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THE MERIDIAN TRIBUNE
Texas News
The attorney general's department
has approved an issue of $60,000 coun-
ty of Houston levee improvement dis-
trict bonds. These bonds mature se-
rially and bear 6 per cent interest.
The 1924 convention of the Texas
Federation of Labor will be held April
21, 22 and 23 at Port Arthur, the ex-
ecutive committee has decited, accord-
ing to Secretary Robert McKinly.
Notice from Austin says that $13,-
765 State aid has been apportioned to
the rural schools of Angelina county.
This is a gain of nearly $5000 over
the amount^for 1922-23.
There were 10,900 bales of cotton
ginned in Polk County prior to Dec.
I. It is estimated that the subsequent
ginnings will send the total to almost
II,000 bales.
Thp special election held at Kerr-
ville to determine whether the city
should assume an additional bond is-
sue of $78,000 to install a sewer sys-
tem resulted in a two to one majority
for the bonds.
The contract for building the sol-
diers and sailors' memorial auditorium
at Brownwood has been let. The con-
tract price is $80,000 and work is to
begin at once and be concluded in
110 working days.
At an executive board meeting of the
State Veterinarians' Association held
in Dallas, it was decided to hold the
semi-annual state convention in San
Antonio, January 23-24, Dr. P. C. Spal-
ter, secretary-treasurer, announced.
Eighty orange trees on the ifarm
owned by Joe Visco at Clute, Texas,
■ have produced approximately 5000
oranges which he has sold at the rate
of 5 cents each. L. P. Johnson of the
same section is planting 250 trees.
Harvesting of the Rio Grande val-
ley's citrus fruit crop is progressing
rapidly, despite 'unfavorable weather
conditions. Every packing plant in
the valley is now operating, and car-
load shipments are leaving several
valley points daily.
Bonds registered in the comptrol-
ler's department during the fiscal
year ending August 31, aggregated
$43,356,638, including city, county and
school bonds bearing 5 and 6 per cent
interest, according to figures com-
piled by the comptroller's department.
There were 108,305 bales of cotton,
counting round bales as half bales,
ginned in Williamson county from the
1923 crop prior to December 1, 1923,
as compared with 77,931 bales ginned
to December 1, 1922. This is an in-
crease of 30,374 bales over the same
period last year.
State warrants are now being dis-
counted at only 1% per cent, against
4 and 5 per cent a few weeks ago.
Controller Smith says that the state
will be on a cash basis March 1, when
warrants will be accepted at their
face value. However, he explained,
the cash basis will last only about 30
days.
Texas has 167,685 miles of road, of
which 14,883 miles were surfaced on
January 1, 1922, department of agri-
culture reports show. During 1922,
2103 miles were surfaced. Figures on
the number of miles surfaced this
year ar^ not available. At the end of
the present year the surfaced road
mileage of the United States will be
somewhere near 430,000 miles, de-
partment experts estimated.
Prosecutions for failure to dip cat-
tle for eradication of ticks must show
that there was "wilful refusal," ac-
cording to a decision of the court of
criminal appeals recently reversing
and remanding a verdict of $25 assess-
ed against G. W. McDonald in Palo
Pinto county. The evidence showed
that McDonald had used his best ef-
forts to have all his cattle dipped.
The court held the fact that a fevf
cattle escaped was not evidence of a
wilful intent to violate the law.
Fire insurance key rates of six
Texas towns have just been reduced
by the state fire insurance commis-
sion because of these cities making
certain improvements which entitled
the reduction. The towns and the
reduction in key rates are: Kosse
reduced from 99 cents to 98 cents;
Karnes City, from 90 to 52 cents;
La Mesa, 99 to 61 cents; Mangum,
99 to 98 cents; Pampa, 89 to 49 cents;
Panhandle, 94 to 71 cents. These
reductions became effective Decem-
ber 15.
State Superintendent of Instruction
S. M. N. Marrs has formally asked that
the school fund be paid $85,000 due it
from the state prison commission.
Marrs addressed his letter to the state
board of education describing the in-
debtedness and intimated that might
he well to have communication with
the prison commission, which now
own 4,000 bales of unsold .cotton. His
letter further alleges that the state
railroad has defaulted in principal and
interest on "penitentiary railroad
bonds" issued on the State Railroad
now under lease to the Southern Pa-
cific.
