Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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Protection Aaainst Extreme Frost.
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The first business the discrete
merchant transacts after llio fiist
shipment of merchandise received is
with the insurance man. The same
may be said of the proprietor of any
enterprise in which there is a fire or
storm hazard and so it should be
with the orchardist. lie should
make definite arrangements for pro-
tection against loss caused by ex-
treme colds at unusual periods and
in unusual conditions. At one time
the orchardist made little effort to
combat the ravages of insects and
diseases and usually when an or-
chard was effected by any of its
usual enemies no effort was made
to eradicate the disease or pest. By
proper spraying, fertilizing, culti-
vating, pruning and destroying the
worst diseased trees and limbs the
orchardist usually wins in his ef-
forts. Up to the lust, few years the
orchardist has made little effort to
prevent the damaging effects of ex-
treme cold. These disasters were
looked upon as inevitable and by
many it would have been considered
Bacriligious to attempt to interfere
with what was termed the act*of
Providence
Aggregate the amount of dollars
that would have been brought to
Texas if the fruit crop had been
saved this season and you will be
astounded. And yet it is possible
to market a normal crop every year
just as it is possible for the mer-
chant to pass through the crisis
caused by fire with only a partial
loss. Last winter in South Texas
the fig crop was practically lost with
the temperature only 3 degrees be-
low danger line. The actual loss in
dollars and cents to the individual
orchardist represents only the par-
tial loss; the demoralizing effects
upon the community and business
in general, effects eyery avenue of
business interested directly or in-
directly in the orchards. As ex-
ample the first few days after last
winter’s damaging freezes the Tex-
as Gulf Coast was in absolute chaos.
Millions of dollars had been invest-
ed in the orange and fig industry,
some of it by individuals of small
means with the expectation of a re-
turn sufficient to live in plenty. The
balance by meu and corporations
with every reason for the anticipa-
tion of excellent remuneration for
their investments. And at its in-
fancy here was a blow that appar-
ently permanently blighted to a
measure these well grounded hopes.
that they expect to combat both for
deciduous and citrus fruits usually
requires a raise of ouly 3 to 5 de-
grees in temperature. On the night
of January second we lighted forty
heaters tu the acre, about the same
as they use in the west, but we soon
found that this amount was in-
adequate. As soon as we could se-
cure fuel we increased the amount
of heaters to the acre to one hun-
dred which enabled ua to raise the
temperature 8 to 10 degrees above
unprotected locations. However our
orchard went through two or three
houis with a temperature below the
danger point, consequently we lost
part of our fruit crop before we wore
enabled to raise the temperature
above the danger point.
The btrong gales of winds will nat-
urally be one of our problems, but
would prefer a strong wind to none
at all, as on the still nights most of
the heat arises instead of being car-
ried through the orchard ;would con-
sider a 10 mile per hour wind the
most advantageous for the use of
ihc heaters, and if. one hundred
to the acre are used of the three
gallon capacity it will take about
$10 00 worth of oil each night.
The Skinner system of spraying
can be used effectively at periods
similar to the February freezes
where a raise of 3 or 4 degrees
would save the fruit crop, but where
it will be necessary to raise the
temperature 8 to 10 degrees I would
not like to say as to what the effect
will be. The initial investment for
the spraying system will be quite
heavy, except for the depreciation
in value caused by weather and wear
the expense of maintenance will be
light.
The matter of wind breaks will he
a question that will agitate the
minds of the orchardist on the
prairies. While the wind breaks
are a decided advantage if they are
the right kind, they must not be of
a nature that will stop the the air
drainage and must only partially
break the force of the wind. A
heavy body of timber on the north
and west side of a citrus grove is
very dangerous. We have an ex-
cellent wind break on part of the
north side of our Alvin orange
grove, but the northwest corner
and west side are practically bare,
l'o overcome the need of wind
breaks on the bare side we placed a
row of orchard heaters- G to 8 feet
apart outside of the line of the out-
side rows cf trees and wre secured
almost as good results as where the
wind break was in evidence,
yll will not have multiplied early
enough to do much damage.
It is gratifying to learn that cotton
growers are learning to very mater-
ially minimize such damage and that
the weevil situation is being placed
under control.
A new ginning company known
as the Farmers’ Gin Company, has
bfeen organized at West and will
build an eight stand plant at that
place.
