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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

At an evening party the other nishf
one 81 the guests made j novel bet
He placed three jugs n a row. lyinE
a piece 81 stout sirine 70 the handle ot
the first one. he threaded IL through
the handle Of the second jug. and ties
it again 10 the handle Of the third Jug
Then De offered 10 bet the other
guests that De wonld free the middle
jug without uniying OF cutting TIE
string. Many took up the chalienee
and wagered be could not 10 j. Vines
an was agreed the man who had made
the her calmly lit a mateh-anl t'il-az
the string through ana iook - tt-~
London Answers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Medieval times have transmitted
to the moderns one glory, at least
in which they can never be surpassed
their noble and stately. or graceful
and beautiful architectural models IL
was IN the twelfth and following cen
turtles that there arose In France and
England Belgium and Holland. Ger
many. Italy and Spain, the cathedrals
and abbeys which display so much
varied excellence Of general compost
tion. along with the beauties attached
to intricacy Of parts, elegance Of
form and skilful use Of light aud
shade. The rounded arch Of the Sc
we're and massive Norman style gave
way to the pointed arch Of the Gothic.
style Of building which s0on
displayed the profusion Of orna-
ment seen IN the cathedrais
Of Amiens and other French
towns The cathedrals Of Milan and
Cologne. the latter Of which has beeu
only recently completed belong TO tho
fifteenth century. The Milan work -
wonder. a dream Of white marble.
bristling with pinnacles and statues,
and without q rival in its own way.
American Cultivator
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Il costs money 10 fiy even two small
flags every day in the year The two
small ones on the east aud west fronts
Of the capitol. each about three yards
long. which is small for such an inn
mense structure as the capitol. fray
out SO fast that il costs 500 a year to
replace them They are darncd every
day. and on windy days probably iwo
or three times Even with an these
economies 500 worth Of dnc wool
floats on into the air iu such fne par
ticles that never trace Of it can BE
found even ai the Ioot of the two
6azuans -Pi.tsbure Dispatch,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

The general trend Of ear design is
toward larger units and steel con
struction and the large fifty-ton steel
coal cars have become standards. The
Chicago. Milwaukee, and St Paul,
however. according TO the Railroad
Gazette. has had in operation for
some months past about 80 wooden
ore ears OF lO0.900 pounds capacity
each. that have proved so satisfactory
the design IS to be continued. These
are centre hopper ears. built of oak
and yellow pine. measuring eighteen
feet eleven inches by seven feet eleven
and half inches. and standing nine
feet one inch above the rails. II Is
stated that IN comparison with short
ore cars these ears probably have as
large carrying capacity in proper
ton TO the dead weight as any ore
cars built 80 FAR. not excepting metal
cafs'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26
REWARDED BY A TRAMP.
A Woman's Surprise on Opening Pack
age He Gave Yer just Before He Died.


