The Madisonville Meteor - And Commonwealth - (Madisonville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1929 Page: 2 of 8
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THE KIADISONVILLE METEOR. THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1929.
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Enough lip stick was used the last
two years to make a cable the size of
a lead pencil that would reach around
the entire world.
The best town improvers are the
painters. A few hours work by a
painter will do more to beautify a
place than anything else that can
really be done around the place.
JOE E. WEBB
• A1.H KINDS OF "
: INSURANCE :
• Life, Accident, Fire, Tornado, In- •
• demnity, Automobile, Plate Glass. •
• Madisonville, Texas •
• Office 235 Phones Res 89 •
Improved Uniform Intornatisnal
SundaySchool
• Lesson'
(Dy REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D.D.. Dean
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(©, 1029. Western Newspaper Union.)
Lesson for June 2
A DIFFERENCE
The gum-chewing girl and the cud-
chewing cow
Are somewhat alike, but a difference
somehow.
What a difference? Oh, yes, I see
it now—
It's the thoughtful look on the face
of the cow.
—Selected.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE
ESTATE OF MRS. LULAH MAN-
NING, DECEASED:
Notice is hereby given that original
Letters Testamentary upon the estate
of Mrs. Lulah Manning, deceased,
were granted to rne, the undersigned,
on the 3rd day of April, 1929, by the
County Court of Madison County,
Texas. All persons having claims
against said estate are hereby re-
quired to present the same to me
within the time prescribed by law
My residence and Post Office address
is Madisonville, County of Madison
State of Texas. Witness my hand
this 25th day of April, 1929.
J. N. HEATH,
Executor of estate of Mrs.
Lulah Manning, Deceased.
About as many girls who marry
for money get around the track and
into the home stretch as do the girls
who marry for love pure and simple.
It is easier to learn to love where
there is comfort and plenty thatn it
is to keep love warm on poverty and
neglect.
Or. Joe A. Reeves
REGISTERED OPTICIAN
—AT—
BURTIS DRUG STORE
One Day Each Month
Willie had his wee baby sister out
for an airing. She was bawling to
her heart's content, and Willie was
very much peeved at being assigned
the job as a nursemaid and accord-
ingly he berated his sister for her
helplessness. Coming down the street
was a young girl who overheard the
conversation, and remarked:
"Why, Willie, I will take that baby
and keep her and comfort her and
glad to."
"Gee," said Willie, "you couldn't do
her any good, the kid is half starved
npw, and your dress is buttoned up
the back."
Nine-Tenth* Preventable
Nine-tenths of all the diseases of the
American peqple can be traoed directly
to constipation, doctors say. Constipa-
tion throws into the system poisons
whioh taint and weaken every organ
of the body and them easy
victims for any germs which attack
them. Prevent constipation and you
will avoid nine-tenths of all diseases,
with their consequent pain and fi-
nancial losses. Heroine, the good old
vegetable cathartic, wul prevent con-
stipation in a natural, easy and
pleasant way. Get a bottle today from
J. R. Burtis.
We have often heard it saind that
the new things are not as good as the
old things were, that manufacturers
today do onot make things as gaad
as the old manufacturers made them.
It isn't true of course. Take the au-
tomobile tires for example. The au-
tomobile tire ^ few years back ful-
filled all promises and expectations
if it ran 5,000 miles, but today you
can get guarantees of 20 and 25
thousand miles on tires if you buy
the best. And what is true of auto-
mobile tires is true of many other
things that we use in daily life.
INSURANCE
Fire, Life, Auto, Casualty, Com-
pensation, Bonds
Keep Texas Money in Texas.
Republic (Fire) Insurance Co., Dallas.
Southwestern (Life) Ins. Co., Dallas.
American Indemnity Co., Auto, Bonds,
Casualty; Galveston.
A. H. MENEFEE
Agent
MADISONVILLE, TEXAS.
LATER EXPERIENCES OF JERE-
MIAH
LESSON TEXT—Joremlah 20:1-6; 37:
11-21; 38:1-13.
GULDEN TEXT—Blessed are ye
when men shall reproach you. and per-
secute you, and say all manner of
evil against you falsely, for my sake.
PfUMAKY TOPIC—Being True in a
Hard Test.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Being True In •
Hard Test.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP-
IC—Standing True In Hard Places.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP-
IC--Forms of Modern Persecution.
I. Jeremiah In Stock* (20:1-0).
lie had predicted the downfall of
Jerusalem because of the disobedi-
ence of the people (19:4-14, 15).
Pasliur, an officer of the temple,
heard him. Pashur gave Jeremiah a
cruel beating and placed him in
stocks. "Stocks" was an Instrument
nt torture, confining the legs in a
cramped position. On being released
i he next day, Jeremiah predicted the
terror which was to be Pashur's por-
tion. His words were literally ful-
filled (vv. 4-0).
II. Jeremiah In Prison In Jonathan's
Hcuse (37:11-21).
He was arrested by Irijah as he
was about to leave Jerusalem on an
errand. He was charged with desert-
iis to the Chaldeans. While here In
prison, King Zedekiah secretly con-
sulted with him and ordered lenient
treatment.
