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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28
Beauty of Won1en's Feet
Some Pointers on That Most Important
Part of the Human Form DiYne-Shape>
Hness of the Most Importance,

not frequently seen in its perfection.
for often one or the other element of
beauty Is wanting. The rarest point
Of beauty is the following of the out
side of the foot.
1t used to be that shoemakers' lasts
we're made upon the Greek principles.
but now a hump is made on the out
side Of the last, just above the point
where the slight hollows should be.
II any one would convince himself
that the hollow on the outside Of the
foot is rare, let him watch the prints
that seaside bathers leave when they
step on a dry plank walk. Most Of
such footprints show a greater Of
smaller hollow on the inside Of the
foot, but nearly every one shows a
straight, wet mark on the outside.
That water could flow under the
arch Of the foot. without wetting it. is
an old rule where feet are concerned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28


faced matron. do you suppose |
might be permitted to watch the gym
nasium class?"
Certainly not" responded the
matron. your request would be
an impertinence if did not know you
to be friend of one OF our directors"
Il beg pardon, but no offense was
meant" the stranger said, but don't
see what harm there would be If
looked on at one of the drills"
"Since you make it necessary for
me to explain, sir" the matron an
swered, rolling the "r" on the sir.
"the young ladies of this club are not
accustomed to appear before gentle
men when they-the young ladies'
are dressed in bloomers."
Then she opened the inner door
about six inches and squeezed her
self through it,
The drill went on for fifteen min
utes. Suddenly the inner door was
reopened. the matron again squeezed
herself through it, and hand on the
other side slammed it. The matron
went to a chair near the reading table
and pretended she had forgotten
there was any one in the room. She
vas soon called by a pretty girl,
whose dishevelled pompadour and
red stockings had been exhibited be-
fore she saw the man. After the girl
had screamed, she announced in a
stage whisper that the door to the
Gressing-room corridor would not
open. The matron disappeared to re-
turn by and by with a meekness OF
demeanor strangely in contact to her
manner when she made the remark
about the young ladies' bloomers.
do you think you could help me
open door in there?' she asked. I'VE
have all tried, but we cannot move
it. The spring lock seems to be
caught"
The man offered his services with
a disdainful air intended to convey
the impression that he did not under
value his capabilities when skillful
aid was needed. He tried the door
It refused to give, even after be
had put his shoulder to it. None ol
the keys on his key ring fitted He
had to acknowledge that he could moi
render any assistance.
What can be done?' asked the
matron in an agonized voice. Here
are thirty young ladies' who cannot &C
home tonight unless that door is
opened All their street clothes are
IN their lockers"
Here the teacher, who was accus
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28
Heroic Man to the Rescue>
A Narrowing Tale of Misplaced Lingerie
and Feminine Iheradtude How Story
Leaked out Despite An Precautions

called in a decided voice. He coul1
hear the girls gathering for consulta'
tion. He waited patiently while II
was plain all sorts Of suggestions
were being made.
I'll might throw the-the things
see here over the transom," the
stranger said in a voice which had
ia 1t an apologetic infection.
The girls screamed. Some cried
mo, no." The matron and the teach.
er held another conference, while the
stranger had plenty Of time to won.
der how the eclipse was coming on.
Il guess you will have toto pass
the young ladies garments out to
me-" announced the suatron. BE
as careful as you can in handling
the-the lingerie SO it will not got
mixed up
The man rubbed his head and
looked around for something break
able.
Il don't see any lingerie" he shout
ed. Il don't believe know what
you mean.
Several smothered laughs made
him angry. He could have sworn at
the ingratitude of feminine human
nature. He approached the first lock-
er on tiptoe. In a vague way he real
lied that much depended upon the
tact he exercised in making his first
selections. Accordingly he made a
bundle Of one plaid shirt waist, one
black jacket, and pair of shoes.
After he had put it through the trah-
som he could hear the girls scramble
for the clothing.
well done" said the matron en-
couragingly
He handled the first pair of cor
sets gingerly, rolling them up in a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

