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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31
cIean Bed.

The neat housewife, who is dis.
tressed to see her pillows and mat
tresses turning yellow and becoming
soiled. should by all means indulge in
covers Of unbleached muslin.
These should be cut SO they lt
smoothly and can either have turn.
over piece at one end, which Is
fastened with buttons and button
holes, or they can be sewed roughly
along one edge after they are put on
The frst way. while 1t may take q
little longer In the making, Is much
more convenient to use, as the covers
should be washed frequently.
Some housekeepers have two sets o
covers for each mattress and pillow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

Put a small quantity Of copperas
into a vessel OF water and leave 1t in
a sorner OF the closet Or near the rat
holes. 1t is well 10 place several yes
sells Of the copperas In several parts
Of the room. and, II possible, shut the
doors and windows and leave the room
closed for a hours. The rats will
either die or run away, and further
more. the air In the room will be
sweet, the copperas having absorbed
all odors. If It is not convenient to
close the room up leave the copperaa
about for several days,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

If odors only Were NeurlshIns.
III one could live on odors alone,
said Mr. Flatdweller, 1T wouldn't cost
much to I've Ia fat.
For there's no odor Of cooking
known that you can't smell here. The
dumb-waiter shafts and the various
holes through doors and ceilings for
steam and water pipes seem to make
the whole building sort Of universal
smell conductor in which no cooking
odor Is lost, In which al odcrs come
to all.
and so If anybody in the building
has roast turkey we know that, but
SO. alasl do we know It full well Il
anybody has corned beef and cabbage
or onions O. fsh. There Il, indeed, 9
rurfelt Of odora. and as | said, II one
could llve on odOrs what q place this
would be to board-such a varissy ans
how cheaDA"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

lcspgrlghs. ~ Ioasnh i. nowleal

niture, even while she watched care
fully over its packing by the truck
men, who were Inclined 20 be imperl-
nent to her about its weight and her
care. Even it could help them ~
much. If only they were allowed %
sell it.
The truckmen were In hurry 80 0e
through being paid by the Job ana
not By the load, piled the things On
recklessly high. When Frances ven
tured to demonstrate they were IN
solent
The load was packed at last Ihe
crowning piece was the beautiful ola
inlaid secretary that had been the
pride OF Miss Deborah's library. As
the horses moved under whip ana
oath. the wagon started making q too
sharp turn into the road from its
packed-up position opposite the 'front.'
gate the secretary trembled on IT'S
unsteady perch-tottered-fell r. and
crashed in pieces on the sidewalk
10 Frances, overwrought as she Was
IN mind and body, the accident scent
ed the last stroke Of fate. She sat
down among the ruins and cried, with
her apron to her eyes, careless who
might see her.
Dick stedman saw her afar as ne
came up the quiet, elm-shaded street.
and arrived on a run in his anxi-
ETY..
my dearest girl! what are you do-
ing?" he cried. Are you hurtY OF
what has happened?"
, Her pink cambric sweeping-eap was
. wildly askew on her roughened dark
hair, and her small, flushed face was
wet with tears and smeared with
!, marks from her dusty apron; but she
: was absurdly pretty in spite OF al
! with her great, dark eyes moist ans
shining, and her soft childish mouti
trying to keep from Quivering-
y Don't be alarmed, Dick" she said
Y ''Tm not hurt In the least, but M
2 Grand-aunt Deborahs writIng-deak ha
- had an accident, and is noble wrec
y in ruinous perfection. Behold Il!
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31
MEDICINES man HRE HAFMFut.


