The Cuero Daily Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 70, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 22, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 22 x 15 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
f»
3k.
Miss Minerva
and
William Green Hill
By Frances Boyd Calhoun -
CHAPTER XXII.
. A Transaction in Mumps.
Don't come near me,” screamed
31)17, sauntering slowly and deliberate,
py toward tbe dividing fence; “keep
|way Tom me; they’s ketcbin’.”
Jimmy was sitting on bis front steps
and the proverbial red flag could notj
have excited a bull to quicker action.
He hopped down tbe steps and ran
across his own yard toward Billy asi
fast as his short, fat legs could carry
Ihim.
"Git 'way Tom me; you '11 ketch ’em,
If you teches me,” warned Billy; “an*
you too little to have ’em,” and he
waved an authoritative hand at the
ether child. But Jimmy's curiosity wan
aroused to the highest pitch. He
promptly Jumped the fence and gazed1
jat his chum with critical admiration.
"What’s the matter,” he inquired,
‘‘you got the toothache?”
Toothache!” was the scornful echo,
"well, I reckon not Git hack; don’t!
yon tech 'em; you ain't ol’ 'nought to
Aots 'em ”
Billy's head was swathed in a huge,
white cloth; his usually lean little
Ton
out till he
~«a yeuag hippopotamus, and his
' r gray eyes were almost Invisible.
m- better git *wey f’om me ear
•don't tech 'em. like I telJafyQo,” he s».
*mr to* t
Bfcjr.r,
•ay far me to
1 —thaetasm "Well, Jee* Maims askj She looked at him sternly over hep
Jhanay to come over here an' set on
do penactly Uko you the other skier you while' you reed. He "What makes you so silly?" she In-
you got the mumps” la- ain’t never hear ’bout them tales, aa* qulrad, sad without waiting for a reply
slnuated Jimmy, who had peamlngly I s’pee' he’d like to come.” 1 went on with her reading; she was
allied himaeif with-Billy ae a partner "Very weU,H replied hla fattered aadj nearing the close now and she read!
fa business; "grown folks bound to do gratified relative, "call him over.”
what little boys want ’em to when you Billy went to the fence, where he
got the mumps.” -* signaled Jimmy to meet him.
Ikey increased his bid by the stnb "Aunt Minerva say you come ov<
of a lead paacfa hut it was not until he an’ listen to her reed some er the pret*
carefully and deliberately. «
"And be was chosen the first presi-
dent of the United States—”
Billy put his hands to his ears and)
sniggled his fingers at Jimmy, whoj
promptly returned the compliment
"He had no children of his own, so
he Is called the Father of his Coun-
try.’'
Miss Minerva closed the book,
turned to the little boy at her side,
and asked:
“Who was this great and good man,
William r*
Jesus,” was his ready answer, in an
appropriately solemn little voice.
"Why, William Green Hill!" she ex-
claimed in disgust "What are you
thinking of? I don’t beUeve you heard
one word that I read.”
Billy was puzzled; he. was sure she
had said "Born in a manger.” "I didn’t
hear her say nothin’ ’bout bulrushes,”
he thought "so’t ain’t Moses; she
didn’t say ’log cabin,’ so’t ain’t Ab’ar
bam Lincoln; she didn’t say "Thirty
cents look down upon you,’ so't aln’tf
Napolyon. I aho’ wish I’d paid ’tea-{
Hon.”
“Jesus!” his aunt was saying, "bora
la Virginia and first president of the
United Stateel” .
"George Waehta’ton, I aimed fat
«* T'
James S. Stewart.
King Nottoc VI.—Presley
Ewing. Queen—MS* 1
Carter, (Mrs. Guy M. Bryan.)
King Nottoc VH.—J. 3. Rice.
Queen—Miss Sallie Sewell, Ufrt.
George P. Horton.)
King Nottoc VIH.—C. K. Dun-
lap. Queen—Miss Gertrude Paine
(Mrs. David Dalr.)
King Nottoc IX.—H. M. Gar-
wood. Queen—Miss Alice Ba-
er, (Mrs- Murray B. Jones.)
King Nottoc X.—James D.
Dawson. Queen—Miss Mamie
Shearn, (Mrs. Ed. Forbes.)
