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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

or he viii go without. It is from the
little trader that he buys collar but
tons bachelor buttons. sleeve links
and shoe strings. Indeed, in Wall
street every commodity on earth Is
sold, from a hot lunch with cold
dyspepsia thrown in to pencils. writ
ing paper, and hat and hairpins for
the typewriters.
The sum of money earned by all the
little traders in the course Of year
must be considerable Their margin
Of profit is much wider than is that Of
the small storekeeper or the man who
is popularly said to be in a minor" way
Of business, which means that he is
just making ends meet. The street
merchant frequently can land small
fortune on "crazes," fads or absurdi-
ties that would accumulate the dust Of
ages II carried in stock in an ordinary
store One day almost every man on
the street may be seen carrying home
an absurd patent dancing doll Al
other day the air win be filed with
the hendish shrieks Of toy bagpipes or
with the fearsome raucousness OF me-
chanical frogs, warranted to hop If
teen minutes with one winding.
Some OF the most enterprising Of
the minor Wall street merchants be-
long to the gentler SCI They catch
all the trade they can ah- Ad to. News
papers, bouquets and gimcracks are
their fayorite wares For some rea-
son they do not often deal in freaks
or oddities. The self-reliance Of these
women ought to be proverbial They
hold their own against all competition.
Indeed, they will drive male competi-
tors from the field.
One woman sells newspapers excln-
sively. Another has mercantile ambi-
tions that are somewhat aesthetic. She
deals by preference in flowers and at
tractive knickknacks. but wont "stick"
at gingerbread If there's money to be
made.
An elderly woman who sells news
papers is one of the most familiar
figures In "the street" She begins
with the morning issues Of the papers
and handles all the afternoon editions
as well. She is built on a generous
massive, robust and wide. She's
well able to take care of herself.
q make a living" she said, but I
am not rolling up a bank account
suppose l make as much as If I kept
a small store. and I have not the re-
sponsibility of rent and insurance and
help and big wholesale bills. and all
that kind of thing pity the small
storekeepers of New York. They
work for the landlord seven days in
the week. I work for myself.
my old man he runs the house. and
! come down town and sell the papers.
The old man does everything. He
makes the beds, washes the dishes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

current Is 80 strong as 70 defy navi-
CATION and shifting sandbanks are al
most as great an obstacle as the rush
Ing waters. Canals are built alongside
these turbulent stretches for the pas
sage Of ships BY these canals the
Rhone valley Is connected with the
Seins, the Loire and the Rhine, and
In turn with the Atlantic and German
oceans and with the sea IN which Il is
absorbed.
From Marseilies 10 Nice the ride is
also something for the traveller to re-
call with pleasure. The tropical yege-
tation vles its charming views with
the Mediterranean. along whose shore
the iron horse speeds most Of the way.
The glimpses Of sea and rocky noun
tain aud hill succeed one another
rapidly and are bewitching-ev to
those accustomed to the journey. The
bold headlands running out into the
water give a rugged contrast to the
otherwise tranquil scene. Red rocks
Of immense size break IN upon this pic
t0re, While back on the mountainslde
the rocky formation turns from red to
gray. Here and there are the white
cottages, really great palaces. OF the
wealthy. who ind in this fascinating
environment rest. comfort. the beau
ties OF nature unfolded IN rapturous
way and that strangely exhilaratlng al.
mosphere produced BY the comming-
ling Of salt air with the fragrance OF
the grape. the orange and the flowers
which exhale delicious odors For
tunate are they who can dwell in such
a place away from the noise and con
fusion and ceaseless strife OF the city.
Besides being surprisingly beautiful
this region Is historical Here the
Roman empire OF the early centuries
erected its fortresses upon the sum
mits Of projecting rocks close TO the
sea. Here battles upon the water
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

