davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
The CRY of the Aunostle.

Sometimes 1 think that it were best
To simply stop; that one were blest
To lay aside his oars and rest;
With weary brain to tired to keep
His thoughts; with eyes too tired to
weep;
To put away his oars and sleep;
Within his silent bark to be
Borne onward to the farther sea,
AL dreamless, TO Eternity;
While all the ages past him sped,
A voiceless silence overhead,
Dead. dead, forever, ever dead;
No more to see the smiles and tears;
NJ more to feel the hopes and fears;
No more to hear with weary ears
The bitter wall, the human cry;
No more to see with weary eye
LIES sad procession pass him by;
No more to feel the quick pang start;
No more with those he loves TO part.
No more to bear the broken heart;
But through the world and its increase,
And through the world to its decrease,
To be at everlasting peace.
rye thought that It were better so;
Put whether to such a fate we go,
I can not tell, / do not know.
j. A. Edgerton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
KEEP THE HEART YOUNG.
Old Age Can Be Kept at Arms
Length to the Last.

Old Age Can Be Kept at Arms
Length to the Last.
There are few better ways Of fool
ing Father Time than following the
old advice to keep tho cart young"
writes Robert Webster Jones in the
Housekeeper. 1t is astonishing how
young fellow can look and feel who
maintains a fresh and lively interest
in sports and pastimes or has some
hobby which he can ride in leisure
moments. Anybody who has his
health can keep young. Ill-health is
the only excuse for age, and even
this handicap in life's race can be
overcome in large measure by .
cheerful, contented mind.
That the length Of human life is
gradually increasing. statistics show.
1t is not increasing by leaps and
bounds, nor is there any indication
that perpetual youth shall ever be our
portion. AS we learn better how to
live. we shall live longer and happier
lives. We cannot hope to live for
ever, and time spent in planning this
impossibility is time wasted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
MAGIC IN rHE zuNI rRIeE.
priest Apparently Lifted jug of
Water with Feather.


s.The most startling feat l ever saw"
said a guest at the Diller last night,
who has made a study Of Indians in
various parts of the United States for
his own edifcation. was performed
by the priests Of the Zuni tribe In Ari-
zona, or, as they we're called, The
Ancients Of Creation They seat them
selves in a circle on the clay floor,
around a jar that will hold perhaps
gallon, an ancient and sacred earthen
vessel, which is filled with water
The chief priest carries in his hand
two ordinary eagle feathers. which are
tied together at the quill ends so that
they make fork Behind he circle
Of the priests are other members OF
the tribe and the musicians with their
drums and gourds, who join in the
chants with emotion.
"The incantations continue for sew.
eral hours and when the participants
and spectators are brought up to a
proper pitch OF excitement the priest
dips the feather tips into the water.
lifts the jar with them and holds 1t
suspended for minute or two at a
height level with his face or breast.
Then he lowers 1t slowly to the ground.
This feat is repeated several times
during the performance. Apparently
there is nothing in the hand of the
priest but the feathers and they ap.
pear TO be Inserted into the mouth OF
the Jar only two or three inches. OF
course, there is some trick about It,
but was never able 10 discover it,
Seattle Post.Intelligencer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
NAMED IN ODD MANNER.
origin Of "Pint Judy Pint" on Rhode
Island Shore.

origin Of "Pint Judy Pint" on Rhode
Island Shore.
Point Judith, Rhode Island, Is
known to the natives of that neigh
borhood as "Pint Judy pint" Once
upon time, the story goes, an old
sea captain of Nantucket or there
aDouts took his wife with him upon a
voyage along the coast and, being
enveloped in a fog. he made her look
out. After awhile the woman piped
out, 'Landl" "Whar away?" beloved
her lord why, right over there, just
the other side of all those ropes" she
answered, excitediy. "Tother side o.
f ldlesticksl" roared the captain.
Cant you tell me in straight talk,
whar away?" Now it happened that
the captains wife was unacquainted
with nautical terms and while she
could do many useful things she could
no more have boxed the compass than
she could have flown. So the captain
shouted to her: Pint, judy Pintl"
Then Judy "pinted" and the shore she
had discovered and indicated was ever
afterward known as Pint Judy pint.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
OLDER THAN THE CHINESE.
Cliff pwellers a Race That May Even
Antedate Far Cathay.

