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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10
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played The bandsmen put their whole
souls into their playing that day
and the melody sounded exceptionally
fine. Mr.. Lineoln's son, who was
standing on the White House steps
with his fafher. asked the president;
Dad. what's the tune that regi-
mental band from Massachusetts is
playingT
Mr.. Lincoln's fancy had been
caught by the air. too. He asked
Col. Millard about It. and. on learning
that it was his own. complimented
him on il.
"Millard died in New York about
three years ago. poor and practically
unknown. He was not buried with
military honors, for few remembered
his services to his country. But mis-
memory will live in that song he
wrote After the war he held an
Office in the custom house until Cleye
lands second term. when he was dis
charged. He told me once that it was
through Lircoln's influence that he
got the job. |. published another Of
Millard's compositions called When
the Tide Comes In, but it viii never
equal The Flag Of the Free in popu
larity and endurance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10
SIslt Xxx CE slGs8I s slI8I
THE ORIGIN OF GOLF
First Played with Shepherds Crook and
Pebble.
X ss'l x sA x sFaE 4 5aCE Ell

The man or woman who has become
interested in golf must needs know
something of its origin over in Scot
land. In his book, "The Art Of Golf
Sir w. G. Simpson tells the following
pretty story as to how the game had
its beginning:
"A shepherd tending his sheep
would often chance upon a round peb-
bic. and. having ms crook in his
hand. would strike it away; for it
is as inevitable that a man with a
stick in his hand should aim a blow
at any loose object lying in his path
as that he should breathe. over pas
lures green this led to nothing: but
once on a time a certain shepherd.
feeding his sheep on a links. perhaps
that Of St Andrews, rolled one Of
these stones into a rabbit scrape.
Marry quoth he, I could not do
that if / tried. a thought which nerved
him 20 the attempt. But a man can
not long persevere alone in any ardu-
GUS undertaking. so Mr.. Shepherd
hailed another. who was hard by. to
witness his endeavor. That is easy
said the friend. and. trying. failed.
They now searched the grass for the
roundest stones, and having deepened
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the top was reached by a series 0.
inclined planes instead OF by stairs
and there were no windows in thc
tower. only clefts for light
As late as 1885 the foundations were
examined and found to be in good
condition after 900 years and more Of
service. The campanile had for
foundation piles Of teninch white pop
Lar. Upon the piling were laid layers
OF oak planks. and upon these ira
chyte from the Euganean Hills was
cemented. This foundation bore up
the immense weight Of masonry in
the 300-foot tower for 1902 years
The Venetian people are in mourn
ing. Their campanile was their eye.
their dial. their pivot. about which the
whole life OF the city swept Besides.
Il was beautiful. and It survived to
them out OF a past OF glory and power
A watchman in the gallery night
and day for hundreds OF years swept
the sea with his eye for the approach
OF the argosies that made Venice rich
or the raid OF the enemies that want
ed her destruction. For hundreds o.
years the bells Of the tower, far up
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the rabbit scrape. so that the stones
might not jump out of it. they set
themselves to practice putting.
THE stronger but less skilled shep
herd. finding himself worsted at the
amusement, protested that it was a
fairer test of skill to play for the
hole from a considerable distance.
With this arranged, the game was
found to be much more varied and in.
teresting. The sheep having mean.
while strayed. the shepherds had to
go after them.
This proving an exceedingly irlr
some interruption, they hit upon the
ingenious device of mailing a circular
course of holes. which enabled tdem
to play and herd at the same time
These holes being now many and far
apart. it became necessary to mark
their whereabouts. which was easily
done by means Of a tag OF wool from
a sheep attached to a stick. a primi
tive kind of flag still used on many
greens. almost in its original form
Since these early days the essentials
G. the game have altered but little"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

