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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

Ono OF the quainiost characters In
the old American navy was Admiral
Joseph Fyffe. as blum aud fearless an
old sea dog as ever stood upon the
bridge in time OF danger There IS
hardly an officer or man ia the service
to this day but can repeat some Of the
witty ana original sayings and doings
OF Joe Fyne. Besides being as good
a seaman as ever trod wooden ships
OF war. the admiral had tongue
which was about as impressive to for
eigners a. tile guns which peered from
the portfolios OF his vessel Joe Fyhes
ideas 81 diplomacy were based on the
primary principle that there was 20 be
no backing down or beating about
the bush under any circumstances.
and that whatever mistakes Americans
happened 10 make should be stood
by." Just as II they had been inten-
tional aud part and parcel OF elabo-
rate plans. This phase Of joe Fyfes
character was stnkingiy illustrated
about 10 years ago. when Admiral
Fyue's flagship sailed into the harbOr
OF Portsmouth. England. According to
International etiquette. the saluting
guns were unlimhered on board the
visiting vessel for the usual salute
OF q guns. which are given in honor
81 the nation IN whose harbor a for-
eign wsrhip enters BY some mis-
take Of the gunner on this occasion
Admiral Fyhes tanhip thundered
out q guns. A return salute Of q
guns was fired from shore. and when
the commandant Of the navy yard
ashore made bis official visit to the
American flagship be took occasion 70
mention the fact that q guns had
been fred from the flagship "a say.
admiral said the Englishman. polite
ly. Il noticed that you gave us ful
measure of guns IN your salute today
what was the extra gun forT Well
SIR returned the admiral without
turning a hair. y fred "a guns for
Queen Victoria and one for Joe Fyfe.
ly ead.e
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

A kiss Is Tue new factor Ia criminal
records II has broken the seal Of a
seven years secret. brought a mur-
derer to justice. and revealed the man
in womans clothing who had for sea-
sons deceived an entire community.
Jennie Sears OF Huntsville, Ark,
who was arrested recently as the
man wanted for a crime committed in
western Texas vas betrayed by a kiss.
The ethics Of the kiss masculine and
the kiss feminine does not SO much
enter into the evidence as the simple
physical fact that Miss Jennie had
SO long neglected the barber There
fore. when a little girl carried away
the excess Of her affection for the
sweet young school teacher, threw her
arms about her neck and planted her
rosy lips fun on Miss Sears mouth,
she became conscious OF curious
pfickling sensation. Being a child OF
an inQuiring turn Of mind. she medi-
tated on the phenomenon till she
evolved a theory. and Il was her ex-
PLANTATION OF this unique discovery that
led 10 the detection Of one Of the clev-
crest desperadoes that ever eluded the
sheriff.
AZ has been told. Jennie" Sears had
for seven years played the woman to
an admiring audience IN the little ru-
raj settlement OF Arkansas Her ap-
pearanoe was the immediate sequence
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

The recent dispatches from South
Africa have been rather puzzling to
the readers OF American newspapers.
One day the announcement will be
made that a detachment Of British
troops has been captured BY the Beers.
and two or three days later the in
formation comes that the prisoners
have been liberated. The natural
query AZ What Is the use Of making
these captures n the prisoners are only
20 be released This matter was
hroached recently % Rev Herman ID
Won Brockhuizon. who has been ban
lshed from Pretoria. and is nov In
this country Ia the interest Of his fel-
low countrymeu. he seems surprised
that the situation was not fully under
stood here -Ihe Beers be explained.
are short Of supplies when the Brit
ish soldiers are captured they are
taken to headquarters and relieved Of
their shoes. hats. coats and trousers
when they are turned loose they fnd
their way back TO their own lines clad
only IN their underclothing But sup
pose they have no nnderciothesg" was
suggested. Mr von Brockhuizon smiled
and shrugged his broad shoulders
They should not be 80 careless he
replied
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

