The Claremore Progress (Claremore, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 28, 1922 Page: 4 of 6
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The Deaf
Ear That Heard
_ Bt| Chrtalophar Q. Hnitd .
(®, 1922, Weatern Newipapur Union.)
Jkif RS. BEGONE wus not giving any-
"* thing thnt Christmas. Tho an-
nouncement of her limited purposes
had sent a chill through the house
that froze the hopes of several young
people. A shower of one-cent cards,
registering good wishes that were
rather cheap, had gone out. The bag
of candy for the eager, but Insincere,
well-wishers that ring Christmas bells
year by year had not been provided.
The outlook was not promising.
Besides, Mrs. Begone was very deaf
In one ear and could, upon occasion,
be very denf In two ears. It was,
difficult to make her hear anything
that she didn't want to hear. There
wasn't much chance for persuasive!
argument. She could be as deaf as an ;
adder, when she had concluded not to
be a multiplier.
at tiifl oiymplfn
theater; It Is their
matinee."
"1 think I'd like
to stay Indoors,"
I said, "and rest
awhile."
"Oh, well, you
need not leave
the house," he
answered with a
smile. "We do not
go to theaters
like the canaille,
I hope. Just dark-
en, close the
drawing • room,
open the dloscope
and you will set
THE CLAREMORE WEEKLY PROGRESS
Notice to Subscribers
frieze. Beside It stands the telephom
and you can hear with ease."
"What Is a dloscope?" I cried.
"A small, objective lens, so placed
as to command the stage (as all the
world now kens), connected by elec-
tric wire with yon white plate of glass
that's framed In panel on our wall,
and over this will pass the scenery and
actors both until the play Is through.
Nevertheless, Susy did not despair -! ®y electrlcIun8 11 VVU8 trled 1,1 188~*
looslnir a fnvorahTe nfter Hinnn'p M.no * '8 9u'te old-fashioned, so 1*1
This the lust issue of The Progress
for 1922. Please start the new year
right by sending in the money for
your subscription. The Progress is
$1.50 inside the county and $2.00 out-
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please send with your remittance, the
Blip received. In this manner it is an
easier and surer way of getting the
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of their delinquency on subscription.
Weekly newspaper by paying for it.
„ „ltl ovc|Show your appreciation of a good
the actresses, the I The Progress has tried to treat you
cornices and (right. Now it is your time to treat
us right. Please do not delay,as we j
want to get the mailing list up to
date for 1923.
—THE EDITOR.
and
New year
choosing a favorable after dinner time,
she advanced to the attack with a
well prepared Christmas appeal which |
was flavored with anticipations.
But as soon as the old lady heard j
the word "Christmas" she become '
wholly unable to hear more. Susy con-1
tlnued from behind her back, got
down on her knees, peered up from j
the floor, peeped up through her j
Angers, without effect. Finally, re-j
marking in an aside, "Wouldn't she1
wear you out?" the child was about
to give up, when she was encouraged i
by the beginning of a smile that
seemed to promise to spread all over
Mrs. uegone's countenance. Tnis
hint of success was reflected in a
broader smile upon the child's face
that In turn found registry upon the
face of the other and certified that
the battle was won.
It was a costly smile for Mrs. Be-
gone; six very empty stockings asked
for contributions the next evening,
but I dare say that she was happier in
filling them than she would have been
If her deafness had not beeu cured.
She was even happier than the chil
dren, and that is saying a good deal.
She was so happy that she changed
an old saying in her mind and, in
stead of "True happiness, if under
stood, consists alone in being good,"
she made it "True happiness, if under-
stood. consists alone in doing good.'
show you something new. You'll want
to ride in my balloon directly after
tea; I'll take you, If you're not too
tired, up to the Polar sea."
His kindness overpowered me, and I
began to weep, when someone shouted
In my ear, "You are crying In your
sleep."
The Globe had fallen on the floor,
the lamp was growing dim, so what
my son might yet have suld Is known
to none but him.
•A fact.
