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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

on foreclosure proceedings brought by
the Central Trust company. Declar-
iQg himself to be still the owner OF
THE mansion and park-like grounds
he continued to live there unmolested
by the trust company. One day the
house took fire and was burned TO
the ground, together with Il paintings
and statuary.
1t was following this FIRE that Mr..
Johnston took up his home in the
building that once served as his barn.
Here he cooks his own food and
washes and mends his own clothing.
Still asserting his ownership Of TIE
estate, he has had many clashes with
the New York Central railroad on the
subject Of his rights
Neglected for years. the tomb in
Calvary cemetery is In need Of repair.
Time has worn the cement from be-
tween the interstices In the masonry.
No fund was provided for keeping the
tomb in repair.--New York Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10
C4MZ7FZZ2E
Z4ZEIy


When Eagle and Beaver Wad
There's maiden who, though grown to
womanhood,
Is child among the nations.
She Is one Of Britain's fair and lyelT
brood.
Held in check by her relations.
Her near neighbor is cousin big and
smart
And Il seems, somehow or other,
Ihat they cannot always live as now,
apart
She will have to leave her motherl
Her big cousins noble eagle proudly
scars
While her beaver coyly eyes him.
And II he came, a lover TO her doors
She would surely not despiss him.
in the starry sky she reads her destiny
Iis a bright and wondrous story
Of what the maiden, Canada, will be
When she sits beneath old glory.
Britannia may a tear OF sorrow sned
When he's Gaughter wills to leave her,
But Columbia VIII pat the lions head
When the eagle weds the beaver.
New York sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10
The Norsh PoIe IN nanner.

The North Pole will be approached
during the coming open season. By the
scientific adventurers Of I'VE nations
Baron Tolls expedition Is rehtting Al
the mouth of the Lena river in Siberia
The Norwegian party under CAPTAIN
Amundson, which viii also attempt tc
locate the magnetic pole, win sail
from Christiania A Danish expedi.
ton now studying Greenland viii at.
tempt TO reach the pole in May. The
American venture. financed by ziegler
under Fala instead Of Baldwin. Is the
best equipped, both in outfit and ex
perience. The French party sent for
scientific research by DR. Chariot viii
also make strenuous efforts to indi
cate the "farthest north by the tri
color
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

