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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

In that ver,' interesting little country,
Montenegro, which, looking down on
the AdIiatio from its dark hills, is like
a bit Of medieval Europe saved from the
wreck Of the past, the roigning Prince
is still a sort Of father to his people, and
commands their actions as parent
does his children, though he would
hardly venture to oppress a people so
like and really heoric.
Recently Prince Nicholas, or Nikila,
the monarch Of this little domain, left
his capital at Cettinje 10 visit France.
Before he departed, he ordered the
people Of a large part Of his little
country to meet him at the village Of
DanilogFad.
Arrived there, the Prince found the
people ready to meet him, and he made
to them the following remarkable
speech.
Ny children, you are valiant and
doughty fellows, and there is not one Of
You who is not ready to fire on the first
Turk who comes, and chop OF his head
But when it comes to the matter Of
work, you are terrible lazy.
"Oh yes, you fight splendidly. but we
no longer live in the times when the
warrior can support himself and family
by fighting. One of the most distress
ing Of these now ways Of the world is
the necessity Of working for living.
Well, well If the world has got ~
work, each one must do his part Of It.
1 want my people to become as brave
toilers as they are fighters.
"Book around at these mountains !
What grows on them2 Nothing at all.
No sheep are here, nor Is there any grass
for them to eat if they were here.
Now l want you to change all this.
and You shall change il. Since the
country is fit for the grape and the
olive, every warrior shall plant, this
very year, two hundred yine-stocks.
Each chief Of O brigade shall plant
twenty olive trees. each chief Of a bat
talon, or captain, six, each inferior
0.a.ssaar five, and each corporal one.
Il have sraken, It Is Tor you. all or
you, to so and do what I have told YOU
to do.
The command was received with en-.
thusiasm. The men Of the country d.
pendent upon Danilograd constitute a
brigade Of four thousand men, aud thew
have taken an oath to plant, the coming
year, eight hundred thousand vine-stocks
and twelve hundred olive trees.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

er lost, but he was shrewd enough not
to bet very high. The minister came
up TO me with his smile mortised 10 a
little deeper and said Well, lie IS
pretty sharp and lost about Sl00 but
how are we to preach against an evil
unless we know the way Of that evil ?
In truth, aside from any attempt to
peep behind the mask Of evil, / am
fond Of playing cards aud ii 1 should
create any other impression ] should be
a hypercnie, and hYpercriie is worse
than a gambler. DO you wish 70 play
q gameY played, and away late that
night when the preacher got OF az
Campbells Bend he carried 1000 Of
my dollars with him. ] don't know
that he ever saw q pulpit. for ! found
out afterwaTd that he aud that fellow
Nickerson we're partners. On, yes.
those we're great days when people
we're gentle and polite. Why. if man
had 10 kill dog then he did it in an
easy and gentlemanly way A spirit Of
etiquette seemed 10 peryade the atmos-
phere.
~But now, / warrant that il you
should get into quarrel with some man
on board this boat be would be brutal
enough TO haul of and kaock You down
with bis fist. There must come a
change, though, sooner on later. Society
can't stand the uncouthness Of the
present era. The customs that came
il after the war robbed as Of our good
breeding. When every man carried a
pistol for the purpose Of inducing his
neiQhbor 10 be polite, every gentleman
was genial. kudcness that unsightly
fungus growth on the trunk Of careless
society. meant crude correction or
polished death. Am boring you.
suhf ?"
Far from It, / answered.
All like you for ] sec IN you a
remnant, though a somewhat removed
one, of the old days. You would rather
tell a smooth lie than a rough truth.
Stick 10 that idea. sub. Truth, except
as it relates 10 history aud the sciences,
is abruializer oimankind The hog that
wallows in the mire has truth; the artist
that paints q great picture has de-
cepiion.
The boat landed. "This is a well-re-
membered spot with me" said the
planter. zone night IN the spring Of
1859 j seated myself 10 a poker game
iusi as the boat left this landing From
the very start luck was in my favor. aud
It didn't seem that ! could lose. First
one aud then another Of our party
dropped ont until az last sat facing
old Maj. Pelton 1 soon had him broke.
Look here, said he. I'm not going 70
jump this game. / will put MP my body
servant he CAD, suh Come here.
Bill. Bill came up. and a husky
fellow he was, too. Well. / won him,
and tho old Major went to bed.
swearing Biz. said ]. who's your
master nowg Non is, sah. said lie.
Correct you are, Bill Black my
boots.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

