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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15

pleasant experience. I'VE met there"
so be tells the story, "a man whom ]
had known in a business way many
years ago. We and our wives walked
and roller chaired' together. and they
seemed to enjoy our company as much
as we did theirs. On the day before
we came away Mr.. Blank called me
into the billiard room. handed mo an
envelope addressed to me at my New
York home and said I intended to
bring you this when our visit here was
over and before We went back to our
home out west. The envelope con-
tanned a check for a balance which
the man owed when his business col
lapsed In 1884, with interest to date.
So glad I met yun,' he added, for !
saved the carIare to your house The
New York man added that the debt
had passed out Of his mind, together
with many others which had gone to
profit and loss In his old books.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15
bad a NUMEROUS PROGENY


\ Pakns dogs M they formerly we're
X ca.ed-alheFwise Chinese Zap dogs
have curious history On ouoher
s. 1891, Eta Argi1-French soldier ram
sacked the imperial summer palace at
Peking ANA took back 20 Bis captain q
little d0s that was supposed to have
belonged IA the empress At aav rate.
her majesty made frantic attempts To
regain the little creature. and the Eng.
lish officer finally struck barga4v,.
through Chinese emissarieE. that Il bs
sent as present from the Chinese
ruler to her majesty, Queen Victoria
of England
Good feeling was thus established
All around. and the little dcg bearing
the name Of Looty. was domiciled at
Buckingham palace He was very
lonely little creature, the other dogs
taking exception to his oriental habits
and appearance. and when the prince
and princess on Wales returned from
a continental trip the latter pleaded
with her motherin-law to be allowed
TO take Looty 10 sandrineham. About
elk months later LOotys mate ar
rived from China, and the breeding OF
this species of dog became a diversion
in fashionable society.
Not many years ago number Of
ladies' got together material for dog
show and called Il an Association OF
the Dogs From the Palace Of Peking.v
Looty. who had long since passed to
the future good or evil place for dogs.
vas represented by very numerous
progeny. From LOoty. indeed. all Chi
nese dogs known 70 Europe and Amer
lea are descended.-HaYper's Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15
FACING A SERIOUS PROBLEM
English Housewives Seem to Be Called
Upon 70 Choose Between Cook
and Pariormaid.

Now, the crux OF the situation IS
this: Which Of the maids is TO go?
Must the neat.handed parlor maid
take her departure2 II so, the lady Of
the house knows that the early cup
Of tea Will not be ready to start her
day, or If she must have she win have
10 do as her sister from the colonies
usually does-make It herself Women
from the colonies. by the way, are apt
to be amused at the comfortable ex-
istence led by the home people, Eng
lish gentlemen who have settled In
Canada are often compelled to get up
Of morning to coal the basement fire
for heating the home. Think Of the
gentlemen OF the upper middle classes
at home getting UP Of morning to
kindle the kitchen fire. II IS not to
be thought Of; the suggestion Is an
impossible one. Then a glance round
the drawing room, with IT'S polished
floor, its rugs, It's ornaments, its coal
fire, for preference. makes the mid
dle-aged house mistress 90 quietly out,
close the door Of the room, and med
itate in solitude. It seems to her that
cook must 80. However, there rise
before her the ghosts Of the dishes
she used to make quite well. It is SO
long since she touched any kitchen
utensils. Would her old skill return
10 her in her extremity? Alas. she
could not reckon upon any such hap
py coincidence; she. perforce. must
continue to rack her brain and pay
her cook. Even suppose she did man
age to supplement her own cooking
by outside aid, what would happen on
their social evenings ?-London Stand
ard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15

