, including lilies, etc, 81 .25000o. The
number of roses. carnations. and Violets
sold annually is said to exceed three hun
nrel million
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A RECoRD-BREAKING SLIDE.
The Trip of Two Miners Down an
Icy Mountain side.
From the Arizona Republican,


1t is difficult to imagine q more dare
devil and thrilling adventure than that
of two men sliding down a steep, ice
crusted mountain, one in a prospector :
pan and the other on miners shovel.
Yet such hazardous undertaking was
accomplished the other Gay by Pete Nc
Con- and Yankee Bill Murphy, miners
and prospecIorS I'm the Sierra Madre
mountains. when they flew like the wind
down one side OF the treeless Quartsite
mountain. a distance of two miles. with
descent Of about IS degrees. and landed
in twenty-five feet OF SnOwdrift in the
forty-foot chasm Of Cow Creek, few
miles west of Grand Encampment. Wyo.
1t was in testing wager simply that
they. raced down the mountain side. Pete
in the pan and Yankee BIZ squatting
on the shovel. both finishing with a record
breaker and what might have been a neck
breaker
over two feet OF snow on the day OF the
adventure to wash out a decomposed
quartsite which showed rusty iron ore.
and which led them To belie"e would car
~ gold. In the afternoon it turned so
cold that the surface of the mountain re
sembieu glass.
1t was near shutdown when the two men
finished prospecting and started to re
trace their way down the mountain. The
slippery. iced snow impeded their prog
ress. making the journey slow and dan
gerous At best
.ess than 100 feet down Pete jestingly
proposed to Yankee Bit that they slide
down on the pan and shovel.
I'm beat you" said Pete, suitirS the
action 10 the word BY getting into the
pan.
You can't beat me- replied Yankee
Bill" at the same time squatting down
on his shovel. unmiudful of possible dan
ger
They tore down the mountain side like
an avalanche. each holding GA to his
metal steed with vise-like grip. A mile
was covered in apparently an instant
their course. and they flew still faster at
an acute angle. The 40-foot chasm of
Cow Creek was Inevitable. and before
they had time to realize the danger they
had lcaped over us edge, cleared Cow
Greek and. AS If human drills. had bored
the suOwdrifts twenty-five feet.
When dug out Pete and Yankee Rill'
did not exactly need the coroner but
there were not enough plasiers and lini-
mcnts in camp to sooth- their bruises
They came up smiling. however. each
stoutiy maintaining victory. The shovel
ard pan will be tXhumed next spring by
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31
A MINISTER'S FIRST WEDDING.
Pastor JOhnston's Experience in
Performing n Dual Ceremony.

(tr0m the Baltimore sum-
Rev. Hugh Johnston. pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church in his
clerical capacity. has officiated at very
large number of marriage ceremonies.
but perhaps none has made so vivid an
Impression on his mind as the first time
he performed the service. many years
ago. 1t was in Toronto, Can, he said.
soon after his ordination. that DIR. John
ston. very much interested In all the ser
vices of the church, was called on 10 read
the bridegrooms being two young officers
in the British army. IL was church
wedding, and when the time came for
the ceremony the building was crowded
with young people. who were attracted
not only by the interesting double we'd
ding, but by the fact that this WAS the
first effort of the kind on the part of the
young minister
The bridegrooms looked very distn-
guished in full regimentals, the brides
very shy and pretty In their bridal array,
as they stood before the clergyman, the
four in line, first the two girls. then the
two men.
The service began and things went on
smoothly until the minister; looking at
the man in front of him, asked:
wilt thou have this woman to be thy
welded wife, etc.
The man made no reply. but the ether
groom. separated from his bride. called
out boldly, Il Will.
''Then why asked DIR. Johnston. with
indignant earnestness. don't you take
your place beside her!
The bridegrooms instantly changed
places and the service went on But when
the ring was placed on the finger q the
bride came another interruptions, fof. the
groom. thinking the time had arriS cd to
comply with the custom of the time and
kiss the bride turned at once to salute
her.
The bride better versed in the mar
riage ceremony, resisted, and the young
minister was forced to interfere and in-
duce the happy groom to postpone his
proof of affection until the end of the
service Prayer Immediately followed.
but there were signs of merriment that
could not be controlled among the wit
nessss in the congregation. The other
couple, perhaps profiting by what had
gone before. were married quietly and in
order.
The service over. the young officiating
Clergyman. who through all his difficult
ties Ind continued grave and unsmiling-
hastily reiterated to the yestry. where. be
hind closed doors, he lay down on the
floor and gave way to his mirth-
Those who know DIR. Johnston 5 keen
sense of humor and appreciation of the
ridiculous will understand what II tax
on his sense of decorum was his first Off
chatting at a marriage ceremony.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31
COWBOY GLORY DEPARTING.
No Longer IA Devotce TO His Gorgeous
TrnppinEs of Earlier Days.

