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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19
George Returns.

CHAPTER NLNI
was tn bed when George came
AM, ,n,le II was the day before m,
s, r party, and Mrs. Sexton had
tesNed that retire early So thut
/ look fresh the next nIpht
morr, not expected my husband until
suRres,k. 80 had agreed to do as shn
W. ND with "A start
Nno II Rg" ~"
only me-"
~" ,'c hEhts ueorge c,,,, wv. ,.i''is =
me bed and kissed y, '''no over 90
/ hung my arms sts
] was very glad 10 see eNNnu MS neck
he had returned ever ~ and that
fore ] expected him, was aaaauie be
pincss >d hap
There YOU are hurting my NJ.
he spld aud unloOscd my arms
sh1Il h' sorry | came. ana so ,y,k.
"nrd YOU. II YOU get so excited
was excited no longer HIS
speech had been. ms mother used ia
say. like a bucket OF cold water %
! cropt back between the sheets.
with muttcrrd apology. But /
couldn't keep quiet for long. and.
while he was undressing asked.
.r't.SS."o r'I "u' nave B"@l TRIP
''' ~
vas so 'L''lu Non Wuulln I get
.l. never Lr,,L ,r o,,,,,+a,,,.,,, 49,,
loss il ,s pr,vnij.Ilc Ia ,.,,, :"
should r.p,1ir u',,b ,,,, Ta ,g,,,,
of ,o,Ir t,nnor MIA =, ,' Wv
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NV
Nh"'hcr icpuif'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19
Everyday Wisdom

\ stiff Neck
4 stift neck like many other
things In this world. proves nothing
pro or con You may say suft
neck is the result OF indisCretion
You can say II told YOU so" about
a stiff neck, a. you can about any
thing else But We say that stift
nccks are very sneakinn and are upI
to slip up ON the very best people
Right here We might write little
morning prayer, except that there
arc perhaps too many OF them AL
ready, and ask that as We an got
older may We all become kindlicf
towards people and less prone to
blame them for the sad things
tstitf necks. etcl that bcfau them
and less prone to say: He brought
It on himself"
Many things come and are not
brought
Man docs nat know what 1.-the.
Timber. agile animal is until hc gets
a stiff neck. lie does noe even thank
his stars n Is not made out Of
wood
After a man has had s,iff neck
Tor three or four days and has had
to turn his whole body around Ike
"a battlcship every time he wants Ia
see TO one side he is thank less
creature IT, when he gets we'll ha
does not go around tr.lipg bis reich
bors that the huBun species Is pret-
~ well thought out. after aII
There's the neck" ne should go
Ground saving we don't hall an
prcCiatc our negks tuur ordinary
normal ncCksr GrcIt things tho
neck adjustable great labor saver
great convenience
And he should make everybody
he meets admit the neck Is GIFT
and BLESSING.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19

Friday Anril 10 ms
r,,t. -.
p...S in'S IN II way OF '""'',,'.,'-
s,,.., su,.,''' ,,"."'NS VI
,.,.n5i ,t,u', ',,, 'uP'''' "'" INV S''
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,na , ~ ~ Il S,',.H,'' sN,''
dist,n',t,,a, u,7,
Thc sse1 to,'N ',"'.N '"' ,.....
most mennciny ~ tn,
/ tIred army offic.r - tna,.te,, ,,..,.,
nubIic men wnl crd ~ ..reers
heCore the autuup
This is a most mm..l ru.c nr
|dinlun,ry mr. fo,.o on,.. .nrsrrn.... .r
which arrcemcnis or settlements NE
made in vrittnr
Tnder mis- pi,urrIry ro,ornr.art
messenger bo,r.nr had news ara 20
bc e,perf.d rI.appo.rtmanI 9.-
cerplng a national issue is for,Ia8
t-ndcr This -vl, loss of Dc, .Ia,,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19
On@'SpUr
"H@'MO.;!l!l!l'!o:nt MO.;!l q
Concerning the Ladies'

