Britton Weekly Sentinel. (Britton, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 16, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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PROGRESS IN AVIATION.
THE BRITTON SENTINEL
Issued Weekly
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR -CASH
Entered an second-claps matter, October
11. 1908, at the postoffice .it Oklahoma,
Oklahoma, under the Act of March 3,
1879
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very careful to see that all proper names
are s.telled correctly and plainly.
Oh, yes, cranberries are small and
discouraging. No matter, they'll be
making the usual good "sass" by
Thanksgiving.
It Is a grand thing If alcohol can be
obtained cheaply from lumber waste
as* long as the trusts allow any lum-
ber to go to waste.
The authorities at Washington are
trying to muEzle the matutinal
rooster, but thus far their efforts have
not been crowned with success.
The significance of the progress in
Aviation is not to be found so much In
the flight of Bleriot across the Kng-
lish channel. In the successful tests of
the Wright machine, or In the forth
coming contests at Rhelms, as it Is in
the less conspicuous events. A New
York firm advertises Its ability to sup-
ply aeroplanes to order in 48 days. An-
other New York firm establishes an
aerial garage on the roof of a build
Ing. A Dayton man buys a balloon as
a present for his 18 year-old daughter, i
These and other Instances, making due i
allowance for the element of fiction, in-
dicate a growing belief in the general
utility of aeroplanes and dirigible bal
loons and a growing conviction that
they are adaptable for other than mil
itary purposes. The military Idea has
been dominant in all thus far attempt
ed In aviation, but now the Wright
brothers, the most conservative of the
successful aviators, suggest the use
of aeroplanes In carrying malls, and
men of wealth are contemplating the
possible use of the air as an exciting
recreation.
Action of Lightning.
Lightning makes trees explode like
overcharged boilers. The flames of
the lightning does not burn them up,
nor does the electric flash spilt them
like an ax. The bolt flows through
into all the damp interstices of the
trunk and into the hollows under its
bark. All the moisture at once is
turned into steam, which by its im-
mediate explosion rips open the tree.
For centuries this simple theory puz-
zled scientists, but they have got in
right at last.
Careless Man.
Mow careless people are! We saw
a man in a store this morning buying
a pair of suspenders, who said he had
been trying to think of them for two
years; he had needed a pair for two
years, but always forgot, when down-
town, to buy them. Is it any wonder
that this sort of a creature occasion-
ally forgets to kiss his wife before
leaving the house in the morning?—
Atchinson (Kas.) Globe.
BUY LEVEL LOTS
INTERUKBAN ■ HEIGHTS - ADDITION
MIAMI, OKLA
SURROUNDED BY RICH, LEVEL,
Never-Failing Farms
These heavier than air machines
would be even more popular If there
were always softer-than-earth mate-
rial to fall upon In case of accident.
Tennyson now stands charged with
the crime of writing for the middle
classes. He Is dead and cannot re-
vise his writings to meet the notions
of the proletariat.
The list of definitions of optimist
and pessimist is not yet exhausted. A
jocular addition is that the optimist
Is the eye doctor and the pessimist
one who takes care of people's feet.
In an Etruscan tomb there has been
unearthed a human Jaw with dental
work In It 3,000 years old. Doubtless
the guileful Etruscan dentist said,
even as dentists says to-day: "No,
this will not hurt you."
There are some disadvantages ac-
companying modern inventions. The
aeroplane hat, announced by some
milliners, would appear to be one of
them. Is it expected that they will
make wearers lightheaded?
Troubles are pouring in on the poor
little 12-year-old shah of Persia. While
he is still weeping for his father and
mother, preparations are being made
for his marriage, and he declares he
does not want to get married and be a
king, and that he is the unhappiest
boy In Persia. But destiny in its on-
ward march is sparer neither of man,
woman nor child, and the little fellow
must submit to have the life and free-
dom crushed out of him by his great-
ness.
The fire loss in the United States
and Canada during August, 1909, was
$16,418,000, not particularly small,
though It seems so In comparison with
the fire loss of $23,123,000 In August,
1908, and of $20,248,000 in August,
1907. More favorable than ever, there-
fore, Is this year's fire loss showing as
compared with its predecessors—$136,-
056,950 for the first eight months,
against $163,943,900 for the corre
spondlng period of 1908, and $155,965,-
650 for that of 1907.
Rat Electrocution.
j One of the latest ideas for killing
rats is a trap into which the animal
! walks, attracted by an electric light
i and a display of food. Once in he
The military maneuvres In Massa- can not get out and an electric current
chusetts, though subject to the "chaf- kills him in fifty or sixty seconds. The
ing" which always attends a mock ! apparatus can be so arranged that |
contest, when there Is Immunity from the electrocuted animal Itself signals
danger, are really of the stuff of | |ts fate to.any desired place— Popu
which war Is made. When Dewey's
ships were burning powder by firing
at targets off the coast of Asia, the The Country's Progression,
commanders of the vessels under some ' The first post route In the United I
flags were disposed to be amused. But States was established In 1672. It was
when Dewey's guns were called upon between New York and Boston and
to go up against the real thing In war !*le 8Ch©dule was once a month. 'I o-
the Skill Obtained In the mock can- '',ay ,he ye8rly °°at °f m®" transports
tion on our railroads alone is about
$45,000,000. The railway postofflce lines |
cover 208,484 miles and employ over
lar Mechanics.
nonadlng submerged the enemy al-
most before he could fire a second
round. Not only the militia but the
regulars are benefited by the prac-
tice game, for theories are at the
best when they have been sent out on
the road to try themselves.
