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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

80 soldier Or private citizen was
ever more deserving Of TIE high
honors paid him tnan was General
Gordon February Z. the day that
has beea Sea apart for doi.sg honor
to his memory. ought to be a day
when all our people will unite III
paying tribute 70 a gallant soldier
and a great and good man.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19
A Chance for AsouItb.

A London print says that Mr.
Asquith, who has Just reached his
5Ist year, may change his name be-
fore his next anniversary arrives
for the political barometer points
70 stormy weather, the fonndering
OF the present government baroue.
and the consequent launching Of a
new Liberal ship Of state. In that
not improbable contingency. the
Liberals will have TO look out for
a new lord chancellor, their last oc-
cspant Of that high Office. Lord
Herschell, having since passed
away The choice would seem 70
lie between Mr. Asquith and Mr..
Haldane, the two most eminent Of
Liberal lawyers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

t was at Corinth," said the
veteran, stroking his grizzled beard
meditstively. The shell exploded
within six feet OF me. Two ren
were killed outright, and I hovered
between life and death six weeks
in the hospital"
but you finally recovered ?"
The veteran shook his head sad
y. The doctors did everything
they could for me, bus it was nc
use. ] died"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

Mardi Gras. New Orleans La
Feb roth TO 18th 1904; for the
above occasion we will sell round
trip tickets for one fare plus s. 90,
date Of sale Feb 9th to I4th; good
70 return Feb goth, extreme limit
March 5th which may be obtained
by depositing ticket with Joint
Agent for which a feeof so cents
will be charged any further infor-
nation call OF address.
r. Stephens. Agt.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19


II viii surprise many readers V
be told, on the authority OF Dr.
Katherine G. Townsend, writin~ in
Ne October Eyerybody's NJ ne,
tiiat the average number 81 edi-
cal women graduates each year Is
about 600, and il is estimated that
there are nearly 6ooo women pl1ysi-
Clans practicing IN this country.
Years ago a medical woman had a
hard time 10 make ends meet with
the proceeds Of her labor. At this
period each large city will show the
names Of several who are earning
hve, ten, fifteen and twenty thou
sand dollars annually. Fifty-fve
years ago this country had NOT one
woman physician. Colleges would
not graduate them ; men zbominat-
ID them. and women had a contempt
for them. Elizabeth Blackwell was
1he FIRST woman to gain a diploma
from a medical college. She was
graduated from Hobart college, Ce-
leya, n y, in I84o, but il was
hot until she had applied to twelve
colleges that the Sacred portals
we're open to her
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

Nothing helps more to advertise
a town than conventions that bring
many from a distance to it. We
have secured the Oklahoma State
Poultry Association for next year
and proper efforts may bring other
similar meetings to our city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

A wonderful story is that Of the
growth Of Chickasha in 1908. And
carpenter and mason are still at
work. A number Of residences are
in process Of erection. Write it
large that chickasha is to be Tie
best town in the territory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

It is to be hoped that the city au-
thorities will find some way Of
catching the poll tax dodgers in
1904 and thus do great deal Of
much-needed work on our streets.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

If Chickasha is to maintain her
hold upon her wholesale enterprises
and to gain others, her citizens
must see to it that better freight
rates for jobbers are obtained.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

Toucher-If ! borrow a dollar
from you, will it be necessary to
hand it back tomorrow, or can you
wait until next week for it?
Frost-l'm too busy to discuss
purely hypothetical questions. Ask
somebody who likes to argue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

Wonder what the knockers will
have to say about the story Of our
progress in 1905. OF course they
viii have something to say by way
Of criticism, for it is the nature of
The knocier to knock, even as it is
the nature Of his kinsman, the
mule, to kick.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19
PATRONS OF THE ELECTRIC
LIGHT co.

