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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04
Proposed Amendment to the State Constitution
Prohibiting the Manufacture, Sale, Barter
and Exchange of intoxicating Liquors
Except for Medicinal, Scientific and
Sacramento Purposes.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2


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BE rAH LEGISLATURE STATE TRPAs:
sHerioS That Article the Of the State of Texas
be amended by striking repeating Section thereof and subs
ttuting in lieu of said Section 20 the following
Section 20 The manufacture for Of sale barter
change and the sale barter and exchange of intoxicating liquors
and after the second Tuesday in january D. 1912 hereby
hibted within this State for medicinal scientific and
mental The Legislature the State of Texas SHALL at
on the second Tuesday IN January 1912 by authority Of this
sections meet in session in the city OF Austin and efficient laws
enforce this econ but nothing in this section shall
session of the Legislature from passing law to enforce the se
and all laws in force when this amendment adopted providing
dies penalties forfeures in relation the sale
transportation OF Intoxicating liquors shall remain in full force and
effect until modified or repealed
foregoing amendment shall be submitted
the Qualified of
election to be held throughout the State Texas the fourth sau
july being the day thereof D. At said
official ballot printed
written at the thereof plain letters the words Ballot
Said ballot shall also printed
"For Prohibitions, the against Prohibitions"
All the voters favorng said proposed amendment shall the
words against Prohibition by maknga through
those opposing it shall the For PohbonN
oy of the votes cast said election shall be For Prohibition
said amendment shall be declared adopted majority
shall be against Prohibition
declared
All the provisions of general election amended
the said held govern respects
the qualifications of the electors the method of holding election
and in all other respects can
applicable.
Sec The Governor OF this State hereby
necessary proclamation
shed required by the Constitution laws
Sec The thousand 5 dollars 50 much there
of be is hereby any
the State Treasury otherwise eay expenses
of such proclamation publication election
G. G. MCDONALD,
IA true copy) Secretary of State
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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-05-04

This Office is insured in the Printers
Mutual Fire Insurance Association, in
corporated under the laws of Texas.
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Entered atthc Postohice At Sinner, Tex.
as sccond-class mail matter.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-10-17
SUFFERS A PLAGUE: OF MICE
Region About Adelaide, South Aus
traIia, nfested-Diseased Ro-
dents Fall In Water.

Adelaide, South AuStralia.-This re-
gion is suffering from a plague OF
mice. A resident of Adelaide, who re-
Gently made tour in the Yorke's Pc
ninsula district, records that mice
constitute one of the chief topics Of
conversation throughout the peninsula.
One man told me that every morning
he skins about 800 off the water in
his underground stock tank. Another
on opening the top of his drill few
mornings since found some of the
feed pipes choked, and approximately
400 mice in the seed box. The stacks
of wheat at different places present
ravages of the little rodents. Grain Is
running down the sides in all direc-
lions, and it is practically impossible
to move a bag without disturbing a
dozen or more of the brown-coated
borrowers. The WHEAT bumpers kill
hundreds with their bare hands, and
tie string around the bottoms of their
pants to prevent invasion from be-
low 1t is safe to say that the wheat
merchants have suffered considerable
losses in the shape of eaten and spoilt
grain"
According to a Koolunga correspon-
dent the mice in that district have
lately been showing signs Of disease,
and sores are breaking out on the
hands and arms of the men engaged
in transporting wheat, presumably
through contact with bags and other
things over which the diseased ro-
dents have been running. In several
instances people have had their sup
plies of domestic water rendered un-
fit for consumption owing to the mice
drowned in the tanks
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-10-17
WISE TIGHTWAD is BEATEN
How percy Chambers" Thought He
Was Getting the Best of Rail-
road, But He Was Not.

