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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-14

any, cheaper than your local merchant
can. First-Qnallty. standard merehaE.
disc Is manufactured on a very uar-
row margin OF profit, hut the mail
order house can win and pay big diyi-
dends on enormous capital II they can
sell 70 the people an inferior quality
and short weight quantity Of merchan
disc at the prices they ask Your
local merchant could do the same
thing. but you would not buy the same
goods OF your local merchant that you
buy Of the mail order house at an
equal price.
Here is an Item clipped from the
Parma, Mich. News which shows the
neiarious system Of the mail order
concerns. and how they vlciImize their
patrons:
"A farmer purchased two sacks Of
binding twine Of large Chicago eata.
logue house. and upon It's arrival this
morning ball was unrolled and meas
ured with ball Of Plymouth twine
sold by local dealers. when il was
found that the Chicago article was Just
s06 feet short Of that sold al home.
There being ten balls in sack. Il will
be seen that the farmer lost 6.l20 feet,
or over a mile OF twlne on TWO sacks
BY not buying At home. Then too,
the mail order house product was Of
an inferior quality. being full Of knots
and one farmer standing near during
the measuring process remarked that
Il would never work on binder Now
We wish 70 ask you, does It pay Ia
trade at homeg II there is anyone
who is skeptlcal Of this story. Just
call and we viii show you. Parma
Mich, News.
Bankrupt stock. merchandise thai
reliable iobbers would not handle be
cause Of its poor quality. the refuse
81 the factories made over into cheaf
merchandise. These are the things
the patrons Of the mail order houses
are buying. Here is an extract from
an article thar appeared In The siou,
Falls. s. o Leader:
The mail order house selling yehi
oies by The catalogue route. Is more
than pi,ate It IS turkoT.bnzzari
Ii AXES tha freaks and failures thai
haze died fus want of real merit. an,
tries 70 stiae leeltimase haalness b.
selling - 4aiated remains at 4 70
dneea price
'f v'a le - rioas rall oTdes sys
4 ~ fsf p 8 Aeia 3. q 90. To-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-14

Refusal to pay distraint Sec. 90
If in ten days after publication of
the notice provided for in the pre-
ceding section, any person who shall
not have paid his taxes and the col
lector's fee added thereto, tie COLES
tor shall distrain sufficient goods and
chattels belonging to the person
charged with taxes to pay the taxes
due, and a penalty Of twenty-five
per centum thereon with all cost that
may accrue and shall Immediately
proceed to advertise the same at thret
public places within the city, stating
the time when and the place where
said property is to be sold. If the
taxes for which said property is dis
trained, and all costs that may accrue
thereon are not paid before the day
appointed for sale which shall not bt
less than ten days after taking sait
property, the collector shall process
to sell the same at public sale, or Sc
much thereof as will be sufficient t
pay said taxes, the penalty thereon
and all cost Of such, distress, and sale
A. B. THOMPSON.
Collector
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-14

The Ladies Of 81. LIKE. cm 4 wiE
hold weekly marke' during Leit
on Saturday a. z:p.m.at callawa}s
Feraiture store Come and brY
your Sunday dinner.
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The following named tax payers Of
the City Of Chiekasha, are delinquent
in. the sum set opposite their names,
the amount assessed against their
personal property by the said City Of
Chickasha. for school and general
purposes, for the year 1906, said
items being due and payable before
the first day Of January 1907.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
A Ruthless Suggestion Reieetsd.

