The Carlton Journal (Carlton, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1907 Page: 4 of 4
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THE CARLTON JOURNAL.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
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D. T. Armstrong, Publisher.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
One year - - - - $1.50
Six months - - - .75
Entered as second-class matter
September 10, 1907, at the postoltice
at Carlton, Oklahoma, under the Act
of Congress of March 3, 1879.
TIME TABLE
SOUTH BOUND
No. 609, Fassenjfer - .3:02 p. m
No. 641, ^ocal Freight 11:45 a. m
NORTH POUND
No. G10, Passenger - 12:38 p. m
No. 032, Local Freight 11:45 a. in,
Nos, fi09 and 610 are daily, while
641 and 642 run daily except Sundays
O. A. HIGH, Agent.
WAS READY FOR HIM.
Clerk'i Suggestion to Customer Who
Was "a Little Short."
John Brink prided himself on hav
ing the largest general store in the
county. "If man wishes It, and it is
made, I have it," was the sign over his
advertisements in the newspapers.
"William," said Mr. Brink one morn-
ing, as he was giving Instructions to
a green clerk; "no one must over
leave this store without making a pur-
chase. If a person doesn't know
what he wants, suggest something.
And, remember, we have everything
from carpet tacks to mausoleums."
William's first customer was a leisure-
ly appearing chap, who gazed about
curloudy, but had no definite object in
view. "Just looking around," he ex-
plained. "Wouldn't yiu like to look
at our new line of postal cards?" sug-
gested the eager clerk. "No, not this
time," answered the strangor; "I'm
Just a little short this morning." "Ak,"
urged the new clerk, who was not fa-
miliar with the wonderful expansive-
nods of the language; "then, perhaps,
you'd like to look at our line of new
tnd handsome stretchers?"—Harper's
W'eekly.
HAD THE BUSINESS INSTINCT.
Negro Knew What He Was After
When He Lent the Money.
Ed was a mighty bright negro be
longing to a family in Columbia
Tenn. He had been a faithful servant
for many years, and by saving and
carefully investing his wages he had
belled the usual thriftlessncss at
trlbuted with more or less Jt^tlce tc
the majority of his race. Ills mastei
was an attorney, and one morning, b&
fore he had arisen, the lawyer waf
called upon by Ed, who said: "Say
boss. Ah wants yo' ter draw me up i
mawkgidge." "A mortgage?" askc )
his master. "What do you want fl
mortgage for?" "Well, All's done le;il
line' Lisha five dollahs, an* Ah warns
a mawkgidge on his caw an' caff.'
"For how long have you lent the
money?" "Fo' one monf." "One
month! Why, the Interest on thai
amount for that time wouldn't pay for
the paper a mortgage is written on.'
"Ross," said Ed, scratching his head
"Ah ain't carln' nuffln'. fo' dat Intrust
—Ah jes' wants dat niggah's cow an
caff."—Judge.
MOT ALL FOR DECORATION.
Berlin's Woman Chauffeur.
Berlin's woman chauffeur is making
—as she always Intended to do—a
very good livelihood. Clad in a simple
but becoming ooat and skirt of service-
able material, Frau von Papp drives
one of the Hedag company's electro
droschkes with consummate skill. She
Is not, however, at the beck and call
of the general public, but is in the cm
ployment of the Kalserhof hotel, and
drives its visitors alone. The woman's
story Is interesting. Her husband—
an apparently well-to-do lawyer—died,
leaving her and three young children
penniless. Frau von Papp always hnci
a fondness for automobiling, and
quickly decided upon her profession.
Having satisfied the police authorities
as to her capabilities, she obtained
her present post and is keeping her-
self and family in comfort.
"Fu Ju" Brooch.
A brooch which Is unique, called
"Fu Ju," is worn by the Chinese as n
charm for long life, happiness an;!
success. "F (i Ju," has been worn anl
worshiped by the Chinese people fot
nearly 4,000 years, and Is implicit^
believed In by them. The men weai
these pins on their caps and thf
women wear them in a number cl
ways, usually as brooches and a;
pendants on chains. They are belnr,
imported for American wear i,
brooches, scarf pins, pendants ant
hatpins, and will probably prove ex
tremely popular judging from th<
present Vogue of Chlneso articles.
