Wheatland Weekly Watchword (Wheatland, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 16, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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WHEATLAND WATCHWORD
IMUKO WCIKLY.
Whsatlantf Oklahoma.
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(•, 190$. at the postoftlce at Wheatland,
pklahoma, under Act of Mnrch 3, 18W.^ _
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very careful to see that all proper names
are spelled correctly and plainly.
Oh, yeaf'eranberries are small and
discouraging. No matter, they 11 be
maklas the usual good “Bass" by
Thanksgiving._
It is a grand tblng if alcohol can be
obtained cheaply from lumber waste
as long as the trusts allow any lum
ber to go to waste.
PROGRESS IN AVIATION.
Tbs significance of the progress In
aviation la not to be found so much In
the flight of Bleriot across the Eng-
lish channel. In the successful tests of
the Wright machine, or In the forth-
coming contests at Rheims, as it Is in
the less conspicuous events. A New
York firm advertises Its ability to sup-
ply aeroplanes to order In 48 days. An-
! other New York firm establishes an
aerial garage on the roof of a build-
ing. A Dayton man buys a balloon as
a present for his 18-year-old daughter.
These and other Instances, making due
allowance for the element of fiction. In-
dicate a growing belief in the general
utility of aeroplanes and dirigible bal-
loons and a growing conviction that
they gre adaptable for other than mil-
itary purposes. The military Idea has
been dominant in all thus far attempt-
ed In aviation, but now the Wright
brothers, the moat conservative of the
successful aviators, suggest the use
of aeroplanes In carrying malls, and
men of wealth are contemplating the
possible use of the air aa an exciting
recreation.
Action of Lightning.
Lightning makea trees explode like
overcharged boilers. The flames of
the lightning does not burn them up.
nor does the electric flash split them !
like an ax. The bolt flows through
into all the damp Interstices of the
trunk and Into the hollows under Its
bark. All the moisture at once Is i
turned into steam, which by Its Im-
mediate explosion rips open the tree.
For centuries this simple theory puz-
zled scientists, but they have got in
right at last.
Careless Man.
How careless people are! We saw
a man in a store this morning buying
a pair of suspenders, who said he had
been trying to think of them for two
years; he had needed a pair for two
years, but always forgot, when down-
town, to buy them. Is It any wonder
that this sort of a creature occasion-
ally forgets to kiss his wife before
leaving the house in the morning?—
Atchinson (Kas.) Globe.
BUY LEVEL LOTS
MTERURMN • HEIGHTS • ADDITION
MIAMI, OKLA
SURROUNDED BY RICH, LEVEL.
Never-Failing Farms
i
The authorities at Washington are
eying to m utile the matutinal
water, but thus far tbair efforts have
iot been crowned with success.
Those heavier-than-alr machines
sould be even more popular If there
sere always softsr-than-earth mate-
rial to fall upon in case of accident.
Tennyson now stands charged with
he crime of writing for the middle
ilaaees. He Is deed and cannot ra-
ise his writings to meet the notions
if the proletariat._
The list of definitions of optimist
tad pessimist la hot yet exhausted. A
locular .addition la that the optimist
a the eye doctor end the pessimist
me who takes care of people’s feet.
In aa Etruscan tomb there has been
unearthed a human Jaw with dental
irork In It 3,000 years old. Doubtless
the guileful' Etruscan dentist said,
•ves aa dentists says to-day: "No,
this will not hurt you.”
There ere soma disadvantages ac-
companying modern inventions. The
isroplane hat. announced by some
aligners, would appear to be one of
hem. 'Is it expected that they will
nahe wearers lightheaded?
Troubles are pouring in on the poor
IttlB 13-yeur-old ebeh of Persia. While
ie i|i atlll creeping for hie father end
Bother, preparations are being made
or hie makriage. and he declares he
lost not W*nt to get married and be a
dog, and Hist be Is the unhapplest
toy In Peimia. But destiny in its on
sari mar# is sphfer neither of man,
soman nob child, and the little fellow
oust submit to have the life and free-
lom crushed out of him by hie great-
The fire lose In the United States
md Canada during August, 1909, was
116,413,000, not particularly small,
hough It seems so In comparison with
he tre loas of 923,123.000 In August,
1908, and of 920,348,000 In August,
190T. More favorable than ever, there-
'ore, Is this year’s fire loss showing as
orapared with Its predecessors—8136,-
166,960 tot the first eight montha.
[gainst 9163,943,900 for the corre-
iponding period of 1908, and 9156,965,•
160 for that of 1907.
