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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16
ono on an Actor.

VIII T. Hodge, the actor, tells q
story which is much like joke on
himself.
He was in Chicago some two years
ago studying for forthcoming pro-
duction. Along toward the early hours
Of the morning he called a boy and
ordered a bottle Of milk" according
to his own assertion.
When the boy returned he bore the
bottle in his hand, and turning to the
actor said: 'You must excuse me for
not bringing this on a tray; but all our
trays are In use tonight"
rs that so?" replied Hodge. And
how does that happen?"
Well" said the boy, Mrs. Pat
Campbell Is giving dinner down
stairs. and they have all the trays
down there"
$50 Mrs. Campbell is giving a din.
ner?" unused Hodge.
YES" said the boy, "and all the
actors in town are down there"
"All?" sald Hodge
"oh, yes" answered the boy, "ell
but the cheap skates New York Tri-
bune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16

One of the rarest and most inter
esting Of the wild animals in South
Africa is the springhaas, or jumping
hare. 1t lives in small communities
on the open veldt, both in the plains
and in the mountain ranges, and
makes large and deep burrows in the
ground, whence it emerges toward
sunset, being rarely seen in the bright
daylight. When chased in the open
it proceeds in great bounds like a
jerboa or kangaroo. for which its high
" developed hind legs are admirably
adapted, and is even said to move
faster up hill than down. It's food
consists of roots and green stuff. It's
flesh is good to eat and is much ap-
preciated by the Hottentots and
Kaffirs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16
CAM PEoMouNcE OWN NAMEs.
rclrcneester" Has at Least Five Pro-
nuncIatons IN England.

rcircneester" Has at Least Five Pro-
nuncIations in England.
"How should Cirencester be pro-
Dunced?" l am asked.
Well, this is rather a difficult cues
zion to answer. 1t probably has as
many versions as the town Of Rheims,
or the name Of the immortal Samuel
Pepys. Having sojourned SO frequent,
ly in that pleasantest of Gloucester
shire towns, suppose ought to know
something about it. But when come
to think about it, confess am some
what puzzled.
First Of all, there is the name as
spelled. That is in general use in Lon
don, and usually adopted by those who
never visit the township.
Then you have Chester. This GER
tainly has antiquity to recommend it..
An earnest Shakesperean reminds me
that Bolingbroke says toward the con-
clusion of king Richard II: "Our
town of Chester in Gloucestershire."
Furthermore. you have the name
pronounced as rhyming both to Bills
ter and to visitor, and there is also
the latest version wherein-in har-
mony with the time-saving and word
clipping habits of the day-the title OF
the town is shortened to Ciren.-Lon-
don Graphic.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16
DINNER WITH THE DUKE.
Boy Of Ten Spent Pleasant Time With
Great Soldier.

Never was the Iron Duke more gra-
cious than on that day which the boy
Kendall. son of his grace's valet, spent
with him. greatly to the lads surprise.
I'VE dine at 1 o'clock, sir" the
youth had answered.
"And very good hour" Wellington
had replied. Il did so when was at
school. Well, l have ordered an early
dinner"
So his grace and the boy Of 10 sat
down alone. much to the alarm of the
valet. who thought the end of all
things was near.
After grace the duke told the lad
that he had ordered several things to
be brought, and would help him to
each, "For," he added, Il know little
boys like to taste all they see."
During the meal the duke talked
constantly and always kindly. Dinner
ended, his grace shook hands with
Kendall and bade him goodbye.
BE a good boy and do your duty
Now you may go to your father"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16


Even so il is not the viii OF your
Father which IS IN heaven that one OF
these little ones should perish. The Sa-
vior.
"The child labor law has done more
harm than good in the stock yards. Chill
dren are better off working. The Meat
Trust.
Work them, work them, work them all
Father. mother, daughter, son,
Sisters, brothers, all as one;
Work them, work them till they FAM
Old and young and weak and strong
Work them hard and work them long,
Let them wear the oxens collars,
Grind them, grind them into dollarsl
Toll them early. toll them late,
Helpless children. puny slaves;
Drive them into early graves,
Keep them at the killing gaitl
What though stunted be the mind,
And the moral sight grow blind,
Soul and body. young and old,
Mint them, mint them into gold!
Does the child voice cry to heaven,
You but hear the dollars rattle
Dollars minted Of their life blood,
These you cheaper hold than cattie9
Listenl There win come a day
When, IN no uncertain tone,
You win hear their Maker say ~~.v,,u
NOW TO ME YOU SHALL ATONE!
Henry Waldorf Francis
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16

