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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

ordered the Jew. play the Battle
field Of san Juan. Composed this him
self. gentlemen. he added after the
manner OF a Snowman.
He sat. brooding darkly over some
thing while the martial music was had
who knows how?-out Of the humble
banjo
~Playl' the Jew cried; Play and
sing us about the Jew merchant Give
them the whole merry showl'
The yellow man gave such a clever
song, travesty Of a Jew salesman,
that the crowd screamed with laughter
No one was heartier than the pawn
broker AT last he rose and picked
up the guitar.
Goodnight. gentlemen. The play
is over is It not? ! thank you for get
ting me wide awake. Come along"
The Major stood aside We're much
obliged for the music. he said briefly
The old Jew saw only the blue eyes
OF the woman He bowed his huge
head She alone understood the full
meaning that to him. lurked under the
whole scene. Alien races, prosecuted,
scorned. the two men, drawn together
by some terrible sympathy went forth
together. and the merciful darkness
swallowed them up.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01
MISLEADING rHE HOUSEWIFE.
Can Two Persons Manage to Live Wen
ON as "A Week.

tan Two Persons manage 20 1--we wen
ON - Week.
An article in the current number
of what might be called the House
keepers Misleading Journal says
blithely that two persons can live well
on s. a week Keeping house for two,
IL continues. costs more in proportion
than does housekeeping for ten. The
last statement is undeniably true
says the New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser The writer evidently means
well land indeed her name Is a
synonym for culinary competencel, but
her bald assertion. probably meant to
be cneerful. will cost the conscientious
but inexperienced housewife many
pang Of anxiety. self-reproaeh and
disillusi0n why not be frank. even at
the expense OF the young housekeep-
ers pleasure. and say where she and
her husband can "live well' on s.
a week. They could not do II in this
city or It's suburbs. and the price OF
good meat is much the same In diff
NENENI paris VI ANH N"AANta y ~
why not say honestly, Il not pleasant
ly. that for the food Of two persons
and one OF them a mans is hope
iessly inadequate sum on which 10
Hlive well" They could live on 81.
but they simply could not live well on
s.. Careful cooks and shrewd mar
keters can set a fair table for two per-
sons for 81 a day. The mere ordi-
nary housewife finds that $40 IS the
least she can hope 10 spend IL she and
her bread-winner are to have food OF
good quality. sufficient quantity and
the simplest variety Unless she is a
person OF resources a won't mean pas
tries and entrees and tidhits either. II
viii mean simple. good things. tender
chickens. good vegetables, good beef,
steaks and chops. fresh fruit. fresh
salads and coffee. tea and butter OF
the best. These are simple things. but
Il is the simple things that cost The
eeeond-rale boarding house can anord
Indifferent desserts and bad entrees.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

OF one Of the prominent Jew pawn
brokers Of the city AT this there was
a general laugh.
wow. dye spose. yellow. that Lew
is eoin' 10 come down here and bail
YOU out this time O night2 Not much.
/ know old Lev. but I'll ask him. He's
cot a telephone. I guess.
In the meantime. Major suggested
one of the lieutenants. Tets take him
outside and Jet him sing.
There was a unanimous shout Of ap-
nrovsi and an immediate adjournment
70 the street.
ina moment more a hand swept the
strings of that strange harbaric COM
hination OF wood and strings. the ban
fo with such power that & made every
man culver who before had heard
such banjo music9 what skill and
what feeling was this that brought out
such a bubble and buTst2 Then
voice rose that had ln it All the tragic
a. puhos. fhs passionate intensity the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01
Friendship and a Song or
Two.