Wc have received the following
Rick.
Dear Sir have looked at all vt
them
And I saw that many uf them
looked fierce
In short slIrts In fact the
t.nncressarily revealed defect, of
some
Irrtated mo terribly I'prcrer io
uuld and cherish my Illusions
sbnr l,irts are not for every
ou,..
p.rtlrulprly not for tho Unt. footed
Thc uiroon-tocd. nr for the people
VINO are hcpr down To the heels
and
There we're lar too many of these
when viii tho women learn to be
independent
Ot the DEGREES Of fashion and
learn
TO be sensible Woman, on To
reason
or back TO vanity. frNolity and
fashion
"Rfa. with the lark and he ON the
,ob al O'Clock" sings a prominent
economist
WHY The bows who get the big
o'cIock The earlier birds get ylg
B, week
Tbe irritcr 10 ON the lob At d
and he rots only $40
Thc earlier The less
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19

rub'io sentiment ls "a queer rhnH
once sou set 10 stirred up uu amy
subject thcrc is uo telling TO
what extreme, it will go This is
illustrated whore local promoters
had 60 advertise that their coming
artist was pure, unadultyrated
Eurlishruan although hts r1m7
sounded Gc'man. let us not forget
that. because We are lighting tine
beast who controls the German gov
eminent iuat docs not make 1t pt-
;riotic to hat, yeryth!ng thai seems
la hr German Berula uAaAl1s given
the world many great things and
the world would be markedly the
loser # every thing NJ their produc-
ton could be wiped out over night
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19

Bohemia proposes 10 resist the
GcrmaniSation Of Its people, should
the central alliance go to pieces,
which would spell tho dissolution of
the Austrian empire bohemia would
be- Ia limo for a separate entity The
other day they staged demonstrn-
tion In prnguo In which aRli-Ger-
man sentiment ran riot and every
reference to the western allies was
received with cheers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19

The latest bulletin this office has
farmers usc sclWecd Tor horse
feed The bulletin goes on to say
hat scaweed has about tho same
effect on horre that tnnlar has
on "A human 1t does not quite use
this language hut that is the In
ference to be drawn. our farmers
o. 10 tnyo been letting seaweci 50 tn
waste as a., thine without value
should take heed and save this sea
sons crop
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19
ndlin9 a Husband
BY MARY DOUGLAS

Good hyc' / said. irving 10 make
NV voice sound natural D
llo stood MP Good byc - he re-
turned "Im sailing. when my con.
vuy comes 4n won't soc YOU
again. lie Claspod my hand lie
was gone
Casually that expresses n all 7
was "a girl ~" had met casually a
girl who meant nothing. absolutely
nothing I'm his lie
And ! had Thought But men.
how 7 hate them That ended them
for me There was no way out.
then. But yes J could run away.
Bury myself in some tiny unknown
place. Begin over But where
TumorTuw--Bittcr Thoughts.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19
PlIONES.
Daily Food
April 10

April 10,
The meek shalt increase their Joy
In the Lord. lisa % ~,
when Christ by fnith is present
, The sinners troubles CCnao
His ways are truly pleasant
Aud all his paths nrc peace
The Lord liftcth up the meek he
cnsteth the wicked down to the
ground. pan li16.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19

The man who excuses himself
rom helping In war financing hc-
cause ne ls afraid the money viii
he grated is both liar ana a
Stacker
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19

Customer what's the size OF
large mems hapdkerchiefs
Clerk Same size as the small
mems handkerchief madam The
size OF the man doesn't make any
difference ia his handkerchlefs.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19

Tho war has taught most Of us
anyhow that our country Is some
thing more than Just n place to
get rich in.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19

Count Csernin has been forced ia
give up the premiership ot Austria
Hungary Primarily the cause of
his downfall was the move for sep
arate peace terms without Ger
many's permission. but on the other
side he has not even succeeded In
pleasing tho CzeChs who are anxious
To get out from under Toutonic
domination Ills ion Is waiting for
somebody who can please Germany
and the non German subjects Of
Emperor Carl at the same time
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19
Oklahoma Outbursts

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19

Jeff Potlocks drove down .. W. sgo
IN hls buggy, ~ few morn,uts but
and everybody heard rN'.'' ,y,s
they couldn't tell wheth''
the buggy or the horse
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19

A COW rtuCN
her head IN AZ .tll we
door OF the "liu
onion "
house. Wtu'' ~,
day morning nut
did not go IN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19
The Daily Horoscope

ttopyr.ghi, 1915 hy the Al.,'w
Newspaper Syndicate
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19
PunkinUiIle Pdrdgrdfs
IN GEln4E BINUHAM

