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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03
WIFE OF JOE MITcHELsoN TEs-
TlFlEs THAT TROUT cRoAKED
TO HER HUSBAND.
WHAT HE SAYS TO THEM
intelligent Members Of Flnny Tribe
Eat Out Of Mans Hand and Can
Tell Period Of Time to
Nicety.

TariffviIle, Conn.-TaIes of nature
takers are discounted by the veracious
chronicle Of everyday feats of intel
ligence performed by Joseph Mitchell
sons trained trout, which talk to their
owner and understand perfectly the
greater part of what Mr.. Nicholson
says to them.
The trout live in an. artificial pond
and weigh from two to two and one
half pounds each. The Mitchelsons
would as soon think Of becoming con-
verts to cannibalism as they would of
eating one Of the humanity intelligent
trout
Joe" Nicholson is one of the best
known tobacco growers in the Con-
necticut valley.
< When strangers approach the pond
the willy trout swim as far from the
shore as possible "Joes" step, how
ever, they recognize instantly, and by
way Of greeting will leap out Of the
water The trout will eat out Of their
masters hand If he is going away
for day or two he tells them of the
fact and the intelligent fish swim sad
" to the part Of the pond furthest
removed from the shore and remain
in gloomy solitude until it is time for
Joe" to reappear There is no clock
in sight, but the trout understand to
a nicely just how long a period is
meant by hour" day or week" /"
Once Mr.. Nicholson told the trout he
would be absent two days. He re-
turned in a day and the trout re-
fused to recognize his presence. The
next day he appeared at the trout
pond as per his original arrangement
and the trout were all at the water's S
edge to receive him.
The trout are greatly interested in
conversation relative to prospective
improvements on the Mitchelssn
place, but politics seemingly bores
them. Once a local campaign orator
practiced with Mitchelson's permits
sion, stump speech by the waters
edge, and the trout refused even to
approach the shore for a week
inadvertently the trained trout have
been the cause Of strained relations
between Joseph Nicholson and his
brother, Ariel, who owns an adjoining
farm. Ariel diverted water which
Joseph needed to maintain the trout
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03
RAID STRONGHOLD
OF MOONSHINERS.

for them to complete their work and
they wished to get away before night
came on, as they knew that the noon
sinners would come in great force that
night and that there would be heavy
losses.
The settlement has no village or
ganization, but is simply composed Of
scattered houses Of the poorest class,
the owners being shiftless to the last
degree and utterly lawless, some Of
them being from Virginia and some
from more than a dozen counties in
North Carolina, and all Of them being
excellent shots.
They had settled at this place by
common consent and had boasted in
both states that they were not afraid
Of any or all the revenue officers. The
system Of signals is wonderfully com
plete. Scouts are kept on the watch
and some person always remains
awake at night Some stills are op-
Grated at night, and near the others
some Of the operators sleep with arms
at hand.
The women and children are as
good scouts as the men, and can go
great distances quickly Even the lit
tie girls are ready to give warning by
ringing bells and blowing horns and
also by running swiftly to tell that
strangers are coming, as every person
who sets foot in the neighborhood is
suspected and is IN danger.
1t is quite probable an even greater
raid will be made on the settlement
lin the near future, for the sake Of
example The ten moonshiners cap
tured are hard and fast in jail at Dob
son, the county seat Of an adjoining
county, where they were sent for safe
keeping.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03
DsIawars's Msm0rIaI to aayard.

