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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-21

ment oil men. including George Crlv-
ford, Benedum, Trees and others who
VIII sail reXt week on the private
yacht Diana for Colombia, Panama
and other points i'm Central and South
America. The trip will combine bus.
iuoss with pleasure and the party will
make a trip over the oil fields.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-21
BIG CIIIOFRNI\ MELON.

That conditions out on the Pacific
coast are fairly prosperous, at least as
far as thn standard oil company Of
California is concerned, is indicated in
the press reports telling of the de-
claring of 90 per cent stock dividend
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-21

go to work. SalcspeopIe for shoe de-
partment. hats and mems furnishings.
see the manager on the premises. 100
South Main street. BANKRUPT stock OF
thc raul y. Splitter Clothing Co..
Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-21

Colds cause Grip-Laxative Bromo
Quinine removes the cause. There Is
only one "Bromo Quinine' T.. w.
GROVES signature on box. 25c.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-21
NT BLACKWELL.

With the total depth of the we'll
1855 and showing some oil, the
/ cberling \ Bantly well on the
Brooks farm, northwest quarter OF
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-21

IL clothing salcspeoplc. O cash bows.
bundle wrappers, for alteration
department. Bring reference ready To
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-21
TO CENTRAL AMERICA.

Harry Hcasly will leave Tulsa sun.
day for New Orleans whore he will
Jain a party OF dozen or more prom
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-21
AT AUGI STA,

The Cosden & Akin test on the
Denton farm in section $3.50 is still
pounding away in hard formation
at about 2,520 feet with the hole about
fun of oil and water.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-21

fOR SALE-Oil lease on southwest
-IS-h or liberal drilling contract.
Ira Stout, Gushing, Okla,--Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-21

Thousands are Figuring on othis stock.
Conditions are liable to occur that will ad-
vance if ten to twenty times over night
While you are heSitlting new wells will be
started and our drills viii 60 deeper every
hour and may open rich oil pools that should
pOur out millions
This stock is speculative, but backed by
sufficient strength to continue opera tions until
we hit it rich. Many stock that has been
offered in good faith and laughed at by the
wise guys" has made fortunes invest
real live going concern slOo TO 81 900
and help Orich yourself bv driving the
drills on proven properties where from 500
to 5.O00-barrel oil wells can reasonably be
expected.
Join winner by remitting today-or
write forthwith for full particulars and
references.
The stock is nonassessable and the cash
paymeRt together with your agreement TO re.
main loyal to the Company is accented bv
the Company as full payment il the Com.
pany approves you as stockholder II
ing citizens as its stockholders and there.
fore reserves the right to approve or reject
any subscriptions to its stock. II you
should not be approved your money will be
SPECIAL STOCK OFFER
To The Uncle Sam Oil Company,
Kansas city, Kansas.
tind ........... remittance for
stock as advertised per Y opposite the
amount designated below:
100 SHARES .............s 1000
goo SHARES .............. 2O.OO
500 SHARES ....... 20 90
1000 SHARES ....,.... 100 90
lo'oOO SHARES ''............. 100000
Name of Remitter.)
'''''''''' ''',..'... .....,.....s
(Street, City and State Address)
Respectfully submitted,
THE UNCLE SAM OIL co.
BY II. II. TUCKER. JR., Pres.
(Address all letters to the Company
KANSAS CITY. KANSAS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-21
To Prevent The Grin

