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EVANS * EVANS PROPRIETORS'
ASHLEY EVANS, EDITOR. '
Well! Well! The comet’s tail
didn’t swipe us off the earth
after all. Who’s afraid of comets,
anyway?
It was a glorious rain that
came to Old Fannin yesterday,
and gives promise of a bountiful
harvest this fall. The rain was
especially fine on wheat, oats
and cotton, and is of benefit to
all crops.
S:30 Preaching,
WHERE HE STANDS
Two years ago when Senator
Bailey made that now famous
speech at San Antonio in which
he declared his change ot view
on prohibition, his friends re-
sented the charge that he made
the change to win the support of
ot the liquor vote of Texas, and
have contended that he stood
with the element of our citizen-
ship that favors the destruction
the liquor traffic. They have
held that he changed his vt£.ws
on State prohibition, but not on
the liquor traffic.
Even as late as the meeting of
the last legislature he declared
himself in favor of the submis-
sion of a prohibition-amendment
to the constitution. But listen
to what he said on May 6, 1910,
as written in *» letter to Mr, S
L. Russell of Plain view, Texas:
“Candor compels me, however,
to say that while gratitude and
personal consideration ^strongly
incline me to support Judge
Poindexter, Mr. Colquitt’s plat-
form, in so far as it relates to the
leading isSue involved in the
contest, more nearly coincides
with mv view than does that of
Judge Poindexter.” ^
The leading issue in the State
campaign is supposed to be State
prohibition. Mr. Colquitt is op-
posed to State prohibition, is op-
posed to the submission of a con-
stitutional amendment, and op-
poses local iption in fact while
favoring it in theory. Mr. Poin-
dexter favors the submission of
an amendment and favors local
option in practice. And yet Sen-
ator Bailey, who has had th'e
loyal support of the prohibition-
ists of North Texas, says that
Colquitt’s platform on this issue
\more nearly coincides with his
views than does Poindexter’s.
In view of his own positive
statement there can no longer be
any question of Senator Bailey’s
real position.
He further says that it is the
duty ot his friends to help him
force on the people dt Texas the
things that Colquitt stands tor,
which »re what the brewers,
distillers and saloon keepers
stand for, in case it becomes evi-
dent that Judge Poindexter can
not be elected. In Senator 1
ley’s judgement it is first the du-
ty of his friends to support Judge
Poindexter whom be is support-
ing from a sense of gratitude,
though this gentleman’s plat
form on prohibition does not co-
incide with his views; and sec-
ond it is their duty to support
Colquitt in case it becomes neces-
sary, because his platform suits
Mr. Bailey the best.
Mr. Bailey’s real position,
clearly defined, is that he stands
for what he conceives to be to
his own personal interest, ami
tells his friends that it is their
duty to stand for those interests
also, irrespective of their own
convictions of the right. Sena-
tor Bailey nas thousands of
strong friends whom he c?n not
lead to da that which he counsels
them to do in this case.
Switzerland isn’t a great
country and a rich country like
the United States, but it succeed-
ed last year in conducting its
post office department with a net
profit of over half a million dol-
lars, while we succeeded in do-
ing the same kind of business on
a large scale with a net loss of
some sixty million dollars. It
looks like little Switzerland is
big enough to teach us some
very useful lessons, it we would
only learn ot her.
Senator Bailey says he con-
siders it the duty of his friends
to give undivided support to
Colquitt for governor in case
it is shown to be morally certain
that Poindexter will not be elect-
ed. In other words Senator
Bailey considers that his friends
are bound by duty to vote for any
candidate he favors, no matter
how bitterly they may be op-
posed to the principles- and poli-
cies advocated by such candidate.
What could have imposed such a
duty on men who are* Tree to
make their own choice in the ex-
ercise of their own judgment?
THE CRY OF THE DREAMER.
I am tired of planning and toiling
In the crowded hives of men;-
Heat-weary of building and spoiling.
And spoiling and building again.
And I long for the dear old river,
Where I dreamed mv youth away;
For a dreamer lives forever,
And a toiler dies in a day.
I am sick of the showy seeming
Ot life that is half a lie;
Of the faces lined with scheming
In the throng that hurries by.
From the sleepless thoughts’ endeavor
I Would go where the children play;
For a dreamer lives forever,
And a thinker dies in a day.
I can find no pride but pity
For the burden the rich endure;
There is nothing sweet in the city
But the patient lives of the poor.
Oh, the little hands too skillful,
And the child mind choked with weeds!
The daughter’s heart grown willful; ,.
