The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1917 Page: 4 of 8
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won
A Dallas Man Wonder- HOW THE DISAS-
that
F reshies
TER OCCURRED
Mr.
PUBLISHED
EVERY
to High
he asked.
Well reason enough will show why.
the
i
A Unique Record.
Hass all.”
OUR
The Kangaroo.
educated
OFFICE.
POSTOF-
dear
as
T > T
Telephone No. 19.
NOW
Review of Senior Year.
Laps.
sit
Soup.
“Home
Sweet
all
dealers.
Don’t
n ended.
Grape Fruit.
injc to Im? eaten.
the
Buttons.
Went to Greenville.
GEORGE MARTIN'.
ANOTHER LETTER
FROM GREAT LAKES
1)
Bumble Bees.
is morning af- begin to fly off
nomad: a ne'er -
m.
and
Tomato
GEORGE MARTIN.
using
cottage
No Fishing.
of
the
ELEVA-
&
e
d&wtf
benchain, Mgr.
Editor’s Boy’s Troubles.
Boy Drowned
$3
(l
the
Fresh ies
pave
COR.
derfully Helped by the
Use of Tru-Tone
The New Furniture Co.
PHONE no.
................. rrannniii
Prices Ran|
From
Take Tru-Tone
LIVER MEDICINE
pay-
iall and
this plan
One
One
One
OPPOSITE
FICE.
(Silver Threads Among the Gold).
In the High School of old Commerce,
Many happy days were spent.
But the days are growing dearer,
As we look to Commencement.
1st and 2nd chorus.
Dear old High School we are learning
And we hate to say good bye;
In the future well be thinking
Of the days in Commerce High.
properly
a
instances,
an orna-
acci-
leaving
you
gas
the
the
(Signed)
ddtw
I not to fish
.ny trespass-
This is fair
cans and it sits
weeks, months.
Sold on o
ment plat
let as expl
.75
.40
and selected spots for kodak pictures, j
u-. _____i ,
were ;
din-
1.
2.
3.
4.
all
go-
Yours truly,
MARION DeJERNETT.
AND BOYS.
No
be
$15.0
to /
you—
And show the aense
lack.
i<-r>-
er^^and
One
that
No
sooner do we get a levy of them en-
gaged in useful occupation on trous-
ers, shirts and und<
an<
Four long years we’ve been in High
School,
And it seems like
Home,”
Just a few more weeks of study,
Then we’re in the world to roam.
When you called us the Highbrow
falute,
our farewell address
Commerce, Texas, under Act of Con- i
tress. March, 1879.
Mrs. Pitts has twice publicly
Foster-Milburn Co.,, Props.. I
Buffalo, N. Y.
derived
The statement
proof
Cases of this kind
two do-well. 7"
Had simply will not go into a buttonhole
raining and go to work,
are ar-
Saw non-productive buttons,
morning al) to be
—..... Have trol them.
music ,
the
that
recom-
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
MEEAZY JOURNAL.
One Year.....................
Six Months ..................
Three Months ................
DAILY JOURNAL.
By Carrier or Mail
...................
Month ..................
to me;
I’m glad to see you
Tell me how be you,
And the classmates I'm longing to
see;
If you take Latin, English, Physics
and obey the rules;
Love your teacher very
you should do—
Then you’re a Senior,
Hurrah for Seniors,
Cause I’m a Senior, too.
SPRING TIME
IS
shelf days,
years, till
<irT
{Hf
Entered as second class matter
April 7, 1905, at the postoffice at
■ i ■ i ■ i ' ' i
Hie Weekly Journal.
HART BROS., Publishers.
' ou recaH your first day with us,
rnli'Al u-k._ _____ —... .k- u:_kk_
,. -
When the cares of life o’er take us.
Mingling fast our locks with gray;
We favor government regulation of
There ought
a commission appointed to con-
When they seunddd the dinner (Mg
you ought to have seen the bwich run
for their dishes and get something to
eat.* also Mta-.h our dishes. They
sure feed a fellow all he can cat and
Dallas, Texas, Jany. 13, 1917.
Mr. J. T. Vaughan.
Cr. The Tru-Tone Co.
