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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-18
GETTING Rleh SLOWLY.

Ordinarily a great fortune is built
ap like stone wall--a stone at a
time. The young man who declines
to lay the first stone, because it comes
so far short of wall, will never make
progress in financial masonry An inn
mense proportion of the people of this
country live up to their incomes, lay
ing aside nothing for the traditional
rainy day. Because they can NOT save
$1,000 in a bunch they save nothing.
The greatest financiel kings of the
world have not been above taking
care Of the pennies even. The great
financial institutions look after even
the fractions of pennies.-Troy Press
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-18

There's not a season Of the year that tolls
its passing bell
Upon the shores OF life and love. with
weird and mystic spell
That does not bring to me a thought time
cannot overrule
OF the dear and manly boy ! used to love
at school.
When shadows slowly heightened on the
dial plate OF time
He brought me pink arbutus in the sweet
ness Of its prime,
And blue-eyed. dewy violets from out the
summer woods.
And daisies from the hillside in their
now-petsied hoods;
While downy pussy WILLOWS, as they
fringed the frozen pool
Were laid upon my little desk by the boy
/ loved at school,
He used to steal me roses through the
Squires old garden fence;
I've never seen them half as large or
smell as sweetly since;
No other girl could ever coax a single one
awav
BY smile or winsome gesture. for my
knight was true as day.
And ! fondly still remember, spite Of des-
tiny's misrule,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-18
Getting over a Dimculty.

In the north there lives a farmer
whose sense of humor failed him on
his wedding day. He lived at some
distance from his bride-elect. and on
the eventful morning he set of for the
station in good time. but he met one
friend after another. with the result
that he missed his train.
Naturally he was very much upset,
but bethought himself Of the tele
graph. This was the message he sent
Don't marry till / come William. ("
--Liyerpool (Eng) Mercury.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-18
win cllmb Mount RainIer.

F. Augustus Moorehouse, an aristo
cratic citizen Of London. England. has
arrived in Tacoma for the purpose OF
climbing Mount Rainier. The fact that
the mountain has never been ascend.
ed in the winter time does not daunt
him, and he will leave this week for
Paradise valley, on the mountains
south slope. Moorehouse says he has
plenty of leisure and will remain at
the task until 1t is finished. He has
been through the Alps repeatedly and
believes that 15.000-foot mountain
like Rainier can be easily ascended
despite its system of fourteen glaciers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-18

/ would not even ask my heart to say
II l could love another land as well
AS thee my country. had felt the spell
or Italy at birth. or lea Eued to obey
The charm Of Frame. or Engiand's 5
mighty sway.
/ would not be SO much an h,fdel
As once to dreaUs OF fashion words to
tell.
What land coui4 hold my love from
thee away
For like a law Of nature in my blood
feel thy sweet and secret sovereignty.
And like a birthmark on my soul thy
sign.
Ny life Is but a wave. and thou the flood
/ am leaf. and thou the mother tree
Nor should ! be at all. were / not
thine.
Henry Van Dyke. in Golfers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-18

Henry Labouchere. editor Of London
Truth. recently held his twenty-fifth
annual doll show. About $4,000 dolls
and toys we're provided by readers OF
the paper for distribution at Christ.
mas among the children in the hospit.
ais. warehouses;, workhouse infrma-
ries and poor law schools Of the me
tropoiis. There was separate gift
for every child. as well as large toys
and dolls for general use by the
youngsters in the Inherent institu-
tions. AS in many previous years. an
anonymous donor has sent IL 900 new
sixpences for the children.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-18

for Europe. At Liverpool he was ar
rested. returned to this country. and
sentenced to ten years in prison. He
secured temporary release on habeas
corpus and escaped to France.
O'Brien went broke" in Paris and
it was when he was refused loan
that he shot his old pal, Waddeli
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-18

