The Yukon Sun (Yukon, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1913 Page: 4 of 4
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YUKON, OKLA., SUN
WHAT DOES "LURID" MEAN?
STRAW HATS for MEN
BIG REDUCTIONS on all dress Straw
Hats. Buy now and lay away for next
year. It will pay you. All
shapes and si/.es.
rrunks and Suit Cases
&
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" iisa
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We have
them and
a nice line of
can fix you up
for that trip with a good
one that will help make
your trip a pleasure. Let
us show you.
Our "SCHWAB" Suits
l:or Men and Boys have
<_> iven satisfaction for years. |
\\ hy.J I because they lit ?
well, wear well and look j
well. If you have not tried j
them you should do so.
Popular Usage of the Word Is Opposed
to Its Definition, Which
Is "Pale."
Two men got into an argument re-
garding the meaning of the word
"lurid." One of them had used the
word, as the police reporter uses it, to
describe the red glare in the sky
made by a fire at night. The other
man objected to this, asserting that i
the word "lurid" means "pale" in- |
stead of "deep red." Thereupon they
applied to the dictionaries and found
them agreed in defining "lurid" as
"pale, wan, ghastly pale."
But the Oxford Dictionary has i
caught up with the new and popular
meaning of the word with this defini-
tion:
"Shining with a red glow or glare
amid darkness (said of lightning
(lashes across dark clouds or flame
mingled with smoke)."
But this seems to be gratuitous of
the Oxford Dictionary. The word
"lurid" started out it seems as a Latin
adjective meaning "pale, yellow." It
was used chiefly of the complexion,
much as "sallow" is used. Then it
grew to have the meaning of "ghast-
ly." liut itj transition into the popu-
lar meaning given it today seems to
have been due to the willfulness of the
press, which found it a handy word
'.o describe a phenomenon for which
no other word had, apparently, quite
the desirable flavor—Manchester
Guardian.
BUILDING UP THE
COMMUNITY
Our last statement to the Comptroller of Currency
shows that we have $92,783.66 loaned to the people of
this vicinity. 90 per cent of which is loaned to farmers.
Our loans are nearly twice as large as those of any other
bank in East Cananian county. For over 20 years we
have been content to trust our funds in the hands of our
farmer customers and we have never found them wanting.
Therein lies our strength and there is a reason for it.
A bank that draws its money from a community and al-
lows it to be used in LUMP sums by concerns in which
its officers and directors are interested is not, in our judge-
ment, helping to build up the community. If you will de-
posit with us, your funds will be safeguarded by proven
ability and nearly a quarter of a century's experience in
Canadian County.
First National Bank of Yukon
D. B. PHILLIPS, Cashier
•ftirlnuab
C*rC!othe
TI IF. completeness of our
stock makes our store
the most desitable place to trade because
you ;;et what you want when you want it.
QUALITY
COUNTS
QUALITY
COUNTS
:";VT $8'
Green School District
The farmers are br v thresh-
ing and putting up their secom
crop of alfalfa hay.
Mr. and Mrs. F. F.I aha have
returned home after a visit with
their son, Frank.
The last week's min done much
re
washing way ten acres of grain
for Mr. Davidson, spoiling some
grain in the bin for Mr. Olis,
and washing away t n acres ( f
Mr. Bii'lenberg'; ' it wheat
where the grad' backed the
water up on his land.
Harry Fleck, of Yukon, has
taken the contract ft r Mr. Mar-
tin John?' n's new li n:s •.
A l aptising too' i lace at the
river neap Council la -' Sunday.
A large crowd gathered to wit-
ness the ceremony.
Last Thursday Mrs. Lewis
Green gave a party to her pupils.
Ice cream and cake \v;is served
and all present rei > >rt a very en-
joyable time.
Mr. Win. Glad well was seen
last Sunday taking his family
riding in his beautiful new
buggy.
Miss Maude Goldsberry, of
Yukon, is visiting with her sis-
ter, Mrs. Chadwick.
Mrs. Lewis Green and son,
Joey, will leave the 1 1th of this
BURIED WITH DUMB FRIEND
Peculiar Instructions Left by English-
man Concerning His Place of
Interment.
PRIVILEGE OF BEING AN ASS,
Generally Considered Inalienable, but
New York Magistrate Who Fined
Student Thought Otherwise.
