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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-25
ART or CONVERSATION LOST
Once Brilliant Speech Wss Plentiful,
aat u Is Forgotten IN Modern
Life.

with ali our learning in our race
n The great battle of life have We
nor lost. lust for lack of time-but
oh. the pity u 1.-THE art Of converse
tiong Does anyone really converse
now 30 talk shop to use slang. to
be always and ever On the endiesg
rushare not these The modern fash
ion7 How graceful was the measured
speech Of cur grandparents Ia those
days. too. a. in onrg. we're TO be found
the genial the bright. the clever. How
did win shine. and repartee polish IL
SELF against repanee
The bishop of Cork was celebrated
feefotaler shortly after be was made
bishop be was invited ~ dine with the
bishop ~ Ossory
~aiy lord said the bishop Of Os-
sorry evea though you are John Cork
you mast lot STOP The bottie. Il see.
Hiy lord7 repiiei tie new bishop.
rthat sou want 70 draw me out
This may be a chestnut but Il be-
iongs d time when brilliant speech
was matter of every day Let us,
with all our tremendous advantages.
rot quite forget the little courtesies
and fhe cav wit of the Old times
Find tlme. therefore happy modern
airi for charm 80 bright and capti-
Ya'lng are her fairy wings that she is
worth par1ulng
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-25
THEY KNOW He SELLS PEPPER
yncecirab'c Acquaintance end Train
pcrters Do Not Annoy Peddler
Of That Spice.

"After y man has learned to control
h's own organs Of sneezlng, selling
reprer for living has IT'S adyan-
taga eaid TIE blond young man.
nFof one iaing, il keeps undesirable
aconalntances al & distance. When
ever feel q desire to commune with
my own sonl all have to do to secure
the necessary privacy IS 70 menion
ny occupation and people fee from
me as II had the plague
fAnd ] have got Il, in one sense. II
is inpogsibie 70 handle ground pepper
all day leng without carrying home an
ounce o. two On nay clothes. and a
vigorous Whack on my coat sleeve
gends enough pepper flying to set a
dozen people sneezing For that rea-
eon a pepper salesman IS immune
from many Of the annoyances that
unprotected persons have to endure
10 man who knows my occupation
sree's me Win that familiar slap on
he beck that maifes the most amiable
man alive feel Ike lighting. and there
isn't Q porter on train running into
New York who posters me with whisk.
bsoom attentions They all know that
I sen pepper"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-25
rn.o 80 y -.

Nice discrimination would be re-
quired to decide which IS the pessf
mist and which the optlmisf in the arp
pended Civil war reminiscence
During one Of the battles Of Muir
freesboro group 81 wounded men
was huddled about a field hospital
waiting surgical attention when q big
brawny trooper. with a bullet 10 his
left leg and another In his right arm.
hobbled up holding bis wounded arm
IN bis left hand.
9Docs he drawled. ~the Johnnies
came pretty near hitting me-"
Another fellow. blowing blood co
piously from his nose the point OF
which had been shot OF, promptly IN
terposed:
Doctor. the ragcals sr--sputfer-
came near" another blow and aput-
missing me Yoath's Compan-
ion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-25
nsIutIana u the 80.

There Is care, it eeema for 30
oslied deluaions ~ ihs eat 81 deaf
peop,e who think they hear sounds
i.ke s1e whistling of wind, the rugling
of leaves. fhe cracking noises II
.elephone. thunder. organ pipes cF
sbonfing. such sounds are raraem-
bered. says Doctor Mirage. French
aufist. and are caused BY persistent
eycltanou of the auditory nerve con.
ters
He las invented an apparatus for
studying these really inaudlble but
none TIE less formenting noises, which
arc apt 10 take the form FL time of
4 persistent delneion and be has sue
ceoded ln relieving many sufferers by
applications of electric alternating
currents 81 very high frequency Or by
electric massage
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-25

y"A good wife rs heavens greatest
eift % man and the rarest gem the
earth holds. remarked Sir Jarphly
tbe other morning. "she Is his JOY
his Inspiration and his very soui
Through her be- learns TO reach the
pure and true. and her loving hands
iead him softly over the rough places
She is-" Jeremiah" said Mrs Jarph.
ly. sOlemuly "Jeremiah. what wicked
ness have you be01 up 70 now2"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-25

Now s tie time % get rid of your
rbeumatsm. Yon VIII find Chamber
lain's Llniment wonderfully effective
one application win convince you q
i,s merits Try it. For sale By az
deajers. ~"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-25
rhe unreal ana the ReaI.

