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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28

"Of all the excuses have ever
heard from people for not paying their
bills. said a collector for a prominent
firm the other day, II got the neatest
to-day from a very wealthy man who
always owes the house bill. No
matter whether the bin Is fo- $40 or
500. be always pays IS. have gone
back the next week and got IS more,
and once went back twice In one
week. and be paid me s. each time and
seemed glad to see me. got to know
him pretty well, and the other day j
asked him why he did not pay it all,
as knew he had the money"
Well, said the old fellow "a pay
you everything owe you at one time
you viii collect so fast that pretty soon
you viii be out Of a job for the want
Of something to collect
Il don't know whether that was his
reason or not. but let the subject
drop. and am just going around there
now for another S5.a-Memphis Seimi-
tar.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28

Woodpeckers which were long con
sidered fair game for the gunner are
now recognized almost everywhere as
useful birds The Kicker is So fond
Of ants that Il win alight on an ant
hill. thrust In its blll 10 bring out the
inmates, and then gorge itself on the
agitatsd ants as they swarm from the
opening The sapsucker was consid-
cred an Injurious bird for many years.
but Frank Boiles showed that It's tap
ping trees ordinarily produced no seri-
Gus injury; indeed It is now claimed
that the birds eye formation In the
wood Of The maple. which increases its
value. Is the work Of these birds
Woodpeckers are deserving al that
they can ask at the hands Of faru-
ers. The d0wny woodpecker feeds up
on the woody aphis. often seen on our
apple trees.--Now England Farmer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28


lanced. and It was hard for the leeches
to get to work. Finally they were
started. and / wanted to go home. I
had not had my supper But the
woman would not hear Of my leaving
her with those leeches in her mouth,
aud I had to wait. Tt was y o'clock
when left the house that night. There
were no restaurants around here IN
those days. not even bakehouse.
There was one man who had opened
an oyster house in connection with a
saloon He had twelve oysters left,
and let me have six of those, but l
went to bed pretty hungry.
How much did / get for that? Well,
we CHARGED fwelve cents apiece for the
leeches. and there weretvo Of them. and
asked twenty-five cents Tor applying
them-forty mine cents. Doctors were
glad to get ffty cents visit at that
time. and have had a doctor. who ar
terward became famous and would
not take less than SO for an office call.
thank me for sending him a patient
from whom he received $2
LRRcHEs STILL USED.
"Leeches are stll used In country
places. where they are taken from
the ponds. though we always used the
Swedish leeches. In many Of the poor
er neighborhOods. particularly where
there are a good many brawls, they
still use the leeches for black eyes.
For regular bloodletting an incision
was made IN a vein IN the arm and as
much blood was let as seemed neees-
sary to relieve the patient That was
a regular spring ana fall medicine that
many people took as they took their
sulphur and molasses. / don't know
why it should have been injurious as a
remedy. Depressing medicines are
given now to lessen the action Of the
heart in case Of a fever, and / don't
know that there Is any more harm In
the one than IN the other
"As for the sulphur and molasses.
there might be less danger from CON
tagious diseases II people took a lit
tie sulphur occasionally now People
used to take quantities Of spring medi-
cines and often 10 the fall as well.
We used to put up from hfty to a hun
dred pounds Of them every year yel-
low dock. burdock. sassafras and sar-
saparllla. and there were whole Gam
HES who took their sulphur and mo-
lasses with a little cream Of tartar
every spring. taking it three mornings
and skipping 1t three.
"As for tooth drawing. / never did
much Of that myself. though 1 have
done It. There was generally some
one IN the store who liked that work.
1t was great fun for the boys. and we
used to get them In to experiment. If
the tooth didn't come out very easily
we would lance the gum an around,
and 1t came out without any trouble.
but It left the gum In bad condition. "
New York Times s
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28


