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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-23

: uncertain personage. She takes de-
light in strong contrasts. and Is just
now giving US one in this very affair
OF sleeves. In. the daytime we are to
cover our arms completely. and al
night we are not to cover them at
all.
Once again-and one cannot but re-
ioice az the fact--it is the fashion 70
permit the upper part Of the arm 10
be seen in an fits beauty. II IS we'll
known fact thar the average woman
does not possess a really perfect fore.
arm. but that Ia many cases the upper
part Of the arm is thing AZ distinct
beauty; il Is generally white ana
plump, and nothing can be more grace.
ful than the shoulder outline when
We are permitted 10 see I'll Many II
the latest models Of evening gowns
coming from the best Paris dress.
makers show bodices with practically
no sleeyes. They have beautiful
shoulder straps Of pasSementerie or
teweled lace and aaating lengths Or
transparent materials are permitted 70
outline the arm. the ends tied II loose
bows OF hanging straight. down IL
wins fashion. The bodices Of these
dresses are very oftea 81 great arBar
eat simplicity folds - supple Ia.
terial draHn siightiy across ths bss.
and fastened. inFisibiy. az the side
seam. or equally supple folds arranged
IN crcssover fashion and caneht down
az the waist ~ a handsome ciasp nr
buckle With evening bodices 81 this
order che embrusderies on ire skirts
are gorgeous b4ycnd description. bar
then the skirts themselves are olten
eut il Princess ssvle and are severe II
outline.
On all the finest eabroid oida-fes-sna
indeed. braidlnss-of tGls season ~
ind numbers % small tasssls intro
.nced. iasseis d Initiate .he rsgals ef
barge a0weE or 60 haas e. ffs-kig
impossible lunrtes from the center 81
cluster of leaves Tassais-ara 81
ae most beautiful kind-ars eniogfne
aeid iays this winter ara on as
e~est efenins wraps hey are sbs5
rtely ubiquitous
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-23
FoR rHa RAINY DAY.
Try Making Dogs out Of Bits of strlnu
Or Paper


Some very amusing dogs oan he
made ~ the following WAY from pieces
Of string or tissue paper. Take 4 piece
oi thin string, about nine inches sn
leneth tthat which the grocer ties
round the packets Of tca. and such
llke. Is the bes0, and twist It up An
tight as possible hy holding one ona
between the teeth and the other ena
with the fingers Now double the
string, and 1t viii De found that each
half will twist round the other hut
not so tight as 1t should be. S. Il
should be twisted again as much as
possible The whole secret og the maxi.
ing OF string dog really lies Ia the
twisting Of the string before being
doubled as explained above. II Won
nv and twist piece of string when
loubled without having previously
visited it up tightly you win find thar
Z win come unwond again almost al
ecslI When the string has been aou.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-23

Have All cl yoag investments been
successfully
Not all. 1t cost mo $500 last sum
mer TO send my daughter away. ane
sts nearly two mo0ths now since
we've heard 4 word from the man shs
became engaged TO. guess thar one
WAS q failure, az right. Detroit Fres
Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-23

You look worried. What's the mat
teri
soh, wefo all upset at our house
There's been another drop in cooper.
hut / thought yoa never specu
lated
7 don't Our cook let the eonee rot
sall ea her foot aud she has had se
20 g the hospital Chicago Record
Herald
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-23

How are you getting along With
your new cook ed mang"
as weA rs can be expected, she
doesat like our automobile very weu
ana IS inclined to Alex because ths
bath tae ln her room isn't onyx. but
outside q that she's an rlshs. .-Mis
wa4kse Sentinel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-23

tae yca see where lie pane isoa
government exrerts are setAs ta taks
p'ea1 kepl L. storage nine years ara
try 3 ea 9 aeg
toats a soed idea as whether t
A.ils tae tos e. net. Is ease f Is
eeeaa se BE- a bowling success --Is.i.
tlnQse American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-23

u firmly between the teeth. an
nounce your intention Of removing IL
from the neck hy passing the rest 81
the string a second time over the
head.
TO do this, first drop the cord from
both hands for a moment. ana in tax.
ing hold Of it again let your hands
exchange places, being careful to
have the string which is uppermost
where il crosses in your mouth re-
main uppermost, SO that what appears
to be a second crossing Of the string
will oe really its increasing: now
throw the rest Of the cord over your
head, and though you seem % he en-
eircled by a double cord. draw both
sides backward. as in Zig. 2. releasing
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-23