Commerce, Texas,
Dear Sir:
For quite a while I have had bili-
ous and malarial troubles, suffering
at times with headache, dizziness, lack
of energy and constipation.
I have given your Tru-Tone a
thorough trial and find that it has
helped me wonderfully.
I am glad to recommend it to any
one who may have malaria or trouble
with their liver.
Sincerelv yours,
R. G. CLAYTOR.
VERY FEW LIKE IT IN-
BROAD REPL’BLIC
Headache./
Dizzinet^ /
“Spring Fdn
ConsypAtfon,
Biliousness and
Liver Troubles.
We took pictures nearly ail even-
ing and left for home about 5 o’clock.
IX CLASS MEETING.
On April 20. Melba Moreland honor-
ed the Seniors at the home of R. B.
Long. Music and conversation
was enjoyed. Ffuit was served early
and then later hot chocolate i
pimento sandwiches. Eight of
girls spent the night with Melba.
PATRIOTIC PARTY.
On May 3, Mildred McCarter
the Seniors a patriotic party.
Her home was decorated in red,
white and blue and U. S. flags held
a prominent place.
Bunco was the main feature of the
I
1.
2.
3. Cottage
Salad Sandwiches.
4. Other ways of
cheese.
Brick eream in r*4, white and blue
’b°M* 25 8umU-
J* > 'IttEATRB PARTY.
On May 15, Mr, Powell and
Fritts gave the Seniors a Theatre
Party. We met at the home of Mil-
dred McCarter about 8 p. m. Later
we left for Hippodrome to see
Charles Ray in “Back of the Man.”
show we visited the
were
Every drugstore in
Commerce sells
and guarantees
TRU-TONE.
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Dear old High School in the glooming loan’s Kidney Pills—the same
Me will think of you and say:
3rd chorus.
Dear old High School, how
thee,
Now we wish that we were there;
With the Latin and the Physics,
Just to chase away the care.
J V NIO N - $ E N IO R E N T E R T AIN -
MENT.
On March 23, the Junior Class hon-
ored the Seniors at the home
Maurine Mulkey. The house
decorated with ferns, penhants
Senior colors.
of
and I
Conversation and music
to l.’ck his wifj 'cause o' h_r naggin.
“Well?”
“Well, yistiddy the done ovah-heah
him.
hours in St. Louis. I
a pretty nice time I
and cold. Believe r
riving here from evi
Dewitt England this i
dolled up in a whitJ uniform,
not gotten mine yet for they are out.
School;
When we gave the Chautauqua sa-
lute—
j If you think you can do any better,
Well reason enough will show why.
$1.50 If you search the world over for Se-
niors,
You’ll find the best ones in Com-
merce High. CHO.
.10
.25 |
A’ear (in advance).......$2.50
TRU-TONE TIME
FOR
An Arkansas newspaper once print-
ed some cloth hard bills for a travel-
ing show. The show went broke and
these bills weae never called for, so
the thrifty wife of the editor used
the cloth to line little Johnny’s
pants. As months rolled by, the
pantaloon’s grow threadbare; and, at
school one day, little Johnny
dently tore th« seat out, 1______.
and about one foot of the lining in sight,
the i and the boys were surprised to read
the following words, standing out io
plain type: “Doors open at 7:30;
performance begins at 8:00.”
--------
Not much larger than a fountain
pen is a new office appliance
which a person can seal letters at
rate of 50 a minute.
(Are You From Dixie).
Are you a Senior?
I say a Senior,
Any erroneous reflection upon the: "here scenes of High School beekon
character, standing or reputation of!
any person, firm or corporation '
which may appear in the columns of
The Journal will te gladly and fully
corrected upon being brought to the
publisher’s attention.
were glad to get here.
Steam pressure sterlization— mp ft sure is co,d hfre and we hav«
tn Htinf arnttnJ a, _ I ___» ■ t
er”
After the show we visited
Commerce confectionery and
served refreshments.
REPORTER.
(To be Continued.)
here after his arrivj
training station in Ilinois:
Great Lakes, April 28, 1917.
Dear Boys:
We arrived here di
ter .16 hours of ridi*g. We certainly and in other out ol
Now believe waiting their chanci
1 some
keep article of apparel.
