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i'AQS EIGHT. 1 A Sulphur Chickasaw Maiden Writes Interestingly" tt m :t t: a xt :: tt tt :: it n utt DR. J. S. RILEY. UNCLE OF JAS WMITCOMD RILEY, SPLNDS tt .jiIBaaaManftlvltnAYf'ilintllln TUT Mrill TA TCO ft COOL AND POPULAH HEALTH Arrow Little Heart, 15 Year Old Chickasaw Maiden, Meets Dr. Ri ley In National Park, Decomet Interested In the Old War Time He ro and Writes of the Varied Adveenlures of Her White Friend. tt tt tt tt tt tt it tt tt it tt tt tt tut Dr. J. S. Riley, Oncleof Illy Wrnw MttU hi art ) At Sulphur. Indian 'IVriitory In tin Chickasaw .Nut Ion, is tin1 most beautl Inl uiik In America anil the moat hcuuijlful stream ut clear running wuter. At the hem) nf Hie streams are ureal springs in elear water burn tliiK frini Hie clliTs and other shoot ing ni thiiiugh the wind and gravel. Down In the uliady grove nf 111" great park are many mineral springs sparkling and IiiiIiIiIIiik wilti water that enre quickly the ill of mini and I boast and the fowl nf the air. '1'ti i h beautiful park wan fur eenlu rleH the tuning plare of tin1 red man. It Is now gnvoi-nnicut property. Halt National Park, and dedli-al"d forev er to the plenum-ex of the K'ople. How- Ioiik Hie Indians Inn known . springs mine loo, with their Hick of them! grout spring and 1Mb ohur-1 mil their aged who drank mid bathed mink' cllmato nohody known. Hill we tied kit. '.v iikhIii the Juys of liallh know from legends hiiml"il tlnwii lol.ind on(h. .Vow that the womlerful u that Ihe curative piopeillex nfiMpiliiRB hae fallen Into the hands these ureal wulor weie known injur the Tnlled Stuton ami ureal ho- the InillailH centuiie iiko, Mild that waning nation ptirmllled their Mick I'liemleM to puss thrniigu tin' cnuntrv iinmoleiited and even assisted and escorted them In and fro from the springs. We Chickasaw's believe Hi.it them" ureal metllclne waters which p. ,u t ml alle or tiiipllnt; waters,'- as make otd people ynuinr mid sick lien tin iiii.u have done In the centu ple well were known tu III. Indian-! n i' are iasl REV. J. S. tt tt tt tt tt n tt :: n ti a :t ti a 11 AND PLEASURE RESORT. tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt James Whitcomb Riley. .uon nil r tin- birth of nun tin this continent Tho following beaiitful lo- gend has lieeii handed down through the linen In in Chlfkusuws: "And when tiled sinews fineed the rhase ti a hall, Ihe warriors gathered the dried veUou and ripe rum, and with their idd and young trailed the root stops nf their nncoslnm to Ihe pence fill Wllley nf tippling waters, where the shade of ninny treed cooled the heal nf the Ktimmer day and the sur- rounding hill admitted not the till- Iiik winds of w tnter, th"re to rest mil fish and talk of oouipiostH. Thru It was that old men grew glad nt heart aKiiln ami fretrul papooses ocas ed their whining." The while people learnlliK of the loin have boon liullt, more white pen pie are coining than ever hefore. and tho. too. like the InillaiiK. rent and1 il-h. and lalk of compiesis In coiiiIiik I ..limit.- whim men will mill the r..i i. i- oi ilielr line. si. if, in "Hie RILEY. ' a f Hp! Them nm gathered here this sum- hut for reBt iiiiiI recreation u niim- ,H.r , Allll.rca-H ,T1t ilKt.,i citizens i and most remarkahlu men. One ut these Im Dr. J. S. ltlley, nnclu of the I loonier poet, James Whltcumh Ki le) . Tito doctor U man of fine phys (in- mid commanding iippt-arancn, ami ta well preserved, though yenrH old. Ills heavy head of hair ami IiIm shaggy beard aro only Iron gray. Tlieie In no sign of aiiru.icliliiK baldness even on the crown of 111 M massive head. He has all tils tenth, 1 and ho rendu without glasses. 