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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-06-06
A TRAINED NURSE
After Years of Experience, Advises Women In
Regard to Their Health.

Mrs. Martha Pohlman
Of SO Chester Avenue,
Newark, N. j., who is Il
graduate Nurse from the
Blockley Training School,
at Philadelphia, and for
six years Chief Clinic
Nurse at the Philadelphia
Hospital, writes the letter
printed below. She has
the advantage Of personal
experience, besides her
professional education,
and what she has to say
may be absolutely relied
upon.
Many other women are
afflicted as she was. They
can regain health in the
same way. 1t is prudent
to heed such advice from
such a source.
Mrs, Pohlman writes:
~ am firmly persuaded,
after eight years Of experience
with Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, that 1t
is the safest and best medicine
for any suffering woman to
use.
immediately after my
marriage l found that my
health began to fail me. | be-
calke weak and pale, with Sc
we're bearing-down pains, fear
full baokaches and frequent
dizzy spells. The doctors pre-
scribed for me, yet I did not
improve. l would bloat after
eating and frequently become
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28

The term ''csve-dwellers' which is
applied to a certain circle in Washing
ton society, is mystifying. Not long
ago. it is related in the Delineator, a
newcomer in the Capital City heard it.
When she finally met one Of the real
cave-dwellers, a stately old dame, she
asked her point blank why she called
herself a cave-dweller, and the answer
clears away the mystery surrounding
the nickname, which, although it was
derisively bestowed, is now regarded
as a hallmark Of distinction and ex-
clusiyeness.
II dwell in Cave-town.' said the
little old lady, Ear up on Pennsylvania
avenue. near the line of Georgetown.
Washington. you must know, has been
this many a year a bit too garish for
some Of us old residents, and, like
David, we have gone to our caves.
You know about David, my dear, who
took refuge from Saul in the cave Of
AduIlam. Well, many Of us have fed
from Saul, Saul being in this case in
Washington new-rlch people with
more money than manners, with more
pride than pedigree, with more din
ners shan digestion; therefore, we have
fed to our caves. There are
many kinds of cave-dwellers in WASH
ington. II is an honorable appellation
and is assumed by many who really
should not claim it. but il has become
rather a generic name. It was meant
in reality only to cover the name OF
gentlefoik of high degree and long line
age. who cannot subscribe to the vul-
gar ostentatlon Of the idle new-rlch
who have come to our Capital City
and set up their palaces. There are
many estimable, moderately rich peo-
pie here who take refuge behind the
appellation Of caye-dwellers when they
have no lineage behind them whatso-
evcrr
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28
NAPOLEON At FoRTY.sx.



Napoleon Bonapare. when he came
on board the Bellerophon OH the 18th
Of July, 1915, wanted exactly one
month Of completing his forty-sixth
year. He was then remarkably
strong, well-bnllt man, about five feet
seven inches high, his limbs particu-
larly well formed. with 4 fine ankle
and very small foot, Of which lie
seemed rather vain, as lie always wore
while on board the ship silk stockings
and shoes. His hands also were very
small, and had the plumpness Of
woman's rather than the robustness
of mans. His eyes light gray. teeth
good. and when he smiled the ex-
preston Of his countenance was highly
pleasing; when under the influence of
disappointment, however, it assumed
a dark, gloomy cast. His hair was Of
a very dark brown, nearly approaching
to black, and though little thin on
top and front, had not gray hair
among it. His complexion was very
uncommon one, being of light, sallow
color. differing from almost any other
l ever met with.
From his having become corpulent
he had lost much of his personal actiy-
ity, and. If we are to give credit to
those who attended him, a very con-
siderable portion Of his mental energy
was gone also. 1t is certain his habits
were very lethargic while he was ON
board the Bellerophon; for, though he
went to bed between s and o'clock
in the evening and did not rise till
about the same hour in the morning,
he frequently fell asleep on the sofa
in the cabin in the course of the day.
His general appearance was that of a
man rather older than he then was.
His manners We're extremely pleasing
and affable. He joined II every con
versation, related numerous anecdotes.
and endeayored in every way to pro-
mote good humor.-From Maitland's
Surrender Of Napoleon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28
A DEBT or Homer.
Interesting Incident IN the Career of
Charles James Fox.


