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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17
To Pro,onu Life


When the vital forces begin to flag
the marks Of age show themselves
Some men, being of an amiable. cheer
ful. and lively temperament. suppress
these marks until we'll advanced in
life, and are 20 years younger, both
physically and mentally, than Other
men Of the same age. We may take 1t,
therefore, that old age does not begin
at any fixed period so far as the di
visions Of time divide the periods OF
life, but is influenced by that subtle
agent known as vital energy The
indications Of old age are closely
shown; the weight Of years is mani
tested BY the bent figure the want Of
elasticity in the walk, the wrinkles in
the cheeks and forehead The typical
healthy person who attains old age Is
spare of body, and old age. emphasizes
this fact by causing paucity Of adj
pose tissue. We note that di.nioution
Of the physical energy is accompanied
by a corresponding dimlnution of the
power to eliminate waste material
from the body, says the New York
Weekly. Elasticity and strength give
place to hardness and dryness of near.
ly all the tissues of the body. The
general health may be good, because
there is a harmonious balance be-
tween the action Of the nervous sys-
TEN and the circulatory system. Per
sons who have reached an advanced
age may prolong their lives and great
~ add to the comfort Of their declin-
ing years by diminishing the quantity
Of food BY taking it more frequently
and in smaller amounts and by par
taking Of only easily digested food
thereby avoiding too large a residue Of
waste matter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17
HAD CHOSEN RIGHT voeATIoN.
Young Mans Future in the Legal Pro-
fession Assured.

The young lawyer had waited many
days for clients, and stil they did not
come. His bills were mounting high
er and higher, and. sad to say, some
Of his creditors were becoming impa-
tent At this very minute his tailor.
whom he owed for his last winters
overcoat, was sitting beside his desk
uttering all sorts of dire threats.
I'm pay you when I can, he said.
We'll, that don't satisfy me, retort-
ed the tailor. What would happen, do
you think, if were to take this mat
ter to the courts and sue you?"
You'd get judgment, of course"
said the young lawyer.
Then in your own opinion you have
not a leg left to stand on" insisted
the tailor
Not leg" returned the brieaess
youth.
Very well, then, I shall proceed at
once, said the tailor, rising.
4 certainly advise you to" said the
lawyer, with a CLEAN in his eye.
Il shall most certainly accept your
advice" retorted the tailor, sarcastic
ally.
Good" said the lawyer. What is
the amount of your bill?'
"sixty-eight dollars and fifty cents"
said the tailor.
"All right" said the lawyer. Hand
over six fifty, please"
six ffty?" said the tailor. what
for?"
You have Just consulted me in the
matter of suit at law and have stated
that you accept my advice. My charge
for that is $75, and the six fifty is the
difference between your bill and
mine" said the lawyer. IF l don't
hear from you by noon tomorrow
shall put the matter in the hands Of
my attorneys. Good morning, sir"
And the tailor went out marveling
much that so ingenious a young gen
tleman should be a member of the
great army Of the unemployed Han
per's Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17
Uncle SANS Bookkeeping.

The suggestion by Secretary Of the
Treasury Cortelyou that a better and
simpler method of keeping accounts
be adopted in his department, and his
showing that with the matter clearly
stated It would be seen that the last
fiscal year ended with a surplus rather
than a deficit. has attracted attention
and approval The people are not in.
terested In the intricacles OF bookkeep
ing. But they do want to know just
how the government stands. The
New York Journal Of Commerce. in
dorsing that part Of the proposition
which would involve reform in ac
counts. says: IF with this reorgani.
zatlon OF the accounting system and
daily statement there could be cou.
pied. as seems to be hinted from
Washington, some mode Of better fls'
cal control, the present secretary Of
the treasury would have made a sub
stantial contribution to the public
service through his headship Of tho
department" The United States
should be up to date in this matter
and congress should provide the neces
sary legislation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17

