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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
stockyards 70 a. He.u,iH.,,

unoccupied places in the Chicago
stockyards are to be made to bloom,
instead of unattravtive lanes and
pens and roadways and great bare
buildings, the yards are to present
stretches of flower beds, with here
and there buildings surrounded with
snruoDery The scheme originated
with ). Ogden Armour. and the first
iruits OF his plan may be seen at the
general Offices of Armour & Co.
where bright flowers are in bloom ali
around the buildings. The packers
nope that the visitors to the yards
VIII find comfort in the flowers and
shrubbery after they have listened to
the. thousand and one grating noises
which NIL the air at all hours Of the
day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
AN OLD TIMER
Has Had Experiences.

A woman who has used Postum
since 1t came upon the market knows
from experience the wisdom OF us.
ing Postum in place OF coffee If one
values health and clear brain. She
says:
At the time Postum was FIRST put
on the market | was suffering from
nervous dyspepsia, and my physician
had repeatedly told me not to use
tea or coffee. Finally / decided to
take his advice and try Postum. /
got a package and had 1t carefully
prepared. finding 1t delicious to the
taste. So continued it's use and very
soon its beneficial effects convinced
me Of Its value, for got well OF my
nervousness and dyspepsia.
My husband had been drinking cof-
fee all his life until 1t had affected
his nerves terribly, and persuaded
aim to shift to Postum. 1t was easy
10 get him to make the change for
the Postum is SO delicious. 1t Ger.
tainly worked wonders for him.
We soon learned that Postum does
not exhilarate nor depress and does
not stimulate, but steadily and honest.
~ strengthens the nerves and the
stomach.
TO make a long story short, our en-.
tire family continued to use Postum
with satisfying results, as shown in
our fine condition OF health and we
have noticed rather unexpecfod i'm.
provement In brain and nerve power"
increased brain and nerve power
always follow the use Of Postum In
place Of coffee, sometimes III very
marked manner. There's a Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book. The Road to Wellvine."
Ever read the above Ietferg A new
enc enc appears from time to time. They
lnterest.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
Not Honored n Old A..

Warships, unlike war horses, stand
small chance of being turned out to
grass when their work is over. The
old British battleship Edinburgh.
which is on the sale list, is TO be used
as target. II the vessel survives kh9
gun fire It is probable that she win be
subjected to an attack of totpedoes.,
to discover what would be the eTset
OF well-placed shot with Wnite-
head on the bottom of a ship of the
Dreadncught type, which a section Of
the Edinburghs bottom can be made
approximately to represent.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12

should be able to determine diseases
and other ailments, their cause and
cure. To make profitable gains he
should thoroughly understand feeds,
with their composition and nutritiye
value and balanced rations. He should
know what feeds will produce the
highest returns with each kind of ami.
mails kept, and know what feeds to
buy In order TO get the best results
from the feeds grown on his own
farm With judicious management
and correct knowledge of farm stock
and feeds the general farmer can buy
feeds and use them with profit, be-
sides adding extra amounts of manure
to his land, which represents a part
OF the net gains. 1t is better farm
practice to buy feeds than to sell
them, and the farmer who keeps
much live stock is able to do this to
advantage.
With the groy ing demand for pure
bred animals of all kinds, the gener-
al farmer can make extra money on
the same amount of land by keeping
pure bred animals only and selling
part of them for breeding purposes.
or course. there is some extra ex-
pense In doing this, but the returns
viii justify the extra expense, and the
pleasure in growing them is compen-
sation in itself. an important point
overlooked by many. 1t is a pleasure
TO keep animals that one is not
ashamed of and which others are al
ways eager to buy. When one has |
established reputation for only a |
short time and breeds special utility
stock he will soon find more buyers
than he can supply. He need not go
to them; they will come to him. and
that makes difference.
Horses, cattle, sheep and hogs all
nave their merits, but the general
farmer should breed and grow all of
them, with perhaps some one kind of
animal, his special favorite, as a lead
er- It is possible under favorable con-
1itions to make speciality of several
kinds and make success OF all Of
hem, but as rule 1t is not best to
'ry to handle too many. 1t goes with
'ut saying that horses are valuable
Ind very essential farm animals
Every farmer should keep few
mares to raise colts for his own
leeds, and # possible some for sale.
Yearly all of the farm work car be
lone with mares which raise colts
'early every year, and by keeping ]
narc.s only for work and breeding !
hem regularly the farmer can make
ouble profit out Of his horses.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12