Two reasons are given why King
famiel of Portugal may abandon his
irogosed visit to England. One is that
he kaiser has grown restive about it.
iecsuse Germany was not included In
he Itinerary. The other Is that fear
■btains that the royal mother might
she advantage of the king's absence
o assume authority till his return,
vhtch would produce dangerous com
plications. Petty as anything Swift
imagined in LUllput are the actuall-
les of politics in any t iy kingdom.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
ilon has made aa interesting ruling
lenylng the right of railroad com-
panies to issue commutation tickets
to school children unless those tickets
sre open to all children of the ages
specified. The commission says:
“The commission's ruling does not
prohibit the publication of commuta-
tion rates for children of specified
ages, but merely bolds that such
rates must be open to all children
within the ages stated in the tariff."
The robbery of the Pennsylvania
passenger train by a lone bandit, at
a point 62 miles west of Harrisburg,
suggests that there are lonely spots
on all railroad lines In which highway-
men with nerve can ply their trade.
But after the deed is done, the prob-
lem la to get away. The chances are
more heavily against the Pennsyl-
vania robber than they would be
against a Montana or Idaho highway-
man with vast stretches of unoccupied
country within easy reach.
fly high and get out of the wind,
was the lesson declared by a daring
gvlator at Rheims. Indeed, he drew
the parallel of the ship on the water
that seeks the deep sea to escape the
breakers on the coast.
The investor of the Clermont was
not aa Idle dreamer. He believed la
work. This was Robert Fulton's sen-
latent, as expressed by himself; "in-
luatry will give abundance to a vlr-
world, sad call mankind to
feast of
The military maneuvres In Massa-
chusetts, though subject to the “chaf-
ing" which always attends a mock
contest; when there Is Immunity from
danger, are really of the stuff of
which war is made. When Dewey’s
ships were burning powder by firing
at targets off the coast of Asia, the
commanders of the vessels under some
flags were disposed to be amused. But
when Dewey’s guns were called upon
to go up against the real thing In war
the aklll obtained in the mock can-
nonading submerged the enemy al-
most before he could fire a second
round. Not only the militia but the
regulars are benefited by tbe prac-
tice game, for theories are at the
beat when they have been sent out on
the road to try themsalvea.
In Poplar, a London district where
60 out of every 1,000 persons rank as
paupers, when a man, bla wife and
three children throw themselves on
the poor law the practice is to send
tbe man to the guardians’ farm at
Lalndon In Essex, where he is asked
to do a very little work in return for
comfortable maintenance, clothing and
a little pocket money. His wife Is al-
lowed 93.76 a week -or herself and her
children, which Is probabl;- more than
she received from her husoand when
he was In full work, and she Is re-
lieved of the expense of feeding him.
She also receives grants of boots and
clothing for herself and her children,
and her husband la allowed to visit her
at regular Intervals.
The New York authorities are mak-
ing matters lively for reckless automo-
bilists. Monday a chauffeur who. while
Intoxicated, had driven his machine
on Madiaon avenue In such a manner
aa to endanger the lives of u number
of passengers In a street car with
which he narrowly escaped collision,
was arrested and locked up. The fol-
* owing morning he waa taken before
police magistrate, who sentenced
him to six months’ imprisonment and
Informed him that on his return from
"the Island" he will be subjected to
trial In the court of special sessions
on the charge of operating a machine
without a chauffeur's license. Whole-
some severity In such cases can hard-
ly fall to have a good effect.
Rat Elsctrocution.
One of the latest ideas for killing
rats Is a trap into which the animal
walks, attracted by an electric light
and a display of food. Once in be
can not get out and an electric current
kills him In fifty or sixty seconds. Tbe
apparatus can be so arranged that
tbe electrocuted animal itself signals
Its fate to any desired place.—Popu-
lar Mechanics.
Ths Country’s Progression.
The first post route in the. United
States was established In 1672. It was
between New York and Boston and
the schedule was once a month. To-
day the yearly cost of mall transporta-
tion on our railroads alone is about
945,000,000. The railway postofflee lines
cover 208,484 miles and employ over
15,000 officers and clerks.
Uncle Sam Real Papa.
The Alaskans who Inhabit the
islands of St. Paul and St. George re-
ceive special consideration from the
government. Congress authorizes the
secretary of the treasury to furnish
them with food, fuel and clothinib>pnd
for this purpose 819,500 is appropri-
ated.—-Los Angeles Times.
Here is a man who puts a high value
on American cltisenshlp, and who, it
may be assumed, will never abuse the
I privileges thus obtained. He Is George
Patton, a marine engineer of English
birth, employed In the government
service in Manila and elsewhere. He
swatted anxiously the expiration ->f
tbe time limit for taking out his first
naturalisation papers, and he traveled
14,000 miles and spent 81.200 In his de-
termination to get to Philadelphia and
make the proper application. Inciden-
tally he experienced a shipwreck and
[ other “dangers of the ses” en route.
This man's naturalisation certificate
Is likely to have a prominent place
among his personal possessions.
A Pittsburg report says prisoners
are going insane by wholesale in Riv-
[ erside penitentiary because of en-
I forced idleness. A great reform In
I this respect Is needed in many states.
