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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-02-07

On motion report was accepted.
Edw. Theobald.
County Auditor.
MULCT TAX REPORT.
l. Edward Theobald. County Audi
tor hereby report the Mulct Tax lev
led and collected from June lst. 1906
to January lst, 1907.
Balance due from ISL report -. 900 70
Amount levied TO January l lyU1... ;. 1900 o.
Total. ........... .lU2 u o.
total amount col ected A...... -. $3.50 10
Balance due january l................ $50 on
lOtal. -. lt2OO 90
Edw Thooho1d County, Aud;%o.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-02-07

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$3.50 and deposited the same with
the County Treasurer as shown by
receipt attached.
Edw. Tbeobald.
Auditor.
On motion report was accepted.
Annual report Of permanent school
fund.
On hand in notes January LIST 1908 ...5oes 2.
On hand in cash January LIST 1905 -. :. 1885 "a
Total. ....... :. $500 70
Oh hand in notes January ,st lyu7 ...2s5is Il
On hand in cash January Is, 1907 -. 1885 7S
Ra,.nce o. IT. TGt1l; Nv. :. ,,o; 1850 % &c &c
Loans paid in January lst 1875 ........ 2lsO Oh
Total. ..........s....... ;. 1855 70
Loan on note ...... ......... 1900 90
Balance cash on hand January j. 1901 1855 IS
Totdl... $50 ...... -. $3.50 IS
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-02-07
Edw. Theobald, County Auditor.

On motion report was accepted.
Report. of redemption account from
January l. 1915 to January It'll lvO7
issued rs TAX certticat, receiving
PAID out to parties claiming same
..ss....A... .....lll7H
Fees received and turned over to
County Ire Surer..... go
Balance on hand January 7IsO7 1oJ SO 1b40 %
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

Not long ago several wood disks,
,ne foot in diameter, painted white.
and each provided with a line and a
cad weight. were placed in the pool
N Central park, this city, by
he Anglers club, for targets for fly
and bait-casting. AS a granitoid walk
Rdjoins the eastern end OF the pool,
and the targets furthest from the
,asting platform are near this walk.
thousands OF park visitors worry the
Ives out Of the policemen and park
employees with questions relative to
he purpose Of the white dicks. They
have been asked IL the strange things
are early lilypads and-everything un-
Ter the sun an idle lounger can inn
Agine One Of the patroImen told me
he other day that his naturally sweet
.emper had been ruined since the ap-
pearance Of them things But the
most curious questions Of all was
hred at me one day as ! watched the
anglers practlcing
Are those tin cans used in hsh
breeding?" asked the visitor.
What cans?" | queried. not grasp
Ing his meaning.
why. these tin cans In the lake7"
"0hl No, those are targets.
est and Stream.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10
HINTS roR FARMERS.

Don't let any clouds get between
you and the sunshine.
The farmers road to success Is
paved with good resolutions.
Lie down and stretch out a few
minutes every day Shut your eyes
and let the world 80. 1t will do you
more good than anything else.
Trying to be a successful farme-
without industry. economy and mod
ern methods is in the same line with
perpetual notion-has net been
solved.
Sip the cold water you drink these
days. A lot Of cold water gulped
down will be apt to bring on collie.
Yen haven't the time nor strength to
waste In that way
When heavy winds come up. shut
the doors at the barn and at the
house. If you don't. you may find
your roof away over In the back lot.
and that would net be much fun
More than one building has been un.
rooted by leaving the doors open Ia a
storm Farm Journal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10
UsE0 aisLE As clPHEa.
Verse frem solomon Toid e. Nlr
rage Engagement

