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ment the better. The floor is mar
rowed to IL inches, with tight, slant
ing sides up to height of three feet.
Each jaw Of the trap is separated by a
lever, and may be secured at any place
by iron pins in holes bored in the
upper front cross-pieces of the frame.
No door at the entrance is needed.
When the animal enters, stout stick
is thrust behind him into the cleats on
one side of the chute, and used to
force him into the proper position and
then fastened by dropping a pin into
the nearest hole in the specially ar
ranged piece on the other side. Such
an arrangement practically does away
with all body struggle.
Such a chute, with the front as lit
tie INSTRUCTED as possible, makes it
easier to induce an animal to enter
than If otherwise. What head move
ment it is necessary to subdue after
the trap is closed is best accomplished
by tying the head down to ring or
other convenient fastening placed at
the proper distance.
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day opened in this water-locked land with a great
ringing of bells and over every shining doors
there stepped into the crisp morning air the house
holds full number. Each Hans Gretchen, clasp
ing slverbound prayer book, walked sedately to
the various places of worship and there, lifting up
their sweet Holland voices, harsh, perhaps, in
speech, but full and round in song, sent up musical
praise for the freedom Of their land and the good
things of the EARTH
Church over, the entire population for the nonce
broke through their usual stolidness and there
a general scampering of young feet in game
dance and gathering of older tongues in friendly
gossip neighbor visited neighbor or father well
coined his large flock of grandchildren
The great event of this Dutch Thanksgiving day
dinner, at which served central dish
a queer stew of meat and vegetables which they
called Spanish hod.epodge. For in their prac-
teal lives the Holanders became facetous and
over this hodge-podge they made merry and cracked
jokes at their oldtime enemy-Spain. The general
"hasl-like' appearance of the hodgepodge sup
posed to represent the condition of the Spanish
army when the Dutch had vanquished it. Even
the children entered into the fun and kept their
history fresh by gleefuly slashing into potato
a turnip and chuckling they swallowed the NOR
sells, "This is General so-and-So-ah! Me eat him
SOL"
Well, the Puritans heartily approved of the early
religious services of the morning and their healthy
appetites could not fail to appreciate the Spanish
hodgepodge, however much they may have dis
II
entered most heartily into the Dutch Thanksgiv-
ing of October 8. In 1923 these Pilgrims held Oc-
tober as day of Thanksgiving in the New World
and here We have our first true American Thanks
giving day.
This day has passed through many vicisstudes
since that date. There is not festival on the al.
manac, fixed or movable which has had the strug-
gle for existence that our November holiday has
endured.
From 1923 until 1880 Thanksgiving day was held
in America in various months some of the Pilgrims
keeping to October and other colonists holding
a different day by order of the governor
In 1880 the people of Massachusetts were suffer-
ing for food and clothing and Gov Winthrop hired
the good ship Lyon to return to England for sup.
plies. For many days the vessel lay stranded off
the Isle of Shoals but finally put out. Winter came
apace, and nothing was heard of the ship The
colonists were nearly disheartened when on Feb
ruary %, 1881, the Lyon was sighted and the gov
ernor ordered that the day be given over to feast
ing and thanksgiving. This is the first written
record of THANKSGIVING day in Boston; it can
still be found in the Colonial Records of Massachu-
SETS 1t is interesting fact that this first Bos-
ton Thanksgiving held what is now one of
our most patriotic holidays Washington's birthday
The first record of joint celebration of Thanks
giving day is given in the Colonial Records of 1892
when Gov. Winthrop Of Massachusetts bay asked
the governor of Plymouth colony to join him in is.
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EXCELLENT WEATHER
AND MAGNIFICENT CROPS
REPORTS FROM WESTERN CAM
ADA ARE VERY ENCOURAGING.