And the father’s heart that b!eeds!
No, no, from the street’s rude bustle,
From trophies of mart and stage;
I would fly to the woods low rustle
A^d be loved for the dreams alway; ^
For a dreamer lives forever.
And the-toilei dies in a day.
—John Bovle O’Reily.
pere.
SATURDAY MORNING
9:00 Devotional, W, II.
bower.
9:15 Should a Baptist church
engage in Union meetings? W.
C, Crain, R, W. Tarplev, C. C
Haze lip.
10:00 Whv I atn a Biptist, J
E, Hughes, W. Story, H. B.
fJlcGee.
11:00 Preaching, B. Grimes.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
2:00 The importance of Bap-
tists patronizing their own
schools, J. P. Olive, J. E. Aikins.
S. T. Richardson.
2:45 Is salvation bv works or
by grace or by both works and
grace? B. F. Milam, Jno. M.
Word, S. W. Story.
3:30 How I make my mid week
prayer meeting a success. Gen-
eral discussion led by G. R. Mc-
Craw.
Preaching, B F. Milam
Should we have a Bap-
SATURDAY NIGHT
8:00 Devotional, W. H. Caskev.
8:30
9:30
tist S. S. convention in Fannin
County? Open meeting led bv
B. Grimes.
SUNDAY MORNING
9:45 Sunday school rally led by
H. B. Brilew.
A committee from the church
will report on Divine Services
for the dav. J. P. Olive,
Countv Missionary.
Greenville, our neighbor on
the south, has voted for an issue
of $J00,000 bonds for the purpose
of paving streets. Since the
city pays for only one-third of
the paving, this means that
Greenville will expend $300,000
in the work ob making good
streets. As it has already done
much pavirg, this amount
will be sufficient to pare
many of the most protni'
nent streets. Bonham is now
the only town in this part of the
State with a population of over
6,000 that has no paved streets.
Next ytar Bonham will get a
chapter and proceed to pave her
streets.
When Candidate Poindexter
says that Ije is “no fool prohibi-
tionist,” as he is quoted as say-
ing at Amariilo, he may make
some of us wonder what kind of
a prohibitionist he is anyhow.
His neighbors in Johnson County
seem tj think that he is not any
sort ,of a prohibitionist or at
least that he is like the fellow
who, when asked whaFchurch he
belonged to, replied: “Oh, I am
a Methodist, but I am not w ri<-
itjg at it much.”—Denton County
News. 1
The enemies ol Poindexter
make no friends bv attacking his
prohibition record. In the past
it has been a good and a consist-
ent one. If it had not been Bai-
ley would not have selected him
as the mart to divide the prohibi-
tion vote in order to insure John-
son’s defeat.
TWO PLAIN STATEMENTS
“Should the progress of^ the
campaign develop such condi-
tions as would endanger the elec-
tion of Judge Poindexter to such
an extent as to render his defeat
morally certain, I would feel it
my duty and the duty of mv
friends in Texas to^give undivid-
ed support to Mr. Colquitt.’’
Senator Bailey to S. L. Russell,
May 6, 1910.
“I have written no letter
which by any possible cons Ruc-
tion suggests that I would under
any circumstances favor Col-
quitt over Poindexter.” Senator
J. W.Bailey to W. H. Dougherty.
May 17, 1910.
Both these statements vere
written by the same man in the
same month of this v^ar.
Better lor Bonham that we
pave the streets than that we
name the next goyernor.
Just to show the complexity of
the presteht political situation we
have the spectacle o% Dr. Ran-
kins, who “fit, bled anci almost
died’’ in the Bailev campaign tor
tlie Junior Senator, coming out
for Johnson; and of Dr. Grambell,
Who almost as strenuously op-
posed Senator Bailey, coming
out tor Poindexte*-. It’s a queer
campaign and all of the “queer-
isities” are not In yet.—‘Denton
Record and Post.
And we have died-in-the-wool
oros whooping it up for David-
son and Jake Wolters is tearing
his shirt tor Colquitt, who de-
ceived him four years ago'.
Last week the farmers in ses-
sion in St. Louis resolved tor
parcels post and at a commercial
travelers’ convention the senti-
ment was the reverse. So there
you are. Question—Would par-
cels post interfere with the
drummers’ avocation and would
it aid the farmers?—Sherman
Democrat.
You (can get aiiv kind of an
answer to that query that you
desire.
Help the mvn who are work-
ing o push Bonham and Fannin
County along on ^he road to
growth and prosperity.
