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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09
Jesus Under Temptation.

Till the bridge over which myriads
are to pass in the swiftly rushing
train is proved quite stable and solid.
we do not trust it. Similarly. except
He himself had suffered being tempt
ed, we could not have been certain
he would be able TO succor them that
are tempted After realizing the
event. as recorded BY St Matthew.
we shall know that he overcame the
Prince of Darkness not merely as an
episode in his personal career, but on
our behalf, and to ensure our own tri-
umph in temptation. Having been
baptized, Jesus is "driven" by the
spirit into the wilderness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09
shopninn at Nlnht.

Department stores in New York are
now arranging to take care Of all
night orders received by telephone
One advantage is found in the fact
that shopper can file her order for
bargains as quoted in evening papers
without the inconvenience Of visiting
the store in the day rush. She is
thus also able to anticipate the "all
sold out" announcement affecting cut
rate offerings. Deliveries, as rule.
are facilitated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09
PAUL JONES AND RUSSIA.
Navy Was in Poor Condition in Days
of Great Admiral.

OF Great Admiral.
A letter from st. Petersburg, which
was printed in the Gazateer and New
Daily Advertiser. an English publica-
tion, OF July 8, 1888, contains an in
feresting reference to John Paul Jones
and shows, also, that IL was not alone
in Its war with Japan that Russia has
found it's navy unprepared. Jones at
tina. time had left the American navy,
had served the French for a time
and then had entered the Russian ser
vice. The letter in question was dated
June 10, 1888. It says in part:
Though everything has been hurry
and confusion here for several weeks
past. the fleet has not yet sailed, nor
is it, indeed. as yet ready; some OF
the large ships from seventy to eighty
guns, AZ Kronstadt, have not 500 men
on board, and of those half at least
are landsmen. wholly unacquainted
With naval affairs.
"The vessels on the gulf at Archan
gel and other places have been stript
for sailors, who are arrived here; but
even these have by no means equaled
the demand for the men-of-war fitting
out, which amount to twenty-three
SAIL Of which seventeen are of the
line, from sixty-six to one hundred
guns. of which last there are two, on
board one of which, lie Catherine, Ad-
miral (now Comte) Grelg has his flag
"Paul Jones, by which name the
American is known here, has not re-
signed his command; the majority OF
the British officers refuse. however, to
serve under him; nor has any step yet
been taken to accommodate the differ
ence"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09
PraYer.

4, Prayer to the soul is like rain to
the sun-dried heart-it heals and re-
news and renders its fertile. so that
all heartfelt prayer brings blessing
quite apart from whether the specific
boon for which we pray is granted or
not. Most of us have to wait for the
realization of our wishes; to wait is to
be educated. But we must wait in
faith believing that even in the dark
est sorrow there is a hand that
guides" and trusting that good shall
fall, at last, far off at last. to ALL" To
suffer and be strong is not easy, but
courage grows with use. Let all
ripeners think on Calvary and be
stills Edith Vernon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09

This worlds gifts cloy and never
satisfy; God satisfies and never clogs.
And we have. and we shall have. II we
are his children, the double delight Of
a continual fruition, and continued
desire. So we shall ascend, If | may
SO say. in ever higher and higher
spirals. which viii rise further and
draw in more closely toward the un-
reached and unattainable throne OF
the blessed himself, my soul thirst
eth; my soul is satisfied: MY sat.
isfed soul still longs and follows ~
Alex. Maclaren. D. D.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09

You want to be true. and you are
trying to be. Learn these two things:
never to be discouraged because good
things get on slowly here. and never
to fail daily to do that good which lies
next your hand Do not be in a hur-
ry. but be diligent. Enter into that
sublime patience of the Lord. God
can afford to wait; why cannot we.
since we have Him to fall back upong
Trust to God to weave your thread
into ths great web, though the pat.
tern shows It not yet.-George Mac.
Donald
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09
Just Wanted to Touch Them.