The following summer ! went 20 An
napolis TO see my brother receive his
diploma from the hands Of the Presi-
dent with the rest Of the graduating
midshipmen. It was a glorious June
day, and was fortunate in having
friendly recognition from Mr. Grant.
as ] stood near him under the trees
during the morning exercises. But bet
ter was 70 come IN the afternoon
race was 10 be roWed. and my brother
was in one Of the crews With other
ladies. I was in Commodore skerretts
launch looking on. and troubled by
the remarks Of many that the river
was far too rough for rowing But the
President and Cabinet could not stay
for another day; the race must be
Towed at all hazards. The crews start
ed. and proud was ! to see my BROTH
er's boat now flying like a bird over
the tops Of the rollers. now lost in the
hollows between But suddenly q cry
Of dismay went from one spectator
20 another: She's swampedi' mo
wonder" Perfect follyl" and my
strained gaze found but one shell on
the course. and that not Toms
"Pulli7 cried kind Commodore sker-
rett. and we fairly flew over the
water toward the goal and the barge
containing ADMIRAL Porter and the
Presidents party More than that. he
let me stand. for I was too short 20
see otherwise and the ladies sitting on
each side Of me held my hands 70 keep
me steady No one spoke Ny eyes
searched IN vain for a red head among
the dark ones OF the capslzed crew.
just as my heart contracted with the
fear ;het he must have sunk. a quiet
penetrating voice came across from
the barge Hes an right. Miss NJ"
Il was Grants. and there behind him
IN the boat was my dripping. laughing
brother. kissing his hand to me-
Youths Companion
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22
LATE , ,
MRS. KRUGER

The death recently al Pretoria Of
Mrs.. Kruger, wife Of ex-P President Kru-
ger, Of the South African Republic re-
moved a picturesque figure from the
worlds stage. As the wife Of the
president % the Transyaal Republic
she was the FIRST lady Of the land. yet
the wives Of the common burghers on
The great Yeldis were not as plain and
unassuming as she. Frugal ID her
habits Mrs. Kruger did much Of her
homework and almost daily did the
Kitchen work that she might save the
expense Of a servant Ia her eyes her
beloved husband was the greatest
statesman IN the world. While she ad-
mired his stateeraft she mended bis
socks. cared Tor his wardrobe and sew
I'd buttons on his clothing as though
she had been the humblest wife In
The republic.
Through the thrift Of this invaluable
woman, Il Is claimed. Pe-l Kruger has
been enabled 20 save y25. 900 900. Mrs.
Kruger saw 20 Il that the household
always sabsisted on the 5000 a year
coffee money allowed By the Transvaal
Republic while his (the ex-presidents)
salary Of $4,000 was annually saved.
On this coffee money foreign diplomats
and distinguished personages were en-
teriained and yet none ever left the
hospitable old mansion hungry.
Mrs. Kruger never had more than
hfee dresses az one time and they
vac invariably black. She Was also
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

Drinking Is very common 10 Queens
land. writes Frank o. Carpenter. Ev-
cry block has It's hotel or public house.
or. as We call Sc. saloon. and every sa-
loon has Us barmaids The barmaids
are not as pretty as those Of Melbourne
and Sydney. but they DO on the whole
quite as much business. Nearly every
one drinks. both in the public houses
and al home. In many respectable
families Il s. common 10 serve whisky
and soda at afternoon teas. the men
taking the whisky and the women the
tea. The Queensianders are very So
ciabie They viii not drink alone. and
the custom Of treating Is universal
The most common drink is whisky and
soda and the common way OF drinking
it is to slp It. IN our country a glass
q whisky goes down Al one eulp Here
the same amount mixed with water
ma7 last fol az hcar
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

Secretary Long has definitely select
ed a design for the medal 20 commem-
crate the naval campaign against
Spain in the West Indies. The diverse
OF the medal is surrounded BY a
wreath Of oak leaves. Ia the center %
which Is a profile OF Admiral Sampson
and the inscription United States
Campaign in the West Indies. 1898.
and on the other side. William Thom-
as Sampson. Commander-in-Chietr 2
on the reverse Is a representation Of
the MEN Behind the Guns" II the
distance are seen the outlines Of a war
vessel. AT the bottom Is the inscrlp-
ton. Santiago July 3. 1888 John
smith. L. s. S. Texas the name Of
the recipient and Of the vessel upon
each medal being different Admiral
Simpsons picture was chosen because
be was ommander-in-chiei Of the
feet. as Dewey'a was placed on the
Manila medals
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

Mr A. r. Randie of Congress
Heights. visited the District commits
siouers recently. eacuriine Gen. Chas
r Iooksr of Mississippi seen Hook
err remarked Nr. Randie "uas 3 raI-
lani Confederate officer. Al Viekabarr
a cannon hall cut on bis lefl arm ant
al the same time blew on the head s.
bis servant who was kneeIInF 81 |ifs
side. A Union officer in the same hsi-
he who shan b. nameless. iof h|r
right arm during the same sisre II
after years the tro o1cers became
ciose friends. As one of them losi lhs
right arm and the other the lsii one
they send each other the Old glove
every time either purchases naif al
gloves Washington rrsL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22
SHE WAS A
QUAINT. Low.
ABLE WOMAN.

