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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04
The Finding Of Little Jack.
"A TRUE sTORY1

BY MRS. MOSES p. HANDY.
Copyright 1901. b. Daily Story Pub. Coz
Rain was falling heavily into Mrs.
Jack Lowry's life. although the sun
snone brightly on the bay-wlndow in
which she sat facing Fate Across the
street. on the wind-swept crossing,
hair a block away, pedestrians drew
their wraps closely. to loosen them
again, as they came into the sunshine
"here the heiiolrope. with the violets
at ITS feet, bloomed. a fragrant pur-
pie bank, against the railing OF the
house that Jack had built for her and
the baby. And now, God help her,
Jack was dead.
she wondered vaguely at herself for
bearing II 30 quietly Lesser griefs
than hers had driven women mad;
tnen she remembered with sense OF
amusement which was pang how
her mother used to thank heaven COM
piaeently that there was no insanity In
the family. She could not die, there
was the child: yet how could she live
without Jack? He had been her all.
Theirs was runaway match. and the
young couple had come to the far West
% make their home away from her
angry relatives. They had been happy
for Elk years; now IL was over
She must leave the house, for Mr.
Bishop said so. Mr. Bishop was the
manager Of the great corporation for
which Jack had worked. Corporations
are reputed to be heartless. In this
ease she had found It otherwise. The
Blank Company had helped her all
through, with a liberality which, had
she known 1T, was greater than she
had the right to expect. Poor woman,
she Was too numb and dazed to expect
anything still she tried to feel CRATE
ful and 20 express herself properly,
Mr.. Bishops time was precious. and It
vas much that he had come In person
70 talk over her plans and prospects.
She had been obliged to confess that
she had none. The company In which
Jacks life was insured had failed the
week he died; the one thing for which
she was thankful was that he did not
know H. There was a little money In
bank. and the house. a small one only
partly paid for.
Mr. Bishop advised her 70 let the
house: it would sell for but little. and
property In that nelghborhood was
steadily advancing In value The |
probable rent would pay taxes and in
tercsf on the mortgage Whatever /
boxes she wished to store could be I
sent 10 the warehouses OF the Blank
Company; there would be no charge.
Then he asked whether she had not
relatives In the East to whom she and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

her boy might 60. IN such case. the
company could easily furnish them
with transportation.
She had much ado TO answer calmly.
''No. and to say with no show Of emo
tion that there was no one living to
whom ste could apply Tor help. she
preferred to have him think that her
kinsfoIk were dead. rather than living
and estranged IN truth. she had no
fancy for the role Of prodigal daugh-
ter Sooner would she starve than go
laek to ask the bread Of charity from
lhe father AID brothers who had
ecorned Jack and cast her OF because
she clave unto him. Nevertheless,
food and clothing are necessities. and
lnlk Of starvation Is easier than the
sctuality. What could she do2 That
uas the question which she was ask
ing now among the pleasant surround
Inrs she was So soon 10 leave. In all
the usual paths she was handicapped
~ her fre-year-old boy. part with
him she would not and such encum-
brance closed nearly al doors 70 her
entrance. FOR the Others she was in
Eapablss sbs could not teach. she eould
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