Older even than China, the Oldest
existing nation, are the cliff dwellings
Of southwestern United States, homes
of race whose very name has per
ished from the earth. Explorers, puz-
zling through the Mancos and Casa
Verde canyons Of Arizona and New
Mexico, have found the houses OF this
strange people in the widest and most
inaccessible of the mountain sides.
Did the cliff dwellers antedate the
pyramids of Egypt? Were they OF
blood relation to the early inhabitants
OF the land where the Nile is god.
Some students are prepared to an
swer both questions affrmatiyely and
to give what is to them abundant
proof. The pottery from their long
wrecked homes suggests Egypt and
the few inscriptions found have sim
liar suggestions. Mummies. bodies
wrapped in cloth, feathers from the
breast of the turkey have been dug
from burial places among the cliffs,
and, in bone and hair much unlike the
Indian Of to-day, there is a hint OF re-
semblance to a more Oriental type. II
the cliff dwellers left any defendants
however remote, they are doubtless
the Moki and Zuni Indians, who, re-
sembling them in habits and appear
ance, are their closest kinsmen.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
underaround Lakes.

Underground lakes have been dis
covered in the district of Eucla, in
Australia, situated thirty or forty feet
from the surface and generally con-
tanning large volumes of pure, drink
able and usable water. They are in
arid regions, which they will help
to fertilize as soon as their waters are
brought to the surface and applied.
This will open to cultivation and col
onization extended territories now
practically desert. Many Australian
rivers sink into the earth and are
lost and it is thought that the waters
Of some Of them gather to form the
lakes discovered. Similar phenom-
ena are found, though on a less exten-
sive scale. in France and otner Euro
pean countries, but Australia will
probably be able to turn hers to bet
ter account than any Of them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
The Riches Of Love.

Talk about Poverty-nothin' it seems;
Rich am I ever. with Love and the
dreamsl
who with my wealth in the world can
compare
Rich in the glory Of Jenny's gold hairi
Beautiful. down-streaming hair that
hold
its goldl
Talk about Povertyl-bright the sun
streams!
Take the worlds riches. and give me
Loves drcamsi
Dreams In the dark skies, and dreams In
the fair.
The light-the brave splendor OF Jennys
gold hairl
Earth hath its millions-but nothin' like
The beautiful hair whose gold ringlets
kiss.
There Is no Povertyl-ive me. dear God.
Not the gold harvests that color the
sod.
Not the worlds breath. over far oceans
But the red lips Of Jenny. that lean to
my ownl
And even in death just JOY, like to this:
Her gold hair TO shadow me-sweet with
Loves kiss
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
conee Known for centurIes.

A pamphlet published by an Arab
sheik IN 1866 sheds light upon the or
igin and early use OF coffee. This
Arab sheik asserted that coffee was
introduced into Arabia from Abys-
sinia about the opening Of the If
teenth century and that It had been
known as a beverage in the latter
country from the most remote period.
It's peculiar properties were taken ad-
vantage Of By the Mohammedans in
connection with their prolonged relig-
ious ceremonies, but its use as de-
votlonaI aRtisoporifc stirred up the
tiercest opposition on the part OF the
orthodox element Of the priests. Cof-
fee was declared to be an intoxicant
and was accordingly prohibited In the
koran, but in spite Of this the coffee
drinking habit spread rapidly For
two centuries the worlds supply OF
coffee was obtained from the prov
ince Of Yemen in southern Arabia,
where the well-known Mocha is still
cultivated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29

The Australian eucalyptus tree is
being grown on a large scale in south
ern Europe and northern Africa be-
cause of its tendency to drain
swamps. This was formerly supposed
to be due to abundant exhalation Of
watery vapor from its leaves, but il
has been shown that actually the
Transportation of the eucalyptus is
only one-half or one-third that OF
willows, birches and other trees. and
it is therefore assumed that the phe-
nomenon in question is due simply to
the rapid growth Of the eucalyptus.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
LEFT SHOE WEARS FIRST.
Dealer Says It Is Becaue7 That Foot
Is the Larger.


