Pauls Valley Democrat. (Pauls Valley, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1911 Page: 2 of 8
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LITTLE ESSENTIALS IN PROPER
HANDLING OF THE MELON CROP
Judgment as to the Time of Picking nnd Good Care to!
Packing Are of Much Importance for the Best
Results — Grading nnd Branding
Help the Commission Men.
Our Lord
Building £
Church
By Amos R. Wells
(By JOHN W. I.I.i >VD 1
There is considerable difference of
opinion as to the exact stage of ma-
turity at which melons should he
Picked for shipment IT allowed to
become too ripe before picking, they
become soft by the time they have
reached the market, and often must
be sacrificed In order In efTect nn im-
mediate sale
If picked too green the melons
reach fhe market In firm condition,
but are lacking In flavor, and are not
desired by the best trade. It Is a
nice point to pick melons at such a
degree of ripeness that they will
reach the market In firm condition,
and yet possess the requisite fiavor.
The farther from the market the
melons are produced, the less mature
they must be when picked. Further-
more, the rapidity of softening after
picking varies with the temperature
to which the melons lire subjected
The cooler they can bo kept nfter
picking, the longer then can be nl
lowed to remain on the vines and the
better flavor they will have.
It 1b, therefore, essential that the
melons be placed in the shade as
soon as possible nfter picking, and be
kept shaded until they are loaded Into
the car.
For the same reason, riper melons
can be shipped under refrigeration
than In ventilated cars. It Is also
true that melons Rhlpped during ex-
cessively hot weather, unless under
refrigeration, will soften more rapidly
than those shipped during cooler
weather.
The condition of the vines nnd the
rnpldity of ripening of the melons in
the field will also have a bearing upon
the stage of maturity at which they
should be picked.
Early In the shipping season, when
the vines are In full vigor and the
melons ripening slowly, the fruits
may safely be left upon the vines tin
til more mature thyi would be safe
later in the season when the plants
have become somewhat weakened, or.
by reason of excessive heat, the mel-
ons are ripening very rapidly.
While it Is true that no rule can
be given for picking melons that will
apply under all conditions, and that
the grower must exercise judgment In
reference to each day's picking, the
Ideal will be attained when the con
ditions are such that the melons will
reach the market in the best condl
tlon If picked as soon as the fruit will
part readily from the stem when the
latter is pressed with the thumb or
Unger.
There Is a tendency among growers
WEEDS, GRASS
AND POTATOES
Farmer Compelled to Mow Grass
and Weeds From Five-
' j Acre Field to Fiud
■ b|, Tuber Crop.
4 my ANToS WAON'ER.i
Two years ago the writer observed
* fnrnter mowing grass and weeds
Irom a five-acre field that had evident-
ly been cultivated early in the season.
The farmer Informed us that tills was
his potato patch, but that the grass
and weeds had grown so high and
to pick considerably before this point
has been reached. In order to run no
risk of the melons becoming soft In </]
transit | X i
T Is not surprlalag that
Jesus wished to kno who
V men thought him to be.
.1 fact, some growers make a piac- That Is an Important mat-
tire of picking the melons before a — ter In anyone's 1K« It
crack appears about the stem or any martc a grPat A,„trKnct t0 Napoieon
change of color takes place, even on whether men tho,Jght of hlm aa flrst
the under side of the fruit.
consul or an emperor. It made
1 hat proper grading results In the great difference to Edison whether
securing of better prices than India men thought of him as a telegraph
criminate parking, is evidenced by the operator or ns an Inventor. It made
experience of certain growers who a va8t difference to Jesus whether
have departed from the usual custom, men thought of him as the son of
and practice a regular system of grad- Joseph or the Son of Ood. It made
Ing whereby three distinct grades of a difference to him because It made
marketable melons are made, and
shipped under three different brands.
Such a system of grading and
branding makes It possible for the
commission man to place the differ-
ent grades with the different classes
of trade. Instead of being obliged to
sell the entire shipment as ungraded
stock to undlscrlminatlng purchasers.
As a result the best grade often
an Infinite difference to men.
