Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, July 14, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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Crowell, Texas.—There has been
much said about prohibition failure
to prohibit in Georgia and else-
where. Recently 1 had the pleas-
ure of reading a letter from Judge
A. \V. Fite, of Carteroville, Ga., to-
gether with a clipping from Golden
Age, published in Atlanta, Ga. Said
letter and clipping were received by
M. F. Crowwell, county clerk of
Foard county, and while altogether
personal, having known Judge File,
and haviug watched with pleasure
bia vigorous work on the bench in
the enforcement of the “prohibition
law” in the Cherokee circuit in
North Georgia, and, believing that
like action on the part of our public
officials will demonstrate that “pro-
hibition does prohibit,’’ I asked Mr.
Ciowcll to let mo blind Judge Fite’s
letter to The News for publication,
and I hope you will print it.—J. D.
Willo-hit, Pastor Presbyterian
'Church, Crowell, Texas.
“Carter&ville, Ga., April 21 —M.
F. Crowell, Crowell, Texas: -Dear
Sir and Cousin—Your unexpected
letter of the 18th inst, j.ist received
and considered, and I assure you of
my appreciation cf it. 1 am glad to
know that you are on the right side
of the prohibition question, and
sfind you some printed matter which
shows where I stand and gives some
idea of my views.
“Prohibition is not a failure in
Georgia, but a success, ftnd if other
States would follow" suit, it would
be a greater success. It doc9 not
cripple development, but aids it.
‘Local self government’ is all right,
arid that’s what State prohibition
is; but our main trouble comes from
other states that have not adopted
prohibition, and they send the stuff
into our Slate, and are thus inter-
fering with our ‘local self govern-
ment.’
“Georgia is more moral and pros-
perous today than ever before in
her history, and it is largely due to
prohibition. But we have five pro-
hibition laws that are hard to en-
iorce, to-wit:.....Thou skafTnot steal,
thou shalt not gamble, thou shalt
not commit adultery, thou shall not
"carry concealed weapons, thou shalt
not sell whiskey; but of these the
last is the least violated, and unless
your people have reformed since I
Vggs there, it will be so in Texas, if
you adopt State-wide prohibition.
But it won’t do to repeal them, or
any of them, because they don’t
prohibit; though some of the ‘gang’
would like to see them- all repealed J
aveitjj^j»iflual local «1£.
errimenT, and so would the de
“With kindest regards and best
wishes, I am, very truly yours,
“A. W; FITE.’’
China And Opium.
In China, where all three religions,
Buddhism, Confucianism and
Taoism, iaculcale ancestor worship,
and there has been for years in this
part of the unchanging East a stag-
nation such as it is difficult to real-
ize among occidental progressive
nations, it was thought that the
curse of opium had come to stay.
Never in the history of the world
has there been afforded such a re-
markable working of Providence as
has been witnessed in the stamping
out of the use of the drng, which is
most weakening to the will, among
the weakest willed people on earth.
The campaign which the Chinese
have been waging to stamp out the
rSsk use of opium in China has been
wonderfully successful. The latest
observer is Clarence Poe, who writes
in the current issue of the World’s
Work: “Fifty years of agitation in
the United States have probably ac-
complished less to minimize in-
temperance among us than ten years
of anti-opium agitation have ac-
complished in ridding China of her
particular form of intemperance.
The importation of cocaihe into
China except for medical purposes
< by foreign medical practitoners is
strictly prohibited. And these
foreign doctors handling cocaine are
heavily bonded The Chinaman of
today is giving up opium, is almost
free from other foims of intemper-
ance, is afire with new enthuiasm
for athletics and for military train-
ing,and he is already so physically
fit ami adaptable that l found him as
hardy and untiringly energetic be-
neath an equatorial sun in Singa-
pore as in the rigorous climate of
north central Manchuria. It made
me wonder if the ‘meek’ who are to
‘inherit the earth’ in the end may
not prove to be the Chinese.’’ .
