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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-11
THE FIRST THING

To look out for is No. 1. Other
wise yourself. so lbs. of Ice
a day will save more Butter,
Milk, Eggs, Neat and other food
than the cost Of the Ice. In the
matter Of health alone it more
than pays for itself.
GhIckasha Crystal lee Co.
Capacity 20 tons daily.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-11

R. T. scoHerD,
Recorder sud Secretary .
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12

Brethren" began the preacher,
when all had been assembled, Il feel
like Jacob did after he had wrestled
ali night with un angel for a sight Of
the Almighty"
"Amenl" bawled the blacksmith at
the head Of the congregation, and his
eyes roved ceaselessly as II In quest
OF someone.
"only my eight has been with the
powers OF darkness; and bear about
me the stains Of the SCOT, and the
scars Of the FIRE and the birthstone OF
that terrible place"
-AmenI" beloved the lusty fellow
In a louder voice, and his eyes con-
tinued their fruitless search.
Brethren, let US pray and thank
the Lord for the victory He hath
granted over Satan In this benighted
spot"
And the blacksmith prayed with all
the fervor Of q convert on the mourn
ers' bench. His voice was like the
echo Of thunder in the mountains, peal
redOubling upon peal, and crash after
crash detected from the many hills,
until the little building fairly shook
with It's reVerberations. Meanwhile
he craned his neck and almost stood
up in vain endeavor to single out
somebody.
Guess yo're lookin' 70 de docto',
amt yo'?" gibed an irreVerent youth
behind him.
The man glared at him but did not
answer.
Doctor Ben was there. He chuckled
despite the sanctity of the place, and
there was a mischieYous twinkle in
his eyes and sly smile about the cor
ners of his mouth. His face was as
a mask, behind which all manner OF
drolI thought held high carnival. Bill
Jenkins caught sight Of him. where
upon the doctor made the sage rehec'
ton that 1t would be best for him to
have his horse shod by another black
smith for some time to come. At this
his face fell, for the prospect was not
inviting, Bill Jenkins being aclnowl'
edged the best horseshoer within
miles Of the neighborhOod.
The Doctors irresistible longing for
little fun was responsible for the
biacksmith's discontinue. This is the
way 1t came about:
'No preacher-man amt agoin' {
preach in dis ere town; no. stree, NOT
ef l knows m'self."
The group about the anvil stood
stock still, and burly Bill Jenkins
Strengthened himself to his full height
The help" paused with the horses
hoof still in the lap Of his leather
apron.
Standing with folded arms and will
his back to the table, on which were
his artisans tools, was figure So
quizzIcally queer that it was sure Il
set you laughing. 1t was Doctor Ben
short and thin, with red hair, rec
beard, and red spots on his face which
some would call freckles. He wal
stoop-shouldered and hollow-chested
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12

needle and dreaming alone of-who
knows what? Then he will draw
filthy blanket over his greasy form and
sleep till the morning sun awakens
him, and then again the needle and
the day-long dream and the candles
successor.
But our business is not with him;
only we must pass the road in which
he dwells before we get to the east
He sits in his filth and his toll, and the
memory Of Poland is boundary post
between east and west, between Orient
and Occident.
Beyond, the houses grow bewilder-
ingly various. Shops, leisurely started
with some dim idea Of being beautiful,
have finished by becoming patchily
tin. The builder has never finished.
Unsentimental necessity grasped him
by the throat, thrusting him aside to
make room for a hundred aliens.
We are out of the range of the
white merciless arc light-that disciple
of truth that emphasizes our wrinkles
and traces the patches on our thread
bare coats. Here the light is more
mellow, more pleasing. 1t is a yellow
light, and none too bright, and here
the houses are tin. They are bright
enough There is music here, Vice,
giIded thinly, has its votaries, Its high
priest and it's temples-little tin tenn
pies, scented with Florida water.
The tin town continues beyond this,
but the lower end is silent. So silent
that you might think you had by acct
dent happened upon colony living up
to the standard set by the moral Mr..
Franklin. Early to bed they apparent
ly are. No sound breaks the silence
of the quiet night, no light CLEANS in
any window, no smoke rises from the
crazy courtyards. Early to rise you
know they are, for daybreak sees this
little colony alive, with bamboo rod
and laden baskets, chattering, running,
loading and trading. For this is the
Chinese quarter.
Knock softly on one of the iron
gates. There is no answer. Here is
a door, THE Hoki Laundry" Knock
here, and IL anybody comes invent
some laundry urgently required by a
fictitious client. But nobody will come.
But have not brought you here for
the pleasure of knocking at an unre-
sponsive door. l knew all along that it
would not be opened to you. But in a
few minutes the gates Of Chinatown
win be opened TO us, and Chinatown
obsequlous and smiling, viii greet US
with injured surprise and lamblike
innocence.
For the police are close at hand;
all the while we have been walking
this way they have been shadowlng US
on either hand You may not have
seen them, but they have been close
enough. And noW-wateh. They ap
pear like magic from side streets ant
unsupported alleys. In ones, in twos
in threes, And they are coming to
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12