Wei, sub. the planter continued.
8 kept Bill right with ne. although I
do believe ho was one Of the biggest
rascals ever saw. One dav inst
about tho time Grant was marching into
Nicksburg and while I was marching ia
en- opp oshe direction about as fast as /
could, Bin came up TO me aud said
Mars John. I've dun got enouahp
Enough Of whatf' asked.
Enough q dis yoro wahr
4 CAD. So have J, but what are We
going % do about itg
4 doan' know what you rwine DO
bout ii, sab, but I knows what I pwine
do-lm g1ine ter de Yankees.
didn't o1er him any advice sim
ply struck him over the head with q
handy carbine and left him living near
she roadside
The old fellow wac silent fora few
moments. u haven't but little farther
70 g., De said. after gazing down he
river. II have been down TO see abonf
some iaud. got into a sort of sauabble
With the government and was told to 20
down e heesport 90 see the Uuised
States Land Commissions I had had
some correspondence with thocfice and
from the tone 90 the letters received. i
did not expect That my treatment would
be any too courteous. When D lot there
was shown into O room and Told 70
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

Of innocent amusement that may be
flushed up. But that man Nickerson,
said j referring TO the sbrewd gambler.
will beat you, 'Oh. possibly, the
clergyman reioined. but he can't beat
me out Of much. Perhaps nigh. win
from him. Don't think that / am an
easy victim, lay dear sir. / have had a
great deal Of experience. aud / am not so
very easily picked up
Well, sir, the p'anier continued.
he didn't dodge the gambler at all,
but actually sat down to a game OF
poker with him. OF course the preach
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

A Western bride and groom arrived
10 Washington early one morning
and went to one Of the finest hotels in
the city for breakfast, not intending 10
remain. After the meal the Young
couple came into the Office and the
happy husband went 70 the cashiers
desk to settle. He approached diff
dently and said Ihad breaksast here
with my wife this morning. How much
is it2g
Yes. sir. responded the polite clerk !:
what room does she occupygs
None at all, answered the groom
= brought her here with me.
"Ohf remarked the cashier. as be
grasped the situation and received the
price Of the breakfast.
The bride who had overheard the
conversation. looked Mortified, aud. as
she reioined her husband, remarked
He didn't mean that wives live at hotels
without their husbands. did be-
Georgess
I'm sure / don't know mused
George; and then be changed ths sub
iect. r Washington POST
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

land, when some one standing near me
remarked
You were never along here in the
sufe enough days Of uteamboating, |
reckon.
/ looked mp and saw a tall man, 10
whose appearance coming age lad lent
a sort Of distinction. His clothes sat
upon him with an air Of genial disar-
rangement and his eyes, / noticed, were
moist with the dew OF recollection as
he gazed far away over the fields. 1t
took me but a second thus 70 estimate
him, aud my answer 10 his question was
prompt
Il Was never along here in the old
days
"Oh. well, then. YOU don't know any
thing about IT, You only can catch
now a poor shadow Of what was once q
glorious substance" He seated himself
beside me, rclighied his cigar, which
had gone out, aud thus continued
A man that was never along here
before tho war don't know anything
about life ln those days the boats were
pa,aces, anil man in general was 50 ae-
commodaiing aud polite that he'd fighi
you ID q minute. Now the boats are
futter mills. and men. instead of being
gonticmanly and accommodating, viii
curse you. sub. I own plantation up
the river, but It don't amount TO any
thing now
Is Tie land worn outf7 ! asked
Oh, no; lands just as good as ever,
but the conditions that made life there
enjoyable have an been changed. Why.
suh. ] Knocked a fellow down the other
day and hanged Il be didn't sue me foI
breach Of trust.
For what3'
For breach q trust. lell yon He
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