Compared io the inali 'liable right tc
make a fool of yourself, the right oi .
free Bpeech, which loud-mouths pro-
claim the most cherished one, is of
I small concern in the average person
Of all places where some restraint
on the former might be expected New
York is the last that would be thought
student, caught by an alert constable j
in the act of standing still under an
open umbrella while the stars shone ;
overhead, was fined $10 and warned i
that the penalty for the next offense
of similar genesis would be a terra
In the workhouse. The young man
of course, was qualifying for a fratern- ^
Ity. He looked foolish—as was the
authoritative intention, in which he
acquiesced.
••nut," quoth the "police magistrate j
ponderously, "no fraternity has a riiiht
to order a man to make an ass of him-
self;" and he expressed the wish that
pt
j court that he might fine them all. Con- j
i siilering in how many ways New York
I invites young men to make asses oi
themseh -s, and how many persons in j
. , '
themselves without molestation, why
should the line be drawn at a practice
I apparently so inoffensive to public pol |
' icy as the one criticized?—Providence
I Journal.
Money to Loan on Good Farms
GOOD TERMS
LOWEST RATES
We also make Abstracts of Title.
MATTHEWS & MOHR
Office The Commercial Bank. El Reno, Phone 1
month for a visit with her folks
in Misssouri.
Mrs. Carl Griggs has returned
home to stay.
Miss Lela Griggs spent Sunday |
with Miss Gladys Bielenberg.
Mr. Frank Knadle, of Okla-
1 homa City, is out visiting ac the
home of Ed Hubatka.
Mrs. Jeffrey and Mrs. Hubatka
were Yukon shoppers Monday.
Scott Breezelets
A large, but quiet and atten-
tive crowd attended the baptis-
ing service at the river Sunday. j
All who attended the Fourth
I of July picnic at Mr. Geodman's
report a good time. A number
of pictures were taken during
the course of the afternoon by
I.vie which were v ery good.
Mrs. Vickers is spending a
few weeks with friends in Mis-
souri.
Sanford knight is chopping
cotton for McKinley Starry.
Doing Their Sums.
'TV wuBt thing about "rithmelle,"
.
to'ks git de idea dnt any kin' o' lig-
perin' is all right if de kin finish wif
n nutnbah dat has a dollah ma'k in
front of it."
Curious directions were left by
•latin's Griffith Dennden, F. S A., with
regard to his burial. Mr Dearden, a
Lancashire (iji'g i i iar., died last fall,
agi j si v. nty three, and the gross val-
ue of his estat" is more than $2,500,-
000.
Among the instructions which he
left were the following, written on a
sheet of black edged paper:
"It is my will and vish that my re-
be cremated and tli'-u interred
ui 'lie same plac where my dog Pom-
pey is now buried.
"The urn is to be so constructed as
to contain the ashes Failing this,
''..1 11 in ll i'| ' ' '
my dog's remains as inaj be, on no
"I further charge my estate in
outhorpe with CDOO in addition to
whatever 1 may have already be-
' '
if these interments are disturbed or
mains and my own, from their present
position within a hundred years of
this date."
Brief Holiday.
.Toy is like a bird in flight, which
; ■
with its wings. It con: s troin out of
a far country and it tracks its way
on high. After that brief hovering
it will recover its former attitude, its
speed, and song, its throbbing heart
passes high over our throbbing cit-
ies and frozen hills. As we watch
that flight of untrammeled wing we
wu li that somehow we might cap-
ture that blftheness and teach it to
dwell among men. Why should it
pause but never abide? We would
11;; \ til 11 jo\ afci'i'' O fixed1 \ t'-t it
'
dim earth, and .-beds its brightness;
among men. As swiftly as it came, so i
swiftly it goes again. And yet each
\ i :r it draws more eli ;-'' and stays
for a longer time; its radiance is re-1
i]. i! m : <'!' 1
grace and truth.—i other's Weekly.
MILL PRODUCTS, COAL AND BUILD=
ING ACCESSORIES
A FRIEND TO THE {HOUSE-WIFE AND A
MONUMENT TO YUKON'S INDUSTRY
We quote the following prices which are sub-
ject to change as market fluctuates:
Shorts ~ - per cwt $1.40
- i
Crushed Rock, perton - 2.50
(Special prices on large quantities!
WE PA Y THE HiailKST PIUCE POP J /,/•'. I/,/•'. I I1A Y
in the County. We Ehip to South Carolina and all
other southern suites. Get our pi io-s.
Y
Best McAlester Threshing Coal per ton—P.rSO
Cobs by load .. - $1.00
Y u k o n M ill & G r a i n C o m p a si y
Gets Better Results
For One Half the Price
See him before biling your sales
Call at His Expense
Ollicef hone 171 Residence phone Ljo
EL KENO, OKLAHOMA
Christian Church
Sunday school 10 a. m, sharp.