The curly headed. blue-eyed boy / al
ways loved at school
He brought me pearl-white dainty eggs
from the yellow hammers 5 nest.
And many an orphaned red breast but
toned in his little vest.
He whitfield trophies Of his SKILL with
knife OF Christmas fame,
And homeward drew me on his sled.
when SHOWS OF winter came.
And when the day of choosing sides"
came round as was the rule.
My name was always first one called--by
the boy loved at school
Alas; those days are numbered on the
rosary Of time:
Each bead jeweled memory set in work
manship sublime.
And as / count them DER and O. er upon
the mystic chain
/ swing youths censer full OF hopes sweet
incense once gain.
The white winged ships Of thought sail
out on memorys open sea
Returning with their souvenirs OF pre-
cious freight to me.
And with an ardor bern Of faith that age
can never cool.
think about the little boy I used to love
3t school.
-Anna Bugg Halliday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-18
Authorls MInute tlandwrItInu.

OF all authors. Henry Harland prob
ably writes the smallest hand. So
Infinitely minute are his letters that
on one page he has more words than
usually cover a dozen pages OF ordi-
nary manuscript. His chirography is
very difficult to decipher and 1t re-
q,iires an expert to make 1t out. The
typist who transcribes his books for
him regularly uses magnifying glass.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-18

Frederick Vanderbilt seldom goes
anywhere in society. He dislikes it
extremely and it is said that he fire.
quently absents himself when his
wife has house parties. They are a
devoted couple and Mrs. Vanderbilt
herself is not much taken with soci.
ETY. OF to-day She is fond Of literary
people and OF entertaining men and
women Of brains
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-18

and began to dictate some letters OF
no Importance, holding his watch in
his hand to note when the five min.
utes were up. AT length he raised his
head.
'sWell?" he said.
Il gave you my answer. I win work
for Belle Dumont."
An expression Of admiration hitted
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-15
Endemic. Of Hi.torx.

In the twelfth century not less than
fifteen epidemlcs Of disease and many
famines carried Off the people Of Eng.
land. The thirteenth century saw
twenty plaques and nineteen famlnes,
while the fourteenth had a black rec
ord of disease. In 1913 the "black
plague" or "black DEATH" which was
brought into the country from the
east, caused the death of 100000 per-
sons in London alone, while In Europe
altogether 25,000000 people fell vic
tins to its ravages. In 1856 the
sweating sickness" appeared In Eng
land, causing great destruction of hu-
man life. 1t reappeared at various i'll
tervals for a century thereafter. The
last terrible visitation OF the plague
In England was In 16G4-G0, by which
100000 lives We're lost in London alone.
This epidemic was followed by the
great fire of 1G66, which destroyed 1C,.
900 houses, including all the most
densely populated portions Of the city.
The rebuilding Of London with some
regard to sanitary laws appears to
have put the first check on the epidem.
ic diseases that had previously devas.
tated its population.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-15
French Mothern.

There is one thing that French moth
Irs do not do enough. That is to sep.
Rrate from their growing boys, to send
them to the school of life outside the
home and into situations where they
must look after themselves. The moth
er's happiness is complete only with
her children around her. Let life not
keep them too much apart From this
arise too fearsome ideas Of distance
and too tmid attachment to the natal
soil or the maternal city.
Tho difficulty is that 1t is very re-
uctantly admitted among the French
that the time must come for the
nesting to use its own wings. l have
seen most excellent parents worry
themselves nearly to death because a
daughter will not acQuiesce in their
ideas or wish to accept the husband
OF their choice. To a son or daughter
very devoted but Independent it is of
ten said, you love me no longer"
But IL we have touched here upon a
somewhat delicate point the good will
and love Of the French mothers are
above all praise. even If sometimes
farsightedness and breadth Of mind be
somewhat lacking.-Charles Wagner in
Cosmopolitan.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-15
Robins Nest on a Car Truck.

