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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-12

trees to the gray old church. he viii
feel repaid a hundredfold for his trou-
ble
There is another institution Of
somewhat similar kind near the Cal
thedral Of Notre Dame. From the
street only the high stone wall is Wis
ible. A knock at the big gate. how
ever, brings an old Fortress, who ad-
mits the visitor to grassy courtyard
surrounded BY stone cottages like
those of the beguinage. with tiny gar
dens filled with bright colored flower
and at one end a little chapel
This IS the Old Maids home. wheA
twenty'four old ladies live happily tG
gether, their rent paid by public sub
scription and an allowance Of f6 per
month (s1,20) for food and other liv-
ing expenses frcn the same source.
Each house has two rooms, the lower
with it's shining stove and mahogany
bed and fireplace Of old blue tiles and
the upper loft used for storage. Sew
eral Of the old ladies make yalenci-
ennes lace, which they sell to visitors.
One OF the most common sights IN
the streets Of Bruges is a funeral pro
cession. First comes an altar boy in
red cassock and whsse surplice carry
ing a brass cross: the hearse follows
with two men in black robes and silk
hats with crepe streame1s walking on
either side. Then follow some TWEEN
ty or more women. in black dresses
and gloves, white caps and long white
wells which hang to their knees. Each
carries a torch with four-sided lantern
in which candle is burning. These
women are evidently the chief mourn
ers, and after them come. all on foot,
the more distant relatives and friends
The old houses and streets do not
make the entire city Of Bruges There
are scattered along among the old
Gothic buildings new houses Of stone
or bYick with a large double door in
the middle. and If one should catch
glimpse inside he would see a charm
ing green courtyard with a fountain
and flowers and trees.
! What looks like a front door Is real
lv the outer gate Of the house. through
which carriage may drive 20 the
courtyard The doors Of the house
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serIeus ou,rr,l 90 80.


Recently a member Of the legisla-
tive assembly OF South Australia said
10 a speech Il am ready to take up
my rife, aud il may be necessary to
send a South Australian army into
Victoria and New South Wales to de-
stroy their irrigation works" This
dlreful threat IS due to the tapping
Of the waters OF the Murray Aus
iralian Mississippi-hy Victoria and
New south Wales, the two states be-
tween which it forms the boundary
line for the greater part Of its course.
The result is that when the one big
river Of the comManwealth enters
South Australia for the final stage Of
It's career it Is not the noble and gen
erous stream that it was before being
robbed for irrigation purposes by the
other two states. And the South Aus
traiians. being prevented by insur-
mountable natural conditions from
getting the first pull at the river
themselves. are angry and indignant
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-12
MUSCULAR CHRISTIANTTY
By JOHN SMITH rAssiN.
copsrigAt,a 1905 By The AutAors ru1ssAia9 Company

and one whose motives we're not al
ways easy to fathom- had been Al the
parsonage that very morning,
He found his friend expatIating on
the glory OF such az we're called upon
to contend with the heather in for
eign parts, thereby securing for them
selves the crown Of martyrdom; while
be bitterly lamented the fact that his
own ministry lay In a civilized land,
where nothing ever happened, and the
only distinction possible was that Of
patience and long suffering.
"Oh. I dunno as to that" remarked
the little doctor smiling blandly. Now
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-12
Riches in Humble Places

