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central Paris there was no macaroni.
no breakfast cereals, no crackers. no
biscuits. They had sold 5000 worth of
crackers in the two days following the
French governments announcement
that all such "biscuiterie" must cease.
They had no molasses, no chocolate, no
salt Goldfish, no dried beef or timed
beef. All was gathered in by hoarders.
But / must have crackers and mo-
lasses for the children" insisted an
American grandmother Of comics and
vicomtes.
Hasten, madam, in taxi" said the
downtown grocery clerk. Drive
through the outer sections, let the
chauffeur stop at each fair-looking
grocery. You may pick something yeti"
But l said to myself:
I'm buy a red Dutch cannon-ball
cheese and hoard it,
Around in the Rue de Seze is one of
the fine cremeries of Paris. ! foAnd the
stock beautiful-the prices also. They
were letting go Gruyere cheese at SO
cents per pound formerly "a cents),
red Dutch cannon balls at 80 cents
formerly 80 cents). fine brie, 81 per
pound formerly 40 cents), and the best
cream caniemberts, 40 cents each
(weighing less than one-half pound).
You've got the GOODS I said.
"All over Paris, shops have got the
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they sell poultry and game of morn
ings. Gin the afternoon it is cleared
away for wonderful fruits.) Fat chick
ems were going from 10 cents to $1.10
per pound, and rabbits AZ cents per
pound.
The "primeur" vegetable display was
charming. They are first growths."
young. tender. not completely matured,
from Spain, Algiers, South France and,
later. the forced growths of Paris
suburbs
The proprietor spoke with me. He
is great man. in black cutaway coat,
creased pants and Immaculate linen,
and he just walks round to be agreea-
BILE.
Helm? What do you say to those
asparagus?"
They were thick French anna thystine-
opalescent and green-topped Italian,
sixteen. eighteen pieces to the bunch.
at from 30 to 90 cents. Now, here
was scarcely increase over peace as
paragus.
And all fine vegetables" said the
creased pants, will now be cheaper
and more plentiful with the advance of
summer New potatoes (waving a be-
hinged HANDY, 16 to 20 cents per pound
(but previously 4 to 9 cents). Peas in
the pod lit is a backward SEASON., IS
cents the pound, and superfine primeurs
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throughout. He asserted again and
again that she would never be captured.
The Sea Adler was formerly British
sailing ship, the Pass of Ralmaha. buife
in Glasgow, 1.49S tons register. She is
only 300 feet long but has three masts.
The main mast is 100 feet hlgh. with u
crows nest near the top. giving the look
out long range of vision. As a raider
she is equipped with two 46-inch guns.
mounted at the forecastle head, one on
each bow. To fire to port the vessel mas
to be steered to port. and similarly Tor
a starboard shot. She also carries wire
less. The wire. run from the yardarm
of the mainmast to the deck in the form
of stays is not easily identified.
The ship was sold TO American own.
ers. ca, tured by the British for carry-
ing contra band, and later taken by tho
Germans. The German captors equip
ped the craft with an auxiliary engine
permitting a speed of fourteen knots.
The ship is reported to have sailed from
Bremen on her raiding cruise through
the North sea by the Shetland Islands
into the Atlantic, and thence making
her way toward the South american
coast. There she has since been en-
gagged in intercepting traffic between
Europe, Africa, South America and
elsewhere. The captain is spoken OF az
a capable executive. He has crew OF.
sixty men. He is also well supplied
with gold coin of all nations and with
provisions He speaks Norwegian like
n native. So also do all the members
of his crew. The vessel carries tho
Norwegian flag. and the Norwegian COLI
ors are painted on her bow
of Trinidad, on April last, the
raider overhauled a French bark Tho
German captain had the topmast OF his
prize sawed off and cut up two spare
masts on her deck Then he transfers
red to her e67 captives that were eats
ing the provisions of the Sea Adler.
Capt. Muller. master of a Nova Scotia
schooner previously taken by the Sea
Adler. was put in command of the prize.
All We're directed to give obedience to
Capt Muller. and he was instructed to
take the prize into Rio de Janeiro.
The Sea, Adler disappeared. The next
day. however, she was in sight again.
apparently to observe whether sailing
directions were being followed She
was not seen afterward. In eight days
the French bark reached Rio. where
her load of prisoners was dumped on
the wharf and where many OF them are
still marooned.
When transferring the prisoners from
the Sea Adler to the French bark thu
German captain mustered all on deck
He paid all who had performed any
service on the raider.
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w War Has Affected the Cost Of Living in France

