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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

my schools who has caused me so
much trouble as you have, Tom Miss
Lane has been the first teacher to
find no fault with you. In truth, it
seemed you were exceptionally we'll
behaved yesterday until a series Of
facts leads me to take a different
view of your conduct.
"Tody Miller left dollar bill in his
desk. Two other boys saw It there
and told him they thought it would be
safe. The schoolhouse was found
locked this morning and the money
was gone. The only person who has
entered here since the others were
dismissed was"
You needn't say any more. Mr.
Brice." Tom interrupted. You think
stole that money, so why don't you
say it right out? l tell you didn't.
and l won't stay where people call me
a thief"
With sob in his throat, for, to tell
the truth. Tom was more hurt than
angry, he burst out of the room. Fol
lowing wild desire to be alone, he
rushed off to the woods.
Those in the little schoolroom had
barely recovered from their surprise
and Mr.. Brice was just about to start
in pursuit when little girl near the
old disused organ gave a faint scream.
"Oh, teacher" she cried. see the
mousei There it goes in the organ.
AS Miss Lane looked in the direc-
tion where the little speaker pointed
she caught sight Of long, wriggling
tail. which quickly disappeared. Rath-
er more excited than the occasion
seemed to call for. she went ovor and.
with some effort, raised the back
cover Of the organ. Inside, in one cor
ner, was a queer little nest of bits Of
rag, paper and straw inhabited by two
tiny specimens Of mousehood. AS she
bent over to examine them the mother
mouse darted out of hidden recess
among the pipes Of the rusty instru.
ment and. jumping to the floor, disap-
peared in hole. In springing out so
suddenly the little creature had
pushed something forward, which
Miss Lane eagerly pulled forth. It
was a dollar bill, much gnawed on the
corners. She held it up before the
amazed superintendent and scholars,
and Peggy Hopkins cried gleefully:
so that was the thief. Oh. 1 knew
it wasn't Tom. May / run and tell
him?"
Nevertheless. said Mr.. Brl@
sternly. to hide the confusion he felt
IF that boys record had been differ
ent we should not have been SO ready
to judge him. =
The part Of Peggy's narrative which
Tom liked best was where she told
him that she and teacher hadn't be
lieved he did it all along. anyhow
NJ. E.Lindenberg, in Washington Star
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27
o'ponaoan's Tact.

A story Earl Stirling, of the Players
company. repeats frequently Is Of an
Irishman who prided himself upon
his delicacy and tact. One day when
a boy was killed In the quarry where
the Irishman worked, he told the men
to leave everything in his hands; he
would break the news to the boys
mother as It should be done.
He went home, put on a black suit
and tie, and started for the mothers
shanty
Good mornin. maam." he said.
'TIs the sad accident yer boys gold
watch has met wild.
! Why" said the mother. tom
never had a gold watch
Sure. an that's lucky" said the
diplomat. fur twinty tons Nv rock
just fell on him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27
eooD MIMIcs ALwAYs succeEO.
Clever lmitators Of Stars Can Com
nand Good Salaries.

