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Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1903-08-13
HOLBROOK HINTS.
Interesting and Newsy Items Clipped from
 the Argus

Ben Schuster was in town Fri day.
 George Lewis, came down from St. Johns and spent Sunday in Holbrook,
 John Nelson came in Friday from Heber, having started d bunch of sheep for this place.
 Ike Thomas, came down from St. Johns the first of the week, and started to driving the Hol- brook division of the St. Johns stage line.
 Miss Kempe. of St. Johns. who has been preparing for teaching at the Normal at Flagstaff, Was visiting her sister. Mrs. K. D. Greer, few days this week.
 Doctor Hathaway was called to Heber Monday night to see Juan Baca Y Montana, who has been very i'll. The doctor return ed Thursday night and says the patient Is nuth improved
 K. D. Greer has moved his fam fly to HoIorook anI will make his headquarters at this place. Mr. Greer informs Us that he las driven his cattle down here and will have beef in more conven- tent order than before.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1903-08-13

the arrival and departure of the mail took effect and is given below
 Arrive at St. Johns from Eager 1O:2O D. m; arrive at St. Johns from Holbrook 12:4O a. III; leave St. Johns tor Eager 3:20 a. m; leave St. Johns for HOlbrooll 4:4O d. III.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1903-08-13

Ben Schuster was in town Fri day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22

The local manager OF one OF the
great numbering firms in the upper
catineau is in face. form and habit
very fair representative Of Santa
Claus. The resemblance REQUIRED to
his mind with force recently when, as
hs drove down Catfish lake, the clat-
tering Of hoofs aroused him to the fact
that two magnificent caribou were
trotting alongside his horses.
Both animals were well antlered, and
beautifully marked with scarfs OF
white fur around their necks, and they
kept up to the three-minute gait OF
the ponies with the greatest ease.
Il guess the whole outfit made Just
the dead image Of first-class living
picture of Christmas coming straight
from the North Pole" the manager
said. describing this part of his adven-
ture.
At the edge Of the lake he stopped
and, standing in his cutter, gave a
shout, "just to see the rascals jump,
he said. They did jump, and made on
hastily among the trees. but only for
little while The peculiar clatter OF
their loosely hanging hoofs was soon
heard in the rear, and the man even
felt their warm breath upon the back
OF his head.
Thus accompanied. he drove up to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22
WAS CARELESS IN HIS SPEECH
Young Thoushsss Remark That Time Lss Him Und>
Grave Suspicion.

Many a man has come to grief
through carelessness Of speech Il is
easier to suspect evil than to credit
good. and the most apparently trifing
showing OF thoughtlessness Of word Of
mouth may cause lifelong impressions
at once as damaging as they are un-
founded. Up on Columbia Heights is
a young man who poses neither as a
saint nor a sinner, but he is sadder
and wiser man as the result Of an
experience he had several days ago.
A young lady whose home is in At
lantic City recently came to Washing
ton to visit at this young mans home.
but the members OF his family, un-
known to her. had been detained in
New England on their summer outing.
Mr.. X. the young man, alone repre-
sented the family in town. and as the
young lady had been invited As the
guest OF the family, he arranged for
her entertainment at an apartment
house on Columbia Heights, not far
from his home.
How long win she be hereg" asked
the clerk.
II UDn Know uncWDAtA - - W
pends on how soon my family will be
home. I'm arranging for her here be
cause my folks are away"
The clerk smiled, but 1t was lost on
x. who was IN a hurry to get down
town. The Trucks arrived. also the
Jersey girl. and she was comfortably
ensconced ia the rooms reserved for
her. incidentally she was a very
charming girl. and X had not been
slow to appreciate that fact.
Now, it so happened that DR.. and
Mrs. Blank, who have apartments
close to those she occupied. We're old
friends - L. parents. Mrs. Blank
mentioned 70 the clerk how gratifed
she was that her young friend from
Atlantic City had apartments near
hem, and that Mr.. X. Of whom the
roung lady had spoken, had been able
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22
WHERE HApEs IS LOCATED
Drummer is Confident He Knows Spot csss Reason for
His Assertion.