Various instances have been relat-
ID of the odd places which birds
hoose in which to build their nests,
)ut according to the men on train
which runs between this city and
blackstone, a robin that has made Its
home on their train carries off the
palm. The train in question pulls
nto Blackstone at 1:40 p. m. one day
md pulls out on the following day.
Recently 1t was discovered by one Of
The train hands that a robin had start
ed to build its nest one one OF the
trucks. Naturally, they supposed
that when the train started out the
next day the building operations
would come to an end, and the mat
ter was temporarily forgotten. Their
surprise was great when a day or two
later they noticed that the bird had
finished the nest, and from that time
the SPOT was watched with interest.
On Friday when the train pulled In
to the yard at Blackstone a small egg
was discovered in the nest, and the
other morning another egg was found
there. The trainmen are greatly In
terested in their unusual passenger,
and watch carefully lest any prowling
tabby should snatch the bird during
the several hours lay-off.-Provi-
dence (R. ~ Journal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-15

Chicago, Aug. l5.-The National
Reciprocity conference called by a
meeting of prominent commercial and
Industrial organizations of the West
and Northwest, for the purpose of
considering plans for extending our
foreign commercial relations, finding
new foreign markets for American
nrod,ots and sSta hlishing reciprocity
in our trade relations with other pow
ers, will be called to order at the au-
ditorium this afternoon. 1t Is by far
the most important movement of its
kind ever begun in this country
broader in its scope and more far
reaching in its results.
The movement was inaugurated
few weeks ago in Chicago at meet
ing of representatives of the National
Livestock association, the Shorthorn
Breeders Association of America, the
National Livestock exchange, the Chi
cago Commercial association, the IL
Hnois Manufacturers association, the
National Grange, the Millers' fedora
ton, the Chicago Board of Trade, the
Agricultural Implements Manufactur-
ers' association and other similar or
ganizations. The meeting at that time
practically agreed upon the general
principle of trade extension and reci-
procity and decided to call a national
conference on the subject.
The United States government was
at first inclined to take but little no
tice of the movement, but so great
was the interest manifested by COM
mercial and industrial bodies all over
the country, that there could no longer
be any doubt of the fact that the
movement would have to be reckoned
within the future The result was that
Secretary Wilson, of the department
of agriculture and Secretary Metcalf'
of the department of labor and COM
meree, decided to send representatives
to the conference. Secretary Metcalf
has also decided to accept an invita-
ton TO address the conference.
1t is expressly and emphatically
stated by the promoters of the move
ment that 1t is not political move
ment and no effort will be made to
make the movement a political issue.
Former Secretary w. A. Harris of
Kansas, who is one of the most prom
inent supporters of the movement,
said in an interview this morning:
'The sole design of the movement is
to be ready effectively to meet the
combined commercial assault of the
world upon the United States. We
must find foreign markets for our
enormously increased and rapidly in
creasing productions in all lines OF
face one of the greatest periods OF
commercial stagnation in our history
We are being shut out of the conu-
nent of Europe and. If something is
not done soon. Great Britain will be
our only customer in Europe. Ger
many is our most dangerous CONNER
cial rival and is making desperate ef-
forts to exclude our products from he
markets in Central and South Ameri-
ca by keen competition and by OBJ
tanning trade advantages by means OF
commercial treaties with the Ameri-
can republics. Reciprocity is the only
remedy and we hope to be able to pre-
sent the situation to the merchants
and manufacturers of the United
States in such strong light that the
government will be compelled to yield
to the reciprocity sentiment"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-15
Played What He Pleased.

Henry Smart, the English composer,
played fine organ in London church
and his recital after service attracted
much attention. But one morning aft
er selection from one of Mozart's
masses a church warden came into the
organ loft and begged to inform Mr.
Smart that they had decided that they
could not have such jlggy stuff played
In their church."
Every well, sir" was the answer; at
shall be altered"
Next Sunday dirge-like sounds pro
ceeded from the organ, and the warden
congratulated the player on the sol.
emn and elevating effect of the mu-
sic. II am giad you like it." answered
Mr.. Smart. Doubtless II l play it a
little quicker you will see the reason
why 1t affected you" And. suiting the
action to the word, the popular strains
Of Jump Jim Crow" resounded from
the organ. After this Henry Smart
played what he liked.-London Tele-
graph.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-15
The Perfect Prescription.

