Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, Ed. 1 Monday, October 16, 1916 Page: 8 of 8
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MERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT, '■’*
ModHay, October 16, T916
AND STILL THEY
COME
Every Day See* New Goods
Coining in lo Meet
the Demands of Our
Customers.
JUST RECEIVED—
New Sport Coats,
New Cloth Coats,
New Children’s Dresses,
New Petticoats,
New Blankets.
More Men’s and Boys’ Suits.
THE LEADING FEATURE TODAY AT THE
THE LIT RIG
Don’t Forget the Place.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle
In
“THE WHIRL of LIFE”
gor-
With its big cabaret scenes, magnificent dances,
geous costumes. In this thrilling drama you are held spell-
bound with their wonderful terpsichorean success. It is
easy to see why they hive danced their way into the hearts
of the public. See them as they glide upon the spacious floor
opening night of the “Castles by the Sea,” most magnificent
building in the world devoted to dancing.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY—
Adults 20c
Children 10c
n«»rsfs
V 4'UI M.
; jvtvh It) live forty
New Shoes foi the
Family.
Whole
New Suits for Ladies Coming
Every Few Days.
YOU WILL SAVE MONEY
BY TRADING WITH US.
Our Candies are Like Mercy
Tfn\v bless ImiUi Hip giver and (lie receiver. So llu- next time
joii rail, tiring a Ikix ivitli you amt we rail assure you Ihai it will
in- a lia|i|iy evening imleril for two people.
Try Our Vegetarian Dinner
Candyland Conleelionery Company
Old I‘hour fUfi.
New rtionr 525.
Mm
There are *<j,uoo seeds iu a bushel ot
wheat.
The world * richest tin mine la one
in Tasmania.
There la no weather on Mara, only a
change of season*. '
Roasted cnTee la au excellent disin-
fectant for sickrooms.
Only a bon* one man In each 298 ex-
ceeds six feet In height
j New South Wiles devotes G. 138.000
seres lo wheat growing.
| The art of candy makiug originated
with I lie Chinese lung ugo.
The annual catch of lobsters lu the
world is a boot 125,000.000.
Each wtaal-v carries about half a ton
of w haleboue about with him.
Mytlug lirad. In Ibe Faroe Islnruls. is
a sheer precipice piling up 2.2UJ feet In
height.
The average child of itx years uses
fewer than 4l>0 words In his dally cou
versa tlon.
•4 falcon trained to carry messages
has been known to cover 750 miles lu
sixteen hours.
It is In the lungs that our blood be-
comes red. Before It gets there It is
of a dark purple color.
Employer—Can you write shorthand?
Applicant— Oh, jes, only It takes me
longer.—I.oudon Mutes.
Miss De Muir—Were you ever hyp-
notized. Mr. Hector? Hector—Yes; 1’uu
married.-—Illustrated Bits.
The flowers of the foxglove plant re-
semble the (lagers' of a glove. Tlio
term foxglove U said to t>e a corrup-
tion of the term "folk's glove" or
‘Tally's glove.”
Most of the rarpets made In India
arc woven by bora. who are told by
men watching them how many knot*
of each color to tie to the warp, a sin-
gle row at a time.
The Magistrate—The officer says you
have no employment or trade of any
kind. The Vag—He's got me wrong,
your honor. I m a rock breaker emer-
itus for the state—1‘uck.
“That girl made glo.000 In letters."
"She doesn't look like she can write."
. "Neither can she. She got It from
the letters In her breach of promise
suit."—Baltimore American.
•T see you play Hamlet," remarked
the native.
"I do." admitted Yortek Hamm.
"Il's a tragedy. Isn't It?"
"Nearly ulwajrg.'’-Loulsvlll* Courier-
J dill'll Hi. *
“Hid you meet any nice men while
you were.away?"
"Yes, mol her; lota of them."
"Imts of them! ' There aren't that
many In the whole world."— Detroit!
Free Cress.
