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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-23


one Of our local politicians Che III
sists that he IS statesmam was d
guest Of honor at a gathering the 9TH
cr night and while on The subject 81
economy In government quoted the
following conversation between a pay
roll patriot and a United States sena-
tor.
senator you promised me a job"
But there are no Jobs
u need q job, senator"
Well IN ask for a commission to
Investigate the reason for the scarcity
of Jobs, and YOU can get Il place on
that - From the Boston Traveller.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-23

FOR Modern five room
house 42o Colo. Ave. See J. l.. olive
phone 259. 6-23.3t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-23

= > a. - : = > :
More in koeplno.

More IN Keeping
& Rankin You can't beat the folblca
OF tho newly rich"
fhyle Now WHAT'S the nIatier%
Remember Freddy rord3"
Certainly"
He Inherited a biz fortune last
week and now he is trying to have
his namc legally changed to lslmou.
sine, & youngstown Telegram,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-23

Patronizs home INDUSTRY. Csc the
Ezpress Want Aaa
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-23
Accounting Tor It.

zone reason, doctor, the boy Is SO
nervous Is that he has the aviation fc.
vcr."
"Ah' iliat accounts for his rise IN
temperature Baltimore American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-23
four WEEKS
IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. Brown Finally Restored to
Health by Lydia E. Pihkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Cleveland, Ohio. -" For years suf-
fered so sometimes it seemed as though
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-23

Alice Powell, to Sarah Hubbard, lot
6-7 bloe'S So Tuttle. $40.
chiokasha l1x g. Imp. Go. to ]. w.
Mayo lot il-l2, block 10, University
Heights, $500
Geo p Holland To same lot IA,
block IS, Chiekasha, $i.
6, a 6. Nations 70 Oatloy Anderson
e2 Nwi nwis swi nwf; sw4 sci nwi:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-23

+ Compiled by the Grady County !
I Abstract Company, Tye build 1
+ Ing, North Fourth street I
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-23

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f. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. +
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-23

However. curious nelgbbOre Droba.
big never VIII know how some people
cOnfriye ~ i've On their Incomes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-23

10 you know that you are stealing
scmebody's time when you fail 10
meet your engagement promptly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25
JAYMAWMER JOTS

Agree with a woman, advises Keith
Clevenger in his Osawatomie Graphic,
and she is half convinced that she was
wrong in the first place.
y woman who belongs to a lodge
says the jamestown Kansas Optimist,
IS fearfully tempted sometimes when
she would like to cOnfide lodge secrets
to her close friend who doesn't belong.
Western Kansas has a hen that is
so nearly perfect judges refuse to
mark her, notes the Winfield Courier,
and it adds: But the question is
What's her batting average in the egg
league?
Out west, where wheat brings high
price, Democratic orators assert that 1t
IS due to the policies of the Wilson ad-
ministration, says the Baldwin Ledger.
Down east, where flour has scared i'll
cost, Democratic orators explain that
it is due to the war in Europe.
Sunflowers, in the Kansas Indus
trialist: What has become of the old
fashioned girl who dressed warm in
winter? The reason why we still
suspect that money brings happiness
| is that We are dead sure that poverty
! does not. 1t Jocks as if the pc
destrian will soon become extinct. An
other season or two and Fords will be
/ cheaper than shoes.
| In these days of the hi. h cost OF
! living. the cost of getting into and out
of this world has also increased. says
| the Americas Greeting. Nowadays n
person of any Importance has to be
born in a hospital with a professional
nurse and two or three high-priced
doctors in attendance. And when he
dies, he must be taken to the cemetery
| in an auto hearse with he mourners
| following in limousines. He must be
registered when he is born, and a spe-
/ cial permit issued when he dies. This
coming into the world, sticking around
while and departing unnoticed is
next to impossible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25

