Honey Grove Signal. (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1915 Page: 2 of 8
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? NEWS AND VIEWS. *
Funeral for Wrong Man.
A man named Harlan was
found dead at Wichita Falls two
weeks ago. He was identified as
a man named Holland who used
to live near Bonham, and the
body was shipped to Bonham rel-
atives and by them buried. Last
week Holland heard of his burial
and showed up in Bonham to
prove to his relatives that he was
not dead. Another funeral was
then held, the second one for
Harlan. Holland’s relatives, who
paid the funeral expenses, have
asked the undertaker to return
them their money.
Punishment Too Severe.
Clarksburg, W. Va., July 31.—
On the ground it would be
‘'cruel and unusual punishment,”
in the meaning of the Nationa
Constitution, to fine a man $100
and put him in jail for two
months for carrying whisky in
his pocket, a jury in a magistrate
court here acquitted Andrew
Tillman of the charge. The
charge was made to test the law,
and this was the third jury which
had expressed that opinion. Un-
der the provisions of the state
prohibition law the act is made
an ©ffense and incurs the same
penalties as for other liquor law
violations.
A Towel on the Inside.
A New Jersey physician, op-
erated upon by a fellow crafts-
man, later found that a towel had
been sewed up in him. The prac-
tice of sewing up sponges, towels
and surgical instruments in
wounds made in patients is a
well-established one, but this is
the first instance that has come
to our notice where a member of
the medical profession was him-
self the victim. Surgeons may
be inclined to view the inclusion
of hardware or dry goods in the
anatomy of an ordinary patient
as a mere oversight and a quid
pro quo for the removal of some-
thing else, but can they regard
with complacement such prac-
tices upon their own profession?
Is it not a violation of ethics, or
at least of professional courtesy,
to sew up a towel in a fellow-
doctor?—Temple Mirror.
Where American Sympathy Is.
There is a great deal of talk in
this country about sympathy for
the allies. The truth is that the
supreme sympathy of the Amer-
ican people is with the French.
They won for us our liberty.
They are Republicans like the
people of the United States.
They believe in the divine right
of men to liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness instead of the
divine right of kings. Every
American that appreciates the
blessings of liberty, and that in
his heart has a feeling of grati-
tude wishes for the French that
when this struggle is ended,
that the republic will stand out
among the nations of the earth
triumphant in all its aspirations.
The supreme desire of France is
the wish to live. France has
contributed more to the civiliza-
tion of the world than any other
nation. French teachers were
among the first to propagate the
principles of equality of man and
the right of men to self-govern-
ment. It would be better that
other nations perish than the
French republic. The French,
more than any other race in
Europe, have struggled for the
establishment of liberty, equality
and fraternity among men. —
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Auto Delivery Now.
Something new in rural mail
delivery was put into effect Mon-
day. The new service consists
of auto delivery routes which
are now being tried out in eight
states. In all the department
has established 298 such routes.
Oklahoma gets 104 of the routes,
Texas gets only 16. The routes
vary from fifty to sixty-four
miles in length and the salary of
MALARIAL DISEASES.
How to Avoid Them and the Se*
rious Consequences of Neg-
lect. ___
“Fix me up something to knock the
malaria, doctor,” remarked a sallow-
faced, sickly looking man, entering a
prominent physician’s office the other
day.
The doctor stepped to his medicine
case, took down a couple of bottles, mixed
a preparation which he handed to the
patient with the customary advice tc
‘shake well and follow directions,’ and
resumed his seat.
“Such cases are frequent,”repliedtht
doctor in answer to a question. “The
warm days and damp, chilly nights are
certain malaria breeders and are most
serious in those who have neglected to
keep their stomach, liver and bowels in
good condition. Such persons are full
of the impurities on which the malarial
germ thrives, and it is from this class
that typhoid fever, pneumonia, Bright’s
Disease, smallpox and yellow fever claim
most of their victims whenever these dis-
eases are prevalent.
The proper way to guard against the
malarial germ and the serious diseases
which follow it is to get into good condi-
tion by taking a reliable remedy that
will keep the bowels clear and the liver
healthy, and to continue with it at fre
quent intervals during the sickly season
A dose of Prickly Ash Bitters three 01
four times a week will do all of this, be^
sides stimulating the digestion, improv-
ing the appetite and keeping the bodily
energy at the highest pitch.
Prickly Ash Bitters is known every-
where as a system tonic and bowel regu-
lator. It not only removes all traces of
malarial poison from the system, but
tones up the vital organs, gives new
strength and vigor, makes the body
strong and the brain active.
“Prickly A=h Bitters is the best all-around
medicine for the family I ever used. During the
•>Mst ten years I have always kept it in my house
Whenever any of my family show signs of mala-
ia. kidney trouble, indigestion or constipatior
a few doses is all that is needed to make them
’reU and hearty again.—W. H. McWilliams
dickering, La.
