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BONHAM DAILY FAVORITE
THE BONHAM FAVORITE
(Issued every day except Sunday)
BY FAVORITE PRINTING CO.
W. S. SPOTTS
Editor and Business Manager.
C. R. INGLISH
City Editor and Solicitor.
Entered at the postoffice at Bonham,
Texas, as second class mail matter.
GASES ON THE BATTLE-
FIELD.
The rules of war, as agreed
by the powers, forbid the use of
poisonous gases on the battle-
field. There may be another
reason however, why this meth-
od of fighting may never be-
come a permanent part of war-
fare. The scientific American
points it out.
Such gases cannot be used un-
der all conditions. “To strong a
breeze would diffuse the gas, a
variable wind, or calm would in-
jure the user. It would hardly
be safe to use the gas unless the
battle line were straight or con-
vex toward the enemy since oth-
erwise the fumes would be apt
to drift in part over the users’
own line.”
Effective defense also can be
organized against these gases, so
that they are rendered harmless.
“A sponge or towel wet with
water or better with some basic
substance like cooking soda or
borax kept ready to put over the
face might hold off the danger.”
The European war is so des-
perate that both sides of the con-
flict are likely to employ any-
thing, whether forbidden by in-
ternational law or not, which
will advance them upon the bat-
tlefield. But they will not long
use any weapon which may be as
dangerous to the user as to the
enemy. Nor will they retain a
weapon which must have abso-
lutely perfect conditions of
weather to prove effective. A
battlefield is not an experiment-
al laboratory. From men to
guns, from shells to bayonet, ev-
erything must be of demonstrat-
ed practicability.
+ WITH OUR EXCHANGES. *
Who was the first boy to grad-
uate from Denton-hi in short
trousers? is a question that is
rapidly reaching the magnitude
of a controversy. And now one
of our bright young men has ad-
mitted the girls also into the
question—on age, that is!—;Den-
ton Record-Chronicle.
Edwards, you cause us to
blush.
It is said that to be successful
a liar must keep in constant
practice. Understand we are not
speaking from experience; this
is hearsay testimony.—Bonham
Favorite.
All the same we have known
some folks who didn’t need prac-
tice or any other sort of train-
ing; it was just natural.—I. M.
D., in Denton Record-Chronicle.
That “I won’t work” member
who proclaimed in Salt Lake
City that he was “going to Mex-
ico to help the greasers and the
Dutch whip the United States”
would have done well to keep his
declaration to himself until after
he had crossed the Rio Grande.
He was promptly mobbed and
badly beaten. Even the Mor-
mons will not stand for that kind
of talk now.—Austin American.
The gentleman will at least
think before he speaks the next
time.
Love is short-sighted. Matri-
mony can see a mile.
If man did want but little here
below probably he wouldn’t get
it.
Buy it made in Texas sounds
good, and buy it from a Bonham
merchant sounds better.
Let no one get the notion that
the bottom of the sea was made
in Germany. It is wrong.
Start a rumor today and by to-
morrow it will have grown so
big that it won’t be recognized
by the person who sent it on its
way.
When Napoleon III was de-
throned he took refuge in Eng-
land. When the Kaiser is de-
throned he will probably come to
this country—settling in New
York or Milwaukee.
There are 14,000,000 people of
foreign birth in this country.
Less than 1,000,000 of these are
Germans who have come here in
recent years. Only 1,023,000
Germans have come to this coun-
try since 1890. Many of these
have returned, and more died.
The survivors of about 5,000,000
Germans who came here after
the so-called “Revolution of
1848,” have become thoroughly
Americanized. They will be as
ready to fight for the defense of
their country as any other class
of our citizens.
We’ve read quite a lot about
the federal trade commission se-
curing a compromise from the
print-paper makers on the price
of paper, but when it comes to
an actual purchase, we find
there is little difference between
“before’ and “after.” We’ve
tried—ineffectually so far—to
get even a quotation on paper
at a reasonable reduction from
the 7c a pound at which it was
quoted before the compromise;
we’re still trying for that mat-
ter.—Denton Record-Charonicle.
The same here Edwards. And
we have about come to the con-
clusion that the investigation
helped the big dailies in renew-
ing their contracts and left us
little fellows out in the cold,
with the proposition facing us
to take what is left and pay the
price.
