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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19
MODERN HOTEL TO BE
BUILT FOR SAILORS

w HEN Jack Tar returns to this port
W after being tossed on the brine.
there is always welcome beacon
light cleaning for him. Latchstrings
are always on the outside for the ma
riner because. with his rolf he is
always a mark for the eIandlubber." !"
But the sailor Is becoming wise. and
God is on the sea as well as the
land" In other words the sailors are
rapidly becoming imbued with the re-
ligious spirit. The battery station Of
the Seamans Church Institute is now
a mecca for the salts when they arrive
In port. The sailors, for whom the
institution began its first activities
five years ago, baked at the church
sor time, but they found that It was
managed on business principles and
gladly accepted it. The building near
Battery park will soon be supplanted
by great hotel to cost almost $780,
900. This will be devoted exclusively
to the use Of the sailors. and Jack will
call 1t his home. The proposed struc-
ture is to tower from Coenties slip and
Its plan calls for what is considered
the most complete establishment Of
the kind in the world. In its original
form the seaman's Church Institute
was known as the Protestant Episco-
pal Church Missionary Society for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19
iNFuRlATED BEES RAvAoE FARM.
XIII Poultry, Sting Cattle, and Severe
~ Inlure Servant.

London.-From Capetown comes
the following: A very large number
Of turkeys. geese. ducks. fowls and
chickens were recently killed in the
Stellenbosch districts, In quite
unique way.
A few days ago several hives on
Mr.. Choate's farm, Klapmuts, which
had been there for a number Of years.
were attacked by what is known IN
the Dutch language as the motbii, pres
sumably with the object Of eating che
honey. In consequence OF this, Il ap.
pears that the bees showed their re-
sentiment by stinging all the poultry
on the farm and practically annihilats
ed the lot. They further attacked the
occupants, who had very rough att
ernoon. struggling to gain the victory
over the bees. 1t il said that one Qf
the negro domestic servants was un-
recognizable after the engagement
It was fortunate that the cattle and
horses were in the field otherW ise
things might have been more serious
IN the evening everything became
more normal. when the bees we're
smoked out with sulphur and exa4r
minated. It is said that the experi<
ence which the residents Of the farm
had on that day they do not wish to
have repeated. struggle with lgsi
furiated bees Is most awful and pain
full experience.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19

Seaman in the City and Port Of New
York, but at the last diocesan conven-
ton the 15-worded title, which was
used for 90 years, was discontinued
and the present one formally adopted,
It flies its flag as the Seaman's Insti-
tute, and In all the seven seas It is
now known simply as the Institute
for as far as the sailors are concerned
the city of New York has only one.
The situation In New York, so far as
the treatment OF saiIors was concern
ed, was about as bad as well could be
when five years ago the Institutes
chaplain, Rev Archibald r. Mansfield,
moved In over a saloon at No. ! State
street. The house was the one In
which Robert Fulton. the inventor Of
the steamboat, lived for many years,
and where he died. It was kept as a
memorial to him, however, and was,
all in all, as forlorn rookery as could
be found in the lower city. In the
basement was a saloon where fire.
quently the men Of the sea were rob
bed. The beer pumps were taken out
by the society and the sailors we're
provided with a comfortable home.
Almost half million dollars has now
been raised to erect a fine hotel for
Jack. He will really have all the ad-
vantages OF a club.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19

naturalist saw a bald eagle swoop
downward 200 rods in front OF him.
and moment later rise with a grouse
in mis- talons- He rightly judged that
The bird had taken part Of the days
spoils and was laughing that so good
a joke had been played upon him,
when the eagle lost its grip and down
came The grouse
The eagle scared about for few
moments and then. folding its wings,
shot toward the ground. utterlng
sharp cries as ii descended. The trees
shut out further observation at the
time. but when Mr.. Horn heard sharp
suuallings mingled with the harah
notes of the bird he concluded that
something interesting was going on.
and with his companion he hurried
forward to the top OF a ledge over.
looking a depression into which the
eagle had dived.
On arriving at the ledge the men
were just In time to witness most
unusual woodland battle. A couple Of
Canada lynx. which had in all prob
ability been after the grouse when
their rival took 1t of, had now recov.
cred their prey and we're fighting
desperately to retain It. The eagle
was making an equally strong fight
to retain what his carelessness had
lost, and fur and feathers flew In a
cloud. while the stiffness OF the for.
est was rent by the cries Of the com.
batants.
For moment or two honors wAra
about even, but one eagle Is no match
for two lynx and the old baId-head
was getting the worst Of the fight
when his mate reinforced him. A
third lynx. which had been attracted
BY the hubbub. also put in an appear
ance. but after one look he skunk
away. leaving his fellows to their
fate As the battle progressed, now
one side and then the other seeming
upon the point of victory, a third
eagle dropped from the sky, and with
Ills arrival the tate OK The lynx was
sealed They fought on. however, un
til one lost an eye, when they ran
for cover.
They didn't get far, for the eagles
were too much aroused to let them es
cape. and they never ceased until hotl
forest eats were dead. Then they de
yonFed the grouse and flew on.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19

