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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-02

at Seems a Pity We Only Have Ii
Iaes In Spring" IN
a bulb knew nothing about US at all.
And then-What made 1t even fun
nier-"
"Oh, there's more to come!" ex-
claimed the Persian lilac.
I'm listening" said the white lilac.
at asked the first spring flower If
the lilacs were nipped by Jack Frost
In the autumn, too, for it thought we
were so beautiful and it would be such
a shame if we were ever frost bitten"
"That's the best of ALL" said the
white lilac, as 1t shook, laughingly.
'eTo think it didn't know that we
only bloOmed in the spring." said the
Persian lilac.
"Ah, for u.s." said the purple lilac.
1--WE only want the spring-the spring
of soft breezes and warm sunshine
with everything coming out, flowers,
leaves, shrubs, and the children gather
ing our big branches and saying how
fragrant and beautiful we are"
'Yes," said the white. lilac, "the
spring is our time"
And the Persian lilac agreed. Just
then some children came out of the
house near the lilac trees and one Of
them said,
at seems a pity that we only have
lilacs in the spring. but perhaps it
makes us love them and appreciate
them all the more because they only
have one season-the spring"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-02
aAMIlnI HNIN NNNnlNHn Observation-Disclosures
DADCY'S[V[NINQ'
[A|QY TALE \
THE LlLAcs.
81 MACY GRANAiH BONNER

"Oh," said the purple lilac, "how nice
it is to see the world once more"
81 enjoy it too," said the white lilac
| bush.
"And / absolutely love It," said the
Persian lilac bush, which Is like the
purple family, except that 1t is much
more delicate and small and also far
more beautiful and rare.
"fia, ha," laughed the purple lilac,
as the wind blew the branches and
made the lovely fragrance of the lilac
go waiting off on the breeze.
"What is it?" asked the white lilac
IT'S joke" said the purple lilac.
"Then tell 1t to us" begged the Per-
sian lilac.
81 just heard one Of the early spring
flowers telling another that Jack Frost
had put its family to bed for the win
ter by making them so cold they
couldn't keep awake and their heads
dropped off"
"Well, I've heard Of that" said the
Persian lilac. 81 don't see that that
Is so very funny"
"Ah, but you didn't hear the rest of
It," said the purple lilac.
"Thats so, we didn't hear all Of 1t.
The joke may really be joke after
ALL" said the Persian lilac.
at would almost be joke on us If
it We're" said the white lilac.
"Pray continue" said the Persian IL
Ia fy,4sa TIM
and not waiting to hear the end of
your story. We might have known
enough to have waited"
1--WE were very rude and silly" said
the white lilac.
They felt they were more beautiful
than the purple lilac and so they didn't
want to be rude or proud or "stuck up"
If they behaved like that they knew
they wouldn't amount to anything.
Rude and proud creatures and flow
ers and animals were never loved, and
they did so want to be loved.
"The other spring flower said that
its family had been planted by bulbs
or roots, and so 1t didn't know any
thing about Jack Frost" continued the
purple mac. -..
at didn't even know of him by rep
utation as we do from hearing all the
flowers talking of their family his
tories and what happened in the
autumn.
"And what do you suppose that lit
tie flower saidY2
"What?" asked the Persian lilac and
the white lilac.
1T asked the first spring flower il
Jack Frost would come around and
touch us, and tssald what a pity it
1t would be to see the three lilac bush
es frost bitten"
swell, that was a Joke" said the
Persian lilac and the white lilac, for |
they knew the end of the story had !
been reached.
"The very idea," said the Persian
lilac, "of our ever being bitten or nip
ped by Jack Frost"
".If it's ever happened to any of our /
family" said the white lilac, "Pve new
er known about it."
"Thats why thought 1t was such /
a joke. This poor flower, grown from
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-02
Javaness Eond i rhea.rle.Is

The Javanese so enjoy the wander
Ing theaters of their land that they
will walk miles to see one Of their
epics or folk tales produced by. pup
pets or by real players. Whenever the
manager sets up his stage and proper
ties there is the jabberlng Javanese
crowd, eager for evening and the pros
pective treat.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-02
His Opinion.

"Wlllie, do you like your school
teacher7"
Nav. II she was man an our
family doctor she'd like nothing bet
ter than to make me take castor oil"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-02
puhIIo GOOD comea EIrst.

