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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07

According to the report Of the geo.
logical survey of Canada for the last
year. recently issued, since 1896 up
ward of $s7, 900, 600 worth of gold has
been shipped out of the Canadian Yu-
kon. The production of the precious
metal in this district amounted to
only a few hundred thousand dollars
worth eight years ago. In 1890 it had
leaped to $4,000 900, but since that
record year it has steadily declined
several millions each year until last
year the production amounted to
S12,250,000
1t is reported that practically all
this gold has been taken out of the
wonderfully rich claims contained in
about half dozen creeks in the
Klondike district, and the decreasing
production of this wealth is largely
attributed to the Exhaustion Of the
best deposits. Although production
is apparently decreasing, it is shown.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07
Canada's Output of Gold

on the other hand, that mining actiy-
ity in the Yukon is increasing. Ma
chinery is being extensively intro
duced for mining operations, with the
result that many abandoned claims
and low-grade gravels are being now
worked with a good degree Of profit.
It would seem from the present con-
dition Of things in the Yukon that
the day when the placer miner. with
his pan, could in a brief space OF
time secure a vast fortune is now
thing Of the past The Yukon is ex-
periencing the conditions that have
resulted to all other mining countries.
and capitalists are now coming for
ward and are acquiring the property
and securing the wealth of gold which
only requires scientific development
of the mines successfully to produces.
The cost of mining in the Yukon is
consequently being greatly reduced as
well as the output of gold.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07


A crowd standing around one Of the
bookmnkers at Overland park, Den
vor. one day during the races was
given an opportunity to have a little
joke on that selfimportant person,
who was interrupted in his talk to
the men by a well-dressed man who
forced his way to him and said some
thing excitedly.
The bookmaker beat on the railing
before him and called for attention.
Gentlemen he shouted. Il have
been asked to say that a pocketbook
containing $500 has been lost or
stoloi from a gentleman here who
says he will give a reward of $50 for
1t.
"Seventy-hye dollars" yelled some
wag on the outskirts OF the crowd.
Ninety dollarsln came from some
one else instantly.
One hundred dollarsl' zone hun
dred and twenty-five dollarsl" "One
hundred and fifty dollarsl"
In moment the enthusiastic bids
for the lost purse caused its owned to
retreat to the grand stand and the
bookmaker to say things which were
drowned in the laughter Of his audi
erce.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07
CHAPTER ONE.


he Prophets Prayer.
~1lneel, John. Take of your hat,
lad. Let us prayi"
An old man and q boy clung like
wreckage to a rock which marked
the outer edge of Black Reef The
lickering light Of a lantern accentu-
aied the gloom of the night; a night
famous in the annals Of New England
for the storm which tore the coast
from Quoddy Head to Siasconset
The lanterns light revealed two fig
ures worthy the pencil Of Hogarth.
Barred to the gale. the old mans scant
white locks streamed back from a
forehead massive and unfnrrowed.
Wonderful eyes Of steel gray glowed
with fires Of fanaticism beneath dark,
shadowing eyebrows scarcely touched
with the rimc Of years. The thin lips
parted in a line which suggested i'm
placabIe tenacity Of purpose. not halt
ing at cruelty nor stopping at cum
ming. Above the mouth. the head was
that OF Greek god; below 1t showed
the civilized savage-selfsh, relent-
less--tha incarnation OF courage,
strength and determination. The
man'G frame was SO broad that the
legs seemed etumpy, yet Peter Burt
stood six feet four at three score
years and ten.
HE companion on this night mis-
sion 70 hurflcancgwept Black Reef
was q boy Of eight. No fear Of the
storm or Of the strange old man
showed in the dark gray eyes Of the
youth. He was gaIbcd in tightly
buttoned jacket and a pair Of home-
spun trousers, securely tucked into
copDer-toed boots. The ends OF a
blue yarn comforter" luttcred 10 the
gale.
As he old man spoke. wave
dashed rs icy spray across tac rock.
tits awful wet sranadad. Can't
] stand UP and pray2'
"Kneel. my boy. kneel +" replied the
old man in o deep 5ut not unkind
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07

