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THE CLAREMORE PROGRESS
Nr
CALOMEL IS IKIf , IISKKEHSI
STOP 116 Mllli DRUG
Don't Lose a Day's Work! I! Your Lfver Is Sluggish or Bowels
Constipated Take "Oodson's Uver Tone."—It's Find
You're bilious! Tour liver la slug-
gish! You fsel laxy, dlny and all
knocked out. Your head la dall, your
tongue la coated; breath bad; atomach
aour and bowela constipated. But don't
take salivating calomel It makea you
Sick. you may lose a day's work.
Calomel la mercury or qulckallver
which cauaea necrosla of the bones.
Calomel craahea Into aour bile like
dynamite, breaking It up. That's when
you feel that awful naueea and cramp-
la*
If you want to enjoy the nicest, gen-
tlest Uver and bowel cleanalng you
ever experienced Just Uke a spoonful
ot harmleaa I>odaon'a Liver Tone. Your
druggist or dealer aella you a 50-cent
bottle of Dodson'a Liver Tone under
®y personal money-back guarantee
that each epoonful will clean your
alugglah liver better than a dose of
naaty calomel and that U won't make
you sick.
Dodson'a Liver Tone la real liver
medicine. Tou'll know It next morn-
ing because you will wake up feeling
One, your Uver wlU be working, your
headache and dlsxlneea gone, your
atomach will be sweet and your bowela
regular. You wUl feel like working;
you'll be cheerful; full of vigor and
ambition.
Dodaon'a Liver Tone la entirely
vegetable, therefore harmleaa and can-
not aallvate. Olve It to your children!
MUllcna of people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone Instead of dangeroua cal-
omel now. Your druggiat will tell you
that the aale of calomel la almoat
stopped entirely here.—Adv.
ttfjHTERSHITH's
v (hillIonic
•old tor 47 years. F*or Malaria, ChlUa and Fever. Ala*
a Fine General Strengthening Tonic. Mead Sl-00 stsOtogflMs
Three Hundred Million
Bushel Crop in 1915
TaraMra pay for their laed with eae year's crop
aad prosperity wes aever ae great
Regarding Western Canada as a grain
producer, a prominent business man
says: "Canada's position today is
. 4 sounder than ever. There is more
wheat, more oats, more grain for feed, 20% more cattle than
last year and more hogs. The war market in Europe needs
Whmmtmvmrmgmdln 10 IB ovmr 25 bumhmlm pmr
Omtm mvmrmgmdln 1919 ovmr 49 bumhmlm pmr
BmHmy mvmrmgmdln 19t B ovmr 40 bumhmlm pmr
mmrm
Prices sre high, markets convenient, excellent land, low in price either im-
proved or otherwise. ranging from $12 to $30 per acre, free homestead
landa are plentiful and not far from railway tinea and convenient to good
achoola and churches. The climate is healthful gooo
There Is mm war ta* ea lead, aer la tbere ear ceaacrlatlea Par
££&&Ulustrsud
O. A. COOK. 20I2 Mala Street, Kiaaaa CMy, Me.
Csnsdisa Government As rut
Poverty Is not a crime—but that
Isn't the reason so many people are
ON FIRST SYMPTOMS
use "Renovlne" and be cured. Do not
wait until the heart organ la beyond
repair. "Renovlne'' la the heart and
nerve tonic. Price 60c and $1.00.—Adv.
Impossible.
Dr. Emdee—You're suffering from
dyspepsia. What you need to do Is to
be cheerful before and after each
meal.
Mrs. Halghtwork—How can I? 1 get
the meals and have to wash the
dlsbea.
Girls Quickly Led to the Altar.
For the fifth time In two years
John Engelsberg, proprietor of a
cabaret In Panama city, has come to
New York for more cabaret girls. Ow-
ing vo the scarcity of girls on the
Isthmus and the attractlveneas of the
singers none of the four previous as
sortmenta have remained true to their
art. and single, ror more than six
months.