As thequestion Of lamp renewals
is OF importance to all consumers.
we desire TO make arrangements
that viii be satisfactory to all con
cerned' and make the following
statement All patrons who are on
meters win be furnished renewals
free Of charge Those desiring to
change from a fat rate to a meter
basis win please notify US as early
as possible So that meters can be in
stalled during the present month
% As to beready for service on the
irst Of January Free renewals
viii not de furnished on flat rate to
consumers light meters will be-
at a charge Of SIS and
argcr meters in same proportions.
Respectfully,
tl ] w. HocKADAY.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

Our city council is proceeding
with care and deliberation in the
water works matter that is com
mendable. They purpose to see that
every dollar Of the money voted IS
wisely expended.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

Frank Hart has just returned
from his trip to S. c. and n. c.
He brought back some upland rise
seed which he is gowing to try out
here. i produces 100 bu to the
acre in the East.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

Chickasha has every reason to
be proud Of her achievements dur
ing the past year. The immense
amount Of money invested in per
nanent improvements speaks. asno
words can speak, Of the faith that
her people have in the town.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

Nothing adds more to the sta
bility Of town than the building
Of homes. The homes are the
source whence all our civilization
springs. A city Of homes is a city
built on solid foundations.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

Senator Bailey is after the presi-
dent again for his handling Of the
Panama affair. Bailey is a hard
hitter and he deals the administra
fion some telling blows.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-01-19

Read the story Of Ghe progress Of
Chickasha in 1903. It will do you
good.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-01-15

Oct han kastade brandon pa marker
och slackte den med sin fot. Sedan
jag kom hit har jag sett soldater och
kramare och qvinnor och tiggare, men
inte en- enda bonde. Dem ha de nog
att ut, master Martin. Men soldater-
ma maste ju lefva.
Den lila hogen af roda brander
glodde svagt pa wagon och spridde in.
tet illus. M6rkret stangde in oss pa
ALA sidor liksom lagret stangde in oss.
Jag stirrade ut i den svarta natten och
ryste. | nina ogon tycktes den upp.
r-u1 90 fasor af gapande munnar, hvli.
ka forbannade oss Just som de stelna.
- / uuaen. al utmarglade bender, som
hotade oss, af marterads barn och
flickansigten, af fattigdomens ursin-
niga fortviflan. Valnader af ~ihjalsvult-
na man och qvinnor stirrade pa oss
med sina spoklika ogon. Och natten
tycktes uppfylld af onda forebud.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10

America edited by DR.. Reuben Gold
Thwaites. and Cas- Journal of the Lew
is and Clark Expedition" edited by DIR.
James K. Hosmer. Two other volumes of
a historical character are "A Short His
tory of Oregon" and an account OF Ne
gro Servitude in Illinois and of the Sla
very Agitation In that State" Messrs.
McClurg have prepared for older boys and
girls two capital stories of adventure; one
in the manner OF the Henty books, en-
titled In Search of the Okapi," and a
story of two children In Labrador called
THE Wandering Twins" They are also
to bring out the first volumes of series
of Life Stories for Young People," which
are popular biographical romances trans
lated from the German; four volumes will
be published this fall under the titles of
Beethoven Mozart, - The Maid of Or
leans and William Tell for smaller
children there is q. book of entertaining
fairy stories by Thomas Dunn English,
best known to the world as the author of
Ben Bolt" illustrated by Lucy Fitch
Perkins and entitled THE Little Giant. "
The list of children's books is completed
with a collection of little songs illustrated
in color, with the felicitouS title of
when Little Boys Sing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10
MIR. BowsER's SUNRISE.
He Gets Up Early TO See the Orb OF
Day Appear.

