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HERALD
Published Every Thursday by
N. P. HOUX,
Editor and Proprietor.
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BAY THE PRESIDENT
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The Flag of Our Country.
Forever may it wave, o'er the
land of the free and the home
of the brave.
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Cotton reached the top notch
last Saturday since the civil
war, 33 1-2 cents being paid for
the staple in some places in
Texas. -
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The death of Senator Gafll-
inger of New Hampshire re-
moves from congress one of the
stalwart figures of the republi-
can party and one of the oldest
men in that body.
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Mrs. Nannie Webb Curtis of
Dallas, who was recommended
by the state democratic execu-
tive committee for one of the
vice presidents of the coming
state convention, has given out
a statement declining to accept
the position, giving as her rea-
sons that as the committee is
composed largely of Ferguson
men and antis that it is at best
a doubtful compliment.
W.S.S
The hotter it gets today, get
it deeper and deeper into your
bean that it will be as cold as
Labrador some day next winter
and you are going to shiver at
home because you have failed
to lay in a supply of coal. And
remember if the tip of your
nose gets nipped by the frost
we shall be glad of it.—Geo.
Bailey in Sunday Post.
Well that day was hot enough
all right.
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Congress is about to get down
to work again after a'few weeks
vacation, and it will be another
steady grind for several months.
Americans in France are
opening the eyes of the world.
Only a few short months ago
this country was rated very low
in army and naval affairs, but
is now building up the finest
fighting force in the worlcT so
fast that even the trained and
experienced fighters of Ger-
many and Austria are no match
for them, man for m^n.—Kosse
Cyclone.
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Miss Dinah Harper returned
at noon Wednesday from an ex
tended visit in Rusk and Corsi-
cana, being accompanied home
from Corsicana by Misses Tab-
by and Franchelle Jackson,
Katherine Shell, May Bright
Elliott, Adelaide and Mary
Frances Johnson, who are at-
tending a house party at the
Harper home.
It is to be hoped that orga-
nized labor will not press the ob-
jection expressed in Mr. Gom-
pers' letter to the work or fight
bill. It will not do so if it is well
advised as to its own interest.
That provision of the bill is not
aimed at organized labor or at
any other class, and therefore
provision of the pending draft
affords no ground of grievance
to organized labor, unless, to be
sure, organized labor wishes to
assume that it is entitled to ex-
emption from obligations which
the bill imposes on all other
classes of the country. The
provision of the bill objected
to by Mr. Gompers is that any
one who is put in a deferred
classification because of em-
ployment in an essential indus-
try shall be made to render mil-
itary service if absent from his
work for more than five days
without adequate reason. That,
of course, would not prevent
men from striking; but since
the effect of striking.for more
than five days would be to force
men within the draft age into
military service, this provision
|ofthe bill would operate as a
pretty persuasive deterrent
lagainst striking. That fact is
evidently the ground of Mr.
Gompers' objection. He ob-
jects, not to having the right to
strike infringed, since that is
not proposed, but to any and ev-
erything which would tend to
deter men •from exercising that
right. This, at all events,
seems to be the logic of Mr.
Gompers' objection. Organized
labor can not press that objec-
tion without subjecting its pat-
riotism to question. It is prop-
erly jealous of its right to strike,
but since its right to strike
would not be abridged by this
bill, it would, in pressing this
objection, justify the charge
that it is merely seeking to es-
cape a liability which thfc.iaw
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puts every one else under-
Dallas News.
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NOTED
WOMAN DEAD
(Associated Press Report.)
Wilson, S. C., Aug. 13.—Mrs.
Rebecca Winborne, 87 years
old, who died recently is said to
have been the woman who made
the first Confederate flag.
The banner, designed by Cap-
tain Orren Randolph Smith of
Henderson, N. C. was made by
Mrs. Winborne when she was
Miss Rebecca Murphy, at Wilson
in February 1861. A sister re-
fused to aid in making the flag,
it is said, because she was en-
gaged to a Northern army offi-
cer. A few weeks after the flag
was completed it was adopted
by the Confederate Congress at
Montgomery, Ala. as the stand-
ard of the confederacy. The
first banner contained -only sev-
en stars, representing the num-
ber of states that had seceded,
but this number was soon in-
creased to eleven by the with-
drawal of other states from the
union. By an act of the confed-
erate congress it was named
"The Stars and Bars."
At a reunion of Confederate
Veterans at Norfolk, Va., in
1910, Captain Smith explained
the meaning of the various col-
ors in the flag as follows:
"The idea of my flag I took
from the Trinity. Thte three
bars were for church, state and
press all bound together by a
field of blue (the heavens over
all), bearing a star for each
state in the confederation. The
seven white stars, all the same
size, were placed in a circle,
showing that each state had
equal rights and privileges, ir-
respective of size or population."
