Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 9, 1913 Page: 2 of 4
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We have a few odd pairs of Shoes
that do not fit in with our regular stock, and as
we need the room we are making a Special Prioe
for the next ten days.
Do not get the idea that these Shoes are shelf
worn and out of date, as such is not the case with
the exception of a very few pairs. If you are in
need of Shoes you will be saving the difference
between the regular selling price and our price now
10 pairs Mens $4.50 Oxfords going at - - $3.45
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are slightly soiled, all good up-to-date goods and
styles, sizes 141-2,15,151-2 and 16. All that will
be necessary will be to laundry them before us-
ing them; otherwise they are as good as fresh
stock direct from the wholesale house.
In order to make room for our new goods we
are selling the regular $1.00 Shirt at 50 cents;
all regular $1.50 Shirts at 75 cents. If you are
going to need a Shirt this summer you cannot af-
ford to miss this sale. They will not last long at
these prices.
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I EVERYTHING TO EAT AND WEAR
it market. The result is good prices
are prevailing in all primary mar-
kets for country produce, but the
uormal wilt be -reached when all
roads again become passable.
In Houstou strawberry receipts
are light, but are is good condition
and much sweeter than earlier in the
season. Celery ami cauliflower are
scarce, while green stuff from the
Brownsville country is comiugiu in
good supply. Orange prices are
tending upward. The Florida crop
is about gone and California navels
are expected to go higher. Lemons
are in for an advance for the same
reason. Apples and benanaa are
plentiful and blackberries and dew-
berries are about due on the market.
Hens have been a little more
plentiful in the Houston market and
prices as a result have decliued one
cent per pound. Large and medium
fryers are still scarce &n3 will bring
top pricos. Broilers are beginning
to arrive more freely. Turkeys are
scarce, but acceptable. Ducks and
geese likewise are scarce. Eggs
are wanted.
No failures in the Houston sec-
tion are reported by Houston com-
mercial agencies.
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FARM FACTS
By Peter Radford, president, Farm-
ers’ Union,
A touch of nature makes the whole
world kin.
The farmer who is successful plans
as he plows.
Confidence is the companion of
success. Have faith in yourself.
The worth of a farm 1b the worth of
the individual operating it.
The farmer’s work is from sun to
sun but his wife’s work is never done.
No farmer can afford to buy a thing
he can raise no matter how cheap it is.
Take good -cads for youi toil ana
go everywhere preaching the gospel
of better farm conditions.
An up-to-dato farmer must have an
accurate knowledge of today and a
clear vision of tomorrow.
When a man tries to get something
for nothing about, the only thing he
acquires is experience.
You can’t make a silk purse out of
a sow’b ear but you can make a good
road out of a bad one.
Even an iron watch-dog can’t keep
the wolf from your door—the secret
lies in scientific cultivation and
sensible marketing
The successful farmer practices a
system of rotation aud plants legumi-
nous crops to Btore plant food and in-
ject new life into his soil.
Some true lessons in thrift and pa-
tience may be learned from an oc-
casional study of the gentle hen in her
every day walks of life.
To build a many forces are
required and happy are the builders
where co-operation and harmony pre-
vail.
3389 SCHOOL CHILDREN IN MATA-
GORDA COUNTY
The scholastic population of Mat-
agorda county is 3389 according to
a report just issued by the State
Department of Education, and the
total apportionment at $6.81 per
cupita is $23,216.65 for the 1912-13
term. 2245 of our school children
are whites and 1117 are negroes
•The total number of school children
over seven and under seventeen
years of age'in Texas is 1,017,133,
and 812,896 are whites and 204.237
are colored. The males number
515,603 aud the females 521,530.
The total apportionments are $6,-
967,361 for the State.
It is customary to multiply the
scholastic population by five, in or-
der to ascertain the true population
of the county, and on this basis
Matagorda county has a population
of 16945 an increase of 3351 over the
Federal Census of 1910.
