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The statesman., 1905-07-21

and what we say of him is likely trre
Of other men.
When VIC called for square deal
last fall, the circumstances were such
that our good intentions were ques-
toned. No such accusation can be
made now. Our prediction has come
true,-no class of citizens who are of
too little consequence 10 help in par
ty counsels will be considered in the
making OF laws or distribution of
patronage Let the feryid curse S
which have been heaped upon the
party beget some kind of reasonable
action looking toward bettering con-
ditions. There is nothing so con-
temptible as the whine of the coward.
Curses are idle, backbone is what We
need. The republican party is the
creature OF our votes and we are ne
cravsns that must skulk when some
gangster cracks his whip.
Ii has so long been gospel truth
among white politicians that Negroes
look no higher than mop or a broom
and TO the shame OF the so called
leaders We have, they have so general
ly stopped to accept, that they must
still be open mouthed with astonish-
ment at the unprecedented refusal by
A. j. Riley of the place at the Court
House. Slowly we approach nearer
and nearer to manhood, respecting
ourselves and demanding it as our
due. II is for the many to stop now
and consider what should be done. II
is no time to begin in campaign times
when the politician and his oily
tongue are busy with promises, when
the color line is for the moment oblit.
Grated and blacks taste the luxury OF
and automobiles. We don't
want any such pretensions at an
The statesman., 1905-07-21
GOOD HEALTH RULES,

Sultiyatlng self-mastery. ~
Going to bed early and rising early.
Pleasurable physical and mental
work.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
BRIEFLY SUMMED UP.

Blue eyes are said to be the weak
est
Upturned eyes are typical Of deyo-
tion.
cunning.
Wide open eyes are indicative Of
Brown eyes are said to be the
strongest
Side-glancing eyes are always to be
distrusted.
been typical Of modesty.
Eyes with long sharp corners in
dicate great discernment and penetra.
When the upper lid covers half OF
more of the pupil the indication is Of
The white Of the eve showing be-
bility OF character.
Unsteady eyes rapidly jerking frnm
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
suPERSTITloNs.

If one drains a glass of the contents
OF which someone else has partaken
he will learn the secrets of the latter.
A fickering flame or an upright ex-
creseence in burning candle is in.
terpreted as predicting the arrival OF
a guest. whose stature is judged by
the length Of the fame or excrescence.
If two persons raise their glasses
10 their lips simultaneously they are
indicating the return of a friend or
relative from foreign parts The same
intimation is conveyed by bubbles in
coffee or by the accidental fall Of
piece of soap on the floor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Lending man a dollar is deed
of trust.
Many a mans nose bushes for the
acts OF his elbow.
An obnoxious form Of light litera-
ture is the gas bill
Two heads are undoubtedly better
than one in a drum.
It is well to know some people well
enough not to know them.
There is nothing SO valuable and
yet so cheap as politeness.
A straight ticket is one with all the
crooked candidates left off.
Wise merchants put their show
windows in the newspapers.
The best possible throw of dice is
to throw them into the sewer.
Lack of. interest in a story is
enough to prove its truthfulness.
The road to prosperity goes right
past the saloons without stopping.
An honest dealer does all his buy
ing and selling by the same scales.
Fully half our earthly trouble is the
result Of calling things by another
anne.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
NEvERsl

