The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1912 Page: 4 of 8
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Rockdale Reporter
JOHN E. Cook*. Editor and Proprietor
SUBSCRIPTION. PER YEAR. 11 OO
Entered as see md-olass matter July
£), Hfc>y, at the poatortiee at Rockdale,
TtxHH, under the Act of March J. I>•
Published every Thursday.
Official orjran of the Farmers' I'mon
of Milam County.
Rockdale. Texas. l>ec. .'». it*i2
NERVOl'S WRECKS AND WM
Dr. Frank S. White, superin
tendent of the Southwestern In-
sane Asylum, addressed the mem-
mers of the Mothers’ Congress
on the subject of “Nervousness”
yesterday afternoon at their reg-
ular monthly business meeting
in the High School Auditorium.
The speaker’s treatment of the
^Object was new ami away from
the usual style of discourses on
medical subjects.
He said that the alarming in-
crease of nervousness of the pres
Vht day was due largely to her
edity and environment. Of
the effect of environment on the
increased nervousness he said:
“None but those gifted with a
wonderful constitution may hope
to stand the pace of modern life.
To get there and not be long
about it seems to be the slogan.
Already it seems that the auto-
mobile is too slow fora great num-
ber of people, and the day of the
air craft is not far distant. The
social demands have spread to
the children and they are becom-
ing. many of them, nervous
wrecks while yet in their youth.
The half has not yet been told of
the damage done to humanity by
our social fabric, and I base my
assertion on the experience gain-
ed in caring for th ' wrecks that
have com- under the State's care
for a gr -at rn my years.
“Children should not be sent
to school before tney art 7 year-
old, aid Ik- n wh i th first tr ■
of nervousness appears they
should be taken from school.
Their books .-In. aid be hidden
and fishing rods, stick h rses and
marbles placed in their hands.”
Dr. White expressed the be-
lief that these faults of our so-
cial life would be corrected. He
said: “The righting of these
wrongs rests with the mothers
oi this country. When they reai
ize
Ways to Lose Money
Not keeping a bank account.
Over confidence in strangers.
Thinking crooks don’t know when you have cash.
intending to start a bank account and not doing so.
FiiC iaa , will uuuav r» nv x v y uvt nil 11 liiuiiv y lllU|ltIl.
Yielding to get rich-quick schemers.
Offering cash in payment of bills.
Undue carelessness with coin and currency.
Boasting of money and displaying it.
Accommodating strangers with change.
Not depositing your money in bank.
Keeping cash about your person.
Citizens State Bank
The Voletide Gift
m
A fuvoiil** jx>«• in nimlt' into a Imm.i.u- j
makes a t-InmniiiK tuft j
A flat Icallicr ptMiwl|M>r for Ins «>«*-*’ 1
makes an appropriate souvenir foi* I*.<
iMiftiness man or woman.
A tuulktn case with Ihreo (milkin- i-
a useful Christmas gift for the nreiiir
wnniii ti
A homemaile hnoWet of a ilo/en re
llahle rhalliiK dish recipes will Is-
prized l>y the housewife
A lilollrr. the upper side made of t
picture [lostcard of yourself, is a sill)
pie id valued girt for un Intimate
friend.
QeeSeS-e-e-e-s-a-S"*-*
advertisements in the piper,
and makes up his mind where
he will trade on his next trip to
town. Alto Herald.
That is to say, when a man is
reading the newspapers he na
turallv reads the advertisements,
and being in a receptive state of
mind, the message of the mer-
chant is tar more likely to stick
than when the reader is buffet- t r, , , ., .. . ,
inj-a bail mad and encounters I Brow" wa\!,ht,‘ 'h,ree tlme3 "',th
the si un painter's handiwork, an automatic owtol
Siv-nb.i.H p-ibiii-itv Morigs to . D. Ruby came down
the i-abvmic »,-« of adverting. j from M,lan0 m the afternoon ami
It was fairly t ’.T< ctive, as o 1 t’l'ct-
iveness went in these d a y s
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CHRISTMAS.
