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TOO LONES0f-4 IN PRAGUE.
Their Last Meeting.
Theatrical supernumerariwi are not
as a rule overburdened with talent
but one of them a "super" In "Rob-
ert Emmet" at the Great Northern
ia blessed with a long memory says
the Chicago Record-Herald.
A fsw afternoons ago while Lulie
Martin the stage director who i-
cldetitmly was a bugler In 0ie of the
Britltslv regiments stationed In Canada
before becoming a Thespian so
looking over some candidates who
were anxious to shoot the "redcoats"
from behind rocks in the Wieklow
mountains lie was accosted rather
familiarly by an elderly man named
Con Houlton.
"How wor ye Mr. Martin?" In-
quired Boulton extending his hand.
"Rather well thank yon.'' replied
Martin grasping Boulton's hand.
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Madge I aiming who has been
prominent in the lat two London
Urury Ine pantomimes will next
season reMrn to America having
thinking he at some old actor friend
in hard luck.
"Let trie ee" continued Martin
tapping his forehead. "Where was it
I Fa yim last? Quite a long time
since Un'l It?"
"Ii'.dadn thin It is tbat Mister Mar-
tin." replied Ilouiton. "Tas In
Canada In 't" Tsdiin I wuz In th' Fen-
ian raid an' th' last I seen or hear
of je u whin ye wui Mow-In' th"
ret!i raw fur th' 'Queen's Own' at
Ridgeway."
The reply staggered Martin but
Manager Wesley Rosenquci-t. who
happened to hear the conversation
thought It was such a good joke on
Martin that he instated on hiring the
former Fenian.
Ar.d now ilouiton is In his element
every r.lvht shouting at Major Sirr's
redcoats ft out behind the ro kg in
Wickiow Mountains.
William Morris as a Critic.
William Norrls. comedian says:
'The n.ind Influences tho audience
not the personal appearance of a
player ns we see in the ca.- of Sir
Henry Irving who. to my ti.lukirg
Is the greatest of living actors lie
!: ail the faults that theoretically
we most severely condemn. Mis
elocution is bad; often we caiuu-t
midersinml him; his gc-lures are
aniriilnr. and his walk a stride but
who will deny the extraordinary spell
ho exercises? These mannerisms
William Morris as P;pe the Jester In
"Franceses da Rimini."
which so many condemn are really
among the sources of his fascination.
I think his Shylock one of the most
wonderful exhibitions of theatrical
art I have ever witnessed. Hy canoni-
cal teaching U is full of imperfec-
tions. That is -r we must test an
actor not. by his pet sonal appear-
and or his voice or his gait but by
the Influence that ho exercises upon
Ms audience. When Irving Is rn the
stare by the furce of h& Intellect be
v.! Ales II."
The Question of Age.
Another Robsim story has come to
the surface. The comedian was par
ticiilarly sensitive as to his age and
because he was invariably very care
fill with his makeup but few peopli
realized that he was an old man. J
M. Stoddart was talking with Robson
about "The Connie Brier Bush" short
ly before he sailed for Nova Scotia
and remarked that he would use tht
same play next season. "By the way."
said Mr. Robson "there is a great op
portunity in it for an old man. The
Wirt just fits you."
That's no way to talk" replied Mr
Stoddard. "I'm not so very old."
"You are doing pretty well though.'
"Why" said the actor "I had to ask
my mother to let me go to see one ol
the first performances of Joseph Jef
ferson in 'Rip Van Winkle.' and 1 wat
RETURN TO AMERICA.
signed contracts for a season o:
thirty-Ova weeks with Francis Wil
kid. She will sing leading parts witl
the star.
Just cutting my second teeth when yoi
put on 'The Henrietta.' That isn't s
had for an aged nan." Cincinnati Kn
qulrer.
Greenroom Gossip.
KHeli Terry appeared as Beatrice r.i
May L'3 iu a revival of "Much Adi
About Nothing" at the Imperial the a
ter. I-ondon.