did you ever notice that people are
right-footed? asked the proprietor Of
a shoe store. Watch my clerks and
you viii see that invariably my Gus
toners will put up their right foot
when going to be fitted. Now watch
that woman going to sit down over
there" The woman took seat, lift
ed her curtain Of black yelling and as
the clerk approached her she poked
her right foot from beneath an ex-
panse of skirt.
Its always the case and l don't be-
lieve l ever knew it to fail. The shoe
manufacturers evidently are wise to
this fact, as in the cartons the right
shoe is always packed on top. Once
had lot Of shoes come to me with
the left shoe on top and it caused me
so much annoyance that wrote to the
manufacturer, calling his attention to
the matter, so that it would not hap
pen again. The majority OF people
are right-handed, yet a left-handed per-
son has the right-foot habit. The right
hand Is larger than the left, as 1t Is
used more, and consequently develops
the muscles to a greater extent On
the other hand, the left foot is larger
than the right in most persons. The
difference is so slight that we seldom
have trouble in fitting shoes, how
ever. 1t is the left shoe that wears Out
before the right. and probably for this
reason. Shoe Retailer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29

Cairo can boast Of the possession Of
.,,o oldest herbarium in the world. It
ts in the museum. and consists Of a
collection Of dried plants or portions
Of plants taken from the wreaths ana
qarlands found in mummy-eases and
froro the edible plants which were set
a. oorthenware vessels on the floor Of
,bo esnulchre. Many OF these floral
remains are SO well preserved that,
of,er being treated with warm water.
thev can be handled as if hey we're
modern specim.ens. while their eolors
o-o slso remarkably well preserved.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
Hs,, Far Away. Hss Far Awsy.

He's far away. he's far away.
But surely ne will come;
Yc moments. n.y. Pass swiftly byl
And bring my soldier home.
Alas I look and look IN vain.
And listen 10 each soundi
The foylcss sun declines again.
And 50 the days so round,
OH RAY he come IN happy hour
nv dropping soul 20 cheerl
For him IN deck my cypress bower
with roses all the year
Aiasi / look. and look IN vain.
And listen 20 each sound
The ioyless sun declines again,
And so the days 50 round.
The heavy clouds Of sorrow fed.
How bright the sun appears.
put cherries were the beams he shed
g4en dimiy through our tears.
Now. hope again shall wake the strings
10 pleasures tocund lay,
When Time upon his dusky wings
--Nrs Hunter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
QUEER OLD FUNERAL CUSTOM.
Ceremony In County Wexford, Ireland,
Is Centuries Old.


Is Centuries Old.
In the district known as "the barCuy
Of FORTH" In County Wexford. IRE
land, is to be tc..ad a race OF bard
working, industrious Deasaats. living
In thatenad cottages with clean white
washed walls, which by their perfect
whiteness at once arrest the attention
OF the visitor. These people differ in
many respects from the inhabitants Of
the other parts Of the same county and
have habits and customs peculiar TO
themselves. They are strong belicv-
ers IN the efficacy OF prayers for the
dead when a funeral takes place two
wooden crosses are provided. On the
way TO the cemetery a halt is made at
a certain spot by the side Of the road.
Here prayers are said for the deceased.
after which one cross is deposited in
a hawthorn bush er under It. The
procession then gJes on its way. and
after the interment the other cross is
fixed at the head Of the grave. This
strange custom dates from time i'm
memorial. as the great pile OF crosses
by the roadside indicate.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29

To fight against the Infdel,
Our paladins afar have gone;
Castor has left the young lseie,
Whose tender heart is his alone.
An. how she wept. the poor demoiselles
Lullaby sleep soft and well;
Sleep, my little one, sleep!
No news has come for a whole long year.
What vows for her love fair lselle PAYS
Can a cruel death so far from mere
Have cut off the joy Of those happy
days?
Al, how she trembled. the pOo- demoi-
Lullaby. sleep soft and well;
Sleep my little one, sleep.
xvben alas. there comes to the fair Isells
Rumors frightful and dread to hear,
That the bones Of the knights VINO IN
Are white on the sand Of the desert
drear.
Al. how she died. the poor demoisellet
I,uilabv' sleep soft and well;
Sleep my little one, sleep'
The morrow came. Castor. woe to tell,
Faithfully seeking his fair young brides
Give me, Oh. give me. my lselle,
You jealous walls that her beauty hioes
she Is no more. thy poor demoisellel
Tullabv. sleep soft and well;
Sleep. my little one. sleepl
isabel Francis Bellows. after the
French. in Boston Transcript.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
VAST CAVES IN ENGLAND.
Scientific Investigation Of Those In
the Mendip Hills.

