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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

do you tink He'd care fer q little
feller like met"
she pressed the little. cold hana chat
lay outside the coveriid, to her lips.
Presently he said in a voice so low
she had to lean down to catch the
words, *Wonct heard a song at de
barricks. bout a feller what lived up
id de sky and loved kids; does yer
know dat one?"
Perhaps do, dear; was it anything
like this?" and Barbara hummed the
refrain OF that sweet hymn children
sing, Suffer Little Children to Come
Unto Me, Jesus Said
A joyous light broke over his face
and a gleam Of radiant brightness
came into his eyes. Yes, dat's il,
dat's it. Sing it Egaint"
The nurse came quietly in at the door
and framed the words with her lips.
60 quickly" Her trained eyes told
her what was coming. But Barbara
shook her head and walked over to
the window.
The nurse mOlstened hl2 lips Win
some stim- LIANT and tried to help him.
But the pain was cruel, twisting and
torturing the poor mangled body
Barbara stood holding on to the case
ment Of the window, drawing her
breath in great gasps as il that could
help him.
When the paroxysm had passed he
lay back on the pillows exhausted.
Barbara crept back to the bed Slow
" the deep violet eyes opened and the
same exquisite smile he had greeted
her with crept over his face again.
His lips were moving. Barbara
caught the words: Jesus, what loved
de little kids Do yer tink He'd care
fer a little feIler ike mer'
"Oh little boy, little boy, am sure
he would. am sure ne would, said
Barbara. Again that marvellous smile,
just touching the corners of his mouth
Just then the light went out OF the
dark eyes, and the quiet peace of the
Easter morning streaming In at the
open window wrapped them close.
Another little white soul had Joined
the angels. and in Barbara's heart IN
til she died she could hear the child
ish voice. DO yer tinls He'd care for
a little feller Ike me?"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
Names Of Roman Horses.

At the recent excavations in the
Roman forum an inscribed stone in
honor of Avilius Teres, a chariot driv-
er Of the time Of the Emperor Domi-
tan. was brought to light 1t will
probably interest modern sportsmen
to learn that the inscription gives the
rames Of the horses with which Avil-
ius Teres won his triumphs in the
arena. their birthpIaees and their coI-
crs. The names are eighty in num-
Der and include the following: Wolf,
Sparrow. Robber. Bee, Dove. Pearl.
Emerald. Jewel. Eagle. Red Fox, The
Most Lucky One. Desolator. Dagger,
etc. The naturalist win find an i'm
Tortant historical hint in the fact that
the great majority Of the horses
named upon the stone are described
as Africans There are only single
indications or Spanish. Cattle. a
ThessaIIan and an Aetollan horse bav
ing assisted the renowned Avilius tc
gain bis victories.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
CAME EARLY Fos HIS MONEY
Little Story illustrates Thrifty Traits
Of New EnqIanders.

Little Story illustrates Thrifty Traits
Of New EngIanders.
When Henry Harland was at Har-
ward he spent his vacations at Nor
wich, Conn. One Sunday he met an
old friend OF his to whom he owed
ajmarter. AS he was leaving at 4.S0
Monday morning for the long winter
term. he called to the old gentleman
and said:
Deacon H., I owe you quarter"
All, my son, no business transac-
tions on the Sabbath day.
Harland, hastily putting his money
in his pocket, begged his pardon, and
said as he was leaving very early
the next morning. he had ventured to
pay him on the Sabbath.
In the black dawn Of a winters
morning as he put his head out OF the
window to say to the cabman that he
would be down directly, and there be-
side the cab stood dark, motionless
figure.
Who can be good enough to see
me of at this time in the morning, "
thought HarIand.
When he came down he found that
the deacon had come for his quarter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

