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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24

Christmastide axoms of that kind which are used
and misused toward the end of the year That
arst saving has been cleverly shifted about in
this manner: at is not the gift but the price
which the giver putteth into the gift"
The proper Christmas spirit as told from the
pulpit is far from that which many follow out in
selecting presents. Mother countries exhibit less
interest in costly gifts than does America. Travel
ers In countries of the old world have been sur
prised at the great number of Christmas presents
which are homemanufactured. Several weeks be-
fore the glad event. the families sit themselves
down in their rooms and start, secretly, work upon
the Christmas gifts In the country districts Of GER
tain parts of America this custom is still retained.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
See Future ProfItabIe Induatrv

The bureau of science. Manila, has
published a bulletin by Warren D.
Smith, chief Of the division of geology
and mines, and members Of that staff
on the mineral resources OF the islands
and their product in 1907. 1t is be
ieved that a sure, profitable and
steady mining industry may in time
be built up in the colony, but this re
port shows that little more than a be
ginning has yet been made.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
INGENIOUS Ponies

A rather curious habit has been de-
veloped by Mexican ponies in connec-
tion with the cactus thorns. When
these creatures are thirsty, 1t is said
that before attempting to put their
mouths to the prickly plant, they will
iirst of all stand and kick at the cac-
tus with their heels. BY this means
the thorns are broken and the leathery
skin bruised, and so the ponies can
drink their fill of the cool juice with
out injury.-The Sunday Strand.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
Sees Great Future For Siberia.

More than 100000 persons emigrated from Eu.
ropean Russia to Siberia in 1907 Vice-Consul Chan
Ter of Dalny reports, and of this recordbreaking
number fewer than ever before returned to their
homes Every colonst arriving in Siberia receives
81 acres of land free, paying no taxes the first
three years and only half the regular the next
three.
Siberia imports $1O.OOO,OOO worth of goods BY
caravan from China annually almost entirely tea,
while Siberia exports to China only $75O00O worth
of articles annually and many of thase originate in
European Russia
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24

Maurice Maeterlinck, who, It is an
nounced, Is to receive the Nobel prize
for literature this year, has been
called the Belgian Shakespeare
title he Is by no means ayerse from
holding. AS he is now only 46, It is
probable that he has not yet given Of
his best Last year he purchased the
ancient abbey OF Saint Wandrille, In
Normandy. This historic retreat was
in ruins, but the poet set about hay.
Ing the place repaired, so that he can
entertain his friends amid picturesque
surroundings.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
Gift pearl In the Mouth

What luck some people havel I
was eating oysters the other day next
10 man who suddenly made a face
and uttered cry Of irritation, and
then extracted pearl from his mouth.
"Confound the thing' he said, 'it
nearly broke my tooth. I'm always
finding them."-V. " ". In London
Sphere.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24

A recent writer explains the pecul-
lar attitude and kissing of the goose
something as follows: When you
enter a yard where geese are they will
stretch out their necks and hiss like
serpent They will do the same
when sitting upon their nests. This
authority says that in the far east
long ago, geese nested in the tall grass,
and in some way unknown discovered
that no sound would drive away the
intruder as quickly as the Kissing Of
the snake, the bite of which is poison
GUS and meant death. Therefore,
when the intruder approached near
the nest. the geese would stretch out
their necks, making it resemble 3
snake and send forth sounds like .
snake, which were successful in driy-
ing away the enemy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
Race Traits

The Celt, or the kind of man our
ignorance calls Celt, has shown him
self more than any of his brethren of
other races dogged in following his
ideas-whether in politics, in religion
or in social customs-dogged and
dauntless, beaten often but never Civ
ing in, never changing his demand
and not readily even changing his tao
tics.-Lonoon Freeman's Journal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
Minerals in South Russia

South Russia has among its val
liable minerals rock salt, coal, coprol-
ties, kaonn, sands for glass making
and other purposes, manganese and
iron ores, the latter being easily first
in Importance, free from phosphorus
and with little sulphur.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
Woman Known as Sailors Friend.