SURPRISE WAS REAL
In orange groves of 10 acres and
Many who to plant, up I consider the grove if properly
heir,orders to _be its best
many who' had already planted
would have preferred, if they could
to have recalled their investment.
It was generally known that the
Stockwells had used the orchard
heaters and in time it became gen-
erally advertised that their orange
trees were hurt very little and they
would have one third of a crop of
fruit. The result was that there
was as much anxiety to procure
trees for late planting as there was
hesitancy immediately after the
freezes, and for the next season’s
delivery every enterprising nursery-
man in the Coast Country has more
trees sold than ever before at this
period of the year. There is a senti-
ment of confidence in the future that
is unparalled in the annals of the
histories of new countries and
similar new enterprises.
The primary steps to be taken
toward preventing serious damages
caused by extreme freezes at periods
and conditions that are unusual is
judicious care The natural ten-
dency of an orange or a fig tree is
to make a certain amount of growth
throughout the.....year; when it has
made this usual amount of growth
then it gradually becomes dormant.
The orchardist should encourage
with maximum effort a natural
growth at the natural period or
length of time. Intensified cultiva-
tion should begin 'March 1st, and
kept up conscientiously to Septem-
ber 1st, trees will have then made a
natural or normal growth and will
be ready to relax and the sap flow
will gradually retard. As winter
approaches the tree will increase in
cold resisting power and when it
has teachtd a condition of complete
dormancy it will take much less ef-
fort with what is termed frost pro-
tection devices.
While there are unquestionably
other modes of protection against Ihe
extreme cold, at the present it looks
as if the orchard heaters will be the
most universally used. While the
Stochwell Nursery Company was
partially successful in the use of
heaters at the time of the January
and February freezes they were
handicapped by lack of experience
and by insufficient oil supply for the
January freeze. We had baaed our
( plans for the use of the heaters on
information received from parties
who had used them in Colorado,
Arizona and California, but con-
m a on r'lflipally rliffaronf
own wind break. The trees should
be 18 to 20 feet one way and 12 to
15 the other and be branched very
near the ground. An orange or-
chard planted this way will have no
wind break problem after the first
five years.
The red cedar will probably be
the best wind break available, the
camphor and ligustrum will fol-
low, the camphor tree is yet an ex-
periment in the minds of many,
the question of whether it will stand
a temperature as low as was ex-
perienced 11 years ago cannot be
definitely decided without a repeli
tion of such a condition.
Congress Advocates Good Road.
Mr. E. W. Kirkpatrick of Mc-
Kinney, the veteran agriculturist of
the State, and President of the Tex-
as Farmers’ Congress, in his annual
address to the Congress at College
Station last week, among other
things made the following timely
statement in regard to public high-
ways: “We hope this Congress will
take advanced position on a system
of permanent highways, with State
supervision of construction and lo-
cal control of expenditures. Civic
improvement, the beautifying and
improving of schools, school
grounds, homes and parks and all
public institutions shall receive con-
stant encouragement.’’
The sentiment expressed by Mr.
Kirkpatrick will find a ready re-
sponse In the heart of ever patriotic
citizen of Texas and his recommend-
ation of State aid in building public
highways is m Keeping with the
broad and liberal policy that has al-
ways characterized his administra-
tion as President of the Congress.
Fighting the Boll Weevil.
Uncle Sam has been spending years
in the eotton field studying the habits
and characteristics of the boll weevil
and he is rapidly becoming acquainted
with this little Mexican pest which
strikes terror to the heart of the Tex-
as farmer and sends the cotton bears
scampering away from the market
places.
Bulletin No. Ill, just issued by the
Federal Bureau of Census on Cotton
Production, announces that cotton
growers have become more and more
successful in subduing the ravages of
the boll weevil. They have proved
that the cotton plant can be bred to
have low fruit limbs and to throw
most of its life force into its lower
and middle pwitluits ami Limt by bet-
that before the first night was over ter methods of cultivation and fertili-
we bad revised our plans in almost J zalion the maturity of the crop may
every respect. In the west the cold be 80 far advanced that the boll wee-
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Husband Did Not Expect Company
Was In Parlor.
“Wo have the surprise beautifully
planned,” said young Mrs. Wester-
ielgh to the guests, “and Frank doesn’t
suspect a thing. 1 think lie lias even
forgotten that today is his birthday.
Ho will get homo from the office at
about 7 o’clock. Then ho always goes
upstairs to take off his coat nud put on
his smoking jacket for the evening.
