The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 27, Ed. 1, Friday, February 12, 1926 Page: 4 of 8
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B. F. GATES Editor ana Owner
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12 1926
The reason why money talks
is that there is a woman's head
on most coins.
They say nothing is impossi-
ble. Well try and get a flapper
to go for a ride in a buggy.
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What the country really needs
is less concrete in the driver's
head and more in the rondbed
Perhaps the most hopeless
combination on earth is that of
a jay walker and a jay driver.
No telling what you could do
every day with the energy you
spend talking about nothing.
One good way to boom a coun-
try town is for everyone to pay
the bills he owes his neighbors
so they can go ahead and boost
business.
One of the best ways to im-
prove a town is to improve that
small portion of it which you
own or control by making it
neater and more beautiful.
Country towns called "hick
towns." Anyway hick towns
are better than thick towns
where people are crowded so
thick to gether they can hardly
breathe.
Just the other day United
States District Judge William H.
Atwell told more than 100 fath-
er? and sons that ''dad's" duty
Wfis to so live and conduct them-
selves that the sons would be
proud of them.
Recently the Times-Herald re-
ceived a forty-seven page pam-
phlet on costly paper outlining
what the "Common-wealth Fund
Program for" the Prevention of
Delinquency" had managed to do
since its operations.
This pamphlet explained in
much detail what a coterie of
"specialists in social welfare"
had deduced from their endeav-
ors. It told of "vfsiting nurses"
of probes and of ideals and aims.
It told of this case and that case
and through it all sought to
show that it was worth while
maintaining.
Yet the advice of Judge At-
well still seems to us to be the
most timely and the nearest to
the truth.
Delinquency is the result of
parental irresponsibility.
So in a word what is neces-
sary to prevent delinquency is
parental responsibility.
It's the duty of dads and mo-
thers to take charge of their
children.
It's not the duty of unrelated
agents or agencies to do it!
The sooner that parents awake
to their responsibility the soon-
er will delinquency decrease.
Dallas Times-Herald.
Congressman Buchanan!
This nation's foreign trade in
1925 broke all former records
which can be taken as a gentle
reminder that the indebtedness
of former nations never will be
reduced that way.
It has been said that the cold
weather of the past few wweks
has helped the bootlegging busi-
ness to a wonderful extent. This
fis all street talk so far as we are
concerned. We have heard not-
hing directly seen nothing nor
smelled nothing. Just speaking
as most of us do fr'om the con-
versations that are- in the at-
mosphere. Llano News.
We have seen nothing nor
smelled nothing but we have
heard that cold weather is a
Itnock on the bootlegger's busi-
ness. It don't ferment brother
it don't ferment in cold weather.
A town does not have to big
in order to be progressive. A
small town can keep up with
modern ideas just as well as a
big one. It dose not have to go
in for costly" improvements to
gain this reputation but it does
have to keep itself up and look
neat and well cared for". If every
building needing paint is prompt
ly attended to if the roads and
streeto are kept well repaired if
the sidewalks are substantially
built if the homes are attract-
ive if the stores have neatly ar-
ranged stocks that town will
look like a progressive place
even if no big sums of money
are spent on new projects. Then
if it has wide awake organizat-
ions such a town seems more
progressive than half the large
cuies.
Congressman Magce of New
York republican chairman of
the sub-committee of the gen-
eral apporpriations committee
of congress which had in charge
the bill making appropriations
for the department of agricul-
ture in reporting the bill to the
house among other things paid
the following glowing tribute to
Congressman J. P. Buchanan.
"I feel it is only just to refer
particular" to the invaluable ser
vices of the ranking minority
member (Mr. Buchanan) ill
preparation of this bill. The
country is to bo conratulatcd
upon having upon the committee
a member so watchful so alert
and so stirongly persistent in
making reasonable provision for
agricultural purposes. In my
judgment the district that
sends him here is entitled to
public commendation."
Such words of praise from a
northern republican congress-
man from Texas should mean
much to the people of the dis-
trict represented by Mr. Buch-
anan. And as tihs is strictly
an agricultural district it should
be a matter of genuine congrat-
ulations especially to fanners
and others interested in agri-
cultural matters that they are
so ably r'epresetned and that
their interests are so constantly
guarded by their congressman.
The time has come when Con
gressman Buchanan has attain-
ed a prominent position in con
gress that could only be reach-
ed after years of service by a
new representative no matter
how able he might be. Holding
a place on some of the most im-
portant committees Congress-
man Buchanan is now in a po-
sition to render even more val-
uable service than ever before
and the citizens of his district
should rally to his support in the
coming primaries and give him
a vote of confidence that will at-
test their1 apreciation of his
splendidly successful efforts for
the district. Taylor Press.
How many Sunday automo-
bile accidents are due to people
hurrying to church?
Vice-President Dawes occasion
ally breaks into print but he'll
find it difficult to match the
sustained publicity which he re-
ceived through the afternoon
nap which prevented him from
saving Warner from the discard.
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You beat
this record every day
YOU could conceivably drive an airplane at four miles a
minute. It lias been done! Yet this great speed is like
standing still compared to the 180000 miles per second at
which electricity drives through the wires to your home.
Your control of electric light and power is practically instant-
aneous in response to the snap of a switch.
But the natural speed of electricity is not enough to work this
wonder. That's where we come in with men and equipment
to see that you get continued service. The Texas Power and
Light Company is constantly alert to satisfy your demands
the more alert because these demands come without a second's
warning.
So snap your switches all you please. That's the signal at our
plants to "make it snappy."
