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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16
PHANTOM SHIP
or
The Flying DUtchmd.
~4-Ey caFTAE fsaTTYAT
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CT discipline. but to tha1 he wa
t different neither did be think i lis-
II that il would cone 70 the ears @.
Z The admiral, Is the crew ot the DCrg
we're partial both 10 the commodore
and 10 him He had desired a seaman
whom Be could trust 70 put into cre
G. the beats 3 couple Of uuskets. and
q quantity Of ammunition. several
blankets. and vari0as other articles
besides provisions for two or three
months. for one person and Is s0cl
as X was dark the Den pulled OF shore
with tAa beat. found the commodore
On the beach waiting Tor them. and
supplied hin with at these neoss-
saries They then Te5oine5 their ship.
without the sdu8ral's having The least
suspicion Of what had been done. and
shortly after the feet made sail On 3
wind. with their heads o1 shore. The
I.ax1 morning The three smaller Tes-
sels parted company. and by sunset
had gained many miles 10 wtndward
after which they were net again seen
The admiral had sent for Philip 70
give him his instructions. which were
very severe. and evidently framed 50
as 70 be able 10 afford him hereafter
some excuse for depriTing him ot his
command. Among otherk. his orders
were. as the bort drew less water than
The admiral's ship. To sail ahead Of
him during the night. that II they ap-
preached TOO near the lapd as they beat
across the channel. timely notice might
be given 10 the admiral Il IN TOO shzl-
lev wg-a- This responsibility was
the occasion ot Philips being always
On deck when they approached the
land on either side of the Straits. "
was the second night after the feet
had separated that Philip had been
summoned On deck as they were near
ing the land q Terre del Fuego; he
was watching the man in the chains
heaving the lad. VIXEN the officer Of
the watch reported 10 him that the
admiral's ship was ahead Of them in
stead Of zstern Philip made inquiry
as 10 when he passed. but could not
discover: he went forward and saw
the admiral's ship with her poop-light,
which. when tire admiral was astern,
was not visible What can be ahe zd-
miral's reason for this7# thought
Philip; has he run ahead OF purpose
10 make a charge against me Of neg
1ecr Of dutyg II must be SO. Wen, let
him do as be plesses; he must wait
n0w till We arrive in India, for ] shall
not allow him to desert me: and with
the company have as much, and,
rather think, as 2 large proprietor.
more interest than he has Well. as
he has thought proper 10 60 ahead,
have nothing 10 do but to follow
You may come out Of the chains
theTa"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16

gency. and. while they were not very
nourishing. they kept the blood thin
and the stomach distended, thus pre-
venting an utter collapse
After 4 breakfast Of crackers. cheese
and melon, went to L1ncoln's home.
which was nQt thronged al that early
hour. vas ushered into his unpreten-
tious two story house. was warmly
welcomed by the future president and
sai down al his bidding for a few min
utes On z haircloth sofa Finding out
that 7 vas q boy from Nermont-the
state that, though the birthplace Of
Dcugias. eagerly embraced Republican
doctrines from the very first and has
never wavsVed IN its idelsty-he piled
ne With questions and seemed glad
10 hear from my lips the esteem for
him held by the sturdy residents Ct
tire Green Mountain state. shall nev-
er forget the warm clasp Of his long
boly fingers. nor the sad but inde-
scribable belignity and tenderness Of
his homeiy face when he smiled. His
msgnanimous spirit and almost infn-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16

There frequently cone TO my mind
ne runultaous days CT 1850. when the
comparatively unknown Abraham LIN
coin wzs nominated for the presidency
in the WiEWam 81 Chiczso for the first
time. writes A. B. c. Hitchcock in
the Chicago Inter Ocean. Though in
ne city lid not have 3 coveted ticket
70 the convention. either as 4 delegate
or silent spectator but there were
thousands in the same TX. SO there
was enough going On On the outside to
engage the attention of boy. fresh
from the farm, with : eecised Ducclc
-Tar-
AL through the summer of that
rear there YVES intense political ac-
tivity II ths Queer II the Lakes. and
outspoken loyalty mingled with dis
loyal and defiant nurteri1gs almost
ererywhere. for the impending san
culinary conflict was in the air. Some
time Il September a great Republican
meeting WIS widely advertised TO be
held in Springfield. the home Of Lin
ooln. and The railways all over the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16
one q Llneoln.s sts-Iss.

