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The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

The new steamer City of -,
was laid up for repairs and one of the
rickety old-timers of the line was sail
ing in her place. A passenger who
was somewhat irritated by the fact
remarked to another. an Irishman. by
the way: THE City of - always
gets in at two in the morning and this
old tub never gets in before six"
The Irishman thought for moment
and replied: It's all right. The dis
lance is just the same and we get a
longer sail for the money"
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

thSy SCI Out Oh OTueT
1t causes backache,
headaches, dizziness.
languor and distress.
ing urinary troubles.
Keep the kidneys
well and all these
sufferings will be
saved you. Mrs. s. A.
Moore, proprietor of
a restaurant at Wa
terville, Mo-, says:
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

Babies who are weaklings should
be killed at BIRTH" remarked the ad-
vanced doctor. I'VE are getting to be
idiots and imbeciles." he added.
You are too radical" remarked a
hearer. II wouldn't kill an idiot or
an imbecile, but 1 wouldn't try to
make doctor out of him. either
1t was at this point debate took a
turn almost Observation-Disclosures
phia Ledger.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

new plague protective or rat
poison has been discovered in India.
1t consists of a pasty substance inocu-
lated with a bacillus. According to re-
port a rat which takes enough to
cover a pins head will not only die,
but will infect every other rat with
which it comes in contact. Five viii
lagos have been selected by the gov
eminent in which to make tests of
the new poison.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

do many endurance race autos
pass here?" asked the city boarder.
peering down the road. Yeas. stran-
GER" replied the old farmer. They
are all endurance racers to u.s." ITO
you?" Sure. 1t is an endurance test
of patience to keep from blazing away
at them every time they run over a
COW or scare horse"
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02
Annoying.

81 suppose your family had good
time in Europe"
We'll" answered Mr.. Cumrox. IL
don't think mother and the girls en-
joyed themselves all the time. You
see. they had SO much trouble figuring
foreign money back into dollars that
every now and then they were en-
barrassed by finding they had acct
dentally ordered something that
wasn't expensive"
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02
Some japanese Proverbs.

Speak of a man and his shadow
comes.
A tongue OF three inches can kill a
man of six feet.
The fly finds the sore spot.
A small-minded man looks at the sky
through reed.
A woman to rule is as for hen 10
crow in the morning.
Good doctoring needs not half from
marvels.
Love flies with the red petticoas
(only unmarried girls wear this gar
menD.
If you hate man let him live.-The
HesLerian.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

Batchellor-I suppose it's mighty
expensive to have your child sick in
bed so long.
Phamley-Yes. but then If he were
well and hearty he'd be wearing out
clothes.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

Benton, Ark.-Mistaking Fred White
for a deer, A. Beatty raised his gun,
aimed into the underbrush and fred
The object of his aim toppled over
Running hundred yards to the spot
to where he fired Beatty discovered
the dead body of his hunting compan
ion. Whites head was blown of.
White was prominent citizen OF
Benton
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

"The elopement Is on for the pres
ent," said the girl, firmly.
Whats the matter?" asked the
young man in the automobile. I'm
here on time, the minister is waiting.
your parents have kept their promise
not to be in the way. Haven't the re-
porters showed up?"
YES" pouted the girl, but the cam
era man didn't come. "-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

Hereupon the widows and orphans,
whom we had plundered, proceeded to
call down the customary curses upon
our heads.
And upon your children and your
children's children, unto the fourth
generation" they cried.
We gave them a rude stare and
burst out laughing.
Ever hear of a family as rich as
we are now become having any chill
dren?" we sneered. and you should
have seen how beaten they looked
Puck.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

He who plants tree does well: he
who fells and saws it into planks does
well; he who makes a bench of the
planks does well; he who. sitting on
the bench, teaches a child, does bet
ter than the rest.-Farrar.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

Fifth grade next year. johnny"
Eyes. sir"
"Ah, you'll be in fractions or deci.
mails then, no doubt"
NO, sir; III be in bead work and
perforated squares. "-Washington Her
aid.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

By following the directions. which
are plainly printe| on each package of
Defiance Starch, Mems Collars and
Cuffs can be made just as stiff as de-
sired, with either gloss or domestic
finish. Try it, 16 OF. for 10c, sold by
all good grocers.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02
Touch Proposition.

