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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-17
WRITTEN FOR THE EXPRESS.

WRITTEN FOR THE EXPRESS.
The complicated machinery Of
modern existence keeps our brain
and bodies keyed up tosuch high
pitch that occasionally the tension
must be relaxed lest disaster over
take us. AT such times we in
stinctively turn to Mother Nature
for panacea.
A quaint bit Of recent magazine
verse voices it this wise:
" hen life is hard and you are dun and listless
and distrait.
And nerves are treacherOus, and unstrung and
every ones foe.
Don't force yourself to work it out but fling a
truce to fate.
And straighway don your coat and hat and board
train and CO.
But where3 Oh wsv off some
- .~mM rem~r-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-17
SCOTT Jones REAL ESTATE COMPANY BUYS AND SELLS REAL ESTATE FOR YOU Ss'ssss "Sss=

burros at rs cts the hour from his
stand near the Pavilion Springs.
And you must drive while in
Sulphur. In fact you cannot see
Sulphur properly without a drive
or so every day. The Sulphur
Livery Co. owned by w J.Williams
formerly Of Henrietta, Texas gives
the best service and is thoroughly
equipped.
People coming to Sulphur via
the Santes ne wilI find it TO their
advantage to purchase round trip
tickets which will include stage
fare from Davis each way on the
w. j. Williams stage line.
AS to stopping places there are
many hotels in. Sulphur from the
81. 90 per day house to the $500
per day hosiery with orchestra
and dancing pavilion and walters
attired after the manner Of the
Cream of wheat advertisement in
the magazines.
For those who wish an exclusive
stopping place with cool, clean
rooms, good service, excellent
cuisine, and within a block of the
Sulphur Springs, would recon-
mend the Bland Hotel, a very
handsome, modern building Of s2o
guest rooms and all conveniences.
Mrs. L. M. Diesenroth, formerly
Of Oklahoma City, operates this
hotel and her guests find Mrs.
Diesenroth very courteous and
obliging. Rates 81 peg week
Then there is the Southern Hotel
in North Sulphur,a cheerful, home
ike place, convenient to the reser-
vation and springs, also to the town
proper. Mrs. r. Dougherty,
formerly Of Sherman, Texas, con
ducts this popular hotel. and her
table IS the equal Of any in the
city, surprising most Of them.
Good service and reasonable rates
bring 10 this hotel liberal patron
age. Rates Sc tos7 per week.
A visit to Sulphur would not be
complete without your picture.
/ pcsed picturesquely on some hoary
rock and a collection of views TO-
carry home as souvenirs. Mr.. A.
In. Taylor Of the City Gallery
makes a speciality of views. He
keeps on hand supply Of statues
que donkeys and one may have
his picture made posing on the
burro instead Of the hoary rock.
BY all means bring away with
you many pleasant mementses OF
Sulphur, view Of yourself and
friends and the burro. -FLoRENcE
4 B. CRoFFoRD.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-17

in, assumed control did the possible
lities of Sulphur as health resort
become a reality. In 1902 a
treaty was signed with the Choc-
taws and Chickasaws ceding 63o
acres to the u. S. Government to
be held and controlled forever as
National Park. This treaty
was duly ratified by Congress and
by the Chickasaw and Choctaw
government. Secretary Hitch
cock visited this reserve in 1903
and after inspecting the Springs
and scenery recommended the adj
dition of PIT acres in order to pre-
serve the purity of the Springs in
violate, thus making the total area
Of the park S47 acres for which
government has paid over half a
million dollars
Most Of the town of Sulphur
was built on this reserve and since
May rst, the work Of selling and
removing the improve men s--for
which the government paid the
owners $S7 10000 A number of
wrecking and constructions com
panies busy and removing frame
buildings to permanent location on
the / 300 acre townsite allotted by
the government.
THE HEALING WATERS
The government analysis Of the
waters through the 4. S. geologi-
cal survey reported 2T mineral
springs known as Sulphur, Sui
phur Bromide and Bromide waters.
Secretary Hitchcock says he be-
lieves Sulphur Will equal Hot
Springs in 4 very few years One
great adyantag ethe Sulphur reserve
holds over Hot Springs ~ the ex-
tent and Natural beauty Of its
Park. Boiling waters are beneath
the sown in great quantity and q
company has been organized to de
velop this feature. 26 applica-
tions are pending for permits to
build both houses and sanitariums
on the reserve when IT has been
cleared and landscaped, one OF
which is to cost $500, 10000. The
money obtained from the sale oil
the buildings on the reserve will
be devoted to beautifying the Park
There are many swiuling pool:
along the two Creeks that blow
through the reserve in myriads o.
Cascades, and convenient to hot,
els are both houses where one may
take plunge in hot sulphur water
The medicinal virtues of the
waters are present in gaseous form
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-17