That grounded maxim, so rife and
celebrated in the mouths of wisest
men, that to the public good private
respects must yield.-Milton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15

a sort of gravel and a sand color.
The vineyards Of France are wonder
full and some sight. The small
towns are about " miles apart and
are coy little villages all right, and
the way they mark off their fields
and towns is sure odd. The people
over here are sure patriotic to their
flag, also to the Stars and Stripes.
The French people watch every
move of the sailors and think us
very funny. And they ;. sure look
funny to us. We can't talk to a
Frenchman to any satisfaction. /
saw a pretty Miss going down the
street and mistook her for an
American, so spoke to her and she
says "Siree Stree Stree, ha, ha.
Just my luck. News is getting
mighty precious SO must ring off.
Take good care of mother and Ell
wood while l am away, Tell, them
hello. Also all the kids hello for
me, as ever your buddie,
Irving W. Henderson,.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15
Lou HOnnOld Talks French With
His Hands.
Mehun. France. July l. 1918

Dear asI Folks: An i would Of written
you sooner but thought ! would let
the letters to the folks do for you
ALL We have been in France just
me d %onh y t Se there are now times es
when it seems as if we have been
fast, that it, / have become very
eloquent with my hands. BY talk
ing French with my hands, arm, and
French in funny book | manage
like to tell about this town and vi
entity but | am very poor on writing
descriptions Of places and then
again there is the censor But / will
say this, that we are in a very in
teresting part of France and you can
looking up Mehun on the map then
STEADY sts i1'1 rain after we landed and
everyone was pretty much disguised
but things are much more comfort
able now. The days now are very
warm while the nights are cool
wish before morning that we had
more to use. We have a very nice
camp here The feed is good and
the quarters are good, yet l am not
satisfied because it is too far from the
front, nothing exciting, just the
same old routine day in and day out.
Fourth, foot races and boxing in the
morning and ball games in the at
ternoon and last but not least we
had fine dinner. Mother told me
you was sending me the paper of
which | have received one today
dated May 30. Mettie has sent me
several pictures of Luella then is
the time it makes me feel as ii l
had been here ages. Gee! how
would like. to see her, because |
know she is just as cute. and sweet
thing is sky-high over there. Well
the same is over here. You take $40
and change it into French money
which is 81 francs you are seem
ingly rich, but go to town and re-
turn to camp then figure up what
you have returned with and you find
yourself with few packages and no
francs. Tobacco and canned fruit
we can obtain here cheaper than
fellow likes to take meal out for
change of fodder or take a trip
to one of the surrounding cities and
these things come high. 7 am send
ing the Reporter on to Fay Hatch
as l know how everyone likes to re-
ceive mail over here. Well it is
about time for taps SO will bring. my
letter to close. Give all my best
and just tell them for me that ] am
ing better in my life and do not for
get to write, yours with love,
Pvt. Louis Honnold,
Ord. Repair Shops,
u. S. p. O. No. TAI,
American E. F., via. New York.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15
DR.. Mitchell Writes from England

