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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13

CAN it be thai. Inc hot roasted pea.
nut Is destined to be TO France what
tile baked bean IS 10 Boston: Strange
things have been unearthed Ny me
State Department. but none etranger
than that the YanEee's pet frnit is
rapidly becoming the Frenchman's per-
petual delight
THE American ~goo5er' has already
ssogmad the French yaudevill. theatres
and opera houses. and the latest adj
vices declare that Il Is successfully
holding the fort against all comers.
The floors OF popular restaurants are
caIpeted with the shells. and the walks
in the public grounds are snecEled with
the shuc5s.
Marseilles alone consumed 10000
bags Of the American dainty and loud
~ called for more. THE merry note of
the roaster's whistle IS heard on the
street corner. and every day is circus
day over there.
1t seems, however. that plebeian
product from Africa Is having the
audacity to question Americas su-
premacy rs the peanut country OF the
world. 1t is cheap this African pea
nut, and on that score il appeals TO a
frugal and indiscriminating public.
But cultivated taste declares unre-
servedly for the American nut. re-
gardless of expanse. Score another tri-
umph for our glorious Institutions
New York News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
Things a Yankee Can Do,
Vital Difference Between Americans and Enehshn1cn Pointed
Out by Wrter IN HarPers Magazine Why the
Former by Far the Better Workman

The rglishmaa has none of that
all-around yaental activity whicn dis
tinguishes the American. He knows
only one thing-that by which he
earns his living, and he does not de-
sire to know anything else; far less is.
he ashamed Of not knowing it. A Lon
don policeman, if you ask him about
some distant street or building of i'm
portance, will reply civilly, but una
Dashed, Il can't tell you. sir; that is
not in my beat An American police
man would know the fact, and if he
did not know it he would feel called
upon to apologize for his ignorance.
In a remote Maine village there was
recently some occasion for plumber,
and a very good one was forthwith
improvised from a carpenter. Such
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
IN LAND OF aEvANcELINE.n
Beautiful Bayou Tcche Country Ar-
peals to Every Visitor.

PedlS 70 every VlSltors
The "Teche country" How often
one hears the country Of southern
Louisiana spoken of and so few really
have seen the beauties of it, and still
it lies in a most convenient locality,
with several important little cities
and many magnificent plantations on
its banks. Then again, Longfellow
immortalized the ancient river in his
'Evangeline." There is a certain some
thing, say, dreaminess, which takes
hold of one, and enthralled by the haze
of the sunshine and mist you look
upon the commonplace as sunshine.
At ST. Martinsyille the widespread
ing "Eyangeline oak" is near the
bridge, and one can almost see the
cove into which the skiff was drawn
as Gabriel passed up the stream. each
wandering iii search of the other, and
the thick underground of palms and
vines obscuring the gaze from the
passer-by. The town itself seems to
have changed but little, a settlement,
more or less The creole French Is
spoken in shops and market. Marrow
brick pavements, shaded by galleries
are built out to the curb, pavements
always spoken of as "banquettes." The
white chapel with its graveyard, with
two brick oven graves, claimed to be
those of the two romantic lovers, adds
greatly to the impression that you
have stepped out of the busy world
for a time and cannot realize that
somewhere electric cars are dashing
through streets or imagine traffic
stopped to allow some scurrying pc
destrian to edge to a crossing
Here the dust Is undisturbed and
the bayou flows peacefully on, on past
some roomy, wide plantation house,
on to the sugar house, with its tower
ing chimneys, sheds and machinery.
Then cabins. like rows Of dusty sugar
loaves, add to the characteristic pan
Drama The mammoth trees, with
their dropping moss, hanging low to
the waters edge, intermingled with
shiny palms ard luxuriant ferns,
stamp the scene as tropical. If drop
ped from the clouds you would never
hesitate to name the place as way
down south"
The thriving town Of New iberia is
fast gaining prominence. Then Jean
erette, quite a lumber center, claims
recognition. The tifnberland and lum
bering facilities are fast developing
interest and attracting speculative
attention, all through the waters 81
the long neglected, sleepy, unused
Teche
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13

