The Democrat (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 1906 Page: 2 of 12
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TH PKOCRAT, MdUlfNIT, TKXA8, THURSDAY, MAY M, 1*04
ME DEMOCRAT
PUBLISHED BY
WILSON ft SMITH Proprietors.
A contemporary asserts that rata
water should by all means be boil-
ed. It will be necessary for ua down
ttaia way to first get the rain wa-
ter.-— Houston PoBt.
And wouldn't we hate to undor*
take to boll all we have had recently
In thla locality.
• rwuM Hurra, - " Editor.
Yaltbr B. Wilhon, - Business Mgr.
OrrOSITB MASONIC TEMPLE
Iban:-T1M daw prtatad opposite
of th« ^aparoroa tha
taSoiUi'a^M to wEioh your aab-
_i m paid. Jul aabaorlptlona asplra or
I at tCaaoBUi. Any aabaortbar not ra-
tha paper ragaiarly will pleaaa notify aa
acaacHim..fi riHJ;
t opy One Yeai, ; fl UC
Thursday, May 24, 1000.
A KTRANGE CARGO.
One of the strangest cargoes a
vessel could possibly have was un-
loaded at the Ixrndan docks toward
the cloae of March. It consisted of
aeveral sacks filled with dried flies;
consigned to a larpe firm of grain
merchants. These flies, originating
In Brazil, have been purchased for
use In the manufacture of food for
chickens, cage birds and the like.
They were cunght on the river Ama-
zon by Brazilians, who travel up the
river In flatbottomed boats, and
who are provided with gauze nets,
with which they capture these In-
sects in millions, ad flies hover in
dense clouds over many of the
swampy reaches of the Amazon.
The flies thus caught are killed,
dried In the sun. an dthen placed
In sacks. I'pon arrival In London
. they are mixed with millet and oili-
er gruln, and are sold as chicken
food, etc. Some time a«o the Bra-
zilian government, fearing that the
flsh In the Amazon river would be
starved, forbade t,he exportation of
•flies; hence the price of this strange
commodity, which used to be fid.
per pound, has now risen to 1s. fid.
per pound, and often a little more.
Every fellow from the president
down to the cracker box poll Jena la
digging at the octopus. And the
octopus? Well, It Just keops cn
digging oil.—McKlnney Courier.
And the octopus will continue to
dig unlawfully Into the pockets of
the people until there is aiiot';ei
and more determined occupant in
the White House, unless the states
can And means of arresting its pro-
gress.—Houston Post.
Greenville Is setting the pace far
the smaller cities of Texas in street
paving. Our thriving neighbor on
the East, with sleeves abovd her el-
bow, bc to speak, Is vni"«g through
the problem In the only way that it
c:n 0' solved by getting ousy.
Why not McKlnney emulate Green-
ville? It will not only add to the
convenience of the people, but It will
udd to the valuation of abutting
property to an amount far surpass-
ing the expense Involved in paving.
Judge M. M. Brooks will speak In
Farmersvllle next Saturday. We
want every man and woman in this
end of the county to come that day
and hear him. He was once a citi-
zen of our neighbor county, Hunt,
and he is still dear to her people.
He Is a good man and nn excellent
speaker.- Farmersvllle Times.
Weather permitting, Judge
Brooks is assured of a large hear-
ing at McKlnney on the above date.
Come out and listen to a great
speech.
A timely vote turneth away graft.
The early worm catches the fish.
He is a wise fish who looks twice
before he bite.'.
Whatsoever a man getieth that
ahould he also keep.
Ever}body works but 'he t-lreet
sprinkler.
Man Is but a few days and full of
political aspirations.
A good credit with contentment
la great gain—if the other tellow Is
contented.
Boast not thyself of tomorrow
for thou knowest not how
much rain the day may bring forth.
A philosopher is a man who Is
satisfied after making a failure of
everything he has tried.
Train up a child and away he
will go to the skating rink—In Mc-
Klnney; at Greenville—to the mov-
ing picture show,
Ex-Lieutenant Governor J. N.
Browning is a candidate for District
Judga in the Armstrong county dis-
trict.
Somebody should be responsible
for every town's sidewalks, and
should have authority to force the
fellow to it who won't build a walk
of his own accord. We owe this
much to the citizen who has done
Ills part.
Texas has become too well satis-
fied to merely reap the rich yield of
this great wealth producing coun-
try. We have all of the facilities
for promoting the manufacturing
Interest which Is the other hall of
prosperity. It's our move.
