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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-30
THE EVENING SMILE.
TIME TO MOVE KITTY.

FOur-year- Bobby was Stroking
MS cat in perfect content. The cat, also
happy, began 20 purr loudly. Bobby
sazed at her askance for while.
then suddenly seized her by the tail
and dragged her roughly away from
the fireplace. His mother lnterposed
You must not hurt your kitty,
Bobby"
I'm not" said Bobby, protestingly.
but I've got 10 get her away from the
fire. She's beginning 10 boil."-The
Argonaut.
Mrs. Greene-"Surely you are wrong
in thinking the birds nuisance. They
deVour the insects and caterpilars
Mr.. Gardner glad you told me
It's a great consolation to know that
they eat my fruit merely for dessert"
Toronto Telegram.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-30
lust FOLKS
THE Ell TT RE.
" Edgar A. Guest,

Copyright 1922 by Edgar A. Guest.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31

and artificial. The philosophers are
right In saying that time, In the
sense in which wo think OF it. has
no existence. The only thing com
prehenslble that we mean when we
speak Of duration Of time Is the de-
cay Of things. Things pass, not
time.
1t was the ancient Egyptians who
first hit upon the notion OF dividing
the days and nights into twelfths,
and the idea was adopted by, the Ro-
mans, But, because nights and days
vary in length with the seasons, no
suitable clock could be devised for
Keeping time on this basis. II was
Hippnrchus who first suggested the
scheme we employ today, OF dividing
into "a hours tho period between
sunrise and sunrise.
what the Chinese call a JOSS stick
Is familiar 10 the American small
boy az punk" for lighting fire
crackers. 1t IL made OF sawdust
mixed with n little glue and rolled
into cylinder two feet long In
China such sticks are burned In tenn
pies before tho affairs Of the gods
who ere supposed 80 enjoy the
smell. but, when marked Off Into
lengths representing hours, they
htENo LIiG VI AtllLd4H III AAAaAfht tf tl'A ~
being consumed very slowly without
flame. one Of them Will last half a
day.
Candles we're used in the same way
by the ancient Romans and are to
this day employed for timekeeping
In many Catholic churches in Eu-
rope. one may still buy time cam
dies" in out-ot-the-way places In
England, marked in sections that
represent hours more or less accu-
rately. They were in common use
in that country az far back as the
reign of King Alfred. shielded by
screens OF horn, and courting by
length OF candle is a custom not
yet altogether forgotten.
Time Candles and Hourglasses.
The candle, for timekeeping. was
replaced by the sandglass or hour
glass, which even at the present day
has not gone out OF use altogether,
Devices OF this kind, which mark the
passage OF minutes by a trickle Of
fine grains OF quartz sand, are com
monty utilized I'm restaurants and
hotel kitchens 10 time the boiling OF
eggs. and many n housewife en-
ploys the ancient contriVance for
tho same or like purposes
In Catholic monastries and con-
vents hourglasses are used to regu-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31
NEW YEARS PARTY
FESTIVE FAIR
Convention Hall Will Be
Scene of Gaiety on
Monday Night

The biggest New Years party IN
tho history OF Tulsa viii bo staged
at convention han Monday night M
the conclusion OF the performance
OF "Up IN the Clouds when the
floor win be Immediately cleared for
dancing. Thu show viii start
promptly AZ o'clock ana win CON
clude about 1890,
Whilo tho dancers hro making
merry the members of The company
will be banuctcd on tho stage aud
several times tho curtain viii bo
ruug up ana songs sung by tho ban
quoters The actors will minRlo with
the crowds ana participate In the
dances after midnight Persona " hO
pa. chase tickets for either the Tues
day ma ince or night show Will be
furnished an Identification card
which will pormit them Ia enjoy the
Monday night party.
Wiu B, Johnstone. tho newspaper
and stage humorist, who Is re-
sponSiblo for Mr.. Gates Take II
From Me- Is the author OF Up in
the Clouds" iio has evolved n book
az chuck fun OF laugh-compcllin
episodes ana smart rcpartoe as the
Turk army is fun OF cusscdness.
Tho plot Involves the characters I'm
n movie enterprise along farcial
lines with n sentimental touch here
ana there 20 add gest to the more
ludlCrOus portions.
chief OF the fun makers is Charles
Meakins, well known aa prince
Danllo" Of THE Merry widow" re
nown. lilo has able confederhtes In
Gertrude O'Conuor. an apt lady
Joey, and Jack Shcohan in tho role
OF camera man. on this trio fails
the brunt OF the funmnkiug. Ac-
cordlng 10 Now York poumen who
Viewed up in the Clouds during
its run at tho Lyric hnd Forty
fourth street thesters, New York,
their efforts are crowned with sue
cess.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31
UHsp0ken Dialogue
iR Il Pullman Car
En- Route TO Tulsa

