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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
A TYPICAL WOMAN.
George Eliot Had the Idiosvncrasies of
Her Sex.

George Eliot Had the Idlosyncrasles of
Her Sex.
For no judgment Of George Eliot can
be discerning which does not consider
the vital fact that she was-even in a
degree really TYPICAL woman. She
belonged TO the subjective sex. and is
the most objective or novelists. II is
the fashion at present to neglect the
distinction OF sex in speaking Of wom-
en-, and pay them the compliment, or
do them the justice. of treating them
seFerally as individuals. Disseminated
merely as men are Disseminated. New
ertheless. until their distinction in GER
tain fields Of activity is as much a mat
ter Of course as that Of men-until
there are no more "Women's Build
ings" at worlds fairs. for example, and
the propaganda in favor Of the sex as
an entity ceases to obscure the indi-
vidual standard which naturally tends
TO get itself established If let alone
ss-ything ike the eminence Of George
Eliot's powers viii be singularized be-
cause OF the possessOr's sex. II is-as
yet-generaliy remarkable. worthy Of
remark. that a woman should have
reached such a height OF accomplish
ment. But that her accomplishment
shorId have been in the field Of
Thought rather than in that Of feel
ing. and 50 splendidly successful in
this Geld as almost to have originated
a epecies in the domain Of fiction Is
specifically the notable phenomenon in
George Eliot's case Why is she so
unlike George Sand and Charlotte
Bronfe-one may exclude Jane Austen.
in thinking Of precedents. as exclusive
Iy az artist is il because Of her
different and 10 the main superior
mental quality. and the greater sub
ordination Of feeling to thought in her
original make-up2 Probably not
Whatever George Eliot became there
can BE no doubt that Mary Ann Evans
was a woman in whom the idiosyncra-
sizes Of sex were particularly developed
Ae to the existence Of such idi0syncra-
eies and thelr native. elemental aud
pomfbiy fneradieable character George
Eliot herself never had anv doubts
The difference between the sexes is
one of the phenomena that compose
her material Her writings are fuil Of
man considered as man. and woman as
woman She has widened the sphere Of
womsn's interest FOR MS. but has not
obscured ifs identity Prom George
Eliof by 81 G. BroVnen in scri5-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
HIS CHARACTERISTICS
EXPLAINED BY ONE
WHO KNOWS THEM
WELL - - X =

minds and decide what viii be best.
But when II is decided. then they all
understand It, and each man Is az work
to carry out the plan. and each man
IS aided by his own intelligence and
knows what 70 do in emergencies. and
how to take advantage Of opportuni-
ties. And you see what an advantage
that is.
Discipline IS not SO important IN
military affairs as il formerly was
When men were formed for charge
in close order and went into q fight
standing shoulder to shoulder and
moved as a mass. then discipline was
everything But now they fight in
open order. they are scattered over a
large tract Of territory. and each man
must know how to take care OF him
self A good deal has been learned
about the necessities Of modern war.
fare, with its terribly destructive
weapons, from this war and new ways
OF fighting must be adopted 10 meet
the new necessities.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
swElLs As SUFFERS
scion Of Wsalthy Family Earns -Four
Dollars q Week.