Neither man, nor the entire anima
kingdom. has a monopoly on coughing
or even getting red in the face IL
an effort to throw on foreign sub
stances. Before there was a verte
brate on the earth. while man was is
process Of evolution through the yege
table world. Etada Tuessin-that ia
what the botanists call him. while We
know him as the coughing beam
coughed. got red in the face. anc
blew the dust out Of his lungs
Recently botanists have been Civ
ing special attention to this bean. and
tell interesting things about IT, It Is
native OF warm and moist tropica
countries and objects most emphau
cally to dust Il has an effective meanf
OF getting rid Of Objectionable mat
ter.
When dust settles on the breathinf
pores in the leaves Of the plant ant
chokes them a gas accumulates inside
and. when II gains sufficient pressure
there comes an explosion with q sound
exactly like coughing. says the Wash
ington Times. and the dust Is Blow
from its lodgmeut-
And. more strange stili. the plan
gets red in the facs through the ef
fort
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

"One Of the old patriotic songs that
has ontlived most of its competitors
and senms likely to last for All time
is The Flag OF the Free said a
music publisher. "and it has a little
history Of its own. For one thing
it was composed under circumstances
which ought to give it the right sort
Of ring.
Harrison Millard composed it when
the civil war was at its height. Mil
lard had enlisted in one of the Massa-
chusetts volunteer regiments. He had
just returned from an extended tour
through Europe, where he had studied
music and had appeared as concert
singer. He fought bravely at the
front and rose to the rank of colonel;
and in odd moments he used to write
music. One day he finished new
composition which he named The
Flag of the Free. and gave it to the
regimental band to play. 1t became
very popular with the men in the
regiment and at their request was
often played when they were on the
march.
when Harrison's regiment was re-
viewed at Washington by President
Lincoln that was the air its band
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at the head and foot OF the emgy an
angel is represented drawing a cur
tain so as to expose the figure Of the
dead man. The sarcophagus. on
which the efngy lies. has reliefs Of
the Virgin and the Angel OF the An
nunciation. with the Crucihxion or
some other sacred subject between.
In later times these subjects were
usually replaced BY a1legorical figures
OF the virtues. and the simple curtain.
drawn By angels. gradually became a
large tent-like canopy. Of rather
clumsy and tazteless form. In most
churches the sculptured decoration.
apart from that on the tombs. was
concentrated on the west facade. the
nVmpanum OF the central doorway
being often filed with a very fine re-
lief, such as that from the church OF
the guild Della Misericordia, now in
the South Kensington museum In
domestic architecture sculpture was
but little used after the Byzantsus
period, the splendor Of the facades de-
pending mostly on their rich-coiored
marbles and On nodded tracery and
sfring-courses-
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VENICE in MOURNING
Especial Letter.