The burning Of a mall car on the
New York Central road near Syracuse
reminded a man who read Of II Of the
burning OF 4 sleeping car. and that
led up to another stoy touching upon
the geographical location OF hell.
Il left Quebec in the face Of snow
fsll late in the day. for st. John. H.
b." he said. There was only one
sleeping car on the train The route
was the old Intercolonial railroad.
which believe was built primarily
or military purposes. At the time
speak OF the service had not been
noticeably improved.
Il turned into my bunk early in the
night to Keep from freezing Ere
ouently I heard and felt the train
creeping along as II the engineer had
lost his way.
About / O'Clock In the morning the
conductor stirred me up with the in
formation that the car was on fire
and wo would have TO turn out. None
OF the occupants seemed alarmed or
inclined to move. We got up leis-
urely.
"As soon as we got our traps to-
gether and passed into an ordinary
passenger car ahead. the train was
uncoupled from the sleeper. and we
simply watched the coach burn until
there was nothing left except its
iron frame. This the crew removed
from the tracks and then our train
pulled out
There was no system Of heating
coaches on the Intercolonial at the
time Of which l speak except by a
wood stove. All the fuel was con-
sumed and the passengers huddled
and chattered and swore the balance
Of the night. One man froze his nose
trying to look through a frosted
glass.
The engineer made no effort to
make time. We got to an eating ta-
tion about 10 o'clock in the morning,
four hours late The chap who ran
the pl1ce had given us up and gone
to bed.
I'VE routed him out and he gave
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22

In every town. big or little, there
= gang of fellows with acute mental
cholera morbus. The convulsions OF
their brains are always cramping and
they have a doleful time. If a ca
Iamity threatens town, they multiply
its certainty by ten. and its destruc-
ttveness by a thousand. If good
thing is coming they divide it by two
and sniff at it.
And when a man gets out and digs
and makes dollar and half or two
dollars, they Intimate that he stole It
and that il is counterfeit anyway.
There are men Of a type the world
over. They never build churches
their names never head subscription
papers for libraries or schools; they
never go deeper in their pockets than
their suspender buttons. and when
they have a scheme they expect to call
a public meeting and have it put
through with whoop: work Is not in
their bright lexicon. Sometimes the
Lord gives them money! probably as
a horrible example to show that money
and hAppiness aren't absolutely
welded. But when these fellows get
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22

were unable to dislodge the Mohamme-
dan invaders, and the star and cres-
cent still floats dehantly over the
domes Of Jerusalem.
There is nothing in the physical
geography Of the Holy Land TO invite
the struggle for its ownership by at
least three sects. which ia deepening
with the years. Hard. mountainous.
scant Of sel and desert-like. to It is
added a climate rather to be avoided
than sought No part Of the earth
Is less adapted 20 successful COLOMBIA
tion. Il was the scene OF Jewish sor-
rows for generations. OF Christian
persecution IN later times and Of
Turkish misruie and greed ever since.
Even the latter could hardly desire
to hold II. except for the gain they
receive in hard barter with visiting
r,lgrims and travellers. For ages no
marked change has come over It's
people or products, and Advancement
shuns the unfertile spot Yet envious
eyes are turned thitherward. aad new
crusades OF Jew and Chria.ian seek
TO dislodge the Mohammedan-and
each other The fanaticism Of hun
tred millions Of religionists Of the
various creeds involved are centered
on a tiny country not SO large and In
hnitely less fertile than the smallest
state OF our own land. But that small
area IS studded with the shrines OF
Mosiems. Jews. and OF Catholics
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22
SKY LINE THE LIMIT.
Bank Notes by the Handful Figure in
Poker Game