the system in the public schools. and
particularly in continue ioI. schools
ard technical high schools, is an ex-
cellent one.
We are not certain that the Bourse
is right when it says that "oar system
of weights and measures must be all
American or all metric but if the
manufacturing of machinery for ex-
port is continued after the war to the
extent that is hoped, there is bound
to be "a more extensive use of the
metric system and it should receive
more attention from the educators
of the country. The French units
have been legalized by congress and
accurate standards have been pre-
pared for distribution. The bureau of
standards of the department of COM
merce is assisting progressive manu-
facturers in many parts of the coun-
try in using the metric system, but it
is doubtful whether either congress or
any bureau of the government will do
any more in this direction urlcss there
is a very strong demand from the
manufacturers of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25

youngest sister, married Dan O'Grady,
a big d-for-nothing. bad cess to
him."
Yes, yes Go on!"
"And him and Molly couldn't get
along. The twins only seemed to
make things worse. So Dan up and
leaves Mon and his folks tried to get
the twins and Moll found it out and
sent for me to get them till things
were settled. And here l up and get
run over and Moll didn't know it and
last night she brought them herself
and put them on the porch under my
window, not knowing l was here She
was afraid if she'd rung the bell you
wouldn't let them in
Bob mopped his face. Yes, yes.
Go on"
To-day Lizzie went on. 1.-The case
is to come before the squire and it's
to be settled who's to get the darlin's.
] thought I'd tell you SO you wouldn't
worry."
But that evening when Bob had
jubilantly told Clara the goods news
he opened the evening paper ard
read: In the disagreement case be-
tween Dan and Molly O'Grady, in
which the latter charges desertion
and both are trying to get costody of
twin boys. Alderman McManus de-
cided that for the time being the chill
dren should stay where they are"
End of chapter three,
Then they couldn't get girl and
! Clara got sick. Bob had to stay homo
| from the Office two days and got no
| sleep nights
That takes US up to chapter ten.
But ole long-to- be-remem bered
| day. Lizzie came limping in. Never
was a sight so beautiful to the newly
| WEEDS eyes. And with Lizzie came the
welcome news that Molly was to get
the kids
| Bob's vacation began next day and
he and Clara stole away to the sea-
shore for a second honeymoon.
THE next time you hear burglars.
dearie," leased Bob, don't wake me
up. Let them AXE the whole house
with us in it,
Indeed l shall, Bobby" smiled
Clara. But little wistfully. they
We're cute little darlings"
And this ends the book.-(Copy-
right, 1916, by the Mcclure News
| ~. upr Syndicatal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25
METRIC SYSTEM DIsC1 ss1oN,

The metric system will not down,
says the Iron Trade Review When
the agitation for its adoption by this
country seems to be silenced, it is very
likely to break out anew, and that is
just what is happening at the present
time.
Owing to the fact that many Amer
lean manufacturers during the past
two years have become more CLOSELY
connected with the Europear nations
than ever before and have heer COM
PEELED in carrying out man. ia ctilrine
contracts to use the metri: system,
that standard of weights and measures
has become more popular with some
manufacturers. This. is shown by the
results of an inquiry partially reported
to date which the philadelphia Bourse
is conducting among large IIlanufac-
turers and exporting establishments
of the Philadelphia district as to the
extent to which they are compelled to
use the metric system and their at
titude toward its genera, adoption in
the United States. Perusal CT the re
plies received by the Bourse does not
however. indicate that there is any
general demand, or that any of the
manufacturers believe the metric sys-
tenn can be forced upon the American
people by congress. The experience
of the two years of increased manu-
featuring for export does not show
much increase in the willingness al
employees to learn to use the metric
system. but the younger men natural.
1y take more kindly than the Older
employees to the change and we be-
lieve the suggestion which has beer
made that more attention be pail te
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25

may be dull and unadorned-that
room is gay with flowers. Plain food
is served downstairs-the tray carried
to that room contains only delicacies.
Downstairs there is retrenchmcnt--in
that room Tier is abundance. Out
side the door there may be discour-
agement and tears-inside there are
smiles and good cheer. So year after
year a daughter puts aside the pleas
ures which belong to youth. She has
dreams, she has ambitions, but the lit =
tie mother comes first. 1t has not &C
CURED to her that q line on The honor
roll is being kept for her name. Real
heroism! 1t smilingly picks up the
burden. 1t remains calm Vnder ILL
treatment. 1t speaks cheerfully I'M
der physical weakness. 1t sings under
failure. 1t climbs silently and per-
sstently over defeat to victory. The
famous heroes. plumed and knighted
how the world honors them! What
4 magnificent spectacle they make as
they march to the jubilant crash of
music! But to the by-way heroes,
serving faithfully, loving Loyalty.
knowing nothing of recompense. we
bring our tribute. A long, cleaning
space on the scroll of deathless fame
is reserved for this great and goodly
cOmDanV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25
GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchison Globe.l

