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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

uses the bed sidewise, II II Is not %
made he can stick his feet through an
opening in the footbOard.
Il is most unpleasant for Mr.. Barth
TO go to a theater for the people who
sit behind him always object that they
cannot see the stage. He has, there
fore, to take a seat in the back row.
and. as he is a tride near-sighted, this
makes 1t unpleasant
During all yolr travels did you not
fnd a woman who measured up to your
requirements as far as height was con
cerned2" he was asked
Admires Scotch Women.
''Not IN Scotland. England OF France.
got into a little town in Scotland,
! think they call It PEBBLES. where
met several large women, but when
they stood alongside OF me they looked
small. The finest looking women
met on my travels I met in PEBBLES.
4 don't think I am particularly
'hnicky.' / don't want a beautiful
w0man-that is, don't insist on Il.
have seen scores Of women who were
willing TO marry me. but there was an
indennable something lacking in each
case.
Perhaps II Is my extreme height
that initiates against women wishing
in droves to marry me. but then. again,
there is Col. Anger, taller than am.
He got married all right.
Maybe a woman would rather marry
a little man. I noticed in the papers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16
YOUNG AND HANDSOME GIANT
LONGS FOR LIFE PARTNER
Painful Predcsment Which Has Brought Woe to the Heart
Of August Barth, Of Brooklyn.
DEMANDS ONLY ONE REQUISITE IN BRIDE
Hns Tall lie Insists fhe Lady Must be sis
Feet Seven Jnehes-Need Not De rouns,
Beautiful Rich.

sensitive about the discrepancy my
self"
AS a last resort, arrangements we're
made TO have Mr.. Barth meet the
only woman in America who could
come up to his standard-Miss Rosa
Wedsted, the Finnish giantess. also
with the circus.
Miss Wedsted is exactly seven feet
tall, and while not exactly a beauty.
she has a pleasant face. She is a dis
tinCt blonde, while Mr.. Barth Is the
opposite.
Miss Wedsted, when approached on
the subject. At first was difident She
Is, strange 10 say. extremely sensitive
about her height. She feared an ad-
Yertlsing scheme" OF some sort, but
was assured that Mr.. Barth was not
connected with any circus OF side
show, and. in fact, had never yearned
to be billed" as a giant. So finally
the giantess consented TO meet him.
Mr.. Barth Fled.
The day arrived. George Anger, who
looks down on little folks of seven
feet, was to make the introduction. The
little group, including Col. Anger.
''Tody" Hamilton, New York Sunday
World representative, and Mr.. Barth.
assembled in a room at Madison Square
Garden. Across the room Miss We'd
sted was in a little ante-chamber ar
raying herself for the meeting that
might be so fraught with Importance
to both the interested parties.
Suddenly Mr.. Barth remembered that
he was In a hurry, and, excusing him
self, fed incontinently.
Was It bashfulness? Who knows? Z?
The lady was disappointed. anyway.
When Mr.. Barth was 81 years of
age he was as tall as he is to-day.
His father is Maj. Gen. Barth, who
retired from active service a quarter
OF a century ago, and who Is now
heavily interested in western mines.
Darth holds enough shares in these
mines to make him independent. He
also owns property in the Bronx, In
Jersey and at Plainfeld and River
head, l. /.
After he had his first affair OF the
heart Barth promptly resigned his po-
sitIon with an electrical concern.
shook the dust of Chicago from his
feet, and went to New York.
Travelled for Three Years.
Then he concluded that he would
go travelling, and set sail for Lor3oz
Three years were spent in London,
Scotland, Ireland and France. Wheth-
er or not he was in search Of a wife
he would not say.
Travelling. to Mr.. Barth, means mo. e
of a sacrifice than it does to the or
binary mortal. His seven feet OF
height make the question of sleeping
a serious one. In
travelling at night he always has to
engage a stateroom and have the par
titIon taken out between two berths,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

