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The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
The Busy Bee.

There Is no domestic animal or
fowl that pays us as big dividends as
the honey bee. She works for moth
ing, boards herself, supports her
queen and the royal male harem, fer
tilizes the blossoms for miles around,
and frequently furnishes us with
enough honey In one year to buy the
entire hive, bees and all. twice over.
Hives of bees are frequently kept in
large cities, as well as in the country.
We have seen number of hives on
roofs of buildings, etc, where the own
ers had no other space available, and
the bees will do just as well there as
on the ground provided the hives are
shaded from the hot sun.
Your success in keeping bees de-
pends upoa one main factor, and that
is the food supply. They gather their
food In the form of nectar and pollen
from all sorts of blossoms. The nee
tar is eaten by the bee, undergoes GER
tain changes, and Is stored In the
comb as finished honey. The pollen
Is treated In somewhat similar man
with which the young are fed. A fairly
constant succession Of towering plants
must be available for your bees, and
there must be enough OF these flowers,
so that the bees can gather more
honey than they need. Remember that
you don't get any honey until the
bees have all they need. You get the
surplus only.
Before you buy hive Of bees look
over the territory within radius of
a mile and size up the feeding possi-
bilities. II there are considerable
amounts Of clover you are safe. Sweet
clover, fruit trees and bushes, bass
wood and mustard, buckwheat and fax
are heavy horey bearers Of course,
ornamental flowers do their share, but
they are of much less Importance.
II you find plenty Of feed without
too much competition from other bee
keepers. your next step is to secure
good standard beehive with strong
colony OF Italian bees and tested Ital
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
LOWER PRICE OF PRODUCTS
nv Wise and Statewide Cooperation
Farmer Might Get Much More
Than at Present.

Tho cost of living and the prices
maid the farmer are both higher than
ever before, so we are told almost
daily by our observant newspapers,
Perhaps both propositions are true,
says the Utah Farmer. We live in a
nrosperous age, and we should expect
TO pay more for our living. II the
nriees paid the farmer for his prod
nets had not gone up, the farmer
would have had to go out Of business
or else submit again to the slavery
OF feudal conditions.
However, it is not the farmer who
has made the prices OF foodstufs
soar. For most crops the farmer still
] Is content to accept what he is Of
fered Someone else hxes his prices
lor him and for the consumer and
someone reaps a rich harvest from
the difference between the cost price
and the retail price.
The middleman has his place. The
farmer has no quarrel with him. Il
there should be too many middlemen,
the surplus are invited to become
farmers, We have room and to spare.
The farmers, however, are beginning
to tire of methods of distribution,
whereby the selling prices of his prod
ucts are fixed for him by men who
have little or no interest in his prob
lens. In no other business Is 1t done.
Shortly he will refuse to submit to 1t.
BY wise cooperation of statewide
nature, not anarchistic but construc-
tive, the farmer could regulate the
prices of his own products. He might
not get much more than he does now,
but 1t probably would be more steady
from year to year, and undoubtedly 1t
would reduce largely the cost to the
ultimate consumer This is one way
by which the high cost of living cam
be reduced, and also by which the
man Of the city and the man Of the
country can become acquainted and
help each other.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
WHAT COOPERATION MEANS
II Widely Extended and Wisely Man
aged 1t Would Give the Producer
Great Profits.

Cold storage is an evil only when
controlled by dishonest men; properly
conducted it equanzes values, regu-
lates the supply OF food products that
conform to supply and provide the
steady market and consequently
greater profits and more satisfaction
TO the producer.
Cooperation among farmers, il
widely extended and wisely managed
would do the same thing. It would
prevent the rushing Of crops to mar
ket when prices are low, provide
capital to hold them, prevent ruinous
competition. reduce the cost of selling
ana prevent losses through the mid
dleman.
During period last year when the
receipts of eggs at Chicago and other
1afge cities were exceptionally heavy,
setail prices not only remained high
out actually advanced. Farmers rushed
eheif eggs to market, accepting the
prices which were offered, which of
course constantly declined at the
initial market. and were thus losers
70 the extent OF hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars.
ROW! Because SPECTATORS, know
ihs the weakness Of farmers to sell on
. :, iaiiing market, bought all the eggs
mat were offered and placed them In
eoid storage. In Chicago alonu at one
time I'll, there were 7g,ooosooo dozen eggs
N u storage which had been taken OF
tue market In order to force retail
prices higher,
The same methods were observed
~ al the osaer big markets, though
40 fissres were given out to show the
total fsumhar stored.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Much.Needed and Lono Fele.