Curiosities in legislation are by no
means confined to American repre-
sentative bodies. The staid British
parliament Is soberly considering o
bin which proposes to shove the
hands OF the clock ahead in the spring
and summer months Of the year. SC
workers may begin their toll an hour
earlier than at present, and so gain an
extra hour Of daylight for recreation.
But why cannot all that, If actually de.
sirable. be accomplished without leg
islationg
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17

The pity Of 1t is that the evils which
come from smoke are all preventable.
Smoke-consumers exist which have
proved their worth. Due care in run
ming fires will do much. No more fuel
is required under careful management
to produce combustion which shall be
practically smokeless. Those state
ments have been proved over and over
again. 1t is a matter of community
supervision. of laws rightly framed,
and fearlessiy administered. For
tunately inspection is by no means a
difficult natter One city, for eX-
ample, handles that problem by means
OF a chart holding six pictures Of a
chimney above a factory, the first Of
which shows the chimney with no
smoke, the second with a light smoke
Issuing, the other four showing greater
and blacker volumes. The first condi-
tions are passable. The last are dan
gerous. The inspector takes a photo
graph of any questionable chimney
and compares it with the standard pic
lures. The comparison tells the story
declares Hollis Godfrey, in Atlantic
The factory is pronounced passed,
or the owner is warned to Immediately
conform to the regulations under
penalty of the law.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17

A good old Georgia brother, who
had decided to leave an unremunera-
tive charge, finding It impossible to
collect his salary. said in his fare
well sermon:
Il have little more to add, dear
brethren, save this: You were all in
favor OF free salvation. and the man
her in which you have treated me
proves that you have got it!"-At-
lanta Constitution.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17
The Sweetest sonns,er.

Over the breakfast Miss Dorothy.
the enthusiastic ornithologist Of the
boarding house, discussed the merits
Of the nightingale, lark, thrush and
so forth.
And which, Mr. Hunker," exclaimed
Miss Dorothy, which Of all the song
birds are you fondest off,
Il prefer the hen, Miss Dorothy"
"But the hen isn't a song.bird at all"
objected Miss Dorothy.
Well" replied Hunker. tapping an
other hard.bolled egg, its the only
bird whose lay I care forl'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness. It is usually neces.
sary TO use 80 much starch that the
beauty and fineness Of the fabric ls
hidden behind a paste OF varying
thickness. which not only destroys tie
appearance. but also Affects the wear.
ing quality OF the goods This trou-
bic can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch. as it can be applied
much more thinly because Of It's great.
or strength than other makes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17

Mails are q mighty good thing
particularly finger nalls-but l don't
believe they we're intended solely for
scratchlng-though used mine large
" for that purpose for several years.
] was sorely affected and had It to do.
One application Of Hunts Cure. how
ever, relieved my itch and less than
box cured me entirely"
J. M. WARD. Index, Texas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17

Undertaking in London has be.
come a fad. There has long been
popular impression with regard to the
English metropolis that Il was q set.
tied misfortune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17
InnenultY.

1T requires a very ingenious man to
be an inventor, doesn't it?s
u should say so" answered the me.
chanical expert. Getting up an In.
yention isn't so hard. but the lngenu.
ity required to get It On The market
is enormous"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17

New York is trying to suppress un.
necessary noises. This can never be
accomplished as long as actors are
permitted to stioll up and down the
Rialto telling one another about the
salaries they received last year and
the parts that are now being written
for them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17
What Did He Mean2

you say you are compelled to sing
by your parents?"
yes"
you shouldn't
"Why?"
Because you have no voice in the
matter Baltimore American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17
THE GUTHRIE BUSINESS UNIVERSITY

SUMMER
nm
r.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPIY
in
al a
lege means an nceaeo Of to 20 n
graduate Combined
caaog W. A. GULLEDGE, A. NJ LII
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17

Ingratitude is a sign of weakness;
one never finds strong man migrate
ful.-Mountfort.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17
LlJKEwARM LOVER.

