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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

pulled out a wad @ big bills az big as
your fist
IN see that he says, countin' out
the money. an 90 you ten thousand
more
That was putin the boot on the
other leg. FOR all I Masters cd dig up
was about twenty-five hundred, but he
was game an he called for a show FOR
his pile An on the show down he
flashed four kings against simmons
four tens
We'll. there want no disputin' the
cards. but moved away a little Kind
o lookin for q disturbance. specially
as / heerd that click o. Simmons
Jaws again. but ne didn't say nothin'
an twould ha been a good thing for
a young feiler that stood by II he'd
showed the same sense.
"But be want hardly more'n a boy.
though he were a big, husky chap that
we're travelin. SO | heer'd I'm some
where's mp North, an reckon ne
didn't know the customs O. the river,
for he spoke right ont in a goodna-
tured. fool way, sayln'.
well. that was the most extraordi
nay play ! ever saw.
There was two or three other men
standin by. too. looliin on at the
game. ar they sort o sidestcpped.
same as ! had. but The young feller
stood thcrc just az Il he hadn't said
nothin. only lookin' kind o. 'ston-
ishod. same as he said he was. an
Simmons turned round TO him.
~'And what did you hnd remark.
able in the play. sir?' he said as polite
.aa II ho'd been askin' the stranger to
have a drink.
why. says the boy, ] don't see
why You didn't draw a card You
could have
"He ncvcr finished that sentence.
for as qGlck as a fash Simmons
grabbed a glass half full o whisky
that stood on the table. an threw the
liquor square in the boys face.
That's what We do with fools
down this way when they criticise a
eentlcman's play at poker he says.
lust as cool as before. but not so
polite
well. the boy was good grit. even
II he was a fool, al he jumped at
Simmons an the next minute they
was rollin on the door. seen Sim
mons pull his knife as they went down
an I rcckoned to see the other feller
killed. but that wa'nl Simmons idea
Il appears.
They struggled for little Bit Il
/ didn't seem ten seconds. an Simmons
jumped up. laughing. He had cut
both the boys ears an his nose plumb
Of.
You'd ha thought Simmons'd ha'
been lynched. but there want nobody
IN the saloon that felt Ike tacklin'
him. specially as he still had the knife
in his hand an was wipin' it, careful.
on his handkerchief.
~Tho boat was just tyin' up at the
/ vickshurg levec, an we took the boy
ashore an pat him IN the hospital.
Simmons went ashore. too. an the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

little town OF Ravello, perched high
upon the hillside The view from
here is beautiful in the extreme. for
the sailing vessels on the sea in the
distance far beneath look like tiny
toys, and the inequalities OF the
rocks near the shore are hidden from
sight by the rise Of the hill, 50 that
the whole scene is like a brightly
painted picture, rather than a piece
Of the real world.
Ravello is noted for its medieval
antiquities. Its cathedral pulpit is
marvel Of delicate workmanship IN
marbles and mosaics. and is attrae
tive enough to bring lovers OF the
art Of the later middle ages from all
parts CT Europe to revel in its beau
ties and study its ornaments. II fur
nisaes a fine specimen Of the achieve
mcnts OF the emarmorarii df marble
worlsors Of the thirteenth and four
teenth centuries.
More Of this work we win see at
Salerno; but even the specimens that
Salerno possesses are. perhaps, bet
tor understood and appreciated after
a study of that IN Ravello.
Salerno is regarded generally as
q stopping place on the way to Paest
UNI; Yet it has historical and artis
tic importance Of its own. In its
cathedral lies the body Of the famous
Pope Gregory -Hildebranc-who
died in exile in 1885, uttering the
famous words: Il have loved justice
and hated ini1uity, therefore / die
in exile
The cathedral in itsei. is an archi
tectural gem. and it is dedicated te
an apostle, like its neighbor Amalf
st. Matthew being the patron OF
Salerno. Its pulpit and other works
in which marble carving and mosaic
are judiciously introduced as orna
monts, are also celebrated.
Paestum. however, draws MS to it
The ruins Of the temples that adorn
ed the lost and ancient Poseidonis
constitute the most complete ex
amples Of Greek Doric architecture
that the olden times have bequeathed
to rs.
Perhaps there is nothing loveliel
like to be seen anywhere than the
temples Of Paestum standing shor
distance from the low shore where
the gently murmnring waves breal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

