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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07

Lewis Weit7el was the Daniel
Boone of Virginia, a man the story
OF who's exploits sounds to-day ike
some extraYagant romance. At lT
he had no equal among the settlers as
a marksman, and was especially ex-
pert IN loading his rife while run
ming. When was 8 years old he
was suddenly set upon by band of
forty Indians He sprang away from
them ~ full speed, and four Of the
fcetest Of them dropped their guns
and started in pursuit He increased
his lead from a few feet to several
yards, but after running about half
mile he became aware that the fore
NJ st indian bad commenced gaining
upon N Nearer and nearer be
came. and Weitzel began to fear that
he would throw his t0mahawk.
While running Weitzel had loaded
his gun. Now he wheeled suddenly.
and shot the Indian dead IN his
tracks. Instantly the three other
Indians gave a loud yell and sprang
forward at full speed. The white
mans gun was empty and he could
do them no harm.
Weitzel Stacked. his pace a little,
reloaded his gun, and then resumed
his race. At the end OF another
half-mile the second Indian came up
aud Weitzel turned TO shoot To bis
disgust, he Sound the fellow close
upon his heels, so close, indeed, that
he seized the barrel Of the gun with
both hands
The struggle was brief The saw
age threw Weitzel to the ground but
at that critical instant Weitzel jerked
the piece from the Indians grasp.
placed the muzzle against bis breast
I and fred The Indian groaned and
I fell dead
Meanwhile the Others we're hasten
lag up Weitzei, still running,
charged his gun once more, and at a
good opportunity faced about and
raised it to shoot The Indians
lodged behind trees Weitzel re-
sumed his flight, and his pursuers
again took after him They ran
thus for two or three miles, tin
Weitzel, thoroughly exasperated as
his biographer says, turned aud fred
so suddenly as to hit one Of the In
dians be ore he could get undel
cover.
As he fell the other man shrieked
and Weitzel out Of breith as he was
burst out laughing rs hG heard hin
say, "No catch dat man. Him guI
always loaded
The chase was over aid in a few
hours Weitzel was at home recount
ing his adventure.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07
only Chalk.

The most useful inventions are
frequently the simplest. The father
of the famous Sir Robert Peel-was a
c0ttOn-spinner. Ia a comparatively
small way, until he suddenly went
straight ahead OF all his competitors.
The earliest cOtton-spinnlng machin-
cry gave serious trouble through flla-
ments Of cotton adhering to the
bobbins, thus involving frequent
stoppages TO clear the machinery.
The wages Of the operatives were af-
fected by these delays, but it was
noticed that one man in the works
always drew full pay. His loom never
stopped.
THE onl0Oker tells me YOvr bob
bins are always clean, said Mr.. Peel
TO him one day.
Say, they be, " said the man, whose
name was Dick Ferguson.
"How do you manage IT, Dicksn
nWhY you see, Mester Peel. it's
sort o. secret II l tow'd Yo. Yo'd be
as wise as [ am"
That's so, said Peel, smiling in
response to Iick's knowing chuckle.
''rd give you something TO know.
Could you make ali the looms work
as smoothly as yours"
"lvery one Of 'em, mesteT.n
Well, what shall 1 give you fol
your secret Dicks'
The man smiled and rubbed bis
chin
"Well, lick, what is il to be?r
"COme I'll tell thee was the re-
ply. sci me a quart OF ale iyeri
daY as I'm ia the mills, and Ill tell
thee AN about it,
agreed, said the master
"Well. then. returned Dick, beck.
oning Mr. Peel TO come closer aud
let him whisper IN his ear, 'chall
your bobbins.H
That was the entire secret Ma.
chinery was soon invented Tor chalk
ing the bobbinS and Dick Ferguson
was given a pension equal 10 MANI
daily quarts OF beer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07

speaking Of gold excitement -
said George III. Bcal reminds me OF
a chance 1 once had to purchase a
placer claim in Confederate gulch
The men who owned the bar offered
it to me for s40O cash and were anx-
i0us TO sell at that figure. but I
hesitatLd Finally ] told them ]
would have an expert examine and
test the ground, and IL it was what
they represented it to be / would pur-
chase It. This was satisfactory. and
r.,s- arrori s,aadn The test q nd 70 arnrf.d
unfavorable uron it. That settled
the deal. and I went ou my way in
search Of other fields. Ahont two
months later I returned to Confeder-
ate gulch and found a six-mule
team and wagon behind it contain
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07