Both Sides of the Picture.
"Be cheerful. You can always look
about you and aee people worse off
than you are."
"That's true. And when the bill col-
lectors come donning me 1 can alwaya
tell them of a lot of people that have
more money than I, but the trouble la
they won t go to them."—Detroit Free
Press
Curee Ivy Poisoning.
For Ivy poisoning apply Hanford'a
Bslsam. It la antiaeptlc and may be
used to kill the poison. Prompt relief
should follow the first application.
Adv.
A Sincere Performer.
"Is Bllgglns patriotic?''
"Tremendously so. Why, he wants
to get out and start a war ao that he
can have the pleasure of fighting for
hla country."
Olve ua an Easter bonnet In this
world and we'll take chances on get-
ting a halo In the next.
a;
UNCLE SAM
I OPENS
COLVILLE
INDIAN
Ireseryation
WASHINGTON
V.
"Go Great Northern"ad Register at Spokane, Wenatchee,
ColvHe, Republic or Omak-Iuly 5th to 22nd,inclusrva
350,000 acres of desirable agricultural lands of the south
half of the COLVILLE Indian Reservation—located in the Columbia
River and Okanogan Vallevs of North-Central Washington-will be tub-
ject to homestead entry. Go Great Northern"«nd have your choice of
five registration points including Omak, only registration point actually
on the reservation and reached only by the Great Northern Railway.
Low Round Trip Faros
Round Trip Homeseekers'Fares to all registration points named will be
in effect June 20th, July 4th and July 18th. Summer Tourist Fares to North Pacific
Coait point!, on sale every dsy, permit stopover for registration st Spokane and
Wenatchee. Both fares allow stopovers en route at Glacier National Park cither on
going or return trip.
tsad Nsw 1st OeMOs Clrtalsr 38
fM out mfM kW ni aurf JtUiM m.f ftUnt mU httUo.
C. g. STONE, hiwila Traffic Manager
ST. PAUL
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
June 12, 1S1S.
Germane regained lost grouni
north of Arraa and had aucceases
elsewhere In West.
Itallana advanced toward Trent
and Trieste.
British steamer and three trave-
lers sunk by submarine*.
Austrian aviators bombarded
■arl and Monopoll.
Dr. Dernburg aalled from Amer-
ica.
Ruaelane left Bukowlna.
June 11, 1*11
French took strongly fortified
ridge nasr Souchsx.
Germans bombarded So I si
and Lunevllle.
Itallane began bombarding Oorits
fortifications.
Russlsns drove bsck ths Turks
In ths Caueaaua.
Tsutsns attacksd Ruealane north
of Prxemyel snd west of Warsaw.
Ons Norwsglsn and two British
veeeels sunk by submarlnss.
Italian airship serlouely dsmaged
Auatrlan naval atotlon at Pola.
June 14, 1S1B.
Germane regained trenchee
Bouchex and repulaed Trench on
Lorette hill*.
Mackeneen attacked Rueslsns In
Mlddls Calida, breaking their llns
and tsklng 16,000 prisonsr*.
Austrlsn* won fights along ths
Onlsstsr.
Italians occuplsd Valentine In
Carnla
Britlah, French and Danleh vee-
eela aunk by submarine*.
June 15, H15.
Severe but Inconcluelve fighting
eround Arraa
Austro-Germans renewed great
drive In Calida, taking Moecleka.
Itallana repulesd Austrian attack
at Monfalcone.
Court of Inquiry en Lueltanla
opened In London.
Allied aeroplanee bombarded
Karlaruhs.
Zeppelin raid on northeast coaat
of England; 16 killed.
Houae of commona voted war
credit of 1,250,000,000.
Former Premier Venixelos won
Greek elsctions.
June IS. 1915.
British resumed offenslvs nsar
Yprss, cspturlng trsnches.
French msds big gslns In ths
Vosgss snd In other placea.
Teutonic drlvs toward Lsmberg
continued through Nlemerow.
Austrlsns hsld Italians In chsek
slong ths Isonxo.
