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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08
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Too often they have the appearance
Of being stuck on as sort Of after
thought A really neat design that
follows through from cellar to gar
ret and from front to rear haFmoni-
ously in every respect is worth very
careful consideration because such
house plans are not as common as
they should be.
This house should be heated with a
hot-air furnace and the furnace
should be placed under the partition
that divides the dining-room from the
front downstairs bedroom; then the
pipes win all take a good pitch, they
viii De reasonably short and every
pipe will be heater. About eight
pipes would be necessary to heat the
house upstairs and down. and with the
furnace in this position the shortest
and consequently the hottest pipes
would lead to the dining room and to
the bathroom. These are the places
where the gaost heat is needed, that is
you need the heat In the dining-room
all the time. both night and day; you
need the heat in the bathroom when
you want it, and at such times you
need plenty of It.
A warm bathroom in the winter
time is a great luxury. one that is ap-
preciated by everyone who has had
the opportunity to enjoy it. There
is only one time in lie when man
really enjoys a cold bath and that is
when he is kid and goes in swim
ming the first warm days in April
He enjoys the sensation as long as he
lives, but he Is not anxious to repeat
the experiment after he arrives at the
years OF discretion.
Furnishings in this bathroom are
not expensive. II is not necessary to
put whole lot Of money into bath
room In order to have the necessary
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08

Some one has spoken Of the present 1
year as a season of plaids" but this
is only true Of tailor mades for morn
ing wear; one rarely, If ever, sees a
plaid gown worn in the afternoon. On
the other hand, stripes are in the full
food of favor, in every possible ma
terial; grey and white stripes and
dull blue and white stripes are Inn
mensely fashionable and in many
cases the striped materials are work
ed with plain-faced cloth in partlcu-
larly effective manner
Recently saw a costume Of this
order carried out In dull shedes Of
gray, with the best effects. The skirt
which was round and fully gored,
was made Of the striped material, and
there was deep hem Of plain cloth,
headed by handsome braidings in
rather dark shade OF gray. There was
a very short coatee-which barely
reached below the waist-with a sac
back and ble-breasted fronts; the
coat itself was made Of plain cloths
but the lower portion Of the Kimono
sleeves showed stripes, and there was
a blouse Of chalk white guipure inset
with motifs of embroidered muslin
1t was a most original-looking little
gown. and was accompanied by a
cloche Of Tuscan straw, with dark
gray velvet ribbons twisted round the
crown and hanging in bunch Of ends
at the right side, over the bsim, and
a clump Of purple violets close to the
front.
A novel fabric which should claim
considerable attention for the making
Of summer dresses, either in bodice
and skirt style or Chinese coat and
skirt fashion, is Tussore silk striped,
producing admirable effects in mix
lures of blue and white. and holland
color and white, and mauve and white.
have seen these excellently made,
and very simply trimmed with cross
way bands Of the same material, with
the bodice or coat showing pendant
tassels to match, the under-sleeves
and the vest being of tucked lawn.
Also would hold brief for plain
Tussore, or Shantung, as the authori-
ties have now elected to call 1t. while
they have dyed It in every conceivable
color and also accept it with pleasure
when it assumes its most natural
aspect, straw tint. No costume
looks better than plain Tussore
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08

Artists are not as class the hap.
piest Of mortals- But that is because
they fail to relate the ideal nationally
to life, rather than because they are
vowed to standards OF perfection. I'm.
happiness comes upon them as il
would upon anyone else.--in conse.
quence Of folly and indifference and
willfulness; and their devotion 70 art,
concludes Bliss Carman. ii his essay
In the Craftsman, which Is often held
to be the cause Of their mlsGortunes.
is in reality the only mitigating factor
ii their lives.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08

