The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1935 Page: 3 of 8
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Brevities
By O. W. WHITE
Look not on the wine when it is
re<l in the cup; when it moveth it-
self aright, for at the last it biteth
like a serpent and stingeth like an
adder. This quotation is from the
good book.
When the present called session
of the legislature assembled some of
the solons said in creating a law to
regulate John Barleycorn they were
going to put teeth into it. I am sure
old John must have smiled. What does
I he care for teeth in law. He did not
obey the law in the old saloon days
He refused to obey prohibition laws.
Old John is a law-breaker by nature.
When the leopard can change his
spots and the Ethiopian his skin, then
can old John obey the law. When the
people voted the prohibition amend-
ment out of the state constitution
they also voted that the saloon
should never be set up again in Tex-
as. Our solons now seem to be at a
loss for a definition of the word
saloon. For the benefit of those who
do not know what a saloon is I will
tell them what it was fifty years
ago. In the fall of 1879 and the year
of 1880 I was worknig in a store in
Mexia. Just across the alley from
the back door of the store in which
I worked was a saloon belonging
to Joe Lapari, an Italian. Joe’s saloon
fronted on railroad street. Over the
door in large letters was the word,
saloon; and over the door at the al-
ley was the word, saloon. There were
two rooms; in the front room was
the bar, including bar fixtures, also
barrels of whiskey, kegs of beer and
wine bottles and jugs. Joe sold liq-
uor by the gallon, quarts, pints and
by the drink; also sold beer by the
drinks. Somebody hit Joe on the
nose before he left Europe for Ameri-
ca. It put his nose out of shape;
reminded me a little of a red door-
knob. But Joe was a very friendly
old Dago. In the back room of his
saloon were a lot of small tables
with chairs where they could shoot
craps and play poker. There were
two or three cots in the room where
a fellow could lay down until he re
gained consciouness. Now, reader,
there is the old saloon of fifty years
ago. If you aBk me what a saloon is
I will say it is any public place
where whiskey is sold. The word
saloon over the door is not necessary
to prove a. saloon, but rather the
goods that are sold there. I think
our wet friends are in worse shape
now than ever. . If the legislature
should pass a law that will allow
liquor to be sold in any public
place that law will be tested in the
courts and found in conflict with the
constitution.
—G-W-W—
B. A. Dushane told me some time
ago that boll weevils had invaded
his cotton fields down on the Chand-
ler Ranch. In 1904, 1905, 1900 the
famous. veteran expert, Dr. Hunter,
eradicated the boll weevils. It is
said he chased them out with an
airplane. Later on the state board of
health started a compaign to eradi-
cate mosquitoes. I don’t know how
many years it took for the experts
to eradicate the ticks. I think it was
two years ago that the expert said
Freestone County was free of ticks
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THE KAIRFIELD RECORDER, FAIRFIELD, TEXAS, OCTOBER 17, 1935
PAGE THREE
' NEED GLASSES?
V The Eyes should
always receive pro-
_ mpt consideration.
Delays are dangerous. See—
Dr. Joe B. Williams, Opt. D.
Specializing in Examination of the
correction of their
Free examination
EYES and the
defeets.defects.
and—
Special Prices on Glasses Every
Wednesday
Phone 731 (In Mexia every Saturday)
CORSICANA, TEXAS
116 1-2 West Sixth Avenue
Keep a Good Laxative
always in your home
Among the necessities of home la
a good, reliable laxative. Don’t be
without one! Do your best to pre-
vent constipation. Don’t neglect It
when you Teel any of Its disagree-
able symptoms coming on. . . ‘‘We
have used Thedlord’s Black-Draught
for 31 years and have found It a
very useful medicine that every
family ought to have in their home,"
writes Mrs. Perry Hicks, of Belton,
Tsxss. “I take Black-Draught for
biliousness, oonsUpation and othsr
Uls wliere a good laxative or purge-
J*** *» needed. I have always found
■Uck-Draught gives good results."