minute. The projected water
works for the town viii use water
from Antelopes.
ENVIRONMENT
The scenery about Sulphur is all
that the enthusiastic lover Of ma
ture in her most pleasing moods
could ask. Along Sulphur creek
are falls and cascades that are very
beautiful, the eliminating beauty
of this creek be Little Niagara
Here the clear waters bursting in
to crystalline spray as they leap
down the rocks TO a wide pool
twelve feet below, call to mind
that grander work Of nature from
which this perfect miniature deriv-
ed its name,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-17

IN your frul less eIf0rts ~ urge
the little beasts to so quickly"
The only proper way 10 visit the
Falls is per burro and in pleas nj
party. You mnst wear rough
straw hats and band mas around
your neck and you must not even
think unpleasant words when your
donkey stops TO eat weeds by the
roadside OF double up very sudden
ly and leaps across the stream with
you.
The donkey man is T. W..
Thompson. He came 10 Sulphur
from Mineral Wells, Texas, with
his herd Of more than twenty
Mexican burros ard he is response
bic for much Of the amusement to
be had at Sulphur. He rents his
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-17

of youth whose marvellous cures
the Indians told TO rheumatic old
Ponce de Leon. About the middle
of the century just ended the
chickasaw told the cattleman of
the nasty smelling waters they had
found. The herds throve Oh the
mineral waters and the springs
soon became the favoriie watering
place on the northwest trail to
market.
But not until Uncle Sam stepped
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-08-17

where to the ocean, the mountains
some fashionable resort-possibly
across the ocean if you have the
where-with- III That is the ordin-
ary way Of taking Natures medi-
cine But the ordinary way j. sot
always the best.
Some quiet, beautiful ard with
al beautiful spot nearer home is
what many Of Us are searching
sor
There is no need for the los al
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-12

How shockmgly improper"
And from that moment" he pur-
sued gravely. 1--WE never thought OF
anybody else ror-for a wife Rose"
How long ago was that:" she asked
whimSicaly.
Twelve last blossom time
Then | must have been only nino
years old"
Il wonder. dear. If 1t would bc right
to hold a girl To promise she made
when she was only miner
From beneath her long lasheS she
caught the wrapt expression on his
face as he leaned toward her, and she
quivcred with sense of sudden pro-
lection
81 WONDER" Her voice trailcd off
vaguely as she watched a lighted ca
BILE car 20 by, but he caught her to
him gladly, with new air of protec-
ton
4 few moments later from the great,
shaggy coat came a tearfully mutlled
but happy cry:
"Oh, John, it's just like it was in the
drcam-just like it was in the dream.
To John Lowell the words in them
selves were a bit irrelevant, but what
did a man like him care for words
when he held in his arms the thing he
priced most in the wOrldf
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-12
SURE HER TOOTH WAS OUT.
Force of Imagination ms Exemplihed
In a Dentist,H ChnIr.

Dentists have a splendid opportunity
Of studying the power Of imagination.
A New York practitioner by way of u
lustration told a reporter about one OF
his women patients. She entered, ac-
companicd by her husband, and, point
ing to her swollen face, asked the
dentist TO extract the offending tooth.
He placed her IN the chair and. taking
the small hand glass which dentists
use, put il into her mouth for the pur.
pose of examining the molar which
was to be extracted.
The glass had no sooner touched the
tooth than she uttered n frightful
scream and. bouncing out Of the chair,
rushed out into the waiting room. cry
ing that her jaw was broken. The
united efforts of her husband and the
dentist were for some time unable TO
persuade her that the tooth was not
extracted and that she could not pos
sihly have been hurt. After examining
her mouth with the aid of glass she
finally became convinced that the tooth
was still in its place Taking her seat
in the chair again, she submitted 10 the
operation of extracting the tooth with
out a murmur and expressed her sur
prise that the pain was so slight.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-12

