The Stephenville Tribune. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1905 Page: 2 of 8
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The Brook.
Kuihing down the mountain, tumbling
through the vale.
Sprinkling all the land about with spray.
Sliding under bowlders which dot the hill
and dale,
A little mountain brooklet pushed Its
way.
It helped to turn the mill-wheel of the
mill upon the bank.
It made some pools where children love
to *be.
It helped the merry fisher as his hook
and line he sank,
And it whispered us it ran into the
sea:
"I'm glad I helped the miller, and made
the children dance.
And I'm glad I made tlie fisher merry
be:
I'm glud I did a bit of work when once 1
had the chance,
And now I'm glad I've made a larger
sea,”
, —St. Nicholas.
GA-' 1
A'i'iV"'
Make six two-syllable words by get-
lir;? a hint from the pictures. The
pictures suggest the last syllable In
each case, and all are commonplace
words. When they are guessed cor-
rectly and placed in their numbered
order, the initials will spell the best
time to eat nuts.
A Wise Donkey.
There was once a farmer who had
a donkey, and like most people who
own donkeys his master did not have
ta great deal of respect for his wis-
dom. One day the donkey showed
that he knew a great deal more
he was given credit for Al any
L after this occasion the farmer
it him far wiser than a whole
kfull of owls, who have ever
Earded as the wisest of feath-
But to begin at the be-
—was
ing hl^
lot "kt
of f#^les,
the “old sc
He gave a 1
got. to the end-/
b-b-r, In fact—f
;> of this tale—-the donkey-
hungry. His master think
a donkey thought he did
difference between eat-
iiistles and something
jnkey was very tired
£ his stomach fell like
li” because of them.
Jiray and before he
,t—not farther titan
■taw- the gate into
valuable process of pruning trees was
discovered.
Acrobatic Rat.
Sir Godfrey Lagden, having found
his stables in Johannesburg overrun
with rats, had great difficulty in put-
ting down the pest. They lay quiet
by day, did great mischief at night,
and wouldn't look near a trap. How-
ever, he killed a good many by one
plan. He placed a square box, two
feet deep, lined with tin, in a room,
and inside the box put ^ome burnt
cheese. No selLrespecting rat can re-
sist toasted cheese; but, having got
inside the bo^ (which was easy), it
was quite another tiling to climb up
the slippery sides, and so several rats
perished. One morning Sir Godfrey's
children found a rat in the' box, and
placed, their cat—an excelllent ratter
—beside ft for company. But the two
animals chummed up In the friendli-
est way, and the cat at last jumped
out. Then a daschund Was introduc-
ed. The dog showed fight at once,
tmt the rat dodged it cleverly round
and round, and finally climbing on
the dog's back, leaped out of the box
and escaped.
of menial condition. The term “coun-
try Jake” is of kindred sense.
Jack-lord, Jack-a-napes, Jack Tar,
Jaek-o' Lantern, Black Jack, Jack
Rabbltt, the term Jack applied to the
knave in playing cards. Jack-in-the-
box, and Jack-at-all-trades show the
derivative meaning. Hence Jackknife
means a boy’s knife. In early days
the jackknife headed the list,r of a
boy's toys and, with his skates, gave
him the greatest pleasure. His
skates were made of—what do you
suppose? Beef bones, fastened to the
soles of his feet!
Candle Trick.
flow would you arrange, with a
room full of people, tc place a candle
in such a position that all but one
would see It ,and that person must
not be blindfolded?
Blace the candle upon the head of
the person who Is not to see It. Should
there be a mirror in the room, and
should this person make use of it, he
would not see the candle, but only Its
reflection.
*
Moisture and Temperature
a cubic foot of air at the temper*
ture of zero (Fahrenheit) can contain
only .6 of a grain of water vapor; at
32 degree It can hold 2.13 grains; at
65 it can contain 6.8 grains, and at 98
it can hold 18.96 grains of mosture In
suspension. These figures go to Bhow
that summer air can hold at least nine
times the quantity of dampness that
air can when reduced to the temuera-
ture of freezing.
1 MORE HEADACHE
GENERAL WEAOES8 AND FEVEB
DISAPPEAR TOO.
Outrageous.
Miss Listener—Then you didn't join
that philanthropic organization? Mrs.
