Wheatland Weekly Watchword (Wheatland, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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THE HOUSE THAT SATISFIES
Adaptability of Brain.
Each vocation makes a different call
upon the brain and develops faculties
and qualities peculiar to itself, so-that
as the various professions, trades and
specialties multiply, the brain takes
on new adaptive qualities, thus div-
ine praetor variety and strength to
civilisation as a mass. When the.
world was young the brain of man
was very primitive, because the de-
mand upon It was largely for self-
protection and the acquisition of
food, which called only for the de-
velopment of Its lower. Its animal
part As civilisation advanced, how
ever, there was a higher call upon
the brain and a more varied develop-
ment, until today. In the highest civil-
isation, It has become exceedingly
complex.—Success Magazine.
Be Cheerful Always.
Cultivate cheerfulness if only for per-
sonal profit Ton will do and bear
every duty and burdeit better by being
cheerful. It will be your consoler in
solicitude, your passport and recom-
mendation In society. Ton will be
more sought after, more trusted aad
esteemed for your steady cheerfulness.
The bad and vicious may be boister-
ously gay and vulgarly homorous, but
seldom or never truly cheerful Genu-
ine cheerfulness is an almost certain
Index of a happy mind and a pure, good
heart
Handsome, but Inexpensive gifts that
are always useful:
Cream ladles, geld bowl.........flJO
j geld bowl........*1jOO
Bon-bon spooks, gold bowl......*1j00
Gravy ladles, geld bowl........|M0
Olive spoons, long handle, gold
bowl ........................*1.26
Buttpr knives, silver blade.......*&00
Salt spoons, gold or sliver bowls,
set of six.....................*1 JO
Teaspoons, set of six............HM
Orange spoons, gold bowl, set of
six ..........................*0.00
Knives, forks, soup spoons, berry
spoons, etc. •
Mall orders promptly filled.
Just Unloaded AnotherCar
Did You Get 1-2 Off on Your Piano
FREE
A "Bubbler”—* new novelty—
free for the bringing of this ad
to our store by an adult person;
will amuse the old as well as the
young.
Right Prices, Quality and Fair
Treatment.
Are what the citizens of our
city and state are realizing Is
our business methods. Visit our
elegant new store and see what
we can do for you. Free con-
cert in our rest rooms every day
on the “Grafanola." The latest
out to produce the human voice.
Come in, rest yourself and en-
joy good music. The "Grafanola"
is a wonder; don’t fail to hear it.
Combinations with a library ta-
ble a beauty.
DITZELL MUSIC COMPANY
30* W. Main St., Next to Mellon’s. Oklahoma City.
State Representatives Story A Clark, Pianos and Columbia Grapaphones.
As a special inducement in our great
opening sale we offer
$195.00 Piano
for ..........
$250.00 Piano
for..........
$300.00 Plano
for..........
$97.50
$125.00
$150.00
5 per cent less each day. Cash a slight
advantage on time. Come and get
the best discount.
A Chance (or Young Gents or Ladles
Many ladies and gentlemen have paid a tuition of
$150 sad learned -pinsl treatment, and are now mak-
ing from *200 to $1,000 Fer month.
Do you want to improva yourealf? You
can if you will try. Write for catalogue and fulL
particulars.
Present term beginning this month.
Palmer Giegory College
No. ION. Broaulway, Oklahoma City Okla
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If you are NOT USING
CHOCTAW
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You are NOT using THE BEST FLOUR.
Your grocer has it.
Take Care of Your Eyes
After light—darkness, lonllness, trouble for
others, perhaps privation for them and you.
If your eyes trouble you, have them examined at
once. Then you'll know whether to get glasses, or
give your eyes a rest, or undergo treatment.
We are in business to sell glasses BUT we supply
glasses ONLY when needed. Our lenses are
ground from the best crystal to suit your individual
requirements. Comfortable fitting frames to suit the
shape of your nose and race.