Hut Ngt Until After the Conductor HAD
stopped the Train.
The last train ont on the Libertyyille
Branch was drawing away from the
junction. It was a black. dreary night.
the raindr0ps dashed monotonously
against the car-windoWs, and everybody
on board from the fireman up to the
passengers, scattered here and there
through the cars in various stages Of
drowsiness, felt thankful that the
journey would soon be over, and that
more comfortable quarters awaited
them.
In a dimly lighted corner sat little
woman, Of unmistakable African de-
scent Her plump, placid face wore
look Of unrufiled c0nlentment as she
gazed abstraciedly at the tiny channels
Of water coursing down the window
pane. or gathered about her more
closely the half-dozen bundles which
occupied the rest Of the seat She was
startled from her reyerie by the voice Of
the conductor.
Ticket, please. ma'ami'
Ticket heyl Yes. sab. aud she
began searching through pockets and
packages innumerable for the missing
bit Of paper. Finally it was produced
from the depths of a capacious pocket
somewhere within the folds Of her faded
black gown. II was a ticket for Lib
eriyville.
Oats de on'y ticket Use got, sab, bnt
wanter git off ter Browns Farms,
please. Meh sisters done took-siek dar
end sent for me ter come right off, 50
come jess / was.
The conductor he itated. What was
the use Of stopping at little way-sta-
tion to let of people who had tickets
for somewhere else, at a late time Of
night too? But his kinder feelings pre-
vailed and he promised to stop the train
at all hazards-it wouldn't take long,
and such a pressing case, too
The train sped on until the lights Of
the lonely farm house that was the only
sign Of life about the deserted station
shone across the meadows. Jerk went
the bell-rope, down came the brakes
and the train stopped with a sudden
ness that brought the sleepy passengers
bolt upright in their seats. The con-
ductor hurried into the car, slamming
the door spitefully behind him, and
strode down the aisle to where the little
woman sat in the midst Of her bundles.
She was to all appearance utterly un-
conscious Of the disturbance going on
around her, and was still engaged il
peaceful meditation.
Here's your station, ma'am? Amt
yer goin' ter get Off bawled the yexed
official She looked up, smiling. Il
was agoin' ter. but done change meh
mind. Guess II 60 long up ter Lib'ty-
vile. +"
The bell-rope was pulled again, and
pulled hard The bell Of the locomo-
tive changed, and the train moved on
through the rain and darkness. -Nelr
York Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

Dr. Frank H. Gardner, in the Dental
ReUiesr, speak Of the causes Of bad
breath. He concludes: First. decav-
ing particles 10 the mouth as far back as
the pharynx vault. taint the breath, if
exhaled. very little, il at ALL Second,
mouth-breathers have a bad breath
when the tonsils are enlarged, or when
cheesy masses exist in the tonsilitic mu-
cous folde. Third. certain gastric de-
rangements faint the breath only when
gases are eructated through the mouth.
Fourth, the principal cause Of bad
breath Is decomposition in the intes-
final canal, the retention Of fecal matter
in the transverse and descending colon,
ard the absorption Of gases into the cir
culation. finally exhaled bv The lungs.
Fifth, catarrh. nasal, pharvngeal. or
bronchial. causes bad breath. Sixth,
medicines OF ailments which undergo
chemical changes below the esophagus
may, By rapid absorption through the
stomach walls, or Immediately below.
give 70 the breath the characteristic
odor. Bad breath is often source OF
serious annoyance TO patients, aud tbs
fact that il has more than q local cause
Is too often ignored by the physician.
Who therefore fails to cure it
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

had RE arrested and hauled un before
what is known in our country as q yal.er
jeans justice q the peace. The fellow
stated that be had trusted ME or ho
shouldn't have been hits said that il he
hadn't trustedlmc he would have dodged
in time and be therefore thonghl that
] should be dealt with for breach 81
trust The yaller jeans justice said he
thought Sd. too. and hanged il be didn't
fine me t5"
WHY didn't you appeal the case2-
asked
~Oh. we'll. you sec, I'm not IN the
law business. just horsevhipped the
Justice tll the 9ast flashed ont q the
yaiier jeans aud then / let the affair
dr0p. ] tell you, be added after q
brief pause. eve used 20 have great
times along here DO the old gentleman
iy DAYS. 4 remember one evening a
sort ol preacher came aboard az q laud-
ing just about here. He was q sing
man with a meek smile that seemed Is
have been moriised into his face.
soon got acquainted with him and
learned that. aside from being preach.
ct, be owned a plantation aed had some
hitle money.
Among The passengers was one Of
The shrevdest g2mblers ] had ever
known. and when he found out that the
preacher had money be began to lsy
plans fer catching him. I went to the
preacher and told him. That's al
right. said he. In this life It IS Int
natural that the wolves should Be after
the sheep 'Of course you viii not
play with him.. said J. oh. i don't
know, he answered Il have worked
very hard and I am Of for a resi-. and
4 be can aid me in getting what I seek.
AZ right Some % thc greatest of En-
elish ,iorgymen, you know. have been
quite expert az cards. and although
en- nci q great clergyman. yet / am "a
knglishmen and am game ior any sort
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