A dinner In honor of Ethel Harry
Biotv was given at the Carlton Hotel
London on May 19 by Clarence Jonei
of New York.
I'aderewski is suffering from at
neuritis. He has canceled ail his n
gagements for the next three month!
and is resting at his home la Swttzer
land.
Uiuise Ounaing who was with oc
Wolf Hopper la "Mr. Pickwick." ha;
been engaged as prima donna of th
Frank Daniels opura company for next
season.
Chaileg Frohman has acquired t lie
American rights to "Dor Mochtourist.''
(' The High Climber"; a Herman fan e
by Kraal the author of "Ar You
Mason?"
Elizabeth Tyree has retired from tlie
cast of "The Fail of Taw tucket" at
the Manhattan theater. New York to
rest for the summer. Her role is taken
by Marinn fjiroux.
Louis N. 1'arker the anther of
' Rosemary" and "The Cardinal." Ic
reported to have just completed a pis;."
dealing with the time of George Vi
It has been aecepiod for production
by Sir Charles Wyndhiim.
Henry E. Di.vey I as abandoned fjr
the present at. least his plan to sti.
in "The La.-t of the Dandies" uuder
.Miss liinghaui's muuagcnient. and wi.-;
lie seen next season in "Facing tho
Music" managed by Nathaniel Hot a.
The marriage of David Montgom-
ery the Scarecrow of "Tho Wizard of
Oat" to MUs Clara Louise Morton Is
announced as an event of the near
fulure. Miss Morton is the star mem-
ber ot tlie Three Mortons vaudeville
dam
Laura Hope Crews leading woman
of the Henry V. Donnelly stock com-
pany will at the close of the season
sail for Europe when- for a year or
more she will study Eump.-an singe
methods especially in the direction of
light comedy.
It is announced that Charles ll.uv-
trcy will ajiaiii next season be seen in
America appearing iu September at
the Criterion theater in "The Man
from Blaukley's." Henry Kemble an-
other English actor w ill bo a member
of the supporting company.
Cecilia ( "Cissy") Lo'tus will be
starred season after next by Dauiel
Frohman her contract continuing for
three years. E. II. Sothcrn Is writing
a new play for her use while her ex-
husband Justin Huntly McCarthy and
J. Hartley Manners are also to pnnida
plays for her.
Eieonora Duso will return here next
season. She announces that her reper-
tory will not be limited lo Cabrieia
d'Annunzio. We shall see the fas-
cinating ai t is ' in "llcdda Caliler." It
Dummy's "L'Atitre Danger." in "A
Doll's House." and as M.mna Vanna la
the' Muetei lim k ylay.
CUPOLA
FfT?OrJ V.LLLAIiS
A staid physician of our acquaint-
nce had a most remarkable dream
Vie other night It Is the nucleus for
i novel but just now we are too busy
V become a novelist and we pass it
in where it will do the riost good.
The doctor had been out to one of
hose performances where the clothes
re supposed to be all ready and the
-cart landed in the woodshed. He
was aweary when Morpheus seduced
tin to sleep and his tired limbs
lumped a bit now and then as a new
bride does when tickled slyly on the
Bottoms of her feet.
Then into "God's beloved sleep"
there crept a drearn. The doctor was
on a Journey. Finally he landed lp a
wide-open town in an unknown terri-
tory. As be walked along the streets
the people continually consulted their
watches. Abruptly a bell rang and
some one called out In a loud voice:
"The Crack of Doom:"
Immediately there arose a mighty
din men women and children
creamed firearms were discharged
Incendiary fires sprang up painted
women dashed through the streets In
negligee vice flaunted a red flag
liquor flowed from the open doorways
of the saloons and scream upon
scream of distress rent the air.
Of a sudden a red faced brigad
grasped the doctor's watch and was
way in the flutter of a second!
