Wichita Daily Times (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 297, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 1909 Page: 8 of 10
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The Exchange Livery Barn
601 OHIO AVENUE
is now ready for business and will appreciate
your patronage.
PHONE as
Patterson & Davis, Proprietors
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JOSEPH A. KEMP, Pres
A. NEWBY, Vice Preeld
P. P. LANG
W. L. BOBI
Cashier. ,
, Aadt Casl
City National
CAPITAL- ■ a $ 75,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profit 165,000.00
w. offer is the business public the services of s reliable, and con-
servative banking institution, that is at all times prepared to grant
any favor consistent with sound banking. Call and see us.
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
Ornamental Sheet Metal
WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Roofing, Skylights, Ventilators, Gut-
tering and first class Tin Work.
— REPAIRING A SPECIALTY —
Wichita Falls Sheet Metal Works
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Makes the Hens Lay
We have just insalled grinder which grinds green bones, the best
poultry food known. Keeps the poultry in good condition and to an
inexpensive food and medicine.
SEE US ABOUT IT.
THE FILGO MARKET
726 Indiana ave. WOODALL A MOTTLAY, Proprietors. Phone 168. :
Highest prices paid for fat Cattle and Hogs. We want your trade.
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THE A. L. TOMPKINS PLUMBING CO. |
ISISTILL IN BUSINESS
: Oldest Firm in City. All Work Guaranteed. None but #
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: REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY
and attended to promptly. Office and shop corner Tenth and
Lamar. Phone 61.
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If yon are looklag for Bargains a Land it will pay you to write, or see #
us. The Best Grain and Cotton Land in Texas.
11 H. C. McGlasson. E. H. Underwood, Z
(The Oldest Real Estate Firm in the City.)
McGlasson & Underwood
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
WICHITA FALLS.
* Office: Room 15 Monro-Bateman Building, Corner Indiana Avenue *
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11 We can sell you any also tract from 40 to 640 acres, at reasonable *
J prices and on easy terms. When in the city make our office head- 5
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J. Milton Erwin, Manager.
Joe M. Erwin.
Wichita Grain & Coal Co.
Coal and Feed
Office 8og Indiana
Phone 33.
Wichita Falls
Ward & Young
EAL ESTATE
Fire, Tornado,
Hail, Fidelity,
Accident and Live
Stock Insurance.
: Now We Are Whirling Around
1 and Throve Speed
a. she. a th ci1 Is .
THE INFLUENCE OF THE SUN.
i Without its Attraction That Draws the
World Toward it in an Elliptical
' Course Our Globe Would Wander on
Forever in a Ptreish A
There are those who to
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pears larger la the winter heavens.
And exact measurements tell us that
it to largest on Jan. 1 and smallest on
July 2. The size of the sun thus marion
the earth's nearest approach and
greatest distance from the sun. Accu-
rate astronomical measurement of the
sun’s diameter might even determine
the day of the year, for the daily vari-
P ation to the apparent size of the sun is
some nine fiftieths of a second of an-
gular measurement. And astronomers
peer to, me the second decimal
There are three ways in which we
are Journeying with the earth. There
b first, the daily revolution, which car-
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ties us through a complete circle in
twenty four hours at a rate varying
from rather more than a thousand
miles an hour at the equator to noth-
ing at the poles, where no one, by the
way, has ever been. Then we are trav-
eling around the sun once a year at
the rate of eighteen miles a second.
Thirdly, we are journeying through
stellar space, for one of the most re-
markable facts which modern astron-
omy has brought to light to that our
solar system, the sun with all its plan-
ets, is on a journey toward the eon-
- stellation Lyra at the rate of ten miles
a second.
As we sit in a train and are whirled
1 along it sometimes appears as if the
i scenery were flying past us rather
' than we past it So the daily revolu-
, tion of the earth—a thousand miles as
1 hour at the equator--makes the sun
, rise and set, and our yearly journey
makes the sun apparently travel
through the constellations of the zo-
i diac. If we move round any stationary
, object on the earth we see it with a
. constantly changing background—now
a windmill, now a cottage, now a
wood, now a church, etc. So as we
travel round the sun we see it with an
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ever changing background of stars-
now those of Arles, now of Taurus,
now of Gemini, and so on. The posi-
tion of the sun among the stars marks
the stages of the earth's annual Jour-
ney. And as the earth arrives at dif-
ferent points of its orbit the times of
ths risings of certain stars vary. These
indications of the earth's progress
have been taken as marks of the sea-
sons. Thus when Birlas rose with the
sun it was known that the dog days
had begun. Early astronomers watch-
ed carefully for the rising of the dog
star. The Egyptian astronomers look-
ed for the helical rising of Sothis to
proclaim the new year.
