Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 17, 1916 Page: 6 of 8
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SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT.
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
Sy Being Constantly Supplied With
Tbedford’g Black-Draught.
picked an odd name. Press Comment cm R R V **»*>*# &**.-?.
- I 1 XV* xv* f * 1 JfaJr. anil a jolly bum'll they were, Be-
(hartey Andrew* gees the .Sights.
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V-Y-
mm
Sh
m
ffSS^liPMari
Jus place, “with -
itomach trouble.
side headache, and
Si
ind 1 found it to be the bat family medi-
at
hue for young and old.
I keep Black-Draught on hand at! the
Jme now and when my children feel a
ittie bad, they ask me for a nose, and it
floes them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never hare a long spell of *fCk.
less m our family, since w« commenced
Ming Black-Draught.”
Thedford’s Black-Draught (a purely
readable, and has been found to revu-
aie weak stomachs, aid digestion, re-
lieve indigestion, colic, wind, nausea,
wadache, sick stomach, and similar
lymptoms.
It has been In
An Author Had • Long Search and
Than Faced a Surprise,
When Albion W. Tom-gee wrote "A
A,l! <'hflrl*'y All,lre"s' <* «»•
**rly espy <»f the book fell into the',or>< ^ 1 ^ ' “ii Alstyne Lootor, was
I mi uls of the Rev. I ait her Pardee, an ! I'rn‘ ,,n l’r,‘v< 1 *«>' and his story la so
hpjsfopal clergyman of i.'hlCiigo, whoso'’d Hull we arc printing nearly all
fa (her was named Thereon Pardee.
The name Is such an unuanui com-
bination Hurt in amazement the rector
showed the book to tils father, and
they were both puzzled by the coinci-
dence. They deckled to write Judge
Tonrgee and ask trim what had led him
to use the name
Ue replied. In equal amazement, that
ho had uot supposed there was such u
man living ns Therun Pardee. Then ho
slated that he had a prolonged search
for a suitable name for the character
of his story—on* that would express
just what he Imagined this characte*
to be.
fore seven o’clock the last ear had gone,
there being five auto loads of the Flr-
ciers and two cars of Odd FelldwK.
The drive was made without any ser-
ious accidents and all reached Sher-
man in good time to see the big
of it:
In the course of the Hint an otd copy
of the curriculum or L uion college hail
fallen Into his hands. It was dated
1S£S, or something as far back, and
among the names of the studenta was
one Thereon Pardee.
The Judge aakl It had impressed him
•Tile writer attended the Red Riv-
er \ alley Fair at Sherman Friday of
hud week and there met mauv of the
bewiqtaper men id ibis aeettou, that
being Press Day. Tin- lady who
lock- al us from flic other end of the
table Insisted on going along and we
did not get to see some of the things
I lie other hoys saw. But we saw
enough. We got our money's worth
We did liireml to get off with the
Imys long enough to ask them how
they managed to log re their wives at
holin', but were unable to do It. The
fraternity no dould saw our predica-
ment and made an effort to couie to
mir relief by assigning to one of the
after dinner speaker*, Brother Thomp-
son of the the McKinney Examine?.
Hie subject; 'How I managed to Home
to I In- Fair Without My Wife.'
had held Brother Thompson In
esteem and dkl not believe
Hie basement of the Methodist church
at 7 o'ehs-k. We came ucqr overlook-
ing tldi matter in I lie excitement. A —... K.-si mue in see uie big pa-
» "titan Mmictlria* nerves a really good rude whh-h was really worth the trip
l>ur|H.»e, which proved to la- the ease to see. After the parade the W C.’s
on this o.n-ion she reminded ns of went to the Woodman Circle liondqtinr
tlie banquet and we lost no time in *H* where they wen- royully received
getting hack to the Chamber of Com- by the Sherman Grove Lodge No. 5!N»
merce qtis rtere. where we had la-eu ' here they met the Supreme Clerk!