In a recent Grafton on the life and
character Of Washington, delivered
before the University Of Pennsyl-
vania, DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, the ia,
nous physician and man of letters.
made some statements in regard to
our first President which, we dare
say, will be new even to many who
have supposed themselves to be thor
oughly familiar with the facts Of his
life. These statements refer to
Washingtons remarkable productiv-
ity as letter writer and also to
the character and range Of his CORE
spondence. There are some 10000
letters in existence written by Wash
ington, we are informed by Dr. Nit
cnell, 1000 Of them being in one
collection. And such lettersl None
are hasty scrawls, ncne mere trifes,
none have that clipped. teIegraphic
style so common in this rapid and
feverish age. All are beautifully ard
carefully written, with never a sign
of haste, nervousness or passion.
They range over every conceivable
subject from the care Of his slaves,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
The EMPEROR cF ETHIOPIA
That is MenelIk's Title, and Re is a De-
scendant OF Solomon

And who is the Emperor Of Ethiopia;
Those who happen TO know may con.
slider it an absurdly easy question to
answer. But such Is the ignorance 0,
things most necessary to know in
which our people are sunk. that only 4
few are aware that Menelil1 II. OF
Abyssinia has borne that title since
1889 He used to be called the negus,
his full title being negus negasti, mean
ing king Of kings. The Abyssinian
monarch used 10 he mere King o,
Choa. But now he rules the united
kingdoms of Choa, Godiam, Diimma,
Kaffa and Watamo with some other
provinces. Consequently he is an en-.
parog
Ancient blood Is expected In an eq'
peyoF, end Is IS remarkable thar he 0.
Abyssinia the most obscure Of the i'm
perial baad. Is Of the Oldest stock of all
Al least that is his claim. Ailu his
father, came OF the old royal family OF
Ethiopia that traced its descent 70
Menslik j.. son Of Solomon by the
Queen os Sneba Ailu was eldest son
OF great CHEZ ramed SellaSelassle
under when ,he Kingdom Of Choa at
tanned to its highest pitch Of power
Now selIa-selassie' own name had
formerly been Men9lik, bu. lie had
been warned by a monl 10 change IT.
otherwise he would sufece great misi0t
tune. IIe saolld. howcvee said the
moni. call the sen Of his first born bS
the neme cs Alenaiiz, ana the child 50
ehristeaed would Gre day ne the con-
queaoe OF all Ethiopia and the greatest
o. hcr rulers s.nce the days OF Alsnelik
l., son o. Solomon. As soon. therefore
as the grandson was born he was
named Ieaeik. The really cuc.ous
thing about this story is tnat 1t was
certainly told and retailed by an Italiaf
Traveller some years before Menellt
Conquered Ethiopia and consolidate
his realm london News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
Rugged Her Much Too Tight
Boa Constructor Pet of Snake Chsraaer Too Dencnstrave
Ia His Showing of AItecGon-Hs Is Now Due a
Present 10 Zoc,cecaf Garden of Scnc City

An article appeared in Iast Sundays
tost giving the details of how a local
animal dealers arm was nearly brok-
en- in handling a boa constructor, which
suddenly wrapped itself twice around
his arm when he was not looking The
dealer has since given a Post reporter
some further details regarding this
particular boa.
This reptile" he said, appears to
have had a bad reputation. ! did not
know it at the time, but I learned
afterward that he was sold to me BY
persons who had had some expericace
Of his evil ways and were anxious to
set rid Of him. Had | known this at
the time | bought the snake | could
havs purchased it for about half Of
what actually paid, The next expert
enco which | had with him did net
arouse my suspicious, as ell bcaa a.c
more or less tricky and dangerous, but
now it appears that he Is q downright
dangerous reptile.
Il sold the snake to a small travel
ing circus, in which one of the women
was a snale chaFmer,' as they are
advertised, and / Rave Just received
a letter from the manager Of this show
in one of the Western cities saying
that the .snal-o charmer' had trouble
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
Washington as Letter Writer,
Father of His Country Left Behind Him Son1e Ten thousand
Missfves, Covering All Conceivable Subjects SimpLJ
city, Dignity and Grace Their Characteristics.