Il am not hard hearted, you know,
but l must pay my bills when they
fail due" The stout laudlady COM
pressed her lips, as though she had
said thing which II hurt her to utter.
Il understand. indeed" the girl re-
piled paSsivcly, pushing back her
heavy, cleaning hair with a little
gesture of wcariucss
"Of course, tomorrow bein' Thanks
givin day, you needn't disturb your
self, but make yourself comfortable
till Friday" She looked at the blank
door. which closed quietly behind the
girl; then her eyes returned to the
columns Of her account book. They
were opened ut n page headed Miss
Rose Darcy" a page where the debts
considerably ovcrbalauced the credits.
I've too good heart to be a sue
cessful business woman" murmured
the landlady, closing the book.
Twilight was fast coming on. Up
stairs in the fourth floor back there
was a fire in the CRATE bright yellow
and scarlet flames, burning in a cease
less cndcavor to destroy an asbestuS
log Rose Darcy slipped down on
the floor and, with her arms folded
about her knees, watched the fire,
thinking how typical it was Of the life
she had been leading for the past year.
Why, everything even her hearth fire
was artificial
She fell to dreaming. 1t was sell
dom she had time to dream, for she
was always busy trying to make both
ends meet But now, since they sim
ply would not meet, she might as
well dream for n tiny space. How
tired she was of it all-of the strug-
giles, the petty ambitions, the give and
take friendships, the endless cold
shoulders, the eternal worry!
And tomorrow would be Thanks
giving day. How we'll she remem-
bcred that day in other years! In her
aunts humble little farmhouse there
had ever been the enhancing odor Of
pumpkin and mincc pies, of stewed
cranberrles. of browning turkey, Of
plum pudding, Of good things innu-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-12
THE BUSAMASTER.
4 Reptile Famed For Beauty, Agil-
ify, SavaEenesS and Venom.

The Brazilian surucucu is a reptile
that reaches a length, it IS said, of
twelve feet. and for beauty, agility,
savageness and venom is excelled by
none In Brazil The old Dutch settlers
gave II the name of the bushmaster, a
title it well deserves. The beautiful
gliuts of light on this reptiles scales
breast. 1t is of reddish brown color,
with varied markings 1t fortunately
is chiefly nocturnal and only frequents
dense woods. as a rule not coming near
houses.
The finest specimen | ever saw was
about eight feet long and had six fully
developed faEgs, three on each side,
as well as eighteen in various stages
Of growth, nine on each side. The front
fang was one and three-fourths inches
long, exclusive of the bony base. The ef-
feet Of 4 lun-c from such serpent ean
well be imagined. This is called "suru-
cucu." as it is said TO make a hooting
noise at night, and de Togo" as it is
said TO approach a light at night and
try to get as close as it can.
1t has a curved claw on its tail,
which the natives say 1t uses 10 dig
into the ground rs a fulcrum for its
leap on It's victim. The natives have
great dread of 1t, as well they may,
the size Of the poison sacs being so
great, as well as its own size, agility
and proved savageneSs. - London
Standard.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-12

Wonder if my train is straight? Wish
l dare look round to see If that Isabel
Price is hope she IS. She want
ed George herself, and she'll be green
with envy. | have n feeling that the
church is Crammed. | hope | don't
look white If George hasn't brought
the ring | shall die.
Dear me, in another minute | shall
have to say. love, honor and obey!'
OF course ijs all nonsense to think
I'm going to obey George, though he
certainly plays tennis awfully well.
We always won when we played to-
gcthcr He said he should be my slave
foreycr-but. then, men do tell such
stories. How fast pa Is dragging me
along; he IS in a mighty hurry to give
me away.
l wonder how the girls look behind?
If Eva trcals on my train I'll never
forgive her. All. George IS there
that's all right, but what perfect
goose he looks Now. feel as cool as
a cucumber Here's the clergyman;
we're going to begin. Shall take my
glove off now or wait n little while?
Poor George. never saw man look
so nervous. Well, must attend to the
service, ! suppose
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-12