On lower Walnut street yesterday
morning a wagon loaded with big,
luscious watermelons was about to
move away when small, inky hued
piekaninny came running up.
Say, mistah,' he called to the
driver femme ride wifi yoh?"
Where do you wont to go?" asked
the driver.
'Doan' mex no diffrunce," said the
little negro, gazing at the load longing
ly. "Ah just want ter set up theh
en- tech them melons. Kansas City
Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09

I am apt to think no one ever went
along so dreary path before. But
SEQ footmarks in 1t, which tell me
that many another wayfarer has been
already there. see the path strange
~ blessed with the companIonship that
wonderfully soothes me, and see that
I viii not want, for long, some thrill
ing word that will change my grief
into song. When / look at the thick
rust of that Emmaus road ! seem to
see treasures hid in the sand for II
tells me what riches of comfort lie
waiting for me in my dreariest paths,
what unexpected joys may be only
very little way ahead, and how soon
the dirge | am wailing out in sad
minor key may be exchanged for
burst of praise. have heard that
Gagged canaries learn their sweetest
notes in the dark. ! am sure many Of
my darkest hours have been the
birthplace Of my highest songs. It
was often just when the water in my
bottle was completely spent. and, Ha-
gar-like, felt that | could only lay
myself down to die, that my eyes were
opened to see the flowing spring that
had been close beside me all the time,
although l knew it not.-Rev. c. H.
Knight
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09
Roers Are RuthIess Aunters,

Al a recent meeting Of the German
Colonial Council, Duke Johann AL
brecht advised great circumspection
in admitting Boer settlers in German
East Africa, as, he said, the Beers
exterminated all game that
came within range of their rifles and
as farmers We're still of doubtful abil.
itY.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09

It may help me in my sorrows to
think OF the Emmaus road in the fall
ing shadows, with two gloom-covered
men walking sadly on. and the un-
known Jesus for a third. When my
heart is crushed by some sore blow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09

Rastus--I dreamed OBJ heaven las
night.
Sam-Well, what did It look like!
Rastus-Is look like big chicken
coop In de middle Of watermelon
oatch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09

Hold Thou Me-.
lean upon no broken reed,
Nor tIust an untrled guide
/ know Him and He knowtth me:
He walketh by my side.
| hold His hand as on we walk,
And Hei still holdeth mines
ll is a human hand l hold
II is a hand divine.
Hold Thou me up" Is still my cry
AS DER the rugged road
OF this, my pilgrimage. / move,
That leads me nearer God.
-IIoratus Bonar
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09

Ellen Kay, one Of the foreign lead
ers of the movement for equal rights
for women, expressed her regrets in a
recent lecture in Vienna at the Amer
tssnization" Of that movement.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09
Ambassador Would Move.

Ambassador Hengelmuller of Aus.
tria-Hungary is endeavoring to have
himself transferred from washington
to some European post, as he cannot
stand the rigorous winters.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-09-09
Sl1f@D H0OIy
- ( s !: IN
LESSON ELEv EN-sEPr 10.

wnosoeyer WIN let hin. take the water of life freely
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

clasped fast In its talons. A great
ferry of horror arose from the camp,
but it was the sweetest note the
young brave had ever heard. The
bird flew straight up into the
the enthraled beholders below.
When it reached great height it
would drop its prey into the lake and
let the current draw it to the nest
Such was its custom, and for this
the young Indian had prepared by I'M
winding from his waist long buck
skin cord, and tying himself firmly to
the Ong's legs. The clumsy feet could
his movements. AT last the great toes
opened wide, but the Indian did not
fall. Again they closed and opened,
and the enraged bird thrust down his
head to see why his victim refused to
fall. In a mighty rage the Ong tried
to grasp the man in its mouth, but
the strong web between the set birds
toes sheltered him. Again and agr in
the bird tried TO use his horrid teeth,
and each time his huge body would
fall through the air in such twistings
and contortions that those who
watched below stared in bewilder-
ment. But what the watchers could
mouth opened to snap at him, he
young brave hurled handful of
poisoned arrow heads into the mouth,
and down the big throat, their sharp
points cutting deep into the unpro-
tected flesh. The bird tried to dis
lodge him by rubbing his feet to-
gether, but the thong held firm. Now
1t plunged headlong into the lake.
but its feet were tied so that 1t could
not swim. and though it lashed the
waters into foam with Its great wings
and though the man was nearly
drowned and exhausted, the poison
caused the great bird such agony that
1t suddenly arose and tried to escape
by flying toward the center of the
lake. The contest had lasted long,
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03
lam Dying Egypt, Dying.
am dying Egypt, dying.