Woman's Surprise on Opening Pack
age He Gave Her just Before He Died.
Mrs. Emma Cargail. Of Omaha,
Neb. sheltered a sick tramp during
recent snowstorm and received as her
reward $1,000.
Tramps do not generally have
money. J. ". Myers was an eXeep-
ton 10 the rule He was one Of the
very few who have been known 70
cling 10 certain sum and at the same
time suffer from the pangs Of hunger
and cold When he came TO Omaha
few days ago he was ragged and dir
~. His hair was long and grizzly. lie
applied at many hotels and homes for
lodging and something to eat but
their doors We're closed against him.
His countenance betrayed physical
suffering and his appearance indicated
that he had smallpox.
When he asked for accommodations
at the home Of Mrs Cargail she re-
fused. saying that she had no room.
lie argued and pleaded with her un-
IN her strong win yielded to his path
etic appeals and she gave him one Of
her best rooms. Next morning he was
very sick and a doctor was called. He
lived but a few days, during which
time Mrs. Cargail nursed him with
the patience Of a mother and watched
over him as she would have done had
he been her only son.
AS death drew near the old man
asked for his ragged coat, which was
brought TO him, and he drew from a
secret pocket a package tied with a
greasy old paper and a dirty string.
This he gave 70 his guardian angel,
saying feebly:
keep this for me until ! get well
and If / never get well keep it al
ways"
The package was thrown carelessly
aside. as Mrs. Cargail thought II con
tanned nothing Of importance, and was
not opened until several days after the
old mans burial When the string
was unwrapped and the paper torn
from the bundle she could scarcely
believe her eyes-there spread before
her were ten 500 bills, and they were
genuine. There were also few old
letters and papers mixed with the
money. From those she learned that
Myers had been a tramp for many
years. but that at one time be had
been IN good financial circumstances
A letter. addressed to a man IN Le
Mars Iowa, whose name appeared on
some Of the papers found In the pack
age. brought this reply:
"Yes. I knew Mr.. Myers years age
and had some business transactions
with him before he left here. He was
bachelor and very peculiar man
At one time he owned considerable
property IN this county but for soml
reason lost II all II used TO be sais
that he was disappointed In love Il
his younger days and he never mar
ried for that reason. He wNs not
however. woman hater He ha'
some friends. but never was intimat
with any person. lie left here twen
ty years ago and has been. as ! under
stand. n wanderer ever since ! wa
surprised TO hear Of him again. an
more SO to learn that he had none,
IN his possession. as it was believes
By people here that he had lost every
thing. His brother also lived here m
iii a few years ago. and through hin
I often learned OF his whereabouts -
Des Moines Leader.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Mr and Mrs. Dawson held an "at
home" az their house in Manchester
on the occasion Of their return from
a winter tour on ihe continent They
were very proud Of the trip and AIRS.
Dawson was continually asking her
husband II he remembered this that
or the other glorious bit Of scenery.
and. Oh. the gorge at Andermattl
She exclaimed "Nou haven't forgot
ten that lovely gorge, have you,
Fredf"
'sThe gorge at the Grand Hotel.
drawled Fred wearily. by no
meansl TN remember that gorge to
my dying day. Why bless me. 4
was the only Square meal we got In
Switzerland London Answers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

II never pays 90 presume on either
the ignorance or the unappreclatiye-
ness Of the reader The boy on the
farm. the clerk-boy OF girl-in the
city store. the country merchant or
the city man or woman Of means can
be appealed to an alike IN the same
sort Of way. if that way be the right
way The theatre is a good example
Of this The people who pay ten cents
to stand 10 the upper gallery afe
pleased with the same performance
which IS also applauded by the mer-
chant the manufacturer, the banker.
who sit in the front rows Of the Or
chestra at two dollars a seat.-AdNers
tising Experience.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Admiral Van Reypen, surgeon-Gen-
eral Of the United States Navy, has
prepared statement showing that
there We're more casualties in the
navy during the recent trouble in
China than there were during the en-
tire spanish-American war. The larg-
est number Of casualties resulted from
gunshot wounds. the percentage Of
deaths being nineteen IN the Spanish
American war and twenty-six per cent.
in China. That was largely due TO
the fact that the Spaniards used the
small Mauser proiectlles, while the
Chinese used large-bore guns, shell and
shrapnel. Heat-stroke also caused
many casualties in China.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26


Wireless telegraphy, although fgura-
lively and literally in the air, finds
scanty support as yet in the Naval Bu-
reau Of Equipment. Notwithstanding
the glowing reports Of its progress
elsewhere. The experts Of the bureau,
who have made numerous practical
tests Of the various experimental sys-
TENS now in use. have not been con
vinced Of their practicability. and the
field q Invention is still open as Ear as
the Federal Navy is concerned. 1t Is
possible. however. that recent expert
ments in this direction undertaken in
the weather service branch Of the De
partmont Of Agriculture may lead to
more satisfactory results. Secretary
Wilson is quite confident that the
scientists Of his department have
solved the problem Of electrical com
municatiou without wires. and s new
series Of tests. 20 be made by the naval
experts. is to be ordered without delay
Il would be strange. indeed. If. aftei
an. the most exigent electrical prob
lem OF the day should have been solved
bv a few modest attaches Of the Agri
cultural Department observes the
Philadelphia Record
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Ernest p Blcknell. the General Su-
perintendent Of the Bureau Of Chari-
ties Of Chicago, has set the sociolog-
lists Of America to discussing the prob
lem OF wife desertion. His statistics
showed that 1t was a common offense
for husbands and fathers to abandon
wives and children or TO live upon the
earnings Of their families. Chicago
is not alone IN this respect Reports
reaching Mr.. Bicknell from other
cities indicate that the onense is gen
eral throughout the country. These
reach him in letters, in official state
ments and in newspaper clippings. Mr..
BickneH suggested the adoption Of the
German method Of imprisoning such
men at hard labor and turning the pro-
ceeds Of their labor over TO the de-
pendent families. The press has Civ
en- considerable attention to this sug
gestion. and the sentiment OF the
country seems to be favorable to its
adoption
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26


