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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-11
~Puss" GOT A scALDlNe.
Humorous to the Audience But Pain
ful 20 Actor.

Humorous to the Audience But Pain
ful 70 Actor.
o. (. Lennon, one OF the noted
animal actois"of England, has some
interesting stories TO tell of his expert
ences on the stage Seeing an adver-
tisement for man to play the Spider
in "The Silver King" young Lennon
wrote to the manager offering his ser
vices. or course, he had heard OF the
popular melodrama. but having no
idea of the character Of Capt Skinner.
he explained that he had just made
success as a cat in pantomlme, and
felt perfectly sure he could act
spider to everybody's satisfaction
Apropos of cats at Christmas, Mr..
Lennon has vivid recollection of in
Producing a most realistic and painful
from his own point OF view-piece
OF acting into Dick Wilmington at
the old Adelphl London, some years
ago. One of the comedians had to
carry a tub of hot water onto the
otage. The property man, determin-
ed that there should be plenty of
steam. heated it to boiling point The
comedian, believing it to be only COM
fortably warm, purposely tipped half
pint over the cat as he ran past. The
children in the audience shrieked
with laughter and when the poor
puss, severely scalded, executed a
frenzied dance round the stage all the
grown-ups Joined in. Mr.. Lennon was
the only person who could not see the
joke.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-11
Attemptina Too MUCH.

The worst energy-destroye is he
who attempts too many tasks and does
not properly perform any one Of thcm-
At the close Of day IL such an one
would look back and exercise q little
reason he would socn discover why he
was not called higher in his occupa.
tion. 1t is the employer who finishes
his task properly that is valued Thea
most. Incomplete work is the bane OF
many establishments. Many expend
tremendous amount Of energy ana
for the lack Of proper training in the
first place they waste their time and
do not satisfy an employer The nard-
working competent employees must
often drag their companions along on
the pay roll.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-11


She needn't be handsome, she needn't be
she needn't be filled with the arts Of the
city;
She needs only one thing to pass my in
spection;
Her remarks mustn't end with rising
infection.
If you ne'ef knew maiden with this af-
.fectation.
Stop reading this, turn to your own rum
But, ah' if you've met her. youll fathom
the reason
hold her a girl that's not fitting to
freeze on!
For sentence or two, say, you don't
find the question
Concluding each statement too hard for
But when for an hour the same thing
continues,
il gets every nerve in your bone and
your sinewsl
You feel like witness a lawyers been
quizzing
something a-sizzing
In car and in brain when you're ready 70
Suggesting you're taken with quinine and
feyerl
And when in the hallway good night
You are saying.
speedy escape from the agony praying,
Good night?f she replies, the infection
adjoining.
Suggesting doubt if it's night and not
morningl yA f
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-11
KINDS or LIFE INSURANCE.
Statement Of the Actual Difference Be-
tween Various Forms Of Policies.

Statement Of the Actual Difference Be-
tween Various Forms Of Policies.
The fundamental principles of insur-
ance policies are most simple is the
comforting assurance contained in
Henry Wysham Lanier's article on
How to Buy Life Insurance" in the
Worlds Work There are. to begin
with. two great divisions. 'partlci-
pating' and non-participating" pol
icies; that is, those in which the in
sured person shares in the profits" of
the company. and these that furnish
protection against death for a given
term, and nothing else.
A man Of twenty-five may, by paying
$50 to SIS a year. know that if he
dies within ten years his estate will
receive S5,00O but If he is still alive
at the end of that time he has moth
ing to show for his money. This whole
class Of policies can practically be dis
regarded. since. in this country at
least, hardly anybody wants term in
surance," as it is called.
OF the participating policies. the
main kinds are The endowment, =
which pays to the insured himself a
certain annual sum at the end of a
term of years; the full term by
which annual payments are made by
him. until death; and the limited
payment which calls for higher
premium through ten. fifteen OF
twenty years. The subdivisions from
these are various, but they are NOT
necessarily complex.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-11
HE RESTORED LOST ART.
Alfred Meyer, Who lied Recently, a
Wizard in China Decoration.