A patient at a metropolitan hospital
goes away best satisfied when he is
given something to drink out of bot
tie. The drinking. according to an
cient ritual. must not be less often than
three times a day and the ceremony
must have some reference to meals.
The draft to be efficient should be COL
ored. 1t must have a marked odor, so
that he may invite his friends to smell
1t. 1t should be loathsome to the taste,
so that the taking of it may call for
some heroism. Above all, it needs to
possess an evil looking sediment which
will require formal shaking Of the
vial-London Hospital.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-15
Pawnbrokers In China,

Pawnbrokers In China are the bank
ers Of the people and could not be dis
pensed with. The poor Chlnaman, un-
like the poor European. does not wear
his winter clothes until they are fit on
ly to be discarded. When the Chinese
officials order that summer clothing
shall be donned, the poor Chinaman
pawns his winters suit, and with the
proceeds. supplemented by little cash,
he redeems his previous summer garb
or buys new attire. Pawnbroking,
writes Mr.. Cunningham in the Chinese
Soldier, is to the respectable China
man Of limited means a weekly round.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-15

and she is often the bread-winner OF
the family. Whether she is sick or
well, whether it rains or shines, she
must get to her place Of employment,
perform the duties exacted of her
smile and be agreeable.
Among this class the symptoms Of
female diseases are early manifest by
weak and aching backs, pain in the
lower limbs and lower part of the
stomach. In consequence of frequent
wetting of the feet, monthly periods
become painful and irregular, and fre-
quently there are faint and dizzy spells,
with loss of appetite, until life is q
burden. All Of these symptoms point
to a arrangement of the female organ
ism which can be easily and promptly
cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound.
Miss Abby f. Barrows, Jacksonville,
Athens Co., Ohio, tells what this great
medicine did for her. She writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
~ feel II my duty to tell you the good
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and Blood Purifier have done for me. Before
| took them l was very nervous, had dull
headaches, pains in back, and monthlies were
irregular, had been to several doctors, and
they did me no good.
"Your medicine has made me well and
strong. / can do most any kind Of work
without complaint, and my periods are all
right.
III am in better health than I ever was,
and know It Is all due to your remedies.
recommend your advice and medicine to all
who suffer-"
1t is to such girls that Mrs. Pink.
ham holds out helping hand and ex-
tends cordial invitation to correspond
with her. Her long record of success
IN treating woman's ills makes her let
ters of advice Of untold value TO every
liling working girl, and from her wide
experience and skill she quickly points
the way to health. Her advice is free,
md all letters are held by her In
the strictest confidence. Address, MIRA.
pinkham, Lynn, Mass
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-15
LAST DAY TO REGISTER.
Grand Rush to Secure Chance on
Uintah Land.

Grand Rush to Secure a Chance on
Uintah Land.
The registration for land in the
Uintah reservation ends at o'clock
this evening. The last day will wit
ness one of the biggest registrations
yet made at the Grand Junction Of
flee, and there is likely to be rush
during the closing hours, with the re-
suit that many anxious homeseekers,
who delayed their coming until the
11th hour, may fail to get their names
In the great wheel of fortune, says the
Denver Post of Saturday.
Yesterday the office registered
1868 people, making the total for the
nine days for Grand Junction 1861.
Yesterday afternoon Colorado Mid
land train No. 103 was delayed in
reaching the city until s o'clock. 1t
was crowded with homeseekers, and
when they found that the registra-
ton office was closed for the day,
many of them made strenuous kicks.
At 6 o'clock last night a large num-
ber of men, who came in yesterday
too late to register. took their places
In front of the Auditorium, determin-
GU 70 HldJ hll Hlbhl1
that IL they waited until today that
they might not get chance to regis
ter.
Long before 6 o'clock this morn
ing there were several hundred peo-
pie waiting in front of the Auditori-
um. At 1880 the doors were open
ed with over 700 people in line, many
of whom were women.
Before 10 o'clock over 700 people
had registered. Large crowds came
in at noon. 1t is expected that fully
1000 people will register this after
noon.
The Grand Junction office will reg
lister about 1880. Provo is expected
to lead this city by about 1000.
There are perhaps 1000 strangers
in town today, made up Of those who
remained over from yesterday, and
the crowds that came in last night
and this morning. Nearly all the
visitors will be gone by tomorrow
night, and with the registration fin
ished. the town will assume It's nor
NAL condition.
Several big parties left this morn
ing for the reservation. Many go
from here to Price by rail, and from
there to the reservation by stage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-15
yalu. Of Walking and Riding.