The average is a
The vast friajority of them
art; it is also a science. I: 1
i as difficult to get away with
j fully as spaghetti; in
which you run chanches of
your eye shot out with acid.
To eat grapefruit
need blinders, an umbrella,
mask and a mackintosh. Otherwise
you will have to catch your juice on
the fly. And that of course involves
the unpleasant necessity of dining all
over the breakfast table.
GEORGE MARTIN.
All persons are\warn<
in the flour mill patal. I
ers will be prosecutXdJ
warning. ,
GREENVILLE MILU
TOR C(1
Home testimony for Doan’s Kidney
Pills, published in every locality, is
of itself convincing evidence of merit.
Confirmed testimony forms still
stronger evidence. Years ago a citi-
zen of Commerce gratefully ack now -
legded the benefit derived from
Doan’s Kidney Pills.
is now confirmed—the proof more
convincing. Cases of this kind are
plentiful in the work of Doan’s Kid-
ney Pills—the record is unique.
Mrs. N. Pitts, S. Monroe St., Com-
merce, says: ‘1 was annoyed off
and on for four years with rheumatic
twinges and I had pains in my back
and hips. I also had headaches and
dizzy spells whejt I almost went blind.
The kidney sseretions were highly
colored and painful in passage.
Doan's Kidhey Pills, procured from
the Hundley Drug Co., soon banished
the pain*’ and corrected the action of
my kidniys,”
(Statement given July 10, 1908.)
On April 19, 1915, Mrs. Pitts said:
“I still use Doan’s Kidney Pills when
I have occasion to take a kidney
medicine.”
Price 50c, at all
By Maybelle Griffitts.
The Senior Class met in auditorium
of High School building last Octobei
and organized the class. The follow-
ing officers were elected:
James Hiner, President.
Kathlyne Hawkins, Vice-President.
Grace Marshall, Secretary.
Howel) Salmon, Cor.-Sec and Treas.
Maybelle Griffitts, Reporter.
Purple and lavendar were selected I
as class colors.
CLASS MEETING,
On Oct. 31, 1916, Grace Marshall
honored the girls of the class with a
slumber party. About 10 o’clock we
went serenading. We returned
through the square and built a bon-
fire. We danced, gave yells until
the fire burned low. Twelve girls
spent the night with Grace.
II CLASS MEETING.
The Seniors made stew at
home of Kathlyne Hawkins on Nov.
Several questions were brought
a program
About fifty persoas went to Green-
ville Thurs. to attend the canning and
food conservation demonstration being
held there.
Following is the program:
Thursday 2 p, m. to 5 p. m.
Discussion of Conservation of food.
Methods of conserving.
Materials.
Equipment.
Intermittent process of canning
begun.
Friday 2 p. m. to 5 p. m.
Canning: Methods.
(a) Prolonged sterilization—beans,
peas and spinach.
(b) Intermittent sterilization.beans
peas, and spinach.
(c) !
beans, peas and spinach.
(d) Open keftle and cold-pack—
tomatoes, strawberries and other veg-
etables and fruitf.
Saturday 2 p. m. to 5 p.
Meat Substitutes:
Peanut Loaf,
Peanut Buns.
Cheese
♦♦**>■>11*..................... ...............
THERE SHOULD BE A
> VICTROLA s«
< >
In Every Home.
8th.
up before the class and
committee was appointed.
III CLASS MEETING.
The Seniors met at the home
Margie Ellison Dec. 10, 1916,
made candy.
were the features of the evening.
IV CLASS MEETING.
Wenna Gill honored the Seniors at
her home on Jan. 3, 1917. We select-
<d our pennants and looked at ring
samples during the evening.
V CLASS MEETING.
Grace Marshall entertained Seniors
with a candy making on Jan 25th.
Chocolate and Divinity Fudge, pea-
nut clips and caramels were made.
VI THEATRE PARTY.
The Seniors met at Maybelle Grif-
fltt’s an Feb. 3rd. Sweet peas were j
selected as class flower. After busi-
ness affairs were attended we attend-
ed “The Love of a Sailor,” at the
Hippodrome.
SENIORS HONORED.
