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THE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT-fitZETTE
THE WEEKLY DEMOCBAT-GAZETTE, THURSDAY, MAY 2fi, 1921.
PUBLISH BO BVBBY THURSDAY
TOM W. I'BHKINH WAI.TKK B. WILBON
Kdltori, l'ubli hef and Proprietor*
Come on and rlo.se up the lip In the
pike road to Wylle.
July 27. 28. 29—Remember the
dates mid get ready to attend the an-
nual picnic and reunion here.
MOSQUITOES: EXTERMINATE
THEM.
The mosquito and malaria are twin
OBEBNHUBHY ADAMS.
aUtant Biulneu Manairr.
Entered a> Socund-ClaiM Mitil Mutter
To subscriber!. The dute printed i.ppiwite
your name on the njnruin of th.- i. if-r* er en
the wrappi-r indicate# the time Uj which yout
•ubacription in paid All «uli#criptlon« expire
•D the (irat of th.' month. Any > ' 'rilvr not
receiving the paper regularly, piriii e .i.it.fl *"*
and the other will die. Tho excessive
ruins and oons'-quent presence of stag-
I'lie milch < o\v is u valuable unlmal riiuit pools of water about the low
Clrrulutten and tj1(J |al.,„, They destroy moitgltges- p|(u . s have liud the offset of giving
One year In advance
Six month# in advance
Three montha in advance
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BRAVE.
Brave la an eusy word, uud yet
It la not eusy to be bruve;
One must bo patient and forget
The aorrow of the grave.
When every hope i* idown away
By cruel winds and i hill.
Above the ashen ot dismay
Musi smile umionqtuied wUl.
Nor is this all of bruvi i y.
For hearts have much to luar
And there are deeds men ne\ er see
Which cull lor courage iare.
And I here arc many things to itar
Along the path of men
The undeserved and cruel sheer
From thoughtless voice and pen.
Can you be constant for the right
When you might quickly buy
Success and ease and its delight
By living out a lie?
A bravo man not alone by fire
Or conflict meets the test,
He nuist forego his own desire,
To stand for what Is best.
That truth of tasks a heavy price
From men who walk its way,
And its harsh terms of sacrifice
Only the brave will pay.
—Kdgar A. Guest.
That is u desirable end to seek.
The beauty of the trees and (lowers
make us want more or them. Make
Me Kinney the city not"! for these
things.
the pestiferous, malaria spreading
mosi|ultu a start In this section that
will become a menace to health and
11 ft* unless checked, says a writer In
The Temple Telegram.
Spreading oil upon the surfaces of
Many f'ollln county schools are don- pools, cisterns and ditches will shut
tng this week after successful terms oft the breeding grounds of the mos-
All have had capable teachers and uulto and minimise his power for
studious pupils, hence nothing but evil. Attention should be directed
success should have rosulted. at once to this work.
e I Persons on whose property there
The plan to beautify the Picnic
I'ark Is a very commendable one and j
should by all means be carried out.
MoKlnney needs more than one park.
We have this one so why jiot use it.
Collin county schools will send forth lives of themselves, their families and
many graduates this year. They are'their neighbors. Places under the
all bright. Intelligent young men and Jurisdiction of the county and city 111
women who are Just entering Into the which mosquitoes may llnd congenial
duties and responsibilities of life May I.reding places should be looked alter
success be theirs. j immediately.
Those are the Tlu'r" huM bL'°" un amount
second annual "f l>ring. The ground
has been thoroughly saturated and
much of the water from recent rains
still is standing In pools and mud
holes affording most Inviting havens
for the mosquito to propagate and
absorb poison germs of malaria which
latei lie will spread indiscriminately
may be such inviting breeding places
for the mosquito pest ought to get
busy now with making these breed-
ing places unavailable for the mos-
quito and so protect the health and
July 27. 28.
dates of the twenty
picnic and reunion In McKinney. The j
Association owns nearly thirty acres
of land and has on hand about three
thousand dollars in cash. Tills be-,
speaks careful management on the
part of the officers and directors
The season of fish stories, chiggers
and the 'ole swlmmin hole are with
us again, to which none of us ure ob-
jecting.