which one I should try for when my
lieutenant appeared under the tree
and began observing the party through
his field glasses. A moment later he
glanced up and said
Ben. do you see the tall, straight
man n the center Of the group2 He
is evidently an officer Of some high
rank and is directing operations which
threaten our line. Sight your gun at
700 yasds and see II you can reach
him.
Il did as he told me. but saw that
the bullet struck far short Of the
mark.
THAT was a little short, Ben said
my lieutenant and after another lone
and careful glance through his hels
glasses he said:
Sight her at 900 yards this time
and hold steady, for we must have
him
Carefully I sighted my long-bar
relied rifle at the range given, and
steadylng 1t on a big limb, took good
aim and fired. | knew before the re
port died away, before I saw Gen
Reynolds fall, that the shot had beer
a good one, and would reach it,
msrk.
4 saw the horse plunge forward
saw the rider sway and fall from his
saddle, and then heard the voice Of my
lieutenant saying:
Ben, It did its work. You may
come down now, it's time for US to be
moving.
Not until long afterward did !
learn who it was my bullet had
brought down, and when ! did learn
when I heard and read Of what gre@
and good man and splendid soldier
hal brought to DEATH ! was genuinely
sorry. have been sorry ever since
and when the war was over tooh
occasion to write to his relatives in
forning them Of the facts and express
ing my sorrow and regret.
Il have letters from them. splendi,
letters in which they tell me not tt
worry over it, that was she fortune o.
war. and that they could hold no ami
mostly or hatred against soldier boy
who had fought as he believed ant
simply obeyed his superior oficer's
orders.
1T was. of course. the fortune o
war. but ! cannot help feeling even a.
this late day that it was a cruel for
tune which selected me, a mere boy
to bring to his death this gallant gen
eral who had won fame and escapet
the enemies bullets on so many
fields
Il have read his history since. H,
was a grand man on his record, anc
from all l have otherwise heard. ane
only wish l could undo my worl
now"
The farmer boy sharpshooter wa,
much interested in a description OF the
burial ground at Lancaster, Pa, wheT,
Gen. Reynolds and his brother, Ad
miral William Reynolds, are buriet
side by side, and of the manner in
which John f. Reynolds Post, G. A. r.
whose headquarters are at 1925 sou0
Eighth street, this city, annually dec
GRATED Gen. Reyonds' grave with flow
ers. He declared his intention Of him
self sending floral tribute next Me
mortal day if he lived to see it.-Pitts
burg Leader.
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At a dinner Of Federated WomeH >
St. Paul one of the gentle sey ne
sponded. as is not unusual on sucn oc-
casions, to the toast, The Ideal Man,
a feminine equivalent to the hearty
masculine The Ladies-God Biesr
'Eml not so generous and universal.
but the women seem to prefer to keer
within the limits Of their individual
experiences and not to toast the whole
sex. This speaker wished to honor
him, she said SO, and uttered these
compliments: Man Is too capable
He Is the paragon Of animals on
his own ground he surpasses the lion
in magnanimity, the fox in acumen,
the parrot in repartee. the monkey in
versatility, the ant In thrift. the fish
in selfeontrol. the spider in all that
goes to make up a valued member Of
society. I dare say that, If all tbs
facts were known, man is more Of "a
absolute success than the mulel" TAd
the lady think there was a kick coE-
ing? 1t is not clear whether the Az
lusiOn was to the mules frmness q
mind or Of heel.
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sure-but he uses typewriter In his
well-kept business house. The Turk
he speaks English almost as we'll as
you do. perhaps, and. with a manner
that is beautiful to see, dimes you. and
tells over the black coffee the wild
stories Of earlier days, when the Jan
nisaries were slaughtered IN the
streets Of Constantinople.
At seutari you may witness the
great spectacle Of the departure Of the
pilgrimage to Mecca, and here is the
wonderfully beautiful cemetery-the
City of the Dead-where, among the
tombs and cypress groves. the living
hold their holidays and picnic parties.
From here one takes the train to visit
the ancient Broussa, and among the
little streets pass dark-eyed and often
beautiful Jewesses, or Turkish ladies'
richly, but rather quietly dressed.
wearing the fiimsiest Of yashmaks, II
they happen to be pretty, and rather
thick ones if they are plain Of face or
old.
The limits Of this article do not per
NIT Of any description OF the thousand
interesting sights and places and peo
pie with which the city allures the
stranger. They are. literally. too nu
merous to mention. Perhaps one OF
Constantinople's greatest and most
fascinating attractions is the grand ba.
zaar, called Bezestin, for here weeks
and weeks OF observation would not
exhaust the novelties or interest o.
the immense display of Oriental man,
ulactures.
In the bazaar Of perfumes one Is
made dizzy with the atmosphere OF
odorous mixtures. for here are gath.
cred all the exquisite and delicate
fragrances known to the world. The
Orientals are fond Of perfumes, and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

1T is hardly fair. said a veteran,
@to say that the modern feuds in east
ern Kentucky had their beginning in
the conditions that prevailed in the
first two years Of the civil war. There
is an essential difference between the
feud Of war time and that Of to-day.
Men shot at each other then IN the
open. and the friends on either side
rallied for desperate fght, Just as sol
diers would meet in conflict. East
Tennesseeans and eastern Kentucbi-
ans always were good haters. but they
were not given TO the sneakish meth
DDS Of the assassin
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10
The Flfth Kentucky, c. S. A.

The pet aversion of the eastern
Kentucky Unionists," said an ex-Con.
federate Captain. was Humphrey Mar
shalrs ragamufin regiment. the Fifth
Kentucky, C. 5. A. This was compos
ed exclusively Of Kentucky mountain.
GERS, great raw-boned fellows, an good
fighters, and the regiment was one OF
the best in the Confederate army. To
illustrate their endurance and fori.
tude their Colonel used to tell the
story that in the winter Of 1861 over
500 Of his men we're barefoot. and that
he had only one hundred blankets to
seven hundred men.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10
Hie CHOICE OF A RESIDENCE.
Railroad Superintendent Appreciated
prummers' situation.