King Nottoc XL—James A. Bs
ker, Jr. Queen—Miss Lillian
Neuhaus, (Mrs. W. T. Carter, Jr.
King Nottoc XII.—W. T. Car-
ter. Queen—Miss Laura Rice.
King Nottoc XIII.—Dr. Edgar
Odell Lovett. Queen—Miss An.
nie Vieve Carter.
boh want
miPEirmr.
Presidential Candidate
Powers of Refc
V-j
•m
To Help Wilson Win.
Our citizens who have failed to
respond -to our appeal for $1X10
contributions to the Woodrow
had parted with his moot cherished
peeket possessions that he was at last
allowed to place a gentle Anger on the
Hggaa §s»g=s£
ties’ tales yon ever hear,” he arid, ea
If conferring a great favor.
"Naw, Birree-bob!” was the impolite
response across the fence, "them ’bout
the measliest tales they fa I'll
Make ’ll read my Untie Remus book.”
touched a ffistaod-
” he
can, make grown folks do per-
you want ’em to. Aunt
and yon-ell . V little girls
n’ to have ’em. Don’t yon some near
us; they To ketchisg.”! icrj n kb mi
The two mtla. girls Immediately
opened the gate, crossed the yard, and
stood In front of Billy. They Inspected
him with admiration; ho bore their
critical survey with affected unconcern
and Indifference, -as befitted one who
fa the kitchen’ right now bad attained such prominence.
"Don’t tech ’em,” he commanded,
waving^fhem off as he leaned grace-
fully against the fence. .
"I teched ’em,’ boasted the younger
hoy. "What’ll you all give us If we
’ll let you put your finger on ’em?”
"I ain’t a-goln’ to charge little girls
nothin’ ” said the gallant Billy, as he
proffered his swollen jowl to each lu
turn.
A little darkey riding a big black
horse was galloping by; Jimmy hailed
and halted him.
“You better go. fast,” he shrieked.
"Me and Billy and Prances and Lina’s
got the mumps and you ain't got no
business to have ’em ’cause you ’re a
nigger, and you better take your horse
to the lib’ry stable ’cause he might
ketch ’em, too.”
The negro boy dismounted and
hitched the horse to the fence. "I
gotter little tarraplm—” he began in-
sinuatingly. V
And thus it came to pass that there
was an epidemic of mumps In the lit-
tle town of Covington, and William
Green Hill grew rich in marbles, In
tope, in strings, .in toads, fa chewing
gum, and In many other things which
1 comprise tbe pocket treasures of little
boys.
custard If TU bej
goad an’ stay right fa the house an*
dost come out here fa the yard an’
Ipri give you the mumps. Course l
can’t tech that custard now ’cause I
done come out here an’ it ain’t honer-
Me; but she’s makin’ it jes’ the same.
Ton better git ’way Tom me an’ not
toeh ’em; you too little to have ’em.
“Are they easy to ketch?” asked the
other little boy eagerly; "lemme jest
tech ’em one time, Billy.'
“k§t ’way, I tell you,” warned the!
latter with a superior air. To increase,
plminyw envy he continued: "Grown!
folks tries to see how nice they can be
h> chfllens what’s got the muuips. Aunt
Minerva ain’t been lmpedent to me to-i
day; sl*e lemme do jest ’bout like I,
please; it sho’ Is one time you can j
make grown folks step lively.” He'
looked at Jimmy meditatively. "It sho’
IT* plumb pity you ain’t a ol’ chile!
like what I Is an’ can’t have the 1
mumps. Don’t you come anp closter to
me,” he again warned, "you too little
fa have ’em.”
TJ1 give yon five pewees if you'll
lysine tech ’em so’s I can get ’em,”
pleaded the younger boy.
Billy hesitated. * “You mighty lit-
tle—” he began.
"And mystotley,’’ said the other
child eagerly.
"If you was a ol’ boy,” said Billy,
"it wouldn’t make Ho dlffunce; I don’t
Want to make yo’ ma mad an’ Aunt
Minerva say for me to keep ’way fom
you any how, though 1 didn’t make her
■o promises."
''Jimmy grew angry.