Christ's church consists of all
those that think him to be the Sou
of Ood. The Greek word for "church"
means "the called-out." Christ's
church conaists of those that are
called out from the persons that be-
lieve Jesui to be a sage, a prophet,
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Pi>mi1' nt Taft will he54years
old tomorrow—Sept. 15.
J'aUtka, Fla., is having a
plague of mosquitoes from the
St John niiid hanks and marsh-j
es.
Pet wren Aug. i:j and 1!). in
rlnsivo. there occurred in Italy.
il>(>4 ca-es of clioiera, with
d 'aths.
President Taft will leave Bev
eil}', Mass.—liissunmiei home-
on riept, 1 j. for his trip through
ti e West and Southwest.
Miss Kathrine Cecil Thurston,
tht* authoress, was found dead
at a hotel in Cork, Ireland, on
Sept. 6th. Apoplexy isgivenas
tiie cause of her death.
Speaker Champ Clark ha.-
hero, a martyr; and the called-out; been invited to Oklahoma City
to make an address during the
State Fair. The invitation was
extended by the Old Hickory
Democratic Club.
Crate Holding Twelve Melons.
flrst man who sincerely and openly
brings double the price of ungraded bolleved him to be God. That It was
stock, so that the oxcess in price re-
persons believe him to be Ood.
Deed 1s Christ's.
It Is Christ that calls out, that se
lecta the stones for his church. He
alone can tell whether the belief In
him as Ood Is merely an empty be-
lief of the head, or a heart-and-llfe
belief also. Pie alone can see through
the stone, cut trimly, with shining, ive candidate fur president ol
smooth surfaces, and dlscer the hid- i vi,. k . .
den fissure that will crack or I Mexico, W as the Victim of mob
hidden pyrlte that will stain. • j assault on Sept G, at Vera Cruz
And, of course, the first stone that Kocks were hurled in Madero's
Christ selected, the flrst church direction, but he was unhurt,
member that he called out, was the
Fi ancisco I Madero, Progress-
ceived for the higher grades Is prac-
tically all clear gain as a result of
grading.
The quality of a melon Is the pri-
mary factor which determines Ifs
Fiie on Sept. (> destroyed the
cold storage plant and local de
pot of the Armour Packing Co.
at Birmingham, Ala. The loss
was $'200,000. The plant was
opened about two months ago.
Andrew Carnegie has ofiered
Peter coed not surprise us, for that
apostle's faults were all on the sur-
face and could be trlumed away,
The Inner part of him was all right,
and It Is the Inner part of a stoue
rather than the outside that eotmti
grade, though size and condition are permanently In a building.
also to lie considered. | Was Petor surprised at this honor
Extremely high quality and uniform from his Lord? I think not; he
size and color are always essential In j would have been far more surprised , > i. ^ ■ i, i* „ 0. I .k e ti ii
the making of a fancy grade. [ If It had not been given, If after his I _ ; d suiHirn Ot Uallas,
The size must also be normal and | whole-hearted adhesion he had not ^5,000 for a branch libiary
the packing perfect. The No. 1 grade! beon bu!'t Into the church of Christ, j building on condition that the
should be of nearly as high quality as And Indeed the whole Gospel story : n e if.,
the fancy grade, but may Include odd) proves that he received no special , Ullld lot DOOKS
sines, though the different specimens j hcjor, no more thM John, no more j ;il>d tuilliture and give a site.
in a give., package should be fairly | than James, no more than Paul, no i
uniform In size. i more than you or me If we make, n u- i. 1
Tills grade may Include melons too' Pater's confession of Christ. ^ 1
large or too small for the fane;, grade, j Ours Also the Authority. I speed. Struck a teleplione pole
The No. 2 grade should consist of] were not the keys of the king-j near Lexington, Kv., on Sept
the balance of t 3 salable melons, dom of Heaven given to Peter? Were | a an(i " «roe L-ill
These should be of fair quality and ! not his bindings and looslnga to be j , , ' , " was Kill-
far superior to the flavorless culls 1 ratified In Heavon? Yes, and aU this ! ei'and three Seriously injured,
sometimes shipped by unscrupulous authority Is ours also, on thefsame | 1 he party were ''joy lidillg."
growers. j terms. When stones are built ftyto a
church, the same key that, admits to .
the block of marble or lapis miull j nomas A. Kdison, \\ ho is
admits to the block of granite or j traveling in Switzerland and
limestone Those that are one with faking a complete rest,, is in
Christ are one with his learning and
authority and power. Not the hum- jwxceHent health, and says he
blest child of the church but may lift longs to be back at East Orange
his head with the lordliest. ' among his test tubes ana storage
INVESTIGATE
We invite all who have any kind of bank-
ing business, to call and investigate our
terms and facilities.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma.