satisfied with two hats, and one Of her
hobbies was that there should be no
feathers on them as she held Il a sin
70 XIII birds for tie sake Of adorning
hats. A quaint old-fashioned. loving
woman Mrs. Kruger was the reflex
Of many Of the characteristics Of stern
old "Oom Paul. The war with Eng
land was a great trial on Mrs. Kruger
Frequently she was heard bewailing
the awful carnage and yet even IN the
midst Of her sorrow for the fallen
burghers she found eloquent words IN
which to express her sympathies for
the British wives and mothers who
had lost their dear ones on the broad
veldts. Then. too, the long separation
from her husband. combined with the
recent death Of her favorite daughter,
completely broke the gentle spirit and
the spark Of a noble life went out
Mrs. Kruger was "Oom Paul'se sec
ond wife. and was a Miss Du Piessia,
a family Of prominence IN South Africa
and which gave to France one Of the
greatest princes OF the churcl and
state. the Cardinal Richelieu. Sixteen
children blessed their union. eleven Of
whom are still living
When ex-President Kruger was in
formed at Hilversum. IN Holland. OF
his wife's death he Wept bitterly and
requested that he be left alone. Her
sonin-law. Eloh. and many other
members OF the family were al Mrs
Kruger's bedside when she died
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

The attitude Of the W. c. T. U. with
respect to the army cantecn and the
surmises stated as facts in support Of
chat attitude are responsible for
storm Of protests from officers and en-
listed men. As a matter Of truth. Of
icers and men are unanimously in
favor Of the restoration OF the can
teen-the former because the men are
more easily controlled and because
there are few breaches OF discipline
under the canteen system. and the lat
ter because they miss from their mess
tables the Injuries the canteen system
secured 70 them and because under the
new system they find they are spend
ing twice as much IN hsrrnonis ouiclde
Of the posts as they formerly were -
customed TO spend in the canieens.-
New York Press
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22
lEFEERson ANp ADAMS.


bitter Family Between Two q the
Early Presidents.
Thomas jefferson and John. Adams
we're tive of the brightest men IL that
notable body. the Second Continental
Congress. Together they worked for
Independence. together they SERVED on
the committee 70 draw up the declara-
iion. and for more than q dozen years
after were the closest conndants and
friends Political differences. alasi
separated them. and their close friend
shin was replaced ny the bitterest anil
mostly. Both became. presidents. and
strong presidents. Of the country they
had done 80 much to bring into exist
ence. But So sharp was the estrange-
menf between these noW gray-haired
rivals that upon jefferson succeeding
Adams In Office. the latter late az
night ol his last day as president. ap-
pointed and signed the commissions
Of number Of judges that congress
had Just created. rather than let JEFF
ferson sessct men Of hts own way OF
thinking for these important oaices.
The slur Of midnight judges vas
long attached to those thus elevated
on the day Of Inauguration Adams LETT
the city rather than see the cath ad-
minlsiered to hts old comrade
This foolish and unfortunate quarrel
Is the greatest stain on the memory Of
these tvs intellectual giants at this
day. They rerentfd It themselves
after years had passed. renewed their
friendship and correspondent from
then until death Death came 70 both
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22


cen Daniel slekels tells q sIott t
lustafine the tenderness of PRESIDENT
IincoIu's heart as wen as BIS fsiin 'n
Providence and bis beautiful qpElm-
ism AFTER sickles had been Houaasa
a. Gettysburg he was removes z.
Washington. and lhe President ss''7'
On him At the hospital When tAe sen-
ersl described the battle and the aN.pi
Slaughter. Lincoln wept IKE 9 ehlin.
while the two armies were eontfft'
ing. said Lincoln II went into my
room and prayed as ] never piAte'
before told God that i We we're e
win the battle He must DO it tqf
had done an that I could. vent
from my room with q great load i'tis4
from my shoulders. and from that m"7
ment / never had a doubt as % she fe-
suit We shall head good news from
Grant who has been pounding away
al Vicksburg for 50 many months
am IN prophetic mood today, sict,'s'
and I say that you win get WaiA
"The doctors DO not say So
Il don't care sickles; you VIII set
veil" persisted the President
And that afternoon. Gen. alehies
goes on to say. a telegram was fe
eeived from Gen. Grant. announcing
the fan Of Vlcksburs His own fecof-
cry soon followed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
SOME SHORT STORIES rou
THE VETERANS.
a oiri Tells Of shs Rescue Of nsr
Brother by esnsrsi oraat-Amsue.n
Admiral Remember, Himself 4. r,-..-
saiafs.


