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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
THE SOUTHERN WAY
RAILROAD SURVEYOR TELLS OF
= =. TEXAS 3PITALITY.
Situation in Which He Was Placed
Made Him Think It the Greatest
Welcome He Ever Received-First
Impression Not Favorable.

The man who had been in south
west Texas looking over the route Tor
prospective railroad had been inter-
ested in reference to hospitality in
it's truest sense.
"All day long I had been driving
with man in the dust and the ques'
ton of camping place involved find
ing the necessary water" he said.
'There were no streams, no water
holes, only dust and hills and alkali.
"Just before shutdown we came in
sight of some scrubby timber rising
from draw ahead of us and we start
ed for it. Just as we turned the ridge
we noticed a lonesome looking shack
in the edge of the trees, and we drove
up to it just as darkness came on.
1.-The first sight of anything living
was lean foxhound that dashed out
at us, baying; he was followed by two
more and after these a pair OF collles
and then a miscellaneous collection OF
dogs of all shades and breeds, bent
upon attacking us, but snarling and
biting even among themselves.
"Suddenly long, lean figure OF a
man with hairy face out of which
only a pair of eyes and the tip OF
nose was showing charged upon the
dogs with a stick, sending them scut-
thing under the house again. Then
without word he came up to us with
his eyes fixed on the horses.
1T was not an ideal situation for
tagged team and two worn, thirsty
men, but l tackled the proposition. l
didn't mention anything about rail-
road, but laid beautiful stress upon
our condition and our needs for
camping place where there was water.
"And while talked he was looking
over the team from the front. AS 1
talked some more in my most engag-
ing manner he stepped around to the
side of the off horse to look him over,
brOadside.
"It ould be the greatest favor i'm
aginable if only we might stop here, l
continued We will make you no
trouble and are more than willing to
pay for feed for our team
"He was at the side of the off horse
by this time, and was almost too
+ discouraged to say anything more,
thinking perhaps I'll
taken for a pair of horsethieves. / had
made. another attempt to move him,
however, when he Strengthened up, ex-
perforated an immense charge of to-
bacco juice under the horse and looked
into my face for the first time.
want to stay all night, hey"
81 was trying to tell him again just
how much we wanted to do that very
thing when he broke in: ..
\ "'Well, eff you want to stay all night,
I reckon you've struck the damnedest
most lively place this side of the Pecos
river"
\ "Hospitality?" repeated the man
who had been in Texas. Say, that
was the greatest welcoming l ever
had in my life!"-New York Sun.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
Look Pleasant.

I pity the man with a troubled brow;
/ pity the girl with a scowl;
I pity the people with frowns on Their
faces,
And 1 pity the dogs that howl.
I pity the woman who's tied to a man
With children another one bore;
I pity her mother who lives in the house.
But l pity the children more.
I envy the man who is free from all this,
Who's home is refuge from strife;
I envy the woman who is wife of this
man, -, a..
And the children that they bring to
A smile is blessing; a scowl is a curse;
cross word, a wound that won't heal.
So bury your trouble, no matter how
hard; * T.. ..r - ~ IT,
And look pleasant, however you feel
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
ITALY TIRED OF HER PAST.
Some of Her Ancient Landmarks Like
:. d. Iy to Disappear Before Long. -. !

Some of Her Ancient Landmarks Like
:. by to Disappear Before Long.
Italy is tired of glorious death.
Her sens boast of Garibaldi and Mar.
conf, not of Raphael and Julius Caesar
Venetians may we'll shrug their shout
ders when foreigners complain OF
steamboats, in the Grand canal. They
are not the grievers when the Cam
panile falls. The papers and states
man exhorts the people to initiate
more powerful nations and abandon
their idle, pleasure-loving spirit, thei1
love of pageantry, idleness and fire
works, their Indifference to education
to sound politics and finance.
The Roman city government is now
willing to construct railways along
side the Forum. The old is mixed
with the new, industry with art, en-
ergs with decay. There is telephone
at the spot, where st. Peter is sup
posed to have been crucifed. I saw
the king of Italy in an automobile by
the ruins in which Christian girls were
gored by bulls. His four attendant
guards rode bicycles. Trans and
buses start from the square in which
are Nero's bones, where Luther knelt
before his great revolt, by the gate
through which an endless line OF
shadows pass, from guilty Macbeth
doing penance, to so many popes and
emperors. The greatest of churches
is now lighted by electricity as well
as by Michel Angeles dome and the
same new luminary is turned upon
the dying gladiator. The Roman glor'
les in his modern stations and ugly
civil buildings and cares little for
Cicero or Brutus, for the renaissance
or the antique world.
Underneath a statute Of GaEibaldi.
on one of the Roman mills, are groups
of figures, allegories, in which Eu'
rope presides over history and art,
America over trade and industry
Golfers Weekly. IS
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
MII.ato How Manu."

