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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12

BOYS from to IL years old do a
great part Of the carpet and rug weav-
inr IN Persia They are very deft-
Having been shown tho design and col
orinx Of the carpet they are TO work.
The boys rely on their memories fcr
the rest of the task. says the American
BOY. II is very seldom that you will
nce on any Of the looms a pattern set
before the workers. The foreman OF
a loom is frequently a boy Of from ~
70 "a. He walks up and down behind
tho workers calling out IN a slng-song
manner the number OF stitches and
the colors Of the threads to be used.
He seems to have the design imprint
ed IN his mind A copy Of q famous
carpet now at the South KensIngton
Museum Is hclng made. The design
and the colorlng are unique, but the
boys who are working on the copy arc
doing Il without the design before
them and at the rate Of from thirty TO
thirty.fre stitches a minute. Nothing
but handwork is employed IN the
manufacture OF Persian carpets and
rugs. and none but natural or vege'
table dyes are used. This accounts
for the superior quality Of the Persian
products. The secret Of the beautiful
dark blue dye used IN the older days
has been lost.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12

George Benz OF ST. Paul is probably
the only man in the country who ever
caught a bass. or came near catching
one. with line on which there was
not hook, bait or sinker. Il happened
in this way:
The line. q silk No. S, had become
considerably twisted in trolling. SO
twisted. in fact, that it would kink
badly when reeled In all lines get
that way. though spoons and most 9TH
er artificial baits have swivels on
them.
To straighten out the line Benz took
the bait and hook from 1t and troned
Il behind the boat. Il Is an old trick.
but known to comparatively few fish
ermen. The line in going through the
water without spoon on It reverses
the twist and straightens out in lit
tie while.
While trolling in this fashion Benz
felt Jerk and then succession Of
sharp tugs. with no idea other than
that his line had become fouled by a
floating weed OF branch. he reeled In
slowly.
When not more than twenty feet was
out he became convinced that he had
fastened to a hsh in some maERer. He
then played It as carefully as ~ could
anxious to see the outcome Of the
strange happening.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12

The Flower Of Liberty.
What flower Is this that greeta the morn,
It's hues from heaven so freshly born2
with burning star and flaming bard
1t klndlea all the sunset landi
o, tell us what is name may be-
Is this the flower OF llberty7
II Is the banner OF the free
The starry Flower Of Liberty
in savage Natures far abode
Its tender seed our fathers soWed
The storm winds rocked its swelling bud,
Its opening leaves are strealsed Win
blood.
TIN. iol earth's tyranfs shook to see
The fuil-blown Flower OF Liberty
Then hail the banner Of the Iree'
The starry Flower Of Liberty
Behold It's streaming rays unite.
One mingled hood OF braided light
The red that fires the Southern rose.
With spotiess white from Norther"
SHOWS.
And, spangled DER with azure, see
The sister stars OF Liberty
Then HAN the banner OF the free.
The starry Flower Of LIBERTY
The blades Of heroes fence It round:
Wher'er Il springs is holy ground;
FROM tower and dome its glories spread
II waves where lonely sentries tread
IL makes tAt lhIH ~ N~FAA 4N~a
And plants an empire on the sea
Then hail the banner Of the free
The starry Flower OF Liberty
Thy sacred leaves. fair Freedoms flower
Shall ever float on dome and tower
To all their heavenly colors true,
In blackening frost or crimson dew
And God love US ns we love thee,
Thrlce holy Flower OF Liberty
Then hail the banner OF the free.
The starry Flower Of Liberty
oliver Wendell Holmes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12

