Abilene Semi-Weekly Farm Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, December 30, 1910 Page: 2 of 8
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festered afl eocond class innll at Abllono Toxas October
14 1908.
DEVELOPMENT OF TEXAS
Texas Is prodigal In natural resources and as these
-wonderful resources aro developed our opportunities arc
'made moro promlnchu Our nulurnl resources are no
greater now than formerly but they aro being inoro un-
derstood and appreciated as their development goes on.
"When Uio first rlqo farm was established In Toxob
vc -wcro not impressed that tho state possessed n grcator
rea Bultablo to tho production of this cereal than any
Btato In tho American union. Yet such Is the case.
Till a very recent time wo wore taught to believe that
va 'very largo portion of" our stale' was fit only for tho
cowman and his herd. As this false notion wns dispell-
ed by tho advancement of the husbandman tho possibi-
lities or otn state became grcator and greater in tho
mlnds of thoso who have aided In ltor development.
Theso samo sections which Were denominated as un-
jscltcd-to agrlculturo have outstripped other sectloins in
She tnagnlflconco ot their achievements both in agrlcul-
'taral and industrial lines.
That rich and fertile section bordering tho lower Rio
'Grando only a few years ago was contemptuously spoken
'r as a rosert land and fit only for tho browsing herd
and -wild denizen of tho forest.
That broad expense of territory lying between Hous--ton
and Galveston and stretching west to tho Guadalupe
and cast to tho Sabine was looked Upon as a wide waste-
land unfit for the plow dnd reaper
Tho plalnB of the Panhandle were spoken of as a
JSaharab-llko deserti whoro tho wild buffalo roamed and
4bo coyote held sway and tho prairie dog played pranks
awith tho shadows and built towns undisturbed.
But Angelo-Saxon enterprise brains and brawn have
mado a wonderful transformation. They demonstrated
-that tho boIIs of the Rio Grande valley wero as produc-
rUvo as thb Nile and Indeed only the sharp plow of tho
-farmor and the laying of railroad ties tc make it the verl-
ttablo paradise that It is.
They have shown us that the wdste-land of the broad
-prairie south east west and north was a second Cnllfor--hIs
as a fruit growing section. That the orange the fig
tho berry the vegetable needed only to bo planted and
cared for to mako this land one of rich production.
This same Angelo-Saxon enterprise and brain and
'Twawn have convinced the worl'd that vast plains of tho
atar "WeBt rivals the richest and most prosperous farm
Jaads of Illinois Nebraska Iowa and Kansas. Wonderful
as had been tho transformation yet greater possibilities
await us.
Tho two primary or economic agencies which have been
tho mean's or this great development have como to stay
labor and capital and there is nothing to stay tho spirit
r progress. Houston Post
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A CARLOAD OF RABIES
lastj week a corload of babies was hurried over tho
rails to Toxas. There wore Just' fifty-two mites of hu-
snanity in the car. No one of the number was over three
years or age. Thoy were shipped' by tho New York
Toundllng Homo and wore consigned to -Houston San
.Antonio and Dallas Texas whore each will be adopted
y Texas families j
Crowded and congested Now York can send foundlings
Jo tho Empire of Tex'as for her broad bosom will offer
amnio nourishment to theso little strangers.
IWty-two babies' will come from the unknbwn .as
Christmas presents to foster parents who. may yeti livo
In bo honored by them ' . ""
"Whom thoy nro it matters riot. Where they came from
the -world cares little. Wunt they will be in the future
years remains to be seen.
Centuries ago a baby wns born in a manger He lived
to save tho Bons pf men. The lone star in tho east told
the shepherds or tho new-born babe and tho lone star In
Texas will' guide these helpless innocents perhnps to
great achievements in futuro years. '-.
Thoro wns a time In Now York whenparonts desiring
for various reasons some of shame some of want some
because of an utter Incapacity to care for them fre-
quently deposited their offspring on the park benches
In tho transit cars or door 'steps In public places any-r
nvhero to bo rid of them.