The development of the community
is the paramount duty of every citizen.
Especially those who are financially
equipped to construct homes for the
people requiring them. If a town is
to grow homes must he provided for
the people seeking them. Conditions
are Improving. A West Texas ex-
change says: "From all over the
Plains Country come reports that there
is a distinct revival of the building
programs. This is evidenced too In
New Mexico, and there seems to be a
basis for the expectation that within
a comparatively short time the music
of the saw and hammers will be heard
in many communities In measure not
known during the past six to eight
months. This will be n hopeful con-
dition for the reason that practically
every center of population, regardless
of the size, has a "housing problem"
of greater or leser magnitude." Turn
the improvement dollar loose. I>et'
build more houses. Along cpmes jfti.
AlfiWMo News with thlg: "Hearty
endorsement of this community and
her policies Is evidenced by all who get
squarely back of the municipality. The
man who Is always knocking on the
city will have a hard time making thi
live ones believe that h
en. The actions of n mnn
real tests of his actual attltud
persons and communities."
of
the Association.
McKinney High school has lost only
one baseball game this season. The
hoys are splendid athletes and have
had the benefit of a very capable In-
structor In Mr. Graham who goes to
Denlson to aid the athletic department
of the high school thore. McKinney
always made a splendid showing In
athletics.
Well, do you reckon we'll have a
fair this fall? Seems If we are that
we ought to have that new pavilion.
I.ong ago the bonds -were voted. We
can hardly have a fair without some
sort of a building. The county fair
has lived in a tent long enough. We
are counting on the city officials to
get some action in the matter.
McKinney will not turn a denf eat-
to the appeal for the starving Chinese.
They are starving—dying and when
such is the case our poople are not so
anxious to know the reason why they
are dying but need only to be told that
they are dying for the lack of food to
sustain their bodies. There will be a
a meeting tonight at the Chamber of
Commerce ir. the Interest of this fund.
wherever he may chance to light.
The mosquito already Is here and
is busy at his deadly uud malignant
task. Only by en-operative action can
his activities be halted, and there
should be no delay In effecting or-
ganization for his extermination. It
has been demonstrated that the mos-
quito is a carrier of disease. Just as
Is the fly, and both are pests that
can be suppressed and their danger
minimized by prompt and united ef-
fort.
Crude oil. the most elllcacious means
for lighting the mosquito, is avail-
able in sufficient quantities und at
reasonable cost, and it should be used
liberally and consistently on every
spot that shelters these dangerous
pests. Every community should take
immediate action in this direction and
so afford the greatest measure of
protection for life and health.
Pour oil upon the mosquito's breed-
ing grounds uud swat the fly, and a
summer of health, comfort and pleas-
ure will be assured.
An Oklahoma man seeking jersey
cattle to establish a dairy came to Col-
lin county to buy stock for his herd
And he found Wtlfti-hS- Ht-
was Impressed with the spirit of co-
operation which he found existing
among the breeders of the county. One
man quit his work to aid the visitor In
Inspecting the different herds of the
county.
he chll-
According to newspaper dispatches
persons ure being killed every day at
grade crossings. Watch your speed
and look out for trains.
Another high school building ib
nejjdfid-itt JVCeSihmodato the growing
enrollment and crowded condition 01
our present high school building. A
Junior High has been proposed and
seems to be the happy solution of the
problem confronting the school board
More than twenty one hundred pupils
In the McKinney schools. Soon an-
other ward school will bo necessary.
Our school system Is tho pride of Mc-
Kinney.
Ji
Mrs. Isabella Eleanor Neff Is deii'l.
