Winnsboro Weekly News (Winnsboro, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1924 Page: 3 of 8
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Downfall
of an Ad Man
,CI0*CE
ELMER CCSB
« >•" UD"*'
L8 . corner. suret" declared
Vur Esrle. manager of the fur-
Jldlon "f the Fatuous depart-
; rtor* «l I<ock,on
J .he* wy n crnekerjack I
Cm double ui> lrude In a month
PL|D ,11 business rlvul .
two townsmen caauully
mm constantly current
eK'lted iind expectant eni-
[ of the ijrcfil mercantile eatub-
* gn(|,.r Kcneriil dlacttulon.
I proprietor of the Famous Ira
*ia h plunger. He had In-
j M„lf money und had started
IbKint department store ever
L)B the district. Alreu.ly there
Uf KDterprlse, which tilled the
il bill very comfortably, but Stein
. , punli'T and hoped to noon
' ,11 (he trade of the section,
fjjd done Riiine hold and amaislng
l,f drew custom, and Merle
(ttcn hla yi'UfiK manager, had car-
I n; onie hrlRlit Ideas. Then
- hippenlnK to visit u friend who
Isadp ireat success In the big
(^niP b«ck to Rockton with more
' ||(e lilenn than ever.
lut wlmle essence of your proposl-
| Stein," advised his friend, "la
II live wire up-to-date udvertls-
<mn"
Here will I K''t one?" questioned
>7're hnril to get," was the re-
"ThP good ones lire all grabbed
The bad ones are worse than
bod."
He day there alighted from the
in brisk. hustling young man. who
tot have suggested the circus aplder
Ureecnrd monte man to the sophla-
|ted.
1 look the newcomer, who named
«lf Itoiter lame, about an hour
Egnvlnce the merchant that he was
lone man In the world who knew
i to (tet nil the customers and
lejthe district had.
Imust have h free hand," declared
Ob, certainly, certainly. I leave It
jw," Stein hastened to say.
bpctipp must be no object. I'm
Itownke up this (lead town."
here wns one man who demurred
|tbe skyrocket schemes of the new-
rwhen he hml outlined bis plans.
I was Merle Wharton. He was a
teWc employee of the house, but
I wit* peremptory.
le'd kill my good work with his
(native, back-country ideas,"
Mold Stein, so Wharton was told
Ull right, Mr. Stein," he said,
tier an understanding now than a
We. If 1 am not In nccord with
'new business policy I would be
i to you. l Khali fell you, how-
Mat I shall eo over to your rival,
^ enterprise."
lat's ull rlKht!" bobbed the chlp-
rlane. "There will he no Knter-
l In a month. We shall have all
| inslnesH."
Iiartnn was sorry to lenve the Fa-
He had Keen courting pretty
Dliane, the store stenographer.
|ki el<"i"< qunrrel had come up. She
n miffed, lie was proud and they
(Whanged only a cold formal bow
past two weeks.
Enterprise was Rind to get
tin. Hl« steady-going, honest
i methods wore In accord with
(of the proprietor.
"Coiner" had spread himself.
I a great two faced clock set at
l«dje of the Walk In front of the
Then he sent out a band of
1 along the country roHrts to at-
'jj* farmers. Me had a grand
exhibition In front of the
He gave away one thousand
FPIPH,"" the children might blow
f°r the crude Ideas of rural
Ikn" proW('s came, but not
Ithe 1,)Ik rlo< k 1,081 0,,struet-
r* "tdewnlu space nllowe<l by ordl-
">d had to t.P removed. The
, u*" °#'ised a runaway and
kt rtL"1" RUc'1 'or damages. A
, ' " SH flre to a bam and
•I ""other hill to pay.
u } '"""ton." remarked the pro-
it .J """ Enterprise one day,
10 you make of thiar
I witKe'1 w',l>r,"n a typewritten
l;,l,hon' date or signature. It
hr^TKivps y°u ,h|"u**"
'"'"mous Is nrraniring to
Ht« J",:?" ultl' Japanese pana-
Trifiir , •v n,ne < ents. Thla, M
l«.! ;fc rtdlcu,0U" When they
■tapunV *" out ®' shape.
