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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
aoADs AND BRIDGES.

Dr. ]. A. Hanna, Of Alex, thinks the
county should vote bonds for roads III
stead OF for bridges. because in that
event the greater part Of the money
would be paid out for labor and would
thus be quite a lift TO those who are
IN need OF employment.
There is a good idea back of the
suggestion but il can't be carried ont
in the manner proposed by DR.. Hanna
because there Is no law for it. The
county has no authority under the law
10 vote bonds to build roads. that pre-
rogntye being vested wholly in the
townships.
The fact is that we need more
bridges and more good roads. In TAX
ing steps toward building the bridges
the commissioners are going as far
as the law allows them to 90 AT
the same time they are exerting their
influence to encourage the various
townships to take up the road propo-
sition. We have a law whereby the
local uhiis OF government may vote
bonds for road purposes and this
opens the way for what is proposed
by DR.. Hanna. IN Tulsa county road
districts have been formed and they
have prepared 70 spend vast sum on
road Improvement and as suggested
by the Alex man this win afford EN-
ploymcnt 70 hundreds Of workers dur
ing the coming months.
The townships Of Grady county may
we'll consider seriously the advisable
ity OF embarkIng on a similar course,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
MDTHERN
$FRIENDs
tains much valuable information.
BRADFELD REGULATOR CO.. atlanta, Ga

Now you may have imagined that
the big town Of Frisco was to be the
whole thing in 1915 but you are mis-.
taken. San Diego was the original
discoverer OF the Panama canal show;
she announced the performance before
any other town had thought Of it.
Then a couple Of other big burgs came
along and tried to root her out OF the
trough but San Diego isn't the kind
that backs off for anybody; she went
right aheaa with her plans without
waiting for the aid or consent Of any
foreign power or potentate. When
the famous battle between New Or
leans and Frisco was being fought in
congress, San Diego threw her sup.
port to her big neighbor, rightly sur
missing that she had all to gain and
nothing to lose by helping to bring the
crowds westward instead of sending
them toward the Gulf.
few weeks ago San Diego had a
ground breaking for her exposition,
holding high carnival for three or four
days, having imposing ceremonies and
rejoicing with exceeding great joy
President Taft sent the Hon. John
Barrett as his personal representative
to give the affair a big send off and
thus The enterprise gained official re.
cognition from Uncle Sam There is
no doubt now that they are going to
haze a show and that it will be a good
one
Ne come now to the main part Of
the story. San Diego citizens sub
scribed a cool million dollars Of their
haid-earned coin for this exposition
and then on top Of that they voted the
same in bonds, ostensibly for park
Improvements but really to put into
their show w submit that this is a
piece OF enterprise unparalleled by
any other town Of forty thousand peo.
pie or twice that number The entire
undertaking. in the face OF the larger
affair at Frisco with millions back OF
IL, is a monumental manifestation Of
daring and enterprise. A town that
has the nerve to tackle a proposition
like that and 10 put such large
amount Of money into it Is going to
succeed in anything il undertakes.
We admire enterprise wherever il
Is shown and SO we commend this
striking example of it AMI point to
San siego as the pluckiest OF them all
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

gress-plain laziness.
Wherever men 20 their medical adj
y'sisers y'sisers are found recognition Of the ttihl G
weakness Of the individual body. But
the need Of a doctor for the commun.
ity is not as generally appreciated.
Many a town is down with the sleep
ing sickness and does not know it.
Many a village needs a tonic to awalS-
en- its business men and show them
the opportunities that are literally in
their way.
AS a diagnostician and adviser for
the community. there is but one sue.
cessful practitioner-ol DR.. CONNER.
cial Club. Sometimes he goes by an
other name. such as Board Of Trade
or Progress Association. but his iden-
tity is the same. his function is all i'm
portant, and if he has reasonable sup
port his patients generally come out
ali right.
The size Of community and its
location matter little. It may he a
suburb Of a big city and it may be
the center Of a farming district or
a mining section. Whatever It's sta
tus may be. If it supports any kind
of legitimate business its merchants
professional men and manufacturers
should poor their energies for the good
Of the community This is nothing
but local patriotism that invariably
is productive of better conditions.
II is time for a national awakening
OF the progressive spirit which is so
largely fostered by these organiza-
tions.
There is nothing SO Inspiring Of
as cooperative effort
among business men who realize their
individual weakness and their combin-
ed strength.
The present is far better than the
future as a time for careful analysis
Of the community's needs, weaknesses
and possibilities. Such analysis will
furnish basis for constructive work.
What is the trouble with your com
What can be done to inn
prove It? Does it need transportation,
greater population, or
what?
What advantage does your com
munity possess? II has many. Are
you utilizing them? Are you keeping
your young men at home by showing
them that hone is the best place for
the building Of career, or are you
sending your best human material
away to help populate and develop
some other section at your expense?
These are questions that deserve
serious consideration from the com.
organizations Of the country.
The life of American business is in
the country and small towns. The big
cities are not able TO keep the pace
alone ?-Guthrie Leader.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

