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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30
FORMER COLLEGE PRESIDENT
BECOMES A BLACKSMITH.
III Health Forces Descendant Of Pres.
Ident Of Yale University to Quit
Educational Work for Manual
Labor

indianapolis, Ind-The brightest
boy in the village school at stlesviAe.
Ind, prize winner at Ohio Wesleyan
university, teacher in various schools,
then president Of Green River college,
Kentucky, and now blacksmith, toll |
Ing daily at the forge in his humble
shop at Anderson, Ind, this has been
the unusual career OF Roscoe J. Stiles,
great grandson Of Ezra Stiles, Phi. d.,
a president of Yale university. The
town of Stilesvile was founded by his
grandfather. in honor Of whom it was
named.
In his youth Roscoe was looked up
on as a second Ezra Stiles He liked
school, and spent his spare time in
reading instead Of playing. His fond
parents believed that a great future
was before the young man in the edu-
cational world and they encouraged
him to every extent possible in hia
studies. At the age of II he was sen,
to indianapolis and entered what -
now Shortridge high school. Here he
maintained his record as brilliant
student, and when he had completed
his course with high honors he vls
sent to Ohio Wesleyan at Delaware,
o. He proved a leader in all college
affairs. joined the Sigma Alpha E2si-
lon fraternity, was prominent in the
social life of the school and gradu
ated, as usual, with honors. After
leaving the university he naturally
turned to educational work, and fol
eight or ten years taught in the higf
schools OF cities In Indiana, Ohio anS
Kentucky. Then he was offered thu
chair Of history in Green River colleg'
at Maysville, KY This school thel
had an enrolment of about 300. an
/. was one of the leading coeducationa
institutions Of the state. He taugh
/ history for four years and when tn
presidency of the school became "
cant be was readily chosen to fill ti
! place. For four years more he serve
: as the head Of the college, when hi
health failed. Under his administr'
ton the school flourished and the el
!. rollment was Increased to almost 30
). He brought about many changes f
! the better. including the elective sy
II teri.
= When he saw that he must give l
! his work he thought 1t wuIld be on
i for year or SO, and decided to speI
j tho time travelling. But for sever
!. years he wandered here and the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30

and brought to his home on the banks
of the Yazoo, in Carroll county. Mis-
sisslppi, two score years ago, by John
Peter lie Flore, half-breed and ex-
chief Of the Choctaw tribes, who had
accumulated great fortune from
government land grants and founded
a palace Of his own which he named
"Malmaison.
For the past three years eInissaries
Of the French government and Of NJ.
Osiris have been negotiating with the
heirs Of the LIE Flore estate to recover
these priceless souvenirs Of the EN-.
press Josephine, and most Of them
have found their way back to their
original home in sunny France.
How lie Flore came to acquire these
treasures is a romance. as was the
mans whole life Son Of French
father and Choctaw mother he OBJ
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30
TO BUY WALT WHITMAN HOME

Elsewhere in the world the birth
spots of great men OF letters receive
some care. The Whitman following
has grown great and can save this
single Long Island cottage II It will.
1t may not long stay in the primitive
Huntington is taking on the airs Of
suburban community, with land at
81. 900 per acre, and an active specu-
lative spirit is crowding out the old
leisure and effacing the old land.
marks. They have not vet taken Che
great boulder by the bayside which
marks The place where Nathan Hale
was taken by the British to be
hanged In what is now New York's
city hall park. to split it up for cross
walks, but anything is possible.
Walt left one other landmark in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30