Drummers' Situation.
D. p. Martin. geenrai manager y,
the traffic detostNeat az tke psi+i
more & Ohio railroad. iunehinr win
some Western railroad officials after
a Trunk association meetlng eavs
them this story OF railroad life:
Three drummers, said Mr.. Martin
arrived at Grand junction to make :
quick connection. They were hardi,
OF their train when the train tney
wanted pulled out and left them on
the platform. There were no more
fast trains for i've hours. and thew
were wild. Finally, one went to the
telegraph Office and sent this wire to
Chicago to the superintendent OF the
road.
We are in Grand Junction FOR q
FIVE hours wait We hope you are N
hell
"ln about half an hour the operator
handed the sender the following reply
irom the superintendent Of the road.
81 would rather be in he'll than
with you AZ Grand Junction. s--.Sow
York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

How chinaman Turned the Tables.
An amusing Illustration of the lin
guistic capabilities Of the educated
Chinaman comes from Berlin. On the
kaiser eompllmenting the new Chinese
minister on his excellent German, the
man from the Orient replied. = can
do better-I can speak the Berlin
dialect. One day, during the occupa.
ton Of Peking, l encountered a mum
ber Of your maiesty's soldiers, one Of
whom. thinking that I would not I'M
derstand him. took the liberty to ad,
dress me as follows: Wait. you Chin
ese baggage; If ever catch you in
the dark | viii twist your queaa Ar
you Shut UP, you Berlin weisa sssr
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10
DECIDED FoR THE CIRCUS.
pounastsr Determined the Pleasure
Was Worth. the Risk.

Little Harry was very eager to see
the circus, but bis mother dreaded
the ordeal OF spending an afternoon
there. She would not refuse to take
the child. but she used an her powers
Of argument 10 dispel his desire 70 90.
She told him that he would be hot
and uncomfortable that the atmos-
phere would be heavy with disagree
able odors, that the dust from the ring
would be sitting. She offered him a
dollar for his bank and a new picture
book II he would consent to remain at
home.
But Harry was obdurate. The glow
ing posters Of the circus had done
their work For weeks be had seen
dancing elephants, trick ponies. and
daring bareback riders IN his dreams
Nov he must see them in reality
Finally. in desperation. his mother
said: Remember. Harry. God doesn't
love little boys who 60 to the cir
cuks
TA'e evidently impressed the little
fslscE, fsr he looked very sober.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

Especial correspondence.)

No city on the face Of the globe has
so wonderful or beautiful an entrance
as that through which one approaches
Constantinople from the Mediter-
ranean. All the charms and loveliness
Of sky and sea, mountain forms, islands
and verdure Of indented coasts are
gradually disclosed in this enchanting
passage with an opulence and splen-
dor Of natural beauty impossible to
describe.
Crossing the Aegean sea. then
through the Hellespogl into the sea
Of Marmora, this glorious panorama Is
but the fitting introduction to the en-.
trancing vision of Constantinople, as
It rises from the waters rich In color
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10
He. ALSO. couLp BE EauoAL.
Good Lesson In Economy Given No
torlous Miser.

oood lesson N economy Given No
torlous Miser.
The stingiest man in the town OF
Granville had sent for John Briggs
TO discuss a matter Of Importance
When Mr.. Briggs entered the room Il
was lighted by one dim candle only.
Its a bright. starlight night" said
his host. and We don't need the can
die TO talk by" Whereupon he blew
it out as soon as his guest had found a
seat
The room was pitch dark, and the
conversation was long. When it was
over the host lighted the candle again
to show his visitor out
We'll, well. sir. this IS strange
sight, he clustered. for Mr.. Briggs
was minus coat, waistcoat. collar and
necktie.
TN put them on now you've lighted
the candle. said Mr. Briggs calmly
7 thought | might just as well save
the wear on them as long as nobody
could see. Youths Companion
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

the rarity Of some Of the scents to be
found here makes their price literally
above that Of rubies This bazaar is
much frequented BY the Turkish won.
en-, and. If one cares 10 xnSw how
their mouths and chins and usually
wel-shaped noses look. this is the
place to come while their yashmaks
are lifted to inhale some special per
fume.
The charm Of Constantinople Is as
insidious as the spell OF hasheesh. and
Kipling expressed its witchery in
words that every traveller in the ORR
ent understands when he wrote.
II you ear the East a-callin'-vhy. you
won't eed nothin' else
No you won't eed nothin else but them
spicy garlic smells.
An ths Wind among the palm-trees ana
the tinklT temple bells.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

