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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
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The third time / changed cars at tie
Hornellsville Union railroad station
and lunched at the little grillroom inst
up the street. the jolly little proprletok
recognized me as a regular patron ana
did his best to entertain me while nv
special pot Of coffee was coming 70 1
boil on the natural gas stove
Notice that fellow who just ven
out?" he asked. ehuckling contentedlv
to himself
hadn't noticed particularly but
knew II would be disconcerting to ad-
init. so / nodded encouragingly. ss
a writer in the New York Herald.
We'll" he continued. that's Jim
Smith. Long Jim smith. they can
him. Conductor on the Erie. and. say
he's laying for me- Greatest practical
joker you ever saw. Always getting
rigs on me and / never could get back
on him until last week. and then +
was about as much surprised as 4
was.
Il was coming down the street ana
saw a crowd gathered around some
salvation army singers. Long Jim was
away on the edge OF the crowd. stand.
ing on his tiptocs. so he could look
over the heads Of the rest He had
his back to me. and sticking out from
under his arm was a big bag Of lem
ons. saw my chance. and ] sneake8
up quietly behind him. hauled on and
gave that bag Of lemons an awful
swipe with my cane.
Here the little man went of into an
uncomfortable it Of laughter over The
remembrance.
He laughed TN his sides shook and
tears ran down his face I waited TN
he had quieted down.
"Well?" I queried. Scattered ~
lemons all about / suppose2a
Scattered Ho. ho. hol He' Hi.
h. hi He Hum Well. I should say
so. But they wasn't lemons; they
was eggs"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
Reached 4 conrrnomrsr.

A certain governor Of Rhode Is
land, who lived In Newport and was a
member Of the Congregational church,
married a woman who was a Baptist.
without any understanding as TO the
arrangement OF religious matters. The
hrst Sunday morning after the mar
riage the pair started out at church
lime together They walked side by
side as far as the corner OF Church
and Spring streets. where their accus-
toned ways to church. dlgerged. and
there they stopped, says the Boston
Transcript He stood with a little
dogged leaning toward his church and
she with the same leaning toward
hers.
Well, wife" said the governor.
which way shall we go?"
She made no answer. nor did she
make any sign Of going his way The
governor looked up at the beautiful
spire and CHEEKY door at Trinity church
under the shadow Of which they stood.
Ha, said the governor, lets throw
up both churches and go In herel"
And into Trinity they went and we're
devoted Episcopaiians ever after.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
HE HAD TO SING 1T.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
In the old days when ocean voyages
we're long and tedious an incident oc-
CURED on board ship hailing from
Boston and bound to Calcutta which
caused every old 'web-foOt" between
Eastport, Ne, and Cape Sable TO hold
his sides to keep himself on an even
keel"
The story concerns two Of the crew
named Joe" and "Barnabas." One
day, after the ship had been at sea
some weeks and was rolling lE-ily
along, Barnabas, who was aloft on the
foreyard. found it necessary to lay
out" on the lee yardarm, where he lost
mis- hold and tumbled overheard. Joe
the only witness Of the accidentrushed
aft to the quarterback to report It to
the "old man"-as they always call
the captain when he don't hear EN-
and found that worthy leisurely pac-
ing fore and aft. with the trumpet
resting in the holloy OF his arms.
To complieate the situation Joe was
an awful sufferer. and with terror de-
picted on his countenanoe commenced
to tell-or rather to try to tell-what
had happened.
"Ba- -ba-ba-ba-f-f but
do all he could the end Of his tongue
would not part company with his lower
jaw.
The captain, knowing BY Joe's look
Of CONSERVATION that something was
in the wind. OF In the water. and also
knowing that the generality Of STAN
mering people can sing without stut-
tering and that Joe was no exception
to the rule, yelled out at him:
Sing II, you darned fool Sing IT, F"
Joe Immediately tuned up-improvls-
ing both words and music:
Overheard went Barnabas-
Half a mile astern Of usl'
That settled it; the ship was hove
to" boat in charge OF the mate was
lowered away and after a long pull,
a strong pull and a pull all together,
Barnabas was picked up none the
worse for his Involuntary bath.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