1 1 Ih 1 memory Im wood ami his mind in uh clear iih a sliver hell. He goes with hl friend on dally excursion Into the National Park on horseback or on the kick of one ol the iiiimeroUH burrow provided by the scenic photographer. Ho taken an active interest III till) event of the da The iloclor han been a tlnniocrnt -liK-f the formation of the Kirty. Like all old men he liken to talk ol the piiHl. Ho shod now light on the .ihwiHslnatoii of l.lneoln and (ho at tempted aHHiiMMlnatloii of Stanton and' '.ward. Early Life Adventures. Ilr. Idle) was Iniru In Bedford count), I'oninyhaulu, and wan rain ed In Indiana, near lmllauiiolli. (iiadtialliiK In liieiUcne and mirgory rls-t heiore tin- decimation of war with Mexico, he hurried to the border 1 and Joined (.enurnl Tu)lor and he- came an uriiiy surgeon. Al the clone j of the war with .Mexico lie oigtinU-1 ed a company of scientists and ex-1 plorcd the highest peakM of .Mexico and Darlan ami the. Brent peak ot ' the AmloH. While Dr. ltlley and his company of scent I at worn shtvuring In tin1 eleinal nnown upon the great peakd they could Hen Indiana al the loot of the mountains fauuliiK them 1 MeUeH with the leaven of treen and , HtaudliiK on Kreun bown to protect th.-mneliiM rroin tho nwdtorlii; trop ical heal and burnliiK ttamU. ItetiirnlUK to North America ho explored tilt- hlKhent peak of the Itocklen and enlaced in Kld inlnni: In California. In five yearn ho accu mulated a great fortune from his mln liiK lutereHlH and Horn the practice of lil h profeHsloii. HetliruliiK iiomo by way of tho IhIIiiiiim and New Orleans, ho took a Kleamboat up the .MIkhIhhIiiI. Col. .1. 1-:. Calcote. a wealthy planter and larKo Hlave owner, and his daughter look the name neat out nf New Or Iciiiih. The til K planter and his beau tiful daiiKlile mill Dr. ltlley were thruwn much lonelier on tho trip up the river. When the boat pulled Into tho old I nlaveholtler'H plantation lauding the doctor received an invitation to laud with the party anil become their KUCHt. Ho Joined them and wiw char med and fascinated with the tine manners of the youth and with plan tation lift-. Ho nhortly afterward mar i led the beautiful girl. Just before the war he moved with hln family ami a hundred slaves to Texas ami o'umciieed to Improve a l.irKf plan- "t''n betwt Ilr)nn and Caldwell Taken Prisoner at Vlcksburg. When war wan declared hntweeii the noi Hi and the Kouth Dr. Idle) ' Joined the southern army. He was captured at the rail of VIckmburK ami wan carred north and wan confined I In the federal piinou al Alton, III. I After nine mouthn he eucaped and United hln old homo In Indiana. Ills ' mother Introduced him an "John . Schllck," a relatlvo from IVnnnyl vanla. Schllck wan a family name. Dr. ItlUn's full name being John Schllck Itlle). Tho nelgliUirn did not ,iiBiect that he wan a confederal.', I. at .lames WhlU'ouili Hlle), who was mil) u chlltt. knew Inluillvel) Hint he' ' wa hln Houiliern himi'le. YoitiiK Whit I cemli kept Ills hrnve secret and for ' months cherished It In hln honom in i nplte of hln tender yearn and pntrlol trnlnliiK. bin own fatlier being a en ii ti In In tho nor I hern army. Whllo at hi. old home Dr. ltlley met Clement U VnllnndluHhaiu. Villi- iimliiiKliniii wan a prominent Ohio democratic iKilltlctiui who wan bltlef l opposed to the war. I'or Incendiary inieraticen udvueatliiK Ulitt tho wa ! should ho slopped and that the south should he