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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02

The horse-drawn bus was gaIlantly
squirting up the road. making speed
Of at least a mile and half an hour.
An elderly lady, emerging from a
house on the left. quickened her pace,
waving her umbrella frantically.
Ting" went the bell. and, short OF
breath, the lady hastened up with
one foot resting on the step, and gin
gerly lifting her skirts from the gut
ter mud, Young man." she said--a
pause for BREATH young man. can
you tell me''-another pause-.can
You tell me when the next motor ON
nibus will be along here?" Ting.
ting" went the bell. There amt a
word for It," said the conductor, look
ing apologetically around his expect.
ant audience.-London Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02

English Game Bird succumbed Before
Advancing Civilization.

tN
The great bustard is the 1arest bird
that comes under the category of
game" This bird formerly haunted
all the level counties css England. and
was particularly common on Sails
bury Plain. From the reign Of Henry
VIII repeated measures were passed
in order to protect 1t: and it is ex-
pressly included under the head Of
game in the statute OF the first year
Of the reign Of William Iv., which
codified and reformed the laws relat-
ing to game.
The close season for bustard shoot.
ing was, and is. from the first OF
March to the first OF September.
But the native bustard Is now ex-
tinct In England. The last was killed
at Swaffham, In Norfolk In 1898. Any
that have been shot since have been
merely casual visitors from the plains
Of Saxony The causes OF the dis
appearance Of the bustard are, first,
the sport they afforded, for they were
hunted with greyhounds. as well as
shot; secondly, the increase in the
amount OF cultivated land.
This largest Of European birds.
weighing as much as thirty pounds.
could no longer find any sufficient
support on the closely cropped plains
OF England.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02
The Kind Of Religion We Want.

We want religion that softens the
step and turns the voice to melody
and fills the eye with sunshine and
checks the impatient exclamation and
harsh rebuke; a religion that is po-
lite. deferential to superiors, consid-
crate to friends; religion that goes
into the family and keeps the husband
from being cross when the dinner Is
late. and keeps the wife from fretting
when the husband tracks the newly
washed floor with his boots, and
makes the husband mindful of the
scraper and the doormat; keeps The
mother patient when the baby is
cross, and amuses the children as well
as instructs them; cares for the
servants, besides paying them prompt
ly; projects the honeymoon into the
harvest moon, and makes the happy
home like the Eastern fig tree, bear
ing on its bosom at once the tender
blossom and the glory Of the ripening
fruit. We want religion that shall
interpose between the ruts and gullies
and rocks Of the highway and the SEN
sitive souls that are travelling over
them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02

Marion Crawford gave recently d
dinner in Rome and during the din.
ner the talk turned to Venice.
There is a young lady from Du
luth." Mr. Crawford said, whom I met
one bright October morning in Sorren-
to. She told me that she was touring
Italy with her father. She said her
father had liked all the Italian cities,
but especially he bad liked Venice.
'Ah, Venice. to be sure, said L
I can readily understand that your
father would prefer Venice. with its
gondolas and st. Marks and Michael
Angeles
"'Oh, no. said the young lady. 1t
wasn't that. But he could sit in the
hotel, you know, and fish out OF the
window"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02

Here is an artists pretty descrip-
tion Of a tinselmaker In Delhi. India:
THE silken thread from ball un-
der the workers feet as he sqnate on
the ground runs over the hook and
is attached to the spindle. One rapid
sweep Of the latter along the workers
thigh sets it going. and both the slen-
der supple hands are free, one for
the thread, one for the reel II tinsel.
which In a flash shoots upward to
arms length coiled like snake about
the spinning thread; the sunlight and
the gold tinsel together flash up the
yellow silken thread, seeming to set
it on fire.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02
Napoleon's Bad Handwriting.