When he is upstairs I will call out
suddenly: ‘Oil, Frank, come down
stairs—be quick! The gas Is escaping.’
Then ho will rush down here and find
the crowd of friends waiting for him.”
It went exactly us planned. Wester
lelgh came home at the regular hour
and went d'rectly upstairs. The hidden
guests held their breath while Mrs.
Westcrleigh called out excitedly: ‘‘Oh,
Frank, come down quick! The gas is
escaping in the parlor.”
Every light had been turned out, and
the parlor was in perfect darkness.
There was a rapid rush of feet down
the stairway; then a voice said, “I
don’t smell any gas.’’
“Better light tlio jot,” Mrs. Wcstcr-
leigLi suggested tremulously. “Here’s
a match.”
The match was struck, and sudden
ly the room was flooded with light.
Everybody screamed. The hostess
fainted. For there in the center of the
room stood Westcrleigh attired in his
old faded bath robe, with a fresh
pair of trousers carried over his arm
—X.udlvo Home Journal.
THE ANT SEPTIC BABY.
We can etertliee his bottle, we can boll
hie lit lie mug;
We can bake htj* flannel bandage* and
disinfect the'rug
That envelops hln^when he partakes of
medicated airw.,
But there’s one Impossibility that leaves
us tn despair* *■
And a not unjustifiable alarm, you'll wost
certainly allow—
To wit, we tear 'twould never do to
sterilize the cow.
Thus, although we strive to conquer ev-
ery sept to clrcumstnnc.a.
Yet wo greatly fear a ghastly alimentary
mischance;
For albeit we bake and boll bis things
and scrub and soak and souse—
As If In his anatomy forever cleaning
house—
The recklessness with which he sucks his
vagrant, tiny thumb
Imperils much his precious antlseptlo
little turn.
Wo nro careful of hlB hours, wo are
thoughtful of his toys;
We are mindful of his sorrows and judi-
cious of ids joys:
We are prayerfully considerate of needful
discipline,
Of my little “Mothers' Handbook”
the precepts writ therein.
And wo strive to render sterile all de-
signed lor mouth or turn,
But ono frightful danger menaces—we
cannot boll his thumb.
-Tit-Bits.
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AGENCY : FOR
Rnvond the Law.
When Farmer Falrweigbt came to
London on n flying visit lie discovered
many things—that ’buses could go
without horses, that you could walk
for a whole hour without striking a
field or an acquaintance, and, finally,
that you couldn’t hit a policeman
simply because lie compels you to
move out of other people’s way.
As lie was being taken to the station
ho inquired what the policeman in-
tended doing with him.
“You’ll find out. soon enough,” said
the policeman grimly. “Seven days,
probably.”
“Seven dnys! Ah, that's where 1
have ye, old bluebottle!” chuckled the
farmer triumphantly, producing the
return half of his tickets. “I’ve to go
back on Monday!”—Answers.
Handier to Carry Than a Cork.
The elevator to the department store
was nearly full.
Raynor, who was one of the pas-
sengers, drew a small and withered po
tato from his' trousers pocket.
“What do you carry that for?” asked
Shyue.
“Protection.”
“Protection from what? Rheuma-
tism?”
“No; hatpins.”
By way of illustration he deftly im-
paled It upon the point of ono that was
within two inches of his left eye—Chi-
cago Tribune.
Not For Christening.
A clergyman had been displeased
with the quality of milk served him.
At length he determined to remon-
strate with his milkman for supplying
such unworthy stuff. He began mild-
ly, “I’ve been wanting to see you with
regard to the quality of the milk with
which you are serving me.”
“Yes, sir,” uneasily answered the
tradesman.
“I only wanted to say,” continued
the minister, “that I use ihe milk for
drinking purposes exclusively, and
not for christening.”—Dundee Adver-
tiser.
Too Emphatic.
Head of the Firm- William, what
did Mr Slopplnger say when you hand-
ed him a statement of his account?
Bill Collector—Mr. Solium, If—ah—
you’ll send the typewriter lady out of
the room for about five minutes I’ll
tell you.—Chicago Tribune.
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A False Rumor.
The story that lie has a head for
business is false. There is nothing
in It.
No F«nr.
Lady — Yes, I’ve an umbrella that
needs mending; but how am I to know
that you will bring it back?