Foreword-Tho lady and the
gentleman, strangers 10 each 9th.
er, have been shown to the rlrs;
available place In tho car, fixed
up 10y tho porter after, tho nights
sleeping.
i6- gentleman TO himself -
Well well, l rather fancy this. OF
course, can't help looking nt her.
HE probably minds 1t every
bit as much as l do. Wonder II
did my hair welll
G.---And they say women don't
look 40 well in the mornlngl she
certainly looks "a II shc slept welll
What n nuisance 20 keep
looking out or the window like
thlsl
G.--Quite good profile. she
probably knows It.
L---There--he was looking, tool
II this isn't tho s!lliest sltuationl
G,---Very fine eyes indeed. This
begins 10 be interesting.
L.--Strangely enough. II would
seem natural II we were sitting to-
gether.
G.---Hops nobody butts In here.
This is Just nice,
Lin going to look again he
seoms n perfect gentleman,
G.--Ahl
L.--DeRr--1 wonder II hos been
looking at me all this tinel Here
after IN keep looking out.
G,---That was really very good
ana worth watching for. Hope
she'll turn again.
L.--Gracious, tins open windowf
I'm going TO sneeze. My handker~
Chiot--must have left Il Ia the
berth.
G.--There. she's gone, and Wa
didn't even set 10 Good morn
lngi" Mighty shy. though, I'll say.
Well. might just as well go out and
smoke now.
l., (returninE with rscoyared
handterchieC--Oh. he's gonel
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31

TULSA ORIENT GIFT SENT IN


Checks From This Section Totnlcd
More Than $1,000. Ia Report Given
Tulsas final 1872 gifts to the
Womens Christian colleges OF the
Orient reached the American head
quarters at Boston lato last night.
Just "a hours before tho expiration
az midnight December a.. Of John
H. Rockefoller's offer to give ono
dollar for overy two dollars con-
tributed TO tho cause by others
This city's cnsh gifts 70 tho coll
lcges totnlled $S,fO5 up to last night.
according to Mrs, w. H. Hendren.
Oklahoma state chairman. The
checks from Tulsa, Claremore. Altus
Ardmore, V,nita, Muskoges. King
fisher and Cherokee amounted to
$4,000 Mrs. Hondren had not re-
cpivad renorta from other nnlnts ~
the state. which were to wire direct
ly TO Boston,
Sale of Tho Harriet Carter straw
b. ry yhortCalte cipes was fen-
ture OF the campaign here. Uncol-
ie, tvd pledges m9de this year may
he collected before January 81, and
credited IN the Rockefeller offer.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31

earliest tlmekeeping contrivances
are attributed to the Arabs, who
long before the birth of Christ pos
sessed considerable astronomical
knowledge and had made important
progress In the development OF the
physical sciences generally,
Most remarkable OF ancient clocks,
however, was the one constructed in
sos, A. D.. by the Chinese astrono-
mer Tsiang. 1t was a machine
mounted on a miniature terrace, 10
feet high and divided into three
stories. Twelve images OF men. one
for every hour. appeared in turn
upon the terrace, Another set Of
automata struck the hours and
eighths Of hours The power to
operate the mechanism was fur
nishnd by falling water.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31

late the length OF prayers. Some Of
them are set in elaboratcly wrought
frames OF bronze, silver or gold,
and, dating back to the later middle
ages. are very interesting TO the stu
dent Of antiquities.
The natives Of Polynesia, 70 rock
on time, stick into the ground the
midrib of palm leaf on which are
skewered a number OF the oily nuts
OF the candlenut tree. These nuts
are OF nearly uniform size. and,
when the uppermost one is lighted,
burning with clear blush flame. 30
continues to burn for just about 10
minutes, thereupon igniting he next
one beneath. Thus the burning OF n
six-nut palm candle takes approXi-
mately one hour.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31