Bank Notes by the Handful Figure in
Poker Game
Col. Frank Bosworth took fresh
grip on his cigar. Strengthened out his
long legs under the table at the Ross
more, and quietly remarked;
Talk about pokerl ! think ! figured
in one Of the swiftest games on the
Ohio river. some years ago, that has
ever come under my observation
"There were four OF us in the game,
and we were out for blood. The scene
was one of these old-fashioned house
boats. and we played all night with
practically no limit
ITO give you an idea: 1t was jack
pot. and opened it Tor thousand on
a pair Of jacks. The fellow opposite
me boosted It a couple Of thousand
more. and by the time it came around
to me again had to put $1,000 in to
draw cards
This was pretty steep. but soched
in the s5, 600 and drew three cards.
mo. didr't better my hand, and
one OF the party. with a $4,000 bet
got the pot on a pair Of kings.
after a whiie-it was getting pret-
ty iate-or rather early in the morning
another jackpot came up, and 1t was
opened for $500. | had only king high,
but l whooped it for about $1,000.
Everybody came in, as It was to be
the last pot for the night Well, there
was about s25 900 in the center before
we drew cards.
Il didn't draw. These are good
enough for me. I said. and bet $4,000
on my monkey straight
s'well, to be brief, cleared up s5o,-
600 on that blum. AS we got up from
the table borrowed half dollar from
one of the players to get my breEk-
fast with.
~You see. this was just after the war
ana had found a trunlful of Confed'
crate money. That's what we were
playing with.
s'Yes. thanks. plain water on the
side. New York Telegraph.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22
a WONDERFUL MAN.MoNkEY.


chlmeanzee In London Shows inteiil-
pence Of a Human Being.
Performing monkeys are the rage.
There Is a wonderful man-chimpanzee
al the Aquarium IN London. He was
found IN the Congo river. Is years
old, stands feet high and weighs
fifty-slx pounds. II he lives. which is
always an open question, for chin
panzees are exceedingly delicate, he
may reach the age Of 40. He is mar
velously intelligent and his instinct
for imitation Is very acute. Whatever
he sees a person do he Immediately
starts to do himself. For example.
when he travels In the train he rises
and wipes the window with handker-
chief so that he may enjoy the Itassing
view. and when he is taken to the
seaside he gets a bucket ana spade
like the children and makes castles
In the sand. He is curloualy sensitive
ard sobs like a child when roughly
spoken to. He Is most industrious
worker and his tricks on a tricycle. are
wonderful; he ran ride a machine In
seven different ways. He dresses like
a man. but distinctly dislfkes the high
hat, preferring a sailor He lives on
bananas, milk and cocoa
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22
EXHAUSTED BUCK TOOK A TOW
Strange Action d fIsna Must Ha= Tod Anima How
to lis Lie

Deer in extremity VIII sometimes do
strange things. Not long ago a guide,
anton Lessale. with a companion, was
n a birch canoe on a pool In one Of
he M . reaches Of the Wisconsin
river, They had been looking for ce-
lar poles and were floating idly.
They heard the noise Of dogs in the
woods and supposed that some Indians
from The Flambeau reservation we're
chasing deer. The Chippewa uses
deer dogs IN spite OF the state law.
since he lives on United States reser-
Tation and skips back to it when In
ianger Of arrest.
Five minutes after the men heard
the barlKs big buck appeared on the
bank OF the stream 1t paused for a
moment and showed that twas In the
last stage Of exhaustion. Then It fell.
rather than jumped, in. though IL saw
the men plainly.
It struck out for the opposite shore.
though able only to keep its nostrils
above water. and as the boat was In
its way came directly toward 1t.
A birch canoe is ucklish thing.
Anton was excitedly afraid that the
deer would strike and overturn 1t,
since it showed no disposition to 60
aside. SO instead Of dipping his paddle
and sending the craft out of harm s
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22

There Is a perfectly organized re
public in the western part Of North
Carolina. but. although Il Is prarticei
ly independent Of both state and ma
tional governments. II has never been
recognized BY foreign powers. although
its independence ia Acknowledged BY
the American government az Wash.
ington. This little republic Is known
as Qualia republic. the home Of about
1000 Of the Cherokee Indians. It
consists OF tract Of about 50 square
miles Of rich valley land
The president OF the little republic
Is elected every four years. and re-
celyes a salary OF $500 a year. When
at Washington. however. on the re
puhlic's business. ho receives IS o
day extra None but a Cherokee Of
more than IS years OF age Is eligible
for the position. When the chief is
absent his auties are performed by an
assistant chief. a member OF the na
tional council. who receives a salary
OF $500 per year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22

