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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

The pannier drapery and the point
ed bodice, from the coquettish modes
of long ago, are plainly embodied in
the fascinating frock shown here. But
1t follow its pretty and frivolous fore
runner at considerable and safe dis
tance and has adapted instead of
adopting the original that it compli-
ments so adroitly. The twentieth CEN
tury maid consents to the frivolity of
the seventeenth century gown but
stops at it's foolishness. She has fol-
lies of her own to deal with.
The gown pictured has full under
skirt of georgette crepe on which a
little outline embroidery in gold ap-
pears at the front, and an underbodice
and three-quarter length sleeves of
the crepe. The overskirt, of lowered
taffeta, is cut longer than the under
skirt and caught up at two places at
each side. Wherever required it is
tackled to the underskirt and it hangs
straight and full at the back, covering
the crepe skirt completely.
The crepe underbodice is almost
square at the neck and finished with
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
india's Love Of Gold.

Complaints OF India's appetite for
gold began in the time of the Cartha-
ginians, who in the fourth century
3. C. disposed of gold they procured
from Spain to that country. Pliny
tells of unavailing protests made IN
the first year of the Christian era Of
expectations of the precious metal
from the Roman empire, nearly $751;
100000 of it being sent annually to
India Queen Elizabeth, in 1900, tried
in vain to counteract the flow of gold
from her country to India.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
Turkish Loaf Candy.

Toast one-fourth pound shelled
almonds (blanched) and one-half
pound shelled walnuts in the oven un-
til delicate brown. Cut one-eighth
pound figs and one-eighth pound can
died pineapple into strips. Work these
Ingredients together with one-fourth
pound seeded raisins, into the fondant,
which has been favored with vanilla
Shape into loaf and cover on all
sides with melted chocolate. When
hard and ready for use. cut in slices.
Mothers Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
ALL WORTH SAMPLING
VARIETY OF DUMPLINGS TO SUIT
ALL TASTES.
May Be Made the Chief Part of Meal
or Only a Course of the Menu
as May Be Desired for
II the Meal.

Chicken Dumplings.-Mix and sifi
three level teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der and one-half a level teaspoonful OF
salt with two cups of flour. Add suf
fcient milk to make soft dough. Roll
lightly on a Toured board and cut into
small biscuits. Place on creased pie
plate in a steamer and cook 20 min.
utes. Do not move or uncover the
steamer while the dumplings are cook
ing. Do not start to make the dunn
plings until the chicken is tender. II
can wait, but not the dumplings.
Soft DumpIings.-One cupful of fine
ly chopped beef suet, one generous
pint of flour; one teaspoonful of black
pepper. Ia teaspoonfuls of salt. Mis
well together and add enough cold wa
ter to make as thick as biscuit dough
Roll out and cut with a biscuit cut
ter or knife, drop into boiling water
and cook for one-half hour, drain and
serve hot. Serve with roast meat, or
the dumplings may be slightly Drowned
In the oven after boiling. They are
also good added to meat stew.
Liver Dumplings.-Chop one-hali
pound of liver and one-fourth pound OF
bacon, uncooked, as fine as possible
Beat two eggs lightly and add one
fourth cupful of butter to them. Then
add the meat, the seasonings OF
chopped parsley, white herbs, salt and
pepper, and 11s cupfuls of bread
crumbs, adding more bread crumbs II
necessary. This will depend on the
softness or dryness of the crumbs and
on the size of the eggs. The mixture
should be just stiff enough to make
a paste which can be formed into balls
Divide into portions, roll smoothly in
the hands and poach in boiling water
before boiling, cooking about fifteen
minutes.
Potato Dumplines.-Grate four cold
boiled potatoes and add to them one
cupful of stale bread crumbs soaked in
4 little milk, just enough to moisten
also one cupful of bread crumbs
crisped in little butter or drippings.
Add two eggs, two tablespoonfuls OF
-four and seasoning Of salt, pepper and
nutmeg. Form into medium-sized
balls and steam or boil 20 minutes.
Turn on to serving dish and sprinkle
With the remaining fried bread crumbs
Drip Dumplings.-Three eggs, one.
lalf cupful of milk, two tablespoonfuls
1f butter. one cupful of -four, one-half
.easpoonful OF salt, one-sixteenth tea.
spoonful of pepper and grating Of
nutmeg. Break the whites of the eggs
into a cup and add enough milk to fill
The cup. Mix with the butter and
-four in spider and stir as it boils
until it leaves the spider clean. When
cool, stir in the yolks well and season
10 taste. Drop from a teaspoon into
boiling soup five minutes before serv
ng.
cornmeaI Dumplings.-Scald four
,upfuls OF cornmeal with a sufficient
quantity Of hot liquid in which ham
mas been boiled. add a dash Of salt.
stir together well, make into balls and
lip into the ham liquor when it is very
hot. Boil for twenty or twenty five
minutes. occasionally stirring to keep
from sticking to the kettle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
Queen Cake.

