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MRS. HAROLD STAGG. j
CHAPTER XII. ( Continued.)
"Now Uncle Phil you are only
teaslcg me You aald Just row that
ron otiro aniloua for me to be happy
ud to make a success of Ufa: that's
what I'm actions to consult yoa about
I wish to make a success of my life
Otaurwle i ahaU not he happy."
H kMked up at her.
"Kfc? Not happy? What has made
my Pearh-hlosaom onhappy?"
1 didn't say I arai unhappy now.
What I meant waa that If I ware
to ao on Using aa I am. I'm aura I
Eleanor opened the matchbox and
atriktm? a light applied It to the pipe
which the professor held In his
south Ha puffed gratefully once
twice thrice.
Tat not good at gueastcg riddles."
fca said laying hack his head and
meeting her reflective rte
"I waa thinking how I should put
t.e matter to you. uncle. Tou rem em
her that father while ha tired uaad to
superintend my studies and that ho
encouraged ma to follow the college
coarse. 1 don't pretend that I knew
a great deal whan ha died but 1
think that I had reached the point
where I was beginning to realise what
I didn't know la certain directions.
-Precisely." he said with a nod. aa
aha paused to stifle a cough Induced
by the tobacco smoke.
-Now what I wish to ask. dear
I'nete Phle. la. first whether yon sup-
tsose f ere would be any chance of
wry being able to get a position at
rone aemlr.ary or academy as an in-
structor In one of the English
bnwtas either literature or history
or I think that attar a llttl more
atndy I should oe fitted to teach In
Latin; and second assuming that I
could whether t tit re would he say
objection or you would hare any ob-
jection to my taking Itr
CHAPTER XIII.
The professor stirred Is his chair
aad draw eagerly at his pips. His
ayea were full of light. For aome
he made no reply while
-os and aeated herself quiet
ly on the sofa at the other aide of
the table.
"What put that Idea Into your
head?- he asked.
-I hare always had It; that la. I
hare always been fond of hooka and
reading and study and after father's
death 1 had made up my mind to try
to get some pupils wtea Uncle Her
aid arrlred aad persuaded me to come
ghtst. I gare up my plan because I
wished the boya to be well cared for.
but I're boen sorrr erer slace; not
worry that I came because 1 can see
-now much good It has done me In a
variety of ways but sorry that I're
Had to giro up all my Interests of that
sort"
"H'm! Hare you spoken to your
uncle and aant Stasg?"
i -I hare mentioned the plan to Aunt
Emma: she was horrified."
"Precisely."- murmured the profes-
sor aad his eyea gleamed again. "Pre-
cisely." Ha puffed away at his
mahogany-colored meerschaum so
that the saoka rose lmm his mouth
la a sable clond.
"What do you think of itr" she
asked presently.
"I am not prepared at the moment
to say that your aunt was cot right."
he replied dryly.
"What are the objections to my
plan. Uncle PalnT"
"Did uot jour an it mention them?"
"Oh. Aunt Emma could aee no sense
ib It a. all. She said t .at I would be
ruining my prospects."
"Well wouldn't you 7"
"Prospects m what?"
1 The professor puffed meditatively.
His race waa turned from Eleanor so
that she could not see his smile.
"I imagine that your aunt had ref-
erence among other things to mar
rtage." he remarked lu the same dry
tone.
Yes' She referred to that."
"In which she showed herself a wo-
man of the u.seretton for which I hare
siren ber credit The chances of
your making a brilliant match would
certainly be eeriously diminished if
sue utterly destroyed were you to for-
sake your present home for a posi-
tion such aa you hare In mind."
"I hare said uncle that I had ao
thought of marriage." Eleanor said
la a suppressed voice.
"Not for Irs years I believe you
waM. At the end of that period or
" i St das deference to your knowledge
tt sett even before the end of that
period yoa might think differently
What theaT"
- What then?" Surely uncle it la
not reasonable that t should have
to v s seme of the beet years of my
life (a Idleness and amusement In
order to mas myself before lb eyes
of jnsint men who are on the look-
out lor wires. "
There Is something In what you
any a s 1 1 ail the professor: "but
apart from Use question of marriage
alesasnr. there is that of quitting a
cnsagortable homo and all the com-
forts aad luxuries that belong to a
life of elegant leisure such as you
enjoy aad sraeJd continue to enjoy in
just uncle Harold s house. Hare
yoa taken all that Into account?"