Never have your hair cut oftener
than once a year for the same rea-
son.
Never fail 10 part your coat tails
before being seated. for coat tails
wrinkle so.
Never part your hair. or wear clean
linen or hands or the world will think
that you are not genius
Never fail 10 be a "bounder." or
acquaintances may desire and look
for your company with real pleasure.
Never converse during the action OF
play or an opera, as the play or
opera may interfere with your con
versation.
Never eat your bread until you have
FIRST dipped II into your tea. coffee
or milk or you may be considered
ultra refined.
Never remain seated until the end
Of the play or the rest OF the audi
ence VIII not think you blase and suf
ficiently European.
Never be punctual when invited to
dinner. as your host and hostess
may think that you may be afraid OF
missing the oysters and the soup
Never pronounce both names dis
tinctly when introducing two persons
or one will imagine that he. or she,
ia OF Just as much consequence as
the other.
Never wear your dress an inch
from the mud and refuse OF the side
walk, for by SO doing you give the
sweepers more work to do and your
laundress not enough
Never forget to interject. "see?"
understand" or "do you follow me?"
at every ten or twenty words, when
you are explaining things to friend
or acquaintance, for the average man
or woman is not bright enough to fol.
low your brilliant scenario John
Ernest McCann, In New York
Herald.
Never fail to be embarrassed and
to blush prettily when introduced to
several persons at a reception, or you
may be thought man or woman
quite sure Of yourself and OF your
worth.
Never remove your hats in the thea
ter. or yos win give the men-fate
never seats women behind women In
theater-too fine view OF the stage
and make them overanxious to give
up their seats TO you next day in the
cars
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
pYsPEPrIc SAM.

Most tombstone inscriptions are
too good to be true.
A poor man never ceases to marvel
at the economy of the rich.
Don't run to meet trouble 1t will
oyertake you soon enough.
A genius is a man who feels ttet
he was born before his time.
The old-fashioned heroine used to
cry for help. Now she advertises.
A fy's idea of luxury is either a
lump Of sugar or baldheaded man.
Don't envy the successful buffer.
He isn't always as happy as he looks.
All the world may be stage, but
you cant always hear the prompter.
In the game Of hearts, Cupid too
often deals from the bottom of the
deck.
The intoxieation of love generally
demands a bracer for the after ef-
fects.
The successful man earns his
bread by the sweat of other peoples
brows.
When wife tires of her husbands
kisses, he can eat all the onions he
wants.
The pen is miehtier than the sword
even when it comes to cutting re-
marks.
Some people are so naughty that
they even refuse to meet their obli-
cations.
After all, the shady side Of the
street is a pretty good sort Of sum
mer resort.
What a great thiEg it would be if
we could carry insurance On lost OPP
portnnities.
The fellow who goes through life
trying to kill time, doesn't seem to
realize that time will eventually turn
the tables on him.
The man who tells you that all
women are the same. is altogether
wrong. Even one woman isn't the
same for any length of time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
wIsDoM,s WHISPERS.


The will Of a woman is not always
the way Of man.
Society has the greatest charm for
those who are excluded from its cir
Gle
Give a woman chance and she
viii show how highly she holds her
self.
Carrying tales is to some men a
weakness which brings some satisfac-
lion
Take a man at his word in a love
affair and you are farthest from the
facts.
A mans disposition is most appar-
ent where womans happiness is at
stake.
A man may be- courageous ia mind
out otherwise in deed
Contentment cannot be measured
by conditions or surroundings
It takes time to convince woman
that there is limit to personal in
iiuencc.
When woman says she intends
never to marry she looks the false.
hood she feels Philadelphia Bulle
tin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
THOUGHTS.

Model your character and conduct
ON the best lines; then try to live up
TO the ideal.
Keep yourself well groomed re-
membering that persons usually ac-
cept us at our own valuation.
One ought to have an additional
week tackled on TO the vacation, in
which to get rested from the vaca.
ton.
God has promised forgiveness to
your repentance. but He has not prom
ised tomorrow to your procrastina-
tion."
1t is the body which gives beauty
to the clothes. not the clothes to the
body, and It Is the soul which gives
character and meaning to both.
The robes OF an empress will not
make woman look imperial unless
she has an imperial soul, and an i'm
perial nature would impart something
os s's own dignity, in the eye of the
discerning. even TO the garb OF a
beggar.
II you falSer. let the error OF each
day prove a stepping stone TO better
results the next time. always bsarlrg
In mind that cordiality. courtesy and
tact come from the heart: superb
ciality either In manners or education
deceives no Philadelphia Bulle-
tin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
sPLlNTERs.