Chatterbox—No; when I Intimated to
the ladies that I wanted to do some
thhipg for charity one of them sug-
gested that 1 might begin by holding
my tongue.
GRATEFUL TO CUTICURA
For Instant Relief and Speedy Cure of
Raw and Scaly Humour, Itching
Day and Night—Suffered
Months.
Good Outdoor Game.
Choose two captains, one Turkish
find one Greek. They should stand
w ith arms lifted high and hands joined
in an arch, under which all the other
players should pass, one by one, each
grasping the next one's clothes, and
all singing:
"Open thi‘ Bates as liiKli as the sky
Ami let ttie Sultan and tils troops pass
by."
What Is He Looking At?
At the word “by” the two captains
should suddenly lower their clasped
hands and make a prisoner of the one
who happens to he passing at the mo-
ment .
Then the prisoner must he asked:
“Will you be a Turk or a Greek?”
and be must take his place behind the
captain of his choice.
When ail the players have been
caught and have chosen their captains
* hey engage in a "tug-of-war," and the
side that succeeds (within five min-
utes) in dislodging the other from its
position wins the victory.
Flittermice.
All winter long the flittermice have
been hanging, heads down, in their
gloomy cave. Now the spring sun
beating on the roof lias told them it
is time to wake up and fly out to en-
joy life once more. See that big fellow
chasing gnats there over the brook!
How he darts this wav and that!
What a quantity of the tiny creatures
it must, take to satisfy one after a
five months’ fast!
Whenever you see bats fluttering
about in the twilight you may know
that spring has come to stay, for they
do not venture abroad till they know
winter is over.
.Mrs. Klittermouse is a model mother,
never leaving home without carrying
all her children with her. “Now, hook
on,” she says, when she is ready to go
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“I wish you would publish this let-
ter so that others suffering as 1 have
may be helped. Fpr months, awful
sores covered my face and neck, scabs
forming, Itching terribly day and
night, breaking open, and running
blood and matter. I had tried many
remedies, but was growing worse,
when I started with Cuticura. The
first application gave me instant re-
lief, and when I had used two cake3
of Cuticura Soap and three boxes of
Cuticura Ointment, I was completely
cured, (signed) Miss Nellie Vander
Wiele, Lakeside, N. Y.”
How He Proposed.
It Is told of Oliver Wendell Holmes
that after many futile attempts to pro-
pose to the lady of his choice his cour-
age failed. They were walking one
pleasant afternoon on Boston Common
and, coming to where the path separ-
ated, he asked, “Which path shall we
take?" “This one,” she replied, turn-
ing toward it. "For life?” he asked
And she said “Yes.”
Eggs for the Family.
It makes a difference whether eggi
ire to be used by the family or are t
>e sold to a general market, as to th<
lme of year when most of then
hould be produced. In the case c
iggs for the family, they are wante<
he year around, and are about as val
table in the middle of the summe
when eggs are cheap a3 in the mlddh
>f winter when eggs are high In price
f the farm is located five or ten mile;
rom town, the eggs are more valuabh
han in winter, as they take the plac>
if meat, little of whlph Is used on th«
arm In summer, as it cannot be kep
'or a number of days. The eggs sav
neat, or, rather, take the place o
meat, and give the family the too
dements necessary for the growln;
if strong bone and tough muscles.
Therefore for family use we wan
tens that lay the year around. At
ihig cannot be obtained,In one breed
the mixed flock is better for genera
household purposes if the male bird:
ire not permitted to breed at will. I
that is allowed the distinction o
Sreeds Will disappear and In a fev
years the farmer will not iuiov
whether or not a certain fowl is I
producer of eggs in summer or winter
There are some breeds that are pat
excellence as winter layers. Anion;
them we will name the Black Lang
shan. which will probably lay as man)
eggs in winter as any known breed.
Eggs for the family may 'be obtain
ed by permitting the hens to bring of!
broods early and late—as early, ii
March as possible and even as late at
September. Some of the latest hatch
ed will not begin to lay till sprint
tuid will continue to lay through th*
entire summer.
Ned Robinson was one whose mind
To evil deeds was much inclined;
He studied always how to do
Some mischief to the good and true.
The more, then, did it cause surprise
To Mr. Sweethings, kind and wise,
When he saw Ned, with gentle smile,
Look o’er the fence quite without
guile.