That the Continent OF Europe is
passing through a cold period has
been pointed out by NJ Flammarion,
the French astronomer During the
past six years the mean temperature
Of Paris has been about two degrees
below the normal and Great Britain.
Belgium, Spain, Italy, Austria, and
Germany have also been growing
cold. The change seems 70 have
been IN progress ia France for a long
time. the growth Of the vine having
been forced far southwark s.nca the
thirteeath century, and a similar
cooling has been observed as far
away as Rio de Janeiro, where the
annual temperature has been going
down for some years IaSt. Scientific
American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07

While scientific expeditions from
several countries are endeayoring 70
penetrate the icy belt that guards
the North Pole, attention is again
drawn to the interesting mysteries
surrounding the other end Of the
earths axis by the reports Of the ex-
periences OF the whaling steamer
Balwna in the Antarctic seas Mr.
W. s. Bruce, who accompanied that
vessel in her recent cruise, quite cleo
trifed the geographical section OF
the British Association at its last
meeting by his account 0f what ne
had seen. and his offer to 90 and live
a year in South Georgia or Graham's
Land il he could have his expenses
paid. A subscription fer the purpose
was started at once.
The chance Of reaching the south
Pole Itself is probably far less than
that I reaching the North Pole, be.
cause the ice has a greater extension
around the former
But there are evidently immense
masses Of land in the neighb0rhood
Of the South Pole concern ng Wnlcn
we know very little, although the
meagre reports OF those who have
seen their shores and their mountains
serve to arouse a very keen curiosity
in regard to them
Mr. Bruce speaks sof the evident
volcanic character Of some Of the
mountainous land which he saw and
( he thinks he caught sight u a long
range Of mountains covered with
! glaciers constituting the hitherto un.
seen eastern coast Of Graham's Land.
+ lie observed icebergs OF enormous
size, some Of them being no less than
ten miles in length. They were not
however, Of great height varying
from seventy to 250 feet.
A curious indication Of The ability
of living organisms to flourish IN the
presence Of a freezing temperature
was furnished by the fact that the
bases OF the great icetergs were col
0red brown by diatoms and similar
organisms.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07
THE SHAM UNEMPLOYED.
Giving 10 Unknown street Besgars In
creases This Glass.


croases This Glass.
With all the misery and destitution
that are in Boston to-day 70 is shame
ful that men OF women who are in
no danger Of pressing need should at
tempt to pass themselves on as no
objects Of charity, and thus seek to
rob the really deserving poor Of the
bread which the latter so bitterly
need to-day Yet 1t is fact that a
number Of persons have applied to
the Municipal Relief Committee for
help although they are in fact able
to get along comfortably without
any such aid II is gratifying, how
ever, to learn that the false preten-
sions Of some Of these sham 'unem-
ployed" have already been exposed
and that the committee has de-
clined TO aid such frauds
From the statements Of a prOmi-
nent official who is In a position 10
discover frauds Of that character, it
is plain that there Is plenty OF this
sham used outside Of the appeals
made 10 the committee. The greatly
exaggerated estimates Of the unem-
pl0yed which we're published a few
weeks ago aud the prompt response
which has greeted the ap eals for or
I Qanized charitable work have stirred
up the professional be gars to fresh
( activity A well-knOwn police ofi-
clal was told by a street beggar few
days ago that it was quite an easy
matter for any glib-tongued "profes-
sional" TO get 'abOut as many
drinks as he pleases" By little as
sumption Of poverty, and there can
be no doubI that the street beggars
have gained a rich harvest during
the past few weeks in Boston,
Those who wish TO benefit the
needy unemployed will do a good
work II they run the professional
beggars on the streets and secure the
punishment OF few Of that class
The number of men who have made
the present depression an cuse for
ldleness, even when they have a
chance to support themselves by hon.
est labor. is much larger than is gem
orally supposed The Municipal Re
lief Committee has already discOy-
cred large number OF such cases,
and other persons who are inyesti-
gatingfexisting conditions among the
poor lind plenty Of men who are able
TO work but who would rather have
aims Gradually such frauds are be
ing found out and street begging il
becoming their last resource.
The proper remedy for this condi'
tion Of affairs is, as has been said be
fore. 70 give work rather than aims
and II aims are to be given at all thel
should he given only by or through
some person or organization that ha'
made a thorough investigation OF Tho
case To give 10 the begger on thl
street or at the house door is almOs
certa My 70 in ure the really need
by depriving them Of just 50 mucl
that IS handed over TO the profess on
al beggar The arrest Of some OF th'
most importunate Of the street beg
gars would DO much good in break
ing up what Is now becoming pub
lie nuisance; and a similar treatmen
extended toward a few OF the fraud
who, with a good savings bank aC
count to their credit, have attempte
TO pose as needy unemployed Nigh
act as a deterrent example upo
others Of that class. Boston AdNel
tiser.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07
TAE MILL Make THE MAY.