The Texas and Pacific has a
roundhouse in Bonham now that
our citizens can “point to with
pride.”
Everybody in old Fannin is
expecting a or< s;« r. us veer, and
the outlook justifies their i xpec-
tation.
The weather and the govern-
or’s r ice are both unsettled.
To The Voters of Fannin County.
Dodd City, Texas, Mav 19, 1910.
To the Democratic Voters of
Fannin County:
I have become, a candidate for
re-election as Representative
number two to the 32nd Legisla-
ture, subject to the action ot the
Democratic primary election July
23,1910.'
I was born in 1855, two miles
sauth-west from Wiadorn on the
Bullard’s Creek, where I made my
home until November 1900. Mv
home has been in Dodd City since
that time. -I have been opposed
to saloons since I was old enough
to know right from-wrong. Be-
lieving then as I do now that sa-
loons are a curse to any people
who want to be honored by man
or God, I voted for the submis-
sion of a Constitutional amend-
ment for State wide prohibition
jin the 31st legislature and did
all I could to get other members
of that body to vote as I did, it
being a Democratic platform de-
mand, and I will vote tor it again
if elected.
Two years ago I told the voters
of the county that I was opposed
to creating new offices and put-
ting men on the pay roll of the
county and State to fill useless
offices. When we look at the
piy roll of the National Govern-
ment and find 270,000 persons
drawing pay trom the National
treasury and 42.000 of them put
on the roll last year*, costing the
people more than $400,000,000 per
year, amounting to the sum of
$4.50 per year to each man, wo-
man and child. The land is fill-
e i with special agents, secret ser-
vice men, inspectors and inspec-
tors of inspectors. Special coun-
cil have been hired to do work
which other men were paid, for
doing and should have done.
Assistant attorneys have multi-
plied beyond all reason. It is
not surprising that the people
should have a good deal to say
about economy, as it seems to be
an oi(l fashioned and almost for-
gotten virtue. All this money
comes out of the people. Much
of it from those who cannot shift
the burden of taxation—the
poor people. And we find the
same spirit in the State as the
N ilion of putting men on the pay
roll, which I oppose.
I am opposed to raising the
sal try of any officer who is being
given a good compensation for
work done.
At the meeting of the next
Legislature will come the re-
port on the State penitentiary
system, and I see only two prac- , _
tical ways out. One is for. the I *isStmmonUi C.
State to spend several millions
ol dollars to care for-the convicts
and furnish them work where
they will be humanely treated, or
work the short term convicts on
the public roads in the State and
by the counties who can use
them. By working the short
term convicts on the public roads
it would be a long time before
the people of Texas would be
called on for a plan to work con-
victs, and more* we would soon,
have toods roads wherever con-
victs were worked. And I think
it would be better for the con-
victs to get where they could be
more humanely tieated.
In my race for Representative
in 1908 I promised the people if
elected I would introduce a bill
to repeal so much of Art 4542 as
refers to railroad fare as to a
minimum charge of 25 cents,
which I did and reduced the
minun.un to 10 cents and the peo-
ple of Texas are getting the bene-
fit of my work. '•
After serving one term in the
Legislature, I believe by mv
knowledge of thg work 1 can
save the people more money mv
next term than I did the laj
In my race before I tol
voters of the county I thoul
just and right where a fari
qualified to fill that office that he
should be called on to help make
good and wholesome laws for us
all. I**sk your vote with the
promise to work for the better-
ment of all the people of this
county. Respectfully,
. -, _ T. J. Self.
Fifth Sonday Meeting.
The following is the program
of the 5th Sunday meeting to be
held in the Bailey Baptist church
Bailey, Texas* beginning Thurs-
day night before the 5th
day in May, 1910,
THURSDAY NfbHT.
8:00 Devotional^ C. L. Sim-
mons.
8:30 Preaching, A. B. Veteto.
FRIDAf MORNING
9:00 Devotional, J. A. Hen-
derson. . j
9:15 Organization.
9:30 Address of Welcome, H.
A- Atkins. V *
9:40 Response, R. L. Keene.
_■ 9: 50 Why we should make
this session of the 5th Sunday
meeting evangelistic, G. R. Mc-
Craw.
10:00 The necessity in Soul-
winning of, first, The Word, A.
B. Veteto; Second, The Holy
Spirit, B. F. Milam; third, Pray-
er, W. L. Craju.
10:30 Is Saltation Conditional?
F. M. Lee, J.j W. Gooley, W. II.
Caskev.... . : T
1.1:00 Preaching, J. Iv. Aikins.