Well. maybe you did that for me,
or maybe the governor got mad. /
don't know which. He's lived 50 much
by himself, Of late years, that the old
fellow is grabbed. / guess. But he did
turn me down hard
What did he say?"
4 don't know that can rehearse
It all--it was some time ago. But the
main point was that, If I married you,
he'd disinherit me. My allowance
would continue, but no more. He
must have gone direct to you to make
sure thing of it, didn't her
She turned her head slowly, and
looked far away out of tho Ndtlgy win
dow, beyond the street. past the whirl
Of the great town, into the unknown
distance.
'Yes," she said. several times. He
doesn't want you to marry me. Not a
Bit"
Well, it doesn't make any differ
ence to me whether he does or not.
can go out and hustle for myself
Money isn't everything"
The boarding house bell rang-not
an unusual occurrence. Outside there
was the slow snorting Of an automo-
bile.
He drew nearer to her. Again he
took her hand
Helen, dear" he said. what's tho
answer?"
She brushed away tear
q cannot marry YOU" she said.
you're too good for me-"
He laughed-a spontaneous, hearty
laugh.
That's good joke, he said. "Too
good fer you. Ha! Look here! Let's
be honest with each other. I've had
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08

foHSc as WduG IN England.
It may be possible that there are
some persons who grow old SO thor
oughly that they actually forget hat
they ever were children, but cunt
help wondering II any man or woman
ever lived to such an age as to be-
come impervious to the delights Of
"toffee. or the butter scotch that has
made Doncaster household worG to
every civilized nation under the sun.
OF course, you have eaten tito the
Joy of your soul and to the detriment
Of your teeth--and. ii You will promise
not to repeat Il, I win give you the
secret recipe for this candy, for it is
made nowhere as Ia England: Take
three pounds Of coffee or aC" sugar.
butter to the amount Of pound ana x
quarter. with half teaspoonful Of
cream Of tarter First dissolve the
sugar IN Just as much cold water as
may be required for that purpose.
then mix all the ingredients together.
and boil them, without stirring the
mixture until it will snap when drop
ped into cold water At this moment
remove it from the fire: add eight or
ten drops Of LEMON extract, according
to its strength. and pour the mixture
into wollgreased pans to be cut into
Squares ais 1t cools. From Odds ana
Eads of Culinary Geography. BY Miles
Bradford IN The bohemian for Jan.
uary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08

Although this Is a one-story cottage,
It is not a very small affair. It is S3
feet wide by SO feet long and contains
five rooms downstairs with an oppor-
tnnity to make a couple Of good bed
rooms on the floor above. The cost
Of the house viii depend very much
on local conditions, but it will de-
pend more on the tastes and require
ments Of the owner. It is not an ex-
pensive house necessarily. The
largest timbers are only two by eight,
and the principal framework is built
up with two by four scantlings and
the trimmings are such as may be
bought in any lumber yard.
Some men In building house select
a plan. let the contract and go away
about their other business until the
house is finished, but there are a
great many other men who are con
structed on different lines. Contrac
tors call them fussy. but / call them
particular. They want to see what
kind Of material goes into the house
and they want 10 know whether a mai
goes into each flooring joist or wheth
er flooring strip ID put down in 3
hurry with one nail to four joists
While investigating the laying Of the
floor this kind Of a man is also inquis
tive about the tongulng. He wants
to know how often It is mashed II
with the head Of an ADJ.
Then, there is class Of fellows
who follow the construction closely
and study the plan as the work pro
crosses and who find out every da,
that they would like something lit
tie different. They want hard woet
floor in the parlor o. dining-room, O.
beth and they want a little wider win
dow In the sittingroom Then thu
wife wants change IN partitions be
tween her bedroom and where tn
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08

