The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1917 Page: 2 of 4
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WEEKLY HERALD
Published Bvciry Thursday by
N. P. HOUX,
Editor and Proprietor.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Oue Year. $1.00
Six Months 50
Three Mouths 26
Entered as second-class matter
March 6, 1908, at the postofflce at
Mexia, Texas, under the act1 of Con-
truss of March 3, 1879.
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FARMERS AND FARMERS
An effort is going to be made
by the present Legislature to
repeal the warehouse law, so a
report from Austin says. But
it does not say that the farm-
ers want the law repealed, and
the farmers were the people
who wanted it passed in the
first place. There is a bug un-
der the chip somewhere. What
is its name?—Mexia Herald.
Evidently The Herald is
somewhat confused in its* idea
of who constitutes the farmers
of Texas. Not one in twenty
of the men who till the soil had
any part in the creation of the
Warehouse -law or the Ware-
house Commission. The first
was a political scheme, intend-
ed to provide more pie for pol-
iticians, and the latter was
merely the fruit of the effort.
Not even the members of the
Farmers' Union, the member-
ship of which organization is
comparatively small, knew or
cared anything about the Ware-
house law, or the Warehouse
Commission, but it was Peter
Badford and a few other politi-
cians who trafficed on the name
and presumed influence of the
Farmers' Union to carry out
their plans, and as a reward for
his part of the deal, Peter is
provided with a fat job by Gov-
ernor Ferguson. No, the farm-
ers of Texas, as a class, had ab-
solutely nothing to do with the
framing of the Warehouse law,
and if they were asked now to
-express an oponion, without be-
ing influenced by any one, they
would almost unanimously de-
clare that they don't care
whether the law is maintained
or repealed. It is only the
politicians—the men who profit
by the law—who are anxious to
keep in on the statute books.—
'Texas Republic.
Not the least bit confused
Major. The Herald editor was
raised on a farm and knows
a real farmer from a farmer
politician. He aiso knows
who wanted this warehouse law
passed in the first place, as he
was a member of the legisla-
ture at the time and voted for
the bill. Also, Gov. Colquitt
was at the head of affairs at
that time, and Gov. Ferguson
had nothing to do with the pas-
sage of the law.
Major Mose Harris of the
Republic, is well informed on
political matters, but there are
some things that he is a little
shy on, one of them being that
the farmers want this ware-
house law, because it protects
them atid their products from
unscrupulous buyers, and if we
know anything at all, it is our
prediction that they are going
to have it—trimmed up to suit
themselves.
Have you joined the Mexia
Commercial Club yet? Wake
up Mr. Businessman and join
this club and pay in your dollar
a month to help push Mexia
and the surrounding country.
The high cost of paper has at
last struck the government and
the price of stamped envelopes
has been raised 36 cents per
thousand. Even Uncle Sam has
to bow to the will of the migh
ty corporations and trusts.
The' ice - Glazed sidewalks
learned us one thing. Don't
venture out during such a
storm with your hip pocket full
of eggs.—Bob Gresham in Tem-
ple Mirror.
Eggs is a new name for it,
Bob.
And now comes the Cutters
Association with the interest-
ing and startling information
that mens coats will be longer
and trousers wider this spring.
And that too, with the price of
goods soaring to the skies.
Out with fashion. For our part
we are going to wear our last
years clothes as long as the
cleaner can make them look
passable.
Perhaps when the kaiser
hears about all of the German-
Americans that are assuring
President Wilson of their loy-
alty, and the hundreds of erst-
while Germans who are taking
the oath of allegiance to Uncle
Sam, he will consider whether
to enter into a war with this
nation or behave himself as a
gentleman and a friend of hu-
manity should. With his own
people in the field against him
he will not have such easy
sailing.
A school boy's composition
on "The Editor," ran as fol-
lows : "The editor is one of the
happiest beggars in the world.
He can go to the circus in the
afternoon and evening without
paying a farthing, also inquests
and hangings. He has free
tickets to the theatres, gets
wedding cake (?) sent to him
and sometimes gets licked, but
not often, as he can take it
back in the next issue, which
he generally does. While other
folks have to go to bed early,
the editor can sit up every
night and see all that is going
on."