voice. ~fhe Lord VIII not harm HIS
servants whether they approach Him
In storm or IN calm
Falling on his knees. the old man
faced the sea raised his arms 20
heaven. and prayed 70 the God who
rides on tho wings OF the storm. The
spray stung mis- face but he needed
It not A giant surge swept the Ian
tera away. and rs faint light went
cut as II clattered along the rocks.
THE old man prayed feryently that
his sins might be forgiven. There
WIS ono SIN which weighed leavily
upon hinl though he named 1t not IN
his petition.
The year was 1S60 and on that No
venlber day the news had come %
Rocky Woods Of Abraham Lincoln 8
election to the presidency
In tie tempest which lowered when
the election was in doubt and broke
in fury when the triumph Of Lin
coin was certain. Peter Burt saw
an nugury OF the storm which was
soon to sweep the country. An ar
dent Abolition.st. and a rahid advo.
cate of Unionism. he lifted his voice
that November night in a frenzy OF
eloqucnce which thrilled the child at
his side and left an impress years
did not eaace. Amid the crash OF
waters. his gray hair streaming in
the wind. MS dripping arms stretched
over the foam. Peter Burt prophesied
tho four years Of desolating war then
Impending. He invoked the curse Of
Cod on the enemies OF his country,
returned thanks for the coming eman-
cipatlon OF the slaves. and cxulted In
tho victory TO be achieved by the
Union arms. He ended with a tender
plea for the grandson kneeling beside
him-"who IS the heir the old man
declared, mot of my worldly posses
sions. which arc nothing in Thine
cycs, hut Of those gifts and that
power OF diviEntlon With which Thou
mast gracEously vuuchsafed me John
Burt shai, be the chosen one OF the
house Of Bur, Withhold not. o Lord,
Thy blessing from himi Amen
The old nan arose and shook the
water froia his hair The prophet
had gone, tsc New Englaad sarmev
stood in his place. IT, ttsonant
voice which chanenat1 wind and
wave sounded harsh d iie szcRimed
Where's the lantern. JohN' See
II you can find 81. Wen brea1 our
necFs trying to get back without H. 2
John found the lantern. and after
many attempts and muttereG com
plants the old man lighted it. Hold
ing Il high over his bead. the old
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07

He was certainly not the sort Of
character you would expect to meet
at the track. Had by any marvellous
mishap wandered into the Salvation
Army headquarters? Or some Gospel
tent. No, I was where l had headed
for-the race track-but what in the
name Of all that was unheard Of was
HE doing there?
His plain, black garb Of ministerial
cut, the narrow tie, the straw hat
with its somber band. spoke much, but
his countenance told even more.
Smooth shaven, a grave and serious
cast to his long, thin face. He stood
near me, and If he felt emotions Of
any kind he gave no outward sign.
II his thoughts were on the horses
surely, it was not possible that he
had any money on them-no, ! could
not bring myself to imagine anything
so improbable. He interested me so
greatly that | found myself turning
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07
Victims Of Human Greed

Another wild animal has been al
most exterminated by fur hunters. It
is the beautiful satan ape Of New
Guinea. which once was 50 plentiful
in the forests there that travellers told
how almost every tree bore its load
Of handsome monkeys.
The beauty of the satan ape was its
doom. Its wonderful shining fur, com
posed Of immensely long silken hair.
became popular for its furs about
twelve years ago. and at once fur
hunters penetrated the wild home Of
the monkeys to supply the markets OF
Europe.
in 1892 the government figures
showed that 175.O00 skins had been
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07
Not What He Appeared