Shawnee and Ardmore have both
reported First bales and are natural
ly inclined to swell up. We are not
SO much concerned over the first bale
that comes 10 chickasha as we are
over the 10000 others that should fol-
low II. This is the time when Chick
asha must bestir herself 70 the end
that every bale of the staple that legi-
timately belong to us may be brought
here. The Chamber OF Commerce did
a very sensible thing when it eneour-
aged the planting OF more cotton, fur.
nishing pure seed to the farmers at
cost and now We must make market
II we are to reap any benefits from
our previous efforts. This is one Of
the most important problems that con
fronts our business men at the present
time and it calls for solution at once.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
BELOVED CONFEDERATE
COMMANDER is DEAD.

Memphis. Tenn. Aug. 10.-General
George w. Gordon. commander in
chief of the United Confederate Vet
Grams and a member of congress. died
at his home here Wednesday His i'll.
ness dated from his last political cam.
paign when he was reelected to the
national house Of representatives, the
last general Of the confederaey to
serve in that body. He was born in
Giles county, Tennessee. October 5,
1886.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
TWAS EVER THUS.

It's time for you
To count your dough
And figure out
How far you'll go
On your vacation;
Amt 1t sad
How you are always
To the bad
This time O. year2
Last year. you know,
You figured you'd
Have lots O. dough
To make a splurgc
And then your wife
The light of joy
or all your life
Went out and bought
A picture hat
And now once more
You're busted flat.
And now must spend,
Now ain't it hard,
Your vacation.
In your front yard.
Judd Lewis in Houston Pos
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
SAN DIEGO THE pLucky.

Have you heard of San Diego?
II Is a city OF some forty thousand
Inhabitants, overlooking one OF the fin
est bays on the Pacific coast, It has
a great harbor and a great future, so
the dxellers there fondly hope and be.
lieye
But that isn't what we started to
say. We started to tell you that San
Diego is going 10 have an exposition
in 1915. a world exposition, if you
please, to celebrate the completion Of
the Panama canal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

The scheme that the county com.
missioners have devised for building
bridges is a world beater. We can get
$4,000 worth Of new bridges without
any tax levy 1t looks like getting
something for nothing and that sort OF
proposition generally appeals to ev-
cry one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

Our honest opinion Is that ChIcka.
sha Is and has always been as orderly
a town az there is in Oklahoma or any
other state and a great deal more 50
than the majority or cities OF her class.
but that doesn't make IL any less nee.
essary 10 put skIds under the boot.
ieggers and riake the town still clean
or.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

bat" Witnessed the execution Of
the Soldiers" at the court house and
after returning TO his sanctum wrote
an editorial entitled ~Be Joyful" And
that must have taken considerable
backbone and christian resignation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

In spite OF the opinion Of promi.
nent Boston financier that Europe Is
on the verge OF war" we refused to
become excited over it. This seems to
be kind OF habit which the continent
has contracted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
HlsPEcULIAR GAIT.

A waiter in a restaurant went to take
a mans order. Have you got frog
legs?" asked the man.
"Oh, no. sir; it's rheumatism that
makes me walk that way, responded
the waiter.-From Norman E. Mack's
National Monthly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

The death Of Con. Gordon. com
inander Of The u. c. v. removes an
other Of the few remaining great his.
tcric figures Of the civil war. Gen.
Gordon was a gallant soldier and a
splendid specimen OF the flower OF
southern manhood. His death will be
deeply iamented BY thousands who ad-
mired and loved him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
HOW ABOUT YOUR TOWN.

Communities. like men. are subjecl
to certain ailments and diseases. They
suffer from lack Of financial nutrition
and resulting retarded growth; from
get-rich-quick feyers and business som
noleace; from lack of harmony and co.
operation among their citizens and
from that ever active enemy OF pro.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

According to many tokens the bust
ness revival is on the way Some ac.
tivity fl realty transactions is report
ed and the postmaster says his busi-
ness is gradually picking up. Cheer
up-every dag win be Prosperity Day
bye-and bye.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

While Owen and Haskell are not
saying much. 1t is generally believed
that they are saving good deal Of
wood. According to the press, the
battle for the senatorship is on and
even the wise guys don't venture
prediction as to what the outcome VIII
be
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

