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Connecticut western news., 1901-09-05

 olive branches and pine branches and palm branches. Now, the palm tree was very much honored by the an cients. It had 360 different uses. The fruit was conserved, the sap was a beverage, the stems were ground up for food for camels, the base of the leaves was turned into hats and mats and baskets, and the leaves were car ried in victorious processions, and from the root to the top of the highest leaf there was usefulness. The tree grew S5 feet in height sometimes, and 1t spread broad leaves four and five feet long. It meant usefulness, and 1t meant victory-usefulness for what it produced, victory because 1t was brought into celebrations of triumph. And, oh, how much we want the palm branches in the churches of Jesus Christ at this time! A great many Christians do not amount to anything. You have to shove them off the track to let the Lords chariots come along.
 I know the old plan was, the plan now Is, In regard to worldly invest ments-you hear 1t, merchants tell you
 
 do not put all your eggs into one bas- ket, but I have to tell you In this mat ter of religion you had better give your all to God and then get in yourself. "Oh," says some one. my business Is to sell silks and cloths." Well, then, my brother. sell silks and cloths to the glory of God. And some one says, My business is to raise corn and carrots. !" Then, my brother, raise corn and car rots to the glory of God. And some one says, My business is to manufac- ture horseshoe nails" Then manufac- ture horseshoe nails to the glory of God There Is nothing for you to do that you ought to do but for the glory of God.
 Usefulness Is typifed by the palm tree. An, we do not want in the church any more people that are merely weep ing willows. signing into the water,
Connecticut western news., 1901-09-05

10 have only one good man in all the
 village, and he was called Lot, and Mir. Ffnney was preaching In the school house, and he described the destruction of Sodom; how the city was going to be destroyed unless they repented, and that there would be rain from heaven of sorrow and destruction unless they, too, repented. And the people in the schoolhouse sat and ground their teeth In anger, and cllnched their fists in anger, but before he got through with his sermon they got down on their knees and cried for mercy while mercy could be found. Oh, 1t Is a mighty
 gospel; not only an invitation, but
 warning, an omnipotent truth; stout branches of thick trees
 Well, my friends, you see I have omitted one or two points, not because l forgot to present them, but because l have not time to present them. have shown you here Is the olive branch of peace. here is the pine branch of evergreen gospel consolation, here the palm tree branch of usefulness and of victory and here are the stout branches of thick trees. The gospel arbor Is done. The air Is aromatic of heaven. The leaves rustic with the gladness of God. Come into the arbor Come into the booth. went out at different times with a fowler to the mountains to catch pigeons. and we made our booth and we sat in that booth and watched for the pigeons to come. And we found focks in the sky, of hax 1 At,
 net, and we were successful. So I come now to the door of this gospel ] booth. 1 look out. see focks of souls flying hither and flying thither. Oh, that they might come like clouds and as doves to the window! Come into : booth. Come into the booth
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-23

Senator Elkins talks Spanish like a
native He learned the language when
he was a Young man in New Mexico.
and he has never forgotten IT, Yes
terday he was talking Spanish in the
marble room Of the senate at the rate
of 200 words a minute says the Wash
ington Post 4 delegation of Porto
Ricans had come to the capitol to pro
test against a law recently passed by
the legislature of that colony which
provides for the raising Of revenue by
the assessment Of property. Their COM
plant Is that the assessment was so
high as to be ruinols, although il is
only ! per cent. and they wanted con-
gress to repeal the law. as it has a
right to do under a section OF the For
grievance to Senator Foraker in brOk-
EN- English and with much gesticula-
tion. Presently one Of the delegation
spoke to a fellow member in Spanish
Senator EllSins happened to pass at
the same moment He greeted the
delegation with a Spanish sentence. In
stantly joy was visible upon the faces
of the Porto Ricans. One Of them
spoke to Mr. Elkins in Spanish. Mr..
Elkins answered promptly and inteln-
gibly. A moment later and he was
surrounded by the entire delegation. all
Of whom were iabberiDg away in a loud
tone Of voice and with the words pour
ing from their lips like molten lava.
Senator Elkins iabbered back at them
in their own tongue. The conference
lasted several minutes and ils unique
character monopolized the attention Of
all the visitors in the marble room
The satisfaction Of talking in their
native language was all that the dele
cation could secure by their visit The
law Of which they complain is not to
be repealed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-23

