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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07
ABE MARTIN ON NEW YEAR
Thoughts by Philosopher About the
Man Who Swears Off-Has Hard
Time for a While.

Sometimes when feller who kin
drink or leave it alone gifts T. lookin'
back DER th' year jest closin an sums
up all tn things he's done or undone,
all tn energy an money he's wasted
an all tn things he's missed or neg
lected in that regretted time, tn past
looms up like a piece O. tar soap.
Then he quietly resolves t. bid good-by
t. tn social cup an New Years day,
little dreamin' O. tn colossal struggle
jest around tn corner.
TIL feller who has long been used t.
fortifyin' himself with a stimulant on
over occasion has purity tough sleddin'
for while after he swears off. Theirs
tn ordeal O. buyin' new hat or at
tendin' banquet TIL feller who kin
drink or leave it alone allus smells
like Deer Creek distillery after he
buys new hat, an he'll often train
fer weeks when theirs a banquet
ahead. Sometimes he'll set clean
thro' a banquet, or at least till TIL
last syllable of an address on "Th'
Weddin' O. tn Oceans" has died away
In tn cigarette smoke.
But how a feller's whole style o.
pitchin' changes when he once gifts
thoroughly established on tn water
wagon an begins t. talk natural fer
tn first time since tn first baby come!
How his patient wife misses his
CLOWN account O. tn days earnin's
when he. used t stall thro' tn evenin'
meal How his associates miss his
decided views on ever question that
comes up! How tn one-legged news
boy on tn corner misses his lavish
generosity! How he kicks on tn gro
cery bill! How his waistcoat pockets
bulge with segars, each one repre-
sentin' a 15-cent drink that he's muffed
while in tn hands O. friends, an how
his little children miss tn peppermint
drops that used t. fall from his over
coat as he flung it carelessly across
tn pianner.
Lafe Bud says that gittin' on an off
tn water wagon is TIL only exercise
some fellers ever git.-Abe Martin, in
American Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07
AMERICA MUST DO 1T.

With the issuance of general ship
ping instructions by the commission
for relief in Belgium, the flow of pro-
visions for the stricken little sister of
the world has begun. For all the
interior food centers Of the United
States procession of freight cars has
startedifor the seaport shipping points
on the Atlantic, the Pacific and the
gulf More than thousand separate
committees are at work loading the
cars, hundreds of thousands of Amer-
can men and women are giving or
soliciting, food ship at once to the
nearest seaport" was the word with
which the commission pressed the
button which opened the door for a
flood of gifts.
IF America does not know already
the excessive need in Belgium it is not
the fault of the press. A brave, unfor
tunate nation OF seven million people
is without food, without money to buy
food, without means of using her
money for the purchase of food even
If she had it. Her allies, shut off from
her by a ring of steel and diplomacy
can feed only such Belgians as have
escaped from the country They can
not reach the seven million Belgians
who have stayed at home. Her con
querors cannot and will not feed her.
In this war of determination and star
vation they need all their food for
themselves.
America must do it. We are the only
people who can We have given gen
erously but we must give still more
generously II we are to avert the mos
distressing famine in history.
This work. for which the commits
sion is acting as distributing agency
and clearing house. is the greatest or
ganized charity and the greatest com
missary undertaking in the history of
the world Every American should
make himself in one or another, a part
Of the undertaking. Every American
must do it-or Belgium will starve
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07

Kate Barnard, commissioner of
charities and corrections, declares that
she will stand by st. Peters side al
the pearly gates and challenge the
right of all members of the fourth leg
islature to admission to Paradise be-
cause they voted against an appropri-
tion for her department. This is a
hint to the fifth legislature. If those
members expect to pass the gates un-
challenged by the immortal Kate they
should be careful how they vote.-Ho-
bart Daily Republican.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07

