The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1903 Page: 2 of 8
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T IE BONHAM NEWS FRIDAY JANUARY 16 1903
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JVANS A EVANS, Proprietors
ASHLEY EVANS,
EDITOR.
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FRIDAY. JANUARY 16, 1908
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"Katy^Time Table.
No. 7 Passenger arrives at * 6:05 p. m.
No. t9 Mixed arrives at - • - 8:55 a. m.
No. 8 Passenger departs ■ ■ * 8:55 a. m.
. No. 100 Mixed departs - * * * 1:00 p.m.
j. J. Carson, Agent.
AM IMCIDEMT OF LIFE.
An Annual Holiday Reunion.
Ay an Observer.
According to a previous agree-
ment all the children of Capt. J.
H. Roderick met in annual re-
union during the holidays at the
old homestead, two miles south
of Dodd City.
The father, two single daugh-
ters and a single son at home,
had done all they could previous
<o the meeting to make the few
days stay of the whole family as
pleasant as possible.
Abundance of wood, already
prepared for use in the bln fash-
ioned wide fire place in order
that big roaring fires might blaze
and give out their cheerful heat
for the enjoyabl^ occasion, was
in evidence. Several big porkers
were killed and stored away for
use at this time, at least as much
coming home for the . few days,
but it cheers and aids the ones at
the old home beyond measure.
The greatest benefit to the ones
coming back, is that they have
time for a quiet reflection on the
past and wise counsel and consul-
tation for the future*
May the good Influence of her,
-who has just gone on before,
ever lead and direct those left
oehind to higher and nobler
things in this lifq, and may they
have many happy reunions as
the one just pastt .
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A pathetic story comes from
South Dakota this week. David
Thompson, who had spent seven-
teen years in the Black Hills in
search of gold, at last found a
. rich ledge of ore. Overjoyed, he
gave vent to his feelings in
shouts of delight for ten minutes
and fell dead. An overtaxed blood
vessel in the brain burs ted and
endeikhis life ju9t he bad
gained the object he had saught
for many years.
1 This incident is but typical of
the lives of thousands around us.
They work and strugfe; they
delve in mine*or fly in airships;
they stake their money and
morals on the throw of & card or
on the turn of the market,
they burn midnight oil in
studying over books or in
pouring over columns of figures;
they sap their strenght before
the footlights or wear out voice
brain and nerve on the rostrum,
all, all for one purpuse—the
gainig of some cherished desire
for wealth, or fame or power or
position. Then when they reach
out their hands for the apples of
promise they have so long saught
they turn to ashes in their grasp,
or when they have all but reached
the goal of their hopes death
intervene, and they lay down
their work forever. Dave
Thompson is but one among
many, and his case is/ noticable
because we think his end tragic,
there are may like him whom we
do«not see or hear of, and whose
end is equally as tragic as his.
After all it is not the great richea
of this world, or ist wealth or its
fame, or its power that makes
men happy; It is not the seeking
and striving that make the
men contented. Happiness and
content come only from
righteous living toward God and
man, from earnest endeavor an d
the thankful spirit that is satis-
fied with the reward that comes
day by day from honest toil.
The man who expects sudden
riches to morrow can never know
the joy of what honest labor
makes for him.
Who are the Eight Thousand?
(By W. W. Smrth, A. M., LL,
D.) The ssconcl edition of
“Whos’s Who in America” (fro m
tbe press of A. N4 Marquis & Co.
Chicago), contains 1300 pages
of brief biographies, without
eulogy, criticism pr comment, of
such persons now living in
of them as was necessary. Floors I America as have become noted
and furniture were scoured and as factors in the progress and
cleaned from cellar to garret achievement of the age. 'En-
also deavor has been made,” says the
Much of the enjoyment of the editors, “to include all Ameri-
occasion was due to the almost cans of more than local note in
unexcelled cooking, done by the all lines of usefql efforts. No
two girls at home. name is inserted or omitted for
Sydney, the oldest of the nine financial consideration; the “book
children, is engaged in the gent’s is sold on its merits,
furnishing goods business at With a view to determining
Corsicana. Because of his short what effect education of the
stay on account of pressing busi- var ious grades has had on sue-
ness, his wife and daughter did cess in life, effort was made to
not come with him. Elbert, the ascertain tbe school training of
next oldest, is engaged in the each of these men and women
hardware business at Fairlie, “of more than local note and
Hunt county. His wife and 7852 on their United States list
children were not present, as were thus educationally classi-
they were visiting in Sheffield, fied. *
Alabama. Bailey has recently According to the best estimate
we can make from the latest
census returns there are in the
On* Result of Intemperence.
Properly interpreted-the mur-
der at North Fort worth Tuesday
night is about tbe most eloquent
temperance sermon which has
beenjpreached in or near this city
for months. It is not neccessary
for one to be fanatical on the
subject of strong drink to realise
that excessive indulgence in al
eoholic stimulants causes much
crime wid misery in the world.
Had the assailant of Joseph
Wagner been sober, the crime,
perhaps, would not have been
committed, as few men in their
right nfind are so* brutal that
they would strike down a fellow
being in cold blood on such slight
provocation. Bat crazed with
drink,the man whocomitted tbe
murder was not a rational being.
