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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

For the past two years Mr.. Si Simp
has been daily contributor to the
Packagette department of the Express.
So renowned for wisdom has he be-
ccme that we decided that he was en-
titled to have his picture in the paper.
Not being city broke, 81 SHE'D, abso-
lutely refusing to stand hitched when
he faced the camera. We therefore
requested our genial and gifted staff
artist" Mr.. j. Edwin Pool, alias
Oscar" to draw his picture, which
is presented above. On seeing HIS pic
ture 81 remarked, I've noticed that a
mans picture nearly always favors
him"
She is wise mother who knows
enough not to contradict her daugh-
ter
But the fellow who feels proud Of
himself gets lot of satisfaction out
Of life at little cost.
What has become of the old fashion
man who could remember the date OF
the first killing frost for the past forty
years?
When a man acquires the idea that
everybody who disagrees with him is
either fool or crook, he ought to
consult an alienist.
When it comes to making the best
of the situation, the fellows who give
out the official war statements have
the whole world beat.
The experienced barber can tell how
long man has been married by the
length of time which he allows to
elapse between hair-cuts.
Furthermore, most of us are thor
oughly convinced that even the pro-
fessional optimist would worry if he
had our own brand of trouble.
Moreover, the children Of the war
stricken countries would probably
have no objection ii a few sandwiches
we're sent with the toys on the Christ
mas ship.
Speaking from the viewpoint Of
mere man, we have no hesitancy in
saying that it is far better to leave the
flowers in the ground all winter than
to dig them up.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28
Grady County Express
Is Cents a Year

This great offer is made for an in
definite period. We will send the
Grady County Express for one full
year, to subscribers in Grady county
only, on receipt OF only 25 cents.
Think Of it, the official county paper,
rock-ribbed Democratic, with all the
local. political and official news every
week for 25 cents a year. Come rum
ming. Remit in coin to
GRADY COUNTY EXPRESS,
Chickasha. Okla.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28
JUST A THOUGHT
Ere the Day 10 Gone.

Pretty Good World.
This worlds pretty good sort Of
world,
Taking it altogether
In spite of the grief and sorrow we
meet,
In spite of the gloomy weather,
There are friends to love and hopes to
cheer.
And plenty of compensation
For every ache for those who make
The bessof the situation.
-Tit-Bits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28
STOLEN sMILE'R TWO.
The Chief officer.

Dearest" said the sentimental
bridegroom, after the wedding cere-
mony, "do you think that I'll prove to
be satisfactory mate?"
"Oh, guess youll do all right" re-
sponded the practical bride; "and now
hook me over and tell me what you
think OF your captain"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

Which is the Weaker Eye?
Children's eyes often show con-
siderable difference in streng tn.
1t is imperative therefore. that
they be fitted singly, and each
given the full proper correction,
otherwise more harm than good
will result.
Our methods leave Us entirely indc-
pendent ..of what The Hffie ones see or
think they see, hence our u1fSHig9
success in correcting children. A
chHd's success and happiness for
life may depend on The FIRST PAfR
or GLASSES.
Carr's Optical Parlor
z23 Chiskasha Avenue
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

Tickling in the throat, hoarseness,
loss Of voice. indicate the need Of Bal
lard's Horsehound Syrup. 1t eases the
lungs, quiets the cough and restores
health in the bronchial tubes Prices
25c, SOC and s1.00 per bottle. Sold by
Owl Drug Store.-Adv. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28
Easy Way to Travel.

Where do you get the material for
your descriptive travel tales?" asked
the admirer of the eminent author.
From personal Investigation" said
the E. A. 4 spend about two hours
"a day in the library" Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28
sUPERSTITI0Ns

To kill a martin in all folklore is
considered unlucky.
In the New England states of this
country there is superstition that bees
will never do we'll il the people Of the
house quarrel about them.
Among the country people OF Eng.
land there is an idea that to touch food
which has been nibbled by a mouse
will result in a sore throat.
1t Is a common belief In the rural
districts OF all countries that when
hogs carry straw or sticks in their
mouths rain will soon follow.
In France 1t is believed that when a
white pigeon settles upon a chimney
TIE incident betokens speedy death
for some inmate OF the house.
There Is a superstition among many
colored people In the South that to
meet a frog Is lucky incident. indi
eating that the one thus favored Is
about to receive money from some un
expected quarter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28
involuntary ignorance.

