Honey Grove Signal (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1918 Page: 3 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 20 x 14 in. Scanned from physical pages.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
First National Bank
UNDERTAKING.
A full line of Coffins and Caskets.
Every grade and price. Burial
Robes and all other Undertaking
Goods. . $ $ $ $
Jones &Brumit
South Side of Square Honey Grove, Texas
<4 ■*$•* 4^4 4^4 +J+ 4^4 +*+ -^4 4$4 4^4 1&
* CRACKS AT THE CROWD *
_ ❖
Claud Callan in Kansas City Star ❖
4$4 ^4 4^4 4$4 4$4 +^4 4$4 ♦Jf 4$4 4$4 4$4 4$4 4^4 4^4 4*4
Yesterday a friend from our
old home town came out to eat
supper and spend the night with
us. When he telephoned that
he was coming, Martha hurried-
ly cleaned up the front room. In
spite of the fact that she was
picking up ahd sweeping and
dusting all at the same time, her
mind was very active and she
thought of an old picture that
none of us had looked at for
years. This is a picture of our
friend and his family taken in
front of their residence. She
found the picture in an old
trunk and placed it on the table
in the front room. She did this
just in time. In another moment
our friend was at the door.
“Why didn’t you bring Emma
and the children?” Martha ask-
ed as soon, as the man was seat-
ed. She asked it in a sort of
scolding manner, as if she were
almost angry because Emma
and the children didn’t come.
After he' had promised to bring
them the next time, she left the
room to prepare supper. A mo-
ment later she called us and
when we reached the kitchen
she said: “You’ll have to give
me some money. I had enough
of everything for our supper,
but I’ll just have to have a little
meat of some kind, and I want
to get a little jelly or preserves
to put on .the table.” We gave
her the money and went back to
our friend. In a few minutes
she called us and said: “We
haven’t any soap except that
laundry soap. Give, ^oodrow
the money and send him for
some.” We sent Woodrow for
the soap and before he returned
Martha called us again. “I just
happened to think,” she said,
\ 4_____
“that we haven’t a clean sheet
I am going to wash tomorrow,
but we’ll just have to buy two
sheets.” It would be nice to
have a friend come to see you if
it were not necessary for wife
to call you so often.
One good way to save food is
never to skip a meal. One morn-
ing last week the Peppers got
up real late and didn’t get break-
fast until nearly 10 o’clock. Mrs.
Pepper thought nobody would be
hungry at noon, so she decided
to skip that meal and have an
early supper. At 1 o’clock Mag-
gie went into the kitchen and
ate some bread and preserves. A
few minutes later Lola went in
and ate something. The young
children saw Lola eating so they
had to have bread and butter.
Mrs. Pepper tried to keep them
from eating, but finally she got
hungry and ate a few bites her-
self. At about 2 o’clock the
children began begging their
mamma to get some ice cream.
They had gone without one meal
and they thought she ought to
buy them something good. She
finally decided that they might
be hungry, so she let them get
the ice cream. Supper was
ready at 5 o’clock, and while all
of them ate a hearty meal they
were hungry again before bed-
time.
Tactful.
Housewife—How do you tell
bad eggs?
Grocer—I never told any, but
if I did have anything to tell a
bad egg, I’d break it gently.
The Strong Withstand the Heat of
Summer Better Than the Weak
Old people who are feeble and younger people
who are weak, will be strengthened and enabled to
go through the depressing heat of summer by tak-
ing GROVE’S TASTELESSchillTONIC. It purifies
and enriches the blood and builds up the whole sys-
tem. You can soon feel its Strengthening, Invigor-
ating Effect. 60c.
Special Tax for Maintenance of
Public Schools and Furnish-
ing Free Text Books.
House Joint Resolution No. 27.
Proposing an amendment to Article 7
of the Constitution of the State
of Texas by changing Section 8,
providing for a thirty-five cent
tax levy for the maintenance of
the public schools of Texas, and
providing free text books in pub-
lic schools of the State of Texas,
and making an appropriation
therefor.