Lord Chief Justice Colcridge was a
man of most courteous mien, but
could-as Sergeant Ballantine once
forcibly and happily expressed It
''say the most unpleasant things in the
most pleasant manner" And this
power was never more properly used
than I'm n case In which | had the
pleasure Of appearing before him on
behalf Of the plaintiff, while opposed
to me was a certain Mr.. F., certain
ly one Of the toughest diamonds-al-
most an uncut one. | should imagine
the English bar has ever produced.
This gentleman wranglcd over every
trivlality and unimportant point and
cacklcd on so volubly that CoIeridge's
patience was sorcly tried. At last the
chief Justice interposed with the polite
remark:
unfortunately for your case, Mr..
F, the documentary evidence does
not bear out your contention
The learned counsel, in extremely
rude and offensive tones, said, II say
1t does"
"Oh, well. then. it would not be
courteous of me to contradict you" re
piled Colerllge, rs with a gracious in
clnation of his head he sank back on
his cushions again
Mr. F looked as If he had been
left high and dry. Even his brazen
impudence rccoiled heavily under that
sharp rapier thrust-Pall Mall Maga-
zine
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-12

unlimited wealth Yes, there was "a
daughter. who went about among the
peasant folk and who faucied she
dressed Ike them. although ne called
on heaven 10 witness that her dress
was M more the peasant dress than
fine damaSk was Slckeloth
JudSon cut the old man short ana
trudEed 60 the chateau Evening was
falling, and the pearl gray mists were
rising in the lowlauds when he reached
the gate. on the terrace he saw
slender figure of a girl walking to and
fro. her eyes on the distant sea. At the
sight of the man She started violently
and seemed momentarily to contem-
plate flight
Judson bowed gravely.
1T is" said he in his ridiculous
French, chat l have come to repeat to
you some OF the things l have already
said In EnGlish-and TO say more"
The girl went white; then slowly the
color mounted her chreks. She smiled
upon him. and in that smile were whole
worlds of intangible sweetness.
II shall be proud to listen to them
Come she said gently, leading the
way up the terrace toward the chateau.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-12

A good story Is told of two young
Englishmcn travelling In Europe They
had never thoroughly mastered any of
the languages commonly spoken on the
continent and were particularly weak
in their French, knowing that language
we'll enough by sight, but not having
speaking acquaintance with It,
Finding themselves in a small French
town one evening, they were Ccsirous
Of obtaining a good C-p OF coffee
Knowing that cafe was coffee and that
lait was milk. they CnlCa,aY"l to call
for jQdicious mixture of the two. Eu+
their articulation was OF so remarkable
an order that they succeeded only In
getting the coffee. Cafe au late they
tried without success. Then du lay-it
was attempted unavaiiingly. The sug-
gestion that lait might be pronounced
light" was adopted equally In vain.
Finally In despair one of the strug-
Cling youths exclaimed:
We'll. is mighty queer we don't
know enough to get a little drop Of
milk"
do you want milk" asked the
waitress, opening her mouth for the
first time
Yves" stammcrcd the travellers,
overwhelmed -'th surprise
Then why didn't you say 50 Mt
first" qucHcd the girl MS she hounccd
off.
And again the Young n1cI didn't
know. London Tit-BitS.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-12
On the Coast of
Brittany
By FORBES DTICHT
Copyright, 1875, hg R. q. Mcclure

Judson was tired. All that long. try
ing afternoon he had been cndeavoring
10 transfer a bit of the coast of Brit
tany 10 his canvas, but the coast of
Brittany, with its tints Of opal and
pearl gray. was elusive. He bent to-
ward his easel, pulling his pipe in a
manner that clearly bctokened eX-
asperation, and piled his scalpel vigor-
ously on hcadland which seemed TO
defy his effort at every turn Then
he sat back on his stool, half closed
his eyes and admired those same deli
cate tints that defied portrayal.
He heard a rustling behind him and
turned 10 find a girl staring over his
shoulder at the half finished picture on
the easel. She was tall and graceful;
her peasant clothes seemed strangely
fresh and picturesque. He noted that
instead of the ungainly sabots her lit
tie feet were trinity shod. There was
none of that gray dinginess about her
that Judson had learned from expert
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-12
A CRUSHED GENIUS.
The FIRST Musical Efforts oG the
Composer Grirg.


