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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-13
TINTYPEs MAY PREyAaIoATE.
seacoast and Foreign Labels stamped
on tbs Covers.

seacoast and Foreign Labels Stamped
on tbs Covers.
When the tintype man came out with
the pictures he asked the young cou-
pie what address they would like
stamped en- the red paper cover They
didn't seem to understand the ques-
tion and he repeated It. i can put on
any place yod Ike be added. Il am
provided with rubber stamps. with
which ! can stamp the name Of every
town Of Importance from coney Island
10 ConstantinoDle. and / can I'll in
the date 20 suit my customers. Here
Is my local stamp II says. In Old
Coney Island I don't use that. how
ever, nearly SO often as the seacoast
and foreign labels. They come in handy
for people who like TO put up a blum
that they have been further away from
home tnan they really have. These
social frauds are a little late in begin
ming their deception this year, owing
to the backwardness Of the season. but
today has brought a rush Of business
and the Long Branch and Atlantic City
stamps have been overw0rked The
outlook IS good for an unusually large
crop Of pretenders who are going to
make their friends think they have
been away this summer To back them
mp in thesf assertions they are going
to lay In a good supply Of tintypes
For the last two OF three seasons peo-
pie who leave New York FOR a day or
a week or a month Of the year have
made a practice Of getting their pic
lures taken In every town visited, as
a souvenir Of the trip. An this pnoto-
graphing would be expensive II high
class artists were always patronized. so
in order 20 curtail the cost the ambi-
tious travellers look up the tlntype
men This habit Of economy has been
a blessing to me as well as to the stay
at-hames. A regular photograph would
bear the name Of the artist as well as
the address. and thus make deception
impossible but most tintypes look
alike. no matter where taken. SO all
have to do Is 10 finish the picture and
stamp on any address desired. In that
respect ! am the best friend Of the inn
pecunioust Itisn't everybody who would
take the trouble 70 humor their foibles,
but ! go on the practice that a man
who has not enough amiability to ao-
commodate his customers has no right
to he In business. and 50 ] help them
whenever and however possible. What
place did You say2 coney Island or"
The maid looked at the man sheepish-
". Lets put It New Haven" she
said That win sound better than
coney Island New York Press.
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ROY pRupaEs AZ srA.

have often wished. says Frank r..
Bullen in THE Men Of the Merchant
Service that it were possible to make
lads who at school chatter 50 glibly
about running away to sea" under
stand how impossible it Is co do any
such thing nowadays. except. indeed,
IN such vessels as are The last resort OF
the unfortunate. The vessels OF which
| speak are those small sailing craft
which still drag out a precarious ex-
istence in competition with steam.
They may be seen at a. cur smaller
ports, lying diseonsolately on mud
banks at ebb-tida Oh. So dirty, 80
miserable they looki Worn-out gear.
wretched food and not enough men
and boys to do the heavy work. they
provide a hard hool for young sea-
men. In them may BE- found still the
bad traditions Of half a century ago.
Il is all very pitiful. a side-path to
seafaring that must have lent itself to
many abuses, through which many a
poor, misguided lad got away to sea.
and found no place for repentance un-
I'll too late. ! have only mentioned It
here because IN speaking o. Che boy.
! am painfully reminded Of the miser-
able little sea-drudges who are still 70
be found in these vess Is, leading the
hardest Of lives and uncared for BY
anyone They are worthy Of an sym
pathy. being so helpless SO unable 70
raise themselves. Their environment
is as bad as it can well be. for whether
ashore or afoat the company they
are in Is usually Of a very bad kind.
Now and then. OF course. such a yes
sci will have a good. steady seaman,
who has an interest in her. for a skip
per man like that viii often carry
his wife, and viii endeayor to keep
respectable crew with him. voyage
after voyage. And as likely as not be
will take an interest In the boy. and
try to make something OF him: but
such exceptions are Youths
Companion
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-13

a CURIOUS THEORY.