"How do you keep niothsbut of cloth-
ing?" asked the girl with a needle and
I ft read. :
"Why," ref died the girl with a story
book, "I didn't ktiow they wore any,"—
Washington Star.
iVlfe—I don’t understand how you
men pan spend whole evenings at (lie
club.
Hub Then you talk an awful lot
about something you don't understand.
— Huston Transcript.
SWEATERS, SWEATER8
There’s no better time to buy Sweaters than now as the
Cold Weather is beginning.
We have them for all the family from.......25c to $5.50
All kinds of Knit Caps..................25c to $2.50
Those New Stocking Caps, the kind that are different.. $1.50
SILK KNIT SCARFS—PRETTY STRIPES.
SIIOI^S Of QUALITY arriving daily. Come in, let its
give you a Tit.
COAT SUITS, new and nobby.........$12.50 to $37.50
You Can Do Better at Shaw's.
J. 2$. Shatef&
corn 85c. No. 4 white corn Rio. No. 2
mixed corn K-letbRfiVL.c nominal. No. '!
mixed corn sfJeftiRli^c nominal, No. I
mlxisl corn S-'lijiv No. 2 yellow .......
Msft/,R7c nominal. No. !’> yellow corn
R.V(o stle nominal. No. 4 yelbnv corn
R-ltyefoHh'/jc nominal. No, 2 while oats
47&C nominal. No. 5 white onls -l(t>?.o.
No. I white oats 4."Wo4<So nmninnl.
I! mixed mils 4('k,/?/47(‘ nomimtl.
.'I mixed outs lot (it51 ie nominal
1 mixed onls t.'lcfri 45o.
No.
fi N'».
No.
Today’s Markets
l ocal Vtartiet*.
Colton, In the lint......... 17c
Cotton. In the seed............<i.50o
Cotton sissl..................$48.0(1
Wheat. |s*r lutsliet............. .$1.55
• bits, per bushel ....... 47c
Corn. |ier bushel ......... ..75c
Chicago Grain and Previsions.
• Chicago, net. ltl.
' Yesterday's
Close. Close.
Spo!
COTTON,
f'ol I on Market.
Wheat
Pec .. .
May .. .
Corn
' os* ., .
May .. .
i nils —
I lee .. ..
May ..
I'ork—
(let ....
Dec .. .
liltm
< let .. .
I ail'd
(let .. .
I>IS'. ..
..157%
. . 157 %
.. 7ii";
.. 78%
47-%
50%
27.75
23.80
157%
157%
7U%
781 _>
4S
51%
27.50
2! 1.25
1.2.112 13.85
15.22
11.40
15.17
14.15
Col Ion Seed Oil.
Yestrdy's
Close. Close.
..........12.(15-15 12.10 21
.........t1.ft.MU 11.75-77
New York. del. 1(1.—Spot (Sitton was
steady, 25 points up; middling 17.ro
• S'litS.
New Orleans, Oct. Id. —.Spot cotton
was steady. 1!» nnltits up; middling 17
cents; sales 1292 hales.
i.ivet'iMinl, (let. 10.—Spot cotton win
steady. 1R points higher; middling
I(1.29 cents; stiles 10,090 hales.
(ialveston, (let, Hi. Wire trouble
no ipiolal ions,
Houston, i at. 2(1. S|uit cotton wfl-
steady. 20 poluts up: middling 17.2<
1*011 ts.
Hailas. del. 1(i. — K|mi| cotton w«>
sleady, 40 points up: middling lli.7('
cents: sales 5333 bales.
Total port receipts 72.7320 against
41,798 Iasi year.
New 'ork Futures.