I am dying Egypt, dying,
Ebbs the crimson life-tide fast,
And the dark, Plutonian shadows
Gather on the evening blast.
Let thine arm, oh! Queen, support
me.
Hush thy sobs and bow thine ear.
Hearken to the great heart secrets,
Thou, and thou alone, must hear.
Though my Scared and veteran le-
Bear their eagles high no more,
And my wrecked and shattered gal
leys
strew dark Actium's fatal shore;
Though no glittering guards sur
round me,
Prompt to do their masters will.
I must perish like n Roman
Die, the great Triumvir still.
Let not Caesars servile minions
Mock the lion thus laid low;
Twas no foemans hand that slew
him,
Twas his own that struck the blow.
Here, then, pillowed on thy bosom,
Ere his star fades quite away,
Him who, drunk with thy caresses,
Madly flung u world away!
SnOulu tne DdSe pleDelan ThDDle
Dare assall my fame at Rome,
Where the noble spouse, Octavia,
Weeps within her widowed home:
Seek her-say the Gods have told me,
Affairs, Augurs, circling wings,
That her blood with mine commip-
gled,
Yet shall mount the throne of
kings.
And for thee, star-eyed Egyptian!
Glorious sorceress of the Nile,
Light the path TO stygian honors
With the splendors of thy smile.
Give the Caesar crowns and arches,
Let his brow the laurel twine;
can scorn the Senate's triumphs,
Triumphing in love like thine.
am dying Egypt, dying!
Hark! insulting foeman's cry;
Ihey are coming-quick, my falchionl
Let me front them ere | die.
An! no more amid the battle
shall my heart eXulting swell;
isis and Osiris guard thee,
cleopatra! Rome! farewell!
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

warriors around the council fire. All
day long he had been sitting alone on
the jutting cliffs which overhang the
water, far away from the laughter
and shouts of the camp, eagerly. pray
erfully watching the great lake. Sure
ly the Great Spirit would hear his
prayer and give him the moment he
longed for, yet he had been here
for days and weeks in unayailing
prayer and waiting.
The afternoon was well-nigh spent,
and the heart Of the young brave had
grown cold as stone. In his bitter
despair he sprang to his feet to defy
and curse the Great Spirit TO whom he
had trusted, but ere he could utter the
words his very soul stood still for joy
Slowly rising from the center Of the
lake, he saw the dreaded Ong. Cir
cling high in the heavens like a vast
shapeless thunder-cloud, black as the
night the monster swept, now here,
now there in search of prey. The
young brave stood erect. When the
Ong was nearest, he waved his arm to
attract its notice. He had not long
to wait. With mighty swoop and an
awful rushing noise the bird dashed
to earth, and as it swept upward, the
young brave was seen by all to be
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

The old Indian woman glanced
furtively at the distant sky line, and
then centered her gaze upon the deep
crystal waters of the lake. The Ong?
she said. l will tell you of the Ong.
The Ong was n huge bird, greater
than the houses of the white men. Its
body was like the eagles, and its
wings were longer than the tallest
pines. Its face was that of an In
dian, but covered with hard scales,
and Its feet We're webbed. Its nest
was deep down in the bottom OF the
lake out in the center, and out of the
nest rushed all of the waters which
fill the lake. There are no rivers to
feed the lake, only the waters from
the Ong's nest. All the waters flow
back near the bottom, in great under
sweeps. and after passing through the
meshes of the nest are sent forth
again. Every plant and bird and ami
NAL that gets into these under-cur-
rents, and sometimes even the great
trout are swept into the meshes of
the nest and are there held fast to fur
nish food for the Ong.
He ate everything, he liked every
thing, but best of all he liked the
taste of human flesh. No one ever
heard or saw anything of such poor
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

