Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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The Halletsville Herald
Published Eveiy Friday Morning
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Coming of Autumn.
Now conies the season of the
'autumn tang; the time when the
Too Many Lawyers.
INDIRECTLY
HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Publishers.
C. F. Lehmann, S. D. Chesnutt, Jas. Howerton,
President.
Ed. and M’g’r.'
Secretary
Hallettsville, Texas, Friday, September 22, 1911.
THIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN
ADVERTISING BY THE
•ENERAL. OFFICES
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
BRANCHES iN AtL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES
THE WAGES OF SIN.
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(Fort Worth Record Editorial.)
IJenry Clay Beattie, Jr., is ad*
judged by a jury of twelve good
men and true the debt of death,
which is the wages of sin.
Profligate of his substance*
contemptuous of propriety, deaf
to the appeal of conscience, un-
faithful to his marriage vows
and brazen in sinful conduct’-all
this was clearly and overwhelm-
ingly established by the evi-
dence. Whatever the prosecu-
tion’s case may have lacked in
the refinement and corroboration
qf detail to make legal proof of
murder to hold in the courts of
last resort, where the rules Of
Jaw require' the elimination; of
all that is is not directly relevant
to the charge itself, the common-
wealth of Virginia has revealed
a life of shameless wickedness
and bestial depravity. 'The
way of the world” is the excuse
for such misconduct by young
men of wealth and social station
. and the loose moral axle, or lack
of code, Which marks our
fashionable social life has well-
nigh removed the reproach and
the taint which in more primi-
tive American days destroyed
the standing of unworthy crea-
tures. It is only when wanton-
ness drives its victim to some
desperate deed, or when he is
overtaxen in some tragic circum-
stance, that society is awakened.
There are Beatties of lesser de-
gree in may communities of this
land. Few are so bold and per-
sistent. but they are not less
guilty in the eyes of just judg-
ment
We have entertained some
doubt as to whether Beattie
murdered his wife, but that is
a matter which the jury was in
the best position to ascertain
and which the courts must finally
determine. Tt is not his guilty
or innocence on the charge of
murder which, suggests this
comment, but the unspeakable
wickedness of his life, Dismiss-
ing the tragedy, he is aucfvan
unworthy creature that his very
presence should be abhorred by
self-respecting men, not
• to mention virtuous: women,
and'such a record is well calcu-
lated to resolve against him any
doubt in the minds of a jury of
righteous and sober men. Thou-
sands will conclude that he de-
served death because he was
capable of committing any crime
and because the crime *^?th
which he is specifically charged
is even less heinoUs than the sms
he confesses. That is not.a
view which the law recognizes,
nor is it a view which we ven-
ture to approve in the slightest
degree, for it is a dangeous rule
of action, but it reflects the stern:
philosophy of primitive human
{justice which sometimes asserts
itS3elf in spite of forms and
i safeguards of deliberate juris-
prudence.
The lesson of Beattie’s life is
twftfokl. First, is it a reproach to
society which tolerates the kind
of the race are to be considered,
and they should remind us al-
ways to view with mercy and
Too niauy lawyers in ft commun- !
m&u and woman, cither many ^ worse than a pestilence. When >
ffiSSSffiSSSSthe prtssion,58 u FOR THE PRESENT REIGN
VSti OF SIN AND DEATH
wsscot there in tfee summit tilance tr0U,,Ie «on8w*’ etc-; __
and they can learn -to smell blood
with the instinct of a savage bea^t.