Dollars q Week.
During the long run Of Hearts Are
Trumps' at the Drury Lane theater.
in London. it became quite a fad with
society people to go on with the "su-
pers'' and extras" in the Frivolity
Music Hall scene in the play. During
the run OF the play at the Garden thea
ter in New York. last season, Mrs.
Langtry startled her friends by sitting
in box on the stage one night. Others
Immediately wanted 10 follow her ex-
ample, and she. in a large measure.
started the fad in New York. Now the
fad threatens to become epidemic
here. Nearly all Of Harvard wants to
'supe' in the big scene for the novelty
Of the thing, and some Of the boys have
gone so far as to even offer to pay
for the privilege. Several young fell
lows stopped a number Of the regular
supers' at the stage entrance the
other night and purchased from them
their tickets. which entitle them to
admission to the stage and on which
they get their money at the end OF the
week. Andrew Mack, whose company
was resting last week. was one
Of the "supers" early in the week
and was having a lovely time OF it
until some Of the "supers" recognized
him. At the Wednesday matinee sew
eral young society girls occupied a box
in the Music Hall and enjoyed their
visit behind the scenes hugely. While
the play was being given in New York
the management had a queer expert
ence with a young man whose family
are among the wealthiest In Gotham.
The young fellow applied for permis-
sion to "supe' in the play and as a
joke it was given him. He was hand
ed a ticket like all Of the other "su-
pers, to be punched every evening and
to be presented when the treasurer put
In an appearance on Saturday night.
He was prompt at all rehearsals, came
to the theater nightly in a hanson.
and at the end OF the week stood in
line and waited patiently for his sti-
pend. One of the members Of the cast
who knew the young man fairly wei,
saw him standing in line, waiting for
what must have been to him a mere
bagatelle, and twitted him about it.
Don't say a word" said the scion Of
the wealthy family. somewhat excited
ly THE old man says couldn't earn
a dollar If It were to save me from per-
dition, and here / am getting four.
can now call his bluff and will frame
the money"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

tiful had ever beheld II rose 10 a
height Of twenty feet. and its thick
substantial trunk indicated many years
Of existence. This. the old Seminole
informed me. was the blushlng tree
I told him 70 prepare 10 camp here
until it rained, regardless Of time We
unrolled our blankets. stretched out
mosquito bars. without which one can
not sleep IN the glades. cooked supper.
and rolled up IN our blankets for the
night That night. the day following
and the next night passed without rain.
I began to think il would never rain.
when about noon a cloud darkened the
sky overhead. ] put a rubber poncho
over my shoulders and fixed my eyes
on the green and pretty tree a dozen
yards away II was covered with a
greenish insect the size OF a large wood
tick. which intensified its color The
rain began to.fall in torrents. after It's
custom in that region. Beside me. grin
ming confidently with a pipe IN his
mouth, stood the Seminole AS the cool
water drenched the tree was amazed
TO note a change Of color. Gradually.
yet unmistakably. the green hue was
giving away TO pink The Indian had
told the truth. The tree was blushing
al the rain. In a few minutes the green
had faded from sight Only a few half
hidden spots beneath broad branches
and on it's trunk was there tinge Of
green to be seen. The tree was as pink
as the cheek Of a healthy girl, After
an hour OF more the shower passed
over and I watched with no less in
terest the wonderful tree assume It's
familiar green once more. AS II was
changing back to emerald I suddenly
realized the secret OF the phenomenon.
The tiny insects and not the tree Itself
changed color. These peculiar para
sites are possessed OF the power Of
chameleons. In the bright. warm sum
shine they are greener than the tree
on which they live. but when the chilly
rain falls upon them they contract
their little backs and become pretty
pink in color. Millions Of them thus
change the tint Of the tree. They are
found only upoE one species OF trees,
which grow in certain parts Of the
Everglades Denver Post
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
A BLUSHING TREE.
TAKES ON A PINK HUB IN
transform.
This Tree is one Of the Natural Won
ders Of tbs EFerglade Region Of
Florida ~ Phenomenon Explained BY
Presence Of Insects

