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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
PhLLadelPhia Society IS Unique.
Organization Of Rich Men Formed to Relieve the Distress
Of One>7ime MiIHonaires Who Have Fallen
Upon Evil Tines

It Is curious and, indeed, startling,
says the Philadelphia North American,
to find that right here in this city
there has existed for nearly fifty years
without the knowledge OF more than a
few persons an association Of men de-
voted to a unique and unostentatious
well-doing. Public ignorance of their
enterprise is all the more remarkable
from the fact that among these men
are some Of the wealthiest, most in
nuential and hestknown citizens in
the community.
But it is the unusual character Of
their benehcence that attracts inter
est. All these men are wealthy-some
beyond the dreams OF avarice-but
their purpose has nothing to do with
the amelioration Of the condition Of
the pauper. On the contrary, there is
a society for the rescue Of the de-
cayed millionaire.
They call it the Merchants Fund as
sociation, and the 49th annual meeting
was held the other day in a little old
room in South Fourth street, away
from the clamors of the more preten-
tious virtues.
In a word, the plan Of these kindly
old gentlemen is to relieve once
wealthy companions of their early
days. who have since lost their for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
judging a Play.

"A man SO equipped mentally said
Manager Harry J. Powers. that he
could say truthfully after reading a
play. This is bound to succeed-pro-
luce 1t. and who could warn his en-
ployer away from a play doomed to
failure. however promising it might
look. would be wsth a salary Of
100000 a year"
Yes. said George W. sammls. Mr.
Drew's representative, before The
Christian was produced 1 was offered
a half interest In it for $1,000. Uiu-
mately it made 100000 for a couple
Of Broadway managers. who paid a
very small sum for a smaller interest
than l had been offered"
After which statement The various
members Of the party looked solemn.
ly at one another. the silence finally
being broken BY a labored ufterance
Of. You never can tell. indeed you
never an"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
THE CONTINGENCY WAS Rsno7 :
What coloned Man Thought Of His
Employers Prospect.

What colored Man Thought Of His
Employers Prospect.
When q southern representative is
at home he has as his servant good
old colored man called Snowfall. who
stands In ostensibie ave OF his EN-
ployer One day. while waiting on
the table Snow SAN accidentally spilled
the soup on the persoi Of this con
gresham With apparent indigna-
ton. the southerncr shouted:
"Snowball. you black rascal. do you
know you have soalded a representa-.
tive IN the United States congress? ?'s
80 dc Lawd. ah knows dat. but All
really didn't mean fer to do it,
do you know. you sscoundrel. con
tinued the congressman, in still more
violent terms. that you have scalded
man who may be senator Of the
United States?r
snowball's face took on a stilI more
serious look and he again apologized
mort abiectly but his master was not
satisfied
SNOWFALL" he roared. you have
scalded man who may yet be presi-
dent Of the United Statess
Snowflake face relaxed and two
cleaning rows Of ivories came into
prominence.
Lawd. mistah. said he: when you
gets to be president I reckon III be
Gawd. Washington Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

Millions Of Disease Germs Cluster
on small Bunches.

Millions Of Disease Germs Cluster
on small Bunches.
On that bunch OF cherries you buy
from the Italian on the street corner
and cat with so much relish are clu~
tered four or aye millions Of danger
Gus disease germs. Exceedingly
minute they are. and the flavor Of the
fruit is in no wise impaired BY their
presence. but there they are just
the micrococci bacilli, spirllIa
whole families Of them.
When we eat an unwashed pear
about 100000 bacteria are carried
into the system, twice that number
on a handful Of garden strawberries.
and still larger numbers on raspber-
ries. grapes and currants The most
infested fruits are cherries, with
100000 bacteria to the half pound,
currants with 100000 and grapes
with 100000
A man VIII readily consume a halt
pound Of grapes at sitting, and II
the state Of his health leaves him
open 70 the attacks Of disease, it can
be appreciated what a tremendous
risk he runs Of poisonous infection
BY the germs.
Not many weeks ago inquiry was
made into the state Of the surface air
in this city. The air for several feet
above the ground was found to be lit.
orally swarming with bacteria. Now
IL is matter Of everyday obserya.
tion that the fruits exposed for sale
on the sidewalks and curbs OF New
York are placed at no great distance
from the pavement. In many in.
stances they are so near the ground
as TO be in the very center Of the
germ-bearing strata OF air. The in
ference is obvious. Yet in spite Of
these facts, not one in a hundred who
hastily buys an apple or a banana on
the cJrner gives the matter Of bac-
terra the slightest thought, and not
one In a thousand goes the length
OF taking the sanitary precaution OF
washing the fruit-New York Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
KendaLl as Ian MlIIer.

