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The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02
Niqht Watchman's Longing.

The traveller got up %shivering at four
O'Clock in the morning at his hotel SO
as tt catch the night express from
Montreal. The town of Bellows Falls
was guarded at that dim hour by a
night Waterman, a lanky fellow with
great felt boots, a fur cap, and a Ian
tern. The snow was falling, and as
the traveller passed, there was the
Waterman holding his lantern up
above his shoulder and looking with
fascinated eyes into the show window
of a little notion store decorated with
red and green crepe paper. For it
was Christmas time. Suddenly out of
the darkness came the night watch
mans voice plaintively:-
81 wish / had brains enough to deco
rate a store window for Christmas. It's
handsome and they say there's money
in it."
The traveller made a polite noise and
hurried on. But before he reached the
next corner the would-be decorator
called after him.
Hey, friend, there amt no such
hurry. That trains always late. Take
a look in Barnes window when you
come to it."-New York Evening Post.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02
"Don't Look So ldiotic!"

in the hall and presently Mrs. Ben
ming stood before him tragically hold
ing out something brown.
"Huh?" asked Benning, peering at
the brown thing.
What. may l ask" demanded his
wife, "are you doing with brown silk
stockings in your coat pocket, Arthur?
Kindly answer me that"
She shook out the hosiery to it's
full and discriminating length.
Don't look so idiotic!" she cried
when she could stand the strain no
longer.
"Why-why," stammered Benning,
81 don't know a th-thing about them"
Whereupon Mrs. Benning went into
eysterics and cried that Benning never
had loved her anyway and what Ia
she ever done hat such an awful thing
should blight her life?
Darling" cried the frantic Ben
ming, let me explain!"
''Then e~xplain!" blazed his wife.
Good Lord" groaned Benning, af-
ter a wild instant. 81 can't! I"
81 shall go home to mother" an
nounced Mrs. Benning. Il shall tell
the janitor to bring up my trunks"
The rest of that night Mrs. Benning
held her outraged head very high
while carrying things from the closets
and bureau drawers to trunks, Ben
ming alternately tagging after her,
%piteously e~xpostulating, or sunk in the
biggest armchair in an attitude ex-
pressive of complete WEAKNESS with
the world.
81 know it sounds foolish" he
moaned, ito say 1 don't know how the
COMPOUNDED things got there, but"
ut certainly does!" Mrs. Benning
assured him, frostily. II at least gave
you credit for more Imagination"
1t was just after Mrs. Benning had
telephoned for a taxi in the morning
that the phone rang and Benning
stumbled to it.
"Hello!" said Usher's voice. "Say,
have you by any chance got my wife's
brown silk stockings in your overcoat
pocket
Here! Hurry" yelled Benning,
reckoning frantically to Mrs. Benning.
Come and listen to this!"
Il don't care!" said Mrs. Benning
some moments later, when the crying
and forgiving were i've Il never did
like that Mrs. Usher. anyhow! And
now. Arthur Benning, you can just set
to work and help me unpack."-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02

ness in Memphis Monday and
Tuesday.
Miss jamie Ruth Robertson,
of Blue Springs, was a visitor to
our town last week.
Rev. T. A. J. Beasley deliver
ed two sermons at the Baptist
church Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. M. H. Armor filled his
regular appointment at the
Christian church Sunday.
A large number from our town
and community attended a sing
ing at the Baptist church Tues
day night. led by Mr.. and Mrs.
R. N. Grissom, of Texas, and
Mr.. Morgan of Tupelo.s
Mr.. and Mrs. j, w. Norton, of
Tupelo. were guests of Mrs.
Norton's parents Friday.
A recital and operetta was CIV
en- at the school building Thurs
day night by the pupils of Misses
Allmon and Langston. The grad
uating exercises were held Fri
day night. Rev. T. A. J. Beas-
ley delivered the closing address
and delivered the diplomas.
Those of the graduating class
were: Misses Eta Wade, Sadie
Lee Parks, Beulah Witt, Lucy
Oneill, Reid and Steve Parks.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02
MYSTERY IN A POCKET
BY c. D. s.

