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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-28

(seaD r. L. DAVENPORT,
24i5t County Judge
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09

Some wears ago a more or'leSS de-
termined attempt was made in Flan-
doris to pnpulariZe the Flemish lnn-
guage. Some of the foremost literary
men In the country consented to write
only in that tongue, among them
Maeterlinck and VerhaeTen. but ii was
not long before the former found that
he was at his best in French, and so
the Belgian Shakespeare, as he has
been called. does all his writing in the
language Of France.
Land of Famous Counts.
In the Middle Ages Flanders was Q
powerful principally, which, while u
der the suZerainty of the French king.
was virtually independent. The north
eastern provinces were added to the
Holy Roman empire In the eleventh
century. 1t is the land Of the Counts
Baldwin. The first of the line, known
as the Iron-armed, married Judith, the
daughter of Charles the Bald OF
France, and obtained the newly Great
ed country as gift from his father-in-
law.
In those days the counts Of Flanders
were regarded as the richest princes
In Europe and were said to be far
more wealthy than many of, its kings.
Baldwin N will be recalled as the
founder of the Latin empire In Con-
stantinople.
The cities of Bruges, Client and
few others at this time were /prOuA
and felt their might, bidding to be-
come free cities, and were permitted
their independence with the suzerainty
of the counts of Flanders. The coua-
try was united with the Netherlands
in the fourteenth century. but cen
fury later passed to the Hapsburgs
1t has been in the possession OF the
Spanish and of the French, but IN
1890 finally liberated itself from H0t-
land and from France.
Client has been called the City Of
Flowers and the Soul of Flanders. IL
was the home of Flemish art, and here
was to be seen before the war Van
Eyck's masterpiece, The Alteration OF
| the Lamb" in the cathedral of st.
Bavon. 1t was here that the peace OF
| 1915. which concluded the War of
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09

"HERE is something about the
name Flanders that seems i'm
mediately to call up 70 the
mind visions of romance, OF
chivalry, Of art and history that are
produced by the mention of no other
country, unless ii be old Venice.
The land of the ancient Flemings
and OF those medieval counts who
ranked almost as high as kings is
again living its romance in the bitter
struggle against the Germans. We
read how the people in London heard
the guns roar in Flanders; of how the
great offensive was being launched I'm
Flanders, and yet the bcunds of
Flanders to the average man are
something of Il mystery.
While Flanders proper is nowadays
divided into West and East Flanders,
says the Philadelphia Public Ledger,
the Flemish peoples of Belgium. who
number rather more than Ope-half of
the whole, are in the majority in the
provinces of Antwerp and Hainault
also, anu III the TtDiilIllnS pIoNiuCco
they may he said to divide the hon
OrS.
These few facts tend to show that
the Flemings are not by any means
extinct. and that those persons who
confuse Belgium with Flanders, or be-
lieye the two names are synonymous.
are not greatly to blame for they are
only technically wrong.
The Flemings are in origin Ger
manic people, while the WalloOns, the
Belgians of the East, are pore Celtic
in their genesis. The FleminsS are
kin to the Dutch, and at one time they
were a part of the United Netherlands.
But they have had Il long and strange
history, and have. during the last 1,5Oo
years, owed allegiance to many princes
and countries; yet they have continued
TO preserve their own language, to pro-
duce their own art and to maintain
their love of the picturesque and the
simple life.
1t is true that the great gambling
place, the seaside resort OStend, lies in
Flanders. but it was the late king Of
the Belgians, Leopold. who made that
quiet summer resort what il became.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09
MUCH IN LITTLE

Although before The outbreak Of The
war the output of British maGnetos
was not more than 100 per week, since
the war no fewer than lGAWO mag
netos are said 10 have been produced
in the Islands.
Sharp sea sand applied lightly over
lawns I'm the autumn; that lis, over
lawns on clay or loan, encourages the
growth of fine grasses.
A bushel OF lawn grass weighs
about 40 pounds. A quart of seeds Is
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09
MAY BRING PEACE To WORLD

The least compromised Of Ger
many's few really clever diplomats, DR..
Richard Won Kuhlmann, has been re-
called from Constantinople and placed
at the head Of the imperial foreign
office. Many observers, both within
and without the German empire, think
that this young and brilliant diplomat
has been appointed with view to con-
Quoting peace negotiations, and they
point to his residence In Constantine
pie, The Hague, and London as likely
to render him conversant with the
finer points of the difficulties to be en-
cOuntered, and they recall his former
popularity in the British capital as q
proof of his acceptability as a media
tor by the allies. Turning to purely
German opinion, we find that DIR. Won
Kuhlmann is suspected by the pan.
Germans as being too sympathetic to
England, but by the great majority of
the German press he is regarded with
admiration and hope. Whatever star
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09
CARRIES BURDEN OF WAR FINANCE