oil on Page Elevem
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09

mud-wet. sosSy. oozy mud-they
fought their way. poor helpless city
people!
After what seemed eternity, they
landed-or, rather slid-gasping. at
tons and apologies, Of course, were
made; but that didn't help much.
Mrs. Townbred loaned Mrs. Smith
son skirt while her own was drying
out before the kitchen fire. And Mr..
Townbred proffered u pair of shoes,
but Smithson compromised on some
thing bracing for the inner man.
BY the middle of dinner things
were a bit more cheerful and Mr.
Townbred felt it propitious moment
to dilate in general upon tho joys
of country life--cvcn in winter-and
the advantages of that bungalow in
particular.
well, Smithson." he said, "you all
had a little taste of country life this
afternoon--but it's libel, assure
you. OF course, If one had to plough
through the mud in that fashion all
the time it would be different; but, as
matter of fact you just step into
your vehicle and-there you areas
comfortable as you would be IN the
city,"
Perhaps l imagine It. Townbred, ="
retorted Smithson pleasantly. "but it
seems to me that the rain out here is
little wetter than it is in town."
Naturally" Mr.. Townbred fastened
on. not in the least annoyed. Since
you are city people. Why. you're so
pampered with apartments and steam
heat and electric lights and pavcmcnts
that you've lost your power to enjoy
Nature--all OF you! tell you, Smith
son, man doesn't really live until
he gets into the out-of-doors and"
1--WE go to Maine every summer
for two whole months" prompted
Mrs. Smithson. with smile.
And then Mr.. Townbred waxed elo-
quent. He dilated upon the air. the
winter skies and sunsets, the lows of
heavy snow storm, the comforts of
a snug, warm house and an easy chair
before an open hickory fire, with the
wind bowling outside and the drifts
piling up.
He spoke Of the spring-this after
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09
JSEKEEPER
SANS =

lure before 1t Is put in the frying
pan either the tips of canned aspara-
gus or cooked chicken livers cut fine,
or mushrooms. or grated cheese, or
tomatoes, or oysters, or ham, or ba-
con, or sardines.
In other words, almost any leftover
found in the refrigerator may be COM
blned with eggs to make an appetiz-
ing and satisfying dish.
The cggs with fine herbs which
are so frequently found in French
restaurants are made by adding a
heapins tablespoonful of minced
parsley, chives and tarragon to eight
well-beaten eggs. mixing before put
ting into the hot butter.
For baked eggs with cheese make
toast and hollow the slices slightly
in the center Mix grated cheese TO
paste with milk and spread over
the toast. Arrange on n stoneware
platter. break an egg over each slice.
sprinkle with more cheese, and place
in hot oven until the eggs are set.
! Eggs la Maitre d'Hotel, she saws.
are delicious and easily prepared. Cut
hard boiled eggs into slices, arrange
on toast and pour over them a sauce
made of half a cupful of melted but
ter. the juice OF half lemon and a
teaspoonful of minced parsley.
For eggs rAurore sometimes
known ms eggs Beauregard. make a
cream sauce and add to 1t the shred.
ded whites OF six hard boiled eggs
Spread on heavily buttcred toast. and
rub the yolks through a sieve. sprink-
ling each slice of toast with the pow.
dered yolk.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09
LITTLE FABLES OF THE
BUSINESS WORLD

l
His Favorite Indoor Sport was to
jam his head down on his elbow, Reg
isterins Despair, Sorrow. Hopelessness
and Heartache. and to Sympathize
with himself.
Such Frame of Mind, of course,
gets Worse as time goes on. And
presently the Poor Boob finds himself
Woody on that Subject. All too fire.
quently it is Followed by the Mania
of Pcrsecution--that is, the Victim
believes Everybody has it In for him
and is trying to Slam him for the
Count.
But, fortunately, the good old Stiff
Jab came along for Our Hero before
he reached that Stage. And said lab
happened to come in the person of
his own Father who had been Looking
On for long time wondering What
the-Deuce was the Matter
Now Father had been Through the
Mil. himself in his younger DAYS. He
still, bore Few Scars, and was
Manned Bit from Going over the
Jumps.
One day lie got hold of Son and
made him Come Across. Son did.
Then the Old Man cut loose, He
handed ii on: with Full Swing, too.
II was Some Jab.
First he took up the Question of Ex-
penditures. There are but Two Occa-
sions when you can tako a Chance
and Spend Money. said Father: one
is when YOU Have 1t. and the other,
when YOU know you're going to Have
if. If you can keep your Earnings
80
the better. But If it's the Other Way
Round. then the only thing to do is
to Plug Away at those Earnings until
they are Equal 20 the Demands made
upon them.
Some men, said Pa, find this latter
course IL real incentive to Extra Ef-
fort; but Son, he added. wasn't that
Sort of Guy. Wherefor, the Only
! Thing for him 10 do was to Cut Down
ON both himself and Friend Wife.
Then, no man ever Makes "a Ten
Strike unless he Believes he can do it
II you haven't Apparent Confidence in
Yourself no one else will have, Think
Hard Luck, look It, act it, and, b'gosh
you're going to Get 1t.
a Real Man Is so Darn Busy getting
Action that he hasn't Time to Feel
Sorry for himself He may kind OF
Hesitate once in a while, but he's got
to Got Busy and Fight If he hopes
TO Put 1t Across.
The Mental Attitude has Much te
do with the Outcome of a Venture
the Climb to Success and the Making
of Career. And no man who delib,
erately chooses to think he has n Jel.
lyfish where his Spine ought to bt
ever Rings the Bell.
A whole lot more Dope like this
Father handed out. And it Worked
Son running true to Form after 6
while. Which, you sec. Is Happy
Ending to this Mournful Little Chron'
lcle. But. also, there's a Moral.
To-Wt: If YOU must Feel Sorry
Feel Sorry for the Other Fellow!
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low that Mr.. Shockoy had built; with
particular emphasis upon the fact
that they would be fright across the
road" and Mrs. Townbred and Mrs.
Smithson could have such good times
driving about the country together and
taking part in the many social activi-
ties of the neishborhood. The Smith
sons agreed that the prospect was al
luring-the "neiGhborly" side of it.
The next morning, Sunday. the
Smithsons discovered few things.
Now Mr. Smithson had often heard
of breaking ice in a watcr-pitcher, but
had always considered it more or less
of a joke. That morning. however.
he found it decidedly no joke. And
Mrs. Smithson declared that, had she
the choice she would vastly prefer to
dress on their fire escape than in the
room they occupiod-since 1t would be
warmer. And Smithson discovered
anew all the pleasures of shaving in
ice cold water.
Downstairs, the fires were in their
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09