and child suffer. If one Of you
give me work I'll wear my fingers to
the bone. But there-I must be a
man
Then he handed to the auctioneer
AID handed the big watch, with its
old-fas ioned fob. into his apparently
reluctant fingers.
"'Take it. he cried, with a final
hurst of emotion. Put it up. Sell
it for what it will bring. Give the
the money. Do it quick
Then with bowed head and form
shaking with half suppressed sobs
he stood with his back to the crowd,
while the auctioneer took up the cue.
And the auctioneer was an actor Of
parts also.
What for this family heirloom
this valuable watch-this cherished
treasure? What do hear? Fifty dol
lars?
1.-TWO dollars, said one Of the
''stooi pigeons"
"a shame-outrage-insult-s2 for
his magnificent timepiece. DO
hear.
Three dollars, said another cap
per.
There the bids hung for a mo-
nent, until one Of the wolf-eyed and
genuine bidders offered s. for the
prize. It was knocked down to him
in moment, and as the watch was
handed over to him the poor wretch
who had been forced to part with II
clutched the greenback and rushed
out Of the auction shop as he had
come in.
THE lucky purchaser hastened
with his watch to the nearest jeweleT
70 get a line on the exact extent OF
his bargain. The ieweler gave one
glance at the family heirloom.
These watches are worth about
So a barrel he said. and a great light
dawned In the mind OF the purchaser.
But, after all. it was worth S. to see
and hear such magnificent acting as
that Of the man who three OF four
times a day wept and sobbed as he
parted with his grandfather's cher
lshed timepiece"
"As soon as the star actor got his
s. he ran out Of the auction shop and
into a convenient saloon next door
There he sat and waited until word
was brought him that another likely
victim was IN the auction shop. Such
victims were always spotted by the
auctioneer from his elevated perch
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28
Extinct Bison.

Now and then paleontoiogists ere
able to obtain complete skulls, with
horn cores attached OF the extinct
'long-horned" bison, or buffalo. that
roamed over the whole of North
America before, during. and at the
close Of the glacial era. but the
United States National Museum is
the only Institution that is for
tunate enough to possess a pair Of
horns Of this animal They were
procured by Professor Dali in his last
trip to Alaska in a glacial moraine.
where they had lain in ice. snow and
freezing water, perfectly preserved.
from the day the anirpal died. CEN.
turies ago, in the late quarternary
period, to the present The old
'lcug-horned" buffalo was larger than
the modern plains buffalo The
horns are as long as those OF an old
time Texas steer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

A great writer once said. "The van
ity Of woman dies hard
Foolish man. It never dies at all,
and of all the prides there is none SO
hard to subdue as that a woman takes
in her little feet and trim ankles.
Little feet, however, are a deform-
ity, or rather feet too small to har.
monte with the figure are. Better
that the foot be too large, if shapely,
than too small
Think of a Juno who stands feet z
inches and tips the scales at $50
pounds teetering to and fro on num-
her one or number two feet She
should have a number four foot at the
very least, and a number six would
not be out of proportion.
To judge by the ideas Of the Greeks
and Romans, beautiful feet are those
which are large enough to carry the
body most gracefully. The ancients
admired a stately carriage Latin
poets speak of the gait Of their beau
ties, rather than OF their feet.
shall | be tried in this manner?"
says Juno, q, who walk the queen OF
the gods?"
In the "Iliad," Homer paid homage
to Thetis. the silver-footed queen; and
Paris. when making choice among the
many beautiful maidens brought be-
fore him, did not forget the attrac-
tions of their feet.
Their gait he marked. as gracefully they
moved,
And round their feet his eye sagacious
roved.
Poets and romancers have ever
raved over the beauties Of the human
foot divine" How beautiful are thy
feet with sandals, o Princes daugh-
ter" was the greeting OF the bride in
Solomon's song; and in spite OF the
rich adornments Of Judiths dress, her
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28
FOUGHT WAY TO GREATNESS.
Adventurous Career of Present
French Minister of Finance.