the second-story hall window on the
north side Of a house on Pennsylvania
avenue and now, though it is old and
messy and covered with vines which
have grown with the years, there
seems to be no prospect that 1t will
not live to remind more generations
OF the ancient misunderstanding
which caused its erection. 1t is a
board construction, raised on stills,
Just large enough to cover the window
and 1t stands within few inches Of
the window opening.
III the house against which the spite
fence is raised thereare three genera.
ffsns Of the family Of Mr.. and Mrs,
N.aliam Messersmith, and the heads
Of the family have lived there for 40
years this coming April. In the nexI
house to the north lives the family ol
Mr.. Alexander Megary, the head o.
which raised the fence years ago.
some say 20 years, some say rs.
Away back yonder, when Baltimore
was far to the south and east Of tn,
place where now the Gilmore stree
cars turn into Druid hill park tha
was all country. The Godmans ownel
and lived in the present Megary resi-
dence, and then the Whitneys, an,
succeeded them came the Megary fan
lily. Mrs. Messersmith and Mrs. Nc
gary were young married people ther
and their children used to play tt
gether on the lots about the houses
Children will quarrel, 1t Is said, an
the Messersmith and Megary childre
we're not exceptions First 1T was tha
thing, then this. then another, and
time the mothers began to take uT
for their respective children unit
there was a mutual agreement to di
agree. Then. the Megary side say
the Me.sarsmith family began
throy dirt AUD hair and refuse Of Y
rious s3rts from the hall window inN
, tue Megary flower garden. and L
wind woul0 often fate fhe 1,r'
carryit over close to the Megary rel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30

PEERESS TO VISIT FORMER HOME

daughter went 10 visit her in the
United States. she fell In love with a
scion OF the Rogers family Of Mary
land and was married to him from
the washingtons' home 1t was her
grandfather by marriage, the prssi-
dent OF the United States. who gave
her away at the altar.
While the Laws In various branches
have bad large families Of from nine
10 a dozen children, 1t IS somewhat
Strange that those directly the heirs
10 the title or nearest TO it In success.
sion have been visited almost whole
sale by the hand OF death. The pres
ent peer succeeded to the title four
and a half years ago. his cousin. the
fourth baron, dying without direci
heir. The cousin received the title
on his uncle's death few years be
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30

European tour the ides came to them
to present the play Of Hamlet at the
tiny theater at ElsInore. almost within
the shadow OF the ancient castle,
where lived the original Hamlet, and
this plan viii be carried ont within the
next few months.
ElsInore. where this performance
will take place Is fishing town OF
some 5000 inhabitants. situated about
"A miles from Copenhagen. and still Is
as Il has been for centuries. the home
of legend and mystery. Hamlet wal
legend at the dawn Of the seventeenth
century, and here at ElsInore wat
where Shakespeare laid the scene o
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30
BIRTHPLACE OF THE POET IS TO
be PRESERVED.
Whitman Fellowship Organization Of
New York Begins Movement
to Buy Old House at
West Hills, L. /.

There stands a house at West Hlhs, I
L. l., a house going now fast to de
cay, which is distinguished not only
as the birthplace of the poet Walt
Whitman. but also as the birthplace
OF three generations Of the same fam
ily before him. It was Of the dear
old homestead that Walt Whitman
wrote:
Born here 81 parents born here
from parents the same and these par
ents the same"
And it is this historic place which
Mr.. Whidden Graham. Of New York,
has suggested to the Whitman Eel
lowship, of which the late Ernest
Howard Crosby was the head, that it
be purchased ana preserved as long
as 1t win stand, and present indica-
tions are that the movement will sue
ceed. The place is now owned by
Franklin f. Rogers, OF Brooklyn.
The good gray poets birthplace Is
on the high road from Farmlngdale,
on the main line Of the Long Island
railroad, to the ancient north shore
village OF Huntington. It lies in a
lovely valley between the east and
west hills, in sort of a land Of
dreams. Here and there pleasant
farmhouse breaks the landscape, bul
it ia mostly hill and furze land, with
darAp breeze blowing in from the
sea. Asters and goldenrod line the
highway in the fall and the rabbi
and Squirrel live peacefully in th'
brush and timber.
The house is two-storied. with q IL
tie u" peak-roofed and shingle'
outer walls. The yellow paint ha
faded to dun golden hue, but th
building is in good repair Broke
kIndows stuffed with old quilts by tn
last teESnt give warning Of comm
ruin.
In 1905 the Huntington Colonial s.
! ciety erected by the roadside table
telling that 1t marks the birthplace {
Wait Whitman. the good gray poet
born May 81, 1919. A new farmhous
has been built in an adjacent lot,
better fit with modern needs and
20 with the story Of prosperity told
!. the great red barns n the hac
s ground. The roadside Is lined WI
3 great apple trees that are heavy iads
each season with golden russets. Fl
q pilgrims who nov and then visit I
snslne can slt on tne Dank Mnf 2
their fill.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30

