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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
somz cuEzR NEGRO TRAITS.
Noted by a Traveller During a Recent
Trip through the South.

Noted by a Traveller During Recent
Trip Trough the South.
A great peculiarity of the black race
everywhere is its love Of gossip and
its madness to spread news. You do
not have to advertise for a servant in
the South. You mention that you need
one and servants begin to call and ap-
ply within an hour after you have ex-
pressed your wish. The news spreads
because no two negroes ever pass in
the streets without speaking to each
other. Even though they are total
strangers they invariably halt and gos-
sip. Everything that happens in a
town over night is known in every
kitchen early In the morning, and
every servant burns to tell it to her
employers. A fire, a robbery,
quarrel between man and wife, a case
of illness, the arrival of visitor, per-
haps the mere contents of letter con-
cerning matters unintelligible to the
servant who hears it read-all these
things fly from mouth to mouth and
kitchen to kitchen. You may watch
your kitchen and think that you have
made sure that no negro has called
upon your cook, or maids between
breakfast and lunch, and yet at lunch
the waitress will let fall the gossip
of the place since breakfast.
1t is just the same in Africa There
they call the process ''the Kafir tele-
graph" When | was there many a
battle was heard of "in the air" at
Cape Town, Kimberly and Port Eliza
beth day or even 36 hours before the
news came by electric telegraph. The
negroes brought the news, and 1t was
considered sufficiently reliable to af-
feet the values of African securities.
The news was carried hundreds, even
a 1000 miles, by the Kaffirs. They
shouted it from man to man, they sig
nailed it from kopje to kopje and kopje
to welt, they ran 100 miles with it for
no pay, for the love of gossip. Sud
denly it was gossiped in the homes of
Cape Town, and on more than one oc-
casion Samuel J. Pryor, now o. the
Daily Express, got full days advan-
tage of his competitors by cabling this
Kafir gossip to London. In South
Africa it is taken for granted that the
negroes will know the news at least
as soon as any white man.-Julian
Ralph, in New York Mail and Express.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
KEPT HIS PANAMA WHITE.
Unitarian Minister Somewhat Mysti-
fled His Clerical Brother.

Unitarian Minister Somewhat Mysti-
fled His Clerical Brother.
The number of Panama OF alleged
Panama hats to be seen everywhere
this season reminded an old gentle
man from Boston of a story the other
day, which he proceeded to tell to an
other man in the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
holding his own genuine Panama in
his hand.
Il suppose you have never heard OF
old Dr. Ellis down here" he said.
But a generation or two ago he was
a well-known figure in Boston, being
one Of the famous Unitarian ministers,
friend Of many Of the Transcenden-
tallists. He used always to wear a
white Panama hat, which at that time
was much more of luxury than
Judge it is to-day. The same hat did
him season after season, yet 1t never
seemed to lose any Of its fresh white
ness.
"One day a minister Of the old per
suasion, and very pronounced in his
orthodoxy, asked DR.. Ellis how he kept
his hat so white.
"'That is easy said the doctor, for
1t has been Calvinized'
What? said the other minister.
How do you galvanize a hat?
" 4 said Calvinlzed, replied the Uni
tartan.
"But what do you mean by thatT
"Dipped in birthstone, said Dr. FL
lis"-New York Tribune.
hfu r,,ffa tc
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
wHIM OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
She Didn't Want Any Advice from
Her Private Secretary.

She Didn't Want Any Advice from
Her Private Secretary.
Tho queens interest in and over
sight Of public affairs did not cease
with the princes death. although. in
the first years Of Overwhelming sor-
row, 1t must have been dificult to
carry out her conception Of duty. All
important resolutions were taken by
her; the personal notes in the court
circular" were written by her own
hand, and were seen by no one else.
When Sir Henry Ponsonby became
the queens private secretary, she
said to him: Remember this: No
advice, / am older than you are and
have had more experience"
In after years historians will have
much to say upon the queens per-
sonal share in the government OF her
dominions. All her papers have been
most carefully preserved and ar
ranged, and some day perhaps viii be
accessible to the inquirer. On the
other hand. there is not a single pa
per belonging to George III. which Isl
known to be in existence.-Prof. Of
car Browning in Century.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
The Fur Carriers Adventure.
BY W. BERT FOSTER.