ing are the resource OF careful house.
holds.
licious," says my neighbor. Every one
says that II is so good. and not much
more than half the price OF French
meat. Look at those munition girls,
They cat 1t. Aren't they sauoy and
iourishinge I have never been able
to taste it,
Why"
Have you? Servants won't buy II.
because they can't get their commits
sion uhe sou in the franc considered
regularly tpe servants right. and paid
by the vendor). Besides. American
cold-storage meats are sold at legal
fixed prices and the servant can't come
saying. oh. madam. the shoulder (of
mother-in-law has American meat half
the time. but they pretend II cannot
be found in our quarter"
The rich and lazy are prosecuted.
Courageous women go down into the
street and fight for their young.
4 really fine leg OF young. fat, tender
mutton costs at least $3.50. which
comes to so cents per pound. Mutton
chops can be had as cheap as 10 cents
each previously to cents), but you
can guess how little meat goes with
each. Good entrecote beefsteak Is
from 4S to 81 cents per pound-all this
French killed. in market Ordinary
pieces OF veal cost so cents per Mound
tS6 cents previously: the cheapest
pot-a-feu boiling beef formerly IL
cents) is 36 cents the pound. and ragout
mutton 36 cents previously Is cents).
Fish IS very dear. The whiting and
per pound tboth previously 80 cents).
and colin. very superior fresh cod, 10
up to 80 cents per pound.
Careful housekeepers can buy barrow
asparagus at Il cents per pound.
Il had seventeen branches to my
pound yestt' day" said my neighbor.
Last week / paid IS cents for six.
teen branches"
Grea. use is made of cooked saIads.
dandelion. chicory. lettuce. at IL and IL
cents the pound. Artichokes can re
had as low as cents each
Eggs are awful says my neiehbor.
Six cents each for boiling eggs, all
right. But omelette' eggs at 5Is cents
is devil worship"
why make difference" os..,
Both are for eating"
She did not seem to grasp.
Fresh butter. SI20 the pound" she
said II used to pay 80 cents for bet
yer quaiity. | am eating margarine. IS
cents the pound for table marrarine
and ~ cents for Kitchen"
France is or sugar cards.
france is on gasoline cards
France is practically on coal cards
IF you can find the coal. 1 know of
cland"stine buying, no recent taken
or given. at SO per ton. when one has
luck to fiEd a venal vendor.
Cakes, crackers, pies are practically
taboo.
Ahead. two meatless days per week in
sight. ''
Ahead. bread cards.
And heard voice in the midst of
the fou- beast. saying: A measure OF
wneaL LOT penny and three measures
VI cdriev ior penny, and gee that
thou hurt rot the oil and the wfner'
STERLING ErILIC.
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his mere knowledge of knowing how
to do them.
Simple arithmetic based on the deci-
NAL system is taught to the young
children with beads as the units BY
means of these the additions and sub
fractions are accomplished in a way
that fasten the processes forever in
the child's mind. When he is sufficient
ly familiar with the processes to dis
pense with the beads, he undertakes
the abstract problems with a deep
rooted comprehension of the underly-
ing principle; A little boy was kind
enough to show the visitor how he
was able to make an addition of sew
eral numbers of the thousands denomi-
nation by means of the beaded abacus,
and it was lightning-like computa-
ton.
Penmanship is a notable accomplish
ment of Montessori children. The neat
spelling papers on view were worthy
of much older children than those who
occupied the little white chairs in Miss
Georges room.
Mime. Montessori believes in training
the touch of the child" explained Miss
George. with every letter to develop
a familiarity with it. and to train his
arm muscles used in writing. We have
sandpaper letters cut, and the child
handles these with his eyes shut until
he can make them in his Imagination
without the letter before him. He
learns the shape of each letter nv
heart before he ever takes a pencil,
in his hand And. further, he has
sweeping-arm exercises and free play
with broad strokes of the paint brush
on craving paper to give him the
breadth OF movement which is essential
to good writing"
The reading is perhaps the study at
which Montessori children are most
advanced for their age A bow at Miss
Georges school surprised the visitor
to the uttermost when he calmly read
page from Vlrgirs Aeneid containing
such puzzling words as zephyr" and
declared afterward that he liked it
better than any book he had ever read.
The other books proved to be advanced
tales Tor children. which seem appro-
pirate for half grown children.
THE reading work." Miss C;eorpe
said. seems to grow naturally from
the childs love of reading. OF course.
he has the foundation of phonetic
drills on letters and long period of
preparation with cut-up sentences about
everyday happenings with which he is
familiar"
The study of French goes hand in
hand ht,, with the English study. 1t is
reading sentences in this foreign
tongue with a facility that might chaI-
lenge even high school student,
Miss George led the way through the
house, with its various departments of
handwork. including clay modelling. basket
ing and ear training with the piano. talk
ing machine and bells are developed under
the direction Of Miss Harriet Fleisher
The domestic side of life is not sac
rihed in the school for the purely intel
lectual. Children are taught marketing.
preparation of food and cooking under the
guiding head and hand of Miss Anne
Blackwood. The children are served at
noontime with luncheon. The tables are
eat food bought and prepared by the
older girls who form the high class.
In the back yard the boys have made
a vegetable garden. No one supervised
their efforts. SO the garden is the result
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Senator K@mdfick Tells of His Early Life as Cowboy

