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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24

it is bound to be bigger, better
and happier every year.
1t is impossible to dis-associate
in our minds the present celebra-
ton Of Christmas from that of a
year ago when the world was in
the midst Of the maddest outburst
Of maleyolence ever known. a
year ago peace, good will to
men, " sounded like hollow mock
cry, but we knew then that, OBJ
scured as it was by the din and
smoke Of battle, the indestructible
spirit of Christmas was still alive
and was sure to triumph over the
forces Of malice. AS a conse-
quence Of the terrible tragedy we
know that the vital fact of Christ
mas, the spirit that knits together
the hearts of men everywhere and
cements the bonds Of friendship
and good will is more firmly cs-
tablished. Herein we find anoth-
er reason why this Christmas
must be happier than all its pre-
deccssOrs.
Christmas for children? Yes,
pre-eminently-for the children Of
men of all ages and everywhere;
for all who have the heart Of
childhood, with its purity and in
nocenee, its innate goodness and
tenderness. Except as ye be
come as little children ye cannot
enter the kingdom Of heaven, the
kingdom where Eternal Love
reigns supreme. If we have not
conquered more of the selfishness
in our natures since last Christ
mas, if we do not love our fellow
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24
CHRISTMAS.

II is going to be the happiest
Christmas that ever happened.
1t will be happier than all the
other Christmas celebrations in
the history of the world com
bined
Perhaps that may sound like
exaggeration but it is not. 1t is
bound to be so because it is
Christmas. Isn't that good logic 4?
Christmas is something that
Just naturally grows bigger and
better all the time. The idea Of a
Christmas that is the same thing
year after year is absurd, just as
much 50 as that other fatuous
theory that the Christmas Of "ye
olden times" was happier than
the Christmas of today Christmas
in this year means more to man
kind than it ever did before and
it will mean more to every indi-
yidual whose heart is right
Christmas commentaries the
greatest event in the history Of
mankind; the first Christmas
marked the beginning Of a new
era, it is more than a day or
mere celebration. The real Christ
MAS is something intangible; it is
thing Of the spirit, if it may be
50 expressed.
Christmas is in the hcart is
love Of fellow-men; it is human
sympathy which prompts human
service; it is beneyolence or good
will and because Christmas is con
stituted of these eternal elements
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24
Phone 1925

men more and are not giving eX-
preston to more good will with
our deeds of kindness and mercy,
we don't know the A, b, C's Of
Christmas but if during the year
we have advanced along the way
that leads to unselfish service, we
cannot help having the happiest
Christmas we have ever evxperi-
enced.
"The kingdom Of heaven is
within you" and even so is
Christmas. Our wish for all read
ers of the Express is that on this
Christmas day their hearts may
be filed to oyerflowing with the
joy which comes to those who
love and serve their fellow-men.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24
Wanted information.

While l was upstairs, our little Eliz-
abeth called that the cat wanted to
get outdoors because she had been
teasing him. I replied; II will be
down in q minute and let him out, but
don't tickle him in the meantime"
When I got down she had been look
ing him all over, and said: Daddy,
where is his meantime Y-Chicago Ex-
aminer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24
cHAMBERLAlN's TABLETS

Chamberlains Tablets are intended
especially for stomach troubles, bill
iousness and constipation, and have
met with much success in the treat
ment of those diseases. People who
have suffered for years with stomach
trov lie end have been unable to OBJ
tain any permanent relief, have been
completely cured by the use Of these
tablets. Chamberlain's Tablets are
also of great value for biliousness.
Chronic constipation may be perma-
nently cured by taking Chamber
lains Tablets observing the plain
printed directions with each bottle.
DIV
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

= j. = + + + + 4 + j. T. = + =
Henry Dubose, Democrat, an
nounces that he is candidate for
Mayor, subject to the decision of the
voters of Chickasha in the special
election on December 81.
Jake Lorensen, Democrat, an
nounces that he is candidate for
Mayor, subject to the decision of the
voters of Chickasha in the special
elction on December 81.
S. c. Durbin, Democrat, an
nounces that he is candidate for
Mayor, subject to the decision Of the
voters of Chickasha in the special
elcton on December 81.
j. ID. Burton Democrat, an
nounces that he is a candidate for
Mayor, subject to the decision of the
voters of Chickasha in the special
ELECTION on December 81.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our apprecia-
tion to our frieads and neighbors for
the many acts and kindness and for
the floral offerings received, during
the illness and death of our wife,
mother and sister. j. G. Neal, Misses
Livonia, Ernestine, Josephine and
Laura Lee, MIR, and Mrs. A. P. Ken
nedy, Mr. and Mrs. James Threldeld.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24
MPone."