In spite of the impediment in his
speech the fervent lover had nerved
himself up to the point OF proposal
"Mum-Mum-Maud." he began. q
mum-mum-may call you Mum-Mum
Maud, may nun-nun-not?"
Why, yes, if you wish to. Mr.. Chat
Harry
That's rah-rah-right Call me Hs,
Ha-Harry-
"Ha-ha-Harry,"
Thank you, MINIMUM. Maud, there
Is sus-sus-something very nuD-nun-
near my heart that concerns yuh-yuh-
you. Can you gug-gug-guess what
it is?''
Why. no. Harry"
Then LII tut-tut-tell you. My dud-
dud-darling. | lul-,t;l-love you. Wuh-
wuh-will you bub.bub-bub-bub-be my
wnh-wuh-wuh-wuh-wife?v
"Oh, Harry! This is so sudden!"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
Grow Pure Bred Corn.

In cooperation with the county fair
associations over so bushels of pure
seed corn was distributed free by the
University Of Wisconsin Agricultural
Experiment station to the young peo-
pie who grew small piats and exhib.
tied their product at local fairs. This
work has been introduced into 26
counties. and has proved OF fumense
value In 'nterestinE young people in
Agricultural SattpFs
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
He Dyed N.

What's become of the charming
actor with the beautiful white hair
that hung on his shoulders?" thew
asked at the summer garden. "He
used TO be here 90 much. Now we
never see him.
He thought he'd look handsomer
with auburn hair" his friend ex.
planned. so he dyed 1t. It's seventeen
different colors of auburn, all the wav
from dark brown to bright red. He's
remaining in seclusion until it grows
out white again"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
KEEP ONLY FOWLS THAT PAY
mo Profit In Feeding Lot Of Old
Hens That Have outIIves Their
Usefulness.

Some hens are not worth their keen:
otners produce enough to cover the
cost OF their handling. The hens that
pay are those that more than meet the
expenses Of money and time necessary
to make them worth while. There art
tnree classes OF hens and the last is
tne one that we all desire and the one
tnat we can have il we are willing to
pay the cost.
What is necessary to own birds that
payY 1t takes more than money You
can buy birds that can pay, but It is
anotner thing to have them pay you
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
The Great Trek AZ 1909.

A prominent vancouvsrite who has
Just returned from three.months
visit to the northwest. says that there
are hordes of people. piles Of furni.
ture and droves of cattle and horses
taking every trail to the great farming
lands of the prairies. They are all
coming from the states, and he saws
that in after years the exodus win be
known as the great trek of 1909. -.
Victoria (B. O. Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
HANDS RAW AND ScALY.
Itched and Burned TerribIy--couId
Not Move Thumbs Without Flesh
Cracking--Sieep Impossible.


"An itching humor covered both my
hands and got up over my wrists and
even up to the elbows. The itching
and burning We're terrible. My hands
got all scaly and when scratched, the
surface would be covered with blis-
ters and then get raw. The eczema
got so bad that could not move my
thumbs without deep cracks appearing.
] went to my doctor, but his medicine
could only stop the itching. At night
l Isuffered so fearfully that / could not
sleep. ! could not bear to touch my
hands with water. This went on for
three months and l was fairly worn
out. At last ] got the Cuticura Rene
dies and In a month ] was cured. Wal
ter H. Cox, 16 Somerset St., Boston.
Mass. Sept. 25, 1908"
Potter Drug q Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
French ofIcer- Rival Of Mas,,,