Hjoort i hargaln hat aale on
0> kl!u ttnd y°u wl win."
flfty-nlne-
H, ' Thprp °ame up a raln-
P*piii!iii,nn*0l',tp WPar<,r« of Jap-
b* the Famous
1^, , t trim, ready to mob the
',t' ^the 7-H!' 'hp '""tnon-pure hat
Siin'" 7^ The P-Ppr«
nahii "" "ahoddy gooda,"
>rotn(.r'. ' ,ook up th* cudgel and
•on,. 0,1 mp nev*r again to the
' •*' how'T ,h,,, Mr" I'Bn*' J™*1 t0
you Lc"ul(1 p,y h,m off
to w.,harge(i" confeaaed
wt" rton when thay wan
NoJr" •*>« na that tip,
1 ti*r d'' the h*ppy tow, and
I t JL'0,l0|y when ah* «..M
guilt.
——^Lll—
Moot* Cow Drtvii Beat
• From Partuit of Call
A thrilling and dramatic battl*
took place on a lake back of Loon,
in northern Ontario, a few dayi
ago, between a mooee cow, ready to
give her life for her young calf,
and a ferodoua bear, equally de-
termined to aatiafy its hunger.
A party of men from Port Arthur
were paddling the lake when they
•aw the cow, accompanied by her
young offspring, heading acroaa the
lake, closely puraued by the bear.
The spectatora saw the moose land
helping the calf to ahore, where'
both stood quietly, evidently to re-
cover from the recent exertion. By
thi8 time the bear had made land
a short diatanoe above. He im-
mediately made for his quarry.
1 he mother moose quartered her
calf, throwing it into a thicket.
Having thus disposed of her off-
apring, the moose, with head down,
rushod straight for the oncoming
bear. A fierce struggle ensued,
With the result that the bear, bad-
ly mauled, retreated to a nearbv
hill. 3
Again the bear hove in sight,
hunting around the lower ground
for the calf, still hiddfcn in the
thicket. Spying the assailant, the
nii^ae charged down the incline at
full ipeed. The bear faced the on-
coming raging animal, but failed to
ward off the blow, delivered by
head and hoof. The renewed bat-
tle lasted but a short time. The
bear showed a pair of heels to the
pursuing moose and bolted into the
woods, presumably in *oarch ol
caf-ier prey.
Byron's Famous Swim
Duplicated by American
The famous feat of l/ird Byron
in awiinnnjig the Hellespont lias
been repeated by Capt. D. Pratt
Mannix, of the United .States navy.
The swim wns accomplished by Cap-
tain Mannix on October 5, 1 !>?,'(. a
fin t authenticated by the following
doVument signed by an officer and
three petty officers who followed the
swimmer in a small boat to act as
witnesses:
"This is to certify that, on Oc-
tober 8, 1 Copt. D. Pratt Man-
nix, United States navy, swam
across that part of the Dardanelles
known as the Hellespont, from
Europe to Asia, between the ancient
silts of Sestos and Abvdos. Distance,
one and one-half nautical miles;!
elapsed time from shore to shore,
one hour thirty-five minutes seven
seconds. Sea. choppy; wind, south-
west; force, live."—From the Out-
look.
How It Eventuated
"A spell ago Constable Slack-
putter bought a couple < f blood-
hounds," related the landlord of the
Petunia tavern "He was mighty
proud of 'em, and every once in a
while w6uld bring ''-m up town and
brag about how deadly they were on
crooks and all sorts of malefactors.
Nobody could get away with them
dogs and Slackputter on their trad,
he declared, nnd so forth. One of
Vm he named Lucietia Borgia and
the other John Bender. They sure
were a savage pair to look at.'
"What happened to them?" afl ed
«n i> , «-sted guest.
"A fiend in human form stole
John Bonder, and l^cretia Borgia
just sickened and died over his
loss."—Kansas City Star.
Attractive Offer
"Sire," said the Grand Vizier of
a certain oriental potentate. "I sug-
gest that in the future we buy our
automobiles from the western com-
pany that has just offered us 30
per cent discount."
"Good I" said the potentate. "Or-
der a consignment of 500 auto-
mobiles, assorted sizes, at once, and
tell the company to send a check
for the diswHiit by return mail and
the bill will be settled in due
courae."—Forbes Magazine
Four Wheels, No Brakes
Indianapolis citizens who are
boasting of their fine cars and four-
wheel brakes have nothing on the
man who paased a street car the
other night in his "fliv." On the.
apare tiro he had a loud-colored
cover with the following words on
it, "Rolla Ruff, Four Wheels No
Brakea."—Indianapolis News.
WINNBBQKO WEEKLY NEWS AuGUS'*
•n-e Swords Used .J
by Ancient Headsmen
I he idea of an usually ac-
omponiea an execution by decapita-
'«"i. but with the headsman of the
Sixteenth and Seventeenth cen-
turies, the ordinary weapon was a
«word of extraordinary weight and
dimensions, *aya the Detroit News.