NAL appearance, by the way, as an art
connoisseur who judges and buys his
trophies without the aid Of artists and
critics. The senator, having conceived
love for the fine arts, made special
study Of them. both in this country
and abroad.
In his study he has had at all times
the aid of Mrs. Clark, once the daugh-
ter Of poor itinerant physician in
Montana, later the senator's ward and
afterwards his wife and mistress OF
one Of the largest Of Americas for
tunes.
Mrs. Clark is an accomplished mu-
sician. and an amateur art collector
Of note as we'll. and In her Fifth ave
nue. home she has a fortune In gobe-
lin tapestries alone, besides costly
paintings and bronzes from every cap
ital Of the Old World.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19
MONDAY EASILY TOLD BY
IT'S WASH-DAY SMELL

rance Of sun-dfied clothes is abroad in
the land. OF course. there are thous-
ands of families that wash on other
days Of the week. but In the residence
districts most housewives are so old
fashioned as to cling to Monday as
washday. and II the anxious hustler
about town will take the time to poke
his head out Of a back window or peep
through the cracks in a wall in any
uptown block he will see hundreds or
cIothAsIines sagglng beneath their
weight Of shimmering white linen. SO
mighty is this odoF Of cleanliness that
it permeates brick walls and floats
oyer roofs. and 50 nerceptlbly modifies
the stale, musty scents Of the street
that the passersby cry frequently
The fatea be praised FOR washdas 2
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19

A PHILOSOPHER once said that In
n a great city. such as New York,
each day has distinctive odor- He
began with Sunday, which. according
to tradition. If not in fact, was per-
vaded with the odor Of sanetity, and
distributed among the other six days
their peculiar smells. | don't remen-
ber the exact list but II was making
list appropriate to New York / know
wen enough what odot would ascrbe
fo Monday. should call It the wash
day smell Those whose days are
spent In the eongested districts Of low
er New York lost this most grateful
Of metropolitan odors. but the FORUM
ate ones whose lines are cast in upper
Manhattan and the outlying districts
can testify that on Monday the frag
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19
WIDOW DONS TROUSERS,
THEN DOES MANS WORK
New Jersey Woman Puts New Roof
on Her HOUSE While Neigh
bors Gasp.

New Brunswick, N. Mrs. Aletta
Mccullough. a widow Of middle age.
dressed in mems clothing, has been
putting a new roof ON her house. She
donned trousers, coat and vest,
climbed up ladder to tie roof with
the skin Of a man, and SsImenced to
work. Neighbors stood around and
gasped.
Mrs. McCollough apparently didn't
care a rap what they thought, She
wanted the job, so did it herself. She
fastened rope about her waist and
tied it to chimney SO in case she
should slip she would not drop fur
ther than the gutter Of the roof
Mrs. Mccullough is a carpet weaver
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19
He MAKES HIS HOME IN THE
WOODS AND OBJECTS TO
SLEEPING IN a BED.
IS A PROTOTYPE OF CRUSOE
Secures Subsistence by Shooting Birds
with q sllnushot and Catching
Flsh-ls Fond Of His solI-
tary Existence.

