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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03
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Ikite an article or prepare an address II one
n subject, but woe unto the man who must
Inc double work of finding a subject and
Earring the article or address But for
|tely for me, | am not a stickler for sub
neither am | stcker to subjects. |
made some lightning changes of subjects
M time and will doubtless make many more
tourney on. | have changed, in the twink
kof an eye, from the glorious subject of love
he commonplace subject of the weather
! a door suddenly opened. have changed
\ the heroic subject of fighting TO the lamb
[Subject of fishing when an adversary APP
I'D without warning or announcement
furthermore, | believe the matter of a sub
is unimportant, and that the average
Ser can write as entertainingy and as
|.edly on one subject as another From
hing many magazine articles and attending
E'al sessions of the Texas Legislature | have
0ne convinced that the lack of acquaintance
or knowledge of a subject does not inca
late a man to discuss it eloquently and
aedly. If | had not been fully convinced
lis by the magazine writer's and lawmak-
n would have been by an occurrence of the
ago, back in the good old state of Tonnes
when a negro named Dave Brown delivered
most eloquent address | have ever heard
b's reputation as an orator was as wide as
9th civil district of a certain county in the
Volunteer state. He had silenced all the
II orators of the Jerusalem church commu-
with his irresistible logic and his mighty
hence He had left the scene of many neigh
bod debates with victory written on his
q and carrying the scalps of his competitors
Is lance. On dress parade and picnic occa-
L he had scintillated even as the stars that
I nights radiant brow, and in all of the
ID territory of which Jerusalem church
.the center there was not man to be found
would match eloquence with Dave at a pic
pr "festibule," or meet him in forensic de-
] But in the course of a negro convocation
Eat gathering of one of the biggest negro
1t orders in the land was announced for
salem, and members of the Dark Town
ade were gathered there as thick as the
Is which once strewed ValumbroSas brook
I IN the great audience were many celebrities
be genus Africanus. When the list of
skers was prepared the local committee in
ID that Dawes name appear on the program
learned "Professahs" and "Doctahs" from
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03
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a general laugh went the rounds at CudJo's exc
pense Never mind, Cudjo," said Lawrence,
well ask these ChoctawS to take dinner with
us before long and then you can have your
revenge by stuffing them until they holler
huff
"I'll do dat" said Guido, "but you better not
AK em to dinner till you get two or tree fat
bufferlo in camp, or may be so dere stomach
will hold out longer'n our provisions"
AS the encampment of the Choctaws was
close to the opening into our little prairie,
Uncle Seth concluded we might trust to their
watchfulness and the security of our position,
and dispense with the usual guard for the night.
"A good nights sleep on scout" said Uncle
Seth, lis with a leetle risk, pervdn the lnJn
sign amt too fresk and plentiful, but anyhow,
l think we kin trust the Choctaws to keep
lookout for us this time"
"Its three long hours yet till bed time" said
Willie, land | vote that Mr.. Dobe spin us
yarn. He hasn't done his share lately for the
entertainment of this select company"
"All right, Willie" said |, IL am always will
ling to contribute my mite to anything on the
tapis, 'pervidin' can do so. But have already
told you about all my 'scapes and scrapes in
Texas, and | shall have to go elsewhere for
something new"
"Well. let's have it, anyhow" said Willie I'VE
want change of venue by way of variety.
Then" said |, assuming a contemplatlve ex-
preston, and throwing myself into theatre
cal pose, as well as could upon the chunk"
that served me for a seat, 81 believe, will tell
you of an incident that happened in Florida,
Just after returned there from Texas"
"I'll bet roasted buffalo rib, said Willie,
winking at Cudjo, 'that there's woman mixed
up in it somehow" mo" said you missed
the mark widely this time for there is not the
remotest allusion made to the sex throughout
the whole yarn"
Boys" said Uncle Seth, whats all this
palaver got to do with Mr.. Dobels yarn? Eff
Mr.. Dobell knows of anybody bein' skulped by
Injins or squeezed to death by bar or chawed
up by javalinas, hope he will tell 1t, ana not
go beating round the bush in SIGH way"
az sit corrected" said l resuming with some
difficulty, my theatrical attitude on the
chunk" which was a very hard and knotty
one, land will tell my story without any fur
Their 'palaver.r
(TO BE CONTINUED)
COPYRIGHTED
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03
CHAPTER xxx

