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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-18

Abe Martin says: tn big scene
IN Prof. Taney's new meller drummer
is where tn husband sacrifices th' old
home on Chestnut street fer sci o.
new tires an n wife Is left penniless
IN III streets. save, o course, fer a
small annuity settled upon her by a
great aunt Heads on tails M fur deal
q wins.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-18
It,s equal Don't ExIst.

No one has ever made a salye. oint-
ment or balm to compare with Buck
lens Arnica salve It's the one per-
feet healer Of cuts, corns. burns.
bruises, sores, scaIds, boils. ulcers. ec-
zema, salt rheum. For sore eyes, cold
sores, chapped hans or sprairs its SUI
preme. Unriyaled for piles. Try H..
Only 25c at Brown & Co. DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-18

~pd you hear my speech on the ex-
,vame importance OF anything in
-,e,ch decide to interest myselfg'' IN
su,red the minor Official.
81 did.~ replied the experienced
legislator.
And what did you think Of III"
ut was all right. but misplaced. You
have some Of the finest fllibustering
material ever listened %"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-18

You can plant bermuda grass al
any time you want 10 now. There's
no use Ia sowing the seed. Plant roots
taken from sod showing symptoms Of
putting out new growth now.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-18

Oklahoma farms produced one hun
dred and sixty-fve million dollars
worth Of products last year and the
slogan for 1911 Is "A Million and a
Quarter Bales Of Cotton and Two Hun
dred Million Dollars Worth OF Agricul.
tural Products"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-18

with Him. And the man who has a
sentimental regard for his mother
doesn't wallow IN his tears for The ed-
ification Of the public"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-18

The little girl of the house came in
crying one day.
why, dear, what in the world is the
matterT asked her anxious mother.
"Well, mamma, / was coming home
from school and there was a poor sick
horsie in the i9ad and a horrid man
said he was +oiag to get the horse-doc-
tor, and waited and waited and when
he came It was only a man. ."-Nation-
al Monthly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-18

A man, subsequently identified as a
merchant in southern city, was taxi
en- to brain specialist for treatment
for asphasia. When asked his name
he searched his pockets, produced a
huge roll of bills, but nothing to iden-
tify himself.
See here, doctor" he explained,
i've entirely forgotten my name, and
where live. but by the shades Of
Andrew Jackson, / must be somebody,
somewhere, to be carrying around SO
much money as Success Mag
azine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-18
SMILE OR TWO.


Miss Jane. did Moses have the
same after-dinner complaint my papa's
got?" asked Percy Of his goyerness.
Gracious me, Percy, whatever do
you mean. dear"
well, 1t says here that the Lord
gave Moses two tablets."-Ladies
Home Journal.
Mamma" asked a little girl Of her
mamma one day, "dosmen ever 90 to
heaven"
Certainly said her mother, why
do you ask?"
"Well, then, why don't angels eyer
have whiskersg7
Because" said her mother. they
get there by close shave National
Monthly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-18

An old Pennsylvania German living
in the mountains had q hard three
hours dusty walk to accomplish one
morning and he arose very early to
make his start He had gone but lit
tie way when he was overtaken by an
automobile, which was probably the
first that had ever passed along that
way. The driver picked up the old
man and they were at his destination
IN about twenty minutes.
'Danks so much awfulIy NIT de
ride. II had known myself to be
here already two hours IN front oil
de clock yet vud be at home fast
asleep already to start unless ! knew
you yud not have picked me up since"
-Housekeeper.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
SHORT SHRIFT FOR B0RES
Japanese Engineers Clever Device for
Getting Rid of Garrulous Speak
ers in Parliament.