Hec Bruner. a United States marshal
of Indian territory in the early days,
enjoys the rare distinction Of having
a cemetery named after him And the
strange part Of it is that no one is
buried there except his own victims.
There are twenty-eight mounds in the
cemetery. Under each lies the bones
Of some bad man who brushed up
against Bruner and got the worst Of It.
When Bruner was marshal the IN
dian territory was about as wild as
a country ever gets II was filled
with horse thieves. cattle thieves, train
robbers and desperadoes of all kinds.
A law abiding peaceable citizen did
not stand much show. Murders were
so common that they we're not con-
sidered news Thefts attracted no at
tention whatever except from the ones
who suffered loss. The country was
run as near along anarchistic lines as
the most ardent anarchist Of New York
or Madrid could hope. Little atten-
tlon was given to the consent Of the
governed The desperate with the
quickest movement Of his shooting
hand and the most nerve ruled the
roost That was the condition until
Hec Bruner was appointed United
States marshal When he took charge
OF the Office he decided to revolutionize
things and make Indian territory "a
good place to live in His friends
laughed at him, although they knew
he had nerve. To 90 up against the
notorious gangs Of the country. they
said. was foolishness It might result
in cleaning out a gang or two, but in
the end would result in the marshal
being wiped on the map. What was
the use TO endanger ones own life in
order to make trouble for the desper-
ADDE'S. they would ask To this Bruner
replied that he would drive the open
'ng wedge toward civilizlng the terri-
tory If il cost him his life the first day.
He stuck to his resolution. and he did
not lose his life, either But he had
several narrow escapes. He was pune
tured by bullets until his frame could
be used for a sieve and he had his
blood spilled in many a fight, but
not enough Of it at any one time to
make him bite the dust While the
desperadoes were making it interest
ing for Bruner he was keeping them
busy. He was a dead shot and when
ever he pulled the trigger on his man
it meant a separation of soul and
body. There was no discount on that.
Bruner began to hunt down the des-
peradoes. The first one he killed was
buried IN a grove south Of Tahlequan.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-23
TRuTn kaouT ALAsNA
Secretary Seward said Ets Acqussition
Was Most Important.

Was Most Important
To the vast majority Of people Alas
ka is a frigid. barren, valueless section
Of country. It has never seemed to be
closely enough connected with the
United States to arouse any patriotism
or interest in she hearts and minds
Of tha masses. Doubtless there are
thousands who cherish the same sen
timents towards the cold corner that
We're entertained BY the opponents p
the Alaska purchase thirty years ago.
Congressman Ferris then said that it
was a wretched. God-forsaken region,
with absolutely nothing Of value; and
he moved that the bin authorizing the
president to pay $7.500000 for it be
amended to read ito pay the sum 10
any European, Asiatic OF African pow
er that would take Alaska of our
hands. Congressman Price declared
that the payment would be a dead loss
to the country. Gen. Butler proposed
that If we must buy the friendship Of
Russia. we give her $7.500,00O and let
her keep Alaska and he denounced
those who favored the acquisition as
being insane enough TO buy the earth
quakes Of St. Thomas and the iceiields
Of Greenland. Such sentiments. In
view OF the value Of Alaska. as at pres
ent understood by every well-informed
person, appear almost like the babbling
Of idioey. We paid cents an acre
for the territory. the area being 36s.-
529. 500 acres. The Alaska Fur COM
pany have taken S33. 100000 worth Of
seal skins, and have paid, or owe the
government s7.340.5S8 in royalties. It
is Officially estimated that the Alaska
fisheries, not including seals and
whales. are worth SCI $4,000. and since
the purchase the territory has produc-
ed s25, 100000 Of gold. Secretary Sew
ard said that the acquisition Of Alaska
was the most important event in his
long career, but that It would take a
generation for the people TO realize IT,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-23
EouAL ID rHE DECISION.
Arizona sheriff Proved Himself Qualified
for ufa Oaloe.