Peter Brown Killed.
Monday morning at the farm
home of Mr. R. M. Thomas,
northeast of town, near the:
Brazos river Peter Brown, a well i
known negro farmer, was <hot
and instantly killed. Mr. R M.
Thomas came to town short lv af-
ter tig k ! 1 -ng arid surremlert*1!
to Deputy Sheriff J. L. Butler.
Chrlatmaa comes lint on<-» >» yoar.
I,r I'x rn ;oy ll while II'h here
Kut your turkey without four.
Never piiiiiw to shed it lour
Should you feel a trifle ijui-er
After wings or running gear.
Ni-i k ntul bishop's hoho y f**r«,
Toko a pill O l‘ A leek Thweutt,
Hi- who never ilurrn to oat
Wallies. ox ken or suusngH meat.
Nothing sour, nothing sweet;
Lives ,i w—ok on shredded corn.
Never smoked hIuoii tio watt born;
Wutor's till ho over drinks;
Living low, ho highly thinks.
Christman turkey. Christinas pla.
Christmas pudding. Christmas sigh’
Merry Christmas! Merry week!
Happy New V'-ar! Very meek!
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with lumber from this yard and you will gct
surface as even as a billiard table. Every boa^
will match, every tongue and groove will fit to 'l
hair's breadth. It will stay level too Oil,
lumber is all seasoned when you get it, so theie 1
is no shrinking or warping to annoy y0u after
wards. That’s a point worth considering
THE BAY LUMBER Q
OF ROCKDALE
PRETTY CHRISTMAS TABLE.
when few people read news-
papers. But iu t IDs modern
world, with every man and wo-
rn:'.:! a r gular reader of news
mediums bought and paid for,the
newspaper’s columns offer at
once the suresr. most dignified, r, , , ,
and cheapest advor-: ,Rrf’w" was Ook-ed upon as a fir
held an inquest and fixed \Tr.
Thomas bail at $500 to await the
acti >n of the grand ,ju>-v.
The testimony at. the Du'iust
developed the fact that Brown
had given Mr. Thomas con: : ler-
abD trouble. and at. the time of
the homicide was attempt: r to
strike Mr. Thomas with a hoe
promptest
tising method possible to be de-
vis-d. And modern merchan-
dising has been built up largely
upon modern advertising. To
close up the printing offices to
morrow would be almost equiv-
alent to closing up the stores
that The 'greatest diltVaiVd I "exf ^ And, for that matter.
pleasure of woman IDs in the
rearing anti care of children, wt
may expect a race of people to
arise whose nerves are steady
and whose hearts are strong.”
Alter the address the regular
business meeting of the congress
was held. The attendance was
large and the greatest interest
manifest in the subject so a My
handled. San Antonio Express.
to close up the stores would be
tantamount to closing up the
printing offices. Twentieth cen-
tury commerce is certainly an
exemplification of the old saving
that there is nothing that does
not depend on something.—Dal-
las News.
ADS VS. SIGNS.
When a man is nearly
from a ten mile drive on
frozen
a cold
John McClanahan. son of Seab
McClanahan. and Railroad Agent
Pierce got into a difficulty at
Lexington last Saturday. It is
reported that both parties emp
tied their pistols. A finger on
McClanahan’s left hand was shot
off and a bullet took effect in his
winter day he will hardly stop] right hand, plowing through the
to read a plank advertisement. | wrist. Pierce was not hit.—Gid-
But at home in his armchair! dings News,
with his legs crossed before a j
cheerful fire, he reads his local j Did you see Hill & Co.’s fine
paper, and while he is feeling j display of Diamonds? It was the
good an 1 has time, picks out thelgreatest display of Diamonds
live business men of town from lever shown in the town.
bulont, quarrelsome character,
and had been in trouble many
times in the past. Cause Guide, i
Is the Best Any Too Good for
You? We Thjnk Not.