.-I- HIaVIs'fSSS0sU ssts2 IEVIES z Stts
There's one thing we need In this
country, and nobody seems to be do
ing anything to furnish us with it
one thing that we need more and more
as time goes on. wish could in
vent Or devise i. There vii Be q
fortune IL 4 when II Is perfected
What is 1t? Z.
Some kind Of e device whereby peo-
pie may be able to tell just how much
to applaud when they want to make
the entertained feel good, without caus-
ing him or her, as the case may be, to
mistake the demonstration for an en-
core
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Famous Statue In Mexico City.

One OF the chief works of art In
Mexico City is the bronze equestrian
statue of Charles w. 1t is called THE
Iron HGs;' end ''The Little Horse. =
II stands in the Plaza De La Reforma
Visible from many directions, 1t serves
for a landmark to visitors unaeuuaint-
ed with the southwestern part OF the
city. 1t was, according to Perry'a
"Mexico," the first important bronze
statue made In America. Humboldt de-
cIared 1t the second finest equestrian
statue In the world, the first being. in
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
CuCumhers.

One Of the most satisfactory yege.
tables for the small garden Is the Gu.
cumber. It is easy to grow, bears pro.
fusely, and almost everyone likes It.
Eight or ten plants properly tended
will furnish all OF the fruit that the
average family can consume and there
will be lots Of surplus cucumbers to
pickle, as well.
They are planted by seed as soon
as the spring weather is reasonably
settled and the first edible cucumbers
may be counted on about ninety days
after planting.
The first important consideration Is
the soil Cucumbers, like all Of the
cucurbitaceae, loves light mellow soil
and a sunny location. They belong
to a semi-tropical desert class OF
plants and sunshine Is much more
important than water, although both
are necessary. The soil Immediately
adjacent to the seed hill should be
very rich with WelIrotted compost or
manure. An excellent plan Is to dig
out the soil to depth of eighteen
inches and I'll in with compost and
richer soil. A fine mixture Is one part
wood ashes, two parts sand. one part
manure and two parts rotted sod or
black loan.
Where space is unimportant, plant
the seeds In hills six or eight feet
apart, twelve seeds to the hill. Plant
an inch deep and firmly cover the
seeds If desired, box frame may be
placed about eachShill and a pane OF
glass fitted over Il. This will force
the growth and enables one to plant a
month earlier than is otherwise pos
sible. It will also protect the plants
from the striped beetle, but care must
be taken that the glass is raised when
the sun is hot, or trouble will result
Where used with late paintings and
for protection from bugs only, 1t Is
better to replace the glass with cotton
cloth.
Remove the boxes as soon as the
plants send out runners and thin out
to the four sfurdiest plants In each
hill. The striped beetle is the only
serious pest and must be guarded
against ast acIss ttssaa yonng plants
ae Tie ground line iust before they
run. II boxing Ii not resortad ID. II
is q good plan to keep the plants and
the surrounding ground sprinkled
with powdered white hellebore An
other old-fashioned remedy Is a thin
a. u -
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Cotton Seed Cake.

Cold pressed cottonseed cake pos
sesses a high feeding value, and with
corn and corn stover gave larger daily
gains than any combination of feeds
at the Nebraska station. This was
shown in test for economical beef
production.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Not as Bad as He Had Feared.

Not as Bad as He Had Feared.
II should think" said the beautiful
young widow, you would resent Mr..
Browns remarks concerning you''
What has he been saying about
me?" asked Senator Pif1e.
HE says you are a politician and
not a statesman"
"Oh, pshaW! don't mind that. I
was afraid you were going to tell me
he had been saying was not true to
my party
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17

his opinion, that of Marcus Aurelius
at Rome. It has ever been unpopular
with the Mexicans. It has occupied
several sites In the city, and It's sew
eral removals have caused 1t to be
dubbed eel Cabillito de Troya" (the
Little Trojan Horsel.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Tommy's Plea.