Mrs. Bowser," began Mr.. Bowser the
other evening, as he threw aside the
newspaper he had been reading, "you
know there is a sun. of course, and you
have heard of sunrises and sunsets, but
how do you know the sun rises and
sets %
Are you trying to make a Joke?''
she asked.
Far from it. madam. I am ap-
preaching a very serious matter. Gould
you go on the witness stand and swear
of your own personal knowledge that
the sun had risen or set during the last
10 years? In other words, have you
seen it rise or set?''
"I-I-don't think So
"Of course you haven't, and neither
have 1. For Is years we have been
hemmed in by brick and mortar. After
the sun is half an hour high we see it
over the roof of a brewery, and within
half an hour of its setting it disappears
behind a sausage factory
But you can't change the sun s
ways, can you2"
Certainly not. but L can change my
own, and I'm going to do it. I'm going
to get up tomorrow morning and take a
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of the foggy, malarious atmosphere. "A
man who would lay on the broad of his
back and SnOoze when he could be out
here deserves to be Heked. It's the
dawning of day that may be mighty
with history. 'T'is the turning of the
wheel that may make or unmake ma
lions. Now begin to live again. Now
I once more feel
What he felt may never be known,
as a longshorenan, who had been work
ing all night and was then on his way
home, halted at sight of Mr.. BowSer
and growled out:
DO YOU know of any saloon around
here open at this nour2 want to get
a nip before go honae, but every She
bang seems to be closed as tight as
drum
Man, look around you" was the re-
ply. See the leaves quivering under
the early morning air. See how the
coming of day casts its lights and
shadows on the buildings down there.
Listen to the sounds that tell you of
the awakening of the world to another
day of toll
Say. now. old cock. but yog.s had two
drinks this morning., said the worker,
'en I'll call you a blamed mean man..
Drinks. mani roared Mr. Bowser Are
you an animal, that you can stand there
and talk of whisky, when all around you
Nature is seeking to instill virtue into
your soul?"
Go easy. old mani" warned the other
Mature is all right, and so am I, and l
want a nip to go to bed on If you don
want to tell me where you got yours then
you can go to Ballyhack for a bald-head-
MT Rowser began to breathe hard and
to grow red in the face, but the long
shoreman wanted drink worse than
fight and after nodding his head in
threatening way several times, passed
on.
The daylight grew stronger. 1t revealed
an old straw hat hanging to the branches
of a shade tree and battered old tin pail
hanging to a telephone wire. 1t showed
an American butcher shop, and it betray-
ed the face of an iceman looking out of
a third story window in a sleepy way
and wondering how many of his custom
ers would complain that day of short
age.
There was blush on the face of the
eastern horizon-the faintest sort of a
tinee-and as Mr.. Bowser'S eye caught it
he got a new brace with his back the
fence and began to apostrophize it. He
had got as far as to say: And now the
blush of maiden morn, when some one
at his elbow observed:
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Say, old man. it's about my time t ePo1t
on bench in the park below.
What do you want?' demanded Mr..
Bowser, as he turned on the fellow.
We'll, if you don't want to invite me to
drink you might flip me a dime"
Drink Drink! Say, you miserable oid
You don't get out! The idea of your in
terrupting my meditations at this hour to
ask for something to burn your liver
Liver was burnt out years ago. sir, and
how could l tell that you We're meditat-
thing going put me I thought you
were waiting for the saloon to open.
Go onp'
When I saw that red nose of yours, I
The faint blush had deepened to GRIM
son on the eastern sky, and the meadow
lark was sha king the dew from his wings
ser's attention was elsewhere. He took
hold of the tramp to move him on, but
the fellow whiStled a signal and fought
back
In a moment more three other Weary
WillieS turned the corner, followed by
the drivers of two grocery wagons, and
Bowser was no Port Arthur His front
and TANKS were open to attack and STRAIT
egg demanded that he fall back. He fell.
Mrs. Bowser heard footsteps and rush.
d ne cat same and the poIiee ms and the
tramps trailed on behind There was the
and then the front door opened and shut
and the policeman was heard saying out
side:
Il had my eye on that old reprobate
for nearly half an hour, but I ought to
have eollared him at first. He was out
for a chance to rob some drunken man,
and I'll crack his head when / see him
again
Mr. Bowser. did you get back to Ma
ture?'' called Mrs. Bowser over the ban
lister.
He heard but made no reply 1t was
all her fault that he had thought of sun
rises and got out the street at the un-
earthly hour, but he would say nothing
- ANA n a terrible O.
venge-Copyright 1904, by T. c.. Nc
Clure)
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walk and see the sun rise for the hrst
time in years. 1 used to stand as a
boy and see the eastern sky begin to
blush and it was a treat TO see tne
changes until at last the glorious ORD
of day came rising from the depths OF
the unknown to start the wheels OF
time turning for another day. m go
ing to do it again. Would you IKE 10
get up with me at daylight tomorrow
morning."
Isn't that pretty early?' replied Mrs.
Bowser at the thought of 1T.
"Of course it's early Daylight is al
WAYS early, but I see you prefer to lay
and snooze for three hours later, and
we'll saw no more about it. There ism [
a hog or OK or COW in this whole coun-
try who isn't awake and moving around
prefer to grunt and snoOze and snore
and yawn let 'ern keep it up begln
tomorrow morning to go back to the
first principles of Nature-the sort dew
the twitter of the birdS-the whisper
ings of the millions of leaves as they
awake for the day-the-the-
Mr. BowSer became q little confused
here and broke off to glare at the cat
and mentally threaten his life, and, as
Mrs Royser had nothing further to say
the subject was dropped. on gong TO
bed she saw that he was determined on
the matter. however. He placed MS
clothing where il could be found with
out trouble and thrust his watch I'M
der his pillow, and it seemed TO her
that he got out of bed to carry the
watch TO the light of the window at
least ten times during the night Wnen
the first milk wagon was heard moving
about he got up and dressed, and she
heard MIN muttering as he went down.
Sfo ire
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1.-The idea of that woman lying there
like a grampus instead of being up and
about to see the day dawn upon the
world
Three minutes later Mr.. Bowser was
sauntering down the street. followed at
a respectful distance by the cat
1t was Just coming daylight. Altar off
a milk wagon ratified over the cobble-
stones with a rattle close to Nature and
the milk diluted II per cent Leaning
against a shade tree was a policeman,
VINO nodded and dozed and yet kept one
ear open for his roundsman- A dog
which had passed the night under a
stoop came out and sat up and looked
this way and that as if he had had a
bad dream, and a few sparrowS began
flying about and fighting each other.
by thunder, but this is life, this ISL
muttered Mr. Bowser, as he leaned
against a fence and drew in long brea tbs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10
The Peasant and the Traveller.

