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The TEXAS MESQUITER.
John E. Davis, Editor and Publisher
Published Every Friday at Mesquite, Texas:
Entered at Mesquite, Texas, as Second Class Matter!
! ChiCKENS will come home to roost. Ex-Governor
I Malcoinb R. Patterson, a brilliant young man of
! great promise, tried to turn Tennessee over to
r—- 1 ■ , the liquor interests. He went so far that he saw
Established 1882. Subscription $100 Per Year tjie handwriting on the wall and declined to make
j the race for re election. A few days ago he went
j more than half way across the continant to bring
i home his son, who had shot a man, and who had
i drank so steadily that the physicians said his
mind was impaired.
COUNfy
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1912
That Peace banquet seems to have been mis-
named.
1911 was a good year for the Democrats and it
looks like 1912 will be better still.
No friend o„ Woodrow Wilson need say any.
thin*/ unkind about any of the other prominent
Dem crats mentioned for the Presidency. Gov.
Wilson is able to stand on his own merits and not
on the demerits of other men.
The surest evidence of the popularity of Wood*
row Wilson is that friends of the other gentlemen
whose names have been suggested for the Demo-
cratic nomination for President are training their
guns on him. Why don't Harmon's friends show
how foolish it would be to name Champ Clark?
Why is it that Clark's friends are not endeavoring
to show that Harmon is not the man. The ans-
wer is plain. They all know Wilson is the man-
they have to fear.
Thr Houston Chronicle advises its readers to
do their 1912 Christmas shoping early. Just to
satisfy our curiosity we would like to know just
how long before Christmas of 1911 that editor
made his last holiday purchase.
Th is Seagoville News recently issued a very
credit a b'e special edition of twenty four pages,
printed on book paper and containing numerous
illustrations, among the latter being a cut of the
Mesquite High School building.
Pretty soon the county candidate will je
abroad in the land. If you want to be able to lo c
him squarely in the eye pay your poll tax if you
have not already provided yourself with this evi-
dence—very necessary evidence of citizenship.
At the beginning o! each new year, people pre
always hopeful that it will be better than the last
This time they have more reason to feel hopeful
than for several years, because it has betn a long
time since this section had as good a season in the
ground as it has now.
The opinion seems prevalent throughout the
country that Taft is almost certain to be renomi-
nated by the Republicans but that his chances of
re election are anything but bright, but tin activ-
ity beintt displayed by Senator La Follette indi-
cates that he does not take the President's re-
nominati >n as a foregone conclusion. And the
Democrats are satisfied with the situation. They
know Taft is not popular, as a President, with
the rank and file of the voters of the country. Yet
how can they afford to ask for a indorsement of
Republican rule if they fail to indorse the present
administration by putting the President forward
as a candidate for a second term.
RMM«
Suspicious
Characters
br donald allen
Meanwhile Hon. WillH. Mayes of Brown wood
has a clear field for Lieutenant Governor. H. B.
Terrell of West, is considering the matter and if
he in wise he will oonaider it well. Senator Tor-
re! is a very excellent gentleman, but we do not
believe lis can defeat Will H. Mayes.
Hon. Clarence Ousley has put hi in-elf
out of the running for Senator. A little
later some of the others will wish they
had officiated at the burial of their own
ambition. —Dallas Times Herald.
There is one senator to b) elected and four
candidates, if Alexander can be called a cmdi-i
date. But one man can win and it is safe to say !
that the others will wish they had followod Ousley's j
course and stayed out of the race. Two of the'
candidates, Randell and Sheppard, are members I
of Congress and neither could have been defeated I
far re-election. As it is, one of them is sure to!
be defeated, and possibly both, though the ME3 j
QUITKR does not think so.
(Copyright, ion. by Associated Literary Preu.)
Mr. Quy Ascott came up to the vil-
lage Inn at Westport because ho hnd
been told that the fishing was great
in September, and that all the sum-
mer guests would have departed Mr.
Weatcott was a bachelor and he
didn't like a crowd of people. Ho bad
a fair Income and lived In a com-
fortable way. and mostly for himself.
Whatever else he fished for, he didn't
angle for women.
Bfisa Helen Asher, who was old
enough to be called an old maid, but
didnt care, and who couldn't get
away from her studio In the city un-
til after August, had come up to the
Inn to rest and he alone, and perhaps
mmlte • few aketcbes in the neighbor-
hood before returning. If she had
ever loved she couldn't recall the in-
cident She had a very chilly way
with men.
The landlord of the tavern boasted
that he took no responsibilities. If
bis guests did not see fit to deposit
their valuables In the old sheet iron
safe in the office he could not even
sympathize with the Iosb by theft.
