The Camargo News (Camargo, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 1937 Page: 3 of 8
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THE CAM ARGO NEWS
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“ The Wrong Train
By FLOYD GIBBONS
Nature and Mind
ALL my mind was wholly
everywhere
Whate’er it saw 'twas actually
there
The Sun ten thousand stages
off was nigh
The utmost star
Tho seen from far
Was present in the apple of
mine eye
O wonder and delight!
0 sacred mystery!
My soul a spirit wide and
bright
An image of the Deity!
A most substantial light!
That being greatest which did
nothing seem
—Thomas Traherne
Field Marshal Haig
Had One Sensitive Point
Field Marshal Haig failed to
pass the staff college examination
in 1893 partly because of color
blindness according to Duff Coop
er in “Haig: A Biography”
“Years afterward when Haig
was riding with his aide-de-camp
across the plains of Flanders”
adds Cooper “he pointed to a
field in the distance and com
mented on the beauty of the scar-
let poppies that were growing
there The discreet aide-de-camp
murmured his agreement but
looking where the commander in
chief was pointing he could see
nothing but the rich brown earth
recently turned by the plow”
YOU know boys and girls hope is a wonderful thing and I’ll
be doggoned if I know what the human race would do with-
out it When things look the blackest — when it seems to you that
you haven’t a chance to pull through— then it’s hope that keeps
you going until your luck turns or things begin to straighten
themselves out
AROUND
th HOUSE
Items of Interest
to the Housewife
Hope has saved many a life — and I’m going to tell you about one
life It saved today The life of a man who got himself into a horrible sit-
uation just by taking the wrong train
The man is loo Seitsinger of Chicago One evening late in
November in the year 1907 Joe was standing on the platform of
the railroad station in the little town of Tyrone Okla waiting
for a train
It Wasn’t the Local Train
Joe was waiting for No 1 — the local — but it was late that evening
Unknown to Joe it had been sidetracked to let No 3 — the limited— pass
it At last a train came in sight and began to slow down
That must be the local Joe thought The other trains never stopped
at little stations like Tyrone The engine came up to the depot platform
moving very slowly a string of cars along behind
The vestibule doors of the cars were still closed but Joe thought the
train would stop in a few seconds and then those doors would open
To save himself a walk down the platform he swung aboard one of
the cars standing on the little ledge that protruded from below the
closed door and at the same time grabbing the two hand holds on
either side
But the train didn’t come to a stop Instead it rolled right
on past the station platform and began to pick np speed!
That’s when Joe should have acted He knew right away that he had
made a mistake— realized that he had hopped on the Golden State
Limited instead of the local
Tomato and Lima Bean Casserole-Drain
the liquid from a No
2 can of green baby lima beans
and combine the beans with a can
of tomatoes Add a little butter
and seasoning then mix Place
in buttered casserole Cover
Removing Mustard Stains —
Mustard stains can be removed
from table linen by washing in hot
water and soap and rinsing in
warm water
Soaking Salt Fish— When soak-
ing salt fish add a small glass of
vinegar to the soaking water and
it will draw out more of the salt
Boiled Whiiefish— Clean a white-
fish To sufficient water to cover
add salt and vinegar and a bunch
of parsley and a quartered onion
Cook until the flesh separates eas-
ily from the bones Drain and
place on a hot platter garnished
with parsley and serve with a
sauce
Outer Leaves of Lettuce— The
outer leaves of lettuce often
trimmed off and thrown away are
more than 30 times as rich in
vitamin A as the inside leaves
Washing Windows — Add a little
starch to the water used for wash-
ing windows It not only helps re-
move the dirt but gives a lasting
polish
WNU Service
Foreign Words
and Phrases
Pioupiou (F) A private sol-
dier the French “Tommy At-
kins” Rus in urbe (L) The country
in town
Sub judice (L) Under consid-
eration Sturm und drang (Ger) Storm
and stress
Villegiatura (It) A summer
vacation
Belles-lettres (F) Refined lit-
erature Cause celebre (F) A court
trial of wide popular interest
Creme de la creme (F) The
pink of perfection
Vetturino (It) A hackman
Mutual Attraction
Usually in any environment
two men of intellectuality can’t
be kept apart They find each
other as the magnet finds the lode-stone
ITS NO
EFFORT
TO KEEP
FURNITURE
BEAUTIFUL
WITH
O-CEDAR
POLISH IT'S
SO QUICK AND
EASY
“I hould have jumped from the train right there” he says “but I
was waiting for a better place to do it We were gliding over switches
and spur tracks at the moment and I was afraid I might trip on them and
turn an ankle”
Going Too Fast for Joe to Jump
Yes Joe might even have broken a leg if he’d jumped there and got
his feet tangled up with those switches and spurs But what he did
do nearly earned him a broken neck! By the time the train came to
His Plight Was Well Nigh Hopeless
a suitable spot in which to jump it was going so fast that Joe didn’t DARE
jump Inside of two minutes it had picked up its full speed and was clip-
ping off the miles at the rate of sixty or more an hour
And there Joe hung digging his toes into a little ledge hardly more
than an inch wide on a bitter cold night
ne yelled — yelled at the top of his voice— but the train was
making so much noise and the wind whipped his voice away so
fas that no ana heard him
Joe began wondering if he could hang on until the train reached
Hooker Lie next station a few miles away Then with a sickening
sensation in the pit of his stomach he realized that this train didn’t
ever hesitate at Hooker It’s next stop was Dalhart Tex ninety miles
BEYOND Hooker And he knew darned good and well that he could
never hang on that long
Hope Was All He Had Left
“The concussion of the air on my body” he says “was forcing me
back against the rear hand hold It was bitter cold I envied every per-
son on that train — whether it was a baby in a comfortable berth or a
bum on the rods beneath the train”
Joe’a plight was pretty well nigh hopeless — but hopelessness doesn’t
stop a guy from hoping And hope was all Joe had left now He be-
gan hoping the train would for some reason stop at Hooker
The train rolled on Now it was just a mile outside of Hooker
Now it was coming into the town It passed Hooker without even slow-
ing down and zipped right along toward Guymon the next station on the
line Then Joe began hoping the train would stop at Guymon
It was a pretty forlorn hope but it gave Joe something to
live for
Then Came the Miracle
Joe’s hands were getting stiff with the cold and he was having
difficulty hanging on around the curves He knew that when they passed
Guymon he wouldn’t be able to play that game of hope much longer
Soon his numbed hands would let go and he’d just drop off
They were approaching Guymon now and Joe figured his time on
earth was just about up The train waa roaring down on the station
when suddenly the miracle happened
The brakes began to grind— the train began te alow down—
and np ahead Joe could set n red light and the arm of n sema-
phore set at the “stop” slgnaL
They stopped at the depot and several men ran out to take Joe
down from his insecure perch
“I was stiff as a board” he says “My eyes were full of cinders and
my face black as coal ’ I was frozen I was taken into the depot thawed
out questioned and complimented on my luck When 1 asked: ’What
made her stopT’ they showed me a message Someone at Hooker had
seen me and wired ahead”
And the message read: “Man seen hanging on front steps right-
hand side fifth coach of Golden Limited Stop her”
O— WNU Service
WHY
WHY—
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I DON’T
oh you wouldn't! you never
I SHOW ANT CONSIDERATION ! YOU
1 KNOW J NEED REST' I HAVEN’T
been sleeping well— But
WHAT DO YOU CARE?
OUR MONEY BACK
SWITCHING TO
DOESN’T HELP
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UP MORE WORK
FOR ME
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