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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09

these minor expeditions may be men
toned those Of Lieat. Wilkes Of the
United States navy. and a French ex-
pedition IN charge Of M D'Uryille
The next expedition Of ieadiLg i'm.
portance was that OF Sir james CLARK
Ross. 1909 and. indeed. the only one
up 10 the twa which viii start tais
month. with anything like a sa lc.
tory equipment. which has ever at.
tackled the Antarctic seas This was
a purely scientific expedition. it, CHIEF
purpose being to study the magnetic
elements IN the southern hemisphere
and 10 locate the south magnetic pole
which Gauss had placed al about l4e
degrees east Longitude and 66 degrees
south latitude (As determined BY The
Borchgreyink expedition the south
magncti. pole is 70 degrees 90 minutes
south latitude and lf6 degrees east
longitude Sir Joseph Hooker. the
famous botanist. then plain DR.. Hook
er accompanied lhe expedition. Tie
ships were the Erebus and Terror Vic
toria Land was discovered and named ;
Mounts Erebus and Terror. the FORMER
an active volcano, l2.400 fett IN height.
were discovered. The ice barrier from
$50 10 200 feet 10 height. vas followed
for $50 miles. but no opening could be
found. Ross subsequently, reached rs
degrees minutes and 30 seconds
south latitude in longitude 16l degrees
~ minutes west. Since this expedi-
ton until the voyages Of the Belgioa.
1883 and the Southern Cross. 1888
1900. the Southern Arctic was left al
most exclusively to sealers. Borch-
erevink. OF the latter expedition.
reached a south latitude Of rs degrees
50 minutes. exceeding Ross by about
40 minutes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09

come 10 the surface in South Africa.
AZ commerce was gradually extended
% an directions these fantastic notions
we're one BY one dispelled. and al
though during the middle ages the idea
oi an ant|poies. or anflchthone. az it
vas akp called. was considered hereti-
cal and rlected by the church. eeos-
raphy Aas being gradually perfected
Oh the basis of Ptoiemy's great work
Through the perseverance Of Prince
Henry ihe Navigator. who sent cut
vessel after vessel the southern limit
Of Africa was fixed. and if was clear
ly shown that whatever land lay g
the south had no connection with a.
An antarctic continent appeared on
schoners globes I'm 1915
Portuguese. spanish and Dutch ex-
plorers worked away az the Islands just
south Of the known continents. and
many 81 them were named as portions
o. 8 great antarctic land Cook. i1 hts
second royare. l77z-s. sailed around
ihe riobe between 40 degrees and So
degrees south lauiuds. discovered TIE
great ice barrier and finally settled
the much discussed question oi land
connection between the continents and
Auiarcfica. Cook reached q south lat
Iinde 81 a degrees 10 minutes. the
highest then attained Here be- found
immense dolds OF See. which extended.
unhroken Cor mIisa Whales. hlan.
brown. and white retrsis. ana feu
aoofy aibatrosees were fhe only ari-
maie sssn. The Russian expedition.
commanded by r. G ron BelnnFhan-
asn. 1881 reached Sc degrees So
minutes in Longitude AZ degrees IS
minutes james Wsdden. I'm 1919
sailed with two vessels on a sealing
expedition. He rescaed q south iafi-
tnds ol "a degrees IS ninrisl in ,onsl-
tuds s4 derrees ls minutes r0t Al
itls hixh latIiude exceeding Cooks
bg thres degrees. he fonn, ne ssa
4pen and only TIRES Iesteiss visible
Many uinor expeditions followed
itsse. and q runtaf of new lslsn1z
we're discovered ant raufi Ancrs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09

s..
sheIlz Zach piece
worth ABOUT the one
tuantelh nafi Il ~ tNs
When Dr. & 3 honiatan
ing through Afliea e"
one a. the local kings Sens 1'
other things. q pfs1 e
thousand corrIes. oa .,..
the doctor says. "as te't
aequenlly aeceria'nea to #
that It wss customary ~ e'tt
er Of the present zen sn' s.
ries for himself They ere
delivered in bass e9n'A' ''.' ...s.
thousand each Noticing 'N-.
who was rssponsible i9f tne't
rlage had brought eas n.t
obviously sqaer weight
thousand coWrea AAf'"s
tracted lfom q. aeAea H'- :
was certain that tHis
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09