It is the earth’s yearly journey round
the sun which enables us to detarmine
the distances of the stars. The method
to precisely that adopted by surveyors
for determining the position of objects
on earth. The direction of the object
whose distance to to be found to ob-
served from two points a known dis-
tance apart. The rest to mere calcula-
tion. In the case of the stars tbs dirse-
tions are observed from two extreme
points in the earth’s orbit instead of
from the two ends of a base line. The
process to called triangulation when
applied to earth measurements, and
everybody understands what it means.
When applied to the stars it to called
parallax and remains a mystery to
moat people. Buch to the obscuring
power of a word. •
The “little more” and the "little less”
of Browning are forcibly illustrated in
the. direction of the earth’s journey
round the sun. An elliptic course dif-
fering very little from a circle, com-
bined with a tilt of the axis, gives us
the seasons. But if this difference and
tilt did not exist there would be no
seasons and one climate would rule
the year. If, again, the course were
mors elliptic, then for the hemisphere
whose winter occurred at the earth's
greatest distance from the sun there
might be a glacial period.
“The straight line,” says Miss Baton
Keller, “symbolizes duty. It toe dull
thought drawn out endlessly.” And
this seems to be a reflection on what
we had thought was the earth's path
of duty round the sun, for this path is
the curve known ss the ellipse. More-
over. the thought makes the sun •
tempter of the earth from the strict
path of duty, for the earth, we learn
from our Newton, If left to itself
y wouldwander on forever through
space in a straight line. It is the sun
- which draws it from this dull course
• into the pleasant curve of subjection.
Yet the sun’s victory is only partial,
the earth's actual path being a combi-
nation of its own straight line of in-
clination and obedience to the pull of
the eun. And so instead of the “dull
thought drawn out endlessly” we have
the beautiful thought of the changing
seasons, the flowers and fruits of the
earth, with its ever varying weather.
formed of the s
a plot to hiss her off the stage. Hav.
fog ascertained the names of her de-
tractors and where they were to be
found, she donned male attire, to
which her short haler and subnet 1g-
and went to the onto at which the
conspirators met. . Here she found
Resalat a tome she neteked to terr
conversation for a time. After a while
she addressed the leader, saying: ‘I
shear that you intend to play a trick
upon some one. 1 1 am very rfond of a
little practical joke myself and should
be glad if you would allow me to join
1m02iicterepy.
Intend‘to hiss an opera singer of the
Inderai and of what to she
“-on, motning. except that, being an
Italian, she has sung in Munich and
Vienna to German audiences, and we
think she ought to receive some casti-
gation for her unpatriotic conduct.'
”’1 agree with you, and now please
tell me what I am to do.'
" Take this whistle,' said the leader.
‘At a signal to be given at the conclu-
sion of the air sung by Roataa the
note will begin, and you will have to
join in.'
“I shall be very glad to do so,' said
the singer and put the whistle in bar
pocket.
“In the evening the house was pack-
ed—every seat was occupied—and the
audience warmly applauded the open- n
ing numbers of the opera. In due ;;
course Mme. Alboni appeared, and et
the point at which she was about to
address her tutor a few of the con-
spirators began to make a disturbance,
not waiting for the signal.
“Without showing any concern Mme.
Alboni walked down to the footlights,
and, holding up the whistle, which
was hung to her neck by s ribbon, she
exclaimed: ‘Gentlemen, are you not a
little before your time? 1 thought we
were not to commence whistling until
I had sung the air.'
“For a moment a deathly stillness
prevailed; then suddenly the house
broke into thunders of applause, which
was led by the conspirators them
selves.”
A GRATEFUL PATIENT.
The Coin That Was Measured by a
Famous Surgeon.
Dr. Grenfell, an old London hospital
pupil, in a sketch of Sir. Frederick
Treves in the Pall Mall Gazette tells
tiie story of a tiny sovereign gold
piece given by a grateful patient to
the famous surgeon and guarded by
him as a priceless treasure. A sailor
from Norway had been operated on by
Sir Frederick In hospital. His life had
been eared, and he had gone his way.