Take my arm and come with me,
Swiftly through the streets OF Johan-
nesburs. past the shops ablaze with
hight. past the lettering crowd that
saunters idly, past the thronged thea
tiers where bursts Of melody and spas
modic cadehces Of applause reach the
ear through open doors.
Keep out of the light--the cold,
white steadfast lights that line the
mlle-long streets; let as creep away
into the sideways where are the tum-
bIe-down tin shanty of Ramsammy and
the dirtbegrimed windows OF Petrifsh
--Isaac, the son Of Joseph-behind
which this very man is threading a
needle by the light of a fiIckering can
die.
You win see him still at work when
you return, this same Petrifski; well
into the night he will work, plying his
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12
VIOLIN WIG VIE WILL.

Though Rarely Beauties, They Aru dlstes
with peslro 20 Please.
A philoBophic bachelor lounging IN
his club heard some young fellows eH-
pressing surprise that many women
who please Immensely at first sight
and for a short time are regarded an
charming In the extreme grow tire
some before long. The philosopher was
appealed to for an opinion on the
weiKhty subject and thus delivered
himself: Eyes, IFS true that thesT
brilliantly attractive women seldom
wear we'll. It has always seemed TO me
that in q short time they either feel
well enough acquainted to cease trying
to be agreeable as at first or they haye'
In reality talked themselves out. Per-
haps they are vain and others do not
see at 20 pander 20 such evident selfe
love. Be that ~ II may. when the rs-
action comes the admirers and adoreFS
Of the first day or two win discover
that the wit was not spontaneous, the
graceful manner natural or the interest
in their, affairs genuine, and they drop
the flashing brilliant meteor and look
about for the steady glowing star that
sheds its mild radiance on all about in
a quiet, unobtrusive manner, yet with
a beauty all its own that is wonderful-
ly taking. The woman who wears well
IL rarely beauty. II she were perhaps
she would consider her personal per-
fections so great that she would deem
It unnecessary to cultivate the graeeE
OF the heart and mind that prove so,
attractive to those about her. She is
usually possessed Of intelligence,
which lights up her countenance as no
mere beauty could ever do, and de-
sire to please, which an unselfish dis
position naturally helps her to accom-
plish. She keeps sunny face turned
toward the world with her own trou-
bles pushed far away out Of sight,
while she does her best to assuage
those of others. She is. always the
same, yet never monotonous, as her
originality is one OF her chief charms.
II she marries she will love her hus-
band with all her heart and 70 him
she win seem treasure far above the
brilliant but changeable beauties who
take mans heart by storm" The
philosopher lounged out OF the smok-
ing-room and one Of the young fellows
said: II wonder why ne never mar
risd?" Wasted his affections on one
Of those who don't wear WE'LL sup
pose, said another.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12

Senator Dubois Of Idaho, during the
days when he was practieing Law in
Boise City, was on a certain occasion
Bterniy tsprimanded BY the Judge OF
a court In that city because Of alleged
contempt OF court, and In addition was
Aned Ia the sum of $50.
The next day. according to custom
followed In tho Idaho courts. the
Judge called upon Mr.. Dubois to &C.
cupy the bench for him during the
transaction Of some comparatively nm,
important business. After the judges
departure nom the courtroom Mr. Dus
bois exhibited an instance 81 that 10
Ioagkable presence Of mind for which
he has ever been noted. The fnture
asnator said to the clerk Of the court.
Turning to the record % this court
Tor yesterday Nh Clerk, you viii Oh,
aerye recorded aDe Of $50 against
one Frederick n Dubois. You VIII
kindly make q note 10 the eject that
such fine has been remitted 81 order
OF the court Saturday Evening
Post.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12
THE CITY OF GOLD
! RAmbIs Throush JohannesBura
a rGoIAL g IL roNap = &c =,

