Brenham Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 1908 Page: 3 of 8
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Wake Up!
By REV. A. C. DIXON, D. D.,
Putor of the Chicago Ave. {Moody*')
Church, Chicago.
"Awake, awake; put on thy strength
O ZIon."—Is. 52:1.
"Tired nature's
sweet restorer,
balmy sleep," Is
essential to the
health and vigor
of body and mind.
But our moral
and spiritual na-
tures need no
sleep. Love,
faith, hope, hu-
mility need never
slumber. Hence In
heaven we shall
be able to serve
God day and
night. The spirit-
ual will have the supremacy. The un-
tiring will be forever active.
in the ninth verse of the previous
chapter Israel is trying to wake up
Jehovah. "Awake, awake; put on
Str.ngth, O arm of the Lord." The
words of our text is God's answer
to that prayer. "Awake, awake; put
on thy strength, O Zion." "Wake up.,
yourself," says the Lord. "I am not
asleep. No attribute of mine needs
repose. I am ready, willing, waiting
to exert my power, whenever you ful-
fill the conditions I have imposed."
We have not by prayer or exertion to
Induce God to bless us. But pray#r
and exertion God requires for our
good. It would be no kindness in him
to bless sleeping Christians. They
would not know it, if he did. Let us
inquire:
1. What are the signs of sleep?
2. What are the causes of sleep
3. Why should we awake?
The Sign# of Sleep.
Inactivity. If a man remains mo-
tionless on the lounge for three or
four hours, I take it for granted that
he is asleep. If he should continue
in that motionless condition for three
or four days, I should pronounce him
dead. If a Christian does nothing for
Christ, he Is asleep. If he persists
in his course of uselessness, It is a
fair presumption that he is no Chris-
#tian at all. Life will express itself.
"By their fruits ye shall know them "
Insensibility to Slight Impressions.
If I wished to learn whether a man
were asleep, I would not fire a can-
non over him. Awake or asleep, he
would be aroused by that. I would
whisper to him or touch him gently.
The fact that you are startled by the
cannon-boom of great crime Is no
proof that you are awake. But how are
you afTected by what the world calls
little sins? Disobedience of any kind
makes the wide-awake Christian smart
with pain.
Ill-Directed Effort. People talk and
walk in their sleep, but it is all to no
purpose. Their talk 13 incoherent,
and their walk without aim. Whea
pastor and people, with all their
preaching and activities, have n.>
blessing, it is because they are
asleep.
Causes of Sleep.
Inactivity. One is not apt to go to
sleep while he is moving about. A
Christian active in winning souls will
not go to sleep. His activity will keep
hitn awake. Go to work. Exercise
your mental, moral and spiritual
limbs.
Atmosphere. Certain climates put
people to sleep. So there are moral
and social atmospheres that seem to
be very good, but Christiana who go
into them fall asleep. Prove to me
that the atmosphere of the theater, the
ballroom and the club are aj good
as the prayer meeting; that first-
class people go to these places; that
men and women whose characters are
above reproach patronize them; the
fact remains that these good people
are, as Christians, sound asleep. They
are not awake to winning souls, con-
verting the heathen, building up the
church.
Why We Should Wake Up.
It Is Harvest Time. Christ looked
out upon the fields and dec:ared that
they were ripe, waiting for the sickle.
To-day the fields are larger and the
grain just as ripe. Shame, shame, a
thousandfold, on the Christian who
sleeps and takes his rest, while the
fields in which he might reap many
golden sheaves are all around him.
It Is a Time of War, and the Enemy
Is Wide Awake. While we sleep, the
citadels of truth are being taken. Our
very children are made captive by the
enemy.
We Are Watchmen, F aced by the
Lord on the Walls to Give the People
Warning. Sleep is treason. For the
private soldier to fall to sleep in the
midst of battle is bad enough, but for
the sentinel on whom depends the
safety of the army to sleep at his post
is criminal. And doubly criminal Is
it, when those we love are in danger.