W c have sold during t he past
five months to the very best
people in Rockdale and vieinitv
more than $150,000.00 worth of
insurance in the Bankers & Citi
zens Life Insirance Companv. |
Why this business? Because the
best is not too good for good peo-
ple. and we sell you the best
noliev issued. We can prove it
in ten minutes if vou will invest-,
icate. If vou don’t see me,
phone No. 234 for appointment,
tf W. S. Arms.
Give her a nicp gold handle
umbrella from Hill & Co. for,
Christmas.
An Old Fashioned Party For the Chil
di cm
Tin* ami»gpnu»ut <>f a tal>l<* :it
Yulctiilt- 11.1rt> was tpiit)* unusual, m
astnuch as it was at) old fashi'im-i
stum re out*, leapt Iu-iumI t<> ara-ommi
date twelve ehliilleli ll was (MiUi-
bark against the wall. ■ *-’i<l at Ihe l a
was tin- large*) sized Ynu? I"- ea:- i
’ - - \, resting on a bed ot holly and in
t letue
On top of tb<* lop was a doll ilr"**i' i -
as a (ester, railed the "I.ord of '-! -
rule." and ana- tied to the front .....1 j
of the log hv red ribbons were s . ;
dolls dressed to represent the lir*t * -' i
months of t1 e y**nr Following aft-" !
the log wore -i\ more figures dressed |
like tho last --i\ months At each plat- j
were a holly paper covered horn and a I
wee tree lit with red wax tapers.
The children were to blow out tin- .
candles, making a wish for each one
If they go out with the very first pufi
the wi**ii will come true. A white itn-l j
red • 'iiri--.tn-.as ribbon g.a s . a. b ,
[)lale. fastened by » spray of holly
Then each ciiild looks at the dolls and
says which one ho or she thinks reft
resents the month in which they were
born.
If there should be two In the same
month the one who is the oldest gels
the .loll for that month. As there i*
one for each guest, a satisfactory ml
jiistment is easily made. The Yule log
also contains small favors for each
guest.
You’re Losing Time
and money if you are
ing jour contracts fi
and sheet iron-ware
other place but here,l
cause 1 believe 1 have]
very best on the market
the money. Bath I
plumbing fixtures.
KOCKDi
TEXA
AUBREY RODGERS
Hodge
Pure Drugs and
Druggist’s Sundries
!
Personal Attention Given to Prescriptions
Our small accounts are given
the same attention as large ones.
28-tf Citizens State Bank.
Col. Tom Hillier spent several
days the first of the week in
Waco attending the Masonic
Grand Lodge. Mr. Hillier is
one of the most ardent and best
posted Masons in Central Texas,
and rarely ever misses a session
of the Grand Lodge.
How about your wife? She
wants one of those gold handle
umbrellas in Regenbrecht’s win-
dow for Xmas. How about vour-
self? 39 3t
Use as
directed on Carton
Yon
Stop
To Consider
That Rub-No-More Washing
Powder, the new invention,
washes clothes quickly, spot-
lessly—without rubbing, takes
out grease and odors from work-
ingtnen’3 clothes, SOFTENS
HARDEST WATER-EITHER
WARM or COLD, cleans dishes,
kitchen ware, marble, tile or wooden
floors, shines sinks, windows, glassware, greasy scales arid counters,
purifies ice-boxes and refrigerators, sweetens milk and dairy vessels.
Its Companion—
Riib-No-More Carbo-Nai
is quite an wonderful for cleaning and disinfecting. No
olh-rSoap has the combined features of Carbo and Naptho.
‘Carbo’ Disinfects—Noiloo tho Odor
'Naptho' Cleans— Wot oh Roouito
Kf at your Groetri. Try
™ it ami fr« convinced.
mmmmtm nan Nun mm m mmomm
RUB-NO-MORB COMPANY. Port Warn*. Indiana
Lost.
