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Abilene Daily Reporter
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EY AilLENE PHINTW COMPANY.
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Entered ae Second-class Mall at Abilene Texas
October 14 1903.
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(Any erroneous reflection upon the character
standing or reputation of any person firm or cor-
poration which may appear in the columns of THE
REPORTER will be gladly corrected upon Its
being brought to the attention of the firm.)
Compulsory Education.
Some duy in the not very distant future
Texas is going to have compulsory education.
Thv hon and girls of Texas will then have n
better chunee to heroine useful men wid wo-
men and lo enter life prepared for its bat-i
ties. Many parents give their children the
very best opportunities that are afforded to
secure an education but many do not and the
fact that there are hundreds of thousands of
vtuldren in Texas who never go to school is
suflicieut evidence that Texas needs compul-
sory laws The educated young mau or wo-
mat) lids hard enough time in these days of
competition and it is unjust for children to
be sent out without uny sort of preparation.
AVe nre for compulsory laws because we arc
for the eluldren of Texas.
A vigorous plea for compulsory school at-
tendance laws in the Southern .Stall's in made
! William II. Hand. State High School In-
hpector for South Carolina in u bulletin just
issued b the lTnitcd States Bureau of Edu-
cation. After pointing out that the six states
still without compulsory laws South Caroli-
na (icorgiu Florida Alabama Mississippi
and Texas and the four States with compul-
sory laws that apply only pnrtially Mary-
laud Virginia Arkansas and Louisiana arc
all Southern States. Mr. Hand presents statis
zsiBmesfsssmmmmm
Hewitt T Jh R tatter for white tmd black to
rojMfuiMguortmt than for both to become in
faHUteBtT
"1 yield to uo pne iti the matter of pride.
over what Jihh been accomplished education-
ally in the pilst 40 years. We have planned
better Kclioota inspired the taxpayers to vote
taxes for HChoolu. encouraged the people to
build model schoolhouses to lengthen their.
school terms to employ better teachers and
to pay them better salaries and to make their
schools their pride. But what has bceu ac-
complished in the way pf a substantial de-
crease in the illiteracy of the citizenship? Of
what value are all our school taxes our ele
gant HchoolhoiiKca our improved schools to the
thousands of boys and girls who never eutor
the door of n schoolhousc?"
THE WAY IT M0TLY II.
;:. " ' . : :..: as
starve.
Even a gouUhandlcd umbrella ban its tips
and downs
A man's Igve for a womau's money is the
Kccd of much evil.
Nothing dirtgusts a fault Under like bump-
ing into perfection.
Business Ls a cloak that covers a multitude
of queer transactions
Knowledge often consists of a lot of mince
lany that is not worth knowing.
Why daesu't Home highbrow get busy and
bring ancient history up to date?
It's more dirttcult for a man to keep a secret
ilfer Ins wife discovers that he has one.
It depends on her architecture whether she
spends the summer at the seashore or in Hit
mountains.
Better
Biscuits
Baked
Wrti
Juke Wiiidygnss a bad bad man
Who came from "Bitter Creek"
AVould "shoot up" quiet "Holy Cove"
About three times a week;
He had us all afraid to breathe
From District Judge to "Cop"
And wben he got upon "tearj"
We always sliut up shop.
He rode a little "paint" enyuse
Ami wore a cow boy hat
His boots were made of palillter hide
At least tie told us that;
And he went loaded down with "guns"
And wore a Howie knife
And had as we found out at last
A frail red-headed wife.
IDEAS OF A PLAIN MAN
Mj Dr. Frank Gnat.
tics showing that although illiteracy has been
reduced rapidly in these State within the
last two decades they still have the highest
percentage of illiteracy among the white pop
ulation.
"Tlie figures can have but one meaning"
declares Mr. Hand. "They show that com-
puhiory education reduces illiteracy.
"The opponents of compulsory education
insists that the people will scud their children
to school without being obliged to do so if
only they are shown their duty and their obli-
gation to their children. These opponents de-
clare that the younger guiierution of white
children are already in school. Neither con-
tention is true lu HUO the 12 Southern'
States had 73of)!l native white children be-
tween the ages of 15 and 14 not in school.
"Who are these illiterate white children
and why nre they not in school! Some of
them are the hoiis and daughters of parents
themselves ignorant and unable to appreci-
ate or to understand that an cducatiou
means to their ehildreu and to
the slate Some are the children of sordid
fathers and mothers who are mure than will-
ing to make wage earners and breadwinners
of their untaught offspring- at the expense
of their future manhood ami womanhood.