Among the many wonders Of those
strange swamps there is nothing more
surprising than the blushing tree. " said
Albert F. Dewey of Punta Gorda. Fla,
who has recently passed a month in
the Everglades OF Florida The Blush
ing tree" continued Mr.. Dewey, lis
by no means common. It is found only
in the densest thickets of those inter
minable marshes. whose luxuriant
vegetation is a revelation to explorers,
It is called the blushing tree by those
who know it, because it actually blush
es when the rain falls upon it. This
phenomenon Is apparently incompre-
hensible. In company with a taciturn
Indian guide I journeyed forty miles
to see this marvellous bit Of vegetable
life. / could scarcely believe the story
he told me, yet curiosity at length
overcame incredulity. and we set forth
one morning in a small canoe. We
spent nearly three days padding and
polling our way over the winding
waters. In the afternoon Of the third
day began TO wonder If he had been
deceiving me for the sake OF the boat
hire and his pay as guide. when he
gave a grunt Of satisfaction and point
ed to the right Distrustfully / fol-
lowed him ashore and through the un-
ierbrush. Beneath great cypress trees,
hoary with the gray hanging moss,
and past immense bay trees, We wend-
ed our way inland Eagerly ne led the
way until, reaching the edge Of a little
open space. he stopped and with silent
pride pointed toward the center.
Gracefully a tree, with broad, banana
like leaves. reared itself aloft Wide
spreading branches hung down. slight
ly waving in the warm breeze. Its EN-
erald-hued foliage was the most beau
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

line gender-and called themselves
the Marble Heart club. There are
four members OF this club, all young.
smiling. sweet faced with wondrous
eyes. of blue and brown and black And
innocence is their specially Now in
the face Of such a specially as that.
the question comes. why do the young
ladies choose such a name? Do they
really think that their hearts. which
beat with such futter beneath their
modern shirlwaists. are really made Of
the cold. pink veined and beautiful
metamorphosed limestone? Or do they
know the secret OF the rocks and act
with a strange consistency? May be.
and this Is true, they know that the
beautiful and poetic marble was once
limestone filled with CASTOR elements
Of life and changed into the beautiful
stone By the action Of some great heat.
it may be Of passion Milwaukee Jour
nal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
sLaaL on Ina ra.,ams..

While carelessly handling a bar o.
mail IN the Milwaukee posioaice a
clerk suddenly became conscious OF an
oyerpoweringly offensive odor. He
dropped the pouch and the odor In
creased in power Eventually II vas
discovered that the tremendously en-
phatic efiiuvia arose from the breakaEs
OF two-ounce bottle OF OH extracted
from that sleek but exceedingly od5ri-
ferrous animal the skunk. Who sent
the stun through the mail Is not
known, but before night many a Mil
waukee man knew through the medi-
um OF rank-smelling letters that Il had
been sent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
BRlTONS ADMIRE GEN. DE WET.

Wet and his small army eanot con-
tend much longer against the vast
forces Of Lord Kitchener. De Wet is
as far superior 70 Kitchener IN milf
taTy strategy as Napoleon was to the
most ignorant soldier in his army.
That is a broad statement but De Wet
has proved IL several times to the great
modification Of the hero OF Omdur-
man.
For three months Kitchener with
an army of almost 10000 men. tried to
capture us, and De Wet laughed at his
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
CATCH TRAINS ON FLY.

Inventors Ingenious Scheme to save
stopping Expenses.
Frank Roster Of Berlin. has devised
means to enable passengers to board a
train in motion with their luggage. a
thing that We all have been longing
for when seeing our train dash through
a station at which it Is not bound to
stop The system requires an auxil-
iary track and a motor running on it.
neither OF which we can find when in
a hurry The proposal may answer,
however, under certain conditions.
The auxiliary track consists Of three
sections The first section Is inclined
one way. the middle section horizontal
the third section inclined the other
way. When the train approaches the
motor starts on its inclined path with
increasing speed. The auxiliary track
is parallel to the main line and may be
situated between the two lines. When
both trains have attained equal speed
bridge is lowered from on Of the
train carriages, by preference the last,
onto the long motor car. The passen-
ger may then step over and have his
luggage thrown after him. On the
third inclined section the motor comes
to rest again The auxiliary track
would have a length Of say half
mile. II the main line is itself inclin-
ed in the opposite way. so that the
train passes over the middle section
with reduced speed. all the better.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
Pot-Bollsr. Pay Best