Many died from exposure many -wero novor properly
cared foe In after llfoinnny wero spirited away to bo used
Tjy aliens ror drudgery In Inter years.
It la dlfforont now. There Is a greati room In tho homo.
It 1b comfortably warmed and rows of tiny cribs awnlt
their' occupantB. A Bllent swinging doors opens to the
street At tho far end of tho room a single light burns.
No ono can bo soon to enter I or leave. Once every hour
anurso passes through. If 'a child has been left It Is
property cared for until the time of adoption arrives.
It must bo adopted before It Is old onough to know. If
marks "of Identity arp loft with tho Infant) the homo pre-
Bcrvea them. Tho fostor patents aro never allowed to
Traow. Tho child leaves tho homo to enter a new world
h now life a new and consecrated being to grow Up in
life Tvlth origin unknown '
Texas Is the great empire of states larger than Ger-
many with 05000000 inhabitants Texas welcomes such
Rttle citizens for they may be senators govornorsor
-presidents. Who can say? Memphis Commercial-Appeal
The credit Bystoin used by many farmers In the state Is
mere damaging to agricultural Interests than the boll
-wmvII. iNo farmer can (thrive and pay tho debts of his
Ighhors which is the lncvltnblo result of tho credit
ysttn. Deb't Is a hard task master and It saps the vi-
tality of every man in every Industry that Is within Ha
dutches. The merchant and banker should help the
farpw gHlpn a cash basis When the farmer has a good
we are an prosperous -duiuuh vouuiy
A HtflMlHAli (MDIHM
In IHii dully imp wcowhwIhk tho picture of n
dimiiiKHfliritltiUliiK wnllMwww " hi nljtlitl niwnni
tU oxitlannllrtiu "Come to m rivo nuiMrcfl yr
from today unit I will toll yow nil nboiit bow 1 iiavo Wot
nblo to inprK" tho Catholic MolmminednH .lowlnh Pro.
byUrlnn. HnpllM Nniacoitollnn hurt toll other whiiroliert
into one KreUt Oiilrornnl ronKrctmtlon tho Niw Llf
Church" ftld lltnho John Fair Now who cntls lilnmoU
"the white bishop" Although tin Is 78 y.ears old ho
docB not look a day older than nr.. JIo comes to Now
York from Boston Mid ho spent many days in Philadel-
phia Dlshop Now will open services for tho first time
in hfsn seventy-eight years fn tho Hilts' tmll. Ho Is tho
founder of tho N"ow Life theology which Is built on the
rrlnclnlo that ho and Ills followers will live forever. Tin
bishop nlwayB wears white. Ho believes thoro should be
n universal law making it a crlirto for any person to
go nttlrcd In black or other dark nppnrol. In this day of
building bo much on moro theory nr.d assertion Ignoring
tho lessons of history nnd tho ordinary experiences of
men "Bishop New" can easily found IiIb citlt on the
prlnelplo that ho and his dlsclplts will llvo forever with
an much consistency and chance or demonstration as
other reformors who bavo grotesque nnd Imposslblo tods
and fancies to exploit. Then maybe ho Is paying his
own oxponsos wherens tho political and sociological
dreamers who long to Iny hands upon tho world and
reconstruct lit rrom top to bottom Want the public to pay
their bills and that Without tho shadow of promlso or
Bpcurlty for tho return of tho money In enso tho exper-
iments fall Ilow'ovor Bishop New who is 78 and looks
35 should not forge! tho enso or Mrs. Eddy which Is
still fresh'tn thopubllc mind nnd is still having attention
In the public prints. Seemingly Mrs. Eddy's ecclesiastical
establishment was largely built on. tho theory or 'princi
ple that sho" would always bo at tho head or affairs to
cotinsol and direct Tho church laws aro said to make no
provision for ber successor as pastor emeritus nor enn
theso laws and regulations according to their terms nnd
tenor bo changed In any way without the founder's con-
Bent So now piat she has passed to her reward the
same as ordinary mortals tho church government 1b lefl
in a condition of uncertainty and the lack ot authorita-
tive direction nnd even the churdi property Is tied up
nnd rests under a cloud not to say that it Is placed In
actual jeopardy qs to present title and the legality ot any
transror or disposition that may bo desirable In tho fu-
ture. Five hundred yenrs frpm now Bishop New will be
just like Mrs. .Eddy Alexander Dowie the latest) football
champion the freshest Carncgio hero and the rest ot
earth's millions all dust and mostly forgbtten utterly.
