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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

The feminine coterie was holding
q garFulous powwow in the drawing
room. when suddenly a mouse loomed
up amid the scenery. It was all Of
the fair ones IN a go-as-you-please
race to the lawn with the exception Of
one maid Of more or less uncertain
years
"Why didn't you run. too?' asked
the strong man who rushed gallantly
to the rescue.
Ell was in h.hopes.s sobbed she Of
the unrecorded birthday anniyersar-
res, that ! m-might be scared out Of
a.several years g-growth if I re-re-
NAMED"
whereupon the strong man took on
a sympathetic look and said never a
word.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20
LIoned Ia ~ RInht.

Not long ago says Marshall P.
Wilder, IAN old friend Of mine. who
has a bit OF a temper, heard. while he
was sitting in his reception hail. the
unmistakable sound Of a kiss coming
from the front room. at that moment
occupied by his youngest daughter and
her young man Naturally this made
the old gentleman pretty angry. so up
he bounced and hoped into the par
lor.
so I've caught yen kissing my
daughter. nave IT, BE demanded tes-
tily.
The young man was a Thoroughbred
all right and he rer ed. Il trust
there IS no mistake alb ut It. sir. The
light here is none toe bright. and /
should be greatly disa apointed If IT
should turn out that ter all was
kissing the cook. New York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20
sAEEp CLIPPED sY MACHINERY.
Hand shearers a Thing Of ehe Past
In Arizona.

Hand shearers a Thing Of the Past
In Arizona.
Arirona's sheep are no longer clip
BED by hand. According to the Bal
hmore Sun power machines have
Almost superseded the old-tine hand
Ihearers. At the main shearing plant
there are twenty machines run BY q
gasoline engine and operated by as
many skllful shearers. A days work
Tor one Of these mon, with his clip
pers, run by gasoline, is to clip from
100 to 125 sheep. In the hands Of an
expert the work IS done better than
with the hand shears, and the sheep
are left In a better condition than
after a hurried shearing In the old
fashioned way.
The clippers are much like the or
binary horse clippers, and seem to
fairly peel on the fleece when run at
full speed. Then there is an econo-
my sbout the machine clipping in
the fact that the wool is taken OF
evenly. making 3 uniform staple and
taking away all the growth. instead
Of leaving tufts and patches on the
sheep. So closely may the wool be
clipped that sheep have been known
70 blister from the sun the next day,
but, OF course, this can be avoided By
regulating the shears.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

TIL. surviving schoolmate OF Hunt
ington tells in his own way Of the boy
Coils and his ways At school he
was a reglar harum scarum. He was
a wild sort of a fellow. He was allus
a=stubbin' around barefoot in summer
i recollect that very well An he was
a reglar daredevil If there was dan
ger anywhere around he would jump
right plump into it, fNst thing He
was allus having trouble with the
teacher. William X. Peck was one O.
the teachers: they was allus ut i.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

At a railway shareholders meeting
IN London a gentleman insisted on
making a long speech. when he had
concluded the chairman quietly asked
the verbose orator whether he had
quite done.
YES. sir. Quitelp was the indignant
reply.
~You viii. consequently, permit me
to answer you, sir?s
"0h, certainly. II you can; but
defy you to do that"
"Well, then" said the chairman,
calmly and with measured voice, Il
have to inform you that you are in the
wrong rogm and addressing the wrong
company. The speech you have just
made should have been delivered in
No. G. first floor. Book Of Blunders.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

oFtlying section Of Harwinton by the
quaint appelation Of Poverty Hollow,
and It is with Poverty Hollow, where
G. P. Huntington was born and reared,
that this little sketch has to do. There
are six farm houses remaining to-day
in Poverty Hollow, and three or four
sawmills. and the hollow suffers from
the same poverty now as in the early
part Of tho century. when Huntington
was a boy.
Not so long ago the only surviving
schoolmate Of the multi-mlllionaire
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20
GIRL MILLER OF PERkIoMEN.
Believed to Be the Only One n TN
United States.

&AH+@A RAd&N@-
On the Perkiomen river, near Valley
Forge. is a flour min which has the
distinction Of being owned and operat-
ed personally by the only woman mil
Ter in the United States. She is
hardly even a woman miller" for
she is only II. Miss Sallie Freioh-
Ter. the girl miller, is her own master
entirely. makes her own rules. does
her own business, keeps her own
books and carries on her own cores
pondence. obeyine nobodys orders
but those Of her customers.
She played in the mill as child,
and as she grew up helped her daddy,
and, half unconsciously and half with
thought Of the future. learned the
millers business thoroughly. When
he died there was no one else to carry
it on. so Miss sallie took his place.
For two years now she has operated
the mill entirely alone. only calling in
assistance when there is a heavy load
Of rye to be taken in or a large in
voice Of -four to be shipped. She
is at work sefore sunrise In winter
and keeps hard at it all day
And she seems TO like the RESPONSE
bility and the clean dollars her work
brings in. She caters to one Of the
richest farming commpnities in Penn
sylvania and the community likes h@
and helps her to get along.
Besides being q thoroughly capable
miller. Miss Sallie has won another
sort of reputation in the last year and
a half The farmers round about
consider her an expert on rye in all
its stages, from the seed to the ground
product.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