Trades unionists are accused Of in
humanity because they strive 20 cut on
from the means OF earning ilveb
hood tradesmen and other Workers
who do not belong to the unions. Bus
do not the learned professions d.
the same thlngg A man Is not allowed
to earn livelihood by the practice q
law unless he has been formally made
a member OF the bar. physician j.
not permitted TO practice the art O
healing unless he can show dipiom.
from some approved medical school
A minister Is refused a license to min
lister In the churches OF any denomina
tion unless he has been duly author
ized by the church authorities
other callings there is like exclusion
Of persons who have not been author
lied to perform certain functions. .
candidate for the Office Of teacher y
oNr public schools IS rejected withom
examination II he cannot show his u
cense to teach. But the trades union
has no conntenance Of the law Tor tns
enforcement OF its rules as to the e&
/ clusion Of non-unionists from trao'
occupations. Indeed. trades nnionisn
has only Srudgingly been allowed D'
the law.
The day is not far distant when tnt
skilled laborer and the skilled me
chanic (the trades unionisD VIII p'
protected by law against the unskiiiee
and unorganized laborer. who oni'
serves the purpose Of taking tn'
skilled laborer's place in case OF
strike or demand for better waEel
and conditions. and. instead OF helpinl
to better the condition Of honest ton
turns out an inferior class Of Work =
reduced pay. and thereby assists u
flooding the market with a class o
work and goods that are not worth IN
price OF the raw material to the con
snmer.-E Exchange.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12

In recent years the rich epicure,
with his ''pampered taste that knows
no abstinence" has not had to deny
himself during the winter OF fruits
and vegetables he Is so fond Of in sea-
son" That is. in natures season; for
mans Ingenuity has changed the sea
sons so far as the markets are con
cerned
Winter gardening in America has
grown 10 large proportions. especially
in the neighborhood Of New York
where the winter demand for summer
luxurles is very heavy. On Long Isl
and hundreds OF acres OF land are now
under cultivation beneath glass roofs,
and there are other large farms In
New Jersey similarly protected from
the cold.
Hothouse fruits and vegetables null
tiply in quality and quantity each
year. Big shipments in protected cars
are sent into the city each day. In the
South. where the climate is more IA
vorable TO the cultivation OF garden
crops and where less artificial protec
tlon is needed, large quantities ol
strawberries and other fruits are
raised and shipped to cities in the
North.
Hothouse products, being out Of sea
son luxuries. command high prices
but the competition OF many growers
and the decrease in the necessary ex
pense have served to lower them SO al
not to be prohibitive. The hothous'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12

A story OF strange happenings TO a
valuable plcture-an Albert nuref
worth G .000-comes from a village
In West Flanders. An inhabitant re-
reived the picture from Paris some
rears ago. and. being ignorant OF Its
salue. sold It TO q local carriage paint
er, whose son disposed OF it to an
amateur" for fifty francs. This gave
'lse to legal proceedings between the
hrst seller and the carriage painter. in
the course Of which the picture was
Identified as one which had been
stolen from the Royal Picture Gallery
At Munich. The work is represents
tlon OF the Apostles. one Of Durer'l
masterpieces. and the signature OF tho
artist is in a corner OF the panel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12
BUSY AND USEFUL LIFE.


llslpfulness and Hope the Keynote Of
Mrs. eannster's Career.
Mrs, sangster is a tall, silver-haired
:ady with clear, blue eyes. a sweet
goice. a gentle. dignified manner and
sunny optimism that banishes care
and sorrow from her presence.
Her sixty years have been busy ones.
Her early education was principally IN
her own home. and even asa child she
gave signs Of the literary future to-
ward which she was fastening. Her
nrst poem was written for the Inde-
pendent. and Its publication was red
letter day in the calendar OF her
years
In 1871 she became editor OF Hearth
and Home. later becoming associated
with the Christian at Work. Christian
lntelligencer. Harper's Young People,
Harper's Bazaar. Golfers Weekly and
Ladies' Home Journal. Her collections
Of poems and her other books all have
the simple. ethical helpfuiness Of
making religion working. practical
force In everyday lives Exchange
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12
THINGS NOT WELL SAID.


Two Stories That Show the Value Of
SLOW Speech.
An English author has given some
very amusing examples Of how things
can be said In queer way. One OF
the most unfortunate recorded at
fempts to escape from conversa'
tional difnculty was made by Lon
don curate. who cultivated the friend
ship Of mechanics.
Y One day q carpenter came TO him
and said
Il have brought my boys likeness,
az you said you'd like 70 have Il"
How good OF you to remember."
said the eurate. what capital like
nessl How is her
why. sir. don't you remember
said the carpenter. He's dead"
"Oh. yes. Of course | know that!"
replied the curate. Il mean, how's
the man that took the photograph"
A story is told Of young laboreI
who, on his way TO his days work
called at the registrars Office to regis
ter his fathers death. When the Of
ilcial asked the date OF the event, the
son replied:
He amt dead yet, but he'll be dead
before night. so l thought 1t would
save me another journey if you woule
put 1t down now"
"Oh, but that won't do at ALL" SAID
the registrar Perhaps your fathei
will live TIL tomorrow
well, don't know, sir; The doc
tor says as he won't; and he know
what he has given hint"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12