A prominent Chlnaman died the
other day IN Boston. and bis fellow
conntrymen. according to their custom.
prepared to bury him with the rites
OF their race and religion The cof-
On was placed on trestlss in the mid
die Of the street. AT its head stood
a small table on which were platters
containing roast pigs. a fowl and other
food Al the foot las q mat From the
houses on either sides the friends of
the dead man came. IN white gar
ments % burn ioss-sticks and offer
prayers. The dead mans son. also
robed in white came out alone. and
looseninr the long hair o. bis queue
until q hung about bis face. knelt
sobbing on the mat The Chinese as
We see them are a sioical people. but
Il was plain that the son vas mourn
er 90 fact as well as 10 name. and if
bearing counts fnr anything 50. too.
vfcre some o. the dead mans friends.
Meantime q erowd-of white men--was
gathering on tae sidewalk. and In a.
llile while was pressing close about
the conn and CcmmeuiInE aloud and
cracking Jokes In the very midst q
the service a photographed pushed %
the front and showing some OF the
mourners aside. ordered others TO
stand where they were while be took
picture of the ceremony for an after
noon paper Iet us suppose Tor
moment that the scene IS shifted from
Boston to Pekin. that the mourncr'
are Americans instead Of Cinnamon
the rites Christian instead Of pagan
now crowd ihe spot with mob q un
lnvited strangers who chatter 90
strange tongue and LAUGH. and having
satisfied their curiosity. no away 7
8 hard io imagine TIE FEELINGS Of in'
dead msn's son il either case. The re'
istons RI aatise Of any country @
the stranger within bis gates ca1 ~
fae Hnesl cQaftzsT 10 ignore p7crii'
afites of dress aad maunef' % dIs.
cover without imraiie1os tha rant.
si icIt'rnef eto car1ct spesk fh-
isneaaEe and e tslr tIn-tais Is 'r-
dee1 g % gentleman How ails1 ir
7e aal 11rFes iaiire sarr e. ila'
As4 IauesT Nsath Cauaani11
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09

According to a Vienna newspaper
most European royalty is not above
dinusing some odorous scents around
The faforite perfume Of King Edward
Is not known nor D. that Of toe czar
but the latter is fond OF taem general
ly. The Sultan preferably reEsles bis
nose with lllacs and vioicts. The kinr
q italy thinks heliotrope a pieasanfer
odor than the smell oi az anarchist
Germany emperor likes yiane-yiang
The king oi Sweden has several er-
tracts thar make equal demands on nj.
admiration. while the crown prince Of
Roumania aims a. simplicity in liking
Just In.eMatnr.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09

North Polar explorations. expedition
after expedition going out every year
nine for Instance. being planned for
1901. Bat. apart from the purely geo
graphical reasons. IN the absence Of
closely surrounding populations and
large land masses. the climate and
temperature conditions Of the Ant
arctic render It the most inhospitable
and dangerous region on the globe;
much more SO than the Arctic.
The weird and fantastic quality OF
the whole region Is well described BY
Henfyk Arctowski. a member OF the
Belgiea expedition. He says:
THE silence which broods al times
over this unknown world Is singularly
impressive, but occasionally a noun
tain Of ice collapses with a laundering
crash. One could hardly believe ones
eyes when these changes in the fairy
Ike scenes occurred were Il not for the
dun rumbllng growl Of the disrupted
glaciers. In fact. this realm Of eternal
fee Is so different from anything one
has seen that IL appears another world
altogether. IN sober truth, ! do not
believe that IN any fable the human
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09
IN THE ODD CORNER
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS .sn
EVENTS.
when a chiHaman Die. IN, tons which
Contains Ms Remains Is Placed on
Tresfies In the Middle of m. st-..
Bank on Wheels.


Tie Agnost..
What lies besond the CON 81 IN Il,
feeble mind?
! know not. for the unseen powers are
not So kind
As to eniighten me. but this / feel Is
true.
That not IN vain are these withheld
from view
We peer into the heavens with a
naked eye.
And then with giant telescope We scan
the sky.
What realm Is that beyond the visions
farthest ken2
! know not Tor its gates are closed 10
petty men
what Is the strange, mysterious force
they call the soula
Has il home where waves OF mighty
chaos roll2
Has i a life persisting after this short
span?
I know not. for such things are hidden
deer from man.
The simple mysteries which nature
doth disclose.
The song Of bird the perfume Of the
queenly rose,
The throb Of human heart, It's agony
and pain.
The cause Of falling dew. the medicine
OF rain
These and ten thousand phantoms Of
our home on earth
Present a scheme Of wondrous wealth
and worth;
And so am content to live and strive
below,
And leave the vast unknown for thoss
who really know.
Charlie ETlow.rs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09

