The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1915 Page: 2 of 8
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OF A DEAR FRIEND, MRS.
BURCHIE A BRAZEAL
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I have studied the life of the
subject of this sketch until it
seems like I must say a few
words in regard to the life of
this good woman.
She was as pure as human
flesh in this wicked world could
he. She always had a smile for
everyone whom she met and had
a cheering word and a lending
hand to those who were in need.
She was always full of fun anc
light hearted until a short time
before her death when she be
came so weak she did not seem
so lively but still she bore her
afflictions with much patience
and was willing and ready to
go to Jesus. The writer has
known her since girlhood and
have lived neighbor to her for
years, and as for my part 1 find
no fault.
She suffered 13 months with
that dreaded disease, tubercu-
losis, of which we all know there
is no cure and by this she be-
came reconciled to die. She
said she did not want to die, but
was not afraid to die, but want-
ed to live to raise her five small
children. If it be God's will,
but if not she was ready to go
to meet father, mother and one
brother that had gone on bo-
fore. She has an aged
mother living yet and one sister.
The writer was sitting by her
bed when the end came and she
knew everything 'till the last
and called me by name. After I
came in 20 or 30 minutes before
the end came. I know she was a
devoted Christian, a loving wife,
a patient mother, a true daugh-
ter-in-law and a kind and cheer-
ful sister and sister-in-law. She
was loved by all who knew her
and we regret very much her
death. But our loss is her eter-
nal gain, for tjhe is with Jesus, j
singing His praise for ever
more, waiting at the great white j
throne to greet friends and lov-!
ed ones us they enter. To help
her praise God from whom all
blessings flow. We sympathize
with the bereaved ones who have
lost a faithful friend, but we
pray God's richest blessings on
each and every one and that
Ihev may be teconciled to His
will who doeth all things well.
His will be done, not ours.
Since I have known her she has
always been like this,
She was a friend most kind
and true,
She was always the same to
you
She was never much for pride
But she was happy when she
\lied.
VVould to God there were more
of us like that. We cannot say
too many good things about her
but she is gone to rest where we
should be prepared to meet her.
She was laid to rest in the Prai-
rie Grove cemetery, where she
will rest until the sound of the
trumpet, where she will rise
with every hair to its place to
be in a new world for ever more.
So I will close by saying this as
1 feel it in my heart so true,
For her no more are life's vain
hopes and fears
From all earthly troubles she
has found release
For her no suffering grief nor
tears
But rest eternal rest and joy
and peace.
And though we often miss her
pleasant smiles
And miss her cheering voice
and helping hand,
She's safe we know and but
a little while
Ere we shall meet her in a
WANTS ADVICE
Oh, Professor of the College,
With your agricultural knowl-
edge,
Come and tell us old hay seed-
ers what to do.
You've instructed us with cot-
ton,
In an awful we've gotten.
And I fear there's not a dozen
can pull through.
We have planted as you stated
Fertilized and cultivated, •
And when drouth'was threat-
ening for the rain we prayed.
The rain God with His pleas-
ure,
Gave it to us without measure
And with your advice a bum-
per crop we've made.
We have done just as you
said,
But the market it went dead;
And we cannot pay our debts
that're long since past due.
Through our lot we hate to
mention,
While you draw your Fed-
eral pension,
Come and tell us old hay seed-
ers what to do.
Tell us through the Morning
News
How to get our children's
shoes.
For we're sure you wouldn't
lea\ e us in a pinch.
THE TtliPttONt GIRL;
The telephone girl sits still in
her chair and listens to voices
from every where. Hears all
the gossip, she hears all the
news, she knows who is happy
and who has the blues; she
knows all our joys, she knows
everv girl who is chasing the
boys, she knows all our troubles,
she knows all of our strife, she
knows every man who is mean
to his wife, she knows every
time we are out with the boys,
she hears the excuses one em-
ploys. Every woman who has
a dark past, she knows every
man who's inclined to be fast, in
fact there's a secret 'neath each
saucy curl of that quite demure
looking telephone girl. If the
telephone girl would tell all that
she knows, she would turn half
our friends into bitter foes, she 22
would sow a small wind that SS
would soon be a gale, engulf us j SJ
in trouble and land us in jail; i
she could let go a story (which j«
gaining in force) would cause.u
half of our wives to sue for di- j
vorce, she could get all the j
churches mixed up in a fight and !
turn all our days into sorrow-
ing right; infact she could keep
the whole in a stew if she would
tell a tenth part of the things
that she knew, Now doesn't it
make your head whirl, when you
think what you owe to the tele-
phone girl.—Exchange.
What the
of a Piano
"Tone"
Means
Of all the various makes of Pianos
there are not any two of which have an
exactly similar tone. The "tone" is the
soul of the Piano. It results from many
factors, but chiefly from the character
of the sounding board, hidden deep in
the interior of the instrument.
A musician coming into your home
can Judge your taste immediately by the
tone of your Piano. If it is hard, metal-
ic, strident—it reflects on you .for evi-
dently that is what you like.
But if it is sweet, pure and capable of
the finest gradations in color, he can tell
at once he is Is a home of refinement.
We want you to come in and listen to
the tone of our Pianos. It requires no
expert ear to appreciate their genuine
beautv. We allow verv easy terms, and
the prices will probably surprise you.
MODERN EVE REVIEW
Vail us how we'll buy our coal,
Without silver, without gold;
For you know we haven't got
it, that's a cinch. \ With snap and ginger and an
abundance of good singing. 'The
i Modern Eve,' pleased a good
I sized crowd at the Grand Christ-
mas night. And there was a
Do not say now that's a song
In his head there's something
wrong
For prosperity is sweeping
through the land.