The retirement to private life of
Fay Templeton, the hunt that Cecilia
Lotus is making for comedy in
which she viii not have to do irnita-
lions and other movements OF the.
atrical stars create new opportunities
for actors and actresses who excel in
mimicry.
That initiating pays can be seen by
the new five years contract that Elsie
Janis has made with Charles Dllling-
ham under whose management she is
to star. She gave up a management
that had been paying her $3.50 a week,
and her only reason for giving It up
she said. was that it was not paying
her enough salary.
new imitator in the person Of
a black-eyed, black-halred girl who
until lately had not been heard OF,
has appeared in vaudeville, and her
friends announce with a boldness that
is somewhat startling that she is the
real successor to Miss Janis. This IS
La Belle Blanche She does one thing
that few imitators have done. She has
omitted limitations Of Eddie Foy and
George N. Cohan.
Blanche Ring does the initiating for
the Lew Fields company, while Cecilia
Lotus is on that job for the Joe
Weber troupe
Miss Ring did not do limitations
when she first went on the stage AT
irst she sang songs. Later she dis.
covered that she could do acceptable
limitations One Of those she does is
an imitation OF herself singing The
Belle Of Avenue A, The Good Old
summer Time "Bedelia, and other
songs With which she has been closely
connected in days gone by.
One OF the newer imltators is Ger.
tfude Hoffman. the wife Of the man
who wrote much Of the music that is
heard in Anna Helds The Partisan
Model
Henry E. Dixey IS a marvellous
miinic. One OF the reasons that
Richard Mansfield does not care over
much for Dixey is that Dixey used
TO mimic him continually He also
used to mimic Henry Irving. He die
this IN London at a theater next door
TO the one in which the great Henry
was playing
Al dinner given to Dixey Irving
said.
III anything should befall me one
Of these nights and could not gel
10 the .theater they could send nexi
door and get the other Henry to play
my part. I doubt II anybody would
know the difference"
Fay Templeton in one OF the olC
Weber and Fields shows used to come
upon the stage just after Lillian Rus
sell had finished singing the beauti
ful MY Evening Star"
She did an imitation OF Miss Rus
se.- singing that song that used L
make Miss Russell lean exhausted
from laughter against the wings.
Nat Goodwin Is an accomplished
mimic. Many times he has broken
up the msmbera Of the company act
ing with him BY giving impromptu i'm
itations Of them.
Eddie Foy, George n. Cohan. San
Berard. vesta Victoria. Ethel Barry
more. Mrs. Carter and Bernhard Ar
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

Mr Brice. the superintendent was
seated beside Miss Lanes desk. and
before them stood Tod Miller in evil
dent distress Work was suspended
and the attention Of the pupils was
centered upon these three.
"Ah," said Mr. Brice, on perceiving
the late scholar, "Im glad to see YOU,
Tom Fields. for we would like you to
answer some questions
YES, Sir said Tom politely. There
had been former encounters between
him and the superintendent. which
both had cause to remember.
Well, then" continued Mr.. Brice,
when your teacher sent you back to
the schoolhouse yesterday afternoon,
did you stop to do anything in the
room besides the errand on which you
Gamer"
1t seemed to Tom that he was being
indirectly accused Of something, and
while it made him angry, the con-
seriousness that yesterday had been
his red-letter day in good behavior,
kept him sufficiently calm to reply
yes. sir. l picked Todys penknife
up and threw 1t into his desk"
In doing SO, did you notice a dol
lar bill there"
q did not, for / didn't look inside
at all"
There was pause, during which
Mr. Brice took down a few notes and
the pupils waited breatElessly. Miss
Lane looked at the boy in sadly
puzzled way, and Peggie Hopkins die
not look at him at all; two facts which
hurt Tom not little.
At last the superintendent began il
this way:
There has been no boy In any O
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27
GENUINE HARD LUCK.
opera House Burned Down and Irpro.
vised Thester Blown Away.

Talk about hard luck, said C. NIL
ford Glffin. OF the Players Stock com
pany Of Chicago. the other day to a
friend about four years ago | was
down in Texas with a repertoire com
pany playing all the smaller towns
On our route was the town Of Paris,
which we we're to play on Wednesday.
We left Beaumont late Tuesday night
and when we reached Paris the next
morning discovered the town hall in
which we were to appear had burned
down the day before. The village
squire, who was also manager Of the
Opera House. devised a scheme by
which we could give our performance
by utilizing a great pile OF baled hay
for stage. We all set to work and
by afternoon had a fairly good stage
erected. plenty Of chairs in front and
a good enclosure made from old car
pets. etc, borrowed from the villagers.
Everything was in fine shape, and it
was nearing the hour for the show to
begin, when one of those gentle
zephyrs, known only to Texas, came
up and blew away the stage, chairs,
fence and almost the people Now,
can you beat that fog hard luek?"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