toM to n-wenihle. disregarding a strong Mil* I lorn Alexander, of Omaha, Neb.,'
Invliiinlton to go straight to the Iufter registering we were served to a'
church. Tom Arterlierry of the Su-1 Mimpllous re|«Hst. After which we liied
voy star was there and the man who ourselves down town to visit the dlf-
lmd charge of the information hu-1 ftWBt dcpnrtmcnls of the fair exlti-
^___luesaay, uctober I/, I
iCottolene
4 The Natural
Shortening ’ ’
renu said he had lieen there ail hour
and tweut.v minutes. We do uot wish
to convey the kleu that Torn was
hungry. i, wns because the thing
was free and Tom lielng a news|iaper
man, would rather lie an hour too
early in ease of this kind tliun a
minute late.
We
ldgh
constant use for more
ban 70 years, and has benefited more
11 rulljb “—
~ —- - — —h> uiiv. — • - wijrvif he wotih)
as being one of the richest, most solid [ refuse any favor. Hut when that
fllld Vtlfntf fiefiefHnn a__ ..... . ' lulL'iul f. fit* __l.___. .
luii a million people.
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and most satisfying names he erer bad j tolked for fifleen minutes and failed
heard, so he decided to adopt it for his f,‘ Riv'* th<> totghteet Information
ncua
RAILWAY THU TAKIJB.
♦ II. & T. 0. RAILWAY. ..
Northbound.
A'o. 8 nrrives..............MB-W n. m.
Southbound.
No. <5 arrives..............5:15 p. m.
chare, ter. The curriculum was so old
that he JtRd no hesitation In uaipg the
name, and he was astonished to learn
that the rightful owner of it was llv-
tog.
Ills explanation was accepted, and
the resulting acquaintance was pleas
tog all around.
MISSOURI. HANNAH * TUT AH,
South Bound.
<- 51 arrives..........11:10 a. m.
o. 31* arrives ........j;ao p. m
North Bound.
o .YJHeparts..........11:30 a. m
“ ** departs......... 2:311 p. m
T. * P. HAM,WAY.
Going Ka*t.
No 82, mail and express 11:17 a. m.
No. 54, cannon Itnli ......7 :(M) a- m
No. ;W, express leaves......4 :U0 p. m
Going West
No, an, Cannon Ball......IJ :2B p. m
No. 31, mall and ex press.. 2:00 p.
No. 35, mall and express.. 10:00 a.
* COTTON BRUT.
Nn. 29 arrlvi-s ..........10:10
No 201 departs .........10:40
•••“• arrive.......4:15
N.» 8U d.-parts .......... 4:40
FRISCO RAILWAY.
60/ <southbound) arrives 0:55 p. m.
808 (northbound) leaves 7:50 a. m.
ftU (fioiiitilwmiid) arrives..B:o0 p. m
Is-aves 5:05 p. m
512 (northbound) arrive*. 1:20 p. m
Is-aves 1:80 p. m.
.Motor (S bound» leaves. ..7:(KI a ,m
Motor ear IN-tmund I ar...8:25 p. n».
No, 5 norllihound ........10:40 a. in
No. (I soul libouud ........ 5 :ir>
p. m
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The genuine thin
model timekeeper
-the C nien Verithin
Its OtltHMNW Is in thp
construction of (lie
movement—iu A unique
arrangement of wheels
that saves half the
spine without reducing
Ha- sire or strength of
Paris. Thus can it i>e
made the thinnest and
most liemiiifni watch- -
.vet maintain the high
est standards of time-
heeping accuracy.
.$25 is the lowest price
at which any Omen
Verithin watch is to in-
had. $50 is the lowest
price ul which a p,-(.
vision grade in a Lru-
cn Verithin mode, is
sold. $75 is the lowest,
inks- that will buy a
solid gold Hkt, Precis-
ion natch iu a Crueu
Verithin mode!.
