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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13
rHEY oouRT cAuTIousLY.
Lapiand Girls MIST Havs Parental
Consent to Marriage

Lapiand Girls Must Have Parental
Consent to Marriage.
Getting married among the peoples
Of the northern nations Is by no means
the off-hand. hit-or-miss affair which
il is with too many people In this
blessed country Of the free. In Nor
way before a woman can marry It is
necessary. under a law recently passed.
that she hold a certificate Of house
wife ability She must pass an exam
ination IN cooking. knitting, spinning,
etc. and get her certificate Of prof.
cheney Ia these branches before she can
get her marriage certificate. Also both
bride and bridegroom must show eyi-
dence that they have been vaccinated
properly. In Lapland Il Is an oneuse
punishable with death TO marry a girl
without her parents consent No
elopements in that country When q
pair Of lovers apparently have reached
that stage OF courtship which calls for
the official cognizance Of pa and
ma the friends of the lovers are in-
yiied to meet at a specified place 10
see the enamored ones run a race. To
the girl is allowed IN starting the ad-
vantage OF one-third Of the distance.
SO that il is impossible Tor the young
man % overtako her unless she is will
ing. II the girl outrnns her suitor the
affair is ended and she thenceforward
Is "only a sister" 20 him. II Is q
penal ofense FOR the lover to renew his
offer OF marriage. But u the girl is In
the condition OF mind OF the immortal
Barkis she pretends 70 meet with some
accldent-stubs her toe or gets ont Of
breath-and comes 20 a halt before
the course IS finished % be caught by
the Lapland swain and live happily
ever afterward
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Of hardship. discouragement and fail
ure in their search for the hidden
wealth that would not reveal itself 10
their hungry eyes.
Poisoned By contagi0n from that
baser element in whose company be
had been thrown during those two
years on the ragged edge Of civlliza-
tion. Jason drowned all recollections
Of his Princess Mildred and spent the
next few months IN idle dissipation in
the cities on the coast.
Without ambition. hopeless and de-
spondent. he lay. one night. amid the
scar end yellow verdure on a vacant
lot. gazing upward az the sky Among
the million glltterlng lights that dot
ted the azure arch he saw but one
the Polar Star.
Suddenly. like a long, dead memory,
there came to him the picture Of a girl
with wistful eyes and golden curls,
standing under the naples. with the
moonlight kissing her upturned face.
Fumbling in his pocket, be pulled
out a dirty wallet from whence be
took a faded violet He pressed the
blossom to his lips. then staggered to
his feet and strode away through the
night
When one has no money travelling Is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13

sum. Asrr.rsslar ssoo.ooo Asp'',a g
n in waahiurtan.

rt Is wAahinHtan.
v.shi,vton furnishes many peculiar
and Interesting studies in its fAt..a.
departments but there 4 none ~n.-.
eivss the officials more FOES f'4
thonrnt fhan the conscience fand Aa
Il 4 populsrly known 10 the rsasafy
department The fund originated %
1871. when some c0nscience- u s. n.
government clerk mailed a 3 na3e 't
the secretary and asked that 4 ns tt
plied to the reduction 81 the nattonAt
debt The amount vas turned ~ eI,-
the other revenues. and it vas nos A--
III fifty years later that another con-
uibution Of the kind vas received
In the arst year Of the war cane tns
second amount. which was ten times
the size OF the FIRST The sender aa-
elared that the amount was que t-Y
government and that be sent Z %
ease his conscience. THAT SAYS t-7
cue which has been followed since 'A
calling such contributions conscience
Contributions. Since that time many
amounts. large and small, have been
received. The greatest sum eyer Hent
to the government in this Way vas
S14250. which was sent from LONDON
without further explanation tnan t--t
It was sent because the sender bad ger
frauded the government Of the amount.
At least 10 per cent Of the money "a
this kind comes from priests or pseacn-
ers. Invariably a letter accompanies
these with the statement that tnef
were made as the result or religious
convictions which followed a revival
Or some other similar religious agiia-
ton. A majority Of the eases in when
causes are assigned are smuggling
cases The treasury deparment nAH
made it an invariable rule not to IN
quire into the conscience" letters. ana
Acknowledges their receipt through me
columns Of the press Even Where ne
name is signed 10 the letter these are
never made public. and the experiences
Of the department has been that when
answered the answers are returned.
showing that the names used wera ne
titious.
The sums which have been sent 70
the department under the 'conseience
fund at this time aggregate over
$500 600
Contributions to the iund are fire.
quent. Only a few days ago someone
in Chicago sent IN 2s cents; the day
before it came SO . sent from ~"
York city and the ay preceding thar
so cents was mailed 20 the department
hy someone In Washington.
One 81 the most unique contributions
came 10 the government from an east
ern city. The writer sent half oi 2
number Or bills whose aEgreEate value
was $4,000. He said in sendinC the
mutllated bills thatas soon na he saw
the acknowledgment Of their receipt
IN the public prints be would send the
rest of the bills. Correspondents q
eastern papers were told Of the matter
and two days after the publication tha
other half Of each bin was received. 20
that they could be Joined together and
redeemed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13
49, N sAwMlLL vi.
sawdust l. Nov Bsing Uaiirsd far ths
ChsmIcai Arts