Ezra Kendall tried to get James
Whitcomb Riley to dramatize Jap
Miller" the hero of one OF his poems
some time ago, but the poet insisted
that he had enough to worry about
without looking for any more trouble
SO Kendall went in search of another
playwright and is to appear in the
role Of Jap in play called The Vine
gar Buyer" In speaking OF the
project recently Riley said:
4 hope that The Vinegar Buyer, II
it is to be built around my old friend.
Jap Miller, will be thoroughly Hoosier
in every respect. Jap You know, owns
a little store in Brooklyn. Everybody
respects him and he is the soul OF
honesty. One day one Of the towns
people went to Jap and asked him to
save IS or $40 for him. Jap took the
money and the fellow went out and
told his neighbors.
The next day four or five other men
appeared with small sums Of money
and asked Jap to save it for them.
The old fellow agreed and was soon
IN possession Of about s120, which
began to worry him. He took the
money from his cash drawer and hid
it under the mattress OF his bed at
home. He had no safe
! tell y I appreciated it when v
made me mayor Of Brooklyn, but when
y elected me banker | got t know
what real responsibility wuz. Jap used
to say.
"One afternoon one Of his banking
customers came In and asked II he
could draw out a couple of dollars.
No answered Jap.
It's funny | KANT have the money
when it belongs to me. declared the
exasperated customer
81 kin loan y a couple o dollars
NV my own, but y kaint hev your
money, insisted Jap.
Wall, whut's tn diff'rence-my
money er your money?
"'Y' KANT hev your money because.
KANT " see, that it's after 4 o'clock?
replied the banker"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
Bhcksniths Story Had q Point
Many Politicians Elected 10 Small Offices VIII See Lnle
Hunnor Ia This, BUt II Is Illustrative of the Vanity
That Initiates Some Men

congressman jenkins OF Wisconsin.
who recently introduced a measure
looking toward the governmental
seizure Of the coal nines. was talk
ing the other day about the vanity
that initiates some men when they
achieve success in life.
In my boyhood." he said, 4 re-
member how a man from my town
was elected to a minor political Of
nee. aud got so pulled up about 1t
that he would hardly speak to any
one on the street
One day a blacksmith who had
electioneered for this man. entered
his once and extended his hand. But
the other failed to see the hand,
and said Il don't remember you.
sir"
The blacksmith looked around
A half dozen men were present and
to these he addressed himself.
Gentlemen. be said. this here
reminds me Of the mayor that they
elected once in my wife's town. They
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

Farmer Johnson OF Red Rock is the
owner OF a cat, which, from kitten
hood, almost. has shown a great fond
ness for the society Of chickens. From
the time Tom was half-gro it has
been no unusual sight to see him al
night on the roost with the chickens.
He follows them all day He betrays
no attachment for any one fowl, but
associates impartially with all. The
chicks have become accustomed to
him, and he is evidently regarded as
a protector. Tom retains SUFFICIENT cat
nature to lie curled up snug and
warm.
Tom frequently can ba seen side
by side with a setting hen on her
nest, wherein he is content to remain
for hours.-New York World.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
Placed Bet on Wrong Hat
Iscksons "4unch" Was All Right But The Fstes yueeeo
Onklndiy With Him-Loser Had Some Consolation,
Even If He Had No Money,