Umbrella Mender—Have no fear,
mum, I alius charge more for mendin’
than I could sell the umbrella for.—
Bed Hen.
Only Transitory.
Prospective Tenant—I like the house,
but I don't like liiui huge building in
front, it’s such a dreary outlook.
Agent-Oh. but that's only a gun-
powder factory. It might explode any
day.—London Opinion. --
and
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„ t,LuLNT»nTEtHRN:B,‘Tl; BEACON OFFICE, Palacios „
THE WOMAN
OR THE CAR
An Incident That Changed a
Woman’s Decision.
By ELLIOT WALKER.
The Cum mo i- Girl’s Heart.
There is a little room not occupied.
To Pleats Both Sides.
“You allege cruelty, madam,” says
the court. “What particular form of
cruelty?”
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“my husband got mud and threw
things at me because I tried to please
him with the meals I fixed for him ”
“What have you to say?” asks the
judge of the defendant
“I’ll tell you, Judge. Maybe I was a
little hasty, but it’s this way: She is
always trying new sulnds that she
finds in the recipe columns of the
papers, and after I hud tried to eat
nasturtium salad, and hickory nut
salad, and carrot salad, and eggplant
salud, and dried beef salad, nnd spa-
ghetti salad, I did lose my temper
when she handed me a dish of shredded
chrysanthemums with olive oil on
them.”
“I Vi'iJI not grant a divorce, but 1 will
censure the defendant in my private
office,’’ says the Judge, leading the way.
Once the deer is closed on him and the
wondering defendant the judge says:
’’Shake, old man! I did the best !
could for you. I have to put up this
bluff about censuring you because my
own wife will rend of the case, and
she is now majking delicious desserts
from cold mush and left over break-
fast foods.” •> ... .'L
Cluspiugr4$®&er’s hands, the two.
men weep Sifiprjr*—Life.
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Dry Days In Maine.
Here's a story in the week's annals
of Maine merchants, this timo from
Portland. A Portland tradesman was
visited by a friend from the country
and among attempts to entertain took
the visitor to tbo theater. When the
lights were low the merchant quietly
drew forth a pair of opera glasses and
handed them to his guest. A content-
ed “Ah!” slipped from the man from
the country, and then his arms in tne
uir were faintly discernible.
“What's the trouble?” askc-d the host.
The nr.t'wer came In n distressingly
plain whisper of disappointment, “Oh,
nothing, only the thing’ . empty.”—
Bangor Commercial.
She Spoke Out. •- —
Father (to his daughter whom he
sees whispering to her mother)—Elsie,
how often have I told you not to do
that? 8nenk oat If you want any-
thing.
Elsie—Well, father, I wanted to
know why the lady ueRr me has such
a red nose.—Fliegende Blatter.
How Indeed?
The Reformer—Ah, friend, what we
are striving for is fewer overcrowded
slums, larger villages, more pleasure
for the people and less drink.
T h q - Un con verted One-- Hu t. ’.q.w... are
we going to ’ave more pleasure if we
’as less beer7—Everybody’s Weekly.
Unless.
-Can a man live
$1
Towusend-
dav?
Beers—Certainly, unless he's so prod-
igal as to lay something aside for a
rainy day, keep up his insurance, eat
when he’s hungry, buy clothes nnd
pay his bills.—New York Press.
Tenderer.
Customer—What’s this, waiter?
^T?plif>n baIa otf
Customer—Well, .Just take it away
and bring me a bit of the upper with
the eyelela removed.—London Opinion.
An Honest Confession.
The Friend—Well, T see you have
your sign out. Getting any practice?
Young Doctor—Yes, a little. There
goes one of my funerals now.—Chicago
News.
On View,
they have a
“I hear they have a family skele-
ton.”
“Yes. she was in the surf tills morn-
ing.”—Louisville Courier-Journal.
A Commercial Organization is in
truth and in fact a business propo-
sition. The time has been when
commercial organizationswere look-
ed upon as matters of charity, and
ornaments. Organizations of this
kind are practically obsolete now
and should pass away without de-
lay. _
Send t.o flip Beacon ((Music House, oj
Palacios, for complete catalogue of
popular 10c. jnusfcv
Ladd, the proprietor of the Tama-
racks, shook his head with discourug-
ing firmness.
“No,” he declared decidedly; “I ac-
commodate people here, not automo-
biles. First, no shelter for the ma-
chine; second, I won't have ono round
since my dog was run over; third,
there's no use of talking. Better go
along.”
