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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-05
A Rough Estimate.

Father-In asking for the hand OF
my daughter. young man, trust you
fully realize the exact value Of the
prize you seek.
Prospective Well-er-I
had not figured it quite so close as
that, but l guessed it at about half
million.-Chjcago Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-05

"All art is confession" says Ebert
Hubbard Hubbard should have steer
ed clear Of art.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-05

The dear old seventeen-year locusts
have begun their annual attack on the
fruit crop.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-05
Unreasonable Criticism.

First Heeler-They say we sell our
votes to the highest bidder
Second Heeler--What do they ex-
pect US to Go--sell them 10 the low
est?
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

Some men expect to acquire all their good habits in their second childhood And one of the good habits long put of is thrift Often this habit does come in second childhood. With appe- tites and passions burned out of the decaying mind and body, old men may find themselves freed from tempta tons and wrongly consider their condition due to ripened virtue. But thrift, like ony other virtue" forced upon one by nature, is apt to find Its environ ment unhealthy and to curdle into pc nurious meanness. If thrift Is to be wholesome and sweet 1t must be en- braced while the mind and body are healthy and vigorous. Shakespeare causes one of his characters to say. Thrift is blessing" and 1t has proved such to countless numbers of it's ad- herents. Thrift Is composite quality It embraces within itself nearly all of the great virtues. It implies industry, prudence, forethought elf-denial. It certainly has no relation to niggard- Illness or meanness. Some men would let their grandmothers starye to death for the sake of few dollars. Such action cannot be called thrifty. A yir- tue carried to excess becomes a vice and is no longer a virtue. Thrift that does not take into partnership honesty and charity develops into coyetousness and avarice. Thrift is the opposite of thriftlessness, prodigality, improyi- dence and waste. Nature is profuse and open-handed and lavish. But 1t is not wise to attempt imitation without understanding. While nature is plen- tlful and bountiful and generous with one hand, she is careful and prudent and economical with the other. Nature at times bathes the world in unstinted floods of sunlight. But no single ray Is wasted. Every drop of the generous rain is gathered up again into the clouds. Even the dead plants and the leaves of the trees are utilized for the flowers. If we truly understand na- lures open-handeiness We may safely initiate. Thrift means better homes and better food, more comfort and en- joyment, less waste and less anxiety It is possible that large proportion of people have earnings 30 small that saving is impossible. But that is no reason for their being unthrifty. On the contrary, 1t is reason for their making the best and the most of the little they have for their health and true happiness.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15
Terrors of Firing Line.

Only those who lie in the firing line and hear the constant screech of the shells as they cleave their terrible way through the air above know the true sounds of modern war.
 The whiplike smack of the bursting shell, the swish of the scattering bull lets are nothing to the mocking screech of these messengers of death as they pursue each other as if in competition to complete the awful ob- ject of their hideous mission. The whole welkin is discordant with their tumult you feel the ru7h of misplaced air, splinters sing in your ears, the earth is in constant tremble with the violence of the discharge; you feel it pulsate against your cheek pressed to the moist mud of the parapet and then a bullet saps the life blood of tie comrade whose elbow has touched yours day and night for forty hours.
 There is limit to human endurance in these straits.-World's Work.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15
GROUND FLOOR PLAN.

cupies the space In the center of the building. The silo is 12 feet in dame ter inside, and 35 feet high. The wall of the silo Is IS inches thick for the bottom. and one foot thick the re- maining 2 feet The jog In the silo walls provides a rest for the joists of the barn floor The silo will hold sufficient corn silage for 20 cows for about ITO days. The small squares shown in the ground floor plan in the feed room in front of the cows indi- cate the position of the purline posts. The horse stable carries the remaining purlne posts. If silo is not desired, the center of the basement could be used for a root house. which might be made 20 feet across. A rectangular
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15
A Proud Distinction.

At the reception which followed a convention of Sons and Daughters of the Revolution, one handsome young woman was especially observed. She was not only beautiful, but she bore herself with dignity. Surely she must come of unusually distinguished line age, reflected the young man from the West. Having obtained an introduc- tion to her, he could not resist the temptation to ask some questions.
 Your Revolutionary family record" he said, tentatively, ''is remarkable one, I suppose?"
 Yes, it is," she replied, promptly. My great-great-great-grandfather, d Massachusetts farmer, sent his six cons to Bunker Hill, all private sol diersw
 While the young man was looking at her, somewhat surprised, she glanced cautiously round, as if fearful of being overheard.
 Tt Is not generally known," she
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