The owner, a man named Schloss,
is a partner in a ,annery business.
from which he confesses to drawing
only $50 a week.
One would hardly expect to ind an
art treasure in a Belgian smithy bxt
a blacksmith at Malines has a genuine
Titan hung I'D ia his cottage adjoin-
ing his forge. It is valued at SIS. 900,
and when an offer Of that sum was
made to him for the picture in order
that it might be hung in the eathe
dral at Bruges some time ago. he III
dignantly declined it,
In the same way a genuine Memlinz
may be found in a guides cottage
among the Alps. the picture in this
case being an heirloom also. The en-
peror Of Austria offered $4,000 for It
without avail.
The Hadleys. a family Of Lancashire
farmers. own what is perhaps the most
gorgeously furnished drawing room to
be found in any farmhouse. It is an
unbroken suite Of Louis XIV. furniture
by Bull. and the owners have firmly
refused every offer for a portion Of it
yet made.
What its real value is it is impos-
siblc TO conjecture, but some years ago
g facsimile suite fetched $4,000 in
a London auction room.-stray sto.
ries.
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convent and the celebrated belfry
The Bruges of the fourteenth and fif-
teenth centuries was quite a different
place, for Bruges was to northern
Europe what Venice was to the south
ern countries the center Of commerce
and art
There IS not an uninteresting spot
in the city and one may walk about
az day in the narrow, crooked streets,
which by the way, are being constant
" scrubbed by the careful housewives,
and find something quaint and pictur.
esque at every turn
The center Of attraction Is the
Grand Place, a square, on one side Of
which is the celebrated belfry. To
the right and left OF the belfry are the
highly ornamented facades OF the Ho-
tel de VILE and the postoffce and Pa
ais du Gouverneur The chimes in the
belfry ring every quarter Of an hour
and on the hour they play THE Blue
Danube" waltz.
The early morning market in the
Grand Place is most attractive. Here
are rows Of rustic baskets filled with
fresh vegetables, tiny carrots, chic
ory. new potatoes delicious string
beans aud summer squashes, each
looking as if it had been freshly
scrubbed by the old woman in the big,
white headdress and long. black cape
who smiIingly begs you in Flemish to
buy her wares.
The women Of the town apparently
are the shopkeepers. for one almost
never finds a man behind the counter.
The shopkeepers live in the rear Of
the shop, and a bell on the door tells
them OF the advent of a customer.
Then madame comes from a door in
the rear with smiling face and pleas
ant Bon jour, madame" for French
is the commercial language Of Bruges
The women, too, deliver the milk
Sometimes they walk beside little
cart filed with huge, highly polished
brass cans. and drawn by from one to
four and sometimes even five dogs
but often they wear heavy wooden
yoke over the shoulders, from each
end Of which hangs one Of the bic
brass cans. One wonders what the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-12
OVAINT OLD BRVCES
FIeturss9us cIty 81 BeIsium =
seEolAL coRREsPoNDENoG =

Bruges. the city Of bridges, the
luaintest. most Interesting Of all the
older cities OF Belgium. is not often
included in the tourists itinerary. In
deed, II It were not for LongfellOw's
poem. The Belfry OF Bfuges,' even
its name would have been unfamiliar
to most Of us.
The Bruges of today is a quiet town
Of quaint, narrow streets beautiful ca
nails. crossed by innumerable bridges;
long. unbroken rows Of richly carved
houses. two cathedrals, an ancient
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men are doing while the womea are
tugging such heavy loads
Lace-making is by no means so ex-
tenslve an industry in Bruges as It
was even a decade ago. yet II one is
fortunate enough to stumble upon the
so-called street Of the lace-makeTs'
he may sec sometimes a dozen women
sitting IN a row along the street. bush
ly plying the little wooden bobbins on
the cushion before them.
lace Is also made in the old begun
age (conventl. which was founded IN
1915. and dedicated to st. Elizabeth,
and, By the way. there Is no more in
teresting place in Bruges than this
same beguinage. One crosses the ca
nal BY stone bridge and passes NM
der an arch bearing a statue Of St.
Elizabeth. Inside the arch Is an open
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-12

Every crow is said to think its own
nestling the whitest. But white
cat that had four kittens, Of which
three we're white, and the fourth was
black. gave the first place in her affec-
tions to Sooty. Once they we're all
brought into the drawing-room to be
shown on" Besides the humans the
room contained sreak Newfoundland
dog. Hitherto the cat and the dog
had been on friendly terms. but now
pussy showed much anxiety lest the
dog might harm her black pet. especi-
ally. AT last she seized It by the neck
and bore it beneath the lowest piece
OF furniture-where the dog could not
possibly crawl-bnt abe merely new
ed to the others 20 follow her as best
they could. Tho alack kitten owed all
this care to It's color-more happy n
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-12
NEW USE EoR The TOMATO.

