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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-19

and several OF them are of the power
full Mogul type.
Passenger cars Of American make,
both for first and second-class passen-
gers, are to be employed. The freight
cars are OF 80 tons. with an excess
capacity of ten per cent This intro
duction Of high-class American ma
terial is exceptional in South Ameri-
can railroad enterprises.
The cost Of the Viacha-Oruro sec
tion, including grading, masonry,
bridge work. rails and rolling stock,
terminal facilities and engineering and
Office expenses, has been about $4,000
600, o. $4,000 mile 1t is not ex
pected that the remaining sections
which will have the more difficult
mountain regions to cross, can be con-
structed SO cheaply The capital has
been furnished jointly by the Bolivian
government and New York syndi-
cate.
The Guayaquil & Quito railway, re-
Gently completed in Ecuador, is Of mar.
row gauge, and from Duran to Quito
the distance is 290 miles. The esi-
mate Of the total cost, including pre-
liminary surveys, financial negotia-
tions and engineering and Office ex-
penses, as well as grading, masonry
and bridge work and rolling stock, is
s14,5OO.00O, or about $4,000 mile.
The original estimate was $4,000 a
mile. but as is usual with mountain
railway building, the cost kept pill
ing up.
The road makes some pretty steep
climbs and gets across the flank of
Chimborazo at an altitude above H.
900 feet. IN the clear season. on leav-
ing Riobamba in the morning. there
is usually fine sigh of the SHOWS Of
Chimborazo. Later II Cotopaxi is in
eruption, which is usually the case,
there Is the opportunity to witness the
enormous pillar Of black smoke pour
ing from 1t. and sometimes at night
the live VOLCANOES glow like a furnace.
The DEVILS Nose or Pistichl noun
tain and the Alausi loop are the great
engineering features OF the Guayaquil
& Quito road. The grade on pistichi
IS overcome by means OF switchbacks
This scratching the DEVILS Nose
was one Of the engineering feats de.
clared by Office experts to be impossi
BILE
The two notable engineering fea
lures are the result of the ledgelike
drop of the Alausi river. The canon
formed by this river winds around the
foot Of the Pistichi, but does not al
ford a means Of surmounting IL Sc
an ascent Of 10 feet was secured by
switchback. A further ascent of 29C
feet was secured by the loop.
In the boldness Of Its curves and il
the mountain panorama which It pre-
sents this loop is unsurpassed. An
other engineering feature is a tunne
through 1863 feet Of solid rock. From
the foothills Of the Cordilleras at Bu
cay to the summit at Palmira pas
there are u bridges. in the construc
ton of which more than 100000
pounds Of steel has been employed
The Alausi river is crossed 26 times
Most Of the money to build the roa,
has come from the British and Frencl
investors who took the bonds guarar
teed by the Ecuadorian government
A French finance company has ais
made some advances. American finaf
eiers have not put in large sums, bu
the railway is actually an America
enterprise and most Of the rails
bridges and the rolling stock hav
come from the United States.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-19
Type Of Flreless Locomotive Used in
Germany.

simplicity can be understood when
state that In the cab the mechanism
consisted merely OF a throttle bar. re.
versing gear and brake Only one man
was required to run the machine. thus
saving the expense OF fireman.
As the name implies. the locomo-
tive is fireless There Is no irebox.
In general appearance the machine re-
sembles the ordinary type Of locomo-
tive minus the firebox, funnel and
sundry other attachments
1t must be understood that this
type Of locomotive is unsuitable for
uninterrupted railway service, but is
essentially yard shunting machine:
IN other words, II must keep near its
base Of supply. and this base of supply
Is the boiler OF some local power sta.
tion. At this local power station the
tank Of the locomotive is filled with
steam, and on this steam supply the
engine will run from four to five hours
doing ordinary switching work.
When ! entered the cab Of one Of
these switching engines the steam
gauge showed reading OF 45 pounds.
was informed that two hours had
elapsed since the boiler was charged
and that steam was taken on at 17O
pounds pressure. The chief engineer
OF the works stated that the boiler
could limp back to its station even
with steam pressure as low as one
half an atmosphere"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-19