Iragrsnee of d\ing vegetation, i 1; . , , Pastor Russell Tells a Spell-Bound Au-
The charm of autnmn has be.-.: »lth th« mstmct of a saTOge ^ i di.nc, Why Cod Permits sm ,nd
^Ul.g more than that of ill'-vi The legal profession is a high i Calamities. What Purposes^They Ara
sympathy, the lapses and short- While the latter is undoubtedly :*"“«• It adjusts the machmery of ,
more often made the subject of I human society and when confined to Angels and Bring Glory to God!
poetry, real poetry has been dedi- j true sphere of usefulness, is an j ^______i n ., f, , .
cated to the former. There is a«indispensable servant to civilization, ‘ .............. |,r'DK
good note even in such mediocre,hut when the skill and ability of the
comings to which all flesh is
prone. But to indulge them and
excuse them when they become
habitual and flagrant is to aban-
don all standards of living and
stuff as:
‘.‘When the Frost Is; on' lawyer is directed to creating dis-
to make virtue an empty form, j the Pumpkin, Jessie, Dear.’’Some turbanees, he becomes a menace to
concealinga mocking lie. Soon ] of thebest lines ever written deal the public welfare.
or late the society which excuses
sexual vice in men will condone
it in women, and then the world
will revert to a state of bestiality
infinitely baser than • savage
animalism. : —
T£g other lesson is an admoni-
tion to youth. The path of
dalliance that Beattie followed
leads always to the end of the
actual or potential tragedy, dia-
with the charms and import of-!
the autumnal season.
Back of this lies a curious,
though simple, psychological ele-
ment, The man singing of spring
and its> beauties must discount
the fact that after alt the glory
he pictures comes dissolution. His
efforts, are bound to bear the
stamp of the optimist who thinks
but of the hour that is. Autumn
Man with Money.
v * *
The man with money probably re-
ceives more advice and abuse than
any other ’individual and he is one
of .the most! indispensable indiyid
iPASTOg gUSSED
Mass.. Sept. ITth
— Both of P.’istor
Russell’^ dis-
courses lie tv today
were beard with
close attention by
large audiences
One was on the
‘‘Hereafter:’* 7 the
other, which. ny
report, was -*u the
Divine Permission
of EviL. .from 11:>*
text. VJIyeu so>.
Fat I ter, for so it seemed frond'iu I by
uals in tWewnmtraitv. We are will- * sight’’ (Luke Xr2J). .
grace and death. No man may
indulge passion as a license with-; defect. After its
ing to -tell- bin1} how to: invest his (
money and after making the; invest
ment.: we frequently insist on show
poetry does not suffer from this:’'W'!>im !l<w tn >«ana«c. kk btisi-.
maker has
out paying the price; hf moral
destruction. And no man may
trust himself to yield to small
temptation in the assurance that
he will resist large temptation;
Human nature has its limitations,
and the strongest that evfer lived
is weaker than he dreams of in
moments of selfesteem. - ;
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But the Sins and the perils of
sin in single life are as »trifles
compared with 4ike sins and con-
sequent perils in married life.
Bad as Beattie . was before he
took a wife, his conduct after he
became a husband and a. father
was not only unspeakably abhor-
rent, but it was the very anarchy
of domestic law; it was the sub-
version of all that makes ;life
worthy living, alt that is design-
ed to perpetuate and ennoble the
race; it was utter blasphemy of
the holiest obligation^ of human
kind. There is no outlawry too
deep for the man who Soils his
wife’s lips With lips that are
tainted with the sin be sipped.
And the depths df; baseness into
which he plunged writ upon the
footsteps of k every man who
walks in the downward way he
he walked.
It would be a matter of small
concern—indeed, a matter of Apr
proved retribution-rif when. a
man’s sins find him out he alohe
should suffer. Then he would
excite only the wtfrld’s pity and
there would remain 'the philo-
sophical reflection that an unfit
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man had ceased to reproduce his
kind, but the infamy of it is the
suffering of the innoeent-^the
broken, fathqr, the disgraced
wife and thd^ blighted child.