This Is one OF the prettiest and
most surprising tricks you ever tried,
and yet il is one Of the easiest.
Get a conical.shaped wine glass
with n diameter near its mouth Q
little larger than that OF a silver dol
lar. Into the glass put silver quar-
ter, which VIII rest horizontally neal
the bottom. Then put 10 silver
dollar. which win rest horizontally
near the top.
Now. what you have 70 do IS tc
make the quarter leap out Of the
glass, IN spite OF the fact that the
dollar seems to be covering X like q
lld And you can do Il very easily.
without touching the glass or the
coin.
Move the glass close under youi
mouth, and. then remove your hands
from It. blow your breath hard on the
dollar. The effect will be 10 make
the dollar assume a vertical position
and the compressed breath at the
bottom Of the glass win make the
quarter leap out on the table. The
dollar will then gently resume ia
horizontal position.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12
WINTER FARMS UNDER GLASS


gardener has learned to diversity his
Industries and also to follow the profit
able practice OF rotating his crops.
BY the use Of fertilizers he also is
able to make his gardens produce
three or four crops each year. the va
rfations in temperature being regulat-
ed so as to give each Of them the de-
gree OF heat and moisture they would
get from the time Of planting in the
spring until maturing early in the sum
mer. although this season" may ex-
tend from the first OF November to the
end Of February, when his products
will be rare luxuries for the table, and
bring correspondIngly large prices.
One OF the most important auxiliary
considerations in winter gardening is
transportation, the same as in the
summer when protection against the
withering heat is necessary. But this
has been satisfactorily arranged, and
little dificulty is experienced in get
ting the valuable vegetables and fruits
from the hothouses to the markets in
distant cities.
The increased cost OF coal, hothoust
gardeners say. has made necessary
raising the prices Of garden products
raised this winter Large quantities
Of fuel are used, and the increased ex
pense OF maintaining the hothouses
they say, has been severely felt, Flor
lists. too. who must keep up their hot
houses during the winter months, sal
that higher prices for flowers win b
4 inevitable.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12


The action Of trade unions In limit
ing the number Of apprentices Is held
by some -pre-eminently the non-union
manufacturers, to whose interest Il Is
to employ as many apprentices as pos
slble. for reasons which will appear
later-to be un-American and a bar to
the advancement and prosperity Of the
American boy" That this Is an err
roneous conclusion can. think, dem
onstrate to the satisfaction Of every
fair.minded man OF woman who Will
look at the matter logically from an
unprejudiced standpoint.
The question Is; Are we. as trade
unionists, justified In seeking % thus
regulate the supply Of workmen by
limiting the number OF apprentices to
be admitted into the various trades
each year,
we claim that We are. for the fol
lowing reasons:
The term Of apprenticeship demand
ed in the different trades is from three
to FIVE years, generally the latter, dur.
ing which time the apprentice receives
but one-half the wages of a journey
men, although in these days of modern
methods and improved machinery and
appliances he is often able In the FIRST
or second year to do the same wori
as a iourneyman. His term Of ap
prenticeship is therefore source o
much profit to the manufacturer, a.
the produce of his labor Is sold at III
same price as that OF the journeyman
thus netting not only the usual com
mercial profit. but in addition tn
profit arising from the lower cost o
production as between his rate O
wages and that Of the journeyman
This fact alone furnishes one OF tn
strongest arguments in favor OF th
II limiting OF apprentices. for it mus
readily be seen that If the manufac
turers realize larger profits on tn
product OF the apprentice. owing h
the lower rate Of wages. the tendenc
will be to take on as many apprentice
as possible. and as the time goes o
and the first Of these become pro1cien
in the work iourneymen viii be di.
charged to make room for more al
prentices. and the result Will be tina
within short time the trade VIII b
filled with skilled workmen who mus
either remain idle or accept work a
apprentice wages.-Denls A. Hayel
President Of the Glass Bottle Bloweri
Association Of America.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12

