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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
Start Tomorrow
and Keep 1t Up
Every Morning
Get In the habit OF drinking a
glass Of hot water before
breakfast.

Wc'rc not here long, So lets max,
our stay agreeable Let It's live well
cat well. digest well, work well, Nccl
well. and look we'll What a glorious
condition TO attain, aud yet, how very
easy it is il ono viii only adopt m,
morning inside bath
Folks who arc accustomed to feel dul
and heavy when they arise splitting
headache, stuify from cold. foul
tongue, nasty breath, aid stomach, can
instead feel as fresh as a daisy by
opening the slulccS OF the system cacl
morning and flushing ont the whole OF
the internal poisonous Stagnlnt matter
Everyone. whether allug, sick OF
well, should. each morning before
breakfast, drink glass OF real hot
water with a>-trrtt------f-il of limestone
phosphate IN IT to wash from the
stomach. liver and bowels the prcviou,
days indigcStlhlc waste. sour bile and
poisonous toxins, thu, cleansing sweet
oning aud purifying the entire alimcut-
AIRY canal before putting more food into
the stomach The action 81 hot water
and limestone phosphate on an empty
stomach Is wonderfully iuylgorating
II cleans out all the sour lamentations
gases, waste and acidlty and gives one
a splendid appetite for breakfast
While you are enjoying your hrcaktas st
the water and phosphate Is quietly cN
tracing large volume OF water from
the blood and getting ready for a thor
oueh flushing of all the inside organs
The millions OF people who arc both
cred with conStipatlon bilious spells.
stomach trouble others who have sal
low skins, blood disorders and sickh
CompleXionS arc urged to get quarter
pound ~ limestone phosphate from the
drug store Ihl, viii cost very little.
but is sufficient To make anyone a pro-
nounced crank ON the subject oi inside
bathing before brcakiast.-Adv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
JAS. SHOCKLEY
GAINS 10 LBS
TAKING TANLAC
Oklahoma City Man Says He
Now Feels Twenty Year.
Younger.
SUFF Erred 8 YEARS
Rad Rheumatism So Bad He'd
Often Have to Stop Work;
ne spent Much Money
Trying to Get Well.

It> an honest fact | have gained
ten pounds since | started taking the
Ian'ac, and my whole system ha, been
improved until tccl like a man twenty
years younger said lame, n Shock.
leN a 'rackmdn for the Oklahom,
street Railway Company who resides
At ia West California Street
There has been time, IN the c,oh,
long years ! suffered so with rhcuma-
tNm and indigestion that NV legs
would swell nearly twice their Size and
my whole body would be nothing bu,
q bundle Of sharp cutting pains. until
every move | made would almost make
me cry out loud MANY a dav I've
mad to stop work until the awful hurt
'ng IN my Joints would get a little easy
so could bear to stand on my ice,
again
NO sort OF food agreed with me. hu,
seemed 10 almost poison my stomach
Tor It would lay like hard lumps and
'etmcnt making gas that Swellcd me
until ! often had to loosen m, clothes
10 he able TO breath II lust seemed
IKE my stomach would crowd my
lungs up into my throat and nearly
Ohoke me My head would swim some
times till ! staggered and rccled and
every time | stopped over to pick M
my tools ! would ret blind and almo,,
lalnt. was as nervous and ,haky as
"A leaf and when night come on instead
oi going ~ sleep, I'd he IN and down
all night long with pains in my Joint,
and because ot the shape my kidneys
were m
1T would be hard lo tell how much
money ! spent for medicines and treat
mcntS trying 20 get well, hut mo- matter
what ! tried ! got no relict uutn one
day after reading a Tanlac advertise.
mcnt IN the paper, ! bought bottle
and started taking IT.
WELL sir, I'll never see the day when
! can't recommend Iaulac after the
way 1t Strengthened ont my troubles
Right from the first few doses 1t be-
gun to clean mp my stomach and NOW
after taking the third bottle ! can lu,
eat anything ! want and digest 1t a.,
'"'''N " VI ldN UNNtI UdI lNOlItN.
ton IN my lie ! have gained weigh,
until | ann getting too big for my
clothes and ! can go ont and work alI
day long without a pain oi any kind
My limbs feel like they were brand
new again and every part Of my ho,k
has hccn lWeucd and strengthened IN
This Ioullo When night come, | 60
right off TO slccN almost as soon as |
touch the bed and get up in the morn
lne feeling as full of lie and energy as
any man twenty years Younger
v have already. recommended Tan.
lac to several ol my friend, and feel
like ! could jus, talk all dav long about
the good it has done for me. and never
say too much II certainly did for me
what no other medicine | could find
would do, and know Il will do The
same Tor anybody else who suffer, like
did
Tanlac is sold in Oklahoma CIV by
the Wcstiall Drug Company under the
personal direction oi special Ianlae
representative ADV.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