ELY & SONS
$100 Reward, $100
Tlie readers of this paper will Is'
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease dial sci-
ence has lieen able to cure in all its
stages, and dial is catarrh. Caturra
■"‘tog greatly Influenced by ,lMisli-
tutfomt conditions requires eonsdtip
IImiuI treatment. Hall’s Calait'li
fure Is (aken Inlernally and acta;
til rough the blood oo die mucous
surfaces of the system thereby d»
stroylng the fiaindHtUm of the ills
ease, giving die patient, strength by
building nil the constitution and as.
sisting nature In doing ils work. The
proprietors have so much fnldi in the
curative powers of Hall's Catarrit
1'iire dint they offer One Humlerd
Dollars for any ease that It fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. .1. Cheney & (-0„ Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, 75e.
tu-dnir-sat&w
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
October 17.
1062-
sol.|
the
1777-
-:2
!
QRUEn
Vert thin Watch
The seaport of Dunkirk
for five million ilvres by
Freneli to die English.
Surrender of the British under
Oil. Burgoyne to the Ameri-
cans at Saratoga.
182»--The Delaware and Chesapeake
canal tqiened.
—Both house* of Hie British pap.
I lament destroyed hy fire.
1S54—Bombardment of Sebastopol.
Crimea, begun by the allied
British, French and Turkish
forces.
1S73-- 1200th anniversary of founda-
tion of Fly Catehdrnl, one of
Kngland’s noblest Gothic piles.
1893—Death of Marshal .MacMalmn,
first president of the French
republic; 1873-1879.
1897—Windsor. Nova Scotia, wiped
out by fire.
1902—Lord Kitchener left Hngland to
take u)) office of i-onimander-in-
ehief in India,
1912— i-uglieino Marconi, inventor of
wireless telegraphy, lost his
right eye by a surgical oiler*,
tins.
1913— -Twenty-eight persons, all mi
b0srd, lost thetr lives near .To-
hanntsthal. Germany, In Jhe ex-
plosion and fall of a Zeppelin.
THE WAR—
1914— Birllsh cruiser Undaunted sank
four German destroyers oft'
Holland.
German troops aiqieared before
Warsaw.
Free State Boers denounced re
volt in South Africa.
1915— Russia declared war oil Bul-
garia.
French forces beaten hack Ity
Bulgarians near Hahrovo. I!ni.
garians make quick advance Into
Serbia, capturing several vil-
lages.
Austro-German forces continue
successful invasion of Serbia
from die north, though meeting
with desperate resistance.
to bow be gig off without Ills
fnr even remotely refer to the
Iject assigmsl him. we realize that
our confidence had la-en misplaeedt
Next year wc Intend to relv ujMn our
own resonrcp*, Humgli wc have often
done so and lost out. Wp are glad
wc Went, however. If we had had ns
many wives a* Briglmm Young
III ted to have Poom-SMSI Htid the whole
harem iuul have insisted on going,
the pleasure of the occasion wouhl
have outweighed our disappointment
al not In-lug able to tie present under
the oomUtton* of some of our more
fortunate brethren. When we tell you
■ me of the good things that- wore In
store we believe you will agree with
Us.
“Brother E. Hunter was at. the
I station to meet the newspaper men
and their wives and csiawt them to
the Cham tier of Commerce quartern.
There Mrs. Hunter joined her hus-
band In entertaining the guests, nnd
Mr. Surratt, secretary of the Sherman
Chamber of Commerce, was on hand
lie never loses an opportunity to add
a little sunshine—scatter a little
pleasure, though lie is always a very
busy man. Rigid here we want to
say Hint Mr. Surratt Is a valuable
"inn and is doing a great work for
■ Shenuan and tlie comity. If tlie bus-
iness, men ami the farmers will stand
by him. there is scarcely any limit to
tlie benefit that will ueeru to the city
and country from his untiring efforts
At the apiminted time we fonml
ourselves hack in tin- basement of the
Methodist church, where we had s|x-nt
sin !i a pleasant noon hour. We were
greeted with a long stretch of table
arrayed In snowy linen and liedeeked
with lovely flowers. This was the
retting for the elegant banquet furn-
ished) by the manufacturers of Sher-
man.