"You’re the stingiest Peter they is,
William Hill,” he cried; “won’t let no-
body tech your old mups. My cousin
In Memphis ’s got the measles; you
just wait till I git ’em."
Billy eyed him critically.
"H you was ol—” he was beginning.
Jlmtiy thought he saw signs of his
yielding. t
"And I’ll give you my china egg,
too,” he quickly proposed. .
"Well, jest one tech,” agreed Billy;
"an* I ain’t a-goln’ to be ’sponsfale
■either,” and he poked out a swollen
|aw far Jimmy' to touch.
Hay Roeenstein at this moment wee
spied by the two Uttto boys as he was
walking jauntily by the gate.
"You better keep *way fom here,
fame Greasq,” Jimmy yelled at him;
"yoq^bjttar gat em the ether side the
attest BMy hem ’• got the mumps
i ’em so’s I can get
■ my pope and mama ’ll lemme
pessactljr Ilka I want to; but
cham tv share his martyrdom. "You
know Aunt Minerva *d die. fa her
thicks 'for* she V read Uncle Remus.
You ’ll Uko thsoe here tales *nother
right better anyway. I 11 give you
my stoney tt you'll come.”
"Naw; you ain’t going to get me fa
no such box as that tt she ’d just
read seven or eight hours I would n’t
mind; hut she ’ll get you where she
wants you and read Txwt a million
hours. I know Miss Minerva.”
Billy’s aunt was growing Impatient
"Come, William,” she called. "I am
waiting for you.”
Jimmy went back to hiS-'Qjvn porch
and the other boy joined his kinswo-
man.
"Why wouldn’t Jimmy come?” she
asked.
“He—he ain’t feeling very well,’
was the considerate rejoinder.
*T-T8XM>g CARNIVAL.
Houston, Tex., Aug. 24.—The
No-Tsu-Oh Carnival is Houston’s
annual festival frolic. Given in
the fall of the jear it celebrates
the harvest of the South’s great-
est product—cotton. The Oarni-
vla association was formed four-
teen reare ago and succeeding
carnivals have grown in brilli-
ancy until it is now rivaling the
Mardi Gras of New Orleans in
pomp, displar and prestige.
For the earnival season Hous-
ton becomes the imaginary king-
dom in the realm of Tekram of
Saxet, rule-, by the popular Bong
Nottoc and his queen. Reversed
spelling of all proper names men-
tioned^ will develop the relation
of Houston with cotton produc-
tion and marketing-
The entry of the king and the
queen and the royal party to the
kingdom of No-Tsu-Oh over the!
campaign fund, are ureg-
so, as the time is grow-
until election day will
If the people want
ed to power, they,
—,— ^ _. np money against that
put up in large suma to defeat
him. The Record will issue re*
caiptaf or all contributions, and
mention same in our regular col-
umns. One dottar'iTTWtrmueh,
but it has its piA W and
mmET
yours is needed.
Contributed to date :
Record .. .. ....... .. ,.*J.OO
jB. S. Wright .............1“
Rnd- Kleberg ............l.i
Bri$g«nk.............1
^ M. leZ.
H. W. Robuck ..
Dr. W. D. Finney
"A Young Lady”
Dr. BL H. Putman.........
W. F. Holly ....................M
«••••••<
Once there was a little boy who} diip channel in the royal yacht,
CHAPTER XXIII.
The Infant Mind Shoots.
:iss Minerva had bought a book tor
ly entitled “Stories of Great and
Men,"' which she frequently read
to him for his education and improve-
was born in Virginia—” began Miss
Minerva.
“Born in a manger,” repeated the
inattentive little boy to* himself, "1
knows who that was." So, this impor-
tant question settled in his mind, he
gave himself up to the full enjoyment
of his chum and to the giving and re-
ceiving secret signals, the-pleasure of
which was decidedly enhanced by the
fear of imminent detection.
"Father, I cannot tell a lie, I did It
with my little hatchet—” read the
thin, monotonous voice at his elbow.
Billy laughed aloud—at that minute
Jimmy was standing on his head wav-!
ing two chubby feet in the air.
"William,” said hla aunt reprovingly,
peering at him over her spectacles, *T
don’t see anything to laugh at,"—and
she did not, but then she was in ignor-
ance of the little conspiracy.