Lake wetten and Baden Sea May Have
Underground Connections.
Lake Wettern. one of the links 10 the
waterway between Stockholm and
Gothenhurg. is a teautiful sheet OF
water. lying Ia the center of a group
Of lofty hills. and is noted for several
remarkable peculiarities says the Chi
eago Record Herald There is no bot
tom at one place-at least. none has
ever been found and a belief widely
prevails that it IS connected by an
underground passage with the B0den
Sea IN Switzerland It is asserted that
when there 8 a storm on one Of these
lakes the other il agtated. and then
when the water Ia one is low the same
conditions exist in the other There is
also a story thar corpses in Swiss cos
tune have come 20 the surface on Lake
Wettern. and that bodies OF men who
have been drowned in Wettern have
been recovered In the Boden See 9th
cr evidences are found IN the occasion
al appearance Of timber and vegeta-
ton that does not grow In this local
ity. but is common 10 Switzerland.
Scientific men. however. dispute the
theory and ridleuie the stories that are
told By the peasants II is admitted,
however. by every one that the ex-
traurdinary phenomena OF mirage have
frequently been observed upon Lake
Mettefn. SO muck 50 As to attract the
observations Of the entire population
Tor miles around. creating consterna-
tion among the ignorant peasants and
awe and wonder among an thoughtful
people Marching armies Of cavalry.
infantry andartiiiery. with banners and
elittering weapons have appeared upon
the surface Of the lake. churches. pal
aces, castles and ships have been seen
TO rise from the water and remain in
view for hours. caravans Of camels
have crossed from shore 10 shore with
in fun view of multiudes Of people IN
their right minds and without ordinary
superstitions
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III ] hadn acted upon the advice OF
friend I am afraid that I should have
not have been married today. al least
- NY present wife. laughed the genial
traveller When ! courted the lady
she was of romantic disposition. the
result of reading a class os novels that
pass for literature among some peo-
Pile ! think at that time she had an
idea that some day a prince with nod
ding plumes would come riding out Of
the East and carry her away for his
bride Al any rate. whenever I pro-
posed which was about as often as
met her. got beautifully turned down.
| was getting discouraged when an old
friend Of mine. who understood the sit
uation. said to me Ny boy. Jennie Il
a good girl. but her head is In the
clouds the greater part Of the time.
Now. what you want to DO is to catch
her when she is down on the earth
with the rest Of ms. Let me give you a
pointer Every Monday morning she
Is obliged to take care Of the large
family baking and right there IS your
opportunity 10 find her with her feet
firmly planted upon the earth. Cal
around there when she is over the top
0f the oven and state your case.
took the hint and called early one
Monday morning found her ia a
calico dress. with her hair done up In
curl papers. and her arms buslly man
4-4sfa434ssr q 4FfIft.rs s.sr4 ana ftr... .--4
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WHEN TOMMY aoEs 10 scHooI-