; it resolved by the Legislature of
the State of Texas
Section 1. That Section 3, Article 7,
of the Constitution be so changed as
to read as follows (creating a new
section 3):
Section 3. One-fourth of the rev-
enue derived from the State occupa-
tion taxes and a poll tax of one
($1.00) dollar on every male inhabi-
tant of this state, between the ages of
twenty-one and sixty . years, shall be
set apart annually for the benefit of
the public free schools; and, in addi-
tion thereto, there shall be levied and
collected an annual ad valorem State
tax of such an amount not to exceed
thirty-five cents on the one hundred
($100.00) dollar valuation, as, with
the available school fund arising from
all other sources, will be sufficient to
maintain and support the public
schools of this state for a period of
not less than six months in each year,
and it shall be the duty of the State
Board of Education to set aside a
sufficient amount out of the said tax
to provide free text books for the use
of children attending the public free
schools of this State; provided, how-
ever, that should the limit of taxa-
tion herein named be insufficient, the
deficit may be met by appropriation
from the general funds of the State,
and the Legislature may also provide
for the formation of school districts
by general or special law without the
local notice required in other cases of
special legislation; and all such school
districts, whether created by general
or special law, may embrace parts of
two or more counties. And the Legis-
lature shall be authorized to pass
laws for the assessment and collec-
tion of taxes in all said districts, and
for the management and control of
the public school or schools of such
district, whether such districts are
composed of territory wholly within
a county or in parts of two or more
counties. And the Legislature may
authorize an additional ad valorem
tax to be levied and collected within
all schools districts heretofore formed
or hereafter formed, for the further
maintenance of public free schools,
and the erection and equipment of
school buildings therein; provided
that a majority of the qualified prop-
erty tax-paying voters of the district,
voting at an election to be held for
that purpose, shall vote such tax, not
to exceed in any one year fifty cents
on the one hundred dollars valuation
of the property subject to taxation in
such district, but the limitation upon
the amount of school district tax
herein authorized shall not apply to
incorporated cities or towns constitu-
ting separate and independent school
districts.
Section 2. The foregoing constitu-
tional amendemnt shall be submitted
to ^ vote of the qualified electors of
the State at an election to be held
throughout the State on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1918, at which election all
voters favoring said proposed amend-
ment shall write or have printed on
their ballots the words, “For the
amendment to th« Constitution of the
State of Texas providing for the levy
of a special school tax for the main-
tenance of the public schools of the
State and to provide free text books
in the public schools of the State of
Texas,” and all those opposed shall
write or have printed on their ballots
the words, “Against the amendment
to the Constitution of the State of
Texas providing for the levy of
special school tax for the maintenance
of the public schools of the State, and
to provide free text books in the pub-
lic schools of the State of Texas.”
Section 3. The Governor of the
State is hereby directed to issue the
necessary proclamation for said elec-
tion and to have same published as
required by the Constitution and ex-
isting laws of the State.
Section 4. That the sum of two
thousand ($2,000.00) dollars, oi
much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated out of any funds
in the Treasury of the State of Texas
not otherwise appropriated, to pay
the expenses of such publication and
election.
» (Note—H. J. R. No. 27 passed the
House of Representatives by a two-
thirds vote, yeas 108, nays 22; and
passed the Senate by a two-thirds
vote, yeas 23, nays 4.)
Approved March 19, 1917.
(A True Copyf. C. D. Mims,
Acting Secretary of State.
aking of Testimony in Criminal
Cases.
House Joint Resolution No. 2.
To amend Section 10, Article 1, of the
Constitution of the State of
Texas providing for certain
rights of accused persons in crim-
inal prosecutions, and the manner
in which the case may be prose-
cuted, and providing for the pro-
curing of the testimony of the
witnesses for both defense and
prosecution.
; it resolved by the Legislature of
the State of Texas:
Section 1.
Article (1) of the
State of Texas be so amended that the
same wall read and hereafter be as
follows:
State National Bank
Our facilities for handling your business
are the best. We will extend accommoda-
tions to customers based on the responsibil-
ity and deposits given us. We invite your
account whether large or small.
State National Bank
Of Honey Grove
IF I SHOULD DIE TONIGHT.
(Apologies to Ben King.).
If I should die tonight,
And Jim should come to my corpse
and say,
Weeping and heartsick o’er my life
less clay—
If I should die tonight,
And Jim should come and loudly weep
and moan,
And say, “Here’s the fact, sir, ’bout
that loan.”
I might rise in my large cravat, '
And say, “What’s that?”
If I should die tonight,
And Jim came up to my cold corpse
and knelt,
Clasping my bier to show the grief
he felt—
I say, If I should die tonight,
And Jim should come to me aq£ wish
to own
Or even hint the source of that loan,
I might rise the while,
But I’d drop dead again.
—Wesley Peacock.
