Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, July 5, 1912 Page: 6 of 8
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say to a friend who has had a
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right, too. It DOES LOOK
LIKE A NEW GARMENT af-
ter It leaves our hands. We
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our charges are honest. We
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m it tent. By three o’clock all but the
deaf one* are wideawake.* The
grouches growl because their sleep
has been interfered with, but get up
forthwith when Bill Blunt fires his
first salute to sunrise. letting the town
cannon boo* at least an hour before
the faint light of the morning glows
up from the eastern horizon!
. The Old Town Cannon.
Ah. that old town cannon! Well I
remember It! The town made much
ado over the congressman when he
presented It. to Berryvale. Henry
Churchill canvassed the citizens and
solicited a bind with which to erect a
flagpole alongside the cannon, and aft-
er weeks of Importuning begged two
nice little piles of cannon balls to
stack in pyramids about the grim
armament.
And Bill Blunt, veteran of the war,
his face scarred, twq fingers gone,
dressed in blue clothes with the O. A.
R hat and hntton*. swiped and loaded
and primed the cannon with the air of
a colonel while the small boys stood
round him fn awe and prayed only that
they might pass the ramrod hr fetch
the powder or strew a little explosive
on the priming hole!
And then, as Bill waved his hand,
hark, hack they fled and stood on tip-
toes as the veteran applied the match.
that half the young fellows in town
envy the mayor.
But even a mayor's wife cannot
usurp the fitting allegiance of the pop-
ulace when right behind her comes the
local newspaper office on wheels, with
the most awful “devil” feeding hand-
bills late a pony Jobber! “
And next,appears ‘‘The'First Conti-
nental Congress,” In session, and more
ragamuffins and more floats, more mu-
sic ami more excitement, ending with
a take-ofT on a calliope and a clown
driving a to,wu donkey, with tyvo hun-
dred small boys shouting and hooting
as a.tall to the kite!
Tcn’f H*o.,
The city heart, attune^ t^; amuse-
".^7? *"<» Stepped hurriedly behind the flag
theaters, cannot appreciate the Joys ^ WUh , nf (h„ nnw.
of a real, old-fashioned, country Fdjirth
of July celebration! I
Here is the stage of life with action
In every speech. Here are actors who
are acting life, not fiction—and here
Is the cradle where patriotism Is nur-
"ed and given Incentive. ^
tured and given Incentive.. f _
From whence came the great, armies
of the past that have blad uprtft the
field that this country,.’ might jif pre-
served?
For the most part they carte from
the great, Tree, untrammeled, patriot
land, from the cottages of (he country
town and the broad acres of the farms.
Ahd the Fourth of July as It Id cele-
brated In the rural communities- has
much to do with the virility of coun-
try loving, It is an annual awakening
t6r patriotism and home pride.
us go down to Berryvale prior
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BARBERS
Will appreciate patronage
from the public and guarantee
nice, up-to-date service.
Bring the Children for Hair
Trimming,
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Merchants Lunch Every Day,
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Office—Butting's Drag mere.
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ARCHITECT
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Let
to the Fourth. It is evening and the
foremost citizens are meeting In the
town hall where a fund U being sub-
scribed for a fitting celebration? 'No-
body gives much—for there a(b*Tew
rich men in Berryvale—but
Suite.
Committees are appointed
a fitting compliment to a man's
lty and enterprise that he is;selected
to be "chairman” of the celebration.
There are committees on finance, ora-
tory, sports, decoration, singing, pa-
rade. and so on down the list. Th©
ladles are invited to co-operate and
they do, willingly and with a spirit
that ptita to shame some of the more
laggardly male residents.
And for two months the local news-i
papers are filled with glowing descrip-
tion of Berryvale's Fourth of July cele-
bration. Neighborhood papers, like-
wise boasting of local celebrations,
say slighting things of Berryvale’s
celebration and of Berryvale, whereat
the patriotic home editor, stung to the
very soul, replies in his beat and most
vigorous English, letting the barbs
fall where they may.
Everybody is at work, the baseball
team Is practicing dally and the hose
company boys make nightly rung, for
they are to vie with Hicksvffle's men
ou the day of days to be. A subdued,
surcharged spirit of something btg
about to burst, fills the air. Some-
times the citizens speak in whispers
as they impart' confidential informa-
tion as to what part Andrew Ricks or
pole. With a puff of smoke, the now
der flashed, followed by a resounding
roar that shook the hills and went re-
verberating adown the Cedar Valley
like a rough rider on a league shod,
Pegasus!