1t was a noble Roman.
In home'a imperial daY,
Who heard q coward CroakeF,
Before tie astie say
They re sale in such q fortress
There Is no way 10 shake it l'
"Dn on T. exclaimed the hero.
III hnd WY, OF make itf
- lane your aspirations
Her path is stcep and high
IN vain h6 seeks her temple.
Content TO gaze aud sigh
Tie shining tbrCne Is waiting
But be alone can take it
Who says win Roman hfmness,
"a find way, 10 make II Z
Il learning your ambitions
there Is no royal road
Alike the peer and reasant
ust climb 20 her abode.
VINO feels the thirst of knowledge
IN helicon may shake IL.
II fe has still the Roman will
To nrd q way. OF make iI
Are riches wCr d the getting2
They must be brayely sought
VIII Wishing ald with lrottins
The boon cannot be bought.
To Oh the prize d. open.
Put he can only take it
Who says with honan courage.
"Ill ind way. or make if,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07
Aroused tha nIred Girl.

maria said Slmpkins, as he
looked up at the sunlight streaming
through the window, 'do you sup
pose the hired girl has got up YETI"
Mrs. Simpkins listened for a mo-
ment. and not hearing anything
breaking ia the kitchen, replied
"Non
"ril call her, replied Simpkins,
as he slipped out Of bed and into the
hallway and shouted Hannah
But Hannah slept on, aud Simp-
kins. after repeated calls, prayed
softly TO himself aud bruised the
skin OF his hand knocking on the
door Thel he came back and talked
vigorously to Maria about hired girls
an hers in particular.
"I'll wake her up he finally said,
gleefully. and then he got out his
forty-four caiiber revolver and broke
his teeth getting the bullet out OF
two cartridges. Then he hustled out
again into the hallway and tired a
salute at Hannah's door, following it
Dy another Ia an instant be heard
Hannah scream from the kitchen be.
low She was up and had been for
half an hour Consequently she it
was who let the big policeman, the
baker and the milkman in at the
front door. and 10 took Simpkins ten
minutes 10 c0nvince them that he
had not murdered his wife Maria,
however. as soon as she was visible,
stralghtened things out. but some.
how simpkius feels that neither the
hired giri. the baker, the milkman.
nor the policeman look upon him as
a man OF great brain power -Phila
dciuhia ail
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07

ing two tons OF gold taken from I
portion OF the bar those men wanted
to sell me for s400. The team was
ready to start for Fort Benton With
the gold and was surrounded BY thirty
armed men, who we're 70 guard the
metal on the way After / refused
to purchase the ground the men con-
cluded to work it themselves, and
from a space Of 100 feet square had
taken the two tons of gold. / have
not seen the expert since then.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07
4 New Bridge over the Thames

4 New Bridge over the Thames
London's great bridge across the
Thames is almoss finished, and it
will take a place IN the front rank OF
such structures The main bridge is
1876 feet above high.water mark, 50
rs 10 allow the passage Of vessels
under it. but a lower roadway Is lur-
nished thirty ieet above the water
for ordinary travel This roadway is
provided with two movable leans BE-
tween the piers each weighing nearly
600 tons These leans are raised
by powerful hydraulic machinery %
make q passage for ships and So per-
feet are the arrangements that a de.
lay Of only five minutes for the pas
sage Of vessels is necessary STAIR
ways and elevators aie provided lot
foot passengers who desire 70 ascend
to the upper bridge when the lower
one is open AT this point the river
is $40 feet wide. and the structure Is
supported bY two gigantic piers q
masonry in the channel. 400 isei
apart.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07

touches his SLOUGH hat TO the East
erners wife, whom Jo Stetson de-
clares is 9TH sandiest little woman
in the Westg'-Kansas City Times
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07