No. gentle reader, man does not
necessarily need to be cur to enjoy
dog days.
The open season for mistaking per
sons for deer in the northern woods
will soon be on.
The future holds many things In
store, but there are few things that
shine brighter than pumpkin pies.
A man no more than gets back
from his summer vacation than he
wants to go away on a hunting trip.
Now is the time to begin to save
money for furs, an overcoat and other
concomitants to long and cold win
ter
Those desiring to hear Patti on her
steenth farewell tour had better be
getting a small fortune together
pretty soon.
This world will never quit wabbling
until the women's clubs get down to
work again after the summers cessa-
lion OF hostilities.
The one burning question before
the public to-day Is whether the
farmers are taking proper care Of
their turkeys or not.
Wise prairie chickens would do
xell to get into the states where the
game laws are the most stringent
for the next month or two, anyhow
Those boys who shuffied off the
mortal coil by the green apple route
viii at least be spared the hardship
Of going to school this fail. anyhow
This is the season Of the year when
& boy takes more delight in stealing
one little understood. green water
melon than in eating two fine, lus-
cious ones that have been given him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
SOME FLORIDA PHILOSOPHY.


Discomfort always leads to tempta-
tion.
A man undertakes those things Of
which he has already the beginnings
in himself.
God sent happiness into the world,
and It is sacrilege to be longfacod
ard miserable.
Look twice, If what you want is an
honest and just conception Of the
things about you.
A man very often. in the mad de.
sire to rule those things about him,
forgets to rule himself.
Some people are so deeply in love
with self that they are constantly
sending bouquets around to them
selves.-F Florida Times-Union.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
FOOLS on kNAvEs.

People who say that they don't care
what they eat.
People who say that they don't
drink wine because they don't like
the taste OF ii.
People who boast that beauty Is
only skin deep.
Women who say that they don't
like shopping, and
Men who say that they do.
People who-not being musicians
pretend to enjoy Wagner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
WITH THE CAGES.

They also serve who only stand
and waiti-Milton.
The tongue is the worst part Of
bad servant. -Juvenal.
Fse no one; hate their vices, not
themselves G, c. Brainard.
mans own good breeding is the
best security against other peoples i'll
manners.-C Chesterfield
Garner up pleasant thoughts in your
mind, for pleasant thoughts make
pleasant lives. wilkins.
When thou hast profted SO much
that thou respectest thyself, thou
mayest let go thy tutor Seneca.
Little minds are tanned and sub
dued by misfortune; but great minds
rise above it.-W Washington Irving.
When ! was happy thought knew
men, but it was fated that should
know them only in misfortune. Ma
poleon
Opportunities are like importuni-
ties. They are like flowers that fade
at night; seize them, therefore, while
they last. Rutherford
Wickedness IS a wonderful diligent
architect Of misery, and shame, ac-
companied with terror, commotion, re-
morse and endless ~. turbation.-
Plutarch.
He knows not how to speak who
cannot be silent; still less how to act
with vigor and decision Who hastens
to the end IS silent; loudness is impo.
tence. LaYatcr.
Good manners is the art of making
those people easy with whom we
converse; whoever makes the fewest
persons uneasy is the best bred in
company Swift
Betray mean terror of ridlcule, thou
shalt find fools enough to mock thee;
but answer thou their language with
contempt, and the scoffers will lick
thy feet. Tupper.
Every day that is born into this
world comes like burst of music,
and rings itself all the day through,
and thou shalt make it dance, a
dirge, or life march, as thou wilt
Carlyle.
Beware Of biting iests; the more
truth they carry with them, the great
er the wounds that they give; the
greater smarts they cause, the great.
er scars they leave behind them
Lavater.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
IT is NOT SO MUCH

What you think. as what you say
What you earn, as what you save.
=
What you say, as how you say II.
What you want, as what you need.
What you believe, as what you do.
What you give as how you give it.
What your work, as how it is done
What you possess, as how you
use it.
What you learn, as what you re-
member
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
eooD BUSINESS MAxIMs.

