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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02
He Is Now a ProhIbiIionisl.

A commercial traveller who stopped al
a downtown hotel was very thirsty in
deed, when Sam, the colored man who
blackened his boots, remarked that he
had bottle Of the finest in the city.
Yes the c. {. might touch a little On the
sly. He did, and it tasted good Sam
vas made communicative by a tip.
Smell Dat hatl- he exclaimed. As
he pushed a greasy sslt under the drum
mer's nose
= Il smells Of whisky, returned the
latter.
Yas sab; Ikotched dat lickah in dat
hat. I was wo'kin' in de cellah oh de
hotel, an I heard somfn' goin' seep.
seepi 1 foun' whisky barl leakin'.
kotched dat hat half full inside an
houah. Dat was de whisky you Jest
drinked. sab r
The drummer viii vote for prohibi-
tiOn. ~ Wash inQf01i Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

A curious story IS related. saws a
Paris correspondent which nav bo re.
produced ior what ii i worth. Aiiusion
has already been made 20 an elder
brother Of Gen. Boulaneor. Who has
not been heard Il ior q long time. The
Generals father. who long liraciiced IS
solicitor 81 Rennos. had three cl,il-
drcn. The firsi was the son who las
disappeared. the fecond vas danrl-
Ter, siililigmR and married to N. .enn-
dour. q retired admirahiy ofieiai. while
The Geaeral came .hiri on lhe lisi The
old iauger died e Versailles. where as
widow lnea Gndihsl vas settled hut
she has since iakcn 90 her abode in
Paris with her brother Nov ior ~,
ciou for the story. The corre,nnde|fs
ci az Opporiunisi ionmal deelar.s. ami
guaaniees the iruth 81 his sialemenf
that Gen. boulanpcr brother actually
bolted io America With his uncie's iia
q the early years ~ Che empire. and fl,at
his name has never been mentioned since
There was q theory that Camnf me
murderer, vas this man. bat tie writer
does not believe that there Is any founia.
SON FOR ihis The fact that Camni vas
sell eliacaied and refused io the lasi io
reveal BIS ileniity, gave rise 81 eon-
siderable specuistion. The writer cou-
cludes by sayine that bis information
may hc Published safely. without fla
slightest fear of contradiction.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

Il was some years since. in tho Ozark
region, whore / was riding a circuit
that / saw a minister enjoy most sub
staniial handshaking, SAYS Rev. b
Thomas 10 the st. Louis Globe. shat-
ing hands was his peculiarly. He BE-
iieved in the potency Of a cordial grasp
70 win men 70 the church. And though
successful IN winning souls, he was verv
unfortunate in the matter Of getting
dollars In fact, poverty continually
stared him ia the face He owned 4
little farm and m0rtgaged il ca long -
i would yield a dollar The mortgages
were falling due. but there was no pios
pect Of paying them. But It did nos
bother him a bit. lie shook hands mere
heartily than ever. i have the no.
bounded faith In handshakiug 10 bring
everything out right. be often said. ut.-
al his penchant came 20 be the talk a
the town. At last came the day whom
tie mortgages must be foreclosed fhat
would deprive him Of his little home
that sheltered his family. On the eva
Of that day a knock AZ The door II ~
house. which vas a little way from town
called him. When he opened the door
q whole crowd rushed in, and. without
saying a word. commenced shaking
hands. He felt something cold Ia tho
palm oi the first man. aud when the
hand was withdrawn Il stuck to his own
That Is the most substantial shake /
ever experienced. he said a. be held m
a s. gold piece But the pext man
stepped up aud . silver dollar was lct
IN the preachers palm. No one u0nid
say q word IN explanation, but pressad
it On him as fast as BE- could stick ihe
metal and bills into his pockets The
house was not large enough for ihe vie.
itors. each one 81 whom deposited frnm
~ 70 siO in the outstrctched hand.
Each left the moment his little errand
was accomplished. and not q vorl couid
be had 10 explanation, except The last
one, who, a. be turned 70 60. remarked
We wanted % play q little Joke "a von
and we have. The several jokes ret
led just $751; His home was saved aud
4 neat balance was lelt besides. The
minister maintained that DE- had con.
.racied habit that night that fora wear
.iieruard when he ahook hand
prompted him % look into his own palm
lali expecting % wee a piece Of metal
here
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02
Not Old after All.