coats and ovcrshoes and crossed the
road TO the bungalow.
1t was pretty. there was no denying
that. And convenient and well ar
ranged and-a bargain at the price.
But
"If we only had it in town, or just
on the outskirts, it'd be great" was
the way Mr.. Smithson phrased.
cor If we occupied it only in sum-
mer." was his wife's more practical
opinion.
They returned to the Townbred
domicile. Usually the Sunday papers
were delivered at their door by ten
o'clock; but-on this OF all Sundays!-
something happened and they failed to
appear.
Not knowing, Smithson asked for
them. And Mr.. Townbred explained.
Also, Mrs. Smithson found the OPEN
fire most picturesque; but she simply
couldn't manage it so that the side
of her next the fire wasn't burning up
while the other side was freezing-an
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09
, Visits Hospitals and Reads To InValidS In
stead of Laboring for Far Away Heather

daring Lent and read to the little pa
tenta as they lie. hour after hour,
strapped to braces. encased in steel,
stretched on pulleys, in their little
white beds.
They have plenty OF food and COM
Portable clothes; ali of the things that
the hospital can give them indeed
these sufferers, but entertainment.
And what they want is entertainment
They want 10 have their minds taken
off their troubles; they want the
amusement that the hard-driven
nurses have no time to give them. 1t
is here that the Lenten girl steps in
She mas gathered together the most
wonderful books to read to the young
stcrs she has provided herself with
scissors with things to cut out of
paper: with needles and worsteds for
sewing cardboard patterns. And
while she reads aloud she is going to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09

~u>NT as eggs will probably APP
n pear corspicuously on the
"a menus III many homes during
~ the next forty days. 1t will not
be out of place to discuss here ways
Of cooking them.
She says that there is nothing more
delicious than scrambled eggs as a
piece de Resistance for either break
'0st or luncheon If they are properly
cooked. To serve them hard and dry
Is, in hcr opinion. not the proper
way, however. For each esq used she
suggests adding u tablespoonful OF
cream If this is to be had; IL it Is
not II Tablespoonful Of rich milk, the
top of bottle sort. The eggs should
Toe beaten thoroughly before the milk
or cream is added, and then beaten
ugain. The mixture should be sea
soncd with pepper and salt and cooked
IN a very hot pan in which table,
spoonful Of butter has been brought
TO the si2"ling point. They should be
stirred constantly Willie cooking, and
when they are thick and creamy, but
not curdlcd or dry; they should he
served on toast which has been scft-
Cnod with IL little hot milk.
Delicious rs they are prepared by
THIS ncti5od. they may he improved
by adding TO the egg and milk mix
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09
Cheap Prizes for Lenten Card Party

