Semi-Weekly Courier-Times. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 102, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 22, 1909 Page: 4 of 8
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The Courier-Times Publishing Co.
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DAILY 8EMI-WECKLV
8. A. LINDSEY Editor.
H. A. McDOUOAL.. Associate Editor.
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of publication, 211-213 North Broadway,
Tyler, Tex**.
Subscription rate*. SO cenU per month by carrier,
or by mail 16.00 per year.
A reflection appearlntr In the* column* con
earning any Individual, will be cheerfully cor-
ratftod it brought to the attention of the Editor.
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Courier-Times Christmas
Proclamation
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troubles
AT CHRISTMAS TIME.
(By There © Lindsey.)
There' torn'm In every cornder,
On top of every shelf,
That you must'nt tech nor look at,
•Cause It might be for yo'self!
While co'so you wants to see it.
Yet you wouldn't take a dime
For tiie 'spictln' in the busings
Tho' you knows most ail the time.
Twlxt thinkln' and concludln'
To pull up a rockln' chair
And Jiut dícido egactly
What that long tiling la up there.
Annudder thought comes to yer—
Th« jld folks'd be out-dona
If you (11 Iri't ¿o m a little 'spriaed-—
But co'se it Is a gun!
You know I Jest cant hardly wait
These awful long old days—
They pay they're the shortest In the
year—
Now that's jest old folk's ways.
To tell you that to help you feel
As 1f that tale was o,
But maybe they've forgotten
How awful, awful slow
The days do go till Christmas!
I wonder if Its true
That when I get to be a man
They'll hurry for me, too?
Again—shop early and avoid
rush.
Be sure enough Santa Claus.
member the poor of the city,
the King's Daughters.
Probably Dr. Cook is o In
out-of-the-way place getting
to play Santa Claus.
Cheer up. We are doing well. Wo
have hail so mu^h better crops than
«amo pepole that we really ought to
bold a Jollification meeting.
Make yourself a Christmas pres-
ent in the shape of a poll tax. You
will need it next year. You will want
to vote for Cone Johnson for gover-
nor.
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We all ought to bo ashamed of
ourselves at tho few sidewalks that
•have been built in Tyler In 1909.
Lets make it five times as much far
1910.
Dor.t' blame us If you wait until
It Is Soo lato to buy that Christmas
presort. We have urged you several
three to do yo'ir shopping ixyrly, and
don't wait until everything Is picked
over.
It ha* been suggested that Col.
Fordyce is too old to engage In the
oil business. Probably so, but we'll
bet a dollar to a ginger cake, he Is
not too old to know how to keep his
mouth shut, and that's more than
Pierce knows.
There ain't no use in daddy look-
ing so glum whtn Johnny aaks him
for a dollar to buy fireworks. Daddy
rihould remember he was young
man-/, many years ago, and «pent a
lot )f his daddy money for Are-
cra<-i;ers.
itO.f'OO ASKI I FOR TO
FST.VMdSM WHAT HER BUREAU
V lafhlnjfton. D. C., Dec 20.—Rep-
«frvtrta'Uve (5-irnc.r of eTx .today an
no.ii. nod that vHM lntr > luce a WW
In «ongres «.p propria ting í 10,0.0-0 to
a weather bwrea=u fro be
«tat'lnncd r*t RrawiwvMl . Chtnvw
aa> - he has bee* tt*.<.apeJ it MM rojsa
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T1 e creamery Ls a ¿reijnt «wjeaifi*
Get in line and g.'t Sharpies* VwlMfe-
lar cream separator and share in the
•note -*. We sell them. The prices
•re right nn«i terms liberal. Wadel.
Cald.v II, Hughes & Pattercwon. 103
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the
Re-
IIelp
some
ready
Genuine fireworks will be touch-
ed tlita week. The gubernatorial kind_
will come next year.
Dr .Rankin is determined to stay
In the limelight, regardless of the In-
Jury to the prohibition cause.
¿ftteetg pai cvttt ÜÍ our
tm? with it ■borrcAwd or imaginary. It
Is us easy to be glad as It is to be sad.