Again toll(d the bell! And the
voice:
"The Crack of Doom is now over!"
Immediately business resumed and
peace settled upon the city.
"What does all this mean?" ques-
tioned the physician wonderment and
tear depicted in his face.
Tha man accosted stopped and turn-
ing saifl:
"Art thou a stranger to 'the Crack
of Doom'?"
"Except to the extent of one gold
watch" answered the man of medicine
with an attempt at a smile!
"I will explain!" continued tr.e citl-
len. "In this place men are wronged.
Indeed they are everywhere! We
have no courts to punish the wicked
but every thirty minutes there is an
Interval of tea minutes In which
scores are paid raw-fully!
"Should a man Injure you you may
with impunity kill him during the ten
minutes interstice. The law absolves
you from all bianie! Vice is permit
ted only during these recesses and
no liquor is sold except between
strokes of the bell!"
"In a moment doom will strike
gain" admonished the Informant
turning away with his watch in his
hand!
It was even so. With a great clamor
the brazen note blared on the air.
Toward the physician came great
burly virago with a bloody knife In
her teeth! There was murder in ber
pye tnd determination in every set
line of her face.
Without w aiting for the attack the
Joctor flew full at her throat!
There was a piprcing scream. The
tnan of pills awoke with a start his
nnds clutched wildly in the lace of
lis wife's robe-de nuit at the throat!
"Oh! Ob! Oh!" screamed that
'rightcned woman "what are you do
ing? Trying to kill rjc?"
"No my dear" answered the doctor
lazedly "I hava Just got horns from
The Crac!: of Doom.' "
"Well for goodnpss sake doctar
never gi there again If you ar to
epeat U.is operation" gasped his bet
ter half with fervor.
And he never has!
Some years ago we saw a man
hanged!
As a general diet we wuld prefer
less solemn functions but in follow
ing where duty led. we witnessed the
execution. This bit of experience is
recalled ?y a newspaper account of a
hanging during which the populace
clamored to see the villain dit.
Strange isn't it that men seek Ce
Icath exhibition? And yet we hwe seen
them climb trees and mount rooftops
to look within the boarce.I inclosure
where griui justlan demanded a life
for a life I
And woman! .nee we knew a wom-
an leva bio in many ways a lady al-
waysand yet she sought to see
murderer baugtJ! When pleading
failed she sought an eminence fcard-
by the Jail yard and strov to see th
trap when it bore downward with its
victim!
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''! purpose to nt:tu ii out on this line it
tt taktfs uil summer." U. S eJrunt.
As the hot weather approaches war
seemi on the Increase. Walking
homeward last evening enjoying a
I.Vcent cigar that the trust have re-
luced to six cents wo came suddenly
oyi a man iu the gutter who gave
?very eviilene of being sunstruck.
Examination proved however that
wulte the battle raged it was not
'.he sun but a highball that had
struck him.. Indeed since tho torrid
waves have begun to play tag with
the cyclones over this great country
?f ours the days ami nigats are filled
with highballs that corao siz?.!i?ig
sver tho bar striking their rictliai
vi it are in the mouth. There is a ga?p-
lrg gurgling sound and all is still!
3oir.g homo most any night now one
;an see the "deal soldiers" strewn
Hong tho highways and byways the
mfortunatft victims of the stinging
ifcresaid ball!
1 In tho inimitable words c! a noted
jeneml:
"War Is h 1."
Mary a $r bet is puli Titi a bsm
It:1
I
m cupola
Hi sierra ie
f ) fy EV2N V!LLlAm
A country newspaper acquaintance
of ours Is in a bad way! He is In
disfavor with his wife! Time was
when ho longed for her coming and: .
"He knew whose gentle hand was ftt th
latjn.
Before the door had given her to his
Cut now! How different! It all came
about in this wise:
Happy as two young kids chewing
the leg off a pair of red-flannel under-
breeches they went to the theater to-
gether. It was a good play. The devil
was devilish the hero was brave the
heroine sweet unto madness! The
music too was entrancing and they
burled beneath a sweet concord ol
Bounds their passing sorrows!