The National Prison Association. Or
aanized by Dr. j. C. Wines IN 1870
has had a wide and profound Influence
in educating prison officers and the
general public. while the international
penitentiary congress. which also owes
much to the energetic initiative o.
DR.. Wines. has rendered the highest
form OF service. The character OF
officials is rising The merit system
is supplanting the shameful and costly
spoils system. In the fields Of anthro.
pology. psychology. jurisprudence and
international law the best minds have
made contributions to penology from
their own particular studies.
CARE OF CHILDREN.
Michigan led the way in establishing
mosr enlightened and complete sys.
tenn Of child care. the admiration o.
philanthropists IN an the world. This
system includes supervision and con-
troll Of an public and private institu-
tions for dependent and neglected chill
dren, that all may be protected by law
No child is to be placed In an institu-
ti0n except on judicial approval and
finding that it is delinquent or depend-
ent All institutions are required &c
place dependent children in approved
family homes within a reasonable
time. During minority indentured
children and youth are supervised and
protected No subsidies are given fror1
public funds to private Institutions
but they are encouraged and simply
required to give evidence Of efficiency
Ill-ueated children are protected by
stringent provisions Of law and par
entail custody comes to an end when
authority is abused. Dependent and
delinquent children are carefully sep
arated
Private societies for aiding neglected
children have made great advance in
methods and results. Huge barracks
are no longer approved as permanent
homes Of children. and the natural en-
vironment Of fostering parental al
lection is sought for the homeless. Kin
dergartens and day nurseries are
agencies Of philanthropy for touching
the very beginning OF educational lie
WIDER AND NoBLER VIEW.
Philanthropy has taken a wider and
nobler view OF its mission. II has be-
come preventive and educational Miss
Carpenter said. "A hospital cannot
clease polson-infected district. nor
diminish the constant supply Of pa
tients from an undralned and malar-
ious locality" Il is well to remove
the weak and tempted from a bad en-
vironment better still to improve the
environment. 1t IS well 10 go down
to the folk-swamp and rescue one here
and there; better still TO drain the cess.
pool, improve the tenements. prevent
adulteration Of food and drink. inspect
factories and compel use Of devices for
averting accident and disease. Tie
wall at the top Of the dangerous precl-
pice is worth far more than an ambu-
lance at the bottom.
The grand Utah decision OF Justice
Brown has at last given highest sane.
ton to the principle that the health
Of working men Is an interest Of the
State, and cannot be disregarded BY
the greed Of employers nor even BY
the stupidity and negligence Of the
employees.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28

II don't recall seeing you at college.
I guess you must be before my time.
Possibly, possibly. Who was at
the head Of the faculty when you were
therey'
"Um-iet me see-T don't just recall
bis name. but / was there the yeas
Jinks played half back On the football
team and kicked a goal twice from tie
field ia the last half Of
"0h. sure. Of course. That was the
year our centre rush carsard most of
the opposing team On bis 3ack for
gain Or thirty yards Yes Indeed
wonder who was president then
don't seem TO be able to remember mi-
nor details Of college life myself ~
Chicago Evening Post
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28

An extraordinary survival from the
primitive tradition Of the clergy open
" collecting their own dues" in kind
from the people may now be seen In
full swing In the rural districts Of Up
per Savoy. In Switzerland Every
year about the middle Of October
clergymen. attended by youths bear
ing sacks and baskets. 50 from village
to village. receiving the contributions
Of their parishioners. No sort Of con
sumable commodity comes amlss.
though money is most favored, and
every evening the sack OF basket goes
back heavily loaded. These contribu-
tions are a popular test Of respecta-
bility. and many a housewife has been
known to borrow the whole amount Of
her Offering to the parochial incum-
bent.-London Express.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28

Book boxes are q new manifestation
OF the table book-rack They are rath-
er shallow trays that are still deep
enough to protect the book, are non
adjustable and are about as long as
the usual rack. stretched to its full
extent Some OF them are beautiful
~ decorated .n burnt designs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28
CARE OF THE INSANE.