Usher one day not long ago shouted
his watch was slow and that she had
just five minutes to make the train to
the golf club.
"Gracious!" walled Mrs. Usher back
at him, 81 never 'can-there's a thin
spot in the heel of my stocking right
above the edge of my low shoes and
it'll rub into a hole in no time. It's
silk"
Take along another pair!" order
ed Usher, grufly. you can change
out there and there won't be a soul
around and it's such a bully day-oh,
come along!"
Thereupon Mrs. Usher came along,
frantically struggling into a heavy
ccat and stuf1ing hosiery and hand
Eerchiefs into her husbands pockets.
. here," she said, triumphantly.
when they had played nine holes,
Look at my stocking" An unmistak.
able hole showed above the line Of
her low shoe. What did tell your"
You can change when we go in for
luncheon" said Usher. Il left my
coat hanging up in that little hall just
outside the MISUNDERSTANDING
else has been shut up for the winter"
Mrs. Usher found the coat. There
were two others next it. Only a few
hardy persons were playing golf in
the nipping air. After a while she,re-
appeared bearing in her hands a crum-
pied ball of brown silk, the discarded
hosiery. Just as she reached her hand
toward the overcoat pocket Usher
called from the hall.
"Yes," she answered, I'm eoming!"
and hastily rammed home the hosiery.
Let it be said at this point that Ush-
er's coat hung very close to, the next
one. The next one belonged to Ben
ming.
That evening as Benning settled
himself comfortably with the evening
paper there was q little choking sound
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02
WAR ON BUGS.

Not a bug left to tell the tale
when you fight them with Ross
Dead Quick" spay. Bed bugs,
ants, feas, mites, lice, potato
bugs, etc., die the moment it is
applied. Kills their eggs too.
Nice and clean for home use.
Refuse substitutes, they are not
like it. Sold in Tupelo by Pound
Kincannon- Elkin Co.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02

Permission has been granted the
Mary Stuart Chapter, D.. A. R., to
move the U. S. flag presented to the
City Hall to the court house grounds,
as it has been found impracticable to
keep 1t at the present location, as it
cannot be fastened securely to the
building.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02

Superintendent E. p. Clayton, Prof.
j. C. Windham and Miss Sallie Town
send left Thursday for Hattiesburg
where they will attend the state teach
ers association.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02

The old fashioned mother and
her slipper have qualified many
a man for the presidential chair
even if he didn't land.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02
unenuaIIy Divided.

Sometimes A gets credit for saying
what B may have felt and thought
aud what G had lived for years with
courage and self-denial.-Miss Thack-
cray.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02

The only people who have no
regret for anything they ever
said are those who have never
said anything of Importance.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02

Nothing pleases some people
but they get a kind of satisfac-
ton out of knocking.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02
Value Received,

what do you charge for a bath?"
Fifty cents"
Gee! / got q bath in Pittsburg
the other day and had to pay q dol
lar for it."
"well, It's worth a dollar in Pitts
burg.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-05-02

Australian Centenarians.
Australia has IS male centenarians.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1913-12-19

ne constructed for considerably less
than the usual cost of such huildings
and yet meet the requirements of the:
average community
N 1911 the Seattle park commission
sent its superintendent and secretary
oman inspection tril, to d bout fifteen
. American cities for the special study
offGeid houses and bath heises The
result of their fnves tisation has been.
enahodied in the cons true ION of the
Seattle tyne q fieita house
These men we're area Il I'M pressed
with the diversified ABILITIES provided
int tfie elabof:s EN- o + rat.I'ea ton
,,5lh,lllslinEs shiea Stna! ier Il ties
he 1ae:ins oritle le such lilxur.i5
esisi ifics.:. lad was
for Sell tie ta work out a n fa0dii iiietl;
type Of hnitt Tslctieal eeo-i
snoIaie;il and ice;ihle field house
Il, uiiea which en- braces tle;trl5f
81 Il tsff. the the Gt,ieftSo
! stoui ted and
ecHi l,Iaed :ss:,s5 Goo or, about osles3
.fotrt Ii of the Cost Sof the Chicago
S5buiId ings. .s3s34
I5@2 Four buildings of this type; have
been constructed in Seat t lie. and + ss:lri.
Gus authorities WHO have specre,ii
them pronounce them model SOFIA ceils5
itel. structures for the aFerag sc city. s3 s5s
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1913-12-19

PROVIDING SociAL [ cENTERS 4
FOR SMALL { c0 COMMUNITIES.
6eattis Has Solved the Problem of
Isl Is Moderate Gems Cost.