IN the gentle art OF separating 3
man from his wealth the French are
not so far behind the times as might
be supposed. An Englishman. with all
the egotism and assurance Of his race.
was displaying his money and his 9th
er 'milor" attributes on the Boule-
ward des Italiens the other day when
a polite Frenchman approached him
and said in good English:
Would monsieur be so kind as so
far to crafty the desire Of a lady
artist IN an opposite window as to
stand stiH for i've seconds until shs
succeeded in taking a photograph of
Milor's face. which. she declared, ez.
hibited beau-coup eharactere9a
"Oh, certainly"
"Just a little turn Of AIilor's head.
IL you please. There. that win do. A
thousand thanks"
And the Friedman departed with
milor's watch. Vanity had stuck ont
all over the Briton, and the French
man had been quick to take advantage
Of his weakness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

It viii perhaps surprise some E-r.
sons to learn that electric rsilwrre
carry eight times as many passenger
as steam railways carry. There are
aS1 electric railway companies. seai.rt
2.CS7 steam railway companies. TIA
electric roads have 1e.64S mnns al
line. against 197227 miles Of ssesm
line. The former have e7.Ig9 cars
against 1.550S33 cars On steam rail
ways. The total capitalization of cleo
tric roads is S2.1t5.60s.645. against
$l1.6SS.1470s1 for the steam roads
The earnings are $2415S4. 4.697. AGAINST
s1.5SS526.o37. and the net income
s30.s55.23s. against s2A1.51I.31S. The
electric roads are ahead also ii the
number killed and injured the killed
numbering 1915 and injured 474Ls
AGAINST q record Of but 2S2 killed and
ASS iniured on the steam roads. The
latter have over ten times the mile
age of the electric reads. but the cleo
tric roads run chiefly through the
crowded streets Of cities Baltimore
Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20
WAS work OF GREAT MASTER.
Owner Of Immensely Valuable Paint
Ina Knew Not Its Value.

Ing Knew Not Its Value,
Recently there came to light in Bris-
tol, England, an interesting romance
Of a picture. For some years there
hung in the Bristol Young Mems Chris
tian Association rooms a picture en-
titled The Holy Family" The owner
lent it for a long time and once pro
posed that the association should buy
it. He did not wish to drive a hard
bargain. The picture was obviously =
good one; il was 6 feet by Az feet.
Would the committee like to buy It
for S507 III you would" he said Z
am so much in sympathy with yoTT
excellent work that / am willing 70
contribute SIS myself toward the pur-
chase money" But the committee felt
that 1t had more important demands
for its funds and replied accordingly.
by and by the owner died, and bis
executors began to realize on his es.
tate. The picture was looked up. and
the work was ordered TO be packed
@ad sent TO London for sale. Judge
thu satisfaction Of the executors when
they received an offer Of s35090 for il
and were advised not to sell under
$4,000. Experts have identified the
picture as from the brush Of Pietro "a
Cortona, a great Italian painter Of the
early seventeenth century.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

stayed there two years an be saved
every cent that he earned. That's the
way Coils Huntington began"
From the description given by the
villagers the house in which sac Hunt
ingtons lived appears to have been a
very plain story and a half structure
The gable end was toward the road
way. A huge stone chimney was out
Of all proportion to the rest Of the
building, as measured by the modern
ideas Of the architects, though quite
the fashion at the time. Just at the
front Of the house was the old well
with the tall pole" contrivance thai
added to New England picturesquenea
until a lot Of enterprlsing AGENTS in
vaded the land and induced the people
to adopt a modern invention VIII NJ
Clemens in New York Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Shortly before his death the late C.
P. Huntington, railroad magnate and
nnancier. granted me an interview
and during our conversation ! asked
him for some details Of his early life
and the secret of his success. Among
other things Mr.. Huntington said:
Intelligence. singleness of purpose.
horse sense and good health are the
requisites of success, and the man who
has these qualities will win from the
start. though folk may not find out
about it until be Is pretty well on IN
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20
PLAcINe kNock.ouT sLows.
There Are Several Vulnerable Places
on the Human Body.

