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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15
SA WE'D BY BEET

hold pests. and mother had given US
some thrilling descriptions OF the
mice which infested the old Suffolk
farmhouse in which she was borr
and brought up.
On the night when the incident
am abou. to describe occurred. went
upstairs to my bedroom and un'
dressed. noticing nothing unusual al
all until turned back the bedclothes
from my bed to get in. There. right
in the center Of the bed and crawling
on the sheet on which should myself
have lain. was huge black beetle, the
first and only one we ever saw In that
house.
rocoiled with horror. for black
beetles were the one thing above all
others which could not stand, and
ran from the room. On the stairs
met my sister. who shared the room
with me. We went back 10 the room
and the beetle was stiIl In the same
place.
My sister knocked the ioathsoue
creature from the bed and attempted
to tread on 1t, but soon as II touched
the ground It scuttled away and was
lost In an instant. Although we hunt
ed for some time we could tind nc
trace OF f. 1t had comp:stely van
ished.
However. was not able TO reconcile
myself to sleeping In that bed. or In
deed that room. on that particular
night. having vague fears that the
beetle would return to the bed anc
share It with me. which think woult
have been enough to drive re out o.
my senses.
My sister and therefore, after hav
Ing another look for the beetle, moi
forgetting to search In the other bed
but without avail. went to another
room. intending to spend the night
there. This we did, and in the morn
ing we returned 70 our own bedroom
TO dress.
On opening the door. what was oul
surprise to find that the bed In whlcl
| had originally intended to sleep. hac
It not been for the beetle. was com
pletely smothered with huge pieces o.
plaster from the ceiling!
The other bed in the room, incredl
bic as It may sound. was absoIutel,
Untouched save for the dust which
lad been caused By the fall!
Had slept in the bed 1t vas practi
cally certain that should have beer
killed, Or at any rate severely injured
The remarkable part Of the story Il
that there had been on the previom
evening no cracks in the ceiling. Of
any other sign that It was likely Il
collapse in the near future.
My family continued to i've In tina,
house for several years, ana indeed
they stIll live there, although have
left home, but from that day to thls.
there has been absolutely no sign oi
. black beetle IN that or any othe,
room q the house.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15

side Of the river bank. AT Storm King
the aQueduct will cross the Hudson.
A shaft will be sunk on the west
bank of the river between 900 and
1000 feet deep, until solid rock is
struck Down this precipice the food
from the Catskills will plunge, then
through a horizontal tunnel under the
river to the east bank, where It win
rise again through a perpendicular
shaft and continue on its way toward
the Westchester reservoir.
Before it gets to the storage reser.
voir 1t will take another plunge down
into the bowels Of the earth when Il
comes to the new croton reservoir
The engineers win go down In this
place until they strike rock. just the
same as in the crossing OF the Hud
son. Thus billions OF gallons OF watef
viii go racing under other billions Of
gallons, all of which eventually will
go to quench New York's thirst and
keep II clean.
The present system now supplies
the city with between 400 ,0O0. 900 and
500.0OO.0O0 gallons a day. The addi
tlon OF the Catskill system will more
than double the supply.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15

and make It so by trying to see what
perfect bread I can makeg
IT seemed Ike an inspiration, and
the whole Of life grew brighter. The
very sunshine seemed flowing down
through my spirit into the white
loaves. and now l believe my table is
furnished with better bread than ever
before; and this truth, old Is creation,
seems just now to have become wholly
mine-that need not be the shrink
ing slave Of toll, but rs regal mis-
tress, making whatever do yield me
its best fruits. You have been king Of
your work SO long that maybe you
laugh at me for having lived so long
without my crown. but am too glad
to have found 1t at all to be entirely
discontented, even by your merri-
ment"
Mary Lincoin's Ambitions.
Mary Todd Lincoln, wife Of the
other American president to meet
death by assassination, held from
carly youth the ambition to marry
q man who should rule the nation.
She picked out as her choice Abra-
ham Lincoln. and this at a time
when her selection seemed to have
Iittle Of recommendation in it. she
refused the offer OF marriage Of
Stephen A. Douglas, and welded the
man she was sure was to 20 to Wash
ington as the chief OF America. She
realized her ambition and went to the
capital, holding her first reception
March 3, 1861 This is how an old
timer recalls that occasion:
Mrs, Lincoln stood few PAGES
from her husband. assisted by her
sisters, Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Ba-
ker, together with two Of her nieces,
and was attired in rich pink moire-
antique pearl ornaments and flowers
in her hair and hands. She is
pleasant looking, elegantly appearing
lady Of perhaps 40, somewhat inclined
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15