Not content with squelching the Bryan
movement by suggesting that the Nebras-
kan renominate Mr. Roosevelt Mr.. John
Temple Graves has laid violent hands
upon the HOke Smith Presidential BOOM
and seeks to relegate that formidable af-
fair 10 Vice Presidential rank and inn
portance. He now proposes that we
have a Roosevelt-Smith ticket, coupled
with a national love feast and a general
all-round jollihcation regardless Of po-
litical affiliations or partisan lines.
We enjoy a picnic as much as any
one, but We protest against this attempt
TO circuuscribe the glory Of Mr. Smith or
tweak from his crown of laurels one sin
gle leaf. Mr. Smith is Presidential size,
and by no manner Of means can the
clothes Of the Vice Presidency be cut to
III his amply pfoportioned frame When
we launched the Smith boom, we did so
in entire good faith and with every inten-
ton Of standing by II to the bitter end
I'm the wholly improbable event Of such
finish The country seized upon this
Washington Offering with gusto. not 10
say glee. Mr.. Smith took his rightful
place among the galaxy Of the truly
great And there he is, as fixed as the
North Star itself.
We love Mr.. Graves, and we revel in
every soulful song that pours from his
marvellous throat Never a cadenza es-
capes his lips but attunes our heart 10
new and still more delightful pleasures.
But, even for him, we cannot consent to
the suggestion he puts forth. We pre-
sented, the Hon Hoke to an admiring
p0pulaCe. perhaps rashly. but earnestly.
At once he was given rank according to
his deserts. He is giant for whom no
JaCk-the-Killer exists His boom Is a
Presidential affair. Not all the kings
horses nor all the kings men can make
it otherwise II is 10 be President Smith
or nothing,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
Sistcrs.in-Iaw and Politics.

In view Of the assaults that are being
made on the House Of Lords just now.
it will be interesting to note the attitude
q the British peers or the question
which they have fought steadily for years
as to marriage with a deceased wife's
sister. In the Book of Common PRAYER
of the Church of England. which it will
be remembered. is an integral part of the
state in Great Britain, Il is laid down as
canoncal law that a man may not marry
certain OF his relatives. His grandmother
Is under the ban, so is his fathers widow
and his aunt. and the law says he may
not marry his deceased wifes sister f"
Now. certain members Of the House Of
Commons wish to marry their respective
sisters-in-law, 1t seems. and some of the
peers want to follow suit. There may be
many sound reasons for such a desire.
but there is the law. and for many years
the House Of Lords has opposed chang
Ing it.
When King Edward was Prince Of
Wales he was strongly in favor OF the
change. but the influence he brought to
bear availed nothing. and the fight has
been carried over Now another bill
changing the statute has been brought
Up. 1t Is sure to pass the House of Com
mons. and a memorial has been signed by
400 members of the commons and pre-
sented by Sir w. Brampton Gurdon beg
ging the prime minister to make the bill
a government measure. That is, the com
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01

Students Of sociology know quite well
that not all the tramps and Migrants
come from the submerged tenth" Many
Of them, indeed belong 10 what is known
as the upper classes They find them
selves cut adrift for some reason, and
then are confronted by their utter in
ability 10 make their own living I'm the
world Mr.. Basil Tozer discusses this
phase OF the problem Of the unemployed
in the National Review He points out
that unemployed gentlemen are growing
alarmingly numerous in England. The
organizer Of one Of the principal employ
ment agencies in London told Mr.. Tozer
that there probably never has been a
time when so many men Of good educa-
ton and good social standing. the major
ity between the ages Of twenty and forty
were in want OF work as there are now.
and certainly there never was n time
when there seemed 10 be so few vacancies
suitable fer men Of this class. He says.
further:
You have only TO insert in daily newspaper an
advertisement hkei, 70 appeal 20 the man % cil-
t'N -i llillnli-- -lillatii WIN IN irilLiitilait
temporarily ont of w7rk-or. indeed an 1iTertiss-
m-Ht which, under normal conditions, he would not
glance az twice-to prove O. your satisfaction the
accuracy n this statement, for the REPLIES you viii
receive viii b. numbered by the hundred
The difficulty In England seems 10 be
that the learned professions. the church
law. medicine and the army and nav
are sadly oyercrowded. and there stilI re-
mains an inherent dislike TO going Into
trade Mr.. Tozer finds that much Of
the fault lies I'm the system Of education
which fits man admirably FOR the pro-
fession Of gentleman, but which is abso-
lutely useless when It comes 90 practical
application
In this country we are recognizing the
weakness Of a system which nils the
mind Of youth with Greek and Latin.
that is only 10 he forgotten I'm the rush
Of business conflict Less and less use IS
the professional gentleman getting 20 be
in the world More and more must
man rely on what he himself can do, not
on what his father has done before him.
There is no room for drones anywhere
and so iusistent and ardent is the fight
toward the top that the weak must in
evitably go 10 the wall
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01