Just one year from the time the
medicine was lost it showed up again /
1t the drug store "A woman brought \
1t in
This bottle was ieil &c our house /
by mistake, she said.
The clerk read the name on the
wrapper and the date on the label
then he called to a man who sat lean
ing against the cigar counter with
his head propped up in his hands.
Captain" he said, here is that
medicine we had such time about.
don't see, he added turning TO me
woman, why you didn't bring 1t back
sooner"
Il didn't think Of it, she explained.
"The maid took it in one day when we
we're all out. She thought 1t belonged
to somebody IN our house. II has lain
around there in a cupboard all this
while. It never occurred to ns to re-
turn 1t until just this morning, and
then It struck me you might be able
to use IT,"
The man by the counter lifted his
head out Of his hands.
Use it?" he said. "Of course we
can. had the grip last year when
It was put up and I've got the grip
now. / can take that medicine as well
as a new bottle full
mo, you can't" said the clerk
Some druggists might permit you to
but we won't. It might upset you fol
1 month. Some medicines never lost
their healing power, while others no
I Dnly fail to produce the desired ei
} .ect, but become positively harmful
B after standing a few months. tn
l length of time medicine retains Il
D efficacy depends upon the ingredients
a Some combinations Of drugs keep o
good terms with each other indefinite
e W while others get into row afte
\ being mixed together for while, on
! the man who swallows dose OF III
q stun is apt to feel good deal wors
z than before he took it. AS a rul
d medicines that are quite sweet kee
il heir curative virtues longer ths
n those that are acid or bitter. Mo-
e any medicine can be taken in safe
b six months after compounding, an
ii many will be all right six years henc
% Those that are not good generally tai
9n curdled, milky appearance; b
x that is by no means an infallible tel
Of and the person who wishes to save b
h. system uncomfortable complicatio
IN would do well to let old medicin
er strictly alone"
sh The man looked at the bottle
nb gretfully.
ry And that was an expensive p
er scription, too" he said. 1T seems
is shame to waste it,"
III. Never mind" said the clerk, y
or are willing to stand the loss
bs would rather do that than to ia
sth chances on losing good custom
de- like you
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

the great ships that brought the
crowds home from the summer rush
abroad carried thousands who played
the game all the way over Into every
state It has gone, and now II rivals the
records made by ping pong and tiddle-
dewinks Of blessed memory.
In England they have rigged up
nets and courts and are playing Dlao-
olo along the lines OF tennis. Two,
four, six or eight play it when So
ciability is desired but countless thou
sands make It a game Of solitaire.
Parlor, back yard. pavement and open
field resound with the cries Of the
players. and youth and age know no
distinctions where the craze Is con-
cerned
II is almost as superhuous to de-
scribe the method of play as 1t was to
describe tie implements used, but fol
the benefit Of those who are still loya
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31
aThe sport Of piabolo"-After an Old
Engraving.

10 ping pong It may not be amiss to
shed a ray Of light upon the operation. /
4 lonely player merely delights HIM /
self BIZ tossing the spinning bobbin In |
the air and catching It on the string
again. He takes the sticks, one In
either hand. holding them foot or
two apart, and placing the bobbin or
dlabolo with it's cleft on the string.
makes It reyolye by moving the arms
M and down alternately Having
worked the diabolo up to a good, swift
spin. ne tosses It IN the air and
catches It on the string again. The
players vigor, or the degree Of fas-
cInatlon. are factors in determining
how often he repeats the performance
When more than one play the spin
ming bobbin is tossed from one side to
the other. over 2 net, like tennis. or
across any given space The object
Of this sort Of game Is to catch the
dlaboIo tossed by an opponent aud.
to return It.
The bobblns are made of wood, rub
ber OF tin. Some have whistles In.
serted to give the top musical sound
when II spins
It Is contended By those Who favor
the game thai Il develops the muscles.
the lungs and the figure, Athletic
women who possess natural strength.
but lack something Of grace. have
seized upon # as being conducive to
suppleness as dancing. Athletes con-
tend that Il trains the eye and is par
tlcularly beneficial in helping to judge
distances
From among the adverse criticism
comes a minor chord from Emil Reich
who. in a very pessimiatie article
traces the craze in France to the %
alre Of the people TO forget that their
nation Is. metaphorically speaking, "eE
the toboggan slide" He says the.
have lost power and prestige amonl
the countries Of the world, aud. there
fore. they seek to drown the though
IN various diversions and excite
{ ments,
1T is the craze Of the decadent 0
/. the weakllng." he says in a aavag
/ summing up OF the Indictment
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