"Weil, well!” good Mr. Sweethings
said,
“There’s something virtuous In Ned!
It is completely clear to me
He has a deep respect for me!”
Was Mr. Sweethings right? Just turn
The picture upside down and learn.
Cinnamon.
Ceylon provides us with the bulk of
our cinnamon, which is the aromatic
bark of certain trees common to that
island. The trees are never allowed
to grow higher than ten feet. During
the season of harvesting, of which
there are two a year, the branches of
three to five years’ growth are cut
down and the top surface of the bark
scraped away. Then the hark is ripped
up longltudinarily Into slices, which
when exposed to the sun to dry curl
up into- quills. In the course of drying
the oil, upon which the aroma and
flavor depend, is diffused througfifcut
k'te bark.
in search of her breakfast, which she
takes at our supper time, for her day
begins when the first stars twinkle in
the sk.v. So the babies fasten their
little thumb hooks tightly into their
mother's fur and away she darts,
smacking Iter lips in anticipation of
the juicy midges awaiting her.
That’s Why.
There is a true story of a young
official in the American navy who met
knowledge in a landsman when, he
least expected it.
While his ship was in harbor, a voi
unteer naval brigade came on board
for a little practical instruction, and
the young lieutenant was detailed tc
give the landsmen their lesson in
gun manoeuvre.
He showed them all the different
types of guns and explained their
mechanism. Once, however, ,his
knowledge failed him. One of the
guns was a new model, and something
about the breech mechanism was nov
el and perplexing.
“This, gentlemen, is a new attach
menf lor—for--” ( )'
An Old Arab's False Teeth.
Sheikh Mahommed Ali Omar Or,
head of the Genllab Arabs, who has
arrived at Khartum, has been present-
ed by the sirdar with a complete set of
teeth. He is extremely proud of them
and hopes to amaze the rest of his
tribe when he arrives home. His only
misgiving is the effect on his inside.
Ho expressed his fears in this way:
"God gave me teeth and took them
away w'hen I grew old. He knows best.
Now man has put new ones In. Can
the doctor of the, teeth tell me what
Is good for my Inside."
More and Better Poultry.
I would like to see more and bettei
poultry on our farms, and I belldvi
there is no. way In which we can mori
readily and surely Increase the re
turns from our farms. The point at
which we should stop increasing th«
size of our flocks is that at whlct
there is nothing more fer the fowl*
to glean from the fields in the way ot
bugs and lost grain. The tender grass
and the young ciover that are Jo b<
found all over the farm in late sum
m#r and fall make good feed for fowlt
and we should utilize them as mucl
as possible by having a large numbet
of fowls to use it.
We need more poultry on the farms
as is evidenced’ by the Increasing
price for poultry products. Thlt
means that (he demand Is ahead ot
the supply. When the prices get hlgt
there is a tendency for the people tc
buy other food In the place of poultrj
products; therefore we are the'losers
There Is another reason why w<
should increase the amount of poultrj
on our farms and that is that, poultrj
meat Is not as solid as other meat
and therefore in selling it we get more
for the same food value parted wltt
than from a like weight of beef oi
pork.
| The better the poultry the more w<
will get for the food consumed, whirl
ts, of course, of great moment. W<
have in most of our flocks hens thal
eat and eat and never lay an egg
Some of them have passed beyond th*
age for laying and the owner has losl
track of them in the flock. We car
get hettoE flocks by weeding out these
unprofitable (layers —Estella Harper
ill., in Farmers’ Review
How a Woman Was Freed from Troubles
That Uad Made Life Wretched for
Many Ye are.
The Immediate cansea of headaches
vary, but most of them come from poor
or poisoued blood, Iu ameinia the blood
is scanty or thin ; the nerves are imper-
fectly nourished and pain is the way in
which they express their weakness. In
oolds the blood absorbs poison from the
mucous surfaces, and the poison irritates
the nerves and prodnoes paiu. In rheu-
matism, malaria and the grip, the poisou
in the blood produces like discomfort. In
indigestion the gases from the impure .•
matter kept in the system affect the
blood iu the same way.
The ordinary headache-curea at best
give only temporary relief. They deaden
tho pain but do not drive the poison oat
of the bldod. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
on the contrary thoroughly renew the
blood and the pain disappears perma-
nently. Women iu particular hare found
these pBls au unfailing relief in head-’
ac hes caused by ansemia.