s soon as we thought the Choctaws had
d their camps, we concluded to make them
iocial call" for the purpose of getting better
lainted with them, as they were to be our
.panions and allies until we reached their
bping grounds on the San Saba. Before
came they had already stretched their
Aket tents, and built their. fires. They re-
led us very cordially, and Big Drunk, as
Tier of ceremonies did the honors, by pre-
ling us formally to all his warriors. The
lctaws had killed fat buffalo that day on
road, the choice pieces of which they had
Biting before their fires, and they looked and
lit so appetizing we were easily prevailed
IN to accept Big Drunks invitation to stay
take bite with them" All of the Choc-
Is spoke English after fashion, and while
per was being cooked, we all "fraternized"
n them upon the most free and easy terms.
one | addressed myself to particularly
med to be of a very communicative DISPOSE
h, and voluntarily gave me good deal OF
brmation about his domestic affairs, ETC. He
me he had tree wife, and plenty fat hog"
/ he mo like Comanche-belly bad min;
him fader that the Choctaw belly good
hs white people-no fife 'em; that he had
ID medicine for snake bite and glib me little
be when want EN-" thanked him for his
d offer, and told him l would call on him
the medicine when l got snake bit, but
ed there would be no necessity for doing so.
Maybe so no" he said, but plenty rattle
Ike San Saba Wot you call EN-, you manner"
ha.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03
CURRENT COMMENT 10cs e, q p I
Local and National
BY ]. H. LolOry

record He served in the war between the
states and gave good accounts of himself in
the great internecine strife which bathed our
land in blood nearly sixty years ago. | had
heard so much Of this candidates war record,
all in praise, and was therefore greatly sur
prised TO hear my good neighbor, who have
just told you IL devout truthful man, say
the candidate he war opposing served in a negro
regiment. When this information was passed
around there was great change in sentiment,
and many who had eSpoused the cause Of the
military candidate Topped and voted for his OPP
ponent When the votes were counted it was
found that the candidate with the war record
had been showed under by a large majority. Not
until the morning after the election did the man
who had sustained such an inglorious defeat
hear that the report had been put in circulation
that he had served with negro regiment, and
he began at once to trace the report to its
author. In few hours he traced it to my good
neighbor, who have told you is a truthful man.
When confronted by the defeated candidate my
neighbor acknowledged that he was the author
of the report. Jack" said the defeated can
didate that report is a lie" 81 know it's
lie" Jack replied, without any great concern
Then, if you knew it was a lie, why did you
tell it?" demanded the defeated candidate.
why" said Jack with smile, 81 didn't tell
it for the truth told it to beat you"
People are prone to judge others harshy
during political periods, forgetting that men
are not the same creatures when a campaign is
on that they are when the world is pursu-
ing the even tenor of it's way. This is written
prior to the great gubematoral contest of
August % and nothing could be more unfair
than to make a photograph of the people at
this time. Just now | heard an awful scream
in front, and running to the door | saw friend,
who is usually gentle and mild, clear the
ground, pop his feet together and dare any
man TO intimate that his candidate wasn't the
embodiment of everything pure and holy.
listened moment and learned that every man
in the crowd knew Neffs age to a minute and
exactly how many bonds Bailey bought, and
with each assertion Of knowledge Of these
things there was a strong intmation that any
man who believed otherwise could get a fight
by expressing an opinion When this is read
the political period will have passed and the
men will be people again, and it would be posi-
lively cruel to show them photographs of them
selves and their gyrations when the political
spell was on Furthermore, when this is read
Bailey and Neff will both be counted fairly good
citizens by all men in spite Of the awful things
people are now saying they have been guilty
of.
What do think of the human race, you ask?
| really like them as people, but prefer not to
express my opinion of them as politicians. You
wouldn't like to say what you think of the dis
position of sitting hen would you? There are
twenty-one months in every two years in which
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