noon. At first, we had to bunch the
cattle in the morning and drive them
onto the trail.
"It was not long, however, before they
learned to take the trail themselves.
when it was time to move. Natural
leaders, and it is SO in all herds, would
understand what ought to be done and
would go ahead. The others would
follow. Cattle were always, while
grazing, kept headed toward their des-
tination. Feeding in that way. they
would cover from six to eight miles in
the morning and evening. Before COM
ing to water we would drive them u.
the trail and they would leisurely reach
the bank of a river or creek a hundred
or more at a time, and thus keep the
water clear and. not being crowded,
could drink their fill.
Usually we travelled from fifteen to
twenty miles a day. Now and then
watering places would be a long dis
lance apart. Herds were known to go
blind from thirst while being driven
through barren part of the country.
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At other times streams would be run
ming bank-high and cattle and men
were in great danger of being drowned.
All that we had to eat was in the mess
wagon and, being hundreds of miles
away from other supplies. it was no
summer-day task, physically or men,
tally. to swim the horses across and
save our flour, beans and bacon from
destruction.
Il had lived among cattle all my life
and understood their habits and tenn
permanent The trail had some surprises
for me. but not many. Herds were in
front OF US and behind us and we had
to k, Sp moving. Moreover, we were
under contract as to the time of de-
livery.
yet events We're occurring to delay
us. Anything at night, almost. a
stumbling horse. the odor of some wild
animal or binding flash of lightning,
would start the herd to running. Then
the cowboys would have to follow.
Sometimes the cattle would run until
morning or they might stop now and
then for few minutes, whereupon
OF course, we would halt with them,
the rain meanwhile coming down in
torrents and the night being so black
electricity on our horses. ears. or the
lightning wriggling over the ground
like illuminated serpents.
Wyoming. however. was reached on
time and the herd was turned over to
the purchaser. Once on the trail. re-
manned until it was abandoned. My
last herd contained $40 head and we
drove it from Texas to Wyoming with
a loss Of only forty animals.
Those were picturesque days and
prosperous. Cattle lived on the land
through which they were marching.
The sweet grasses kept them in fine
condition. Exclusive of the cattle that
were lost, by accidents and in other
ways. the cost of driving a herd 1900
miles ranged between 40 cents and SO
cents head"
The money that young kendrick. the
coW-puncher. saved was invested in
cattle. Always. a few of his own
steers were in the herds, after the first,
that he helped to drive out of Texas.
His. employer. the one with whom he
began. and whose daughter he welded
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goods" replied the wife Of the pro-
prietor. very seriously. We shall con-
tinue to have the goods, because
France. agricultural land, produces.
But we shall not have enough, for
lack of milk, cows, hand-work. The
prices will go up, up. Many will deny
themselves. Monsieur is American?
Tell America to send US condensed milk
for the coming winter. Tell America
to send US pasteurized butter in tins,
any kind of butter that will stand the
trip. and any quantity of fine lard. for
cooking. Tell America to send us all
the cheese she can; your commonest
American cheese is like the red Dutch
balls, which we call Chester. 1t keeps
well, sells well. There is next to none
in France. and Gruyere lacks entirely.
Tell America to send us smoked meats.
dried sausages. and don't you make
some kind of 'rillettes.' cooked nubbins
of pork preserved in grease? 1t would
sell enormously. being cheap. Send any
thing which will keep. We will buy it
at your own price"
There were tears in the good woman's
eyes. yet she was making money hand
over fist.
Behind the Madeleine there IL a first
class large provisioning grocery, where
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mushrooms. barbot (fish) with cream
tomato sauce, LauriS asparagus. fruit
salad. dessert, coffee and liqueurs, with
two quite good wines.
Before tackling household prices I
mention a trip to the Orsay-Palace Hotel
twhen our servant married her daugh-
teri. American soldiers will learn what
they will pay and enjoy on Paris per-
missions.
Two fine front double rooms Zone with
large BATH and one almost stuffy single
room of the same suite (but all with
view on the river cost s11 per day for
three persons. Morning coffee in your
bedroom. poor coffee, not hot. but with
fine toast and butter. so cents ! re-
member one lunch there for two persons.
1t was just roast beef for two. vast
slices. magnificent baron, with fried
potatoes (served neglected. almost cold).
with an order of asparagus for one 16
biggish branches. but nothing fine) and
apple tarts I had beer and coffee,
mother had tea. Total. $3.50 1 remem-
Der also that an order of truff1ed SAL
man pate cost so cents. When l took
the same thing home from Potel &
Chabots (only it was chicken and foie
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One Way Out.