Miss Stella Blocker recently said: “Dr.
Williams’ Pink Pills did me a great deal
of good. I lmd headache nearly all the
time. After I had taken three boxes oi
these pills I became entirely well.”
“ How long had yon suffered ?’’ she
was asked.
“ For several years. I can’t tell the
exact date when my illness began for it
came ou by slow degrees. I bad been
going down hill for many years."
" Did yon have any other ailments?"
" I was very weak and sometimes I had
fever. My liver and kidneys were af-
fected as well as my head."
" How did yon come to take the rem-
edy that cured you?"
" I saw in a southern newspaper a
statement of some person who was cureo
of a like trouble by Dr. Williams’ Pink
Pills. My physician hadn’t done me any
good, so I bought a box of these pills.
After I had taken one box I felt aomneb
better that I kept ou until I became en-
tirely well.”
Miss Blocker's borne is at Leander,
Louisiana. Dr. Williams’Pink Pills an
•old by all draggists. Besides headache
they cure neuralgia, sciatica, nervous
prostration, partial paralysis and rhea-
mutism.
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Do You Know
That death may lark In yoar walls?
In the rotting paste under wall paper ;
In the decaying glue or other animal
matter in hot water kalaemlaes (bearing
fanciful names)? Use nothing bat
Aab etstvwi
Destroys disease germs and vermin.
1 Rack Cement SafifioS
Does not rub or scale. You can brush it
on—mix with cold water. Kxqulalteljr
beautiful effects produced. Other;l_ __
mixed with either hot or cold wiitor, do
not have the cementing property of
Alabastlne. They are stuck on with glue,
or other animal matter which
rota, feeding disease germs, rub-
bing, scaling, and spoiling walls,
clothing, etc. Buy Alabastlne only
In IIto pound packages, properly la-
beled. Tint card, pretty wall and celling
design, "Uinta on Decorating" and our art-
ists’ services In making oolor plana, free.
ALABASTINE CO„
Grand Rapids. Mich., or 105 Water SL, N. V
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Carroll Co., /
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One of the volunteer naval brigade
spo k <
up:
the orchard wasHpen. The donkey
had always longed' to go into this for
bidden place, but the gate was kept
sectirelj’ locked. His master could not
lock the smell of the apples and pears
from reaching the donkey's nose,
though, and this smell made the don-
key long more and more after the
good things which grow there. The
donkey could scarcely believe his eyes
or nose, either, but the second glance
showed him that his eyes had not de-
ceived him. The gate was open, con-
sequently the donkey was invited into
the orchard. Once inside he lost no
time in sampling the fruit of a fine
apple tree. Yon know how fond your
pet pony is of a nice juicy apple?
Well! you can imagine how a donkey,
who had been raised on thistles,
would regard a tree full of (item. H<>
ate and alt* until no pig would have
recognized him. Branch after branch
came off the tree in Mr Donkey's at
tempt to get the delicious apples. All
went well until his master returned.
When he saw what the donkey had
done, poor donkey got the worst whip-
ping that he had ever got In his life.
The master almost cried, for his tree
was Tulrted and the apples were the
finest ones he owned
The year following what was His
•urprise;.tm see;that the tree he had
looked updnfas riflneij bore double as
many .apples as any other tree In the
orchard? Betides this, the apples
were flner*&nd larger than auv he had
ever grown. He was Ashamed of the
way he hid treated the^donkey for his
part In the scheme. He gathered a
Jarge basket of the apples and himself
•arrled It. to the poor donkey, Ever
ifter this the farmer pruned all the
trees iu the orchard, and from so
ituold an szilmul- as a di>ukey the'
Jackkrtives.
The word "jack” is applier! to any
contrivance which does the work of a
hoy or servant. In French the name
"Jacques” is a term used for a youth
Excuse me, sir; it’s for range find-
ing."’ Then hp went on to explain the
i working of the thing, but after a few
words stopped and retired. The off)
| cer looked at him coldly.
“How do you know what you’re talk-
ing about? This device wasn’t put in
any ship until three weeks ago," he
said.
"I know, sir, but, you see, I invented
it,” answered the volunteer, to the
lieutenant's dismay.