From motives of safety as well as II
humanity attention was early called to
the insane. The progress Of social
care Of this class has been marked by
greater kindness and skill, by the sub
stitution OF the detached college sys.
TEN for the older. more expensive and
less suitable congregate style: the pro
vision Of detention hospitals instead Of
restraint with criminals in station
houses and jails; the tendency to re-
move chronic cases from pauper
houses to asylums. A saint canon
lied by all friends Of those bereft Of
reason was Dorthea Linde Dix. a
Massachusetts, school teacher, who was
taught sympathy by early orphanagc
and the dictates Of a noble spirit, who
learned the needs Of the insane by Wis
iting Institutions and by travel in Eu-
rope. From 1897 she addressed COM
mittecs and legislatures IN all The
States and contributed greatly to the
effort TO transfer the insane from local
ialls and almshouses TO hospitals erect
ed by the commonwealth and conduct
ed by experts. The apparent Increase
In insanity shown by statistics is
partly due to the greater readiness O.
friends Of the insane TO place them 10
hospitals for nervous diseases in the
early stage when cure is most hopeful,
and also to the longer life Of patients
under modern conditions.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28
FoR - FrHn1r-nINnrn-

OF the feeble-minded idiots and im-
beetles, it Is said there are about as
many as OF the insane. They are gen.
orally Incapable Of self-support In coni-
petitive life. Recently this fact has
seen practically recognized. and
schools have become permanent asy-
lums FOR the segregation Of those who
are unfit to meet the demands Of
struggle in industrial society. This
segregation is especially necessary IN
the case Of girls and women. An Of
this class would be happier Ia colonies
where their labor would produce the
cost Of subsistence in a simple and
comfortable way Of life. This is the
best example Of the growing determ-
ination Of society to eliminate the
unfit and consciously give preference
to the capable A humane method has
been found for exterminating gradual.
ly the vicious stock. and this method
win doubtless be extended to habitual
drunkards and criminals and to epil-
optics
In prison science and art phllan-
thropy displays that highest proof OK
goodness. charity to social enemies
But Il IS a rational and austere charl
ty. Tor revenge and relribuiion have
been substituted social protection and
individual reformation Deprivation
of liberty and severe industrial train
ing save b en- found TO be more deter
rent. more humane and more efficient
than torture and capital punishment
FOR theft Elmira Reformatory. opened
IN 1876. embodied the principles Of
modern ref0rmatory methods
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28
COLONIES OF ErurPrIos.

One Of the finest examples Of speci
alization applied to humane organize
tons is tte recent establishment Of
colonies Of epileptics An enlightened
public demands for this unfortunate
class the quiet and seclusion. the open
air life. the Industrial opportunity OF
farm, garden and shop. which are re-
quired by the nature Of this malady.
Admirable models may be cited IN
Ohio and New York. where excellent
provisions are made in several States.
and a general movement to secure
legislation throughout the Union de-.
serves universal and hearty co-opera-
ton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28

Though snud is 20 longer popular
there Is q Cad in England for the coll
lection Of snu1 boxes. The late Lord
Chief Justice had very large
number. and Lord I.osebery is the
p0ssessor Of many that have a history.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28

I'VE used 70 vacclnate occasionally.
but there was not so much Of It done
then. We used the human virus al
ways. and when we had a good healthy
patient we would ask them TO come
back when the sore cane to head so
that we could get a few points or we
would take the whole scab Then we
would mix 1t up with q little water on
glass plate with a knife-we didn't
think anything about germs at that
tlme-tel people we had virus from
healthy person. and vaccinate perhaps
a dozen people.
~There Is no doubt, though. that a
good many diseases were disseminated
In this way. and there are many peo-
pie to-day who date ailments OF their
own and the deaths Of their children
to vaccination. and undoubtedly with
reason. People don't really under.
stand that only COW virus is used now.
II they did / think there would be less
opposition to vaccination, though, for
my part. / don't see why tuberculosis
should not be disseminated In that
way.
I'VE used to use a great many
leeches We would use from fifty 10
100 IN a month. and Ia blood-letting Of
ten take cne or two quarts Of blood
from a person. I don't think It did any
harm to a fuli-hlooded person Peo-
PIE ate coarser foods in those days.
more PORK and oatmeal II a man eof
into a row and had q black eye the
FIRST thing be would DO would be 70 60
the druggist and have two or three
leeches put on to take away the blood
or leeches were put on for a headache.
or for the earache or toothache. A
woman would come In with a terrible
headache sit down In a chair in the
store. and have two or three ieeches
put on each temple. and she would be
relieved IN a short time. Or they
would be put behind the ear for the
earache. or on the gums FOR q tooth
ache.
mo. women don't mind Il Il was
like having a sooth pulled-anyihing
was better than the pain. and they
would have their minds made up 70 It
before they would come. II took me
six hours to put leeches on a woman's
gums once. She was a woman belong
ing 10 a wealthy family III the neigh
borhood. She had an liberated tooth
and sent Tor me to bring the leeches.
The gums were swollen and sore. the
patient would not allow them to be
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28
MODERN PHILANTHROPY
a cENTURYs IMPROVEMENTS m
CHARITABLE METHODS.