rier, to make Il q valuable bird, must
be length OF neck and beak, and
curious, bulging sort Of growth dD
each side of the latter. Just why this
ugly-looking waffle, as II Is called.
should be considered a good point il
Is hard to tell Doubtless fanciers
have some profound reason which they
only divulge when in secret among
themselves, with doors closed and
lights out. However, the waffle goes
and brings prizes. It does not add te
the facial dignity Of the bird. It re
sembles two rather large and distinct
ly ripe strawberries, placed on either
side Of the beah You can not helr
sympathizing with bird with straw.
berry nose like this; and the perpetua
ton Of this feature by breeders might
we'll be done away with While they
are about lt-and considering fanciers
claims that they can obtain any result
they like--they might as well give the
pigeon small moss rose, or even 8
three-leaf clover, to wear instead OF
an overripe strawberry.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-19

that bird ianciers have gone in so eS.
tensigely in England ior raising pig
cons with big prices attached 90 them
A few years ago you could buy e
really fine bird anywhere for ahoht
80 cents Now they are asking $200
and $500 for pigeons which. iudsins
from the mere appearances, do not
seem TO be "up to much
An immense amount Of interest IS
always taken IN carriers" Of course
The chief characteristic OF the car
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-19
MOORISH ROMANCE

reached his ears and the situation
was becoming serious AT night Bou
Amara sat in his tent broOding in soil
tude over his waning popularity. Then
one morning he arose, his mind again
at ease as it had been In the old days
when men rushed daily to be enrolled
under his standard. Bou Amara had
conceived a plan. Now should all men
know that he was indeed the chosen
leader Of the faithful
Bou Amara sent for one of his fol-
lowers--the man he knew was the
most faithful in his army TO him
he would intrust the carrying out Of
the great scheme. Calling the man in-
to his tent Bon Amara Bit by bit di.
vulged the secret that was to restore
him to fame. Then the chief and his
faithful follower betook themselves
secretly to a neighboring burial
ground There he commanded the sol
der to dig q grave, and while the man
worked explained more fully the part
that he was 10 play AT last the grave
was completed And now a strange
scene followed unseen by anyone save
the two conspiratora The faithful
follower himself first lay down in the
grave. Bou Amara threw him skin
OF water and some provisions. Then
with feverish haste he began to place
boards over the hole On these he
piled up the earth, carefully leaying
an aperture for ventilation, until a
mound was raised
Towards evening on the same day a
Moor, halfdemented with horror
rushed suddenly into the camp, and
with loud cries threw himself at Bon
Amara's feet. IN words shaken by
fear he told that while passing through
the burial ground he had beard a voice
speaking from one Of the graves.
Bou Amara rose to his feet and COM
manded his men to follow him. Az
they drew near TO the battle-ground
they saw that great crowd had col.
lected in a circle about 1t. breath.
less silence peryaded the place No
one dared to speak beyond whis
per- As the chief drew near all eyes
turned to him, and hands were raised
signaling to him to listen. Then, sud
denly from the ground a strange voice
fell on the ears of the newly-aTived
soldiers:
"Praise be to Bou Amara the mes
senger Of God and our true sultan"
The faithful follower was acting his
part well. Again the spirit, for all
garded It as such, spake the {
words. The soldiers turned asA
chief. Bou Amara, with 10 she
was accepting the tribr aeao oen
. ina humility. A fie' -te win pecoi
heart But sudd. zee 10y was In b
Ms mind w enly a fear erept In
4 ~ bis faitr aat II he we're betrays
i "a e. iful follower
a ns9 Amt has revealed Ai----''-
0e erie" Let MS ,be,e,as, ,.,-,sea q.
- tomb w ''sSsed man
1 4 murmur of approvai IAN 4.
7. Z ne crowd, and soon \ MN N oa,,.'. .a,oas
y stones was raised up over tba Salln a,ili.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-19

TWO ROADS BUILT BY AMERl.
CANS IN THE ANDES.
Trains Now Running From Lake It'll
eaea 70 oruro, i2,0oo Feet Up
i2,ooo-Feet Climb from cuaya-
gull 20 Quito Also Finished.