France has fnancier at the head of its new ministry. Mons. Maurice Rouvier, the new premier, has been accustomed to say that "So long as the finances of a nation are sound there is nothing to fear" He served as min lster of commerce in the Gambetta cab inet in 1881. In 1887 he became pre- mier, selecting for himself the post of minister of finance. When his min. istry fell he held the post of finance minister in the cabinets of 1889, 1s9O- 1892, and in 1902 he again occupied the same position in the cabinet of Mon- sieur Combes. In his second premier ship he retains the financial control. He is opposed to free trade, and was once opposed to an income tax, but is now working with the parliamentary majority to carry out the will of the people in levying the least objection able income tax that he can devise.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

Katherine Rereshsorska e norlOrs, Il anguish and the hardships which have been crowded into her life. The daughter of a nobleman, she was early imbued with the radical political and social beliefs of the revolutionists and was sent to Siberia for her advocacy of her principles. There she spent twenty three years in exile. Four years ago she returned to Russia in Europe and became the treasurer of the revolutionary party. She travelled extensively, organizing the working men in the cities and the peasants in the country, circulating literature re- garded as Urea sonable by the govern inent and preaching wherever she could the doctrine that the Czar and the entire system of government must me swept away in order to give room for the growth of freedom and liberal institutions. To the Russian people she is known as grandmother" She is an able speaker and a forcible writer, contributing largely to the revolution ary literature which finds its way into Russia by means of the underground mails. Mrs. Bereshkovska believes that in a few months the Russians will rise by the millions and sweep away the whole system of Czardom and bureaucracy. Before coming to this country she was a refugee in Sic fly, for the dread of arrest and of an- other term of imprisonment had driven her out of Russia.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15
What is the true basis of Iasti]

What is the true basis of lasting fame? Opinions differ At the recent dinner of the Bowdoin Alumni Asso- ciauon of New York, Commander Peary said that he had lately discov- cred ball, which he had thrown three hundred and six feet and a pewter mug won in a college foot race. These trophies of achievement, he remarked. had made him bigger man In the eyes of his two children than anything else he had ever done.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15
The Land Is Always There.

The farm land sales in Mclean county, Illinois, on Wednesday num- bered 165, the average price was s135 an acre, and the amount of money in- volyed was S640000, AS against S497,- GOO a year before and S346,0O0 two years before.
 The rising prices of land in the 1lli- nois corn belt thus shown are typical of a change of attitude toward in- vestments that is going on all over the United States.
 The time was when the great ma jority of the American people regarded land IS the most desirable of invest ments. Of course, this belief was largely due to the fact that forms of investment now familiar did not then exist. But 1t was partly due to a sound instinct whose workings have been obscured by the more brilliant at- fractions of corporation securities and which Is now reasserting itself.
 Of course, most of these purchases of land In this Illinois county were made by men who intend personally to work the farms. But undoubtedly some of them were made by men who are not now farmers and may never be-men who are active In business and the professions. Such men are buying productive farms because they feel that no other investment is so stable.
 A man may be crowded out of his profession, his mercantile ventures may fail from causes wholly beyond his control, the corporations In which he has invested money may pass diyl- dends and default on their bonds. But the returns from good land are as cer- tain as the return of seed time and harvest
 Through business depressions and financial panics and political revolu- tions the land is always there and al- ways yielding its fruits to labor. It is the surest form of investment because It is the foundation of all wealth. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

tinental domain there 1,63SS2 males than fe males In other words for every females in land there are about 1o2 males The assumption the frequent wars in Europe in the possessions of the European States may have something to do with the slight predominance of Europe as contrased with the United States
 The reasons are obvious why in mining grazing and other thiny settled districts there than women Probably one of the important why this also the in many Western cities is that many young men to them from the East from foreign tries to establish themselves in business before think of marrying In Eastern cities however, prepon- derance of the female population is large that the 1861 cities of the Union which in 1900 at 25OO inhabitants each there 20 959 females than males and the tendency in cities still toward further increase in the of In the Eastern part the country this is believed be due chiefly the large opportunities for in the factory towns-New York Sun.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

who is now in this count try holding meetings a m o n g the Russians in the large cities and poe aling for American sy m . pathy in the strug- gle of her people for larger political rights. Few wom- en have suffered
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Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15
Circular Stock Barn.

The accompanying ground floor and cross section plans are for circular barn p feet in diameter. The base ment walls are of concrete, s feet high and 12 inches thick. The posts of the superstructilre are 16 feet high. The frame can all be constructed by splic' ing 2-inch planking. The basement provides room for 20 cows, Is horses and one box stall. Other box stalls may be built near the silo, which oc-
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15
barn of the same capacity as this one could be built more cheaply.
Tomatoes Sold in England.