Tho "Bishop" wants a law against wearing black clothes.
Why not a statuto prohibiting sickness arid death?Ehore
would be as much good sense In one as the other. Fort
Worth Star-Tolegram.
'Me a Ke. Year rel?UkHi
am hoowt effort 4o jive it out
and thea J make
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A BRIGHTER AND BETTER DAY
That American civilization faces a brighter and'better
day no one who is at all familiar with current events
will question. The vital concerns of the human family
nro being studied and plans laid to remove many of the
causes of sutrerlng that have heretofore been regarded
as natural and unavoidable. More end more is the race
coming to see thati human life is or greater value than
property or even power. Ono or the row things w-teh
points to this happy condition is tho agitation looking
to prison reforms. People are getting away from the
vicious idea or punishment for crime as .we used to look
at It and are demanding that even tho poor untortunate
criminal be given a chance. In the large cities or the
nntion much is being done towards uplifting tho lower
classes by furnishing them better homes and surround-
ings and in almost every state proper sanitation Is a
subject of much concern. When people" learn to observe
the ordinary laws 6f sanitation a largo per cent' of the
dlseasos which are now scattered promiscuously will
become obsolete.
Tho men and women who are giving their time and
money to tho work ot teaching people how to live are do-
ing much more than even tiiey may think and tho bless-
ings that will rollow will be reaped by unborn genera-
tions. a o
Each year Is witnessing the passing of the big ranches
In West nnd Southwest Texas Into smull fruit and truck
farms and tho latest deal to be consumated within the
range gives way to vitalizing Influence of tho plow Is
ono In which the Rowan ranch or 30000 acres In Brazo-
ria county jvlll bo turned Into an orange and fig orchard
and a town established in. that vicinity. The company
purchasing the land will establish packing houses fruit
preserving factories and all equipments necessary to
preserving nnd shipping fruit. Experiments mado in
recent years In this section of tho state have provon that
fruit can bo as successfully grown In Texas as In Cali-
fornia and other stntes whoso famo as fruit raising sec-
tions nro world-wide.
The word "champion" is music to the ear of most
Americans A champion is admired and receives atten-
tion at once. It doesn't mnke much difference what kind
of a champion a fellow is a large por cent pf the people
aro attracted by tho tltlo and give their homage If
true merit and genulue goodness wns ns graciously
and quickly recognized and honored as Is tho chnmplon
our civilization would be ona higher plane'
m mt
After all our enomlCB are only our friends who do not
Understand us nnd lif Texas wo have nnd our family
troubles but wo now understand each other. Thoso who
hfivp folt(thnt the Btato was stnggSrlng (under too many
laws aro 'willing to concede thnt a reasonable number
pr fleas on a dog Is all right and thoso who havo trus-
ted Implicitly fn legislative cure-alls rully renllzo that
moa has other missions on enrth than that of legislative
target
Tho land agent Is a most useful citizen. Ho seldom
makes a transaction that does not build up bis section
of the country. When ho locates a new farmor ho pro-
vides a permanont customer for tho local merchants and
adds to tho population and wealth of) tho community gen-
erally. Ho is an empire builder nnd cannot prosper
without making tho community prosperous.
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Josephine the world's ntost wonderml cow gave in
sir months 17008.8 pounds of milk. The amount of but-
ter produced from tho milk was W0 pounds. Tho cow
lives Jn a stable cooled with electric fans In the summer
attached to tho college of agriculture at Columbus Mo
Her Tlue Is 120000.
Arch Jfoxy was "up some" when he reached the
V.tltude of 11474 feet at Los Angoles making a world
record by almost one thousand fwt.
