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S
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faint,ner don’t ptend to be!
Much posted on philosofy; _
But thare is times,when all abne
llwork out idees of my own i
(And of these same thare is a few,
i I’d like to jest refer to you 1
jPcrvidin' that you don’t object
kTo listen clos't and rickollect.
11 alius argy that a man
Who does about the best he can
Is plenty good enugh to suit
(This lower mundane institute-1
No matter ef his daily walk
jIs subject fer his neghbor’s talk,
fA,nd critic-minds of ev'ry whim
jest all git up and go fer him!
|My doctern is to lay aside
kontensions, and be satisfied;
i lost do your best, and praise er blame
jfhatJollers that, counts jest the same
DAlffiTNOlB
Texas I tens
Saline Plants.
Saline plants are plants such as
•.saltworts, seaweeds, grasswmck, sea-
kale and asparagus, which grow on the
seashore, or by the side of salt lakes,
or in the beds of lakes which have
dried up. They are rich in saline con-
stituents, and when burnt their ashes
-were formerly used in the production
<of barilla, an impure carbonate of
soda. This, used to be employed in the
manufacture of soap, glass and othei
products.
In Primitive New England.
In the early days of New England
history when there were no stoves in
the churches, and women took hot po-
tatoes fn their muffs, men sometimes
brought their dogs to church to serve
as foot-warmers. For this privilege a
charge was made of six-pence a dog.
Milk and milk products are the best
human foods known.
• * *
Cows must have shade during the
heat of the day in summer.
• * *
A good dairyman does not keep
cows; he makes his cows keep him.
* * *
Diarrhea is the rpost common form
of calf troubles met with in hand-raised
calves.
* * * s'.
All good dairy cows should be given
a name and every cow should know
her name.
* * *
The pails used in feeding calves
must be kept strictly clean and used
for no other purpose.
* * *
The need of this country is not so
much more cows as it is better cows,
more properly fed and cared for.
* * *
Milk and milk products should be
more widely used on all our farms
during this period of our nation’s food
shortage.
* * *
Cream spoils when it gets warm.
Market or ship cream three times a
week in hot weather and twice a week
in winter.
* * *
Much skim milk which formerly
went to the feeding of calves, pigs find
chickens must now be utilized for hu-
man food.
* # *
Constant vigilance is the price of
healthy calves, and the feeder must al-
ways be on the lookout for conditions
of scouring.
* * *
Where one has a number of cows
and considerable dairy products to
market some kind of refrigeration will
be indispensable.
* * *
It is' not reasonable to expect profit-
able returns from cows in warm weath-
er when they must stand in the hot sun
and fight flies all day.
* * *
Great care should be taken in wash-
ing the milk pails. These should be
thoroughly scalded with boiling water,
or sterilized with steam if possible.
The Kaiser’s nerves may be failing
hut there is nothing to indicate that
lie has lost his nerve.
Cure for Hiccoughs.
Small pieces of ice applied suddenly,
so as to surprise the patient, will stop
persistent hiccoughing. Also hot drinks
of weak coffee and milk taken fre-
quently has the desired effect. A lump
of, sugar saturated with vinegar will
often relieve hiccoughs.
One of the easiest ways in which to
improve tlie egg production in most
flocks is by breeding to strong, vigor-
ous males froni winter-laying strains.
* * *
Nearly all calf disorders are caused
either directly or indirectly by lack of
cleanliness, and clean conditions con-
stitute the nest preventive of disease
in the calf herd.
The Southwestern Association of
Nurserymen, representing the States
of Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Ar-
kansas, held sessions at Denison last
week.
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Several new oil wells have been
brought in during the past few days
near Brownwood. Drilling is being
rapidly pushed forward in the deep
well district.
—O-
Governor and Mrs. Hobby will he
absent from Texas two or three week*,.
The governor has gone to Washington
in the interest of Texas in fixing the
price of cotton.
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The voters of Palestine will he given
an opportunity to vote on whether or
not the city will buy, and Qperate the
water works, the election having been
called to take place October 15.
—O—
After an exhaustive investigation of
a disease that has cost Orange coun-
ty thousand^ of dollars in the loss of
work horses and mules, veterinarians
have discovered that the disease is
cerebro spinal meningitis.
> ,—O V
! The first concrete was poured last
week for the beginning of the new sea-
wall at Galveston, which will extend
eastward from an intersection with tne
present seawall at the Boulevard and
the gulf front and which will be con-
structed 10,300 feet to Fort Jacinto
thus reclaiming approximately 1.00C
j acres of land between the new seawall
and the bay shore line.
| /A flour mill at Bryan has offered
j prizes in cash amounting to $400 foi
i the growing of whbat in Brazos, Burle-
I son, Robertson, Leon, Madison and
Grimes counties. The prizes are offer
ed for the best wheat grown, the;best
yield per acre, the largest acreage, etc.
The mill is endeavoring to co-operate
with the government in encouraging
increased food production.
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Acting Governor Johnston of Texas
Saturday appointed the following dele
gates to represent at the annual meet
ing of the American Public Health As
sociation to be held at Chicago Octo
her 1417: Major W. B. Russ, San An
tonio; Dr. J. J. Terrell, Dallas; Majoi
Ed H. McCuiston, Paris; Dr. M. L
Graves, Galveston; Dr. R. L. Shively
Henderson; Dr. J. G. Poe, Dallas.
; The Texas highway department an
jnounces that instructions have beer
received from the Un.ted States high
way council to the effect that the 191f
[building program, which is being pre
'pared by the high-ay department oi
! each State and for which the different
county and city officials concerned
i have been asked to file their data with
the highway commission, should bt
-filed before December 10, 1918, instead
of before October 20, 1918.
