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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-26
The Express Christmas Distli-
button for the Poor.
Hearts and Homes GIsddsnsd
The Christmas Wagon Greeted
With Cheers and Words Of
Approval All Over
the City.

a B0odly number OF lillie child
rem, whose parents were unable to
afford them the joys and delights
Of Christmas, or 10 give them even
3 single remembrance oftbat joy
ful festival, were made glad and
happy yesterday morning by the
arrival at their door OF the Ex
press Christmas wagon laden with
presents aud gifts for everyone.
The surprise was complete, aud the
joyful demonstration which fol-
lowed the arI ivaI OF the wagon 10
many instances, was sufIi cient re-
turn in itself for all the trouble
taken to bring a little sunshine
into their lives. Laughter ard
tears were intermingled aud the
messengers were overwhelmed with
thanks snd gratitude. The scene
was one which would have brought
tears to the eyes Of those who so
generously donated to the fund,
and the only regret on the part Of
the Express is that some Of them
could not have been present to
witness the Joy which their contri-
button brought. How the eyes OF
some little hoy frightened and
danced at the sight Of bran new
jack knifel How the little girls
shouted with joy as tae dolls were
laid in their hanlsl And how
eagerly both OF them went after
the candy. apples. nuts, oranges.
toys, books aud hundreds Of other
Christmas things that Santa Clans,
in the person Of the good people
of Chickasha and the Express
brought them! 1t was a scene
that Brought JOY and gladness and
the Christmas feeling 10 the heart
Of all concerned, and after the
wagon bad returned from its mis-
sion Of good cheer, and the Tres-
ents had all been distributed, the
persons who had accompanied il
would not have exchanged the
happiness it brought for all the
gold in the mountains. Nos alone
were the little ones remembered
There was something f~r everyone
IN the family, from grandma dowr
to little Johnnie. There was cloth
ing, food, fuel aud other necessi
ties Of life for the older people, ans
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-26
cHIcKAsF4A MERCHANTS SHOULD PREPARE FoR The Ho
MOTHERS MEETING.


Tuesday afternoon at p. m. the
W, =. 4. y, held very profitable
and enjoyable Mothers Meeting at
the residence OF Mrs. D. NJ. John
stoD, the topic for the day being
The Guarded Tongue" After
devotional exerciees we listened
70 most able paper by Mrs. Wal
lace Hendricks on the subject.
The thought most stressed was the
injury done TO children by the
unguarded tongues Of older peo-
pie in the home. She said: "rhe
mind Of a child Is like wax and i'm
pressions received In childhood
can never be effaced.' We wish
all might have heard this splendid
paper, il was so helpful. After
some discussion on the subject Of
proceeding paper, Mce. NJ. A. Ham
ilton treated US to most excellent
paper on "rhe Critical Spirit and
How to 0vercome 1t. "She spoke
especially Of the unkind criticism
50 prevalent among people OF the
present day, and deplored The fact
that women especially are inclined
TO uncharitableness towards their
own sex She said: "After I had
chosen my subject the thought
that came 70 me and con tinued
uppermost in my mind while
writing wss that passage in
Cbrist's sermon TO the people
where he says, And why beholdest
thon the mote IN thy brothers eye
aud beholdeat not the beam that is
in thine OWE eye. =" She urged us
20 greater care In guarding our
thoughts and tongues. We wieh
alI might hare heard these excel
lent papers. After some further
discussion among the members con-
cerning the Union joining the Fed
GRAFTON OF Clubs, we adjourned 10
meet in two weeks. AL ladies are
cordially invited to attend these
meetings, and they are very inter-
estine
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-26
NEW CENTURY PROGRAM.
Tomorrow Afternoon, December
81, at Home Of the President,
Mrs. J. c. Smith.