her, and neighb0Ted her to the extent
OF her power. Only Mr.. Mccarthy
never lost faith in her ultimate sue
cess.
1t was but a few days later that
she was returning % camp. worn
ont, and discouraged by long hours
Of fruitless search. She sank down
to rest for a few minutes st the foot
OF a great seQuoia "0h. God. she
prayed silently. Let the end come i
cannot 60 home to eat the bread of
dependence. II I die. Mrs. Mccarthy
viii be glad to have my boy. 50
absorbed was she in her bitter
thoughts. that she did not mass the
child. whom she never let out 81 her
sight until recalled to herself By the
sound Of his voice at a distance.
Mamma, Mamma. come quick. he
cried.
She started 10 her feet terri 5sd.
The call came again. but the voice
vas eager. exulting. not that Of
fright and in a moment more be
came running TO her. his hand full Of
cleaning quartz
Look. look" he cried see, I have
found some rocks just like the specl-
men at home on the dlning-room man
tei. These are gold. ain't they2"
He piloted her 10 the place where
a ledge three feet wide cropped out
Of the hillside. and behold, the white
rock was sparkling with yellow where
the little hammer had pecked its suT.
face. She broke on as much OF the
stone as she could carry, filing her
satchel. then covered the fractures
with earth and pine needles and has
tened back TO camp.
When Mr.. Mccarthy saw the speci
mems he beamed eSure aud you've
struck it rich, and no mistake. That
rock will be afther yielding more
thin $40 to the ton, I'm thinking.
Now don't ye tell living sowl about
il, and hide thin specimins until we
stake our claims, and have thin en-
tered all right" He lost no time and
four claims. one in Mrs. Lowrys
name, one In Jacks, a third in his |
own, and a fourth in that Of his wife |
We're amply secured before anyone
else IN camp even suspected the find.
much less knew where it was.
Then there was a rush for the To-
cality. and once more men with pick
axes swarmed over the hills. tearing
up the earth in the frantic search for
gold. It was all In vain. The Little
Jack, like the Last Chance. had no
branches. and the four claims had
been staked 50 iudiciously that they
protected the lode to well within the
mountain.
The ore assayed even more than
Mr. Mccarthy expected and Mrs
Lowry went back to San Francisco
With a comfortable balance IN bank.
md half interest In a paying mine
With the satisfaction OF knowing that
Ter partner, though shrewd. was hon
st 20 the core.
And now miners in the sierras tell
ler story as bright and shining ex-
lmple Of mining luck.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

A Journal reader at Whitesboro. Tex.
writes: i see a report from Boons-
boro, Ark. OF four round-footed hogs.
and you seem to somewhat doubt that
there are such hogs But. Mr. Editor.
here IN Gonzales county. as late a. six.
teen years ago ! have seen them Eve
or six in one pen with round or mule
feet. They made good porkers and
would fatten just Gs fast as any other.
but the objection to them was when
they began to get heavy on their feet.
and especially IN wet weather. they
could hardly walk. Il seemed as
though the bones were weak. ."-Texas
Livestock Journal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

Fishermen viii be Interested In the
announcement that 200 100000 white
fsh will be distributed In the great
lakes from the Michigan hatcheries
during the coming season. In addi-
ton 70 these. the same hatcheries viii
distribute IN the larger streams Of
Michigan 100000 brook trout. 1000
600 lake trout. 100000 black bass
and i000O0o0o wall-eyed pike.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

In 1881 the official census stated the
population Of Italy as 2S.460 900. The
preliminary report Of the census just
completed puts the present population
in round numbers at $4,000, 900. This
is an Increase in twenty years OF about
% per cent The semi-oficial estimates
Ted 10 the expectation Of not over s2.-
100000, and most Of the calculations
we're about 3l0O0. 900.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

The Low Down Commercial Fertilizer.
The commercial fertilizer Is again
in evidence. The barn door and the
roadside fence beam with the adver-
tisements which announce a multitude
Of brands as absolutely superior to all
competitors. The calendar upon the
wall, the memorandum book IN the
pocket the piles Of bags at the depot
the all pervading odor In the air. all
tell the story that spring Is coming,
and that fertilizers are for sale.
Most farmers buy them IN q bag.
mixed. ready made Such are the easy
fertilizers. They are quite generally
bought without regard to their char
acter or their fitness The name and
above everything else-the price are
the controlling factors IN the pnr-
chase Close buying Is all right. bat
Il seldom happens in any trade that
the cheapest Is the best. though II az
most always happens in the fertilizer
trade that the best is the cheapest
Yet the trade has Tor years 90 some
sections been largely in low grade
goods-the cheap low down brands.
Every manufacturer selling IN Yer
mont makes brands Of high. OF middle
and q low grade. Every man OF them
would prefer 10 sell all OF the best and
none Of the poorest class. not because
be makes more on them-for the mar
gin Of prodt IS much the same in eth
er case-but Tor the sake Of bis own
good reputation The popular demand
Tor quantity rather than quality Is the
excuse Tor the loW grade goods The
farmer himself rather than the dealer
ls responsible Tor them.
To make the cheap goods either in
icrior raw material must be used. or
slse the good crude stock must be d.
'uted With what q technically known as
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

An American musical instrument
company mas issued circulars broadcast
IN London Offering to 200 pupils IN
each district two free music lessons
per week Tor twelve months. one Of
the conditions attached to this novel
offer is that each pupil shall recon-
mend the company's instruments 10
friends Of the family.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

