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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19
WHICH IS The DARK AGE7
Some Food for Reflection In compari.
son Drawn by Writer In the
Atlantic Magazine.

We speak today. lightly and con-
temptuously OF the DARK Ages" i'm
plying thereby that our own age Is
not dark at all, but light. ignoring
THE fact that all records OF life In
Those past days seem to be records OF
happiness amid adversely and poverty,
while our own life manifests Itself
largely as a life OF dense unhappiness
in the midst OF prosperity and wealth.
We call our ancestors intolerant be-
cause they believed things intensely.
on no better basis than the Catholic
religion. and utterly forget that this
same spirit Ia manifested among US
10y those who believe things on no
better warrant than the guesses OF
physical science.
Some advanced thinkers prats Of
the Black Death as an awful instance
OF tho lack OF preventive medicine.
and at tho same tIme refuse to vac
cinats their own children against
smallpox. Folks talk OF the dense
Ignorance OF the days Of yore. which
M their Ignorance. however. produced
q Chaucer. n Dante. a Petraeh. a Boo
caccio, Thomas Aquinas. a Spin
ora. and also a public which read
lthem- People talk OF art, as though
II had been our province to create It,
when the despised ages Of the past
produced painters and sculptors and
architects whose work our own age
has not surpassed or even equaled.
and when In past times. instead OF our
hldeousness. the observer might have
seen nations whose cottages. barns.
fences chicken yards. bridges and
even pig styes were beautlful.-Ber'
nard l. Bell. In tho Atlantic.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19
Police Force Got Drunk.

There was an air Of brave farce
about tho scene enacted ut the French
village OF ClermontderOise recently
No less parsonage than the pro-
curator general visited the village TO
take evidence In a case The one and
only policeman felt Il his duty TO feto
the auspiclous occasion. This he did
with such vlgor and success that
when II came TO his turn TO be ques.
toned he could hardly stand upright
The procurator general noticed the
mans condition and commented So
verely upon H. Whereupon the police
man. with drunken dignity and good
deal OF fumblng. extracted his Eote-
book and attempted to draw up
proces-verbal against the Official for
insults to an officer OF the law In the
performance OF his duties"
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Tho principal OF the Hawthorne
grammar school Of Oak Park, H.. a
wealthy suburb OF Chicago, gave an
exposition Of how tho word news"
was originated that Ia a new one to
tho editor He stood before his pupils.
and. pointing In each directions. said.
"The word news Ia made up OF tho
initials Of the four points Of the com.
pass and was so made because news
comes from the North. the East. the
West and tho South" It is character.
istic OF newspapers that while the
news OF the days happenings comes
from all points OF the compass. so tho
advertising columns OF newspapers tell
the business news Of the day as Il
happens in all directions from tho
centerlng point Of public information.
A person who reads the news" fails
TO get all tho news unless he also
reads the advertisements.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

II IL recorded by the sabetha Her
aid that a man went to Dr. Sam Muir
dock and asked him for a prescrip-
tlon for polson-he said he was tired
OF bothering others and wanted to
take his own life That's the most
sensible thing ever heard you say
aald Doctor Murdoch. You're a nul-
sance and ought TO got out OF the
world. Nov that you think that way.
II seems TO be unanimous The man
was tremendously Indignant and
atormed out OF the once. He is still
living and hearty.-Kansas City star
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19
GOOSE NEVER FORGOT FAVOR
Kindness Shown a oosllns In plrs Es-
tremlty Gained Man .
Constant Friend.