One day last summer visitors to a
merry-go-round on vacant lot in the
outskirts Of Philadelphia we've very
much touched by the melancholy de-
meanor Of a long, lean, lank individ-
aal who, suffering greatly, persisted
IN riding repeatedly. At last some one
said to him sympathetically
eYou appear to be in great dis
tress."
Yes" replied the man on the mer-
ry-go-round, this continual riding
round and round makes me seasick.
"Wer, then. why don't you quit
riding?" asked the inQuisitive ques-
toner.
Il cant help 1t, replied the poor
man. The man who runs this mer
ry-go-round owes me money, and the
only way I can collect it is by taking
1t out la rides"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

10 KEEP BRUSHES AND coMBs
IN CONDITION.
Aeslthfulaess y the Hair and scalp
Depends on This-Many varle-
ties from Which 70 Make
a Choice.

Extreme care should be taken IN the
selection Of hair brushes and of combs,
not from a desire for cleanliness alone,
but in order that the hair and scalp
may be kept in proper condition by
immaculate brushes Of the proper kind.
It is wise to keep several brushes OF
different lengths and stiffness, as well
as thickness Of hristle-by thickness
Is meant the number Of bristles TO fhe
half-inch Of back.
Among stiff brushes is one cheap IN
price having stifl black bristles set
In a rubber back, the whole of course
being set in wood. This variety is
made in different sizes and lengths Of
bristles-in some two bristles are set
in single opening. while others have
only one bristle In an opening. The
bristles are also quite a distance apart,
making this brush especially desirable
in Strengthening out tangled hair with
out tearing It, and also penetrating
thick hair and reaching the scalp.
The rubber back into which the
bristles are set being flexible, It moves
with the bristles, and while they are
held straight up and down they arc
flexible and go through the hair with
out the stiff, unpleasant feeling oi
bristles in still frames. They ar'
properly cleaned by dipping th'
bristles in weak solution Of mil'
soap and water ard allowing them t
drain with the bristles down on
bath towel
II is best to have two Of thes
brushes, and they can be used to brus
and cleans each other AS most pee
pie know, all brushes may have tn
dust beaten out of them by strikin
then gently, bristles down, on har
9 surface properly protected. A
b brushes should, however, no matte
d how carefully brushed and shaken, B
y cleansed at least twice a week wit
e soap and water. and once a mont
2 several drops Of ammonia should
added to the water.
p For use in putting the finishir
D. touches on the hair in the process
0, making up ones coifure, or in smoot
o ing It after It Is completed, a smi
u brush with softer bristles close togeth
e. IS better. The so-called comb brul
m IS excellent for this. The small con
le brush is not wider than an ordina
70 comb. not over an inch and quart
a. wide, Is pointed at the end, and
most convenient IN dressing the ha
70 Combs, like brushes, vary. F.
10 thick hair the large toothed com
y. with wide spaces between the tee
~ are the best, while for thin hair q
u dium comb Is better. Finetooth
! combs should never be used. Th
/ have sharp points and injure If tt
1 do not actually scratch or cut
/ scalp. The old-time fine tooth co
4 has almost disappeared save in co
| try towns. All combs should hi
4 blunt teeth. and their only proper
1 is 10 straighten the hair and in bu
II ing the coiffure. If the scalp is to
n operated on. ones finger tips Of
j brush should be used
IL The material of combs varies
III cording to ones fancy. but for pi
Ill tical use combs should be selected
Ill may be washed as often as the brus
III and IN the same manner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

