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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-20
The Citizen
Soldier of
Our Armies

So little did some appreciate the
real character of the citizen soldier
that when the civil war ended there
were numerous alarming predictions
that the country would be flooded
with great hordes of idlers or worse,
whom the life of the camp had unfit
ted for the ways of orderly industry.
These evil prophecies were not full
filled.
In the light of what we have learned
but needed not to have been taught of
the character of the citizen soldier we
may see clearly enough that these pre-
dictions were wholly unwarranted.
The upbuilders of the nation in it's in
fancy, the thriftiest and most progress.
sive men in the thirteen original
states, were largely drawn from the
citizen army of the revolution. More
over, the musket bearers of the revo-
luton became the pioneers in the
west, the state makers of the wilder
ness beyond the Alleghanies.
1t was not due to any partiality that
every member save one of Washing
toms first cabinet was his comrade in
arms. The ability of the country had
been enlisted in the great struggle for
national independence, and the conti-
mental army was therefore the best
source from which the first President
could draw aid and counsel in laying
the foundations of the federal govern
ment. Thus have we seen that the
spirit which distinguishes a citizen
army, inspiring the soldier in the be-
ginning and throughout, finds its am
plest and joyfulest expression at the
end Of the conflict in converting the
energy of swords iEto that of plow-
shares and reaplng in paths of peace
the harvest of devotion In fields OF
war.
War did not make the men OF the
union armies.
1t was observed, with some express
sion of astonishment, by Gen. Grant
that whatever kind of mechanical
skill was required for the varied works
and labors of camp or siege or march,
from single brigade could always be
drawn more than enough artisans of
every class and of the highest degree
of efficiency for any task, from the
smallest to the largest, of repair or
construction. The most varied and
unusual skill could always be found in
abundance among the private soldiers. /
Here again we learn that all inn
portant lesson that the defender of
the country was a citizen before he
was soldier, and not the less an eff
cient fighting man for that. That he
was so good citizen. indeed, is the
reason why he made so good a soldier.
1t was not the war which made great
men Of those leaders who, having TAX
en- part in that memorable conflict, af- |
distinguished themselves in
the councils Of peace. They were men
Of unusual powers in embryo before |
the war. and as a rule would have ris-
en- to distinction among their fellows |
II there had been no war. Many, in
deed, became more illustrious in peace |
than they ever were in strife.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-20
CHEERS for the
Living. Tears
for the Dead"
Col. InaersoII

The past arises before me, as it
were, like dream. Again we are in
the great struggle for national life.
We hear the sounds Of preparation
the music Of boisterous drums-the
silver voices Of heroic bugles.
We see thousands of assemblages,
and hear the appeals of orators; we
see the pale cheeks of women, and
the flushed faces Of men; and in those
assemblages we see all the dead
whose dust we have covered with
flowers. We lose sight OF them no
more.
We are with them when they enlist
in the great army Of freedom. We
see them part with those they love.
Some are walking for the last time In
quiet, woody places. with the maidens
they adore. We hear the whisperings
and the sweet VOWS Of eternal love as
they lingeringly part forever. Others
are bending over cradles. kissing
babes that are asleep.
We see them all as they march
proudly away under the Haunting
fiags, keeping time to the grand. wild
music Of war-marching down the
streets Of the great cities-through
the towns and across the pralrles--
down to the fields Of glory, to do and
to die for the eternal right.
e go with them, one and all. We
!. ) by their side on all the CORY fields
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-20
March On Undsun.ed.

The Grand Army OF the Republic is
undaunted by age and death. All its
great mmanders-Lincoln, Grant.
Sherman. Sheridan, Thomas, McClel
Ian. Hancock. Farragut. Porter-have
been taken from It. But it does not
swerve in its onward march.
The great majority Of its comrades
have fallen before the grim enemy OF
us all. But its more than decimated
ranks do not waver.
1t is no longer the body OF youths II
was on the first Memorial day in 1858.
But It moves on, unresting, to the
great reunion beyond the river and TO
Its appointed companionship with tho
heroes Of history.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-20
The Nations Debt.