New York, Oct. ltl.—Futures o|H*ned
steady, 5 to 7 higher, at noon were
steady. 13 to 15 higher, and closed very
steady, 25 to 29 higher.'.Today’s do's
lag prices r
Yesterdj
( 19:30 a. ni. Close, Close
.Ian.. .. .. .17.97 17.80-82 17.51 54
.Mar.. ». .. 17.74 17.8R-IKI 17.00 02
(let.............17.00-05 17.35101
Hoc.............17.82-8.3 17.57 59
steady, I to 5 higher, at 2 p. in. were
•inlet, 0 higher and closed firm, I I
higher. Today’s closing prices:
Yestd'y.
I’losi*. Close
Jit n-Feh............10.25 10.11
Mar Apr...........10.281/j 10.14'4
(let-Nov..........10.25 10.11
I lee .Ian...........10.25 10,12
EASIER TO STOP NOW.
It is easier to cheek a bronchial
cough now Ilian later. Coughs grow
worse the longer they continue. Fol-
ey's Honey and Tar stops tickling In
throat, allays Infliiimnatinn and Irri-
tation. restores sore and discharging
membranes to healthy condition, opens
congested nlr passages ahil affords
bulged for relief. Sold everywhere.
m-w-f&w
New Orleans Futures.
New Orleans, (let. 10.—Futures op-
ened steady, unchanged to R higher, at
noon were steady. 12 to 14 higher and
11.55-50 11.00-01 j closed steady, 25 to 20 higher. Today's
11.00-02 11.00-01 I closing prices:
Kansas City Ca li Crain Market.
Kansas City. (tel. Hi No. hard
•'•heat $1.57(1/1.05 No. 3 hard wheal
$1.50fti 1.(7,. No. I hard wheat $1.52<if
1.54. No. 2 red wheat *! 57(fll.5R. No.
red wheat $t.5(Vo 1.5!) nominal. No,
•I red wheat S3.52Ssl.59. No. 2 while
f-orn RIV-p Si85'be nominal. No. 3 white
Yealerily
9:59 il lit. rinse. Cln-s*
-Ian.....
. 17.32 17.43-44 17.18 19
Mar.. ’.. .
. 17.53 17.121415 17.57 58
n.-t......
........17, (Mi-97 19.82 84
tllH'.. , . .
. .......17.52:13 17.07 08
Liverpool Fill tires.
Liverpool. Oil. Hi. Fill ores opened
Light as Chaff
Sound Senaa.
A mysterious building bad been erect-
ed on the outskirts of a small town,
it Was shrouded iu mystery. All that
was kinivvn, about It was-that it was
i chehilonl laboratory. An old farm-
er, seeing a man
standing in the
doorway, asked;
"What l»e ye
d o 1 n' In this
place?"
"We are search-
ing for a uni-
versal solvent—
something that
Vvill dissolve all
tilings," explain
ed the eliemlst.
“What good will
that be?"
"It will dissolve oil things. Just Im-
agine, sir, if xvo want a solution of
iron, glass, gold—anything—all we
have to do is to drop it Into this solu-
tion."
"Fine," remarked the old farmer,
“flue! Hut what lie ye goiu' to keep
it In?"-Country Uentlemuu.
r r
. Bait For tha Keeper.
All hough the notice plainly stated
that tlsiting was prohibited there, the
angler snt placidly dangling his line
over the stream.
The Irate keeper, who approached
him. Was surprised (o see that the line
THE PICTURE WHICH HAS ROCKED
THE WHOLE COUNTRY.
“THE WOLF WOMAN”
THOMAS H. INCE’S TRIANGLE
MASTERPIECE FEATURING
NOT THE OLQ “R*G
AND BONE” KIND
SUPPORTED BY CHARLES RAY
AND STARINCECAST
A REAL VAMPIRE
There are Vampire Women of .ill degrees and classes,
but Louise Glaum is rapidly being considered the best in the
country. In “The Wolf Woman,” Miss Glaum reaches the
height of hej dramatic ability—M. P. New.s
Queen Theatre
/
Wednesday Only
10c
To Everyone
Children under 15 not admitted
T. li. Will In ms.
olS-ht
WII.L l’A\ CASH for your see«ut l
hand furniture. Knight I'eveto Furfii !