Consul Stephens asserts that, dur ing last August, there were one hum dred thousand packages of tomatoes shipped weekly into English ports, bringing an average of two shillings ger package. He states further that, although the American tomato is rec oGnized as the equal of any other, if not superior to 1t, yet the American product is not to be found in the Eng fish markets, but that the whole amount imported comes from France and Italy. Here Is broad hint to the American farmer for his surplus sumner crop, and perhaps to the shippers of early vegetables in the South, who might send, with great profit some of their early spring vege- tables, particularly the tomato, to the London markes.-American Agricul- turist.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15
Farm Notes.

You cannot keep the place too clean.
 A little kerosene will brighten \ rusty blow.
 It is the solids in a cows milk that determines her value.
 A good time to prune trees Is Just after they have leayed out.
 In breeding be careful not to drop utility points to get standard.
 Does the insurance policy permit you to run the incubator in the house?
 Cookie is said to be poisonous. Too much of 1t Is apt to kill the fowls.
 The value of the manure depends more upon the feed than upon the anil nal.
 Plant early garden truck only In ground in frst-class condition and well fertilized.
 Spring cleaning should apply to the barn and cellar as well as to the rooms of the house.
 Give house plants as much light as possible during the day and darkness with a lower temperature at night
 
 Scatter wood ashes in the orchard; they contain the properties most need ed to make healthy trees and good fruit.
 Any attempt to grow something that is not well adapted to the soil increases the cost of production and lessens the profit.
 Tree roots extend as far as the limbs extend and sometimes further, on this account manure should be scattered broadcast.
 The greater the variety of good gra sses in the pasture, the better for the thrift of the stock that feeds there. An especial advantage with mixed grasses is that they give longer season of pasture.
 In order to grow small fruits suc- cessfully, 1t is essential to have a fer. tile soil. There is little danger of It's being too rich. Secure healthy and vigorous plants. Be careful not to al- low the roots to become dry in trans planting. Give clean, thorough cult. vation.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

said, hurriedly, that there is a stain upon our record. One of the six be- came corporal.
 "Still," she resumed, the disgrace of 1t is lost in the record of the other five, who remained privates even until the surrender at Yorktown. 1 confess that once l did not appreciate this thing at Its true value. But attend ance at many gatherings of the Sons and Daughters, and hearing the speeches and listening to the records and other statements has convinced me that beyond doubt those five ances- tors of ours were the only prlvates in the Revolutionary armies ,''-Youth's s Companion.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15
The Brainy Editor.

Why do you send back all my con tributions?" asked Miss Yellowleaf in angry tones.
 My dear child," answered the edit or, it is an unalterable theory of mine that no one should write for the pa- pers before she is at least 30 years of age"
 He calculated that she would moi bother him for about ten years at least. Leader.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

Much could be written of the influ. ence of women In securing the political liberties of the people. Women seem to desire freedom of opportunity for themselves and their sons. Even in Russia there have been about as many women as men in the revolutionary
 parties. It has remained for woman
 to prove to the Russians, in a notable instance, that they need not submit to the oppression of the police. When Gen. Trepoff, now at the head of the St. Petersburg police, was in con- mand of the police in Moscow, he closed. without due authority. regis try office for governesses. The woman who kept 1t would not submit to the ruin of her business, appealed to the courts for redress, and has obtained
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15
Ration for Horses.

Experimental feeding in the United States army has resulted in establish ing the following ration of forage for horses: Twelve pounds of oats and fourteen pounds of hay every day, with a salted bran mash twice week. This may be the best way to feed an army horse, but shipper who wants to put a high stopper in condition for the market usually feeds him all he will eat of a steam-cooked mixture made up of one part cracked corn, one part of oats, two parts bran and one-half part whole flaxseed An experienced feede' says this ration,
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

A member of the Colorado Legisla- ture is reported to have refused s1 800 for his vote. Let the croakers who have been claiming that we send only cheap men to our legislatures know about this.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

A man after having had a disa gree able experience with lady who was able to wipe up the floor with him ad- vises men to avoid marrying girls who are heavier than themselves. He ought In all fairness to have royalty from the producers of anti-fat connections.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

To the average circus patron who has gazed on the ona-horned animal
 through the bars, the flesh of rhinoce- ros is just as tempting to the palate as the painted woodwork of his cage.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

This skeleton colossal was recently presented to puoe It has length inches but the species believed instances skeleton
    tell their
  especially in supplying the skull has been
 
  millions
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

The Washington preacher who says Americans are the most profane people on earth should enlarge his horizon by becoming acquainted with other DOT tions of the country.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

In former years when the cattle growers were receiving better prices and consumers were getting cheaper meat. the by-products from which the packers now say they derive all their profits were, many of them, unutilized.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

Mir. Eckels says there is too much clamor and too little thought. There is something in the idea, but MT. Eek els will have to put 1t into the shape of a magazine article If he expects anybody to pay any attention to him.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

Hetty Greens son has become an automobile enthusiast and is having two big racing cars built. The boy must have struck it rich somewhere on his own account.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15
In the ( onseryatory.