the Mendlp Hills.
"spelaeoIogy" is scientific cave
hunting. There is a society for that
purpose with headquarters in Paris
which recently investigated the caves
in the Mendip hills in England. These
caves are Of vast extent, perforating
two masses OF limestone, lying on
either side Of a core of old red sand
stcne, forming the center Of the Men
dips. Some are "swallet holes" abb
sorbing rivers, others stalactite cav
erns. One, called Wookey hole, marks
the emergence, in the form OF the
river Axe, of two streams "swal-
lowed" some miles away. One OF
these swallets is 500 feet deep. An
other cave, called Swildon's hole, is
draped with wreaths and festoons Of
pure white stalactite. Lambs Lair,
on the northern side OF the hills, is
the most magnificent stalactite cav
ern in Great Britain; while adjoining
Wookey hole another chamber has
Just been found with 1900 stalactite
pendants, all of dazzling whiteness-
The famous spring which gives its
name to the town of wells is believed
to come through hidden caverns from
the higher parts of the Mendips.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
WOMAN IN BUSINESS LIFE.
Necessary That She Lay Aside the
Prerogatives Of Her Sex.


Prerogatives Of Her Sex.
AS a general rule. woman becomes
efficient in business in proportion as
she can lay aside the peculiariues and
prerogatives of her sex and become to
all intents and purposes masculine,
This Is not said in mitigation Of the
obvious truth that indlscrimnate con-
tact with men IN employment tends
to unsex woman or in ignorance OF
the fact that in many pursuits the
feminine equipment fits its possessor
for finer type Of service than most
men can reach. But whenever an en-
ploye's relationship to the work be-
comes complicated with the question
OF her sex. then there is friction, waste
and an impairment Of availability
The moment that the business Of an
ofice or store has TO be conducted on
the plan OF a soiree there is an end to
plain speech and quick work. It Is
not enough that a woman can do the
same work as a man; she must be
amenable without friction to the same
rules, discipline and direct method as
a man. Otherwise she stands n ner
own ught.-Portland oregonian.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
BROUGHT scoFFER 70 PRAY.
Strenuous Minister'S Victory Well
Earned and Deserved.

Earned and Deserved.
John Ross was a Scotch minister
who fourished in the early part Of the
seventeenth century Tales Of his
wonderful deeds are told to this day
in his former parish of Blair. AT one
time the reverend gentleman walked
to Mause, a distance OF about three
miles, for the purpose of seeing
certain farmer and, if possible, in
ducing him to come to church, where
he had never been. He found him
fishing in the river and asked to be
allowed to have cast. 81 never lend
my rod TO anybody" said the farmer
But" replied the minister, Il have
come all the way expressly to see
you, and I must have a cast" The
farmer, who was a very strong man
and had never been beaten in a fist
fight, offered to fight for it.
"AlI right" said the minister. and
he gave the farmer such a mauling
that he was glad to give up his rod.
But It was a different kind of fishing
that the minister had come for. He
asked the farmer to keep the rod and
conduct him to his house at Mause.
When they arrived the minister said:
Now, you go on your knees and
pray" telling him that he would not
leave till he did so.
So the farmer fell on his knees and
cried "Oh, Lord, deliver me from
this man" Stop" said the minis
ter. THAT is very good. hope you
may always be able to do as well
Now, you have TO promise to come &c
the kirk next Sunday" This the farm
er did. Not long afterward he becams
a leading elder.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29

A city woman who had decided that
she would keep some hens as a prof
table amusement during her long
summers in the country asked the
farmer of whom she bought tlrem
what they could eat. The man looked
at her in silent amazement a moment
before he replied. 1T would take me
the rest O. my days to tell ye what
they can eat" he said, at last. @but
It won't take long to tell ye what they
can't. You avoid feeding Of EN- with
salt fish and cobblestones and I guess
you won't have any ssouble."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
Maturity Of Trees.

