davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-03-06
Yours truly,
w Il. PAWSON. JR.
WINTER WHEAT 25 TO 80 BUSH
ELS TO THE ACRE IN SOUTH.
ERN ALBERTA.

Warner, Alta, Canada. Jan .. 1905.
Dear Sir: This is the FIRST year Of
farming in this settlement. Mr. \ l..
Warner raised twenty-five hundred
and fifteen bushels of fine winter
wheat on one hundred acres Of break.
Ing and Tonny brothers had sixty
acres that went thirty bushels per
acre. The winter wheat that Is in
this year looks fl ne.
Spring wheat here went thirty bush.
els per acre, oats fifty to eighty. bar.
Icy fifty, and fax ten to fifteen on
sod
Tho settlers here are all well
pleased with the country. The stock
have not required any feed except
the grass up to this date and are all
fat Yours truIv
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
necessary the stairways will be
widened."


Greenville. Tex.-Miss Viola De
lancey. is years Of age, living three
miles west Of here. left her home to
get mail from the box, about 300 yards
away On her return an armed negro.
1s years old, attacked her. She
dragged herself home and was found by
her mother. Marshal Norman cap
tured the negro in the back yard OF
farmhouse. The marshal eluded a
mob and placed the negro in the coun-
ty jail. Al eight o'clock the next morning
Sheriff Hemsell took the negro, Ted
Smith 10 the home Of his victim, who
at once identified him. One hundred
men met Sheriff Hemsell at the Jail,
dragged the negro to the adjacent
square, piled wood around him, sat
urated It with kerosene and set 1t on
Ere Hundreds Of men, women and
children watched the negro burn. A
second load Of wood was placed on the
fire and the boy was burned two hours
longer. A negro who denounced the
action was horsewhipped.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
ALSO A DISTINGUISHED NAV
Baseball Spectator Not Behind PlayerH
In Distinction.

Baseball is chronic complaint of
Senator Crane When he was gov
ernor of Massachusetts he took his
entire star out for drive, and sur
prised them by having the rigs pull
up at an open field and announcing
there was to be baseball game. Two
mines were chosen and the game be-
gan Pretty soon somebody came
along the road.
What teams are they?" he asked Of
one of the drivers.
Why, that man pitching is the gov
ernor Of Massachusetts" the driver re-
piled The one catching is the lieu'
tenant governor The first baseman is
a congressman, the second baseman
is the Judge advocate general"
Say" interrupted the passerby.
perhaps you would like to know who
/ am. I'm Napoleon Bonaparte."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
VIII soon Have Vast Estate.

Greenwich. Conn. William C.
Rockefeller has recently made two
purchases OF land adjoining his 400
acre Greenwich estate The first pur-
chase was a part Of the Mills Hustled
estate. including Woodland. beautl-
ful stream and stretch Of pretty open
country The second was from Oliver
D. Mead. president Of the Greenwich
National bank, and consists OF AZ acres
east Of an old road usually called
Zacheus Mead's lane. This property
also adioins land OF George Lander,
Jr.. nephew of Andrew Carnegie.
Mr.. Rockefeller is now one Of the
largest landholders In the town. His
property Is situated on high ground
north of the village, where there is q
beautiful view Of Long Island Sound
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20

A Denver man who rents his motor
car by the trip or hour was seated in
the machine with friend, waiting for
business, on a downtown corner the
other afternoon, when young couple
from the country came up. 1t was
plain to be seen, they were bride and
groom. The young man from the
country said they had just arrived
from central Kansas and wanted to
see Denver. He arranged for the
motor car man to take them for an
hours trip and paid the charges in
advance. The country couple took the
back seat. The drivers friend sat in
the front seat with him.
I'm going to have some fun" said
the driver IN a low tone to his friend.
I'm going to run fast and scare those
hayseeds."
He ran to the east edge of town and
then let the machine out to the limit
1t rocked and jumped TIL the drivers
friend became alarmed.
say ne SAID, you'd better ease up
on it or you'll kill US all
Look around and see If the bride
and groom are scared" was the reply
Before the other man could turn and
look the Kansas farmer touched the
driver on the shoulder.
Hey. feller," he said, here's anoth
er dollar. Make her run fast, vii
you ?"-Denver Post
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
HE WAS FACING 4 "oRY" OAY-
Thirsty Man, True to Promise, Really
In Desperate Straits.

