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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-02-04

The history OF statesmen. patriots
and heroes is the history Of nations.
The grandeur that was Greece and the
glory that was Rome. is REFLECTED in
the deeds Of their immortals inscribed
in everlasting letters on the eternal
shafts of time
No nation can long endure that does
not reverence her patriots, cherish the
memories Of her heroes, and honor the
statesmen and people who have added
to her greatness.
With the advent OF the Nineteenth
Century Abraham Lincoln appeared
upon the great stage Of human activ-
ity His origin was humble. his child
hood and youth we're spent in pow
erty. His life was the short and sim
pie annals of the poor" But he arose
through these adyersities, and
through the most trying ordeals, to the
most exalted position in the history
Of our country
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-02-04
PROPOSED CHANGES in
THE ELECTION LAWS

fa1ler clause in the strictest term,
although certain persons are exempted
from passing the educational test, The
proposed amendment reads:
M person shall be registered as an
elector Of tn is state Or be allowed 70
vote at any election held therein unless
he be able to read and write any sec
ton Of the constitution Of the United
States or the state Of Oklahoma, or
who was on Jan i 1867 OF at any time
prior thereto, entitled 70 vote under
any form Of organized government IN
the United States, and no lineal de-
scendant of such person, shall be de-
MED the right to register and vote be-
cause of his inability 10 SO read write
or construe said sections Of such CON
stitntions
In a general way the new law will
provide FOR registration Of voters IN
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-02-04

cities Of the first class and those hav-
ing the commission form Of govern
ment and such registration may be
made applicable to any county il the
state, but only to all voting precincts
Of county, upon petition Of IS per
cent Of the voters Of the county as
shown BY the last general election.
Registration is to be made by the
chairman Of the precinct election
boards and should persons required to
stand the educational test fail to do 50
the chairman is directed to refuse him
registration. and such decision is TO
be final. 1t is understood that the
Democratic members offered an oppor-
tunity to advocates Of female suffrage
to be included with the proposed con-
stitutionaI amendment, which would
have given them the right to vote,
subject, Of course, to the same qualifi-
cations as proposed for men. AS an
organization, the suffragists refused to
enter the combination. It is indicated,
however that before the amendment
gets though the legislature an effort
will be made to strike the word male
from the constitution. and in that
event the movement win have support
of large number Of suffragists.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-02-04
Broke His Meat
Fast and Then Died


Chicago, Feb 49, Meat IS 100 high
All right but watch me 60 70 this piece
Of steak"
This was the remark OF Goff peller,
a sign painter, 10 four companions as
be started to deyour the first meat
he had eaten for 4 week
-Four minutes later he was dead,
having choked to death IN an effort to
eat the meat rapidly
Peiler, with companions, had Joined
with the meat strikers and had not
tasted flesh for a week Wednesday
he could not stand the deprivation any
longer and bought the biggest steak
he could find
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-02-04

Of the state OF Oklahoma 70 observe
this day in commemorauon OF the birth
Of Abraham Lincoln. that ourselves and
our children may be inspired 70 emu
late not only one Of the greatest char
acters Of the nation, but one Of me
greatest characters in the annals of
history
In witness whereof, have herennto
let my hand and caused the great seal
OF the state OF Oklahoma 70 be here
unto affixed. at Guthrie this 24ih day
Of January, A p 1910
c. y. HASKELL.
Attest. Governor
BILL CROSS.
Secretary Of State
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-02-04
AttsU

Secretary Of State.