for His once.
From the earliest times the Office Of
the sheriff Of Maricopa county has
been the lodgeroom Of the Amalgamat-
ed Association Of PreYaricators until
an honorary membership and an abil-
ity to shine in it came to be regarded
as a necessary qualification for sheriff
only a little less important than the
ability 10 get enough votes at the con-
vention and III polls. says the Arizona
Republican. Sheriffs have usually been
represented by proxy in the meeting
Of the association and the proxy has
always been some deputy generally
Charlie Standard, who as a prevarica-
tor has always successfully held his
own against all comers. There was
some apprehension that Sheriff Stout
would not fll the bill He was sup
posed to be too matter of fact Billy
Moeur and Billy Williams were not be-
lieved to be any more able liars than
the sheriff. and Captain Hi Mcdonald,
as an outside deputy coald not be ex-
pected to attend meetings of the as
ISOLATION. still in a pinch there was
the ever-reliable Standard to fall back
upon. But Sheriff Stout yesterday
proved that he didn't need any deputy
preYaricator. An old settler who had
lived in the valley longer than any
body was telling at the sheriff's office
yesterday Of the driest season the val
ley had ever experienced There had
been nothing like it before and nothing
since None Of his hearers had ever
seen anything so dry He couldn't tell
them how dry II was 50 they would
comprehend Sheriff Stout was re-
minded OF one very dry summer within
his residence in the valley He had
just embarked IN the cattle business
and had a herd Of yearling calves.
There was a little water on his ranch,
but no feed within ten miles Every
morning he used to turn the calves out
so they could go to the nearest range
where there was some grass, but no
water. He accordingly hung a canteen
filled with water around the neck Of
each calf. One day he went out to the
range to see the condition Of the grass
which. he thought. must be getting
short When he got there the calves
were feeding quietly on the bank OF
a dry water course. All at once they
were stampeded and wildly scattered
in every direction. believing with fear,
The sheriI went to see what was the
cause OF the commotion and found II
to be a huge catfish which had climbed
up the bank and got into a hght with
the calves over the water in the can
teens
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-23
Grow Careless
ofDanger

After a miner has handled dyna-
mite for eight or ten years without 4
serious mishap it is a good idea to
put him to doing something else about
the works" SAYS one who has had a
great deal Of experience with high ex-
plosives. The chances are 100 to /
that his long immunity from accident
has given him such a contempt for
danger that he is an unconscious men
ace to everybody on the premises. He
will do things that not only imperil his
own life. but the lives Of his COM
rades. To give you an illustration,
/ once had an old COrnishman at
work at a mine in which I was in
terested and had intrusted him with
a general supervision Of all the blast
ing. He had been handling dynamite
for twenty years or more and was just
ly regarded as an expert During the
entire period he had never had an ac-
cident worth speaking Of and by de-
grees the care and vigilance that were
for his excellent record had
worn away until he was beginning to
entertain the delusion, common to old
hands. that the danger Of the stuff
was much exaggerated.
"One day I was passing through a
cut where some blasting had been go-
ing on and noticed the old Cornish
man hammering a drill into what
seemed to be boring in the ground
asked him what he was doing and he
told me cody that there was a cart
ridge in the hole that had failed to
explode and that he was just knock
in out the tamping to reprime it.
was horrifed, for at every blow he
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-23
RIVER BOATS IN RUSSIA.

Strange Looking Craft That PLY the
waters Of the Muscovite Empire.
Everywhere up the Volga and its
hundred tributaries ascend the iron
barges of the Caspian sea oil fleet,
while through the canals to st. Peters
burg alone pass annually, during the
215 days Of free navigation, thousands
OF steamers and barges bearing mil
lions OF tons Of freight Every known
means Of locomotion is used, from men
who. like oxen, tramp the tow paths,
hauling the smaller barges. to power
ful tugs that creep along by means Of
an endless chain laid in the bed OF the
canals and minor rivers. dragging after
them at snail pace great caravans Of
heavy barges. From the greater
streams immense craft nearly 400 feet
long fifteen feet in depth, carrying
5000 tons Of freight, drift down to the
Caspian. where they are broken to
pieces to be used as frewood on the
steamers going up stream. In all
there are 5000 miles Of nayigable
waterways in the valley of the Volga,
or II the streams which float the giant
RATS that form so large a part Of the
traffic OF the rivers are included, the
mileage is increased to nearly $1,000,
or as much as that Of the valley Of the
Mississippi. Fifty thousand RATS are
fioated down the Yolga annually, many
OF them 100 feet long by seven thick,
and this gives but a faint idea Of the
real traffic Of the river. for in addition
there are 10.000.0 600 tons Of produce
passing uD and down the river during
the open season. Much Of this centers
at Mini Novgorod To this famous
market steamers and barges come
from an parts OF Russia, bringing
goods to be sold at the great annual
fair over s2e0. 100000 worth Of mer-
chandise changing hands in few
weeks: 10000 craft. including RATS, are
required for this traffic; they come
from as far north as Archangel. as far
east as the Trials. from Astrakan in the
south. st. Petersburg and Moscow to
the west while great caravans Of ships
of the desert arrive daily from all parts
Of Asia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-23
Constant Handls5s
of Explosives Make
Men Reckless