15,000 officers and clerks.
In Poplar, a London district where
60 out of every 1,000 persons rank as
paupers, when a man, his wife and
three children throw themselves on
the poor law the practice Is to send
the man to the guardians' farm at
haindon In Kssex, where he !s asked
to do a very little work In return for
comfortable maintenance, clothing and
a little pocket money. His wife Is al-
lowed $3.75 a week lor herself and her
children, which Is probabl;* more than
she received from her husoanrt when ;
he was In full work, and she Is re-
lieved of the expense of feeding him.
She also receives grants of boots and I
clothing for herself and her children,
and her husband is allowed to visit her
at regular intervals.
Uncle Sam Real Papa.
The Alaskans who Inhabit the
Islands of St. Paul and St. George re-
ceive special consideration from the
government. Congress authorizes the
secretary of the treasury to furnish
them with food, fuel and clothing, and
for this purpose $19,500 Is appropri-
ated.—Los Angeles Times.
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Two reasons are given why King
Manuel of Portugal may abandon his
proposed visit to England. One is that
the kaiser has grown restive about It,
because Germany wbr not Included In
the Itinerary. The other Is that fear
obtains that the royal mother might
take advantage of the king's absence
to assume authority till his return,
which would produce dangerous com-
plications. Petty as anything Swift
Imagined In Lllliput are the actuali-
ties of politics In any toy kingdom.
The Interstate Commerce Cominis
slon has made an Interesting ruling
denying the right of railroad com-
panies to Issue commutation tickets
to school children unless those tickets
are open to all children of the ages
specified. The commission says:
"The commission's ruling does not
prohibit the publication of commuta-
tion rates for children of specified
ages, but merely holds that such
rates must be open to all children
within the ages stated in the tariff."
The robbery of the Pennsylvania
passenger train by a lone bandit, at
a point 52 miles west of Harrisburg,
suggests that there are lonely spots
on all railroad lines in which highway-
men with nerve can ply their trade.
But after the deed is done, the prob-
lem Is to get away. The chances are
more heavily against the Pennsyl-
vania robber than they would be
against a Montana or Idaho highway-
man with vast stretches of unoccupied
country within easy reach.
The New York authorities are mak-
ing matters lively for reckless automo-
bllists. Monday a chauffeur who, while
Intoxicated, had driven his machine
on Madison avenue in such a manner
as to endanger the lives of u number
of passengers in a street car with
which he narrowly escaped collision,
was arrested and locked up. The fol-
■iwlng morning he was taken before
. police magistrate, who sentenced
him to six months' imprisonment and
Informed him that on his return from
"the Island" he will be subjected to
trial In the court of special sessions
on the charge of operating a machine
without a chauffeur's license. Whole-
some severity in such cases can hard-
ly fall to have a good effect.
Fly high and get out of the wind,
was the lesson declared by a daring
aviator at Rheims. Indeed, he drew
the parallel of the ship on the water
that Seeks the deep sea to escape the
breakers on the coast.
The inventor of the Clermont was
not an Idle dreamer, lie believed in
work. This was Robert Fulton's sen
tlment, as expressed by himself: "In-
dustry will give abundance to a vir-
tuous world, and call mankind to ono
unbounded feast of harmony and
friendship."
Here Is a man who puts a high value
on American citizenship, and who. it
may be assumed, will never abuse the
privileges thus obtained. He is George
Patton, a marine engineer of English
birth, employed in the government
aervice In Manila and elsewhere. He
awaited anxiously the expiration of
the time limit for taking out his first
naturalization papers, and he traveled
14,000 miles and spent J1.200 in his de-
termination to get to Philadelphia and
make the proper application. Inciden-
tally he experienced a shipwreck and
other "dangers of the sea" en route.
This man's naturalization certificate
Is likely to have a prominent place
among his personal possessions.
This is Fred!
meet me face to face
19 Broadway
Opposite New Lee Hotel
Storage Room
Wanted
for my wife's new Fall Hat.
Dimensions:
BRST CROPS in the State THIS YEAR. "Showing 77 per cent against 48
per cent over rest of State." '(LEAD and ZINC, largest and richest field in the
world. "A new strike 33 feet thick made in September, widening the field.''