In the opinion Of the Sultan Of Iur-
key fresh milk Is a most beneficial aid
to good health. and mp 70 a short tiihe
ago he was in the habit Of drinking
large quantities OF Il every day. Each
morning the COWS were brought IN
front Of his windows to be MIXED in
order that there would be no mistake
about the milk being fresh and pure.
some evn-minded official. however.
quietly limited e His-Majesty one day
that his method 81 obtaining fresh
milk gave any one wishing 70 poison
him an opportunity of feeding the
cows on some noxlous food. After that
warm fresh milk was tabooed by Tur-
keys monarch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Even more numerous than Nictorla's
grandchildren and great-grandchildren
are her godchildren. who belong 20
every rank 10 life and almost 70 every
nation. Many hundreds Of times did
the Queen stand MS sponsor. often per-
sonally. bur OF late years by proxy. to
the children OF those Of her subjects
in whom she took an especial interest
one of the most recent occasions was
on the birth OF Major Dennc-Dcnne's
posthumous child. born within a few
DAYS after bis fathers death at the
battle of Elandslaagte. ln the pages
of Dehreit viii De found many Albert
victors and Nictorias but before the
Queen came TO the throne you might
have searched the country through to
fnd q man or boy called either Victor
or Albert London Chronicle
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

What viii the population Of London
be In 1902 This is no mere question
OF curiosity. II must shortly engage
Parliament. FOR Il Is because the an
swers given to Is are so divergent that
London's water supply question is 50
complex. Each plan that Is proposed
for insuring TO Londoncrs enough
water 10 drink and battle IN is based
on calculation Of L0ndon's probable
population fifty years hence. Royal
commissions and experts have put the
figure at anything from 100000 to
30.OO0.000 Other authorities denounce
these coniectures as absurd. and an In
crease 10 l2O00.O0O is predicted as the
more likely imitation. A city Of that
population Is sufficiently appalling TO
put one ia love with the still more so
her estimate Of Mr.. Pryce Williams.
who. in q paper read some years ago
before the Statistical Society, argued
that limit Is placed on all sublunary
things. and that the breaking point ln
I0ndon's growth win be reached when
her children number S.o00ooO.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Candidates at Wurtemburg, Ger
many, have rather an easy time Of it,.
On a recent election day in tnat city
only one person, a police sergeant.
took the trouble to vote. and he elected
the whole municipal ticzet
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

One of the deadliest OF the Kentucky
feuds has been settled the parties TO
it having signed an agreement to stop
shooting one another and behave
themselves. 1t IS significant, however,
that aH hands insisted upon retaining
their rifles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

A rule has been made requiring
British army officers to wear their
uniforms in public, in order to stimu-
late the recruiting spirit. There are
doubtless some whose interest in per
sonal appearance is sufficient to keep
This display from being a hardship.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

An oyster bed near Mobile, Ala. has
Just been sold for $4,000. The price
would seem to be surprisingly high
from the fact that the bed is estimated
to contain only 100000 worth Of oys-
tiers at the present time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

The State OF Washington IS rapidly
climbing up to the front in the matter
Of coal production. Ia 1900 the out
put amounted to nearly 100000 tons.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

Forty ousand boys have left the
old farm ia Michigan TO take up life
in cities
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

The Berlin National Gallery has pur-
chased two vandycks Tor S125.000.
renreSenting two Of the Guistiani
family. a couple Of pictures formerly
IN English hands
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26
rHe sLlpRAlLs AND THE sfvas.