College football, during the season
recently closed had no worthier repre-
sentatives than the students of the
Carlisle Indian School. In the essen
tials Of manliness and sportsmanlike
conduct generally. The games In which
they engaged were as many and as
iercely contested as those Of any other
college team, and the spectators, In
some instances, were neither so con-
siderate nor so sympathetic as they
might have been. Yet their games
were exhibitions OF clean. straight foot
ball-such as all true lovers OF the
sport like to see. The umpire's de-
cisions were never once questioned
and their defeats were accepted with
the spirit Of men who had done their
best. and who had therefore. neither
excuses nor explanations to offer
They have won a place for themselves
IN the regard Of many who would re-
joice in their success IN other fields
where the rewards are less heetine
than those Of football.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
WING RoCKEFELLER-MO RGAN-HmL TRANsCoNTINENTAL

the eccentric Scotchman. are said to
have disposed of s5,OOO,OOO more, the
sale having been made through Alex
ander Geddes. who represents the es-
tate on the directory Of the board.
Under the stress of the heavy pur-
chases being made by the syndicate the
stock Of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul road advanced yesterday from
$145.62 to $152.25 a share. Brokers
were overwhelmed with buying orders.
and as it became apparent that they
were coming from men on the inside
Of the deal the speculative element
took a hand in running up the price
and the short interests were squeezed
to the wall.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

The biggest railroad deal consum-
mated In recent years was closed in
Chicago the other day when the Roeke-
feller- Morgan-Hill syndicate gained
control Of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul line. thereby linking the
Great Northern road with the east,
completing a great transcontinental
route from ocean to ocean. President
Earling Of the st. Paul system was
handled ten million dollars for his
shares while lesser holders were made
glad with amounts ranging from one
to three million dollars.
It. cost the syndicate sS0,00O,OO to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30


With the first day Of the new CEN
tury the federation Of all the Austria
liam colonies was formally completed
by the swearing in OF the Earl OF
Hopetoun as the first governor general
Of the Australian commonwealth. The
peaceful organizing Of what might be
called the United States OF Australia
has attracted little attention IN the
outside world. but there is every reason
to believe that long before the compile
ton Of the new century the Australian
commonwealth will not only be the
dominant power in the south Pacific
but also one Of the great powers Of the
world. The advent Of the new era
Of a united Australian is something
that may well be looked upon with
lively interest by the American re.
public.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
PnLirndef . 1e Sarled.

The two legislative commissions ap-
pointed by New York and New Jersey
with the object Of preserving the pali-
sades. forming the New Jersey bank Of
the Hudson river opposite the upper
part Of New York city. have finally Sc
cured an option on the property where
the obnoxious quarrying has been go
ing on. and they propose the establish
ment Of al interstate park which shall
include these picturesque Bluffs Such
q result viii be a fortunate cu limitation
Of efforts which have been znder way
Tor several years looking to this end
which have been especially promoted
By The Society Tor the Preservation
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

The recent celebration Of the one
hundredth anniversary Of the found
Ing at Washington Of the national cap
ital recalls the description Of its To-
cation given in an early newspaper
letter, which is now preserved in the
library Of congress. This metropo-
lis" the writer says, situated upon
the great post-road. exactly equidis-
tant from the northern and the south
ern extremities of the Union. and near
~ so from the Atlantic to Fort Pitt
is by far the most eligible situation
for the residence Of congress" Since
he could not foresee the improvements
In transportation and means OF com
munication, perhaps it is fortunate
that he did not know Of the coming
extension OF our domains southwark
and westward
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
JACOB scHIFFs GIFT TO CHICAGO.

The new building which is in pro-
cess Of erection for Harvard's Semitic
museum, through the generosity Of
Jacob H. Schiff Of New York, calls at
tention to one Of the most interesting
special collections in the country-a
museum illustrating the life and
thought Of the Semitic peoples, ancient
and modetrn, including the BabyIo-
nian-Assyrian, the Arabian. the Phoen-
clan, the Mobite, the Ethiopian, the
Syrian and other branches, with the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

part, and there are strictly biblical mu-
seums, but there is no other Semitic
museura at once comprehensive and
and exclusive in the world. It was
founded in 1889 by a gift of $4,000
from Mr. Schifl. who had recently been
appointed one Of new committee to
report to the overseers on the condi-
tion Of the Semitic department. then as
now under the charge Of Professor Toy
and Professor Lyon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

Hebrew-Palestinian. so called, as the
nucleus and central features of the
whole. 1t is, in fact. in a broad and
scientific sense, a bible museum, in
tended not only to illustrate the in
struction given in the Semitic depart
ment at Harvard. but to be a working
aid to serious bible students every
where. both in the university and out
OF it.
There are oriental museums in which
Semitic collections form an important
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

According to the census, the popu-
lation Of the farming country shows a
falling off In New England and New
York, and only a slight increase IN
Ohio and Indiana, but its growth is
healthy in the states farther west II
is evident that the old states must look
10 their cities and larger towns for
increase in population In the newer
agricultural regions the growth OF
population seems to be spread over
both city and country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

A recent notable dinner OF the Har'
ward club Of Japan calls attention both
10 the spread Of western learning in
the east, and to the wide influence OF
a great university. The dinner was
given to celebrate the return OF Min
ister Komura from st. Petersburg. en-
route to his new post in China, the
presence Of Minister Kurino from
Paris, and the appointment Of Baron
Kaneko as minister Of justice. All
these eminent japanese statesmen
were educated at Harvard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
rHE sAxAcE nAcnrLon.