Turkish artlllsry battsrsd alllas
et AvI Burnu.
German eubmarlne aank Britlah
stsamsr 8trathnalrn; 22 lost.
Osrmsn aeroplanee bombed
Nancy, Belfort and St. Ola.
June 17, 1915.
French won great two daya' bat-
tle near Bouchex.
Russians retrestsd ovsr own bor-
dsr from Gallcla toward Tarnogrod.
Itallana took helghta of Plava on
laonxo and Mori, near Rovereto.
Britlah repulesd Turks Isd by
Gsrmana en Gallipoll.
Auatrlan eubmarlne torpedoed
end sank Italian eubmarlne Me-
dusa.
British submsrlns sank three
Turkish t ran* porto losded with
troops.
•ub. Llsut. Wsrnsford killed by
fall of his a«roplan*.
French aviator* bombarded Ger-
man force* at Qlvsnchy.
Italian dirigibles bombsrded Aus-
trian poeltlona at Mont* Santo and
Qradlac*.
June 1S, 1913.
Alll** made strong concerted at-
tack on Gormans bstwssn Yprss
and Arraa.
Battle for Lsmbsrg ragsd along
fortlflsd line at Grodek.
Tarnogrod taken by Tauton*.
Auetrlana took offenelvs against
Itallana, rspulslng thsm nsar Plava
Itallana ahelled Gradiaca.
Italian fleet bombarded Dalma-
tian Islsnds.
Austrlsn squadron ahsllsd Italian
coast towns but wss drlvsn off.
British steamer Allsa sunk by
submsrlns.
[sun news notes]
•ma DOW* OF COM I NO tVENTa.
Aiguet 1 —State Primary
Au* Ji—oklahoma Mlate Federation
of Labor CowtDUiin. at Tula*.
Au* 1I-S1 -JeSeraoo county fair. Rjraa.
nJher 51 -Kf,«flah.r county (air, Kln*-
*• ! McCurtain county fair. Idabel.
uy T-t.— Woodward county fair, Moore-
Jf'P J- —Marshal bounty fair. Madill.
Sep t > Harmon county fair. Hollis.
Sep >- _ Tillman county fair.
Keep, u-ia.— uova eountr 1 air. Marietta.
11-11.— Kiowa county fa r. Hobart.
. XI-IB.—Choctaw county fair. >>u|0.
«ep. 11-14.—Pontotoc county fair.
Sep It-14.—Custer county fair, Tboanaa.
R 11-14.—Canadian county fair. El
| If-14.—Okfuskee county fair, Oaa-
' m255 " u—Johnaton county (air. Ttah-
Aleatac"1*—Plttabura county fair, Mc-
8ep U-14 —Tulsa county fair. Tulsa
neo. U-l|.—Bryan county fair. I>uraat
—Oknuifra county fair, Ok-
Sep. 11-14.—Mayes county fair. Pryor,
■ep. U-14—Jackson county fair, Altus.
Sep. 11.14 —Oreer county fair. Mangum,
gen. u-ii.—McClain county (alt
Sep. 14-14 —Waahlta county fair,
nep. 14-14—Latimer county fair.
mora' Carter county fair. Ard-
VSJP. 14-14—Garvin county fair. Pauls
. *SP- 14-1*.—Sequoyah county fair, Bal-
FRECKLES
Th.re'e no looser th. sllfkteet ih4 of
reeling aahamtd of your Cicklw aa the
sr.ecrlptloa othin*—doubl* alrrnath—Is
laaiutHt to raaaava iknt homriy apota
should soon in that mi th* worst fr*«hlaa
hava ha sun to dlsappaar. while th* llfhi
ears bay* vanlahe* aatlraly It la s*Td<
that mor, than ona auac* Is n**d*d ta
plet*ly cl*ar tha akin and sal a a heaatlfal
• IMr canplnlon
B« eur* t* ash far tha doabl* etran*th
ethln*. as tbls la aold und*r auarant** oI
nn*r back If It (alia t* nam (rseftlaa—
Adv.
