The Decatur News. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, February 28, 1902 Page: 1 of 8
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DECATUR. TEXAS. FRIDAY, FED. 28) 1902
PRICE $1.00 A YEAR
ESTABLISHED iSSi
VOL. XXL HO as
lU-iv«.ity„fT •
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Z52£?Jmm Charter Oak Stove and Range -
<>x<*to’r- ‘ f>. J. PBNINGER.
Selecting a Wife
We Huli«*ll %<»»iv iu >h*rs for
| Groceries, Fresh anOnea Fruits Candies, |
* '• CIGARS and i OBACCOS. £
. SLIDELL-
(Courier.) .
Rev. S. G. Christal preached at
SlideU Baptist church last Sunday
night. He received a warm greeting
among his many old friends here.
Wheat that was supposed to be dead
two weeks ago, has "come alive” rap-
idly during the last ten days, and many
fields now give promise of an abund-
ant yield.
Rev. James Pierce, the holiness
evangelist, is dangerously sick at his
home near Rush creek Methodist
church.
Mrs. Jessie Holden left Thursday
for Denton to accept a position. She
was accompanied by Mr. Green Mc-
Carroll.
Martin Riley, son of Merchant Jas.
Riley, of Greenwood, has been left in
feeble health by a recent attack of
mumps.
The house occupied by Mr. P. A.
Harrell on J. D. Holt’s farm one mile
west of town, was destroyed by file
Thursday morning about to o’clock.
Mrs. Harrell, who has been sick in bed
for the past two weeks, was removed
from the building and her children,
assisted by Mr. L. N. Muncy, suc-
ceeded in saving a few articles of fur-
niture, together with a year’s supply of
meat. Mr. Harrell was not at home
and but for the hurried arrival of Mr.
Muncy a wagon and other heavy
things would have been burned.
HRIDGKPORT.
(Reporter.)
Miss Ruby Waters, of Dallas, who
has been visiting Mrs. M. G. Tunnell,
left for home Wednesday.
Last Tuesday Mr. J. A. Raker’s
little child fell down and stuck a sharp
stick in its neck, making a painful
wound. At first it was feared that ser-
ious consequences might result, but
the child is now getting along all right.
Aaron Brown died at his home near
Keeter, five miles from Boyd, Feb. it,
at the age of ninety-six, having been a
resident of this county nearly forty-six
years. He was one of the first settlers
and fought the Indians in early times.
He was probably the oldest man in
the county at the time of his death.
He was intimately connected with the
history of the county, and in his death
we see closed a long and interesting
career. He leaves a large family to
mourn his low, one of which is his son,
Mr. Evan Brown of this place.
Single Acknowledgements.
Double Acknowledgements,
For sale at
Th a Naws Printimo Hoi
Decatur,'
...and a Stove or Range are quite alike.
The handsomest may not be the
best, but when you do find both
these qualities together...
It’s an Awful Nice Combination.
MUSE.
Will again try tt> give a few items
from this place. Wrote a letter last
week but it failed to reach the press,
so I will use the old motto, "If at first
you don’t succeed, try, try again.
Still it is winter in these regions. A
new norther today. We had quite a
snow storm here Thursday, but it did
not lie on the ground but a short time.
We are needing rain. Some of the
farmers say they have land that is too
dry to plow, and it is about time for
oat sowing, but I hardly think it would
do any good to sow until it rains.
I am glad to say that there is but
little sickness in this community.
Fred Gentry has la-grippe, and Mr.
John Gentry has rheumatism pretty
bad.
Mr. Scuggs of Arkansas is here on
a visit. He is a brother of Mrs. Rus-
sell of this place.
Mr. Jim Minor and wife' of Young
county, who were visitors in this vicin-
ity, left for their home Friday.
Mr. Wood Russell made a flying
trip to Alvord Wednesday a week ago.
We heard he went to see a doctor.
Mr. G. F. Plaxco has a ’phone at
his residence now.
Messrs. Hunt. Caver, Ash, Belew
and Gentry sold cotton at Paradise
Monday.
Merchant Lee Rusjfll went to Dal-
las Wednesday to get dry goods for
his store at Muse. *
Fred Belew, who is attending school
at the 'D. B. C., is home this Saturday
•nd Sunday.
Mr. Jge Minor went to Denton yes-
terday and returned today. X.
Feb. S3. 190a.
Winn & Son has buggies
from $35.00 to $ 150.00, Come
and see them.
Parents do not neglect your children’s
coughs, sore throats, colds etc., they of-
ten learj to fatal results. Try Sitninon’s
Cough syrup. Pleasant safe and sure.