Here Is an interesting incident in the
career Of the eminent British states
man, Mr.. Charles James Fox. A cred
itor had called repeatedly with II bill
requiring the payment of 300 guineas.
One morning, after receiving the usual
answer from his valet, that Mr.. Fox
was short Of money and could not see
him, the man, who had lost patience,
pushed past the servant, opened n door,
and found himself in the presence of
his debtor, who was sitting at table
counting out and making into rouleaux
several hundred pounds.
1T seems to me, sir" began the cred
itor, "that there is no lmposslbility
whatever In your paying your debt to
me. / am delighted to see that your
circumstances are so much better than
/ was given to understand by your
valetr
THAT money is not mine" answered
Fox; ''it must all go before midday
to pay debt of honor which is
sacred"
"Well, sir, I doubt whether this cred
itor of yours has prior right to mine.
Remember that lent you this money,
without interest, more than three years
ago.
"Oh, no." cried Fox. laughing. "his
is not nearly sucn an old debt as
yours; in fact. only incurred 1t few
hours agol But it is a debt of honor.
which, you know, must always be paid
within twenty-four hours
Then, seeing that the man did not
understand the meaning of debt of
honor he proceeded to explain:
"Last night l lost 500 guineas to
Sheridan, for which he has no guaran-
tee but my word of honor. If any
thing happened to me before he got his
money. what proof would he have?
You at least hold my signature, which
my family would not dispute
The mans face frightened.
"And So" lie said, sit is because your
name is upon the bill hold that you
do not pay it? Very we'll" he con
tinued, tearing it to pieces, "now my
debt is debt of honor, too. for have
no guarantee but yours, and have a
prior claim over your creditor of last
night"
Fox turned to the table, took from it
300 gulneas, and gave the money to the
creditor, saying:
THANK you for having trusted me.
Here is your money. Sheridan must
wait for the rest of hisr'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28

Individuals who save and accumu-
late sums of money for lucrative in
vestment are individuals who form the
habit of saving.
To be prodigal Of your resources is
natural. 1t is survival of the primal
nature. Saving is an acquired trait.
1t is necessary. therefore, to form hab-
its that are conducive to economy.
Many men and women who work for
wages or salaries find it difficult to
save, unless some circumstance forces
them to it. The fact that this indul-
gence only means a dollar or a dime,
as the case may be, is regarded as a
sufficient excuse to spend the money.
1t will take long to acquire fortune
by laying up the odd pieces of change
Yet many great institutions derive their
entire patronage from dimes, nickels
and even pennies. The habit of saving
means the saving of the little denomi-
nations. 1t is to curb the inclination
to spend money simply because the
denomination is insignificant. Any
one can save the dollars, big bills and
gold pieces.
That the prodigal side Of man is un-
derstood is found in the devices for
catching the pennies and the dimes.
To offset this and to encourage him to
lay by portion Of his earnings, saw
ings banks and the monthly payment
plan for real estate, property assurance,
etc, are in existence Our wealth is
our property. In the possession of
property is centred our material we'll
being, our prosperity. The habit Of
saving, if persisted in. will make all
men r3ssessors of property. The value
of that property and the measure Of our
well-being will depend upon the
amount of our accumulatlons and the
measure Of our desires. A thrifty peo-
pie is contented people. Improve
dence results in want and suffering.
Habits Of saving will contribute to in
dividual happiness and to general pros
perity in proportion as the habit of
saving, thrlftiness, becomes a habit
common to all the people.-Seattle
Post-Inteligencer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28

When public speaker has had the
misfortune to lose one OF his hands
what appellation would express his
condition? Of-hand speaker
Why is a lame dog like q scloolboy
adding six and seven together? Be
cause he puts down three and carries
one.
When is boat like heap of snow?
When it is adrift?
What three letters change by into
man? A G e.
Who can speak all languages? Echo.
Why is a gooseberry pie like eoun-
terfeit money? Because it is not cur
rant.
Why are corn and potatoes like GER
tain cinners Of old? Because having
ears. they hear not, and, having eyes,
they see not
What is the difference between a
man looking upstairs and one going
upstairs? One stares up steps and the
other steps up stairs Philadelphia
Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28
WISE WORDS.