Cayton
touch of local interest in the
• musical comedy. Miss Lee
If it is you must admit ; Johnstone, the leading woman
There are some it failed to j who took the part o'f the suffra-
hit; ' jgette so well, is the daughter of
Come and tell us what to doja former Topeka newspaper j
^ (jroesbeck, Texas
THE RtVIVAL
or show your hand.
—H. R. Shotwell.
COUGH MEDICINE
CHILDREN.
FOR
|man and Fred LeCompte the The Revival Meeting in
j manager has played in Topeka I First Methodist Church,
several times before. ! ducted by the pastor, Rev. F
There was some beautiful j Singleton, continues with
Never give a child a cough j
music in
the way,
... , , . .unless it
medicine that contains opium m ,
,. . . . voices,
any iorm. When opium is given
other and more serious diseases
may follow. Long experience
has demonstrated that there is
no better or safer medicine for
coughs, colds and croup in chil-
dren than Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. It is equally valuable
for adults. Try it. It contains
no opium or other harmful drug.
For sale by all dealers.
the play. Music, by
ceases to be beautiful
is rendered by pretty
That was where the
chorus and the principals of
"The Modern Eve," had the best
of many musical comedies here
this season. They con id nil
sing.
Miss Gudrun Walberg, a Nor-
creasing interest, each succes-1
sive service bringing larger |
crowds. The arrival of Mr. and 1
Mrs. Fisher who have charge of |
the song services, has given j
new impetus and created much
interest and enthusiasm. Mr.
Fisher is not only a most ex-!
cellent and captivating singer]
himself, but possesses the liap-
wegian, is a finished dancer and i py faculty of getting the best
her numbers with Lawrence [there is, musically, out of the
Mrs. Fisher, at
HOMER MCGEE'S PRAYER
Teach me that sixty minutes
make one hour, sixteen ounces pleasure
one pound, and one hundred
cents one dollar.
Help me to live so that I can
lie down with a clear conscience,
without a gun under my pillow,
and unhaunted by the faces of
those to whom I have brought
pairi.
Grant, I beseech Thee, that I
may earn my meal ticket on the
square, and in doing thereof
that I may not stick the gaff
where it does not belong.
Deafen me to the jingle of
tained money and the rustle of
unholy skirts.
Blind me to the faults of the
other fellow, but revel to me
mine own.
Guide me so that each night
when I look across the dinner
table at my wife, who has been
a blessing to me, I will have
nothing to conceal.
Keep me young enough to
laugh with my children and to
lose myself in their play.
\ckerman were excellent. Miss | congregatior
I Johnstone played the part of the piano, is par excellent and
I the firm and ultra-modern wo- her contralto voice is admirable
man to perfection. Luther Yan- and riyets the attention of Ilei-
tis made a corking good juven-! hearers. The music alone is a
j ile and played opposite Miss j most interesting feature of the
! Walberg. Miss Louise Wolf services and will amply reward
| starred as the baroness, whose you for your attendance.
it was to have men
make love to her. Miss Mabel
Lavoie took the part of Renee
Carcadier and her soprano voice
blended well with the perfect
music of the performance.
Lawrence Ackerman was a
handsome leading man and a
good actor.
To Ted Armond belongs the
credit of being a first class co-
median. His work in that line
proved the theory that come-
dians are born, not made. The
scenic effects could hardly have
been bettered. Costuming was
O. K. The chorus was good
looking. "The Modern Eve," is
a show that does not drag a
minute from start to the finale,
'' Good - Bye E very body."—To-
peka, (Kans.) Daily States
Journal.
The subject of the Pastor's
discourse last night was "Re-
pentance," and so earnestly and
ably did he present it, his audi-
ence was held in wrapt atten-
tion and a spirit of "it were
good to be there" was in evi-
dence throughout the entire
congregation. Mr. Singleton is
an earnest, forceful, logical ex-j,,,. Hcn-Pecked
ponent of the Gospel and it will1
do you good to go out and hear
him. If you are missing these
services, you are doing violence
to your better, finer and nobler
nature. You will find the church
perfectly comfortable at each
service and a hearty welcome
awaits you at all times. Servi-
ces daily at 3 o'clock in the af-
ternoon and 7:30 in the evening.
Come and "let us reason to-
gether."
Husband and His Militant Family in the
lightful Musical Comedy Success,—"A
MODERN EVE" Tuesday. Feb. 2.
STOMACH TROUBLE CURED.
Take your five gallon oil can
to the Consumers* Wholesale
happier land. _ hearse's wheels in the gravel
Written by a loving Friend. jouj. jn front 0f my p]acej make
the ceremony short and the
Fresh Garden Seed, 2 papers epitaph simple: "Here lies n
fofjr a nickel.—Kincheloe's. man."—Stolen.
i
And when comes the smell of j Chamberlain's Tablets. Mr. J.
flowers, and the tread of soft 11*. Klote of Edina, Mo., says: "I
steps, and the crushing of the j have used a great many differ-
ent medicines for stomach trou-
ble, but find Chamberlain's Tab-
It you have any trouble with j Grocery Co. and get them filled
your stomach you should take with the best oil for only fifty
cents.
lets more beneficial than any
remedy I ever used." For sale
by all dealers.
Vol Hancock, Jim Wallace, U.
P. Richardson and Newt Find-
ley came over from Coolidge
Thursday afternoon and went
down to Groesbeck on court
Junk Wanted
I am in the market for all
kinds of Junk, such as
Scrap Iron, Metal, Rubber, Bones, Rags
Bottles, Tinfoil, Beeswax, Etc,
Highest cash price will be paid for same.
Mexia,
Texas
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald. (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1915, newspaper, January 28, 1915; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292288/m1/2/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.