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THE EL CAMPO CITIZEN, FEBRUARY 16,1917
THE EL CAMPO CITIZEN
EAT MORE RICE.
As the proprietor of a local bakery
said recently, “Shoe merchants, dry
goods dealers and g.rocerymen can
raise prices a quarter or a third, and
the people do hot seem to take very
much notice; but when the Laker adds
a cent to a loaf of bread It almost
starts a riot." Perhaps Ifs because
we have been taught that bread is the
staff of life that we view with more or
less alarm any rise in its price. This
ought to be a good time for rice mills
to set forth before the public the great
advantages of rice as a food, says Den-
ison Herald. Use the slogan “Eat more
rice and save on living expenses." It
Is a recognized fact that rice is' one
of the most nutritious foods known to
mankind. When the different nations
sent their soldiers to Peking a few
years ago to relieve th^t city from the
Boxer siege, a close watch was kept
by each government of the diet, morale
and marching conditions of the other.
The Japanese were given the laurel
wreath. Their soldiers jvere much
smaller men than those of any other
country, - yet in full marching order
they carried Just as much wejght.
Their ration was rice and smoked fish,
while the soldiers of the other nations
fed their men white bread, beef, pork,
potatoes and a much more diversified
ration. * Furthermore the Japanese ar-
rived at the gates of Peking first and
in better physical condition than the
troops of any other nation. Edt more
rice.
< 18 ARMOR COMING BACK7 .
In devising their implements of kill-
ing, the European nations of today
have not hesitated to profit by the de-
vices of ancient and medieval times.
Sometime ago they also began to dis-
cover that the old ideas of protective
armor, which' were supposed to have
died with the invention of gunpowder
and the development of firearms, were
not so far amiss. Metal helmets have
now come into general use on the
fighting fronts, and have unquestion-
ably. reduced the mortality rate. Now
there is developing an insistence that
the protection idea be carried still
further, and thf# suits of armor be
provided for the fighters, says Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. If metal is useful
as a protection of the head, why would
it not be equally useful to protect the
other vital parts of the human anat-
omy? It could be made very light,
and would not Interfere with the arms
and legs. It would not stop ail bul-
lets and shell fragments, but it would
conceivably stop some of them. In
England, particularly, there is a grow-
ing demand that the experiments of
coats of m'all be tried. Any device to
save life is desirable from a broad and
humane standpoint.. But it is also de-
sirable from the narrow and inhumane
standpoint of war.- Dead men are mil-
itary losses. It is the practical duty
of the war masters to minimize all
losses. »•
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El Campo Citizen Publishing Company
W. L. BALLEW Editor and Business Manager
Liners under this head are inserted at Sc per line each and ev
ery issue* No discount and no Liner accepted for less than 16c,
and CASH in advance.
Subscription Offer, one year’s ^ ^
subscription for_....... ......■ *
All Subscriptions Outside of County $1.50
Go to W. G. Rudder befo
buying anything in the harnei
line.
For Sale—A good seven rooi
house. Bargain. Terms appi
at thi& office. - 44
Money to loan on farms, inter-
est 8 per cent'. -Also in limited
amounts at 7 per'cent. Vendor’s
lien notes purchased, E.F.Karl,Jr
Money to Loan on improved
lands. Quick service. ' Some
moeey at 7 per cent on the better
claw loans. Write us.
* Stafford & Cline,
37tf ’> 'Wharton, Tex.
For Sale—Evergreen Ligus-
trum shade trees. Nice size, 20
cents each at the Greenhouse.
44tf_Mrs. J? E, Wheeler.
For Tractor plowing, disc or
bottom, Hagerman & Voss/ 45tf
For Rent—Corn and cotton
farms. Hardey Land Co. 47tf
$25.00 Reward
I will pay $25.00 reward for re-
turn of one 4-year old blue horse
mule. Strayed About 16th Oct.,
1616. No brand and no mark.
Write or phone V. F. Mutina, El
Campo, R. 1.* 49 51
That beauty that is skin deep often washes off
We buy cattle and hogs
Gosh, how good it would
“The low cost of living
sound!
Phillips and Turner.
Telephone 200
Cottage for rent, good as new,
nicely located with garage. Lov
rent. E. F. Earl, Sr. 48tf
For Sale—Choice £|ue Host
Seed Rice. 40 sacks at $4.50 pei
bbl. E. F. Earl, Jr. 48t
For Sale—Parlor stove slightIj
used, price $6 00. Also goo<
work mule, brood mare, farm ina
plements, all much below tbei
value. E. F. Earl, Sr. 48t
They say that a fool and his money soon part company
For heaven’s sake send us a fool.