He never Introduced oile guest to an-
other. Thus, if a robber made the
acquaintance of a minister, or h gam-
bler that of a Sunday school superin-
tendent. and things happened, mine
host could rub his hands and say:
"All their own fault! I did not in-
troduce them."
It thus came about that although
they were the only two guests in the
house, Mr. Ascott and Miss Asher
were not Introdnced. They had to
take each other on their looks, and
neither was satisfied.
"He's a selfish, repellent man,"
was Miss Asber's verdict as she sat
opposite Mr. Ascott at their first
meal. "And he' no gentleman. Had
he recognlred my presence 1 should
have recognized hie. I hope he will
leave tomorrow."
And Mr. Ascott, after looking his
vls-a-vls over from the tall of his eye.
growled to himself:
"An old maid, for sure. Probably
spent the summer somewhere else
trying to catch a man, but failed,
and is now making a last effort. She
needn't'hope for a victim here."
After several meals had been eaten
in silence the hotel help reported the
Candidates for Congressman at large are get-
ting so numerous that additional entries into the
field lo-te their value as a news item unless you
happen to be personally acquainted with the new
candidate. The Mesquiter tried to keep up w th
them for a while, but we've completely lost count.
Chas. H. Lister, formerly an employe or this
paper, and who has since worked on some of the
best papers in Texas, has established the Ga-
zette at Milano, Milam county. We can wish t':e
Gazette ho belter luck than to express the hope
that its publisher will meet with the success that
he deserves.
The other day the Mesquiter received a seed j
eatalogueand we notice featured on the front p.ige!
, oT the cover a picture of a large and juicy water- f
melon bearing the name of its propagator, H. A.
Hp I bert of Coleman. That recalled to our mind
the fact that this same man is now a candidate for
Commissioner of Agriculture of the Statu of Tex
as, and looking at that tempting picture we were
more impressed with the fact that he ought to be
j fleeted. Mr. Halbert is not only a farmer but he
j is the kind of a farmer who has done something
I for agriculture, as he has given the world < evi-ral
j new and improved varieties of vegetables and j
fruits. It is true that his election would displace
Judge E. R Kone, a very estimable gentleman.
But Judge Kone is not equipped for this office as
is Mr. Halbert. He is not even a fanner. He is
a lawyer by profession and a politic in by occupa-
tion, and he has been holding some sort of office
most of his lire. If the people want a real agri-
culturalist for Commissioner of Agriculture, then
they should vote for Mr. Halbert.
"Of course I don't, but some one
did."
"JUBt SO—JUSt SO."
"And I've got my suspicions!"
"Dear me! WeU. I won't ask what
man you suspect I never do ask
tb6se things. I simply feed and
lodge."
"And I may have hie room searched
—even have bim arrested!" contin-
ued Miss Asher as she turned away.
"Who Is that man, anyway T"
"Can't say, ma'am. Unless my
guests tell me who they are and nil
about themselve I don't know a
thing."
"He may be a criminal."
"Yes, he may. No telling what any-
body is these days—not by their
looks."
In deference to what she knew
must be an embarrassing situation,
the landlord's wife, at the next meal,
seated the guests with their backs to
each other, and bribed a boy to stand
outside one of windows and keep
up a constant whistling to relieve the
awful strain, but the stratagems were
only partly successful. Mr. Ascott
had his suspicions and they would
not down. If the hotel people were
honest then—then—1 He was out
His door was not locked. The roll of
greenbacks was a temptation. Ho
could not hope to recover his cash,
but—
And with her back to him and sit-
ting as stiff as a poker, Miss Asher
Colt that the old bachelor had a guilty
look on his face,' and that If given tiid
"third degree" by the sheriff he would
break down and" restore his plunder.
She wondered if she towered over
him and appealed and threatened and
spoke of his mother, who was prob-
ably a Baint in heaven, if she could
not touch his heart. She finally de-
cided that sho could not At his age
he would be hardened in crime and
not care a copper whether his moth-
er was In heaven or some other place.
That night was moonlit. There
was a veranda running along the sec-
ond story of the inn, and at about the
hour of 9 the landlord's wife beck-
oned him from the office and up the
first flight and whispered:
"They are together out on the ver-
anda!"
"No!"
"And sitting near each other!"
"No!"
"And talking poetry and things!"
"I can't believe it. and I can't be
held responsible!"
"She found her ring In the wash-
stand drawer and he found his money
in the hind pocket of his other trous-
ers. They rushed out of their rooms
and almost embraced. He begged her
pardon and she begged his. He said
he had not suspected a lady like her,
and she said she had taken him for a
gentleman at the first glance."
