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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-12

If you have a Checking" account
. at a London bank your pass-book is not
treated in the Indifferent fashion melted
out to 1t in New York. You do less of
the bookkeeping and the bank does
more. Every debit to your account is
entered on the debit side OF your &C
count book, and every credit on the
credit side, thus affording a very SIM
pie and businesslike system of check
ing. You can leave your pass-book at
the bank once a month. or as often as
You like, and all the entries in arrears
viii be made in II for you. Against the
debit entries appear the names of the
persons in whose favor you have drawn
checks. The Englishman, by the way,
always writes it "cheque." a reason
able habit, because 'cheque" means ons
thing and check" at least two very diff
ferent things. With US 1t means three
or more.
Lawyers in Britain rarely send typ =
written letters. Some banks, rich ana
old ones. employ neither typewriters
nor stenographers, but the pen is used
with fine clerky hand on heavy and
expensive paper. Baring's until lately
practiced, and perhaps even now con-
tinues, the old method of folding and
sealing, with wax and seal, the letters
of the house. avoiding thereby the com
monplace and modern envelope. Till
lately Baring's bank used candles fo.'
lighting, to the exclusion of gas or cleo
trieity. And 1 have known them dry
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-12

the heads. With a favorable success
sion of seasons it multiplies in geomet-
rical ratio, and at last becomes so nu-
erous as to necessitate migration in
search of food. Then the army worms
travel and feed day and night, inflict-
ing enormous damage 1t is from their
mode of marching in armies at such
times that their name is derived.
The potato bug seems to have been
native to Colorado aud New Mexico.
Various wild plants furnished 1t with
food. but nothing seems to have been
so suited to its requirements as the
potato. 1t began to march eastward
and nortbward. at first slowly. depend
ms upon its power of flight, but later
in great jumps, assisted by the rail-
roads.
Inasmuch as a single female may have
as many as 3.2I6. 900 descendants in
season, 1t is easily understood why
the pest spreads so fast Recently the
Department of Agriculture has import
ed from China n bug that preys upon
T.. This Is now being propagated in
outdoor cages for distribution among
growers.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-12
the ink on a letter of credit with sand
in the good old-fashioned way.


In London your lawyer files his deeds
and documents in black tin boxes, as OF
yore. have never known him to use
safe. II his tin boxes are full. he COW
ers his desk, tables and shelves with
his packets of folded papers tied with
red tape. 1t never seems to occur TO
him that documents will be distracted
by stealth or destroyed by hre' FER
ht.ps no lawyers once was ever ourh-
ed in London.
Paper clips" such as we use by the
gross in American business offices' were
unknown in London until the Amerl-
car invasion" began. Now rev en-
tel prising British houses use them.
Card filling and card record systems
are still among the novelties. Ohtli
very recent date all the supplies Tor
these systems came from the United
states. Almost the first book type
writers" and "Ioose-leaf ledgers" used
over there were for enterprises with
which 1 had intimate connection
Meanwhile the popular British mag
azines neglect this opportunity. They
have a notion that the pupllc Woulu
not appreciate the departure. and that
the advertisers wouldn't pay the price.
But they have never tried the thing in
the right way.
ON, the other hand. there are British
business ways from which our own peo-
plo might learn a userul point OF Two.
And an advantage that the Briton has
and we have not is that gigantic and
successful enterprise, the parcel post,
a Government undertaking, TO be sure.
but one that is conducted on a bust
nessiike method. In the United States
the express companies resist with SUI
perb success the adoption of the par
eel post system. And our country
storekeepers. and storekeepers in small
towns, have been taught to believe that
the parcel post would develop serious
competition with their own business.
1T would dp nothing OF the kind. IL the
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-12
Few "nrop-In" visits.