mons want to make the bill a vital issue,
and If the lords exercise once more their
right of veto, wish TO dissolve Parliament
and go into general election on this one
issue.
1t Is not likely that the bill will be
allowed to pass the lords. Whenever
such measure comes up it meets with
violent opposition from the ecclesiastical
lords, who are the bishops Of the Church
Of England. These are Jealous Of the
prerogatives Of the church. and are firm
In denying the right of mere laymen to
change their lawsi Many Of the peers are
in favor of the deceased wife's sister"
BILL as it is called, but there is almost
sure to be a good majority against 1t. 1t
is hardly likely that Sir Henry Campbell
Bannermsn will appeal to the country on
such an issue The Liberal party in
England just now is not any too firm on
its pins, and the defeat Of a great party on
a question Of that sort would be too igno-
minous
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01

1898. when the French claimed a consider
able portion Of Siamese territory along
The border of Cochin-China, but the dis
pute that followed was settled by Great
Britain stepping in and guaranteeing the
territory of Siam by a joint agreement.
King KhoulalonkorD, though an Orien-
tai of the Orientals. is deeply imbued with
the advantages OF Western civilization.
He has sent princes Of his house TO OK
ford University for education and one of
his principal advisers in governmental
affairs Is a Mr.. Strobel. an American. He
has been ruler Of Siam for forty years.
and the country has done well under his
reign. From Bangkok, the capital. steam
and electric railways run into the inte-
rior; the country is equipped with tele-
phone and telegraph lines manufacture
ing industries have been fostered- Now
the King desires TO see more of Western
civilization. They are giving him royal
welcome in England. but II he really
desires to see what the West is do
ing in the way Of making things hum, he
should visit the United States, where he
may be sure of an equally enthusiastic
and hearty reception.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
MEN AND THINGS.
A Significant Lnrn Fete.

Some people are attaching significance
to the news that Vice President Fair
banks threw open the grounds Of his
big house in Meridian street Indianapolis
the other day for a children's lawn fete.
Mr.. Fairbanks owns an unusually attrac-
tive and large piece Of ground there,
with beautiful lawns and immense for
est trees. It is one Of the most valuable
pieces Of property IN the street. But new
er before now, when the Fairbanks boom
for the Presidency is rumbling, has the
place been used for anything like a pub
lie entertainment Mr. Fairbanks is.
however, not without distinguished pre-
cedent The late Gen Benjamin Harri-
son. when he became a candidate for
the Presidency. was the owner Of nice
home In Delaware street. indianapolis
II was known as one OF the most exclu-
sive houses IN Indianapolis. but as soon
as Mr.. Harrison's candidacy was on, In
dianap0lis was surprised to ind the
grounds and house thrown open TO all
corners. OF course. there may be nothing
In the parallel, but Mr. Fairbanks al
ways did have an intense admiration for
Gen. Harrison.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
As TO Our Immigrants.

Every once in a while we find news
papers and individuals In various sec
tions expressing grave fears for the
future Of the nation because Of the
quality, as well as the quantity. Of immi-
grafton 20 these shores from the coun-
tries in Europe where disagreement
has been most pronounced. Prof. Brander
Matthews, always worth listening to.
takes up the subject in the July Century
and shows that any list Of the five most
useful citizens Of New York would have
TO include one Hebrew Of German birth.
and that If the list We're extended 10 ten
it would contain the name of another
Hebrew OF German birth.
It should be hardly necessary to cite
instances Of individuals who have immi-
grated to this country and by their brains
and industry have won their way TO
prominence. The number Of them Is too
great TO count The fear Of the horde
Of immigrants probably is caused mainly
by the swarm Of poor people from Sla-
vonic countries. and by the incoming mass
of ignorant Italians and poor Russians
out Of whom much Of the semblance Of
manhood has been crushed by cruel treat
ment. But, although here and there in
this country we hear Of Malta societies.
BLACK Hand outrages. and such. they
are such a small symptom Of the bad
side Of immigration that they are scarce
worth while paying attention TO.
To doubt that the American spirit which
has made this country what It is is
incapable of absorbing and making over
these people who flock to our shores
IS to doubt our destiny and high calling.
Prof. Matthews believes, and cites sane
reasons for his belief, that the American
of the future will preserve the common
law of England and the English language.
Also. we believe, he will retain the Anglo
Saxon love Of liberty and justice. and
the problem Of developing the immigrant
into a good upright and earnest citizen
will in the future, as It has so wonder
fully in the past. take care of itself.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
PROGRESS of stenography.