A critical period in the history of this
country is rec illed, SAYS the Washing
ton Posi-, by the discovery Of the old
fashioned French bedstead on which
Abraham Lincoln slept during his en-
tire occupancy Of the White House ani
on which his body was laid when
brought from Mr.. Peterson's house. ops
posiie the old Ford theater on Tenth
street. after the assassination. Mrs.
II. IL Magruder Of 735 Thirteenth
street is 10 possession Of the bedsiead
and prizes it very highly The same
bedsiead was nsed during the admin
1siraiion Of Gen. Grant and a portion
q that Of Mr. Hayes 1t was stored ia
the attic Of Tie White House. and ia the
early part Of President Arthur's term
was purchased by Mr.. Magrrude. who
was employed at the White House as a
carpenter, at the general sale of fur
niture. It has been identified bv
several OF the employees who we're at
the y hiie House during he eriods
mentioned. aud particularly by the
eolofed man who maze the beds. bv
Nrs Lincoln's messenger. and by Presi-
dent Lincolr's valet. Mrs. Maoruder
las also a marble-top table. purchased
by her husband at the same sale. which
has been handed down from one adj
mlnisiralion to another. and winch was
a'wavs understood to have been the
first President Harrison's card-iable.
OAaasrr- C}revorv IL very close ie,,t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

When a huge pine log was being
sawed into timber at saw mill on q
email creek soroe two r'iles s-~-- A'ha~~
as the sc,s-..s:.....ee:s; Vssa turning it over
preparatory to @squariug il, what was
their astonishment to see the head Of a
huge freq bob out, where he was i'm
bedded aud barely escaped being cut
by the saw. How in the world his
frogship got there is a mystery. as he
was completely incased without any
possible means Of ingress or egress. AS
the log was the fourth or fifth from the
butt Of the tree. the frog must have had
his apartment some fifty or sixty feet
from the ground.
The tree was perfectly sound with
the exception Of decayed SPOT some
inches below the hermetically sealed
prison Of The frog. The animal was
very fat and was unable to move when
pulled out Of lis den, aud be was taken
n hand BY one Of the negroes who dis
covered him il his singular domicile.
dt0QnU Nelrs and ddrerliscf.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

The ene given to the little Prince
Of Prussia, Is more Of tie German namo
than it sounds, aud has been borne By
some Of the bes! as well as some Of tho
worst members lf tho Bgandenburgog
princes. 1t is an unwritlea law Of the
Prussian Court that the names to bo
given at the christening Of an infant Of
the reigning house must not be known
to any ono except the parents and
sponsors until actually uttered at the
ceremony by the court chaplain.
The secret was we'll preservcd on this
occasion as far as joachim WAS con,
cerned. as it was generallv ..,,ssi5sgo=rd
that the ke:eeer would give Franz AZ
the chief name to his youngest son, 10
compliment to his present warm friend
and ally the Emperor Franz-Josef Of
Austria. At the banquet following the
ceremony the Empress Frederick wore
the same grey silk gown which she
had specially made for the dinner she
gave some weeks ago ia honor Of her
daughter Yicloria's engagement to the
Prince Of Schaumburg Lipre. Her
Majesty was in high spirits and fr-.
quently kissed her little granchi.d.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

At Independence. No.. an engine on
the Alton Road killed a COW belonging
to AIRS Hall Of ihst place. In n0ii-
iying the division superintendent Of the
loss and the woman's claim for damages
the section foreman wrote as follows.
DEsH SfE.-I send in a SIS claim ION Mrs
y y hail As they claim She was with
talt. nNt had never given any milk as this
vas eelng s. he her nfst calf JAS. IloNs.
4 man.
TIE letter was indorsed aimporte.t
Il true and forwarded 10 the Chicae5
Office. There is a fortune ia this ios
dime museum even il "she" gave no
milk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18

WAS coming
up the Missis-
sipppi River on
a slow but mag
nihcent boat,
aud was sitting
on the hurricane
deck look
over a beautiful
and seemingly
endless spread
Of sugar can e
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-18
7HE GOOD OLD DAYS