4 NYBODY who says the world IL
~ growing less superstitious must
A be talking through the ear-haps
on his cap. Every year about
January / old Superstition shows 1t,
self like hydraheaded monster In a
laundry basket.
To be sure, we no longer take out
insurance against ghosts, and If we
saw a hobgoblin we'd want to know
why the hotel bellhop had grown those
whiskers. But there Is one kind of SUI
perstition which we seem to be giving
more encouragement all the time, and
that is the New Year prophecy.
The true New Year prophet is a
cheerful soul. II he ever has any good
news concerning the future, he care
fully nibbles at the hard ground with
a pickax and buries it. Bad news,
calamity, disaster, catastrophe, misfor-
tune, these are the staple groceries
In which he prefers to deal. And he
has such clever way of making good,
too.
The New Year prophet wears crepe
to work every morning while he Is put
ting his forecast In order He also
wears long, sad face and murmurs
ever and anon that the worst is yet to
come. He does this in order that the
world may grew pale and weep and
shudder. He just loves to show us a
good time,
The way the New Year prophet
makes good on his predictions is to
promise every kind of bad luck there
is, from famine to earthquake, and
from plague to war AS this globe of
ours has been enjoying a steady diet Of
these things since the year one the
New Year prophet rarely goes wrong,
but just waves his printed predictions
upside down and MARBLES, Il told you
So" He is a sure-thipg player, and
rarely takes q chance that is not six
ty-to-one shot.
For instance. he is safe in forecast
ing a typhoon In the Pacific ocean.
which will destroy shipping, but he
wouldn't dare to predict that James
Jones will pay me that ten dollars he |
owes me before the first of next April. |
He finds it advisable to foresee a FAM
inc in China-any old thing can hap |
pen in China-but under no circum-
stances would he venture the belief |
that l will surely keep all the good
made on the evening of
December 80.
If thought the pay was steady and
the hours not too long for indoor
work, believe 1 should like to take
up the work of making New Year
For the benefit Of enter
prising employers. looking for bright
young men at this kind of work, l
have made up few sample prophecies
Tor 1915. 1t makes no difference how
did it, whether by, crystal gazing or
by scientific methods. However, | ac-
it without the aid of a
medical almanac or other weapons.
For instance, predict that
In January the days will be little
onger, and ice will be cheap. On jan
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07
A New Years Wish.

To become an expert at forgetting,
just to forget all the unkind acts, the
deep wrongs, the mean words, the
bitter disappointments-just let them
go, forget them-the memory will be-
come quick and alert to remember the
things worth remembering, the mind
given to beautiful things, worthwhile
things. and to remember always that
[ am in the presence of God, this is
my desire for the New Year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07
STOLEN sMILE'R TWO.
"Tater Mashern Reform.

Shortly after the civil war woman
III New York asked her negro cook to
get her husband to come over and
help move some furniture. She no
ticed that the negro man had several
bad scars on his head.
WAS your husband in the war
D.nth?" she asked.
mo, ma'am."
''How did he get all those scars on
his head?" she asked.
"0h, dat's whar we's had words to-
gether."
How could you, Dinah? He seems
like a nice man." said the mistress.
"Oh, he's good nough nov, but it
took lot of work wild de tater mash
er to persuade him to be good"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07

collect, instead of paying the boy your.
self.
It's safe to prophecize that in the
year 1915, A. d., you are going to keep
most OF your good resolutions if you
made them in an earnest. sincere, try.
again spirit, instead of in the usual,
automatic way, like giving a fence its
annual whitewash It's safe to fore
cast that you'll keep out of debt, that
you'll increase your bank account and
that you'll get your gilt-edged license
for health and happiness---if instead
OF growing dreamy-eyed and wonder.
ing what the New Year may bring
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07
eood.by. Old Year.