Wrong Direction.
"Did the glrl'e father put hi* foot
down when yon told htm you wanted
to marry her?"
"No: I would have much preferred
It It he had. but be put It up."
14-14 — Mclntoah county fair. Che-
lisaw.
8er,
cotah
Sep. 14-14 —Hsskell county fair. Stlaler.
—. P* —Or&dy county fair, Focu-
Mt.
Ift-lC.—Coal county fair. Coalgtt*.
8«P 15-lf.—Noble county fair. Porry.
15-16.—Cleveland county fair
Jfcp II-1§..-Lincoln county fair, Prarue.
|«p. 1«-1>.—Craali tounty fair. Sapulpa.
Sep. ll-lo.—Comanche county fair. Law.
ton
®*Pt. 11-20.—Atoka County Fair, Atoka.
Sep 11-10.—Wagoner county fair. Was-
oner. .
den villa count'r 'alr« "0,',
gen. 18-21.—Ottawa county fair, Miami.
_ 11-21.—Pottawatomie county fair,
nnawne«
^Sep 11-21.—Grant county fair, Jeffer-
monS —Oklahoma county fair, Ed-
8ept 20—21—Oklahoma County Fair, |
Oklahoma City.
Sep. 20 *2 —Logan county fair, OathHa. '
gen. 20-22 —Crai* county fair. Vinita. 1
^gep 20-22.—Beckham county fair. Elk
8'ep. 20-22.—Hogera county fair. Clare-
more.
1^1 r. Oklahoma City
Hept. II—North Lslncoln County Fair,
Agra
Oct- S-7—Caddo county fair. Anadarko
^Oct. 1-7.—Washington county fsir. L^ew.
9^' *-1 —Nowata county fslr. Nowata.
X®'- J-7 —Pawnee county fair. Hallett
can —Stephen, county (air. Dun.
Nov l-s —Oarfleld county (air. Wan-
komla
D.Marr1'. 1 •17.—Southwest
•how. Oklahoma City
RID CROSS STORY.
Red Cross Ball Blue and what R
will do aeems like an old story, but U'*
true. Red Cross Ball Blue Is all blue.
No adulteration. Makes clothes whiter
than snow. Use It next washday. All
tood grocers sell It.—Adv.
The Wsy of It
"Will," said the advertising poster
man to his aaslstant, "we've struck a
raae of paradoxical luck."
"How'a that?" asked the other.
"Here's a wall to our progress and
we will soon be up against It."
To Fortify the System Agsinst
Summer Heat
Many users of Grove's Tasteless Chill
Tonic make it a practice to Uke this old
standard remedy regularly to fortify the
system sgainst ths depressing sfisct of
•ummer heat, ss those who sre strong
withstand the heat of summsr better than
thoae who are weak. Price joe.
Some men will even go to church
on Sunday rather than stay at home
A HINT TO WISE WOMEN.
Don't suSsr torturq when all female
troubles will vanish in thin air after using
"Femenina " price 50c and |i 00.—Adv.
Pleasure.
"I put through a big financial deal
laat week," remarked Mr. Dustin Stax.
"I thought you said you were going
on a pleaaure Hip."
"Could there be any pleaaure great-
er than putting through a big
financial deal?"
IMITATION 18 8INCERE8T FLATTERY
but like counterfeit money the taslto-
tion baa not the worth of the original.
Insist oa "La Creole" Hair Prseatng
It s the original. Darkens your hair hi
the natural way. bat contain* mo dye.
Price 11.0*.—Adv.
Driving Bicycle With a Meter.
One of the moet Ingenious motor at-
tachment* for bicycle* yet placed on
the market haa recently appeared in
England. The motor, which develop*
slightly over one horse power, I* at-
tached to the luggage rack: It welgha
but It pounda, and occupies little
space.—Popular Science Monthly.
For sprains make a thorough appli-
cation of Hanford'a Balaam, well rub-
bed In. Adv.
