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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23

fC0pyrighf, 1spe- o1
Because OF rouge skilfuIly applied,
the little geisha's cheeks were rosy
and because OF paint her lips were
very. very red. like threads Of Grim
son silk
she wore a kimona Of cool. shin
mering gray. with storks in erratlc
Eight all up and down Il; her blue
obi-lIke an oyergrown Dillow-was
adjusted with care. and atop OF all
was her face, li.y-falr under the high.
satiny black coiffure. her slanting eye
brows-ah, Art helped Nature there
her eyes at once Turing and childilke,
and the scarlet line that was her
mouth.
When. Raeburn. lately arrived In
Toxic. came to the teahouse under the
wistarias his beauty-loving nature re-
joiced. and be told her that she was
like roses and gray mist"
o Taya San looked pleased, though
all she understood was the young
'Merican's smiling eyes: but she
poured his tea, and clapped her she'll
pink palms together for more cakes,
and. when another girl Chufied in.
they danced. in movements as grace
full as roses swaying in the wind
II was late before Raeburn remem-
bered that he hadn't stopped in Toxic
merely 70 visit teahouses. and that
he muSt get back to Dunn's rooms as
1ast as 'rickshaw and long-legged
cooIie would take him
He was comforted to find that Dunn
had turned In: ii saved the bother Of
explanations: only sleepy servant
remained In the nall. to be gently
prodded and kicked into wakefulnesS
There was late and hurried break
fast the next morning. after which
Dunn, as a good servant Of govern
mental red tape. went to his Office
leaving his friend to spend the day as
he liked He was pleased to loaf
throughout the morning. to write q
few letters, to scribbIe some of to
inevitable postcards. and. late In Ge
afterncop. clad In creaseless white. tc
travel via. rirkshaF to a teahouse-a
certain te2house with purple curtains
OF Wistzria flowing all around It.
o Tara San was there. and tinkled
away AZ an instrument that seemed 9
cross between a banjo and guitar;
Raeburn sat himself down. with easy
grace. In the cross-legged manner oi
his Fis-a-Fis: they laughed together
over he quaint efforts to talk 'Meri
can, and the task Of teaching was SC
pleasant that when o Taya San lifted
her thick lashes and said, You come
,gain-some more?@ he answered
Sure quite as If he were in Toxic
only for the pleasure OF talking Il
pretty teahouse girls.
She's beautiful" he confided tf
Dunn, q few days later. after that lean
5aWed, cynical person had been jeer
ing at him for going daffy over I
mere teahouse girl. kept there fol
such chumps as you." my dear boy.
replied Dunn. languidly interested
they're all beautiful-in Tokio-bu
you're bound for Manila on serious
kasiness matters. and then home. and
aet me tell you. If you've sweet
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23
PENS Now MADE or TANrALrrE.
This Substances said to BE Unaffected
by the Ink.

This Substances said to BE Unaffected
by the ink.
In December the widely known cleo
sric frun or siencns & Halske Of Ber-
lin obtained German letters patent
for a new writing pen. advises Consul
General Guenther Of Frankfort-on-
thc-Eain. This pen is made OF tantalite,
az extremely hard metal. according to
the Boston Transcript. On Jan IL,
1905, the latest progress in lamps, the
rev tantalIte lamp OF the firm Of Sic
mems 4 HaIske, was for the first time
exhibited before the Electro Technical
association Of Berlin
On this occasion DIR. Werner Won
Bolton delivered an Introductory ad-
dress concerning the method By which
he had succeeded In producing the
metal tantalite in pure state and de-
ciared that It possessed a very ex-
xracrdinary hardness. Sheets made Of
tanfalite were so hard that with
diamond drill. which worked for three
days and three nights with 5000 revo-
lutlcns per minute, hardly a noticeaOle
impression was made and the drill
itself was dulIed At that time 1t was
stated that the firm intended to
manufacture tools and other articles
Of tantalite. This latest patent is the
result Of experiments to make use OF
the properties OF tantalitc
The tantalite pen resists chemicals
TO very high degree. It is much
harder and more elastic than the steel
pen and on that account indestruc-
tible. 1t is even more elastic than
gold pen and it is predicted that II 1t
will be placed upon the market at a
moderate price 1t win supersede both
steel and gold pens.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23

