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THB CORSICANA SEMI-WEEKLY LIQHT, CORSICANA, TEgAS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1915. CorsleiRs Saml-Wmkljf Liglil Published Tuesdays and Fridays. ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE. A. A.

Wortham Lowpy Martin SUN-LIGHT PUBLISHING CO, WORTHAM MARTIN. Owners. C. C. Huckabee Ehitered in the Postoffice at Corsicana, Texas, as second-class maii matter.

Subscription Price $1.00 Per Year Advance. In THE CLEANEST TOWN air, brown-gold on the grass and mystery in the hollows. And that thrill when the covey rises! But remember, Friend Avoirdupois, that every such thrill may mean 150,000 more insects next season; and that with the bagging of every small brown bug-eater you shoot holes in the pocketboot. The Denison Gazetteer has lived long enough to know that "life is but a and perhaps is now counting the days that are aheaa and hoping that science may add another span. The Gazetteer quotes Dr.

Victor V. Vaughn, dean of the Medical School of the University of Michigan, as saying that ten years have been added to average life during the last twenty-five years. Within the next operation of the pastors, the Business League, the Nevin club, the United Charities Association and the schools has awakened already universal interest. The Christmas carols, the talks that will be made, the fireworks display being planned the band music and the parade and the towering and gorgeously adorned and brilliantly lighted tree will all conspire to awak en the true Christmas spirit as it has possibly never before been awakened in Corsicana. Bad weather and short days bring to the surface all the there is in some people.

Those folks who can smile only when the whole world Is smiling or can speak cheerily only when the birds are singing, the sun shining and the air balmy dis- generatlon, he predicts, fifteen years jspense many smiles nor distribute a The Waco Tlmes-Herald says Kansas lays claim to the ownership of the only 100 per cent perfect sanitary town in the United States. It Is Lyndon, the county seat of Osage County, a town of only 808 persons. But It has the most complete and perfect water supply and sewage system of any town, large or small, In the entire country, according to S. J. Crumblne, secretary of the Kansas Board of Health, and government public health officials.

There is only one house on the entire townsite not connected with the sewer system. It happens that this bouse is unoccupied and has been for many months and is likely to continue vacant because no one In the town will live in a house that does not have all the modern conveniences. "It Is the most completely sewered town in the United said Doc tor Crumblne, after he and the sanitary engineer with a government health officer had personally inspected the entire system. are hun dreds of towns of many times the population where one-half or even more of the people live without sewer or water connections. Lyndon is actually 100 per cent perfect In sanitation as only this one house cannot be connected with the system.

And in building those sewers Lyndon did not consider only itself, but It considered those who live below the town along Salt Creek. So Lyndon built as nearly perfect and as complete a sewage purification plant as has been invented In this country. The sewage discharged into the river Is absolutely odorless and as clear as spring The club women of the town and the city officials see to that the alleys are kept clean and all trash removed, and everybody swats the fly. Since Lyndon put on its new clothes there has not been a case of typhoid fever 'On the townsite. There is in example a lesson for all of us If only we will take time to look it up.

more will be added. Science has increased knowledge of how to live, fresh air and water being among the most efficacious instruments in creating this additional health. If the good doctor Is correct In his statement and prediction, it is but a matter of time when the centenarian will not be a human plant of exceedingly rare bloom. He will be but the the equivalent of our former patriarch of 70 years, whose conversation possesses the bouquet of many summers. The words are also of moment to the young or middle-aged person.

They are as an adued purse in this race of life. The epidemic of typhoid in Mexico City Is attracting the attention and drawing sympathy of outsiders. In this day of enlightenment the city that permits this disease to lay hold upon its people to so alarming an extent as reports have It Is the case in Mexico City is little if any short of a criminal. It is known that typhoid Is a filth disease that not only can be but has been stamped out by the employment of proper sanitary methods. Knowing this the authorities who will sit idly by and see the people die by the than 100 per day it Is be made to perform their duty.

Uncle Sam has stepped In unbidden in some instances and cleaned out and killed out disease germs that poisoned and killed helpless people who were ignorant on the subject of how to protect themselves. It Is possible that the prevalence of disease In turbulent and torn Mexico may lead to your Uncle crossing the river with a gun in one hand and a bottle of disinfectant in the other. great number of cheery words. the fellow who whistles a cheerful air and sings a bright song when the clouds hang low who Is the real hero and the man who friendship and does good while he lives. The Good Cheer committee will see to It that there are no empty stockings in Corsicana.