This is what Stirs men’s blood to
vengeance and ; makes a 3um
total of woe vastly greater than
the wages
offender must
of dfat
ist pm\
h which the
.ness. 'Our iuter^-t in the matter is
. 'i
rmrimenijable-but vre should not for-
Pastor. RusselL declared fliat only
■ tfioee who. 'through the Bihte.. «e» at
f least a glimpse of the glorious nr.t
' w:.ori:iiig ’ of the IMvUk* Plan., under
stand God’s reasons fo’r-permitting the
reign of sjn and death, of sorrow !an«t
pain,, wbieh has ^prevailed amongst
nrankind for six thousand.years. The
ing sunshine, the bare willow by
the brodk and the cutter ph his
way home with a load of wood,
he can always reach a fitting cli-
max in explaining that there will
be another: spring. The element
of hope is virtually thrown at
him, Hope strives eternal in the
human breast and for this reason
fall poetry is a success, ::
'; But there is really something
beautiful in fall. ! It is the lesson
that all is weirih nature, Man,
beholding the leaves sink to the
sod finds solace of a kind which
no other season purveys. V He
knows Vhat, though the limbs of
the tree t stand bare '%in the
^tutumn blast, they will once
more be clothed m tender green;
when next the sum passes; the
equinox. The flowers Of spring
which now Stand as dried stalks
crowned with shattered; seed
hulls will once" more;: rise to
smile at their maker 'and such of
humanity, as smile at; them.
Autumn is the season of hope
and promise; the procjrimaht of
the fact that change alone is
permanent and that life, though
. it may end, shall endure. —San
Antonio Light
:
. To Protect Game.
v For the purpose of protecting
the game of the county, a club
has been organized; with a mem-
bership of some fifty prominent,
citizens of the county, the mem-
bership of which will be active
in suppressing the ; depredations
of the out of season hunters.
The first step of the club was to
appoint two game wardens Who
will keep a close : watch and see
that the game law is not violated.
In addition to this members of
of the club will keep a . strict
watch and report any one who
may be caught shooting game
Good Roads.
Henoe the I)i%ine deallug with/iaan .
kiud has heeii very different from His
doalltig wit!i ringftls- . The holy angels.:
being perfect, have known no sin: nat
death penalty; no sorrow, siclcuoss or
prmie fan-tor; in :our development and
by; no. known process of economics
'.can we eliminate him from a trane-.
action.. We' can propose, but he dis-
poses. Can Submit our flnriiciaT* ‘pain. They might have had some con
ptepdsftife for his . consideration^!'; Wh*d«,m.
but the^yt^nioney josae* untieNtIK),l tteir-ireit.
jgdgmeut-.hi® decision * ' -..... .
there is no-’ appeal. He is the final
judge. *Thls may be unfortunate
and- Iramilmting' but it is nevether
less tfue^-and if we are going to de-
velop Texas, we must first have a
heart-to-heart. talk with the man
with.money. ,. : \ :
had it not Been for His dealings with
humanity—His permissl^Hf of sin and
death among Adam’s posterity.
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Cost of Sin to M*<n. . -
.'Not only was Divine manifest-
ed in providing a Redeemer, but Di
vine Justice was exemplified In re
warding that Redeemer with the high
«»t glory--“far aboTe angels, princi-
palities and powers. *’ Additionally,
Cod’s love has been seeking out the.
loyal Of mankind, the saintly few. to
be the Bride of. Christ—to Lie associat-
ed with the Redeemer in His glorious
Kingdom, whhtb is shortly to hi ess
and uplift the race of Adam from sin.
from meanness, weakness and death.
When we think of the aggregate of
sin, ’ sorrow, pain; the calamity of!
. . The. farmers everywhere are giv-
ing their earnest support to the
good roads movement for they real-
ize that good roads will cheapen
trui^portation, promote 'social inter- { death, for six thousand years, the pic
course imd make farin life more at- }turfc to trulY awful; hot we should r^
\ . t jDDember that this has been distributed,
tractive. • f here a little and there all trie, amongst
the twenty thousand uAHlous.uf our~-
race, une half of whom, perhaps, have
died in inland. Few have lived to
■j three score years and ’ ten. ( believe
of * that even the most sorrowful lives
known to' the worltj^ have had com
! pensatory seasons of pleasure. Joy
Steamship Lines,
In describing; the greatness
Texas, we1; invariably recount our
railroad mileage, our public high- , hyfipiuess. I believe-that only 6 few
ways, our agricultural area and dux ! have died/regretting fhsit/ they had;
industrial oppritimities, hut: te gkin | ^Uh
• rr . •’ - . . : v ! proper understanding of Divine future
a clear conception of our power ana.-; they would'uot regret, their
bur possibilities,..*onh 'nee^l to ntv- • birth, with .its; attachments of sorrow
igate our rivers and sail our seas. ! Russell believe* that huimm
a 1; ~
commerce is alniost ah valuable to RpectSf bring to the willing nnd obe<ll
odr prosperity as & new railroad- cut greater joy. greater blessing/great
We now have fortv^L ifeim#hip*;! «r anP^«l«n of perfcstloh sud
yL j - ; j :n righteousness than if they had not.