Guaranteed. Price 25 and 50c.
No equal on earth has Hunt's Light-
ning oil for rheumatism and neuralgia,
as well as sprains, cuts, burns, bruises
and insect bites and stings. Guaranteed.
Price 35 and 50c.
MUllons Put to Work.
The wonderful activity of the new cen-
tury is shown by an enormous demand
for the world’s best workers—Dr. King s
New Life Pills. For constipation, Sick
headache, biiliousness, or any trouble of
stomach, Liver or kidneys, they are un-
rivaled. Only 35c at Man & Simmons’
drug store. " —■ •
MALARIA MAKES YOU WEAK.
Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic makes
you strong.
J. P. Hayter, the druggist, ’.will refund
the money if you are not satisfied after
using Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They cure disorders of the
stomach, biiliousness, constipation and
headache. Price 35c. Samples free.
MALARIA MAKES IMPURE BLOOD.
Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic cures
Malaria.
The Acme Steam Laundry does
only first-class work. Two baskets
eveiy week. Leave orders or ’phone
me at Hayter’s drug store.
Tal Lively.
KEEP QUIET
and use Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy for ail pains of
the stomach and all unnatural looseness
of the bowels. It always cures. For
sale by J. P. Hayter. (Feby 1901.)
Boys, if you want« good wheel see
Bob Moore. He has secured the sale
agency for two bicycle companies and
can sell you a sixty dollar wheel for
$18.50.
Send The News to your friends.
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ELECTION OF SENATORS.
Brswlsg SaBtimeat In Support ot
tha DamocrBtle DeuasS.
The plan of compelling the senate to
act upon the question of popular elec-
tion of senators by having two-thirds
of the state legislatures pass resolu-
tions to that effect is making steady
progress. According to the New York
Journal, Senator Gebhardt has intro-
duced the following resolutions in the
senate of New Jersey:
Be it resolved by the senate ot the state
Ot New Jersey, ths general assembly con-
c«iTta< herein, that the one hundred
and twenty-sixth legislature of the state
ef New Jeraey hereby makea application
to the congress, under the provisions ot
article I of the constitution of the United
Ata toe. for ths calling of a convention to
‘propose an amendment to the constitution
of the United States making the United
States senators elective in the several
atatea by the direct vote of the people.
And be It resolved that the secretary of
state Is hsreby directed to transmit copies
of this application to tha senate and house
of representatives of the congress and
also copies to the members of the said
senate and house of representatives from
thia state; also to transmit copies hereof
to the presiding officers of each of the
legislatures now In session In the several
states requesting their co-operation.
This is the sort of thing that counts.
If thirty states take action in this form
(and thirjy-two have already put them-
selves on record in. favor of the princi-
ple), the senate will no longer be able
tq obstruct the popular will.
' Indeed, it will not be necessary to
wal< for the whole thirty. The mere
knowledge that such a movement is
going on, with near prospects of suc-
cess, will make the senate come down.
There is nothing the powers at Wash-
ington would not do to prevent the as-
sembling of a constitutional conven-
tlon, for such a convention would not
be likely to stop with anything so mild
ng the election of senators by the peo-
ple.
Indeed, what has been done already
has stirred up both ends of the national
copltol. If the states whose legisla-
tures are now In session should pass
resolutions like those Introduced by
Senator Gebhardt In New Jersey, it
would not be surprising to see the sen-
ate forestall any more dangerous pro-
ceedings of the sort by sending to the
states a constitutional amendment pro-
vid^ng for the popular election of sen-
ators. w
Will We Be Dupes t
In the house the other day Repre-
sentative De Artnpnd of Missouri de-
livered one of the strongest pro-Boer
speeches heard ou-the floor since the
beginning of the South African war.
He was applauded by Democrats and
Republicans. He said:
“Let your gaze turn to the fields of
South Africa, and you behold as gal-
lant a people as ever existed dying in
defense of home, country and liberty,
in the defense of a republic against a
civilization that Is striving with might
and main, by all the force a mighty
nation can bring against a weak one,
by all the force that aggressive wrong
can hurl on defenseless right, to de
ztroy utterly, root and branch, every-
thing, old or young, armed or unarm-
ed, that breathes In that South Af-
rican country the breath of freedom.
“That is the ‘civilisation* said to be
part of ours.
“I believe when the American people
come to realize what it is they will not
allow themselves to be made the dupes
of those whose civilization is spolia-
tion, whose track is the track of the
storm, whose peace is the peace of
death.
“In spite of everything tending to
discredit him, with his love of liberty
the true American will see that right
is done at home and abroad.’*
Postal Savluws Damirs
Advocates of postal savings banks
are compelled to answer the objection
that the placing of so much money
In the hands of government officials
would be a temptation to defalcation.