Leader, Mrs. Peters.
Roll Call, extracts from Amer;-
can Winters.
Music, Miss shepard.
Paper, H storic New York, Miss
Eva Harris.
Lesson Review, Z. s history
chapters -SXNIIT to XxXVIl
inclusive.
Reading, "The Dutch 10 the
New Worlds' by club.
Current events.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-26

Last season for Christmas we
bought line lire of drop stitch
hose. They were all right but the
trouble was we did not buy
enough. This year we bought
about four times as many and we
expect to please everybody. The
Famous, Jackman & Lemon.
307 II
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-26

DR.. James Walker, Of Alva, O.
T., specialist for treatment Of
cancer and other diseases, is max,
Ing his headquarters in Chickasha
FOR wbile, and perhaps his per-
manent home.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-26

Miss Frankhauser's stay IN
Chickasha for the present win ter
inmate next Saturday evening, 80
anyone whose ewes need attention
should consult her before it is too
late. 1t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-26

If you want to buy stock cattle
see Murray q Roach, 3l4A Chieka-
sha avenue, over Morgan & CRIBS
dry aooJs sore. 3l3 #
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-26

AT the Walters coats'
barber's coats, bartendeE's coats
and aprons. Jackman 8 Lemon.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18
Lincoln's Birthday.

Wednesday, Feb. II, was Abra-
ham Lincoln's birthday and at Chi
cago it was observed by banquets
and speeches. At St. Louis the
Federal offices, the local exchange
and some of the business houses
closed. 1t is national holiday in
New York and as such was observ-
ed in that State. 1t was bserved
at Omaha by the Union Pacific IL.
r., by closing the entire headquar-
ters for the day. President Lin
coins administration was especial
ly identified with the building Of
the overland route, and the day
was observed so much as possible
over the system. The 'Lincoln
car" which stands dismantled at
the old shops, was draped appro-
priately and the people were given
an opportunity to. view it. The
last time the car was used was to
carry the body of the martyred
President from Washington to
Springfield, ILL.,, the trip lasting
from April 21 to May 3, 1865.
The car was bought by the Union
Pacific railroad and used as an ofli-
cial car for some years. Later,
however, it was retired and has
since been kept for the memories
with which it is surrounded. All
the banks of the city closed.
Lincoln was born in Hardin (now
Larue) county, Ky, February -,
1909, son of Thomas Lincoln and
Nancy Hanks Moved to Illinois
in 1880 and was elected to the Leg
islature in 1884, serving nntil1842.
Elected to Congress in 1916. Was
an unsuccessful candidate for Uni
ted States Senator in 1910 and
again in 1858. Nominated for
President by the Republican Ma
tional Convention at Chicago May
IS, 1860, and elected November
over Stephen A. Douglas, John C.
Breckenridge and John Bell. Re-
elected in 1864. Assassinated
April IA, 1865, at Ford's Theater,
Washington, by John Wilkes Booth.
Died the following day. Buried at
Oak Ridge Cemetery, near Spring
field, ILL.,, May 4.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18
Death Claims Young j. C. S.
Blackburn

Joseph c. S. Blackburn, Jr., sor
of United States Senator Blackburn
died as 4:45 o'clock Wednesday
morning at the home of Col. Eph
I. Lillard at Frankfort. He had
had been i'll about three weeks the
result OF severe cold contracted
while EN- route from Washington
The deceased was about thirty five
years Of age and unmarried. He
had been in official position in the
revenue service in the Seventh dis.
trict and in Washington for about
ten years.
Few men in public life have
more or sincerer personal friends
than has Senator j. G. S. Black.
burn, and all of them sorrow with
him in the death of his only sor
and namesake.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18
Injunction Granted Frank James

Judge Teasdale, in the Circuit
Court at Kansas City, granted the
application of Frank James for an
injunction 20 stop the production
of "The James Boys in Missouri, "
drama depicting the James boys
as train robbers and bank looters,
and which has been playing at a
local theater. The injunction was
brought by Frank James, his moth
or, Zerelda Samuels, and his step
father, DR.. Reuben Samuels.
James petition alleges that the
play was harmful to the youth of
the country, in that it glorifed
outlawry and made heroes out of
outlaws, and said that it unjustly
revived reputation which he had
been trying to outlive for twenty
years. The suit raised the ques-
tion as to whether or not private
citizen could be portrayed on the
stage withouthis consent, whether
to his discredit or not.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18
Held in $500 Bond.

