The hummer., June 25, 1915, Image 4

About The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??

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' i ;f.i as seouud-tla- mutter Manh 20ih, 1313, et the pobtuflice
i ! '.Mi.-vm, Mississippi, under the act of March 3rd, 1879
I low Once Aain Boys
We Will Work We Will Win!
We Won't Shirk Will We Men?
Repeat and Resolve.
Boll Weevil and Bread.
From all over the country comes the report that boll
weevils are taking the cotton in greater numbers than
ever. It may be a blessing BUT IT LOOKS MIGHTY
HARD NOW.
We have always tried to be optimistist with great
hopes that the future would bring better prosperity and
we BELIEVE IT YET. It MUST come and we MUST GET
BUSY and combat that pest which hinders our progress.
God made boll weevils and HE made something to kill
them but He left that part to the brain of man to ac
complish. Whatever the Lord might build up He also
made things which would tear it down. So with the boll
weevil. We believe there is yet to be discoved some
way of successfully combating the enemy of farming happi
ness and backbone progress.
On account of the boll weevil many farmers are plow
ing up their healthy looking cotton to plant in grain If
all the Chickasaw farmers do ditto what will be the re
sult? Now, somebody must supply food next fall for
Europe and many other portions of the United States.
Ours will come in hand IF we make it. One thing tho, if
we make enough bread to LIVE that will HELP until next
time.
With cotton gone to the bad the question comes up
how will the farmers pay their debts to the merchants and
haw will the merchants keep from going to the wall?
(The banker ank merchants are really hit harder than
anybody.) We hope it will work out for the best what
ever that is.
Again we mention the Grown and Made in Mississippi
slogans. That's one BIG death to boll weevils and it is a
a good one to follow. More food raised at home seems to
be the declaration of independence. We have the land
are we READY to WORK ?
Thru it all and from it all comes the murmur "0 Lord,
just ONE year of good seasons and good crops would be
"mighty muchly ENJOYED."
Tho Gentle Art of Euro
pean "oussans.
You blankety blank Przemysl Przasynsz Kainenny
ibodl You lickety split Myszyniec Zolkiew Budlbray
sieki Zateszozyktl You humpty strut Obekynski Gory
gliady Ealicz Lubaczow Deerllirrahdar Szawle! You
exclamation question mark hyphen asterisk you semi
coloned dagger I,
Providence may have had a hand in naming those
towns, but to the people there we suppose they can pro
nounce them off hand and never break a tooth in the per
formance, But really, don't you "know the cable and
telegraph men run their nervous fingers thru their hair
and blast the air with all the pent up force known to that
(l :ntle word 0 well, that one used by irrigation builders.
L.lit. r I!;::r;r.;cr:-Vi',l y- d kindly uIJ..v u. f-;sce Li
your good paper. The Hummer, to give its many readers '
the benefit of a lesson I have recently learned. On Men-1
day. June 14th, was Bilbo day in Houston and Houlka and1
I being one of the army that is now envading Chickasaw j
and other counties in the state; seeing whom they may!
devour, by way of getting their vote on the third of August.
I in company with W. A. Wilkinson made my way across
the country to Houlka. arriving there about 1:30 o'clock.
After satisfying my appetite by taking on a good supply of
delicious eatables at the home of my long time, and tried
friend, J. E. Ferguson, went out on the streets to do like
wise, that is, make my wants known. Being a new hand
at the business, and as natural result somewhat em
barrassed, but having learned by experience that the bes
way to get rid of embarrassment is, "just push it off and go
ahead." But my continued efforts to press my claims, were
so often met by the smiling reply, "I'm from Pontotoc,"
that I soon realized that my pushing ability was giving
away. When at last a gentleman touched me on the
shoulder and said, "Mr. Reed wants to see you." Anxious
to find someone that wanted to see me, I hastily turned,
when my eyes were directed to the often heard of Rad H.
Reed, the cripple boy; the wonderful boy; the happy boy;
the angel of patient boy. I approached him and made my
self known. A few hasty words were passed, and he in
formed me that he had to leave for home right then, re
questing that I stop with him the next morning which I
very willingly agreed to do; so after spending sometime the
next morniiig in'the streets I drove out to the beautiful
and pleasant home of the helpless giant Rad. I say help
less because of his physical inability to do but little for
himself. Giant because of his wonderf ul mental endurance,
patient, pleasure making power, and if I am defeated as a
candidate my visit to ins Home nas made tne race a suc
cess. For it is indeed grand to be in his comfortable room,
and see the many things of attraction, and to behold the
jolly way he has of entertaining himself and others. But
the greatest mysteiy of all is, to see the perfect content
ment with which he lies upon his bed, in his stone like
jacket, which seems te mo is emu h to wea t e life of any
one out. l nave sajerea greatly and thought sometinu'
that I .had a great ueal of patience. But I now confess that
I never knew anything about patience, and if any one who
reads this thinks their suffering is greater than they can
bear, and often becomes tired of life, especially the young,
let me advise you to go to this fountain of remedy the go
ing will make you feel better, and if you will apply Rad's
remedies you will be cured of your mental malady. I be
lieve that if I was a young man or young lady I would
walk ten miles to see Rad in his room. I hops you will
excuse me for calling you by the familiar name of "ad,
while I never saw you before, you seemed to me as one of
niy neighbor boys. He gave me a lot of his literature
which is indeed rich. I truly hope that he will soon be
freed from the stony jacket and from the confinements
of afflictions that he may go out into the world, and weath
er sunshine into the prison of gloom, that is holding others
in the bondage of despair, while in his room my mind was
more forceably exercised upon a subject of which I have
given much thought, viz: Why' ! ave out p ;o le 3 long
delayed looking afUr the cri; j les of our state. Why not
knock out some of the worthless institutions and put in
their place a school for the poor cripples.