One cupful sugar, one-half cupful
butter, one-half cupful milk, three
eggs, one cupful flour; stir sugar and
butter to cream, add the yolk of the
eggs with milk, then -four into which
has been stirred two heaping tea
spoonfuls baking powder and corn
starch; beat thoroughly together; add
whites of eggs beaten last.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
SELLS AN EGG FOR $1,000
Mrs. Gilfort Sends One, Laid by
FabIed Roc, to Denver
Museum.

Orange. N, Thrifty housewives
who blame their grocers for demand
ing 90 cents dozen for eggs may
congratulate themselves that they are
not compelled to make their purchases
from Mrs. Robert Gilfort. Yesterday
she disposed of her egg supply at the
very satisfactory rate of $4,000 a
sozen.
The transaction was not as exten-
sive as Mrs. Gilfort may have desired,
however, since it involved but one
egg, that of the tabled roc, of Arabian
Nights fame, and The purchaser was
the Denver museum. Technically, l.
is the egg of the Aepyornis, the fossil
bird Of Madagascar. but three OF which
are to be found in this country.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

Among the most noted echoes is
that heard from the suspension bridge
across the Menai strait The sound Oh
a blow from a hammer on one OF the
main piers of the structure is re-
turned in succession from each OF the
crossbeams that support the roadway
and from the opposite pier at the dis-
tance of SIG feet, in addition to when
the sound is many times repeated be-
tween the water and the roadway at
the rate of % times in i've seconds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
Had All He Wanted.

The worthy old sportsman had
asked, out of the kindness of his heart
q few subalterns to shoot his birds
He passed a wearing afternoon. When
evening came the old man examined
himself carefully to make sure he
really had escaped peppering. ITEM
porary officers" said he. ARE all right
in their way; temporary gentlemen
we have to put up with. but heaven
save me from any more temporary
sportsmen."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

prehension. 1t is a natural treatment, safe
for the mother. has no drug effect whatso-
ever and for this reason must exert a most
beneficial influence upon those functions di-
reetly connected with motherhood. In a
very interesting book the subject is freely
discussed and copy viii be mailed free to
all expectant mothers by Bradheld Regulator
Co.. 70G Lamar Bldg. Atlanta. Ga. Get a
bottle Of Mothers Friend" today Of any
druggist Use as directed and you will then
aknow why mothers for nearly half century
have used and recommended this splendid aid
to motherhood. Their letters are messages
Of cheer, that breathe comfort in every word.
1t is worth while 10 know that Mothers
Friend has been In continuous use more
than half a century. Letters are frequently
received to say that a young mother learned
of this splendid remedy from her mother and
from her grandmother both Of whom used il
with happiest results.
Because Of this fact you may rely I'M
plicitly upon its safety. its effectiveness and
is directness q purpose, a. -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

The various species of Astragalus
known In Persia as "kevin," from
which gum tragacanth is obtained,
grow on the mountain ranges which
surround the Persian plain. The
bushes producing the gum grow to a
height of two feet. In the spring,
when the sap rises, a part of the
branches are cut away. thereby allow
ing the sap to flow out, which coagu
lates within a few hours on the sur
face of the stalk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
New Hus-Me-Tishts.