4 don't believe the approach oi
Christmas brings you a single joyous
anticipation. said the Sweet Young
Thing.
Don't. eh?" replied the sarass
Bachelor. Listen 70 my secret. That
kid on the third floor is sure TO gel .
tin horn for a present"
Yes"
Then he will get careless and le4rs
1t on the hall floor And then 7 shall
step on il with both feet Don't you
call that a joyous anticipation 2"-In.
dianapolis Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

You never know people until you
live with them. and then hardly more
than a speaking acquaintance sur
wives.
Angry Politician-"L Look here. I've 4
good mind 70 have you arrested for d.
bell What do you mean BY picturinR
me as you have2" Carioouist- Bat
the picture looks like you Angrg
Politician know e doesi j know
doesi But do ! look like a man u
likes to look at himsclf7"-Mode
ciety
Professor. to student Of surgery
Please inform the class Of the name
Of bones forming the skull" Student
"Ah-er do not AZ the present time
remember. but know that have
them an in my head" lUproar in
class indianapolis Journal
Gusher-~My wife has promised 10
wait for me at the gate Of heaven e
she is the frst TO 80" Flasher-"Tat
tut. You shouldn't be SO revenrefui ~
10 make her wait through eternity ~
ply because she made you wait uhA
shs fxff IS sometimes Life.
-lo yea thins remarked the oalisr\
that iae moon really has any in6u-
enes on humanity No. said r~
LustinIi. vita d pathetic liitle sirs
I Go not y be set fuil only AZ fhs
sane lime tas moca did, thlnk rosls
lnd iiie much iea o. a burden Ia
iianaDoiis Prtrs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

get the controlling interest in com
mon stock. Rockefeller has been
credited for some time with owning
S5,000,OO0 of the stock and Morgan
with having S4,OOO,OOO Of it in his pos
session. This would leave s21 900, 900
to be purchased, and when Earrings
stock was secured the majority Of the
stock was safely in the possession of
the syndicate.
The St. Paul line passes over to the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
ANonA1ors

In Boston / encountered a parrot one
day.
Polly wants a cracker" observed.
thinking nothing.
Your language is extremely anoma-
lous!" replied the bird. severely. Polly
Is colonial. while cracker. In the sense
Of biscuit. is distinctly postbcllum
Moreover. ] am not conscious Of want
ing a cracker. wouldn't mind a plate
Of portland. however"
The fowls scholarly dignity was
what impressed me particularly.-De
,roit Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

Of Chicago the St. Paul. the Northern
Pacific and the Great Northern. East
OF Chicago Morgan has a directing
hand in several roads besides the Bal
timore and Ohio and there is an un-
usual choice Of routes. The deal brings
the Morgan party in rivalry with the
Nanderbilts. who control the central
trans-continental route through recent
manipulation Of the Chicago and Al
ton.
Lord strathcana Of Canada is also
said to be deeply interested in the
deal He is said to have sold all his
stock in the Canadian Pacific road to
take up heavier responsibilities with
the new syndicate.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

Perhaps the oldest suit Of furniture
in the world is owned by a certain
hotelkeeper. For many years he has
made 1t his business to collect match
boxes. Of which he has now a collec-
ton Of 1000 He ordered a skilled cab
inetmaker to equip a room with fur
niture made Of these boxes. The out
fit consists Of a writing table with
smoking apparatus. a fire screen, a
cabinet, a chair, and other smaller ar
tieles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
Henrv sheuId Re confenf.

Henry Should BE Confenf.
Duke Henry, who has just left Hol-
land in disgust at his treatment by
the Dutch States General. should put
a curb on his bad temper He Is cha
grined because the grant Of $4,000 a
year for his personal support was not
paid without a dissenting voice and
because he was refused the title Of
Prince Consort So far as the money
is concerned the Dutch are famous as
a thrifty people, and Duke Henry
should be thankful that the grant
was passed at all, instead Of sulking
because a few members made obiec-
tions. On the whole. Duke Henry is
one Of the luckiest young men alive
and has no reason TO rail at fate. With
in a month he is to marry the most
charming and beautiful Of girl queens,
who Is evidently much in love with
him. That should be sufficient to make
him happy in spite Of few imaginary
Sights II be carries his fit Of pique
too far It may be that Wilhelmina may
exercise the privilege Of every. woman
and change her royal mind about the
advisabiliiy Of wedding man who
sulks. In that case there viii be a
hundred Princelings ready to take his
place. to say nothing Of any number
Of American gentlemen who have been
somewhat handicapped heretofore BY
the fact that they did not happen to
be German dukes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