Chsmicai Arts
According TO a consular report re.
Gently received at Washington from
Montreal. a machine has recently been
invented and put ID operation theirs
for extracting the products Of saw
dust The machine b for the diatilla.
ton Of sawdust and consists o. tive
or more cylinders. arranged one over
the other. the center OF each cylinder
being made % reyolve The whole la
then incased IN an oven and subjected
10 a strong heat. the gases generated
being carried Oh By pipes 20 separate
condensers. making division Of the
products directly from the machine.
The discharge IS 80 arranged that the
speed can be changed L the nrea ars
not in proper condition.
The capacity OF the machine Is about
1000 pounds Of wet sawdust per hour,
but by first drying the aawdust with
the comhustible gases lof which there
is sufficient evolved 70 do the heatingl
It's capacity Is more than doubled. TIVE
to four horse power is required 70
work the machine IN addition 70 tbs
gases generated. these products are
obtained from 1000 pounds q saw
dust. namely. Char. l60 pounds.
acids. $50 pounds. water, 2is pounds;
tar. l62 pounds. No record was kept
OF the gases. but a test was made Of
them for heating and Illuminating.
They are found to be superior g coal
gas. except that they are nnpleasantly
punEent This. however. would not
have been the case had the gases IN
dergone a purifying process.
While the acids. tar and char wera
the products sought. the xases are un-
doubtsdiy Of commercial value Sons
twenty establishments In Europe maks
oxalic acid out Of sawdust There are
six In Germany. twelve IN England.
one in France and one IN BelgIum.
The sawdnst of some wood Is better
than that Of others FOR this purpose.
Yellow and white pine. dried. contain
"a per cent oi oxaiic acid. oak. So per
cent There IS a large planning mill n
North Carolina. where no lnel is uaed
but sawdust u is drst dampensd and
then thrown into the furnace saw
dust is used in Scotland 20 some e.
tent in making floor cloth and iino-
leam. certain kinds Of heavy stamped
or embossed material 70 be used IN
stead Of wall paper coarse wrapping
paper and min board. and certain coal
substances for domestic use. Il "a also
employed lmirei with melted rosIn
and pressed into squaresl in making
fre lighters
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13

a woman who IS Of high social ais
fincton in America was presented g.
the kaiser st some dinner that vas
not ateadea uith royal state She vas
talking to him when she was offered
a famous German salad d was hand.
ed on her right and ne kaiser ras o.
her left. which pui her in predIca-
ment she did nas Care furu Aer face
from the emperor t1 help herself to
the saiad The situation was toe mura
Tor her The emperor. seeing tne con-
3ition az a eisuoe looked at Der iof
an Instant and aasAei aa - sala
"A kaiser can vaIt but a salad t1a
not
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13

] heard a rather good story the other
day about q conductor who was once
brought up before Gcnefai Manage
McNsmara on a complaint made by a
passenger The passenger was a wom-
an and her complaint was that the
conductor had stared at her. "A
woman complains that you rudey
stared At her while she Was riding on
your car said the general manager
SAYS ! stared at her2H reloined the
conductor How did she knou
stared al herr Tbs judge. who loves
a BIT 81 humor. saw The point ana told
the man 20 go back TO his car.-Alhang
Press
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13
TNoS -Cg.2so~sE Sl,rz
lS
Is
Under the Naples.