winter and spring visitors make It
their abiding place More tnan 100
hotels are maintained by the tourists
and health seekers in that city alone.
and there are 80 more in the re-
mainder Of the Riviera
The climate Is semi-tropical. While
luxuriant vegetation thrlves in winter
Il is cold on occasions and heavy
clothing is needed BY Americans to
keep comfortable. Then, furious winds
sweep down from the Alps and MI
the air with dust from the broad road
way sklrting the sea Still the place
Is remarkably healthy. Days pass and
not a death Is reported. whereas, in a
corresponding American population.
such a thing IL unknown. A Yankee
city would show up seven deaths a
day and rare would be the occasion
when the mortality got down TO FIVE.
Many think Nice the loveliest place
In Europe Il has much to support
this claim. Approaching It from the
sea the Alps loom up frowning, with
snowcapped peaks ard bold foothills.
while the soft blue sky lights up the
white city az their base. surrounded
by luxuriant vegetation. The spectacle
is sublime Viewing the Mediterranean
from Nice affords another gorgeous
picture. The sea, with its varying
tints. IS exceedingly beautiful. The
shimmering surface reflects baby blue.
then patches Of pink. then deep blue.
a rich green. and once in a while
purple With these In combination
with the sunshine. the effect Is very
pleasing and one is willing to declare
that nowhere else is such beauty &c
be seen. The shades deepen as the
eye encompasses the horizon, though
the general appearance is continued
70 the Imaginary line, marking the
water from the vaulted heavens. Yes
sells are always in sight some at dock
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

pools OF trusts or anything that per
tains directly to the Kaleidoscope dol
lar-and-cent existence Of the slaves
that mark time by Trinity's chimes.
But they are a permanent feature Of
the New World money mart, neverthe-
less
The success Of these traders or side
walk merchants in the street OF mil
lions can be accounted for Tke big
Wall street man will not shop for the
smaller necessaries OF civilized life
outside of business hours. That sort
Of "minutia" must be brought to him
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12
TRADE IN SMALL WAY.
Many People Do Business In Wall Street Whose Names A-e
Not HOUSEHOLDS words-Various Wares That
Are Offered For Sale.
WAY.

"Oh, believe in living not merely
in existing" she said. Some days |
don't feel like working Then / don't
work. have my extra busy times,
which make up for days Of idleness.
| choose my wares and don't go into
business haphazard, like some Of the
others. When the violets are ia, for
instance, can make more in few
hours than could some days by sell
ing knickknacks and odds and ends
or papers all day long. | think thai
an the flower girls make fair in
comes
The garter man is among the male
vendors. a familiar figure down town.
You all know him He has an artificial
leg for a sign, and sometimes dons
knee breeches and uses his own we'll
turned calves for exhibition purposes.
He sells many hose supporters in tho
course Of a year and makes a good in
come.
Another conspicuous figure is the
awful looking old man, faded and shah
BY who invites sympathy and small
coins by standing on the sidewalks.
and gently waving a handful Of cheap
pencils, or shoe laces. or anything
easy to carry This operator has
probably caused more execration and
the shedding of more band language
than any six ordinary old men, This
Is owing to the nature and quality of
his pencils. The purchaser should
never forget that the pencil is made
to sell and not to use. And no one
should have the heart to berate such
a miserable looking old man who on a
drizzling day. when his poor, skinny
hands are red and raw, stands shiver-
ing in the wet
of the little traders in Wall street
many deal in fruit, horrifying lozenges
and hideous nut candles The mes
senger boys are their principal Gus
toners Most OF these venders are
Italians, and they have great battles
with the messenger boys who make
daily raids upon their stocks Next
to the small boy the vender hates
panic in the street" AT the first
symptoms of it he picks up his traps
and HES himself TO do business on the
Bowery. where the surroundings ara
less "gilded but where people do not
go crazy. When the panic Is over the,
vender returns to the street, and once
more his sleepy voice mingles with
the chimes Of Trinity as he announces
that his "banan" are fresh fruit and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

