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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

than the cost Of state government in
Oklahoma. Maine is only 4s per cent
as large as Oklahoma and has only 81
per cent the population Of Oklahoma.
Maine is also more than 200 years
older than Oklahoma. Yet the ex-
pense or state government IN Maine IS
70 per cent greater than ii Is ID Okla
homa. But Maine is republican.
During the year 1903 Kentucky with
republican state administration
spent for purposes Of state govern
ment s7.07T 1892. During the same
year Oklahoma with democratic ad-
ministration spent for purposes of
state government s2.349Il155. The
population Of Oklahoma Is anproxi-
mately 60 per cent 81 that of Ken
tueky. II, in 1909, Oklahoma had
spent money as literally as Kentucky
the cost Of state government in this
state would have been s4,s972o7 26
But on the other hand II Kentucky
had spent money as economically as
Oklahoma, the cost Of state govern.
ment in the Blue Grass state would
have been only ss.74S,67Z4s. In 9th
on words, Oklahoma saved 81 ,s97 207s
26. or more than one dollar per canl
Ia. in 1909 by having a democratic ad
minisiration. while Kentucky gave q
bonus of s2.s2s,52054 for the luxury
Of a republican administration lex
change.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

It Is safe guess ;han the state
convention at Oklahoma ciiy Thurs
day will be a show worth going miles
70 see. We expect TO see lively
sight staged but We have confidence
that the battle viii be waged on the
square and after it is over the boys
Rill forget iheif differences Ike good
aanocrats Whatever The action Of
the convention may be, the Oklahoma
democracy VIII line up 20 a man for
lhe nominee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

That the Father OF his country had
red hair is the discovery msde by
Dr. Gunsaulus, the famous Chicago
preacher Anyone yistlg the IL
brary at Washington and examining
a lock OF George Washington's hair
cannot fail to see the rfire" In Il and
admit that he was red headed. There
IS a reason Tor his bravery" said the
minister who further explains that
this Is the reason why George had the
courage to face his father with the
naked truth about the cherry tree.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

Wen just venture the guess that
no angel rejoicing around the
tlrone" Is happier than Dr. Riddle
was when the driller in the Rock
Creek field said oil Ike Harness
and X. NJ Cochran also showed some
symptoms Of jubilatlon To this trio
Of never-say-fail boosters must be
given a large part Of the glory Of the
enterprise.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

A little bird has whispered to us
that there VIII be some scrap be-
tween the TAFT adherents and the
1eddyites when the Grady county
republican convention meets. We
know M way 10 avert the impending
clash and, 10 be candid, we are not
going to do a thing 10 head it of.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

IF you would be beautiful leave
face powder alone" say beauty doc
tor
What has become OF that remark
able book. formerly kept among The
family archieyes, the album
It "a the most natural thing IN the
world for some folks to flirt and
with others It is the most awkward
According to spinster 4 women
could get men made to order they
would send them back for alterations
The man that is most successful
III any line of work Is the man who
IS a good mixerhe Is able to fan in
to any company gracefully and nat
urally
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

II IooEs llEe hob LaFoneIIe Win
have to make bis race alone One By
one bis supporters have dropped into
the Roosevelt band wagon. HoweY-
er. Uncle Bin Taft manages to score
whenever delegates are elected. There
is no plssibilily Of Teddy having the
nomination handed to him on silver
platter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20
INoERsoLL ON WOMAN.

TT takes a hundred men to make
an encampment but one woman can
make a home. not only admire wo-
man as the most beautiful object eyes
created. but I reverence her as the
redeeming glory Of humanity, the san
ctuary Of all the virtues. the pledge OF
all perfect qualities Of heart and head.
It is not Just nor right to lay the
sins Of men al the feet Of women. t
Is because women are SO much better
than men that their faults are consid-
cred greater A mans desire is the
foundation OF his love, but woman's
desire is born Of her love The one
thing in this world that is constant,
the one peak that rises above all
clouds. the one window in which the
light forever burns, The one star that
darkness cannot queneh, is woman's
love. If rises to the greatest heights
it sinks to The lowest depths L
forgiges the most cruel injuries. II
is perennial OF life and grows in eyery
climate Neither GOODNESS nor neg
lect. harshness nor cruelty. can ex
tmguish it. A womans love is the
perfume Of the heart This is the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

Oil strike in the Rock Creek
field and the next day it ralnedl
Verify. verify the Lord is on the
giving hand
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

Roosevelt will deliver his speech
before the Ohio constitutional con-
ventlon tomorrow and the third term.
efs are anxiously awaiting the re-
turns. The interesting quesiicu Isl
viii he make his announcements Our
guess is that he won't
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

real love than subdues the earth; the
love that has wrought all miracles Of
art; that gives rs music all the way
from the cradle song to the grand
closing symphony that bears the soul
away on wings Of fire. A love that
Is greater than power, sweeter than
life and stronger than death.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

The supreme court OF the United
States in a decision Monday declared
oklahomas gross revenue tax law IN
constitutional The law was enacted
IN 1910 and vas applicable to public
service corporations other than rail.
roads.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

"Rockcreekfeller" and "Rockeieb
Ter" look somewhat similar First
thing you know we'll have q 4bloaied
millionaire class in chickasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

The president Of the New Jersey
Federation Of labor is authority for
the statement that his organization
has endorsed Gov Wilson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

The Oklahoma corporation commits
sion is entitled to some credit for
helping to knock Judge Hooks aspIr
ations into ascoeked hat
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

eDog-iallg Is the term that proper
" rescribes the bout between the
Wilson and Clark forces in the coun-
" convention
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20
cHURcH oE sAINT LuKE-

Episcopal American Catholic"
Sixth and Kansas Rev. Harold l.
Bowen. rector.
The Ash Wednesday services viii
be as follows
Penitential service and sermon 1890
a. M
Evening prayer 500 p. m.
Choral Litany and address 1880 p.
m.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

Because a minister refused to leave
out the objectionable word obey in
the marriage ceremony a Virginia suf-
frage leader called her wedding or
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20
SOME COMPARISONS.

Ii 1905 Maine expended for pur.
poses Of state government ss.425,2s6.
This was about si,iOo,000 greater
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS.

John Fl Duncan announces that he
Is candidate for the nomination fo
register Of deeds, subject to the demo.
cratic primary
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

One year, delivered by carrier---S4S0
Six months. delivered by carrier 2.4O
Three months, delivered by carrier 12O
One month. delivered by carrier 40
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20
EXPRESS PAcKAeETTEs.
44+4444+44%+4s+4
tBy e s.

Forget it-that morsel o. scandal
that oas handed you today Remem-
ber only tie good things that you
hear and repeat only such
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY.

Oscar Simpson announces that he
is a candidate for county attorney
subject to the democratic primary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20
NOTICE.

All persons owing accounts to L. L.
Bryan viii find the books at the old
stand. Prompt payment Of same viii
be appreciated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-20

ANY erroneous reelection on the c J
person, firm or corporation and any m
columns OF the Express viii be gladly
the attention Of the management
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-21
looked up ct the tender expressive
face with quick suspicion.

face with quick suspicion.
You mean?p
They're engaged" said Mia, sim
ply. Last night, on the veranda.
Beth told me when she came TO
bed. oh, please please hold him.
Howell made a leap toward the
bride, but the pony plunged and
backed half turning about. and
rearing. From the ground where II
stood there wriggled a snake back
into the mesquite, Mia was holding
with one hand to the saddle horn.
and gripping the reins With all her
force, trying to keep her seat. The
pony broke suddenly and ran riadly
while Howell swung into hts own SAD
ale and gave chase.
The race lay ii an opposite direc-
ton from the rest b the party.
There was no chance 70 car FOR hsIp.
straightaway up the mountain psth
went the pony, and Howella Ilps
we're pressed close Is be watched tie
uncertain swaylng Of the slender
Agure On the high Mexican saddle
She seemed hardly more than 4
child u her riding suit Of gray cor
duroy, her hair blowing back nom
her young. vivid face. Something
woke e HE ct that tense moment IA
Howeli's heart, something that beat
back the anger and hurt pride at
beth.s coquetry- Putting his spurs
e nis horse. he gained steadily Oh
side Just as Nita was falling There
was 40 chance 70 check the PONY AIl
he could do was % catch her "a she
fen, while be slipped OF his own
horse. 50 for 3 minute he held her
m his arms like hurt chfIa m
wondered Why she did not faint n.
stead, she smiled up at him with The
same Laughing mischief Ia her long
dashed brown eyes.
I'm not hurt BIT. Mr. uowali
You don't need 70 hold me anv
longer.
psfe sure to BE- nervous
shock said Howell gravcIy care
you sure you can stand aionaee
Try me," she laughed He llead
nef up 70 his own saddle. RE ponv
naa stopped 8 short distance away
end vas cropping grass AREN'T
iost7 she added
Completely havssY anv IL.
= snsse Trans of where they lead y.
a1aAi hohhle the hoa end mafs
s e tole ana $50 hnnt boaf.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-21
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Gc0pyrishs. aszz ~ Associated Literary Pgsssl
There's a misdeaI said Mia wick
edly, as she accepted Howelps aid in
mounting. he hardly heard her
Ahead, Just disappearing up the long
winding trail, were two figures on
horseback. Nita's big sister, Beth
Rathburn, aud young Crittenden.
There surely was misdeal Howell
swung into his saddle and rode be-
side the trail mate that chance had
given him, totally unconscious Of her
own appealing charm and most ex-
cellent horsemanship.
And ahead Of them lay ride Of
three hours-three hours Of inevit-
able tete-a-tete companionshiD. How
Ell knew that ii those three hours
lay all the chances Of happiness he
possessed, He had accepted Critten-
denis invitation to spend two weeks
at his ranch merely on the hope Of
melting Beth Rathburn again This
after she had flatly refused him twice
during the winter season. But some
how, man fashion. he had reasoned
If he could only md her out ii these
gorgeous mountains he might be able
to touch the real inner nature be be-
lieved lay beneath her girllsh frivol-
ity and waywardness.
This had been his first chance.
after two days, for q quiet intimate
talk with her, and somehow Bob
Crittenden rode in his place beside
her at the crucial moment
MY girth needs tightening,
Nita's voice recalled him to his duty.
The girl leaned over and watched him
Is he cinched Up. And then she
looked beyond his bowed head, on
toward two figures barely visible at a
turn Of the winding path up the
valley.
Suddenly she spoke impulsively.
'Tm awfully sorry you didn't get
Beth. but you can't any more, you
know. Bob's terribly jealous, and
really he has the say-so now
Howeils eyes darkened. They we're
good eyes, gray and earnest. He
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-21

/ have Just received 2
WILSON'S FREcxIE CREAM
uct of Wilson'S FAEcHIA e
co. Charleston south Carolin
is FINE. Is fragrant and BARN
and positively removes ffsefles tan
and brown moth bleaches dark Aae
Is light VIII not make hair gfo
You have my guarantees thas + 81
take OF your freckies and tan " +
viii give y0u back your money Core
in, see and try it, THE JARS ARE
LARGE and two At most are su
Client. ! send them By mail, # ae
sired Price 80 cents and 81
Wilson's Fair skin SOAP. 25e-
LAKE, PHARMAcY
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-21
FIRST STEP 10 WORLD FAME
When mark Twaln,e Strong In the
Confidence Of Genius. Made Ills
Advent n Llterature.