FRlDAM AFTERNOON
2:00 The country pastor, ard
40 Acres
About 7 miles north of Bonham,
improved, no waste land, 14
mile of public school. Splendid
sandy land. The price is only
$1000. Easy terms.
J. M. Lowrev,
6t2t Bonham, Texas.
No Indictment for Elliott.
John Elliott, the man who re-
cently shot and killed Dan Price
near Yarnaby, Okla., had an ex-
amining trial before an officer in
Durant last week, and was dis-
charged. The only witness ex-
amined was a young woman
named Ingram who was present
when the difficulty between the
two men began, and who wit-
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Union Presbyterian Church
At the Union Presbyterian
church next Sunday the services
will be:
Sunday School 9:30 a. m.
Public Worship 11 a. m.—Mes-
sage from the Bible—“A Vital
Duty**
J. E. 3 d. an.
Y. P. S. C. E. 7 p. m. •
There will be no evening ser-
vice on account of Baccalaurate
service of High School attthe
Methodist church.
We give you a cordial invita-
tion to vworship with us,
J. A. Cahill, Minister.
There are entirely too jnany
people ready to do something to
somebody else aud too few who
are willing to do something tor
somebody else.
TOKYO WAS FRIGHTENED
nessed the whole aff lir up to an
instant before the fatal shots
were bred, when she turned and
ran. Her testimony was such as
to^show that no conviction C"uld
be had and Elliott was discharg-
ed. -
C. Hazeiip, W. F. Farmer.
3:00 The citv pastor and his
problems. J.j E. Hughes, B.-
Grimes, W. L. Crain.”
FRIDAY NIGHT
8:00 Deydtional, F. M. Lee.
Grandmother Cutting Teeth.
Usually it is that grandmother
has trouble with the children
whv they cut teeth, but Bonham
S
now has a family where the chil-
dren are waiting ongrandm ither
while she ts cutting teeth. r
Mrs. Geo. W. Truss 'On North
Center street is suffering with
her gums because she is cutting
wisdom teeth. It is a very un-
usual thing for a person of her
age to have new teeth of. home
growth, but she has them.
School Board Meeting. %
The school board met Tuesday
afternoon and transacted the
regular routine business. Then
if counted the vote cast at the
recent election for school trus-
tees. Jt was found that the
whole number of eighteen legal-
ly qualified voters had exercised
their rigat and cast their bal-
lots.
T. R. Caldwell, Ashley Evans
and Henry Gates were elected
members of the school board to
serve for the ensuing two years.
The two first named took the
oath of office and the new board
proceeded to organize. This
was done by the election of D.
W. Sweeney, president; Zac
Smith, vice-preside!??; J. A.
Duncan, «secretary.
The board then re-elected 1.
W. Evans as superintendent at a
salary of $1,800.00 per year.
In him Bonham has the best
superintendent at the least salary
of any school lu the State that
ranks anything like as well as
the Bonham schools. The salary
is not cominensufate with the
serv-ice we get, and Bonham is
indeed fortunate to be able^to
hold its superintendent at such a
sal-ary. .* ■ •• v.* /. ■
The board is making prepara-
ti >n to push fhe additions to the
Bailev Inglish and South Bon-
ham school buildings so as to
have them readv for the fall term.
It is also planning some further
improvements in the school
work.
Violent Eruption of Asamayama, Long
Quiet, Alarmed the Great
Japanese City.
Describing a peculiar incident
that frightened the Japanese capital
recently, a lbSal newspaper says:
“At about 7:45 p. m. Tokvo had a
most unusual experience. All the
windows and doors shook violently
for nearly a minute, yet the earth
was quite tranquil and nothing like
a shock of earthquake was experi-
enced. It was presently learned
that this carious phenomenon was
due to an atmospheric disturbance
caused by a violent eruption of Asa-
mavama. Reports from all the re-
gions Surrounding the mountain
speak of a heavy fall of ashes which
were belched forth with incredible
violence.
“In ordinary circumstances such
a sudden outburst of activity would
have been accompanied by a de-
structive earthquake, but although
houses were considerably shaken, no
damage was done beyond the break-
ing of a few utensils, nor does it ap-
pear that there was any injury to
life or limb. The most serious fea-
ture seems to he a forest fire of very
large dimensions, which was stiff
raging'at the time of dispatching
the last advices.
“It is 120 years since Asamayama
behaved in this manner and on that
occasion 35,000 lives were said to
have been lost. People are natu-
rally nervous at the # thought that
this eruption may prelude others.”