The president of the London Cham,
bel Of Commerce gives these twelve
maxims, which he has tested through
years of business experience, and
which he recommends as tending to
insure success
]. Have a definite aim.
2. Go straight for it.
8. Master all details.
4. Always know more than you are
expected to know.
s. Remember that difficulties are
only made TO be overcome.
g. Treat failures as stepping stones
to further effort.
Z. Never put your hand out further
than you can draw II back.
5. At times be bold; always be
prudent.
Q. The minority often beats the ma
lority in the end.
10. Make good use Of Other mems
brains.
II. Listen well, answer cautiously.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
SMILES FROM KANSAS.


The wheels Of machine politics
cont amount to much unless they are
incog.
Latest assessors pun: He is a
poor man who does not occasionally
Kick over his tacks.
Humorous literature Is considered
better by being concise and to the
point. yet many enjoy a humorous
cut in Twain.
know a millionaire who has
An only daughter fair;
III deem myself in luck If /
Can only get the heir
No, Mrs. Dash, II is not good form
Tor grass widow to wear weeds
except smart weeds
millionaire I'd like to be,
Alackl Tis scarcely fair,
The others get the millions
And only get the air.
Exchange.
SO many women OF my town wear
tight shoes. often wonder at the
survival of the fttist.-T. c. McCon,
nell In New York Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
WORDS or WISDOM.

The best remedy for anger is de-
lay.-Ibid.
No one can rule who cannot also
submit to authority. Ibid.
You cannot escape necessity, but
.ou may overcome it.--lbid
1t is easier to keep out Of a quar-
rel than to get out Of one.-Ibid.
No one can be called happy who
is living life Of falsehood. Ibid.
The vices of others we have before
onr eyes; our own behind our backs,
Ibid
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
suNFLowER PHILOSOPHY.

Sunny people are about as apt to
be tiresome as gloomy ones.
Here is one thing about a woman
being a good cook; she knows it.
A man who has big, hearty laugh
is usually inclined TO use it too often
The trouble with some men is,
when they work hard one day they
rest two.
We sometimes think that II a girl
wants TO marry well she should be a
very good woman, or very bad one.
--Atchison tKan.) Globe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
REFLECTIONS or 4 BACHELOR.

REFLECTIONS or A BACHELOR.
A good breakfast turnetA away
wrath.
Divorce ct leisure and marry again
in haste.
Money can talk an awful lot with
out boring us.
Grass widows make very poor hay
even when the sun shines.
The biggest bargain counter CT the
world for women is the altar.
A man has lot more friends on
his pay day than he has on theirs.
Women enjoy being happily mar
ried almost as much as they do a
weepy novel
A woman likes to have her husband
set mad and swear SO she can give
thanks she is a deyout Christian.
The best way for a wife to make
her husband not afraid of some other
woman is to make him afraid Of her.
Generally the more kinds of fooS
ishness there are in mans family
he more it is concentrated in him
self.
When you ask girl if she has
cad any interesting books lately she
legins to suspect you are in love
With her.
What bachelor can't learn from
!ome woman who is trying to make
! better man OF him he doesn't need
o know in his business.
When woman starts to tell a racy
stcry she looks as sure OF herself as
boy when he prepares to take his
first dive off springboard
Women are so queer that when
tley are dying to marry a man they
will reject his proposal so as to be
able to be good and miserable until
he asks again.
When woman goes TO the races she
amt help wondering why the men are
20 foolish as to bet before the horses
are nearing home, so they can sec
which one will win.
When cur friends speculate and
win we call it investment; when they
lose we call it just throwing money
away.-New York Press.
BROTHER DIckEY'S PHiLoso.
PLY.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
eY AUNT JEMlMA.