1TTH the fall Of the campaniie
IW OF st. Marks cathedral one
- Of the famous giories OF
lef3zCd Venice was destroyed. The
campaniie was a relic OF
time which to Americans in particu-
lar seems far remote It was first
built more than a thousand years ego.
1t was a monument to the Italian de-
votion to art during the darkest Of
the middle ages The heroic angel
which crowned it was cast ard put
in position while the discoveries Of
Columbus were still a subject of
marvel and mystery in European
courts. The men and women, mobiles
and peasantry. who once thronged its
vestibule wore the picturesque cos
tunes OF an earlier and more roman
tic epoch. The destruction OF so
beautiful a relic Of an earlier civiliza-
tion win be regretted by every tour
lst who has been to Venice and by
every one who ever excerpts to go
there. It Is to be hoped the Venetians
will hnd a means of restoring the
great tower in as nearly its original
condition as may be possible. The ]
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side Of the campanfle. however. and
the royal library were carried away.
The lofty bell tower dominating all
the surrounding buildings did not so
much break and fall IS collapse and
rrumble. That is why the surround
trg ancient structures escaped
In the vestibule four Of sausovins's
statues Of Venetian mobiles and a beau
tibul example Of a Paul veronese
painting were destroyed One wing
OF the big angel OF the bell tower
Was thrown down to the front door
Of tho cathedral. smashing the Bando
column.
The campanile was 3z5 feet high
and ~ feet square at the base. Il
was built Of brick and the belfry that
topped II Of marble Upon the belfry
stood an angel. clad IN golden plates,
laid on a core OF wood.
One thousand years ago sts founda-
tons were laid by the Doge Pietro
Trb1no. and It was completed 2s1
years after IN 1881 A. D. The belfry
vas added IN the arst year Of the
sixteenth century and was the work
cf nartoloneo Buoao. The gallery et
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Age cannot wither nor custom
stale their infinite variety" quoted
he board of trade man as he famed
himself with his hat and expelled
lis breath with half whistle.
But it's true" protected the leath-
sr merchant. drawing up a rocker and
sinking into il with a sigh. He
Doesn't look like much Of a fisher
nan, and a liar doesn't usually show
t-not if he's much Of a liar-so /
vas rather inclined to disbelieve him
myself when he told me about catch
ng any such string as that.
haven't had thirty-two bites. let alone
-hirty-two fish. since I've been here. %
Fish bites, | suppose you mean,
suggested the Judge
Certainly" assented the leather
merchant. or course" he resumed.
we might possibly have believed that
ne caught thirty-two fish. with lib
sral discount for Immediate credence
I he had had the fish to show for it:
1ut TO come back and say that the
string had broken loose from the
BOAT and he had lost them all seemed
a little strong"
1T did indeed" agreed the judge.
There is no precedent for letting
more than one fish get away at a
.ime Testimony introduced to that
effect should at least be supported by
the affidayits OF witnesses. This
man offered no material evidence In
Of the story. be
lever"
He showed the rod he caught 'em
with, told the number. the kind and
he probable weight. and offered to
ick any man who said It wasn't so.
explained the leather merchant.
Il don't think / would have said
anything about IL myself" said the
BOARD of trade man. I'm sorry he
old 1t"
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in the air, had chimed the hour, or
like a tocsin, sounded the alarm, had
rung out in JOY for the victories Of
Venice, had sent down munled sounds
to tell Venice to mourn. Even now,
in this modern day, the base OF the
tower was the center OF activity, and
the million doves Of Venice were fed
there every evening by the bounty Of
the municipality.
TIL the fourteenth century Venice
continued to adhere to the old Byzan.
tine style of sculpture. In the early
part of the fourteenth century Florsn.
tine influence rapidly gained ground
and many sculptors from Florence
came to work on the richly carved
capitals OF the ducal palace and
other places. and especially produced
a large number Of very beautiful
tomhs. with recumbent efhgies. One
very graceful type. the general motive
of which was first used by Arnclfc
de- Cambio. was frequently repeated:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10
GOVERNOR HAS GOOD NAME
ldshc's Executive Found an appre-
cistive Friend.