Alfred Meyer, Who lied Recently, a
Wizard in China Decoration.
Alfred Meyer, who died recently In
Paris. at the age of 72, passed the
greater part of his life in the great
Sevres works and was chiefly known
for his researches and discoveries in
the so-called lost art which rose to
Importance in the sixteenth century
with Leonard Limousin and Bernard
Palissy.
The process by which these masters
attained their brilliant enamels, says
the Detroit News-Tribune, were prac-
tically lost until within the last forty
years. when Meyer and other expert
menters took up the problem. Meyer,
in particular, having before him some
of the finest masterpieces of the Linn
oges school as models and the vast re-
sources of the Sevres factory in the
way of men and material, accom-
plished in twenty years what the pot
ters of France and Germany had
failed to do in two centuries.
His persistence was remarkable, no
less than ten years and 5000 tests
having been devoted to get at the Sc
cret of one plate by Limousin now in
Louvre; but he considered his re
suits as well worth the trouble, anc
the French government, which award
ed him with honors and a large sal
airy. agreed with this view. His bool
on enamels is considered the STANDARD
technical work on the art, and h
leaves a number of pupils among tn
foremost of the Sevres decorators.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-11
SIGN OF mooNsAINE WHISKY
Simple Symbol Tells Everything tc
the Initiated.

Simple symbo: Tells Everything to
the Initiated.
you don't know the sign of
moonshine still. do your asked H. A.
Wilson, for many years a United
States commissioner. Well, will
explain, anyway. Some years ago
some of my relatives were riding
through the country in Chiffon county
and at a lonesome spot on the road
they observed a large gate post. On
top of the post was an ear of corn
with a wire tied around it. This was
reported to me and very promptly
told them that it was a sign of noon
shine whisky FOR sale.
The moonshine custom" continued
Mr. Wilson. lis to put an ear of corn
ON top of post as an advertisement.
The person who knows the system
comes along and if thirsty, will put
25 cents on the post and come back
in about two hours. On his return he
will find z pint Of genuine mountain
dew whisky. To catch these Illicit
distjHers is a problem. l have studied
II Tor years and have tried to give
tie government a good service.
have been successful to certain ex-
tent
These moonshiners," continued Mr.
Wilson. do not consider it moral
wrong to make whisky, but merely
look on it as a violation of the rev
enue law. They do not think this a
just law and violate it whenever they
believe their chances are not good fol
being caught"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-11
SIDELIGHTS in CONGRESS
Anecdotes Related of and by the Gath
cred Statesmen at Washington


let in the delicious afternoon air,
which was refreshing, though trife
warm. The sun was just coming out
from a bank of clouds. The weather
was as spring-ike as it has been for
some days.
"Ah, If this weather keeps up" re-
piled Mr. Hay, "blackberries will soon
be ripe, and you then can pick your
way back home"
"The meanest man | ever knew,
said Representative Ryan of Buffalo,
was a chap who one night came to
the house of a doctor, who is trying
to build up practice on the east side
in Buffalo, during the Christmas holi-
days. 1t was showing and very cold.
Doctor he said, what are your
terms?
lone dollar for an office visit and
81 for a call the doctor replied.
Have you horse%
Yes.
"wen, hitch up and I'll go along
with you. I need you ont in West
Seneca a ways
"The doctor had his horse brought
around and the man got in the buggy
with him. They drove about four
miles out into the country.
Here's the place. said the man
as they reached farmhouse. Then he
handed the doctor 81.
~. ,,o,.4r,ff or. In no eafd A
liveryman wanted to charge me IS tc
bring me out here. but thought
would rather give you 81"
Former Senator Henry G. Davis oi
West Virginia. recently Democratic
candidate for the vice presidency
called on the president to pay his
respects. The president greeted Mr.
Davis cordially, saying:
Il am glad to see YOU Mr.. Davis
! Walk right into my office. You arr
1 entitled to precedence over al
others"
The president and Mr. Davis had |
pleasant chat about matters of mu
tual personal interest.
There were two senators and tw'
Representatives at luncheon at HaI
veys. One of the senators ordere'
cold roast beef. potato salad and
mug of ale.
The beef was slow In coming. TIL
senator grew impatient. Finally h
l h,flad tba rondaroltc Ca,rpa Harvey
who has fed all the famous men i
the country for the past forty years
4 Harvey" said he. querulously, Il oI
dered cold roast beef fifteen minute
ago"
Good graciousl" Harvey replied
Il must see about that. 1t ought t
be cold by this time"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-11
cHosE sAp rIME To eALK.
Frozen Umbrella Caused Business
Man Long Walk.

