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THE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE, THURSDAY, JULY 22,1915.
BOB-O-LINK—THE FRIENDSHIP BRACELET
Come to this store for Hob-O-Link Bracelets. ] have ♦
the kind von wunt nn l nin jj'ivo ]>roni|>t service on en- *
graving tliem. t
J. F. COLE
Been Here & Long Time «
> With North Side Drug Store McKinney, Texas |
New Fountain
EVEKYTHINC AllOI'T (Hit NEW Fut'NTAIN IS ci.EAN AM)
SAN ITAIt Y. COME SEE ANI) DltlNlv WITH I S. 11 EST OK SKlt-
Vli'E. 1'ITIt 10 nitlNKS. Wild. APPltECIATE Vtil lt PATItoN-
The Store That Saves
You Money
CITY DRUG STORE
South Side Square. R. A. Wlilttnkur, IVoprlotor.
Mt'KINNEY, TEXAS.
t. H. HOLT PISSES
TO ETERNAL BEST
15. H. Holt, aged about 15 yours,
died ut Ills l.ome at Anna Fridu>
evening at 6 o'clock of blood poison.
He underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis Monday.
Deceased hail resided In and
around Anna for several years, and
was highly esteemed and respected by
every one. He was a consistent
member of the Methodist church. Ho
wan also a faithful member of the I.
<D. O. P. lodge of that place. Mr.
Holt had been In the contracting
business for the past year, for threo
yeurs before going Into the contract-
ing business, he was foreman for con-
tractor L. M. Miller of this city. In-
terment was made at Anna Saturday.
Funeral services wi re conducted by
Itev. Cuy K. Jones, his pastor.
NAME THE PEACH.
Variety lliwiviwl ami l eviiopod by
Eminent McKinney Vurscyinan
and Horticulturist.
We are Indebted to E. W. Klrpat-
rick for a sack of peaches of unusual
beauty and flavor. In size, they were
larger than the Mamie Ross and ex-
ceedingly luscious and palatable to
the taste. This variety of peaches
has been discovered and developed by
Mr. Kirkpntrlok and has not yet
been named "McKinney Queen"
might be a suitable name for this
new fruit. It is a McKinney develop-
ed fruit and on account of its shape.
!y beauty and form, rosy color and
freedom from blemish it Is entitled
to the appellation of queen In Its
broadest meaning, for. after testing
It, we predict that like a number of
other fruits discovered and put upon
the market by Mr Kirkpntrlok, It
wilt become a popular peach in the
commercial world and Is destined to
bring both honor and pride to Oin
town of its nativity as well as to its
discoverer.
JESSE >1 VIOKS' NEW H\IIN.
.lust 1-lnlsliod On<-—lli- Fine Young
pcnch Orchard.
J. I* Majors, th" u II known Mc-
Kinney stock breeder has Just finish-
ed a big large new barn He has
otherwise Improved his place. He
has a fine young peach orchard
■which Is bearing It Has some extra
fine fruit on It this year. W had
the pleasure of testing a sample of
these peaches grown by Mr. Majors.
They were fine and luscious and
seemed to us to be almost perfection
In the peach line. Mr Majors' place
is located about one hundred yards
east of the I'nion depot.
C. It McDowell, wife and daughter
are visiting In M' Kinney from Irvln.
They llvi d In ''ollin county for a
number of vrars. leaving here a lit-
tle morn than on- y< >r ago. Mr. Mr-
Ihtw• 11 i« a blacksmith by trade. He
has followed this trad' t<>r the past
thirty-three yea'- H< w i« a visitor
ill Oil* offic. m-<rnlng and stated
that he would prril .it ly loea'e In Mc-
Klnnne
T. VI Walk- r. ni.e of \|i KIi:m\
best tonsorlal nrtl-lia < a coptd a
position In tt|f shop of Cene Martin,
East I/ ulsinna street.
TED SOUIS SAVED
SINCE SATURDAY
Saturday nlglil a lint congregation
assembled at the tent. A good spirit
was manifest. The singing was excel-
lent. The special song, "Thou Art
Weighed in the Halunce and Found
Wanting," by Miss Mann and t ap
llartwlg, was well received and
made a deep Impression. The sermon
by the Irish preacher, on "The Trou-
bled Waters," was one scarcely ever
excelled by this mighty preacher.
The realistic presentation of the
different classes of sinners was true to
life so that each one could see him-
self as lie was brought forward and
i xhorted lo step In and be cleansed.