Miss Josephine X. Upham has just
accepted the post Of woman missions
airy and organist IN the new American
seamen's Friend Society Institute ia
West street. New York city. She kas
had Is years experience In the work
for seamen and comes direct from tho
Sailors Haven, Boston, She is known
personally to sailors from every part
Of the world. who speak and look upon
her as their friend. Her influence
with men with whom she comes in
contact IS very great.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
orinlnaltx

The most original modern authors
are no so because they advance what
is new, but simply because they know
how to put what they have to saw as
II it had never been said before
Goethe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24
zsEE E0e CNZD.. hQ0Hey M RgR.W

the uncertainty attending the possibility Of the
woman being disodged and second the uncertain.
~ to whether the less favored Of the family
circle will draw any presents from the treasure
store beneath the skirts Of the woman.
Christmas. OF course Is observed only in Chris.
uan countries, but some heathen in fact nearly
all OF them. have one day or another on which
TO receive and send presents TO their friends and
others who are not friends. In countries ruled
by absolute monarchies. the rulers are sometimes
afraid to open their gift receptacles for the rea-
that oftentimes reasonable persons inclose
fancy little bombs not marked in the invoice. OF
course such undesirable persons do not have any
more Christmases to celebrate affairs being ar
ranged in that manner If they are caught
While the Christmas idea is practically the
same in most countries of the globe which OBJ
serve the day. there is great variety Of presents
and a certain nations desire for gifts made in
wide variance to that which the next door neigh
bor believes in. Germans a rule give the chill
dren presents, most of which made in this
country, while Americans are always particular
about buying the babies toys marked made in
Germany"
Frenchman told a clever little story at a
Christmas banquet in Paris year ago, which ran
along on that line. He was enamoured with
beautiful young lady whose home was on Rue de
Boulevarde She was of artistic taste, so he stud
led her desire in painting creations for three
weeks before Christmas At last he came to the
conclusion that probably an oil painting by
noted French artist might please her. He took
special pains TO hunt out store where he might
procure one He did and put several weeks
salary into the gift
He had it delivered Christmas morning and re
ceived a cordial note of thanks from the young
Iadg, who unfortunately had not thought to pur-
chase anything for him. This, of course, was en-
barrassing to both parties. but that evening While
fondling the creation in his presence she hap
pened to scan the back of the portrait It said:
made In Hoboken, N. j." She was in the midst
of thanks and an embarrassing explanation OF
why she hadn't sent him present, when she
noticed the birthmark of the oil painting. She
stopped and they haven't spoken to each other
SINCE according to the story
All Of which goes to show that the value OF
gift moro than the spirit which the giver exnipits
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24

proportion TO population is the biggest
national distributor of gifts
There are many concerns In Ger
many, England and France which con.
fine themselves exclusively to the manu-
facture of gifts such as are exchanged
only during the celebration of the
birth of Christ. Besides being a holi-
day which should be devoted to worship
of Jesus Christ, It is a day which is
looked forward to by merchants as a
big source of profit.
In other countries, as in America,
there are many small Christmas trage-
dies enacted because of the dislike
which some folks -ake to gifts and be-
cause of the thoufthtlessness of others
in omitting some of their friends. Some
make 1t a rule. and advertise it well,
that they have decided TO confine gifts
to the immediate family circle. so that
none will take offense if they receive
no gifts from their hitherto cherished
friends. OF course the ones who are
notified of the change in the routine
are careful to scratch of the names of
the friends who have eliminated them
so that when Christmas comes there is
no needless embarrassment.
The poets once sang: 1T is not the
gift, but the spirit of the giver." and
also Don't look a gift horse in the
...1,.t1, Thara ara dozanc 0f little
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24

festive occasion. People begin buy
ing presents week before: they pre-
sent them Christmas morning and the
next day return to work. the entire
affair forgotten until the following
brings the season around again.
Not so IN the countries across the
water. They observe every tradition
IN the mother lands: they plan for
weeks and the festivities which mark
the birth OF Jesus Christ are carried
on for week or more. The Christ
mas tree in Germany is allowed to
remain decorated far into the next
year, extending over a period Of sew
eral months.
Unique ceremonies grace the Danish,
French. Swiss and Scotch Christmas
celebrations and that which the Teu-
tons foster have been handed down
from ages. In Mexico one OF the treas
ured customs is the breaking OF the
Pinata. a tradition being connected
with the little ceremony which ushers
in Christmas day. A queerly con-
structed eflgy Of a woman Is hung
up In a corner Of room and a child
blindfolded. armed with stick. pro.
ceeds to dislodge the old woman from
her position close TO the ceiling. When
the feat is accomplished the presents
contained under the covering OF the
dress Of the figure are distributed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-24

AN American, VINO
had not seen much
OF the wcSld. should
awake on Christmas
morn while a German.
French. English, Ital-
ian. Swiss or Danish
Christmas celebration
was IN progress in his
vicinity. he would imag-
inc himself within the
exclusive confines OF a
home for the mentally
incompetent.
The American Christ
mas Is a matter-Of-fact
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-30