A meeting of the governor's advis-
ory council of engineers is being
sought for some time in January. This
council was appointed by the governor
in order that he might have some me-
dium through which to co-operate with
the general reclamation work being
done in the state by the state board
of water engineers with the assistance
of the federal government. At a meet-
ing in Dallas several days ago this
council, which is composed of 13 mem-
bers, all appointed by the governor
and men who represent every branch
of engineering, elected E. C, H. Bantel
(Of Austin as chairman.
I Adjt. Gen. T. D. Barton has been
In Dallas. No information was ob«
i tained at his office as to the nature
of his mission.
Four bond issues, aggregating $2,-
350,000, carried in a special election
held in Austin and Travis Counties
by a vote of 3 to 1. For good roads
$1,500,000 was voted and $800,000 was
voted for schools, a filteration plant
and an incinerator in the city of
Austin.
* * *
, The Magnolia Carbon Company of
Monroe, La., incorporated under the
laws of Delaware, with capital stock
of $612,600, has been granted per-
mit to do business in Texas, with
State headquarters at Houston anc^
B. B. Christie as State agent.
* * *
The first call to pay State war-
i rants issued during the new fiscal
year, which began Sept. 1 last, has
been made by State Treasurer C.
V. Terrell and was up to and in-
cluding No. 900. This represents
$114,198. The deficit in the general
fund is approximately $4,500,000.
* * *
There will be no Christmas par-
dons this year, it has been learned,
following a session of the State Pri-
son Advisory Board. Gov. Neff has
notified all concerned that he will
not issue any pardons this' Christ-
mas and he gave no intimation what
he would do thereafter.
* * #
The Railroad Commission issued
notice of hearing for Tuesday, Jan.
8, 1924, to consider the matter of
amending the rules in the tariff gov-
erning the transportation of floor-
ing materials, such as carpets, car-
peting, linoleum and linoleum ce-
ment.
♦ * *
It is generally believed In State
House circles that Gov. Neff will
appoint Secretary of State Sidney
L. Staples to be a member of the
State Board of Control, to succeed
L. W. Tittle, whose term expires
Dec. 31. Mr. Tittle is in poor
health and has been so for many
months.
* * *
The American Benevolent Associa-
tion of Houston, without 'capital
stock, which has filed a charter
with the Secretary of State, has for
its purpose the "teaching and sup-
port of the laws and • Constitutions
of the United States of America and
The State of Texas,, and the promo-
tion of fraternity, charity and broth-
erly love."
♦ * •
First Assistant Attorney General
John C. Wall will represent S. M.
N. Marrs, Texas State Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction, in the
suit brought by the American Book
Company to test the validity of the
contracts made by the State Text-
book Commission last December for
textbooks for the public schools,
which is set for hearing on appeal
before the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals at New Orleans.
• * •
First Assistant Attorney General
John C. Wall will represent the State
Prison Commission in the trial of
the 111th District Court of a case
involving one angle of the contro-
versy over notes given by the Pri-
son Commission in payment for the
Richmond Cottonseed Oil Mill and
now held by the Houston National
Bank. Possession of 435 bales of
cotton grown on the State farms is
involved in this case.
* * *
A considerably increase in taxable
values is shown in the tax rolls
which have been received by the,
State Comptroller from all counties'
except Limestone and Val Verde.
Figures, however, will not be made
public until all reports are in, when
fmal tabulation will be made. At
the time the State Automatic Tax
Board fixed the tax rate last July
indications were that there would
be a decrease in taxable values.
* * *
The State Fire Insurance Commis-
sion has the power and duty to make
p"d promulgate uniform policies of
insurance against, loss by fire only
and is not authorized nor required
to make a combination fire and
tornado policy, the Attorney Gen-
eral has ruled. Filed rates on fire
insurance contracts must be non-
discriminatory, it was further held.
• * *
Concerns which heretofore made
their checks payable to the State
Treasurer for gasolne tax, under a
law which was declared unconstitu-
tional by the courts, now are send-
ing to the State Comptroller cash-
ier's checks, made payable to that
official. These checks are cleared
through the banks and the money
will be held in the Comptroller's
name pending final decision of the
higher courts.