every now and then in his direction.
but never saw any change in face
OF attitude.
It was over. The horses had rass
ed the judges stand The names Of
the winners had been called. And
still my solemn friend preserved the
same unmoved demeanor.
1t was only when the last number
was run up that he gave any sign OF
interest Even then he had the same
calm, grave look, as he solemnly re-
moved his hat, placed it on the
ground, and then, stIR serious and Sc
date, jumped upon that hat until it
was a crushed and ruined mass.
Having done this, he turned and
walked with the same deliberate
movement to the betting ring
81 must see the end Of this, said,
following him.
He had won S1,7O0-and could buy
a new hat.-New York Telegraph.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07

shipped in that one year. Within two
years so many monkeys had been
killed that only $1,000 skins were ex-
ported in 1896 In many places the
forests are absolutely lifeless now, and
it is calculated that there will be no
satan apes left at all in a few years.
The white heron, although it still
exists in great numbers in certain
parts Of South America, is doomed.
like the monkey. for 100000 worth OF
skins are exported annually from Ar
gentina alone, while Venezuela sends
out about $4,000 each year. 1t has
been estimated that in the worst
years of plume hunting in Florida the
annual slaughter of these grand birds
amounted to 81 500. .000-O Omaha Bee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07
CHAPTER TWO.
Jessie Garden.

Jessie Carucn-
Il don't care to pick flowers! j
want to stay right where am. Let
me stay and watch for one of those
thingumbobs in the water. Please,
Coviel"
Jessie Garden clung firmly to an
iron rod Of the old bridge, and spoke
with the pleading defiance OF
spoiled child of twelve. The goycr-
ness smiled sadly down upon the
pouting lips and rebcllIous eyes.
Certainly. my dear" replied Miss
Efalden. Don't lean out over the
bridge. sweetheart, and keep away
from the creek. shall not be gone
long. You will be very careful, won't
you. Jessie?"
"Just awful careful, Goyie- There's
one Of those spidery things now =
Jessie was spending her first sum
iner in the country. For three weeks
she had been living in the Bishop
farmhouse. So many things had
happened that the memory Of the
Garden mansion in Boston had be.
come dream The Bishops were
distant relatives of General Marshall
Garden. the banker; and to them had
been consigned the welfare Of his
daughter. in special charge OF a
trusted goyerness.
Jessie pecrcd over the ras and
watched the waters in vain for an
other Of the ~thingumbobs." She ran
bacl. and forth and threw sticks and
stones into the creek in vain al.
temat 70 lure rs denizens to the sur
face. Then she spied hoop-pole
which had fallen from a passing
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07
Where Gun Barrels Are Made.

The Damascus gun barrel is manu-.
featured only at Nessovaux. near
Legc. Belgium. while the steel barrel
Is made in Liege. Every barrel must
under the law. successfully withstand
the government test before it is adj
mitted for sale. The gun barrels are
made by the workmen in their own
homes. and are delivered to the mer-
cants. who combine the parts for the
markets. Il is the universal under
standing that the United States is the
best market for the cheap grade Of
guns. The two towns sold S2730O0
worth to the United States last year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07
The Brave old way.

[ saw risk all for one warm kiss;
1 saw 'twere better risk the fall.
I Ike Romeo. 20 venture all.
And boldly climb 10 deadly bliss.
1 like that savage. Sabine way.
what mighty MINISTRIES came Of il.
Their songs are ringing to this day
The bravest ever sung or writ.
Their loves the love or Juliet
OF Portia. Desdemona. yea.
The old true loves are living yet:
And we We love. We weep. we sigh
in love with loves that will not die.
Then take her. lover. sword IN hand,
Hof-hloodcd and red-han0ed, clasp
Her sudden. stormy tall and grand
And lift her In your iron grasp
And kiss her. kiss her till she cries
From keen. sweet. happy. killing pain
Aye. kiss her TIL she seeming dies.
Why. kiss her back to life again,
Joaquin Miller in smart Set
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07
DESERVED TO WIN BRIDE.
How Hindoo Lover Secured the Maiden
Of His Choice.