The Girl-Yes. Willie, / think we'd
better call our engagement of
The BOy-Why. Genevieve?
The Girl-Well, I'm just thlnkin
that any man that can sit with his
back to a girl, fshin' for four hourG
amt very much in love!
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17

The worship most acceptable comes
from a cheerful and thankful heart
Plutarch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17

Nature and a woman's work COM
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman's ills that the
world has ever known.
In the good old-fashioned days OF
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that battle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years in
the study Of drugs.
From the roots and herbs Of the
field Lydia E. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their pc.
culiar ills, more potent and efiica.
cious thanany combination ofdrugs
Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as the
standard remedy for woman's ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, Of GIG NC. st.
Louisiana, Mo-, writes:
complete restoration 10 health
means so much to me that for the sake
of other suffering women am willing
TO make my troubles public.
"For twelve years / had been suffer.
ing with the worst forms Of female ills.
During that time l had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what / suffered, and at times !
could hardly walk. About two years
ago l wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
! followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re-
stored health and strength. 1t is
worth mountains Of gold TO suffering
women"
What Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound did for Mrs. Muff,
twill do for other suffering women.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-09-17

AT OKLAHOMA CITY, October lSt to 10th, 1908
Room for all in comfort and safety. Make an Exhibit
take your family for week of great profit for all For
Premium List and Entry Blanks address the Secretary
at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
MINCEMEAT IS MADE OF
MINCEY IN MEETING
Trivial Act Causes Killing
Near Town.

The negro church in the country
scores one on the mullet supper as a
favored point of slaughter among the
brethren, the latest killing taking
place out at the church three or four
miles west of Americus. During the
service there one Brother Mincey, it
is said whiled away the rather dull
hour of the sermon by cutting holes
in the new ninety-eight cents hat OF
one Brother White. While the aper-
lures thus made in the chapeau were
artistically wrought, the act was re-
sented by Brother White and in the
heated debate resulting he started his
pocket howitzer to going. This made
a few more neat round holes, but III
the hide of Brother Mincey instead of
the hat The overdose of lead put
Mincey to the bad, although the gun
play enlivened the otherwise prosaic
exercises no little and woke up all of
the slumbering deacons. Mincey' S
funeral brought forth a multitude of
mourners, although Brother White
was not noticed in the throng to any
extent and is probably far away from
the scene of shootfest ere this.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
RESOLUTIONS ON DR..
CROCKE1I'S DEATH
Board of Trade Extends
Sympathy to Secretary.

Suspending the rules at the OPEN
ing, by unanimous vote the Board Of
Trade last night adopted resolutions
on the death of Dr. H. S. Crockett,
which occurred yesterday afternoon.
The resolutions were presented by
Col. j. E. Shipp, and fifty expressed
the feelings of the members. The fact
that Secretary Crockett was the be-
reayed one brought the loss close to
every member present while the alb
sence of Mr. Crockett from his accus-
toned post cast subdued note over
the proceedings of the evening.
The following was the resolution
adopted;
Resolved, That the heartfelt sym
pathy and coincidence of the members
of the Board of Trade of the city of
Americus be extended to our faithful
secretary in his sad bereavement on
the death this day of his honored faith
er, DR.. H. S. Crockett
Resolved, further, that in the death
of Dr. Crockett the city of Americus
has lost staunch and enterprising
citizen, whom the people esteemed for
his many sterling Christian qualities.
and valuable efforts in the upbuilding
of this section.
Resolved, further, that copies of
these Resolutions be furnished the
Secretary and family of the deceased,
and also be published in the Times
Recorder"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
NEGROES ARE TOLD TO
SUPPORT THE TICKET
COIOred Lawyer in Address
Gives Advice.

