The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 7, 1918 Page: 4 of 16
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HERALD
Published Every Thursday by
N. P. HOUX,
Editor and Proprietor.
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THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY
Forever niay it wave, o'er the land
of the free*and the home of the brave.
Pay the President
A BEAUTIFUL GEM.
By Henry E. Ellis, in the Deni-
son Herald.
IN MEMORIAM.
What Do You Think Is My Share?
By Bruce Barton
He is a conscientious gentleman, who honestly
wants to do right. And fie came to me shaking
his head.
"I want to do my full part in this United War
Work Campaign," he said. "Do you think a
hundred dollars is my share?"
And I told him that it would, he hard for
anyone but himself to decide. "There are so
many different ways of looking at money," I
said, —h-' ' '"™ . * ■
A .hundred and seventy millions looks big at
first glance. It is forty times what Jefferson
gave for the Louisiana territory.
It's a dollar and seventy cents for every man,
woman and child in the land; it's more than
eight dollirs and a half for every household.
"You can figure it on that basis," I told him.
"On the basis of dollars and cents. Qr you can
figure it on the basis of boys." k
"Of boys?" he questioned. "I do not under-
stand." , ,
It's less than fifteen cents a day for each of our
soldiers and sailors,".I answered. "Fifteen cents
a day to give them warmth and comfort and
entertainment, and lectures, and games, and the
thought of mother and of God."
"Fifteen cents a day for a boy: two for a
quarter a day. How many boys will you
take?"
And his eyes kindled. "I think t could take
ten at least," he said. He drew his check book
out.
"Figure it out and tell me the price, he said.
"I want you to give them the best you've got.
What is ft going to cost?"
"—rfor ten boys, for a year, at two for a quarter
a day?"
- So I figured" it out for him: suppose you figure
it out for yourself.
Just across the way a friend
sits in rayless gloom with eyes
that see not and ears that hear
not. His voice is hushed, though
his quivering lips bespeak the
deep anguish of his torn and
bleeding heart. Cruel and re-
lentless death has invaded his
lyme and with the ruthlessness
of the tyrant plucked the fairest
flower that bloomed in the gar
den of his affections and filled
his life with the revivfying and
fragrant dew of beatific love.
Words can not comfort, sym-
pathy can not assume the grief
that holds him' in its awful em-
brace, nor drive the black-robed
figure of sorrow from his side.
Beneath a floral bower of lilies
of the valley and sweet forget-
menots whose beauty and purity
are emblematic of the young
life whose body they adorn, lies
the cold and pulseless remains of
his first born, his girl—child of
his dreams, the first fruit of his
marriage troth, whose cherubic
form brought sunshine and glad-
ness to his heart, whose foot-
steps he trained and whose wo-
manly character he took a fond
part in shaping, and whose
future was resplendent' with
promise of a benediction to
those to whom she was attach-
ed by the silver cord of affection.
And now the stamp of death is
impressed upon her face. The
music of her voice no longer fills
the air with the joy of living.
The once happy home echoes
with silence, the footsteps that
now tread the golden streets of
the New Jerusalem and all that
is left the bereaved mother and
father is to sigh for
"The touch of a vanished hand;
The sound of a voice that* is still."
Friends may weep and carry
flowers of remembrance and
friendship and assurances of
sympathy; but for him, consola-
tion, comfort and strength to
bear the burden Fate has im-
posed can come only from above,
from which source he has been
taught there is an inexhausti-
ble supply. In the promises of
Holy Writ must he turn for
help and seek solution of the
mystery of death in the philos-
ophy that "The Lord giveth and
the Lord taketh away; Blessed
be the name of the Lord."
Tex-36-Okl
Don't be stingy when you are
asked to subscribe to the United
War Workers fund. Help make
the world safe for mankind.
. 8«ve Food
Give a five spot to t heUnited
War Worker to help nurse Fred
Eeeves back to life and health.
It is either that you will or you
won't. Which ?
Tex-36-Okl —
Give another V in memory of
Wilson Kollman, who died \yhile
serving his country in your in-
terest.
Save Food
You can if you#will, but if you
won't how can you ?
Tex-36-Okl
And another $5 that might
help save the life of Hardy
Means.
Swat the Kaiser
Mexia has been fortunate in
the influenza epidemic. Let us
show our thanks to the Almigh-
ty by giving a few of the "al-
mighties" to the United War
Workers fund.
Tex-36-Okl
You are sure that your dona-
tion will be used in thecause of
humanity and liberty. Give
until it hurts. v
—Tex-36-Okl
If your boy should be wound-
ed in France and die for want of
attention you would feel badly
over it. A good healthy con-
tribution to the United War
Workers fund might prevent
just such a thing happening.
Make it.
Swat the Kaiser
Another V might enable Wea-
ver Barnett to chesr up some
poor, homeless patriot.
Save Food
Mexia is going over the top in
the big drive next week.
Swat the Kaiser
Another five spot might fur-
nish hot coffee for Frank Vick-
ers, 6r Felix Jackson, or Fort
Smith, or Charlie Felz, or any
number of our boys while they
are out on the battle line.
