The Manchester Journal. (Manchester, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 28, 1916 Page: 2 of 4
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H)e Manchester Journal
Published in the interests of Man-
chester and vicinity and for the
Publishers Profits if any there be.
E. A. WOOD, Editor.
WOOD & SON, Proprietors.
Published Every Friday at Manches-
ter, Oklahoma.
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
Entered in the Postoffice at Manches-
ter, Okla., as Second Class Mail
Matter.
ADVERTISING RATES
Local, each insertion, per line.....5c
Display, per inch, one month.....50c
Wc do not i int Journals to give
away. They are for sale at 5c each.
The Journal is proud to be able to
compile a third of a column each week
from various scources which we have
designated as “Stolen Wisdom.” We
also note with some pride that papers
a3 far east as Indiana and as far west
as New Mexico, reproduce this fea-
ture of the Journal’s verbatim. Go to
it Friends, we stole it by peace-meal
without credit, and you are entitled
to do the same thing with the whole
“bakeshop.” We are glad to see you
recognize its worth as “Time-copy.”
The Journal received notice to
change the address of C. W. Helms’
paper to Pittsburg, Kansas. This Is
the first intimation that he had mov-
ed over there.
An Old Device Put To A New
Use.
A man who is accustomed to the
sound of a perfect running piece o'
machinery, will notice the differen-
ce in sound, however faint it may
be when something goes or even
starts to go wrong, thus the trainee
ear becomes a safer guide in opera-
ting gas an oil burning engines than
any or all of the rest of the human
senses conbined. C. M. Smith’s
business frequently keeps him away
from the light plant, so he had C.
R. Alley install a receiver in close
proximity to the engine and coupl-
ed with the phone in his residence
by wire and a switch. Now if he
happened to be at lodge or at any
phone in the system and wishing
to know just how the engine is run-
ning he only has to call his resid-
ence and have Mrs. Smith turn the
switch and by the sound he can
judge whether he is needed at the
engine house or not. To give it
tryout, while talking to Wakita, he
turned on the switch and told them
to listen and tell him what they
heard. They answered, “we now
hear a gas or oil engine and the
hum and exhaust of the engine
very plain.”
Street Commissioner, W. C. Stone,
is having a lot of much needed work
done at the crossings tilling up on
each side where they had become low.
Before this was done autos seldom or
never exceeded the speed limit.
GEO.W. POWERS
JOHN II. l'OWBRS
STOLEN WISDOM
A braving donkey eats little hay.
A work ill done must be twice done.
Sometimes words hurt worse than
swords.
Age makes a man white but not
better.
Let no word escape you unsuitable
to the occasion.
He that hides it is no better than
he that steals.
All food is good to eat but all words
are not fit to speak.
Advice after mischief is like medi-
cine after death.
An Atheist’s laugh is a poor excuse
for deity offeuded.
To a gentleman every woman is a
lady in right of her sex.
There is no eel so small but it hopes
to become a whale.
A falling world might crush but it
could not intimidate me.
If you don’t succeed with one blow
don’t hesitate to deliver two.
As Napoleon said: “The word im-
possible is not in my dictionary.’’
A wonder lasts but nine days and
then the puppie’s eyes are opened.
The world wags on with three
things: doing, undoing and pretend-
ing.
Anger may glance into the breast
of a wise man, but rests in the breast
of a fool.
Always keep your hook in the
water, where you least expect one the
fish will be found.
When you buy one fine thing you
must buy ten more that your appear-
ance may be all of a piece.
Two cats and one mouse, two wo-
men and one house, two dogs and one
bone, will not agree long.
There are only two men from whom
to ask adv ice: he who has made a suc-
cess, and he who has made a failure
at everything.
They who worship God merely for
fear
Would worship the devil should he
appear.
POWERS BROS.
DRAY AND TRANSFER LINE
All kinds of hauling, and in all
kinds of weather. Any hauling
entrusted to us will receive our
Best Attention.
Miss Zula Clark, who is teaching
across the line in old Cameron, visit-
ed home folks at Anthony, over Sun-
day returning to her work Monday
morning.