The scholastic population of Mat-
agorda county is shown in the fol-
lowing table:
District White Colored Total
Bay City
622
172
814
Markham
126
33
33
Matagorda
156
36
192
Palacios
421
0
421
Bal of county
917
886
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RICE GROWERS OPPOSE TARIFF RE
DUCTION
The Southern Rice Growers’ As-
sociation has secured concerted ac-
tion by rice farmers of the throe
states, Arkansas Louisiana and
Tcxas‘iu au aiieinpt to convince
congress that the reduction of fifty
per cent in the tariff on aii grades
of imported rice is too much, and
that the reduction should be not
more than twenty-five per cent on
clean rice, leaving the other items
as they stand, except as to the tariff
on brewer’s rice, which should be
increased instead of reduced, for the
reason that reduction on this by-
product benefits only the brewer,
who has not asked for reduction,
and hurts only the farmer. It is in-
conceivable that congress will fail
to amend this proposed item of the
schedule when the undisputed fact
becomes known that the domestic
beer-maker and the foreign miller
are the only ones who can possibly
be benefited—unless the brewers
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PALACIOS. TEXAS
Capital $25,000
Surplus $12,500
II. B. Farwell, Pres.
C. Doss, Vice-Pres.
J. F. Barnett, Cashier.
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SOME SINGULAR PLURALS
We’ll begin with a box, and the
plural is boxes;
But the plural of ox Bhould be oxen,
not oxeB.
Then one fowl ia goose, but two are
called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never
be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a whole
lot of mice,
But the plural of house is houses, not
hice.
If the plural of man is always called
men,
Why shouldn’t the plural of pan be
called pen?
The cow in plural may be cows or
kine,
But a'bow, if repeated, is never called
bine.
And the plural of vow is vows, not
vine.
And if I speak of a foot and you show
me your feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be
a beet?
If one is a tooth, and the whole set
are teeth,
Why shonldn’t the plural of booth be
called beetb?
Then one may be that, and three would
bo those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be
hose.
And the plural of rat is rats, not rose.
We speak of a brother and also of
brethren,
Yet, though we say mother, we never
say methren.
Thru masculine pronouns are he, his
and him,
But imagine the feminie, she, shis and
shim.
So the English, I think, you all will
agree,
Is the most wonderful language you
ever did see.
—Exchange.
MARKET REVIEW
Houston, Texas, May 1—Rain
throughout the coast section has
greatly stimulated the growing of
crops and has proved the recent
frosts were not as serious to the
young cotton as uuppoaed. A few
sections reported frost damage, but
a resume of the damage does not
disclose conditions serious enough
to compel replanting.
The Lea*; iaiua have iuterierred
with movement of country produce
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or doing *any of that sort of work by hand.
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Some day when you’re down this way come in and let us tell
you about these Olds Engines—let us show them to you; we just
want you to know all about them so when you get an engine
you’ll get a good one.
If you can’t find the time to come and see us, we’ll find time to come
and see you, if you say so. Drop us a post-card or telephone us telling us
what size engine you think you’ll need, and get
a free, complete catalog of Olds Engines.
We're here to serve you;
make this your store.
Tod Littell, Hardware,
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The Coast Telephone Company
H. \V. DEAN, Manager
Ask the operator for weather reports daily at noon.
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of every description on view hue. The
novel, the unique, the distinctive are
all represented in our superb collection.
If you desire to give or own jewelry
that will be a never failing source of
enjoyment select it here by all means.
H. M. SMITH,
Jeweler : and ? Optician
find it possible to soli a bigger glass
of beer for a nickel—and the farmer
is the only one who can possibly be
hurt.
In Germany the use of rice by-pro-
duct in making beer is prohibited by
law; so the German rice millers ship
this stuff which is good only for bog
feed iu their own country, to the
Auierfilaii brewers to be made into a
so-called healthful food beverage
for our people to drink.
WtENMIONAL
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Lesson
(By E. O. HlSLLiiRS, Director of Even-
ing Department, The Moody Bible in-
stitute of Chicago.)
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LESSON FOR MAY 4
JOSEPH INTERPRETS DREAMS.
LESSON TEXT—Gen. <0:9-23.
GOLDEN TEXT—“Thq breath of the
Almighty glveth them understanding."
Job. 32:8, R. V.
In teaching this lesson we must not
overlook the intervening events which
are other illustrations of the truthful-
ness of the biblical narrative in that
the sinful failures as well as the suc-
cesses of families and of chosen in-
dividuals are presented.