A correspondent writes the Winni-
peg MANI Free Press: "The Pinch
er Greek district, (Southern AL
berta), the original home of fall
wheat, where it has been grown with.
out failure, dry seasons and wet, for
about 25 years, is excelling itself this
year. The yield and quality are both
phenomenal, as has been the weather
for it's harvesting. Forty bushels is a
common yield, and many fields go up
to SO, GO and over, and most of 1t No.
Northern. Even last year, which was
less favorable, similar yields were in
some cases obtained, but owing to the
season the quality was not so good. It
is probably safe to say that the aver
age yield from the Old Mans River to
the boundary will be AZ or 4S bushels
per acre, and mostly No. Northern.
One man has just made net profit
from his crop Of $19.55 per acre, or
little less than the selling price Of
land. Land here is too cheap at pres
ent when crop or two will pay for
1t, and failure almost unknown. Nor
is the district dependent on wheat, all
other crops do well, also stock and
dairyipg, and there is large market
at the doors in the mining towns up
the Crows Nest Pass, and in British Co.
lumbia, for the abundant hay of the
district. and poultry, pork, and gar
den truck. Coal is near and cheap.
Jim Hill has an eye on its advan-
tages, and has invested here, and is
hriY, crivr thu Dot
soon, when other lines will follow"
The wheat, oat and barley crop IN
other parts of Western Canada show
splendid yields and will make the
farmers Of that country (and many Of
them are Americans) rich. The Cana
dian Government Agent for this dis
trict advises us that he will be pleased
to give information to all who desire
1t about the new land regulations by
which settler may now secure 100
acres in addition to his 100 home
stead acres, at $500 an acre, and also
how to reach these lands into which
railways are being extended. 1t might
be interesting to read what is said of
that country by the Editor of the
Marshall (Minn.) Messenger,
who made trip through portions of it
in July, 1908. Passing through moro
than three thousand miles of Western
Canada's agricultural lands, touring
the northern and southern farming
belts of the Provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta, with nu-
merous drives through the great grain
fields, we were made to realize not
only the magnificence of the crops, but
the magnitude, in measures, of the
vast territory opening, and to be
opened to farming immigration. There
are hundreds of thousands of farmers
there, and millions of acres under cul-
tivation, but there is room for mil
lions more, and other millions of acre.
age available. We could see in Western
Canada in soil, product, topography or
climate, little that is different from
Minnesota, and with meeting at
every point many business men and
farmers who went there from this
state, it was difficult to realize one
was beyond the boundary Of the
cO11ntrv"
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CARE OF YOUNG STOCK.
Neglect Will Cost You DearIy-SheI.
ter and Feed Well.

The perfection and value of the
mature animal depend largely upon the
normal, unchecked growth of the
young up to maturity. A colt that has
once been starved and stunted will
never make a large, valuable horse,
and calf that has been so treated
will never make a valuable COW. They
must grow from birth to maturity
without check.
During winter calves and colts need
dry, warm stalls with enough feed to
keep them growing and in good flesh,
even little fat on them will do no
harm. Let them out for exercise in
good weather, but shelter them we'll at
night. The better the shelter the
more good their feed will do.
Some people allow their colts and
calves to remain out in all kinds of
winter weather with straw stack for
shelter and straw for an exclusive diet.
says the Journal of Agriculture. They
come out in the spring skin-poor, and
require nearly the whole summer to
make up the loss of flesh. That does
not pay. A young animal that is worth
keeping is worth keeping right.
The calf or colt in a warm, well-bed-
ded stall with corn slower or timothy
hay and some clover or alfalfa hay and
a small daily feed of grain will grow
right through the winter and come out
in the spring in full vigor for more
rapid gains on cheap pasture in sum
mer. Every 100 pounds of extra flesh
on the finished horse is worth from ten
to fifteen dollars, which is good price
for even concentrated feeds.
The farmer who has the reputation
of keeping nothing but fat animals will
have the beaten path made to his door
by eager buyers.
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LIVE STOCK NOTES.

Warm mutton tallow will hear
wounds on stock more quickly than
turpentine.
Kicking COWS and those which jump
fences should be sold to the butcher.
TO fatten lambs feed them on barley,
alfalfa, root crops and field peas.
Sheep should not be confined in a
field inclosed with barbed-wire
fence.
The high price of feed is likely to
lead to low price of farm animals,
to be followed in turn by high prices
due to decrease in number of animals.
Study the feeding problem; care
less feeding is now dangerous from
the viewpoint of profits.
The good steer is to-day the animal
that makes his gain fast on little feed.
Good stock is one of the factors of
O successful agriculture.
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Would Risk One More Bottle.