In the troubled waters of God's
grace there is cleansing for all. As
a result of the preacher's earnest ap-
pt a 1 two stepped in and Were cleansed.
This was a service of old time power.
Some shout i'il the praises of our liotl.
The service Sunday at I I o'clock
was more largely attended than any
day service since the meeting began.
The singing was excellent. The spe-
cial song, "There Will I!.' Singing in
lb aven," by our specialist, was so
well rendered it brought a response of
hearty aniens from many hearts. At
this hour Brother Teague, who does
most all the preaching at the day ser-
vices, spoke from the words, "Sancti-
fy in your heart Christ as Lord." Sub-
ject: "Enthroning Christ in the IJfe."
This sermon was very edifying. The
spirit of Cod was manifest In a very
decisive way. This wus a profitable
service.
A prayer meeting was held at the
South McKinney Mission that, rejoiced
the hearts of all the Father's children
who were present, one man was re-
claimed and brought back to the
Father and His service.
At the evening hour near one thous-
and p ople assembled at the tent The
singing was the best yet. The testi-
monies rang clear. Many gav< te-iil-
mony to the saving and helping pow-
er of our Christ. The special song,
"Don't Go," by Miss Maun and i'ap
Hart wig, was very Impressive Indeed.
Many expressions of appreciation of
these spi i ial songs have come from
the congregations. The Irishman < • r-
talnly went be>ond his usual perform-
ances in tile matter and delivery of tin
sermon for this hour. His t. xt was,
"It God be < iod serve Him. If Haul
be God serve him." The suhjcct:
"Putting the (run God to the tint,"
was handled in tills preacher's char-
acteristic way.
The god# of this world, wealth,
business, place and power, gaming,
drinking, pleasure, haughty pride and
ambition, were all brought before the
mind and their degrading, sin befoul-
lug Influences on human life and
character wus pi-trayed in a n.-ist
graphic way. In the crises of lif",
in the tlm.s of direst distress and
sorest need the devotees of the ,'alse
gods wi pe heard to cry out In i he t,11 -
tcr. Mt agony and despair. Help; help:
but no help came. Their gods \y re
d' 'f to their cry, and blind to their
nci-d and could offer no help These
gods can degrade, pollute and curse
tin soul but are powerless to li'la
REV. DAEMM
RESIGNS PASTORATE
Rev. Itobt. Drennan, who lias held
the pastorate of the East McKinney
Christian church for tlio past two
years, resigned that charge on the
11 tli Inst, and will accept the pastor-
ate of the South Hide Christian
church at Dcnlson. He will leave at
once for thai city.
Itev. W. A. Dyle of Hogata, Tex-
as, has accepted the pastorate of the
East McKinney church and will arlv
In the city tomorrow. Sunday he will
begin a meeting at fills church. He
comes highly recommended, and
there Is no question but what he will
lie a valuable acquisition both to the
church and I lie cltl/.cnslilp of this
place.
lit v. Drennan has been a resident
of MoKiiimw tor the past two years,
and has made many friends, who
have admired his faithful christian
devotion and efficient service to the
church. lie leaves McKinney with
the best wishes from all and tho
prayers of his flock.
I PLEA FOR THE BIT
(IJy W. S. Taylor, Professor of Agri-
cultural Education University of
Texas )
There are few forma of life that
so common, so easily studied so In-
lensely Interesting, or such great
economic Importance, and with all
this, so poorly understood as this lit-
tle animal that appears to bo half
bird and half mouse. Did you ever
slop and observe a bat closely? They
are worth noticing. The plan upon
which Nature built these littlo
creatures Is enough lo demand your
ittention, but when you add to this
the hundreds of interesting things to
be learned about this winged, furry,
little ball, you can begin lo appre-
ciate more fully one of Nature's won-
ders.
I'lilike birds, bats do not lay eggs. I
They are inamiiialin in I heir nature
and give birth to their young. The
little ones are usually born in Juno
or July and nearly always accur as
twins. The mot her bat cradles her
babies In her soft, silky wings while
they nurse. In the evening when she
goes out to feed she frequently al-
lows her children to cling on to her
neck and gives them a ride filled
with tho excitement that one must
feel from riding In an aeroplane, for
in wing celerity and quickness of
turning the but Is unexcelled If,
however, the mother bat does not
want to be encumbered with this ex-
tra burden in her search for Insects,
lie hangs her tiny youngsters on a
friendly twig and conies back for
them after she has finished feeding
For a close study of the bat wi ______
should catch one and place it in a1
cage. They make very nice pels. I catches only
They arc a bit timed and shy at t he (lay time. This Is one of the most
first, but they soon learn to know i meritorious of all of Hie good qunll-
who brings them food and become, tics of the bat. The moths or many
very tame In a short time. Thej will j of the most hnrinftil Insects of hte
cat insects and bite off raw meat 1 garden fly only at night. As a result,
which may be givn them from the birds would have no chance lo des-
troy them, but the busy littlo bat
darting hither nnd thither with their
mouths wide open, and with their
wing margins nnd tall made Into a
collecting net, destroy thousands nnil
thousands of Insects every night. The
bat Is the sworn enemy of tho ono-
pliolos or malarial mosquito. He Is
the enemy of all mosquitoes, for that
matter, and they nro all pests hut.