Col Humbert, a retired officer Of the
French artillery. has invented gun
siiencer like that Of Hiram Maxim.
as It employees the principle Of muf.
hing the sound by combining the gases
OF the explosion and allowing them to
escape gradually. Col. Humbert how
ever, uses simple horizontal cells.
whereas the cells in Maxim's device
are arranged on the principle of the
gyroscope Col. Humbert's silencer is
much heavier than Maxim's.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12

ache, rheumatism, dizzy and fainting
spells. urinary disorders, dreadful
Dioating OF dropsy and finally a COM
piete prostration that defed medical
skill and caused her to be given up.
Through the use of Doan's Kidney
Pills Mrs. Kessler is well woman
and is willing to tell about her case
70 anyone who cares to inquire.
Sold by all dealers. so cts. a box.
Foster-Milburn O.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12

were endured by
Mrs Caroline Kess-
Ter Of w. Main ST.,
Paw Paw, Mich. Well
and ptrong again,
her case is thought
a miracle by her
friends. What Mrs.
X 9 $ sler W g n t
through makes a
long story - back.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12

A Wichita man was fussing because
OF his aching teeth. why don't YOU
go to dentist?' asked one Of his
friends.
"Oh, ! haven't got the nerve,o was
the reply.
Never mind that" replied the
friend, "the dentist win find the nerve
all right Kansas City Jorunal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
Nobleman. Probably.

HOWELL see that the heiress has
put her money into the lumber bust
ness
Powell-That so?
Howell--Yes, she has married a
wooden man
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
Why Actors Wear lLono ,air.

''SFo V~H' LV11Y FfdIFs
Why do actors SO often wear long
hair? Perhaps this is the reason
There once was statute in England
under which actors found wandering
were Hablesto be branded through the
right ear. The long hair concealed
the decoration and thus the custom
was started.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
INCREASE AS THEY TRAVEL.
Circumstance That Shows How Stories
Are MagnIfIed in Their
Repetition.
cHIcKAsHA

England's recent fright over an I'm.
agined airship from Germany is paral.
ieled blythe amazing tiger scare which
Put central and south Wales in com.
motion about seven years ago. II
was reported that a tiger had es-
capped from travelling menagerie At
Brecon. Mangled sheep were said to
mark its course across country to
Liandrindod Wells, some farmers lost
tneir dogs and on market days at
buiith, Brecon, Penybout andLlanmar-
rach the wild beast was the center
Oh rumor- Country schools were closed
because parents feared to let their
children go along the roads, and bands
OF armed men sought to hunt the tiger
down.
This state of terror lasted week.
though no person was found who had
actually seen the tiger, but only peo-
pie who had heard that some one
else" and so forth. Then the truth
was hunted down, and the origin of
tne whole AFFAIR discovered at the re-
mote hamlet of Eberedw. One night
tne schcolmaster there, In dismissing
tne children. playfully had warned
them not to loiter in going home lest
tiger should get them.
The scared children accepted the
warning as real. and hastened home
with stories OF savage beast lurking
behind hedges or growing In ravines, |
AND 80 the story grew. as stories do
under the culture Of imagination.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
TrumpetIna Ancient German cho


irumpetlng Ancient German chorals.
me most noted ornament OF the
town is the Rathhaus, which no artist
who visits Rothenburg fails to sketch
IL is OF a most imposing beauty CON
sisting of an older Gothic building dat
Ing back to the middle Of the thir-
teenth century, with an elaborate
renaissance facade. 1t was from it's
darkiing dungeons that many OF the
instruments of torture in the museum
at Nuremburg came, for Rothenburg
was not tender in its treatment Of
prisoners. The earlier building has
a high square tower crowned with 4
Dell cupola. where thrice a week the
choir OF st. Jakob's, a reverend
church lying within its shadow. main
fuily climbs, armed with trumpets and
other musical instruments. The
sweet Lutheran choraIe is repeated
Tour times, as the musicians respec-
lively face the four points OF the COM
pass. and the ceremony, so in keep
ing with the quaint. old-time life OF
the town. is one of the visitors un-
iorgettable memories of Rothenburg.
From Rothenburg (Bavaria) Let.
ter to Vogue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-08-12
HER FRIENDS WONDER
How Mrs. kessIer Was Rescued from
Almost Certain Death.