ne ceat aad skirt costumes are the
universal Tew u fhe meneas a
Wia Be sor the asxs fsv months. and
aence the shlrrwaist Is Al laalsuensa.
pie part oe every woman w4z1rcta.
ne trio eE waists H-assratst ass7s
are made attsr The sans pattern sas
arg e aisrent patterned cloths rhs
first Is q pretty s,11ed alnnsf elcfh
1ensarin nileie and daaa1la whae fha
second . eE a more elegant nz1tarfaf
tae new and 9eaaazal sbn.s1u-str.sa,s
salvsfaen- The third Fatsr Is matte oe
eAack flannel cf aasH texture sems
ek -ae new striped effects are narrIen.
izziz a1a-s ald ai.aaEzd s shirexas4s
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-23

the string from
your still closed
mouth IN what
seems cutie a.
marvellous way.
You viii find
yourself diSentan-
gled. ana the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-23
nc NAelo lAVELlN
Mads from Mediumsised Sewing
Needle and Rlt of Thread.

Take 2 medlumslaed sewing needle
with g very sharp point (Which most
needles havel Take un q position
about three feet away from g piece OF
soit wood hung on door and hold
ing lhe needle between your finger
aud thumb eudeavor strongly launch.
ms It. TO throw &C. point forward into
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-23

ing it in front as
In Fig L. put the
string in your
mouth at the point
where it crosses
itself, and holding
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-23

Moippsr-Why NY dear fellow. it's
as pAt's as Gay Any6eiy oG aemm1a
sense san see through &. doay yoa
k4ow
Snapgsg nsaeas whe explained 81
Sc yeef
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-23

string still tied together as ia the BE-
ginning, and ready for numberless more
wonders.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-23
a GOOD TRICK.
q Is Performed with Pisce Of strino
Vow Il Is Done.

Here Is 9 very simple trick: Pass
your string around your nook nrnss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-22
The Illinois.

(siIteenth street and Second avenue.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-22
SKATING RINK TO REOPEN
interior Reprinted and Floor Put In
Good Condition

The roller skating rink on Sixteenth
street is to be reopened tomorrow ev-
ening after having been closed two
months following a week or two of
use early in the season. The interior
of the building will present. a neat APP
pearance for the opening. The entire
interior has been given a coat of new
paint, and several incandescent light
arches have been placed the width of
the room just beneath the canvas COW
ering overhead
The floor. controversy over which
was the cause of the former closing,
will be as good as new following the
damage ii received from a heavy rain
late in the summer The American
Floor Surfacing Machine company of
Toledo. Ohio, has Harry Beman here
retouching the floor. The machine
used to grind the hardwood surface is
run by four-horse power electric mo-
tor, and by tomorrow night. after four
days of use, will give a practically new
surface to the floor The western end
of the floor has been relaid, this por-
ton having been too badly damaged
for grinding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-22
AT THE THEATERS

Rev. The comedy has been rewritten
and the musical numbers without a
single exception will be heard for the
first time The company engaged i'll
its production numbers among its
members some of those who have been
identified with Buster ever since
it was first produced. The promise is
made that scenically it is more hand
sOmely mounted than ever before. More
attention has been given to the music
this season and the tunes selected
have proven most happy ones. Some
of the pronounced hits are Molly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-22
Announcement.

For one day only, tomorrow, Satur-
day. we will have one of the finest fur
demonstrations ever brought to the
city, including a beautiful line of jack
cts in seal, otter, beaver sable-squirrel
near-seal and other furs. 1t will be
well worth your while to see this line
whether you buy or not. and all are
invited. We also received today an
other fine line of suits, coats
and hats. If you want the real
new thing. come and see us tomorrow
On cash purchases we take clearing
house checks at $1.05 on every 81, so
you Gag earn cents on everySl by
trading Mere.
MRS. AMANDA HASSETT-PAHL.
Second floor. see sign. Take ele-
vator. 107 West Second street, Dav
export, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-22

Is Real College GirI.-Kate Newton.
The heroine of the new musical college
girls play, Cupid at Vassar,' is not
only the basketball champion, but the
representative American college girl.
She has a clear mind. clean heart
and a well developed muscle. She is
high spirited, and. when the thinks
that her lover. John Willett, has set
his eyes elsewhere, it doesn't take her
all day TO decide to give him lesson,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-22

(SixIeenth street and Second avenue.)
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Nov. 22-"Uncle Toms Cabin, matt.
nee.
Nov. 23-FlOrence Gear, In "CupId nj
Vassar."
Nov. 2i--"Buster BrOwn," matinee.
Nov. 25-Chrlstlnn Science lecture.
Nov. 2G-.G.a MnSrOtte."
Nov. 27-"PaEnma."
Nov. 29-Wal<er Whiteside.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-22
A Good Investment.