"Your Electric Servant"
Texas Power and Light Co
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The year 1925 to oui' finan-
cial sorrow passed without rain
until the late fall season; how-
ever we received one blessing
from the long dry season. The
good thing which I have refer-
ence to was an absence of our
enemy and tormentor the mos-
quito. For a number of years many
people of Bartlett believed that
the mosquitoes which annoy and
sicken our citizens were coming
from the water in and below the
sewage disposal plant where
they (wave raised. Millions do
raise .there every year but the
dry year of 1925 proved to any
thinking person ibeyond -ny re-
asonable doubt that they have
not been coming from that
source because even last year
there was a constant supply of
still water furnished from the
disposal plant and yet people liv-
ing in the extreme cast end of
town and about the high school
were not bothered with the mos-
quito. I have believed and con-
tended constantly since my ap-
pointment as City Health Officer
that the mosquitoes which in
the past have been present on
our premises were raised within
a very short distance from where
they do their annoyance. There
will be much pain avoided and
the money you must spend for
pills and bitter nostrums the
doctor's bill and many other ex-
penses such as nurses loss of
time etc.J can be saved and put
to a more pleasant and useful
purpose if each citizen who owns
property improved or not will
see to it that there is no place or
thing which "will hold water.
By no water I mean not one drop
of water where the female mos-
quito can deposit her eggs.
It is common knowledge that
before there are many mosquito-
es in any given neighborhood it
is necessary for the females who
have been able to live through
tno winter months to find some
place where there is water to de-
posit their eggs. From these
eggs the larvae hatch or develop
wiggle tale and remember it is
not at all necessary for the fe
male mosquito to find much wa-
ter but a very small quantity
will satisfy her such as may be
contained in an old discarded hot
tie or a part ofa bottle cans
troughs of all types ice drip-
pings leaking water pipes hy-
drants meters imperfect drain-
ed roof gutters filters poorly
covered cisterns neglected wat-
er barrels and tubs in fact all
things capable of holding water.
Wells some times furnish breed-
ing places for mosquitoes; cess
pools are very commonly neglect
cd because there is a popular be-
lief among some that mosquitoes
will not breed in such a place
however the one that trans-
mits dengue fever wants no bel-
ter' place to raise a few million
a year in than a neglected cess
pool.
Some people imagine that it is
necessary to have a tub or bar-
rel of rain water about the place
for the purpose of washing cer-
tain articles of clothing scalp
cleansing and to water certain
plants with. All these excuses
or reasons are faulty and based
upon misinformation. The avail
able city water is very good for
aforsaid purposes. Many times
I have visited the very best
premises in town and ask ii
there was any chance for mos-
quitoes to be raising on this pre-
mises and after having been as-
sured that such was impossible
I havefound a rain barrel or tub
with thousands of kn'vn( wiggle-tails)
in thern. From such
containers thousands have flown
out to harass and sicken the
neighborhood. Your neighbors
roll and toss all night wrapped
in kersone or other moist pun-
gent odors just because you
must keep your neglected bar-
rel tub bottle can cistern fil-
ter gutter well cesspool or
some other common water hold-
ing vessel.
To prevent mosquitoes in this
town is the most simple thing
imagined. Let us get this one
thing through our minds let it
become a by-word. NO WATER
STANDING NO MOSQUITOES
TWANGING.
The City Health service is at
your command and will be glad
to assist when and where assist-
ance is needed.
R. S. SUTTON
Health Officer of Bartlett Texas
Who loses all the fault some
people find?
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DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT
BEST :i6-IN PERCALES Spring Patterns per yd 16c
LADIES SPRING HATS Big shipment just .in. Prices
very reasonable.
Newest in Individual Dress Patterns Crepes Pongees etc.
New goods coming in every day.
GROCERY DEPARTMENT '
BEST EATING ONIONS 6 lbs for 25c
FLOUR- Absolutely Guarantee to please per sack....$2.50
Best Seed Potatoes Cobblers and Triumphs per ibu...$4.00
Superior Line of Chicken Feeds and Dairy! Rations:
OLD TRUSTY HEN SCRATCH 100-lb .$2.90
OLD TRUSTY HEN SCRATCH 50-lb $1.50
OLD TRUSTY HEN SCRATCH 25-lb 80c
SUPERIOR EGG MASH 100-lb $4.00
SUPERIOR EGG MASH 50-lb $2.10
SUPERIOR EGG MASH 25-lb .-. $1.10
SUPERIOR HEN SCRATCH 100-lb $3.00
FEED DEPARTMENT
WHITE OATS Sacked per bu ...'...63c
Best Heavy Missouri Ear Corn white and yellow. $1.20
BEST BALED CANE per ton.'..:.'..;.:... $25.00
BEST KANSAS PRAIRIE HAY extra good. '
SHELLED CORN Sacked per bushel ..$1.12 '2
WHEAT BRAN per sack . $1.85
WHEAT SHORTS per sack ... $2.25
SEED DEPARTMENT "BUST THE BARNS IN 26 "
Nicholson's Purity Red Top Cane Seed per bu $2l00
Texas Grown Recleaned Red Top Cane Seed per bu...$1.75
Home Grown Seed Corn mixed per bu.... $2.50
Home Grown Seed Corn white per bu. .. " . . $3.00
TRUITT Certified Cotton Seed Direct from Truitt Seed
Farms Ellis county. Leave orders. Per bu S1.75
FULL LINE OF GARDEN SEEDS - - - FRESH STOCK
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Cates, R. F. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 27, Ed. 1, Friday, February 12, 1926, newspaper, February 12, 1926; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth76123/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.