1 MERCEDES DRUG CO.
j THE REXALL STORE
Frank E. Osborn, M. D., Prop
1
FOURTH LIBERTY BONDS
This is our Great Opportunity to help beat
the Hun, former aid has been helping to get
ready. NOW, Our Boys, Our Own Home Boys
from right here at Mercedes, the Best Boys of
this Community, are actually TODAY IN THE
TRENCHES in France fighting for us, to protect
our Homes, our Country, our Flag, our Freedom
our Liberty, the Freedom and Civilization of
the World. WE MUST, WE WILL LEND our
Money, our Means, our Credit, to the Sacred
Cause to which OUR BOYS ARE GIVING .
THEIR LIVES, to Win the War. Your Country
expects, Demands This of You. You cannot
fail to Help. You must Increase your Sub-
scription for Fourth Liberty Bonds.
The Government earnestly desires that
these Bonds be absorbed by ALL THE PEOPLE
out of funds from Profits, Savings, Self-denials.
Do not put your Money into other Investments
now, put ALL you can into Liberty Bonds, to
Save our Soldiers, to Save our Country, to
Save the World to Democracy and Civilization,
and to Defeat the German enemy. Do It Now.
The daily newspaper reports indicate how
Gallantly and how Gloriously our Army is be-
having and how Splendidly the Boys are Win-
ning. HELP THEM. Our Soldier Boys are not
holding back, they are Fighting Now, risking
their Lives, everything for us. Surely you must
not hesitate to Support Them.
BUY BONDS
The Hidalgo County Bank
Is Ready to Help you to BUY
BONDS to the Utmost.
The Spanish Influenza is here. Don’t take any
chances, go see your family doctor and take every pre-
caution to prevent this disease. You may be one of the
unlucky ones. You can avoid this by proper precaution.
In connection with this warning we wish to inform yo^
that we have a large stock of atomizers and nasal douches
which your doctor will preacribe, in many styles and
prices that will suit anyone.
We are headquarters for the serums used by the
doctors and have a limited supply. Go See your doctor
and ask him what to do to combat this disease, then bring
his prescription to us and get the best that can be obtained.
We are on the job night and day and are ready to serve you
at all hours.
Mercedes Lumber Co
Complete new stocks of Lumber, Shingles, Paint, Hardware, Tools
and everything for use in improvement of farm property.
Cypress Post and Shingles, Cellar
Shingles, Wall Board, American
Field Fence. Buildings should be
preserved with the best quality of paint
Sherwin Williams Paint
Machinery should be protected
with the best roofing obtainable.
Genasco Roofing
Get the most and get the best for
your money.
Highest grade of every line stocked thruot.
Your trade appreciated and customers pleased.
Your every need provided with courtesy.
CHARLES L. CAMPBELL
There were 19,000 syphilitics among
the registered men in Texas who were
not called in the first draft, according
to estimates based on the report oi
the provost marshal general, and a
statement of Dr. W. A. Pusey of the
surgeon general’s committee on vener-
eal diseases, the bureau of venereal
diseases of Texas announced this
week. The statement was sent out by
the committee for civilian co-operation
in combating venereal diseases* by the
council of national defense.
A total of 334,545.72 cubic yards oi
mudsheLl was used in South Texas
cities, counties and the United States
government during the twelve months
ending August 31, last, most of the
shell coming from the vicinity of Gal
veston. During the same period ol
time private parties used 362,601.14
cubic yards of the shell, paying the
state $18;776.24 in taxes or fees. This
gives a total of 697,146.86 cubic yards,
the figures being taken from the an-
nual report of the state game, fish and
oyster commissioner.
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A committee of oil operators who
are making a new uniform map of the
oil fields of North-Central Texas are
expected to complete their work soon
The committee is composed of W. H.
Head of the Texas Company, Harri-
son F. Carr of the Prairie Oil and Gas
Company, W. B. Pyron of the Gulf Pro-
duction Company, G. E. Bates of the
Roxana Company, J. A. Wright of the
Cosden Oil and Gas Company, T. B.
Hoffer of the Humble Oil and Refining
Company and K. E. Hansley of the
Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil Com-
pany.
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High-class dairy cattle are going to
be brought into Texas within the next
few months for dairymen a*id farmers
to be delivered to them at cost plus
transportation charges. This move-
ment was inaugurated by the exten-
sion service of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas. As only
enough cows are going to be shipped
in to supply the actual requirements,
persons desiring to purchase one or
more ,should make their wants kncAvn.
This )nay be done by communicating
with the agricultural agent in the
county in which the purchaser resides.
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K. M. LEAR, Proprietor
The Hidalgo & Starr
Counties Abstract Co.
(INCORPORATED)
Its extensive experience in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
and comply? abstracts of Hidalgo County lands enables it
to turn out work in its line promptly, correctly and at
reasonable rates.
WRITE OR PHONE
The oil fields of the gulf coast in
Texas and Louisiana during the year
ending with August 31, this year, pro-
duced 25,749,099 barrels of crude,
slightly more than 1,000,000 barrels
under the production during the pre-
vious twelve months. During the year
just closed there were 1,188 wells com-
pleted in the gulf coast district, with
665 of these producers—less than half
of the completions being failures. The
output of the gulf coas4 fields this
year, if figured accordiflg to value,
would show an increase aver last year
if a comparison was made.
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The new machinery for the Mer-
cedes Milling Company has been delayed*
bat we are ready to take care of all table meal
grinding now. We are daily expecting our ma-
chinery. When we get it installed we will be
ready to do ail kinds of feed grinding, both small
grain, ear corn, maize, etc.
Give us a trial.
Mercedes Milling Co.
Two blocks west of Depot
Don’t fail to look over the want ads this weel
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Hoyt, L. T. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, October 11, 1918, newspaper, October 11, 1918; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth634990/m1/2/: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.