Peace to its ashesi Peace to its
smbers of burntout things; fears,
anxieties. doubts all gone see
them now as a thin, blue smoke hang
ing in the bright heavens of the past
year, vanishing away into utter moth
lngness. Not many hopes deceived,
1ot many illusions scattered, not many
nticipations disappointed, but love
fulfilled, the heart comforted, the soul
enriched with affections. s.--Longfellow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07

forth, you step out on the right foot
with your eyes to the front. Decide
that when old Dame Fortune meets
you you'll be plugging along the
straight and narrow path, and then
she won't have room to side-step you.
Be your own prophet and predict
year Of hard work and square living
for yourself. You should worry while
the professional New Year prophet is
busting off his shelfworn stock of
plaques, famines, volcanic eruptions
and crop failures in Helgoland.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07
ATest for Liver compIalnt-MentaIIy
Unhappy-PhysicaIiy, Dull.

The liver sluggish and inactive,
first shows itself in a mental state
unhappy and critical. Never is there
joy n living, as when the stomach and
liver are doing their work. Keep your
liver active and healthy by using DR..
Kings New Life Pills; they empty the
bowels freely, tone up your stomach,
cure your constipation and purify the
blood. 25c at druggist Bucklin's
Arnica Salye, excellent for Pils.--Adv.
d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07

uary 21 the coal bin will be empty,
and father will chop up parlor chair.
The month of February will take
only 29 days to pass a given point.
The weather will be extremely unset
tied, and when it is not stormy the
air win be quite calm. In spite OF the
cold spell cherry trees will bloom
around February % in all candy store
windows.
March will come In like a lamb
afraid of waking the baby, and will go
out like a leonine monster who has
just overheard someone say he is get
ting fat. Rain checks will be issued
in case this condition is reversed,
There will be some warm weather,
which will cause optimists to throw
aside their overcoats and shed their
thick, prickly underwear When the
cold spell gets back on the job, fresh,
frozen optimist will be one of the del
lcacies of the season.
April will come In with a sore foot,
having kicked an opera hat which com
pletely surrounded brick. April will
be wet month, and early umbrella
crops ysll te reported from many re-
gions. Fido win here begin to shed
his fur
Now there's a prophecy which shows
what | can do. To confess up, there
was nothing difficult about it. For any
one can be New Year prophet Yes,
without any previous training, or ex-
perience in sending spirit messages
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07
EXPRESS PAcKAeETTEs.
: s++++*+*+++++++ = : : !

In thrust, jab, parry, too,
There is much to be commended
Yet at times produced thereby--alas
Are wounds that will not be mended
81 Simp says that there are not as
many shopping days left as there we're
last week
There will always be some doubt as
TO whether DR.. Emanuel and VIII Linn
traded for those quail or bought them
outright.
Beginning today, kids, you can't af-
ford to take chances. Keep those best
manners on right side up It's only
a little over two weeks.
One thing noticeable about the new
dances is that a new one is introduced
generally about the time most folks
have almost learned to do the one pre-
ceding.
Willie Weller, manager Of the Min
co ball crew, states that the Feds have
outbid him for Walter Johnson, but
that he will have the big fellow again
next fall
No, Beatrice, he will not get you
those earrings He found out you are
hiding last years offerings and he
has decided on a pair of those long,
near-kid gloves.
Since the ripening of Bobby Vans
mustache, 1t has been suggested that
the only change needed to qualify him
to imp -rsonate Keystone Charlie Chap
lin is to knock the heels off his shoes.
shoes.
The man who offered to bet that
Villa would get into Mexico City be-
fore the czar landed in Berlin or the
kaiser in Paris, certainly would be
classed with those wanting cinch
bet
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07
JUST A THOUGHT
Ere the Day Is Gone.

Remember this-that there is a
proper dignity and proportion in the
performance of every act of life
Marcus Aurelius.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07
Heipl

Gentleman offers to exchange a
Christmas present for something use
full"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07

In spite of the Society to Promote
Useful Giving, good many people
will continue to receive fancy center
pieces instead ol cordwood they are
longing for or,-Bartlcsville Examiney.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07
= *+*+*+++*++++ =
STATE PRESS PRATTLE.