Miss Marie Cahill sang Nancy
Brown" in the New York production
Of The Wild Rose" and saved the
piece (in New York;. Then it was
determined that Marie Cahill should
become a star and that a musical com
edy called Nancy Brown" should be
written for her This was done. and
last week she made her plunge. with
considerable success.
But the best story concerns Miss
Cahill's cook, who is black and tai
ented. Just before Nancy left home
she was puttering around the house
good deal and practicing her new
songs as she puttered. One Of then
caught the fancy of the cook. 1t is
called You Can't Fool All the People
All the Time"
Dat eert'nly am a glorious song.
ventured the cook
Think so?" observed Nancy.
Il cert'nly do" continled the cook
"an' you all sure does know how to
sing it. honey"
Ihank you, commented Nancy,
giving her best efforts to the next
trill
Il nevah heard you all sing so well
befo'." again insisted the cook.
We'll. you are appreciative to-day,
admitted Nancy.
Yes. ma am, admitted the cook.
But how could | help tt? You
cert'nly sing dat partic'lar song jes'
though you all had alum on your
voice, honey"
But TO this Nancy made no reply.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12
Vivian Vauohn's Visions.

The chorus girls have their repre-
sentative in journalism. The Girl at
the End of the Line chronicles with
weekly persistency the news of the
coryphees. and occasionally her para
graphs are bright. In the Telegraph
the writer OF this department tells
with simple eloquence of the expert
ences of Vivian, and-but here 1t is:
Vivian Vaughan noated into town
like zephyr the other day She has
been with the company playing "A
Dream Of Love along the vaudeville
circuit Vivian looks well. but all her
comics are on the road, SO she is dis
consulate
She bumped into me as she came
out of the Bank Of New Amsterdam.
and told me her tale Of woe. If pos
sible. she does not want to leave town
antil the bluebirds sing, when she will
20 to the shore for bathing. Vivian
Is a perfect fend for the water, and
he Edison people took several dozen
moving pictures of her last summer
-She can tell good joke. and is the
life and soul of any party she may
happen to be in"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

The troubles in Morocco. says thu
London Chronicle, serve as re
minder that a slang word which a
one time was very familiar, as ap
piled not to a Moor, in particular.
but to any man Of color" is now
obsolete, except as an odd public
house sign. That is "blackamoor,'
otherwise black Moor" In the early
Georgian era 'blackamoor"-i e.
negro. footmen and pages we're com
mon in London in the households Of
the most fashionable people. Early
in the eighteenth century the busi
Of blaokamoor was largely employ
ed by tobacconists as a sign. and IL
still survives here and there. Ths
blackamoor then divided the homo.
of announcing a tobacco shop with
the red Indian attired in a petticoai
OF tobacco leaves and the Scotch
Highlander in the act Of taking snuff
Many efigies Of blackamoors which
were so cumbrous as to constitute
public danger we're compulsorily re-
moved in London by virtue Of an aci
that was passed early in the reign Of
George III.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

ius or a Moro flag. Their enjoyment
If the comedy was ruined; they were
almost to the point Of parting com
pany when they agreed to settle the
matter by appealing to an authority.
In consequence, one Of Mr.. Savage's
young men was called into consulta-
ton.
1T is the Sulu flag, isn't it, de
manded one young man.
You're foolish, tell you" inter
rupted the other ITS the Moro bat
tie fiag--I have one at home just like
IT,"
You mean the yellow and blue flag
used in the first ect to-night2" inter
rupted Mr.. Kingsbury.
Yes. sir. replied the combatants.
THAT" continued the manager. lis
the flag Of the Sigma Chi brought in
from Columbus college in honor Of
the Greek fraternity friends Of Mr..
Ade.r
The young men subsided. after pay
ing the customary penalty in wet
goods.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

CUT s--BLEACHING CELERY WITH
PAPER
usually grown IN rows only u inches
apart. with plants only s inches
apart in the rows This proves a sue
cess only where there is rank
growth Of plants. To make sure OF
this rank growth, both water and fer
tiiizers are used in abundance. When
this plan Of bleaching is to be en-
p.oyed. il is best to use what is
known IS bleaching variety.
The advantage Of this system is in its
cheapnoss. neither boards nor labor
or heaping up dirt being required.
Boards are used only around the out
side OF the patch.
In the fourth cut is shown the
method OF blanching celery by means
Of paper This was practiced by the
Cornell station when forcing celery
for the May and June market. This
celery was grown in a hothouse.
About six weeks or two months after
the plants we're set in permanent po-
sitions they we're ready for bleaching.
IN the experiments reported all the
usual methods OF bleaching were tried.
but without success. When, however
the plants we're wrapped with thick,
hard wrapping paper with an almost
"sized" surface, the bleaching was
successful By this method the stalks
were brought together and tied and a
width Of paper reaching 70 within g
or 3 inches OF the tops Of the leaves
was rolled tightly about the plants.
As the plants grew. another width Of
paper was rolled about the first, and
again reaching nearly the top OF the
plant Two applications Of the paper
we're found 20 be sufficient From a
month to six weeks was required 70
bleach the celery BY this process IN e
r0oi Souse IN April and May.-Farm
SIS Review.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