Stagnant water In a soil will cause
it 10 sour, and this win be detri-
mental to any crop IL you have
such land on your farm, better put a
part Of your surplus earnings into
the building OF a tile drain This
viii give a better interest on the in
Festmcnt tnan 70 pace the money 90
bank
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07

II want kurneli Breckenridge.
who Ibis next dofC ter me. put Under
a million dollar bonds ter keep de
peace. said sam Johnsing exciedly
TO an Austin. Texas, Justice of the
peacd
.sHe has theratened your liiesn
asked the Justice
.1le has done that berry ting. He
TuiE me udt Ht was hHtuttl MA ut
next nicgah he caught after dark iu
his hen house plum fun 0i buck
shat"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07

The Boston Transcript records an-
other instance OF 3 foolish question
aud a sharp answer
There, now, is my new picture.
said a young palnte7 % 2 ifienl.
aNhat's the matter With that en-
Il don't know. answered the
r-f~~T ffi..e ] ahn-tf1 saw il was a
case Of art failure
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07

THE rugiiist boxes his man before
he LAYS him out The undertaken
on the contrary. lars out his man BE-
fore he boxes him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-07

s.AGE sticks 70 a man. says a con-
temporary. So does mucilage
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-28
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Riches have wings, but poverty has
spurs.
The best safe for mans money is
q prudent wife.
a coward encounters great many
dangers that don't exist.
A boys first trousers and mans
first love are soon OutgrOWn.
Many people take your advice-but
few of them make use Of 1t.
It's hard to convince an honest man
that the world is full of thieves.
1t is not an art to lie to yourself
and believe it; it's human, nature.
A sweetheart is charming fancy,
but Il wife is very apt to be a solemn
fact.
We have three kinds of people in the
world; the wills, the won'ts and the
caE'ts
some writers suffer from cramp in
the fingers and others from cramp Of
tile brain.
Love is responsible for d lot of
earthly misery by being elsewhere
when wanted.
Many u man imagines he is in the
glare Of publicity when the public
isn't aware of his existence.
Some women like to be abused for
the sake Of the comfort they derive
flom telling their neighbors about it.
To dream of changing $1,000 bill
is sure sign that you will wake up
and find yourself without the change.
Chicago Daily News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-28
UNCLE SANS 5POTTERS.
Especially the Man In Europe VIII,
Looks Out For Smu-rlers

Especially the Man In Europe VIII,
Looks Out For Smugslers.
"Uncle Sans large and we'll organ
lied secret service" says S. II. Adams
in Ainslee's, sis made up mostly of
men who come properly under the
head of detectives with police powers,
but it has its class of bona fide spot
tiers, whose entire duty it is to ingrati-
ate themselves with persons suspected
of having designs to evade the custom
house duties and to warn the baggage
inspectors at this end of the impend-
ing SWind1e.
Gin cleverness, address and adapta-
bility the secret service spotter is east
ly at the head of bis profession and
even ranks with the trained experts of
the European diplomatic corps. 1t is
essential that he should be a man of
the world. for he must associate with
all kinds of people on equal terms. He
has no fixed abode, but lives in va
rious European capitals when he is
not Oh shipboard. where he is much of
the time. He must never let himself
be in the slightest degree suspected.
"There is always a number of these
agents in Paris, because of the great
American trade there. They live at
the fashionable hotels and live the life
apparently Of flaneurs and boulevar-
diers. In all lines Of trade that concern
dutiable goods they are experts, and
no large purchase by an American in
Paris is unknown to them. Their cir
Gle Of acquaintance is enormous, but
nobody knows them for what they are
In one way or another they contrive
to make the acquaintance of any per-
son whom they suspect and unostenta-
tiously but unremittingly trail him.
"Many a time some man who has
made heavy purchase of diamonds
or laces and so disposed them that
he felt sure of being able to get them
through the port undiscovered has
been passed on the dock by chance
acquaintance Of the voyage over who.
unseen. presses a little note into the
hand of the customs inspector. That
note tells all that the willy smuggler
| baggage is mercilessly ransacked until
the hidden articles are brought to
1 light. He has been followed over by
the spotter. Men employed in this line
get good pay-as high as $40 a day
but it costs them much to live in the
manner in which they must main.
tain themselves"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-28
He Walked.