These be stirring times In tha
United States Senate, and thess be
hot old times In the White House.
- Huston Post.
And allow us to add that these
be sloppy times in McKinney.—Mc-
Klnney Courier.
Anon the glowing heat of the re-
turning sun will dry up the .-loppy
streets of McKlnney, but at Wash-
ington as the sun of everlasting
truth shines with Increasing bold-
ness, the strenous one finds life be-
coming hotter and hotter In the
White House. Houston Post.
The Cellna Record makes the fol-
lowing observation which about
sizes lip the situation. Head it.
"When you want a good job of
printing done just take your copy
to a printer and tell him to do you
a good Job, and he will. If you
think you know more about the
business than he does, and select
your paper and instruct him what
type to use, and all the little details
you will get a botch Job. A printer
working under Instructions from one
who knows nothing about the busi-
ness, no matter if he is an expert,
cannot get out a neat Job."
li. seems that the muck rake Is not
lteavy enough and it is necessary to
bring the harrow Into requisition.—
Houston Post.
Some things are so harrowing to
our feelings that this comes as a
natural consequence.
9100 Reward $100.
Tom W. Perkins of the McKin-
ney Gazette will be a candidate for
president of the Texas Press Asso-
ciation this year. Tom Johnson of
the San Antonio Light will not ac-
cept the position, on account of his
health, thus leaving the Held open
to other members of the association
who aspire to the place. Mr. Per-
kins is a good man for the place,
He is one of the heat-known and
most popular of the press gang, and
would make a good president.—
Sherman Register.
The State Press Association meots
at Corpus Chrlstl June <>, 7 and S,
as the Register above indicates, Mc-
Kinney is out for the highest hon-
or. Mayor Tom W. Perkins has
flattering assurances of support,
not only from his own home sec-
tion. but from every other part of
the state, and will undoubtedly
land it if Editor T. B. Johnson, of
the Snn Antonio Light, who is In
line for succession, is unalm to fill
the office. Mr. Perkins has actively
been engaged In the newspaper bus-
iness in Texas for seventeen years,
twelve years a member of the Pruss
Association, ten years executive
committeeman from this Congres-
sional District and this year a del-
egate to the National Editorial As-
sociation, which meets in June at
Indianapolis, Ind. He Is young
and active and his friends claim that
he is well qualified to fill this high
and Important position. McKinney
will be on "the map," so to speak,
£t the annual gathering of newspa-
per men of the state next month
and The Democrat and Dally Cou-
rier will be gratified to see their
neighbor around the corner elevat-
ed to the highest post of honor
within the gift of the craft in Tex-
as. We are alwayB proud to see
old Collin stand at the front. Con-
gratulations in advance Tom.
!?'.-«•-
The readers of this paper will be
plesaed to learn that there la at
least one dreaded disease that, sci-
ence has been able to cure In all Its
stages, and that Is Catarrh. Hall's
Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
care now known to the medical fra-
ternity, Catarrh being a constitu-
tional disease, requires a constitu-
tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Care Is taken Internally, acting dl
roctljr upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the dis
esse. and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
■ting nature in doing Its work,
proprietors have so much faith
in Its curative powers that they of-
Hundrel Dollars for any
It falls to cure. 8end for
nonlals.
r. J. Cheney A Co. Tole
its. 75c
Pills for con
ROLAND.
May 21.—Farmers have been very
busy the past week.
Mrs. J. W. Cox and Lottie Pearce
clover Saturday.
Geo. Robblns and wife have a big
boy.
Mrs. J. W. Cox and l^ottle Pt arl •
were shopping in McKinney Satur-
day.
The ra!n Sunday will s op fa -m
work for a few days.
PKSUIjIQHY RK^DmO
1 1
HABIT,
The mind is a very delicate, com
plicated pieee of mechaniam and, a!
though made ts do a certain'kind of
work marvelously well, yet wben put
to an entirely different use, Its offl-
ciency is ruined. Juat as the delicate
machinery Intended for producing
fine watch parts would be completely
spoiled for this purpose if used to
make clock parta. When the mind
becomes deflected to a certain ex-
tent from Its normal condition by
the vicious reading habit, It diverges
more and more and rarely goes back
to the normal.
