The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-04

appear with smiths az the bellows
masons on the wall. carpenters on the
housetop. Churches rise in honor Of
I, the Great Spirit whom the red man ig-
norantly worship Steamers on the
Jake convey merchandise 70 her
wharf and carry east the uncounted
bushels that have come 70 the market.
Bring hither wreaths Of wheat and
crowns Of rye and let the mills and the
machinery OF barn and field unite their
voices to celebrate the triumph, for
the wilderness hath retreated and the
plow hath conquered.
Religion the Tree Of Life.
Although most Of as have nothing
directly to DO with the tillage Of the
soil, yet IN an our occupations we feel
the effect OF successful or blighted in
dustry. We, must. in ell our occupa-
tions. rejoice oyer the victories OF the
plow today The earth was once cursed
for mans sake, and occasionally the
soil rexenges itself on Us by refusing
bountiful harvest / suppose that
but for sin the earth would be pro
ducing wheat and corn and sweet fruits
as naturally as now it produces null
lein stalks and Canada thistles. There
is hardly a hillock between the forests
Of Maine and the lagoons of FLORIDA.
between the peach orchards of New
Jersey and the pines OF Oregon. that
has not sometimes shown its natural
and total depravity. The thorn and
thistle seem to have usurped the soil,
and nothing but the rebellion OF the
plow can uproot the evil supremacy.
But God is good. Now. IL one of our
seasons partially proves a failure, the
earth seems to repent Of II the next
summer in more munihcent supply
Praise God for the great harvests
that have been reaped this last year.
Some Of them, injured by drought or
insects or freshets. were not as boun.
tiful as usual others. far IN excess Of
what have ever before been gathered.
while higher prices win help make up
for any decreased supply Sure sign Of
agricultural prosperity we have In the
fact that cattle and horses and sheep
and swine and an farm animals have
during the last two years increased in
value Twenty million swine siaugh-
tered this last year. and yet SO many
hogs left. Enormous paying of Of
farm mortgages has spoiled the old
speeches OF the calamity hOwlers. n
the ancients in their festivals present
ed their reioicings before Ceres. the
goddess Of corn and tillage shall we
neglect to rejoice in the present Of
the great God now? From Atlantic TO
Pacific let the American nation cele-
brate the victories of the plow
Growth Of National Industry.
Railroads OF fabulous length have
been completed. over which western
trains rush past the swift footed deer,
making the frightened birds tg dart
into the heavens at the cough OF the
smoke pipes and the savage yell Of
the steam whistle IN hot haste our
national industry advances her breath
the air Of ten thousand furnaces. her
song the song % uncounted factories,
her footslep the fash Of wheel buck
cts and the tread Of the shaft and
the stamp Of foundries. Talk about
antediluYian longevity think the
average OF human life Is more now
than it ever was. Through mechani-
cal facilities men work so much faster
and accomplish SO mush more In life
time that man can afford to die now
at forty as well as one ~ ole at 800
! think the average Of human life In
point Of accomplishment Is NV equiv
alent to about 500 years. as near as !
can calculate a. In an our occupa-
tions and professions we feel the ef-
feet Of a crippled or enlarged me-
enterprise. We all have stock
In every house that is builded and In
every public conveyance that is con-
structed and IN every ship that is
sailed when we see the hardworking
men of the land living in comfortable
abodes with luxuries upon their tables
that once even kings could not afford
having the advantage OF thorough Cd
acahon. Of accomplishment and art
we are an ready at this season to unite
with them IN praise 10 God for his
goodness.
Yoa shall yet sec American labor
rising up with a stronger arm and a
itouter heart and a swarthier frame
New cities viii be built Commerce I
IN the lakes viii take new wings.
Where now stand unbroken forests
great capitals OF business and aniuence
win rise and streams that have idled l
lway 5000 years will be harnessed 10
% toll and sweat like the Chattahoo- I
.hee and the Merrimac. AT one OF our I
ueat dry docks we shall yet build the |
model ocean steamship. Il viii come /
ogethcr under the chorus Of a thou /
and American hammers She viii /
tart amid a great national hurrah and
move far out at sea as though an is-
and had been unanchored with its
orests OF masts. or as II some one had
aid in Scripture phrase unto a noun
ain. "Be thou cast into the sea-" The
-olcan0 In her heart will sprinkle on
be sea a baptism Of Gre and as she
.oes up the channel Of 81 George. /
mong the shipyards Of the old world
nd among the wheels of Liverpool and