The people cheered, and Bill, sweat-
ing, but, radiantly happy, again swiped
and cleaned the cannon, for another
charge. '
The People Arrive.
And now from every side street the
people come hurriedly, smiles upon
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The Mayor Arises In the Background.
With a Puff of 8moke.
John North Is going to take In the
phantasmagoria parade—the ragamuf-
fin retLnue of ogres and grotesque mon-
sters.
And Little Johnny Jones Is working
like a trojan, mowing lawns and weed-
ing gardens! He must have money
for firecrackers, and lemonade and
hump-backed peanuts! And he gets
ft! In after life. If Johnny had work-
ed half as hard for success in bis chos-
en employment, he could have retired
at forty-five, a rich man.
And darkness falls upon the day pro-
ceding the Fourth! The town hoard
baa passed an edict that no firecrack-
ers shall be fired prior to the morning
Of the Fourth—but the pent up enthu-
aiaam cannot be entirely stopped. Now
and then, from the unpoliced districts
(Which means In spots where the lo-
cal marahal Is not parading! the pop-
pop of explosives may tie heard.' By
midnight the noise Is frequently lnter-
thelr faops. From store front and
across the street In a gay arch with
the word "Welcome'’ extended there-
from, flutter red, white and blue bunt-
ings with graceful training of colored
papers and a liberal interspersing of
the star spangled banner. On the street
the venders are busy with their lem-j
onade and pop and sandwiches. Every-
body Is dressed In his or her best, the
men for the most part In black and
the women In white. Hank Craig, the
local stone mason,-appears with a real
linen collar choking at his erstwhile
collarless neck. Andy Brown has a
new pair of shoes that plainly would
hurt his feet on any other day. Widow
Scroggs looms forth In a new triumph
of millinery that almost staggers staid
old'"’Deacon White as she sweeps by
Blngle’s restaurant where the deacon
Is investing five cents in peanuts.,
And from over the hills come the
country folks, the families In carriages
and In democrat wagons, the father
and mother In front, she with the
baby, he driving, -while behind are
grouped the progeny of varying years.
All are happy and expectant.
The Ragamuffin Parade.
And now all i« scurry and excite-
ment. "The ragamuffins rtre coming!
The marshal of the day, George Gran-
of the Town Market, rides Import-
y down Main street and warns the
sople to beware of their horses, the
parade is About to start. The people
strain their ears—and then on the air
there hursts thb glorious discord 'of
the village band, playing "America."
And how the sound grows nearer ns
the band takes on a livelier air. The
word Is passed from mouth to mouth;
“It’s coming!”
Ah, the rare excitement of the min-
ute! How few thrills In this old world
have equaled it! How few have been
the occasions for such ultra joy!
And It comes! First is the band,
then a beautiful float representing
“Columbus discovering America." The
air Is filled with “Ohs!" and "Ahs!"
as the float comes Into view. But this
gives way to laughter as the next ve-
hicle rolls along bearing a travesty
on the local barber shop. Tl
Isn’t It great!
You know It, for you can see a hun-;
dred things, in this parade that I
haven't the space to tell you about but
that you and 1 know are there!
The Exerclsep in the Park.
And now the people are gnthering
In the park to hear the Fourth of July
exercises. They sit about the band-.-
stand on planks loaned by the local
lumberman, unmindful of the occa-
sional patch of pitch that oozes from
the timbers. In the background the
small boys are trying to keep from
shooting nigger chasers and be patri-
otic along more civilized lines. The
raucous cries of the candy venders are.
heard from the outposts, and the vi-
brant toot-toot of the peanut roaster
shrills its piquant; note. < * *
The pastor of a local church offers
prayer. Attorney Albert Comstock;
arises stiffly and, reads the Declara-
tion of Independence, and the chorus
of fifty school girls in white dresses
and blue ribbons, sing “The Star Span-
gled Banner,”—long may it wave!
Miss Isolde Atherton,' who has been
ednrated in a musical conservatory
abroad, arises daintily and sings
“America”—and. as a rule, the Isoldes
of the country whoji&ye been given
advantages, sing Well. The country
girl Is the real girl of America, after
all.