permitted to neeeile, he wat arrested, tried anil n.nteueiil to Impi Isonment until the clone of the war. Lincoln chamted the icntcnce to bunislnii.". io ihe south. . i! rec. I ed 111 Hie south .in.....l.. , in1 w ii in I'ana da. IjiI. i' he letiirned to Ohio and n.ls tu rnilil. il to lemaiu there uumo-lc-.'d. ihioiiKh V.illdiiu-ham. Dr. Itlles learned of a bold pl.il IicIhk formed in liberate neveral hundred confed eral!' officers tin' north bad retimed to cMiunite 'I hey were In the prls I on on Johnson Islauil near Siindunky and wero Kiiaulijil by n hIiikIo war voHsel. 11.1. ltlley lolnod tho uvpeditloti. which wiiH headed by Captain John Y. Hell iitul llnauced by ox-CoiiKrenH-man Jako Thuiniison of Mississippi, .lako ThompHon wnB tho confederate agent In Canada, sent there to arouse the Houth'4 sympathizers in Ohio, In diana, and Illinois. Thompson was supplied with plenty of funds In thfl form of Drilled gold and Dngllsh bank notes. Ho wan cxpectud to or ganlze (ho smith's sympathizers in tho north and release: the confederate prisoners on Johnnou'i. Island, capt ure Fort Douglass and take Chica go. Thompson with a bribe nf thirty thoiiKtiud dollars, arranged with the captain of ihe war ship to have hln men drunk and the fires out. The ex pedition against the war ihlp consis ted only of eighteen men. They took pAftniiKo on the I'lillo l'arnons with a large qunuttty of arum ami ammuni tion in trunks. Soon after leaving tho binding ('apt. Hell gathered hln men around him and armed them and ns nlghed each to his duty. Dr. ltlley wan detailed to capture the engineer. Tin1 big (.crttmti engineer refused to sur render and lunged at the doctor, but a -ilroko on the head from tho doc tor's heavy revolver brought him lo the floor In n heap and took all the fight out of him. Coming on deck with the engineer Dr. ltlley found the captain arguing Willi dipt. Hell II ml refimlllK to give up hln ship. Hut tho sight nf the bleeding engineer ami a motion from the doctor as If to advance and strike caused the captain to say quickly, "(.entleinen, I surrender; tho ship Is yours." While nt a woodliiK station taking on fuel the Ulauil Queen came up lo wood. She wan captured and scuttled. When the expedition hovo In sight of the warship and the prison they saw that steam was up and tho ves sel was being made ready for -i ch.no and a fight. They found that one ot their men was a Judas and had sto len away troin the I'lillo Parson nt the wooding station end telegraphed the commander of the piii-on guard of the Intended captur-". 1 ho I'lillo Parson was scuttled and tho seven teen men escaped nlo the woods. All tho men but two, Cant. John Y. Hell and Lieutenant Hrostnw, found their way to Halifax. They shipped from there to Cuba, where they s-petit several weeks before they were able to get a ship out. They fl nally took passage on a schooner to Yucatan ami tlunce to Calvj-dnn, whore they arrived tm Christmas day. The doctor, parting with his compan ions, went up to the plantation near ilryan. Hefore ho had hecomo rojtetl from hln lonf? and tedious voyago tho war (ioteil John Y. Hell nud Lieutenant Hrln tow distinguished themselves ami went down Into Ni-w York. Hell was captured, tried by courlmartlal and sentenced to bo hanged. Tells of Lincoln's Death. dipt. Hell was a jchoolmatn nt Wilkes Hooth. They were college chum nud their comradeship was very strong. On leaving college they had pledged each other Irrevocable friend ship that if ouo should get into trou ble the other .would rescue him at the risk of his own