dogs ard horses and the planting OF
crops to the most weigAty matters Of
state, and ere addressed to all classes
and ranks Of people. from the over
seers of his plantation and his loving
nephows and nieces to generals in
the field and diplomats in foreign
courts. For all alike there is sim
plicity, dignity and grace. Reticence
in regard to matters Of the heart was
characteristic OF Washington, and is
illustrated by the fact that in all
this vast number Of letters which he
left BeAi-d there are but two adj
dressed to his wife. 1t is certain that
ne wrote nlans such, for he was an
affecticEate husband, and whether
they were destroyed by her at his
direction oanrot be known. but it is
reasonable to suppose that such was
the case. for Washington was a far
sighted man, and nothing could have
been more repugnant to his spirit
than the thought Of having such let
ters, with the tender sentiments ex-
pressed, dragged out to public view in
after years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
plese.t Elephant on Record.

There has lately arrived in one Of
the German ports the hide and skele-
ton and tusks of the largest elephant
on record. The monster is stated to
have measured sixteen feet nine inches
in height from the fcrefoot to the
shoulder, which is no less than over
three feet more than the taIlest ele-
phant hitherto known. Up to row the
record has been held by Dr. Donaldson
Smith. the American explorer. who dur.
ing his first trip to Lake Rudolph shot
an elphant which stood thirteen feet
four inches In height The present
giant is also of the African species.
and If the measurements are correctly
stated, he equals in size the huge man.
moth of prehistoric times. The tusks.
strange to say, are in no way remark
able.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
JOURNAL FOR CHINESE WOMEN.
caily Newspaper Soon to Be Published
in Carton.

caily Newspaper Soon to Be Published
in Carton.
The woman's newspaper promises
soon to become as commonplace as
tae woman reporter, for already it has
reached China. Five young and hand
some Chinese girls, it is reported, have
arranged to publish a womans paper
in Canton. and it will not be a wom-
ans paper, either. except in SO far
as its management is concerned These
progressive Oriental maidens propose
to make their paper an organ for the
women Of Chira. but they also in
tend TO give as much space as may
be necessary to politics and general
news. The young women concerned
all belong to influential families, and
the paper has a good financial back
ing. The managing editor is Miss
Chew Fe Hing. Miss Yc Mae Luc be-
ing news editor and Miss See Moi Hing
city editor. Miss Chung Ye Ching and
Miss Chin Sew Kin are special writ
ers and Fcng WI Chung. a well known
literary man Of Canton, is assisting iT
tae enterprise.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
OLD REAUx ARE DELIGHTED.
One Woman Who Has Not RELOCATED
Their Virtues to the Musty Garret.

One Woman Who Has Not RELOCATED
Their Virtues to the Musty Garret.
As rule when a woman gets mar
ried She tries to pluck from her re-
membrance all thoughts Of those who
once paid court to her. Yet she can
have kindly feeling for them
without in the slightest degree being
untrue to the man who finally won
her.
Il love my old beaux, says the wom-
an who is bound to be cheerful. They
comfort me and make me forget un-
pleasantnesses. An old beau is very
nice if he's at all presentabIe. My
husband says hateful things, to the
effect that I'm ruinously extravagant.
always wanting things and he inti-
mates that only an angel of his own
magnitude could manage to get along
with me at all. Not so my old beaux.
They say he's the luckiest of men
and intimate that they would have
been better men had Providence been
thus kind to them. Even the married
ones aren't so bad When their wives
sue for divorce or their babies get the
measles they look volumes which seem
to say that all would have been differ
ent had not an undeserving one borne
off the prize. These unsolicited tes-
timoniais ar as stimulating to me as
old wine 1t isn't the slightest use
to repeat them to my husband, how
ever. He simply reminds me that
women are so easy that they're tire
some and that those 'nincompoops'
don't have to pay the bills"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13

