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The Detroit times., 1911-07-13

Don't you come, father, dear"
she said, turning for an instant In the
doorway. 'Tt's probably only for
Sheila. Wen call II We need you"
l heard their careful footsteps on the
stairs.
Mr.. Tabor had settled back into his
chair, the paper lying on his knee,
his head forward, and the muscles
of his neck rigid with listening.
Somehow in the sharp sidelong light
he looked much older than I had seen
him; more conquerable, more mark
ed by time and trial; and with the
listless hands and deep eyes OF his
nights unrest went strange look OF
being physically lighter and less vir-
lie than the formidable old man /
had begun to know. And as the noise
less minutes went by grew presump-
tuously sorry for him.
After a little he relaxed himself
with an evident effort and turned to
me with his careful smile.
"A family man gets very fussy, Mr..
Crosby" he said. You learn 80 many
things outside yourself to worry
about"
ndon DetLcE ~ huu iooNo ySu
all free?" asked. Its getting time,
anyway"
Il wish you'd stay he growled,
'it's easier to wait when there are
two"
I sat down again and tried to talk;
but neither Of Us could keep any
movement In the conversation. We
fell into long silences, through which
the weight of the silent anxiety above
pressed down like palpable thing.
At last Lady's voice called softly, and
we rose.
Don't tell me anything" l said,
as l opened the front door, but II
can be of any earthly use, will"
Thank you, Mr.. Crosby" he an
swered, shaking my hand slowly. u
know that"
The Detroit times., 1911-07-13
CHAPTER xl.


MY dear child, you haven't the
slightest idea what a newspaper In.
vestigation means. II they once get
a hint of who we are We shall have
a dozen men and women, here. ques-
tioning everybody In sight-the
neighbors, the seryants-trying In ev-
cry possible way TO get at something
which can be made TO look sensation
al. and printing conjectures II they
can't find facts"
Besides" said Doctor Reid. the
poxing and prying would be Just as
bad as the publicity. Let's look at
the case: 'Tisn't that we're trying
to conceal a specific fact; were try
ing 10 avoid gossip. trying to avoid
appearing In any way unusual, trying
to seem like other people. We are Ike
other people, except-well. now,
here's the situation. Three points:
First, we mustn't be bothered by
the police; secondly, We mustn't get
Into the papers; thirdly We mustn't
be investigated or talked about.
Were tolerably safe from the first"
said /, .if Mr. Tabor IN right
Good. Safe from the first. Then
well pass right on to the next. Now
let's see what the papers will Try TO
do. Their whole purpose
The tiny tinkle OF bell rippled
from overhead Reid was on his feet
| in a fash and started for the door,
Bs.dy following. had risen. too.
startled ut the tense faces OF the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06

10 the sklrmish line Colonel Chapman
met General hancock The cosonefs
bearing was very soldierly. There was
no doubt OF his keenness or Of his
courage. but ne said 10 General Han
reck
General. this viii be my last bat
tie"
why do you think So colonelT'
asked the general eve must All take
the chances of battle"
u know that IS a soldiers duty.
Colonel Chapman replied ~But the
feeling ! now have Is something nm.
ike any / have ever experienced since
HE war began. Something tells me
.has THIS Is goins 20 be my last battle.
but the warning does not disturb me
IN the least
oh Hancock replied, you're sim
0iy little over-cxcited Don't pay
any attention 10 il. have no faith in
arenonitions"
Colonel Chapman smiled, gracefully
salutcd General Hancock. and said
After this battle is over, general. you
vill nnd that my premonieion was
genuine.
Within an hour Chapman was lead.
ng his troops through the woods 10
,orm a skirmish line. At the first vol
Iey from the enemy he fell. mortally
wounded His brigade passed on over
ais body
After his men had moved on Colo
nel Chapman with feeble movement
.ook a note book and pencil from his
pocket and with trembling fingers.
wlate first his fSthers name and ad-
dress and ther these words Dear IA
Their. an plortally wounded. Do not
grieve for me. Here the fingers
seemed for a moment almost palsied.
but again, as though by desperate ef
fort they wrote these words: My
iearest love 10 ALL Afford.
The pencil dropped on the paper
With that brief message the soldier
passed away This communication Is
now held BY relatives Of Colonel Chap
man.
tcopyrlght. igii BY a J. Edwards. An
Rights Reservedl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06
MAN STUDIES
DOMESTIC
SCIENCE