Al automobile savings bank IS ths
latest device OF the Ingenious ffeaen.
For some time the authorities of 4e-
zieres have felt that thrift among ihe
peasants Of me Ardennes should Pa
encouraged and they decided that Il
they would 60 half way Ia getting
al the peasants The latter Woulf save
more money than they 90 nov. Ac-
cordingly. a new style Of electric
motor-car has been built Y contains
our seats. one Of which Is for me
diver. The three places behind are
arra.-od around revolving table IA
the middle OF the car. one at each side
and one al the rear Writing desks
are fitted over each of these Aeaa ana
are devised m such a way that FH
can be either loided fat against fhe
sides Of the carriage lnWardly or
opened outwardly for the use ol the
public. The central table also contatna
desks. besides book shelves and
small metallic strong box. The ear
travels about the country. making
stops OF an hour or 50 on pre-arranEed
DAYS in different ioeaIIiles IA the de-
partment The passengers are two
clerks OF the local treasury DEPART
ment and cashier They carry with
them a complete collection Of savings
bank books. registers and forms. end
the cashier is authorized 10 receive
moneys BY this method the authQTl-
ties hope to encourage the peasants to
put their money IN the banks weeFs
It win earn Interest lnstei-i Of being
hidden away IN stockings. 4 Is now
the almost universal custom.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09

The only original people now living
IN Japan are the Ainus and these peo-
pie live today pretty much as the In
dians on their reservations ii our
own west They are under the protec-
ton Of the imperial government and
are entirely separated from the Jana
nese. who regard them as barbarians.
Among their many curious customs
perhaps the quaintest Is their method
Of naming their children. They OBJ.
serve a peculiar economy in giving
names. The infant must 90 without
a name until il shows itself worthy OF
bearing one If Il Is slckly and not
likely 70 live. It is not considered
worth while to waste a name upon It.
As each child must. BY lmmemorial
custom, have a brand new name. used
by no one in the community. names
are scarce and must be guarded. n
the child should be given a name borne
by someone else. the ghost Of the for
mer possessor Of the name may come
back from the underworld 10 avenge
the slight It is customary 10 take a
name from some Incident that occurred
at the child's birth. or q is left TO the
parents afterward 10 choose one for a.
From the age Of seven to ten. Ainu
children Of either sex have their heads
shaved. but after eleven they are al
lowed % have long hair, and wear the
same clothes as grown persons. They
wear no clothing unless the weather is
very cold The favohte and almost
exclusive ornament IS the earring.
usually made Of metal What cloth.
ing Is worn Is made Of straw They
never wear shoes Or other covering FOR
the feet, except as a great luxury and
mark OF distinction on ceremonious
occasions. The men carry small
knives and tobacco pouches and the
women carry small looking glasses aud
knives. The knife is used as symbolic.
The maiden wears it with the blade
bare, but when she marries It Is worn
10 a sheath The women also paint
their faces. using a kind Of ink for
the purpose. The Ainus live mostly BY
fishing and hunting. They hunt the
bear and deer. catch salmon and other
ash. and grow potatoes and millet
Whenever they can get Il. they eat
rice. which they regard 6s the best
food. though they do not raise # them
selves Both sexes smoke tobacco and
drink liquor Woman Is fairly treated
and held 10 deep respect The man
Is not allowed 10 enter The house when
the woman Is IN e alone, and be Is
not permitted 10 walk behind wo-
man. When a man meets a woman
be must salute first. by smoothing his
beard and rubbing his hands Then
she responds by touching her nose
with a finger o. her left hand.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09

y never 60 out on the links. said a
golf enthusiast recently. tfhat don't
see at least one vulture ] mean the
men and boys who make q practice Of
going over the course looking for lost
balls. good golf ball. you know.
costs 80 cents. Some o. the caddies.
unless you kn5w them 70 Be thorough
ly honest ma develop into rultures
themselves. It is an open secret among
golf players that a caddy. while pre-
tending to look for a lost BAH. will
tramp q down into the earth With his
heel. Then, after you have exhausted
your patience and put ont a new ball.
he makes a mentai calculation and
ihat night or early the next morning
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09

Dr. Kari Peters. The noted eafman
explorer. has discovered In the district
of umtan. RhodesIa onr'orsIr
carved image engraved with tasgran
Of Egyptian hieroEi1rhIrs Careful
examination has convinced hIm tAat
be possesses TIE key % ihr solntH 1l
the mystery as to uho were ihe ans
cient workers Of the mines % ths eera-
s.r
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09