1.-THE devil take hint"
Hush! 'Twixt you an me, don't
think the devil wants him!"-Louis-
Vile Courier-Journal.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

Starch. like everything else, is be.
ing constantly improved. the patent
Starches put on the market rs years
ago are very different and inferior to
those of the present day. In the lat,
est discovery--Defiance Starch-all in
furious chemicals are omitted. while
the addition of another ingredient, in
vented by us, gives to the Starch a
strength and smoothness never ap.
preached by other brands.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

He that does good for goods sake
seeks neither praise nor reward. but
he is sure of both in the end.-Penn.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02
TIRED BACKS.

The kidneys have a great work to
do in keeping the blood pure. When
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

Little Lucy came home from school
crying piteously. 1t was some time
before the family could learn the
cause of her trouble, but finally the
sobbing grew less violent and she
walled out:
Teacher says-if | don't get my
spelling lesson-she's going to make
an example of me. and-if she puts
me there, I'm-afraid the scholars will
rub me ou-t!"-Detroit News Trib-
uQe
The Lamar register., 1907-10-02

A man who lends money to friend
will never more see his friend nor his
money,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20
BIG BATES COUNTY ENTERPRISE.
COSTING $4,000, WILL GIVE
IMMENSE VALUE TO LAND
THAT IS NOW ALMOST
WORTHLESS.

Rich Hill. Mo-They're digging 1t
deep. wide and long in Bates county.
They are inviting comparison with the
Panama canal and are not ashamed Of
the home product They do this with
out using the high sounding title Of in
land waterway, nayigable channel or
river route. They are content to have
their pet scheme known as the drain
age ditch-with the accent on the
but they do insist that they have the
biggest drainage ditch in Missouri.
length, depth, width and cost consid-
cred.
The pride Of Bates county in this
immense engineering undertaking
seems to be justified. The ditch when
completed win be 1914 miles long,
more than half as long as the Panama
canal which is 46 miles long. The nav
igable depth Of the Panama affair is
S5 feet The deepest cut in the Bates
county ditch is 26 feet. AT its widest
point, the Bates county channel is 90
feet at the bottom and 1856 feet at the
top. For miles, the width Of the bot
tom is 60 feet with the slope. in en-
glneer's parlance, one-to-one, meaning
that for every foot IN depth, the side
must widen a foot. This makes the
embankment have an angle Of As de-
g'ses. The cost is $4,000 raised by
selling six per cent. bonds at pre-
MUM Of $4,000 October 20, 1906
A wonderful feat to be paid for vol
unfairly by farmers. More wonderful,
indeed, is the accomplishment when it
is remembered that the deficiencies Of
the old drainage law discouraged such
progress. Yet a few wide awake men
saw the opportunity, helped to amend
the old statute and then set to work
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20
Delicious CrulIers.

Crisp, homemade crullers are dain-
ties always in demand. To make thor
oughly delicious ones with the un-
usual addition of nuts, allow three
eggs, three tablespoonfuls Of milk, six
of sugar and of melted butter. Two
cupfuls Of -four, one saltspoonful OF
salt, one teaspoonful Of baking pow
der and half cupful Of English pc
cans or walnuts chopped fine. Beat
the eggs we'll without separating, then
add the milk, sugar and butter Sift
the flour with the salt and baking pow
der and add to the mixture. Stir in the
nuts. turn the dough out on a -four
pastry board and roll out to the thick
ness of three-quarters of an inch. Cut
into shape and fry in deep smoking
hot fat. If, on turning dough out on
the board, 1t Is not stiff enough to roll
add flour as may be required
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20