TttURflDAV, DECEMBER 28, 1*24
Bonner
very familiar. I am sura I (pent happy
days there once.*
"No, New Year, I wish you wall. It's
a splendid world, and you'll meet ever
so many fine men and women and boyi
and girls.
"Oood-hy, and the best of luck."
The Old Year was gone, and every-
one was shouting "Happy New Year,"
and the New Year felt especially
huppy to think that the Old Year, too,
would be happy!
ITUnj Qraha
Nivvm*.yNioN
KLL, well, well," said the
Old Year, "it is so nice to
see you, New Year. I con-
gratulate you, and as the
good people say, I wish you
a Happy New Year."
"Thank you, thank you,"
said the New Year, In a
sweet young voice. "I
"What's in a Name?"
By MILDRED MARSHALL
Pacta about r*ur namai tehlttoiri mmm-
inn wtiftice I, wa. derive* .! & (•,
yout lucky dar and lucky |ro«L
Mrs. W. L. LaBycr, who spent vuiue. - x
Christmas with friends in Coffeyville, | have great respect for you, Old Year.
Kans., has returned home. " '
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Burton of Tulsa,
spent Christmas with Mrs. Burton's
sister, Mrs. J. O. Anderson and
family.
You have been so wise and so good.
You have done so much thnt Is line.
Now, how I shall be I do not know
at all. I feel so uncertain of my-
self.'1
"Oh, you'll get over that," sold the
H W x , ■T"u" over mat, sniu tile
- „ H\ Makemson has returned 0,d Year; "you are a little nervous
from a visit to his father, at Emporia, j now, but you will be all right In no
Kans. Mrs. Makemson and Robert | time at all.
will remain for a longer visit. j "W'h.v, I remember last January -
Mrs. J. R. Lee has just learned that! Vl'r>' f,rst month of all—I was all
she is indebted to the Claremore Har- "vtT mv nervousness before the month
mony Club for a beautiful serenade w' *vover"
Christmas night, and she wishes to
extend to the club her sincere ap-
preciation and thanks.
T°.
"They are not human, mother, dear •
they 're only tame gorillas."
Much as I feared the tunnel
then, I feared gorillas more, and glad
was I to come again back to our
Moved shore.
"When home once more my son re-
marked : "You'll want to see the play
BANISH THAT STRAW MAN
i Supporting you thought you had been
; able to ward off all bad luck during the
I coming year by merely throwing a
straw image out of your house on the
last day of December. You would
have thrown out not only one image,
but a dozen. And supposing that with
the discarding of the straw effigy you
had thrown away all your sins. ~ This
Is what the people of far-away Korea
believe. On the day before New Year's
the wise and far-seeing head of each
family carefully makes a-rough Image
of straw, which, with great ceremony,
Is taken to the door and thrown away
with all the vigor a man would exert
when he threw away 111 fortune.
NEW YEAR OF ANCIENTS
The ancient Egyptians, Phoenicians
and Persians began their new year at
the autumnal solstice (September 21)
and the Greeks, until the Fifth century,
B. C., began the year at the winter
solstice (December 21). In 4M2, B. C„
the Greeks changed the festival to June
21, the beginning of summer.
THE FAILING FLASH
'pHERE was a pattering of
x feet through the hall and a
small spot of light approached
the big fireplace. A long and w
bulbous stocking was clasped to
a beating hear.t and an eager
little face was half revealed as
It turned bee'ward again In the j
faint glimmer. Then a sudden -
darkness overwhelmed the small
pilgrim, and, as she lost her way
1 and bumped into a chair, the
stuffed Christmas stocking fell
to the floor with a bang. The
wall that followed brought
father down stairs in a hurry
and comfort to the lost traveler.
"What Is the matter, baby, what
are you doing here?" said the
rescuer. "The 'leetriclty fell
out," was the tearful answer.
1922, Weatern Newapaper Union.)
Were you, indeed?" said the New
Year. "Well, thut Is most encourag-
ing to hear."
"Yes," said the Old Year, "one gets
1 over one's nervousness very quickly
i when one Is a year. I don't know how
| It Is with people, but I know how it Is
| with a year.