And then Mephlsto butd in!
It was after the theater. The editoi
remembered something at the offlca
undone. She sweetly offered to ac
company him although the hour was
late.
Passing a place of business an en-
expected friend called the newspapei
scribe.
Go in a moment" graciously sug
gested the wife. "I will walk on to th
Hotel II and wait a moment fot
you ! "
The friend was pleased to see a
friend. They chatted until the pub-
lisher feared his wife might grow im
patient! Stepping to the telephone h
called the hotel arid asked the clerk
to apprise the madame he would be
with her immediately.
"Tlnga-ling" rang the telephone
bell In a moment. "She isn't here".
came back over the wire! j
"Well she la a trump to wajk horo
aione at midnight but I might as well
stay a while. She won't be tfaj
angrier a half hour from now" and
thus joking the married man talked
on!
After a time be sauntered torn
leisurely quickening his steps as an
unexpected cloud sbed rain. Once aj
home he turned on hi light and retfi
the evening paper a half hour t&en
mounted the stairway to his couch.
Heavens no wife!
Where had she gone? Kushlnt
madly about the house he found hej
not! Outside the rain fell faster
faster! Grasping an umbrella he hur-
ried through the flood to find th
sweet companion of his bosom!
He found her three blocks away-
coming coming through the rain wet
angry hurt frightened!
When he spoke she listened not but
scorned him with outrageous mien.
Words failed to reach her ears hei
eyes were filled with tears and sadlj
the man followed In her wake wo
dering sorrowing mute and helpleisl
She did not speak to him that night
except for one brief word and thai
was: "WRETCH!"
She Is a good wife and he lores
ber dearly but how under this blu
canopy will he ever induce her to b
Have that the clerk made a mlstaks
and he did not really and truly forgel
her?
Those who have been married a loss
time please write.
No sooner has President EUI
succeeded in increasing the sa!e ol
Mother Hubbard dresses in our dome
tic circles than Dr. Hillis arises ' nil
white cravat and tells us "we all go
to the devil on J50.000 a year."
Chauncey Depew brave man tk'4
he is. comes to the rescue Tith a re
sounding denial. He says a man wbc
has the disposition will go to the devil
anyhow whether he has an income-ol
$10000 or 51.0u0.
Thi3 Is more like It but wjaat about
ns common people who only have as
Income of 18.000? Is there no possib
chance for us to distinguish ourselvet
Time was when a man could go ts
the devil at any price but one by one
the perquisites of life liberty al th
pursuit of happiness seem to he oblit-
erated by the truly rich. We once
knew a young fellow who combed hl.i
hair low over his forehead wore a red
necktie and went to the devil without
a rent in his pocket. If ho had waited
until possessed of Dr. Hillis' 500O
cr Senator Depew's $10010 he would
n-ver have stolen six pair of loft-haad-e.1
cowhides and been sent to a dun-
colored jail to recuperate! We ba
known for some lime that the yourg
man of to-day must have at least JgO:
Oort to marry a society bud but this
is the first intimation that it takes
$.0000 to go to Dr. Hillis' devlj's
b.wse or $10000 to the abode of the
dvil over whom Mr. Depew has Juris-
dvtlon. The possibilities for ycJng
unmarried men seem to be carrowiLg.
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Some men go through lifo with a
b'jt stick but they do not follow
Pi-esident Roosevelt's advice to speak
softly. They are remembered after
detail not for their virtues but by
thd scar s and lconoclasm of their un-
gentle natures. Herbert speaking of
tbe bee says:
work fur man. and yet they nvr
brutfi .
Ylieir Winter's flower but leave It aav-
in? (iunt1
AS fnir as ever nn.1 as fit to vie:
t?u both the (tower doth stay and boney
run" .
