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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21

that his patent leather boots were
cracked and that no tailor would give
him credit his desire for death be-
came greater as he realized that he
could not again meet his goddess.
Mechanically he raised himself and
went tQy1he box whore he kept his
souventfssin the hope4that he might
find some jewel that he could sell.
Some portraits, yellowing letters, locks
Of hair, notes. and leaves and dry
flowers were crushed under his hand.
He encountered the journal Of travels
and turned over the pages. The notes
on Chile awakened his interest. It
was there that she had been born.
4 was twenty years old then" he
sighed, How could ! have known OF
the misery in store for me7"
He read the lines written by Alya-
rado: In ten years / promise to share
my property with partner Pierre La
valle."
He smiled sadly.
This very evening the ten years ex-
pire. II the good Alyarado wishes
to keep his promise he has not much
time left"
Two knocks we're heard on the door
Pierre said to himself ironically;
There he is now"
He opened the door. He saw before
him a man Of large stature, white hair
and beard with the mien Of cowboy
and the color Of cinnamon.
The visitor addressed him In Span
ish:
Excuse me-" he said. Il am late.
You are Mr. Iayalle?"
YES" replied Pierre astonished.
Il am Alyarado."
The young man nearly dropped the
lamp.
Alvarado continued:
Il have come to pay my debt"
Good. thought Pierre. 1T wiz en-
able me to buy some clothes so / can
see her again"
Aiyarado continued: I have made
my fortune. ! bring you our accounts
as we are partners. Aside from my
personal property which deduct we
possess between 10000. 900 and 10O,-
O00. 900 francs. The half Of these have
been realized and 25.O0o. 900 francs are
At your disposal"
The the lamp fell
Good. continued Alvarado. you
are content It Is natural That en-
49, r.- 90 arr.-|~H ar,,.rf fsrtr ~
you. prefer that the money remain
in my family and my family Is com
posed Of my sister and my niece"
Disappolntment. Pierre had a vision
OF his magnificent Gillian and re-
mained silent
4 wish that you marry my niece.
You know her already. She is named
Anita Pena.'
Pierre threw himself upon the cow
BOY and covered his white head with
kisses. while be sobbed for happi-
ness.
And this" concluded Landa, is
what Ct Is to gire 1000 francs to q
Chilean who seeks his fortune
wish 1 could nnd one like him
20 stake" groaned Langrume.
A beggar passed and asked aims in
a piteous voice. Langrume turned
away. why DO not the police arrest
these vseabondsfr he groWled.
Is viii bring you good luck to give
him money" said Landa
The banker took e franc from BIS
pocket
Make him write 8 memorandum ln
rcrf fc4nr a'f sungercs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21
rHg WIND

I saw sou toss the kites on high
And bior the birds about the skyi
And ali around ] heard you pass.
Like ladies' skirts across the grass
o wind. a-bloWing al day ionTs
q wind. that sings 50 loud a songi
! saw the different things sou did.
But always you yourself you hid.
I felt YOU push. 7 heard you call.
/ could not see yourself at all
@ wind. a-bl0Win8 ai day long,
o wind. that sings 20 loud q sonsl
O you that are So strong and cold,
% blower. are you young or oldf
Are you a beast Of field and tree,
or just s stronger child than meg
o wind. a-biowlng an day long
o wind. that sings 50 loud song
Robert Louis stevenson
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21

east, where prob Capt c. NJ. Chester
ably the temple Of Commander OF Bat
Cybele, the Net tleship Kentucky
room stood. Cybele. worshiped under
the name Of Meter sipylene. from
Mount sipylus, which bounds the
Smyrna valley on the north. was the
tutelar goddess Of the city. The plain
toward the sea was too low to be prop
erly drained. and hence in rainy
weather the streets were deep with
mud and water The river Meles,
which flowed by Smyrna, is famous in
literature and was worshiped in the
valley. The steady equable flow Of the
Meles. alike in summer and winter,
neither swollen after rain nor dry
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21
OPEN IN WINTER.
Ice-Breakers Prevent Interruption OF
Tramc at vladivOstock.