1t takes man in my business to APP
preciate that times have changed in the
cattle trade" said Henry J. Bates. of
Buffalo. n. Y, looking sorrowfully at a
picture of a cowboy in fun regalia which
adcrns the rotunda of the Windsor Hotel.
II travel for n harness hardware house,
aud l used to come out this way every
year with big line of samples. Lately
l have been going through the South.
and this year the iirm decided TO send
me this way.
~ know what to take en- l told the
firm 4 used to travel out on the plains
every year So l just filed trunk with
samples of fancy hardware in the har-
ness line. / had fancy spurs. with big
rowels and jingle-bobs. some of EN- sill
yer plated, and l had bits Of spades and
spikes and all sorts Of tiXings.
There were things that the firm had
had in stock for a dozen years. and they
told me that it was no go. but said
knew what the people wanted out here
and 1 filled a trunk with EN-, excess bag
gage every trip. The stuff weighed like
lead and jingied when the smasher rolled
il off the car like box of sleigh bells
First town ] opened 1t IN was in New
Mexico. / had sold a pretty good order
to house in Santa Fe, and then L open
ed up with these.
No use. said my man; we can't sell
that line of goods.
You just let me show you says l..
There was cowpuncher out in front of
the store, so just ran out with sample.
says to him. 1t was pair of spurs that
a cowpuncher in my time would sell his
horse and go afoot to wear-rowels two
inches across, fancy bars, double chain,
inserts of silver. rosette buttons-oh, they
were winners. He looked them over kind
er slow. and ! could see the looks of them
took his eye.
Then he says, They're pretty enough,
but | should think they'd hurt the horse.
Say. that pretty near Jared me OF my
feet. Think of a cowpuncher that was
afraid of hurting his bronco. | didn't
have word TO say. / tried it on in one
or two places besides. and i ran up
against the same thing. They don't use
the heavy bits now, and they don't care
for fancy quirts. and they take care of
their horses like Yankee horse trader.
] wrote back to the brm that 1 guessed
I'd ship that trunk Of samples back by
freight but they didn't wait to write
back They telegraphed me, Sell sam
pies for what they, will bring. If for old
iron.
$50 sold the lot to a man in Albuquer-
que. and he turned around and sold them
mostly as curiosities to- Eastern tourists
samples of what they used to do to the
horse before they got civilized. But 1t
was a lesson to me"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31
NEITHER ARMS NOR LEGS.
Rare Example of Human HeinG
without Trace of Limbs.