BY EDGAR WELTON COOLEY.
fcopyright 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
A youth aud a maiden stood under
The naples The youth was holding
the maiden's hand. and his eyes and
the moonlight were looking down into
her upturned face. Her chip hat dan
gled from its strings and her hair.
yellow as the moonbeams. clung about
her neck IN riotous ringiets Her eyes
were blue and wistful. but her lips
were as silent as the night
The youths voice was low and
trembled. as though a sob. which he
had tried 70 swallow. was lodged In
his throat
In babyhood these two had played
together. IN childhood they had wan
dered. hand IN hand. across the violet
dotted fields and along the clover-car-
peted lanes. Into each others hearts
they had grown. and 20 each the future
without the other. seemed uniuvitiug
But the youth was about 70 depart
Tor a far country. and they were
standing together under the naples for
the last time. perhaps FOR years-per
haps for ever.
Jason was a sojourner on the bor
der land between youth and manhood.
He was ambitious. visionary. perhaps
and the quiet country town seemed
70 possess no encouraging possibilities
Stories OF vast wealth wrcstcd from
the rocks Of Alaska had proven fas-
cinating 70 him and he had determined
20 seek Tor riches IN the frozen K'on-
dixie.
Il viii return to you some day. M
Princess Mildred be said. = viii re-
turn 20 you with love 10 my heart and
gold m my hand and viii build for
you a palace OF marble ia the midst Of
a thousand acres
Al this Mildred smiled sadly and
glanced up az a star Ia the heavens.
~Thai a The North Star. Jason. she
uaid. Every night ! shall look AZ Il
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13

with ioyful heart as it hangs sus
pended. Ike loves undying taper over
the ice.bound northland. whence my
love has gone All other stars change.
Jason. but The Polar star ia constant
las constant as my heart"
She pinned q violet on his coat and
he kissed her wistful eyes.
Then he said Goodbye and she
stood quite stiil and watched his re-
treating figure as q passed down the
road and out Of her sight Ihus Jason
started on his search for wealth. thus
Mildred began her weary waiting.
The brown cottage faced the coun-
try road IN the edge Of the village. Il
stood in a little cluster Of trees. and
from the south only the gable and one
chmney could be seen through the
heavy foliage on the north climb.
ing rose bush cling to the pillars of
the porch. and the blossoms peekci be-
tween the leaves and through the open
door az their iikenesses within "A
pathway. wandering amid the shadows
and the perfume from the porch 20 the
boafs fence. which stood painticss and
gloomy. in front stopped at the gate
where Mildred stood OF evenings in
the dusk and the twilight
Beyond the gate. the road stretched.
70 the right over the far fields into the
wsarisome distance. 70 the left into
The heart Of the village. past the four
stores. the postofice. the tavern. the
meeting house. and on 90 the fields
again. and the hills. and the woods and
the sunset
As The darkness deepencd. the fields
grew more and more indsstinct 20 the
voman's vision. and fhe road seemed
TO end IN a mist which grew ever near
er 70 her
But through the mist a star shone
brishtiy Polar Star. And Mil.
dred watched ID with wistful eyes and
smiled sadly. @He viii return. she
said 20 herself. he VIII return % me
with love 30 BIS heart
But after two years 90 the Klondlke
Jason found himself one morning in
crowd o. desperate. disappclnted
men Who cursed their way aboard
ship and returned 20 Seattle Hith tales
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13

Amoug the most important OF Chris
tian Endesvof speeiaities s. the work
now found emong the lIfasavers. and
among the lighthouse keepers along
our coast. and particularly interesting
development Is ihe Flnatine Society OF
Christian EndeaFor which is found on
our merchant marine. and upon the
men Of war fang the Stars and Stripes
and tire Union Jack The United
states contains within ils borders men
81 80 many different natioraiites that
neaIiy everT EnieaForer can fnd for
eiEn missionary Vofk at his oVn door
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13

surhase. Il she principal camps " ,
clash VITA the sptsrnAsn+
Lord Hopstoa. governor .'-- 81.
the Aastralian centsaa '.''r. .....i
49, ~ troops Is ihs prins'p-'
cities 10 - ready for . possible
eencv This IS anser masns4 u
feeding starving people q
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13

rrof De BoIs repcla ih4i enc naII
Of the 1879 college trst nsgraf heard
irou a. this years Al'a1ia Ia.lsrs|If
Conference a7e engafsl in iessalef
orerirfh ere rreaehInr aad .sesI1it
ara arrofsssorsl men, cr afs H
sirhsnr sir per cent are 81
srti-ans or faruers f1af ra tI 1-1
rrr.arsi 81 tte e4FsluDert
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13
THERE is
~ --''-1
NO DEATH