Chicago.-This is the story of q
ughtwad beaten at his own game.
The tightwad, Chicagoan, who will
be known here as Percy Chambers. be-
cause that is not his name, was in st.
Joe, Mo-, recently. and wanted to go to
salt Lake on business trip, but he
hated to pay out $1,000, which was the
advertised rate for the round trip. So
Percy hunted up friend who was in
town with a theatrical company bound
for Denver.
Joe, win you smuggle me to Denver
on your company ticket?" he asked.
We'll, it's up to you," said Joe. MY
have our own sleeper. If you can
smuggle yourself into a berth so you
won't be counted by the conductor, all
right; I'll furnish the berth, but If he
finds you, you've got to pay
That satisfactorily arranged, Percy
gayly brought his suitcase to the car
on the night of departure, boarded 1t
and succeeded in getting past the ar
gus-eyed conductor safely. When he
Set foot in Denver he sighed sigh of
joy at having saved so much money.
Not only am ahead of the game to
the amount of the fare to Denver" he
said to himself, but saved the sleep
er fare, which is several bucks to the
good"
Then he went out and purchased
ticket to Salt Lake. This cost him SIS
and he groaned in spirit but paid.
When he arrived in Salt Lake and
transacted his business he went to the
station to buy his return ticket to st.
joe
One ticket to ST. Joe," said he.
The clerk made it out, stamped 1t
and threw it before him.
Thirty dollars, please"
What" gasped Percy. why. the
round trip fare is only $30.50."
Sure" was the response. That's
the summer tourist rate, just so cents
higher than the one way"
Percy paid. Then he went back to
his hotel and figured it out:
One free ride st. Joe to Denver, 600
Denver to Salt Lake. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IS. 90
Salt Lake to st. Joe.................30 5000
And Percy is still trying to figure
how the railroad got so much money
out of him after his long free ride.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-10-17
Education Paws.

The state of Kansas, though less
than sixty years old. has excellent
schools, and her taxable property has
increased at the rate Of $12O,OOO,OOO
annually during the past ten years, a
total increase Of $4,000, 900 in a dec
ade This is twice the total assess
ment of Kentucky.
The. valuation of real property in
Kentucky is S4S7 .S35. go. In Kansas
the same class of property is valued
at S1.57S O4S.79O.
The valuation of personal property
in Kentucky was $1s3,313. COG, while
in Kansas it was $3.50. ,O69.
The total assessed valuation i'm Ken
lucky was $644, 900 and in Kansas
So, 453, 691, $50.
The above figures are from the
World Almanac for 1910
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-10-17
FAT MAN BITES HIS OWN TOE
Wins Wager From Friend, But Goes
to Hospital With DIslocated Hip
Saw Baby Do the Trick.

Philadelphia will be a good
while before Charlie Bacon again
boasts of his ability or tries to win a
bet by his athletic prowess.
Charlie is in a hospital for this rea-
son, and he has learned lesson that
will last a long time. He tips the
scales at the $50 mark, but always
has been so careful of his physical
condition that he has been able to de-
stunts of which many lighter man
might feel proud.
He watched his friend Ben Kearns
newest baby put it's big toe in its
mouth and boosted that he could do
the same. Ben bet him $40, all his
small change, that he couldn't, and
Bacon tried the trick. He succeeded
but there was snap and the big fell
low tainted in pain.
When a doctor arrived he found
that Bacon had dislocated his right hip
and sent him to hospital.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-10-17


remedies 1 have perfected, and which
have been endorsed by the best authors
in the world are worth anything to you-
if one of the best hospitals in the city of
Cincinnati, if needed, is worth anything to
you, all of which can be had without a
dollar-if needed. l know this should
cause you to have but one opinion, and
that is, that I have shown disposition
to 90 hundred times more than you are
willing to do for yourself. a.~
If you place no value on your health
and Heritage, am talking to the wrong
man, but if you do believe what 1 have
said and you are willing to make an effort
to help yourself-there is no just reason
why you should feel that you cannot
afford to protect that which is worth a
hundred times more than all the money
that you have or will make. g.
Are you willing to hand your heritage
down from generation through your chill
dren? Look at the thousands of men
who are paying the price of their ances-
tors indiscretions. Let rs cure your
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-10-17

This HEhh 10 a fAUfEh SCdOOL
upon the top of the winters supply Of
coal. 1 was unable to find even the
remains of any closet, so l again ques-
toned my farmer friend.
''They amt never had none since
been in the neighborhoodp'
Haven't had any closets at all?'
exclaimed in amaZement. "How can
your teachers handle a school without
clOSetS?'
The man hesitated a moment, shift
ed his quid to the other side of his jaw
and answered quietly:
"Gawd knows. don't"
"How do you happen to have such a
poor schoelhouse in this part Of the
county-the land looks pretty goods"
"You see, this here is pauper
school"
1 pretended not to understand him
fully, so l asked:
that the farmers up here on the head
waters Of Salt river were so poor You
haven't even got church in the neigh
borhood, thenw
ooh, yes. We've got a mighty nice.
brand new church a mile out the pike
from here"
estate built that, too?" l suggested.
"Why, no; the folks all Clipped in
and built it," he explained carefully.
eve amt poor folks at ALL"
"Why couldn't you folks chip in and
do something for this old tumbledown
SCHOOL," l asked.
eve could have done it. couldn' t
we?' he exclaimed 81 reckon we just
never thought about it that way"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-10-17

