The Fort Stockton Pioneer. (Fort Stockton, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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ROONEY
LUMBER YARD
Also a complete stock of
Sash, Doors, Moulding, &c.
Painted and Galvanized
Iron Roofing, Rubber Roof-
ing, Building Paper, Glass
and Paint. No trouble to
answer questions, and will
be glad to show our stock
ROONEY
LUMBER YARD
FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS
The Editor and You.
A Railroad Man s Prayer.
|)i<l you ever ->t**|> to consider, An old railroad engineer expe
the difference ls*tween tne treat noticed religion and wlwn asked
ment accorded you by the editor! to lea.I in prayer, this is the way
and that which you accord bin'' he worded it
If he should knock your busi
ness through the columns of the
" < >, Lord, now that I have flag-
ged Thee, lift my feet off the
paper, or say anything uiicom- rough road of life and plant them (
plhnentary alsmt you personally, I safely on the deck of the tram °f
you would nurse a grudge against Salvation. 1*0, me u^«* th** safety
him to your grave, and as the! lamp known as prudence, make
years rolled by it would grow and all the couplings in the train with
grow in size until you would find I the strong link of Thy love and
it as hard to hold a* a baby ele I let my hand lamp be the Bible,
phantsoakedingrea.se. and Heavenly Father, keep all
Now, is such the caae with the ■ switches closed that lead off on
editor! He hears that you have sidings, especially those with a
ridiculed and run down his paper: j blind end.
that you have told people on the “O, Lord, if it be Thy pleasure,
streets that it should not come have every semaphore block along
On Conduct and Life.
Travel leaches toleration.
Life is monotonous only to the
monotonous.
Destiny is our will and our will
is our nature.
Those who really have I,noun
grief seldom >eem sad.
NoIm>>I,\ slioul I ever look anxious
except thosawlio have no anxiety, i
Apologies only account for that
i which they do not alter.
Increased means and increased
I legislature are the two civilizers
of man.
There is no education like ad-
versity.
A deviation from the truth is.
in general, the foundation of all
misery.
To believe in tin* heroic makes
heroes.
We make our fortunes and we
i < all them fate.
There is no wisdom like frank-
:ness.
An after-dinner anecdote ought
i to !a> piquant as anchovy toast.
Life cannot be dated merely by
!.v**ats; events are the la»>t calen-
I dar.
Everything in this world de-
pends upon will.
11 one is patient and watches,
all will come of which one is ca-
pable, but no one cun be patient
who is not independent.
Patience i* a necessary ingredi-
ent of genius.
You know who the critics are
the men who have failed in litera
lure and art.
Man is made to create, from a
poet to a potter.
Courage is fire arid bullying is
There is no fishing for trout in
dry I a'aches.
Perseverance and tact are the
two great qualities most valuable
for all men who would mount, but
especially for those who have to
step out of the crowd.
Am a general thing the most
successful man in life is the man
who has the best information.
By Louis N. Parker.
into your home, and then when j the line show the white light of
you come along and tell him thai hope that I may make the run of
your daughter has graduated, he! life without stopping, only. Lord,
praises her to the sky, says that give us the Ten Commandment* as
■he in the pride of the community, i * schedule tune; and when my
the smartest thing on earth and train shall have pulled into the
that her honored parents have • if eat .lark station of time, may
just cause to lie proud of her. 1 Thou, the Superintendent of the
You can mark the paper refused,j universe, look with a smile and
stick it I .ark in the post office and j *»>’, ‘well done, thou good and
boast of the fact to all your friends faithful servant, come up and sign
humiliating him as much as you the pay roll and receive your
possibly can, hut if your son gets j check for eternal happiness.- "
inlo trouble, rather than hurt your A Great Country,
feelings he will suppress all con-1
netted with the unfortunate case, An Irishman named pMt Sulli-
Ht the risk of being called a num- van, hearing stories to the effect
skull who can never get hold of tlmt people in America were mind
the news. i readers, that money could lie
He hears of your denunciation,1 found in the streets, etc., decided
feels the sting of it all, and some-1 to come to ibis country
FT. STOCKTON, TEX.
(FORMERLY U. S. GOVERNMENT FORT)
The Next Big Railroad I)iv. on Main Line of Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Ry.
One Hundred and Sixty Miles West of San Angelo.