It is altogether a question of putting
a*lde envy and covetousness, sub-
mitting to conditions which cannot
be altered, and living and 3¿rving.
God rules the world and directs
the order of all development. Nine-
teen hundred and t:-n years ago this
Christmas He sent into the affairs of
men the Great Founder of our pres-
ent civilization. This was but one
trtep In His divine plan of human de-
velopment. Lpen the teachings of
Him so sent was founded a great
and glorious civilization which is
growing and developing in order and
harmony. Enlightenment, advance-
ment, liberty, prosperity, charity and
brotherhood form the woof and fill
of the social fabric of Christian na-
tions. Following His teachings, the
world bids fair to attain universal
peace and happiness. We are the
he Irs of the ages pnst and sponsors
for those to c ime. Our legacy Is tho
ripest learning, greatest prosperity,
widest liberty, and profoundest peace
the world has ever known. It is our
privilege to pass all these on to the
futre, enhanced many fold. The
onward march, the moral, social and
political advance find their stimulus
in the teachings of Him whose birth
we c.debrate this Christmas time.
It is, therefore, our proclamation
that our readers shall put aside all
borrowed and Imaginary troubles
and grievances, compel themselves to
realize riches and blessings of liv-
ing o.t this time in this splendid
country, and so realizing, Juft be
glad and rejoice with grateful hearts.
No person should be unhappy who
has Ufe and love, nor consider him-
self unfortunate who has opportu-
nity.
Those who have grateful hearts
may celebrate after tho manner best
suited to their tastes, without fear of
offense. Ho whose birth we cele-
brate, despised outward forms and
elongated faces, whilo approving
right motives and wholesome pleas-
ures of the people. To Insure the
happiness of self, let all strive to
promote the happiness cf those
around them. Remember relatives
and friends, if but to give or senl
them hearty greetings. It is not the
big things we give to, or do for oth-
ers which make them happy nearly
po ofteu and surely as the little love-
born courtesies extend'd. Follow
there suggestions and we bespeak, as
we wish, a most happy and Joyous
Christmas to all.
to $2.00 per year In good poultry
Journals, every line of which is de-
voted to the poultry Interests of tho
country.
The writer has three péhs OMf <52" &
Buff Orjingtons, the frtutdttt • Mfd
eevr produced; third touuruít CTiick-
en in the world; ireairty, robust,
gentle, large boned, white shew, clean
legged fellow.*?, that do one's heart
good to gaze upon, and ,they are
layers too. The best results on earth
and a 3-foct wire fence keeps them
from other pens. I would like to se.
every farmer in Smith county have a
herd of Buff Orplr.gtons next year,
for they are fast becoming the great-
est utlity and show bird combined in
the U. S. today. I have spent con
siderable money getting acquainted
with rho "Grand Fellows"—and any
information wanted by any reader of
this article will be furnished with
same gladly. Trusting that this ar
tide will to appreciated by the farm-
ers, as well as any who see It, I am,
Youra for better poultry,
J. E. Cheatham.
Tyler, Texas.
50128 BEANS
IN GLASS JAR
MISS IRENE SWAXX IS WINNER
OF $7.1 I'H'ME OFFERED
IVY MI'STATE'S.
GUESSED AT BEANS IN BOTTLE
Young Lady's Gue.«s Was 30,100
—There Were Hundreds
of Gucssers.
BETTER rOULTRY.
There is now a better opportunity
for the farmer, than ever before, in
the culture of poultry and their pro-
ducts. It has only been about 5
years, eggs sold from G to 11 cents
per dozen—except a very short time
around Christinas when the price
reached 20 cents. The year ha.s
nearly passed, and there has been no
time that eggs sold In Tjler—a sma'l
market, for less than 15 cents. To-
day, they are retailing for 35 and 40
cents per dozen, and not enough to
supply the demand.
Fryers are bringing today 40 to
50 cents, according to size and qual-
ity; hens aro worth from 35 to 75
cents, size and quality governing the
price. Js the supply sufficient to fill
the demand? Hardly.