Doubtless when he recovers his
senses he will feel a sense of re
morse, even thougn he may be
almost lacking in sensibility
When arraigned for trial he will
be brought to a full realization of
the enormity of his crime.—Ft.-
Worth Telegram.
sold his farm in Montague coun-
ty and has returned to Fannin ------------------- —
county to make his home. Tbia United States 40,782,007 persons
is commendable in him as ^e is over 21 years old. These are
the only son engaged in fartning, divided educationally about
he could get advice and assistance follows. .
at -the old home that would great- Class 1. Without school train’* 4,682,49*
ly aid him in his farming. His
wife and children were present. ^ 3 common and
Elam is engaged in the drug high school training—2,165,572
business at Madill, I. T. His Class 4. With oollege or
wife-and children were present. hi*h«reductionrtded.... 1,0711,201
T ... , . , t-. tv„Now the question is how mauy of the
Lilian, who namedDr. Dickey, Now tb tioa * how many
who is engaged in the drug busi- Qf ^ thou8aDd distingu-
ness and practice of medicine at ^ oitizeD£j oI the United states
Dodd City, was present with her oQ ^ Who,s wbo ,fat oame (rom
son. Commy who is taking .i each of the8e classes.
course in a business college at Thi 4,682,608 olola» 1 furnished....
Dallas, was present. E'na, Eula 32,863,901 of claae 2 furnished,
and Roy, who are still at home, The 2,165,357 of class 3 furnished.. 1,Z45
were also present. J The 1,071,201 of class 4 furnished. .5,768
Many were the dainties and It thus appears:
good things provided by those at 1st. That an uneducated child
home for those visiting. Es- hw one^hance in 150,000 of at-
pecial mention should be made taining distinction as a factor in
of the father, on account of the the progress of the age.
care and interest taken by hinlj 21..That a common school edu-
cation will increase his chances
nearley tour times."
3rd. That a high^ school train
home the, day after Christmas | ing will increase tile chance of
was a feast of good things, and the common school-by twenty
hugely enjoyed by all present, three times,- giving him eighty
Such feasts only make them seven times the chance of the
wish for the next reunion that uneducated,
we may be present. 4th. That a college education in
Each member of this family, as creases the chance of the" high
has been stated before, is a con- school by nine times, giving him
sistent member of the Cumber- two hundred and nineteen times
land Presbyterian church. This the chance of the common schoo
in a great measure is due to the boy and more than eight hundrec
teaching of a sainted Christian timss the chancebf the untrained,
mother, who has only gone on It is a suprising fact that 0
before. It seems that God in 7852 “notables” , thus gatherec
His infinite wisdom took from 4810 proved to be full graduates
this family,to the realms of bliss, of college,
the greatest treasure in ft, only From the nature of the case it
to draw the father and children can not be,, claimed, that these
closer together andf to give them ffigures are exact, but they are
a greater incentive that they ba9ed uPon ttie most reliat>le
all finally might * reach that government statistics and the
celestial land above, eternal in neccessary estimates ha\e been
tbe heavens. Winy were lhe made with care. It is also doubt-
kind and tender words of love and ile99 lrue tbat otber circumstancs
affection spoken of her. She contributed to the success of
has only been gone about these college trained men, but
years, but her sweet influence a^ter a i roasonable aW°wance:5
for good is stronger than ever are made the fiigures still force
to see that all should enjoy them
selves to the fullest extent.
The dinner served at the old
before.
the conclusion that the more
Memories and recollections of school training the child has tbe
vounTtbat oldTome“XI *reat«-hU chanc" of distincti0D
The P»y of The President.
Kansas City World.
In the columns of the more
truculent Republican papers
there is evidence of a desire to
create sentiment favorable to an
advance in the president’s salary.
Now and then we meet a citi
zen, generally some fellow oc-
cupying^ snug position of a man
well provided with this world’s
goods, who deplores the fact
that Mr. Roosevelt’s wages are
less than those of Czar Nicholas
or some other crowned.bead.
The point is often made that
Canada, with only 5,000,000
people, pays her governor gen-
eral as much as we pay our pres
ident. *
Doubtless this generosity
springs from the report that Mr.
"Roosevelt is “unable to save any-
thing.”
But why does our president
find 150,000 a year inadequate
!or the support of himself and
‘amily?
Because he is a spendthrift.
No president in recent times
las been so lavish of money as
Mr. Roosevelt. *
He goes to the extremes in the
matter of entertainment and in
hunting.
Not only does he spend his own
cash, but he forces the govern-
ment to make, great outlays for
the comfort and dignity of his
court.
Wiser presidents than Mr.
Roosevelt have served the coun-
try for f25,000 annually, and one
of these was Lincoln.
The press and people who ire
grieving over Teddy's financial
limitations was never know to
deplore the impecuniosity of any
workingman, nor heard express
regret over the fact that the av-
erage tlail^y wages in the indus-
trial field is about $1.
Away with this false sympathy.