M. Houssaye attributes the muddle
over orders at Waterloo to Napoleon's 5
execrable handwriting. This was the
opinion Of the writing master Of AL
exandre Dumas: THE emperor never
lost battle except by his bad hand
writing. His officers could never
make out what he meant. Remember
this, Alexandra, and make your down
strokes heavy and your up-strokes
light" Grouchy declares that during
the battle Of Waterloo he could not
make out whether Napoleon wrote
"bataille gagnee" or ''bataille enga-
gee" and he conjecturally read ''bat-
tie gained. Andrew Lang in Lon
don Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02

Nothing is so bad that you ceSnot
make the best of it. Courage must 60
into the making. and patience. too A
sense Of humor Is a wonderful help
Half the vexations Of life have fun
ny side, did we but look for 1t. Faith
In God is most important OF all, for
III we trust His love and care. we
know that all that happens is for the
best. Faith and fun. pluck and pa
tienee, can transform every trial,
every annoyance. almost beyond rec
ognstion. Between the best Of things
and their worst is almost as much
difference as between light and dark
ness.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02

In Christ feel the heart OF God
Throbbing from heaven through earth;
Life stirs again within the clod:
Renewed In beauteous birth,
The soul springs up. a flower OF prayer
Breathing his breath out on the afr.
In Christ touch the hand Of God.
From his pure height reached down,
by blessed ways before untrod.
To lift us to our CROWN:
Victory that only perfect Is
Through loving sacrifice, like his.
Holding his hand, my steadied feet
May walk the air. the seas;
On life and death his mile falls sweet
Lights up all mysteries:
Stranger nor evile can be
In new worlds where he leadeth me.
Lucy LarcOm.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02

ized the hopelessness of his passion.
How was he, who could scarcely keep
his own body and soul together, hope
to care for another and to assume the
responsibilities Of family?
But she never despaired. For her
always was the golden day in sight
when his genius would be recognized
and their dreams be realized.
One day the world was startled
with new and great play. 1t was a
drama which touched all the chords
Of human nature and inspired laughter
and tears alike. 1t lifted every auditor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02
Hobbies Worth ENCOURAGING.

Encourage hobbies. They are good
for young people, especially when they
entail healthy exercise. Butterfly and
moth collecting is good outdoor hob
BY. It teaches children to notice all
winged creatures; also the trees and
flowers they frequent. But the chill
dren should be taught from the first
to destroy life directly the insect Ii
caught by squeezing the thorax below
the wings. This kills without pain
and does not iniure the wings.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02

Why should any sane person let Of.
fenses get the better of his or her bal
ance Of soul? The trouble with good
many, it may be shrewdly suspected,
Is that forgiveness has a flavor of
weakness about 1t to their minds.
Only the wise appreciate that forgive
ness infallibly creates two levels
that of the forgiven and the person
forgiven-and that the one who for
gives Is on the higher one. 1t is abso-
lutely impossible to forgive anybody
anything without rising above the in
jury done and the doer Of 1t. When we
cannot forgive person. then we are
not one inch above his level. We put
ourselves on it, in fact. Forgiveness
as taught in the gospel, is climbing
exercise. TO forgive our brother sew
enty times seven is one stage: to for
give those who owe us something is
another; to forgive our enemies is the
highest climb Of all. But no matter
in what humility we climb, we are ris-
ing continually above that which we
forgive and gaining heights from
which we look down upon offense and
offender without bitterness, but In the
spirit Of freedom. Our forgiveness
may be a beneft to the forgiven one.
OF not; It may be sought Or repudiat-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02
Her PerquIsItes.

L. z. Gross, the mayor Of Harris
burg. Pa. was coiidemning the fees
and unfair perquisites which swell
unduly the salaries OF many unimport-
ant ofiice holders.
Fees and perquisItes." he said,
tend to cause unjust dealings. Even
in the kitchen that is so.
"A butcher told me the other day
that a young woman, the cook in a
prominent family hereabouts, came
into his shop and said.
"Gimme fine large roast d beet
with plenty o. bones.
Plenty OF hones7 ?" said the
butcher In amazemont.
Yes, answered the young woman.
'Rones Is my perquisite.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02

shoals ard angles which other persons
ever had seen or suspected.
AS she beheld these revelations q
great awe and great love entered
her heart and soul. She saw his great
and heroic soul naked and free from
the sordid limitations OF his life, and
she bowed down and worshiped with
the devotion given only to women OF
her tyre. And under the spell of her
appreciation and understanding. the
shachlcs dropped away from him and
his genius held full sway.
All this involved many weary months
and when hG realized fully the great
love he bore the bllthesome lass, the
great 10Y Of the discovery turned at
once into sharpest pain as he real
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02