Few have lived through such trials
and suffering from kidney disease as
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-10
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Congress and Its Critics.
lNNaShingtnn Starl


In a public speech in New York the
other night Mr.. Littlefield Of Maine who
served several terms in the House. re-
piled to some of the criticism which of
late years has been levcied at that
body and the men who have presided
over it Speaking from knowledge and
experience. ne replied with force to the
ISLANDERS which have had wide circu-
lation and are still current about the
popular branch Of Congress and its
procedure. He paid 4 generous tribute
to Mr.. Cannon.
Saturday night at Los Angeles Mr..
Fairbanks paid a tribute to the Senate.
speaking from a knowledge gained both
as a member and as tn" presiding Of
ficer of that body. He declared it cap
able OF doing and disposed to do the
right and the wise thing in matters of
domestic concern and of international
concern.
Former members Of either house of
Congress cannot perform better pub
lie service than by testifying in this
way. A most damaging misapprehcn-
sion as to Congress is widespread. For
q long time rnuckrakerS have had the
subject practically al! to themselves.
The country has been assured by them
that the House is rendered incapable of
deiiberation, and that the Senate is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-10
WEAK S1oMACHs,
WEAK PEOPLE,
How to Prevent It. Let kodoI Do the
Stomach's Work While It Rests.

A weak stomach will not properly
digest food. This food, then, oc-
casions all sorts of disagreeable
symptoms. Among these are sour
stomach. belchaing of gas and bitter
fluid, 'heartburn." headaches. etc-al1
caused by Indigestion. But it isn't OF
much benefit to know what causes the
trouble, if we do not know how to
prevent it-and make use of our
knowledge. Nearly everyone knows
that kodol digestS all food. and is an
excellent preparation for any digestive
trouble. Actual figures shows that a
tablespoonful of Kodol digeSts u
pounds of fOod-nOt one kind of foo l
at time. but every kind of food, in
any mixture or commandments
kodol digests it in an easy. natural
Way-just as an ordinary healthy
stomach does. That is why kodol
helps the weak stomach get strong
it does the Stomachs work Our
guarantee-Get dollar bottle of
kod0l. If YOU are not benefited--the
druggist will at once return your
money. Don't hesitate: any druggist
will sell you Kodol on these terms.
The dollar bottle contains 1-2 times
as much as the soc. bottle kodol is
prepared in the laboratories of F.. c.
Dewitt & Co. Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-10

/ Here is a little Easter sermon by a
writer in the Boston TRANSCRIPT which
lis worth ppnderiEg over bit at this
time tut unl"ss the Easter Symbol
tliSm 5pr ads itself over our daily lives.
part of the Faster truth is lost to
view Its inner meaning is related to
sIhc rnyriaG little reSurractionS in con-
seriousness of everyday occurrence. F,v
.ery W"" bit Of S"fiShncSS transmitted
into Il kindly deed for another, every
ignoiie thought turned to noble use,
leads To that higher life of which Eas-
tier is tn" type. Temptations resisted
fare the lttle casters of the soul. Pleas
ant as it is TO conceive of spring as
natures Easter. more blessed is it to
symbolic these mute happenings in
Yourselves as the resurrection of each
individual soul into the triumph of
g0odnCsG."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-10
Protection Of SheIIfish.