At this time Of much airship talk.
one rarely hears the name Of Pilatre
de Rozier. one Of the first to test the
feasibility Of aerial navigation. and
yet he was the hero Of his day. A
monument was erected in France on
the spot where he made his last and
fatal attempt, When ahe balloon was
first invented he seorned the idea that
criminals should be sent to make test
ascents 1T would be an honor TO
lose ones life, II need be. in such an
enterprise" he said He died some
years after IN trying to cross the Eng
lish channel, and he IS still the ideal
OF French aeronauts. because OF his
fearIessness. his enthusiasm and his
love Of the sport.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

benjamin Franklin, lawyer Of Ma
con, Mo-, has been recalling some
stories Of Henry Clay Dean. chap
lain Of the United States senate be-
fore the war. a curious character
with the picturesque forcibleness Of
language Of q pioneer and a voice Of
extraordinary range. Perhaps this Is
one Of the most interesting Of the
stories. When I started for Charl-
ton county. Missouri. il 1884. to teach
a country school near Brunswick.
says Mr. Franklin. Dean voluntarily
gave me a letter of recommendation
to his friend. Casper W. Bell. a noted
citizen He also offered this advice
and / win never forget it, as il served
me well. Benjamin. want to say
this to you. You viii always 9ad
that mankind viii respect you mcat
when II sees the ivory handle of youI
pistol sticking cut Of your pocket
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
The Gold Seekers Claim

To cheeriiy chat On a mountain climb.
or bid me partake " his frugal store.
He passed" they said. at the break of
dav
&nd his last words we're: i viii patient
be-
For. though I am worn and battered and
gray.
There are riches untold awaiting me-
And. knowing his kindness was ever the
judge that Up There h. has sola Ass
claim
The hnis of ths West are trodden By
these.
The ancient prOspectors. both worn and
cray.
who are '.staked TOR grub ere their
picks they seize
And toll and hope TIL thev fade away
And each Of them knows where the hlila
are lined
And scanned and ztreaked 6y = wealth
untold
And each Is rich IN his simple mind
As he dreams ct the day when his claim
shall BE- sold.
And have notion these children OF
hope
Are the richest 81 All On any slope
Alfred ] Waterhouse. In New York
Times
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

He went to the West when his life was
young
And now he was old ard wrinkied and
gray
Yet still he wandered the hills among
Prospecting for gold In the old. Old way
II hain't got money To me he said.
But I allays can git grub stake or 50.
An + don't mind sayir just On the deac,
That the richest rock Of ii an know.
An when have sold that claim. said he.
You bet I'll be rich az the richest be
I met him again III a later day
| have met Of his kind q hundred o.
more
A little more wrinkied little more gray.
Yet seeking for gold IN the gray rock $
store.
II know where il is he said 10 me:
The secret Is mine. an I guard L well
An you safely can gamble. when His you
see
YOUR viewin' a nabob. a positive swell
For III sell it onr-how his eyes would
shine
~An the worId'n be pleasant for me an
mine.
wandered that way In a later TIME,
But the old prospecror was there no
more.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
EMpERoR SETS NEW FASHION.
Ruler Of China Kissed a Small Ameri-
can Girl.


can Girl.
Mrs. Archibald Little In a recent
magazine article says in describing
the Chinese court, that the empress
dowagari is of the type SO well known
In every land where society exists.
We're she an English mother she
would. one feels at once. marry all her
daughters to eldest sons. irrespective
OF whethsr they were lunatics or com
arsned dips0maniacs The emperor Of
China is OF another disposition. At a
party he repeatedly kissed a little
American girl Of years. How had
the very idea Of such thing ever
been suggested to himg No Chinese
man throughout the whole length and
breadth OF the vast Chinese empire
ever kissed wife or child unless he
has been taught to do so by for
eigner No Chinese mother even kisses
her child. The nearest she gets a. it
Is lifting her child's face up to hers
and. as il we're, smelling ar it. Yet
here was the emperor OF China evi-
IDENTIFY versed in the practice, SO that
directly he saw this foreign little girl
he took her up and kissed her as II il
were the most natural thing in the
world. whilst to the everyday China
man this would be a most unnatural
and indeed reDulsive process.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
THE RECORD FOR mEANrEss.
Missouri Father Set Small Value ou
Daughters Life.

Missouri Father Set Small Value en-
Daughters Life
Joseph Folk, the young district at
torney of St Louis. Mo-, talking one
day about boodling and the meanness
OF it, said to reporter.
There is something small and little
about robbing taxpayers, rObbing wild
ows and orphans and all manner Of
poor folk He is a mean man who
commits this crime-as mean a man
as one | saw once on a Mississippi
steamer. And he was strangely mean,
that chap. He was travelling with his
daughter, a little girl Of or g. He
was holding her over the rail. SO that
she could see a monster catfish. when,
somehow. he let go OF her. and she
fell into the deep stream with a
splash
"A deck hand was after her in an
instant. Head foremost he shot in.
and she was back in her father ,
arms again before three minutes had
passed. The father was profoundly
grateful to the deck hand. He pulled
ont a dollar bill
Got any changer he said.
The man had none. so the father
went hustling nervously here and
there over the boat, waving his dollar
bill and saying:
Got any change? Got any changer
Who's got change for a dollar2 Here's
man who has just saved my daugh-
ter's life and I want to give him q
quarter Cot any change there
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