There is no DEATH The stars 20 down
To rise upon some other shore
And bright IN Heavens jeweled crown
They shine for eFermore.
There is no DEATH The dust we tread
shall change beneath the summer show
~ golden grain, or mellow fruit.
Or rainbow tinted flowers
The granite rocks disorganlze
Ia feed fhe hungry moss they bear;
The forest leaves breathe daily iife
From out The viewioss air.
There Is no DEATH The leaves may fan
The flowers may fade and pass away;
Aney only ~ait. through winry hours.
The coming Of the May.
There Is no death. an angel form
Walks ver the earth with silent tread
He bears our best loved things away,
And then we can them dead.
He leaves our hearts an desolate.
He plucks the falfest. sweetest flowers
Transplauted into bliss. they now
Adorn immortal bowers.
The birdlike voice.. whose Joyous tones
Made glad The SCENE o. sn and strife,
Sings now its everlasting song
Amid the tree Of life.
Where'er he sees a smile too bright.
Or soul too pure Tor faint Of vice,
lie bears it 70 that world Of light,
To dwell in paradise.
Born into the undying lie
They leave us but 10 come again;
With SOY we welcome from the same
Except IN SIN and pain.
&
And ever near us. though unseen.
The dear. immortal spirits tread
For an the houndiess universe
Is Life there aHe no dead
w s Mccrcarv
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13

Over seven thousand persons are
employed 10 the fishing Industry on
the Mississippi river and its minor
tributaries
The total output Of copper in 1900
vas 4ssost tons against l17.zit ID
1888
Tt IS estimated that the men 81 Great
Britain spend e1eoo0 g year o. sI'k
bats.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13

Is located in the beautiful val
lev Of tne Nashil- river, sur
founded with the richest of
farming lands from which the
following crops are raiseai
Wheat. oats. rye. corn, pota-
toes. cotton aud Vegetables u
a1i kinds. Il is also fast be-
coming q fruit raisers para
disc Peaches, plums, grapes.
aprieots and berries Of all
kinds are raised in abundance
Capital is smiling on this
wonderful little city, thou
eands Of dollars being invest
"a in the wholesale jObbing
snd manufacturing business
There are no towns IN the
Indian Territory that occupy
such s pronsaent position a.
this place. II IS situated on
the Roclt Island railroad and
IS the end Of a division, crews
changing here. The pay roll
Of employees at this division is
sufficient 70 support a small
town. The town Is situated
on a beautiful site, and on the
summit ono can look for miles
around at the beautiful coun-
try. The population Of tho
town Is about 9 900 ana is rap
idlv increasing The road rum
ming 70 Mangum starts from
{ h ckasha, and close eonnec-
tions can be made with tho
main line Of the Rock Island
for an points north or south
on the return trip
The following are some o.
the most important industries
now located here aud doing =
heavy business Three large
wholesale grocery houses, cap
ital s70O, 900; three iobbing
houses, two urick }dfdai
twenty-ton capacity ice plants
two cigar factories; three
banks = the First National,
Citizens National, and the
bank Of Chickasha- all solid
financial institutions; Chielt-
asha Milling Co.. 500 barrel-
capacity. capital S75 900. o0i
Chickasha Cotton Seed Oh Co.,
so-ton capacity. capital $50
o00. 90; one iron foundry one
hotiling worlts; seven lumber
yards, United States court-
house. and a frst-class steam
laundry.
II being 4 regular incorpor-
ated city Of the second class.
it's affairs are looked after BY
the Mayor and City Council.
The laws are enforced BY
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13

Governor General Of Austraiia)
government practically withdraws the
circulation Of money from the gold
fields and leaves the mining region.
with its 100000 inhabitants without
resources.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13
STARVING AUSTRALIA
FEARFUL DISTRESS IN THR
WESTERN GOLD DISTRICT.
Results IN tAe Prodastion Of Dspra.,.,
ThHs Makss HumauitY shuadsr-sow.
100000 Persons Ansct,I = Pssvi.
Return 70 Barbarian Habiis

