Upshur County Echo. (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1908 Page: 2 of 12
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UPSHUR COUNIY ECHO, THURSDAY, OCT. 22, 19G8-
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Spacialties. All Work Guaranteed.
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Office up etairs, in Oden Building.
“In an honest republican paper calling 'em liars?—Ex.
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In voting the national ticket,
it is necessary to vote for the
votional, loving mother's heart
throbs upon occasions of this
kind can never be seen, known,
or appreciated, much less de-
possible?’ inquires the Atlantic.
No; all the honest Republican pap-
ers are strictly impossible.—Ex.
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Is the mild, anemic denial of
Loeb to take the place of the ro-
bust, presidential custom of
The same may be said of any
other national ticket.
to the Montenegrins as. Monte*
niggers.—Houston Post.
Aclcee inspection reveals the
fact that there is very little tariff
honey in the Omaha Bee hive at
present.—Ex.
helps to bear the expense in this
business,thereby enabling the
purchaser to get his work cheap-
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Price in Advance
T. S. Ragland,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office at Todd & Croley ’• Drug Store.
Prompt attention to calls, day and nigb.
must come to the front and
up the dollar.—Ex.
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Single Copy
Three Months
Six Months
One Year
MELL & STEPHENS.
LAWYERS-AND LAND AGENT8
Abstract of Upshur Conunty jn Office. IF
atracts of Title Furnished and Land Ttl
perfected .---
Office in Mell frame building on Titus st.
North Side of Squale.
LGnMEn, Texas.
R Q. McCLURE,
PYSICIANAND EURGEON,
Callopromptly answered. Office
iz Oden Building,* up stain.
PHONE No. 11.
Does the
Baby Thrive
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If not, something must be’
wrong with its food. If the
mother’s milk doesn’t nourish
it, she needs Scott's Emulsion.
It supplies the elements of fat
required for the baby. If baby
is not nourished by its artificial
food, then it requires
BEST IN EXISTENCE
"I sincerely believe, all things
considered. Hunt’s Lightening
Oil is the most useful and valua-
ble housenold remedy 1n exist-
ence. For cute, burns, sprains
and insect bites it has no equal so
far as my experience goes.”
G. E. Huntington.
Eufala, Ala.
By working in a carpet, factory
young Theodore Roosevelt pro-
bably hopes to develop into a
rugged sort of proposition like
ATTEND TO YOUR LIVES.
No organ in the human body
can give as many different kinds
of trouble as the liver when it 1s
not right. Bimmons* Liver Puri-
fier makes it right t nd keeps it
so.
Half a teaspoonful three or
seems to have a magical effect
upon babies and children. A
fifty-cent bottle will prove ’the
truth of our statements.
, never WORRY
about a cough; there’s no need of
worry if you will treat it at it’s
first appearance with Ballard’s
Horehound Syrup. It will stop
the cough at once and put your
flungs and throatback into per-
fectly healthy e ondition. Sold
by R. C. Barnwell
Paradoxical as it may seem,
1 every patriot who believes in put-
ting the man above the dollar
Send this advertisement, together with name
of paper in which a appears, your address and
Amt cents to cover postage, and we will send
youa "Complete Handy tlas of the Worid"
•COTT A BOWNE, 409 Pear St, New York
Enterea at the postomce in Gilmer, Texas • > sec-
ondciass mailmatter.
J. O. Monroe,
Atchison, Kas.
We feel confident that another
screech from the White House
will reward democratic hopes be-
fore long.—Houston Post.
YEOMEN.
Gilmer Homentead; No 968, meets lst and
3rd Tuesday nights in each month.
W. R.SrEPIESS, Foreman.
B. B. Bennett, Correspondent.
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for his work. We printers are
just up against the preposition
of helping the government sup-
port a business that “knifes" us.
When a man gets it into his
head that there is only one mon-
ey crop—and that cotton— some-
thing is radically wrong with
him; Matter of fact, there are
lots of crops that there is more
money in than dotton; tobacco,
corn, peanuts, etc., for instance.
—Nacogdoches Sentenel.
fill it, but sometimes we have a
hard job keeping things out of
the paper. In fact, « takes
more real courage and judgment
The Maxwell house in Nash
ville made all the democrats of 1
the town mad by placing A P1’"
tureofTaftby the side of Bron
ao’s protrait. It appears that
there are some Maxwell house
blends that don’t go.— Houston
Post.
Pure and Undefiled Religion.
Chie of our citizens met a cou-
ple of pretty bright-eyed girls
Saturday and incidentally in-
quired if they were going to
school Monday. They informed
him that they were not. He
WOULD MORTGAGE THE FARM.