When my health failed | turned to
manual labor A man can keep up his
education and work in the smithy as
well. l am ready now to debate with
any one on the question, Was Plato's
Philosophy Wrong?' and take either
side of it."
The blacksmith can always find time
to pause in his work to discuss his
tory. philosophy or public questions
with a visitor His favovite study is
history, as it was that subject he
taught before assuming the presidency
Of Green River college.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30
PALACE ONCE OCCUPIED BY Jos.
EPHlNE SECURED BY FRANCE.
FAMOUS Chateau de IA Malmaison
Now to Take It's Place
Among the National
Palaces.

Through the generosity of French
man, NJ. Osiris, the chateau occupied
by the Empress Josephine has been
restored to France. and will become
one of the national palaces. But this
circumstance has come to pass only
after many vicissitudes, for the cha
teau de la Malmaison passed from the
royal hands years ago. and since then
has been in the hands Of spectators.
Aside altogether from the interest
attaching to the pathetic life-story Of
Josephine with which Malmaison
must always be associated, the histor-
Ic palace possesses specially close
connecting links with America, for
most of the treasures of its furnish
ings and works Of art were bought
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30
LADY ELLENHoRoUeH PLANS
TOUR or UNITED STATES.
latest American Woman to Capture
Titled Foreigner 20 Pay Visit
70 Her Native Heath With
Her Husband.

A new American peeress. Lady FL /
ienborough. she who was Miss Her
mione-schenley, Of Plusburg. is plan /.
ming to return TO the United States
aud display her titled trophy to her
friends and the country at large, for
her trip includes the circuit Of all the
large cities Of the country.
IN speaking Of her plans. Lady El-
lenboronga said that she and Lord
Eilenborough would first 20 TO Pitts
burg, there to take part in the cere'
monies attending the opening Of the
Carnegie institute After that we IN
tend 10 travel extensively in America,
visiting Chicago, Washington Denver.
New Orleans, and, ia fact, practically
AL the large cities"
Lady Ellenborough. on her return to
England from the United States, Will
purchase an esiate te-preterably an r.
ish cassle-for the Ellenborough fami-
" sadly needs an ancestral home
Both Lord and Lady Ellenborough are
~ direct Irish descent. The Law
family of which the fifth Baron Of
Ellenborough Is the head. has never
possessed lands OF houses. It Is mol
one of the old aristocratic families Of
britain but family descended from q
moor country curate Of the eighteenth
century. The present title and two
others. which have lapsed, we're hon
ors earned BY hard and brilliant WORK
The Laws have followed the family
name and have been great lawyers
as well as remarkable ecelesiasuc'
and naval men.
Il Is n strange fact and one hereto
fore entirely unnoticed, that whel
Miss Hermione schenley, Of PittsbuFe
Pa. married Edward Downes way
tBaron Ellenborough) at St. Saviour
church. Chelsea, London, she marie
direct connection OF George Wasi
ineson. girst president Of the unl'e
states. through Martha Washingtol
his wife. The Ellenborough coato
arms while decorated with three =
umphant ROSTERS, has is shield U
heid by two screaming AmeFie'
eagles.
Thomas Law. born In l1bO, the srs'
greatgrandfather Of the present pes
married Anne, daughter Of John Par
Curtis. The iatter's widow was M
tha. Who later married Gen. Geor
Washington. The Laws and the wa
lastons we're family tnepds, anu ~
Martha Washlngton's English gra'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30

fore. and this baron had nine brothers
and sisters, who all had died before
him.
good many years ago the frequent
and early deaths SO frightened the
family that Ave or six girls In one
generation became nuns. One Of
tbese. the present peers aunt, was
elizabeth. the first abbess and founder
~ the Franciscan order in Ireland.
The abbey is at Drumshambo
The fourth baron tried yaliantly to
leave a direct heir. He married four
times. the last time within a few
months Of his third wife's death. His
widow daughter Of Sir Norton
Knatchbun, Bart. Of Kent, has to date
been known as Lady Ellenborougn
hit now the new American peeres'
possesses the only right to tnat usle
and he widowed baroness will IN tn'
,,,tats So known &C scatric1. isa.
Ellenborough
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30
MANSION SAVED TO FRANCE