That /Section (10) of
Constitution of the
Section (10). In all criminal prose-
cutions the accused shall have a
speedy public trial by an impartial ju-
He shall have the right to demand
the nature and cause of the accusation
against him, and to have a copy
thereof. He shall not be compelled to
give evidence against himself and
shall have the right of being heard
by himself or counsel or both, shall
be confronted by the witnesses
against him and shall have compul-
sory process for obtaining witnesses
in his favor, except that when the
witness ^resides out of the State and
the offense charged is a violation of
any of the anti-trust laws of this
State, the defendant and the State
shall have the right to produce and
have the evidence admitted by deposi-
tion, under such rules and laws as the
Legislature may hereafter provide;
and no person shall be held to answer
for a criminal offense unless on an
indictment of a grand jury, except in
cases in which the punishment is by
fine or imprisonment, otherwise than
in the penitentiary, in cases of im-
peachment and in cases arising in the
army or navy, or in the militia, when
in actual service in time of war or
public danger.
Section 2. The Governor of this
State is hereby directed to issue the
necessary proclamation for the sub-
mission of this amendment to the
qualified voters of this State at the
next general election for State and
county officers:
Section 3. The qualified electors
for members of the Legislature shall
vote upon said amendment at the said
general election and at which election
all persons favoring said amendment
shall have written or printed on the
ballot the following: “For amendment
to Section 10, Article 1, of the Consti-
tution, providing for prosecution of
criminal caseS by ^information, or in-
dictment, and taking of testimony :-f
witnesses by deposition, under certain
circumstances,” and those opposed to
such amendment shall have written
or printed on the ballot as follows
“Against the amendment to Section
10, Article 1, of the Constitution.”
Section 4. The sum of five thousand
($5,000.00) dollars, or so much there-
of as may be necessary, is hereby ap-
propriated out of any funds of the
State Treasury of the State not oth
erwise appropriated to pay the ex
pense of publishing, proclamation, and
election.
(Note—H, J. R. No. 2 passed the
House of Representatives by a two-
thirds vote, yeas 123, nays 4; and
passed the Senate with amendments,
by a two-thirds vote, yeas 21„ nays 4;
and the House concurred in Senate
amendments by a two-thirds vote,
yeas 123, nays 0).
Approved March 10, 1917.
(A True Copy). C. D. Mims,
Acting Secretary of State.
I ASTING prosperity and sate Dankmg
< grow in the same soil. The liberal
policy of The Planters National Bank for
fair dealing and home development has
raised a big crop of local prosperity. Our
depositors and friends know and appreciate
this. Join your friends in giying them
your business.
R. J. Thomas, President
J. C. McKinney, Cashier
F. E. Wood, Asst. Cashier
❖ WITH THE JOKESMITH *
** __ ❖
♦J* Made, Borrowed and Stolen ❖
<♦ ♦♦♦ +♦♦ ❖ ❖ ♦♦♦ *X* 4*4 4$4 4*4 4*4 ^4
l
Those Foolish Questions.
Mr. Brown was digging in his
front garden. Presently a friend
passed by. “Halloa, Brown,” he
cried, cheerily. “Gardening?”
“No!” said Brown, emphatic-
ally, “I’m not. I’m sitting on
the roof teaching the sparrows
to sit up and beg. What are you
doing? Hiring a bath?”
Wouldn’t Stand for It.
“How is your husband?” ask-
ed Mrs. Wells of her colored
washerwoman.
“Porely, mighty , porely,
ma’am. He’s laid up with a mis-
ery in his back, but he says he’s
mighty glad it ain’t no tooth-
ache. He never could stand
toothache.”
“Too bad!” sympathized the
lady. “Did the clothes fit him
that my husband sent over?”
“No’m,” was the regretful re-
ply. No’m, they didn’t. They was-
too big. He had to gib them to
his brother Eph. He was mighty
glad they fit Eph, though.”
“Dear me! I’m sorty the
clothes did not fit him. Has he
worked any lately ?”
“No’m, he ain’t. ’Pears like
he cain’t get no work. Says he’s
glad, though, that times is get-
fin’ hpffpr ”
“Well, I* declare!” said Mrs.
Wells, greatly interested. “Your
husband must be a regular op-
timist.”
“No, indeed, he ain’t!” denied
Aunt Mattie, indignantly. “He’s
a Methodist, an’ if he was to jine
any of the new-fangled religions
I’d get a divorce.”
this way. Pat an’ me are that
devoted to wan another that we
can’t bear the thought av a
quarrel, an’ as we’re both
mighty hot tempered we’ve re-
solved not to speak to wan an-
other at all, for fear of breaking
our friendship.”
Wiley Canvasser.
He was a polite canvasser
that faced Mrs. Smart.
“Good morning, madam. Here
is a polish for cleaning silver.
Best on* the market.”
“I don’t want any!” snapped
Mrs. Smart.