A father walked out through the fields
with his little bright-eyed boy, and lay
down to rest in an inviting shade. He
fell asleep, while the child played In
the grass around him. But on waking,
he could not see the boy. He called,
and only echo answered. Frantic
with dread, he rushed to the edge of a
precipice, and saw on the rocks below
•the mangled form of his darling child.
Could he ever forgive himself for sleep-
ing. when he ought to have known the
nearness ot' ihe danger? Father,
mother, that may be your portrait. Are
you at ease in your qiind. sound asleep,
while your children Iri sporting; on the
edge of the precipice of infidelity,
drunkenness, or worse? Wake up,
and seek their salvation.
ONCXOI . RPRMrtNCt
STYLES IN BODICES
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These are s'yles suitable to be carried out in almost any woolen material
of not too thick a texture. The first and ^econd show the hack end front of
same bodice; It has a tight fitting lining on which Is arranged back and front
deep points of figured silk. That In front Is attached to right side of lining,
then hooked over to the left, as the fastening of lining is down the center
front. The back piece Is fixed on the lining.
The material is slightly full at waist both sides and fronts. The sleeve
puffs are of material, the tight under-sleeve of silk. The braces are of the
materia] finely tucked horizontally, then mounted on a plain lining, the edges
bound with crosswise silk like vest.. The fronts cross below the waist, the
?nds finishing under the deep-pointed bands. Silk cord and pompous form a
trimming.
Materials required; 2^ yards 44 inches wide, 1% yards lining, 1*4 yard
silk 22 inches wide.
The other drawings illustrate a rather simpler style tucked each side
front to the bust, and at back to the waist. The deep oval opening is strapped
at edge with the material, the vest being white fine cloth braided. The sleeves
are tucked In the upper part, the tight under-sleeve matches the vest.
Materials reoulred: 2% yards 46 inches wide, */„ yard white cloth, about
8 buttons, and 1% yard lining.
METHODS OF PERFUMING HATS.
Paper Box Lined with Silk Perhaps
the Most Effective.
The perfumed hat fad grows apace,
and every milliner has her own way of
doing It.
'The essentia! thing," says one milli-
ner, "is any kind of a box. But it must
be large enough to hold the hat with-
out crushing the feathers. One woman
used a little tin ice chest which had
been unused for a long time and was
free from smell. 'A big white paper
box can be set inside the tin one. Then
cotoes the matter of scenting the pa-
per box, which must be fined with
silk.
"The most successful scented hat
box I ever saw was made of paper and
there were four inside pieces of silk
which served to line It. They could be
removed. When filled with scent they
were simply overpowering and the pa-
per hat box was a bower of the richest
sachet. And into this the hat was
placed.
"The cover was put on the paper
box and the whole thing was set away
In the tin chest. The chest being air-
tight held the scents within. And so,
Che hat became scented. It held its
scent even in the wind for three
months."
PARISIAN "FLUFFY RUFFLES."
CUSHIONS FOR SUMMER DIVANS,
t ______
Filet Covers Are Pretty and by No
Means Hard to Make.
The woman who does not confine
the cushions of her summer divans en-
tirely to madras and washable cottons
should have one of the uew filet pillow
covers which are much easier to make
than they look.
The pillows should be quite small
and flat, about the size used in baby
coaches and the covers made of alter-
nate squares of filet and hand embroi-
dered linen, edgej with Cluny lace,
should button on that they may be
often washed.
Select for the linen squares an open-
work design In which eyelet work pre-
dominates; use only enough of the
satin stitch to make stems or a few
dots. Do not have too much work
on these squares; the main thing is to
have them quite open to show the col-
ored silk or mercerized pillow cover
beneath.
Even easier is one of the covers
made from an entire filet, square that
Just fits the pillow. The cover may
be alike on both sides, or, if that Is
too expensive, the underside may be
of sheer lawn or of Inexpensive filet
net.