On Feb. 16 Myrtle Knight honored
the Seniors at her home. The house
was beautifully decorated with cut.
flowers, ferns and hearts.
A Victrola furnished the r----:~
throughout the evening while
guests played Bunco.
Marshall and Hazel Hickerson.
The guests departed at a late hour i
thanking Myrtle for the pleasant ev-1
ening.
X CLASS MEETING.
On May 4th, the Seniors enjoyed a
joy ride. Ue attended the closing ex-
ercises at Columbia school house. The
Seniors sang the Senior songs and
Marjorie Ferguson gave a reading.
CLASS SONGS.
(Don’t Bite the Hand That’s Feeding
You).
Today I was lonely at High School,
When al) my dear classmates were
gone;
All I could see were the Freshies,
And I counted them one by one. i
I recalled how they sneered and jeer-1 was left off the table,
ed us,
When we tried our best to be true;
And now if you don’t like my class-
mates,
You can show what
can do.
CHORUS.
If you don’t like the dear old Seniors,
Then just show what the Freshies
can do,
Just do the best you can, brace up and
be a man
And always be honest and true;
If you don’t like the Senior colors.
But you’re partial to orange and
Hack,
Then don't act like the frogies below
Carl Estes of Cumby passed '
with through here Tuesday enroute for <
a Chicago, Ill., where he has accepted wa>i
' j* p0*'1'®"- | iminiHiiiiiinniM
We are located next to the railroad.
We do not cross pver the riser till we
go through a lot more. Just as soon
as we arrived tf»ey took all cigarettes
u».
smoke
can smoke
pipe and cigar*. Believe me, we sure
Prince
bought.
five, cent sack sells for 25c
. Then you do
The regular saii-
The lap is one of those rare human
institutions which, though constantly-
being sat upon still survives.
It always appeals when you
down. Nobody knolws where it goes
when you stand up. It was invented
by Mothers. Mothes have worn laps
ever since Eve ev$|uted from fig
leaves to furbelow*. Fathers have
the framework for laps but they lack
the conecting links.
Laps are used for many things:
among matrons for holding babies and
bowls full of cake batter; among
lovers for holding each other; and
among various classes of persons for
a various number of things.
GEORGE MARTIN.
and chewing tobacco away from
1 An apprentice seaman cannot
cigarettes or chew, but
pay high for tobacco.
! Albert at all, can't
• Tuxedo, a
The kangaroo is the only animal in
the world that never educated its
feet. It can’t walk. And it can only
half fly. So it sits up on its hind
legs and gets where it’s going in
leaps.
There are many criticisms like this
we might make of the kangaroo. It
THE COMMERCE J QUIN AL, COMMERCE, TEXAS, MAT JB,
, evening and Melba Moreland
high score.
Soup is one of the less effective
foods. It is very filling. But it does
not take hold like corned-beef and
cabbage.
Like our music, our drama, our
opinions and our incompetents, soup
is canned. They have built great
palaces of delusion for it. There they
coax it into the mixing vats, decoy it
to gigantic caldrons and get it
stirred up with the idea that it’s
Then they blight its
hopes by pouring it into dark, gloomy
on a
maybe
somebody calls for it.
No wonder soup gets despondent.
We bought some the othe rday, it
was—horrible.
to hunt around for a place to
warm,
Thursday night w)r stopped
Some city!
ut was
)e, boys
|ry where.
You have all heard of the stinging
rebuke. Well, the bumble bee in-
vented it. Yes, and he administers
it on the slightest provocation.
The mosquito claims this invention,
but anyone who has ever had any ex-
perience with a bumble bee knows
that the mosquito is just a poor imi-
tation.
The bumble bee starts out harmless-
ly enough, but he is all trouble in the
end. XV hen a bumble bee unsheaths
his tail, beware.
Personally, we'd rather be sat on
by William Howard Taft than by a
Grape fruit is classed among
squirty edibles. It is, perhaps,
squirtiest of them all.
Eating grapefruit is not only an
It is quite
i grace-
addition to
having
good, capable bumble bee.
The average tail—as
coffee, , the poodle dog’s—is purely
ment, but with a bumble bee it’s all
utility.
And we speak from knowledge
the facts when we say.