Casual Acquainiance-So you were
always opposed 70 cigars? But one
never knows what these husbands do
once they are out Of your sight !
wouldn't be surprised II your husband
was smoking now
Young Woman Cn Mortified tonesl -
on. don't suggest such a thing
Casual Acqnaintance-Why not2
Young W0man--Recause -my-my
husbands dead
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-02-04

Guest What are your terms2" Pro
prietor--"A dollar day and take your
meals out or ten day and board
here" Guest--'fNine dollars for eat
ing. Are you crazy?" Proprietor
No; but the nearest lunchroom Is at
Kinbuck, 80 miles over the hills. N
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
HARRY AND HIS ELEPHANT.

funny little man-evidently one of the
head men of the DEMONSTRATING in the
doorway, bowling to his parents and to
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson. The four people
in the room respectfully bowed to the
stranger, and Mr.. Jackson asked him to
come in. The dapper little man bounced
in like a rubber ball, and sat on the
edge of a chair. "Now, my good people"
he began In a squeeky voice, 81 have
an elephant for sale. And l surmisc,
there Is some one In this room who will
be glad to purchase him from me-" Then
the little man bowed again. all around
the room, and resumed: II will sell him
dirt cheap, too"
Harry sat up, all sleep gone from his
eyes. "Ah," he said bowling low to the
queer little man, "what do you want for
your elephant? l should love to own
one, and-and--" And Harry looked Mt
his father hopefully-"an maybe papa
will buy this one for me-if he really is
dirt cheap"
"Well, my fine young fellow" smiled
the dapper little man. II will sell my
elephant for $12.25."
"Oh, l have the % cents" cried Harry.
Papa gave 1t to me this morning to
buy lemonade and peanuts this afternoon
at your circus. And l guess papa will
add the S12. Won't you papa?'
Certainly, son." promised papa, taking
his purse from his pocket. "Here are
$12." And he handed Harry the amount.
Harry, as supremacy happy as any boy
about to possess an elephant could be,
went down into hts pocket and got the
silver quarter his father had given him
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17

that morning. Then he placed the whole
amount in the hands of the little circus
man.. and the deal was made. He owned
an elephant.
"Now, come right down stairs and get
your property" said the little man, beck
oning to Harry. Harry arose and fol-
lowed the circus nan to the street, and
there, standing as high as the first story
of the building, was an elephant with
a huge trunk swinging menacingly about
him.
TAKE charge of him, for he now be-
longs to you,' said the little man, toss
ing to Harry one end of thick rope,
the other end being attached to a chain
about the elephants leg. Harry grasped
the rope, but as he did SO, a curious feel
ing of uncertainty took possession of him.
Where should he lead this mighty beast!
And after leading him, where would he
find a house big enough to hold himf
And-what should he feed him? All, now
he understood the mistake he had made.
He had burdened himself with an ele-
plant, and had no place to keep him!
As he stood bordering, the elephant
threw out his trunk and caught Harry
about the body and lifted him high IN
the air. Oh, how he squeezed him, al
most taking away his breath! Harry
gave loud cry for help, but as he did
so, the elephant let loose Of him and he
fell headlong to the pavement. But just
as he was about to land on his head.
he was suddenly shaken by human
hand, and the next moment his sisters
voice called into his ear: Wake up,
Harry! The p'rade is comm. We can
hear the band! Listen!'
Then 1t was that Harry found himself
on the sofa in the corner Of Mr.. Jack
sons Office He had been fast asleep,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17