The custom of seeing a business man
by appointment holds over there more
commonly than here. Mr.. Briton says
that he will see you at p. m, on
Thursday. He sets that hour apart
for you on his, calendar. and an APP
proximately sufficient length of time
for the interview as nearly as he can
judge. His decks are cleared for your
business. In New York you drop in on
your man ana TaKe your cndnce or
your turn. Even If you have made an
appointment, your man is usually en-
gagged" Between telephone calls and
Interruptions by partners, visitors and
office boys, IT is not easy to secure MS
UNDIVIDED attention.
Inc Eng1snman seIuom 'eiis you
how busy he is. The American insists
upon IL. / know men IN new 1oik
VINO VIII give nteen minutes Ior an
interview and consume ten or the M
teen in telling how busy they are. If
we think the English business man
wastes Tune over MS Iuncneon, ne Is
amused when he visits New York, be-
cause we drop affairs for ten or f1f-
teen minutes to have our boots blacked,
ana Tor another JnIrJy minutes 70 ue
snaved. Even the LOnuon cIerK naS
his boots BACKED by the lodging house
'slavey'' while he is shaving himself
legions of unblacked boots that one
sees down town in Gotham of morn
ing make fortunes for industrious
Italians who do not find opportunity
for similar enterprise abroad.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-12
ONE DOZEN BUGS.
$3.50, 100000 Estimated Damage Which
Twelve Insects and Their Pro-
geny DO to Crops.

w aSnHBlOn IlSpdICIl-
dozen insects will cost the United
States $350,0O0,000 this year Tie
chinCh bug will draw 100000. COO OF
ta.s amount, the EraeshOpper will take
500 600. 600 and the Hessian fly will call
Coz at least S5O,O00.0 900 more. Three
" orms that attack the cotton plant Will
assess the farmers for 100000, 900, and
the potato bug will eat $1,000 900 worth
Of it's favoritc garden produce. Ten
millions of dollars is moderate esti-
mate Of the injury that will be done
b. the apple worm The caterpillar
that makes cabbage its speciality will
destroy $5,0oO.0OO worth OF crisp green
heads, The estimates. which are con-
sentative, are as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-12

Total. -. ......... $685.. 900, 900
The individual bug is small. but its
STRONG hold" is its tremendous power
of reproduction Nothing can he done
in a conflict with an adversary which
is capable of having a billion descend
ants in a summer!
The chinch bug is only a third of an
inch long. Originally II fed upon wild
grasses, but when civilized man plant-
ed wheat the cereal suited its taste
and 1t soon became the foe of bread
producing crops. II gets into the fun
Inel-shaped part of the leaf where il
Joins the stalk. and sucks the sap I'M
til the plant dies. The bugs, multiply
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-12

country. storekeepers were wide awake.
because II would serve them as an ad-
ditional source of supply. This is a
point commonly overlooked. But Mr..
Plat. for instance. who is an expert
expressman. is not likely to use his
Senatorial influence to urge Uncle
Sans adoption of a parcel post.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-12
QUEER CUSTOMS
ANT1ouATED METHODS OF ENG
LxxH BUSINESS MEN.
Eome Instances, Hewever. WIN Bear
Copyfng-oface Method
ys Lackfngs

One day I sent to the editor OF an
illustrated London paper, which IL al
naosk as well known In America as In
che land OF Its nativity, brief and
pcpularized account OF an important
new Invention. writes Arthur Warren,
In The New York Times. The narrative
was accompanied by n photograph
which I had taken the day before
showing two distinguished men. one OF
whom was Lord Kelvin. experimenting
with the then new but now we'll known
device. It isn't every day that the
public sees pictures OF famous scientific
men working In q laboratory over q
new discovery. But the London editor
saids I'VE can't use this; it's too
newt
There you have British point Of
view. Then the same article and the
photograph went to New York by the
next mail. Publication followed imme-
diately. and the press. as far as San
francisco. copied text and picture.
Some weeklies and monthlies used the
latter to embellish other text They
did not always give credit In their haste
TO utilize the newness of the theme.
But In this case they were welcome.
There you have an American point OF
view.
With US newness Is Oft magnined
among the virtues.
With the Briton newness Is q quality
usually open osuspicion.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-12

our friends patience by delays on forty
grounds. thinking. shrewly enough,
that the man from the States will
lower his terms. And that is what
usually happens. The Briton has play
ed this game for many q long year.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-12
Excursion Rates to Eastern cities Via
Savannah and Steamships.

