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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-18
LOOK THESE BARGAINS OVER.

modern house close bargain $1,000.
modern barn, cstern fruit $4,000
y, Price S325o
s2So0
chicken house large
sleeping porch Price $1,000.
bungalows new; COMICS Price $3.50
either monthly straight loans See
IN o u
Bitter Creek house. shed barn
drilling oil well Tutte Not
for Price only $40
ubdyded of improvements;
only heavy
oneho Of farm contracted Price sloO
200 acres good 10 miles
good and
cultivated bottom $75 $3.50
acre. Any size you may school and Chiekasha
a speciality, liberal best eps.
We will appreciate hsines
you property 10 priced
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-18
spIensId couan MedIoine.

"As [ feel that every family should
know what splendid medicine
Chamberlains Cough Remedy is. I
am only too pleased to relate my ex-
perience and only wish that I had
nown of its merits years ago., writes
Mrs Clay Fry Ferguson Station, Mo.
Il give it to my children when they
show the slightest symptoms of being
croupy and when l have a cough or
cold on the lungs a very few doses
viii relieve me and sby taking it for
few days l soon get rid Of the
cold"-Ady.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-18
FARMS

70 acres Of Al Washi.a bottom land
adjoining Chickasha, rs acres in al
falfa, balance under cultivation. No
Improvements. Price $175 per acre.
200 acres about 10 miles southeast
OF Chicka9ha, IS acres coed bottom
land; most al lin cultivation, poor I'M
provements. Price $4,000. This is a
good buy.
We are selling the old Garland
farm of 511 acers adjoining Chickasha
on the south in 1O-acre tracts or larg-
er A part of this land is only about
one block east Of pavement on Sew
enth street If you want good acre
age and close in, see us at once, as
good acreage near town is hard to
buy
If you need farm loan, don't fail
to see us, we have two of the best
loan propositions to be had
LIST YOUR PROPERTY WITH US.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-18
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE

BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE
Four-room house, quarter block
ground, on South Seventh street,
paved, gas and water. Price $325O,
on corner.
Five rooms, modern; South Sixth
street lot 75x165. Price $1,000.
Good seven-room mouse iot I5Ox20O
feet; garage, barn, smokehouse, fine
cellar, fruit trees, dandy house, block
from car line on Idaho avenue. Price
$500; terms.
Fine rooming house proposition;
close in; furnace heated; well pa
tronized Snap if taken at once. In.
yestigate
One four-room house lot 5Ox75;
$3.50; terms.
Lot 90 1866; one sixroom, one
tworoom Price $1,25O for both;
terms.
SUBURBAN. ROHEAGE.
II 1-2 acres, 3-room house. barn,
well fenced, part hog tight; ten acres
alfalfa. Price $1,000.
Ten acres, good bottom land, close
to city, fenced. Price $500; terms.
20 acres close in, well improved, in
alfalfa, $4,000.
BARGAINS IN FARM LANDS.
200 acres, close TO Tabler, biggest
snap in Grady county; quick sale;
$69OO easy terms.
so acres close to town; well i'm
proved snap; $50 acre easy terms.
$50 acres near Chickasha; 100
acres fine bottom; well improved
Price SIS acre; terms.
100 acres adjoining Tabler; i'm
proved $1,000; terms.
AMELIA HARRIS
City Real Estate and Loans.
O. S. PENNY
Farm Lands aud Loans.
Office 513 First National Bank bldg
Telephone 219
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-18
NOTICE

The regular annual meeting of the
shareholders Of the Oklahoma Ma
tional Bank OF Chiekasha will be
held in the banking room of said
bank in Chickasha on Tuesday, Jan
uary 18th, 1920 at 400 o'clock p. m,
at which time the election Of officers
and such other business as properly
comes before this meeting will be
transacted,
F. T. CHANDLER,
12-13-30t. Cashier.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-18
REAL ESTATE AND
FARM LOANS
CITY PROPERTY.