morning and then home for luncheon;
and then we'll go to the circus and me-
nagerie in the afternoon and have the
greatest time all day long, won't we!'
And Harry was all enthusiasm. And no
less interested was little Mary, though
she was not so loud n talker.
So the days went on and the morning
Of tie circus parade arrived Harry and
Mary were up with the dawn and out in
the yard, watching and listening. They
knew the circus would not come to their
door, nor would it parade before 10
o'clock. But they hoped they might hear
the lions roar or the band playing. Their
home was in Southern state, where
the summer had already set in, and
though it was the middle of April, the
morning was glorious and warm.
After breakfast the children's mamma
dressed them in their very best clothes
and they all started uptown wherein
the business street of the town they
would stand to see the parade. But their
papa was waiting for them with good
news. Mr.. Jackson has invited us to
occupy window in his Office" he ex-
planned won't that be splendid? We
dow and look down on the street, and
see the entire parade without the dis
comfort of being in the crushing crowd"
us Mr.. Jackson's Office on the second
floor, papa?' asked Harry, his cheeks
aglow from excitement.
Yes, over Mr.. Jones store, you know.
Well have fine view from there, SOU"
Then Harry and Mary ran ahead of their
parents and were soon in Mr.. Jackson's
law Office, which was situated a story
above the pavement, aud there they
found Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson already
seated beside 4 window, their little FIVE
year-old girl, Tottie, running about In
great glee, So Harry, years old, and
Mary, 7 years old, joined Tottie in
romp up and down the hall outside the
Office till their papa and mamma came
up the stairs. Then all went into the
office and got their places beside the
window, so that when the parade came
along they'd be ready to enjoy 1t.
We've got half an hour to wait" said
Mr.. Jackson. looking at his watch. II
guess it will seem hours to the young
sters. Fact is, my wife and l had to
come down early to satisfy Tottie. She
was in such stew of excitement, fear
ing the circus might go on without her."
Here Harry's and Marys parents
laughed and Harry laughed a little, too.
He felt quite a man, IN his superior
years. Tottie was mere babe COM
pared with him!
But as the four grown-ups talked.
Harry and Mary and Tottie began to get
restless, and Harry found his eyelids
dropping, for he had gotten out of he'd an
hour earlier that morning than was his
habit. A Zig deep sofa was in the cor
ner, near to the window where he and
Mary were seated with their parents,
and he slipped off his chair and stretched
himself on this convenient couch. II
they had hulf an hour to walt, he might
steal n bit of sleep, and that would re-
fresh him for the day. But hardly had
he closed his eyes when strange thing
occurred. He heard a commotion in the
room. and opening his eyes. beheld
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
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Il ROOM

green and was supplied with cushion
like those on the couch. The bed was in
refreshing white. The large center rug,
which had almost covered the floor, was
taken up and stored for the summer, and
cool mating rugs were spread In front of
bed. couch and dressing table. The book
shelves had q curtain of soft-green silk,
which protected the books from dust. A
green-shaded library lamp stood on the
plain little study table, which had also
been painted green. The pictures on the
walls were few, but choice, and over all
the frames the little mistress Of the "den"
put a coating of gliding. Prior to her
spring dressing the frames had been of
various kinds, thus marring the harmony
OF the room.
After she had completed her room. not
n more restful place in all the big house
could be found There was an absence
of flags and prints of common kind about
the walls. and not too many photographs
graced table and top of bookshelves. Or
der, harmony and freshness were the
three things striven for by the young mis-
tress, and she accomplished her aim.
Everyone who entered her room said,
How sweet and PEACEFUL" There was
none of that artistic disorder" so often
displayed by young folks in their private
apartments; no disquieting confusion to
set ones nerves on edge. The soft color
Ing, the sweet simplicity, the absence of
everything not essential to ones comfort
made the place spot to be sought out
and rested in. And the little mistress had
achieved the effect at very small cost.
almost forgot to say that the walls of the
rooms were tinted rich cream to the pic
ture molding, above which a border of
green grasses and pink blossoms reached
to the white ceiling.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17

~ VERY young girl loves to dress her
own room or den" in a new spring
frock. but so few can do so without
an considerable outlay of money
III Now. one may fit out ones room
0rettily, even artistically, at very small
81 pense. I give a few suggestions mere
Which came to me from observations mace
IA the home of clever young girl OF
nieat ingenuity This young girls room
Mas in the top of the house. so to speak,
&eing big, sunny attic room directly I'M
|Her the roof and containing three dormer
Windows When the spring came, with
L. warmth, she decided to remove the
Xeayy furnishings from her apartment and
hess it in a new summer frock. The couch
Is upholstered in green velvet, so over
lis she put q chintz cover with deep,
|txeam ground dashed with sprays of pink
roses and green vines. About the bottom
hi the covers valance was border of
|nreen sateen, and the seams were corded
Ith the same Pillows of green sateen
Id light-brown linen, all ruffled with the
hintz. were piled on the couch in
eomfy" and inviting -to-nap manner. Over
he dressing table mirror were draped
|dainty white Swiss curtains, held in place
Inv green ribbon bows. OF course, the
|ureen of the cushions and ribbons har
|monized with the green leaves on the
|,bintz couch cover. Window curtains were
|pe white Swiss and tied back from the
|rash by green ribbons In each window
|,he had u fern box filed with living
'sreen," as she called her spring flowers
A broad seat reached below each window
Ind was covered with chintz to correspond
with the couch cover. The little wooden
rockers were painted green and had white
linen headrests on them. deep wicker
khair was given coat of the same fresh
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17