Kicking the cat is a whole lot more fun than kicking a
fellow who is bigger than you are.
Any fool can talk, but the fellow who acts is the one
who creates the greatest stir in the world.
’Stop joking about the price of shoe leather. It’s a dis
tressingly serious matter in frosty weather.
The temperature of human blood is
about 98 degrees Fahrenheit, and In
healthy persons varies very little. If
your blood heat Is very much below the
normal something serious is wrong
with your health. A very hot or an
extra cold day affects the temperature
of the blood very little. That part of
the skin where the sensation of heat
and cold Is located reflects the temper-
ature of the surroundings, according
to the habits of different individuals,
so that Arctic explorers would feel the
heat of a stokehold terribly, while a
stoker would be unable to bear ex-
posure to wind an<^ snow. When you
are afraid you become feverish, says
Columbia (S. C.) Record. The blood
rushes to the surface of the skin, giv-
ing off a great deal of heat. The
“glow of warmth” felt by those 4rho
drink not wisely but too well, who be-
lieve they are hot, is a dangerous sign,
for it shows that the blood heat must
be below the normal.
Two more days to see me before
my return in April, better cell
tomorrow. Sunday hoars 10 to C
Dr. M. Ertl, Optician,
Hefner Bldg.
For Sale—Eggs from thorough-
bred S. C. R. I. Reds $1.00 per
setting of 15.; Mrs. W. L. Baliew
The pastor of a country church
writes to us that “the great obstacle”
to the success of his work iles in the
fact that so many people are “indiffer-
ent to church activities.” The broth-
er has put a sure finger on a very com-
mon human failing, says Farm Life.
Indifference has always been the great
obstacle to progress in every line of
life. The enthusiasts are the salt of
life, the leaven that keeps the world
from growing stale. The indifferent
man is not only a poor churchman; he
is a poor merchant, a poor student, a
poor farmer, a poor citizen, a poor
lover. We might all pray to the Lord
to deliver us from the evil of Indiffer-
ence. We might well do our part by
cultivating our enthusiasm and giving
it a practical turn. Fortunately
for ourselves and for the world, we
all have matters In which we take a
natural interest, approaching the point
of enthusiasm. These are the mat-
ters we should cultivate. They offer
us success along the line of least re-
sistance. ■ r
Our dear old American Eagle- isn’t doing much scream
ing, but he’8 blinking his eyes like the dickens.
Notice.
• 1-2 mile west of Pecha school
house on Lem Rbot Place 2 red
heifer yearlings wilh little white
between forelegs back, no ear
mark, if branded^ can’t be seeD.
Owner may have same by payiug
for ths notice and feed bill.
51tf _Hi C- Bunge.
In reading some of the numerous pointed paragraphs
we often wonder what has become of the point.
I didn’t raise my boy to be a sol
What mother says
dier, but if our country needs him he must go
and R. I. Red eggg f
best breeds, 6c each.
Millionaires are becoming so common in the United
States we are even beginning to feel good ourself.
Glen Wilson
Dr. Frank Kent, of 8an Anto-
nio, specialist in diseases of the
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, and
Fitting of Glasses, will visit El
Campo, March 29th. Office at
Faktor’s Drug Store. ltf
China Cabinet for $10. C
be seen at Mrs. M. Elion’s. P
Frank Penfield at Webb Ms
Co. Mrs’S. A. Penfield
War may be hell, as Sherman said, but hell is not war
that is, not modern war. The flames are too feeble.
For Sale—1 mare,
I «nd harness. J
1. T. PevehoiHpfj
For Sale—l baby beef calf.
licago Herald aptly remarks that “personal opin
thousand voices, but real patriotism only one.’
In the first months of the war a man
was commonly buried .close to the
place where he fell. Wherever there
has been hard fighting there are many
low crosses sticking out of the grotond
—In the fields, In cottage gardens,’ in
corners of farmyards and orchards,
even on roadside strips of grass, says
Edinburgh Scotsman. Where the
ground has changed hands a good deal
yon may see, qoite close, the gabled
cross of the Germans, with “Hler ruht’
In Gott,” (“Here rests in God”), and
the beaded wire wreath of the French
with “Mort pouf la France” (“Died for
France”), and the plain-lined cross of.
the -English “in loving memory” of one
Qr more officers and men. j
R. Q. Hardey,
Furniture for
AI| Solid Oak, golden f
and in good condition. 1 Dr#
1 washatand, 1 bran bed
*Prin&.l cot, 1 wardrobe, 1 o<
1 Morris chair, | writing <
1 Parlor table, 1 Parlor 4
1 Mantel clock, 1 Victor Pb
graph with over 100 recor
ohairs, 1 8 foot Dining 1
table, 1 Kitchen table, I Kit
Safe, 1 Kitchen cabinet, 1 $
8 lamps, Silver ware, Coo
utensils, 1 Motorcycle with
car, 28 Plymouth Book cbiol
/ Happiness is always a by-product.
