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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18
WHERE PRICES Run BGH
Mothers Suggestion HeIpea George
Out of Predicament

"The late Henry O. Havameyer. p
said a sugar i0bber Of New Orleans,
possessed fin a marked degree the
kindly virtue Of charity
"On my last visit to New York
It was some months before the panic
II spoke harshly Of a millionaire who
had been accused Of double dealing
ia a banking transaction.
said Mr. Havemeyer: Let US not
condemn this man unheard. Remem-
Der that his guilt has not vet been
proved, nor has he yet told his own
side Of the story
Then Mr.. Havemeyer laughed and
said that In the most untoward condi-
tions accused men were often able to
clear themselves. He told Of a young
girl who a week or SO after Christmas
complained bitterly to her mother:
Mamma, ( doubt II / shall be hap
py with George. I fear he ID Of a de-
ceptiye nature
Why, darling, what do you mean?
the mother asked.
" Well, mamma, said the young girl
earnestly, you know that collar pin
he gave me for Christmas? He swore
to me that he paid s25 for it, but to-
day saw Its exact counterpart priced
at Ave dollars at a jewelers..
"'Ah. but, my child, said the moth.
er, you must remember how very re.
ligious George is. Undoubtedly he
bought the pin at church fair.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18

Two musicians share one studio
downtown. One Of them was out the
other day when the other, accom-
panied by a pupil, reached the studio
He tiptoed and felt carefully along
the top sill Of the door a moment and
then exclaimed:
"Confound it, the Dutchman has
walked of with that key in his pocket
again"
why don't you have another key
made. so each could have one?" sug.
ge5ted the pupil
The artist gazed at him IN ingcnu
GUS wondeiment.
why, we have three already one
for each Of us and one to leave over
the door In case we forget It's a great
scheme, but he's so careless. This
makes four times in less than week
he's left me in such a predicament. ~
Kansas City Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18

The summer resident looked sharply
at Mr.. Jameson's guileless moon face,
and then at the mild and none-too
sprightly horse he was Offering for
sale.
Don't you think $3.50 rather a stif
price to ask for a horse like that?"
asked the summer resident How
old is he?"
Hes only jest thutty," said Mr..
jameson, calmly.
Thirty years old, and you expect
to get $3.50 for himl"
Il don't know as l expect to get II. I"
said Mr.. Jameson, without rancor,
but It seems as if I'd ought to have
full as much as that It don't come
to but Eve dollars a year. and he's
cost me a good deal more'n that most
years. Youths Companion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18
BABS' SAREWIICH
81 Norman HopeWelI


niscent of last Sundays service. MIS-
Fame is filled with dismay. She gives
az apprehenslve glance 70 right and
left The earl laughs sardonically
What roti" exclaims Alured.
We'll. I'm-bleased!" murmurs the
admiral as the saddling bell rings He
reaches down to the little hand. Come
along, Babs I'll take you into latter
SALTS. You've earned Ill"
He threads a way through the shout
ing crowd until he finds the book
maker he is in search Of.
"Uh go and GIT your teeth stopped
with your alf quidl' the latter 10 ads
vising a troublesome hacker; but his
manner suddenly changes when he
sees the newcomers.
Lady Barbara Valence desires to do
a little business with you. Mr. May"
says the admiral.
The bookmaker raises his hat. "At
your ladyships service he bows.
Babs lifts her little dog-skin-gloved
hand and exhibits sovereign. Il want
to put this on velveteen," she informs
him.
Forty to one to you. my lady" re-
turns the bookmaker
win you give me back the SOW
ereign?' asks Babs
Yes, your ladyship--if velveteen
wins"
"Oh, she will" comments Babs
amid amusement from the bystanders.
'Ain't you goin' to back her. too, ad-
miral?" she asks.
Dash my main-deck battery II I
don'tl" exclaims the admiral sudden
ly; and Mr. May books four hundred
to ten to him.
Now wen go and watch Velveteen
win, observes Babs placldly.
Ten minutes later she is leaning
over the front Of the club stand watch
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18

ORGANIZATION AN oFFsHooT or
SONS or LIBERTY
Great Society Really Founded BY VIE
liam Mooney and Had lts inoep-
tion in Hatred Of the
Tories.