How Hindoo Lover Secured the Maiden
Of His Choice.
In many parts Of India Hindoo girls
are welded not with a ring. but with a
necklet OF thali AT the wedd..s = of .
daughter of a leading native Moul-
mein there We're present among the
numerous guests a Hindoo maiden and
her lover. whose suit had not so far
progressed 70 his satisfaction. While
the wedding ceremony was in progress
the young man suddenly went up to
her and. before any one suspected
what his object was, pulled ont thali
from his pocket and quietly tied it
round her neck. OF course there was
a hubbub and parental lamentations
over this dramatic episode but so
great is the veneration for the thali
among Hindoos that no one dared to
remove 1t from the neck of the as
tonished nader All concerned
therefore repaired to the Marianne
,emple. where the act was ratified.
and the maid who went to the we'd
ding Of her friend fancy free left the
scene as the legal wife of bold and
successful husband.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07
Distress at Cape Town.

The distress at Cape Town owing
to the prolonged commercial depres-
sion has become very acute. The gov
ernment has announced its intention
to cease payment Of wages to men
employed on railway relief works and
70 substitute rations and a small cloth
ing allowance to guard against the
rapid exhaustion Of the funds voted by
Parliament for the relief Of distress.
The funds at the disposal Of the relief
committee also are exhausted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07

mo. sir, said the tailor, breathing
hard. mo new suit TIL you pay for
the one you have got on.
VERY we'll" said We coldly I'VE
shall sleep in this one, pull up one
suspender higher than the other.
wrinkle our shoulders. and then beg
all our friends to go to you. and show
them what fine 1T you gave Us"
We had him there.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07
"a "a az

man walked cautiously along until he
reached the weed-strewn and surf
Iashed beach. He looked into the
face Of the boy who trudged beside
him.
You are brave lad. John; a
brave. good lad It is beginning to
rain. We must hasten home"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07
wisdom 81 ExnerIence.

Parker-"Did the climate in Flor
ida agree with your wife?"
Enpeck-"You bet It did. other
wise she would have made It hot FOR
he climate"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07

In boring the Simpton tunnel now
almost completed, $50 900 dynamite
blasts have been made. Dynamite to
the amount Of 165,90O pounds was
used.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-07

The population Of Japau is twelve
times as dense as that Of the United
States.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-06
New Route For Trolley.

Editor Neff of the Lake Crystal IN
ion, approves of the plan to give New
Ulm trolley line but suggests new
route for the road. He would like to
hear the changing of the gong himself,
and says: "Since electric railways
are success, line between this city
and New Ulm could be built at moder-
ate expense. The route is practically
level. The only reason given why the
Northwestern could not make short
cut from here to New Ulm was the diff
fculty in getting from the prairie down
to the river bottom; the descent being
so sharp it was thought out of the
question. With a trolley line this
trouble is obviated, for the road can
be operated up hill and down as we'll
as on the level ground. The country
through which a line of this kind
would pass is rich in agricultural pro-
ducts, and would pay big"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-06
LUNATIC USED HIS KNIFE
Slashed His Throat BUT Did Not Nant
TO Die.

August Boyer was quite surprised
last Sunday evening upon going into
his NOW to throw down some hay for
his horses, to see man rise out of
the hay with a cash of about three
inches long and over an inch deep in
his throat and the blood running
slowly from the wound, says the
Sanborn Sentinel. The man proved to
be a fellow who had worked for Mr..
Boyer the week before but who had
left the farm several days previous.
The constable was notified and the
man was brought to town where his
wounds were dressed.
Upon being questioned by the au-
thorities he told the following story.
"My name is John Brandt, am about
thirty five years old, parents live in
the state of Washington, have been
an inmate of the St. Peter insane
asylum at two different times, being
sent there from Montrose the first
time, after which [ was discharged,
then afterwards was committed from
Slayton in Murray county, and es-
capped from the asylum about two
months ago wandered about from
place to place and about a week ago
met Boyer on the road and hired out
to him, worked for him three days and
then went away and wandered through
the brush along the Cottonwood river,
then went back to Beyer's barn and
took my knife and cut my throat, did
not want to kill myself but don't know
why I cut myself
The authorities communicated with
the hospital at ST. Peter at once and
found that a patient by the name of
John Brandt had escaped from that
institution about two months ago, and
an attendant was sent here Tuesday
morning, taking the poor unfortunate
back with him on the afternoon train.
The cash in the throat barely missed
the windpipe and juglar vein, and the
wonder is that the fellow did not bleed
to death.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-06
A BUTTER FAT RECORD.
High Notch Reached by the Guernsey
Cow Charmante