A farmer on Rural Route 2,
Empire, Ga., W. A. Floyd, by
name, saye:. "‘Bucklen’s Arnica
Salve cured the two worst sores
Lver eaw: one on my hand and
one on my leg. It is worth' more
then its weight in gold. I would
not be without it if I bad to mort-
gage the farm to get it.” Only
25c. by All Druggists. ~
Once upon a time a certain
Weekly paper got awfully pious
and refused to take anti-litera-
ture from John L Wortham as
advertisment. This week the
same paper publishes Hon. John
N. Simpson’s speech of accept-
ance, wherein Col. Simpson sets
"forth In strong terms his oppos-
ition to State-wide prohibition,
An explanation is in order. Has
the editor been converted or
does he just have a warm spot
for Col. Simpson “deep down in
his heart” or what?—Clarksville
dives Bryan 261 Votes.
Vice-Chairman Hudspeth, of
the Democratic National Com-
mittee, predicted yesterday that
Bryan will get 261 electoral
votes, made up as follows: The
solid South, 166: New York, 39:
Ohio, 23; Indiana, 15 Nebraska.
8; West Virginia, 7; Nevada,. 3.
G. A. EBERHART
DENTIST.
WHERE BULLETS FLEW.
David Parker, of Fayette, N.
Y.. a veteran of the civil war,
who lost a foot at Gettysburg,
says: “The good Electric Bit-
ters have done is worth more
than five hundred dollars to me.
I spent much money doctoring
for a bad case of stomach trou-
ble to little purpose. I then trie d
Electric Bitters, and- they cur-
work for this amendment.’- South Carolina habit of alluding
Texas Farmers’ Congress, Col-
petite control and take A .
doses of Chamberlamn's Stomil
and Liver Tablets and vou <
soon be all rght egain, o
IN GOOD HANDS
entrust your savings with a gooa
reliable Bank. Our standing f. I
nancially is unquestioned, and
our long list of depositors is the
best proof that we have the
CONFIDENCE
of the people. Every customer
is treated with the utmost ceur !
tesy at all times.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Capital Stock . . . 25,000.00
Surplus and Profits . 37.500.00 J
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We Suppose the president
wonders which is worse—to
stump or to be stumped.—
Houston Post. -
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We favor the adoption by the
people of the amendment to Sec-
tion 3, Article 7, of the State
Mr. Harriman seems to be
deeply engaged in an effort to
demonstrate to the country the
practicability of public ownership
of railroads. When he gets them
all, he must not blame the fool
people for thinking the govern-
ment can run’them efficiently And
responsibly.-5 Ex.
8LIGHTLr COLDER WITH SNOW.
When you see that kind of a
weather forecast you know that
rheumatism weather is at hand.
Get ready for it now by getting a
bottle of Bailard's Snow Lini-
ment. Finest thing made for
rheumatism., chilbla.ns, frost
bite, sore and stiff joints and
muscles, all aches and pains. 25c,
50c, and $1 Oft a bottle. Sold by
R. C. Barnwell.
asked them why and with a sad ,
downcast expression replied •
that mama was not able to buy
their books. ’Hie gentleman <
went to see their mother and
learned that the children’s state- :
ment was true and that she
seemed much grieved over the
bitions to get an education. The
gentleman asked the mother if
the children should be provided
with books if they could go to
school? She replied that with
books she thought probably she
could manage to lend them and
keep them there through the
term. The gentleman ascertain-
ed their respective grades,
secured a school catalogue, went
to a book store, purchased the
books and delivered them with
his compliments. The children,
informed what had happened,
were very happy. The mother—
we are not going to describe her
gratitude. It is indescribable,
To be defeated for office is no
felony. It is not the end of hu-
man existence, not the death of
hope. Then why are some men
who hold or want offices afraid
to express their opinions orto de-
clare their sentiments?—Dallas
News.
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All kinds of propositions and
“get rich” schemes are being
sent out to catch “suckers,’’ and
there is some one in almost
every community ready too bite. ।
A great number of such prop-
ositions have been consigned to
the waste basket in the Echo
office.
—Foley’s Honey and Tar cares
coughs quickly, strengthens the
lungs and expels colds. Get the
genuine jn a yellow package. R.
C. Barnwell.
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LODGES..
namrs OF PrrmAB. .
Gilmer Lodge No. 253, meets 1tand3n
Monday night* in every month.
b.L.FanE.1, J. P. Bit
c, a \ K.ofR.ands
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wooDMEN OF THE WORLD.
Gilmer Camp No. 359 meet* 2nd and M
Tueaday night* in each month.
