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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11

NJ EW fORK.-Edward NJ Field, son
~ OF Cyrus w. Field, is now day
clerk at Chatham square lodging
house. An associate of one of the
missions said the other day Of Field
He's all right. and has been so
ever since he started right again a
couple OF years ago; you can take
tnat from me. l know him."
Edward Morse Field was the eldest
son OF Cyrus w., and succeeded him
ia business. He had everything his
way and enjoyed life and friends. In
1891 ne was charged with wrecking
MS firm Of Field, Lindley, Wiechers
a Company, having failed for SO. 1000
900. lie disappeared. was found and
was committed as insane to an asy-
ium in Buffalo In 1892.
1t was always disputed that he was
insane, and II is certain that he en-.
Joyed full liberty within the institu-
uon. lie was released as sane in
1894, and was then liable to trial on
several indictments for forgery ana
grand larceny, but he was not tris.
and in 1898 the indictments were dis.
missed on the ground that there was
no possibility then of convicting him
lie continued to go down hill. was
arrested at various times for drunk.
enness, and once for stealing coat
IN the Western Union building. He
was picked up on the Bowery in 1904
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11
Third of the De Acosta Sisters to Wed

drives well, motors with skill. can
row boat, steer motor boat. paddle
canoe. tend the main sheet OF a
yawl. cast a fly and shoot on the wing.
She has not emulated her sister, Mrs.
Root. in aeronautics, but, like her. has
had adventures here and abroad. She
has driven touring car through the
crowded thoroughfares OF London in a
fog and fooled coach and "greep
four through the narrow streets OF
Paris. She has written poetry. IL
somewhat of musician, and has a
pretty voice.
Her elder sister. Mrs. Philip Meiser
Lydig. who began her social career as
Miss Rita Hernandez di Alba de
Acosta, is one OF the most popular
and beautiful of the younger matrons.
In 1902. shortly after her divorce
from William f. Dodge Stokes. she
married Capt. Philip Lydlg, a mem
Der of one of the Oldest New York
families.
Mrs Oren Root was the first and
favorite pupil of Santos Dumont. She
has been thrown from horses. from
carriages and narrowly escaped
drowning. She married a nephew OF
Senator Elihu Root.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11
Veteran Bell Ringer of Trinity Retires

Great Jehovah. Pilgrim to a Foreign
Land"
he has been associated with many
other famous happenings, having rung
the chimes at the unwilling OF the
Statue of Liberty, the opening of the
Brooklyn bridge. which was the first
to connect Manhattan with Long is
land; the celebration here of Queen
Victoria's diamond jubilee, and many
other events of national and interna-
uonal Importance. One duty every
year which he never missed was the
ringing out OF the old year afssi the
ringing in of the new. ana for nearly
third OF century he has done this to
the accompaniment OF the footing
horns of the celebrating crowds in
the street below 1t is far from a
sentimental reason. however, which
has led to the retirement of Mr.. Meis-
lahm, for his great weight has made
the climbing OF the 81 steps to the
keyboard of tho chimes an almost i'm
possible accomplishment He was born
In the shadow OF Trinity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11
Flower Boxes Brighten Wall Street

, ments. Offices inhabited and tenant
cd by mere men, adjoining suites in
which there are women clerks IN.
clined to domesticity. cast longing
eyes in the direction OF the window
flower boxes, and blossoms often mys.
teriously find their way to lapels
which must be supplied, if at all from
some source outside the wearer's Of
fice.
The flowers that bloom In the spring
have nothing on those which flourish
IN the window boxes Of the Wall street
offices. Indeed. It might be observed
to paraphrase the well known stanza
Fun many p gem OF purest raw serene
The dark unfathomed caves OF Ocean
bear:
Full many rose bloom after strife
most keen
Is bestowed upon some brokers clerk
to wear"
Above the dust OF the street these
flowers thrive. and in luxuriance ana
fragance many rival those grown in
the private gardens of stock exchange
and business men at their country an.
tates inJersey or Long Island
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11

