The Eagle City Record. (Eagle City, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, July 6, 1906 Page: 2 of 8
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Eagle City Record.
QUEER DOINGS OF MEN. BATCH OF QUEER TRADES.
BROWN PUBLISHING CO.
EAGLE CITY,
OKLA.
Education a Gift.
In the common schools of the United ,
States are now enrolled more than
16,000,000 children, or about one-fifth of j
the population, under nearly half a mil- [
lion teachers. As this education I* !
given to the children free it is at the i
bottom, says the New York Sun, and
very truly, of the nature of a charity |
The state takes them under its guar-
dianship so far as concerns their ele-
mentary instruction and bestows or
them its bounty. The state exercises a
function in behalf of its citizens in this
matter of education of very much the
same kind as it employs in their sani-
tary regulation, now carried to so great
an extreme of expense and of detail.
Like school instruction, this sanitary
regulation is a measure of self-protec-
tion for the state, since unsanitary con-
ditions in a particular district affect in-
juriously the whole community in
which the region is situated. Hospit-
als, also, are maintained for a like rea-
son, or not merely for the particular
benefit of the sick in them but that the
general public health may be protect-
ed. From the cradle to the grave the
poorest citizen is looked after by the
municipal authorities. The whole ma-
chilfory of society is organized for his j
benefit. The defective and the delin- J
quent and even the vicious are looked |
after without regard to any share they j
may have in paying the cost or in in- j
creasing it. The spirit of charity ex- j
tends its wings over the whole com-
munity. So also the college and uni- j
versity may be called a benevolent In- j
stitution, wholly or In great part. The j
latest statistics of the United States ]
bureau of education enumerates 443 of
these, in which the students number
139,157 young men and 41,977 young
women, who contribute in tuition fees ,
less than one-half of the total income,
to say nothing of the interest on the |
cost of plant, appliances, etc. More I
than half of the education of theso
students is purely gratuitous. To that
extent they are the recipients of char- i
ity. Besides about $90,000,000 of pro-
ductive funds, these institutions have ;
invested in grounds and buildings, in I
libraries and apparatus, nearly as
much more. Except for this endow-
ment in productive funds, a gratuity
to the students, most of the institu- j
tions would have to go out of business.
Munificent gifts to the3e endowment
funds have distinguished this country j
for many years past, yet there is not
now a single university or college ^
which is not in need of more. Appli- ;
cations for still further benefactions
are urgently made by the oldest and !
most famous universities in the j
union. These facts cast no reflection j
on the pupils and students, but prove j
simply that the educational advantages
these enjoy are largely of the nature
of a free gift by society or by indi
viduals of wealth.
A man will always stir his coffee be« j
fore drinking it. This is very foolish-
he should taste it first to see if it needs j
stirring.
A man subjects the point of his pen ;
to careful scrutiny before commencing !
to write a letter. A woman starts right |
off—jabs her pen in the inkpot and
straightway begins to scribble as If
her life depended on it.
Few men open their personal corre-
spondence without looking at the post-
marks to see the time of posting.
Women on the other hand, tear open
the envelope at once—they are in too
much of a hurry to waste any time.
It is the man who lets out secrets—
not by telling them, but by ill-timed
silences. He does worse—-by refusing
to gratify the curiosity of his ques-
tioners he invariably causes them to
jump to conclusions much more dam-
aging than the truth of the matter.
It is the man who reads with his
back to the light, holding his book in
one hand. Herein lies wisdom. A
woman rests her book on the table
and leans both elbows thereon. But
the foolishness of the man's act lies in
the fact that he is seeking comfort and
seldom takes this position because it
is; the most scientific one. Of course,
he finds \t isn't comfortable—his arm
aches after the first ten minutes,
whereupon he puts his book down and
remarks he is going out.
For Twenty Years.
Other chill remedies have sprung
up, flourished for a brief season, then
passed away—even from memory—
but for twenty long years Cheatham's
Chill Tonic has been in the field of
action. The reason is simple. It has
the merit. It actually cures Chills
and Fevers while the majority of
others merely promise to. One bottle
guaranteed to cure any one case.
Pitied Pitcoe.
A man who had started with a
friend on a week's automobile tour
stayed away two weeks. When finally
they got back to town, he went home,
and his wife received him coldly.