Pone is a word of indian derivation
and an early English historian Of Vlr-
ginia took pains to explain that it was
not from the Latin panis, meaning
bread, but from the red Indian WORD
oppone, and it was early applied IN
the south to any bread made of Indian
corn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24

ADDreciGtiUe of oil the faU0rs and kindness shOtOn
to us by oar patrons and readers during the Fast
year. lUe sincerely trust that Christmas may be doy
of unbOunded happiness to g. Of them and that the
coming year OiH bring to them the full frUitiOn of
their fOndeSt hopes. Ne
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24
CARD OF THANKS

To our many kind friends we wish
to express our most sincere thanks
for the many kindnesses shown dur
ing the illness an ddeath of our be-
loved wife and mother. We also de
sire to extend our heartfelt thanks
for the many beautiful floral offer
ings B. C. Garvey, Bennie Garvey,
Jack Garvey.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24
All called On to Show COURAGE.

Whatever your sex or position, life
IS a battle in which you are to show
your pluck and woe be to the coward
Whether passed on bed Of sickness
or a tented field, it is ever the same
fair play and admits no foolish distinc-
tions. Despair and postponement are
cowardice and defeat. Men were born
to succeed, not to fail.-Thoreau.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24

81 Simp says he notices that a
car always skids more easily when
tn streets are slippery.
Youll have to be pretty smooth If
you get by Matt Sankey with your
Christmas spirit"
AS soon as it began showing Old
Santa started to hook up his rein
deer.
For one thing, the war has taught
the world that the Stacker is the
lowest human specimen in exist
ence.
If Peru and Chill don't fly at each
others throats before tomorrow, the
world will have a fairly peaceful
Christmas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24
EXPRESS PAckAGETTEs
J. 4. i. + !. = + + i +
SANITY VERY NEAR.

Don't you hear those jingling
bells?
Speeding swiftly in his sleigh,
From afar all Sanity yells,
Tell 'em all I'm on the way"
If it were left to the Juvenile pop
ulation Santa Claus WOULD be elect
ed mayor by an unanimous vote.
OF course you understand; kids,
that you must go to bed early to-
night
Our own idea is that the best
Christmas policy is just to forget
your troubles and make merry with
the youngsters.
Now be careful, don't take on so
much of the turkey and fruit cake
that you won't be able to work the
day after.
Yep, some Santa Claus weather.
Col. J. T. Hill bought an extra
large pair of socks to hang up to-
night.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24
LIttIe proareaa Mac.

My nephew on returning from school
the first day was asked what he had
learned. He replied: Nothing but
how to stand up and sit down, and I
thought I knew thar before l started
to school. ."-Chicago Tribune.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24

Determining Day or Nights Length.
The length Of the night at any time
of the year may be found by multiply
ing by two the time of the suns rising.
Doubling the time of its setting will
give the length of the day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-12-24

Money to Lend on Farms and
chickasha Property. H. ROCHE.
Phone 1925.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
Growing Calves Tor Beet.

In order that calves may be qualified
for the production Of baby beef, that
is, fattened ana matured for market
between one and two years OF age, they
must have quality and good finish.
The consumer does not want the I'M
finished yearling. and the calf that
does not have quality will not take on
a high finish. Neither Will the calf
lacking in early-maturing qualities
fatten properly during the latter part
Of the feeding period. but instead it
Will use most of the feed which it con-
sumes for growth. The feeder should
keep this in mind and first determine
whether his calves are good enough TO
compete on the fat yearling market,
and if he decides that they are not,
they should be finished with coarse
feeds and marketed later.
The deep, wide-b0died, thick-fleshed
calf with short legs and an abundance
of quality as indicated by finenes5 of
hair, texture of skin, SmoothneSS of
flesh, and general refinement about the
head and other parts of the body, is
the type best suited for making prime
baby beef. Uniformity in size, weight
ANA color should not be overlooked
either, because such factors are an adj
vantage in marketing. These points
are OF great Importance in selecting
calves that viii make rapid gains and
return the most pounds of meat for
the amount of feed given them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
Sunny Puget Sound.