~Did you ever bear Mr. Lincoln s
iightr,ne-rod story 1 asEed Speaker
Cannon or some friends who we're
spinning yarns VOL. ISIS a good
one.
Nj Lincoln said he had attended
meeting az a country church where
cne cf TIE stngiest creatures on
Gods foois.ool went thruash the
nakomegood idea be was worship
ing the sayiog The minister asked
Tor f-aa contribution % eranie the
church fathers 20 huy a lightning rod
Tor the edihce
Surely you are willing to lead TO
Tho Lord said The minister. is he
NOT the ow1er Ell the cattle on thou
sand lilis2 WIN he not repayr
This was the caance for the old
uiser to SET Ia his work hy. giving a
reason for not contributing. Rising In
his seat. he said
fou Say the Lord is The owner
Of the cattle on a thousand hills
Then. why can't he sell some Of the
cattle and buy lightning rodg' ~
Washington Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16

multitude rs a treasured rem melloraLce.
All through the afternoon and even
ing store boxes. steps and porches
we're utilized by spellbinders. polit-
icaIly bubbling over. and, as lodging
quarters for the host were out Of the
question. speechmakIng, al sporadic In
tervals. broke out until the morning
hour. BY a chance, deemed good luck.
I climbed 10 the top Of flaming mill
standing On the platform al The sta
ticn, and curied up in the hopper, out
Of all danger Of being stumbled over
or stepped on. u was not exactly cf
the shape 10 Fl the human form, 50
the form had TO assume q shape - H.
III II was a coveted place 70 rest.
however. but when / awoke ia bread
daylight there was an excruciatine
stiffness III the joints of my frostcoy-
cred bo,zy which made Il exceedingly
hard to get on the perch, and some
tine elapsed before normal shape was
assumed. cast. as I had been. in q hop
Der mold. Nor until Chicago was
reached was the delight Of q square
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16
5ZEZzZEY1.DO .DO1LLG5

Z state and adjoining states planned eX-
cursiors. offering extremely LOW rates
the round trip from Chicago being
but s.. concluded 70 be among tae
! e-cursscnirts.
Three long passenger trains start
ed from the city and il was our mis-
fortune TO beard the last one Ills
fortune. / say. fcr the ether Two trains
seemed filled with patriotic gluttCns
cn = fo-aging expedition. for the trains
followed each other SO closely thar tho
eating houses did not have tire to re-
cuper@te OF repienizh. 50 they wee IS
hare. vixen our train arrived as the
cupboard Of Old Mother Hubasrd-rot
Z Loze left The day was delightful, The
air Just keen enough 10 wher our aD-
petite 70 az edge Which would not
have questioned the quality u any
spread obtainable-even breakfast
feed taf ssW6use wcnld have been
relished Our train missed tut a very
feE q the side tracks. and fingered
for while Oh most Ct them So a
day ara e nighl were consumed before
Springfield love In sight The city
wae but an Insignificant ono compared
& 70 what it is now. and was pervafed
by TIE spirit Of the sluggish. tu-bid
SanEaIcn on whose banks it reECsed
and was in no way prepared TO take
care cf such a congested mass of hn-
manity, estimated At over 10000 pee
PIE Square meals and lodgings we're
out of the question and fortunate was
he who could get crackers. a stale
sandwich CT a secondhand cup q
conee.
The cnly thing. except people. was
watermelons Every available sro.
seemed piled with them. huge sreci-
mens. at from TO 10 cents apiece
They we're Bought for refreshing seats.
tr siske thirst ard tie seeds and pulp
rinds made walking exceedingly rre-
caricrs. as much 81 as a highway of
banana skins. Rubber boots were a
necessity il orc would have dry feet.
Il nust have been the banner season
for the escuieut. the people having
largely planted tie preiEies for a crop.
having got an inlsling somehow that
there would be a great demand for
campaign purposes. In any event
they were a godseDd in this emer-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16
cHAPTER -