Out of the Sanctums.
Mr. Sherwood Spotts of the
Bonham Favorite, entertains the
belief that unless one is invited
to stay away from social func-
tions and festivities, it is largely
a matter of choice as to whether
he shall attend. We guess he
never gets his feelings hurted,
then.
Mr. Sam Fryar of the Clarks-
ville Times hopes that there will
be a written understanding
about who is to go to war and
who is to stay home before the
popular vote Congressman Callo-
way suggests is taken. We guess
he wouldn’t have to fight any-
way ; isn’t he is Civil war veter-
an?
Mr. Yantis of the Athens Re-
view makes the facetious sug-
gestion that since ex-Governor
Colquitt was forced to pay for
the famous (?) chicken salad,
that it is nothing but right to
insist that Governor Ferguson
“give us a tune on the ukelele.”
We pause to invite Mr. Yantis
to C. I. A.; there are 1,050 young
ladies there, and 525 ukeleles.
The Inquisitive Idiot of the
Mineral Wells Index, who has
been indisposed since Christmas,
threatens to precipitate a re-
lapse by worrying over the pos-
sible location of the “ace” in the
peace game.—I. M. D., in Den-
ton Record-Chronicle.
Fannin County Normal
“A HOME SCHOOL”
JUNE 4TH — JULY 12TH.
L. F. CONNELL, Conductor. MAX. G. OLIVER, Sec.
Honey Grove Bonham
WE HAVE A NEW SHIPMENT OF-
GARDEN
HOSE
-The kind that lasts. Our prices are right, and the quality
of the hose is the best.
BAILEY HDW. CO.
Phone 59
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The Home
Fine Tailoring
Do you know how often you are
judged by appearances? Before
you can give the impression that
personal contact brings the oth-
er fellow has passed on you. Let
us prove how easily the right
impression can be created by
hand-tailoing your clothes.
Assurance of perfection in fit
and service are yours and you
will be delighted with the re-
sult.
Cleaning, pressing and altera-
tion work a specialty.
L. B. Maddrey
The Home of Fine Tailoring
DR. J. A. HARRIS
Graduate Veterinarian
Telephone No. 543
Bonham, Texas
Interstate Live Stock Inspector
DR. JNO. D. HATHORN
OSTEOPATH
General Practice—Alexander Bldg
BONHAM, TEXAS
Phone—Office 301—Res. 443.
ELECTRIC
I Motors and Repairs
TEL. 210
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TOBE WOODS
2:1114—$25.00.
Greatest Trotter in Texas.
THE EXCHANGE
2:081,4— $25.00.
Greatest Pacer in Texas.
NEW YEARS
FuH Brother to The Exchange.
The best all-purpose horse in
t Texas-
$15.00 to insure.
Good standard-bred work mare
for $150.00
Fast driver $150.00.
Call and see them at the old Fair
Grounds.
W. 0. FOOTE
Bonham, Tex.
Society
Emblems
—Every man who belongs to ar secret
society should wear some outward in-
dication of the fact.
—We’ve a nice selection of emblems
to show you men.
—They come in watch charms, fobs,
rings, tie pins, etc.
—They aren’t at all expensive.
—If we haven’t got what you want
we can quickly get it for you.
—Remind yourself to see these, Mr.
Society Man.
—Get one and advertise your lodge.
The Brannon Jewelry Co
Northwest Corner of Square.
Beautiful
PAPER
AT VERY REASONABLE
PRICES.
Our new wall paper keeps com-
ing in and it gets prettier all the
time.
2000 rolls more has just come
in. The patterns are all new and
classy.
Prices range from 15c, 20c, 25c,
30c, 35c, 40c and on up.
“GET IT AT CLAYPQOL’S”
W. P. CLAYPOOL
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FOOD CROPS MUSI
BE INCREASED
WAR DEMANDS AND THE WORLD
FOOD SHORTAGE SHOULD BE
MET BY FARMERS.