The Rev. Prebcndary Webb peploe
Of England was famous athlete at
Cambridge university IN his day. The
following remarkable tale IS told Of
him. a fall OF fifteen feet from a
ladder had 80 severely injured him
that his life was despaired of How.
ever. By dint Of medical skin and care
fui nursing no recovered a fair
amount OF health and strength. One
day, after having been confined 10
bed for six months, he was told that
the university sports were hxed foi
the morrow and that his college. be
ing somewhat undermanned. stood
greatly IN need OF assistance. He At
once plnckily jumped out OF bed, c
tered his name and succeeded In car
rylrg on the prize. After which" the
story ends. he went back to bed and
remained on his back for the next
twelve months"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22
GET LITTLE GOOD OUT OF LIFE
William Allen White cses Class Of cizens With Whom We Are
All Familiar

money they put it out at interest N
another county and keep the mort
cages in Missouri to escape the as
SCISSOR.
The question that naturally rises Is;
what do they get out Of life7 Wherd
are they ahead Of the game? Board
and clothes are little compensation for
living. What else is there in It foI
these old roosters3 Certainly there
can be little fun in peddling gossip and
gloatirg in the misfortunes Of others
Certainly these sour headed codgeri
would be happier If they would lend
hand, not a hammer TO the world
Certainly their children would BE-
prouder among other children, and
their names more blessed II they put
in a little time for tine good Of the
order!"
But what's the use Of wasting time
on that crowd The Bad Pl-ce must
have some fuel and It might as well
be tnem-might indeed be better than
to be good straight timber, that Is
bent by the wind Of circumstances tc
its own fall.-William Allen White, in
Emporia Gazette.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22

No Tables at the Purple DOG, So
"Tenderfoot" Got q stool.
When was In Arizona last winter"
began the man whose anxious friends
thought his lungs were gone ( year
ago and sent him West.
When yo- were In Arizona last
winter" interrupted q friend, you
learned TO yell like Comanche in
stead OF plning away"
You are slightly mixed as TO
tribes" said the man who was not
iunger," and besides that yelling
business is another story. What ]
wanted TO tell you about was that !
unconscionsly set a new drinking
fashion In Tucson"
And what was that7" demanded the
chorus.
Why, l got high stool from the
luncheon counter In the rear OF the
Purple Dog and mopped up my whis-
key sitting In front Of a bar" he ex-
planned.
Would you believe that men would
come in. rest their elbows on the bar
and look at me for fye minutes at a
time with those cold. keen. straight
shooting eyes men have out thereg
They had never before seen SUCH a
thing. Finally. they waxed curious.
and sent a committee to ask me why
| did 1t.
I'm used to sitting at table in
cafes drinking my liquor comfortably" T"
[ explained. THE Purple Dog affcrds
no tables, and the whisky is about ten
ames stronger than that they hand
over in New York. One needs 70 SIT
Before left they thought the idea
q good one, and soon there we're so
many chairs in front OF the bar that a
stranger on entering could not tell Il
from the feed shop where sambo
aanded out buffalo steak and eggs"
But thought all the buffaloes were
dead" said one OF the party.
We'll have drink. and then I'll
tell you all about them. New
York Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22
WONDERS OF HYDRAULIC MINING
Streams Of Water Given Force Sufficient Dosg Boulder
Of Rock

In some parts OK the west there are
great banks Of pebbles and boulders
in which gold is to be found. 1t is
not there as nuggets. or even as ore,
but as fine particles that lave been
washed down into the depths of the
hills by the long-continued action of
natural forces.
This gold cannot be obtained by the
usual methods OF the miner; it would
not pay him to adopt them. because
the particles are SO fine and are so
scattered that the time consumed in
getting them out would be worth more
than the product.
To the successful working Of these
great pebble cliffs the miner has
adapted a stream OF water. which does
the work thoroughly unaided by any
force except its own.
In many directions. away up on the
surrounding hills. sluices and water
ways are constructed, SO that the lit
tie streams and rills will send their
waters down to a reservoir which Is
built somewhere within 800 or 400
yards Of the cliff that is to be worked
ohu A1V VI Aoo A@cA aooft IL HN
reservoir having been built, an iron
pipe, varying in diameter from six to
twenty inches. according to the work
that is to be done. is laid from it 10
what is called the working level; taat
Is to say to the point from which the
worlxmen will direct the stream thus
conveyed to them.
At this point a piece OF machinery
is built. which weighs from one to
three tons. and the frame on which it
rests IS not only securely anchored to
the ground. but is weighted down
with ten or fifteen tons Of rock. And
yet It is merely a nozzle jointed to the
iron pipe that brings the water from
the reservoir. Why II is so heavily
weighted down win soon be seen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22