She was the mother of Governor Pat
Morris Neff and died In tho governor's
mansion at Austin Wednesday. She
was born In Virginia Iter grandfath-
er came to America and aided Mar-
quis Ijifayette In fighting the battles
of the American revolution. Mrs
School days are over and
dren will spend a several weeks vaca-
tion. Another problem arises with
is a good clti- jthe olo8e of Bcho°1- When the boys
are the Ian<* P'r's their minds off their
toward 'hooks they should have something to
claim their attention that will be
'wholesome and entertaining, to pre-
pare thein for the serious work which
comes during the next term of school
What to do with the children during lhad knoWn hl,n 8,nce a bare-foot boy
the summer period is a problem which
always confronts their parents at this'rnan'
. .. . . ,, years been a closo friend In that great
time. Pretty soon we will see th"1 *
Our old Fourth Estate friend and
colleague In the Senate of Texas-
Senator J. C. McNealus of Dallas-
has passed over the river; gone, hut
left the impress of his being and exist-
ence, upon generations to follow. We
We first knew him us a* newspaper
then ns a Senator, having four
with bait cans and fishln' poles.
law-making body. He was of the old
. j| 'type of men—honest, fair and square.
The Story of
Our States
B? JONATHAN BRACE
XLVIII.—TERRITORIES
Story
1 or our
States" would
not he com-
plete without
a brief men-
tion of the
other terri-
tory ol ihe United Stutes, which
Is not Included In the uctuul for-
ty-eight siutes. The biggest of
these territories is Alaska, witli
un urea of M o.HH4 square tulles.
This huge region was tinder Ilus-
sliiu domination until 1HH7 when
the United States purchased It
for or less than two
rents an acre. There was some
grumbling uT'the time by a few
congressmen over "adding a re-
frigerator to the United States."
Hut the refrigerator has been
found lo he well stocked with
gold, coal, forests anil fisheries,
so that Alaska has proven u
profitable Investment
Hawaii, like Alaska. Is a reg-
ular territory. In 181IK there
was a successful revolution
HHilltlst the Hawaiian queen, and
a provisional government was
formed under American protec-
tion. In IN'.tN, at the request of
the population, Hawaii was an-
nexed to ihe United States.
Porto Klco, Guam and the Phil-
ippines were ceded to the United
States in I HIM I as a result of the
Spanlsh-Atiicrlciiii war. I'orto
Klco and the Philippines are de-
pendencies and not territories.
Their local affairs are adminis-
tered by a legislature of two
houses und they are represented
In the United Stales by resilient
commissioners elected by the leg
Islaturcs. Guam Is under the
control of nuval officers in com-
mand of naval stations. Under
similar naval control are the
Tutuila group und Samoa,
which were ceiled iu 1HM by
Great Britain ami Germany.
Then there Is Ihe Panama Ca-
nal Zone, which was purchased
from Panama In 1SMH for 910,
000,000. This Is governed by the
Isthmian Cnnal commission
The year 1017 saw the pur-
chase from Denmark of the Vir-
gin Islands, for $25,000,000,
These aggregate only 150 square
miles and are temporarily gov-
erned hy a naval officer.
Finally, there Is the District
of Columbia, which wus organ-
ized In 1701, as the seat of our
federal government. The resl
dents have no vote for either
local or national officials, nor
lire they represented In con-
gress.
or gave quarter. Ho fought in tho
open, a mnn of strong ability, and a
writer who wieldod a trenchant pen.
He was a full-blooded Irishman, court
eous and affable to all. He liked his
friends and hated his enomleH. Just
a fow weeks ago the writer took din
ner "with the old Roman In Ft. Worth.
He was then feeling fine. We always
admired the good old man. We shall
miss him. Peace to his ashes; Joy to
his soul.
Children Itch No More.
equally a strong hater. He never asked Ity.