around which are the sOrdid tea shan
ties OF John. But Il strikes you inme-
iiately that nobody IS asleep. In fact
everybody Is wide awake. A dozen
Cinnamon Of al sizes and ages are sit
ting around red-hot braxier, on
which some mess is stewing. and all
the little houses that have not lights
have smoldering wicks- which is sig
nlflcant.
Somebody flashes an electric torch
over the deserted howell. The hastily
extinguished candle still CLOVIS, and It's
smells filled all space. There is a
closed door in one corner Of the apart
mept. The sergeant puts his shoulder
to 1t, and the sergeant, being a man OF
many pounds. Il gives. There is pas
sage, and there are some steps leading
downward, and there is another door
outlined in light This yields to a
push.
We-that is, you, the police, and T.
do not apologize, even though we have
obviously broken up what promised to
be successful evening. The curl
Ously-colored board supported ON o
trestle table, and the weird, pawnlike
pieces scattered at our unceremonioug
intrusion, are implements employed in
the game OF fan-tan. It is an institu-
ton that Ho XII, the Chow, carries
away from his fatherland; it is the
outward and visible demonstration OF
his patriotism.
John Ho XII, Wunhi, Ho Ku and
Chow Ke, in no wise perturbed, sit
around the wall of the dug-out in
1 which this classical game Is played.
There are four vacant places at the
board, and there is trap near the
roof to which a ladder ascends. The
banker has departed. Gambling Is a
crime, even in johannesburg, and the
players fall In, outside, from whence
they will march to the police station
with great docility.
There is another door leading from
the gambling den. 1t is locked, evident
ly from the other side, but the ser.
geant's shoulder is better than skele-
ton key. Crash! The room is bare
except for a frame bed and table. On
this is a candle spluttering in its sock
ct. On the bed lies a man who does
not move, his eyes are half closed, his
hand grasps pipe, and the sickening
stencil Of opium fills the room.
wake up, Johnny, where's your
pass, eh7"
Leave them to arouse him. and fol
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12
THE FIELD OF JouRNALIsM.
Puck Treats Grave Subject With an
Attempt at Humor.

Attempt at Humor.
A tiny typographical error often
causes more comment than column
editorial.
Never Judge person by the clothes
he wears. The frail. wan man with
dilapidated trousers and debilitated
shoes may be a great financier or the
editor Of your local paper.
After reading OF a certain man who
was buried alive for week on a
wager. and of another who eats poison
in a tlime museum for a modest sti-
pend, wo fain would confess that we
might be doing worse than running a
newspaper in this town.
In certain aquarium is a large
turtle which has not eaten for more
than a year, and does not seem to
have suffered the slightest inconven-
fence from its prolonged fast. What
a phenomenal success turtle would
be in the newspaper business in this
region!
Once upon a time an editor found a
hfty-dollar bill, gave it to its owner
and seemed greatly surprised when
reward was offered him. His eccen-
trio action was generally thought to
have been prompted by the sterling
honesty which we so frequently see
mentioned in stories, but it may have
been that he did not know what 1t was
he found.
When Benjamin Franklin was about
to establish the Pennsylvania Gazette,
in 1928, his friends warned him that
he might be overcrowding the field,
as there were already three newspa-
pers in the country. But, despite the
fact that there are Today nearly 5000
dailies and about $4,000 publications
of all sorts in the United States. there
are still !nnumerable promising open
ings for talented young optimists with
money to lose.-Puck.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12
HAppY DAYS.
When friends say 4How Wen yOa
Look"

What happy days are those when All
cur friends say, How well you look. "
We can bring those days by q little
care In the selection OF food Just as
this young man did.
II had suffered from dyspepsia Cor
three years and last summer was 50.
bad / was unable 70 attend school" be
says: Il was very thin and my appe
lite at times was poor, while again i
was craving. was diaay and my
food always used 70 feTment Instead
Of digesting. Crossnegs, unhappiness
and nervousness we're very prominent
aymptoms.
Late IN the summer ! vent 70 visit
4 aiatsr ana there I SAW and used
GrapeNuts had heard 81 this a.
NOUS food before, but never was IN
torested enough to Try Il, for never
knew how really good Il was But
when / cams home We uaed Grape.
Nuts b Cur household al ths time and
I soon began 10 note changes ID my
health. I improved steadily and aEn
now etrong and well IN every way
and am back at school able TO get
my lessons with case nnd pleasure
and can remember them too for the
improvement IN my mcntal power u
very noticesble and ! Get g6od marks
~ nay studies which always seemed
difficult before.
II have no more Ok the had eymp
toms given above but feel lne and
strong and happy, ana It a mighty
pleesant 70 hear nty friends say
HoW wen you look Name given
by Po1tam CO. Battle Creek Mich
Look a each patkaga tor eops
g the famous little book This Boat
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12
Town Han and Postoffiee.

