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I SECOND SECTION
* WEEKLY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
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SECTION 2—EIGHT PAGES
Music Lovers Amazed by
Edison's Daring Test
All told 2,000,000 music lovers on more than 1500 different occasions have
gone to one of their4ocal theatres filled with curiosity regarding a startluigly
novel musical recital which they were about to witness.
In each case they have come away amazed
at the almost unbelievable demonstration
which had taken place before their very
eyes, and ears —the most daring test of a
phonograph or talking machine ever made.
They saw a noted Edison artist stand beside
2^ NEW EDISON
" The Phonograph with m Soml"
They hsard the instrument aing in tlie artist'# voire—in other wards. Re create her voice.
Presently ths artist herself began ta sing nnt<r for note with the instrument MiiMc.illy
trained MM hwv< * vara to ui-itinnuish the f.t 111 test shade of (Mferente bctwrrn the actual
voice axilhc Re OeuUnn Thm, Juiklenly aid without warning, tin: artist oeased mogul#,
leaving the instrument to continue the .nr alrsie Only by watching the artwt's lip did tlie
audience In* that she hud ceattej MogiHg and that they heard the MtstruMent alune. Thia
wi the hkaknoi Hmh Tone Tost f
Only Mhm' sulM> this test. Only Mwon can wake this test, haraime only the New
EduKNft 11 IHili fts egftlMSi 1 the huowa vt .r and the miimc of hufiwo-playmJ mstrunent*
widh every tone qudpy and every shade of expre* iutv Oidtnaiy phonoyriphs, and talking
Qf jmm hmm ast Wm /broM* «• •• Aftiw T mt Tut, w m*f at 'mi/ W
Saturn '/ Wll fcr.ft' WW Mm>*" Mutt tht ttmt f mil ptur iMuturiuf,
CROUCH
South Side 8q
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i: Notice to Public i!
Beginning Sunday morning with
breakfast 1 will have my dining
room open to the public In the
future. Thanking every one
for their past business and for
their future patronage.
J.
Blil'RTON.
conver about Sept. 1 and 18 and tern
peratureo will rise on all the Pacific
would rernamber that every fact In
Nature must harmoniso with every
<r fact They have Utterly failed
rove that coal came from decay.
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FOSTER'S NEITHER I1LLETIR
Copyrighted IMS by W. T. Poster.
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Wkahiactoa. D. C. Sept. S. t l*.
UM bulletin gave forecasts of dls-
turbaaens W omtn continent ftapt. 1
to 4 and t to It, warm waves Au«.
.11 to (tept. 3 and Hept. 5 to 9. root
wania iSejrt. 3 to T und f to 12 Tem-
ftomturse of tkta period wore
ed to avem#e aftoler than usual, rain-
fall below aurmnt south of latitude 37
and abnwt aortaal north of that lino.
Storme Were <e« eotaOi to be of Im*b
than nawal focoga
Formosa have had escellent suc-
with Wtetw grain for some yuarx
except la anathwentern rarln
of nieeMu* aed a t rr other l«s-
enr Motions. Het a dlauster Is ahead
for a coagldcrahln section of the Win-
tor grata oiantry an.l If I could talk
portion all? to the farmers of tho Win-
tor grain aeetlnna 1 would advise
many of'them to soil their seod and
roly on Spring cropu. Tor those sec-
tions whero I erpect a failure of Win-
tor grain tho Winter and Spring will
have very bad cropweather and unless
the Spring crops are put in at the
right time ttnoy will fail.
Next warm Waves will reach Van-
slope. They will cross crest oMtaak* ,P!
lee by closo of 12 and 17. plains sec-
tions IS and 18, meridian 90, great "d vegetation. Fossil vegetation has
lakes and Ohio-Tennessee valleys 14 not been found In tho coal stratum,
and 19, eastern sections 15 and 20, '>"t it is frequently found between
reaching vicinity ef Newfoundland tho coal strata. At this time scien-
altout Sept. 16 and 21. Storm waves ttsts claim thero is only four percent
will follow about one day behind of carbon, or carbonic acid gas, In our
warm waves and cool waves about one atmosphere. That is not sufficient to
day behind storm waves. (account for the coal beds thru vegcta-
This will bo tho king of all storm tlon. nor to produce the present
periods of reeont years and I hare growth of vegetation. Carbon Is
sevorai times given warning of it. evaporated from the soil and is car-
Theso storms will be exceedingly dan-j rlod into vegetation thru its leaves,
serous over unusually targe parts of
WHY IN> Alili DOCTORS
i'lUMWRB CAIjOMIX
after the equinoxes. Put your af-
fairs in order for thoso twin ousel y
dangerous storms.