The greatest health regulator is a
hottie, of good beer taken with meals.
Cross Country is the best obtainable
Telephone West SO old. or 60S9 new.
ROCK ISLAND BREWING co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-22
The Family.
tSecond avenue. east OF Nineteenth
street,
!. Vaudeville mt 3. and 0:15 y. m. Two
mntinees sundays and holidays.

Play IS Nearly All NeW.-'Buster
Brown as it will be presented at the
Illinois theater Sunday, Nov. 81, mat
inec and night. VIII be almost entirely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-22

from Mayo" won't You Be Ny Baby
Boy" odd Pill Oliver" 81 won't Play
Unless You Coax Me-" Rosebud" 81
Couldn't Make a Hit with Susie" and
q new Buster Brown" song. AS an
additional feature this season the cele-
'bIatcd Hughes musical trio has been
engaged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-22

which she proceeds to do by telling
her assembled friends that she has ac
cepted Johns rival. Amos North. She
means to stand by her decision too,
and it is only after she finds out that
her accepted suitOr has been the snake
in the grass all through the four acts
of the play, plotting with his weak
mind as cleYerly as he could to break
up the understanding between his love
and the man of her choice and going
10 lengths that only confessed Grim
inals are accused of going, that she
loosens her grip on the scoundrel and
allows him to drop back into the pool
of deceit and falsehood that was his
natural habitat. Florence Gear plays
this remarkable girl and will appear
in the part when Cupid at Vassar"
comes to the Illinois tomorrow, mat
inee and night.
Smallest on the Stage.-Miss Mar
garet Minton, the little leading lady of
the Panama" company which will be
seen here Wednesday. Nov. 81. is per
haps the smallest soubrette on the
stage TODAY. outside the Lilliputiana
Miss Minton's part in the new comedy
drama IS that of Il young carefree
child of nature of about 10 summers,
and i'll the first three acts. and later,
that of a young woman of 90 years,
but her clevemess and size is such
that she convinces her audience that
she is no older than she appears to be
during the early portion of the play.
At the Elite.-Jewelrs Manikins
continue to draw large crowds ut each
performance at the Elite and are TO
remain all week. The other numbers
on the bill are all good. Gilmore and
Castle, the black face comedians, keep
the audience cOnyulsed with mirth.
De OriO has a novel and entertaining
act. Mrs. Mae Richards Casey is sing
ing Down in the Valley Where the
Lilies Grow" Alex Mason is showing
one of the most interesting pictures
ever placed on the white sheet.
Powers at the Burtis.-James r.
Powers appeared Yesterday at the Bur
It's. drawing two good crowds The
Blue Moon" proved to be just what
was expected, a first class perform
ance i'll every way.
| Uncle Tom Here.-Stetson's Uncle
Toms Cabin" with big cast and all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-22
The Elite.
'v. ao-"Painting the Town." mat

eighteenth street. north OF Second
avenue.)
Vaudeville Mt 3. $ and O:I5 p. M. Two
m"'inee- s"nd"yssnnd holidays.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-16
Stories of 'rnllcyrnnd.

When rumor spread OF the death
Of George III. Partisan banker came.
to ask the opinion Of the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs
NV ell" said TalleyiNnd grnvely,
some say he Is dead. ana some say no
lis not. L may tell you in confidence
that I don't believe either"
On another occasion n general OF no
great culture turned UP late for dinner
and began to explain that a"naudtt
pelsin" had detained him, Talleyrand
asked him what a pekin was. Fla res
Piled that 1t was a camp phrase for "all
that isn't military
"oh. I see,"'. SAID Tnlleyrand. Gust
as we call military all that Is not
civil"
When not very handsome English
nan was boring the, company one day
with n long description OF tho charms
OF his mother, ralleyrand broke in 1T
the first gap:
"It must have been your father.
then, WHO was not very good looking"
Some one observing to him that
Fouche. the famous minister Of police,
had n great contempt for mankind,
Tnlleyrnnd's reply was:
Eyes; he has studied himself very
carefully"
Another person had tho impertlnenco
to ask him what had passed at n coun-
Gil that he had attended
"'rhrce hours" said ralleyrnad.
When Talleyrapd heard that Senon-
Vile, for whom he had little respect
was getting fat, he. pretended 70 be
mystificd, and explained that lie "did
not sec how It was to SemonvlliS's in
terest to get stout"
1t was also OF Semonville, whom he
had hecomea Senator and Some enc
Twas urging TINT there wore Mt all
events consnionces in tho Senate" that
Talleyrand said:
"Oh, yes semonville alone has at
least two" y
A friend who VIGOROUSLY was rather
| a roue met him ono day and COM
plained that l,e was feeling "the pa!as
OF HE'LL"
"Already?" said Taneyrand.
Talleyrand however, was quite as
able to say pleasant things as bitter
on the spur OF the moment, Our .nu-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-16
Stop Drinking
Orrine VIII Destroy. All Desire for
Whlskey or Dcer.