Il fCZe0 OmpFCUd OddoCu Dho'uSo@
Man Long Walk.
Al southampton IL. ID business
man was forced TO walk several blocks
in Manhattan one day recently, be
cause of the stubbornness Of frozen
umbrella. While in the city, it be-
gan to rain, hail, snow and freeze all
at once, SO he stepped into an UNI
brella store and made a purchase, pay
ing several dollars for 1t. The UNI
brella worked all right as protec-
ton from the elements. Finally he
hailed car to take him to the ferry.
He got on, but the umbrella refused
to board the car with him. He knew
he would have plenty of use for 1t
in the country, and as he had Just
paid a nice price for it he hated to
leave it behind. The car waited for
the man to coax the rain protector
into a closing position, but the thing
rebelled from the very start, and no
manipulation could induce the UNI
brella to board that car. 1t was
frozen stiff
The car conductor wasn't willing to
wait until it thawed out, the umbrella
couldn't board the car until closed
and it's owner did not want to leave
it behind. The only thing to do wa:
to walk to the ferry. several blocks
away, and, amid the smiles Of a cal
full of highly amused passengers, thu
man bravely started toward the fer
ry, carrying the obstinate umbrella
trumphantly over his head He go
there in time for his boat, and caugh
his train, and had the satisfaction 0
still owning his umbrella,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-11
THE SINGERS
BY HENRY w. LONGFELLOW

OD SENT HIS singers upon earth,
With songs of sadness and of mirth.
That they might touch the hearts of men,
And bring them back to Heaven again.
The first a youth with soul of fire,
Held in his hand golden Tyre;
Through groves he wandered, and by streams,
Playing the music of our dreams.
The second with bearded face,
Stood singing in the marketplace
And stirred with accents deep and loud
The hearts Of all the listening crowd.
A gray old man. the third and last,
Sang in cathedrals dim and vast
While the majestic organ rolled
Contrition from it's mouths of gold.
And those who heard the singers three
Disputed which the best might he;
For still their music seemed to start
Discordant echoes in each heart.
But the great Master said: Il see
No best in kind, but in degree;
| gave various gift to each,
To charm, to strengthen, and to teach
sThese are the three great chords of mgn,,
And he whose is tuned Alright
VIII hear no discord in the three
But the most perfect harmony
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-11
SALT is A NECESSITY.
Animals Need It and System of Man
Demands Mineral.

Animals Need It and System Of Man
Demands Mineral.
Animals will travel long distances
and brave great dangers to get at sal
inc earths. called salt licks; horses
and sows are most healthy when pro
vided with Jumps of rock salt in their
hangers or pastures and even bees
will sip a solution of salt with avidity.
Men will barter gold for it in countries
where it is scarce, says the Frisco
Magazine, and for it husbands will
sell their wives and parents their chill
dren. In some districts of Africa salt
is far more expensive than the purest
white sugar in Europe and children
will suck a lump of it in preference to
sweetmeats But the existence of a
greater or less appetite for salt in all
individuals shows that this substance
serves more important functions than
that of merely gratifying the palate.
Salt being large constituent of the
human body and forming about half
the total weight of the saline matters
of the blood, the constant loss or 1t
by the secretions, the bile and even
tears, requires to be made up by its
employment as a condiment. The free
acid found in the stomach and which
forms an essential constituent of the
gastric juice, is obviously derived
from the salt taken with our food; and
the soda of our blood and in some Of
the secretions is doubtless obtained
from the decomposition in the system
of common salt, which is the only min
eral food of man and the only saline
condiment essential to health.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-11