The rage for the grey note" is an
abated! Pale grey gloves and shoes.
palc grey hats trimmed with shaded
roses and lined with dull black pale
grey waistcoats for taflormade gowns
Two important points Of the toilettel
which will certainly remain "pala
grey" until winter is with MS againF
are the long suede gloves and the
floating shoulder-scarfs. the latter fred
quently inset with fine black Chan7
tilly and embroidered all around theI
edge with black silk.
Some of the loveliest muslin gownsl
for afternoon wear are made Of pufei
white Indian muslin, embroidered mi
pale-hued silks and inset with MaItesel
or Brussels lace. Silk embroideries in.
pale colors look exceedingly well onl
fragile muslin, though ! much dislike
them on linen, but they demand an ac-i
compartment Of lace motifs and inser-t
tions All the embroidery designs Of
the moment are arranged to includeI
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

The pretty teacher was trying to
explain the difference between good
conduct and bad. relates the Youths
Companion. Good actions" she ex-
piained, are the lovely flowers. Bad
ones are the weeds. Now. can any
Mttle boy or girl tell me the difference
between flowers and weeds? What are
veeds?n
weeds" said Walter, who had been
struggling with the sorrel in his
mothers garden. ARE the plants that
want to grow, and flowers are the
ones that don't"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27
THIEF AT WILLIS SCHOOL.
II Did Not Prove to Be the Worst
Boy" in the Room, However.

The dozen or more children who at
tended the Willis school were gath
cred In the little front yard awaiting
the arrival Of the new teacher
Wonder what she looks like" said
Peggy Hopkins, for the hundredth
time.
mot like you, I hope came in a
taunting voice from the apple tree
nearby To which Peggy, not at all
abashed, shouted back:
You'd better come out of that tree,
Tom Fields, unless you want her to
leave right off. Seems a shame that
we can't have teacher any time, just
because you act SO.
oh don't stop now, Peg" said
Tom. good-naturedly, 4 just love to
hear you talk
For answer the girl turned her back
on him. She and Tom were the
brightest pupils in the little school
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27
MlIlIs was nInannnIntnd

One day Willie's mother found her
young hopeful holding his pet rabbit
by the ears. says Elizabeth GoOdall Of
the Bush Temple From time to time
he would give Bunny a violent shake
and demand sharply: Two plus
two? Two plus twol" or Three plus
three? Three plus three?"
why. Willie" asked his mother
with deep concern. what makes you
treat poor little Benny that way7"
Well, replied Willie. greatly dis.
appointed. teacher told us that rab.
bits multiplied very fast, but this
dummy can't even add"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

st. Lawrence Alma-Tadema, r A..
was intended for the Law and his par
ents so disliked the idea Of his study
ing art that he was Obliged TO rise
very early In the morning in order to
paint. This had some good effect, for
he formed a habit Of early rising.
and is often at work before most peo-
pie are out Of bed At IA the great
artist painted picture Of his sister.
and at is an excellent one Of himself.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

and admired each other very much in
secret. while openly they were always
quarreling
"Tll wager a dollar" ventured a
tall, heayy-loohing boy, "she doesn't
stay week where Tom Fields is
We want to see It first, Tody,
said the mocking voice in the tree
Tod Miller flushed angrily, as he
pulled bill from bis pocket.
See it?r he said Now wouldn't
you like to have it to pay for the win
dow you broker"
A probable quarrel was here pre-
vented by the approach Of Miss Lane,
the new teacher. AS she stood talk
ing to the children. she was very ia
yorably impressed by their bright
looks. until she recalled the warning
she had received concerning a certain
bad boy named Tom Fields. Turning
to the good-loozing lad ut her side,
who was introducing the others in
turn, she inquired:
I've heard of one boy, Tom Fields;
isn't he here?"
''Yes'm" was the reply; that's my
name
Miss Lane did not show her aston
ishment She had come prepared to
meet a young rowdy, such were the
wild stories in circulation about Tom,
who was in reality only a very mis-.
chlevous boy. When she saw her
mistake she determined to make him
a help instead OF a hindraace in her
work.
Though It was the first day Of the
new term, everything was carried on
In perfect order. Toms good deport-
ment caused some silent wonder
among the other scholars, but he was
too busy to heed them. When not
helping Miss Lane. he was bending
over his books in earnest study. One
person alone understood his strange
conduct. Peggy smiled as she studied
for 1t was all as plain to her as if Tom
had said 80 you expect me to be
bad; well, won't then. III be good
Unconsciously Tom grew to like his
new teacher so well that, by way OF
expressing his feelings. he cleaned all
the blackboards after school. Later
he walked home with her. AS he was
about to go on after a few minutes
chat. Miss Lane suddenly exclaimed.
"Oh. Tom. forgot my fountain pen
Would you mind running back for it?'
"Of course not" said the boy. "Tl
get II" and taking the key she hand
ed him he was of on a rush to the
school.
He found the pen, and at the sam,
time espied Tod Millers knife lyinl
in the aisle. He picked It up an,
threw It carelessly into his desk, no
noticing that as he did so a dollar bill
fell to the floor Then he locked tn,
door and ran back to where Miss Lanl
was waiting.
The next morning Tom started GU
to hunt early Tiolets for his nev
teacher When he arrived at th
schoolhouse he found that the pupil
had already assembled. AS he hun
his cap on peg in the entre, h
heard somebody say inside;
How many saw this boy shoy
Tom Fields dollar bil?"
It vas the superintendent voice
and Tom was never more puzzled i
his life. With determined step b
walked into the room and took hi
scat. He noticed that every ono locke
At I'm in surprise.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