If one-half the world doesn't know
how the other half lives it's not be-
cause it doesn't try to find out.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

H1y erroneous reHeeuou o1
fhe character. standing or
reputation Of any person, firm
or corporation and any mis-
statement which may appear
10 fae columns of fhe Express
will be gladly corrected upon
rs being brogGbf 10 The affeD-
non Of fbe management
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

Electricity is cheap In Japan. and
the use Of the current is becoming
very general.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

The gambling establishment at
Monte Carlo has just experienced its
most profitable year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

Attention has been called by the
French Academy Of Medicine to the
alarming spread of leprosy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

To 81 Simp.
They smile at you? Well never mind
A sage is pretty hard to find;
In frenzied folly | surmise
That only fools are sure-nuff wise.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

The use OF concrete for mine sup
ports instead OF wood is increasing
rapidly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

Six large mail-order houses are ship
ping every day on an average Of 10O.-
600 packages by parcel post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28
ODDS AND ENDS

Moving-picture men have followed
stanley's footsteps through Africa
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

The systematic efforts by railroad
authorities to cut down the accident
list by suppressing trespassing on the
tracks is bearing fruit
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

The wearing qualities OF rubber
footwear will be increased by manufac.
turing It on the same lines as Is now
followed by the tire manufacturers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

Peat coke is used in Germany In
many ways. Among other things. 1t is
substitute for charcoal in the manu-
facture of high-grade iron.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

During the last five years Germany,
France and Russia have spent $685.
100000, s22.oo0,0eO and s12.0O0.oOO in
the order named for aeronautics.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

That microbes are not essential to
life has been shown by an experiment
with guinea pigs in France The
little animals, supplied with sterilized
food and purified air. grew 30 per
cent faster than others.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

To kill martin in all folklore is
considered unlucky.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

She is wise mother who knows
enough not to contradict her daugh-
ter.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-10-28

Speaking from the viewpoint Of
mere man. we have no hesitancy in
saying that it is far better to leave the
flowers in the ground all winter than
to dig them up.
Newark post., 1914-06-24
Peace Advocate Dead

Baroness Bertha Won Suttner
the Austrian writer who had tevot-
&c most Of her life to the cause Of
peace and to whom was awarded
tie Nobel Peace prize in 1905, died
on Sunday. Baroness Won Suttner
had been i'll three weeks. She was
undergoing cure for obesity
which her constitution proved IN
able to bear. She left instructions
that her body be cremated at Gotha
without religious ceremony, speech
es or flowers, her ashes to be depos-
tied in a columbarin there.
Born in 1S43, the daughter OF
Marshall Count Frame Won Kin.
sky, the baroness became noted as
the editor Of Die Waf'en Nieder
(lay down your arms), the maga.
zine Of the International Peace
Bureau in Berne.
Newark post., 1914-06-24
Militia On Long Hike

Under orders from Governor
Charles R. Miller, commander-in-
chief Of the Organized Militia of
Delaware, there will not be camp
for the State militiamen at State
Rife Range this year. Instead, the
militia will be put to real test
such as it might expect under ac-
tual service conditions. Governor
Miller has ordered that the entire
regiment go on a six days hike.
Only one day will be spent in camp,
the remainder Of the week to be
spent in marching or making their
camp along the road. The march
will be to Milford. General l.
Pusey Wickersham has arranged
for the regiment to concentrate at
the State Range on July Is. The
Wilmington companies and the
companies from Newark marching
to the range and the down State
companies going there by train.
Sunday will be devoted to rest and
divine worship and Monday morn
ing the regiment will start on the
road. 1t is expected that the mil
itia will march approximately ten
miles day. Shelter tents and only
the lightest marching equipment
will be carried by the men and
there will be all the tricks Of mod
ern marching worked on the march.
At times the soldiers will be fore
ed to imagine that they are travel
ing through a country bristling
with enemies; another time they
will be attacked" and forced to
flee from a much larger force of
men. 1t can readily be seen that
such hike offers great advan-
tages over camp for a week, es-
pecially as the militia has been to
camp many times, but has never
taken so long a march, heretofore
the marching having been limited
to a One-day hike.
Lieutenant Elvid Hunt, United
States Army, will have charge of
the military instruction while on
the march and this movement will
be most thorough test Of the abil-
lty OF the quartermasrer and CON-
missary department, under the di-
rection Of Lieutenant Colonel w.
E. Slower, who will have charge of
the arrangements for camps and
provisions, to meet any conditions
that may arise.
Newark post., 1914-06-24
Whv The Republic Will Live