The "Tail EndSrs” That Follow GeiP
uine Articles.
It is sometimes interesting to watch
the'curves imitators make to get the
public to buy imitations of genuine
goods.
Every now and then some one w)ll
think there is yv splendid opening to
,like, I’ostum Coffee
Same way and take
‘ a»
fix tip someth
and advertise
some of the bii
An imitator
food values
make a cere
lines.
^rally Ignorant of
p.w, to skillfully
scientific
The Hobble-Hoop Rac<
|of preparing
'tastes like
jwledge of
8d to
Gape Worms.
Many young chicks are killed by
gape worms, known scientiflcallj
as trematode worms. These get
isto the windplpo and choke th*
young birds to death, Thes«
worms are sometimes half an lnct
long and sometimes not more thar
one-fifth of an Inch. They are reddish
in color and appdar forked, this ap
pearance being due to the fact that
the male worm is permanently fasten
ed to the female. Death comes bj
the number of worms in the wlndplp*
of the fowl increasing to the point
where strangulation results. The cur*
consists In removing enough of th*
worms to give the chick relief. A
simple method is to dip a foather lit
turpentine or kerosene and insert In
the windpipe, turning it till the worm*
are dislodged. The barbed end of tb*
feather should be used.
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Fee* of Farm Hens.
Whether the professional poultry
raiser makes money off his hen*
OL^not the farmer always does,
kjpd,. ho is bright enough tc
Jls fowls from disease and
cpst of feeding a mod
illV:
gUed\
YSK
The Hobbled Racers at the Start.
From the spectator's point of view
at least, a hobble-hoop race is one of
the funniest sports imaginable.
A regular hoop or a barrel hoop is
all that Is necessary to be furnished
each competitor. The hoop must first
he laid flat on the ground and then
the racers are invited to step inside
it\ after which the hoop Is lifted to
ankle helRht, and then strapped or
tied ^securely to both ankles which
are )fcv-the inside.
No* have the racers squat down
add place their hands, palm down-
ward, 'on the ground, but inside the
t
hoop. They should be at the starting
point, of the course when they are
prepared for the race, and the course
should be about 50 feet in length.
The idea is that each boy works
himself along the ground as best he
can, his feet being restricted by the
hoop, and his hands, too, as he ts not
allowed to touch the ground with his
hands unless they are within the cir-
cumference of 5he hoop.
The progress of such a race Is
rather slow, but ;thls drawback Is
Dion than compensated for by the
funnx an tics of the bow-legged racers.
ngT
g in t
t. free cod
akes an
and honestly labels It
some recognition, but t
the right to know the fact
/ Dostum Is the one original
uine Cereal Coffee, made
and for a definite purpose
stood through all the war# of t
Gators, has won the appK>*al of
Physicians and the people. 0
People who really seek to fre
themselves from the coffee habit and
at the same time to rebuild the pof| .<
gray matter In the nerve centers,
thus reconstruct the nervous system,
broken down by coffee, can rsly o>
Post u m.
There's a reason.
ock on the farm if
d, and Rome farmer**
rmers' Review that
plly nothing, as they
\e run of the farm
jthe summer, and
elr fowls on
lie sold in th«
pe of poultrj
via.
al purpose
Iter than
|l breed*
Jwn at
com
Ply-:
locks,
locks,
fyan-
, Wy*
MAY
BE
USED
FROM
THE
HOUR
OF
BIRTH
WWp*.
ihg th4
Baby.
It#
rariey Bli
h* Vi*
Physicians, nurses, pharmacists,
and chemists throughout the world
endorse Cuticura Soap because of
its delicate, medicinal, emollient,
sanative, and antiseptic properties
derived from Cuticura, the great
Skin Cure, united with the purest
of cleansing ingredients and most
refreshing of flower odors. For
preserving, purifying, and beauti-
fying the skin, as well as for all
purposes of the toilet and bath,
Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuti*
cura Ointment, the great Skin
,,, Cure, is priceless Guaranteed
^vy- absolutely pure, and may be used
from the hour of birth.
Two Beopt tamS on* wrtoo—wowwty. • MoStot—I
•»B Toll-1 Soap lor Ma. Ponar Drtia k Cham. Carp.
tiv'yifeirfTui? ** -k"* ®
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