hand down a Heritage that is worth
more than all the wealth it may have
produced.
In preserving your blood cells we are
helping to shape the destiny of future
generations, and the few dollars we leave
behind will count for but little compared
to the vital spark that flows through
the blood stream of men who do things
right.
The time has come for you to decide
whether you will be the man that Nature
intended or will permit yourself TO be
deluded-"to be cast into the scrap pile"
YoEr first duty is self-preservation
Truth is eternal. Your Heritage is your
greatest asset.
If the underlying principles upon which
NY SPECIFIC BLOOD CELL RENE
DIES were perfected had not been right
Is years ago they would not be right to-
day. believe if you had your trouble
last year you still have the resulting weak
ness this year, and the fact that was IN
able to secure your confidence should
cause me all the more concern in making
an honest and sincere effort to have you
see the right way to do justice by yourself.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-10-17
Two
Ounces !
: Of
Urine


y Now, the facts are, you have
kown me directly or indirectly for
Is years here in Cincinnati, and
you have watched and waited to
see my efferts revolutionize the
practice of my speciality. --~s---
Now, if my % years of expert
ence is worth anything to you,
if the services of the best labora-
tory in the city of Cincinnati is
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-10-17
2Xe

when 1 moved into this neighborhood
thirty years ago comm May"
when was it painted last?"
Painted" He laughed good ma
turedly 2s he took a fresh chew Of his
twist. Painted? Why it amt never
heard Of"
l looked at the ancient wreck. with
it's sagging floor, it's scattered rock
about the door where there should
have been a walk; then my glance fell
upon a new, sturdy long distance tele-
phone pole which stood close to one
corner of the building. l walked up
and, placing my hand against it, wait
ed and fell to thinking. Suddenly the
busy humming Of the wires seemed to
be whispering insistently to the broken
house: "Wake up! Wake up! We are
not asleep today! We are in the hurry
ing and scurrying twentieth century!
Wake up and join the processionw
On the far side of the school 1 stun
bled upon some old fashioned hand
made desks and at once asked my
farmer friends where they had come
from.
"Why. they come out of the school
there, of course. The children used em
until this year. when they put in some
new ones"
My next search was for the closets.
l knew there was no coal house on the
premises, for the old desks were piled
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-10-17
Boy Walks 47s,ooo Miles.

Portland, Ore.-Julius Rath. picked
from 100 newsboys Of st. Louis II
years ago to walk 100000 miles in 10
years, reached Portland He announces
he has covered 478,000 miles. He must
reach st. Louis with $1,000 and dog.
without begging or borrowing or steal
ing during his entire trip. Then he
will receive $4,000.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-10-17
The WHITE SCHOOL.
1t Looked Like the Negro School, but
This Was Mistake.

This Was Mistake.
During one of my drives of explora
ton | passed a school in Spencer
county. about thirty-tive miles east
of Louisville. At first sight l was
sure l had stumbled upon a typical
negro school. but as went about the
yard with my camera farmer who
lived near by came over to see what
l was doing.
How long has this colored school
been here?" / asked.
"This is the white school, an l don
know how long It's been built. All l
know is that it wasn't noways new
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-10-17

We simply want the SHOWING man from INES
Kidney AND BLADPER S0MPicATIoNs ENLARGED VEINS WEAK
through the blood stream also that no yes ns bndages washes to
SgRE XARcOcEL HYDR0cELE PILES and Structure but that Our
the patient leaves this institute CURED for life
and happiness We know that will after have eliminated
treatment at OUR EXPENSE until satisfied to small
they the attention not only Dr. Dole personally but several
the other STAFF DOES Our practice scattered
finely aud completely equipped money will make it. We offer diseased
ihoney reliability SKILL and all for moderate charge reach OF and
TREATMENT. lon
CINCINNATI MEN PECIALST co. osnT: : h sci Walnut ST.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-10-17
Two
Drops
& of
Blood