the nnopholes or malarial mosquito
Is one of the great enemies of human
health. This trait alone should put.
the littlo animal In the good graces
of the human race. Pr. C. A. It.
Campbell at San Antonio has done
some most Interesting work nnd hns
written some highly Instructive artl-
clos on tho relation of the bat to the
malarial problem, and on the muni-
cipal bat house at San Antonio.
Tho bat selects a nice dark place,
for his homo and sleeps all day long.
They mny be found In dense vines,
dark attics, church steeples, caves
hollow trees or almost any other
place that is dark enough for them to
Annosneemnt
It The Public!
We take pleasure in announcing that we will soon be ready to
make Flour. We also wish to announce that we are going to do Cus-
tom Grinding. We have already begun receiving wheat, and any one
may store as much wheat as they think it will take to run them in
flour until another harvest. There will be no charge for storage, and
if one cares to do so, they may get all their flour when they bring the
wheat. Most people seem to prefer getting their flour fresh as they
need it. You may be assured of getting Good Flour, since all of our
machinery is new and of the latest improved types. Our mill was in-
vented and designed by Mr. A. R. Tattersall, of London, England, a
milling engineer of the ripest experience, being a descendant of a family
of well-known Yorkshire country millers, and he is the fourth genera-
tion of millers in his family. He has taken the highest honors in
Milling Technology, having been awarded the First Honors and Ordi-
nary by the City Guilds of London Institute, and the French award of
merit for break and reduction machines. He is considered by compe-
tent judges to be one of the world's greatest milling authorities. We
are very proud of our mill and you will be pleased with all the flour
you get from us. You will find a considerable saving in your flour bill
by storing your wheat with us. For when wheat goes up, you haven't
lost the advance; and then when flour goes up, you do not have to
pay the advance on it. So you are protected both ways.
We will very much appreciate your valued patronage. Thanking
you in advance for an early opportunity of serving you, we beg to re-
main, yours truly,
Piano Grain & Ice Co
PLANO, TEXAS
the Insects that fly in
point of a toothpick or In a similar
manner manner. When first captur-
ed the bat will bite, as this Is its solo
method of fighting. Hut after 1 hey
have neon in captivity for a time they
luay be handled without feur of in-
Jury. This study in the cage will re-
call a great many things of Interest
regard this method of peculiarly con-
structed bit of life. It gives a«i op.
portunity to observe the soft, -,ilky
fur that covers the body; the thin,
rubbery membrane of which tho
wings are made; the hooks on ihe
wings by which ho drags himself
along; his wee small legs with his
knees bending backwards; she liny,
emaciated feet with the five wire-
like toes on each; his funny habit of
sleeping with his head hung1n< down,
ani' numerous other things pe, ullar
to no other creature.
The greater number of people have
nevet seen a bat except whi n ho
was darting swiftly first In one direr,
t on and then in another In His search
for rood. And there are ert.iin
thing- about his anatomy that tho
ca-uul observer might not learn evon
when attempting to study him close-
ly. If woul.l be Impossible not to
notice the little ping mouth filled
with sharp, pearly-white teeth; tho
two keen, deep-set eyes; tho funny
little hooks on the wings, and various
other things. Hut ihero are many
things to be learned about this lit-
tle creature of the air that are not so
easily observed. One of these Is that
the wings are equipped with the
most sensitive nerves, that Inform tho
flyer of any object In his path. Thin
is the reason that the hat
around in rooms
branches of trees
E
AT FIRMEBSVILLE
about his own. He makes his toilet
regularly and carefully. "He washes
Ids face with tho front part of his
wings and then licks tho washcloth
clean: he scratches the back of ins
head with his hind foot anil then
licks the foot; when hanging head
down, lie will roach one foot down
and scratch behind his ear witli an
aplomb truly comical In such a mite;
Hut it Is most fun of all to sec him r'ol. l<oughrldge, wlv, lived for
clean Ills wings. Ho seizes the edge
in his mouth and stretches and licks ' "'ll " 11 J'armorsvllle and
the membrane until we nro sure II Is '''"Inccton, died at the Confederate
made of silk elastic, for he pulls and Home in Austin a fow days ago and
hauls it in a way truly amazing." j wus burled at Farmersvilio.