The cook for a welI-known Seattle
family left, and no other could be oh.
tanned, so the lady Of the house did
the cooking herself. with such salts
factory results that, after a month,
her husband gave her beautiful set
Of sables as a token Of his apprecia.
tion Of the good dinners he had en-.
joyed.
OF course the neighbors soon heard
Of this, and when the cook LETT in an
other equally well-known family the
lady Of that house said to her hus
band:
Well. the cook has gone and Tn
not going to bother to get another
I'm going 70 do the cooking myself
deary You heard what Mr. so-and Sc
gave his wife when she did the cook
ing?"
And, putting her arms round his
neck, she cooed what shall / gel
for my cookng?"
Woman" said her husband, push
ing her away. you viii get a long
black saturday Evening Post
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15
~ DOCTORS QUESTION.
Hss6 ssmsst Dss ss Bowel 0is-
orders

gzh 6snass uss ts Bowel Die
ORDERS
s afa ff question WAaH CON-
Hn ara Er is Ara Fu bow
aH la He knows at qt
illness attended with inactive h0W-
ais nd torpid liver end lAat ials ean-
difi8n must ha ramags gently and
Thoroughly before health can le rs-
stored
Rexail 0rleries are positive nleaF-
anf. aad Safe remedy for constipation
and bowel disorders iu general WE
are 81 aeriaia of their great curative
raine that We promise to RETURN Che
purchasers money in every case when
aher fsi 10 produce entire satisfaction
RECALL Orderiles are eaten like candy
mer aet quietly. and aid in producing
4 Settling. sfFengi hening healing in-
snaHea oa fha eauFe Intestinal iract-
They ID not purge. gripe cause nau-
yea. datulence. excessive iooseness,
diaFrhpa. Or other annoying eneet
Theg are especially good for chii-
dren. weak persons. Or Old folks
Three sizes 10c.. &c. and J0c Sold
only at onr store The Eexali Store.
Il J. BrowHson. chickasha, Okla.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15
COOKED EGGS ON FLATIaON
With the Gas Stove Frozen Up, New
Yorker Proved Himself Equal
to the Emergency.

The prolonged cold spell this win.
ter sharpened the wits OF many per-
sons who never before had any idea
Of the uses TO which electricity could
be put When the gas gave out in
cooking stoves owing to the pipes be.
Ing frozen--as It did IN hundreds OF
houses-there was rush for electric
cooking utensils.
But sometimes the emergency arose
when It was not possible to buy such
things IN time One such case oc-
CURED at breakfast time and left the
family with nothing on which to cook
eggs. The master OF the house knew
they had an electric fatlron. He told
them to lnvert It and cook the eggs
on it's polished undersurface, which
was done without difficulty Small
pancakes and toast were cooked In
the same way.
Another resourcefui man used 4
hatiron to thaw out a frozen radla
tor, while yet another. in order TO make
bis radiator more eficient and stir ur
the stagnant afr in a room, placed an
electric fan on the floor and direct
ed blast Of air against the radiator
The effect Of this was TO raise the
temperature Of the room rs degrees
in half an hour.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15

TWO steeple jacks. who were worn
ing on the top Of the North Broad
Street Presbyterian Church. at Phil
sdeiDhia, we're hurled to death last
week. under tragic circumstances.
One Of the men. who was working on
the high steeple Of the church, sud
denly slipped and started to slide
down the steeple incline. As he
rushed past the other. who was stand.
ing on the ledge. the latter graspe1
him but was unable to check his mo
mentum and was also dragged from
hia perch. When a passerby who had
witnessed their terrible fall reached
their bodies. he found the hand Of
one elutchlng the overalls of the 9th
er. whose life he had yainly attempt
ed TO save.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15
ALoa on the Track

Of tie fast express means serious
trouble ahead II not removed, SO does
loss 81 appetite - means lack Of w-
taiisyi loss q strength and nerve weak
ness II appetite fails. take Electric
3ittqra quickly 70 overcome the cause
BIZ f1Hing UP the stomach and curing
TIE Indigestion Michael Hessheimer
og Lincoln, Neb, had been sick over
taica years, but six bottles Of Electric
Bitiers put him right On his feet again.
They have helped thousands They
give pure blood strong nerves, good
digestion Only 50 cents at Brown &
%, druggists. dew
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15

A regress, very fat and we'll along
In years, Hauntered into the lobby OF a
Broadway iheater the other day and
asked for the manager
What can 30 for you, nanny p
asked the manager.
4 want ticket into the gallery
boss" she replied calmly
But why should I give you a tick
etg"
"Cos I'm relired actress
You? What did YOU dor inquir.
ed the other N amusement
Il played In Antony and Cleo
patra was fan-bearer for Miss
Fanny Davenport
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15

those lower sheIvesl They're an out.
ragel" she said stormlly. making a
sweeping gesture toward the shelves
in question. DO you wear straight
frontsg she asked with an angry
glare. and then without waiting for a
reply. announced decisively, "Well,
do; and though I've been wanting
that volume down there for the last
half hour, do you think I'd dare get
it? No. consider Il positively dan
gerous to take a book of those lover
shelves
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15
ADDED PLEASURE TO VISIT
New Workers. Trip to Atlantic City
Remunerative Both as TO hls
Health and Pocket.