To vote for Taft and against the
disfranchisement measure is the adj
vice given the negroes of Americus
by spellbinders sent out from Repub-
lican headquarters in Atlanta, and
this the registered voters of the race
here are going to do very generally.
H. l.. Johnson, the colored lawyer of
Atlanta, delivered a speech at the A.
NJ. e. church on Jackson street here
a night or two since, and while it
was very conservative and wholly
free from political rancor, the situa-
ton from his standpoint was set
forth at length and the audience
advised to support the movement
against Acknowledgement The pastor
Rev. Mitchell, as prelude stated
that his pulpit could not be used for
political purposes, and in Difference to
his expressed wishes little of poll
tical nature was said, aside from the
disfranchisement feature. The speak
.er declared that there were 10000
negroes registered in the state, and
that anything like full vote would
defeat the measure. Less than fifty
people, it is said, heard Johnson's
speech, evidencing the Indifference of
the race in matters polite.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
MONEY TO MILITARY IS
VOTED BY THE BOARD
Light Infantry Has Another
Lift Given.

The Americus Light Infantry is to
receive an additional appropriation
of $75 from the county, which amount
will bring the total sum given by the
commissioners this year to $3.50 and
equaling the sum appropriated by the
city council to that cause. The
county commissioners had voted the
military $75 already, and at the meet
ing day or two ago supplemented the
amount with an additional like sum.
Already the city council had given
$3.50 to the Light Infantry, and the
sum total of $500 is given by city and
county towards the maintenance of
that organization. This, with the
amount received from the state in
the way of armory rental, etc, should
go far towards defraying the expenses
of the company.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
HORSE SWAPPING
DAY Is ASSURED
Board of Trade Will Start
Movement Oct. 29.

Horse Swapping Day will be inau-
gurated by the Board of Trade on
Tuesday, Oct 20. On that date horse
owners will be invited to bring their
mounts to Americus, and a place will
be provided to exhibit the horses.
Buyers will of course be fully inform
ed of the opportunities offered, while
those who desire to carry on merely
an exchange of animals will have full
scope
Chairman T. E. Mitchell of the
committee having the movement in
hand, completed the plans yesterday
and the event is now assured. The
official announcement has it that sell
ing, swapping, exchanging or giving
away will be in order.
Advertisements will be published
in adjacent counties, and it is the
intention of the committee to have
the occasion known far and wide
The greater the number of horses on
exhibition the greater will be the sue
cess of the occasion.
This plan is somewhat new in
this section, but has been worked
elsewhere with signal success. The
Board of Trade, in originating such
an event will doubtless receive the
liberal praise of the farmers and
horse raisers who will thus be provid-
ed with place to meet other horse
traders and buyers, to the end that
the owners of horses may have a
great opportunity to trade or sell
their horse flesh
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
PLENTY IN MARKET AS
FEED FOR THE UNFED
Fall Gardens Are Giving Up
Their Best.

Americus people would not starve
just now even though Chinese
wall were built around the county
for there is plenty to eat and to spare
Meats of every kind are to be had
while game, fish and oysters are
available but still trif1e dear as to
price. A quarter buys a chicken, or
rather near chicken, as hun
CRY man could eat two of the size
sold at that price. But they are get
ting plentiful, and 35 cents will buy
a real family bird. Fall vegetableh
are plentiful and will continue SO
since the recent seasonable rains
Sweet potatoes, snap beans, butter
beans, tomatoes, green corn, egg
plants, okra, fall turnips and half
dozen other staple varieties are very
plentiful. Northern cabbage, turnips
onions, celery, ETC., is also coming
in plentifully, and the only requisite
to a good dinner is the dollar and
the appetite.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
is DRAGGED BY HORSE
AT PERIL OF Lift
Runaway on the Avenue
Is Exciting.

spirited mare belonging to City
Engineer Harry Poe ran away on
Jefferson street yesterday afternoon,
and when opposite Turpin's stables
was seized by Dr. P. F. Bahnsen, the
veterinary surgeon, who attempted to
check and quiet the animal. DR..
Bahnsen was jerked down between
the animals fore feet, and, still hold
ing to the bit, was dragged quite a
distance. Spectators expected to see
the hoofs of the frightened horse
strike him in the breast as she
plunged along, dragging him upon his
back beneath her. Realizing the doc
tors great peril, Mr.. H. r. Johnson
rushed to the rescue and stopped the
runaway horse. DR.. Bahnsen escap-
ed injury though it was an exceeding
ly close call for him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
DR.. CROCKETT is DEAD
AT HOME IN AMERICUS
Sudden Death of Esteemed
Citizen.