The newest ''hug-me-tight' is knit
ted surplice sweater jacket of Shet-
land wool 1t is finished with belted
effect at the waist, with turnback cuffs
and collar of white. or of contrasting
color. AS its name implies, it is closed
in the front by crossing surplice fash
ion.
Knitted bathrobes for wee folk are
fashioned opened in the front, so that
they look not unlike a agrown-ups'
sweater.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

narrow silk lace with gold threads
outlining the flower pattern. The silk
bodice, instead of being stiffiy boned
and smooth, is softly draped about the
figure, thus departing from the ways
of its prototype. Instead of long,
rigid point at the front it has a short
point and easy adjustment to the fig
ure. 1t is gathered over cord at the
top and narrows to bands over the
shoulders. 1t is graceful and COM
Portable looking which proves that we
have learned something in the lapse
of over two hundred years-perhaps.
Worth and Premet and other great
names in the world Of fashion, sane
tion the revival Of the pannier and
the pointed bodice. Each adapts the
mode to his own ideas. 1t is safe to
predict that they will accomplish moth
ing prettier than the model shown
here, which may be made up in any
of the seasons good colors.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW

A sluggish liver can cause a person
an awful lot of misery. Spells of diz-
ziness, headaches. constipation and
biliousness are sure signs that your
liver needs help. Take DIR. Kings
New Life Pills and see how they help
tone up the whole system. Fine for
the stomach, too. Aids digestion.
Purifies the blood and clears the COM
plexion. only 25c. at your Druggist.
ADV.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
Prunes and chestnuts.

Soak three-fourths pound of prunes
,ver night in just enough water to
cover; then stew until tender. Shell
and blanch one pound chestnuts and
cook in boiling, salted water until ten.
der. Drain, then add them to the
prunes; add one slice of lemon and
slowly cook both until the prunes and
chestnuts are verttender and the Juice
Of the prunes has become thick,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
Potato RIssoIes.

Season a pint of hot mashed pota.
toes to taste with salt, pepper, butter
and a little hot cream. Add a we'll
beaten egg and mix in cupful of fine
ly minced cold lamb. Form into balls,
roll in egg and fine bread crambs and
fry in deep fat. Serve at once, gar.
nished with crisp lettuce leaves.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
worst NInu or Dust.

Dust is everywhere. but the worst
kind of dust is that which is confined
within the four walls of room. The
dust is always germ-laden. because ID
is infested with effete matter thrown
off by human bodies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

Classified ADVERTISEMENTS, such aa
Wanted" "For kent," For Sale,
etc, will positively not be received for
the Express by phone. They must be
brought to the office. Please do not
phone them, 1t Is embarrassing to us
to refuse to receive them. l1-S-u
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

the future. But in the
meantime, during the
anxious period OF ex-
pcctancy. there Is a
splendid remedy known
as Mothers Friend.
that does wonders. It
is for external use. re-
heves the pains oe
muscle expansi o n.
soothes and quiets tha
nerves. extends Its i'm
fiuence to the internal
organs and removes to-
a great extent the tens
dencv to worry and an
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
sawed-Od sermon.

The great trouble with some people
is they insist on conversing about
things with which they are not con-
versant. indianapolis Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
Christmas Pound Cakes.

One pound butter. one pound sugar,
one pound of -four, one pound Of eggs
casually eight, salt, one pound OF
raisins, little nutmeg. Put in just
little baking powder. Bake this in a
large tin and cut it into four small
cakes when done.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
ostrich Has Many Years Of Value.

An ostrich often lives to be more
than seventy years old and yields
marketable feathers from the time It
is six months old until it is more than
fifty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
GRADY COUNTY EXPRESS.
25c A. Year.