It is the duty Of every expectant
mother to prepare her system for the
coming Of her little one; to avoid as
far as possible the suffering Of such
occasions, and endeavor to pass
through the crisis with her health
and strength unimpaired. This she
may do through the use Of Mothers
Friend, remedy that has been so
long in use, and accomplished SO
much good, that it is in no sense an
experiment, but preparation which
always produces the best results. It
is for exernal application and so PEN
etrating in its nature as to thoroughly
lubricate every muscle, nerve and ten
don involved during ae period before
baby comes. 1t aids nature by ex-
panding the skin and tissues, relieves
tenderness and soreness, and perfectly
prepares the system for natural and
safe motherhood. Mothers Friend
has been used and endorsed by thou
sands Of mothers, and its use will
prove a comfort and a benefit to any
woman in need Of such remedy.
.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

II Col. Astor can't get a preacher to
tie him up. he should take a run down
to Chlckasha and ven guarantee that
either Justice Moore or Justice Vance
will perform the ceremony in a thor.
oughiy satisfactory manner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

beg your pardon, but you haven't"
retorted the grouchy customer
''What have left undone up?"
"That thumb of yours you weighed
with the butter, also the one you
weighed with the meat. Wrap them
up, want them for dog meat"-From
Norman E. Mack's ..ational Monthly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

One year. delivered By carrier $3.50
six months. delivered by carrier 2.4O
Three months. delivered by carrier 1.20
One month. delivered by carrier 40
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

character standing
corporation
attention Of the management
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10
HAD PAID FOR THEM.

please wrap up all my purchases"
said the grouchy customer.
Why, I've done So" replied the
grocer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

Swat the weeds. the flies, bootleg.
gers. black handlers and knockers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-10

Mother s Friend
is sold at drug
stores. Write for
free book for
expectant moth
ers, which con-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-08-31
Physical and PsychIcal.

DR.. Farill, lecturing before a social
service class in Chicago, said "the
character of the man as a citizen Oft
en- was dependent on the physical
training he received" Yes, but his
character was more dependent upon
the moral training he had received.
His environment, his studies, his as
sociations, his methods Of thought,
the books he reads, the things he likes
to talk about have more effect on his
character than all the physical exe
cises he can pursue. Because sound
muscles, nerves and organs are to be
desired, they should not monopolize
ones interest entirely. The vanity Of
the flesh very often leads to the un.
deDmining Of ones life.
Building up the physical at the ex-
pense Of the psychical is a disturb
ance of that equilibrium which means
health. The tendency Of the age Is
to disturb that equilibrium-to make
the legs Of a man the test Of his
mightness, which was not the Lords
way, as the Psalms remark. The right
way, In the determination Of those i'm
portant relations, Is to keep the soul
just a little ahead Of the body on
Its upward march.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-08-31
REUNION DATE IS < E
Confederate Veterans Meet at GulfpOTt
October 10-11.12.

Confederate Veterans Meet at GulfpCEt
October 10-11-12.
Jacksonville following orders have
been issued relative to the encampment
of veterans of the Mississippi division
at their twenty-frst reunion:
Headquarters Miss. Div, U. c. V.
Jackson, Aug. 10, 1911.
General Order No. IA:
Comrades-The twenty-frst annual
meeting of the Mississippi division Of
the United Confederate Veterans is called
for the 10th, 18th and 18th days Of
October, 1911, in the city of Gulfport,
at the invitation of and by resolution
of the division at its meeting at Hat
tiesburg in October of last year.
1t is the hope of the commander that
this will be the banner meeting of all
Our hosts assure us that ample pro-
visions will be provided for all who at.
tend. We will have with vi on this oc'
casion the Sons of Veterans, who will
assemble in session on the same dates,
and in the same city. Arrangements
will be made in regard to reduced rates
from all stations in Mississippi and due
notice of same will be promulgated from
those headquarters.
There will be several matters of inn
portance to u organization discussed
at this Westinghouse the Importance
Of being represented.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-08-31
INTEREST IN ROAD MEET.
Board Of Trade and Fair Will Help
Movement.