New York.-They are celebrating
the completion OF two important rail-
way projects in South America. In
Bolivia there is the line across the
plateau from Lake Titicaca to Oruro.
It was only two years ago that Presi-
dent Monies and other officials inau-
gurated the building Of the road.
The railway is pretty high up, being
one Of the highest long stretches in
the world, for It runs across the
plateau at an elevation of from 10000
to 10000 feet It starts IN at 1850
feet at Viachal, 40 miles from Lake
Titicaca so that there is not much
climbing, but It is laid out on the rim
Of the South American world
After time 1t will drop down be-
low the rim and get into some of the
valleys. Il also will climb a couple
of thousand feet higher from Oruro
TO the Potosi silver mines. The sec
tion which has just been completed
is 1870 miles long, and when the sys-
tenn is finished there viii be 1000
miles Of Il.
The gauge Of the line, which will be
that Of the entire system, is one me-
ter or feet 3Ss inches. Sixty-pound
steel rails from American mills have
been used and the equipment is Of the
American standard. The engines are
heavy and suitable for steep grades,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-19
n EIRELEsa LoeoMorIVa.
ODD German switch Engine That De-
Simple and Efficient.

Philadelphla.-speci Agent Car
den Of the United States revenue cut
ter service sends from Berlin an ae-
count Of the freless locomotives now
used In Germany, and which, he
thinks, would be Of great service ia
the United States. He says:
The Germans are turning out a
freless locomotive. which in point Of
simplicity, ingenuity and economy is
thoroughly Characteristic Of their ma
tion.
Il have had occasion to ride on one
Of these iireless locomotives, and its
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-19

] had been shangaied ! was ordered
to work. but refused 10 do SO. and was
not allowed 10 have anything TO eat
until | changed my mind.
After q voyage OF 227 days we
reached port al East London, South
Africa The voyage should have been
completed In so days bnt our vessel
was a sailing craft and the rough seas
and adverse winds prolonged it great.
ly. The captain wanted me 10 return
with the vessel TO ST. John. y. b.,
wtere ] was 10 receive the small pay
which. in my semi liconscious state,
had agreed TO accept for my services,
but I deserted.
After working at my trade a short
tine | enlisted in the English army
Tor a term Of one year. and was as
signed TO the intelligence department
Al the end Of the period | re-enlisted
for a term Of three years in the Forty
flfth regiment OF the Royal Field
Artillery and served two years in
South Africa during the Boer war and
one year in India patrolling the hor-
der
After my term Of enlistment had
expired | went back TO Africa. where
/ Joined railway surveying party
and vent the fun length Of the pro
posed railway from Cape Town "a
Cairo. Egypt. Then on returning
shipped to Australia and later travelled
over a considerable part Of China and
Japan
Shortly after returning 10 Aus
tralia | signed as fireman on tbs
White Star steamship Perslc, ant
went to England. and the next Il
months | spent travelling over Europe
On April is, 1907. left Hamburg
Germany. for Old Mexico, and worke,
my way across the ocean on sailing
vessel and In due time landed a
Santa Rosalla, on the Gulf Of Cali
fornla.
4 went to the western coast an'
engaged in mining. working for th
Columbia Mining company FINALLY
on May Of the present year lande
in the United States after an al
sence OF nine years lacking 1S days,
4..-
MANY Stlnar Eaetorien In Russia.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-19
DECORATION FOR NEwcoMB.
The Kaiser confers Pour lie Merits or
American for Greatness in Science.