life. Tho great actor called on Lincoln and pleaded eloquently and dramatically for the life of his friend. Lincoln under tne mesmeric pleading of llootn prom isetl that In case of conviction thai he would use lis pardoning power and that dipt Hell should not bang. lino th had confidence In Lincoln ami trusted him absolutely. Ho left the president's message, believing Hint his fiieiitl would nhortl) he free. Hut both Siaulou and Sew aril Insis ted that Hell ihuultl he hanged an an example, ami persuaded Lincoln to break hln pledge to Hooth. llisith had not the slightest suspicion that Lin coln would not keep faith with him or he would have resorted to oilier nutl more daring moans to have wiv ed the life of Iih friend. Lonrniug of the hanging nt Cnpt. Hell and Hint Seward and Stnulim had persuaded Lincoln to break hit pledge. Hooth fell Into a great rage, ami swore bv all the oathn known to actors thai he would kill the presi dent, and Unit hln two great neoreta ries should die with him. Hr Hi!. did not know Booth per son. il l.ut learned much of hlui tluuimh dipt. Bell hefore the cnptalu was hang, d and through Lieutenant Ilrlstnw, whom he entertnl"ed nt his plantailnii in Ten aft. r Ihe eltwe ot the war. Dr. llil.'y Insists that histo ry in all together wrong In Its claim that Hooih wan a secession fanatic. Dooth Not a Fanatic, lie savs that in no sense was Wilkes Hooth a fanatic, but that ho used tho fanaticism of uthera in his attempt to avenge the deatli of hln friend on Stanton and Seward, Dr. Kliey was In Texas at tho time that Hooth wreaked his vengeance upon tlie pU'sldeut. Hc knew nothing of tho plot at tho time and was in no way connected with tho nsiassl nation, Ho learned the facts from Lieutenant Ilristow, his comrade in tho civil war, and in his expedition against the warship guarding John sou Island. Soon after tho war, his slaves be ing frcid, the doctor iiold nls planta tion and moved to Cook county, Tex as, and Impioved n large jiaiich, which I nitill hs home. His oldest child, Dr. J. 0. ltlley, was killed last spring by n cyclone at Hemming, Texan. His remaining rive children are living in Texas and the Indian Territory. .Mrs. Jeniilo Shipley and her husband live at tho old home stead with Dr. and Mrs. ltlley, Sam it. Ititey in a Cook county ranchman, .Mm. .Maggie lllgham and her bun band "are atock farriers- near .Mari etta, Indian Territory, Mr. Viola III i ,.y Herry of Denton, Texan, In win- uing fauie an a poet ami novelist, Hev. J. S. ltlley, minister, lecturer I anil retired law yer in pastor of the ! I'lrst Methotlnt church of tills city. I Dr. ltlley linn been a great philan thropist, lie ban given much of his wealth to the poor and ban ral-ted J a great many orphans. .Never In his I llle han he met a man who could throw him In a wrestle or out run hi mlu a loot race, and up to ahoic j seventy years of age ho met nil com- em, professional ami amateurs. Tho doctor id noted for phvslcal , prowesj as well as great mental abll I Ity. lie in an well preset ed as au I Chlckfasnw of his gnat age. and Is a wise as the most sagacious chief ol our tribe. Ills language is llittut. pure and rich. Dr. niley Is the most Inter esting white man who has yet come to this charming National ltescne to drink tho medicine waters and to "rest nud fish and talk of conquests, ' MAROONED ON AN ICE QERG. Wrecked Ship's Crrw Spend Twenty' eight Hours In Cold Storage. Tho crow of the Norwegian sailing vessel I'rlnco Olaf recently arrived nt 1-erwick, Scotland, after a terrlthlo experience lu the Artie