The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 43, Saturday, July 10, 1897 Page: 4 of 8
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Published every Saturday and enteied
at the postoffice at Ferns, Texas, as
'second-class mall matter.
' ADVERTISING RATES.
Locals 5c per line and display ads
2lc per inch per insertion. Liberal
cuts on ads for large space or long time
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but said bJonds are hereby validated
and are hereby made valid
debts against the several counties
I)v which they were issued
At first sight this would have
the appearace of a wise amenindment,
but :a close inspection
shows that it is very onesided and
if atdoptcd, would reflect on the
integrity of tho state, since there
are other purchases of bonds of
the same kind for whose protection
no provision is made in
the amendment. In this act the
state,through its legislature, seeks
to use its power to protect itself,
while leaving other creditors in
exactly the same position unprotected.
The submission of such
a proposition to the voters of
Texas for their approval is certainly
a reflection upon them,
whice they wvill resent by "snowing
it under" at the poll,,.
The man who has no refuge in
himself, who lives, so to speak,
in hiy front rooms, in the outer
whirlwind of things and opinions,
is not properly a personality atall; he is not distinct, free,
original, a cause-in a word,
someone. lie is one of a crowd,
a taxpayer, an elector, an anonyFREE-Three
monthlis subsclptIon
g-on toone of semen standaid newspapers
with a 30 cent purchase of Cheatlhiams
Chill Tonic, D1. Simmons SarSepatlila,
Simmons Cough Syrup, S11m1mion~
Liver Purifnher, Hunts Cuic or
Hunts Li-ghtening Oil. At W. A. Band
and Clum but he interests
nobody but the economist and
the statistician, who take the
heap of sand as a whole into consideration,
without troubling
themselves about the uninteresting
uniformity of the individual
grains.--Amiel.
Barton F. Dowell, of Albany, Ga.,
a negro 32 years old, is one of the
most successful farmers in the
state. Twelve years ago he had
saved up $2,000, with which he
bought 500 acres of land. He went
to work on it and cleared $2,500
the first year. He has continued
to add to his landed possessions,
paying spot cash for everything
purchased, and is now the owner
of 2100 acres of land from which
he markets 400 bales of cotton annually.
Besides his success on the
farm, he has developed the country
supply store idea and thus takes in
thousands of dollars a year. He
also owns a comfortable residence
in Bainbridge., His profits last
year were over $7,000. He says
the question of social recognition
does not trouble him so long as he
can get financial recognition at the
bank.-The (Los Angles Gal.)
Searchlight.
I !
The commissioner of internal
revenue figures that the Americans
consumed last year 6,090,000,000
glasses of whisky, paying
$609,000,000 for the same;
and 12,785,169,000 glasses of
beer, costing $617,258,460. The
legalized saloon is the most
gigantic foe of the nation. The
legalized saloon is treason to
humanity; it is a crime against
civilization; it is a business born
of hell, and it leads to the place
of its birth. It creates an army
of 600.000 drunkards, 60,000 of
whom march down to drunkards'
graves every year. It imposes a
tax of one-tenth of every man's
time and labor; it enriches a
small class at the expense of
souls; it sheds the blood of thousands
every year, and is increasing
sorrow, crime, destruction
and death annually.
Texas has iron enough to furnish
her farmers with all their
farm implements, wheat and corn
sufficient to furnish bread for her
multitudes, cows enough to supply
the bread with butter, beeves
and hogs enough to give everybody
meat, good rich soil that
will grow almost anything that
will grow, yet still we buy our
flour, corn, butter, corned beef,
bacon and haims, canned fruits,
vegetables and almost everything
we use dailey, from the more
enterprising people in the states
farther north. No wonder we
complain of the hard tines.
Poor Texas! she deserves to be
poor.--Timpson Times.
Keep your sorrows to yourself.They are too sacred to be put on
exhibition. The world is very
busy with its own affairs, and, instead
of sympathizing with you,
will simply laugh at you for being
weak enough to indulge in moans
and outcries. There is dignity in
retience. If you must talk, let it
be only to the chosen ones of
your heart. Some things ought
never to be mentioned to a human
soul. Over all family differences
and misunderstandings a veil of
absolute secrecy should be thrown.