There is no middle ground for any
town. 1t is either progressing or re-
trograding Ryan Leader.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07

There will always be some doubt as
TO whether DR.. Emanuel and viii Linn
traded for those quail or bought them
outright.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07

Hny erroneous renecfioo on
the character, standing or
reputation of any person, firm
or corporation and any mis-
statement which may appear
in The columns of The Express
viii be eIadiy corrected upon
ifs being brouQhf 10 The affen-
fion of the management.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07

81 Simp says that there are not as
many shopping days left as there we're
last week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07

In a thrust, jab, a parry, too,
There is much to be commended.
Yet at times produced thereby alas
Are wounds that will not be mended.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07

Beginning today, kids. you can't at
ford to take chances. Keep those best
manners on right side up. It's only
a little over two weeks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07

One thing noticeable about the new
dances is that new one is introduced
generally about the time most folks
have almost learned to do the one pre-
ceding.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-02
a once- Come Win me. !.

at once Come with me-
Florence, without the least suspicion
in the world. followed him up the
broad staircase. What with the many
sounds it was not to be wondered at
that the difference in the quality Of
voices did not strike FlOrence's ear
as odd. The result of her confidence
was that upon reaching the upper
halls. opposite the dressing rooms, she
was suddenly thrust into a room and
made prisoner. When the light was
turned up she recognized with horror
the woman who had helped to kidnap
her and take her away on the George
Washington weeks ago. She could not
have cried out for help il she had
tried.
Meantime Jim got up and began to
wander about in search OF Florence.
Braine played a clever game that
night. He and the Russian, still DOM
inoed like Norton and Florence, or
dered the Hargreave auto, by num-
Der. entered it and were driven up to
the porte cochere of the Hargreave
house. The two alighted, the chauf-
feur sent the car toward the garage,
and Braine and his companion ran
lightly down. the path to the street
where the cab which had followed
picked them up.
1t grew more and more evident to
Jim that something untoward had
taken place. He could not find Flor
ence anywhere, in the alcoves, in the
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-02

fully alive He could not get it out OF
his head that some one in the house
had drugged him.
The events which followed were to
both Jones and Norton something like
a series of nightmares In the new
home of the Princess Parlova bomb
exploded and fire followed the explo-
sion. From pleasure to terror is only
a step. The widest confusion imag-
Unable ensued Most of the guests
we're of the opinion that some an
archist had attempted to blow up the
house of the rich Pole. Jones and
Norton arrived just as the smoke be-
gan to pour out from the windows. A
crowd had already collected.
Then Jim overheard a woman mas
querader say: "The fool made the
bomb too strong She is in the room
on the second floor. The game is up
if she suffocates-" The voice
trailed off and the woman became lost
in the crowd. But it was enough for
the reporter, who pushed his way
roughly through the excited mas
queraders and entered the house. The
rescue was one of the most exciting
to be found in the newspaper files OF
the day.
So Braine in his effort to scare ev-
erybody from the house had over
reached himself once more.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-02
The Million Dollar
Mystery
Continued from Page s

ton. Hang me!T
what are you mumbling about?"
asked the happy girl at his side.
WAS 1 mumbling? Perhaps 1 was
going over my catechism- haven
been out in society in so long that
I've forgotten how to act"
Il believe that. We've been In here
for five minutes and you haven't told
me that you love me-"
Good heavensi" And his arms
went around her so tightly that she
begged for quarter.
How strong you are!"
The splendor OF the rooms, the daZ-
cling array of jewels, the Kaleidoscope
colors, the perfume of the banked
flowers and the music all combined
to put Florence into a pleasurable
kind of trance. And it was only when
the first waltz began that she became
herself and surrendered to the arms
of the man she loved.
And they were Waiting over vol
cano. She knew and he knew it.
From what direction would the blow
come? Well, they were prepared for
all manner OF tricks
In an alcove off the ballroom sat
Braine and Olga, both dressed exactly
like Newton and Florence. Another
man and woman entered presently
and Braine spoke to them for mo-
ment, as if giving instructions, which
was indeed the case.
The band crashed into another
dance, and the masqueraders began
swirling hither and thither and yon.
A gay cavalier suddenly stopped in
front of Florence.
"Enchantress, may have the pleas
ure Of this dance"
Jim touched F1orence's hand. But
she turned laughingly toward the
stranger. What difference did it
make? The man would never know
who she was nor would she know
him. 1t was a lark, that was all;
and despite Jim's warning touch she
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-02