“Sorry to have troubled you,
madam, but I thought the lady
next door was mistaken.”
“What did she say?”
“She said I need not waste my
time calling here, as you had no
silver.”
“The impudent thing! Give
me half a dozen boxes.
Nocturnal Noises.
Hotel Proprietor—Did you en-
joy the cornet playing in the
next room to you last night?
Guest (savagely)—Enjoy it. I
should say not! 1/spent half the
night pounding on the wall to
make the idiot stop.
Proprietor—Why, Jones told
me this morning you applauded
every one of his pieces, and he
was going to send for some more
music right away, so that he
could play for you again.
was
to a .
Grossly Material.
“What is your favorite per-
fume?”
“Well,” replied Mr. Cumrox,
“in the evening it’s mint, but in
the morning it’s ham and eggs.”
MAMMA! DON’T YOU
SEE YOUR CHILD IS
SICK, CONSTIPATED
Look at Tongue! Move Poisons
from Liver and Bowels
at Once
Mother! Your child isn’t na-
turally cross and peevish. See
if tongue is coated; this is a
sure sign its little stomach, liver
and bowels need a cleansing at
once.
When listless, pale, feverish,
full of cold, breath bad, throat
sore, doesn’t eat, sleep or act
naturally, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, remember, a gentle
liver and bowel cleansing should
always be the first treatment
given.
Nothing equals “California
Syrup of Figs” for children’s
ills; give a teaspoonful, and in a
few hours all the foul waste,
spur bile and fermenting food
which is clogged in the bowels
passes out of the system and
you have a well and playful child
again. All children love this
harmless, delicious “fruit laxa-
tive,” and it never fails to effeci
a good “inside” ^cleansing. Di-
rections for babies, children of
all ages and grown-ups are
plainly on the bottle.
Keep it handy in'your home.
A little given today saves a sick
child tomorrow, but get the gen-
uine. Ask your druggist for a
bottle of “California Syrup of
Figs,” then look and see that it
is made by the “California Fig
Syrup Company. (58)
On the Safe Side.
Although Tim and Pat were
known to be great friends, it
was remarked that one morning
;hey passed each other on the
street without speaking.
“Why, Tim,” queried a friend
in astonishment, “have you and
Pat quarreled?”
“Faith, we have not,” replied
Tim, earnestly.
“There seemed to be a cool
ness between you when you
passed this morning.”
“Well,” explained Tim, “that
is the way we are going to hold
our friendship.”
“I don’t understand.”
“Ye don’t? Well, thin, it’s
ECZEMAS
Hunt’s Salve, formerly called
Hunt’s Cure is guaranteed to
stop and permanently cure tbat
terrible Itching. It is com-
pounded for that purpose and
your money will be promptly
refunded without question
it Hunt’s Salve f
Itch.Hciema.Tette;
or any other skin
_ question
fails to cure
r. Ring Worm
disease. 76c
or any
the box.
For sale locally by
Corner Drug Store
The Majority Rules.
A. prominent surgeon
giving clinical instructions
number of medical students who
were accompanying him on his
rounds. Finally they paused at
the bedside of a doubtful case.
“Now, gentlemen, do you
think that this is or is not a case
for operation?”
In turn each of the students
made his diagnosis \and all of
them announced that it was not.
“Well, gentlemen,” declared
the surgeon, “you are all wrong.
I shall Operate tomorrow.”
“Oh, no, you won’t!” exclaim-
ed the patient, rising up in bed.
“The vote is six to one against
you. Give me my clothes.”
Unexpected Confession.
The school instructor was
teaching a class in which there
were some foreign pupils, whose
vocabularies were not very
extensive.
“Now,” he said, pointing to
one -of them, tell me, what is a
vacuum ?”,
The pupil thought hard for a
moment, and then answered:
“I have it in my head, sir, but
can’t express it.”
o-o
Signal and Dallas News, $1.75
Aint It Hot!
LET US HELP YOU TO KEEP COOL
.%
We can furnish you
ICE CREAM FREEZERS—All Sizes
WATER COOLERS WATER FILTERS
* ICE CHIPPERS ICE PICKS
ICE TONGS * MILK COOLERS
OIL STOVES
are a necessity. We'"sell the
PERFECTION AND SIMMONS
Both are as good as can be built
WE CAN PLEASE YOU
McKinney
Hardware Company
WEST SIDE SQUARE
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Lowry, J. H. Honey Grove Signal (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1918, newspaper, July 19, 1918; Honey Grove, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth621461/m1/3/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Honey Grove Preservation League.