How the Spirit Of Philanthropy Has De-
vsloped-caring For the Unfortunates
Wider and Nobler views-The Mod
ern Way Of Treating DereIlct Children
The following article was written
for the Washington Evening Star by
Professor Charles r. Henderson, pro
fessor Of sociology in the University
Of Chicago: New demands were laid
upon modern communities by the vast
increase Of population. the congestion
Of cities. the vicissitudes Of speculative
commerce. the swift changes in indus
try. the rapid separation Of operatives
from control Of instruments Of produc.
tion. Charity itself often created
demand for itself. ana sanitary science
spared the weak from elimination by
disease and hardship,
Modern philanthropy has. howeyer.
marched forward with discovery and
invention, with science and art. 1t has
taken the form Of legal relief. Inspired
by the community conscience. while
the voluntary associations and
churches have led the way and tried
the experiments. not without lavish
expenditures Of generous individuals.
GENIUS OF THE MOVEMENT.
The directories Of our great citJ
charities are bulky volumes. and our
selection Of Illustrations mrst be Sc
verely limited to a few typical exam
pies which indicate the direction and
genius Of the movement. OF the inner
spirit and motive 1t is more difficult
to judge than Of the magnitude Of gifts
and the Improvement in methods. Yer
Il is through study Of external mani
festations that we are enabled to inter
pret the actions and dispositions Of
the soul.
The education Of the blind and Of
deaf mutes Is a function OF our school
system, not Of our charities. And yet
many Of these pupils are from depend
ent families and would be helpless
without public assistance. Their in
trinity makes eloquent appeal to social
sympathy. and response has come in
costly institutions, Improvements In
methods Of teaching provision Of suit
able books and organization OF self
help among adults.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28

It is claimed by physicians that the
color red sometimes produces injuri-
GUS effects upon the eyes. For, this
reason 1t Is wise to eschew red eul-
broidery as an evening occupation
and to substitute for It green or blue,
which are believed to be beneficial.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28

The two newest ideas are Bulgarian
stripes and the elaborate French en-
broidery in satin ribbon. The. latter
Is usually in 4 rather large open pat
tern. and beautiful effects are gained.
The Bulgarian stripes are in soft tans
and reds. with characteristic figure
embroidery.
Turkish designs such as star and
crescent and other typical figures show
with best effect on a white, black or
dark red back ground. Border such
covers with twisted cord and loose
tassels at the corners.
For the nursery there are many com
ic cushion tops One shows a line Of
little dogs singing. while big dog
beats time Kittens are at play on
another A third shows some frolick
ing pickanninnles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28

Lord baltimore has told a friend how
he once took "Ouida" IN to dinner. anil
how disappointed he was to fnd that
the novelist devoted herself to the
dishes rather than to intellectual re-
freshment He said at last. Ia des
pair at having only been able to aei
Yes" and -No" in answer to the dif-
ferent subjects be introduced. "rn
afraid I'm singularly unfortunate in
my choice Of topics. Is there any.
thing we could talk about to interest
youf To which the chronicier Of So
ciety's shortcomings replied. -There Is
one thing which wo d interest me
very much. Tel me about the
duchesses; I have written about them
all my life, and never met one yet
Argonaut
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-28

Emigration ID Hungary has assumed
unusual dimensions lately. During
one month 1851 passes were issued
g emIrrants.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-12
Wyoming Co, Pa.
THE HEN A FACTOR