If you suspect that there's anything the matter
with your eyes, you are cordially invited to consult
us.
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The Coffman Optical Co. ra
OMEWHERE down the road the
engine stopped to get a drink.
There was nothing in it for the
passengers, the day being Sun-
day and the lid well clamped
down, even in the Ozark country,
where the moon is said to shine in
the darkness occasionally. Neverthe-
less the passengers' got something
worth while stopping for. What they
got was a picture. It was a simple
composition with a background of
crimson autumnal foliage, a weather-
stained log house In the middle dis-
tance, well screened in woodbine and
trumpet creeper, the frost-nipped re-
mains of an old-fashioned garden and
—right in the middle foreground, not a
stone's throw from the track—the soli-
tary figure. He Btood beside the squat
gatepost. Just as if be, bad been paint-
ed there a good half century ago, a
cob pipe In his mouth and a somewhat
tattered straw hat pushed well back
from his florid brow and straight gray
hair. His lean arms embraced, as far
as human arms could reach, a mam-
moth pumpkin that reposed on the
gatepost, and into the side of the yel-
low rind he had cut, “Prize-winner, 216
Pd.”
“I thought he’d be there," one of the
passengers laughed. “He hasn’t done
a thing but flaunt that pumpkin at the
passengers the past four days since he
got it back from the county fair. You
know it isn’t easy to raise big fpllows
like that in these Ozark hills. It takes
rich bottom soil to make ’em grow to
any considerable sise, and the Osark
farmer needs his little bottom patches
for something besides show fruit That
old chap got some of the best pumpkin
seed that ever was brought into mar-
ket and he’s been at ’em evsr
That 216-pounder did actually cap-
ture the prise In a certain Missouri
county, but there was a pumpkin
shown at the Merchants’ Exchange in
8t Louis that would have broken the
old Osark farmer's heart. It was the
great achievement of Tom Powell, who
has been raising big pumpkins a good
many years and who supplied the seed
from which that one great hill
kin was developed. It took a three-
horse team to haul thirty pumpkins
to 8t Louis for the display. The com-
bined weight of the load, exclusive of
the wagon and driver, was something
over 6,000 pounds, and the largest of
the pumpkins tipped the beam at 237,
the heaviest pumpkin ever brought to
81 Louis. It was converted into 160
succulent pies.
The demand for pumpkin has not in-
creased in proportion to the popula-
tion's increase. In the days of our
grandmothers canned things were al-
most unknown. And there was the
tradition that in the fall, from the mid-
dle of October to Chriatmaa, there
must be s long row of pumpkin pies
on the pantry shelf every Saturday
night. For a moderate-sized family
ten pies would suffice, but there was
many a housewife who made her tired
boast, “I've baked two dozen this
morning, and 1 do hope there will be
enough left for Monday dinner.”
In the old days, the pumpkin was
put to another use. It was the basts
for a very deltcioua soup—strange as
this may seem. Even now in the mar-
kets of Paris there is the custom of
crowning King Pumpkin the last Sat-
urday in September. The largest and
shapeliest is elected king, and there is
a regular ceremonial, an hour of the
afternoon being given up to the parade
through stalls and adjoining streets
of the market, the trades people in cos-
tume and the pumpkin adorned with
a gorgeous crown of tinsel and traita
:ion jewels. When the parade la over
the fruit Is uncrowned, cut into sec-
tions and these auctioned off to the
highest bidder, to be taken home and
mads up into soup.
Long before the Thanksgiving sea-
son of pie baking, many pumpkins
have been diverted from their normal
purpose of food and have served the
merrymakers at Hallowe'en, made
over Into Jack-o'-lanterns, with grin-
ning or sorrowful countenances.