Eight-room semi-modern house; lot
l00x159 feet. Price $2,5O0 Part terms.
Fiye-room, modern house, close in
on North Fifth street A good one for
$2,5OO.
Two-story brick building, 25x100
feet on Chiekasha ave. Price $11,000
THESE AND MANY MORE; LET
US SHOW YOU.
Good auto to trade in on city prop
erty or small farm close in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-18
We make and repair anything Of
tin or galvanized steel
DOCTOR LEEDS
Diagnosis and Internal Medicine.
First National Bank Building.
Chickasha. Oklahoma.

These tablets are intended espe-
cially for indigestion and constipa-
ton. They tone up the stomach and
enable it to perform its functions nat
urally. They act gently on the liver
and bowels thereby restoring the
stomach and bowels to a healthy con
dition When you feel dull, stupid
and constipated give them trial
You are certain to be pleased with
their effect.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-18
MAJOR BROTHERS
511 First National Bank Bldg. Phone 280
THEsE WTLL SELL

line 75foo 'front.' mousse
newy painted and $500;
neces
Three rooms partly modern; $1,000; onehaf
sell
room modern, Price $3.50 best
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-18
CITY PROPERTY

Nice Broom house and lot close;
price $3.50 on easy terms. Why rent?
Nice 4-room house, close in Price
$3.50 on easy terms. Why rente
Eight-room house, corner lot close
in. Price $l650. Easy terms. Why
rent?
Fiyeroom modern home on Mime
sofa ave. Price $1,000
T. II. BENNETT REAL ESTATE
AND LOAN co.
Office Phone ss4. Residence Phones
94s and 1905.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-18
CITY REAL ESTATE LOANS

In any amount; straight or month
ly; lowest rate of interest. See me be.
fore making a loan and save money.
Phone 86. A. =. THOMPSON.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-18
p. G. STACY & SON
NOT ALL SOLD YET

paved a
Roomng house for sale doing good business.
Tenroom house close
house thecash Win
Large house southwest
for
a price.
ByeFoom house with half block ground; plenty outuidngs
clard and vineyards will sell cheap
Bungalow with six
quite completed will
VIII sell a a
We o We sell
cheap and finish 0
We have the niest
that has been buded prices
LIST YOUR PROPERTY WITH US.
We need listed listing
We buy Liberty bonds price
INSURANCE
We write insurance a
FARM LANDS T
If you want farm farm will appreciate Figuring
A. b. COCHRAN
Room 205 First National Bldg
Phone 792 o
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-18
REAL ESTATE FOR
SALE

room house, lot 50x165, all il
good shape Price s250O. $3.50 cash
balance $25 per month.
Eight-room, modern dwelling, close
in on Minnesota ave-, corner lot;
price $4,000
Seven-room, modern dwelling. barn,
chicken house; lot 1OOx1G5; West
Hin. Price for quick sale, $S75O.
Loan $1,000.
Nine-room and basement. barn and
chicken house; corner lot on South
Fifth street. Price $500; loan of
$1,SOO
Iifth street. Price S45 90; loan of
Groom modern dwelling; corner lot
50x165: storm cave, garage. Price
Price $4,000; $500 cash; balance
terms.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-18
Get the real home from M. b. Emerson
First National Bank Building, Room 4O4 Phone 7O5 2l5
Farm Lands and Farm Loans

IL miles 1870
sell this sold for $500
CIVILIZATIONS well windmill;
bottom alfalfa Price
cultivation shed
blacksmith chicken
hog cien and we 20 in wheat Price
cultivation
well miles Cnickasha Price $50
so fine bottom land IL miles Nnneah nicely
ed improvements all civilizations nafala Price $50
100 fine bottom land miles Chicasha better land
the Washta bottom
$224O0. Incumbranee
of land; improved; miles town;
small alfalfa
We have number small suburban sell
inspections OF
and write
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-18

i6O acres best quality Washta bot
tom land ON Main Chickasha and Yer
den highway Price $l35 per acre II
sold by January /.
goo acres extra choice Little
Washita, bottom farm. corn and al.
falfa land, 5-room mouse, barn, 5
wells, alfalfa, etc. Price 500 per
acre. Many good Buys IN farm lurds
See us.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-09-03
UNIQUE CONCERT.