The best time to attend to your neigh
bor's affairs is in your sleep.
A man is not doing his level best
when he is content to stay on the same
level.
When man fills in love with
Heaven he learns how he loves this
earth.
Opportunity and happiness wait fo-
no man, as many a man knows to his
sorrow.
Men are governed by precedent more
than by law Precedent sanctions ev-
erything.
Better so down to defeat fighting for
the right than march to victory under
the banner Of wrong.
Progress will never cease while men
are more interested in the unknowable
than in the movable.
Fretting over the shortness of our
span of life does not add one year to
it, but generally subracts from its pos
sibilities for good
Suffering becomes beautiful when
any one bears great calamities with
cheerfulness, not through ,nsensibility,
but through greatness Of mind. .-Ar.s-
totle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28

Why, Maria" exclaimed Mr.. Cal
kins, hurt and indignant as he saw the
fish-wagon turning at the lane, what
ever have you gone an ordered fish for
to-day, and you putting up my lunch
for days fishing
Il know. Bias" returned his wife,
cheerfully, "and that's just why. When
| get my mind set on fish. it just breaks
me all up to have to unset it. Now
if you hadn't mentioned anything about
it, and had just come home to supper
as if you'd been digging potatoes all
day, why. never should have missed
'em. But as It's, it didn't seem as if l
could let the fshman pass Youths
Companion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28


Robert Cavelier, Sieur de Ia
Sale born in 1643, was of the race of
the adventurous merchant princes of
Rouen, whose manner of life was that
of mobiles. and who, with fellow work
men Of the town, enriched their charm
ing city with such monuments of
beauty that it remains to this day Il
casket of architectural jewels. He
was brought up and educated among
the Jesuits, and he acquired from their
school a knowledge of mathematics
which marked him among his comrades
as a learned man. His nature, how
ever, was not of the sort which made
him unquestionably obedient TO the
rules and commands Of the great Or
der and its masterful superiors. He
was young, therefore when he quilted
it. One who reads the marvel
Gus and noble story of his wanderlngs
for the twenty years during which he
was tolling to add the larger part Of
America to the crown Of France will
prefer to think of him as he at least
became unselfsh, uncovetous. n
dreamer of a great dream, a patient
and suffering pilgrim in the wilds
where his inspired vision saw the fu-
ture dwellings and plantations of a
multitude. Frontenac, friend and sup
porter of La Sale, kept his back to
the East and his face to the West it
was La Sale who first saw that the
pathway Of France 10 the riches Of the
woods and mines CT the northwest and
the north lay not through the cold ST.
Lawrence, but up the more genial Mis-
sissippi. = Henry I.oomis Nelson, in
Harper's Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28

VIII pocKet tne.f equipment funds
nearly complete, but / don't believe
there is single man who Will escape
with no debts at all. Most of us have
been surprised, might say dumfound-
ed, at our financial condition. A week
or two ago heard one of the fellows
talking of his bill at the jewelers..
What do you think of this?' he
walled. Those people in New York
must think I'm coming out OF the acad-
emy coated with gold-they sent my
ten-year-old sister a $50 parasol when
| asked them to supply a Christmas
present to her.
I" Didn't you name the costg 1 asked
him.
I" Why, no; l just wrote 'em to send
something nice by express, and they
did it,
That's the way with most of us.
We've been too busy studying and
drilling to practice economy, and now
the waking-up is terrible shock"
The cadet mournfully remarked that
he hoped to get out of debt by the time
he reached first lieutenancy, but the
check for his equipment fund, he said,
would be endorsed over to his creditors
in toto.
Most Of the West Pointers come from
families of small means, but there are
a few whose supply Of cash from home
is limited only by the stringent rules
of the Academy. They cannot receive
money orders, and it is troublesome to
have checks cashed, so the remittances.
for the most part, are in the form of
greenbacks, and are sent in letters,
which, of course, the officials cannot
open. 1t is said that the graduates
who owe the largest amount of money
at the end Of each year are the ones
who have received most from home.
while the poor members Of the corps
keep their obligations down to almost
nothing.
The extent of cash shipments to cad
cts was indicated just before a recent
football game in Philadelphia against
the Naval Academy From the mid
dies there came telegram:
"Can you raise S2000?"
This meant: 1--WE have gathered to-
gether $4,000 to bet on our team. Can
you cover it?'
The West Pointers began to hustle.
A committee was formed to raise the
amount, for challenge like this from
the navy must not remain unanswered.
The barracks were canvassed thorough
ly, and each cadet produced {. nm his
hiding places as much cash as he
wished to wager-in most cases all he
had.
Within less than three hours after
the telegram came the needed sum had
been collected, and the news was wired
back to Annapolis. Every cent of the
money had been slipped into barracks
contrary to the regulations, and now
the blanket bet was made with equal
disregard of rules.
AS it happened, West Point won the
game, and week later the hiding
places in barracks had been replen-
ished with whatever treasure was left
over after the holiday expenditures in
Philadelphia.-New York Mail.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28
But Il was No. 5, and bis name was on