What a lesson of gentleness an
insity is here for men. The world Is
his flower garden and he may pass
through it like the bee sipping it
iweets leaving It chaste behind him
jti he travels or ho may carry big
jtiek and devsstate the blossom s
0 passes to eternity. Will you "'wnrrk
for man" and yet "never brulfe tl
MsVer'3 ".lower" or -will you live
life ot seltishness and injury to your
fellow man?
AH persons roiitenip'atlnir murder
am requested to have their photo
graphs taken at once so they will be
reajy tot tl bis write-ups. .
C-!d City Made the Consul Long for
Something Modern.
"Did you ever a'lze w hat a rasp-
ing sound a foreign language cau
have ujoii the human ear in a
strange city when: or.u has no
fwemis?" asked Judge A. A. Freeman
of New Mexico in the lobby of the
Ebbitt. A veteran figure Judge Free
man has held many oMiees of honor
ind emolument having served for
eight years as u.-sistant attorney gen
eral in charge of the legsl work of
the postoftice department.
"President .Irant appointed me
consul to Prague the ancient capital
jt Bohemia' continued the Judge
who sat on the bench in New Mexi-
co. "U Is a beautiful old city with
many things to delight the visitor
but I was exceedingly lonesome
there. The people were all string -is
to me and I did not understand the
language. There were hundreds of
remarkable places and buildings
places rich with historical interest
for Prague was founded in the year
900. But even the ancient historical
places enhanced my gloom and I be-
gan to realize how it is that soldiers
can actually die of homesickness.
"One day I visited an ancient syna-
gague in une of the quaint sections of
the city. The guide took me to the
aged tombstones where the inscrip
tions had been worn off by the ele
ments. He was piloting me a man
weary of delving Into the past among
the graves of the long ago and recit-
ing what those graves were.
" 'My dear man' I exclaimed In
despair 'can t you show me a grave
that was made yesterday? It would
be positively companionable.'
"It wasn't long afterward" con
eluded t'e Judge "that I resigned my
consulship in the beautiful old city
of Prague. It was too lonesome there
for me." Washington Post.
CAPTURED THE WRONG LION.
How Head Waiter Came to Have
Honors Thrust Upon Him.
The career of a social lion hunter
is liable to be attended with an oc
casional disappointment even though
on the whole successful. Burton
Holmes on some of his tours as a
lecturer has been considerably lion
Ized and he tells this story of a com
pliment which he missed but which
was enjoyed by another. He was lec-
turing in an eastern city and a re
ceptlon was given in his honor at the
principal hotel o tne place.
Among those who attended this re-
ception was a woman prominent so
cially who has established a sort of
"salon" and receives her friends Sun-
day afternoons trying to provide a
"lion" or two for each occasion.
Burton Holmes was so fortunate
s not to be presented to the fair lion
Wunter bui. she presented herself to
the man she had stalked for her
game and urged upon hlra her invi-
tation for the Sunday afternoon. He
very modestly attempted to decline
It. His excuses were not accepted
and the victim consented to appear.
Extra arrangements were mada for
this occasion and the fait that Mr.
Holmes was to be there was herald-
ed ahroad. On the day all the youth
and beauty of the place gathered to-
gether aw aiting the advent of a some-
what tardy lion who was received
with every mark of consideration and
appeased to be embarrassed thereby.
The head waiter had been mistaken
for the eminent lecturer.
Jairus' Daughter.
The little maid's twelve stainless years
Were pusi and she was fallen on slet-p
When to her side the Master came
I't.erlng stranKd mualc in her ears.
And with the touch of a new birth
That like a finu and fragrant flame.
Through every vain swept full and deep.
Culled her again to happy earth.
How far In heaven her little feet
Hud followed there are none to flay
What atmosphere of love the while
Wrapped hur like sunshine warm and
sweet;
What soft wines stooped nhout her there.
The gracious liKht of what girni smile.