Frank A. Vanderlip, president of
the National City bank Of New York,
has entered upon his duties as chair
man of the special committee appoint
ed by Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Adoo to engineer the sale of $1,000
100000 of war savings certificates, pro-
vided for in the $11.53S, 100000 bond
and certificate bill.
Mr.. Vanderlip was ut one time a
reporter and later financial editor of
the Chicago Tribune.
His headquarters will be in the
treasury department, and he expects
to spend about four days week in
Washington while engaged in the work
of floating the war savings certificates.
The remainder of his time he will
spend in New York looking after his
duties as president Of the National
City bank.
AS chairman of the war savings
certificates committee he will receive a
salary from the government Of 81
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09

The latest in submarines is said to
be two-ton model, % feet long and %
Inches wide, which is built for q crew
Of one man.
Ten Malekula Christian teachers in
the New Hebrides Islands, who went
into the bush to preach Christ to the
wild tribes, were attacked by the
bushmen and six Of them were killed.
Big buildings Of lower New York
are to dispense with their individual
power plants and take steam from q
central plant. The latter will consume
about 900 tons Of coal day.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09
TOLD IN A PARAGRAPH

A holder to suspend a fiat can of
tobacco from a mans belt has been
patented.
As a result Of her extensive sugar
and tobacco production, Cuba Is re-
ported to be the most prosperous OF all
Latin-American republics.
The white-throated and white
crowned sparrows may be told by
their names; the fox sparrow is the
larger, bright rufous, streaks and big
spots on breast
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09
Burning Coal Ashes.

This is chemists formula for burn
ing coal ashes: One pound common
salt, two ounces oxallc acid, one gal
Ion water. Mix and moissen with Il
a mixture containing one part coal and
three parts ashes, and a better fuel
cannot be burned. This mixture WIN.
upon being placed upon a burning flre,
fuse into a cokelike mass and depos1t
but little residue. =
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09

To convert a coal stove into gas
burner an inventor has patented at
tachmcutS by which kerosene oil is va
ported and burned.
For the first time in its history Porto
Rico had an output of more than 50O,-
600 tons of sugar In the season that
ended in August.
Three French scientists divided
prizes totaling $4,000 for discoveries
In connection with antityphoid vac
cine.
An Ohio man is the inventor of an
electrically operated machine that
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09
CARES FOR SOLDIERS COMFORT

'Begin shipping at once one and
one-half million each knitted mufllers,
sweaters, socks and wristlets. These
are desperately needed before. cold
weather"
This is part of q cable message
which was rushed to Red Cross head
quarters in Washington the other
month. 1t was sent by Maj. Grayson
NJ. p. Murphy, head of the Red Cross
commission in France, which is finding
out exactly the needs of the men in the
trenches.
An interviewer sped across the
open grounds of the state, war and
navy building TO the new white haven
of mercy on Seventeenth street to find
out how this order was to be met.
Realizing that only the recently Great
ed woman's bureau could handle such
q demand, it's circumscribed quarters
In the much overcrowded building
were sought.
The new director of the wOman's
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09

There are men engaged solely in buy
ing and selling these containers. The
tinsmith coverts the containers int
oll kinds Of household utensils-lamps,
cook stoves, pots, baking pans, sprink-
lers, small pumps, plates. measures.
drinking cups, rat-traps and buckets.
With one face removed and glass SUB.
stituted therefor the can becomes a dis
play box for grocery stores, or a rico
container. Cut diagonally In two It
serves as dust pan. In Latin-Amer-
lean cities it Is used by poems to cut
grass in parks, being formed into 4
sort of knife. Used entire IL is good
for shipping camphor. lime, alcohol
and molasses. 1t makes an excellent
fiower-pot.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09
"PotwalIoper" Word With History.

"PotwalIoper" Word With History.
Potwalloper is n slang word with
history. meaning literally pot boiler.
There Is an old English word wallOp,
meaning to boil with bubbling sound.
Before the passage of the so-called re-
form act of 1882. persons in England
who had occupied a single room and
boiled a pot for six mouths claimed
the right to vote in an election for
members of parliament, on the ground
that boiling pot and cooking food at
their own fire made them household
ers. The act of 1882 recognized their
claim by providing that those who had
previously exercised the right of suf-
frage on that ground should not be de-
prived of ii, but the act gave new
definition for householder. Pot boiler,
the modern form Of pOtwalloper,
means one who does literary or artis-
tic work by the job, mainly to keep
the pot boiling.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09
Whipped Soles of Feet

The punishment for certain offenses
among the Hebrews was Scourging
Iev.. :20). The instrument of pun
ishment in ancient Egypt as in modern
times among the Turks and other Mo
hammedans was the stick applied to
the sOles Of the feet, the bastinado.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09

in of
knitted
khaki
knitting
soldiers
tbud Red warehouses
turned back the of the Red
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09