one Nay-I must have been twelve or
thirteen I brought with nae o. school
music book ua which l had written
in arga letters Variations ON a Ger
man Melody For the Piano. by Edward
Grlu=. opus D." / wanted TO show it
20 a scloylgcUow who had taken some
interest ia uc. Eut what happened1
In lue middle of the German lesson
this same Sca1auclIuW began to muir
mr some mmtrligiblc words, which
made the teacher culI out half unwill-
mgly. "Whut is the matter? What are
you saying thcscE" Again confused
murmur, again a call from the teacher,
and then he whispered. "Grieg has got
something" "What does that mean,
Gricg has got somcthingT "Grieg has
composed something"
The teacher WAS not very partial to
ne, SO hc stood ZIP, came to me, looked
at the music book and said in a pecul-
lar, iruuical tone. $50 the lad is mu-
sirll; the lad composas Remarkable"
Then Inc opened the door into the next
classroom, fetched the teacher I'm from
there and said to him: Here is some
thing To look at. This little urchin is
Composer Both teachers turned over
the leaves Of the music book with In
tcrcst Every one stood up In both
classcs felt sure Of a grand success.
Hut that is what one should never feel
too quickly, for the other teacher had
40 sooner gone away again than my
master suddenly changed his tactics,
seized me b. the hair till mS eyes were
black ana said gruffly, Another time
he viii bring the German dictionary
with him, as is proper. ana leave this
stupid stuff at home"
Alas. To be so near the summit Of
fortune and then all at once to see
oneself plunged into the depths. How
often has that happened to me later in
life.-Edward Gricg in Contemporary
Review.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-12
PAID FOR HIS SCARE.
N"pnle"n's Reward to the Maker br
MnIIrt n.nnf Cont

Just before Napoleon set out for the
court OF Belgium he sent 10 the clever
cSt artisan OF his class IN Paris and
demanded Of him whether ne would
engage 10 make n coat of mail 10 be
worn under tlr ordinary dress which
would hc absolutely bullet proof. and
that If So he might name his own price
for such work. The man engaged TO
make the desired object. if allowed
proper time. ami he named $4,000
francs ais the pric, of it,. The bargain
was conclud,-i. and i'm due time the
work was pruaurcd and its maker
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-12

merable. Not this year. though, for she
had robbed them of all that. oh, it
was hard hard, hard.
A rap Mt the door, and Patty Lou, the
colored girl, entered.
"a gem'man IN the parlOr TO see you,
missy; wouldn't send his name, allow
in he wanted to s'prlse you, reckon"
Down I'm the narrow, gaudy room a
man with a gray mustache and a shag-
gy coat sat on the sofa alone. As he
looked unseeingly about him the stern
lines in his mouth relaxed. In their
stead came an expression Of extreme
gentlenesS.
All his years Of waiting harked back
to him. He seemed to see as In a glass
tiny girl in gingham apron standing
under an apple tree, and then she
seemed to grow and grow, but always
she had sunshine IN her hair and a
smile in her eyes. He had waited for.
her TO attain to wOmanhood, dreaming
dreams the villagers had never guess
ed. And then, because she had talent
for art. forSOoth. and her aunts had
said ii must be cultivated, even though
it meant a third mortgage on their lit
tie farm, she had passed out Of his
life.
Lately, however, John Lowell had
caught a rumor that things were not
going well with her in the mad, com
petitive life Of New York, and so he
was here
How thin and white she had grown.
As she pushed aside the cheap BagdRd
portieres she seemed To be all cleaning
hair and great, pathetic eyes. II he
could only hold her proud little face be
tween both palms and kiss her dear,
tired eyes.
Instead he knew her temperament
So welD he talked about the home vii
lace, about the queer poky little streets
and the dun village gossip.
is the apple crop good this year,"
a lot of cidcrE"
For answer hc dIvcd into one Of the
pockets Of his shaggy gray coat and
fetched up shining red apple
Thanks Its a hcautyr' exclaimed
she, feeling Of its smoothncss.
Game OF your tree, Rose"
My trcey'
ayes: rle immense one In the corner
pou't You remembers I've called II
your tree ever since since one day
vHya sou wore very U,uo and YOU
wanted some blossoms"
"a ~pun~. You ,at them for me il I
wanted tGcus" ~ald the girl softly
How good Ar hau always been To her,
lie WAS just like that shaggy coat of
u.S htg gud rough ami wholesome and
worth while.
last utSht she had dreamed that her
hvHi lazy m that same shaggy coat
tlat his strong arms were about her.
while She was relating % him an the
dI~youwgemyutS of her metropolitan
experience, ami each time that she had
ltrtnI her head % emphasize some point
ur other how good il had been 10 get
back 10 the coat artcrward IN the
dream. of course,
"lou syr. the hloe nu.s were out Of
Your reach, he wvl. au. "uud hap
pcurd To Doe coming along. SO YOU said
if I'd get YOU the flowers you'd be
my
"Whatt"
"Swccthcart" The word was very
tcndcrly uttered. The tenderness made
her trcmble somehow, but she laughed
gayly.
Your sweetheart: Rash promise.
wasn't it:"
And when | lifted YOU up" he con
tinuod, you put your arm about my
neck