Many orators and writers are Just now
CRYING for place IN the sun. but most OF
them are talking and writing IN the shade
They have TO. from where they are located
along the Atlantic Coast and in the Mid
die West. But out here in the cool. green
Puget Sound country, with the mid-slim-
mar sun falling Slant instead Of vertical
iun the vct-d7rr. valleys, sung to lty rip.
ping mountain streams or wooed by the
soft tapping Of the wind-caresSed salt
waters Of the inland ocean. a place in the
sun has meaning ali It's own.
Old Sol Is. OF comse. the most sublime
| figure IN our planetary system. 70 be
calessed by him under amy circumstance
/ is a DISTINGUISHING mark of favor. 70 him
/ we owe lie itself in every physical sense
/ Dear Mother Earth generously turns about
/ every day to bring Us face to face with
/ him. When the day work is done and
muscle and nerve and heart aud brain
1 demand a season Of rest she kindly turns
/ oyer and puts her soothing shadows on
/ our weary eyes and rocks us gently TO
sleep, as a loving mother should At morn
/ ing she rolls us once more into the face
Of the sun, drawing the crimson curtains
! OF dawn slowly SO as not hastily to daz-
gle our eyes with a too sudden splendor.
| Men have been sun worshippers since
1 first generation tor things beautiful and
supreme was born in their hearts. 1t
took the patient discoveries OF Calico and
other geogfaphers Of the heavens genera
tons to dspace the sun as the final cen
ter Of the world. Those discoveries car
red the Imagination OF man into farther
fields of speculation and increased his
reverence Of the greater and unknown sun
the God Creator OF all suns But where
else on earth does the sun find so ire
proachable a symbol OF the kindly. gen
erous, benefcent, and aIl-pervadin2 Sou
Of the Universe as here in the Puget SounC
country, where to have a place in tho
sun is to be eheered through and through
without any discomfort whatever, but only
to feel the soft thrills Of loving modera
tion.-Seattle Post lntelligencer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
CAMEL COAL.
It Has Filled Unique Place for Quick
Firing Fuel.

Camel coal has long been a will-'o-
the-Wisp to coal men, and to MANY of /
them its mere mention brings up visions
of wealth The reason becomes obvious
when its price on the market is compared
with that of ordinary btuminous coal.
for in days past camel coal has sold in
the New York market at a price about /
three times that of the best btuminous !
coal and perhaps double the price of am
thracitc. This high price is due to old
causes-s strong demand and weak supply.
As coal for use in Office and house
hold CRATES, an enricher OF coal gas,
land as a quick firing coal for use in fire
engines and otherwise, camel coal has
filled Il unique place; and these uses,
coupled with its scarcity in the earth
have made it an object of much search
and many disappointments, because
wherever it is found there has usually
proved to be very little OF it.
OF late wears however, fewer CRATES
are used in the Office and the home, and
water gas, enriched with oil, has replaced
1.-THE old type of coal gas, so that when
the European war broke out the demand
for camel coal as such had already dis
appeared. Then some people remembered
that many wears ago. before oil was
VI
led with oil obtained from camel coal
They remembered that on distillation can
mel coal yielded more oil and gaS than
Icould be obtained from ordinary bitumi-
nous coal. They realized that the sudden
demand for high explosives for use in
the war required the utilization OF the
Ehy products formed in the di.tillation Of
local. and they argued that if camel coal
when distilled Welded more oil and gas
than other Goals it should be very rich
in the by products from which benzine,
oIlol and other explosive bases are made.
50 demand was made for information
tabout camel coal. To supply this infor-
nation the government, through the geo
logical survey, department ri the in
terror, has Just issued Il report or the can
mel Goals Of the United States describing
camel coal in detail and telling where
it cam be found This report refers t.
IcyerN place where came! coal has been
found or where ii is said to occur It
contains references to nearly 100 sucl
places in one state alone, Kentucky
The fact that camel coal does yield
large quantities OF oil and gas Is con.
: frmed. but it Is found that this oil, though
suitable for ordinary burning distills at
d temperature so low that the percentage
OF gasoline. bcnZine and other desired
substances it contains l. very small, and
2 until some way has been discovered OF
5 tdistIling it at higher temperature d
! Iof cracking or otherwise converting tn,
oils found into the oils desired the distiI
: lation OF camel coal will not furnish tn,
. large supply Of gasoline benzine. toluo
> and other substances that are now 5,
; greatIy needed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
Q soossssssss 60 &c