Col James r. Jones considers that
the late Thomas P. Ochiltroe was one
Of the bravest men that ever trod in
shoe leather. Why said Col Jones
Il remember that in one battle the
colonel's cavalry regiment was direct
ed to assault a battery that was caus-
ing much trouble. Ochiltree ordered an
advance. and when he found himself
at the mouth Of the bristling cannon
he looked around and saw his men
were not following. He galloped back
and denounced them
Were you not afraid? he was
asked.
Afraid? Thunder No. was his
reply, but fifteen minutes after I re
turned to our camp my horse dropped
dead OF heart disease. New York
Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

and never dies" Pompeii is passed,
with its unearthed temples ana
basilicas and theaters, and houses all
roofiess and empty, which, after be-
ing hidden beneath the ashes 81
Vesuvius for seventeen centuries
have been evoked from their vast
sepulchre for the instruction OF our
time. Other little towns are passed
and finally La Cava del Tirreni Is
reached
The place is almost surrounded by
high mountains, rising from 4,50o to
4,7O0 feet above the level Of the adj
joining sea, and the sides Of the hills
are dotted viii strange looking little
towers. The historian Of the great
Abbey Of Cava, describing the little
towers on the hills. says that they
are destined as elevated stands for
men furnished with sings, with
which, in the autumn season, they
cast whitened stones at the wild pig
cons that then fiyoyer this land. They
discharge these sings with such
accuracy Of aim that they oblige the
focks Of pigeons to descend from
their high fight and come within the
reach OF great nets arranged oblique
ly, which fall upon them and cap
ture them in great numbers.
This is a faYorite occupation
When the pigeons come, prolonged
cries OF JOY are heard from Vesavius
to Vietri, and the varied sounds oi
the hunting horns indicate to those
engaged in this sport the direction
that the flight has taken; and othel
cries welcome a net full Of pigeons.
Driving from Cava to Amalfi. the
sea comes into view in the approach
to Vietri. The softness and warmth
OF the south now begin TO be felt.
There on the left is the aqueduci
Of yietri and here to the right the
shoulder Of the hill, green and spring
like in shrubs and plants and trees
The little city shines white On tbs
shore Of this ever smiling sea. anC
there is a Joy and brilliancy tha
seem to pervade the scene. The ali
is delicious; and as the little opeI
carriage proceeds along this mos
picturesque Of roads, the influence o
the scene comes home to one, ans
we remember the words Of the nov
well nigh forgotten American poe
who said: God made all the worl'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

his team, made up Of Irish talent. The
young pitcher said his name was Ru
dolph Nuremberg This wouldn't do
SO Jimmy O'Rourke suggested
Roach" The lad was tall and thin
so he was dubbed Skeleton" tn,
combination gave the fans "Ske
Roach" After twirling on varioul
prairie league teams he was signed By
George May for the Spaldings. HI
has played with Mobile in the South
ern League. Des Moines in the West
ern, and last year was with Butte IA
the Pacific, where he intends goini
this season about June /.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11
THE SOUTH OF ITALY
Beautiful Land 1whers Summer Sings aad Never De
Medieval Antiquities and Ancient Works Of Art
to Be Found on All Sides
tspecial correspondenee-)

separated by a considerable diatance.
The town. small and confined rs il
is today, was at one time inhabited
by a fourishing and famous people
among whom science, law, art, navi
cation and commerce were vigorous.
ly cultivated, but, as the volnminous
historian Of the city and duchy OF
Amalf relates, after the vicissitudes
and catastrophes which the passing
OF the centuries piled up upon it, it
scarcely preserves even its mans
upon the remains Of the antique
grandeur
From Amaln the traveller visits the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

for man; but he made Italy for him
self"
Amalh, It has been said. is one OF
those places which are better under
stood from the rudest drawing than
from the minute description. In
some parts it seems a town in ter
races. where the pecnle on the
ground floor in back street look out
over the housetops Of the house in
front Of them, and where the ordinary
street communication is by stair
cases. And then in front Of all,
forming mirror to the town. in
which blue sky and green hills and
white houses are all reflected with
unusual brilliancy. lies the tranquil
sea. that lovely Mediterranean sea.
Amalf and Atrini which you pass
before reaching Amalfi. we're once on
a time united as one town. It Is not
easy to think SO now. for they are
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