The ministers will hand the collections to this committee for that purpose, and three days before the coming of Christmas day parents of the poor will be Invited to call at a room which this committee will occupy in the Johnson building and be supplied with Christmas gifts that will gladden the hearts of their children. It Is a good arrangement. SEES ALL SIDES. "Beyond any says a contributor to the New York American, is a class of men now permitted to drive cars who have not the least idea of the rights of pedestrians, legal and moral, and who are only In a measure restrained from excesses by fear of the law. That fear should be driven deeper into their hearts, and I congratulate you on work in that direction.

the other hand, before you condemn drivers indiscriminately for the terrible loss of life in our crowded streets, you should call attention, I think, to the following among other factors of danges that may occur to your editorial writers; are permitted to skate and play football In the streets. However slowly one is driving It is most diffi cult to avoid striking a youngster who swings on his skates directly in front of a car or who blindly follows the ball across the street. In wet weather, where brakes may mean skidding, the danger is infinitely greater for all concerned. By all means encourage the youngsters in healthy sports, but is it defensible that they should skate or play ball in the middle of the street? Boys are boys, but streets streets. above all, in Its largor general value, you could do good, perhaps, in showing the absurdity of our American habit of rushing everything even life itself, and getting so little out of It.

For this has a direct pertinence to the subject of It be awful? How much less of malicious gossip, says the Louisville Courier-Journal, Injurious misstatement of facts and irresponsible assailment of character there would be if persons regarded in private conversation the rules which govern every newspaper. Let It be granted, for the sake of argument, that the difference between the thoroughly human the average human being Is one of situation rather than of character, It Is, nevertheless, true that newspapers are quite careful not to make slanderous statements. How many Individuals there among 100 representative citizens, members of persons of either sex, who would sleep well tonight If they knew today that if everything they had said during the last year about the characters of their ac- qualntences and friends would be laid before the public In print tomorrow morning? Everybody regretted the terrible death that so many of Mr. Wesley horses suffered when fire broke out In his livery stable. Among the horses was a faithful old fellow owned by the Southwestern Telephone Company and which, for eight or ten years, has been seen daily drawing a light wagon belonging to the company carrying company supplies.

Corsicana will enjoy the biggest Christmas of its existence. Enthusiastic Interest Is being taken in the municipal Christmas tree. This will Increase Interest in the "No Empty Stocking and the result will be that old and young and rich and poor will take on more of the Christmas spirit than In former years and will be the better thereior. Professional Cards T. A.

and Dubart Niller GENERAL PRACTICl. Office Orer B. A. Drug 66; Residence, 18t. Dr.

F. R. Lindley DENTIST Orer Nickle Store, 1021-2 N. Beatoi 31 Old Phone 743. New Phone 101 Corsicana, Texas.

Dr. Harry Ezell DENTIST First National Bank Baildint Saite Old 807. Dr. Jo.s. S.

Daniel, X-Ray and Electro-Therapeutics. Office at Drug Store. Residence: Old Phone 713. New Phone 493 Graduate Kansas City Veterinary Col Dr. D.

R. RUCKER, Veterinarian. Office at Young Stable. Telephone No. 99.

New Phone 99. DR. O. L. SMITH.

Dentist Over Corsicana National Bank. New phone (office) 476; Old phone (office) 70 Old phone (residence) 869. Dr. H. R.

McMullan, Permanently. Located at Roane, Texas. Telephone Connection Day and Night. Call at John Residence at Night. Hunters find no trouble In capturing rabbits and fishermen are forever word of strings of fish.

The cost of living worrying anybody hereabouts If they have a dog or a fishing rod equipped with hook and line. As for dogs they are here in super-abundance. December is rapidly passing and yet there have been but very few evidences of winter. Texas Is bidding for the winter as well as the summer excursionist and If you look out California and Colorado will be forgotten In the great rush to the Lone Star State. W.

A. CHAMBLISS GENERAL BLACKSMITHINQ AND WOOD WORK Horse Shoeing at the Old 109 North Tenth Street. All Work Guaranteed DR. COX Surgery Chronic and Private Diseases Nedicine Furnished There has been a great deal said about the suspended sentence. Of course it has its defenders and those who condemn it.

Up in Wichita Falls is a man who Is standing out as a bright and shining light against the suspended sentence. The beef canning demonstrations given by the A. M. demonstrator here and in other parts of the county were profitable to all who witnessed them. The only regret Is that more points In the county could not have been favored.