During the past fiscal year of the mon-
ey order department the only loos was
>174, this amount being paid to a man
who had the same name as the right-
ful owner of the order. Considering
that this branch of the government’s
business exceeds a million dollars a
day. It will be hard to find any private
business with such a clear record.
There is no reason why the poetoffice
department could not operate a postal
savings bank with as little loss.
Whea Trust Fights Trust.
Here are two news items of indica-
tive interest:
“The steel manufacturers of Great
Britain are organizing a trust to light
the American one.**
“The tobacco manufacturers of Great
Britain are organising a trust to fight
the American combine.’’
Combinations in restraint of competi-
tion in trade are forbidden by the laws
of England as well ss by our own.
Will the British trusts be as success-
ful as our own in verifying Daniel
O’Connell’s famous saying that *^ou
can drive a coach and four through an
•ct of parliament?”—New York World.
What Rryaa Sai 4.
At York, Pa., recently WllMam J.
Bryan was asked whether he would be
• candlate for president in 1904. He
•aid: “1 stated at the close of the last
campaign that I was not a candidate.
1 later repeated that statement It is
(■(possible to foresee conditions that
OUR DUTY TO CUBA.
Hi
We have deliberately made ourselves
responsible for Cuba’s welfare. We
might have washed our bands of the
Island by setting up an independent
government there three years ago, and
while it might have seemed harsh to
deny the Cubans access to our mar-
kets we could not have been accused of
violating an obligation.
But we refused to do that We kept
Cuba under our own rule, and even
when we got ready to start a republic
we Insisted upon keeping a string on it
Ths Piatt amendment is our pledge to
see Cuba cared for. We forced our-
selves into tbs position of hor guardian,
and a guardian does not allow bls ward
to starve without laying himself open
to criticism.
live, and do it at ones. —New York
Journal.
tatlona No More Than Individuals
Can Violate the Rules of Honesty,
A. B. Farquhar of York, Pa., head of
the Farquhar Agricultural works and
prominent in national Democratic af-
fairs, has received the following let-
ter from ex-Presldent Cleveland In re-
ply to one sent him relative to the re-
lations of the United States with Cuba:
Westland. Princbton, N. X. Jan. ti.
My Dear Mr. Farquhar^-I received your
letter yotcr ’ay and was much Impressed
by the manner in which you discuss our
relations and our duty to Cuba..
Ths arguments used in opposition to the
tariff concessions she implores, based up-
on our material Interests, are fallacious,
mistaken and misleading. while their
source and thevfsencles of their propaga-
tlon and spread cannot fall to bo recog-
nised by every honest, patriotic citizen
with shame and humiliation.
It seems to me, however, that this sub-
ject Involves, considerations of morality
and conscience higher and more com-
manding than all others.
Tbs obligations arising from these con-
siderations cannot be better or more forci-
bly defined than was done by President
Roosevelt In bls message to congress nor
better emphasised than has been done by
Secretary Root, and yet congress waits,
while we occasionally hear of concessions
which rich sugar Interests might approve
la behalf of trembling Cuba.
I do not believe that nations, any more
than individuals, can safely violate ths
rules of honesty and fair dealing.
Until there is no escape, therefore, I
will not believe that, with all our fine
words and lofty professions, our embrace
of Cuba means the contagion of deadly
disease. Yours very truly.
Gnovsa Clbvblamd.
pa
••How?" He— “Loston the corsl reefs."
—Philadelphia Record.
kh<—“He kissed me and then he pro*
He—“Man's usual fate.” She—
Decatur Baptist College,
DECATUR,
Excellent buildings, good faculty, healthy location,, every
thing that makes a good school.’ Catalogue sent free. For
terms write to
J. L. WARD, President
OF THE CATTLE RANGE
CHARLES C. HULL,
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and drives away a Cold H11V WF WF K
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la absorbed. Heals sad Protects ths Membrane.
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ELY BROTHKUS, M Warren Street, New York
. ASK
Druggist
for
IO CENT
TRIAL SIZE.
Ely’s Cream Bahn
“The Long Trail
A. A. GLISSON.
G. A. H. D.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
This will eave your Life.
f By inducing you to Me
Dr. King’s New Discovery,
Consumption, Coughs and tails.
The only Guaranteed Cuts-
NO Cure. NO Pay. YourDrat
gist will warrant It
ABSOLUTBLY CURBS
Grip, Influenza. Asthma, Bronchitis,
Whooping Cough, Pneumonia, or any
Affection of the Throat and Lungs.
