Mangum Weekly Star. (Mangum, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1913 Page: 4 of 6
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PEACH BLOSSOM GIRL
A Story of Everyday Life With a
Moral That Is Obvi-
ous.
By H. M. EGBERT.
"The phenomenon of conversion,"
said the evangelist to the psycholo-
gist, "may be, as yon say, the culroln-
niton of a series of obHcure mental Im-
pressions, but the condition Itself is
the result of a moment. Something
which was not In the sinners heart
enters there and drives out something
that was there before.
"I knew a man—never mind who or
what he was. He was uneducated, the
sort of average American countryman
who Is the staple human product of
this nation. With good fortune he
might have become anything. With
bad fortune he might have sunk to
any depth. His will was weak, his
senses stronger than his character. At
the age of thirty he was a tramp,
plodding along a country road In Car-
olina. Unwashed, unshaven, hungry,
his self-respect gone, he would have
run from a barking dog or cringed for
a meal to any housewife.
"And then the moment came. It
was early spring and the orchards
were aglow with peach bloesoms. As
be passed outside a long line of blos-
som-bearing trees he saw a girl stand-
ing on the other side of the fence,
her arms full of spraying boughs. She
was about sixteen, beautiful, innocent,
and good. A simple-hearted country
girl, In short, born Into Just such clr-
cumstances as himself.
"The sight of her brought back
memories that had been submerged
for years. The ragged, outcast man
felt an intense yearning for human
sympathy, for friendship. He stopped
and spoke to her, a;id she was the first
human being who had treated him as
an equal in nearly a year.
"He learned something of her cir-
cumstances. Her parents had been
compelled to mortgage their farm;
they were heavily In debt; they feared
the loss of their home. And she—her
dearest wish to obtain an education
oould not be fulfilled. If her father
were rich, she said, it might be, but
he did not believe in educating wom-
en. He wanted her to stay on the
Saw a
Girl Standing en the Other
Side of the Fence.
farm and help maintain It, with the
prospect of marriage to some farmer's
son.
"The ragged man could see that this
was the type of girl whom education
would bring the highest success. She
was quick-witted, earnest, and with a
superb simplicity and radiating good-
ness. Of course he did not think it in
these words. nut he learned her
name and that of the postofflce.
thanked her for a drink of water that
she gave him, and, as he heard her
mother's harsh call from the house,
went on his way.
"At that moment he was converted
He lost his desire for vilentss. He
resolved that, since his own life had
been spoiled in the sight of his maker,
he would give him that of another.
"He Jumped a freight train and made
his way by stages westward. He ob-
tained a menial position, and every
penny that he could hoard he put
away In a bank When he had a hun-
dred dollars he eent It anonymously
to the girl For your education." he
wrote on the envelope. Then be be-
gan saving again.
Gradually the memory of thla girl
took possession of his life. As the
months changed Into years he pictur-
ed her. first completing her course in
h;gh school thea going to college He
even ventured once to suggest the
cace of the college she was to enter
—a famous one in Georgia Seeea
years later he was a man of asoderata
means and he had spent two thousand
dollar* os the p**<h blooeom girl
"What was she to become * No
ilmili «| hi r or clerical asalstaat ta
Why. she showld r.o to Pari*, of eoene
aad achieve trttapes th«-r» Me tor*
aothiag of Puna. earwp* tt* aame «•
the capital of PYaaee Sol that ■ eoM
ti man! a heasis* aapsadttaro He
Mt aside Ms whale aensadsW-
msaaf esTia 1hrv-iH doMara ead
Mt M ta her Th*s urn ha wrw«e
•fifea had become like a d&ughtei'
to hio, In his imuglnaiiou, hut when
tan year* had passed ha suddenly
found himself growing Into middle Ufe
and very lonely. He dared to begin
to imagine dearer thlugs than that
And at last the day came when be
turned his dreams Into actual plans
h« would return and humbly ask her to
be Ills wife.
"It was not until he actually de
scended from th» train at the obscure
little Georgia village that the futility
of his dreams suddenly dawned upon
him. He had heard nothlug from her
during ten year*. It might be that his
money hud never reached her; it
might bo that she was already mar
rled. A thousand chances might have
Intervened. And she was twenty-sli
und he u man of forty. He was bent
on the wildest and most quixotic er-
rand that had ever befallen a man.