to size up people and make up your mind what
kind Of folk they are, and no man should be so
unjust or unfair as to pass Judgment on TEL
bowman during the political period If you
should so far forget yourself as to hold men
responsible for their talk and ways when
campaign is on, you should at least be as fair
toward the people at large as good old farmer
! knew in another state was to the directors OF
the bank in the village near which lived. Inc
old farmer was named Rafe Jones; ne aver
aged fairly well with the men OF his community,
but in the matter Of meeting financial oDlga-
tons was rated little slow. One spring, Just
at the time for pitching a crop, Uncle Rafe
found that he did not have sufficient funds TO
meet the expense of a crop and MAINTAIN ms
family until harvest time. He felt confident,
however that he could make borrow at the
bank, as he was personally acquainted with the
nine directors of the institution. Instead OF go
ing to the bank he went to the directors individ-
ually and had private conversation with each
of them. The first director approached assured
Uncle Rafe that he believed the bank would
make the loan, so did the second, the third the
fourth and in fact each of the nine directors
approached gave assurance that the loan was
good one and the bank would be glad TO make
it. But, when the directors held meeting
few days later Uncle Rates. application was
promptly turned down, and when he called to
make his note and get his money he was told
that the application had been refused. Feeling
that there was some mistake, Uncle Rafe hunt
ed up one of the directors and told him that
each of the directors had promised him the loan
but that he had been informed at the bank that
the directors had all voted against making the
loan. In making an explanation the director
said cts this way, Mr.. Jones' as neighbors
and friends we were perfectly willing TO make
the loan and so assured you, but as bank di-
rectors we couldn't think of doing such
thing" "Then," said Uncle Rafe, "Pll tell you
what | think of YOU AS neighbors and friends
you are good, honest, truthful men, and | like
you, but as bank directors you are the d-st
liars and scoundrels unhung." have told the
story. You make the application. But don't
forget that there's a big difference between
people as people and people as politicians.
When this is read Texas will be the same
old state it was when this was written The
same lone star will hold its radiant torch to
guide men and women into ways of pleasant
ness and paths of peace; the same sun Will open
the everlasting gates of morning and turn the
oceans blue to gold the same consultations Will
gem the brow of night and light the skies for
the eyes of the same people; the same creditors
will dun us and the same profteers will skin
us-but how different the setting Of the stage
in our imperial state. Now we see through
glass darby, and can only watch and wait and
wish-then we will know whether it's Bailey
or Neff. The bands will be hushed, the orators
will not be heard, the people will be sane, and
silence will spread the couch of peace and rest
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

There is just one thing
more difficult t h a n
choosing a subject for
an address or magazine
story and that is Sc
lecting a name for a
girl baby. Time is up
for my story for the Sep
TENDER issue of the mag
azine section, and as
yet / haven't completed
the hardest part of the
task-that of selecting a
subject. It's easy enough
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

the cities objected, but at last yielded to the
entreaties of the local committee and Dawes
name went down on the program for discus
sion of Psychology and Optimism" The high
sounding subject didn't stagger Dave for a
minute. On that eventful night Dave assembled
the platform with all the majestic bearing of a
king and all the confidence of victor. First
he paid court TO the manly men and the dusky,
aromatic DANES and damsels before him, then
he pictured the glores of heaven and earth and
sea, and finally, as the perspiraton ran in
rivulets down his noble brow, he grabbed his
subject as brave rescuer grabs his sweetheart
when danger threatens, and on wave of elo-
quence that electrified every nearer he bore his
subject away in triumph, parted his coattail
and sat down amid Humorous applause.
Dave could have madethe same speech, and
gained the same notable victory with any other
subject, and most of the speakers and writer's
of our day are shrewd enough and skilful
enough to tack the story or address they may
happen to have on hand to any subject that may
be named. No tactful or lazy writer or speaker
puts up his target before he shoots; he blazes
away and then makes spot around the place
the bullet entered
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03
AS PEOPLE
AND POLITICIANS