Very Respectfully,
E. M. VERELL.
A It!.. ..r 'H u ii ,r .i.itv t-i h-,:hr the "Men G;
Gray" it should be our greatest PLEASURE.
Sayeth the old philosopher "About the only thing
some people never put off 'till tomorrow are the disagree
able tilings they can do today."
Quoting-Nothing big and good ever grew in the dark.
Let's Get Acquainted.
Did you ever form an opinion of a man or woman be
fore you were acquainted with them? Possibly that opin
ion was shaken when you talked with them or came in
contact with them in some way.
Many people hate to have their opinions shaken after
they are once made. What we have "heard" goes a long
way toward a conclusion. But is that right? Nowadays
we can "hear" anything about anybody anywhere at any
To know people we must open our eyes and minds to
.tirBEST. There is something good in everybody al
. that is a hard thought to think by some people,
's there tho and we can find it if we will. Give every
ly a chance before condemnation.
In this day of hustle and bustle, (beg pardon, the last
. j me out of style,) many people forget to pass the good
-1 along.Not all are selfish they just forget or haven't
maybe. But take time. This uncertain whizzing
;i I i-m't giving away tickets to the limit of Methuselah
r very many to the modern limit of three score and
i.ve.
So let's get acquainted with each other. Let's smile
1 'file of happiness while the weather is good, and
' the weather is bad. Get acquainted with your own
'ly first. Smile.
' i 1 hint from the "Square Dealer" "No philoso
- ever improved upon the Golden Rule, and the most
; t..:estry of trickery looks like a rag along side
'beauties of a SQUARE DEAL."
" Anncunceztts. Fcr Clrcuit c,rk
We are authorized to announce W. J. STACY,
the following parties as candidates r p. BOYD
fur the offices named, subject to the H CHENNAULT
Democratic primary election.
? r- a . J- w- NABORS
For District Attorney.
J. E DAVIS
R- " KN0X SAM A. HARRINGTON
For State Senate j hiller gilfoy
JOE 1 1. FORD ' " ' '
E. E. Thornton For Treasurer.
N.W.BRADFORD P. W. SHELL
J. M. GRIFFIN
For Legislature j j. f. Thompson
J. A. LEWIS : T7 Z I c
For Superintendent of
J. W. WINTER ,
Education
W. f. BUCHANAN
E. M. VERELL GEORGE D. RILEY
L V. abernethy For County Attorney
3 J- DAVIS J. E. HARRINGTON
rr, eu'ff JEFF BUSBY
For hcr?f
B. m. smith. Supervisor, Beat I
JOE L DAVIS R M pEDEN
J. LUNDY SMITH JW NEAL
R. F. BEASLEY sm ATKlNSON
II. W. NELSON
BaUff, Beat I
For Chrnccry Clerk 0SCAR A WSII0P
V. A. WILKINSON. & R NAL'
TOM II. JOHNSON
H. e. brannon For Supervisor, Beat 2
( LAUSE II0BS0N.
For Tax Assessor Leonard Patterson
JESSE GILLIAM. 0. P. NORMAN
ROWLAND C. KIRBY ELLIS HARRIS
JOHN T. MARION por B2j1ff Dsat 2.
w. a. dendy j EARL McKNiGirr
W J WILLIAMS
j. A. hobson Supervisor, Deat 4
ED ATKINSON EDGAR SEAY
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Suitable for Rough Farm Buildings.
The Confederate Reunion.
The reunion of the grand old veterans to be held in
Houston on July 3rd should be well attended by the good
people of Chickasaw coimty. It is a DUTY of the younger
generation to meet with these silver haired men who
fought the great fight and have won a new inspiration for
the unlimited progress of the wonderful tomorrow. No
other soldiers in the history of the world have compared
with the brave men in gray who lingered with the immort
al Lee and who marched the mystic valleys of the Shenan
doah with the victorious and imperishable Stonewall
Jackson. No others will ever be braver and fight harder
for the sake of. their beloved southland than the mighty
men of Mississippi under Walthall, Johnstone, Forrest and
a host of others whose names ring down the years with
the patriotic tin ills that shake the body from brain to toe.
Fighting as they did, under adverse circumstances, equip
ped with inefficient guns and half the time going without
sufficient food and clothing, the world has yet to produce
their equal. Brains NEVER conquered nor defeated tne
south even if some historians do think so. Numbers
alone caused the Appomattox.
We should honor them make their burden light and
their life pleasant. It is a great heritage they are leaving
us-we should be THANKFUL.
Their experience thru many years of shifting scenery
is well worth our consideration and nothing inspires us
most than to hear the soldiers "reminiss" just any length
of time.
So meet the "Old Boys" on July 3rd with the "Big
Eats" for on that day the JOY committee will pull off some
Wanted Wanted.
Daring Fall and Winter of 1915
and 1918.
14.999 - - - Bushels of Peas.
13.999 - - -' Bushels of Oats.
12,999 - - Bushels of Wheat.
11,999 - - - Bushels of Corn.
10,999 - - -' Bushels of Peanuts.
1,999 - - Bushels of Sorghum Seed.
Wanted Right Now at Market Prices.
Chickens-Eggs in lots of 1 to 100.000.
Will Pay Cash,.
Houlka Hardware & Furnitura Company
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The Turner Barber Shop
North Side of Square. Solicits a Liberal Share of
your Patronage and Best of Service at Old Time
Prices. Hot and Cold Baths.
J. iJ. Turner, Proprietor