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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
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dered the old man. General Garden
threw his weight on the beasts neck.
Jessie was lowering near, wringing
her hands in pity and excitement
when l lift that horse will you
drag my boys leg from under?"
Yes, sir; oh, hurry, sir!"
Crouching down, Peter Burt threw
the head of the dead animal across
his shoulder He grasped the trace
with one hand and the foreleg with
the other. In his prime he had raised
twelve hundred pounds, dead weight.
With a heave of his massive should
ers he raised the forward part of the
horse clean from the ground, and Jes-
sic quickly released the pinioned
limb of the motionless young man.
The old man gathered the body in
his arms, and carried it to a grass
plot by the side of the road. He rest
ed his gray head for moment on the
young mans chest, and heard the
faint fiutter of the heart. In accents
which thrilled Jessie Garden he ex-
claimed:
"He livesl He livesl Praise God,
my boy is not deadl"
At that moment Jasper appeared
and was dispatched for DR.. Randall.
General Garden cut the traces, and
the uninjured horse regained his feet.
Mrs. Jasper brought a basin of water,
and when General Garden Joined the
silent group Jessie was washing the
dust and blood from the white face
and smoothing back the curling locks.
why, it's John Burt It's John
Burt, papal" she exclaimed, tears
starting to her beautiful eyes. viii
he die, Mr.. Burt? Will he die2 Oh,
papa, is there nothing we can do?"
He will not die, my child" said
the old man in clear, calm voice.
1T is written that he shall live these
many years"
Just as DR.. Randall arrived, John
regained consciousness and begged a
glass of water. Jessie and her father
waited anxiously for the physicians
verdict The old man appeared first,
and though he spoke not, his radiant
face told the story.
He is badly cut and bruised in sew
eral places, but no bones are broken, F"
said DR.. Randall Jessie clapped her
hands for joy. "He will be up and
about in week"
Jasper was ready with the Burt
family carriage; and, leaving kind
ly message for the grandsire, they re-
turned to the Bishop house. Jessie
found that she had a few bruises, but
she laughed at her aches, and talked
only Of the heroism of brave John
Burt The next day she sent him &
beautiful bunch Of roses, and another
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the hammering hoofs Could any
human being hold fast in such po-
sition.
AT the turn in the road the general
distinctly saw a man clinging TO the
horses bits. bruised by the swaying
pole-a pigmy who dared check the
fight Of giants. They sWerved
sharply at the curve. The of horse
stumbled, lurched sideways and fell.
There was a crash: the sickening
sound Of splintered wood and clinking
steel; then a silence. as the Gust lift
ed and revealed the jagged outlines
OF a mass Of wreckage.
As General Garden neared the fate
fuI spot he saw an old man run from
the Burt yard and plunge into the
wreck. A moment later he saw some
thing in the rescuer's hands. A
crumpled blue hat above dark eurls
showed plain in contrast to the white
hair OF the aged giant, who handled
the little figure as if it we're a feath-
er. laid it gently by the side of the
road, and again darted into the twist
ed mass.
General GARDEN breathed silent
prayer. He was a few rods away
when Jessie moved slowly lifted her
head and sprang to her feet
I'm not hurt, papa" she exclaimed
bravely Il am not hurt a bit. Oh,
what has happened?"
Thank God Thank God.' He
caught Jessie in his arms, gazed
fondly into her eyes, and tenderly
embraced her.
General Garden turned to the aid Of
Peter Burt. Tangled in the harness,
a horse was plunging and struggling
in an attempt to regain his feet The
other horse was dead, and beneath
his shoulder was pinioned the leg Of
young man. Blood was trickling
down his face. and he lay in the dust
Of the road, limp and deathlike. His
right hand still grasped the bit; his
head was near the hoofs Of the fran
tic animal.
Hold that horses head down." or
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
CHAPTER SIX.
Summer Days.