"And—and what?"
"Why, the romance of the thing,
you old goose!"
"They'll fall in love?"
"Of course."
"Well, let 'em. I don't know but
that's the best way, but you listen
to me, Martha, and remember what I
say—I will not be responsible for it!"
ONE ATTACK
FOLLOWS ANOTHES
Has That Been Your Experience Tak-
ing Calomel for Constipation?
Try Dodson's Liver-Tone
Next Time.
Many people take calomel to
cure constipation, and it does
cure it for one day, but two or
three days later they are sicker
than ever. That is one of the
aftereffects'of calomel.
This is the reason why Cul-
lom & Chapman's drug store
will not guarantee calomel to be
harmless. But we do guarantee
Dodson's Liver Tone to be a per-
fect substitute for calomel.
Dodson's Liver-Tone will cure
constipation and billious attacks
and keep them cured, by stimu-
lating and toning- up the liver to
do its best work. It is a vegeta-
ble 'liquid with a pleasant taste
and is harmless to children as
well as grown people. It livens
up the liver by natural methods,
does not act so strongly as to
weaken the body, but is safe and
sure just the same. You can
buy a bottle to-day from Ctllom
& Chapman with the assurance
of your money back if it faiis in
your case.
Death of Infant.
The 20-month's old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo, H. Poynter, of
near Orphans Home, died early
Sunday night of spinal menin-
gitis, and was buried at the Mes-
puite cemetery Monday after-
noon at 4:30 o'clock.
The bereaved parents have the
sympathy of all in their great
sorrow.
DEATH IN ROARING FIRE,
may not result from the work of
firebugs, but often severe burns
are caused that make a quick
need for Bucklen's Arnica Salve
t ie quickest, surest cure for
burns, wounds, bruises, boils
sores,. It subdues infiamation.
It kills pain. It soothes and heals
Drives off skin erunt.ion, ulcers
or piles. Only 25c at all drug-
gists.
MESO.UITE,
(Continued from first page.)
K
Bit,
County Board of Education.
James E Bolton, the present tax
assessor of Dallas County, was
reared at Mesquite. Chas. E.
Gross, chief deputy in the Sher-
iff's office, and Chas. A. Tosch,
who holds a like position in the
offic" of the county tax collector,
both hail from Mesquite. County
Superintendent of Schools, Mil-
lard p. Horton, formerly resi-
ded in Mesquite, as did J. E.
Russell, court house engineei;
R. A. Vineyard, deputy tax as-
sessor R. B. Shaukles, deputy
sheriff; and Ollie Humphreys,
d«pu'„' county clerk. R. L.
Coats, Lfi'find jury bailiff, is s
Mesq-ilte inn, and Ben F. Cul-
loui, ilcpu y county clerk, was
peiM'nl in tlui country south of
t?, Jihn JB, Parts, at
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Mesquite and the Mesquite
country is a good place in which
to live and to do business. Its
religious and moral atmosphere,
its educational advantages, its
social life and its business op-
portunities and fertile lands all
serve to make life attractive and
to fit young men and women for
high stations in li re.
Superintendent's Report.
Teachers' monthly report of
the Mesquite High School for
month ending Dec. 22,1911. All
grades.
Whole number registered:
Boys 151)
Girls 155
Total 814
Numbi r enrolled this month:
Boys ,,551
Girls ,,, 147
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Citation by Pi'blication.
THE STATU OF TICXAS.
To the Sheriff or anv C uistabl j of
Dallas County-GRRBTING:
You are hereby commanded, That
by making publication .if tVJis Citation
in some newspaper, published In the
County of Dalian, t tv fiui" c^n^e^uMv**
weeks, previous to the return day
hereof, you summon II. J. ii(.hif,on,
a non-rc«Meut of the Stat r of Texas,
to be and appear bwfore the District
Court of the 88th Judicial DUtrlct of
Texas, to be holden and for the Coun-
ty of Dallas, at the* Court House
thereof, In the city of Dallas, on the
First Monday in February A. D. 1!)12,
then and there to answer to the peti-
tion of Sadie Mo bison, fl'ed in waid
Court o« the9th day of December A.
D. 1911. against the said It. .1. Iiobi
son, for auit, naid suit belli/ numbered
10441 C, the nature or which demand
of whlcii dem ami Is as follows, towit:
Plaintiff allejjo* that she and defendant
weromarried on Jui.v Ifriu, 11(07, and
lived together until ah mi Aug. 10th,
1M07. when defendant abantJoiw.d this
plaintiff, and since whdi time lie ha*
not ooinuiunicauid ith plaintiff, nor
has she *nen him since miiM time; that
during tlie abort pel oid -if time tliev
did llvv toutother, d«f«uid<Mit «tir*ud uud
abiiMtd plaintiff, upitlj.'d to lur vile
epiili«t , vuid Uliaivu l nor witi. a wui|t
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"Sorry, Very Sorry, Ma'am I"
frosen stiffness of tho two guests, but
the landlord had no remedy.