Horrible distress, according IN "a
vices received in this country prevails
among the miners Of the gold aslds 81
western Australia. and the situation s
50 grave that governmental aid fs
necessity. For a long time the suffer
ing Of the people has been awful but
since the government suspended work
on the great water pipe line TO Kali
goorife, lseresg throwing 10000 men
out Of employment. tbe conditions
have become immeasurablv worssa
Soup houses are now being established
and these are practically an that re-
main between the people and actual
starvation.
Some 100000 persons are affected by
the distress and many OF these direct
~. OF these 10000 we're induced TO
60 to western Australia since 1895. In
consequence Of the discovery Of gold
For several years they we're well pro-
yided for notwithstanding the worth
lessness OF tie mines. BY the extensive
wildcat speculation In London. As
the real character Of the mines began
70 be known ia London conditions
changed for the worse. properties after
properties were proved worthless and
the prosperity Of the country. which
depends entirely on the miners. began
to vanish.
Eneet Of the Crash.
In 1900. Just a short time after the
outbreak Of the war In the Transvaal.
the crash came and with it the entire
mining industry Of western Australia
collapsed. Corporation after corpora
tion became bankrupt and thousands
upon thousands Of men in western
Australia were thrown out Of employ
ment At the commencement OF 1900
30 900 men were employed by the min
ing companies Of western Australia.
Now thele are less than 300.
AS long as the government prose-
cuted work upon the great pipe line
the distress was 10 q degree held in
check. but about two months ago the
government found itself financially
hard pressed and was compelled to
suspend work IN many directions. IN
cluding IT'S water project, and the full
food Of accumulated misery has been
let loose. The stoppage Of work by the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13


One peculiar consequence Of the
Eoetern Australia disaster appeals to
humanity with the fun emphasis Of
horror This relates 20 the association
Of white men with tribes of aborignes.
These white men. who are very numer-
Gus. have Joined the many tribes Of
degraded ahor'gines and completely
smllated themselves with the tribes
When questioned by white men they
give various explanations Tor their
course OF action. bar. as q rule their
pretext Is thar ther are following the
tribes IN the expectation Of acquiring
krowledce that win assist them 10
the discovery oi gold While very
plausible this pretext Is easily ex-
pioded. fos it Is known that these men
have been IS reduced IN circumstances
and their manhood has been Sd drained
in consequence that they ~ not End in
the life OF the aborieines anything
Voree than they have been accustomed
to. Their conduct may also o. part b.
attributed to the entire absence Of
charitable Institutions IN western Aus
falIa which i- dae 70 tie vain but
fsproren concet Of the people of
restern Australia laat the generosity
& private Individuals "a great enough
3 provide for everyone
Recent riotine e. Conlrardie. al
which stores were looted IS a measure
81 The desperation of the people on the
gold feiis what uusi ensus unless
inne1lats relief IS Afforded can hs
~eadIl5 guessed ai--nsneIF. sfavs dis-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-13

The gold fields Of western Australia
embrace 500 900 square miles Of des-
ert. covered with sparsely foliaged
eucalyptus trees. which draw from the
red sandy soil an moisture. leaving
no nourlshment for grass or other
vegetation which might sustain animal
life Of a type higher than grubs ami
reptiles and the ahorigines who live
upon them. Rain falls but once Ia two
years and then only in torrents, SO
that the vast volume OF water. spread
ing over the thousands Of square miles
OF fat, absorbent desert without caleh-
ments. disappears In a few days In
consequences there IS not grazing
enough In the vast region 70 sustain
a dozen sheep. Even the camel. which
eats the leaves OF gum trees and null
ga bushes gives up the struggle for ex-
istance IN western Australia On despair
In coolsardie there are $4,000 per-
sons who have assembled there from
the outside mining towns The men
are without resources and the women
are sull worse on None Of them
wishes to retarn 70 their native places.
They remain in Coolgardie waiting for
the climax. Barmaids. the frsil crea-
lures Of the gold camps are the most
sorely distressed During the boom
there was a great demand Tor their
services and they readily obtained em-
ployment al a weekly wage Of $50 Now
they offer their services for Sl-20 per
week and are refused employment
MANY Of them are eager 70 work FOR
mere maintenance and are reluctantly
engaged by the hotel keepers. I'm
many Instances these women have
taken up their abode with the Aighans,
OF whom there are 5000 IN Cooigardie.
These Afghans apparently are less af-
ficted BY the distress than the white
men and seem tn Sc able 20 provide
for their mcaeer wants In some way.
Every vell-to-do Afghan. and many Of
them own a great many camels. has
several white women In his establish
ment