per cent Of the full s1Oss fixed as the
cost per acre for overflow land. II
man has a high 40" entirely sur
rounded by overflow land. he pays no
tax If half OF his 40" is overflow
lard, he will pay on that particular
tract Of land s2ls6O, or half Of the
$iO.93 an acre.
The county court Of Dates county
let the contract for digging the big
ditch to Foohey & Sons OF Fort Wayne.
Ind. who in turn employed A. v.
Willis & Sons OF PIttsheld, H.; R. II.
McWilliams OF Mattoon. III. and Small
Bros. Of Iowa. to help on different sec
tons. Foohey & Sons are doing the
biggest portion Of the work, about 10
miles. A. V. Willis e Sons are doing
the deepest portion, at the southern
end Of the ditch.
Though the main ditch Is 2sh miles
long, two dredge boats OF a small type
are busy cutting iateraia that viii
total II miles In length Small ditch
ing will drain lower places into them.
Already the county court has pur
chased the bridges for crossing the
dltch-one bridge every two miles.
Each OF these bridges costs $500,
and these must be paid for BY tho
drainage district.
I'VE have tried to complete this big
Job in the right fashion. said John D.
Moore, vice-president OF the Farmers'
and Manufacturers bank Of Rich Hlll.
THE property owners have already
made money simply through the fact
that the ditch Is being built. ! know
Of one man who protested against the
ditch and who has since sold his land
for a profit Of $1,000. Another has
cleared $4,000. while the biggest oper-
ator Is supposed to have put away
about $4,000 through the handling of
this fine land.
Practically everything can b
raised on this soil Il Is rich. with The
alluylal deposits Of untold centuries.
Inc A4EHAAAH AiJlH THE A+AAA- H-@
Cygnes have been the only drawback
to the Development Of this part Of the
country. The drainage ditch clears the
land. immigration has already set IN,
and Illinois aud Indiana are furnish
ing the biggest portion. They are the
best class Of immigrants. for they all
have money. are Industrious end win
make this section Of the state more
prosperous than ever before.
when the ditch is completed. which
will be within two years. this land viii
be worth as much as similar land IN
Illinois and Indiana is character Is
the same. Il Is close to the markets.
The health Of the community Is Al.
ready good. even with the oyernowa.
so that there certainly viii be no dan
ger from thls source. Rich Hin al
ready has felt the impetus Of the I'M
migration. The drainage ditch p q
success. and viii be more 50 aa the
years pass"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20

In earnest. They had land once worth
ten dollars an acre. Now they are sell
ing it for $40. s22 and $25 an acre
and then letting real estate men turn
It over" again to hundreds OF immi-
grants from Illinois and Indiana The
immigrants have seen how drainage
paid in their own states and are will
Ing to wait two or three years when
they may decide to sell again-fnally
for $50, SIS and 500 an acre. They
have fsen the evolution and believe In
the future for experience has taught
them the inevitable benefits OF owning
drained land
The Marie des Cynges river Is the
champion crooked stream OF western
Kansas and western Missouri. It be
gins south Of Topeka and is one OF the
attractions OF the Ottawa Chautauqua
which it usually overfows about every
other year. From Ottawa it meanders
across the line into Bates county. Mis-
souri,, and zigzags across the south
ern part Of this county into Vernon
and back again before the Usage river
finally captures the stream and pro
ceeds on to the Missouri not SO very
far from Jefferson City.
The people Of Bates county have
learned to hear Of rain IN Kansas with
fear. An ordinary downpour IN a
damp season means that the Marie des
Cygnes, usually an orderly water
course, will spread over miles and
miles Of country. There have been
times when during almost an entire
summer II was impossible to drive
from Rich Hill to Papinville. a small
village ten miles east and south Of this
place. Even in ordinary dry weather.
long lakes Of pond lily depth must be
skirted by the roads. In times Of
freshets, the Marie des Cynges Is like
~ to change its course by the erosion
Of the soft dirt banks. A man may
own acres Of land before a ralnstorm
and when the overflow from the
stream has subsidized, he mas Ard It
gone. perhaps over a neIg,4 I'D
or perhaps ii the bottom Of me river
that has decided to change its course.
So Il was not surprising that few
leyelheads got together and decided
that the overflow must DO stopped.
They engaged engineers and found
that relief was possible. According to
the engineers the 70 crooked miles
that the Marie des Cygnes took in 60
Ing from one line Of Bates county to
the other could be shortened by max
ing a straight channel 23h miles IN
length. Losing i9ik miles Of the
crooks in this river was almost too
good to be hoped for. Nov the reall
zation Is only a few months IN the
future.
The steps IN securing relief show
what persistence may do. Under the
old drainage law. a district for deiray
Ing the expenses OF a ditch could only
Be secured by means Of an election
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20
pITY TAE sEAuTIFuL WOMAN.