It has long been a mooted question
whether insects are attracted to flow
ers by the bright hues Of the petals
or by the odor Of the flowers, and re-
cent experiments carried ont on quite
an extensive scale seem to indicate
that the perfume is the essential di-
rective agent. It is concluded that
insects are guided from a distance TO
masses of mowers by their perfume
alone. but that where flowers are
grown singly, insects are attracted
generally by color, and where the dis
tance is small the odor doubtless as
sists in attracting and directing the
movements of the flying insects.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16

q had just fallen into a sound
Sleep" said the doctor, who does not
like to make night calls. when a COM
parative stranger called me up on the
telephone and implored me to come to
his. house to attend his wife. Asking
few questions to learn the nature Of
the illness, 1 informed him that in all
my practice | had seen bur once such
case-wllich proved fatal. Immediate
ly, to my great relief, he mumbled
something about sending in the morn
ing If he required my services and
rang of, and I hurried back to bed"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16
Greenroom Gosslp.

It is said that Marie Cahill has
joined the Lew Fields stock com
pany. and that Nancy Brown will be
sent on the road by Weber and Rush
with another star.
George AIDES next play, when COM
pleted, will be produced by Charles
Frohman with Joseph Wheelock, Jr,
IN the principal role. Young Whee-
lock at present is playing with w. H..
Crane in Business Is Business"
D'Annunzio has written two new
plays, modern comedy and tragedy
in four acts in verse, called Atalanta
Bagiloni, and taken from a poetic,
historic fact Of old Perugia. It will be
given at the beginning Of the new
year.
May Waldron, Mrs. Stuart Robson,
recently returned from a trip to Eu-
rope and has notified her friends that
she win once more return to the
stage. lam tired Of doing nothing"
she says, "and want to be an actresr
again.
Miss Courtenay Thomas Of st. Louis
win leave the Opera Comique, Paris,
where she made her debut in 1896
as Dinorah In Paris she Is known as
mile Courtenay." She has sung in
the provinces and, with a company
from the Opera Comique, in Berlin.
She studied with Nine. Miolan-Car-
valho and with Veronge de la Nux.
1t Is said that she purposes to give
fifty concerts in America.
From New York comes the follow
ing official" announcement by the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16
THE WORLDS HARVEST MONTHS
Except TWO, Crops Are Being Gath.
cred in Them All.

Except Two, SToPS HFS DSiu8 Gdtu-
cred in Them All.
Excepting the months OF November
and December, harvest is always go.
ing somewhere in the globe. In Janu-
airy reapers are busy in most Of Chile,
Argentina, Australia and New Zea-
land. Harvest is in full swing
throughout the East Indies in Febru-
airy and March. April sees the fields
of Mexico, Persia and Syria being cut.
The merry month of May is thus used
in Morocco and Texas, California
Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sicily, Greece
and part of southern France reap in
June The greater part Of the United
States and France, Austria and south
ern Russia are stripped in July. Aug
ust is the harvest month in Eng
land, Germany Holland, Belgium,
Denmark, the northeastern states Of
America and part of Russia and Can
ada Scotland, Sweden and Norway,
the northern midlands of Russia and
the greater portion of Canada are glad
to shear in September And October
beholds the reapers in the most north
erly districts of Russia, Norway and
Sweden gathering with endless trou-
BILE their scanty crops.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16

Could we but know
The land that ends our dark uncertain
travel
Where lie those happier hills and mead
ow, low
All, II beyond the spirits inmost cavil
Aught OF that country could we sure
~ know.
Who would not go7
Might we but hear
The lowering angels high-imagined
chorus,
or catch. betimes, with wakeful eyes
and clear.
One radiant vista of the realm before us
With one rapt moment given to see
and hear
All. who would fear?
Were we quite sure
To find the peerless friend who left US
lonely,
Or there, by some celestial stream as
To gaze in eyes that here were lovelii
only
This weary mortal coil. were we quite
sure.
-E. C. stedman
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16