WHEN TOMMY GOES TO SCHOOL
When Tommy goes to school il take
Mamma and Kate and me
To start him Of. because he makes
Quite work enough for three.
Katie must ind bis coat and cap:
try to hear his rule.
It's always an exciting time when
When Tommy goes to school
Mamma must cut his sandwiches
And lay in quite a stock,
While Katie warns his rubbers well.
And ] must watch the clock.
He eats his breakfast first Of all,
While ours is getting cool
It's always an exciting time
When Tommy goes to school
Next Katie brings his handkerchief;
] tell him he'll be late;
Mamma then kisses him good-by
Just as it's half past eight
And Katie buttonlng up his coat.
Says. Hes naebody's fooli"
It's always an exciting time
When Tommy goes to school
Emma Endieott Marean.
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business. i viii a k each Of you. IL.
you please. TO tell me weere you are
going, and what you intend to do when
you get there IT IS required that
every answer to his questions should
be alliteratiye: that Is to say. that an
the words of the answer honid be-
gin With the letter "A. This is the way
it runs: Leader-W Where are y0u go-
ing2 Answer-To Annapolis Leader
What viii you do there7 Answer
attend academy. B goes to Boston to
buy baked beans. G to Chicago to coll
lect Columbian coins. d to Damascus
to do Derv sh dances. r to Eng and to
earn Edwards esteem. + 10 Florida
to find fragrant flowers G to Golcon-
da to gather gliitaring gems. H to
Havana to have half holiday to
India to inspect ido'a ] to Jerusalem
70 Judge jewels. X to Kentucky to
keep knives L to Liverpool 70 lodge
land lubbers NJ to Montana 10 make
money n to the Netherlands to negO-
tiate notes. 0 to Oklahoma to open an
oyster shop. to Philadelphia 70
pawn pennies. Q to Quebec to quiet
quarfeling. R to Russia to raise rice
riots. S to senegambia to sell sauce
pans. T TO Turkey to taste tobacco. u
70 Utah to urge use Of umbrellas. v to
Vienna to visit various viscounts. w
to Washington to willingly waste
wages Y to Yazoo to yell at yielding
yokels. 2 to Zanzibar to zoologize ze-
bras. This game whsn played by the
older boys and girls. or even BY adults.
is made uproariously funny by the
queer and ineongruous answers that
are given without time 70 think them
up.
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The beaver Is an animal with sharp
teeth and a tail ike a large ome.et. 1t
inhabits watery p'aess and Is very
fond Of It's y1uag Of VII ch 1t Usually
has several. The beaver Is very indus
trious. and acquires great skin in the
use Of its tail. with which II plasters
its dwellings The way a beaver oper-
atas Is as follows: It selects a large
tree growing on the banks Of a brook
or some similar stream. and then 1t
gnaws the tree till It falls across the
stream. thus forming a dam. II Is not
wrong 20 say dam when you are speak
ing Of beavers. We should never in
dulge in profane swear ng il we can
avoid it We should ever remember
the lessons We learned at the knee Of
our dear parents when we were little.
but a beaver dam is far different
When my grandfather was a boy be
went to school whore there was moth
ing but prairie and the boys whispered
because the teacher could not find ans
switches and had a boil on his hand
One day the teacher took a dried bea-
ver's tail ont Of his dask and spanked
the whole school with II. and It didn't
leave a mark on the beavers tail. but
there never was any more whispering.
Ny grandfather is blind in one eye,
but his memory is coed The beaver
is becoming very scarce and you have
to go 10 the Field museum 10 see one
now Johnny la Chicago Tribune
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-13

QUEBEC
The cave fnow known as Wolfes cavel
20 the heights in single fie. were duly
challenged hy the French sentrles. and
All would have been lost but for hap
py Inspiration of one uf the officers
who spoke French we'll ~Qui YiveY''
Was the challenge la France. was
the reply "Quei regimenfg' DE Ia
refine" answered the officer. who for
tanately remembered that this reei-
ment was At Montreal with Bougaln-
VILE Woife's advance guard was
within the lines Of Montcalms out
posts,
Recalls last Phase of waterieo
When morning dawned. Montcalm.
who had ridden hurriedly from Quebec.
found himself confronted BY the thin
red line Of wolfss little army Of 1900
men drawn up IN battle array. The
actual batfle-ths shortest on record
ia modern times lasted barely fifteen
minutes, and might be told. aptiy re-
marks the author OF Deeds That Won
the Empire. IN as many minutes. The
plan Of the battle curiously recalls the
last phase of Waterloo The French
advanced unchecked till within forty
psces of the English lines. when they
were thrown into confusion BY a WE'LL
timed volley from the whole line Then
Wolfe ordered a general advance. and
TIE British charged With the widest
enthusiasm. with Wolfe himself at the
head Of his erenadiors Wounded
tlfee times. the dying general was TAX
en- 70 the rear. See how they run.
says one Of hts sta6 Who rum
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-13

A japanese. whose trade name IS
A-um para-pa. has founded a new Bud
dhisi sect with headquarters at Toxic.
A-um seems to be an eminently prac-
teal person. His new belief Is based
on the idea that as heaven requires to
be importuned and as busy folks have
not time themselves TO do the 1mpor-
tuning. their hest plan IS to intrust the
task TO some one else for due consid-
Grafton. The person who does the pray
ing hy proxy must have unusual quan-
ficatIons Mr. A-um holds. and be nuts
himself forward as such one. a.
though he was once involved in trouble
over q transaction connected with the
sale Of railway slcepsrs. He Is making
money fast in the get-prayed-for- while
you-hustle business. and has gained
many Esiiowers. among them some
japanese Of high standing.-Neu York
Sun
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-13
PECULIAR CHARM OF
THE PICTURESQUE
STREETS a SQUARES