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BLACK-DRAUGHT
Then came the expert, the T B
germ hunter, and eradicated them
awful germs out of our cows in the
Dew community. It looked like our
experts were making good progress
in eradicating but a few days ago
we received the alarming intelligence
that a fever tick had inva ded the
Edwards Ranch. I hear that the
natives are stirred up and have
thrown a quarantine around him. I
guess the experts will get busy. It
sounds a little bit like news from
Ethiopia. The natives of Dew
should arm themselves with battle
axes, tomahawks, scalping knives and
elect Mack Lancaster commander-in-
chief, march down on the border and
dispute the passage of the enemy
through the Dew community. If the
worst comes to the worse, we will
have to «•,,,» nl to the League of
Nations. I wish some expert would
give us a full, complete description
of that old maruuder, the fever tick,
so when we meet him we could an-
nihilate him on the spot; that would
be much better than modern eradica-
tion. I have been associated with
cows and ticks for seventy-five years.
When I was a boy I roped off the
calf while the old colored aunty
milked the cow. Every tick I ever
examined had a speck on its back.
Every tick I have examined in Tex-
as had a speck on its back and there
are plenty of them in the woods at
this writing.
I have thought much of late about
our experts. After the great suc-
cess they have achieved we should
set our heads to eradicate many oth-
er nuisances. I think the bureau of
chicken husbandry should send out
experts to eradicate mites, and the
department of goose husbandry
should send out experts to see if
there is any thing wrong with our
geese. The crying need of the hour
is more experts. Reader, just think
of the flea, house flys, bedbugs, black
widow spiders, yellow jackets,
snakes, and other plagues too num-
erous to mention These ought all
to be eradicated. Well, we will have
to give our experts time; they are
no doubt doing their best. The
world was not made in a day.
-G-W-W—
John was desperately in love with
Sallie. Had been for more than two
years, but could never muster the
courage to tell her about it. One
evening sitting by her side on a ver-
anda in the soft moonlight gazing
on her fascinating beauty, John ex-
claimed: “Sallie, I just can’t stand
it any longer; I love you so good.
Sallie, will you marry me?” "Why
of course John,” said Sallie . “I
would have married you two years
ago if you had asked me.” That
night as John walked down the lane
on his way home his heart full of joy
he looked up at the moon and said,
“Lord, I ain’t got nothing afin 10-
body.”
Cute Little Booger
A Californian condescended to v’sit
his friend in Florida who was also
something of a booster for his own
state.
For three days everything the
Floridian showed his friend was met
with a total lack of enthusiasm and
the bored remark that “it wouldn’t
be anything out in California.”
In desperation the Floridian on the
third evening parked a large turtle
in his neighbor’s bed. Upon retiring
the California man his foot making
clamy contact with the shell, shot
from bed, yanked down the coverlet
and exclaimed, “Great snakes, what
is that?”
“That? Oh, just one of our Flori-
da bedbugs," retorted the Southerner
crushingly. The California came close
to the animal, squinted and remark-
ed, “He’s a ‘little’ son-of-a-gun, ain’t
he?”
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Endorsed
"Please endorse the cheque, Ma-
dam,” said the teller.
“Why, but my husband just gave
it to me,” she replied.
“Yes, madam, but sign your name
on the back so your husband will
know we paid you.”
A few moments later she hand-
ed the teller the cheque endorsed:
“Your loving wife, Ethel. XXX”
WHOWANTSA BEAUTIFUL
PIANO AT A BARGAIN? We may
have in your vicinlt yin a few days a
splendid upright piano with duet
bench to match. Also a lovely Baby
Grand in two tone mahogany. Terms
if desired. Might take livestock or
poultry as part pay ment. Address at
once, BROOK MAYS & CO., The Re-
liable Piano House, Dallas, Tex-
9-26-4t
as.
STOP THAT ITCHING
If you are bothered bpr the Itch-
ing of Athlete's Foot, Eczema, Itch
or Ringworm. RADFORD PHAR-
MACY will sell you a Jar of Black
Hawk Dial Meal on a guarantee to
kill the Itch. Price 60c and $1.00.
So 20t.
Twice Told Tales
’ Pror.. The Fairfield Recorder 25
Years Ago
1 — . _ - . . ___ — J
Dr. Bibb Lillard, who has been at
Cisco for several weeks, carrying
on the practice of a dentist who was
injured in an auto accident, is at
home for a few days.
The dry weather is becoming a
serious proposition. Some of the
lakes on the Trinity River are dry.
There is practically no water in this
immediate section except the lakes
on Keechi creek.
•Miss Effie Sellers, niece of Boat-
ner and Billie Cain, after a several
days visit here, returned to her home
at Denison, Monday.