J. W. unsraw J. J. STEPHWSD,,
o.a Clerk'
Not long since a friend asked
us if we did not have a hard
time getting stuff to till the pa-
per. Not a bit of it. The eas-
iest job we have is to fill the pa-
per, and with a good running
typewriter we can keep two
printers busy all the week. It’s
no trouble to fill the paper, and
schools. This amendment, if
adopted, will give the people of
the country districts the right
by law to provide for the? erec-
tion and equipment of good
schoolhouses, for the lengthen-
ing of the school term where
practicable, and for the employ-
ment of better qualified and
If Democrats do not take
enough interest in the election
to go to the polls and vote Nov-
ember 3, other parties will make
unexpected inroads on the party.
There are a tremendous num-
ber of personally conducted A-
nanias clubs in the country at
the present time.—Ex. _
SAVED HIS ROT’S LIFE,
•My three year old boy was
badly constipated, had a high
fever and was in an awful condi-
tion. I gave him two doses of
Foley’s Orino Laxative and the
next morning the fever was gene
and he was entirely well. Fo-
ley’s Orino Laxative savev his
I’fe.” A. Wolkusb, Casimer,
Wis. R. C. Barnwell.
The Washington Herald has
celebrated its second anniversary,
and it continues to wear all the
blue ribbons of the journalistic
baby show.—Ex.
WELL KNOWN HOTEL KEEPER USES
AND RECOMMENDS CHAMBER-
LAIN’S COLIC, CHOLERA
AND DIARRHOEA RE-
MEDY.
To maintain health. & mature
'man or woman needs just enouK ‘
ood to repair the waste and 8
ply energy and body heat. *
habitual consumption of mo 2
food than is necessary for 1 .
purposes is the prime cause °
stomach troubles, rbeumetsi
and disorders of the kdney8
troubled with indigestion, rev ,
not SP" I
The great-Federal court has
stepped in and said the South
Carolina dispensary law was un-
constitutional because a state is
hot authorized to engage in pri-
vate business. Wonder if the
high tribunal has ever .been in-
formed about the U. S. ’mail de-
partment engaging in the print-
ing business, working for pri-
vate individuals and forcing the
government to pay the freight or
dead heading freight boxes
through the mail!—Omaha
Breeze.
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every patriotic farmer in
Texas and all other citizens to
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tonic, and they keep me strong
and well,” 50c. by All Druggists.
than it does to put them in.
Things that are wrong, things
that are not true, things that re-
flect on some one unjustly,
things that might bring the
* THEY SHOULD.
My honest conviction, based
upon my own experience and
th ate of my frende, is that
'Hunt's Cure* will cure • larger
per cent of skin troubles, especi-
ally of an itchipg variety, than
any other remedy. Certainly
those afflicted with any form of
itch should try it.”
Kern, leave the democratic elect: Texas Farmers’ Congress urges
ors on the ticket unscratched/
electors in order that your vote
may be counted. So if yon
want to vote for Bryan and more capable teachers.
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“I take pleasure in saying that
I have kept Chamberlain,s Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
in thy family medicine chest for
about fifteen years, and have al-
ways had satisfactory results
from its use. I have administer-
me whggwa your diet, let reason and
troubles for which it is recom-
mended, and have never failed to
relieve them.” says J. C. Jenkins.
put of Glasgow. Ky. Thia remedy is
| for sale by R. C. Barnwell,
. --g., gcten3
Anabecause the government situation. Onechild was in the
fourth grade and the other was
in the fifth, both bright and am-
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Gilmer Lodge, No. 138. I. 0.0, F.,meet
2nd and 4th Monday nights in each month
inK. of P. hall. Visitors are welcome.
O. L. PERBELL N.G.
F. L BRADLEY. Bec.
scon’s
EMULSION
close watching to keep them out.
— Mineola Monitor.
It does take close watching—
so close, in fact, that the best
editcr comes in time to be a sort
of detective, one who by deduc-
tive methods more subtile than
those employed by Sherlock
Holmes can scan an item and
discover trouble between the
lines. It is not the matter that
he can’t get, but the kind he
does get that worries the man
who stands sponsor for the
newspaper. And pretty soon it
makes him either gray-headed
or bald-headed.—Dallas News.
This would give Bryan nineteen
more votes than are needed to
elect.
Mr. Hudspeth puts New Jer-
sey, Connecticut, Rhode Island
and Illinois in the doubtful col-
umn, but thinks New Jersey
and Connecticut are favorable to
the Democratic candidate.—New
York World, Oct. 14, 1908.
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Stephens, J. J. Upshur County Echo. (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1908, newspaper, October 22, 1908; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1431027/m1/2/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Upshur County Library.