Debt is a great 1orce-wasrer, becaus
very few men or women can be heay-
lily in debt without worrying or being
anxious. If you are so deeply involv-
ed that it is impossible to extricate
yourself without going through bank
ruptcy then take your bitter medicine
at once and start again. Pay your
debt in full afterward, when you are
able. Get rid of all vitality-sappers
If you have taken an unfortunate -tep
retrace it if you can. Never allow
what is dead and should be buried
to keep bobbing up and draining on
your life-capital in worry or vain re-
grets.-O. S. Marden in Success.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16
craters on the Moan

From recent photographs, the crat-
ers and craterlets of the moon are es-
timated to number more than 200, 600.
but less than 1.0oa 0d0. White patches
in some craters and the bright lines
radiating in some cases hundreds OF
miles are thought by Prof. Pickering
to be due to snow, and the less con.
spicuous lunar canals. which gradual
ly appear. increase and fade away in
the lunar day, are attributed by the
same authority to vegetation. A thin
atmosphere Of carbonic acid and water
vapor may feed the plants.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16

A certain congressman who takes
an interest in musical matters lately
presented a bill advocating a larger
appropriation for the care OF the music
in the Congressional Library. Ee
spoke briefly on the subject and
after the session a fellow Congress
man approached him confdentially.
Il say" he said in a low voice. 'I
ike that bill of yours; but tell me-
what sort Of music does the govern
ment have over there in the library
is 1t a band or just a hand crgan?-
Harper's Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16

The faithful press agent was sorely
perplexed. Then his wonderful re-
sourcefulness came to his rescue.
"You might try living quietly just
like ordinary, well behaved people. l
could work up a great story about
your going to church and belonging
to the w. C. T. u"
The popular actress flung her plump
arms around his neck and kissed him
on the noble brow.
Saved" she cried. "We1l have a
champagne supper tonight to cele-
CRATE. Life
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16

"Whatshallido! Whatshaliidoi"
The popular actress paced the floor
in a paroxysm Of despair.
Those Hateful creatures Of the 400
have killed every form cf notoriety
worth having. They pose IN living pic
ture shows. they lose their diamonds,
they star in divorce and other scan
dals. they are arrested for speeding
in automobiles, and they even go on
The stage Can't you think Of some
thing for a press story7"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16

think It is over. over.
l think It is over at last;
Voices Of foemen and lover.
The sweet and the bitter have passed;
Life, like a tempest Of ocean,
Hath outblown its ultimate blast
There's but a faint sobbiny seward.
While the calm Of the tide deepens lee
ward,
And behold like the welcoming quiver
OF heart-pulses throbbed through the
Those lights in the harbor at last.
The heavenly harbor at last
feel II Is overt overt
For the winds and the waters sur
Ahl few we're the days Of the rover
That smiled I'm the beauty Of peace;
And distant and dim was the omen
That hinted redress or released
From the ravage Of life, and its riot
What marvel l yearn for the quiet
While bides in the harbor at last
For the lights. with their welcoming
quiyer,
That thrcb through the sanctiaed river.
Which girdle the harbor at last
This heavenly harbor at last?
know It IS over, over.
l know IL Is over at lastl
Down sail the sheathed anchor uncover
For the stress Of the voyage has
passed;
Life. ike tempest or ocean,
Hath outbreathed its ultimate blast,
There's but a faint sobbing seaward
While tho calm Of the tide deepens lee
ward
And behold like the welcoming quiver
or heart pulses throbbed through the
river,
Those lights In the harbor at last.
The heavenly harbor at last
Paul Hamilton Hayne.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16
GREAT MEN OF LowLY BIRTH.
Humble Origin No Bar to Accomplish.
ments of Genius.