Co. olC-lf - ,
WANTED—Second hand furniture, j
Knighl-l'eveto Furniture Co. ottFtf ij
"ANTED First class risible tv|ie-
writer; must lie In good eomlMion.
KMight-Herein Furniture Co. oltt-lf
'Ol XG MAN wauls room In
fitnjil,v. Address p. O. 495.
private ,
"10-51 !
F(Mt SALK—Two and a half horae-J
power gasoline engine, cheap. See Max
tilhl(s at OveriUt Fact pry building ori
phone new 71l.il itlO-ir
5‘LI1. PACKAGES Alahasllne nl 47' jc
•timidities over 5 pounds III 4.V |#>
5 lb. iMleknge. White, 12%e to 15e |s>r
pio kage. Kelsa.v Lumber Co. old rf
WHAT IS IT?
Watch for announcement in
this paper tomorrow
WANTS—TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
FOB SALE OR TRADE—1910 six
R! udehakrr. seat covers, goiu I paint
and tires bvtk 1ik>* new ; 1 roadster iu
lii'st class shape, cheap. Tom Spur-
lock. oltUw
FOR RENT—5 r<Hun bouse at 1917
K. Liimar St. with all modern con-
veniences, Call new phone 245 black.
BEST OKLAHOMA FOAL
Lumber Co's. Yurd.
Kelstiy i
olOtf
COLD WAVE I'onilng. Order your coal
from Kelsay Lumber Co. oltl tf
I'Olt RENT—Two rooms for light
housekeeping, with all modern (Oiivoii
leneo. (Ibl plume 1097. olli-tf
FOR SALK—One 6-ptvsse tiger Mlehl-
gnn iu first class londlllon at a bar-
guilt: one 3-passenger lmi>eriat. etee-
trlet lights and starter, new Hit's, In
first class mechanical condition; cash
or trade, a bargain. These cars ne>
owned by iiorsous who have bought
Inslge ears and we have authority lo
sell them cheap. North Texas Motor
Co. * olO.’.t t
FOR SALE—Fprlghl piano, good «siu-;
dll Ion: will sell for $75 If sold at oms*.1.
Cull Ml 519 S. Willow St. outfit!
FOR RE!NT—Two or ihnm
with hath. 529 N. Cleveland.
room* '
r
EVER HEAR OF PICTURE SHOW HAVING
A BARGAIN SALE?
potato, lu
TODAY-
3.
4.
The Internationally Celebrated Dancers
Maurice and Florence Walton
IN THEIR SCREEN DEBIT IN
“THE QUEST of LIFE”
CARDINAL POINTS CONCERN!Xti*
"THE QUEST OF LIFE."
The Quest of Lfe" marks the first screen appearance of
Maurice and Florence Walton, the internationally re-
nowned dancers.
Though the stare are dancers, the production tells a big
dramatic stro’y.
The famous Apache Dance, originated by Maurice, is
introduced in the picture.
The gowns worn by Miss Walton were designed exclus-
ively for her by Lady Duff Gordon.
was halted with
n m used voice he
asked the Intrud-
er what be was
doing.
"Fishing," was
the reply. "Yuli'
See, my health
has been upset
by financial wor-
ries, and 1 came
down he^ t<(i xee
If fresh air would
help me."
Thinking that
perhaps tile-poor
chap was mentally afflicted, the keep-
er went away without denouncing him.
That ryenlng the keeper was' in tbo
local tavern, telling Ills friends about’
the potato balled Hue, when lu wulkcd
the angler.
"Any luck?” said the Innkeeper
kindly.
“Oh, fair!-' was the reply as the fish-
erman opened his basket and dlaptay-
eti a fine catch.
“Look here.” stormed the Infuriated
kee|ier. "von didn't catch that lot with
a potato!"
“Oh, no!" said the angler coolly.
“That wax what I caught you with."