Ono day a lad saw young gosling
struggling In the grasp OF q huge
rat II made q vigorous resistance.
but by tho time tho lad came TO the
rescue Il waa 80 severely bitten that
II must have soon become lts sn,agon-
lists victim. The youth continued his
caro- over II until Il recovered from
its injuries. dressing It's wounds every
day. During his attendance on II 4
friendship sprang up between them.
and the gosllng might be seen limping
after him everywhere The boy de-
parted for school. and on his return
home at holiday time was joyfully
recognised by the goose. which showed
Its Joy as plainly AZ a dog. and at.
'tachsd itself to him az before.
He became q man and the gosling
goose. but neither OF them outlived
their regard for each other. Tho
grateful bird deserted her feathered
companions an soon AZ her friend Wis
tied his home. and followed him az
before. and when the young man was
seized with illness the poor bird be-.
came restless and plning as though
sho knew something was wrong.
Guided by some wonderful instinct.
she made her way to his room. a cor.
ner Of which she had occupied during
mo lima h. had ianaaA ~. ,-,,,.A.
In his boyhood. and when she heard
his voice she orept under the bed and
established herself there.-H. A. Page
In The Inner Life OF Animals"
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19
ReaI Estate Transfers.

+. F. P'Pool TO T. c. Coulter lot
2 In block 81. Blankenshlp addition.
$50.
p. +. Davenport and wife to o. +.
Davenport. so feet of OF lot block
81. Lundy Park addition to Snyder,
$3.50.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19
sHERIFF's SALE

Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue Of a certain order OF sale Is
sued by the Clerk OF the District
Court OF scurry county, on the Sth.
day OF April, 1914, In certain
cause wherein NJ. =, Cornelius is
plaintiff and J. u. Cloyse and Fritz
Il. Smith are defendants. In which
cause judgment was rendered on
the 18th day OF March, 1914 In favor
OF the said plaintiff against said de-
PENDANTS for the sum Of one hundred
twenty-five, sl22.7O and 7O-iOO
dollars. less a credit on May 8. 1914
Of thirty-Hye and $4,000 dollars
S35.6O) which remaining amount
bears interest at the rate Of 10 per
cent per annum from date OF iudg-
mcut. together with all costs Of suit.
have levied upon and will, on the
first Tuesday In July 1914, It being
the It'll day Of said month, at the
Court House door In Snyder, Texas.
within legal hours, proceed to sell
for cash to the highest bidder, all the
right. title. and interest OF j -.
Cloyse and Fritz r. Smith. In and to
the following described real estate.
levied upon as the property Of ]. u.
Cloyse and Fritz n. Smith. towlt:
a one-half undivided interest IN
and TO six and 32-1OO ares Of land IN
scurry county. Texas. being a part
OF the y. =. IL Of Section 1853 In
block No 9. u a G. n. Ry. Co. sur
yey. in scury county Texas and
more particularly described as fol-
lows. towlt.
beginning az a stake In the east
line of section 1853, block 3. A. q G..
n. Ry. Co. survey. which Is also the
east line OF the n. S. a p. Ry.Co.
rlght-of-way: thence north ESQ yrs
to a rock mound In the east line Of
said Sec. 1853. the north east corner
Of this survey: thence west 1853 yrs.
to a stake In the said east line OF said
r. S. a p. Ry Co. the northwest
corner Of this survey. thence south
40 deg. so sec. east 225 yrs. with r.
S. a. p. Ry. Co. line to point In
same: thence north 40 deg. 10 sec.
east 9 yrs: thence south 40 degrees.
10 seconds east with said r. 5. a P.
Ry. i45 yrs. TO the place Of begin
ming. containing 32-iO0 acres OF
land and being the same land decided
to Fritz r. Smith by George W. Har-
rls. July /. 1903.
The above sale to be made by me
to satisfy the above described judy
ment for one hundred twenty-five
and 7O-iOO dollars. less a credit OF
$3.50 mentioned above In favor OF
NJ. =. Cornelius. together with the
cost Of said suit. and the proceeds
applied to the satisfaction thereof
]. n. BOLES.
sheriff scurrf County. TEXAS
Snyder, June s. 1913.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

To Plainview. Texas and return
Account Panhandle Bankers Con
ventlon. June 22-2s. 1914. WIN sell
tickets June 81 and 20. Limit to re-
turn. June %. Fare $3.50.
For further particulars. call or
write Santa Fe Ticket Agent. Phone
Ticket Office No. 25s. Freight Office
No. i2s..
I'M. RODGERS. Agent.
PAN. Try. Co
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Prof j. T. Smith. Of German. came
In Wednesday morning to look after
bis property interests in Snyder. lie
was superintendent Of the Snyder
schools for several years and has
many friends here.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Mollie Bailey's show was here last
Saturday evening and night. The ad-
yertising band made pretty good
music but the show folks didn't get
rich. when Mollie Bailey falls to get
crowd in Snyder the others may
as well stay away.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