These dsstructiv* sot mis will strike
thu late oats harvests and other lato
crops and will be followed by killing
frosts north of 3". Tho exact dates calomel is the greatest
aaa not be given for each locality but thorough nynU-mpurirter.
▼ertebrat* animal couM coino lato
•■xlHtcncji li.-fcirp the vast amount of
llmu oam« to Earth. Animals with-
out lion« s existed aft^r tho first coal
bed* were laid down but tho vertc-
brate*—animals built onto bony
lime camo to out Karth.
proven that early animals
scientific methods of official science
continually gets It into difficulties. It
would avoid many difficulties if it
^/xjxnjviriv^iri*ri*r^
GllllMiyillH SCHOOL GIMDUIITES1IT021
ENTITLED TO EITEO S. I. T. C. SCHOOL
Prof. R. B. Blnnlon, president of
the HhM Texns Normal, at Commerce,
came over to McKlnney Monday to
address tho teachers' Institute at tho
Itoyd High school that afternoon.
Trof. Blnnlon accomimnled by Prof,
r, T. Oobb visited this offleo.
Prof. Blnnlon reeoivert a letter
Monday from tho oxeetitlvc comnilt-
/Vw en odecatlon ai)d special military
I (paining at Washington. D. C.. Mating
that all young ram between tho a*n
ef IS and SI years snfcjeet to eall en-
dor the new draft law who are gram-
mar school gmdeatMi (or who have
finished the equivalent work In the
AsmU Grade) of a standard peblle
4 bool are enUtled to enter a student s
army training eorpe of any edeoatton-
al Institution Maintaining n nntt of
ihe training eorpe.
The young men will bo dividod In.
to two groups, Class A. and Clnss B.
Boys in C'Iiimh A will be grammar
school school graduates and will re-
ceive mechanical and vocational
training. High school graduate* will
bo placed in B group and will receive
Instruction In military sciences All
sturicnta In the training oorpa will
receive free tuition, their board end
tinlfnrme and 910 par rayath.
This military training In bring dona
by the government and tt la MMM
that boya oat of etaaa A will tin eallari
out endar the draft at the rata of
17,Mt per month. Thn high nhod
graduates aetarlng the rartona ool-
legss and anlvaialtlen
preparatory to enter'
training
training before going lb
NOTM'K Tt> RINNKIM
Two Pound Tiixas Hagglag $1.85 In*
stead SI.75.
The Federal Food Administration
lute ruled that S pound Texas bag-
ging must be charged at the rate of
f 1.6& Instead of 91.76 per bale.
J. 8TiNHBAtroH,
Inspector, Federal Pood Admlaistra
tlon.
Coenty papers pl<
Wa thank T. D. Bull, a sahatauttel
farmer reaMIng on route on* «at of
Prtnoaton. for a year*e eeheerlptton to
C« Big Weekly Democrat-Ouart)
We hope that Mr. Ball wig kfee oar
Oarner ef
visiter la
called ait this offlee and
to The
a
Be
OnmooMt
BUT STME
SILO EOECTEO
A. P. Maliurdt and son have taken
time liv Hie forelock and built a 13.
ton eonuni tnvu silo on their farm
near I'ro.sper, in which to convi il
their 111\ corn sialltx Into tilovoV for'
wintei iiM-d. The diouili that h.is
prevailed tlux summer Iiuh cut sliorl
pasturc ;i|),i iiays and also lato corn.
As a result food of all kinds and hays
have Jumped to almost unheard of
prices at this early season of tho yonr
and bid fulr to go hiKher. Tho
Mahaidts hundlo u great deal of stock
In connection with thoir farming op.
wrutions und necessarily requlro largo
quantlliiM of feed. By means of tills
silo they will save the corn stalks
from their corn crop, to fill thotr silo.