Unto how many men each hour =.
Frail little fingers seek to bring
Some gentle gift. some flower
That is the souls best offering!
Some happiness which we desplse,
Some boon we toss aside forever
And only that our selfish eyes ::
May smile one minute ON the glver.
How many of us count or treasure
The little lives that perish thus
To garner us a moments pleasure,
A moments space to comfort us?
Blind, ever blind, we front the sun
And cannot see the angels near US,
Forget the tender duties done
BY willing slaves to help and cheer III
Earth and its fullness, all the fair
Creations of this heaven and air,
All lives that die that we may live,
All gifts of service we pass by;
All blessings love hath power to give
We scorn, o God, or we deny!
Robert Buchanan.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30

emily. iii only tell grandfather"
But he's the most important one"
cried Margie. "You must keep it a
: great secret"
Marthy agreed, and later two flushed
faces bent over sheet of paper, upon
which Marthy was writing at Margies
dictation.
Nothing wonderful happened for
long time, though the two little girls
had many talks over their secret"
It was necessary to have some help,
and sister Mabel was asked for ad-
vice.
All the spring Margie and Marthy
acted very mysteriously, but not a.
word of explanation would they make.
On Decoration Day Tod and Tucker,
Marthy and Emmy brushed grand
fathers shabby suit, helped him to his
wheel chair, and started off in the
morning to the cemetery. Grandfather
had never missed this yearly trip to
honor the memory of his dead COM
rades many of whom had gone to the
Beautiful Country. He would salute
beside the graves of the officers IN
whose regiment he served with tears
in his brave old eyes; and then ne
would tell of their hardwood ana
va1or. This day Margie joined the
ranks. and other boys and girls, toO'
till there was quite procession. Each
grave was visited, and each name
was read to grandfather, who remem-
bered every man perfectly.
As grandfather's chair was turned
towards home a shout in the woods
attracted the attention OF the little
cava7cade. and there was Margle's
sister Mabel running toward them and
waving something high in the air.
Margie and Marthy looked at each
other and gasped.
"a letter for the captain called
sister Mabel, holding out a long en-
yelope with an official seal.
Grandfather was too surprised 1or
words, and his eyes were too dim to
see. 81 -. - .s.- -,
-Let Margie open it, whispered
Marthy in his ear, 1T was her idea
: So grandfather asked Margie to
omen it: and open it she did right
there in the cemetery, among the
graves of many of the brave soldiers.
And what was it? A document that
told of a pension for grandfather!
And that meant enough money to keep
him clothed and comfortable all the
rest of his life.
~"And Margie got it,! cried Marthy,
anxious to give her friend all the
glory, "She wrote to the President
herself, and he answered her letter,
grandfather; isn't it beautiful"
Grandfather's eyes were dim With
tears of joy. Slowly he rose from the
wheel chair, and, standing erect on his
crippled feet, he saluted little Margie
in the stately way that he saluted his
generals grave. 3 III
What cheering there was, and what
happy cavalcade danced home, each.
in turn pushing grand fathers chair.
Margie never forgot that day, and
her most valued possession is q beauti-
full letter from the President himself,
thanking her for her interest IN one
OF the country's heroes.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
Hard on the Undertaken.

"You seem to be enjoying unusual
~ good health" said the friend of the
family. ''The last time was here you
were up against severe attack of dys-
pepsia."
That's right replied the jovial
head of the household. II bunkoed
the undertaken out of job, all right,
all right"
-' "How did you manage it," was the
friendly interrogatory.
II got hold of my wifes cookbook
and made a bonfire of it," was the
significant reply.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
E}S2a% 2z4azZ@9s So " "
i H. GMM<Y The Children's Gift n
r. V%-D*3yF E0&