Thai s was a Judicial calmness in
the professor's tnae. hot one watch-
ing has face could have seen that he
was awaiting the answer with Inter-
eat -seat that for a moment his tips
clasp ni tat. stem at his pipe without
suction
"That woes not alarm me in the
leant." awe answered. "Tou remember.
V nole Pain that I was brought up In
the si mill wt way 1 am accustomed
to eroetesahse and to go without
Lhteftr Beanies what pleasure there
wuetd he is feeds that I was msp-
porttac myself aad that the food I
ate anal the clothes cn aay back were
asua aw right of my own endeavors.
Itiaaeed of reattributed by others how
ere fctac-"
-tart yea might earn asoaey -
to ahirhi j Halt for in
taunt etttaf
1UIIHUIUI1 Jllsv
ladylike art. without leaving your
uncle's home.
The professor as he spoke by a
series of determined puffs sent a vol-
una of new smoke toward the celling.
"Aunt Em.ua mentioned that She
suggested tl at I might paint on china
or give wnlst lessons axd yet retain
my prospects."
"Ah! did she. really? Just my own
idea precisely; only she Improves
upon It. Point en china or gire whist
lessons! Capita: ' But the last
strikes ma as especially felicitous.
You could give whist lessons I should
say certainly without sacrificing your
prospects. Your sunt Is an eminently
sensible womai."
The professor spoke Jauntily; so
much so that Eleanor who had In-
tended to t-e sardortc. paused with
surprise. It almost seemed to her
that there was Irony also la her
mentor's words. But the sober pre
cisfon of the phrase with which he
renewed the dialogue convinced her
of her error.
"Why should you not adopt your
aunt's suggestion?"
"Can't you sea why. Uncle Phln? I
should merely be making believe it
couldn't help being nearly the same as
it la cow. Ok. Uncle Phln. I don't
wish to seem to you ungrateful for
a hat Uncle Harold and Aunt Emma
havo done for me. They have been
vary very kind and and I don't
wish to crltitlse them; I'm cot crttl-
cisinc them. But what Is beneficial
for one person and what interests one
person may be harmful and demoral-
izing to another. It's the atmospiero
tnat I object to the whole way of
looking at things: and 1 had a tew-
ing that you would understand me.
Ur.cle Phin."
There was the sadness of despair
ta her tace.
"Understand yoa. my little girl? t
should think I did understand you.
Has cot my whole life been a protest
against the very atmosphere which
you condemn and which thank Ood.
you cannot bear? Come here and
kiss me"
She approached him In sweet sur-
prise and lowered her lips to his
cheek. He held her upon his knee
and strok - : her hair.
"Tou shall teach: you ahall do what
you wish" he said "1 will see to it;
lesve It sll to me."
"Then you do not thick ne fujllsh
Uscls Phlnr
"Foolish? I I Hank Ood that you are
ac wise; that it has been given you
to see tbe difference between the false
gods and the true the glory of life
srd Its prostitution yea prostitution.
I say. I had cot dared hope it. for
they had held to your Hps the Lethe
of luxury and langu-ir and form 1
superstition but you would not driuk:
no. thank Ood you would not drink?
You have made your choice; but
cbild the path which you hare
chosen Is no easy one to follow." he
cried with sudCen sternness. "You
have said that work and privations
have no terrors for you ; you may
even be proof against despondency
and weariness of heart and brain;
but are you ready to put ui- with
polite scorn kindly considers... .1 and
pitying patronage? Are you prepared
to be looked ashance at aa quixotic
stigmatised as ur.eocventlonal ta-
booed aa unenhocox? This must
those who pursue knowledge and
truth for the.r own sakes be prepared
to endure. They must look neither
to the right cor to the left; they
must be ready to strive from tbe ris-
ing of the sun to the going down of
the same content in the single con-
sciousness tnat they are helping to
unravel the mysteries of God's treas-
ure house aad search out the secrets
of the infinite "
She turner her eyes to meet his.
"I am not afraid Uncte Phln." she
said with a bright smile. "If only I
am worthy."