The new series Of postage stamps
to be issued by the United States this
year will be great departure from
the stamps to which letter writers are
accustomed Hitherto similar stamps
had been usel az oyer the country,
and there has been no means OF de
termining from what office they have
been sold to the consumers. All this
will be changed under the new system
and every post Office Of the land will
receive due credit for the amount OF
postage stamps which It sells, which
furnishes the only basis upon which
the business OF the Office can Be esti
mated.
The new postage stamps Of 1907
will bear on their face the name Of
the city and state In which they are
sold. and It viii make no difference in
what part Of the country they are
used. the ciN Of their origin viii have
the credit for their sale.
Postage stamps in the past have
proven to be exceptionally negotiable
plunder for the lIght-hngered gentry
The Chicago post Office little while
ago was robbed Of nearly 100000
worth OF stamps Of small denomina
tIons. and no trace Of the perpetra
tors was ever discovered.
With each gummed piece Of papes
an inanimate detective by means q
the name Of its city OF origin. il Is
scarcely possible that thief could
as completely coyer his tracks in dis
posing Of his booty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08

children sleep AS a general thing a
woman has not got very clear Idea
Of mathematic. The moving Of a par
tition is simple thing IN her estl-
nation. She can see how II could be
set over foot or two and make the
room little larger, but she don't see
the difficulty Behind the partition.
Josh Billings recommended Webster's
dictionary In the following way: MY
friend Webster has writ book. he
calls It Webster's Unabridged Die.
tionary. a history OF the English Ian.
guage. or how one word leads to an
other" n Josh Billings could have
described how woman's change in
house plan brings trouble down on
the head Of the contractor and how
one Of her changes leads to another,
he probably might have invented some
comical way Of describing II. | have
often known workmen to talk lightly
OF such integferences. but never
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08

knew a contractor who was RESPONSE
Bile for the Job TO really enjoy a joke
Of this nature.
This cottage could be built under
favorable circumstances for about
400 or $500. but not when the
owner INDUCES in flights Of subse.
quent Imagination such ais builders
quent imagination such as builders
frequently meet up against.
4 pleasant feature about this house
rs the porches They have the ap-
pearance 81 having belonged to the
plan from the very first. They grew
into the orlglngl d~-'gn iii a manner
GOT usual, especially with cottage
houses. Vefandas and porchea sell
dom nt house as well as they should
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08

BY Tom Masson
rss~,jl>-s~sl,. ,a,~.~All,s-

lcopyrlght, " Joseph R. BowIesl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08

Anxious Mother-I am greatly sur
prised, nay son, to find that while you
we're away you became engaged. I
hope you have not acted hastily. Has
tho young lady you have selected the
proper qualifications FOR a poor mans
wife
Adult son-Yea, indeed. mother.
She's got $4,000 IN her own risnt.
NY. Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08
Ccnfus.

Mrs. Kawser How is Johnny get
ting along as y sTocer's clerkgv Mrs
Crossway Well enough, | guess.
lie can tie up a package with knot
that You can't unite to save your life,
and ret it'll come united itself as
soeA as you get on the train with Il.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08

slathers of money. and there's nothing
in it Why spoil the game Just be-
cause Of paItry million? / tell you,
its all right. assure you, I'll never
mention the matter again. We can
i've
She shook her head.
Il cannot marry you" she said.
You don't love anyone else. do
your"
There was no answer.
Il know what It is" he said. 'Tt's
your pride. Never mind / can wait.
or course, it's embarrassing for you.
You don't care anything about the
money, Of course. but your conscience
troubles you about my losing it,
naturally. Well, never mind. III
show yorl But now, dear, can't you
give me some little word Of encourage
ment?"
A capless maid entered the musty
drawing room, holding in her red fin
gers card.
For you. miss said the maid.
"VerssT well. Martha. Ask him into
the small reception room, as usual. Z"
Then she held out the missive to
him.
4 am afraid she said, there is no
hope for you You see. am going to
marry this gentleman
He took in the familiar name IN
one burning glance
The governorlp he exclaimed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-08

an Exquisite Design IN Wolfe Dress.
gown well cut and simply made,
crowned with a Brown mushroom hat
with floating veil. quote this as an
example Of successful simplicity. the
coat or bodice of the gown being made
to suit the individual figure goes with
out saying, since this should be mod
ish mandate Of perennial popularity.
The serious rival 10 Tussore silk is
voile, which, however not lending it,
self to be made into coats. needs must
be relegated to bodices whose waists
should be determined according to
fancy Many waists Of volle gowns
are cut low in front and high at the
back. encircled with a broad belt, and
very effective this Is in combination
with the wide sleeves, and decked to
taste either with many frills or en-
broldery at the hem OF the slightly
gathered skirt
Good combinations Of color viii do
much to stamp individuality on ffocks
Hof this pattern and there are some 81
together adorable alliances being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21