A Frenchman from the provinces
who was paying prolonged visit to
Paris found his hair was leaving him
at the top of bis head, and took his
barber to task about it. "You sold me
two bottles of stuff to make the hair
grow" 1T is very strange it won't
grow again." said the modern Figaro:
II can't understand it," Look here!"
said the countryman. II don't mind
be the last!"-Philadelph Inquirer.
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fore the timber for the Mayfower or the Anne was
planted. 1t had its origin in antiquity when the
Romans and Greeks held fast day in October
which they dedicated to the goddess of agriculture
and followed the day of fasting by of feastng
and royal frolicking, day on which the chase and
all sorts of rustic sports held sway.
Going further back into the remote ages of
hot our country, alas-but of the world find
the early Egyptians setting aside day for general
thanksgiving and burning of incense and offering
sacrifices to their divinity of the crops, the Goddess
Isis
For seven or eight days the Jewish Feast of
Tabernacles" was, centuries ago, held during the
seventh month, which is November, and after the
completion of Soomons temple the people that
year held 14-day festival which was time of
thanksgiving, and during which time they gave
thanks for the abundance of their land Living in
booths they decorated their entire homes with
branches of the palm and of citron trees and then
showed that it for the yield of the season
we'll as for the completion of the temple that they
giving thanks.
Coming forward century or two find Thanks
giving day being held in England under the name
of Harvest Home This day was usually early in
November and it opened by church service, which
followed by day of gayety and feasting
Thanks were given in the churches for the benefits
of the season and then the masses" focked to the
grounds of the Glasses" to which they were all
invited Here squire and gentry entertained the
peasantry with free and easy dances in the barns,
"
prizes given.
, In the evening harvest songs were sung by the
light of the moon, the beer and ale, which
flowed freely. dinner such only the early Eng
Gsh knew how to prepare served to these great
crowds of thanksgivers, and the Harvest Home day
ended in repetion both of appetite and merrymak-
ing.
Before the Reformation a special day was set
apart in England for giving thanks, and after the
reformation the custom continued with added
fervor but after ALL it is not from our English an
cestols, as we might suppose that received the
inspiration for our first Thanksgiving day.
Neither did the idea originate with the Pilgrims
themselves. They merely continued custom with
which they had become familiar and of which their
natures approved, when they were living with their
Dutch cousins.
To uigress just a little: 1t has been claimed by
some investigators who stopped just little short
of the beginning in tracing backward that the first
real Thanksgiving day of true American meaning
was held by the Popham colonists of Monhegan
but as they were Episcopalians and gave thanks
every week in their regular church ritual this must
be blackballed and cast out of our calculation
And now to return to the Pilgrims and the Gus
toms they absorbed while protected in Holland The
pous Dutch, before the Pilgrims fiocked to their
peaceful land had set apart October 3 on which to
give thanks for their harvest, but more especially
for their deliyerance from Spanish authority. The
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suing a proclamation of public
Thanksgiving day. The invitation
was accepted, and in November,
1882, Plymouth colony and
Massachusetts Bay colony cele-
brated Thanksgiving day to-
gether in manner pretty
much the same as their de-
scendants of to-day, in re-
lisious service and feasting and
funmaking. The one noticeable
omission was the great football
game which marks the day in our
generation.
From 1852 until 1877 the New
England records show that % diff
ferent dates were set apart by the
various governors as days for pub
lie thanksgiving, and that with the
exception of the two colonies men,
toned no two held the day on tie
same date. The celebrations, how
ever, were held in October or No
vember.
In 1877, as other denominations
had crept into Plymouth colony,
over which the Puritan church had
no ruling, the governor decided
that it would be we'll to have the
power of fixing public holidays,
whether for feasting, praying or
funmaking," vested in civic au-
thority. Accordingly in that year
the first printed Thanksgiving day
proclamation was printed. Thanks
giving day proclamation was print
ed, setting November 25 as the
festival.
The law reads: "That it be in
the power of the governor and as
sistants to command solemn dates
of humiliation by fasting, etc., and
also, thanksgiving as occasion shall
be offered"
This shows that the law called
for only Occasional" Thanksgiving
days and SO the holiday was buff
feted about hither and yon, from
October to November, according to
the pleasure of the rulers of the
colonies and there never was any
feeling of certainty as to the holi.
day.
That it was held annually with
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out break in Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay
colony from it's inception until 1889, with the ex-
ception of the year when King Philips war inter-
rupted there are records to show. In this colony
the church and government alternated in arrang-
ing the date of celebration
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original" Thanksgiving day on the
globe. Then along comes long-haired
historian with his array of facts and
our pride receives a shock.
There is hardly a country in the
world which does not give thanks for
one reason or another. Some have bet
ter reasons than others, but they all
claim to have sufficient excuse for being
grateful to set aside one day each year.
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b elevate our chins, eX-
pand our chests and don
our "came over on the
MaytloWer" expire S 10 n
when some one mentions
the origin of Thanksgiv-
inu IInhacit a tin OILY, 1,,n la1,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-17
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HIGHWAYS