"The Bank T hat Treats Vou Right"
rally is planned for Methodist
Educational Day at the State
Fair Octob.i '27.
A storm on Lake Michigan
on thte night of Sept. 6. caused
over ^liOOoO worth of damage
to smoll craft in Chicago har-
bor. Although the path of the
storm was narrow, at its height
the wind reached a velocity of
64 miles an hour. It was con
sidered the fiercest storm in
twenty years. One smi 11 tug
was capsized but. three large
passenger boats, for the safety
of which some anxiety was felt,
put into harbor later.
Agents of the Poituge&e gov-
ernment, while taking an in
ventory of church property at
Oporto, 011 Sept, 6 found in the
underground vaults of the cathe-
dral, a great amount of treas
ure, the property of ancient
friars, most of which the au
thorities of the church had little
idea existed. It is presumed
the treasure' will revert to the
stale under the separation law
of church and state.
Nature Tells You
As Manj a Pauls Valley Reader
knows Too Will
As usually treated, a sprained ankle
will disable a man for three or four
weeks, but by applying Chamberlain's
Liniment freely as soon as injury is re-
ceived, and observing the directions
with each bottle, a cure can be effect-
ed in from two to (our days. For sale
by all druggists.
Cotton seed meal and hulls at
Cummings Gin. Phone 130.
Dr J. W. Shelton, of Wynne-
wood, specialist on eye, ear,
nose and throat, will be in the
office of Drs. Branum & John-
son, over National Bonk of
Commerce Pauls Valley, Mon-
day and Tuesday of each ween,
from 10 a. m. until 3 p. m. tf
For bowel complaint in children al-
ways give Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy and castor oil.
It is certain to eflect a cure and when
reduced with water and sweetened is
preasant to take. No physician can
I prescribe a better remedy. For sale by
| a'l druggist.
I The cream of ice cream is
Bogle ice cream at the leading
fountains.
Diarrhoea is always more or less pre-
valent during September. Be prepared
for it. Chamberla'n's Colic, Cholera
Diarrhoea Remedy is prompt and el
fectual. It can always be depended
upon and is pleasant to take. For sale
by all druggist.
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W3fli .Va
^,"'r
1) i<$ m J. A
Trying to Find His Potatoes.
TIMOTHY BEST
PAYING CROP
Weeds Cause Farmers to Hecomo
Discoui aaeil on Account of
Injury I'lun for Cor<
rcctln&r Evil.
dlv THOMAS M. CISKM
Timothy is one of the best paying
crops grown on the farm when the
fields ran b* kept free from weeds
Hut the weeds are causing: many farm-
ers to quit the crop, as the meadows
become choked with weeds and usual
ly but one or two crops are grown
before the sod Is spoiled and must be
turned under and sown again.
The spoiling of the meadows can
be prevented by using the mower
after the hay is harvested. The
meadows become choked with weeds
batteries.
j "The gales of Knde3 shall not pre-
vail against it," said Christ; against
1 the church: against you, If you are a
j stono built Into the church. But was Neialv 1000 people attended
not Chrlet, the next minute, to say .. , , " ...
sternly to Peter, "Got thee behind me the ceremonies of the
Satr.n?" Was not Voter, not many Haskell State School of Agli-
roontha thereafter, to deny Christ and cultu,e at Broken Arrow on I
fro out v.-tioyir.sr bitterly! Yes; hut ,. . - , . ,
not into the cuter darknep*. The I lie school term open
power of Hade* may simkn th ' ed Sept. ti with 1-10 scholars and 1
church, hilt the mortar holds. Nn jt anticipated Hie enrollment
stone that tiaa been built Into tht ... ,
Mruetur. ,h«U ever tall out ! wiU ™*ch -U,)
Eg Honest With God.