One day as the Peasant was working
in his fields q Traveller came along and
addressed him with:
My dear sir, if you would only give
me something to stay the pangs of
hunger 1 would bless you all the rest
of my days"
Most surely 1 WILL" said the Raas-
ant. and he led the Traveller up to a
patch of thistles and told him to fill
up at his leisure. The man ate for an
hour and then turned to observe:
Il wouldst beseech thee another IA
voT. I have had sufficiency of food,
but am now athirst.
That is easily arranged said the
Peasant: and he led the Traveller to a
ditch and told him to drink whole
barrel and stint him not The thirsty
man drank long and deep, but instead
of departing he said:
There is one more little thing you
might do for me, now that you have
got your hand in. AS I am weary of
my journey, 1 should like to sit down
on your doorsteps and rest"
This privilege was granted him, and
at the end of half an hour he re-
marked.
Now that 1 am rested can go on,
but as my shoes are odd and worn l
beg of you to exchange with me-"
''Ha, but what cheek" exclaimed the
Peasant, as he drew away. II I ex-
changed shoes with YOU
Then 1 would bring up the matter
of hats"
And after hats?"
well. we could exchange clothes-''
Get thee gone. man, for a base in
gratei Did 1 not satisfy thy hunger.
assuage thy thirst and permit thee to
rest?''
Truly, you did, answered the Trav-
eler, land I want you TO understand
that I have sufficient perspicacity to
know a good thing when see it. II
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s.SequiI" is Out.