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-17
FLOOD SITUATION is
SERIOUS At PAULS VALLEY

Pauls Valley, Okla. Jne i7.-ons
mile Of the Santa Fe track between
Pauls Valley and Wynnewood and
three-quarters Of a mile Of the E. 4
Q. track, three and halt miles east
OF here were washed out last night
by the overflow Of the river and creek
bottoms resultant upon another Of
the series Of hard rains that have
visited this section during the past
three weeks.
n a canyon ot the ArbuckIe noun.
tains, south Of Davis. the water IS
eight feet deep along the santa Fe
tracks, al traffic is deIayer and
crops are practically destroyed.
The Washita is on a standstil 10.
day and there is little danger OF It's
rising again. In the southern part Of
the city water is backing up from the
streams and q few houses are dam.
aged
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-17
FOR LOVE
AND HONOR"

The presentation Of For Love and
Honor by the culhanes Comedians
last night was all that could b Al.
sired. It was clean pastoral drama
founded On rich young artists love
Tor a country girl The artist marrles
the girl md then grows ashamed 81
her She leaves him and after ag.
years in school returns & lady and alt
ends happily
hr Harry Warner as tie artist IAN.
died his lines with efficiency chaa
stoddard Mul culhane. Miss s. Faf.
ix and Miss sonfAweIl ai deserve men.
lion. The sReelalees by southwe4 and
s Felix We're enc0red Is were III
enlhane agd'Nr Warner Tie spee.af
tfes between acts seem 6o please ths
people ana those carried by Nr cm.
hane are All good ones Tonlehr new
acts viii be presented.
The comedy drama AdHH III New
York Is the bH tot tonight
very interesting story of Nea Yofs Nfa
On the aast side where tie streets sre
stages q thainus plays daily
ar caihane considers tbi. one y
ais best bills. By request 81 number
4H
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-17
REDUCE EXPRESS CHARGES


Guthrie Okla, June The eorpar.
alton commissioners are fixing their
graduated scale OF rates tor The ex.
press companies in the state that win
make pretty decided change in Tie
rates that some OF the companies are
now charging. But the commissioners
say the rates thar will be But Ii bv
this order viii be less than The com
paniss are now charging in some 9th.
er states.
This order. when issued wifi estab.
lish a minimum rate Of Is cents for
one pound from one to sixty milesmnd
as an example Of the rates that viii be
established it may be mentioned thar
the rate on forty pounds for a distance
Of five miles j stwenty cents. and for
one hundred miles it thirty.fye cents.
Ten pounds forty miles. 25 cents. aud
for one hundred miles. SIS cents. fftyI
pounds forty miles. 25 cents and one
hundred miles 80 cents; seyentv-6ve
pounds, forty miles. 40 cents and one
hundred miles, 50 cents: one hundred
pounds. forty miles 40 cents. and one
hundred miles. 70 cents
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-17