Andreu caraesie a. a great admIrs4
OF pansies. having partly taken a fancy
90 TIE flower in Consequence of the
heautiful varieties fhaf ara grow. hv
some friends ln Scotland The fsmons
muifi-miliionsire IS aleo 8 counoisssur
20 e1oiios
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09

A neV law came into force IS Nf
rar bF which Hnder penalty s.
fns. iodring-house keepers uast fs
in a book the naua address and eo1-
patton of any Traveller residing vita
them ths place Al wh.th he 'as. s.F
his destination And ere dane ol a
rival and departure
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09

is located iu the beautiful val
lev Of the Nashita river sur.
rounded with the richest q
farming lands fron which the
following crops are reiseqi
Wheat. oats. rye, corn, pota..
toes. cotton aud vegetables %
all kinds. u Is also fast be-
coming a fruit raiaera para@
disc. Peaches, plums' grape.
aprieots and berries Of al
kinds are raised ia abnndnnce.
Capital Is smiling On this
wonderful little city, thou.
sands Of dollars being invest
ed II the wholesale joboing
and manufacturing business
There are no towns Ia the
Indian Territory that occupy
such q prominent position a.
this place. IL Is situated on
The Rock Island railroad and
is the end Of a division. crews
changing here. Tie pay roil
Of employees ct this division e
sufficient TO support a small
town The town is situated
On q beautiful site. and on the
summit one can look for miles
around at the beautiful coun-
try. The population Of tho
town "a about 5000 and Is rap
idly increasing Tho road run-
ming to ManRum starts from
Il ckasha, and close c0nnee-
tions can be made with the
main line of the Rock Island
for all points north or south
on the return trip.
The following are some of
the most important Industries
now located here and doing .
heavy business; Three large
wholesale grocery houses, cap.
ifal $500. COO; three jobblng
houses two brick yardsi 8
tWeutV-tOu capacity ice pitntI
two cigar factories three
banks "a the First National,
Citizens National. and the
Bank Of Chiclrasha-all solid
financial Institutions Chick
asha Milling Co.. 500 barrel
capacity. capital $4,000 00i
Chickasha Cotton Seed OH Co,
g0-ton capnc ~, capital Sso,-
000, 90: one iron foundry one
bottiinf w0rlis. seven lumber
yards; United States COURT
house. and a drtt-claas steam
laundry
It being q regular incorpor.
ated city Of the second class,
itsa affairs are looked after BY
the Mayor and City Council.
The laws are enforced By
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-09
NORTH POLAR REGlONs-FARTHEsr NORTH sen SsM CAGN
or ABRUzzi EXPEDITION

DE goes and digs C np There are men
who deal IN secondhand balls. doctor
them up and makes them look IKE
new"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-11

He who rules must humor full a much
~ he commands George Eliot.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-11

Some men can always see great profit in
en% 9nd peoples business. Then they 80 in,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-11

Contentment gives crown, where for
tune hath denied it.-Ford. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-11

Saving wood i the better exercise, but
gon ls more popular. Globe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-11
ROOSEVELT !! TO CONGRESS (
Sends His First Annual Message to the Senate
and House of Representatives.
-. r.. *tk{
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON important QUESTIONS.

Euogzes Late President Mckinley and Advocates Stern
for AnarchsPoposes Trust Legislation Along the Lines of Pub
lctYFavors Government Construction Of Irrigation Works
Urges Construction of 1sthmian Canal and Laying of Pa
c;fc Cable-Asl Legislation for the Colonies and
Reciprocity for Cuba-Would Exclude Chinese.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-11

Some people can't even manage to 20 N
like rocket. pl,ckZ =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-11
More PaIatable.

, Good-morning," said the would-be con.
tributor. Hoy would you like to have an
essay on Our Daily Bread?'" 49, - -
Thanks" replied the editor. 1--WE nref.-
butter. Good-day."- Philadelphia Record.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-11
Keeping the Secret,

Old Bachelor Uncle-Well, Charlie, what
do you want now?
Charlie-Oh, want to be rich.
Erich! Why SOP.
Because want to be petted. Ma saws
you are an old fool, but must be petted.
because you are rich. But IFS a great Sc,
cret, and mustn't tell it!"- Stray Stories.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-11
How She Knew.