Man are at work on the farms sacrificed to
the monotonous round of planting crops cul-
ti valine; erop. hurvusttug crops and again
planting erupt. Some are at work in stores
and shops or engaged jik messenger bo.is uJ
at a Mitnll wage. Many are employed in the
iui'c dulling and blood-sapping environ-
ment of the nulls receiving good wages as
children in exchange for vigor of bodv and
training of mind as mun and women; while
thousand of others are "roaming the streuUi
mid country hums the training ground for
idlers vagrants and enemies to law ordeiy
tind decency.
"When the Stale has provided schools for
all its children it has performed only a por-
tion if its duty. If a universal school tax
is justifiable on the ground that popular edu-
cation is a ueccoHity compulsory attendance
by the State is also justifiable. The State
lias no right to levy and trolled faxes for a
specific purpose and then permit that purpose
to be defeated at the baud of indifferent or
selfish parents.
"Object ion is often made that coinjiulsorv
rtteiiduiiee would work liurdrriiipH in th
homes of the poor. Is it not a fact that the
poor child is the very om who most needs
the aid of the State to bring him intn posses-
sion i-f his own- He it is who must soon lueo
the eomplexilic of modern life and the iimis.
tent demands of uitiuiisliip with poue of the
rtdvHufge i'omiiiou to birth or welillh. 'J'he
poor child is the very one whom the State
ought to help because lie himsiilf is help-
lw "Tin argument against-eompulsory ntteii.
dance at .account of the negro Iiuh been worn
threadbare t surely the time ban eouie to drop
jl Soiao 4uhw of it are pathetic Is it wine
ir expedient Jo permit thousands of white
boy aud itirte to grow tip Mi ignorance lest in
forvioir Hum into ckol thu ugjuVatioiiH of
the negro otiUd nhmild by awakened! Shall
tin white man remain ignorant in order Jo en
Jake came to town one Christmas day
And got upon a "tear;"
lie made the marshal "hunt the woods"
And gave us all a scare
He met the parson on the street
And made him kneel and pray
Then made him dauce and take a drink-
At least that's what thev say.
He had the stores all shut up tight
The men all on the run
And he was "shooting up the town.
Aim having worlds of fun-
When down the road from "Bitter Creek"
There came upon mule
A little woman thin and frail
But full of "grit" and cool.
Jake saw Jilt aud there came a ehungi
He lost his debonair.
His face took on a sickly grin:
His eyes a look of care;
And she well she rode un to him.
Without a sign of fear
1'ut out her little hird-elaw hand.
And took him by the ear.
They took the road to "Hitler Creel!"
- Jake all-bereft of pride;
lie lelt bis horse and went afoot
She would not let him ride;
She held his ear and made him trot
Although it gave him pain
That Jake had "buffaloed" the burg
To "Holy Grove" was plain.
Jake H. Harrison.
PEPPER TALKS
By George Matthew Adams
n
Cobwebs are the result of inattention. The
Housewife who is careless in her home duties
soon has a lot of Cobwebs looking at her ami
her guests from the corners atul little out-of
the-way places.
Cobwebs ore regular little confessors si-
lent though they be of neglect.
Though you may be unable to see -them.
Cobwebs get into people's Brains. And they
come there for the same reason that they
come everywhere. And they stay until gloated
nut.
The idle and listless ami eninnlniitintr nee
living examples of people where Brain Camus
are uhoe;c with Cobwebs.
There u but one remedy for those whose
Brains are Cobwebbed. Here it is Think
Work Uel Busy. There is no room for Cub-
webi where a man's Hrain Colls are flashing
icai TUUI'UUT here and there and ever.v
where.
If ou feel that Cobwebs are clogging your
'hinking Machine and that your olTIuieiiev is
quiet little tip-
T
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oeuig impaired nere s a
Sweep out the Cobwebs.
Wilson's Attitude is Simple Honesty--The
clause in our treaty with jiiigland cov
ering the building of the J'-iiiuiuu Canal reads
as. lollows :
"J no canal shall be lieu and open lo thu
vessels or commerce and war of all Nations on
terms of entire equality so that there shall
he no discrimination against any such N'a-
tion or its citizens or subjects in ruaiwut of
the coiiditioiiH or charges of traffic or other-
wise."
The olauhe in the law we passed concerning
foils in the Panama Canal reads as follow;
".No tolls shall be levied upon vnsaeln in the
coastwise trade of the I'nited States."
An.v person able to understand the English
language who reads these two clauses mid
then rcfuhes to admit that we are in the
wrong prj'eluinis thereby his own persounl
moral JriuliiH. No statesman vtu uvor on
stronger ground than Wilson is In the matter
of canal tolls. Collier's Weekly.