Charles M. Schwab, at the reception
that he gave TO the American Boiler
Makers during their convention in De-
troit, said that among his many mil
lionaife friends all were honest, and
that he did not know Of a single Amer
lean millionaire who had made his
money dishonesty,
But the millionaire looms big said
Mr.. Schwab, and everybody wants
to find fault with him. We are as
anxious TO find flaws in our millionaires
as old Bill Lush of Loretto was to find
special occasions
Yes, sir said Bill one night, ]
faithfully promised my wife 81 years
ago never to take more than three
drinks except on special occasions.
Friday was my birthday. Saturday was
Decoration day. Sunday my brother
in-law concluded visit to us, Monday
we had fine weather after long wet
spell, tomorrow my Oldest girls new
directoire dress comes home; only to
day, durn It, cant think Of anything
special
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
SEES HIS IMAGE IN The SKY.
Nevada Man Tells OF an Atmospheric
Freak on Mount Davis.

Reno, Nev.--The specter Of Brock.
non, heretofore believed to be a super
stition relating to Mount Jeff Davis,
in White Pine county, has been veri-
fed by State Engineer Nicholas, who
has just returned from an ofElclal trip
10 the mountains. and now reports it's
height as 147O6 feet, which is 200 feet
higher than any other mountain In the
United States.
Years ago a band of Indians fed
from the mountains because Of an inn
age Of themselves which appeared
above the mountain in the clouds, re-
flected many times their original size.
Believing it was the spirits coming to
destroy them, they fed. and since then
none has dared return to the noun
tain.
Nicholas witnessed the strange
freak. While standing on the apex Of
the mountain his image appeared on
the white clouds to the east 1t was
many times his size. This condition
Is not unknown to the government, as
there is a record of mountain In Ger
many where similar phenomena occur,
Nicholas will take the matter up with
the view Of determining the cause.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
ART TREASURES DISAPPEAR.
Rome Gossip at once Connects Nor
qan's Name with Their Purchase.

Rome-A story has been going the
rounds in which the name OF J Pier
point Morgan is mixed, as is usual
when there Is any disappearance OF
art treasures.
This latest disappearance is that Of
some precious manuscripts Of Pales
trina, the composer OF church music
They were In the custody Of the Basili
ca OF ST. John Lateran. That is in the
direct care Of Cardinal Satolll.
The story is that an American mil.
lionaire, known for his liberality and
his love for collecting the rare and the
beautiful-in other words, Mr.. Morgan
heard OF the MSS. saw them, and
made an offer TO buy them at once
The offer was not accepted immediate
ly-much being made Of the difficulty
OF the sale because Of government In
reference, Of breaking the law, etc,
But when the amount Of the offer was
doubled the difficulties disappeared
and both sides were happy.
The report goes on to say that the
large sum thus gained will be used or
the Basilica Of st. John Lateran. II
is difBcut to get at the truth OF such
a story, but / am assured that the
MSS. have really disappeared.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
CHANGES In COLOR
INDIANAPOLIS WOMAN HAS MANY
TRANSFORMATIONS.
For the Third Time Remarkable Varh
alton In Tint Of skin Is Seen
In Woman a Former
Slave,