"Another thing, too. came to his
mind, lie had educated her in Paris
and at the best college in the Btate.
Dut he himself was a crude and Ig-
norant man; he had even retrograded
In knowledge and manners, living In
his western town. How could he ask
her to link her life with his?
"And by the time when he saw tha
peach orchard looming up In front of
him all bis lesoluttons had shrunk to
this: that he would aak for a drink of
water and inquire after her, learn how
■he was and what life had brought her,
and go his way again.
"When he heard the harsh voice of
tha mother at the door, he told me af-
terward," continued the evangelist,
"he was conscious of an absurd desire
to run away, Just as when he had paaa-
ed by the bouse, a tramp, ten years
before. But the woman, seeing that
be was dressed like a man of means,
Invited him In to rest, and she gos-
siped readily about her circumstances,
and waa loud In complaint of her hus-
band. He had acquired a good deal
of money, she told my friend, and had
squandered it all in speculation. Ten
years before he had been on the verge
of bankruptcy, and though things had
brightened he was still in the same po-
sition. She wished that they could
sell out and move Into a city—but it
was hard to find purchasers for peach
orchard land in that section of the
state.
"How much do you want to sell
for?' he inquired.
"The woman hesitated. 'Four thou-
sand,' she said at last.
"He had twice that sum. With the
farm he could live among the mem-
ories that had controlled his life; he
wanted nothing better. 'I will buy It
at that figure,' he answered. All this
time he had not found the heart to aBk
about the woman's daughter, but now
Bhe voluntarily Bpoke to her.
" 'There's one trouble I've got,' she
grumbled, and that's Bessie. She de-
clares she won't go to a city. She
hates city life and says If I go she's
going to hire out somewhere.'
" 'Hiro out?" stammered the visitor.
" 'Yes,' grumbled the woman. 'She
ain't a bad girl, but somehow she nev-
er quite saw her duty toward her fa-
ther and me after Jim refused to give
her an education. She wanted to go
to high school, and Jim hadn't the
money.'
"At that moment the farmer stamp-
ed into the room casting a suspicious
look at the visitor. ' The woman In-
troduced him. 'This gentleman talks
of buying the farm," she announced.
"The farmer's visage cleared. 'May-
be you'd like to come and talk it over
outside,' he said, and my friend fol-
lowed him. He followed him down to
:he peach trees and then he turned
about and put his hand on his shoul-
der. A wild, uncontrollable rage was
seething In his heart. This man had
defrauded two lives, his daughter's
and his own. He had squandered the
money with which the man had hoped
to redeem this young life from Ig-
norance and servitude; ten years of
work bad gone for nothing, flung
away in foolish speculation or extrav
agance, of which even his wife was
ignorant.
"The habits of ten years fell away
from him, and the old devil came
back
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The Man With the Brush Knows
it pavs to buy the beft paint
B. P. S. PAINT
is made from pure materials, »o finely
ground it covers from 350 to 400 sq.
feet on the average surface—two
coats.
25 Per Cent. More
than lead and oil or cheap paints.
Wm. CAMERON & CO., Inc.
All Knds of Building Material
G
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ET Harness here, of best Oaktan stock,
EtLlABLY handmade, at prices bedrock,
XACT in the fitting and sound as a rock.
LEGANT road sets and work harness, sound,
IGHT grades, at right prices, 'here will be found.
OME here for your saddles, bridles and collars
F long lasting grades to save you some dollars.
HARNESS s SADDLERY
OMPLETE is our line in horsetrappings. O. K„
ILS, whips and hardware—all in that way,
M OON buggies—the best on the market today.
P ROFITS we cut to suit these close times,
^ ND here you will save dollars and dimes.
O place can compete in the West ofthe State,
V OU will find this emporium right up-to-date.
GOV. MORE, Prop. North Okla. Ave.. Mangum, Okls.
Department of the interior. U. 8.
l*i.d Office at Guthrie Okls.. Oct.
10. 191U.
NOTK'K Is hereby glveu that Wil-
liam K. York, of Dryden, Okls.. who,
on October I. 1910. made Homestead
Entry serial No. 07147. tor HWfc.
SeHlon 12. Township :i north. Rang*
... west. Indian Meridian, has filed
notice of intention 'o make final
■three year Proof, to esittbllah claim
to the land above dei'crlbod. l>e*ore
the County Juds<- of Hymon County
at his of rice at Hollis, Lklalioma, o»
tli«» nuh day of Nov em-be", 191JI.