When she len her home ID the
small town to come 20 New York Is
take ~ a special course 81 study.
her pet sister vas fast reaching the
crisis of a love aEair. SAYS the Trib-
une. The pet sister was a most win
some young lady. and had long kept
a goodly train Of suitors assigning
Was this affair to Be the zrand af-
fair. The older sister hoped So. for
she liked the Young man cordially
thought he vas Just the sort to
make a proper brothe-inlaW.
But the weeks passed aad net a
BIT Of defnits news about the prog
ress Of the affair did the older sister
receive in her city boarding house
She became anxious. Louise. she
thought. must not go On recklessly
trihing in such important matters.
Then one night about ten O'Clock
just as she was going to bed. came
telegram. The servant brought 1t
up. The older sister was country
girl enough to be thoroughly fright
ened By the pale manila blacklnked
envelope How 0minous II looked.
At length she gathered courage TO
open It. This is what she read:
Solomon six three. Louise
Solomon six three. Whatever in
the world. Oh. Why, yes. stupid. it
Of course means the Songs OF Solo
mon, sixth chapter. third verse. But
-and her cheeks flushed with shame
she had no Bible.
There was great scurrying about
the boarding house to find a copy OF
the sacred book. The girls were
routed ont in vain. On all sides the
cry arose: Who's got a Bfble?"
Just think Of the sister trying to
sleep that night without knowing
what that verse wasl It would have
been just like a woman to lie down
to pleasant dreams. content to know
that she could satisfy her curiosity in
the morning-not.
The landlady. good soul. came to
the rescue. She was no heather
She had a Bible Up to her room
with It flew the sister, and shut the
door Such a turning Of pages by
eager. nervous fingers! Solomon six
three. She found it. and then she
cried: @Hurrah!" and laughed, for the
verse was:
Il am my beloved's. and nv no.
loved is mine"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10
An Embryo Genius. Surely.

A private school for boys on Madi.
lon avenue boasts Of a pupil who uu.
doubtedly is destined to high rank as
a literary genius, says the New York
Press. For some infraction Of dis.
cipline this boy was sentenced to re-.
main after hours and write an ESSAY
Of 200 words on birds. This is what
he wrote:
u do not like birds, for in the morn
ing when | am trying to sleep they
Keep me awake with their twittering
tWittering. twitterlng, twittering. twit-
tering, twittering. twittering. twltter-
ing, twittering." And SO on to the ex-
tent of about 25 words more. And
when | get mad aad turn over and try
and try and try and try and try to get
to sleep they still continue to chirp.
chirp, chirp, chirp. chirp, chirp. chirp. %
And so on as before. Birds. too. are
awful greedy things. They don't do
nothing all day but fly around and
peck, peck, peck. peck. peck, peck.
peck, peck" And so on until the re-
quired number of words was com
pleted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10
INSURANCE INVESTMENTS.


In connection with its withdra val
from Texas, along with many other
companies, rather than to submit to
the new law which requires that 75%
OF the reserves on Texas policies shall
be invested In securities OF that state
which securities shall be deposited in
the state and subjected to heavy taxa
tion, in addition to the large tax now
Imposed on life insurance premiums,
The Equitable Life Assurance Society
has made public the distribution Of its
assets, at the end Of the second year
Of the new management. The Equit-
able now has slO,s5S, 900 invested in
Texas, which Is twice as much as the
new law requires, but the manage
ment decided that to submit to the
additional taxation would be an inius-
lice to its policyholders in other
states, which impose no such penalty
on the thrift of their citizens.
The Equitables report shows that
more than 37e5 Of its total reserves
are now invested In the southern and
western states, while only 35To OF its
total insurance is carried in these
states. Its Investments are distributed
as follows: Ala, s3,O9s 900; Ariz..
S974OOO; Ark. s4.O3S, 900; Cal, S.
$4,000; Col, s5,222, 900; Fla, $4,924,-
900; Ca. s4.O4s.OOO; Idaho, SIS, 1877 900;
ILL.,. s12,617. 900; Ind Ter, s44s, 900;
Ind. 1896, 900; Iowa, SO $3.50 900; Kan
sas, s11,637. 900; KY, 1881 900; La,
sS.O54.0OO; Md, $2,2O7,OOO; Mich, S.
900; Mimi. $2,O65, 900; Miss, $767.
900; Mo, ss.1s7OOO; Mont, 1880, 900;
Neb., s7526,000; New, $64O,OOO; New
Mex. s1,a76,OO0: N. c., 1863 900: N.
D.. $677,OOO; Ohio, s1l,6S4. 900; Okla,
s1.OO6.OOO; Ore, s1,15S,O0O; s. c.,
s975.0OO; s. D., s1,3O5,OOO; Tenn, ST.
100000; Utah, s2.1S4,OOO; Va, s6,592.-
200; Wash. s1.2O2,OOO; w. Va. $5.52s,-
700: Wis. $2.s42. 900; Wyo.. 1885,, 900.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