Mosquitoes That Feed on Vegetable
Do Not Transmit Malaria.
"A feature of the mosquito as the
agent Of malaria that has in the past
been dlfacult to understand Is that oc
casionslly a locality is found where
the physical conditions appear TO bs
such as to favor the Development Of
malaria. susceptible species OF no
pheles abound, and yet malaria is
absent. Not only do such areas exist
in some cases IN Immediate proximity
to active foci Of the disease. but the
Introduction OF persons whose blood
contains the malarial parasite IS I'M
attended by the development Of
malaria ia others The mosquitoes Of
such immune areas appear in fact, TO
be insnsceptible, but the cause has
been hitherto unknown. The re-
searches OF DR. Schoo 10 which Lieu
tenant Colonel Giles directs attention
ia the Indian Medical Gazette. offer
an explanation. however Dr. Schoo
observed that, so long as they were fed
on acid fruits. it was extremely dim
cult to infe mosquitoes with the ma
larial parasite. while they we're easily
infected when the acid food was with
held This observation accords with
a point noticed BY Prof Celli who has
stated that one of the Italian inn
mune areas IS remarkable FOR an enor-
nous development Of the cultivation
Of the tomato. a fruit rich in vegetable
acid. and an attractive food for mos
quitoes. The necessity for further in
vestigation Of this matter is clear,
for. if confirmation Is obtained, such
knowledge may be Of much import
ance Ia IT'S practical application for
The prevention OF malaria.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-12

there Is Rowden crossroads. for In
stance. which. while not exactly pa
gan. is about as tough a place as one
would wish to run gainst They amt
had pasou there inside OF thirty
years: not since the last one was
stoned out of the settlement Il ought
10 be a purity good field 10 the sowing
OF the Gospel. secin 3 how the land
has lain fallow so long
Enough" cried the parsor, smil-
ing. Il shall preach there this very
night
The doctor stopped again AZ the par
aonage on his way home. after his
yisis 70 the blacksmith snop He found
the preacher. like another Paul. work
Ing Ia his garden, that he might not
be a burden 70 his charge. He leaned
on his hoe and mopped his perspiring
face with colored cotton handler
chle< as the doctor came up
Hello, pa'sonl still bent on preach
In st Rowden tonight
III the Lord spare me. brother, ]
tnall most assnredly try to DO Ills
aork ia thar part of His vineyard"
wal. & looks rs II you might nnd
opposition.
we Nave 70 expect 70 wrestle with
satan sometimes. brother
yes. but It looks es Il Satan d. be
powerful stroiw in this instance.
How sog Was it himself you saw
in the neshg'
III was himself that I saw IN the
flesh Of Bill jenkins. the blacksmith
az Rowdeu. Hes a heap sight heavier
man n you be. pa'sou. an he says
that you'll have him to lick before YOU
preach in Rowasn tonight SO long
pa'son'
The little doctor chuckled He knew
bis men and that they were game
Coin 20 be a little affair down 70
..owden tonight; better be there about
sundown. he shouted to more than
one acquaintance as he drove past
True to his word. Parson Jones rode
into Rowden about dusk and hitched
his horse at the rack near the smithy
which at that hour resembled hery
pit. The Interior was liz up by the
sullen glow OF the forge as with an
evll eye. aad without was the gather
ing gloon.
The preacher was long and lank
and in hlA clerical clothes was a sight
70 see. They hung about him as loose
Is as the limp rags flap about a scare
crow in the fields.
The blacksmith came out muttering
lnaudibly
vAre you ne who would dare inter-
fere with the preaching of the Word
b. God in this placer azkej the par
son. as he calmly removed his coat
NO prescherman amt agoia' Z
preach In dis ere town, sputtered the
blacksmith. drawing of his leathern
apron aud wiplng his hands upon It..
No. street not ef r."
The preachers hand descended
upon his mouth. cutting short the sen
tence.
Then ensued a lively scufie. during
which the spectators hastily gathered
around the two combatants The
blacksmith directed a well-aimed blow
with all his force; but the wiry parson
simply turned sideways. and it went
past him like a blade which unexpect
ID ruse sent his heavy antagonist
sprawIing face foremost. ia tho dust
He soon had him covered and wal
pounding vigorously
4 am going to preach in this town
tonight"
Not ef T."
Again the blows hailed thick and
fast
let up, therel Enoughl stop
stopi"
Il am going to preach and want yo'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-12

From Tiveshall. Norfolk. England
Mr.. c. Lain. a farmer. drove the other
day 10 Pulham Oak, a distance Of sew,
eral miles. On arrival there he pul
the cart in shed and transacted hii
business. Nearing home he was as
tonlshed to and one Of his own neni
perched OF the axle Of the cart Tn,
fowl had ridden the whole journey
IN this curious position. she was moi
disturbed and occupied her chosoI
no~.h fiu rext morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-12