Tex-36-Okl
Don't say you can't. Grit
your teeth and swat the kaiser
by contributing to the United
War Workers fund.
-Swat the Kaiser
Several Mexia boys have fal-
len in battle, and several more
have died of disease in camp.
These men are giving their lives
for you, and you, and you. You
can certainly give something to
the United War Workers to help
take care of these boys while at
the front. Don't make excuses,
make sacrifices.
Tex-36-Okl
Don't kick out the harness.
"Kick in" with a donation to the
United War Workers fund.
Swat the Kaiser
Send a little Santa Claus mon-
ey to the boys in France. The
United War Workers will see
that he gets it.
WHERE THE
MONEY GOES
Millions of feet of lumber are used
in the construction of buildings for the
war relief work of the Y. M. C. A.,
the Y. W. C. A., the Knights of Colum-
bus, the Jewish Welfare Board, the
War Camp Community Service, the
the Salvalon Army.
The Army "Y" alone has 215 "huts"
in camps o^the Southern Military
Department, which is composed of
the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Ar-
kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Ari-
zona. In the construction of these
buildings, it has taken close on to ten
million feet of lumber, forty-five hun-
dred doors, twelve thousand windows,
The roofs, if all in one piece would
cover sixty ;acres of ground.
These buildings are erected in from
one to four weeks according to their
size and the need for the work. In
ten of the larger camps and canton-
ments there are ten to fifteen of these
soldiers homes, also one or two in
each of the fifteen flying fields, ground
schools, the baloon school, and about
fifty smaller camps, forts, and posts
along the Gulf and Mexican border.
A good-sized building is also main-
tained at each of the army hospitals.
One hundred more buildings are
planned by tht Army Y. M. C. A. to be
erected in Southwestern camps within
the next six months, as the present
number is not sufficient to give the
required service.
In all, there are 7110 Y. M. C. A.
"huts" either operating or in course
of construction in this country. They
cost nearly $5,000,000. Two thousand
have been built overseas, including
huts in England and France, and for
(rtir allies—the French and .Italian ar-
ises.
Besides.the "huts" of the Y. M. C. A.
the K. of C. and the Salvation Army
for the comfort and conveniences of
the soldiers, theY. W. C. A. maintains
"hostess Houses" in the camps for the
entertainment of friends and relatives
while they are visiting the men in
training. This is the only place
where the soldier may visit with his
mother, sister or sweetheart in suit-
able and comfortable surroundings.
The Y. W. C. A. also furnishes rooming
places and wholesome, recreation for
women "in war industries.
The War Camp CommunHy Service
•building in a camp city is for the
benefit of the soldier during his down-
town leisure. Here he may get food,
lodging, entertainment, and informa-
tion regarding hotels, churches, mu-
seums, libraries, and theatres in the
city.
In each large camp the American
Library Association has a library and
reading room. It also sends books
and other reading matter Into each
building of every war organization re-
presented in the camp.
The expense of construction and
up-keep of these various buildings is
one of the large items Included in the
$250,00(^000 -which will be asked of
'the American people during the week
of November 11-18. Originally the
amount asked was $170,500,000, but
with the prospect of peace within a
few months, President Wilson ha au-
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Uncle Sam sends out the call; 3,000,000 boys are waiting for your answer.
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Y. W. C. A. Cares For Children
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wren to release thefr mothers, was solved by the Young Women's Christian Association. The Secretary aids in
[cawing for laborers, and both teaches and interests the children with story telling.
thorized the request for oversubscrip-
tion of fifty per cent on this amount.
Taking care of millions of idle sol-
diers during occupation and demobi-
lization, will mean a gigantic enlarge-
ment of the program of all seven of
these organizations; for, in the opin-
ion of military authorities and welfare
workers, thd most dangerous period
for the soldier is his leisure,the time
during which he is not fighting or ac-
tively training.
Pay the President
Sfeam 'Vulcanizing
I have moved my steam vulcanizing
plant to the iron building next door
west of Brooks' furniture store.Bring
your work 16 me and I will fix it all
right. T. A. HARRIS.
Pay the President
SCHOLARSHIP FOR SALE. ,
We have a sholarshlp in Tyler Col-
lege for sale. If you are contemplat-
ing taking a course in this popular
school we can save you some money
by getting the scholarship from us.
Save Food
FOR SALE *
Texas Red Rust Proof Seed Oats,
$1.00 per bushei.
Verner Gatlln, R. 4.
Diamond Edge
Shears and
Scissors
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"A half dozen pairs of scissors and not one that will
cut." Did you ever say this ? Did you ever hear
this? Isn't it provoking? You riever need say it
again if you will buy the Diamond Edge kind.
They will not only outlast several pairs of the
ordinary kind but will cut clean as long as they last.
We'want you to buy a pair of these Diamond Edg« shears or scissor*, and
in using them remember where you got them and that they are the
Diamond Edge. After using them ycu will look for Diamond Edge
whenever you buy any kind of an edged tool, for
"DijwoyD Edge is ji Quality Pledge "
V. WOLVERTON COMPANY, Mexia, Texas.
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Houx, N. P. The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 7, 1918, newspaper, November 7, 1918; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth302558/m1/4/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.