Mrs AIine DeIDasse, 77B E. 10Th st.,
New York, n. r.. writes:
"It gives ice pleasure 10 testify 10 the
curative qualities Of Peruna aud Mana
lin.
II was afflicted for over seven years with
cafarrh Of the head, fbr0af and diqest.
I've organs. Iconsulted many physicians.
but they did me no ghod
Zone day / liappe Ell to read some tes-
hmoaials In your Peruna almanac I
decided 70 try peruna and Manailn. 1
bought a bottle Of each, aud after taking
them for q week / noticed a change for
the better. So / kept it mp. and after
using twelve bottles was perfectly
cured.
II also gave the meiicine to my chill
dren aud they had the same beneficial
resnlt. would never be without these
remedies ia the house
highly recommend Peruna aud
Manalin 70 sll my friends, and il fact
70 everybody"
Miss Mildred Grey, no Weimar St.,
Appleton, Wis, writes:
II gives me pleasure to recommend
Peruna for catarrh Of the stomach. I
had this disease for number OF years,
and could not enjoy monthful OF food
that / ate II was indeed q great relief
when | hit upon Peruna, and obtained
decided results from the first | took six
hctties before ! felt entirely cured OF my
lxouble, but had an aggravated case.'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

Hitherto tourists from the United
States who chose the southern trip to
Europe left the steamer at Gibraltar
Or Naples, but many, chiefly those
who had already been in italy. now
come to Trieste and continue from
here their voyage by the new Aus.
trian railway There can hardly be
a more beautiful country than the
regions which are made accessible by
this new Transalpine railroad. The
new railway is owned by the state
and is 1870 miles long. There are 4s
tunnels, with a total length Of ten
miles. There are 50 bridges. one OF
which. across the river Izonzo, has
the longest stone span in the world
There arc, besides, as many as CTS
smaller bridges aad vladcts.-Con.
sular Reports.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

szrs Twain Es1rsis Naaished Joys sf
ctssr Days.

Whera now Is Billy Rlcas He was
10y % ne. and 70 we're the otaer
stars Of the niger shou-Billy Birch.
David Wambold. Backus and a de.
ashttul d0zaa q their brethren VITO
made nf8 4 pleasure 10 Ee 40 years
ago and later. Birch, Wambold and
Baekus are gone years ago: and With
them departed to return no more for
ever. suppose. the real nigger-show
the genuine nigger-shoW. the ex-
traTagant nigger-show-the show
which TO me had no peer and whose
peer has not Jet arrived. in my ex.
perience. We have the grand opera:
and I have Witnessed, and greatly en-
ioyed. the first act OF everything
which Wagner created. but the effect
Oh me has always been 50 powerful
that one act was quite sufficient:
whenever ! have witnessed two acts
have gone away physically exhaust.
q. and whenever l have ventured an
mtire opera the result has been the
aext thing to suicide. But II I could
iave the nigger-show back again. in
lts pristine purity and perfection.
should have but little further use for
opera. Il seems to me that to the
elevated mind and the sensitive spirit
the hand-organ and the nigger-shou
are standard and summit to whose
rarefed altitude the other forms Of
musical art may not hope to reach
Mark Twain. in North American Re
Vicw.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10
The ReaI Obstacle a Panama.

The white man at Panama must
avoid that which he cannot endure
We have proved that he cannot ailow
mosquitoes to bite him, and now II
must be acknowledged that he can
not allow the sunlight to strike his
unprotected body.
We eliminated the mosquitoes. but
we cannot eliminate the sun. The
soldier who deliberately and unnec-
essarily exposes himself to bullets
when he could take cover is not only
a fool, but he is not a true soldier.
His fatal recklessness only weakens
the army
The engineer who can work all day
In the open in Michigan or New York
should not do 1t in Panama, writes an
army surgeon, Mai Charles E. Wood
ruff, in Harper's. and If he attempts
II he Is injuring the work instead Of
helping 1t along.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10
German Military Training.