Owing to the strike of bookbinders
the autumn season was practically
cut in two. The lull which followed
the activity Of the early part Of the
season threatens in its turn to give
place to a flood of belated books
Yet it is possible that now many
viii be held over until the early
spring season.
The persistence with which the
two publishing seasons are kept is
aggravating sometimes. not only to
the reviewer. but to the public. There
is no insurmountabie reason why the
issue Of books should not 60 on at q
fairly even pace throughout the year.
Indeed some publishers have already
found that it is wisest to publish
book in the so-called dead season.
People do not want books only IN
spring and autumn. It Is a mere
superstition OF the trade.-London
Mail
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

Whenever a prosy orator begins to
bore the Missouri state assembly bis
brother members have an original
method Of inducing him to end his
speech. Beside each desk is a cast
iron spittoon SO shaped that it mas
easily be raised BY a shoe toe. Wher
thus disturbed in chorus they make 4
deafening clatter and il is impossihls
to detect the offenders. There are 1fs
members and when a few score toes
get to moving the orator Of the ocaa
sion needs more than ordinary deter
mination to keep aim on his legs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

Il is related that when the Younger
brothers were first paroled. some years
ago. they were invited by Manager
Jacob Lit to attend his theater in
Minneapolis and see for themselves
what an advance had been made in
the art Of staging plays since their in
generation many years before.
The Youngers accepted. we're given
box seats, and arrived early on the
scene. The news Of their attendance
had, strangely enough, been noised
abroad, and a large attendance sat
and ,ooked at them, and they looked
baa's. without paying any attention to
,ha'- programs. Just after the curtain
xcre up. however. one of them was
leen to sfiring to his feet and make a
frantic effort to escape. The manager
Intercepted him with a polite request
Is to what was amiss.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

Paul Potter, who dramatized "Tril
by. is at work on stage version OF
"Pendennis." and il is rumored that
John Hare win appear in the title
role.
E. S. Willard has sent a check foi
$500 to the A. NJ Palmer testimonial
fund.
Martin Harvey is convalescing at
Columbus. o.. from a severe cold.
which It was at one time feared would
result in pneumonia. Mr.. Harvey was
obliged to send his company on with.
out him.
Thomas Jefferson has arranged 10
spend the Lenten season with his
father. Joseph jefferson. at Palm
Beach. Fla He will resume his tour
on April l3.
Cecil spoouer VIII begin an engage
ment at the Herald Square theater.
New York. on May 5. in NY Lady
Peggy Goes 10 Town"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

CUT 3-BLEACHING CELERY BY
CLOSE SETTING.
quires quite an outlay for lumber.
The boards viii, however. last for sew
eral years If taken care OF.
Our third Illustration shows a meth
cd now practiced to some extent.
Whether It becomes popular or not
depends on the quality OF the celery
finally turned out by this bleaching
process. This has been termed the
new celery culture" II depends on
the plants being grown so close to-
gether that they viii shade and thus
blanch each other. The celery is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

prepares and cooks and serves the
meals. and all the rest Of it.. He's an
Invalid
Il see lots OF life. Any number Of
people know me. am quite sure there
are many millionaires among my Gus
toners. Weil-their millions don't
Worry me When l see them scramh-
ling and rushing TO work in the morn
Ing and rushing and scrambling home
st night. ali tined and pale. and with
their lOngs fun Of bad air and their
s.onschs empty and their brains
s-ianpin with worry. think. oh. ye
poor siavesi'"
A woman who does not believe IN
long hours has built up a trade in the
nower line
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