In the sudden darkness of the sum-
mer twilight came a blinding flash,
disclosing more clearly the accupants
of the big touring car—the chauffeur,
gesticulatiug augrily; two other scowl-
ing men, a woman and a child.
With a rush of wind the storm broke.
A deufoning thunderclap shook the
earth. The rain, almost horizontal in
the flying air, drove a deluge of great
drops under the hasllly arranged cov-
ers.
“I’m going to get out!” shrilled a
small scared voice. ”1 want to be In
a house! Mamma, come!”
A tall figure leaped from the piazza
of the little hotel, shoved Ladd aside
nnd held out a pair of shirt sleeved
arms.
“You shall, baby!” he shouted. “It’s
a confounded shame! You, too, mad-
am! Let the men lake care of them-
selves. Hurry or you’ll be drenched!”
“Look out!” cried the mother sharp-
ly, for the child had jumped recklessly.
“Thank you, sir. I feared she would
fall. Yes, I think it Is best. I’ll be
right in.”
She fumbled for a bag, spoke rapid-
ly to one of her companions and sprang
from the step unassisted to run up the
short path after the uncoated figure,
striding swiftly, with the little girl
clinging to his neck.
Ladd’s loud voice came to her ears
above the din.
“You're all welcome, I say. I’ll bed
and feed the crowd, but that pesky
uiuchlue cun't lodge ut my place. No,
gents. Sorry, but I’ve sworn to pass
’em along.” ^
“A fine specimen you are to run n
hotel,” scolded the man by the driver.
“It’s my house,” retorted Ladd.
’‘Well, keep it nnd be hanged! 1
wouldn’t put my head under such a
roof. We’ll be hereftf the morning, old
curmudgeon. Take care of Mrs. Dixon,
Push her along, Henri. Never mind
speed limits.”
A few rattles, a dozen snorting gasps,
and the car dashed away through the
mud,
Mr. Ladd, bareheaded and dripping,
gazed after it with a satisfied grin.
“Too bad to break up a party,” he
grunted. “This storm will last n good
hour. They’ll get a nice twenty mile
trip to Jepworth, splashing soft dirt.
Well, I’ve got two guests, anyhow,
and tomorrow I make my third nick
on old Hank’s tombstone.”
He chuckled his way into the barn.
*******
Lois Dixon sat in the dining room, a
small abutment largely given over to
social usage other than the delights of
the table. A high chair had been
found for Dot, who was assaulting
bread and milk. Seraph Ladd, corpu-
lent and apologetic, talked from the
adjacent kitchen.
“Oh, no, iny dear,” she was saying
“the Tamaracks isn't much of a hotel.
Folks stay here for meals, nnd we
take in a few transients and occasion-
ally a regular. The regulars are most-
ly men who come to fish and kill time.
There are goou trout in the tamarack
swamp brook, but it’s a pesky hole.
That man you saw Is a regular. He
has been here a week.”
“I can hardly say I saw him. Every-
thing was done so quickly. I’m quite
dry now, and so is Dot. Your husband
doesn’t appear to approve of uutomo-
biies,” tids last sentence with an ag-
grieved intonation.
“He doesn’t!” exclaimed Mrs. Ladd
rather warmly. “Jason is good na-
tured about most other tilings, hut
after our dog was knocked across the
fence (poor old thing; he was only
gnawing a bone in tlie road) Jason
swore an oath never to let a car stop
ovemlghl again. So he boarded up tlio
shed. My, the way some of these peo-
ple whiz along a country road is fear-
ful! Your supper is uiost ready, Mrs.
Dixon. I take it you are a widow
woman, beenuse”—
“Yes, I’ve been widowed for five
years,” Lois interrupted. “We were
simply taking u short pleasure drive.
A slight accident delayed ns for nn
hour, else we should be at home by
this time. We were making for Jep
worth, where I have n sister.’
“I see.” Mrs. Ladd began lo place
flishc-3. “I sort of wondered."
“A friend of mine and Ids brother,
besides the chauffeur,” explained Lois,
blushing a trifle. "It did seem queer
that I was left so unceremoniously to
the care of strangers, but 1 can look
out for myself, nnd I always go pre-
pared for emergencies. Still, I should
have thought”—
“Oh, it’s the machine every time,"
laughed the old woman. "Men seem
to forget. What with their wrangling
uuu Lurry for cover, you and Dvlty
were better out of it.”