An object of unusual interest to resi-.
dents and visitors in Troy. a ''steeple
Jack" has for several weeks past been
swinging daily about the steepIes OF
st. Joseph's Provincial seminary, the
famous Towers Of Troy" as they have
come to be called, occupied, with as
much nonchalance as though on terra
firma, in the task OF making extensive
repairs to those steeples and placing
an eightfoot gilded cross on each of
the four spires The Towers of Troy"
from their elevated position on the
crest OF the hill overlooking the cen.
ter OF the city. form a landmark easily
recognized for many miles in all direo.
tons. and like stalwart sentinels rhey
have stood guard over the busy com.
mercial section of the city below these
30 years or more.
Weakened by age, a bigh wind GOV.
eral months ago carried away the
pinnacle of one of the spires and drew
attention to a general weakening of
the others, so the Sisters of ST. 10.
seph. who hold the seminary pronerty.
recently awarded a contract for
strengthening the steeples and placing
large gilded cross upon each. George
Ferguson of Albany. a famous "steeple
Jack" was selected for the hazardous
undertaking. and for the last six
weeks he has been engaged with two
assistants in performing the work
FEW minutes of observation of the
painstaking, methodical movements OF
the "steeple Jack" is sufficient 10 con
vince the observer that his is no easy
task. Beside being sort of mechan.
zeal engineer, the "steeple Jack" to
be a success. must be a master of sew.
eral trades. To observe man seated
In his boatswain's chair anchored
against the side of spire may give
the impression that the work is easy.
Duc Imagine standing In loop OF rope
and saving Off section OF tower
above ones head weighing nearly half
ton. Yet that was what was done
on these towers. The old final orna-
ments. placed at the top of the spires
when the building was erected back
10 the '7O's as a Methodist university
were each IA feet high and nearly |
our feet in diameter, and in their de- |
;ayed condition considerable skin was
required to prevent them falling the |
wrong way and causing damage to the |
Mr. ferguson declares that the only |
part OF the work which may be called |
Easy Is tee actual climbing. This is ac-
'omplished in a novel manner. for the
'teep'es. rising rs or more feet In the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11
Chum Reclaims Son of Cyrus w. Field

and sent to the psychopathic ward oI
Bellevue. He was known at one time
In "Hell's Kitchen in which neigh
borhood he lived, as Jack Morse"
About two years ago Field drifted
one night into the Hadley rescue mis-.
sion on the Bowery, a few doors from
restaurant where in 1894 on his re-
turn from Buffalo in the sheriff's Gus,
tory, he had his last oyster stew be-
fore being incarcerated in Ludlow
street JAIL under an order of arrest
In civil suits pending against him. In
the mission that night was Bradford
L. Gilbert, architect of the Grand Cen
tral station, who now occupies as Off.
ces the suite OF Cyrus w. Field
in the Washington building at /
Broadway. from whose windows Ed
ward M. Field used to signal his yacht
on the Battery when he was ready to
have 1t carry him up. the Hudson to
his home
Mr.. Gilbert was an early friend of
Field in college days When he found
Field in this mission he persuaded
him to go to the ''mourners' bench"
At his anniversary" as the mis-
sion folk call the day of observance
OF a converts spiritual recovery, Field
said that he did not want to talk of
BIS past, but would do so If it would
nelD anybody else to find himself. He
said that as a slave to drink he was
lost to the upright and good. and that
all had lost hope of him but a sister.
in-law who would not believe him to
be beyond reclamation. He told OF
entering the mission and beginning
again, and said that he had found |
peace Of mind and freedom from ap |
petite.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11

MALL street is not altogether sor-
w did. Far from II. The love of
nature and of flowers and the things
Of the country prevails even in the
hurly-burly Of the financial district Of
New York City Young women ste
nographers and clerks in many OF the
steen story Office buildings have pre-.
vailed upon their employers. and usu-
ally with their ready consent. to have
window flower boxes installed where
they will do the most good.
There are many Of these miniature
gardens In the financial district, and
stenographers and clerks and office
boys vie with one another Ia keeping
the plants well watered and shielded
from the too great stress Of the ele.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11