FOR sALE-One complete set OF
law text fooks. thirteen In number.
including law dictionary. The very
thing for one who wants to study
law at home. VIII sell cheap for
cash. Apply at the snyder Signal Of
nga
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Rob strayhorn came home satur-
day from Trinity University bringing
his diploma with him. He proceeds at
once to get to business running for
District Clerk.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

We again call ytur attention to the
fact that cards OF thanks. notices OF
church and charitable entertainments
where admission Is cha god, where
profit is to be made. will be charged
for at the rate OF 2iAc per line.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

People who fish with selnes are
taking brutal advantage OF the fish
and they lose the fun OF seeing the
cork go under and landing the wrig-
Cling game on the creek bank.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

W. n. Dane returned Wednesday
Of last week from Dallas where he
underwent serious operation a
few weeks back. We are glad to re-
port him doing fine and able to be
about.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

occurred at Breckenridge. Texas.
where he moved some twelve months
ago. The surviving family has the
sympathy Of their many friends.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19
FLuvANNa

Prof. o. l.. Howell left Thursday
OF last week for Austin where he will
attend the summer school at the
State University
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

We sell % pounds Sugar at-Oh.
well our prices are confidential Come
and get them.
Cash Grocery Company.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Chlldren's day was observed at the
Presbyterian church Sunday. A nice
program was well arranged and was
we'll rendered and enjoyed by large
crowd
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Col. Wilmeth says he has seen
squares on some OF the cotton and he
thinks cotton picking will be COM
menced In July.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Mrs. Clawson happened to pain
ful accident Sunday evening when
she allghted from Mr.. Jones auto.
One OF her ankles was sprained very
bodily
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Miss Annie Ciawson returned home
Monday Of last week from Fl. Worth
where she has been for the past few
months taking a special course In
music.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Mr. and Mrs Deere returned home
last week from South Texas where
they spent the winter.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

II the farmers can save the grain
crop this year 1t is going to be a
record breaker. Harvesting is in full
blast now. and the guess on what
wheat will make is from fifteen to
20 bushels per acre. oats from 80 to
so bushels per acre. All other crops
are as fine as we could ask for.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Take your old saddles and harness
to Baird's shop on east side. They re-
pair anything made out Of leather.
Adv.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

On account Of the weather and the
rlpenlng OF the grain the Sabbath was
not closely observed here Sunday.
Some ran their binders all day.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

The W o. VS. observed last sun
day as decoration day and a nice pro-
gram was rendered at the cemetery.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Mrs. NJ +. Spears and granddaugh-
ter, Marylou, left last week for
Wichita Falls where they will spend
the summer.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Hardin Of Snyder are
visiting their sons George and Chas.
this week.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19
HEARD ABOUT TOWN

Farmers are staying the weeds this
week and cotton and feed stuff are
humming
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Henry Wellborn says some OF the
fields in his vicinity will afford pref
ty good pasturage.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

olin r. Hardy OF snyder transacted
business In our town Tuesday OF last
week.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Rev. j c, oliver filled his regular
appointment at the Baptist church
Sunday.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

John Green Is making the street,
look good.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Mrs. John wooten has been very
sick the past week and at this writing
her condition has not improved
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Miss Mary Weems visited last
week In Hermleigh.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

Mrs. A. ]. Leach is visiting In sny-
der this week.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1914-06-19

scurry county has never had a
better crop outlook.
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
ON BOARD THE INDIANA WITH
TRUNK AND VALISE.