There are those who see in this a
revival of the yellow peril, but those
who look deeper will be convinced
that the Chinaman is arming him-
self only for self defense, and that
the fight against opium is but one
phase of the great moral movement
which has been going on from a
time further back than the begin-
nings of history that are recorded
in books, parchments or Babylonian
•ablets e! remote antiquity. Hous-
ton Chronicle.
Our own highly civilized Christ-
= *iBKn|BBp8
THREE OUT OF MANY.
Following are answers to a tele-
gram sent on March 17, 1910, to the
mayors of the larger cities by Gov-
ernor Stubbs:
MAYOR MARTIN
Hutchinson, Kans,, Mar. 21, 1910.
Prohibitory laws are rigidly en-
forced. Majority in favor so over-
whelmingly, no opposition. Grati-
fying increase in population, busi-
ness and all property values. Splen-
did spirit of good feeling among all
classes and extensive public im-
provements being made. The city
is practically free from the criminal
element, drunkenness and crime
Bank deposits heaviest in city’s
history. All lines of business pros-
perous and the laboring people em-
ployed. F. L. Martin, Mayor.
MAYOR ULAKhl
Columbus, Kan., Mar. 21, 1910.
This is a strictly prohibition little
city. Has been for the past twenty
years. Our city is prosperous as
the volume of business done will
show. We would not have saloons
or intoxicants sold here, even if
every other city in Kansas permit-
ted it. Even men who drink that
live here would not vote saloons in
our city. Our taxes are as reason-
able as one desires.
G. R. Blake.
MAYOR ALLMAN
Atchison, Kans . Mar. 17, 1910.
Prohibitory law strictly enforced,
38 saloons of two ve.-iro -Ago gone.
All buildings filled at higher retsfs.
Population increasing. Property
values higher. City employe; sal-
aries increased 12 per cent., bank
deposits in two years increased 39
per cont., robberies and other crimes
decreased 75 per cent., drunks ar-
rested decreased 50 per c$nt. More
public improvements and private
buildings contracted for this year
than any other year under saloons,
Merchants trust hundreds of labor-
ers that they would not under sa-
loons, Now money goes for food,
not booze
or more are favorable to dry town;
city treasury in good condition.
Dr. G.-W. Allaman, Mayor.
mt
Mayor Finds Street Oiling a Good
Thing.
Mayor Barnard was in Richmond
Friday afternoon and saw a number
of streets that have been oiled by
the firm that has men here now so-
liciting property owners for the
same kind of work. Mayor Bar-
nard found a number of^streets in
%iaker City thaUnave been oil-
ed, giving the best of satisfaction
and putting an end to the dust. The
cost is about $1 for a 30 foot walk.
The men first solicit the property
owners aud get the entire street,
the city then paying for the street
intersections, the property owners
paying for their frontage to the
middle of the street at the rate of
four cents per lineal foot. Before
the oil is put on the street all of the
dirt is cleaned off and needed re-
pairs made. Richmond people are
well pleased with the work and the
solicitors will undoubtedly ui^el
with encouragement in this city.
The oil, once applied, will last all
summer.—Daily Times, New Castle,
Ind.
The Town Builders.
The Commercial Secretaries met
at Temple on June 27*28 and dis-
onssed the problem of Texas de-
velopment. Putting all the home
dollars to work and bringing new
dollars into Texas was the general
line of discussion and the solution
proposed was education bolh at
home and abroad.
The Texas dollar has not in every
instance the courage of its convic-
tions and frequently seeks safety in
our bank vaults or invests in vendor
lien securities rather than take a
chance in the productive lines of
industry. Tt is short in both courage
and volume.
The foreign dollar is more or less
excusable until it has taken a course
of instruction from the Commercial
Secretaries and learns the wonder-
ful opportunities awaiting it in
Texas.
We must look to the Secretaries
to tell us of our resources and to
teach the nations the possibilities of
Texas investments.