part Of Vaihalla, including a hotel
three OF four small stores. the New
York water supply station and several
houses. will be wiped out. What "a
mains Of the lower part Of the village
win he Just below the great dam.
The new Kensico reservoir win be
fed BY an aqueduct 17k feet in height
and almost as wide. which viii extend
so miles from the great collecting res
erYoir at Esopus. This aqaeduct is
larger than the single bore subway
tunnel under the City Hall park. A
man could almost drive a team Of
horses and a furniture van through It.
The above picture shows a cross sec
tion OF the aqueduct. Il will be made
mostly Of cement and viii be covered
all the way down from Esopus
The aqueduct which will feed the
Kensico reservoir win follow the west
bank Of the Hudson down to Storm
King Wherever it is possible the
huge cement main will be laid in the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15

A young girl recently went to her
aunt on a momentous occasion. She
explained that gentleman was com.
ing to see her
I am sure he likes me-" she sobbed
"and--and / think he means to pro.
pose. don't like to ask mother how
! should act under the circumstances.
but"
DO you like him?" interrupted
aunty sternly.
Very much" observed her niece.
. Enough to marry himg"
The girl blushed and replied in the
affirmative
Then" said aunty. with an air OF
authority, don't let there be apy
shilly-shalIying When he pops. don't
turn red and look down at the CARPET
just throw your arms around his neck
look him full in the face and begin
talking about the furniture"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15

to stoutness but, withal, fine looking
and self-possessed."
Il was the proudest day of Mrs.
Llncolns life. Laura G. Holloway, in
speaking Of the influence of Mrs. Lin
coin Of official America, Is inclined to
the belief that much of unfortunate
effect was due to Mrs. Lincolns lack
OF tact.
PIucky Dolly Madison.
OF happier tone was the White
House experience of Dorothy Payne
Madison, wife Of the president Of
that name. Her family came from
Virginia. and she, herself, despite the
fact Of her North Carolina birth, al.
ways took pride in referring to her
self as daughter Of the Old Do
minion. When her family removed to
Philadelphia and joined the Quaker
sect, Mistress Dorothy was brought
up in that severe doctrine. She mar
ried, very young. John Todd, Phila-
delphia lawyer, and was a widow at
AZ. Her second marriage-to the
then Congressman Madison-took
place less than year after the death
of Mr.. Todd.
Mrs. Madison's disposition was Of
the sunniest. She proved an Inyal-
uable ally when her husband was
elected president and moved to. Wash
ington. At that early day OF cur his
tory. Washington was little less than
wilderness Steamboats, were just
coming in. railroads were unknown.
Five hundred mile trips on horse
back we're frequently taken, even by
women. The times were rough. Mrs.
Madison, however, with the softening
influences which were hers from
birth, made of the presidents home
court of poIiteness, fashion and
charm. She made for her husband
friends BY the hundred and was never.
happier than when presiding at the
parIor cabinet. That was her history
for awhile-the mainspring In the
scheme Of happiness. Then came the
darker side Of things. wars and
rumors Of wars. the bayonets Of the
British cleaning In the Washington
sunshine and American ofEicials in
danger Of sudden death. Just how
the volatile lady bore herself under
these changed conditions Il we'll.
shown ii letter she wrote to her
sister at Mount Vernon:
Tuesday. August %. 1914.
Dear sister-My husband left me
yesterday morning to join Gen.
Wlnder. He inquired anxlousIy
whether ! had courage or iirmness
to remain in the presidents house
until his return on the morrow Or
succeeding day, and on my assur-
ance that had no fear but Tor him.
and the success Ut ous army. be left
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15