New York City.-~Prof. Simon New
comb is about TO receive from the
German emperor the order which con
gress reaently authorized him to ac.
eept The kaiser has decided to con
fer upon the eminent astronomer and
scientist the order pour lie meritei
fuer Wissenshaft und Kuenste." free
ly for merit In science and ar). 1t is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-19

cal OF oriental life It concerns the
Moorish pretender. Bou Amara, and
was on everyone's lips in Algeria
some months ago.
AT the time Of the incident BE-
Amara was much troubled. He A
lowers were fast losing fat Il ~
Day by day fresh nev.s "a 5a.-s.... - n
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-19
STORY OF AN ACT OF TREAcH
ERY AND MURDER.
The Voice from the Grave Accom-
pIished It's Mission, Then Was
stilled Forever by Hou
Anara the Pretender.

The following story tells Of an act
Of treachery and murder. and is typi-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-19

Many Sugar Factories In Russia.
Tho number Of sugar factories IN
operation last year in Russia was 2iS.
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PROPERTIES ALL TOO COSTLY.
Actors Strenuousness Cost Him Re
gard OF Worthy Lady.

David Garrick was the part best
loved by the late e. A. Sothern, and
concerning his acting in this play an
amusing story is told. He was ac-
corded a benefit" one night, and Sc
lected David Garrick" In this COM
edy, it will be remembered, Garrick
feigns drunkenness, and in the draw.
ing-room at Ada lngot's he disgusts
the guests at the tea. table, and plays
havoc with the tea service. lust be-
fore this scene il was discovered that
the stage manager had forgotten the
necessary croekery, and a messenger
was dispatched to neighboring house
to borrow some teacups, etc. The
worthy lady applied to had heard OF
the fame of the great actor, and, anx.
ieus to display her treasure. sent back
her best china tea service. a family
heirloom of great value That night
Sothern was playing with unusual en-
ergv, and very soon the precious por-
celain was smashed in fragments and
scattered about the Sage. The old
lady's indignation may beimagined, and
10 her death she maintained that Soth.
ern must have been really drunk, "for
no sober man would have smashed
such lovely china"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
BORE LOVE LOCK OF EMPEROR
Coin Struck During Napoleon llI.'s
Reign Now Valuable.

There is a singular story In con-
1ection with coin OF the third Napo-
con. While Louis Napoleon was
rince president of France, just
,efore he made himself emperor. a
lecree was issued ordering five-franc
iece to be coined bearing his
mage.
The dies were made, and one coin
was struck off as sample and sent
the prince president for his ap-
prevail But some time passed before
he examined it. When at last he gave
t his attention he was annoyed to find
hat he had been represented on the
coin with love lock, or hooked lock
If hair on the temple, which he act
lally did wear at that period, but
which he thought unsuitable to so dig
lified and permanent representa-
ion of himself as an effigy on a
coin.
The prince president sent for the
director of the mint and ordered him
TO remove the love lock. Then he
found that his silence with regard to
the piece had been taken for approval.
and that the stamping of the coins had
begun. The. work was stopped and
the image deprived OF its undignified
ready been struck of were not de-
stroyed and are now regarded as of
great value.
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Fled from Hoodoo Cat.

Deserted by her crew at the very
moment of sailing for the north, the
fishing schooner Edrie, due to leave al
two o'clock Friday afternoon. still lies
at her moorings and all because of a
cross-eyed black cat. Friday the crew
was making final arrangements to sail
when yell resounded out Of the hold
A sailor burst through the hatch
scrambled over the side and made OF
before anyone could stop him.
While the others were gazing after
his retreating form yowl came from
the darkness below and a black cat
appeared upon the deck. One look at
the stub-tailed, green-eyed feline was
enough. Every man Of the crew
picked UP his bundle and silently de
parted, nor can the captain by any
means lure any of them back on
board.-San Francisco Chronicle.
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REAL AuTocRAT or TIE ROAD
Commodore Vanderbilt Sole Ruler of
His Railway Lines.

