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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

Judge Wade, Iowa congressman, Is
accounted > very bright man, and en-
joys the most pleasant personal rela-
tions with his Republican colleagues.
They fought him bitterly In the last
campaign and encompassed his politi-
cal downfall But when the delega-
tion had occasion recently to come to-
gether in one room these same Renub-
licans were very complimentary In
their remarks about him.
"Those sayings are very nice" Nid
Wade, after listening awhile, "but the
situation is very much like that Of
fellow who had been run cut of field
by a great big bull. The animal, hay-
ing driven him over the wall, stood
near by gently nodding his hos~sd
head, as though the elected cit.sen
were not, after all, unwelcome,
"'Oh, yes; you stand there bowing
and acting so polite exclaimed the
outraged man, but know you meant
it. all the same washington F'ost
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

fPublished at Madrid January l6O5Q
Adyents we greet Of great and small.
Much we cxtol that may not live,
Yet TO the new born type we give
No care at ALI
This year, three centuries past. by age
More MANNED than by Lepanto's hight
This year Cervantes gave TO light
His matchless page
Whence first outrode III immortal Pair
The half crazed Hero and his bind
10 make sad laughter for mankind;
And whence they fare.
Throughout all Fiction still, where
chance
Allies Life's dulness with It's dreams
Allies what IS with what but seems--
Fact and Romance;
O Knight Of fire and Squire Of earthl
q changing give-and-take between
The aim too high, the aim too mean.
/ hail your birth.
Three centuries past in sunburned Spain
And hang, on Times Pantheon wall
nv motive tablet to recall
That lasting gainl
Austin Dobson IN Cornhill magazine
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

Mr.. Phillip verrill Mighels, author Of
~Bruyer Jim's Baby, has returned
only lately from visit to his old
haunts-the Western mining camps.
He tells an amusing anecdote Of one of
his old acqua;ntances, a miner gilmore
wealth than education. This man, It
seems, had ".ilown IN some savings
on a trip to t1e ST. Louis exposition.
While there he had overheard a re-
mark that thu most impressive thing
about the fair was the tout ensemble
This he had HI explained 70 him, and
it coincided WI h his views.
well said Mr.. Mighels, in con
vergation with his old friend, what
did you like besE about the fair?"
The miner assumed thoughtful at
titude. 1T was the whole toot and
scramble Of it, he said.- Baltimore
eun'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16
PAID FOR SMART TRICK.
orummer's joke on colored Waiter
Led 70 Much TmbuIatlon.


Il suppose there comes to every
man a desire to do something smart
on an OCCASION" said the drummer, as
sigh took the place Of his smile.
eWeIl. such desire came to me as
| was leaving a certain Southern city
after a weeks stay. The waiter at my
table had called me Glnerar anc
been at great pains to care for me
and made up my mind to reward
him with SIS bill. It was a counter
felt with which had been stuck, but
thought 1t would be the biggest kind
OF joke to work off ON Bob.
4 had got 100 miles away when |
was arrested on a telegram for pass
ing counterfeit money, and when
taken back war arraigned in a Unit
1ed States court and had to give bail
and appear ON three different occa'
sions. had lawyer and other ex
pensea, lost good three weeks alto
gether and just escaped prison BY
the skin Of my teeth. In addition to
this | had to make good to the waiter
who sorrowfully shook his head when
ho received the money and said:
"Tze sorry for you, Gineral, but dis
may be de means Of savin' your con
temptible soul from the gallus! =
Chicago News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

A pretty device that las been great.
iy admired may be seen in the dining
room Of an English dowager It IL
nothing more or less than a glass ia.
Die. The top IS transparent glass.
set in woodwork painted white and
gold, and tie idea is to illuminate It
from beneath at will the lights being
50 arranged that they slime upward
through the ferns or orchids Or beauty
roses. or whatever It S the table Is
decorated With
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

she. Some Of my people--the women
--said that she was nothing but a
chorus girl before Willie DuPage met
her. know some ripping nice
chorus girls, you know, SO didn't
think any the worse Of her for that,
il it was true. They told me that they
didn't believe that she had cent to
her name and that her giving out the
impression that she had lot OF gov
ernment bonds locked up in that sill
yer casket was nothing but a bluff.
The government bond idea was some
thing that got out after a little while,
hut feel sure that she never was to
blame for 1t.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16
The Strange Part Of Il.