BuVUuUUM WWW oNWtlHIE'NlAE"e
he Central of Georgia Railway and
its connections will sell excursion tick
cts to Eastern Cities and return via
Savannah ana ocean Steamship Com
pany or Merchants & Miners Transpor-
tation Company at greatly reduced
rates. Tickets include meals and
berth aboard ship. For further infor-
nation apply to nearest Ticket Agent
or F. b. white. Commercial Agent.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. su-wed-frL
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-12

day TO call at the London ONCE of an
American friend while the latter was
liatening to suggestions which a Junior
member, a very junior member, of his
star had thought out.
When the youth had gone. the caller
said: That's the most astonishing
thing I ever saw"
*Whsf Is astonishing?
why q chief taking suggestions
from minor member of his stan. That
u very un-EngIish."
Doubtless" replied the American;
hut do you employ people to work as
automatic machines? i. have a stan Of
forty. and they are encouraged to
think. II they don't think they don't
stay. II they are incapable of making
suggestions about their work we have
no use for them-ofice boys included"
Most un-English." responded the Wis
itor.
And that is true enough. Minor en-
ployes are held at arms length in Great
Britafn-practically all employees who
are not heads of departments. Sugges-
tions from men would be regarded as
impertinences. There are exceptions,
Of course. but the rule holds. 1t is
rule that assists Britain's competitors
; Pages Fall Out.
Employees there are apt to be con-
tent with old methods. Many publish
ers still produce weekly papers uncut.
unstitched or unpasted. When began
70 place advertising In England. the
proprietors OF certain trade and tech
meal papers called, in some pertuba-
tion of spirit. because they were not
favored with my esteemed commands"
You can give me no guarantee"
said !. that your advertising pages are
seen by your readers"
-0h, yes. we can. You have our word
Tor Il. We will put it in writing"
/ took up one of their publications
by the northeast corner, and half the
pages huttered to the floor. That's
what ! mean" said I. When you bind
your pages, you can have the business,
but not before"
That was six years ago. And some
of the publications are still issued in
loose sheets. The majority. however,
are now cut and bound.
London office hours begin later and
last later than in the United States, al
though downtown Offices In New York
are acquiring a later morning habit
than of yore. In London the Office
boys. clerks and stenographers arrive
from $3.50 to 9:45; heads of depart
ments at 10 or little later. and heads
OF firms are early birds If they open
their desks before 1890 Anywhere
from 1880 to 1 the luncheon hour for
the stan begins. Anywhere from / 10
1880 the heads go out for lunch. Tho
principal men are gone anywhere from
one TO two hours. In some places the
onices and warehouses are practically
closed from IL to l, or 1890 to 1889,
everybody being absent except a clerk
or two for answering telephone calls
or receiving letters.
In nearly all offices, large and small,
afternoon tea is served between and S
o'clock. tea with bread and butter. In
the larger establishments the house
keeper (Janitor) provides this refresh
ment at a trihing fixed charge, and
everybody is served. from the office
boys to the directors In the small
places some member of the stan caters
for the rest.
offices that close before or $50 D. m.
are comparatively few Banks open
at 10 and close at 4. excepting on Sat.
urdays, when they lock the doors at 2
o'clock.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-12
WORLDS FAIR EXCURSIONS.
Every Tuesday and Thursday I'm JunI
va. aHnhIIe md Ohio Rnilrnna.

Every Tuesday and Thursday in June
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad will sell
excursion tickets TO ST. Louis at rates
less than half Return limits liberal
Apply to P. S. Hay S. z. p. A, Montgom-
cry. for particulars adv.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-08-19
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

First Published July 20, I9o4.)
Whereas, on the 2rst day Of July
1904, the city council of the City Of
Chickasha, | T. passed and adopt
ed an ordinance calling and provid-
ing for a special election to be held
in the City Of Chickasha on the end
day of September, 1904, for the
purpose of determining whether
the city council of the said city of
Chickasha shall cause TO be issued
bonds in the sum of S22 900. 90,
bearing interest at the rate OF tlve
per cent. per annum, payable semi
annually, maturing twenty years
from the date of issue, procesed
from the sale Of such bonds to be
used by said city of Chickasha for
the payment, liquidation and fund
ing Of outstanding script of said
city, and
Whereas, by the terms Of said
ordinance the mayor of said city OF
Chickasha is required to give al
least thirty days public notice Of
the time and place Of holding such
election.
Now, therefore, I, R. N. Muir
ply, mayor Of the city of Chicka-
sha. Southern District of the IN
dian Territory, hereby proclaim
and give notice that a special elecI
ton will be held in the said city o.
Chickasha, I. T., on the end day
Of September 1904, for the purpos'
of determining whether the city
council of said city of Chickash'
shall cause to be issued bonds t
the amount Of S22, 100000, bearing
interest at the rate of S per cent
per annum from date of issue, pay
able semi-annually and maturing i
twenty years; the proceeds from tn
sale of such bonds to be used fo
the purpose Of paying, liquidatin
and funding the outstanding SCRIP
] Of said city.
All parties voting at such electio
for the issuance of said bonds sha
have written or printed on tick'
for the issuance of funding bonds
and all persons voting at such ele'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-08-19
Blood Is Mixed.
No Cherokees of Pure Indian Blood
1t Is Said.