Ice-Breakers Prevent Interruption Of
Tramc at vladivostock.
Vladivostock is no longer the Ice
closed port in winter 1t formerly was.
for the resources Of modern shipbulid-
ing have been called in and powerful
ice1breakers keep It open the whole
year round. so that now there is no in
terruption Of traffic at any season and
passenger steamers come at regular in
tervals all the winter, therefore rea-
sons for obtaining Port Arthur no
longer exist, says a Russian corre-
spondent Still, the climate is not
good in winter, and, naturally, the Of
ficers Of the men-of-war prefer to win
ter in Port Arthur or Nagasaki. al
though ia summer time the bright side
OF life in Vladivostock is quite as at
tractive as In the southern ports. The
place has been strongly fortified. but
strangers are strictly prevented from
visiting the fortifications, which are
to be seen on all the hilltops. Maga-
zines. masked batteries and other
means Of offense and defense have
been provided. and they are connect
ed by an electric tramway and by tele-
phone and telegraph. so that in case
OF attack communication with the va
rious points can be RAPIDLY established.
The number Of soldiers stationed at
Vladivostock has been greatly In
creased. and probably 1t would be a
more dif1cult place r. capture thar
Port Arthur.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21

have been recovered under any circum-
stances. No harm has been done by
freeing from technical liability the
men who owed them. The bankruptcy
act Of 1898 differs from its predeces-
sors in that men engaged in so many
pursuits have taken advantage Of It.
Farmers. wage-earners. and profes-
sional men, as well as manufacturers
and merchants. have filed petitions.
Chicago policemen who were In the
clutches Of the loan sharks extricated
themselves by the simple expedient Of
going through bankruptcy. The law
needs some amendments to the prOvi-
sions concerning involuntary bank
ruptcy. but on the whole It Is working
fairly we'll. It does not appear thar
the interests Of creditors have been
seriously prejudiced by IT,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21

Pay Sunday School Teachers.
The pastor OF an casters church
stated recently that certain teachers
In his Sunday school were paid for
their services. According 70 the pas
tor the prime requisite Of e capable
teacher Is the ability to ten stories
That is the form In which moral les-
sons can best be conveyed. And good
story teliers, he concludes. are always
worthy OF their hire.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21


The present bankruptcy law evident
iy appeals to debtors more strongly
than It does 70 creditors. During tie
period ending Sept. 80 last there we're
fled IN involuntary cases 1.8i0 petit
tons. and In voluntary cases about
q 900 petitions. The debtors who were
forced into bankruptcy owed gz7.00o.-
900 AID their assets amounted 10
SO. 100000. The liabilities Of 1880
debtors who sour fa nld Of the law
were s264 100000 $3.50 lts. assets we're
only So. .o9s 900 TtH Iocls ike a tre-
mendous wipina m 81 indebtedness
at q great l g. fors. As a
matter Of fa mo ~ these debts
were desper oss and could not
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21

much stronger. when magnificent
buildings. an imposing acropolis, and
the wide circle Of massive walls com
bined with the natural scenery in one
splendid picture
The streets were broad, well paved
and regularly laid out at right angles;
many were named after temples; the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21

main street. called
the Golden. ran
across the city
from west to east,
beginning probably
from the Temple
Of Deirmen Tepe.
and continuing to-
ward Tepejik out
side the city on the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21

the gulf. partly on the low ground be-
tween the hill and the sea. The beauty
Of the city when seen from the sea,
clustering on the low ground and ris-
ing tier over tier on the hillside, is
frequently praised by the ancients and
is celebrated on its coins; the same
impression still strikes the spectator,
and must in ancient times have been
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21