Late one evening a timid kmock
brought Sir Frederick himself at that
unusual hour to his door in Wimpole
street A tall, gaunt sailor in thread-
bare attire asked if this was where
“Mr. Treves lives." At his earnest re-
quest, though somewhat under protest,
he was allowed to enter. He st once
proceeded to get out a jackknife, and
from the lining of the belt of his trou-
sers he cut out a small gold piece and
offered it to Sir Frederick. On his re-
fusal to. accept it the man was so hurt
that Sir Frederick listened to his story,
and an interesting one it was.
The man had on leaving hospital
sought a berth at the London docks,
but, being a stranger, bad boon enable
to get one. He had got out of money
and bad gone hungry day after day,
though he knew that he had sewed up’
la his waistband by bis wife in Nor-
way the piece of gold in question. He
had got so pulled down by bad living
that he at last decided be most spend
the money, but that very day be sue-
ceeded in getting a berth on a ship,
and his advance had given the food be
stood so sorely in need of. He had
promptly tramped all the way to Wim-
pole street, and his bearing was such
ML 55 Frederick* found ^himself
gold piece in his hand and with an
overwhelming sense of inferiority
strongly impressed on his mind.”
A Modest Art Student.
An art student in Rerun wrote to a
brewing concern in Bohemia offering ^^^^^W^W^^^^^^^^^^NRRi
to paint for the brewers “‘pictures sult- - n i h * m ■ i । ■»■»—■»■——^——^
able for advertising purposes—artistie,
appropriate, attractive and cheap.” He $******* ****************** "********************
went on to say: “Sir John Millais was
not above taking 40,000 marks from a
1 Electric :
# Massage
# Machines
# Medical
it Batteries,
% Electric
$ Fixtures.
soapmaker for one of hla pointings to
be used as sn advertisement Nor did
he hesitate to offer other pictures for
the same, purpose at the same price.
Why should not 1. who owe my tailor
and who fears to look my landlady in
the face, not do the same? Stay! I -___...
shall do better. Am willing to take T Odrttc
toae than 40,000 marks for my best r worn
work.”
: is good as
: the best.
Slow and Sure.
"How is my son getting along ?”
asked a parent of the beadmaster of
a school
“He’s slow and sure," was the re-
sponse.
"That’s satisfactory!
"Not so,” rejoined the master. “By
It I mean that he is slow to learn and
sure to forget.”— London Telegraph.
The Practical One.
"All writers are not impractical, are
they !"
"Oh, no! One man will write a joke
and sell it for 50 cents. Another will
write a comic opera around it and
draw $20,000 bi royalties."-Loetovllto
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There are Several Things to be
Considered in Selecting
YOUR BANK
t
tot Strength—financial strength
2nd. The care with which the Bank is
3rd. The courtesy and spirit of as*
commodation displayed by the
-officers and employee.---
4th. The banking experience, of its
officers.
5th. The ability of the Bank to prop-
erly and promptly handle all
your business.
To those wishing desirable banking
relations we offer our services as an
old established, permanent, conserva-
tire and accommodating bank, prom-
ising courteous treatment and careful,
attention to all business intrusted to
our care.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Noble Gas Appliance Co.
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Will appreciate your patronage and will show our appreciation by
doing you good, honest piping and fitting. No short or pinchy
gas methods are Indulged In by us or our workmen. We offer
Only First-Class Work and First-
Class Goods, Stores and Fixtures.
There is no need of oar making a great howl about oar stores,
as we sell /
THE DETROIT JEWEL
Every housewife and cook, including hotels and restaurants who
have used Detroit Jewel Stoves and Ranges will tell you that they
have a perfect oven, and will cook even better than the wood or
coal ranges. Besides, the Det.-lot Jewel uses less gas than any other
range that has ever been put on the market. We want to say to
those who doubt our stovee and ranges being best that we will put
you in one pt them on a 30 or 60 day guarantee. Isn't this fair
enough?
Noble Gas Appliance Co
Phone 344
We are in the
K. O. Williams
Building, 8th
sreet entrance,
and would be
glad to have you
call. We are
headquarters for
Electric Fans.
Expert Repair Work
_=, Fred Mahaffey
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