But It was No. s, and his name was on
her program for that one, so there
was no reason why they should hurry
back to the ballroom If they preferred
the conservatory.
Il don't know" he said. "There
would not be much danger Of caves
droppers on top Of an Alp"
"Oh, well, If one were afraid OF
eavesdroppers," she replied, "a path
could be shoyeled through the snow
out into a field somewhere. If l We're
man and loved a girl well enough to
want her to by my wife l wouldn't
care who might be lurking around to
hear when | asked her"
why do you keep saying what you
would do If you were a man? No girl
could possibly have any idea what she
would do If she were a man-any more
than man can tell offhand what he'd
do II he were a girl"
Il know very well that I should
never hunt for better place than
conservatory in which to confess my
love, anyway"
rs there any particular kind Of con-
seryatory that you would selectT
"Any kind would do, / think; but
such one as this would be especially
fine. How sweet the flowers smell.
and how glorious the moonlight isl !
never realized before how lovely
place conservatory could be. No won
der the story writer's so often have the
men lead the girls into Conservatives
to confess their love. How could a
girl refuse to listen IL she stood with
him behind a big caGtus-as we are
standing now? 1t seems as though
Cupid himself must be peeping through
that cluster Of roses
He glanced hastily toward the en-
trance. They could still hear the
music, and turning suddenly he caught
her, lovely and radiant. in his arms
Chicago Record Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28
Regulating nparriaeo An Kanso..

The freaks are coming to the front
rapidly at Topeka. First it was bill
to establish conditional marriages-to
separate all husbands and wives after
they had lived together ten years. Then
came a bill abolishing all divorce.
Then came bill that if a man was not
married at thirty years OF age he must
espouse a woman selected for him by
a State commission. And now comes
a crank from Cherryvale who wants
the Legislature to establish the whip
ping post for the man who corrects his
wife with a trunk strap or the soft
side of a two-by-four scantling Kan
sas City Journal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28
rHe SLANG.

You, my friend, in your long-taied coat.
With your white cravat at Your withered
throat,
Praying by proxy OF him you hire.
Worshiplng God with a quartet choir,
> lping your head on the pew in front.
Asserting "Amen!" with an unctuous
grunt,
Are you sure it is you
In the pew!
Looll
You're away on lonely isle,
Mhere the scant breech-clout is the only
Where the day OF the week iorrets its
Where god and devil are all the same.
lyook az yourself in your careless clout,
AND tell me, then, would you be devout!
One on the island, one in the pew
HOW do you know which is you.
You, dear maiden, with eyes askance
AZ the little soubrette and her daring
dance,
Thanking God that His ways are wide
10 allow you to pass on the other side,
J ou as you ask, Win the world approve
Al the hint Of a wabble out Of the groovey
Lookl
On that isle Of the lonely sea.
Art you, the saucy soubrette and he.
AND the little grooves that you circle in
Are forever as though they never had been.
NOW You are naked Of soul and limb
wan you say what you will not dare-for
him.
Which Of the women is realg
lhe one you suppress, OF the one you feel =
J Aou; good sir, with your neck a-stretch,
As the van goes by with the prison wretch,
Asking naught Of his ills or hurts,
Judging he's getting his just deserts"
fluming yourself that the moral laws
are centred in you as effect and cause.
I.ool.l
Al the island, and there you are
With the long, strong arm which reaches
far.
And there are the natives who kneel and
bow,
And where are your meum and teum now
Are you sure that the balance swings quite
trues
Or does it little incline to your
] have an island, too. and so
Answer. or not, but know-I know
Edmund Vance Cooke, in Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28