Sensitive.
Assistant (to old lady who has hand-
ed In a badly spelled telegram) —
What's this word, please?
Old Lady—Never mind that, mlas:
It's none of your business They'll
know at the other end.
A good bluffer I* a man who can
keep the other fellow from finding out
that he is afraid to fight.
Wln-
Cer-
Uvs Stock
Arthur B. Collins of Katie, snd Wll
lism J. Hall of Rubottom, have beet
Exactly.
"Would you—er—marry me,
nle?"
"Oh! Algy, you surprise me!
tainly I'll marry you."
"But—I'm not serious, duncher
know! Cawn't you accept a Joke?"
That's exactly what I've done."—
Life
Tommy Lssrns to Est Frogs.
Prom the French comrades British
sppolnted postmasters of their respeo soldiers in Macedonia have learned to
live towns. appreciate the value of frogs ae a sup-
Approxlmatsly 200 diplomss foi plement to the bill of fare. The hind
graduaten of the state university ai legs served on toast make an excellent
Norman were signed by State Super savory.
Intendent Wllsoft. I The men enjoy the sport of cstchlng
Mrs. M. C. Fsrrell was burned t< ,he fr0** wlth b,u of me« "ed " e
death st her farm home nine mllei end * "trlng. The sport, besides
northeast of Sayre while she was en Providing a welcome addition to the
deavoring to burn a hen'
A large number of growing whea'
crops In the vicinity of Aline in stAth
ern Alfalfa county were destroyed b
hall In the recent drouthbreaklni
storm that visited that section. Prac
cuisine, helps to reduce the strength of
the froggy chorus, whose csrols mske
night hideous.—London Globe.
The virtues women boast of they
often possess.
Adruco Fly-Bane for Flies.
Warble*. Moaqultoea, Gnats. Lie*
Ticks and Vermin on Stock of all
kinds. Increase ths Milk—try It.—Adv.
Its Equslity.
"Fishing la a sport in which rich
aad poor can meet on a common
lavsl."
"That's right; in fishing It Is not
so much a man's assets which count
aa hi* lie-abilities."
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES
Oa* slsa smaller after ualn* Allen's Fnot-
Base. th* aatlaeptlr powdar for th* (eat.
Shaken fnto shoes and used In fact-bath,
Allan's Foot-Ease makea tight c'loee feal
easy, and slvae Instant'rellet to coraa and
bunions Tr^lt Sold ererywhera.
Olmsted.
It today, fold everywhe
IE trial packa#e. Addra
led. La Roy. N. T. Adv.
Mora Buslnsssllks.
"You never encourage mud-slinging
in a campaign."
"No." replied Senator Sorghum; "If
you're going to throw something,
throw a rock."
Ws Thrse.
Sentry (at Remount Camp)—Haiti
Who goea there?
Weary Voice—One frleud and twa
mulea.
Poverty renders the doctor's visits
scarce.
Sold upon merit—Hsnford's Balsam.
Adv.
One can't blame a liar for doubting
nearly every tale he heara.
What is Castoria
CASTORIA is a bsrails— aabatitute far Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops
and Soothing Syrupa. It i* Pleasant. It contains neither Opium,
Morphine nor other Narootio substance. Its ags U its guarantee. It
destroy* Worm* and allay* Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieve* Teething Troubles, curss Constipation and Flatulsncy. It
assimilates tha Food, regulatss the Stomach and Bowela, giving healthy and
natural sleep. The children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over
SO years, has bora the signature of Chaa. H. Fletcher, and has been made under
his personal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive yuu in this.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as good" are but Experiments that
trills with and endanger the health of Infanta and _
Children—Experienoe against Experiment. /Ty y/tfV "
fittiiie Castoria always bears the sigaatare
PINK EYE
UB THSOAT Diseases
Curee the sick snd acta as a
IJquld given on the tongue. ^
all others. Best kidney remed
preventative (or othera.