Another newly organized association
calling itself the School q Prophets
is now IN session in Chicago. It's
founder. Chicago man. has convinced
himself and his followers that the end
Of the world is e. hand. and the OBJ
ieet Of the present meeting Is % pre-
pare htly Tor that tremendous event
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

The first thing that struck me when
arrived in congress" said Represen-
tative Husker, was the useless extrav-
aEance displayed"
ITO what do you refer?r
"The practice OF sending bouquets to
senator's and representative. Il ought
TO be stopped Here I've got to pass up
a lot Of money to 8 aorist Tor roses and
carnations or else hang around and
look as II nobody loved me."-Wash-
inRton Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

The big purchases made by Hill and
his supporters did not figure in the
market transactions. They were made
outside the exchanges and in direct
dealing with the holders.
coneisely stated, the Hill-Morgan-
Rockefeller interests now control west
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

william Wallace Campbell. who has
Just been elected director Of the Lick
Observatory. to succeed the late james
E. Keller. was born on q farm IN Han
cock county. o.. in 1852. He studied
astronomy at the University Of Aichi-
ran under Professor Schaeberie. and
tocf the chair Of mathematics and as
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

After a recent election 9si 10 Colo
fado. where they have ln suffngs.
the tellers found a en cookery
recipes in a ballot box, votes By mis-
take.
There ie no case on record N Is be-
iieved. where g man has eel q pool
eheck or q poker chip.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
Nd rnnrnIE rn rIsTIrr-

Judge-Now. my boy. you are q.
your oath. DO you understand wat
that means2
Witness Why-er-I don't iust-sf
reckon
Judge-Do you know what you're e1.
peeted to tell?
Witness-Oh. yes. the lawyer ths.
hired me wrote Il all down SO that Z
could learn It by heart Phladelphl1
Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30
THERE ARE OTHERS.

Mrs Henry Peck-You are a queer.
man. When we had that company to
dinner yesterday had 20 do all the
talking. You had absolutely nothing
to say.
Mr.. Henry Peck-You're mistaken &
had plenty to say. but ! never got
chance TO say Il. II
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

The number Of marine disasters dur
ing the year just closed is smaller
probably than ever before An oficial
Of the New York Maritime Exchange
thinks this is due to the fact that
sailing vessels are disappearing. steam
craft being better able to take care Of
themselves when in peril.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

France has decided that all the
troops in the colonies shall henceforth
be armed with weapons similar 70
those Of the home army.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

Polly. there. with sleeves rolled ~.
'Twould seem quite plain enough.
Is putting up preserves. whereas.
IN point Of fact. it comes 70 pass.
she's Putting up a blum.
Detroit Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

Judge Deemer has declined to leave
the Iowa supreme bench to accept the
chancellorship Of the Iowa state uni.
versity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

tronomy at the University Of Colorado.
and later at Ann Arbor. He has writ
ten several text books
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

Of Scenic and Historic Places and OBJ
jects in New York"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

Ghost stories, for some mysterious
reason, have been revived Of late IN
Washington. It is told again how the
face Of an old woman was depicted
clearly on one Of the white house pill
lars the day the president received
word that his mother was dead. Capt.
tol employees entertain their friends
with the story Of the shadow Of gen
eral looking like Washington between
pillars IN statuary hall at the capitol
A former senate page. now grown to
mans size and employed at the white
house. says that when lightning strikes
the copper statue Of Freedom on the
capitol dome It rings loudly and clear
IS like the famous bell at Philadelphia
in the days Of the declaration Of in
dependence. At night. when the CAPT
tolls great marble halls and rotundas
are deserted. strange sounds are fire.
auentiy heard and old employees are
confident that they are made by the
souls Of dead patriots and statesmen
come back to haunt the halls where
they won fame. II is said that on
certain nights ghosts are SO numerous
in statuary hall that a man Kidding
and trembling behind a pillar can
hardly tell whether 1t Is the spirits
Of the statues that are moving about.
Prices Of bogus money. as discovered
bv Chief wilkes men. are quoted as
follows. For coin to a face value Of
So. price SO. coin to face value Of
$50. price $50. bills. s5 per cent 70 s.
ner cent face value Mr.. Wilkie says
that no larger amount than $50 in coin
is offered to one customer The giFsn-
goods men who DO not intend 70 ls-
liver the goods 0fIer $1,000 IN bills for
SEQ: 1000 Tor $500 and $4,000 Tor 81
COO. Thea they change The satchels
ana the victim after ieasting bis eyes
"a bnls II the first grip gets saFdusi
ia the second.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-30

The above Is a design Tor the new
building soon TO be erected for the de-
partment Of Justice at Washington. It's
cost win exceed $1,000. 900. Several
months ago the attorney general Sc
cured plans for the building from
Architect Post Of New York. The lat
ter named seven or eight building