That We are to-day a free and united
people. holding high our head among
the nations of the earth, is due to
that Grand Army which on every red
battlefield from Gettysburg to the gulf
gave their lives for the land they
loved so well. And also 10 that Grand
Army which for forty years past has
seen to 1t that the results Of their la
bors and sacrifices should not be lost
to us, but should be left a precious
legacy to generations yet to come.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-20

Sleep, comrades. sleep and rest,
On this field Of the grounded arms,
Where foes no more molest
Nor sentry's shot alarmsl
Ye have slept ON the ground before,
And started to your feet
At the cannon's sudden roar,
Or the drums redoubling beat.
But in this camp OF death
No sound your slumber breaks;
Here Is no fevered breath,
Nor wound that bleeds and aches.
All is repose and peace.
Untrampled lies the sod;
The shouts Of battle cease,
1t ts the truce of God
Rest. comrades. rest and sleep.
The thoughts OF men shall be
AS sentinels to keep
Your rest from danger free.
Your silent tents OF green
We deck with fragrant flowers;
Yours has the suffering been,
The memory shall be ours
Henry Wadsworth Longfelow. (Feb.
ruary 3, 1881
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-20
x- myY -wW y
The High Tide
at Gettysburg
BY VIII Henry Thompson


A cloud possessed the hollow field.
The gathering battles smoky shield
Athwart the gloom the lightning
flashed
And through the cloud some horsemen
dashed
And from the heights the thunder pealed.
Then at the brief command Of Lee
Moved out that matchless infantry,
With Pickett leading grandly down
To rush against the roaring crown
OF those dread heights OF destiny.
Far heard above the angry guns
cry across the tumult runs
The voice that rang through Shiloh's
woods,
And chickamaugas soltudes,
The fierce South cheering on her sons.
All how the whitening tempest blew
Against the front OF Pettigrew
A khamsin wind that scorched ana
singed
Like that Internal flame that fringed
The British square at Waterloo
A thousand fell where Kemper lead;
A thousand died where Garnett bled;
In binding flames and strangling smoke
The remnant through the batteries
broke
And crossed the works with Armistead.
"Once more in glory's van with mel"
Virginia cried to Tennessee.
I'VE two together come what may.
Shall stand upon these works to-day.
The reddest day In history!
Brave TENNESSEE In reckless way
Virginia heard her comrades say:
CLOSE round this rent and riddled ragl"
What time she set her battle flag
Amid the guns of Doubleday.
But who shall break the guards that
wait
Before the awful face Of Fateg
The tattered standards Of the South
Were shriveled az the cannon's mouth,
And all her hopes were desolate.
In vain the Tennessean set
His breast against the bayonetl
In vain Virginia charged and ragged
A tigress in her wrath uncaged,
Till all the hill was red and wetl
Above the bayonets, mixed and crossed,
Men saw a gray. gigantic ghost
Receding through the battle cloud.
And heard across the tempest loud
The death cry OF a ration lostl
The brave went Down, without disgrace
They leaped 10 ruins red embrace.
They only heard fanes thunders wake.
And saw the dazzling sunburst break
In smiles on Glory's bloody facet
They fell who lifted up a hand
And bade the sun in heaven TO standl
They smote and fell. who set the bars
Against the progress OF the stars.
And stayed the march Of Motherlandl
They stood who saw the future ceuia
On through the fights dellriuml
They smote and stood who held the
hope
or nations on that slippery slope
Amid the cheers Of Christendom.
God lives. He forged the iron win
That cutched and held that trembling
hill
God lives and reignsl He built and lent
The heights for Freedoms battlement
Where floats her flag In triumph stint
Fold up the banners, Smelt the gunsl
Love rules. Her gentlcr purpose runa
A mighty Mother turns In tears
The pages OF her battle years,
Lamenting all her fallen sons
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-20
influence Of the c. A. r.

The G. A. R. represents an influence
that has been felt again and again in
state and national legislatures, and far
and above all the lessons OF patriot.
ism which we have taught, not only
to In American people at large. but
more especially TO the rising genera.
tion, lessons OF reverence and 10y.
atty to the flag and all that the flag
stands for and symbolizes. lessons OF
loyalty to the government OF the
United States Of America
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-20
Eostered Love Of Loyalty.

