Burleson County Ledger and News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1915 Page: 4 of 8
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CNMiLNser
By Th«
County PaMtehtof Co.
W. W. RANKIN.
at thi poatoffte at Caldwell. Texa*,
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Advertising R«t a
Oaa Insertion 20c per Inch
Ail advertUluK run until ordered out.
Looal readers 7 1-2 cent* per lina aach
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erip ! Year *1-50
Three tuOC-tu* 50c, Six months 75c
(Invariably in Adranoa.)
An ordinary woman's waist is
thirty inches arouud. An ordiuary
man's arm is about thirty inches
loug. How admirable are thy works,
oh, nature!
The man who expects t > g*t to
heaven ought to pay his subscription
for the local paper and n<>t tempt
the poor moral of au editor to swear.
Honesty counts with St. Peter.
Bind together your spare hours
by the cord ot some definite purpose
and you know not how much you
may accomplish. Gather up *he
fragments of your time, that nothing
may be lost.
Why is it, a careless seven year
old kid can drop a half burned match
in an alley and burn up all the barns
in a block, while an ablebodied man
has to use up a whole box of match -
es to get a wood fire starred in a
heater that has enough draft to draw
all the furniture up the stove pipe.
The worst thing that can befall a
young man is to fall hopelessly in
debt, and to a young married man
it is doubly dangerous. Young man
live within your income, if it is not
more than a tuppence! The old max-
im, "It is not what you make, but
what you save that makes men
rich," is as true as gospel.
The foolish virgins who spend
ninetenthsof their time in learning
to decorate china, would do well to
remember that a young man in
search of a good wife is more likely
to tie to a girl who knows how to
decorate her china with a good
square meal, well cooked and dain-
tily served.
ÍÉÍ|r XlÉS
One of our good farmers was tell-
ing on the streets yesterday a con-
versation he chanced to hear be-
tween a young man in his teens and
a Christian Scientist. It appears the
Scientist came across a small boy
sitting under the apple tree doubled
up with pain ."My little man," he
said, "what is the matter?" ' I ate
some green apples/' moaned the boy
"and, oh, how I ache!" announ-
ced the follower.of Mrs. Eddy; "you
only think so." The boy looked up in
astonishment at such a statement
and then replied in a most positive
>r, "thats all right you may
>, but I've got inside infor-
IT IS LITTLE ÜSE
It is little use for the local editor
to waste his lungs and sprain his
spine iu trying to boom a town
waeu citizens stand with their hands
in their pockets and indifferently
wait for something to turn up. If
the capitalists or business men do
not put their shoulders t the wheel
and do a little boosting it is useless
for the editor to try and boom thing*.
He can write "boom'' articles till he
gets ba¡d headed, but if the citizens
themselves do not take hold and
pu*h, the town will forever stick in
the mud. Of what use is it for the
local paper to suggest improvement
and enterprise if the suggestons ate
never acted upon? One man cannot
boom a town. It requires the con-
certed action of the citizens. When
one man shoulders a town Hnd at-
temps to carry it there are always
a lot of cranky kickers ready to
jump on top of the load- Unity of
action is what knocks.
A FEW QUESTIONS
A DUTY TO PERFORM
The man who makes money in a
community has a duty to perform
to that community. It may be that
he has made bis money by his su-
perior buisiness ability, and that
he would have done as well any
where. That does not alter the ca«e.
If his gifts are great his responsibil-
ity is equally as great. No man wag
placed on earth for the sole pur-
pose of making money, and the man
who has this as hia ideal had better
never have been born. It is not an
act of charity, but the performance
of a simple duty for the man vyLo
has made to pass a little of it on
for the benefit of the community,
even though he never expects to
see a dollar of his contribution back.
When you see a bananna peel rest*
iug on the bidewalk and a fat man
unconsciously approaching it, the
indications point to an early fall.
People who never mind their own
business are very much such a class
of animals as the cross, surlv whif-
fet dogs that are always barking#
biting and nabbing somebody. We
wonder if they would appreciate a
lecture? We will ask them a few
questions just to find out. Don't you
think the world and the people in it
will live and prosper without the
tremendous anxiety you cairy on
your shoulders by keeping an eye
on everything and everybody in the
whole neighborhood and word be-
sides? Can't Mrs. A. make a sweet-
cake without our lying awake at
night for fear there is going to be
a wedding and you will not be in-
vited? Can't Jennie have a new gown
but what you must immediately see
it, know the price, and for what
special occasion it was purchased,
or die of curiosity? Can't Neighbor
B. or his wife go by but you'll bet
they're going to see somebody and
have slighted you?
Just Look At That Tab e
and think how fine it would
look in your dining room*
Tht chairs to match too, and
don't overlook the sideboard.
Remember also that our Fur-
niture is built for service as
well as looks. You needn't
be afraid to be use it. That's
what it is made for.
J. W. Harvey Furniture Co
The House of Dependable Furniture
Funeral Directors and Embalmers. Caldwell
Talaphanaa Day 26. Niftht 8 or 134
NOW IS THE TIME
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It is now time to repair your honae
roofs before the winter rain aet In.
Look over the old roof and aee if it
don't need patcning. Did your roof
leak the last big rain? If so, you had
better have it tixed with new shingles
at once as another rain may come any
time and your household goods will
be ruined again.
We carry the most complete stock
of lumber, shingle* and builders ma
terial in the county. We can build
your home complete.
Reeves-Woodson Lumber
Company
Groceries &nd Ha.rdwa.re,
We are prepared to fill your wants in the
above and will appreciate your trade. We
guarantee satisfaction in every purchase
made from us. We are also Agents for the
Celebrated Studebaker Wagon.
and J. G. Chase Farm Implements.
A. F. GRABOW.
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Ü No Glass Needed
to dertermine the character
of our lumber. Anybody
with half an eye can aee
how sound and straight grain-
ed it is. And we guarantee
it thorough seasoning. To
buy lumber here is to buy
safely. Better be sure at
first than sorry afterward.
Martin-Taylor Lamber €o.
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Burleson County Ledger and News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, December 10, 1915, newspaper, December 10, 1915; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth168951/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.