A sacred bell in town In North
China has been kept ringing for a
century. A tax for paying relays Of
ringers to pull it's ropes incessnntly
day and night is willingly paid BY the
inhabitants for it 4 implicitly be-
lieved BY the benightsd people that.
whenever the tongue touches the
metal. q devil Is squelched forever
Thus It Is to the public interest, ac-
cording to this superstition. to have
as many Of these Objectionable spirits
done away with as Is possIble.--L. Al.
Maynard IN the Christian Register.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02
The man had genius, the woman had
n -AE22zZ2p AaZzZZ27T

The man had genius. the woman had
hope.
He lived In cheap boarding house
and kept soul and body together by
doing the work Of literary hack.
Sometimes he did little desultory
tasks for newspapers, but never sue
ceeded In connecting himself with a
pay roll. Once he had been given q
commission to write little skit for a
vaudeville stunt, and this was his I'M
doing--if SO sorry h failure could be
undone. In working It up he had found
II necesgr gyyo familiarize himself with
the technique of pi4ywriting and II
fascinated him. Then the stunt was
a decided success and the man who
wrote II not only realized more money
from 1t than he had from any other
literary effort in his life. but also saw
the possibilities OF dramatic express
sion both In an artistic and q financial
sense. And so he came to be slave
OF the playwright's Itch. And he
wrote and wrote and wrote and
starved and pinched and still wrote.
But his skits were not accepted and
his plays were returned by the mana
gers and their readers.
He became more seedy and more
gauns and more mpossible--flnally he
became unconsciously hopeless. But
he worked on because he was the
slave Of Genius and was compelled TO
-nlIow the law OF his being.
! She was the child Of love and hope
Her mother was the wife OF Hinckley,
the shoemaker around the corner. the
most patient. industrious and hopeless
OF the relics OF q bygone time before
machinery had deprived good mechan-
ics OF their kingdom. Perhaps Hinck-
ley was her father. Most people be-
lieved not There were rumors OF a
gallan. stranger who had soiourned
for short time In the ne'ghborhood
and looked with glowing eyes upon
the shoemaker's wife. And she. who
never had had her romance. had 1t
then, so the gossips whispered. And
the handsome stranger faded away
into the realm or dreams and after a
time a daughter was born to the
shoemaker's wife. The daughter was
SO different from the shoemaker and
his pretty wife that more than one
doubt was whispered as to her pater-
nifty. But the shoemaker never doubt
ed and she grew up as Nora Hinckley
1.-The apple Of his eye.
In the very prime or her splendid
beauty--a beauty enhanced and chas-
tened by the very essence OF optomism
she crossed the path OF the strug-
Cling playwright. Some deep chord
in her nature drew her to him al the
needle to the north She was an occa-
sional helper for Mrs. Simpson. who
kept the cheap boarding house where
he lived. She entered his life as a
ray of sunshine. Al the lowest ebb
OF his fortune she brought warmth
and hope and cheer. She laughed at
the hopeless clouds which overriding. |
and she believed In him and Ills aspir-
ations. Recognizing sympathetic
spirit his starved nature unfolded un-
der the warmth Of her appreciation.
and be discovered TO her depths and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02