and the darkness crept over the lake
and into the darkness the Ong van
ished,
The women had been long in their
huts ere the council fire was kindlcd,
and the warriors gravely seated them
selves in its circle. Tie loss of Il
young brave could not be allowed to
as the marriage choice, and from most
of their minds he had vanished. 1t
was not SO very unusual for the Ong
to claim a victim, and besides, the
youth had been many times warned
by his elders that he should not 20
hunting alone as had been his habit
Of late.
But while the warriors were work
ing themselves up to frenzy of eIu-
quence over their bygone deeds of
daring, an Indian maiden was pad
ding canoe swiftly and silently
toward the middle of the lake. Mona,
tie Chiefs daughter, understood no
more than the rest why her lover had
not been dropped into the lake, nor
but she knew that she could die with
her lover. She took her own frail
canoe because it was SO light and
ensy to paddle, though it was made
for her when girl, and would scarce
ly support her weight now. 1t mat
tered nothing TO her If the water
splashed over the sides; it mattered
nothing how she reached her lover.
She kept saying his name over softly
to herself. "Tahoe! My own Tahoen'
When the council had finished, the
old women went to the Chiefs hut
to bid his daughter come and hear the
decision her father was about to rem
der. Their CONSERVATION was great,
nor did the tribe rest until the rosy
dawn tinged the Washoe peake and
disclosed to the warriors the vast
body of the Ong floating on the wa
ters above its nest, and beside it n
tiny, empty canoe. But gently ap-
pronching the shore was the strangcst
craft that ever floated on water. 1t
was one of the Ong's great wings, and
the sail was the tip of the other wing,
Standing upon it clasped in each 9TH
ers arms, was the young brave Ia
hoe and the daughter of the chief. In
the shouts of the tribe, shouts in which
warriors and women and children
mingled their voices with that Of the
great Chief. Tahoe knew that he was
the hero, and that Mona was his b, fde.
The decision was rendered, but the
Ong's nest still remains, and to this
day the drowned never rise in Lake
Tahoe.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03
sIx HUNDRED DeLLAR Bills.
How An Innocent Man was Sus-
pected.

A little story was told at the New
willard Hotel In Washington the other
day by New Yorker who was traVei-
ing on Pullman car between st.
Louis and his home, which goes 10
show the danger of convicting man Oh
circumstantial evidence. The principal
figure in this incident was not con-
yicted, but had il not been Tor ior-
tuitous circumstance it might nave
gone hard with him.
"It seems that one Of the occupants
of the car on getting out Of his berth to
dress missed his vest, which was u
rather serious affair, inasmuch as II
contained in an inside pocket roll OF
new 500 bills.
"A little later he picked up the gar
ment on the floor, but on searching, the
roll OF money was gone. 1t was
clear case of robbery, and the man
naturally raised an excited outcry'
which drew the attention of all MS
fellow-travelers. Early in the game
the proposition to search everybody IN
that coach was made and adopted w4-h
but a single dissenting voice. One man
stood out fiercely and Indignantly
against it, and said that he would
never consent to such an indignity, put
would oppose it with all the force ne
could employ.
"This man was at once an object OF
suspicion, and many whispers directed
at him went around. Every other indi-
vidual aboard voluntarily submitted to
being searched. yet nothing was seen
Of the s olen bills. AT this point some
amateur Sherlock Holmes cornered the
porter, and by adroit questions and
threats made that rascally employe
own up to the theft, and also made him
disgorge 5000 in handsome notes that
appeared to be right from the Print
ing Bureau. The owner of the money
was overjoyed and all hands congratu-
lated him on recovering his money.
About this time the obdurate gen.
tleman who had resolutely declined to
be searched secured the floor. Now,
my friends said he, 4 will tell you
why 1 risked your suspecting me of the
theft and v hat did this man do but
go down in his hip pocket and fetch
up roll of money that he counted out
in our presence. and, as sure as 1 am
a living man, in this roll there were
just six-no more and no less-brand-
new bills, each of 500 denomination.
Positively there was no way of telling
them from the bills that had been re-
covered. Then we all knew why he had
declined to be Investigated"
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03
Brief Thanks TO the Ladies.
Jonesboro (Ark.J Evening Sun.