"Most Of our ills are purely imag.
inary"
Yes replied the maierlalist but
when you eat mushrooms and develop
ioadsiool symptoms there s. usually
somcthing more than Imagination TO
be reckoned With"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-25

Our new lawn was completely ruined
by ground moies. and many dollars
worth OF bulbs which we sct out were
eaien After trying traps and other
devices. we were about 70 give up IN
despair when a florist told us 70 push
moth balls down into the tracks
Thefe drove them away completely
the odor ~ the balls permeating the
ground Woman's Home Companion
Sick headache results from disor-
dered condition Of the stomach, and
can be cnred by the use Of Chamber
iain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Try
81 For sale by an dealers d.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-25
slrds Of Feather.

The man who was trying to become
an expert canoeist was diseoursing oa
his canoe.
What do you think I've named it1-
be asked.
They knew not.
"The New England Conscience.
WHY"
because It's almost always upset Z"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-25

For soreness of The muscles wheth.
or induced by violent exercise or In
jury. chamberlain's Liniment is ex-
cellent THIS linlment is also highly
esteemed FOR the relief it affords in
cases Of rheumatism. Sold by an
dealers. DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-25

j. 81 Howell. a popular druggist Of
Greensburg. KY. says. eve use Cham
berlain's cough remedy in our own
household ana know # IS excellent"
For sale By al dealers. d-w
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-24

hyc
o
1
RI RUky Mountain weather is slera
Monday:
ngfto rMnday change colder be
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-24
What the Old Grads Sd7Y
Five Years Ago.

The City Council passed an Ordi-
nance establishing a curfew prohib-
iting any boy under 16 being on the
streets after nine o'clock.
Levi Bester, lie years old, died at
his home in Texas county. He was
survived by two sons, 10 and 61
years old.
Ten Years Ago.
Walter Williams was on a tour of
the world.
John ID. Rockefeller gave a Christ
mas gift of $1,25O,OOO to the Chi
cagO University.
Twenty Years Ago.
Many and a great variety of ex-
cuses were laid before the faculty by
college men who wanted to go home,
to their mothers and sweethearts a
little sooner than the regular closing
OF the holidays allowed. States
man.
. Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and
Kansas representatives met at Kan
sas City to form a permanent asso-
citation for these states in general
athletics. Captain Hill represented
Missouri.
Fifty Years Ago.
Union soldiers in the field number
ed $4,000. OF these PENNSYLVANIA
furnished nearly 100000.
Slaves were running away from
their owners in Central Missouri.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-24
Why Kansas City is Different

A distinguished foreigner, after ;
visit to the United States. gave t,
Kansas City the credit of having tn,
best system of parks and boulevard.
OF any city in the world. Some O
the points on which he based hi!
contention were the panoramic view
from the Cliff Drive, the ever-chang
ing variety of the Paseo, the palatia
homes along boulevards and the
breathing spot of 400 acres of which
the whole town is proud-Swope
Park.
If the visitor should follow Hiner's
Band for one week in it's rounds OF
the civic parks, he would gain an in
innate knowledge of the residents,
as we'll as the parks, of Kansas City.
One night he would be on the Con-
course in the northeastern part of the
city. 1t is fashionable crowd which
strolls over the grassy expanse or
lounges in automobiles at the curb
ing. On other nights he would be
at the Parade, the old Troost Park.
Penn Valley Park, Holmes Square
and the Grove. At Swope Park on
Sunday afternoons the band gives
sacred programs.
One does not need to go to Coney
Islands to get the thrills of amuse-
ment resorts. At Electric Park he
may ride the shoOt-the-chutes or the
figure eight to his hearts content. Or
ne may entertain the crowd with his
fancy diving and swimming at the
natatorium. From until 8 o'clock
of evenings. concerts are given by
the worlds famous bands. This pro-
gram is followed by fireworks at the
fountain. stroll around the park,
and of course visit to the dancing
pavilion. Fairmount Park has
plenty of room for picnics, bathing
beach. and large lake for boating.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-24