TO the heights or ideality and car
rIed him to the depths Of human woe.
There was no false note and all the
world paused to pay tribute to the per.
fection OF the piece.
And up and down the land the
critics asked, who Is it that has
done this thing?" and there was no
answer. For the play was produced
under nom de plume. and the clever
est work OF the newspapers failed to
disclose the real identity OF the au-
thor.
After the play had been success
for many months and had brought a
great harvest OF shekels to manager
and playwright, fire occurred in d
great Office building wherein the man
ager who produced the play had his
Offices. A reporter hurrying to the
fire was enveloped In. cloud OF smoke
and cinders and after catching his
breath found charred piece OF paper
blown across his face. GIancIng at 1t
he saw that 1t was a contract and
upon further investigation 1t proved
to be the veritable contract between
the author OF Loves Last Surrender"
and the manager who purchased 1t.
The controversy as to the authorship
OF the play had been waging so fierce
ly that the reporter recognized In
stantly the value OF the information
he had. He went on with his fre
story and on the following day sought
out the man whose name was on the
priceless contract the gods had sent
into his hands. He found him-a thin.
hollow-cheeked man with eyes in
which burned a FIRE almost uncanny In
its intensity. He was lily dressed and
bore none Of the marks OF the success
full author.
What was the inspiration OF this
great work?" asked the reporter.
~Come with me-" replied the man.
Following him silently the reporter
went with the man by trolley car and
walk until they reached the great
cemetery by the flowing river. The
great author paused beside grave
surmOunted by simple shaft but
heaped high with priceless roses.
"The inspiration lies here" said he
solemnly- The play is the very es-
sence Of the life and love and devotion
of the marvellous woman who lies be-
meath this mound. 1t is the warp and
woof of her heart-throbs and mine.
That is why have never let my au-
thorship be known would not pro
fame her love and mine. You, sir.
have discovered the secret. You have
II in your power to do this act Of
Dissertation. Do It. sir. If your con
science viii allow. cannot prevent
it--but forbid It In the name OF every
holy and generous instinct"
He turned abruptly and went away.
"well. did you get the storyg" de-
manded the city editor eagerly as
Holmes entered the oflce.
NO" replied Holmes soberly, tear
ing a piece of paper into bits and
the bits on the floor. Moth |
Ing in it; false alarm"
We'll, OF all fools" remarked the
city editor In disgust. "and you've |
wasted a whole afternoon. Get busy
on that Hill graft case. Keep 1t in |
two columns
Holmes occasionally meets on the !
street grave and solemn gentleman
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02

who modestly picks his way among
the jostling crowd. And Holmes all
ways lifts his hat when he meets him.
And the grave and solemn gentleman
always lifts his hat to Holmes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-02

ed: that does nos matter in the essen
tial result Of 1t in our own lives and
characters
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-18
H. H. WEBB MISSING.
His Wife Fears He Has Met With Foul
Play,

The whereabouts OF H. II. webb arc
earnestly desired by his wife. Mrs.
Webb appeared at the police station
this morning with a two months old
baby IN her arms, and asked the aid
Of the officers In her search. Three
weeks ago. Webb left his home In Blng-
ham Junction and came 10 salt Lake.
Since then nothing has been seen or
heard Of him. He worked for q Blng-
ham Junction smelter for some time,
but left this job to accept one In the
street department of Salt Lake The
last his wife heard OF him, he was still
laborlng for this city under a man
named Johnson They have been mar
rled eighteen years and have several
children. These are now In destitute
circumstances ms q result Of his three
weeks absence. They had little coal
and provisions when he left, and these
were long ago consumed. He has never
acted in this manner before and Mrs.
Webb fears foul play AS he was last
seen In company with strange man
who knew Of him receiving his wages.
This man IL now suspected Of having
committed some deed and escaped, as
neither have since been heard from.
Chief Of Detectives George Raleigh has
tho matter IN hand and viii instigate
q dlligent search FOR the missing man.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-18
COURT NOTES,

Suit has been filed IN the district
court by the Rio Grande Western
Railway company against Thomas r.
Stripgham ct al. 20 condemn right OF
way over defendants property In Blng-
ham canyon.
An action for divorce has been fled
IN the district court by Mathilde Weer
against Charles Il. Weer on the
grounds OF desertlon and failure to
support. They were married In Rich
mond. H. IN 1892 and have two child
rem, of whom plaintiff asks the GUS
tody, II is alleged that the defendant
deserted plaintiff In 1902 and she has
been compelled TO support herself and
children ever since.
Suit has been fled In the district
court by Little & Little against Agnes
g. Herzinger TO recover $43I5O alleged
10 be due as commission for the sale
OF certain real estate for defendant.
Plaintiffs alege that they were author
ICED to and did sell the property for
$4,000 but that defendant failed 10
pay them their commission. Hence they
ask Judgment for the first named
amount with interest from May /, 1906
the date OF the SALE
After SO years the VIII OF VIM. Stock
dale was filed for probate yesterday
In the district court together with the
petition of Amelia Stockdale asking
that she be appointed executrix OF -
estate. The testator died in this city OH
Sept. IL, 1874, leaving an estate consist
ing OF real property valued ut $4,000,
but the matter has never been brought
TO the probate court until now.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-18
FROM SUMMER TO WINTER.
Encountered Within Twcnty-four
Hours by Salt Lake Attorney.