[From the Atchison Globe.1
All the days are melancholy days
to a crouch.
If a town is going to grow, it doesn't
need a slogan.
So much of the remorse is due to
being found out.
The mere sight of some people is an
aggravation to others.
Mountain scenery becomes mo-
notonous to a mountaineer.
A man who carries a key ring
usually carries a lot of useless keys.
Some of the dead ones manage to
avoid the undertaken for quite awhile.
A poor man often wonders why a
rich man doesn't cut loose and have
some fun.
There would be less objection to the
loafer. if he would keep out of the
way of busy people.
Women excel in certain respects: no
man could get as much in a refriger-
ator as his wife does
If all of us were paid for what we
know, instead of what we do, wages
might be reduced a good deal.
Ycr have such a good memory, you
may recall the time when it was pro-
posed to reduce prices by busting the
! trusts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25
SIDE TALK
UncIcS or Aunts?
BY RUTH CAMERON.

(which do you like best?' I heard
one youngster say to another the 9TH
er day. "Uncles or aunts?"
"Oh, uncles." said the other "They
give you more pennies and don't try
to make you do things"
Does that awaken echoes from your
childhood?
1t does from mine.
Uncles and aunts, tho they occupy
similar positions on the family tree,
are as totally different in flavor as
any two relationships could possibly
be.
Aunts, as the youngster said, al
ways wanted you to do things; they
were sure they could bring you up
much better than your mother, and
they fairly itched for a chance. And
with some queer sixth sense pos
sessed by childhood, you could feel
them itching.
Each aunt usually had some partic-
ular hobby My memory of one severe
old great-aunt is entirely summed up
in one phrase, on love your mother
and like your food" Every time l
said l loved ice-cream or candy, or
new gingerbread, that descended upon
me. Poor lady, she was old and dys-
peptic, anu 1 suppose my enthusiasm
for the things she couldn't eat didn't
particularly appeal to her
Another aunt used to say, Throw
your shoulders back!" every time she
men forward in a position that must
have been a little less attractive thar
any former SLOUGH Fortunately pos
sessed still another aunt who counter
acted this by saying, keep your
| stomach in every time she saw me
1t was to her that 1 owe the reason
ably good carriage 1 ultimately attain
ed, and 1 am grateful now, tho 1 an
afraid I wasn't then.
That's the difference between aunts
and unc1es. You may be grateful tc
aunts afterward, but you enjoy uncles
| more at the time
| Perhaps my own feeling towards
uncles is tinged by the fact that
was particularly happy in mine
| only had one, but the spirit of al
uncles was concentrated in him
Here comes Unkiei" was cry
that could make the dullest day bright
! He was always ready for a romp OIL
| a game of some sort His pocket:
! were full of those old-fashioned pep
| PERMITS. l buy them sometimes now
/ Just for old times sake Bennies,
| don't remember. but it needed M
/ pennies to make dear Unkie" oul
| most-beloved guest
There are many disadvantages il
being a woman, and one is that on
i can never be an unc1e.-(Copyrigl b,
George Matthew Adams.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25
ILLINOIS,.