Do we ;ring [or :;t.-oti(,t.h with nod!
The only way to \. In It is to be honest
Two Tex.i- Congressmen—
ohn H. Stephens, of Veinou.
and usually hut one or two crops arc wJth h,m Tp„ (h# and James L. Slaydeil, of S;itl
grown before* ncssaa and ask Ulai to root them out Antonio—will be in the list of
of our lives and aivo ua power In- ,i.,i u„ 1 ct *
stead. Own up to him how foolish ^legates from the United State*
thick that he was o1>Hrp<1 to cut tliera
must be turned under and sown again
The spoiling of the meadows can
be prevented by using the mower
after the hay is harvested. The
with a mower and rake them oft be- | meadow should be clipped as often
fore be could dig his potatoes.
After the crop bad been harvested I
ascertained that it turned out about
72 bushels per acre The ground was
rich, mellow, and If It had been prop-
erly cultivated the yield would have
been more than doubled.
On an adjoining furm less than a
half mile from this field, three acres
as the weeds start to make seed.
This should be kept up uritll the
frost comes. If this is continued for
several years the weeds can be al-
most entirely cleared from the sod.
Where timothy comes a poor stand
or Is thinned by dry weather or cither
causes the stand can be much im-
proved by tiie use of the harrow and
of potatoes yielded "IS bushels. See 1 the sowing of more seed.
the difference?
Helps for the Hog Raiser.
It Is com.non sense that a mature
son will produce larger and more per-
fect pigs than a very young one.
Do not attempt to raise fall pigs
without having first prepared a per-
fect system of housing for the win-
ter.
Spring pigs can get along very well
without shelter exccpt from rain until
fall; then, if you are so shiftless .
to fail fo provide shelter, they are bev
ter able to stand cold and raiu.
Some people claim that a hog Is a
scavenger by nature, but he certainly
thrives better on clean feed and do-
cent surroundings.
Woman Runs Frog Farm.
A young woman 2c years old, man-
age? a frog farm In Alameda county,
California. It consists of two acres
of swanipv Innd. but produces a tins
profit as she sells all the frogs she
csn raiee at from $:' to J3 per doten.
In September take a heavy tooth
harrow and give the sod a good har-
rowing.
When the perfect stand Is obtained
then see that the weeds do not get
to make seed, which will kill out the
grass next year.
Meadows treated In this way do
not become thin and worthless but
w 'l Improve for years
Most fanners think the sowing of
the seed the important part In get-
ting a good meadow It Is 'eli to do
the seeding in good shape but more
often the stand Is lost from some
other cause
Grass fields can be much Improved
with a covering of manure This
should be done In the fall or early
winter. I'se a manure spreader and
give the field a thin spread of fine
manure
up
wo are nt host, and bog for the wis- j to the international peace con-
dom that makoth not ashamed. Whia- i forence ?o be held iii London
per In hi. ear the poor, wretched j ,y m 0ctoher
takes wo h*vo made, and pray for
strorgth to keep la the old path
through all th« days to come. 801 Peace commissinei's, repre-
shcil we rise to nowneas of life. So 4- .1 .. . . ,,
•hall we grow braver and better. Sn sentingthe Madero and Keyes
shall wo be bli eaad la our sorvleo j parties met with Piesident de la
for the master.—Edgar t.. Vincent, In , Barra
Christian Work and Evangelist.
When the kidneys are sick.
Nature tells you all about it.
The urine is nature's calender,
Iufrequent or too frequent ac-
tion;
Any urinary trouble tells of
kidney ills.
Doan's Kidney Pills help sick
kidneys.
M Bulks, of Pauls Valley,
Oklr., says; "'Off and on during
the past few years I was great-
ly annoyed, especially at night,
by loo frequent passages of the
kidney secretions. Nothing ben
efited me until I got l-loan's
Kilney Pills at the Live Drug
Co., a few 11 out lis ag« '. T irn
proved from the first ai d con-
tinued taking this remedy un
til my kidneys were restored to
a noimal condition and my back
was strengthened. 1 have had
no occasion to use Doan's Kid
ney Pills since."