One 6-weeks,-old white sow
pig; strayed from mv home.
Finder Dlease notify E. H. Ar-
ledge, Rockdale. ltp
Red Cross Xmas Seals will be
on sale soon. Buy them and aid
a worthy cause, espoused by the
wife of our Governor.
Judge I. H. Bowers dropped
dead on the street at Giddings
last Friday. He was about 60
years of age, and had been
county judge of Lee county for
about 20 years. He was a na-
tive Texan, born in Washington
county.
The best assortment of 14-k
gold filled bracelets will be found
at Regenbrecht’s. ::9 3t.
Vendor s Lien Notes for Sale.
Gilt edge 8 per cent notes, 1,
2, 3 and 4 years. Will shave 10
per cent face value. See us if
you want to buy or sell anything.
W. E. Gaither Co.
John Wolf, of Waco, helped
his brother, Alderman E. R.
Wolf, get away with a big gob-
ler Thanksgiving.
English Plum Pudding.
For those who wont their plum pud
(bugs homemade the following rei-ipe
may prove useful:
Take one-half pound of finely shred
(led suet, one-half pound of washed and
dried currants, three fourths of a poun I
of stoned raisins, four tnblespoonfus
of dried and sifted breadcrumbs, tine
tablespoonfuls of warm sifted flour,
five ounces of loaf sugar, three eggs,
throe ounces of shredded citron, one
half nutmeg grated and a teaspoon
ful of brandy Mix these well togeth-
er, adding enough milk to make u of
nice consistency, and boil for six or
eight hours
This pudding keeps admirably, and
when It is not to he used for some
time It should he boiled, soy. for si\
hours and then hung from n hook in
the storeroom until about to be used
when It should again be placed in tin-
pan and boiled for an hour and a half
or two hours longer
It may be boiled in n mold, a basin
or h eio(ii nqu must oe Kept in win- h
ever is chosen until ready to be servusl
A Mean Holiday Spirit.
Do not gauge your Christmas giving
There is nothing more despicable than
to work off the back numbers or the
shabby, useless gifts on the girl who
“needs everything" and spend a small
fortune on those who can spend on
themselves
Christmas Eve.
The hoar of time where the front's gray
rime
In fRntruitlc glamour lies;
A sheen of light on tho gleam ng white
That mirrors the spangled skies;
A gront cold star In tho heavens afar
And a moon trail on tho hills;
The earth Instilled with an awe fulfilled
And tho night with music thrilled.
Tho carolers sing as the church bells ring
While up In the organ loft
Tho sage owls croon as the caltn. swept
tune
Conies swelling, but ever soft
Tho rnesaago tlies through tho changing
skies
By changing time and tongue
But ever tho same an tho tala that came
Tho shepherd men among
Whers the mistletoe and the lnmel bough
And the holly and hay ar« twined.
Where the hearth fire gleams aa In an-
cient dreams,
One sge Is but In mind.
As in modern dreams the hearth fire
gleams.
Bo. under the casement still.
The carolers sing as the tower tongues
swing
Man's peaca and God's good will.
—Stephen Chalmers.
Perry Quelx
The Rexall Store
Perfumery and
Druggists’ Sundries
Medicii
Physicians' Prescriptions Carefully Compounds
CrD
Tkn PI If*
A IIV
Gaft
VU>v I
A Resort
For Ladies
and
Gentlemen
REGULAR. DINNERS EVERY DA*
SHORT ORDERS AT ANY HOD
Opp. Wolf Hotel and I. (&G.NJ
U. M. RICHARDSON (Sb SON. Prcpr^l
W. D. BAGLEY & CO
Lumber
And Everything
Wc want your business in
busy to figure a bill,
pertaining to the Lu^
business.
1912. Never to®
however small-
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Cooke, John Esten. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1912, newspaper, December 5, 1912; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth742566/m1/4/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.