Humble Origin No Bar to Accomplish.
ments of Genius.
Most OF the great men Of history
were of lowly birth. Look over the
list and see how little the rbornin' Z"
had to do with results and achieve
ments. Lord Wolsey was the son o.
butcher, Columbus was the son Of
a weaver, Horace the son Of manu-
mitted slave, Sir Richard Arllwright
the son Of a barber, Shakespeare the
son of wool stapler. Watt the son Of
a blockmaker, Virgil the son of por-
ter, Stephenson tie son Of a fireman
at a colliery. Eurns the son of a rlow-
man, Franklin the son of a tallow
chandler, Oliver Cromwell the son Of
a brewer. Aesop was slave, Beacons-
field was a lawyers clerk, Thomas
Paine staymaker, Defoe a hosier,
son of a butcher; Demosthenes the
son Of a cutler, Ben Johnson was a
bricl1layer, Bunyan a travelling tinker,
Edmund Kean was the son of a stage
carpenter, Dickens reporter and son
Of a reporter. Cervantes was com
mon soldier, Homer was a farmers
son and is said to have begged his
bread. The list might be extended
through columns.-Kansas City Star
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-16

looking chap in real life. instead Of
the robust and athletic young man
that he actually is.
The Forrest City times., 1904-05-13
TO MAKE 4 REAL OMELET.
Lightness and Deftness of Hand Are Prerequisites to the
 Best Results.

Nothing is more simple to make than an omelet and few things are more de- licious when well made. but for some reason the light, delicate dish which is met with everywhere in France seems 10 baffie our American cooks. says Wom- ans Home Companion. Milk and flour must be avoided and the omelet must not be cooked until 1t is hard and dry. Llghtness and deftness of hand are pre- requisites to secure the best results but the game is essentially worth the can de, and practice will make perfect. An omelet must be cooked quickly and in large pan. Do sot mix flour or milk ln II under any circumstances. IL may he economical. but il makes it heavy
 ard thus made has none of the ouali- ties Of the omelet ia the land of it's in- Venuon Use eggs orly. Beat the eggs well, yeIlows and whites together. talk Ing care not to beat them until they are thin and watery. For each six eggs heat two tablespoonfuls of butter in a irving pan. When it is quite hot put in the beaten eggs with salt and pepper. With a fork bring the cooked part of the eggs from the edge to the center and when it is thickened take hold of the pan, trun the omeiet over on the dish anG serve at once By turning over the cages while the center is still soft the onelet will be kept juicy and tender.
The Forrest City times., 1904-05-13
More Than Three Thousand News paper Representatives Expected
 in St. Louis Next Week.
FORTY EDITORIAL ASSOCIATIONS
 WILL HOLD SESSIONS ON GROUNDS.
Secretary of state John Hay VIII Deliver the OpcEine Address of the Parliament May I9. nnd Sew eraI Governors of states Arc Down For Addresses.

St. Louis. May 12-Secretary of State John Hay will deliver the open ing address before the Worlds Press parliament at the Worlds fair, on May l9. The meeting will be presided over by Sir Hugh GilZean-Reid. of London, and more than 5000 newspaper repre- sentatives from every part of the world will be in attendance.
 Forty editorial associations will hold sessions on the Worlds fair grounds during Press week, May 1G-19 The Press parliament will convene in Fes- tiyal hall. Sessions of the National Editorial association will be held at the Inside Inn. Meetings of the state associations will be in the various state buildings.
 Governors Cookery of Missouri, White of West Virginia. Vardemann of MisssGippi and Bailey of Kansas will address the Press parliament; President David R. Francis of the Louisiana Purchase exposition, Col Henry Watterson, of the Louisville CourierJournal; former Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith and Ed ward Box, editor of the Ladies Home Journal, are on the programme of the National Editorial association.
 Noted journalists from England France, Germany, Russia Japan. Gen. tral and South America and Canada will be present and address the sev- eral congresses of newspaper men. It is expected to be the largest and most important editorial gathering in the worlds history Many of the foreign representatives already have arrived in St Louis.
 Other bodies than the two mentioned which will be present in St. Louis dur ing Press week are the American News paper Publishers association. the As sociated Press. the National Agricult- ural league, the Inland Daily Press as sociation, the Canadian Press associa- tion. the Associated Press of the Prov ince of Quebec, Association des Jour nalist Canadiens-F Francois. the Hook ing and Ohio Valley associations. the Illinois Woman's Press association. the Quoin club, of New York. the Texas Woman's Press association and press associations from nearly ev- cry state and territory in the United States.
 Elaborate arrangements have been made, both by the exposition and the city of St Louis for the entertain ment Of the visitors The freedom of the Pike, a. well as Worlds fair will be extended to them, and spe- cial programmes will be arranged for their special entertainment Automo- bile and tally-ho rides about the city. steamer excursions on the Mississippi river and receptions by the foreign and state commissions are to Ee some of the diversions.
The Forrest City times., 1904-05-13
AT THE B.TrLs OF THE YALr.
official Jnpnnesc Report of Casual
 ties Tn :he Battle.

