Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1928 Page: 2 of 4
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Entered at the Palaclos Fost Office as
second class mail matter
Science and the Farmer
Science is perhaps the greatest help
of the farmer. One out of five prom-
inent scientists in America, Secretary
of Agriculture Jardine points out, are
engaged in work of an agriculture-
chemical nature.
As the result of the extensive scien-
tific agricultural work going on, the
percentage of tuberculous cattle has
been reduced from 4 to 2 in the last
dccade.
Hog cholera is no longer a check to
hog production. Tick-infested cattle
in the South are being reduced in num-
ber. Animal parasites have been
greatly reduced in number.
Plant research of scientists has
saved immense sums to farmers. Many
new plants from other countries have
been introduced. New plant diseases
are guarded against.
Bud selection in the citrus industry
has saved the growers of California
several million dollars.
The above are only a few of the
great achievements of science in rela-
t,vr to agriculture. Reading the news,
ems that a great percentage of the
i ■■ invehtions and discoveries have
to o with the farm. Scientists seem
if! -ested in the agricultural prob-
'1 .r» of the nation more than in al-
■■ist anything else.
That is not surprising, agriculture
b;ing the great industry that it is. The
rising thing is that being such a
.t industry, and drawing the at-
.ition of tlir leading scientific minds
this era, it has been unable to ob-
in action creating a favorable plan
distribution and marketing of its
roducts.
BIG MEN FROM
SMALL TOWNS
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MILTON S. HERSHEY
Milton Suavely Hersliey, manufac-
turer, has just recently presented the
town of Ilershey, Pa., with a two mil-
lion dollar community center.
This is the latest gift of Hershey
to the town with which he has been so
closely identified. For years he has
been noted as a benefactor.
He was born at Derry Township,
Pa., in 1857. He was educated in the
public schools. In 1893 he began the
manufacture of chocolate at Lancaster,
Pa., and is now chairman of the board
of the Hershey Chocolate Company of
Hershey, Pa., with 15 subsidiary com
pauies in the United States and Cuba.
He is owner of practically all of
the stock of the Hershey Chocolate
Co., and president of the Hershey
Trust Co.
In 1905 he founded the Hershey In-
dustrial School for orphan boys; do-
nating, in 1918, a fortune estimated
at sixty milli< ^ dollars as a trust for
the maintenai . of the school.
Hershey's 1 -a lias been distinguish-
ed by great si ' ss in his chosen field
as well as b series of generous,
noble contrib .' i na to welfare. A
great business ..an and philantropist,
Milton S. Hers' y is worthy of emula-
tion.
'One-Eye" Connally
""tie-Eye" Connolly's name has be-
a by-word. He is the gate
rar excellence.
il- ays got into everything
filling from a first-night
Performance to a fistic
/eight battle.
°uards could ever keep him out.
n.i a thousand clever methods.
- expected at all public func-
MTh nobody ever invited him.
be fly Knew how.
* d or bought a tick-
u; he attracted a crowd
if ' York, and was found
•bptvueting traffic. He was
i cell for a brief time, and
• ■ i ally complained that his impris-
onment was the ruination of his pro-
:'ional career.
We don't see why this happening
should spoil his career.
True enough, he was conducted to
hii# cell in a formal manner. He
dain't have to "crash" the prison
Urates.
But then—he didn't have to pay to
get in! And he got in free, too.
j A Rabbit-Cat
The father of
this unusual cat
was a rabbit, and
the mother was a
cat. The feline
acts more like a
rabbit than a cat.
Mrs. Frank D.
Sweeney of Ever-
ett, Miss., is the
owner.
Some women think they are keeping
a confidence when they don't tell any-
one that they don't know.
• * •
A new radio is announced that will
cost $2,300. If they all went up to
that price some of us would have a
chance to sleep.
* * •
$90,000,000 worth of toys were made
in America during 1928. It's a safe
bet they'll all be broken before 1929
is long on its way.
* * »
Twice as many married women work
now as worked in 1890. Or, to put it
annthpr way, twice as many avoid the
hardest work of all—housework.
• » •
Grover Whalen, former official greet-
er of distinguished visitors to New
York, is now police commissioner.
Here's where many distinguished vis-
itors begin to evade him.
* * *
A prediction has been made that
soon dresses will be sold in the 5 and
10 cent stores. Considering the amount
of material that goes in them now, it
doesn't seem an unlikely development.
* * *
Six year old girls arc far more talk-
ative than their brothers, research
done by Columbia University indicates.
It's probably unnecessary to do any
research as to the talkativeness of
girls over six.
• • •
Yonkers, N. Y., has a special "'trouble
man" to whom the people are invited
to tell their troubles. This service
won't be complete until those who have
undergone surgical operations are in-
vited to describe their experiences.
Mary:—"Dad, that young man with
the knickers kissed me when we went
through the tunnel."
Father:—"Heavens! Why didn't
you tell me at once?"
Mary:—"Oh, but Dad, I thought
there might be some more tunnels."
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They are the connecting lir. between
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seeker and finder.
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one, in fact if you want anything anyone
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By Albert T. ReUl
Groping
FEATHER & SON
—REAL ESTATE-
FIRE, TORNADO,
AUTO AND LIFE
INSURANCE
B—O—N—D—S
WU,
Br.Frank Crane Says
The Beacon will for some weeks
continue to publish the work of
the late Dr. Frank Crane. Dr.
Crane recently passed away at
Nice, France. Before leaving for
Europe he had prepared a num-
ber of articles in advance.
THEORY PAYS
A very common notion is that theory
has not much to do with pi-actice.
We dismiss a proposition with a
wave of the hand when we character-
ize it as nothing but theory, or as
impractical idealism.