Tammany was founded BY William
Mooney. an Irishman by descent, an
American BY birth, an upholsterer by
trade, and, according to Success, an
organizer and doubtless an agitator
BY instinct
Mooney and most Of the men asso-
eiated in the founding Of Tammany
had been members Of the Sons Of Lib
erty. With the close Of the revolution
this society was disbanded, 1t being
assumed that IT'S work was done.
The suspicious Of the proletariat
were aroused when Alexander Hamil-
ton threw hts powerful influence and
protection over the hated Tories.
They found themselves powerless to
prevent to Office men known to have
been Royalists.
They had no votes with which to
prevent this, and the proud patricians
smiled scornfullw as they paused at
the doors Of coffee houses and tav.
erns and listened to the denunciation
of these landless and therefore dis.
franchised patriots.
Conspicuous among the resorts fire.
quented by our ancestral New York
proletarlat was Barden's. or the City
Tavern This was located on Broad
way. not fer from Bowling Green, and
within a stones throw OF the present
Standard Oil building.
The tavern was the forum Of popu
lar debate in those days, and If we
were permitted to examine the orig.
inal drafts Of many famous and pa.
triotic documents we would likely find
them stained with ale and jamaica
rum It was a day when the preacher
drank his toddy from the pulpit and
in which neither temperance nor
abstineace was esteemed as virtues.
William Maclay and Robert Morris
were the first senators from Pennsyl.
vania and both attended the initial
session Of congress in New York city.
Senator Maclay kept a journal Of its
proceedings, and his comments and
deductions are the delight Of close
students Of history. Under date Of
May II, 1870, we find this entry:
~This day exhibited a grotesque
scene in the streets Of New York. Be
ing the old first Of May, the Sons Of
st. Tammsny had a grand street
parade through the town in Indian
dress. delivered talk at one Of
their meeting houses and went away
to dinner
There seems to be some sort Of
scheme laid Of erecting some sort Of
order or society under this dencmina-
tion, but 1t does not seem wen di
gested as yet. The expense Of the
dresses must have been considerable
and the money laid out on clothing
might have dressed some Of their rag
ged beggars. But the weather is now
warm"
This rugged and fearless old hater
Of royalty and aristocracy had partIci
pated in the celebration Of the first
anniversary Of the founding Of the
Society Of Tammany
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18

did you ever stop to think how
helpless man is without postage
stamps?" inquired the man with the
armful Of packages the other day.
I'VE use stamps lots Of times without
thinking about it-dont realize how
many things we mail from day to day
But awhile ago ! started to mail a
big bunch Of Christmas packages, and
wanted about so cents worth Of
stamps. The hotels were all sold out
OF nearly so. / stopped at three drug
stores without finding a single stamp
and then ] made for the post office
substation down in the arcade. There
was a line Of people there half a block
long. / couldn't wait there and went
on down to the post Office. The line
there was just as long.
well / finally got my stamps but
it took me about two hours altogeth
er. / never had any idea a man could
waste so much time just over the
postage stamp problem in a town this
size. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18
wAY he wANrEo 10 KNow.
Percy Remembered What His Mother
Had Told Him.

pa" inquired a small boy on the
Oakland boat what's a simoong"
Huh" grunted the man. without
looking from his paper. "simoon's
sandstorm Of the desert, dreaded BY
Travellers
And, pa, what's a honeymoon"
"Honeymoon's rice storm on train,
enjoyed BY travellers.
Then a honeymoon's something
like simeon. ain't It, pa?"
Guess SO; keep quiet; don't ask SO
many fool questions; look at the sea
gulls"
But amt they a good deal alike. pa
--simoons ana honeymoonsf"
"Uh-huh, both fun oi bot air. Most
honeymoons become simoons IN few
years When the honeys gone the
sigh's left.4
PA. we're you ever in honey.
moon?e
Percy, II You don't stop pesterlng
me with questions IN never bring
you over to the city again"
Well, ma said she had a honey
moon. and It was Ike a dream. and al
the rest Of It's been a nightmare. ."-
san Francisco Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18

ing tho race through the admiral's
glasses. The field are coming out Of
the dip. Babs follows them steadily.
In dull thuDder they pass the Bushes.
while the ring yell confusedly
''The favorite winsl"
That's all gas and gaitersl" OBJ
serves Babs, placldly.
Presently there arises a mighty
shout:
The favorite's beat--beat to
blazes!"
A bay-ln Mr. Mllton's claret and
gray-forges past the leader. Babs
puts down her glasses
'Velyeteen strolls inl" she an
nounees. A dead snip wasn't It, ad.
miral?
'T've a jolly good mind to kiss youl"
beams the admiral.
I've a jolly good mind to let you,
smiles Bahs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18

ceved education public
his slender his
days
Fnn elected the legislature 1878 serving
Republican state convention Republican
yenous He chairman Of the Republican
burg
said Finn that intermittent
something than claimed for his
led the revolt against Quay during the session Of 1899 Finn who
born to fight He has the reputation Of saying when he
means
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18