Tlio.li/ stalks and fodder, wheu cut
and parked into tho silo with proper
amount of water applied, cunw Into a
rich succulent (cod that becomes nu>
trltious und palutablo to all kinds of
l|vo -stock. It takes the place of pas*
turo and roughage and greatly re-
duces the amount of grain and other
concontruted feeds required which are
so expensive this year. Knstlago Is In
handy form for feeding and the gov.
ernmeot Is urging farmers every-
where to silo their crops which re.
duces waste and enables a larger
pumber of stoak to be fed and pre.
pared for the market on every lam
The building of silos at this particular
lime is a patriotic duty Incumbent
upon every farmer and gtaokmau.
who is able lo build one end bee the
WKwsntry crope to fill oae. This nlo
of thu Mabardta Is sixteen feet In
diameter by thirty-three feet to
height It reets on a concrete founda-
tion two feet deep la the ground and
about two rent thick. Its oeraent
staves are two aad one-half tgObee
thick, twelve tnehee wide, by about
twenty tnobse long. They are sggUy
put together and senurely bound by
Iran rode Both the Inner Mid Abo
enter surface ef Che stlo arS waeethe.
The laaar em fees ie treated wMh g se-
latloa that ssals all pores aad aggelts
la the oamoat staves rsnderlag the
silo air tight. The bottom of the silo
Is ths ground or earth. No ooarrets
bottom Is used os advised In the ooa.
structlon of this particular kind of a
silo. The top Is loft enooverod. The
ensilage made from the corn stalks,
which the Mahardts have been out-
ting and burning heretofore, will be
Will K 01M TICKET
Tii.' I'ollin county democratic i v-
cllthe I'OllllllltU'e, III SCSSiun Ill-re s.il-
uril i, e'.idorsed and approved the a|>-
polntinent of Judge I'. K Wilcox a
jiidKu of thu b^ifty-nintli Judicial dis-
trict und his name will lie placed sp-
ell the ticket to lie voted In November
as the democratic noinlnco und in-
structed the county chalrinun to tuko
i lie nccussary action to have that
done.
following is the resolution adopted:
Whereas. Jtidgv K. K. Wilcox ha«>
b««en up|H>lnted liy Uov. W. P. Hobby,
without opposition us Judge of the
89th Judicial District of Texas, com-
posed of Collin und (Iruyson counties,
to fill out tht> unexpired term of thu
late lamented Judge M. H. Oaruetl;
and,
Wbereas, said appointment wits
made after the recent Democratic
prims net) were held, and.
Whereas, the law does not provide
any method of nomination under the
present atrcumstanoee; and,
WharesA Judge P. m. Wilcox Is be-
lieved ta be the choice of the Demo-
cratic voters of Collin end Grayson
couutlee. and hM no oppoelttoa.
Now, therefore, be It Unsolved that
wa heartily approve and endorse (Jov.
Hobby's appointment of K. B. Wilcox
aa said Judge, and be It further .Ko-
solvad, that it Is tlie sense of the
Democratic Bxecutive Oramittee of
, t'ollln county that said K. W. Wilcox
l>c the I leuiocrniic nomlueo for Ju •Ige
| i>f tin r.t tli Judicial District of Tex-
• is, und that Ins name be placed upon
tlie tli ket as such noiulnoe, and that
the t'iiuiriuen of tlie Kxocutivo Com-
untie,' of Collin and ilrayson counties
take such action as may be necessury
for that put'|H>se.
Tliu ilrayson county democratic ex-
ecutive committee took similar action
Saturday, adopting a resolution ap.
proving the appointment, setting
forth its belief that Jttdgo Wilcox is
the choice of tho people for the placo,
recognisting thu appointment "as an
eminently wise und appropriate on|,"
Kcturiis ('anvasxoil.