The autoists who hum around corners on two wheels are having a special watch placed over them. to be done with those fellows who scoot along the straight places In the streets and roads at lightning speed? The municipal Christmas tree will be something new for Corsicana and it gives every promise of being a feature that will bring pleasure to every He says he is op-; heart and arouse the genuine Chrlst- BUG-EATING BIRDS. All along through the year there are to be seen in the newspapers and the magazines pleas that the birds may be spared. The Evening Journal adds the strength of its friendship to the birds In this somewhat new and original manner of expression and illustration: Let the 200-ponnd sportsman when hleiL49rtb with his automatic and a bag load his thought- apnanije-wltli these: An Eastern authority estimates that one quail will destroy 76,000 bugs and weed seeds anojially. Another asserts that the slaughter itf VMfcil costs the cotton growers of Soitth $100,000,000 a year.

President Stiields of League of Sportsmen says Tear would be saved to this coun tt the diestructloii of bug-eating prevented. It may sotwd that way, but dollar aivnment, Mid aM3ier sort, eenti- of oouFse, to fst out HriMtt tibe posed to it and is letting his as our populist friends were wont to say, for his This particular man was sentenced to two mas spirit in every breast. Teague, Texas. W. W.

BALLEW LiAWYBR, Corsicana, Texas Civil and criminal law practice Land titles examined. Estate re covered for heirs. Loans made upon lands, 8 per cent interest Lands for sale or exchange. Killing hogs and fishing are going along together in this part of this good- years in the penitentiary but was giv- ly country. The nights and mornings en a suspended sentence.

This he re- are suited to the first and mid-day to fused, giving as a naason that he did the other. Grand old Texas is all not endorse the suspended sentence right, and therefore demanded that he be permitted to serve out his sentence. That kind of loyalty to convictions Is not seen every day now and therefore the Wichita Falls man is very much In the spot light. Regardless of what opposition there may have been stirred up against the United States building a big navy and otherwise preparing itself to withstand any attack that might be made upon it. President Wilson in his message stood firm.

Coming to his relief is the unfriendly feeling that representatives to this country seem to be Imbued with. Owing to this the suspicion or belief, for it is belief with many, that Germany has designs upon America, is being greatly augmented just now and if a change does not come it will without doubt have its influence upon the national law makers. It will require but little more fuel to put the flame to burning so fiercly that nothing will stop it With the passing of sixteen Christmas will have arrived. Think of it. Scarcely sixteen days In which to buy sixty dozen gifts and darn the stockings.

sure got to hurry! The crowds of smiling, cheerful men and women seen on the streets and crowding the stores daily and even until after nightfall show that Christmas shopping is going on at a lively rate. cotton is now coming in to add to the number of bales that go to Navarro credit, and to put more money in circulation and make Christmas shopping more lively. Hair Cut 25c Shave 4 First Class Artists. Gollio Street Barber Sliop Jaradox Roe, Prop. Between Drug Store and Market.

General Blacksmithing and Horseshoeing a Specialty I guarantee to stop any horse from interfering or over-reaching or shoe him twelve months free of charge. Price $1.00 FRANK WHITE Cor. Beaton St. and 3rd Ave. Lots of hogs have been killed and more are yet to be slaughtered.

Na county has its smoke hovuse at home this year (o a degree it has never had before. And if you will notice there are no long-faced farmers with mournful words In their mouths. There was never a time when there were as many really and substantially and lastingly optimistic farmers In good old as now. The municipal Christmas tree proposed by the Qood Cheer committee and wlilcli is enjoying the hearty Big, glaring sign boards on some of the street corners tell auto drivers to And a watchful policeman will helip to see that the timely and standing injunction is observed. The Y.

M. C. A. has demonstrated that it is none too big for Corsicana. In fact Corsicana is on the eve of demonstrating that it is too big for an $80,000 Y.

M. C. A. Sam likely to be called upon for a row on the spur of the moment. Corsicana is building homes again.

In fact it stopped for many years. The great was only caused it to take a brief The municipal Christmas tree is being more and more enthusiastically discussed with the parsing of each day. ADVERTISED LETTERS. In The weather man is doing his full part towards encouraging early Christmas shopping. The merchants are in line and simply up to the shoppers.