Composed of McLennan, Falls
and Limestone Counties.
The Undersigned Citizens, of
McLennan County desire to
commend to all the voters of
this District, Mr. J. L. Quicksall,
Candidate for Flotorial Repre-
sentative.
Mr. Quicksall has lived in our
County for many years, we
know him to be a citizen of high
moral standing, a man of wide
experience along agricultural
and educational lines, and in
our judgment will make us a
capable representative in the
State Legislature:
S. P. Brooks, Mrs. A. H. New-
man, T. H. Claypool, Mrs. T.
H. Claypool S. R. Spencer, Mrs.
J. L. Kesler, Chas. H. Brooks,
Chas. S. Eichelberger, M. Crown,
Mrs. O. T. Cooley, Tom L. Mc-
Cullough, J. N. Gallagher, S. E.
Stratton, W. W-. Woodson, H. C.
Risher, E. Rotan, Mrs. W. W.
Woodson, W. H. McCullough,
Geo. P. Bird, Edgar E. Witt,
John F. Wright, Harry P. Jor-
don, A. D. Adams, Mrs. A. D.
Adams, R. B. Yowell, E. J. Jour-
ney, Mrs W. H. Pool, S. L.
Benham, Mrs. S. P. Brooks, I.
N. Odom, Mrs. Sam L. Allen,
Sam L. Allen, Mrs. H. R. Pot-
ter, H. R. Potter, G W. Barcus,
W. E. Spell, C A. Kelly, S. E.
Stewart, J. M. Penland, W. H.
Jenkins, W. V. Crawford, Kate
Friend, Joel Kincannon, Bruce-
•ville, J. M. Taylor, Bruceville,
W. E. Stovall.
(Political Adv.)
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CARD OFTHANKS
I wish to sincerely thank my
many friends in Mexia and
Limestone County for the splen-
did vote they gave me in the
recent election, and shall be
glad to have them as well as all
good citizens, men and women,
to rally to support on August
24. I am and was for Governor
HobL-y , Prohibition in every
form, Woman Suffrage, Liberal
Appropriation for our public
schools and the economic believe
in Administration of state af-
fiars, honest government and
clean politics. I fully endorse
the platform recently adopted
by McLennon County democrats.
Believe that none but American
citizens should be allowed to
vote or hold office in this state.
The chief concern of the state
at this time should be the win-
ning of the war for Democracy
and Humanity. If nominated
will give faithful and efficient
service to all the people.
Respectfully,
J. L. Quicksall.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
RATES—IN ADVANCE.
Congressional $15.00
District 10.00
County 6.00
Precinct, 4.00
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PAY THE
PRESIDENT^
-W.S.S—
Mrs. R. M. Johnson, Miss Bet-
tie Johnson, Mrs. G. W. Butler
and Mrs. M. L. Murray, motored
down to Teague Wednesday to
visit relatives and friends
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We are authorized to make
the following announcements,
subject to the democratic pri-
maries to be held in July:
For Congressf^ 6th district:
For State Senator, 12th Dist—
R. L. WILLIFORD, (Free-
stone County)*
N. P. HOUX, (Limestone Co.)
For Floater, 63rd Dist.
W. J. HANNAH, of McLen-
nan.
For County Clerk—
PORTER BROWN.
ARCH C. THOMPSON.
For Tax Collector-
IRA LAWLEY.
MELVIN S. THETFORD.
For Commissioner Precinct 4:
CHAS. M. ALDERMAN.
For Constable Precinct 4
ED WOOTON.
THE HOME MAN
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FOR STATE SENATOR
Better to have a Home Man in
the |
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| Senate than one from another County
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I Election Saturday |
Mrs. Ed Gray and little sons
went down to Groesbeck at noon
(to visit.
LIBERTY .
TATTOOED MAN
(Associated Press Report)
Great Lakes, 111., Aug. 16.—
Edward Spousta, known in cir-
cus life as the "human moving
picture," has reported for duty
as a bluejacket at the Great
Lakes Naval Training station.
the "Liberty Tatooed Man,"
says the Great Lakes Bulletin,
is believed to have more tattoo
marks on his body than any
other man in the world.
Spousta has 365 separate de-
signs on his body ranging from
a foot square to about an inch
square.
The "Liberty Tattooed Man"
gets his name from the fact
that most of his designs are of
a patriotic nature. A huge re-
production of the "Spirit of
1776" is tatooed across his
chest. The Statue of Liberty,
with the sun rising back of it
making a "sunburst," adorns
the greater part of his back.
The Star Spangled Banner is re-
produced many times on his
body. Cannon and gun fire
shells and bullets cover various
parts of his body.