M. M. Davies, of Harrodsburg,
was given preliminary trial be-
fore United States Commissioner
Calvin Fackler, accused of sending
postal to w. I'll. Mcknight, Sons
q Co., of Louisville, with the words
written on it, "Are you fakirs?"
after the firm had dunned him sew
eral times for debt which it APP
pears had been paid by him., conse-
quently Mr.. Daviess was hauled up
before h Federal authorities,
He was held over in 5000 bond to
appear before the Federal Court in
Judge Cochran's district.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

The Lexington Leader says
There was a double header at
the opera. house on Saturday night.
"Two Merry Tramps" and the In
perial Stock Company both occu-
pied thesstage, each attraction al
tsrnating the acts until both plays
were concluded. On this account
the curtain rose at AS o'clock
The idea, while not a new one, has
never been tried in this city, per-
haps in the South, and the novelty
of the occasion drew an audience
that crowded the house. One
price Of admission was charged for
both performances, that as savcr-
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

A Mexican exchange prints a
specimen love letter, written by a
native of the sister republic to his
inamorta, from which it would ap-
pear that the writer composed il
with the aid of a dictionary. The
letter is as follows:
"Mme.-Most worthy of admi-
rationi After long consideration
and much meditation on the great
reputation you possess in the ma
tion have strong inclination to
become your relation. Onyourap-
probation of this declaration
shall make preparation to remove
my situation to more convenient
station, to profess my admiration,
and if such oblation is worthy of
observation, and can obtain COM
miseration, it will be an aggran-
dizement beyond all calculation Of
the joy and exultation of yours,
"SANs DIssIMULArroN. I"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18
LAND, STOCK AND CROP IrRms.

Milton N. Kirk, Of Grassy, this
county, sold his crop of about
10000 lbs. of tobacco to Hisle, Of
the Continental, at an average of
little over SC.
Col. J. p. Chinn's fox hounds
did considerable damage to the
sheep of Mrs. Vorris, a widow, a
few nights ago, but the Colonel
paid her twice the amount of dam
age, and slaughtered the seven
dogs.-Harrodsburg Sayings.
Let other men follow his exam
ple-ED.
A breeder of the Polled Angus
cattle in Central Iowa said the 9TH
sr day that he can produce on his
farm one year with another
twelve hundred pound Angus steer
for each four acres of his farm.
This finished steer is worth one
year with another about $50 which
gives an income of 500 per acre for
his land. 1t should be said that
the use of the farm for this pur-
pose has brought the soil up to
most productive condition.
The cold weather ard sleet and
snow OF the past two weeks was
very destructive to young lambs.
Reports from over the county indi-
cate that the per centage of loss
on account of the blizzard was
greater than ever before known du-
ring a lambing season. One far
mer reports loss Of twenty-five
out of total Of seventy-fve that
came within fifteen days.-Win-
chester Sun.
The tobacco growers of Owen,
Carroll, Henry and other adjoining
counties have organized the Tobac-
co Growers Association. The OBJ
ject of the organization is to ex-
tend it to every county of the bur-
ley district for the purpose Of con-
certed action to make the tobacco
trust go on the open market and
pay living prices for the weed.
The best price yet paid for
hogshead of new tobacco was OBJ
tanned by Abnee & Mussinon, of
this city, recently, i'll Cincinnati.
The price was $16.5O for a choice
hid. Of fine bright leaf, and The
Tobacco Co. was the pur-
chaser. Their 80 hhds. sold from
$40 to SIG. Citizen.
Bridges & Trimble, of the Judy
neighborhood, have sold their crop
of tobacco, about 5000 lbs, to j.
N. Hisle for II cents.
Mrs. Sabrina Thompson has pur-
chased of Mrs. Julia Evans a cot
tage and five acres of land on the
Levee pike near town. Price 81, $50
cash
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

A Medicine Creek farmer, wish
ing to surprise his wife, decided
while coming home from Chilli
cothe that he would appear before
her dressed in new suit ofclothes
just purchased in the city. Stop
ping at bridge he peeled off his
old suit and had thrown it in the
creek before he discovered that the
bundle containing his new clothes
had Jared out of his wagon. AL
though it was cold night it was
also dark one, for which he was
thankful. Upon reaching home
the surprise to his wife was even
more complete than he had arrang-
ed for.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18
A Record Of Six Weeks.