AN HERB INQUIRY.
A render of these notes living near
Valley Falls, Kan., a widow who has
her own and her little daughter’s sup-
port on hand, writes stating that she
hus no property, but behoves she could
make something by gathering herbs
for medicinal purposes. 8he inquires
especially about the burdock and bore-
bound, both of which grow plentifully
tu the locality in which she lives. The
writer has never had any experience
In the gathering utul drying of herbs,
but Is glad to give the following data,
taken from farmers’ bulletiu No. iSS,
entitled “Weeds Used In Medicine,”
which our correspondent can get by
sending 5 cents in coin to tho office
of public documents at Washington.
This describes some thirty kinds of
common medicinal weeds and would be
of value to any one desiring to gaiher
them for market. As to burdock, tho
roots should bo collected lti the fall of
the year from tho larger plants that
are in (.heir second year. The roots
should bo washed carefully after dig-
ging, split lengthwise and carefully
dried This is best done by exposing
them to the light and air (not direct
sunlight) on racks or shelves or on
clean, well ventilated barn Poors or
lofts. They should bo spread out thin-
ly and turned every day or two for
from three to six weeks. If properly
cured the roots should snap when bent.
In semiring the root? cf any herb it
is well to take special care in drying,
as they will mildew and spoil if uot
properly cured. The roots shrink in
weight about four-llfllis and \ylll fetch,
cured, from 3 to 8 cents a pound. The
burdock seed, for which there is a lim-
ited demand, should be secured ns soon
ns it is ripe ar.d brings from 5 to 10
cents per pound. The horehound is a
bushy, branching herb belonging to
the mint family, and only the leaves
and tops are used in medicine. These
should be gathered just before the
herb is in flower, the coarse parts be-
ing reject ed. Tho leaves should be
dried in the manner suggested for the
burdock roots, care being taken to turn
thorn when drying and to store ro that
they will not gather moisture. The
price puld for horehound leaves varies
from 3 to 8 cents per pound.
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TYPEWft]TERS^ hnesGwritihjf machine made and one
of the very few adapted to the coast climate
Burns common Kerosene. Gives
a better and brighter light than
Cheapest light made.
BENEFITS OF TILE DRAINAGE.
C. G. Elliott, drainage expert of the
department of agriculture, has sum-
marized tho benefits derived from tile
dra in a go In tho following paragraph.
Tho reasons in favor of tiling given
are so pertinent and plain that they
might well he r>runrvijttQd to mem-
ory by every farmer who has wet
Seventy-five per cert acmMl,at In.little or
pcventY_Ti.ye... parpen (1) Iu the land that ls
no"revenue:
properly tiled the surface soil is re
taincil entire instead of the finest and
most fertile parts being carried off
with every considerable rainfall. (2)
Any plant food in manure or other
fertilizer deposited upon tho soil is
carried into It with tho water as it
percolates downward from the sur-
face, and so becomes thoroughly in-
corporated with the soil. (3) Rain
water as it passes through the soil
serves a most useful purpose by dls-1
solving and preparing crude soil mate-
rial for tho nutrition of plants. (4)
The soil having been well prepared, it
ls at all times during the growing sea-
son in readiness for the growth of
plants, such growth uot being hinder-
ed by stagnant water or saturation,
(o) The frost goes out earlier in the
spring, so that the planting season opens
one or two weeks earlier than in the
case of soil affected by surface drains
only. (G) Where stiff clays are found
the soil is made more porous, open and
friable anil roots penetrate more deep-
ly than they do into surface drained
soils. (7) The effects of drought are
diminished, as lias been found by ex
perlunco, owing to the enlarged and
deepened soil bed anil to the more fa
vocable condition of the surface for
preventing -excessive evaporation of
moisture. (S) It aids in making new
soil out of the unprepared elements,
since it permits a freer entrance of air
and atmospheric heat, which disinte-
grate soil material hitherto unavail-
able for the use of plants. (9) Stub-
born and refractory soils when drained
are frequently so changed in texture
and mechanical structure that they be-
come easily managed and respond to
cultivation with abundant crops.