Adventurous Career of Present
French Minister of Finance.
NJ. Rouyier, the present French
minister of finance and far and away
the most powerful individuality OF the
present cabinet at Paris, with the ex-
ception of NJ. Delcase, commenced
life as a book agent and as drummer
for book dealer who sold on the in
stallment plan voluminous works Of
the kind given as prizes to lads in
the lycee schools. Subsequently he
entered the service of a Greek mer-
chant named Zafiopoulo established
at Marseilles, and while in his en-
ploy took charge in turn of the va
rious branches Of the business at Con
stantinople, Alexandria. odessa and
Smyrna. acquiring in that way an
amount of knowledge of the condi-
tions of the levant and Of the Med
iterranean which is possessed by no
other French statesman OF the pres
ent day. He is a past master in the
art Of finance, and although, like all
men Of strong character, he has many
enemies. yet it is pretty generally ac-
knowledged alike by friend and by
foe, that he is prominently the ex-
pert needed at the present moment at
the head of the treausry of France.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

and so either arouse genuine bidders
70 the point Of paying huge prices or
prevent the goods from falling into
outside hands. There were also per
haps half a dozen people in the room
who had been attracted by the ringing
OF the bell and the waving OF the red
flag and had come in prepared to buy
II anything offered happened TO strike
their fancy.
I'm bid only three ninety for this
magnificent golden chain. It's worth
double-wholl make it s4-do hear
four? The gentleman with the plush
cap says four. Going at four, go
ing"
'Just then a seedy looking man
pressed him way 10 through the crowd
and caught the auctloneer by the
sleeve. The auctloneer shook him of
roughly.
I'm busy, he snapped. Don't in.
terrupt me.
"But the intruder. whose face was
red with weeping and who wore a
three weeks beard on his chin and
cheeks. ciung TO the coat sleeve.
Here. he said in broken voice,
rubbing one sleeve across his eyes as
he did so, here's all I've got left to re-
mind rae Of happier days Il was my
grandfather's watch. lIe brought it
over with him from England. When
he died he gave It 70 me and told me
y4assn, fa mart tcffh IL
"At this point the poor fellow was
overcome with emotion. In one hand
he was holding mp a large and hand
some looking watch. With the other
arm he covered his bowed eyes.
"It's all I've got. he choked out.
and ia rather lose my right arm than
part with II. But what can do?
What would any one Of You do?' he
challenged. My wife has been down
with fever for a month; my little
Ellen Is sick with the measles; I'm
out Of work. I've got TO have money
TO save them.'
"He stopped for a moment and
fought with his emotion. By this time
there were tears even in the hard
ened old eyes Of the auctioneer Sew
eral OF the stool pigeons were weeping
audibly. But alas FOR human nature.
In the eyes + some Of the genuine
bidders had come the fire Of greed
They we're to have an opportunity to
take advantage of the necessities OF
another man and they were burning to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

and he notified the stool pigeon
whose business it was to give the
star his cue without interrupting at
all the aow of his oratorical Efforts
Here is another game they used
70 work in the fake auction" shops:
"A sucker would bid fifty cents for
a silver plated spoon. When he came
to pay for it he would be told that he
had actually bought. and must pay
for a dozen spoons at fifty cents
apiece. If he objected a crowd of the
cappers would get around him. and
lead by the auctioneer. shake their
iicts in his face and frighten him into
submission If he still refused to
pay and threatened to call the police
he was usually allowed to so in peace
though there we're times when some
Of the police had an interest in the
profts of some Of these shops and
then the poor sucker" Jared hard.
AT one time the more successful
fake auction shops actually had
eappers' stationed at all the railroad
dcpots with instructions to follow and
cultivate the acquaintance of strang-
etrs who looked as If they had money
and would be susceptible.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28
How MORGAN Gets Rid of sores.