coined b. those who received thcm.
They consisted of boxes OF bairnins
of cubes of black headed pins of
cubes OF white-headed pins, OF papers
OF ordinary pins, and such small frv
And they were received with cries
Of JOY. II never have any Invisible
hairpins when | want them, and l
can never remember to buy any so
this box comes as life-saver," sighed
a woman who had received box.
"A cheap way commented the
hostess, "of pleasing guests who are
used to winning silver vases and such
things, now was 1t not"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09

ladies'" said the charity worker
They arc very, very old and both are
bed-riddcn. Their tiny little house is
kept neat by Eirl of the neighbour
hood, who comes in in the morning,
gives them their breakfast, puts some
food for the other meals within reach
and then goes away again For the
remainder of the time the old ladies
are quite alone. And what do you
think is their greatest ambition; the
thing that they want more than any
thing in the world? Why to have
the Bible read to them. Neither can
use her hands to hold a book, and
they lie there and talk TO each other
about how wonderful it would be II
only someone would come in and read
to them the Psalms Of David. They
talk about it as YOU and | would talk
about q trip to Europe. And | have
not yet been able to get anyone to
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usual state OF morning lassitudc, AS
a rule. they didn't begin to really
work until about ten; and this morn
ing they seemed particularly indif-
ferent to the duty Of a conscientious
heating stove. The whole house was
cold--compared to a city apartment.
That the Townbreds seemed not I'M
comfortable served but to exagserate
their misery
After Notwithstanding which Mr..
Townbred pointed out every last thing
on the table which had been raised
on his place-they reluctantly donned
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09

that she wished the days were longeN
At o'clock that afternoon tb<
Smithsons suddenly remembered that
they had invited friends in for sup
per-new people they had met only \
few weeks ago--and, goodness me.
they had almost forgotten it! They
rushed madly for the next car, 10
make good their alibi.
poor boobs!" declared Mr.. Town
bred fervently, after they had gone.
They coop themselves up IN the city
and when they face a little OF the
real life. the life their grandfathers
lived, they crumple up. This Is .
puerile age, my dear!"
9TH poor boobs" said Mr.. Smith
son to his wife. with equal fervor.
How can they stand It.! Imagine
adding all of that TO ones troubles!
wonder If Townbred's hard up and
living out here to save money. Well.
not for mine, not for mine!''
Which shows tho difference in point
OF view. So--take your choice.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09
Spreading the Glad Tidings

+ a man gets hold OF good invest
ment, he doesn't cry it from the
housetops and invite all his
friends to como in. Nor If he comes
across something which may be his
for nothing does he publish the fact
broadcast for others to profit thereby.
And If trouble comes his way he does
not endcavor to involve others.
Buff he owns and occupies a
place in the country, straightway he
must inveigle friend or two in the
city to go and do likewise!
Why?
Not even those who do that very
thing can tell you?
And Mr.. Townbred was no excep-
ton to the rule. In substantiation OF
which statement. witness the follow
ing incident, but week old:
Across from the Townbreds' house
and ten acres at Five Oaks, neigh
Dor, Mr.. Shockey, had erected seven
room and bath bungalow as specu-
lation. Complete from roof-tree to
cellar, it was now awaiting pur-
chaser
SO Mr.. Townbred picked ont the
Smithsons, perfectly good friends who
had never in all their lives done q
single thing 10 him. And 1t was all
arranged that they should arrive a,
the Five Oaks station on the Ave
o'clock car the other Saturday after.
noon, where MIR. Townbred and John
the hired man, were to meet them
with the surrey.
But, alas. the Smithsons, MISLEADING
the hour, arrived at four. Neither
Mr.. Townbred nor John were there
to meet them. Also, It was raining
hard, q cold driving, gusty rain; and
withal, a very wet one.
They waited --- and waited ant
waited, standing as far back as pos
sible in the little cheese-box static,
to avoid the driving rain. Mr.. Smith
son said things under his breath; anc
Mrs. Smithson almost wished she, too
! had been born a man.
Finally, they set out for the Town
bred place. he recalling directions a
Mr.. Townbred had once given then
to him. Through tho rain and tn,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09

art which you acquire only after you
have lived in the country.
Presently the conversation Jagged
and-and-and-
What do you do with yourself all
day?' asked Smithson.
"Humh?" Mr.. Townbrcd, for th1
moment. was taken off his guard.
"Oh.' he fastened to explain, we
we go to church sometimes and-and
fool with the chickens and feed tho
pigs and-and just sit around"
Il don't see how you've ever adapt
ed yourself to it so quickly, my DEAR"
said Mrs. Smithson to Mrs. Townbred
sweetly. And you two used to so
so much when you lived in the city.
Don't you miss it. sometimes?"
Mrs. Townbred maintained stoutlv
that she did not. And, further, that
she had so many things to attend to
each day-thinss of real interest,"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09
SEASONABLE JOTTINGS