The concerns to which the editors,
US'] their wives, daughters and sweethearts
are indebted for this banquet arc the
.I*! . Interstate Cotton Refining cempKBft
Sherman Overall Manufacturing eoin-
imiiy, Ferguson Seed Farms. Chnpnutn
Mills. A It c Candy company, Wash-
ington Iron Works, Coca-Cola Bottling
Works. Austin
hits, which were all good. After s|s-nd-
lng the afternoon In seeing the sights
we all met at the W. C. hembpiarters
at (t o'clock and had supi»-r. At su|e
l»cr the talk began about the Miullll j
ortll team putting on the drill and en-
tering the contest and after long per-
suasion and i-(Mixing by Sov. Sandlin.
Mrs. Terry and our Supreme Clerk the
team finally consented to put on the
drill, so at s o'clock the competitive
drills were had. The Sherman Grove
team winning first prize, making 9»i»4
I mints ami the Madlli team winning
rewind prize, making 95 |K>liifs and nlso
a modal for their captain. Hattie Fob
lis, which was highly appreciated by
all. - While the competitive drills were
being put on the Odd Fellows initiated’
a class. At M):20 all were ready fo<
the start home, ami never mind what
time we arrived hut we reached home
in safety.
“We wish to extern) our heartiest
thanks to nil who attended or assisted
us In an.v way \yltli our box supi>er and
thus made It jMissihle for ns to go to
c ^
Cakes, pies, pastry —the very not
tempt the appetite. And when they are]
shortened with Cottolene the natural flavor
and healthful goodness become even more
tempting. N
Cottolene blends so perfectly with the
flour and other ingredients that the results
are most gratifying^
Your grocer will supply Cottolene to large or
email pails. Order it today.
“Cottolene make*
rooJcooA.ntb.U.r-
QEEQ^AIRBANKZEESD
i
(foliage, 'lexns Nur- [slierman and Win a prize
scry company. Patty Joiner & Eubank I "__
company, Roberts. Xn«for<l & Taylor Editor W 8 Grant of the Kingston
company. Kb.d-Key College and the j (Okla.) Messe^SX whSde
Dinniond Mills.
E. C. Hunter.
of the
Ih-inoerat. who was unsparing of him
self In Ills efforts to show tlie news-
PH|*-r people a good time, called the
banqueters to order as they sat down
to n menu of fruit cup, broiled
chicken, sweet potato souffle, poos.
Waldorf salad. Ice cream, cake, cof-
fee and mints. Tom W. Perkins of
the McKinney Courier-Gazette served
as toastmaster, and the speech mak-
ing was opened by President C. A.
Shock of the Red River Valley Fair
In a very warm welcome to the
guests. J. I). Moyer of the Honey
Grove CiHzen resqiondpd on helialf of
the newspaper men and women.
sueli a rousing good speech at the man
Sherman lufncturers and jobbers' banquet, suys:
"It was the pleasure of tlie editor of I
the Messenger and wife, to be among
the guests on Press Day at tlie Red I
River Valley Fair at Sherman, Tex.,
on the tilb. It Is not necessary for ual
to say that we enjoyed tlie occasion,
liecause that is what we went for, and)
that is wlmt we ex lasted to do. know-|
iug the big-ben rtedness aud the hospl-
tality of the people of Sherman. The I
newspaper men from Hie district trib-l
utary to Slierman were there in force,!
and some from over the river in Okla-1
homn. Siw-akiiig of the fair in a general]
sense, tlie various displays were very]
fine. The displays being so widely]
Our New Stock of Furniture
and Rugs Will Repay You
For the Inspection
Newness is the keynote of our stock today. New Fur-
niture and Rugs have come to us in recent weeks in car loads
and we are in a position to make the price and terms right
We have the “Efficient” Gas Heaters in the different
sizes, and the same prices as last year.