among the players that are most i'm
itated
ldalene Cotton who acts in yaude-
vile with Nick Long does an imitation
OF Mrs. Fiske that is startling in its
Yersimilitude
Fay Templeton said once when
asked why she did not attempt an inn
itation OF a rush light star that hap
pened at the time to be attracting
considerable attention.
MY dear said she, Il don't initiate
dead ones.7
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

This blou-e Is I.ned with Japanese silk.
while. outwardly, it Is finished with ef
feetive touches OF pale blue satin. and
crochet lace. and buttons Of the blue
all edged with rulings Of Valencienes
lace The yoke OF valenciennes insertion
Is outlined with scrolls Of guipure ap-
plique. and connecting folds OF the blue
satin, the sleeves being distinguished by
the novel and pretty way in which folds
Of satin are passed through circlets Of
lace. while then frills Of lace frame the
elbow becomingly; and, finally, there may
be noted a deeply draped satin waist
band. fastened at the back with two Of
those button-rosettes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

the skirt of one which | saw the other
day was of very fine broderie Anglaise,
entirely worked by hand, with bold
cross bars of Venetian guipure inser-
ton. AT the extreme hem these cross
bars were filed in with rich design OF
cluny, and the whole thing was mar
velously effective in subdued way.
The little coatee-which in front was
shaped Ike an EtOn jacket set in wide
pleats-was made Of ivory taffetas,
which showed blurred roses, in faint
delicate shades. all over its surface.
and at the back this quaint coat was
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

most subtle shades. and / have seem
the loveliest effects obtained with en-
broideries in japanese style, carried
out entirely In two or three shades OIL
the same color. F1owered muslins areI
also very fashionable for afternoonI
froeks and a favorite melange Isl
flowered muslin and plain muslin, theI
latter being in the same shade as thel
groundwork OF the former Once againl
we are wearing embroidered skirts
with plain bodices, or blouses, but in-l
variably the sleeves show the same
embroidery as that on the skirt
It is predicted that we shall see
ivory white lace blouses worn with
colored linen and tussore skirts, but
no one reading this paragraph must
run away with the idea that the funny
old @blouse-and-sKirt' idea is coming
in favor again. 1t is quite possible
that white lace blouses will be worn
with pale blue linen, or pale peach
tussore, skirts in the late summer, but
these colored skirts will invariably
be inset--in some way--with the same
lace as that used for the blouse. It
will not be a case of "blouse-and
skirt" but Of a specially designed cos
tune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27
WhoIesale Polsonlno order.