Have ail your dealings with
bumble bee head-first.
GEORGE MARTIN.
we love
Allen, son of Paris Primm, living
near Whistle Hill, northeast of Cum-
by, was drowned Saturday afternoon. '
He was eighteen years old and was|i>
subject to some sort of spells and had '
to be watched all the time. He had * '
eaten his dinner and walked out and < >
about half an hour later his mother J J
found him lying face down in the ; ’
poo), the water being about three feet - >
deep. He died a few minutes later I
and was buried Monday at 11:00 a. ; ’
m. at Oakland. < >
it is good.
A gentleman in Cincinnati employs
two negroes to work on rather ex-
tensive gardens, which he personally
oversees. One morning Sam did not
appear.
“Where is Sam. George?
“In de hospital, sah.”
“In the hospital? Why, how
world did that happen?"
“V»el, Sam rj- been a-te ,;n' ire
ev'.y mo’nin’ f..i ten ye-.hs he g«.me |
well to get thgt.
ors go over aid get tobacco for us
because we are not allowed to cross
over yet. We sure are having fun
just the same. Don’t forget to save
every Daily Journal for us and semi
them to us or tell papa to. We cer-
| tainly appreciate it if you would.
) I am getting along O. K. . "
boys are having a good time!
is a big bunch of Texans he:
they don’t bother us at all.
fellow said something about Texas,
but a big guy told him to dry up and
believe me, he did, too. I saw an old
boy last night from Texas and he is
> see
us. Must close now, will write again
soon.
travels by jerks, like a local train, i some.I'een boy, sure was glad to
And if it lived in an icy country it
could leap ten feet and slide a mile
and have it on al) of us.
But there is this to be said for the
brute: It certainly goes in for con-
venience. It jumps its rivers and
ditches and obviates bridges. And as;
for the mothers of the kangaroo race -
—well, show us the American woman
who can put her baby in her pocket '
and go shopping.
GEORGE MARTIN.
slumber party.
and games were enjoydd until late.
The next morning every one arose
In consideriing Vie great army of
the unemployed let us not forget
buttons. No question about it, there ’
are too many idle buttons in the
- world.
Thousands, yes, millions of them
loaf around on clothe*, with nothing
to do. They congregate in long, sil-
ent rows on men's coaisleeves. They
swarm on women’s (owns, running
aimlessly up and down seams and
around collars, withetit a button-hole
Marion DeJemett wrote the follow- to their name.
ing letter back to some of his friends The worst about buttons is
I at the naval they're never where jhey Mong.
bevy of them
tip---------
Itrwear than they
hide under beds
the way places,
to flock useless-
airei dy buttonridden
o’'
was j
and
A stirring band fur-
nished music throughout the evening.
Bunco was enjoyed for an hour or)
more. A program was given and a
contest. Refreshments which con-
sisted of two courses were served.
1st course.—Hot tea, pimento sand-
wiches, olives, salad.
2nd course—Cream and cake.
VII CLASS MEETING.
The Seniors made chili at the home
of Rhetrtien Sparkman on April 7.
School affairs were discussed, ming-
led with music.
CLASS HONORS.
It was determined that Dan Clin-
ton and Cecil Durham should be
valedictorian and salutatorian re-
spectfully. This is determined by the i
! grades during the Junior and Senior
year. Since however, Cecil Durham
has joined the navy and Melba More-
land having the next highest grade
will take his place. Margie Ellison
was selected by the class to repre-
sent the class.
SLUMBER PARTY.
On the night of April 15, Maybelle
(Griffitts gave the Senior class »
Pimento sand-; slumber party. Musie, conversation
wiches and tea were served by Grace
I
early and left for the park where
. breakfast was made ready. The
breakfast consisted of hot <
fried eggs and ham, light bread and
fruits. As soon at dishes were
packed up Dan Clintnn arrived with i
wagons to take us to his home for
. the day.
VIII CLASS MEETING.
We arrived at Dan's about nine
o’clock where we \Mere welcomed by
; Mr. and Mrs. Clinton. Before din-
ner we took a walk down to the creek
. ... .
We returned to th< house and
j soon called to dinner and such a
i ner—I don’t think a single good dish
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