indianapolis, Ind.-For the third
time In her life Of SO years, the wife
Of America Massey, a former slave
who lives with George Laswell at Min
nesota street and Churchman avenue,
has turned from black to white.
The first 16 years OF her life were
spent in slavery as a housemaid and
as she can remember nothing about
her parents she does not attempt to
explain the mystery which has bafiied
everyone who has seen her. as well as
numerous physicians who have exam.
ined her.
Having completed the third transfor
nation Mrs, Massey is now Of a fair
complexion Her skin is not light in
patches, but is completely white with
the exception Of three small brown
spots on the right side OF her face and
one on the left. A tint Of pink on
each cheek adds bit OF color to her
appearance and the curly hair, which
Is gray only in patches, brings addi-
tional contrast. Whe1 working about
the house she rolls her sleeves, show
ing arms whittier than would be ex
pected on a woman with a fair skin.
In making the first complete change
from black to white and then from
white to black. as well as in the sec
ond complete change, Mrs. Massey
says she noticed an itching sensation
Of the skin before the appearance o.
the spots dark or light, as the case
might be.
Although she has not as yet noticed
the accompanying itching sensation
the appearance Of the little spots OF
the face has given her ground for fea'
that the reverse process in the thirC
transformation may not be far OF.
Mr. and Mrs. Massey have daugh
ter, Mrs. jeremiah Redman, 112 Mel
son street, where they spend mucl
Of their time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
Baby prowns In snannnds.

st, L0uis.--Joseph Volaski. the l3.
months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Felix
Volaski, who was found with his head
submerged in soapsuds In a washtub
In the yard Of his home, No. 219 East
Primm street, was the second child
in three days to drown in a few inches
OF water.
Toney Volaski, six years old,
screamed when he found his brother
In the tub. Mrs. Volaski ran into the
yard and pulled the baby from the
water Life was extinct It is be-
lieved the child was playing around
the tub when it fell In.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
WITH RAPID FLIGHT
FATHER TIME KEEPS STEADILY
ON HIS WAY.
Too Slowly in Youth and Too Swift
" as Age Approaches, the Years
Pass Onward Until the
Appointed End.

THE eagle and the condor can Ger.
tainly fly some, but said the man
with frost in his hair, "they don't be-
gin to be in it with steady going time.
You see, the eagle and the condor
have to rest once in a while, while
time keeps a-plugging right along
there's something uncanny about the
flight Of time
And not only does it keep going
so, but as we grow older 1t seems all
the time to be speeding up; going fast
er and faster. You know how when
we were young the days seemed long
and the seasons interminable and the
years without end? While now the
mornings come and go and the weeks
fly by and the years we count with
little halt between, they 30 so fast;
and what with my increasing years
and the seeming quicker flight of time
as we grow older l find myself now,
for the first time in my life, in sight
Of the end; and this is new and
serious awakening and an impressive
sensation.
you see, when we are young, still
on the upward slope of life, not yet
to the top of the hill, the whole world
seems to us yet to come and we ad-
vance to greet it joyfully and then
when at middle life we get to the top
OF the hill it spreads out all around
us, and of the end we never think;
but as we go down the other slope
there comes, as find there has come
gently to me now, a time when we
realize that our prospect is gradually
but surely narrowing.
ITO be sure we give ourselves every
year we can; we are going to be long
lived; not cut off at 10 or 80 or 80
we are going to live to be hundred
anyway, as we do not doubt; but ever
so we have passed the summit, VIC
have lived the greater number Of oul
years, and we are drawing now on th'
steadily diminishing remainder; anC
when that idea once strikes yo'
squarely so that you take Il in it give
you something TO think about
but not to worry over, not tn
least little bit. You still have you
. work to do, haven't you? Why, sure
and you find In it and in every breatl
J you draw a greater Joy than ever. Lif
! is mellower and ripper and fuller o
happiness, You don't waste time VOL
! rying over trifling things. You com
} TO have wings of your own now too. o
! which you mount to take wider SUI
!. vey, to see with a clearer vision, an
Q YOU come back to your own eorne
with a contentment you never had b.
l. fore, kinder charity.
d Life is pleasant on this slope, yer
Q pleasant; but do wish could inver
n some sort of brake to check the fligl
d Of time. Talk about eagles and col
: dorsl They are not in it for fyin
?. with time"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20

Congressman Champ Clark has a
story Of Kansas City lawyer, lately
deceased. which illustrates the diff
culties of achieving a saving sense of
economy.
1t had occurred to the lawyer short
~ before his death to buy memo
randum book wherein he would jot
down the items Of his daily expendi-
ture, thus enabling him to compare
notes from day TO day, and so learn
to regulate his disbursements.
The book was bought, and after the
lawyers death, his executors, going
over his effects, came across 1t. One
OF them, interested to ascertain how
far his friend had been successful In
regulating his expenses, opened the
book, only to find themselves the sole
item:
"To one memorandum book. 25
cents. Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20

they had to let all the water out Of the
tank to stop his struggling.
KNOW VALUE or TIME.
Baltimore Couple Set Record for
Hasty Marriages.