Judge Bartlett Of Georgia illustrat-
ing the way in which the Hill curren-
cy bill was framed, told the story Of
how the master and his former slave
settled up after the war. The old
slave was farming on shares. At the
end Of the season he was settling up
for his provisions. implements and
supplies The master took down
big book and showed the darky the
debts and credits.
Now, you understand, Nose, don't
you," he asked. your share is small,
but everything is plain?"
''Yas. sir. des as plain as day." an
swered the old darky, looking at the
columns Of figures, "des as plain as
day
"Nought IS a nought,
~ Figger Is a fgger.
All for de white man
And none for de Niger,
"Taat's the way it is with the Hill
bill" said Or. Bartlett.
"Nought IS a nought.
Figger - a ngger
All INE iut NhfAkEs
And nothing Tor the government"
When Representative Birdie
Adams OF Pennsylvania was making
his impassioned plea In the House a
day or two ago demanding the whip
ping post for wife heaters in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. group OF members
discussed the orator.
you wouldn't think said one OF
them. chat Adams is the man who.
single handed and alone, declared war
on Spain"
who says so?' asked a new mem
Der.
HE says so himself, the other re
piled. and he got the congressional
directory and read from the biogra-
ply prepared by Adams himself these
lines:
In the Fifty-ffth Congress, as act
ing chairman OF the committee on
foreign affairs, Mr.. Adams reported
conducted through the House. and
had charge Of (in conference with the
senate) the Cuban resolutions, and
drafted. introduced. reported, and
passed through the House OF Repre-
sentatives. In one hour. the Geclara
tion Of war against Spain"
After the New Years reception al
the White House one of the younger
members OF the diplomatic corps call
ed on Secretary Hay to say that he
was called to Chicago for few days
Laughingly he wanted to know OF th'
secretary IL he might draw for money
in the event that he should so broke
while seeing the stock yards ou
west
At the time the two were standins
close to a window that was open t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-08
Good, UsefaL, Old Age.

The pessimists to the contrary not
wlthstanding, there Is man in
Lincoln, Nebraska, who feels himself
still; to be useful member Of his COM
munity. Although ninety-two years
Of age, he Is to-day serving actively as
city treasurer. He puts in full days
work six days OF each week and acts
as snry as a youth Of fifty. He will
not use a cane, and only seldom needs
the aid of glasses, Another man, who
has just died in Forest, Ohio, at the
age OF eighty-tiYe years, leaves the
proud record Of never having owed
anybody an account. That triumph
suffices, whether or not he aceumu
lated fortune, to stamp him as
financial genius.
In this connection It is interesting
to know that Donald g. Mitchell whom
q world OF readers love to call Tx
Marvel,0 recently celebrated his
birthday at his farm home,
Edgewood, New Haven, Connecticut.
He was a young man In point Of
calendar years so long ago that Il Is
ne ah0ok 10 the multitudea who know
him as the Bachelor who INDUCED In
revaries TO be told that the birthday
party was attended By his numerous
grandchildren and great-grandchildren- J
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-08
"Bob" Evans Japanese Servant.

Admiral "Bobn Evans, in a recent
conversation with a group of officers,
threw a great white light upon one Of
the methods, at least, by which the
Japanese have attained that splendid
adaptahility to Eur0pean and Ameri-
can ways.
when I commanded the New York
some years ago." he said, II had a Jap
servant with whom / was especially
well pleased. He was prompt, remark
ably quick to learn, and took such a
deep interest in everything, that some
times. to amuse myself, devoted not
a little attention to explaining things
that he appeared not to understand.
A good waiter, too, he was, Well,
finally be disappeared.
Some time later, when on the
European station, made call on a
Jap hattIeship lying in the hapb0F Of
Marseilles. The captain met us at tle
gangway and escorted us to his cabin
AS we were seated, he suddenly turned,
threw of bis bat, and whipped q nap
kin over his arm,
The eaptain would drink ne said,
In q tone I ranambepad
iKata 7 I cried, jumping to my feet.
"aThe same, he said. bowiHs. Cap
tain KRto Of the Mikad0's navg,'"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-08

beauty as the finest type of classic
architecture, except the White House,
and this is the verdict of many
foreign architects who visit the
Nations capital. Around the outside
of the building are sixty-six Ionic
columns, each tnirty-fiye feet long and
three feet in diameter, many of
which are monoIiths or single stones.
About three years ago these columns
were cleaned by the sand blast
method, but the results were not at all
satisfactory. Before cleaning, the
Treasury was one of the darkest,
grimiest buildings in the country, it's
particular kind of stone appearing to
catch and retain all the particles of
SCOT and smoke in the air. Withal
it has to many eyes always retained
a grand, IL somewhat gloomy appear
ance. embodying great strength and
a fit repository Of the worlds
greatest financial institution.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-08
Ohio's Municipal Farming.