DR.. Henry Stewart Crockett passed
away at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday after
noon, the end following a brief i'll
ness of probably four weeks and com
ing with such suddenness as to shock
his family and large number OF
warm friends
But a few moments before the death
angel laid his sceptre upon him. DR.
Crockett was in cheerful spirits,
laughing and talking with his sons at
his bedside
Almost without warning he sank up
on his pillows and expired ere a
physician could be called.
The announcement of the death Of
Dr. Crockett was heard throughout
the city with profoundest sorrow, for
no citizen had ever so endeared him
self to an entire people than had this
genial and cultured Virginia gentle
man.
Scarcely two years ago he came
here, almost a stranger, to cast his
lot ia Americus, and within that time
he has won a place in the hearts of
all here.
A gentleman of the old regime, o.
distinguished ancestry to which he
had added Iustre in his every walk in
life, socially and professionally, as
upon the battlefield in defense of his
loved Southland-he was man
among men.
Among all he stood a peerless, ideal
gentleman.
While yet a lad he entered the
Confederate army with the cadets of
the Virginia Military Institute and
remained until the story of Appomat-
tox was told and his flag furled for
ever.
Since coming to Americus DR..
Crockett has successfully practiced
his profession in partnership with his
son, DR.. Kent Crockett.
Two other sons, Mr.. Duke Crockett,
of the firm of Allen e Crockett, and
Prof. Carl C. Crockett, of the high
school faculty, We're with him here.
Another son and daughter besides a
sister, Mrs. Raper, we'll known here,
survive him.
Prof. Carl Crockett was holding his
fathers hand when the end came yes
terday, others of the family having
just left his bedside
Scarcely two months ago Dr. Crock
EFT was married to Mrs NJ F. Pres
ton in Virginia. She was a sweetheart
of early boyhOod days and their brief
welded life was an ideally happy one
and to her, as to others, deep sym
pathy is extended
During his recent illness DR.. Crock
EFT was removed to the hospital, and
it was there the end came yesterday
Recently the family removed to the
Matthews residence on Furlow street,
where he expected to join them short
ly, upon his recovery.
The funeralGBervices wilbtake place
here tomorrow, after the arrival of
other members of the family coming
from Virginia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
A Harvest for Gamers

1t is a positive fact that Elberta
peaches, shipped to New York with
the expectation of bringing good pri-
ces, are sold to the canneries there
for mere song; packed in cans and
shipped back to Georgia at ten times
the price paid for them
An Americus merchant, in New
York recently was told that this was
frequently done, and to the advantage
of canneTies there.
These fellows simply wait for the
glutted market, which an experience
of years assures them will come fre-
quently during the shipping season
The Southerner is caught with fifty
or a hundred cars there in a day, and
skinned accordingly.
His beautiful Elbertas are bought
up in carload lots at a few cents per
crate, carted to the canneries, and
later shipped back to Georgia at
1000 per cent profit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-09
INVITATION TO
IND. DELEGATION

A letter from Supt.. j. w. Bryant, OF
the National Cemetery at Anderson
vile, was read to the Board of Trade
last night in which it was suggested
that for the occasion of the unveiling
Of the Indiana monument on Nov. Is,
an invitation be extended the visitors
to make Americus their headquarters.
1t was stated that several hundred
visitors were expected, and that there
were very limited Accommodations at
Andersonville. 1t was further sug-
gested that the matter of special
train be taken up with the Central
road While some of the members
were not very hopeful of getting the
visitors to stop here, the letter was
referred to the entertainment commit