Muskogee, IT. Aug I9.-Dr.
Emmett Malcolm Starr, of Clare
more, has almost completed an ex-
tensive history of Cherokee geneal-
ogy. The work, which was begun
III 1898. will be published in book
form, the first numbers to appear
sometime in October.
DR.. STAIRS history contains some
interesting facts heretofore not
known to the public. 1t deals with
Cherokee genealogy from the year
1895 down to the present. Ac-
c)rding TO the author there are now
no full blood Cherokee Indians, al
though one sixth Of the citizens of
the nation are classed as such,
while the remaining fve-sixths are
classed as mixed bloods, resulting
from white intermarriages.
Those who are classed as full
bloods are, according TO DR.. Starr
course Of reasoning, descended
from twenty-one intermarriages
with whites from 1905 70 1925. In
fact, if he has made the proper de-
ductions, it is from these twenty
one intermarriages that the great
Cherokee tribe sprung and grew III
TO an intelligent nation In later
years, after the national council
provided that a white man could
by intermarrying with a member Of
the tribe. become a citizen, numer-
Gus other intermarriages followed,
and the offspring OF these unions
constitute those designated as
mixed bloods."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-08-19
Better Light Service
New Company Will Make Exten-
sive Improvements in
the Plant.

AS was announced in the EX-
PRESS some time ago, the electric
light plant has changed hands.
Jas w. Hockaday has sold out TO
Messrs. Whedon and Holmes, of
Lincoln. Nebraska. The new pro-
prietors come with the reputation
Of being splendid men. chas Q.
Whedon is a prominent attorney in
Lincoln, while +. p. Holmes
has been Judge Of the district court
in Lincoln for ten years. They
were formerly interested in the Lin
coin Gas * Electric Co.. and are
therefore men Of experience in this
Inc.
{. NJ Cook who has been con
nccted with the gas company in
Lincoln. will be manager Of the
plant here. He IS young man OF
family and will move here soon.
Judge Holmes informed an Ex-
PRESS reporter that his company
will soon begin extensive improve
ments and alterations i'll the plant.
A new brick building will be built.
II will be larger than the old build
ing and better adapted to the pur-
pose for which il is intended. Con-
siderable new machinery will be
put in and all the old machinery
will be readiusted. The wires all
over town will also be readjusted
and such changes made as may b
found necessary TO give first class
service. Work will begin on these
improvements III the near future.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-08-19
Great Campaign Offer
The Daily and Sunday Journal
Mailed to January /, 1905
for SIoo

Over two months of free time
The great National Campaign of
1904 is open, and The Kansas City
Journal extends to the readers in
this great territory the unparalleled
offer of its Daily and Sunday
Journal to January 1, 1905, for the
sum of SI.ool
Ii is the desire Of The Journal to
reach every reader who wants to
keep informed on the great Nation
al contest and the times of the day
Any person who will send one
dollar to The Kansas City Journal
by postofiice money order, express
order will be mailed The Daily and
Sunday Journal from the time the
subscription is received at The
Journal office until January 7, 1905.
This offer extends both to new
subscription and renewals. Persons
who are already subscribers to the
Daily and Sunday ]ournul can re-
ceive the benefit of this offer by
paying their subscription TO date
at the regular rate of one dollar for
three months and then adding one
dollar additional to advance their
subscription to January /, 1905.
Send your name at once and re-
ceive the benefit of the full limit
of free lime.
In accepting this offer the full
amount of one dollar must be re-
mited to The Journal, as no com
missions or discounts will be grant
ed, aud all money must be sem
direct to The Kansas City Journal
Kansas City, Mo.
This offer will not extend be
yond October I, 1904 and positively
no adjustment at this rate will /,
granted on subscriptions after tha
date.
Address THE KANSAS CITY
JOURNAL. KANSAS CITY MO
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-08-19

ton against the issuance of said
bonds shall have written OF printed
on a ticket against the issuance oi
funding bonds. "
Every person voting at such eleC
tion shall be a qualified electo
within the city of Chickasha, Chick
asaw Nation, Indian Territory, and
shall be the owner of real or per
sonal property within said city
subject TO taxation.
The places of holding such cleo
ton in said city shall be as follows
In ward No. /, Grogan School
House.
In ward No. ?, Brick Barn.
In ward No. 3. Sawyer Building
OH ard street, between Chickasha
and Choctaw avenues.
In ward No. 4, on 2nd street, De-
tween Iowa and Minnesota.
The following judges have been
appointed to hold said election il
their respective wards:
In ward No. /. ]. L. Mann, J
+. Bishop and Thos. Biggers.
In ward No. 2. ]. 7. Hill, J. d,
Bridges, and A. c. Edwards.
In ward No. 8. I. w. Miller, N
A. Robinson and Will Estes.
In ward No. a. o. Coffman, G.
G. Buchanan and J. G. Barnhart.
Such election shall be held and
conducted and the returns thereof
made as the law provides.
Witness my hand as such mayor
of the city of Chickasha, Southern
District, Indian Territory, ON this
the 28th day Of July, 1904.
r. N. MURPHY,
7A-o4 Mayor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-08-19
NOTICE OF ELECTION

Whereas on the 10th day Of June.
1904 ]. c. Woodside, an Alderman
from the first ward of the city
Of Chickasha, Southern District,
Indian Territory and a member of
the city council of said city, tend
cred his resignation as such Alder
man and member of said city
council; and
Whereas on the 10Th day Of
June, 1904 the said resignation of
said J. c. Woodside was accepted
by the city council of said city Of
Chickasha; and
Whereas the law provides that i'll
all cases of such vacancies in the
city council such vacancies shall be
filled by special election; and
Whereas said JIG. Woodside was
elected Alderman and Councilman
from the first ward of said city of
7 Chickasha to serve for term of
two years;
Now, therefore, I, R.N. Murphy,
Mayor Of the city of Chickasha, /.
4 II bv virtue of the authority vest
ed in me by law, do hereby proclaim
and give notice that special cleo
tion will be held in the first ward
of the city of Chickasha, 1. T., on
the 2nd day of Sept, 1904 for the
purpose Of electing an Alderman
from said first ward as member
of the city council of the City OF
Chickasha to fill the unexpired
term of J. c. Woodside resigned.
The place Of holding such cleo
ton shall be The Grogan School
House in the first ward of the city
Of Chickasha, |. r., and said aid
erman to be elected to fill such
unexpired term Of said JIG. Wood
side resigned shall be voted for and
elected by the qualified voters Of
the said first ward Of the city Of
lChickasha.
The following judges are hereby
appointed to hold and conduct said
election; J. L. Mann, J. f. Bishop,
Thomas Biggers.
Said election shall be held ane
conducted and the returns thereof
made as the law provides.
| WITNESS my hand as such Mayol
Of the city Of Chickasha, on thi.
the 1Sth day of July, 1904.
X. N. MURPHY,
Mayor of City Of Chickasha, i. T
First published July 20, 1904.
1873
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-08-19
The University Of Oklahoma

We are in receipt of the Ioo4-o5 5
catalogue Of the University Of Ok
lahoma. 1t is now book Of sew
eral hundred pages setting forth
the remarkable development OF a
young institution now little more
than a dozen years old The sup
plement that accompanies II con
I aims cuts and floor plans OF tbs
buildings, now seven i'll number
which make, already, a better show
ing than that Of similar institutions
in a majority Of our western states.
Courses i'll the College Of Arts
Medicine, Pharmacy, Music, En-
gineering aud Preparatory Schoo
are being given with adequate
equipment, by competent and up
to-date instructors. The nes
Science Hall and the new Carne
gle Library are especially well plan
ned buildings, and no doubt whel
school opens September I3, the
will be crowed to their capacity
All The advantages of the Univer
sity are free to residents of Okla
homa and Indian Territory, which
is the best part Of the arrangement,