Dolly Nothingbut-No, Freddy, I cannot be your wife.
 Freddy Fewscads-But you almost promised me few minutes ago, while we were waltZing.
 Dolly Nothingbut-Oh. but you should not hold me to a promise made under sure.-Cleveland Leader.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

q verdict of forty thousand rubles in her favor, which Gen. Trepof will have to pay. Russian correspondents say that it is only within year that the people have discovered that tie courts will assist them In redressing their grievances against an oppressive police
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

Simultaneously women were caught in a poolroom raid in both New York and Chicago This deprlves both towns of chance to boast
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15
Not Looking for Work.

"I see Jonsay has shifted from ci- gars to pipe. Is he trying to save money:"
 "No; he Is too lazy to bite the ends of his cigars
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

"Grim-visaged war" in the far East does not stay in one place long enough for its front to get old enough to wrinkle
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

Don't work for wages any longer than you have to-" says MT. Carnegie. The man who works for wages usual ly keeps close tab on the clock and tion
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

The paper trust is making a deter mined effort to prove that it does moi exist. but that it is one of the good kind. If it does exist.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

H. Rider Haggard says he writes novels merely for diversion. Well. a poor excuse is better than none even in such a case as his.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

to hang the bag on. Make hole three inches from top large enough to hang on nail, then drive nail in post on side of barn, hang up the frkin, fasten bag to 1t, and you are ready to shovel in the grain.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

testing against the innovation that lowed the controversy start We going through this experience If full liberty the discussion it would fill columns of space continuously and the great majority of the controversiasts would be the side of the opposition.
 Woman suffrage is less question practical politics than 1t generation ago. and it will never enter into politics as considerable issue till the time comes if it comes when themselves are united in asking for the suffrage Who would be free themselves strike the blow; but the majority of women re- fuse to strike the blow far equality with in the suffrage-New York Sun
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15
It Molds tho Race,

The pen is mightier than the sword, A wise old guy once quoth. The barrel stave, If well applied, Is mightier than both.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

Don't worry about your lack of for mne. John W. Gates has tonsilitis and John D. Rockefeller dyspepsia.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

Cordova, the clipping Jersey minis ter. says he does not care for himself That makes it nearly unanimous.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15
Take Care of the Farm Team,

The farm team during the busy season should be taken care of prop erly. When taking a drive to town don't rush the farm horses. If the farmer is without driving team or horse, he should not forget that fast driving on the road means loss of flesh and Is a hard strain on the work horses. It pays to keep the harness adjusted, oiled and made pliable at all times to prevent sore shoulders and gals. Keep it so adjusted as to fit the horse it is intended for Not only should the harness be adjusted prop erly, but the farm implements as well. See to 1t that the clovis and whiffle- trees are doing their work at proper angle and that all implements are be- ing run smoothly so as to reduce the draft as much as possible.
 When a hot days work is over, It is a good plan to wash the parts GOV cred by the harness, especially the shoulders and back, with cold salt water. Look well to the feet and see that they are kept clean; if there is dirt lodged in the hoofs remove 1t, and keep the feet looking clean.
 The above suggestions, if carried out, will have much to do in keeping the work team comfortable and in getting the most out of them.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

No; Mr. ]. B. Duke did not get hi' new $5,OOO.Vv0 home by saving cigar cite coupons.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

If you are troubled with insomnia go to sleep and forget it.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

Dress may not make the man, but 1t has succeeded in acquiring consld- erable prominence among the ladies.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

It is generally safe to judge mans brains by the action of his tongue.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

Of course you are all right. but your next-door neighbor needs lot of re. forming.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-06-15

dren Romance clusters about place that has been lived In century or more sentiment does not gather about
 house lived in to-day and abandoned tomorrow The family may fitted in and out of splendid rooms yet all the time they homeess for must grow into bouse and n neighborhood and that a slow process
 An old proveb declares that three removals are as bad as re another that rolling stone gathers no moss Our took long step toward civilization when they to be nomads experience also renforces woman who objects frequent removals for most of the falls upon her. and the small share of social life which housemother enjoy taken from her at every journey.
 But women the home makers, seldom victims of the moving habit. They need admonition Beyond a hint that the habit if lightly yielded to- will strengthen and that it fatal family happiness it generally to prosperity Even if the children must away the home should be constant that they may look back to 1t, through all the changes, a steady beacon-Youths Companion