The United States Fia..
Flag q the DraYe thy folds shall ay
The sign Of hope and triumph high
When speaks the signal-tumpet tone
And the long lines come cleaning on
Ere YET the lifeblood. warm and vet
Has dimmed the glistening bayonet
Each soldiers eve shall brightly turn
70 where thy sky-born giories burn
And as his springing steps advance.
tatch war and vengeance from the
glance.
And when the cann0n-m0uthines loud
Heave in wild breaths the battle
shroud.
And CORY sabers rise and fam
Like shoots Of fame on midnight's
pail.
Then shall thy meteor glances glow
And covering foes shall shrink be-
meath
Each gallant arm that strikes below
That lovely messenger Of death.
Flag Of the seas, on ocean wave.
Thy star shall glitter DER the brave;
When death careering on the gale
Sweeps darkly round the benied sail
And frightened waves rush wildly
back.
Before the broadsides' reeling rack
Each dying wanderer Of the sea
Shall look at once to heaven and thee
And smile to see thy splendoFs fly
In triumph DER his closing eye.
Flag Of the free hearts hope and
home.
BY angel hands to valor given.
Thy stars have llt the welkin dome.
And an thy hues were born IN
heaYeni
Forever float that standard sheet
Where breathes the foe but falls be-
fore us.
With Freedoms toii beneath our feet.
And Freedoms banner streaming
DER us,
Joseph Rodman Drake.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

Nightingale competitive concerts are
held every year during April in
various cities IN Japan. The main
feature of this quaint recreation is 10
bring together tame nightlneales OF
melodious voice. according 20 the ac-
cepted standard Of the connoisseurs.
and 10 lei each Of these nigttingales
sing In turn BY this singing the grade
Of the songsters as to their musical
talent is determined. The method a.
dopted IN collecting the concert ex-
penses Is peculiar. for the amount lev
led on the owners Of sorgsters Is great
er as their exhibits get a higher grade.
Il is said that this refined competition
is more popular in Nagasaki than any
where else IN Japan and that conse-
qucntly the best songstera command
an extraordinary price 10 that city. as
much as $500 a bird In Tokyo they
can hardly bring more than $3.50.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22
HOW COLD Is ICE.


IN summes Than wintsr
H. Ice any colder In winter than IN
summer Most people suppose not
They understand that ics Is ice and
can not BE- any colder or warmer. n
a Thermometer Is buried Ia Zee In sum
mer u viii Indicate 30 degrees II you
throw a piece OF Ice into boiling wa
ter and leave u there till Il is almost
gone. what Is left win stll be at ~
degrees. Ice can never be had above
that temperature. But while ice can
never be warmed above 32 degrees u
will 60 AZ much below that as the
weather does An iceman delivering
Ice one zero day ia January was asked
whether hls Ice was any colder than In
July He thought not But as a mat
ter Of fact. a piece Of summer Ice. n he
had had Il. would have been something
~ q foot warmer for him. AZ Il would
have been thirty degrees warmer than
the air. d the bottom Of his wagon
Mixing salt with ice makes Il much
cooler. The ice in au ice-crcam freez-
er goes down 70 about zero. This Is
why the point zero on our common
Thermometers was nxcd where It Is
II was supposed 70 be- the lowest point
which coiuld be reached by artificial
means Since then We have reached
about as3 degrees below zero. by
chemical processes. Ice viii cool down.
with everything else. 0n a cold Night
20 zero or below What should pre-
vent its On a day when q is just
freezing a block Of iron and a block
of fee outdoors viii stand az 81 de-
Erees. II the weather grows warmer
the iron viii warm up with the
weather. but the ice win stay az a2 de-
crees and melt away But n the
weather grows colder the iron and the
ice viii cool on. too. and one Just as
much a. the other As ice grows cold
er it gets harder and mcro brittle
There can be no hickory bend on
the skating pond on a zero day. for
the Ice Is then too brittle sllvers Of
Zee dipped iu liquid air becomes so
hard that they win cut glass. Water
thrown on ice IN the Arctic regions
viii shiver Il ike pouring boiling va
ter upon cold glass. This Is because
the ice IS 80 much colder than the
water.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

