The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, January 4, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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and NEWS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4.
PASS THE HORSE MEAT.
A happy and prosperous New
ear to everybody.
Not a "drunk" in BartlotL
during Christmas! Are you
proud of your citizenship?
Cotton sold for a higher price
last Friday than for fifty years,
according to our recollection.
Christ and Him Crucified.
So many of our soldier boys
were here during Christmas,
that it gave Bartlett the appear-
ance of an Army Camp for a
day or so. We all enjoyed their
visits, and regretted that they
had to leave us.
Had you ever thought about
it, that if it rains six inches a
month, in this country until
bountiful crops are assured, it
will be next fall before the goods
can bo delivered? In other
words, its "sweet now and now"
with all of us.
The following from the Chil-
dress Post is quite applicable
to this section:
"And still the rains do not
come and the moisture is not
here for making another crop,
so the farmers are ' living and
working solely on hopes for the
future. They have planted
wheat in liberal quantity and it
has probably escaped the hard
freeze but it will be of no avail
unless moisture comes soon to
revive it. In fact, the entire
agricultural scheme is at a
standstill now until plentiful
rains or snow come to help us
out. Should this drouth con-
tinue several months longer, we
may all have to join the army
to keep from starving to death.
However, the writer believes in
the old saying that "the dark-
est hour is just before dawn"
and when we have waited until
we can "wait no longer, nvaybe
the rains will come in great
abundance, and all will again
look like prosperity and brightness".
Wo have been loyal, so far as
our condition would permit, to-
ward Mr. Hoover, and want to
do our best to assist him in his
noble work, but will serve no-
tice right now that we don't
need any of his horse meat.
We'll take 'possum for ours.
R. F. Gates in Bartlett Tribune.
You have probably eaten
horse meat or worse. Time was
when no one would eat jack-
rabbits, now they are a popular
diet. Out west many people
are eating prairie dogs and if
thes pests had been named prai-
rie "squirrels instead of "dogs"
they would have been a popular
dish. One day in Paris, a friend
proposed to go to a restaurant
where delicious horse stakes
were' a specialty. We refused
on the same plea, Frank, that
you do. Our friend askked us
where we had breakfasted and
being informed, he said : "You
have already eaten horse meat."
At Ancon Panama, we attended
a banquet and afterwards learn-
ed that snake-salad (squanu)
was served. This was after we
had refused to buy the reptile
from a native and have it cooked
at the restaurant while making
trip on the Panama Canal. The
time is coming when horsemeat
will be regarded as. a delicacy
and a very popular diet The
Georgetown Commercial.
Bartlett done its duty in the
Christmas Red Cross drive, and
every citizen should feel proud
of the work accomplished, and
that they had the privilege of
paying a dollar to such a worthy
cause. Of course, it pinched
some to give, but that is their
natural condition. You know,
some people have to be coaxed
to do right, but they generally
feel better after it's all over.
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The Christian religion is al-
rnndv dead.. Hhe Herr Dr.
Maongal of Hiedeberg. J
"Mon Dieu !" exclaimed the i
Frenchman newly arrived m
America "Fifty religions and on-
ly one soup!" r
We have somewhat improved
in our soups. But there is no
limit nut uDon our religions.
Anybody who can find a soap
box can get up a religion.
Yet, whichever way we taico
it. the Christian dispensation
cradle song has done most to
advance the world in practical
civilization. China, under the
philosophy of Confucius, India
under that of Buddha, Turkey
under that Mahomet, have made
little progress in arts and arms.
They remain much what they
seem to have been in the begin-
ning. Christianity may have
broken into sects. Theology
may have bred strife. But the
world war must be laid to the
account of the violation of
Christian ethics not charged
against th priciples and precepts
of Christ and the apostles.
These cover the whole gamut of
human life and duty.
The bedrock of our domestic
fabric, as well as our spiritual
faith, is the Christian religion.
Sectarian controversy does not
sensibly touch it. That no sect
has ever lived quite up to it in
a world of sin, disease and death
will explain every dilemma and
answer every doubt. Whether
it come out of the demoraliza-
tion of the world war stronger,
or weaker, it will stand as long
as civilization stands. If the
world be headed for another col-
lapse and a succeeding thous-
and years of darkness, such as
followed Sidon and Tyre, Alli-
ens and Rome, why well-
mighty few of us will live to
see it. Meanwhile, let us stick
to the religion of Christ and
Him Crucified!
The war in Europe may seem
somewhat remote to many peo-
ple, but it won't be long, we
fear, until it will be brought
closer to home to many of us.
Then there will be a different
view taken of the awful struggle.
Want Bexar County Dry.
San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 28.
Petitions are being circulated
here asking for a local option
election in San Antonio and Bex-
ar county in February.
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To" My friends
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Is that I may be able to serve you during
during 1918 and that our relations may
j thereby become cemented into a close and
warm friendship.-
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. Goodman Conies From
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After a residence of eleven years in Waco, B. M.
Goodman has purchased brick business property and
moved to Bartlett, Texas. He has engaged in busi-
ness in this city and will be glad to see his hosts of
friends at any time they may visit Bartlett. Ad-
dress or call on
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BARTLETT, TEXAS
Christmas Day In Bartlett.
Christmas Day in Bartlett
was no doubt quite a surprise to
some, who are inclined to be pes-
simestic, as regards the morals
of their town. It was one of
the most quiet days of the yeaw-
All the stores closed, and while
there are four saloons here, not
a disturbance of any kind was
reported, notwithstanding there
was an enormous crowd in town
the day before Christmas. In-
deed it has been a subject of
comment that there were no
"drunks" during the week.
There has been a time in the
history of our town when some
people, "drunk as a 'biled' owl,"
were in evidence everywhere
during Christmas, but that day
has passed and even those peo
ple who are accustomed to such
celebrations in this city, were
not to be found in thhis state
of intoxication during this past
Christmas. Surely the world is
growing better and the people
are learning to celebrate the
birth of Christ in a more befit-
ting manner.
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I thank you for your liberal patronage
and wish that health, happiness and pros-
perity may be yours this year.
ertner
Schwertner, Texas
Who always has the best home made
products ever manufactured.
HOT BBilTwheti its Coli
GOLD DRINKS When its Hoi. !
Your Patronage Solicited.
Bartlett Candy Kitchen
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Women are taking a more and
more prominent part in public
affairs all the time. They are
aiding now in many part of the
country in riming the affairs of
state. Even where they do not
have the ballot they are playing
a big part, individually and
through their organizations, in
the conduct particularly of local
governments,, yet in the one
field where they can do most to
help build up their communities
they may be overlooking their
opportunity. With the "buying
power in their himds they can
do more for their community
by stanchly supporting their
home business man than they
can possibly do in any other
way. Man may think he is a
very important element in the
progress and development of his
town but when he reflects that
80 per cent of the buying power
of the community is in the
hands of the women he is apt to
realize that he is a very insig
nificant atom.
Stokes-Blafr
Hardware Company
Automobile Hearse and Ambulance.
Also Horse Drawn Hearse.
- SERVICE DAY OR NIGHT
Day Phone 82.
Night Phone 22 and 77.
TOKEMLAIR HARDWARE CO.
Bajrtlett, Texas
Do your trading in Bartlett,
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Cates, R. F. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, January 4, 1918, newspaper, January 4, 1918; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth49056/m1/2/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.