Ilaids are shown for children az
usual. and many of them are very at
tractivc. These are often made into
three piece suits which consist of n
jumper sCallopcd at the bottom, q.
plated skirt also of the plaid, with n
detachable waist Of white French
linen.
Straw hats for Riddles have in
many instances crowns Of tulle, and
they are trimmed with worstcd flow
crs exactly like mammals.
Streamers will again be seen on
hats of grown-ups. Indeed if ono
may judge by the advance models
never was millinery lovelier nor mora
coquettish.
The new parasol has Its ribs turned
up and outward into small hooks at
the ends, for what reason deponen.
cannot say. It certainly does not Inn
prove the appearance of the sunshad3
nor does it make 1t easier to carry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09

purpose, and ianguidly discussed the
towns gossip with her next door
neishDor. once the hour of sowing
was over, out she bounded like a
young gazelle and lightly forgot the
heather until the next meeting.
Bat that was before the social con-
science had been awakened. That was
before il was recognized that the
heather in your own city is just as
important as the one near Greeuland's
ICY mountain or in 1ndia's coral
strand, and Just as much TO be cared
for.
Since this fac. mas been pat before
her with some force the Lenten young
woman has revised her activities dur
inC that period. Now she tries to be
of real use in the world.
20" instance one has mado ar
rdngenents 10 visit q hospital for
crippled children three times a week
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09

7
couldn't Finish by Feeling Sorry
~ for himself. But for Stiff Jab
mat came along at the Right Time it
might have Finished him. And It
happened thusly:
Our Hero's wife. you see, had Ideas
Which is to say that she wanted to
Put Up Front no matter what was
Inside the Baywindow. She believed
in Bills-whcn the Ready Cash wasn't
At Hand. Also. every now and then
there were certain Expenditures
which just Had to be made. Money or
no Money; such, for example. as the
Come Back for certain Social Enter
talnmCnts received.
But the Fault was not all the Wife's.
lie. too. Was Loose with his Change.
He had GOT Tied Up TO several Bum
Steers anu. had 20 Keep ON putting
up his ante.
And he Worried. Things didn't
sc-u 20 Break Right, so. he began to
mis- 90 himself as an Unlucky Guy.
A..d right there was where he COM
;.~.cr4 20 Spill tie Beans. It Grew
ru '.!r. lis developed p2rk Out
!ooh.
That raise he had Expected didn't
Come; q certain Investment which had
Promised Large just did Wriggle out
the Imtl, End OF the Horn, and an
A.At died and LETT all her Money to
Charity.
So III! in ali, he presently reached
The stage oC Feeling Sorry for him
self And that, Of course. was the
Besinning Of the End. A while
only a Little While, mind yoI--and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09

uTen
"Any work." cried the Social
Worker, ANY work! There is so
much work that If YOU were n hun
dred girls | could keep you busy all
day. VIII you really so to sec some
of my mothers for me; the mothers.
that Is, Of some of the children who
have been in this hospital and have
now gone home. Will YOU see that
the little Invalid is getting the proper
food; that the room in which IT lies
is clean and properly ventilated? Will
you see that the child is brought
back to the hospital for inspection,
periodically? Why it will be a god
send TO have YOU IL you viii do this"
SO for the next forty DAYS that
young woman will on three mornings
each week so TO help the sick babies
and perhaps she. too. will become so
interested that she will keep on with
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09

~ HE members OF a card club which
has been meeting all winter de-
~ cided that during Lent it would
do away with the handsome prizes
which each hostess had been giving
the winners, and devote the money
thus saved to some charitable pur-
pose.
One hostess, however, made UP her
MIND that she must have prizes of
some sort, be they ever SO humble.
She therefore went to a 10-cent store
and there bought lot Of trifies which
were useful If not particularly beau
tiful. and which were heartily well