There had been other 'Mericans, but
none like him.
Taya San blossomed like some won
drous flower in a new kimona Of blue.
with glints of silver woven through
1t: she danced. she sang to him the
songs of Nippon, and he taught her
for she was willing pupil-much Of
his speech.
Perhaps, too. there were other
things he taught her: for what should
a pretty geisha learn, but love?
There had been other Mericans.
but none like him: when he came,
straight and tall. fair as young god.
blue-eyed. with bright hair curling
from his forehead, with his six feet
OF immaculate white drill, his gleam-
ing smile. who could resist him?
Certainly o Taya San could not
Raeburn's luggage was piled in the
hall; his steamer was due to leave the
next day for Manila, and he was so
lacing himself with cigarettes.
You can't take her along. you
know" was Dunn's silence-breaking
remark.
"Who?"
"Your pagan friend, o Taya San:
who else?"
Don't you know" continued the in
forming one. that the girl is a slave.
owned, body and soul, By the grinning
old devil who owns that teahouse and
others like it; don't you know that
you would have to buy her, just as
you would buy horses at homer"
Don't: | can't stand it,; Raeburn
jumped Up. pushing his chair away
noisily: pagan or not, slave or not,
she's a dear little girl. and I'm all
broke up at leaving"
what about her?" came the pitiless
query.
For answer. Raeburn said things
which would have to be represented
on this page by dashes. and flung him
self ou-; Dunn heard him in the street,
whistling for his 'rickshaw.
'sTha boys fool" he mused "but
he's got lifetime to learn It In"
curtain Of purple blooms liftins
to the breeze: in a teahouse, two that
clasped. and said goodbye, and cIasped
again-clinging arms and pleading
eyes. tears and kisses-kisses and
tears. One to stay. weeping-say moi
that to be geisha is to be heartless
land one to go whirling back to the
city.
The ship was gone, and day after
day. all cruelty alike. followed It:
other coolies dashed up to the tea,
house steps. and other 'Mericans in
white suits sat at the little tables,
but life was not the same.
Because OF rouge, skilfully applied
the little geisha's cheeks were rosy
and because OF paint her lips were
very. very red. like threads Of Grim
son silk; her gray kimona shimmered
like a silken mist, and storks in crazy
flight trziled all across it: but the
eyes OF Q Taya San were closed, and
she did not answer when they called
her name
AS for Raeburn-but Raeburn would
] never know
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23
AMERICAN and FRENCH GIRL.
Former VIII Enjoy Herself Despite
Defects In Her Toilet

|CTIMET WIZ AUI@I Nf~t '~'f N~~|~-~
Defects In Her Toilet
How do American girls one meets
in the streets compare with their
French couslns?" echoed julien Tier
sot French author, after he had lee
tured before Mrs. Roosevelt and q
company OF her friends in the White
House. says the New York Press.
~Well. the thing which impresses me
as most characteristic is the independ-
ence Of the American girl and the OBJ
vious Indifference to her general ap-
pearance. For instance, think an
American girl would what you call
jump into her garments and run down
town II she had anything especial to
do. She would not mind II her hair
got a little blown or that she looked
as II got up in hurry. Now, French
girl would die rather than appear on
the streets unless her hair had been
arranged in the latest fashion and her
attire was just the correct one for that
hour. Always a well-gowned French
girl has her hair puffed and curled.
and her face is covered with the
proper style of veil Nothing would
persuade her to go out until every de-
tail was perfect. The American girl
evidently does not attach the same
importance to her appearance. She
win go out and enjoy herself in spite
OF defects in her toilets To the
stranger she presents a wholesome
and happy If somewhat careless air
that Is fascinating"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23
TOOK RossErTl At HIS WORD
Artist the Unwilling Purchaser Of
"Work OF Art"