regions. Their vessel started for tho scaling grounds carrying a crew of ten men A laito was discovered in tho Ico through which a great many seals were observed. Captain KJodi took hln ship Into this break, hut soon after entering this lane the Ice closet! to gether with great force, cutting the ship completely in half horizontally. The bottom of tho vessel sank whllo tho top was forced up tm tho surface of tho Ice. The crew got out two boats anil reached an Iceberg, on which they re mained for twenty-eight hours. At the end of that period the Norwegian sealer (lUuIldl rescued them. Defense of Osculation. "Courtship without kisses Is like a dinner without salt." Dr. IClleu II. Miles of Now York City Is responsible for this epigram. Anil she holds this opinion In spite ot a 11. A., an M. A., a Ph. 1)., an .M. 1) ami a few other degrees she has ac cumulated hi the course of a busy Intellectual ami professional life, which must have been brightened b much red blood, If wo may Judge the lady by her statement. Not content with making an opl grnm on the subject of kissing, Dr. Miles enlarged on the Idea, saying: "A true lover's kin In tine of the 11101 beautiful ami sacred things hi IITe. It seems lo me Hint a kiss Is the most natural means In the world for two healthy-mhideil, warm-blooil ed lover to express their pure ami deep affections for each other." Haeteiiology ami the germ of the ory aro forgotten by this learned woman nf nclence In her defense ot the tlme-honoretl klnn. She hrushe away the prattling of scientists audi uuii-klsnlUK women with one health, swoop. Itoiunnce Is nut ov rshadow ed by her year of woik In bacurl ologlcnl laboratories. Our greiit-great-griintluioi lu i s a l grandfathers tuner wound i! , lllimln Ullll llt'UltS oel a,i , .,!' courtship," she eonihim -.. ii and frequent were the t," ..1 md fHsliloned 'busses' they Intlii! d i, n- H, e, -tit ,ii iirllng on hlgi. h.u s 1 setteen, and they were u el aie i u limn we are nwl.iy. Three ruhn for Dr. Mil.-' - .e tor Halt In our rood and kl-- . i our courtships. Nashllle Tmni nean. When a woman has red hair If. a sign she thinks blue garters are becoming to her. DEEL HOTEL. J. W. Hreedlove, I)ougheii, I T., 1(1. W. McCooler, Dallas, Tex., W. J. Wicker, Coolwatcr, W. .1. Ilurnn, Creek, W. T. Zamer, Muskogee, t!eo. , Henley, Shawnee, .1. 1). Blackmail, ' Shawnee, Mrs. Pakcruon Daily thler, ' Muskogee, T. .M. Kord, McAlenter, C ' 1'. .Meyers and wife. Ada, M. McKelll) I and wife, Memphis, Tenn., Thos. II. Polts, Topi Dr. McCoy, While, j w right, Tex., .1. L. Lee, Anlmore, C. W. Holder)-, Crusher, Mr. Thompson, San Angclo, A. W. Johnson and wife, deary, W. I). Turner, Davis. 11. II. Parker, lloldenvllle, Professor Payton, (leary, Poster Kry, Davis, Hunter Lit tle, Davis, Hon. II. Kant, Muskogee, Dr. Henry, Sulphur. Mr. Hiirvoituu ami wife. Hyars, W. I). Turner, D.ivls, Dr. Wood, Memphis, Tenn., .Mrs. Mc Kelllp, Memphis, Tenn. THE CENTRAL HOTEL. J. II. Monro and wife. Miss .Myrtle .Monro. Alma, .Mr. and Mm. A. C. Pemlley, Cleburne, Tex., Arthur Pol len, Drake. W. II. Mcl.lsh. Dougherty. Mr. nutl Mm. A. C Johnson. Atoka. J. T. Ho-icrCs, Cellna. Tex . Mile Adams, riancis. D. II I'.r ati i' I Johnson. SiuneWiill. Clatt t,. it r t .1. W. Hutler. W H. I'r. ! inn ! 111.-. J S Shub. 1 1 n V. I E. M. ELKIN'S GENERAL INSURANCE OFFICE. K. M. Klkln'n office i.