The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1916 Page: 4 of 8
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1 Unless education Beans a shortcut
to experience. It means nothing
A man la never sure whether a wom-
an la sorry or glad when she cries.
Children Cry for Fletcher’s
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I Those new dances are said to be
'very graceful by people who hare not
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SUCCESS
T^O you know what a bank aooount means? It means: Safety for year
mJ money; Utilisation of full earning power; Credit increased;
Chances of lou avoided; End to care and worry; Sound standing in
the community; Sstisfaetion and contentment. Ton will aotioe that the
capitals spell SUCCE88. BAVDTQ spells SUCCE8S. Start an aooount
in this B.BTTABT.B and PROGRESSIVE institution. It will spell
SUCCESS for TOU. A bank account is lift’s best defense.
FLATONIA BANK
A Guaranty Fund Bank
The Flatonia Argus
Published by the Flatonia Printing
Company
HENRY HURR. Editor
NOTICE—All advertising will be run
and charged for until ordered discontin-
ued
Telephone 57
PRICE:
$1.60 A YEAR
This plant is insured in the Printers
Mutual ^ire Ins. Assn, of Tex.
Remarks about the feather
never changed it.
Europe demonstrated that
preparedness for war doesn’t
prevent it. But neither does
unpreparddness. .
Educational Notes, publish-
ed by the University of Texas,
is authority for the statement
that the cost of radium has been
tion. With due respect to the
mathematical system employed
at our big ‘school, we will say
that we would like to reduce
some of our cost items just one
hundred per cent and# we’d be
satisfied.
Abofll the worst advice _
ire a faFmanTsTTtelT him
to eat less and exercise more.
Probably that’s because it’s the
truth*
dred million dollars a year, and
they are advertising heavily to
increase this, In several of the
larger magazines this month ap-
pear ads announcing the fact
that this huge Chicago house has
purchased the rights to sell the
new Encyclopedia Brittanica, and
in the several page advertise-
ment they had out some readable
dope, evidently written by an ex
pert inrhis line. Such firms as
the above mentioned cannot but
gain and retain a certain admira-
tion for their shrewd business
methods, though their continued
efforts will finally cripple the
entire rural mercantile business.
Kingsville Record.
The man Ip a ■kidding automobile
• "doesn't know where be'e going, but
: be'e on his Vay."
Economy may be the road to wealth,
; but paring cigarette coupons la a alow
- way to make a living
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1 Aa a laat resort, we could comman-
deer the annual output of the Amerl-
| can ban and dffy the world.
An eastern expert says thla country
; needs 2,000 aeroplanes. Evidently he
|wants, to proper# ue (or flight.
After a man baa passed fifty, he
.would rather have a good stomach
than the shoulders of a Gotch.
Again, there are some people who
are foole because they can’t help It
and others because they enjoy It.
Physical geography ts about the only
safe and sane geography for the youug
Idea to study In theee stormy days.
Freedom of speech Is one of the
most cherished of human liberties;
and one of the most sadly overworked.
Ths wo
wbe
“QWGLES JINGLES'
The business of Sears, Roe-
buck & Company has reached the
enormous proportion of one hun-
PUTTING IT OVER.
Tha-Ouy that puts H over to the tel-^
low ttatMB we like. He's an earnest,
cheerful worker and la bound to make
a strUte. Things for him are always
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tee hfm
forld will civs applause to him
rules In treat affaire.
To him who In e lofty plaoe aeeumee a
nation's carea;
Hie name la passed from Up te Mp. his
fame la spread abroad,
Aad they are envied whom he deltas te
please with smile or nod;
Bat there's another, poor perhaps, un-
honored and unknown.
To whom I raise my hat, because of
worth that Is hie own— ""
The honest man who daily does the beet
that he may do
Aad makes the world his debtor for a
worthy eon or two.
The crowds will gladly shout his name
who guides a splendid fleet
Aad makes his country's foe men feel the
sorrow of defeat;
For him the wattlnt bends will play, for
him the flats will fly,
Fsr him the people will applaud and raise
the arches high;
But while they crown him and are ttad to
atand and watch him pass
I Hft my hat to one tor whom there la no
sounding braes „
The' honest man whose sons are tautht so
they may underatand
The worth of honor and tha debt they
owe their native land.
The world will tlve sweet praise to him
who has enriched Its art.
And learn to prise the poet's eons If It
<shall touch the-heart:
There will he high rewards for them who
fomii and direct, ' '. e
The warrior and the atataemon will he
named with the elect;
But there
Edison says the next great war will
bo fought with machlnea. Let ue hope
It will be with hit talking machines.