We praise the inventor who devises
some useful application of knowledge,
but have a tendency to overlook the
discoverer who finds out the knowledge
that the inventor applied.
As a matter of fact, all our great
inventions rest upon great discoveries
made by painstaking theorists who
love knowledge for itself alone.
Wireless telegraphy, the telephone
aeroplanes, radium, antiseptics, anti-
KNOW TEXAS
toxins, spectrum analysis and X-rays
were all discovered in the coures of
purely scientific and theoretical inves-
tigation.
Lord Kelvin said that no great law
in natural philosophy had ever been
discovered as a result of practical ex-
periment, and that "the instances are
innumerable of investigations appar-
ently quite useless which led to the
most valuable results."
For eighteen centuries many great
minds gave their lives to studying
conic sections. This work was far
from useless, for the laws of projec-
tiles, the building of great bridges,
the curves of ships and the rules' of
navigation depend upon conic sections.
Wireless telegraphy goes back to
the studies of Lagrange in purely
abstract mathematics, and to Profes-
sor William Thimpson, who laid the
foundation of electric oscillations.
The man of deeds, the practical man
would be saved many a foolish exper-
iment and would be kept back from
many a useless tri?l if he knew the
background of thought that should
underlie his actions.
"Let there be light", murmured the
raven haired beauty as she drew forth
the peroxide bottle.
H. M. BARRETT
AUCTIONEER
Farm Sales
A Specialty
SEE BEACON OFFICE FOR DATES
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CORNER COMMERCE & 5th STS
ROOMS and BOARD
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DR.
—NOTARY PUBLIC—
J. L. PYBUS
PLANING MILL
Manufacture all kinds of wood
Wood yard in connection with
Plant
Glass carried in stock.
PHONE 27.
PALACIOS
T. F. DRISKILL
DENTIST
Member American Academy of
Applied Dental Science
Pyorrhea, Oral Prophylaxis and
Dentistry
OFFICE HOURS: ® f12 _A- M.
1:30 to 5 P. M
PHONE NUMBER 96
Southwest Rooms, Ruthven B"ilding
PALACIOS, TEXAS
DR. A. B. CAIRNES
DENTIST
OFFICE:—UPSTAIRS IN
SMITH BUILDING
Phone 51
Graduate of University of Buffalo, N.Y
Post-Graduate Northwestern Univer.
sity of Chicago, Illinois.
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IN MATAGORDA COUNTY SHOULD BE WORTH SOMETHING
TO THE MAN WANTING INFORMATION OR LANDS.
PALACIOS HAS BRIGHT PROSPECTS AND THE MAN WHO
WANTS TO SELL HIS LAND AT A FAIR TRICE AND ON
TERMS THAT ARE RIGHT SHOULD SEE ME NOW
Mrs. Susie Sandusky
PROP.
H. C. BOYD
Licensed Optometrist
EYES TESTED FREE
If in need of glesses, I Guarantee
to please.
Office in New Building next to P. O.
Just Received!—
A SHIPMENT OF
NEW SILK DRESSES
STAR BRAND SHOES ARE BETTER
Best in QUALITY—Lowest in PRICE
BRANDON'S CASH STORE
San Antonio was founded in 1718
by the construction of the Mission
Alamo.
France claimed Texas because of
LaSalle's expedition, but in 1762 it
was ceded to Spain.
In 1716 the Spaneish became active
in building a line of missions from
East Texas to Mexico. The first was
built on the present site of Nacog-
doches.
The first permanent settlement in
Texas was established by the Spanish
consquistadores who made expeditions
to the north through El Paso del Norte.
The settlement is today the town of
Ysleta near El Paso. It was founded
in 1682.
W. C. T. U. NOTES
By EMILY BURTON
(Press Agent)
Christmas 1928
Came loaded with luxurious freight;—
Fruit cake and fruit cake,—
Date pudding of exquisite make,
Buried under a pile of snow
That wasn't snow at all you know.
But just whipped cream,
So delicious 'twas a dream!
Yet lack there was, lack of mince pie
A lack that caused a longing sigh,
So much good stuff all in sight,—
Who could control the appetite?
Everybody ate and ate
Declaring 1928
The happiest Christmas ever yet,
And one they never would forget
King Alcohol kept out of sight
So much joy, gave him a fright.
MUST HAVE COMPANY
Auntie:—"Do you ever play with
bad little boys, Willie?"
Willie:—"Yes, Auntie!"
Auntie:—"I'm surprised. Why don't
you play with good little boys?"
Willie:—"Their mothers won't let
me."
ne Handed Typist
, .lanney of Cedar Rapids,
la., born with only one hand, shows
remarkable speed and accuracy as
a typist. She is employed in an of-
hcu and also attends business
schooL
Just another year
. , . gone to whatever land good years
go to—for it was a good year—but the
spirit of our modern Twentieth Century
forbids us to dwell upon it. . . let us
heed that spirit and pass on.
The modern spirit is the spirit of
youth . . . the spirit of adventure . .. the
spirit that looks forward and ever for-
ward. It bids us look to the future and
set a mark for 1929... strive hard to
reach that mark. . . then over-reach it.
Today, the Central Power and Light
Company does not desire to extend to
its customers an empty wish for a pros-
perous New Year but does extend to
each and every one the invitation to
work side by side together to MAKE it
a prosperous and successful New Year.
Happiness . . . that is a different mat-
ter, requiring a certain amount of di-
vine guidance . . . and the Central Pow-
er and Light Company wishes everyone
a Happy New Year . .. Peace on Earth,
Good Will toward Men.
CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
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Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 27, 1928, newspaper, December 27, 1928; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth412158/m1/2/?rotate=270: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.