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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
The Grand Canyon
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One Of the most magnificent Of
Americas natural scenic wonders
the Grand Canyon of Arizona-ls just
beginning to be known to tourists.
This awe-inspiring cleft in the
mountains, more than 200 miles long,
thirteen miles wide and walled in by
towers of beautifully colored rock,
over a mile high in places, is expected
to become one of the great show
places Of the world.
Geologists figure that it has taken
nature hundreds of thousands of years
to paint the marvellous colorings on
the rocks and to carve and crush the
giant pathway into its present splen-
did shape.
The Grand Canyon Of the Colorado
appears like path of giants carved
through walls of solid rock. IL seems,
too, to possess at least a dozen differ
ent climates. At times, while snow
lies upon the rock peaks, roses bloom,
strawberry and watermelon vines and
peach trees fruit in the valley below.
One of the odd sights frequently
Witnessed is rainstorm viewed from
the rim of the canyon. Clouds gather
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
Swarm Locates in Chimney.

Mrs. F. B. Chaffee Of Court street
is in quandary as to how to get rid
of a swarm of bees which has taken
possession of one of the chimneys of
her house.
Yesterday afternoon after shooing
a number of them out of the house
with various expressions of wonder
ment as to how they came there, she
noticed a peculiar noise from one of
the freplaces, and further investiga-
ton showed that the bees had swarm
ed there.
Mrs. Chaffee wants to get rid of the
intruders, but refuses to have them
smoked out as she regards this meth
cd as too cruel In the meantime the
bees are enjoying their snug quarters,
and Mrs. Chaffee is making diligent
inquiry as to how she can coax them
to -Middletown correspondent
Hartford Courant.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
Pictures on the Cliff.

Wonderful pictures have been paint
ed by the hand of nature upon these
towering cliffs, and these pictures
seem constantly to be changing.
From the same point at different
times the scene of dazzling splendor
is different. The shifting position of
the sun. the difference in the atmos-
pierre and the clouds all create varied
effects.
AT one time a look in a certain di-
rection reveals what appear to be
forts, battleships and fortifications,
with openings for huge armament;
again. when looking in the same direc-
ton from the same point, castles, ca
thedrals, huge chiseled marble col
umns, spires, domes, temples, obelisks
and rows-miles of them-of snow
white army tents in rock are disclos-
ed.
In the midst Of all this, too, are gor-
geous colors which nature has so
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27

the steep incline he burned his hands
terribly trying to hold himself back,
and even then the speed of his des-
cent was such as to tear his clothing
to shreds. Since that first trip he
has gone down astride saddle of
stout leather.
Perhaps the greatest difficulty he
experienced, however, was that of
keeping his balance on the swaying
wire. Until several trips had accus-
toned him to it, the tendency was to
turn over head downward during the
descent. Realizing that this would
mean inability to maintain his hold
of the wire and death on the rocks
several hundred feet below, the in
trepid man fought bravely against 1t
and finally succeeded in mastering
the secret of keeping his balance.
NJ. Chapuis is not a professional
slack rope performer He is an in
structor in the University of Geneva,
but he is a young man full of the in
born love of adventure and daring
for which the young men of Switzer-
land are noted. The wire cable down
which he slides was originally erect
ed to convey blocks of limestone
from the 1uarries on the summit Of
Saleve, a mountain to the southeast
of Geneva, to the valley below
Speaking of his sensations during
the trip, M. Chapuis said recently that
a feeling Of horror sometimes pos
sesses him when from the summit of
the mountain he glances along the
slender, silvery thread stretching
away before him to the valley below
At such times it is only by the exer-
else of all of his will power that he
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
ALONG STEEL WIRE
DARING PERFORMER SLIDES 800
FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.
Young Swiss Professor Does Feat for
the Pure Love of Adventure--Tells
Of Difficulties Of the Passage Down
the Steep Incline.

OF late years many sensational
feats have been performed by men
and women who had apparently no
hesitation in taking their lives in
their hands, but It is questionable if
anything more thrilling has ever
been Witnessed than the daring per
formance of an adventurous young
Swiss, M. Chapuis by name, native
of the quiet city of Geneva. M. Cha
puts performance differs from others
Of its kind in that it takes place in
the open, with the sky for canopy.
mountain for part of the property"
and wondering peasants for an audi
ence. From the summit of the noun
tain down a steel wire cable nearly
half mile long, and at some points
over 300 feet above the ground, M.
Chapuis slides to the valley below
The cable is about three-quarters of
an inch thick, and from the valley the
highest part Of it can hardly be seen
with the naked eye, the daring per
former having the appearance of
floating in space when mounted upon
it. AT one point in the distance COW
cred there is a span of about nine
hundred and eighty feet between the
supports at a height of 100 feet The
angle varies from forty to fifty de-
grees, and the greatest difficulty NJ
Chapuis says he experiences is to
prevent himself from sliding down too
quickly. During his initial trip down
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27