park Of Thomas F. Bayard. former
United States senator, secretary Of
state and ambassador to the Court
Of St. James. An address prepared
Dy ex-President Cleveland, who was
unable TO be present on account Of
illness. was read by Prof John Bas-
sett Moore, Of Columbia university.
Judge George Gray delivered an ora
ton.
The president was represented at
the unveiling BY Oscar S. Straus, sec
Tetary Of commerce and labor Mrs.
Mary Clymer Bayard, widow OF the
Delaware statesman. came up from
Washington with her daughter and
was an interested spectator
The Bayard statue Is of bronze.
more than life size and lifelike in
appearance. It stands on a pedestal
Of Brandywine rock. two sides of
which are to be ornamented with
bronze tablets. One tablet bears the
inscriptions
Thomas Francis Bayard, born oc-
tober 2s. 1928.
Died September 2S. 1898"
"Bayard is the purest and most
patriotic man know--Groyer Cleve-
land"
The other tablet contains a brief
record Of Mr.. Bayard's public services.
The statue, which was modelled by
Miss EfIie Sullman, now Mrs. William
Richie. Of London. and cast In Surrey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03
SLEEPS ON THIRD RAIL;
SNORING STOPS TRAIN
ELEVATED RAILROAD AGENT DE.
TEcTs sLUM5ERlNc WAY
FARER BY RoARlNGs.

New York. Martin Unrich Of
Brooklyn is telling his friends that
live third rail is not such a terrible
thing to sleep on as it is cracked up
to be. He ought to know.
On his way home from Ridgewood,
Mr.. Unrleh was very sleepy. He was
the only passenger to embark from
the train at the Vanderbilt avenue
station He does not recall exactly
what happened then, but Miss Flor
ence Engren's memory Of the Incl
dent Is very vivid. She is the ticket
agent at the station.
She was in her booth when the
Ridgewood train drew up at the Van
derbiit avenue station, and she no
ticed only one passenger get of. The
train was vanishing down the metals
when she began to wonder what had
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03

Voice from Grave Causes Stampede.
Wilmington, Del.-There vas all
kinds of excitement at a negro funeral
near Denton. Md. the other day, when
Samuel johnson. d negro yentrllo-
qalst. threw his voice into the grave
as the casket was being lowered and
said: Let me down easv The
mouners thought It was the corpse
that spoke, and with scream they
fled. The pallbearers were SO fright
ened they dropped the casket When
the relatives recovered their COM
posure they accused Johnson OF exer.
cising bis talents and forthwith had
him arrested. He was given hear
ing on a charge Of disorderly conduct
and malicious mischief, and was hel1
in bail The ventriloquist is from
Wilmington. He says he VIII never
again give a performance IN cemo-
lery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03

combined Always found Of sports
Mr.. Gould has engaged in a contin-
uous round Of sports since he grew
up. Polo playing became his fad in
1898. and in this branch Of sport he
has been chiefly interested of late
years.
In striking contrast with these
flnanciers is the austere, selfcontained
personality Of George F. Baer, pres
ident Of the Reading and New Jersey
Central systems Friends of this de.
liberate. incisive leader Of capital in
the Pennsylvania coal strikes say they
see in him the stamp of his protest.
ing German ancestors, not only in his
business life, but in his recreations as
we'll Mr.. Baer began life in Read.
ing, Pa, In the heart Of the "Pennsyl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03

and Miss Clara c. Smith The last
three live in Los Angeles. but the
quartet went to school IN Minneapolis.
In February they sailed for Gibral-
tar. The quartet kept as much as pos
sible out Of the way of other tourists
and peeked into many quaint and in
frequently visited corners. Their most
thrilling experience was when they
crossed to Tangier in a 70-ton vessel.
which on the return trip across the
straits was caught in a bad storm.
On arriving at Tangier the water
was found too rough for lowering a
ladder to boats alongside and the girls
had to drop about six feet into the
arms Of stalwart Moors, who kept up
a constant iabbering like Arab gym
nasts IN the circus. It was exciting
for the boat was bobbing on the swell,
the vessel heaving and yawning away
from the tiny tender. the surround
ings new, the Moor sailors brawny
and harbaric. They we're sure on a
catch. and none Of the girls got a tum-
he into the water. but every one
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03