._ _ _ ^fe tor brood mares and
all others. Best kidney remedy. 6acents a bottle. It a
dosen Sold by all drusslata and turt good, houaes. or eent.
expreaa paid, by the manu(acturers. Booklet. "Dlstem*
per. Cause snd Cure." (ree.
SPOHX MEDICAL CO., rkemlata, r.aabea. tad_ C. S. A.
Things Ars Not ss Thsy Seem.
The unpronouncable names of the
„ Mexican and European war tones hsve
b> naJ™ P COve*'( nothing on the name of City Engineer
Hla Mlstsks.
"How did you lose your laat Job?"
"I waa fired for making a mistake."
'That seems unfslr. We are all li-
able to mistakes."
"Yes, but I told the boss that he
couldn't get along without me."—De-
troit Free Press.
Hsr Kind.
"Is this girl given at all to refleo-
tlon ?"
Watch her and try to catch her drownlnK George Wlsbrote. fireman
.... Qfls Kent aa 11 t- ...I a I / A.. 1.. I . j t .
by insurance
Former Judge David A. Harvev o:
Miami. Okla., who lived In Oklahomt
City until ten veare ago and wan thi
first territorial delegate who repre
sented Oklahoma in congress in dead
News of his death in Hope. N. M.
where he had gone In aearch of healtn
was received from his Miami home
Harvey avenue. Oklahoma City, wai
named In Mr. Harvey's honor.
A sweeping investigation Into al
leged violations of the nine-hour laboi
] law for women In Oklahoma City ant
Tulsa probably will be started bj
W. G. Ashton. state labor commls
sioner. Numerous complaints havi
been received by the labor departmen
of alleged violations of the labor law
but so far nothing incriminating 01
the part of the employers haa beet
discovered.
Homer Lunsford, 7 years old. wai
j drowned while swimming In Dot
creek, near Claremore. He was selxet
with cramps and drowned before hii
companions reached him.
Bank clssrlngs In Oklahoma Cltj
during May exceeded bv 60 per cen
those of the same month In 1915, ae
cording 10 a report of the Oklahomi
City Clearing House Association Tht
figures for Msy were 116,070.028 ai
against tl0.030.t46 In May. 1915. ant
were the highest In the history of thi
association.
A contract for a (36.000 waterworst
system was led at the last meetlm
of the board of trustees of the towr
of Commerce. The principal contrac*
amounting to about $20,000 was let te
the N. 8. Sherman Iron and Machlnt
Works of Oklahoma City. The con
tract calls for the drilling of a wet
600 feet deep and the erection of t
water tower.
Notice has been received of the dla
continuance of the postofflce at Kin
sey, in Mayes county.' Mall for thii
place will hereafter be sent to Salina
J. N. Oliver, a blacksmith, was al
most instantly killed and four people
were slightly Injured by falling d
b'rls. and the Oliver blacksmith shoj
at Quinton was wrecked by an explo
slon of an oxygen welding tank which
Oliver was repairing.
Soft roadbeds caused eastbound
Sania Fe pas-enger train No. 17 to
leave the track six miles east of Wood-
ward. and gradually overturn In flood
waters of Ihe North Canadian river.
Jeup. His msll has come addressed
to every nsmn from Mr. B. Gee l"p to
Mr. B. Jesus, but It remslned for an
Indianapolis teacher to spend s year
In digging out his Identity.
For months she had beard a fellow
teacher spesk of her brother-ln-lsw.
Mr Yorp. During the recent via-
duct trouble his opinions on the mat-
ter were quoted frequently. For
months this teacher had also read of
Mr. Jeup, the city engineer.
Finally, when the viaduct troubles
had reached their climax, (he scanned
the papers eagerly every evening to
aee how much longer she would have
to walk across Engineer Jup held
exactly the opinions of Mr. Yorp.
Suddenly light burst on ber befud-
dled brain. Rushtag up to her teach-
er friend, she asked eagerly. "How
does your brother-in-law, Mr. Yorp.
spell his name?"