An artist whose name IS familiar in
this town said several days ago that
he made more out Of his pot-boilsrs
than from his more pretentious pic
tures. says the New York Sun. In this
case pot-boilers means Illustrating.
"Of course. a lot OF the Illustrating. ="
be said. eis high-grade work OF its
class. and ] am not ashamed TO sign
my name to IT, Like many other ar
lists ia my class. however, I make a
good many pictures for Illustrating
which are either Published anonymous
ly or under an assumed name. I can
not afford 10 sell my oil painting for
small prices. no matter how much I
may need the money. This would not
be fair 10 people who have bought my
pictures. and it would iniure my repu-
tation."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

ing the sinews for both armies in
South Africa. and SO long as the Beers
can secure the necessaries of war so
cheaply and easily they need have no
fear that the national treasury must
issue bonds to carry on the struggle.
The Beers win continue the war by
harassing their enemy continually. for
years If need be- They viii make it
necessary to keep a mighty force in
the country, and sooner or later Eng
land will realize that she cannot afford
to spend s5O0,OOO,OO a year. year after
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
FUR TRADE OF RUSSIAS GREAT FAIR.

The annual fair Of Nishny- -Novgorod
in Russia is Of great importance to the
fur trade. European merchants come
in large numbers every year to buy
Siberian furs and lambskins from Cen
tral Asia, called ''karakoul." The op-
ening Of the fair is held on July IS.
with the accompaniment Of the most
religious ceremonies. AT this time the
fair gives the impression Of emptiness,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

The fire must be raked down and
fresh coal put on in the evening. but a
small amount Of coal will answer for
the night. unless the drafts have been
open the greater part OF the day. On
an extremely cold day it may be neces-
sary to have the drafts open part Of
the time. and some coal put on at noon.
All the clinkers should be removed
when the FIRE is raked down in the
morning The water-pan should be re-
plenished in the morning. Some care
less people leave the ashes for days at
a time at the bottom Of the furnace.
house Of its share and often burning
out the CRATE II the furnace fire be
allowed TO burn to a white heat It will
be ruined for that day unless some
coal be put on a little later The cold
air boxes must admit enough air 10
drive the hot air through the house,
but not more than can be heated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

year. when none of her citizens except
clique Of mining men can expect to
gain anything by the vast expendi-
ture."
Such is the man who holds the Brit
ish empire in check. the man whose
operations have made 1t necessary for
the government to order $4,000 more
horses to equip the force employed in
the task of rounding" him up BY
the power Of his military genius he has
made the Boer war recrudescent; he
has brought upon Great Britain a con
tinuation Of struggle that has been
tremendouslycostly in blood and treas
ure, and he has revived the spirit of
freedom in a land that was oyerrun by
the invader.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

Utnining Refuse from Glass works.
For several years scientists and
chemists have been conducting expert
ments and researches, with a view TO
discover a means Of utilizing immense
heaps Of spent sand and glass, dis
carded as refuse by the plate glass
manufacturers. Messrs. Piikington
Brothers. who are probably the largest
glass manufacturers in Great Britain.
have an accumulation Of 800 900 tons
OF this residue at their works at St.
Helen. in Lancashire. and over / 200
tons are added to this huge pile every
week. The question Of the profitable
disposal Of this waste has long occu-
pied their serious attention. DR.. Or
mondy. however. has discovered a
means Of converting this refuse into
serviceable bricks. He has subjected
some Of the bricks that he manufac-
tured from this material to very severe
tests. The experiments haze been en-
inently successful. and bricks manufac-
tured from this waste will soon be
placed upon the market. The process
is said to be economical and cheap.
The bricks are said to be Of the high
est quality, and particularly adapted to
special operations. besides ordinary
building purposes. for which bricks
have not hitherto been proved service
able
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
IF you hear that / have
surrendered, deny it, for |
will never surrender"
General Christian De Wet