A Japanese engineer named Yamas-
kawa has conceived method of silen-
cling parliamentary bores, and from
his invention he is entitled to be con-
sidered a benefactor of the human
race.
Attached to each seat in the house
of parliament he proposes to have a
metal tube, the top being about the
size of franc piece or shilling Each
member of the house is to receive a
leaden ball or bullet on entering. These
balls can be easily passed into the
tube, which, carried under the floor,
leads to a receptacle Immediately I'M
der the place where a member stands
when addressing the assembly.
This spot is like the traps on the
stage of theater. The trap is so ar
ranged that when a certain number Of
balls-not less than one-half the num-
Der of members of full house-have
reached their receptacle the trap is
made to descend automatically, carry.
ing with it the garrulous speaker or
bore, as the case may be.
No points of order have to be
raised. The displeasure Of the house
is manifest in silence. Away goes the
bore and another speaker Is called up
on.-London Globe.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
Grass Widows.

"In these modern times" said the
professor, grass widows are so COM
mon a product that one hears very lit.
tie about them. Only few years
ago, however, the word was on every
tongue and one heard idle and absurd
calculations as to the origin Of the
term grass I've heard speculations
as to grass widows making hay while
the sun shines when some divorce
was to be married, and others as to
whether it was because the grass was
green on the yet undug grave of the
ex-husband. Grass widow is phrase
that is just degeneracy Of pronun-
citation.
THE word should be grace widow,
a term for one who becomes widow
by grace or favor, not Of necessity, as
by death. 1t originated in the earlier
ages of European civilization, when
divorces were not common and could
be obtained only by favor Of the Cath
Ollie church. When such decree was
granted to a woman the papal rescript
stated 'Viduca de gratia,' which inter-
preted is widow of grace"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
TWO PLAYGROUND LESSONS
One Was Administered by Judge and
Another by the Boys Them
selves.

In st. Louis three boys Of wellto-do
parents we're brought before magis-
trate, charged with maliciously dam
aging the public playground apparatus
when 1t was first installed. The magis-
trate might have imposed a money
fine, but instead, says the Twentieth
Centur Magazine, he sentenced the
boys to work on the playground on Sat
urday afternoons until the work done
eQualed the value of the property de-
stroyed.
The shamefaced trio went to work.
The rest played and looked while the
three worked. All learned concrete
lesson in respect for law and property.
Now the boys of this playground un-
derstand that the playground belongs
to them, and no best girl" is more
jealousy safeguarded by more ardent
admirers.
A similar instance occurred in Starr
garden, in Philadelphia, under the
management of the Fairgrounds asso-
citation of Philadelphia. Some of the
baseball bats and balls were stolen.
There were that many less for the
rest to play with.
When this became apparent those
balls and bats were ferreted out by the
crowd and the offenders received a
sound drubbing and forcible admonish-
ment. The bats and balls are back in
action once. more and the crowd pro-
poses to see that they stay where they
belong-to the crowd.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
Flats.

Smaller and smaller grow the fats
of New York. Now you can get an
apartment consisting of one room, a
kitchenette, bathroom and closet,
big enough for two persons to live in
if they don't mind being crowded.
Two-room apartments are common
enough, but strangely enough many
of them cost as much as six-room
fiat, sometimes more. In Eighty
sixth street, near Broadway, stands a
14-story apartment house which makes
speciality Of two-room and kitchen
cite apartments. They rent for $1,000
year, and on the next street one can
rent six-room apartment for 5000.
Rents have gone up all over the city.
and it's wonder where so many hun
dred thousands of persons get the
money.-New York Telegraph.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
What Girls Are Called.

The most popular names for girls
what are they? Statistics have been
amassed by some one in girls col
lege, where there is an enrolment Of
1000. Of this number more than 100
have the name of-not Gwendolen, or
Gladys, or Patricia, or Doris, or Juliet,
or Marie, or Inez, or Marcia, or Persis,
or Eugene, or Geraldine, or Hortense,
or Muriel-but just Helen. One-six-
teenth of all the girls bore this name,
which means Light. Mary came SEQ
ond with less than 60. Then follow.
ed Margaret, Ruth, Florence and Eliz-
abeth, in that order Old-fashioned
names are frequent. There are still
many Hopes and Dorothys, and few
Emilys and Penelopes, but Abigail,
Huldah and Hepzibah seem to have
outlived their popularity in America.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
Notice To Our Patrons.