A Michigan druggist, II. G. Coleman,
has made q thorough study of various
cures for the LIQUOR habit. and gives
this as result Of. his Investigation:
"Before taking the agency OF Orrne.
] went to considerable trouble to
learn about 1t and become confident TINT
1T was a thoroughly honest prepnra-
ton and put out by a reliable firm" |,
Write for free book on The euro OF
alcoholism to the Orrino Co.. WASH
ington. D, G, Mailed sealod Orrine
costs but 81 per box.
Orrlne is sold by Polk Miller Drug
Co.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-16
MAGAZINE NOTES.

3. IN the June Atlantic. DIR. S. NJ.
Crothors publishes one OF his delight
fully ingenious essays--more than half
ted--entitled THE Colonel III the Thoo-
logical Seminary" He gives a retired
army officer q chair In a divinity school
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-16
Funk G. wugnalls Company, Of
IN New York. pp. 400. $1;so.

NV saN york. WPPb P' aSe; s lie!spaay'
THIS bclhted volume Of Victor Hugo.s
M sE essot ~ eea srs tG Bns pe
timo ago It first made Its It's appearanee
tho Victor Hugo Centenary. where 1t
cepted as tho most authoritative COM
liz personaiity q iNhe t GREATEST q
French poets As now tran slated by
llns IN extended Introduction by Mr.:
O'Rourkc on tho significant quality Of
tho book nA tho last specimen to np.
pear In print OF tho prose genius Of
Tho work Il, manuscript dates from
OF Hugo Underwent that well-known
fhange WhSh gRays to hs ater writ
though not Tan autobiography in tho
usual sense of the word, tho book has
that quality IN Its relation to the mind
Of HngG asher e mnknown phases S e
is thrown upon his literary processes.
Written In the solitude Of his island
home, Hugo directed. that the manu-.
sset y shGsd at nGt s dah Els laa
without reserve. set forth his private
eonclns ~ IS, on lterHturS Ph'losoSnn Y
ai diN Ic1!6 IOI. Aio6O AISito IlhNc
withheld the book for n still longer
period. in order that they might be
able to make 1t the chief memorial at
the. celebration of the centenary.
The first half OF the volume Is de-
voted to literature and art. while the
second gives tho authors conviction as
| to the human soul. mans destiny and
| God. In addition to this chapter. there
have been put together at the end OF
the volume series of striking nphor-
| isms, or detached thoughts. or oil kinds
| OF subJootl. including history, politics
morality, love and woman. Mr.
| O'Rourke calls these fragments "chipE
OF the mighty workshop"
Tho volume is sure to awaken wide
interest among readers who are in any
way concerned with the mind and writ
ings OF the great French poet and
novelist AS an entirely new and un.
| published work of his, and coming t
ua as It does from an epoch In his life
which Is perhaps OF the most vita
| interest In any study OF his genius
the volume may be described as q sor'
OF mind biography. 1t has a literary
quality which French critics have &C
| cepted as on level with the best d
Hugo's prose writings. Mr.. "O'Rourkc'!
introduction, which fills about SKI!
pages OF the book. Is q ,xell-wrltter
and Illuminating piece Of btographica
and critical work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-16

James Hopper. who never fails to
tell an interesting tale, is represented
in this number by brief but power
full story called "The Bond" Katha-
rine Metcalf Roof. In a Heritage Of
the Heart" has written O delightful
story of sentiment, and Montague
Glass. in THE Second Offender" tells
q very funny automobile yarn. TN
the Dark" by 1nez Haynes Gilmore.
Is bit Of gruesomo fiction, so strong
and terrible that 1t will remain for
a long time in the minds Of those who
read It.. James Huneker contributes
d fine story called "Posthumous," and
there are other stories by. Willis Boyd
Allen, Van Tassel Sutphen. Harrie,
Gaylord, Amos De Lany. Edwin L.
sabin Leila Burton Wells and Johnson
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-16