Preaching by Brother Beaver
a. m.
Christian Endeavor 7 p. m.
sharp.
All members of the young peo-
ple's class and members of the
young people's class be sure and
be at Sunday School next Sunday
to be in the class pictures. Don't
forget the "Loyal Men's Bible
Class."
3ABIES ON THE BATTLEFIELD
Turkish Mothers Abandoned Their
Offspring in Retreat From Victoii-
ous Bulgarian Army.
When the Turks filed before the
conquering Bulgarian army, as at Mus-
tapliia Pasha, mothers fleeing in pan-
babies behind them, so that the son-
iiuering Bulgars in addition to gath-
ering the dead and wounded had also
to pick up crying babies Many a
Bulgarian soldier considered it his
duty to send home a Turkish baby
to be taken care of when he discover-
ed that its mother had abandoned it
A cavalry lieutenant from Sofia add-
ed the other day to his family of six
children a seventh one—a Turkish
baby girl. His horse suddenly shied,
and the rider saw on the ground the
baby, and jumped off to take it. Just
at that moment a shell fell on the
saddle of the horse The baby saved
the man's life He left it in the care
of a Bulgarian woman in the city, and
w hen after the battle he could not dis-
cover its mother, he sent it to his
wife to care for as one of her own.
Hunters Contribute to Revenue.
One of the important functions of
ho government in Germany is the is-
suing of permits to hunters. The rev-
enue thus obtained is about $1,500,000
annually.
Girl That Is Popular.
The most popular girl in the school
will generally be a girl who <'\cells in
games and outsiders often wonder
why this should be the case. The rea-
son Is that to pla> most games well
a girl must be unselfish' she must
play for her side," and not for her
ow n honor and glory, and she carries
this out unconsciously in her daily
life. You do not find her thinking
that no one else is of any use in the
world, or putting on airs because she
happens to be bettor looking than
her companions. She is simple and
natural and content to "give and
take." and is as strict in her code of
honor as her brother is in a public
school. Such girls will always win,
be rich in friends, and wherever they
go they carry with them a breezy
spirit of joy and good fellowship.
History of the Key.
The key was one of the first things
invented by man. The primitive key
as probably a thorn or splinter.
come into use. Wooden pegs fol-
lowed these. In modern times the
process of manufacturing keys is very
highly developed. Fifty years ago
there were only some hundred varie-
ties of keys, each having its special
name and distinct use. Today they
arc legion.—Harper's Weekly.
Don't Forget
Knights Templar
I nenmal
Conclave
Revolving Houses,
A Parisian Inventus has conceived
the idea of having small lioir . t which
will turn on their axes built in coun-
try districts for invalids, thus furnish-
ing a change of scene, of lltfht, and of
air There is. he thinks, no reason
wliy some rooms should trlways get
the sunlight and the remainder be
always damp and unhealthy. The
idea is not entirely new. Some years
ago a revolving house was built in
Normandy. The door was constructed
of thin boards which glided over each
one occasion these boards spread out
like an opened fan, c 108irie. the exit.
The Inmate, terrified b> his experi-
ence, had the house pulled down.—
Harper's Weekly.
Discouraged Fireflies.
During a pause of a brilliant display
of fireworks on of the circle of friends
ommentcd upon the conspicuous ab
nence of the innumerable fireflies that
had been noticed several evenings pre
viously. The query as to what had
become of them all was promptly an-
swered by my tiny boy of five sum-
mers, who remarked: "I guess they
must be discouraged."—Chicago Trib-
une.
Currant Growing a Greek Monopoly.
Many efforts have been made to
grow so-called Greek currants in other
countries, but always without success,
and these very small, very sweet and
seedless grapes continue to be a
monopoly of certain districts in
Greece, where they constitute the
chief agricultural industry. The yield
in an average year is about 160,000
tons.
This Poet's Wife Was Practical.
"If I can do anything to cheer and
brighten the 11ms of my fellow men!
1 shall lie perfectly satisfied," re- j
.marked the long-haired poet. "Tnen," I
replied his w> ary wifi "why don't you
ouit writing poetry and get up a comic
rerit in which the humor Is furnished
by some one who hits another over i
the head with a club?"
COLORADO
AUGUST 12-15
1913
A Splendid Opportunity to See
Colorado
Low Fares in Effect
Prepare to Go
Via
Rock Island Lines
Write for Free Beautiful Literature
j57 WRITE TO
FAY THOMPSON
Division Pass. Agent
Oklahoma City, Okla,
Or Consult EL.TEI* OLOTHRLTEH.
Tick- t Agout, Yukou, Okla.
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