"An English woman, supposed to be
dead.T so a veracious contemporary
reports. arose while the undertaken
was measuring her for aaroud. and
asked him II he thought she would be
caught dead with a garment that
didn't fit better than that The i'm.
probable thing about this Is that Eng.
ian women should so object 10 being
caught dead - ill-ntting garments.
though they seem 90 make a point d,
wearing that soI: rf apparel when lly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

An before us lies the way;
Give the past unto the wind;
All before us is the day,
Night aad darkness are behind.
Eden with its angels bold
Love and flowers and coolest gea,
Is less an ancient story tol"
Than glowing prophecy.
In the spirits perfect air.
In the passions tame and kind,
Innocence from selfish care,
The real Eden we shall find.
When the soul to sin hath died,
True and beautiful and sound
Then all earth is sanctihed
Cpsprings paradise around
From the spirit land afar
All disturbing force shall fee;
Stir, nor toll. nor hope shall mar
Its immortal unity.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

Eggs consist Of proteine, and fat,
water and mineral matter II is the
proteine, or nitrogenous matter, that
builds up and repairs the tissues Of
the body, while the fat supplies en-
ergy The white Of an egg is often
said to be pure albumen, but II also
contains phosphoric acid and sodium
chloride or common salt The yolk
contains the fatty part Of the egg
calcium. magnesium, ,po.
tassium and iron. Eggs also contain
sulphur, and this probably accorntg
for the dark stain left by an egg on
silver, the sulphur coming in contact
with the silver forming silver sui
phide- Medical Talk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16
pasalno Of old Vermont Stock.

"There were three marriages, six
birth and twenty-five deaths in town
last year. A gloomy look, certainly"
So says the newspaper correspond
ence OF one Of our Vermont towns.
1t is, indeed, a gloomy look" Not
only Is the old stock dying out, but
there is no infusion Of new. Think
of the proportion Of births to deaths.
Where one child is born in this Yer
mont community there are foar
deaths Little wonder that the States
population is practically at a stans-
stiIl.-BarTe Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

Mrs. N. was giving Instructions to
her new servant Before removing
the soup plates. Mary, always ASK
each person If he or she would like
any more"
Very good. madam"
Next day Mary, respectfully bowing
TO one Of the guests. inquired.
would the gentleman like some mose
soup?9
"Yes. please"
There isn't arg left"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16
DAnything good down stairsY' in


rs IL a fact that your home Is only
two minutes from the station2g asked
the city man.
1T VARIES replied the suburbanite.
Sometimes it's only two minutes and
sometimes it's over an hour
Depends ON whether you use your
automobile, ] suppose"
"Yes, or whether It breaks down"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

II you were me and I were you.
j would cage nauEht for who ie ~hOs
For vo,f q poet, need but sing;
While we'll that's another thing.
have 4 hundred ships AZ sea-
The wind and wave care rs---ht for me
have a hundred ventures get
Ia this big wofld-ifself "A betl
Ard sou may with an Idle rhyme
Xiii that that kills 70 man. ime5
Ere my Tomorrow n to-day
I break Ifs back with yesterday.
New York Herald
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16
He Called Him.

Yeast--I saw the doctors carriage
at your door today. Anybody siclS?
Crimsonbcak--No he called TO pre-
sent his bill.
"Oh, I see; yeg didn't call him?v
Eyes, | did, too; ] called him every
old thing could think Of"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

Man Of Business, Not 5eggar.
Torn Townsend Madam, have you
got any clothes dat
Mrs. Farmer No! can't give you
anything.
Torn Townsend-I didn't ask yer
TO give me anything. I'm no beggar,
Wot I wanted ter do was ter swap.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16
BATTLED TO KEEP WARM.
Personal Combat Alone Saved TWO
Soldiers From Freezing.

There are various ways Of keeping
oneself from becoming benumbed by
the cold, but perhaps not the least
remarkable is that adopted by two sol
diers Of the first regiment on duty in
fortress on the Itallan-French from
tier on Mont Cents. While going off
duty toward their barracks they lost
their way in a snowstorm, and when
found By their comrades they We're in
a pitiful condition. On being carried
to their barracks they related how
they had struggled for two days
against the blizzard, and in order to
keep themselves awake, and to coun-
teract the effects of the cold, they
increasingly struck one another. AZ
times they fought stubbornly for
hours on end, which explained the
reason for the exhausted state In
which they were found.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16
KeenInn up Appearances.

Fanny Why in the world do You
send away for 80 many catalogues
and then never buy anything?
Suzette-To keep the posiman COM
ing here don't want those women
across the street to know that Jack
ana I don't correspond any more.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

E1dTa aHu FttWHM5 DVtH EVWUVF'
Il came near having my ears frozen
the night of the blizzard" remarked
Jones; "and II had not thought OF
taking of my wooden mtts and put
them ON my ears | feel sure would
be walking around to-day without any
ears"
II don't see how you got the gloves
on Jour ears" said Brown, innocently.
And now these two whilom friends
do not speak ss they pass, just be-
cause Jones happened to have big
ears
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16
WAYS or MoorRN FINANoIeRe.
Millions Of Money Made in crs Day'a
Transactions.