AS we are now distributing our
new directories we kindly ask
our patrons that they call by
number, thus saving any friction
and annoyance also lettering the
service. The number of the
phones is increasing so it is get
ting impossible for the operator
to remember peoples mum bers.
There are also several by the
same name on our lines making
it impossible to know which
Zones" or which Smith" is
wanted when party calls in and
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10

saws "Giv'm Jones" or "Giv'm
Smiths. We take this method
in requesting our prtrons to help
us in this matter so it will not be
necessary for us set date after
which no calls except by number
will be answered, which we will
have to do if we do not receive
this assistance from our patrons.
Southwest Telephone Company.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
Happiest Girl in Lincoln.

A Lincoln, Neb., girl writes, al had been
ailing for some time with chronic constipa.
ton and stomach trouble. / began taking
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets
and in three days was able to be up and
got better right along. / am the proudest
girl in Lincoln to find such a good medi-
cine" For sale by all dealers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
HE WROTE
ALETTER

Brooke, like many another man, dis
likes writing personal letters. Like
many another married man, he has
delegated to his wife the task Of writ
ing family epistles. Mrs. Brooke has
not been averse to performing this
duty and has faithfully discharged it.
However, when Brooke's sister sent
him picture of herself, her husband
and her children, with an oft-repeated
request that he write to her, Mrs.
Brooke said to her husband Harry
you really must write to Florence. In
almost every letter receive from her
she expresses wish to get message
direct from you"
81 have rather neglected Flo the
last few years." Brooke agreed. I'll
write her the first opportunity get"
After several days had elasped and
as many reminders had been given
her husband Mrs. Brooke asked
across the dinner table one evening:
"Have you written to your sister to-
day, Harry? You know you promised
me this morning that you wouldn't let
another day pass without getting of
that letter."
''The fact is, haven't had time,
Kitty" Brooke answered lamely.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10

! Several days afterward Mrs. Brooke
handed an open typewriter sheet to
her husband across the library table,
with the remark: Here is the letter
you wrote to your sister, Harry. She
has returned 1t to me for an explana-
tion. She says she doesn't know
whether you are joking or misinform-
ed or crazy, or all three"
whats the matter with that let
ter?" Brooke demanded. He took it
and read aloud:
Mrs. L. A. Blocker, Bloomfield.
N. j. My Dear Sister: I've been in
tending writing and thanking you for
that corking picture you sent of the
family. Was surprised to see four
youngsters-thought you had only
three. Time flies, doesn't it? Lens
getting younger looking hardly knew
him without his mustache. Kit says
she's written you all the news. This
is just to say we are all we'll and hope
you are the same With regards, am
your affectionate brother,
HARRY"
well, what's the matter with it,"
Brooke again demanded
I'm the first place, Florence has
only two children" Mrs. Brooke an
swered, calmly. TITS very evident
that your memory deceived you and
that you didn't take the trouble to
hunt up the photograph. And, in the
second place, Len has never worn a
mustache as long as any of us has
known him. Then, again, 1t was such
a newsy, interesting letter to write
after 30 many months of silence" she
finished, a twinkle showing in her
eyes.
"This is a nice middle you've got
me into, Kitty" Brooke said. re-
proachfully. How on earth can be
expected to keep track of Flo's fam
lily and Lens mustache? You won't
catch me writing any more letters,
even to please you"
I suppose l shall keep on writing
them for you-not to save you, how
ever, but solely to keep harmony in
the family" Mrs. Brooke remarked,
resignedly-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-08-10
Horses
s head of horses consisting

