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The Ely miner., 1909-04-30


Such proceedings shall be instituted by a
county auditor and signed by parties inter-
ested in and affected by said proposed
branch. setting forth the source. course.
terminus and the size and dimensions OF
said proposed side lateral or spur ditch.
Thereupon the said auditor shall appoint
shs slme call apa spec special meeting Of the county
board or boards as the case may be to meet
at such time and place for that purpose
lished once each week for two successive
weeks in a newspaper published in each
county affected.
as the case may be. may employ COM
petent and experienced civil engineer to in
yestigate and report on the matter.
On the day Of hearing so appointed, or
at any adjourned day thereof. the county
board or boards shall proceed to hear all
Testimony offered in relation to said matter.
and shall determine and decide the same.
and II the county board or boards decide to
permit such branch or iacs iaeerai Il dtcn &c to De
therein. determine and decide the terms
and conditions under which same may be
toners therefor If any. and upon compli-
ance Herewith and not otherwise, said petit
toner or saS msy rSss to
side lateral or spur ditch petitioned for.
Sec rs. In all cases where petition has
been made for the construction of a drain
age ditch under any of the provisions of
the drainage laws of this state now. or here
tofore, existing the same may be considered
and completed under the provisions of this
chapter by the county board or the Judge of
the district court at the election of the
application of said bondsmen and the sure
ties thereon made to said county board or
the Judge of the district court.
Upon the receipt of said application the
said county board, or the judge OF the dis
trict court, as the case may be- shall fix a
nIication and shall cause two weeks pub
iished notice thereof to be given to all par
ties Interested and at the time and place of
the hearing thereof the county board or the
judge of the district court. as the case may
he shall hear and consider the same and IL
found to be of sufficient public beneht, shall
order the said pending ditch proceedings to
be heard and completed under the provisions
of this chapter and thereupon the said coun-
ty board or the judge of the district court,
as the case may be. shall have full and COM
pIete Jurisdiction thereof for the purpose of
mpleting the proceedings Hereunder the
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skirt to give the modified Empire eff
feet, but it extends to the waist line
80 that it can be utilized for the regu-
lation skirt as we'll. If It is to be
joined to a skirt in princesse style the
skirt can be arranged over it either
at the natural or at the high waist
line and joined at the upper edge.
The bodice is made with front and
backs, which are tucked and Joined to
the narrow, yoke. The garniture Is
arranged over it. The under sleeves
are long and close fitting and the lit
tie cap sleeves are snug without being
tight.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size is two and five
eighth yards twenty-one or twenty
four, one and seven-eighth yards th1r-
ty-two or n and three-eighth yards
forty-four inches wide with two yards
eighteen for the yoke and sleeves.
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Chinese Scholar on Marriage.

Sir Robert Hart, speaking of mar
rage and death customs in the Far
East, tells a story of a great Chinese
scholar and high official who said
that our foreign way Of letting the
young people fall in love and choose
and the Chinese way of first marry
ing and then making acquaintance
reminded him of two kettles of
water: the frst-the foreign-was
taken at the boiling point from the
fire by marriage and then grew cooler
and cooler, whereas the second-the
Chinese-was a kettle Of cold water
put on the fire by wedlock and ever
afterward growing warmer and
warmer. So that" said his friend,
latter fifty or sixty years we are
madly in love with each other."-
Tit-Bits.
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Among the recently published
Memories" by Robert Collyer, one
recalls the Sunday-school in Chicago
which he established among the for
eign residents of that city. His work
consisted largely in. teaching both
Did and young the English language,
10 enable them to qualify as Ameri-
can citizens. Along with this practi-
,al work went as much religious
training as the good parson could
find place for. One instance which
be gives will show the work and how
It was done.
A memory comes to me which may
cast a CLEAN of light on our success
IN the fSunday-school, and on the way
the pupils learned their lessons.
Ore of the classes had been work
rng its way through the life of Moses,
from his infancy to his call to be the
deliyerer Of the tribes from their
bondage.
I had noticed how n bright boy
would wrestle, head down, with the
story. So I picked him out one Sun
day to see how much he had learned,
and here are the questions n an
swers:
what have you learned about
Moses, my boy?"
The kings daughter, she foNnd
him when he was a baby, In a oox
in the rushes down by the river, and
took him home to uss him."
did she nurse him herself?"
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Impressions Of Rome.