By ELIZABETH CHERRY WALTZ
copyright, 1901. BY Daily Story Pub. Coz
One night when the air was soft and
sweet the officers on duty az the Cen
tral police station sat outside on the
pavement There was this and that to
talk about There were h0mely
snatches about the wives and the
babies and the deaths and the sickness
and the 5000 patrolmen. There was
the gossip Of the Police Court and Of
the prisoners within. The saloon
kepcr on the corner Of the little park
was sitting outside on the brick pave
ment Of the way. Il was quiet and
still. One BY one the young men from
the morning papers wo took the late
watch struggled down. tired from
their work, counting every quarter Of
an hour until their release. A young
man on one paper whose wife worked
at his side until midnight looked
dreamlly over at the window Of their
hotel, impatient to join her and he
followed her imagined movements be-
hind the screens OF dark curtain at her
windows.
Suddenly the patrol wagon dashed
up, a brave show OF green lamps, red
wheels and gray matched horses. A
patrolman jumped down, half dragged
out a small yellow man and shook him
on to his feet. His hat fell OF, but he
clutched to his breast a banjo and,
in the other hand he held a guitar.
The officer tersely repeated the charge
against him. He had seen him coming
Htealthily out OF a house and he be-
lieved that he had stolen the instru-
ments He was hustled and iostled,
the banjo and guitar jerked from him
as be stood under the electric lights
OF the station-house He was young
and slim, his eyes we're the imploring
eyes OF his sorrowful race, but his
mouth was small and red, his lips deli
cate
4 nevah stole m" he said with a
deprecating air. They're mine"
yours. heh? Tell that somewhere
else. viii you?" sneered the officer
The reporter who had the young
wife was scrutinizing him Didn't
hear you singing 10 a saloon down on
Jefferson street the other day? he
asked suddenly.
The dark eyes were turned 20 him.
'Yessir, I reckon. ! sings roun con-
sid'able"
Its the man." said the reporter,
taking the cigar from his mouth, then
slowly to the hoary old night chief
who was gazing at him, Major, he
can sing ones heart out"
well. you'll have to be locked up,
sing or no sing, guess" said the
Major: you'll have to 90 in iii morn
ing. Have they searched youg'
The yellow man hesitated a moment
Il thinks Use got friend, sab.
Can't / get bailed out noway2"
who is your frlend2'
The yellow man mentioned the name
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01
M Cine 70 cate IN Sail

The treasury department sounds
note Of alarm. Is officials view with
undisguised concern the speculative
rage which has taken possession Of
Wall street and which i carrying be-
yond all reasonable bounds the quota
uons OF the securities not merely Of
railroads hich are earniag money
AID Of HaI managed and stable in-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

OF Missouri an additional $5.0oO.oOo and
the United States government Is
contributor 10 the same amount. To
look after its interests In the fair
and provide a suitable display the gov
ernment will be represented by a
commission Of nine members. The
appointments have been made by
President Mckinley and are as fol-
lows: Ex- Senator John n. Thurston
OF Nebraska: ex-senator Thomas a
Carter. OF Montana; ex-senator VIII
liam Lindsay OF Kentucky, ex-senator
George w. Mcbride OF Oregon, Fred
erick A. Belts OF Connecticut,
Representative John NJ Allen, Of MisN
sisslppl: x-Representative Martin a.
Glynn OF New York. Philip y. Scott Of
Arkansas; John r. Miller Of Indiana.
As a commissionershlp Is worth 5000
annually and Is good for nearly
three years. the places we're eagerly
sought by the politicians and states
men out OF jobs. Tho commission con-
slsts OF ave Republicans and four
Democrats.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

Flavsl Danforth. a citizen o. Spring
aeid o. IS sTorn foe to tobacco IN
ali its forms Wheh Be went 70 vote
al the recent election be found the
polling place filed with tobacco smoke
of many dav0rs. he refused 20 vote
until the judges and clerks stopped
smoking and the place vas aired The
precinct election officers did not care 70
lay down their campalen cigars. there
vas no way % compel them and 20
~ Danf0rth disfranchised himself and
rsfl1ed 20 vote.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

The greatest number OF men ever
employed ON one structure was the
Gizeh pyramid. where 1000 900 men
we're In forced labor. This pyramid Is
$50 feet high and covers an area Z ~
thirteen acres. twice the dimensions
Of any other building IN the world In
one instance taking 1000 men three
years IN bringing q single stone from
the quarry.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

A novel attempt 70 cope with the
drink etil has been begun by the Bell
gian government. which has offered n
prize FOR the picture that best depica'
the evils Of drunkenness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

New York, where Warner Leeds, Hea-
ry Phipps, Andrew Carnegie and other
manufacturers have purchased proper
ty. Paradise alley" one impecunious
clerk has dubbed II.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

Of louisiana by President Jefferson.
Hence its name-the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition. Large appropria-
tions have been made and 1t Is expect
ed to rival the Worlds Fair held at
Chicago in 1898 The city OF st. Louis
has appropriated s500o.oo0. the state
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

John Pollard. a bell ringer In Lanca-
shire. born in the same year with VIC
toria, rang his bells for her coronation
and for each Of her birthdays and toll
ed them at her death
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

While the public has its eyes focused
on the Pan-American exposition at
Bunalo, preparations are already un-
der way for another and even greater
exposition. The latter is TO be held
at St. Louis IN 1903 and IS to be the
centenary celebration Of the purchase
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01
-
Pill Rim S
[ .