The Cook-You have borrowed my
savings, you wear my best hat when
you 90 out and I've only half enough
to eat at that, SO I'm going to leave.
Mistress-W Why. told you that we
should treat you as a member Of the
family.-Transatlantic Tales
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18

Politics is getting to be wonderful.
ly interesting, said the observer.
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum.
1t is mighty interesting. eBut be
tween you and me 1t isn't near as
much Of an Investment as It used to
be"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18

rs # dificult to become a phlloso
pher?" asked the very young man.
Easiest thing In the world" an.
swered the home grown specimen.
All you have to do is to utter truthn
you don't believe and can't make
other psopAs belieye".-chicago Daily
News
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18
Reason for Grief

''You look unhappy"
but you once said that II your hus-
band ever accumulated a million you
would be perfectly happy
Il know II, but Mrs. Nexdore's hus.
band has accumulated two millions -
Atlanta Constitution
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18
osoruIa's Future.

Atlanta Maiah-col. 0korn is a dis
oerning eplcure and bon vlvant, ! IN.
derstand.
Atlanta General--Yes, sub. Hes
che best Judge OF lomoaaco IL Che city.
snhl"-Cleyeland Leader.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18
WOULD ~ Ex-PREsIDENTs

Senator James b. McCreary Of Kentucky,
who proposes to pay all our expresidents 1--WE
have only one) a salary of $4,000 year and
have them serve on all international exposition
commissions, is one of the best examples. Of te-
nacity in American public life. He had been for
over 80 years a leader in Democratic politics in
Kentucky
Senator McCreary is an imperialist in a sense;
he is no parochial politician with an outlook
bounded by the limits of his native town. In the
10 years he sat in the lower house Of congress
he had more to do with international questions
than probably any other man. He devised the
scheme Of uniting North, South and Central
America with railway; and If there is ever a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18


a
resolution European
Atlantic Pacific He
fishing He the author bills settle International
the
1896 He brought about the important
Cay legislation Finally
the father the navy
OF his construction that navy possible
McCreary Madison county
civil broke out he enlisted the Kentucky cavalry private He
him proceeded
realities
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18
FIeHTs sENAToR PENRosE

William Finn who has entered the SIS against
United States Senator Boies Penrose as the Re
publican leader in Pennsylvania. claims to be ac-
tuated only by altruistic motives He does not
want to succeed Penrose as senator, he says, but
he objects to Penrose on the ground that HIS
leadership has served only to perpetuate the tyr
amy established by Mat Quay. and that the
public interests demand new leader.
Penrose is the son Of wealthy parents, and
his way in life has been made smooth for him,
while Finn is the son Of poor Irish immigrants,
and had to fight his own battles He is said to
be worth s15000000 new, but be that as 1t may,
he began life with nothing, he inherited nothing,
and has never been charged with cheating any
body The one man was sent % college and re-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18

Miss Elderly painted this por
trait Of myself some weeks ago and
cadlings Clooking at the picture Of
a young girD-What a good memory
vou heysi-TransstIantic Tales.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18

Nurse Please. maam. I can't find
little Franz anywhere. We've looked
ell over.
Mistress-Did you look to see If he's
been gathered up by the vacuum
cleaner?-Transatlantic Tales
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18

OLDEST EK-coNeREssMAN

Gen Ephraim T. Eckley Of carroiltcn, Ohio.
is the oldest living ex.menber Of congress. He IS
nov s6 and remains in vigorous health, mentally
alert and interested in aH that is doing II state
and national politics. He never misses local
or state convention Of the Republican party, and
FOR many years has been notable figure at ma
tional conventions either as a delegate or as
spectator
He has lived under the administrations Of every
president save Washington, Adams and Jefferson.
He cast his first vote when Jackson was eandl-
date for president and has never missed voting
oven at primary contest III bis home village He
remembers the report Of Napoleons downfall at
Waterloo and wondered at the time what 1t was
N nn n-Ea- Nannnnn-a laaIh at
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18