"Folks as want to get acquainted
can And the way. Folks as don't are
probably Just as well off."
It was only natural that the two
guests should wonder a bit about each
other, and perhapa It was anly nat-
ural that they should think the worst.
To Mlse Asher the old bachelor might
be, and probably was, a fugitive from
Justice, hiding in that out-of-the-way
place. As she was sorry that she bad
not read the daily papers more close-
ly. Some Issue might have contained
his crime and personal description.
She almost shuddered as she cast fur-
tive glances at him.
On his side, Mr. Asoot stuck t his
first opinion. Miss Asher was not
guilty of any greater crime than that
of being an old maid In search of
matrimony. That, however, when he
was the target, was a greater crime
than shoplifting.
One day, when a week had gone
paut, Mr. Ascott had a startling tale
to tell the landlord He had come In
from his dally fishing to find that
he had been robbed of a roll of firty
dollars. He had carelessly left the
money on the bureau In his room.
"Sony—verr narry," was the land-
lord'e repljr, "but you can't hold me
responsible. There's s nut ice on y,m
door."
"Hut la roar help bonestr
'-gtrstflu as s "iring"
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POETS HAVE HAD WRONG IDEA
lit IllIA 11
Their Rhapsodies About ths "Deep,
Blue Sea" Shown to Have No
Foundation In Fact.
The poet sings of the "deep, blue
sea," but the sea Is not always blue
by amy means. There are any num-
ber of colors to be observed in the
oceans, and many interesting facts
have been gathered with rpepect to
them.
The Mediterranean and Carrlbeah
seas present the true blue color. The
extraordinary blueness of the first
named has been assigned to two
causes. One is that very few large
rivers of fresh water enter It The
other is that the Mediterranean, prac-
tically landlocked and exposed to
powerful sunlight, has the greatest
evaporation of all seas. By actual
test. It has been ascertained that the
Mediterranean water Is heavier and
saltier than the water of the Atlantic
ocean, which Is an Important circum-
stance In the consideration of the
cause of Its color.
Aside from blue and green, other
colors are to be seen In the world's
seas and oceans. In January, 1909, a
river of yellow water, three miles wide
and of enormous length was observed
running parallel with the gulf stream.
It stretched from Cape Florida to
Cape Hatteras and was undoubtedly
caused by some submarine upheaval,
probably of a volcanic nature. It en-
dured for some weeks.
In 1901, off the California coast,
the sea turned almost black The
whole of Santa Crus bay assumed this
extraordinary Inky hue, and fishing
came to an end. In this case no def-
inite reason was ascertained for the
phenomenon
The dull reddish tint thet Is « en
in the Ked sea, and whloh has given
that body of water Its name, is said
iu be due to the presence of millions
upon millions of inlcroenoplc alga*
Thu Yellow sea of China Is aup-
to owe Its color to the flood*
of muddy water that ihe great river
jiomu Into It, hut many scientists me
of oplnUw thai the eolor la to he
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Lawson and Balch Spsings.
On account of having to tneve
this week valued communications
from Lawson and Balch Springs
have to be left out of this issue
Among other things "Lawson
Lightweight" reports a double
vredding on Thursday afternoon
of last week, the contracting
parties being R. D, Potter and
Mrs. Hattie Stark and Alva
Landess and Miss Maggie Ben-
nett; Thomas Lawson's return to
school at Waco; T. H. Bennett
and family returned to their
home at Denton; T. H. Peagan
died Wednesday night; son born
toC. C. Mason and wife Dec. 24; I.
N. Roy croft moved to Dallas;
Harry Parker and Will Gates
home from Louisiana; daughter
born to Joe Teeter and wife on
Dec. 28, etc.
Balch Springs correspondent
reports the completion of Mark
Davis' new residedce; Will Mur-
phy moved to Mrs. D. D. Marks
place from Dallas; P. C. Nash
moving his effects to Jackson;
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Bennett of
Crandall, recent guests at home
i if Charley Cole; B. C. West mov-
ed to Chase farm, northwest of
Mesquite; two of W. T. Shep-
herd's children ill with pneu-
monia; Osa Caps, son of Malley
Capps. dangerously ill, etc.
THE WORLD ALMANAC
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