was liable to explode the dynamite.
and ! ordered him sternly to stop and
never to repeat such performance.
The proper method would have been
to have drilled a new hole near by and
exploded the first cartridge with sec
ond blast. He obeyed sullenly ,grumb-
ling to himself, and in less than a
month afterward was blown up while
doing exactly the same thing. He
lost his left arm at the shoulder his
left eye and part of his left ear. He al
so lost his contempt for dynamite.
and when he finally emerged from the
hospital ! gave him back his former
job. I never had a more scrupulously
careful employe than he was from
that time on. 1t seems a brutal thing
to say, but there is nothing that does
an old dynamite hand as much good
as to get blown up once or twice"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-23

The geographical prize Of the cen
tury is the discovery Of the North Pole.
1t viii be quite a feather in the cap
Of the nation whose flag is first plant
ed on the northern center Of the earth's
axis. The United States is a sharp
competitor for this prize. Lieutenant
Peary is now somewhere in the frozen
REGIONS and intelligence from him is
anxiously awaited. Two European
countries are now represented there by
Cart sverdrup and Baron Toll. Mem
bers of one Of these expeditions might
have already reached the coveted spot
Their return OF a report from them is
quite certain during the summer. In
short time another American ex-
redition viii start under command Of
Eveien 70 Baldwin, who has had a
freaf deal Of experience in Arctic ex-
lo4ations William Ziegler Of Phila-
eciDhia has placed 81 .0oo. 900 at the dis
! .sal cf sn Baldwin and no expense
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-23
Marshal Who Has
Killed MANY
Bad Men.

The second one was also laid there
And SO it went until the earcasses Of
twenty-eight bad men who had met
deaiN at the hands Of Bruner while
he was acting in the line Of duty we're
buried IN that grove. A rail fence was
run around the graves and the ceme-
terry was named Burners graveyard
ONLY ono grave in the yard is marked
with a marble stone That is the grave
of a noted horse thief His pals chip
ped in and bought the tombstone be-
cause he was a good fellow All
the rest Of the graves are marked with
wooden slabs. Many Of them are in
closed with slab fences. while others
are inclosed with rails laid in hog
pen fashion. After Bruner got his
graveyard pretty well dlled up the des-
peradoes began TO realize that he
meant business, and whenever one
would hear that Bruner wanted him
he would come into town and give
himself up rather than run the risk Of
being the next one to occupy space in
Bruner's graveyard From that time
on Bruner had an easy time. He had
accomplished his object. He had driv-
en- the entering wedge in the civili-
zation Of the toughest country the sun
ever shone on.-Kansas City Journal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-23

An amusing story Illustrating Brit
ish oiicialism comes from South Ar
rica, and Will bear repeating. The col
onel OF a pioneer regiment, repairing
the railroad after one OF Gen. DeWet's
many breakages. discovered a fine
empty house, which be proceeded to
occupy as headquarters. When the
news of the eolonel's comfortable quar-
ters reached Bloemfontein he received
telegram which read &C. T. NJ.
wants house" The colonel was unable
10 make out what &C. T. NJ" meant.
and inquired Of officers. who translated
II General Traffic Manager" "All
right" said the colonel IF he can
use hieroglyphics so can l." So he
wired back C. +. NJ. and G. Il. H.
Two days later he received dispatch
from BlOemfontein ordering him to at
tend a board Of inquiry on appear
ing in due course he was asked what
he meant by sending such an insult
ing message to a superior officer. "In-
sulting. repeated the colonel. inno-
Gently. 1T was nothing OF the kind.
But what do you mean demanded
mis- superior, by telling me | can C.
T.. H.'2' 1T was simply an abbreyia-
ton" replied the colonel &C. T. NJ.
general traffic managerl can G. T. II.
(get the housed New York Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-23