In the Wealth of the Country, and is the
Staff of Life in Missouri.
Official census figures will show
that as a wealth producer the Ameri-
can hen Is Il marvel, says the Lima
Times Democrat. As an illustration
of the earning powers of this auto
GRAFT of the barn yarn yard it will be
well to quote from Missouri, the
foremost State in the industry. The
report of the bureau of statistics for
the last fiscal year shows that the
total number of pounds of poultry,
live and dressed, shipped from tie
III counties of that State, were LOG,
9SS, no pounds, an average increase
Of 30, 1907, ALB pounds owe the pre-
ceding year. The total number of
dozens of eggs shipped from there
last year was 1850, GAO, making an
aggregate value TO the producer OF
poultry and eggs of SIP, 0O1, O48. 81.
The relative Importance of the pOul-
u AAubSI4J VI GAoO OldICg Us COLl-
pared with other industries, will be
better understood when it is shown
that the total value of all corn, wheat,
oats, flax, timothy seed, clover seed,
millet seed, cane seed, castor beans,
cotton seed, tobacco, broom corn,
hay and straw, which was shipped
by all the counties Of that State last
year, did not equal the value Of the
poultry and eggs shipped during the
same time by over $4,000 Missouri
furnished New England with its
Thanksgiving dinner last yeur de-
spite the fact that the latter is the
cradle of the thoroughbred poultry
industry of the United Suites. In
the domain of the Yankee the DOul-
try farms are so thick that Hia-
watha, with his even league boots,
could step from one to the other
with ease.
A poultrvman of Sidney, Ohio,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-12
The Poultry Yard.
SOME POULTRY POINTERS.

correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
No other stock will pay as poorly
if neglected, or as we'll if extra care
is taken'of them as fowls. If you
only half feed them you will certainly
lose that much.
Poultry keepers sometimes seem
at a loss to determine whether a
broody hen is a sitter Or a setter, but
in our experience it has mOr often
puzzled US to know whether a cack-
ling hen is a layer or a liar.
Scaly legs in fowls is caused by a
microscopic insect or parasite. Dip
ping in kerosene oil will kill them
and cure the mrlady, but care should
be taken to do it early in the day, so
the fowl may exercise in the open air
until it evapOrates. 1t will then do
the fowl no harm.
1t is poor policy to use real eggs,
fresh or stale, as nest eggs. They
7 liable to get broken and teach
the hens the habit of egg eating. Use
artificial nest eggs.
If you will keep the poultry house
clean, and provide a proper dust bath,
the hens will enjoy making their
toilet and keep their bodies clean
and free from vermin.
Never allow a sick fowl to "drink
from the same c~anteen" with the
others. The drinking water is the
great source of contagiOn, and care
should be exercised that it is in no
way contaminated.
Cinders or ''clinkers" from a
blacksmith's forge are valuable for
poultry. Break them with d ham
mer into pieces not larger than a pea,
and sift them, putting the siftlngs
into the dust box and the rest where
the fowls may get them at any time.
1t not only serves as grit, but is Il
great tonic, and will keep the fowls
in good health.
ISAAC F. TILLINGHAsT.
Wyoming Co, Pa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-12
CLEAN UP THE GARDEN.

1EMany make a mistake in permit
ting weeds to ripen seed in the gar
den, and I must admit that L have
made this mistake too often myself.
It is the custom of many to give but
little attention to the weeds after the
cultivation of the vegetables ceases
AS a result a large quantity of weed
seed is ripened each fall, and the fol-
lowing spring and summer they
cause much extra labor. After the
cultivation ceases the weeds should
still be destroyed. And even after
the vegetables are gathered in the
fall 1 consider it a good plan to col
lect the vines, tops, etc, together
with any weeds and grass that may
have matured seed, and burn all to-
gether. This not only destroys the
weed seed, but the eggs and larvae OF
destructive bugs and worms which
may have been deposited in the vines,
tops, etc. The old adage, GA stitch
in time saves nine" is certainly APP
plicable to the killing of weeds be-
fore they are allowed to ripen their
seed.-G. NJ. Mullin, Falls Mills, Va.