/ WANT A TALK WITH YOU
in reference to that which should
concern every man more than all
the money in the world-Health,
Heritage and Success.
What is true Of your physical
condition must be reflected in the
well-being of your children-for
future generations. A nation
that dies may be "born again" in
a physical sense, and NAV vet
The Washington herald., 1911-08-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel R. Harnish
and their niece. Miss Annie Hingley, of
Maple View place, left yesterday for
Tolchcster Beach. Nd where they will
spend several weeks.
Misses Anna and Virgie Price, of
Nichols avenue. are spending their yaca-
tion with relatives at Manchester, Md.
Residents of Congress Heights are de-
sirous that a steam fire engine be as
signed to the house there, to take the
place of one Of the two chemical engines
now in operation.
Work on the double-track railway sys-
tenn from Anacostia to Congress Heights
will be started in the near future, and
already the company has placed ties
for a roadway along the route of the
proposed road. No time will be lost in
pushing this important project to COM
pletion.
Miss Rosina Finotti, of Anacostia, is
in New'York City, the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Ethel Doran.
Mrs. Walter Pearson and Mrs. Ella
Pfunkle. of Congress Heights, will spend
their vacation as the guests of Mrs.
Edna Bedell In Toronto, Cansda.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lowe and Mrs.
Lawrence Herbert, of Portsmouth. Va,
who have been visiting in Anacostia,
have returned.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-06
SCORES OF KIDDIES ENJOY
CAMP GOOD WILL FROLIC
More Than ESQ Children and so Mothers Entertained
At Home During July-Watermelon Feast
Every Monday Night.

July was a gala month for Camp Good
VIII, which entertained 121 boys. 139 girls,
and 30 mothers. as well as 7ie visitors.
not including friends and relatives of the
children. This IS one Of the best records
the camp has made. According to the
treasurer's report, contributions are pour
ing into the office Of the Associated
Charities for the maintenance of the
home.
Tonight there will be a vaudeville en-
tertainmcnt. Several boys and girls have
united in preparing surprise show
Every evening there is amusement Of
some sort for the children, usually dane
ing, in which the older folks join in the
Virginia reel. The James pavilion
which was erected last summer, furnished
an ideal rlace TO-. rainy-day amusements,
and II is here the dances and entertain
ments are given. Every Monday night
there is a special entertainment, fol-
lowed by a watermelon feast, the melons
being given by dealers of the city.
Some Of the boys and girls have nodded
a miniature Camp Good Will in one OF
the large sand boxes, showing all the
The Washington herald., 1911-08-06
OPENING OF THE GAYETY.
Manager Peck Has Everything in
Order for SeaSOn.

The Al Reeves Beauty Show will play
the opening week at the Gayety Thea.
ter on August a. with Andy Lewis, q
favOrite with the patrons of that popu-
lar playhouse. as chief augh-producer
Manager Peck has been working day
and night to get everything in frst-class
order for the commencement of the sea
son. and in the Al Reeves company he
believes he has selected about the best
burlesquers possible to obtain. The
beauty chorus is famous for its hand
some women and splendid costumes. and
the entire company Is composed of ex-
cellent talent, aided by elaborate
scenery.
Brand new wit and catching musical
numbers are relied upon by the man.
agement to make a big hit with the low
ers of the theater. Mr.. Peck says that
taken in the entirety. the company is
one of the best ever brought to Wash
ingtOn.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-06
RESIDENTS PUSH FIGHT
AGAINST CITY STABLES
Opposition to Locating Municipal Barns in Neigh
borhood of Thirteenth and G Streets S. E.

Determined that a municipal stable
shall not be erected in the square bound
ed by E, G, Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets southeast, even though the Com.
missioners have decided on that site fol-
the erection of a six-story building, q
meeting OF the citizens Of the neighbor-
hood has been called for Monday night
at o'clock in the offices of Wilson &
Barksdale, attorneys for the COM
plainants, in the Evans Building. The
dispositions of ten witnesses, following
the statements of ten others taken Friday
afternoon, to the effect that stable
would be a menace to health and prop
erty values, will be taken, and their tes-
timony is expected to be along the same
lines.
Attorney Wilson said last night that he
believed they would be able to prove a
stable would not only be a menace to
health, but that it would. under the cir
The Washington herald., 1911-08-06
DRUG FIRM LOSES
$40 BY OLD RUSE
Articles and Change Taken
from Messenger.