What he dreaded was a scolding and
an upbraiding. "I am so glad to be
back with you here, dear," he said;
"but I pity Pitcoe. Poor old Pitcoe?"
"What is the matter with Pitcoe?"
said the lady, sharply. "Ah, poor fel-
low," said her husband, "at this mo-
ment his wife is giving him the very
deuce!" And that wily speech got
him off
Best of All.
R. J. Mayher. No. 406 South Clark
St., Chicago, 111., writes as follows:
"I have kept and used your Hunt's
Lightning Oil for the last ten years
in my family. It is the only kind to
have and the best of all."
It cures Cuts, Burns, Bruises,
Sprains, Aches, Pains, Stings and
Bites. It kills Chiggers, too.
One who writes an oration is callod
an orator and is flattered thereby, but
you can't call one who writes an ode an
odor—unless it's pretty bad.
A Kansas woman suffragist discord-
antly remarks: "I'd have you to know
that the peacock is a male bird." So
there!
A Chicago minister has given a warn-
ing against reckless marriages. He
neglected to state what other kind
there is.
Went with the Suit.
Muggsy — Where did yer git de
watch?
Gaffer—Got it wid a suit o' clo'es.
"Aw! go'n; de clothin' men ain't
glvin' away no watches like that wid
suits o' clo'es."
"Well, dis was a second-hand suit
.what belonged to a gent what was in
swimmin'."—Philadelphia Press.
It's Fine.
C. M. Johnson, of Louisville, Ky.,
writes:
"I have used your Hunt's Cure and
it is fine."
We have many similar letters.
Hunt's Cure is a strictly guaranteed
remedy for any variety of skin dis-
eases. It stops Itching instantane-
ously.
Many a man who starts in married
life as a breadwinner wakes up to find
that his wife only cares for angel-
hood cake.
Mixed.
The Paying Teller (in the Day and
Night bank, scrutinizing check) —
How'll you have it?
Mr. Lushington—Jusht th' same—
on'y don't put so much selzer in it.—
Puck.
There may not be more than two
Inches of strawberries, but think of the
size of the box with the lumber higher
every day.—IXtroU Free Pr*ss.
Among Them Are Fly and Flea Catch-
ers, Lion Hunters and Human
Incubators.
A request was recently sent out by
an English paper for suggestions of
novel ways of earning money. Some
of the replies have novelty enough
and to spare. Here are a few "pro-
fusions" which were proposed:
A professional flea catcher, a cus-
todian for safety pins," a collector of
dried flies for hens' food, purveyor
of fj.ds to the leisure classes, a lion
hunting agency for society's use, a
motor car library to call at out «f
the. way places with the newest books,
a maker up of minds, a grievance
abater, a manners teacher.
Evidently dried flies are in demand,
for the suggestion of a dried fly mer-
chant came from two quarters. As
for ^he maker up of minds and an
equivalent of the motor car library,
the* exist in New York at the pres-
ent time.
So also does the umbrella and wa-
terproof exchange recommended by
another person. Among the queer oc-
cupations described as already fol-
lowed is that of artistically painting,
with harmless pigments, fictitious, if
scanty, hair on bald heads.
"A man I know," says one answer,
"makes his living out of funerals and
weddings. He attends a funeral, gets
a list of the wreaths from the under-
taker (on reciprocal terms), takes a
shorthand note of the minister's ad-
dress, draws up a souvenir report of
the whole thing, and offers it to the
survivors.
"Bereaved people are an easy prey.
Not infrequently he receives encour-
agement also from the printer or typ-
ist if he can persuade them to have
it put in type.
"His tactics are similar in regard
to weddings: but there, as he suffers
severely from the competition of the
newspapers, his great source of profit
is acting as agent for the loan of
wedding presents. It is said that at
the second wedding of a Well-known
politician at Birmingham the present
were valued at £60,000, and two-
thirds of them were hired. Commis-
sion on £40,000 worth of business is
not to be despised."
Another case is that of a busy
farmer's wife in Australia who had
the misfortune to have a paralytic
son who was bed ridden. She was
a notable manager, and, considering
the great cost of the invalid and the
loss of his services on the farm she
persuaded him to allow clutches of
eggs to be placed with proper precau-
tions in the bed, that the equal and
continual warmth might hatch them.
This was accordingly done, and the
paralyzed youth was as proud of the
broods as possible and thoroughly
earned his living, besides gaining an
interest in his life.