Claimant' names as wlene sea: Rob-
ert Rollins of Dryden, Ok .a.; A. U
Tinker, of Dryden. Okla : W. L. Nel-
son of Dryden, Okla.; Willie Williams
Could. Okla.
17 5t adv .L. N HOUSTON, Register.
GENERAL PIMELL, M. D.
pracuo* United to DlMU* of **
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
umo is iiawfclns Building.
B. L. TISINGER
attornevatlaw
otoce over Flmt Nstlonsl Bank
Mangum, Oklahoma
S. 8. Garrett
Wylle Snow
GARRETT A SNOW
LAWYERS
Office over First National Bank.
Mangum Oklahoma
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Deartment of the Interior, U. S. iAnd
office at Guthrie, OMahonia Octo-
ber 13, 1913.
Notice Is hereby given that Mit-
tie A. Kennedy, widow of Willlaui N.
P. Kennedy, deceased, of Mangum', R.
No. 2, who on May 21, 1910, made
homestead entry Serial No. 07054,
for Ett NBV*. SeCtlan 19, Township 3
north, Range 22 west, Indian Merid-
ian, has filed notice of intention to
make final t'..ree year proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before the Clerk of the Dis-
trict Court oi .Greer County, Okla.,
at his of flea at Mangum, Okla., on
the 20th day of November, 1913.
Claimant names as witnesses: Eli-
jah Estep. Lewis O. Leitner a d Jeff
Kennedy, all of Mangum, Okla.; Ezek-
iel Splawn, of Duke, Okla.
17 51 adv .L. N. HOUSTON, Register.
Rea Phone 97 Office Phone »
A. O. HUGHES
VETERINARIAN
Office li Mangum Drug Store
Residence, 21S W. Lincoln tt>
T. P. CLAY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Notary In Office
Office in Mangum National Bank
Building
Mangum Oklahoma
S. B. Garrett Wilkina B. Garrett
GARRETT A GARRETT
LAWYERS
Office over Mangum Drug Co.
Mangum Oklahoma
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, U. S
Land Office, Guthrie, Oklahoma,
Oct. 17, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that Chides
A. Cooper, of Vinson, O'.ila., R No.
1. who on March 25th, 1907, male
homestead entry Serial No. 0G06C for
NW.Vi SWtVi SWM NWVi and Lots
3 and 4, Section 1, Township 5 north,
Range 26 west, Indian Meridian, fcas
filed notice of intention to make
final five year proof to establish
claim to the land above described,
before the Clerk of the District Court
of Greer County, Okla., at his office
at Mangum, Oklahoma, on the 25th
day of November, 1913.
Claimant names as witnesses: J-
M. Roper, Henry W. Skaggs, T. F.
McClung and William H. Haddock,
all of Vinson, O'lla.
L. N. HOUSTON Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department ot tne Interior, U. S. Land
Office at Guthrie, Okla., Oct. 13,
1913.
Notice is hereby given that Merta
E. Baxter, of Mangum, Oklahoma,
who, on Oct. 27, 190S, made home-
stead entry serial No. 05133, for SEVi
Section 27, Township 4 north, Range
22 west, Indian Meridian, has filed
notice of intention Ho make final five
year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before the
County Judge of Greer County at his
office at Mangum, Oklahoma, on the
20th day of November, I91u.
Claimant names as witnesses: W.
C. Shadden, A. R. Morgan, J. H.
Meadows, H. G. Byars, all of Man-
gum, Oklahoma
17 5t adv iL. N. HOUSTON, Register.
Office Phone R««- P*0"
422 322
DR. PORTER NORTON
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Special Attention To Diseases O
Women and Children.
OFFICIOS
Front rooms over West sida square
Mangum Drug Store. Mangum, Okla
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior. U. S.
.Land Office at Guthrie. Oklahoma.
Oct. 17, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that Wil-
liam H. Barnes of Reed, Okla., R. No.
1, who on October 1st. 1910, made
homestead entry Serial No. <"7144 for
1 ot 4, Section 5, Township 4 north.