Care"
with tragic sesss' at the
RUNS. VINO ooue tear to
such literally fallen w 9s
GLUE might do X yaoa than
tears" suggested DigN -s4soaIiv ~
amining the wreck y noen 90
busy at tho store thet ss.,ldn,t got
off to help you It'll noa tronesf s
that even this late, yrt hevo
something for me- to FAN beg,n
by seeing what can be f, tbie
desk"
Very little could be d 49, ,s av,-
IDENTIFY. The heavy fan +no stonea
had fairly split it to pie a, suIn-
die legs had sustained sl cam.
pound fractures; one ,s ia
splinters, the shattered .r- had
fallen out, and bits OF dseata ,nlav.
ing lay all about the pa ant
Dick went on piling so rteces
methodically at one sid .h,o mov-
ing the main part, pickee sa,sa ma
pers and rose to givf tsem to
Frances.
your letters will be ra All
over the street II you don sFs are
he said.
j She accepted them asber arrl.
!. ously
Letters? There were u8 in tls8
desk. No one had used It Is grand.
aunt did. These must some Of
hers, crowded out Of drawer ana IN
behind the frame somehow Il ean'e
be any harm to see what they ire.
Z though. / suppose"
: She unfoided them as ehe snose.
: There vas an unimportant gseeipled
bin or two, 3 tax assessment Of the
sil year Miss Deborah died then j
i legal-looking sheet OF parchment
: Il. Deborah Danforth. do make and
publish this my last win and tesla
ment." read Frances. Dick, itmusl
- he-it cant bet ID another will d
y hers. and in my fathers fayorl Ant
= Il It dated after the one that dlsin
herited himp
- The DanfoEths moved onae more he
q q fore that spring had deepened int
- - summer. zebadee Smith was a hon
u =, est man, If hard one, and the neN
- found viii was unimpeachable.
M He did not attempt % resist 1t. an
Il Mr.. Danfofth waa liberal 10 him 4
Ike taking back his own. and the pal
All forths moved into Miss Deborah
stately old stone house IN time
ur. have Frances married from there.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

A peculiar situation in the Philip
pines is thus pointed out by William
E. Curtis in some of his ashington
correspoldence:
UNLESS tue policy of the govern
ment is changed there will never be
any danger of competition with either
the tobacco or the sugar interests in
the United States. The production
of both staples has reached its limit
in the Philippines with the present
supply of labor, and, unless Chinese
or Japanese coolies are introduced,
very little more land can be Gultivdt'
ed. The government is. now extend
ing the railway faculties of the isl
ands to encourage the development OF
their material resources, but all that
expense will be wasted unless the la
Dor supply is also increased. 1t is the
opinion of the best informed people
that the capacity of the native labor
has reached its limit and that it is
actually decreasing; that it will be
more and more difficult to cultivate
the plantations and to carry on enter
prises in which manual labor is, re
quired as the years go by. This is
attributed to education. Our govern
ment has provided universal sys
tenn of free schools. There is scarce
| ly child of school age in the Island
of Luzon who is not under instruction
and educational facilities are being
rapidly extended to the population o.
the other islands. But, as the youas
people learn to read and write, they
leave the farms and flock to the cities
in search of clerical positions anC
similar employment. This tendenc!
is even greater among the negroes o
our southern states, where, as yol
know, it is very difficult to persuade
a man or a woman with any education
| to do manual labor. Under Spanish
rule the government furnished EN-
ployment for almost every Filipino
who could perform clerical duties, AIT
that has been true to an even create
extent since American occupation
Indeed, many Filipinos are laborin!
under a delusion that the goveramen
is educating them to fill official posi-
tions. Thus our beneficent policy o
education is gradually undermining
the labor system of the islands, an
its wisdom has been frequently quss
tioned by those who are sincerely in
terested in the welfare of the people.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
ALL IN THE mE .