goo; mules, 100000; milk cows, $780,
900; other cattle, 1,S57,000; sheep, l.
2S4,OO0; swine, 3,871,000. The total
number of horses is estimated at 2l,-
563 600; mules, $4,000; milk cows
23,2S4,O00; other cattle, 43546,000;
sheep, 4S,900000; swine, 71,374,000.
The increase of 40 per cent in num-
bers of "other cattle" is due to an in
crease of IL per cent in calves, 22.T
per cent in heifers, a decrease of 81
cent in other heifers, decrease of 81
per cent in steers, and an increase Of
10 per cent in "other cattle (milk
COWS not included). Swine over six
months old increased 4 . per cent :;
those under six months increased rs
per cent.
The number OF live stock not on
farms, that is, stock in cities and viii
lagos, is not estimated yearly, but
their number in 1910 as reported by
mules, 10000; cattle, 1,S79,000 ;
sheep, 391 900; swine, 1,2SS,0O0. The
census of 1910 also reported 10000
asses and burros on farms and 1900
not on farms; 2,915,000 goats on farms
and 115,000 not on farms.
In average value per head horses in
creased $1.39, mules increased 5000
milk cows increased $10.96, other cat
tie increased $4.96; sheep increased
/ $4.69, swine increased $T.76.
! In total value the increases are
Horses, SG6319,O0O; mules, $G305S,
600; milk cows, $27S,3S8,0 600; Other
cattle, $3.50, ADJ 600; sheep, $23S,33S,
900; swine, $599,378,000.
The total value January /, 1913, o
all animals enumerated above was IS,
263, $4,000 as compared with S6,735
612,000 January l, 1917, an increase 0
S1,527,912,000, or 22.7 per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02

= - - ~->~~~~-~~~-~-~~~@~
pean war and the consequent depletion
Of the European supply of cattle, the
task of meeting the increasing de-
mands for beef and beef products, to
a large extent, has been put upon the
people of the United States.
The exports Of dressed beef and beef
products have increased 1T per cent
during the last three years. The short
age OF beef abroad, like the shortage
of other meat products, doubtless viii
be accumulated as the war progresses.
Beef production can be increased In
the settled farm areas of the nation,
and especially in the South. 1t can be
increased everywhere by preventing
the loss of flesh by calves during their
first winter and keeping calves grow
Ing during this period so that beef ami
mails may be marketed at earlier ages,
thereby requiring the maintenance OF
fewer stocker cattle and making pos
sible the maintenance of larger breed
| ing herds; by using a larger proper
| ton of bulls on the range to insure
/ larger calf crops; hy using good bulls
/ only; by reducing the tick-infested
areas as rapidly as possible; by elini.
mating as far as possible the losses
| from disease and predatory animals
by transferring ANIMALS from region,
Of scarcity Of feed TO those where
| there is an abundance Of feed; by pro
| yiding a more ample supply of winter
| feed and better shelter. and by utiliZ
ing all roughage produced. either a
fodder, hay, or silage, and supplement
ing these feeds with more nitrogenou
| concentrates. and less grain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
How to Get More Beef.

The number of beef animals should
be maintained, and in areas where it
is clearly the best range and farm
practice, should be increased, says the
program for agricultural production
in 1918 recently made public by the
United States department of agricul-
ture. Since the outbreak of the Euro
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
FEEDING HOGS MORE BARLEY
Tendency on Part of Farmers to Use
More of Crop Than in Past to
Conserve Wheat.