"Jeup." came the answer with a
mild loqk of surprise.
Eureka! Mr. Yorp. the brother-in-
law. was Mr. Jup. the city engineer.
But the name was Yolp. Oi as In oil.
Can you pronounce It?—Indianapolis
News.
Horas Hss Ragtime Habit.
A horse haa an ear for music. A
Cleveland horse hss a preference for
ragtime. When he heard the note* of
* popular *ong from a phonograph the
other day in a store he fox-trotted
right acrosa the aldewalk, dragging a
Wells-Fargo express wagon after him.
The wsgon became wedged In the
door, and the animal, unmindful of
the screams of women and shouts of
clerks, set his ears forward and lis-
tened to the song, allowing himself to
be led away by Joseph Davis, the driv-
er, only when the phonograph had
been shut off.
Ths Jsr.
John D. Rockefeller was congratu-
lated by a New York reported on hla
recent gift of ti.275,000 to education.
"It muat be a fine feeling," said the
reporter, "to give away mllllona."
"You get uaed to It," *ald Mr. Rocke-
feller. "To stop giving 1* what would
Jar me. I'm afraid I'm like the re-
tired business man whose wife said,
the first day of his retirement:
"Father, what's the matter? You
look so worried.'
" "Well, no wonder I'm worried,' said
he. Tve never before had nothing to
worry about.'"
THIS TABBY IS REAL FISHER
Maryland Cat Wades Boldly Into
Stream in Sssrch of Its
Prsy.
Hancock. Mo., has s cat that flshea.
Different from felines that have been
known to stand on the bank and try
to grab fish with their claws, this tab-
by wadea boldly amldatream and
awaits prey.
Yesterday the cat was fishing In tha
little creek thtft runs through Han-
cock near the old Eastern or Gllleeca
hotel property, emptying Into the Po-
tomac through a culvert under the c*.
■al at that point The cat stood mo-
tionless for several minutes, aad then
pounced on a fish with both pawa.
The fish Jumped several feet out of tha
water, Ita body shimmering In the sun-
light. It waa then readily caught by
the cat. which waded to the ahore with
Its dinner In Its mouth. This partlci*
lar tabby haa obtained quite a repi>
Utlon as a fisher.
Ev-
Following Suit.
"These are dreadful times,
erythlng Is high."
"Yes. I notice even the mercury has
been going up."
In ths Train.
"Oh. conductor, that cigar has fal-
len on my dress and It Is smoking!"
"Smoking is not allowed In this car.
madam, so I will havs to put you out."
If a man haa enough money to car-
ry him through he can get alone
without brains.
No. Alonto, Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Pro-
gress' is not a treaties on chiropody.
passing any
alatat"
kind of a mirror in
Ft' l.KEDY. G.ssaai lamoaanoa Ao> >
Gaaar Noire... iUnwar, I- Paul. Mi.a.
Seed Colville Opeaia* Circular M
I
Wlsbrote lived at Quinlan and had
been married only two months.
High water msrk In postal receipts
was reached in Oklahoma City during
May when a gain of 17 per cent over
In ths Wrong PIscs.
"Say. mister, dew ye" give gas
here?" asked the old farmer with tha 'he corresponding period In 1915 was
swollen Jaw. shown. According to tabulated re-
"Not so you can notice It." replied turns receipts for May were t4C.920.06
the dentist "If you want gas you'll as agalnat t36.72.J2 in May. 1915, an
have to pay for It. Did you think this increaae of tlO.047.84.
was a barber shop?"
Why?
She—Why do they call this soup pu-
ree de Jackson?
He—Well, you see. Jackson Is the
name of the chef, and he had a hand
lb It—Harvard Lampoon.
Altus snd Bsrtlssvllls have been
authorised by Adjutant Genial Can-
ton to form military companies to suc-
ceed those at Antlers and Guthrie, r
cently mustered out of service. S.
W. Johnson of Altus hss been sppolnfr
sd captain of th* company there.
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