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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

Il was a mean thing to do, certainly,
but the cat meant no harm. On the
contrary. she evidently thought she
was doing a very graceful act.
A well-known resident of Baltimore
county left home the other day for a
trip to the seashore. A short time
previous to his departure he bought a
silk hat of excellent quality and daz-
cling finish but he deemed the
weather too hot to use such head
piece on his trip, and consequently
left it at home. He put it carefully
away on the second shelf of a ward
robe and did not give a thought to
any possible harm Detailing it during
his absence.
Upon his return from the sandy
beach and out of hearing OF the sad
sea waves" there arose within a day
an occasion demanding his presence,
together with the full dress regaiia,
at a function of large moment in the
county He dressed carefully and
when the job was done he smiled with
infinite satisfaction as he regarded
the impression his mirror gave him OF
himself.
All that remained was to take his
silk hat and cane and go forth. He
went to the wardrobe to get the hat
which he had never worn, except to
test its "becomiagness." " AS he opened
the door of the wardrobe he was sur
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10
CHAPTER TEN.



"The Roundses don't run much tew
ancestry. ! reckon; leastwise our end
on 'em don't" Sam Rounds had ex-
planned to John Burt on one occasion.
Course I've got a lot OF ancestors
back somewhar, but WHOM thunder
they are, blamed Z knowi"
II is reasonably we'll established
that Rounds settled in Rehoboth
fully one hundred years before Sam
was born, but the latters recollection
did not extend back OF his father-one
Hiram Rounds. The annals OF Hiram
Rounds and his family can be epito-
mized In one word-work.
Dad shorely was er hard worker
an no mistake" explained Sam.
When thar want no work tew dew
on our farm. he'd hire out tew ther
neighbors fer fifty er seventy-fve
cents er day. And at night we'd all
shave hoops after supper, working til
nine an sometimes ten O'Clock In
the winter dad would haul logs tew
Newport He shorely was the cham
pionworker round Rehohoth Lots er
strong young fellers came up from
Attleboro and tried to NOV a swath
with dad, but he bushed all on 'em.
Killing himself to live mused
John Burt
Wall. / reckon he did-leastwlse
Doc Reynolds lowed 50. Dad died
when he was forty-elght. He teamed
all night, three nights runnin'. workin'
out the poll-tax fer the neighbors. an
he had er stroke. Doc warned him
then tew let up er bit. but dad just
somehow couldn't. and he pitched In
ergain. He was shinglin ther roof OF
ther barn. erbout eleyon o'clock one
night. an l guess he had erotheI
stroke. The doctor couldn't exactly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10
TURNED THEM AL DOWN.
culprit Evidently Not impressed by
Appearance Of Lawyers.

culprit Evidently Not impressed by
Appearance Of Lawyers.
Secretary Of the Treasury Leslie NJ.
Shaw told the following story when
he was in New York the other day OF
the time he was practioing law in
Iowa.
One OF his townsmen was arraigned
for a crime and had no counsel. The
Judge explained to him that he was
entitled to have counsel assigned to
him. He pointed out several attor-
neys in the courtroom. naming them
as he did so. and said
Here are Mr.. So-and-So aud So-and-
So and Mr. Smith is out in the cor
ridor. You can choose any one you
want and I viii assign him to defend
you"
The prisoner slowly looked the law
yers in the courtroom over. one after
the other. and then replied:
III it suits your honor just as well.
I'd as soon have the one in the hall
New York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

In the Kharkoff, Poltava and Eka-
terinoslav provinces of Russia there is
a rapidly growing trade in the sales of
OF wives. frequently at their own de-
sire. The usual cause is the extreme
poverty of the husband, who can no
longer keep his wife; though it is Of
ten because the wife desires TO be free
from a cruel, drunken partner. The
trade has become so common that few
markets are held without such trans
actions, which are considered so bind
ing that no case has been known Of a
husband demanding his wife back.
Their market value varies from IS to
SIS. More is never paid. The women
are required to be good housewives
and field workers. The dealers or
agents are Jews. who get 10 to 15 per
cent on the purchase price.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