A typical blade was aix feet long,
w|th a huge handle to be grasped
*ith the two hands, and with iron
ornamented knob as counterpoise
•t the end of the handle. Consider-
■ng its size and weight it was easily,
carried, for not only was there a
crosspiece as hand-guard, but above
this was a crescent worked in the
iron, the horns extending with the
convexity toward the point of the
handle.
By putting a couple of fingers
under these horns, the sword was
carried at the aide, pommel down-
ward, blado up, with perfect ease,
the balance was so true. Such
swords usually bearing many
notches— are to be found among the
curio collections of continental
Europe, especially those in ancient
German towns.
Bulgarian Women Seek
to Enter "Profession#"
1 here were eleven women among
the forty-two medical students
graduated this year from the
medical school of Sofia university,
the first class graduated from the
school since its opening four years
ago.
I he enrollment of women in the
other classes is much larger. Wom-
en are entering the medical and
dental professions in conspicuous
numbers. The majority of dentists
in Sofia are women.
In the legal profession women are
meeting with some opposition. The
bar association is denying recogni-
tion to women lawyers, and the
bench has shown a disposition to
deny them licenses to practice.
Women are admitted to the law
school of the university, however,
and the women's associations of the
country are exerting pressure on
parliament to remove all obstacles
to women seeking admission to the
practice of law.
Honored for Defying Kaiser
Inside incidents of the great war
are still coming to light, and one
of the most interesting nnd nn-
usual was the act of General Land-
wehr getting bread for Austria. It
was in the darkest days of the war
when both Germany and Austria
were nearly out of food. The 'only
wheat available was coming from
Rumania and going through Vien
na to Germany. Austria begged for
n portion but General LudendortT
was adamant.. Finally General
l.andwehr, too old to lie nt the front,
seized a boatload, and later more
Hot telegrams came from the kaiser,
and a threat was made to send
Germnn soldiers u> take back the
grain, but the allied drive sta
the Germans were kept very busy, j
and Vienna was saved from starva- j
tion. Preparations are now being j
made to raise a monument to Gen-
eral l.andwehr.— Pathfinder Maga-
zine.
(
re. I -
the <i)
the hi iii|i m
during |sift
ests
aivo
v ciga-
in . lies waa
i ''ics within
ii'iial forests
> < tigureia ra-
««itly compile bv t|ie foreHt
I mted States Department of
Agriculture.
1damnge caused by those
smokers' fires ,R estimated at $31,.
000, exclusive of the indirect and
intangible dumage to young growth,
watershed protection, wild life, and
recreational facilities.
The n urn tier of smokers' fires
eloquently tell of the need for pub-
lic education, forestry officials as-
sert, if the fire Imzurd in America's
woodiiinds is to be stamped out
Equipping automobiles with ash re-
ceptacles is one of the things ad
vocated for overcoming the tend-
ency to flip burning tobacco ashea
over the side of the ''.ar into leaves,
brush, and other highly inflammable
material usually lying along high-
ways bordered by trees.
Land of Promise
010
V
"Buy a place out near us, old
man—it's the land of promise!"
"I'll say it is—they'll promise
you anything to get you to buy out
there."
Tistue Grows After Death
Dr. Rlioda Krdmann, o woman
lecturer at Merlin university, has
created a sensatum bv a paper which
she read before the Anatomy con-
gress at Halle, says Ixindon Tit-
Bits.
She stated that she had succeeded
in culli'.iting animal tissue outside
the body, and exhibited a spinal
cord, lieyrt and other matter from
embryo and grownup guinea pigs,
which ha I grown for some weeks in
a salt solution.
Doctor Krdmann's work is de-
fcribfti .mh an advance on that ac-
>niph iicd in \merica by Profca-
•**11 f'airel. who kept the heart of a
liiiicii alive for twelve years in u
•miliar solution.
I cany in situ I. J all times: CROSLEY 1, 2, 3 & 4
tube regenerative setH.
KELLOGG 4 tube regenerative and 5 tube neutro-
dyne *ets.
LOL'i) SPEAKERS: Baldwin, Atlas, Manhattan and
Kellogg.
HEAD SETS: Scientific, Murdock and Frost. o
BATTERIES: "Ray-O-Vac," 'A,' 'B,' and fC,' with
testers lor each.
VACUUM TUBES: 1 1-2 Volt, |3 Volt and 5 Volt,and
t'.ibe adaptors.