The serions-minded and the learned
among the Jewish community Of London
are just now som mewhat scandalized and
humiliated by the discovery that the
Sabbath Hymn Of the Suffering Dark.
ened Sephira the plaintive air which
they have been accustomed to regard as
a genuine ancient Hebrew melody. Is
nothing but a comparatively modern
operate tune which bas been pressed
into the service Of the synagogue. As
DR.. Burney somewhere observes, there
has always been considerable uncer-
tainty about the traditional music of the
Hebrews. owing to the circumstance
that anciently they possessed no system
Of musical notation. Kalkbrenner tells
as that the Jews Of Germany, Italy.
Holland, and Spain IN his time sang
their hymns to diverse measures, though
all claimed to sing CONNIE on chantait
dams le Temple De Jerusalem. All
this, 6ayS the London Neirs. hardly
prepares us for the discovery that ore
Of the most venerated Of these produc-
tons Is simply a slightly modified adap-
tation from nothing more venerable than
the cavatina in the first act Of aLe
Nozd di Figaro the text Of which
runs
ls this fnc count 80 ready to cnser2
with right good viii the music I'm md.
The strangest part Of the matter IS
that among q people 20 musical the
source Of this melody has not been noted
before. How it crept into the Jewish
hymn book IS less difficult to imagine.
Il is suggested that soon after f7eG
when Mozari's opera was produced.
some Chazan in Eastern Germany han
pened to hear the tune and adopted It.
At that period, and even much later.
the religions feeling Of the Jews seem
to have been strongly opposed TO visit
ing the opera. 50 that the oricin vas
not observed, and the hymn gradually
gathered associations Of solemnify.
Tins did the slightly modified song
which Mozart assigped T. Beaumarchais'
mercurial valet attain at last to the dig
nlty Of an ancient Hebrew melody.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

George Leonard, an acting master 10
the United States navy during the civil
war. and stationed on the Qunboat Ka-
tahdin. West Gulf blockadine sonadron.
in 1868, told a story Of heroism and ex.
hibited marks OF his body that corro-
borated his words, says a letter in the
Philadelphia Press. The year 1850
found Leonard as one Of the crew Of
the ship Enterprise, 4 whaler. IN the
North Pacific. One day he was stationed
in the bow Of a whale-boat a long dis
lance from the ship with q brave crew.
who had sighted a whale and made for
the monster with al possible dispatch.
When within proper distance Leonard
threw his harpoon. atriking the fish
hard and deep. In some manner the
line. as il was running ont. caught the
body Of one Of the men IL such q way as
70 throw him overheard. The nsan
suddenly sank, whereupon leons..
transferred his line to a b0atmate and
sprang into the ocean in aid Of the
drowning sailor.
The whale, now maddened by his
fast-fowing blood. made a rush for the
boat. Remarkable and horrible to re-
late, Leonard's friend had managed to
regain the boat. while be himself was
caught by the whale between its Jaws.
his position being inside the monsters
mouth, with nothing protruding but one
OF his arms. II This manner the man
was in reality within the jaws Of death
Itself. The whale instantly plunged
down into the deep, and, in the words
Of Leonard himself. the fish seemed to
be going down, down into eternity it.
self.
The imprisoned man, after al Of this.
had not lost his presence Of mind. He
mustered his entire bodily strength
and he was a powerful man actually
bracing himself IN such a position as to
compel the fish to spread its jaws; at
the same time, with his arm that was
Tree, he grabbed the sheath-lxnife out Of
is socket, cutting right and left. No
sooner was there a sufficient opening
made than Leonard forced his body
outside.
Up to the surface he swan. when.
most strange to say, he found himself
within an arms length Of his boat. He
vas saved. The marks of the whales
Violence and the dents Of its teeth we're
lery plainly visible ON Leonard's arms,
md he was always pointed out BY his
brother naval officers as The Second
Jonah.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