modern warfare in which an equally
small number Of troops were engaged.
was 50 far-reaching ia its results. and
better deserves the mnch-abused epi-
ep0ch-makins
Capture Of Quebec.
A book just published The Life Of
Marquis Townshend one Of Wolfe's
three brlgadiers has thrown some
fresh light on the plans which culmin-
ated in the capture of Quebec The
transfer of the base of operations from
Beaufort. some ave miles below Que
bee. 70 a point a few miles above the
fortress. in order to cut Montcalm on
from his base Of supplies al Montreal
was. 1t appears. the suggestion Of the
brigadiers This was no doubt sound
geneTaiship. but the actual plan OF sur
prising the garrison by scaling the ap-
parently inaccessible cliffs was an in
spiration OF General Wolfe alone and
was indeed a stroke of genius III COM
Darlson.
This historic battlefield has recent
IS been purchased from the Ursuline
convent BY the dominion government
for $4,000 and has been handed over
20 the city Of Quebec IS 8 public park.
No more suitable parade ground for
the presentation Of medals 10 the Ca
madam volunteers 10 the South African
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that it Is diaicult to realize that they
are not artificial
Ten miles farther along the line is
the famous shrine Of ste. Anne de
Heanpre, founded in 1920 by Breton
emigrarts as 4 kind Of sister shrine to
the famous Ste d'Auray In Brittany.
This Canadian Loretto Is visited by
enormous numbers Of pilgrims from
all parts Of the province especially on
Ste Anne's day July 2sl. The church
(which was formally created a Ba-
silica BY the present pope1 is modern.
only dating from 1876. but it contains
many curious relics removed from the
original church. built in 1858.
One Days Excursion.
Another days excursion from Que
bee is TO the curious settlement Of In
dian LOretto. a few miles on. charm
lngly situated on the slopes of the
LauFentine hills. Il is a genuine n
dian settlement Of converted Hurons.
founded toward the end Of the seven
teenth century The church is an ex-
act copy Of the famous Santa Casa at
Loretto. and was built some $50 years
age As a place Of pilgrimage though.
this Canadian Loretto cannot be said
70 have gained much popularity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-13

she-"You know, John. you promls-
ed me a sealskin wrap and He
And You promised to keep my stock
ings darned, and you haven't done Il =
She" Wen YOU don't mean to say
you'll break your promise on that ac-
count9" He-"Wen. It's Just like this:
You don't give a darn. and I don't give
a wrap. Philadelphia Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-13
THE BEAUTY OF
OLD QUEBEC

No city on the American continent
possesses IN a greater degree the in
definable quality OF charm than Que
bee. with its romantic history and its
quaint old-world atmosphere. The
historic grandeur of the ancient capital
OF New France exercises a peculiar fas-
cination on III visitors Of imaginative
temperament. Certainly Quebec. more
than any city IN the western hemis-
phere. possesses that glamour Of old
association which illumines Athens.
Rome. Venice. and. indeed. most Of the
historic cities Of Europe. It Is em-
phaticaliy a city that grove upon
one"
Scene o. Wolfes Victory.
The one place Of supreme interest 70
al Englishmen Is the historic plateau
known as the Heights OF Abraham.
Just beyond the citadel. where. as Pitt
felleitously expressed II, Wolfe. with
q handful of men. added an empire to
English rule Few great battles ap-
peal more 70 thee Imagination than
this, won by a general 81 an age when
most Of our soldiers considered them
seiSs fortunate If they have ohtaiped
their company. and conducted. too
with sublime daring In defiance Of an
recognized rules Of warfare. Every one
knows the moving story of the battle
Indeed, one might almost say that the
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20 RoosrrR - oARr.