A retired merchant who was well
known in the iobbing branch in New
YORK fifteen years ago recently spent
some time at Atlantic City. where he
took his wife for rest and change Of
scene. and where lie had an unusually
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15

Tsi An, the late empress Of China
has not always been regarded as a
model Of the gentler virtues, and Yet
there IS story 10 the effect that
each year on her birthday she was IN
the habit Of buying from her own pri.
yate purse 10000 captive birds and
setting them free. praying 10 the gods
as she opened each cage that they
might not be caught again
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15

There are great many things in
4h4s eh~s=v that Il hsA nv wav
would be changed" remarked an ag-
grieved-Iooking woman 10 a librarian
the other day For instance. look at
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15

The snapdragon looked Indignantly
across the room.
'Johnny.JumpUp.' she called "go
over to that Cllnging Vine corner
and tell one or those Suckers 70 get
Sweet William away from those Wall.
aowera.v
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15

Before the customer paid hls hill
the hotel stenographer tore several
pages out Of her notebook and hand
ed them to him.
Only the notes Of bis letters" she
said to the next customer. About
once in six months somebody comes
along who keeps such a watchiul eye
on his correspondence that he won't
even let stenographer keep his
notes or course II Is nothing to us.
and we always give them un when
asked to. I don't know what tho eau
tlous folk do with them. Destroy
them maybe. Anyhow, there Is no
record Of foolish uiteranoes left Ia the
ssenographer's books"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-04-15

"0h, It's the grand Job I've got
now said buxom Irish girl TO her
companion, IN the subway. MY prin-
cipal duty Is 10 sit IN the parlor
twlrllng my thumbs and listening to
my lady play the piano. II seems
her man likes music. but she gets
20 fused every time she plays In
front Of people that she Is after hav-
ing a crying spell every time So one
lay she says TO me Mary. ! Wish you
10 leave your work and come IN and
listen to me practice. want 10 get
used to playing in front Of folks I
Tried my hands and slicked back ny
sair and went to the parlOr and there
sit one hour listening to my lady
play the piano and II the work Is be-
alnd she never says a word. Nert
week she says she is going 70 ask n
he janitor so as 10 make more of a
crowd and ] have a secret hope mat
she's going 10 ask ny gentleman
friend to Join us some evening when
the boss Is out and he Is calling on
me. It's the finest JOB I've had IN my
seven years experience IN America. -
New York Times.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-02
MAGAZINES
FOR THE REFUGEES
TOYS For the Children Also
Are Sent to The
Herald Office.

Magazines and toys are being
brought to the FL Paso Herald office in
large quantities for the Mormon women
and children who are occupying the
temporary camp on Magoffin avenue.
The Mormons have little to do at the
camp and the magazines are being col
1ected for them to read while they are
waiting 10 return to Mexico. More toys
can be used by the little Mormon chill
dren. who had to leave all OF their toys
behind when the rebels forced their
parents to leave the country
Days are not so bad at the Mormon
camp, the refugees say, but the even
fugs are most lonely. AS there is moth
ing for the people to do and as the
lights are not available for reading.
forced to retire soon after shutdown 4
number Of the refugees have asked If
il would be possible for one OF the FL
PasO musical organizations to play at
the camp some evening to entertain
the women and children and, as they
expressed it, make them forget their
troubles" The Women's societies have
been appealed to in an effort to provide
some form of entertainment for these
unfortunate people
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-02
WATER SERVICE CREW HAS
COMPLETED CORONA WORK