The car of Seeds Oats is now here
on the track, come and get what you
need. Manchester Mill & Elevator
35 tl
II. A. Hendrixson and wife returned
to Pretty Prairie, Kans , this week
after an extended visit with his bro-
ther, Frank and family.
•I. D. Palmer, the Deputy Lecturer
of the Grand Lodge, is here this week
conducting a Masonic school and will
remain till the last of the week.
The State bank of Gibbon, has an
ad in this issue, look it up and see
what they have to say. It makes in-
teresting reading in these dull times.
Funeral Directing and Embalm-
ing given special attention. 1 have
a lady assistant to help in the care
of women and children. Calls ans-
wered day or night. H,. T. SMITH,
Wakita, Oklahoma. 24tf.
If you wish to spend a delightful
evening, one that will afford you
many enjoyable laughs and at the
same time furnish you food for
thoughts, don't miss Guy Caufman
next Monday night in “A ROYAL
GENTLEMAN” at the Opera House
Prices 25, 35 and 50c.
Tom Clary and family, who moved
away from here some two years ago,
first to Danville, then to Freeport,
Kansas, came over to visit relatives
last week. After visiting his brother
Jim, a day or two they went over to
visit Mrs. Clary’s brothers, Henry
and Fred Smith, and sister, Mrs.
Julius Hess, southwest or town a few
miles.
In another part of this issue will
be found a legislative letter from Re-
presentative J. E Lemon, who in the
first place was very much opposed to
a special session of the Legislature.
Mr, Lemon is usually pretty level
headed and we consider that in this
Instance he was just about right.
Anyway read the letter and draw
your own conclusions.
Jesse N, Smith, Is home from
Drumright, Oklahoma, where he
went a Tew months ago when the
Supply Store moved Its goods to that
bustling oil city. A brother of J. C.
Verser bought out the Interest of W.
E. Humphrey and took charge so that
Jesse’s services were no longer needed
Jesse is a first class clerk and we
opine he will not be long out of a
position.
FOR SALE OR TRADE.
Mammoth Jack, G years old, dark
gray with meally points, sound in
every respect. Will trade for horses,
mules or cattle. For further infor-
mation, write August Ludemari,
Anthony, or see Guy Meyer, Man-
chester. 33 t4
NOTICE
Manchester,
Oklahoma
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The Best is
the Cheapest
If you buy an incu- S
bator, buy a good one.
one that will give entire
satisfaction, and make j
raising chickens a pleas- j
ure and source of profit, j
Cheap incubators are !
worse than none: they
are no improvement ov-
er the old way of hen hatching. The Queen Incubators
are recognized as the Best, and in the case of incubators, the
best is the Cheapest. Come in and let us show you the
QUEEN, and explain to you how you can pay for one twice
in one season hatching chickens.
Do your trading w ith us. We promise
to treat you right.
You may find applications for
your automobile tax at my office.
Penalty attaches after September 1.
N. W. Patton, Notary Public
13 t f Manchester, Okla.
FOR GOOD EATS.
When in Manchester, call at
“Jim” Place for something good to
eat and drink. Chili. Weinies, Pies
and Short Order. 30 tf
FOR SALE;—A number of line
Black Minorca Cockerels. Leslie Fen-
ton. 33tf
FOR SALE:—Several head of regis-
tered Jersey cows, which are No. 1.
Will be fresh soon. Otto Feely, Man-
chester. 29 tf.
—At Manchester first Tuesday in
each month till Saturday noon. All
work absolutely guaranteed. Dr.
McClurg, Dentist. 49-tf
MANCHESTER LODGE NO 24
A. F, Z> A. M.
meets 1st sad 3rd Thursday
nights in each month.
G. T. PRICE. W, M. N. W. PATTON Sec
Olie Daniels returned from the
Guthrie M. E. Hospital with his little
son, Lewis, whom he had there for
the purpose of having a deformed
foot straightened. The first part of
the treatment was given and the foot
placed in a plaster cast. Mr. Daniels
will have to take him back in about
three weeks for futher treatment
The surgeons assured him that his
son’s foot will be alright. Lewis is
mighty well pleased to think when
his foot finally gets well that he can
wear roller skates like other boys.
„ MANCHESTER LODGE
& No. 91, I. O. O. E.