Vhat tt-nderness along the way
M.-t and caressed her every w lu-re.
Whether she saw in rank o'er rank
First venturing into heaven alone
A phalanx of archangels shine
Or whether on some bKissom-bank
A cloud of cherubs sang an4.SJing
tine knows not nor if all divine
tfhe saw; about the Great hite Throne
Tlie rainbow like an emerald hang.
Yet earth must needs be sweet to her
Aft.-r that voice that touch of grace
The heavenly peace imparted then
For her blest h.mdw to minister.
And aiiil a question come to me
Of days ere heaven w aB hers again.
And which of all her wanuVriPs race
Child of that little maul mlKlu b.
yarnet l'res.-utt Spjtlold in Youth's
Companion
Very Human.
F. L. Colver president of Frank Les-
lie's Popular Monthly Publishing com-
pany has a mechanical playing attach-
ment for the piano at his suburban
home in Tenafiy. On a recent evening
while Mr. Colver was entertaining
some friends it so happened that the
-taehment did not operate properly
something being wrong with the mech-
anism. "What remarkable devices these new-
mechanical attachments are anyway"
remarked one of the guests. "I declare
they seem to be almost human!"
"Yes." responded Mr. Colver as he
continued to tinker with tlie attain-
ment "you see this one even has to
be coaxed to play!" New York Times.
Favors Young Men for Office
Schwab likes to help worthy young
men. Himself a protege of Andrew
Carnegie he has gathered about him
several able youngsters who are proud
to set themselves down as his pro-
teges. There Is one in particular
now a resident of New York. His
name is Benner. IPs age is S2.
Schwab Carnegie & Co. have made
im president of a corporation at a
sabry of $25. Out) a year and it is be-
Hovu.t ihut he is ft che.m man nf thnt I
price. Mr. Benner is a bachelor liv-
ng in superb apartments at the Pier-
pont. Breaks the Bott'e.
Rear Admiral Francis R. Bowles
"hicf constructor of the n3vy and
omewhat of an authority oa launch-
ing is the inventor of an apparatus
w hereby the fair chrlstener has only
to let go of t'se bottle as the ship
moves and watih it swin? unerric!'
lo U. bow.
RACEHORSES IN
MANY AEE
The question of the ultimate dis
position of the pins and needles has
been debated most exhaustively an'
possibly the subject has been satl.i
factorily settled. The problem as to
what becomes of all the racehorses Is
rather more intricate and requires
diligent inquiry.
"What becomes of all the race
horses?" was asked of Frank Farrell
owner of Blues and the Greater New
York baseball club which are said
to be coupled In the netting.
"I dijn't know" replied Mr. Farrell
with deliberation "br.- 7 have strong
convictions as to wha. shou'd become
of some of them."
It was evident Mr. Farrell's" usually
sunny disposition had been temporar-
ily clouded by a loss of confidence In
some members of the equine family
and the writer . did not press the
query.
When John E. Madden was ajked
the questKin he said cheerily:
"Why that's easy. They kee t.av-
eling about like the birds. Go South
and WeBt in the winter and North
in the summer. Yes sir this prom-
ises to be the greatest racing seasom
lr. the history of the sport." As the
replies of Messrs. Farrell and Mad-
den seemed to be lacking in detail
the writer asked the same question
of W. C. Fessenden trainer owner
and former baseball expert.
"What becomes of the racehorses
eh?" he echoed. "Well my boy nine
out of ten break down. As soon as
that happens they are sold for what
they will bring. There Is many a
horse that once raced home winner
in a classic event to the shouts of
thousands who now pulls a hack or a
peddler's cart.
"Joe Cotton once a grand handl-
HOW UNPOPULAR LAW GOT
ON THE STATUTE BOOKS
"Poor weather for skunking'1 re-
marked one of the regular patrons
of the stove corner of the storo as
he took his seat and shook the ac-
cumulation of snow from his shaggy
whiskers.