(eityl OF Asia" A Christian church
existed here from a very early time.
having its origin IN the considerable
Jewish colony Polyearp "a. w. was
bishop Of Smyrna.
When Constantinople became the
seat Of government the trade between
Anatolia and the west lost in import
anee. and Smyrna declined apaee. A
Turkish freebooter. named Tsaeha
seized Smyrna in 1854 and maintained
himself there for some time. but it was
recovered by the generals Of Alexius
Commenus The city was several
times afterward ravaged by the Turks.
and had become quite ruinous when
the emperor John Ducas Vatatzes
about 1922 rebuilt It. The famous
chieftain Adm conquered it about
1880 and made his son Amur governor.
Soon afterwards the Knights Of Saint
John established themselves IN the
town, but failed 10 conquer the citadel.
IN 1902 Timur stormed the town and
massacred almost all the inhabitants.
The Mongol conquest was only tempo
rary, but Smyrna has remained until
the present day in Mohammedan
hands. It is now the greatest CONNER
cial city in the Levant; its population
is about 100000, OF whom nearly half
are Greeks. It is the terminus OF the
railway system which is gradually
spreading over Anatolla. Two lines
start from Smyrna; one ascends the
Hermus valley By Magnesia and sardis
to Alashehr (Philadelphia). about 10
miles: the other goes south BY Ephe-
sus to the Meander valley beside Mag
nesia on the Maender and then as
cends the valley to the neighborhood
Of Laodicea on the Lycus. l43 miles.
Since the revival Of the Levant trade
by the Genoese and Yenetians smyrna
has been the emporium for the whole
produce OF Anatolia; the chief raw
products exported are valonea. figs.
raisins, opium, madder. ilcoriee, cot
ton. sponges, emery, etc. Almost the
only articles OF native manufacture
which are exported from Smyrna are
the carpets woven at Geurdiz. Coula.
Ushak and other places ia the interior.
Smyrna has frequently been partially
destroyed by earthquakes: that OF lls
A. D. is the most famous. and in 1888,
1868. and 1880 the town suffered Sc
verely.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21

It is stated that the memorials OF
Alexander Dumas. dls, and Of his
grandfather, the general. will not be
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21

Preliminary work has begun for
taking the next census OF the United
Kingdom on March 81. 1901.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21

completed for some months to come.
They are to be placed close % the mon
ument OF Dumas, the novelist. on the
Place Malesherbes. in Paris This To-
cality Is to lose Its old mans and viii
soon be known as the Place des Trois
Dumas. so that the memory OF the cell
ehrated family viii be wec perpetu-
ated IN Paris.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-21

during drought, its pleasant water, It's
short course, beginning and ending
near the city, are celebrated by Aris-
tides and Himerius.
In the Roman period Smyrna was
the seat Of conventus which included
southern Aeolls aind a great part Of
the Hermus valley. 1t We'd with Ephe-
sus and Pergamum for the title First
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION.

Pursuant to call issued by John {.
Sieb, President of the Board ot
Education, a citizens meeting was
held last Friday evening at the High
School for the purpose of forming q
local organization to make the neces.
sary arrangements to receive and en-
terrain the members of the Southern
Wisconsin Teachers Association
which organization will be held in
Racine, April 6 and I.
There were present most of the
principals, several members of the
Board of Education, few business
men, and a number of ladies inter
ested in the welfare of education.
The meeting was called to order by
Pres. Sieb, who was elected chairman
of the meeting. ID. O. Hubbard was
elected secretary The following
chairmen of different committees
to select two or more perso ns TO act
with them; Supt. J. b, E,stabrook
chairman of Local Committee; George
N. Fratt, Finance; Mrs. J. S. Glenn
ent Receptions: Commissioner John
Wiechers, Halls and Meeting Places
Commissioner Geo. w. Miller, Hotels
and accommodations, II, g. Harvey
Guides, etc: j. G. NeCollius, Publ
city and Promotion. Principal d. O.
Hubbard was elected Secretary of the
Local Committee.
1t was decided TO offer free enter
tainment to all visiting lady teachers.
That the annual meeting will be
largely attended, and that the homes
of Racine will be freely thrown open
to the visiting teachers is a certainty.
Already many persons have signi.
fed their desire to entertain teachers
Many letters have been received at
hotels asking for rates, and to be
booked for rooms April 6 and T.
Racine Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22
chICRGQ. ON a bp.
/ NcH I. c. X. Il. Line Opened for Through
! Business January rs, 1900.