Get There
Ahead of
The Railroad
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OPPORTUNITY
OF A
LIFETIME
To get in ahead
of construction of
a big trans-conti-
nental railroad,
building f rom
Kansas City to
the Pacific Ocean,
and secure a loca-
tion in this new
and rapidly grow-
ing town.
The place to get
in on the Ground
Floor of a Future
( ity. What would
your lot be worth
today in the cen-
ter of Dallas.
Houston, Fort
Worth or San An-
tonio.
Worth thinking
about
Then worth act-
ing on.
LOOK AT THE MAP
This is your opportunity. There will never lie another RAILROAD like the Orient,
and there is but one FORT STOCKTON. Get a lot in Fort Stockton and make money.
The coming Metropolis of Western Texas. In center of a New Empire, nearly 200 miles
square. County Seat of largest county in Texas. Thousands of acres of irrigated lands
surrounding. Artesian springs flowing 55 million gallons daily. 2,000 feet above sea
level. Finest climate in U. S. A PLEASURE RESORT. Look for 10,000 people in
Fort Stockton within two years. For full details, plats, etc., write
F. A. HORNBECK. I .and & Townsite (Xun’r., Kansas City, Mo.
Or call upon H. N. QUIN, Local Agent, Fort Stockton, Texas.
Shortly aft**r In* arrival in New
York, li«* picked up a purs** con-
taining *»:•<>. Said Pat, |HK*keting
tin* purse, “Oi’in beginning tola*
times suffer* financial loss as a
consequence, but never uses the
column* of his pa]x*r t«> even up.
On the other hand, if you have
anything t.. boost ho will l-o.-l it Uv"
for you; if honor com...... you or <T.....•'<>
your, he take* local pride in her oond.ioto, calling olf name.,
aiding it abroad, and if death and noticed that at each call some
gtrals into your home, he will go
the bottom of his heart for
one arose and left the car.
“Ii**wis!" called the conductor,
lender expression** of love for the a,|,l 11111,1,1 *r”t
departed one and condolence for "Clinton!" Another man got off.
those who are left to mourn.- “Khzabeth! ’ A lady got ofl\
You might sometime, think of! Sullivan thought this something
those things while endeavoring wonderful.
by word and deed to la-little the ............ called the conduc-
editor and hia usefulness in t|1(. Uir. and another man gut olT.
community. You might put a1 Cat was almut U. aak the com
brighter imliah on your Chriatian- <illcl"r how h*' in’*n»*e<1 ,Ih thls'
it.v by following his
Val Verde Herald.
example.—
when the conductor called
Sulli-
van!"
Pat bounded out of hit seat, say-
ing to the conductor, "‘Oi’m Sul-
livan." and got off the car.
Well, I wonder pwhat next,"
"Nobody can learn all there is
that's worth knowing in a life-
time,'’said Mr. Meekton wisely,,
"and a m.n ought never Uiasaume! •*»'‘l l“*1 to lim"**lf' on
that his education is finished. |‘m the corner. lie had not long to
going to keep right ahead with "1'1*', however, for in a few inin-
mine. I’m going U, study- astro- uU,“ » ■PProached him and
nomy. *
His wife lookeil at him sharply,
and then in a cold, hard tone, ex-
claimed:
"Ijeonidas, you’ll have to think
up some better exeuse than that
for staying out at night!”—
Youth’s Companion.
Full line toilet articles at the
Red Cross Drug Store.
asked, "Is this Sullivan 1”
"Yis, madam," said Pat.
"Pwhat run ()i do for yez?"
"Well, l want 450 Sullivan."
said the lady, who was looking
for a certain address.
Whereupon. Pat overwhelmed
with astonishment, reached into
his picket an*l handed the lady
the $450 he found, remarking,
"Iiegorry, but this is a great
counthryl"—Crocker Quality.
WHMMMHiM
Using The Left Hand.
Why is it that we neglect to w*.**
th«* left hand **> much? Among
English speaking people, ninety-
two out of every one hundred are
right-handed when they reach
maturity. < »ut of every hundred
such person- seventeen are horn
right-handed, three are burn left-
handed, and the remaining eighty
are born without preference a* to
either hand. Eighty are influ-
enced to become strongly right-
handed during early childhood.
N«» great asset of tile world is -<>
neglected as the average left hand.
Formerly all the world was ambi-
dextrous. Primitive man had no
preference whir'll hand he used.