Antung. May 6. via Seoul, May H. An official report of the casualties at the battle of the Yalu shows a list of 31 Japanese officers killed and 29 wounded; leo men killed and 6G6 wounded. On the Russian side, 1862 men were found dead on the fi.ld; 475 wounded are in Japanese hospitals, and 13S men were taken prisoners.
 Most of the Russians who surren- deTed at Hamatan, west of Chiu Lien Cheng. where the Japanese charged the Russian rear guard, were wounded
 The Russian soldiers who have since died in hospital were buried on hill- top near Antung. and were followed to the grave by Japanese guard of hon. or and the staff officers. A Danish Lpthern missionary, the only foreigner living at Antung. read the funeral service over the remains,
 The captured Russian munitions of war brought into Antung include 20 field pieces. ten machine guns, much small ammunition, two ambulances and band instruments, the latter per forated with bullets. Most of these things were abandoned in the precipi- tate flight of the Russian troops.
The Forrest City times., 1904-05-13
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

The Indiana 2tafe building at tEe Worlds fair will be dedicated June l.
 Government and state crop reports generally announce favorable conGi- tions prevailing.
 Lafollette Tenn, was visited, Tues day. by $200, ,00o fire, which wiped out the business section.
 Henry Hensaek, aged 24 was found guilty, at St Louis, of the murder of August Raphael his father-in-law
 fracas over the removal Of a hog pen led tc the killing of Samuel Har- yey and the are. ot Henry Garrett at Sedalia. Mo.
 steel pin falling from the top ef the Ferris wheel ai the Worlds fair killed a laborer who was working Lc- heath the structure
 The Philadelphia and San Francisco hints have been ordered to continue the heavy output ct gold coins until all surplus bullion .s absorbed.
 Germany dedicated it's exhibit in the World s fair Palace of Fine Arts, Tue day, Dr. Lewald, he commissioner gen eral, presiding al the ceremony.
 Territorial Treasurer Rambo of Ok lahoma, on Tuesday, completely wiped out the territorial bonded indebtedness, amounting to $50, 52o. including inter est.
 Isaac Borpee charged with theft while in Dawson City. has been arrest ed in Miller county, Missouri. after all extended chase by Pinkerton detec- tives.
 The executive committee of tha Worlds fair has decided to al once bring suit against all delinquent sub scribers to exposition stock to comte! them 10 pay.
 A fire. which was confined 70 or room caused excitement in the Plan ters' hotel. St Louis. Tuesday night Hubert Gardner, a drummer, lost sev- eral thousand dollars worth of sam pies.
 Three New York militiamen. in heavy marching order. started from tic New York city hall, Tuesday. to walk 10 St. Louis. They expect to live in military style, and to be 50 days on the road
 Gen. Peter Osterhaus was the guest of honor at the celebration of the ami yersary of the capture of Camp Jack son, held in Lyon park. St. Louis, Tuesday afternoon. The general par ucipated in the capture as a private.
The Forrest City times., 1904-05-13
TRAGEDY IN KANSAS CITY
Clarence Meyer. Printer. S1asheI to Death By Negro Burglars
 in kansas City.

Kansas City. Me, May 12.-Clarente Meyer. aged % printer. was terriLiy slashed and killed in his home in the southern part 5f the city some tirae during the night. According to Ms. Meyers who reported the matter to the police. two negroes entered the house al two o'clock in the morning While enc held the woman 10 prevent her giying th' alarm. the other struggled with Meyer. slashins him with a razor on the head, ;hroat and body. Mrs. Meyer became unconscious and did roF recover until many hours later when she found her husband dead. Tha house had been ransaoked. The police have found no trace of the negroes.