"It Is a matter of spirit not of
deeds" he answered. He took her
hand In his and patted It softly while
he seemed to be looking into distance
as he said: "I will tell you a secret.
Peach-blossom. For the soul that loves
truth and seeks It unflinchingly un-
sparingly devotedly unwearying!
the stars -nd the seas and the flowers
and the woods and the tempests and
the sunsets and the beasts of the
fleld and the glorious works of man
and man himself man. the mightiest
mystery of all have a charm a
beauty unknown to those who fold
their bands and smile the smile which
says: Is not truth fcund? Would
we he wiser than our fathers? They
may politely mock at us but trey
cannot hurt us. They may pity us
eren as we pity them: hot they can-
not rob us of Heaven's usufruct the
wage of honest workers who Juggle
c either with themselves nor God
knowledge the light of the souL"
"1 am so glad to hear yoa talk so:
It gives me courage and hope. Not
that I havo doubted my mind uncle
hut it eras not easy to battle siagte-
hsnded against the strong opinions of
others older and with far mere ex-
perience than I. And when I thought
yon were going to desert me too I
Indeed felt my heart sick within me.
But now I am so happy; the future
seems so clear to me."
-The pride of glorious youth." an-
swered the professor stroking her
"Who is
does
gulden visioas of his brain? No the
vision success Is sweet ; Its giamocr
U the spur ef youth but the consols
ttoa at age Is the Are endlmmed
amid the ashes ef failure. Tow mast
prepare to fall to see. before yew die.
the truths yen thought were truths
supplanted by others: so the world
advances. Bsjt yoa ere young and
will not have it so. and l. alas! ass
growing: old Aad so you wish to be
I esse of ta. Passrh hlnssi m! Tot aban
get it for yarn.
"Oh. Uncle Phln how happy I j
am!"
She kissed and thanked him; Just
then there was a knock and William j
Strulhers stood In the dcarway.
Miss Baldwin. I have come to ask
a favor" hs said timidly. "It is iove- !
!y outdoors and 1 have staler; an
afternoon from my work. Will ou ;
walk with me in the park?"
"That would be pleasant to do.
Uncle Phln will you go too?"
"Not to-day. Peach-blossom not
to-day. I yes. I bare an errand In
anoiher direction."
The professor looked confused then
seemed to swallow smoks and cough-
ed to hide his embarrassment
"But we coulc go your way. Could
we not. Mr. Struthera?"
"We could" answered the electri-
cian briefly.
"No no. Peach -blossom. I insist on
having a day off myself. Tou have
been here mors than a week and mon-
opolized me completely. Am I to have
no breathing time no moments I caa
call my own?" he cried with assumed
bluster. "Too much of this tyrsnny
and I ahall strike."
"I will go with you. Mr. Struthera
if only to punish him. Mark my
words he will be disconsolate until
our return."
"Well ven if ao I must be habit
uatlng myself to the Idea of losing
her. if not In oce way In another." hs
added significantly. "Am I not wise
it preparing myself Struthera?"
"Eminently ao sir."
The yours man's happy face grew
crimson as he held wide the door lot
Eleanor to pass.
(To be continued.)
WHAT DID HE CALL WORK?
Remark That Roused Righteous Anger
ef Theatrical Man.
Col. J. S. Flaherty who Is to be the
marager of the new Majestic theatel
In New York tells of an experience ol
his bsrestormics days. It was la a
small Western town and the time on
hot day In September. The actors la
ths company wsrs employed only U
they could "double In brass." as a
street parade waa an advertising lea
lure of the management
"The parade bad taken place" sals?
Col. Flaherty "and the musiclaa-ae
tors had walked four miles under a
broiling sun. tooting at horns whllt
their lungs became filled with dust
They were vary tired and the dust
aad clung to the perspiration thai
trickled down their faces until they
wer- decidedly uncomfortable whet
they reached their hotel.
"One of ths oldest Inhabitants of the
town an ancient dodo who had ap
patently done no work since the grass
time of 1S13 or thereabouts watched
the men mop their dirty faces and fas
themselves with their caps. Then hi
shook his head and remarked to ths
assembled crowd:
- 'Anything to keep from worst
log'.'"