- one of the In this oiflce may bo secured life, best If not the bo-it, equipped office lire tornado, ca nally and liability in the southern part ni the new I Insurance. Til ' office motto: state. It Is situated tm tne first floor "Do It No-." Indicates that all In ill tho llrst National ,mik b.ilhllng I tptlties will receive duo courtesy, nt tho rear of the I'lrst National hank, Mr. Klklns came to Sulphur nhout The door scene to the left in t'l I two ji ars ago from I'ayettsvUle, Ark., makes t very convenient, lor those I as division manager ol the Security Mr. IClk In's methods nf Insurant " Mutual Life Insurance Co. for the doing l.ielr banking are put to no Inconvenlenco in seeing after their Insurance. picture opens Into the bank which aro most up to date and he can al ways please his patrons as he has policies especially designed for thm. Springer. Ardmore. Will Hrynnt. Ok lahoma City. P. It. Trlhle, Kort Worth. Wm. linker. DenUon. Willie ApolltM. Provence, A,r. and Mrs. J. W. Hiidglus, Miss Vlrgle lltidglnn, Cleburne. Tex.. Mrs. HuiUoii, Cleburne, .1. T. Roberts, Cellna, Tex.. Miss Libia Woods, Alma, J. M. Robinson. Dallas. SUMMIT HOTEL. Mr. Hugh Miller and wife, Oklaho ma City. J. H. Sherbiirns ami wife, Deiilbtin, Tex., It. Ii. Thomas and wife, F. L. Dale, St. Joseph. Mo Ceo. Me Sp.iddcn ami sou. Denton. Tex., Mrs. M. I). Itenmore, I't. Worth, Tox., I". T. Trlbble, I't. Worth. Tex.. P. P. Itahh. Lone Oak, Tex., S. II. Hlanil. Okla. City., W. Klshbaclt. Ada. Ii. S. .-.millet, Muskogee, (Jeo lliighslen. 'w . V 'd BaLLLLMSllfla.v IIIIHffl., Mil Mouth of Rock Crtek, Whose Source Ii In the Piatt Nitlonal Park. Van AlstMie, Tex, 11. Hlatik. Okla City., C I). Waldrath, Sulphur, rieo. Kattane, Denlsuti, K. Liken, Sculllii, Hettle .Montague, Okla. fit), .1. M Cariol, Dallas, Tex.. O. .J llrlilge meyer, Ciilnesvllle, Tex., P. L. Hen. tlrlcks ami wire, Onln. City, Hev T. D. Jonen, So. McAlenter, Miss Anna Jones, Okla. City, J. II, Shethiirne nud wife, Denlson, Mrs. H. Shafer, Mouulain View, Mrs. W. 11. Ledbetter. Oak Cliff, Dallas, Tex., J. M. South ern, Kort Worth, O. M. Alorso, Denl son, Tex., J. II. Autrey, l.idonla, Tex, V. S. i'reelanller, Kl Iteno, O. T II. Phelfer, Mt. View, O. It. Tex., liar ry Jones. So. MeAlester, Andrew lllackburn, Paris, Tex., Mrs. A. U. Ma lone. Durntit, Mrs. J. II. Mayner. Tt v. arknna, Tex.. Mrs. I. II. Murray. Da! Ian, itev. It. S. Salterfleld. Okla. Cu. Mr. ami Mm. W. II. Cook unit chil dren, Paris. Tex.. I. C. Chllsy, Sulphui A. S. I'arrlsun. Okla. City. Jon. Craig. Muskogee, It. K. Wright. 1.. tlatii Hun. J. II. (hither, Ft. Worth Tox., P. It. Jones, Okla. City, Judge Eugene White, .mlplitir. Mrs. Jam it McKnlgl't. Shawnee. Mrs H. II. iMei. okla Cltv Mi, J P Miller. Pan h.isk.i Mi- (it Hand. vimownnri J II Iiak. r ami wl.-, Hitl.'liur. It Jon. So M it-i. l)r J N u.iin Stil,i' nr Chickasaw Nation. On tho first ot this jenr be was promoted h; Ihe compaii). lie Is now manager of the Svtlllieni Oklah'iina Department ot the New State. Ho Is a Htroniifiu.s business man. a social leader ami a leady speaker. Attention Democrats of Ardmore. Hefore any elector will bo eligible to vote In the city of Ardmore at tho I coming election on September 17th, , It will he necessary to register with the city clerk, whoso otilco will ho kept open fo i that purpo.ie from Aug ust 7th until September 71h. Let no democrat fall to register as It Is necessary to register now whether you have registered before or not, W. M. HONNiilt. Vlco Chairman. O. W. Anderton, Asst. Sorretary. Democratic Central Committee. 0-30 DoWltfR Kidney ami nimble" Pills nro best for backache and W 'ak kid- i novs. Sold by Huffman Drug C . 1 4:MH' . ,s--'. 'V. i .' Mnr JRVJtN . JIM. . .V nJn . . . - Ik,