We cay that time flies. In -,
ity It IS the one thing flxsd ~ |
changing and eternal. Itistbe s.n.
time all the time. We do ths ,r,..u
The earth files around the ann .
the sun flies, taking us with !. sud
Its straightaway journey tbro'rooia ga
space. AT all events, II seema w ,olssh 81
straightaway, though It NAV ~ Us
enormous curve forming part y, an
circle about monster star A. a
inconceivable distance. aa
The only thing ke know sbop. 4.
Is that during the coming wear
SHAH cover on that amazing celes,,,I
trip nearly 350,000,000 miles s'al go
twelve month hence shall no tb..s .
away from the place In which ,at I
find ourselves on New Yeas don
1923 Jay
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31

ney around the sun, we are travelling
with that luminary on a straight
away course 80 COO miles every hour,
or G50,fOO miles every day. We
shall be distant 346,S9G.OO0 miles on
January / from whore we were on
tho first day OF January a year ago.
- Every human being is clock.
Tho heart is the esca pement, which
makes the ticks. The hour hand is
the stomach. Man was the first and
original clock. His body kept time
for him ages before there were ue-
chanical clocks or watches.
The human clock has no pendu-
lum. II Is a spring clock. the spring
being the allmcutary system. one
winds & up when he cats. II there
is anything wrong with the mechan-
ism, IL is likely to show on your face
III. e. on the face OF the clock
Watches and clocks set standards
OF time which are purely arbitrary
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31
FHRR ~Zz>1Z>@ ca/E/NENII IsAP42 2al

Tho business C. Keeping tab on
time has exercised human ingenuity
over since the days Of ancient Baby
lon. when the priest astronomers
had charge Of it There is much
about 70 that A puzzl.ug. What
i3 time any way2 The philosophe. D
VIII toll you that there is no such
thing. that q does not really exist.
Today ~ the samc day as yesterday,
though tho earth In tho meantime
has rcvolved once on It's axis Time
is tho ono thing that stands mill.
unchangCahlo. always, day or night.
this year or next century, it is tho
same time
stars Set tho Time.
The astronomer Of today. whose
purposes arc wholly practical. looks
a. tho matter from u different an
Rle. II Is he who determines FOR us
tho time or day and who sets all
our cioCks. But he does not reckon
by the sun, as we are accustomed %
do he gcts his dope" from the
stars.
At tho naval observatory IN Wash
ingtOn great telescope Is pointed
at chosen pRrt Of the heavens.
where bright particular star"
must. rs the earth rovolves, pass
across Jus IlNlO OF Wow inc instant
az which tho star intersocts a "crOss-
wire" Of tho instrument marks
certain minute and second OF time,
and by Il is corrected a master clock
which. by n spark sent all over the
country M exactly noon every day,
nots all the electric clocks and drops
Tho "tlme balls"
Tho only true time IS Btar time.
and n IA determined by observation
Of enc or another OF tho so-called
"flXed" stars. As a matter OF fact.
every one Of those stars Is travelling
through space at a speed many times
greater than that OF q rifle bullet;
but their distances from us are 40
enormous that tho places they oc-
cupy In the heavens do not change
porceptibly IN centuries.
Where shall we consider that we
nre "at" on the firg' day OF the year
1897 Naturally. we shar regard
ourselves as being Just about where
we we're January !. 1879. Correct
enough. in go far as our p,anets po-
sition In relation TO tho sun is con-
Cerned
A fright Through Space.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31
Sarah BernhGrdt Is
Planning Her Return
To the Stage Soon

PARIS. Dec. so.--Whether
Sarah Bernhardt, who announced
yesterday that she would return
to the stage next wednesday can
persuade her physicians that
she Is ready for the opening per-
formancs OF I'm BuJet de Ro-
man" seems probiematicai
Doctors and friends believe II may
be necessary to keep her from
tho theater while longer.
"If l rested too long, | would
not live" she asserted. She ex-
plained that she had promised
Sacha Guitry, author OF her new
play that she would be ready to
act Wednesday evening.
II shall be there" she added,
''you can bet on II
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31
USEING PLENTY GAS
japanese Snpplnnt Charcoal Stoves
With Artificial Fucl---thc De-
mnnd Increasing,