Urn, and the old devil came j wegt lnd,an Meridlan> has
Ke would murder him as sure- i B
[y as he himself must die for iL ! "led notice of indention to make
"The farmer, looking into his face.'final three year proof to establi..
and seeing the wild nasslon there, and (claim to the land above described,
being a coward, like every thief, trem j before the Clerk of the District Couit
bled. He looked right and left for j (jreer County, Okla.. at his uf've
some escape, and the stranger's clutch , at Mangum. Okla.. on the 2,=Kh da.-
was like steel upon his shoulders.
Pure and Healthful
A3 pure as the winds that sweep the
corghum fields of Kansas—as healthful
as the sun-light -hat ripens thq juiccs of
the cane to their perfect goodness.
Res. Phone 273 Office Phone 555
M. M. DeARMAN, M. O.
Office and Hospital In
Hawkins Building
Mangum :: Oklahoma
We sen
famous
•ORONU
-SYRUP
Make* Fine Butter Scotch
Two cum of rasir, tbm ciy Farmer Jones Sorghum,
one cup water, one-half cup butter, one-half tcaipoon-
ful cream of tartar. Cook until brittle in water, turn
into buttered tinn when nearly cold mark in squarea.
gnPF— Farmer Jocea Rccije Book on requen.
Give your children their fill of Farmer
Jones Syrup. It can do them nothing
but good, for it is as wholesome a food
product »» the earth aup»ik». Alwayt hare it on
tbelr table. It will make every dish a I real (or tbem.
Fackad in S and 10 pound friction-top tin*.
W: UduJe cane wrap * itb an addition
of cora a/nip to prevent fersientat.aa.
Ail: Your Grocer
If be fbodia't O bive i:—be'Il est It.
S««d u. 5c in ttam^ lo r-r i-ctais apd ["J
wird you a jam-.lo of and
a kccije Book—ice above.
FT. SCOTT
SCRCHUM SYRUP
COMPANY
Ft. Scot',
Packe-i of
"Ma Hooey lice" Honey
'And then, comlnc through the
trees, my friend saw the peach-blos
Horn girt, and hta hand fell from the
man's shoulder and the old sense ot
peace came back to him. Except for
a certain maturity of face and figure
she waa tha same aa whan she waa
alxteen. and the same serene Inno-
cence looked out of her eyes, aad she
wore her Uttered dreea aa a Queen
might wear her robea Aad 1p her
arms she carried branches of peach-
bloeeomy boughs."
Well.' said the peychoto«tot. "I can
guese the reel. They were married
aad aettled down oa the farm aad
.pent a life of Idyllic happtneea-
That s obTtoua." answered the eran
grtlst. Rat now that yoa have the
story you must endure the ■oral
Suppose that the ssoaey had reached
her—would (t have bea*0te4 either ot
then much as that which actually
occurred* He had com* hack aa Iff-
eoraat saaa m* dartag ta ash what
he had so loeg Iwaaei aad he fossd
aa tgaoraat nwatiy girt ed hta www
mum ta life ta place of a tee vaia
lady Aad tha years «f Ml aad dh-
cipHae had 'eat goae tar aathtac Oa
fwm mm. toa« fitsa Is a matter of the
•oaL aad wtetaeer rsaalts II
afeewt. eee may he cars that N
have aaty food to fellow h". Ha
Rated a aaawat ~tf e*ec pea «■
way.
of November. 1913.
Claimant names as witnesses: A.
W. Patterson, l^ee L- Martin, Clar-
ence H. Hatton and Charley Brtlcy.
all of Reed. Oklahoma
L. N HOU8TON. Register.
State of Oklahoma. County of Greer, i
sa. '
I In the District Court In and for Said |
County and State.
.Vernon Galloway, Plaintiff.
v, Cau>e No. 2!?*
' Ida K. callowav. Defeodant
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
The State of Ohlabotaa to Ida E
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Guthrie, Oklahoma,
Oct. 13. 1913.
Notice is hereby given that Sallle
V. Christal of Willow, Okla., who, on
October 8th, 1909, made homestead
entry Serial No. 05933, for EMs SE',4
Section 20 and NW% SW% t.nd SW'Y*
NWVi Sec. 21, Toown&hip 7, north,
Range 23 west, Indian Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
final three year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore the Clerk of the District Court
of Greer County, Oklahoma, at his
office at Mangum, Okla., on the 20th
day of November, 1913.