The announcement of the engage
ment OF the third OF the de Acosta
sisters, Miss Maria de Acosta. to A
Robson Sargent, son of Prof Sar
gent OF Harvard university will in.
terest society in New York. Newport
London, Paris and Rome. Though
probably not so well known in Europe
as her sisters. Mrs. Philip NJ. Lydig
and Mrs. Oren Root. Miss Maria de
Acosta Is none the less as beautiful
and as accomplished.
She has the wavy dark hair the
swapping eyes, the olive complexion
of the race from whom she traces her
descent, but it is more the type of
beauty that one finds in the grass
lands of Ireland where the Spanish
survivors Of the Inflated Armada left
their trace than one would look for in
Cuban of Castilian ancestry.
Miss Maria de Acosta rides and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11

air, present nothing upon which hold
may be secured, and YET he climbs
without scaffoldlng Patiently 1t
may seem tediously steeple In
climbed by means Of two ropes Sc
curely wound around the tower. leav-
ing a loop to slip over the body. Az
ternating from the lower to the upper
loop, similar TO hitching up pole. the
'steeple Jack gradually works up 10
the very top. carrying tackle ana
swingchair. from which he proceeds
to repair or paint as required.
Mr. Ferguson inherited his profes-
sion OF steeple-climbin from his "a
ther. who followed that business for
more than 80 years. climbing the high.
est spires throughout the eastern
states and finally meeting his end by i
faIi OF 80 feet at the Albany pep,ten.
uary building in 1891. A decaycd wall
capped by stone. gave way while he
was painting it. and he was killed in
stantly The son was aerving at the
time as an apprentice 10 the navy. a
calling which presents some similar
situations, and when he received hts
discharge In 1892 be succeeded 10 hss
lather's business. or m0dest baf
lovlai disposition. he credits the facs
tnat ne has had no accidents 10 hts
athletic build and temperate habits.
Tor, as he strongly declares. drinking
'ntoxicants and steepleciimhine do
not mix"
The Illustration gives an idea OF the
SIZE OF the crosses being gilded bs
fore placed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11

A FIGURE unique in the church his
"A tory of New York city and one OF
the last professional representatives
of the rapidly passing occupation of
bell ringer has just been lost to New
York In the person of Albert Meis-
iahm. who ever since 1879. that is for
80 years. has rung the chimes of the
famous old Trinity church at every
regular service and on special occa-
sions. The last of these special ocea.
sions On which he played the chimes
was when Theodore Roosevelt set out
on his African hunt His selection
for that occasion, given as the out
bound steamer was abreast OF the
church, was, Guide Me. oh Thou
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11
The Day They celebra,a

oJibways Of the Mississippi hand
nave regularly each year since 1sss
celebrated their acceptance Of TIA
White Earth reservation in western
Minnesota. :
Within the limits of Its boundaries
ID northern Minnesota these neop,a
nave come out OF barbarism intn n
advanced stage Of civilization. From
oeing American wards and helnless
children they are now citizens ana
owners Of the land. with deeds du,v
signed with their own signatures prov.
ing their claims.
Even 70 this year the days of ,uDe
70 and 10 are celebrated instead ~
July 4, though il is possible thai hers,.
af'er the Americans Independence
gay win be accepted as their own
time OF rejoicing. .-Fur News
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11
RURAL AUC77ONEER
DREADED CHARACTER
LAST ACT OF Tragedy Is Where He Plays the Leadug Paroy
Sights on the Day Of the Sale as Ola Farm Is Delivered
IntO the Hands Of Strangers

the most conspicuous character In
the last act OF the humble tragedy
or tne abandoned farm Is very often
the rural auctioneer, says Golfers. He
IL Is who rings the curtain down with
careless quip and boisterous Jest. Per
maps his burly presence has been
menacing the household through long
years of gripping struggle with ad.
versity. The land has been becom
ing poorer, the ambitious men OF the
family have gone a..ay to seek their
fortunes elsewhere. and on the heels
OF misfortune has followed the chat
tel mortgage Unsung heroism, In
credible economies, toll unceasine
nave not sutiiced to check the steady
decadence of the farm and its at.
fairs. Some day. when the ultimate
disaster can no longer be held at
arms length. printed bill. announc-
ing the sale at auction OF stock. toois.
and household, is posted In the vii
lage store and the postoffice.
The idlers scan the bill with curl
Gus interest. but with no marked
symptoms Of surprise. The auction
has been a foregone conclusion tor
some time. The storekeeper remarks
to his leisurely customers:
"Old Jonathan Woodman has been
livin' alone on the farm for years and
years. He's the last OF em. An
petered out. amt they? He's going to
live with his granddaughter in New.
market. so they tell me. Hung on
longer than expected. the old man
did. Too old to do much farming and
no money to hire help"
On the morning OF the sale the
roads leading toward the Woodman
place are populous With vehicles more
serviceable than elegant--coneords
democrats. buegies. carry-alls and rat
tIius wagons An auction is diver
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11
The Philosophers
Lectric Bath
lc0pyrlsht. by :. 3. Llppineott col
By TRUMAN ROBERTS ANDREWS