There Is still another accusation i Col. Eoughiidgo was born In New
made against tho bat thnt It might In York City In 1848, und In early life
well to mention. It Is still bellevod went to Aluhnma, from which state
by a few people thnt bats nro vain- bo enlisted In the Confederate Army,
plres and If they get an opporlunity remaining In the scrvlco until tho
will suck tho blood from sleeping close of the war.
children or grown-ups. These nro Mr. J/iughrldgo was a man of more
two species of bats In South America than ordinary Intellect. He served In
that sometimes attack people sleep- railroad service for a number of
lug, but the Injury caused Is entirely years, and was then connected with
negligible. Nobody ever heard of largo cotton firms In the export busl-
any fatalities resulting from their ness. Of late years he did official
bites. They annoy stock to a certain service In Farmersvilio.
extent but they do not bother people _
except to wake them from peaceful Pl<\\() OM> SKITIilHtS 'If! MEET,
slumber by biting their toes when _____
they are so foolish as to sleep with
them exposed. Hut the bats In North
Hates for Annual Picnic Are Fixed
for August in and 20.
Piano, Collin Co., Texas, July 17.
It i'. Clark, president of the Old
There Is not one thing than can bo Settler's licnlc Associallon of Piano,
sold against tho bat nnd everything called (lie members In session nt the
nntlng period is not so long In the to bo snld In his favor. 11 is true that Val Hnlls Club rooms in this city nnd
South, but. In tho North whero the they sometimes become so numerous the association voted to hold the an-
wlnters are long and the summers in buildings that tho door caused by nual picnic and barbecue here nt the
nre short, he sleeps quite a long their presence Is anything but pleas- City Park on Aug. 19 and 20 ™
sleep in comfort. Tn the fall of tho I America are not vampires. They are
year, when it Is too cold for the Insect < Insect feeders and nro greatly bone-
to fly, the bat goes Into winter filial.
quarters and sloops until the Insects
begin to fly in the spring. The hlber-
presence m uoyming uui picas- < uy ram on Aug. 19 and 20. Var-
tlme. | ant. That, however, should not con- Ions committees were appointed Thr
There nre n number of popular dein the hat. Hulidings that are not Hon. R. Henry, 8. P. Brooks Sena
superstition regarding the bat that Intended for bats should be built bat- tor Morris Sheppnrd and other'sneak*
should be corrected In tho minds of proof. They must have some place ers of State-wide reputation hnve
the people. It Is commonly believe! to sleep during tho day, and a dark been Invited. The occasion promises
that bats bring bed bugs Into houses placo In a building Just suits them, to by a great success
,,,„ They are also accused of being infest- If you don't want them arrange to !
and among tho'*'' wlth Some people nre fool- keep them out, hut don't kill them. K
at such terrific I"'1 enough to believe thnt hats en- They are enemies of Insects nnd
can dart.
c. rOHHES WEDS.
speed and never come In contact with tnnglo themselves In Indies' tresses, friends of innn.
t
Blacksmithing
I
Hnve your disks sbarfs'iiiil or
71 <ur tire* wt on short notice.
WHI equipped fur nil wagon or
mrrtagc work, auto spring- or
tmrtjr ri'imlrs. Erc*h car of
Marttsntltli coal. +
tty's Shop!
■*_r-<in*«'lie, V Tenn. si. j
4* 'V 4* v 't-
will'n hi Ip must hi
< ha rait 1 fixation t !i
cursed soul, when unl
heeded by his false gr
tie true '.iod and was
I that man would serve
' an deliver and save.
If ' lod In (; ni I si ("■.
I f" rs no delivi rare e, no
This mighty sermon
j he forgotten. As a
,searching appeal ten
| turned from the false to
Cod. Praise Cod for It all
Services at 10 a. in and *1 p. rn
(Contributed)
had. In ev",y
poor sinking, sln-
inheuri! and un-
gods, cried onto
as delivered, o,
the I tod that
Him, H.iol of
salvation.
will not soon
r- "ilt. of tills
pr- clous souls
the true
an object. It Is said that some people
Wile eager to test the sensitiveness
of these nerves an 1 In order to do so,
they closed all the doors and win-
dow- to a'room, stretched a nninher
of strlnga nt all angles and directions
across the room, blindfolded n lint
ind turned him loose In the room Ho
VndnrgiM'* Opcrnl ion.