When Great Britain became
one of the Allies in -the war
against Germany, Spousta had
two British lions, one on each
of his shoulders, tatooed.
He declares that these tat-
tooes placed by himself and oth-
er artist friends were put on his
body because of his patriotism.
These marks also persuaded
him to enlist in the Navy.
"If I am the 'Liberty Tattoo-
ed Man' in name, I want to be it
really," Spousta told Ensign W.
I. Denny, in charge of the local
recruiting office. But in addi-
tion to patriotic designs, Spous-
ta is tatooed with grape vines,
snakes, flowers, girl's heads,
birds and trees.
The big ambition of Spousta's
life is to have a picture of each
of the presidents of the United
States tatooed on his back. He
has planned to have three tat-
tooes encircle the Statue of Lib-
erty, the reproduction of George
Washington being on the left
shoulder, that of John Adams
right below and the succeeding
presidents in order until that of
President Wilson is placed on
the right shoulder.*
Spousta, who is thirty-four
years old and a resident of
Chicago, is an old circus man
and has been displayed by some
of the leading circuses through-
out the country as a "tattooed
man." He said he would be
willing to go on an exhibition
in behalf of the next Liberty
Loan drive,
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HER OWN SISTER
DIDN'T RECOGNIZE
HER SHE DECLARES
Mrs. J. D. Morrison Now Well
And Happy After An Illness
Of Three Years' Standing—
Praises Tanlac.
"I improved so much after
takings this Tanlac that my own
sister didn't know me at first,
when I went to visit her," said
Mrs. J. D. Morrison of 314
Twenty-fifth street, Ensley,
Ala.
"I lost my health three years
ago and had stomach trouble of
the worst kind," she continued.
"I also suffered dreadfully from
biliousness and constipation. I
was feverish and restless most
of the time and never knew
what it was to get a good night's
rest. I was almost a nervous
wreck. I tried dieting and liv-
ing on liquid fo'ods until I was
almost starved, but nothing did
me any good.
"I started taking Tanlac and
by the'time I had finished my
second bottle, my appetite had
increased until I was able to eat
just anything I wanted, I had
gained thirty-three pounds in
weight—had gone up from" six-
ty-six to ninety-nine pounds in
weight—and was feeling better
than in a long time. I am now
doing all my housework and
even some of the washing. I
feel that I owe my life to Tan-
lac."
Tanlac is sold in Mexia by
Mexia Drug Co.
w.s.s
SWATT THE KAISER!
By having us clean that old
Suit and Hat—the spots don't
come back. Ladies work a spec-
ialty. CITY TAILOR SHOP,
R. L. Maddox, Prop.
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Wm. Kennedy was up from
Groesbeck Tuesday afternoon.
—W.S.S.—
FOR SALE—Good Milk Cows,
also have good pasture for stock
—C. W. Milburn, Tehuacana.
TERRELL IS
LEADING
(From the Dallas Democrat.)
In the recent primary Comp-
troller H. B. Terrell led his fiext'
highest opponent by about 75,-
000 votes. Many candidates
who ran second have since with-
drawn. A comparison of the {
vote received by Terrell and
Mayfield in their home counties,
where they are best known, will
furnish much food for, thought.
Terrell was born and raised
in Cherokee county. He carried -
that county over Mayfield by
the following vote: Terrell.
2,754; Mayfield, 1,874. Terrell
lived in McLennan county for
nearly thirty years. He carried
that county over Mayfield by
the following vote: Terrell,
7,861; Mayfield, 2,063. Terrell
has lived in Travis county for
the past four years. He carried
that county over Mayfield by
the following vote: Terrell,
3,593; Mayfield 1,704. Mayfield
has lived in Erath county, and
in his present voting precinct,
practically all of his life. Ter-
rell carried Erath county over
Mayfield by the following vote:
Terrell, 2,294; 'Mayfield 1,773.
In Clairette, Mayfields' home
voting box, there were polled in
the recent election 146 votes,
Mayfield receiving 35. There
must be a reason for the vote
here given, and the man or wo-
man who believes in efficiency
in office should ascertain that
reason. It is well for the peo-
ple of Texas to know that C. C.
Mayfield, the candidate for
comptroller, is* not related, in '
any way, to Allison or Earl B.
Mayfield, members of the rail-
road commission.
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FOR SALE.
Have small Thrasher and 6-
H. P. Engine, all mounted to-
gether, suitable for small crops
of wheat or oats. Also have
Peanut attachment. Will dem-
onstrate at my shop in Wor-
tham.
Iw2p J. B. Neill.
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Mrs. Lucius B. Finch was
carried to Dallas Tuesday af-
ternoon, where she will under-
go an operation.
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1918, newspaper, August 22, 1918; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth302550/m1/4/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.