The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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THE ASPERMONT STAR.
Published Every Thursday
S. W. THOMAS, Ed. and Prop.
Subscription,
A Year.
harrison telephone number 13
Entered at the Postoffice at Asper-
mont, Texas, as second-class mail
matter.
Don't stop boosting for your
town. Remember the "knock-
ers" never sleep.
One smooth tongued "knock-
er" can do more damage than
two two good, live hustlers can
undo; so keep up the lick of pro-
gress and press forward with a
firm determination to win.
The goal is now in sight. Will
you set back and see it pass us
up, or will you help us to reach
out and grasp it while it is yet in
reach?
Don't let the present opportu-
nity for securing a railroad for
Aspermont pass by unheeded.
Stop and consider what it means
for us all, not for the people of
the town alone, but for the en-
tire citizenship of Stonewall coun-
ty. Then put your shoulder to
the wheel of progress and assist
us in securing this greatest of all
enterprises.
Hearst andHaskell are getting
into quite a political mix-up, but
we are too busy talking railroad
to discuss politics. We must se-
cure a railroad, and the happiest
day in onr life will be when the
iron horse belches forth its first
signal of arrival in the beautiful
little city of Aspermont.
If we had no interest whatever
in the town in which we live we
would certainly have enough res-
pect for those who do have and
who have contributed to our fi-
nancial welfare to refrain from
trying to tear down their inter-
ests. Had you ever stopped to
consider the matter in this light?
There is always some opposi-
tion to every public enterprise.
Without it life would die of iner-
tia. The man who succeeds does
so invariably despite opposition.
Be steadfast in all you do. Get
the habit of work. The devil nor
his agents, the kicker and knock-
er, never bother the 'fellow who
works. Get busy.. Keep busy.
The only true happiness found
in life comes to the occupied
mind. Idleness breeds vicious-
ness, disease and death. Be a
booster. Be a boomer. Be a
worker. Get busy.—Shafter
Lake Herald.
Letter to Mayfield & Couch^
ASPKRMONT, TKXAS
Dear Sirs: Josh Billings never
said anything truer than this:
"Sucksess duz not konsist ov nev-
er makin blunders, but in not
makin the same wun twist."
N. R. Watkins, of Lott, Texas,
had his house painted some years
ago, and it took 13 gallons of
what he believed to be paint; he
bought it for paint, and it looked
like paint, the painter said it was
paint.
He has had it painted again; it
took 7 gallons Devoe.
It cost $65 before; now $35.
He knows it is painted now,
and he's got that $30 in a safe
place. He's got bis knowledge
in a safe place too.
Yours truly,
38 F. W. Devok & Co.
P. S. ''Little Joe" Tanner
sells our paint.
Dividing-Up Time.
Two children had been out
walnut hunting, says Exchange,
and had been very successful. ¡
Both had secured a goodly sup- j
ply, and decided to divide up,'
share and share alike. For this
purpose they climbed over a
stone fence into a graveyard, and
in the process, two walnuts drop-
ped from the apron of one and j
fell outside the fence.
A negro came along, and hear-
ing voices on the inside of the;
graveyard, paused and heard a j
conversation, something to this;
effect:
"You take this one, and I'll
take this one."
He hurried to a negro preach-
er's house nearby, and breath-
lessly said: "De devil an' de
Lawd am out dere in de grave-
yard, jes' a-countin' 'em out!"
The preacher was not from
Missouri, but he wanted to be
shown, so they both went to the
graveyard, and the same mon-
otonous counting was going on
inside the place—"You take this
one, and I'll take this one; you
take this one, and I'll take this
one; we'll get those two outside
as we go out."
The last seen of the two negro-
es, from all accounts, they were
racing up the pike.
Not44Just as Good"-It's Best
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One box of Hunt's Cure is un-
failingly, unqualifiedly and abso-
lutely guaranteed to cure any
form of skin disease. It is par-
ticularly active in promptly re-
lieving and permanently curing
all forms of itching known.