Everybody is talking about the mu- nicipjil Christmas tree. The President is plainly of the optn- ioa that with big guns Uncle J. H. FOSTER Tbe colored watA maker. Bzpert and clock rwstrer.

Work oa notice. ISO Best Fifth avenue Cereleana. Taxee PLANING MILL For HIgh-ClaM Milt Work. Mantels, Qratee, Fly Etc. Old Phone 84.

New Phone 78. established 18S2. Letters remaining undelivered the postoffice at Corsicana, Texas, ioj the week ending December 7th, 191Bj Persons calling for mail in the fci- lowing list will say 7 A fee of one cent is charged on vertised matter. Letters should be headed with address, street and number. The" uame and address of sender should appear on all matter to insure its return.

Notify the postmaster at once in writing of all changes of address. This can be done by dropping him a postal card. A. N. JTJSTISS, Postmaster.

Ladies' List. Bonner, Mrs. Jessie Blockman, Mrs. Lener Benett, Miss Mary Cross, Miss Lannie Goldman, Miss Bobby Dawson, Miss Addle Dowdy, Mrs. Levenia Dozier, Mrs.

Mattie Grimes, Mrs. Annie Gorlon, Miss Okhlolor Hardy, Miss Ada Harris, Miss Lillian Hendersin, Miss Myrtle Holman, Miss Ruth Honey, Mrs. Mabel Humphrus, Madame Yi Yo IrvIn, Mrs. Lillie Johnston, Leulla Johnson, Bettle Kneel, Mrs. Mary McDad, Miss Lula Meddly, Mrs.

Fannie Meadlln, Miss Jacob Parish, Miss Floy Raban, Miss Carrie Robinson, Mrs. Willie Rodgers, Miss Annie Samuels, Annie Sellrln, Fannie Storkton, Mrs. Annie Storkton, Mrs. Annie Scott, Mrs. Annie Sheppard, Mrs.

Thames, Miss May Thomas, Mrs. Zona Williamson, Mrs. Jesse Watters, Annie Williams, Miss Vennie Washington, Miss C. Lomiter List. Allyn, Mr.

C. A. Albert, Gorge Barksdal, Mr. Duwall Birdie, Sonie Brewster, Mr. A.

W. Bancroft, Mr. Oscar Burns, John Brown, Mr. M. A.

Coy, Mr. Cos Conner, Mr. Reed Cadena, Sr. MIzuel Chatman, Mr. Chester Clements, Z.

M. Davidson, J. C. Davis, C. R.

Grayham, Mr. Birt Green, Mr. Lee Guerrero, Feodoro Hamilton, Mr. W. C.

Hawkins, Mr. C. J. Hall, Nathan Jones, Mr. Broadla Lee, Mr.

McEven, W. H. McHugh, W. H. McKey, Mr.

R. C. McHenry, Emmett McKeown, Mr. Kelly McLendon, R. P.

Mays, Mr. Robert Majar, Alex Mich, S. J. Miller, Georgester Nowlin, Mr. Aubrey Owen, Mr.

C. M. Patterson, Mr. Pirtle Reed, Mr. C.

H. Redding, Alva Rodriguez, Sr. Claro Sweet, Raymon Scott, Mr. Frank Stembridge, C. P.

Smith, Mr. Annie Sanders, W. A. Thomas, Mr. Ivy W.

Tolbert, Jeff 'Treadwood, Mr. Garfield Vincent, Mr. Constant Walker, Mr. Jeff Warren, Mr. D.

F. Wilson, Mr. Guy Wortham, Mr. John Watson, Mr. Othello Woolverton, Mr.

C. B. Williams, Mr. Reuben York, Mr. W.

A. Dead Letters. Brown, Bill Roberson, Pearl Wilson, Maggie BOOK SHOWER. Westminister College At Teiiuacana Makes Request of Public. The Sun takes pleasure in publishing the and hopes that it will meet with prompt and generous response from the people of Corsicana; Westminister College, J.

C. Williams, M. D. President, Tehuacana, Texas, December 10, 1915. Corsicana Sun, Corsicana, Texas.

Dear readers of your estimable paper are requested to send to Westminister College, Tehuacana, Texas, some valuable book as a Christmas present for use in the library. We believe that this will offer an opportunity to our many friends to render a helpful Christmas service to this growing Institution which will be appreciated by all friends of Christian education and especially by a large number of your readers who are directly interested in the success of the college. Rev. O. Sanders, pastor of the Methodist Protestant church, well known among you, will bfe glad to receive such gifts and to forward them to the institution.