This remarkable person who was eN-
hibited in Paris at the time of the expo
stion. is one of the rare examples OF a
human being who has been from birth
deprived of his arms and legs. He was
born in France in the Department OF Mo
rihan Brittany. his father and mother
being in easy circumstances and living
upon small farm. Both the parents are
of good constitution and physically nor
NAL Their son, now about twenty-five
years of age, has no apparent trace or
arms or legs, and hence IL generally
known by the name of lHomme TrOnc,
or trunk man.
Outside of this remarkable popularity
the rest of his body does not present any
marked variations from the normal: the
head is somewhat large IN proportion to
the body; the capillary system is but lit
tie developed, and the head shows a pre-
mature badness. His parents have al
ways taken great care of him, and he
lives in a normal way (aDart from the
use of his membersD. as none OF the es-
sential organs of life are wanting. He
eats. drinks. and digests like another per-
son, but IL left to himself he would I'M
doubtedly die. as it is impossible for him
to move his body in order to procure food
1t may be thought that his condition
would react upon the mind, and that he
would be of a sad disposition and place
but little value upon existence. On the
contrary, he seems to be satisfied with
life.
The writer questioned him upon this
point. and he responded that he was quite
coutented with existence He does not
suffer from want OF occupation. as might
he supposed as he has different kinds of
work to keep him busy. One of his chief
occupations is that of making small ia
bles and chairs and other objects by
mailing together pieces of wood which
have been previously cut out for him. He
takes a nail In his mouth, plants it in the
wood and drives 1t in very adroitiy. He
can also thread a needle with his mouth.
and can take w a glass or metal cup
which is given him to drink and empty 1t
without splitting a drop. He seems to be
sufficiently intelligent without being par
ticutarly SO.
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Indian Picture Writing.

nresses the notion or idea and not the
sound as in figures. symbols, or hero
.ylyphics. expressing or representing ideas
This method is an advance on another
and prior mode representing and commu-
nicsting thought, much more simple,
which may be called in general way the
use of symbolic objects and mnemoric
marks. This system attains its perfec-
tion in the wampums of the Red Indians
These are either Chaplets of beads OF DIFF
ferent colors fashioned from shells, also
used as money. or ernbroideries made with
the same beads on long ribbons forming
kinds OF belts, which have the value of
diplomatic documents to the Indians.
The staff messages in use among the
AIelanesians. the Niam-Niams. the Asian
tbs, ana the peasants of Lusatia and 81
lesia. have the same significance. The
notches which the STATS some
times bear form a connecting link
with the mnemonic marks which
the less civilized peoples have the
habit of making on trees, on bits of bark,
or pieces OF wood 1t is the first step to-
ward writing. 1t was customary at re-
mote period for man to tie knots in
cord TO refresh his memory. For in
stance. II an engagement was made 10 be
a
of knots corresponding to the number OF
days intervening between tine time the
engagement was made and the date Of its
fulfllment would be tied in the cord and
a knot united daily until the time arrived
to keep the engagement
There is no doubt that this method Of
tying knots in handkerchiefs and strings
as aids to memory. which many people
today resort tn had it's origin in the ear
ner days Of civilized society. The method
OF expressing certain events and certain
ideas by means of knots made in different
ways and vsriously arranged has been
carried TO the last degree of perfection
in the ',Quipus" OF the ancient Peruviaus.
The quipus are cord rings to which are
attached various little strings Of different
colors On each of these little cords are
found two or more knots variously form
ed. In the same order OF ideas are the
marks Of ownership. OF family relation
ship, OF tribeship. such as the totems Of
the Red Indian. Such marks We're put on
weapons, dwellings. animals. and even on
the bodies of the men. Hence are derived
trademarks and arrnorial bearings.
These methods are the precursors Of
true writing. This really only begins
with drawings expressing a sequence OF
ideas-that is. photography or picture
writing. But already among the Eskimos,
side by side with the simple representa-
ton OF objects. certain figures are seen to
appear denoting action or relations he
tween objects. This is the beginning OF
Topographic or idea writing. Here fol
example. is the gist OF hunting story
engraved by an Eskimo of Alaska on AN
ivory whip:
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P D y C