The state free employment bureau
of Illinois have proved success. ac
cording to the report Of David Ross
secretary OF the state bureau Of laoo,
statistics. He says men and womef
OF ali vocatIons have made application
for work at the three bureaus IN Cui
cago and the one in Peoria, and in thi
great majority of cases positions have
been secured for them. During tn
last year a total Of PITTS men ana
14.1s4 women applied for help. ane
work was found for 2S,S63 OF the for
mer and 1880 OF the latter. 70:
the three years that the offices havt
been in existence So535 out of ios.
210 applicants were provided WIFI
employment OF applications for as
sistance there we're 56,301, and f3,5ls
Of these were aided. In Kansas
state board OF similar nature hat
been in operation only little over
year. and yet It has demonstrated n,
usefulness and is a success Thou
sands OF men and women seeking
positions have secured them through
| this agency.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12

Brewery workers at Fresno Cal.
have .reorEanized.
Metal sninners throughout Cor
nccticut are organizing.
birmingham tAia.l trades onions
will erect a labor temple
Commercial teicgraphers at colum'
bus. O.. have formed union
Embaimers and mineral directors al
Chicago, NJ. have formed a union
Union paperhangefs at Cincinnati
O.. will ask for 20 per cent increase
III wages
Iron molders at Beaumont. Tesas
have asked for an increase Of twenty
I'VE cents day
Grocer clerks at Richmond. Va. will
organize with the intention Of demand
ing shorter hours.
The western Federation or Miners
may erect a building at Denver. Colo.
for the use Of Ehs federation in hat
city
seven thousand fishermen % Puget
sound have organized 3 trades union'
chartered BY the American Federation
q Labor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12


When a man gains the reputation OF
being a wit and story-teller, and
when he supports this by constantly
appearing IN those expensive and ex-
pansive PLACES where many people con
gregate. it is not well to inquire too
closely into the authenticity OF The
stories that are credited to him.
Especially was this true Of the late
Col. Thomas P. Ochiitree, native Of
Texas, citizen Of the world A good
many Of Col. 0chiltree's best stories
were not his own. but some were In
dubItably CT his manufacture. He told
ali stories well, however. which may
be sufficient excuse for appropria-
tIon.
One OF Col. Ochiltree's favorite tales
was supposed to point q moral, When
he was a youth and joined the Texas
Rangers his father gave him Bible
with the suggestion that It would dc
the youth no harm to read 1t occasion
ally. Tom took the Bible and prom
ised to do as bis parent suggested.
When Tom returned home some
months later the Judge asked him Il
he had read his Bible. and Tom vir
tuously declared that he had, and fre
quently. Also he had brought th'
Bible back with him to show how
much he priced It.
~Whsreupon my father asked to SCI
IT," Col. Tom went on in his narration
HE carefully opened IT, turned over
few pages and drew forth a twenty-dol
lar bill. For weeks had been brok
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12


When was betf the highest Il haa
ever beong When the COW jumped
over the moon.
How do we know that the COW
jumped over the moong BY the milky
way.
What Is q soldiers definition Of =
kissf A report az headquarters.
why do some preachers need no um
brella in going to church on a rainy
sunday7 They viii be dry when they
get into the pulpit
What state Is round at both ends
and high in the middief Ohio.
er like cmblems OF Christianity They
do to one another as they would that
men should do unto them.
trembla at each breath Of air and
yet can heaviest burdens bear? Wat.
er
Why are two girls kissing each 9th
why Is mlschlevous boy like a bot
tie OF patent medicino7 When taken
must be well shaken.
OF what trade are all presldentsi
Cabinet makers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12
rne oRowrH oF cREMATIoN.