One brown mare years old weight 100 lbs.
with colt by side)
One brown mare 9 years DID, weight 100 lbs
One bay mare 6 years old weight 1000 lbs
One sorrel mare 10 years old weight 1000 lbs
One gray mare 8 years old weight 1000 lbs
with colt by side)
One yearlng flley, good size
hese mares arc all bred to Registered Percheron horse
ID the colts are also sired by Percheron horses. II
me will be sold as recommended on date of sale.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-07

should be of wood, and it may even
pay to cover with a couple of layers
of heavy building paper.
1t Is we'll to remember that ven
tilating flues only work when their
air contents are at higher temper
ature than the outside air. This means
that the air is expanded and is of
lesser weight than an equal column Of
the colder outside air. Finally there
must be a material difference in tenn
perature, for the stable air is loaded
with moisture and products of ami
NAL combustion. There have been
cases in northern winters of the metal
flues being almost entirely stopped by
condensed moisture deposited as ice
on the inside top end. The best re-
suits are secured from many small in
let's, instead of the few larger ones,
especially as to prevention of injuri-
Gus drafts.
Moisture condensed during cold
weather is the cause of the corrosion
of metal frames, and we suggest CIV
ing them a couple of coats of as
phaltum paint over the interior sur
face, especially on the sash bars.
When of metal the expansion of these
is SO much greater than OF the glass
that it is impossible to get perfect
seal or seat between these and the
glass, and as result there have been
put on the market many special forms
of metal sash to remedy the trou-
BILE of drip from condensed moisture.
Under some conditions, cypress bars
may be more durable than iron.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-07
sundial at Ottawa, Kan.

timepiece this summer 1T being an ex-
cellent summer for the use of sundials.
He fashioned it according to the mi
nutest directions Of chronometer and
sundial experts. AS result the dial
is accurate to the minute when the
suns changes are figured-and Mr..
Eason has provided card with print
ed directions for each day OF the year
The number of minutes the sun is
SLOW" or fast" in comparison with
the standard meridian, is placed in
plain view of park visitors. Anyone
may read the card and set his watch
the exact time.
The dial is fourteen feet in diameter
and the indicator, pointed post, is
eight feet above the ground. Numerals
of cement number the hours upon
which the shadow of me indicator falls
in turn from sunup to sundown. Lines
OF foliage mark the half-hours and
the quarter-hours. Pigmy hedge forms
a decorative design in front of the
figures.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-07
THING THAT PUZZLED BILLY
Was Sure Elevator Moved, but Prog
ress Was Not Apparent to
His Eyes.

Billy was quaint old darkey who
had come to the city for the first
time. One day his employer sent him
with a note to man whose Office was
on an upper floor Of skyscraper,
where every floor of the building was
arranged and finished like the first
one. Billy was directed by the ele-
vator boy to enter the lift" and he
would then show him to the office he
wanted. 1t was Billy's first expert
ence in an elevator and he did not
rightly understand the nature or pur-
pose of it. On his return he describ-
ed some of his experiences to his en-
ployer.
When got ter de buildin ! axes
er yaller boy wut wuz er standin' in
de inside OF de front acah whar Mr..
Browns office wuz, an he toll me ter
come wild him, an he would show me.
Ne tax me inter af big cage ..att' saet
de doah. an den we begun ter move.
.sias;,, Alaese John. Ise .'en1n sou &c
gospel trufe, W We s"saost got Oft right whar
we started an God knows we riz."--
Iippincotts.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-07
KEEP TIME BY THE suNDIAL
In Beautifying Its Forest Park This
Kansas Town Has Added
Utility.

Ottawa. Kan.-The big city has nc
corner on civic beauty. Nor are pret
ty parks and ingenious decorative
schemes confined to estates of landed
gentry. A country town can, and often
does. furnish excellent examples of ar
tistic treatment of bits of woodland.
Ottawa has no copyrighted system
of boulevards other than its we'll paved
streets, but the folks who make their
homes here pride themselves upon
their parks-there are two of them
City Park and Forest Park.
In Forest Park there are samples
of the ordinary park embellishments,
such as fountain, cemented fish pond
lettered flower beds and sanitary
drinking fountains. But the newest
addition is a floral sundial 1t is the
towns latest civic pride.
j. H. Eason, park keeper for Ottawa,
planned and constructed the natural
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-07