"He was a good and dutiful son and
he studied his lessons so well that
When he was only seventeen years old
he was employed to survey vast tracts
ment These stories related the prin- stf land In Virginia—’’
clpal events In the lives of the heroes * ’-Miss Minerva emphasized
but never mentioned any names, al-
ways asking at the end, “Can you tell
me who this man was?’
Her nephew heard the stories so
every
word, hoping thus to impress her
nephew. But he was so busy keepiog
one eye on her and one on the little
toy on the other porch, that he did not
ain’t apt bo
the mumps, so yen
_-J paid BUly 'bout a
million dollars' worth to lemme tech
hie mumps,” he said proudly. "Get
•way; you can’t have ’em.”
Ikey had promptly stopped at the
gate
"What’ll you take, Billy, to lemme
get ’em?” be asked, his commercial
spirit at once aroused.
"What’ll you gimme?” asked he of
the salable commodity, with an eye to
■ bargain.
Ikey pulled out a piece of twine and
a blue glauybead from bis pocket and
offered them to the child with the
Lutheran Church.
a rH
have time to use his ears at all and so
did not bear one word.
“Leaving his camp fires burning to
deceive the enemy, he stole around by
a circuitous route, fell upon the Brit-
believe
often that he had some expression or
Incident by which he could Identify
each, without paying much attention
while rile was reading.
He and his aunt had just settled , .
themselves on the porch for a reading. ^apturPd
Jimmy was on his own porch cutting B,lly beId UP hls hand9 to catch
up funny capers, and making faces for
the other child’s amusement.
"Lemme go over to Jimmy’s, Aunt
Minerva,” pleaded her nephew, “an',
you can read to me tonight I’d a
heap ruther not hear you read right
now. It ’ll make my belly ache.”
Miss Minerva looked at him severe-
st
tO|
the opening day of the carnival,,
is attended with much pomp and
ceremony. The king, whose per-
sonnel -charges upon represen-
tative men of Houston from year
to year, enters the royal king-
dom and remains in cognite un-
til the grand coronation ball on
Wednesday night of carnival
week. The queen does not make
her appearance until the ball and
is not masked, her identity being
revealed as she proceeds to the
throne-to be received by the king
The coronation ball and carni-
val ball are premier soefety
events of the season. The coro-
nation ball formally opens tbe so
cial season, the year’s debutantes
who are princesses in the royal
family, makings their formal bow
to society that night. The cami
val ball, also, is a social affair
ar.d this year will be en masque.
Beautiful flower, art and indus
trial parades feature tne six days
of carnival week and illuminated
parades at night. The premier
parade is the illumination parade
of Tuesday, which is given to
some subject; last year being a
description of the Arts and Sci-
ence- Additional attractions are
provided in football games, ath-
letic contests, midway shows and
other ‘festival features. One per-
iod of the week is set aside for
street masking.
While maintaining all of its no
table social features, the carnival
directors this year have decided
to add the Gulf Coast Land Ex-
position as a permanent attrac-
tion, to be held in connection
with the No-Tsn-Oh Carnival.
This will be the only annual land
exposition held in the South and
the exhibits this year will consti-'
tute the nucleus for an important
state-wide exposition, which will
he added to from year to year.
A large exposition hall will he
built to honse the thousands of
exhibits of farm products and ma
chinery.
;The No-Tsu-Oh Kings and
Qneons from 18^9 to 1912 follow:
King Nottoc T—A. C. Allen
Queen—Mis* ’ Annie Quinlan.
V T Randle.V
King Nottoc TT.—John H. Kir-
OUR
ADVERTISING
COLUMNS
stb read by die people
because k gives them
news of absorbing in-
terest People no longer
go looking about far
go to their
for information as to
be found. This method
saves nee and trouble.
If you want to bring
your wares to tbe atten-
tion of‘this community*
Should
Contain Your
Ad
□□□□□□□
11144 f I'M# >♦§#§ Hflllll#
Cuero Wood & Coal Yard j
Dealers in Wood, Coal, Fire i
Brick, Common Brick, Lime, !
Cement, Smithing Coal and Con- |
crate Building Blocks.