cage is poked with a stick from be-
hind and made to go through unusual
contortions. to the wonder of the
spectators, who gaze with awe and
feel that the candidate is really re-
ceiving divine power Following this
ceremony atrocious VOWS are made,
and the final compact with the voodoo
is ratified when the worshipers drink
blood from a vase.
After the blood drinking the assem-
bly, is ready for the eliminating or
gies. Between dances white rum
mixed with blood is served in gourds
to the frenzied dancing multitude,
and In few minutes pandemonium
reigns. In their paroxysms they tear
off clothing. bite, scratch and mutt
late in ecstasy. Drinking and dane
ing continue until they fall about the
arena senseless from exhaustion.
On another occasion the archbish-
op of Hayti learned of certain occur
rences which proved to him that hui
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27

collapsible form has many meritorious
features. He proposes manufacturing
the trumpets from blank of any fex-
ible material having parallel side
edges and an outwardly curved edge
at one end and an inwardly curved
edge at the opposite end of such shape
and curvature that when folded upon
itself cone of usual shape is pro
duced. When not desired for use as
megaphone the sheet of flexible ma
terial may be rolled up into a small
cylinder, resembling music roll, that
can readily be carried in the hand
without attracting attention, or that
can be slowed away in suit case or
grip. OF course there are eyelets
and buttons or clasps at proper points
to hold the trumpet in shape when in
use as sucn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
New Mexico Devil Dancers.

NEW MCNiCO Levi
Down in New Mexico the devil dane
ers dance on beds of live Goals and
cactus thorns, winding up by mutila-
tion-the eating of tarantulas, scor-
pions and rattlesnake heads. They do
not seem to mind the torture. with all
its hideous suffering.
The Sioux Indian buck wins the ad-
miration Of the braves and maidens
by riding up and down on tight rope
or lariat, the rope burning through his
flesh and proving his prowess by en-
during the agony longer than other
contestants. In this state OF frenzy
almost any kind Of crime, bloodshed
or butchery may be committed. Even
on our Jersey coast there was VOC
doc queen, who died in 1898, greatly
beloved and widely lamented.
Marie Levean, who died some five
years ago in New Orleans. was also of
this cult Her fame as a voodoo
priestess was so great that half the
colored population of the city went
into mourning. She was an expert
hairdresser and had the entree of
many families. Thus she learned
much of their personalities and home
life and it is said she was enabled to
work her voodoo charms with great
financial success.
In Hayti today half-naked negresses
cook their bananas in drawing rooms
once respondent with the social life
of the French aristocracy of 1870 years
ago. Ruined temples and churches
built by the French are nightly pro-
famed by the hideous rites of the VOC
doc. 1t is said that many of the ma
tive negroes there are growing more
African than we're their Dahomeyan
forefathers when brought over in
slave ships two centuries ago.
1t is not long since it was declared
that the rulers of Hayti not only
winked at voodooism, but it was said
than high officials, even President
Hippolyte himself. attended the an
nual voodoo festivals, when the is
land was ransacked to make it the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
HAS A GARDEN CONTEST.
II Is the Latest Undertaking Of Los
Angeles Club Women.