Pleasant Fiy-Swat Scheme.
“Some one told the other day that
a bequet of white clover blossoms
in the house would keep all the
flies out.,’’ said a Carthage citizen
today. I tried it the next day.
There were not very many flies in
the house at that lime, but it was
not very long until there was not
one to be found. I am not 6ure
that the clover cleared the flies out,
but it seemed so. The next day the
house was entirely without flies too.
J am certainly going ahead to try
this remedy and if it continues to
work, if it proves to be as good as
it seemed so far it will be one of the
vaoicot auu must pieusunr, .fly pro-
ventatives one would want.—Ne-
vada (Mo.) Mail.
fighting quack grass.
There may be some renders who
have a quack grass problem on their
hands this season. If so they will
be interested in the following direc-
tions for getting rid of It: Let the
grass grow until blossom time, theu
cut close and make for bay before any
seed develops. Plow to a good depth,
using breaking plow if necessary, nod
di.->a repeatedly until a good seed bed
is formed, rnldng up carefully and
burning all roots left on the surface.
Then seed heavily to rye or millet.
When tho cover crop is coming into
bloom turn the whole cover crop un-
der in the shape of green manure.
Rest results will be had with ibis plan
If there is rain during the summer
months, so that tlie cover crop will
make n muk growth, if the fall Is
wet and there is some of the quack
grass that shows a tendency to grow
tBe field should be given repeated
diskings to prevent the shoots or roots
seeing daylight or air or having any
“pence." Another plowing just before
freezeup, which will expose the roots
to the action of the frost, will usually
give tiie finishing touches.
A new cotton gin has been erected
at Stowell in Chambers county and
is in readiness for this years cotton
crop, of which there is about 2000
acres in that section. A gin is also
to be put in by the Beaumont Cot-
ton Oil Company in time for this
year’s harvest-
Lockney is building a new ochooi
building at a cost of $11,500. The
building will be ready foraccupancy
by September.
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BEACON OFFICE, Palacios
Some thoughtful hen man has hit on
tho idea of putting n light of glass iu
chicken coops to inuko them more
cheerful when the chicks have to he
shut up on rainy days.
Rape, which belongs to tho cnbbago
family, seldom seeds much north of
southern Missouri, as it produces no
seed tho first season, while north of
the latitude mentioned the root kills
during the winter.
it ls little short of cruel to give
poultry that is . confined no outdoor
shelter from the heat of the summer
sun. If there are no trees in the
yard this shade may bo had by sow-
ing sunflowers, giving tho young
plants protection during the period
when' the poultry would be likely to
destroy them.
The average yield of potatoes for the
United States is about eighty-five’
bushels per acre, yet there are growers
that average from 200 to 300 bushels
per acre on a large acreage. It is
these last named growers that find po-
tato raising interesting and profitable.
Tho eighty-five bushel chaps simply
skim along on bare bones.
' While a justice of the peaco can tie
a marital knot just as tight as a min-
ister, it is concbicivo to more satisfac-
tion in after years if dignity and
meaning hnve been given to the mar-
riage ceremony by having a dominie
officiate. It will contribute not a little
to tho peace of mind of the bride and
groom in the after years also if fa-
ther and mother were standing near
when the futeful words were spoken
It is enough of a trial for the hens
■fir be shut up 'wlitT^reen" grass and
inviting garden patches just through
the fence without their being denied
the pleasure of a capacious dust bath.
This may contain a good quantity of
road dust, some wood ashes and two
or three pounds of powdered sulphur.
A pint or two of kerosene thoroughly
worked into the mixture will make it
all the more effective ns a louse and
mite killer.