The apparently inexhaustible resources
of the musical colony was illustrated at
the concert given by Franz Kneisel and
his pupils, assisted by. some of the anna
teurs of Parker Point, at the town hall
last Friday evening. The net proceeds of
the concert, which must have been consid-
cradle (for the summer visitors here
bought over 500 worth OF ticketsl have
been given to Percy Saunders to make
good his losses by reason OF broken arm
incurred in pitching in a match game
for the Bluehill baseball club.
The people from Parker Point, the
village and vicinity crowded the hall, and
the enthusiasm evoked by dozen num-
bers OF high-class music, grew to its cul-
mination when the musical folk threw off
the serious Woodland, in the final division
of the program, played pieces which were
jolly as well as artistic; not only played,
but sang also, for it was the conceit of one
of them to turn the dance and feast de-
lineated in Chwatal's "Merry Sleighing
Party" into competition singing bout
between an imaginary party of dough-
boys and Tommies, in which unison
tiddles on the one hand and voices on the
other played and sang "John Browns
Body" and "Tipperary" at the same time.
The proceeding was then reversed, and
the musical effect was stunning; the two
tunes being found to be admirable
''counterpoints," as the musicians say, to
each other, with little help from the ar
ranger.
A solo feature of tue program was
"Slovak" for violin composed by
Samuel Gardner, for years one of Mr..
Kneisel's summer pupils here, and
played by Miss Helen Jeffrey, to whom
the piece is dedicated. The other num-
bers were none the less interesting and
beautiful because they had to forego the
touch of local interest. Mrs. Hugo
Anschuetz, Miss Florence Bryant, Miss
Winifred Merrill and Miss Lily Natalia
played a romance for four violins by
Josef Hollmesberger ir., with Miss
Margaret Hart (who filled in chinks and
crannies when II pianoforte was called
for in supplementary capacity through
out the evening" as accompanist.
Two OF Godard's charming duets TO
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violins were played by Robert Velten and
Cyril Towbin, Miss Marianne Kneisel,
William Knoll and Cyril Towbin played
Dvorak's Terzetto for two violins and
viola, Joseph Fuchs contributed two
violin solos, fla Gitanan ard '.Tam hourin
Chinois," both by Fritz Kreisler, and VIM
Kroll, Louis Bostelmann, Cyril Tow bin,
Gerald Warburg and Miss Henriette
Nicholson played Percy Grainger's
registering clog dance, "Hapdel in the
Strand"
Miss Nicholson, who is pianist of note
in New York, played Weber's "Invita-
ton to the Dance" of which MI. Krehbiel
TOR nearly forty years musical editor of
the New York Tribune made short
verbal and untechnical analysis, part of
which was description of waltz, with
melodramatic musical accompaniment.
Mrs. DR.. Anders of Philadelphia, a sum-
mer resident at the Falls, sang three
songs, and Miss Katharine Carpenter of
New York and Miss Elizabeth Quay, a
granddaughter of the late Senator Quay
OF Pennsylvania, sang two duets, Men
delssohn's al would that My Love- and
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-09-03
COUNTY NEWS
PROSPECT HARBOR.