It never comes to those who concen-
trate on securing 1L The unhapplest
person In the world Is. the one who
constantly pursues happiness. Not
more elusive was the nymph that fled
Apollo than is happiness to those who
pursue it as an end and aim. It al-
ways comes as a result of something
else. The pursuit of noble things, the
things essentially worth while, brings
happiness. As a brave heart, doing
the best he can and leaving the is-
sues “to the powers that wait on no-
ble ends,” he often hears the faint
flatter of Invisible wings, he feels a
presence, a companion. It is happi-
ness. V
' It is possible, though, that we may face the problem <
getting our own boys “out of the trenches by Christmas.
For Sale—Eggs from prize-
,wiuning Columbian Plymouth
Rocks, Fred Seydler, ' 52tf
: Fterford Males.
I have a few young Herford
(white face) male* for'sale at
reasonable price.
52tf_ E. Berg wall.
For Sale—Eggs from prize-
winning trap nested Buckeyes.
52tf .v : Will Seydler.
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Taken up ^ my .place in El
Campo a spotted remale pig.
Owner oan have aame by payiag
for this ed and feed bill,
ltf v < O. E. Harms.
Marriage license clerks are about the only humane and
philanthropic people left. They have not raised their fees.
Spring is ambling along, and those of us who cannot af-
ford an auto can continue to exercise our joints by hopping
to one side. 1
For particulars see Cbas. J
Nilaon Bros.’ Weet Farm.
For Sals—A
Sow* to farrow soon.
O. F. Allen son,
_ on Porter
Don’t cuss if your wife goes through your pockets while
you sleep. That is vastly cneaper than to have her hold
you up for a wad.
The report, from Hood river that
nearly two million boxes of apples in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon-
tana have been rendered unfit for
shipment as a result of Injury by frost
would seem to indicate careless stor-
age. Of course the figure named is
only an estimate and estimates made
under such circumstances usually are
exaggerated. But undoubtedly there
has been great damage due to
the cold wave, and also without doubt
precautions will be taken to prevent
the freezing of stored fruit In the fu-
ture.
In -one week in October the Belgian
relief commission bought 8,000,000
pounds , of lard and 6,000,000; pounds of
beef in the United States. That Is
one reason why steers sold on the Kan-
sas City market for $11.40 per hun-
dred pounds—the highest price in the
history of that market The farmers
of the United States have a huge job
on their hands for the nextfew years
to keep the whole world supplied with
food. There. Is one encouraging feature,
however, says Houston Tost They
are going to be well paid for their
trouble.
farmers Attention.
Anyone wanting cane seed out
of the Farmers car mutt have
order in by mail by the 80 inet.
. , Theo. Peterson.
If it is a fact that housewives will soon be unable to serve
cabbage, we at least have the consolation of knowing that
we will be rid of the smell.
V
If the newspapers of the country boosted their prices in
proportion to the advance in other lines, wouldn’t there
be one mighty howl of protest?
H. P. Foos Gasoline Eegine-
No. • Layne Pomp, in good I
oing order, lire. Lydia Brc
ltf Bee E F. Earl, Jr., J
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
All service* held in the Mack
Webb Hall over Hardware store.
Sunday Service 11 a. m. Sub-
ject: “Saul.”
Testimony meeting eveity Wed-
nesday at 8:00 p. m. <
Christian Science Reading
Room will be open at Same place
every ^Saturday from 3 to 5 p. m.
where information regarding
Christian Science may be ob-
tained. Christian Science litera-
ture may be read or purchased.
A cordial invitation is extended
to attend these services.
By order of Society.,
METHODIST CHURCH
Services nextSvnday as folios
9:45 a. m. Sabbath School—
L. Douglass, Supt.
Preaching services at 11 a.
and 7:30 p. m.
4:00 p.m. Junior I eafae; Mi
Wheeler, Supt.