Tommy Fergus made an impas.
stoned plea for my hand last night
Why, he has always boasted that
he would never marry
"Oh, he didn't say anything about
marrying. He had fallen into a coal
hole.'
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17

The frogs are croaking in the pond,
Because it Is their nature to;
Where dead leaves lie the tender frond
Courageously is pushing through;
Where April zephyrs softly sob
The violet is on the job.
The daffodil Is lending charm
10 scenes that formerly were bleak
The colts are romping on the farm,
The alleys have begun to reek,
And, though I've sought to shoe them
hence,
Tive cats are yowiing on the fence.
A wondrous change is being wrought,
Grim landlords hes,rtlessly eyict,
White out upon the corner lot
An unpire's busy getting licked;
Sweet little maidens jump the rope.
And everywheres the smell Of noap.
The boats are steaming down the lakes,
The hobo now the highway hits;
Bewtldered little garter snakes
Scare good old ladies into fits,
And amateurs are planting seeds
Where there will soon be Wads Of weeds
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Oats for Hoo Feed.

Oats as a hog feed has never been
very popular for two reasons First,
the price is usually too high; and.
second, the feeding value is not so
great per pound for hogs as that
OF corn. When the price declines so
that the cost per pound is less than
corn the attention OF hog raisers is
Immediately attracted to its feeding
value.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Luck.

"some men are born lucky"
IT know it. I have friend whose
house burned to the ground on the
very night before his wife expected to
begin the annual cleaning"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
No Cause to Worry.

Now, remember, / have told you
this in this strictest confidence. Don't
even breathe it to your wife,"
s.Oh, don't worry. never tell things
to my wife unless they are at least
partly worth telling
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
New te,ea In Education.

The moving picture has been intro
duced as a permanent feature OF the
German schools. Films for courses OF
bacteriology, anatomy and biology arc
already available in tssst ssantry.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
An Old School Mate.

Paris.-President Poincare, at BAN
quet struggled with waiter to make
him take tip and when guests looked
surprised, the president explained
that Jacques was on old school mate.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17

From Nervousness Caused by
Female Ills Restored TO
Health by Lydia e.
Pinkharn's Vegeta-
BILE Compound.
Auburn, N. Y.-stI suffered from
nervousness for ten years, and had such

organic pains that
sometimes I would
lie in bed four days
at a time, could not
eat or sleep and did
not want anyone to
talk to me or bother
me at all. Some
times / would suffer
for seven hours at q
time. Different doc
tors did the best
thew could for ma
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Duel Over Tip.

Munich.-A waitress was instantly
killed when two of them fought re-
volver duel for the possession of q
$3.50 tip left by hotel guest.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
EnterprlsIna Citizens.

Pueblo, Colo.-Enterprising citizens
giidad several hundred OF the new
buffalo nickels and passed them or
as ave dollars gold pieces.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Toa. Busy.

Most OF the successful men In this
country are so busy making money
that they have absolutely no time to
make good citizens of their sons.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Presently.

Presently 1t will be possible for g
man to beconrg famous by having
wife who has never been operated on
for anything.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Safer Way.

why do you let the policeman
gobbIe your peanuts ?''
81 don't want to be murdered" a.
swered the New York yender, with .
grdn.-Boston
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Plan Ahead.

II you have your plans all nicely
worked out beforehand. it will make
your days work easier.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17

TSyIGoRATTNG TO THE PALE AND
SECKLY.
The Old Standard general strengthening tonie,
GROVES TAsTE Ess chill TONIC, drives out Aa-
Iara enriches the blood and builds mp the aysteua.
4 sure Appetizer. FoF adults and children. 80 Cts
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Keep Progressing.

II you are dairyman keep up with
the times. Keep growing. keep on
reading. keep improving.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Skeptical,

1t may be that barking dog never
bites, but we refuse to take any dogs
word for it.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
You Never Can Tell.

