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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

A woman opened It and said. rather
gravely. thought, Come In, uncle
That was pretty good and | guessed
that It was a salutation peculiar to the
region.
THE warm air OF the heated room
made me instantly sleepy. and. turn
ing to the young woman who had let
me in, l said: I'm dreadfully sleepy.
MAY go to bed?' She said yes, and
led me up a rickety stairway to low
rooted hallway, off which three or
four doors opened. Stopping outsids
one she said quietly: In here /
thanked her stepped In, and noticed
that she softly closed the door. There
was lighted candle on an old pine
table in one corner. and in the bed
a gray-halred, bearded and grizzly
old man. ! fumbled out of my snow
wet garments, blew out the light and
crawled in between blankets beside
the sleeping form OF my host.
Presently / heard footsteps creak-
ing up the shaky stairs. They came
pattering along the hallway, passed
my door, went to the end Of the house,
and returning went slowly down into
the slttingroom, where a murmur Of
excited voices geemed to welcome
them. This was repeated 80 often
that / grew almost insanely anxious
Perhaps was in a den Of thieves who
Intended TO murder me in my sleep.
| had left my guns and all weapons
with the woman at Mont Marie. ]
had some money about 5000. It
would be an easy matter to suffocate
me while / slept. throw my body into
a hole IN the frozen river, and lose all
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

No simple little trick Is more as
tonishing than the one herein de-
scrlbed. Any boy or girl can per
form II, OF, rather. can make It per
form itself. and II win excite no end
OF wonder among those who try r.
Take an ordinary sheet Of paper
and on it draw as well as you car
picture Of an empty bird cage. and
near It. on the right, a picture Of q
bird No particular skin n needed.
but the better the pictures are drawn
the more natural. OF course. win
everything appear.
are assuming that your are perform
ing the trick for the amusement OF
a company-that you can and will
make any one OF them. or all OF them.
one at a time. see the bird actually
enter the cage.
OF course they win laugh At you
and say that What you propose ls alb
bird move and enter the picture OF a
cage7 Let US tell you how.
The accompanying illustration
shows how the picture should oe
drawn. perhaps Il might be a. well
for you 10 copy f. Now taks "a or
dinary visiting card, and. holding Il
between your thumb and your finger
let Il touch the paper on the line be-
tween the cage and the bird. Place
yourself opposite to the light wheth-
sr ffom a window or a gas JET, SO
that the card win not throw q shadow.
and then press your nose against the
edge of the card and look at the two
pictures.
Thus you VIII sec the bird with
four right eye and the cage with
your left. aad for an instant they will
both seem stationary. Then an At
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

trace Of me. felt cold with fright.
and edged q little nearer to my bed
fellow to proft by the warmth Of HE
body. There was no warmth. He
seemed quite cold. got up and was
about 10 relight the candle. dreadine
nameless things. when I heard foot
steps again approaching, and this
time low murmured conversation.
III must be Uncle Hiram's ghost
whispered one. This letter says he's
dead
Lets call winkler. said the
other voice. Then there was more
stunning Of feet. and presently
heard a heavier tread come along the
uncarpeted hall. The letter came yls
tiddy.' whispered the hoarse voice OF
a man, and J lowed t'haye 1t here
to-day, but tn missus hollered fur fre
wood an had T. stay an chop.
Then there was some mutterins
that / couldn't make out and finally
the man asked: Sally, air 20 shore
you raaly seen him?' and then they
all trooped away, as II to reconnoiter
/ was scared half to death by this
time, and struck match, lighted the
candle and took look at my bed
fellow. His face was as gray as his
hickory shirt and his eyes were hall
open in vacant stare. ! shook him
He was like stone. land my hand
upon his and 1t was az cold as snows
He was dead Then :. dawned
upon me that was ~ a real death
trap. and that had gone to bed with
my unlucky predecessor Doubtless
he had been murdered. thought. a.
jumped into my clothes and blew
out the light In five minutes. just as
heard the stairs creak again, had
raised the window and was poised fol
the drop. ! landed In two feet Of
drffted snow and made of as fast as
could gallop through the now dark
cning night / wandered around till
dsyIight began to show, and then ]
met a logger who took me over to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