We had supper in a very poor Cuban
restaurant. where we were eaten up by
mosquitoes ks ship, the Massachu-
setts, is somewhere off the coast of Cuba
and he is stranded at the hotel.
The next morning 1 saw T, with side
arms on, parading up the street with
two of the Names survivors, who were
to be identified; he told me that the In
dianas launch was in at the dock, so
had my trunk and valise taken down and
embarked.
She is a fine ship, and know lots Of the
people on her Captain Taylor is splen-
did: when I reported he shook hands and
said he was glad to see me and was very
sorry that the junior officers mess was
so crowded, but that we must expect TO
rough il in war times. and that he would
do all he possibly could. After being
"oussed OUT at the academy it is
pleasant change to be treated like a gem
tleman
We wear practically anything we want
to; no one thinks Of wearing collars
cuffs or shorts-a handkerchief around the
neck takes the place of the first named.
The steerage is awfully crowded; there
are twenty junior officers quartered there.
Some have hunks, some swing in ham,
mocks, some sleep on the transoms, and
two are on the table
have been assigned to the navigator's
division: the other midshipman Of that
division is NJ, OF '97. he says il is
snap: that he works only fifteen minutes
a day and won't do that since I've come.
1 certainly appreciate the way we have
been received by the officers.
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
DISCRIMINATING FRor THE TRANSPORTS

sat on the bridge in an easy chair smok-
ing a cigar; but the gunner, who doesn't
seem TO admire the captain, told me that
he was darned sure he wouldn't be hit.
We will all be glad when this monDtony
is changed; there is no shore liberty. and
II gets tiresome. The divers finished
scraping the ships bottom yesterday and
the captain went ashore this morning
which is a good sign. We sent our wash
ashore ana will get it when we come
back. If we convoy those troops we
ought to see some service.
We dress entirely in white, and most
of the midshipmen sleep on deck, the only
objection TO this being that they scrub
decks every morning at o'clock, and, Of
course every one has TO turn out or get
wet. / do most of my work in the chart
house, which is on the forward bridge.
Ii is made OF wood, and is covered with
a rope net, so that II struck by a shell
the splinters will not scatter. The cap
tain's emergency cabin is built on me
same plan aft We have forty-eight guns
mounted on board and about six hundred
officers and men-quite a colony. Just
now We are filthily dirty, as We have been
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
On Key West. juno lgth

of Key West, June 18th.
We leave for Rebecca Shoal tomorrow
at 5. The army transports will meet us
there, and we will convoy them to Santi-
ago. The regular time for our departure
was last night, but something delayed IS.
/ was junior officer of the deck this
morning and had charge Of the mail boat
There was a heavy sea running, and we
were ordered TO take the mail to tug
| nearly fell overheard getting into the
boat from the sea ladder, One of the
other midshipmen lost his sword in the
same way last week. We delivered the
bag and got pretty wet doing it.
Had general quarters this morning; the
drills are getting tiresome; as one of the
mess said: I'VE eat, then have general
quarters, then eat again and then have
general quarters. The only way we rec
ognze Sunday is by the fact that we gem
orally coal ship on that day and every
body gets dirty. You ought to see the
fire room watch when they come off duty,
They sent our clothes back from Key
West; they weren't able to wash them, AS
they didn't have enough fresh water
Fine place l have arranged with one OF
the men to wash mine with salt.
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
off Key West. June {

OFF Key West June 9Th
We expect to get out of here to-mor-
row: all hands are coaling. and the navi-
gators division cleaned out the forehold
this morning, in consequence OF which
we are all completely exhausted | am
standing watch now, as one OF the fel-
lows is on the sick list; had the mid
watch last night. and about a. m. the
Minneapolis got under way; we dont
envy her as she is going to Hampton
Roads
The evenings here are very pleasant
The officers all gather aft on the poop
the midshipmen sit just abaft the after
turret and the men are forward. We
have eight lookouts, and the crews OF the
secondary battery sleep at their guns.
which have ammunition ready by them.
All the officers carry revolyers at quar-
ters. and the sentries' rifles are loaded.
They say that at San Juan. where the
forts were bombarded, Captain Taylor
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
By Com. D. Pratt Mannix.