tell whether he had or stroke. cr
whether he fell of an broke bis
neck, er both--enyhow he was dead
when they picked him up. l wasn't
home At ther time-I was In Fall
River workin' ia the mills. When as
young ones got tew be twelve years
old most on as was packed un an set
tew work IN thcr cotton mills er IN
the match factories. Five Of my sis
ters worked I'm ther cotton mills.
Nowadays ther workin men are talk
in erbout er ten-hour day. an some
on 'em Is strikin fer an eight.hour
day. Ny sisters an thousands OF
other girls used tew work from six
O'Clock in thcr morniu' till nine al
night. an they was mighty glad tew
Kit thcr chance. Whore air my sisters
now? Two on EN- is dead, two mar
ried. an ones IN an asylum
You never told me how you made
your start. Sam" John said. taking
advantage Of his friends reminiscent
mood
Reckon I never would got started
II I had tew depend on wages re-
flected Sam. Worked in er shcp
in Providence fer three years an
saved up er hundred dollars. Then
dad died an left me part OF ther old
farm. J sold out fer six hundred.
Went up ter Vermont and bought
some hosses an brought EN- back an
sold iem Then I kept on buyin' an
seilin' 'em. When / had enough
money I bought that air strip Of land
I own now. and I've been thare ever
since. I've been down ter New York.
Ioolxin It over, an have erbout decid-
ed ter locate thare. That's er great
,own. John. an I knows more erbout
hosses than nose on EN- down that.
away. What dew We think erbout il,
John?"
Sam looked anxiously into the face
Of his friend.
Il should 90. said John decisively.
There's a fortune waiting for you
in New York. Sam. Go, by all means.
This settled it with Sam. A month
after the Segregansett sailed away
with John Burt, Providence steam
er carried Sam Rounds and fifty
carefully selected horses to- New
York. Since the death Of his father
Sam had provided foi his mother. who
lived with him in a well.built house
lon his bingham stock farm.
Mrs. Rounds was faded little
woman who had reached her three
score Of years. She looked frail. but
was seemingly incapable OF physical
fatigue. She had reared a family Of
ten children. and for more than forty
years had averaged sixteen hours oI
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

Once ! knew a Japanese
With q little blue chcmise.
Socks and sandals and pretty paper
fan.
Lady foot and dandy hand.
Microscopically planned.
And he didn't seem at all a fighting
man.
He was neat and he was clean,
Most delightful to be seen;
He was spotess, he was spic and he
was span.
He was sugar he was spice.
Happy tempered to a vice.
And he didn't seem at all a fighting
man.
He would greet you with a smile
That would carry half a mile.
Sweet as summer. and expansive in its
plan.
He would nod his beaming noll
Like a polished little doll.
And he didn't seem at all a fighting
man.
Which IS why I'd give a lot
Could 1 camp upon the spot.
Where he's winning bloody laurels FOR
Japan.
Just 10 watch him wading in,
With that smile above his chin,
For he didn't seem at all a lighting
Bertrand shadwen in Chicago Post
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10
Wanted Home Industry.

A wealthy Scotch ironmaster called
on a country squire and was ushered
into the library He had never seen
such a room before. and was much
impressed with the handsome cases
and the array Of well-bound volumes
that filed their shelves The next
time he went to Glasgow he made a
point Of calling at a well-known book
sellers. when the following conversa-
ton is reported to have taken place:
Il want you to get me a leebrary. ="
Very well. Mr.. --; III be pleased
to supply you with books Can you
give me any list Of such books as you
would like?" "Ye ken mair aboot
buiks than I do. so you can choose
them yourself" Then you leave the
selection entirely to me? Would you
like them bound In Russia or Mo.
rocco?" Russia or Morocco? Can
We no get them bound in Glascog7
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

why is Il that the tenderest feet must
tread the toughest road
WHY Is It that the weakest BACK must
carry the heaviest loadl
while the feet that are surest and hrm-
est have the smoothest path 10 60
And the back that is straightest ana
strongest has never a burden 10
know.
why is 1t that the brightest eyes are the
ones soon dim with tearsf
why IS il that the highest heart must
ache and ache for years
while the ewes that are hardest ana cold
est shed never bitter tear,
And tie heart that is smallest and mean
est has never an ache to fear.
WHY Is IL those who are saddest have
-" always the gayest laugh;
WHY Is ii those who need not nave ai-
WAYS the biggest half
While those who have never sorrow
have seldom a smile to give,
Ard fhose who want just little must
strive and struggle to Ave.
why is It that the nobiest thoughts are
the ones that are never expressed I.
WHY IS Il that the grandcst deeds ,tle tue
ones that are never cohlesseu.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