Philip went forward; they were now,
as be imagined, very near to the land.
but the night was dark and they could
not distinguish it, For half an hour
they continued their course, much TO
Philips surprise, for be now thought
he could make out the loom of the
land, dark as il was. His eyes were
constantly fixed upon the ship ahead.
expecting every minute that she would
go about; but no. she continued her
course. and Philip followed with his
oEn vessel
we are very close to the land, sir,
observed Wander Hagen. the lieutenant,
who was the officer Of the watch.
$50 it appears to me; but the ad-
miral is closer. and draws much more
water than We dc" replied Philip.
u think 1 see the rocks on the beam
to leeward. sir"
II believe you are all right re-
piled Philip: Il cannot understand
this. Ready about. and get gun
ready-they must suppose us to be-
ahead Of them. depend upon it.
Hardly had Philip given the order
when the vessel struck heavily On the
rocks. Philip fastened aft. be found
the rudder had been unshipped, and
the vessel was immoTably fixed. His
thoughts then reverted to the admiral.
WAS he on shore2~ He ran forward.
and the admiral was still sailing on
with his poop-light about two cables
length ahead Of him
Fire the gun there cried Philip.
perplexed beyond measure.
The gun was fired. and Immediately
followed up by the fash and report
Of another gun close astern OF them
Philip looked with establishment over
the quarter, and perceived the adj
mirals ship close astern to him, and
evidently on shore as well as his own.
"Merciful HeaFeni" exclaimed Philip
rushing forward. what can this be-
He beheld the other vessel. with her
light ahead still sailing On and leav-
ing them. The day was now dawning
and there was sufficient light 10 make
out the land. The bort was On shore
not fifty yards from the beach. and
surrounded by the high and barren
rocks; yet the vessel ahead was aD-
parently sailing on over the land. The
seamen crowded on the forecastIe.
watching this strange phenomenon;
at last It vanished from their sight.
That's the Flying Drtchman. by all
that's holy" cried one Of the seamen,
jumping on the gun
Hardly had the man uttered these
words when the vessel disappeared.
Philip felt convinced that ii vas
so. and he walked away aft in a very
perturbed state. It muzt have been
his fathers fatal ship which had de-
c0yed them to probable distinction.
He hardly knew how to act. The al
miral's wrath he did not wish. just at
that moment. to encounter. lie z.at
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16
A BALLOON UNDER FIRE.
Immediate Collapse Does Not Follow,
Eyen When the Mark Il Hit

ImmsdIste Collapse Does Not Follow,
Even When the Mark Il Bit
With regard to the effects Of gun
shots upon a balloon. the fCllUwing ex-
Ariments were made. says the Pail
Mall Magazine. a shot was fired from
a Lebel rife al a balloon at an. alti-
tude Of 800 feet Il only penetrated the
fabric below the equator and no APP
preciable result ensued. After this
many shots were fired, several pe1e-
trating the balloon and passing out
near the upper valve. After q lepse
Of six hours the balloon descended
quietly to the ground. By reason Of the
loss Of gas through the bullet holes.
But il appeared that. whatever the
number Of shots, the loss Of gas was
never sufficient to cause the balloon 10
fall rapidly. On another occasion a
shrapuel shell vas fred iron seven
FOUNDER Armstrong gun AZ a BALBOA
having ~ altitude 81 1909 feet. bat
this bei1g above the limit Of elevation
Of the gun. il was impossible 10 hit ID
In any case. had il been possible 70
DO 20, the shell would have penetrated
the balloon bes0w Tie equator ana
passed our again 50 lCw dgsu a. ty
cause no serious loss 81 gas Indeed.
z balloon loses but little of its lifting
power-that is. little Of its gas-if the
hole is made below the equator. Once
a gore was split up to within q few
feet Of the upper valve. at first the
balloon fell rapidly then the vind
flied out the fapping fabric. and il
sailed quietly TO earth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16

