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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

Iama. lie reached the fork and BE-
gan To climb the great dead limb Of q
tree which touched the coveted ledge
Al thar moment he heard a cras s'Slins
At the root Of the tree and became
conscious OF a descending melton ia
the limbs 10 which he cluns.
He knew he was falling. and that
with the vast mass he must descend
into the valley beneath. He left him
self rushing downward through the
air. he closed his eyes; there came a
horrid crash on his ears. and he knew
no mere
When Paul regained consciousness
be was lying on a pile Of skins and
furs in a cavern
A man clothed wholly in bear and
seal skins stood over him. gazing At
aim with a pair OF strange gray eyes.
His hair was long. falling to his shoul-
ders. and his beard. which was almost
white. came to his waist He had a
half-savage and half-civilized appear
ance.
Paul gazed into the strange. wild
fcce and asked:
who are youf~
The stranger without taking his
eyes on him. asked;
who are your
4 am a miner from the Kiondik.
who was robbed. / was in pursuit Of
the robbers when the accident befeI
me. You found meg'
Yes
Paul at first supposed that some oi
his limbs were broken or dislocated,
and dared not move, but after a few
moments he discovered that he had
suffered no greater injury than a Sc
we're shock. He had fallen into a deep
snowdrift. which had broken the fan
and no doubt saved his life.
Wont you tell me who you are?-
asked Paul after a few minutes gazing
into the face Of the mysterious
stranger. The man turned away for a
moment as II he wished TO avoid the
answer and then slowly turning back
answered.
4 am hermit; viii that sufHce2"
DO you live hereg' Paul asked.
Yes"
How hong have you lived in this
mountain"
Then came a longer silence than
usual. when the hermit OF the cave
answered.
What difference can that make to
your I found you in a perishing CON
diron and brought you here and
saved your life. Is that not enough I
without telling all the secrets Of my
life." He turned slowly about and
went to small IRE that smoldered on
the stones some distance away. and
began to toast some slices Of moose (
steak. Paul closed his eyes and tried /
to reason that he could be in no imme- /
date danger. II the man had intend +
ed to kin him. he would no doubt have
done SO while he was unconscious. He &
also reasoned he might have some
design in saving his life.
ITO be continued
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23
PART oF eREAT coNvgNT.

