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TEXAS CITY MAINLAND SUN
Thursday, May 3.
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By Rev. P. B. Fitzwater, D. D.
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GREATNESS THROUGH
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achieved by a mosquito that bites a
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here is the exciting, humorous
and lovable saga of Sergeant
Eadie, A. E. F., who is hard-
boiled but human. His adven-
tures make fine, salty reading.
This is a really important story,
one that started a wave of dis-
cussion that is going on keenly.
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IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
Son of Man came not to be minis-
tered unto but to minister and to
give His life a ransom for many.
PRIMARY TOPIC — Doing as
Jesus Did.
JUNIOR TOPIC—The Way to Be
Great.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR
TOPIC—How to Be Truly Great.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADUIT
TOPIC—Jesus’ Standard of Great-
ness.
deep water port on the
Gulf Coast- just forty-
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Join the Mainland Chamber of
Commerce—500 members by 1929!
Terminal Railway Co.
H. J. Mikeska, General Mgr.
Pets.
Mrs. C. M. H.” complained about
her clog scratching on doors.
Mine did the same thing and after
trying several methods I hit upon
the idea of fastening trips of black
oilcloth to the doors the dog wa ir
the habit of scratching.
It took just about two weeks to
cure the dog. Now I can leave home
and feel sure that when I gtakdem
the doors will not be marrsaA.
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For a location with a
strawberry receipts at the League
City Vegetable Company’s plant at
Dickinson of around 200 crates a
day, declared A. J. Pollastrini, as-
sistant manager. The Dickinson
plant o fthis company now is this
company’s main plant, due to Dick-
inson’s central location, the League
City plant being now operated as a
branch. Roy Corona is manager.
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The Mainland Sun inaugurates to-
day a Household Hint column in
which will be published the favorite
recipes and methods of doing things
of Mainland women who take pride
in their kitchens and in their homes.
If you bake a better cake than an-
other, make a better pudding, salad
or what not, or have solved some
household problem that worried you.
the Sun wants to know about ir.
Your best recipes will help other wo-
men to become better cooks. Send
them in. Your way of performing
your household tasks may help other
women to become better housewives.
Tell the Sun. This column wants to
be of benefit to every woman in Tex-
as City and on the Mainland.
Through it valuable information will
come to you. So write in your fav-
orite recipes, remedies, shortcuts in
the household, etc.
Here’s a tip to truck'WB
Old fields that have been*
lice should be plowed under‘t}N8
after the mustard plants/are pullei,
if possible, to destroy the incubat-
ing and breeding place for lice. Old
mustard fields that are going ap to
seed and blooming are the prime in-
cubators of lice, and truckers
should lose .no time in planting these
fields under. Hitchcock, Alta Loma,
Dickinson and League City vege-
table growers will find it well worth
while to heed this suggestion.
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Leonard Nason,
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Here’s a funny thing that I notice
in browsing around the county. The
Fig grower plants Burr Clover and
Sweet Clover to put nitrogen back
into the soil so that he doesn’t have
to buy high priced nitrogen fertili-
zer. But our dairymen buy high
priced protein feed instead of grow-
ing it. Hardly a dairyman in the
county has a Legume pasture crop
What’s the reason for it,, if any?
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Bake in ungreased angel food cake
pan. Or, I use a tube pan and grease
and flour it as for any other cake.
Bake about 45 to 50 minutes.
This is very good. Hope you will
enjoy it as we do.—MRS. F. H. S.
Three-Egg Angel Food Cake
1 cup sugar.
1-3 cups cake flour.
1-2 teaspoon cream of tartar.
3 teaspoons baking powder.
1-3 teaspoon salt.
2-3 cup scalded milk.
1 teaspoon vanilla.
Whites of 3 eggs.
Mix and sift first five ingredients
four times. Add milk very slowly
while hot. Beat continually. Add va-
nilla. Mix well and fold in whites of
eggs which have been beaten stiff.
—MRS. L. A. C.
Please, can somebody tell me what
is good for arthritis? It is in my
knees now and I can hardly get
around. Some days it is so much
worse than others. I'am still a young
woman. Must I suffer all my life
this way? Please help me, some-
body, if you can.