CUT 2-BLEAcHING CELERY WITH
BOARDS.
the method Of blanching with boards.
It win be observed that the rows Of
celery are quite far apart, and that
the plants are not very close in the
row. This gives room for the full
development Of each plant, and larger
stalks result. In bleaching. the
boards are tipped UP against the eel
cry and held in position by wires cut
and bent for the purpose. This meth
cd Of bleaching is satisfactory, but re-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

we're waged when the battering ram
was the most dreaded instrument Of
destruction A little way back is
Avignon. where the exiled popes, ban.
ished from Rome by imperial decree
IN the fourteenth century. lived for
sixty-eight years. when the city. now
belonging 70 France, was part OF
the Roman empire. Along the coast
Is Toulon. when Napoleon gave evi.
dence OF his oyerskaaewing genius In
the art Of war; and not far from II Is
Freyius, where he landed after his
Escape from Elba ana began that
wildly triumphal march to Paris
which Is unprecedented IN history.
Cannes has known the taste Of war.
out long since exchanged Its weapons
for those betting the era Of peace.
sic has mare magrtecrrt homes &c,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

down In grounds immense In Size and
exquisite in adornment, than any 9th
er fashionable resort in the Old World
or the New Cannes is the western
end of the French Riviera and as an
outpost prepares one for the ever
changing beauties which distinguish
It until it is lost on the Italian coast
well down the peninsula.
The Riviera, the narrow strip OF
land between the mountains and the
sea In the westerly-northern arm Of
the Mediterranean, extends along the
shore Of France and Italy for over 100
miles. Nice is its most important
community and the majority Of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

CUT l-BLEAcHING CELERY WITH
EARTH
rendering it more palatable. The prin.
ciple involved is the exclusion Of light.
One Of the methods Of doing this is
he heaping OF earth against the Gel
cry, as shown In our first illustration.
In the celery fields north of Chicago
this method is very largely the one
practiced. The soil is thrown up
against the celery by the dse Of a
horse. This makes little hand work
necessary.
In our second illustration we show
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

Sarah Galway came into the famib
Of John Harvey Of CenterTille. Ind. IS
. servant in 1885 at the aes Of IS
years. and has been continuously act
ing as servant and honsekeeper in
that family since though the original
Harvey who nrst gave her empiov
merit passed away long ago
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12
sulu sultan,s coIors.

During a certain performance Of
''The Sultan OF Sulu" in New York
recently a flag bearing a yellow cross
tnd blue field waved over the Sui
.an's palace before the American sol
Eiers run up the stars and stripes. In
-he audience were two young men
Who were in the volunteer army in
the Philippines. and they became en-
oroiled in an argument as to whether
he flag was really the flag of the su-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

HE railroad from Paris
10 Marseilles is through
the beautiful Rhone val
ley much OF the dis
tance. and the scenery
is admired by some
travellers even more
than that Of the Rhine.
The views are diversi-
fed enough 70 suit the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

Edna May. who has been making q
markedly successful tour OF the Eng
lisa provinces. win soon return to
London to begin rehearsals for her
new opera. The Schoolgirl" Miss
May has been suffering since last July
with a slight throat trouble. from
which. however. she is rapidly recov
ering.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

- ~Not ~ fhS SPcti1tHIGtos
Charles Dickson viii star next sea
son in The Spellbinders." a comedy
dealing with politics. Mr. Dickson's
present season win probably close in
April, as he has received some fatter.
ing offers for a ten weeks tour in
vaudeville, but his plans for the sum.
mer and spring are as yet undecided
as he may go abroad on business con.
nected with a play Of which he is
part author
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

HE little traders Of
Wall street have no rat
ing at Bradstreet's.
They do not know any
thing about stocks or
shares or bond issues
or percentages or divi-
dends or inhations or
depreciations or the cur.
rency or corners OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-12

Good Cod he cried. with string
Of oaths What in the dickens have
you run us into? Why, this - play
was running when we went in"
He had just made the heart-break-
ing discovery that the play was I'm
Gle Toms Cabin"