DR.. Charles Eliot, president OF
Harvard Univerity, writes for the
Delineator about some OF the
forces which promise long life to
the American republic. He con-
siders:
federation in religion.
Universal education.
Better family life than that OF
any perished republic.
Better and juster inheritance
laws.
Extreme publicity in all activi-
ties.
Organization on a large scale of
corporations which "afford new
discipline for thousands of manag-
ing or directing people. "
Besides, yet by no means In the
last place
Universal suffrage prolongs in
the United States the effect Of uni
sal education; for it stimulates all
citizens throughout their lives to
reflect on problems outside the mar
row circle of their private interests
and occupations; to read about
public questions; to discuss public
characters, and to hold themselves
ready in some degree to give a ra-
tional account Of their political
faith.'
Newark post., 1914-06-24
School Children Give Pennies

1t is said that about 1920 have
been contributed in pennies by the
pupils of different public schools Of
Chester county toward the fund
which it has been suggested be
raised by popular subscription for
bronze statue Of Gen. Lafayette
to be placed on the granite monu-
ment already erected at Birming-
ham-Lafayette Cemetery on the
battlefield of Brandywine by John
G. Taylor.
This monument is a fine piece of
architecture, and lettered approp-
riately but needs statue to crown
it. A bronze replica Of General
Lafayette, in military uniform,
would cost propably eight thou
sand dollars. If the school child
rem of the county would contribute
cent each the money could be
raised. 1t is suggested that the
new Superintendent Of Public
Schools, Thomas Book, interest him
self in this particular movement.
School children who contributed
would feel a thrill Of pride and
patriotism when the statue was un-
yelled.
Newark post., 1914-06-24

does not know tnat tne clover
bloom is sweet on acres of good
ground, that the buckwheat bloom
Of autumn or the spring wealth of
gold which the dandelions strew
upon the pastures are dear fow-
ers, masses that make flower gar
dens such as the princes Of Baby
lon or the queens Of Egypt did not
have. The tapestry woven by the
God Of the Wheat, the pale green
glory of the rye and the blue-green
goodness Of the oats are unheeded
by many souls athirst for beauty.
1t is easy to see the obtrusive fruit
bloom and we treasure the memory
of the apple blossoms and the
peach trees Of old days; linked as
they are, for most Of us, with ro-
nance and self-discovery and dear
joys, but we do not make effort
enough to edge our fields with
beauty and our lives with delight
in color and harmony. l know a
woman who compels her husband
to fringe the garden and sometimes
corn field with sunf1owers, who
has seized a portion Of the vege-
table garden for her favorites, max
ing space for morning glories
planted like the pole beans, with
poles to elm upon. She sets the
cosmos in ranks beside the cab
bages and tiger lilies among the
cucumbers. 1t is not original for
her to do these things, but it is not
usual thing. All women ought
to do it, if they have fields to con-
quer.
Happy in after life is the child
who has had at school teacher
who has taken pains to teach him
the compensation nature gives those
who seek to understand her; who
has made him acquainted with the
people Of the fields and the scheme
of life for all that grows. He who
can look out upon valley or hill
and see there, visible and busy, the
Infinite Something which is back of
us all, the universal phrase of our
life, can endure grief as others can
not endure, can remain unshaken
by financial or farm troubles that
would make others grow old and
sad. The old classical ideals of
education will long cling to us;
politicians and dreaming theolog-
ians find it much more comfortable |
that the people should think on
Latin rather than on life, on Alex
ander rather than on nature, on
things that were rather than things
that are. But sometime the first
things taught in all the schools
will be life and nature and toll
and play and love and family life
at its best all that makes man and
woman usefully happy will some
time be put forward in the schools
and the dead languages and the
dead creeds and the dead political
economy and industrial economies,
now so solemnly taught to minds
cluttered with much waste infor-
will be banished in favor of
civilization. In the meantime each
teacher who wrenches from her
overworked days the time to tell
the children little stories of vege-
table and animal life, to teach them
how things grow, how beauty may
be understood, the infinite mode
the universal life brought
by observation into a part of the
consciousness, is a prophet and
servant of that living God which
is the summer and the rose the
child and the singing bird, the love
and the mind behind the million
wheels Of commerce.
Newark post., 1914-06-24