with IL Topti,e from the outset, and
that last week, while she was perform
ing ard had the boa wrapped about
her waist, he tightened his coils, and.
despite the efforts OF three able-bodied
circus rOustabouts to remove the
snake, he broke three OF her ribs. She
Is now in a hospital. The accident
produced an immense sensation. The
woman's screams were heard block
away, and the spectators left their
seats and crowded into the ring. The
rain must have bean intense, for the
woman was removed to a hospital in
dead faint.
The end Of such a reptile is not
dificult to foresee. He will be given
as a present from the generous and
spirited sEcwman to some zoo.
After an elephant has killed several
keepers cr5 a tiger makes a meal Of his
trainer then the Snowman becomes
very liberal Wheneyer you see an
elephant. lion CT large snake in zoo
cage labeled. Presented by Faque &
Docom's Consolidated, Wcrd-Renown-
ea Aggregation Of Three Shows in
One. ycu may rest assured that the
a-imal's record is like that Of Jesse
James CT Ccle Younger. Washington
Pcst.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13


Mind, was in a strange town, deal
inc with a strange man, and l tried
not to act strange, ana still the fellow
found me cut said the newly married
man. My intended wife and / had
sentiment about spending our wedding
night in our own home. The honey
moon trip was not to begin till the fol
lowing morning. That required laying
in q stock Of provisions for breakfast.
"On the morning OF the wedding day
| called at the nearest. grocery. store
and ordered a supply. There was but
ter and salt and eggs and sugar and
well, everybody knows the string.
Understand. l did everything a bride
groom is rot expected to 10 to throw
The fellow OF the track. / ordered
things offhand. rot from fool slip Of
paper, but from memory. l talked to
the pretty cashier and ate an apple
out OF barrel as il had been born in
the place. like the store cat. Every
thing conceivable l did and thought
had the grocer completely fooled
when, On handing re the packages. be
said:
"Well. sir. I hope you1l give US sour
trade when you get settled. New
York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
rhe rennr Sd up.

We are ahcad Of London in som
things. far behind in others. young
artist. who styles himself a mature
student" made a study Of the slums OF
London while abroad recently and
spent a night in what is known as the
Penny Sit-Up." His description is
vividly pathetic This institution is for
men only. 1t consists mainly Of large
shed. with row after row Of benches
having high backs. The inmates pay Il
penny each. for which sum they have
the privilege of sitting up all night and
sleeping with their heads resting on
their folded arms, which are supported
in turn by the backs o. the benches in
front OF them, AT midnight the place
is crowded almost 10 suffocatiolA Each
sitter is allowed sixteen Inches CT
bench 1t must indeed be horrible lo
sleep in that posture night after night
l do not see how one could obtain any
ccrual rest or relaxation As a matter
OF fact. there can be no rest without
relaxation. Many persons have n heart
affection that would surely kill them
if they slept in an upright position.
while others suffer from shortness OF
breath whenever they lie down. 1t is 4
qucc. old humanity.-New York Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13

thing would be impossible in England.
Many New England farmer can build
or repair his barn, paint and plaster
his house, tinker" his moving ma
chine. shce his horse. doctor his COW.
break his colt. row or sail his boat,
butcher" his pig, shear his sheep,
skin a fox, track a deer, hive bees,
serve as guide or lumberman, play the
fiddle, solve a problem in arithmetic.
make a good speech in town meeting.
and do hundred other things besides.
There is probably not a man in all
England who can do half SO many
things. The American is quick-witted.
has far more general intelligence and
information and is therefore by far a
better workman. H. c. Merwin in
Harper's Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
The skyIark.

Bird OF the wilderness,
Blithesome and cumberless,
Sweet be thy matin DER mabrland and
leal
Emblem Of happiness,
Blest is thy dwelling place
o to abide in the desert with theel
Wild is thy lay and loud
Far in the downy cloud,
Love gives 1t energy, love gave it birth,
Where, on thy dewy wing,
Where art thou iourneying?
Thy lay is on heaven, thy love IS on
earth.
Ger fell and fountain sheen.
Ger moor and mountain green.
Der the red streamer that heralds the
day,
Over the cloudlet dim,
over the rainbow's rim.
Musical cherub, soar, singing awayl
Then when the cleaning comes
Low in the heather blooms
Sweet will thy welcome and bed of love
be!
Emblem of happiness,
Blest by thy dwelling place
to abide in the desert with thee.
James Hogg.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13