It's a pretty aafe assumption that
the Missouri mule recently sold for
I860 was not bought for war purposes.
A good poker player misses a -great
deal of the enjoyment of life by not
being able to let on when he la really
happy.
S.:'; iiatasfe
arg never slow. Ho
believe* tn keeping busy; doty- calls,
bo do#> not shirk, knowing better
things wiU follow if he’e faithful to
hie work. Ho’a the Ouy that pute It
over, - he’e the one that wine the
prise. Be has learned the game and
plays it. Plays it hard and playe It
wlee. * Hie success makes people won-
den, Many say it’s hit good luck. Rut
the ode who puts It over, Knows it’s
all hard work and pluck. He has
' rofr^V
arc taught
worthy cause—
The ho Met man whose sons
that honor still Is good.
Whs, sll unnoticed, triumphs la his fight
ef parenthood.
Trouble Ahead. *
“Do you know »that the average
Ban drlnka enough beer in the course
ef his life to float a battle ship?"
“No. Does her'
“Statisticians have found that ho
fought hard all the way. Burning mid-
night oil and planning, while hla pals
were In the hay. You can land the
■aipe. at he has. You can alee get a
place, If you care to fight the battles
winning out will make you face. Get
your forces all together, Hit the line
aad hit it hard, Go on through and put
It over, Make your \p . ^ n. i
self a winning card. ‘*^’'71- trjyfiA
dose.”
‘,nrtM H l.^fcd to hear you say that.
I hope you will, now that you realise
how great this waste la. give up the
habit.” ‘
“No, I ain’t got any Idea of doin’
that, but I don’t see how we’re goin’
to be able to keep on drlnkln’ enough
to float battle ships If they make thefr
blamed old Dreadnoughts much big-
ger.*
The Pessimist.
“Let us suppose that a man was ou
(he lucky side of thirty-five, that he
had a beautiful wife, who loved him:
that thay had a healthy, perfect chlM;
that he had a good Job. and tha! lh» T
possessed a comfortable home. Wh*(
Bore could any man want than thatV
“Oh, If he had all those bleesiaiw
III bet the cook would be threatening,
to quit or there would be something
the matter with the furnace. There’s
no use of expecting that anybody will
ever find conditions perfect In this
World.”
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Certain Improvements Are Necessary
If there are many—don't try to make them all at once.
Deoidd od the one yon need moat, than—bnild well—build for
future needs as well aa the present It oesta lew to build big
at first than to build and make additions.
Our stock is particularly attractive ag to grades, and prices
never were or will be more reasonably.•"
Now!—is the time the dhrewd btqrer is building!
We oall especial attention to our huge stock of
Southern Yellow Pine
"The Wood of Service "
Southern Yellow Pine meets every building need. It’s
the wood you want to use—the wood mat gives the greatest
service for the least ooet.
Come in and let us show you hog much we oan save you.
Get our free helps and plans. Don* hesitate to oall on us.
It ooete nothing to get the beoedt of obr eervioe— the eervioe
that really serves.
Lumber Go.
A. W. Albrecht, Mgr.
Flatonia, Tegaa
Might Have Been Worse.
—-----THE FEBBIMTBT.
I SIS a good deed yesterday—
It should have made a hit;
But what’s the gooST It didn’t pay;
Nobody noticed It.
THE OPTIMIST.
Cheer up; If no one saw your aett
You’re lucky. Juet the same;
The people who do well. In faet,
Bs oft get only blame.
Worthy of a Raise.
“tft“ said tha head of the firm, “you
want your a alary raised?”
“Tea,” tha office boy timidly re piled.
“What make* you think your value
to thla company haa boon Increased?”
“Wall, da baseball Besson's over,
and 1*11 bo hare a good deal more regu-
lar now.”
The germ experts declare now that
the dish towel la unsanitary, but the
wAy to gat the moat enjoyment out
of n piece of squash pie is to Sat It
from tha hand.
a—speaker remarks,
Automobiles,
athirst for something sensational to
say. are Injurious to the human race.
They certainly are, and often fatally,
if you get In tha way of one.
Mo Use for Beys Any Mora.
Somebody has Invented an electric
device that win split kindling wood.
Oral&UAlly wo are getting It so ar-
ranged that the world will have ab-
solutely ao uee tor email boys.
An Evasive Answer. _ _
.“ asked the agent, “how. fa
yon like this flat?"