The following letter has been re-
ceived by Michael Sullivan:
IA July, 1918.
Dear Michael: AS you see by the
date, I am aiming to do things back
street to catch street car without
worrying about it. AS you no doubt
know we have finished our course
here at Blackpool and are awaiting
orders to go on, probably to Leeds
for a three weeks course and them
Alps in Italy or the north shore of
Russia for active services, where we
will be lulled to sleep by the gentle
roar of thousand cannon and gent
ly awakened by horse fiddle or
gong that tells us gas" Some life
that will be ell, or we may go to
Sa BONNET a" H 5PHs o Sld o caae
for convalescents who have come
don't know where we will go. 1
took little walk in the country this
morning to look over the fields 1--WE
would call them gardens,) of Eng
land. They are small, about two to
tatoes or wheat. England is surely
doing all she can to raise enough. to
prices: Cherries, $oc. per quart;
butter, SEC; lard, 32c; bacon, 55c;
meat sausag es, 75c; tomatoes, 16c;
sans Ss ap gms oaas csndS
Cheap 55c; chocolatesT 81 90 and
up and hard to get; English wal
nut kernels, $1.00 per pound; no
tatoes, SC; flour, SC. That is all the
prices ! can remember. Car fare is
cheap, from &c up, or about &c q
mile on street ca ar, Still I'll l get on
80 meals was $3.50 or 45c per day
and good food at that, if not fancy,
and we get fine meals if we want
them. Tea at a. M; breakfast at
g; dinner at l p. M; tea with
sweets at 4; supper 6 to 8. They
are great for eats over here. BY the
full here than it was three months
ago. The medical officers here are
now stationed in Royal Army. Medl-
cal Corps Battalion as medical offic-
ers now, and are about two to each
company Sc we. have very little to
we are orderly officer for the day
and that keeps us very busy.
Well can think of nothing more.
Give my regards to DR.. Eiker,
Tours sui, e. H. Mitchell.
They now have called up all men
up to 81 years of age and many men
now in the army are SO or over
So I guess England is exerting her
man power to the limit. Most street
car or tram conductors and some
motormen are women and many
women drive taxis. Lots of the rail-
road porters or baggagemen are
women. Many women are seen in
the fields. We get no invitations in
to English homes because they say
they can't entertain us properly.
They are rationed on meats, fats.
sugar and tea. l would like to visit
some homes even without eating:
Near our camp here are several
matched roofs on houses. No private
owned autos. only those in public
amunt of gas ($1.0O per gallon)
used. Booze is restricted. Bars
open from IL to $3.50 and to $3.50
and are often sold out of the daYA
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15
State Of Ohio. city Of Toledo. ss

Lucas County.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he ID
senior partner Of the firm OF F. ]. Cheney
4 Co.. doing business in the City Of To-
ledo. County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum Of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev.
cry case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my prc -~--ce. this 9Th day Of December.
lSean A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
HalI,s Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of tho system. Send 1os
testimonials, free.
=. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. q.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15

supply in one hour. Today, one Eng
was not little larger than British
1sles-and a paper said "a of the 81
states were dry. Guess they don't
know much about us. No mail yet
from states. Pretty long postscript.
Good bye, G. H. M.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15
THE CHURCHES.
Baptist Church.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
This is to certify that the First
Baptist church of Leon, Iowa, did
on August 10, 1918, at their regular
business meeting, elect the follow
ing trustees: j. H. Ryan to sue
coed Rev. G. w. Reeder, and M. 1.
ent trustees now holding office are
F. G. Hume, w. H. jenkins, H. c.
Moore, J. H. Ryan and M. I. Mar
shall.
Miss Blanche Marshall, Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15
Irving Hendershot Writes From
France.
July 4. 1918.

July 4, 1918.
My Dear Mother: AS l have had
no word from home | am writing
once more to, tell you that | am we'll
and air alright IT. in every Every way i+ The The
working hard, but it is the making
and boys, Glen and Elwood? l hope
you are all we'll and having good
weather and fine crops. 10y Mar
shall and l parted two months ago
in the states but we come together
today and l was very happy as as
is well. Percy Black and ! have
been together several times since
we landed in France. l can't realize
that this is the 4th of July. The
boys are celebrating here and max
ing so much noise l can hardly
write. l wish | was home to go with
Glen in that Ford car he talks
citrate, in Leon or Van Vert?
bet when we boys get out of the
navy you won't find us in Europe or
any other foreign country. The
states are good enough for us, or in
other words Iowa. l can't think of
much to write. but every line helps.
I am at the Y. M. G. A. writing;
want to write you ABOUT every DAY,
so you won't worry This is a beau
tiful country. When l get home l
can tell you lots of wonderful things
l have seen. Be sure and write me
because the letters from home are
what we need to put the joy in life
over here. And Glen be good to
mother won't you and be sure and
write and tell me all the good news
and what everybody is doing around
Leon. Am going out to celebrate a
little so be sure and write. With
lots of love to you, mother, also the
boys and best wishes to all kind
friends, as ever, your son,
Irving w. Henderson,.
Camp Pauillac Gironde, France
End Glass Seaman,
u. S. NJ, Aviation Force,
Sailors Mail,
Oh New York Postmaster, N. Y.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15
Davis City NJ. E. Church.

Rev. Frank Bean, of Mt. Ayr viii
speak at the Methodist church, Davis
City, Sunday, Aug. 18th at | a. m:
Everybody come out to hear him and
also to help vote for the officials for
next year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15
Brethren Church.