Chicago.-It is doubtful If the most
depraved young wretch IN any civil
lied community. the utterly friend
less walf Of big city, suffering from
the privatlon Of the scantiest neces-
stiles Of life, would exchange places
with Willie Benthusen, the primeval
boy Of Illinois. whose case has no
known parallel.
His experience has been a peculiar
one and the strange degeneracy of the
lad has set psychologists and sociol-
ogists TO thinking deeply. This wild
boy" only recently discovered, for 1ve
years, or since the death Of his NOT Y
er has led hermIt-llke life In close
proximity to a town throbbing with
activity. progress, advancement and
all that goes to make up the desirable
factors In modern civilization.
Eating raw fish, gophers and birds,
wild fruit and vegetation. Willie. who
has just turned Is, has been absolute
ly alone, without companIonship, keep
ing entirely aloof from the rest Of
mankind. Spending his days in the
woods and sleeping on bed Of straw
at night. the strange lad has spent his
time happily, according to his own
notions. His parents. until the death
Of WilIis's mother. lived In Elgin, Ill.
When his mother died. abandoned by
his father. the boy took to the near
by woods. where in all seasons he
has lived alone.
WillIe's condition was discovered by
the American Home Finding associa-
tion, through cne Of its agents, Miss
n NJ. Stiles. She came upon him at
his wilderness abode. near Elgin.
while he was partaklng Of what he
regards as sumptuous repast Of raw
fish. Notwithstanding the hardships
he endured during his strange exist
ence, the boy. according TO Miss
Stiles. enjoyed and Is now In perfect
health.
Benthusen's means for securing
subsistence consisted Of a blowgun, a
sling and bent pin attached to a
fish line. With these he has had no
trouble in obtaining his daily supply
Of food. and It must have been am
pie. for he has hearty appetite. To
garb himself he traded birds and fish
TO rural travellers for CASTOR clothing
Miss Stiles at once reported to the
society her dleooyery or the juvenile
prototype Of EaSlnson Crusoe. and
while awaiting instructions drove Oui
the next day to the place While de
scrlbed as his home. She took with
her small hamper. well stocked with
good fresh bread, cooked meats. cake
and jelIIes. prepared for the home
table. She found that the edibles she
had taken TO him remained untouched
while the feathers and bones OF birds
and the fms and scales OF fish lyinl
around showed that he had eaten
heartily Of his accustomed diet.
Miss Stiles notified the authorities
OF Elgln OF the case Of the boy. buf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19
NEW MEXICO 1URIsT ALMOST
FREEzEs 70 DEATH Nv TER
RlBLE BLIZZARD.
PARTY ON A HUNTING TRIP
whIrIIng Snow Soon obllterates Fa-
mIlIar Landmarks Forcing Judge
to Spend Three Days In De-
serted Little shack.

Carlsbad, n M-Dispatches recent
ly told briefly the fact that Judge
A. A. Freeman Of this place was
caught in the recent terrible blizzard
while hunting in the Guadalupe noun
tains and that he had a narrow escape
from death. The details OF his hor-
rible experience form thrilling story.
He likes to hunt big game, and
every year he and few friends
form a party and go into the Guada-
lupe mountains, west Of here, and
spend a few weeks killing bears and
deer.
The blizzard which swept down
upon the mountains and plateaus Of
New Mexico recently came without
warning. It was ideal hunting wealth
er. Judge Freeman and other mem
hers OF his party had much success in
killing game during the first few days
that they spent in the mountains.
They occupied a little shack which
was erected as sort Of hunting lodge
by Judge Freeman year or two ago.
The blizzard tore into the mountains
from the north early Sunday morn
ing The cold was intense. A fine,
slanting snow whirled and driftea
over Mother Earth, quickly oblIterat-
Ing the familiar spots upon the noun
tain trail Judge Freeman was In
the hunting shack when the storm set
in. He had one blanket and limited
amount of clothing There was nc
food or water. The other members OF
the party had pitched an open camp
some distance away in the mountains,
| and it was there that the food, water
and fuel were stored.
The severity of the blizzard cannot
be told in words. The wind blew al
most hurricane all day Sunday and
Monday and the snow came down In
great fleecy blankets at intervals dur
ing that time. The bitterness Of the
cold penetrated the very marrow oi
Judge Freeman. He remained hi his
bunk, covered up with blanket al
da. Sunday. Monday and until Tues
day afternoon without food, water Of
fire. He was expecting during all thiI
time that the blizzard would subsidI
and that he could make his way dowl
the mountain to ranch house. HI
suffered terribly during the long hour
that he lay upon his couch Of brush
He might have made fire but for th'
TACT that he was without matches ant
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19
WILD BOY
LIVES ON RAW MEAT