A shortage OF beef and mutton on
the Pacific coast has sent buyers 70
Colorado, and several car loads OF
sheep have gone west from the state
mentioned.
Three hundred Kentucky horses viii
soon be shipped to South Africa for
the British armys use. The contract
has been awarded to Thomas Murphy
Of Glasgow. Ky. and Is the first ever
given directly to a Kentucky horse
dealer by the British government
Murphy has begun purchasing. and he
believes that he viii soon secure the
number desired.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

Feon rHs SONG or raE CANOE q
Din. nipl
80 thru with lhe start
ippies run ana the waters part
tes Song TIE paddle sings
DRIP. Drip
Ana ia d brings
1e Nor' Of q sweet command to me.
l ieapns q answer it'll ana freei
"a.sI-Heeas weaving in vain to stay
faln. lain
are ae reeds arTayed e my prov to
tNll. vain
ass east their lars ana aies bid me
fos she paddle swinging aiosg my
Die. Dipi
~ eearef bfihe ihan the sun
And SO. I 90.
Gildes Glide.
ttfess fne calm 81 the evening tide
Wien TIE first white stars begin.
Greer. creeps
Z here lhe lilies sleen
Stars in sky as soft. As deep
tpe paad'e singing me in
IfasH. Hushi
FOR the laH reeds brush
.'1 side as though they love me.
Resi-. Resti
on the iniets breast
Win The roof Of the leaves above me.
Arthur kelchum IN the Atlantic
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

nfaine's oovernment sd Population.
While the population Il McAe in
creased during the last decade only
from 66l0S6 to 694. .i6s. or but about
3 per cent. the cost OF the state gov
eminent has nearly doubled during
the last eight yeara
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

No other profession brings man into
such close communion with nature.
and through nature man can best LOOK
up to natures Cod. and hold com
munion with the source Of al nrht
and life.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

Land for any kind OF fruit or yege-
table growing should be well drained
either naturally or artifciaily. II It
gets warm and friable early In the
spring the probability Is In favor Of It's
having a natural under drainage. II
It Is slow In getting into shape the
necessity for tile draining is indicated.
Good drainage improves the soil in
two ways: It carries OF the superfuous
water and changes the texture OF the
soil to a condition moro favorable for
plant growth. Well drained clay soil
Is frequently improved by the freez-
ing. which separates the particles: the
water being taken away from under
meath removes the danger OF "bud-
ding" which would repack the clay
particles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

selnshness Is the meanest thinR IN
The world. unless something can be
made by O. says the modern solomon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

A physician says the only whole
some part Of the oid-fashlored
doughnut Is the hole.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
ACRIcULTURlSTS.

Some Up-to-nats Hints Ahont CuitiVa-
iion q the soil aaa Yields Thereof
HortieuI.ure. Hiticulturs aud Fiorlcul-
ture.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-04

Garden and orchard soils frequently
fail to give the results expected on ac-
count of the lack OF humus il them
They can almost always be improved
by the addition OF fiber 10 some form.
This may be obtained BY plowing IN
der any kind Of vegetation. Often the
manure pile can be used as a medium
through which 70 pass the FIBER The
manure intended for the kind Of
ground mentioned may consist 40 4
greater extent than usual of cut straw
shredded cornstaiks and cul hay The
cutting and shreddinE cornstalks will
put IL IN a condition where lt can be
easily incorporated with the soil or
course. fiber cannCs be used by the
plants IN the form Of dber. but Ne de-
cay forms humus 10 sandy soils the
decaying iber helps to bold water. ana
IN ciayey soils the texture is rendered
less compact Humus itself contains
plant food. but that fact does not indi-
cate iis greatest value
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-06-25
QUIET PREVAILS.
No Outbreak Occurs In the Lick Fork
/ l@s E; syf 4 Mine Reqion. ..r. ..-

No Outbreak Occurs in the Lick Fork
.55Sa b3~ 81. = n Mine Region. .,.,. 49, =. L,
(: Matewan, w. Va, June 25.-Quiet
prevailed in the Lick. Fork mine re.
gion where 1000 miners are on strike
for the recognition of the union and
where serious riots occurred last week
and leading to the issuance Of an in
Junction by Federal Judge jackson,
forbidding the strikers from trespass-
ing on the mine property. = s,.,
); Several hundred strikers were at
work during the day repairing damage
to the Norfolk and Western roadbed
caused by the storm. 49, ". - !: 49,
" 1t is feared there will be an out
break on Wednesday, however, when
1t is reported writs of ejectment will
be served of strikers occupying COM
pany houses.
Perhaps the most sensational devel-
opment is the announcement that
Sheriff Hatfield and posse who re-
ported for guard duty at the mines
have refused to serve and returned to
Williamson.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-06-25
WILL NEVER BE KNOWN.
Full Details Of the Tragic Death of
ta3,yss55 r. H.. ~ Adelbert Hay. :. II -