derived the fguratiVc writing in hero
Elyphics of the Egyptians, the Chinese
the MeNicans Of the tableland of Ana
huoC, and their neighborS, the Mayas of
the peninsula of SuCatan.
This mode of writing is step in ad-
vance; certain figures here have the pho
netic value of the first syllable of the
word which they represent. 1t is a sort
of rCbus. Thus the first words Of the
Lords Prayer are represented in the Mex
lean code by the figures of a flag tpant1n.
a stone UetB. the fruit Of the Indian fig
tnochtlD. and another stone UetD. the
first syliables Of which form pa-te-noch-
te (pater noster).
In drawings not representing more than
sounds there is tendency to simplify
them, the primitive figure being trans
formed into a conventional sign repre-
senting sound. a syllable. This trans
formation may be traced in the Egyptian
hieroglyphics. as well as in the cunei-
form writing of the ancient AssyTians In
Chinese writing the same thing has taken
place as it evident from the characters
shown below.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31
SIGNS In LIEU OF LETTERS
Means of Communication Before the
Alphabet Was Known.
Call. and Gestures Followed by Pic
turc Writing - symbols Ised to
Convey and Preserve Idens-An In
dim Petition to the President.

AS soon as man. the human animal,
began to think. he wanted to tell his
thoughts to his fellow-man not only those
who We're about him. but to those at 4
distance and to posterity. He had TO
talk The desire for inter recommendation
was in obedience to an inherent Ia"
which made him a social and soclable
creature Archaeologists assume that ms
t,st means of communication were gest-
,ires ami calls As he grew in NUMBERS
and intelligence, the dependence upon ms
fellow-nan made it necessary that ne
should have some more comprehensive
mode Of expression until finally he began
20 write his thoughts at first IN the i"1m
OF pictures and later by alphahcts char
aciers representing known sounds recall
ing to mind a definite meaning.
The dependence on nature has long
served as a criterion for grouping peoples
into civilized and savage. To establish
the three forms Of specialization. the SAY
age. the barbarous, and the CIVILIZED, the
distinctive mark between the NV" latter
is handwriting; that is to say, 81 the
material means used by the two forces
necessary to the inception and mamie
nance Of human progress; innovatlng
initiative and conservation OF what mas
been acquired. me it-Stlt loi ll4AfA-
munication by signs. vocal or otherwise,
was born of the pursuit Of more ana more
easy means of satisfying wants and de-
sires. The conservative and transmitting
power becomes really established in a so
ciety only when the means of communl-
Gazing thought are sufficiently developed,
when language has taken definite form
and an easy method is devised of liking 1t
By conventional signs more or less indeii-
Bile and transmissible to future genera
tons Thus to estimate dluereht
states of civilization man must have re-
course to linguistic characters under
standing by such everything which con-
Germs the means of communicating iutaS
in time and space-that is, spoken la iau-
suagc and its graphic representation.
The idea of communicating his thoushI
graphically to his fellow must have come
TO man from the origin Of CIVILIZATION
and through many stages of Development
before it reached SO simple and ingenious
a method as that OF alphaberic wiring
Before inventing phonetic writing in gen
eraI man must have passed through the
period OF ideographic writing; that Is
denotiag that way of writing when eN-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31
K K HOfOHa%R u4M
Alaska Eskino-s Journal.

seller himself. his right hand making the
gesture which indicates Il, and his left.
turned IN the direction in which he is GO
ing. means go Continuing the trans
lstion the subsequent figures read as fol-
lows: ~ ''in a boat paddle raisedl; 60
sleep tIaEd on the head. "one night"
Geft hand shows Il finger: 90 ''ou an
island with a hut IN the middle Of it, Uhe
little point; 80 Il going further 06i
ARRIVE at another island uuinhabited"
6withoUt a poinD; a Spend there two
nights; two fingers of left hand seem:
80 hunt with hsrpoon;' 90 "a seal" 90
hunt with bow; al return in canoe
with another person" 1.-TWO oars directed
backwardb; u2) TO the hut OF the en-
campneul'
This form OF writing has been
highly developed among the North Amer
tcan Indians. One may judge Of the de-
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gree of development Of this art among
the Indians by the above example OF
a petition presented I'm 1859 20 the Prcsi-
dent OF the United States by the Chippe-
way chiefs asking for the possession OF
certain small lakes a. situated In the
neighborhood of Lake Superior: no, to-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15