BY w. BItRI ,FOSIEh.
copyright. 1902 BY Daily Story Pub. Coz
This yere Maine, eaid the old
man, who sat tipped back in crazy
armchair on the shady side Of the
house, sucking the blackest of corn
cobs, "This yere Maine amt what it's
cracked up to be for game. nowadays.
But you tellers from taown come UP
her, git er crack at er Jim-buck er
two, an think you're havin' sport.
Talk erbout huntin'!"
He snorted, and Chevier, who likes
to jolly the natives along, and could
get more information out of a we'll
sweep than most men can from
college professor, offered the old set
tier his bag Of "cut-plug" and at once
they two began to get chummy.
"Oh, of coarse, twas poachin',"
heard the old fellow say, and he spat
emphatically. You was askin' erbout
the Allegash waters. Them useter be
good huntin' an trappin' territory
wen was younger. How? Take it
thirty year ergo-even twenty year
back. They're purity now, an good
fishin' an there's some game; out I
took seventy otter pelts out er that
string of upper ponds in four weeks
one winter, an otter skins was wuth
fifteen dollars them days.
mo, | wasn't maxim a business Of
poachin'. had shack up there an,
as say, In four weeks | salted down
them seventy skins. But l only set
six traps. and wouldn't have been
there to tend them only we had a
monstrous run of bad weather an
couldn't tend to reglar business.
was a fur carrier. Yaas, l smuggled
the pelts through for other fellers, as
you say.
"That very wintcr-'twas long err
bout February, and | knowed there
was a big storm due mighty quick
hit the thing at l reckoned was the
closest call ever had. For a few
moments, Mister, | reilly thought old
Gabriel had got his cornet tuned up
for me, an no mistakel An wen ye
come ter fgger on it, there amt sech
a great dif'rence 'twixt gettin' killed
outright an bein' scared most ter
,death-an' that lasts what happened
ter me that trip.
"This yere happened jest after /
got that run of otter | was tellin' ye
of-seventy skins. ev'ry one of 'em
Beauties. picked up big sled load
an when l started up Churchill Lake
early in the mornin an my shack was
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
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supper an somethin' warm to drink.
But wen the moon rose there was q
big circle round 1t an | knew it
meant snow, an lots of it. So fig
gered it would be mighty good idea
ter git to Kineo down yere bout as
quick as I'd be let. packed up ag'in,
got through the narrers 'twixt tn
two lakes, an set out down Eagle
pond.
THAT amt no slouch sheet Of water,
mister. No, Stree! An wen she's
froze over she looks bigger still. You
been there? Then ye know all erbout
it, an how Pillsbury's the only island
in it, | could jest see the island. like
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
WHY THEY AROSE EARLY.
Explanation of the Action Of Brace
Of College Presidents.


of College Presidents.
Something more than a year ago
the last meeting was held in Washing
ton of the committee on national uni
versity, a project which found its
conclusion in the Carnegie institution.
It so happened that quite a number
Of members of that committee eft
this city on the same train. Among
these we're President Eliot of Har-
ward, President Draper Of the State
University OF Illinois. Prof. (now
president) Butler Of Columbia, and
DR.. Canfeld, now librarian of Colum-
bia, and one-time president of the
State University of Nebraska
In the morning President Draper
and DR.. Garfield were the first Of the
party to rise. They we're dressed
and sitting in the smoker of the sleep
er, reading the morning papers, when
Prof. Butler came struggling in to
complete his toilet. Close upon his
heels was President Eliot. Prof. But
Ter began a good-natured trade upon
the two gentlemen who had preceded
him for their unreasonably early ris-
ing. Presently Eliot raised his face
from the bowl and with his eyes
shut and the water running down,
protested:
"You ought not to find fault with
Draper and Garfield for their early
rising. Butler. They have been pres.
Idents OF agricultural colleges so Ions
that they still think they must get up
and milk"
And the two early birds laughed as
long and as loud as the others.--New
York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

What a pity Il is that the designer
of some Of the bridges over the Ha
lem river did not study carefully ny
best things in the noblest arch n
above the Tiber and the Po tlfl
canals of Venice, the currents OF tp
Danube and the Rhone, the Seine ah-
the Thames. What room there was
for grand achievements aud how
many regrettable disappointments
are now conspicuous.--New York
Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

Partisan theater managers have re-
solved for the future not to admit dra-
matic critics to dress rehearsals.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

"A stretch O. black. open waterl"
wiped out O. sight by a bresh pint,
the old sled creaked along over the
ice as though she felt the weight. But
there wasn't any snow to speak of on
the river. so she run erlong kinder
easy. an made good time up Church.
i'll an erbout dark reached the thor
oughfare into Eagle Lake.
Il stopped here an' got er bite OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

Chicago has 5000 members Of the
Masonic order.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
PAJAMAS HEALTHFUL.
Many Men Now Wearing Them for the
Sake of Comfort.