Llovd and Mrs. Huber were recent
guests at Mr.. Robert Halls.
Miss Anna Singles has returned
home for her summer vacation.
Mrs. VIM. Passmore spent Fri
day in Wilmington.
Mrs. Mary Preston, of Whining
ton, has been visiting her niece,
Miss Mary Carlisle.
Miss Dora Singles spent the past
week with her parents.
Misses Martha and Anna Grove
spent Sunday with their sister, Mrs.
Pierson.
Newark post., 1914-06-24

Beyond question Paul Pry is in
spired by an impressionist ideal of
art. He does not seek to picture
nature, or to work at art for art s
sake, or to inspire lofty emotions
among the greatest number of peo-
pie for the longest period of time.
He seeks only to crafty his own
desire for an impression. He is
something Of a cubist and alto
gether futurist, and he will do in
future, to the remotest tree-top
generation, just what he is doing
now. His decorative work in the
tree is what he desires. 1t inspires
and stimulates his mind, it fills him
with rapture. If he could COOP
crate enough he would doubtless
get all the crows in the world to
bring their tin shavings, cigar
bands, old glass and horseshoe
nails to a grand exhibition and he
would doubtless say that that exhi-
bition included all the art worth
while of an intelligent soul. Paul
Pry has explained the futurists,
the cubists and the rest Of the ap-
parently lunatic cults; they are
men and women who have uncon-
sciously returned to the crow stand
ard, the monkey, the gorilla, the
Hottentot impressionism. They
seek exactly what Paul Pry seeks;
plot, perspective and meaning all
yield to the desire for exciting color
and light. The raven on the pallid
bust Of Pallas just above Poe s
chamber door should be the emblem
of the futurists and all their kind.
They bury the lenses of civilization
through which man may see more
clearly than the animals; they are,
like Paul Pry, sufficient unto them
selves.
Newark post., 1914-06-24

Farmers, and farmers wives,
miss, because the wells Of custom
are over their eyes, much of the
flower wealth about them. Many a
woman who will, with loving care,
make a flower bed and tend the
roses while they grow, does not
really know when the crimson
clover sets the farm fields ablaze
nor think to adorn the house with
Newark post., 1914-06-24
STRICKERSVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. Crossan
spent Sunday with Miss nellie
Garrett at Brandywine Springs.
Children's Day was observed at
Wesley Church, June IA. A fine
program was well rendered before
a large audience.
Miss Marguerite Hall, Mr.. John
Newark post., 1914-06-24
BY ISRAEL ANDIRON
THE BEAUTY AROUND US