1t issbeginning to look like the
year 1902 is to go down in history
as a year Of calamities. The pace
set by the first six weeks Of the
new year is awful. The Courier.
journal enumorates some of the
greatest casualties, which will give
some idea Of the great losses that
have been sustained.
The calamities began with the
sinking of the Walla Walla off
Cape Mendocino by an unknown
bark on the night of January 8.
when forty-seven lives we're lost.
This was followed January by a
cave-in at the Negaunee coal mines
in Michigan, when over dozen
lives were lost. The Park avenue
tunnel horror in New York City,
where fifteen were killed and forty
injured, occurred January s, then
came the New York subway collis-
ion, killing eight and injuring $50
persons.
On January "a dust explosion
in the Lost Creek coal mines. near
OsSsloesa, Ia, killed twenty-one
persons and injured eight more.
January 27 Chicago, Milwaukee
d st. Paul train crashed into a
Kedsie avenue electric car in Chi
cago, injuring twelve persons, and
on the following day the Lindell
Hotel in st. Louis burned, causing
a property loss of $l,OOO,OOO, and
many narrow escapes of people who
got out of the building in only
their night clothes.
Another horror in Mexico mark
ed the advent of February /, when
eighty-sevep lives were lost in a
dust explosion in the mines near
Hondc. The next day but one,
large portion of the business sec
tion of Waterbury, Conn, was
burned, causing property loss of
$2,0O0,OO0. Eight fremen were
killed in ST. Louis February 4, by
the collapse of the walls of the
American Awning Conpany's bus
mess building, in which they were
fierce fire.
February 5 an explosion of gas
in Chicago killed eleven people.
Last Sunday week was day of
disasters. These given below hap
pened on that day:
A fire which originated in a
street railway power house at Pat
terson, N. j., just after midnight,
burned fiercely until Sunday after
noon. In all, twenty blocks
were burned, comprising a part of
the business center and portion of
the residence section. The loss is
estimated at $10,OOO,OOO.
Ten men and a chambermaid are
dead, one man is missing, eight are
dangerously injured and ten more
had narrow escapes, and many
trostbitten as the result of the
burning Of the Empire Hotel at st.
Louis. Most of the dead were
burned to death or suflocated in
their rooms.
Fire in the business center of
Elberton, Ga, Sunday morning
damage which is estimated
At 100000.
Several business houses in Scotts-
vile we're destroyed by fire which
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

started at 2 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing The loss is estimated at $50,
600.
fourteen persons were seriously
injured by an early morning fire,
which did 100000 damage in
Brooklyn
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

A demonstration for Schley oc-
Cured recently at a Washington
theater. A comedian was imitat-
ing 2 department store girl presid-
ing at ribbon counter.
"What's that you sayp Schley
colors2" he drawled, after leading
the audience up to the point where
a customer enters store and asks
for certain kind of ribbon. eyes,
/ think we have the Schley colors.
Mamie, Mai-me-e!" to another girl
behind the counter, "have we any
of those Schley colors left2 Yes,
those colors that don't run!"
The audience got on it's feet and
fairly howled.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

If a prominent Attorney of this
city, who walks down Bank street
in front of our office every day at
noon will only turn his head in
this direction he will see through
the large glass front one among
the best printing offices in the
State. We only mention this for
fear that the aforesaid attorney
who makes these daily trips at
noon has not found out we are here
and, by the way, we had not no
ticed the daily trips of the attor-
ney until our wife who was in the
office, called our attention to it.
See?
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

tised for the performance Of the
"Two Merry Tramps.''
From present indications Mt.
Sterling people will experience a
similar occurrence in the near fu-
ture, unless some Magician, by his
mystic performance takes walk
down lovers lane, as two different
men expect to use the Opera House
on the same evening.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

Fort Thomas has been selected
by the United States army camp
board as permanent fort for eight
companies of infantry.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

! An exchange hits the nail on the
head when it says: "You don't
know. You can't tell You may
be on the list so don't get gay. II
the town was permitted by ballot
to Danish ten of its most desirable
citizens, we are dead sure we would
receive a whole lot of votes. Did
it ever occur to you that your name
might appear on the list of those
who Also Ran? When you are
swiping your neighbors, very like
ly your neighbors are swiping you.
You don't know. You can't tell.
There is something good, some
thing to admire in every man. No
person is entirely bad. Did you
ever think of that? You are not
much better than those with whom
you associate. So, for fear the
town wiilssgcsto voting, and that
you will besincluded in the list of
also ran candidates to be invited to
take your foot in your hand and
get out, you should not be so chip
per in scalawsgging others. Did
it ever occur that the gossiping
habit grows on you like the whis-
key habit? Well it does, and if
you are told that you are the big
gest gossip in town you would get
mad and want to fight. Better be
kind to your family and just to
your neighbors. The town will be
here long after you are forgotten,
lust lust tho tho same.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18
THE ScRIBBLER