ut was not always So" said a man
ufa ,turer of sleeping garments, but
in every great city nowadays prac-
tically every man wears. when he goes
to bed, suitable sleeping clothes OF
some sort, either a night shirt or paja-
mas.
I'm cities probably 90 per cent of the
men now wear pajamas, with the pro-
portion of pajamas worn continuing
to increase. don't like them myself,
but undoubtedly they have their mer-
Its. Pajamas, for instance, are handi-
est to wear In sleeping car, and they
are a blessing to a man who has TO
get up in the night TO tend the baby.
But though in the greater cities
practically every man nowadays wears
sleeping garments Of some sort, II is
not so everywhere throughout the
country. There are everywhere men
whose occupations would prevent
them from wearing sleeping garments.
men who must turn In ready to get up
and out at a moments notice. And
there are still great numbers OF men,
In smaller places and in remoter parts.
who have not yet learned the comfort
and healthfulness OF sleeping gar
ments.
1.-THE same thing cannot be said OF
women. Women everywhere, the coun-
try over, and in city and country alike,
do wear nightgowns. as they have
long, II not always done. Do women
wear pajamas IN these days? Well
some, but not many.
at was a little fad to wear them
for time, and there are some women
who now wear them; but their mum
Der is not large and the custom is not
growing"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
TRAMP STEAMERS VOYAGES.
Craft Carry Bulk of Ocean Trade and
Encircle the Globe.

Craft Carry Bulk of Ocean Trade and
Encircie the Globe.
The bulk OF the ocean-borne COM
merce of the world is carried not in
the great liners, but In the host of so
called tramp steamers that are ready
to take cargo to or from any port in
the world, says the Boston Herald.
They were willing to carry coal across
the western ocean in mldwinter during
the fuel shortage occasioned by the
strike in our anthracite mines. They
would take oil to the far east, cotton
to Europe, provisions or coal to the
blockaded port OF Vladivostok If the
offer was high enough. In fact, they
are ready to take anything anywhere
when a fair return in cargo or money
Is offered for the services rendered and
the dangers run.
AS an example of the wanderings Of
one of these tramp ships in little
over a year, mention may be made Of
the log of the steamer Massapequa,
which was recently In this harbor. She
is British ship so far as build. flag
and registry go, but she is practically
owned by New Workers and represents
the investment OF American capital.
This is a record OF her recent sailing;
From New York to the west coast of
South America. via the Straits of Ma
gellan, back to New York over the
same route. From New York she clear
ed for the far east, going to China
and Japan by the way Of the Cape of
Good Hope In order to avoid the Rus
sian vessels in the Red Sea. From
Toxic she went to Manila. from Manila
to Cebu, from Cebu TO Sabag, thence
returning TO the United States via the
Suez Canal. bringing 14,752 bales of
hemp TO Boston from New York.
This wandering occupied practically
thirteen months. for the Massapequa
left New York on March 81 of last
year bound TO the west coast of South
America. and arrived In Boston on
Thursday. April 20. Her next trip
was to the west coast of South Amer
lea, and goodness only knows how
long II will be before she reaches her
home port, Bristol, England, II she
ever returns there No important re-
pairs have been made on her engines
in three years-ln fact, no repairs 9th
er than what has been done by her
own engine room force.
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willingly forced to be bound by Swe-
den.
Although they were forced to unite
with Sweden, the Norweglans never at
any time relinquished their rights
they enjoyed under their Constitution
Yet there were other rights, they
claimed, and the history Of Norway
for the last nine decades is a story of
quiet firm contention for these cOnsti-
tutlonal rights, until they have every
one, save only the demand for a sep
arate consular service, been granted.
1t was the refusal of the King to
agree to the law passed by the Stor-
thing, demanded a separate consular
service which has threatened the act
Of union.
Norway is a small country-about
the size of New Mexico-and one
third Of 1t lies within the Arctic Circle.
1t has a population of 2,24O,OOO, or
about a quarter million less than
Paris. In spite of its limited extent
and its small population, Norway has
u navy twice the size Of Portugars,
and an army OF 10000 men. or about
the size Of that of the United States
prior to the Spanish-American war.
The present-day Norwegian is just
as much of a Viking ms were those
who lived and fought and conquered
In the days of romance; every man in
Norway must be sailor at one per.
Tod in his life for Norway is a mari
time country. and Is quite as much de
pendent upon the seas for sustenanct
as is England Consequently to sal
the seas is. for the Norwegian, ma
tonal necessity. "On land" said "a
noted visitor to Norway a few year,
ago, the Norweglans are not special
ly graceful, but put them into theli
boats, and they use the oar az the fist
uses its fms; a centaur is sarcely NOR,
a part Of the horse than the Morse boy
or girl is part of the boat"
Still Cunning in Seacraft.
With n coastline, including TIT
shores of the fjords, of 1900 miles, 1
is not remarkable that the Norsemei
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05