Convincing Evidence.
In a secluded corner of oce of Phtl
atlelphia'a clubs the other evening t
number of physicians were comfort
sbly ensconced. an the talk turnex
o tales of their profession.
One of the doctors present relator1
the following st his own expense: "Or
a chilly morning last winter as 1 ro
turned to my office after several earlj
aad Important visits. I asked of my
servaat. "Thomas did Mrs. S ge!
the medicine I ordered for her j -ster
day?' 'I suppose so' replied Thomas;
I see all the blinds are down thl
morning." "
As the gathering recovered fron
their laughter one of the fraternity re
marked: "Thru is as good aa the storj
cf an old classmate of mine who sen
in a death certificate with his nam
signed ln the space reserved for 'Canst
of Death.' "
More In Touch.
A placard announcing "Fine 8katin
on Crystal !.ake" prompted a well
known Reading man to indulge in tha'
diversion the other day. Not harms
essayed It for some years he soot
showed his watt of practice by sit
ting down very unceremoniously os
the Ice which operation he repeater
at frequent Intervals. One small boy
observing him In that position ekntec
up and said:
"Mister you havent got your skates
on right"
Looking critically at his foot th
other asked: "How. then would yot
have me fix them?"
"Fasten them to the seat of youi
pants." replied the youth aa be glider
swiftly away.
In a Crowded Theater.
The other night at the theater s
1 gentleman felt the pressure of tws
little airy feet upon his patent leath
era. At first the sensation was de
' lightfuL It made inexpressible de
lightful thrills pass through his body
but these sensations wore away ant
the pressure began to feel the leas
bit uncomfortabte.
Madam." he gently suggested. -yo
are standing on my feet"
"Tour feet sir?"
"Tes. madam."
'Goodness' I beg your pardon air.
I thought I was standing oa a block a
wood. They are quite large enough
sir!"
i "Quite nut you covered em
Cnest en of Economy.
-1-anra." said the young Indy)
mother not unkindly "it seems to mi
that you had the gas turned rather toe
last evening "
"It was solely for economy mam
r-a. " the maiden aaswered
It's no use trying to bead the ga
t.-party my daughter I have wo
ticed that the shutting oat of the gas
Is always followed by a corrsspoadrcy
"Weil thst lessens the waist tosses
it Buses dear?" replied the artiest
: girl And her toad parent could fief
I no more to say. Stray Stories.
A Sutgestive Amendment
I A wealthy brewer ta Montreal bwf-i
j a rbwrrh and Inscribed on R This
I church was erect sd by Those I s if ol
I soa as his sole expense. Hebrews if
tease issnsji wars xjt-rel tae tataata
boa so ss to sense ft rent. "Th.it
! chore was suae tat by Tt n Mot
sea at ku strut s expense. He brews
Those who swore off Jsn. 1 are apt
en days later to recall ac oft-quoted
ixcerpt metamorphosed Into slang
tamely: "Off again on again. Ktanni-
rsn!" It Is nothing short of bravery
-n midnight of the old year to snap
ine's Angers In ths face of the devil
ind tell him to go there! It is satis
fytug too. to ride down town next day
feeling like a saint with a halo. To
he sure there is a bit of embarass-
ment in apprising your friends that
you are "on the water wagon." Tne
fact that It Is customary to run up
against many such little suggestions
of this sort Jan. 1 Is In your favor and
your friends smile condescendingly
and excuse you courteously. A week
later however the highway of life Is
strewn with good resolutions slightly
shopworn and It takes more courage
to say. "No. thank you I am not tak-
ing anything."
You brace yourself btf recalling all
the misery that traces Its woe from
the wine cap. Othello says!
"Oh. thou Invisible spirit of wine if
thou bast no name to be known by let
us call thee devil."
And you agree with him. It helps
rou to be strong. You believe with
'The Koran" there Is a devil In every
terry of the grape. Robert Hall ad-
tlses to call things by their right
tames. Not "brandy and water." but
-a glass of liquid fire and distilled
'amnatton." The comparison carries
you over another day and had it not
been for that awful cold you caught
rou would still be saying. "No. I thank
J-ou. I am not drinking anything." But
rou got the grip and then John Bar-
leycorn got the grip on you. Ala
the good resolutions where are they?