AMI he barred bis arm. on which the
muscles stood out like cords Of steel.
The bellows heaved the hre ieaped
sp: the iron became a cherry red then
white scales formed upon It: tho anvil
rang. and a shower Of sparks fell about
the place
The little doctor chuckled knowing
Is. It was a way he had whenever
highly amused. which must have been
most Of the time. .oF bis thoughts
we're a perennial fountain Of fun. bub.
bling up within him.
Il Is not to be concealed that Doc
Tor 3en--a recent convert. BY the way.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-12

to attend In the front pew and to LEAD
in all the responses"
Il viii. l win! OH Oh! Stopl'
pleaded the blacksmith.
Somebody handed the minister his
coat. and he brushed the dust from
his trousers as well as possible. And
straight from the field Of battle All
marched 70 the little town meeting
house. where we find them at the
opening Of this story.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-12

Hs-aIy dear Miss smith-or may call
you Kitty
Aioon-tThis promises. fear. to be quite
she-You oughtu't but you make it
sound so pretty,
Cupid-tThey re starting ia as usual.
Same old camel
iTe-Ths moonlight paints with gold your
fairy tressfs.
Moon--lNow wouldn't that just make
you faint awayD
she-only poet thus his thought cx-
cupia-1what idiotie things some peo-
pie sayl
He-Dear AZ l. loved you. would you care
to know ne
Afoon-tHow that. must admit. is
she-o. il / cared-rd be too shy to show
cnnid-tThey're doing better than ]
thought they wouldp
He-Ah--h dared-but you're SO far
above me-
Moon-lAhem. I think TN hide behind
this trecl
she--I.ave levels all ranks
He-Do you. can you. love me?
(,Gpid-tWsn. now they have no further
use for med
Carolyn Wells Ia rifa
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-12

Brethren began the preacher
when all had been assembled. = feel
like Jacob did after be had wrestled
all night with an angel Tor sight OF
the Almighty"
"Amenl" bawled the blacksmith al
the head Of the congregation, and his
eyes roved ceaselessly as II In quest
OF someone.
only my fight has been with the
powers OF darkness; and bear about
me the stains Of the SCOT. and the
scars Of the fre and the birthstone Of
that terrible place"
Amen" beloved tho lusty fellow
in a louder voice. and his eyes con
tlnued their fruitiess search.
Brethren. let US pray and thank
the Lord for the victory He hath
granted over Satan In this benighted
spot"
And the blacksmith prayed with alt
the feryor OF a convert on the mourn
ers' bench. His voice was Ike the
echo Of thunder IN the mountains. peal
redoubling upon peal. and crash after
crash detected from the many hills.
until the little building fairly shook
with It's reyerberations Meanwhile
he craned his neck and almost stood
up in vain endeayor % single out
somebody.
Guess yo're lookin' 70 de docio'.
amt yo'g" gibed an irreyerent youth
behind him.
The man glared At him but dld not
answer
Doctor Ben was there He chuckled
despite the sanctity Of the place and
there was mischlevous twinkle in
his eyes and a sly smile about the cor
nsrs OF his mouth His face was as
a mask, behind which all manner Of
droll thought held high carnival. Bill
jenkins caught sight Of him. where
upon the doctor made the sage reaec-
ton that Il would be best for him %
have his horse shod bT another black
smith for some time - come. AZ this
his face fell FOR the prospect was NOT
inviting. Bill jenkins being acknowi-
edged the best horseshoer within
miles OF the uelghborhood,
The Doctors Irresistible longing for
little fun was responsible for the
blacksmlth's discontinue This Is the
way Il came about.
sNo preAcher-man amt agoln Z
preach ID dis ere town no. Stree, not
ef / knows mself"
The group about the anvil stood
stock stin. and buriy BIZ jenkins
straightoned himself 70 BIS full height.
The help paused with the horses
hoof still ia The lap OF bis lesthern
apron.
standing with folded arms and with
his back 10 the table. on which we're
his artisans tools was figure So
euizzically queer that it was sure @
set You laughing. Il was Doctor Benz
short and thin with red hair rcd
beard. and red spots On his face which
some would call freekies. He vas
stoop.shouidered aad hollowchested,
aud had q cast % conntenarce So com.
4cal that you could thlnk of him only
as q Kings Jester.
The blacksmith was 50 angry that
e. fairly bif his WORDS.
See ere. doc be cried. and his
forearm sawed the air. eve ha' spilced
ou young uns, an buried on dead in
desc ere cross roads fo' nigh on ID
thirty years wlthoutea intefe'euce 9
10 pa asou.man az We aln't agoin {
pay no fees now 90 w'at de good Cawd
grants free
Oh. I dunno as TO that said the
little doctor = hearn our pa'son
low that be intended holdin preyr
meetin here to.uigh.
Dang 80 pa'sonl replied the other
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square with rows and rows Of tall
trees and innumerable paths winding
between them over the soft green turf.
The little houses which surround
this square are Of gray stone. and
each has its little plot of flowers or Bit
OF grass In front. On one side Of the
square is the thirteenth century
church Of st. Elizabeth If one can
be at the begninage when the bell
rings for mass and see the sisters
emerge. each from, her own little domi-
cile. and wend her way between the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-12