"a s5sr. '.' -."-Ht * --- p
Full Details Of the Tragic Death of
fl ::4S33;ys" .#ss Adelbert Hay. s. IL -
2ss New Haven, Conn, June 25.-The
full details of; the tragic end of Adel-
bert Stone Hay, former consul of the
United States at Pretoria, South At
rica. and eldest son of Secretary OF
State John Hay, who fell from a win.
dow In the third story of the New
Haven House In this city, shortly be-
fore $3.50 Sunday N orning and was In
stantly killed, will never be known. II
4 .sE4 Mr.. Hay had rooms at the New
Haven II House /. for commencement
week. IT. is generally supposed that
after going to his room he went to the
window for air and sitting on the sill,
he dozed off, and. soverbal alancing, fell
to the pavement below aSfall Of fully
go feet. U s,s<S 3; n s. 1s 5.$s,} rs
Z The fall resulted In instant death,
and within Is minutes the body had
been identified as that of young Hay.
Half a dozen physicians who we're
hastily sunnmoned were unable to do
anything, &, and the body awaited its
disp position at the orders OF. the coron-
ier's deputy. Medical Examiner Bart
lett. That 5ofHcial pronounced it a case
of occidental death /, and 50 ported 10
his superior, Colonel M tx. IS
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-06-25
SYMPATHY y. TOR JOHN HAY. HAY|
General Sympathy Expressed for Sec
vi II retary Hay ID Tragic Death Of & !.
5Ta5 M His Young Son. ..3%
President Mckinley Had just Offered
N Him an Assistant Secretaryship
:s II # to Him. ..5* 81 Il v
Full Details Of the Accident that Ended
His Career will Probably Not
;:.. ;s..s. ~ be Known. 4 81, II

Washington, June 25,-The deepest
sympathy for the secretary of state
and his family II the tragic death Of
their son is expressed at the White
House. The lpresiden had a high es.
Innate Of Adelbert Hays talent and
capacity and desired him to accept the
position of 81 assistant secretary, !. to
which he was about to appoint him.
Young Mr.. Hay, after deciding to ac-
cept this position close to the presi-
dent, had already begun to examine
into the duties which would be re
CURED of him. He had a conference
with Secretary Cortelyou at which
much had been explained to him and
late last week Mr.. Cortelyou had writ
ten about some other features of his
work which he had omitted to men
tion at their interview. -
kilograms of coincidence from all
quarters of the world are coming to
the state department, addressed /, to
Secretary Hay. Cards also are being
received at the Hay home here, ex-
pressing regret. :. 'rl1r = %i. =
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-06-25
.B0ERS ARE N POSSESSION.
Large Part Of Cape Colony IS Held ID
the Possession OF the Scrapp-
I. I. zi5 ing Burghers.
Uncensored Letters Tell os 4 Serious
Condition of Affairs in that
@ Section. :#
Jamestown Captured and Sacked with
Large Force Of British Troops
2 -. r.. Near at Hand. s55:ss