The man who is always yelling
about his principles may have q wife
who Is worrying about his morals.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Afiasl

EtheI-After you refused Jack, did
he propose again?
Maud-Yes, but 1t was to another
girl.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17

Very few people are SO in love with
their job that they would refuse .
better one.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
Without Their Consent.

The man who is failure In life is
always boasting about his successful
relatives.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17

Paternal Wisdom.
.Pa, what Is a classic?"
'AThat depends, my son. A classic
In Kentucky is q horse race.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17

It's no trouble at all says a bill
collector "to find people out.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-15
NEW PATTY IA TIE CITY.

The CITIZENS Good Government
League is the name Of the newest Or
sanizatlon to make its advent iH the
CITY politics. and. like the Bull Moose
movement Il makes It's appeal 10 Az
citizens u cit loose from All Old party
connections. ana affiliate with q 4
is not called d party bat a league"
and iis announced purpose Is good city
government
Certainly the object sought IS laud-
abel one. and the vast majority OF our
citizens whether they agree with the
league in the method adopted OF not,
are III sympathy with it's purpose. Our
own idea Is that the most effective
method of bringing about tile desired
result Is to 20 into the primary On
March rs and name ticket that viii
adequately represent the best ele-
menta Of our citizenship, aud We think
the rank and file OF the voters are
perfectly competen; to do that How
ever the promoters Of the league think
they have a better way and It is the
duty Of every man to follow his own
convictions IN the matter; that ls not
only his duty, but his privilege, and
no man can justly question IT.
Tho names Of some excellent men
appear on the leagues ticket, and now
we want to see the Democrats 90 into
the primary and put out a better one.
II they do that and the new ticket
also has all the merits claimed for #,
the city VIII be IN good hands, regard
less Of the results Of the election In
April There is no inherent merit in
a party name and the fact that a man
belongs to this or that party doesn't
affect bis qualifications for filling a
city office, but we believe il Is possi-
bic 70 select from the ranks Of the
dominant party in the city ticket that
will meet all the requirements Tor good
government and that is what the Dem
ocrats must do II they expect to win.
ANY other course win imperil not only
party interests but also the cause of
good government since with the IN.
eYiiable division among good citizens
as to methods and over the personnel
ol the two tickets, there will be grave
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-15

per well drilled and that the number
0l wells drilling is also on the increase
q strong home company has been
launched By g group Of Che most sna
stan1al business men % Grady county
with + view Y making a thorough tHs.
fer oII and gas in this county N1
movement with greater business pos.
sibillties for the community has ever
been enterprised and 1t is TO be hoped
thar the home company win receive
the unslnted cooperation and support
OF every citizen. II it succeeds it VIII
usher in a new era Of prosperity for
this section and certainly the stake IS
worth playing for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-15
OKLA. OIL DEVELOPMENT.

Only recently have the people If
Oklahoma begun to awaken to the im.
mensity Of our oil and gas resources.
True, everybody has known In a gem
eral way that We have an oil produc-
ing state, but only in the original oil
section Of the state have the people
fully realized the magnitude OF the
industry. However with the develop.
ment OF new fields in widely separat-
ed portions Of the state, the conyic-
ticn grows that the half has not been
told" and consequently the oil seekers
are active over a large range Of terri.
tory.
In addition to the original field, we
now have noteworthy Developments 1T
Ponca City, Cushing, in Carter county,
Stephens county and In numerous
other localities and the successes az
tending the efforts Of the prospectors
il every day encouraging more men
to put their money into the business.
The history q the Oklahoma oil fields
furnishes abundant reasons to inspire
the continuation Of development activ-
tiles.
According to statistics published last
summer covering the activities Of the
drlllers for the months Of May and
June, the percentage OF failures has
been remarkably small The figures
for the two months are as follows
Total number Of wells drilled In
Oklahoma ------s--------ll54
Dry holes ------------------ 1856
Per cent Of dry holes to total- IA
Producing oil ------------------- 902
Total daily production of the above
lharrels) -----------------2S -2S, ,429
Average per well (bbls) ------- 51.5
Average for juno alone (bbls) w 1852
Number Of wells now drilling
July l5) ------------ 5s3
The above table shows among other
things that production is increasing
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-15