In a London drawing-room recent
Iy the hostess said to a comfortable
looking lady, the widow of a wealthy
Midland manufacturer, who had been
touring during the winter in the sun
ny South:
"Of course, you went to Rome,
dear Mrs. Rich?"
= "Rome!" replied the widow,
vaguely and meditatively. did we
go to Rome, Ethel?" Ito her daugh-
teri.
Eyes, ma; you know we did," was
the girls reply. "You remember
that big place where I bought those
lovely silk stockings."-Tit-Bits
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A LIFE OF MOSES.
the Biblical Account Made o a
Bows. Mind.

mo, she nlred a woman to nUss
him, and it was his OWL mother; but
she didn't know that"
"And what did Moses do them"
"He grew to be a man."
And what did he do when he was
a man."
"He killed another man"
Then what did he do?"
"Buried him in the sand"
what die he do after ne had
buried him in the sand?"
He run away and went to keeping
sheep on the prairie"
Did he stay there all his life?"
mo, he quit that because he saw
a bush afre."
Did that him so that he ran
away and lost his Sheep"
mo, something talked to him in
the bush, ald told him to go back
home: and it was the Lord what
talked to him"
And what did the Lord say?"
Gle told him to take his boots
off,"
And here ended u lesson on the
early life of Moses, at which l smiled
and said, You have done we'll, my
boy-very we'll indeed"
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Satirica1 Scorn.

He was a sad though self-confdent
specimen of juvenile life in an over
crowded metropolis. He was coming
out Of the tobacco shop with the pro-
ceeds of his negotiations for "a hicks
wort o cigarettes" when a philan-
thropic stranger accosted him.
my. boy, I hope you don't use to-
bacco!" =,
ME use tobacco!" was the rejoin-
der. "W'y de very idee! I'm jes
gettin' a handful Of de horrid stuff to
kill de bugs in me ros garden up
near Yonkers. Washington Star.
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The

The present "inauspicious june
has not come to an end without the
repetition of that ancient semi-medi-
cal statement which tells US that the
sneeze is healthy and should not be
suppressed. 1t is one Of those stock
sayings which are always uttered by
laymen on the vague authority OF
some traditional doctor whose name
is suppressed in favor Of the adjec-
tive eminent" It is one of the
things about which you mentally
pledge yourself to ask your own doc
tor, but when it comes to the point
you never do. Either you do not get
the opportunity; or, If a chance does
present itself, an inner voice seems
to warn you to let it be until some
future occasion. To Jul own mind,
the odds are that sneezing is a whole
some habit, for 1t is an unpleasant
one. Of course, there are people VINO
can sneeze and not look ridiculous,
but they are few. Any one caught
in the act of trying to suppress a
sneeze is a terrible addition to the
landscape, and if you want to sneeze
and cannot, what gargoyle could hold
a candle to you? That hideously con-
torted face, that quivering mouth and
that DETECTED nostril; why, your
countenance is something worth
building two cathedrals round! 1t Is
as though some mad potter were grip
ping your facial clay and wrenching
it this way and that to amuse his
frenzied humor. Have you ever
heard a succession Of half a dozen
s~neezes? 1t is an experience that has
an extraordinary irritating effect
London Globe.
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Tourist Bromidioms.