London, June 25.-Whatever may
have been the extent OF the gradual
attrition OF the Boer forces and re-a
sources and the consequent improve
ment of the British position in South
Africa during the past month, the gem
eral situation has been so little altered
since the end Of May that reports
mailed by English correspondents,
which are Just printed, here, may prob
ably be taken to represent the condi-
tion of affairs now as accurately as
when they left Cape Town. The cor
respondent Of The Daily Mail at Cape
Town sends a statement that is calcu-
lated to dispirit the most optimistic
Englishman. The letter was written
about three weeks ago. The CORE.
spondent of The Mail says: :. ,S=S S3S.l 81
"The Boer invasion of Cape Colony
is developing in rather serious man
ner. The Boer bands are getting re-
cruits, and. what is more, they are get
ting horses. The invaders are swarm
ing all over the Eastern and Midlands
districts. They number anywhere from
time. They wreck trains, kill colo
nists and play havoc generally.
Recording the capture and ,sacking
of Jamestown by the invaders, the
correspondent says the amazing fea-
ture Of the incident is that Jamestown
is comparatively close to Alfwa1
North, where there were 5000 British
troops and an abundance Of guns and
transports. He continues: b .g =.:. 4; z.
In the Hands of the Beers.
"a glance at the map will show that
a large portion of the colony is vir-
tually in the hands of the enemy.
From Dordrecht to WIllowmore and
across to Kenhart and on to Namaqua-
land the Boer is the man in posses
sion. The slow progress of the cam
paign, from the British point of view,
causes deep dissatisfaction. The au-
thorities allow next to no news to be
published, and it is only by interview
ing recent arrivals from the front that
one can get any real conception Of
what is taking place."
The correspondent of The Standard
writing from Pretoria under date OF
May 30 speaks in almost as gloomy a
vein in regard to the operations Of
General Sir Bindon Blood in the
Northeast Transvaa1. He says:
General Blood's movement cannot
fairly be regarded as having proved
in the main that the intention was al
together abortiye."
This is faint praise bestowed on the
operations, while the correspondent
admits further On that If the primary
object was to enclose Commandant
General Botha it was frustrated at the
very outset.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-06-25
CHINESE in HAWAII.
TWenty-seven Thousand Register I'm
s&t52 der Immigration Laws. ,!g.5;!Si

TWenty-seven Thousand Register. Tn.
:54 :5.%.54 der Immigration Laws. s ,.y!ssf. ys3ssa.
.s#44 s#t4s Honolulu, June 16, via San Francis
GO, June 25.-The registration of Chi
nese in Hawaii has been finished. The
number registered is about 81, ,00e.,
This is about a thousand in excess OF
The numb shown by the last cen
sus to be in Hawaii but the difference
is accounted for BY the fact that many
persons whose blood was partly Chi
nese took the precaution Of register
ing to insure their right to live in the
country, while such were not put down
as Chinese in the census. IS The treas
ury department has been asked for a
ruling as to the standing Of Chinese
who are absent from the territory on
certificates allowing them to return
after visiting China
II The special court created BY tile
legislature to hear claims growing out
4 of the plague fire in Chinat atown now
. has 1894 81 claims before 1T, over half
Of them being apanese. The
amounts asked for aggregate about
sL,750. 900.
The suit Of the WahiaWa Sugar COM
pany against j. B, Atherton for control
of some land promises to- $sfurnish5a ID
test OF the constitutionality OF one Of
the most Imp ortants and most dis
cussed sections Of the organic act Of
I Hawaii. The section ii question is
!, that which declares that no corpora
jation IN Hawaii shall hold and acquire
more than ], 900 acres of lam s$S - |5Ss &
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-06-25
.=Rus;sI,As,''s ! SIDE GIVEN ]
4 N dc vitte Replies to / Secretary
~ Cages Statement. sjs?ss$ N III

New York, June "a. .- According to q
4 Herald dispatch from ST Petersburg,
the reply Of M. de Witte. the Russian.
minister OF finance, to Secretary Gage,
in the Russian sugar controy yersy Isl,
i thai, being a cabinet minister, Mr..
Gage must be treated with respect,
therefore M de SWitte cannot imagine
that he is wilfully is1eading the peo-
\ pie sof the United States as to the
true condition OF affairs. The only
other conclusion M. de Witte can ar
rive at after reading what Mr.. Gage
says, is: that he is misinformed and
entirely nacquainted with the details
Of the subject upon which he gives his
opinion, which Is not In keeping with
the facts. 81 "a B. VI ~ "a III 81;
52, Secretary Gage appears to make his
entire point of the fact that export
certificates are given which have a
value. All sugar produced in Russia
Is taxed one rouble and rs kopeks
(92 cents) per poodl {36 pounds II as
soon as 1t leaves the factory. .33 When
!. sugar is exported exactly that amount,
which is an internal tax, is returned.
But in order rnot to encourage exporta-
tion the Russian government does
not give cash for those certificates.
They are only valid for the payment
of taxes on sugar subsequently, pro-
duced. Having thus to wait for their
money, and needing cash, the produc.
Sers constantly have their certificates
discounted by the banks. II <ss>.' g. X
: If the Russian government wanted
to encourage the expectation OF suga,
1T would pay cash down, instead of
keeping people waiting and losing in
terest on their money for probably &
wear ~ -. GTlj rs S3.s! - }.f3l .aSsyT ;.E *