The man who composed "Home,
Sweet Home never had home.
The man who composed "On the
Banks OF the Wabash, never had
bank. The man who composed
My Bark. is on the Sea- never
had a dog. The man who compos-
ed "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp
iislref never owned q tomato can. The
man who composed "Only One
Girl is married and has u breach
of promise suit on his hands. The
man vino composed ''Goo Goo
>Eyes" ought to be shot.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

Emperor William is considering
measures to stop the promulgation
of Christian Science doctrine in
Germany.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

An Oklahoma paper tells of a
farmer who went to town and
thought he would treat himself by
attending an opera. He went up
to the ticket window and, pianking
down SIS gold piece asked fer a
good seat. The show was "Forty
Thieves" The ticket agent shov-
ed out a ticket and a dollar in
vehange. Picking up the dollar the
farmer started out of the building.
s'Hold on!" called the ticket sell
Ter, you've forgotten your ticket"
''Keep it dern YER replied the
farmer, 'I don't care to see the
other thirty-nine."
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

The man who annually announ-
ces the death of the peach crop in
Kentucky has taken his pen in
hand a little earlier this year, but
in this day of wireless teiegraphy
-sad horseless carriages it behooves
even the pessimist to get a move
on himself. OF course the peach
crop is killed, and killed dead as a
herring. Did anybody ever hear
of time when the peach crop was
not dead in FebruaryS-Glasgow
Times.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18
Good Stove Cheap

The o. K. JEWELL have
long been recognized as the
best Cooking Stoves made.
Backs guaranteed for S years.
wear.
If you want. a stove, don't
tail to see. this line. 1t will
pay you.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

We have just received a IargD
shipment of our celebrated
20. K. JEWELL"
Cooking Stoves,

Which we purchased at a re-
duced price,and for the month
of + = X Z u y Z v
we are going to sell them
cheaper than they we're ever
offered before. This is GER
tainly a chance to get
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

Mrs. Sabrina Thompson has pur-
chased of Mrs. Julia Evans cot
tage and five acres of land on the
Levee pike near town. Price 81, $50
cash.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

Just tho same.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-18

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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
TIMELY TOPICS

Japanese ware, dolls, furs, cigar cases, everything in novelties and dry goods at Grieye, Bisset 6 Hollands.
 Special prices on celery, grapes, figs, nuts, oranges, almonds, etc, at the White Simmons Co.'S all this week.
 Trimmed hats at holiday prices, children's tams, toques, bonnets and caps, at A. F. Cowles.' Dainty holiday goods. >%
 Burrall's furniture store is a place of beauty. If you have any doubts about what to buy go in and look around. s
 Spend a little money on slippers, l Ieggins or any other kind of holiday footwear at D. P. Fitzgerald's. One of the best stocks in town. e~ses ~. S. Bohl, the Peoples market, has everything in the line of poultry, veg etables, etc, butter and eggs. 1 Take a look in at the fur depart ment at Miller & Peck's. Never had Isuch an assortment or so many sales. Photographic supplies, typography materials, kodaks, cameras and passe ipartout materials at Ziglatzki-Marks Turnbull commences a general clear ance sale to-day. Christmas goods will lall be sold at prices quoted. . .. /. s.
 Castle will have one of the largest stocks of turkeys, chickens, ducks, geese, etc, to be found in the city. Mar ket open evenings
 B. c. Kilduff's Christmas trade has been the largest in it's history. New stock being constantly added. Get one of Harding's self-bastfng roasters to cook your turkey in. Three sizes, 35c, 45c and roc.
 Don't forget Tommy's boots and Su- lsie's leggins when you are shopping on Dodge's promenade.
 Phelan, the tea man, is giving out handsome calendars with tea and cof- fee this week.
 For the next two days Conlon Bros will put prices on gifts that will be within the reach of everyone.
 Fine line of children's desks and sec retaries at Curran's; dolls, go-carts, and all kinds of toys.
 Sporting goods of all kinds, gold fish, canary birds, Ingersoll dollar watches at D. B. Wilson's. The Colby Sherwood Go does not have to pay big rent: that is why they can sell shoes and slippers so cheap.
 J. T. Phelan has a three family house in the north end, only $2,SOO; $4OO down gives you possession. Members of the United States Burial league get a $10O funeral without ex- pense. See Moriarty