With Newport il is one If the most
ancient towns In Flanders and dates
back to the times when the Mortimer
came down and tried To make the
Flemings slaves.
Formerly Opposed the French.
Although the Flemings are fighting
side by side with the French, they had
for years prior to the war united in
opposing everything French. and many
parents in Flanders have pursued the
Inhibition to the extent of declining to
permit their children 10 learn a single
word Of that language.
There are no Drawer people in Eu-
rope than these selfsame FlemiHgs,
but they have been the victims of con-
quest over and over again. Had ii not
been that the WaAoons dwell princi-
pally inf the eastern provinces, those
abutting Germany, there Is reason to
believe that long ago Belgium would
have fallen to the German empire, and
gle.
The events of the opening days Of
the present war, however, have
changed the entire face of Belgium's
history and that of Flanders also.
Today the people of Flanders have
seen their beautiful cities reduced to
ruins and their people enslaved by a
cruel conqueror. At the same time
they have seen France and England
come to their assistance. and Flanders
hereafter probably will not be so
proud Of its Low Dutch language that
it will neglect the study of French,
which is the language used largely in
other parts of Belgium.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09

Millions of The new Hoover pledge
cards have been received by the wom-
ans committee of the council of ma
lional defense and are being distribut-
ed throughout the country at the re-
quest uf the national food administra-
ti"n. Those who sign the pledge may
obtain handsome cards bearing the
words. member of the national food
administration" and colorcd shield
on wheat-decorated disk.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09

1912, was signed by the commissi0a-
.ers OF Great Britain and the United
States.
Bruoes a City Of Bridges.
Bruges Is q picturesque old city, q
city of bridges and the Venice of tisr
North. There the early printer Man
sion taught his art to the English mer-
chant Caxton. who carried the art -
England and began printing. preserv-
ing for us some of the most remark-
able pieces of English literature, for
he was the first printer of Chaucer.
All the arts have flourished in Flaa :.
ders. Indeed, In the early Middle
Ages Ii might be said to be the cea-
ter Of industrial art in Europe. Even
now the tapestries of Bruges, the laces
of Client have their praises sung. and
the towers of the ancient country have
inspired host Of poets, for its old
bells and Its ancient architecture have
been the joy of artists from every part
of the world. Alas the cruel inva-
sion of the Germans has reduced to
ruins the historic Cloth hall at Ypres.
which was built by that Count Bald
win who afterwVd led crusade at
Constantinople, and have made other
towns unacceptable.
Flanders was the home of the
guilds In the Middle Ages. and many
of the guild halls are to be seen to-
day, the product of an age of artis-
tic architecture. The loss to the
world of art by the invasion of Flan-
ders cannot be estimated 'and nov
most of its art objects are merely a
memory.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09
Conserving Tin Cans.

All over the world many uses are
found for used five-gallon tin cans. In
the. Orient. Africa, Latln-America, the
West and East Indies, the natives pur-
chase them for innumerable purposes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09
Sian of a Gentleman

MAZDA gentleman to see you, sir.
Mr.. Gentle-How do you know he's
a gentleman?
Maid-Because he said BEG par
dom before he kissed me.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09
I'm 1r[HII lLHZMHLZLl(6[fl1n
GREATEST OF TOWN BUILDERS

Rome was not built in a day; but
your Uncle Sam has on his payroll a
uniformed patriot, a sort of supercon-
tractor, who in five months has built
10 little ROmes in the United States of
America, feat that takes its place in
the annals of American history as one
Of the most remarkable achievements
of the worlds greatest republic, an en-
cheering enterprise of modern times,
rivaling in every way the work of Cen
eral Goethals in building the Panama
canal.
This man who has built towns over
night is Col. Isaac w. Littell. quarter
master corps, war department, in
charge of the construction of the can
Torment camps for the training of the
selective army now going into camp.
To get comprehensive idea of the
wonderful work under the direction of
Colonel Littell, acting as the repre-
sentative of the secretary of war, one
has but to make a few comparisons
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-09

with cities of corresponding size in the where the have
been located
The antonment Wrghtsown j. population equal
the
Columbia
c.
America The Fort Riley mozes that point
Ell
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-02
PnlHIliFLITkI
munger SYSTEM
bUIlIIIlLIINu

THERE will be plenty
: of cotton to gin this
year.
With many sinners it will be
a question of ability to handle
all the cotton offered. The
answer is In THE OUTFIT.
Continental Ginning Ma
chinery and the Munger
System give the ginner
Just what he ought to
have-the worlds stand 4.
ard outfit, LOCALIZED
for his territory. and IN
UNQUALIFIED for his
trade.
He gets exactly the kind OF
Gins needed for the cotton
srown In his section. with
everything elsearrangedand
adjusted to make the most
of any unusual conditions
under which he may have
TO operate.
Let us begin planning your outfit
at once. Write the nearest CONT
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-02