"'Gainst the law to catch 'em any-
way" commented the village wise
man.
"Did you ever bear how that law
come to be passed?" queried the
oracle as be bit off a fresh chew of
navy plug.
No one had heard of H but the wit
of the beer barrel ventured a remark
that "the offense was rank" and
smelled to the Canada border.
The oracle continued. "It was
Rev. Denison of Jamestown. It's a
good thing for the skunks but it's a
Joke on tha reverend. You see Mr.
Denison was formerly pastor of the
Baptist church at Cherry creek and
while there he joined the grange and
became an active member. A while
ago he moved up to Jatr town and
assumed the pastorate of the Calvary-
Baptist church of that city. He re-
tained his membership In the grange.
In fact he was a member ji Union
grange which meets in Jamestown
and which is the largest and liveliest
grange In tho whole corntry. He was
a conspicuous member of the grange
too being in fact the chaplain.
"What's that got to do with
skunks?" queried one of the group.
HOW STUART ROBSON GOT
HIS PARTNER IN TROUBLE
"A very pompous old fellow at-
tracted my attention one evening iu
a restaurant." the late Stuart Robson
on his last visit to Washington said
to a newspaper man. "This old chap
had the stiff dignity of an emperor
and it suddenly occurred U me that
it would be amusing to give hit: some
sort of a shock. On the spur of the
moment I walked up behind blm
slapped him on the back and ex-
claimed: " 'Hello George my dear fellow
ho are you?" .
"He turned so suddenly that he up-
set his plate llo was wild with
rage.
""Why I don't know you sir. How-
dare you take such liberties with
me?" he stuttered.
"I apologized saying that I had mis-
taken him for wiw one else but. he
could not be mollified. As I withdrew
he glaiVcl scornfully after me ail red
and tremulous with anger.
"Cane and I wre piaying together
at the time and in a liulo while
"Platonic Friendship."
The name "Platonic" is not very
accurattly used when it is employed
to discuss the friendship of a man
and a woman ir.'o which there enters
no trfi'e of amatory sentiment. Plato
in various treatises especially the
"Timaeus" and tho "symposium."
speaks indeed of a love which i t free
from sensuouscess beirg tN love of
soul for soul; but Plato w .e spirit
was tinged with ascetic-ism was not
trusting of woman at ail and in gen-
eral what he savs upon this theme
refers wholly to the affection of man
for man of the binding force of high
character and honor. He goes so far
as ft) say that the true lover is to be
compartd with tha true philosopher
rising from the contemplation of the
n;ny who love of the beauty that hi
ao.uact and absolute. In fart
whtvn he discusses "beauty" he use
the word almost as the equivalent of
"goodness" that is. in an ethical
rather than in a physical Fenso.
Therefore "Platonic friendship" in
its modern conventional tnwinq. is
something which rover ecleri.J
Flaw's mind Cosmopoii-an.
if a'! the
rld's
a st aire it s
;trii-!t om(
to
i
!trh of us to
rl Hi Uev
OLD AGE;.
DRAWING CABS
cau hor.-iO i.i drawing a hack in Bos-
ton wlilio the mighty Banquet cow!
earns hia oats hauling a Ixmdon cab.
Kalvator Hanover. Hamburg an.I
others are more fortuuato as thejr
are in the stud.
"But the number of stallions i
being uttadily restricted with the re-
sult of a very Iaige increase In tho
percentage ot geldings on the track.
The object Is to do away with tha
large number of cheap afd Bst-lesa
stallions. The -Jesuit will be the nar-
rowing of sires to the most select
etraius and consequent Improvement
la the bretid."
"Why does so large a proportion ol
thoroughbreds break down?"