Philadelphia.-Meeting for the first
time at four o'clock and being married
at 5:35 is the record for rapid fire
matchmaking set by Charles Mac
Gregor and Estelle Myers Snack, both
Of Baltimore, Nd, in Philadelphia re-
Gently.
MacGregor is a wealthy real estate
dealer He is 30 and the bride %.
Miss Snack had been spending her
vacation at Atlantic City. She was
returning home via Philadelphia AS
she stood in the waiting room OF the
Broad street station she dropped her
purse. MacGregor noticed the fallen
purse and picked 1t up.
When they discovered their homes
we're in the same city the way was
easy. At 4:10 the conversation turned
to the discussion Of marriage. At ALA
MacGregor was able to propose with
out changing the subject. and one min
ute later he had been accepted.
The difficulty then was to arrange
the marriage. AS MacGregor pondered
upon the difficulty he was aroused by
a heavy slap on the back. Behind him
was Rev. David T. Nicely, pastor of the
Asquith Street Presbyterian church In
Baltimore. his own church. The min.
lister agreed to perform the ceremony
and the party went to the home Of
John J. Robinson, an intimate friend
Of the groom. where the ceremony was
performed at 5:35 o'clock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
FAT PEOPLE IN PROTEST
Gov. Hughes Of New York hseds Their
Complaints,

New York.-Nobody loves fat man?
Not 80. Gov. Hughes loves the fat
man-and woman. Also the public
service commission OF New York has
indicated that its affection and atten-
tion may rest permanently upon those
who are blessed with excessive avoir-
dupols.
The public service commission
since its formation has been busy cor
recting the evils Of New York. but
until to-day It did not find itself con
fronted by any question as intricate
and as far reaching as that presented
By the FIT Peoples association.
The complaint was in the form Of q
Drotest.--a chortle and roar from
several and sundry persons, male and
female. whose presence on the weigh
ing scale makes the indicator work
overtime and whose figures cannot be
called svelte by any stretch OF the
English language or imagination.
"The elevated roads stairways are
too small"
This was the complaint.
And being wise man as we'll as a
candidate for denomination, Gov.
Hughes hearkened to the protest
Commissioner Eustis ordered an in
vestigation and Transit Inspector
Frank pennett was called
THE stairways are little narrow,
said Mr.. Bennett; that is, when two
persons Of the size Of Mr.. Taft at-
tempt to pass each other"
WELL II Mr.. Taft, going up stairs
should meet himself coming down,
said Mr.. Eustis, what would happen? :?
II an irresistible force meets an i'm
movable body" began Mr.. Bennett.
Enough" said the commissioner
eve win investigate further and Il
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
WHALE MADE A BONFIRE.
Stranded Monster, Blown Up, Burst
Into Flame.

York Beach. Me.--The 75-foot whale
which came ashore a short time ago
at Phillips Cove at the cliff and was
subsequently anchored off the Nnbble
light while the promoters made a good
business taking people out in their
motor boats was towed out to sea and
dynamited.
Then came a surprise for the dyna.
miters. The explosives went off all
right. but another effect than what
was expected followed. for the big
whale burst into sheets Of flame. The
oll-soaked body burned fiercely all
night long, giving remarkable effect
from shore, which was lined with spec.
tators. The fire spent Itself st a late
hour in the morning.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20

Mrs Carrie Nation, arrested in
Pittsburg. said that she had been at;
rested 80 times.
T try to do good, she told a report
er. I'm trying to do good l take lifo
hard. Some folks, most folks, In faets
take it easy--as easy as the new hired
girl wanted 70 take her new place
Everything goes by clockwork
here. the mistress said to this girl
BY clockwork. mind YOU You get up
at six, you dine at II. and you go to
bed at ten
Wen. if that's all, said the girA
with a smile, / think can manage
IT,"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
ALLloAToRs IN A DUEL TO THE
DEATH.
Baurans In New York Zoo Settle
Question Of Supremacy While
Spectators Look On Unable
10 Interfere.