There Are Several Vulnerable Places
on the Human Body.
An impression prevails that there
is only one blow-that on the point oi
the jaw-which constitutes the knock
out blow, says writer in the British
Medical journal. This is an error.
The temple is a very vulnerable part
of the head the lesion usually pro.
duced being laceration Of the brain
substance with hemorrhage. A blow
on the ear may cause rupture ia the
membrane tympani and collapse. Dan
gerous points are over the carotid and
on the larynx-the danger lying il
the concussion conveyed through the
large nerve trunks which run down
the neck. A blow on the larynx With
the bare fist may cause instant death
as may one on the chest wall over the
heart. Diaphragmatic blows arc moi
SO dangerous to life. the shock being
temporary. Brisk rubbing and the
use Of stimulants is the most salts
factory mode OF treatment. Blows over
the Kidneys may cause rupture and
hemorrhage with intense pain and
shock. The most dangerous and insn
itely painful form Of knockout blow
is that on the mark an area of the
abdominal wall corresponding to the
center Of a triangle formed by the
xiphosternal articulation above and q
line Joining the bony ends Of the sew
enth ribs below. Behind this lies the
pyloric end Of the stomach. A blow
here constitutes the solar plexuss
blow, but in reality it is abe stomach
which receives and transmits the
shock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

The little brother had a large i'm
agination which he liked to use on
his smaller sister. He was playing
with his ball on the lawn and his Sis
ter stood beside him admiringly watch
ing his performance. Tossing It high
into the air. be called her attention
away SO that she did not see it come
back again. Then he announced.
My balls gone. I cant play with
it any more. threw it way up to
heaven"
The little sister looked at him grave
". "Oh. mo- she said. 'you haven't
lost It. God and Jesus ere honest
people, and theyn thrsN it back
again"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

life. When did folk begin to find out
about me7 | should say at about the
age Of fourteen because ! then bossed
the Connecticut school district in
which I lived
By his own confession this great
mans career began. therefore. at the
age Of fourteen. when he was a eoun-
tJy school boy in Connecticut have
recently visited the scenes of his child.
hood ii the village OF Harwinton
Litchfeld county. Conn. People there.
ahouts have always called certain
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

good deal rather cut up than study.
His father. Uncle Bill was a queer
sort Of a man. He ran the carding
mill down here The mills gone long
ago. an SOS Uncle Bill We used to
bother him a good deal having fun
with the old man. Mrs. Huntington
was a pretty nice sort Of a woman.
She was very partic'lar about the fam
ily going to Harwinton every Sunday
to church.
There was lot of EN- in the fam
lily. Solon was the oldest boy. He died
less than ten years ago. Coils was
the second Joseph, the third son,
died young. Then there was Rhody
an Elizabeth an Susan an two other
girls 1t was a pretty nice faimily all
through. Coils could read an write
an cipher when he quit school. He
quit when he was fourteen an went
to work at Orson Barber's. That's
just above the old Huntington place.
He got five dollars a month an board
doing mans work on the farm. He
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20
Much That Every Woman
Desires to Know
About SanatiVe kntiSep-
tic Cleansing
And about the Care Of the Skin,
Scalp, Hair and Hands.

Too much stress cannot be placed on
tbs great value Of CutIcura Soap, Oint-
ment and Resolvent in the antiseptic
cleansing Of the mucous surfaces and Of
the blood and circulating fluids, thus
ahording pure, sweet and economical
local and constitutional treatment for
weakening ulcerations, inhammations,
itchings, irritations, rolaxatiouss dis
placements, pains and Irregularities
peculiar to females. Hence the Cuti-
cura remedies have q wonderful innu-
enee In restoring health, strength and
beauty TO weary women, who have
been prematurely aged and invalided
by these distressing ailments, as well as
such sympathetic Affections as anemia,
ehlorosis, hysteris, nervousness and
debility.
Women from the very first have fully
appreciated the purity and sweetness,
the power to afford immediate relief
the certainty Of speedy and permanent
cure, the absolute safety and great
economy which have made the Cuticura
remedies the standard skin cures and
humour remedies Of the civilized world.
sfilions OF the women use Cuticura
Soap, assisted BY Cuticura Ointment,
for preserving, purifying and beaUti-
fYlng the skin, for cleansing the scalp
Of crusts, scales and dandruH. and the
stopping OF falling hair, for soft1nlng.
whitening and soothing red, rough and
sore hands, for annoying irritations,
and lucrative weaknesses, and for
many sanatlYe, sntiseptic purposes
which readily suggest themselves. as
well as for all the purposes Of the toilet
bath and nursery.
ecid lhreuEleui ihs volid. Cuarura Hsseisert gr a
Al1H g t1eesta Cas1Hd fila 49, pr FaI ct ft ulat-
saeat s1--i sqzps - 9epgtst iea4ees casraThs@sa
E1f f4s4 Rue &c "A fazi Has1ca ~ Qtlaa1aas AFas
H4lsf ufH1 a l1gl- t44Es SEE ila1rsaaa1s
E-eea4 tar A Haek tas y aaear
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