New York. Oct. When the big
gong that tolls the knell OF vacation
az Columbia University rings the
delegation from this department Of
household store. where they teach the
young idea how to Judge flapjacks.
launder shirts and purchase meat,
will present a strange spectacle. For
the first time in the history Of Col
umbia a man has enrolled himself in
this hitherto feminine section OF the
college and when the real york OF
the academic year begins he will ioin
the galaxy OF dainty co,sds who are
to be guided through the ms and outs
OF housewifery.
John B. Leeds is the name Of this
Adam in the Eden. He's an A. NJ.
win get his doctors degree at the
end Of this year. and he halls from
Norris Plains. n. j. He was enrolled
at Columbia last year as a student
in the department OF political science.
At the registrars office in the train
ing school for wives it was explained
today that Mr.. Leeds used 10 browse
around there armed filth notebook
and a pencil. seeking data to support
his theory that the average woman
loses a great deal Of time in per
forming her ordinary duties from
dispensing Of the family wash to get
ting little Jonnie dressed tn time for
school
MI. Leeds has not expressed this
sentiment himself. blt clerks in the
registrars office assured the reporter
he affixed his name to the household
arts department fOster that he might
dig up statistics regarding woman's
tendency to loaf and find remedy
for it
It is expected that the lone stu
dent viii have sweet time Of it
when he takes the laboratory work
incidental to the domestic laundering
Practical instructions in rinsing
rough dry. ironing. mangling, sort
ing soaking. removing stains, bluing
keeping the dye in eolored materials
is part Of the elementary training in
this course. with the cleansing OF
laces, embroidery, silk and other
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06


The House OF Governors appoint
ed committee OF three OF its mem
bers to argue against the sanborn in.
trastate rate decision when the case
reaches the supreme Court. The com
mittee was appointed because the
governors feared the rights Of the
states were IN danger Of being yio-
lated by the highest court OF the land
Each a ninber OF the supreme court,
when he takes his oath. solemnly
promises 10 protect the rights Of the
states as well as those OF the nation
why then, should the governors be
apprehensive2 Why should they con
slider it necessafy to tell the highest
court what its duty is?
gfY very ssct that governors rec
ogh.zed the necessity for such action
indicates that it isn't only "agita-
tors and "demagogues" who have be-
come suspicious Of the Supreme court.
and Of the whole judiciary system.
Wiley's "vindieation."
President Taft's "vindication" OF
DIR. Wiley viii be searched in vain
for single word OF praise for the
work that official has done for the
people. Nor does the President have
a single word Of censure for the no
torious McCabe. whose methods OF
running the food bureau and every
body in it. Dr. Wiley included, as
founded the members Of the Moss in.
vestigating committee After what
this committee discovered nobody
knew better than Mr. Taft himself
that he would not dare to mete out
10 DR.. Wiley the @condign punish.
ment' recommended by Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham.
The Wiley ~vindlcatione served no
other purpose than to afford the Pres
ident a favorable opportunity to play
politics on the eve Of his departure
into the hostile west Or. Wiley had
been vindicated, a thousand
times over, in the minds of the people.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
Soldiers Premonition Of Death
That Came True.
Col. Afford g. Chapman Felt He Would
Be Killed on First Day Of the Bat
tie Of the Wilderness,
and se Was.
By {. J. EDWARDS.