Alta cost Of 81 100000 the Illinois
Central Railroad Company has built
from Tara, Ia. q new piece Of first
class road l3l miles ia length, rum
ming through Rockwell City and
Denlsou to Council Bluffs, from
which point il is continued ON across
the Missouri river to Omaha oy the
tracks and bridge Of the Omaha
Bridge and Railway Terminal Com
pauy. At Omaha connection is made
with the transcontinental trains Of
the Union Pacific, The Burlington
and the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railways.
This. with the Cenhal's long estab-
lishcd line between Chicago and
sioux City, into which the extension
blends at Tara, opens up "a new first
class line between Chicago and Oma-
ia, ou which through bushes was
ilaugurated Sunday, Jan. -, 1900.
Local freight and passenger trains
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22

had been running then for more than
a month over the portion of the line
between Fort Dodge and Council
Bluffs.
A tirst-class line because the old
part between Chicago and Tara, foi
years in fine physical condition, has
been improved at various points by
the laying of new eighty-tive pound
steel rails, the building of new steel
bridges where needed, and the adj
iustment of numerous grades and
alignments, bringing the whole up
to the highest standard of physical
excellence.
Train service to be iuaugurated
on this new line will consist of two
daily fast trains, to be known as the
Limited and the Express The
Limited will be solid, wide-ves-
tibuled train, making but few stops
en- route and running on fast sched-
ule. Its equipment will he new
throughout, having just been built
for this service, and will consist of
butfet-library smoking ear, Pullman
sleeping car, free reclining chair ear
and dining car. 1t will leave Chi
cago at5;l5 p. m, arriving at Omaha
S;l5 the next morning, leaving Oma-
ha at ;35 p. m, and arriving at Chi
cage 1920 the next morning.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22
LOVES DEAREST MOMENT.

y,ve,s dearest moment is not when the hands
Are clasped in marriage and the world looks on.
Nor vet when all the importunate world has
gone
And flaming passion like the archangel stands
Between two souls and YIELDS with fire the bands
pt impotent human law, nor when alone
I-pon the morrow they and love are one
Triun6 and chrismed pure, as God commands;
II /. not in the many morrows track
While love by loving grows more rich and wise
7yll age counts up loves wondrous, wondrous
sum
Loves dearest moment Is far back, far back
When first thoy looked within each others eyes
Aud in the silence knew that love come.
-Ilarper's Magazine
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-26
NEW STEAMER LINES.

The question of beer seems likely to
lead to our having a line of steamers
direct to Seattle. The beer trade is ii
very considerable one, and has been
carried on via Victoria. The only way
now is via San Francisco, and the ca
pacity of the vessels which can carry
the article, are not adequate 10 the
trade.
There is no doubt that the carriers De
tween here and the ports of the Main
land are not able to cope with the
amount Of traffic which has to be car
ried on. Mere passenger accommoda-
ton is totally inadequate and the YES
sells are crowded both ways, many peo-
pie being left behind at both ends. AS
for freight it is terribly congested, and
a great deal has to be left in San Fran
cisco every trip of the steamers.
Demand always brings supply, and
we may expect that a number of new
vessels will be put on. The Cape Nome
trade has monopolized a very large
fleet, but by the end of August or the
beginning of September that trade will
be over for the season, and steamers
which'have been engaged in it will be
available for the Hawaiian trade. This
will tide over the time until the new
steamers are ready, You cannot build
a steamer in day, and when a revo-
luton in carrying conditions occurs,
such as has occurred here, there is
bound to be a period when things can
not go on smoothly.
A very important line which is pro-
posed and is in course of construction,
is the cold storage steamer which
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-26
HIS LITTLE GUN.