cap'n was glad enough to get rid oi
him; so he didn't do nothin but te
the chief O. police all about it, an the
boat went on, as usual, np the river
II don't know what the police might
ha' done about # when the youag fel
Ter got well erough 70 set out, but he
didn't wait to got well. Pears he goi
up that same night. all bandaged uI
as he was. an got out on the street
aomehow an found Simmons in the
hotel where he was stoppin an killed
him dead in the bar room. New
York Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11
Handlcap for Pltchers.

The redeeming feature Of the join
rules committee meeting was az
amendment OF the balk rule. at thu
suggestion OF Mr Dreyfus, by which
pitchers are prohibited from stepping
back OF the pitchers plate when de
liyering the ball. This move on the
part Of the pitchers was bone Of
contention all Of last season between
pitchers and umpires. The rule will
handicap those pitchers who are in
the habit Of stepping back Of the rub.
Der to get a swing. We suppose this
is in the nature Of a slight atonement
for the infection of the foul strike
Sporting Life.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11
AeALTH LAws X gNoLAND.
Physician Satisfied They Have Beer
Productive Of Good.

Productive OF Good.
Everybody by this time is familiar
with the pronouncement of science
that splitting Is a habit, which, apart
from ita unpleasant nature. is fraught
IN the case Of consumptive persons
with great danger to the nation at
large. Something must have been ac
compIished IN the way Of lessening
the practice from the advice to refrain
from it legibly displayed in public
places from tramcars to pOstofilces.
Local laws are also In operation fof
the punishment Of those who offend.
a Liverpool investigation showed that
Of l05 samples" Of expectoration ex
amined five contained virulent, that
is. active bacilli OF tuberculosis. | am
at least glad to see the condition OF
railway carriages is beginning to re
ceive attention They are places
much requiring attention in this re
spect. A fine OF lbs each was infict-
ed on two men at Porth the other day
for splitting In a railway carriage. The
prosecution was undertaken by the
county council OF Clamorgan. All
such legislation is not only needed,
but its beneficial effect will not be
limited to suppressing q nuisance.
Through the operation of the law the
thoughts OF the nation viii be direct
ed toward the prevention Of disease,
and this alone must be regarded as an
eminently desirable result-Dr An
drew Wilson in the London Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

In Lord Roberts town house in
Portland place. London, is an inter
esting relic which never fails to at
tract attention. It is a small and not
over clean white" piece Of linen Of
irregular shape. and is placed In a
conspicuous position. Very few visit
ors fail to notice it. none car even
guess what It is until they are told.
Then they learn that It Is Cronie'a
Sag OF truce" which he sent IN pre-
paratory to his surrender at Paarde-
berg. now nearly three years ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11
ErIn,. handealI champIon comlna.

Timothy Twohig. the champion
handball player Of ireland. viii ar
rive here, It is announced. by the
end of the month. He is coming with
the intention OF playing a match with
Egan Of Jersey City and Oliver Drew
Of Brooklyn. Some time ago Phil
Casey OF New York said he would
back Drew to the amount OF $1,000
for an international match against
Twohig. the match to consist Of thir-
ty games. fifteen to be played here
and fifteen to be played IN Ireland.
Twohig is a native OF Cork. and is
spoken OF as a powerful exponent
" the ancient Dastime.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

ICY" Swain will not play league
BAH this year. but win cast his lot
in Independent circles and put in his
lime at Urbana. o. Swain wants to
play with Wheeling in the Central
league and Wheeling is just as anx-
ious to secure his services. but he is
on the reserve list Of Flandreau IN
the North Dakota league. VIII A.
smith OF Knoxville, Tenn. IS signing
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