Splendid dividends Is near We have
about five hundred good looking loca !
tions to drll There are several adiOin!
ing properties and ten moro drills We
want to start at once
During the last eighty days we have
opened up two guFher properties and the
price OF crude oil has nearly doubled. but
we can Invest new capital where II should
Increase from ten 20 one hundred times
and therefore We can afford to stlll offer
you pnrt of the stock at nearly the
old price before the bio advance In oil,
This Company is already great sue.
cess our trade is established We leye
our tank cars and marketing stations II
IN owned by $4,000 stockholders, Gov
orned by twenty-onc directors elected
ycsrlv from the stockholders II ls n
real peoples Company now powerful
enough 10 grow very rapidly No danger
~ any stockholder being squeezed out
We wnn, 10 raise S200, 900 quick to ac.
quire properties and Increase our drills
to nt least twenty right now, and de.
velop y rrea, production before oil
reaches ~ 90 per barrel We are offer
Ing the public n promoters profit
We can show YOU enough at our home
office and refinery In Kansas city, Kas
and one night will then take you TO
Tulsa. where YOU viii he Convinced Of
the great future of this Company.
We have n right to expect two 600
barrel new gushers completed by Febu
sry 20 The drills are going deeper
every hour Rig things can happen In a
few days In the oil fields
This Company has about ffty times
ns much property back of II and In sight
ns the usual stock selling company II
hn. u drilling credit NJ about. .s200. 0oo
among pupply concerns ,akL hullders
a I.lu "a. ..l, -. L.. A.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

SUCCESSFULLY resisting tcmpra
y ton to glspcc behind | entered
the cover ~ the coppiceDand. now
invisible to anyone who might be dog
glng me, stood and looked back upon
the moon-lit road
There was no living thing in sight
the road was empty as far as the eye
could see The coppicc. now. remained
TO be negotiated and then, II the station
masters, directions were not a. fault
/ "Upand,' So would be visible beyond
Taking, therefore what had designed
20 he final glance back down the
hillside | was preparing 10 resume my
way, when | saw something something
that arrested me
II was long way bchind-so lar
that, had the moon been less bright
! could never have di'cerned IT, What
- was ! could not even conjecture but
l had the appearance ot vague gray
latch moving no, along the road hu,
through the undergtowth-in my di-
rccuon
For second my etes rested upon it.
Then saw a second pa,ch-a ,hlrd-a
fourth
SIX
There were six gray patches creep
ink mp the slope toward mc'
\ fear, unlike anything | had known
before the quest OF the Prophets
/ slipper had brought fantastic horror
into my lie came upon me Revolver
/ TO- hand | ran-ran for my life toward
'hc gap in the trees that marked the
Joppicc end And, as went, some
thing hummcd through the darkness
beside my hcad-Some proIcctllc, some
,cuomouS thing that missed It, mark
by bare inch
Painfully conycrsant with the I'm
cannv weapons employed hy the hdShlS-
I him, knew now, beyond any possibility
OF doubt. that death was behind me
\ paucriug. like naked feet, sound.
cd on the road and without pauSing
/ M my hcadlong cateer-l sent random
/ shot into the hlackurS
The crack OF the pistol rcaSsurcd me
I pulled up short, turned, and looked
back toward the trees
Nothing no onc
Breathing heavily crammcd my eN.
/ ungul,hed briar into my pocket rc.
/ charged the empty chamber OF the tc.
,olyct- and started to run again to.
ward ligh, that showed over the
tree tops 10 my lett
That. II the mans direction, were
/ right, was "Urlands If his direction,
were wrong
\ shrll whis,lc--minor, ccrlc il
rising cadence sounded on the dead
silence with piercing clcarness Sly
whistles Seemiugly from all around
me replied
Some object came humming through
the air, and ducked wildly
On and on | ran-ilying from an nm.
known hut. as warning instinct tult
me deadly peril ran as man run,
pursued bv devils
The road hen, sharply to the lett
then forkcd Overhangins trees con.
ctalcd the house. aud the ligh, though
| hugh ny under the caves was no long
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