AN American, who is spending the
~ winter at Nice on the French
Riviera, wrote home to a friend in New
York the other day:
ION account of the coal shortage the
theaters over here are not heated. I
went to see Polaire at the EIdorado
the other evening and didn't suffer
from the cold at all. being so wrapped
up in the play"
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The Only Way.

u helped himself to some tiny rice
birds at luncheon.
..What little things rice birds are. said
a noet Here are nine on this one
niece of toast. How do you kill enough
rice birds for a meal anyhow"
..Why, with insect powder. OF course
said Mr.. Dresser, taking up a brace OF
birds on his fork.
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work. Their criticism and praise were
given where it seemed due. There was al
decided absence of self-consciousnesss
among them. The atmosphere breathed
the motto, Live and let live
THAT respect for individuality Is per-
haps the keynote of our personal train
ing" said Miss George. 1--WE encourage,
frankness among the children. because
spontaneous actions, unrepressed unless
they are harmful, are the means OF de-
veloping force Of character. We train tho,
children to be healthy flowers, but we pre-a
serve the individuality Of the rose and thei
lily, never trying to mold one into the
ether i
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AT THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL.
photo by Harris & Ewing)
of the children's personal taste and judg-
ment. 1t is as neat as possible. Each
boy, after choosing his little plot, planted
his vegetables. and the little green rows
which were thriving in the freshly cul-
rivated brown earth testified to the
thoroughness of the planting and the care
After a peep into the room Of Miss
Bertha Chapman, who is in charge OF d
class of very young children. the children
were observed at lesson. 1t was inter-
esting to see their absolute freedom in re-
gard to each other. They consulted and
commented upon each others work in
modulated tone, with never thought of
looking on the others paper to copy his
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Behind the Madeleine there Is a first
lass large provisioning grocery. where
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-19

war oi The tplted States against Ger
ulai@ cannot BE- justified We
brand thei declaration of war by oui
government as crime against ihc
people of ihe United states and against
tho nations of the world III an mod.
erp history there has been 10 war moro
insufiable than the war lu which We
are about 70 ongage
u was the foregoing declaration
which loyal American Socialists IKE
spargo Alien Benson. Charles Edward
Russell and many others refused 10
swallow because Il tlned thom up with
the enemies Of their country ana made
them partners Of the kaiser The pro.
German element IN the party had tie
upper hand al the convention III April
and the rank aud fiic, following disloy.
81 leaders BY il majority vote. approx
ca the course there taken That thous.
alHls of individual members Of the pai.
VI - ''s8 'nAh leaders IKE apargo
WV 'u'aen AaNe ieluhea Y MAKE
e'i'seises aiiies oi German military
'"'osi"'S " ~ supreme elIort ~
0'aaH u'''''.aaey' Z not surprising
iieH's 'Misht 9easWieN Y not Sp.I
e.'''aA 'uh ~ apu'lts tliat iis soc'al
''''' Z ''''fe eeei' 'tii feiied by tiie yeast
- 7o''iAli7ul anu ~ commenting upon
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-19
THE SECOND LIBERTY LOAN