Corona, n NJ, Aug. 2.-The E. P. &
S. W. water service crew. which has
been doing considerable work here in
the way Of changing and repairing.
completed the work this week
Eft Cox and Bob Brown are doing
some work for supervisor Clements on
the road near White Oaks.
Miss Gladys bond spent day in the
country. visiting Miss Theo. Richard
son.
Finis Atkinson and family visited Mr..
AtkinsOn's parents in Estancia-
Joe Beatty has been on the sick list
for several days.
J. W. Parker has returned from a
trip to Roswell where he went in
search of fruit, but being too carly, he
came back empty without any.
Miss Mabel Falvey, who has been
spending some weeks visiting Miss
Mary Adams, of this place, has returned
to her home IN Ell Paso.
Miss Eunice Simpson has returned to
Duran. n NJ, after spending a few days
visiting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen, of Hale Center,
Texas. are visiting their daughter. Mrs.
J. T. Davidson, Of this place for few
days.
Mark ColbOugh and Mr.. Simpson have
left for Monahans. Tex. They will
bring back a bunch Of horses TO this
country for sale.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-02
HAS CONFIDENCE
IN Ell PASO PEOPLE
Mr.. Harper Tells Why
Also Statement OF Lady
Favorable to Plant
Juice.

Here is a man who places confidence
in what FL PasO people have to say He
is Mr.. William Harper for many years
clrculator for the Orange Judd Farm
er- Mr. Harper told the Plant Juice
man at Kelly & Pollard's the following
have been on the road for years
ana nave never found anything to equal
rant Juice for my stomach and kid
ney trouble I have read praises OF
many Fl Paso people for Plant Juice
and thought what was good for them
was good for me. And it truly was and
is"
Not only in Ell Paso but throughout
all Texas are people who are praising
Plant Juice Mrs. c. J. Palmateer OF
105 Mundy avenue. this city. tells the
Plant Juice man the following:
i want two more bottles Of Plant
Juice. Ny trouble has been constfpa-
ton and kidney trouble 1 have only
taken one bottle of Plant Juice but 1
can see that it is helping me and my
case has been Of long standing
Plant Juice Is strictly standard.
hign-grade remedy; it is the juices OF
the most beneficial medicinal plants
known to science. Plants gathered from
many parts Of the world. For all Kid
-ney and stomach trouble Plant Juice
is without a rival It is today the
greatest specific tonic curative and
corrective for all arrangements OF
stomach, liver, kidneys and blood It
enters at once into the circulation at
tacks and destroys poisons, removes
diseased conditions and restores failing
organs to normal and healthy condi-
ton The Plant Juice man is at Kelly
& Pollard's-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-02
RANCHMEN REPORT
RAINS ON RANGES

Valentine, Texas, Aug 2.-W. L Cass
is in from his ranch and reports good
rains the past few days Mr.. Cass
has in car of new oats shipped from
his former home at Valley Mills, Texas
c. O. Finley has moved his family to
his ranch home for vacation
r r YOungblood is IN from his ranch
on business.
A S. Stewart, one Of the G. H & S A
force, was in town transacting business
Wednesday.
c. E. Corning has returned from Fort
Davis where he is having a six room
cottage erected. Before completion IT
is rented for $50 per month
NJ Q. Walling. former agent for the
chased an additional farm in Califor-
mia The consideration was $4,000.
Lester S Smith is at the Cas- ranch
on business
John a Baumgart purchased a bunch
of horses and mules from Manuel Ca
lanche- The consideration was $3.50
around
Foley and smith have sold a tract
of 10 acres in West Valentine addition
to Charlie Rivera
Mrs Lou Foley has sold a lot on
First street to Miss VIVA Jones. Con-
Sideration was $500.
G. ". Evans is having an auto road
made from his ranch to the -X6' ranch.
W. L Cass has the contract
Bell and Gray are getting IN some
fat cattle and will open up the meat
market which has been closed for two
months
n G. Medley. a cattle buyer OF FL
Paso, is in Valentine on business
P. J. Palette Of FL Paso, IS in town
on bushes.
Terrell smith is in from his ranch
near Maria for a visit with relatives
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-02
She Had Consumption, Was
Dying; Now Well