sS The problem sa rs the American
City. OF providing i substantial vet
economical held house Or recreationl
building for Ese as i socia center or
ssins connection with j public playground
lis one which is confronting many
small towns and cities which have OBJ
served the wonderful success of such
institutions in Chicago and other large
cities and have desired to keep pace in
5aSmeIsure with the movement to pro-
vide modern recreatian facilities.
@ The matter OF e l,erlse both OF con!
astfuction and operation d has 81 been i 4.
barrier to many cites that have been
ambitious to provide such buildings.
sbur Seattle has demonstrated that q
modern field house. prac ctic;li in de
sign and economical i'll, operation. can
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1913-12-19
FINDS Her HUSBAND I:35I
DEAD lin THE BED

& Hannah ID. Dec a Dan Mcss
Gruer. aged 81, was found lying dead
inshis bed at his home IN Hannah bsy.
Mrs ctsrner Sunday morning, when
she went to her husbands room to tell
him that he was oyersleeping
vs. Death is supposed to- have been
caused by heart failure. Air cGrner
Hasapparently perfectly well Wilei,
ne retired Saturday Mi ig1it, and no as,S-
iety was felt when he failed TO arise
at he usual hour Sunday morning..
Banker Lindstrom and Mrs. Lind
Istrom Of Hanlar we're visitors IN The
city last Wednesday 81 5sss
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1913-12-19
SlssEiANs ARE 10 81
GIVEN "a HOME

u d Great Falls. Mont, Dec 8. The
acck Boy Indian band of.wandefing
salfppeWas viii be cared for by the.
sovernment and given premanent res
srvation quarters, according to Al
promise made by Secretary Lane of
.he interior department to William II.
islle OF the city. Bcle wired
me Information here last night on
secretary Lanes instructions, to als
use the members Of the Indian tribe.
u 81 li1lE Mr.. Bis saas Deen at Washington for
Issgo weeks conferring with Mr.. Lane
ind the Indian department and the
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1913-12-19
10 liaP E S { aUARE
}is Is Propossa to Elinrinat te al offfsns.
ind IS Sreet III t3cston.

is Is Proposed to & Eliinrir,at te AZ ens
Ing s trest 3ir Boston
ltiIis III t,op4
Icy iis;ost ilas been
slfted 10 the way iafs,siai street iss
$iaid out III ross ii. cut
Stt in an lrfesl lll,etsita way
sinto sSo sst,ss order tos
s8fnlI,ro the
non ald has aritionai3
the iesis fatilte sfo low the rect CONE.
ao eli
sslH,re the. sos
il,IsIl her the
listssi lips
SSald ssinrc n A cerner soS me
fourth ID Old South
5ft is thus one civic ce.ltarR
all'ead i3s5s
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1913-12-19
THE lJNe0uTH BlL I 8 0ARD !.
Outdoor a Advertising Of Disfigurins Ma
ture Should Be Abolished. 35

&Outdoof Advertising OF DtstgurtnS Ma
tire Should Be Abolished. 5#:
.E If one thing more tilar another
tends to 81 our ties an nncoathS
appearance. sa Us the Engineering Rec
ord editorially and TO imply i iacl5
of hitectiira tul lture and good taste
: 1t is our Iii deotis outdoor ADVERTISING.
Last December the mayor of New
/ York appointed 4 billboard commits
sion. which has brought in Il report
that should be printed in abstract By
civic betterinent leag CUES and scattered
I broadcast thron bout the country
| Briefly, the recommend fed rules would
prohibit al 4 out door I'D vert fising except
shop signs. in the neighborhooa Of
parks. public; buildings and streets or
exceptional t:ii:lract er aud I'LL large or
Gas hing eieet rid 5 isns In Or near resi-
! Dental districts would limit the size
Iof all ont door all vert Isl e.gniate ad
Isvertisements on subway and elevated
raiiroad st;t tions prohibit roof 81 iPIsss
/ in the residential districts. grant Local
option to determine whether outdoor
advertising viii lie prohibited ir Ger
tain distti cts. ss ii jta Ses for out door
adyertssing and fiilaily I,fosid e a cen.
IssorshiI herb d IL, moral ana aestlielis5
quail ties s35
al who SIM u iterested IN
| genefai enlent Will Join
lin the hope 4 York sval ADOPT
Ithe RECON- in Such action
/ would inlprssr pea rance Of the
city and ser II other
cities tssiir esassi In
i91 Land liss siiiit FED HE Way fs,I her
ties to tirt her s3Ss
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1913-12-19

promise OF the secretary settles the
difficulty Of the care OF these Indians.
The secretary viii urge congress ID;
set aside q reservation for q psrnian-:
ent home for the tribe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-29
BUSY DAYS AHEAD AT
The WOMEN'S COLLEGE