IIIIIIIIIIMIHHHMIH
Brother Editor:—These are in-
deed new times, and with new
times there'have come new recog
nitions and new ways of doing
things. This is all especially
true of government and the re-
lation that the press of the na-
tion has to public affairs.
It was Doctor Wilson, presi-
dent of the Princeton University
democratic nominee for governor
of New Jersey, who coined the
term “Pitiless Publicity-’* It
was Governor Woodrow Wilson
of New Jersey who made that
t£rm a vital and living thing, un-
til today it has become the watch
word if the press and people.
Gov. Wilson has called i
the press of New Jersey to
him in every battle he has
ed against the entrenched politic
al .bosses in their partnerships
witn big bothies*. Gov.
has won every battle against
enemies of the people and their
government, because the press of
New Jerssy—oot> only the demo-
cratic and independent 0 press,
hot a large majority of tfcilpafc
publican* newspapers—have en-
listed in his fight. ; «
Always holding the press in
highest esteem, Gov.
recognizes it ag. the most
factor in the great contest qow
going on wherein Jfce pioplc
trying to regain control of ths
government. VA
• Governor Wilson takg* the po-
sition that it ia as much the duty
of the people to own the party
machinery as it is’ the governs
ment machinery; for this is a pov
eminent of parties, and the gov-
ernment can, therefore, be no b.;t
ter than the pajty in power."
Neither can the party be
any bette rthan the influ<ne.*g
which put it in power and keep
it in power. In the past these
influences have been corpora-
tions and individual! seekiiig
special privileges from the go|v-
ernment. Naturally they have
in turn owned the govern ment
and exacted from government
officials heavy tribute in return
for having financed the cam-
paign that gave these officials
thier position of power.
Gov. Wilson wants nothing
and will have nothing of this
sort. He w^nts the people to
own the pmrty, which means
they will own the government.
Therefore he wants the cam-
paign expenses incurred in mak-
ing him president of tfy: United
States, and in turning this gov-
ernment' over to the democratic
party to be contributed Record-
ing to each one’s ability—by the
millions of citizens who ought to
own the government ami in
whose interests the govern ment
ought, and must be administ ;r-
ed. <
Gov. Wilson asks the co-opera-
ticn of the press of the nation.
The method adopted for the
press, is to open its columns in
appeals for popular subscriptions
from the readers of the newspa-
ners of the country.
As a brother publisher in
charge of the Newspaper Fund
Bureau, I appeal to you to help
us.
Very truly yours
Robert Erring
Chairman Newspaper Fund Bn-
‘ Lie;
■ ^ v'..
□□□□□□□
T
ball which Jimmy made
throw.
Miss Minerva still read on, uncon-i
icldus of her nephew’s Inattention: | bv. Queen—-Miss -Tunn Mnr
“The suffering at Valley Forge had) Morse, (Mrs. W. D. Cleveland,
beenuntense during the Yinter—” 1 Jr. T
Bilty made a pretense behind hls| King Nottoc TTT.—Dennis Gall
aunt's upright back of throwing a ball Queen—Miss Augusta Goodhue,
while the otter child held up two tut (M A J 8o|,ri.,
little hands to receive It; Again he ™- i...... tt
it)! nlrwd m« Jimmv enat oU hla ! NffttOC JeSCC H
Tone. Onoon Mt« n«J
laughed aloud as Jimmy spat oft hls
kauris and ground ths imaginary bail
Into hia Jilp.
§p ..ji?
IHE VALUE
•f wdl-printnd
neat-appearing
stationery at a
means of getting uttA
holding desirable basi-
nets lias beet amply
demonstrated. Consult
before going
•Lew here
a *
■
m
> •;
r
/
reau.
+ ♦♦♦♦♦ + ♦ *,♦ 4 *.♦ ♦♦♦
♦ THE SBCBBT OF SUCCESS IE +
♦ BC8IHES0. fa
fa If yssr kentiBSi Is wsvtt ksv- fa
tag It Is csrfafaly worth psik- fa
♦ leg asi there is better way fa
It Umi by osfag news- fa
Do sot allow tbs fa
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Cuero Daily Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 70, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 22, 1912, newspaper, September 22, 1912; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1121699/m1/3/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Cuero Public Library.