Chas. G. Nunn is adding im
provements to his residence on
West 7th, street.
CASE AFTER CASE.
Plenty More Like This in Bonham.
Ben I). Hays’ new residence is
inow nearly completed.
Scores of Bonhim people can tell
you about Dorn’s Kidney Pills. Many
a happy citizen makes a public state-
ment ol his experience. Here is a
case of it. What better proof of merit
can be had than such endorsement?
P. J Ilackett, conductor on i he T.
P. R. R, E. Second St., Bonham,
Texas, says: “After railroading for a
longtime! found that the constant
jar of the train was affect iug my kid-
neys. The trouble came on me grad-
ually and continued to grow worse as
time passed My kidneys were sore
and though I used liniments and
plasters 1 did not become any tietter.
Finally my condition tiecame so bad
that I ban to sleep in a chair and
■ then 1 knew something must be done.
! As I liad heard a great deal about
I Doan’s Kidney.Pills 1 concluded to
| try them and procured a box at Saun-
ders Drug Co. The contents of this
j box did me so much good that I con-
tinued taking the remedy until I was
! restored to good health. I can now
rest well and have no pain or soreness
: in mv kidneys. I feel very grateful
, to Doan's Kidney l’ills for ridding
me of my trouble.” “
For sala by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster Mil burn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for tea Unite
States.
Remember the name- I >oau's—an 1
take no other.
Sheriff’s Sale.
The State of Texas, County of Fahnin.
By virtue of an order of sale
out of the Honorable District
of Fannin County, on 23rd
April A. D. 19to, The First ,
Bank of Ifdonia, Texas versus, J.
Dearing Ho. 6697, and to m*
Sheriff, directed and dellf£red, I
proceed to sell for cash, within
hours prescribed by law for
Sales, on the 7th day of Jane A.
1910 before the Court House door
said Fannin County, in the City
Bonliam, the following described
perty, to-wit:
Ail that certain tract or parcel
land, being 1214 acres at land out
the W. H. Moore 640 acre survey,
uated in Fannin County^
about IB miles South-east from
ham, and being out of a 160
tract deeded by David Lane to F.
Graham out of said Moore survey,
two acres out of the R. H. List
jey, total amount of acres 1234
veyed in said deed, and being
same land deeded to J. S. Dearing
A. C. Light and wife, Ivy A.
by de^i dated January 9, 1907,
on as the property of J. S.
satisfy a judgment amounting
<2,246.50 In fayor of The First
al Ban^of Ladonia, Texas, and
of suit.
Given under my hand, this 23rd
of April A,^>, 1910.
C. B. Bridge, SI
3-F-3t By J. A. Ridiing, Deputy.
To Stock Breed
Messenger Mahogany Stal
will make the present season
miles east of Danner ion the Bow-
ham and Lam a sco road, Also
good young Jack. Terms $8.
for horse and $6.00 for jack (
living solt.
Pedigree: Messenger by Smn
ler Bov, he by Star Sprague,
bv Gen. Sprague 1670, he by Gov.
Sprague 444; record 2:20#t. Mes-
sengers dam by Gen. Jackson,
by Henry, he by Old Lexin
of Ky. Smugler Boy’s dam by
Col. Biack; record 2:18. For
more extended pedigree call on
E. L. PATTON, or address R. 3,
Lamasco, Texas. 104-8t
i
Notice, Horse Breeders.
My horse (registered) Bailey
Bell, and Jack, Big Ike, at my
stable the present season. Call
and see them before breetiihg
elsewhere. I have also a fine
stallion, Midnight, I have just
bought. He is subject to regis-
tration, and is one of the finest
stallions ever in the countv. He
is a fine saddler as well as gen-
eneral purpose horse.
I will use all care to pt;evei?t
accidents, but wilDbe responsible
for none that may occur.
L. C. Wilson, Sr.
99-8t Bonham, Texas.
Improvements are being mode
in every part of Bonham. Every
carpenter, every painter, every
paper banger is busy these days.
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It is a well
| known fact,
that manv persons af-
flicted with some form of
disease of the stomach
rapidly recover when the
health ot the mouth » re-
established- You cannot
have good health if your
teeth and gums are in
^ \bad condition. Now don’t
pass these statements bv
as of no importance. If
your teeth need attention ^
go to the best dentist
you know. Of course I
want vou to think of me
in your consideration.
There is a big difference
in dentists—be careful in
making your selection. I
positively guarantee all
m v work.
L Dr. F. C. Allen
West Side of Square
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