We desire that the Farmers Want Column ------------------------RATES One Cent a word for each Insertion. Count your words. Send ad In to thta office, giving number of times you want it to run, together with check or money order to cover cost. No ad taken for leee than 25 cents. Cash must accompany each FOR red Durock Jersey pigs, eight weeks old, well fed, fifteen dollars per pair.

New phone. C. R. Lloyd, Kerens, Texas, R. R.

2. TWENTY TWO ACRES in the Incorporation of Streetman, Texas, all in cultivation. Would make a good truck or poultry farm. This land is to be sold soon and at a bargain. See, wire or write T.

B. Slade, owner, Streetman, Texas. FOR have some good tracts of East Texas lands to trade for Navarro county farms. Will pay difference or assume indebtedness If POR Also will sell all any. Also city property to trade for stock, hogs, cows, hay, com, plow- Phone 217.

Lewis Bros.small farms. Over Beckett ElectricCo. Battleship Bronze, from pMze-wlnning stock. Toms $3.00 each. I paid $6.00.

Per pair, $5.00. Hens limited. Mrs. C. H.

Hester, Frost, Texas, Route 3. tools, cotton seed, wagon and hack. J. T. Reagan, one mile north Poane, Texas.

WANTED TO 50 or 76 acres of good land, on halves. ences furnished, to A. L. Millican. City R.

F. D. No. 4. FOR SALE OR Medicine wagon and business.

D. R. Irvin, Corsicana, Texas. on farm where the knowledge of plant life and soli Improvement counts. Good general farm knowledge and an expert orchardist.

lit FARM FOR acres on pike Will work for salary or part of crop. I Zy. six miles of Corsicana. Price Small cash payment Can make balance along for 10 years. Cheapest farm loan money offered.

S. W. Bogy Corsicana, Texas. Address Farmer, care Sun Office. me do your hauling.

I will save you money. Jno. H. Williams, 413 North Beaton St. FOR SALE OR restaurant, ice house and barber shop at Powell.

W. T. Johnston. FOR RENT, TRADE OR acres, 8 miles northwest of Italy, Ellis county; 140 acres In cultivation, balance native grass. Will carry hundred head of cattle.

Plenty ol nmnlng wat-1 of er; windmill; Ideal atock (arm. 3. 4 her. Has two good houses, plenty of water. See Sam Burke, Powell, Texas.

Holder, Corsicana, Texas. FOR choice E3ast Texas farms, near railroad station. I want tenants with mule teams and able to furnish their own supplies. Also want experienced timber or cross-tie man to get out cross-ties and cord wood. Tie man wanted.

S. W. Molder, Corsicana, Texas. FOR will sell in acreage any amount from twenty to forty afcresof land two miles north of Corsicana on intemrban railroad at flOO per acre One-third cash and balance in one, two and three years. Clarence Urban at Crescent Clothing Corsicana.

WANTED TO farm of 75 to 125 acres. Have own teams, tools, and will furnish ourselves. No help wanted. Good references given. R.

Atkinson Sons, Corsicana, Texas, R. F. D. No. 2.

books be sent forward not later than December 20th, that they may be received before the close of the Fall term. In passing this good word along to your readers you will render us very helpful service and aid a cause that is deserving of active consideration at this season of the year. Yours truly, J. C. WILLIAMS.

FOR SALE, TRADE OR sell on credit, 300 acres 8 miles N. W. of Italy, Ellis county, Texas, 140 in cultivation, balance pasture; living water, wind mill and other improvements. Ideal stock farm. S.

W. Molder, Corsicana, Texas. FOR family horse, phaeton and harness. Horse gentle for women and children. Also a good work horse.

Phaeton has new rubber tires. Will sell together or separately. Cheap. Rev. W.

H. Matthews, phone 967. COW HIDES are In them right. In skinning try not to cut or score the hide. Spread It out, flesh s'de up, and give it a heavy shower of salt.

This Is absolutely necessary at this time of the year. Fold it up and put It in a sack. Write your full name and address on two tags. Put one inside of the sack and one outside. Ship by express to A.

Golentemek Tyler, Texas. Until further notice we will pay 13c per pound for hides handled according to the above instructions. We remit the same day that we receive tlie shipment and we also furnish shipping tags. Horse hides bring from 11.50 to 13.00 each, according to the size. We alos handle wool.

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