My doctor says there is no known
cure for it yet, and nobody really
knows what causes it. But maybe
there is a home remedy that will
help me, and others, too, that suffer
as I do.
Thank you kindly.—L. M. C.
Taking for his slogan, “Let’s meet I Lack of rain during late
the Causeway with a shell road,” ------•-in1e f~. - chAr
Forty two power users in Hitch-
cock now are being served through
the power facilities of the Hitchcock
Ice & Cold Storage Company, which
since March 13, has been supplying
the Galveston Water Works with
power to run its pumps. Within a
month or so, or as soon as the pole:
are set, the Hitchcock company will
also supply Alta Loma with power
42 residents having subscribed for
service. Alta Loma now is using
Diesel Engine power.
Compared to population, it is said
to be possible to serve more users
economically at Alta Loma than at
Hitchcock, owing to the greater con-
pactness of the former community
The Hitchcock power subscribers
who have ordered meters are as fol-
lows: J. White, Alfred Henckel
Charles Henckel, Dave Perthius, W
Kemmerling, Robert Dempster, H. L
Roberts, J. T. McCarty, C. J. Henck
M. H. Carpenter, Clyde Hepler, J. S.
Burkett, H. A. Keymeyer, P. LaSa^a
L. Henckel, C. Clausen, L. Schanzer
D. G. Palmer, John Hepler, Bird
Hepler, C. Phillips, Charles Schiro,
J. L. Schreiber, L. Prino, T. J. Rowen
J. Moller, C. J. Henck, Leslie Surles
J. A. Minot, L. Henckel, W. T. Reit-
meyer.
Landing in Texas January 6th,
1901, not long after the disastrous
Galveston storm of 1900, which ser-
iously damaged Dickinson, Jim
Parke, Missouri Pacific agent and a
leading citizen of Dickinson, has con-
tributed much to the advancement of
our live and fast growing neighbor
town to the north.
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greater than to be ministered unto
(v. 43). Among the Gentile nations,
greatness was conceded to those
who exercised authority over others.
This is the world’s conception to-
day. Among the followers of Christ
a different standard prevails. The
standard of Christ’s kingdom is to
forget self in devoted service to
others, even to the giving of one’s
life. The supreme example to be
followed by all is Jesus Christ Him-
self. His whole life was spent in
going about doing good and on the
cross of Calvary he made the su-
preme sacrifice in providing a ran-
som for many.
TEXT—Mark 9:83-37;
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spoon baking powder. Add
above mixture and fold in
whites beaten stiff.
high seas, write to the
Jesus with His disciples was on
His way to Capernaum for the last
time. He was soon to leave for Je-
rusalem where He was to die on
the cruel cross for the sins of the
world. He sought retirement in or-
der to make clearer to the disciples
the meaning of the cross. They
were yet unable to understand Him.
It was a most pitiable sight to be-
hold the Son of God facing humili-
ation and death for man’s salvation,
and even the disciples failing to un-
derstand the meaning of His suffer-
ing.
1. The Disciples Disputing as to
Who Should Be the Greatest (Mark
9 :33-37.
1. Jesus’ searching question (v.
33). His omniscience enabled Him
to discern their secret thoughts.
The fact that the disciples were
wrangling about official position
while Jesus was facing humiliation
and death showe l how completely
He was alone in the world.
2. The silent disciples (v. 34).
The revelation of the selfishness of
their hearts made them ashamed
in His presence. The realization
emat the xes of the omnicient Lord
wper us is the sure and only cure
for selfish wrangling among Chris-
tians.
3. The stinging rebuke (vv. 35-
37).
(1) “If any man desire to be
first the same shall be last of all and
servant of all.” True greatness ex-
presses itself in being willing to
take the last and least place and to
be the servant of others.
(2) His teaching illustrated (vv.
36, 37). This He did by an acted
parable of placing a little child in
their midst. A little child is a sym-
bol of dependence and ignorance.
By word and example He showed
that true greatness is expressed in
willingnes to aid the weak, instruct
the ignorant, and serve the needy.
II. The Ambitious Request of
James and John (Mark 10:35-45,.