not to have been a legal resident of Ne
braska at the time of instituting her suit
To decide this question, the Omaha court
must obviously consider the whole case and
determine whether or not, upon all the
facts her taking up her residence in Ne
braska was under conditions such as to en-
title her to establish for herself domicil
Independent of that of her husband, for
the Supreme Court of the United States,
even in the Haddock case, recognizes the
right of wife, under proper conditions, to
make for herself a domicil separate from
that of her husband, even for purposes Of
divorce
1.-The short of the matter then is this:
The Omaha court will decide for itself the
question of Mrs Bassett's Nebraska resi-
dence If the decision be against her and
to the effect that her domicil continued to
be that of her husband, at the time his suit
was instituted here, that court will, in all
probability, hold the Washington decree
binding upon her as well as upon Bassett,
leaving. however, the question Of the GUS
tody of the children to be determined in
separate proceedings, as, even though both
parents were domiciled here, our court
could make no effective decree to such
custody, as explained; but whether, even
in case the Omaha court should find Mrs.
Bassett's domicil to have been here, it will
accept the local decree as binding, before
the time for taking and perfecting an APP
peal shall have expired, is a question upon
which, manifestly, / could venture nothing
more than conjecture
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
A Maker of History.
From the Minneapolis Journal.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
1.-THE late Gen. Shafter." said a soldier,
''had contempt for military posers. They
who flourished stumps and limbs, like
medals, got no sympathy from him.
"In San Francisco I once heard him
ridicule those military posers. He said
there was a general of volunteers who got
his leg scratched by caisson wheel in a
retreat, and forever after nursed and glori-
fed the trifling wound, growing lamer and
lamer as the years passed. in order that his
bravery might never be forgotten.
Zone day a young man from the west,
calling on the generals daughter, met the
old warrior.
81 see you're lame, sir said the young
man.
Yes said the general, pompously; I
am lame
Slip on the ice?
"'No, sir said the general. with a
frown.
mot an automobile mix-up, hopper
No, sir, 1t was not an automobile mix
up The general spoke ferociously.
Sleigh overturn, sr?'
1.-The general rose. He set his lame leg
tenderly on the floor. Browning back saw
agely from the threshold, he shouted:
"'Go read the history of your country,
you young puppy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
Luxurious Camping.
From Recreation.


The days are past when men from homes
of luxury are willing to do what the pio-
neers of the west called hitting the grit
with a blanket and a rifle" While here and
there will be found heroic independent
! souls, accustomed to the best things of the
creature life. who do fairly revel in the
bare necessities of the cruise, the great
majority of the outdoor enthusiasts of this
day demand the latest luxuries.
And the Yankee. as might be expected, is
well to the fore in providing novel imple-
ment for the outdoor life In the number
of new inventions, their wonderful utility
and compactness and lightness, no nation is
within hail of our own. This is not an idle
boast; 1t is fully supported by the adoption
of these new devices into the regular equip
ment of the military troops of the leading
nations of the world. Than this no higher
compliment could be paid.
That wonderful palace car of the wilds,
the canoe, is now made by white men in
Maine better than the Indian ever made II;
the Indian himself says SO. He will even
choose a canvas-covered Maine canoe for q
long cruise in preference to one of birch
bark. II is no little thing for the Yankee
to have achieved this signal triumph over a
people renowned for their wonderful skill
in the art of canoe building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
Rockville and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKNIII LIE Md February %