Name this child" said the South
ern bishop who was baptizing small
scrap of poor white" humanity.
Onyx"
"Onyx?"
Onyx"
How in the world did you ever hit
dpon the name Of Onyx?" asked the
after the service.
why, because she come so onyx
pected," drawled the parents in all
seriousness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
.rAE cay OF TAE DREAMER,

] am tired Of the planning and toiling
In the crowded hives Of men;
Heartweary Of building and spelling,
And spelling and building again.
And ] long for the dear old river,
Where ] dreamed my youth away
For a dreamer lives forever
And toiler dies in a day.
am sick Of the snowy seeming
OF 4 life that is half lie,
Of the faces lined with scheming
In the throng that hurries by.
No, no; from the streets rude hustle,
From trophies from mart and stage,
would fly to the woods low rustic
And the meadows kindly page.
Let us dream as Of yore by the river,
And be loved for the dream alway-
For dreamer lives forever
And a thinker dies in day.
John Boyle O'Reilly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
somethinn Mlssinn.

Boarder-This soup seems to be
rather weak. What kind is it, any
way?
Landlady-Chicken soup. told
the cook how to prepare it, but she
evidently failed to catch my idea.
Boarder-Yes; or else she failed to
catch the chicken
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13

"Yes." said his wifes mother, Il
see it was mistake for my daugh-
ter to marry you at all. She is just
as different from you in every respect
as she can be.
"well. we'll" replied the gres
brute how you flatter met
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
JestInn AwaY Her. Wrath.

Sydney Smith. Kissed the little
woman with the dripping candle. Il
am surprised to see you coming home
in this state.
Well. my dear" chuckled the col,
larless Individual in the doorway,
what state did you expect to see me
come hcme in-Alaska or Hlorida?'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
Sd MANY sd.

What is all that excitement up Al
the hotel, Rudolph"
Why. man just Jumped"
Out OF the Window"
No; they wouldn't mind that. He
jumped his board bill"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13

If bull may be permitted: There
are many beautiful things in life that
We never see until they are out Of sight.
New York News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13

The most progressive paper-hangers
are always pressed to the wall.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-13
WHEN PHYLLIS TOOK NE
SERIOUSLY.
uy Herbert Mclean johnson.
5 cococoOc0cCO O20QO0CC0l

Lc TNHYLLIs,n asked. will
- you marry me-" Seven
tcen,7 said Phyllis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-09-20

| George d. Smith left Saturday tc
resume his studies at the state uni
versity.
Ernest Heilman has gone to Wat.
ertown, Wis. and will remain
there for the winter.
Farmers and growers hereabouts
are still rubbing their hands al
thought of their harvest. A good
idea if some of them, at least, would
rub a few dollars out in favor o
the Salvation Army Harvest Festi-
val.
Hutchinson independents Nick
Martie came out from ST. Paul Sat
urday and remained over until yes
terday. While here he bought the
meat market of Cause & Hitler and
will take possession of the old
stand again on Monday next. lie
returned to St. Paul yesterday and
will bring his family here this
week. His friends here will be
glad tie see him and his family back
again. Mr.. Cause will remain here
with Mr.. Martie for the present at
least, while Mr.. Hitler will return
to st. Paul. They have made many
friends here who will regret seeing
them retire from business.
In these times, these early days
OF a new century, the man who is
up-to-date is the man who has
probably by stress OF other thought
forgotten that he is alive. This
is fact the Salvation Army never
forgets; it is too busy remembering
the living misery and the miserable
living of the thousands, amid whom
it labors. The Army forgets Meth
er times nor seasons. it is mindful
just now of the ingathering of the
harvest, and remembering at once
the agricultural fertility and the
generosity of this region, it asks
for the Harvest festival, which from
Sept. 23d to Goth it proposes to eel
citrate in our midst, the generous
and general backing of orr people
a backing we all know to be thor
oughly deserved.