Forest Park is handy for those who
live in the near-east residence district
OF the town.
The casual visitor carries away
from Kansas City the remembrance
o. cosy homes with lawns more or
less roomy. There are no tenement
districts. 1t is the fashion rather to
take long car ride night and morn
ihg to home in an uncrowded dis
trict than to live near ones work and
hence be compelled to live in crowd
ca quarters. Homes are being built
almost to the city limits of Indepen-
dence. eight miles to the east. They
almost encircle SwOpe Park, eight
miles to the south.
From Kansas City are shipped
r:ore agricultural implements than
from any other city in the world. The
Chicago mail order houses have
branch houses covering entire blocks
- ANe&hSAo >its iiohi SoOuS are
distributed throughout the south
western states. Packing houses such
az ArmOur's, Swift's and Cudahy's
are just across the line in Kansas
City, Kas.
From humble beginning, the
school system has developed until
now there are three high schools =
Central, Manual and Westport =
and ward schools which dot the map
o. the town. The Public Library
connected with the school system has
100000 volumes on its shelves.
James NJ. Greenwood has been super
intendent of schools since the eigh-
ties. His suggestions are acted upon
eagerly by the citizens. WestpOrt
High School. the latest to be built, is
a model which has been praised as
the mon plus ultra" of school archi-
lecture. %. r.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-24
Great Composers
Richard Wagner.

There is an old belief that genius
thrives best by rebuffs. If so, the
genius of Richard Wagner, Ger
n:any'S great dramatic composer,
poet and essay writer, found congen-
ial soil in which to flourish through
out the greater part of his life. PO-
litical intrigues caused by his unfor-
tunate activity in the political agita-
tiOns at Dresden in 1S49 pursued him
wherever he went, and the fact that
his works, ahead of his time, received
but tardy recognition, embittered his
whole life.
Richard Wagner was born at Leip-
zig May %, 1913. Even his early
school life showed unusual intellect
ual promise, for at the age of Is
he is said to have translated the first
twelve books of the Odyssey for
amusement! After studying music
under Gottlieb Mueller - who
thought him self-willed and eccen-
tric-he became conductor of the
opera at Magdeburg at twenty.
At twenty-siX he assailed Paris
with his opera based on Bulwer--Lyt-
tens Rienzi; but failed to get a foot
ing. His next opera, The Flying
Drtchman' together with .Rienzi',
was produced at Dresden in 1S43.
Next came 'Tannhauser' which met
with considerable success, but Wag-
ner was obliged to fee for his life
from Dresden's political turmoil in
which he had been too actively in
terested. From then on until 1859
Wagner live in retirement at Zurich,
where he wrote most of his prose
works including 'Oper und Drama
'Ueber das Dirigieren,' 'Das Juden-
tum in der Musk
During his exile Wagner matured
his plans and perfected his musical
style, but it was not until some con-
siderable time later that any of the
works he then meditated-the Nj
beiungen', 'Tristram and Isolde. and
'Farsifal.' We're placed upon the
stage.
Wagner was 46 years old before
his genius received recognition at
Paris. then the center of the musical
world. In that year he visited Paris
the third time, and after much ne
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-24

ferences by arbitration. A high
commission of six members, two
from each country, is to be the trib-
unal which has the power of decision
under the provisions of the treaties
Law and ethics are to accomplish the
ends that have heretofore been left
to war and bloodshed.
Laying aside humanity's stand
point. the immense cost of war
should be enough to decide the ad-
visibility of such measures. Twenty
SIX and half billion dollars sounds
like a tremendous sum, and it is, but
that is what war has cost the United
States in the 126 years of it's exis-
tence. The maintenance of the army
and navy has cost II per cent of the
total income of the country. The re-
HtdilinS % per ceHt mas gone 10
peace, but We're there no war all
might be devoted to peace and some
thing obtained for the money.
Thus, from the financial stand
point, the treaties are cOmmendable
and when humanity is considered
there is no room for argument to the
contrary. The movement should have
the support of every man, every wo-
man and every child interested i'm the
welfare of this country and of hui
manity
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-24
A man or a woman isn't old until
rosy hopes turn gray, love grows cold
and dispositions get wrinkles.
COMMERCE AT PANAMA.