This great offer is made for .
an indefinite period. We will /.
; send the GRADY COUNTY I.
EXPRESS for one full year, to .
subscribers in Grady county t.
only, on receipt OF only 25 :
cents. THINK OF 1T, the Off t.
cial county paper. rock-ribbed !
Democratic. with all the local !
political and official news .
; every week for 25 cents a year. I
; Start today! Remit in coin .
to- 4
; GRADY COUNTY EXPRESS,
Chickasha, Okla.
a. A. n n Il L. n 4. n. a. 4 n. n n
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

He-Its lovely to spend day in
the country away from everybody,
isn't it?
She-Well, you surely show up in
o better light when you're away from
everybody else.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
Home Celebration
of Wonder Interest

The arrival OF a baby in the household
completely changes the entire aspect of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

Spanish National Emblem.
SPANS national emblem is the
pomegranate.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-06-17
MOVEMENT FOR TEACHERS
COTTAGES,

The National Lumber Manufacturers
Association has decided to sponsor a
campaign for the building OF teach.
er's cottage fer every rural school IN
the State Of louisiana The assoeIa.
tion will provide plans free for the
building Of such a teachers cottage
wherever the school authorities decide
to provide In this manner for the com
fort of the rural teacher In order TO
prevent unauthorized persons taking
advantage OF this offer, the association
will insist that the request for plans be
formally filed by the school superln'
iendent Of the parish where such a
teachers cottage IN projected
The teachers cottage viii Of neces-
sity BE- within the boundaries Of the
tract Of land assigned for the sehoos
house, or on separate lot near by,
The building site should be- chosen so
az TO give the cottage as good setting
and outlook IA possible II should
contain an acre or more 10 furnish
room for q garden patch. chicken
house. a COW 0r horse stable, and per
haps also room for some demonstration
work where elementary instruction IN
agriculture In introduced Ia the country
schools. Such courses will increase In
the future, and Il will be we'll 10 pro
vide for them In seleeti6g the site and
determining its size.
The building Of such cottages Is the
next big step In the Improvement OF
the rural schools In the United States
and when you look into the subject you
will be- surprised to find how many cot
,ages have already been built In sueh
states as Washington. Texas, Okla
bona, South Carolina. North Dakota
and Minnesota. Moreover. there II
urgent call fer them In At least SOME
sections In almost every state
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-06-17
REpsAFT or sHgRlFF's BlLL.

TIE new plan elassIhes the parishes
aeCording 90 wealth aud population
snd names those which shall belong
to each class.
A "sheriff's fund" is created. into
which all fees are paid. 60 be held by
the parish treasurer and under The
direction OF the police jury The sheriff
can appoint his deputies and payment
made on warrant approved by district
Judge
The system OF feeding Of prisoners
Is changed. the sheriff TO have iurisdie,
ton bat the police jury 10 pay the bills
This IL the machinery Of the act. %
said MIR Gamble, the creation IT the
fund and how il IL dishursed"
Salaries are divided into six classes,
by parishes, AZ follows
Class a, $1,000 Parishes Of Caddo,
Caleasieu. East Baton Rouge. lIapides.
Class n, si25o Parishes Of Acadia,
Ayoyelles, Desoto, iberia Jefferson,
Lafayette. Satchltoehes, 0uaehita. ST
Landry "a. Mary. TanFipahoa, Vernon
Class G, S35e0 Parishes Of Reaure'
gard BIenyille. lberyille t.afourehe
Ieif Davis. Sabine, 81 James. - Mar
tin. ~ Tammany. Terreboune, Yer
million, Washington, and VIM
Class d, 81 5000 Parishes Of Alien
Ascension. Assumption, Bossier, Clai
borne, Grant I.ineol'. Morehonse
polnte coupee Rlchland - Bernard
Franklin, Union. aud Webster
Glass Il, s2,b0O Parishes Of Cald
yell. Coneorda. East Carroll. East
Feiiclana. Evangeiine, Jackson, La
Sale. Livingston. Madison. Plaque
mines. Red River ST Charles, 81 John
Tensas. and West Baton Rouge
Class +, $4,000 Parishes Of Cameron
Catahoula, ST Helena, West Carroll
and West Felielana
Expense allowance OF East Felieiana
g. 600: West Felieiana. $1,000.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-06-17
COTTON 10 STILL LouislAkA's
LARGEST CASH CROP.