Some of the Imitation filet squares
are very good looking and If dyed with
tea to a creamy tint will make charm-
ing aofa pillows at comparatively little
cost.
Sometimes these covers are finished
with a narrow overcasted seam; more
often they have an edge of Cluny put
on flat, without gathering. The com-
bination of these two laces Is particu-
larly effective.
The Outdoor Girl's Glove».
Unless you are a typical outdoor girl
with a larsje income, do not Invest In
chamois skin gloves for summer. The
athletic girl who drives a great deal
likes this large loose glove for rough
wear, but they are not a good invest-
'ment. for the typical summer girl. They
make the hand look large, and while
they wash as clerks guarantee they
will, like the chamois skin you use
for cleaning windows, they have weak
spots and was-h through on the latter.
A good silk glove |8 a far better in-
vestment, but do not be inveigled into
buying brilliant blues, greens, purples
and rose colors to match your jjllk or
linen frock. White or soft siiade of
tan are in better taste; black gloves
are hot in summer and should be *orn
by those in mourning only.
Plaited corselet skirt and jaquette
of putty-colored cloth; waistcoat of
black satin, and simple straw hat with
gray and blue wings.
Toilet Vinegar.
Here Is a toilet vinegar which is
pimple enough to make: Lavender
flowers, seven ounces; alcohol, eight
fluid ounces; diluted acetij acid, 5$
fluid ounces.
The Cameo Popular.
Cameos seem to be with us to stay.
According to a recent fashion note,
they are even being utilized for the
drop earrings that are fashionable just
at present, and the dainty effects are
to be found In large and small pins,
In belt buckler and in bracelets. Per-
haps there is no more effective use
for the cameo than in a bracelet set
in jet or old gold. One beautiful de-
sign noted in one of the shops recently
was wide carved jet setting for a most
delicately carved cameo. Then ihere
are large brooches which are exquis
itely outlined, and even hatpins. That
the cameo Is extremely popular is
demonstrated by the many Imitations
some of them exceedingly good, which
are to be found.
CHIEF OF VETS DEAD.
GEN. STEPHEN D. LEE DIED FRI-
DAY AT VICKSBURG.
COMRADES EXPRESS SORROW
Many Messages Received From All
Over the Southland—Funeral at
Coiumbus, Mississippi.
Vlcksburg, Miss.—Within sight of
the fields ou which he had fought his
hardest battles during the Civil War
and on the same ground where he
had welcomed and entertained his for-
mer foes less than a week agu, Gen.
Stephen D. Lee, commander in chief
of the Uni'.ed Confederate Veterans,
and one of the last of the three sur-
viving generals of the conni'ederacy,
died here Friday In Vlcksburg Nation-
al Military Park at the official resi-
dence of the park commissioner.
Immediately following the death of
Gen. Lee the sad Intelligence was
Hashed to all parfsrof '.he country, and
from early morning until late at night
messages of condolence and sympathy J
continued to pour in. Prom Mont go m
TRUCK FROM SOUTH TEXAS
CUCUMBER
SHIPMENTS
ALVIN.
FROM
TO PASS WOLF BOUNTY
RESTORATION OF SHEEP INDUS-
TRY WOULD RESULT.
About Three Cars Per Day—Overflow
Situation in South Texas Not '
So Alarming.
GREAT RENEFITTO STOCKMEN
Alvin. Brazoria Co., Tex.—The Alvln
truck growers are still shipping large
quantities of cucumbers. Four cat-
loads were shipped from here Thurs-
day night and four Friday night. One
man picked from one acre at one pick-
ing a ton, which he sold for 75c per
hundred. There are four packing
houses here, which are kept busy nil
day and part of the night packing and
loading cars. The shipments have
averaged about three cars per day
during this week. Great difficulty has
been experienced because of washouts
on the railroads.
Swine Could Ee Bred in Wooded Dis-
tricts Wytn Lessened Danger
rom Wolves,
Wit
r
$50,000 !N COLO DUST.
Wanted Hotel Clerk to Keep That
Amount for Him.