I l(
KNIGHT-PEVETO COMPANY
"TOUR CTOCBIT.S ROOD."
T
who had come in from various *" th<' *0* I" sufficient; the
Hons and viewing Miss Fowler's I V'P ot*iPr ,M)VP he. knocked
art exhibit, we marched iiih*u the **Wn- % Moyer acquitted himself of
elegant Methodist church which Slier f!lv ■**■*•“ ,,lal •"* was the other
mm’P**#*W*. Within a Idnek of W>,<L
Tlie speech was a good one aside I scattered, made il difficult for tlie
from the Tact that Mr. Moyer's state-1sight seers to enjoy theui as well us
ment of ids early residence In Gray-|tl*e-v Might have done, tnit this dlffl-
son county and his deiwrture from ]vulty was met by a well pre|aired di-
ttos county was quite a shock to his | rc< tory, which allied the mass of (*«.
bretbren. He declared that there was|l,le tH *•"<• what they wanted to see.
no jail iu Slierman when he came. |,u passing may we Is* allowed to say
but Hint they started budding one|lliUt what Sherman needs to do is to
sc-on 'after his arrival, and that be did frevura fair grounds and erect adequate
not stay until it was finished, a ibaiidtogs, and then they will be able
SPECIAL RATES TO DALLAS
ACCOUNT
State Fair,Ocf. 14-29
$2.09
RHEUMATISM AFTER
HIS DAY’S OUTING
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® PATRONIZE THE «
2 COMMERCIAL |
! BARBER SHOP
* In BaoNaent if Commordnl
Bank Bk, HRng.
Y*RY BEST SERVICE
la Our Motto.
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BODGES & MILLER
l • ® ® » ® « ® ® M ® S ® ® « <s
Looking
le Mover
IlunUu" Trip m a Wet Day Brings
Painful Results,
Dms* upoll a time Charles Muiiem
of Philadelphia, went gunning. It was
a dismal rainy day. a»d long ex-
posure to cold and wet brought on a
seven* attack of rheumatism. He was
confined to Ids home.
A friend recommended Sloan’s
Liniment, citing his own ease ns evi-
dence of its effectiveness. Mullen
bought a Isittie and applied It to Ids
aching limbs. Soon improvement wns
noticed and hi' was able to return
to Jiuslness. 1
Mr. Mullen writes. “Since that ex-
perience I have never been without
Sloan's Liniment In tlie medicine
chest.’ i on will find it soothes bruises
sprains, toothache and relieves lame
luck, neuralgia, to fart all external
pains. At all druggists, 25c, 50c and
$1.00 a bottle.
the church wc begun to scent the na-i
tine of Hie pleasure in store when the
an nia of good coffee gently smote onr
ntfactory nerves.
“Wc had been Informed flint Mrs.
Frank Vaden's canning dub girls
were to serve luncheon and knew that
it would lie something good. but did
not realize how nicely these girl*
'"tod cook tight bread, sweet pota-
toes. cream potatoes, chicken pie and
cake, and what delicious coffee and
in* cream they could make and how
orderly and quickly they could serve
it there in the basement of the
church'. We think more of the wnrk
that .Mrs. Vaden Is doing as county
demonstration agent than we eve-
thought before, him) we have long been
a strong believer in that kind qf
work. We are strong for a male
demonstration agent to do for the
hoys and men what Mrs. Vaden is
doing fo* the women and girls.
“Mis- | rsula Foster was intro-
duced to the editors as the champion
tomato grower, having made $«s
from a tenth of an acre.