During the racing season az sheens.
mead Bay a party Of friends visited
the track one Saturday for an after
moons pleasure. Among the number
was an old chap Of the name Of lack.
son, who every night for month
past had been dreaming Of hats. hats
hats. He dreamed he had boipbt
hats Of every size and description
BY the Wholesale; that his rooms
were piled up to the ceiling with
them. and when he awoke IL the
morning 1t would be some minutes
before he could satisfy himself that
he wasn't really 10 the hat business.
His mind had almost given away
with this strange hallucination. And
Il was for this very reason, with the
hope OF getting his mind from tbe
subject OF hats. that he was asked 10
be one OF a party to visit the races.
A jolly crowd OF six, among whom
was Jackson started for the track
about noon. Each one was anxious 10
try his luck on the horses, but none
vas financially equipped to back
them heavily. In the list Of horses
entered for the first race was one
Hatasoo, a 10 TO ! shot. and IL
caught Jackson's eye Immediately.
n play him for 50 on the strength
OF my dream, said Jackson. "and
wager I'll win the money"
His friends crowded around him.
but Jackson was the only one who
had the nerve to put any money on
his choice. The bet was laid and
jackson nervously edged his way
through the crowd. his friends FOL.
lowing. where the start could be best
seen
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
HATS ARE a HABIT.
Those Used to Going Without Hea
COVERINGS Seem He.it,.,

Those Used to Going Without Head
Coverings Seem Healthy.
Some time ago ! spoke Of young
ifiend OF mine who had recently given
up wearing a hat on every occasion
when his mental condition was not
liable to be questioned. scarcely
think he has pursued his laudable puf
pose durlag the recent severe weather
But believe If you take to this kind
OF thing early enough you may make
Il last throughout your life
know the other day, going along
Pail Mall on one Of the coldest days
we have had this season, saw one Of
the smallest bluecoat hoys it has ever
been my fortune 70 behold. Of course
without a head-coyering. but he did
not seem to feel the cold in the least.
He eas bright and rosy. he chattered
gayly, he laughed merrlly, he stopped
and looked in at the shop windows
ana he sauntered along slowly as if II
were a summers day.
] unused over this inhnitesimal blue
~@At IVY anu AuAA rAcu dL MS NUT
pendence OF the cutting northeast
winds and biting frost and wondered
whether colds in the head we're en-
tireiy due 70 wearing hats
And then I noted that he wore yel-
low stockings. Now. possibly, yellow
stockings are an antidote to an hiber.
nal misery, and that is why my young
friend looked so jovial, while ali OF
US around him were stepped In fun
coats and mufiers and misery.
do not, somehow, think that ]
should look well in yellow stockings.
but would gladly don a pair If they
would cure me OF the ferocious cold
from which | am now suffering,
should like to see an article in the
Lancet on yellow Stockings as q
Cure for Catarrh London Graphic
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
Woman's caprIce.

The telephone bell rang loudly
Frederick Billson was very busy with
an important conversation.
Who is it?" he said to the ofice
boy.
ITS a lady"
.Well-who is she?"
Says you1 find out when YOU come
to the phone
Tell her to wait. l can't be both.
cred"
Billson resumed his important con.
versation. When he took up the re-
ceiyer the connection had been brok.
en-.
That night when Billson called upon
the Only Girl he wondered why she
greeted him so distantly.
At length she told him.
Il think ysu were just horrid to
speak to me that way over the phone
to-day
But I never spoke to you at all"
That's just the point-you didn't
speak to me at all. You see. you ad
nit il yourself. Freder-Mr Billson
I never could be happy with a br-r-uts
--and-and-hsre's your ring-not an
other word"
And Billson found that he had made
one more addition to his collection Of
data concerning the caprice Of wom
an
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
How ROBSON BECAME AN ACTOR
First Received Encouragement From
the Great Webster.