81 reported tie future understood
Eckley cmce until 8 when he elected the
the
Then the ticket
candidate but defeated
1853 the wings 81 Ohio Ec tho candidate for United States
Che downfall the old wh he
Became organization Of he Republican
the first convention Philadelphia 1856 when Fremont
made the nominee
Lincoln Gen Eckey active and when war
Immediately his although so old He
ended
1882 while he fighting the western OF Kentucky he nom
elected he did his until the
1863 Then with Blaine
Allison They beginning their congressional
Garfield elected during his in the Gen
Eckey three
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18
FAVoRs NEW CANAL

Frederick C. Stevens superintendent Of public
works Of New York state, seems ohave a mania for
canal building. In his official capacity he has
charge OF the building Of the new Erie canal,
which is to cost s101, 100000 he is the financial
baoker Of William J. Oliver contractor for the
Panama canal, and nov he Is urging the United
States government TO JOIN with the state Of New
York IN building new canal from Lake Ontario
to the Hudson river, to place New York city in
direct communication with the great lakes. eaa.
bling that city to retain its supremacy as a ship
ping port a supremacy that win be threatened
by Montreal If the Canadian governments
Georgian Bay-Ottawa river canal goes through.
If the United States acts on his advice 1t is quite
likely that Mr.. Stevens viii have direction Of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-18

construction thus be intimately
Of the greatest enterprises Of the kind the world
Mr. Stevens the position he holds New
thrust uon Hughes Being mulumnionare he
academic politics served the
NC getting reduction of the price the people
New compelling insurance reforms and would have
investigation the eonsd influences money
.ue was
enan Wadsworh oninaw o ne late Secretary
defender the Chicago packers got AE Stevens
wandered him. stsyns Is
but when dso him - 7osed
acap he sot
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28

80. 10000, - ~.-J~., --.-.
Mr. james Smith of Forestvillc,
SC, returned to sDilIon on Sunday
after spending some days with his
brothers and other relatives here,
returning to his home on Monday.
He has Il brother living in Dillon
where his father died last week.
The legislature Of South Carroll
ma passed the act Of adjournment
Saturday night by a unanimous
vote, the only act Of that body that
meets the unanimous approval Of
the whole state.
We hear quite 4 number Of pco-
pie declare for F~cathcrstonc in the
coming race for governor, Some
favor Anscl, but we not heard
n single man declare for Blcasc.
Who would %rcSurrcct the old dis
pcnsary curse with all Of its rot
tcncss and stencil.
Mcssrs Townsend, Livingston
and LcGrand attorneys at law
spent Friday in town with Esq j
\ Calhoun, trying to otraightcn
out some tangled yarns between a
Chicago picture concern and their
agent, but the next term Of court
will have to finish the lash.
Miss Florence lIdcns has re-
turned home after several weeks
spent with her unclcs and aunt ut
llamcr in Marion county.
Miss Matte Roper is visiting at
the home Of Mrs Margaret Roper.
Mr. Thad Newton is slightly i'm
proved but is not able to be up
yet.
Mr. Iaurin Markcy Of Columbia
come in on Saturday night and
spent Sunday with his grand-par-
cnts and with his mother Julia
Markcy.
We Join our colorcd subscribers
in sympathy for the bcrcavcd Of
Rev ID Miller Of The MI Zion
Methodist church who died in
Lancaster on Wednesday and was
brought home and buried at Mt
Zion church. A good man, popu-
lar with both races.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
Clio Dots