/ think there is no individual so
much to be pitied as the woman whose
entire fortune is her beauty, says a
writer in the New World. Good looks
should rightly be the outward express
sion Of character and soul. The wom.
an who lives a truly sincere, unself-
ish life invariably shows her fine
thinking mind and her well-adiusted
conscience in the. words she speaks
in her eyes. her voice, her manner and
whole conduct
The best loved and most respected
women have not been those of ex-
treme beauty. but rather those Of large
souls and broad minds. Beauty itself
is all right. It is a delightful possess
sion and one which we should all seek
to a certain extent, but not to the ex-
ciusion of every other thought Be-
lieye me, good looks without sweet
ness and the glorious light Of tender
womanhood. amount to little. Exter-
nal loveliness fades; spiritual beauty
increases with advancing years, and
the wider knowledge that comes with
them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20

was running down the street bowling
with agony.
De Labour thrust one Of his assail-
ants through the throat, but even as
he did so he felt sharp pain shoot
through his left side and he stumbled
forward with a pike thrust In his
thigh.
A wild madness seized him. He
threw away his sword and grasping
the pike which was leveled at his
breast, wrenched It from his assailant.
As he did so he received two more
wounds from the swordsman, but he
barely knew it. Grasping the pike
with both hands, he rushed forward,
impaling the man opposite him Then
he turned with empty hands on his re-
maining opponent. ana seIzing him
with superhuman strength, he hurled
him against the wall
But one idea possessed the blood
drunk man. He must wipe out HIS dis
grace and at least die a gentleman
He turned about furiously, seeking an
other foe, but he was alone with the
dead and the unconscious girl.
To place the girl in safety and go
back and fight till he died was the
next thought.
Tie was fearfully wounded and had
lost much blood, but he was sustained
by wild spirit Of elation.
He raised the girl in his arms and
started forward, but a hundred steps
and his strength failed him. He stag.
gered and fell and could not rise. He
knew he was dying. and a sudden i'm
pulse made him wish to see this girl
for whom he had sacrificed himself.
Painfully he raised himself on his Ell.
bow and for the first time looked at
the face Of the unconscious girl Sud
denly he sat completely up, gave
loud laugh. and fell back dead
The face he had looked at was that
Of Lucile-the tickle light Of love who
had ruined him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20
MISSOURI DRAINAGE DITCH
TO RECLAIM MANY ACRES

The man with a small farm had aa
large a vote as man with thousands
Of acres. Trivial objections often were
maguided. Luckily, Southeast Mis-
Scott. Dunkin, Ste. 6eneVieye.
Cape Girardeau, Madison. stoddard
and few others-were also asking
relief, SO after a convention al Cape
Girardeau. in which Bates county par
tlclpated. the present law was passed.
It permits the formation Of drainage
district much in the same manner that
sidewalks are secured in the cities.
A majority Of the property owners 70
be affected sign petition and the
county court takes action. A majority
of the acreage can force the building
of a drainage ditch. The cost is as
sessed in proportion to the benefits
derived.
]. F. Kern Of Butler and John p.
Moore Of Rich Hill took the initiative
and secured the necessary number OF
signatures. Mr.. Kern as the largest
land owner-he held 1000 aeres--per-
suaded the owners Of the land to join
in the movement. 1t did not take long
for they worked intelligently and
though court proceedings were brought
testing the legality Of the petition and
other incidental features, defeat in the
circuit court insured the standing OF
the bonds that we're ordered.
Their total amount was ss70.O00, but
the promoters had figured the cost
and the resulting benefits. They found
that In round numbers about $4,000
acres Of land would be kept from the
dreaded annual overflow, and that the
cost per acre would be 1898, which
could be paid or on the installment
plan. The method OF assessment ia
simple, though unique. The basis IL
that land is either overflow land or Il
is not Assessments are made on each
forty acres, the size OF a mans farm
making no difference. Thus, II 80
acres Of certain 40" are overflow
land, the owner pays on each acre rs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20

When lettuce Is placed on the table
there is often considerable left IN
order to keep it fresh for another meal.
place It in a damp cloth and set It In
the refrigerator If it is not used on
the following day, dampen the cloth
again and rewrap the lettuce. You viii
be surprised to find how long lettuce
can be kept from willing Even at the
close of a week, the salad will taste
as though it had just been picked. This
plan is also good for celery.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20
CreoIe Eoo plant.