"That is due to the early age at
which they are raced. Financial re-
wards seem to be for the owners ot
two-year-olds and of course they do
nc mlsB their opportunities. A spe-
cial effort is made in the development
and racing of horses ot that age and
as a majority often are not strong
enough to stand the work they breaM
down. Fully 60 per cent of two-year-olds
fall to pass successfully through
the ordeal of racing and of the
horses that begin as two-year-olds not
one in a hundred is fit for racing at
five years old. A large proportion U
incapacitated for work on the traeic
at four years.
"As to the mares very few of them
are of any value as racers after their
fifth year. They have a better future
than the geldings and stallions foe
there Is always a lively demand for
good breed mares.
"However as Improvement in
breeding goes on we may develop a
two-year-old that will better standi
the vicissitudes of campaigning."
New York Press.
"I'm coming to that if you won't
huiy me." continued the oracle. "Do
any of you people know Rev. Deni-
son? Well I'll describe him for you.
He's one of those big open-hearted
t .c'.s-souled. Jolly liberal fellow
that can be found adorning the minis-
try in every community and he baa a
dry fund of humor that among hia
friends is simply irresistible. Weil
one day the grange had been discus-
sing the protection of almost every
kind of bird and beast that Is found
on the farms and Mr. Denison more
as a Joke than anything else suggest-
ed that this protection should be ex-
tended to skunks. The skunk" said
he with apparent earnestness "is
very useful animal. Moreover he ii
valuable and at the present rate ot
skunk hunting he will soon be exter-
minated. Why not protect him as
well as the fowls of the air and tha
fish of the deep?"
The grangers took this talk very
seriously and before the Rev. Deni-
son realized what had happened they
were agitating skunk protection laws.
It's protecting them ali right. Oa
the farm they are thicker than duo
bills In January and even in the cltjt
of Jamestown the policemen ara
talking about a special skunk drill to
enable them to chase the animal
down. There's no mistake abojt iu
You can just wager though that tha
Rev. Denison isn't saying much."
New York Evening Post
Qrane with whom I had an appoint-
ment to dine arrived. I pointed out;
the pompous old ciiap to him.
" 'Wouldn't It be funny' I said 'to
shatter that old fellow's dignity by
slapping him on the back and sayiag
"Hello George. Why It must b
years since I've seen you?"'
"Crane looked at him. and gave a
loud laugh. 'By jove I'll do it" he-
said. " 'Oh no don't" said I. 'He might
make a scene.'
"But when Crane gets an Idea in
his head nothing can drive it out. Ha
now walked up behind the old roan
slapped him beartUy between tht
shoulders and cried:
"'Hello George my dear folkiw.
Wht a leng tlmo it has been biaca
I've seen you.'
"I saw the old man. purpla with'
rage jump up from his seat hastily
and I withdrew lor I perceived that
a scene or something worse was im-
minent and I have always been ua-
enemy to scenes."
Her Birdlike Voice.
She was a proud young mothe
and 6he whs ti-iling tha crusty old
bachelor how talented her little girh
was. while that angel child ate sticfey
candy nd pawed the bachelor's im-
maculate shirt front and plied fcim
with questions in a ph"in'granh voice.
"Sim sings beautifully." said th.
mother. "Why song flows as natur-
ally from her as from a b ! r 1 y . " "From
a parrot I su-icso" growled the
brute.
"Silence Is Golden."
A thoughtful looking can was eat-
ing his lunch In a restaurant. Sud-
denly he said musing'y "I we:Vr who
invented the phrase "-Silence is e-.!d-en'?"
"Probably some poor f?;iow
who had a wife a parrot a se.-en year
aid boy. a phonng'-aph aod a barber"
said bis eonipamon with tee bi'ter-
&ss of one who know w iu-rrvf b
VVtketb.
Pas3 cf Clfie Kirgs.
The cattle VI.-.? the W- 'ra
pl'iir.s is p;lr. sway forr A.
f...-w years ag- tarr? wpr. wvar'.y 1-.'
mi.llon.Urt-s px. :t.-lv m-tlvau a !.
tht ouU-t.t low s.- Wk
mm:
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