COMING TUESDAY-
Anita Sfewart’s Pretty Sister W
LUCILE LEE STEWART
In ‘ |
‘His Wife's Good Name"
wm
Unconscious Versification.
A good example of unconscious ver-
sification In a learued treatise occurs
In Dr. Whewell’a work on mechanics.
“Hence he force, however great, can
atretch a cord, however fine. Into a
horizontal line which 1* accurately
gtralght" _~
Femininity.
The woman whom everybody calls
gre,at envies the woman whom every-*
body call* the dearest little woinnu In
the-world.-Life.
We never did hefore lint that is what we are doing this week—
having a Bargain Sale. What’s more ye are offering a CHEAT
STAR in a CHEAT PICTFRK every day. Von could find many
shows charging a higher admission prire, lint none showing lietler
pictures. Our prices will remain 5 and III rents all week.
QUEEN
TODAY—The Beautiful and Adorable
LILLIAN GISH
The beautiful star of “The Birth of a Nation,” in the
best picture she has appeared in since that great production.
“Diane of the Follies”
I A plav of iVwtestic lire and the dresses worn by the women I
I are marvelous, and interest in tliem is only surpassed by the I
| excellence of the entire production.
TOMORROW—-The Queen of the Screen
MARY PICKFORD
In a Loveable Characterization as
* Hulda From Holland"
Miss Pickford is at her best as the little Dutch girl in this
Wonderful Paramount Picture.
« Gem Theatre Today ^
RED FEATHHKR f*HOTOPL\V8 I’resenl
Flora Parker De Haven in
“THE WHIRLPOOL OF DESTINY.”
A Five-.\rt I nusual Drama of lanes Redemption.
Also Present ing
MITFAL WEEKLY.
All the IjiIch* Happenings of tlu* W.irld Itefore Your Eyes. *
Specially Selected Music by
MISS FRANCIS NELSON.
« IHC REEI-S TODAY. SAME PRICE, lOr.
TOMORROW—
"THE SHIELDING SHADOW."
Two Episodes the First Day.
ALL LADIES FREE.
I.AIHKS, TAKE A Til* FROM I S. AND COME EARLY.
WEDNESDAY— }
“SAINT, DItIVIL AND WOMAN."
Featuring FLORENCE LA BADIE.
A FIVE APT GOLD ROOSTER PLAY.
H! Jewel Theatre Today g
Art Accord and Nita Davis in
"WATER STUFF.”
A dandy two-art Western drama of thrills.
“YOU CAN’T BEAT IT.”
A conn <l\ of laughable esrapades of a wayward huslinnd. Reiter see it.
“CURING SISSY.”
Sissy Fitzgerald in this Exceedingly Funny Comedy Sensation.
“PIGS," A Good Partiym Comedy.
TOMORROW—The l^ainty Film Star
Violet Mersereau in
“THE GIRL WHO DIDN’T TELL.”
And
“HIGH SPEED." Victor Comedy.
SatsasiKSMamoa
^WEDNESDAY
THE HIT OF THE YEAR
“THE WOLF WOMAN.”
■The Picture Which Swept Press and Public “Off Their Feet” and
Took This Country by. Storm.
Type of 'umpire"
THURSDAY—TlL'iDA H.YKA im “UNDER TWO FLAGS.”
FRIDAY—Walkxt' Rdd in THE MOySE OF GOLDEN WINDOWS.
SATURDAY—EARLE WILLIAMS in "THE SCARLET RUNNER."
I.ntiise Glaum "A New
is I'eatured.
New Coals and Suit Arrivals
CAME IN TODAY.
:
Drop in to Our Suit Department and see the
NEW COATS-NEW SUITS-NEW DRESSES-
\ « Jgst Received Today. .
;| , They Are Very Smat|%nd New.
Coats from. $7.50 Up
Suits from........... $20.00 Up
Dresses...,...................$12.50 Up
WALTER C. JONES & GO
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