Be sho' you am wrong befo' you
lacks out.
De man dat fails amt de man dat
lont succeed, but de man dat gibs
ip.
De woman dat Kin do widout de
hings she needs is richer'n a millium
ire
Ain't none OBJ us dat young we
yant larn somep'n f'om ole age.
FL We wants to Keep 70 FIRMS. lis
N tub dey troubles an hor yo
9ngue bout yo' own.
De man dat FMS hit necessary tub
IN ober new leaf sutney Is gibin
sse'f away on dc ole cnc
Ef de good folks had mo git-up.
a-git bout 'em. hit mout incourage
ONE OF de bad folks 70 be good.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
The MAN AT HOME.

THE MAN AT HOME.
Truth and love never go out Of
fashion.
Tie most beautiful thing about a
woman is herself.
A kiss is without form. yet it some
times forms lives.
selfish man is like ball of tvine,
all wrapped up in himself.
There are lazy men in business, but
there are no lazy business" men.
Sand, dross and gold placed to-
gether in the fire each finds its own
level.
Take care Of the dimes and you
won't have to break a dollar bill for
car fare.
1t doesn't cost any more to be
cheerful than sad and it does heap
more good.
/ Love is the lever that lifts and
honor is the foundation that holds
the structure of home.
If Ewes mother had been around,
Adam would have been blamed fer
that apple business.
a stitch in time saves nine. but If
you don't tear something you won't
have to take the first stitch
Why is it that women always talk
about the baby girl and the men talk
about the baby girl grown up?-New
York Herald,
LEFT-HANDED PHILOSOPHY.
Some gift horses ought to be look
ed in the mouth before they are ac-
cepted.
1t would be hard to convince the
average individual that the rhinoc.
eros beauty is even skin deep.
Some women are born l,issable,
others achieve kisses, and still others
simply romp about hunting trouble
FIGS AND THlsTLEs.
There is no holiness without humil.
ity.
The Goldman reveals the mind Of
God.
Public duties demand private devo-
ton.
A meteor faith viii not move noun
tains.
Nothing wounds the deyl like the
Word.
There is no eight-hour day in re
igion.
Better be Gods lamb than the dey
j 5 lion.
Grace gratis best on TIE tree tha,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11

A mans own good breeding is the
best security against other peoples i'll
s.-Chesterfeld.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11

However strong Is our belief that
we ought 10 pity the common or gar
den variety of ass the desire Is al
ways strong within us to kick him.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11

Fse no one; hate their vices, not
themselves. G, c. Brainard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11

When a grown woman has the luck
to win the alteration Of halfgrown
hoy she wants to mother" him-with
a slipper.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11

Garner up pleasant thoughts in your
mind, for pleasant thoughts make
pleasant wilkins.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11

The tongue is the worst part OF
bad seryant.-Juvenal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
BROTHER DlckEY'S PHlLoso.
PHY.

M WOrl' ig or fipIf or frOllhlp on I
oot ton acros on oar,t Oh III
rf a;s u, worl, i il ho.,,,n, ~,
who doos ~ bou,l;r,
Nc wor,, ~ maao ~ ~
,,oavar i hnt.Iha1 aou,a 80
aInsion da+ st,s aona i,,ran ~ ~ trao1r - -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11

They also serve who only stand
and wsitk-Milton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11

Keep yourself well groomed, re-
membering that persons usually ac-
cept us at our own valuation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11
ouIPs AND ouIRKs.
Summer goeth before a fall.

Dogged determination often averts
catastrophe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11

Model your character and conduct
ON the best lines; then try to live up
TO the ideal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11

When thou hast profited so much
that thou respectest thyself. thou
mayest let go thy tutor. Seneca.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11

Beware Of biting iests; the more
truth they carry with them, the great.
er the wounds that they give; the
greater smarts they cause, the great.
er scars they leave behind them.
Lavater