^1 COAL in abundance and largest deposit of finest grade of ASPALT. ^[WATER
POWER, sufficient to supply all Eastern Oklahoma. ARTESIAN WATER,
chemically PURE. GAS to supply the dozens of factories sure to come. <J"THE
DURBIN AUTOMATIC SAFETY CAR COUPLING COMPANY, with a Payroll
of $20,000 a W eek Coming to Miami. <J Two New Railroads financed to be Built
Through Miami this year 300 houses and 15 miles of Cement Sidewalks built in last
year. <j|An Up*to-Date City with Water Works, Sewers, Electric Lights and an In-
terurban Railway. 5,200 population, all white. The best place in Oklahoma Jto
Invest. <JInterurban Heights, the choicest property and sure to become the best
residence district. "Will pay 200 per cent profit in the next twelve months if
bought NOW.
For additional information write or see
INTERIIRBAN HEIGHTS CO.
MIAMI,
OKLA.
Test for Corn.
After corn has been pulled for
: hours or days it undergoes slight fer-
I mentation and flavor, if not digesti-
I bility, is injured. Pulled and put Into
large barrels or bulk, it becomes hot
and may be ruined. Experts look at
an ear of corn and tell all about it, but
people in general ought to open the
chuck, try it with the thumbs, and if
the milk squirts into the eyes it can't
be very bad.
24X36
(inches of course.)
A Pittsburg report says prisoners
ire going Insane by wholesale in Riv-
erside penitentiary because of en-
forced idleness. A great reform In
this respect is needed in many states.
In the south convicts are set at con-
structing roads, thus rendering import-
ant public service anu being b nefited
themselves by -ational occupation.
No direct evidence is offered in sup
port of the belief that within the next
1,000 years men will have hoofs in-
stead of feet. But the Increase of the
end-seat hog and the growing preva-
lence or kickers seem to give an air
of probability.
The report that Count Zeppelin may
be made a prince by the kaiser shows
the limitations of even Imperial pow-
er. The emperor can make a prince
out of a record flyer, but he couldtl
make a record flyer out of a prince.
Long Delayed Tribute,
"The experienced reporter Is a
model of courtesy," acknowledged a
Philadelphia preacher. First bouquet
of tbat kind in years and years.—
Cleveland I ador.
I don't have to idvertise for a storage
loom for my new Fall Suits, because they
sell faster than I can get them from the
tailor shops.
If you could see them you would know
that my statement is true. They are the
j newest shades, the latest styles this season
j Ins produced. They are equal in fabric,
style aud workmadship, of any suits sold in
ready-to wear clothes.
Why pay $25 to $40 for a suit when I
can sell you a suit just as |oad for $20 or
less. You may have the difference tospend
on your family and friends.
Suits From
$8.50 to $25
frat
Priceless Manuscript for Museum.
A Berlin museum has recently ao
quired a very valuable manuscript
which originated in the second cen-
tury H. C. It seems to be of the na-
ture of a biographical dictionary, for
it contains a list of the leading men
of the time in art. statesmanship and
warfare with much other general in-
formation of a similar nature. The
paper was found in the wrappings of
a mummy.
Not of the Worrying Kind.
"I happened to ask a waiter at one
of the cafes in the Bruges Grande
place to tell me which was the north
side of the square—momentarily for-
getting my bearings. He replied: *1
do not know.' Astonished at this an-
swer, I reminded him that he had
been in his place many years. 'Ah,
oui,' he said in a tired tone, but I
am not clever, and I live in a town
*here it is only necessary to be a
good Catholic.'"—John O'London, in
T. P.'s Weekly, London.
THEDORE SIMONS & CO.
Undertakers and Embalmers
Equipment the Best. Callj Answered Day or Night.
Ambulance Supplied.
417 NORTH ROBINSON STREET
Telephone 1242 X Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Botanists in Dispute.
Prof. Thomas Jamieson of Aber-
deen. is making himself very annoying
to orthodox science by insisting that
plants take their nitrogen from leaves
and not from roots. He does not him-
self show how they do this, but de-
mands to know how it is that so many
air plants and lichens that have little
or no root get their indispensable ni-
trogen. If Prof. Jamieson is right,
then the botany books will have to be
rewritten from end to end.—New
York Press.
Fred Criber Co.
Toy Making City's Chief Trade.
Nuremberg is the center of the toy
trade of the world. More than half
the employes in the toy factories are
women and girls. The wages of the fe-
male toy-makers are about 5 cents
pel hour. Of the estimated German
toy output of $25,000,000 a year, about
$19,000,000 is exported, more than half
Koiog to Great Britain and the United
States.
Wt WILL MAKE THEM GOOD
When you come to Oklahoma City call on us if you have
eye trouble. We have thousands of satisfied patients, all
our work is guaranteed. No charge for examination. Glasses
fitted and made right, all lenses ground in our own factory
to suit your eyes at a moderate cost.
Coffman Optical Co.
Manufacturing and Grinding Opticians
132 1-2 West Main St.
First Stairway East American National Bank Building
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Hunt, Lena. Britton Weekly Sentinel. (Britton, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 16, 1909, newspaper, October 16, 1909; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc142676/m1/4/?q=led+zeppelin: accessed June 5, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.