There's a heap o talk sometimes
about the bad men that eavorts round
some parts o. the country where 'tain't
settled up much. an does gun plan
for fun. shootin' up bar-rooms an
KILN tenderfoots now an then, while
they're workin off the red liquor
they've took" said Caleb Mix the
veteran bartender on the Mississippi
river packet. City Of Natchez.
"But ] reckon that they amt none
on EN- any more ornery nor the bad
men that useter travel the Mississip
afore the war.
There was one feller that come
from New Orleans. so they said, that
travelled the boats a good deal, Just
afore tho war, that come as near bein
a sure enough devil as anybody | ever
seen. never hear none o. these
stories about bad men 'thout thinhn
O him. an a thing / seen him do In
poker game one night
@He called hisself Harry Simmons
an mebbe that might ha been his reel
name don't know But there was
them Z said his old man made him
take another name when he paid him
fifty thousand dollars to get out an
never have nothin more to do with
his own folks.
lie were a tail. slender wiry devil
with Jet black hair an one blue eye
an one that was a sort O. graygreen.
You couldn't never forget his face II
you seen it once He were a dandy,
like most O. the topnotch river gam
blers was them days. an were as
ptic'lor as a woman about his clo'es.
An ne wore jewelry. like the rest
on en- did that was more ike a
womans than a mans But you didn't
want to make no mistake about him
heln' womanish when Il came 70 q
fight or a game o. draw
when it was card playin he were
as steady as a clock an took chances
thatd make a tightrope walker gray
headed. An when It was night, he
were a bundle o. Wildcats. with about
as much pity iu him as a game cock.
They was playln a hard game one
night when the boat come up toward
Vickshurg. an it were a sure case o
dog eat dog. for there want a sucker
on the boat that any OF EN- thought
was worth the trouble O. oatchin', an
three on EN- was playin' together
al professionals. an al three bad
men.
Simmons was the worst o the lot.
bHt George Masters. q Nicksburg man,
and Billy Eaton. a feller I'm Texas
was both ugly customers for any man
10 run up against 'thouten he had his
gun in his hand full cooked
-They was playin heavy game.
FOR they was an wen fixed. an any
one on en- stood to lose eight or ten
thousand afore soin broke. Luck run
against simmons for the arst hour or
so. All it were easy 20 see that he
were cettln ugly. not that he said
anything. for they didn't none on EN-
do no talkin 70 speak of. but his eyes
looked wickcder'n usual. an his jaw
was sot like a steel trap. He were
playin monstrous cautious. though.
an hadn't lost morc'n three or four
thousand when he seen. or thought
Re seen. chanst O. gettln' back a
good part Of it.
1T we're Masters deal an a jack
rot. with $50 ia H. Simmons had iirst
say an ne opened ls for the. size Of It.
Eaton como IN an Masters raised II
thirty Evidently that were just what
Simmons was ioohin' for. for he raised
Il nifty more. an then Eaton took a
whack az lt
Il reckon he hadn't raised on the
frst round, for fear o scarin' Masters
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

players for Wheeling and writes tha
he has bagged another good man il
Catcher Owen Shannon. who playes
with the Davenport. Ia. nine Of thu
Three-l league in 1901 and 1900
He has also signed William Dahl
quist. pitcher, who played in tn,
Southern league.-Terre Haute Tri
bune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

out. but secin' how things laid. he
raised Simmons fifty. Then Masters
histed It a hundred. an Simmons made
It a hundred more. so Eaton. havin a
small straight. kind O. hauled in his
horns. an just trailed.
HE tralled a couple o. times more
while Simmons an Masters was a
boostin' each other a hundred at q
clip. but seeing he were out Of his
depth he folded on the third raise.
an the others kept on TN they had
two thousand apiece ia Che pot.
"Theu Simmons just made good al
when Masters asst him how many cards
he wanted he said he reckoned he'd
play what he had. So Masters. he
stood pat. too beth on EN- having
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

Ike q silver fTinge on the g0ldeE
sand. The desoIateness Of the plain
around is appalling. Imagination
runs riot in such surroundings. and
you might readily imagine yourself
the sole itlhabitant OF an abandoned
world left here alone with these
massive yeiiowish brown-old gold
colored-columns and architraves.
Once the roses bloomcd luxuriously
Ia this place; now barrenness and
desolation brood over the place The
people who dwell at the railroad sta.
ton that bears the great name Of
paestam are shrunken and yellow
with malarial feyers. Nature as
well as art has gone to ruin here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