Commodore Vanderbilt, at the age
of so. was the greatest railroad auto
crat this country has known. Nova
days railroad ownership Is a compli-
Gated affair; Vanderbilt made it one
man affair.
He managed his properties, spent
many millions in their reconstruction
and manipulated their securities with
absolute independence OF all minor
ity stockholders. That the public had
any legitimate concern with his rail.
roads would have struck the commo.
dore as absurd. Once, upon the wit
ness stand, he repeatedly replied:
None Of your business, toa regular
ly authorized inquisitor who was at
tempting to get certain frst-hand in
formation concerning the Centrals af-
fairs. Before he obtained control Of
the Central its official reports were
fairly complete afterward they did
not furnish the most rudimentary in
formation. He had the utmost con
tempt for the law and its representa-
tives. Law he once reared, Iwhat
do l care about the law? Hain't got
the power?" Once observing that a
Central director had not voted for a
certain proposition which had been
under consideration he asked the rea-
son why. Don't you know, commo-
dore," his friend replied, that each
and every one Of those transactions is
absolutely forbidden by the statutes Of
John" caid Vanderbilt, you don't sup
pose you can run a railroad In accord
ance with the statutes of the state of
New York, do ou?'-Burton ]. Hen
drick, in McClure's.
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An IInaaunrx Charity

In all the cafes and beer halls of
Germany a large canister is placed on
table In the center of each establish
ment. Every time one of the guests
lights fresh cigar he gets up and
deposits In the canister the end of the
one he has just been smoking. This
receptacle is sort Of alms-box with
funnel-shaped lid, secured by means
of paddock. A charitable association
supplies all places of public resort
with these boxes for the purpose OF
collecting odds and ends of tobacco,
cigarettes and cigars. The produce
OF the sale is devoted to the purchase
Of clothing, which is distributed
among poor children at Christmas.
The charity is believed to be the most
malodorous and unsanitary on record.
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BUSINESS the Refuge Of Small Soul.

Extreme BUSINESS Ia a symptom of
deficient vitality; while a faculty for
idleness implies a catholic appetite
and strong sense Of personal identity.
There are dead-alive, hackneyed peo-
pie about. who are scarcely conscious
of living except in the exercise of
some conventional occupation. Bring
these fellows into the country or set
them aboard ship, and you will see
how they pine for their desk or their
study. They cannot be idle. Their
nature is not generous enough, and
they pass in sort of coma those
hours which are not dedicated to furi-
Gus moiling in the gold mill When
they do not require to go to the office,
when they are not hungry and have
no mind to drink, the whole breathing
world Is blank to them. This does
not appear to me as being success In
life.-Robert Louis Stevenson.
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$4,000 RETURN ON TEN CENTS.
Purchaser Of Old Material Found
Really Good Investment.

John Roberts of Watkins, Schuyler
county, a well driller, recently pur-
chased of Angelo Dupree. a junk deal
err an old pump for ten cents. 1t was
apparently Of no value, but he thought
there might be some parts that he
could use in bis business. When Mr..
Roberts and his assistant took the
pump to one OF the wells they were
drilling and started breaking it up,
they were greatly surprised to see
gold coins drop out of the holes they
made. They at once finished the job,
and found $4,000, nearly all in $40
gold pieces. Whom the pump belonged
TO at the time the money was hidden,
or how long it had been there, is a
mystery. The latest date OF one of
the coins was 1883. Mr.. Roberts at
once deposited his find in the Farm
ers' and Merchants bank at Watkins.
He is willing to surrender the find to
anyone who can prove ownership, but
no claimant has yet appeared The
junk man will make q memorandum to
examine the inside of every old pump
before disposing OF 1t at any price
Utica On. W Press.
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Three sabbaths Every Week.

Morocco is a country Of many Sab
baths. The first three days spent in
Tangier were all Sabbaths. Arriving
on Thursday night the next day was
Friday, the Mohammedan Sabbath,
which was followed by the Jewish
Sabbath-the Hebrew element in Tan
gier is considerable and strict In re-
ligious observance-and that In turn
by the Christian Sunday. Subsequent
comparisons, however, revealed little
difference between any days of the
week. On the Mohammedan Sabbath
a,black flag is hoisted on the minarets
at the prayer Of dawn, instead of the
white flag that announces the time
of devotions on other days. II re-
mains up until the middle Of the fore
noon, by which time everybody is sup
posed to have found out what day It
is.-N Y. Post.