Germany, through the thrift. intellI-
gence, and prosperity Of her people.
illustrates to mankind the advantages
OF training IN youth her manhood to
the use Of arms; the habits OF dlscI-
pIine and the order and cleanliness OF
person are carried into afterliIc by
all classes Of modern Germans: thla
permeates the whole nation. and a
to-day recognized as a national char
acteristic. The womanhood OF the
nation looks with reproach upon the
man ignorant Of military training
African Monthly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

a Nalas6e Element sa Have 10 ihs
Sell

recaged and aeaaying vegetable
matter Is the s3l greatly Increases
me poHer of the sell to hold Haie..
This IS 5 fact u such large conse
quencs that our agricultural scientists
are paying more ara more attention
to if. One 81 the professors at Cor
nell university undertook to prove
The great value ol humus as q holder
Of water he took two samples Of
sell from places about 20 feet apart
Everything about the location sus
gested that the tHo samples should
show the same water content. But in
one Of the locations three successive
crops Of crimson clover had been
turned under The sample Of soil
from the place where no clover had
been turned under analyzed SIS per
cent moisture; 19I per cent. huuus
and .12 nitrogen. The sample from
the soil where the crimson clover had
been turned under anaIyzed Is per
cent. moisture 2.s4 per cent. humus.
and q nitrogen. This was gain Of
SIS IN moisture content: 1.03 humus
content and 90 nitrogen content
There are very few people that stop
TO consider what this means On an
acre OF land. Taking the soil to a
depth Of six inches it means that this
625 per cent increased moisture
would equal 9S,750 pounds or 4sH
tons Of waer This amount Of addl
tional water would mean great deal
in dry season. The turning under
Of an occasional crop Of some green
stun means much, If 1t does nothing
else than hold up the water content OF
the soil II would take a great deal
Of sDrinklIng from a hose to put on
46 tons a' water Many Of the soils
that are now unproductive would.
says Farmers Review, be productive
II they had enough water to carry
them over the dry spell Of summer.
But by bad farming methods the hu.
mus has been exhausted and this has
reduced the capacity Of the soil for
carrying crops through the dry sea
son. The crops start well in the
spring and seem to be doing nicely
I'll the summer dry spell begins,
when they at once droop as If some
Insect were assailing them. The
trouble really Is that the moisture
supply was SO light that 1t was soon
exhausted and the soil could not sup
ply more. ~~is loss OF water holding
capacity haA really been at the bot
tom OF numerous crop failures In dif
Ierent localities. The humus supply
1f the soil can be kept up by grow
ng deep roofing crops and by fertiliz
ng them so heavily that they will de
Telop great masses of roots. The
under of crops grown for the
purpose, Of course adds much humus
o the soil. but most farmers do not
Ike to lose the use Of the land for
sven season This may be avoided
~ growing some leguminous crop In
he cornfeld late in the season and
urning under the soil late In the fall
Ir easiy In the spring. Rotations Of
.sops help to keep UP the humus sup
)I5, IL there is grass sod to turn
lnder occasionally.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

We simply can't do without t. We
are not going % try. When Bobby
stubs his toe, it's ma. where's the
lightning one" When Lizzie buras
.er hand OF arm, it's Where's the
Lightning Oil?" When little Dicks
been playing with a humble bee, It's
Where's the Lightning oil?" The
echo Of all cur afiictions is Where's
the Lightning OiI?" It's the balm that
makes the pain go way. Sincerely
yours. P. Cassidy. Montevallo, Ala
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

The federal government has put up
four buildings on the canal zone and
put them IN charge OF the Young
Mems Christian association. They
will be used as mems clubs for the
woFkma1 on the Psnama canal Four
other similar buildings are to 50 up ia
The near future.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10
Her Good ADVICE.