Graphic Battle Picture.
In Lew Wallace's autobiography ap-
pears this battle picture: "Then at a
signal—a bugle call probably—the
army having attained its proper front,
it started forward slowly at first. Sud-
ifnly, after the passage of space, arms
were lifted, and, taking to the double
luick, the men raised their battle cry,
which, sounding across the field and
intervening distance, rose to me on
the height, sharper, shriller and more
like the composite yelling of wolvet
than I had ever heard it. And when
to those were presently superadded a
tempestuous tossing of guidons, wav-
ing of banners and a furious tramping
of the young corn that flew before
them like splashed billows, the demon-
stration was more than exciting—it
was really fearful; and watching it
I understood, as never before, the old
Vandal philosophy which taught that
the sublimest inspiration of courage
lay in the terrible."
Usefulness Also Had Something to
Do with Display.
A well known illustrator who visit-
ed New Orleans grew most enthusias-
tic with reference to the quaint beau-
ty of the old town. "I noticed a re-
markably decorative effect in a street
near the French Market," said he to a
friend. "The second and third Btory
windows of a certain house were
hung with palo yellow bamboo cur-
tains. These were perfectly plain and
all of the same shade, yet you can
form no idea how they set off the old
place. They simply glorified it!" Thf
friend, a New Orleans man, was puz
zled. "I don't recall the house. Poinf
it out to me the next time we're in
that vicinity." A day or two later tho
friends were walking In the locality
referred to, when suddenly the man
from the north uttered an exclama-
tion. "There it is!" he cried. "The
house of the bamboo curtains! It must
contain a colony of artists!" His
friend smiled grimly. "That isn't bam-
boo," he explained. "You'e enthusing
over a spaghetti factory. They hang
the stuff out thore to dry."—Youth's
Companion.
A BIG OFFER
To All Our Subscribers
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Chewing Gum Justified.
Persistent gum chewers will prob-
ably feel that all their facial energy
has not been wasted if it has pro-
longed the production of chewing gum
until some real use has been discov-
ered fov that article. Two better uses
have been found for It than merely as
an object to distort the face In idle-
ness. One use is as a temporary
solder to stop sudden leaks until the
tinsmith can remedy them. The other
is as a preventive of seasickness. One
traveler declares she crossed }he tur-
bulent English channel well and in her
right mind solely as a result of taking
a little pepsin gum and chewing it In
private.
Not Run by an Irishman.
When a French chauffeur brought
an imported machine to the repair
shop one of the mechanics became In-
terested in the ingenious speed indi-
cator which records the distance cov-
3red in the metric system. "It's
surely fine," remarked the man, "but
it would take a Frenchman to read it."
Do you zink," exclaimed the chauf-
feur, "zat zee maslieen eez run by an
Visliman?"
The Great
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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United States. It gives the farmer and his
family something to think about
aside frrm the humdrum
of routine duties
Every Issue Contains an Original Poem by SOLON L. GQODE
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Caused Him to Warble.
"How funny! Grandpa has been
ilnging like a bird all the morning."
Yes, that is on account of the mis-
take the dear old gentleman made at
jreakfast." "What mistake?" "Why,
ae made a porridge out of the pack-
age of birdseed and thought it was a
lackage of oatmeal
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What She Sttould no.
They were interested only In tlieii
own affairs acd didn't seem to ea (
who heard them. "Gave me the Ic.i
elbow on Main street yesterday, dldn"
you?" he began. "Cross ray heart, !
didn't mean to," she replied. 1 jus
didn't see you. "But you looked rig.h
at me." "Can't help it, I didn't se.
you." "Huh! Well, if you dlda't yo,
ought to go to one of these octogenai
ians and get your eyes fixed."
Quick Changing Extraordinary.