It appears that the real cause Of the
failure Of the royal bear-hunts in Tran.
slyvania was that the peasants had
carefully driven the creatures away
from the place where the crown prince
Of Austria and the prince Of Wales were
to shoot. There were a large number
Of bears on the ground only few davs
before the royal hunts, but when the
sportsmen arrived on the scene they
had all departed into the recesses Of the
neighboring mountains. The people Of
Transylyania de.cst both Australians
and Hnngarians, and wherever q great
hunt is announced they deliberately
drive the bears anu deer to a distance.
50 that, as a rule the sporting arrange
ments Of the territorial magnases are
kept secret The prince Of Wales might
not have killed a bear even if lie had
been given the chance, for his shooting
has been execrable during his stay IN
Austria and Hungary, and he seem. d
to be out Of all FORM At the impeii }
hunt he missed four stays. to the amaz :
ment and disgust Of his host; but the
prince is probably demoralized bv a
long course Of battues species Of
butchery which true sportsman like
the emperor Of Austria regards with.
contempt london
Truth
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

directing insulting remarks 10 them.
The operator was receiving an order to
bold the coming train, and did not heat.
As he passed through the waiting
% put ont the red flag the women APP
pealed TO him. lie ordered the fellow
out, and receiving abuse in return At
tempted % push him through the open
door, when the tramp drew a knife and
stabbed him. The operator, knowing
it to be his death wound. made no out
cry; he simply extended the flag, which
he stili held to the women, and saying,
Put it out. fell lifeless at their feet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

A small manufacturer, who had en-
gagged IN many local specnlations. which
had always turned out well. had become
q person Of some wealth thereby. He
was rather past the middle age when he
bethought himself Of insuring bis life,
and be had only Just taken out bis policy
when be fell III Of an acute disease.
which wac certain to end fatally "a
very few days. The doctor. half hesi-
tatingly, revealed 10 him his hopeless
state. BY iingol" be exclaimed. rous.
ing mp at once into the Old energy. II
shall do the insurance company il was
always q lncky feilour
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

The Happy Bride-Why, Mamma.
what are you crying f0rs Everything
Is 80 lovely, and eEerybody's been "
good 70 me. Come and look ct ny
presents. dearl
The Wise Mamma It's tie presents
I'm thinking Of Every family with q
regiment Of girls has seni you ihe most
horribly expensive things and now
they'll al be getting married. and vou
and Charles viii have fo scrape and
starve 70 give each 81 them something
haudsomer still Preseafst @, Anre-
Ina. Why didn't you elope Puck
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

After q long and diiligent search Is
q queer, dark, secondhand booth kept
by a swarthy Mongol, ! was rewarded
by the discovery Of 4 product Of Ameri-
can genius that partly satisfied my
patriotism and served as tangible proof
that New England marks the time to
which All humanity keeps step. II was
az old second -hand clock. made la
Providenoe, Rhode Island. the battered
and somewhat g.imy face Of which still
bore in capital letters the characteristics
American legend. Thirty Hour Joker.
Mongolia might know noihinro Of Amari-
can magazines. but it had made the ac-
qualntance Of the Alaerican CLOCK and
although this particular piece OF mech.
anism had lost IS hands. Is Thirty
Hour Joker WAS o sufficiently pointed
alluaion % the national characteristics
10 satisfy iho most ardent patriotism.
An American joker does not need hands
q point out the merits o. his Jokes and
this muiilaied New England oloek. with
is empty key-holc eycs and Is battered
but still humorous visaga. seemed 10
leer az me ont OF the darkness Of thai
queer old second-hand shop as II % saw
lou may come 70 Siberia yon may cx-
plore Mongolia. iul YOU can't get away
IRON the American joker. I uas q lii-
iic disappointed noi b iind ID this bazar
some represeuiaiiye masterpiece of
American literature. bui I vas more
thar satisfied q short time alleruard
when i discovered in a slill wilder end
more remote part q The Trans Biikal q
sorv oi Marx Iuains Life on TIE Mis-
nud a Russian translation of
nrf aaiiea Luck Of Roaring Camn.
-l- hennln. Ln lLa LIl.llLl--.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

eosthem florists are roioicine ia their
ability O. raise TIE exquisite lily 81 fhe
valley to-iay. after an immense n.,lqni
q enprt ETerg one Or lIe deireale
blossoms were impoFiel Formerly. hnl
aee. by freezing lhe bnlbs. thrg can b.
had g trst hands Rilh small expense.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

At "a obscure staiion in Northern
Iowa some time back there were two
women waiting 70 take the train. A
tramp, drunk enough 70 be quarrel
some, came IN and amused himself bv
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02

As eimHFas iof Philadelphia a a
.1n reception Her voice reminds
M ~ our Independence bell sfr
pas-Ahi has the irne mig. ron
IT. Smithers-No: It's cfacfel
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27
cor EVEN WITH JokER.