Angeles Club Women.
The garden contest, the latest
undertaking of the energetic women
of the Civic federation. is about to
blossom, according to the Los An
geles Times. The management of
this competitive exhibition is in the
hands of the outdoor art section, of
which Mrs. Willoughby Rodman is
president.
Money prizes are to be given at
the conclusion of the term set, for
many things in yard and garden
ideas, and the lists are free to all
within the city of Los Angeles. The
combination Of beauty and utility in
home surrounding is the object
aimed at.
In order that all may enter, those
who are unable to secure plants or
seeds will be furnished at distribut'
ing stations, and all possible en-.
couragement will be given by the
women to the furtherance of this
laudable work The awards aggre-
gate s137.50.
There are ten floral and vegetable
races in this unique ntest For
the most artistically arranged and
attractive front yard, OF thirty feet
frontage or more, $50; for yard of
fifteen to thirty feet In frontage. s25:
for the best backyard, s25; side yard
for best arrangement OF vines,
trellises. shrubs and flowers, $40;
best display of vines. $40; best dis
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
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Hayti's special Mardi Gras feature
a few weeks ago, the execution OF two
voodoo cannibals-a man and wom-
an-again brings to attention the prac-
tices Of that horrible sect. II was
hoped that the execution would once
more strike terror to the voodoo IA
natics of the West Indies The cul-
prits were marched through the town
Ito the cemetery and there beside the
grave Of the murdered child shot to
death by squad Of soldiers. II is
singular fact that while yoodooism
flourlshes among the blacks and half
breeds Of tropical countries, yet the
superstitious rites, horrible and other
wise, of other fanatics are of the same
class Of insane phenomena observed
since the beginning of time in differ
ent parts of tho world.
In Louisiana in slave days the man
who took dislike to an overseer sent
for conjuror to come and voodoo the
overseer. The voodooist would ask
$50, but finally reduce the price to a
pittance. Such practices are the be-
ginning of criminal voodooism, which,
carried to the limit in tropical coun-
tries, ends in mutilaton and all sorts
OF criminal practices as ordered by the
voodo6 priest of the neighborhood.
Crime, murder and sacrifice of human
life are the climaxes.
Devout voodooists viii actually eat
human flesh. According to many ac-
counts they have hideous rituals Of
worship, including dances in caves
and darkened temples and often end
ing with the widest forms of excite
ment and debauchery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27

Dr. w. G. Kishler of st. Marys, Ohio.
has some tobacco which he grew on
his farm at this place twenty-nine
years ago. At the time he resolved
he would keep some Of it and prove
that age added to the quality. He is
now making some of it into cigars,
and those who have smoked them de-
clare that his theory is correct.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
Parisians Munchlng Raw Cabbage

Who would have supposed that
fashionable Parts. which has such es-
TEEN for the niceties of the cuisine
that it will argue warmly about an
extra pinch of salt in a soup, shou1d
come to munching raw cab.
bage? Yet that vegetable is served
now on the tables of the elect, and
the best Paris restaurants recon-
mend it as one of the seasons deli
cacies. True, this cabbage is inn
ported from China, but it is much the
same thing as the common variety.
1t was introduced in England short
time ago, and folk OF fashion there
say they like it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27

over the rocky expanse at the close of
hot, sunny day, and the rain falls on
the hot rocks Of the canyon.
AS soon as the moisture strikes the
rocks it rises in puffs of steam and
again forms a cloud. Again the rain
falls and once more the steam is Gre
ated; another cloud is formed and
fails, resulting in three precipitations
from the one cloud. The third precip-
itation cools the rocks sufficiently not
to create fourth manifestation of
this peculiar performance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
Parish CLERK In tnt

James Carne. age 1O1, has been
parish clerk and verger Of the Church
of st. Colomb Minor, ii Cornwall,
England, for fifty-eight years, and has
missed only one day. when his wife
died. His grandfather served as YER
ger and parish clerk for nearly fifty
years and his father held ONCE for
fifty-four years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
rhe coIorado Rlver.

The Colorado River.
In the midst Of all this scene Of
wonder runs the Colorado river, with
a volume as great as the Missouri and
q current Of twenty miles an hour.
From the heights Of the canyon the
stream gives the onlooker the impres-
sion that shallow creek is slowly
winding its way through the rocks;
but at places the mighty river is fifty
seven feet deep.
It is known that the cliff-dwelllng
Aztecs once made homes in the rocks
Of the canyon. There are many open
ings in the solid walls, and the evi-
dence Of the workmanship of the Az.
tee inhabitants still remains.
In some Of the caves are found as
many as forty rooms, and the ingenu-
ity displayed in the construction In
dicates that high state Of civiliza.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
camraIan Medal Of 1870.

J. K. Butler u Burlington, Vt, has
in his possession a campaign medal OF
the Harrison-Tyler campaign Of 1910.
The diverse side bears bust OF Gen.
Harrison and the date OF bis birth,
while the reverse has the traditional
log cabin and the words, The choice
Of the people"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27

ed to the general horror of the day;
the chief witnesses whispered the de-
tails of the crime to an eminent Off
cial and he narrated them to the
court.
In Cuba, as elsewhere in the West
Indian countries. voodoo ceremonies
are invariably held in the night. and
consist of prayers to snake. which
is exhibited during hysterical mani
festations by the priest and prIestess.
A dance Is given which is marked by
the widest debauchery. according to
the slight testimony on the subject.
occasionally by the sacrifice Of a hui
man child.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27

From "the agony column" of a Lon
don daily: IF the Gentleman who took
a dark blue Chesterfield Overcoat from
the coach of the 21st Lancers at
Greenford on Sth April will kindly for
ward same to Rimmell & Allsopp,
tailors, 50, New Bond street, he will
greatly oblige owner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
FIrst Woman Iurnr-

After trying in vain to escape jury
duty Mrs. Mary E. Lapier OF Cripple
Creek, Colo, was chosen forewoman
OF a jury that tried a divorce case
there. She was the first OF her sex
in Colorado to serve in that cspaclty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
The Human Sacrifice.