Transactions.
The amazing statement was made
before the City club Of New York re-
Gently that while the aggregate nom
inal capital OF all the companies whlcA
entered into the Consolidated Gas
company OF New York. in 1871 was
s17,000.000, on the same day Of the
consolidation this capital was raised
to S39,OOO,OO0, although mo car.tal
vas contributed to the consolidated
company except THAT which waa sens
erred to it by The several const tn
ent companies" In other wcTds S22,-
100000 was made in day By those
who manipulated the combination, and
on this vast amount Of water the ci,-
izens Of New York who patronize the
gas company must pay interest, for
all Of the Consolidated Gas company s
stocks and bonds sell above par and
pay good rates OF dividends or inter
est. One Of the constituent companies
was allotted S7,500,0O0 Of the new.
capital stock, though the entire
amount its stockholders had paid into
the company was S75O,O00, and they
had taken out OF 1t in dividends dur
ing the fifty years Of It's existence
over $4,000, 0,00O-that is, they had re-
ceived their original investment back
twenty times over-Leslies Weekly
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

Hicks- Isn't Il awful the way Dunn
ley brags about hls ancestofs2
Wicks-- Yes, II excites my sincere
pity
-Pity7 Nonsensel the chump
doesn't deserve any pity.
Wicks-O, I don't pity him, but biz
ancestors. Catholic Standard and
Times
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16
sunfIower Seeds in Russia.

A traveller says that one Of the
first things which struck him on his
arrival in Russia was the enormous
quantity of sunflower seed consumed
in that country. The seeds, wrich
are oleaginous and have an agreeable
taste. are constantly chewed by the
people. The outer husk Is detached
with the teeth and spat out These
husks are seen scattered about On
pavements and garden walks, in rail-
way carriages. tramway cars and
cabs, on the floors Of restaurants and
private rooms. On days Of public fes-
tlvity the ground everywhere is Gov
cred with them AT every street cor
ner a brisk trade is done in the seeds
by old women.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

The British cruiser Drake. eu her
way from Gibraltar 10 Portsmouth the
other day. averaged 241e knots on a
test run Of eight hours. It is the Brit
fsh navy's record for cruisers. The
Drake has Be llerille boilors
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

When leaving Sydney for America.
the London Mall says, Paderewski or
dered 10000 large panel photographs
Of himself for sale during his Ameri
can tour. the largest order Of the kind
ever known in sydney.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

Brother Bill came home late and
went down to the Kitchen to look for
bite. He found the larder empty
and started back to his room, when
the front Poor opened to admit his
brother Jim.
Anything good down staIrs? i'm
quored Jim.
Lucky Il you find mouse" said
Bill.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

"The automobile seems 70 BE- TAX
ing yopr place entirely remarked the
Ok. "They haven't any use Tor you
now,
4Oh, yes replied The horse bis-
ferly. Il believe they're considerable
enough 70 use car hides Tor the leatbs
f fnahines.~
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

What's that you're readingg
Johnny--It's an rhetorical novel
Papa-Put II away and go right
back to your Indian stories.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

think that II woman is a bit lively
when she amt got anybody to look
after her but an old aunt they car say
anything they like. knew all about
Mrs. DuPage. She came from Ala
hama and her husband belonged to
one ~ the good families there. A fell
low told me so-fellow by the name
n BlilIneer, who met At Mrs. Du-
pages one evening. He said her hus-
hand was simply devoted to her, don't
vow know. and that she was devoted
10 him. though he was . lot older thaD
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

Mister Johnsing Yes, miss, I wa
on account Of my wife that was dri'
from home.
Mrs. Jones-p pocr man, how's that
Mister Johnslng She lost her job,
miss
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

I'm engaged 70 her | wouldn't men
ton II 10 everybody. but dent feel
exactly right about 1t. My People
say it's my money she's after If i
Is she's welcome to the blame money"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-16

hand and--l looked around L.r 4 p.-c-
to set II down.
"Give It to me, she said, ryd she
took 1t from me and dropped It into
the silver casket
" just ashes. she added.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-13
ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

ALEXANDRIA, June 13-The Misses
Ewing's School for Girls closed last
night with exercises held at the school,
en- Prince street.
The Rev. Edgar Carpenter, pastor of
Grace Church. presented prizes to the
following: In the primary department,
Misses Esther Mansfield, Marion kenne-
dy, Lillian Daley. Mamie Brown. Leslie
Baggett, and Matilda Rowland; in the
academic department, Misses Ethel
Larnand and Fannie Henshaw; for per-
feet attendance and behavior. to Miss
Esther Mansfield: Sunshine Prize" to
Miss Della Peverill.
Gold medals were awarded for i'm
provement inastudies to Miss Marie Por-
ter Henshaw, and for improvement in
music to, Miss Rose Reed. of Herndon
Va
The following program was rendered
during the evening: Overture, Misses
Brickley and Henshaw: recitation, Ma
rion Kennedy; piano solos, Lillian Oar
ley and Mary Rust: recitation, Esther
Mansfield; piano solo, Helen Andrews;
report of examinations; piano solo, Miss
Mansfield; piano solo. Miss Kittie Brick
lev: chorus. girls; piano solo, Rose
Reed; delivery of distinctions and
prizes; chorus, School Work is Done"
recitation, Lillian barley. Romeo and
Juliet" chiidrens play. The Holidays"
written by Miss JEANNE Pendleton Ew-
ing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-13
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-13
SUNDAY LIQUOR SELLING.