the Great Webster.
Stuart Robson tells this story Of
how he became an actor
Il had run away from home in Bal
timore and had drifted to Washington
with my playmate, Arthur Pue Cor
man, now a senator-elect from Mary
land. and for several weeks was on
the verge Of starvation. German had
a lot Of push and he landed as a page
in the Senate, but somehow l couldn't
connect but used to hang about the
capitol just the same, and one day
/ remember it well. because it was
marked by sort of dull. red clouds.
that now is spoken of as the yellow
Day in washington-Go German came to
me and said:
Rob. If you see Dan Webster he'll
fix you.
Il was astonished at the assurance
OF Artie German, but I saw Mr. Web
ster. and within a week through his
influence, strange as it may seem in
the light CT history I was made a page
in Congress. Daniel Webster. Toombs
OF Georgia and jefferson Davis acting
as my sponsors.
Il served two terms as a page and
one afternoon / received an invitation
from John Sleeper Clark and Edwin
Booth to join a company which they
had just formed in Baltimore. to tour
Delaware and Virginia in Shakespear-
ian plays 7 did not know what 70 do.
Ny mind was In chaos. wanted to
be better than page, and yet had
a yearning for the stage. It was at
this time that met Mr. Webster. 10
was hurrying toward the Senate cham
Der.
4 said to him, Mr. Webster, have
had an offer to go on the stage.
Indeed replied Mr.. Webster.
Yes, sir replied. tmidly. and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

elected. more for a Joke than any
thing else. an old ragpicker to the
mayOralty. They made him buy a
frock coat and white tie and a
plug hat and they persuaded him to
ride around In a falltop buggy. II
was a change. tell you
Well, bis wife met him at the
house door on his frst day In the
ONCE. and he passed her by without
looking at her. He was grand, you
see, in his plug hat AMI white tie,
but she osly had on her working
clothes and her sleeves we're rolled
up. Why, James. she says, nearly
crying, why, don't you know me.
James7" How can know you,
Mary, says he. how can know you
when I don't know myself now?'
There are other men besides that
ragpicker mayor, the blacksmith
ended, who don't know themselves.
And he grinned at his embarrassed
audience and walked out."-New
York Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27


Eight horses stampeded the track,
each one looking fit for the race OF
his life. They're ont" cried the
starter as the steeds tore past the
grand stand.
Hatasoo leads at the quarter by
a lengthi" cried some one IN the
grand stand. Jackson beamed with
Joy.
"Haiasoo leads by two lengths at
the halt" soon followed jackson
doffed his hat and wildly cheered. His
friends slapped him on the back and
were all kicking themselves for not
having played the little horse, too.
'Hatasoo still leadsi" rang out
voice as the horse passed the three
quarter mark.
They were now coming down the
home stretch and every neck was
strained with eagerness. The noise
Of the horses hoofs was drowned by
the applause. The grand stand fairly
shook. Il was a beautiful race to
watch. IN another second the horses
passed the string. The .clapping
ceased and there was a hull. The race
was very close
"Sombrero wins BY Hosel" came
a voice from the judges'stand. "Hata-
500 second"
Jackson's head dropped. His eyes
rested on the ground.
Il don't care" he was heard to
say. Il knew some kind Of hat was
sure TO win, and II did Let's Gil have
a drink, anyway"
And the following races were
watched, says the New Yorl' Times,
but not played by any of Jackson's
crowd that day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

Along with the snug little fortune
that 5eacon Jones had accumulated
as the leading grocer OF GooseviHe
Cove. his bump Of self.esteem which
was originally fairly large, had in.
creased proportianately, until, as the
richest man IN the Cove he felt him.
self entitled to considerable Difference
Its patron saint. in fact. When one
day good cid Parson Abbeck went to
him for subscription to home mis-.
sions-which he gothic remarked:
i" Deacon, | cannot help noticing that
your fellow-citizens seem to hold YOU
in high esteen.
"Wa-al, yls." replied the Deacon
complacently; guess that's bout So
The Covers do look up to me, Parson
that's a fact; and I-well, look up
to God"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

According to the wizard Of stage
craft, David Belasco. the future use
Of electricity in stage effects presents
almost llmitiess possibilities. Mr..
Belasco. who has achieved another
triumph in staging with his Darling
Of the Gods. declares that stage
lighting has passed from the ha-ds
Of the engineer 70 tAose Of the poet.
"Elecirlciiy, using Ne terra IN its
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27
Mu,IeaI crI.IeIsm out ws,t.