Ami in various parts of the world
efiorta are now being made to re-
vive lb** use «• t th** left hand,
.hipan has for many years been
teaching t wo handedness of tla*
men of her army and in her pub-
lic schools. The German Govern
ment is following.lapan’s example.
Sir Robert Baden-Powell, hero
of the siege of Mafeking and
founder of the Boy Scouts, does
not consider a man a well trained
soldier unless In* can mount equal-
ly well on either side of his horse
use the sword, revolver and lance
equally well with both hands.
Hard to Replace.
In the soft firelight, even the
hoarding house sitting room look
ed cozy and attractive. The
warmth and comfort tlmwed the
heart of the star hoarder.
In an expansive moment he
turned to tin* landlady, who was
his only companion in the room.
Clasping her hand fondly, he
murmured:
"Will you l»e my wife?"
The woman did not start or
blush; no maidenly coyness shone
from her dear, cold eye*, as she
replied thoughtfully:
"Let me see. You have never
once grumbled at the food, or fail-
ed to pay my bill promptly and
without question. No, sir: I’m
sorry, but I cannot marry you.
You’re too gwxl a lioarder to lie
put on the free list. McCall’s
Magazine.
Notice.
Any one wishing to subscribe
or renew for the Ladies Home
Journal or Saturday Evening Post
sc** Mis. ,1. L. Mitchell or leave
the order at Pioneer Office.
The Fort Stockton
Telephone
Exchange.
JAS. ROONEY, President
|{. T. DURETT, Cien‘l Manager
Office hours from 5 a. m. to 9
p. m. Close at 9 a. m. and open
at S p. m. on Sunday.
We have connection with Sheffield,
Ozona, San Angelo, Pecos, Grand
Falls, Alpine, Marathon and a num-
ber of ranches through the county.
Polite Treatment to All.
Indigestion
causes heartburn, sour
stomach, nervousness,
nausea, impure blood, and
more trouble than many
different kinds of diseases.
The food you eat ferments
in your stomach, and the
poisons it forms are ab-
sorbed into your whole
system, causing many dis-
tressing symptoms. At the
first sign of indigestion, try
Thidfenl’s
Black-Draught
the old, reliable, vegetable
liver powder, to quickly
cleanse your eystem from
these undesirable poisons.
Mrs. Riley Laramort, of
Good water, Mo., aays: MI
suffered for years from dyspep-
sia and heartburn. Thedford’a
Black-Draught, In small donas,
cured my heartburn In a few
days, and now I can nat wtthout
distress.” Try IL
Insist m TMhrf i
IJI'Y A
PECOS VALLEY FARM
IN TH z.
PECOS PALISADES TRACT
Where the large ImjHuial Reservoir, now brimming full of water,
will guard your crops grown on rich soil ranging from a dark red to
a light chocolate loam, from eight to twenty-five feet deep.
Join our excursion party, leaving Chicago the first and third
Tuesdays of each month, and imqwct our sixty miles of Canals see-
ing our large Concrete and Steel Dams, the hig Reservoir and the fin-
est Soils laying in the Great Southwest.
As the Orient road is now completed to Granada, first townsite
south of the Pecos River, o|w*ning this tract of land up to railroad
transportation, you can come via rail to that |*cint, when* the Com-
pany’s automobiles meet trainsand will bring you over to Huena Vista
Remember this project is barked hv a company having millions
of dollars and that a proportional interest in this large irrigation sys-
tem goes with each acre.
For further details address
VERNON L. SULLIVAN,
Manager and Engineer,
Muena Vista, Pecos county, Texas.
F. A. Hornbeck, Land Commissioner, Orient R. R., Kansas City, Mo.
T. S. TERCERO
General Merchandise
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Notions,
Boots, Shoe*, Hats, Lumber, Barb Wire,
Nails, Fence Posts and All Kinds of Build-
ing Material
BUENA VISTA,
TEXAS
I [Hll Dl IMEO The Pioneer has a full line of legal blankfl
LlIiHl DLIHo. And solicits your orders for same. We also
do the classiest line of job printing and invite your inspection.
The Pioneer Does Job Work Right Now and Right Try Us
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Barry, E. The Fort Stockton Pioneer. (Fort Stockton, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 1912, newspaper, September 20, 1912; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth806814/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .