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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-29
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At the Chickasha Business College
begins September 3.
All books and stationery win be
supplied to those who enroll at the
beginning Of the term. S29-St
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-29

Dnd RoWland Of Keechi passed
through the city this morning on his
way from the Democratic convention
at Oklahoma City Mr.. Rowland seem,
ed as fit as usual with the possible
exception Of slight hoarseness caus.
ed from an overworked pair Of vocal
chords.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-29

Sugar days at Fontron's are Friday
and sa.uday, August 30 and 81. Don't
miss them. % pounds pure cane SUI
gar for s1.OO with a cash order Of $500
worth Of groceries. Phone Is. Font
ron Grocery. It
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-29

School Hose, the good tuf kind.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-29

We are now buying second hand
scool books Bring them in before
school begins. We carry All the school
books and everything in school sup
plies. Booths Book store. 8-29-3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-29

W. l. Kicker has moved his grocery
store from Twentieth and Washington
to seyteenth and Idaho, in the West
fall building.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-29

Sugar days at Fonuons are Friday
and Saturday, August 30 and 81 Don't
miss them 25 pounds pure ne SUI
gar for $t.00 with a cash order Of $500
worth Of eroeeres, Phone 2S. Font
ron Grocery 2t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-29

Capt. and Mrs. N. r. McGehee Of
Gulf Port, Miss, are in the city, the
guests Of Mrs. McGehee's parents,
Capt. and Mrs. Thos Herndon, 72sl
Iowa
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-29

Mr, and Mrs g. r. Vance, who have
spent the past two weeks in Tioga,
Tex, returned yesterday to their
home IN It's city, 926 South Eighth.
street,
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
TINES REALLY WERE HARD.
4 Pioneers Story of Early Days In
Kansas.


From the Kansas City Journal
'It makes me weary to hear people
these days complain Of hard times" re-
marked Judge J. r. Keagy. OF wabaun-
see County. why. it is like paradise
now compared to the early days in Kan
sas. I shall always remember a story
which my neighbor. Herman Meseke,
who settled in Kansas in 1850 with his
bride. told me.
The Mesekes settled on a homestead
that year. but the drought was SO severe
that they raised nothing Aside from a
few farm implements they had a yoke
OF oxen and two hens. In the late au-
tumn Meseke found that he had enough
money to provide -four for himself and
bride through the winter and enough rye
to parch for coffee. The two hens oc-
casionally, laid eggs. but Mrs. Meseke
felt that they should keep the eggs un-
til their needs became greater.
BY the time winter was fairly on Mrs
Meseke ran out OF saleratus (the old
fashioned name for soda. She had to
have 1t in order to make biscuits).
Meseke decided to go to the nearest
trading post to get some soda. That was
Council Grove. eighteen miles away. He
and his wife counted up and found they
had just eleven eggs. They looked all
over the place trying to find one more in
order to have an even dozen. but failed.
Meseke hitched up his oxen and started
to town with the eleven eggs. He met
neighbor who gave him an extra egg
to make an even >dozen.
when he reached town he traded his
eggs for saleratus. 1t took him two days
and one night to make the trip for no
other purpose than to get some soda
SO that his wife could bake biscuits
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
An Homily on Cats

At recent session of the American
Humane Society in indianapolis a
speaker strongly advocated an ordi-
nance requiring the owners to pay a
tax on their cats He stated that the
suggestion now may be ridiculed, but
if put in operation it would be seen
to be the only natural thing to do. He
claims that the enforcement of the
ordinance requiring owners to pay a
tax on their dogs, or have them killed,
has done more to eliminate useless
suffering among mans best friend
than any other law. He argues rightly
that if the uncared for dog is not to
be allowed to slowly starve until too
weak to resist disease why should the
alley cat suffer throughout the course
of its nine lives.
Gov. Marshall, of Indiana, who made
an address before the society, de-
eased that TIE world i bsEinniag IL
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
Ahkoond Of Swat" Redivivus.

Older members of the profession will
recall Lou" Megargee and his refer
ence in his Seen and Heard" to the
"Ahkoond of Swat" and how it set the
paragraphers of about twenty years ago
to punning. and yet there was such a
ruler and such minor state in East
India. There are certain foreign terms
and phrases, says the Boston Transcript
quite pertinently, the sound of which
moves the American to ridicule and
laughter.
Like the "Ahkoond of Swat" the
"Sanjak of Novibazar" provokes the
smile of most readers as they come
across it, in dispatches concerning the
Balkan war. Yet there is nothing to
laugh at. Sanjak is the official designa-
ton of a minor Turkish administra-
tive district. The word Sanjak (Novi-
bazar means new market) is derived
from the Turkish word for a horse
tail standard. The Governor Of Sanjak
is entitled on occasions of ceremony
to carry standard bearing a single
horsetail, while his superiors in the
administrative hierarchy are more abun-
dantly provided with horsetails fo,
their standards But that district pre-
sents serious subjects for the world to
ponder. The Sanjak is a wedge-like
northwestern projection of the Turkish
Empire, between Servia and Monte
negro. The point of the wedge touches
the Austro-Hungary boundary. Only
a mountain range separates it from
Bosnia. Strategically the Sanjak is an
obstacle OF the track of Austrian am
bition, as it is on the direct route from
Bosnia to Saloniki the objective point
of the Austrian near East policy.
The majority of the population of
the Sanjak are Christian Serbs. Their
sympathy Is with Servia and against
the Turkish garrison, but Austria never
would consent to the Sanjak being in
corporated with Servia; therefore,
Turkey holds it only by suffrance. If
it passes from Turkey neither Monte
negro nor Servia is likely to obtain it.
The statesmen of Vienna cannot af-
ford to see such disposition made of it.
Therefore, the people of the Sanjak-
American paragnphers would call them
the Sanjakers"-who- want to be
Servians, but are in danger of being
annexed to Austria Hungary, and who
are tired Of Turkish rule, have reason
on their side if they think that the
sarcastic Americans are an unsympa-
Ithesie 1t -
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
CENs0RING CHuDREEs BOOKS.
Of District Of Col1abia LIZ
brary Board Condemned.

Prom the Caic.so Recrd-He,M.
II is sad always to see grave minds.
on ceaseless ediication bent. ponder
ing over what books boys and girls
ought to read to improve their minds
while they suppose they are being en-
tertained. We are truly sorry for the
executive committee Of the public IL
brary Of the District Of Columbia and
the teachers cooperating with the COM
mittee in an endeaIor to keep out Of
lesson.
We read that these guardians OF
youthful morals have decided that
Oliver Optics books are ''purposeless.-
that HoratIo Alger's heroes have too
ready a road to success" that G. A.
Henty is mediocre" that the ELSIE
books are .'roundly condemned as tend
ing to make a girl interpretive and
'goody- goody::' that the ''Pansy' series
Is open to the same charge; that books
by George warren. Lester Chadwick,
Clarence Young. Capt. Ralph Bonehill.
and Margaret Penrose are in the index
expurgatorius.
As ''the wind bloweth where It list
eth SO does the youthful mind incline
to certain reading for reasons which the
pedagogical mind cannot understand.
Every parent who has tried to select
books that will appeal to children
knows that what adults think on the
subject is, often the reverse OF what the
children think. Except such works as
are positively and Enthusiastically HARM
full. the books that children ought to
read for refeation merely are the books
that they like. The infant mind must
pass through a period Of evolution,
whateverasthe librarians and the peda-
gogues may consider good or bad
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
Test Aeropl.ne Pontoon.

!, Several experimental aero flights were
made at the navy yard yesterday morn
ing by Lieut.. Ellyson. The object OF
the experiment was y try out new
pontoon that had been constructed for
one of the Curtiss machines.
The pontoon tried out was the single
type of float under the center of the
machine. 1t was about twenty by twelve
inches in cross section and waA covered
with a new waterproof fabric, making
the whole construction much lighter
than the old wooden float.
The flights made yesterday were to
test the balance of the new pontoon
It was found to make the aeroplane a
trine tail heavy and the weight was
shifted. 80 that this probably will be
eosTecteA q the next aishta
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
New Cabinet for Bolivia.

A new cabinet has been formed IN
Bolivia to replace the cabinet that re-
signed recently. The membership Of the
new cabinet. according to dispatches to
the State Department. 10 az follows:
DR.. Juan Misael Seracho. Minister OF
Foreign Affairs: DR.. Claudio Philla, Min
lister of Government: DR.. Alfredo Scar
runz. Minister Of Finance: DR.. Horacio
Rios. Minister Of Justice: DR.. Carlos
Calvo. Minister Of instruction and Ag-
riculture: DR.. Juan Maria Zalles. Min
ister Of War.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
HALLOWEEN.

Written fr The Washington Heraid.)
I've uften wished could 20 baGk
To childhood's happy houn.
When hfe's illusions were not lose;
No thorns among the flowers
But never have lonsed . mueh
To live that giad time oe-.
A. when On Halloween I hear
''Tick-tack" On pane oT doori
What elin pr.nks We hcys did p'ay
Tpon the neiGhbors round
Until thry thought u syrftes let loosA
To tease. torment. cunfoundl
oh. newer ON quite forgr.
The joy that would eiate.
And when We stole to schoo3mastE
And carried OF his gate,
What trars for the unwary laid;
We plotted and connivei.
And in the twilight's misty gloom.
Our evil deeds would thrivA
And then the Jolly games ve piaycdl
Aeain I hear the giee
That rang throughout the crowded han
When ghostly sights we'd sc.
And thrn the fun Of roasting nuts
II I never had enough
Upon that night I'd have my m
OF apples and sweet stuff
Then in a circle round the hearth.
We'd in the fnture per.
Fornpdines evil made Us quake,
And good luck" signs would cher.
l oft. amid lfes strife and ore.
Frum meinory's stOTehoGss glcam
That night most dear to all boys hearts
The night Of Halloween,
q. O. Q
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
"Msil Ordero Rice Set Free.

New York. Oct S-George Graham
Rice was released from the pen on
Blackwelrs Island to-day. He was sem
fenced for one year after pleading guilty
to a charge OF using the mails to de-
fraud, following trial lasting hve
months. Rice was the moving spirit in
the curb brokerage firm Of B. F. Schef-
tells & Co. in Broad Street. the scene
Of q sensational raid two years ago.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
Armies To-day and In Former wazs.

Armies To-day ana IN Former wan.
/ Estimates Of the combatants in the
Balkans may be excessive. The diff
ference between psper strength and
an actual force in war often is cal
eulated as 20 per cent and more even.
If we hear that Bulgaria. for instance,
puts 10000 men into the field, il may
not be more than a4nnoa But still il
| is probable that the aggregate Of the
6ghting force in that section is larger
than ever before hA been seen in &C
tual service. with the single exception,
perhaps. Of the Fpnco-German war
of 1870.
While wars. however, are less fire.
quent now than they were 100 years
ago, military operations of to-day re-
quire much greater force. so that Il
is doubtful whether humanity has
gained much in. the last century. The
largest army that Napoleon ever COM
manded in person, was that which he
led at Wagram, in 1909. some 10000
in the firing lines.., At Waterloo he
had but za.ooo to Wellington's. &ooo.
and, until the fortunate arrival Of the
Prussians, under Bluecher. the aggre.
gate of both combatants cannot have
exceeded 10000 men. In our civil war
not one of the commanders on either
side at any time can nave directed
more than 10000 men on a single
field of action. At Gettysburg, Meade
had about $4,000 men and Lee some
thing like 1900. In June, 1864. when
Grant commanded the armies of the
Potomac and the James and certain
auxiliaries, he had, all told, I47.I7I Of
all ranks, but those ready for duty
numbered only 10000. The date that
saw Lees surrender found Grant with
only oo6so present for duty in the
field.
What then was considered a great
aggregate, to-day would be taken to be
just the normal strength Of a military
power like ours, midway in a great
fight. There really may be a million
men under arms in the Balkans. but
the effective strength of the combined
armies there would not rearly reach
that total. Modern battles are fought
in great masses. For this very reason
wais are shorter, and. in proportion
to the numbers engaged, they are less
bloody than when rifles did not carry
as far as they do to-day. and the order
was to hold fire" until the soliiers in
battle could see the eyes of the op-
posing phalanx-
Yet this very influence may beget
more militarism, since it must be a
feeling of comfort-if the term is per-
missible in connection with such an oc-
casion of men in the ranks-that the
speeding fatal shot is more likely to
hit their neighbor, coming from so
great distance. So is compulsory serv-
ice stimulus to big armies, because
the men, in times of peace. are paid
next to nothing. though the stipend is
doubled in war times. Bulgaria, which
has shaped its policy to bring no less
than 10000 men into the firing line,
appropriated onlyi 100000 last year
for the maintenance of its peace es-
tablishment of about 10000
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27

bird age Of e dsvssosmesE r the
irst ase physical strength prevailed; !;
IN the secoad intellect WAS sspreme
and IN the third-the pseseut-the.
heart Is the most powerful The best
citizen Is not be with the strongest
arm or the keenest intellect but be
with the noblest heart
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
VIEWS OF THREE LEADING ECONOMISTS .
ON OUTL0OKA4T WIND-UP OF CAMPAIGN
SamuelJ J.
tene5 !

ewnkn ~ ~sha br " the Mns @ lily sd pon Mun-
ponwhh express views in 10 currents hi Rh IA . ed o ip N the readers
diu0l and doo h hi OF h the country h
ehc In the yh h
Th.s nuns Of dn ih. in commit ...ndor n In nation n
breaks n
hvm and because o the the Rpb pry
to oweh hsh oA . and but not Mr. K sc uand davoahy known
in york q ~ lis IN o % a til ~ ~
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
Thanks Mayor Gayn0r.

Acting Secretary of the Navy Beck
man Winthrop yesterday wrote to Mayor
Gaynor of New York. thanking him on
behalf OF the navy for the welcome ac-
corded the officers and men OF the At
lantic Fleet when they assembled IN
North River two weeks ago In the an
nual mobilization and review.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
AufTlE NONSENSE,
MnnHDyEY.

MnnHDlrY.
Heredity adects eue,s iife-s
one wombsf eAilsd shat fpdgs:
But not anes b. took q hi wife
The daushtsr q 9 1qdea
Ths Asushtsr Of : judse was che.
And Womhat Qui6l1y cav
The meaning Of hersdity
when she LAID down the law.
UAsis Psnsywiss sstss
don't supposs . rich womaa feels any
particular eradication when shs ssts Q
new pair Of shosa
A Literary lGaaA.
Il understand you wish. position a.
parior maid. What .is your namer'
Elaine. from rennyson's 'Idyils Of the
King You are familiar with the Tdyils.
I presumer'
October ~ 4. Histsry.
October q. 1bss-sir walter Raleigh
plants the nrst Irish potato In Ireland.
October q. l7bs-Boswell and DR.. John
son fight duel with bettie-axes. No
body hurt. ~
-. u Conin0 70 ,Aoten.
She wants . black dog. I don't think
thiS dog viii b black enough
Why must she have such . black
dogr.
shes In mourning for her fathsr-in.
law. Didn't you knowr'
How to he . Favsrils.
Your boss. no doubt. haa fsvoritss.
So take your little cue:
For II you work and do not shirk
He'll make one out of you
One Of the Rare 0.es.
There's something queer about her a.
vorce."
She got II. all right; didn't she?
What's Quer about it7'
''She doesn't seem to have another man
picked out to marry"
Pure Nerve.
Pretty nervy guy. that"
How nowr'
First he ran over eme. and then tried
to sell mo some. accident insurance.
don't know but what I'll see him next
week and take out a policy. at that"
A Real Need.
whats wombat working bn nowr'
t"oh. he says that ladies' shoes arc not
sufhciently complicated to Be In keeping
with the. rest of the attire. 30 he's
working on q woman's shoe that buts
tons up the back" --. -r---
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
NOTICE
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aIins sample Order Xmas gifts now.
JAMES 8. FRASER.
8lo Kenols BLDG. 11th and 9 81.
Ne giy0 2ssala S1Syeoo e1ntaak voooA
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
A Real Need.

whats wombat working bn nowr'
t"oh. he says that ladies' shoes arc not
sufhciently complicated to be in keeping
with the. rest of the attire. 30 he's
working on a woman's shoe that buts
tons up the back" a----... -----.. .
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
Pure Nerve.

Pretty nervy guy. that"
How nowr'
First he ran over eme. and then tried
to sell mo some. accident insurance.
don't know but what I'll see him next
week and take out q policy. at that"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
PRESIDENT PROMISES
northwestern WILL
ERECT MODERN DEPOT
500, 900 Will Be Spent On
improvements Of Railroad
At Rapid City.

Rapid City. 5. d.. Sept. 26.yPresi-
dent w A. Gardner. OF the Chicago L.
Northwestern railroad. has written q
personal letter to w. Il. Putnam, of
the Business Mems club, i'm which he
states that the will begin
the erection of a new 500. 900 railroad
station us soon as the frost leaves the
ground in the spring.
President Gardner "a that his
company appreciates the permanent
improvements recently completed and
contemplated in Rapid City and will
aid in boosting for the Black Hills.
The plans for the new depot are
drawn and work on it's construction
would have been commenced a year
ago had not the dry seasons made the
business of the road responsive to
conditions. The decision of the rail
road official TO set II time for beginning
the depot was materially assisted by
q petition signed by practically every
business man and shipper in Rapid
City. The preamble sets forth the fact
that the present depot is u%nsnnitary,
inadequate and unsafe. Al attempt
made AT IL meeeing Of the Business
Mems club to take the matter before
the railroad commission and IT pos
sible, secure a %percnlptory order de-
manling the construction of II depot
was beaten and this President Gardner
appreciated.
Work on the new federal buildirS;
will m October 1, and the
Masons are to build in the spring.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
CARNIVAL AUXILIARY TO 4
ANNUAL STOCkMEN'S MEET

Rapid CITY. S. d.. Sept. 26.-NNithout
resting or giving time an opportunity
to ;tllow grass to sprout under their
feet the directors and Secretary Wood,
OF the Western South Dakota Fair as
sociation. nave inaugurated Il cam
paign for Il big exposition of agricul-
tural implements. race meeting n
carnival here in the spring. 1t will be
held ut the time of the usual stock
meeting and Will combine with 1T in
order that interest in stock breeding
may be stimulated.
An element of Frontier Days"
which is so popular at Cheyenne, will
also be introduced, and it is expected
the soldiers from Fort Meade and
Indians from the reservation (Pine
Ridge) will be prominent in q weeks
carnival.
Before leaving Saturday. many of
the manufacturers of agricultural
machinery signed UP contracts for
space to exhibit THAR products at the
spring meeting.
In some instances exhibitors, who
brought half n car load of machinery.
sold all that they had for show pur-
poses n telegraphed to the home Of
flee for rush shipments to display at
the Spearffish and Buffalo Gap fairs.
Plans will at once be drafted to en-
large the alfalfa palace by adding
four wings. which will give almost
o times the space now used for ex-
hibftiOn purposes.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
CHURCH COMMUNITY
CLUB FOR IMPROVEMENT

Armour. S. n. Sept. 25.--rlsn pastor.
Rev. X. r. Mansfield. and the mem
beers of the Goldcnrod Presbyterian
church, a few miles south of Armour.
are initiating a movement thai mas the
germ OF great good in it. 1T is the
plan to form a Community club for the
Improvement Of rural conditions IN tho
uclghborhood of the church.
Tie pastor and session have mac q
circular letter printed inviting al. tho
farmers within several miles OF tae
church to come to :, meeting Tor the
purpose of effecting such an
ton. The quoting OF a paragraph or
two from this letter will give an idea
of the scope Of the movement. IL
says:
LAS q church we believe in rendering
every service possible To the whole
community. We believe that every
country church should be actively in
strumental in promoting the interests
OF those who live within it's sphere OF
influence.
I'm principle, the movement pro-
poses to look after the betterment OF
road conditions. the Improvement of
agricultural methods, the betterlnent
of schools. the placing of land on a
higher commercial basis, the securing
of farmers Institutes, lectures on
scientific agriculture. exhibits, etc, to
assist in short, in all OF those things
which tend to make life on the farm
more attractive and worth while"
IL more of our country churches
would undertake such u program there
would be fewer dead and dying
churches.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
BISHOP slLLER VISITS
BLACK HILLS CHURCHES

Rapid City. S. d.. Sept. 26.-Bishop
Biller. recently consecrated at Sioux
Falls. arrived in the Black Hills yes
terday and inaugurate q series of
meetings ut the Emanuel Mission here.
His visit will extend to Deadwood,
G and other hills cities, and is for
the purpose of getting acquainted with
his communicates. Invitations are out
for n large reception for the bishop
this evening. followed by a banquet.
He will administer the sacrament Of
holy communion Thursday morning.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
ENGINEER LEA RETURNS
FROM LONG AUTO TRIP

Pierre. S. D., Sept. 25.-State En-
gineer 8. H. Lea has just returned
from Oklahoma City, having made a
trip OF 1000 miles over the Meridian
road from Winnipeg, which place he
left early this month in company with
the other officers of the Meridian Road
association. The party followed the ar
ranged schedule until stopped by bad
roads near Perry. Okla.
Much good building OF a permanent
nature was observed along the Zinc.
The skyline road. constructed at the
cost Of $4,000 through the coteaus
near Sisseton in Roberts county. was
especially noteworthy. At that point
the altitude rising 800 in z miles with
never q greater than q 6 per cent Grade.
Other noteworthy stretches are in
kingsbury county. that portion in Cod.
ington county built In a single day last
summer. and the south approach to the
James river In Yankton county.
Great interest was shown in nuhlic
meetings at all points visited. and IL in
estimated that $250.O0O has already
been expended on the route, OF witch
$4,000 10 South Dakota's norton.
-
BRYANT-MrA VIM. Hinder and h.r
little son, living near here, were both
badly hurt when they were thrown
from q wagon in which they were rid.
lag. Il - feared the boys skull =
fractured.