AND POLITICIANS chant for analysis re-
Gently said the human
race is divided into two classes-people and
politicians. This is not true; far from it. All
members of the race are people, and all are
politicians. Some are not as accomplished
politically as others, and do not do the whrl-
ing Dervish stunts as gracefully when cam
pagn is on but all are politicians. There is
a division of time, not of people. Twenty-one
months out of every two years the inhabitants
of the United States are people; the other three
months they are politicians. There is time
for all things and the time TO play politics is
Just as plainly marked as the time to shear
sheep or plant turnps. People are no more eX-
pected to act during the political period as they
act at other times than peacock is expected
to act the same at shedding time and the period
of full-feather. The hen does not behave the
same all the time; she is quite different crea-
ture at sitting time from the hen we see
scratching in the garden and flower beds. 1t
is therefore unreasonable TO expect men to act
during the political period as they act during
the other months of the years. Some years ago
there was red-hot race for mayor in a town in
which | lived. One of my neghborS who is
a deVout man and truthful man, took great
interest and actively espoused the cause of one
of the candidates. AS | said before this man
is a truthful man. For twenty-one months out
of every twenty-four he is as true to truth
as the needle is to the poles or the big dipper
TO the North Star, but like the rest of his race
he goes into the political period for three
months every other year, and during this period
nothing that he says or does counts against
him. In the race for mayor of which | am
speaking one of the candidates had military
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-09-03

What do think of the human race, you ask?
| really like them as people, but prefer not to
express my opinion of them as politicians. You
wouldn't like to say what you think Of the dis
position of a sitting hen would you? There are
twenty-one months in every two years in which
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-12
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Farm and Land For Sale. 8

Il ACRES
miles southwest of city on sam
pie st I'd. There is good Ave room.
story and a half frame house. new
ly painted inside. a pipeless furnace
has just been installed In the house
1t has a gas light system. good we'll
pump and summer kitchen. There
are 10 young cherry trees, 10 pear
trees. one acre Of blsckberries, one
acre raspberries. one acre Of straw
berries. one and one-half acres Of
spear grass, y acre Of rhubsrb u
acre onions, rest under cultivation.
one barn. large enough for three
head Of cattle and one horse, Coal
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pen and poultry house One horse
about eight years old. Two young
COWS that give seven or eight gallons
Of milk daily. Milk separator, 10 gal
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spring wagon. one single seated
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pounds: ~ chickens; one % gallon
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Cd II you want good producing
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$50 a month at percent interest.
Possession At once Louis $ Or.
real,Or. 81 5. Chaplin st.. open even
inss until O'Clock sunday until
noon. Phone lincoln $3.50.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-12
PENNSYLVANIA Av.-

A splendid bargain ia a i've room
cottage: paved crreet, only one
block Michigan street car line aud
two blocks from school: conyen-
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Can give possession soon. This
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can be arranged. South Bend
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Ask for Mr. Moore or Mr. Wit
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-12
Houses for Sale
APARTMENT HOUSE

HOUSE
l have for sale one Of the finest
Apartment hcVa~s In the city Of
Sonth Bend three so, sre from
the court house, consisting Of II
apartments and AZ rooms. oak
doors all over. all In the best of
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jolly 225 South Main st Poben
Lincoln e696.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-12
NEAR STUDEBAKERS-

Owner leaving city. A SIX room mod
ern dwelling, excellent location on
paved street. 10 blocks from center
OF city. Four rooms on first floor,
open stairway, two large bed rooms
and large BATH and plenty of closets
on second floor Basement under
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gas heater for summer use; cistern,
electric and gas. Polished hard pine
floors David G Gibson, 24O Farm
Trust Bldg, phone Main 355. Resi-
dence phone Main 1S47.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-12

10 ACRES
Good heavy black loan Good house
and orchard Located close TO city.
". K. McHenry. 90 Farmers Trus.
Bldg Lincoln J7S3
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-12

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block on Portage ave. Come out and
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Polls. 1511 Portage ave. Main 2fa4.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-12
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Phone Lincoln 1858 Residences phone
lincoln 1855
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