Denison's automobile club is
interesting itself in the matter
of public safety, in line with
which it will endeavor to edu-
cate the people to follow cer-
tain rules calculated to pre-
serve life without having them
given the force of law. It is a
splendid idea. As a rule, the
individual is more inclined to
adopt suggestions or to follow
advice than he is to give sup-
port and sympathy to it after
it assumes the form of law.
There is no question but what
the club's suggestions if car-
ried out will insure to public
safety and it is to be hoped
that general co-operation will
be given, in the meantime, let
the autoists observe the law
strictly.—Denison Herald.
Don't know what the law is,
but we are in favor of it if it
will teach some auto drivers a
little common sense and con-
sideration for others.
An exchange aptly says:
"When a periodical drinker be-
gins to get loaded he should
come to a full stop."
What has become of the old-
fashioned mother who used to
knit, while her daughter wash-
ed the dishes? — Burlington
Tribune.
The dear old soul is dead and
her daughter is still washing
the dishes, while her grand
daughter is out joy riding in a
modern benzine wagon.
LINGERING COUGHS ARE
DANGEROUS
Get rid of that tickling cough
that keeps you awake at night
and drains your vitality and
energy. Dr. King's New Dis-
covery is a pleasant balsam
remedy, antiseptic, laxative
and promptly effective. It
soothes the irritated membrane
and kills the cold germs; your
cough is soon relieved. Delay
is dangerous—get Dr. King's
New Discovery at once. For
nearly fifty years it has been
the favorite remedy for grippe,
croup, coughs and colds. Get a
bottle today at your Druggist,
50c.
IN MEMORY OF
BABY HENRY PITTS
The Angel of death entered
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ruff
Pitts on the evening of Dec. 19,
1916, and took the precious
flower that had bloomed only
ten months and twelve days.
The little darling tarried like a
beam of sunshine, and departed
like a fall twilight, leaving the
memory of his existence to
cheer the hearts .that loved
him.
We sympathize with the be-
reaved ones and pray God to
comfort their hearts as he
alone can comfort during their
crying moments.
When the little white casket
is carried from our home we
feel that our heart strings are
severed, but looking beyond we
know he is at rest with his
brother, and Heavenly Father
who said: "Suffer little children
to come unto me and forbid
them not for of such is the
Kingdom of Heaven."
Heaven containeth now our
treasure,
Earth the lowly casket keeps
And the sunbeams love to linger
Where our darling baby
sleeps.
Grandma S.
THE BOY
STIFF, SORE MUSCLES
RELIEVED.
Cramped muscles or sore-
ness following a cold or case of
grippe are eased and relieved
by an application of Sloan's
Liniment. Does not stain the
skin or clog the pores like
mussy ointments or plasters
and penetrates quickly without
rubbing. Limber up your mus-
cles after exercise, drive out
the pains and aches of rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, lumbago,
strains, sprains and bruises
with Sloan's Liniment. Get a
bottle today. At at Druggists,
25c.
THE BEST
WINTER EXERCISE
Winter weather diminishes
greatly the time spent in the
open air by those who ride in
motor'cars. It comes near put
ting bicycles out of.use. From
steamboats to canoes there is
almost entire cessation of wa-
ter outings.
All of which means that
more walking instead of less
ought to be done in cold weath
er. There is no other way of
moving about in the open air,
which keeps a healthy person's
feet so warm and brings such a
glow of warmth from the body
itself. If the pedestrian is
properly clad, especially in re-
respect to keeping dry shod, all
of the effects of winter walk-
ing should be beneficial.
With a little car and discre-
tion such exercise can be made
as agreeable as it is wholesome.
Rightly timed and kept within
bounds, winter walking is a
good precaution against the ill
effects of sedentary life and too
much indoor air.—Ex.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thomas
and their son, Ben, returned
Friday night from Ballinger,
where they had been caled by
the death of Mr. Thomas'
brother, C. C. Thomas, which
curred Monday, February 5.