Out in the byways. along the little
wooded roads, dwell heroes and hero
ines who never hear the praise of the
pealing bells. who are never thrilled
by the shouts of the multitude, says
an editorial in the Peoples Homo
Journal for November. The country
physician risks contagion knowingly,
deliberately, smilingly, to serve his
brother man. He is not known out
side the little valley. There is no
world-song for him. A loving hearted
woman in the sparsely settled neigh
borhood must stand in the place of
the trained. experienced nurse Her
unselfish soul takes the responsibility
braveiy. She willingly does her best
She never dreams of heroism in the
service. There is the man who quiet
ly slips into the swirling waters to
save one whom he does not know The
shore is bleak and silent. No encour-
aging voice cheers him on. No news
reporter is taking notes of the daring
deed. Real heroism needs no spur!
In an upstairs room sits an invalid
mother. The other parts of the house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News.l

From the chicago News
Misery loves company-and she
usually has plenty of it.
Too much of the noise in this world
tries to pass itself off as music.
It's better to be wrong at the right
time than right at the wrong time.
The more a woman argues the more
she is unable to convince herself.
ANY man who can catch a flea in
the dark can hoe his own row in
politics.
There is no hope for the man who
acts the hypocrite even when he is
alone.
A woman who is a has-been beauty
is as fussy as a man who has lost his
hair.
Many a mans love for his club is
due to the fact that his wife never
gives her tongue rest.
Give a man his choice of making
friends or money and he'll not hesitate
more than a second.
Few men have will power enough
to do the things they don't want to do
and don't have to, but should do.
Books are desirable companions;
when they bore you it is an easy mat
ter to shut them up without giving
offense.
The truth about some men is never
known until after they acquire monu-
ments-and then it may not be found
thereon.
Some men are born great, some
achieve greatness, but the majority do
not seem to worry themselves very
much about it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25
JOURNAL ENTRIES

The people who get more than they
deserve are not very numerous.
* x x
Wasting time is probably the most
popular sport with most people.
X y X
A considera BILE amount of the cheer
fulness in this old world is feigned.
X X X
Nor are there any set formulas by
which the problems of life can be
solved.
X x X
Too many of the victories are not
worth the efforts that were necessary
to win them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25

prietor's eyes lighted on the rope.
What is that" he asked, suspicf-
ously.
That is a fire escape" the nervous
man said. IT always have it with me
so that in case of fire 1 can let myself
down from the windows"
The landlord rubbed his chin medi-
tative1y That is not a bad idea he
said at length, but guests with fire
escapes pay in advance at this hotel"
A fredericksburg man was on
trial for vagrancy and disturbance of
the peace The judge seemed in
clined to be lenient with him
What was the prisoner doing
when you arrested him. he said to
the policeman.
He was having a very heated
argument with a cab driver. your
nonor,'
But that doesn't prove that he
was the worse for liquor" the judge
said. MANY sober people have argu-
rnents with cab drivers"
so they do your honor" said the
policeman, but in this case there
was no cab driver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25
QUICKER RETURNS IN SIGHT.

Attention is being called to the fact
these days that the double election
boards which will work this year in
the voting precincts of sufficient size
to warrant them. and as provided for
by an act of the last legislature, will
add considerably to the expense of
conducting the forthcoming election
in Kansas.
There will be 621 such double cleo
ton boards scattered turnout the
state, with the bulk of them in the
larger cities. and it is figured that
they will entail an increased election
expense of close to $4,000.
But there is another side to this
story. of course. And it tells that
these additional election expenditures
should be decidedly worth while.
This system of double election
boards was devised for the purpose of
eXpediting the count of the votes, a
sore need in Kansas these many years
The delay that has been occasioned
in counting the ballots at every
general election that has been held in
Kansas for years back has been
little short of disgraceful And the
election boards have scarcely been to
blame for it to any extent. 1t has
been physically impossible for them,
and especially in the voting precincts
/ that have large populations, to work
| any faster than they have been doing
! in the matter of counting the votes,
in view of the extreme length of the
J n M Ia1
/ have columns on them. The7, too
this task of counting the votes fol-
lowed long and firing days work on
the part of the election officials in
the conduct of the election.
The results have beer that it has
been almost impossible for the inter
ested public, let alone the more inter
ested candidates, to get d line on how
the voting has gone in this state as a
whole, or any of its divisions, ever
during the late hours of election night
Sometimes it has taken 4 full twenty
four hours and longer after the polls
have closed for an election board te
complete it's count. And often it has
been many days after election has
passed before the returns from all sec
tions of the state have been assembled
and there is definite information as tc
how the election has gone, and mar.
ticularly in contests that are close.
AT general elections in the past
presidential elections, it has been nc
unusual thing for Kansans to obtair
rather complete information as to how
the voting has gone in many other 10
calities of the country, before the,
have had the slightest idea as to how
it has gone at home.
This, assuredly, is a condition of af
fairs that was in need of being RENE
died, and it is expected that the dou
bic election board system will turf
the trick in this direction. The add
tional election expenses, therefore
that these boards will pile up will b
rather trifling in comparison with tn
: advantages that should accrue from
: them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25
Some Rice Dishes.