Artist the Unwilling Purchaser Of
"Work OF Art"
When Rossetti was a student OF art
he one day happened to go with some
felIoH-students to the east end Of Lon
don. There, at wharfslde inn, he
saw an immense canvas on the bar
room wall. After laughing at 1t for
some time, and thus provoking the
inn-keeper's wrath. the following con-
yersation took place:
Where did you get that picture"
-Oh, never mind, young man. where
got it."
What price do you set on it?"
More than you can afford"
Indeed said Rossetti. Now. how
much?"
Three thousand pounds" replied
the innkeeper.
AT this there was loud burst Of
laughter from the young artists.
-oD you know how much | would
give you for your three-thousand-
pound picture?"
How much? asked the innkeeper-
Three pounds" said Rossetl.
Done" said the innkeeper. prompt
ly: and to his amazement and amuse-
ment Mr.. Rossetti found himself the
owner Of the colossal daub.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23

When one OF the greatest fnanciers
Of the United States was asked BY
the widow OF q man who had been
hts secretary how she could invest the
$4,000 which her husband had left to
her. the fnancier shook his head. says
the Worlds Work.
Madam" he said. Il can name for
you no investment that win give you
more than four dollars a week in In
come from such a sum. To try TO do
so would be to expose you to danger
that you should not run Put the
money in a savings bank. Use what
you need OF II to pay a six months
course in stenography and / viii give
you salary that will net you 20 per
cent on your whole capital"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23
REPORTER NOT AL TO BLAME
Correspondent Sent Wrong Man tc
Secure Interview

Correspondent Sent Wrong Man to
Secure Interview
David jayne Hill, the American min
lister to the Netherlands. is one OF
the most brilliant scholars in the dip
lomatic service Of the United States
government When he was assistant
secretary OF state a reporter was sent
TO him for a story about the foreign
policy Of the government. It was one
o'clock in the morning when the re-
porter reached the home OF Dr. Hill.
who leaned out of the second story
window and gave the desired informa-
tion. DR.. Hin used a great many
French, Latin and Spanish phrases.
The next morning DR.. Hill read the
story in print, and was surprised to
see that the reporter had written ex-
actly the reverse of what he had been
told.
Later in the day Or. Hill met the
correspondent who had sent the re-
porter to DR.. Hill. He asked: what
kind Of a reporter was that you sent
to my residence last night? He en-
tirely misunderstood what told him. Z
4 DR.. Hill was asked to repeat the
story. He did so, using the same
French. Latin and Spanish express
sions that he had used the night be-
fore. oh" said the correspondent,
Il made a mistake. | should have
sent a linguist instead of a reporter" !"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23

Twas just an average little boz
OF six or thereabouts:
! left him full Of picnic and
He left me fun OF doubts.
He ate bananas, sandwiches
Sweet pickles. cake and Jam.
Fried chicken and potato chips
Ice cream and tea and ham.
To these he added pink pop corn
And quarts Of lemonade.
or what. then. was his little tum
So wonderfully made2
With bated breath watched that child,
Expecting him 70 burst
But presently. though stiIl ! Razed
i ceased 70 fear the worst
For after endless candy from
A green and sticky heap.
That sated infant sighed and yawned.
Then. smiling. fell asleep
Edna Kingsley Wallace. in Woman q
Home Companion for March
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23
vineennea once state Prison.

A rival to the Conciergerie was Vim
cennes. Under the kings It was a
state prison-the prison of the great
In it's cells Henry OF Navarro. the
Prince de Conde, the Marshal de
Montmorenci and the Cardinal de
Retz, with many prince and duke
and count. slept and groaned, and in
more modern times 1t housed Diderot
Mirabeau and, for a brief hour. the
Duke d'Enghien. One of its inmates
in the old days was La Mole. who
when he was sleepy. laid his hand
some head on the lap Of the beautiful
Marguerite de Navarro. and for such
impudence was doomed by Catherine
of Medicis to die at yincennes
When the deed was done and night
had fallen, the executioner was at
supper with his family. A knock
came to his door When he opened
It he saw an armed man and yelled
woman standing outside.
You are the executioner?" asked
the lady, in an imperious voice.
Yes, madame"
"You have here the body Of gen
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23
ssnator cIark auva Mln.