er visible. Trusting 10 Providence &c
guide me Alright | plunged down the
lane that turned to the lett and almost
exhausted, saw the gates before me
saw the sweep OF the drive. and the
moonlight cleaning on the windows
None ut the windows were illuml-
mated
Straight up td the iron gates
raced
They were locked
Without a moments hesitation
hurled my grip over the top and clam
bcrcd up the bars. rs | got aStrldc
from the hlackucSS of the lane came the
omlnou' hum, and my hat went spin
n'ng away across the lawn
Then dropped and ran f~r the
house shouting. though all hut windct
Hilton, Hilton Open the door -
Sinking, exhausted, on the steps.
looked toward the gatcs-but the,
showed only dimly in the dense shad.
ows OF the trees.
B,it Bll4,
dropped flat in the portico. a,
something struck the metal knob OF the
door and reboundcd over me A shove,
oi gravel told Of another mis-dlreclcd
projcctile
Crack Crack Crack The reyolycr
spoke It's short reply into the mvs,en
ouN darkness; hut the night gave M
no sound 10 tell OF shot gone home
Hilton Hilton cried hanpnc
On the panels with the butt OF my re.
yolyrr Open the door! Open the
door 4"
And now ! heard the coming oi foo,
steps along the hail within. hcav, bolts
were withdraw the door swung omen
and Hilton, pale-iaocd. appeared III,
hand shot out grabbed m, coat collar
and weak exhausted. found m,scli
Nnatchcd into safety and the door re-.
hOl,cd
Thank God" I whispered Thank
Cod Hilton look 20 all your holt,
aud taNenlngs Hell /, outside
Hilton. ! learned wa, living the
simple hlc at 'lplands" The place
was not Vet fcdcCoralcd and was onl,
partly furnished But the labora,or,
Niillon was an enthusiastic cNpcrimcn.
tai CHEMIST was In order. and with
his man Soar, he had been in SOLITARY
occupation lot week
Feel better now he asked anS
iou,h
reached Tor my mmbler and blev
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

@ ,,'' ~ l"Ny our growing generation
'@'' . y, " r,' , '''y N"'I''o,oe IhQ 'n"ta'.
''' ""''''s lpu' - "' III, playground
,, p "dny NeVe' RAY
o. VI N'l''' p,"''t' 'h'rc Us az least
- percent "i ,he 'hIIlreu VINO never
a,',. '" ,'"' u''N >,'"I 'I"un" IL 'u'c
.o'p.. ",''"'' W "'N",u'"'>'' OF OF
az 'o"'' VI d u'u'a, 'n0llh"uon 10 be
''o'',, i' u" "'"'' l" "'@" '''> 'u'' mum
f., ~ 'u,' ''' NPo''' "' 'n' P'alStounu
Il, ~. inni,,.'', nii., 10 u, k','I@c '"(n C'd'H from
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

a cloud oi smoke into the air. could
hear Scars footsteps, as he made the
round OF bolts and bars, testing each
anynlu,b
Thanks, Hilton" said I'm quite
all right You are naturally wondering
what the devil il all means. Well
then | wired YOU IRON Euston that
was coming by the 6.55-'
IL Postotiicc shuts at !. shall
get your wire IN the morning"
THAT explains your failing to meet
me Vow Tor NY expanatlonw
surrounding this house at the pres
ent moment continued arc mem
bcrS OF an eastern organilation-th,
ha,hishin, founded IN khorassan in III,
eleventh century and ilourishing to
day"
"Do YOU mean IT, Cavanagh' ?"
Of dp' One Ilas>an Of Alcppo i, tn,
present Shckh Of the order. and he ha
come To- England. bringing a flendisl
/ company 'n IN, tram in pursuit OF Nh,
sacred slipper OF Mohammcd. whicl
Wa, stolen by the late Professor Deep
/ ing
Surely have read something abou
| TIN,
'Pr0hahlH beeplng wa murdcrc.
! by Hassau' The slipper wa, placed il
the Antiquarian museum"
From which II wa, stolen again "
Correct -hy Earl Dexter. Amer.
ica's foremost crook But although
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
Children of Today Don't
Know What to Play Says
Playground Supervisor
Modern Youngsters Know
How But Need Instruction.
Old Folks Ought to Play
More, He ASSertSi Plans
Outlined,