talned such influence among the C-oc
taw people that he was chosen chief.
power he welded until the Indians
were driven by the whites from their
lands to reservations.
It was at this time that the UItad
States government rewarded Le
! Flores services in connection with
peaceable settlement Of the questions
in dispute by a huge grant Of land
and cash bonus Of $4,000 Then he
prospered exceedingly; and finding
that the best whites met him as an
equal, lie Flore started in to found a
family
First family seat was needed, so
| he erected huge white house on the
brow Of lofty hill. called it NAL
maison, and straightway departed
for France to purchase all the furnish
ings and decorations from the palace
Of Malmaison that bore the name
upon them. Malmaison was then
owned by Queen Maria Christina Of
Spain and money would have pur'
chased every stick in the former
home Of the unhappy empress Of the
French.
lie Flore secured great collection
Of royal souvenirs, and as he Lad
married white woman Of standing
and refinement, "Malmaison' on the
Yazoo soon had no rival north Of
New Orleans as a social center. With
his death, the fortunes of the family
sank, SO that the treasures gathered
by the thrifty half-breed will once
more grace the country palace Of Ma
poleon and Josephine.
Josephine was plain Nine. Bona
parte when Malmaison came into her
possession in 1898 for 10000 francs
part Of the purchase price coming
out Of her dowry.
The death of Josephine marked the
passing of Malmaison as a royal resi-
dence. M. Haguerman, Swedish
banker bought the chateau In 1925
and he, after reducing the size of th'
park, sold the palace in 1912 to Queer
Maria Christina Of Spain. From thu
i. hands of Christina, Malmaison caml
into possession of Napoleon H., wh'
paid 100000 francs for it in 1851
ks but by that time many Of Its chile
is- treasures had been sold. Followin
hn the war Of 1901, Malmaison wen
ex to other hands, being bought finally b
ad NJ. Osiris, who presented Y to th
,m French nation after spending year
led and a fortune in restoring it to il
led former state.
La Malmaison is therefore rapidl
les assuming the appearance 1t Aad b
NJ. tween 1898 and 1914. and plany a
the object that was often touched by Il
yer hands OF Josephine Bonaparte hi
Im- been restored to its rooms. In Il
EN- bedroom where she died are her wol
leir table, little desk on which she pro
ably wrote some of the touching Il
ese ters to the husband who had diyorc
the her, a lavabo in which she wash
nch her hands, and a fire screen that S
OBJ embroidered with her own need
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30
The old Whitman tlomsslead.

Huntington. the excellent Long Island
er. local weekly established By him
in 1S3940, which lives IL honor and
does well. He alone has sung Of
Long Island. his @tish-shaped Pauma-
nok, sea grit land Of mists and
moors, but with many pleasant va
lage and lovely lane, with bays sill
yer and azure, and sweet fountains
outpouring on every hand. Or, as
Walt wrote it,
sea-beauty Stretched and haskingl
One side thy iniand ocean laying, broad,
with copious commerce. steamers,
sails
And one the Atlantlc's wind wind-caress-
ing fierce or 9entfs-nlghty huiis
dark gliding III the distance
isle of sweet brooks 81 drinking water
healthy ain and soil.
Isle of the salty shore and breeze anq
brlne
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30