“Apparently.” Mrs. Dixon’s tone was
sarcastic. “However, to let me come
In unattended and to leave all explana-
tions to me when lie knew 1 was up-
set and trying to calm Dot’’— 8he
paused. Seraph was eying her shrewd
ly.
“Considerate, 1 must say," observed
the hostess. .“Well, draw up nnd oat.”
“Mercy! You have cooked enough
for throe!” Lois laughed outright.
"It’s not nil for you, my dear. Our
regular hasn’t lmd Ids supper. lie
turned up only a few minutes before
you did. i’ll tinkle the bell for him.
You don't mind company, do you? He's
a real nice man. but sort of quiet this
trip. Acts sort of impatient and nerv-
ous, too. which isn’t his usual way.”
“I must nek you to introduce me,
then. I’ll be glad to thank him for
helping us.”
The bell rang softly In the ball.
Lois, busying herself with her napkin
nnd Dot, did nol glance at the ent'-r
ing figure.
Mrs. Ladd, impressed by the impor-
tance of the act of introduction, spoke
up smartly.
“Nat, let me make you acquainted
with Mrs. Blakeley—I—I mean Mrs.
Dixon. Mr. Blakeley, Mrs. Dixon. This
is her little girl. Dear, dear! Wasn’t it
funny that I should have got you
twisted ?’’
“Very fuuny,” murmured Blakeley,
bowing and making considerable noise
with his chair. Lois dropped her nap-
kin. Dot stared, smiling nnd nodding.
“Now I’ve embarrassed you!” cried
Mrs. Ladd, retreating to the kitchen.
“Gracious!” she exclaimed to herself.
"Neither of them can find u word to
say. I guess I’ll shut this door or they
may hear me giggle."
The silence was broken by Dot.
“You’ve got whiskers,” she remarked,
with complacence. “That’s why. Didn’t
you know me?”
“No,” said the man thickly. “I hadn’t
my glasses on. I recognized no one. I
put that wrap over your head, dumped
you in a chair nnd called Mrs. Ladd. I
didn’t know you, dear”—
“And you’ve put on a coat,” went on
his inquisitor, surveying him affection-
ately. “I liked you better with just a
mustache. It seems ever so long since
you came to see mamma.”
“Hush. Dot,” said her mother softly.
“But he used to bring me candy,”
persisted the child. “Mr. Barker
doesn’t. I like Mr. Blakeley best.
Don’t you?”
Lois’ cheeks crimsoned.
“It’s bedtime, dear. Mrs. Ladd will
take you to the room. I’ll be up lu a
minute. Be a good girl and run out to
the kitchen for her.”
Dot tiptoed to Blakeley's chair.
“Good night.” she said coyly and put
up her lips.
The man kissed her tenderly, with u
great lump In his throat. He had
hoped for many good night caresses
from this little one, but that hope no
longer existed. As she disappeared ho
gazed steadily al the woman opposite.
“Let us have it over, Lois,” he blurt-
ed. “I hoard the nows n month ngo.
Believe me, my dear, I shall try to
think ouly of your happiness. Barker
will be a very happy man.”
“Not with me, Nat.”
“What! Do you mean’’—
“I mean that I do not intend lo be-
come Mrs. Barker. I have not yet given
him my answer. He will get it tomor
row when he returns with his automo-
bile. You have beeu misinformed.”
Iler eyes shone Into his as he strain-
ed forward, eager, transformed with u
sudden joy.
“Lois!” he cried. “Oh, my love, tell
me, is there a chance for—yes, yes.
you are crying, dear!”
*******
“My introduction wasn’t so far
wrong, after all, Jason!” beamed Se-
raph Ladd the next day. “I wonder
what Mrs. Dixon thought when I call-
ed him ‘Nat,’ so familiar? She says
she will be Mrs. Blakeley the next
time I see her.” *
New Music Received.
in addition to the complete popu-
lar McKinley catalogue of sheet
music, which we have T6 stock*
all times, the Beacon Music House
will keep up with the times in new
and popular publications. We have
just received the following new and
popular selections, and they will
delight all musicians. Everyone is
a hit. Try any or all of them.
Silver Star, Intermezzo for piano.
Silver Star Song, tho beautiful Ind-
ian ballad.
Rhapsody Rag, all action.
Cltek-i-ty-Clack, Novelty Two Step.