FORENORD
-HE battleship Maine was destroyed
in Havana Harbor on the night Of
Il February IS. 1895. When the news
~ that disaster reached Annapolis all
hons and other amusements were sus-
pended indefinitely and for three months
Pin. student body was kept I'm q constant
state Of excitement and anticipation,
which eliminated when war was de-
dared between the United states and
spain on April o. The first, or
senior" class Of midshipmen we're
all once ordered 90 sea and the
other three classes granted four months
leave of absence to visit their homes.
The writer was al that time a member
Of the second. or Junior" class Wish
ing to participate in the historical events,
then in the near future, he made an
urg .ntly worded official application for
orders 10 any ship in the navy. The re-
ply he received constitutes the first Of
the series Of letters composing this art-
Gle. They are by no means intended TO
he history Of the Spanish War. or even
Of the Santiago campaign. but simply
what was seen and heard by nineteen
year-old. midshipman during two mo-
mentous months in which an empire, es-
tsblished by Pizarro and Cortez and
enduring through four hundred years or
aggression and strife. was swept utterly
and forever from the Western Hemi-
sphere
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
FOURTEEN HOURS IN AN AWFUL
FLORIDA TRAIN
II S. S. Indiana.

on Key West, June 2
Here I am az last: you know bought
my ticket for Tampa, but l found that
be other fellows were going to Miami
which is on the other side Of the penin-
sula. AS It would have cost me Slo
more 10 go with them decided that !
couldn't afford It and, changing cars al
some little town in Florida. had fourteen
hours in an awful train. We stopped
about every mile, generally some acci-
dent, and once the conductor stopped 70
chop wood He told me 1 could get a
boat at Tampa and get TO Key West as
soon as the Miami people.
Several people spoke 20 me on the
Train, and one old fellow from Minnesota
loid me everything l wanted to know
ne said there was no boat that nlght
ana told me where all the hotels are. The
tampa Bay is one Of the best hotels IN
'ne South, but as II costs 50 day
vent 70 the Arno where there were FAIR
accommodations.
Tampa is filed with soldiers going
around in their shirt sleeves, with side
aiins on, and they are tough looking
"o"d all last night I could hear shouts
eng howls, while rifles and pistols were
s'ng on all over the place. There are
$50 some Of the Rough Riders mere
e1hoering around with loaded revoiVeTs
their belts The streets are about
ee feet deep in sand and every vacant
ls crowded with tents. mostly DOG
siAss3 in Tampa from o'clock on
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29

Tuesday until o'clock on Wednesday.
where the boat leaves.
We got there about 10 o'clock in the
evening and went on board the Mascotte.
1 had an upper berth. and in the lower
was a bag with ~. s. n" on it. Pretty
soon my roommate came up and intro
duced himself; he was plebe paymaster.
Just appointed and from Washington. a
very pleasant fellow. There was also n
man from New Orleans, not in the ser
vice who I could see was a gentleman.
He had with him volunteer army sur
geon. crazy Dutchman. who could
speak half dozen languages; he kept us
laughing the whole trip. He was-an i'm
mensely strong man, and his eating
capacity was marvellous. He said that he
drank very moderately but I kept tally,
and he actually drank eighteen bottles
Of beer in one day
The food was poor, but we were so hot
that all we wanted was iced tea. and We
kept the darkeys hustling providing that.
Altogether we had a very jolly time,
especially at meals, when the doctor was
getting in his work. There were about
500 enlisted men Of the Naval Reserves on
board. and at our table were three Of
their officers; they sat up like plebes, with
their hands i'm their laps and didn't say
a word during the entire trip.
At Key West I saw the midshipmen
from the fleet, forty of them, standing
by to so to Tampa to join the army
transports; they will act as signal officers
during the armys trip to Cuba A few
are still waiting at the hotel, and tho
/ rest are on ships in the harbor. l re-
/ ported to the naval commandant, Com
modore Reamy, and had my orders in
/ dorsed, but was unable to get out to my
ship, which, being a battleship is long
way from shore. There are over 100 YES
sells in the harbor, many Of them prizes.