Van Wyck. who was IN the senate
from Nebraska. used to sputter and
splutter when he was excited said a
senator. zone day he got up to make
a speech. He stood Immediately be-
hind spooner's desk. Senator Ingalls,
was talking to spooner while the
speech was going on. Van Wyck was
nervous. and he aputtered and splut
tered more han usual
ingalls, clapped his hands loudly
Van Wyck stopped suddenly. to see
what was the matter A page ran up
Boy said Ingalls, loud enough to be
heard in the galleries. bring Senator
spooner N umbrella and bring me 3
rubber coat
Van Wyck sat down abruptly and
never did finish the speech. Wash
sneton Correspondence New York
World.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22

The nozzle. heavy as it Is. is so con
structed that il may be directed al
any part OF the clin by the hands OF
one man: and yet II 1t should, by any
unfortunate accident, get ont of the
mans control. and the water be not
Instantly turned OF at the reservoir
II becomes as unInanageable as a tor
nado.
When everything is ready the sluice
gate at the reservoir Is opened and
the water begins TO run with head
long force down the iron pipe and
out at the nozzle, which generally has
a diameter OF about eight inches.
The pipeman turns the stream on
the cliff. and pebbles and boulders.
some Of the latter weighing more than
a ton. are knocked down and scattered
about like corks in the fury Of hur-
ricane.
The force OF this stream is almost
Incredible. It has no power behind II
but its own gravity. and as it strikes
the cliff it makes roar that may be
heard for more than a mile. 1t will
wash down more pay dirt" IN one
day than 10000 men could handle with
the old-fashioned rockers.
As the water comes from the nozzle
ii is like solid ice. Try to stick a
knife blade into 1t and the knife will
be jerked from the handle. Try to
thrust a crowbar into it-and strong
man may succeed in getting the point
half IN inch in. but the bar viii be
wrenched violently from his hazds
Nor could the strongest man that lives
drive an axe into the stream further
than half an inch.
Sometimes nozzle will tear itseli
loose from its fastenings, and when
that happens the stream deals destruc
ton and death all around it until some
one shuts on the water up at the res
ervoir.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22
Ideal TURNouT FoR sANTA CLAUS
Lumbsrmsn Dives With Team Of cabOu AdSes the
Horses He Was Driving

the door OF the shanty where he was
to spend the night. AS II happened,
one Of the men there had a repeating
rifle at hand, and instantly killed one
Of the carbon, and SO badly wounded
the other that IT was easily found and
despatched the next day.
AS the manager unrobed In the shan
ty. telling as he did so the story OF the
persistent companionship Of the carl
bou. q damp handkerchief fell from
his hat. and was with a quiet chuckla
picked up by a young Indian who was
acting as cooks mate,
Some lavender water or something
Of the kind, old Merriheld the hunter
put on cut I got on the head from
an ugly fall this morning" the man
explained.
Good medicine that, for deers," the
Indian answered, and went on to ex
plain that old men of his tribe had
secret kind Of oil which was used to
attract the quick-scented deer, carbon
and moose to the traps set for them
or to the hiding place Of the hunter
II was made pretty clear that 1t was
the Indians lavender. like painkillei
upon his wound. and not any desire to
take service under a modern santa
Claus. which caused the caribous IA
tai attachment to the managers turn
out.-New York Sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-22
wAERg TAE cAoEs OIFFsREO


congressmen Tell Anecdotes In Com
mittee Room.
Ex-Gov. Powers of Maine was en-
tertaining a coterie in the House com
mittee on territories the other day
with anecdotes from his picturesque
career. He was in Congress twenty
years ago. but quit after one term.
stayed at home, made little money
and eventually became governor OF
his state for four years. Then he
came back to Congress.
Il had little idea Of really coming
back to the House" SAID the ex-gov-
ernor. Il didn't feel much like Il
but some Of the boys came to me with
az appeal to get into the race. They
set forth the conditions and asked
me TO run to prevent little fuss. And
| did"
well. Governor" said one of the
western members OF the committee
who sits well up at the head Of the
table. there was a condition some
thing like that in my district last
summer. Several candidates were
grooming. but 1t was apparent there
would be fuss unless was nomi
mated But. unlike your case. ives
the fellow who was going to make the
fuss. Washington Post