POiNTlO l-ASAQKAP-t.
Houston 4 nroiiicic
Almost all instructions
I have ever read upon (he
writing of stories essays
and other merchandise to
sell to publishers empha-
size the necessity of hav
ing something to say be-
fore you set out to say it.
Have a good yarn in mind
thev tell iis and then write
it out. have an idea and
express it as simpl.v as
possible.
fins is one of those seductive fruthoids that
are as .self-evident as patent medicines. But
to confess the facta I could never make it
woric. l nave composed a great many ser
mons stories and essays and have ioistcii
them upon a patient public and have taken
their money for my pains but I have never
known at the beginning of a literarv spasm
now it was going to twist mo- nor where J
Was going to lie when I got through. J eouh
never do more than take my pen in hum! and'
wish it Cod-speed. What capers it would cut
were as- much a surprise to me as to the reader.
1 disclaim therefore all responsibility for
what I write I am wholly under "the con
trol" as 'the spirit-rappers say. The gods or
.pirifs ofimps or currents or whatsoever
norm I nothings pull the strings of thought.
have their entire way with me. My rule there.
jore i or imuciiiig authors is: Wo' to il 1 'Jake a
pen and watch it run. If von have hick. gnd '
'If not there is much farming to be dole'.
You never tnstcd
daintier lighter fluffier
biscuits than those
baked with Cnlumct
They
good
For Culuu
cures perfect
baking.
xl witu uuuinct.
r're tthyayt
I' titlUkut u
Culumel in- H
RECEIVED
HIGHEST AWARDS
Worl.C. Pur. Food
EipociUon. Cblcacot
UUROIt.
Six and Half a Dozen
By Ruth Cameron
It is the firemen who set fire to house1?
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i ' "ii iiiiiiiiiuiiiviv ii i u.!' u vre mi
firemen rush to a house you see it burst
into flames.
1 suiqio.su you consider lhe.se Startling .state
ments lhey arc to me also. But I am not
authority for them. They uomii from the lips
of my four. vea r old henhcw. vho knows more
ibuut this- subject than Jtis father or mother.
his grandfather or grandmother his uncles or
his aunts in short than all the world of grown
tips who try to convince him 'tile contrary.
The connection between fwumen and luv.s
hub been carefully explained to him over and
over again. But he simiiy shakes his head
ami snip "No. no the firemen sel the fires.
Nuughh firemen. I hope iliey won't sot fire
to this' house". And in Ids e. us is the superior
look of one who knows ii tut who lias a half
contemptuous pity for our ignorance.
Funny little boy ! How we laugh at him and
his amusing belief in his own superior wis-
dom! Ami yol. and yt well do ou re-
member when win graduated from high school
how vert wise you were Could any growji-
up with merelv forty or fifty years experi-
ence in this vale of laughter and tears over
know as much us you know tbuuiP
To be sure iou did not 'think that firemen
set the fires instead of putting them out but
were there no other mattuftt about which you
were a positive as my tittle nephew that you
knew more than your parents or anyone else
in the world Have you not conic to laugh at
home of the ideas yon held then as hearlih as
my little nephew will laugh about his fireim-u
delusion in a few years
-Wlnrr mr opinionated Hrtle-porsou you wrrr
then! Now that you have grown so much
wiser you can afford to laugh at your implicit
belief in our own infallibility . Mow or enursi
..on are really right when you think ou an
And then today in its turn becomes ester
day. And tomorrow becomes today. And
again we look back ami realize the absurdity
oj our uai'uuiniijs.tius time perhaps with
more of thouglitfuluess than laughter.
And so it ever owj. I-Yoni one epoch of our
lives to another we are always looking back
realising how little we know before and con-
gratulating ourselves that now ut lust we aro
roully wise.
Funny positive little boy we laugh at
.on and yet to the Infinite wisdom surely our
mistakes our uni'laiulii's. our half truths must
be just as absurd. For even our greatest
knowledge our must perfect wisdom in but a
striving to see through a glass drky. Ami
when the duy unities fhat we shall sue cleurh.
iiijil shall know 'vm.i as also we are known "
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deservedly popular among thousands 01
travelers.' They can be used Tor long and
short .journeys in this country and abroad
and arc specially serviceable for obtaining
funds in out of the way places aud arter bank-
ing hours. Many an awkward and embarrass-
ing situation is saved by these easily carried
and readily converted pieces of paper. Hotels
accept them in payment as do many railroad
companies and merchants.