First Love Waltzes, tlio Dreamy
sort.
Love Secrets Waltzes, Elegant.
Dreams at Twilight, waltzes. ,
You’ll like these three summer
time songs.
“The Old Brown Fiddle.”
“When Autumn Tints tho Loaves
with Gold.”
“I Gfcn’b be Happy Without You.”
These are 25 cent publications,
and each one is a gem. Call Tor*"
them, or they will be sent postpaid
lo any address on receipt of price.
Don’t fail to get our catalogue.
It’s free for the asking.
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FOR ALL NATIONS AND TONGUES.
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K(l) Visible Writing; (2) Inter-
changeable Type; (3) Lightest
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Address all Correspondence
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St. Louis Branch,
Broadway & Locust St. St. Louis, Mo
D. L. STUMP, Local Agent
Call and see a Hammond at the
Beacon Office, Palacios, Texas,
ARE YOU AWARE
that this Office
handles
Job Work
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The Last Resort.
Mrs. Hobson was nn ideal tenant for
any landlord. She knew all tho rules
and kept to them in every place she
lived. When she discovered that the
agent for the Uphill apartments was
slow iii ordering necessary repairs,
she possessed her soul in patience.
But when she had spoken and written
unavaiiingly several times in regard
to the leak from one of her steam ra-
diators, she decided to send a personal
note to the owner of tho property,
whom she had met and liked.
“Dear sir,” she wrote, “will you be
kind enough to Instruct your agent to
purchase for my use a large tin pail
nnd a rubber mat, four feet by ten?
The pall will do to catch the water
from tho leaking radiator- pipe when
f-hn hoilSB nnd run friwiriont 1 v
empty it, but the ruuber mat Is a ne-
cessity uL other times. Yours respect-
fully, Mary Hobson.’
She never needed either the pail or
mat.—Youth’s Companion.
We guarantee
work- •
the best
m a n s h i £ and
right prices.
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Letter Heads,
Bill Heads,
Dodgers, „
Business Cards, in
fact anything you need
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Bring your
Work Our Way.
Writing of tho Great.
Sheridau’s writing was a scandal to
his school and puzzled the town. He
once wrote n pass to Drury Lane, nud
the doorkeeper stopped its bearer and
immediately pronounced It a forgery
because lie could not decipher it. The
atrocious writing of celebrities recalls
the claim once made on behalf of
Baron Brumwell that he wrote three
hands—one which he alone could
rend, another which his clerk could
rend and he could not and a third
which nobody could rend, and tlio last
named was Ills usual style. The writ-
ing master of the elder Dumas at-
tributed the dofent of Napoleon at
Waterloo to n badly scrawled message
to Grouchy which was wrongly Inter-
preted. Tho Duke of Wellington
wrote nn equally bad fist. Lord Pal-
meraiuii nus such it stickier tor iegi
Wllty of script that lie would send a
dispatch halfway around the world to
have It clearly rewritten. - Boston
transcript.
Amazing “LF.TTtOIT” Koro.
f®ne Kutflno shippod on 15<layH'
MUvh Trial, proves kerosene
choupent, biirest, most powerful
fuel. IT HittlMfiml, pay lowest
price ever «i von on rciiublo farm
engine; if not, pay nothinu.
Gasoline Going Up!
Antomobllo owners nro
burning up bo much gaso-
lino that tne world's supply
In ruiinirig Nhnrf. OfiMolino
ml
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KSSB
explosion from coal ol'l.
Amazing “DETROIT”
The “DETROIT” Is the only engine thnt hnndtae
COtt* °U successfully; uses aluuhul, insoMne and b«MUns*
too. Starts without Cfaukiug. Basic patoul'-only thrcfr moving
parts—no cams—no sprockets—no gears—no valves—tho utmost
in simplicity, power and strength. Mounted on skids. All sis**
a to 20 h p,, in stock ready to ship. Complete engine tested just
hefnro crating. Como, nil road, W. run. r«mn«. n«,, llinwh*,.
Sent any place on IQ days' Preo Trial. Don't buy an engine
out. ir you are first !n vour neighborhood to writ* »ii~»
yon apt*'ifit ti.xtrtt-L.ow introductory price. Writs!
Detroit Enelna Works. Bellovuo Ave.. Detroit, mia
D. L. STUMP, Local Agent
Call and see one of these engines at
the Beacon office, Palacios.
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