We have rented a tabernacle with
a seating capacity Of 1000 people II
win keep you dry in case Of rain.
We have good camping grounds with
plenty Of shade and water All the
farmers Of Grady and adjoining coup.
ties 8ill be furnished meat bread and
coffee at one half the usual price.
Remember the encampment will be
held on the river two and one half
miles below chickasha, just below the
Oklahoma Central railroad crossing
We are arranging kor a five coach
train to make the round trip from
Chieka-. to the grounds every thirfe
minutes for ten cents each way. Now
remember YOU can leave the grounds
appeared before the national committee
or the city every thirty minutes from
. n. until midnight se are not
asking for better rates on the railroads
ooming into Chiekasha but we are trv.
ing "a get service that viii accom-.
modate all.
Farmer friends. come. and tell vanr
neighhor and bring him with Won 4at
US get better acquainted and il witt be
helpful to Us all. We awe Won J
strong program. a fair deal cbeap ii
tertainment no graft
Roping contests viii be held a. y
fair grounds and as this is 4 earv ~
pensive part OF the entertainment
fee win be charged for ad,n;ss,on
z-bi..gs sss
N charge
The Trades Council has hesr 80
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-17
BISHOP is BACK TO
ADJUST TROUBLES

Mac Bishop who Is again master
carpenter On the Oklahoma division
Of the Rock leland. vas ia the city a
short time last evening. leaving to
look after bridge repair work on The
Aaneum line For many years MI
Bishop hlled this position and made
q great reputation as fast bridge
builder hui two years ago he received
an offer ef . better position from the
SAP road in Texas and accepted Il
When the bridges began Is SO out ii
the beginning Of the flood season
Macs old employers concluded they
needed hIm again and they brought
hlm back from Texas at au advanced
salary
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-17
OPERA COMING


The people Of Chiekasha win be glad
% know that We ARE IA have a season
Of comic opera Manager Fulton Of
Convention han theatre has contracted
with F g. Burgess. manager OF the
Boston Ideal Opera company 10 open
two weeks season opera here com.
mencing Monday July 9Th a different
opera win be presented every night
The company comes from four % ten
weeks stands Ii Atehison, kan. kan
sas City No. Little Rock. Ark, and
other cities Managers and newspa-
pers say they are good
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-17
WOMAN SHUFFLES OFF
THIS MORTAL CON

Faais Valley Okla. June l7-pss-
poadent over hef iu healts over
which she has been brooding for IN.
eral days Mrs Baruum. wisov
about 90 years Ola. committed ssiessa
by throwing herself III a cellar fpn os
water Recently size had made say
srel attempts at suicide but failed
iais time she walked oui q the
aoase. and sitting down On TIE cellar
Stars removed her shoes and took
aomn her hair Before the nalehbors.
VINO were Watching her knew what
Eng was trying to % o. could reach
aeF1 she Jumped into the eater ana
gas drowned before Eha 1nnla S. aal
an out
Ihe deceased has several chndFsa
living near hara
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-17
Sp m. Senator T. P. Gore.
Second Day

Frank ~ Bailey district Judge. fol-
loved By p A Griffin. state lecturer
and organizer. Crescent, Okla, subject
Organization
1880 p m L K. Taylor. state sena-
tor. chickasha followed by ]. Y. Cal.
lahan, Enid. member Of state execa.
tive committee T. 2. and C. d. and for.
mer delegate to congress Subject.
.Unionism and Cooperation.
s b m. F. 5. White, St. Louis. Con.
gressman Scott Ferris. Lawton. sub
iect Bucket Shops and Agriculture 3
Third Day
10 a. m F. s White, ST. Louis. agri.
cultural and horticultural commission
er Of Rock Island. Frisco lines.
Il a. m. Representative Of Trades
Council.
1.3a 2 II. Henry M. Truman. Ada
subject The Necessity for and tie
Benefits Arising for Organization
Amnne The Farmers followed bp F
S White ana others
m Coy G N. Haskell.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-17

ihe deceased has several children
living near hara