III. Jeremiah in the Dungeon (38:1-
13).
1. He predicts the capture of Jeru-
salem (vv. 1-3).
(1) To whom (v. 1)?
Jeremiah had been taken out of the
prison by the king (37:17) and or-
dered to the court of the prison
(37:21). Here the people seem to
have had free access to him (32:12).
From this place of limited confine-
ment Jeremiah announced to the peo-
ple their approaching captivity.
2. Counsel given (w. 2, 3).
a. All thnt remain In the city shall
die by the sword, famtne and pesti-
lence.
b. He that goeth forth to the Chal-
.leans shall live. "He shall have his
life for a prey," doubtless means that
he shall escape with bis life, though
losing all else.
2. Jeremiah accused by the princes
(vv. 4, 5).
(1) He weakened the hands of the
men and all the people (v. 4). From
u human standpoint what they said
was true, but since Jeremiah was but
rhe Interpreter of God to the nation,
they ought to have heeded his advice
fo surrender.
(2) This man seeketh not the wel-
fare of this people, but the hurt (v. 4).
rhis charge was utterly false. Jere-
miah was the best friend of the peo
!>le, for he faithfully proclaimed to
them God's Judgment and advised
ihem how to make the best of their
infortunate situation.
3. The king's cowardly act (v. 5).
The very one whom Jeremiah was
trying to help, deserted him. The
;!ng was afraid of the Chaldeans, the
princes, Jeremiah, and God.
4. Jeremiah cast Into the dungeon
(v. 0).
This seems to have been a cistern
which had been emptied of its water
during the siege, leaving only mire.
Into this mire he sank, possibly up to
his neck. The purpose was to let
Jeremiah die there. In this situation
he Is a type of Christ (Psa. 69). No
one ever suffered more uqjustly, save
Jesus Christ.
5. Jeremiah rescued from the dun-
geon (vv; 7-13).
(1) By Ebed-Melech, an Afrlcaq
servant (w. 7-9).
The Jewish prophet, whom his own
countrymen tried to destroy. Is saved
by a Gentile. Though Ebed-Melech
had a colored skin, he was the whitest
man In Jerusalem. He went to the
king and boldly declared that the
princes had done evil In imprisoning
Jeremiah.
(2) The method (vv. 10-13).
The king yielded to his request and
furnished a guard to prevent inter-
ference with the work of rescue. He
let down soft rags and wornout gar-
ments by ropes and instructed Jere-
miah to put them under his armhoies
nnd under the ropes to prevent Injury
to him as he was being lifted up. He
was lifted out of the dungeon and
?iven the freedom of the prison court.
IV. Jeremiah In Egypt (vv. 43:1-7).
Ills closing years were spent in
Egypt. He wus taken there by Jo-
hanan, where he continued his minis
try. He seems to have been unpopu-
lar there. Tradition has it that lie
was stoned to'death by the Jews In
Egypt.
Rewards Awaiting
When we land on the bleak shore
>f disappointment we shall make the
wonderful discovery that the Savior
has anticipated our coming and li:i-
niude ample provision. There will be
heavenly cordiaK nnd there will he
comforts of era -e. and there will In
the exhilarating wine of a new hope
—J. H. Jowett.
ROBSTOWN HAS 500 CARS
OF CUCUMBERS TO SHIP
Robstown, down in South Texas,
has a large number of farmers in its
section of the country who are grow-
ing cucumbers for the market, and
the crop appears good. The farmers
in that section have 1,400 acres in
this vegetable, and they expect to
ship out approximately 500 refrig-
erator carloads. The crop looks fair
and the growers have been hopeful of
a fair price for the crop.
It estimted that between 400 and
500 cars of carrots are laso being
grown and shipeed from the Robs-
town section. Beets are also grown
in that section quite exensively.
FARM WOMEN ARE DEVELOP-
ING THE HOME INDUSTRIES
'Nigh at Hand
Know ye Hut the kingdom of G<
Is nigh at uund.
College, Station.—The factory sys-
tem took most manufacturing out
of the home but some it is being put
back there now in a most interesting
development among Texas home
demonstration club women who are
making a great variety of products
to sell co-operatively and to use
themselves. Rugs and gloves, to
mention only two articles, have long
been obtainable only in stores, but
thousands of them are now being
manufactured in a small way in the
farm homes, with some profit and a
great deal of satisfaction, the wom-
en say.
This home industry work has long
been encouraged by the Extension
Service through county home demon-
stration agents, but it has taken a
decided increase in the last year be-
cause of the development of market-
ing facilities making it possible for
women and girls to earn considerable
pin money in rather pleasant ways.
Regular market days are held in
many counties for the sale of all
kinds of canned, dairy, poultry and
pastry products as well as rag rugs,
embroidery, linens, quilts and hand-
kerchiefs. In Mitchell county a
home products association has been
run successfully for two years with
sales the first year amounting to
more than $13,000.00.
All products thus sold by the clubs
are carefully graded and passed upon
for quality by a standardizing com-
mittee to see that nothing is offered
except that produced by home demon-
stration methods, and coming up to
these standards.