The braYest soldiers sometimes ac-
knowledge that they are possessed by
superstition or that there come 70
them nremonlgIons Of what their fate
Is to be III battle Although General
Hancock was NOT beliaser In these
mysterious warnings there was one
incident ID which he had 4 share that
caused him al times to wonder whether
there might not after al "a whisper
Ing voice nnheard hy amy but those 70
whom the message waa addressed, tell
lrg what their fate IN battle was "a
he This incident WAS associated with
the death Of Col Albprd r. Chapman,
who. dur.ae the cieil war. was in
ccaamand Of the Fiffs-second New
York regiment. which took part in al
the campaigns Grant made from the
Rapidan 10 the Arpommalox In 1864
and 1865
Colonel Chapman was not a super.
stl,ious man lie was a born soldier.
taking vita perfect coolness all the
chances Of war. seeking only to do
his duty For example. hia regiment
was engaged Ia laying The ponioon
bridge at fredericksburg IN Decem-
Der. 1862. Just before General Burn
side, who was IN command Of the Army
of the Potomac. ordered the advance
10 be made upon the Confederate posi-
iion On the hills back OF Frederlcks-
burg. Although the bullets few thick
and fast. Colonel Chapman was utter
" without fear. nor did he at the time
he received bullet know that he
had been wounded. The bah passed
through a memorandum book and
some papers which we're In his left
vest pocket The bulk OF paper was
sufficiently thick to cause the ballet 10
become practically spent when IL
reached his aesh. But for this inter
position he would have been killed In
stantly. since the bullet was arrested
directly over his heart
General Haneock's attention had
been called to Colonel Chapman and
he had decided TO place him IN charge
Of brigade and to recommend his APP
poIntment as brlgadler general In
fact. Hancock had SO much confidence
In Chapman thar he assigned Chap
mans brigade to a forward position IN
the first day OF the fighting in the bat
tle Of The Wilderness.
shoru, after the brigade went on
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06

Houseplants Of any kind that seem
to need more life and energy viii
thrive by submitting II 20 a course
OF ammonia water applications, that
is, the soil Ammonia when diluted
In the proportions that one makes 1t
TO wash windows is a fertilizer Soapy
water Is quite as good and a com
bination OF soapy water and ammonia
is still better. Give the poor house
plants a drink that is also food to
them when you are about to throw
into the drain a material which they
actually require to appear at their
best.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06

viii melt and mold into medals to be
presented to suffragettes throughout
the United States and elsewhere who
pass these tests: Take care Of a baby,
bake wholesome bread and darn
socks. Wendt collects the pins with
a magnetized cane, his favorite hount
being lobbies Of hotels. theaters. cafes
and street crossings where the traf-
fic is heavy His shack on the island
near the DiYision street bridge is
equipped with smaIl smelter and a
series Of molds for making medals.
Ae earns bis livelihood by mending
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06

Herodotus told Of fishes bruising and
hurting their sides while swimming up
he Nile III spawn It is often stated
ind nearly always believed that
salmon get hurt in many ways when
IN route to their spawning places. In
central Idaho an examination Of many
SALMON shows that at the time the
salmon came TO the spawning beds all
eere in fine FIX not a scratch OF
,rulse to be found But in a few days
scratches and sores and bruises were
enough and plenty Most OF these in
luries were got from nuzzling and
0ellylne gravel about sor spawn nests.
.r else from fighting. which was fierce
Ind continuous. soon after the sew
eral days OF spawning both bucks and
roes died invariably infallibly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06
VITAL WASHINGTON NEWS


Washington. Oct c.-For years and
years the sugar trust is known to
have stolen from the government. BY
means OF false weights and tricky
springs TO cheat the scales. and by
bribery Of government officials. this
rapacious trust diverted into its own
Golfers millions Of dollars that should
have gone TO the government in rev
enue- The trust was caught red hand
ed in its thieyery, yet no body was
punished; no body went to jail
The government finally put a stop
to the revenue stealing. The doctor
ed springs were taken away and the
corrupt customs collectors were dis
charged This forced the srust to
adopt new methods in order to main
tain its inflated dividends. so recently
it sent out a wall about a short
crop" and now sugar prices are al.
most as high as they were during the
civil war The sugar trust is determ.
ined 10 get ITS"
Where the Money Goes.
What becomes Of all the money the
big trusts extort annually from the
American people? Everybody knows
they exact millions in tribute each
year. and a stranger from Mars. were
he to read the newspapers OF this
country would wonder how the trusts
could get strong boxes big enough to
store away an the money they take
from the people.
Recently an enterprising statlcian
figured 1t out that American heiresses
-the majority Of whom are thedaugh-
ters Of American trust magnates
permit their broken down titled for
eign husbands to enjoy the income
from one and three quarter billions
Of dollars
This money, if spent by parents in
America by whom it is earned. would
educate approximately a million child
ren each year Or it would give en-
piOyment TO two hundred thousand
American workmen at good wages.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06

Meat OF one large lobster cut fine,
lay the coral aside to use in dressing.
Rub yollxs OF four hard-boiled eggs
to a paste. then rub the coral and
two tablespoonfuls OF salad oil, one
teaspoonful OF made mustard one
teaspoonful sugar. pepper and vinegar
TO suit taste. Pour this over the
minced lobster. toss we'll. put in salad
bowl. place inside leaves Of lettuce
around it. serving them with the lob
ster The whites Of eggs can be cut
In strips to decorate It,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