1. What it was *(w. 35-37). It
was for the position of pre-emi-
nence in the kingdom. Christ had
told them of the awful agony of
the cross and also of the glory
which should follow. While their
request reveals pride and selfish
ambition, yet faith in their Lord
and a right desire were not wholly
lacking. It was not entirely for
their personal glory that they made
this request, but because of their
personal desire to be with their
Lord.
2. Jesus’ reply (vv. 35-45).
(1) To James and John (vv. 38-
40).
a. Their misconception rebuked,
“Ye know not what ye ask.”
b. Positions of glory in Christ’s
kingdom are earned, not obtained
through favor or arbitrary assign-
ment. The way to honor is through
suffering. The cup which they were
to drink was all that was embraced
in the agony of the cross. Christ
conceded that the positions which
they craved were obtainable, but in
a different way from what they
thought.
The way to places of glory In
Christ’s kingdom is through lowly,
self-forgetful service and suffering.
(2) To the ten disciples (vv. 41-
45).
a. Their displeasure (v. 41) The
ten disciples were displeased with
the request of James and John.
Their displeasure was because they
were not free from the same selfish
ambition; their action was not
prompted by righteous indignation.
b. True greatness declared (vv.
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Uncle Jim learns something every
day. He didn’t know before that
the cottonwood trees of Galveston
county are providing fine summer
quarters for the root louse which has I
raised a lot of hob with turnips 1
cabbage, mustard and radishes. It
seems that this pesky specie of louse
has the faculty of taking on wing .
form at maturity, after he has work-
ed on the roots of the plants. Taking I
on wings, the louse flies to the leaves
of the cottonwood trees, stains the
leaf of a tree until it forms a gal
which eventually folds around thel
adult louse. In this gall he spends
the summer, hatching a new crop
of lice, and in the early fall out
comes a new flock of lice to attack
the plants.
Both Cottonwood and Poplar
trees make fine summer homes for
the root louse. Sycamore trees are
just as good for shade and are far
more ornamental than either the
Cotonwood or Poplar, Sycamores
are not bothered by root lice. This
prompts the question: Why not have'
more Sycamores in the county and
do away wit hthese bothersome lice?
Strawberry culture was in its in-
fancy when Mr. Parke came to Dick-
inson. Later it became the heaviest
shipping point in South Texas of
strawberries and truck. Italians
flocked in, planted litle patches of
berries, and some of them made
small fortunes from 1902 to 1915.
Many returning to Italy to retire.
Others went to Galveston and Hous-
ton and engaged in the produce busi-
ness.
In Jim Parke’s opinion, Dickinson
is the greatest little town in South
Texas and many there are who will
agree with him.
Graham Crax Whip—For tonight’s
dessert I wanted to fix something
new, so I originated the following
recipe, healthful for children as
well as adults:
1 cup canned pears.
2-3 cup graham cracker crumbs.
1-4 pint cream.
2 level teaspoons sugar.
1 egg white.
Vanilla.
Drain pears well and mash. Add
cracker crumbs.
Beat separately the egg white and
cream. Add sugar and vanilla to
cream and compine all ingredients.
Chill throughly. Place a slice of
orange on each serving.
This was very good. Hope the
readers try it.—MRS. H. W.
Yellow Angel Food Cake—Beat-to-
gether for 10 minutes the following;
11-2 cups granulated sugar which
has been shifte dtwice.
4 egg whites.
2 tablespoons cold water.
1 teaspoon vanilla.
Then add 1-2 cup boiling water.
Sift together two o rthree times
1 1-2 cups pastry flour and 1-2 tea-
Jim Parke, from his little 24x7 box
car shack, which was the railroad
depot at Dickinson in earlier days,
wrote the leter that was largely re-
sponsible for the present 25 mile
shell road between League City and
Galveston. Mr. Parke’s letter was
read and approved by both the Gal-
veston Commissioners’ court and
Mainland residents, and started ac-
tion which resulted in a successful
circulation of a petition and an al-
most unanimous election in favor of
this $500,000 road project. And so
the Mainland met the Causeway with
a Shell road!
That Shell road is only one of Mr.