A whisper was repeated from spec.
tator to spectator that goat with
out horns Ca white child) was to be
sacrificed. Presently a lovely little
white girl of six years was brought
in, bound hand and foot. and fasten-
ed to the end of rope running over
pulley in tree top. There was a
hush--an awful pause for a minute
and then at a signal up went the
child and off fell it's head at a single
blow from a machete welded by a
young negro fanatic.
AT the moment the child's head fell
into the basket and the maniacs be-
gan drinking its blood a young French
man, who had bribed his way into
the place with blackened face, slip
ped out into the forest and ran for
the town. Natives on guard, who had
to keep their wits about them, tried
to overtake the Frenchman, but he
gave the alarm and forced the au-
thorities to act. The mother Of the
child had powerful backing, and the
next morning an official search dis
covered remains of the feast, with
the head of the child still in the pot,
where it had been boiled for the
feast of the previous night.
AT the trial the child's skull was
placed on the judges bench and add
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
HORN WILL FOLD UP.

Invention ADDS Forror 20 the FICndIsH
MeCEphone.
A megaphone to be effective at any
distance has to be made of such large
proportions that 1t is about as incon-
venient to carry as bass viol. and
this inconvenience of transportation
has done much to prevent the more
general use of the instrument. Even
in the smaller sizes a megaphone is a
particularly clumsy and conspicuous
object, so that the idea of a Cleveland
inventor Of furnishing such devices in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
Police pestroY PamphIets.

Two thousand copies OF pamphlet
by ToIstoy against miIitarism have
been destroyed by the Berlin polica
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27

one grand event Of the year Govern
ment money was scattered among
the fanatics and their favor sought,
as if they were the power of the land.
Once the priest gets his clutch on
man he loses strength of mind and
character Once a member he at
tends all the festivals and joins in
every orgy.
Voodoo Ceremonies.
The ceremonies begin with a bath
of goats blood. Then the sacred SER
pent is brought out in cage. and the
candidate for high Office mounts the
box for inspiration. high recognition
and acceptance The virtue Of the
serpent is supposed to ascend through
the bare feet into the body Of the
candidate. While priest or queen is
getting wisdom the serpent in the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27

The duke of Oporto. brother OF the
king Of Portugal. is one Of the finest
flute players In the world.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27

ton existed among the people Of that
race. The cliff dwellers were at the
canyon when the Spaniards invaded
this country.
W. w. Bass, formerly a train dis
patcher in New York, has been large
ly instrumental in calling the atten-
ton of the world to this wonderful
valley between huge walls Of rock.
A number Of years ago Mr. Bass was
driven to Arizona in search of health.
He landed in the southwest with 81 in
his pocket; to-day he is millionaire
copper mine and ranch owner.
Principally through his efforts, con-
gress has passed bill including the
great area Of this canyon in a govern
ment forest preserve, so that this awe
inspiring work of nature will remain
the property of the people of the ma
tion and be preserved from any de-
spelling hand of commercialism.
Last year $4,000 tourists visited the
canyon, riding twenty miles over a
prairie trail from the nearest railroad
point In a few years, it is thought.
the anual number Of sightseers will
reach many thousands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27

In Its Possession ArI-
zona Has One Of the
orandest Of Worlds
Wonders.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27
indians Live in Valley.

lnuldns Live NJ NdiSy'
Down in the valley, tilling 900 acres
of productive soil, live a tribe of Hav-
asupal Indians, about 200 in number.
They are peaceful, industrious race
and the men, unlike others of their
red brethren, do the lions share Of thel
work
OF recent years they have been in-
creasing in numbers. They have a.
school provided by the government;
old age is venerated, it being consid-l
cred a privilege for the healthy ones
to take care of the infirm or those in
iured by accident. Sickness is seldom
their lot.
Mr.. Bass has made close study Of
the geology of the Grand Canyon, and
is able to give students of the subject
much valuable information. Earth
quakes Enthusiastically contributed
share in the formation of the canyon.
The sea, too, Mr.. Bass thinks, once
covered the area and added its part
in the work Of nature.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-27

man sacrifice was a part of the ritual.
Details were given as 20 how after
killing a white cock and a white goat
their blood was served in gourds
mixed with rum. Then came the
horror of the night.
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