Consul Yang Wei Pin seems to have
been investing in guns according to the
newspapers. why should he invest in
these expensive tools. He certainly
has no experience of them. If he was
ready to protect himself, he need not
have applied for the police protection
which he now has. With Policeman X
patroling the premises and Consul
Yang ready with his revolver it would
be a very courageous Bow Wong, who
would dare to disturb the consuls
sleep, or even to- attempt assassination
in the most secluded spot.
AS fact the Bow Wongs could have
no more serious set back than anything
happening to Consul Yang. He is prac-
tically their sheet anchor, because they
want to show to the world that they
are not what they have been represent
ed to be. To hurt Consul Yang would
be to hurt their own cause. OF course
Consul Yang would be only too pleased
to be assaulted, If the assault were not
too great.
If Consul Yang has armed himself
with a revolver, he may be left to take
care of himself. The man who takes
his own protection into his own hands
needs no protection by the police. OF
course Consul Yang could not make his
request for police protection upon diplo-
matte grounds. The Territorial Gov
eminent has nothing to do with diplo-
macy. 1t has only to do with keeping
order within it's borders. If Consul
Yang Wei Pin wants redress he will
have to go all the way to Washington.
Whatever measure of protection is CIV
en- to Consul Yang is given to him, not
in his official capacity with which we
have nothing to do, but as any ordinary
citizen. Just now representatives of the
Chinese government are not very pop
ular either in Washington or anywhere
else. Yang had better get into a hole
and pull it in after him.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-26

will engage in the meat trade, bringing
beef, mutton and poultry from Califor-
mia, and returning thither with fruit.
This will give a stimulus to our small
farmers which will prove a surprise.
We can raise all the tropical and sub
tropical fruits that the Pacific Coast
can consume, but with the exception
of bananas, we have been unable to get
our products to the Mainland. With
cold storage alligator pears, mangos
and pineapples can be put on the San
Francisco market in first class cordi-
ton. and fruit which we now throw
away, will be available for profit.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-26
AN UNPLEASANT SUBJECT.

The crusade which seems to be start
ing out against hackmen who act as
procurers is eminently on the side of
social purity. There is no doubt to any
one who knows anything of the lower
stratum of life in the city, that certain
of these men have reaped a fostering
harvest from one of the most unworthy
| lines of business which any one can
undertake. The prostitute herself is an
angel compared to the BLACKBOARD who
procures, and takes his toll from her
poor wages of sin, and feeces her fell
low sinner.
Some of these men have built up con-
siderable sums of money from their
dirty work, have invested their i'll got
ten gains in paying enterprises and are
reaping the advantage in the shape
of dividends from good investments.
BY and bye some of them will become
members of a church, and grow into
pillars of sanctity. 1t is often amusing
to see the sinner accepted as the saint.
1t often depends upon the size of his
pocket book.
Dul 10 return TO the main argument.
There is no doubt that hackmen are
used in this community for immoral
purposes. That some of these men
make a business of carrying on an i'm
moral trade and that the mere driving
for hire is only a cover for their dis
graceful trade is, one may say, prac-
tically well known thing.
OF course one must not put too much
blame upon the hackman. He is or
was in the first instance tempted him
self by the bride of money, and money
clouds many consciences far above that
of the ordinary hackman. The law only
reaches the hackman, what the law
should reach is the man who hires the
hackman to do his dirty work. But in
matters of this kind the law is very
uneven 1t very seldom reaches the
the real sinner. Even the old puritans
were unable to frame a code which
reached him. Perhaps some day
Legislature of Sinners may find a way
for getting the true sinner to start on
the path of righteousness.