ROCKVILLE, Md. February 20, 1907.
Michael A. Dugan of Washington has in
stituted suit in this county against William
B. Fawley Of the upper section Of the
county, to recover damages for an alleged
breach of contract. Dugan declares that
Fawley, on December 4, 1906, bargained and
sold to Dugan, twenty-seven fat cattle at
AZ cents a pound, the agreement being
that they were to be delivered at Barnes
vile between January Is and 1S, 1907.
Dugan further alleges that early in jan
uary he wrote Fawley informing him that
he was ready to receive the cattle and will
ing and able to pay the price agreed upon,
and that Fawley replied that he had sold
them to another person. Dugan claims
damages in the sum of 5000.
Judge Henderson has signed decree
granting John N. Still of this county, an
absolute divorce from his wife, Florence R.
STILL now understood to reside in Philadel-
An absolute divorce has also been granted
by Judge Henderson to Elizabeth Wash
ington from her husband, George Washing
ton, on the ground of desertion, the plain
tiff being allowed to resume her maiden
name of Elizabeth Brown.
William H. Honn, elder in the M. e.
Church, returned to Clerk Burnett of the
circuit court, marriage certificate show
Ing that on Sunday last he married in
Washington, Eugene Cooley, aged thirty
eight, and Miss Viola Strang, aged nineteen,
both of that city. The license was issued
in this county. The question naturally
arose as to whether or not license issued
In this county could be used in Washing
ton. 1t was found that such marriage
would be all right, but that the minister
performing such ceremony would be liable
to a heavy fine.
Mrs. Clara Bliss Finley, Mrs John B.
Brewer and Mrs. Henry L. Wells. repre-
senting the Rockville Woman's Bible Glass;
appealed to the county commissioners for
the appointment Of a matron for the county
almshouse. They stated to the commits
sioners that II the county would furnish a
room and board for such person. the
Bible class would see that salary of $40
a month was paid her. The commissioners
are agreeable to this proposition and it Is
likely that an assistant will be named,
whose salary will be paid by the various
womens organizations of the county, in
GLIDING the Burden Bearer Circle OF Kings
Daughters and the w. c. T. U. Of Rock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
BODY FOUND IN ROAD.
Robert Thomas Found Dead Near
Soldiers Home Gate.

Lying in the road near the Eagle gate OF
the Soldiers Home, the body of Robert
Thomas. colored, twenty-eight years old,
of S32 Lamont street northwest, was. dis
covered about o'clock this morning. The
body was carried Immediately to the hos
pital of the home, and after an examination
Dr. Goodrich pronounced the man dead.
Coroner hewitt and Morguemaster Schone-
berger were notified and the body was con-
veyed to the morgue. After an investiga-
ton DIR. Nevitt gave a certificate of death
from natural causes.
Thomas had been i'll for some time, &C
cording to statement made by his WIFE
He started for work yesterday morning
feeling Ill, and she protested against his
going 1t is thought he was seized with
hemorrhage last night. after wandering
around all day yesterday, and that he fell
in the road. No assistance came to him
and he died before he was found.
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CHAs. RoBEY FOUND DEAD.
Coroner Certifies That Death Resulted
From Natural Causes.

Charles Robey, a hackman, forty-five
years DID, was found dead this morning in
the stable in the rear of 2O5 East Capitol
street southeast. The police were notified
and they in turn notified the coroner. After
an investigation he concluded that there
was no need Of an inquest and gave a GER
tif1cate of death from natural causes.
Robey, it is stated, was in the habit of
sleeping in the stable. When Lloyd Chase,
226 Delaware avenue northeast, went to his
stable, next to that of the deceased, he saw
that no one was around Mr.. Robey's stable.
After waiting for a short time he started
to investigate and found Robey's dead
body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-21
Duty Forbade Death.
From Success Magazine.

To his lawyer Dreyfus wrote a letter,
noble in its simplicity, which, better than
anything else, shows the courage that ami
mated him in this somber day:
II have kept my promise to you. limo
cent. have faced the most terrible mar
tyrdom that can be inflicted on a soldier:
l have felt all around me the scorn of the
crowd; / have suffered the most frightful
torture that can be imagined. How much
happier had l been in the grave! That had
been the end, / should have heard no more
the voices of men-eternal peace. But duty
did not permit me to die"