Il - - -. . ~ -
VINO hides beneath 4 roof to-day.
ne may set his foot abroad
-a.ens fhe WoodsF outland way.
Is little better than a cl0d.
There IS no thing Ia all the land
inat does not seem articulate;
le grasses SMILE and understand
The vireo calling to his MAZE.
ati pint-iops unto pine-tops breathe
~ sltnu8s murmurous as the sea-
AAq through the bircheu cOpse beneath
Anefe runs a huting harmony
in ne half-dusks Of tangled green
lhe pale Wild-fOse's censor buras.
ana ~ each hollow may be seen
the fragile laceries Of the ferns
While over an. for an 10 share.
fiacia and pure and wide and high.
Miet~M lnnoNed by the searching air,
bfoods motherly Gods open sky.
inen grip the oak-stan. ye who may,
ana set the pilgrim foot abroad
VINO. willing, hides within to-day
Is little better than a cl0d
Clinton Scollard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

Ausiralia's FIRST measured wool ciir
was 10000 tons. Ga 1921 This ha
nov rlann b z.lll.D0l
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

To be excavated .....,.............27 miles
Amount completed .....................N None
tOniy preliminary work at Greytown)
Work begun ....-...................... 1887
Work stopped ......-................... 1888
Estimated cost to complete.
500 900 10 $500 OO0. .00O
Terminus Atlantic coast ....... .Greyt0wn
Terminus Pacific coast ................ Brito
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

J. Pierpont Morgan wants to build
the Panama canal. He needs the wat
erway to complete the transportation
deals that he has under consideration,
and he has made definite offers to Pres
ident Mckinley regarding the cutting
in two Of the isthmus.
Mr. Morgan has pointed out that the
construction Of the Nicaragua canal
will cost the government sS0,000,O0O
for the first year and $4,000. 900 annu
ally thereafter for perhaps ten years.
AS the expenditures Of congress have
increased enormously Mr. Morgan has
pointed out the bad politics in adding
the expense Of a canal project to the
cost Of running the government.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

~steel Trust alley" is the new nick
name given to upper Fifth avenue
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-01

church to try them for the alleged
breach OF canonical law.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-12
DISAPPEARANCE OF THE LOUISE.
Some CT the Fields Injured; Many Not
Touched.

Guthrie. O. T.. Nay u-Recapiti5atin
the damage done 10y the wheat louise the
Enid EaeIe saws, The aQhis. or wheat
lonse. which has been causing 50 much
worry among Oklahoma wheat growers
is rapids Disappearing in moss parts q
the territory. The louise did considerable
damage in the south central counties.
causing an estiuate5 loss in some local.
ities of ffteon 90 twenty per cent Its
ravaess were checked ia great meas
ure before 10 reached the great wheat
helix En- the strip counties. where most ~
the wheat ~ the territory IS produced A
uae drawn from Blackwell % the south
vesr corner ~ Gsr5eid county. passing
few miles southwest ~ Enid. MARKS
approximately uhat appears 81 be The
lilat ~ raa territory seriously injured ~
RE insect
Fmers from the southeast Fart ~
Garssl6 county report that they have
saStsasl considerable damage oIt say
tla1 wth eoed r1ln. ana flreraol-
weather af-e-Warl they wcl'i seq have
i1-s - wheat CC some twelve ~ ~
tzsa -ells examined IS The W-i-er thls
week. selected ~ -rdu AID ~ Wta-
fr U1es ErL The 7sa
Vas to-l in ems rr1 les- ara ia 5l-y
ra-t7 ef tlasr There lre 1- Boy
1t6s ~ wheat uear End rn-n tarc
Tcre Is ths dine lsl yer. ard Wta-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-12
IT WILL BE
LAST TINE
IN TERRITORY
That a Presidential Appointee
VIII be Inaugurated.
PLANS FOR The BANQUET
Where a Great Many Notable
Things viii be Said.