screamed as she fell into the saving
embrace Of the picturesque Africans
In the city they visited q court The
day was hot and the Judge sat IN
a doorway, while lawyers, litigants,
witnesses and spectators Of justice
grouped themselves in the street.
Everybody talked at the same time
with rapid fire elocution, but the Judge
knew what they were saying.
The Moorish prison they found to
be an annex to the sultan's palace
The prisoners were all huddled to-
gether and dependent for rations upon
public charity. If their friends or
kind hearted citizens forgot to bring
them food they simply starved.
On the return trip across the straits
OF Gibraltar a storm rolled the 7OO-ton
vessel on her beam ends. and in the
turmoil the supersutious crew threw
the blame on the seamaHship Of tho
captain. Drawing their knives and all
talking at once the sailors attacked
the captain. who stood them of Then
they merrily fell TO lighting among
themselves Just to satisfy their thirst
for gore.
Nearly all Of them were cut about
the face or body, but no one was seri-
ously injured, and it was sometimes
difficult to tell whether the fight was
in real earnest or just a little by-play.
a great deal Of noise and little anger
While all these terrifying doings
were in progress the four friends
locked themselves into a cabin, to-
gether with an Englishman and his
wife. The Englishman at length went
outside and claimed the credit for
quelling the mutiny
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03
Meanlnns Of nPhxsles.v

Sir Frederick Treves vision Of a
good time coming when physic viii be
thrown to the dogs viii startle the
great host Of medicine lovers, which
is still going strong. One Of the most
curious signs of the popularity Of
physic" is the specialization Of the
word in popular speech to the sense
of pills and doses. Literally 1t means
only natural" and the physics Of
ancient Greece were natural philoso-
pliers. Later, however. the name was
taken by sorcerers, who pretended to
special knowledge Of the powers Of
nature, and finally came the modern
worlds physician" and "physlc 1"
This special sense has taken so strong
a hold on the popular mind that the
mistake Of the valetudInarian who
thought Bagehot's Physics and Poll
tics" was work on the law Of pat.
ent mtdicines, was ineligible
enough London Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03
sTRANoE HOMES IN sTEPPEs.
Remarkable Burial Places Of Kirghese
In Central Siberia.

London. The strangest looking
graves in the world are the tombs Of
horsemen Of the Kirghese steppes in
central Siberia. The Kirghese are a
curious people who interest all good
sportsmen. They are essentially horse
men, and to this day hunt with eagles
Their tombs, or "maghila," are as
interesting as their lives. The tombs
are built of yellow sun-baked clay, and
as every Kirghese is his own architect
great variety Of design is shown. The
grave illustrated here is in the region
of Lake Balchash. It was probably
left by the Kalmuck Tartsrs when
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03

some kind Of a noise. showing that
they knew him, insisted Mrs Mitchell
son.
did you ever know your husband
to catch one of the trout for the
table?'
Certainly not. We thought too
much Of them for that" was the in
dignant rejoinder
Can you tell the difference between
the sounds made by trout and those
by frogs?"
Most assuredly," said Mrs Mitchell
son promptly
The court ordered Ariel Mitehelson
not to interfere with the water supply
of his brothers trout pond
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03

kFFeSluent OF FennSylfdnld hdllrodu
Who Takes Recreation in Walking.)
vania Dutch" region. A student by
nature, he is a lawyer by profession,
railroad president by evolution, and
an agriculturist by taste. His coun
try home, Hawthorne, near Reading,
has fine library, and Mr.. Baer de-
votes much Of his time to historical
research. In his garden he is an au
thority on flowers, especially roses
and chrysanthemums He is also
something Of an authority on land.
scape gardening, and has planned a
park system for Reading. Two miles
from the city is a large farm, where
Mr.. Baer spends most of his summers
with his Alderney cattle, his bunga
low on the edge Of the Schuylkill
river, and steam launch to carry
him to town.
E. V. Ripley, president Of the Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe system
spends ten months of the year in Chi
cago. his suburban home being at
Riverside. Two months find him al
his country home in Santa Barbara
Cal Mr.. Ripley's fad is golf He
talks even breaches It, and covers
the links at Riverside or Santa Bar
bara with the enthusiasm of a school
boy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03
FIGHT BETWEEN REVENUE MEN
AND ILLICIT DisTlLLERs IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
ATTACK IS MADE AT NIGHT
Ten Men and Fifteen Stills Are Cap
tured-one Officer Wounded. a
Distlller Killed and Two Of
His Friends Hit.