Jim Roper was here this week with
a bunch of young West Texas work
mules. His price ranged from $200
to $225 a span. Jim reports that
crops are almost a total failure in
the section whore he bought the
mules.
Uncle Ned Burks, one of the old
time darkeys, died near Fairfield,
last Friday evening.
Miss Jewell Brown, who has been
visiting in Altus, Okla., for several
weeks, returned home last Friday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kirgan,
Thursday of last week, a boy.
J. K. Lane, Esq., of Lanely, was
here Monday.
D. A. Manahan was in Teague
Wednesday.
John Clark, of Dew, was here Mon-
day.
Dr. Wooldridge spent most of the
week in Donie.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Nelse Wil-
lard last week a boy.
Dial Black, of Lanely was here
Friday.
J. B. Washburn, a prosperous farm-
er of the Mills neighborhood, was in
the city the latter part of last week,
and paid us an appreciated visit.
Mr. Washburn is an old subscriber
of The Recorder.
Drs. Harrison and Lowery, of
Teague attended court here Tues-
day.
Mrs. Laura Bobbett of Perry,
Okla., is here visiting her father, C. j
O. Steen.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Nettles, of
Israel were in Fairfield Saturday.
Mrs. Lizzie Fryer went to Teague
Tuesday to visit Grandma Blackmon
who is ill.
Frank Huckaby is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Pies Lake at Green-
ville.
Brown Cullison is at Wheelock
this week. He will move there in
the near future.
Miss Ethel Holland, of the Chin-
quapin neighborhood entered school
here Monday.
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MRS. STROUD ENTERTAINS
WITH SLUMBER PARTY
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THEY RE NEWS
Friday night, October 11, Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Stroud entertained with
a slumber party in honor of their
nieces, Misses Imogene and Mildred
Richardson.
The guests arrived at eight o’clock
and games of forty-two and bunko
were played until eleven o’clock.. The
guests were then served with a buf-
fet supper consisting of potato salad,
lettuce, pimiento cheese sandwiches,
punch and cookies. The boys depart-
ed at twelve. At one o’clock the girls
made candy. At three o’clock Mrs.
Stroud served coffee, cookies and
candy. About three thirty every one
retired. We were all very sleepy the
next day but are hoping Mrs.
Stroud will do this again in the near
future.
Those who enjoyed this occassion
were: Miss Martha Chavers, Leslie
Burton, Mildred Richardson, Fred
Willard, Ruth Chavers, Newburn
Richardson, Norma D. Anderson,
Leeman Burton, Jr., Imogene Rich-
ardson and Everett Harrison.—A
Guest.
Seventy-five miles is said to be the
length of the longest recorded can-
non shot. On March 23, 1918, Paris
was bombarded at this range from
behind the German lines. '
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
FOR QUALITY
PRINT DRESSES
Won’t Fade
only - 98c
New Patterns in—
PRINTS
14c —19c
CORDUROY JACKETS
only- 2.95
Children’8 Riding Boots
3.45 — 3.95
WORK SHOES
1.49 up
MEN’S DRESS SHOES
1.98 up
OUTING
36 in. wide
12c yard
Come in and see our other Bargains in Various Lines of
Dry Goods, Shoes, Clothing
IVY BROTHERS DRY GOODS
CLOIS IVY
ROGER IVY
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United Statts
Treasury Building
From 1900 up to 1934 the leaf
tobacco used for cigarettes in-
creased from
13,084,037 lbs. to
326,093,357 lbs.;
, an increase of 239296
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It takes mild ripe tobacco
to make a good cigarette.
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During the year ending June
30, 1900, the Government
collected from cigarette taxes
$3,969,191
For the year ending June 30,
1934, the same taxes were
$350,299,442
an increase of 8725%
—a lot of money.
• • •
Cigarettes give a lot of
pleasure to a lot of people.
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More cigarettes are smoked today because
more people know about them—they are better advertised.
But the main reason for the increase is that they are made
better—made of better tobaccos; then again the tobaccos
arc blended—a blend of Domestic and Turkish tobaccos.
Chesterfield is made of mild, ripe tobaccos.
Everything that science knows about is used its
making it a milder and better-tasting cigarette.
Wc believe you will enjoy them.
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Kirgan, Lee. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 1935, newspaper, October 17, 1935; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1110383/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.