The eolors Of the setting sun
Withdrew across the Western land
He raised the sliprails one by one
And shot them home with trembling
hand;
Her brown hands elung--her face grew
pale
All quiyering chin and eyes that hriml
One quick, fierce kiss across the rail-
Aiai~sGood-by. Mary ! "Good-by JIM
On. he rides hard TO race tho pain
Who rides from love. who rides from
home.
But he rides slowly home again
Whose heart has learned to love and
roam.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

= hand upon the horses name,
And one foot ia the strrUu set,
And, stooning back 70 kiss again,
With "Good-by Mary; don you ireti
When ! come back be laughed for her
<'We DO not know how soon twill be-;
] X whistle as ] round the spur-
You let the sliprails down for me-
She gasped for 81 iden loss OF hope,
As, with a backward wave 10 her,
He cantered down the grassy slope
And swiftly round the dark'ning spur
Black-penciled panels standing high,
And darkness fading into stars.
And blurting fast against the sky.
4 faint white form beside the bars.
And often at the set Of sun,
In winter bleak and summer brown,
She'd steal cross the little run,
And shyly let the slipFails down.
And listen there when darkness shut
The nearer spur IN silence deep,
And when they called her from The hut
Steal home and cry herself TO sleep.
Montreal Herald.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-09-27
DESDE SAN JUAN
BRAU EN- El ATENEO

dentro de Ia l6gica fatal que hs de sujetarse
ell hombre en- la lucha por la existencia.
Brau hdce sisnpdticos los tYadtos, nos decfa
de los asiduos concurrentes al Ateneo. I
asf es por mas que lss simpatfas hacia ell debl
sean naturaIes en- TODD crteriO justo, Brau
desds ell principio de estas conferencias viene
presentando los abosfgenes de las antiIlas
bajo aspecto que Sc aparta mucho del JUL
clio general de los crontstas. Els mas: Brau
hiio de espafioles con una cultura iteraria
castizamente espafioa no da la raz6n Espa-
fla en- la c0nquissa de America. La impreca.
ci6n con que terminc ell lunes no pudo ser mas
rotunda. SEl pueblo que com eatf6 siete siglos
contra Ia invasion sarracena, defend1endo Pa
tria F6, no debe tener gloria Ia destruction
de i'm perios que nicgun daf1o le habisn CAUSE
do, perturbando conciencias esclavfzando
voluntaaes en- honor de esa Fey esa Patria
reivindicadas con sobrehunano esfuerzo.
81 no textual, ese fu6 ell sentido de las pa
labras del popular puertorriqueAo, cuyo critic
rio de historiador Be mantiene siempre Ia al
tura del soci6ogo. xBrau describe admfra-
blemente los hechos,s dicen todos, y no hay
que dscutire este, quien tiene de sobra pro-
bado que sabe escribir; pero detras del nara
dor sc esconde el pensador, rssultando asf esas
conferencias una serie de lecciones trascen-
dentaes que serfa de deplorar quadasen limi-
tadas al estrecho espacio en- que gfra nnsstro
casi.muerto Ateneo
No sabemos cuando pondra termino Brau
esa labor concienzuda, que sc ha impuesto
voluntariam e q te, pero "a anuncia un peri6di-
mayor premio, Ia mejor correspondence que
pueds concederse al iiustrado compatriota, es
Ia de acudir su llama miento, hacienda honor
quien asf honra a su patria.
Serafln Bonilla
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-09-27
GRATITUO