These cheeks are issued in denominations
o) $10.00. ifUO.OO. .foO.OOJ and $100.00. Km-li
cheek is to he signed by you at the time of
nlfreha.se. in the upper vacant space and at
j r Tlhi: time of payment in tjie low.er space. When
T the luo higiuiturty correspond your identity
r is established.
These checks can be secured from the
Farmers & Merchants
National Bank
"The Old Established Bank"
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.- wMiir jihmi rv.nHiMMM..wM ....tuih-iihi.iuij oiuiucie ..k across the gull .mil sa Mi Ullcc llior.
iunig- or to cowrej the mm .i remain J- Jiia-jit for the fool the uuv gin would "llou litth wo really knew"
Kicltlng Clinst Iflcr Ucxlran
WcUremlay nrrorn ma thf-ff was con-
Hi'lcntlilc uAOttiiiGiit here for a hull-
Millie ux there was a chase utter a
Mexican tlmt jirovetl quite lateresUng.
nays (he Sttunford Leader-
It Uiiuura tliitt a Mexican Mon--keeiicr
at Trent Texas whlett 1h in
Taylor e .uiity lo tlm Saath of Htm
onl iiioat forty mlleu. suffereU thi
lofiH of iwoils a low nlyliiii at;o I).
leufcon of a hurular Hulling into hiv
store A biill of tlottu's and other
tliln were uiIosiuk
The ureprtctor at once got tu' lu
Kelt- tlie criminal. hush-iJii.- uiiqUui
Mt-xif.ui whom he followed lo Swuut-
riiiL
Insurance
Louis C. Wise & Son
Cash Paid for Old Gold and Silver
Or we will make same up in jewelry to suit our taste. Spe-
cial attention to the repairing of line watches and jewelry.
Also the fitting of eye glares eyes tested free. All work
guaranteed.
FISHER & TURNER
110 Pine St. Thone 1100 Jewelers and Opticians.
Rheumatic Blood
is Whole Story
Sciatica Lin
Dreaded
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Car.
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There is as Much Style in Wall
Paper as there is in Dry
Goods or Clothing
Tloa WHI
TJke nn Arrbat Aflcr rla
p. o.
IlliPiimalttni 1 ulinnlr a
iWltrniiiii a viirldy of palm
nmc RiTn lo
atnl inn mitv
Im r'nelirl liy Irrigating lh i-nnri Mu
aunplj Willi ii imliirally nlnilniii nnll-
tKiip. Ttifrp i hill ii atanilnnl rhruuia-
liam rrinriljr. nun ii xnlil In all tlrin; tnrin
linilrr the nann nf K S K .Mlpnml arn
ulirn timilo In aril iniiu'ltilnn cliilimil to In
"Jiwt n quail" liwlai iiiMUlvvly iwu will
tiT9 nullilng lint K. H H
It timtatiit nnly jmrp vogfinhti' elfmtnla
and U fttimliililr Uve ut uimurv. ludhiu
ut ikiIbiIi or nrivtilc
iuv f r-vii'f ii iu in
floi liy nip me nr K
in tiifl natural
"VS D are bhowing; tlie onlv COM
I'LKTK 1!H4 ntouk of WA.LL
Willi in Abilene
Imported mid Dome.-die 1N-
CJKAINS und OAT MEALS
ill thy popular sluale.
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UOKDKHS. Idlest desiiib in
t'KJl'UKI) PAPEHS. QVR
STOCK ib in Abileue. Vou oan
see .ittht how il will look when
in tho Wall. No WaiUng and
No Disappointment.
Ralph Paint & Paper Company
tjriiwi nf rbriimn.
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water there IohIhu the trail hut jili
It up iiKiiiu ami coiiiini; ouuaui i
Htaiuford. Wlioii lie urrlved lu Hium-
foril he t'tiind lil.s nuiii u he ran rljtlit
itji f.ue to face with htm here on tin-
BtrcetB. Tlie nuioet nt oaco ran. wish
tin piioimr In hot iiurvult-
t'lty Mamlial tleorao (!. FluuriiiA
Jollied ill tile cllCB mid vuih mineil
tiy l. M. JaeKMoa The two In a u
K)' dialled till- Miixliaii .iiihuimi 1 i.
Jiuvo BUiloa guodH out about Uo initio
aim a liuif. near tho oil mill hi. n
tlmy willed mi juni lo halt in i.nii
oil am ko Maralial Klouruoy took four
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um.e to III u though he wan perl.1
iwu iiiimruii yarns oil that he htnin.
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nun mo next iiioniniK lie Hherill 0f
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