6:30 p.m.Epworth League, ]
F. Clapp, President
Mid-week .‘Prayer Meet!
Wednesday 7:30 p. m.
Choir Rehearsal Friday 7:30
m., J. W. Good, Director. * '
A cordial invitation to be |N
sent at these services is extei
ed to all.
A Guyon, Pastor,
The American farmer holds the
world's Record, producing three or
four time* as much, per man, as the
farmers of other lauds. American pro-
duction per acre is a different matter
and when the individual efficiency of
the American la coupled with the acre
efficiency of Europe, the high cost of
living will receive something of a bump.
For frankness aud candor, we take off our bat to the
fellow who was divorced the other day and declined to re*
marry because be “needed a rest,’*
Poet Tagore blames the British for
Interfering with the spiritual life of
India. According to the Missionary
books, tossing girl babies into the river
was one of the manifestations ofrhigh-
er culture stamped’ out by English
rule. - .
An exchange solemnly informs us that the water,
of the Antarctic ocean is colder than that of the
Arctic* All right, brother; buy yourself a amoke.
Government figures put tuberculosis
second in the list of fatal maladies,
with "heart, disease” first. But tuber-
culosis Is a well-defined infection, con-
querable by rational measures, while
“heart disease” Is a vague term for a
large field 6f disabilities.
“You know best,” Bald a Justice^when
he followed a mother’s wishes and sent
her son to the house of correction for
30 days for using bad language in their
home. Mother knew best.; son heard
the worst. ;t *
Henry Ford has our unqualified forgiveness. He has
offered the government the use of his entire factory fpr the
making of war munitions,- and the tender has' been ac-
cepted.
Mrs. E. H. Foerster went to
Cuero, Wednesday to attend the
funeral of her brother-in-law,
Mr. William Regoer, who died in
that city Tuesday.
Paul Peterson made a business
trip to Houston Wednesday.
Mrs. Shropshire and daughter,
Mrs. Buck who have been visiting
relatives here left for their home
at Brenhanr Wednesday.
Ernest Goeth of the Palmer
Paper Co,, was calling on the
trade Wednesday.
Attorney Morgan war a Whar-
ton passenger Thursday.
Sheriff Kemp and Collector
Praytor were in the city Wed-
nesday,
A woman campaigner-says she be-
lieves men are carried away by or-
atory which does not affect women,
as men nre more emotional. This Is
carrying the war into Africa with a
vengeance.
BAPTIST CHURCH
Services every Sunday as
lows:
10:00 a. m. Sunday School
11:00 a. m. preaching send
2:00 p. m. Junior B. Y. j|
Mrs. Joslin leader.
6:30 p. m. Senior B. Y. p,
7:30 p. m. preaching send*
Prayer meeting Wednesda
7:30 p. m.
3:30p.m. Thursday Ladies]
sionary Society.
All are cordially iatiigd
worship with ua.
- W. M. Joel in. PaaM
Housewives complain that they find
no economy in muklng ■ hotue-made
bread, because while they Con make
it cheaper than they can buy It, It is
so much better that the family eats
twice as much of It r
Japan intimated that she would “swallow us whole” if
congress passed that immigration bill. The bill becomes a
law and now it’s up to the great oriental swallower. We
are here.
The outdoor page of an eastern pa-
per contains a story to the effect that
George Washington liked to fish. This
is another' prop ^knocked from under
that story ubout his Ufe-long truthful-
ness.
Its getting rather common now tb',
read of romances which begftn by the?
young man or the young woman, as
the case may he, seeing her or him
“for the first time on the movie
screen."
. We just can’t lose sight of Carranza. Na sooner did
the shadow of Germany darken our horizon than the old
duck conveyed his profound admiration and good will to
the kaiser. And everybody laughed.
The doughnut also has joined the
high cost of living. It had reached the
stage where It was not possible to
make the hole any larger without en-
larging the doughnut
Able-bodied loafers ought to get
down on all-fours and rap their fore-
heads on the cement walk every time
they see a cripple with ambition limp-
ing by.
Congress is strictly up against it this session, or rather
[pjtt after March 4. With a woman member in its midst
beautiful and brilliant—the old duffers will have
from cussing, fighting, snaring, and many of
hprnthaxitvorite forms of amusement.
An army axpart says military train-
ing will help defectives. Possibly, pos-
sibly. but what will dtfocttvaaido far
ths military!
A dark suspicion begins to develop
that ths notorious pin which can b#
hoard to drop la a bowiif^fc|^^^
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