The Brady Standard (Brady, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 91, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1930 Page: 4 of 8
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THE BEADY STANDARD, BRADY, TKXAB, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1MO.
THE BRADY STANDARD
H. F. Schwenker, Publisher
Entered as second class matte>
May 17, 1910, at postoffice a'
Brady, Texas, under Act O
March 3, 1879.________________
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will be gladly and promptly cor-
rected upon calling the attention
of the management to the article
in question.
THEY SAY-
MEMBER,
TEXAS P PRESS
• ASSOCIATION
Brady, Texas, Jan. 31, 1930
WHAT’S THE ANSWER, DOC?
According to press reports,
groundhogs, whose appearance on
a dark February 2nd is supposed to
be a harbinger of spring, have been
lured out of their holes by mild
January weather in Illinois. Since
Illinois is a thousand and more
miles nearer the North Pole than
“IF I WERE A MAN”
Every so often, in the constant
stream of contributions which per
in upon his desk, the editor of The
Morning Avalanche discovers a
jewel—a literary effort or a piece
of logic which he feels just must be
passed along for public consump-
tion. One of these contributions is
being passed along today and it is
an unusual one.
Submitted as a theme in one of
Texas Tech’s correspondence
courses in freshman English, the
following essay, by Miss Ruth Wil-
kerson, of Venus, Texas, carries be-
neath the surface of its phrases
gems of description, thoughts for
edification .of the soul.
Read Miss Wilkerson’s essay. It
will be good for you.
44 ‘If I were a man,’ one often
hears some woman eomplainingly
remark, as if the Lord made a
great mistake in not making her a
man, ‘I would do this, that, or the
other. But as it is, what can I
do?’ I have never spent time
thinking about what I would do if
I were a man, for as it is, I am
busy living my own life, doing the
things I think I will not do, and
failing to do the things I plan to
do. Yet, there are several things
I think that I would do if I were a
man.
known have been those whose
bread and butter depended upon
their daily labor.
“If I were a man I would have a
goal to work toward; I would have
a definite aim in life. First I
would prepare for this work by ac-
quiring knowledge, ana to this
knowledge I would add energy,
pluck and determination to stay
with a job till it is finished.
“If I were a man I would de-
termine that, even if I could never
be anything else in the world, I
would be a thoroughbred. This
implies being several things: One,
being a good sport, by which I
mean the kind of man that does
not whine when he fails, but gets
up smiling and tackles it again, the
kind of man whose fund of cheer
and courage does not depend upon
success, but keeps brave and sweet
even in failure..
“If I were a man I would take
care of my body. I would keep
physically fit by taking up some
daily system of exercise that would
bring into play all the voluntary
muscles of the body. I would be-
come interested in some athletic
game. I think there are few things
that help more to keep men young
and strong, and ready for the daily
battles than good physical health;
and the athletic game aids mater-
ially in bringing about that condi-
tion.
“If I were a man I would be one
ings of life.”—Contributed by Prof.
R. W. Fowler, member of the En-
glish faculty at Texas Technolog-
ical college.—Lubbock Avalanche
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The girls in Tokio are learning
to dance so you can see their
Japan-knees.—San Antonio Light.
Mortgaging the farm to send the
son to college is all right. He isn’t
going to want the farm after he
graduates.—Dallas Morning News.
It may be true, of course, that
some gentlemen prefer blondes, but
we notice that gentlemen of that
sort seldom pass up a brunette
either.—Austin Statesman.
The Iowa woman who has seen
more than 5000 movies ought to be
pretty well acquainted with the
plot by now. — Amarillo Daily
News.
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“If I were a man, I would be a
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nan would be willing to pay. I
Texas, will Doc Sellers, of the Ris-
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come? Doc holds hard and fast
to the theory that the nearer the
North Pole, the colder it must be. I would not wait for an ideal job.
The only ideal job I have ever
heard of was the one some other
person had. But I would go to
work. There is nothing so good as
work. The happiest people I have
ELEVENTH HOUR WARNING
McCullochites! Fellow Citizens!!
Tais is the eleventh hour—and al-
so an eleventh ho-, warning!
If you haven't paid your taxes,
better hot-foot it into Brady and
settle the score today—and thereby |
avoid paying penalty tomorrow—|
and thereafter.
If you haven’t secured your 1930
auto license, better jitney or rolls-
royce into the capital city today—
or store the bus in the garage un-
til you can adorn it with the 1930
model license plate.
If you haven’t paid your poll
tax, run, ride or fly in today—to-
morrow is going to be too late, and
that will be too bad, what with
election year, and candidates to
vote for and against, besides who ,
knows what important bond and
other elections. _
Today is the accepted time! To-
morrow—not so good!
NOW THEY KNOW
Whatever the Texas Legislature
elects to do about the prison situa-
tion, no member of that august
body who made the tour of inspec-
tion can ever again plead ignorance
as an excuse for inaction or ob-
structionist tactics. In that partic-
ular at least the governor’s sug-
gestion for the tour of inspection
was a master stroke of diplomacy.
Now the legislature knows as
much about conditions as the gov-
ernor knows, and may be expected
to be fired with the same ambi-
tion to effect a change as the gov-
ernor is.
Briefly, what the legislature
found at the prison camps was
enough to knock their eyes out.
Living conditions that would dis-
grace Equatorial Africa, human
beings living in virtual pigstyes,
prisoners severely beaten because
they made an effort to escape from |
such surroundings, and over it all'
the taint of inefficiency and inade-
quacy.
Perhaps the prison management
has done as well as possible under
conditions as they exist. The leg-
islature primarily is responsible
because of its niggardly attitude,
when it comes to spending money
for prison improvement. Governor
Moody has been telling of these
conditions for years, and urging
that something be done to relieve |
them. He has met with indiffer- |
ence or active opposition.
The governor has time and again 1
pronounced prison conditions “a
disgrace to civilization.” Now the
members of the legislature know
that he was telling the truth. They
have seen with their own eyes—
and smelled with their own noses.
Only one greater disgrace could '
possibly come out of this affair.
That would be for the legislature
to get into a squabble over details
and fail or refuse to remedy those |
conditions. In that case nothing
can be done except to elect a legis-
lature that has intelligence and
business acumen. — Abilene Re-
porter.
Greatest Bargains
of the entire
year, now shown!
Ai Smith says that women are
just as much interested in govern-
ment, and just as intelligent, as
men. Surely conditions are really
not so hopeless as all that!—Wich-
ita Falls Record-News.
Another oldest-man-in-the-world
has turned up. He is reputedly
252 years old, but his name sounds
suspicious: it is Li Ch'ng Yung.—
San Antonio Express.
of that company who accept God’s
guidance, and are seeking to do
His will in the bettering of the
world. I would adapt myself to
my surroundings. Some people I _________
have known have suffered because banks continue with their merging
they did not adjust themselves, and until they get big enough to loan
the happiest-hearted people I have us all the money we want.—Dallas
met are those that have the knack ' Morning News.
of adapting themselves to what-
ever happens.
"If I were a man I would en-
deavor to be a friend to man; an
honest upright citizen! humble in
spirit and thankful for the bless-
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The Brady Standard (Brady, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 91, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 1930, newspaper, January 31, 1930; Brady, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1626872/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting FM Buck Richards Library.