keeping SC far more profitable than
working hard to garner puny har-
vest Of grain. although, as yet the
Morse farmer has not allowed summer
guests with long purses to swerve him
from his regular pursuit.
While historians may still dispute
whether the Vinland discovered by
Lief Erickson was really a part of
America, there is a popular notion
among Norwegians-not the really
educated classes, of course-that
America was discovered and populated
by Norsemen. The peasants have a
notion that, until about half century
ago, America was principally in the
keeping of the red men and butfaloes.
Then there was considerable emigra-
ton from Norway. and the impression
prevails that it Is the descendants of
these Norweglans who return to visit
the home of their ancestors and to
enjoy the magic of the midnight sun
and the quiet mystery Of the deep,
still Norwegian fjords.
The original inhabitants of Norway
are believed to have migrated from
the Black Sea, but when this passage
took place, or rather when 1t began
and when 1t ended, cannot be even
approximately given. Remains of the
stone age, bronze age and iron age
have been discovered in the PENN
sula. and only serve to prove the an
tiquity of this Germanlc people, and
indicate that Norway was populated
between 1000 and 5000 years ago.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05

Like that of all ancient countries
the genuine history OF Norway cannot
be separated from that which is myth
ical and its recorded history practl-
cally begins IN the ninth century. Be
fore that time, in lieu of history, we
have the romance of the Sagas and
Eddas, or tales and songs, which deal
In most picturesque manner with
NEUROLOGICAL times.
Rise of the Vikings.
With the rise of the Vikings in what
has been called the later iron age In
Norway, or about the year 800. real
history Is made in the land or fjords.
They were distinctly unlike their fore
fathers, who were peaceable SO far as
their relations with the outside world
were concerned. They were the per-
sonification OF the mythical Nalkyria-
the bloodthirsty sea maidens of the
god Odin-they were adventurous,
courageous and worthy conquerors.
They raided the North Sea, discovered
new lands and founded new kingdoms
in the British Isles without breaking
off intercourse with their native coun-
try.
The Vikings were the progresslves
of the Scandinavian peninsula, and to
their efforts was due the union of the
tribes which in feudal manner ruled
over Norway. Before this time Nor
way was divided among a number of
mutually Independent tribes, under
chieftains or jarls (earls), who directed
the worship Of gods and took chief
command in war In all the tribes the
peoples liberty was carried TO the
farthest extent. The free men settled
their legal disputes and passed laws,
and outside the community and the
laws stood the unfree men, the thralls,
or slaves.
1t will be recognized that we are in
debted for many things to the old
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05

Mortimer. and II is not unlikely that
they had a colony on the American
coast at the end Of the tenth century
that 'Vinland the Good" Of which
there was much talk at Brattahild.'
About 995 Eric the Red discovered
Greenland, and there was talk. accord
ing to a Morse account. about the 9th
er country which had been found, and
which was called Vinland. An eXpe-
dition of 100 men set out to find and
explore il. They found a country
where mo snow came in winter" and
where the inhabitants carried shields
and used skin canoes" This has al
ways been considered to point to
America, but the location of Ninland
the Good has not yet been indisput-
ably settled.
About the time Greenland was dis
covered King Olav Trygvesson, a de-
scendant of Harald the Fair-Haired,
who had distinguished himself In his
youth as leader of the Viking army
that had ravished Britain, introduced
Christianity, faith he had embraced
il, Britain, into Norway. King Haakon
subsequently had the people revert to
heathenlsm. but for a brief period
only. Soon the new faith conquered,
having been introduced into the Nor
wegian colonies.
From the days of the vikings Nor
way has had its representative gov
eminent. the ancient form having
been in n manner very similar to mat
of the United States. Although the
Mortimer have had their kings, they
have insisted upon having hand In
making their laws and in dispensing
justice. In almost everything but
name 1t is to-day a democracy. For
the last eighty years no titles have
been created, and there are no aristo-
cratic classes such as there are In
Sweden.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05
IL Sounded Plausible.

"That horse dealer down to Cross
town is a queer lot" remarked old
Jared Billings, as he summed himself
on the horseback and watched his
neighbor mend a picket fence.
whats the matter with himT In
qulred the other, as he drove a nail
home without hitting his thumb.
whats the matter? Why he's
sharper, he is; you've got to look alive
or he'll cheat the very eyes out of youl
I'll just tell you what he did to me last
week.
II had occasion to get a rig from
him-just had to have it that very day
to go to town on that court business
and that horse dealer. he said he didn't
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-08-05

know me, and he'd lost a lot, letting
things to strangers, and unless I'd
leave the worth o. the rig with him
then and there he wouldn't hear to my
taking 1t.
well, 1t just so happened had the
money by me-wasn't much or a turn
out by the way-and l put II up with
him, and when | came back he handed
over the price and l give up the rig.
well, now, what do you suppose
that fellow called after me as l was
putting off home? Hold on! he hol-
Tered. You've forgot to pay for the
hire
"'HireT said. Hire? I'd like to
know If l wasn't driving my own rig
all the afternoon
did you ever hear the like o. that
for grasplngnessI Yes, sir, ! tell you.
that horse dealers a sharperp