Neff lived to the ripe old age of 91 gun, and nigger shoot, rs, going out |He wan out-spoken.^ an uncouipromis-
years, and was the last survivor of for ati all day pleasure trip. And
thirteen children. She was a school there will be others running off to the
teacher in her girlhood and left the swlmmin' hole, and the girls tvlll want
school rooms of Virginia to make her have a party, or go on a picnic, or
home amid the wilds of Texas. While to the "nat." or some other place to
her husband fought back the Indians have a good time. And they deserve
on the frontier, she fought the battles |t, after working hard at their studies
of pioneer life In the home She wn?'or ,heir music, all the year Let the
loved and honored by those who knew housework go, and be ready to "vaea-
her, and has left her Impress on Texas tion" with the kiddles; P will keep you
life. Governor Neff. several years young and sweet and really, aren't
ago, published a volume of public ad- thoy the factors that count the very
dresses, and In the foreword dedicated rn0st in life, fifter all
the volume to his moMier. The gov-
Sulpho-Peru Compound positively
stops Itching, tetter, oczemn and
many other skin eruptions. Sold on
strict biisls of satisfaction or money
back. For children and adults. Price
only 75c. For sale at Kmerson's I'rug
Store.
visit relatives and old home friends.
White Billows—the flour of qual-
ernor's tribute is a classic. Here It Is
"To her who passed for me through
the martyrdom of rnotherhod; to her
who during weary days and sleepless
nights bent above my Infant couch; to
her who guided with a steady hand
feet from chlldhod to man-
hood; to h.* e l0 «oe my virtues
and Inst to see my faults; to hei
Herons whose brow the cutting cares of
time have plowed deep furrows In
which naught but beauty can he trar.
ed; to her on whose honored head thr
wintry winds of eighty-five years have
flung the glittering snowfiakes that
never molt; to her from whose care-
worn hands and around whose fe. i i.
feet the withered leaves of 1 if
autumn are fast falling but In whos.
heart still bloom the flowers of spring
to her who during all these years has
'Ived th ' simple faith of a simple life,
AMK/tiQJU*' j fr" lilt ho world's Ignoble
sul y**r wiui t and best woman In
llr Chaim Wei. fTlv
world's 7-ton org
Urtaa le th, with-
Uin Independent orby H>v!tigl> <)edl-
nhsm hnre
\"Wveiy r.0.000 Jew
tH of Pnlrvtltne paVI
notiici 100 000 and th.
\
We do
Hemstitching
and
Picoting
All work guaranteed. Mall or-
ders given prompt attention.
Mall us your work. Wo have
lots of satisfied customers, try
us one time and you will try us
again. All work guaranteed to
be of the very best.
Singer Sewing
Machine Co.
W M Payne, Mgr
South Tennessee
McKinney,
i Phone lit.
■niiniHrn
Bt
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Gifts For
Graduates
i delightful
PICNIC L
Jllfe SUPPLIES
M riU:—
Pu'iiit' supplies must I>p fresh and seasonable to be appre-
ciated on your outing.
We make a specialty of all the picnic eatables.
All the yood substantial standby** and the greatest
abundance of dainties that you'll find in towu.
WE WANT TO MENTION A FEW—
('ooked ('orn Beef
lloast Beef
Sliced Beef
Mea takes
Tuna
All kinds of ('hoese
Albacoro
Full-Meal
('ruole Dinner
All kinds of Sardines
Veal r,ouf
Lunch Tongue
Lambs Tongue (in ^lass
jars)
Put ted Chicken
Deviled Ham
Deviled Chili Meat
Olive Butter
Mushrooms
Fruit Cakes
Fancy Cakes
Grape Juice
Virginia Dare Wine
All kinds of Olives, Salad
Dressing and Pickles
[fl
(j. Washington Instant Coffee. All you need is hot
water to make a good cup of coffee.
Try a ROl'LETT (smoked shoulder with the bone
taken out). They are fine when boiled or cooked in fire-
less cooker.
Just say "PICNIC" to us and we will fix you up in
good style.
M 111 I I I ■ I I 1 II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 11 I I II I I I I I | | | |
Haydon Cash Store No. 1
East Virginia Street.