ton which had given her much
trouble
The fact that second ceremony
positively united Jackson and the
daughter Of Col. John Donelson. was
ignored In the gossip attendant upon
the lives OF the parties, and in the
campaign for the presidency made by
Jackson, his enemies made much
capital of the situation. Just as she
was preparing to leave for Washing
ton to rule as mistress Of the execu-
tive mansion, Mrs. Jackson overheard
gathering Of women in room adj
joining hers In a hotel discussing her
with freedom and malice that re-
suited In her complete prostration
and subsequent death.
Other Ladies' of the White House.
other women who have graced the
White House have, each, their places
in history. Martha Washington. Lucy
Webb Hayes, Julia Dent Grant. Mar.
tina Patterson, VINO aided her father,
President Johnson Mrs. Andrew
Johnson. Harriet Lane. the beloved
niece Of President Buchanan. Abigail
Fillmore, Mrs. James K. Polk, Letitia
Christian Tyler, Angelica Van Buren,.
Mrs. Martin Van Buren,, Louisa Cath
crime Adams and Martha Jefferson.
Their impression on their country's
future has been scarcely less defined
than was the mark made by the dis
tinguished men whose names they
bore. For the social influence is every
bit as important as the political infiu-
ence. and It's victories, though unofh-
cial. Just as pronounced.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15
Wg0m@m Wgh0 Have
Ruled az Capital
OF AH tbe cbamiDg and ssaseIy FaissgesseS 81
the White t1ouSes MRS. Grover @lsveIaDd
Is The Only One Nov Living.

The passing Of Mrs William Nc
Kinley appreclaaly depleted the list Of
surviving Whise House ladies', to the
point that they have become almost
as few as living ex-presidents-and OF
this latter there IS only one While
Mrs. Mckinley. by reason Of the con-
tinhng illness which had for many
years beset hef. could scarcely be
looked upon as an active figure in
social life at the executive mansion.
her influence on the American nation.
through the thoroughly sympathetic
relations she enjoyed with her hus-
band. was not slight
There have. in the course Of our
comparatively very brief history. been
gay White Houses and quiet White
Horaes To the latter class belong
the administrations of William Nc
Finley ard Theodore Roosevelt and Of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15
CALLED lUDsNENr q CO..
Th'sfs Death at Hands 81 Child
Mhoss Parents Hs Has Robbed

The New York Sunday Worlds
correspondent in Budapest sends it
the following account of a recent
tragedy in the village OF KaposvaF.
Hungary.
Janos Verga. a stock farmer. sold
some oxen for 800 crowns aad con
cealed the money in his house.
Eerenez Gal. a ne'er-do-weIl Of the
village, knew Of this transaction and
determined to get the money. He
watched the house until be saw
Farga and his wife leave 1t. Then
he entered and had no difficulty in
finding the money. which be pock-
eted.
AS he was about to leave he no
tieed sitting in a corner. staring ST
lently and intently at him, the Vargas
six-year-old daughter. Realizing that,
she had watched his theft, he deter
mined to get rid OF this witness
against him. He threw a rope over a
beam In the ceiling and tied a moose
IN one end Of it. Picking up the little
girl, he tried to persuade her to put
her head into the moose. saying it was
nice game
'How?" she asked.
I'll show you" said the robber
laughing.
Gal put down the little girl. drew up
a chair, stood upon it and put his
head through the moose.
Like this" he said, again laugh
ing, is if it was all a game he was
playing with the girl.
The child pulled the chair away
suddenly; the robber fell, his neck
in the moose and was strangled to
death.
The child watched her victims
death struggles until they ceased.
then went outside to await for her
parents. When they returned she
took them to the room where the
dead thief still dangled and told
them in great glee what had taken
place. The 900 crowns were found
in the pockets Of the robber and the
six-year-old child is now the heroine
of the village, where the event is
called a Judgment Of Cod
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15