men apd prettily dressed
women, one exclaimed, sis it pos
sible that a few years have
brought such q change in Chicka-
sha." for some Of as were here
when only buffaloes roamed over
the prairie, while Others rememb-
er the difficulty that met them
when they tried TO procure a good
meal. but as LOngfellow says:
All things must chanrc
To something new. TO something strange"
The following gentlmn and their
ladies we're present: DR.. T. II,
williams, B P Saith, Ed F Johns,
Ben Hampton, Z Hamilton, J H
Gnfin, Clay Donovan, W F Gran
lee, J B Sparks } A Bohart, c 7
Erwin and R L Williams.
.Mesdames J r Harris, Franklin
Ridgely, } Arch Camel, John "
Light, Sherman Uleaves.
Misses Camel, Hewitt, Hampton
cIaud, Freeman, r Minglowi Beav.
ers, williams, walker, Ross, Hard.
ing, ThessIer, NcGaughy, Marie
and wilma Erwin.
Messrs. Fechheimer, ware, II G
and v W whitman, JarbOe. Har-
bour, J A and Ben + Johnion
Speak, Macy, J " Harris, Harding
Short, Morgan, Judge B + Bur
well end wife of Oklahoma City,
E L Blake and wife OF ElReno
and Messrs johnson and Bond Of
Ninco.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15

Fullingim and Son, butchers,
corner Kansas ave. and third ST.
wish to inform their customers
that on and after June 1st., 1901,
they will sell their meat for CASH
only. They intend to do away
with their books entirely on that
date, so please do not ask for
credit as II will be refused. This
is TO all If
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15
FoR PNEUMONIA.

DR.. @ J Bishop, Agnew. Mich.,
says; Il have used Foley's Hon
ey and Tar in three very severe
cases Of pneumonia with good re-
suits in every case.7 Beware Of
substitutes. Jas. Pettyi0hn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-06-15


There was q sound Of revelry
by night AMI chickasba had
gathered fair women and brave
men on which the electric lights
shone brilliantly within the halls
other new social club last night.
The sweet strains Of Waldtenfel's
waltz rose and fell on the midnight
air as the band under Mr., Foxs'
able leadership, invited the guests
Of the evening TO join the
merry throng who we're swiftly
gliding over the wellchalked foor
Of the ball room.
From 8 o'clock last evening
the entrance door Of the new club
rooms was thrown open 10 the
members and their guests by the
alert janitor, and the reception
committee stood ready 70 receive
their friends. Messrs \ Hamil-
ton, J W speake aud G n Fech-
heimer stood bravely 81 their
posts rnd left nothing uRdone
which could minister to the pleas
ure Of the party.
All regretted the unavoidable
absence Of the president, DR. Hen
drix.who was called away profess
ionally. About 81 we're present,
some playing cards in the card
rooms, others attacking the
snowy billiard balls, while the
greater number joined the giddy
mazes Of the dance. The pro-
grams Of pink and blue were es-
pecially tasteful.
This new Social Club for gen
tlemen, was inaugerated in March
with 80 members: the member.
ship 10 be limited to fifty. Six
rooms and an entrance hall we're
built for their accommodation over
the MerchanpsCafe and Pimm &
Charleville's large carralge ware.
house, opposite the Bank Of Chick
asha. Thus, centrally located, IT
forms 3 valuable resting place
for men. when at leisure to amuse
themselves The spacious par
lors With solid oak furniture, ap-
holstered in dark green leather,
shows the good taste Of the pur-
chasing committee, while the sol
idity OF the chairs and lounges be
speak rest and comfort for the
weary. The two card rooms are
atted with card tables ard chairs
and the billiard room contains .
fine table with cue sacks and
other adiuncls for the convenience
Of the players. Many were the
praises heard last night IS the
guests looked on the spacious and
lofty rooms 80 brilliantly lighted
and gazing on the well groomed