low the police captain TO the Joss
house The priest opens the door Of
tin shanty, in no wise differing from
the dozen about except that the in
terror resembles for all the world a
1arge-sized tea-chest turned inside out.
Here, gold on black, certain moral
precepts Of Confucius crawl up the
walls like so many auriferous spiders.
On the altar is a small image OF
black.bearded god. Before the altar,
joss sticks, wooden swords. spears,
and tinseled baubles. Not so very in
spring and certainly nothing to JUS
tify the unpleasant scowl Of the priest
ly custodian.
Now back again to the opium room.
There is a group OF policemen round
the bed OF the dreamer.
Cant you rouse him?' ask.
Then / look and see how unneces-
sary was my question The Chinese
have a pretty little cemetery Of their
own near Braamfontein.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12

and had cast Of countenance so COM
Ical that you could think Of him only
a. 3 kings jester.
The blacksmith was 80 angry that
BIS fairly bit his words.
"see ERE, doc" he cried, and his
forearm sawed the air, @we ha' spliced
GU young uns. an buried on dead IA
desc ere crossroads 10 nigh on 70
thirty years withouten interference D.
no pa'son-mRn; an we aint agoln' T
pay no fees now TO- wat dc good Gawd
gratis cree"
@0h dunno as to that said the
llttie doctor Il hearn orr pa'spn
'leR that ha intended holdln . preyr
meelin' here fo-aightH
rnns " pa'aoni' replied the ether
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12

He Ny dear Miss smlth-or may can
MOON efhis promises, fear to be quite
You oughtn.t but you make it
sound 80 pretty
Cupid--( TheyiTe starting fn as usual
Same old camel.
He-The moonlight paints with gold your
NOV wouldn't that just make
you faint aW8yD
shs--only 3 poet thus his thought ex-
cupis-SSwhat idlO,ic things some peo-
Il pie sayD
IIc-pear Il loved you. would you care
TO know az
Noon (Now that. I must admit, Is
she-o. ii ! aFsd-rd be too shy to show
cupid lgRsy.fe doing better than ]
he Ah-It I darsd-bat you're 90 ar
Noon tAhepl thInk Til-hids behind
this tr0c.l
she owe Jewels an ranks
lie 90 YOU. can YOU love met
lsnpid--t Nell. nos they hage no further
use for meil
Carolyn Wells III Il a.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12

and one whose motives were not al
ways easy to fathom-had been at the
parsonage that very morning.
He found his friend expatiating on
the glory of such as were called upon
TO contend with the heather in for
eign parts, thereby securing for them
selves the crown of martyrdom; while
he bitterly lamented the fact that his
own ministry lay in a civilized land,
where nothing ever happened, and the
only distinction possible was that of
patience and long suffering.
ooh, / dunno as to that" remarked
the little doctor smiling blandly. Now
there is Rowden crossroads, for in
stance, which, while not exactly pa
gan, is about as tough place as one
would wish to run gainst. They amt
had a pa'son there inside of thirty
years; not since the last one was
stoned out Of the settlement. II ought
to be purity good field TO- the sowing
Of the Gospel, SEEM s how the land
has lain fallow so long"
Enough" cried the parson, smil-
ing, Il shall preach there this very
night"
The doctor stopped again at the par
sonage on his way home, after his
vlsIL to the blacksmith snop. He found
the preacher, like another Paul, work
ing in his garden, that he might not
be burden to his charge. He leaned
on his hoe and mopped his perspiring
chief as the doctor came up.
Hello, pa'son! still bent on preach.
in at RoWden to-nlght?"
IF the Lord spare me, brother, l
shall most assuredIy try to do His
work In that part Of His vineyard"
''Wa'al. It looks as II you might find
opposition"
1--WE have to expect to Wrestle with
Satan sometimes, brother"
sYes, but It looks as II Satan d. be
powerful strong in this instance"
'How sol Was il himself you saw
in the fesh2''
1T was himself that saw In the
flesh Of Bill Jenkins. the blacksmith
at Rowden. He's a heap sight heavier
man you De- pa son. ~ ne say
that yonll have him 70 lick before you
preach In Rowden tonight. So long
pa'son."
The little doctor chuekied, He knew
his men and that they we're game
Coin to be q little AFFAIR down 4
l.owden tonight; better be there abou
SHUTDOWN, he shouted 70 more thar
one acquaintance as be drove past
True to bis word. Parson Jones rodl
into Rowden about dusk and bitches
his horse AZ the rack near the smlthy
! which At that hour reaembled q fer,
i pit. The interior was ~ up BY th
sullen glow Of the forge as With a
evil eye, and without was the gathel
ing gloom,
The preacher was long and ianl
] and ia his clerical clothes was sign
to see. They hung about him as ioqs'
} ~ Is the limp rags nap about 3 scar
J crow "a the nalds
I The blhcl,amith oaHie out nluttefip
lnaudlhly
Are yOn ia who Wcpad dare ai
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12
MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY
NJ JOHN SMITH TAssIN
coprioAtsd, pos, By TIE AStAers Publishing Company