Claimant names as witnesses: Jesse
W. Harris, Charley M. Smoot, James
M. Prigmore and Joseph D Prigmore
all of Willow, Okla.
17 5t adv IL. N. HOUSTON, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Guthrie, Oklahoma,
Oct. 11, 1913.
Notice Is hereby given that Ben-
jamin F. Reynolds, of Vinson. Okla.,
who, on April 21st, 1908. made home-
stead entry Serial No. 06069, for NV4
SEVi, Section 21, Township 5 nonn.
Range 2G west, Indian Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make final
five year proof to establish claim to
the land above described, oefore the
Clerk of the District v.ourt of Greer
County, Okla., at his office, at Man-
gum, Okla., on the 19th uay of No-
vember. 1913.
Claimant names as witnesaes John
W. Reynolds, Walter WhWe. Charley
Thompson and Dal Daniels, all of
Vinson. Okla.
17 5t adv iL. N. HOUSTON. Register.
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DAILY CALLS
ara oTtea monotonous It It's trcm
taooo wo doa t waat to see
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Yon
BiMr way is strain s ti rw
sail wa will feoafe your grocery orcee
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior. U. 8.
Land Office. Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Oct. 11. 1»13.
N<*lce is hereby given that OHa
Parker, of Reed. Okla.. who on April
3th. ipo7, made homestead entry
Serial No. «6011. for SH NW'Vk *nd
SVfc NE«%. Section 32. Township 5
north. Range 21 west. Indian Merid-
ian. has filed notice of Intention to
mtk» final five year |>roof to e«*«b-
llsh claim to the land above daacrtb-
ed oefore the Clerk of the District
Irourt. of C.reer County. Oklahoma, at,
' hie office at Mangum. Okla. on the j
i IMh day of November. 1*11
Claimant names a* »ltae*»e*
; Stood ford C Miller j. W Pealey.
I Schuyler C Haven kill aad T. B Hal-
; !tag**rar*te all of Re-d Okla
it is adv 4- X HOI S
Famous for their surety of re-
sult. Ansco users here in town
are producing most beautiful
pictures. Come in and let us
show you some fine samples.
ANSCO CAMERAS—Amateur Cam-
eras of professional quality. Superbly
made and easy to operate. Priced from
$2.00 up.
ANSCO FILM—Always uniform. Full
chromatic balance, color value, shadow
detail and freedom from halation.
ANSCO CHEMICALS—Specially pre-
8» AK
wini/er
1 never
of the
supply.
SSsES
Tt HANNAH
PIONEER DRUGGIST
Auto service ana a competent man
if you will phone Gentry's, 148, when
you have trouble with your plumbing.
5-tf adv.
See Gooding for bargains In house-
hold goods. 15 4t adv.
BEST FARM LOANS
We are paying out lots of money
most every day, as soon as the papers
are signed, on the best of terms.
Look at our books If you wish to see
whether wo "pay out the money when
the papers are signed." Wa wish to
let out $400,000 by January 1st Call
and get tlhe best and take no risk
these scary times
IS 0 ad CUNNINGHAM a DICKET
The wearing of a W*—W—W Guar
Ring, the.one ahe has seen advertised
in her favorite magaxlne. Ewlng the
Jeweler Htfadr
-MONEY. MONEY. MONEY."
If you want to borrow money on
your farm It will pay yoa to son m*
aad get my terms before closing s
loaa with aa? oae elae I repreoe
the OKLAHOMA FARM MOTGA'•1
K*CtH«r (CO. aad If yoa have a bs« i
- due with them I caa rvsvw yaar Mat
lor lei yoa haie more tmoaey tf y»
aeed MOB Dial. Rear of Maairw"
Natl
AM«K« MrCl'TCMBO.V
Clerk OMrhrl Oas
IBSAL*
Ah*) pseeta Any Mr l*» l» 3
erweeneo here ara alwava fresh
MM.
Davis Grocery
PHOKE 114
COLO FOLND
VMrt hae (nsC; leMeeed the atria
«ewrv of meaey By special arrange
■aai with the ^seeea that Ba.| -
SACK T PHTSE has We* maV»J MONEY TO LOAN
to get a **• rove* ahafw of Bead; | Oa firm cla«s i..»4«s*o aad
Meaey ha leaa aa farm* Mr F«TB«,laasa HWaHy al I per csat See
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