Raleigh, n. C-From revenue Off.
GERS who have returned here from the
greatest raid on moonshiners ever
made in North Carolina the facts Of
the recent attack on the stronghold of
the Illicit distillers at smithtown, in
Stokes county. are secured.
The raid was arranged by two prom
inent deputy collectors and a special
agent in Virginia and North Carolina,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03

Lond0n.-Mr Cocklln. walking IN
thick grass near the Marlco river,
Bechuanaland. was thrown to the
ground by a 14-foot python, which
coiled round his legs and then tried
to drag him to tree near by, 50 that,
by colllng its tail round the trunk, 1t
might proceed to crush him to death.
When within two yards Of the tree
Mr. Cocklin got a hand free and shot
the snake.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03
FOUR YANKEE GIRLS
AMONG THE MOORS
BRAVE YOUNG LADIES HAVE IN
TEREsTiNG EXPERIENCE ON
VISIT TO OLD WORLD.

New York.-Four American girls.
athirst for doing something original
and keeping just as far as practicable
from the horde Of their country peo-
pie who invade the old world, re-
turned the other day. The young
ladies imbued with this Independent
spirit we're Miss Ruth Haynes, daugh-
ter Of Mayor Haynes, Of Minneapolis;
Miss G. w. Lavayea, Miss Mossacher,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03

Hic iacet " quoted Miss Pechis. a.
they strolled through the cemetery.
what does that mean on an these old
tombstones9
"Why-er-you see" began Buffer.
that's an abbrevlation for hickory
iacket'-that Is to say. hickory coma
That's the kind they used IN old times.
see?1-Philadolphia Press
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03

Eng. was given by an unknown friend
of Mr.. Bayard to the Bayard Memorial
association, which insured its setting
up and unveiling.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03

"Oh, mamma" exclaimed little Bes-
sic. q started to make my doh a bon.
net and It came out an apron
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03
srAruE 70 TAoMAs Z. eAYARD.
Bronze Memorial to Diplomat Un-
veiled In Wilmington, Del.

Wilmington, Del.-More than 5000
persons witnessed the unveiling Of a
statue the other day in Rockford
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03

It is not reasonings that are wanted
now. for there are books stuffed full
OF stoical reasonlngs.-EDictetus.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-03
A klrghese Place of Burial.

they migrated from Russia east of the
Volga to China OF the 100000 who
started only 200. 600 reached their des.
finati0n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
VENEZUELA PAYS UP
BILLS RENDERED BY MIXED
COMMISSION BEING REDUCED.