EAris Nan Gets Thorough ThrashIas fou
Joke Of Years BefOr&
The world always laughE when the
practical Joker Is come up with" even
II many years have elapsed since the
Joker had his inning. Il was IN 1890
or thereabouts that a Paris drummer
boarded q train In Bordeaux sor home
he had made a good sale IN Bordeaux
and was feeling ripe for anything. Il
occurred to him what q good joke Il
would Be 70 lean out Of the window OF
the car and slap some ones face e. the
train rolled out He did the act. pulled
his head In and ehuckled all the way 70
Paris as be pictured what the victim
Of his joke was saying to himself and
70 others. Years passed and the drum.
mer prosDersd. He went into business
for himself, and consequently grew
staid and sober. A little while ago a.
be was walking along one OF the boule-
wards IN Paris a man stepped Nd 10
him and asked him n he had ever lived
n Bordeaux The staid and sober
business man said he never had. but
Ehen be used 70 be a commercial tray.
eler be frequently had been IN the
town. Whereupon the stranger re-
called the faee-slapping episode and said
Pc was Il, and begged permission 10 "a
turn the compliment, which be pro
eeeded 70 do vigorously. The stald ana
sober business man regained his lost
youth marYelously quick, and It was q
lively scrimmage when the police
stepped in and ran both men OF to the
station house There upon reflection
the business man refused to enter a
complaint against the nan with a
memory. and decided to eal the aRalr
even.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

Bertram Ryder In his hand. This time
although Il was Nora who eagerly
opened the door, and stood as II wait
ing for him TO speak, he only lifted
his cap formally, handed her the let
ter, and turned away without e word
And as he strobe angrily OF. his
smouldering jealousy was famed 70
fresh fame by the sight Of Bertram
himself coming jauntily up the street.
II was evident that he had received
leave Of absence, for he was in his best
civilian attire, and looked particularly
sanguine and joyous
Halo, old felloWF' he cried, and
would have stopped Kennedy, but that
individual jerked free from the friend
" hand laid on his arm, and strobe on.
Ryder looked after him in dismay. but
the next instant he had caught sight
Of Nora. He sprsng up the steps.
There was no need to send that
last letter. but I was afraid they
would not let me OF. The old man vas
very kind though, when explained
the situation. Heavens, Nora, what's
the matter? You're white as a ghost"
Nora's reply was distinctly feminine.
She sank down, and burst into tears.
BY the time he had succeeded IN
Wrestling from the girl the story Of her
sorrow. he began to divine the reason
Of Jim Kennedy's sudden cooiness to
wards himself.
-FIl tx that he assured her. aust
as soon as this little affair Is over
before We even leave town, III Ok
fhatg
He vas as GOOD as his word. That
very evening he hunted up Jim Ken
nedy sitting moody and detected In
his lodging house
Look here, jim" he said, things |
have got into a snarl, and I'm here 70
untwist them. was married this af-
ternoon-
Married" echoed Jim. He started /
% his feet as though stung. Mar
riedl"
Yes, 10 Cicely BarstOW, as nice q
girl Is ever drew breath. We've been
as good Is engaged for a year, but her
father objected 10 the wedding as she
has some money IN her own right he
wanted to hold on 70. Ny cousin,
NOra Dillon. has helped US out By DIV
Ing Cicely my letters which went nm
leT cover 70 Nora-at least the few
ast ones had to send that way, IS
he old people were becoming Els-
licious By the way. Nora is feeling
pretty badly on account OF your man
ler % her lately. Suppose you 90 up
3 the house and explain-ehg"
Jim grabbed his friends hand, and
Frung Il euergetically.
= Wiii-right on Congratulations,
Bert! Good luck TO you-and my best
Eishes 70 AIRS. Ryderl'
Thea 3 beamlns-faced young man
.urrielly Furnished 1p his toilet, ana
.ade rs way 70 Elm street at a pace
rhich would undoubtedly have Won
im nrst prize 81 a sprinting contesti
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27