Perhaps no other fire of human ex-
perience is more likely to crack the
vcnccr of etiquette, good* breeding
and supposed culture than the heat
growing out of a disposition of the
chattels and moneys of a rich relative,
deceased. Often folks that are classed
as pretty respectable aud well behaved
will conduct themselves in such a man-
ner on these occasions as to become
the object of the bitterest kind of
community reproach and criticism.
For a piece of land that is pretty foul
with weeds and needs a rest-from the
production of exhaustive crops beans
are an excellent crop. They may be
planted as late as June 15, prior to
which time tho surface soil may be
given a thorough working and most
of the weed seeds destroyed. More
than this, the beans, being a legume,
are soli enricher". The writer has
found It a good plan to plant the
beans with a com planter and strad-
dling the rows, which puts the rows
about twenty-two inches apart. Such
a field may be cultivated, nicely with a
single horse and a Dve or seven tooth
adjustable cultivator.
There is a growing conviction, cou-
pled with a justifiable warmth under
tho collar, on the part of the potato
growers of the country that if ever
the market was manipulated by tbe
commission rneu and jobbers it has
been since digging time last fall. Nat-
urally it is to the interest of the mid-,
dlemaii to buy at the lowest possibife
figures at the opening of the season in
Lhe fall, aud it is plain that prices
were battered down to tbe lowest
notch through circulation of the report
of a bumper crop of potatoes, a claim
that the present situation does not
seem to lie bearing out. As a rule it is
not advisable to hold for higher prices
when a remunerative price can be got
at digging time, but 20 to 28 cents can
hardly be called such a price.
With land values gradually increas-
ing, areas of wet and low laud are
beiug reclaimed. Many of lliese tracts
are sour, and to put them into the
proper condition for growing crops ap
plication of lime is necessary. For
light soils containing a small amount
of humus ground limestone has been
found to give most satisfactory results,
while for heavy and very sour soils
burned lime should be used. For quick
results u combination of two parts of
ground stone to one of the burned
lime has been found good. The ad-
dition of lime seems to be especially
beneficial to hay crops-and wheat aud
to most of (he garden crops except po-
tatoes and strawberries. In buying
lime tbe purity of the product, ns well
ns tbe price, should be taken into ac-
count.
Second Bale Goes to Market.
Ernest Matz of San Benito, who
recently broke the world’# record
for early cotton, has gone to mar-
ket with another bale weighing 490
pound". Cotton picking has be-
gun in a number of places in South
Texas and the cotton is of an unus-
ually high grade.
Texas produces one fifth of tbe
cotton of tho entire world and each
year we raise more cotton and bet-
ter cotton. / “ jafc
.^iiH
■ > • " “ WH
Love Came to the Rescue Be-
fore it Was Too Late.
“I can stand this no longer. Just
think—the honeymoon scarcely over
aud to be subjected to such treat-
ment!"
She stamped her foot.
"Honeymoont” he replied. "There’s
mighty little honey in it. If that’s all
the moon lias to cat 1 don’t wonder it
wanes so soon."
“How could it help waning, with .you
dying to get. linck to those horrid men
who sent you home stupefied the ulght
before—I was going to sny the wed-
ding—I mean my covenant with Sa-
tan ?”
“You mean that our honeymoon
waned because I got ‘full’ at my bach-
elor dinner?’’
"This Is no time for your witticisms.
I didn’t know that I was placing my
life in the hands of one who could
lose his self respect by pouring wiiio
down Ills throat."
“I thought all bachelors were privi-
leged to drink a last cupful of happi-
ness before submitting to a life of mis-
ery.”
"Before dragging a wife into n life
of misery, you should say. Oh, that I
should have put my neck in a halter!"
“And mine in chancery."
“I’m'going buck to my mother.”
“And I to my club. My room thore
is not yet taken.”
“I suppose you sent to find out be-
fore your promise to lovo aud cherish
was a dny old."
“No; ns soon as vonrs to ftonor ond
obey was broken.”