A gentleiedn who had been IN Chit
oago only three days, but who had
been paying attention to prominent
Chicago belle wanted to propose, but
was afraid he would be thought too
hasty. He delicately broaehed the
subject as follows
III were to speak to you OF mar
riage, after having only made your
acquaintance three days ago, what
would yon say to it?'
well, ] should say never put off
till tomorrow that which yon should
have done The day before yesterday
Life.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-15
A STOLEN sMlLE'R TWO.
44@4+444444444*4s

First step.
What is the first thing to consider
in discussing the tariff9s
Well" replied Senator Sorghum
when a constituent wants to talk
about regulating duties, the first thing
you want to do is to find out what
line OF business he is in."-W Washing
ton Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-15

danger OF a victory for the other side.
Let every Democrat resolve to 90 into
the primary and help select a ticket
that viii meet every demand Of good
citizenship
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-15
HOSPITAL DAY MARCH 4.

Are YOU saving your money for Hos
pitai Day
Bear IN mind that on March the
United Charities viii make a canvass
OF the entire city, asking every one %
contribute according to his ability
1t viii be a little embarrassing if a
band Of these workers can on you ami
you find your Docket5ook empty and
explanations VIII be troublesome
Tue women inform Us that donations
IN any amount win be glady received
and that makes the opportunity open
to everybody to contribute as he Or
she feels able. Remember the pro
posed hospital is to be for all the peo-
pie and as such it is up to everybody
TO lend a hand toward building it.
No use to say III will never be
built You are mis-~ken IN THIS be-
cause the women have decreed 1t and
tbev are determined to perseYere m
their efforts till they achieve their
object They have worked at it for
several years and now they see the
goal and are redoubling their efforts.
Let every one be prepared to help
them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-15
EXPRESS PAcKAcETTEs.

Sef-Praise.
The trouble with the self-made man
Too often is, alasl
He used, in carrying out his plan,
Too much Of sounding brass.
Nixon Waterman.
Uncle 81 says bellyachism neyer
built town, but hustlihg viii
If put to the test, most of the ex.
cuses for not going to church would
not hold water
Among the new spring fashions
coming into vogue in Chickasha is a
revival Of an old one-boosting.
II you see a pair Of fellows in Sc.
cret confab, It is a safe guess that one
Of them is whispering the place where
oil can be found
It Is astonishing how many people
are narrow-minded enough not to be
willing to concede to another person
the right to do his own thinking.
With the bagworm war, booster
roundup, oil and gas boom, and three
or four braLl Is Of city politics boiling,
busy times are coming in Chickasha.
Come to think Of It, Chickasha has
been pretty lucky in having so few
cases Of contagious diseases, while
other towns are grievously afflicted.
Many man who would be frantic il
his house was afire win stand idly by
and see the worms destroy thousands
Of dollars worth Of trees that it will
take years TO replace.
Did Nero burn Rome?" asks an
exchange Our own recollection on
the subject is somewhat hazy, but We
understand that he has always been
under suspicion. Perhaps Jonas Cool
knows. as he was there.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-15

ANS the standing reputation
any person. firm corporation may appear
win be gladly corrected being brought
Il attention q the management
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-15

Hugh Anderson announces that he
Is a candidate for chief Of police, sub
jet to the Democratic primary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-15
CITY ATTORNEY.
ALDERMAN.

J. L. Carter announces that he is a
candidate for Alderman in the Second
ward, subject to the Democratic pri-
mary
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-15

The legislature is preparing to make
it practically states prison offense
10 publish a newspaper in Oklahoma
The laws against the newspapers are
already the most severe an any half
way civilized country Muskogeo
Phoenix.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-15
CHIEF or POLICE.

Jim Dillon announces that he is a
candidate for Chief OF Police. subject
to the Democratic primary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-15

J 3. Burton announces that be Il a
candidate FOR mayor subject TO the
Democratic primary.