The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1923 Page: 2 of 8
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for their sbeence. No Puntan dart-d mtrcy upon your sinful soul.” And if
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of the week, much less on Sunday.^, |pme and „„ iu crippled con-
and to embrace another mans wifejditk)B u . reuon fa hj, absence,
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marder. All Sabbath desecration,
inch as looking pleasant, whistling,
singing songs other than cl) arch
hymns, kissing and failing to attend
yeligious worship, was tried with great
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back is out of working order. Man’s
inscrutable spine has coat the rail-
roads and other great corporations of
this country' pntold millions of dollars.
However, some of tbsie old “Bhw
Stocking” lew* fovcminf family »f«
to hold his sides and laugh
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»o4m of a rattles nak#, wfll after for-
got tho form it insfiN*. fo terrible
is the bite of this snake that Mature
hi her soaspo—fwvilad iu tail
Bat to return to (be aqoin Md the
practical Joke the hod hoys played oa
him. Ho was plodding along the road
in his usual alow and sturdy way when
all at one# and right infer. Us feet,
he saw a great wriggling snake and
at the tame time beard Hi warning
rattle. Moat rattlers coil themselves
for sn attack, hut this particular
snake put up a running fight and rat-
tled as It ran. The squire worked
in the lead, but the snake being a
good runned, sUyed right at his heels.
The pious old cuss was breathing
fairs were all right, and should be in'heavily, but thanks to his legs
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see any great change, but after
that It was remarkable how
much better I got. I am sow
well Md strong. I cm recom-
mend Cardul, for it certainly
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benefited me.’
back to good, old, reliable
Cardul, the medicine for
women, about which you have
always heard, which has helped
many thousands of others, and
which should help you, too.
Ask your neighbor about its >he
has probably used it.
hor sale everywhere. _ „
vogue today. Take, for instance, the
ducking stool used by the old New
Englanders on scolding wives; that
was a splendid law and never should
have been repealed. Today a fellow’s
wife can quarrel and scratch and even
throw things at him without the fear
of being publicly ducked by the Select
men.
But some of their laws were in-
tolerant, and the penalties out of kaop-
ing with the offense. For example,
take the stocks that gripped the feet
and hands, and employed to discourage
a fellow from whipping hie wife, cuss-
ing his mule, pulling his mother-in-
law’s nose and many other things re-
stricting his liberties. It was a bad,
coarse law, and I’m proud that its
day is over.
Old Squire Hadley, a neighbor of
ours when I was a small boy, must
have descended from the Puritans,
judging from his general disposition.
The old squire was a thorn in the
side of every boy living on Cave
Creek back in the early eighties. He
was a sternly religious man, and if
he had' had the power, would have
burned at the stake all heretics and
unbelievers. No boy dared whisper
one to another at any religious gath-
ering if the old squire was there. But
his excess of piety caused him no end
of trouble anil was responsible for
many boyish raids on his melon patch
and the tying of tin cans to the tail
of Towser, the old family dog. One
moonlight night while the pious old
tyrant was returning to his home af-
ter prayer meeting, some bad boys
was
gaining on the enemy, wban he tripped
and fell aprawling in the road, and
the next thing be knew the snake was
on top of him, and then the big fight
came off. It was a game snake and
stood its ground as bravely as any
reptile ever did< Even after the squire
had stamped upon it and boat it with
his heavy walking stick, H refused to
be subdued and proceeded to attack
and shake its rattles. No telling bow
long the fight would have lasted if
the string had not brokM, with which
the boys bad been dragging the snake.
It was a dead rattlesnake they had
fixed up foe the squire.
We are going at a pretty swift gait
today and hitting only the high bumps
on old Mother Earth, but in my opin-
ion we are acting no bigger fools
than did those frowning old Puritan
bigots who stood ready and anxious
to brain every one who refused to
worship God according to their plans
and specifications.
GRAND BALL
At Live Oak Hall Friday evening.
August l6th. Music by the Womack
Brass Band.
21-2tc. —Committee.
Those who may be bothered with
the boll weevil had better see us about
buying one of those Campbell Boll
Weevil Machines. They are guaran-
teed to do the work.—Rachuig and
Simmons, Clifton, Texas. - tfc.
No Need to Be An Acrobat
No contortions are needed in getting in and out of the Willy*-Knight
Coupe-Sedan—there are no folding seats to climb over or squeeze be-
tween. All five passengers enter and leave easily, comfortably, through
doors both front and rear. Why pay m much or marc for leu convenient*?
CLIFTON MERCANTILE CO.
Clifton, Texas _,r
KNIGHT
CRIMES OF WOMEN
Phoebe K. Warner
Why are there so many women
criminals today? This has become
one of the leading questions of the
i’mes. Is it true that feminine crime
i« on the inert *•>'■? If so why?
There must be a m sen, because in
human nature, as in rature, there can
be no effect without a cause,
there are more women criminals
The Clifton Record and the Dallas
News now $2.50 per year.
day than there were 50 or 100 years
ago every sane woman should be try-
ing to locate the cause and working
to bring about a cure.
become so miserable that she tries to
relieve herself and get even by com-
mitting a crime? This crime wave
has been lurking in the blood of wom-
en for centuries. The only sure cure
for crime is for women to refuse to
breed more criminals, and the thing
for us all to do is to work together
to make the life of the present gen-
eration of boys and girls more happy
and efficient and educate them all to
better understand their mission in
And if | ]jfe and prepare them for that mis-
t0‘ sion.