In the corporation court. Judge Louis
c. Barley presiding, yesterday, the
Judge charged the grand jury that the
law in regard to the selling Of liquor
without a license and on Sunday was
being violated in this city, and ordered
the jury to investigate the charge
The grand jury summoned Commits
sioner OF Revenue Callahan and the en-
tire police force, besides large number
of witnesses. Many of the witnesses
were examined yesterday evening.
After bringing in an indictment
against Richard Burnett and his wife,
Maggie Burnett, for the alleged selling
of liquor without a license. the gfaad
Jury adjourned until O'Clock this after
noon. Hearing of witnesses was then
resumed.
The grand jury also returned indict-
ments against John Jones, larceny Of a
watch: Edward Maple, breaking and en-
tering the storehouse of c. 7. Goods &
Co.; Atphonso Antonio, shooting James
WINFIELD; two indictments against VIII
liam Mickey, one for shooting George
Griffin, and the other for shooting Rob
ert Harris
John Jones pleaded guilty to the
charge of stealing the watch and was
fined s25. William Mickey pleaded guilty
to the indictments charging him with
shooting George Griffin and Robert Har-
ris, and was sent TO the penitentiary for
two years for each offense four years
IN all. The case Of Alphonso Antonio
was fixed for Friday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-13
Failure of Motherhood
OF american Peeresses
Nineteen Out of Thirty Have Not Borne Heirs
to the Titles of Their Husbands-Thir-
teen Are ChiIdless

LONDON, June IA writer in the
Contemporary Review has made an In
teresting discovery. He finds that the
failure Of motherhood among American
heiresses who have married titled Eng
iishmen Is most marked. while the in
fluence Of colonial women on English
society is not only more wholesome. but
likely to be more permanent
In his opinion, colonial influence In
England is masculine, vigorous, and
wholesome. American influence is femi-
nine, frivolous, and feeting
The American Invasion.
He offers some striking remarks con-
corning the invasion of England by
American heiresses:
Since 1910, thirty (Britishe peers or
eldest sons of peers have married In the
United States. OF these. thirteen have
no children at all, five have no sons.
and five have only one son. The total
number of peers children with Amer
lean mothers is thirty-nine, of whom
eighteen are sons.
During the same period twenty-three
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-13

peers, or eldest sons of peers. have mar
RED in TIE colonies Four have no chill
dTen. seven have one son, eight have
TWO sons and two have three sons.
That is to say. though the number
OF Colonial pecresses is seven less than
the number of American peeresses. they
nave nearly twice as many children, and
While SIX of them have neglected To
present their husbands with heirs nine
teen Americans are guilty of the ga ne
neglect
Wives of the Baronets.
In the lower ranks of the aristocracy.
the writer proceeds, the figures ARE
even more starIiing.'' Of Americans
who are the wives of Englishmen with
a courtesy tide of baronetcy, there are
forty-four. 'Of these seventeen. or
nearly half. have nc children, and eight
have only one chIios''
II therefore comes to this, that since
184o the number of titled Americans ex-
elusive of knights wives. has risen TO
seventy-four, of whom thirty are child
less. and fourteen have but one child
Moreover there is not a single dis
tnguished peers son with ar American
mother, whereas there are several with
colonial mothers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-13
WOMEN WORRIED OVER
CLOSE OF STOCK OFFICE

A number of women customers of
Meyer & Co, who conducted a stock
brokerage business of the bucket shop
variety at 611 Fourteenth street north
west. are said to be in state of ex-
element and worry over the fact that
the place IS closed and their accounts
unsettled
The firm consists of F. H. Meyer and
a MI Martin, and began operations
about two months ago. On the door 10
their rooms. which are on the second
floor of the Cafe Calvert building. is
the legend. For Ladies Exclusively"
Their business was executed mostly
through Crane & Co. brokers in the
Jenifer B iding. but they were not in
any sense representatives of the latter
firm.
On Saturday last Meyer settled his
account with Crane & Co. getting a
check from the latter for $3.50 Both
Meyer and Martin are young men. said
TO hail originally from Florida They
have rooms at the Richburn on Thir-
teenth street, near @ street Their place
or business remained closed today. but
they are said to have declared their in
tentfon to open up elsewhere In the city