side rooms, the supper or card room.
Later. to his utter amazement, he was
informed that the Hargreave auto had
some time since been called and its
owner taken home. Some one had
taken his place!
His first sensation was impotent
fury against Jones, who had permitted
them to play with fire. He flung out
of the mansion unceremoniously, COM
Wandered a cab, and few out to Riv-
erdale. And when Jones came to the
door he was staggering with sleep.
What's the matter with your" de-
manded Jim roughly. Where's Flor
ence?"
Isn't she with your" cried Jones,
making an effort to dispel the drowsi-
ness. What time is it?" suddenly.
Midnight! Where is she?"
Midnight? I've been druggedl"
Without a word Jones staggered off
to the kitchens, Jim at his heels.
There was always hot water, and
within five minutes Jones had drunk
two cups of raw strong coffee.
"Druggedl" he murmured. Some
one in the house! I'll attend to that
later. Now, the chauffeur"
But the chauffeur swore on his oath
that he had left Jim and Florence on
the steps Of the porte cochere.
Get I'M" said Jones to Norton now
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-02
Kentucky Woman, Sufferer From
Stomach Ills, Quickly Rstored

among the thousands from the users Of
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy
The first dose proves-no long treatment.
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy
clears the digestive tract of mucoid ac-
cretions and removes poisonous matter
1t brings swift relief to sufferers from
ailments of the stomach, liver and bow.
els. Many declare it has saved them
from dangerous operations and many are
sure it has saved their lives.
We want all people who have chronic
stomach trouble or constipation. no mat.
ter OF how long standing, to try one dose
of Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy
% dose will convince you. This is
the medicine so many of our people have
been taking with surprising results The
most thorough system cleanser ever sold.
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy is
now sold here by Perry's Drug Store
and drugg SITS everywhere.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-02
A WARNING 70 MANY.
Some Interesting Facts About
Kidney Troubles.

Few people realize to what extent
their health depends upon the condition
of the kidneys
The physician in nearly all cases of
serious illness, makes chem ical analy-
sis of the patients urine He knows
that unless the kidneys are doing their
work properly, the other organs cannot
readily be brought back to health and
strength.
When the kidneys are neglected or
abused in any way, serious results are
sure TO follow. According to health sta
tistics. Bright's disease, which is really
an advanced form of kidney trouble,
caused nearly ten thousand deaths in
1913, in the state of New York alone.
Therefore, it behooves US TO pay more
attention to the health of these most
important organs.
An ideal herbal compound that has
had remarkable success as kidney rem
edy is DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the
great Kidney, Liver and Bladder Rem
edy-
The mild and healing influence of this
preparation, in most cases, is soon re-
allied, according to sworn statements
and verified testimony of those who have
used the remedy.
If you feel that your kidneys require
attention, and wish a sample bottle,
write to DR.. Kilmer& Co., Binghamton,
n. Y. Mention this paper. enclose ten
cents and they will gladly forward it to
you by Parcel Post.
SWAMP Root is sold by every druggist
in bottles of two sizes-5Oc and 81 co.
Adv. Nov. 25-1m.
Railroad Com m issioner Lawrence B.
Finn delivered an address before the
National Association of State Railroad
Com missions in Washington City, Nov
emher II
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-02
A Fair Proposition.

The manufacturer of Meritol Rheu-
matism Powders have so much conf
dence in this preparation that they au-
thorize US to sell them to you en- posi-
tive guarantee TO give you relief in all
cases of Rheumatism, or refund your
money. This is certainly fair propo-
stion. Let us show them to you. Price
SOC. Madison Drug Co., successor to
E. G. Wines & Co., Exclusive Agency
Adv. Dec.
The city of Lexington is considering
the best plan to rid itself of vice, and a
vice commission is being urged as So
luton of the question. Why not try it
here?