John Burt sprang into his saddle
with an ease that showed complete
recovery from the runaway accident,
and cantered to Jessie Gardens side.
They waved their hands gaily to Mrs.
Bishop, and galloped away under the
arching naples that formed al ave
nue. before the old mansion. 1t was
Johns fourth visit since Jessie's ar
rival, and his suggestion of ride to
Hull had been smilingly accepted.
An hour later they stood on the
heights above Point Allerton. Below,
the wide crescent of Nantasket Beach
swung to the south and east; within
it "crawled the wrinkled sea-" Every
foot of ground was hallowed by his
tory and legend. From that point
their ancestors watched the Chesa-
peake as she sailed proudly out to
fight the Shannon; there they had
wept when they learned that the
brave Lawrence had gone to his death
shouting encouragement to his crew.
Thence Captain John Smith first
sighted the harbor The red warriors
of King Philip camped where they
stood. A short distance away the
Mary and John had anchored with
her freight of pioneers. A mile to
the north stood Boston Light, and
they pictured Lord Howe's feet sail
ing past it, swelling disdainfully out
to sea.
(To ha continued
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08

GAVE UP HER MEAL TICKET.
comical Mistake Made by Woman in
New York Theater.

comieal Mistake Made by Woman in
New York Theater.
AT a recent matinee in a New York
theater a middle-aged woman bought
a single ticket for the gallery, and
mounted the stairs to the upper part
of the house, says the New York
Times. She handed to the ticket TAX
er at the gallery entrance a check of
the size and shape of the gallery tick
cts. which gave no coupons attached.
He dropped it into the box, and the
little woman hurried to find a good
seat.
The first act had been on but lit
tie while when the woman hurried,
almost out of breath, to the ticket
taker and cried
Let me have my ticket, please" F"
WHAT"
THE ticket l gave you. Let me
have it again,"
But it's in the box, locked up" re-
piled the man, coldly.
"Oh, dear mel Oh, dear me.' the
little woman walled.
Whats the matter?" asked the
man, growing very slightly sympa-
thetic
Il gave you the wrong ticket, she
said, weeping. "Here-liere's yours.
And she drew from her handbag the
ticket that should have been taken
up.
But what was the other one?" de-
manded tho man in establishment.
1T was my meal ticket" she
sobbed. "and ] can't eat"
The little woman would not go back
to her seat until she had been assured
by the man that she should have her
meal ticket, which she afterward re-
covered.
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each succeeding day until word came
from DR.. Randall that the young man
was able 10 sit up and might receive
visitors They drove TO the farm
house and were ushered into the
library-John's study-roOm for seven
years.
General Garden advanced and
grasped Johns hand. My boy. God
bless you, do not know how to
thank you. Jessie. have you nothing
to say to the young an who saved
your Iife2' 81
Il never thouenf, said Jessie,
placing her hand IN his, that the
boy who taught me how to catch
crabs would one day save my life.
But you know | always told Miss Nal
den that you weren't riffraff, and you
see I was right"
John looked handsome as he lay
back in the great armchair. I'm
glad | had a chance to be Of service
to one | had met before" he said. as
Jessie took a seat beside him;
though | confess | should not recog-
nize you as the little girl who visited
here several years ago. You are
young lady now, and l should hardly
dare address you as Jessie. and that's
the only name knew you by in those
days"
Il am not yet sixteen, and you can
call me Jessie until / tell you not to.
Can't he. paDa?"
Il suppose so. said General Car
den. "She is a spoiled child. Mr..
Burt" turning to the old gentleman,
"and have ceased making rules, lest
she should break them"
During The hour which followed,
Jessie and John talked Of score OF
topics, John deftly turning the con-
versation from the runaway accident.
How dainty, yet how healthy Jessie
looked The July sun had begun its
etching Of tan. The slender neck,
where the brown tresses protected it.
was dazzling. shading away to cheek
and brow in blendings of cream, pink
and tan, which defed touch Of brush
or skill of words The arched eye
brows and the dark silken lashes
framed eyes which glowed with the
smouldering fires Of dawning woman
hood. The mouth was not too small,
and the lips we're ruddy as ripe cher
ries.
And this was the being he had
saved from mutilation against the
cruel rocks AS he looked at her,
heard the ripping music OF her voice
and felt the subtle inspiration of her
presence, the thought came that the1s
was something selfish in his joy and
pride
What was it? Is love selfish?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
CHAPTER FIVE.
The Runaway.