census enumerators came round. Mar
riage is popular to the extent. OF 46.777
per cent Of males over IS yeasi of
age, and fair womankind IS api.re
ciated to the extent of 44.277 pei pspt
Of like ages. While the widowers esm-
Der 72.741. the widows total no ya'ger
than 75.405. which bears out The
truth there lies in the now neglected
ballad Of ~Theee Womez for Ever.
Man. London Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

rocky islands; the huge bulk OF the
Olympus, the softly tinted sky and sea
-all are but expressions Of nature at
her loveliest, and form an unforget-
able and soul-stirriDg picture
Constantinople is so diverse IN its
life and its component parts-for Pera
and Scutari are essentially a part OF
the whole-that It is difficult to know
where to begin in giving any idea OF
the city.
The Arab-you remember him In
Byron's poems-will he yell "Giourl"
il his eyes fall upon you? Oh, no. He
is too proud for that. even If he cared
to insult you. The Jew-a veritable
shylock in dress and manner, to be
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

An inventor in Germany has pro
posed a novel method Of supplying
electricity 10 light a harbor buoy at
night Hesiispenses with cable from
a power house on land. and generates
his own current by the rocking OF the
buoy. The audible signals given BY
bell buoys in a fog are produced in the
same manner. The motion Of the
waves Tits the apparatus first in one
direction and then in the other. and
makes the clapper strike at short in
tervals.
A full description OF the mechanism
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

Ing and contours, its seven hills
marked by cleaning minarets and
domes, and the deep greens of its
expresses and pines and palms con
trasting sharply with-the varied tint.
Ings Of its crumbling walls and forti-
dcatlons
Caiques without number fit in and
out among the huge ships Of all ma
tions that lie about the broad road
stead, warships and freighters, P. and
0. steamers bound for India and the
remoter east, German vessels that
later will seek African ports on the
east coast, corn ships from Russia, stur-
ay looking merchantmen from Ameri-
ca, picturesque feluccas from Greece,
and the Ionion Islands, and the yachts
of millionaires and princes.
It is wise, but very dificult, from
sheer eagerness, to behold the won
ders Of Constantinople at close range,
to remain upon the steamer deck for
half day to fix in the mind com
prehensive idea Of the city and its en-
yirons. all of which, in their chief
features, are presented to the eye as
well-dehned picture, apart from the
perplexities Of narrow streets and by
ways through which the various at.
fractions are reached.
Upon the hills of Stambcul stand the
great mosques, their ivory-white min
arets cleaning in the sunlight Of clear
day. or gilded, or Redeemed, to columns
Of gold or'blood in the setting glow of
the sun. Long professions of expresses
and clusters of palm and Oriental
strawberries mark the streets and gar
dens.
ST. Sophia, with four white minarets
and rose-colored walls rising in sue
cessive breaks to the vast dome that
uurmounts the wonderful pile OF ma
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10
M. I0hnston,s Home In ! Barn.

number only 13t. $50. or 29s7 per cent.
Irish people, oil the other hand aggre-
gate 1g5o64, or 4,5S5 per cent, and
patriotic Scots, backed up by police
statistics charge this remnant and
their connections with committing so
per cent OF the crimes annually re-
corded on the far side Of the Chevlots.
Welshmen seem to shun Scotland, as
only 2,673 wer found there when the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

pot I replied In his own vernacular
o. | viii knock all your teeth into
your bread basket Your majesty
ought to have seen the soldiers
faces" concluded the minister. I'll
you yourself had addressed them al
that moment without warning they
couldn't have been more astonishec
and frightened"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

Scotland. according to the latest re-
turns, is not a dumping ground for
aliens. Only 1893 per cent out Of a
population of 4,472. .lOs are aliens. The
number Of Engllsh-born persons north
Of the Tweed, If transferred to Lon
don, would be hardly noticed. They
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