lie tenderness Of heart irTadiatea every
liueamert and made IL beautiful. as
rugged scenery becomes charming IN
the play CT sunlight and shadow
The fair grounds had been selected
as the speaking place of the great
gathering. and a dozen stands. PER
haps. erected. for no one mans voice
could reach oneteEth Of the listeners.
( Senator T. lyman Trumbuil, Illinois. Sen
ztoT Doolittie. Wisconsin. and scores of
lesser lieAts were there TO discuss AZ
length tae grave issues wirh an earn
est intensity not equaled since the re-
public was born. The defiant and
threatening mutterirgs CT the EOr.h-
ern wing Of the democracy were fll
al omiucus forebodings and seemed 20
inspire the orators Of fhe occasion.
Atcat . o'clock q barcuche, drawn
81 white hcrsea. brought Lincoln to
the grounds. The crowd was too dense
fer the team ia be driven 10 the stand.
So he alighted and was bern upca stall
wart shoulders They were So iostied
that u kept the great men wavi1E
very much Ike a TURKEY perched upon
e slender hrsach - a high wind The
eight was somewhat lu5icrous. bat &c
could not fan. fer there we're teo
uany hands eager 70 hold him up.
defining Il a privilege to hut touch IRE
hem cf his garment Ills trousers were
pushed up to his knees, and. though
but al humble spectator cf the scene.
I may be called an assistant in car
rying the precious burden. Tor
uasred one ankle. The platform was
snzlly rcscLc6. ard. With air of heaven
ca-essing and tossing his locks. he
made @ brtcf address in acknowl ledx.
ment cf the honor cf being chosen as
tho exponent qf the yonrg party 50
soon 10 take The reins Of government
ir its giant hands. Re vas e natural
orator, wl9h Q charming voice. and his
usually heavy eyes lighted up end re-
fected che FIRE of his inmcst soul as
he warmed 10 his subject. and a rc-
culiar sweetness iriadiated his fea-
lures. which ia rerose had not a linea-
ueut of anything but sadness. II ever
aa inworkiug spirit came TO the sur
face. il was the spirit OF Abraham Lin
coin. The recollection OF those iew
minutes when he was addressing the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16

An enthusiastlc supporter fro.n Ruf-
fllo msdo the trip to WASHINGTON
during ths civil war to see President
Lincoln Tie visitor. whose narae was
johnson. had prepared this polite
speech t9 address 4. the president. s.
he reached him AZ the pahlic recep-
tion. "The people 81 Buffalo. sir be-
iiere in Almighty Cod eud IN Atra.
ham Lincoln.'
The president gave an extra warm
grasp Of his visitors hand. whisper
ing in his ear. -1ou tel them that
they are more than hair right t"-Buf-
talo Courier.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16

The late Professor Drammond. when
quite a child. discovered that he could
hyplotize people. Al a birthday party
q little girl -eixssd to play the piano.
Drummoad happened 70 catch her eye.
and said. Play To bis ST rise she
rose obediently. went 70 the o. ard
played. At another time he hypnotired
boy. gave him poker fer gun. ana
said. I'm 2 pheasant; shoot me The
boy did So, and Dyummoud. 10 keep up
the Illusion. feli whereup6a lhe boy,
seeing the bird move. made IS If 10
hit il over the bead with the poker.
The hypnotizer had Just tine to stop
the magneilzed sportsman.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16
.LIZzzY z1zzE5ZZ

neal experienced. a fast Ct nearly four
days in which time no tooss or gar
meuts had heen shHued Of. "a face
washed save y watermelon Juice but
as in the economy cf our nature Gains
are not remembered. the rec3lirt Lon
of thet errurslen with ITS collateral De-
lightE, IS pleasant 70 recall
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16
HEARD LINCOLN IN 1860.