Guthrie. o. T.. May 1-This city vii
De the Mecca Of many travellers tomor
row and Monday. for on the latter da5
thousands OF Oklahoma's citizens vii
witness the Inauguration Of William NJ
jenkins. as governor OF Oklahoma. Il
succeed Gov. c. n. Barnes. This vii
probably be the last Inauguration Of a
governor appointed by the president Of
the United States and without any cues
ton II VIII be the most elaborate affair
Of its kind in the territory's history.
The oath Of Office VIII be taken by Mr.
jenkins and Mr.. Grimes on the govern
ment acre surrounded by the people Of
the territory. Every plan has been
made BY the committee In charge.
headed by Chas. Renfro.
II has meant much hard work and the
man who thinks It is an easy thing 10
make arrangements for inaugurations
VIII be right IN line for a position from
this time on.
The committee has worked hard and
it is predicted that the ceremonies of the
day viii move along without a hitch.
The parade viii be a feature, not small
by any means and many people win be
in line. The banquet and ball viii be
well attended and the caterer can take
care Of some four or five hundred guests.
The program Of toasts is a good one
and many interesting things will be
said by territorial speakers. The pro
gram Of the evening as follows.
Ex-Governor Q. NJ Barnes-"Okla-
homa-Four Years Of Progress and De
velopment"
Governor W. NJ Jenlins-" Harmony
and Prosperity"
Nelson Darling, Oklahoma City--"Bus-
mess and Politics"
Col Roy V. Hoffman. Chandler.-''Ex-
pansion at Home and Abroad"
Hon. w. o. Cromwell, Enid-'eThe
Louisiana Purchase"
Hon. y. S. Barnes, Ponca City.-"Okla-
bona and Ohio"
Hon. Tom Ferguson, Waronga.-"Rau-
road Development in Oklahoma"
Hon John C. Hughes. Pawnee-'Tm
From Missouri"
Thomas r. Reed. Of Ell Reno, is to be
toast-master, and this in itself. is assur-
Bnce that the affair VIII be started of
al right
The FIRST inauguration IN Oklahoma was
that Of Governor Steele. This occurred
on Capital square and was quite an event.
The day was slightly cloudy in the
morning and while the new governor was
making his address, a terrific wind and
hail storm broke with ali its fury AL
most the last words that Governor Steele
said. before the storm broke, was. It
have TT in my heart TO be as good a
governor as you would have me be"
The Inauguration Of the other men
were very much similar and the last one,
tho Inauguration of Gov. Barnes was a
very large affair. Tt was on the 2fth of
May, 1897. and the government acre was a
sea of faces upturned to observe the
new executive. The day was bright and
The only marring feature was the wind
which was rather high at times
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-12
OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Fine Time Expected at the Blackwell
Meetinu

Guthrie. @. IT, MAY 1.-THE newspaper
men Of the territory are locking forward
to meeting OF the Oklahoma Press asso-
citation at Blackwell May q with pleasant
anticipation. The following IS the pro
gram.
Address of welcome-Mayor Of Black
wei
Response-F. 7. Cook, president asso-
ciatior.
The Benefits q Press Associations %
II. H. Greer. state Capital
Oklahoma Historical society-L- Nc
Kinlay. Ncws-J ournaL
Machine SIS. Hand Composition" Roy
Stafford. Clahoman.
Newspaper Knockers" T. C. Nfh'ack
Leader.
The Editors Society" Tom g. wools-
ley. 1Iahau Enterprise
Journalism in q New Country T. w
De Lisle Woodward Bulletin
~The Newsra per as q Railroad Buud-
er." J. W. Iawron. Ararahoe Bee.
Newspaper Influence e.. y. Palmer
Neifori Patriot
..The small Psse Panar rs Advan-
tases and Disadvantages H. B. Gil
strap. Chandler Neas-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-12
mYsrgRY q a HERMTr
Who Died at Ninety Years IN Guthrie.
Recently.

cuthrie. o. r.. May n-The colorod
people ~ this city have not yet caasea
talking ~ the peculiar characterisfiaa n
Butlsn Sites. negro over ninety reara
Of age who died here a short time ago.
Sites WAS practically q hermit ard ~
came % this country from Africa. hav.
ing been captured there by slave traders.
It g an unaispgted fact that Suites newer
went into the neighbour house nor did be
allow any ono % visit bis humble cabin.
So eccentric vas ne. that the majority of
the col9rsd people who lived around h,m
did not care % call on him. It - Nail
that be never talked only when n-csa-
aary end the occasions are very rara
when re- laughed suites was 9 bachelor
ard seemed 70 have no tender feelings
Cor the Teltler EEK which .s rot 1ssal
ga Pts race y Nas only once in a l1nF
time that sates talked ~ bis pest era
e vas q ran hlnz narrative - ths H1ufH
land ard ~ his experiences when - frst
worked i1 fhe feils as a slave. Re rs-
flrred o. himaelf as ore ~ ne few cel-
orsl people ln This country who were
born ia Africa It is said that BE- hal
q desire 81 refarn to Africa hpf coed
never gst fhe means ta 90 ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-12
THEY ARE WELL GUARDED.
Barclays and Brummet's Location In
the Eederal IaiI