Washington, D. C. April 11.—The
Secretary of Agriculture, D. F. Hous-
ton, today issued the following state-
ment:
“The importance to the nation of a
generously adequate food supply for
the coming year cannot be overempha-
sized in view of the economic prob-
lems which may arise as a result of
the entrance of the United States into
the war. Every effort should be mada
to produce more crops than are need-
ed for our own requirements. Many
millions of people across the seas, as
well as our own people, must rely in
large parts upon the products of our
fields and ranges. This situation will
continue to exist even though hostili-
ties should end unexpectedly soon,
since European production cannot be
restored immediately to its normal
basis. Recognition of the fact that
the world as large as well as our own
consumers, must rely more strongly
on American farmers this year than
ever before should encourage them to
strive to the utmost to meet these
urgent needs.
Increase Yields of Staple Crops.
“It is obvious that the greatest and
most important service that is requir-
ed of our agriculture under existing
conditions is an enlarged production
of the staple food crops. Because of
the shortage of such crops practi-
cally throughout the world there is no
risk in the near future of excessive
production such as sometimes has re-
sulted in unremunerative prices to
producers. This is particularly true
of the cereals and of peas, beans, cow-
peas, soy beans and buckwheat. In
view of the world scarcity of food,
there is hardly a possibility that the
production of these crops by the farm-
ers of the United States can be too
great this year, and there is abund-
ant reason to expect generous price
returns for all available surplus.
“The most effective step that may
be taken to increase the production of
the crops is to enlarge the acreage de-
voted to them in the regions where
they are grown habitually. This ex-
pansion of acreage should be to the
PERCHERON STALLION
Duke No. 5396
Registered in the stud book of
the Percheron Society of Ameri-
ca. Will make season at Steger
Livery Company’s barn, former-
ly Baker-Halsell Co., on Main
street. This staUion is a splen-
did individual, 9 years of age
and entirely free from blemish-
es. A grand sire. Fee $15.00.
See this horse before breeding.
“Like begets like,” don’t waste
time breeding to inferior sires.
The best is none too good.
HOUSE
WIRING
HOUSE WIRING TIME IS
HERE
CALL US FOR
ESTIMATES
ELECTRIC HEATING
APPLIANCES
Bonham Elec. Supply Co.
North Side Square.
Phone 500.
Beautiful
Assortment of
Hen’s Shirts
50c to $1
Just
Arrived
GOUGE & FITZGERALD
West S. Square Bonhams Tex.
I am now prepared
to do all kinds of
DYEING
Q. P. BALL
TAILOR Am HATTER
mm %:: mm m
limit permitted by available good seed,
labor and equipment. The placing of
too great emphasis on production in
new regions is inadvisable since the
introduction into a farm operation of
a crop not usually grown frequently
involves practical difficulties not eas-
ily foreseen nor quickly sumountable.
“Taking the winter wheat territory
as a whole, winter killing has occurred
to an extent very much greater than
usual. This obviously, if not compen-
sated for in some way, will mean a
material reduction in the supplies of
our most important bread cereal.
Where winter wheat has been damag-
ed sufficiently to justify the abandon-
ment of fields, it should by all means
be replaced by spring-planted food
crops, preferably small grains or corn.
The acreage of winter wheat seeded
last fall is estimated at 40,000,000, or
only 2 per cent above that of the pre-
ceding year (39,203,000 acres), and
about one-eighth more than the aver-
age for the preceding five-year period
(35,724,000). The condition of this
crop, as shown by the department in
its report of April 7, is more than 25
per cent below the average condition
April 1 for the past ten years. This
condition forecasts a production this
year nearly 52,000,000 bushels less
than that of 1916 and 243,000,000
bushels less than the crop of 1915.
Grain Sorghums.
“The price of the grain sorghums
during the past season appear to war-
rant increase of acreage of these
grains in the regions where they can
succeed, as in western Kansas, Okla-
homa and northern Texas. This in-
crease should be practically to the lim-
it of the acreage that can be handled
properly with the labor and facilities
available. Grain sorghums may well
be used in that area to replace winter
wheat on fields abandoned because of
winter injury. The grain sorghums
are but little known to eastern farm-
ers, but are assuming importance rap-
idly in the drier portions of the coun-
try where corn and the small grains
are unreliable because of frequent in-
sufficiency of moisture. In the past
these grains have been used chifly as
poultry and stock feed, but they have
possibilities also as human food.
Expand the Corn Acreage.