Since the advent Of the Mexican boil
weevl in Louisiana, IL has been quite
the fashion 10 seolf AT cotton and 10
ridlenle its production People have
heard SO much Of the destruction Of
/ .ouisiana's cotton crop by the weevil
until they imagine that II In no longer
~ commercial importance In the state.
IN spite Of the weevil damage and the
reduction In acreage caused by IL.
cotton IL still the largest eash crop In
the state. The average value Of the
susareaRe crop Of the state from 1909
to 1915 lis1e eseeptedl, inclusive. II
Stg .als, s2s 90; the average value Of rice
for the same period Is ss.ssi,ooe 90,
and for the cotton crop seed aud 'ni
covering the same years which In
elude all the years Of heavy weevil
damage, the average value Ii s23 3e2
flt00. While the corn crop, for this
period, had the largest farm value OF
any other, yet only a small percentage
If the corn moves TO market as q cash
crop. The average value Of the corn
crop for the same period is s25,2iii2s
These figures are taken from the report
Of the United States Department Of
Agriculture. The 1915 figures are pre-.
lIminary. Mason snogden, Extension
Division. Louisiana State University, i.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-06-17
ATTACK ON GOV. HALL
PROVES A FAILURE
tNew Orleans Times pleayune.l

thew Orleans Times Paeayunel
The efforts of Senators schwinf and
Fields Ia !asten evidence OF uiseon.
duct on Governor Hall and members
OF the State Board Of Liquidation who
voted for the syndicate awards Of 1914
and 1916 fell az Eat as q toy balloon
prtcked with a pin
Former Governor Hs,il occupied the
wisasss stand nearly two hours, lie
explained that he and Gov Pleasant
differed on the Interpretation of Act eos
Of 1914. The latter who was attorney
general when fIe fiscal agency awards
were made. thought that the bids
should be ,et by districts, while he,
Governor Hall, thought the method Of
award was left 10 the discretion Of the
Hoard Of Liquidation. That Was a
matter of legal opinion, he declared.
Tue former executive told the cont
as.ttee that Ia supporting the syndicate
oisl he had considered not only the
mere rate Of interest offered. but the
security Of the deposits. the ability OF
the different banks to render financial
help To the state and the convenience
IL location
The entire investigation was char
aeteriaed by the broad insinnaiIons
which were contained Ia the questions
put TO the different witnesses by Sen
asor Fields, who acted as chief IN.
uuisitor, and Chairman Sehwing. These
nsinuatiens sought to convey the I'm.
preston that Governor Hall and his
followers on the State Board Of Llqui-
dalton had Interior motives In award.
ug the fiscal agency 10 the syndicate
hanks. The recent gift Of an auto
mobile to Governor Hall by his friends
flgured repeatedly In this connection,
but the yelled charge was not sub
stantlated by a scinllla Of evidence
Governor Pleasant. Mr. Barrett, lie
d9uy Smith Mr.. Millsaps and Mr. Cap
deyeIIle testified TO the details Of the
executive sessions during which the
1874 and 1916 awards were made, The
Inquisitora sought In vain 10 lind
evidence OF irregularity In the pro
ceedIngs
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-06-17
WHAT FARMING OFFERS

This is what the president Ut one Of
Americas leading universities has Ia
say about the opportunities for pleasure
and profit in farming
Unless q boy has deep STATED pref
erenee for some other profession, il
does not seem 10 nae sise for him 10
ignore the great opportunities that
agriculture offers, whether he was
born In the country OF In the city
IN my opinion, 10 other occupation
offers So rich rewards, all things con.
sidered, as agriculture offers tu those
who are willing to train themselves for
Il as earnestly aud mtelllgently as they
soald train themselves for aw ct
medicine.
III a boy sill put the same amount
Of time and study into his training foF
agriculture that be would pat into bis
training for las or medicine. he viii IN
the greater majority Of eases make
more nancy, enjoy greater freedom
better health. aud develop stronger
character"