The demand for egg. and chickens
in other cities is greater than our
h ome market, but still there are no
eggs and chickens shipped from Ty-
ler to other places where they could
get enough to half supply the de-
mand. While Texas is away behind
in these matters, Smith county is con-
siderably In the rear of several
other counties, and there Is no need
for such conditions to exist, as Smith
county, with her fertile soils, well
adapted to poultry culture, on ac-
count of a clay or light soil, should
lead all other counties In this wis. .
The writ' r wishes to point out
what tho little state of Nebraska ha
done In the pa^t year, as gathered by
the Labor Bureau, It has produced
upwards of $23,000,000 worth of
eggs and poultry, of which amount It
I estimated that over $7,000,000
worth woro sold for market pur-
poses alone, and it Is authoritatively
M'ii te4 that over $30,0*0 worth of
Bboek Co* breeding purposes and eggs
f ty Iwrt-cih'tag. we-ra sold by one firm
«o! >«sb fca t°hoit ntafce . How 1 fchotdfcjr
mm &i ip "aowtf cm# stato 9
The only way m «artte to- pa>«m« .t
the "Hen Industry" ta SwO¡rb eoauwtr.
Is to get busy. g>t tte .olS|Wftw^ «train
or breed you can find .that will shell
out the eggs in winter, when they
are highest ,and moults when they
are cheapest. You can start in a
small way, get a good small hatcher,
buy a few hundred eggs from somo
good breeder, who has some good
large stock.
The first thing to select is a spec-
imen that is hardy on the range, con-
tent when confined, one you can pen
easily when you do not want them to
bother young crops close to tha
house, one that weighs 2 to 3 pounds
at 3 months old, and one that lays
in winter as well as in summer. The
advantage of a hatcher is, you can
hatch eggs at any given time you
want to, and r.ot wait until the hens
lay out before commencing to set.
By this means you can have fryers
any time you want them, especially
when you give market conditions a
study. By the old method of hatch-
ing, every hen in the country sets
the same time .hence a scarcity of
eggs at certain times, and over-sup-
ply of market fowls at another. Be-
sides if you are raising the right
breed cf pure strain, you have more
or less show birds that command a
good price, and then when the local
show is pulled off you may be the
proud owner of a high scoring win-
ning pen of brlds, that you would
not carni to part with. Then, and
only then, will we all get busy and
see how much better stuff we can
raise tho.n our neighbor.
The farmer is better equipped to
raise fine poultry, at a much less
expense than any one else, because
he can raise a variety of feed, rich
In egg producing properties, and In
fact, everything needed for the pro-
motion of better poultry and mora
eggs.
Of course, chickens will have to
be looked after as well as any other
branch of the farm, for nothing
flourishes without cultivation cr at-
tention.
At an expepse of a few dollars,
, pvoper houses and pens can be made
at odd times and the experiences of
Fuecessful poultry raisers can be had
with an outlay of only about $1.50
Some weeks ago Mr. Llpstate, the
popular merchant, offered a very fine
$75 willow plume to the person who
would come nearest to guessing the
number of beans contained in a large
glass Jar. There were numerous and
sundry guesses, ranging from hun-
dreds up into the thousands. Thosi?
customers making purchases at the
store were given free guesses at tho
number of beans. Saturday was the
last day for guessing, and the con-
tent closed in the afternoon. Count-
ing began late in the afternoon and
was concluded at night. Of course
there was considerable interest in the
matter. Many ladles were sure they
had guessed the right number, and
no dloubt some of them had already
planned Just how they were going to
us-* the plume to the best advan-
tage. But it remained to Miss Irene
Swann, the pretty daughter of our
esteemed fellowstownsman, Mr. W.
D. Swann, to be the winner. She
guessed 50,100. On counting the
beans, it was found that the Jar con-
tained 50,128. So Miss Swann was
awarded the plume this morning. It
Is needless to say the young lady Is
proud of the plume. It cost $75
wholesale, and it Is doubtful if it
has an equal in this city.
• IS FEARED
Spaclal to Courlef-Tlm^a.
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. ?0.—Fearing
an attempt at lynching or race riots,
eight companies of Illinois National
Guards were ordered out by Governor
Deneen, and are now en route to
Eai-t St. Louis to prevent violence as
result of murder of a street car con-
ductor there by negroes. Two ma-
chino guns were also sent.