And he barred his arm, on which the
muscles stood out like cords Of steel.
The bellows heaved; the fire leaped
up; the iron became cherry red; then
white scales formed upon It; tho anvil
rang, and a shower Of sparks fell about
the place.
The little doctor chuckled knowing
Iy. It was a way he had whenever
highly amused, which must have been
most OF the time. for his thoughts
were a perennial fountain OF fun, bub-
bling up within him.
1t is not to be concealed that Doc
tor Ben--a recent convert, by the way,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12

wrom Tivashall. Norfolk. England
NJ. q. Lain, q farmer. drove the other
day 70 Pulham Oak. distance Of sew.
ersi miles. on arrival shere ha put
ne cert III shed and transacted bia
business. Nearing home 1e was as-
ioniahed 10 fnd one 81 bis own hens
petchsd on me skIe u the cart me
foui had lddon tie whole Journey
81 ais eufions DQeilic She was not
disirfbod and oqenpiel LET chosen
perch til eAi uprn
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12

rev. Jacob D. Van
Doren, Of 81 sixth st.,
FOND du Lac. Wis.
Presbyterian clergy
man, says: II had at
tacks which kept me
in the house for days
az a time. unable to do
anything. What | suf-
fered can hardly ne'
told. Complications set
10, the particulars or
which I will be pleased
to give In a personal
interview to any one
who requires informa-
lion. This 1 can con-
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12
Serious Quarrel over Water.

Recently a member Of the legisla-
tive assembly Of South Australia said
in a speech: Il am ready to take up
my rifle. and it may be necessary to
send South Australian army into
Victoria and New South Wales to de-
stroy their irrigation works" This
direful threat is due to the tapping
of the waters of the Murray-the Aus
tralian Mississippi-by Victoria and
New South Wales, the two states be-
tween which 1t forms the boundary
line for the greater part of It's course.
The result is that when the one big
river Of the commonwealth enters
South Australia for the final stage Of
its career IL is not the noble and gen
erous stream that it was before being
robbed for Irrigation purposes by the
other two states. And the South Aus
tralians, being prevented by insur-
mountable natural conditions from
getting the arst pull at the river
themselves, are angry and indignant,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12

fere with the preaching OK ths WORD
OK Cod n thfs placer asked the Gar.
son, a. be calmly removed his coat
mo prcachcr-msn amt sgoln q
preach ID dia ERE town" sputtered the
blacksmith, drawing on his lenthern
apron and wlpine his hands upon Il.
NO. street not ef II"
The preachers hand descended
upon his mouth. cutting short the sen.
tence.
Then ensued lively scufie. during
which the spectators hastily gathered
around the two combatants The
blacksmith directed a Eeil-aimed blow
with all his force; but the wiry parson
simply turned sideways, and Il went
past him like blade, which unexpeot.
ed ruse sent his heavy antagonist
sprawling face foremost, In the dust
He soon had him covered and was
pounding vigorously.
II am going to preach in this town
tonight"
Not ef T."
Again the blows hailed thick and
fast.
LET up. there! Enoughl Stop,
stopi"
II am going to preach and want You
to attend in the front pew and to lead
in all the responses"
Il will. win On! OIL Stop!"
pleaded the blacksmith.
Somebody handed the minister his
coat, and he brushed the dust from
his trousers as well as possible. And
straight from the field of battle all
marched TO the little town meeting
house, where we find them at the
opening of this story.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-12

If Sir Thomas Lipton's proposal for
An ocean yacht race is to be carried
out next spring. the wireless tele-
graph people viii have the chance Of
their lives to earn a reputation and a
dollar.