Fostered Love OF Loyalty
For a generation the G. A. r. has
been a constant influence inculcatiAg
loyalty. It has called into existence
that admirable auxiliary, the wom-
ans Relief Corps. with the Sons and
Daughters of Veterans: impressing
fraternity among veterans. their de-
scendants and associates; charity to-
ward needy survivors OF the great
conflict and their dependents and 10y
atty to the aag with all it represents.
1t has placed Old Glory on every
schoolhouse, and by the object lessons
Of Memorial day and every Grand
Army observance led the new genera
tion up the path Of primal duty to tho
state.
1t made the country ready for that
grand response by blue and gray alike
TO the call to the Spanish war and uni
fed, beyond the power Of expression,
loyal sentiment between sections once
discordant.
In forty-four departments It illus
trates fraternity and patriotic purpose.
1t is unique while the worlds great
organizations. orders of chlvalry and
military service have been for the few,
however worthy, the Grand Army OF
the Republic alone has been the order
of the rank and file Of all patriotic de-
tenders OF the nation.
It has illustrated in its wonderful ex-
istence its fundamental principle:
Fraternity without regard to former
rank is the broad foundation stone on
which our order rests"
1t has demonstrated that patriot
ism is grander instinct than devotion
to party, and, while according latitude
of personal opinion, It illustrates fra
ternal accord and love OF country.
knowing no politics and proclaiming
that
No south shall be remembered now.
No north, no east, no west.
Our country shall be ali In all
The land we love the best
1t is incredible that such an organ.
lzation could have arisen and contin-
ued and given such pledges for its
future without IT'S having rendered in.
caluculable service to the republic.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-20
On Fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards, with solemn round
The bivouac OF the dead

Ours is said to be the only country
that bestows such honors of dignified
and permanent interment in the midst
of beautiful surroundings, upon its
common soldiers. In lieu of an in
scription each headstone bears num-
Der, which refers to a name in a book.
OF course, in numerous instances the
remains are registered as unknown" ;"
but the system adopted by the FEEDER
al authorities during the Rebellion
was so perfect. and interments were
so conscientiously made on the fields
where the Union arms won, that over
80 per cent Of the dead were after
ward identified.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-20

lets mark the graves of George Wash
ington Parke Custis and Mary Lee
Custis, his wife. They were erected
by Mrs. Robert q. Lee, and bear the
inscription, Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy"
The Temple Of Fame. above re-
ferred to, is structure of dignifed
simplicity and no great size, its ,iorne-
like roof upheld by pillars on which
are inscribed the names of Washing
ton, Lincoln, Grant, Meade, Thomas
Farragut, Reynolds. Garfield and
Humphreys. Another notable feature
of the Arlington cemetery is the
Amphitheater-a beautiful inclosure
surrounded by green walls of foliage,
with a pillared platform on one side
for the delivery of orations on Memo
rial day and other ceremonial occa-
sions.
Most of the national cemeteries
were located, appropriately enough, on
battlefields, those of Chattanooga,
Stone River and Gettysburg being first
selected. In Virginia, where so much
hard fighting was done during the
civil war, there are no fewer than
seventeen such burying grounds for
soldiers. There are, in all, about 34O-
600 men inferred in the eighty-three
government reservations of the kind,
and in each case Uncle Sam furnishes
headstone and footstone of granite
or white marble. unless surviving rel
atives are disposed to put up some
thing more elaborate in the way Of a
monument.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
IDOL STRUGGLED DIAMONDS
South African Steals Gems Worth $780,,
900, Which Disappear but Turn
Up in Shop.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. Ain
the head of an antique and hideous stone
idol, the whereabouts of which is puz-
zling the local police, are believed to have
been struggled into this country gems
valued at 100000.
The image was discovered in q stable
and placed in a show window store as
a decoration. Shortly afterwards the
firm was warned not to give away or
sell the image. The firm did not wish to
part with it, however, but the image mys-
teriously disappeared.
According to the story told by the let
ter the writer is an Italian who went to
South Africa to assist in the selection of
diamonds He made the acquaintance of
Cecil Rhodes. and went to work for the
magnate. He fell in with Barney Bar
nato, and went with him to the diamond
fields at Kimberley. He wanted to leave
the country and he dropped the diamonds
through the eye holes of the idol. He
came to Philadelphia, where fellow
countryman stole the idol.
The friend he found in a dying condi-
ton in hospital He had concealed the
head in a stable. He saw a picture of
the idol in paper. Then came the cor
respondence and the theft of the image.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
SAY "H0D" TAYLOR
IS ADAMS VICTIM.
SEATTLE ASSAY OFFICE SHORTAGE,
HOWEVER, FALLS ON UNITED
STATES.
Cashier Removed on Charge of Taking
Big Sums, Some Of Which Were
Owned by Alaskan Bank.