Thomas Van Ness and wife left Wednes-
day for Boston. They will sail Sept. 4
from Vancouver, B. c., for a trip around
the world.
Rev. F. L. Phalen and wife and Miss
Gertrude Lord of W aterville left Tuesday
for their homes.
Miss Gertrude Bickford of Rochester,
N. H, Is spending her vacation at Alfred
Hamilton's.
Mrs. f. L. Robinson has returned from
Bar Hsrbor. She has sold her place to
Capt. William Palmer, who will take
posse ssion soon.
Mrs. Minnie w. Pike entertained a
party Wednesday evening. She has as
house guest her daughter in-Iaw, Mrs.
Eleanor r. Pike.
Capt. Frank Miller and wife of Brook
lyn, n. Y, left Wednesday.
Rev. William S. Jones OF Newport, r. l..
made short visit to friends here Thurs
day.
Edward Preble and wife left for their
home in Boston Saturday.
Rev. Paul Phalen has bought the JOY
place OF William Palmer and will trans
form il into a summer home. Prospect
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COUNTY NEWS
WEST TREuoNr

r. NJ. simmonds of Arlinpto,
joined his family for two wsaes alass',
home of aIrs. Simmonds' paron. y the
George W. Lunt and wife. Mi.a = .apt.
h. Lunt and Miss Maud Re- beatrice
Worcester, Mass, end Miss ThNloit Of
Lant OF Boston, came with MIR s SiVresa ~
by auto. 81 hmonds
Mrs. Clinton Gray and sister MI, ;.
dred Reed, and niece, Clarice got, sil'
returned to Arlington, Mass, after ~, ua's
vacation here. 'aeli
Mrs. L. W. Rumill and daupbts, /,
have gone to Washington, D. c, NJ,
VIII take course in stenography 'f
Miss Hazel Reed and Miss
Wray, who have spent their vacation i a
nave returned TO Brewer.
Joshua Murphy and family -
down from the Hub to his new borr
has bought mere, the Robert
house.
AaS. 20. THELNl
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embellishments.
TRY THIS TO DANISH
ALL RHEUMATIC PAINS

People who have been tormenred for
years-yes, even SO crippled that they
were unable to help themseives-have been
brought back to robust health through
the mighty power OF Rheuma.
Rheuma acts with speed; it brings in
few days the relief you have prayed for.
1t antagonists the poisons that cause
agony and pain in the joints and muscles
and quickly the torturing soreness COM
pletely disappears.
1t is harmless and inexpensive remedy,
but sure and certain, because it is one
discovery that has forced rheumatism and
sciatica to yield and disappear.
Begin the Rheuma treatment to- day, and
il you do not get the joyful relief you ex-
pect, your money will be returned. Alex
ander's Pharmacy always has supply and
guarantees it to you.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-09-03

BLUEaILL.

! bl4OE JILL.
Olive Chase and Josephine Grindle left
for Boston Monday.
Fred Emerton, U. S. s. Fulton, wal
| home on a short furIough last week.
Carolyn Snowman has gone TO Man
chester, N. H.. to attend business college
E. e. Chase has opened an office in BAN
gor for Dyer & Small, investment securi-
ties.
The G. A. R. and woman's relief corps
will resume meetings, Saturday afternoon,
Sept. 6,
The September committee OF the ladies'
| sewing circle of the Congregational
church will hold food sale Wednesday,
Sept. 10.
! Melvin Robertson OF the 26th infantry,
list division, arrived home Aug. 26. He
was in Germany with the army of occu-
| patton for seven months.
John Greene has been elected sub
master of the high school at Strong.
| Olive Chase will teach Latin, French and
history in the Athens high school. Doris
Westboro, Mass.
Coburn Haskell's garage at Parker
Point was burned Thursday evening, and
Ford truck that was standing outside
was badly damaged. The fire started
from a coal-oil stove that was used for
heating water. The two Packard cars
were saved. The estimated cost OF the
garage is 5000, and the truck about $500.
There was no insurance.
A vaudeville and moving picture per-
Torrance was given at the Century the
atre, Monday evening, Aug. %, for the
benefit of the National Service club,
Colonia, n. J. This club is a unit from
Coionia base hospital, No. 3, and serves as
recreational home for between 800 and
1000 wounded men. The proceeds, Si06,
will be used for entertainment and special
needs for the invalid soldiers. Miss
Ellnor Brooks of East Orange, N. j., is
chairman and hostess of the club. The
vaudeville was much appreciated by all.
Mrs. Arthur Wood gave monologue,
Miss Virginia Chase a recitation, Miss
Florence Allen of Sedgwick selection OF
songs, and Reuben Osgood OF Surry, well
known for his abilities as comedian, put
the finishing touches to the performance.
Schools will open Sept. s, with the fol-
lowing teachers: Principal OF the acad-
envy, Vernon g. Smith OF Washburn;
first assistant, Elizabeth Fans OF Benton;
second assistant, Hilds NJ. Packard of
Village grammar, Nellie |
Douglass; intermediate, Mrs. Sadie Her
rick; primary, Julia Saunders. East |
Bluehill grammar, Ellen Mcintyre; pri- |
mary, Ethel Slower. South Bluehill, Imo- |
gene Bickford. Eastward, lrms Grindle; |
Morgan's Bay, Nina Horton. Beach Hill, |
Sadie Snow. Hinckley, Helen Merrill. |
Ethel Astbury. Wescott, Mrs. |
Mary B. Hinckley. Billings, Mrs. Guy |
Billings. Grindleville, Nellie Leach. Sea-
vile, Esther Astbury. Mines, Annie !
Veazie.
Sept. /. S.
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CASTINE.
Sept. l.