Rather a determined looking man
appeared in Pierpont Morgan's New
York Office not long ago and said he
wished to see the great financier.
Mr. Morgan is busy just now" said
an attendant well. I'll wait, for
must see him if it takes a year In
a few minutes Mr. Morgan appeared
and said: Il cannot see you. It's
out Of the question" But | have a
letter from Gen Blank of st. Louis
a letter of introduction" said the Wis
itor. yes, l know" answered Mr..
Morgan in matter Of fact tones. "The
general informs me by wire that he
gave you the letter to get rid of you.
Good morning" And the financier
disappeared into his private Office.
Exit the St. Louis party in a slightly
dazed condition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

toned to giving public exhibitions,
and who was conscious that her ap-
pearance in ''knickerbockers was a
good advertisement for her special
method OF training, stepped to the
6oor. She examined it carefully, and
with smile announced:
at viii open from the inside Some
one must climb over the transom /
will try it."
OF course no chivalrous man could
permit a woman to climb over a tran
SON while he stood BY, so the
stranger was compelled to offer his
services, even though he knew he
would be placing his new winter suit
IL peril He called Tor chair. and
with some difficulty managed to
yeach the floor on the other side.
There was breathless silence
Every one Of the gymnasts quivered
With suspense while tie man fumbled
with the lock.
The door win not open. the man
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

It was all due to the eclipse Of the
moon that the Business Woman's
club had series of embarrassing
scenes, the memory Of which
causes the members To blush and to
repeat their pledges never to breathe
4 word about what happened, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean. The eclipse, a
strange young man, and a refractory
lock made all the trouble. 1t was the
eclipse that caused the strange young
man to ask whether he could look or.
of the window Of the rest room.
Il am interested in athletics he
said, boldly, addressing the mild
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28
-cw Unwary Are Fleece,
Tricks Prachced IN AUCTION Rooms of
Chicago Excellent Actor Inlpersonates
Individual In Temporary Hard Luck

= --fhe best acting is not done on the
stage" said the old timer. in my
opinion neither Joseph Jefferson nor
any other professional ever touched
some OF the acting used TO see in
the old fake auction shops in Chi
cago thirty years ago and more. These
fake auction shops were little stores
opening on 10 the street, in which all
sorts OF bogus and worthless goods
were auctioned off to the highest bid
der. Here is a scene / once saw acted
in one OF the best known shops:
"The auetioneer was trying to sell
some brass jewelry. About him were
gathered eight or ten stool pigeons
and 'cappers. men IA the hire Of the
house whose business it was to bid mp
prices on everything offered for sale,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

That the eoct has an arch. under
which an apple could be rolled, is
said of one well-known beauty Of the
present day.
She is so proud of her lovely feet
that she has them photographed in
every possible way-in twentieth cen
tury slippers. in sabots, skates, Louis
Quinze slippers, Japanese and Rus
sian shoes She has also any number
Of plaster casts showing every grace
full curve and dimple.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

Cook, the tourist conductor, re.
Gently started a project for an cleo
tric railway from the naval arsenal
in Naples to Mount Vesuyius. The
University of Naples has sent to the
italian government a strong protest
against the project The objections
are based on the fact that an electric
railway in such close proximity to the
university observatory would seri-
ously interfere with the seismic and
magnetic and electrical observations.
About $4,000 people visit the orator
Of Vesuvius every year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

Lord Kitchener has given many
reasons for his conviction that a sol
dier should never marry. His latest
is that the terrible anguish Of Off
GERS wives was proof that, like
priests, soldiers ought to be cell
bates. Lord Kitchener said this re-
Gently to an officers wife. who an
swerci: Then you think that my
husband ought not to have married
meg To which Lord Kitchener re-
piled graciously: "Thanks to you,
change my opinion for one case"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