the 18th century than most others oi
Europe, retain to a greater degree
their primitive customs and dress.
They are not OF ono type. either Il
frequently happening that entirely diff
ferent faces are found in districts but
few miles apart.
The Moor left his Impress. whicn
viii not soon be eradicated. The Goth
perpetrated his fair hair and blue
eyes over a large Erea- The purely
Iberian race survives here and there
unadulterated. Nevertheless. all are
Portuguese in sentiment. strongly patri-
otic, ready to repel an invader from
whatever direction he comes.
The Spaniard must keep his own
side Of the mountains-they want
none OF bis rule Their ancestors
fought with Wellington 10 drive Ma
poieon's legions back to France. To
day the young men serve their terms
in the army. and the people willingly
bear the heavy burden. that they may
have-these six millions-a force to
fight with should the integrity OF their
land be nenaced.
Cintra-the summer residence Of
royalty and diplomacy-is less than
&c miles away and ! must get there
before Don Carlos If intend to view
the interior OF the Palaces The first
thing to be done after alighting from
the train was to drive to the Cas-
tello da Pena. . well-imitated me-
diaeyal castle which the King-consorr
Ferdinand erected OF the site OF an
old and disused monastery. Only the
Moorish castle. short distance away.
dominates the Pena. where King
Charles lives during the summer sea
son
This CASTILLO dos Mouros. as its
name implies. IS a Teritzble relic of
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cost, as may be imagined. are stu
pendous. ! wonder with what feeling
the overtaxed people Of the country
regard this monument OF imbecility.
There are many other places in Por
tagal 10 which the traveller who has
sufficient time may veil turn. but lei
US close with a handsome. active
wholly interesting city Of the present
day. hardly second 10 Lisbon itself In
attractiveness-
Oporto is a very few miles north o.
= line drawn east from New York
about as far away as London. and yet
less known to most Of our people than
Buda Pesth or Odessa. A fairly good
steamer makes the direct passage once
in six weeks. I believe. but the Yan-
kee would probably prefer the round.
about road via England. France and
Gibraltar.
Il is not too much to say that no
American city OF its size has SO pretty
a site as oPorto, whose $50 900 in
habitants are spread over q dozen hills
on both sides OF the gorge through
Ehich the Douro flows 70 the sea.
The common people. from the west
ern point OF view, are not common
at all, but m the streets with a ka-
leidoscopic procession At which one
never tires OF looking The women
seem in all outdoor pursuits 70 far
outnumber the men As they pursue
their several ways with the inevitable
burden poised on the head. the sinu0us
movement Of the strong bcdy IS as
rhythmic as an Arab dance. with the
feet bare. the skirt held up BY a loose
band around the hips, the torso and
head absolutely rigid. all the move
ment Of walking takes place below the
waist
-Queenlyr Is the Inaccurate and IN
adequate expression that rises At once
TO the lips when the poorest market
woman passes Even the children ac-
quire the sane gait for hands are
never used 70 CARR any article that
can be poised alOft girl Of Il has
Just nlled her bucket With water Al
the fountain opposite ny Nindo~. and
nov goes down the street with %
pounds On her head. erect. square
shouidered. fuIl-chested. very picture
o. grace
There is solidity 70 the city that
inpressss the beholder. massive ma
soury. tail towers. architectural gems
everywhere The numerous open mar
kets are filed with meats. ash. veze-
tables. fruits. flowers. the latter in
rank Abundance Except the profes-
sionai beEgars no one seems Idle, and
nearly ali look strong and vel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

Wee be TO the English sheriff whe
fails t1 maintain a proper state. Once
IN the vest Of England. a young sher
IN met = certain Judge at the station
The sheriff. q county squire. was
dressed In . neat shooting suit. with
CATERS and cloth cap. Mr. Justice
Dash. Believe said he politely. Yes
sir; aad who are you I an the
sheriff Of Blankshire The little
judge eyed him from top to toe. from
cap to CATERS. Then he rasped out
Do you think I am a rabbitgr The
squire stood astounded- He vas stir
more astounded when the irzte repre-
sentative Of the Law observed. -'you
are fined E10o. Escort me to ny car.
riase. Then go. ciothe yourself ir
proper attire How dare ycu. siri--
New Penny Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23
CITIES Of PORTUGAL

Mafra reads Ike 3 page from the life
Of Louis XIV. Between the years 17l1
and 1880 the average number Of work
men employed was lf.7o0 with a maxi
mum Of 5000 men, One Is not aston
ished 20 learn that the cost. $40. .000. 900
sequal to double that at present
pricesl. left the nation in q state Of
bankruptcy.
A church. a monastery and a palace
are Included in the scheme. besides
barracks. The four-storled building
forms a rectangle measuring $50 BY
71o feet There are said 10 be $500
windows and 5000 doors. The chimes
in the towers. comprising 81 bells,
cost s2.ooo.00o alone.
As these monks we're expelled with
the others. many years ago. this gigan-
tic folly IS only used now as a place
for exhibition. and may all be inspect
ed for 25 cents.
John ~ is credited with this. but he
only followed an idiotic example. In
order to show how grateful he was
for the events which secured the inde-
pendence Of his country. King John l..
husbNrd Of PhiIippa daughter Of John
Of Gaunt). proceeded to wreck it hnan-
eialiy by starting the immense struct-
ure known as Batalha- From 1883 70
1851, the ruinous work went on. i'm
poyerishing the country.
Aftervard the earthquake Of 1855.
combined with the usual tactics Of the
French invaders Of the last century.
made SAD havoc with it. At the pres
ent time It is as valueless as the one
at Mafra. except TO attract tourists.
which are few. The figures OF size and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