his Hamlet" A great pile Of stone
marks the grave Of the prince of Den
mark, and not far of is "Ophelias
we'll a little stream Of pure water
that springs from the side Of the ledge.
The story is that the original font
had its source in Ophelia's tears.
The castle Of Elsinore, now used as
barracks-for compulsory military
service holds full sway in Denmark
is said to have been built during the
twelfth century as coast defense
from the hostile armies Of Sweden.
The battlements, still we'll preserved,
frown as in days of yore on the blue
waters Of the sound. and menacing.
cannon are mounted on the walls The
castle, which was royal Eouse and
a military fastness long centuries be-
fore the birth of Shakespeare, re-
mains a fortress and is still inhabited
by soldiers.
AS may well be imagined. Elsinore
Is a favorite haunt of Shakespearean
enthusiasts visiting Denmark Book
in hand, one may see them following
the lines that allude to the scenes be-
fore them; pausing In the park Of
Marienlyst, a suburb Of Elsinore, to
gaze at the statue of Hamlet by the
sculptor Peterson, or wandering to the
rugged tumulus, surmounted by a
monolith, marking what is reverencec
as the tomb Of the Danish prince. Ths
humblest passer-by ~ familiar witt
the legend Of the prince; the pathetic
fate OF Ophelia; the fearful apparitioI
| Of the murdered king.
A magnificent statue Of Shakespeare
was recently erected al Elsinore, TIL
cost being betrayed by popular sui
scription.
Sothern and MarIowe must Civ
their performance at Elsinore unde
difnculties. The stage is too sma
for much Of the customary scener,
and 1t Is more than likely that the pc
formance will be given in costum
without scenic investiture. Forbe
Robertson has done this on sewers
occasions. notably at Harvard unive
sIty, but 1t will be in the nature Of
new experience for Sothern and Ma
lowe. That such performance ca
2 be successfully and even impressi'
has been amply demonstrated.
= The seating capacity Of the theat
Is So small that It would obviously
impossible 10 sell seats at a pri
IN which would go far to defray the {
ne pense OF transportation and the pl
lin duction, even though the town OF Ell
lie, more is crowded with tourists and su
nd nier residents in the month of Jun
he In all likelihood the presentation "
be more In the nature OF an invitati
ice performance, for there are not ey
OF seats enough to provide for all I
out people who might claim right to
Is. present. Considering the unique ch
me acter Of the performance 1t Is reas
vas ably safe 10 predict that the repres
nth tatlyes Of various English and Eu
vas pean magazines and journals win 70
OF small army in themselves.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30
LOOKS LIKE A HYENA.
Cape Hunting Dog Not Handsome
Animal IN Appearance.

London-The Cape hunting dog.
owing to its resemblance, both in col
oring and marking. to the hyena, is
often. called by the name of the hyena
dog. Its most striking external fea-
lures are the large size of its ears
and the great length OF leg. They
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30

Where the hair Is dry and brittle,
with tendency to fall out. aR English
restorative IS the simple one OF 9 free
application Of pure cocoanut oil. THIS
treatment. continued tor few weeks
six. perhaps Will accomplish e4.
e6Ilent results.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30
AMERICAN ACTOR AND ACTRESS
PLAN UNIQUE PERFORMANCE.
sothern and Marlowe 70 Act 4
the Little Danish Town Where
the Original Hamlet
Lived.

A single performance Of Hamlet"
is to be given at Elslnore, the little
Danish town where the plot Of Shake
speare's play is laid. and an American
actor and actress who have played
he part 80 successfully in this coun-
ny are to be the actors in this unique
enterprise.
When Edward II. Sothern and Miss
Hulla Marlowe were planning their
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30

The following telegram from Tan.
gier has been received at Berlin On
December Is the first train ran owe
the new narrow.g gauge railway 70 the
Quarries built BY the German Harbor
Construction company The railway
the first IN Morocco worked by stem
=. = ts.s.., i, swo aii0lnetefs tone ana ,
quarter mlles) long.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-03-30
Raised on stiIts, II Shuts Out the
Light From second-story Room.

Baltimore, Md.-Fov quarter OF a
century one OF the oldest spite fences
on record has shut out the light from
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-05-23

Creek and are boosting hard to insure
the success of the movement
For the last five years the question
of having Y. NJ. c. \. in Cripple Creek
has been agitated. but various obsta-
cles have prevented the realization of
the hopes and ambitions of its pro-
moters. Now, however, merchants.
business men and mine owners have,
without exception, iudorsed the move
ment and promised to support the
campaign to place a Y. NJ. C. A. in
Cripple Creek. Efforts are being made
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-05-23

and Tom Boy mines. Each has 100
miners on its membership roll. The
buildings were put up by the mine
owners and as a result there has been
Il much better feeling between em-
ployer and employe than before.
1t is the belief of those who are
boosting the plan for Y, NJ. c. A. in
Cripple Creek that victory would do
much toward bringing the miners and
mine owners together and preventing
trouble between them