Sold by druggists. Price $1.00.
Black & Little
the carriers from $1500 to $1800
a year. The sixty mile routes
can easily be covered in seven or
eight hours. The carrier fur-
nishes his own auto.
Says Cotton Crop Will Be Short.
The condition of the growing
cotton crop of the United States
on July 25 was 75.3 per cent of a
normal, the United States de-
partment of agriculture’s crop
reporting board announced Mon-
day in its third condition report
of the season. That condition
compares with 80.3 per cent on
June 25 this year, 76.4 per cent
on July 25 last year, 79.6 per cent
in 1913, and 78.5 per cent the av-
erage condition on July 25 for
the last ten years. The area
planted to cotton and under cul-
tivation on June 25 this year, as
previously reported, was 81,535,-
000 acres, a decrease of 5,871,000
acres, or 15.7 per cent from that
under cultivation on June 25 last
year. This year’s crop will be
approximately 11,970,039 equiva-
lent 500-pound bales, compared
with 16,134,930 bales last year.
That estimate, unofficially calcu-
lated, is based on the govern-
ment’s condition report, and of-
ficial figures of acreage and nor-
mal yield. Whether the crop
will be greater or less depends
upon growing conditions from
now until picking time. The crop
reporting board said of the un-
usually heavy decline of five
points during July: “The ex-
tremely wet weather that con-
tinued through much of June and
early July in most of the cotton
belt left the plant rank and sap-
py with development of surface
roots, rather than a tap root, and
foul with grass and weeds, there-
fore peculiarly susceptible to
damage from the excessively dry
weather that followed and con-
tinued up to July 25, the date to
which the report relates. Cool
nights during a part of the period
and dry winds late in the month
increased the damage. The effect
of the lack of the usual quantity
and quality of commercial fertil-
izer in the sections where nor-
mally used has become apparent
now that the plant has reached
the fruiting stage, being most
marked in the sandy sections.
The boll weevil in the older in-
fected sections is not complained
of as much as usual, but in new-
ly infected regions it is doing
considerable damage. A condi-
tion of 75.3 on July 25 forecasts
a crop slightly under 12,000,000
bales, which compares with last
year’s production of 16,136,000
bales.
Pensions for Mothers.
Pensions for mothers came up
for consideration in eighteen
states this year. In eight, the
advocates of this new reform
won. In Texas and West Vir-
ginia the measures were killed.
In the other states the present
laws were amended or amplified.
An exchange says the new Kan-
sas statute fixes the maximum
grant to needy mothers at $25
per month to be paid at the dis-
cretion of county commissioners.
New Hampshire limits its pay-
ment to $10 for a dependent
mother having one child under
16 years and $5 for each addi-
tional child. Pensions for moth-
ers is coming. Why not?—Fort
Worth Record.
Cracks at the Crowd.
|^Claude Callan in Star-Telegram^J
Says the Beaumont Journal:
‘ ‘Strange as it may seem Beau-
mont storekeepers expect folks
to settle their bills, even though
they have just purchased an
auto.” Possibly all merchants
are the same, but the auto own-
ers have a decided advantage,
over those of us who are going
through the world afoot. When
bill collectors become too numer-
ous tc be endured, the man with
an auto can load his folks into
his car and go out into the coun-
try. Far from his debts he can
can rest in the shade of a tree.
The cool, pure air strengthens
him and drives away his nervous-
ness. But we foot soldiers in
the world’s industrial army can-
not retreat We must face the
vipers who insist upon our hand-
ing over that which we have not.
We must promise a payment to-
morrow, next week or next
month. We must listen while
they tell how long the accounts
have been running. One of those
who calls upon us is particularly
insulting. Only yesterday we
told him we would try to do
something with the account in a
few days, and he had the inso-
lence to say that we had been
telling him the same thing for a
long time. Personally we didn’t
care so much. We are accus-
tomed to such things. But this
happened at the front door, and
Martha had a caller. Of course,
a woman can’t build to best ad-
vantage in a social way when
collectors conduct themselves in
this vicious manner. We talked
low, and tried to impress upon
him that we are not deaf, but he
spoke louder and louder, as if de-
termined to let the visiting lady
know of our financial circum-
stances. Inside the house Mar-
tha talked rapidly, and laughed,
and even played the organ, in an
effort to drown out the rude
man’s words. But a faint smile
on the caller’s face made it plain
that she knew the impudent
man’s business. The next legis-
lature should enact a law com-
pelling bill collectors to dun peo-
ple in a whisper. To insure the
passage of such a measure we
should send to Austin no man
who is not behind with his bills.
We debtors must stand up for
our rights.