Lient-Gen. sehofeld wrote one Of
the most luminous and interesting an-
tob'ographies extant after his retire
menf in 1885 end 81 70 be Is SIM
physically vigorous and mentally ca
pabie man Major Gen. Howard was
d svery way more able Co command
an army at bis retirement tor age IN
isai than in 1854 when be marched 10
The sea with sherman. At N Be IS tiin
an active and Useful e<izen 81 tie re-
public Major Gen. Wesley Merritt re-
nred last year a. 6f with the szcsp-
nen of bis grsy hair and experience
Merritt Is nos much less @ toT and
isf more ~ 70 exercise command than
when be fought so effectively wiih
saeriian ftilr SIX years age Cen
Richard G nram. Who retired eleven
years as1 Is anrars1tiy ss capable
~ rs G. lircrsias ire A1i1tsaf ce1-
erals Departments as ts was i 1859
uter tie inerer1tle lar orsrstsl t1
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

Captain Smiley. OF the Fifteenth
regiment. q S. A.. returned recently
from the PHILIPPINES. where be was
on the stan Of General J. c. Bates. vas
telling Of bis visit 20 the sultan Of the
sulus at his island capital "The sui
tan. the day I saw him. said the cap
tain. wore a dress suit without coi-
lar or cuffs. For headeear. be had
a skull cap. on the front OF which was
set an enormous diamond. He Is
little man. with a no more striking
personality than IS given him BY his
costume when standing be hardly
comes above the elbow of the average
American Captain Smiley has now
been Transferred % Madisoa barracks
and was seen when visiting General
Bates
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

Champ CLARK. the genial congress
man and writer Of Missouri. had the
novel distinction Of naming himself
and Of choosing sn unusual name at
that In his infancy his parents chris
tened him James Beauchamp CLARK,
but Clark was q common surname in
bis part OF the country. and james
even commoner. so. as be cherished
dreams Of future glorI. Be knocked on
the James Beau and became Champ
csark-easy 70 pronounce and easy 20
remembee and distinctive in sound. He
wls admitted 10 the bar az Champ
married as Champ and elected as
Champ. Bnt every little while some
body who remembers .him In early life
and Is careful Of the proprietiss. re-
suscitates the Beauchamp or james
Beanchamp. and the air turns blue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

on the hftieth anniversary Of that his-
i0rical Fourth Of July when both had
80 firmly ana arsu,iss' -igaed the Dec
larat0n OF Independence. When
Ad1ms felt the death dew coming upon
bis own forehead he thought lovingly
of bis old comrade. already dead
though Adams knew a not ~Jeier-
son still livesr be said A little later
be murmured Independence for
everir and expired
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

How Fortress Monroa Vas haiit
The manner Of constructing the f1ft
at Old Point Comfort Is interesting
and throws some light on customs ana
practices then in vogue The work
was almost wholly done by slaves
who we're brought TO the place by their
masters and leased to the engineers in
charge. The slave-owner received %
cents a day for each slave and the
government furnished each 'lahorer,
as the slave vas c1s,ed with two suits
Of working clothes. a pair or Two Or
shoes. rations. quarters and OCCASION
ally a little tobacco. The 7ianorerA"
worked with very little clothes and
generally without shoes. They lived
in barracks and were subject TO a kind
Of military discipline The owners
we're regular IN coming in t. collect
the hire for their slaves, from which
We may infer that the constituents"
OF those days knew how 10 appreciate
a good thing 10 a degree worthy Of the
present generation.-Le Leslie's Monthly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

The inspiration oi oxygen has per-
mittei aeronauts 70 ascend to hights
where their lives would have been m
safe bad they deneudcd alone on ihc
thin air oi these high regions The
oxygen Is bcsathei 10 through q tube
hala la TIE mouth
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22
HE KEPT A SECRET.
MAN WHO POSED As A WOMAN
FOR SEVEN YEARS.

Aad whs Taught school DrrIaE ths
rins = Revealed b. fuplrs
Oaruiatlon Fueuiivs for a. Awful
Murder.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-22

Kindness s. the caly charm permit
led to tie agel. it Is the coquery Ct
witt. Aa-r