speaking Of ghosts said the ner-
voHs man, when Col. Hutchinson had
fnisL sd ais tale about the Tonlawa's
last survivor. Il never saw one. and
don't believe IN them, but / was
taken for ghost myself once. Luf-
kin had been in the pineries roughing
It all summer and when he began to
urge me to come up and said that
could get a rig at Mont Marie at any
hour Of the day or night I began to
banker for the solitudes myself. II
I had warned him Of my coming IL
might have been different. but l set
out suddenly, calculating on the rig
at any hour. and at last found my
self standing In eight inches Of snow
in the middle Of a starry night at
the desolate station Mont Marie It
wasn't a telegraph station. and the
agent II there was one. had disap-
peared for the night / don't blame
him The wind was shrieking and
whipping through the trees. and the
dry snow. flying up from the open
reaches, stnng like salt in sore. I
saw a low. rambling house With a
Hmithy attached, and plodded over TO
1nd out about the rig at any hour
After tan minutes pounding a wo-
man came to the attic window and
asked what wanted ! told her
wished to get over to Luflln's lodge
on MOOSE. Lake. but she snapped,
rather shSilly, that I'D have to walk
Il. Her husband had taken party
Of hunters over to chappewa Island,
and II was only seven miles to Moose
Lake. Why not walk 1t. she said.
7 left word to have my kit carried
over the next morning. I don't know
where got lost, but I did. and after
about three hours trudging In the
snow, utterly exhausted and chilled to
the marrow, | saw a light-several
iights-blinklng right merrily among
the trees. ! headed for these comfort
able beacons. and pretty soon found
mysetlf rapping at log house door
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27
-cALLE0 DOWN. Ex-PREsiOENT.
Guide Who Had No veneratlon for
Prominent Persons.

Guide Who Had No veneration for
Prominent Persons
Among the most noted guides In the
Adirondacks is Chick" Bruce, whose
skill in wooderaft is fully equaled by
his absolute lack Of anything in the
shape Of veneration for prominent per
sons. Il is related that Grover cleve-
land once made a hunting trip under
the guidance OF ''chick" Bruce. While
waiting for the dogs 20 bring fat
buck deer within gunshot the chief
exco1fiseif calmly sat on a log bask-
ing in the sun with The muz1le Of his
shotgun resting over against his heart.
Chick noticed the situation and
roared: You .---- old fool. Is that gun
Ioaded7a to which Grover IN a very
humble manner replied that Il was.
and found both barrels at full cock.
Well. suppose You had killed your
SELF, what do you think they would do
to me- Don't you know I'm a Repub-
lican9s
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

occupying territory even temporarily.
We do not think 1t desirable on either
military or other grounds. All the
conditions governing such blockade
have been carefully considered and
viii be published in due time for the
Information Of neutrals,
THE government is most anxious
that these operations. the necessity
for which We deeply regret. should be
as little inconveiNcnt 10 neutrals as
they can possibly be made. No dit.
ference will be made between the
vessels of the various neutral powers.
think It Is quite likely that the Uni
ted States win think that there can.
not be such thing as a paciic
blockade and l. personally. take the
same view. Evidently a blockade ~
wolves a state of war"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

IN the expectation that tho allies
would attempt TO land at one or both
OF these points.
But there has been a change or
feeling. and the prominent men OF
Venezuela who were at one time
ready to lead the people in defense
Of their country now consider that
justification TO take the men OF the
republic away from their families and
their work does not exist. They have
resolved TO discover a means to bring
about arbitration. OF at least treat
with the allies. The means sought is
thought 20 lie through the United
States legation. and satisfactory re-
suits are on every hand expected to
foiloT.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

Conelantin StephAnofi, brother OF
Mime. Tsllkn, who was kidnapped with
Miss Stone. the missionary, has com
pieted q six rSl.S. course al Yale and
Is now on his way home TO Macedonia,
where he viii devote his life 20 up
ilfting his countrymen. During tho
drst three years OF his course he
waited on table and did Old Jobs for
bis tuition Later he was motorman
on a trolley car. VI king all night at
tending feeliations until afternoon.
and then soirg 10 bed IN this way he
worked his way through until he Sc
cured the master OF arts degree.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

FtNW A|~ IN|" N~|'l~s
The aboriginal blacks Of Australia
have q queer tradition about the flood.
surd. for how can the picture OF
They say that at one time there was
no water on the earth at all. except IN
the body Of an immense frog. where
men and women could not get T.
There was . great council on the sub
iect. and II was found out that II the
frog could be made TO laugh the wat
ers would run out OF his mouth and
the drought be ended.
So several animals were made 20
dance and caper before the frog 70
Induce him to laugh. but he did not
even smile. and 30 the waters re-
manned in his body Then some one
happened to think OF the queer ccntor.
siona into which the ell could twist IT,
self. and it was straightway brought
before the frog. And when the frog
saw the wrlggling he laughed 80 loud
that the whole earth trembled. and the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