'T tell you love can't stand much
laughin' at. its the tenderest plant
that ever peeped QUO Of the soft lap
Of creation, and IN laughter II there is
no sympathy there's frost. When
feller stops lovin' he sees more than
he did before and yet he is binder.
He sees more in other folks, but sees
that they amt like the one he loved.
And the reason that SO few people
marry first love is because that sort
Of love takes hold as If 1t wanted to
kill Don't appear that anything else
viii satisfy it. There's no use tryin'
to dodge it, boys; a thief In the night
can't slip up on you half so sly. It Is
the oldest thing in the world but
il is so new that nobody knows yet
how to handle 1t. It makes ignorance
as wise as a god and hangs lamp
with perfumed oil where darkness al.
ways fell before. A good many of the
old chaps make fun of it, but when
they do you may know that they amt
nothin' but money getters, and that
marks the death OF the soul Does me
good to look at you young fellers; I
like to think of the sweet misery
you've got to 60 through with. oh.
yes. there's more than one love- It's
like the rheumatism. One attack may
be worse than the others, but it's all
rheumatism just the same, and no
matter how light you've got 1t you
know when It's there. SO you are
Alb Sarvers boy. What's your pap
doin' today"
"Arguln' politics with a feller when
left home"
We'll, he was always mighty hand
to argue. haven't seen him In long
! time. It's good ways to your house,
amt it?"
About ten miles"
Eyes, and the miles get longer and
the days shorter as we grow older.
But no matter how old we get, II the
heart remains sound, we never forget
that rheumatism told you about. l
wouldn't give the memory Of 1t for
hardly anything in the world. One
Of these days you will see her comm
down the road, maxim the orchards
bloom as she passes along. and you'll
wonder how you can live another min
It. and you'll wish yourself dead just
to make her feel bad. If she laughs at
anything anyone else says it will send
a knife blade through your heart, and
If she sighs you'll think it's over some
other feller. There'il be no such thing
as pleasin' you, but I'd rather have 1t
In store for me than a mountain range
made Of gold Well. boys, It's about
time l was a goin' on home. There's a
woman there that / fell in love with
years ago, and I haven't fallen out
with her yet.
so you are Alb Sarver's boy. You
make me think, my son. 1t was your
daddy that told the girl had met a
BULL and it was your nanny that
made the orchards bloom"
Copyright, by Opie Read.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-30

thing that would have made that par
ticular letter memorable.
In the same class as the noninclos-
ers are those who say, "Of course,
George will have written you about
the mysterious happenings in the
house Of Cynthia Alendale How do
you account for them ?"
It Is more than likely that IL George
has written at all he will have said.
Il suppose that Emma has told you all
about the blood-curdling affair at
Cynthia Alendale's 50 I will not waste
your time by telling you about It. But
wasn't it awful? What are we com
ing tor
If only George and Emma had as.
sumed that the other had not told a
single thing about the interesting af-
fart Here and there are people VINO
hate to receive letters. but most Of US
are human Heaven be praisedD and
so IN writing put in all the human
touches you can think o. and don't
assume that "the other fellow" has
written all the interesting news be
cause you may depend upon It he
hasn't.
And remember to put In the in.
closure even If you forget to post the
letter containing it.
Copyright, by James Pots & Coz
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-30
Poets wife a MIIlinsr.

Mrs. Richard lie Gallienne. the wife
of the well-known writer. will shortly
set up a real hat shop in Paris. It
is sure to do well, for she herself
did not disdain to begin at the begin
ming, working in a Paris modistes s
atelier until she had acquired all
those "beggarly elements" Of hat
making which it is so dangerous to de-
spise Mrs. lie Galllenne, as many peo-
pie know, is a Dane, born Miss Julie
Norregard, and her marriage to Mr..
lie Gallienne took place ten years ago,
the year after he published The
Quest Of the Golden Girl" Like her
husband, she has written a good deal;
in fact. she has been a very clever
and capable journalist. corresponding
for Danish papers as well as contrib
uting to the English press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-30