San Antonio, Tex.—-When George
Kramer of Vancouver, B. C., walked
into the Southern Hotel Friday morn-
ing and deposited on the counter a
ery, Ala., the cradle of the coafeder-j ^ag containing 150,000 in gold dusi
acy, where its government was first!'11"' the head clerk to keep it
organized; from Richmond, the strong-1 'or l'lat almost dropped
hold of the Sou hland d'iring the
greater part of the tiioody strife; from
New Orleans, the headquarters of the
United Confederate Veterans, and
from many other cities not only In
the South, but In the North and West,
expressions of sorrow and brief eulo-
gies were received, Camps and other
confederate organizations as well as
many prominent persons, including the
president of the United States, were
quick to convey their expressions of
sympathy to the bereaved family.
INCENDIARIES.
San Antonio, Tex.—B. L. Crouch of
Corpus Christ), one of the most wide-
ly known aud successful ranchmen ot
Texas and the originator of the wolf
scalp bounty law, Introduced in the
last legislature, declares he has as-
surance that a bounty hill of some kind
aiming at extermination of wolves aud
wildcats will be passed by the Texas
lawmaking body at its next session.
The bill framed and Introduced last
winter passed successfully both houses
of the legisature, but was killed by
veto of Gov, Campbell. Gov. Camp-
bell. Mr. Crouch declares, Is known to
be in favor of such a law, but vetoed
the bill simply because of the large
appropriation which was an Item of
the document. A fund of $100,000 for
payment of bounties was aimed at,
and the governor did not feel thai the
state could stand for such a sum. Mr
Crouch has been busy conferring with
members of the legislature during the
spring, and says he feels sure ot the
succt ss of his measure early next year.
Mr. Crouch claims that such a bill
would have for its main result Ihe re-
storation of the big sheep Industry
that In early days was responsible
more than anything else for the up-
building of the Southwest. As East
Texas settled up, be says, the wolves
Prospects Fine at San Diago. and wildcats were crowded west, and
Sau Diego, lex. The crops in this „<>on made Ihe range a terror to the
vicinity are lu better condition now s^et>p raiser. For this reason the
than at any time slnnce 1903. "lt,| herds were taken up into New Mexl-
corn will make a line yield, and the Arlnona and Colorado,
cotton is in the best of condition. The: _
acreage was somewhat reduced this
year on account of the late season,'
but this will probably be more than■
dead. It was the first deposit of Its
kind ever offered, and the clerk ad-
vised the man to hike for a bank right
away. Mr. Kramer Is just from Alas-
ka. He says that the mines are run
niiig full tilt, and that the lotal year's
output of gold will be 175.000,000. The
gold dust in Mr. Kramer's possession
was what be had taken out ot' his mine
I dining the past year.
made up by the Increase in production.
the
Bladders Filled With Gasoline Found
Indicate Carefully Laid Plot.
Houston, Tex.—A deliberate and
carefully planned attempt to destroy
the Harris county courthouse was I ——— • —
made Wednesday shortly after the; Crop Prospects Good.
noon hour by fire, and but. for the ear-j 8an Antonio, lex. Now that
Jy discovery, of the flames the edifice! weather is clearing, farm work is
would have been burned to the ground.! wain progressing and crop conditions , 17,200 men back at work In St. Louis,
About 1:30 o'clock District Judge ltr(1 fcood. The rains have not been meu who lost their positions or were
Charles E. Ashe discovered smoke 'hard enough to cause any damage audi laid off during the recent financial aud
issuing from cracks of the door lead? conditions In this section are Hue. business depression. Of this number
lug upstairs near the Preston avenue! Without a setback South and West j possibly 2,eon were employed after
entrance. Before the alarm could be! Text* can expect a record breaking the association sent out Its request to
RE-EMPLOY 17,200 MEN.
National Prosperity Association Makes
June 1 a Glad Day.