Burn a cork one end and keep II
clean the other You are then 70 Be
bllndfolded. and The corp r. to be
held horizontally 10 you You are
then to be asked three times which
end you win have. n you say
Right then that end Of the cork
must be passed along your forehead
The cork must then be turned several
times and which ever end you ray
must next be passed down your nose
and The third time across your cheehs
Or chin. You are then 10 be allowed
10 sec the success Of your choice
This viii afford good deal Of run.
and should be played fairly. to give
The person who owns tho Forfeit
CHARGE to escape.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

y binding L with string or elastic
band. In the center Of the paper cut
cross, as shown Ia the Illustration.
Set The jar in the closet and suspend
BY string a piece % toasted cheese
over the centre Of the jar n there
are any mice IN the closet the bait
VIII attract them. but just as soon a.
the first fnoute reaches the centre OF
the paper he win drop into the jar
and the paper viii ny back IN place
again. ready for the next conner A
trap arranged in the rame manner can
be used for the capture OF field and
harvest mice. which make odd and
amusing pets.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

The nag OF Great Britain Is really
three flags in one. since II bears on
its broad blue field the Characteristic
crosses of the patron saints OF Eng
land, Scotland and Ireland.
The feld is blue. the upright cross
is red, and the vertical cross is also
red. The narrow outlines Of both
crosses are white.
The union jack (the three crosses
combined) appears on every national
flag OF Great Britain. and tells the
story Of unity o the three countries,
England. Scotland and ireland (the
home countries)
The cross OF 81. George. the en-
blem OF England. is red on white
fleld; that OF scotland's patron. st.
Andrew. is white on blue field, while
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

Of candy. and. asking the audiencs
to watch you closely. take up ths
piece Of candy and proceed 10 eat u
Don't forget to put the cap hack OF
the table just As Il was when ths
candy was under II. Nov take up ths
second cap and eat the candy ns Be
fore. and finally the third one IN ths
same way Having placed the caps
again just as they we're At the be
ginning ask the audience which one
Of the caps they would like 20 nes
the three pieces OF candy under
Whichever one they say. take Up that
cap. put It on your head. and ash
them II they don't think that the
candy Is under that cap.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

Luiin's shack on his sledge. ! meant
to tell Lufiin about my narrow escape
but he's such hdder that kept put
ting II on.
About a week later, having return
ed from Mont Marie with our mail
and supplies, he said;
THAT was funny thing happened
down at Thurlby's. You know the
old man died about two weeks age
and they sent word to his brother
Hiram AS the weather was cole
enough they kept the body SO Hiram
could tend the funeral, and sure
enough, one night about week age
he showed up, afoot and all peterec
out near midnight They took him uF
to view the remains. but be wasn't in
the house more than an hour wher
Pete Winkler came over from Chip
pewa with a letter from Hlram't
widow saying that Hiram Thurlby had
been dead two months. and couldnp
therefore attend the funeral. Well
sir. 1t sounds ikea ghost story I know
but Winkler and Mrs. Thurlby and all
Of them saw the man come In. a.
least all but Winhler. When Uncle
Hiram didn't come out Of the room
where the corpse was they all got
lights and went in. There was the
corpse. the bed was mussed about and
the window was open. but never .
sign OF Uncle Hiram. What do you
think O. thatT concluded Lufkin.
"And never had the nerve 70 own
up quoth the nervous man. finishing
his yarn. rI.ufkin is such an unmer-
ciful kldder John n. Raftery iu
Chicago RecordH Herald.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

St Patrick OF ireland is represented
BY red cross on white neld. Tbs
parts to be colored red are indicated
by obllque lines
The red ensign Of tho merchant
service has field Of rich red. with
the union as described above IN the
upper left hand corner
The Naval Reserve nag has blue
field. with the union IN the corner
like the merchant service ensign.
The emblems Of tae different col
onies are embiazoned on the Geld O
the national nag-the maple leaf o.
Canada. the golden sun Of India anf
the Southern Cross Of Australia. and
50 the difference 10 shown between
the colonies and also the connection
10 the mother country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

That Is what call downright hn.
initiation said Mrs. Bligglns.
"What mas occurred7" Inquired her
husband
The nei9hhors who recently moved
rext door are going 70 have company.
- they sent over 10 borrow Oar par
lor rug. Jet them take Il. and IN a
little while they came back and said
they didn't think Il waa handsome
enough to 70 with their furniture
ard could lend them the money 10
buy a new one Washington star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

In reply TO a request for a gift for
lhelr bazaar the women OF the Metho-
alst church cf Big Springs, Logan
county. Ohio have received the for
lowing letter from the white house.
Mrs. Roosevelt acknowicdges receipt
81 your recent letter and states that
lns would De glad to comply with
Four wishes II It were not that re-
sues0s similar 70 your own have be-
come 20 Numerous that she regrets TO
nnt 4 Impossible 10 grant them"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