The Runaway.
Three years elapsed before Jessie
Garden returned to the Bishop farm.
John Burt was now twenty years old,
and had successfully passed the ex-
animation which admitted him to
Harvard. General Garden came with
Jessie, delighted with the prospect OF
a weeks rest in the old house.
General Garden was an enthusias-
tic horseman. Jessie was still un-
packing her trunks when her father
sent word that the carriage was
ready. and that she was to drive with
him. A few minutes later they were
speeding down the old beach road.
They drove for miles along the wind
ing. shaded roads. The breeze came
cool and salt from the ocean, and the
air was fragrant with the breath Of
summer.
A bit Of the harness had become
unbuckled. Handing the reins to Jes-
sic. General Garden stepped to the
ground to adjust it. His feet had
hardly touched the ground when a
prowling hunter, few rods away,
discharged a gun. The report was
terrifying, and the affrighted horses
leaped ahead. Jessie was thrown Vi
olently backward, the lines slipping
from her hands. General Garden
sprang for the horses heads-an in
slant too late. He caught one
glimpse Of his daughters white face
as she swept past him. The agony
Of years was compressed into the
succeeding moments.
The frenzied team dashed down the
steep grade at appalling speed. At
the base Of the hill. and almost in
front Of the Burt farmhouse, was a
sharp curve. Then the road skirted
the cliffs for a quarter of mile. Be
yond lay a crooked hill, lined with
ragged rocks-the most dangerous
slope for miles around"
Through the cloud Of dust the old
soldier saw the team as it passed the
old house. A few rods beyond, man
lightly vaulted a fence and darted
towards the road. General Gardens
eyes were blurred, but he saw a
flash Of blue and white, as if some
thing had been hurled in front Of the
maddened team. 1t clung to the head
of the OF horse, and was tossed back
and forth by the frantic animal. For
an instant the figure seemed beneath
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CHAPTER FoUR-continued.


Jim aimed a blow at Johns head
which was parried John swung e
the chin, and the next instant Jim
clenched and both fell eight feet into
the water.
The pool was deep, and it seemed
10 Jim as If they never would come
to the surface. When he did, and had
gasped for breath, a pair Of strong
hands gripped his neck and he went
down again. The water sang in his
ears, the world grew black around
him. Then it suddenly became light.
The cool and splendid air filled his
nostrils, and a voice sounded in his
ears:
Say enough or down you go
again"
Enough, E-e-enoughl I'll quit,
spluttered Jim Blake, throwing his
arms about wildly.
With one hand firmly gripping Jim
Blake's collar John Burt swan ashore
with the other II was ten minutes
before Blake recovered his breath.
then they shook hands with the gTay-
'ity OF trained pugilists.
A week later John met Jim and
was told Of fiogging he had re-
,ceived from his father, who was no
torious as the village drunkard.
Thereupon developed in John Burt
and James Blake that strong friend
ship so frequent between boys Of CON
trasting natures. They seemed to
have only two traits in common
both were frank and both generous.
When Jim Blake was seventeen
years old, he decided to run away
from home. The two boys talked it
over many times To the scanty
hoard in Jim's possession John Burt
added thirty-fiye dollars-all, the
money he had saved from sums Civ
en- him at various times by Peter
Burt. So, with forty odd dollars in
his pocket. and with tears in his
handsome eyes, Jim Blake shook
hands with John Burt and went out
into the world to seek his fortune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
wom.n Of unelvI!!zed Races.

Among many OF the uncivilized
races of mankind the inferiority OF
women is consecrated by usage, and
she is not permitted even TO eat at
the same time as her husband. This
condition Is found principally In Afri-
ca and India. Some tribes place GER
tain prohibitions upon women. For
instance, they are prohibited from
mounting a horse and from eating GER
tain kinds Of meat or drinking GER
tain beverages.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
Korean Good Burden Bearer.