"< >f course, I suppose a person might
need more than a few weeks to get
over nervousness, but then a person is
about so much longer than a year.
After all, a year Isn't so long."
"Where are you going now?" asked
the New Year.
"Why, don't you know?" the Old
Year asked.
"I've never been told," said the New
Year. "You see, I have lots to learn.
I'm so young," and the New Year
sighed a little.
"Oh, you mustn't sigh," said the Old
Year. "It's so beautiful a thing to be
young, and strong, and new, and brisk.
ANTOINETTE
THE average peruon, Antoinette
and Annette are regarded aa
closely related—the former la
thought to be merely an elaboration
of the latter. But. auch la not the
case. Annette, which will be dla-
cussed later, cornea from the Hebrew,
while Antoinette la of Roman extrac-
tion. It meana "inestimable" and la
said to have originated with Antlua,
a son of Hercules.
Several distinguished Roman fami-
lies bore the name of Antonlus and Ita
first famous exponent was Mark An-
thony, avenger of Caesar and lover
of Cleopatra. It received a reputa-
tion for sanctity through St. Anthony,
the great hermit of the Fourth century.
The feminine form Antonla made lta
appearance in Italy, also, and in Spain,
where it still la popular. The Ger-
mans adopted It as Antonle, but the
French are responsible for the charm-
lug Antoinette which la forever pity-
Ingly recorded in history through the
fate of lovely Marie Antoinette, queen
ef Louis XVI.
The French later contracted An-
toinette to Tolnette, a popular form
throughout the country. Tolnon ia also
sometimes used aa a diminutive. Italy
has an Antoinette and an Antonica.
Antonla and Antonetta are the favor-
ite equivalents in Sweden.
The garnet la Antoinette's
•tone. It possesses many of the powers
of the ruby, whose flaming heart It
ao closely Imitates. It promlaea lta
wearer courage, a dauntless heart,
and success In every ambition. Friday
la her Incky day and S her lucky num-
ber.
(CtopTrtfht)
Christmas at Tiawah
On last Friday evening, the Christ-
mas exercises were held in the school
house.
A fine tree had been procured and
it was loaded with beautiful and costly
presents.
The School Board put in a new
stage twenty feet long and ten feet
wide. Long before the hour for open-
ing, the house was crowded with pu-
pils and people from all over the dis-
trict.
The program opened at 7:30 and
the audience was well entertained by
songs, readings, and finally a play by
the high school.
At the conclusion of the program,
about 200 people were treated to
candy and oranges and after this the
presents were cut from the tree and
(distributed.
All ejoyed themselves to the full
extent.
Our school is progressing nicely; a
short time ago the high school inspec-
tor visited us, and said Tiawah would
be accredited for two years of high
school work. This is the first time
Tiawah has ever received any credits.
The School Board and patrons and
teachers have worked hard to place
this school on the approved list and
feel proud of the results.
The grades represented in the high
school this year are the ninth and
eleventh.
The teachers this term are: S. O.
King superintendent, Mary DeBusk,
assistant, Mrs. Juanita Graves, inter-
mediate, Lela Wilmoth, primary.
All teachers hold State Certificates
and the superintendent, a Life High
School State Certificate.
A. B. Blankenship, of Tiawah,
spent Wednesday in Claremore look-
ing after business matters.
Advertise in The Progre
Public Sale!
I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the Hoopie
Scudder place, 10 miles north of Claremore, 7 miles west of
Foyil, on the mouth of Blue Creek, on
Thursday, Jan. 4,1922
Beginning at 10 A. M., the following described property to-wit:
yourhand
How to Read Your Charactaristfaa
13 HORSES
Span of Geldings, wt. 1300 and 1100, 15 and
16 hands high.
1 Pair Mules, 8 yrs. old, 14 1-2 hands high.
1 Heavy Mule, 1200, 15 hands high.
4 Head of Brood Mares.
4 Colts.
COWS
4 Good Milk Cows, all giving milk.
1 Calf.
1 Yearling Steer.
100 HOGS
60 Head of Hogs, will weigh from 100 to 125
pounds each.