“Corn is the leading food and feed
crop of the United States in geograph-
ic range of production, acreage and
quantity of product. The vital impor-
tance of a large acreage of this crop
properly cared for, therefore, is ob-
vious. Because of the prices obtain-
ed for the last crop and the world de-
mand for this grain, its profitableness
to the American farmer during the
approaching season is clear. The 105,-
954,000 acres planted to corn in 1916
yielded 2,583,000,000 bushels or more
than 400,000,000 bushels less than the
large crop of 1915, 2,994,793,000 bush-
els, and considerably less than the
five-year average, 2,732,457,000 bush-
els. Conditions now warrant the plant-
ing of the largest acreage of this crop
which it is possible to handle effect-
ively.
Increase Production of the Farms.
“When conditions render it feasible
small flocks of poultry should be kept
by families in villages, towns and es-
pecially in. the suburbs of large cities.
The need for this extension of poultry
raising is particularly great where
consumption exceeds production, as
in the northeastern states. Through
utilization of table waste, scraps, and
other refuse as poultry feed, much
wholesome food in the form of eggs
and poultry for home use may be pro-
duced at relatively low cost. Many
families in villages and on the out-
skirts of cities also should consider
the advisability of keeping a pig if
sanitary regulations permit. In most
cases, however, it wil be profitable to
keep a pig only when a sufficient
surplus from the household and the
garden is available to furnish a con-
siderable portion of the pigs food.
“Consumers living in vilages and in
the suburbs of cities do not appreciate
sufficiently the possibility of ading
materially to their food supply by
utilizing suitable idle soil in yards,
vacant lots, and unused outlying fields.
The total contribution to the food sup-
ply of families and communities which
can be brought about through such
activities is great. Gardening is pecu-
liarly an activity in which the family
and the community may share with
resultant helpfulness and benefit.
“The duty of the individual farmer
at this time is to increase his pro-
duction, particularly of food crops. If
he has control of tillable land not in
use, or money lying idle, or labor un-
employed—-he should extend his op-
erations so as to employ those re-
sources to the fullest extent. This
does not mean that he should rob his
land, waste his capital, or expend his
labor fruitlessly, but that by wise
planning and earnest effort he should
turn out a greater quantity of food
crops than ever before. He will not
lose by it; and he will perform an im-
portant service in supporting his coun-
try in the task that lies before it. The
agricultural sufficiency of a nation is
not attained unless the units which
compose it are efficient. Those agri-
cultural workers who produce, con-
serve, and market wisely will help to-
ward the achievement of national ag-
ricultural sufficiency, and thus will
perform valuable service for the na-
tion.”
Insomnia.
Indigestion nearly always disturbs
the sleep more or less, and is often the
cause of insomnia. Eat a light supper
with little if any meat, and no milk;
also take one of Chamberlain’s Tablets
immediately after supper, and see if
you do not rest much better? Obtains-
W« ew^kere. ' _ „
IS IT WISE
To try and make it through with that old planter? We still
have a few left of our—
J. I. C. Cell Drop Planters
—and would like to sell you one. At least let us show yoif
this planter. It will interest you.
SAVES SEED.
SAVES MONEY.
Wells, Nunnelee & Humphrey
MONEY PLENTIFUL
We have a large amount of money on hand just now,
but we have room in our big steel vault for a lot more.
Deposit your surplus with us now, with the assurance
that if the time should come when you may need some ac-
commodation, we are sure to have plenty of money to loan
on approved security at lowest rates of interest.
km County Natl hi
BONHAM, TEXAS
Oldest Bank in Fannin County
GUNTER HOTEL,
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—Official Headquarters T.P.A. and A.A.A.
Absolutely Fireproof, Modern, European. Rates, $1 to $3
A HOTEL BUIL? FOR THE CLIMATE
H^aamraiPBRCY TYRRELL, Manager
WE WANT
—YOUR BANKING BUSINESS and will do everything in
our power to merit it. We have a big strong bank, with
plenty of capital and surplus to afford you ample protection
for your deposits, and are able and willing to take care of
you when you want to borrow.
FIRST NATIONAL
BANK
Bonham, Tex.
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Spotts, W. S. The Bonham Daily Favorite (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 215, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 1917, newspaper, April 11, 1917; Bonham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth839666/m1/2/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fannin County Historical Commission.