Figures Show the idea ls Advancing in
Popularity.
Sir Henry Thompson has just been
sketchlng the history Of cremation in
England. He was one OF the pioneers
Of the movement, which began In the
seventies with the formation Of ere
nation society, OF which he was elect
ed president. and has occupied that
office since then. II was the first In.
sutution OF the kind ever founded. al.
though the continent had preceded US
IN burning the dead. or course the
great difficulty was the prejudice that
had to be met and overcome, The
novel idea did not at first commend
itself 10 more than the very few. As
late as 1885 there were only three ere.
nations at Woking during the whole
year In 1907 the number ran up to
300, which indicates an enormous ad'
vance, hut over the area outside the
metropolis there were only l45 alto
gether. However. signs of progress
are numerous. not only In wider de
sire to dispose Of the dead by fire, Dul
in the erection OF new cremat0ries IN
towns that had not previously made
such provision. Sir Henry Thompson
Is justified in feeling encouragement
and Is determined 70 continue hii
strenuous campaign against earth bur
al.-Liverpool Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12
one rRAIr o. AN ouTLAw.


How Desperate Helped Friend TO
Escape Justice-
While Morrow was low-min6ea. ig-
norant and brutal. he had one Wig
quality that in some measure re-
deemed him in the eyes Of the men
who followed the rough life OF the
range. He would not desert 8 COM
rnde in trouble. Down in Ei Paso. in
the early part Of his career. before he
had become bold enough to allow evi-
deuce Of his misdeeds 70 become ap-
parent he was ostensibly running a
ranch and struggling along with the
rest OF the pioneer cattlemen. A man
In his employ was caught driving on
4 bunch Of cattle from a nelghbor' 8
herd. BY some mfschance the fellow
fell into the hands Of q newly elected
sheriff and was not hanged He was
duly arrasgned and held under bond
Of So 600. Rs---ew was present at the
time and offered to go on his bond
The justice would not accept Morrow.
Nothing but cash goes In this here
court he said.
Monrow rode away Five days later
he appeared. deposited the cash bond
for his friend. furnished him with =
horse. and together they headed TO-
ward the South Within an hour a
band Of cattIemen picked up the trail
and followed It to Rio crande. Mon.
row had stolen an entire herd. rushed
Il across 10 friends In Mexico. and II
that manner raised the security the
court demanded for his friend. OF
course The man never returned iol
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12

FIJI glass with water and, without
removing 1t from the vessel In which
YOU hlled Il. stand 1t upside down un'
der the water until you are ready to
use It, Now take an empty glass and
tnrn this directly mouth downward
into the same vessel Of water and no
matter how hard you press It down.
ward no water win flow into It. for It
is not really empty. as you at iirst sup
posed. 1t is Allied with air, which
takes up room. and this must now out
before water can enter It. Now. keep
Ing the nrst glass. which ls filled with
water, mouth downward. raise Il near
the surface. though not above the wat
er. Now. carefully turn the glass OF
air under the water SO that its mouth
communicates with the mouth Of the
waterniled glass. Since alr Is lighter
than water the afr from the lower YES.
sci win flow up into the water.hiied
glass and the water which was In the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12

That was a shrewd method an Eng.
lish manager devised to prevent wom-
en- from wearing large hats in his
theater. He announced that during
the performance Of play the men
would be obliged to sit at one side Of
the orchestra. the women at the other
side. When the first evening Of the
new order came the women. on being
seated. were dismayed TO md them
selves barricaded by a high fence Of
large. feather-decked hats. There was
scarcely one who could see anything
on the stage. There was much confu-
sion as the play began, and the men
showed evident approval Of their un-
lmpeded view. while the other side Of
the house was making a frenzied ef-
fort to catch a glimpse Of the actors.
Finally clever girl pointed out to her
companions In misfortune that tho
only way out Of the dilemma was tO
remove the hats. This was done. to
the sardonic amusement Of the men,
and the quiet delight Of the menager-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-12


When the steel workers went into
the struggle with the trust the faliacy
of organizing only skilled workmen
was clearly proven. The Amalgamated
Association had adhered 10 the old
policy OF excluding laborcrs from
membership. with the result that
when they were In trouble they found
he laborers were capable OF doing the
work Of the skilled mechanics. Had
these helpers been organized this
would not have been the case. as they
would have been ready 10 stand cut
and fight. There was 10 incentive fer
them to fight when they knew that
they were debarred from membership
The nnskilled workman is ROW being
organized as rapidly as the Skilled
which shows that the movement is
broadening. It viii eventually broaden
into Industrial organization. and the
present fight against Il is only show
ing more clearly the necessity Of sura
step.