Here's what one Of the Boer leaders,
Commandant w d. snyman, says:
When bade goodby to General De
Wet in the Free State he said to me.
'lt you hear that have surrendered,
deny It. I viii never surrender; l will
fight as long as one man stands by
me President Steyn said to me as
left him near Komatipoort: You may
tell the American friends OF our cause
that as long as ] live ] shall defend
that cause. We will continue this fight
until we win
THAT is the spirit which animates
the entire army from the youngest boy
In the ranks to the oldest grandfather
who carries a rife.
Il know that you viii say that De
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

only a few merchants having arrived.
and these are busily engaged arranR-
ing their goods. BY July % an the
shops are in full swing. and the great
majority Of the owners and managers
have pnt in an appearance. On this
day a church procession takes place.
prayers are made for the success OF
the fair, and congratulations are ex-
changed by everyone
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

An the British newspapers recognize
in General Christian De Wet the revivi-
ication Of the war spirit OF the Boer,
and they realize that until he is cap
tared OF killed the war is not ended.
One Of the most noted correspond
ents. In telling of his impressions OF
Pc Wet. says:
rs 1t any wonder, therefore. that
this man has come to be recognized as
the greatest guerrilla chief since the
time Of Phil Sheridan ?"
That's from an English viewpoint
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

efforts. and incidentally captured from
him at Roodal sufficient wintor cloth
ing for every burgher in the army,
S,700 shells and enough small arms
ammunition to last his forces for three
years. And De Wet did this with less
than 5000 men,
Since June the entire Boer army
has beer supported by the British tax
payer Almost every single rifle in the
Boer army was captured from the
British in battles: every cartridge and
shell used in our fights since June was
taken from the British. Whenever
there Is lack Of anything in our
camp we sally forth and take it from
the British
The English taxpayers are furnish
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

This question is now being discussed
in the supreme court al ST. Petersburg
and the case Is interesting an lawyers
who have heard Of H. Many think that
the VIII viii be pronounced entirely
valid. and II 50 It may become a com
mon practice for persons to use graph
ophones for the purpose Of making
their wills.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

S. d. McReynolds. assistant general
attorney for the f. & T. H. and E. &
/. railroad companies. left with Gov
ernor Mount two gayels made from a
limb Of the old Constitutional Elm. i"
at Corydon. under which the first con-
stitutonal convention met in 1916. says
the indianapolis News. The gavels are
to be presented with appropriate re-
marks to the two Houses Of the coming
legislature. Each one bears a silver
plate. With an inscription concerning
its origin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

Claims Damages Against Harnessmaksr
s W Edwards Of Providence. r
has brought suit against a local har-
nessmaker. claiming damages Of So
600. dis demand IS based on the ai.
legged fact that a set Of harness which
be purchased from the defendant was
not fitted properly. because when COM
Dlainants horse was going down a hilf
the harness allowed the buggy 10 slip
forward against the animal. causing
It to run away. Plaintiff was thrown
out and badly hurt the buggr was
wrecked and the horse was seriously
injured.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

There are 4 few young ladies in this
riy nho. not knowing the secret that
nature has written in the rocks. which
eome of IS have deciphered. have turn-
ea their faces from mankind-mascu-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

Don't strive 70 make things extra
attractive, but admit your visitor into
your home circle and treat her as one
Of the family.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

A large company was assembled at
the house Of Mrs. Purcell in Union
county. South Dakota. where a we'd
ding vas being solemnized. The we'd
ding presents were numerous. q purse
Of SIS in gold being among the rest
One Of the guests was announced to
do a fancy clog dance IN the barn and
everybody hocked thithsr. While the
dance was IN progress thieves ran
sacked the house and carried of every
valuable article. Of course including
the SIS.
Gertrude Atherton's novel. Senator
North" has been incorporated In the
German Tauehnitz edition Of English
books Il IS said tnat a Wsll-known
English playwright has prorosed to her
to dramatizo the book.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

Tombs are but ths clothes Of the
dead. A grave is bur a plain suit. and
a ricA monument is one embroidered.
Fuller.