Following class day exercises at the
Oklahoma College for Women this
afternoon, the next important event
at the college Will be the annual con
test between the Leaman and Utopia
literary societies. which will occur
Friday evening at s o'clock.
1t win be a busy time for the stu
dents from now till the final wind-up
with commencement exercises Tues
day morning. On Saturday afternoon
the exhibit OF the domestic science
department will be held, opening at
p. M and at p. m. the annual recital
of the department of expression will
occur The baccalaureate sermon will
be delivered at the Methodist church
Sunday, and on Monday there will be
concerts by the department Of music
& $3.50 and p. m. and also the ex-
hibit Of the department Of fine arts at
2iSO ,. m.
The program for the literary society
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-29

HIGHW AY
UNCHANGED

That the route Of the proposed
Meridian highway was not changed at
the recent meeting Of the Good Roads
association in FL Reno, was the in
formation obtained yesterday by Ben
f Johnson, who went to El Reno to
investigate the matter
Mr.. Johnson was told by El Reno
men who took a prominent part in
the meeting that the route was not
changed at all, although the Anadarko
and Lawton delegations made plea
for section Of the road leading d.
rectly south from El Reno and miss
ing the towns on the Rock Island
"The road viii pass through Minco,
Pocasset and chickasha provided a
bridge is built across the Canadian at
Union City said Mn. Johnson @This
is certain. but the bridge IS absolutely
necessary and there viii be rothing
doing without it We must join with
our neighbors in helping to build the
bridgf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-29
SUIT FOR
DIVORCE
IS HEARD
Testimony Sensational = Centers
Another Woman in the
Case" january Term Of
Court Continues

Opening this morning in the dis
trict court is a continuation Of the
regular January term Of that court,
and during the remainder Of this
week the court will hold a session for
the purpose Of hearing motions and
demurrers prior to the opening of the
regular June term, which commences
Monday.
Several cases are scheduled to be
heard during the short term, lasting
the remainder of this week. Notable
among them is the case OF Bernice
Ray VS.. Connie Ray, wherein the
plaintiff is sueing for divorce upon
the grounds OF her husbands alleged
improper relations with another wo-
man. Some twelve witnesses were in
troduced this morning and at 2 o'clock
Connie hay was on the stand, TESTIFY
ing in his own behalf. He stoutly de-
nies the charges made against him by
his wife, and it is understood that the
contest viii be on whether or not the
court will allow alimony to the plain
tiff
The entire day win probably be con
sumed in taking testimony in the
case, and it is doubtful whether a de
cision will be rendered this evening Oh
not; however the intentions of the
court are to render decision today
The testimony is Of a highly sensa
tional nature. R. E. avenport is at
torney for the plaintiff, while George
Womack Of Duncan represents the de
fendant.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-29
Agricultural Commissioner Of Rock
Island Visits Chickasha Feeders
Big Ranch and Investi-
gates Methods
PREMIUM CATTLE
WERE FED SILACE
Johnson Erecting Nine More Of 2lO
Tons Capacity Each SiIO is
Money Maker for the
Farmer

Prof. H. M. Cottrell, agricultural
commissioner of the Rock Island lines,
and Victor H. Schoffelmayer, editor OF
the Southwest Trail, published by the
railroad in Chicago, are in Chickasha
today in the interest of increasing
the number Of silos In Oklahoma. They
visited the ranch Of Henry B. Johnson,
the big feeder, and Investigated his
feeding methods. Mr., Johnson's cat
tie have been prize winners for years
at the big live stock shows and enjoy
a reputation the country over.
The grand champion Aberdeen An
gus cattle, first prize winners at the
Fat Stock show at Fort Worth last
year. were silo fed and averaged 1850
pounds. They were two-year-olds and
were bought by Swift & Company Mr..
Johnson last year had six 250-ton silos
and this year is erecting nine more Of
about 2lO tons each.
Hundreds Of los are being erect
ed or will be put up this summer"
said Prof. Cottrell. Garfield county
has about 600 silos now and 200 more
are being contracted for. silo factor
les are flooded with orders and work
ing to full capacity The kind Of silo
to buy is not so much the question as
to take care Of the silo you do buy.
Wood will dry out and split If neg
lected steel will rust and warp If un-
cared for. and concrete will crumble il
it is not put up right and taken care
of.
My advice to the farmer is to buy
silo, no matter what kind, and take
care Of it and put in first class kafir
corn and feed it to cattle. The farmer
in this age and day must put his pro-
duct on the market in finished condi-
tion. He should feed his corn and
kafir and in that way he viii get dou-
bic or more for the crop what it would
have been worth to him as grain. The
silo saves all waste. There are many
instances where a silo paid for itself
out Of the waste that otherwise would
have resulted from feeding the corn
which was cut for silage. An intelli-
gent silo farmer will have money in
the bank from increased yields OF
beef, milk OF pork AS a dairy propo-
sition the silo is unsurpassed but it Is
of the greatest help to the small
farmer, as it fits in perfectly into his
general feeding plan"
The July issue Of the Southwest
Trail, which can be had for the ask
Ting, will be devoted to #siIos in okla
homa" and will contain much inter-
esting reading dealing with the exper-
ience Of feeders and farmers with
sllos. It will be profusely Illustrated,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-29
LESS WORK FOR
POSTAL CLERKS