Husband lduring the spat) oh,
well a man is supposed to tell a few
lies when he is doing courtship
stunt
Wife-Yes. ! suppose so; but it's up
to him to reform after he gets mar
ried.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

With q iomb worth 100000 waiting
to receive his body Robert A. John
ston, surviving member Of the once
well-known New York dry goods firm
OF J. & c. Johnston, is spending his
last years in poverty and is living in
barn on his former estate. between
Riverdale and Mount st. Vincent, on
the Hudson. Living the life Of re-
cluse and cut OF from HIS for ler
friends and associates, he gains a I've
lihood as caretaker Of the estate which
he owned for many years.
On a high bluff in what is known as
old Calvary cemetery. within the lin
IT'S Of Long Island City, stands the
Johnston tomb It Is built Of huge
granite blocks and It's dome and the
surmounting figure Of the savier lean
ing on a cross make 1t conspicuous
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

The glory Of the bicycle days has
vanished. and the army Of riders that
used to wheel over the houleraris
has diminished until only a faithful
few are daily to be seen.-New YORK
Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

The value Of the diamonds IN the
United States IS estimated to be $780,
100000. OF this amount $4,000. 900
worth are owned by residents Of New
York.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10
Puslshed sehOolmaster, Too.

FuqI1hcd ochooIm15tcr, 90
n China b man who killed his father
vas executed and along with him his
schoolmaster for not having taught
aim beftes
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10
HAS A 100000 TOMB
BUT MAKES HIS HOME IN LIFE IN
A BARN.

Vlelssltudes Of Fortune Illustrated In
the Case Of Robert A. Johnston Of
New York-onoe Supposed to Be
Worth s2,ooo,ooo, Now caretaker Of
Estate He Owned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10
ISTREET SCENES In THE
CAPITAL OF The TURK
STREET

No City in the Wesld Has More Delightful Appear
ance from Distance -Minsrets Of Stately Mosques
Crown the Hills Of StambouL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

employed in the new buoy is not yet
at hand. but one can easily fancy how
It is arranged. A small dynamo is
operated by the motion OF the appar-
atus. and tho current is first fed into
a storage battery, so that the supply
to the lamp may be kept uniform. II
the brilliancy OF this light varied with
the condition Of the sea the system
would be unsatisiactoy Hence It
would not do to lead the electricity
directly to the lamp. II is said that
experiments with the invention are
in progress on the German coast.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-10

You can't expect God to take care
Of you Il you SO. urged his mother.
Harry pondered the situation mo-
ment and then made his decision
Running 70 the window, he waved his
hand az the sky. and called out:
Wei. goodbye. Godi I'm going to
the circus. even If have TO take care
OF myself New York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-30
PERSONAL POINTS,.
+ + + + + + + :. !! + + + 1. + .

J. D. Cox of Medford is in the city.
Carl Voss of Little Rock is in the
city.
w. C. Bonner of Humphrey is in the
city
c. W. Penn of Linnwood is in the
city.
F. c. hayes Of Princeton is in the
city
l.. P. Fucbish and wife of Red Fork
are at the Trulock.
D. 7. Reynolds of Clarksville was
in the city yesterday.
E. Brown and H. Moore of Calhoun
were in the city yesterday.
H. Y. Jackson of Russellville is a
business visitor in the city.
Mr. Fred Fox and family have re.
turned from Saratoga, n Y.
J. Ed Harrington of Little Rock
PASSED through the city last night
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Owen leave to-
day for brief visit to friends at St.
Louis.
MI W. u. Tankersley left this morn.
ing for business trip down the Val.
ley road
w. C. Hudson, teller at the Bank Of
Pine Bluff, is in New York on a busi-
ness trip.
j. A. Coles, Hugh Jackman and Chas.
Lemon returned this morning from
fishing trip to Clear Lake.
Miss Ella Bum leaves today for an
extended visit to California. She will
be member of party made up of
prominent Fordyce people.
w. L. Dewoody leaves today to at.
tend the pharmaceutical convention at
Mackinac, Mich. Misses Florence and
Emma Dewoody will accompany him.
Mr.. Hugh C. Fox and family and
Misses Emily Ryland and Emma Ezell
will leave next week for Colorado
Springs and western points to spend
the summer