II ever the light that never was on
sand or sea- glorided a human face
IL ginriaed the one thar lay before
her on the pillow. Great dark eyes of
that rare color so seldom seen, violet,
deepest violet. wonderful eyes like
two deep wells: one could look and
look and yet not fathom their depths;
brown hair pushed back from broad
white brow. Every vestige Of sin and
earthly dross washed free from the
small. perfect features By physical
pain. Circumstances and environment
made him a street gamin. God made
Nfm beautiful
She had entered the room reluctant
ly. dreaming 70 look al the bed where
be lay. Unused to such scenes. she
shrznk from the sight Of pain and
suffering. An hour before she had
come TO the hospital to sing for the
children Just as she was leaving a
nurse had followed her and told her
OF this boy dying upstairs He had
heard her through the closed doors
singing to the OTHERS and begged to
see her.
Her glance began at the foot Of the
bed. and moved up gradually over the
motionIess limbs 10 his face. When
she met the glance Of those wonderful
eyes every feeling but tenderness and
pity vanished She was beside him
IN an instant kneeling there You
wanted to see me, little boy2" she said
did yeu want to hear me sing9e
slow wavering smile swept over
hns 1zce yer bett" he whispered.
II heard you down stairs. singin'
ter de odder Es1s, and nurse said she d
bring yer" He spoke in the vernacu-
lar OF the streets, in the slow drawl.
and the mutilated English, but the
voice was clear and sweet
Barbara thought a moment What
shall sing you, dear? What kind OF
songs do you hke2" =.
~Oh, don't care: anything dats
q song. haint perticlar / amt
never heard such an orful lot Wonst
7 went 70 Rosters and heard some
gals sing, and wonct Jim and me went
ter der show at Miners Bur / likes
De songs what de Salvation army
sings best--makes yer feel kinder
quiet and good. you know"
Barbara began in a low voice, sing
ing under her breath hymns she had
learned when child. He lay with his
eyes closed. drinking in the music
When she had finished he did not stir,
and she thought he had fallen asleep,
She bent over and quietly touched his
forehead with the tips OF her gIoved
nngers. Instantly his eyes opened and
smiled into hers I was just list
ain" he said; I'D like ter hear yer
sing agin something right out loud
And Barbara, there on her knees in
hat small, barren room, with Death !
messenger so close that the very
shadow Of his wings seemed to en-
fold them beth, sang as she had never
sung, before Never had the glorious
voice God had given her sounded more
beautiful. more wonderfully sweet
than when it rang out in that narrow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

Terence O'Grady had only been mar
ried a week. but his bride was already
making things IlVsIy IN the little house
IL BalIybunion He had been working
for three hours in his little garden
when Bridget came to the back door
and called out in strideps s0nSS
Terence. me bhoy. come in 70 tay
toast and foiSe eggs
Terence dropped his spade In a.
tonishmenf and ran into the kitchen
~shnre. Bridget, alannah. yo're only
coddin' me- he said
Nay, Terence. replied Bridget
-it's not ye. it's the naybors oi'm cod
dIn't"-Lcudon Telegraph.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
No use.


It's mighty disappointing when you've
sat and ished all day,
And had to grin and bear it while the
fish all got away.
You've done the very best you could with
hook and lire and bait.
And nothing else remained except 70 trust
to luck and wait
You may as well take comfort in the lazy
summer day
And feel the breeze and watch The shift
ing shadows in the bay
And do your best TO tell the truth when
you go home at night
Cause there's no use kicking II this fish
refuse to bite
And when the years are passing most
as swiftly az the days
And you ind the things you, longed 1or
have ali turned to other ways.
It's better to appreciate the laughter and
the song
Than take a solerzn VOW that all the
world Is going wrong.
It's hard to be convinced that you have
struck a losing chance
No matter If the game be Love. anbi-
ton. or finance.
But tile days are fun OF sunshine ard the
stars all shine at night
And there's no Use kicking II the fish
refuse to bite.
Washington Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
THE LITTLE FELLER


full OF the harsh, the coarse, the nm
lovely experiences OF poverty and dis
tress; just as his soul was lowering
on the border OF that land whose light
even now was clarifying his face. he
experienced Joy
When her voice died away he drew
lc1~, deep, quivering sigh. Gee.
Amt that a c0rEer, hain't never
heard anything Ike dat before
nevir." Oh, the pathos Of it. The
rough. coarse slang Of the streets. the
only language he knew. to express the
emotion Of that beautiful soul. The
tears sprang to Barbaras eyes and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
The Great Old World.