COLDEST DRY
IN FIVE YEARS
Special to Courier-Times.
Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 20.—Fol-
lowing two days of heavy snow, the
coldest day In five years broke here
t'-.!s morning, the temperature going
down to seven above zero. In expos-
ed parts of the city the thermometers
registered six above at 7 o'clock.
The coldest last year was 15 above.
Reports received here from all over
Texas show the day to he the coldest
of tho year; in many cases coldest in
many years. Flurries of sleet and
snow are reported as far south as
P'orosvillo yesterday. The coldest
point in Texas today is Abilene,
wnere it is only two above.
Cold nt Galveston,
Special to Courier-Times.
Galveston, Tex., Dec. 20.—Galves-
ton la3t night and today experienced
the coldest day of the season, the
thermometer registering thir'.y-nne
degrees.
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some plain
pwncm tau
03? CO- OI'ER \ TIO X—How yOU
CAN HELP US AND NOT HURT
YOURSELVES.
Oo
Ten Above at Paris.
Special to Courier-Times.
Paris, Tex., Dec. 20.—The mer-
cury today dropped down to ten
above, the lowest of winter. Snow
in Northeast Texas and Southern
Oklahoma heaviest in many years.
Coldest In Ten Years.
Special to Courier-Times.
El Paso, Tex., Dec. 20.—The tem-
perature here this morning was ten
above ,the coldest weather record for
December since 1899. Sncw cov-
ers the ranges and intense cold,
causing great suerlng among live-
stock.
HAPPENS TO BAD ACCIDENT
FRIDAY AFTERXOOX.
MAX FOUXD BURIED IX
SXOW NEAR CLARKSVILLE.
Special to Courler-Tlmea.
Clarksville, Tex., Dec. 20.—James
Munroe, a farmer, aged 50, was
found nearly frozen to d^ith, eight
mi]f>s east of ner early this morning.
The, body was partially covered with
snow. He said he was overcome from
exposure after long walk. He will
recover.
FOR SALE—One fine registered, im-
ported black jack, about Sve year.-?
old. 15 hands high and weighs about
100Ú pounds; also tine regtetered
light bay stallion, about 5 years old,
16 handB high, weighs about 1100
pounds. Either is easily handled, well
trained, and the best stock of the
kind In this county. Also 13 head
mares. Write R. H. C. Butler, Wi-
nona, Texas, R. F. D. No. 1, or Roy
Butler, Tyler, Texas. 101
• ••••••••••••
POOR VITALITY.
Seeds of poor vitality often
germinate but they produce a
weak, puny plant, that may not
withstand the ravages of insects
and other unfavorable condi-
tions. ' I have Just received a
shipment of now crop Early
Winningatadt, Charlston, and
Early Jersey Wakefield cab-
bage, grown and tested by one
of the largest and most reli-
able concerns on earth. The best
cost you no more than other
kind.
G. S. CLARK'S DRUG STORE.
Cor. South Broadway & square
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• ••••••••••••
Arthur A. Clark, Jr., the 11-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Clark,
happened to the misfortune Friday
afternoon of getting his right leg
broken, between the knoo and anlclo.
He and an ither boy, at the last re-
cess of school that afternoon were
scuffling, ani in falling in some man-
ner the large bone In the little fel-
lows leg was bro'kn. This will be a
sad Christmas for Arthur, and it Is
needless to say that in the future hi
will be more careful in his playing.
We never had a friend that we
did not try to favor him .us much as
he faorved us. The people whose
names apear below are our friends,
Hhe money they pay us for advertis-
ing their business enables us to issue
the Semi-Weekly Courier-Times at
$1.00 a year. Now, we want to ask
each of our subscribers to do us the
slight favor of giving these people a
part of his trade. They are good peo-
ple, honesf and capable business men
and will treat you right, if they do
not, come to us and we will see tha;
they do treat you right. We never
yet had a friend whom we would not
vouch for, and these people are our
friends ,and we vouch for them.
There is nothing our subscribers can
do that will help us more and please
us better than to patronize those
who adevrlise in our columns as long
as they treat the customer right.