Rufus Parker, who has been visiting
his father, Capt. X. o. Parker, has re-
turned to Newburyport.
Mrs. Hill of Rockiand was the week.
end guest of her brother, T. E. Hale.
Prof. j. L. Hooper and family, who
have been occupying their bungalow in
North Castine, have returned to Auburn.
Rev. Mr.. Boyer left last week for his
home in New Jersey
Miss Faye Dsvereux, who has en-
ployment in Bangor, spent the weekend
at home.
Rosmar Devereux OF Boston is spend
ing two weeks at home here.
Aug. Is q.
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MANSET.

Miss Evelyn Barker, who has spent two
months with her aunt, has returned to
her home in Freeport, l.. |.
Mrs. Ella King and daughter Margie
and grandchild of Waverley, Mass, have
been in town the past week.
The ladies' aid society OF the Meth odist
church held its annual sale last Wednes-
day at the home Of Mrs. Mabel Keene.
1t was decided success.
S. S. Kimball and wife OF Bangor have
opened their cottage, for the season,
4 party of the Manset tennis club 11et
with Bessie Noyes, Friday evening. All
kind. of games were played and music
rendered. Ice-cream and cake were
served.
Aug. rs. LILAC.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-09-03

Mrs. Al. WEIGH was called to Stoning-
ton this week by the death of her father.
Irving S. Whitaker of Washburn was
here for few days last week.
Judge L. B. Deasy and wife of Bar Har-
Dor were guests at Capt. Deasy's the last
of the week.
Miss Gertrude Bickford OF Rochester,
n. H., and Albert Gray are at Alfred Ham
ilton's for their vacation.
Miss Lotto Johns OF East Boston was a
recent guest of Mrs. Henry Hamilton.
Rev. William s. Nichols and family left
this morning for their home in North An
dover, Mass.
Mrs. John Guptill was weekend guest
of Mrs. Daniel Dessy.
The JIM. Willismses entertained week
end house party of relatives from Els
worth. Mr.. and Mrs. Heath and family
were in the party.
Sept. l. C.
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HarboEpeople are much pleased that such
a charming family will have permanent
home here.
A delightful party was held in the hall
on Monday evening as a farewell to
Thomas Van Ness and wife. A good num-
Der of townspeople and all the summer
visitors were present General singing,
musical numbers by Irving S. Ray and
Miss Pratt, speeches by the di fferent
ministers and by Hon. Norman Bassett
of Augusta, helped in making delight
full occasion.
Aug, %. C.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-09-03