They went through in their car
Monday night being accompan-
ied by R. C. Thomas, son of C:
C. Thomas> and family of Hub-
bard.
MORE THAN ENOUGH IS
TOO MUCH.
To maintain health, a mature
man or woman needs just
enough food to repair the waste
and supply energy and body
heat. The habitual consump-
tion of more food than is nec-
essary for these purposes is the
prime cause of stomach trou-
bles, rheumatism and disorders
of the kidneys. If troubled with
indigestion, revise your diet,
let reason and not appetite con-
trol and take a few doses of
Chamberlain's Tablets and you
will soon be all right again.
For sale by all dealers.
J. L. Easterwood and Law-
son Sewell had business in Dal-
las Wednesday, going up Tues-
day afternoon.
The following story is told
in one of our exchanges. We
have many just such boys in
this town. This particular boy
had a slung shot and was shoot-
ing some little pebbles at trees
and barns and, perhaps, even at
sparrows. The boy's aim went
wild and the little pebble from
the slung shot speeded wide of
the mark and crashed through
a window pane in a residence
close by.
Did the householder get an-
gry at the boy? Was the lad
arrested? Did the housewife
chase him around the block
with a broom?
No, that wasn't the end of
the unfortunate incident. The
boy saw what he had done and
could not resist the temptation
to hide behind a tree. The wo-
man came from the house and
called to the lad. The young-
ster crept slowly toward the
house, his head drooping.
"Don't worry about that,"
said the woman. "I have a
boy just about your size and
your age. He is a good boy,
just like you. But once in a
while he makes a mistake and
does a little damage to some-
thing. Don't worry about this.
It won't cost much to have it
fixed again.
The boy thanked her and
walked away. For two days he
did odd chores for his mother
to save some money. He didn't
tell his mother what he want-
ed the money for until he had
enough to pay for the pane of
glass, and then he took the
money to the woman and soon
after told his mother about it.
This is just a little incident
from every-day life. A little
damage done by a boy was pas-
sed over by a good housewife
and the incident was so han-
dled as to even help the boy
who had accidentally shot a
stone from his slung shot
through a window.
Boys are boys. A scolding
from some angry woman would
not have accomplished half as
much as did the calm and kind
words from this particular wo-
man.—Ex.
PERUNA in Your Home
A housewife must give the first aid in colds, coughs and
other ailments. Her promptness in applying the remedy often
saves a serious illness. Her experience with remedies has led
her to know that PERUNA is always reliable, that she should
have it on hand for the immediate treatment of coughs and
colds, and that it is always to her
The Family 19
Safeguard
The experience of one
woman, given herewith, is
typical of thousands of let-
ters that reach the Peruna
Company from grateful
friends who have found their
homes incom-
plete, and their
family safety in
danger without
•«
Mrs.Georfle Parker,
-UDWaterSt.. Men-
usha. Wis., writes:
We have used Pe-
runa to our family
for a number of
yeurs, aud have
found it a perfectly
reliable medicine.
It soon rids the sys-
tem of any traces
of a cold, and pre-
vents serious con-
sequences.
'I began using it
forcaturrh, which
I suffered with a
good many yeiff,
but had not been very serious until recently.
Since I have taken Peruna the dropping in my
throat has discontinued, and my head and noso
are not so stopped up in tho morning. I am
pleused with the results, and shall continue to
use it until I am entirely rid of cutarrh.
"1 heartily recommend it as an honestjmcdlcine."
What it does for her it is ready to do for you.
PERUNA.
Colds and Catarrh
The great weight of testimony that has accumu-
lated in the 44 years that PERUNA has been on the
market proves it, beyond question, to be the reliable family rem-
edy, ever ready to take, preventing the serious effects of colds,
coughs, grip and derangements of tho digestive organs. This
proof is published from time to time and many families have
profited by it.
Remember ym eu obtain PERUNA in tablet form far r«i cwrtakic*. Carry tt
with you and bo fortified ifluit eaddea attack*.
1 The Peruna Company, Columbua, Ohio
NEGLECTED COLDS GROW
WORSE.