There's nothin like hayin' heaC
an usin' it," observed Mr.. Pickly
with great show of selfcomplacency
as he took off his overcoat and backed
up to the radiator.
Even If taint nothin' but a pin
head" interjected his acrimonious
lady.
What in mercy have you got now
Henery Pickly?" she inquired as she
noticed couple of packages which
he had laid upon the table.
I'll jes' show you; then Wen see
how you talk about pinheads, >
chuckled the philosopher, proceeding
to undo his packages.
"There!" he exclaimed triumphant
~, as the opening of one disclosed a
couple Of large bath sponges, and
from the other he brought forth 20 or
30 feet of insulated wire.
"Well?" queried Mrs. Pickly. Il
don't see it yet"
Course you don't; the idee's too
original, too unique for you to
grasp it."
"Humph! know 'nough about you
TO know 7 your idees are gently too
much dumfoolery for any levei-headed
person to grasp. You always was an
always will be goose, Henery
Pickly."
It's cause your mind travels too
near to tn ground, Mariar 1t don't
soar into the regions of speculative
philosophy; an human-like. you git
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11

slon' q mild excitement. and the WON
en- foik forsahe their spicy kitchens 70
ENJOY days outing, with the hulginr
dinner basket tucked under the 1Ton1
seat. Long before the auctioneer Is
ready to begin his task the WoodmaD
mousse dooryard and barn are overrun
ny curious, shrewdly calculating
crowo discussing the family history
tells. ' eAa''
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11

tn idee that anything L you dom
understand is dumfoolery. But
loftily-I take that into considera
ton an try to make allowance for
you"
Much Obliged" remarked Mrs.
Pickly with excruciating irony.
Now with regard to these" pro
ceeded the philosopher, comprehend
ing his purchases in wave Of his
hand; you know very well how /
ben a-sufferin' agonies with th' rheu-
matiz. How l ben jes' a-creepin'.
fairly creepin' round" rubbing his
back in sympathetic gesture.
Why. Henery Pickly! you amt had
touch OF rheumatics in three year!
Not sence we come to tn city to live.
y knowed when see you a-reading'
that patent medicine book t you'd
ketch suthin' out of it,
You don't understand, Mrs. Picklv.
what patient sufferer / be.a," urged
the philosopher with the air of mar
tyr. Il have always bore my pains
in silence; and. alasl it's tn sad truth
that them that don't cry out everybody
thinks is happy. It's tn winners, Ma
riar Pickly, that gifts all th' sympathy
In this world. an you know | amt
no wilmer. No, ! ben a-sufferin'
agonies-agonies--fer two year with
tn rheumatic. an amt complained
enough SO 7 you knowed 1t. The amt
many husbands like that, MS.
Pickly."
The amt none." remarked Mrs
Pickly skeptically.
NO, Mrs. Pickly," continued the
philosopher, ignoring the insinuation
embodied in her remark; 'T didn't |
ketch tn rheumatic out O. tn patent
medicine book. but did git idee.
It's astonishin' how folks that keeps /
their eyes open can pick up idees out
O what seems like rubbish to tn or.
dinary mind
AN it's astonishin'," observed Mrs
Pckly, who had been examining the
how some folks can go
round with their eyes open an pay
good money fer such rubbish as this
why, Henery Pickly, this sponge is
cracked purity nearly in two. Eff you'd
got to git EN-. why didn't you git good
0nes?"
1T win answer tn purpose. Mrs.
Pickly," said the philosopher loftily.
which, to be brief, is 'lectric bath"
Il feel sure" he continued, "that
after all my discourses to you ON
scientific subjects durin' tn years
hat we have lived in conjugal unity
'ou must have an understandin' Of I
b wonderful rejuvenatin effects Of a
lectric bath. Jes' think Of tn thou. !
ands Of little volts followin' ~, ram y
hcations of TIL nervous system all I
ver tn hull body, an tn little am
eres taggin' along behind on their G
hygeenious mission. Jes' I
nagine this, Mariar. IL your mind is t
trong enough to take 1t in, an YOU 4
III begin to understan TIL value Of
~ simple preparations" 9
Mrs. Pickly. who had settled into v
chair with some sewing, and was 1
ist then busily engaged, failed to b
lpply her usual pithy comment. SO o
'e philosopher continued:
simplicity is jewel; an that's r,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-11