The increase in bird life in the
metropolis is not one Of the least
striking Of tho many changes which
have come about of late years within
sound Of Westminster bells. Scarce
" less noticeable than the irruption
Of wild species, though as yet little
commented on, is the enormous in
crease in the numbers Of the tame
pigeons haunting orr London streets.
The Field.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

take 1t. In the hope Of getting valu.
able watch for a song all feeling OF
pity was lost. They were like a pack
Of wolves on the trail Of wounded
brother
"But stop for a mcment The won
lerfiil actcr who was playing his pa
thetio part within hand touch Of his
audience had not reached his climax.
lie raised his bowed lead again,
choked back a sob and spoke straight
at the suckers
Don't blame me- he said. I've
done the best J could. It's like sell.
ing one of my family to part with
this watch. But | can't see my wife
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

sandals "ravished the eye" Of Holo-
fernes, their buckles being studded
with precious gems. a fashion which
later was forbidden to the Roman
matron.
Petrarch admires in his Laura her
walk above all else. He counts it
chief Of her four principal charms.
Dryden. too, is not proof against
the charms OF the female foot and
walk:
IN length Of train descenas her sweeping
gown.
And by her graceful walk the Queen Of
Love is known.
The mention Of the foot in poetry
has often been used purposely to ex-
press reverence, as when Ben Jonson
declared that his love for his mistress
was so great that he would adore
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

hidden and her exquisite hands and
arms were well displayed
She was a oi'quette to the last, Keep
ing up her platonic fiirtations tin the
day of her death, and she lived to be
"a very old woman.
a woman's foot, when perfect, is
followed out well, both inside and out.
with a high instep, short heel and
long, straight toes, slightly spatulate
at the ends
This is the type Of the most beau
tiful foot 1t is on the whole q foot
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

John S. Bilby Of Alitman. Mo. is
said to be the largest individual land
holder in the United States. He owns
about 10000 acres, located in seven
states. Among other valuable hold.
ings he has $4,000 acres in Missouri
and $4,000 acres In Arkansas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

A clever Londoner who has been
travelling about the world has noted
that nearly every Englishmaa or
American he meets has always some
symptoms to complain about, and
therefore he purposes - start in
London a periolical called symptoms.
which will giSs descriptions Of all
kinds of aches and pains and offer
prizes for new symptoms or remedies
for old symptoms. There is a bon
anza in the idea.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

The true life viii be a passion rather
than pastime.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-28

Never trust any one who cannot.
win a chiid's love.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-11

I had no hope OF final escape. / knew
only too welt that one or two extra EFFORTS
on the part of the enemy might dehnitely
close this struggle at any moment.
At the next bound the tiger again nearly
caught me; but, while the CLAW grazed
the Wheel, I saw that had TO pass over
long and narrow foot bridge spanning a
wide irrigation ditch, This gave me PACK
my courage. calculated that the animal
would hesitate an instant ut the bridge'
and perhaps lose a few yards In crossing u.
the other side Of the ditch, I saw that had
gained about dozen PAGES over the formid-
able feline. II may be that In the lntoxi.
cation OF this advantage / Increased my
speed. thought vas saved, when an uh,
foreseen circumstance completely changed
the situation.
At the entrance to a grove OF banana
trees leafy branch, probably thrown
there by some laborer,. barred the way
AZ there was no possibility OF evadinR ~,
l ran over the obstacle, but unfortunately
Il caused the wheel to sUerye, and ! vas
Obliged to slow up for few yards IN oroer
TO regain my equilibrium.
The animal evidently saw his opportunity.
He made q desperate effort, and ] saw IN
imaaination the moment that should fall
a victim to his formidable claws. sort
OF trance passed over my spirit-a strange
resignation to my fate; but only Tor
moment.
The tiger, though still swift as a good
hunting horse, was definitely beaten by
the bicycle, and soon abandoned the chase
partly from encouragement, ana party
no doubt. on account OF the nearness OF the
village which he had learned to rear.