n lrsaecai18 ne l1 take cara O.
and a The cabinet papers,
pH1Hc and private. have since res
ceired tN0 aianatehas from him. write
zen with peuciis the last is alarming
because he desires that should be-
ready az moments warning TO en-
ter my carriage ana leave the city:
that the enemy seemed stronger than
had been reported. and that It might
hapren they would reach the city.
with intention to destroy s.
II am accordingly ready: / have
pressed as many cabinet papers into
trunks as to fil one carriage; our
private property must be sacrificed.
as II is impossible to secure wagons
for its transportation. I am deter
mined not to go myself until ] see
Mr.. Madison safe and he can accom-
pany meas l hear Of much hostility
towards him. Disaffection stalks
around US. Ny friends and acquaint-
ances are all gone. even Col c.. with
his hundred men. who we're stationed
as guard In this incIosure. French
John "a faithful domesticl with his
usual activity and resolution, offers
TO spike the cannon at the gate and
lay a train Of powder which would
blow up the British should they enter
the house. To the last proposition
positively object. without being able
however. to make him understand
why all advantages in war may not
be taken"
On the following day. she wrote:
''Will you believe It, my sister?
We have had a battle or skirmish
near Bladensburg. and am still here
within sound Of the cannon. Mr.,
Madieon comes not, may God pro-
tect himl Two messengers, covered
with dust, come to bid me fly; but
wait for him. At this late hour
wagon has been procured have had
It filed with plate and most valuable
portable articles belonging to the
house; whether 1t win reach its
destination, the Bank Of Maryland, or
fall into the hands Of British soldiery,
events must determine. Our kind
friend. Mr.. Carroll, has come to
hasten my departure, and is in very
bad humor with me because / insist
on waiting until the large picture Of
Gen. Washington is secured. and 1t
requires to be unscrewed from the
wall. This process was found to be
too tedious for these perilous mo
ments; / have ordered the frame to
be broken, and the canvas taken out
1t is done, and the precious portrait
placed in the hands Of two gentlemen
Of New York for safe keeping. And
now. my dear sister. / must leave this
house. or the retreating army will
make me prisoner in 1t by filing up
the road am directed to take. When
| shall again write to you, or where
l shall be tomorrow, | cannot tell"
Rachel Jackson's sad History.
A very sad history was that OF
Rachel, wife of President Andrew
jackson. Early in life she had con-
tracted marriage which had result
ed unfortunately, and, on divorce
being granted as was thought at
the time. granted-she married An
drew Jackson. The repetition Of the
report that this marriage took place
before divorce had positively separ-
ated the woman from her first hus-
band. Robards. SO worked upon Mrs.
Jackson as to aggravate heart affec-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15

these pests that are to be 3ound In
many suburban houses. in spite Of
traps and poison.
Only q fow evenings before the
night Of the adventure In question
we had been discussing these house
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15

Mrs. Brown-Eow do you do. Mrs.
MilIerg Why haven't you been to see
met It Is six months since you last
called
Mrs. MlIIer-Dear mel Can II be
possible that It is six months since nv
husband has given me any diamonds? /?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15

Why should my anxious breast "a.
pine because my youth has fed ?" she
sang with great feeling In the hotel
parlor
Were you married to the .-outh or
only engaged?" asked an impudent
debutante who stood near the plano. ,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15


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Certainly OF recent years the
Cleveland legime must stand out as
tho most socially important, IN any
consideration N the activities Of the
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"''
'eay 's'o'"e'
bucretia Rudolph Garfield was es-
sentially q homebody. She had been
school teacher In Ohio before she
ana James a. Garfield were married.
Sne took no highfalutin notions to
Washington. when she went there as
the first lady in the land, She was
farmers daughter, and her ways were
plain. The Hon. A. NJ. Pratt, Of Bayou.
O.. telling Of the lives and loves Of the
Garfields some years ago, said:
Mrs Garfield sought and taught
scholars in painting and drawing in
my, then very insignificant. village.
She did not get very large classes and
lived IN my house. the guest and
friend OF my then wife The future
president was frequently entertained
at my table; he q Young strong. great
hearted. Iargc-hoaded youth. but two
years from college. hopeful. full Of life
and Duci; she graceful. sweeS. ami
able. retiring. with o Disposition as
lovely as starlit slzy-both poor.
Their fortune was their youth. health.
hearts. intellects. hope and. glad am
TO say love"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15

The population Of the world 10 l..
400, 900. 900, Of whom Ss.124.000 dle
every year The births amount to
S6.792,000 every year. Or more than
one 3 second.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15

Customer What have you got thu,
Is strictly freshg
Grocer-0ne moment. please. Her,
Johnny. wait on the lady.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-15
A REMARKABLE pELIvERANcE
WROUGHT BY LITTLE BUG.
Discovered on the White Sheet It
Drives the Fair Occupant to
Another Room and to
Safety.