“A sweat- little girl whose name the
Leader did not learn, sang for tlie
gathering at tlie Methodist church
following I he luncheon. 1
“Alter the elegant luncheon by the
girls. I he newspaper gang sallied
fprlh. armed with free' tickets to all
the paiil attractions. If there Is any-
body on earth who knows how to keep
a free ticket from going to waste
if is Hie man who prints the newspa-
and they took iu all of the
Johnny J. Jones’ eighteen dean shows
from tlie snake charmer to the
■'VItching Waves;' from the human
alligator to the trained fleas and the
monkey races. Some of the more
timid were afraid to visit that feroci-
ons monster from the jungles some-
where. The hideous roar the monster
was constantly letttng out. which
could he heurd a long way. was enough
tor them. Brother Mover of the
Honey Grove Citizen said he had
tamed lots of things over about Bon-
ham. and in he walked with tlie com-
posure with which he woWa have
visited the “Midget Family.” He would
no doubt have lH*en eaten" alive had it
not lieen for Col. Sidney Suggs of
the Ardmore Ardmoreite, who chanced
to lie present with his voice, which
lie used on tlie brute with ail its
vblnme. and the nameless beast
There wns tots of spe<-ch making -
n veritable feast of reason and flow
of soul. A it wng the heat were Joe
Taylor's explanation of what he wax
there for, the presentation speech of
Dr. T. A. Wharton, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, when he
presented to Editor Henry Ellis
the Denison Herald, a
one which
to make their fair what it ought to he
—an educational and not a commercial
enterprise,”
And after deserilMig Mrs. Vaden's
[Itoncr, Mr. Grunt continues:
“The editors were giveu the freedom
of the city for tlie rest of the evening,
which they took advantage of ami
went in to see all Hie sights, without
let or liindranee. The Sherman peo-
ple certainly know how to show their
guests u good time. Tlie events of me
day Wipe brought to a close when the
nn i., i i °r ’toltors were again escorted i„ the base
Bible to re|da« ]„„,„( ,)f the Travis Street Methodist
Round Trip. Good on all cars
On sale daily, Oct L'i-29, tuelu. l»l«. Limited to
return 3 days. Including dale of sale.
$1.25—
Round Trip Sundays, Ort. 15-2* 39. Good only
0,1 cttr* scheduled to h-ave Sherman 5:35, (1:35
and 7:35 a. iu. Limited to return date of sale,
on all ears.
B. II. SMITH, Agent.
Both Phones 607.
BBW
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IT WILL PAY YOU TO READ THE WANT ADS.
VALSPAR VARNISH
from his office,
Mr. EH is. These, with
Eras. ±=rr.' par j «a avss
ami the response b,v| imn where another royal feast await
of tlie city.
Dillard's toast to "Woman. ** ,hl* nm,mfl“,tuc-
tine ami were very greatly enjoved
hr the large number of people present.
Mr. Taylor did not cotne anv nearer
felling what he was there for than
F. C. Thompson explained why he
came without his wife. Dr. Wharton
after a few-remarks In lighter rein
It won’t turn white from water being spilled on it. Put
it on your floors, automobiles, furniture, etc.
“E .('. Hunter, editor of the Htcr-
man Democrat, who was a busy man
all day looking after the welfare of
the guests aud who seemingly was en-
joying the success of the occasion to
We will make anything good it goes on if it harms it in
the least. Phone us for n can.
lamenting the fact Hint » »htf ru,l‘”“ called the banquet-
!r.»?w* ~f~"■ ....................* ■
many were needed became more scri-
(jtts and delivered a taJk wlilidi wa.-
gmKi for aii to ltear. in presenting the
handsome volume of tile Holy Scrip-
tures.
Frank Dillard's tribute to “Woman”
wns beautiful and touching, lielng sax
becomingly clothed In the garment ofj
sincerity.