St. Louis, Mo. - As a result of the
National Prosperity Association and
Its Empoyment Day plan, June 1 saw
turned in the staircase was a roaring
furnace and flames burst out the win-
dows, covering almost the entire
south side of the building, but In spite
of the almost Incredibly swift advance
of the flames the firemen with chem-
ical streams managed to get the fire
under control without great damage.
PORT ARTHUR HAS 25 FEET.
British Steamer Passes Through Canal
Drawing Over That Depth.
Port Arthur, Tex—The British San Antonio River Falling.
steamer James Brand, which sailed; Goliad, lex. The San Antonio riv-
Tuesday for Manchester, England, has! er at tlllK "laf'p' whlch has b"on "1'
again demonstrated the fact that this ll'K'lor ''ian 11 'la8 for y''arH an(J
harvest. the different manufacturers and cor-
poratlons May 1, asking them to ob-
A Submerged Farm. i serve Employment Day, many of the
Paris, Tex.*—J. F. Whltesldes of Chi-! firms acting at once on the suggestion,
cago reported Wednesday that all of The executive committee of the asso-
hls farm of 161 acres, except abouti elation has taken the plan up with
thirty acres, was under water several railroads and other corporations out-
feet. He had corn ready to lay by j side of St. Louis and many have
and it is out of sight. Men on the ; agreed to try It. The number of men
farm paddled in boats to the cabins j to be re-employed ou.slde of St. Louis
and tied them with wire to prevent has not been learned.
them from floating away.
port has a good twenty-five feet of wa-
ter, notwithstanding the reports which
have been made to the contrary. The
Brand passed through the canal Tues-
day afternoon drawing twenty-five
feet and ten Inches of water.
Hearst Scores McClellan.
New York.—A net gain of 68
votes for William Randolph Hearst
which has caused considerable unaes
lness to the farmers along said river,
Is now falling and apparently all dan-
ger of an overflow has passed.
Victoria, Tex.—The first watermel-
ons of the season were marketed here
Friday and are bringing fancy prices.
Suicide at Austin.
Austin, Tex.—J. E. Sharp, an Atis-
was shown in an official recount of "11 contractor, was found dead on his
the ballots in the first boxes opened in! fro"f I>t,,ch Thursday morning. He
the supreme court so far In the pro- had died as Ihe result of a pistol
ceedlngs brought by Attorney General; wound through the head. He had
Jackson for a recount of all the bal-
lots cast in the mayoralty election of
1905. There were 1,940 ballot boxes
used In the 1905 election and it is like-
ly that all of them will be opened and
the ballots recounted. Mayor McClel-
lan's plurality over Hearst lu the
original count was 3,478.
Ex-Congressman Borocks.
Beaumont, Tex.—News of the death
of M. L. Broocks at San Antonio has
been received here. Mr. Hroocks was
formerly a representative In the legis-
lature from San Augustine county, and
later represented the Second Texas
istrlct In the National Congress. He
been 111 for a long time, and de-
spondency Is assigned for his act.
Mississippi Pilot Commission.
Baton Itougo, La—As a first result
of the legislative probing of the port
of New Orleans and the Investigations
carried on at Galveston, Savannah,
Jacksonville and elsewhere, bills were
Introduced In the two houses of the
general assembly Friday providing for
a board of commissioners to have ab-
solute jurisdiction over pilotage on the
river and harbor of New Orleans. This
board shall consist of five members,
one bar pilot, one river pilot and three
citizens. The bills also provide for the
fixed charges of bar pilots at |3 per
foot and river pilots at $2 per foot.
Chasing the Chinsmen.
Victoria, Tex—Inspector It. I). G.
Gould was here Friday on his way to
Port Lavaca in pursuit of two China-
men, who, It is said, entered this coun-
Capt. Bill McDonald in Washington, try at Brownsville and made their way
Washington, D. C—Capt. Dill Mc- front Corpus to Port Lavaca by boat.