Young, good looking. wealthy. and
perforce. a bachelor:
Such is the painful position Of Aug
ust Barth. OF Brooklyn.
And the cause
He is seven feet tall
Somewhat sensitive on the subject
himself, Mr.. Barth has found that
maidens who have won his heart are
even more 80.
Once engaged 10 a charming Chi
caco girl, herself six feet tall, the en-
gagement was broken because the lady
asserted she looked 80 small beside
bin that they attracted attention on
the street.
Bride Must Be Tall.
Now he insists that the companion
OF his honeymoon must be at least SIX
feet seven inches In height He says:
'She need not be rich, she need not
BE- beautiful. She need not even be
quite so young as l am. All | ask Is
that she be at least six feet seven
inches tall"
Six feet seven inches OF femininity!
Six feet seven inches clinging lovingly,
fondly to seven feet OF masculinityl
Is II possible that there is no way Of
efIecting this ideal combination? 1t
would seem not.
It must be understood that It Is
through no fault Of his Mr.. Barth re-
mains, in the words OF Rudyard Kip
ling, a wild ass Of the desert"
He has tried hard. He has made a
personal canvass OF eligible woman
hood, covering many miles. He has
advertised. he offers a reward Of 500
10 any one who will bring about such q
match-and still the right girl has not
appeared.
A number OF the prettiest "show
girls" In current New York musical
plays were approached and asked II
they would have any strenuous objec-
tiops to marrying a man seven feet
in height II any demurred she was
informed that this giant was proper
tionately rich. This seemed to set
tie the matter. and several Of these
divinlties agreed to meet Mr.. Barth
He saw them, but did not even ask for
q nearer interview.
They're all very pretty" said he,
"but not tall enough. III tell you why
4 insist on the six feet seven inch
clause.
His Lost Happiness.
81 was once engaged TO a very pretty
girl. l was just out Of college and
enjoying myself in Chicago. | met
this young woman, and we fell ~
love. She was tall-nearly six feet,
10 fact-but when we went out togeth-
er she looked so very small alongside
OF me that we attracted attention. She
was sensitive, and could not stand the
notoriety. 50 that, although she loved
me. she asked me to break the engage
ment.
Now. don't want to go through
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16
Thr lHHnntatt Oratnr
Err IN Stay
BY MRS. FREDERICK NATHAN.

And far from being Of the unconventional Of feminine practices
public speaking has be accepted quite
The woman club showed her that she possessed the germs Of
oratoy She grew used addressing her fellows And when she
realized that her deserved greater audience she did
hesitate in the world spread abroad Or maybe
did hesatebecause has great inheritance thousands
of generations Of tmdiy ndeson and mentabe lack Of self
reliance So she hesad doubt got bravey over her tmd
y and putting her other oaorcal faults behind her. climbed
paormmans tenaciouy guarded monopoand as usual
beat her masculine rivals at their own game
For the everest public speakers have heard Lave
been women Time and time again have been dinners
meetings where the only talks listening were those Of women
1t looks as if the had come to stay
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

child lying ON the ground with the
uncanny birds flying about her and
making their dismal calls.
Rain which had come through the
night fell upon the little girl and she
was drenched to the skin. However.
she soon recovered and called for her
mother, and. after being fed. sank into
restful sleep. Despite her fearful ex-
perience 1t is believed she will expert
ence no harmful effects.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

thought that burglars vsre at wesk.
Mrs. NJ. B. Hall and William Sullivan
were the only persons who witnessed
the unusual performance Of the two
deer, they being near the corner OF
Main and Lake streets when the AMI
mails appeared.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

50 that he can lap over, as It we're.
from one to the other. No hotel pro-
vides a bed big enough for him, so he
has had one made that is long enough
to receive all Of his elongated stature.
Sometimes. when he cannot carry the
bed along with him, he has to use
the regular hotel bed. with a chair
added 70 Il On such occasions he
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

Beauty is a great and
and a good gift. That
a woman should be
loved for it is no Won
der. We all naturally
love what is beautiful,
or what we think beau
tiful, and this will ever
be the case. Where
the pity comes in, is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