For sale by all dealers. 50
cents. Fostei'-Milburn Co.
Buffalo.Inew York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name—Doans
—and take no other.
Report of the Condition ot
The First State Bank
o£ Pauls Valley, in the State ot Oklahoma,
at the close of business Sept. 1st, 1911
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $23,698.67
Overdrafts, secured and
unsecured 12 69
Stocks, Bonds, Warrants, etc. 4,042.30
Furniture and Fixtures 2,235.04
Guaranty Fund 750.00
Due from Banks 39,414.79
Checks and other Cash items. 2,023.89
Cash in Bank 3,037.15
To'.al $75,214.53
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid in $25,000.00
Surplus Fund None
Undivided Profits, less ex-
penses and taxes paid.. 250.35
Indidual Deposits subject to
Check 45,558.50
Tine Checks of Deposits.. . 2,944.46
Cashier's Checks Outstanding 50 00
Liabilities other than thos>:
above named 1,411.22
Total $75,214.53
State of Oklahoma \
County of Garvin J ss*
I, Roy E. Burks, cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief, so help me God.
ROV E. BURKS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
6th day o£ September, 1911.
Fatly of Self-Pit/.
Anyone who la dltpoeod to be a mar-
tyr can find stake and faggot* await-
ing him at every crossroad. Start
out In the morning oxpeoUug to be
abused, and you will bavo wounds and
111 tiaage lu plenty before the day Is
done. Self-pity Is a m&gnct that al-
ways attracts hardships and troubles;
It draws to Itself all that Is bitter, un-
kind and bard In life, and makes Its
possessor miserable because be ex-
pects to bo. Wo find what we look
for, and It Is the doors al which we
knock tbat are opened to ua.—Herald
nd Presbyter.
What We Might De.
We might sse so much ruore beauty
If we willed It. We might cause many
unknown reelings to flowor It we were
not In such a hurry to feel strong
Poor Market Animals.
Porr.e farmers l.n,. -i q,leP- id™
that .t la not necessary to keep the
pt« growing from the moment he Is
able to eat. nnd that Is why so many
produce | oor market animals.
Coarse manure, where a spreading ones. We miss in the swing of ex-
Is done in the spring, will sometimes eltement many opportunities of glv-
leave an odor on the bay. Fall |ng sympa'.hy In little thing* to those
spreading is always best.
Chicken for Dinner.
In providing a chicken dinner for
the home It is not necessary to select
the biggest and best-formed cockerels
The smaller birds may be Just as fat
and toothsome, hut thoy do not weigh
so much and bring less In the market.
we love, which, If they had been used,
would have added flnor fancies, sub-
tler and sweeter shades, to our power
af faeling.—Stopford A. Brooks,
Many a man who pray* that he
may be n blessing to many, tievar
doc* a thing to holp answer his own
prayer.
in Chapultepec Castle,
Sept. 8, for the purpose of in-
stituting what mahy declare
will be a vain attempt to insure
a peaceful campaign and a
peaceful elect ion.
An apparent plot to dynamite
the lower end of the Charles-
ton, Mass , navy yard was dis-
covered Sept 6, when three
heavy sticks of dynamite were
accidentally found in the gigan
tic floating crane in the yard by
workmen The lives of 500 men
were endangered. The work
men all professed surprise and
denied connection with the dy-
namite.
The administration buildin
of the Methodist Southern Uni ,
versity, to be located at Dallas,
is to he called Dallas Hall. This
building will cost $300,000 to he
paid out of the amount donated
iiy Dallas citizens toward the
university. A great educational
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Pens, Rulers, Companion Boxes, Compo-
sition Books, Pencils, Pencil Sharpeners,
Crayons, Penholders, Dividers, Inks,
Erasers, Tablets, Note Books, Paints, Etc.
School Supplies for Every Grade
Come in and look over our stock, test our
service and see for yourself what a splendid
variety we have for you and how tairly
everything is priced. What you want in
school needs we have.
PALACE DRIG STORE
For your liver take Robinson's High Balis
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