Raz Barlow has
a brand new sun
Of clothes ana ~
busilv eng'h ~, hV"
mis- week IN pun
ing OF the tags
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19

TomoTow-Biltcr Thoughts.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19

Towns are like people
The nolsicst are not always the
nauEhtIcst
Look at quiet retiring old Thllly
NN word quick, Watson the
censor
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-19

m. v'.r.... vtrtun,.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-02-22
WHY THE SPARROW THRIvES
Increase Of the PesI<y English lmpor-
tatlon 10 Quite Easily Ac-
counted For.

Mr.. +. L. Burns, the bird census
man, has recently been taking cen
sus Of English sparrows, and his estl-
mate Is that there are 10000 millions
OF this interesting bird In this coun-
try. We presume that this Is SO, al
though we have no accurate means OF
checking off his figures, except that,
judging by the sound just outside of
our window In the morning we should
think that possibly Mr.. Burns had UNI
derestlmated the total.
The English sparrow has thus In
creased, from the time he first came
over to this country, much more than
we have. We are only about 113 mil
lions, and he is 10000. How can this
increase be accounted forf
Quite easily. Since he came he has
attended strictly to business. He has
not had time to pass any eugenic
laws; he has had no medical profess
sion. He Is not interested In politics,
serums or motOrcars. He Is not high
brow. He lives In the fresh air most
Of the time and does all Of his own
homework. He supports no hospitals,
has developed no literature, marries
and unmarrles when he feels like II
and, In fact, does as he d. pleases!
Why should he not increase? For be-
ing what an American citizen ought to
be, he has the best of US beaten to q
frazzle.-Life.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-02-22
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
HIS FOOTBALL STORY
BY HAYDEN cARRurH.

Our rules were few, though they
started out boldly enough under the
head Of Constitution and Bylaws of
the Corncob Club" and began and
ended as follows:
Section First, Article First-It shall
be the duty Of each member through
out every session to smoke cob pipe
with due diligence.
Section First, Article Second
Members who do not smoke shall not
be required to smoke"
The parson was the only member
who profited by article second, and
the doctor used to charge him with
quietly electioneering to have 1t re-
pealed, so that he might return to his
former bad practises, but this was a
SANDER on the good man.
Not being burdened with cob pipe
In q constant state of confagration the
parson was left with more time for
conversational efforts. We suspected
he sometimes took advantage of our
nicotinized condition to foist tales
upon US containing smaller percent
age OF truth than the state board OF
story inspectors would have counte-
nanced; but Of this there was no direct
proof. The parson certainly always
had most truthful and benign aspect,
and never more 80 than one evening.
when. the talk turning on football, he
leaned forward and said:
do you fellows happen to know
that l used to take part in football
,gamesf"
I'm your clerical capacity, to carry
consolation to the MORALLY wounded,
suppose" returned the Judge.
mo, no." answered the parson. "as
a player. | was on our college team
for three seasons"
"You should have gone into the army
instead of the ministry" commented
the major.
you are Jealous of football" re-
sumed the parson. After all, 1t is a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-02-22