Eczema, Tetter, Ringworm
and all similar troubles are re-
lieved by one application; cured
by one box.
An editor found an elastic band
recently, which according to his
description, was too small for a
belt and too large for a sleeve
holder. He advertised it and the
next day a charming young lady
called and identified it. While
the editor stood blushing, she
thanked him and slipped it over
her Bible and departed.
They Should
"My honest conviction, based
upon my own experience and
that of my friends, is that
'Hunt's Cure' will cure a larger
per cent, of skin troubles, es-
pecially of an itching variety,
than any other remedy. Cer-
tainly those afflicted with any
form of itch should try it'"
J. O. Mon roe,
Atchison. Kas.
Knew by Experience.
Mr. Bach—I have my doubts about
this idea that the more you give away
the more you have.
Mr. Phamleigh—No question at all
about it. I gave away my daughter
two months ago and now she's re-
turned to me with her husband.
Civic Advantages.
Satan was delighted to discover
what It was that so many talented
men were engaged in raising.
"Perhaps our town hasn't got quite
so much gold pavement as some," he
chuckled, "but it's got the boosters."—
Puck.
Too Great a Sacrifice.
"When a man whistles at bis work,
I suppose he's happy?"
"Yes," answered Mr. Sirius Barker,
"but I hate the sort of man who cant
be happy without making every one
else miserable."—Washington Star.
Space.
"So you are still working on the
study of space?"
"Yes," answered the popular astron-
omer.
"In the heavens or in .the maga-
zine ?"—Washington Star.
Those Dear Friends.
Nan—This is Jack's latest picture.
Don't you think he looks better in pro-
file than in ft front view?
Fan—Much better, dear. It doesn't
■how his bald spot.—Chicago Tribune.
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FOR SALE
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6 Sections W.E. BarrowRai
Will sell In tracts oi 166 a
each at one-fourth cash balance
1 to 5 years time at 8 per
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These lands are about 75 per cent tillable and as fine as there is in the
county, some of which is now in cultivation and will speak for itself
If you want a home which you can pay for
one-fourth of your crop each year for five
come and look.
This land is situated 8 miles west of Asj
the county site of Stonewall county, and is
good schools, churches and plenty of timber
water.
If you are looking for something for nothing,
come, but if you want a home at a bargain
one that you can pay for with the rents you
now paying, Come and you will buy.
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W. E. BARROW
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Clubbing Rates
From this time on our clubbing
rates will be as follows^
Star and Houston Post $1.75
" *4 Dallas News 1.75
" " Ft. Worth Record 1.75
Harpoon 1.75
St. Louis Republic 1.75
Commoner 1.65
Farm & Ranch 1.75
FOR PURE LIQUORS
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WRITE TO
A Combination Offer.
To those who pay cash in ad-
vance and also those who pay
arrearages to the amount of one
year we are going to give abso-
lutely free the Southern Agri-
culturist, published at Nashville,
Tenn. This offer will not last
long, so hurry up with the
"dough."
Bertwin Business College,
Stamford, Texas, is a business
training school for both sexes
All the usual courses are given.
It is the leading business college
west of Ft. Worth and is the only
school in West Texas maintaining
standard courses in all depart-
ments. Write them for informa-
tion.
H. BRANN &
FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
They will ship you, express charges prepaid,
or your money refunded:
4 Full Quarts Private Stock for -
4 " " Caney Creek for
4 " " American Gold for -
4 " " Green River for
4 " " Hill & Hill for
4 " " Brann's Iconoclast for
4 " " Bottled in Bond Whiskey
1 Gallon Tue Purs 188° Alcohol for -
1 " " " Apple Brandy for
1 " " Peach Brandy for
1 " " " White Corn for
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3 50
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4 00 to S 00 L
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3" 75
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We handle everything in the liquor line. Write for full price
in 1S81. We refer you to everybody.
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Thomas, S. W. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1908, newspaper, October 1, 1908; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth168384/m1/2/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.