To any one who enjoyed Henry A
Shutes' Real Diary of a Real Boy IN
the Saturday Evening Post, this an
nouncement will be received with
pleasure
The Diary is put into book form by
the Everett Press of Boston and it
makes an attractive, compact, little
volume
Judge Shute touched a popular
chord with his boyhood "reminiscences
and they had such a freshness, natur-
alness and vigOr that the heart OF eN-
cry man was stirred. 1t brought back
memories of boyhOod, which We're all
but forgotten and made the reader OF
the Diary look anxiously for the next
installment. Therefore "SequiI' ought
TO be a popular book
The H. NJ Caldwell company of
Boston. is issuing what it terms 'Ihe
Red Letter Literary" 1t is made up
of the classics beautifully printed and
delicately bound.
Each volume is complete in ITSELF
and contains a vignette introduction,
biographical and critical, by an author
are neat. compact, clearly printed, and
handsomely bound.
The paper has been specially made
for the series The text is printed IN
two coIors-red and black-giving the
page a bright and at the same time
tasteful appearance. Each volume has
a frontispiece illustration. reproduced
in half-tone and framed IN an apero-
pirate decorative design by Mr. Talwin
Morris. The title-page and end-pages
also in colour. and the cover design
in gold, are by the same artist
They are made to sell for 81 in red
limp. leather or so cents in cloth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10

you have no objections I'll stay all
night and borrow your donkey to go on
with tomorrow
Moral: 1t is the entering wedge we
must look out for. The father-in-law
who begins by tomorrow IS will event.
ually take possession of his son-in-law's
house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10
The Kansas Wesleyan Business College

Largest and best equipped Business Col
lege west of the mississippi: highest
standard, national reputation Seventeen
professional teachers. Positions guaran,
bookkeepers from our school. Graduates
sent to all parts Of the world. Tuition
low. Board cheap For Journal address
T. W. ROACH, Supt., Salina, Kans.
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BOOK NOTES.
Various Items About Books That Ar
Attracting Attention

The September number Of the North
American Review is one OF sterling inter
est and value from beginning to end SEN
ator H C Lodge advances an impressive
mrrav of reasons Why Theodore Roose-
Welt Should Be Elected President Ask
ing DO Our People Want an Arbitrary
Goverument?'' William +. Sheehan adVo-
Gates the election of Judge Parker.
Two editions of DR.. s. Weir Mitchell 5
The Youth of Washington Told in the
Form Of an Autobiography. Will be Is
sued. a popular edition OF three hundred
pages for one dollar and half, the other
q limited edition of extra value and price
This book Is the fruit of years of study
and sympathetic research into the hered-
itv. circum stances and events which nrted
the son of a Virginia planter for one Of
the greatest careers in history; and ser
TAI publication of this unique rec$~= IN
Tne Century has established its rank with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10

the best of Dr. Mitcheu's historical work,
and as an extraordinary achievement in
literary art.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10

Doubleday, Page & Co. have printed on
special paper and put in a handsome red
cloth binding 1000 numbered copies of the
admirable ''St. Louis Fair Number of
the Worlds Work In that form its issue
is known as THE Library Edition. The
price of each COPY is 500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10

Henry Wallace Phillips, the clever hui
morist and creator of Red Saunders, -
has q side line. 1t is science. His ambi-
ton is to get away from the rich field
of humor he has uncovered in the far
west and secure the publication of a sci
enee story from his pen For" he writes,
know, it is how to treat Syense.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10

It is announced that in the October Nc
Clure's Lincoln Steffens is to tell the in
side story of the great political struggle
now being waged in Wisconsin for and
against Governor laFollette and the re-
forms he is advocating. The story of this
fierce political war should make dramat tic
as well as instructive reading.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-10

A. c. McClurg & Co. of Chicago will
publish this fall number of books Of
varied interest. including a new romance
by Randall Parrish. author of the now
famous When Wilderness Was King.
which is to be called Ny Lady of the
North a book of boyhood memories by
Clarence 5 barrow, entitled Farming
tom Florence in the Poetry of the
Erownings.' a selection of their poems
dealing with the art and history of Flor
encs, illustrated with many reproductions
from photographs and edited by Anna y.
McMahan: and two important additions to
the McClurg series of Americana reprints
-Isahontan's New Voyages to North
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of a Hundred Years" published two years
ago in two volumes, will be published this
fall by The Macmillan company in one
volume containing all the original ma
terial and three additional chapters. In
one Of these DR.. Hale describes his jour
ney from Boston to Washington in 1874.
involving thirteen days and twenty-eight
changes OF carriage.