For six persons, three egg plar.s;
slice one inch thick; lay them n alt
water two hours. Sauce.-In deep
iron pot, one cooking spoon Of olive
oil, four cloves of garlic cut fine: let
brown; then six or eight large toma.
toes, or one large can, half pound OF
olives, half pound capers, a pint Of
water, salt and pepper to taste; lei
simmer for one hour, then fry egg
plants in hot lard. then drop them IN
sauce. simmer for one hour Serve
with grated Italian cheese.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20

70 make a dya for laces put the
tube paint into gasoline and Stir until
the former Is dissolved. then test the
shade By dipping IN a scrap Of the
sample. If too dark. add more gaso-
line. but IL the shade is too light put in
more paint Dip the lace up and down
IN the bath with a pair of bonhon
t0ngs until the desired tint IS OBJ
tanned. Then shake the lace out and
let it dry. Then press on the wrong
side with a warm hatifon. Pull the
lace very gently to give the new effect.
Ribbons may be dyed in the same
way, but should not be washed before
dyeing with the oil paint. IL they are
creased press by passing a damp
not wet-sponge over until smooth.
then dye. Feathers. such as quills and
wings, may be dyed in the same way.
Ostrich feathers, too, viii respond to
the same treatment, while for faded
artificial flowers the method Is adj
mirable.
The gasoline and oil paint solution
may be described as a dry dyeing, in
the same way as cleaning with gaso-
line is spoken Of as dry cleaning. The
goods not touching water are almost
like new again, hence its value over
the water cleansing.
Eevery one knows that a cream tint
may be given to lace by dipping IN
weak tea but every one does not know
that Ceylon tea will give a prettier.
clearer tint than any other brand. A
cube Of sugar dissolved in the tea will
give the required stiffenlng.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20
statue Made Of cold

A statue Of the Venus Of Milo, made
Of Tanana gold and Weighing 400
ounces. has been received at San
Francisco In a shipment Of gold from
Washington-Alaska bank, Of Fair
banks, and is an excellent reproduc-
ton in miniature Of the famous statue.
The gold in the statue is valued at
1925. Including its small square
base Of gold the statue is 12h inches
high.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20

A thermometer can be bought for
quarter, but there Is one used at
the Johns Hopkins university in Bal
tlmore known as Prof Bowland's ther-
mome.ef. which is valued at $4,000.
The graduaiions on the glass are so
fine that Il requires microscope to
read them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20

The wedding dress Of lilac poplln
worn by Queen Alexandra on the oc
casion Of her marriage, "A years ago.
and in which she FIRST won the hearts
Of her future subjects, is still very
carefully preserved by her majesty.
This dress was chosen in compliment
to Queen Victoria, who always had a
love Of lilac.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20

Seven pounds pumpkins; five
pounds sugar; three lemons. Pare the
pumpkins and slice In small pieces. DO
this at night and cover with the sugar
and lemon Juice. In the morning you
viii find plenty OF slrup in which to
cook your pumpkin. Boil down as
for any other marmalade and you viii
be delighted with the result
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20

Break dry bread into small crumbs
and soak in milk and water until q
mush. Beat in two eggs. half teaspoon
ful salt, one-fifth cup sugar. Let stand
half an hour. Beat again and f,y in
hot butter. being careful to keep the
frying pan in motion, as you would
a corn pepper When thoroughly
Drowned turn and brown the other
side also.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20
Exnerlment h Houaekeenlnn.

Garden City, Letchworth, Herts,
England. is to have a central cooking
hall for cooks and domestics, all the
tenants to share the expense. the OBJ
ject being to save wives the worry and
expense Of preparing meals and to
give servants greater freedom and
new dignity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20

There is an odd knife. one end Of
which pares vegetables and fruit
quickly, and economically takes the
eyes and spots out The other end is
used to slice vegetables for soup. OF
poaatoes lor irving.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-20

$50 your boy has gone back to col.
lege."
Yes" answered Farmer Corntos-
sci, ean' I'm glad Of It. He's done
nothin but read books all summer.
Now. maybe hell get little oxer.
else. Washington Star.