The cyrics mock her,
The red storms rock her.
The earthquakes shock her.
But on she rolls.
D0wncast. elated-
For ruin slated,
She still goes frsighted
With human souls,
The great seas thunder
And rend asunder-
The white stars wonder.
AS Time grows gray
But-reaping. sowing.
Her way she's going.
To meet-unknowing-
A Judgment Day.
But-joy go with her.
Nor slip his tether
When stormy weather
Makes GRIEF and moan,
Tragsdy-jest world
Lost-unt0-resr world,
SrflI-stllI the best world
We ever have known
Frank L Stanton in Atlanta Constitu
ton
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

A arm Of Surrey. England, bottlers
proposes. il 1t can secure the trade
mark. to place on the market GER
tain drink to be called Quaker Beer. =
But sometimes other bodies than the
advertiser haye to be reckoned with,
and in this case the Society Of
Friends is not sure that the phrase
IA likely to add to the prestige Of
Quakerism In the same proportion
as It may 70 the beer. Inquiries made
az the headquarters Of the society
elected the fact that the firm in ques-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

Vast deposits OF pure flower sui
phur. superior to that from Sicily.
have been explored in Mount Nc
Cutcheon UnaIasha. By = Swedish ex-
pert employed BY New Workers. This
diminlshes By one the short list 0f
necessities the United States must
buy in other countries.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30
SuItan'S Sleep Is Costly

This expensive night guard Of The
sultan has been maintained by him
only since the recent assassination Of
the royal couple Of Servia- or course.
the timorous ruler OF Turkey always
has been particularly well guarded al
night but the murders at Belgrade
scared Abdul Hamid almost out Of his
wits and be Immediately determined
that be would surround his bed cham
ber with the most vigilant men who
could be secured. and make il ta their
interest to protect him The command
OF the special night guard is entrusted
to eight OK the sultan's most trusted
generals. two Of whom are on duty
every night Owing chiefly ta this
and other precautions that the ruler
has adopted recently. It is estimated
that the weekly expense OF runniny
Yildiz Kiosk IS over ss0.O0o
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

Tommy. aged 4. was teasing his
mother for something to eat. but was
told that he must wait until dinner
was served. He was silent for = NO
ment and then exclaimed. Honest
Iy. mamma. / Just believe you are ny
stepmother,v
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

ton lad been gently expostulated
with BY the recording clerk or secre-
tary Of the Society of Friends. and
asked to withdraw their application.
The Erm, however. politely but frm-
" declined. Their defense Is that the
word Quaker Is a picturesque and
obsolete term" admirably suited 70
their purpose Under these circum.
stances the Meeting for Suiferinrs
that is, the monthly comws.tee
meeting Of the society-has givSs. al.
rections that tha application Be vig.
orously opposed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-03-30

room. Il know that my Reedemer
llveth~-IiqBfd. clear. like pearls Of
dew from heaven. the notes fell
Newer had Barbara Randolph, who had
sung TO every great and fashionable
audience in that great city, received
such homage. such rapt, adoFing honn-
are. ~ fkak silent, motionless little
nrure on the bed paid her. She knew
by the nnerring instinct Of genius
thaf me struck a responsive note Of
harmony in the boys soul; that IN
coufh. uneducated, homeless, name
Iess wnif from the streets that be was.
A his soul dweit the love ofexGuisite
harmonfes and music; that her voice
was fhs key that unlocked the gate OF
thar soul. and for the first time n his
short life. that had bee= crowded 80
Arizona republican., 1906-08-05