• * *
For the first time in many months
the patients at the State Pasteur
Institute do not include any per-
sons bitten by wild animals, all thir-
ty-five being the vcitims of dog
bites. Usually there are some who
have been bitten by skunks, coyotes
or other varmints, and also by house
cats. Dr. J. T. Wilhite, the direc-
tor, says there are rabies in sev-
eral parts of the State, as indicated
by the dog-bitten patients. The ex-
amination of dog heads also dis-
closed rabies
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SundaySchool
' Lesson'
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
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LESSON FOR DECEMBER 30
REVIEW
THE WORLD FOR CHRIST
GOLDEN TEXT—"They s.hall abun-
dantly utter the memory of Thy great
foodness, and shall sing of Thy right-
eousness.'—Ps. 145:7.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Favorite Mission-
ary Stories.'
JUNIOR TOPIC—What We Have
I-iearned About Missions.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP-
IC—What Is My Missionary Duty?
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
—The Present Missionary Outlook.
Two plans for the review are sug-
gested :
I. The Summary Method. This will
be to lift out the main facts of each
lesson and state the leading teaching
thereof. The following brief state-
ment's are suggested :
Lesson 1. God called Abraham out
from his country and kindred to make
him the head of the nation through
which the Redeemer was to come. The
leading lesson is that God blesses men
and nations in order that they may be
a blessing. This is the universal law
of the spiritual realm.
Lesson 2. Israel was given an exalt-
ed position in order that she might
make God known to the nations. The
message they were directed to proclaim
was that God was the Savior of all
the nations.
Lesson 3. Israel's geographical posi-
tion afforded the best opportunity to
carry the Gospel to the whole world.
She was literally in the center of the
world. Special privilege carries with
it special responsibility.
Lesson 4. The burden of the message
of the prophets was that God is great
in mercy to all the nations when they
penitently turn to Him from their sins.
Lesson 5. Strong drink works great
ruin to all. The only way to escape
this ruin is to totally abstain from its
use.
Lesson 6. The Psalter, the hymn
book of the Jewish nation, has as its
central message the Spirit of God's
grace to the world. Its aim is to call
men back to God.
Lesson 7. Jesus Christ was the pre-
eminent missionary. His compassion
for the multitude moved Him to send
forth laborers in His vineyard. The
missionary message to the lost world
Is that through the sacrificial death of
Christ salvation is offered to all.
Lesson 8. Christ saved men in order
that they might go to the lost world
with the message of His salvation.
Those who have experienced His sav-
ing power will go forth to tell others.
Lesson 9. The Holy Spirit is the pow-
er which will enable the disciples of
Christ to witness His salvation. He
will not only enable them to witness,
but to endure afflictions and trials.
Lesson 10. The Gospel was intended
for all the world. God in His provi-
dence permits persecutions and strife
to scatter the disciples in order that
they might witness.
Lesson 11. In spite of opposition,
Paul preached the Gospel in the capi-
tal city of Rome. He was not ashamed
to proclaim it there, for it was the
power of God.
Lesson 12. Christ will come and es-
tablish His kingdom over the whole
earth. Peace and righteousness shall
then cover the whole earth.
II. The Question Method. These
questions should be assigned to the
members of the class the previous
week. The following samples are given
in Peloubet's Select Notes:
1. What were the missionary charac-
teristics of Abraham?
2. What was God's missionary pur-
pose for Israel?
3. What in Israel's geographical sit-
uation made it easy to be a missionary
nation?
4. What was the missionary teaching
of Jonah?
5. What is the missionary teaching
of Israel?
6. Quote a missionary verse of some
Psalm.
7. Name some particulars in which
Christ was the ideal missionary.
9. Why should every Christian be a
missionary?
9. Whence came the missionary pow-
er of the early church?
10. Describe the gradual outreach of
the early church.
11. Why must Clft-istian missions
cover the earth?
12. What will Christ's universal reign
do for mankind?
The Lord Knoweth Them.
In the lack of all human recognition,
surely the Lord knoweth them that are
His. His great heart of love will go
out to them, till He has done for them
exceedingly abundantly above all that
they ask or think.—S. F. Smiley.
The Pledge to Us.
The cross of Christ is the pledge
to us that the deepest suffering may
be the condition of the highest bless-
ing ; the sign, not of God's displeasure,
but of His widest and most compas.
sionate love.—Dean Stanley.
Decision.