"And 50 you are Cal Atterson's
boy" said lin Jucklin as he sat down
on the steps Of the grocery store.
my, how you young chaps come on.
And you? Ab sarvers youngest. ehg
Hasn't seemed more than a week
since saw you riding a stick horse
and here you are big enough to make
love to the girls.
Don't make love to EN-? Go on
with you. I'll bet your heart has been
wrung and hung out to dry more
than once. When | was about your
age I fell sick along about tobacco-cut-
ting time, and didn't think was
ever goin' to get well. The cause Of
my sickness was a young gal that
came into the neighborhood to visit
her uncle. I haven't time now to tell
you how beautiful l thought she was,
/ didn't believe she belonged on the
ground at adjust touched It now and
then to accommodate the earth, you
know, She few down from cloud
that the sun was a shlnin' on and
didn't care to 90 back. Recollect how
astonlshed was the first time ever
saw her eat I thought she Just natur-
ally sucked the honey out Of the hon
eysuckle along with the hummin'
birds, and when / saw her worryin'
with an ear Of boiled corn big enough
to scare twoyear-old calf l went out
and leaned against the fence But 1t
didn't hurt my love any. I thought
she did it just to show that she might
possibly be human being. She didn't
want US all to feel bad One night
/ groaned so that mother came to
me and wanted to put mustard plas-
ters on me. She lowed that mebby
she might draw out the Inflammation.
She thought had somethin' the mat
ter with my stomach because had
lost my appetite I told her that
had an Inflammation she couldn't
draw out with yoke of steers. Then
she thought | ought to have an emet-
ic. said that If she had one that
would make me throw up my soul she
might fetch 1t along. but otherwise
It would be as useless as saying NEW
to q dead cat Then she thought
must be crazy and came mighty nigh
hittin' the mark, tell you
"A few days afterward. about the
time l was at the height Of my fever,
met the girl In the road and she
smiled at me, and l ran against a
beech tree and II | didn't knock the
bark off I'm the biggest liar IN the
world. When came to had my arm
around sheep, walkin' across the
woods pasture.
My, my, what a time that was to
live. The sun had just riz for the
first time and they had Just called up
the birds to give out the songs to
them They want quite done settin'
the stars out in the sky. and they
hadn't put more than one coat OF
whitewash on the moon. Musie-it
want there till she came and the
orchards bloomed as she walked along
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-30

THE hats this last winter have been
puzzers to even their owners" said
the well-dressed woman. as she care
fully adjusted before the mirror a
handsome creation Of velvet and
plumes. when went to my mil.
liners a few days ago With this hat
on she looked at me a minute in sur.
prise, and then said: You are not
wearing your hat right She removed
It and replaced it as she had intended
It to be worn, and then | saw that all
winter had been walking one way
and wearing my hat the other"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-30
SEVERE HEMosRHoIDs
eores, and Itching Eczema--DoetoF
Thought an Operation Necessary
-cutlcura's Efficacy Proven.

II am now so years old, and three
years ago was taken with an at.
tack Of piles (hemorrhoids), bleeding
and protrudlng. The doctor said the
only help for me was to go to a
hospital and be operated on. I tried
several remedies for months but did
not get much help During this time
sores appeared which changed to q
terrible itching eczema. Then began
10 use Cuticura Soap. Ointment, and
Pills, injecting a quantity OF CutIcura
Ointment with a Cuticura Suppository
Syringe. 1t took a month Of this
treatment to get me in fairly healthy
state and then | treated myself once
a day for three months and, after that,
once or twice week. The treatments
! tried took a lot OF money, and 1t is
fortunate that l used Cuticura. ]. H.
Henderson. Hopkinton. N. X. Apr
20. 1907"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-05-30
FlERcE 1UELs On An lsLANR
Thirty Thousand Sheep and Goats
Flight Daily on san clements.

Mile after mile Of sheep ready for
shearing. not to mention mile after
mile of goats for butting, was the
sight that greeted Superintendent Zim-
mer Of the Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Animals, when he visit
cd San Clemente, from which island he
returned recently, says the Los AM
geies Times Next month the sheep
and the goats will be separated; not
in the old Biblical way, but in mod
ern style and after an exciting
roundup.
San Clemente island is 28 miles long,
and to Mr.. thinner it seemed as if he
saw % miles Of sheep. He was not
there on business, but as the guest Of
the owners of the island, Robert and
Charles Rowland and Mrs. Rowland
Where he couldn't see sheep he spied
goats There are nearly $4,000 OF
the former and 1000 of the latter
The goats are an unmitigated nui-
sance, because they kill so many
sheep, and are being hunted.
1t takes a long time to round up the
sheep. Mr. thinner says they seem to
know when the attempt is to be made.
Just now 1t is easy to get near them,
but as soon as they see number
Of horseback riders and other indica-
tions that they are about to lose their
wool, they get down into the gullies
and hide, and 1t takes strenuous efforts
to corral them.
Far wilder than the sheep are the
goals They stay in the canyons and
usually won't mix with the former,
but when the fancy seizes them they
charge down on the fiocks and butt
the lambs to death.
In formation the island is very like
the rolling country around San Pedro.
It is believed to have been the burial
ground OF giant Indians who inhabit.
ed this coast in the early times. Mr..
thinner says that from a place 500
or 900 feet square a number Of skulls
Of the original native sons have been
taken. The indications are that the
giants were buried in rows.