“I must say,” replied the lady who
was examining It. “that there's lit-
tle room for UaprovtaoaL”
re flaw people who love the
truth oo well that they will resent a
He if It happens to bo fulsome praise,
la such cases tha liar not only gats
to ho regarded aa a vary smart man
HK • tan-dollar Iona Id wsy lor bla.
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has beea
In use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of
and has been made under his per*
AH Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-good ” are BUB
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health or
Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment*
What Is CASTORIA
Caotorta Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare-
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It Is pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age Is Its guarantee. It destroys ’Worms
and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years It
has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation,
Flatulency, Wind Colie, all Teething Troubles and
Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels,
assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children's Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
)Bears the Signature of
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years
The French, army has adopted steel
helmets. This makes one style of
Paris hat that will not ba hastily cop-
ied.
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Not a song of patriotic consequence
has been developed since "Tipperary.'
;lt la a war of sciences, but not of sen-
timents.
Things are In a pretty bad way when
there la even a shortage of grave dig-
gers, as la reported to be the case in
'Mexico City.
A new comet has been discovered.
This mp. hardly presage a new war,
since there te no world room tor any
,l!l_il “4“rcdvew that the prize ring cornea with
bar engagement
STEINBRING’S NURSERY
All kinds of trees and plants are grown in large quantities.
Peaches, plums, pears, apricots etc.. best bearing varieties;
the nice evergreen "Ligustrujn” andothershad e trees ;or-
namental and flowering shrubs and plants.
My prices are low, we pack stock to reach destination in
perfect condition;-----“rr*r ** "
Write for my large descriptive catalog and send me a trial
order, I guarantee satisfaction.
A. W. STEINBRING
R. F. D. No. 2 New Braunfels, Texas
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China la again exporting eggs to
this country, thus indicating that the
higher criticism of the drama has
gone out of atyle in China
When acience takes to making Gre-
cian noses out of soup bones, domestio
economy is being brought down to a
basis which Is positively artistic. -
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Tha beet sugar crop of the Rjntted
States tor 1816 la about one-elxlai
larger than the crop last year, but
even ao It la only 866,200 abort tons.
Somebody saya that the eex stories
for young people are a lot worse than
the old fashioned nickel novels. Some-
body evidently has read them both.
Roses V
Everblooming. all colort
Pot Plants
Of all kinds
J. R. Jaseky Moulton
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The slang definition of the word
“guy” la not given In the big diction-
ary, which' may therefore be guyed as
a complete guide te popular speech.
From tha fact that dust bas been
-discovered on the plahets, it la not
unreasonable to conclude that celes-
tial autblsts are burning up the Milky
Way.
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The Ford— a simple car of proved quality. A car anyone
can operate, anyone can care for and a car that brings
pleasure, service and satisfaction to everybody. The car of
more than a million owners. Reliable service for owner*
from Ford agents everywhere. Touring CarM40;.Runt»bout
$390; Cotipelet $590r Town C«r $640; Sedarr $740 f. o. b. De-
troit On disnlav and sale by
of Si
Whan slater falls In love with a
fallow who to bolding down a pretty
good Job at a bank, aha thinks small
boys are a great nuisance when they
happen to ha brothers on His oalllng
atght
Another danger resulting from reck-
lessness in naming girl babies as soon
a* Ihey are born la tbat It la entirely
possible tor one to start Ufa a "Dag-
mar*’ and reach maturity a typical
“Mary Ana.”
A Washington doctor says babies
should not bo kissed, even by their,
•era parents. Here's another . man
with a fool Man ha will never get
anywhere with. Wo suppose ho would
mussle tha babies.
Flatonia,
H. E. OLLE, Agent
Texas
One Way
One way to build up your town
is to do your shopping at home,
and to pay your ’home merchant
promptly. The people who go
out of town to do their shopping
are not town builders. In faet
they might be called town un-
builder*. And worse than they
are those who only buy (?) at
home when they haven’t the cash
to send sway, and then stand off
tha merchanta* irithr qntB the
latter are forced to place the
bills for collection.
For it is a sad fact that there
are people who will run credit
accounts with their home mer-
ehanta, and then keep them wait-
ing indefinitely for the money,
while they will send away their
money to the mail order houses
for goods that could be purchas-
ed at home.
Give the home merchants a
fair showing. They are the
ones who pay the taxes, the ones
who aid every public enterprise,
who put up the bqnuses to bring
new railroads or new—industrial-
institutions to the towa.—
Brownsville Herald.
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Hurr, Henry. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1916, newspaper, January 27, 1916; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth988646/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.