Chicago Record-Herald Governor
Cummins begins his dire predictions
with an If" and that is the way
with most of us. Those who view
monopolies with alarm say that there
will be revolution if something isn't
done to control the monopolies. Those
who dread the power of rich men de.
clare that they will run the country
if some scheme is not devised to dis
courage the swelling of fortunes.
Those who have visions of monarchy
have also the feeling in their hearts
that it may still be possible to save
the republic.
Occasionally, perhaps, there is a
pessimist who knows absolutely Of
some frightful fate that cannot be
avoided, but with the vast majority
the 'if' counts for more than the
imaginary disaster. The latter is a
bit of fancy work drawn in for pic
torial effect. 1t has the great advaa-
tase of being highly impressive at a
very low cost. When the prophet
gets under full steam and is stimulate
ed by a sympathetic chorus he can
soon drench the land in gore, to the
immense satisfaction of himself and
his audience, without the expenditure
of a speck of gray matter. 1t is moth
ing but a pleasant exercise that adds
an agreeable warmth to the system
and calls forth any latent histrionic
ability. No professional actor in his
grandest triumph can carry it off with
more imposing mien.
After few moments of such fond
despair the general expectation is that
We are destined to orderly progress
and not to slaughter. Affairs of state
are dropped for the contemplation of
vaudeville, and no one would supp0Te
that a participator in the high debate
was bowling beneath the awful re-
sponsibilities of citizenship.
1t is reassuriag to note that mucn
has been accomplished for good gov
eminent without even an approach to-
ward the appalling upheavals of the
conditional predictions. We suspect
that when the people of this country
are very deeply stirred over any sub
ject those who have provoked them
will capitulate before we, are within
hearing of the. first shot of revoIu-
ton.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31

and back again, until finally the
charge was reduced to maaslaughter,
made bailable, the culprit skipped, the
people paid thousands and thousands
Of dollars in taxes, were punished to
that extent, and Middleham went scot
free. Was that monkey business or
justice? Did law or technicalities
prevail? Did Midlothian or the peo-
pie receive what they were entitled
to? Not by a long shot! OF such
travesty mob law is born, Lynchings
are not evidence that the people are
bloodthirsty, that they are murderers,
but proof positive that they cannot
secure the protection that is guaran.
teed them by law. and of which they
are robbed by shystering practice. AT
the temple of justice lies responsible
ity for mob violence. 1t is to Judge
Lynch the people turn for the protec-
ton they are denied before the tri-
bunals they have created.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
Time 10 BE DOING.

Editor Herald:--H is now apparent
that the mayoralty of oskaloosa is a
condition, not a theory. "a house
divided against itself, $50 the old saw
says, must fall" In this instance,
however, inasmuch as it is al even
division in the council, one side may
answer as prop for the other, there
by avoiding collapse.
1t is true also that the time is quite
short until the citizens will be called
on TO choose their candidates for this
right honorable position, as well as
their representatives in council And
1t should be borne in mind that at no
period OF time IN the history of this
city has there been a more urgent
necessity of choosing good men. Con.
tinued progress should be the motto.
No looking backward. Forward
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
FOR AN AUDITORIUM

Editor Daily HeraM:-The uniyer-
sal verdict Of the people is that the
Farmers Institute was decided sue
cess and the number attending it
proves that our farmers are wide
awake. The exhibit was far superior
to any heretofore shown. The only
objection to it was want of room to
properly display their exhibit. Now,
Mr.. Editor, why not erect a hall suffi-
cieatly large to display their pro.
ducts? Let the officers start the ball
rolling and I do not doubt for a mo-
ment that a sufficient amount will be
subscribed to erect a nice commodi-
GUS hall. One farmer said that he
was ready to pay one hundred dollars
towards it, and there are hundreds of
farmers more able than he, and pre-
sumo will do likewise. Mr.. Editor,
boost the thing and you will have
plenty Of help. ID. A. H.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-01-31
OUR ATToRNEY-MAYoR.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Mayor John
c. Williams of OskalooSa, is an anon
ally. AS things go there are many
more applicants for Offices than there
are offices to be filed and there are
host of disappointed. Now, the mayor
of Oskaloosa is willing to help out
some one. He has a superfluity OF
offices. He is mayor of the town and
county attorney of Mahaska county.
He wants to get rid of the job as
mayor, but the council has gotten into
wrangle over the matter and so Mr..
Williams has to hold both offices I'M
til he can find some one to relieve
him of the important and onerous iu-
ties of the mayoralty. And no doubt
these duties have been heavy and i'm
portant, for Oskaloosa has made mar
velous progress of late. Under the
circumstances she ought to make it
an object to a first class man 70 look
after her affairs and the mayor of
Oskaloosa, who has 365 days of work
to do for his city, ought to receive
better pay than the attorney for Ma
haska county, who may need to devote
but a small portion of HIS time to the
duties of his office.