The growing interest in the artificial
phasized by the fact that a national
shellfish convention is to be held in
New York on May 5. The United
States government has long recognized
the need of assisting nature to replen-
ish in some measure, at least, the in
roads on the natural products of the
waters of our coasts which have been
made by man in his eager quests for
this class of food. 1t has not only de-
voted considerable attention to re-
stocking coast waters with fish, but
has taken active steps to prevent the
Holsters along the coast from becom-
ing exterminated.
Some of the states of New England
have been more or less prodigal in
the matter of protecting their she'll
fish interests. The succulent clam,
which has made Rhode Island famous
is practically extinct in that state
and the stock along the Connecticut
shore is sadly depleted. Massachu-
sets, with wise foresight, has not per-
mitted residents of other states to dig
the clans on her flats, and therefore
her supply has not become so nearly
Many Of the Rhode Island clam
diggers have been forced out of the
business by the scarcity of the clans
and others have been forced to go TO
Long Island sound for them.
There are along the shores of
Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island d
number of large shore resorts which
cater to visitors from all over the
country. Three of these amusement
resorts for three months or more in
the year entertain for seven days in
the week from 10000 to 10000 visitors
take of the Rhode Island shore
Dinners" Of which the clam is, Of
course. the predomnating feature.
The Rhode Island clam supply began
to run short many years ago and for
the past ten years these shore resorts
have been drawing heavily on the pro-
duct of the Maine flats. Recent press
reports conveyed the information that
Rhode Islanders are drawing at pres
ent on Maine and Nova Scotia for
their supply The fact that they have
begun to go to Nova Scotia for their
CLAIMS would indicate that they have
begun to find difficulty in getting
enough clans in this State to supply
their demands and that Maine cannot
take too vigorous action to prevent
the States clam flats from being de-
pleted beyond repair to supply the
thousands Of bushels Of clans used
every day in the week for several
months in the year to line the pockets
of Rhode Island shore resort prOprie-
tors who cater to the appetiteS of 4
vast horde Of summer eXcursionists
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-10

ment At no time in over a year has
there been any lack of ready cash in
New York or any of the other great
financial centers of the country.
The failures in this country last week
were less than those of the week be-
fore and less than those of the cores
ponding week last year. The number
of idle freight cars is less than Il month
ago, less than at the same time a year
ago and less than it was last fall,
when the crops of the country were be-
ing moved. The products of many of
the mills arc sold up short. whereas ir
many years of marked business activ-
ity they have had great quantities of
goods made up and carried in stock.
Building activity is noted all over the
country and the volume of our foreign
business in the last six months reached
astonishing proportions far in access
of that of the same period a year ago.
In addition to all these evidences OF
iit" tilteI piiScS Stlt DtiH 3
freely launched and factories which
have been running on short time are
starting up at increased, often full ca
pacity, and public works everywhere
are giving employment to thousands
of la borers All this in the face of an
impending tariff revision which until
within q day or two has left large
doubts as to the status of many staple
commodities and articles of common
consumption. Even now, with the fl
nal vote on the tariff bill taken in the
House, there is a state Of uncertainty
regarding many of these commodities,
and will be up to the moment the f.
nal vote is taken in the Senate, but
the strong faith of the American peo-
pie in the administration and its poll
cles, as well as the manifest strength
underlying our commercial structure
at the present time, will cause steady
advance in the march of commercial
and Industrial progress without so
much as a pause to entertain fears of
fleeing shadows which may have fall
len across the path it has traversed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-10
The Invasion Of Western Canada.

In some quarters there seems to be
more or less uneasiness over the
rapidly increasing number Of Amerl-
cans in the western section of Canada.
natives of the United States living in
the provinces of Manitoba and Alberta
as there are Englishmen. while the in
flux of Americans is now much larg II
than immigration from Great Britain.
During 1903 no fewer than 10000
people from this country, most of them
from the farming sections of the West
and Northwest. crossed the northern
border and took up homes under the
the Americanization of western
Canada. and that American influence
will be paramount in no less a city
then Winnipeg. which is certain to
become great inland metropolis and
the center of a rich agricultural sec
ton
Some Canadians are not wholly
pleased with this prospect. one pro-
minent member of the Canadian
parliament writes to London news
paper his fear that the American new
conner in western Canada will swing
States. just as he swung Texas away
from Mexico" Most people on both
sides of the line will laugh at any
such fear as this The Americans who
are pushing over the line into Canada
are going there because land is
cheaper and more abuntant than on
this side of the line. and not with any
Interior political motive.
For two centuries the American
camping on the outer border OF
civilization and hating at no hard
ships. but, until this invasion of
Canada. he has always remained under
the American flag. He now crosses
the boundry line because at home
there is no more wilderness to conquer.
Canada's gain is the loss of the United
States because those who are crossing
the border are of fine type of citizen
ship. honest. Industrious agricultural
classes who are a blessing to any land
where they establish home. 1t is
idle to imagine that this migration Will
in any way upset the relations be-
tween the two countries.