By desultory habits of reading and
lack of system you confuse the mind
with a large mass of unclassified
material. You pick up a book and
read a few pages and then pick up
another and then go from that to a
paper or magazine. Thla puts the
mind In a chaotic state because you
let everything run Into the mental
reservoir without any order or de-
finite plans. Systemlesa reading It
profitless. You cannot gain know-
ledge of a friend or prize his friend-
ship by a hasty first impression, so
In reading a book you cannot gain
everlasting good by skimming over
Its contents or by reading a few pag-
es one night and then putting it on
a shelf to gather dust until you get
time to read it again. Everything
comes out of the mind as It went
in. and if it does not enter In an or-
derly nminer, It will come out in
choas.—O. 8. Marden in Success
Magazine.
VINELAND.
May 21.—Eld. Ledlow of Gunter
filled his regular appointment at
Vinelund Sunday and Sunday night.
Floyd Scott returned home from
school Saturday.
Mrs. J. L. Kerr left Friday for
Indiana to vMt her daughter, Mrs.
Luther McDonald.
Miss Helen Horn is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Eugene Holmes, rtt Ar-
cadia, N. M.
Miss Almanza Kerr is visiting
her cousin in Sherman.
Mrs. Harris, who has corns to
make her home with her daughter,
Mrs. Jim Kirkland, attended church
at Vineland Sunday.
Mrs. E. S. Horn spent last week
wit her daughter Mrs. Thornt Dy-
sart, at Anna.
Those who attended the closing
exercises of the Gunter school were
as follows: Gano Horn and family,
J. R. Horn and family, Jasper
Weeks, Wiley Horn and *..iss Nettle
Burruss.
Miss Carrie Talklngton spent last
week with relatives in Prosper.
John Neely of Bolivar, came last
week to visit his brothers and also
to attend the bedside of his mother,
who is no better.
Mrs. Ward visited her motner,
Mrs. Maroney, of Princeton last
week.
Mr. Stintson and family of Prin-
ceton. spent Saturday night and
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. Carrington of Sher-
man .have come to spend the sum-
mer months with the latter's par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Stewart.
The Vineland boys went to Sun
Lake, Denton county, on a fishing
trip last week.
Mrs. Frank Scott and daughter,
Miss Lola, from Cottage Hill, were
In our midst Friday.
Big White and family visited rel-
atives in McKinney Saturday night.
Mrs. Guss Crump and sister, Miss
Mamie, visited their sisters, Mes-
dames Albert and Bob Franklin,
last week.
Miss Pearl Fllppen is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Fletcher Barnes, of
Coale's Chapel.
Robert Bone and Byron Smith, of
Prosper, spent Sunday afternoon at
J. S. Kerr's.
BOIS D'ARC.
May 2 1.—A gloom was cast over
our community Tu>sday morning,
when It was learned that Geo. 11.
Herndon was dead. Mr. Herndon
leaves a wife, three brothets and
hosts of friends to mourfi bin loss
Crops look a little better than
they did at this time last year.
Wheat and oats are several dav*
later than usual.
W. B. Canibee Is on the sick lis'
General Green has mustered 'M
of his forces In our beat, but with
the help of a few days sunshine, we
will vanquish the old general.
Mies Maggie Davis and John
Cave, of Wllmeth, were In our mlds.
Sunday.
Eld. R. C. Horn preached to a
large audience at this place last
Sunday at 4 p. m.
Sam Standerfer, of Rock Hill, was
in our beuv Sunday.
Will Rutherford, of Prosper, was
down this way Sunday.
The following young people from
here attended church at Vineland
Sunday: Miss Vlnnle Capllnger,
Misses Pearl and Donnle Simmons.
Andrew Norrls and Jessie Brooks.
All took dinner with Miss Ethel
Tucker, returning here In time fir
preaching.
Grover and Jim Fowler, who have
be?n students In the Jones Tra'nln*
School, eat-red the McKinney Busi-
ness College today for a cou'.arv
S
LUCAS.
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Will Return to Thla County.*
Tuesday's Rally.
Rev. Eugene Holmes, who has
been paator of the Christian church
at Artesla, N. M., since the first or
the year, has resigned snd accepted
the pastorate of the church at Piano
ind will begin work there the first
Sunday In June. Rev. Holmes and
wife have many friends in thlB
county who will be gratified to hear
of their return.
May 21.—The ran happened to
miss ua yest-rday and Saturday, to:
which we are thankful.
Rtr. Cordis Spurgln preached in
Wylle yesterday.