A brisk daily walk or a ride on horse
back beats any more elaborate forms
Of physical exercise for simplicity COM
bined with efficiency. In walking, espe-
clally If the ground is somewhat undu
latlng, a very large number Of muscles
are brought into natural and easy play,
sufficient, at any rate, to stimulate the
circulation, which in its turn compels
full expansion Of the lungs and due
aeration of the blood. The professional
or business man requires no more than
this to keep him fit for his duties, pro-
vided he follows the ordinary rules Of
health in respect of bathing, eating,
drinking and clothing. If he is afflict-
ed with sluggish liver. indigestion or
inactivity Of the alimentary canal as a
whole. man may derive more benefit
to health on horseback. But that is
really a curative form Of exercise
London Chronicle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-15
aueer Hntchinr prnce..e..

The Chilean frog. known also as Oar
wins frog. is unique In Its method of
Matching eggs. The female Is not alb
normal, but the male has large pouch
which underlles its whole body and Is
connected with its mouth by two open
ings, one on either side of its tongue.
When his mate has laid her eggs this
devoted parent takes them into his fore
paws and places them inside his mouth.
whence they presently pass by the two
passages into the expectant pouch.
Here they remain in warm and safe Sc
cluslon until they are hatched and
emerge as newborn tadpoles to the
light. The breeding habits of the mid
wife frog are not less singular. He
winds the strings Of new laid eggs
round his hind legs and vanishes into
a convenient hole till they are hatched
The Surinam toad places eggs one by
one in hexagonal cells formed in the
back Of the mother toad, whence in due
time they hop out not tadpoles, but
perfect toads.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-15
YOUNGEST DRIVER.
SUMPTER BOASTS A H.
YEAR-oLD STAGE "MAN."
Warren Ferguson Chooses to Drive
During Vacation Rather Than
Louis Making Success, AL
though But ~ Years Old and
Weighs But 65 Pounds-Everybody
Helps Him Load His Trunks
Plucly Lad the Admiration OF All

The Blue Mountain American tells
the following story of the youngest
stage driver, perhaps In the entire
northwest:
Sumpter can boast of one of the
youngest stage drivers in the west
Many visitors are astonished at being
solicited to be driven to Bourne by
a Juvenile, hardly four feet in height.
and take 1t at first as Josh" of a
mining camp, but the earnest argu-
ment advanced by the youngster gem
orally convinces them of his SINGER
ity and his double seated rig usually
makes the round trip with all seats
taken.
The young master OF the reins is
Warren Ferguson, in his 12th year,
md weighing but 65 pounds, He is
/ native of the hills and knows every
Dad and trail for many miles around
iumpter and Bourne. At the close of
chool this season his father asked
lim how he wished to spend his va
alton and was promptly told "in
ONE way to make money enough to
ny the foundation for a college
curse so as to learn mining thor
ughly."
After much discussion the senior
'erguson purchased a fine stage out
1t and told the youngster to see what
could do and he has shown that
'e has the pluck and courage that
enerally lands the possessor at the
up of the ladder.
Nearly every man in Bourne ex-
ends a helping hand to the youngstei
nd at tie Sumpter depot the other
tage owners usually see he gets a
hare of the traffic. He has perfect
ontrol of his team and no accident
Is marred his record to date.
When asked by an American repre-
'ntative what he did in cases OF
aavy trunks or baggage, the young
er replied, "well generally some o.
ne Bourne boys are around to helI
and when they aren't, why jus
k tie passenger to give me a lift
ID say, do you know, even the ladie'
ZIP me to put their traps in the
age"
The youngster is meeting with sue
SIS in his enterprise and American
ishes him all the good luck in tht
orld in his manly efforts to lay thc
Nrner-stone of future college train