Centuries ago in Europe there eras
another kind of jack-o'-lantera, the
marsh fire or will-o’-the-wisp, clf-flre
or whatever you wish to call It, that
waa frequently seen In low, marshy
places at night, flitting about like tiny
lanterns in the gloom. When these
phosphorescent lights appeared at the
time of All Saints' day they were said
to be the souls of sinners that had
escaped from purgatory and returned
to earth to beg their former friends to
pray for the remission of their sins.
Whether the pumpkin imitation of the
marsh light originated among the peas
ants of Italy or the negroes of our
own southern states, is still a mooted
question. At first they were all sor-
rowful faces, Unfitting the counterpart
of the soul that is suffering the conse-
quences of a wicked life. But once
upon a time an embryo sculptor made
a mistake in the carving*of a pumpkin
mouth, causing the corners to turn
up Instead of down, and the effect
was so Jolly and comical that ail who
saw this spirit came to the conclusion
that either the sins bad been forgiven
or the gate to purgatory had been
slammed in his face and he need not
return. Since that time it has been
assumed by the Halloween boBtess
tiiiat sins are actually pardoned and
departed spirits are happy, for the
round, rather fiat pumpkin that can
be made to grin is the one vmeat in de-
mand.
Italy layB claim to the origin of the
jack-o’-lantern and some time ago the
botanists of Europe laid entire claim
to the pumpkin itself, asserting that
It was an imported product In Amer-
ica. This libel was given the lie In a
little whfle by the American, who was
w. C. DEAN
137 W. Mam St, Oklahoma City
Do You Know
What a Specialist 1>?
He is one thoroguhly qualified to
treat any disease from the sllirht-
Mt skin trouble to the meet diffi-
cult surgical operation.
If you have a watch eostlnx yon
$20.00 and It gets out of order you
are very careful to take It to an
expert jeweler. You do. not take it
to anyone Just because he has a
Jeweler’s sign out; no, you inquire
to know If he understands his bus-
iness. Why not do the same thine
If your body is out of running or-
der? Your body Is ten thousand-
times more complicated than any
watch. Oo to a specialist who has
followed his line for 16 years and has been suceoa
body with all Its nerves, arteries veins, muscles, I
one who la capable of examining your blood or any
with hta microscope and give you an opinion tha
means know that he la honest and conscientious.
If you are sick and wish to get well, call on
Specialist: he has all of the above qualifications, ana rente
Just treat aome certain thing, but to n genuine specialist,
if he accepts your case that Is suflleleiu guarantee that be
cure you. Cali or writ* He treats by mall If desired.
XfRAY EXAMINATION FREE
DR. C. F. KUENY, The German S]
tIB t-B North Broadway. Oklahams City
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DRAUGHON'S diploma is an endorsement that is
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WRITE FOR CATALOGUE—IT It FREE
T. M. FLANARY, Mgr.
8th FLOOR RALTIMORE BLDG.. OKLAHOMA CITY.
In the Pumpkin Field.
in no humor to be robbed of his an-
nual Thanksgiving pie. Pumpkins
were grown in the rich alluvial soil
along the Missouri river long before
the white man Invaded the Interior
of the continent, and in the cliff dwell-
ings of Mancos Canyon, Ohio, that
were abandoned even before the com-
ing of Columbus, perfectly preserved
pumpkin seeds have been found by the
excavators, In hermetically sealed Jars.
This fact Is of no particular interest
to any but the botanist, and the arch-
aeoligist; yet It Is a source of gratifi-
cation to us to know that we cAn eat
our national pie without returning
thanks to any other country than ,n
own.
The.seal of approval
The Grand PHx
was awarded by the Brussels International Exposition to the
Sndfi Premier
Typewriter
over all competitors
Smith Premier Typewriter Co.,
714 Deleware Ave. Kansas City, Mo
314 #.
NEW STATE CANDY CO, Inc.
JOBBERS
"Home Of Freeh Candy Service**
Oklahoma City. Okie.
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Browne, T. Wheatland Weekly Watchword (Wheatland, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1910, newspaper, November 24, 1910; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc937267/m1/3/: accessed April 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.