"I was a fool to promise to honor. I
never - promised'-terobey
"They should change tho words for
women to ‘not to scratch.’" -
“ ‘Not to be devils' would do very
well for the men, only men could not
keep a promise to change their na-
tures."
“Singular that you didn’t sco the
hoof under, my stocking when we were
courting,"
"Oh, the devil knows how to wear
gaiters.” >...
During the latter part of this dia-
logue the young wife was putting on
her "things” to go. She looked very
pretty ns she stood before a mirror
thrusting pins through hat and hair.
The anger in her cheeks and eyes was
very becoming.
“Better not jab that spike in when
you’re mad,” said the husband, with
brutal plainness. "You might pierce
your brain.”
“Little you’d care if I did.”
There waiL more tremolo, which
would hnve led any but a sulky man
to seek u reconciliation.
“I might get a new lmneymoon," said
the husband tauntingly.
To this there was no reply except a
new flash of the eye. She was open-
ing boxes on the dresser and shutting,
them with an angry bang.
“Looking for your gloves?”
No answer.
"If it’s your gloves you’re looking for
I’ve got them iu my pocket. You re-
member last night when we were walk-
ing home and you were telling me how
happy you were because you had such
an admirable husband. Your hands
were cold, and you took off your gloves
so that I could warm your fingers.”
He tossed the gloves on tho dresser.
His wife picked them up and walked
out of the room. He heard the front
door bang, then betook liimself to his
club
Looking about for some of his for-
mer associates to dine witli him, he
found they had. all made engagements,
and ne was obliged to dine alone.
After dinner he drank his coffee and
smoked his ciigar in tho cafe. It didn’t
look so attractive as it had once look-
ed. lie was bored—in fact, he was
troubled. Lovers who try to make up
their minds that they are haters al-
ways feel troubled. It was not long
before tills one began to worry, think-
ing he might have gone too far and
that he should have given his wife a
chance to make up. At 9 o’clock ho
concluded to go to his desolate horn®.
As he was approaching iie saw tho
figure of a woman turn the corner.
She looked up at the house, paused,
turned away, looked back, turned
again nnd walked slowly to the house.
The husband stepped behind a tree.
The woman went to. the front door,
stood irresolute, inserted n key, open-
ed the door ami went, in.
"Oh, she took a key, did she?”
He concluded to take a short walk.
It would help matters for her to find
him absent. The house would look as
lonely to her ns his club had looked to
him. In nil hour he returned nnd went
in, humming n merry tune. Ills wife
wns not downstairs, so he sailed up
into their bedroom. She was standing
before (he mirror in her nightdress
combing her hair. ’
'‘Hello!" he said, with feigned sur-
prise. “Tired of your mother al-
ready?”
There wns no answer.
"Oh, I thought perhaps you might
he penitent!"
He could see a flash In tier reflection
in the mirror. She put her hair up in
a knot, walked to where she find left
her clothes nnd began to .put them on.
He wns a very moan fellow and per-
mitted hor to dross even is
putting on her lint. But when she
stnrted to leave lie caught her In his
arms, her henrl fell on his shoulder,
“■ J that was the end
HUMOROUS QUIPS
On the Rio Grande.
“Whnt makes you look ao whlto, ao
white?" said Fllos-on-Parado.
"It louka iia If we wouldn’t fight,” the
color aergtmnt naid.
"But whnt ls that to you, to you?" said
Fllrs-on-Parsde.
“Why, we want to show what we cun
do," tho color sergeant said.
•'Thcro'o been sumo criticism that tho
army isn’t there.
They’re saying down in congress that
we’re laughed at everywhere.
It wouldn’t hurt a whole lot If we pulled
somebody’s hair,
An’ the army’s mnd aa thunder at the
greasers."
"What’s that so whlto against tho sky?”
snld TT lies-on Parade.
"Why, that's the flag the rebels fly," the
color sergeant said.