1t looks to me as il
the woman orator, a
product OF our most re-
cent evolution, were
here to stay. It is
growing each day less
and less unseemly for a
woman to do aught but
sit by her FIRE and spin.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

fuch an episode again, and am unwlll-
fns TO take chances"
In the hope Of cheering him Mt.
Barth was informed that Col. George
Anger. Barnum & Bailey's giant who
is seven inches taller than the Brook
Ign man, has loving wife Of medium
height
4 can't help It." said he lam too
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

IE San Francisco calamity has verified the judgment OF
the men who have always argued for the steel eonstrue-
tons resisting qualities and has given them
proof of their judgment that does away with words.
There has always been element OF capital that has set
up from time time the argument that steel construction
had been tried in earthquake or big hre and
it has been tried in both TO the entire satisfaction
of every advocate OF it, 1t not the very best sample
Of the steel construction that went through the trial az
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-16

that The buildings Of steel construction San Francisco were Tar
from being the standard Of the modern New York steel con-
rucon they enough make their sponsors satisfied and
will long, long way toward the adjustment OF building questions
of the future. ralaB
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20


KIND OF a a MAJ
hkabe girl And I've
What kind like? That has been
like quiet
She perfect faculty
gathering
that like There men who
prefer but is under compusion
sentimental girls They like girls who sic
girls who
selves But they do like girls OF sentiments they like girls who can appreciate
thing who like to be talked to and raved
healthy He likes well girl he likes
the sk beauty in the love
girl has a
upon
questions
physical pecuares
tell how she
accomplishes il.
something
inviting The lips be correctly shaped
fragrant forgive great
The captous
"The the likes girl with little waist Say what
that trim little waist is pretty
distressing
tired lodging the then she
S
girl
million back of her.
this
better them isn't much the 1t the
manner
the they thing two about she leather
The girl with the fiat
The girl who big ugly shoes whose ces
nothing There has been too much
al amabe They
other things that
principal ones"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20
NEWS OF WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN
THE VARIOUS TOWNS.
SPLENDID RACES AT FAIR
Alfalfa Wins $4,000 Merchants and
Manufacturers Purse-State REQ
ords Broken in Fast Heats
Trotted.
SPLENDID RACES AT FAIR

Milwaukee.-In the most sensation
al race seen in the Wisconsin state
fair meeting, Alfalfa, the chestnut
mare owned and driven by J. c. p.
Fender of Jamestown, Pa, won the
$4,000 Merchants and Manufacturers
purse, one of the biggest harness
events in the west. Pure Gold took
second money and Custer third.
Willie Benton, the favorite, won the
first heat in mastery fashion, but
hurt his foot in the second and had to
be taken out. Custer, the big, hand
some gelding from down in New Next
co, made two of the most sensational
finishes seen here in the last two
heats. He got away badly both times
and trailed for three-quarters of the
distance, when he let out and all but
caught Alfalfa as she passed under
the wire.
State records were broken in the
three-year-old pace and 2:08 trot. In
the youngsters race Kelly, a gelding
from Berlin, Wis, finished first in
straight heats, stepping first in 2:11A
and the second in 2:10, the fastest
time ever made by a three-year-old in
Wisconsin.
Belfast, an Illinois trotter, nosed out
The President in straight heats in the
2:OS event, stepping the distance in
2:O9h, 2:08A and 2:10. These are
the fastest three consecutive heats
ever trotted in the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20
To Take the Proper
Care of the Piano.
Some Very Simple Precautions That
Will Add to the Life of the
Instrument.