TRIAL BOTTLES Hill.
BsguUr Sim 60 cents and $1.0(1
1 has given prominence in history to the now world famous Texas Panhandle.
1 But a few years ago the wonderful possibilities of this region as a wheat
1 . country became known, and great things were prophesied for ‘•'•'he Granery
of the South,” which subsequent harvests justified. Comparatively recent
|) is the demand of good livers for “Vernon Cantaloupes,” but it’s«>me to
l» stay. Those acquainted with this section and its wealth as a producer of
( I feed stuffs, corn and cotton have long believed in it, nor have they been
' moving away. When Northwestern Texas remained conspicuous for its
* excellence in the face of almost universally discouraging crop conditions,
! -people began to see reasons for the faith of those inviting ther.i i<> enter
and possess the land; and now. witlf farms and ranches being bought daily
J by new settlers coming in by wagon and rail, three new railroads now
A building and four more projected, seeking a share of the general prosperity
A good reason is evident for the favor with which the territory along THE
A DENVER ROAD” is regarded by prospectors.-
Saved Him From Torture.
There is no more agonizing trouble
than piles. The constaht itching and
burniug makes life intolerable. No
position is comfortable. The torture is
unceasing. DeWitt’s Wich Hasel salve
cures piles at once. For skin diseases,
cuts, burns, bruises, all kinds of wounds
it is unequalled. J. S. Gerall, St. Paul,
Ark. I suffered with
protruding, bleeding piles and could find
nothing to help me until I used DeWitt’s
Witch Hasel Salve. A few boxes com-
pletely cured me." Beware of counter-
feits. J. P. Hayter.
Ths Last Heard of It.
“My little boy took the croup one
night and soon grew so bad you could
hear him breathe all over the house,"
says F. D. Reynolds, Mansfield, O. “We
feared he would die, but a few doses of
One Minute Cough Cure quickly re-
lieved him and he went to sleep. That’s
the last we i.eard of the croup. Now
i«n't a cough cure like that valuable?”
One Minute Cough Cure is absolutely
safe and acts immediately. For coughs,
colds, croup, grip, bronchitis and all
other throat and lung troubles it is ascer-
tain cure. Very pleasant to take. The
little ones like it. ]. P. Hayter.
may arise, and so It is unreasonable to
expect a definite statement at this time
as to whether one would or would Dot
become a candidate.”
TO THK C1TUKNS OF W1SK COUNTY.
Since the people of Wise count? are to
decide at the polls on March 15, 1903,
whether or not the saloon shah return to
our county, the undersigned business and
professional men of Decatur deem it
right and just to make the following
statementgto the voters:
lit Prohibition has not hurt the bus-
iness interests of Decatur. During the
reign of the saloon, there were many
vacant residences and business houses in
town; now they are occupied. It is al-
most impossible to tent any kind of a
house in Decatur.
3nd. The prohibition law prohibits as
nearly and is enforced as well as the laws
against theft, assault, etc.
3rd. Since prohibition went into ef-
fect, whiskey drinking and drunkenness
have greatly decreased.
J L Ward,
J P Hayter,
T B Yarbrough,
W L Rush,
E P Gibson,
A B Conley.
J B Henderson,
J S Lane,
M D Sellars,
J H Morris,
G W Winn,
D W Frazier,
C C Jones,
Tyler-Conley Co.,
Decatur News,
J G Gose,
D J Peninger,
Will Helm,
J E Shoemaker,
_C B Gunn,
J B Tidwell,
J W Hogg,
H H Fields
E B Borum,
J M Tannahill,
W R Taylor,
A R Whitehead,
Hy H Little,
J J Ingram, M D-,
A C Bramlett, M D
Jas. McCarter,
J M Basham,
R F Spencer,
J Kirkpatrick,
C B Kirkpatrick,
R R Stanton,
G B Brurnp^,
S P Smith,
Tom Brown,
C M Cates,
M L Rodgers,
W L Dallas,
J R Wages,
S P Parks,
B F Evans,
W A- Brownlee,
Moore & San.
John Massey,
W B Mann,
J A Embry, M D,
C O Sikes,
J C Lewis,
D 11 Ezyne.
Will A Miller,
C H Smith,
S A Lillard,
E SXillard,
J F Ford, M D,
S G Tankersley,
J A Tankersley,
J 11 Heathington, -
H L Ward, .
T F McClure,
W H North,
Albert Walker,
Frank ] Ford,
Carl Faith,
A D Rogers,
J H Cates,
Guinn W.lliams,
S M Gose,
W P Russell,
S P Nash,
G W Clark, Jr.,
J E Rogers.
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