If the commerce through the Pana.
ma Canal develops as rapidly as has
that over the two railroads across the
Isthmus, the 3-billion dollar ditch
will be a paying investment. The
business this year has shown an in
crease of 100000 over that of
last year. In the five years, the an
nual trans-isthmus commerce has
grown from s21 ,OOO, 900 to $4,000
600.
This increase shows to a large ex-
tent the development of the COM
nlerce with South America. When
the difficulties of railroad transac-
tion across the Isthmus and the ex-
pense of transferring cargoes from
ships to trains are considered, it is
doubly significant After the COM
merce of our Pacific coast and the
through shipping is added, this $99,-
100000 worth of trade will seem but
a trifle.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-24
ARBITRATION FOR PEACE,

Peace versus war! That is the
battle which is being fought in the
world today. And there is good
cause for the belief that peace is
winning.
A few years ago the question pre-
sented itself in another shape. War
with whom? That was the only
question and the consideration of
arbitration as a means of settlement
of international difficulty was un-
heard of. Common sense and logic,
however, have gained a voice. Law
and ethics find place in the discus
sion and nations are considering a
treaty which shall bind the settle
ment of international disputes to ar
bitration methods.
Not so very many years ago a
peace treaty between nations such as
that now under consideration by
France. England and the United
States would have met with scorn.
hut now it receives praise, which
most of us think is just.
The treaties under negotiation
provide for the settlement of all diff
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-24

gotiation in which he was supported
by the Prince and Princess Meter.
mich, 'Tannhauser' was accepted by
the Grand Opera. Great prepara-
tions We're made for it's presentation
but for political reasons a. powerful
clique was determined to suppress
the composer. The performance was
81 eeted with hOwls and whistles and
rioting, and after the third night
the opera was withdrawn. Wagner
was brOken-hearted. but the Prin-
cess Metternich continued to befriend
him and by 1862 she had obtained a
pardon for his political offenses with
permission to live in any part of
Germany
Wagner now settled in Vienna
where his circumstances were ex-
tremely straitened. In 1863 he
published the libretto Der Ring des
Nibelungens,' which met with enthu-
siastic admiration of Ludwig of Ba-
varia. He invited Wagner to come
to Munich where the composer was
commissioned to finish the Nibelung-
tetralOgy and found Bavarian
school of music Now at last For
tune seemed to smile upon Wagner.
but no sooner did his position seem
secure than court intrigue was
formed against him, his political in
discretiOns were made the excuse for
bitter persecution and he was obliged
to retire to Triebchen, near Lucerne
for the next six years.
Finally his work found acceptance
at Munich, and a project was started
for the erection of a building suitable
for the production of the Nibelung-
tetralOgy at Bayreuth. The edifice
was completed in 1876.
After this Wagner lived perma-
nently at Bayreuth in his famous
home "Wahnfried," in the garden of
" nv IL ht pulII tOulD. Ills st
wife from whom he had been parted
since 1861, died in 1865, and in
1870 he married Liszt's daugh-
ter Cosima, who had been the
wife of vanBuelow.
In 1876 the Ring des Nibelun-
gems was completed and excited ex-
attention at it's presenta-
ton. Even here, though, the Fates
seemed against Wagner, for the ex-
pense of the production left the i
burdened with debt of |
nearly $4,000. Parsifal was pro-
huced next with great success.
Toward the close of 1882 the vet
eran masters health declined and on
the 18th of February, 1888, he died |
of heart-failure. Wagner
vas buried at Wahnfried in the tomb |
he himself had prepared.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-24
THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS.

What is the message of Christmas
to you?
Christmas should signify the diff
ference between India and Germany;
Turkey and England; China and
America; the difference between
Brahmanism or COnfucianism and
Christianity; between slavery, SUPER
stitiOn, ignorance, freedom, hope and
knowledge.
Christmas is the natal day which
bequeaths to you the blessings ac-
cumulated through nineteen centur-
les of struggle. 1t was the birthday
OF Him who is your security for the
present and your hope for the future.
Then make it more than a season of
revelry, of music, and of feasting.
Tonight a million children, food
hungry and love-hungry, shiver in
beds of straw and dream Christmas
dreams that never come true. Ten
thousand gray-souled women keep
vigil with the ghosts of yesterday.
Caunt from toll, with empty purse
and empty cupboard, they face the
"dreariest tragedy in all motherhood,
the explanation of the empty Christ
mas stocking" An army of haggard
men inhabit barracks of privation,
and flee to dens of vice to lose them
selves.
Why? In a land of plenty-why?
Have you brought your frankincense
and myrrh. Have you learned the
glory of service, the joy of giving,
the strength that comes with the lift
ing of burdens? The Child awaits
your coming. The Star of Bethlehem
is calling for your labors.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-24
Shakespeare In Scotch.
Act |. Scene 4