A pianoforte is peculiarly SusCGp-
tible to atmospheric changes, and is
quickly affected by damp or draught.
For this reason an upright pianoforte
should never be put against an outer
wall, or one recently built, or be per-
mitted to block doorway. If an in
ner wall be not available the instru-
ment should be placed at an angle
to the wall, so as to jut partly out
into the room, a position which has
many advantages, notably in singing.
The presence Of damp is generally
first noticeable by the notes contin-
uing to sound after the fingers have
been lifted from the keys, or by
general buzz when the instrument is
played. Later the keys will stick
down, or return slowly instead OF
quickly to their normal positions.
When this happens the action shouldf
be lifted out and laid in front of a
fire for several hours. Afterward ben.
zine should be worked into the cen
tiers Of the hammer shanks and NOV
able parts; but this must be done
away from the fire and in daylight,
as benzine is highly infammable.
The action is easily lifted out, being
only kept in place by buttons on eth
er side, but care is necessary to clear
the pedal rods. A pianoforte stand
ing in room in which fire is rare
ly lighted should be covered with a
blanket and flannel should be laid
along the keys to prevent them be-
coming yellow.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20

boys under II years. This was con-
sidered the equal in many instances of
the product of the more experienced
growers. The display of general veg
etables and garden truck is also con
sidered by Superintendent Herbst to
be better than the usual exhibit in this
line. This is particularly true of the
displays of eggplant, squash and cab
bages, their being many exhibitors in
these classes.
At the state fair of a state that pro-
duces annually $55,000,000 worth of
dairy products, as Wisconsin does, the
dairy exhibit may we'll be expected to
be of exceptional interest, and this
certainly is true of the display in this
department at the present state fair.
In the butter department there are
about 175 entries including the dairy
and creamery products. The entries
indicate that the industry is fast
growing in the northern part of the
state where formerly little attention
was paid to the making of butter and
cheese. That the product of the Wis
consin dairies and creameries stands
at the top is the. opinion of D. c.
Woolverton, a wholesale dealer in but
ter, cheese and eggs in Chicago, and
who has been acting as one of the
judges in this department at the pres
ent state fair. MIR. Michels, president
of the State Butter Makers associa-
tion, says that the exhibits are larger
from year to year and that the quality
also shows improvement. The display
of cheese is also larger than usual,
and represents the work of cheese
makers from many localities. The
largest exhibit is in the American
factory styles, and we have six big
drum Swiss, and some block Swiss
The brick and limburger displays are
much larger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20
NeUest Novelties in
Fashionable Footwear.
Some Exceeding Clever and Pretty
Ideas Are to Be Found in the
Stores.

Embroidered white linen shoes
which match or nearly match the
gown are the latest pretty extrava-
gance of fashion. Chic and novel, the
embroidered linen has taken the fancy
Of the 'linen girl" until the Paris
shoemaker who imports them has
been promising to fill orders in shades
Of gray, tan, mauve, and pink and
dark colors These shoes have the
modified French heel, which is broad
compared to the Louis Quinze, and
still sufficiently high for appearances.
Glaze kid shoes in red, violet, ruby,
and champagne are coming in the
empire shape, with single strap and
large buckle. Black glace kid in the
same shape is most chic and popu-
lar when finished with a large silver
or steel buckle, so that there never
was time so opportune for getting
out an old pair of heirloom buckles.
White and gray antelope is dull
finished kid which is taking the place
of canvas in many of the better
shope. Colored undressed kid and
black in the same soft finish are COM
ing again in sandal shape with sew
eral straps to be laced with ribbons
to match. These, it is pointed out
by the shoe man, give the foot a
simmer and daintier appearance than
it possesses by nature. Both black
and colored, one finished with cir
cular ornament of dull jet.
Evening shoes of regal splendor
come in brocaded tissue of both gold
and silver, and grosgrain silk is the
material of ballroom slipper. There
is a yachting or deck shoe which
comes without heels.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20

Madison.-That the season OF 1906
has been a banner one for the farmers
of Wisconsin is demonstrated beyond
a doubt by the splendid exhibits of
their products in the buildings de-
voted to these departments at the
state fair at Milwaukee. Never be-
fore in the history of the fair has the
number of exhibits been so large, the
general quality of the products shown
so high, nor the variety so great. In
the agricultural department the large
displays of potatoes and corn made,
perhaps, the best showing. The corn
is pronounced by the superintendent
to be the superior of any shown here
tofore. An interesting feature in this
class is the exhibit Of corn grown by
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20
Third REGIMENT Stands Highest.