Ahd then the mayor, confident and
beaming, arises In the background of
the stage and walking gracefully to
the fore, tells the waiting crowd "we
have with us today” the senator from
tho district who will speak on the live
topics of the time.
And when he has finished, the band
plays, the noise breaks forth anew and
everybody hurries over to see the
country boys catch a gTeascd pig and
climb a greased pole—not with or aft-
er the pig, but as a separate act of
Jollity.
The Greased Pig.
Did you ever try to catch a greased
pig? Catching the elusive dollar isn’t
In it with catching a greased pig! Oh,
nothing like! For When you have
caught a dollar, you can sit down on it
or hold it in your teeth—but with a
caught pig, believe me. it’s entirely dif-
ferent.. If you ever had tried to hold
a greased pig by sitting on him, you
would understand! Why, a girl who
iRn’t quite sure she love» you about
the time a new dude comes to town,
is-not as hard to hold as a greased
plft! .
, Th# only thing I know of harder to
detain than a greased pig is an auto-
mobile with the throttle open and the
brake broke! Yes, wlth_ ihe brake
brf^ke! *
Well, the boys go after that pig!
And—but what’s the use? You’ve seen
it and laughed your false teeth loose
over It. I know a .woman who broke
three steels in her corset and had to
be fanned back to life, just laughing
ovdr a greased'pig episode.
The Baseball Game.
There Is no sport like it! I am speak-
ing now of Ihe baseball game as It Is
played In the country with rival town
clubs. I have sat Id the press box of
the city ball parks and seen the “great-
est ever" play the game—but, pshaw!
I'd rather go down to Berryvale any
Oh, that hall game! I can fee! my
thorax warp now at the thought and
I’m so hoarse I can’t tip the waiter
at the Press Club because I cant or-
der. Eight innings and a He of eight-
een to eighteen. Gee! And Llndaman
in the box, with two hut!
“Banty” Johnson of Hlcksvtlle
swipes hard and misses, while we
cheer. Then IJndaman puts throngh
an ln-drop. \The umpire declares It a
strike. The Hlcksville crowd tears
Into the diamond with blatant protest.
So does the Berryvale crowd. There
would be more people In the diamond
If the diamond were bigger—but it is
made to play ball in and not for a
prize fight with eight hundred on a
side. ’
The sheriff and the marshal stop the
wrangling Just prior to the first blow
and everybody gets into the game
again. "Play ball!" Is the slogan.
The noise the Hlcksville crowd
makes stands out like a woman in a
polka-dot dress at a Shakers’ picnic,
for nobody of Berryvale is saying a
word, we are Just weeping Internally!-
The Ragamuffins Are Coming.
'he barbers
are dressed "like the devil” with etil-
ling bow-catchers and1 waxed mus-
taches, with claw-hammer coats and
long, pendulous tails! And In the chair
Is a victim! A victim, indeed, for
they are making lather in a wooden
pall with a boom and shaving the cus-
tomer with a meat ax!
And then another float—this time
representing "Evangeline” and .telling
again the story of the Acadian expul-
sion. The mayor'll wife Is Evangeline-
—and so well does she look the part
The Boys Go After the Pig.
day and sit on tho grass in the fair
ground ring, and see Vivian Llndaman
pitch a game against Hicksvllle^-and
yell for Berryvale—than to see the
biggest league game In New York
City.
Huh! What do you care about New
York City' and Boston? Nothing, by
heck. But you and I do care about
Berryvale. We care a lot—and we
don’t like Hlcksville because they al-
ways come over to Berryvale with a
lot of hired players that they got to
Hlcksville by giving them jobs In the
local printing offices or as instructors
In the band!
And at 2:30 they go to it!
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But we hav© our turn at' bat and
“Hash” McElroy leads off with a pret-
ty little.single, steals second and gets
a close decision on third when John
Prank sacrifices. Andy Bltts strikes
out, while all Berryvale groans. And
now Bill North strides to the plate and
swipes. He misses. Why, I can feel
my heart going Just like It did the
first time I came to the city and went
down in an elevator from the eight-
eenth story! ... .., ■
He swipes again—hut this time he
lands, and “Hash” comes tearing home
as the ball thrown in by the left field-
er files over the catcher’s bead and
lets Andy make third before It ia dis-
entangled from the tall grasa. And
now “Old HOss” Hugbie stands beside
the plate and dares ’em to throw It
across. They do, and he knocks a fly
so high that the shortstop and the
third baseman bump heads reaching
for it—and amid the howl of Joy that
follows Andy scores the winning tally.