ANA hhOsAEK PULLS CART
Out in York Pa, there is a little
three-year-old iniss who exercises a
most wonderful control over the fowls
ip her .ather's poultry yard They
fetch and carry al her command and
do tricks that performing dogs would
be applauded for doing upon the stage
This little maiden is Baby Iva. daugh-
ter Of the Rev ] A Long Of the Ger
man Baptist church She Is lively.
bright and afectionate AS a matt r Of
pleasure and rest Mr. Long purchased
about a year ago some finely bred
Plymouth Rocks and Black Minorcas
for breeding purposes. and fr-m the
first these took a remarkable fancy to
his little daughter, SO that now the
child almost lives with the feathered
family.
Baby Iva is awakened IN the morn
ing by the Growing Of a large Plymouth
Rock, Sam" by name, which walks
into the house as soon as the doors are
opened, stalks up to bis little mistress
room and perehes at the foot OF her
bed. He acquired this habit from
ehickenhood because the first thing In
the morning the child would cry for
chicken. and in order to pacify her the
mother would 80 down aud return
with Sam AT drst. naturally. Sam
objected to this mode Of treatment.
but now after six months living with
the little girl be uld MT begin the
day unless he awoks her. This sue
cess with sam" awakened In the
child the idea Of compelling her pets
to do her win
From early morning until evening
she would be among the chickens.
sometimes seolding. sometimes pettlng
them. Very few grown people could
have succeed "a as has this child. and
il has only b en- BY rep atsd failures
and the try try again method that
success has crowned her efforts There
were days Of tears. and now and then
a burst Of happy laughter as some
particularly clever roo ter did as he
WAS told. Many little tricks she has
taught her family, and among the most
remarkable Is the performance Of
large Minorca rooster, the only one
OF its kind ever so trained It has
been taught TO remain quiet In har-
ness, a light arrangement OF knitted
wool and to pull hen in a tiny cart
Iva clucks to It. calls it pretty names
and the rooster struts about and seems
70 know that be is Of Importance. But
all the clucking and city names in
the universe viii not cause this Min
orca to submit 10 the indignity OF
playing horse unless plenty Of bright
yellow corn is displayed. The little
harness Is then put on. the tiny cart
attached and Of the rooster goes. Gen
orally the hen is first placed in the
cart, II not she must be dropped in
after for this rooster waits for no
man. nor hen. Il viii take guiding
fairly WELL and is often attended Oh
his drives BY his mistr IS by a numar-
Gus gathering Of admiring small boys.
Another remarkable performance ia
that Of a large Bun Rock rooster. In
the garden Of his home Mr. Long has
arranged a seesaw After much care
Iva has trained he rooster to jun
on the other end. and up and down
they go. the rooster seeming to enjoy /
the sport as well as she
After a few minutes Of this nlav fbs
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The players choose leader. and
then seat Themselves in a circle. wits
the leader il the cent r. Hs. Of course
stands. As the game may be better
understood from an Illustration. W.
VIII suppose the leader to bsgin il 81
SAYING Young people. you are sun
posed to BE- commercial travellers
about to start on a journey to any part
e the world that you NAV prefer o.
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WoifES y M0NNMENK. PLAINS OF
ABRAHAM. QUEBEC
moreney falls. which are easily reached
In about an hour by the little Pilgrim
railway 10 Ste. Anne dc Beaupre.
Though il the summer there Is not a
great volume of water. and much, too.
has been diverted Of late years owing
to the Quebec city authorities. follow
ing the precedent Of Buffalo. having
utilized the falls to generate the elec-
tric lighting Of the streets. yet they
should certainly be- visited by all
strangers The waterfall IS about 20
feet high and 100 feet broad
An extraordinary formation Of the
rocks bordering the rapids above the
fall Is perhaps even more striking than
The cataract itself The water has
formed a steep stairway IN the lime
stone clln which forms the bank. and
so regular aad even are these iedges
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-13

Those who can afford them win
wear long driving coats made entire
iy Of fur Another handsome coat Is Of
smooth cloth. fur trimmed and. II de-
sired. FIR lined
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-13

Hunger is saad TO have caused the
latest Chinese uprising. and there is
sure to be more Of it before the Chris
tian powers set their pound OF flesh
Detroit News
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Alaska Is the region in which the
greatest extension Of telegraphic facii-
tiles has ta<ep place this year.
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Bravery escapes mere dangers than
sowardice- -segar.