Jacksonville Mississippi State Good
Roads Convention which has been called
by proclamation from Governor Noel
is going to be the largest event of the
kind ever held in this state, and will
equal anything perhaps ever pulled off
in the South as a booster for better
highways.
The meeting is to be held in jack
son October 25th and 26th, and Com
missioner of Agriculture Blakeslee is
sending urgent letters to all city, county
and state officials in all parts of the
state asking that they name delegations
at once to attend the convention. The
naming of the delegates is an import
ant matter, and he urges that they be
named at once SO that they may make
arrangements to be present.
Thousands of acres of Mississippi's
best and richest land is today practi-
cally WORTHLESS because there is no high
way to get to it. The redemption Of
these lands is the one large and com
mendable object of the good roads
building in the state. If the co-opera-
ton of everybody is Forthcoming, as it
should be, this will be the states larg-
est meeting.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-08-31

various nationalities that go to make
up Turkey, but that is far in the fu-
ture. At present We prefer the suzer-
ainty of some n Of the powers-any.
body except the Turks; or we would
be glad to see u part Of the country
n~eutralized under the powers, as is
the case with Lebanon, over which,
however, Turkey has some control.
Then all these e%migrants who have
left by the hundreds of thousands
will return to this country. All Of
them pine for the homeland, but they
simply cannot live here"
DO you not see," l remarked, that
the country Is being drained of the
best people by emigration, so that the
prospects grow weaker as Of
them ~leave?"
Good people go to a good country"
was the terse rejoinder of a college
professor; there is no field here for
educated non-Moslems."
The Army Bugaboo.
l have said that the prospect Of mil
itary service which is now open to
the Christians is driving many young
men out Of the country. Several were
escaping on ships upon which l trav-
eled. When demonstrated with these
young men declared that the Chris,
tlans Are prosecuted In the army; that
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-08-31

Masonic movement will help improve
conditions; but they say that in Tur-
key the Masons do not cohere sum.
ciently.
The suItan's Greatest Dread.
Speaking of the reform element
which undoubtedly exists within Islam
itself, these educated Ottomans said
that the progressive Moslems dare not
show their hand in Turkey. There
is no real freedom of criticism.
IF you would print In your paper l
suggested to one, that the Sultan is
not a descendant of the prophet, and
not even a member of the prophets
tribe, and so, according to the ancient
law of Islam, is not qualified to be
caliph, would you be sent to prtson7"
This point Is one which gives the sui
tan greatest concern.
With fine scorn the man answered:
mo; l would not go to prison; l would
go to my grave"
These new days have only made
the Moslem Turks more fanatical.
There is likely to be a massacre at
any moment. None of us is safe. l
cannot venture out without my pistol.
as you see"-moving aside his coat
and showing the pistol in his pocket
Everybody goes armed. When the
Moslems could kill Americans, as they
did Rogers and Maurer in Adana, they
say It Is safe to go ahead and kill
native Christians"
Factors In Reform.
The gentlemen present were unani-
nous that the greatest factors of
promise in Turkey were the schools
maintained by foreigners. and espe-
cially by the Americans. After the
beginnings Of the public education
which have been made, there may
come general enlightenment.
There is great need for the improve
ment of agricultural conditions by the
government itself, II people are to
wrest a bare living from the fields,
with prices rising on every hand.
Late at night the conference broke
up, and l carried with me a picture Of
men under the strain Of the great fear
and a great discomfort, who could be
patriots If given q chance, but whose
present sentiments are those Of utter
antagonism to the government Of
which they are citizens.
Copyright, 1911, by Joseph 3. Bowles.)
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-08-31
HOW TO AVOID MATRIMONY
KInd-Hearted Soul Offers Some Valu'
able Advice on tho Matter,
Without Charge.

To avoid getting married Is a very
easy matter, either for a man or a
woman. If you are a man, frequent
the dance, especially the c%oming-out
dance. Stick to the debutante as
men Of liberal views stick to their
opinions. Hang around Conservatives
when the music is playing soft and
low, and where there are intoxicating
odors. Hang around summer resorts
and attend musical recitals. There
are other things to do, but this should
be enough.
For q woman to avoid matrimony
Is quite as easy. She should live in
a college town, or Washington, D. G.
She should cultivate those young men
who wear yachting suits all summer
and who know what to do with their
hats on a piazza; who are good at
buckling on skates, who ask If you
have heard this and that, who would
just as soon act as ushers at a we'd
ding as not, who are perfectly willing
to explain the game o. baseball, who
are willing to introduce other fell
lows.
That's all you have to do to avoid
matrimony. But, in order to cinch
the matter 1t may be well to add a
few more words of advice.
Ladies! II a man comes along who
will not talk baseball with you; who
does not know anybody and does not
want to; who does not even play
bridge; who cannot even tell you who
are the richest girls at the summer
resort and just how rich they are;
who never was an usher at a wedding
and never will be-pass him the Ice
pitcher! And do 1t quick! Then
go and hide!
Men! When you see a girl who
hasn't got a crowd around her; who
wears no scalps upon her belt; who
subscribes to the Fome Lady; who
knows how to set a table for Ave in
a cottage that cost $1,000; who can
give an appropriate Halloween party.
Beat 1t, my son! Beat it!-Puck.