SEATTLE. Wash, Dec, 4.-[Spe-
cial. l-Director Roberts of the United
States mint and H. A, ("Hod'O Taylor,
assistant secretary of the treasury, are
said to be financially interested in Alas
kan banks which owned some Of the
gold which is said to have been stolen by
Cashier Adams of the local assay office.
Adams has been removed from the po-
sition and Frank A. Leach, superiptend-
ent of the San Francisco mint, who
started the investigation, is in charge.
Frederick A. Wing, who was in control
of the office and under whom Adams
worked. is relieved of his work for the
present.
1t is said that the amount of the al
legged defalcation has not yet been dis
covered and that the government and
not miners who owned the gold will
have to stand the loss. Government of
fcials say Adams stole only from large
packages, thus preventing early discov,
cry. 1t is believed the thefts of which
Adams is accused are the largest OF
their kind on record.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
TO CHECK LAND FRAUD.
Repeal of Timber and Stone and the
Desert Land Acts Is
Planned

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. AT
least two bills providing for important
changes in the land laws will be intro
duced in Congress. One will provide for
the repeal of the timber and stone act.
and the other will make it possible for.
purely agricultural land IL forest re-
serves to be acquired by settlers under
the HON estead law.
Lacey Is Father of Bills
Representative Lacey. chairman of
the House committee on public lands.
VIII introduce both of these measures in
the House.
Since the amendment of the desert
land law in 1891" said Mr.. Lacey, "a
majority of land frauds have been under
the forest lieu land law and the timber
and stone act At the last session the
forest lieu law was repealed and I think
the time has come for the repeal of the
timber and stone act.'
The Desert Land Law.
Secretary Hitchcock favors the repeal
OF the desert land act, but yet it is not
known that any bill providing for the
repeal of this law is in preparation
Opinion is divided among the members
OF Congress as to the ACCESSIBILITY as to
sCI1AiIS tlliS law OIL the statute DOCKS.
Mr.. Lacey says il is true there have
been many frauds under the desert land
act but that thew occurred almost en-
tlrely before its amendment in 1891
When the timber and stone act was
passed it was designed to permit settlers
to acquire lands which were not strictly
agricultural laws, but were desirable be-
cause of the timber ana building ma
terial they afforded. The act fixes the
prices of such lands at $3.50 an acre.
Mr.. Lacey believes all legitimate settlers
who desire timber lots adjoining the
farms have long since acquired them.
Irrigationists in Opposition.
The money realized from the sale of
land under the timber and stone act goes
into the irrigation fund. Consequently
many radical friends of irrigation oppose
the repeal of the act because of the cur
tailment of irrigation funds which would
result.
Money realized from the sale of land
under the desert land act also goes into
the irrigation fund and consequently an
attempt to repeal it would also be op-
posed by many supporters of government
irrigation projects.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
MILWAUKEE,, DECEMBER q
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS

MILwAUKEE-Eggs-M firm The
produce boards official quotation is 23c for
current receipts. at mark, cases returned.
Storage, April No. l, 21c; fresh candeled
stock sells on the street in a small way at
25c. Dirties. checks and seconds, 13q15c.
Butter = Market firm. Elgin price on
Extra zaa creamery is &c LEGAL price, extra n
Pie; seconds, 14q1Sc; dairy, fancy, 19Q2oc,
lines, 16q17e; packing stock, 14a15c.
Cheese--Steady; American full cream twins
grade, 9Q10c: fancy Brick, 121aa12$ac; low
grades, 9G1oc; imported Swiss. &c; fancy
Block new, 13c; new Round Swiss, 1Sl1312e:
| loaf, 131se; Sapsago, Ire; Daisies lac; Long
Horns, 1212c: Young Americas, 1212c.
! MCSCODA, Wis, Dec. 2.-One hundred
land ninety boxes twins offered and sold at
i11&c.
! ELGIN ILL.,, Dee. 4-TSpecial l-Butter-
Firm: 24c; no offerings; no sales
/ CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-Butter-Fancv makes
! firm; others weak; creameries, 17022c; dair-
lies, 11920c. Eggs-Firm at mark, cases in
cuded. 1sQ24c. Cheese-Steady; daisies, Is
i13d1313c. Poultry-Live, steady; turkeys,
i13c; chickens, loo; springs, lie. Potatoes
STEADY; burbanks, 64Q65e: rurals. 63@65c:
red stock, 55Q64c. Veals-Steady; 80 to 60
;pounu weights, 667c; 65 to 75-pound
weights, TQSc; So to 11O-pound weights .
G915c.
! NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Butter-Irregular:
receipts, 3546 pkgs; street price, extra
ery, common TO extra. 16024c: state dairy,
common TO extra 1920; western imfta-
ton creamery, extras. 1S1a619c; do tirsts,
i1115G1Sc; renovated. common to extra, 156
zoe; western factory, common to frsts. Is
i017hc. Cheese-Quiet; receipts 1869 pkgs;
state, full cream, small and large colored
and white September, fancy, 1890; do late
i111ac; skins, full to light 31aG11c. Eggs
Steady; receipts. 1867 pkgs; state, Pennsyl-
vania and nearby, fancy selected white,
i3SQ40c; do choice. 35G37c; do mixed, extra,
1850; western. finest, 32c; do firsts, 30031c:
iSouthernS. 21M30c.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
When Kuronafkiu Was Shnt

At this time OF the lat least techliicaD.
disgrace of Gen. Kuropatkin it falls dis
tlnctiy apropos to hear of that brave
and able gentleman's behavior during
another war than that which has hut
just come to an end in the far east
during the war between Russia and Tur-
key in the late 'G0S when Kuropat-
kin served with marked distinction under
the redoubtable Skobeieff. Through all
of 1877 the younger man displayed most
admirable fighting qualities. His tire
lessness and ability had gained for him
the highest encomiums of his famous
superior. Then on Christmas day, came
the chance shot which laid Kuropatkin.
by for a time, incidentally showing in a
new, light the splendid physical bravery
OF the man.
skobeleff Fad taken his stand on a
rock to survey the valley which stretched
away from the Lyssoi hill, when 4 ball
from Turkish sharpshooter. hidden
among. the. brush below, pierced Kuro-
patklns shoulder and coIlarbone: as
usual, he was at the side of his COM
mander. The loss to the latter seemed
lrremedlable, while the grief of the file,
troops, when the i'll news ran among.
them, was so keen and real that some.
actually shed tears as this idolized leader
was laid on a stretcher and borne away.
But the rugged steepness of the rocky
hillside was too much for the bearers.
One of them slipped and the wounded
man was rudely jerked out upon the
ground. I'll go on foot. It's impos-
sible to be carriedl" he muttered, his
face .convulsed with pain. An orderly
took him by the arms and started to lead
him up the slope when he, too, slipped
and went down, the officer falling on,
him. Then a rope was tied about Kuro-
patkin's waist the ends being passed
over the shoulders of a browny Cossack,
while two soldiers, one on each side, sup
ported the general-whose military ca
reer was thus ended for a time-New
York Times
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-07
MILDLY TO BE DISMISSED.
Minor Meriwether, Acquitted on Man
slaughter Charge, Must Leave Naval
Service, 1t Is Said.

WASHINGTON, d c., Dec. A.
Midshipman Minor Meriwether has been
acquitted of the charge of manslaughter
in connection with the death of Midship-
ment James r. Branch, Jr He has
been found guilty of conduct unbecoming
an officer and a gentleman, and has been
sentenced to dismissal from the naval
service. it is said.
Believing that conditions and not vi
eiousness in his character were RESPONSE
bic for his action the court has recon-
,dended lenlency in u1sposIng of the case.
1t is evident from the findings of the
court that it does not regard Meriw ether
as having been entirely responsible for
Branch's death, although he delivered
the blows which caused the contusions
producing blood clots on the brain.
Secretary Bonaparte cannot find Meri-
wether guilty of manslaughter when the
court has acquitted him of this charge,
but he can reduce the sentence should he
decide that the testimony weighs in
Meriwether's favor. =