idahc's Executive Found an appre-
eistive Friend.
Out in Idaho the people are not all
wild and woolly. Not long ago the
governor Of the state visited the Of
fice of the surveyor general. This
letter, which is now in the files Of
the civil service commission in wash
ington, was sent to the governor by
the stan in the Office.
Dear Governor: When your earthly
course is done and you will reach
the borders Of Styx, still bearing aloft
the love torch and the friendly and
benefcent banner. the ancient ferry
man will. we know. receive you with
love and reverences and give you a
safe transit with joy and thanksgiy-
ing.
~Rhadamanthus win hail you with
a glad Well donel' and escort you
to the rose-embowered gateway Of The
fields elysian.
"On golden hinges turning. the
pearly gates will swing wide open
and blessed spirits uttering Joy viii
bid you thrice welcome.
Your countless friends cannot 90
all the way. dear governor, with you.
as we are not all so worthy as thou,
knight OF natures nobility. but We
viii Try to initiate your example. ex-
cept in what Is inimltabie. and shall
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artists and art lovers of the world
certainly must fnd this an effort
worthy of their support.
The campanile was one Of the
glories Of Venice. like the cathedral
and the ducal palace, the Rialto and
the Lions
The fall Of the tall tower had been
feared. A great crack suddenly ap-
peared in the corner OF the wall and
extended across the structure, split
ting two OF the openings which
served in lieu Of windows. A night
concert which was to be held in the
piazza was ordered stopped by the
police in view Of the imminent dan
ger.
The shock was tremendous, but for
tunately, the damage done to adjacent
buildings OF historic fame was slngu-
larly small. Only corner OF the
royal palace was torn. while st. Marks
itself and the Doge's palace escaped
unharmed The vesubule on the east
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I'm not" said the leather mer-
chant. decidedly. 1T was injudicious,
perhaps. but as it happened it turned
out ali right. He did catch the fish.
I'll tell you how | know it.
I'm nothing if I'm not persever-
ing" continued the leather merchant.
"And this afternoon | thought ia try
II again. / took minnows and worms
and flies. all three. I thought I'd suit
the appetite Of the most fasudious
fish that ever wiggled a tail, If there
was a tai wiggling in the lake
which l doubted. l got out into the
middle Of the lake, mark you. put on
a worm and dropped in my line, and
almost Immediately i felt a well-ds-
fined tug at my hook / gave the rod
jerk and began to haul in. OF all
the splashing and jerking every whicn
way You ever saw 1t extended
three or four feet out. ] thought
I'd got a whale. but | hadn't What
do you think | had got?"
"A can OF salmon. maybe" hazard
ed the board of trade man.
1T was Simpsons string of thirty
two fish," said the leather merchant.
impressively you see. he'd strung
them on a thin line that didn't in
terfere with their breathing to any
extent, and they were as lively and
fresh as il they'd never taken hook,
let alone swimming about for three
days tied together BY the gills. They
were just as Simpson had described
them-sey enteen rock bass. four her
ring, seven sunfsh, two perch, a bull
head and a sinner. Come down to
the boatho.sse and I'll show them
to you. ."-Chicago News.
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"Mr. Awlkash said the trembling,
young man in the threadbare suit OF
clothes. Il have come to ask you for
the hand OF your daughter"
The rich banker wheeled around In
his chair and looked at the pre~@np-
tuous youth.
Henry" he said kindly. "yoH can
have her, and l will see that she sup,
ports you in better styie than you
have been accustomed to-"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

Before l die I'm going to have
new dressi" emphatically declared
Mrs. Bizby
What do you want OF q new dress,
anyway"
do you think, John Bizby. that I'm
going to be buried and spend all eter-
nifty in the old thing I've been wear
ing these last thirteen years."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

Was Ananias a great liar. PAP"
asked Willie Writemup.
Yes. for his time, my son; OF course
there has been a great deal OF i'm
provement in that line since"
And with this the senior Writemup
proceeded to put the finishing touches
upon the Motor Manufacturing cata-
logue. at the compiling Of which kind
Of literature Mr.. writemup is Justly
deemed an expert.-The Automobile
Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

Mr.. Fargone: My dear fellow.
am in despair That girls heart is as
hard as steel. can make no impress
sion on It,"
Friend: you don't go at it in the
right way. Try diamonds-they are
harder than steel.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

He ION his knees)-Darling. | love
you with all my heart. with all my
soul. and with all the strength Of ny
being.
She-Are You in earnest, Clarencez
He (reproachfuilyl-in earnest2 DO
you think / am bagging my trousars
in this way for fun?
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4 am afraid. Bobby" said his moth
sr, that when tell your father what
a naughty boy you've been he will pun
lsh you severely"
Have you got to tell him?" asked
Bobby, earnestly.
"oh, yes, l shall tell him immediate
ly after dinner"
The look of concern on Bobby's face
deepened.
We'll, mother" said he. give him
better dinner than usual; you might
DO that much for me"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