Gone where the woodbine twinith and
the tvhangdoodle niourneth for its
I'oung.
The year ahead will be one long
d'-tr- out period of high-balls. Rels
ling snd self-indulgence. "Swear not
at all" is as good advice tn mstters of
this sort aa when. In love and affec-
tion Juliet warned Romeo of the
changeful moon. The very fact of
pwearlng off is a temptation that man.
a strange creature does not often re-
sist. The way to resume is to resume
the way to quit bad habits is to quit
them without flourish or chafing re-
solves. Wt believe It was Lytton. in "Lu-
cille." wbo Insists that while man can
live without literature art and books
"civilized man cannot live without
cooks." Hence man must have cooks.
How to get one and keep her la a
problem intricate and puxstlng.
This reminds us of the experi-
ence of a friend. A bit of a girl weight
eight pounds arrived at Ms house and
he needed help. The Ideal maid be
had bcasted of quit to get married Just
before the baby came. It is surprising
bow many chances to marry domestics
get along about the time for the stork's
arrlvM In the family. "But anyway."
as the Irishman says In the farce com-
edy the friend advertised for a maid
and a nurse. He advertised again and
again. At last a young woman an-
swered. but left in alarm upon learn-
ing there was a baby In the house and
no nurse yet secured to take the
trained nurse's place. By this time
the husband and father was progress-
ing rapidly In household affairs and
had learned to wash dish's ar. neatly
as anybody. Then one bright cheer-
ful day he got a girl. She looked
strong and willing but he soon
learned to his consternation that she
was too frail to wash too clumsy to
care for the baby couldn't cook the
simplest dishes and. worst of all.
could not speak English. He asked
for coffee and got a boiled potato. His
wife grew a bit strong and did most
of the work until one day the friend
told ths new girl she wouldn't do. She
put an advertisement In the paper one
time and got forty-seven answers.
Next dsy the maiden went away and
as she l?" she called back over he
shoulder In the Swedish language:
"What are the wild waves saying V
Now what do you think of that?
A writer Insinuates thst a pretty
miss likes to be near the young man
when he finds a red ear at the husk
ing party! The mere suggestion calls
for a refutation! The scribbler wbo
than slanders woman must hare
biowsed around old maids and widows
during his adolescent days. We ap
peal to the man who has sipped the
honey from the chalice of the Uly-of-the-valley
and the bluebell! Did you
ever get a communion of osculation
with a pretty miss without holding
her In a corner? Of course not! The
prettier the miss the harder to kiss
lent that your experience? Certainly!
It ta only the third class kissing that
hangs around a mac's corn-corner
praying for red eara! The minute the
belle of the corn crib aeea a red ear
she is on her feet like a boy that has
been hit with s bean-shooter Her cry
of alarm echoes through the gabies
and she scurries away like a rabbit
chased by a shepherd dog. The man
who gets thst toll from her lips must
be strenuous. Of course we don't
sens to say thst she doesn't like it
when she gets It. but she certainly
believes thst which is worth having
Is worth hustling for and she Is
right
eat
After s man marries his true mettle
s commander-la-chief Is shown. If
equal to the emergency he w ers the
bifurcated tcga of the tanuiy. ti not
the neighbors remark that his wife s
poeae k the marital trousers Is master
fnl eves though familiarity be sa
Vrts
-Drink saacb water eat marh trait
aa.1 behave ycurself." Bays aa aatacr-
iry oa how to feel like a celt Notk-
bat at said about ssstrlsl. bat wa pre
i tlMf ilavs of chssins the coal
aia aad the caa tans Bancs rr
for granted
Horrors: Do-e "Carle Joe'
ae aasaakern chair where viatsore
have a plain view of thews' ft so bra t
about time he was "can-soa" these
tars is the riant!
that New York churches have
Ltaauiaai t it aaaall try wives
will have asore thaa Use aaa assorts!
of unable ji i isaifftt ttsetr recreant
baatsawas they need esrrstica.
lt was not that Mr. Bozcman was
what is vulgsriy known aa henpecked.
He simply wanted to avoid giving Mrs.