That is your husband rapping!" an
my, husband rapping?" said the widow,
absently; gracious! he must have for
gotten his night y!"-Philadelphia Rec
ord q -t
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-11

now undertaken to remove the abuses SO
far as possible by stricter applicat ton
Of the law. and it should be sustained in
The Chinese Difficulties.
He calls attention to the satisfactory
settlement of the Chinese difficulties Of
last year, and this nations part in the
settlement, and says provisions have
of the foreign representatives. OF the
promises made by China he says:
The chinese government has agreed to
terins the water approaches to SHANGHAI
and to Tlentsin, the centers Of foreign
trade in central and northern China, and
an International conservancy board, in
represented, has been provided for the
Improvement of the Shanghai river and
the control Of its navigation. In the same
me ~ -, OF commercial advantages q revision
assented to for the purpose OF substitute
Ing speclnc Tor ad valorem duties, and an
e1p fhs f7stt been sent abroad on the part
work. A list Of articles to remain free OF
duty, including flour, cereals and rice,
gold and silver coin and bullion, has also
been agreed upon in the settlement
81 Nations In Mourning.
people Of the United ststes e deag the the
heartfeit sorrow, to which the goYernmant
gave fui expression. When President Mo
A1nley oAeo, our nation in turn received
from every quarter Of the British empire
less sincere: The death Of the Empres -.
Dowager Frederick Of GERMANY aiso
ar % used. the genuine sympathy Of the
cordially reciprocated by Germany Svhsn
tne president was assassinated. Indeed
from every quarter Of the civilized world
We received. atsthe time Of the president's
DEAN, assurances OF fsuch grief and re-
gard as to touch the hearts Of our people.
In the midst Of our afYiiction we reverenf.
" thank the Almighty that we are !. at
peace with the nations Of mankind, and
we .nrniy Intend that our policy shall 81
such % 70 continue unbroken these inter
nationai Z, relations Of mutual respect ana
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-25
Verdict Of coroner's Jury.

The coroner's jury to investigate the
cause of the accident by which Mrs. Pat
rick Martin and two children lost their
lives Sunday morning al Cool Spring
railroad crossing, in Stafford county,
met in the Mayors office Tuesday night.
DR.. A. c. DOggett, coroner, presided. The
witnesses examined were Patrick Mar
tin. Jr.. Jessie Stone, William Henderson,
(colored), G. r. Chandler, b. l.. Durrett,
Capt. Chesterman, +. l.. Williams, Geo.
Porter. (colored). After a close examina-
ton by the Jury, this verdict was render
ed: That to the best OF their knowledge
and belief, the said parties, viz. Alice j..
Martin. Annie NJ. Martin and Alice Mar.
tin. were accidently killed on the Dist OF
July 1901, by railroad train on the K,
+. 4 p. r. r, and furthermore the jury
find that the accident happened on ae-
count of indscretion and inattention on
the part of the occupants OF the vehicle,
the engineer having taken every precau-
ton to prevent the accident y
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-25
qala of propertv.

" hat is known as "Perry's Row, on
George street. and the brick dwelling
near corner of Main and George street,
all of the estate OF the late Julia Perry,
were sold last week c. G. Rowlett
bought one of the Perry row houses Tor
$3.50. and A. W. Embrey the other two
for $3.50 and S40J respectively. The
brick residence was sold TO. the Downs
children for $500
"Wallacia, the handsome residence OF
Mrs. Bette G. Wallace, on erof Prin-
cess Anne and Amelia streets, has been
sold to Mr.. J. Stansbery Wallace.
The law-ollice building, on Princess
Anne street, opposite the City Hall, has
been sold to A. T. Embrey, by Messrs. ).
s. and II. l.. Wallace. Terms in both
cases private.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-07-25
Circuit Court.

In the Circuit court, Judge J. f. Mason
presiding In the chancery suit OF Phillips
executor against Phillips and Others,
the various reports made by Commits
sioners Shepherd,and Berrey ascertainng
the Indebtedness Of A. X. Phillips X Tom
pany. A. X. Phillips, and K. W. Adams
were confirmed by the court, and A. T..
Embrey St George r. Fitzhugh and b..
p. Willis we're appointed special com
missioners. The suit of Brightwell vs..
Pulliam, etc, involving the Randolph
Gold Mine property, which has been
pending since 1851. Decree confirming re-
port of A. II. Embrey, master commits
sioner. setting aside tax deed sale made
to Jas. l.. Powell, ordering the sale oil
said property, and appointing st. George
X. Fitzhugh, 4. r. Embrey and Lee j.
Graves. commissioners OF sale. Every
LAWYER and Judge, who was first con
nected with this case. is dead.