“Miss A Dene Sanders’ Baptist
Svniphony Orchestra rendered a beau-
Hfiid musical- program
hearty welcome a menu of fruit m,
broiled chicken, sweet fiotato souffle,
peas, Waldorf salad, ire cream, eake,
coffee and mints was served. The A.'
B. ('. Candy Co. then passed to each
guest a Ik>x of Its delightful iieanut
candy.
"The after-dinner talks made by Hie
speakers, intnsluced by Senator Tom 1
IV. Perkins of the McKinney Daily
Coiiiier-Gazetle, who had lieen select-
W. B. McDonald
Seolh SMe Sfure
ed as the totistmaster, were very
bunoiiet. who,-!, .'ont.r«...t<-d,lingreaHy^e-t“l,,i''tf ^ ,“,|‘mU,UM ,,v
to the pleasure of the occasion.
The da- was a delight to tJ>‘' I Utfit- we can not pass without men
all the guests,
f ial ment hm of
We cannot make spec-
tliem all. hut we feel
new-puivr fraternity of the Red River
Valley and has
Honing the impressive res|M>nse
A':‘" L 7"’ ""ment,si stronger. Krank v Uillal,d t<( „1(J , ,
ties <Y friendstlip between the hretli I-Somali.” It
ren of tld- fertile area. Dur hat 1st off
to President Shock, Mr. Surratt. Mrs.
Vaden. the Fanning Fiuh Rnd tie-
iiianiifacturei-s. Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Hunter and to the Kidd-Key College.”
Editorially the Van Alstvne leader
has Hie following:
“If Grayson comity will ein|dov a
govcnimcnl expert farm demonstration
-■•sent. and. next fall, the Red River
Valley Fair will arrange to have ex-
hibits from the district fairs or from
individuals who may desire to send |
I hem. ffilhsported to Slierman free
of etmrge, n fair that will make all
that have gone before look like a joke
will be the result. There was a bet-
ter farm, orchard and garden exhibit
at Hie Van Alstyne district fair than
was to lie seen at Sherman. Practl
was certaluly a timely
aud eloquent talk.
"Another one of the pleasing fea
lures or the banquet was the presen-
tation of the Bilile by the Fair Asso-
elation to Major Henry E. Ellis of tlie
Denison Herald, to take tlie place
tin* one stolen, from ids office. Dr.
A. Wharton of the First Presbyterian
church, made the.presentation speech,
which was a masterly oration and
was responding to by Mr. Ellis with
equally eloquent and touching re-
marks.
"The Baptist Symphony Orchestra,
led hy Miss Allen Sanders, rendered
some very tine music daring the ban-
quet.
“Taken altogether our visit to the
Bed River Valley Fair will be one of
slunk away Into the corner wltli”Tn i I?"' “""t <lf t,W' ,n
tail between Its legs after the f.mhilm Kiwr
oans
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of a chastised puppy.
■ "After this near tragedy the press
hoys, and tlie press girls sought to get
out of hearing of tlie terrorising vok*?
of the ‘Whatisit" ami wended their
way to Hh* Idg taliernacle to secure
seats for tije exreHeut iirogram put
on b.v Kidd-Key college. Tlie cherish-
ed 0|tportunity to hear these artists
wns made possible b.v the failure of
Mr. Surratt’s New York or Boston
friend to bo present, owing to a se-
vere hoarseness.
"Tlie mnntifactnrlng amt agricultur-
al exhibits were also to this building,
hut there was plenty of room for the
voices of tlie singers, notwithstanding
their great volume. The manufactur-
ing exhibits were good and everytlrthg
else in. this building, unless It was
the girlwith thp overalls on. We did
* not get to see her. as this was a-free
) attraction and onr pom read: “Good
j to ail |iaid attractions.’’ .'.d
I After this other of the various ex-
d hlhits were visited and admired' until
j the stm was sinking low. $#en we
j remembered that Brother Hunter told
4 us there would be another feed to
Hie brightest spots in onr memory for
years to come, it does one good to get
these Tout among our neighbors and toe! the
Valley | touch of their friendly baud and
Fair for the reason that there Wns no] realize that such a feeling of friendly
way of gelling them there without an |co-ojwrafIon exists among our people.
ex|s*nse which the owners did not cave
to incur. With a farm detoonstraHon
agent, liinnv more people would be
interested in growing products with
sufficient merit to lie enteted at a fatr'
and with fre» transportation, many—
practically all—would lie shown there.
lay these relations never be marred."