Il am often asked by friends what
TO do for skin troubles such as Ecze-
ma, Ringworm and similar afiictions.
| always recommend Hunts Cure.
consider It the surest remedy for
itching troubles Of any character there
is made. Mrs. ]. l. Hightower. Pal
metto, La.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

The farmer. With little labor. car
live like prince, YET ofttimes ne
works the hardest and lives the Toor-
est Of any because he Will not accept
the goods provided. More properly
speaking. will not raise them. What
Is better than luscious r2elon, yet
how many never raise one. but ar~
content TO buy one DOW and thenY
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10
Test It's Value.

Simmons Liver Purifier is the most
.aluable remedy l ever tried for con-
sIipation or disordered Liver. 1t does
its work thoroughly, but does not
gripe like most remedies Of its char
scter. / certainly recommend it when
srer the opportunity occurs.-M. w.
Tkomlinson, 0swego, Kan.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

Are Won one?

Itching troubles appear to be epi.
demic at this time. Are you so ahiict-
ed. If SO give Hunts Cure a trial.
1t is positively guaranteed to cure
any form of itch known A failure
means it costs you nothing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

Did you and pa start with plenty Of
money!" asked the daughter
I'VE lived upon very little else but
love, dear?" was the mothers gentle
answer.
but ! suppose pa soon got lots Of
salary?'
mo, dear, It was great struggle at
first"
Then how did you manager Pa
had a little in the bank?'
mot a farthing."
20, my George is in just the same
position, and we love each ether,
and-~-"
III that penniless adventurer ever
dares to enter this house again. win
tell him what think OF him. Go to
your room at oncel' Stray Stories
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10
A BARsED WIRE REEL.
Handy Device Which Makes Handling
Of Wire Easy.

A very handy device to be used In
handling barbed wire is shown here.
With Take two strips 2h inches
vide and 80 inches long and bore
holes through each end Through these
says Farm and Home, put old broom
handles or any round stick, and fasten
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

wat D l1a dIdafaac8 beIVo1n :
chauffeur and & surgeon 9 asked ne
every ready Joker.
"Give e up. answered the man Whe
was bored
The chauffeur runs people cowa
and the surgeon cuts them up"
Hastily boarding a passing street
car, he made a safe getaway. Do
troit Free Press,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cures painful, swollen,
smarting. sweating feet Makes new shoes
easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores.
non't accept any substitute. Sample FREE.
Address A. 5 0lmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

Solomon was the wisest man" 70
marked the student.
Yes" answered Mr.. Meekton, he
couldn't help being wise with SO many
wives to give him advice"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

Experience is a great teacher, but
by the time it hands man his diplo-
ma he is too old to make much use
Of his knowledge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10
Get Rich in South Texas
Truck and Fruit Farms OF From 10 Acres 10 GAO
Acres and TWO Town Lots, sor S2IO. Pay-
able $40 per Month Without interest.
Read What Dstsested Expert Says Of Dr. Cha F. Simmons $1,000
Acre Ranch Now on the Market


Orange. Cal. March /, 1907.
Dr. c f. Simmons, San Antonio Texas:
Dear Sr-Yous a l like to
Sunday Itookth etanfo
Ifoundt
have this country, lemons olives and
be successfully
Of Of the English
your land il raising than Il Il Il
fornnW gaVela and ckth moth dmostu
and
be land
Texas much Of it. because the red
will give the a better favor.
from o acre. - : 49, - -
think south better country than fo
Angeles CAL Diego
water, and the climate good could and
ing old settlers and the land is chpat every workingmn should
a me.
that the near future South win be : prosperous
CsIfern{
the who will lose South Texas tho that s
this cheap land Of before il
Southern California as long have Ts
Respectfully A. j. WILSON
there opportunity to secure home IN A.
little money terms For Ijurs
and Of nearest Agent, write
Or. CHAs. r. SIMMONS,
2l5 Alamo Plaza SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

Clear white clothes are a sign that tbs
housekeepsr uses Red Cross Ball Blue.
Large o.. package, cents.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

AS many as 1910 metric weights
and measures were submitted for
verification in the city Of London
during last year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

by driving a nail through the square
timber. Leave one loose so that II
can be put through the reel Of wire as
shown in the cut The spool OF wire
may be unrolled by drawing It over
the ground with this simple device.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

A boost when needed Is better than
q pull that isn't.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-07-10

II is just as well to look out for the
man who is always looking out for
himself.