Rev. Neely filled his regular ap-
pointment at mia place yesterday.
Dr. CofTey and O. L. Mallow are
in the west this week.
J. C. Laws and family of Missis-
sippi are spending a < ouple of d lya
with their brother-in-law, N.
Pharr and J. P. Marrow. They will
leave Tuesday for New Mexico t;>
visit their son.
The l^iw.es Aid Soelety gave Mrs.
Dr. Coffey a pleasant surprise Sat-
urday, by slipping in on her and
bringing their dinner. Your scribe
happened to have an invitation to
come over and partake of the good
things and I certainly enjoyed it.
for the table was covered with every
goo:! thing Imaginable. Mr. EJItor
I thought of you. The Ladles Aid
felt like they would like to
show their appreciation of
Mrs. Coffey's work and knew no bet-
ter way than to go in and spend the
duy. It didn't take any very wise
peoon to tell that Mrs. Caffey was
highly delighted for her every act
expressed It and went to show that
she was glad her work had been ap-
pieclated and to tell that the crowd
enjoyed themselves. One only had
to have reasonably good ears an I
pass reasonably close to the house
for you could hear ti e ling of th
merry laughter.
NATIRK'K WARNING.
McKinney People Must llecogni/.e
and Hoed It.
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59
Kidney ills come quietly—myste-
riously,
But nature always warns you
through the urine.
^Notice the kidney secretions.
See If the color is unhealthy—
If there are settlings and sediment
Passages too frequent, scanty,
painful.
It's time then to use Doan's Kid-
ney Pills,
To ward off Bright's disease or
diabetes.
Doan's have done great, work In
McKlnney.
U. P. Clardy, grain buyer, living
at the corner of Oak and Lamar
Sts., McKinney, Tex., says: "I was
down on my back and almost com-
pletely laid up when 1 first got
Doan's Kidney Pills at Smith Bros,
drug store. It was the first time
I had had an attack of this kind and
I was much alarmed. It was Mr.
Smith who advised me to try Doan's
Kidney Pills, and I must say that
this remedy is a wonder. I had not
used more than half a box when my
back felt as strong as ever and the
kidney secretions, which had been
loo frequent, became normal and reg*
ular."
For sale by all dealers, i . ice ,r 0c.
Foster-Milbiirn Co., N. Y., soleshrdlu
Foster-Mllburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name—Doan's—-
and take no other.
CULLBOKA.
May 21.—H. C. Miller made a
business trip to Dallas last week.
Prof. Sutherland began a sing-
ing school at this place Wednesday
night with a large attendance.
Marvin Martin has returned home
nfter spending several months at
Temple, Ok.
The shower Sunday evening was
not a welcome visitor in this part
of the country.
Rev. Abe Enloe of Enloe, filled
his regular appointment at Back-
been, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Milam and little daughter,
Birdie, who were down with the fe-
ver, are able to be up again.
Mr. Martin's children, Miss Mar-
gie, Frank and Cora, who hfive been
down with the fever for some time
are able to be up again.
Ther wasn't any Sunday school
Sunday on account of the rain.
We are sorry to report, that Jos
McGraw is still sick with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Millie Miller and sons Dudley
brother, Henry Todd, and family,
brothers, Henry Todd and family,
near Thompson school house.
Several around here, have new
phone boxes In their residence.
The Odd Fellows will hold me-
morial services at the Baptist
church next Sunday evening.
THROCKMORTON.
May 21.— It hasn't forgot to rain
In our country yet. Farmers are
behind with their crops.
Mrs. Dysart visited the bedside
of Mrs. Bomar Thursday and reports
her improving.
Ther was no preaching at the
school house Sunday, the preacher
falling to come.
Mrs. Rollins received a message
Friday announcing the death of her
cousin, Mr. Parvln, at Glen Rose.
Will McNeil of Rhymer, Is visit-
ing his plster, Mrs. Medcalf.
The father of Jeff Stlce Is some
better.
Mr. snd Mrs. Dysart attended
church at Melissa Sunday.
Ed Singleton of Salt Lake City,
Utah, is visiting his sister, Miss
Maggie Shain, whom he has not
seen before In many years.