The Photographic model Is new
tvpe of young woman who has sprung
into significance of late. she Is tne
girl whose face you see in the street
car and along the board feaces smii,
ing at YOU, above a box OF nnneo
beef or plate Of breakfast food or
new toilet cream. She is seldom
a professional model, because her
face must be young and fresh. not
worn with the cares Of wage-earning.
Usually she is some girl Just out OF
boarding school or matinee beauty
who Just earns a little pin money on
the side by posing for the camera.
And her ideas are often startling and
very funny.
one of her walked into a dnvntown
studio the other morning with an im-
portant and self-conscious air and an
nouneed herself ready to pose for tea
biscuit. tomato catsup. LOWERS hon
bons. or any old thing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10
rnrAIorIeM oE LIE JAps.
Mikado's Troops Examples Of Self
Sacrificing Devotion.

Mikado's Troops Examples Of Self
Sacrificing Devotion.
The following are reproduced as
they were printed in a Japanese news
paper:
Midshipmm Shibuye saw his moth
er before his departure to the front,
when the following conversation
passed between them;
Mother, shall not come back alive
this time
Why should you not?"
Mother how can live when I
ought to die?"
Kikuchi was one Of the sailors who
went to block up Port Arthur Just
before his departure he wrote to his
wife these few lines:
There is no doubt but that you are
my wife and will behave accordingly" I"
These few words show the spartan
spirit OF the Japenese, to suffer in ST.
lence and be strong.
At the battle Of the Yalu, Soldier
Suzuki was shot through the stomach
and fell down But he cried out !:
"Yes, it is only a scratch" He ban
daged his wound himself and told his
friends to march on The wound
proved fatal and he died three days
after.
Soldier K. Suzuki in one Of his let
ters to his home mentions a most pop
ular song sung by the soldiers at the
front, which runs as follows:
When | go to the front, bring
up this child as a good citizen. When
l die. do not weep"
She-"Why should I weep? Am
not soldiers wife? Fight for ouI
emperor; the honor will abide with
this child"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-10

. Cupid had stolen upon her in the
night. He had fired an arrow and
fed. She felt the delicious tingle
of the wound In her heart and won
dered II it was love.
The leader., 1904-10-01
Elderly Lady Had BUSINESS Ideas, Too.

Elderly Lady Had Business Ideas, Too.
Ever hear the story of how w. w.
Corcoran. the millionaire art lover who
built the COrcoran gallery in Wash
ington, D. c., was thrown down by an
elderly maiden?" asked James Follans.
bee, of Baltimore, according to the
Milwaukee Sentinel. you will recol.
lect that Corcoran owned the Airing
ton Hotel in Washington. Patronage
was so good that the quarters became
clamped, and additional land was
needed for an extension to the build,
ing. The lot adjoining to the rear was
owned by an elderly lady, being por-
ton of her back yard. The million
aire hosiery keeper greatly desired
tits parcel of land and for mouths was
cogitating how he would approach his
Eeighbor. She being wealthy. he
came to the conclusion to be entirely
frank with her, satisfied that she would
not hold him up if he divulged his plans
to her. So he sat down and wrote her
letter in which he asked her tew
much she wanted Tor her back yard,
as he intended to enlarge his hotel.
The same day he receiyei a neat per.
fumed note from his mel shLor which
RAJ:
How much do you want or your
ft,tel, we need it to enlarge our back
yards?
The leader., 1904-10-01
EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY
Colored Preacher Who Was Right at
Home on Any Text Sug-
gested.

As an old colored preacher who had been
conducting d revival meeting was reach
ing the end of his series, relates the Indian
apolis News, he appeared before the con-
gregation one night and spoke thus:
Brethren and sistren, | come befo you
ell wholly unprepared with my text. nab
been preachin' all so'ts of things, and to
show the brethren and sistren that have
not said all that / know, l will ask that
some membah of this congregation suggest
q subject and will preach about it to
you."
For several minutes there was an embar-
RAISING silence while the minister scowled
over the top of his glasses, waiting for
some one to propose topic. No one seemed
anxious to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity, until finally little fellow in the
back part Of the church yelled out: Pills. !.
There was smoker as the preacher cleared
his voice and said:
Pills. | hab been requested by some
membah of dis congregation to discourse
befo' you all on pills Now, brethren and
Eistren, am not familiar wild the ways OF
medicine for / am preacher man, but as
l said / would talk on any subject that was
proposed, pills will be my text. Now, to
begin with, there are quinine pills, calomel
Dills. big pills and little pills, and a thou
sand kind Of other pills what the doctor do
prescribe when the flesh am sick. But
propose to talk to you about de kind OF
medicine what de soul needs when 1t am
sick ospills.
The leader., 1904-10-01
IA col HIa aseond.l,and ,Natnh.