It is denied oiiicially that Argentine
intends to intervene In the Vene
zuelan affair. although the press pro
test against the actions OF the Anglo
German fieeis. In the chamber Dep
uty Martinez protested against what
he termed the brutality OF the powers
against weak nations and invited the
Argentine government to initiate .
policy air-ed franKiy al securing the
-c.idarity OF South America by meant
OF an agreement Of mutual defense
and independence among all South
American nations. NJ Martinez's res
olution was referred to committee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

waters poured out Of his mouth in q
great food. In which many people were
drowned.
The black people were saved from
drowning by the pelican. This
thoughtful bird made big canoe, and
ws.t with It all among the Islands
that appeared here and there above
the surface OF the water and gath
cred in the black people and saved
them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

The Wonderful Cap.
II you care to play a clever JOKE
on your friends. here is one whicn
VIII suit you. as II is really good AND
not one Of those jokes that DO any
harm or offend the persons you are
trying to fool. In the flrst place, tne
more persons yon fool the more run
It Is for you. 50 get as many tosetnef
as you can before you do the trick
the name OF the trick IL The Won
derful Cap. An you need 70 have
to do the trick is three caps or hats
ana three pieces Of candy, sugar
crackers or anything you happen 20
have handy. You place the three
pieces OF candy. say. on table, some
little distance apart Ask the people
to notice that there are three pieces.
and then place a cap over each piece
Remove the cap from the nrst piece
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

traordlnary energy. He has trans
formed tho entire country into vast
camp, having raised more than 10000
mon. whom he has we'll armed, equip
ped and transported from every direc-
tion to La 0uayra and Porto Cabello,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

Strange Fulfilment Of Dream.
The strange fulflment Of a dream
was revealed at an inquest at Brad
fcrd. Yorkshire. recently. Benjamin
Pearson. aged p, a mill hand, was
killed by falling backwards in a hoist
shaft Ezra Mitchell. a fellow work
man. said he told his colleagues he
had dreamt that Pearson was dead At
the bottom Of the shaft. compan.
ion replied in jest. I'VE had better go
and see II your dream Is true. To
their dismay they found It was true.
for the remfins Of Pearson were IN the
well.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

represent Germany as tho propeillng
power IN the coercion Of Venezuela
and as being responsible for all the
harsh measures
For instance. they say. the bonn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

willing to partake Of a tub Of suds.
whenever offered. and was rapidly
approaching a condition OF uncon
sciousness when Il was carried ava,
by its owner. who was In almost as
bad shape as the bird.--KaDsas City
Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27
aERMAn POSITION IS srAreo

No Occupation Of Venezuelan Terri
tory to Be Considered.
The German foreign ONCE denies
explicitly that the German squadron
In Venezuelan waters has orders to
seize Margarita island. adding thai
no occupation OF the territory OF
Venezuela will occur.
The officials allege that systemat-
ic effort is apparently being made to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

nee the bird win appear to move
qward the cage and finally to enter
I. Just as II Il had life and had gone
through a door,
II your puzzled friends desire an
spianation Of the phenomenon refer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

hlaeferIinck's life Of the Bee has
brought him a prize OF 500. awarded
By the French academy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27
sAYs srArE oF Vac ExIsrs.

British Premier Makes Explicit state
ment IN House Of Commons.
ia the course OF a long statement
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-27

them to the chapter on Optics IN
their Natural Philosophy.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-09-18
GARANTIA CINCO AMOS.

de portes a cualquier punto de la sla Sc admite la
devouc6n de tdo relo que satisfaga al comprador,
siempe cue esta haga los xcnco das~ despu6s de
reeibido.
Taller de Reea Patera para tOda ciase de rparociones
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-09-18
CONCIERT0.

Resultara brillAr tfsimo ell snun'
eisdo concerto que inteligentes y
bellas comp%triotas organizAn.
N yefarjnos al que se prapsra
con obieto de que l& se1orits Tere'
sina Moreno CRlde1on luzca sus "a
cultades.
La senoritR CaidaYon es verda'
dera artjeta que ha menestaT para
desple gar los vuelCs De su tAlanto
esp7cio como el que los Estsdos Uui'
dos brinaa. Ala deseS maxchhr la
gentil puertorriquef1a, para compile
tar aus estudioa
Y claro es que en- ese generoeo
empefo, ell csrlf1o y la admiration
de sue compst1iotEs la hsrk triun
far.
Hay gran entusissmo para ese
concerto CUE ha tornado bejo su in
telige1ts direcci6n la st nora Auton'
sauti: La sefforits Moreno Calde'
rcn csntar& an 81 con Is mAestrfs
con que ssbe hncerlo, y Ia vslsda se'
rG TODD lc amelia 6 iuteresants que
pueda desearse.