A statistician who recently re-
turned from a trip to British Colum-
bia is willing to affirm that he heard
people ask:
How cold does it get here in the
'Iinter?" 2133 times.
What is the height of that noun
tain?" 1876 times.
How far away do you suppose
that glacier is?" 921 times.
as this the Medicine Hat where
the weather comes from?" 1142
times.
How far do you suppose it is over
to where that man is plowing?"
1881 times.
Are there any trout in that
stream?" 1921 times.
"Do the bears ever come down to
the railroad?" 944 timse.
Where do we change time again."
$3.50 times.
why is it that it doesn't get dark
here until nearly 10 o'clock?' 3loS
times.
HAS anybody ever climbed to the
TOP of that mountain" 2243 times.
"Are these the Rockies or the Sell
kirks?". 97l2 times.
"Wouldn't it be great If we could
have one of these mountains set down
on the prairie back Of Chicago?' 562
times.-Chicago Record-Herald.
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Dad Gives Advice,

According to the Nantucket In
quirer and Mirror, the following was
sent by a countryman to his son II
college, not many years ago:
my Dear SOM write to send
you two pair of old breeches, that you
may have a new coat made of them.
Also some new socks, which your
mother knit by cutting down some of
mine. Your mother sends you $40
without my knowledge and for fear
you will not spend it wisely I have
kept back half and only send five.
Your mother and I are well, except
your sister Annie has got the mea-
sles, which we think would spread
among other girls, If Tom had not
had them before, and he Is the only
one left. I hope you are we'll and
will do honor to my teachings. If
you do not you are an ass, and your
mother and myself are your affection
ate parents"
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Manx Literature.

The Celtic dialect still spoken on
the Isle of Man is closely related to
Irish and Scotch Gaelic, standing
nearer, on the whole. to the latter.
Unlike both of them, Manx has aban-
doned the traditional Gaelic orthog'
raphy and modelled its spelling rather
upon English. Manx literature, so
far as preserved, is scantily confined
to the modern period. The principal
monuments are the translations of
the Book of Common Prayer and the
Bible.
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Flowers Preserved by Freezing.

The latest and most approved
method Of preserving flowers during
transportation Is that of freezing
them. When this process Is en-
ployed the flowers are picked while in
the bud and will keep perfectly for
several weeks in refrigerator boxes.
After they have been unpacked and in
water they slowly revive and the bios
SONS develop fully. Such blossoms
will last much longer in a room than
would be the case had they been
brought directly from the greenhouse
or the garden.-Harper's Weekly.
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Well. What If He Didn't?

For many years DR.. Francis L. Pat
ton, ez-president of Princeton Uni
versity, wore side whiskers. When
ever he suggested shaving them there
was a division of opinion in the fam
lily. One morning he came into his
wife's room, razor in hand, with his
right cheek shaved smooth.
How do you like it, my dear?" he
asked. "If you think it looks well, /
will shave the other side, too."-EV-
erybody's Magazine.
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General BENJAMIN Lincoln.

General Benjamin Lincoln died in
bingham, Mass, in 1910. General
Lincoln was famous as n of Wash
jngton's officers in the war of the
Revolution, and for his surrender to
Sir Henry Clinton in May, 1880. In
1881 he was made Secretary of War,
and in 1887 was elected Lieutenant
Governor nf Massachusetts,
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Not Applicable.

Bleeker-"What's the matter, old
man? You look like an illustration
Of a hard-luck story" g
Meeker-"Domestic troubles. Had
a scrap with my wife. this morning."
Blocker -"Oh, don't let a little
thing like that worry you. A thun-
derstorm clears the atmosphere, you
know"
Meeker -"Yes, but that doesn't
help a man who has been struck by
lightning. Chicago News.
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Foulard FineneSS.

A pretty bordered foulard seen re-
Gently had a coarse ribbed surface
with a pattern of small groups Of tiny
dots on an ivory ground. and a
straight border Of black on white,
with touches Of heron blue, rhodo-
dendron purple, jade green and
brownish purple, the effect being like
that Of a broad band of embroidery.
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Wide Collar.

A wide collar Of handkerchief lin
en- cut in points and embroidered In a
neat design is a pretty decoration for
q wool school dress. The collar is
made separate, and by its frequent
changing the little gown is kept look
ing spick and span.
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No Change In Sleeves.