Donald, state revenue agent, Is spend Sheriff Weisinger and Deputy Mar-
Ing a few days In Washington on his j *t"il Smith are assisting Mr, Gould In
way home via New York. He was cor- finding the Chinamen.
dlally received by President Itoose-
velt, but did not meet Senator Fora- Negro in Jail Become Maniac,
ker, who made a great deal of sport Houston, Tex—Friday night a negro
of McDonald Iri the speeches on the named Oscar Whitfield was arrested
Brownsville outrage. while trying to enter Officer Deben
brook's residence In the Sixth ward
Sunday night he was removed from
the city to the county Jail a raving
maniac. His outcries and ravings and
alarmed the neighborhood around • h,v
city jail all day. It is not known with
what form of dementia he Is af.'lieted
Conroy Guilty of Forgery.
Sbreveport, I.a.—E. T. Conroy, for-
merly member of the Des Moines, la.,
, . , ,.i _ ., . i Western League team, who came to
had been ill more than a year past . , ». ' ,
. . , , . . . Shreveport from New Orleans several
and his death was not unexpected. ; .. ,
1 months ago and was arrested on the
charge of passing a forged check, was j
held guilty Thursday of uttering a
Carrie Nation's Choice.
Pittsburg, Pa.—Carrie Nation.
who;
was arrested here, charged with scold
ing and embarrassing four men in
forged Instrument.
Negro Boy Slain.
Rockdale, Tex —Earnest Taylor was
stabbed Saturday night about- II
The clerks of o'clock, and as a result died an hour
fused to pay the fine, and will be sent
Round Rock, Tex
into and this plac
Thursday, and spent the time very (la-v mottling
public was fined $2» and costs and Hint0 and ,hlg place had a day off'lat,!r- Frank Evans wa'--. arrested Sun,
thirty days in the workhouse. She re- * . . . ..
bv
Constable Arledge,
to the county workhouse this after-j J^^Ulng j^a 2" 1 /'yeaS
sr-jfr M; • ■— -"»»' i-y*--
rather go to jail than go to hell." ' T. ~Z : ,
I Dodge, T ex.—In a difficulty at
Tex.—A creamery will be
Velasco, Tex.—M. P. Nussbaum has
just bought a lot next to his present
stand aud will erect u 17,000 store
building. Fhe affalr 8tar">fl out
| Youngstown Friday morning between Mexla.
i Bill Cassidy and Dan Rush, the latter hullt in Mexla Ju.<' as soon a-, the ma
was severely cut In the back and side ' chinery can be bought and placed
in fuu. The In- Thu enterprise will be owned and con-
juries are not serious. j trolled by home capital.
Youth Drowned in Stream.
Colorado. Tex.—The son of George
Burns, a boy 13 years of age, was
drowned Monday In Champion creek.
He undertook to cross the creek while
it was smollen, In a- wagon pulled by
two mules. The mules werv drowned.
In Lavaca County.
Shiner, Tex.—A heavy rain fell here
Sunday, amounting to 2 3-4 Inches. A
high wind accompanied fhe rain, which
damaged corn a little, bu; the benefit
will outweight the damage 100 to 1.
Killing at Denison.
Denlson. Tex.—Fred Morrison, aged
32. formerly a grocer, was shot and
kil'ed here about 4 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. Arthur Lee, aged 32, a
; boilermaker helper In the Katy shops,
j was placed under arrest. Whenn shot
| Morriso fell, dying Instantly.
Center Point, Tex.—A much needed
rain fell Friday and Saturday nights
of last w*»ek. Six or eight Inches fell
on the last date. There was only a
shower Monday morning. Harvesting
Is about over. Thrashing will begin
next week, Some cottou and June
corn Is being planted yet.
Burnet, Tex—The little 12-year old
son of Tax Collector W. C. Galloway
in attempting to cross a narrow
bridge on his wheel fell aud broke
oue of bis arms.
Brenham. Tex.—Mr. B. F. Dotson, a
prominent farmer of the William Penn
neighborhood, brought In a wagonload
of roasting ears Wednesday afternoon
for the local market.
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