Senator Spooner relates a converse
ton be heard last summer in a street
car Ia Milwaukee
do you have pale beer at homer
asked young lady of her companion.
HOh. no replied the other papa
always gels his bottled Mliwaukea
Sentinel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-12


While walking up Eighth street one
afternoon not long ago, says a Phila-
delphia real estate agent, was stop
ped BY man who had the appearance
of being a tramp.
Say. mister" he said. have you
two nickels for diner"
took cut my pocketbook and found
had the required change.
~Yes." replied. now where is your
dimeq"
"oh." he answered. Il don't want
any dimes changed; but ia be much
Obliged II ycu would give me a nickel
10 buy a cup OF coffee. Every other
person I asked said they had no
change"
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this respect than the black sheep
which is said to be in every flock
Our Four-Footed Friends.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-25

When you buy Blue Ribbon lemon and
aplla extracts you set the best ever
made.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-25
Twelfth anniversary.

YouEgsville, y. G Nov. 24.-tSpeclal.)- -
Doctor and MIS- p r. Hatch celebrated
the twentieth anniversary OF their mar
rage on the evening OF the 21st OF NoYcm-
Der by a reception at their cottage on
Grace street, where they entertained 100
or more friends. DR.. Hatch is one of the
leading physicians OF Franklin county.
Mrs Hatch, who was Miss Rosanna Par
ham, OF Chatham, was handsomely clad in
brown silk. The parlors were tastefully
decorated in ferns and carnations and
added to the graceful eff,
feet.
In the dining room, where refreshments
were served, the table was decorated in
trailing cedar, chrysanthemums and lovely
roses.
The presents were beautiful, consisting
Of 200 or more pieces OF China.
Miss Catheron Bryan, of Moncure, n. c.,
with Mr.. James F. Hatch, of Cary, y. c.,
very gracefully assisted in receiving.
Music for the occasion was furnished by
the Wake Forest. orchestra, lead by Prof.
Brewer and snlendidly supported by Mr.
Thomas, first violin; Mr.. Bagby. cornet;
Mr.. Roy, cello; Mr.. Powers, drum; Mr.
Poteat, piano.
tA - o'clock The guests took their de-
parture with the assurance OF having at
tended the most successful social event of
the season in Youngsville.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-25
Assoc1 aTED CITY CHARITIES.
The Secretary Tells OF the System Of Work and
Support

The Associated City Charities is an or.
ganization which should have the sup,
port and hearty cooperation of all Of
our people, regardless of denomination
The organization has board of directors
composed Of some of our leading citizens:
Messrs. J. W. Bailey, Alfred Thompson,
Herbert Jackson. Leo d. Heart. r. II.
Battle, w. j. Andrews, ~ B. Broughton
j. G. Brown and e. ,. Moses
The following ladies constitute the Gen
eral COMMITTEES: Misses f. 4. Heck,
Susan Clark, Daisy and Rosa Broughton
benson. Bette Pe1ich, Narclssa Hutch
ings, Mrs. c. c. MeDopald, Mrs Sherwood
Higgs. Mrs A. J. Thompson, Mrs. Nc
Geacbey, Mrs. Fred ODDS. Mrs. Joseph
Ferrall. Mrs. G. Rosenthal Mrs L, Il.
Monitt, Mrs r. h. whitaker. Mrs. &. o.
Burton. Mrs Japes McKlmmo,n. Mrs. W.
W. smith. Mrs.l X. II. worth Mrs. ".
], Andrews. Mrs w. II. Williamson, Mrs.
]. z. RAY, Mr. r. r. Womack, Mra.
seyrnore Whitirb Mrs. c. c. Baker Mrs
roserhus paniel5 and Mrs. Hefin, These
ladies', with the assistance of the super.
intendent. rev. S. stevenson. compose
the Investigating committee. Cases re