And still others accuse those most
extremely sanitary little animals of
being unclean Vot one single on
of these Indictments Is well-founded.
Hats never carried Insects Into any son of Mrs. John 1,0wIs of this city
home except those Insects that were underwent an operation at the Hap.
In their stomachs. He froqin ntly list Sanltar'um, Dallas, Monday. It
flics Into houses to feed on the In- will bo plcnsing news to Mr. I,owls'
fb w around among tln< < drings sects In the rooms. The appearance numerous friends In McKinney anil
■Well Known Anna Cltixcti
Arkniwii* llrlilo.
Wods
E
I without ever touching on<
j bat does hnve use for his
It'll 'ho
eyes "AS
blind ns n bat" is 11 poor exppi |0n
lie enn see and his sight |s nm use-
less even though his wings are full
of "eyes".
It lias already been snggi sle.) that
the bat flies at night ]tv w
his rapid flights for a short tin
I>r Chos W. Castner writes from
Terrell, sending In his nnrwal to
The Weekly Democrat-On*ctte. fir.
Castner Is fourth assistant physician
tn the North Texas Hospital for the
insane and formerly lived at Cope-
vlllc in this county.
Ilnve Kctnrncd llnmc.
of a bat In a house Is a reflection on
tho homo and not on the bat. So,
instead of arming every member of
the family with brooms, shovels,
pokers, etc., and killing the poor lit-
tle creature that is trying to serve „ Mrs S. J. Watson, of lloernn, Ca ,
humanity, It would be well to give and Miss Fannie Watson, a niece of
Ing him a chance to rid the house of Wiidcsboro, N, C„ hnve returned home
in bugs. The Idea that they Ret In after several month's visit as guests
Ceortre T."\yis of Hereford. Texas, Missouri friend of th""" odUor.'^wils
among our callers this week. Ho was
married to Mrs. Emma White, of
Fort Smith, Ark., on July B. Cephns
Sh-lhuro officiating. Christian Cour-
' r ft Villas.)
E r
• 'ollin county to know that he Is M'-t-
tlni!' along nicely.
Forbes Is well known in Mc-
t- Inney and throughout tho county
He Is n public spirited nnd well In-
formed tnan and a gentleman who
'•bis and holds the respect of every-
one who forms his acquaintance We
congratulate our friend Forbes on his
•finny marriage.
the late afternoon or early inori ing, Indies' tresses is most ridiculous. This of Esq J. W. Watson's family of near Clint C. Claycom, a clerk In the f>
or around a light, it will hi s. , thnt superstltutlon must have nrisen from Chambersvllle, and Mr. and Mrs partinent of Agriculture In W ' Mi
l.e feeds on Insects and feeds on the the fact that bats are nnturally Insec- llraek Watson of this city. ton, l . C,, hns Just concluded'"' 't It
Nurplm of Corn.
Just, concluded a visit
o Ids brother. E. A. Claycomh. nt
their old homo five miles north of Mr-
.Inney Clint also visited relatives nt
wing Most people have se-n tho tlvoroiis and if they are fed lice they
bull hat or night hnwk, the maitlns, cat them with a relish. Tint It would
the swallows, In their easy, gr.u ofiil scorn Ihe poor little fellow almost to
fights nnd nave observed <h< - death to find himself estangled In a locally there seems to he a war- Fort Worth nnd nownn"" Ow'V'h''" 01
fertiiess In catching Inserts op 11,0 woman's hair. Those people who nc- rant In believing thnt there will be n He has held tho position In w^ ".mn'
<ving The hnt Is Just ns a b -.t I- his cuse the bat of being unclean would surplus of com. If so those who nre Ion for ten years wnnhln*-
'forts to catch Inxoets on the Wing do well to see lo It that they nr** Just fortunate enough to have tho surplus '
as -nv bird And. best of i.'l. h- ns snnltnry as the bat. There never ought to Invest It In hogs, to feed It Will
catches the night flvln* Insects while wns a human being more careful In and In this way lo get tho real worth ness vuif'or' ln "'he " oounTv"' 11 h""'"
all of the birds except the night hawk his personal cleanliness than Is a hat of their corn, Monday afternoon.
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1915, newspaper, July 22, 1915; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth293236/m1/10/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.