Suddenly there was great CANINE.
tlon in space and Mars was observed
% be whirline away from the EARN !,
top speed
What's the trouble?" Queried ,he
astronomers on the earth "Afrnia ws
want to steal your canals
No" eignaled the Martians we
Just heard that that man Cassrs was
about TO pay US q visit~ =
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-06-04

We do not wish to be considered
harsh or sarcastic toward anyone, but
there is a little matter which we
desire to call attention to at this
time. Right now there are number
OF people who are reading these lines
in borrowed paper, getting the news
at some other person. expense.
These same people would not think of
borrowing bit of sugar each week
from their neighbor or their grocer,
nor would they ask a friend for the
use OF hat for a few hours each
week, yet they cheerfully let him pay
for part Of their reading matter,
which costs less than three cents a
week. The nelghbor does not re-
monstrate-does not like to say any
thing about 1T because it is SO small a
matter, yet il is IN his mind. Be-
cause it is SO small q matter 1T is a
good reason why one should not
borrow a newspaper. II It is worth
reading 1t is worth paying fol-. Fox
Lake Representative. So
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-06-04

One reason why many young men
refuse to learn trade is no doubt
that the work is not sufficiently re-
munerative on the start and they feel
that their precious time should not be
wasted in labor that brings no
immediate returns In dollars and
cents. Maximum wages from the
start is what these men want and If
they can't get that they -won't ICON
slider the proposition - You see. if
these young fellows get but pittance
week they could not play pool and
engage in other non-paylng sports.
Such young men will never get the
start they are looking for. When the
writer of this went into a printing
Office to learn to become a printer he
got the magnificent sum of thirty
dollars, with board, for the first year.
OF course we Couldn't fly very high on
that sum but we made 1t do.-Ex.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-06-04

snake He, with q few others. was
grubblng near Vawter, when he saw 8
snake and wanted TO I'LL Same, but
the snake blew its poison into his
face ana poisoned him. His comrades
killed the snake and took MI. Braun
to Vawter. where he was filled with
liquor and after he had recovered
enough tozbe transported, was taken
to .Plerz, and under Dr.. Segnin care
recovered completely. We are told
blowsnakes are quite numerous IN
that part Of the county. .
julia Katherine and Yheresia Jaeger
Of Lake Henry, Stearns county, are
here visiting with Jos. Jaeger and
family. Mr.. Jaeger is their uncle.
Frank Grell, our village recorder,
and Jos. r. :Grell have commenced
work on t heir cement sidewalks In
front Of their property on the west
side OF Main street, IN upper town.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-06-04

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odlAer g sDniutn oeiiveleu .sne loligW-
ing eloquent passage concerning TINS
st ' ! g !. J. !, ]. 81: 3, 4..
9TH oT!nA 70 Mlnnesota, the nrl8ntest
star in tnes oladem OF me natlon: n
aIsa sne - g great. tnas sne coula ia.l
49, rast,na
neI nean testlng e hn9lanu anu nsr
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not a!so.e uoW ava! ~ .uo ~ y ~ nu4
60 tne soutn, 20 me east ano 20 q s ne
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-06-04

Much of the so-called friendship of
today IS mere pretense. It exists only
in name, and as soon as it ceases to
be advantageous 1T IS dropped. The
friendship that continues the same in
prosperity and adversely is to be
priced, but all other kinds are worth
less. 1t matters not how hard a man
may struggle to do right and make a
success of life. there IS always some
loathsome reptile, some worthless
wretch who is ready to drag him
down, to blight his hopes and blast
his fondest ambitions. The loss of
money and property is not the greatest
loss a man can sustain IN the business
world; far better to lose your money
than to lose hope and ambition
Bemidji Pioneer. .