Any person VIA hkss ne paper
rssnlarIy ron the postomco. WHISTLER
- ia Subscriber Or not b resDonsibls
Ter the pay.
The courts have decided that rsfus-
lAg 70 take nsEspspsrs and periodicals.
trom the Dostomce. o. removing and
leaving them uncalled Cor 3 prima
aeis evidence q intentional frsad.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-27


dan91lsR Do 80 ont win Inn. He had
every right to invite her. Just bscsusa
Bertzam Ryder had written her a let
Ter. and that che had eciorsd con-
fusediy at sight 81 t. vas no reason
Why she Epuld consider his attentions
welcome
son, warm, dark, rainy night q
Eaa. Kennedy. about 10 cross over toths
lighted home Of the DIIions, suddenly
stopped-dreW back into the shadow
Of tree. For the door opposite had
opened, and two people were distinct
y revealed In the lighted vestibuIe.
He recognized Nora. And that man
with spare form, and slightly STOPPING
shoulders-of course that was Bertram
Ryder.
BE could hear the clear voice Of the
girl speaking with cordially.
Don't you worry. Bertl" she was
saving. You can trust me to arrange
aiairs 90 that no one win suspect.
WHAT'S thatf I'm an angelf Oh. no.
In not" There was g ripple Of
laughter. ''Ge>S-bye. TIN Tuesday.
thenl"
jim Kennedy turned on his heel,
and went home. sick at heart. Il was
the little maid Of all work who opened
the door 10 Jim when next
day duty forced him to ring
TIE door BEN Of the Dillon
domicile. And on the day following he
found himself waiting there rebellious
and miserable. with anOtherletterfrom
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-11-28
RiHlny a Hull LIN Gunm

The oihc'Al Teport %. .ntefestnYS TdfG
Of Guam annouithat official, when he
novel fact TN his tours of inspection
goes apState not on horse. but on
RID. The governor Of Guam is Cap
tain Seaton Schroeder. one Of the best
known officers in the navy and n most
popular society man. His face and tig
ure are most familiar IN the recolleC
lion Of Washington society people as
leading In dancing events. and IL Is
sharp Jog on their fancy to imagine
him astride bull while performing bis
official duties. Nevertheless, Captain
Schroeder reports that be has ridden
all over the island looking over the
abominably muddy roads. inQuiring In
TO the condition of the natives and the
administration OF the little amount OF
government necessary to make every
body comfortable and happy.-Wash-
ington Cor. Philadelphia Ledger.
may Dery scIenusrs.
Fashions are easily swayed by the
events Of the day, and il Will be very
good thing II the widespread interest
aroused by DR.. Koch's theory about tu-
berculosis has the effect OF shortening
our outdoor skirts. Undoubtedly train
ed gowns are pretty, but they have
many disadvantages, and even allow
ing for exaggeration, long dresses are
far less sanitary than short ones. 1t Is,
unhappily, impossible TO avoid catching
up some amount Of dust and filth In
public thoroughfares, on railway sta
tions and public vehicles, and such
must obviously contain germs. But
Nine. Ia Mode Is despotic, and II she
DEGREES long dresses scientists will be
defied- One can only hope our tyran-
nical mistress will desire US to shorten
,ur dresses.-Philadelph Ledger.
Some TyroIean Epitaphs,
A German traveller has discovered
ctner,fy:i"+ onitaDhs in n Tyrolean
On tombstone in valley OF Tux
was this inscription: "In pious remem-
brance Of the honest widow Anna
kriedi, forty years long"
a miller Is thus remembered: IN
Christian memory OF H. who de.
parted this life without human assist
ance."
4 farmer whose initials only are
given and who appears TO have been
the author OF his own epitaph has this
memorial: Here rests in God +. X.
He lived twenty-siX years as man and
thirty seven years as husband"
On the tomb OF man who fell from
a roof and was Killed are these words:
Here fell Jacob Hosennkopf from the
roof into eternity"
This wall Of desolate husband cans
the climax: Tears cannot bring thee
hack 20 He. Therefore weep