Eckman's Alternative is being used
with success in the treatment OF Tuber-
culosis in all parts OF the country Per-
sons who have taken il improved,
gained weight, exhausting night sWeats
stopped. fever diminished, and many
know more about il, we Will put YOU
in touch with some who are now we'll
Read OF Mrs GOverts recovery
Griffith. Ind
"GentIemen:-In 1908, my mother-in-
law (AIrs- Anna Covert was taken sick
with Catarrhal Pneumonia. and conrin-
ually grew worse. requiring a trained
nurse. The nurse informed me that she
had tuberculosis and nothing could be
St NichaeFs Church. at Shereville. Ind.
who prepared for her death, recon-
mended that L get some Eckman's Al
terative and see if il would not give
her some relief The physician told
me that she had Consumption and was
beyond all medical aid. So I imme-
diately sent for a bottle Practically
without hope for recovery, / insisted
that she try the Alternative, which she
did. I am glad to say that she soon
began to improve Now, she frankly
says she owes her life and health to
Eckman's Alternative"
(Signed Affidavit) JOS GRIMMER
Eckman's Alternative is effective IN
Bronchitis, Asthma. Hay Fever; Throat
and Lung Troubles. and in .upbuilding
the system. Does not contain poiSOns,
sale by Kelly & Pollard. Knoblauch
Drug Co. Peoples Drug store, and
other leading druggists. Ask for book
let telling Of recoveries and. write to
Fckman Laboratory. Philadelphia Pa,
for additional evidence.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-02
DEVELOPMENT
Plan To DAM THE
SAN PEDRO RIVER.
VIII Irrigate $1,000 Acres of
Unclaimed Land Near
Benson, Ariz.

Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. "A plan invoIv-
ing over $4,000 for the construction
of a dam on the san Pedro river, u
miles from Benson has been completed
by NJ J. Morley, secretary of the Ben
son board Of trade.
of the $4,000 acres of unclaimed
land which will be directly benefited
by the water, 10000 acres are at pres
ent owned by the government. but will
soon be opened up to homesteaders,
the other 5000 acres being land that
has already been taken up by farm
ers from the middle west
The land which the water will bene-
fit is excellent land for all kinds OF
farming while 1t is possible that the
water will be utilized for many Of the
mining properties in the vicinity Of
Benson. At the present time the land
which is now held BY the government
is almost worthless for agricultural
farming, but with water there is no
limit TO the possibilities as crops OF
certain kinds are grown twice a year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-02
ALPINE WAX PLANT
PREPARES FOR WORK
Company Incorporates in
d. Arizona, but Business
Is in Texas.

Austin. Texas, Aug. "A permit to
do business in Texas has been granted
by the state department to the Rio
Grande Wax company, with its home
office at Phoenix, Arizona, capital
stock S25, Although incorporated
under the laws Of Arizona, the com
pany's operations will be entirely in
Texas and its headquarters in this state
are at Alpine, Brewster county
Judge J. G. Griner, of San Antonio,
obtained the permit and ne is also one
Of the incorporators Of the company
The others are c. HOurmann. Of San
Antonio, oscar Pacius and r. B. BTans-
ford. of Alpine Judge 5riner said the
company controls about 5O0,0 600 acres
of land in Brewster. Terrell and other
counties in that section of the state.
On this land the candelilla plant
abounds and from this plant is manu-
featured wax of a superior quality.
This wax commands a high market
price.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-02
LAND SALES IN TEXAS
AMOUNT To SS4,857.79

Austin, Tex, Aug 2.-State Treas
urer Edwards has just compiled a state
ment showing the receipts from land
sales and leases for the month Of July
to the credit of the various funds
This statement shows the total re-
ceipts to be SS4S57.79, of which amount
S36.3S7.07 is TO the credit Of the vari-
Gus availcble funds and S4S, 4S072 to
the credit of the permanent funds.
The receipts in detail follow: Public
school purchase. first payments, per-
manent fund, s5,S1S.0S; public school
open accounts, available fund, S34.-
106.60, permanent, s44,662.6 50; public
schools, rentals, available, S67.65; uni
versity, open accounts, available So
1912; blind asylum, open accounts,
available, S17.43; orphan asylum, open
accounts. available, S13-47-