Upshur County Echo (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 17, 1913 Page: 3 of 8
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The states avarage value per
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Pullman Sleepers Daily Between Fort Worth, Dallas and
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An Old Game.
“Has your wife found a bouse that
suits her?"
"Yes: but don’t say anything about
it. Just now she’s in bluffing the land-
lord that she won’t take it unless he
redecorates the parlor and three bed-
rooms." —Detroit Free Press.
Strength of Granite.
Granite M. tWO and two-thirds
the following correction: ,
“The toast was ate in silence."—
Louisville Times.
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times as heavy as water. Its specinc, D. L. Humphreys Passes Away,
gravity is 2.663. The strength of .
granite is tremendous, although the | ro. ' L F umphrey s, the old-
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AForelgn Gules. '
WMlewfulest place. Paths
Bpiritual Force the Strongen.
Great men are they wbo bee thn
spiritual is stronger than any material
force; that thought rules the world-'
Buqersom. .. ---
the depressing effect of the hot summer. 50c.
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l h is wut the Legislatur to issue bonds to build more buildings,
' vhich will increase the value of real estate in Austin, when bonds
san ts be issued and new buildings are to be erected? Will not the
hokyit go to the Legisiatu re with the same plea that the bond peo-
|h ow go to the people and say “that it cents nothing** to issue
te toads? It will not increase taxation? BuL after all, regardless
<( the perpoee or the ultimate results, the real question is, shall the
State of Texas. the Banner Democratic State in the Union. be first
bodoprive its people, the taxpayers, of all control over the creation
Sute debts and the issuance of State bonds? Shall the Legislature
te authorized to put a mortgage on every cow, horse, pig, hog and
20 homestead and every farm and every town lot in the State
hr my old purpose without a vote of the people? Regardless of red
htter literature or flaming advertisements in the newspapers, the
Wter, the taxpayer, the man who bears the burdens of the govern-
' "nt must pay the bonds. He must pay the interest.
M you oppose this attempt to rob the people of the right to control
•dr affairs and believe that every bond issue should be submitted
' baxote of the people, the people who pay the bonds, scratch your
must like this.
that
cents.
Blood S
For rates and full information, call on nearest Cotton
Belt agent, or write
The Incentive.
“I have struck a new fine of writ-
ing." said Scribbler "I write articles
front the point of view of u multimil-
lionaire.”
"Indeed! How do you manage to get
In the right spirit?'
"Oh. that's easy. I write on the aft-
ernoon of pay days.”— Exchange.
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better ’
sicked.
have 250,153 acres of farm land,
improved and unimproved, in
Upshur County, which is valued
different granites vary greatly. Poor est residents of the Rocky coin-
granites will withstand a pressure munity, passed away J une 18th,
Strange Truth.
They say that love will go where it
is sent. It appears to be always sent
after the girl with a rich father Why
is it thuswise?—New Orleans Picayune.
Hcannnpninciples. he hotel
to M for healta • . of
I g preserved for the so-
hqpeneera, touriata and
Hk deputed excellent cook
figm’A well lain wines, _
bngThesmamninoentoutook
siz tralna to an
Must Be in the Balkans.
She-- "Anyhow, you must admit he
zaawell-bred med. Did you notice hia
knowledge of Aristotle?" He—"I did
and if you want my true opinion. I
don’t believe he‘s ever been there."
The Principal’s Jest.
• Schoolteacher—This new little boy
who's crying so hard says his name is
Mose. Principal— Evidently an abbre-
viation of lachrymose.—Judge.
so oft' are
Bond Amendment to
Voted on July 19 Gives
of 18,000 pounds to the square inch.
Good, close grained granite will
withstand 30,000 pounds, but cer-
tain Wisconsin granites have with-
stood a crushing pressure of 43,973
pounds to the square inch—twenty-
two tons weight resting on a tiny
cube of stone not much larger than
a lump of sugar.
the Legislature Full Power to
I Issue Unlimited Bonds for
ACertain Purposes Without a
r Vote of the People. -€
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1913, He was born in Arkansas,
August 21, 1834 and hence was
nearly 79 years of age. He serv
ed three years in the civil war
and came to Texas in 1865, was
married to Mrs. W. J. Moore
soon after and from that time to
his death resided on the same
farm.
He was first married in Arkan-
sas to Miss Sarah C. Grady who
died in 1862.
He obeyed the gospel about
forty years ago and was baptized
by Bro. John Holloway.
He was the pioneer exponent
of the Christian cause in the
community and was an elder in
the Rocky church for twenty-
nine years.
Bro. Humphreys was not a
scholar in the common accepta-
tion of the term, but his know-
ledge of the Bible was remark-
able and his deductions there-
from were wonderful, and yet
so simple that his hearers would
often wonder why they did not
understand them before.
He had a cheerful disposition
and saw the sunny side of life as
it gleamed through the openings
of the many sad vicissitudes
through which he was called to
pass. He was loyal +o his friends
and he had but few if enemies
in his death the community
has lost one of its best citizens,
the church at Rocky its ablest
advocates and the writer one of
his staunchest friends.