Government Help in Australia.
Suitable farming land is provided
Dy the Australian government for
groups of men and their families that
will ultimately form village settle-
ments, but they are not to be co-
operative—each settler will stand or
fall on his own merits. Government
overseers will guide and instruct the
settlers for two years, and the house
erected for his use can be, used as
a public hall or school. Plain ra-
tions, implements, a small stock of
cows, poultry, etc., roofing material,
water tanks, etc., will be supplied for
the first year. This will be charged
as a loan and must be eventually re-
funded to the state.
Great Sewer System.
If the sewers of New York city were
placed end to end in a straight line
they would reach from there to Pike's
Peak, 1,710 miles, and the paved
streets of the city would make a road
along one side of them all the way.
INVESTMENT IN MOTH BALLS
Manner of Using the Preventive
That Proved to Be a Signal
Failure.
A State street druggist, telling of the
quaint characters whom he encounters
in his business, recently said: "Late
one afternoon one of the 'ould sod'
ambled up to the counter. 'Hov yez
onything'good to kill moths?' he asked,
relates the Chicago Record-Herald.
" 'Yes,' said I, 'we have moth balls,
the best reemdy known.'
" 'Give me tin cints' worth, thin,'
gays he.
"I made up the package, handed it to
him, and he ambled out again. I had
forgotten all about my customer until
about four o'clock the next afternoon,
when I was forcibly reminded of the
transaction of the day before. After
I had waited on my customers in their
turn 1 walked over to another coun-
ter and was there confronted with my
moth-ball Investor. Without giving
me time to make an inquiry, he said:
" 'Are yez the young mon that sold
me thim things yistiddy?' showing me
the remains of about half a dozen of
the white balls.
"I answered in the affirmative, and
also inquired what the trouble was.
" 'Av all the con games I've run up
against in me toime, this bates thim
all,' he said. 'To think of onyone run-
ning a decent down-town store selling
the lolkes of thim things to kill moths
with, or onything else, for the matter
of that. They might be all right for
playing marbles, but for killln' moths,
niver. I may not be as young as yez
are, young mon, but I'm just as stiddy,
and I want to tell you wan thing. If
yez can show me the man or woman
that can throw wan of thim balls
quick enough to kill a moth I'll not
only ate iviry wan of thim yez have
In stock, but I'll say nothing about
the picture the ould woman and meself
broke in the foine little game yez
would have us play.' "
Hardened.
Papa—My child, if I shall die penni-
less, are you well prepared to fight the
battle of life?
Blanche—I think so, father. I've
been through three engagements al-
ready—Washington Star.
You may have observed that dress-
makers never seem to tire of their ef-
forts to improve on the woik of na-
ture.
THE DOCTOR'S WIFE
Agrees with Him About Food.
Exactly.
Teacher—Now, Robert, do you know
what an isosceles triangle is?
Boy—Yes'm.
"Well, what is it?"
"It's one of dem t ings I gits licked
fer not knowin' wo'> it is."—Judge.
A trained nurse says: "In the prac-
tice of my profession I have found so
many points in favor of Grape-Nuts
fojd that I unhesitatingly recommend
P to all my patients.
'It is delicate and pleasing to the
palate (an essential in food for the
s"'ck) and can be adapted to all ages,
l?«ing softened with milk or cream
f^r babies or the aged when deficiency
of teeth renders mastication impos-
sible. For fever patients or those on
liquid diet I find Grape-Nuts and al-
bumen water very nourishing and re-
freshing. This recipe is my own idea
and is made as follows: Soak a tea-
J spoonful of Grape-Nuts in a glass of
| water for an hour, strain and serve
with the beaten white of an egg and
a spoonful of fruit juice or flavoring.
This affords a great deal of nourish-
ment that even the weakest stomach
can assimilate without any distress.
"My husband is a physician and he
uses Grape-Nuts himself and orders
it many times for his patients.
"Personally I regard a dish of
Grape-Nuts with fresh or stewed fruit
as the ideal breakfast for anyone—
weM or sick." Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
In any case of stomach trouble,
nervous prostration or brain fag, a
10 days' trial of Grape-Nuts will work
wonders toward nourishing and re-
building, and in this way ending the
trouble. "There's a reason" and trial
proves.
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, "The Road to Wellville."
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