Reminiscense OF a Time s'Bero' the
Wah."
The colored American., 1901-04-13

with him viii find him an mi,
nc notable gem lemaD, a strato hi tptIsnT,
business man who has one IS IaoDea!u aiu
named Price who is the most cor ,t;,'l an
Ing ana persuasive ats che OF bis Ill;- LuI-
stocked establishment in lItb slT.oIt well
snail refer TO Nh. Wills again 0'' l
doing the race great eTV7ca opd Is
scholals and took lovers OF the .e sue
shoul0 81 courage him. | yentn,o -@Ge 81
assertion 'bat no old took storo - 'ne
National CaI its has q more conn.,. ..e
collection of books and rare old p. .o'5
phlets by end about Negroes then PS5L- m-
VIII well Known store. Strspg. s.
may seem the white reOpIe buy mo,. ~ -
OF this IIass Il boz ks from him than -
colored peOI ls. How the snefbv 'Ie ls
the Negio is explained away. u beyona Vi
my ken. ''Onu
A correspondent writing from Q;
renze, Its ly, under date Of March o.,
ADVISES me that the French GovSrr
ment IN recognition Of the cOnsnicnor-
hrs very Of Negro blacksmith nSnOoS
CsIonne, at Martinique IN coming to
the assistance Of 1t. Khan who ccm
manded the troops during the dis.
turbances in February 1900, has cor r~
ferred the Cross CT the CEeV, Iier oftbo
Legion OF Honor upon him. and tbot
be Is the first Negro upon whom s tbis
order has been bestowed. Score ono
for LsbeeIe, France with red chsIk
BRUCE GRIT.
The colored American., 1901-04-13
DRESSMAKING ACADEMY.

Inc e Lam OrtOn Famous French Pertec.
non ta1lor system Nine J. A SmaIIwood
Sole Agent 1913 Madison street, northwest
Morning cless from a. m. tOIp.m.
afternoon class 2 to .. m. daily,
. Evenings from $50 to 10 o'clock
Mol days, Wednes days and FRIDAYS dress.
makers and ladies who wish to do fheir own
dressmakipg.
AE-W ANTED-TO learn the wonderful Re
Lam Orton - ench PerfeC t. on Tailor System.
cam ess BaEques without one inch of visible
seam, in lining or goods. NOT even On tbs
Ahouioer, Successful dressnne king requires as
III uch earnest prOgI esslve study as success
iul WoIk In any of the professions No detail
II 100 kmalI TO be locke afIs We each you
TO make dresses with or without seam and
guarantee perfect fits, and complete your
co rse with diploma.
Puplls can enIer at any time.
The colored American., 1901-04-13

an yes, see; well that was a mistake;
my ERIK must have known that all our
rooms are engaged and that we haven't
q spare room III the house Too bad
sorry l can't accommodate you really;'
and with an oily, unctiOus lie ana be-
nignsnt smile we we're bowed out Of his
awful presence We then made the
rounds Of the cheaper hotels, by which
! mean those whose rates are from 81
to So per diem. At each OF them " e
found an uT precedent ed rush of b0si
ness and scarcity Of room, together with
many expression Of sorrow and regret
at their iD ability 10 accommodate the
gentleman" AS Mr.. BurleIgh had to
dress for r. citsl at p. M, took him
tn q private house where he could do so
He Kept his appointment and scored
his uE ual triumph az q charming bari
tone sOlOist before q select company Of
the bluest Of Albany's blue blood to
which he sang S he never sang before.
The evening papers praised him in the
most fulsOme terms. He had made q
his and they said so IN uDstiDted Eng
eh. After the recital Mr. Burlaigh
vent to the Governors mansion (Vice-
President T. Roosevelt boarded and
lodged there) In the course nf COL
versatiOn with the Governor Mr. Bur-
leigh averted to the difficulty he had
experienced in finding a place to put
up during his hrief sOiOUTn in the CAPT
tOl city. The Governor listened intent
lY and when Mr. BuIl9igh had flushed
his story, be arose his eyes f1ss hing fire,
and said: Mr.. Burleigh. go and get
your belongings and come back here;
yon will he my guest tonight" About
s 80 Mr.. Burleigh drove uptO my house
in a carriage and rang the bell. I
Openfd the door for HIM. "What!
said I, ''are you all thrOuS b at the
mai si0l ?" Mo-" said Burleigh II
am gOir g to be the Governors guest to-
night and came over to get my muaic
and dressing case. He got them, and
that night slept in more Handsomely
furnished room and cleaner bed thu
are contained 10 sny Of the second rate
hott ls in Albany, and the building did
net fall down. He ate bTes kfast with
the Governor and his fam l. the next
morning, and none Of them t; ok the |
measles or had an attack Of Et Wins |
dance: the dishes weIe not eYen crack |
sd and not 3 spoOn was missing. 1t |
Vss really very wonderful experience
his.
The colored American., 1901-04-13
A Fact.

The Ver0 Dentist are extractiDgteeth
without pain, making beautiful gold
teeth aid filings and putting the Vero
double suction in 81 their plates Even
with these advantage they can fave
you money. Call now. 18th and Pen.
nsy Ivania ave-, Over Davis Hat Store
Hours a. n. to s p. N. Sunday 10.
to 4 p. N. r.