The man Nho opens his lips to
speak a word about his wife's outcomings
deserves contempt; and
the wife who is so thoughtless as
to subtract by her careless speech
from her husband's reputation is
not to be praised.-Nashville
Christian Advocate.THE Mulkey meeting at Waxa)
hachie is in fnll blast. The
tabernacle is hardly large enough
i to accomodate the crowds and
the business men have agreed to
close their stores for the morning
service. There has been a
number of conversions.
Wilmer.
The farmers of our community are
very busy with their crops. Some are
almost ready to lay by while others
have a few weeds yet. Cora is very
good. Cotton is small but looks
well. Gardens which have been
extra fine are almost dried up, but
we will live in hopes of a rain soon.
Mr Gilbert Davidson returned
home last week from Tenn. where
he visited the centennial and also
relatives. Gilbert reports a jolly
time.
Miss Lona Freeman has returned
from Dallas where she spent several
days with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace visited
friends in Lancaster Sunday.
G. F, Lester is visiting his daughter
in Waxahachie this week.
John Jones of Rockwall is the
guest of Mr. Freeman and family.
Ollie Lester and John and David
Giles attended a picnic at Sours
Saturday last. They report a nice
time and plenty of dinner.
Miss Belle Simmons visited friends
near Lancaster Saturday.
There must be some attraction in
Ferris for a certain young man of
our town, at least be goes that way
very often.
Several from our vicinity have
been attending Bro. Clerks meeting
at Lancaster. I think we would do
well to go oftener.
The protracted meeting commences
at the Baptist church near Wilmer
Saturday next.
Mrs. Jennie Jolminson is on the
sidck list this week and also MIrs.
Hillton.
With best wishes for THEir WHEEL
I will bid 3ou adieu. VIOLE-r.
India.
India, Tex., July 8.--We are
having some extremely hot dry
weather. Early cotton and late
corn suffering, especially late corn.
Some late patches are almost ruined
beyond recovery now and if we do
not get rain in a few days cotton
will suffer greatly.
Our community was stirred up
considerably over the rumor that
there Was some mad dogs at large,
but they have been killed. Mr.
Pad Lacy had quite a combat with
one, but succeeded in stunning
him with a hoe to the extent that
he soon died and with a shot gun
he slew another and that put a
stop to the rabid animals, so far as
we know, without further damage.
The little 5-year-old girl of Cal.
Gray died last Sunday and was
buried MAonday at the Norman
grave yard. Sympathizing friends
rendered all possible assistance,
but to no avail.
We very much enjoyed ourselveson Tuesday night listening at Miss
Adran Dudley's recitation and the
Rev. Berry's speech on prohibition,
after which we organized a club
with 17 members. Dr. Eastham
president and Mir. Henry Moyers
secretary.
Alex Witherspoon has moved to
Palmer to run his saloon there
himself, and has hired a bartender
here.
Our Constable A. F. Busby was
in town Wednesday. Think he
was buying yearlings this time.
Did aim to go south with some
of our friends that are going to
start soon, but think this is hot
enough for us. 7IMIEON.SUCCESSOR TO THE ERIS SETINEL.
SjuccF~ssoR -., TnE FERRIS SENTINEL.North bound.
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On the first Tuesday in August
the voters of Texas will vote on the
proposition to amend the constitution
so as to limit the rioht of suffrage
to thos2 holding poll tax ieceipts.
It is to be hoped that the
proposition will carry by a large
ima3ority. A man who is not willing
to contribute to the support of the
state government the small amount
of a poll tax should not be allowed
to have any say in the administration
of state at'airs. The enactment of
such a law wouldcl knock out th:e gang
of deadbeats and wardheelers to be
found in cities who have never paid
a cent in taxes to the state, but by
their Ibought vote have enabled many
unworthy condidAtes to obtain fat
positions. Vote for the proposition,
-.Hico Review.your
treat"I
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Ezzell, Frank. The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 43, Saturday, July 10, 1897, newspaper, July 10, 1897; Ferris, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth18833/m1/4/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ferris Public Library.