oohesuoio t%AIh.l HNeulhe Gun.
The members of the Citizens Band
ask the Indies who gave the supper
for the benefit of the band on Wednes-
day night, August o, to please accept
their sincere thanks. 1t is the wish of
every member that when these good
ladies have done all the good deeds
here that God would have them do,
that they be gathered home to join
the heavenly band, where all be joy,
happiness, and good music, which all
who live as these good ladies have
lived shall enjoy, and may the in
huence of these good ladies ever guide
the members of the Citizens Band TO a
higher stand of morality and fame,
and may we never cease striving until
we have reached the topmost round of
the ladder of fame, when God, in His
wisdom, shall call us home, and when
We have played our last tune here on
earth, may Ye be gathered with these
good ladies around Gods throne, where
we can play on Gods instruments of
gold. where our music will be sweetcr,
through the ceaseless ages Of eternity.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03
CHlCk4MAGUA ANNIVERSARY.
one OF the Great Battles of the Rebel
""h- Tragic Death of Poet-Soidier
General LytIe.

forty-two years ago the latter part
Ui VI september was fought and won by
llosecrans tile great battle of Chicka-
Chattanooga, the objective point of
.ne campaign, has been well considered
n Ine very gateway of the entire South.
plusg' IN command of the Confederate
ioFce, was outwitted and outma-
HeuNred, and the town of CHATTANOOGA
lei into Federal hands, entirely by
strategy.
Chattanooga was then but a poor,
struggling village, never having been
even heard of by one in thousand Of
tAose who composed the Northern
army. 1t is now wealthy. prosperous
city of over 10000 inhabitants and the
nome of many Northern families. An
electric line runs from the city to
C1lCkamagua Park every 30 minutes.
Ihe celebration of the anniversary
OF The battle, from the 10Th to the 23d
OF September, where the tales of the
campfire and the picket line were once
more recounted, has beea of surprising
interest to thousands of old veterans
ana their quondam foes.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

mortals as were drowned in these wa
ters, for their bodies were carried to
the Ong's nest and no morsel ever
escaped him. Sometimes he would
fly about the shores in quest of some
child, or woman or hunter, yet he was
a great coward, and was never known
to attack anyone in camp, or when
two or more were together. No arrow
could pierce his feathers, nor could
the strongest spear do more than
glance from the scales on his face and
legs, yet his craven's heart made him
afraid, for his toes had no claws, and
his mouth no beak.
Late one fall the Washoe Indians
were making their final hunt before
going to the valleys and leaving the
lake locked in its winter SHOWS. The
Chiefs daughter was sixteen years
old, and before leaving the lake he
must select the greatest hero in the
tribe for her husband, for such had
been the custom of Washoe chiefs
ever since the tribe came out of the
Northland. Fairer than ever Indian
maiden had been was this daughter,
and every unmarried brave and war
rior in the tribe wished that he had
performed deeds of greater prowess,
that he might be certain of winning
the prize. That last night at the lake,
around the big council fire, each was
Chief the noblest achievement of his
life, and when all were heard, the
Chief would choose. and the women
join the circle and the wedding take
place. For many years the warriors
had locked forward to this event and
the tribe had become famed because
of acts of reckless daring performed
by those who hoped to wed the
Chiefs lovely daughter.
1t was the morning of the final day.
and much game and great stores of
dried trout were packed ready for the
journey. All were preparing for the
wedding festivities, and the fact that
no one knew who would be the bride
groom among all that mighty band of
warriors. lent intensest excitement to
the event. All were joyous and hap
py, except the maiden and the hand
some young brave to whom she had
given her heart. In spite of custom
or tradition, her love had long since
gone out to one whose feet had been
too young to press the war path when
last the tribe gave battle to their
hereditary foes, the Piutes He never
had done deed of valor, nor could he
even claim the right to sit with the
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03
Nursery Nonsense.

Two magpies sat on a garden rail
AS long ago as week;
And one little magpie wagged his tail
In the other little magpie's beak.
Then doubling like nst his little
claw hard
Said the other "Upon my word,
This is more than flesh and blood can
stand
From magpie or other bird"
So they picked and they scratched
each others eyes
TIL all that was left on the rail
was the beak of one of the little mag
pies,
And the other little magpie's tall.