"What's everybody swearing for?v said
FUcs-on-Farade.
"They’re .that disgusted with the war,”
thu color sergeant said.
“Tho boys were fairly Itching for a ebnnco
to intervene.
Their hearts wero hot for batllo, an' their
humor was sereno,
But, as luck will have It now, there ain’t
no fight to come between,
An’ the army’s mad as*thunder at the
greasers.”
—Clark McAdams In St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
Quite Like Home.
A unlive of one of tho most western
of the United States of America was
crossing the Atlantic in rough weather.
One morning ho went up on deck
when a big gnlo was blowing. Nu
body was in sight except the captain.
“Go below therein shouted the enp-
tain.
Tho passenger looked round to see
whom he was talking to.
“You mean me?” lie yelled back,
there was no one else in sight.
“Of course I do. Go below,” aud the
captain came alongside.
“Well, I guess not,” protested the
passenger. “I’m itr» here to sen bow
one of your mountain high waves nnd
terrific gales’ compares with whnt we
Jmve Jit. hom«_ in the way of cyclones.
This ain’t a patch to what I’ve seen
out our way.”
A big wave just then broke over the
deck, sweeping the speaker aft. They
picked him up with a broken leg, a
twisted shoulder and a sprained wrist.
When he came to lie saw the captain.
“Captain,” he snld feebly, “that re-
minded me of home, only it wus
sight wetter.”—Tlt-Blts.
New Music Received.
In additiou to the complete popu-
lar MoKfnley catalogue of sheet
music, which we have in stock at
all times, the Beacon Music House
will keep up with tho times in new
and popular publications. Wc have
just received the foliowrg now and
popular selections, and they will
delight all musicians. Everyone is
a hit. Try any or all of them.
Silver Star, Intermezzo for piano.
Silver Star Song, the boautifuLItul-
ian ballad.
Rhapsody Rag, all aetion.
Click My -Clack, Novdly Two Step.
First Love Waltzes, tho Dreamy
sort.
Love Secrets Waltzes, Elegant.
Dreams at Twilight, waltzes.
You’ll like these three summer
time songs.
“The Old Browh Fiddle.”
‘•When Autumn Tints the Leajw*—
with Gold.”
“I Can’t be Happy Without You.”
These are 25 cent publications,
arid each one is a gem. Call for
them, or they will be sent postpaid
lo any address on receipt of price.
Don’t fail to get our catalogue.
It’d free l'or tne asking.
BEACON MUSIC HOUSE.
VISIBILITY DUHAB1LIIV SIMPLIC-ttV
FUR ALL NATIUNS AND TONGUES.
DOES THE FINE
TYPEWRITING of the WORLD
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Men of the Meters.
Which is the poet's bill, and which is
the plumber's bill?
To John Henry Smith, Dr.
Olivos, 1 bottle........................... $0.75
Celery, 1 bunch....................T.....50
Grapefruit, 1.................. 30
Sherry,.,1 bottle........................ 1.25
Tokay, 1 bottle........................... 1-50
Champagne, 1 bottle...............f.'.... 600
Chartreux, 1 bottle...................... 7.00
Total ....................................... $17.30
To W. H. Jones, Dr.
Can of corn ..............................$0.25
Tomatoes ................................' .20
Potatoes ........................... 4n
Lard .............. .’........................TO
Butter ......................................25
Eggs ..................................». .. .20
Chuck steak .......... 31
An Unknown Tongue.
A young inuu just returned froii col-
lege wns out cycling one day when
suddenly he came to a steep gradient.
While ho was descending he lost con-
trol of his machine and was thrown.
Two men came and found him lying
in that predicament. When asked how
it happened he replied, “Well, I came
down that decline with tho greatest
velocity and lost my central gravity
and was precipitated on the hard mac-
adamized road.”
“Away, lad; let him nlonc,” replied
one of the men. “He’s a foreigner.”—
Ideas.