"a Harper's, Albert Bigelow Paine,
the authorized biographer Of Mark
Twain, tells Of the first entrance 81
the great humorist into journalism.
1T was the afternoon Of hot.
dusty August day In 1862 when a worn.
travel stained pilgrim drifted lagglngIy
into the once of the Territorial Enter.
prise then in it's new building Oh 9
street and, loosening heavy roll OF
blankets from his shoulders. dropped
YEARLY into a chair. He wore rusty
SLOUGH hat, no coat, 3 faded blue ian
nel shirt and a navy revolver. His
trousers we're hanging on his boot
TOPS. a tangle 81 reddish-brown hair
feli on bis shoulders, and mass Oh
tawny beard. dingy with alkali dust
DROPPED hall way to his waist.
Aurora lay 1870 miles from Virginia
City hard. billy miles. He had vail.
Cd that distance, carrying hts heavy
load. Editor Goodman was absent at
the moment but the other proprietor.
Dennis p Mccarthy, slgniaed that the
caller might stats his errand. me
Wanderer regarded him with far
away look and said. absently and with
leisurely reflection:
NY gtarhoard les SENS to be uu.
shipped. ia like about hundred
yards g line; think I'm falling ID
pieces. Then he added: T want to see
MR. Barstow or Mr Goodman. NY
name - Clemens, and I've coma Ii
V11ts K1r me paper.
tf vas the master Of the worlds
widest estate, come to claim bis kins
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-21

france e making iust as much fuss
1s we are over TIE cost of living. is
nse years ~ Havre, the great port
Wnefe everything IS easily accessible
gfeaa has Increased Is per cent. heef
11' Yeal Is mutton 25, butter IL
ehsese ~, coal "a, etc. Omclai sts.
ts.ies declare that for the ordinary
etscies q household consumption
mere mas been an average increase az
~ per cent New York press
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-21

zee and SHOW Rooms With the Florida
ECtric q Machinery Co., Drane Building
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-21
For Sale At All Stands


~ ~ Ne" NEU"1
81 pmea Of financial dlncaltIes th6
..99enoqanls, residents ol the sonih.
Western Islands ol Japan. somsfI
geWn tne graves ok their rsiafsaM
4ney ere always redeemed
Aaii0fe % 90 go meaning
sce tpe tpFtle-baek sh
WIZ ~ ioeatea ga ha
H.Qne nf eemen
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-21

Tha1s the usual proceou1s iSA is
we're real troll mates now
she smiled Wistfallx
Ii am hungry. aren't YOU Mr'
Howell?s
rirst name b Paul
~ might have called you 81 Il b
ven had been my brother-in-iaw,
she feioined demurely, slipping TO the
ground
AT intend to be Beth's brotneE1n-
law, 30 you may as well start +.
He was Ioosening the girths on the
horse. and spoke with decision.
Nita's eyes sparkled with amusement.
she seated herself on the ground, ana
studied the contour Of bis head. AZ
1s every point ii q man tells
It's own story. she had been IN love
with Howell for days, as much IN love
AZ she ever would be. She was not
girl like Beth, full 81 sentiment, and
fond 81 admiration. The man she
loved must be a good pal, comrade
true as well as husband and sweet
heart. The trail was . long one, she
knew. with many turnings. some
how she had thought Paul Howell
was splendidly Cited to be 2 trail
mate.
'Not half an hour ago you intended
to be my brother-in-laws" she said
naively.
"You have grown up IN that half
hour from little girl to woman;
don't you realize that? I do He
left the horse and threw himself
down beside her, when that pony
broke away and ran with you, and
death was possibility Nita, look at
mel knew that should follow you
to the end Of the new trail, no matter
where It led. And i has LED U.s.
here"
He waited for an answer. Nita
looked past him. out at the splendid
panorama Of mountains that spread
below them. The Crittenden ranch
looked like q toy block house far
down In the valley. The cattle on the
brad plateau across the valley were
like Noah's ark animals.
she turned her head after long
pause, and smiled down at him.
Are you really making love to me-
Mn HowelIg"
Il ask You to be my wife. Nita." be
answered steadily. "Oh, j know It
seems queer to you eastern girls, the
swift courtship Of us men who have
lived out here, beating success out Of
newly opened lands. We haven't
time to serve our ladies' fair, dear
heart. Some day. some hour, there
comes along the girl who IS different
from all other girls IN the world, and
we know her then when we see her
Can't you understand? Beth did at,
tract me- met her up Ia town. and
admired her, but this Is different |
don't want pretty goddess To cit up
on a pedestal, and keep the dust on
/ want q sweetheart-DaI. who will
fight with ne. side BY side ont here
to win out want girl with nerve
ana pluck, aud q happy heart. / just
want you
Down the trail there there came B
long hall tue party had missed them,
and retracea Is way Howell grlpped
both her hands Ia his, and helped her
70 rise. They looked At each other
II dead silence, wondering at this
miracle that had changed the world
IA hall Al hour Then Nisa lifted her
face to bis
TN stay with you" she said. sim
ply.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-21
- - bN thO "a.