CARACAS. Sunday. July 2f.-4shortly
after the presentation Of Secretary Root 8
second note to Venezuea. reiterating that
the United States insists on the arbitration
Of the five American claims and saying
that President Castro's answer to the first
note presented In March is unacceptable to
the State Department. Rudolph Dodge. man.
aging director in Venezuela of the Orinoco
Lumber Company. presented a memorial
to the Venezuelan congress. petitioning that
body to reject certain contracts given to
]. A. Salinas and DR.. V. Betancourt Aram-
buru The latter contract is now owned
by the Orinoco Lumber Company. a Maine
corporation with offices in New York The
grounds given were that the contracts
conflict with the Fitzgerald concession,
owned by the Orinoco corporation. The
petition was introduced in the senate. and
a joint session Of both houses Of congress
was called Immediately to take action
thereon. On motion Of Gen. Peraza, leader
of the house of deputies. the memorial was
returned to the petitioner as being outside
the jurisdiction Of congress The affair
created intense interest because at least in
Venezuela, 1t Is unique precedent for a
foreigner to petition congress
After drawing up an outline OF Venezuela
answer to the second American note Presi-
dent Castro suddenly left for Puerto Ca
bello on Wednesday last
DR.. ]. Del. Paul. ex-minister of foreign
affairs, in whose hands 1t Is believed the
answer to Mr.. Root has BEEN left for the
finishing touches. left for Puerto Cabello
on Friday to confer with the president.
The amount paid to the blockading pow
ers for the month"; OF June was twice that
of Mays and the sum still due has thus
been reduced to an amount which can be
paid during July. In August payments Will
commence on the awards made by the mixed
commissions Of 1903 to the peaceful powers
which includes the awards to Americans
amounting to $780, $50. TO- distributed among
twenty five individuals.
Belgisns to Protest.
BRUSSELS. July S1.-In the event Of the
government Of Venezuela persist:ng in Its
recent refusal to recognize the finding OF
The Hague tribunal in the matter of the
payment Of 100000 to certain Belgian
creditors and liquidate the indebtedness
the Belgian government intends to lodge
q protest with the powers against this re-
pudiation and also to take up the question
with the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
ACQUIRES MORE LAND.
United States Realty Company In
creases Its Holdings.

One hundred and five acres OF undivided
land in the eastern part OF the District have
been sold 10y the heirs Of the Barker estate
to the United States Realty Company for
100000. The tract adJoins the land re-
Gently conveyed by William Corcoran Hill
and the Smith heirs to the American Secur-
ity and Trust Company and Arthur e. Ran
die for the United States Realty Company.
and on the south 1t touches the Clark tract,
also recently acquired by this company
The United States Realty Company now
has possession of both sides of Massachu-
sets avenue for nearly a mile eastward
from Minnesota avenue and holdings on
Minnesota avenue for nearly mile south
ward from Pennsylvania avenue. The hold
ings include Randle Highlands, North Ran
die Highla nds and other tracts.
The Barker tract. just purchased, will be
surveyed and subdivided and lots offered
for sale. 1t is stated. as soon as possible
Arrangements are said to be under way to
give the section additional electric railway
ia clities in the near future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
CHIEFS KEPT GUESSING
SECRETARY coRTELYoU PIGEON
HOLES REPORTS OF BUREAUS.

Secretary Cortelyou has all the bureau
chiefs Of the Treasury Department. besides
many other employees. guessing This is
no unusual condition for treasury people
to be In. since Mr.. Cortelyou came into Of
fee, but in this case the mystery is be-
yond the ordinary. The trouble arises over
the fact that the annual reports of bureau
chiefs are being held in the pigeon hole OF
tho Secretary-that silent. dark hole. from
which few things emerge. For years-ever
since the memory Of Treasury people run
meth back-it has been customary for
chiefs of divisions and bureaus to prepare
annual reports Of the work Of their bureaus
for submission to the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
These were quickly placed in the hands
of the public printer and shortly afterward
copies were ready for newspaper men, who
found something to write about in the dull
season. No Secretary of the Treasury ever
before attempted to suppress the publlca-
ton of the reports or to eliminate the little
boasting phrases as to the immense amount
of work done. There has been q race In
the last four or five years between the audi
tor for the treasury and the chief OF the
secret service as to which should get MS
annual report In the hands Of the Secretary
first.
This year they both rushed in on the last
day Of the year. Mr.. Cortelyou took the
reports, as well as OtnerS since Cunning iis
and stuck them away. He made no expla-
nation. said not a word. and gave the ofn-
Gals q pleasant smile for their diligence.
AS usual in matters concerning the Treas
ury nobody talks and the real reason can
not be ascertained. Unofflcially 1t is stated
that Mr. Cortelyou sees no reason to print
these reports. Again, It Is said that he has
not had time to look over any of the re-
ports and that he will not permit their be-
ing printed until he knows what they con-
tain and whether there Is anything In them
that should be commented upon In his an
nual report to Congress.