The city of Cleveland, Ohio, has
taken an advanced step for the ac-
o5mmodatiOn of the sick, the erring,
the infirm, the mentally deficient and
the unfortunates who need the care of
the municipal government, by the pur-
chase of an S50-acre farm, on which
will be grouped hospitals and reforma-
tories, where the work of healing, safe
guarding and reforming the defective
and delinquent will be carried on along
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-08

money, and he is more careful of the
lars. Through methods as memorable
as the laws Of nature nothing ever goes
to waste in the Rockefeller household.
From morning till night the daily rou-
tine is one of studied economy in its
every phase. bordering on parsimony.
Like his father young Rockefeller Is
a hard worker, and he has the same
In purpose and aim.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-08
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, .JR.

The Worlds Coming BiIIionaire
Knows Well the Value Of the Dollar.
This man, in his Both year, Is heir
10 the vastest fortune the world has
ever seen. His health has never been
good, being a sufferer from a stomach
trouble, no doubt inherited from his
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-08

broad, humane and useful lines. The
establishment of this farm colony plan
is far better plan than the grouping
of SNOWY buildings in the city, where
there can be no way Of giving outdoor
employment SO effective in the treat
ment Of persons under restraint.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-08
RESrORIyc TIE TREASURY.
Government Strong Box viii Resem-
bic Building in Time Of Andrew
Jackson.

While a number Of the Government
departments have been having a gen
erai washing Of their dirty lipen,H the
United States Treasury building IS
having its outer walls cleaned py a new
system Invented by q Martlander,
James II. Bruce. Several weeks ago
Mr.. Bruce explained to the officials a
method which he had discovered Of
cleaning granite and sandstone which
gave results much better than accom-
plished By either brushes or sand
blasts. He showed them what could be
done with q small granite block, DIP
ping a large brush into a bucket OF
murky looking liquid he covered the
stones surface, after which, by the aid
OF jet Of water from a garden hose,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-08

father. the Standard Oil magnate,
who though Sc years Of age, has more
rudy complexion and really more
yigor than the son. The young ncsn
has recently returned from a half
years health seeking stay In Europe,
but was little benefited. Like many
another rich man. he has particular
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-08

fancies, his being to play the violin and
teach a Bible class in the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church, and for the latter two
OF three evenings a week are spent In
preparing his address. He is an early
riser, spends eight hours day at his
desk in the Standard Oil Building, 70
broadway. His tastes and manner Of
living would meet the demands of Pas
tor Wagner's simple Life"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-09-08

THE U. S. TREASURY BUILDING.
he washed the mysterious liquid off,
leaving the stone as bright and clean
as when it came from the quarry.
The process looked so easy and the
results so surprising that the depart
ment authorities told him to go ahead
and clean the foundations of the
structure, paying him therefor at the
rate of So a day for his labor. After
the foundation cleaning is accom-
plished, Mr.. Bruce is to be given a
contract to clean the entire building for
$1,000.
a Secret Discovery.
What the process adopted by him is,
Mr.. Bruce, of course, is not willing to
reveal, and it appears that in order
to be protected by letters patent he
would have to give the authorities at
the Patent Office the formula which he
proposed to patent. This, when
granted would be published, so that UNI
scrunulous persons could go ahead
and manufacture their own cleaning
compounds.
Since the cleaning under this pro-
cess the Treasury building has pre-
scented a marvellous Transformation.
The huge granite blocks which form the
foundation of the building on all four
sides, are as free from smoke or
other discolorations as they were when
first quarried. Flaws wrought by time,
and the mortar in the seams stand out
conspicuously. The foundation stones,
lamp and fence posts. and the lower
bases of the Ionic columns are daz-
cling white, while the unclaimed
columns are a dull brown.
Example of Splendid Architecture.
The Treasury Is regarded by persons
who are good Judges Of architectural