Joseph began life in Egypt as a
serf. Potiphar, who bought him, was
the chief marshal of the empire, the
lord high executioner. What Joseph’s
feelings must have been we are left
to infer, but we believe he accepted
his humiliating position with resig-
nation and resolved to adjust himself
to his new environment. Thus It was
that Potiphar found In Joseph an hon-
est servant. Joseph served ten years,
years of constant promotion, when he
encountered tne ordeal related In
chapter 89.
Crime and Sin.
The breaking point had to come
when he exclaimed: "How can I do
this wickedness and sin against God?”
Gen. 89:9. A crime is committed
against a man or against society; the
same act against God is a sin. Jo-
seph’s only safety was in flight (v.
12), to parley would have meant de-
feat. .Between the ages of seventeen
and thirty, Joseph lived a life of slav-
ery and imprisonment. But God was
with him and his faithfulness was re-
warded'by being promoted to the po-
sition of warden. "Our reiigion should
recommend us, therefore itself, to
those who have to do with us.” (Mac-
laren). Joseph has been referred to
as “the optimist,” not as one who be-
lieveB that all will come right, but
that all is right now.
So much by way of introduction.
The lesson proper divides itsolf nat-
urally Into two divisions:
I. The Chief Butler’s Dream, vv.
B-15. As we have seen Joseph’s pur-
ity of life and loyalty to God had
p.1ought upon him tho bitter hatred
if an unprincipled woman (cf. 2 Tim.
B: 12), but as we shall see, the sequel
was his exaltation. (See Matt. 5:11,
12.) By inference we are led to be-
lieve that Potiphar had not alto-
gether believed the story of his wife.
Bise be would have exercised his
right as an official, also as a slave-
owner,. and summarily executed Jo-
seph. But Joseph had one friend
frojn whom he could not be separat-
ed. (Jchovali, 39:21.)
In the providence of God two men
who stood nearer the King In the
discharge of their duties than did
Potiphar are brought into close con-
tact with Joseph. It was through
one of those men Jacob was after-
wards given his opportunity which
led to the salvation of many, includ-
ing those of his own families. (Esther
6:1, Rom. 8:28, Ps. 76:10.)
An Enlightened Age.
We cannot, of course lay the same
emphasis upon dreams today as at
the time of Joseph, nor Is there need
of such revelations from God, for we
live in the enlightened age of the
Holy Spirit and ever have easy ac-
cess to the word. But trivial as these
dreams may have seemed, God was
using them to change the course of
history. Verse seven gives us an In-
timation of this, also a hint of Jo-
seph’s heart of compassion and sym-
pathy. Had Joseph been a selfish
man, slow to notice the sorrows of
others and still slower to make any
endeavor to relieve their suffering, he
W'ould have missed the very opportu-
nity God intended to use in tho ef-
fecting of his escape from prison.
II. The Chief Baker’s Dream, vv.
16-23. This dream also was connect-
ed with the dreumer’s avocation in
life and hence along the most natural
linos. Again Joseph’s cherished con-
viction produced by his own dreams
Induces him to offer an interpretation
of the baker’s dream. Had he lost
this conviction due to the circum-
stances of the hour or questioned the
validity of God’s revelation or that
he was a called man in God’s plan,
he would not have attempted any in-
terpretation. Again we emphasize the
fact that dreams are of a negligible
value In this present age. They
usually come from poor digestion or
else a sinful tendency to worry. They
have nothing of the divine about them.
(See Ecol S'3. Ter. ’2:28.) V.To have
i better revelation from God, hie
word; are we familiar with It? It in
foolish for us to put any dependence
upon dreams today. Joseph’s in-
terpretations which came from God
were fulfilled, yet the butler forgets.
The Lessons of the Lesson.
For the younger pupils the story
’telL itself and will hold enthralled
attention. For old and young there
is tho lesson of Joseph’s serviceable-
noss, he waB a "helpful man.’’ Jo-
seph bought up his opportunities and
later reaped his reward. Here is the
lesson of the forgetfulness of the
chief butler. Must we censure him
entirely for his ingratitude? Joseph’s
gift of leadership, ’twaB not the occa-
sit a that made the man, but the man
made the occasion. The lesson of
Joseph'* faithfulness in the obsonr-
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Residence on Boulevard, six miles
northeast of Palacios.
P. O. Box 35. Telephone 915
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Stump, D. L. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 9, 1913, newspaper, May 9, 1913; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth760510/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Palacios Library.