ner from the MOnrOes, in a much finer
house, and her dresses were soft ant
pretty. and not at all like those Marthy
and Emmy wore.
| please dress me palmer, mother,
she said more than once "You see
l feel very gaudy beside Marthy anC
Emmy and the rest and l wouldn't
like them to feel I'm better dressed
Margie need not have worried about
her clothes, however, for the Monroe
children did not care, although they
admired the dainty things she wore
1t was grandfather they cared about
| and Margie had no grandfather, SC
they gave her share in theirs. II
grandfather only had fine new clothes
and comforts like other old men they
would be happy indeed.
"Marthy," said one of the newcom.
ers in the neighborhood one day,
why don't your grandfather wear his
soldier cap stead of that shabby old
felt hat?''
Marthy looked at Tod, Tod looked
| at Tucker and Tucker looked at EN-.
my. Then Emmy answered bravely
''1t's because his sojer cap is moth.
eaten'' -. -. .-@
"Then why don't you buy him new
| other hat!' persisted the newcomer.
II should think you'd be ashamed of
him" ~.@' ~
Emmy and Tod and Tucker and
Marthy had tears in their eyes by this
time, when Margie cried suddenly to
the newcomer; e:>.-A.. f.
Il can beat you to the next corner!"
and off they started. ";. 80. r.
81 think it was just cruel, do!''
declared Margie at supper that night
They're just as poor as can be, and
every cent has to buy food, and their
} dear old grandfather won't let them
buy anything for him. l do wish !
could help them II.
II doubt if they would accept char.
ity," said her mother. i
Indeed they wouldn't" said Margie.
Big sister Mabel spoke up:
Didn't he ever get pension ~ she
said. .4 e It'll .= 3
What is that%' asked Margie.
tits money paid yearly by the gov
eminent to those who are disabled in
its service, explained Mabel.
The next day Margie asked Marthy
about it. Sd 81
Eve tried to. once, said Marthy,
':but grandfather always said his fam
i1u Thought more Of him than the
government did, for the pension was
never given him.
mabel says he ought to have one.
said Margie thoughtfully Oh, Marthy
Il have an idea and if you'll promise
not to tell till it's time ~ let you
help.
Cross my heart. !" said Martny -.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
Lift 10 Thine Eyes,,

ConraGe. that seek'st the cleW
OF whence and wither to, +
Rather, in trust, let be -....- -s.....
The shrouded mystery! ...
Brood not. but toward the skies ,+
Lift up thine eyes! -.,.~
If the sworn friendship fail,
And fleeing foes assail, 49, :
If Love- half defied. 4,:
Turn scornfully aside, ~ + -
Lift up thine eyes! '.- a,
Grip faith. to thee (not fateD
In the good ultimate! - ..
With this, from sun to sun gft =.
Until thy race be run, ~. 7 ->.s'E
And the last daylight dies, - -G.' PIX
Lift up thine eyes! !, ss%4& "a ~,
Clinton. Scotland in Independent.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30

He was a veteran of the Civil war;
! brave and fearless soldier, ana Ills
grandchildren knew that such announcer
grandfather had never lived. every
sunny day you could see him in MS
wheel chair or limping painfully along'
Tod and Tucker trying to help on one
side, and Marthy and Emmy on the
other. It troubled them not little
that grandfather, who was the bravest
of the brave and the truest gentleman
on the whole earth, should wear
clothes that were shiny and frayed and
had been worn for many, many years.
For themselves they did not care; they
had never done anything to merit fine
clothes.
But grandfather had done so much,
had been so faithful and brave and
true. and he should be clad in fine
raiment, it seemed to them. BY hard
work they had managed to gather
enough nickels and dimes together to
buy the wheel chair from a second
hand furniture man. 1t wasn't good
enough for grandfather, but it was
the very best they could do.
1t was all Mrs. Monroe, the chill
dren's mother, and grandfather's only
daughter, could do to keep the four
pairs Of feet covered and the four little
bodies from suffering from the cold.
She worked hard and long, but she
never complained-not even when
father left her suddenly to go to the
Beautiful Country where we shall all
meet some day when we are called
away.
His four grandchildren we're not the
old mans only admirers by any
means. He was always the center of
an interested group of boys and girls,
who listened with rapt attention to his
wonderful tales of the war. The po-
licemen all knew and shook hands
with him, the f1remen always touched
their caps ta him, and the car con-
ductors smiled at him as they dashed
-by. Grandfather thought it was only
common politeness, for he greeted
everyone because he had joy in his
heart, il his body was warped and
bent. .ss Z
! Grandfather had been shot in try
ing to carry an important message
through the liEes-he was the only
one who volunteered to carry the mes
sage. for it was a terribly dangerous
undertaking. ssS 5sg,ssss +
What did it matter now, that he
had failed then? Was it not just as
brave a deed as though he had been
successful? He was the only man in
the regiment brave enough to under
take it. The Monroe children knew
that II one Is brave and does ones,
very best, failure is as honorable as
success.
Isl Marxie Morris Hired around 4: q pbr-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
Knew What He Wanted.

well, Moses began the Senator
as a grinning African was ushered in
to his presence at Washington, what
brings YOU here?'' "Mars Joe,'' replied
Nose. Use got 'portant business, sab.
r wants er orfice.'' "You want an of
fee! Why, what can you do?'' Do,
Mars Joe? What does everybody do
that's got er orfce? Bless yer heart,
Mars Joe, yer don't IN stand ole OLE Nose Nose.
/ amt look'n' TO work., sab; only
wants er orice. #. .s.&y + !. /.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
Accommodating Music.