J. G. KITCH1NG, Mgr.
|"M"I M I I I 1 1 I 1 I I I 1 II 11 1 I Ml I I II 1 11 1 111 1 | Ml |||.
Haydon Cash Store No. 2
North Kentucky Street.
CLIFFORD HAYDON, Mgr.
Mrs. A. J. Faucet who has been
visiting her daughter. Mrs. R. B.
lng democrat: loved his State and 'Holsonbake. In this city, went over to
people. We often differed with him. Farmersville Thursday afternoon to
but liked him for his clean-cut, honest,
open manner. He was a good lover;
I500I.O.O.F.
SEE DEGREE
WORK HERE
Approximately tlfteen hundred Odd
Fellows from points all over North
Texas were visitors at the regular
weekly meeting Thursday night of W.
C. Burrus Lodge No. 953, 1. O. O. F.
Tho visit of these out of town and
county Odd Fellows to McKinney
upon this occasion was for the pur-
pose of witnessing the exemplifica-
tion of the Second Degree or Degree
of Brotherly Love. This degree was
conferred before the Grand Lodge at
Waco Inst March and the degree was
staged In such a splendid manner
that It was by special request by sev-
eral of the officers of the order that
the degree be conferred upon this oc-
casion so thut those who had not seen
It could avail themselves of the op-
portunity of visiting the local lodge.
♦ ♦ ♦
speeiai Kelioarsuls.
The loeal team has been specializ-
ing on the Second Degree ror several
months. The team Is now oaually as
well up in presenting tho Second de-
gree as it Is the First Degree, the
latter having been presented before
the State Grand Lodge upon several
occasions and in neighboring county
lodges.
Tho automobiles began arriving In
MoKlnney Thursday afternoon about
4:110 o'clock from all parts of North
Texas, even as far south as Waco, and
continued to arrive until 8; 30. There
were no less than fifteen hundred of
the three linkers. They wore hero
from Waco, Ft. Worth, Dallas, Piano,
Arlington, Sulphur Springs, Cason.
Mt. Pleasant, l'lttsburg. Greenville.
Sherman, Van Alstyne and numerous
other places.
Tho Sulphur Springs delegation ar-
rived before night with banners bear-
ing the inscription, "Sulphur Springs
the tlartlen Spot of Texas." Arlington
sent a delegation nf about twenty,
having printed hat bands bearing this
Inscription: "Arlington lo MoKlnney,
Arlington I. O. O. F. Lodge No. 17."
county held a business session, to
discuss the advisability of launching
a campaign to promote Odd Fellow-
ship In Collin county. Grand SeoreUuy
B. Q. Vestal of Dallas was present.
Kash Cotton Seed.
Kash, Rowden, Mebane and Lone
Star Cotton Seed, the very best money
will buy. All varieties of Cane and
Millet Seed, Sweet Potato Plants aud
In fact every kind of high class seod
you need. We have built up our
trade on seeds by selling only the very
best, the kind that make good—the
kind that we know are good. You
eon depend upon the seeds you buy
here. J. M. ANDREWS, Grocery and
Seed Store.
LOCAL ANOLKRN GO TO
CARIIOLLTON TO FISH
A number of local disciples of Isaak
Walton left Thursday morning for
Citrrollton Dam where they spent the
day fishing.
To Promote Odd fellowship.
PrldV to tho conferring of tho de-
gree tho District Deputies of Collin
The value of a
good time piece
can hardly be determined.
Incorrect time is a nui-
sance anywhere and es-
pecially so with people
who wnnt to be punctual
and to be certain without
asking every day "will
you please give me the
time?" „
See our guaranteed clocks
and watches.
J. F. Cole
Been Here a Long Tlmo.
Central Drug Store.
At
Auto Parts Factory
Any worn or brokon auto Part restore,! to original strength and
shnpo. " ""
A money bock guarantee with all work we do.
McKinney Welding
Company
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1921, newspaper, May 26, 1921; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291708/m1/2/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.