BY one OF the oldest ruses known to
the police, an unidentified negro, thought
to be the same man who swindled sew
eral druggists during the last few days,
operated again last night and got 80 in
cash from the drug firm of Grier & Grier.
Ninth street and New York avenue
northwest.
Send me 30 cents worth of candy and
some bay rum said a voice over the
telephone to one of the clerks in the
drug store about 10 o'clock. Send the
messenger to the Garfield apartments,
Thirteenth and I streets with it and
send change for a 80 bill.
When the messenger arrived at the
apartment house with the articles Or
dered and the money he was met by a
man who told him to wait moment
and he would give him the so bill for
the change. The messenger waited but
the man did not make his reappearance.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-06

cumstances. violate the building regula-
tions to a great degree. He has no doubt,
he said, that tho Commissioners took
high-handed measure in changing the
original site, selected at the square
bounded by Ninth. Tenth. n and o
streets northwest, to the southeast loca-
ton.
We do not seek to impose the nuisance
on the people Of the northwest" Mr..
Wilson said, but we are determined to
sift to the bottom the reason for the
change in sites. Dozens Of property own
ers in the neighborhood have complained
bitterly. and 1t Is not fair to subject
them to the vile odors and noises such a
building would cause"
Frank H. Stephens, who is the attorney
for the Commissioners in the affair, had
nothing to say concerning the matter yes
terday, although he believes the authori-
ties have a perfect right to locate the
municipal stables where they see fit. pro-
viding they carry out the letter Of the
law
The Washington herald., 1911-08-06
FUNERAL TUESDAY
FOR WRECK VICTIM
Body of Mrs. Mary E. Wal.
ker to Arrive To-day.

The body of Mrs. Mary f. Walker.
who died in ST. Vincent's Hospital, at
Bridgeport, Conn. yesterday from in
juries sustained in the wreck Of the Fed
eraI Express on July II. will reach Wash
ingtOn at 10 o'clock this morning aC-
companied by G.. F Chase of New York.
a brother OF the wreck victim. and Mrs.
@. F. Chase.
The funeral will probably be held Tues
day. Definite arrangements. however,
will not be made until this afternoon
For the week preceding the death of
Mrs. Walker the injured woman had
been daily improving. and her death
was very sudden, coming as a shock
to her friends. who were entertaining
hopes Of her recovery Mrs. G. F. Chase
was at the hospital when Mrs. Walker
died Mr.. Chase had been at the in
stitution. but left Wednesday upon learn
ing that his sister was improving
W. w. Chase, of 624 Thirteenth street
northeast a foreman in the Washing
ton Navy Yard, who is also a brother
of Mrs. Walker was at the bedside OF
his sister until last Friday.
Mrs. Walker. who lived at the Berlin.
: Iowa circle, was one of the best known
SChoOl-teacherS IN the Capital. ana at
the time of her death was principal of
the Gage School. Mrs. Walker was
graduated from the Central High School
in 1873. and from the Washington Normal
School in 1880 after which she was i'm
media tely appointed as a teacher in the
graded schools. Mrs. Walker, who was
a Miss May Chase. was married in 1894.
but her husband lived only a short time
after the event She had resigned just
prior to her marriage. but in Septem
Der. 1895, she was reappointed
Mrs. Walker is survived by a sister,
Mrs. James S. Benedict. wife of the
United States consul at St. Johns, New
forndland and three brothers-Samuel
Chase, of Seattle. Wash; Grant F.
Chase. of New York City, and w. w.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-06

Because Of the absence of a number
OF the officials of the Juvenile Court
who are now taking their annual vaca-
tions, John Reidy. the good-natured and
industrious janitor of the tribunal is act
ing In the capacity Of about half
dozen offices. Besides his regular duties
as ianitor, Reidy acts as messenger and
general utility man. and recently on sew
eral occasions has discharged the duties
OF the dignified positions of bailiff and
marshal But Reidy is not grumbling
because of overwork. for, with the light
hearted and happy-mannered janitor.
honor and distinction and happiness vary
directly as the amount of increased
labor.
Although temporarily under different
officials, the court is running smoothly
and efficiently. Judge Thomas II. CAL
Ian. Of the Municipal Court. was on the
bench yesterday In the place of Judge
William II. De Lacy. who Is taking q
three weeks vacation. The docket was
unusually light. The court was In ses-