Guthrie, o. r.. May I.-There is one
place i'm the territory OF Oklahoma that
the average person does not care 10
visit for any length OF time and this
place is the Federal jail in this city.
From an exterior view. there is little
to denote that this building constructed
II red sandstone. standing on the corner
Of Second street and Noble avenue con-
tains little world of people. confined
between thick walls. steel bars. etc. but
such is the case. The inhabitants Of the
Federal Jail number sixty-fve and the
charges against the inmates vary from
larceny to murder. Some OF the sixty
five persons have not had their hearing
yet but just the same they are in the
iail TO stay until the officers unlock the
doors and walk them out This red
stone building is where the desperadoes
IF earlier DAYS were confined when they
happened TO be grasped by the minions
Of your Uncle Samuel. 1t was in this
building THAI BiI Dalton made his sensa-
Gonal break for outdoor llfe and said
good bye 10 his former companions for a
period Of time. And there We're others
UhO looked ont between the bars and
longed for native haunts. with records
just as bad as Dalton's and were as
much feared rs this man
AT the present time there are men In
the Jail who are sentenced TO hang for
murder. These men are the two sentenc-
50 ~ Pawnce short tirne ago. George
Barclay ana James Brummett They win
hang ON June e, at Pawnee. and the
officers watch these men every hour in
The cay and night and are careful 10
see that There are no opportunities for
lhcm 10 attempt 90 escape from suffering
The penalty of their crime These men
are She murderers Of j. T. Poole. in the
osage nstion. last summer. and TO the
casual observer. they are not as desper-
ate IS one would think whom murder Is
mentioned. These persons are the Kind
NJ mea who sight 20 the last breath
Rhen IL is considered necessary bv them.
and they have the elements i'm their
makeup which despite appearances.
make them dangerous citizens
on approaching the SAN which faces
h the west. one is struck with the
thought that there are no doors on the
lower foor. Ii is necessary To climb a
Eight OF stairs II an iron cage. a cell in
itself on the landing before TIE massive
doors ~ the huldine proper. once in
side this ease TIE door IS locked behind
YOU. The main door Is then OPENED and
the iaH OA,shoma's oriv Federal far
Is entered. and SOU are among The efNrv-
I'VE prisoners g prisoner yourself as
Tar as bolts ana bars are concerned
There Is q corridor en- the frnat Of the
building. ard at The north side faHer
1IcCracken has hIs desk rhe telephone
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-12
HOUSE SIXTY YEARS OLD.
Is Still Standing Near Fort Gibson in
Territory.

ierFiIOrys
B Hitchcock of Vinita, Ind. Ter. cd
Muskogee, I. T., May Ill B. Hitch
cock of Vinita, Ind. Ter, has q small
picture which he is exhibiting, of one OF
the oldest houses now standing In the
Indian Territory.
1t is located at Dwight Mission on the
Sallisaw creek, about half way between
Forts Smith and Gibson Missionaries
of the A. B. c. F. NJ. Of Boston. Mass,
came to the Western Cherokees in Ar
kansas in 1920. They located about three
miles above the present town Of Russell
vile. in Pope county. Ark, on the Illinois
bayou. This was the first school and the
only one among the Western Cherokees
before their removal up into the present
Indian Territory in %. The missionaries
came with them and located the new mis-
sion school on the Sallisaw. All the lum-
Der used in the first buildings was sawed
with a whipsaw. The houses were all
Of logs. The house shown. the only one
yet standing, was the one occupied by
Mr.. Hitchcock's father and family. It
is Of substantial. heavy logs. a story
and a half. with two rooms below and
two above. 1t was built in about 30 or
81 and was the home of Mr.. Hitchcock
from his youth to his Both year
The mission campus or premises was
an oblong with three houses for the
mission families on the north and south
sides. respectively; the great dining hall
and kitchen at the west end and the
girls house at the east end. The mission
was continued up to the commencement
OF the war in 81, when the board with
drew its patronage from all its work
among the Cherokees
After the war. the Presbyterian board
took up the work. and now have preach
ing stations and schools at different
points in the Cherokee nation. This old
house IS now used as a printing Office by
Rev. Fred S Schaub. who publishes a
small Image monthly.