There is probably no citizen
of his county better known or
more highly respected.
He leaves two half sisters, one
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The following sentence was writ-
| ten by a teacher on the blackboard at $3,812,280 by the census bu
• in one of the local schools the other
| day: “The toast was drank in si-
i lence."
The teacher asked the pupils if
County Court Jury List.
Following is the Jury List tor
County Court which convenes in
Gilmer the 21st instant.
W R Parker, E F Aid redge,
E F Long, S J Moughon. R T
Brison, G H Baird, Star New-
som, A O Phillips, J P Ray. E C
Covey, Charlie Williamson, U
A Glover.
L AGAINST AMENDMENT to Sectlons 49 and 82. of Article p:
3, of the Constitution, authorizing the issuance of bonds
for the University of Texas, Agricultural and Mechani- ,
tai College, State Penitentiary System, and other public . -
Improvements and building of warehouses fcr agricul-
tural products.
y" this amendment is adopted, the Legslature may issue TEN
Imeetu.. rRLARS’ worth of bonds at the special session which
2 * 21. That amount of bonds will cost the taxpayers of
k 74 -5 -en dollars.
remember, the people would have no vote on the bonds.
nuThere are nearly one million school children in Texas who get
piqneven dollars from the State school fund each year.
aczhere are less than three thousand stndents at the University,
"e txpayers $205 for each student for each ye sr.
THE STATE TAXPAYERS' ASSOCIATION,
By A. M. KENNEDY, Secretary
dsNOTE-The general committee of this association is composed of
** three hundred members. Including bankers, merchants,
Imzvtand farmers. Among them are forty members of tne House
" ibt thi amendment but who are now trying to cor
any one could tell her what the mis-
take in this sentence was. The
class remained silent for a few min- ____________
utes. Then a little boy held up his 633,207,000. This value is for the
hand and at a nod fromi the teach- I land alone and does not include
er went to the blackboard and wrote buildings, machinery, etc. Dur
To Prevent Blood Poisoning
apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR.
PORTER’S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL. • sur-
gical dressins that relieves pain and heals at
the same time. Not a liniment. 25c. SOc. $1.00,
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The leaning tower of Pisa is , The Best Hot Weather Tonic
cvlindrical in form, 197 feet highGROVESTASTELESSchill TONIC enriches the
and forty feet in diameter, divided lrrditpuitresgrheheanaolertstrusndwthswand
into eight stories, each having a
projecting gallery, the summit be-j
mg reached by 390 steps. It is Upshur County Land Worth .....
about thirty feet out of the per- $7.62 Per Acre, Census Basis. hen eartu tie S
pendicular. The fault was discov- ! i
l ered before it was completed, and (C. 8. News Service)
j the upper galleries were then shap- i Upshur County farm land is
ed so as to counteractthe detec- worth $7,47 per acre and has in
tion, whilst the chime of seven bells | .
at the top, the largest of whichcreased $3,62 per acrein value
weighs 12,000 pounds, are placed so j during the past decade according
as to counterbalance the leaning of j to a recent census report. We
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Punishments of Criminals Who Were
Consigned to the Hulks.
When Great Britain finally aban-
donedpthe transportation of crimi-
nals in 1868 the convict ship Suc-
cess was sunk in Sydney harbor.
Before long, however, she was rais-
ed, and, proving as seaworthy as
ever, went back into the service of
commerce. For some years the old
ship has been on exhibition.
The cells, irons, ball and chains,
flogging whips, anklets and other
means of correction that were used
in the old cruel days are still to be
seen. There is an authentic his-
l tory of the vessel compiled from
i rison records, from which it ap-
pears that all prisoners confined on
board had to wear leg irons, some
of which weighed fifty-six pounds.
Even the "good” men, who were
taken from the ship daily to work
in the quarries, wore fourteen
pound irons. These men were kept
below decks at night in colls that
were seven feet in each di mension.
The only light and ventilation‘came
in over a barrel slit at the top,
about six inches wide.
The worst criminals were confin-
ed in a still lower tier, in cells only
four feet by seven, partly below
the water line. Here perpetual
damp and darkness reigned, and
the mortality from consumption
alone was fearful. The prisoners in
this inferno—hot, dark and damp—
were allowed to see daylight for
only one hour in the twenty-four,
when they were taken on the main
deck for exercise.
If they attempted to communi-
cate with one another they were
fastened in a stooping position to a
railing that ran along the narrow
corridor between the cells. A hoop
of iron that encircled the neck kept
the head always bent down, and
iron straps bound the feet. The
hands were twisted together in a
handcuff shaped like the figure
eight. The victim remained in this
torturing position, unable to move
any part of his body, until he gave
signs of utter collapse.
The real terror of this lower
deck, however, was the “black
hole,” a small space near the bow
.only two feet eight inches across.
When a man was put in there no
one heeded whether he lived or
died.
The vessels were anchored nearly
two miles out at sea, and the rec-
ords of the Success show that not
a single prisoner ever made his es-
cape from her.—London Globe,
Napoleon Ilf.