There Is a lot Of girls who went up
70 Topeka this week to hear Ossip
Gabrilowltsch. long-haired genius
from Russia. paw the ivory Of three
cornered piano. Ossip may be all
right and may be a crackeriack Of a
plano player-but thank heaven our
girls are vaceinatedl l-Ottawa, kan,
Republican.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

AS late as 10 o'clock Of the morning
Of the day on which Augustus
Thomas new comedy. The Earl OF
Pawtucket," was given its first pres
antation on any stage. the author
wes writing in new scenes. The piece
AIT leave the Madison Square thea
Ger New York, soon, though at the
height Of its popularity. to make way
FOR Miss Elsie De Wolfe's production
Of Cynthia This. they say. has so
incensed Manager Kirke La shele
at he viii take The Earl" to that
stronghold Of the Independent faction
the Manhattan theater. and he may
ally himself permanently with the
.eyolutionists led by Messrs. Hackett
aud Fiske.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

broad sense. has at last been discov
cred for the stage" said he recently
Where Edison developed It as a sci
ence the stage is now developing ~
an art. 1t has passed from the
hands Of the engineer into those OF
the poet
And by electricity the poetry OF
light is now made to picture on the
stage thoughts not to be described
70 realize impressions that mers
words or scenes could not suggest. In
Du Barry Mrs. Leslie Carter rides
to the guillotine through fakes o.
falling snow-light, feathery, airy
all but real. The effect Is gained By
the use Of lights. In The Darling oi
the Gods are shown a river Of sui
phur, the murky flames Of purgatory,
and banka Of lacy. drifting clouds
perfect IN their illusion, yet all mada
by an original use Of the electric
calcium"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

Frank Moulan has made such a sue.
cess in The Sultan Of sulu" that he
has been offered $500 a week by
New York manager. but he is bound to
Henry w. Savage by a contract that
has TWO or three more years to run.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

Will-Miss DeJones seems 10 be
completely wrapped up in herself
Probably that accounts for
her being so cold.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

Judith Berolde, who retired from
the stage after long New York en-
gagement as leading woman for VIII
liam Gillette in Sherlock Holmes"
will appear in a prominent part in the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

do you tbiLA it a great chance for
me-?
Yes, my boy, do, answered Mr..
Webster You were cut out for an
actor, and not for a statesman. I saw
you yesterday laughing at one Of An.
drew Johnson's jokes, and your laugh
ter fooled me for a minute. Go on the
stage. my boy. That is where you
belong.
And | went on the stage, and am
still on the stage. Baltimore Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

more than $4,000 a year, and wher
the spending OF this money stopped
it seemed as If the community mus,
die. The income OF the churche,
was cut down, large part Of the for
eign congregation Of the Catholic
church disappearing as II swept ou'
by a cyclone. There we're fewer
children for the schools. The valu,
OF real estate declined and those wht
had put their savings into homer
found themselves unaole to get rid o.
them. There were too many mer
chants, too many physicians, too man,
barbers-and, one and all, they sai
down 10 see who would go away or gc
TO the wall first. Gloomy forebod
ings as to the increase OF the poor
fund Of the town arose, the bells OF
the mills ceased to ring; the towr
band, that gave a concert every week
ceased to play; a water power. estt
mated as worth from 5000. 900 te
$500, 900. lay idle: the machinery OF
the mills was being shipped to thu
trusts mills in Alabama; only the
four walls Of three large buildingl
remained. The town was dead: the
heavy hand Of trust seemed to have
crushed it--World's Work.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-03-27

Nancy Brown" company. The com,
pany is in New London, where The
first presentation Of the piece. which
is said by critics to be promising
will take place.