Senator Clark has bought for 81.
750. 900 the famous Union mine. Ei
Dorado county. California. for which
the Standard on Company offered
81 ,25O. 900 last spring. Former owners
Of the mine lost the vein after TAX
ing out s1.5oo,O00 In bullion and sold
the mine for sl.l00. The new own
ers found the vein again. and up to
date IL has yielded $4,000. 900.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23
Astronomer Return. % EnoIand,

Sir David Gill. who has been astrono-
mer-royal at the Cape since 1879, re-
signed his post and returned to Eng
land for the New Year. Many notable
astronomical problems have been
solved at the Cape observatory under
Sir David Gill's direction. including
the determination OF the suns dis.
tance from observations OF the minor
planets Victoria, Sappho and Iris.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23
fr,nnrrirtt 60 br paIlr storv rub. cn.l
R DQ91 Ay2zC27Z

Daily story fuD- Cd
Raeburn around to the incest people
he knew. and giving him chance 10
meet lot OF friendly English girls
But the boy was blind to whatever
charm they possessed-blind to the
memory Of a girl back home. who saw
no other face than his; his eyes were
only for little figure in gray XII.
mona, for a face with welcoming eyes.
with red lips pouting childishly foi
his kisses.
SO he forgot, and continued not to
remember. in spite Of Dunn's occa-
sional protests. and the smiling faces
OF those nice English girls.
The teahouse under the wistarias
knew him for frequent guest; o
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23

tleman? must see IT. And she laid
a purse Of gold on the table.
~But consider, madame. You could
not bear the sight"
SHOW it TO me- she said sternly.
And she laid second purse on the
table.
The lsadsman opened cellar. and
from the smeared doorway the lady
gazed upon the body, from which red
blood was oozing upon the black stone
floor. and a dark line divided the
head from the white neck.
Give me the head"
"Oh. madame, I cannot; I dare not.
II the Provost"
III the Provost demands the head
from you. tell him to whom you gave
r."
And snatching the ven from her
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23

Editor-I cannot tolerate such SPELL
ing as this. You have here the word
Suburban" spelled "sub-bourbon.-
New writer-Yes; but haven't you
noticed the scene Of the plot Is laid
in Kentrcky-Judge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23

Temple Many Centuries Old.
The Temple. where Louis XVI and
his family were confined. was very
old building. having been the monas-
tery Of the Knights TempIar in the
thirteenth century. For couple Of
centuries II was the residence OF the
grand priors of France. and sheltered
population OF 1000 people beneath
its roof. II was unoccupied when
King Louis was sent there. From its
gloomy chambers he was taken TO the
scadold- After his death his wife
was conveyed to the Corciergerie-
A chateau Of the Bishop of Winches-
ter. aflerward a pleasure horse Of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23
coneIeraerie. Northern Towers.

Duke Of Berry. and then a Carthusian
monastery. became in the sixteenth
century a prison for tramps, lunatics.
beggars and young men worn out by
debauchery." and went by the name OF
Bicetre. There men who we're only
half mad when they went in became
altogether mad before they got out.
The treatment was simple The
tramp was starved The lunatic was
whipped. The sinner was confined in
an underground tunnel where he was
chained to the wall till he was put
to death. More prisoners were killed
at Bicetre during the awful days Of
September. 1892. when all Paris went
mad. than in any prison
Sainte Pelagie was a prison for
women. Here Nine. ROLAND spent
her last days. Here poor Dubarry.
crying. calling on heaven to save her.
shu61ing and cutting her cards. and
fainting when her name was called.
declared that she would not be guillo-
tined-there must be some mistake.
Here Josephine de Beauharnais
scratched her initials on the wall. In
course of time the functions which
Sainte Pelagie had fulfilled were
transferred to the Salpetriere. and
afterward to ST. Lazare- The latter
is still in use for the incarceration OF
unfortunate women"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23