During the nine years we had lived
at our house we had not seen one
mouse, or rsf, or black beetlel
This was something to be proud OF
when one considers the swa-ms OF
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05
What Mary Said.

Judge Brewer cites striking ex-
ample of the sort of spoke which the
trickster can insert in the wheels of
justice.
A witness testified in a certain
case that person named Mary was
present when a particular converse.
ton took place, and the question was
asked, What did Mary say" This
was objected to, and after some dis
cussion the Judge ruled out the Ques-
ton. An exception to this decision
was Immediately taken, and on ap-
peal the higher court reversed the
verdict and ordered new trial on
the ground that the question should
have been answered.
At the second trial the same in.
quiry was propounded and elected
the information that Mary said moth.
ing.-Putnam's Magazine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05

PEELED fortune from rich fool and denoun
boastng costly presents ana
intent to marry" r..
imagine himself in the t~eth century ~
trafckng in the lives and loves
Formerly when girl was sold into matr'nons T
the parents got the purchase ones
this think must be regarded as an Improvement ~
lapse barbarsm . . ..,,
pretty generally that women DO the courtns @
do to indicate
choice little more slowly 'han sue '
reversal that CIVILIZATION mas -
tagging retreat from the pursuit OF he WIN
courtshp is to be taught TO-DAY II e - m
be college who shall teach them: perhaps na ,
maiden. wdow give married woman ponS, en u
chosen? What sort OF
examination must ne pass 10 oe e's ~ e
make happy 1t is only
And If the sense we lee %
give food for thought as well as ei 1
theory is evolved am sure
suggest women teachers o ~
ship With the frequent faulty OF the masculine
competent instructors OF
anything man know" aoou1 reaon the
rfrommany women anu ha'
of MANY adventures advantage over e came
ward of the womens hearts , ,eee Of
II II is taught scientifically, will have to each IT. h ,r
shin is necessarily a college-New YORK E'e's ~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05
WAN EFlUSr,

The road-a ribbon Of white Gn1uried.
THAT winds away to the distant Worio'
leave Of care and a song TO SINS
staff and crust in MY wandering.
No changing bells. no traftic's dln,
Nor city gates to hold me in.
! hear it calling, SOFT and low.
And 1 must answer must go.
Over the slopes. the hills and leas'
To the glittering waste OF summer seas
Rocked to rest by the oceans tune.
AS a babe is lulled by its motneSs ctoo'i'
Far away from the factories froWn,
And the restless throb of the, noisy tow"'
The sea stars call, the Cross hangs row.
And l must answer must 80.
The road-it waits, and hear the sohs
OF a rover sung in the city's throhs.
I'll barter all I have earned N st i:ta
For crust and staff and rover me-
I'll heed no voice that calls me PACK. u,
For my heart is true to the rover tiaen'
The road is calling calling low.
And l must answer must go.
Will F. Griffin in Milwaukee Sentinel.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-10-05
Shot Bear from Automobile.

Hunting bears with IN automobile
Is not exactly the kind of sport that
F. D. Marsh of San Francisco was
looking for when he made a trip &c
Crater Lake, Oregon, but he arrived
in this city last evening from inc
north and had four claws OF a pear
tied to the dashboard OF his 6o horse
power whiZ wagon.
Marsh says that he and his party
ran across a big brown bear by the
roadside. Without leaving his seat ne
fired a shot that was fatal to bruln.
He does not say that the bullet plerc-
ed the heart of the bear, but he SHOWS
the four claws as evidence that he IS
telling a straight story.-Reddlng COR
respondence Sacramento Bee.