A worthy statlstician has figured that
among women the business Of steno-
graphy has increased more than three to
one in the ten years between 1880 and 1900,
and that Of all the private secretaries.
stenographers. typewriters. ana so on,
fully three TO one are women. or the
total number Of persons of sixteen years
of age and over who are engaged in
sten0graphy. more than &c per cent are
women. A curious feature of the stats
tics is that which shows that Of the
S50S6 women employed as stenographers
IN 1900. 5S,Sl6 were between the ages Of
sixteen and twenty-five, and 2600l were
between the ages Of twenty-five and
thiTty-five. After that age the number
diminishes rapidly, This would seem to
show that the stenographer gets married
early and leaves her employment
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
who Is Stronger than Bryan.

From the Nashville Teunssseean
It is q strain on credulity to hear Demo-
cratic organs opposing Bryan on the
plea that his nomination will bring de-
feat and then insisting on the nomination
Of Culberson or some other Southern
man What State would Culberso1 carry
which Bryan could not? What other man
in the party. whether from the North.
East South. OF West, could be counted
on to outrun Bryan in any State And
finally. does anybody seriously believe
that any Democrat except Bryan has a
chance against the probable odds Of next
years race? 1t is difficult not 10 dis
count heavily all such intimations and
assumptions
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
whp1ttur Public Curiositv.

Fror the statement by John Temple Graves
I have made no statement to any one
concerning my personal conversation with
the President nj oyster Bay, although I
am sure that II that conversation could
be made public Il would serve to deepen
the respect and confidence in which this
great country holds the public services
and private character Of the patriot and
statesman who is the chief executive Of
this republic,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
The PIaEuc of Rats.

Among other troubles which confront
us as a people is the plague Of rats,
compared TO which the task Of the Pied
Piper was as nothing DR. Latz, an emf
nent biologist, has been studying the 70
dents, and he presents figures which are
startling as to the extent Of the destruc-
ton for which they are responsible. He
believes that the recent estimate Of the
Department Of Agriculture that rats do
damage to the extent of Sl00OO0,00 an
nually is too C0nservative-this damage
including fires and floods and the results
Of disease conveyed by them into human
habitatiOns. No systematic effort to get
rid of the rats has ever been made, but
Prof. Late thinks such a move necessary.
The cheapest and most effective way Of
discriminating the pests, according to
him, is to send them 10 the water
wagon that Is, TO feed them on barytes
The effect Of this drug is TO produce
slow death, and the rats, becoming very
thirsty, leave the premises to seek water
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
King khouIalonkorn Seeing the West.

Hardly have the British finished their
hurrshs of welcome 10 Prince Fushimi.
the representative Of Our ally the Mi
kado." than they are called upon TO well
come another Oriental representative for
whom they must have great respect. King
KhOulalonkorn I is in London for the
first time. Siam. OF which King Khoula-
lonkorn is ruler, is a little kingdom Of
Southeastern Asia between the IraUadi
and the Mekong. II has population Of
i've millions. II established trade rela-
tons with Europe in the sixteenth cen
fury and has been steadily. If slowly. pro-
gressive. England's interest In Siam and
its ruler is much greater than one might
imagine, for the French from Imdo-
China have done their best TO push for
ward int King KhOulalonkorn's terri
tory. The last serious effort was made in
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
College Wen in Politics.