heart DaCk IN tnc oNalc95 octtct ASs
this little What's-her-name-"
20 Taya San"
~That It? Wen. let her and all her
Kind alone; even a geisha may have a
heart. you know"
Raeburn lowered above him. hand
some. flushing with anger: That's the
limit. Dunn: "A never broke heart
ret. and rll not begin with this little
beauty"
His companl0r Iaughed--a iaugh OF
unbeiIef-but he told his irate friend
10 calm down. and WheedIed him into
going tor ride.
Now. Dunn knew bis Toxic well.
likewise his Yokohomi; perhaps that
Is why he made II Doint Of trnsfins
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23

Prof. Koch Il said to have decided
to apply the Nobel prize recently
awarded to him to the publication Of
a complete edition Of hls scientific
writings
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23

Benedick-Not married. ehl III bet
rou're fond Of giFl. though.
Batcheller-0h. yes, indeed.
Bencdick--Who n shai
BatcheIler-Her name Is Legion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23
euIIlosine Not Visible.

After traveller has visited the fam
GUS prisons of France he wants to see
the guilIotine and its operator. the exc
cutioner or bourreau. He cannot
crafty his first wish. During the
terror the guillotine stood permanent
ly on the Place de la Revolution. Ever
since 1t has been taken down after
each execution and set up again when
1t was required. For nearly half a
century the place Of execution was
the Place de la Roquette. There the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23

face. she showed him the features OF
Marguerite de Navarro.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-23

You have here the body Of gen
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-08

-Handser' Is the first money received
for the day C'luck money!. that which
Is given back FOR luck" by the seller
TO the buyer. Splitting upon II IL the
essence OF the whole transaction. and
u is practiccd today, not only all over
England. but all over the world. We
know from many classical authors
what virtue was believed by ancient
Greeks and Romans Csce Potter. "Ar-
chacol, Grace" l., 40 TO lie I'm the
act, and there Is also abundant eyi.
dence OF the belief all through the mid.
die ages, and now In the twentieth
century II remains as strong as ever.
otto Jahn says: Il have often seen the
hshwlyes Of Ellcrbccs, when they had
got handgeld from my mother how
they spat upon H. They say that Il
brings them besonderes cluclI. They
VIII not tell the reason. Certainly Il Is
done Ia keep OF wltchcraft." The same
Thing Is done by modern Egyptians aud
10y Italians. AZ rosllippo / gave
penny "a deaf mute. lie fret spat
on w. then put Il 10 his forehead. and
lastly devoutly crossed himself with Il,
precisely except the crOsslng) as is
done by modern Egyptians. Even In
faroh Celebes the natives spit In the
same way as a protective rlte.-Notes
aud Queries.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-03-08
rhs eIks imperial MIns,reI.

Mu cvhlocal interest is being taker
In the coming Elks' minstrel and IL
Is stated that the opening perform.
ance will be the best that has ever
been given In Ardmore. A special
committee consisting OF X. l.. Sanders.
p J.. Evans and T. Y. Morgan has
been appointed to make all arrange.
ments for the minstrel This commit.
tee announces that Il has secured the
celebrated minstrel team Messrs.
Miller and Draper. To conduct the
show and they will be aided by some
90 people Local talent includes star
end men, ballad singers and srecial.
~ people Clint Draper Is pronoun, ed
the finest buck and wing dancer IN
the country and was with Hayreiy &
Nosts minstrels for years. Mi'cr is
q black face comedian Of note a.!
never fails to p.a'fe. But tho main
interest centers in the local talent.
MIR Walter Dean has been engaged
as interlocutor for the show and those
who have seen Mr. Dean before state
that he has no equal in the south.
Among the end men will be such
starr as William wlIiteman. George
Hammer Frank Schneider II. p. bee
aud others. Mr.. Hammer will sing a
touching ballad entitled. He Gently
Slapped Her and She Wen: Away"
There will be numerous features to
the show and no doubt each perform.
ancc will be greeted by a full house