Signorina Fatlma Miris, who is cre-
ating a sensation on the Italian stage
will shortly appear In London. Single
handed she has produced "The
Geisha," representing herself all the
15 principal parts and changing hei
costume 175 times. Her performance
lasts three hours, and at no time is
she off the stage for more than ten
seconds. She has a marvelous voice,
and can sing soprano, alto, tenor and
barytone. The critics declare that
Signorina Miris, who is only 24 years
of age. Is Siddons, Nellie Far-en
Florence St. John and Fregoli rolled
into one. At present she Is perform-
ing at Bologna a piece entitled "La
Grande Via," in which se makes ovei
one hundred changes of costume.
Will Try to Reform.
Some of its readers having criticised
the London Law Notes for being "too
Yankee in tone," the editor replied:
"Have our candid friends any ider
how dull the English law and lawyers
have grown lately? Rarely is there
any legal Incident In this country with
a grain of fun In it. Hence we are
driven to a younger country, where
lawyers, in common with the rest o!
the population, still retain some boy
ish instincts and are not too blase
with life to enjoy a joke. However
we will try to be less Yankee and
more British and stodgy for as long as
we and our other readers can stand
it"
A Street Car Adventure.
A lady entered a Baltimore street
car and, just as she was about to sit
down, the car gave a lurch, throwlnp
her Into a gentleman's lap. Quickly
recovering herself, she apologized and
Bald, "I would give a quarter If I were
a man, so I could swear." "Damn,
promptly came from a man sitting twe
seats away, and he never looked at
the lady. She quietly took a quarte
from her purse, offered It to the mar
who. had spoken, and he, as quietly
put it in his pocket. No further con
versation, and all were apparentl;
satisfied.
See The Journal For
FINE
JOB WORK
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To Clean Window Shades.
We have all heard the story of thf
woman who told the new maid to
wash the curtains, meaning the la'
ones, and came into the kitchen jusi
In time to discover the newest window
shades melting in the boiler. But wt
do not all know that when shades arc
merely dust soiled the surface can bf
freshened by the application of ho'
cora meal. The shade should flrsi
be spread out flat on a large table an !
the meal rubbed in with a circular mo
tion of the palm. Then if rubbed gen
tly with a soft, dry cloth the meal an 1
the dust It has absorbed will be re
moved without leaving any trace o!
either.—Country Life in America.
Fad Party.
A fad party affords a novel enter
talnment. At a recent gathering ol
this nature each guest was requested
to wear an emblem of his or her par
ticular fad, and to leave, as a memen
to of the occasion, his autograph an!
a pen-and-ink sketch of the chosen fail
in a blank book designed for the pur
pose. Among the novelties worn rep
resenting the various fads were a
miniature bicycle, a tiny tennis rac
quet, a baseball bat, a golf stick a
small canoe, foreign stamps, a curious
poster, a paint brush and palette, a
miniature guitar, and a small rake,
hoe and shovel. Prizes were award
ed for the most effective sketch and
for the poorest one.
Angelic Lingerie.
Charlie had just returned from Sun
day school, when be asked his doting
parent an ast' nshing question
' Mamma, what kind of underclothe-
do angels wear?" he inquired soLvrly
"Angels—underclothes! What in thi J
world do you mean ?" Even Charlie's I
mother, inured to startling queries t
was stunned "Well," murmured thf '
little chap, evident!) puziled, "t**ar*e;
said that Abraham euiertained (he [
aaceia underwear." _ _ •
A London Weather Report.
One day while I was In London 1
wanted to know what the weather re-
port was. The sort of weather we had
been having was not all that could be
desired and I hoped against experi
ence that it might be better. Turning
to the Tribune I found this: Sum
marv Forecast—Light to moderate
breezes, varying In direction; al-
ternate close and thundery and fine
periods; sharp local storms.—Put
nam's Magazine.
How Tru .
Mildred—Of course, I c *e more for
i man's true love than for the amount
•f money to spends." Clotbild'1— Oh,
>f coarse!" Mildred—"But still, tt'i
ipfuily hard to hi-ld a cheap ii.au ,
dear."
You Can Wear
"DIAMONDS"
If You Trade With
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