Secretary MeAdoo Of The treasury IS.
sued a statement that the campaign TO
eii the second issue OF Liberty Loun
Bonds gili close on the first Of Novom-
ber 1919. and The active campaign
VIII begin not later than q month be-
fore that date
The secretary explains chat details
Of the second loan cannot be given out
mn1 final action has been taken by
congress upon tho war bond bin now
pending but announce sthat as soon 49,
3 new law has been passed the details
viii be given ont
Tho secretary expresses hope That
Jan existing Liberty Loan committees
Win perfect their organizations and
new organizations be effected ID rcadl.
ness for the next campaign
As n the FIRST campaign the cam.
paign in each Federal Reserve district
VIII be under the supervision Of the
Federal Reserve bank which VIII act
aa the fiscal agent Of the government
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-19

ePhnoO AND SOCIALISM

p0hn Spargo's books are III the u
btafy Of every Socialist who is abie q
D4y them sparso has been reeognlz
sd as ono u the ablcst cxponents Of
Socialism and he has stood high III
tle councils nf Tho party but be broke
gllh the organization when Il adopt
cd an npAmerican declaration in re.
gard p the war Now spargo goes fur.
iaer declaring that the Socialist party
has been weighed IN the balance and
found wanting even leaving out of the
afcount its unpatrlotic war policy. III
A statement made IN Bennington, VI.
Mr spargo said IN part:
- am not 4 politician. but a student
iihaye never had any political ambi-
lions. and do not now have any MY
resignation from The socialist party
was not due to pique Or 10 unsaisflcd
aMbltlons Ny fellow socialists have
hpcn very generous to me. Nor have
ipny ill-feeling or any grudge to cher.
ish.
Quite arafl from the differences
epon war policy which have caused
jbeusands Of party members to With
AfaWl mean that very literally. and
4 know It TO be true the socialist par.
~ must be judged total failure.
l44.. III
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-19
anl nanIsaeI A trea.on.

nnd punished aa treason
"it IS gfeaf mistake aad great
play The Socialist party has dlssed
about Itself q deep ditch ~ disloyalty
and has eui itself 81 from all further
usefulness y has encouraged hand.
ful of gain and selfimportaut pac.fista
10 take i similar position; and holgs
np io every society. corporation and
IHdlFld0aI au example d preferring
personal Interests % national duty
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-19

4 When it comes TO "flying the coop
that man oFlahorty is quite a sue
cess
Bye-bye, boys here's hoping that
you have the honor Of busting Kaiser
BHfs bean
But mother must be mighty wise
70 know as much as her riftecnyear.
old daughter
81 simp SAYS he always notices that
the more he runs his car the larger
his gasoline bin is
And sometimes it isn't safe to Judge
q mans financial standing By the free
dom with which he spends money
1t is a safe bet that a man is play
ing the part Of "a hypocrite when he
pretends that he never tried to dc.
ceive Friend wife
tFt.sk
The mere fact that man paws little
attention to his wifes hat when she
gets it is no sign that lie won't sit up
and take notice on the first Of the
month
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-19

The highest spot cash price wnl be
paid for some clean cotton rags deliv
cred 1t oups 70 the Osily Cypress OF
ncs s rus sa fs Ssl.ti
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-19

Also il hae been quite spell since
We heard anything about the vast arr
my Of the unemployed" III this conn
Try There is a job for every man who
wants one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-19

Modern sanitation.

Hey Moike. and what do ye think
OF these new sanitary drinkin' cups ?"
Sure Pat and soon Wen have to
spit on our hands wild an eye-dropperl r.
Ex
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-19

SURGEONS agree that in cases Of
Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds. the
FIRST TREATMENT is most impor.
tant When an EFFICIENT antiseptic
is applied promptly, there Is no danger
Of infection and the wound begins to
thai at once. For use on man or beast.
BoRozONE is The IDEAL ANTIsEP-
TIC and HEALING AGENT Buy it
now and be ready for an emergency.
Price 25c. s0e, $500 and $3.50. sold BY
Wren Drug 90. d&w