rather mild pastime as commonly
the players be armed with bayonets
may make II more strenuous, II 1t Is
carried out, which seems improbable.
What was going to tell you about
was game that ! once took part in
when was on our varsity eleven,
which l firmly believe to be the most
remarkable game ever played. 1t was a
fast and exciting game from the first.
and on the whole there was some
pretty rough play. but that Is not what
I refer to when l say 1t was the most
extraordinary game Of football ever
witnessed since football was invented"
We'll, out with it--what made your
game such rare bird?" asked the
doctor.
I'm good time" returned the parson
with a touch of complacency. "Of
course really can't say that 1t was a
unique game-I strongly suspect that
the same thing happens rather fire.
quently in the game, but 1t isn't de-
tected. When thing isn't discovered
it's just the same as II 1t didn't happen
in one sense, you know. Well this
game that I'm talking about was be-
tween Tamerlane college, where was
a student, and the Attila university
players. There has always been. and
is yet, as you know, strong feeling
of rivalry between these two seats OF
learning. 1t happened not SO many
months before that Attila had carried
off the honors In rowing, while Tanner
lane had won at baseball; 30 we foot
ball players felt, as ! may say, that 1t
was up to US. That's the right express
sion, is 1t not7"
Don't try to appear innocent-I
heard you use 1t in sermon the other
day." said the Judge.
THAT Ii q base SANDER" returned
the parson. Besides, you haven't
been to church for three months, so
that II had used 1t you wouldn't have
heard IT, Well. the game was fast
right from the start. We went at each
other and fought like a wildcat in q
tin oven--as some Boston author said.
The local authorities had been warned.
and made provisions for It by keep
ing their policemen away from the
grounds 80 they wouldn't get hurt, and
sending all the doctors, surgeons.
nurses, ambulances and other allevi-
ating and repairing apparatus to the
field early. The combat was something
terrific, but through It all these fear
Tess workers for the good OF humanity
Il include the ambulances) moved
about and carried relief to the strick-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-02-22
Our HumorIsts.

All we can say is that we hope any
given humorlst Of ours Will live out
the greatest length Of days and not
stop joking before he dies. We need
every moment Of his three score years
and ten to keep us sane and kind, and
we cannot be satisfied with stlnted
measure OF time for him. When he
begins unsurpassably to delight the
world. our national pride as well as
our human need Is bound up In his
continuance. Possibly we are going
from bad to worse as we have always
been, but we think we have been kept
from the worst by the humorist's smile,
not by the satlrIst's frOwn. Other
races, other lands abound In songs and
sermons, but we have sent our laugh
ter over the world TO save It alive moro
than anything else could.-W. ID. How
ellis, In Harper's Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-02-22
Final Clean Up Sale In
Summer Goods.

An opportunity to save. The remaining
portion of our strictly summer wear will
be sold at great saving. These goods
were contracted for at about old prices,
and were priced accordingly, but to clean
up and make room we will offer further
reductions on the following goods:
Ladies' white canvas pumps and oxfords.
Misses white canvas pumps and Oxfords.
Children's white canvas sandals.
Mems white canvas oxfords.
Ladies' tan pumps. regular SIS value,
at So.
Ladies' bronze pumps, regular SIS value,
at So.
Mems and boys oxford in patent, gun
metal and tan calf 10 per cent off price.
Ladies' white shirtwaists regular 79c
value, at SOC.
Ladies' colored stripe skirts, regular 81 SO
value, at Use.
Ladies' plain white skirts. regular SIPS
to $3.50, at CSC.
Ladies' colored silk waists, regular $3.50
value, at 81,
Ladies' wash silk waistsin stripes. regu-
lar So value. at $3.50.
S2-inch wool serge. regular &c quality,
at Soc.
S6-inch all-wool serge. regular S5c quail
ity. at 75c.
Clean up in figured voiles and batistes.
Lot figured voiles. regular 15c and 1Sc
quality. at IL 1-2c.
Lot of figured voiles, regular 15c quality.
at 12c.
Lot Of figured voiles. regular Csc quality.
at 10c.
Screen doors will be sold at great re-
auctions.
Washing machine, worth $12.50, for $40.
W. HICKS.
aug 24-tf Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-02-22

On. AS soon as a player was incapable
If movement he was carried away on
4 stretcher and a substitute took his
place. A well-eQuipped field hospital
aad been established under the grand
stand, where restoratives were admin
lstered and minor operations per-
formed. A line of fast ambulances
purried the more seriously injured to
the city hospitals.
"As the game progressed its fury in
creased. Players, integral and frac-
tional, were flying in the air every
where. The umpire and referee retired
to safe distance and conveyed their
Instructions through giant mega
phones. The spectators stood In the
grand stand and fairly howled, though
little of the strife was visible to them
owing to the fog Of torn clothes and
uprooted soil which hung over the
scene not to mention players, or parts
of players, which ever and anon were
thrown up from the seething mael-
strom below. Once flying Tamerlane
player. hurled through the air by two
Attilas, struck Red Cross nurse and
bore him down, but he was dragged
from the field by brother worker.
Again, an Attila player was tossed to
the top Of the grand stand, where he
chung to the ridge pole and yelled for
his side, while substitute rushed to
take his place. The combat deepensl
Now 1t Is impossible to-"
See here, parson," broke In the ma
jor. rather firmly, you're getting too
excited. Calm down--you'll be tack
ling us and throwing US out the win
dow the next thing you know. Besides
you are telling US Of nothing but u
simple, ordinary game Of football, after
all Where's the extraordinarily
unique uniqueness you boasted about?"
you may interrupt me II you
choose. but you shan't stop me-" said
the parson, with trace OF indignation.
See, the combat deepens! It-well,
no matter. 1t Was a wonderful game.
And here is what made 1t unique so far
as known. All the way through we
players felt that something was lack
ing-that something. somewhere, was
wrong. Afterwards we learned thar
the spectators had the same feeling.
But no one on the gridiron or In the
grand stand could say what It was. At
last the game ended. All had been re-
moved except the two captains. was
one of them. We lay stretched ON the
plain near the middle Of the field, OF
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-02-22
In an Egyptian Hotel,