He Got His seeond-siand Watch.
He was s foreigner, says the New
York Press, and, havlng entered q
large jewelry store on Union Square,
he said to the clerk behind show.
case:
4 would like to examine some sec.
ond-hand watches"
Excuse me, sir, but this Is not q
pawnshop," observed the clerk
haughtily.
Nor Said the man inquiringly,
but you have plenty Of watches" and
he pointed to the great showcases full
of handsome timepieces.
Certainly" replied the clerk.
Finest stock OF watches in town.
How much do you want to pay for .
watch?''
How much?" asked the stranger.
Much as he is worth, so that he is a
secondhand watch and viii keep good
time"
"see here, sir, you are in the
wrong store. We don't keep second
hand watches in this establishment"
The strangers eyes opened wide,
'but you have them here, there and
there" he said as he began to gestic-
ulate. 81 have said second
a-a-n-d Watches" spelling It out as
though to make it palmer, and they
are here everywhere, yet YOU say you
have them not. / do not understand
you"
We'll, do now" replied the clerx
sheepishly as he quickly opened a
showcase and produced a tray Of
watches, 'just little mix up. No
harm done. l hope. Certainly we have
watches with second hands. All our
watches have second hands. We have
no other
And the stranger got a secondhand
watch, for which he laid down fifty
dollar note.
The leader., 1904-10-01
BEAR CUBS VISITORS
LITTLE JIMMY HAS AN INTER
EsTIM0 TIME WITH THEM.
Ernest Harold haynes Tells Of the
Experiences Of Some People
who Come to See
His Pet.

There may BE some ole within radius
Of 20 miles from my home who does not
know Of Jimmy, the bear cub, but doubt
1t. And almost every one who knows
Of him considers 1t ID duty to call on him
to pay theft respects, 80 they walk in
and drive in from all points Of the com.
pass. and Jimmy receives them all with
delight, coadescension, indifference Of
unfeigned disgust, according to his mood
at the time. or, in other words. according
to the length Of time which has elapsed
since his last meal.
Last Sunday over 80 cartilage loads
Of people unloaded themselves on mJ
premises during the day, and as many
more came on foot. Among the hrst tt
arrive was lady with little CHILD
about two years old. Jimmy was lyitif
quietly on the lawn, chewing clover, a1ie
did not rise to greet them.
See, darling! See the pretty babJ
bear!" said the lady, advancing conf
IDENTIFY, and letting go Of the young
ster's hand. Baby, pat the prett,
bear and without hesitation, the lit
tie one advanced, and patted the beai
on the head. jimmy took this familiar
ity as an invitation to wtestle, ant
promptly but grayely arose on his hin'
legs and clasped the baby in his sturd1
arms. The frightened youngstel
screamed and fell over backwards, aiit
Jimmy, letting go his hold, stood quit
erect, and eyed his supposed antagonis
as though greatly surprised at the sud
den termination Of the contest In TIL
meantime the mother, thoroughly
scared, snatched the child up in her arms
and drove of with remark not alto
gether complimentary to owners of bea,
cubs.
She had scarcely gone when mai
drove up and Jimmy went out Il
meet him. Under the wagon was !
welI-bred collie, who in some respect
showed better sense than the lady hal
done. He knew nothing of bears, and
while not cowardly, edged away from
Jimmy until he had had a chance Il
size him up" Jimmy followed hin
with an assurance born of inexperi
ence, until the man. who wanted
nearer view Of the cub, stepped on
The leader., 1904-10-01