! TO all old subscribers who wish =
+ to renew their subscription at :
: once, and to all new subscribers >
; the price Of the Grady County =
> Express, s pages. weekly, has =
: been reduced to =
! rs CENTS A YEAR. =
> For a period Of 60 days from =
: August II, 1911 Remit in coin :
: only to =
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+ Chickasa, Okla =
: The oldest largest, best. cheap ,
+ est weekly paper in Oklahoma :
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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06
MereIx an lncIdent.

Mr. Farwest-"l met my old school.
mate. Lakeside, today. for the first
time in an age. and / thought from the
way he acted when l mentioned you.
that you and he must have had some
romance or other before we met"
Mrs Farwest-'No romance about 1t.
We were married for few years,
that's all."-New York Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06
First Published Oct. 5. 1911
NOTICE or PUBLICATION.

In the District Court Of Grady coun-
ty, State Of Oklahoma. 18th Judl.|
cial District.
Alice E. Spruce, Plaintiff.
vs.
William Fl. Spruce. Defendant
To William H. Spruce You are
hereby notified that you have been
sued in the above named courts. That
the parties to said action are Alice
Z. sprues. Plaintiff and you the said
William H. Spruce. defendant; that
the petition Of the plaintiff is on
file in said court That you must
plead. answer or demur to the said
petition Of the plaintiff filed against
you as dfOresaids on of nrfDrr t11
18th day Of November. 1911 or the
plaintiff will take judgment agalnat
you granting her divorce from YOU
OF the ground Of extreme cruelty and
awarding her alimony and setting
apart to her as her individual properiF
the Southwest Quarter Of Section
Four. township -Four, North Ct Range
eight. in Grady County. 0klahoma.
and barring you from any interest n
said real estate and fol sueh other
relief as to the court may seem eaul.
table and just
C.. j. CARsWELfp
Attest. Attorney for the piaialilI
(Seal)
J r. CALLAHAN
Clerk Of the District Court efadx
County Oklahoma
1o.ffw.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06
PUT HARD TEST
TO SUFFRACETTES

Spokane Wash. Oct 6. II John
Wendt who has lived on small IS
land 70 the Spokane river since the
rounding Of the town Of Spokane Falls,
more than 50 years ago, broke into
the collectors class when he announc-
ed that be a.9oses gathering togeth-
er collection Of hairpins, which ne
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06
creamed cait Brains.

This dish Is especially good Par
hoil calves brains. chop fine. mix with
one cupful Of cold cooked peas sea
soned. Mako sauce Of one cupful
OF sweet milk one-hali cufiD Of
cream. one level teaspoonful each Of
salt and pepper Add the peas and
calves brains. QHeat and pour over
slices OF crisp toast.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06
SETH low. Ex-MAYOR, EDUCATOR. CIVIC REFoRMER.

r believe sixty-one
years mayor o Rookiyu lie
III tirtyone however when elected 10 That Offices
1901 tie president university.
years
president of Tile National civic federation. which
foA
Mi Lows uolp rrosn
his life by setroioun influences made good sh
position which his fellow citizens called
of many however that his best work Columbia
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06

Scald ripe tomatoes, remove skins
and chill thorcvghiy; then with a
sharn knife cut from blossom end to
the stem end into points and press
open. leaving a round bulb OF the
seeds in center: place one spoonful Of
mayonnaise tinted green on each tulip
II too dry more dressing may be
added
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06

fine stuffs as advanced work
Students who know Mr.. Leeds de-
scribe his as tall, stout, Of atudious
appearance and rapidly approaching
middle age. He has two children OF
his own.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06
umbrellas and kitchen utensilE. He
is a confirmed bachelor and is veal
thy.


Percy-Does Algy's new suit tit
him? cholIie-No, bah Jove! The
trousers pockets are too small to hold
his hands.-Harper' Bazar.
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-06
NOW DOWN AND OUT
BIG OIL COMBINE FINALLY QUITS
BUSINESS.
QUITS WITH AUGUST MONTH
Securities Distributed, subsidiary
Holdings Being Divided Among
the Stockholders.