Parke’s accomplishments. Always
constructive and community minded
Parke launched the petition that
raised the taxes for the building of
a school to replace the shack that
had been blown down in 1900. This
structure was built out of storm lum-
ber strewn about the prairie and
cost $1,500. Later, Parke worked ac-
tively to build the $20,000 school
which serves Dickinson today, and he
is playing an important part in the
petition now Joeing circulated, calling
for a bond issue of $60,000 to provide
Dickinson with as modern a school
building as there is in any similarly
sized town in Texas. The present
school tax of $1 per $100 valuation,
will build this new school without
raising taxes one penny, according to
Mr. Parke. It costs only 90 cents per
$100 valuation to operate the schools
at present. The remaining 10 per
cent surplus will pay for the new
building in 40 years.
According to Mr. Parke, who quit
a $75 teaching job at Colwich, Kan-
sas, to become a porter and student
of telegraphy in Texas at $15 a
month, $12 of which he paid for
board, just because he considered
this a great country, the 1900 storm
really made Dickinson the town it is
today.
Storm was Blessing
“You know, that storm was a good
thing for us,” claims Mr. Parke
“Houses were blown down or were
leaning over on the ground; bridges
were washed away; culverts were
gone; farmers walked to town
through the fields. The only way
to get to Galveston was over a tem-
porary bridge which the railroad had
constructed. Yet that storm had the
effect of uniting every citizen and
making us all kin. Instead of being
discouraged, we all just helped one
another and went ahead to build a
bigger and better Dickinson.”
Mr. Parke was born in Linnville,
Indiana. He came to Jewett, Texas
from Kansas in 1891 to visit his
brother and formed a strong liking
for the Lone Star tate. P. J. Parks,
superintendent of telegraphy on the
I. & G. N. railroad, told him he never
would get anywhere teaching school
and that if he would study tele-
graphy he would be given a job as
soon as he was able to send and take
messages.
Superintendent Parks appointed
him as agent at Spring, Texas, in 18-
92 where he served 5 years. He later
was transferred to Conroe as joint
agent representing the Santa Fe and
I. & G. N. In 1901 J. H.fl Hill, gen-
eral manager of the G. H. & H. rail-
road, offered him the agency at
Dickinson where he has lived ever
since and where he expects to spend
the remainder of his days.
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Seems to me the advantages of
planting sorghum, cutting it green
and feeding it as green sorghum
soilage has been well demonstrated
by the Weigand dairy project at
Dickinson. Last year the Weigands
had 6 acres in green sorghum. Owing
to the dry weather the sorghum
played out about September 1st. But
the green sorghum was fed long
enough to bring out some facts re-
garding the saving in feeding it.
During the month of August when
there was plenty of sorghum for
Weigands’ 100 Jerseys, Holsteins and
Ayrshires, the feed bill amounted to
$263. In September when no green
sorghum was available, the feed bill
for the same number of cows was
$495. Furthermore the milk pro-
duction dropped off ten gallons a
day. Ten gallons of milk a day
figuring its price at 20 cents a gal-
lon, amounts to a loss of $2 a day,
or $60 for the 30 days during which
no green sorghum was fed.
Not only did the green sorghum
feed cost $227 less per month, but
the higher milk production brought
an extra $60 a month. So you can
safely figure that the Weigands’
made about $287 a month more by
feeding green sorghum during Aug-
ust and the two other months of
the summer during which it was
available, than it was possible to
make by buying feed.
The Weigands’ estimate a profit
of $143 for every acre planted to
sorghum. So well satisfied are they
with the experiment that they are
fencing three additional acres of
prairie land so they will have more
room for growing green sorghum.
These three acres have already been
planted. The Weigands’ have one
piece of land on which they have
planted green sorghum for four con-
secutive years, hauling manure from
their own cow lot and putting it
back on this land. Production on
this particular piece of land has In-
creased every single year.
The Weigands’ unquestioned suc-
cess in feeding green sorghum has
induced the Palm Cliff dairy, be-
tween Dickinson and League City:
Margot’s dairy at La Marque; and
a few farmers around Arcadia to go
in for planting sorghum. Undoubt-
edly many other dairymen around
Arcadia will also take up sorghum
planting instead of buying feed. And
of the SUN a most sincere and
hearty welcome. It is our wish
that his efforts towards giving
the people of Texas City and the
Mainland the kind of paper it has
always wanted will meet with
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they will not go wrong in doing so
as the profit i nfeeding sorghum is
obvious.
Any day during May is a good
time for planting sorghum.
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