10 Sows and Pigs.
GRAIN
500 Bushels of good Com, greater part
will make good seed corn.
100 bushels of Oats.
25 tons of baled Hay.
CHICKENS
250 Rhode Island Red Hens.
MACHINERY
Ccxxl Admiral Hay Press, self feed, good
condition. ~~~
1 Deering Mower.
1 Buck Rake.
1 Disc gang, John Deere Plow, Disc Har-
row.
1 Good Van Brunt Wheat Drill.
2 1-Horse Corn Planter, with cotton
planting attachment.
2 Disc Cultivators.
1 6-tooth Riding Cultivator.
3 Walking Cultivators.
1 A Harrow.
2 Heavy Wagons, one nearly new
2 Buggies, fair repair, lot of Harness.
100 lbs home grown Tobacco in leaf, about
3 years old.
Household Goods, too numreous to mention
Of course, too, It is especially nice for a
y ar, because so much Is learned in ad-
vance, as it were.
"You don't have to begin and learn
everything over again, as though you
were the first year that had ever been.
And people help you so much, too.
They go on just as they were going
on before, and try to keep you from
feeling sensitive and shy.
"People make it so easy f-*r you.
you'll discover that.
"But you were asking me where I
was going, so I must tell you."
"1 would so much love to know." said
the New Year.
"I .mi going," said the Old Year, "to
•'he Beautiful Valley of Memories. Oh,
!<'.« tell me It is so wonderful a
•iMi-e. : nd because It is so beautiful
bo one minds growing older or any-
thing of that sort.
"That Is why I am not sad and why
I can greet you so gayly and so cheer-
fully.
"The Beautiful Valley of Memories
has ever so many living there. Of
course, all the old years are there, and
what good times they do have com-
paring notes.
"Then they have hurried visitors
from away, too. You will notice from
time to time how people will remember
some lovely thing that happened some
time ago.
"It is then that we receive hurried
visits from these people, so hurried,
sometimes, they scarcely realize they
have come to visit us as they're so
quickly off again.
"But they are with us long enough
ILLNESS SHOWN IN THE HAND.
CHRONIC Indigestion, or digestive
troubles, are marked la the «««
by a wavy Una of health. This
aign is intensified by a poor and nar-
row line of the head, and an Island on
the line of life showa at which period
of life the trouble may be feared.
Kidney troubles are shown by puf-
tj, watery-looking akin, with a star
on the mount of the moon, and ail-
ments of the liver by a livid or yellow
line of the heart, with a wavy or dla-
colored Une of the head having a
bluish spot, and a wavy line of > —
Danger to be feared in matern-
ity la seen in a line rannlng
from the upper part of the mount of
of Venus (or ball of the thumb) to tho
mount of Saturn, underlying the mid-
dle finger.
Chronic melancholia la threatened if
there is a grill or gridiron on the
mount of the moon, which ilea toward
the outside of the palm, near the
wrist. If "the line of the head is brok-
en in small sections, having the ap>
pearance of small squares, then to
peril of loss of memory.
I (Copyright)
Tulsa May Get
New Postoffice
Congressman Thomas A. Chandler,
Oklahoma, Thursday introduced a bill
providing for the erection of a new
postoffice building in Tulsa to cost
one million dollars. At the same
time Chandler introduced a bill pro-
viding for the sale of the present
building and the acquiring of a new
site either by gift or purchase.
Future Events
The Loyal Women's Class of the
Christian church will entertain their
husbands and the Men's Bible class
at the home of 'Mrs, W. F. Hays Fri-
day evening at 7:30.
A. L. Kates will entertain the Fri-
day Evening Pitch Club this week at
his home on East Second street.
Mrs. R. A. Patton on East Second
street will entertain the Precilla Club
Friday afternoon.
The Rainbow Girls will give a
skating party Friday evening at the
rink. All Masons and families, all par-
ents of Rainbow girls, all DeMolay
boys are especialy invited to attend.