The Korean coolie is as lazy as the
Chinese is industrious. He can squat
Rll day on his heels and smoke his
pipe between intervals Of sleep, and
ask but little more Of Heaven than mis-
daily pap" as his dish Of rice is
called. and an industrious wife at
home. But, as burden bearer, he RI
walls the Chinese. With sort OF
forked stick with pegs fitted to his
back he carries 400 pounds easily.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
Insects and Snakes as Food.

In Arizona Indian children may be
seen catching ants and eating them
and in Mexico the honey ant is eager
Is sought after by the natives, who
eat the well-rounded, currant-like abb
domen. In south America the large
lizard, the iguano, is a delicacy, not
to speak of the larger snakes, which
il taste are like chicken. The ordi-
nary rattlesnake. it is said, is very
good eating il one can overcome the
inborn prejudice.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
Value Of the Spruce Tree.

Were it not for the fact that the
finest of wood pulp can be made from
spruce logs. white paper would cost
so much that newspapers and maga-
zines and books would be much higher
in price, and their circulation CORE
spondingly restricted. Even the mails
would be lighter by far but for the
spruce tree.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
Black kerehIefs for saIIorn.

All sailors in the British navy are
obliged to buy a black silk handker-
chief They get 1t from the govern
lnent stores, and the price. about 81,
Is deducted from their pay. This year
The Admiralty has ordered 100000
hsndkerchiefs from the largest silk
manufacturers in the world. This
number is 10000 more than has ever
been required before. Each handker-
chief is thirty-dye inches square.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
Ivy in the House.

A small country hostelry rear Bos-
ton, in Lincolnshire (Eng) can show
a curious sight The exterior OF the
house is covered with ivy. This has
found it's way through the bricks and
invaded the interior Of the taproom.
The proprietress has now trained the
ivy so that it has spread all round the
room. and the unusual sight can be
Witnessed OF ivy growing inside a
room
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
wines out Albanian Chiefs.

The Sublime Porte, tired, appaf fsns-
H. Of continuous fighting with the Al
banians. ~''h5dt obtaining any result.
seems TO have adopted the more IN
sidious plan of wedding out the chiefs
Osman Pasha, one Of the most power
ful chiefs in Albania, has Just arrived
AZ scutari, ostens'hlr ~ Visit 70
tbe Governor Of the province He is
stated TO be really, however. in 3
condition of gilded exile, and many
other chiefs are believed to be threat
ened with similar treatment
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08

~ Bagdad there has been a golf
club for nearly ten years. The eight.
een-hole course, which IS laid out in
The desert some three miles from the
city. is said to be Of "a decidedly sport
ing character er'-which means, accord
ing to some that one loses an immod-
crate num- r Of balls there. Coli
may be played at Zanzibar, Benin
(@the city Of blood" it will be re-
membered). Crete. Bangkok, Honolulu,
Perak and also at Wei-Hai-Wei.-Lon-
Lnn Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08

The custom Of marrying girls when
they are mere children OF nine or ten
years is increasing rather than de-
creasing in Bengal and other parts OF
India. The resulting racial degenera-
tion is becoming so obvious that laws
have been passed in several regions
forbidding the marriage Of girls under
fourteen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
To utIlI., the shark.

The shark. which Is so abundant In
the waters OF Central America. is to
be utilized in commercial products.
A company has been formed which
converts sharks fms into jelly and tin
ned soup makes fine machinery. oil
from their liyers, handsome leather,
equal to alligator's, from their skins,
walking sticks from their baekbones.
and numerous articles from their jaw.
bones and teeth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
unahLe 70 nIstInauIsh Red.

The most common form Of color
blindness is in inability % distinguish
red. Last year thirty-four officers
and would.be officers Of the British
mercantile marine service failed on
their color tests. twenty-three being
red blind and the remainder unable
to distinguish green. The 1900 candi-
dates for certificates were also sub
mitted 70 the form vision tests and
twenty-five Of them failed to distin-
guish the form of the object submit
ted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
Trivial Causes Of War.

Borrowing a tobacco pipe and fail
ing to return II kindled civil war for
years among the rival races IN me
Pamirs and Afghanistan. A dispute
as to the relative attractions OF snails
and vipers as food gave rise TO NIFTY
years of fighting between Milan and
Pisa. and it is said two German states
fought for years out Of rivalry as to
their respective powers OF beer drink
Stray Stories.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08

A man in Missouri who swallowed
Scent piece back in the days when
silver coins of that denomination were
sometimes seen has just coughed it
up. We all of us have had expert
ence with individuals who required a
very long time to cough up very small
amounts Boston Transcript.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
proteot Rablss from EvII spIrIts.

The babies in West Africa are con
cidered to be free from the attentions
of evil spirits for the first seven days
Of their lives. On the seventh day,
however, a large family feast is held,
during which care must be taken to
throw plenty of the good things out
side the house in order to propitiate
the evil powers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
Trouble in our Midst.

Not since we eat a lot Of moth balls
for peppermint iozengers have We
made sich a mistake as we done when
we were 10 Memphis the other day
we drunk small bottle Of Ticklers
Anti-skeptic. thinking II was cream
de mint. We are now under treatment
for a restoration Of our thirst.-Hard'
man fTenn.) Free Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08

Al cost OF 25 cents Japanese doc
tors can dress the wounds Of 500 men.
They use a finely powered charcoal
obtained by the slow cambustion OF
straw in closed furnaces. sachets NIL
ed with it are applied TO the wounds,
and it's antiseptic and absorbent quail
tiles generally effect a rapid cure.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
Enoland's Food Supply.

What England would do, and how
her people would subsist, if deprived
OF her American source Of supplies, it
is difficult TO imagine. Il is no Sc
cret in European politics that Eng
land normally has in store only a few
weeks supply Of food. and, at times.
the reserve would last only a few
days.-Suceess.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
Uses a loaded Revolver.

Alfred Vernon, at Leytonstone. Eng.
land, sang at a club song entitled:
4 Wonder Where and What the End
viii Be?" 1t is a story Of a gamblers
life, and Vernon had to place a re-
yolver near his head, pretending to
commit suicide. The revolver was ac-
cidentally fred and inflicted a fatal
wound.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
RalIwaus own stalrcases.

In London the stairways and ele-
vators used for access or egress from
the stations Of the underground rail-
roads do not occupy any part Of the
streets. The railway companies had
to buy space in a block where they
wanted a station.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
Trick of Photoarsphv.

II you are an amateur photographer
and have a negative of some friend
whom you would like to see locked
up for a long term, put your printing
frame just inside a wire mosquito net
ting when you print the next picture
from the negative The result will be
print showing your friend behind
the bars. The effect will be almost
startling.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08

The Oldest fortress in the United
States is Fort Marion, on the Matan-
zas. in Florida II has seen many
bloody trays in the opening up OF
what is now the paradise Of the south.
The land around this ancient place
has been watered by the blood Sf men
who have fallen in conflict. but to-day
it is a peaceful. picturesque spot. fuB
Of charm and serenity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08

When a woman has won the love
o. man, however devoted le may ap-
pear. il is usually necessary for her
to take some pains to hold fast TO
his love if she wishes to keep It.
There are exceptions. but most mems
love is a fire, which easily dies for
lack Of fuel Exchange.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
n.ttsr rhan OIL for Roads.

A writer in an English automobile
paper claims that roads could be kept
permanently damp by the application
OF strong solutions Of calcium chlor
ide or magnesium chloride, and that
this would be cheaper than oils and
without their objectionable odors.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08

The bee is an artistic upholsterer-
II lines its nest with the leaves OF
flowers. always choosing such as have
bright colors. The are invariably cut
in circles so exact that no compass
would make them more true.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08
Nswshov Attemnts Suicide

A London newsboy, twelve years
old, attempted suicide by cutting his
throat with pocket knife because he
had sold only cents worth Of pa
pers and did not dare go home to his
father with less than 25 cents.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-08

In place Of wedding cake in Holland
wedding sweets are bruid-
zuikers' they are called. They are
handed round by children and are
served in fower-trimmed baskets.