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FORGET YOUR ACHES.
Stiff knees, aching limbs, lame hack
make Hfe a burden. If you suffer
,f . . -i from rheumatism, gout, lumbago, neu-
"rr rW,n,rr:L!"|raJgla, get a bottle of Sloan’s Llt.l-
11 m
i
pay the expense of getting exhibits
to Sherman this exiiense could be
greatly reduced by tlie fair manage-
ment arranging for the shipment bv
haring a car ready and shipping all
exhibits together. The Leader bo-
lii-ves, however, that railroads would
•deadhead' exhibits. This question Is
worth considering.
The Madill Crowd Happy.
m
ment, the universal remedy for pain.
Easy to apply; it penetrates without
nibbing afid soothes the tender flash,
(leaner and more effective than mas-
sy ointment or poultices. For strains
or sprains, sore muscles or wrenched
ligaments resulting from strenuous
exercise. Sloan’s Llntmeut gives quick
diet. Keep 11 on hand for emergen-
cies. At your Druggist. 25c. <Mw
Grady L. Webster's paper, the Ma-
dill (Okla.)- Times, says:
“On Wednesday morning, Oct. 4th,
according to previous arrangements ,.. ... .... ...
the W. .C. drill -team, accompanied bvlst. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Sandlin and Mrs. Terry of Ard-fhacco in their
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: |
'E; iii& ■ *%• — ftH
Heated Air has sold many a cigar.
F. R. Itli-e Mercantile Cigar Oo. of
put ail Havana to-
ld ceqt Mercantile
more, met on the southeast corner ot I Clear. Quality sells the Merchantile.
toijSi—■ ’ ■** -*■
toe square ready to make the drive, toifimokg Ouq,
u at
BUY THE
Famous Benson
Burner Gas
Stoves
Sums less gas than
oilier stoves—No soot, no
odor—Satisfaction guar-
anteed.
FULMER & BRITTAIN
Hardware, Implements and Vehicles.
Rubber Goods week
Special Prices on all rubber goods. Thirty cents al-
v- teWed for yonr worn out ayringe or water bottle on a pur-
chase of a new one. -.
Special Sale of Fine Stationery—48 sheets of Embassy
Lawn Paper, 48 Envelopes—twice the quantity in an ordin-
ary box—while they last 25c per Box.
Glasscock Drug Co.
PHONES 21.
Ha Didn’t Know.
One June day iu l«J2 near Freder-
tckaball, Va.t General Stonewall Jack-
son saw one of General Hood’s Texans
climbing a fence to get Into a cherry
tree. “Where are you going?" shouted
Jackson, “t don't know," replied the
soldier. “To what command do you
belong?" "i don’t know," the Texan
replied. "Well, what state are you
from?” “I don’t know.” Jackson
gave the man up, but he asked a com-
rade what It all meant "Well," was
the reply, “Old Stonewall and General
Hood gave orders yesterday that we
fen
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An Omission,
In the article concenHng the Bap-
tist Symphony Orchestra iu the Dem-
ocrat last Saturday, through the fail-
ure of the party furnishing the names ’*
of the members to the reporter, Miss
) sletu Sanders" name was omitted.
Miss Sanders presides at the phtno for
the orrelistra jqjd Is an accomplished
musician of -much experience in or-
chestra work. jfcho has done much
toward on
-------- the Baptist Sym-
phony orchestra and deserves especial
mention for what she has aecqmpUsh-
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