Jim Lowry says the announce-
ment that women are to have
thirty-eight buttons up the back
during the coming season will
cause many prospective grooms
to balk on the road to the altar.
This will be bad enough, to be
sure, but it is possible that some-
thing even worse may follow.
Men who are married will grow
tired of buttoning, and to escape
the work each husband may in-
sist upon having two wives. By
this means his helpmeets can
button each other up the back,
while he makes an effort to earn
them a living. There are cases,
however, where the man should
not complain. For instance, there
is the fellow who is to marry a
Chicago girl worth $30,000,000.
If Martha had brought that much
rapture into our life, we would
be willing to button her dress,
her gloves and her shoes. With
light heart and nimble fingers
we would go singing to the pleas-
ant task of fastening into her
clothes the dainty little creature
who was fastened to the $30,000,-
000 to which we gave our hand
and heart.
All societies for the prevention
of something should unite and
form a great Society for the Pre-
vention of Everything.
Wife doesn’t mind so much if
you throw furniture at her in
private, just so you will appear
silly about her in the presence of
neighbors.
When the income is doubled
the family can double expenses
in twelve hours, but when the
income is cut in two, it requires
years and years for them to ad-
just themselves to new conditions.
We are not frightened by the
preaching of the New York man
who advocates a return to the old
plan of imprisonment for debt.
Under our form of government
the people would have an oppor-
tunity to vote on the question,
and we members of the Ameri-
can Debtors’ Union could outvote
the creditors ten to one.
A woman is sure that she needs
a thing if she can think of a place
in the house where she can put it.
Evan the wife who has perfect
confidence in her husband will
call his attention to something in
the opposite direction when she
sees him looking at a pretty
woman.
Receives Check for Song
Written 42 Years Ago.
Forty-two years ago, just after
he had been married, T. P. West-
endorff, superintendent of the
Shelby County Industrial and
Training School, wrote the words
and music of a song, “I’ll Take
You Home Again, Kathleen.”
Yesterday he received a brief
letter from Thomas A. Edison,
the wizard of electricity, in which
was enclosed a check for $250.
Mr. Edison wrote: “Your song
is the most popular song in the
United States. I felt like steal-
ing when I used it, so I am send-
ing you a little check by way of
royalty.”
Mr. Westendorf presented the
song, the first he ever wrote, to
the John Church Company, who
published it and it has had a
ready sale ever since, although
all these years he had not re-
ceived a single cent in royalties,
as he did not ask for such an
arrangement.
Mrs. Westendorf, to whom the
song was dedicated, died three
months ago. The song is known
wherever popular ballads are
sung. Mr. Westendorf will treas-
ure Mr. Edison’s letter as show-
ing the great inventor’s sense of
fair play, and appreciation, which
he values even more than the
substantial recognition in the
way of money.
He has written a number of
other poems and song ballads
but none that ever had the popu-
larity of Kathleen.—Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
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many millions of dollars in the business of
the States in which the lumber plants are sit-
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Materials which were formerly regarded as
waste are utilized for making many things
of importance to the people of this country.
Paper, boxes, shingles, staves and other ar-
ticles have been added to the products c£
the mill which formerly produced only
planks, etc.
In the organization of this vast industry
every available means for reducing waste has
been studied with great care. It is natural
to find that the largest lumber plants in
these States with the most complete organi-
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Own Your Own Farm
You can buy Choice Farm Lands in the Best
part of Texas on Easy Payments for less money
than you are now paying rent per year. ....
Motley County Agricultural Lands are now on
the market.
This country produced last year about three-fourths bale
of cotton per acre; 40 bushels Indian corn per acre; 2J tons
milo maize per acre.
Abundance of good water.
Fine for fruit.
The best stock country in the United States.
Good schools and churches.
Price of land ranges from $10 to $28 per acre according
to proximity to the town of Roaring Springs.
Terms, small payment down, balance in ten annual pay-
ments, on or before.
For particulars write me.
Henry Black
Roaring Springs, Texas
My mail hack now leaves
Honey Grove at 7 a. m. Ar-
rives at Monkstown about
11;30; Leave Monkstown at
1, arrive at Honey Grove at
6 p. m. I take passengers.
Have a boarding house on
West Market Street, Honey
Grove, and will be glad to
have your patronage. Clean
beds and good fare.
Telephone No. 136. Will
pay your car fare from town
to house. For car phone 439.
J. I. GRIFFIN
Star Route Carrier.
For Weakness and Loss of Appetite
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic
and sure Appetizer. For adults and children. 50c.
Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
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Malaria, enrichesthe blood.and builds upthe sys-
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Lowry, J. H. Honey Grove Signal. (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1915, newspaper, August 6, 1915; Honey Grove, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth621328/m1/2/: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Honey Grove Preservation League.