sented to let him bear them company.
And their aunt-a Western woman fully
alive to the pleasures OF the country
agreed that forenoon spent in the noun
tains would prove not only beneficial to
them but would afford them keenest en-
joyment. And she directed them on their
way to the most delightful spots, naming
places on the mountain side about three
miles distant from town. you'll find
spring of the purest water trickling from
between great boulders,' she told them.
And there is a natural stone bench-we
natives call 1t the rock couch-where you
may sit and eat your luncheon. And
your appetites will be In fine condition,
too, after your three miles walk"
And SO the three children trudged along,
as full of strange imaginings MS 1t Is pos
sible for city children in the Far West to
be. They even fancied bears or lions com
Ing out of lalrs to look at them menaeing-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17

~. But, of course they knew no such
animals now existed in that part of the
world, but 1t lent excitement to their
expedition" to fancy such encounters.
After having walked about Il mile from
town they reached the foot Of the noun
tain they were to ascend. At the base
stretched pretty, little farm, where they
stopped to rest and to beg a drink OF
water. The farmers wife. a wholesome
woman with a CHEEKY smile, invited them
to come In and rest Il bit in her coy
sitting room, and instead of water she
gave them buttermik to drink-fresh and
cold. Then, as she chatted with them of
her home, robust little boy, about
Steve's own age, came running in. He
had been in the garden with his father
when the children stopped ut the gate,
and seeing them, had left off his work
to come in and get acquainted with the
stranger. 1t took less than five minutes
for this little chap manned TOM and
Steve to become very well acquainted,
and when at last Paul said they must
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
How to Make a Handy
Receptacle.

"a o one can say that a soied clothes
y bag is n thing of beauty and joy for
4 ever: indeed, it Is a most unsightly
'<b:ng and inconvenient in the extreme, and
va hanging In a closet or behind a door
blaces to which 1t is usually assigned,
IL 10 hard to get into and harder to get
but Of And as baskets made for holding
u billed clothes come pretty high In price.
ew girls and boys can afford to have
hem In their dressing-rooms. Here Is a
ood substitute for the basket, and one
Which will do away with the inconven-
5ent bag. Take good sized box-a crack
~ or soap box will do-and join the lid
- the body of the box by means of small
singes. Line the box and lid with paper,
nv color that you like. Cover the out
lde with chintz or cretonne. using bright
<headed lacks to hold 1t In place. The lid
might be padded to make seat, and
ftDtton fringe, harmonizing in color with
The covering, put on as a border. Tassels
"a the four corners add to the appearance
Ia the receptacle. Such a box does not
Eook badly at the foot of ones bed or
Under the window. In fact, it has the APP
|rearance of a neat piece of furniture.
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push on their way up the mountain side,
Steve pleaded WEAKNESS, and asked to be
allowed to remain at the farmhouse till
Sally and Paul should return later in the
day.
This pleased little Tom exceedingly, and
he cried out Yes you stay and play
with me. Well help papa make garden;
and we'll feed the pigs; and we'll roll
down the haystacks, and well-oh, we'll
have the greatest fun all forenoon. And
well have pumpkin pie and doughnuts for
dinner, for | saw mamma baking some
this morning
You can imagine Steve's happy counte
nance when Tom made all these promises,
and when his brother said: well, if you
will not be in Mrs. Hunters way, Steve,
you may stay till we return this way"
(Mrs. Hunter was the cherry farmer
woman to whom all three had lost their
hearts.1
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17