The executive committee mot In the
office of tho chairman, (i. K.Aborna-
tliy. and cauvussod the returns of the
run-off primary hold Saturday, Aug.
list 24. All local candidates reoelvlng
(i majority in the run-off primary
were declared to be the pomooiutle
nominees
It wss found that taere was soius
mousy Isft ovor-and as wee decided
al first by the committee when the sa-
uessment was made, that the amount
not tisud would be returned to the
ceudtdatee making ranee for county
offices. The county Candida toe were
ssssssed one hundred dollars. They
will receive from the balance on hand
about |39 or |9( each.
wortto from flftasa to twenty dellnie
per ton or more when eoavertad IM
el lege The silo wests $788. thus one
MIHng will pay twine the orlghsal enet
of the site. A repreesntatlve of tola
paper had the plseanre ef iaspsstlng
the flllo after tt was norapletod. 18 is
nsrtolaly a substantial looking aad an
attractive structure. A. a AiWi
representative of the tone Mtr Ml«
Association of PI. Worth, sold and
erected the silo. He hss been adver-
tising them In our paper and stated
that these silos have been praotlcal
sucoesses for a number of years. In
tact, tho longer they stand the pore
durable thcqr become so he "
Uolthe wood, they do ant lsl| to
etovas to dry weather eor blew Sown
la storms. The' teed of the Mfhardto
will probably be followsd hy other
Onllin eonnty farmers and otnshrasn
la the halldlgg of this style ef alio.
Theas silos are erected by their manu-
faetorars far the farmer end ere
therefore oerrnctly put ap and speedi-
ly built. The Mabardt alio wae erect-
ed In lens than three days. It Is well
worth tba time of any farmer or
stockman to Inspect.
Thanhs to R. I* Kankal of Plain-
view, Tax as for a renewal to The
Weekly Democrat-Oaaette.
the Karth. They arc not bused on the
old Idea of equinoxlal storms, which
has some Influence on, but dooe not
organise the storms. Equinoxlal '*f all the medicines In the world. I
storms, so-called, may occur any time doctors prescribe calomel most often |
from two weeks before to two weeks' ami depend upon It most universally.
Thero must be a good and sufficient|
reason*—'what is It?
If you will study the doctors' books j
you will find that the medloal an-
thoritun prescribe calomel for aimoet
every disease. The reason is that I
and only j
It ma.k'>s,
t.ho storms are nxpevtod ti) develop llvnr active, drive* out thu poisons|
tlioir greatest foreu not far from s*>pt.' from the stomach, bowels and kldnspe
t, 14, 20 and 2i. Tlie moat dangerous and thereby purifies tho blood. Oalo-
frost are ux pec ted ne«r i*h.pt. i and mel puts the entire system in Uiej
37. | most favorable condition for Nature i
43. affinal science says that our to «x«rclse her recuperativo puwur. j
lime bods came from tlio bonec of Tour doctor will toll you that drags
flehcn 'ail kinds of aea animals, bnt 'meroly assist Nature. That is why he|
tbuy forget that no fish nor other proscribes calomel so ofUin.
The new kind of calomel, called I
"Calotabs," is refined and purlfiad >
from all of the naususting and dan-
i^mt.iis qualities of tho old stylo calo-1
HM.l and is rapidly taking Its place,
for it is more effective than tho old >
Ooology| style calomel as a llver-clonnser and.
had no'system-purifier. Ono Calotnb at bed-
bones. After lime became abundant time, with n swallow of water—that's |
a new class of animals with bony all. No natisen, nor the slightest un-
franies came into existence. The un- pleiLsantness. Next morning you j
awake feeling fine—with a hearty ap-l
l>etite for breakfast. Bat what you ■
pioase-—fruits, ncids or anything. No
restrlctlone of habit or diet.
Calotabs aro sold only In original I
sealod packages, prlco thlrty-flvo]|
cents. Kecommended und guaranteed
by druggists everywhere. Your mon-
ey back if you aro not delighted.—
(Advt)
I
MATTHEWS BROS. CO.
Fall Merchandise
We want you ladies to be
sure to see our most elegant
line of New Fall Millinery.
Its quite the most charming
line we have yet shown. But
Millinery is only one item.
Our whole store presents a
regular "fall showing." New
bright goods in every direc-
•i ion you look. Was bought
right and is being sold
New Fall Dresses, Coats and
Coat Suits
Our ready-to-wear department is a great
attraction. The fine new Dresses, Coats,
Coat Suits, Skirts, Waists, etc., were never
more attractive than this season. We urge
you to be sure to visit this department for
we feel that we can save you money.
\
Matthews Bros. Co
Where lit Best To Shop Afkr All
McKinney, Texm
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1918, newspaper, September 5, 1918; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth299952/m1/5/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.