It was at the typical musical com
edy. What are they singing row?''
he asked. You see, I've lost my
program # haven't a program
either. But. by. the character of the
music would judge that it's either
that beautiful poetic number, Song
to Twilight or that interpolated coon
dittv. No. Use, Yo' Pullman Porter,
Yo' Has Ter Mosey Now I'm quite
sure it's either one from the music
Baltimore Herald. - i~ .,T-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
ENOUGH Said.

Lady Ito pretty applic ant Yes l
want a cook. But why did you leave
your last place !? 81 s. ].
Applic because the mead s q
the house kissed me. ma ~ S5:
Lady And you objected, eh !S
App cant his wife did.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
Cigarettes in France.

During last year the cigars and ltl
cigarettes smoked in France repre-
sented the respectable total OF 1850
tons. 1T is noticed that the smoking
HABITS Of the French people have un-
dergone great change during the.
past twenty years. Cigars have stead
ilydeclined in popular favor and cigar.
cites have rapidly advanced.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
Oranue.Colored Boards,

The natives of Alden are as black as
as the ace of spades, but all of them
persist in dyeing their hair the color
of ripe orange. If the men have
boards, they dye them the same color.
An Englishman with beautiful head
OF red hair visited Alden. He was
besieged by crowds of natives who
thought he had dyed it. They liked
the color better than their own and
wanted the recipe.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
What Did He Mean?

DeRanter-''.Ah, saw you in one Of!
the boxes last night. How did you
like my assumption OF Hamlet
Criticus- q let me congratulate you,5
old man. It was the greatest piece Of
assumption I ever saw. 8
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
why There Are So Many Masons.

Why There Arc 90 Mahy Wds0Hs'
+. "A little girl tells what she knows
about King Solomon in the following
essay: King Solomon was a man
who lived ever SO long ago and in the
country in which he governed he was
the whole thing. King Solomon blilt
Solomon temple and was the faiher
Of all the Masons. He had 700 ] ives
and 200 lady friends and that il Why
there are 50 many Masons Il the
world. : s
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
penends on the nAtmosphere.v

Depends on the 'Atmosphere.
4 "There is one thing / can never I'M
derstand," said the patient-looking
woman; "and that is why man who
has been sitting with the crowd all
afternoon at a baseball game will
come home and say that the noise OF
the children makes him nervous. J"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
Terrible.

"Phwat is O'Hooligan dom ravin'
around tn back lots loike a madman?'''
Haven't yez hur-rud? Phoy, he
whit down to buy dog muzzle.' .
"Phwat av thot? 8
"Phoy, tn clerk wanted to measure
his face s
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30
One of Tine Modern Wonders.

One Of the Modern Wonders.
When you take into account all the
varied forms of healing and the num-
Der of people engaged in ministering
to minds and bodies diseased isn't 1t
a. wonder that anybody can. get sick
enough to die? Or is it more to be
wondered at that anybody. is alive?
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-09
Local..

IA. F. Slower, the liveryman, was
a visitor in Tulia this week.
c. c. Cooper has sold his inter
est in the business of Cambell &
Cooper to Dr.. Howell and others.
Sunday, Brent G. Taylor re,
turned from a trip through New
Mexico,
On Tuesday, the sheriff
knocked off the Coulter resi-
dence to FL. James, for $500.
John Rogers, of Denton county,
father.in.law OF I'd Reynolds, came
in on a visit yesterday.
You'll miss a rare treat if you do
not attend the grand Majestic cook
ing exhibit at Stringtellow-Hume
Hardware Co. Don't get left
Pecos Callahan, of the Tulia
Standard, visited us Saturday.
He was the first child born at
Pecos City, hence, his name.
Remember that dainty "Majes-
tic" lunch week after next at
Stringfellow-Hume Hardware Co,
Everybody invited. Don't get LETT.
W. M. Spelce, of Honey Grove,
was here last week and pur-
chased from Judge Lair, two
sections of the "Block. ="
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Hume came
in Tuesday from Dallas, where
they have been taking in the Tex
as State Fair.
Hot biscuits and delicious coffee
served free week after next at
StringfeIlow-Hume Hardware Co.
Be sure to see the Great Majestic
Range. Don't get left.
Leslie Robson, of Hereford, a
brother of our townSman, l.. A.
Robson, was in town Tuesday
shaking hands with old friends.
Ed. Wilson, a merchant OF Pilo'
Point and cousin of our county at
torney Berne Wilson, was vlsl
tor in town this week.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-09
See list of New Music in
II. l.. POWe'S ad this week.