Prom the Providence Journal
II is further worth nothing that all
the leading Presidential candidates are
college-bred men. The time has evidently
gone by when such a circumstance might
have been considered a political disad-
vantage to a candidate looking for votes
from 'the plain people" But the edu-
Gated class generally is much more radi-
cal in its Vows tnal it used to be.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
Time for Average Citizen to Act.

From the indianapolis News.
The people have, indeed, shown mar
velous patience but they are at last dim.
ly conscious that something is wrong. ar,
FESTIVE under conditions which on theil
face seem TO be the most favorable that
any people ever experienced. Everywher,
taXes-national. State. and local-are in
creasing. Extravaganza marks the oper
alton of ali our various governments
High taxes, high prices, growing indebted
ness are pressing more and more heavily
on the people The bUyer-that is. tbs
average American citizen-will have hi.
day N court.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01

Politician Refused a Pass
Il don't take no stock in that head
line, declared Farmer Oates.
You don't understand" explained
Farmer Hayes. 1T WIS the railroad COM
pany that done the refusing.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
ARE YOU GOING AWAY?

Subscribers who leave the city
temporarily should have The
Washington Herald mailed to
them. Addresses will be changed
as often as requested. You can
not keep fully informed about
affairs in Washington unless
your paper follows you.
Before leaving. mail or tele-
phone your address to this Of
fee.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01

Mail carriers IN Butte had struck.
Must have raise. Can't live In Butte
on the pay" they wired the department.
Quickly sped the answer:
NO raise. Department unable 90 I'M
derstand why anybody should live IN
Butte"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
one OmceIess Rough Rider.

From the Houston Pest.
CAPT Sloan Simpson. of Texas for
merly Of the Rough Riders. is a guest of
Houston. His presence gives us the op-
portunity TO say that Houston is the only
community in this world or any other
that to-day contains a Rough Rider who
doesn't hold an Office. and it is a distinc-
tion worth having for even a day or two.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01

A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tndianan claims
that he never took a drink in his life
The drink advocates know how to meet
that story, however. they will contend
that he might be 1873 by this time had he
been drinking all along.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01

Edwin Vance Cookies advice Forget
what the other man hath" is all very
well, in numerous cases, perhaps but
suppose he hath four aces as against
your four queens. How can you ever for
get that?
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01

BE sure you are right. and then pitch
in" was President Roosevelts advice TO
the editors at Norfolk. That viii not
prevent some statesmen from denying
their interviews the next morning, how
ever
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
Two of a Kind.

Now. II the Car is 'heaven-sent" as
worshipers aver,
The same was true some time ago con-
corning Lucifcri
And it were very well. indeed, the mon
arch he ven-sent"
Keep In his mind a thought OF where the
other fellow went
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
VIII Save Washington. statue.

The efforts which some OF the Philadel-
phia papers have been making toward
the preservation Of the statue Of George
Washington, which stands in front Of In
dependence Hall, in that city. promise to
be successful The statue has been
slowly crumbling to pieces for some
time and it was plain that unless some
thing was done it would be completely
ruined eventually. 1t has now been de-
cided 10 remove the marble 10 a place Of
safety and have It cared for in such a way
as will prevent further deterioration but.
50 far, this final resting place has not
been selected. The next move will be 10
obtain funds for the purpose Of erecting
a new statue ,on the site OF the old one
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
0nlinOus.

II Taft Knox Root and Fairbanks scales
The height his DOZEN is sealed.
For with a Cannon we will sweep
IFS whole Foraker field:
Twill be no Hughes for him to hide,
His-icy calm viii melt.
And when beneath Brysny tide
He'll know how Rosa felt.
New York Tine
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01
In His Line

Funston spoke the other day.
About an 'unwhipped' mob
And II the rabble get so gay
II needs the title pruued away.
No doubt he'd like the job
4 passenger on the Black Diamond
Express offered feilow-trayelers drink
and after one had partaken fatally Of
his hospitality remembered that the bottle
contained poison for suicidal purposes
The evil of procrastination IS empha-
sized anew. II that fellow had swallowed
his own potion there would have been
no harm done
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-01

There Is one thing about Mr. Bankhead
that may attract considerable attention
he isn't given 70 speech-making. That
will put him in a small but extremely
select class in the United States Senate