ply rag. out <?f (xalvcston and tie nag ku,1TlI) imperfection and sin.
of every nation on the globe enn be. Thus mankind will really lose noth-
Barnett & Long
Real Estate
DEALERS
Hallettsville, - Texas
Farms, Ranch Lands and
Town Property for Sale
Write or see us for prices
OPERA HOUSE
SALOON
REISSIG 8c BUSS
pur
daces to get drinks when in
One of the best and purest
laces to g
Hallettsville. Call on us.
Lunch room in connection.
Fish and Oysters every
Tuesday and Friday.
BEST OF ACCOMMODA-
TIONS GUARANTEED.
Chas. Fertsoh
*• LAWYER
Rotary Public
All legal business and collections
promptly attendedLands,
Abstracts ahd Loang'a speciajty.
Hallettsville Texas
KNIGHTS of PYTHIAS
CASTLE HALL
Hallettsville Lodge
No. 156 ,
Meets e?ery -fcida>
night at their hdlL. on
lot adjoining^ (3^ HalL
Visiting brethren are
cordially invited to at-
tend.
H, SACCAR
K. Of R. & S.
f, B. RttBCL
C.C.
A. F. A A. M.
Murchison
Lodge No. 80
SUted meeting
Saturday night a
or before the fall
moon of ekeb
month Vis
^ ■ brethren ,to
are invited to attend. HalV in i
story of E. H. Mitchell building.
E. T. Long, Sec. Ckft*. Pillar; W. M
wen floating from tjiis harbor. In;: ing by the Divine perani^km of evil,
tonnage i, rank, a«ond
York. ; r . ■ r the reign of destli and evil, learu le*
We hftvc 1.^10 mileaof perman- sons which will, be of advantage to
eiitly naMgable rivert ? aiich - we ; .«••“ <-<«“<'>; . .
have praclieaily deertod and cr.id-i ■' ^
S>r. f. X fytlson
DENTIST
OfSoo,
Hallettsville Mo
mental Works.
’•H Manufacturer and dealers in
MARBLE m GRANITE
The hobble skirt is alt right
for most ladies, but some few
should be staked. —Pleasanton j;:
Express.
; You are on dangerous ground;
friend. Remember whatever the t.'
dear ladies want is always all
right. : It 4s a pity some of the
men can’:
Pass News-Guide.
Or gagged.
put of- season.. The Club . off- erong that- freight- can be traiisport*- justice, nnd ns tin* redemption
ers a reward of. $?o for infor-
mation leading to the conviction
of anyone, shooting deer, quail or
other game contrary to the. law,
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
C ASTO R I A
ed by water for two mills per tort- from that penalty re vests Divipv Doyv.
mil* against one cent t>.v- rail frou.d^il,
forty-three cents, p) pUhli.c highvva)s. e^ ’e<>tild reveal it ; Pastwr Russell
we gain a conception of what wat- clared that t^ie.ppwor whieh Gad pr«»ip
erways mean to our commerce. ' ) ^ vxetvis* ju the resuiWficm of
v . ’ y the. Church the spirit plane, .and ta'
the. T««uyrer*tioii /if the world to lh“,
httnuib phihe1 .of belivg. will . surpass
any .power ever exhibited In the past,:
To create the world, t’m pangels and ■ _______L
Our ! Boards, of Health are per- truly- a wondorfid nann> fencing.
Preventable Accidents,
Notice.;....... _ , . _ _ _ ^ ...... ....... _
I now have my - own transfer,? forming a splendid service to man- festal ion of l,i vine. Dower-, iio m -»y* ] upon r»queet.