which melts at a high temperature.
Thus heated. when red-hot, lava burns
combustile bodies; herbs, grass. wood
even men and animals. If 1t comes IN
contact with them. In other words,
lava burns things, but 1t never is con-
sumed
This statement may raise an outcry.
because every one who has seen a VOL
cano in action has seen the fiery light
from the crater. But flames never is
sue from the crater. What looks like
fire is lurid light reflected on the
clouds; the reflection of incandescent
lava. Lava is often seen through the
lateral assures i'm the TANKS Of the vol
canic mountains. but 1t seldom over
flows The false idea that lava over
flows a crater. just as water escapes
from an overful pitcher. is firmly fixed
in the human mind. The newspapers
recently stated to the world that "a
new crater had formed at the base of
Vesuvius." Error there is no new
crater; the simple fact is this: lava
has found its way out of one of the
assures on the slopes of the volcano.
The lava was in the mountain. and the
assure was there. but until recently the
lava had not reached the fssure But
the smoke!" How do we account for
that? No one can deny that Etna's
summit is always plumed with black
smoke, even when the volcano sleeps,
and did not Pliny the Younger com
pare the smoke Of Vesuvius to a gil
gantic pine cone on fire?
Well, yes; it looks like It! Appear
Arizona republican., 1906-08-05
THE GREAT WEALTH
OF PINTO CREEK

The. Pinto creek section Of Globe dis
trict. noted for its wonderfully rich
copper ore, is again to thS front with
an important strike of ore made a few
days ago on the property 0f the Amer
lean Copper company.
Yesterday J. L. Alexander. who is
secretary of the company. received an
order from Ryson & Thompson, con-
tractors on the American. TO send them
by the first stage all the ore sacks to
be had. Mr.. Alexander wondered what
had caused such an urgent demand for
ore sacks, as the order did not explain.
However, news Of a rich strike on the
American property soon began to be
bruited about. and later Al West ar
rived from Pinto creek confirming the
report
It appears that John Ryson and w.
A Thompson who commenced work
July on a contract to do 100 feet Of
drifting on the 165-foot level opened
up four feet of sulphide ore. fifteen or
twenty feet from the shaft. all of it
being good shipping ore and about two
feet high grade chalcopyrite that will
go 80 per cent copper An assay of
ore taken from the shaft went 3S per
cent copper and 20 ounces in silver, or
total value of about 5000 per ton.
News of the strike occasioned con-
siderable excitement in Globe and a
lively inquiry for the company's stock.
Three thousand shares changed hands
and an option was given by one Of the
Arizona republican., 1906-08-05
RICH PROPERTIES
OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA
The Boston Commercial on Calumet
and Arizona.

The Chiricahua mountains seem to
be fulfilling the expectations of those
VINO have been predicting its future
success. The Savage Gold and Cop
per company have ordered a complete
hosting outfit to sink a deep shaft
after having developed sufficient ore
TO warrant these extensive expendf-
lures in thoroughly equipping the prop
erty. says the Douglas Dispatch.
The Eply owners are sinking their
smart and ore drifting under an ore
body that crops on the surface
The Chiricahua Mining company are
preparing to begin active work on their
property.
The Paradise Development company
nave arranged to install a hosting and
pumping plant on their property in
order to Systematically develop their
property and begin the extraction of
the black copper sulphide ore struck
In their crosscut at the 240 foot level
In their shaft which is about rs feet
below the water level. A series of as
says taken last week from different
parts of the property down to water
level give returns per ton of s21
$22.S9. 1882, $2S.4O and S2122. or an
average of $21.22 per ton. Below the
water level black copper sulphides have
been encountered which are now being
assayed and according to Engineer
Badger should run about 20 per cent
copper
The Bernoudy & Wright group con-
tinues to hold up as a rich producer
and another carload will shortly be
shipped.
The Manhattan Development COM
pany made another rich strike last
week and from reports will begin sink
ing and pushing active work next
month.
The Cummings group is showing up
well and it is reported that sinking
on the ledge containing native copper
will be started as soon as the equip-
ment can be installed
The Duluth and Chiricahua Develop
ment company are pushing their cross
cut tunnel from the bottom of their
shaft and expect to cut the contact in
the next $50 feet.
The Leadville group have started
their new shaft and are down about
80 feet. 1t will be continued to the
200 foot level before prosecuting be-
gins.
The MayflOwer group struck a four
foot ledge of high grade copper ore in
their crosscut tunnel a few days ago.
The King of Lead has been bonded
to Martin King and associates of