TOW oNCI VvNII IVt IIlo FFsIIIN'
Few baseball followers who have
heard Of "skel Roach, just chosen
coach of the baseball team OF the Uni
versity Of Michigan, know how he
was given the nickname "Skel" About
ten years ago Jack Keary just then
organizing the Ogdens, in Chicago,
saw the pitcher, and engaged him for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11
Jenes Given : Rec.ptlon.

d. A. Jones, the Milwaukee bowler
who won the individual bowling cham
pionships at indianapolis with Total
OF 6S3 in three games. was given a re-
ception BY local bowlers when he re-
turned home
Mayor Rose OF Milwaukee has re
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11
May prop portIand bad seatsIs.

May urop rortano anu Seatus.
Two new baseball teams have been
organized to enter the Pacific North
west league. One is at San Francisco
and one at Los Angeles. The prop
osltions have been financed, the
grounds secured and application made
to enter the league.
Who the hackers are is kept secret
but it Is asserted the two teams wiz
be admitted unless the Pacific Coast
league drops Portland and Seattle
There is a bare possibility that an.
other team or two in California may
be admitted. but this is not probable
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

moro life and yigor and push than the
more solemn Romans.
This is but stopping place in the
search for sunshine. Farther south
lies the land where summer sings
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11
~ovER IL LoNe pIvIpEn

-over the Long Divldei" with anxious thought
Man has 10 this question sought
What Hes beyondg The entire human race
chaldea Syria, Egypt Greece and Rome
Have crossed the crest 10 an unfathomed home.
Nor knew the semblance OF that dwelling place
That waited them: with portals dark and wide
Beyond the summit Of the Long Divide
over the Long Dlvdel the endless streams
OF passing mortals leave us but their dreams
The Hindoo of Nirvana while fields Eysan
The Greek and Roman sported. and the souls
OF Odin's warriors drained their wassail bowls;
Saint John in his ApoealyDtc vision
Bland choral symphonies. resoundlng wide
From golden harps beyond the Long Divide
Beyond the Long Divide, the Indian found
Wide prairie spread, happy hunting ground;
No dreams agreed Hope eoored every thought,
Eternal Hope' the only gift Of heaven
Left in the casket by Pandora rlven
Although answering message she has brought
Illumed by Faith. she's yet the only guide
To light the traveller DER the Long Dividel
Von w.. IN For
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

APLES presents a
striking contrast TO
Rome, the dignifled,
stately. slow and seri-
ous-minded city. Naples
seems 60 act up to its
title Of new city
neapolis-and its peo-
pie, though living under
a warmer sky, have
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-04-11

When Il came to being wen prcserv
ed Lots wife bad All her female 40
ouaintanrez beat a block
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-07-30
THE HERALD
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

THE HERALD hereby announces that
James 7. Denton is now connected with
the paper in the capacity CT associate
editor and business manager, and Is
authorized to collect and receipt bills or
transact any other business in connec-
ton with either the paper or the job
department. Any attention or faYors
shown to Mr.. Denton viii be appreciat-
Cd by the proprietor Of THE HERALD.
JESSE o. WHEELER,
Editor and Proprietor.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-07-30

Ell SoLTERo's "wheels" are get
ting in a bad way indeed. He'd
better come out of the sand hills
and get breath of fresh salt-sea air.
He thinks he has discovered a self
continent on the part of THE HER
AID as regards the pernicious prac-
tice of knocking" against the
public interest. Now Just the re-
verse is true. THE HERALD knocked
all right, but it knocked the knock
ers. and 1t will continue to do so
whenever and wherever one puts up
bis head and exposes his fiendish
face. "Conspuez the knocker" in
deed; so say we.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-07-30

THE philologicomous editor OF
the Corpus Crony remarks:
The Hebraic extraction OF the
editor of the BROWNSVILLE HERALD
is indicated by the Hidalgo Adj
vance referring to him as shake"
and Jesse o. Shake"
That is hard one, but the HER
AID clears the Advance of the i'm
putation that il was merely calling
names. The Crony is also forgiven,
provided that it does not apply to
us the cognomen O'Wheeler, which
some have done.