pending action by them in the juvenile
court it is a question whether he can
be forced to partake Of cooked food,
which he clearly dislikes and finds
indigestibIe. and to slet3 on a bed
against his wishes. The boys father,
w. NJ Benthusen, lives IN the vicinity
Of EIgin. but according to all accounts
he has not made any effort to care
for the boy. The Chicago society.
together with the Eigin authorities.
under sanction Of the juvenile court.
are looking carefully into the case.
and, If possible. young Benthusen viii
be compelled to give up his wooded
haunts in exchange for life in one OF
the institutions which care for and
train waits for useful life.
Willies place Of abode in the woods
near ElgIn is dilapldated frame
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19


shanty in the thlckest part of the
treed area.
He is a crack shot with his unique
weapons. He shoots pebbles in his
sling. and short, sharp pointed arrows
In his air gun. He is as sure Of aim
with either as the thorough hunts
man Is with the most modern rifle or
shotgun. Willie makes his slings from
rubber bands, a piece Of old leather.
which holds the pebble. and forked
stick. His air gun he makes from a
hollow reed. His arrow heads he
makes from nails filed to a sharp
point.
7 have got so used TO eating my
food raw" said Willie when ques-
toned by Miss Stiles, that / don't
like anything that is cooked. When
ever / try to eat cooked yictnals It
makes me sick.
u love to live In the woods. Then.
I don't have to work never. ! femenl-
Der pa and ma used to work mighty
hard to get us all enough to eat and
little clothes. l enjoy eating more
now than / did when ma was alive,
and it's no trouble at all for me TO
get all / want Am / ever lonesome
oh. no, not at all. Say. you know
we come into this world alone" as
serted the wild boy" with an EN-
phatic and peculiar shake of his head.
And we leave It alone when we die.
Why shouldn't enjoy being alone
here, with nobody To boss me or treat
me bad. hey"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19
COPPER KING ADDS TO HIS
SUPERB ART COLLECTION

EXTITH the recent purchase of Jules
w Breton's painting Harvesting the
Poppies,' for which he paid $4,000.
Senator VIM A. Clark Of Montana has
added one more rare work Of art to
to superb collection which saorns his
mansion at Fifth avenue and Fifty
seventh street.
His Is now ranked as the finest pri-
vate collection in the world, and even
rivals some Of the government collec-
tions abroad. There is a special pub
lie interest in it by reason of the
fact that the Montana Copper King"
has planned his mansion SO that on
one day each week the general public
win be permitted to view the art treas
ures with which he has surrounded his
young and beautiful wife.
The purchase Of Harvesting the
Poppies" marked Senator Clark's for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19

The blizzard had suhsided somewhat,
but the wind was still blowing a gale
and steep drifts Of snow were on
every hand. Judge Freeman stFugl
gled aimlessly about all afternoon. his
aim being to get as far down the
mountain as possible before nighk
came on.
1t was late In the evening and he
was In condition bordering on COM
plete exhaustion and despair when he
was seen by James DeMosg. a sheep
ranchman, who was in the mountains
looking for his flock. DeMoss says,
that Judge Freeman was stalled in q
deea snowdrift when he found him
and that he undoubtedly would have
perished there had he not been dis
covered at that opportune moment
Judge Freeman was placed upon Mr.
DeMoss horse and conveyed to the
latter's ranch. where he was revived.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19

had he been able to start the IRE the
only available wood was that ont o1
which the shack was built The snow
drifted over the shack and hy the
morning Of the second day the only
light that entered the little room w
from the small cracks next 70 me
roof. Snow penetrated the room and
formed small drifts upon the floor ano
over the blanket in which Judge Free
man was wrapped.
Judge Freeman reached tie con
clusion at noon on the third day o
his enforced Imprisonment thar tha
only hope for him to save his life uas
to leave the shack and try to make
his way out Of the mountains He
bundled himself up the best he could
and ventured forth into the snow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19

by trade and conducted her business
for many years. operating the heavy
machine unaidedi The job Of putting
on a new ROOF. aid not seem hazardous
to her. but she did not like the idea Of
going up there On windy day wear
ing skirts. She has about completed
the work without hitting her fingers
instead Of the nail more than a dozen
times
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19

satisfaction the fact that while eagles
viii aid each other in d fight against
a common enemy as much cannot Se
said Of the lynx. the most ferocious
member d the cut family found IN the
woods Of New York state.
Mr. Horn and companion were
shooting grouse few days ago. and
as they shot them hung them on low
spruce trees to be picked up on the
return trip to camp. Several had
been killed. and the men were work
Ing backward On the trail when the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19