Brian Hooker. a young writer whose
work has already begun to attract
some attentions Is the author Of the
which the July Smart
and deals in quite an original way
with 'ove-nffair on shipboard.
situation OF great power Is revealed
at the outset, and the unusual method
with whichfthe author carries his
story along keeps the readers unflag-
cling interest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-16

TIE SITE OF OLD JAMES TowNE,'"'
lG07-l698. Tcrcentenary edition.
BY Samuel II. Yonxe. PIP. ISL.
sixteen Iuil page illustrations. con-
also portraits and views. Pub
lishcd by the author at Richmond
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tor to the July Issue of the Technical
World. Other prominent writer's for
this issue include FL. Sweet, ". E g,
Claudy, John Elfreth Watkins, Phil
Paul Paine o. NJ Becker, Herbert Van
derhoof,: Emmett Campbell and Robert
Franklin.
Fl. W.. Boynton's Illustrated article
on o baey AarGh M Il TIE For
Juno. ''The Countess Of Picpus. by
Maurice Hewlett, is concluded in this
number. Carolyn Wells contributes
No. ". in the Emily Emmns Papers"
and calls 1t Mayfair In tho Fair Month
Of May" and Edit, NJ. Thomas is til 9
author Of Song Echoes from va Ger
man: Others making up the months
issue are Charles M. Harvey Henry W.
Lucy, Frederick Trevor Hlk G. b. Lam
caster. George E.. Ide, G. w. p. Russell,
Eugence G. Dolson. Ruth Putnam, Alice
Berby eeergs W Scott 1ezzie B.
Smith and Charles S. Baldwin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-16

The first edition OF this book was re-
viewed IN these columns. On account,
however, OF the special interest In
Jamestown at this time. arising from
the terceEtenary celebration and also
OF there being much new matter in the
new edition. further mention Of the
book seems apropoS. IA
One who carefully reads this book
cannot but be Impressed with the re-
markable versatility OF the author, who
Is. in turn, historian. -en gineer idealiss
paragraphs are encountered which, on
account CT an evident desire to attain
the greatest degree Of brcvity, appear
to be almost abrupt, but the salient
facts are always presented in a manner
that must be convincing.
The material composing the first edi.
tion was devoted largely to technical
and historical deductions. and to the
ton is of wider scope. and is rendered
far more attractive to tho general
reader. by tho addition OF two chap
tcrs. In which the authors literary
ing him but scant Justice to say that
his work measures UP to the require-
ments Of the present day writer in a
manner that should evoke the COM
incubation OF the most critical. One OF
these chapters deals with the social
and economic conditions obtaining In
Virginia and the Mother Country
during the life Of James City" and
1 4
delved deeply into the literature Of
that period. The other chapter Is q
historical summary Of the principal
events OF the towns life, and Is pro-
emincntly remarkable for the great
amount OF information which Is con-
| veyed In few words. 1t is not diff
cult, while reading, this part of the
book. to picture the sturdy and cour-
| agcous Smith. the noble and self-sacrf-
ncing Bacon and the. cruel Berkeley
| MS Mr., YonRe presents each one Of
these. and many other interesting per-
sonages Of the .pariod.
But after all the. most valuable
p the chapters al dealing With Mr. Yonge
| individual discoveries on jamestown
Island. It is probable that no other
i was quite as well qualified as he tc
undertake the study Of this subject
! domitable Will power and unusual con.
4 centrative energy. Of intellect would
have successfully accomplished thi:
very difficult task,
! the various churches, State houses
forts. and many other points Of inter
est, hitherto entirely unknown, includ
ing those Of tho first tiny settlement
and tho exact landing place of the frs
settlers, the latter now covered by TIN
waters Of the James.
Il No one who contemplates visit t,
q historic jamestown Island should fai
! contents Of THE Site Of Old Jane
Towne." No other work furnishes TIL
Information necessary for an intelli
gent study Of this interesting spot
4 II Of the book. besides being an arts
tic piece of drawing. is complet
guide. to the upper part of Jamestowl
" Island.
;. VICTOR HUGo's INTELLECTUAL
fAUTOBIOGRAPHY.f Translated b