Though there are oaks living which
are known to be more than a thou
sand years old, the average oak does
not live more than seventy-five years.
That is to say. its growth extends
over that period. The same is true
OF the ash, larch and elm. The spruce
and fir reach maturity after about
eighty years AT the end of that tine
their growth remains stationary for
some time and then their decay be
gins.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
Father Of Henry Clay.

John Clay, the father Of Henry
CLAY. the distinguished statesman,
was not only a Baptist, but a Baptist
nreacher. He resided most of his life
in what is known as "the siashes' OF
Hanover. and his farm, orSAshioh he
lived for many years. is Two CT three
miles from Ashland. Here his son
Henry was born. and probably Porter
Clav. who removed to Kentucky and
became a distinguished Baptist min
lister. Robert B. semple, in his His
tory of Virginia Baptists," says that
time Black Creek Baptist church, in
Hanover county. was originated by
John Clay, and that he was pastor OF
Chickamominy church, and did much
missionary work in the region around.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
How He Got the Moon.

John Henry Maedler, the astron-
omer, whose favorite study was the
moon, having learned that Frau
Witte, the wife of the state councillor,
owned a wonderful model of his pet
luminary, spent years trying to gain
possession of it. As her husband was
living he could not marry the owner
of the model, so he married her
daughter and at the death Of his
mother-in-law the coveted moon be-
came his.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
Less Human Victims of Tioers.

Indian tigers seem to be losing
their taste for human flesh. Con-
siderably fewer human victims are re-
ported. In the district Of Chanda,
Hashangabad, and Raypur the figures
have fallen from 100. the average of
previous years. to fifty-nine. On the
other hand, the number of cattle de-
voured had increased from 4,26O to g.
93S. OF the human victims SO per
cent were natives and IL per cent
Europeans.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29

knowledge of the taste and value
Of coffee spread but slowly, so that
it was not until the middle Of the six
teenth century that 1t reached Con-
stantinople. Here it melted the BIT
ter hostility of the priests. An ex-
cessive tax was imposed upon coffee
houses. Notwithstanding which they
fiourished and extended. After the
lapse OF another hundred years cof-
fee reached Great Britain, where it
was introduced by one Edwards, a
British merchant long resident in
Turkey. The first coffee house in
London was opened by his Greek serv-
ant. Pasqua Rossie. in 1852, and the
introduction of the beverage into Eng
land met with the same opposition as
In the East.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29
Go Not, Happy Day.

Go not. happy day.
From the shining fields
Go not. happy day,
TIN the maiden yields.
Rosy Is the South.
Roses are her cheeks,
And a rose her mouth.
When the happy Yes
Faiters from her lips.
Pass and blush the news
O'er the blowing ships,
Over blowing seas,
over the seas Of rest,
Pass the happy news.
Blush II through the West.
TIN the rcd man dance
By his red cedar tree,
And the red mans babe
Leap. beyond the sea.
Blush from West to East,
Blush from East 10 West.
TIL the West is East.
Blush Il through the West.
Rosy Is the West.
Rosy is the South.
Roses are her cheeks.
And a rose her mouth
Lord Tennyson
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29

The extraordinary resuscitating
power Of light recently received a
curious illustration in the silver mines
at Laurium. A mine had been aban-
doned 1000 years. and the seed OF
some poppies was found beneath the
Stag of species which had disap-
peared for twenty centuries. The Stag
being removed, in a short time the
entire space was covered with the
most gorgeous show Of poppies. After
their twenty centuries rest they had
bloomed as vigorously as ever wita-
out air or water.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-29

In the ocean Of life how many
there are who are drifting to an IN
known destination-that undistin-
guished multitude, who are only toll
ine to live, and living only to die
who drag on through a weary life,
with their eyes half open; lacking
principle, moral. independence. stir
ring decision, generous resolves. or
even the slightest ambition; whose
lives are purposeless. aimless. defense.
less; and who live more from mere in
dolence than from calculatlsn.- James
Ellis.