La debo profundfsima Y Ia ofresco, como
la siente mi coraz6n mis- buenos querldos
hermanos de Comerlo, que me dleron, en- los
dias aIegres felfces que su lado estuve, en-
los primeros dias de este mes, prueDas elo-
cuentfsimas d 9 su afecto iaalterable,, que
me dispensaron Ia enthusiastic acogida que no
podre MERCER nunca.
Cream esos buenos amigos que hacen oe
Ia idea federal quito al que consagran TO-
dos los anhelos de su espfritu, todos los amo-
res de 50 coraz6n TODD ell vlgor De sus Iecun-
das energfas, que cuando cerca de eilos, So es,
pande en- los serenos espacfos de una amistao
sincera Y Sc tempa al calor sagrado del pa
triotismo; tengo fe en- Ia justicia, aliento con
la esperanza de mejores dias, para essa TERRA
tan hermosa como desdichada creo que Ia
fortuna sera nuestra porque Ia fortuna es
siempre de los que no Sc rinden cooardes ante
10 barrera de los contratiempos, luchaL
trabajan annque la fuerza SO agote sin que ei
Amino decaiga.
ST todos cumplieran su deber como los hl'
Jos indomables del Plata; 81 como ellos todos
fueran patriotas, en6rgicos ativos; 81 como
ellos tOdos laboraran sin descanso por ell o1en
de Ia patria querida, estarfa cercano ell dla
que anheamos, del triunfo supreme de Ia JUS
icia, de la raz6n del derecho.
iSalud, hermanos m1os Con ell vuestro
late al unfsono mi coraz6n que es de la TERRA
en- que vi la luz primera Quisiera haber ma
para todos los entusasmos para todos los amo.
res para todas las ideas salvadOras gran.
des.
Es vuestro amigo, es vuestro compatriota.
es vuestro hermano,
Tulio Rodriguez
Barranquitas, Setiembre 90 do 1901
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-09-27
MOnumentO a un herOe

Al presidente del Transvaal acaba de eri-
gfrsele una estatua en- Dresde, Ia capital de
Sajonia.
La escutura es obra del afamado artista
ell TRADITIONAL SOM brero y sosteniendo entire sus
manos una Bibia. AL pie de la estatua, IL
quierda derecha, Sc encuentran dos relieves
que gentlemen ell retrato en- busto de los gene
raes Botha Dewet
E monumento est& situado en- nicho
&c Ia llamada CASA DE LOS BoERS, en- Ia calle
de Silbermann, al pedestal que sostiene Ia
efgfe del venerable hombre p1bice esta ador-
nado con dragon, cuya cabeza reproduce
los rasgos fsonomicos de Chamberlain.
Encima del nicho So Ieen, escritas en- le-
tras de orc, las dos inscripciones siguientes:
En- alemAn: <Vivan Ell Transvaal y la IL
bertad.1
en- holandes, <Todo SO arreglara.s
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-09-27
NUEVO CONSUL

Ha llegado San Juan ell ilustrado escri-
tor venezolano don Simon Barce,6 yiene
Puerto Rico para desemp pef1ar aquf el fmpor-
tante cargo de Consul general de Venezuela,
Barcsl6 pertenecs 4 una dfstfngui1a famt
liza de aquea culta socisdad Y estS rgado an
parentezeo polftico con otra familia dfstin1 nj.
dfsima. Es escritor de ITALIA, j6ven de hrfos
para la lucha de vountad de patriota.
Su historic es bien conocida allf por ser
uno de los que no ha manehado su yessid nra
de perioaista con actos impropios del brillants
ministerio.
Acompans al seior Barcel6 su sefiora 60.
poss, hfJs del Ministro de Relacicnes Interio-
res don Jose Antouo veIutinf
Sc hospedan en- ei hotel <Olimpo,s de San.
turce.
saludamos tan sociabIss huAspedss. de.
seandoles en- ID isla una larga agradabIs
temporadA.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-09-27
Sc VENDE


del <R comprendida de muda de Caguas la
civil espancla
refida de Cafe de
frutos men y
fncada
mas e
Y railh ami
iaba
anbie
rapesebr
Ella empires don Santiago
L
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1901-09-27

I'm la Cantera SO verified Tn rapto ell mier-
coles por la noche.
La pareja amorosa fue detenida por otra
pareja que NO entiende de amorss.
He aqni el prograua para la fetrsta del
domingo!
Marcia Gel GobefnadorS.
DANA SLa Cremas.
Fantasia de Ia zarzuela Gel Domino azulS
Aire de danza sstilo Luis XIV
kLoin du Pays1 Vals Tzigane.
<La Borfnqu quef1aS.
Autorsst Ascher, Santaella, Gaztambide,
Stenebregenh, Bargel Astol.
Otro consto de incsndio, intencional
I'll microbes por la noche comenz6 que
maTse la escalera de Ia casa de dona Marga-
rita Cap0, calle de Ia Villa.
Los vecinos lograron sofocar tempo las
ilamas
Sc encontr6-sn las INN ediacioues do 10
casa, una botella conteniendo petr6leo.
Estos casos So repiten coa frecnencia.