Mr. Roosevelt is not likely to
starve on an income which sup-
ported McKinley, Cleveland and
others, with a good surplus to
spare.
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How is This? .
Washington Post.
‘Both reason and experience
show that therejs buflfee way
to maintain parity bet^^L differ-
ent forms of money, that is
by exchanging one for the other
at the will of the holder. But
when the test shall come, if any
doubt exists whether the secre-
tary of the treasury wijl follow
reason and experience, a panic
will be precipitated as in 1893 ”
—Secretary Shaw.
As in 1893? What does that
mean? Was it the trouble in the
treasury, the scarcity of funds
and the doubt as to what course
the secretary would take—was
that what caused the panic of
1893?
What, then, becomes of the
venerable contention, which is
often seen in Republican organs,
that the tariff of 1894, by some
miracelous force, brought on a
panic a year before it was born?
Did Secretary Shaw intend to
rob the organs of one of the
choicest weapons in their arsenal?
Does he not understand that the
tariff of 1894 reached back about
a year and brought on a panic
which “cost the country more
then our great war in the early
sixties?” Have we a secretary
who cares more for the truth
than for the exigencies of his
party’s organs? It would seem
so; and the Post congratulates
him for his independence. Never-
theless, we expect to see that ex-
ploded fiction repaired aod put
bn the road again in 1904.
liiili Brin Sim
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ARE KNOWN
TO THE ^
WHOLE
WORLD
TO BE
THE BEST.
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Why not then buy shoes you have tried and know
are good,instead of buying something someone tells you
it is just as good, behave thenrin all styles and in
sizes to fit every one.
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Russell, Arlei
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We Still Have on Hand a Full Line of
Hardware
, * *' 1
Get our Figurings Before
Buying.
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Aroused Public Opinion. \
to be forgotten in this world.
The quiet life where one com-
munes with nature, and the
many valuable lessons learned
while growing up into manhood
and womanhood on a well regu.
lated farm in connection with the
influences oj a Christian home,
can not help but make noble men
and women out of those who are
fortunate enough to have been
reared to maturity under such
conditions. *
The reunions have not only
a wholesome effect on those
will be.
Farm Loins.
Five years time in sum of $1000
and over can now be made by us
at 7 to 8 per cent, interest, to the
extent of 40 per cant, of the val-
ue of the land. No expense to
borrower, except to furnish an
abstract showing good tittle, and
execution and record of loan pa-
pers. Extra good loans in large
amounts at 7 per cent.
n44ti Bramlette A Pritchett
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Widow Appointed.
Giddings, Tex., Jan. 8.—Mrs.
C. S. Campbell was appointed
tax collector to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her hus-
band recently.
There were six applicants, but
the appointnjent of Mrs. Camp-
bell will giv^general satisfaction
and she is , well qualified to f ’1
the position, having assisted Mr.
Campbell during the several
terms that he held office here.
The husband of Mrs. Campbell
was a brother of J. G. Campbell
of our city.
Kansas City World.
Senator Hoar’s- eloquent and
convincing speech on the trus s
is perhaps, having more influence
in arousing public thought on
this great vital question than any '
other utterance in congress or
elsewhere has had in a lout;
time.
He dispassionately points out
the evils that exist and‘the dang-
ers that thrf>fSten. He sounds a
sans warning. He makes a .mov-
ing appeal to sensei
Many who have thought little
upon the que-tion will, because
of this speech, think more upon
| it and more correctly and to the
point.
But, after all, the real thing
which is slowly but surely arous-
ing the mirds of the people of*
this country to the trust question
is jthe practical, everyday, close-
ly-felt operations of the trust
Methods. j
The extortion and injustice
put upon the people is arousing
them as no words, however wise,
and"\*o warning, however ter-
riablercan do. r
Millions of.men in this country,
wbo can not be reached through
their minds, are exceedingly ten
der in the region of their pock-
ets. They quickly respond to
pain there when dead tQ every
other form of injury.
It is no longer merely the
working people, the wage-earn-
ers, the poorer classes—“lhe
mudsill of society”—that feel the
extortion and oppression of the
trusts.
Men of wealth, managers of
great business institutions, are
feeling the iron hand of the great
corporations.
The protest is no longer the
empty wail of impotent poverty;
it is becoming heard in the
thundering tones of the great
business interests.
The trust question is not new.
but it is assuming a new aspect.
The trus’a^re steadily growing
more powerful and more aggres-
sive, but on the other hand, pub-
lic opinion, too, is asserting it-
self.
A few years ago, £ man like
Senator Hoar would not have
dared make the speech he made
the other day.
The public would not have sus-
tained him. Business men would
have denounced him as an agita-
tor and a demagogue. But today
man can tell the truth and re-
ceive applause.
, The people have learned some
hard lessons, but they have
learned them well.
A Kansas man sent the follow-
ing testimonial to a patent medi-
cine company: “Dear Sir—My
wife took a bottle of your medi-
cine and died. I am married
again; please send me another
I botfce
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Evans, Ashley. The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1903, newspaper, January 16, 1903; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth914033/m1/2/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bonham Public Library.