Hamlet. 'Tis sair cauId ah m
thinkin'.
HOratiO. Ay. ma nebs bew.
Ham. Whit's the hour?
Hor. It's wantin' twal
Marcellus, Nae. 'tis strikit.
HOr. Ye've guide ears, Marcellus
Aweel. bide wee. The boyle wull
COON. (Flourish of trumpets and shot
within.) Whit's wrang, ma laird?
Ham. The kings drouthie the
n:cht, an as he drins his coop o.
Rhenish doom the kittledroom an
swech max muckle ado. The king.
ah'm thinkin' wull be fu' fou belyve.
Hor. Is't a coostom?
Ham. Ay, is it.
Act /, Scene 5.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-24

Mar. Laird Hahmlet,
HOr. Heeven be wi him,
Ham. AYeel.
Mar. HOOts, tOOts. ma. laird,
Ham. HOOts, toOts, callants.
HOr. Whit news. ma laird?
Ham. UncOs.
HOr. GUIDE ma laird, tell't.
Ham. Nae. ye'll let bug if all tell't
Hor. Ah'll nae let bug. ma. laird.
Mar. Ah'm doom, ma laird.
Ham. Cross yer hert?
Mar. Ay, cross ma hert, ma laird
Ham. Aweel, aweel. Whist
There's nae veelain in a Denmark
but he's leean knave. Dye ken
hat?
HOr. Ay. (TO Marcellus) He's daft,
sh'm thinkin'. Chicago Tribune.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-24
He Prepares Road Bulletin.

A general bulletin on road con-
struction is being prepared by Curtis
Hill, state highway engineer. The
bulletin is designed principally for
the farmers and will be ready about
the first of the year.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-12-24
EGGS AT TWENTY CENTS EACF

Tut It's In Arizona, Not In Mis-.
souri,.
Eggs are selling for twenty cents
apiece in Arizona, according to infor-
nation received by DR.. w. P. Cutler,
state dairy and food commissioner.
and floods have drowned all the
chickens
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-20
R..olv.ioc 81 Nee.a,ty.

BE II resolved by the mayor and CITY
council OF tho city OF Marshailtown.
Iowa, that 1t Is deemed advisable AMI
necessary to make improvcmcn 20 the
following named street by the con-
struction of n concrete curbing whore
40 curbing now exists. The method
OF construction and material to bo ~
follows. to-wit:
The curb must be made In frames.
The dimensions OF the curb shalt be 3
inches IN width and % inches In depth
and must be cut to the bottom In
lengths OF I feet. l; shall DO made OF
concrete of three parts (by measure)
OF river sand and one part tby meas
urc) OF best quality OF fresh Port
land cement. The concrete to b.
placed in layers not over inches In
depth and TO be thoroughly tamDed.
Tho top must be finished by trowe,
ing and all curves TO be OF the Same
dimensions as straight curhs and shall
no curved at street ana alley inter-
sections and private driveways and "a
directed by the city engineer. Tho
top OF the curb shall be rounded TO a
radius OF ~ inches and the curb To
30 set TO the line and grade given by
no city engineer and said curb to ex-
tend on either side OF the street from
tho north line OF Main street 10 North
tcnNer street OF MOTH ESSCVuu ou Vcti
except ut such place. along said street
where the same is already curbed. Tho
expense of making said Improvement to
We assessed against the private proper
" ahutt!ng thereon In accordance with
tho law governing the same.
Re II further resolved that tho mayor
and city council viii meet ut o'clock
a. M on the 7th day OF August. \. p.
1911. IN the council chamber In the
city OF Marshallsown. Iowa, for the
purpose OF considering objections 60
the passage OF ga III resolution and tho
construction OF said Improvement at
which bearing the above resolution
may be amended and PASSED or passed
~ proposed
Re II further resolved. that the city
clerk he and ne Is hereby instructed
to cause notice OF the pcndency OF
the above resolution and tho time at
which the proposed resolution will DO
considered by the mayor and city coun-
Ill and objections to the passage
thereof heard TO he published as pro-
vided by law In the Evening Times
Republican. newspaper published in
the city OF Mnrshalltown. Iowa.
w H. JONES. Mayor.
Attest. l.. DERRY. city Clerk
The above and foregoing reso,u-
ton H1s duly passed and adopted at
/, regular session ~ the city council
held on the 18th day OF July. a. d.,
1911.
" H JONES. Mayor.
! Attest: L. DERRY. City Clerk
Published In tho T.-K. July IL, ~,
20 and 81. 1911.