CLIFTON, TEXAS
Annual Picnic
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Ball Games Daily, Rodeo, Band Concerts,
Numerous Free Acts. Street
* Parades Daily. - :
WE BRING FOR THIS BIG OCCASION
The Texas Kid Rodeo Co.
With its Entirity of Attractions, Featur-
ing 35 Head of Famous Contest
Horses and Steers.
XMft AJLJ OVNCEMENT
The beginning and the end of peace
and happiness is in the home. The
beginning of crime is in the home.
If it, ever is ended it will have to
Think what a terrible world this cease first where it originates. Think
would be and what an expense it would ^ over. Are not most of women’s
be to have to prosecute and house and !crjmes the result of domestic trou-
HEAT ‘POPS’ CORN ON STALK.
CLAIMS CLEBURNE FARMER
Geburne, July 28.—J. A. Davis was-R
exhibiting an ear of corn here today,
brought in from his farm, with half
the grains on it “popped.” Davis
declared the heat of the sun was re-
sponsible.
STOP THAT ITCHING
Use Blue Star Remedy for Eczema,
Itch, Tetter or Cracked Hands, Ring Jk
Worms, Chapped Face, Poison Oak.
Sunburns, Old Sores or Sores on Chil-
dren. It relieves all forma of Sore Feet.
For sale by
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board and clothe as many women as
men criminals.
Now just for the sake of jogging up
argument we believe the basic
reason for the crime wave among the
women of this generation is the result
of a double standard of morals and
rights and wrongs for men and women
for the past 6,000 years. The marvel
to us is that it did not break out 5,975
years sooner.
Give women 100 years of organized
work before you condemn her and the
whole race of women for their crimes
of this generation.
The women of today arc not respon-
sible for their birth, for their origin,
or for the history behind them. The
only thing for which we will forever
be responsible is what follows us, and
not what preceded us. Give the women
of today 50 more years of organized
work for women and the world. Give
them a chance to make a few laws for
men and watch the effect. Until the
last few years our laws have all been
men-made laws for both men and
There is scarcely a law in the
land as yet that has been written and
put into our state or national govern-
ment by the women.
Don’t blame the women for the
crime conditions of today. Our un-
usual crop of criminals of both men
and women at this period is the rip-
ened harvest of all the years and gen-
erations of the past, and truly the
harvest seems great and the laborers 0f crjme
to care for this harvest of crime seem
few. ;your cure?
“Action is equal to reaction in the
opposite direction.” This is a law of
nature. It is just as true of human
nature. The crime ‘wave among wom-
en today is the result of 6,000 years
of injustice. It had to come to balance
wrongs and to arouse people to the
right. The sooner it runs its course
the better and quicker it will be over.
Women have put up with iiuustice
long enough and the sooner they
H out the better.
Men won’t stand for it among men,
nations wont stand for it from na-
shoold Women put up with
_ They have stood R near
until tneir discontent and taeir tense
of right and wrong and of resentment
hM been born and toed into every
child in the world, and civil laws will
never stop H any move than they have
checked the crimes of men. Jails, pen-
and electric chairs will nev-
•top it
are no more an aid ox tnese
death A»»N"g devices **»■" men. Any
I way, what is life to a woman who has
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bits ? Poverty, discontent, poor health,
unfaithfulness, unhappiness. Women
seldom kill women. Women seldom
shoot either men or women over dogs
and fences and cattle and debts or any
of those nagging trifles that often
throw a man into a thoughtless rage.
Women bear and bear and forbear for
years and years before they commit
a tragedy. But the time has
when a man is likely to pull a gun
on another man for most any little
thing. Wonder why that is? Wonder
if crime is on the increase among men,
too?
If we would rid our land of crime
we must remove the cause. Ignorance
poverty, unhappiness, poor health, dis-
content are the chief causes. All of
them are preventable in a large de-
gree. What are we women doing to
help mvc our sisters from crime?
Contentment is the best mire for
crime. Happy people seldom commit
a crime. Therefore we need more hap-
py people—more happy homes. How!
are we to have them? The best way
we know to be happy is to forget your-
self in your work for the welfare of
others. Selfishness is the source of
most cf oar misery. Therefore get
rid of self. Poverty and poor health
in most instances the fruits of
ignorance. Education is the only cure
for ignorance. Educate with a view
to happier homes is the surest, cure
we can prescribe. What is
G§31D
We Recharge and Repair
All Makes of Batteries
Clifton Battery Co,
Fkaae It
CH3D CSSSD
Dr. G. Wilson Collms
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Boiling Water After Each
Operation.
840-11-.M — Hours — I.
REAL EYE SERVICE
Refraction When Glassee Needed
LATEST INSTRUMENTS
Tear* Experience
W. A. JOHNSON
Optometrist Meridian, Texas.
YOU CAN
Eat Our Meats
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With A Relish
Nothing stale; n<
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■■■■I othing tough; nothing inferior.
It is our policy to handle high grade meats and
sell same at moderate prices. |
FOR PICNIC LUNCHES
fib • ’ . . A » V
Try our ready prepared bailed ham or barbe-
cued meals. Sure to please ^ou. Prompt
delivery at all times. '
■ CLIFTON MEAT MARKET
G. W. STANDEFER, Proprietor
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Baldridge, Robert L. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1923, newspaper, August 3, 1923; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth776592/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.