Bozeman any unnecessary mental dis-
tress concerning a matter that she
could hardly oe expected to compre-
hend. So he told Frye he would be de-
lighted to Join him on a fishing trip
that gentleman had planned and hs
concocted the harmless fiction for Mrs.
Boseman's satisfaction that caused
the trouble
"it's a nuisance" he said to Mrs.
Bozeman. "but I suppose I have to do
It We're too heavily Interested in
that stock to run the risk of any funny
business and Williams thinks that
one of us ought to go down on the
quiet snd see after things."
"Why doesn't Williams go himself
then?" asked Mrs. Boseman. "They
seem to want to put everything on you
Just because they know how simple
you are."
"They're all -tied up" said Bozeman.
"They Just can't go."
"Why didn't you tell them you Just
couldn't go? Aie they going to pay
your expenses?"
"Y-e-s oh yes of course. Yes
they'll pay all expenses."
"How long will It take?" she asked
presently. "Colorado seems like the
other end of the earth. Won't it be
hard on you?"
& &
Thus far on the way north the group
In the smoking room had kept the por-
ter busy traveling to and from the
dining car though the consumption of
liquid refreshments per man was not
of alarming proportions. The limit-
ed hau 1'ist entered upon a several-
hour stretch with only two stops be-
fore the next Important town was
reached whet the expectant porter re-
ceived a fre.n summons and poked his
head through the portiere.
"Ain't no mo' ben abohd gemmen."
"Aw what you giving us?" ques-
tioned one of the party.
"That's right sho' null" responded
the porter
"Well you can get us some at the
next staticn can't yon George?"
"Reckon not sah next town's pro-
'bitlon aa' dey'a on'y one mo' stop till
Buhmin'ham. Do my best ter com-
menlate yo' dough gemmen."
As luck would have it. the train
lingered for a full quarter of an hour
at the prohibition town but all ef-
forts to unearth anthlng In the line of
"export" were vain.
-Never mind." spoke up one of the.
group addrassed by the others as
Andy. "I'll see that the drought Is
broken at the next station if It's with
in human possibility."
The man had a rather resolute ex-
pression that showed Itself la the
lines of his mouth and the thrust of
his chin but It was not any more res-
olute than that of ths young woman
who sat next to him In the street car
when ahe rose at the call of her street
corner.
"I beg your pardon madam" he
said: "yon seem to have my package
there."
"I beg your pardon sir." ahe replied
Icily. "This parcel Is mine."
He was confused for a mozneat for
ths other passengers were smiling
but he was not goiag to be Imposed
upon. "If you will look closely st It
yoa will see that It does not belong to
yoa." he persisted.
She frowned. "I see perfectly weB
thst It does belong to me." she said.
The man hesltsted aa the car began
to alow down. Then he aald hurried-
ly j "See here we can easily tell whose
parcel It la Ten me what there la
ta It"
The young woman colored to the
roots of bar hair and snot aa Indignant
aad artogetner wiiawnsa ejmtc
him. She did sot detga to reply this
time and with a rapid motion ahe
gathered up her skirts aad left the car.
& Si
A little
ins around tha corner A short dis
tance ta advance: of him a laaaiii waa
alkies- Sesame be? he startet oa
a Jag trot tawC causes) out: "Ay. there!
Kl was a teUla' year 'wsbaad 1 "aee
s tittle book at ate 'onse. aad it coeitd
tell yoa more about medicine in two
Uses thaa e 'as ta 'Is east
-Hia Ettaieti we've kea of
doctors bat they slat aoae la
1 1 laws 1 1 They coaliz't decto- a
9
-Oh no." replied Bozeman incau-
tiously. "It will be rati' r pit- '
than otherwise. I'm to play tourist
you know."
"Probably eight or ten days."
Mrs. Bozeman thought a few mo-
ments and then said abruptly! "Ellen
can come and slay with ths children.
I'll go with you."
"But. my dear." remonstrated Boxe-
man "that would be impossible."
"Why?".
"Well er a trip of that sort you
know a business trip."
"I thought you were going to play
tourist"
"So I am but er well you know
"if you get Into a suspicious crowd of
rough men and they drop to the fact
that you "
"William Boseman." said his wife
impressively "is there put down that
paper now and look at me Is there
any reason why 1 should not
go with you? If there Is. teU It to
me now without any beating about the
bush."
