The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1910 Page: 1 of 14
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CASHION. KINGFISHER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13. 1910.
NO. 36.
The Only
Great Teacher
In a few places last year the
centennial of Darwin was cel-
ebrated, but we did not believe
that as many people believe in
his "Origin of the Species" as did
twenty-five years ago, because in
the matter of intellect men have
not progressed for three thousand
years. They have greatly incre-
ased in knowledge, they have
vastly advanced in the sciences,
but this has been due to the in-
vention of printing and other
means of diffusing knowledge,
but none of them can write any-
thing finer than Homer or David
or Isaiah wrote. None of them,
for a cause, can do more than
Leonidas and his Spartans did.
Could a new race be found equip-
ped intellectually as were the
Greeks in the days of Pericles or
Aristotle, we could teach them
many things, but they would be j
things we learned, by putting
this and that fact together as
they have been picked up by
others, as one truth of science
has made clear another truth;
even as Drake demonstrated the
truth of the Copernicus system
of sailing around the world; but
what evidence could we offer
them of having advanced in the
capacity to acquire knowledge, or |
that their children in the public
in the public schools might not !
excel 1 ours?
About all the change in the na-
tuee of men that we can discover
has come turn the teachings of
lesus Christ. Look upon him as
we please, it is true that he taught
men three or four years, picked
up ignorant men as a rule for his
associates and trusted friends,
walked the earth barefoot and
"had not where to lay his head."
and finally died an ignominious
death; but his personality re-
mains the most marked since the
begiuning of time, and under the
simple creed that he left, more
mercies have come to the world
than thru any other source, and
decause of it the hearts of men
have been softened and exalted,
woman has been advanced to her
rightful place, and the creation
of The Hague Congress was an
acknowledgement that, after all,
the redemption of the world can
not be hewed out by the sword,
for that has been tried for thous-
ands of years; its work makes up
the bulk of the written history of
fjic world, crowns and realms
have been won by the sword,
many a warrior has gone from
victory to victory until history
'wears the red record of his name,'
but it has been found that, after
all, it has accomplished little,
and The Hague Congress is an
acknowledgment that there is a
better way. Our belief is that
Christmas will grow more and
more a sacred festival with every
coming year.---Goodwin's Weekly
Halley's Comet
(Relative positions to tne earth
and the sun.)
January 1, 1910, it was just
outside the orbit of Mars. The
earth is moving in its orbit away j
from the comet, the distance be- j
tween them being about 115 mill- j
ion miles.
()n March 24th the comet will
have moved to a point on the op-
posite ride of the sun, During
this period (January 1st to March!
24th) the comet will be visible,
with the telescope, in the western
evening sky, but en March 24th.
when passing back of the sun, j
will be invisible for several days. ^
The distance between the earth
and comet at this time will be j
165 million miles.
When the comet next emerges |
from the rays of the sun it will
have shifted to-the morning sky.
rising before dawn, and for the |
first time becoming an interest-
ing object to the naked-eye ob- j
server. The earth and comet
will now rapidly approach each
other and the latter will greatly
increase in brilliancy.
About April 20th it will pass
its nearest point to the sun and j
on May 18th will again disappear
in the sun's rays---this time, how-
ever. passing in the front of the
great luminary. It is predicted
that the nucleus will cross the
sun's disc about live minutes of a
degree from its center, thus fur-
nishing an opportunity to observe '
whether the nucleus is opaque to
the sun's raws.
The transit will not be visible j
in the United States as it will oc-
cur after sunset here.
On the night of May iSth the
earth and comet will rush past
each other and the earth will .
probably sweep thru the tail of
the comet. They will be only 12
million miles apart. After May
18th the comet will attain its
maximum splendor in the even-
ing sky, and in a few days there-
after its glory will rapidly fade.
--Scientific American.
| We will try to keep our readers
posted ibout Halley's comet each
week that any new information
may come to hand.---Editor. I
This to the Farmer:
If you are a farmer, we wish to impress on you
the many advantages as well as the convenience
of a bank account.
Right Now is a good time to put your business
011 a systematic basis.
Make an inventory of all property owned Janu-
uary 1, 1910—see what you can do during the
year.
After you have once used the check plan of
paying all bills you will realize the risk of the hap-
hazard loose-money-in-the-pocket method you are
now using.
This Bank will be pleased to furnish you with
a bank book and checks when you make your first
deposit in
fiie First National BanK
of cashion, oklahoma
B. F. Woodwokth,
President.
A. R. Eastman,
Vice-President.
mi 1 \ 11.1 1 Cak'i i.k. Cashier.
TO ►:
SiM' i Ok En.
Three-fourths of the stock in this bank is owned by
the farmers in the immediate viciniiy of Cashion.
The aggregate wealth of the stockholders of this
bank is over $200,000.00,
Deposits in this bank are guaranteed by the
Depositors' Guaranty Fund of the State of ()kla
New State Law provides absolute safety to our de-
positors. We pay interest 011 time deposits, large
or small. Farm loans a specialty. Taxes paid.
Fire insurance written. Let us clerk your sales.
F. Wood worth
R. Eastman
1)1 R ECTORS
Melville Carter
I). A. Cassclman
I. C. Ray
Blii
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All kinds of Building Material, Lime, Lath, Ce-
ment, Posts, Glass, Windows
and a
Supply of McAlester Good Fancy Lump Coal
a,1
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I lave vou seen w. l. Me Dcvitt.
If you want any Post Card Photos call
;it n)V residence in Cashion. I will
make one dozen Post Card Photos for 75c and guarantee my
Prices for other work will be given upon request. Try 'em.
•9. I. V.iiirurni.
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Barnard, W. F. The Independent. (Cashion, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1910, newspaper, January 13, 1910; Cashion, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc98643/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.