| went over to Mary's house this
afternoon, and sat on the porch
and drank lemonade. Paul Pry,
the old crow she brought up by
hand, was on a tree by the roadside
as L went there, and l took him for
a wild bird. AS he did not move |
said "Hello," thinking it would
frighten him, but he said "Hello,
too, and Topped along after me
squawking and sputtering.
At the house, while we were talk
ing feminism, war and art, we de-
cided to let the bird follow his nat
ural bent and see what he would
do. Consequently, the crow had
happy afternoon. First he stole
the dishcloth and hung it on limb
of the big elm. He seemed quite
proud Of the effect Of his decora-
tive work and soon had a towel
hung up beside it. Then he got
the soap and put that in a fork Of
a limb. Near where these were
there was a hole in the tree trunk
adorned with bits of tin, broken
glass and anything shiny he could
lay claws on. He perched there
a while and then went to the house.
stole Grandma White s gold-bowed
spectacles and took them to the
garden. There he buried them with
much apparent joy and secrecy and
covered the ground with great care,
to make it appear nothing was hid
den.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-28
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby gwen that the
board Of public instruction for the
county of Marion, state of Florida,
until 2 O'Clock p. M. June 5, 1914,
will receive sealed bids for the erec-
ton of an addition to Ocala primary
school building, and plumbing of
said addition, situated in the city of
Ocala, Florida, according to plans
and specifications prepared by Nc
liver & MacKay, which will be on file
in the Office of the superintendent of
public instruction at the Marion
county courthouse, in Ocala, Florida,
on and after May 3, 1914, copies OF
which may be obtained from the ar
chitects by making deposit for same
at their Office in Ocala, Florida. Bids
may be made for either the erection
of said addition, or the plumbing of
same, separately, or bids may be
made for both jointly. A deposit in
the form of certified check in the
sum OF five per cent of the amount
thereof much accompany each bid.
The said beard reserves the right to
reject any or all bids. Bids should |
be mailed to ]. H. Brinson, secre-
tary. Ocala, Florida.
The Board of Public instruction for |
the County of Marion, State of |
Florida, BY ]. H. Brinson,
5-6-tf Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-28
SMITH WILL GO IN
BUSINESS FOR HIMSELF

Mr.. j. G.. Smith has decided to en-
ter into business for himself about
the middle of June in the Carlisle
drug store west of the courthouse.
Mr.. Smith has been a resident of
Ocala for the past nine years, during
which time he has been with the A.
%. Burnett jewelry store. giving his
attention almost solely to the repair
department. He has gained the rep
utation of being a most thorough
workman and an always polite and
Obliging salesman.
The new establishment will be de-
voted entirely to repair and man
ufacturing until late in the fall. At
which time complete stock of lew
elry and kindred merchandise will he
put in.
Mr.. Smiths personal popularity.
connected with his excellent reputa-
ton as finished workman in his
CHOSEN line of business, is bound to
secure for him good share OF the
public patronage of this and adioin-
ing communities, and the Star wishes
him success.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-28
POLITICIANS INVADE PEDRO

The largest attended night meet
ing of the campaign was that al
Pedro last night
The candidates and their boosters
| began to arrive in the neighborhood
during the afternoon, and at s
o'clock, the time set for the meeting
at the school house, the speakers
were nearly all on hand.
Mr.. George Lowell, committeeman
of the precinct. was master of cere-
monies, and announced that each
speaker was to have ten minutes in
which to tell those present of his
many qualifications for the Office to
which he aspired. When the cam
paign first opened this would have
been sufficient time for nearly all of
them, as they seldom took more than
three minutes and forty-seven Sec
onds to say all that they hadn't for
gotten of the we'll studied speeches
arranged for the occasion. 1t is
different now, however, and the
chairman had trouble on his hands
trying to hold the orators within
their time limit.
Those missing from roll call on
this occasion were Messrs. Moor
head and Aver for assessor, and
Messrs. Smith and Hutchins for
commissioner second district, Barlow
and .Luffman for commissioners fifth
district, Fort for commissioner fourth
district, Nettles for member school
board second district.
All were given most careful
hearing, and If the voters of the pre-
cinct don't vote just as the candi-
dates think they should on next
Tuesday it will not be because their
claims were not eagerly and con-
scientiously absorbed during the eve
ming.
More than dozen non-aspirants
were on hand from Ocala, and from
adjoining precincts
there was quite a scattering repre-
sentation.
Many ladies of the community
graced the affair with their pres
ence.