For stables of ordinary width, the
common and most satisfactory form
of fresh air inlet is sash at each
stall hinged at the bottom, opening
inward, but with galvanized iron
pieces attached TO the sides of the
window frame, so that the only air
admitted has to take an upward
course over the top of the sash,
writes George F. Weston in the Coun
try Gentleman. This prevents direct
drafts. piece Of chain stapled to
the top of the frame, with beheaded
wire nail projecting from the top of
the sash, allows the window to be
opened any number of links. The free
edges of the metal side plates are
turned upward so as to make stop
that prevents the windows from fall
ing open too wide.
There is no system of ventilation
that will automatically meet all con-
ditions of wind and weather, which
at times will call for the closing of
all windows to windward, and opening
of those on the sheltered side mere
crack. In winter when the horses
come in hot, and in the case of work
horses, cannot be rubbed quite dry.
it will often save colds to keep every
thing tight until they are dry and
have cooled off. The stable shown in
the illustration is an extra wide one.
and to secure sufficient fresh air in
lets for the central double row of
horses, it may be necessary to make
ducts from the outside to the open
ings in the ceiling over the center Of
each passage, about IA by 90 inches,
and marked l. l, l in the plan. These
can be closed by a board, with pin
sliding on bottom of inside. The cas-
lest way to make these ducts is to en-
close between two ceiling joists, or
If this cannot be done, make as at
B On hay floor above
The exhaust flues for a stable of
this design should be three in num-
ber, about two feet six inches by
one foot six inches, extending from
bottom of manger clear to the roof.
Each one connects with lateral flues
| below manger, so as to tap eight
stalls, and the openings to each stall
should increase in size as they leave
the main hue. and be screened with
half-inch wire netting to keep out
rats All main exhaust flues in q sta
BILE should also have two or the oppo
site sides made with door just below
the ceiling and two feet down. so that
this can be opened up against the
ceiling and take out all hot air in
summer. Frequently the hay chutes
can be so arranged as to serve also
for exhaust fues by having tight
fitting door at the hay floor, which
is only opened for feeding. They car
be of galvanized iron as far up as
the ceiling of stable. but in such 8
climate as Canada where the upper
space is much lower in temperature
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-07
Deadwood Dick.

day he is an old man. past three score
and ten. for whom life seemingly holds
but little. But even in his present
condition he is not disheartened. AL
though. to use an everyday express
sion, he is down and out" he still
finds something to live for, but his
greatest joy and pleasure is in telling
of the days when he was scout with
Custer
Deadwood Dick has been familiar
sight in Denver for fifteen years. He
was at one time wealthy. and until
seven years ago he was in comfortable
circumstances. But since that time
he has been elling out an existence
by manufacturing and selling an in
sect powder. The old man was pitt
full sight as he sat in the Jail. He has
long, black hair that almost reaches
to his waist, and this he says is the
pride of his life.
II stood 1t all right when l lost my
money" he said. "but it would kill me
if should lose my hair 1t is the
only comfort | have"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-07
Incident Overlooked,

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
te}. * tselsaber. of .fsjand.s and relatiYess
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
descriptions. he called on his wife to
uphold his assertions.
Jane" he shouted, you haven't
had an unkind word or deed from me
since got converted-now. have
you?"
There was 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"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-09-07
oEADmooD DICK A vAeRANT
Once Wealthy Hero Of Thousand
Dime Novels Languishes in
Denver Jail.

Eenver, Colo-Deadwood Dick. the
hero of thousand dime novels, has
been languishing in the county Jail at
Denver as vagrant.
Walter Richard Morrison is his real
name. but as Deadwood Dick. his en-
trance on the stage of the world was
to play leading part in one OF the
most exciting dramas the west has
ever known. AS Walter Richard Nor
rison his exit in the world is to play
the lowest part on the stage OF the
life as 1t is found in every large city
in the country. Recently, however. he
was held as a vagrant in the Denver
Jail.
His life history is one full OF ro-
nance and pathos. In his younger
days he was one OF the men who aided
in the making of the great west. To-