| Cow Charmante.
A new worlds butter fat record for
/ q year has recently been made, 676.4
pounds. This wonderful performance
has been accomplished by the Guernsey
COW Charmante of the Gron (14442), inn
ported and owned by 81. Mex. TWom-
bly,, Morris county, n. ].
| During the year this COW gave a to-
tai of 11,S74.76 pounds of milk, with
an average of 81 per cent of butter fat.
This is equivalent to 1892 pounds of
butter, or an average Of 2.16 pounds of
butter day. The test started Oct. IL,
1902. 1t was conducted under the SUI
peryision of the New Jersey agricultur-
| al experiment station. This record is
the best ever made by COW of any
| breed in the world where public super
vision has been given.
| Just how wonderful it is is possibly
| best shown by a comparison with other
official records of Guernsey cows, as
published by the American Guernsey
| Cattle club. In a list of seyenty-three
records only one cow has given more
/ @AAAAHA LII lA1S SOIl DC VI q y Cdl LIS dll~
| imal was Glenwood Girl VI. GLIB, who
gave 12,187.33 pounds of milk, which,
| however, only produced 572.30 pounds
of butter fat, or 1O4 pounds less than
Charmante of the Gron.
| Three cows have produced milk with
| better average butter fat test In
each case their years milk record was
small. Mary Marshall (5604) gave S,212.-
| 81 pounds of milk, testing 500 per cent
| butter fat and making 1854 pounds;
Eulalie of Elm Place. (1439S) produced
| 7,026.30 pounds of milk, testing 621
| per cent butter fat, equaling 1852
pounds, and Zelma gave 606S.20 pounds
of milk, testing 5.T77 per cent butter fat,
totaling 34O.34 pounds This last rec
ord is barely half that of Charmante
Of the Gron.
| The two next best records to the new
one are those of Portia of Maplehurst,
11,622.65 pounds of milk, testing 500
per cent and making 6O2.37 pounds of
butter fat and Pritoria's 11,52SS4
pounds of milk, testing 5.3 per cent
and yielding $685. pounds of butter
fat
A glance at the monthly records
shows that Charmantes production was
the highest during January, when she
gave 1l21.06 pounds of milk, testing 81
per cent and producing 6S.39 pounds of
butter fat. The lowest production was in
September, when the milk yield was
71O.25 pounds, testing per cent and
making 1862 pounds butter fat.
Charmante was imported in 1901
from the herd Of Mr. e. A. Hambro of
Kent, England. She was dropped July
| Z, 1896, and is a we'll marked cow of
good dairy conformation and has an
excellent udder. She dropped bull
calf Oct. 6, 1902, and he is developing
into an animal of much promise
| American AgriculturiSt.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-07-06
Lost by One Run.

New Ulm lost to Sanborn in an ex-
ceedingly we'll played game on the
grounds of the latter Sunday after
noon by score of 5 to 4. Spaeth was
in good form and pitched we'll for the
locals and persons who saw the con-
test say that wretched umpiring was
all that prevented the Brewers from
winning. Dotson was on the slab for
Sanborn and was touched up with
great regularity. The New Ulm team
has been strengthened and, except for
one bad inning, played the fastest
fielding game put up this season. The
score:
New Ulm l @ 2 0 0 O o o.
Sanborn 0 o 3 0 0 l @ l ks