Tuscan folksong. About forty players
were on the stage in the jocose ensembles.
which made hilarious end to the even
ing. Director of the affair and conductor
of the orchestra was Mr.. Kneisei.
Sent l. y
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advertisements.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ONLY MEDICINE
MADE FROM FRUIT
Extraordinary Success which
"Fruit-a-tiveS" Has Achieved

One reason why ''Fruit-a-tives"
is so extraordinarily successful in
giving relief to those suffering with
Constipation, Torpid Liver, Zndiges-
tfon, Chronic Headaches, Neuralgia,
kidney and Bladder Troubles,
Rheumatism, Pain in the Back,
Eczema and other Skin Affections,
is, because it is the only medicine in
the world made from fruit juices.
These "Frnik Liner Tablets" are
composed of the medicinal principles
found in apples, oranges, figs and
prunes, together with the nerve
tonics and antiseptics.
Soc. box, 6 for s. 80, trial size CSC.
At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIvES
Limited, oGDENSBURG, N, Y,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-09-03
ETTTAH.
Miss Abbie Sowle is ill.

Miss Abbie Sowle is ill.,
Charles L. Tracy, wife and sons Enos
and Charles have returned to their home
in Iowa.
B. T. Sowle and family OF Ellsworth
spent the weekend with Mrs. Ellie Camp
bell.
Mrs. Lovina Guptill has returned home
from visit to her son David at Edding-
ton and her daughter, Mrs. Irving Speed,
at Bradford. Lula Perry has returned
from visit with her uncle, d. P. Guptiil.
Mrs. Ira GuptilI has returned from a
visit to her sister in Orrington.
Sept. /. EITTAH.
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GOULDSBORO.
Sept. l.

Mrs. Edgar Handy is visiting in Bar
Harbor.
W. ii. Barstow of Brewer is the guest OF
Irving Macdonald and wife.
Miss Bertha Boyd OF Calais is the guest
of Frank Libby and wife.
Alvah Dyer has received his discharge
from the service, and is home.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Tracy Aug. g. MARY Jane.)
Joe Mathews and wife are home from
Bar Harbor. Mrs. Mathews has gone to
South Gouldsboro, where she has employ
ment. Mr.. Mathews will go to Smith
vii to work.
Aug Is, ETTTAH
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25

has had no way of measuring its eff.
cheney.
One Of the first essentials is
proper analysis Of farm activities,
such as Is recommended by the United
States department of agriculture. With
the facts that are mnde available by
such an analysis. the farmer can more
READILY find the strong and the weak
points In his system of management
and thus make improvements with
some confidence In the results. A farm
err may not know Of-hnnd what his
total farm income Is. but he does know
with considerably accuracy the facts
necessary TO determine this income.
The final result Of the analysis of n
farm business Is determined mainly
by few large items which the farmer
does know quite accurately. The first
requisite, therefore. is to assemble and
classify properly the items, large and
small. that 60 to make up the yearly
totals
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25
MARKED new YEAR
Egyptians Watched for Rising Of
Sirius and the Sun.
Day on Which They Made Their Ap.
pearance simultaneously Was Her
aided by Them az the Begin.
Ming Of the Calendar.

If a group of people were ship
wrecked or otherwise cast upon their
own resources, and were to lose track
of the date, they would have no easy
means Of finding it again. Our year is
an artificial one. and SO must be made
by careful study in well-equipped OBJ
servatories. Without precise instru-
ments it would be difficult to fix the
day when the new year begins.
The ancient Egyptians experienced
no such difficulty. Their year, from
which ours is derived, had a perfect
" natural beginning. 1t always COM
menced on the day when Sirius and
the sun rose together.
The temples Of Egypt were really
observatories, built to face this or
that star as it rose. They were more
or less elaborate, but all had as their
fundamental plan a long, narrow pass
age down which the stars rays came,
and a dark chamber at the far end
where the priest made the observation.
The beginning of the new year was
an important event. We can picture