What is the matter with the children
OF today that they are not as healthy
nor tull OF lie as in the paSt'
IhlS is question that conironts the
Oklahoma school authorities today. ac-
cordlng to l. Newton Richer. new play
ground supervisor Instead OF indulg
ing IN the beneficial and health giving
games OF the school ground. the chb
dren are craving more and more the
sort OF pleasures that adults ,%Joy, Mr..
Richer said.
Know How to Play.
Mr. Richer does not agree with some
authorities that children OF today do
not know how to play. He said TODAY
that the instinct to play had always
been natural with children. and that.
SO lar as he could observe this instinct
was Just As much alive today as it had
ever been
According To Mr. Richer who has
had the advantage oi much first hand
observation as supervisor OF play.
grounds IN South Chicago, the problem
tldt ne tonllouiS Is not that children do
not know how to play so much as the,
do not know what to play They
must first be taught what to play so
they will never be compelled to stand
around on the playground Idle" ne
said. Docs not child in the school
room have to be guided in II, study in
order 10 receive the greatest hcuctit'
How t. master the lesson, must. of
course, follow
MANY artificial mean, of entertain
mcnt to take the place OF wholesome
games, such as ground ball. basketball.
skdtng coa,ung, etc, are being iu
dulgcd IN more and more b, our Chll
drcn Although a great influence to
help adylucc educational interest, ii
properly INDUCED in, picture show
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

proper organized instruction on the
playground Just the same as there is a
necessity for such instruction in the
classroom The boy who is allowed to
wrestlc and wallow in the dirt and to
play basketball or baseball without
proper supervision and leadership can
not develop his thinking powers to the
same extent that the child can who is
directed Alright in the sports"
In discussing the need, OF the adults
in this city, Mr.. Richer expressed the
opinion that the Older men and women
did not play enough I'VE are growing
old and stopped and our arteries are
hardening because we DO not play
enough" he said I'm Oklahoma CiN,
see a great need ior more parks, ten
mis- courts, etc, So that our older peo-
pie as we'll as the children may he en-
couraged to enjoy the proper recrca-
ton.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
vILLAPLAY|NC
POLITICS, ARMY
LEADERS ASSERT
No Attack Expected From
Force Near Border,

COLUMBUS, y. NJ, Feb. l3-Thc
boldness OF the Villa forces that made
camp at Las RalomaS, six miles below
the international boundary is inter
preted in military circles here as a po-
litical rather than a military movement
by Villa Some months ago Villa
agents were observed here obtaining
evidence in an effort TO showO that Villa
took no part personally III the Colum-
bus raid Members OF the Villa jun,a
in the states have been making TIN, as
sertion lately
No raid by the band has been cN-
pectcd here although precautionary
measures are being taken by the Amer
ican troops.
The party south OF Columbus is est
mated at 500 men. Small dctachmcntS
have made raids on the Mexican
Northwestern railway burning bridge,
and almost annihllating the Carrann
garrison al Guleman.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
DRINK HOT TEA
FOR A BAD COLD

Get a small package ot Hamburg Breast
Tea, ur as the German folks call
Hamburger ptust Thee" nj amy pb,,.
macy Take n Tablespoonful VI tho 10.
put a cup NJ boiling water upon n non,
through a sieve aud drink a ts,tup r,i,
NJ any time n is the mo-, ,ftecttv,
way 10 break cold and cure grip. - Il
opens the pores. relieving congestion
Also looscns the bowels. thu. breaking A
cNd NJ once
u is inexpensive and entirely vegetable,
therefore harmless ADV.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13
Commissioner Says
Building in 1917
Will Show Record

Comparison OF building figures ior
February 1917, with February 1910
show that already permits issued irom
the office OF J. NJ Anderson city build
ing Inspector. for the present month are
nearly $4,000 m excess OF the total iof
the same month last year.
Aggregate for this month was 5000
at noon today Anderson expect, l9l7
TO Icolhc banner building year in the
llN,s hlstnrN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

to the best Of my knowledge, the ac.
cursed slipper is in the hands OF Has
san and company, have been watched
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

Unpaid telephone bills for the month
of February are past due II not paid
by p m Of the 18th service will he
Discontinued Pioneer Tel & Tel CO.
--Ady
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-13

since | left Eu'ton aud ON my way tc
'OplandS my life was attempted
(Io be CuntlnucdD
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-03
WOMEN WON'T ECONOMIC
WHEN 1T COMES TO DRESS

Atlanta, Ga, December l.-Maybe
you have noticed that despite lot OF
talk the women are not economizing
in clothes on account of the war or
giving up any Of their tinery.
Yet ii cannot be argued that thew
are unpatriotic, for the same who
continue to wear new and stylish and
very expensive clothes are working
hard in the Red Cross and other war
activities. One prominent Atlanta
woman makes this explanation:
1T is sacrifice we should be ask
ed to make. 1t does not pay under
any circumstances for woman to
dress out of style, The woman who
forces herself to dress quietly. I'M
attractively goes unobserved, with
out influence and with few friends.
while another who makes a careful
and stylish toilet is admired. helped.
courted, loved and sometimes mar
ried.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-03
POSTUM ARRESTED