Meets every Tuesday
night In Odd Fellows
hall Visiting brothers
always welcome.
V. E MERIMAN, N. G., E. V. SMITH, Se
J. B. DRENNAN..
LAWYER
Medford, Oklahoma.
J. W SMITH
Law, Real Estate, Loans, In
surance and Collections.
Manchester, Okla.
Sea Scavengers Are Used to War
on Mice.
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ATTENTION, FARMERS
Don’t forget to bring a load of wheat to the mill
and receive for every bushel of No. 2 wheat 32 pounds
highest patent flour, 12 pounds of bran and 13 pounds
of shorts and low grade, and pay us a fee of 12c per
bushel. We will sack the patent flour and you furnish
sacks for the feed. From each pound wheat falls under
No. 2 we will take one pound from the highest patent
and add to the bran.
Manchester Mill & Eiev. Go
Bafloer Lumber Go,
F. N, ROOD, Mgr.
MANCHESTER, OKLAHOMA.
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Automatic Refrigerators
Oil stoves, Sewall’s Paints
Lumber, Posts, Lime and
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Scene A Royal Gentleman -Opera House. Monday, Jan. 31st.
Gulls May Render Important Inland
8ervice to Farmer—California
Variety Is Extremely
Fond of Mice.
Washington.—Not only as sea scav-
engers are the gulls valuable, but as
an aid to agriculture, rendering the
fanners a great service in their war
fare against field mice, black crickets
and Insects, according to the depart-
ment of agriculture.
'The term 'gull' usually is associat
ed in the popular mind only with the
long-winged swimmers seen along the
salt water shores and in coast har-
bors,” says a statement issued by the
department. “There are represented
In the United States, however, 22 spe-
cies or subspecies of gulls, including
the gull-like birds known as skuas and
jaegers. Of these some are true in-
land birds, frequenting prairies,
marshes and inland lakes.
"Flocks of gulls on the waters of
our harbors or following the wake
of vessels are a familiar sight, but
not every observer of the graceful
motions of the bird is aware of the
fact that gulls are the original 'white
wings.’
"As sea scavengers they welcome
as food dead fish, garbage and offal
of various sorts, and their services in
cleaning up such material are not to
be regarded lightly. It will, however,
surprfse many to learn that some of
the gull family render important in-
land service, especially to agriculture.
At least one species, the California
gull, is extremely fond of field mice,
and during an outbreak of that pest In
Nevada in 1907-8 hundreds of gulls as
sembled in and near the devastated
alfalfa fields and fed entirely on mice,
thus lending the farmers material aid
in their warfare against the pestifer-
ous little rodents. The skua also feeds
on mice and leemings.
“Several species of gulls render val-
uable service to agriculture by de-
stroying insects also, and in spring
hundreds of Franklin's gulls in Wis-
consin and the Dakotas follow the
- , plowman to pick up the insect larvae
»| uncovered by the share.
‘That at least one community has
not been unmindful of the substantial
debt it owes the gull is attested In
Salt Lake City, whore stands a monu-
ment surmounted by a bronze figure
of two gulls, erected by the people of
that city "in grateful remembrance”
of the signal service rendered by
these bird8 at a critical time in the
history of the community.
"For three consecutive years—1848,
1849 and 1850—black crickets by mil-
lions threatened to ruin the crops upon
which depended the very lives of the
settlers. Larke flocks of gulls came to
the rescue and devoured vast numbers
of the destructive insects, until the
fields were entirely freed from them.”
A. L. Hamilton
Physician and Surgeon
Office over Citizens Bank.
Trips to country by Automobile
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Shaving ?nd Hair Cutting
Let me order your next Suit
F. A. LINN,' . (iibbnn, Okla.
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REPAIRING..
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When you have any watch
or jewelry repairing that you
want done right, leave it at
Madden-Feely drug store. All
work guaranteed by
F. W. Olmstead
J w. Mallory
at, Cit.i7.-uis Sfar,.* Bank, will re
calve all watch and jewelry re-
pairing left with him, and give
prompt and careful attention.
AH work returned to him for
collection charges. All work
guaranteed,
F- E. PIKTLE & CO.,
Jewelers and Music Dealer
ANTHONY. KANSAS
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