GROWTH IN SOUTH GEORGIA.
r. F. r., Ashburn, Ga, writes: Please
tell me if Simpkins Ideal cotton is good
variety for the weevil section Of south
Georgia.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-02
ROME READY WITH BRIEF
ON ARMOR PLATE PLANT
Arguments for Georgia LoCa-
ton Are Compiled by At
torney Seaborn Wright
BY RALPH SMITH.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 31.-Con-
gresham Gordon Lee announced this
morning that the brief summarizing in
comprehensive form OF Rome's claims
for the federal armor plant probably
will be ready for presentation to the
armor plate board Saturday Attorney
Seaborn Wright. who has been in Wash
incton for several weeks, is preparing
the brief. which will cover twelve or
fifteen typewriter pages, illustrated
with maps. Attorney wright has had
the advice and assistance of Senators
Smith and Hardwick and Congressman
Lee in his work.
The brief will cover every phase of
the situation, and will set forth convinc-
ing reasons that argue fore the location
of the armor plant at Rome. Attorney
Wright is shaping the brief to conform
with the recent statement issued by
the armor plate board. This statement,
which was published in The Journal,
was a comprehensive review of the in
fuences that will govern the board in
reaching its decision.
The Romans were very much encour-
aged by this official statement and At
torney Wright believes that the brief
he is preparing will furnish abundant
proof that RomeS claims rest upon
conditions that meet every requirement
and specification.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-02
ROCK PHOSPHATE FOR SOUTHERN
FARMS

w J. H., Alamo. Ga. writes: What is
the value Of rock phosphate for fertilizing
purposes? In what proportion should it he
used with cotton seed meal for gray pebbly
land?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-02
IMPROVING THE WOODLOT

The farm woodIot has been neglected
since the first occupation of the terrific
~ which now constitutes the United
States by the white man. When the
North American continent was first dis
covered there seemed such "A superabun-
dance OF trees and timber that no one
believed IL could he successfully de-
stroyed. For several hundred years We
have proceeded on the theory that 10 was
a waste OF time to plant trees or TO
save those which nature had already pro-
vided. hence we are somewhat surprised
in this generation TO find that wood has
become so high and scarce that we
can no longer use il for fuel to ad-
vantage; and hence we see the aston
ishing spectacle of farmers who own
many acres OF land hauling coal from
their nearest railroad station That
this condition cannot and should not per-
tain in a country where trees grow
with such marvellous rapidity in the
southeastern states is a self-eyident
proposition. To this end a summary pre-
pared by Prof. J. r. Berry. professor
OF forestry OF the state college OF ag-
riculture. is presented for the infOr-
nation of our readers Of some points
concerning the handling and management
of a woodlot which are Of vital interest
to our farmers.
The time required to grow trees 10
merchantable size is an important con-
sideratiOn. This varies greatly for the
special species as well as for any one
specie, depending upon the intensity OF
treatment Under natural conditions the
individual trees OF the woOdlot are COM
petfng strongly with each other. thus
losing much valuable energy. This is
noticed when a field Of corn is left TO
itself. The competition between the corn
and the weeds reduces the ability of the
corn to produce grain. If man intervenes
and reduces the competition, the yield
is increased The same thing happens
in the woodlot If the desirable indi-
viduals are favored by the removal Of
a portion of the competition. their de-
veIopment is more rapid Too much of
an opening can be made about them,
however and the stems will not clear
themselves properly Of branches Thus,
in the treatment of the woodlot, one
must avoid two dangers: First, if the
competition is not reduced. the develop
ment will be slow. Second, if the cutting
is too heavy. competition is reduced, but
the stems develop side branches, forest
conditions are destroyed and the soil
is either eroded or becomes covered
with grass and weeds which interfere
with reproduction
An Improvement cutting is an opera
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-02
CATTLE TICK DISCUSSED
AT MEETING IN DALLAS

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 29.-Department-
al heads of the bureau of animal in
dustry of the United States department
Of agriculture in the south and SOUTH
west met here today to discuss tick
eradication.
The conference will last five days,
ending February 2.
George w. Wharton, chief of the de-
partments office of information, is in
charge of the conference.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-02

A ton of velvet beans. including the
buTIS would contain about:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-02
REPORT OF COTTON GINNED
BY COUNTIES IN GEORGIA
Cotton Ginned Prior to Jan, 10
From the Crops of 1916
1915 in This State

Director Sam. l.. Rogers, of the bureau OF
the census department of commerce, announces
the preliminary report of cotton ginned by coun-
ties in Georgia prior to January 1T for the crops
of 1916 and 1915 The report was made public
for the state at 10 a m. on Tuesday, January
%, 1917.
Quantities in running bales counting
round as half bales. Bnters are not included.)