Election Called to
Fill Vacancy
TERMS:— All sums $10.00 and under cash, over $10.00, 9
months time, by giving bankable notes. 5 per cent discount
for cash on sums over $10.00.
That Peaky Mosquito.
Imagination often works as an ally
of mosquitoes In causing sleeplessneaa
In summer. When the weary sleeper
has tossed about the bed and exhaust-
ed himself slapping at the winged tor-
to know how beautlfur ia"ThiTVal" I pu" th® «he«t °v r his head
ley of Memories. 1.v k " ? k' slun,ber The P*"1
::
tlm holds bis breath waiting for the
mosquito to alight. The bussing seeme
far off, but alowly gets nearer and
nearer. Now fully awake he frees hla
arm from tho entangling sheet and
prepares to strike. Still the bussing
seems at a distance. He lies awake,
every nerve tense, determined to n «ht
an end of hla foe when It geta near
enough.
Still the bussing goea on. The vie-
tim sits op in bed the better to locate
lta source. Then all of a sudden the
clang of a bell prove* that be had bean
listening to the hum of a street car.
He turns over and waits for the real
G. N. RUSSELL, Owner
H. L. Burgess, Auctioneer
Nat 1 Bank of Claremore. Clerk
given Just a little look at It today.
and you see already I talk as though I
were an old Inhabitant.
"There are bouses there, and they are
so sweet anil so pretty, with lovely
flower gardens filled with favorite flow-
ers. All our flowers have wonderful
memories. There are forget uie-nots "osqulto's return.
in one bed, because they are the fa- Population on Farms.
vorltf llawers of one who has so many The total farm population, which ia
memories about them. the last census for the first time waa
"The trees are favorites. There are enumerated separately from the roral
favorite pines. And there are all sorts population as a whole and therefore
of lovely tliiiigs there. has no comparative figure in the pre-
"Oh, the Old Year is not sad to leave, reding census, amounts to 61 per cent
for the Old Year Is going to have so of the rural population, which includes
good a time. And you have no Idea residents of Incorporated clUes and vll.
how our valley Is loved. Everywhere lagw having fewer than 2,500 In hah-
around it Is known and many people Itanta. unincorporated hamlets mlnln*
know of it. though the.v do not know regions, and other areas not devoted
" '*■ to Mrlculture. Thus, while the rural
The Beautiful Valley of Memo- population conatltutee nearly one-half
ries.' tliey say. 'oh. it seeins to me I of the country's total, only about thta*.
know of that. Didn't I spend a part tentha of Ita Inhabltanu are llvlne «
of my chlltlhoot' if sound* n>'
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 21.-Gov.
J. B. A. Robertson today issued a
proclamation calling a special elec-
tion in the Twenty-seventh state sen-
atorial district for December 30 to
fill the unexpired term of SL Morton
Rutherford of Muskogee.
The proclamation instructed the
state electon board to place on the
ballots "th* names of audi candi-
dates aa may be certified to the
board by the Joint action of the
county committees and the state
committeemen of the various politi-
cal parties, and also such indepen-
dent candidates gs may be certified
accordng to law."
The district includes Muskogee,
Haskell and McIntosh counties.
Senator Rutherford waa killad by
an automobile at Muskogee last Sat-
urday night.
Washed From
Deck of Ship
San Francisco.—C. P. W;nter, chief
quartermaster clerk of the United
States army transport Grant, who
has just arrived here, said Thursday
it would be easy for him to believe in
miracles as the result of an experi-
ence he had off the coaat of Japan re-
cently.
The Grant waa about 24 miles out
of Nagasaki, when it ran into the
wake of a typhoon, he said. Giant
combers threw the lifeboats about on
the top deck of the ship and officers
and men were engaged in m«Mfg
them secure, when Albert Bobad waa
caught in the swirl and crashed
against a cabin. Bobad called for
help. Winter and another clerk went
to his rescue. A wave swept Witter
overboard. The same wave tore loose
a lifeboat and swept it along with him.
was able to carwl into it and stay
until the storm died down, almoet aa
auddenly as it aieae.
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