In the south convicts are Bet at con-
structing roads, thus rendering import-
ant public service and being b neflted
themselves by -ational occupation.
This is Fred!
meet me face to face
19 Broadway
Opposite New Lee Hotel
Storage Room
Wanted
for my wife’s new Fall Hat.
Dimensions:
BEST CROPS in the State THIS YEAR. “Showing 77 per cent against 48
per cent over rest of State.” ULEAD and ZINC, largest and richest field in the
DURBIhTT^rn^ATIC^SAFE^Y^IlAR COUPLING<^OMPANY,°^t*h a^Pajproll
of $20,000 a Week Coming to Miami, Two New Railroads financed to be Built
Through Miami this year 300 houses and 15 miles of Cement Sidewalks built in last
year. OAn Up*to-Date City with Water Works, Sewers, Electric Lights and an In-
terurban Railway. 5,200 population, all white. The best place in Oklahoma Bto
Invest. IJInterurban Heights, the choicest property and sure to become the best
residence district. “Will pa;/ 200 per cent profit in the next twelve months if
■ bought NOW.
I For additional information write or see
INTI
INTERIM HEIGHTS
MIAMI,
OKLA.
24X36
(inches ef course.)
Test for Corn.
After corn has been pulled for
j hours or days it undergoes slight, fer-
I mentation and flavor, if not digesti-
bility, is injured. Pulled and put into
! large barrels or bulk. It becomes hot
and may be ruined. Experts look at
an ear of corn and tell all about It, but
people In general ought to open the
chuck, try it with the thumbs, and if
the milk squirts into the eyes it can’t
be very bad.
Priceless Manuscript for Museum.
A Berlin museum has recently a»
quired a very valuable manuscript
which originated in the second cen-
tury B. C. it seems to be of the na-
ture of a biographical dictionary, for
it contains a list of the leading men
of the time in art, statesmanship and
warfare with much other general in-
formation of a similar nature. The
paper was found in the wrappings of
a mummy.
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No direct evidence is offered in sup
port of the belief that within the next
1,000 years men will have hoofs in-
stead of feet But the increase of tbe
end-seat hog and the growing preva-
lence of kickers seem to give an air
of probability.
Tbe report that Count Zeppelin may
be made a prince by the kaiser sbows
the limitations of even imperial pow-
•r. The emperor can make a prince
out of a record flyer, but he couldn’t
make a record flyer out of a prince.
I don't have to advertise for a stora|e
loam far my new Fall Suit*, because they
•ell (eater thaa 1 can *et them from the
tailor shops.
If you could see them you woeld know
that my statement is true. They are the
aeweat ■hades, the latest style* this season
has produced. They arc equal io fabric,
style and wnrkmadship, of any suits said in
ready-to wear clothe*.
Why par 825 to 940 for a suit when I 1
can sell yon a sait just as fo*l for 620 or
loss. Yon may have the difference to spend
•a year family and friends
Suits From
$8.50 to $25
Not of the Worrying Kind.
"I happened to ask a waiter at one
of the cafes in the Bruges Grande
pla:e to tell me which was the north
side of the square—momentarily for-
getting my bearings. He replied: ‘1
do not know.' Astonished at this an-
swer, I reminded him that he had
been In his place many years. ’Ah.
oui,' he said in a tired tone, but 1
am not clever, and 1 live in a town
where It is only necessary to be a
good Catholic.' ”—John O'London, in
T. P.’s Weekly, London.
Botanists In Dispute.
Prof. Thomas Jamieson of Aber-
deen. is making himself very annoying
to orthodox science by insisting that
plants take their nitrogen from leaves
and not from roots. He does not him-
self show how they do this, but de-
mands to know how It Is that so many
air plants and lichens that have little
or no root get their Indispensable ni-
trogen. If Prof. Jamieson is right,
then the botany books will have to be
rewritten from end to end.—New
York Press.
Long Delayed Tribute. |
"The experienced reporter In • I
model of courtesy," acknowledged a |
.’hlladelphin preacher. First bouquet
it that kind In yearn and yaara.—
i* <l--1 leader.
Toy Making City’s Chief Trade.
Nuremberg l* the center of the toy
trade of the world. More than half
the employes in the toy factories are
women and girls. The wages of the fe-
male toy-makers are about 5 cents
pet hour Of the estimated German
toy output of 825.000.000 a year, about
919,000.000 la exported, more than half
going to Great Britain and the United
Statea.
WE WILL MAKE THEM GOOD
When you come to Oklahoma City call on us if you have
eye trouble. We have thousands of satisfied patients, all
our work is guaranteed. No charge (or examination. Glasses
fitted and made right, all lenses ground in our own factory
to suit your eyes at a moderate cost.
Coffman Optical Co.
Manufacturing and Grinding Optician*
132 1-2 West Main St.
First Stairway East American National Bask Baildiag
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