Rice Cakes (similar to pancakes.
but may be served in place of pota-
toes)-Two cups cold boiled rice, salt
to suit taste, one egg tbeatenD. two
heaping ta tablespoons flour Beat to-
gether we'll then fry on griddIe .pr
skillet like you would pancakes. by
the spoonful, golden brown. They
are delicious.
Oyster Rice Cakes-Add to above
recine one-half pint chopped oysters
and two rolled crackers and fry -
stated above.
Or, If you like the taste of corn
meal. use same recipe. but in place
of white flour use cornnieal
Pimento Rice-f3oiI rice according
to the number 20 serve. thoroly. but
not mushv. Then fry an onion and
two pimentoes in butter until thor"iy
done, add the rice and pour over Hll
stewed tomatoes strained and sea
sored. This is a very tasty dish
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25
BED T GmE TALES
SUCH y RAIN
BIZ CLARA INGRAM .yUDsON

Father Beaver looked around thru
the rapidly falling raindrops in search
of an answer to his wish. But he
didn't find any. There was no der
rick which could lift the raft over
the dam. no great ropes; no anything
Nothing but the same magic circle OF
bushes COR rather the circle of bushes
that were called magic-Father Beav-
er hadn't seen anything like magic
about themD and the rain. Nothing
else.
what a stupid I ami" thought
Father Beaver suddenly What
would ! do if they had sent heavy
machinery here? Could l carry ii
down to the Creek? I could not!
They've answered my wish down at
the Creek where I need the answer
1 tell you Father Beaver didn't lose
much time after that, He scampered
right straight down to the Creek even
if it was raining so hard he could
hardly see where to 60
But when he got down there
nothing was there, Just the Creek
and the dam and the raft stuck out
highest Policeman Billy and Gray
tail. from their shelter by the log,
called to him.
Did you wish?" they asked. why
didn't you WISH"
Wish" demanded Father Beaver
as he flirted the raindrops out of his
ewes. Don't talk to me any more
about your magic wishesi There's no
such thing as magic wishes, I've been
fooled twice and that's just once too
MANY times I'll never again make
a wish-soi"
"Ho. no. don't be rash, Father
Beaver" said Policeman Billy. never
is a long time. 1 am carefA about
saying what / will never do. for ten
to one the thing 1 think 1 will never
do, is the very thing I do do But it
is funny about that wish" he added
thoughtfulIy. Il was sure you would
get an answer to that one. Maybe the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25

Secretary of War Baker has I'M
Goubtedly reached the conclusion by
this time that patriotism is no really
dead and buried in this country, At
any rate. however. he must be accord
ed the credit of not taking advantage
of the statesman's prerogatiVe by in
sisting that his unhappy references to
the foIdiers of the America revolu-
ton were garbled. or misconstrued or
that he was misquoted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25

General Rain. who has disported
hereahouts of late in such urusual
profusiou, has undoubtedly saved the
Kansas wheat crop of next year for
the first time. In fact his visit was
NEST opportune for the Wheat growers
As their wheat hadn't been showing
much form. or this was the case in
several sections of the state. But
everything>is lovely now with the Kan
sas wheat growers for the time being.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-25

Perh -ps it is not going too far to
suggest that nearly everybody in Eu-
rope is praying for peace with the eX-
ception of the war lords and the
Statesmen who follow in their train.
And the probabilities are that not a
few of this gentry. who appear to be
as firmly seated in Europe's saddle
as they ever were, are in similar
mood. but their foolish pride and per-
sonal ambitions will not permit them
To- act accordingly.