Soft rugs-real oriental rugs-com-
fort ones feet; vlstas and glimpses OF
things half seen through arches and
doorways soothe the eyes. oh, those
half-concealed hooks behind screens Of
tall palms, where one finds a luxurious
couch, and inlald tabourette. and sips
his tiny cup Of Turkish coffee! A
dragoman comes into the lobby with
a bunch OF luscious La France roses
in his bronzed hand. The porter, in
gorgeous livery OF green and gold, mo
lions him to an Arab servant in
Btarchy white. with broad red girdle
and tarboosh, and golden hops In his
ears. On the second floor. as you go
to your room, every servant on guard
along the corridor rises and salutes
as you pass, and you feel you really
are somebody worth while--you get
a little better opinion OF yourself
Suburban Life
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-02-22
CHANCE FOR THE RIGHT MAN
Present Engagement Being of, Young
Lady Announced Herself as Ready
for the Next.

She had entered Third avenue jew
elry store with a typical Bowery gait.
and walking up to a clerk, she handed
out ring and brusquely querled
whats It WORTH"
Very little" he answered after q
brief glance.
DO you call 1t diamond?"
mo; it's not a diamond?"
Didn't cost $500, did TT"
ooh, no."
about rs cents. eh?"
THAT would be nearer Its value,
/ think. | hope you didn't buy that
for diamond ring?"
mo, didn't. My Teller gave It to
me for an engagement ring"
Il see," said the clerk, as he turned
his head away to smile.
Said 1t was $500 proof OF his
love"
yes"
I've been a little suspicious all
along, but didn't want to raise a row.
Only glass, eh? Seventy-hve cents
buys 'em anywhere? Well, the en-
gagement il off. the Teller has got the
the cold throw-down, and I'm ready for
the next! See ?"-Washington Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-02-22
LONELY VIGIL OF 80 YEARS
Sons Long Wait for Mother Who Met
Her Death When He Was
an Infant.

A story Of pathetic devotion seldom
equaled In the history Of the noun
tain country Of the South Is being told
of Erwin Hicks, who died recently
near Elk Park, N. c., after waiting for
80 years for the return Of a mother
who had met death when he was Just
old enough to know he had parent.
Thirty years ago the mother went
out from the humble mountain cabin
near Elk park with the promise to Er-
win, her only CHILD. that she would
bring him treat Of candy, as was her
custom when going to the village store.
But she was run down and killed by
train on the Western North Carolina
railway while on her errand.
Either the fate OF his mother was
not communicated to Hicks or else he
failed In his immature mind to grasp
the fact. SO for 30 years he had
watched and waited at the gate to the
mountain home for the return of the
mother.
Finally his mind was affected by the
worry, but this did not prevent him
carrying on his lonely vigil. and every
day nelghbors could see him lingering
at the gate In an appearance of ex-
pectancy.
Nelghbors In later years had en-
deavored to persuade Hicks that his
vigil was In vain and that he should
give his mind to other channels, but
nothing could be done to convince him
that the mother of his childhood would
not return and that 1t was his duty to
be at the gate to meet her.
But finally the patient watcher was
taken Ill, and though tenderly cared
for by nelghbors, he died. His body
now rests alongside that Of the mother
in the little country churchyard near
the town.