In the fourteenth century the profes-t
sional poisoner's favorite agent was
arsenic, and this was known to the
crowned heads. Charles de Mauv1s.
king Of Navarro. Il that century, com
missloned certain Woudreton 70 go
to Paris and kill with arsenic Charles
vi, the duke Of Valois, brother Of tho
king, and his uncles. the s,ukea Of
Berry, Burgundy and Bourbon. Would
reton was detected and executed In
1854.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

This is essentially a year of costly
simplicity. never remember having
seen 50 much costly lace used on sum
mer gowns as this year, and besides
this introduction Of rare old lace the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

The dainty effect Of this blouse is en-
aanced BY insertions of lace, all edged
with tiny frilling. the scalloped yoke and
.he prettily shaped cuffs also introducing
his pretty contrast OF fine lace the more
5oldiy patterned broderie.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

The white chiffon, which is patterned
with black velvet spots is tucked and ar
ranged with scarves Of beautiful chine
ribbon broadly bordered with white
satin, and also dotted with black velvet.
white filet lace embroidered In floss silk.
being third fabric and factor of the
chine ribbon and spotted chiffon drawn
beneath the desp waistband OF black
glace.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27


The white silk and chiffon of the blouse
is yelled with lace, which makes soft
background for bands Of delicate green
silk, edged with narrow silken braid and
connected just above the waist by other
pointed tabs. which give corselet effect
Then below the folded band comes a.
smart little basque edged with braiding
and killed frill festoons Of wee roses.
embroidered in pale yellow and pink also
entering into the decorative detail.
inserted motifs Of lace, and in some
cases these designs are carried TO an
exaggerated degree Of elaboration
When flowers in colored silks are in
troduced on white muslin dresses the,
silks are always of the softest and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

original dress was made Of Cluny in
set with guipure and with yalen-
ciennes, and there was folded waist
band In a pale shade Of rose pink.
with the lovellest buckles OF tortoise
shell and hligree silver.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-27

Specially adapted for wear with morn
ing and tailor-made costumes. It is OF
finely checked chiffon tafEeta, and is ar
ranged with ehenisette and cuffs Of
fine guipure. and trimmings Of soutache
braid and buttons. a further finish being
given BY a smart scheme OF stitchings. II
faatens at the back.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-01-31
A Good Democratic Daily.

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ness of things, because the Asso-
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In market reports the Post is un-
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-01-31
GoodWateP Items.

1t seems to us that we never be-
fore knew of as much cloudy
weather in the month of January
as there has been during the past
month. During the first three
weeks of the month we had but
three clear days.
The damp weather was good to
promote the growth of wheat, but
farmers dread successive freezing
and thawing, which would cause
the wheat-plants and grass-roots
in meadows to be upheaved, to the
detriment of both wheat fields and
meadows.
Geo. w. Love and family, OF
near Belgrade, have moved to his
fathers farm.
Born--To Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Thompson, December 20, 1906, a
son. To Mr.. and Mrs. Louis E.
Boulch, January 2, 1907, a son.
| To Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Nipper, on
January II, 1907, a daughter.
l.. E. Boulch has bought the 1a
acres of land from James A. Payne
which the latter recently bought
from w. D. Isenberg of St. Louis
The following named stockmen
were here during the past month
Tom Johnson and Frank Hays o1
near Belgrade, and "Buck" High
ley of near Harrington.
VIM. Carl has bid for the, con.
tract of carrying the daily, except
Sunday, mail from Goodwater tc
Warren's Store and return during
the four years beginning July /
1907. Jas. A. Payne and Otis Car
are competitive bidders for the
contract of carrying the mail from
Goodwater to Davisville and re.
turn during the same period 0.
time.
w. D. Isenberg, of st. Louis
was here recently looking aftel
his land in this vicinity. tits sale
that he has contracted with w. N
Short for the latter to saw hiE
timber in Warren Hollow, be-
| ginning next spring. 1t is alsc
(. rumored that Mr.. Isenberg intends
to erect a handle factory on hi
property near hear.
The following named persons
visited relatives here during Janu
ary: Geo. F. Mason and Israe
Chandler and their respectiv,
families, Of near Tolu; s. A. Nc
Lain and Misses Mabel and Nelli'
McLain, of near Quaker.
On business came: DR.. j. @
! Adams Of Belleview, John Left .