The man who can see both ways
that a rule works. even If one way may
point against himself, is broad-minded
and pretty sure to possess the great,
saving sense of humor. Such a man
was Henry Ward Beecher. and the
Buffalo Commercial quotes the follow
ing as an instance of his fairness:
A country clergyman called on the
great minister and asked his advice
about what to do with persons who 80
to sleep in church. something which
had become quite prevalent in his con-
gregation. Mr.. Beecher listened very
attentlvely. admitted that was serious.
and then said:
when ! first came to Plymouth
Church l thought about this problem.
and l will tell you the course decided
upon. / gave the sexton strict orders
that II he saw any person asleep in my
congregation he should 20 straight to
tie pulpit and wake up the minister
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28
One of the Green kind.

As the two women in the crowded
car carried on their high-pitohed and
animated discussion, there was a great
craning Of necks among the other pas
sengers, says the New York Sun, Sud
denly the train slowed down, and in
the hush the voices became plainly
audible to everybody.
Your parrot may be a better talker
than mine, although l don't believe it,"
said one Of the women, with an air
Of presenting the final clinching argu-
ment in her own favor, "but you'll
have to admit that mine has the most
beautiful foliage"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-28

Jg01( conservatory.
How fortunate it is" she said, "that
there are conservatories."
Yes" he replied, Il have weak.
ness for flowers Of hearly all kinds"
Il wasn't thinking Of the flowers par
tieularly, although they are lovely. and
help so much TO brighten the world
But what would the story writer's do
II nobody had ever invented conserva-
tories? Where would the lovers in the
stories ever have a chance to get by
themselves. and talk about it If no
such things as a conservatory had ever
been nader
"Well, it would be rather difficult
for the authors, admit. OF course,
the loving couples could 20 out in boats
or automobiles If the stories dealt with
things that happened in the summer
time. but for tales of the winter season
they'd have TO steal into the libraries
or get into dark corners on the stair
ways. / suppose"
Yes she admitted, "there would,
Of course, be a chance to use the stairs
and libraries, but I'm glad there are
conseryatories. II has always seemed
to me that a conservatory is such a
natural place for lovers to stray away
TO-"
They were standing behind a big cac-
tus that lowered high above their
heads. She had thrown something
light and gauzy over her white, grace
ful shoulders, and, as she half turned
to look up at him, the moon, shining
through the glass roof, cast its rays
upon her face.
''The queerest spot I ever heard of
for a man to select as the place in
which he wished TO PROPOSE" he said,
''was a coal mine. One Of my college
friends, while being shown through
mine IN Pennsylvania by the daughter
OF the president Of the company, asked
her when they were nearly 200 feet
underground"
"What did she say?"
II suppose she must have said yes.
was at their wedding"
How romantic But do you think
he took her down there just to propose
to herY'
"They never told me all the facts in
the case, but It would have been Just
like him. He was always doing queer
things"
Il don't believe should want to be
taken down in a mine to be asked to
be somebody's wife. I've always had
such creepy feeling about mines.
I'd never expect to get out again If I
went into one"
Il know another man." he continued,
"who proposed to girl up on the high
est point of one of the Alps"
"B-r-r-r," she exclaimed, with a
shiver. '1'hink of going away over to
Europe and climbing an Alp to tell
your love. should, If were man,
prefer nice, comfortable conserva-
tory"
He looked down at her for moment.
and, as he was not blind, there was one
thing that probably impressed itself
very forclbly upon him. That was her
beauty-for she was passing fair to
look upon.
The leaves Of the big cactus spread
out so that the two were so thoroughly
hidden from anyone who might have
looked in as II they had taken refuge
behind a haystack. Bits Of music
fioated in, and they knew that the
rest Of the people were dancing again.