There will be little or no change
in sleeves later. 1t is probable that
corsages and bodices will be more
square over the shoulders, and In that
case sleeves will set lower on the
arms-that is, the shoulder seam
will be longer.
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Braiding is the Rage.

Broad fat silk military braid is
used as trimming to an unprecedent-
ed extent, narrow soutache represent
ing a close rival, while in many cases
coats are bordered with broad bands
Of taffeta ribbon or with velvet.
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Dutch Neck.

Pretty, simple, fine lawn dresses
show the Dutch neck and short puff
sleeves. Some touches Of color are
introduced at the belt, on the sleeve
bands and outlining the low neck.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softensthe gums, reduces infamma-
ton allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c. a bottle.
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Lingerie and Lace.

In New York City one sees lingerie
heavily trimmed with Irish lace, but
the general verdict is that it gives too
heavy an appearance; V~alenciennes Is
far softer and more appropriate.
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dHSAONS&;@E1>|ERkssSSD

New York City.-The bodice that
includes such a garniture as this one
Is one of the latest and prettiest that
the season has brought forth. The
garniture can be braided or embroid-
cred or made from fancy material,
and it gives a distinctive touch with
out involving any great amount of la
Dor. This blouse Is made of pongee,
and Is braided, while the yoke and
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A Partisan antiquarian has paid
10000 francs for the famous Mar
fels collection of watches made in
the sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
turtles.
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Oriental Embroideries.

The Oriental embroideries give one
who can draw many good ideas tor
designs for her sofa pillows.
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Hand Painted NeckWear.

Hand painted neckwear, the foun.
dalton being a fine batiste, is one OF
the latest novelties.
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The King of Siam does not confine
his relationship to mother earth. He
claims to be Brother of the Moon,
Half Brother of the Sum-" as we'll as
Sovereign Arbitrator of the Flux
the Refux." N. Y!-S2.
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Sore throat is no trihing ailment. 1t will
sometimes carry infection to the entire
system through the food that is eaten.
Hamlins Wizard Oil is a sure, quick cure.
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Fad For StencilinG.

The fad for stenciling has extended
and mothers are decorating the hens
of skirts, yokes and collars with this
artistic work.
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Infants Shawl Wrap.

This convenient little wrap appro-
~priately belongs In every infants out
fit. It serves the purpose Of both hat
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-08-25

The quantity Of material required
is, for the full length wrap, n and a
half yards twenty-seven Or one yard
thirty-six inches wide; for the shorter
wrap one yard twenty-seven or three
quarter yard thirty inches wide.
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Irish Crochet Lace.

Real Irish crochet lace has been
added to the list of real laces showing
figures of color.
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sleeves are of net in matching color,
but the model suits the thinner mate
rails as well as it does the heavier
fabrics, and for the guimpe portions
either the net or a fancy all-over or
tucking or something similar will be
found appropriate. In this case b
blouse is worn with a high wasted
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Nearly every Japanese son follows the
profession or trade of his father. -.
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Narrow Skirts.

Some of the new skirts are so mar
row that they look like bolster cases;
and, indeed, go under that name
abroad.
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and shawl, and it can be slipped on at

and shawl, and it car be slipped on at
a moments notice whenever the tenn
perature requires. 1t can be made
from flannel or from cashmere. or
from wash silk lined with albatross
or from any similar material, and It
can be scalloped at its edges or fin
ished with hens that are feather
stitched or in almost any way that
fancy may suggest. The long, point
ed, narrow effect is both pretty and
practical, but often a shorter wrap Is
wanted, and this one can be made In
either style illustrated.
The wrap is made in one piece with
castings and draw strings arranged to
form the hood.
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The lass, PALATAL 4 e e.ss~S Fl

csiipkEN LICK TIE SPOON. Relieves Pl.tul.ney, corrscs
Sduing, Aids Digestion. $50. ALLDRueGlsTS
Perpetual water rights, fine water, productive SOIL
CROP failures uni lown. so bushels wheat per acre,
SO 70 s tons alfalfa Healthful climate, free timber.
Terms easy, Write now. LINW0OD LAND co,
Rock SurinQs. Wyoming. ~r
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-15
fFFrst Published Nov. 10, 1909.
ORDINANCE NO. 4o3.