mere ere 100000 cases 81 H.
phoia - lhia country annuaiiv srs
ssas Atsg lAQasand deaths. There are
..'.st thousand aeasha annually from
ps prevented = hs Hg nuisance Wss
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-21
Lakeland People Please
NOte

In order to encourage patronage
to our rink we beg to announces that
In the future gentlemen VIII %
charged 1oc admission, and 15c -.
skate both afternoon and evenins
Ladies will be admitted free as vel
aa skates tree. school children in
the afternoon. 15c. Friday afternoon
FOR school girls and their friends
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-22

Thus it Will be seen that $14,370.63
STANDS to the credit of SO towns to
which no State aid has been paid.
OF the 1919 work, five towns were
paid in 1911, including one town which
completed work, this year. The State
aid in these five towns amounted to
$290l96. one town which laid over the
1911 joint fund expended the 1909 and
1910 joint funds, so that a total of 456
towns constructed State roads dur
ing the past year,
OF the completed work 341 towns
have quilt ALSO feet of gravel road
at cost Of 1881, 1929; Il towns have
constructed 1856 feet of bitmminous
macadam at a cost of $34 454.76; 20
towns have built maeadam road to
the extent of 1915 feet at a cost of
$26. $3.50: 76 towns have built 105 103
feet Of earth road mt It cost Of $43,
51f12; two cities, Westbrook and Port
lend. have built concrete and Hassam
construction To the amount of 299S feet
at cost Of $17.995.2S; six towns have
done culYert and bridge work costing
$12a5. -. The cost of earth road given
above includes one town which eX-
pended loint= fund in grading new
right Of way. Work not completed and
not in use. :
During the past year thery have been
constructed S4.19S miles Of gravel con-
strHction at an average cost of
$2S21.f per mile; 2.915 miles of btu
minGus macaaam at an average cost
per mile of Sl5.5,55.2o: 2.i&l miles of
macadam at average cGst per mile OF
$7SoI64; 20.0i9 miles earth read at av-
erage cost Per mile of $2152.55. and
.567 miles of concrete pavement at av-
eraGa cost per mile Of $S1, 1910. Total
mileage 1l0.134.
The unexpended balance of appro-
priations previous to 1911 amounts to
$75,52S,43, and the unexpended balance
or the 1911 appropriations. So. 1868,
making total unexpended balance,
appcrtioned and unapportoned, of
$155, 1872.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-22
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Refined Women Give This inv'9orat'
ina Hair Tonic the Preference.

When a woman buys a HAIR Ike
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thing Just right. She wants prep
aration that is safe and pleasing, ana
she doesn't want people to think she
dyeing her hair.
HAYS HAIR HEALTH cleans up
and invigorates the scalp and encouf-
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the NATURAL. COLOR to your hair,
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when you were young. Leaves no
stain on skin and nobody can tell you
are using it.
Mrs Fred Gompart, of 223 w. l4Sth
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About six months ago l had bald
spot on the very top of my head as
big as the palm of my hand In about
seven weeks time. using HAYS HAIR
HEALTH continuously, new hairs
started to grow. They are getting
just as long and are the same color as
the rest of my hair | shall never
give up using it,"
You can get it at any druggists for
soc. or $1.00 per bottle or from the
Philo Hay Spec, Co.. Newark, n. ].