Frank Corson strikeB out, but no-
body cares about that The despised
Hlcksville crowd is defeated—and
there’s the great big exhibition of fire-
works left for evening—and after that
the Fourth of July dance!
The Fireworks.
It Is dusk along the Cedar river. The
moon cornea out and sends Its shim-
mer across the rippling waters. Along
the green banks the people of the
countryside are gathered, awaiting the
first flying rocket that shall cleave the
sir ss an announcement that within
ten minutes the fireworks will be on
their way to the starry heavens.
And as the rocket's ball rises In
graceful line, the crowd breaks forth
•into exclamations of delight:
“Oh!”
“Ah!”
You’ve heard R—and so have I—and
nothing happens lp this world that
better exemplifies a happy people at
the acme of their enjoyment.
And now sky-rockets, showers, pin-
wheels. balloons and the whole fam-
ily of pyrotechnics from firecrackers,
by the bunch, to the set piece, “Good
Night.” delight and entertain & happy
and a healthy .people!
The Dance.
The Fourth of July ball Is given In
the skating rink, for the benefit of the
local firemen. The orchestra consists
of two violins and a pianist And the
floor is filled with tripping, rhythmic
feef. The bashful swain Is timid no
longer. He can dance and he la at
home with his- Btrong arm clasped
about,the waist of a buxom lady.
Aroqnd and round they go to the
catchy music of the players—and then
to seats and a rustle for new partners!
And now come the old dances—the
Virginia reel, money mpsk, the lan-
cers, the gallop, the quadrille, varied
occasionally with the Innovations like
the barn dancQ„and the grizzly bear
lhat pro somehow lacking in popular-
ity where the people are slow to take
on new things, terpsicborean or other-
wise!
And at ten cents a couple, collecta-
ble just before the muaio starts, the
dance goes on—and on, a scene of rev-
elry and gladness. And arter the
goodnight waltz, he can ride home
with her In the gray night and he can.
If she is willing, whisper endearing
words and steal a kiss or two. for it is
a way that young lovers have, and for
my part, I wouldn’t change It If !
could any more than I could take
away from the country Ha greatest
festival, the Fourtb-of-Julyl
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Condensed Statement of the
COMMERCIAL STATE BANK
OF SHERMAN, TEXAS, ’
As Reported to the Commissioner of Ranking st Austin
June I lilt, 1012.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts. .......-......................9886.399 88
Furniture and Flixtures........................... in,12tt.de
Deposiitore Guaranty Fund............... 0,009.00
Bonds Securing Postal Savings..................... 5,081.25
Other Resources ........................’ 0(0,5#
Cash and due from Banks....... 841,144,90
Total....... fl,25(,5Nfi.7l
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock ..................................9 200,000.00
Surplus and Profits ............... flfl.flflfl.fl#
Deposits........................!.............. »85,899.08
Total............... ........ ...,----91.254,585.71
I. W. R. Brents, president of the above named bank, do sol-
emly swear that the above statement Is true to the best or my
knowledge and belief.
. W. R. BRENTS, President.
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The attention of all who need the service of a
strong, aggressive and liberal bank is directed
to the above statement and we cordially so-
licit accounts, large and small.
This bank takes good care of its customers.
W. R. BRENTS
B. H. ZAUK
C. A. SANFORD
J. G. WILKINSOf}
DIRECTORS.
F. Z. EDWARDS
F. H. NUNN
W. T. HARRIS
J. A. L. WOLFE
G. S ELLIS
D. A. HARRELL
HHHVfi# HIM RIGHT
Is the opinion of our patrons if you
buy your meet from the Patching
House Market. We know whet is
wanted In Meats, and that Is what
you get here—pork, veal, or mutton
of the beat. What we went Is youf
order for anything In our line so
we oan prove our assertion.
PACKING HOUSE MEAT MARKET.
Fruits and Vegetables
Fresh and fine are coming in big quantities now ahd you will
find everything the market affords at the
Cash Grocery Co.
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