tediagraph you can send your
photograph from New York city
70 your friend in San Francisco
and get his letter OF thanks within
the space Of a single hour. Nor will
the letter you receive be a mysterious
series OF dots and dashes. but It will
look exactly as your friend has writ
ten It. IL win be in his personal hand
writing not IN the handwriting Of
telegrapher.
Notwithstanding the wonderful feats
performed By the tediagraph. its prin-
ciple Is 50 simple that a schoolboy
readily comprehends it
On the 18th OF April the agreement
with the papers that have had exclus-
i've use OF the tedlagraph viii have ex-
pired, and then it will be available for
various uses. such as the quick appre-
hensioa OF criminals.
singularly enough. E. A. Hummell
the inventor of the tediagraph. Is not
a telegrapher. but merely a clockmak
er. He never paid any attention 10
telegraphy until after he had drawn a
sketch OF the machine he had in mind.
and his knowledge Of the subject be-
fore that time was derived from such
meager sources as the newspapers and
his school textbooks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-23


is almost automatic In its action,
needing but one pull on the trigger
to empty the chambers in short order.
The gun shown has a breakdown bar
rel and cylinder, and It will be seen
that the action OF opening and clos
ing this mechanism operates a lever lo-
Gated underneath the cylinder. The
rear end Of this lever is slotted and
toothed internally 10 rotate the shaft
in the body OF the revolver. On this
shaft Is mounted a toothed disk. which
Is locked against backward revolution
BY engaging the trigger. When the
gun is opened for reloading and also
as Il is closed the lever winds up
spring on the shaft. and the revolver
Is ready for use the instant the barrel
Is in place A pun on the trigger re-
leases the disk and allows the shaft
20 rotate. which not only turns the
cylinder containing the cartridges but
also operates the firing mechanism.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-23

HHANH.H A AHfN NAAtH NAHNAH $1,000
IS l07 years old and there is nothing
prohlematlcal about her age for she
has documents in her possession
which the parish priest has examined
and pronounced genuine. and which
substantlate everything she has said
of herself She was born in Vol
grayitz. Poland. IN 1884 Her parents
were o. the poorest class. and as soon
as she was 4 years old she was sent
into the forests % pick up bark for
the charcoal burners Her maiden
name was Maria paYleschinsky When
the French invaded Volgrayitz the in
habnants fed Mrs Reese then
young woman remained behind In thc
town trying 10 save some OF the
wrciched belongings OF her family
from pillage The French soldiers
had entered tho place before she could
get out. and one Of her neighbors
pointed out tc her a stocky little man
on horseback as the emperor Of the
French
When a young woman she married
Conrad Chappon. They had three
children two OF them died In Poland.
while the third died az Dunkrk. n.
T. Upon the death Of her first hus-
band she married Andrew Katschin-
sky. who was . years younger than
herself In 1870. when nearly an
<1ciOgenarian. having been left
widow for the second time she camp
TO America. locating IN Dunhrk.
where she met and was married TO
Ferdinand Reese on July 9. 1876. Two
years later the couple migrated TO
Laporte county. Indiana, where the
husband owns a 10-acre tract In Hud-
son township
Both Of these old people attribute
their great age 10 the simplicity Of
their habits. They eat two meals
day. each meal consisting chiefly OF
corn bread and coffee
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-23
Had an Irish wife.

The death of Baron Satge de Thor
ent at the ags Of 81 has removed
from the roll Of the Lesion Of Honor
its oldest member. After having
served for many years in the French
army he went to reside in Ireland and
married an Irish wife. by whom he
had a large family One Of his sons
served in the British army. but the
baron himself spent the latter part
OF his life upon a picturesque estate in
the eastern Pyrenees. He was a per-
feet type Of the Frenchman OF the
Oh school