To leave a land where It Is always
summer, and where the spring crops
are even now almost to maturity, so re-
Gently as yesterday afternoon. and ar
rive In the snow-covered streets OF Salt
Lake this morning was the experience
of Atty. Mathonihah Thames, who is
back at his Office today from the Moapa
valley In Nevada.
Mr.. Thomas reports that the wonder
ful valley laying along the Muddy riv-
er. Is experiencing an era OF prosperity
that was never dreamed OF before the
railroad went through to California,
and that It's crops OF early spring veg
etables Will soon be pouring into the
salt Lake market. The climate there,
he said, while very dry was not cold,
and ON only one night during his visit
OF over a week did the temperature
fall to near freezing
South Of the Moapa farming section
he says there Is great activity In min
Ing enterprises. and the country Is sure
TO experience a rapid development as
soon as properties now being located
are opened up.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-18
IF KINGS HAD TO WORK.

Nearly all the royalties Of Europe
could, II driven 10 It. earn their own
living.
The queen Of Roumanla. Carmen
sylvia, makes az It Is IN income from
her books that many authors cannot
equal
The emperor ~ Russia has sweet
and we'll trained tenor voice. Had
he not been Of royal blood, he would
undoubtedly have succeeded IN grand
opera.
The queen of Italy Is lingust of
unusual talent. Converting huenty
and correctly in eight languages. she
could get at any time good Job in a
high school,
The king OF England Is ono OF tho
best Judges Of wines and cigars IN the
world As wine or tobacco expert
or as a dealer In these luxuries, he
would soon have grown rich.
The queen OF Portugal has a medical
degree, and could easily earn her lIy-
ing as q doctor.
The German emperor, ms everybody
knows, could make good living as
poet, musician, an artist, a ship
builder. pottery manufacturer. q
horse dealer, nm actor n hookbinder,
q clergyman, tailor sculptor,
barber n farmer. or . dentiy,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-18
THE CAR SHORTAGE.
Prest. Roosevelt Trying to Find a Leg.
islatiye Remedy for 1t,

washington. Dec. ts.--That President
Roosevelt has taken a determined In.
terest with a view 20 finding leglsIa .
tive remedy for the car shortage in he
northwest which now threatens The
people with freezing and starvation be-.
cause the railroads are unable 10
transport fuel and food to them. was
indicated by a conference at the White
House today. '''
The president sent for Senator Hans.
orough and asked him whether The act
ual danger OF suffering Is as great as
mas been reported by press dispatches
and kilograms from individuals, Tbe
North Dakota senator reported thar
IRON dispatches he had received the
statement OF conditions In his stats
Minnesota and South Dakota has not
been exaggerated. NV
The president promised 10 give ,ba
question his personal attention WITH a
view TO alleviating any immediate sntA
ferlng and said he desired Senatnr
Hansbrough to devote time and thouSbt
20 devise some means 10 prevent o.
eurrence again OF the present situation
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-18
PERSONALS.

Prof w. C. Ebaugh Of the state
university has gone TO Philadelphia
for the holidays.
d, =. Eldred OF Spokane is in town
to succeed J. w. Rookledge as special
agent for the Royal Insurance COM
pany.
Bert Raybould. the genial secretary
OF the Elks club. leaves tonight, for
Los Angeles on special business
trip.
Dr. J. L. Arntzen of the civil SER
vice Is In town on a business trip, and
VIII look after the health of the re-
clamation service men employed at
the Strawberry tunnel.
b W. Otterstrom Of the L. d s.
business college will leave tomorrow,
for Cleveland to attend the Joint con-
vention of the National Commercial
Teachers federation, and the National
Shorthand Teachers association. Mr..
Ctterstrom VIII be in tho east sew
eral weeks,
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Black have
returned from a months absence In
Los Angeles and southern California
Mr.. Black reports a good deal OF wet
weather there, but Notwithstanding
that, everybody appeared to be busy
and there is always a good deal going
on, That part of the stare is filling uo
yer fast.