THAT man with the bird cage on his
face remarked the beautiful girl
in the grandstand to her escort, "just
yelled foul. but can't see even q
feather
"Of course not" replied the wise
guy who had steered her up against
the game, both Of the mines are
picked. Sect"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

According to Prof Fitzsimmons. the
accomplished connoisseur 10 slat-hlt
ting. the greatest strike Of the year
will be that which win take place when
Jsffries connects with Corbett IN the
near future.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Andy Carnegie has denied that he
Is a member Of the smart set" Well.
We don't know Andy was smart
enough to get 100000. 900 worth Of
gold d.plated steel bonds. That wasn't
80 slow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

The Los Angeles Times feels hurt
because the navy department has Civ
en- the name California TO mere
cruiser" And California has more
than a thousand miles Of coast line.
too.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

OF his own recent illness Mark
Twain blithely says: oh that was .
pleasant adventure. a sort Of vacation
that gave me q legitimate excuse fol
spending Eve weeks IN bed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

When Coy. Bailey says that he
never read the 1900 letters addressed
to him BY women all over the coun
try. proposing marriage. be taxes the
eredulity Of inquisltiye people away
bevond the limit.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

It is estimated by experts that John
W. Gates Is worth only $4,000 900.
THIS viii cova as a complete surprise
10 the public. Il was generally sup
pused that Gates was rich.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20
Not an Easy Part.

THAT BARRIERS parting words al
ways give me pain, said the man
with the scanty hair.
What are his parting words?' asked
the inquisitive person.
Which side, Old MANI" answered
the originator Of the sketch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Announcement IS made that Olga
Nethersole win star as an "independ-
ent" actress next season, which viii
cause some to wonder what new
law. conventionality or whatever it
may be she has now discovered that
she may ignore It.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Mamma" asked small Flcrsmsv
what is a synonym"
"A synonym, my dear, is a word
that can be used in the place Of az,
other when you don't know how -
spell the other" replied the mosher
who happened to be a trihe shy a.
orthogTaphy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

stoian Protics IS seryia's new minis
ter Of the interior The supposition
that he Was a new kind Of breakfast
food appears. therefore, to have been
entirely erroneous.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

The six girls who rushed at Koeian.
the giolinist just before bis steamer
sailed from New York. and laylshed
kisses on him. did not faze the violin.
ist He assisted
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

A newspaper epigrammatist says;
Every wife Is the architect Of her
own husband" Thsa she shouldn't
be too severe on the edihce when she
botehes the Job.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

The hotanist who has discovered a
new kind Of rubber makes his an
nouncement Ia the nick of time The
old kind Is about played out, even as
q Joke
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Now a French theologian tells us
that old-fashloned truthfulness is out
Of date. This may 60 into the box
with the criticism that our Sunday
schools are not swift enough.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

That alliance Of South American re-
pubiics viii do a grand work If # can
evolve a Monroe doctrine that viii
keep ont the South American reyo-
lutionist
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

was still living In the hollow, acting
in his old and decrepit age the part
Of the town pauper-and he looked the
begear to perfection.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Automobilists are protesting against
critics running down the sport But
the public also has that rundown feel
ing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Max O'Rens dislnciination % ex
change bis hat for a halo Is one that
6 shared by sfeas many people much
mere religious. cstenslbly tnan he
Was.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

A Richmond newspaper suggests
that the name be changed 10 slaugh.
iomobile What's the matter with
autog0slower?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Reading the news from serria. tie
Sultan Of Turkey Is suddenly reminded
q something he has far years been
trying 70 forget
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Rock Sand wen the English Derby.
His American Jockey also had plentv
q grit.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Hetty Green has had her permit 70
carry q revolver renewed. She is still
ss firmly determined as ever not to
give up any OF it
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

One New York bank has paid a diyl
dend Of l25 per cent This must
make the average loan shark green
with envy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Mr. Chamberlain seems to have
come out Of the mixup with his
monocle on straight, at all events.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Speaking Of Boston and Emerson.
we never could understand how 50
heavy a diet as beans is conducive to
tTanscendenfalism.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Occasionally you know a man you
aant help admiring, but who IS such a
fool thar you want % beat him to
seath.-Atchlson Globe,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

The shipbuilding trust seems to
have run on the rocks. although it
drew a great deal Of water.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Il is easier to get married than
divorced That is one reason Why
there are more marriages.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

once more we have an opportunity
10 refresh our memories by running
over the list Of assassinations q
rulers, beginning with sir. Caesar
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

The scientists ere right This is the
time Of year to be specially careful
What the children have TO eat and
drink. Their elders Of course, viii
continue the customary diet Of beer
and frankfurters.-Phi Ia.
auirer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-20

Perhaps Joseph Chamberlain would
see things more clearly If he would
exchange a. single eyegiass Tor q
pair Ct gold.bowed spectacles