Time II p. m. They tell me your
gait was esteemed one of the finest in
the regiment"
You flatter me-
mo, Lieutenant Wagstaff said you
marched magniticently.'
1.-THE lieutenant may not be a good
judge"
Il fancy he is. To my mind there
is nothing that makes a man more pre-
sentable and really attractive than a
graceful walk. My curiosity is greatly
aroused. May l ask favor of you?'
"Certainly."
''Then / would like to see you walk. :"
And she handed him his hat.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-28
LUIS noepoe'iuiS, FANNIE WI LIAM"
COLOR OF GOLD COINS.
Reasons For Differences In Tint q
Coins of French Mfnt0ge.


Coins of French MfntRge.
Some time ago a Frenchman placed
together number of gold coins of
French mintage Of the beginning, mid
die and end of the last century. He
was much surprised to see that they
differed in color He set about finding
out the reasons for this difference, and
the results of his investigations have
been published in La Nature.
There is paleness about the yellow
Of the 10 and 20 franc pieces which
bear the effigies of Napoleon I and
Louis XVIII that is not observed in
the goldpieces of later mintage. One
admirer Of these coins speaks Of their
color as a beautiful paleness" and eX
presses regret that it is lacking in later
coins. The explanation of it is very
simple. The alloy that entered into the
French gold coins of those days con-
tanned as much silver as copper, and it
was the silver that gave the coins their
interesting paleness.
The coins of the era of Napoleon III
were more golden in hue. The silver
had been taken out of the alloy.
The gold coins of today have still
warmer and deeper tinge Of yellow.
/ This is because the Paris mint. as well
as that in London. melts the gold and
the copper alloy in hermetically sealed
boxes, which prevents the copper from
being somewhat bleached. as it always
| is when it is attacked by hot air. So
| the present coins have the full warm
ness of tint that a copper alloy can
give.
If the coins of today are not so hand
some in the opinion of amateur collect
ors as those issued by the first Napo-
leon. they are superior to those 0f eli
Their of the Napoleons in the fact that
| it costs less to make them. The double
operation of the oxidation of the copper
and cleaning it off the surface of the
coin with acids is no longer employed
and the large elimination of copper
from the surface of the coins. formerly
| practiced made them less resistant un.
der wear and tear than are the coins
now in circulation
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-28

y
For, could choose would have you be
Blind ever as now, when you look on mel
wreath of kisses to crown your head,
That the whole worlds crown should aduru in.
stead
To keep your thought of me ever kind.
AS now, when your darling eyes are blinu.
In each of your hands shut kiss
DO you feel how soft and little it is?
So hold it gently that it may live,
Lest your hands ask more than my hands can give.
A kiss for an earring in each dear ear,
And now when speak you can only hear
The heart of my hearts heart laugh and cry.
Not the foolish words it is stifed by.
A kiss on your mouth, and it bears no charm
To bring you to good. to keep you from harm;
1t has no mission, yet let it be;
The rest were for you, but this is for mel
Pail Mall Gazette.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-28
KISSES.

yith little kisses shut your eyes;
would not have them seeing and wise,
For could l choose, l would have you be
Blind ever, as now, when you look on mel
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-28
Pain Case.

How are you cutting 'em, old top?'
asked the variety man.
Badly, me boy, badly" answered
the eminent tragedian and repertory
artist, Mr.. Barnes former. "They at
tached our receipts at Jones' Crossing;
at Jackson's Corners the plebian that
owned the barn made us substitute
candles for kerosene as the footlights,
for fear of vitiating his insurance pol
icy, and at Plunkville the Cruelty to
Animals society accused us of feeding
the donkey on nothing but sour paste
and ruined half-sheets. Thinkest
thou l cannot see through grind
stone with an aperture in it? The syn
dictate is at the bottom of it all"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-28

For the weakness and prostration following
grippe there is nothing SO prompt and effect
i've as One Minute Cough Cure. This pre-
paration is highly endorsed as an unfailing
remedy for all throat and lung troubles and
its eorly use prevents consumption. 1t was
made to cure quickly. w. A. Hamler