Adjt. Gen. Boardman issued orders
to the National guard containing the
results of the annual inspection of the
guard. The award of the Pfister tro.
Sny for the best all around company
will be made on October 81. The Third
regiment stands highest in the inspec-
ton, the average per company in the
regiment being 1911 points out of a
possible 200. The Second regiment is
next with an average of 1881. The
First is third with an average of 1851,
and the Tenth separate battalion
fourth with 1859.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20
Set Fire to Help Robbery.

ewaskum.-Robbers entered the
store building of A. G. Koch and also
the post office, which is situated in
the same building The safe was
opened and cash drawers rihed, but
only small change was secured. The
stamp chest was overlooked. 1t is
claimed the robbers set fire to the M.
Resenheim barn, and when the night
Waterman went to help fight the blaze
the robbers quietly did their work.
This is the third time the place has
been burglarized within the last few
wears
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20
Girls Sentence COMMITTED.

Lizzie Cardish, the 15-year-old In
dian girl sentenced to Imprisonment
for life, has had her sentence commut-
ed by President Roosevelt to impris-
onment in some industrial school I'M
til she is FL years of age. Lizzie and
a companion were arrested for firing
a schoolhouse on the Keshena reser-
walton. Lizzie admitted the crime
and, under the antiquated laws, it was
the duty of Judge Quarles to sentence
her to life Imprisonment and she was
taken to the penitentiary at Lansing,
Kan.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20
News OfWiscOnSin
Interesting in Various Cities and
Towns of the State.
Murderer Leaves Children.

Eau Claire.-The city is still stirred
up by the triple tragedy when Bert
Tandler murdered his wife and Mil.
ton Johnson and then blew the top OF
his head off with the revolver that
ended the lives of his wife and the
man with whom she was walking
The scene of the crime in front of the
Galloway house was crowded with peo
pie few minutes after the three
shots were fired, many of whom were
acquainted with the three persons
who died not long after the shooting
The two little children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tandler are being cared for by
relatives.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20
urae Postal SAVINGS Bank.

Resolutions urging the adoption of
postal savings banks by the govern
ment were offered by Postmaster E.
w. Keyes, of Madison, and others at
the fourth annual convention of the
Wisconsin Postmasters' association at
Milwaukee. Reports of Secretary
Treasurer A. w. James, of Waukesha,
and President w. B. Tscharner, of La
Crosse, were read. A discussion on
the relations of the post Office to the
business public was entered into, and
many points for the good of the serv-
ice advocated.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20
Cabbage Crop DESTROYED.

Kenosha.-The cabbage crops of
Racine and Kenosha counties are
doomed to destruction this year on
account of the millions of butterflies
that have swarmed through the coun-
ties during the last few days. They
are fast destroying the caDbages.
Every patch is literally covered with
the pest and there is no way to pre-
vent the destruction of the plants.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20
woodwork Company Fails.

Milwaukee.-The Wisconsin Wood
work company filed a petition in bank
ruptcy, offering SAL, O41 of assets to its
creditors to be relieved of it's liabili-
ties amounting to $75,424.33. The
greater part of the liabilities are rep
resented by $5S,6O0 of promissory
notes. Liens are held as security for
$2,122.
The company has $4,000 of insur-
ance upon which something may be
realized.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-20
Against Reassessment.

The state tax commission at Madi-
son has decided that no reassessment
of certain properties in Racine can
be made. Citizens complained some
time ago that the assessments of said
certain properties had not been fair
or high enough, and a commission
went to Madison to appear before the
commission, stating their wants. Ac-
cording to the decision, made by
Commissioner Nels P. Haugen, such
reassessment as was desired is not in
compliance with the laws.