Clio, Feb 25.-Mr w l. Smith
a horseman formerly of Clio, now
Of Bennettsville is in town today
with some fine stock, and shaking
hands with friends.
Miss Mary Parker returned to
Wilmington today after spending
a short while with her sister, Mrs
Jack McInnis.
Mr. Clarence Covington has
returned after spending scvcrnldays
in North Carolina selling KolP fer
tilizer distributors reports seeing
a negro nGrccnvillc, N G., whose
shin has turned white although he
was formcrlj black negro.
Rev + p Eastcrling, financial
agent Of Furman University,
srtvcd the Judson congregation at
II a Nj, and the Clio people at
night. lie has been spending the
week with the congregations. work
in his usual earnest manner in the
interest Of the University and has
been greeted BY faithful friends on
every hand as a former pastor.
The Advocate failed to come TO
the Office here on Wednesday, dis
appointing several scores Of sub
scribcrs, and causing much com
plant.
The ringing Of The cotton seed
oil mill Of y l. Calhoun Jr a be
heard both day and night, south of
town, and no one is disturbed by
the useless blowing Of whistles, as
in some othor towns.
On Wednesday morning Mr. j l.
Williamson was called to Faycttc-
vile, n G, to the burial of his
brother-in-law, MIR Benjamin Black
who died on Tuesday.
Another relic Of bygonc Gays
was shown me by Mr. Thad New
ton who owns an iron bcdstcad
formerly owed by Col TIC Weath-
erly and purchascdEat his salG By
Mr. Ncwton's father w Newton.
The bcdstcad was brought from
England more than one hundred
years ago, and has marks of oldau
though it may serve many genera
tons yet.
We are looking forward with
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
DREW COLOR LINE
Interesting Case Before County
Boari

The county board of education
spent the day last Thursday listen
ing to evidence and arguments in
an appeal from tho action OF the
Lester trustees who dismissed
from school Ninolia SWEET on ac-
count of her color. The following
facts were brought out
Floyd SWEET moved the first Of
the wear to Capt p Il Breeders
place, in Adamsvillc, and soon at
ward started his only child, Il ten
year old girl, to the Lester school,,
which is taught by Miss Courtney
Atkinson of Sumter and Miss Nau-
GIN Gritton Of Laurcns. The tea
chcrs board at the home Of Thos
a lluckabcc, chairman OF the board
oil trustees. On the evening of
the day the day the SWEET girl en-
tered school Miss Gritton report
eel the fact to Mr. ~Iluckabcc and
said she would refuse to teach her,
on account ofhcr color.
The next morning Mr. Huckabcc
called a meeting of the board Of
trustees to consider the matter.
They met at the school house,
heard the teachers statement,
looked at the child, and decided to
dismiss her. The other trustees are
L * Adams and w A. Brccdcn.
Mr. SWEET went to see the trus
tees about it, but failing to get
his daughter rcinstatcd in the
school, employed Livingston and
Mueller to represent him, and APP
pcalcd to the county board of cdu-
cation.
Judge Hudson and Capt Brce-
den testified that the SWEET family
had always enjoyed the political
and civil rights Of white citizens,
before and since the war, and that
they were faithful soldiers. Judge
Hudson, rs Evans, and Floyd
Sweet, himself. said that the
SWEETS were reputcd to have In
dian blood in their veins, but nc
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
In Mcmoriam

Whereas Almighty God, in his
inscrutablc wisdom, has seen fit TO
remove from our Castle Hall our
friend and brother, II. B. Free
man, and
Whereas in the death Of this
Knight Consolidated Lodge No. Is
knights of Pythias has lost true.
loyal and faithful mcmbcr,
BE it resolved: First, That we
bow in humble submission to the
decree of our Heavenly Father,
knowing that he is" too wise to
err, too mcrciful to be unkind."
Second, That in the death of
II. b. Freeman Pythianism has
lost a worthy, manly and valiant
Knight, and the members of the
Consolidated Lodge No. Is, a
faithful companion and brother.
Third, That the heartfelt sympa.
thics OF Consolidated Lodge No..
10, be rendered the sorrowing
family and kindred.
Fourth, That a copy Of these
resolutions be sent to his family,
county press, and that a page in
the minutes of Consolidated Lodge
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28

round out Latimcr's term. Tho
roughly familiar with the great
questions Of the day and knowing
South Cardinals needs as he does
the Legislature would do we'll to
send him to the senate.
No onc could fill the position SO
well as Judge Hudson. Uniting
the wisdom Of years of service
with the fine business judgement
and knowledge Of the present day
needs Of the country Judge IIud-
sonis peculiarly adapted for the
position. And he has won this
honor. lie has served his county
and his state and is today honorcd
and beloved as fcw mon arc.
Judge Hudson is in no sense
seeking the position himself but
the people OF Bcnncttsvillc and
Marlboro county and many other
cities and counties in the state are
calling upon the legislature to elect
nm Tor The uncXpircd term and it
IS hoped that this will be done.