Signor Creatore arrived IL Nev
To7k a fsw days ago with an italian
band Of soZne haif hundred perform
eFs and has taken ne town b. storm.
According TO Published accounts he q
more of > eoutnrtiouist than strzrrs
ard Sousa PAT together vhlle conduct.
i1g his band. He appsars to catcia.
command. urge ard Inspire the plavsrn
b. turns ard generally works ttsn
into q musical frenzy hat i sr-,.-f
pathological
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23
TRAMPS HAVE SIGNS

"1HE common or roadside
tramp is not = popular or in
=Ez=i teresting person. His ap
49, pearance Is usually unprepos
sessing. his honesty is fre.
qaently not above suspicion. and his
distaste for work has passed into a
proyerb. Police and public alike eye
him with suspicious dislike. as he
slouches along the highroad.
The tramps- thus cut on By q bar
rier Of dislike from communion with
their more respectable fellow-crea-
lures, have been forced. In sheer self
defence. to aid and assist one an
other. There is no particular bond
Of sympathy between tramp and
tramp; but the necessity for self
preservation compels the members OF
this strange fraternity OF wayfarers
and work-haters to cooperate to a
certain extent. One OF the most in
teresting forms which this co-opera-
ton takes is the silent. but none the
less powerful medium Of a sign-lan-
snage. whereby any member of the
brotherhood, following in the zteps
OF a pioneer. may learn what fsNe has
in store for him In the way OF good
or bad luck al the various places he
visits The writer was recently priv
LEGGED to have this curious signIan-
guage explained to him by a venera-
BILE and grizzled member Of the tramp
fraterniy-an interesting old rufian
who confessed that he had been
tramplng the high-roads and by-ways
for the last forty years. during which
period he had done about forlnlghts
honest work
The signs have the merit Of being
easily made; a piece OF chalk or
whiting and a handy wall or fence
are all that is required. When made
they are quite unintelligihle to the
layman. and look very like the mean.
ingless scrawls OF school children.
who have purioined a fragment OF the
teachers chalk. That the marks are
not meaningless. however. viii be
abundantly proved BY the following
Illustrations. which were prepared un-
der the supervision OF my tramp
friend.
The members Of the fraternity not
being. as a rule. artistically gifted.
the marks are distinguished BY their
absolute simplicity. There is no sign
which cannot be drawn in an instant
by the most unskilled hand. Take.
for instance. the FIRST sign we repro
duce here. This SHOWS a simple cir
Gle. drawn on a wall. and yet it con
yeys TO the eve OF the initiated tramp
the unwelcome Information: NO good
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

stances permit ard no pursuit IS al,
tempted, be afhxes 20 the farm a sign
setting forth the facts
At certain times OF the year, how
ever. particularly at such busy sea
sons as seedtime and harvest. farmers
can often do with the temporary ser
vices OF unskilled men. and When
tramps offer themselves they are fre'
quently taken on A tramp who has
fallen upon a place Of this sort
sketches on some convenient fence .
sign. which means. practically. Food
and money here II you care 10 work.
As many tramps have = rooted obiec.
ton to manEzi labor. It Is not all
OF them who hail this sign with JOY.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23


Congressman bingham Is telling
about the handsome and popular wife
q a senator who has been well TO the
fore IN Washington Affairs since last
December. Mrs Senator vas recently
accosted AZ fashionable reception hv
an oFerdressed. Affected woman. the
wife Of western lobbyist and asked
Have We me, beforef Your fsce
seems familiar to me-
Z do not think we've met repKea
Nrs- Senator graciously. PERHAPS
you've seen ny pictures. There have
been many ct them In the maranines
recently.
That's IT. exclaimed the stranger
I've seen you in the magazines. And
want you 10 tell me. Il you win. Il
that soap you indorse really Is rood
as you say Il ise-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