Sunday school Sunday morning at
10 o'clock. Sermon at Chautauqua
tent following.
C, E. SUNDAY evening at Z p. m.
Prayer meeting next Tuesday even
ing as usual.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15
.Ju1v 70. 1918.

July IL, 1918.
Dear Kid Brother Glen: AS am
through chow I will drop you few
lines to let you know that l am
o. X. over here and am in good
health also. By the way, how does
the crops look? l hope they are. the
best ever. 1t is some stormy here
today, but the weather has been just
great. l am going to like this coun-
try and people better every day.
They have all sorts of odd things
over here, as all foreign countries
do. The railroads are sure a single
barreled affair. You know the T..
SIS that 60 through Leon. Well,
they are about five times as big as
look old fashioned. had ride on
a French railroad of about $50
miles. The cars. are about like u.
S. stock cars, only different AS we
went across country / saw lots of
groves and trees and they are
simply beautiful. The soil here IL
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15

July II, 1918.
Will continue the letter which
wrote you a few days ago. | failed
to finish it on account Of an unex.-
necfed move. Nevertheless i sent
YOU what l had written.
For the past week business has
the boys in o. D. take notion to
annoy Fritz" they do good job OF
n and use lots Of big shells. we
have been busy almost night and day
for some time, today being, the first
in a great many that we have had
time to rest. Our experiences have
been very thrilling, fast and furious.
We pulled into a small village a
short distance in the rear of the
lines where the Boche DECIDED 10
send us a few of their complimen ts.
believe me, thew came fast and furl-
GUS for a while too. They. started IN
lust about 1910 a. m. and OF course
we had been told before that some
thing was expected and to sleep
fuily clothed. / retired at about
ii 3. m. and had just. got a good
start at sleeping when | was
Awakened by the alarm from tne
guards and really | don't think the
firsf she'll had bursted till | fell into
kfhe bomb proof cave with my gas
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-11
AN HOUR WITH DEADLY
CASES FOR WHEELER MEN
Atlanta Infantymen viii Be
Among First to Undergo
Severe Ordeal
Especial Dispatch to The JournaD

CAMP WHEELER, MACON, Ga, Jan.
hour in a room filled with deadly gases
the kind that Germans loose in floods
on the front in northern France?
That is what every member of the
Dixie division will be required to do be-
fore the division sails for service over
seas. 1t will be the finishing touch to
training in how TO protect themselves
from the fumes that claimed so many
victims in the early days of the war.
a The tests will begin Monday. The At
lanta infautrymen of the One Hundre'
and Twenty-second infantry will be
among the first to take them. In groups
of one hundred men each unit will maks
trips through the chamber. On each oc.
casion il will he filed with different
kinds of gas.
lust before the men enter they will
be given final instructions as to how to
use gas masks. Officers of the French
and English armies, here acting in ad-
visory capacity with instructors. will
see that the masks are properly adjust
ed as a slight slip might result in the
death of soldier.
Line officers will ACCOMPANY their
commands through the death chamber
and afterward the higher officers in
groups will stand the test. 1t will be
the first time the soldiers of Georgia,
Alabama and Florida have been brought
face to face with actual death and in
addition to teaching them how to fight
gas is expected to have the effect of
steeling their nerves for other Ordeals
to follow.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-11
Mississippi First State
To Pass Prohi Amendment

JACKSON. Miss. Jan S---AIissiSsippi
was the first state in The union 20 rati-
Il the proposed prohibition amendment
to the federal constitution Fifteen min
utes after Governor BilbO had urged
such action i'm his message TO the 1918
legislature. which opened today. both
houses had adopted resolutions ratifying
the proposed amendment
In the lower house the vote was 80
10 . and in the senate So 10 :. Repre-
ssatatives from Warren county, in which
VicksburE is located. cast the only neg
alive votes in the house. In the SEN
ate the votes were from scattered dis
trictS
. Adjournment was taken after the vote
on the prohibition amendments
The governors message CONTAINING
more than e5.eOG words. dealt largely
with recommendation q. for improve
meus i'm educational. financial and in
iuStrial matters ia the state. No war
recommendation were made.
Following the delivery of his first
message today. Governor Stuart submit
ted a copy q the national prohibition
amendment. Uith1u: recommendation.
The covernC- made no comment on the
ans udEssat- IL his message. however.
Governor Stuart said prohibition had
been tried. out rigidly enforced. and
found successful in this state.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-11
IDEAS OF MANY ARE
EMBODIED IN POWER
BILL JUST DRAFTED
Measure Designed to- Increase
Power and Transportation
Facilities of the Nation-WiII
End Long Fight

WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-The admin
istration water transportation and DOW
er development bill is ready for intro
ductiOn in congress.
1t is designed to increase navieabiI-
fty of streams, co-ordinating water
transportation with rail, and produce
a tremendous expansion in the country's
power facilities by Harvesting the
streams.
The measure embodies the ideas of
the president Secretary of War Baker.
Secretary of Agriculture HOUSTON, Sec
rotary of the Interior Lane, and other
leading conservationists in congress.
Not only is it designed to increase
transportation and power facilities, but
it also is expected to settle a ten-year
fight over who shall control the coun-
try's streams. Conservationists in
congress have been battling desperately
to keep the water power out of the
hands of the power trust. The proposed
bill Representative Ferris, Oklahoma,
said today, would preserve the public
rights forever. at the same time giving
the public the fullest benefits from the
development.
Commission Proposed
The bill creates a commission, COM
posed of the secretary of war secretary
of agriculture and secretary of the in
terror, to have charge Of developing the
county's water power.
The president is authorized to appoint
an executive officersfor the commission.
through whom it's policies shall be car
ried out. He is to serve for five years,
at $4,000 a year.
He is given power to issue licenses
for construction of dams, reservoirs,
power houses, transmission lines, or
any other projects which will aid in
power development or improve naviga-
ton. Licenses are for fifty years.
Licensees must submit all plans for i'm
provements TO the commission, which
may alter them if it sees fit.
Licensees must pay an annual fee or
rental to the government, to be fixed by
the commission, but in the case of
power development, TO be not less than
10 cents a year for each horsepower de-
veloped. This charge is not to be i'm
posed on states or cities wishing to
build any light or power plants.
Free Power for Government
The federal government is to be given
power to operate locks. If the gov
eminent wants any power plant for
manufacture of explosives, or fixation
of nitrogen to use in explosives manu-
fracture, the bin empowers the commits
sion to commander such plants.
Rates to be charged for power are
subject to regulation and reelection by
the commission, to which they must be
submitted.
At the end of the ffty-year license
period the government has the priv
ilege of taking over the dam, or power
plant, by paying actual cost plus sew
erance damages" if any. Severance
damages include loss to the concern
through the separation Of a power plant,
for instance, from other units of its
property.
Federal courts are to determine dis
puted cases But il the government
does not wish to purchase at the END
of the license period. the license may
be renewed.
One hundred thousand doilacs Is ap-
propriated for expenses the com
mission.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-11
CASCARETS KEEP i
BOWELS REGULAR
AND CURE COLDS
No headache. sour stomach,
bad cold or constipation
by morning.
Get a iO-cent box.

COlds-whether in the head or any
part of the body-are quickly overcome
by urging the liver to action and keep
ing the bowels free OF poison. Take Cas-
carsts tonight and YOU viii wake Up
with clear head and no doubt you viii
wonder what became of your cold. Cas-
caretS work while you sleep; they
cleanse and regulate the stomach, re-
move the sour. undigested food and foul
gases: take the excess bile from the
liver and carry off the constipated waste
matter and poison from the bowels
Remember the quickest way to get rid
of colds is one or two Cascarcts at
night 10 cleanse the system. Get a 10
cent box at any drug store. Don't for
get the children. They relish this Can
dy Cathartic and it is often all that is
needed to drive a cold from their lit
lie Systems.-( Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-11
CONSTIPATION is
A PENALTY OF AGE

Nothing is so essential TO
health in advancing age as free
dom and normal activity of the
bowels It makes one feel
younger and fresher, and fore
stalls colds, piles, fevers, and
other dependent ills.
Cathartics and purgatives are
violent and drastic in action and
should be avoided. a mild, eff
fective laxative, recommended by
physicians and thousands who
have used it, Is far preferable.
This is the combination Of simple
laxative herbs with pepsin sold
by druggists under the name Of
DR.. Ca1dwell's Syrup Pepsin. It
costs only fifty cents a bottle; a
trial bottle, free of charge, can be
obtained by writing to DR.. W. d.
Caldwell, 425 Washington Street,
Monticello, Illinois, for whom
this advertisement is published.