Ey the Associated Press,
TOKIO.--Japense are becoming
greater users OF gas and gas cook
stoves and heaters gradually are re-
placing charcoal fires and braziers.
The gas companies have thus far
been unable 10 cope with the de-
mand. The amount of gas dlstrl-
butcd by the Toxic Gas company In
creased from a billion and a half
cubic feet in 1912 to nearly three
billion cubic feet this year, despite
the fact that the company has de-
clined to Install additional meters
since 1914 owing to the city having
refused its request to Increase prices
when tho cost of coal went up.
However. the company Is now
erecting Il new plant and at the end
OF this year, local gas consumers
will have available daily supply
OF four million cubic feet, according
to officials of the company.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31

u might be- Aaid that nav year
begins every day, the date selee cd ls
purely arbitrary. Tho ancIout ERyp-
tans ana rh0culclans atartod their
twelve month September a Ohe uu-
iumnnl CquluuNJ. tho carly 0rcoks
chose December - Cthe winter solv-
tIcoi, but he tho firth cenury B G.
fwitchcd of 10 the summer aolstice.
juno 81.
Tho ancient Romans began the
yoar December "a. but Julius
Caesar, by enforcing tho adoption
OF tNe Julian calendar. mado the
dato January ]. Thereafter The Ru-
mans celebrated tho Grs, day OF
January az public holiday. with
sa'riflccA 20 Janus. exchange OF
giftg and incorporating.
Formerly all Christcndom in Eu-
rOps accepted March 90 ss New
Ncars day; but tho GroRorlan Gallon
dar. ia 1892. again made January 1
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31
"Polson pcnmnnu Caught.

the arrest OF Carl c. Mains, the sher-
iffs office, working IN connection
with federal officers. believe they
have put stop to poison pen" let
ters which have terrorized prominent
feminine film stars recently, Ac-
cordlng to the officers, such letters
were sent 20 Marie Provost and other
picture actresses. Mains is charged
with sending obscene literature
through the mails.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Dec. go
TWO men and woman were killed
here early today when a fast New
York Central freight train struck the
automobile they we're riding In. The
victlms, Louis Rubeusteln and Reed
Gibney, both OF Lafayette. were
killed instantly Ruth Nenator.
died shortly stterward In hospital.
The automobile was completely de-
rnOliahed
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31
Clock nt Naval Observatory Which
Sets the Time for the Whole
United States,

In Canada, an Indian guide travel
ing ahead OF his party sets up in tho
snow a tall stick, and marks the
line OF the shadow which 1t casts.
Thus, when those who follow him
reach the spot. in pursuing the trail,
they can tell, by noting the shift Of
the shadow how many hours have
elapsed since he was there, and can
estimate how far he Is in advance OF
them.
the sundiai Is understood 10 be
OF Arabian origin, and some OF tho
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31

the proper date-thouRh Il was not
adopted as such by England until
1854.
a year IN tho period OF time re-
qulrcd by tho earth TO travel one
complete circuit OF it's oiliptlcnl path
around the sun. But this period ls q
trlfle more than 3G5 days ana so. 70
keep tho calendar straight. wo add
ono day every four years.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31

region IN space whore we were n
year ago During all or that period
Tho sun, with tho earth and It's seven
sister planets. has been travelling IA
"a straight llne through tho llm.tless
uud!
Just figure that out Leaving out
OF account our endless circuit Jour
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31
PLAN MUSICAL TREATMENT
Players Union win Render n Pro.
gram County Harm and ROys' Home

Players Union win Render Pro.
gram County Farm and Boys' Home
The Tulsa Muslcians' union will
take music 10 those who have few
opportunities TO hear music when
delegations from their body visit the
Tulsa county farm and the Tulsa
boys home Monday morning and
render musical programs according
to their annual custom, A party of
10 musicians Will take the musical
treat 10 each institution. starting on
their way at $3.50 Sunday morning,
For q number OF years the Musi-
clans union paid a New Years eall
on the county farm only, but the
bows home has been added and In
the years TO come the union expects
20 do similarly by ether Institutions
Musicians unions all over the coun-
try follow the practice.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31

Mayor James EouEens, OF Detroit
newly-appointed United States sena-
tor from Michigan, started in the
business world as a train newsboy
on tho samo line with Thomns Edi-
son, senator Cougens was 10 years
old when he entered the field OF en-
dpaypT
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31
MAY GET DRUG PEDDLERS
Two ArrGds Expected I'm Los An
gclcs That WI! step Drug Traffic,

Two ArreHs Expected I'm Los An
Ecics That VIII! step Drug Traffic,
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. SO.--An-
nouncement was made today by
Louis 2eh. secretary OF the state
board Of pharmacy, that two arrests
are immient In Los Angeles which
when made are expected to bring
into custody leaders OF the narcotic
ring that supplied Wallace Reid
and ether members OF the film
colony with drugs. John Dituri. one
suspect, is already under arrest in
the southern city, Zeh said, having
been trapped by agents OF the board
In n $1,000 cocaine deal In original
packages, The retail value of this
consignment OF drugs was estimated
at $4,000.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31
a T4lght Throngh snacc.