"This is one reason that these sales
are so freely patronized by town
people," says Miss Mamie Hayden,
home industries specialist in the Ex-
tension Service, "for they are fast
learning that home t demonstration
products embody high quality at a
nominal cost. Just ho wfar the move-
ment will go, is hard to say, but the
end is not in sight, for new women
are joining the ranks every month,
and demand has reached the point
that uniform labels, stickers, tags,
and wrapping paper are being adopt-
ed, and in some cases standard butter
and egg cartons. Merchants are free-
ly co-operating and in many instances
aiding in the advertising and selling,
for they realize that this develop-
ment means more money to them in
the long run."
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Each day brings the school term
closer to its end. In another part of
the city, each day sees a new school
building nearer its completion. To
some, this building may me just "an-
other" structure, but to almost every
student of Madisonville High School,
it is a realization of dreams and a
goal of much hard work.
Education is a necessity of civiliza-
tion. Those who openly flout it, may
be observed as conspicious by the
absence of it. If we notice someone
fighting a program for school build-
ing, he is either short-visioned or he
has not considered the question from
all angles in a fair minded way.
Environment has a gigantic influence
over any form of life, especially hu-
OUR NEW HOME
(From The Senior Review)
man; and one must not mistake that
environment must suit condition, but
it must tend to uplift rather than
merely to balance the scale. This is
exactly the reason for our new build-
ing. We, through the untiring, never
failing, work of Mr. Robert A. Manire.
are the heirs of a beautiful new home,
but with it conies greater responsi-
bilities. We are barely even with our
present location, and if we expect to
fit in with our new environment, we
must enter into our work with re-
newed vigor. We tmust strive to ba-
lance our achievements and ideals
with our surroundings.
One sad fact that slightly mars the
happy scene is that the Seniors of
"29" will not be able to graduate in
OIL CONSERVATION THROUGH
STATES TO BE PLANNED
If common sense were a market-
able commodity and you could buy
enough to last ten years at any store
in town, some fellows wouldn't pay
ten cents for it.
If this writer so happened to be a
really beautiful woman, we would
dread to go on trial where the jury
consisted of twelve homely women.
It is now believed that if the con-
servation plans formulated by the oil
industry are to be successful, it must
be through a compact of the oil pro-
ducing states. This has been sug-
gested by the Federal Oil Conserva-
tion Board and work in this direction
has been started by the American
Petroleum Institute.
The over-production problem has
resulted in the most outstanding ec-
onomic and industrial problem of re-
cent years. Distinguished executives
and statesmen, the American Bar As-
sociation, other independent organi-
zations, President Hoover and the
general public all endorse conserva-
plans. But anti-trust laws are an
insurmountable barrier to federal
sanction of co-operative action to
control production.
Consequently, unless a new inter-
pretation is given the anti-trust laws,
or they are revised to meet specific
condiditions, the oil industry is de-
pendent on the individual states to
control waste. As the first move, it
has been proposed to call a meeting
of the Governor of Texas, Oklahoma
and California to discuss an oil com-
pact.
There is an endless variety of in-
genious schemes for traffic control.
All signal lights in one city are now
regulated by the radio waves sent
out by a vacuum tube trasmitter.
This unique system replaces the time-
clock method of changing the colors
of traffic lights. A mid-western
town uses an nutomatic "sun switch"
to control the illumination of 100
miles of streets. This astronomical
clock turns on the lamps when the
sun sets in the evening and switches
them off at the coming of dawn,
indicate clearly the un-measured pos-
sibilities that lie in the wider utiliza-
tion of light and sound vibrations.
Soon we will have a thousand auto-
matums to obey the human voice.
AN APPRECIATION
(From The Senior Review)
The principal of Madisonville High
School, Mr. Wilton W. Andrews, has
resigned his position here and will
teach at West Columbia the coming
school year.
It is with regret that we see Mr.
Andrews leave. He has been with
this institution for three years, and
has proved himself a very capable
young njan of sterling character. He
has put forth his best effort to make
a mark in the school's athletic record
as well as, having inspired the aspir-
ing young mathematicians and scien-
tists.
In this course that Mr. Andrews
has chosen the student body extends
their best wishes for his success.
the new building, but we must re-
member always, the old building, not
over-shadawed by a delightful picture
of the new.
On the highway it stands a monu-
ment, not or the dead past but a
visualization of glorious future. No
doubt, a slumbering genius may be
awakened within the envvirons of its
classrooms. Further down the high-
way stands a church. Through its
influences the man is made; at school,
he is developed.
Men may pass along the road, a
great artery of commerce, and ob-
serve, that Madisonville is a center
of civilization, for two agencies
of God and man stand out as beicon
lights to the world.
flaming cheeks handed the teacher a
slip of paper bearing the words:
"Daddy and Tommy Jones."
If you stick to the golden rule, you
will never be measured for stripes.
MOW" a liquid
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The teacher, wishing to arouSe the
interest of her Sunday School class,
asked them to write down the names
of their favorite hymns. All the pu-
pils handed in their slips but one.
''Come on Mary," said the teacher,
"bring your paper to me."
Mary, with downcast eyes and
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