"Why. no. my dear." he atammered
"there's no reason. If you would like
to come 111 be glad to have you."
"Then that's settled." ssld Mrs
Bozeman. shortly
Bozeman does not yet see his way
out of the tangle
&
As tne train pulled Into the little
town. George with tb-cj sliver dollars
clutched In his band was located ra
the lower step ready to make a dash.
Near at faaad stood a cne-story trams
ttlrttcture with a sign reading;
THE OASI3
"Gentlemen" spoke up Acdy. wbo
Is somewhat of an orator "after our
long and weary pilgrimage across the
parched deserts of Alabama under
ths Clare of the burning August si n.
we draw nlgb to the oasis where even
now. our faithful emissary Is about to
convey to us lbs cooling water
ahem! to slake our thirst Hurrah!
Here he comes and In his arms "
Just then the engine bell sounded
and withoit further warning the train
began to move. The startled porter
made a dash tor his car. As he
crossed the siding ha tripped and the
two dozen bottles went tying over the
ties and rock ballast Not one sur-
vived ths cstastrophe.
"Boya" said Andy sorrowfully aa
he turned from the window "after all.
It waa only a mirage.
5 3
taking tha package of contention with
her. The young man started up and
was about to follow ber when one of
the other passengers touched him oa
the arm.
"Don't forget your parcels." he said.
The man turned and began hastily to
gather them up. but suddenly stopped
with aa exclamation aad then sat
down looking excessively foolish.
-Did you tad your own?" asked ths
friendly passenger.
"Tee" owned the man. holding It up
"Don't that beat yojg. lias! Well
say. she must bare thought I was try-
tag to bunko her. I wonder wbnt ahe
did have In hers When ahe wou'tn t
ten I made sure she was -m ta
bluff asex"
The zona was turning tha parcel
over la his hands. Presently he seemed
to notice something pevuHar about It
He looked closer. Then ke said
-Hello! "
-What Is it aowT"
' Hanged if this Is my parrel after
all- She's got mine aad I've got
-I don't see how she's going to ke
yoa from lading oat what's la It" said
the friendly passenger.
own gate. A haiaas yvrnrg woman har-
ried oa from the side door aad
crossed the lawa.
"Ok. gather." ahe said "we Just tot
a letter from Aunt Sarah take says
orb sr at elek la Bristol aad some of
us had tetter come over aad help
take car of ber "
A tsmsfed seateara of erptc.lves
babbled f-om the rittte asaa's lips.
'Get ass rug and pack a aant tor
a 1
TEST THE SEED
The StIIirr - r st.s-.rl-set StaUoa
AdvtM f.riM.r.
At this season of the year seeds should
be procured and prepared for the oommg
sraon If put off until sister time lie
canse of tbe delays uiav r. ""
rush of spring shipments ana spnua
work the seed msy not be on band at
the proper time the seeding will be Iste
snd smaller yields will be the result.
This is the proper time to test tbe valm-
itv and germinating power of seeds.
This sbonld always be done unless there
is no question about the matter and
there usually is; and the oot of a test
is but a mere trifle. Purchased seed
should always be tested. rJeed msy
hsve been put swsy In storage in proier
condition but it may have absorbed
moisture from tha sir the ventilation
msy have been poor and ths aeed may
bave been injured by moulding or heat-
ing or freezing. If such seed is used
snd the n-nal smount is sown the stan
is poor and imgular. and a low yield is
the result i
The westher during the fall of 1901
was hard on the vitality of seeds ami
even where the best of care has been;
taken the per cent of germination may
be low. Where the seed bus been nog-
leoted tbe per cent of germination mas
i.il Un tifiv The raiufall whs fre.
qaent and heavy and much of tbe seed
was soaked In tne com. rr u'
much damage while aeed is in such con-
dition. Mncli poor seed will be seat ou
ths coming season snd it is very neces-
sary that seed be tested before planting.
A simple germinating apparatus can)
be ntuule from two ordinary plates arid t.
piece of flannel oloth. Fold the cloth
and Ky it in one plate placing the seeibj
betw sen the folds of tha oloth w.'.lch
should be moist bat not dripiang. Cov-
er the whole with another plate invert
ed and stand in a warm place. If the
test is mads during cold weather can)
must be taken to stand the plates where
tbe temperature will not fall much be
low fifty degrees Fahrenheit at night
ami will be a boat sixty-five or seventy
degrees during the day tims.
Tbe seeds thst hsve spr nted shoolil
be removed every day and the oumbei
recorded. When the test is completed
tbe number of seeds sprouted oan be
tomrwred with the number pat in the
lest snd the percentage of germination
determined. Cereals and alfjfa alioald
be tested for about ten days while grass
seeds need fourteen to thirty days
Bulletin No. IM Ezperimental Station.
ROBBERY AT CHICKASHA
gtor tif t.. H. Field A Ce. KnUNS SSd
tsse Want ft auk Takes
CmcKAsaat Bnrsrlars enter. id the
store of L. S. Field fe Co.. of this place
and earned away every piece of silk in
tbe store estimated to be worth nearly
tw'ft i. Clothing lares blankets shoes
and other goods were taken which will
bring the total loss to shout t4a0. The
burglars were evidently deliberate us
their work and took time to make ths
beet selection. Entrance was mads
through tne back door and tbe plunder
was undoubtedly hauled away ta a
wagon. The proprietors of the store
are offering a good reward for return of
goods aad tbe capture of the burglars.
TWO OPPOSING DELEGATIONS
ladlae Terrttery Sara a Delewatlm rr
st Siagle sad itoekU SHUSi iS
Akdxuile : Two opposing Indian Ter-
ritory delegations are tn Washington
one representing the mm artisan sing e
ststehood convention snd the other tbe
Okmulgee convention which declare-!
for separate statehood. Ths fact thai
these coaflictlng delecstioaa ars hops-
lsealy divided may prove lajarioas to
to the cause of single statehood It n
expected bete from advices ree ived
that a vote on the omotbus I ill will bl
taken about the Mta of Jaaaary. what
cenator Beveruige presents bis bill pro-
Tidus for single statehood for Okie
boasa aad lad tea Territories and pro
posing the elimination of New Mesaos
WANTED TO DRINK BEER
OaXABoaU ' ITT : A
aader arrest by the polios fos
irading la male attire. At tbe
polios department
she was ao man and gave ber name ss
Mrs A. O. Uordoe Arraigned before
the polios Judge she entered a plea os)
guilty and was toed 13 She will he
held at the city Jail anul aba serves oat
her tne. When sneered saw wore a
tray suit of clothing with a light over-
coat and hat to match Ska ware a
turn-down collar four In head Oe. low
cat shoe sad was fairly toot looking
Asked aa to why ahe was masquerading
in such an attire she said: ' I did nut
know it was wrong to wear male attire
I came from South Dakota aad get a
suit of eiotbing in order to mingle with
the ulssass and get s glass of beer if I
The conntv
of Com
anrhe count; have
compaay the franchise to
lies through tbe county.
CiCTKaix Following aa InvearbjBV
by the chiefs of tb. Kiowa. Com
s. i'i o and Wichita affiliated
M nf TtuiSmsM abuse reservation in
Q sarin was rosea sty oesasd Is set-
tiruseat agents of lmaseaa- land grants
m Old VesJeo are now with them to
oiose if poaabse a deal by which the
Indiaaa take 1 .780.000 seres of leal ad-
joining tbe Rio Grands river ia the
.sates of Chihuahua aad Ah si la The
chiefs have reported fa.-orabi v oa the
land to their tribes. It ss claimed that
1 .000000 acres will east 10 seats each
aad the remainder f I 00 per acta.
Gr-rasut: Major E. A. Waodus.
Uailed States attorney who was tbe
Cbeveaae and Arapahoe ladtaas ta Ok-
lahoasa until recent! v. writes to friends
here from Ft Aamaaebatae. Moat. that
be awns lasasstltailj tor Washington
to l unlet s prosanuoo to a brigadier
generalship and then retirement treat
the army with Use rank. If sarins mta!
ha aril) return to Oktshaaaa so area.
Tha ii imtehip of she Okli kisaa
Ctre Tjostofflos at stall aa anoaTtajaj
quantity.
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