DO you remember that dark com.
plexioned girl who was visiting tao
Prlngles last summerg"
Yes
They said she had Indian blood n
her veins. But I don't believe a."
why not?"
III she had been anything Of an
Indian she wouldn't have married &
hald-headed man"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

Lucille-Cholly is such an uninter
esting person.
Helen-oh, I don't know. He gave
rise TO an animated discussion last
night as to whether a person can be
considered absent-minded when his
mind is neither here nor elsewhere.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

And so You were viotimized by tho
sharpers while you were In the city p
asked the pastor Of the travelled mem.
Der Of bis flock.
"victlmized?r said the member
rWhy. parson. | was skinned 20 good
and clean that what was left on mo
would discourage a chiropodist~
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

Professor Bung-"A beauty? Well
perhaps she is"
Mr.. Why. man, haven't
you noticed the divine way she
smiles?"
~Oh, I'm not altogether unobser-
want. I have made a calculation. in
fact. that the energy expended on her
smiles, if scientifically applied, would
run an automobile. Life.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

Artist (proudly waving a hand at the
finished plctnre)-You have no idea
how dimcult It was.
Critic tthoughtfully)-H'm-a little
too dihcuIt I think-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

Giadys-'lt must be awful nice to
have money enough 70 be charitable
Ethel-~Yes. then one doesn't need
10 be charitable to make folks think
one has money."-Puck.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

Bones-My wife has a diaag-eeabis
voice.
Jores-Any woman's voice Is disa-
greeable after she is your wife
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

Mrs. Greene--How do you like
your new domestic. Mrs. Browng She
looks like a nice girl"
Mrs. Brown--Domestic. did you
say? You never made a greater mis-
take. Bridget is imported.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

Grandpa-"My father used to tell
me that all play and no work made
Jack lazy boy"
Harry-~Did he7 Is that chestnut
as old as .hatg"-Pnsk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

A man is not always known by the
company he associates with-as the
company sometimes discovers to its
cost
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

y am sorry, George. you don't al.
mire my new dress said the young
wife. Everybody says IL is charm
ing
Your friends. my dear. pay you
compliments; pay your bills. re-
piled her husband.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

Warden---What's the matter with
your clothes! What are you kicking
about7"
Convict--Why. I hear all the dudes
are going in for stripes. and it's
blamed shame TO make US wear EN-
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Better Dead Than Good.
Uncle-Bobby. you've been a good
little boy. I suppose.
Bobby-No. ] haven't
Uncle-Well. hope you have not
been very bad.
Bobby-Oh. no. Just comfortable.
Then He shivered.
She-But would never marry a
man who loved me for my good
looks.
He-Of course not. dear. never
thought OF such a thing.
Instead OF che ancients making
Venus the star OF love. I'm surprised
they didn't choose Saturn"
For what reason
because he always carries two
rings around with him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

~Dafs it, Mamel You kin see his
mother is pettin' an gpoilin' him. an
! s'pose he'll 90 along dat way tin he
gifts married.
Yea; an den he won't hardly know
what struck himi"-Puck-
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hope to join you when we have had
our FIJI of earth and its transitors
blessings
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Young Husband (to wifel-~Didnt
] telegraph you not to bring your
mother with you7~
foung Wife, know: that's what
she wants to see you about. she read
the telegram
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

Mamma" said Tommy. does sugar
ever cure anybody Of anything7"
why do you ask, my boy2"
4 thought I'd like TO catch Il" said
Tommy Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

Even the worm will turn-into >
butterfly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-10

- want a bed for the nigh
once outo the
al hal S
n Cont role
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one o. the Dangers Of Living.
Johnnie--Hello. old chappie. what's
youah hand bandaged forg
cnssie-Weumatism. old boy. The
bwute Of man bwouEht me a cold
saucah with mo eonee this rnawnine.