You have got to sell and buy things,
wo ask you to give our friends a part
or all of your business, and we are
going to keep on asking this once a
month in our columns, in private,
everywhere we go and in every pub-
lic address we make, for it Is co-op.
eration and we believe in co-opera-
tion to the fullest.
These are the friends who patron-
ize our pemi-weekly publication:
Currle & Gaston, ^
Mayer & Schmidt.
Citizens National Bank.
Burch Decorating Company.
Seay Lumber Co.
G. S. Clarks Drug Store.
T. B. Ramey, Jeweler.
J. Llpstate.
Palmer & Dean, lumber, Whitr-
house.
Wadel, Caldwell, Hughes &
teraon.
Geo. R. Phillips.
Tyler House Furnishing Co.
Brown & McFarland.
'White Abstract Company.
W. A. Ley he Piano Co.
LeGrand, McDonald, Carlton Co.
I. H. Crutcher & Son.
Starley Drug Co.
Goldstein & Brown.
Jester National Bank.
East Texas Poultry Association.
Pat-
THAT SLOODY
$10 BILL
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Snow and Coldest Day.
Saturday night about an inch of
snow covered this section. Yester-
day morning there wore some slight
flurries and snow remained cn th.j
ground throughout the day. This
morning was the coldest of the sea-
son, the thermometer being down to
about 20, twelve below freezing.
MUST BELIEVE IT.
When Well-Known Tyler People TeU
It So Plainly.
When public endorsement Is mada
by a representative citizen of Tyler
the proof Is positive. You must be-
lieve it. Read this testimony. Every
backache sufferer, every man, wo-
man or child with any kidney trouble
will nfld profit in the reading.
George A. Davis, printer, 615 W.
Common St, Tyler, Texas says: "For
nearly a year my kidneys were dis-
ordered. At times my back ached so
badly that I could not rest well. I
was also bothered by having to pasa
the kidney secretions frequently. Al-
ter consulting several physicians and
finding no relief from theii; treat-
ment, I began using Deans' Kidney
Pills, procured at the Starley Drug
Co. I took the contents of two boxes
and found such great benetfi that I
have not bad a sign of kidney trou-
bles since. I hold a high opinion of
this splendid preparation."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name—Bonn's and
take no sther.
Special to Courier-Times.
San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 29.—A tan
dollar bill with bloody finger prints
will probably lead to the arrest of
parties who brutally murdered Mike
Meagher, the rich Texa.rkanian, in
■the Sunset passenger station here a
few days ago. f
The authorities today learned that
Buch a bill has been used by two men
to purchase fares over the Interna-
tional and Great Northern from hero
to Laredo last Friday. Men were
headed for Mexico. Tho conductor's
description of men tallies with that
given by the San Antonio police of
the /two suspected. They are from
Texan-kana.
OLD LANDMARK BURNED
AT SHERMAN TODAY.
Special tl6 Courier-Times.
Sherman, Tex., Dec. 20.—The old
Globo Hotel, a landmark of Sher-
man, was destroyed by fire thU
morning. Loss on building and fur-
niture $4000. It was built l,n 1872
by P. E. Goben and was still owned
by him. The blaze originated In de-
fective flue.
Parts King Pants wear longer and
look better at Brown & McFarland's.
Lost.
December 14th, one mouse color-
ed mare mule, about 15 nands high.
Any information will be gladly re-
ceived. Will reward anyone to let
me know. W. D. Wilbanks. Tyler,
Texas. 103
The very newest styles In young
men's hats, shoeB, shirts, ties and
clothing at Brown & McFarland's.
Premiums given free when you buy.
The houne that alwayB sells leath-
er shoes is Brown & McFarland in
Tyler. tf
Read th« brig «ale of Grown A
M-cVfcirlanii <Éf
■ 8 0
Be 4am to jice its whin j«ott «WMSt a
ftrW cías *Pt of harneps, or paddle,
nf MWAWflr In the harness lir.e. Ws
sell the best and our prices are right,
our terms are liberal. Wadel, Cald-
well, Hughes & Patterson. 10>
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