UikeT- Eagie dnd a'n aWe to lfW« care of ail'kimi bv ai.-«ting atwnti.m. to pro- I
m*rfp * passenger business .between; rentable; di^ea^os arid teaemng us fu] |n restoring man’s »oui or Wo?..-
!town and station. Phone: me! to rembf?- their causes,'but one of his inteih- t hG ; Divitu* pow !
for either day or night trains ; -the mo^’timelv suggestions received er "'ll '■* “ ompiitied jn » mKuner and j
and you will be called for prompt- ' - nf ty n de^pn'* whi' h ** iwmw 1
l:\vy phone 77. : . ■ y 7 from these giistodiana of human wel- ooncfr)tl(m \\»hen we;, remember .n»« i
tv 5?-: • . A" F^kricSTErN fare Is contninexl ih - a few rules billions of earths dead, and all ti:>-ii
■ - * ' ■ ’• ■ | which ’ if followed, will greatly' re- diversified experience^ whli b were »»>
dnee,the-4ist of-injimes and dea.-is, er M -ucconplish .the full Resthmiont
Buy your memorials direct from manu-
facturer and get them for leas# Large
sto^k of granite and marble ahrays oft
hand. We have a specialty In iron
Prices and designs furnished
GEISERT & OEHLER. Prop.,
Notice to Ice Customers.
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On account of the extra work 1
incurred in keeping books on the
-----------------------factu^.tv.
Of misconduct that was the be- ^ T,e „n,., ........... ^ ..... i
ginning of his moral debauch. ask ou, customers to hate the aJhS^^ . Kirsf-^ep,.v®!, _ : «»»»|ine
c>o long as custom shuts ita eyes money ready when the; wagon ! of the Gotham Company 1165 Broadway, ^ uaptha cans^n the >hadc. • ; and to: menof thcnuKh diyersiffpd-ivi^
to wickedness that is notoriously!, biakeS its. deliveries, OtherwiseNY.City, making-request for a beau ti-i . Se<^nd-^!NevC;r. • p^oiir. oil from a dom of God. Thf \vis«Jouf whlvh hire
known thoucrh curtained W thp Y011 w^l have tb'.db.- witH(Alt your-l^P^'^^®?1 scarf-pin for lady or kpn- Lcan'dlrVeilT^inf.n'.'tlte stOye or grhto, «aw the rpd from: the besriuDlng. and
Known tnougn curuunea vy tne ^ We have CouDon books* for’tleman* which is mailed to any one send-.* - ’ , y - inUv ^ (..,no, oPur which has been reimlkHap the «ffnb
*T- °?endfS8a‘e f™$ro,T o^kth^ r,,;,;1.:;:;wn
g the °f T,rtUe 6 books customers will be given z iin-. ’ ' ; J/ 1
IF YOU ABE INTERESTED IN
I H confusion, surpd^sev anything that J
-vti-r, U.rider any ripeum--angeis or men: have ever dreamed of *■
welcomed into respectable homes, discount , of 5 per cent; ’ Also, houseboktg^ds, jewelry, novelties, &c.
so long will men’s lust for -n. r,
their manhood and so long will ?Pie8 Jce ln Qua|jtities of ^crintores
wives be ashamed and children I th?P ten cents, and will ask; our packing and postage. ; \ ' " V' ; : , ; , ^e Thy
*; pattorts to be governed accord-to-day and receive V^ithout cost,
doomed to lives of parental. ingly^ a piece of! jewelry • that- yen T’-’ hv ’
blight The natural infirmities Hallettsville Tcf FACTnu:^y;,y If! 7
r-. ■ t* ' v >
i^yy
•pf;
the part of their Greafor.*'; The [
^ay. ‘‘True and rljrhteous
e, j.- .'*•«- y waytv. Lord God Almighty:
J. for nil. the nations shall come and J
/_ before Thee when Thy rijrhf. •
• e*‘Ms iiedHers ! 1 hC, Uhid- M.iilift ‘ >
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