Money. by the way. IS usually indi-
Gated In the sign-language By tiny
circles. but as tramps do not often
receive money the sign is not much
used
Il anything could dash a tramps
hopes it is the sign We have just dis
cribed. For this sign tells the foot
sore tramp that bis journey has been
more or less in vain that he will
meet with nothing hut unklndness n
the village: and that the best thing
he can do is 70 drag his tired limbs
onwards TO some other and more hos
pitable hamlet. For the pioneer tramp
tells Us here; get out Of this yillasa
as soon as you can; there Is nothing
any good 10 be got here" What could
be more depressing after q long days
Journey
There are several other signs IN
the tramp language. most OF them
more intricate than the foregoing and
some Of them not well known. but
we have conteuted ourselves with
telling about the signs most common
" used BY the fraternity Of the road
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

Mr- Harry de windt. Ia his bcok.
Finland As 1t Is. tolls Of = mot n
Andree. the Arctic explorer Just BE-
fore his last voyage he was driven 10
distraction At a dinner.party hr =
salkative nelEhbor.
But how win you know. professor.
when you have really crossed TIE
North Polel- vas Que OF many siiir
questions
-oh- that viii Be simple oncurh
madame. rsplsed Andree. With hf-
usiiknovn dry humor. A north wina
vii hsecns = south oasf-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

Especial letter.
T0OW this Portugal grows on
Ill onei A very terra incognita
llFHA( only two and a half days hy
IklftAi1 steamer from London, or &C
hour BY express from Paris.
As pretty a land as one could ask
for. an interesting and courteous peo
pie. scenery 10 delight rather than
astound. hotels-only a few. II must
be admitted. quite up 10 date-with
prices as low or lower than SWit1er-
land or Italy. Yet nobody comes here.
except on business or very adven-
turesome tourists.
I have seen just four Americans In
my eight weeks in Portugal and her
near islands. and perhaps = dozen
English since I reached the mainland.
Ny letter OF credit. issued BY an old
and substantial London bank. gives
Just one place in al this country 70
draw money. which shows what its
makers think OF the probabilities.
Il is generally understood that Lis
bon Is 3 beautiful city. but its mis-
fortune. from the travellers point Of
view. is that il Is not on the direct
route to anywhere. And there is a
prevalent idea that when one has
seen Lisbon be has had all that Is
worth seeing in Portugal
Now, Cintra alone Is worth a jour
ney across the Atlantic. Busaco rivals
the Bavarian Alps. Colmbra has at
least as many charms as Heidelburg.
Mafra almost causes you TO forget
Escorial. Batalha is one OF the great
sights OF the world. And these are
only the beginning
The inhabitants. less touched BY
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

~Sence them city boarders got Il
comm here our Johrny has been goin'
to the bad. said Mrs Hayseede to
Mrs Cloyertopp.
you don't saw
yes. indeed Hes got to siayiu
out late At night Why. last sat'day
night be went on down town aad
never came home until hair after
I'VE grs a mind to ask the preacher
to tax = An g he srFe= 9 his
wnT-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

the Arab occupation. and occupies. as
vax usual with those astuts conqrer-
ors. a rocky height dincuit Of as
sauit
Coimhra interests the Traveller. a.
It contains the only university n Por-
trgal The town. which is somewhat
nearer to Oporto than to LIsbon. con
tains about 1900 inhabitants. and
has some 1900 students. It is pc
turesqueIy situated On Nontego river.
the embankment val Of the espIanads
being some 80 feet in height. and
the ground rising gradually toward
the rear
The region In the gpvernnenfown-
ed hills Of Bussaco are worth . page
in themselves. instead Of the trivial
mention that can be allotted them
here The people are indebted for
this splendid reEervation-as they are
for many more IN PortuE1i-to the
monks. who have such an unerring
ere for grandeur and situation. and
showed such taste IN ad1rning the
vast estates which theY acquired
TAs storx of ne ErsEr eoazsnt At
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

-Psepis Here VIII Give Yea Feed. p
marked his appearance Is Usually dis
tinetiy against him. and some Of the
species have an awkward habit of
annszing little nnconsideref TRIES
which cone fl their Nay. Moreover.
iarmers suspect them Of an unhappy
penchant- 1Or sleeping IN stacks ana
accidentally setting them on are.
Hence Il Il that poor Weary william
= as often ss not foreibiy elected
froz he premises or else driven oa
~ some feroeicua watch dog. Whsn
ihis fate happens to a tramp ha = III
tutT bound e DO his best to prevent
sa1s EAA Thsrufora 4 elrzzss.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23
The E|OIlIlG Cold Mystery.