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-29

Sc complica y un ministro Sc
Marcia y otro yiene, y Sc habla
de guerras posibles. de alianzas
rotas, de contratos frmados, no
importa; ell az1car baja 9 sube
8 sube Q baja el acero Y Sc sui
cidan tres millonarios, y tres
Bancos cierran sus cajas, y los
papeles publicos pierden, y LA
faz de Rosthchild lividece, no
importa. Pero, en- cambio, LA
ne de Pougy amenaza con ha-
cerse monJa porque su amante
la engaila, 8 Polaire dparece ca
81 desnuda en- Ell teatro Sel Gim-
nasio, 8 madame Du Cast en-
cuentra un modelo nuevo de
globos, 9 Willy publica una no
vela escabrosa, 9 Boldini expone
un retrato de la ballad ora Pc
pee, 8 un gran duque russo baila
la "matchiche" en- el Takarin, Q
la domadora CALI lie da tres bo-
fetadas a un tenor, Q madame
Clip sc cree victima de un rapto,
8 Coquelin recita un mono'ogo,
8 Landeau organiza en- el Mou
lin Rouge un cortejo pagano, y
toda la ciud ad-y con la ciudad
Europa, y coD Europa el mundo
Sc LENA de emccion.
Y 20 me preg Il nto, ahora que
tengo aun frescas en- la memo
ria mis- recientes sensaciOnes de
Nueva York. 81 el gran movi~
miento no es una simple vani-
dadide vanidades, y 81 en- el fon.
do no hay, en- esta gente que lee
periodicos por la Gale, que SON.
RE y que va despacio, mas vida
= mas actlvidad real que en-
seflores violentos que
Sc codean groseramente en- Brod'
way.
e. Gomez Coyvsglo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-29
As0mbra al Muneso.
La Sastreria de moda

En- Ell acreditado establecimiento de
|SASTRERIA de Don Gerardo Meri
no, Sc acaba de recibir TN surtido
excelente de casimires franceses. in
gleses, lanillas, franelas dc Ultima
novedad para la estacion del talor.
driles mallorquines y catalanes y cha
lecos alta novedad y de dolores varia-
dlsimos.
Fin telas para forros y etc., hay tam
bien un surtido extraordinario.
La prontitud. ell esmero en- la cor
feccion y el corte elegante que es el
distintivo de este establecimiento de
SASTRERIA. le han conquistado Ell
envidjable credito de que goza, real
zado ahora por las grandes 1mporta-
clones ce telas acabadas de recibir.
Sc hacen trajes a la medida, desde
$1,000 hasta S 5000.
Una vista al establecimiento, es la
mel jor rlanera de convencerse.
Fortaleza 10, frente al BOIETIN.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-29
Ultimos libros recibidos
Agenda de Bufete
para ell afio 1906.

La Expiacjon de TN Conde, POI C
Braeme.
La Nueva Magdalena, por id.
Hacia el Ideal, por Leon Tinseau.
Claros de la Luna, Guy Maupassant.
Nuevos cuentos populares, por A.
Trueba.
Ell Vizcaino dngido, per Miguel Cen
vantes Saavedra.
Tratado &c Patolog1a y Terapeutica
comparadas del hombre y amman
les domesticos, por el professor
DR.. Georg Schneidemiih1.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-29
e. Gomez Garlic.
Para Cuba

Ell vapor ingles RIPLEY" de
la Linea Norton, por lnosotros
representada, ha salido de Mon.
tevideo con destino a San Juan
Ell viernes p del corrieLte, sera
de aqui despachado para los
puertos de Cuba, para donde ad'
mite carga.
San Juan, P. R. 20 Diciembre
1905.
VILLAR Y co.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-29
Nueva obra

Jurisprudence establecida en-
10 criminal durante Ell pasado
a1o 1904 por Ell Tribunal Supre-
mo de Puerto Rico.
Precio del ejemplar: So. El
franqueo po1 Cuenta de los inte'
resadOs.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-29
DGDN DE0D1O

En- ia iibrerfa del pBoletfn" Sc han
cibido p1 eciosos articulos para rega-
q, como albums con m1isica y sin ella,
legantes necesseres para senoras, tin.
eros de plata cristhofe, ceniceros de
10, carteras fnas. estuches para inge.
al~Tos, ssenclas 6nas. boqui'las de
ambar, ETC., stc.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-29
Buena noticia

En- el antique y muy acreditado es-
tablecimiento Bazar de ropa hecha y
Sastreria de R. Monies, Sc acaba de
recibir un immense surtido de casi-
mires ingleses y franceses, los que
ofrece a su numerosa clientele y al
p1blico en- general.
En- ropa hecha tambien hay un ex-
tense surtido de elegantes trajes. los
que Sc detalan desde So a $I4. Cuen-
ia tambien el Bazar con I'm surtido de
abrigos para caballeros y n1flos, propios
para vjajes, gorras, camisas, cuellos,
puf1os. tirantes. cinturones, ligas, cal
zoncilllos. corbatas, medias. y muchos
mas artlculos del ramo.