WIHE: Aerial, Lead-in and Hook-up.
Lightening arresters, insulators and every other ap-
pliance necessary in operating radio receiving sets.
Berney R. Weir
AT TELEPHONE OFFICE
rjonbreahable Cigar
It is announced thut at I^high
miiversity, Prof. James Long nnd
Prof. Henry I'llman, of the chem
istrv department, have succeeded in
making practically a nonbreakalle
cigar. The secret is in the bintler
made from tobacco leaf stems which
are first pulverized and made into
a paper. When used the cigar does
not break easily in the pocket. The
idea will provide for the use of what
was formerly considered waste in
the cigar industry.
The cigarmakcrs are allowed to
use very few chemicals in tin ir
Had Seen the Scars
"There's no use trying to get
n\vn<? with anything if you have
rli.Sdrcn in the house," remarked
Baggot the other day. "Not
Imi!,' ago it was necessary to enter-
tain an unusual number of guests
f' r dinner, and not having enough
regular chairs I got some old ones
.mt of the cellar.
"In order to ntake everything
rt/'d ! '""k j"8* so, my wife got a lot of
natural-color linen and we made
covers for all the chairs, old and
new, and everything was fine.
"But, imagine, in the middle of
the dinner, when Junior suddenly
piped up, 'Daddy, why did you have
to bandage all the chairs?""—Los
Atigelea Times.
Something New
The Quick Fill Service Station has installed a new
Steam Electric
V ulcanizer
We are prepared to do all of your vulcanizing now.
and not only give you quick sen ice but do the work
right. We will appreciate your calling to >ce us re-
garding your vulcanizing.
SERVICE STATION
FOR HOME AND STABLE
The extraordinary Horozone
treatment for flesh wounds,
cuts, sores, galls, burns and
scalds is just as effective in
the stable as in the home.
Horse flesh heals with remark-
able speed under its powerful
influence. The treatment is the
same for animals as for hu-
mans. First wash out infec-
tious germs with liquid Horw-
zone, and the Horozone powdi r
completes the process. Price
(liquid) 30c, 60c and y.20.
Powder is 30c and 60c. Sold hy
Rexall Drug Store.
Buy it in Winnsboro.
Panama Canal Traffic
In 1921 only 15 per cent of the
eansl traffic moved from coast to
coast—in other words, 86 per cent
was foreign traffic; in 1922 the do-
mestic shipments increased to 29
per cent, and in 1923 they were .r>2
per cent of the total. These figures
|iiiw that the increase of the const-
tn coast traffic has been enormous
and beyond all previous estimate or
expectations. The canal was opened
in 1914 and the traffic gradually in-
creased until 1924. when 10..V)'l,l)0()
tons were handled ; in 1922 1H.«•%<),-
J liilir n«ir ' •
work, and one difficulty wan to koep tom moved through the canal,
flip tnlmrco rtcm binder from tast
ing like paper
Wrong Anyway
-But if you will allow
vo~
8h«—Oh 1 I know what you wen
going to say, but you're quite mis-
taken, and I can prove it.—Stray
8toriee. ^j...
Honors of Archbishop
Among the numerous distinctions
of the archbishop of Canterbury,
who recently attained his seventy i
.ixth birthday, savs an English pa-
per. is that of being probably the j
only recipient of a knighthood who
has not received the accolade or |
•won! stroke, he beihg both s
•Knight Grand Crow and a Knight
Commander of the Hoyal \ iciorian
order. He is also one of the hnlf-
dnxen pereonagea not of royal blood
who hate been given the rare honor
of the Victorian chain, which ia
usually bestowed only upon mem-
bers of the royal family and ioniga
ouuuectiona. u .,
and in 192.1. •J.yiHto.ntW tons.
New Oil-Burning Methods
New methods of burning fuel nil,
using independent fclwwers. have
I been developed bv navy experts, ac-
.urdinir to Admiral Uobinson of the
| navv bureau of engineering. «"ho
-titled before the senai- apprcpria-
inn* committee. An average sav-
tg of 15 per cent in fuel consump-
tion is effected by using the new
on thods
Due Warning
•'Me savs he will love me ab/aya."
"Re careful, girlie. You know
io«r the *tyles change in husbunda.
He's just the kind that would in-
i«t on keeping hts word."--I/ i-i*
till* Cotirier-JournaL
% THE
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Weir, Homer R. Winnsboro Weekly News (Winnsboro, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1924, newspaper, August 14, 1924; Winnsboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth268336/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.