AusAsr q -Nssssrious NJ. Howard ~Ths
nark strnn1er.'' 'scharlle All1n4al1'a
De.hl1.~ Hle
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

/ ~ emotion OF jump AZ conclusf7n.
/ He sat a long time listening 10 the
unquestIcnable evidence Of the youth.
When be had finished there was no
longer a doubt that here was a con-
haps take his life. A new light was
breaking in on him and he became
more interested in the youth than he
had been
-M.wen. Crack Lash. I think we'd
better run EN- down Wonder how
many we Kin git 10 go with us
4 want no one but you. Glum." said
the youth You and I are enough. for
I can trust you. which is more than
care to do with all I believe that il
can capture those men they VIII not
only tell me where TO ind my lost
treasure. but also inform me who this
enemy L. r. ss@
Then BY the trident o Neptune
Ven 80 an never stop until We md
them
After consulting the matter. they
decided 20 keep their departure a Sc
cret from their companions. and de
~+-NA - start rNAult tA-- At4r awake
next morning. During the night a
snowstorm ragged. Next morning long
before the miners were astir our two
friends were attired in furs. with sew
eral dogs. provisions. blankets and
rifles. and set on on snow-shoes in
search Of the three men who had
robbed and SO nearly killed Paul sew
erai weeks before
Glum Ralston had received reliable
Information that the men he wished to
md were in a valley up the Yukon.
and they acted on that information.
They found the snow still falling. 4
though il was not very cold. For sew
erai miles they trudged along on the I
snowshoes in silence. AT last Clum
said.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
TIPS ON THE MARKET.
London was fractionally lower.
Money ) 10 c per cent.

london was fractionally lower.
Money to c per cent.
Ths strike is off.
s.arket very dull.
Now Yorl. banks expect to gain from
Tie government bond purchases about
& 1G50ll
Stocks were weak after the announce
rent of settlement OF strike.
Missouri Pacific system month Of Au-
rust. decreased Sol, 600
St Louis and San Francisco second
week of October increased $4,000.
United Copper Company declared divi-
sent OF per cent. on the preferred.
Demand sterling within SIS Of cent Of
gold export point.
Reported merger Of Gould roads official
" denied.
Norfolk and Western traffic require
ncnts exceeding present equipment.
Western rate situation still seriously
disturbed
Reported deal for combination Of lead
intar,sts nearing completion.
Trade outlook in Sugar considered good.
Thirty-three banks reported less than
Z per cent. reserve in Saturdays state
mott
Traders are temporarily bearish and a
renewal OF attack on the general market
is t.I-eateueG.
Look for narrow market.
Hold Steels Denvers and average long
stock point decline. There is good ABSORB
t4a OF Copper, Chesapeake and Ohio, and
c and W.
jasidrrs are confident international
Power viii sell above 30.
-ffaers will return to work on Thursday
-9iGiuE
Tacrc is good. short interest in Read
iHg and Pennsylvania
is said Canadian Pacific, Southern
psidc Umon- Pacific, Manhattan, and
aHver should be bought on reactions.
Tia ADVANCE in sterling exchange IS
Hnt regarded as an occasion fer alarm.
The theory that it will force gold OK
1-,rs MAY be met by the statement That
y w York bankers appreciate the impor-
ttHea ri keeping gold here until after me
coos navc been moved, and they VAL az
rsaoc interest rates if necessary