But the truth Is that in the IL
months which have passed since
then we have left behind us, at
4 distance almost lnconreiva hle, the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-31

The first all-steel sleeping cars for
use on the continent were built IN
England and sent 10 France.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-03-10
wered in the

wered in the affirmative.
"But," she cautioned, chang on tight,
and don't fall off"
Accordingly we started off travelling
slowly to the eastward.
Bell vas the mother of Daisy, the
first colt to be branded. We had not
progressed very far, when Daisy,
angry because Of the branding, caught
up with US. Putting her head be-
tween the reins, she jerked them out
Of Dorothy's hands.
"Help, help" Dorothy shouted. But
nothing could be done just then. Daisy
galloped of and could not be stopped.
l was crying with all my might but
kept myself OF the horse by mean of
the saddle horn. Strangely, however,
instead of running away, Daisey head
ed straight for home.
swell, WE'LL" said father as he lifted
me off,, this has been quite an expert
ence for you. W. "a be glad, though,
that Daisy brought you home instead
of carrying you Off"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-03-10

%Intire, in relating the Incidents Of his
narrowing experience, said it was the
most terrible one of his life. The ponv
saved his life at the critical moment.
but had it not been for the bride
strap attached to his arm, searching
parties would be digging in the snow
banks for his body. He tied the rein
to his arm so that his hands would be
free to ward off the cold.
After laundering in the snow until
two o'clock in the morning, McIntire
finally wound up at the Kinney place,
north of Smoky Butte, where he was
given shelter.
The next day McIntire decided that
he would go to a warmer climate, SO
packed his telescope and started for
Jordan. He will go to the railroad
Saturday with Tom Moen and the
Klundt brothers, who are loaded with
wheat.
McIntire served in the U. S. Navy
during the recent war and later spent
some time on Pacific sailing vessels.
He has a brother in New Orleans and
that is where he is headed for.-Jor-
dan Times.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-03-10
PONY SAVES RIDERS LIFE

Tuesday night when the blizzard
was at its height, Oren Mc1ntire start,
ed with his saddle pony from the J.
X. Brown place to the Klundt farm,
some five miles distant. The pony and
rider blinded by the storm, lost all
sense of direction. To keep from freez-
ing the young man dismounted and
led the pony by the bride which he
wrapped about one arm.
The latter circumstance-the reins
fastened to his Internationally
saved young McIntire's life. Without
warning he felt himself falling into
an abandoned we'll at the Pete Hen
erickson place. This we'll was II feet
deep and snow had drifted over the
few boards which covered the opening.
When McIntire felt himself dang
ling at the end of the bride rein, he
thought his end was near, but at that
instant the pony gave a sudden jerk
which yanked him from his perilous
position.
While all's we'll that ends we'll, Nc.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-03-10
PRIZE WINNING ESSAY

The following essay by Miss Alice
Behner won this weeks prize for
eighth grade essays:
A Scare Without Consequence.
One day when we were living on the
ranch, the men decided to brand some
of the colts. l was only three years
old then, and not allowed to do things
by myself.
wont you give me a ride on Bell ?"
I asked of my sister. Bell was the
gentlest riding horse on the ranch,
and the only n I was allowed to get
on.
Dorothy, only too glad to get away
from the seine Of the branding, ans
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-03-10

FOR SALE-or will trade for sheep,
" section in Saskatchewan, III
miles from town, no stones nor
gravel, rich soil, level, $50 acres
summer fallow, suitable buildings.
Also would like to buy two shearing
arms complete with cutter head and
gears. Carl Mollberg, Roanwood,
Montana. 54-2tp.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-03-10
MEBBE so! MEBBE So!

When Allen Johnson was returning
from the mines last Monday it was
bright and still. He had his fur over
coat with him but the day was so
ideal he decided it would be too warm
to wear it so he drove to Thoeny with
his overcoat lying idly on his load of
coal. When asked how he liked the
weather he said: "It is a beautiful
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-03-10

After all, it Is the punch which
wins. The punch made a Babe Ruth.
The punch-or for him. the sprint
makes Charley Paddock. The punch
comes from certain physical assets,
reinforced by the mental qualities
which create the competitive instinct
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-03-10
C2dSSifedBuSineSS
Locals

FARM FOR SALE OR RENT-First
Year free rent. 8 miles from Glas-
gov. $50 acres. For further par
ticulars, address P. O. Box 344, Glas-
gov. 44-2t pd