New York.-The Standard Oil com
pa.y ef New Jersey, the corporation
which has been the storm center Of
antitrust agitation throughout the
country for years passes out of evi
dence. 20 far as its present form and
functions are concerned.
After Friday this famous corpora
ton will cease officially to carry on
its operations as the head CT : vast
organization whose activities extend
into almost every part of the world
In obedience to the decree of deci.
sion of the supreme court It is re.
linQuishing its control of the subsid.
larry concerns and today is the date
set for the ending of the old regime.
With the end of business day the
company's transfer books containing
the list of stockholders closed, and
the stock of its subsidiaries will be
distributed among the stockholders in
the parent organization of record at
that time.
The work of apportioning the com
pany's holdings of the stock of more
than thirty subsidiaries affected will
occupy at least three months it is ex.
pected, SO that the readjustment will
not be complete prior to December 1
Standard Oil stocks was traded in
Friday at about $625 per share. trans
actions being restricted to cash deal.
ings of the necessity Of affecting
transfers. A bid of $3.50 a share for
Standard Oil 'ex-subsidiaries." or
without rights to participation in the
of subsidiaries, was made
by a ventursome trader on the curb"
but as no intelligent appraisal can yet
be made of the worth of the stock
when Invested of its outside holdings.
the offer was not accepted.
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-06
Incident QYeclooked.


A New England farmer. noted for
his uncontrolled temper. became con.
verted. according to the st. Louis Re.
public.
A month later he was holding forth
to q number Of friends and relatives
gathered at the Thanksgiving dinner
table on the subject of his religious
principles, his entire change of char
acter and his kind and forbearing dis
position.
Finally growing enthusiastic in his
description. he called on his wife to
uphold his assertions.
Jane" he shouted. you haven't
had an unkind word or deed from me
since I got converted-now. have
you?"
There was q dead silence: then
came in meek. yet reminding tones
from the other end of the table.
jerome. Jerome. you've forgot the
time you bit me-"
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-06
FLEEcED OUT OF FARM.
A Nebraska Farmer 10 Taken in by
Sharper.

A Nebraska Farmer 10 Taken in BY
Sharper.
Kansas City.-Zeittie King of Gus.
ter county, Nebraska, reported to the
free legal and bureau here that an
affable stranger had fieeced him out
of his GAO acres of land near Broken
Bow. Neb.
1.-The next fellow l trade farms with
sight and unseen will have to have
hair longer than a railroad tie" said
King.
According to Kings story the stran-
ger who visited him at his farm In
Nebraska traded him fifty-five acres Of
land near near Linn Creek, Mo. Mr..
King gave the stranger a deed to his
Nebraska property and visited the
Missouri farm. only to learn that 1t
belonged to a Topeka bank and that
the deed the stranger gave him was
worthless.
The Columbus journal., 1911-09-06
FOUND RIGHT PATH
After a False Start.

In 1890 / began to drink coffee.
AT that time l was healthy and en-.
joyed life. At first I noticed no bad
effects from the indulgence but in
course of time found that various
troubles were coming upon me.
"Palpitation of the heart took unto
itself sick and nervous headaches. kid.
ney troubles followed and eventually
my stomach became SO deranged that
even . light meal caused me serious
distress.
Our physicians prescriptions failed
to help me and then l dosed myself
with patent medicines till I was thor.
oughly disguised and hopeless.
Finally began to suspect that cot.
fee was the cause Of my troubles. I ex-
perimented By leaving 1t OF, except
for one small cup at breakfast. This
helped some but did not altogether re-
iieve my distress. It satisfied me.
however. that l was on the right track.
so gave up coffee altogether and
began to use Postum. In ten days I
found myself greatly improved. my
nerves steady. my head clecr. my kid
neys working better and better. my
hearts action rapidly improving. my
appetite improved and tie ability to
eat . hearty meal without subsequent
suffering restored to me. And this con-
diticn remains.
Leaving on coffee and using Postum
did this. with no help from drugs. as I
the use of medicines when
/ began to use the food drink" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek,
Mich.
There's q reason" and II Is ex-
planned in the little book, The Road
TO Wellville." In pkgs.
Ever rad the ab0ve DetteFS A new
&c 0UpeoRA ff00 time % time. They
ose Ge00109s tI0es md 1ou q h1eAA0