The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-24


\ Bordering ur the caazl8 ot 500 asrh .
f Tors Ct 4 snail sar5laelks fs1 are 4
fad . then uzE Ezeh tine IS t1sy
are ready Tor uarkst. Wien t1sg ara 4
11arz1~nad e get III ct the HshE
favor. Ero--ous Quantities e decks .
eggs are usa1 Il co1fsctozsrg and .
"a tie making az delicious bread :
vas Informed ttzt re znnzzl profit
t-on each bird averaged % cezts. 50
that tks in1ustrv TIE slsll-
is net to bs snas-as at OF coarse.
II ere travels ID V0ls-dz- y the
railway this ula.easant1sss arising
from the duck farms Is ccnzi5e-ahly
iessezea. tu- for z1 that, the Trek
sc11t I an happy to say. stLl fo1E-
lshez
The hahitabie part q tie village Is
built oa either side q TIE dixie. which
forms g barrier 10 keep 0ut The waters
cfthH zuTd Zee. and is about & nlilsi1
length Midway along the dyke Is TIE
hzrbor that shelters every weekend q
enor-5us fishing feet Thls eset
tcsathar with The tiny cottages All
h111lst Together about the karber and
The EEhar-fo.ks il their Quziat CTS
tunes. are : source q i-msnss It
tract0r to artists ot whatever nation
atty
Nzzy impressions hy di9srezt
writer's have been published. hst none.
to Ey nina. gives q ful idea of the
charm Of TIE pizea No oue cozld
srsr hs dnl IA V0lendan What with
tts bright red roofs ard gayly-gsiHted
doors and windows q the cottages.
ths white OF tzEny sails Of the fishing
{ smzcks. the s1ilsss variety o. coclr
Ii tie clothing w0rn b. the natives.
4 tts fzEcsnstingiy beautiful reflections
q the shipping il the wafer q tie
4 hsrber, eTsn the filthy canals contrib
uting heir quota of wsirdly-distortsd
images q the many ygzblsd ard tiled
( houses On their banks. a vertabls
7 feast q color Is spread before the BE-
holder
E The population of Volsudzm Is a.
most entirely Roman Catholic. hence.
Sunday Is q regular show day. and on
that DAY the people are most assid-
uous tn their church going. many q
the houses displaying patriotic flags.
We were fortunate II having q beau
tifully hrs Sunday. when from early
4 mora until tie evening the scene on
The dyke vas q the most brilliant and
Z kzisi1oscopic character. the fisher
folk-uen. women and chiidren-in
4 holiday costumes passing to and from
their church. the men and boys walk
I Ing together. IS al1o the women and
girls. the children in the matter a
I dress being exactly Ike the parents
The boys II the sane vide. baggy
trousers. cozts and tall hats a. the
men. and the girls with spotlezs white
I hezd-dress. Tery full skirt and bodice
u Eoue contrasting color With is
pure white chemlsstta. This fashion.
4 I vas told. never varies Ii style win
ter O. summer.
What one fails 10 understand is
that IN a country Offering such ad.
vantsgss in natural effects. and its
really wonderful treasures stored n
the different museums 50 openly and
! graruitousiT displayed. SO much de-
msnd Tor the giaringly vulgar daubs
! obtains. The picture postcard craze
. has much to answer for IN Holland
; But-~to return 70 our muttous" Il Is
} the custom IN Volendam to pay a fes
{ 10 any man. woman OF child acting
! Is a model Photographers also ID
D the same. 50 that the sum total ex
] ( pended during q busy photograph,
week amounts 10 a considerable item
! This. think. Il q sufficient reason
} fo- want of progress in the place
b Anyone vita unpreindiced eyes cag
3 see the effect OF this system In thl
+ demorsiization Of many Of the people
& v10 prefer -sponginga 70 actual work
g IS > fishing village It IS unique, ani
Z auong Cts inhabitants there are man
2 msa OF physically fne aspect, witt
e. massive features bearing a grimly-de
q termiued look 10 make the best 0
g lie One could nor view these mel
I without considering The history Of II
= nation Of Ehich these V0ieadammer
b. are the backbone as well as Al impol
{ tant national asset No nation ha
O. ever experienced more cruel budei
e ines in the past than the HollandeTs
3 5at having seen these splendid e
e aupies Of men. one wonders 10 Ions
10 e. ahy they ultimately prevailed an
ir came out on top. When the time cam
Re Tor our departure We made the neceI
q. Earv preparation with much regret. 70
;, although We had walked the dyke fo
o. some portion oi each day. somethin
re- new always presented Itself. and p
y both truly felt that the latter part {
Il the old saying. God made the c0ui
ie try and nan made the town. did ID
is annlg 10 Ndlendam.
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