Any worth-while decision is for life,
and needs a foundation that will not
crumble. When we make a life-de-
cision for God we have his grace and
power for our solid foundation.—The
Exposition.
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OLD thoughts are like old habits—they are hard
tof change. We would not care to change all old
thoughts nor all old habits, hut what a stirring of
sap there is in the brain when a fine, brand new
thought blows in!
Perhaps it's a very simple thought, about a
different way to do something quite ordinary;
but just that tiny jolt is enough to put new^
jenergy and interest into the affair.
Don't be forever thinking along
monotonous lines; nobody in the
world can prevent you from
having "parties in your
head." If you have a
crazy but beautiful
notion about J *
| traveling EJ
somewhere,. m :f-
keep thinking * 1
cheerily about it; |S
even if you never get
there, it airs out your jj|
brain and prevents other Jj
discouraging suggestions" from j: j
| «£reeping in. t j
Nobody ever got anywhere, made any if
success, material or otherwise, without dreamt
ing about it first.
The engine will grind and pound and be
thoroughly disagreeable unless oiled regularly.
Don't be stiff and rusty! Get into gear right
away * ... oil your cylinders with daring thoughts.
Who owns this old world, anyway? Habit—or YOU?
Happy TJew Year!
— MARTHA B. THOMAS,
Copyright, 1923. Western-Newspaper Linton
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II
THE FLIGHT
« OF TIME «
"OR centuries it has been the
custom, at least among
northern nations, "to see the
old year out and the new
year in, with the highest
demonstrations of merri-
ment and conviviality. To but a few
does it seem to occur that the day is
a memorandum of the subtraction of
another year from the little sum of
life."
This old writer here quoted, goes
on to say: "With the multitude, the
top feeling is a desire to express good
wishes for the next twelve months'
experience of their friends, and be
the subject of similar benevolence on
the part of others, and to see this in-
terchange of cordial feeling take
place, as far as possible in festive cir-
cumstances."
The poet Longfellow, in one of his
prose works, has given advice as to
the attitude to take respecting the
flight of time of which all are so for-
cibly reminded by New Year's day.
He writes:
"Look not mournfully into the past.
It comes not back again. Wisely im-
prove the present. It is thine. And
go forth to meet the shadowy future
without fear and with a manly heart."
CANDY BONBONS
Into the white of one egg, beaten
ilghtly, mix powdered sugar until stiff.
Add very strong black coffee to flavor
and slightly color. Drop in a few
halves or quarters of walnut meats
one at a time. Drop from a fork onto
paper. Leave to dry over night.
HE close of a year makes u
think of the passing a
time. The following ma*
ims, old and new, shoul
make us think of the valu
of time:
Any time means no time most timei
A man who does nothing never ha
tirhe to do anything.
He who has most time has none t
lose.
Nothing is more precious than tim
and nothing less valued.
No reward can recover lost time.
Be always in time; too late is i
crime.
The time that bears no fruit d<
serves no name.
Life is but time; waste the latte
and you reduce the former.
You may have time again, but nei
er the time.
Take time when time is, for tim
will away.
Time present is the only time yoi
can be sure of.
None can be provident of time wh
is not prudent in the choice of h)
company.
BEST NEW YEAR WISH
. The superiority of North America!
civilization to that of South Amei
ica has been thus accounted for: Thi
Pilgrim came to America in search o
God; the Spaniards came in search o
gold; the difference between spiritua
and material foundatio-s in the state
The best New Year wish for our na
tion is a spiritual wish.—C. tj. Hazard
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The fjords in the extreme north, ia
the region of Tana and Yadsoe, Nor-
way, have been literally blocked into-
a semi-solid state by herring shoals.
The shoals often penetrate to the nar-
row heads of the fjords, where they
wedge tight into the jetties of small
villages and fishing stations. Several
ships have been sent to the north to
take advantage of the harvest and oth-
ers have arrived at the herring oil fac-
tories heavily laden.
INDIGESTION, GASES,
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Druggists sell millions of packages of
Pape's Diapepsin.—Adv.
Don't Recognize Him.
Sometimes, when prosperity knocks,
folks think he is a bill collector and*
refuse to open the door.
One has to be raised to it, in order
to enjoy loafing.
Let the reward of duty be duty
itself.
Tonight
Tomorrow Alright
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