See the modern cooking wonder
the Majestic range-at String
fellow-Hume Hardware CO. Don't
get left.
Mrs. l.. Y. Lester left Sunday
evening for a visit to her sons,
who are in college at Waco, and
from there she will 60 to Miner
al Wells.
Miss Amelia Wilson left Tues
day evening, in company with
her aunt. Mrs. Means, for Mil
ford, Texas, where she will
spend some time visiting friends
and relatives.
J. w. Turner is making prepa-
rations to build for himself a nice
residence, judging from the num-
Der and arrangement of the brick
pillars he is putting OIL his lot just
south of the Methodist church.
Walter Brooks came in yes
terday from independence,
Kansas, and reports the sad in
telligence of the death of his
father some three weeks ago.
S. f. Sullenberger came in
from Globe, Arizona, last week
and took his family, who have
been here for a visit back home
with him.
! Redfearn & Co. has bought
S64 worth of watermelons from
Que man this season. Whitman
Robinson has sold this hrm this
amount of melons, besides he
has sold to many others.
Mrs. /. r. Reeves came in
from Roswell Monday, where
she has been attending the Fair
and visiting relatives aud
friends.
Mrs. A. N. Henson left Mon
day evening for ST Joseph, Mo.
where she will spend some tim,
visiting her brothers and sis
ters.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-09
CATTLE SHIPMENTS.
FRIDAY.

FRIDAY.
w. H. English, Estacado, cars.
J. B. English, Estacado, cars.
J. F. Littletield, EStacado, cars.
J. w. Allen, Peterborough, 3 cars.
j. B. Shannon, Wright, 3 cars.
John Hutson, Canyon, car horses.
SUNDAY.
A. Montgomery, Ceta, , cars.
J. w. French, Tulia, 9 cars.
w. S. Clayton, Tulia, 9 cars
G. N. Caylor, Ceta, cars
w. J. Luna, Canyon, cars
Thomas & Luna, Canyon, 3 cars
o. H. Nelson, Kansas City, 3 cars
Of the Friday shipments all
went to Kansas City, of which G.
c. Long got 9 cars for his comp my.
Of the Sunday shipment I3 cars
went to Kansas City, 8 cars to St.
Joe and , to Indiana. Long got 4
cars out of this lot.
Both Friday and Sundry ship
ments were mixed cattle about one
third being calves. Of the butcher
stuff there was nothing above me-
dunn grade. The markets, every
where, have been considerably off
the past week.
GOING TO-DAY.
G.. c. Long, Canyon, s cars
Will Carten, Estacado, 3 cars
RAINBOW, Arizona, ; cars
Longs 8 cars will be straight
COWS except s. yearling steers.
All 90 to Nat. Livestock Com. Co.,
Kansas City.
Yesterdays (Thursday) advices
from Kansas City, give the market,
beginning the first of this week,
as being IS cents higher all round
except on calves which have de-
cIined about Is cts from last weeks
quotations. Extra good steer
calves are quoted at s. IS and
heifers of same weight and quality
at s2.75 Strictly good veal calves
go at s5 to $5.a5.
Receipts continue liberal.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-09

by some of the most enterprising
business men OF the city, to the or
ganization or school that receives
the largest number OF votes. II pos
sible deposit your votes each day or
week with Canyon Drug Co.
Merchants will please have clerks
to write with indeiiblc pencils to
avoid cr1surCS,
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-10-09
A Handsome New
THOMPSON & SON'S.
p I A N O
TO Be GWEN AWAI.
October Is, 1908,
TO Be GWEN AWAt.
October Is, 1908,

CONCERNS WHO ISSUE TICKETS:
NJ T. Jones Lumber Co.
Canyon Mercantile Co., dry goods
and groceries.
Goher, Hume & Kenyon, coal and
grain.
Canyon Drug Co., drugs and jewelry.
Stringfellow and Hume, hardware,
ThOmuS Eros. furniture.