Ely Morton ts visiting his brother
**««.♦ •. In Pn ( WnHll
The Kind Ton Hare Always Bought* and which has beat
in use for over SO yeara, has borne the aiirnatnre of
- and has been made under his pw>
aonal supervision since Its lnfkncy. J
*<4<CA446 Allow no one to deceive you in this. 1
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Intents and Children—Experience against Experiment*
What is CASTORIA
Gastoria la a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Para*
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotto
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep*
The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend*
CENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
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The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
tw« etmtau* eoMMN*. tt twimut (TDiir. new vo.k crrv.
CEL1NA.
May 21.— We had some more rain
yesterday evening, but the sun is
shining this morning.
.Mr'. ShSe'ds, of Okmulire?, f. T.
is here visiting her daughter, Mrs
W. N. J.icks n.
Mrs. H. L. Weems has re uT.el
from a trip t Sherman,
Miss C ir ne Zi nmerm ir, of Da
Ins, is visit log r'laiive* he e.
Mrs. Child res*, cf n ar Hebron, Is
here visiting he mother Mrs. SL :i
ford.
R. H. Ore tilee has returned fr mi
a business trip to Southern Texas.
Mrs. Jim Drake has returne I from
a trip for her nealth to San An?*1! i.
Wednesday night t'ie store of H-.ir
rus & Finley was entered 11 id ubo'it
$30.00 In unney was taken wit'i
several pounds of tobiceo. Harvey
Seagsis. Eidrege Cravens and Will
E 1 r hive been a:rast?d c'.iarged
with the crime.
Siturday evening, twenty-four of
our leuige -s, w?nt to Fr sco to at-
tend the Disirlit Leagu? C nferenca
and rendered a program at night.
A pro r::c ed m et ng h now b •-
; in>; he! 1 here by Rev. Adair, of Dal-
| las.
Henry M ore went to Fo t Worth
; Siturday, to make his future home.
Mrs. Rodney N'eathery of i«'armers-
ville. accompanied by her little
| daughter, Dorothy, is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. ,1. Melton.
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BIQ ASSORTED LINE IN STOCK I
$
I.et us dt> your screen work
Matting and Linoleum very
cheap.
We are closing out our stwlc
of Wall Paper and Paint.
Second hand Furniture
Sam Massie Furniture Co.
Mckinney, Texas
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McKinney Msraet R port
(Corrected Dsllv) .
cotton 7.00 to 10.15
seed cotton 2.00 to 2.75
cotton seed 112.00 to S1&.00
wheat 70c to 1.00
eats per bushel 25 to 35c
com 5ftc to 60c
pr 100 lbs l.'lOc
flour 2.50 to $3.00
weal per bu fjOc
eggs per doi 10c
cattle 1.00 to 2.50
hogs I., 4.50 to 5.75
mutton sheep 3.1-2 to 4.00
turkeys 7c
chickens fryers 3.00 to 4.00
chickens hens 7c lb
buttor per pound 20 to 25c
wool 18 to 10c
onions per lb f>c
hay per ton $8.00 to $10.0U
alfalfa $ .00tol20«
lard per ponnd 10 to 12 1 2
bacon per pound 10 to 12 1-2
RAILUCAD TIMS CAKD.
North Hound H. 4ft T. U.
No. 7—4:88 am. No. \.—1:15 put
No. 5—9:03 am. No. 3—9:12 pro
South lkrand H. * T. C.
No. 8—8:33 pm. No. 2—7:35 am.
.No. 4—1:15 pm. No. 6—8: fid pm.
Knit Line—M. K. Jk. T.
Leave 2:50 pro. Arrive 11:50 am
Lsnsl
Arrives 4:40 pro. Leaves 7:40 am.
NEW FURNITURE.
See our now line9 of furniture, just received.
They are right up to date —patterns and designs
to suit every one, as well as the prices.
Our buyer has recently been to market and
as our stock purchases have arrived, consisting
Dining Tables, China Closets, Buffets, Side-
boards, D esBcrn, Chiffoniers, Offioe Desk, etc.,
as well .is a comp'ete line of Art Squares, Floor
Rugs and Carprtinga of all kinds. We would
be glad to show them to you as we can save you
money. We are agents for the Kindle-Somer-
autie Davenport bed which is the mrft rtnrpkte
thing of its kind on she market and the only
Davenport Sofa Beds that does not have to bo
pulled away from the wall to let down. Its con-
struction is so simple and works so perfect that
any small child can operate it. We have a nico
line of them and will be glad to show you how
tljey are operated.
CROUCH-SAIGLING Co.
Leaders in Fwiiture
McKimey • ' - - • Texas.
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