Atlanta, Ga, December 1.-Hearinp
a terrific commotion in his hen house.
Dave n. Williams, a deputy sheriq
and member of the Fulton county
Board OF Education, wi o resides on
Peachtree road north of Atlanta.
seized his revolver early Yesterday
morning and went out OF the house
expecting to catch thief red-handed
Come out of there, you miserable
sneak, I've got you" he commanded
covering the hen house door with his
revolver.
There was no response except an
increase of commotion among the
chickens. Again he gave his stern
command, and again got no response
except more f1uttering and squawk-
ing.
Then he eased up to the door and
turned on his fashlight, and there on
a roosting pole reposed fat, sleek
possum!
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-03
RAISING THE MORTGAGE

Atlanta, Ga, December THE
Baptist Tabernacle of Atlanta. which
is trying to raise $4,000 by popular
subscriptions OF ST each to paw off
the mortgage on the building. has re-
celved check for $3.50 from the
girls of the Y w. c. A. of the State
Normal School at Athens. together
with their best wishes for success in
the campaign.
They raised the money by going
into cotton field near the normal
school and picking cotton at so much
per hundred pounds. The owner of
the farm was glad to get them. as
hands are scarce, and they were glad
to pick the cotton for worthy
cause
The Tabernacle fund continues to
grow. and encouraging letters con
tinue to come from all sections of the
country. One citizen asked to send
81 got mad when he received the
Tabernacle letter. but later he went
to hear Billy Sunday and changed his
mind and sent S..
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-03
A FREE LIBRARY FOR
THE GEORGIA farmer
Valuable Agricultural Information
Free Upon Request.

Farmers of the state will be inter
ested to know that they may secure
good library in the publications which
are issued for free distribution by the
Georgia State College of Agriculture
at Athens. These bulletins deal with
all phases of agricultural work and
contain some very valuable and prac-
teal agricultural information.
Among the recent publications there
are many which should be of particu-
lar interest in as much as they deal
with the problems which are brought
about by changing conditions. The
publications are Cotton Production
Under Boil Weevil Conditions; Pecan
Growing in Georgia; Feeding Garbage
to Hogs; Wheat and Rye Production;
How to Make Good Butter; Common
Parasites of Farm Animals; Spray
Calendar for Georgia. Growing Sweet
Potatoes; Marketing Farm Woodland
Products Every Mans Silo; Apple
Culture in Georgia; and Growing Irish
Potatoes.
Attlo tOSCluVl Will UilA VI ultltClA eiAS
in each case may be secured for hog
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other farm buildings from the depart
! ment of engineering. Specifications
can also be given for economical
lighting system and home waterworks
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More than one hundred bulletins
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distribution and will be sent by the
College to farmers of the state upon
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LEGATIONS will put your name on the
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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-03
SUNDAY AFTERNOON ENTER
TAINMENTS FOR SOLDIERS

Atlanta, Ga, December 1.-The first
OF series of Sunday afternoon en-
tertainment for soldiers from Camp
Gordon who spend the Sabbath in the
city will be launched Sunday after
noon at the City Auditorium with a
fne program.
There will be concert by the
326th Regiment band, Fairbanks
feature picture, and an organ concert
on the $4,000 pipe organ by Charles
A, Sheldon, .Ir,, city organist.
Although newly organized, the
32oth Regiment band has made won
derful progress under their instructor
and its several concerts at Camp Cor
don have been hailed with enthusi-
assn by the soldiers.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-12-03
WAS TERRIBLY EMBARRASSED
AND INUNDATED, SAYS
NEGRO

Atlanta, Ga, December IA balm
of $1,000 asked by l.. A. Scott ane-
gro bricklayer of Atlanta, for "em-
barassment and humiliation" caused
IN mby street car conductor who
made him give up front seat rcserv-
ed Tor white people, has been denied
by a Jury in fulton superior court
acting on the directions OF the trial
Judge who ordered the verdict.
Atlanta has law requiring negroes
40 be seated from the rear of street
cars toward the front, and white peo
pie TO be seated from the front to-
ward the rear. Scott was riding on a
car through "Darktown." section in
habited entirely by negroes, and the
trolley car line is used almost ex-
clusively by negroes.
Two front seats ON this particular
line are reserved for whites. and
when Scott took one of them the CON
ductor made him move and he had
10 stand on the back platform.