dreaming that he owned an elephant!
And as he rose to run to the window
he felt load of responsibility drop from
his shoulders, for he did not own the
elephant. And--he thrust his hand deep
into his pocket-he still had his quarter.
All, he and Mary would have peanuts
and lemonade in the afternoon and such
other lots of fun! And there was no
use worrying over huge beast-since
he no longer owned him. All, how happy
he was
And not till after the circus that even
ing did Harry have time to tell of his
dream, and how his mamma and papa
and little Mary did laugh when they
heard it, "Oh, 1T would have been
lovely, Harry. to own an elephant" de-
clared Mary. "We'd have ridden him
all the time"
Eyes, that's the way 1t may seem to
you" said Harry knowingly but once
you own an elephant-well, your first
thought is how can you rid yourself of
him. No, l wouldn't have one as gift"
And Harry and Mary fell to discussing
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
BY WILLIAM WALLACE, JR.

IA playing In the yard when their
b mamma called to them: "Come,
y my dears, | have something to tell
you which will highly please you"
"All right, mamma" replied Harry.
Were coming, mamma dear" added
Mary. Then both flew to their mamma,
who was in the big, comfortable sitting
room with the sunshine all around her,
for she was beside the great bay window
which allowed old Sol to fill the room.
what is it, mamma?" asked Harry
anxorsly.
Its the circus" explained their
mamma. ut is coming to town next
week and If you and Mary are the very
best children-why, papa and l will take
you to it,
"Oh, won't that be great sportT cried
Harry. "We'll get to see the elephant,
won't we?' And he jumped about in
great glee.
"Oh. won't we have the greatest timer"
said Mary. 81 just love to watch the
funny little monkeys. They play SO
many queer tricks"
Then they all fell to discussing the
coming circus and menagerie. Mamma
read to them all about it and they en-
joyed the pleasure of anticipation as
much as though they were already at the
circus. "We'll go to the parade in the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
A Geological Puzzle.

ITALIAN biologists have a puzzle to
solve owing to the discovery on Mont
! Blanc of the body of a white bear,
which has been taken to Aosta. 1t was
thought at first that the bear must have
died some 900 years ago and must have
been preserved by the ice, since 1t has
always been held that white bears van
ished from the Alps three centuries ago.
But it has since been demonstrated that
death could only have taken place a few
days previous to discovery. As this would
seem to show that there are still white
bears in the Alps, expeditions are to b
sent to tast tina thaorE
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SO Sally and Paul turned In the direc-
tion of the spring, from where good
road led directly to town and past the
pretty farm of the Hunters at the foot
of the mountain. But on and on they
walked, and twice Sally had to pause for
breath. for she declared they were climb
ing. But Paul insisted they were going
due eastward and following the course
they had come.
At last, the fog deepening, they became
a bit uneasy for Paul's watch told him
they had been much longer on the return
trip than when coming, and yet they had
not reached their starting point. Some
thing must be wrong. Evidently they
had climbed a bit, and they would pos
sibly find the spring just below them ON
the mountain. SO they turned their faces
downward, going-as they supposed-to-
ward the Hunters farm. But In vain
they walked for about an hour. And now
the fog was so thick that they feared for
every step they took. for the ground was
very uneven and they came to many
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Then the four descended the mountain
and by suppertime had reached the frame
house. where Mrs. Hunter had fine hot
meal on the table. And Steve was most
happy to see his sister and brother again.
after their wonderful adventure on the
mountain in a fogstorm. And during the
meal Mr. Hunter told of how the cave
had been named Lucky Cave" by some
travellers who were overtaken on the
mountain by a snowstorm, and who had
liyed for several days in the cave. They
had afterwards carried straw to the cave
and made a rude door, so that other tray
elers lost on the mountain might find
a safe shelter.
After supper Mr.. Hunter hitched up his
horses to a buggy and took the three
children home, and they all counted the
day one Of the most enjoyable they had
ever had, even though two of them had
been lost on the mountain side for few
hours.