A cough that racks and irri-
tates the throat may lead to a
serious chronic cough, if neg-
lected. The healing pine bal- pendicitis
sams in Dr. Bell's Pine Tar
Honey—Nature's own remedy
-will soothe and relieve the ir-
ritation, breathing will be eas-
ier, and the antiseptic proper-
ties will kill the germ which re-
tarded healing. Have it handy
for croup, sore throat and
chronic bronchial affections.
Mrs. Chas. Garrison, living a
few miles north of town on the
Wortham road, was carried to
Corsicana Tuesday afternoon to
undergo an operation for ap-
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A heavy cold in the lungs
that was expected to cure itself
has been the starting point in
many cases of disease that end-
ed fatally. The sensible course
is to take frequent doses of
Ballard's Horehound Syrup. It
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checks the progress of the dis-
Get a bottle today. Pleasant to order and assists nature to re-
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take. At all Druggists, 25c.
A. F. King had business in
Groesbeck Tuesday.
store normal conditions. Price
25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle. \
Sold by Means' Drug Store.
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SELfCT YOUR
OWN SEED CORN!
I am today unloading a car-
very fine ear Corn shipped from J
Ru?h Springs, Okla.
9d2wl J. L. Sinclair.
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c?a Much
An Average Silo will Hoirl
Feed as a Barn 80x40x25 izat
This of gfeatar tannine in a small area is
somcU:if<; '.!;at farmer? eve.-' joir.
—and .'.ilo—b-t:'. > t 7e:'(a. tir ? concrete—costs
i!jss •.hart tho brgcr r.yi.Jini; rt-cnirod to hold
same •. saa.ige—and ma 7 tuwos as lang.
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CONCXr.T?. SILOS t
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—the thiee BIO reqJi^ir
—1 he v. rnai.it • !! an cfoa tum;>erattsrt—nro vermin proof anl tan-
net t'uu! or Jfcw.iy.
FilvST Cr>5T IS LAST COST, iiuili of couurtt* your
fcillo *t!l Ian for £ .iterations. *
S«*cd Tor t* free book "CONC^TTE Sff-OS" which will exoiain
! r,w to huil'J your own ai!o at nxiiaJI coat ui>i* lubor.
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FARRAR LUMBER COMPANY. Mexia. Texas.
J. R. NEECE LI MBER COMPANY, Mexia, Texas.
A child that has intestinal
worms is handicapped in its
growth. A few dioses of
White's Cream Vermifuge de-
stroys and expels worms; the
child immediately improves
and thrives wonderfully. Price
25c per bottle. Sold by Means'
Drug Store.
Gray Forrest is home from
Houston, where he has been
holding a position in a large
bank, and will have charge of;
the new Tehuacana Bank.
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Gas in the stomach or bowels
is a disagreeable symptom of
a torpid liver. To ,?et rid of it
quickly take Herbine. It is a
marvelous liver stimulant and
bowel purifier. Price 50c. Sold,
by Means' Drug Store.
Miss Vida Lamberth return-
ed to her home in Donie Sun-
day afternoon, after a visit to
the family of her brother, J. M.
Lamberth.
UWL-
Wc wl'l furnish this
Inmouii Canton Cottuti
Planter with either a
V-shaped, flat or spike
tire wheel, and with a
Press Wheel or Holler
Attachment, Also with
a Fertilizer Attach-
ment. Wo will mako
"any combination to suit
the requirements of the
purchaser.
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Equipped with a reverse feed wheel, mining to tho agitator, thor-
oughly separating the seed and depoaitinif it uniformly. The seed cannot roll
ont in tranches, lias a sight feed, and the quantity of seed to be sown is reg-
ulated by a slide, conveniently placed. The feed is thrown in or out of gear by a
foot latch. This is a gear drive machlno, and all gears are encanod to protect them
from dust. Tho shovels am provided with friction trip to provjnt them from break-
ing when encountering obstructions. Can be converted Alto a Corn Planter by
removing the agitator and substituting a cut off plate, which pan bo done in a few minutes
The Canton is tho most successful and best known Cotton Planter In ase.
V. WOLVERTON CO.
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1917, newspaper, February 15, 1917; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth302470/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.