New York.-A fight to the death be.
tween two alligators furnished several
hundred visitors to the Bronx zoologi
cal gardens with a spectacle rarely
seen north OF Mason and Dixon's line
The conflict was waged in the 40-foot
pool outside the reptile cage.
One Of the alligators was Captain" :"
80 named because he has always been
master Of the aquarium tank. When
he slid out OF the crate Captain scut.
tied triumphantly over TO the larger
pool and swan around II several
times.
Finally his malicious little eyes
lighted on staid-looking gator called
Whitley, who has been in the habit Of
lording It over the Bronx park ALI
gators.
The two boss gators looked at each
other for q minute or two. Finally,
finding that II was impossible to catch
each other mapping, the two great rep
tiles closed with rush.
BY the time the keepers entered the
inclosure every other gator had left
the pool The men beat the forms Of
the two fighters With their poles. but
they could not see where they were
hitting because OF the spray and the
different positions which the writhing
forms took every Instant Once the
spray subslded a little and they saw
that Whitley had bitten Captains fronl
leg entirely Of. The two gators drew
of for a minute.
Whitley. moving more quickly thar
Captain, with his three legs, coulC
turn. saw chance to get a death grit
at the side OF his head and rushed IL
again. There was a tremendous churn
Ing up Of the water for minute o.
two.
Whitley was swimming around an'
around the pool. with the dead body o
Captsin In his Jaws. He was cut an,
bleeding in a dozen parts OF his seal,
body, and one OF bis eyes was torn ant
fun OF blood He had torn two OF tn
legs on Captains body
The only way that the keepers wer
able to get the body from him was t
lasso his head and legs, draw him I
the side Of the pond, and pry his jaw
open with their poles, Even the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20

government experiment station for the
study Of mine explosives Is a much
more practical kind of interest. 1t is
to be hoped that the European exam
pie will be followed to the full extent
of prohibiting the use of explosives
that are proved unnecessarily danger
Gus and strictly limiting the amount
Of any explosive that can be used un-
der given conditions.-Boston Tran
script.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
curIous FIahIna Methode.

The natives living along the Pan.
Lung river have an odd method Of
fishing. Two dugout boats are used,
each about 30 feet long, with two men
with long poles. one in the bow, tho
other at the stern, punting the boat
along. They stretch long rope made
of bamboo and plated grass, about o
hundred yards long, and weighted
about every ten yards with big stones.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20

Dear mel remarked the perspiring
old lady who was making her first
visit to baseball game. Il don't see
how people can tell such terrible fibs. .
what now, auntie?" asked the city
niece, in surprise
Why. the paper stated that there
were thousands OF fans out here
every afternoon and ! am suffering
with the heat and cant find one
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20
Had the symptom.

Soiled Wots diss disease
dey call hydrophobia?
Rumpled Robert-It comes from
bein' bit by dog, an de symptom is
fear o water.
Soiled Samuel-Youse sure O. dat?
Rumpled Course / am. Wot
you turnin pale for?
Soiled Samuel-Tm tryin' ter think
when wuz bit by dog
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20

This they let down into the water, and
the fish are frightened toward tho
bank. The divers then jump in three
at time, remaining down about 20
seconds They carry gaffs about 1s
inches long, with cords attached.
When they strike a fish they let go tho
gan and the fish is hauled up into the
boat A big FIRE is lighted on the river
bank for the men to warm themselves.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20

Kindness is contagious. The spirit
Of harmony trickles down by a thou.
sand secret channels into the inmost
recesses OF the household life. II Is
hard to be angry IN the presence Of
imperturhable good nature. 1t is well.
nigh impossible to be morose IN the
face OF a cheerful and generous help
fuiRess. Henry Van cyka
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20

What is that fearful din?"
'That is duel between Count
Fucashi and Prince de Brass. Being
prevented by social engagements from
attending In person they have semi
phonographs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-20

The American miner has been the
object at one time and another of con-
siderable sentimental sympathy, to
which he has probably paid very little
attention. The establishment Of a