Louis Napoleon was once in this
country. After his tilt with Louis
Philippe in 1836 and his conse-
quent imprisonment the young as-
pirant for royal honors was sent to
America, Louis Philippe thinking
that that was the best disposition to
make of his troublesome subject.
In the Uniled States Louis Napo-
leon remained, only a few months,
however. HS mother, being ill in
Switzerland, requested him to re-
* turn to her, and he obeyed the sum-
mons, reaching her bedside about
Oct. 1, 1837. Louis Napoleon was
never in the United States after
this brief visit of 1836-7.
Offers Superior Accomodations. Low Round-trip Sum-
mer Tourist Fares. Tickets on sale Daily .June 1 to
September 30, with final return limit of October31.
Choice cf routes via. Waco. Fort Worth, or Dallas and
Memphis and St. Louis.
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435,000 acres of farm land in
FONAME
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“Shouting" In Australia.
"Treating" is a form of hospitality
that is perhaps more common in Aus
tralia than anywhere else. There it is
known as "shouting." It is a legacy
from the "fnsh times” of the gold-
tields—the "roaring tifties"— when to
refuse to drink with a lucky digger
meant running a risk of being shot on |
the spot. A writer says: "To shout
means to insist on everybody present
friends and strangers alike, drinking
at the shonter’s expense, mid ns no one
will allow himself to be outdone in
this reck less sort of hospitality each
one shouts in succession with too fre-
quently deplorable consequences."
Excellent Equip- >
ment. Convenient E
Schedules, Cour
teous Tratment.
F Mndvocates of the amendment call it the Educational Amena-
• And never say anything about the Penitentiary System or its
Evedtated bond features, if they can help it. They claim that it is
Fun,tO bond the property of the University That it is to provide
I PHreproo buildings for the University, the Blind Asylum, the
| Bor IF‛Asylums, the Deaf and Dumb Asylum and all of the State
EHdmans and the College of Industrial Arts.
P“here is not a line in the amendment which says anythin:: in
latvorM About bonding the property or mortgaging the property of
' tP University.
is not a line in the amendment to compel the Legislture
any part of the University funds to pay the interest on or to
[ Ithe bonds.
There is not a line or word in the amendment about a fireproof
,euding of any kind.
' There is a0 -mention whatever of a State Normal, College of
i austrial Arts, a Blind Asylum or any other asylum. If referred to
| H2 they are referred to as State Institutions.
I here la absolutely no mention of the A. and M Collee at
' caneqe Station, but it does propose that an A. and M College shall
' Sconstrueted at Austin in connection with the University.
, The advocates of the amendment are using a great deal of news-
i uper space trying to show the people that it will cost nothing to adopt
iH’amendment, that it will not increase taxes, but everybody knows
l tat it takes money to pay interest on bonds, and the only way for the
get money is by taxation.
There is not a line in the amendment that says that the Legts-
"uture "heli not issue more than a certain amount of bonds. The
lzislature can issue one dollar or one hundred million dollars' worth
' oMwrec. They assert that the amount of bonds is limited by the
i tint* limit fixed by the Constitution. Even if that were true,
! _ore than one hundred million dollars' worth of bonds could be is-
[ aned, and the people be compelled to pay five million dollars in in-
gmt each year before the limit was reached.
We assert that there is absolutely no reason why this amendment
I should be adopted in so far as the University is concerned. By refer-
lanceto the report of the Board of Regents for 1912, it will be seen
Mt they only asked for 1700,000 for immediate fireproof buildings.
I Of tki> amount, about half is on hand, and the other half will be in
I Md by the time the buildings are constructed. Governor Colquitt
| Am the Legislature now has the power to authorize the Board of
nigvats to mortgage the University property That being true, the
Fenly reason for-adopting this amendment is to shift from the Univer-
: My to the taxpayers the burdens of the bonds, and to immediately
i Hm Mt less than three million dollars' worth of bonds, although
IM Secretary of the University, speaking of a three-million-dollar
Fhond issue, with the evident approval of President Meses, says:
“I know that it would be several years before this amount
’ «f money could be wisely spent in the erection of buildings at
F Metta and for the Medical Department at Galveston."
So why should this amendment be adopted? Why not proceed
dag safe Hnes?- the Legislature now has the power to authorize
the bonding of the permanent funds of the University, why is it
[ tat the people of Austin are being daily asked by a committee to
[eatribute $20,000, or more than $6,000 a week for the remainder of
to campaign? Is not the real purpose behind this amendment to
warn first, the issuance of unlimited bonds by the state, and second,
to the perpose of ultimately consolidating all of the State institu-
i Saaa at Austin? Did not the present State senator from Austin,
vto is a leader among the bond people, advocate the moving of all
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SECOND WEEK.
W P Still. J o Cumbie. W w
Busby, W H Hambright, T M
Bickerstaff, J H Bates. P L
Smith, R A Mafeld. J D Bailey,
J L Craddock, Tom Stephenson,
TC Mitchell.
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Stephens, J. J. Upshur County Echo (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 17, 1913, newspaper, July 17, 1913; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1431396/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Upshur County Library.