He who conceals useful truth Is
equally guilty With tho propagation Of
an injurious IaIsshooa Augustine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-19
EAGLES WHIP LYNX
AFTER HARD BATTLE
Three Birds XIII Two Forest Cats
In Fight Over Dead
Grouse.

McKeever. N. Y.-John Horn. who
makes the study Of birds and animals
a paatlme. has established 10 his own
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-09-12
Country Editors Stand for the Best in Life

1t occurred to this week ran over our
thirty forty exchanges to note the moral tone in
them These papers are of all sizes and grades,
from almost every variety of town and edited by
practical men who are pretty well acquainted with
the world the flesh and the devil, and in not Of
them did we find defense of immortality.
In not one of them did we find semblance Of
defense of whisky In none of them was there a
trace of vulgarity, and none taught justified dis
honesty. Neither could be found sheer at purity,
at religion, at the best things in life. In many OF
them are excellent bits of advice, little homely
sermons on temperance in all things frugality.
Whenever there was mention of the public schools
it was in terms of praise. To be sure, here and
there was fun poked at sham and some scorn at
pretense, but the note in every of these papers
for decency, progress, enlightenment, morality
Many of these editors during the thirteen years
we have been publisher we have grown to know
personally, and of those whose papers reach our
desk not one is a drinking man, not one confirm
ed gambler, not one ibertine pretty decent
lot they are. In fact, we doubt if any other pro-
fession can offer higher even high show
ing. Besides all this, the country editor is pro-
verbally liberal, free hearted in every way. No
public subscription list passes him without his
mite.-Haacock (Ky.) Clarion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-09-12
Ladies of Bossier, Attention.

Beginning Wednesday, Sept. Is, as is
we'll known, the second annual Bossier
Parish Fair will be held in Plain Dealing.
wish to urge the ladies to make the
Women's Building the most interesting
feature of the Fair.
If you have any unique family relics
send them up. They will add interest, and
will be placed under glass showcase to
insure their safety.
Large numbers of exhibits are wanted
under each class, such as: Jellies, pre-
serves, pickles, etc.; plain sewing; fancy
and hand work; breads, cakes, etc.; also,
in the Children's Department, drawings,
sewing, vertical writing, etc.
Remember, the greater variety of ex-
hibits sent the greater your chance to win
the sweepstakes premium offered to the
winner of the most blue ribbons.
Bestir yourselves and also your neigh
bors to show to our visitors what the ladies
of Bossier can do.
If you have no catalogue of premiums,
you will gladly be supplied by application
to Mr.. J. T. Many, Plain Dealing.
All Questions cheerfully answered by the
undersigned.
SUP'T WCMEN'S Dept.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-09-12
In Loving Memory of Mary.

Mary precious daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M Sanders
Mnden and beloved and loving wife of Mr. J. Peas of
Bosser Point, born Sep 1877, and died Aug o. 1907
On the morning of the above named date Mary's
gentle spirit passed the turbid tide of death to
enter that greater life with Christ.
Thirty years ago she came precious gift Of
Gods love to gladden. the hearts of happy father
and mother Not quite five years ago, with the
loving wishes of friends and relatives she entered
the heart and home of devoted husband and
crowned his life with the many blessings which she
alone could bestow.
But God had need of her in His Holy Kingdom
to form another link in that golden chain that
binds us from earth to Heaven. He has taken our
Mary but has given three little treasures of her
life and love in the tiny children girls and one
boy-whom trust will be spared to unfold into as
lovely flowers as was their sainted mother, thus
helping to fill that great, deep, aching void which
her departure caused.
l cannot say weep not. 1t would be unlike
Christ if we did not weep for those we love. Look
up, dear friends, and trust Him "who doeth all
things well.'' GERTRUDE PEAS.