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UNIVERSAL KEYBOARD ...'iig
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21 Reasons Why i on Should
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Explain in Detail.
-write for oatalogue-
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St. Louis Branch,
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D. L. STUMP. Local Agent
Call and see a Hammond at the
Beacon Office, Palacios, Texas.
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ARE YOU AWARE
that this Office
handies
Job Work
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Where Ho Starred.
An ambitious amateur actor had so
persistently besieged the club manager
for a place in the play that finally he
was admitted.
“W’hut part am I cast for?” he in-
quired.
“You are to be the heroine’s father,”
wns the reply. ,
"What does he do?”
“Well, sir, he does six years before
the curtain rises on the first act,” said
the mauager.—Metropolitan Magazine
We guarantee
the best work-
mans hip and
right prices.
To Prove His Say So.
Mr. Jawback—My denr, I was'one of
the first to leave.
Mrs. Jawback—Oh, you always’ say
that.
Mr. Jawback—I can prove it this
time. Look out in the hall and see the
beautiful umbrella I brought home —
Toledo Blade.
Letter Heads,
Bill Heads,
Dodgers,
Business Cards, in
fact anything you need
Bring your "
Work Our Wav.
wm.
Defective Eyesight.
“Some kinds of love may be blind,’’
remarked the moralizer, “but the love
one hfiiS for his country isn’t.”
“Perhaps not,” rejoined the demoral-
izer, “but it is often too nearsighted
for active military seevice.”—Chicago
News.
Heroio.
“Did you knoiv Flpkinsunricle me the
hero of his: new play?”
"Why, no!”
“Yes. Itsnt through it) nil. Wasn’t
that heroism?”—Browning’s Magazine.
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Of a Kind.
Hhe—A^young wife’s trlulsiaro heavy
things.
He (Wlth\n growl)—Soi are her bl«-
cults.—PWndairg Pres.".
Amniins "DETROIT** Koro*
•eno En«mo shipped rm.JfMluy*’
THICK Tripl prown UcroMunu
diOHpost, raorit powerful
fuel. If nitUnfltMl, pay iowurtt
price ovoririven on roliahle farm
engine; if not, pny nothing.
Gasoline Going Up i
Automobile owners itro
burn inn im so much huso-
lino that tne world's supply
tu running short-. Gasoline
is9c to Ifto higher than coni
nil. Btill Koine up. Two
pints of coal oil do work of _ _
tlir«»«» pints twRoline. No ft u*v
?^'<Aao
Amazing “DETROIT”
The "pETROIT" U tho only enaln'o thnt hnniUe,
roul oil aiiOGrtaafully; ttaoa r.looho), guaoline ami bomzino,
too. Starts without ernnkintr. Basin potent-only throe moving
parts—ao cams—no sprocket*—no g?nra—no valves- tho ufiMoet
iu simplicity, power and strength. Mount,-*d on skids, AH lives,
S to SOh.p.. la slock ready to ship. Complete eiiRioo tested just
before orating. ComosaU ready to run. Pu nips, saws, threshes,
churns, eupnrates mils, grinds food, shell* corn, runs home
elontrie-liglitinir plant. Prlct'S (Nii-l|»|MMl), $20,50 up.
Sent any plaoeon 1ft days* Free Trial. Don't buy nn englns
»:ii -.... Ifljnjtijrats nmsiinir, mnnay-savin*, now * -
A Cradle !nsui?g»nt.
Tammy’'* (afters t.hc correction)—l fink
of it—for that l*fl goibafck tofoeoven, "where(I came
_ fromjL-Pntach. ' \
t ^ big, money-savin*, i
out. If you are flrsUrt your noijhliorhnod to write! w^wilLaj
Detroit Engine Works!*>W
ury price.
Mkivue Aye.. Detroit.
*2
D. L. STUMP, Local Agent
Call ami Bee one of these engines at
the Be aeon office, Palacios. ‘g>
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