An ordinance authorizing. directing
and obligating the city or Chickasha
Oklahoma, to furnish, free Of cost to
the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and
College for Girls at ChIekasha, all
lights and water necessary for its use
in said school building and all build
ings necessary to Its operation.
Whereas. the legislature Of the state
Of Oklahoma has BY an act approved
March ~, 1909, located the Oklahoma
Industrial Institute and College for
Girls in the city Of Chickasha, Grady
county. Oklahoma, and:
Whereas, ii Is provided in said act
that the said city shall obligate itself
10 furnish free OF cost to said school,
all lights and water for its use and in
the buildings necessary for its opera
tion;
Now, therefore, be 1t ordained by the
mayor and city councilmen OF the city
OF Chickasha. Oklahoma.
Section /. That the city Of Chicka-
sha, Oklahoma, is hereby directed and
obligated to furnish, and hereby
agrees to furnish, free Of cost, to the
said Oklahoma, Industrial Institute
and College for Girls, all lights and
water necessary for its use In said
school and college, and in all the
buildings necessary to its operation,
Section 2. That it is necessary for.
the peace and safety Of the said city
that this ordinance go into effect inn
mediateIy after ito passage, approval
and publication, in that Its failure to
do SO would greatly inconvenience the
said city and the inhabitants thereof
Accordingly an emergency Is hereby
declared whereby this ordinance shall
become effective Immediately after It's
passage, approval and publication.
Passed this 18th day of November,
1909, with section 2 included and
passed separately by the affirmative
vote Of three-fourths Of all the mem
Der elected TO the city council.
Passed and approved with section 2
included, this 11th day Of November,
1909. w. M. Edwards,
Attest: Mayor.
Joe Dews,
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1856 acres in finest upland in
Grady county, within six miles Of
Chickasha. " miles from Allie. 100
acres in cultivation. balance fine grass.
Pasture fenced separate from field
with fine pool Of water In pas.
ture. Nice Groom house. barn, good
well OF soft water. Reason for selling.
party wants to leave country This
place is offered for sale ten days only
at price OF $50 per acre, must sell
quick. see w. r. ManIey. li31s North
Third street. 1885,
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nodding of heads and many who said.
You're right" AS one veteran Of the
gridiron remarked, How can you ex-
pect regularly to beat such a system
unless against it has been laid the
backire Of similar preparation"
Value Of Basketball Players.
1t was in this same group that o
Princeton graduate. man who earn
ed his "Pv every year Of his under
graduate life, said: What we need
are some good basketball players on
our team. The more see OF the new
game so much the more am | con-
vinced that it takes man who has
been trained by basketball to stand
against oncoming body checkers to-
catch the onside kick and the forward
pass in badly brol field. You fell
lows who've played tae old game. just
get out and see If it wouldn't worry
you considerably TO polse yourself to
receive a low thrown ball with half
dozen tacklers coming down the field
hard on you. 1t is che basketball man
WnO LAY ACdihtl AlOJ W Uutk VI uhOH
to the ground with the ball In such an
emergency who makes the best user
Of the forward pass and the onside
kick, both to get them Off and to re-
ceIve them"
The forward pass is after its four
seasons use become very much a diff
ferent play than it was at first. For
merly high heaves were the rule, and
the man who caught them brought his
arms around the ban just as he did
for punts. That has been changed.
The forward pass and the onside
kick Of 1909 yes, and Of 1908 to con
siderable extent on Franklin field,
where Pennsylvania played the most
open game Of the year shows ball
moving straight, low and hard, rev0lv-
Ing on its long axis II 1t turns in the
air at all, and caught in the receivers
hands like a baseball The arms are
not brought over 1t until the man VINO
catches It is turning his body for his
run. Thea, Of course. he slows 1t away
In the noekst of his crooked elbow.