of the wagon. Whether the sheep dog
had completed his investigation, or
whether the close proximity of his
master increased his confidence in him
self, can't tell, but the mans foot had
barely touched the ground before the
collie sprang forward and caught the
young bear by the nose, Jimmy. having
received the same lesson he had just adj
ministered to the lady, acted in prac-
tically the same way. That's he moved
with all haste away from the object of
danger, with a series of uncomplimen-
tary remarks, in his own language, of
course. He ran underneath the piazza
to rub his sore nose with his fore paws,
and, although he soon came out, nothing
could induce him to approach the dog
again.
In the course of the morning, another
dog arrived-a big, good-natured fell
low, of no particular breed. black and
tan in color, and with q pair of eyes and
tail which seemed to vie with one an
other in appearing pleased and happy.
He and Jimmy looked at one another
for a moment, and, as though mutual
confidence was established on the in-
slant, they strolled slowly up to each
other. Then began a friendly contest
which lasted for fully half an hour, and
which amused score of people who
gathered about to witness it. Jimmy
was the heavier, but the dog was more
actiye, so, take it altogether, they were
very evenly matched. At times they
would stand up on their hind legs and
wrestie like men, but soon they would
fall over on the grass, and roll about,
each trying to get The other under
meath.
Another of Jimmy,s victims was a
nervous young woman whose curiosity
was even greater than her fear of the
bear. She was more than plump. and
Jimmy seemed to take special fancy
to her. She wanted to see everything
that was going on, but was constantly
on the lookout lest the bear should come
too close for comfort BY and by, how
ever, when she saw the cub playing with
group Of children at a distance, her
vigilance was relaxed. and she turned to
talk with some OF her friends. Suddenly
there was wild scream, as Jimmy came
at. full speed from the rear and struck
her like battering ram, knocking her
feet clean from under her She sat
down with surprising suddenness, and
Jimmy, having no time for retreat. was
caught as in a deadfall trap. Thought
for moment that he had been killed, but
d rnuffied waugh announced the fact
that he was still alive, and presently he
crawled out of the wreck with rueful
look at the plump young woman who
had SO nearly smothered him. And the
young woman herself, with a face about
the color Of beetroot, scrambled into her
carriage and drove of without SO much
as a glance at the author Of her discom-
fort.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
The leader., 1904-10-01
what Jimmie Was Writing.

Barrel wendell, OF Harvard. who
writes English even more admirably
than he teaches It. was citing ex.
ampIes Of anti-climax, says an OK
change.
"a schoOlmaster." he said, had .
visitor. He took this visitor to thu
playground. Here half q dozen boys
were at play, while seventh, lad os
most intelligent appearance, sat writ
ing under q tree.
The boy at work, said the school
master, 10 Brown. | am proud OF
him. See him, how diligently he APP
plies himself, while his friends waste
their time in idleness wonder what
DO can be writing? Tomorrow's Latin
prose, fancy. Wen find out.
.'He called Brown to him.
Here, Jimmy. let me see that. he
said, and he extended his hand for the
paper.
"But the boy flushed and hung back.
No, sir he stammered. I don:
want to.
Note his modesty, the schoclmas'
ter whispered to his friend. Then &c
went on.
Come on, Jimmy; come on. Let
me see what you have been writing
there
"Stili the boy deInurred. But tlle
school master, insisting, at last Sc
cured the paper, and this is what ne
found on it, written in neat imitation
IF feminine hand:
PLEASE excuse my son, James
from school today. as he is needed a
home ]"
The leader., 1904-10-01
sHoRT-sIoHTED DRUMMER.
Was Foolish Enough to Sass POST
mistress and Soon Learned
Something.

Il had money order on village post
office in Michigan, said the Chicago drum
mer, relates the Daily News of that city,
.'and when went in to get it cashed l
found a postmistress instead Of postmas-
ter She was Cabling away with another
woman and, being in hurry, I spoke to
her rather sharply. In fact, / asked her
if Uncle Sam employed her to gossip about
her neighbors. In reply, she looked at the
order and said:
James NJ. Blank, Ell? Well, SIR, you
will have to be identified
Il had half a dozen letters, but she
shook her head showed her my initials
ON my collar, but it was no go. had
sassed her and she had chance to get
even and, as matter of fact, she kept me
in that town for two whole days, and
would then hardly believe a lawyer who
came 20 miles to identify me.
Its safe enough to sass your landlady
when you are not behind on your board,
but don't try it on postmistress, who has
got the United States government at her
back
The leader., 1904-10-01
Effect o. oolna 10 Church.

Bishop W. c. Doane, of Albany, used
to know in Hartford a cooper called
Uncle Josh, says the Boston Pos.
"Old George Silcox has fined tho
church" said Uncle Josh to Bishop
Doane one morning. tile Is a Meth
ody on probation now"
THAT is grateful news!" said the
clergyman, for George Silcox had the
reputation of miser and rake
THAT is grateful news. indeed! And
do you notice much change in George.
Uncle Josh?'
"Oh, considerable" said the other,
"In the past when he went out to
mend his fences on Sunday George
carried his ak on his shoulder, but he
carries 1t under his overcoat now"