There is distinct tendency for
farmers to feed more barley to hogs
than in the past, owing to the great
need for wheat conservation. The
movement may result in the develop
ment of barley as a great hog feed like
corn is in the middle West.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
BILLIONS IN FARM PROD
UCTS.

The total estimated value of
all farm products, including ami
mai products. for 1917 is given
as S19,443, S49,3S1 in a recent re-
port of the secretary of agricul-
ture. This compares with Sf3,-
400 ,3G4,011 for 1916 and $9,3SS,-
65,779, the fiye-year average for
1910-1914. These valuations are
based upon the prices received
by producers, which will apply
to the total output regardless of
whether the products are con-
Sumed on the farms or sold.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
Home Folks.

hume L OikS.
Home Folks, Well, that air name to me.
Sounds iis the same as poetry
That IS eff poetry is iis
As sweet as I've hearn tell ii is!
Home folks! they're jis the same as
kin
All brung up, same as we have bin.
Without no overpowerin' sense,
OF their uncommon consequence
They've bin to school, but not to git
The habit fastened on EN- yit
So as to ever interfere
With other work ats waitin' here
Home folks has crops to plant and pillow,
ir lives in town and keeps a COW;
But whether country lakes er town.
They know when eggs is up er down.
La! can't YOU spot EN- when YOU meet
En- anywheres field or street?
And can't YOU see their faces. bright,
As circus day heaves into sight
And can't you hear their Howdy!" clean
As brooks chuckle to the ear,
And allt1s find their lauehin' eyes
As fresh and clear as nornin' skies
Z nd can't you when they've gone away
Jis feel 'em shakin' hands ali day.,
And feel, to, you've been higher raised
BY SIGH meetin' - God be praised!
Oh, Home Folks you're the best of al
At ranges this terestchul ball
! But north er south, er east er west.
It's home is where you're at your best.
Its home-it's home your faces shine,
Innunder your own fig and vine
Your family and your neighbors bout
Ye, and the latehstring hangin' out.
Home Folks, at home know O one
Odd Teller now at haint got none
Invite him-he may hold back some
But you invite him, and he'll come
James Whitcomb Riley.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
INCREASE Shown
IN MEAT animals
Federal Reports Give Gains Made
in 1917 and Needs of Pres
emf Year.
MORE MEAT ANIMALS NEEDED
Specialists Tell How to Get More Pork
and Beef-Exports Have lncreas-
ed III Per Cent During
Past Three Years.
Live stock men are ON the Job.

A gratifying increase in the prin-
cipaI classes Of live stock during 1917
is reported by David I. Houston, sec
Of agriculture, III a recent statement.
The increases reported rs for January
/, 1918, on farms and ranges of the
United States, according TO Il revised
estimate for 1917, are: Horses, 353,-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
Care in FattenInu Calves.

More care is necessary in fattening
calves than in feeding grown cattle,
but, wherever possible, it is best to
raise and finish beef cattle on the same
farm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02

John IS trying to sell our car"
But Why"
''IIe says the outgo for upkeep is more
than his income Judge
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02
WAYS TO THE IS PER
CENT HOG INCREASE.

Pork production, to attain the
10 per cent increase declared
needed during 1913, according to
the agricultural production pro-
gram recently announced by the
department Of agriculture, Will
be increased economically by
breeding for two Filters Il year,
by saving through better care Il
larger number OF the pigs far
rOWed, by growing pasture and
forage crops. by using wastes,
} especially town and city garbage,
by proper rations Of conccntrat-
} ed feeds, by the use of self
feeders, by pasturing alfalfa and
other legumes and other forage
) crops, by hogging down grain
sorghums and corn, by finishing
hogs to heavier weights, up to
2 about 275 pounds, and by pre-
> yentiye measures which will
: keep hogs free from cholera, tu-
> berculosis, other diseases and
I parasites.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02

TO RENT-Modern apartment, four
rooms, bath, 80. Tel l46-M. Leslie
Smith. eft
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02

LOST

LOST-Pair of glasses in Congrega-
tional church Easter Sunday Please
return to If Walnut st. 1929
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02

TO RENT-Modern 5-room tenement
on Organ st. George S. Holden, Agt.,
10 Organ st. 299-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-02

WANTED-Assistant laundress at
the Austine Institution. Apply between
and ; p. m. 9-tt