The clerks in the postoffice are re-
ioicing this morning over a new rul-
ing that was received from Post
master General Burleson, stating in
substance that it will not be necessary
to back stamp" ordinary mail in the
future The order, however does not
affect the back stamping Of the regis
tered and special delivery mail, it be.
ing held necessary TO continue with
this mail as formerly.
AS stated at the local postoffice the
elimination of this work viii save at
least one fourth Of the time taken to
handle the mails as they arrive. Back
stamping is simply stamping the time
Of arrival on each separate piece Of
mail at Us destination, and the order
holds that the mail is handled as
quickly as possible and that stamping
the date OF its arrival is unnecessary
work and may as well, therefore, be
eliminated.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-29

contest is as follows:
Piano Solo, Sonata, op. 26, Beet.
hoven Miss Adele Wantland.
Piano Solo, Spanish Caprice, Mosz-
kowsh Miss Mildred shaughnessy.
Grafton THE Educated Woman and
the Real World Miss Mozelle sump-
ter
Grafton, peace on Earth" Miss
Mary Agnes O'Neill
Vocal Solo, 1T Is Spring, Dear
Heart" Ashford. Miss. Willie Ship
ley
Vocal Solo, Summer" Chaminade.
Miss Juanita staley
Reading, "The Gypsy Flower Girl"
Mcdowell. Mrs. c. G. Thompson.
Reading, How the La Rue Stakes
Were Lost" Hood Mrs. A. B. Nor
gan
Before the program is begun the ex-
hibit Of the art department will be
open and visitors are invited to in
spect it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-29
TO INITIATE
ANOTHER ONE

The Dallas News prints the follow
ing;
Oklahoma City May 29 Plans for
the initiation OF constitutional
amendment permanently locating the
state educational Institutions have
not been completed. Those working
on the project have IN mind the con-
solidation Of some, and as tentatively
agreed upon the plan is as follows:
Consolidate the Ada and Durant nor
mails at Durant the school Of mines
md the state university at Norman;
the Weatherford and AlYa normals at
Alva: Broken Arrow Agricultural
school and the branch preparatory
school at elaremore; the Helena Agri
cultural school with the university
preparatory school at Tonkewa, and
the Mariner Agricultural school with
the Tan squah state normal at Table
quah
All other institutions are to be fixeC
at their present locations.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-29
THREE BIG COLLEGE
GAMES FOR MEM. DAY.

New York, May 29-Three college
baseball games OF more than usual inn
portance are scheduled Tor tomorrow
Decoration Day. Yale having about
sewed up the intercollegiate cham
pionship title the game between Har-
ward and Brown at Soldllss' field win
decide the championship Of New Eng
land universities, except, Of course,
the conquering Ellis Harvard and
Brown have classed far above All other
New England colleges except Yale.
both having strong teams At Wor-
eesser, Dartmouth viii meet HOLY
Cross. in a game that Will practically
decide which team viii follow Brown
and Harvard in the final standing of
the season and the leader Of the small
er New England colleges viii De de-
nided at Middletown. Conn, where
Trinity plays Wesleyan.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-29
Tennis Tournament in
Progress at College

The first annual tennis tournament
opened this morning on the college
Of the Oklahoma College for Women
courts, with IA entries. The playing
was made difficult by a stiff south
wind, but was none the less enthusi-
astic on the part OF the young ladies'
entered
Up to press time, play had progress
ed to the finals, which was being
played between Misses Mozelle stump
ter and Wilma Cloud. Miss May Hays
went through to the semifinals The
complete score will be published to-
morrow