Tho farmer of h fcoHth will rocelvo Ifcl your tar
Hip Hwd from their- rotton Hitroxlmn(oly $16SHH)W0 hi
IniMi tiniMMh nh much as the)r will recotvu for tho
fleecy Binphi Huctf. Within tho memory of nnh Mill
comprtrnllvpty youiipf tlio need from the ontlfo collon crop.
Willi tho preoption of tho fpw naved for tho ptnutltiK of
(ho next prop were regnrdrd n n bother and nulaanco
mitt werp iiflrd to fill Bullion nnd thrown into waato places
Ulor 'In their raw Btato thoy wero liBod ror ferllHaor
and oven n few years ngo when cotton seed crushing had
irnt h fniriv Bfimi niart sOe a bushol was rcRnrdcd ns an
excellent price nnd the returns wero regarded as "velvet"
by tho fnrmcrfl. Tho seed this year Is selling ror -ioc ami
COo n hiiBlicl.
There nro In tho 8outh today sovernt hundred plants
for crhBhlng tlio oil from tho cotton seed. Thrco largo
corporations nro engaged oxcluitlvoly In tho manufacture
of tho products of tho scodi thoso tlnce alone oWnlrig
nearly fonr hundred crushing mlllB and quite a jfhmbor of
refineries. Theso companies nro tho Southern Cotton
Oil Company tho Amcrlcnn Cotton Oil Company and
Procter & Gnmbto. Tho scores of othof mills in the
South sell their crude oil to the larger companies or to
liwlnnnmlnnf rhflnprloq nnrf the D.ICltlllK tlOUBCB
The ordinary mill turmi out thrco products from the"
seed hull meal and crude oil. Tho hulls and menl
nre sold to formers who" mix themselves for cattle feed
while tho crude oil Is sold tb largo companies or to tho
refineries. In some of tho largo mills mixed and blended
Into bovotn and' other blnnced cattle feed which has with
In the laBt year or so been shipped to tho eastern states
to dairymen and stockmon while by tho Introduction of
cqrn rice bran and a small 'amount of molnsseB a horse
feed resembling oats In Its constituency Is mado and
this product called scocotes IS becoming qulto popular
with those who purchase. Instead of rnlBo thelrown
horso "feed.
Cotton flour for human consumption rns manufactured
tor tho rirst time last falj and winter. It Is made by
rather an expensive process and has not been put on the
market as a cheap product Its claim to favor lies in
tnr ('not Mint it contains a verv larco nor cent of protein
a larger proportion in fact -than almost any other article
knowny while the proportion or starch Is exceedingly
small Tlio riour Is so rich" that it cannot bo mndo into
trend by itseir but Is mixed with wheat) flour or corn
meal. Mixed with wheat Hour In the proper proportion
It makes a bread that resembles Graham bread.
The oil Is by far the most valuable product of the seed
being worth probably three times as much as nil the
other products put together Fow people have an Idea ot
the large number or uses to which cotton soed oil la
put to. Whon the crude oil Is refined the flour oil re-
sults with soap-Btock as the by-product This bypro-
duqt Is worked Into several marketable products includ-
ing pitch soaps paints glycerine nnd others while new
uses are constantly being found fpr it
The reflijed oil has many products but the most Im-
portant are tho cooking rats. Wall Street Journal
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AiH'ntlliilMtf tnntJIliM wAtt iWri tMk4 VfiK0 fof 4tmti
inn ht tho rrmilfir ineellrtK of th Hrhfetai4.
York merchant hiu) advert lor wnwotathm heU I Uwt
city K fow dny ago. Concerning Iho vnltto of tho nw
paper WJlllnm MeMahon u well known hdvortismg mw-
nuor Mil In )mrtt "in my cslrmaUort tw handbill m
tho rpRof ItH ktint honr uuioh tho iwmo relation to the
rocognUpd tipBt inpiuis of publicity hb the old faBhkmc
nmxftlctoiutlng blundorbtfBs of tlio past) doe to tho rapid
firo guns of the present day. If yott were going out gun
nlng today yon wouldn't select a btundorbUBs.Thon why
In hunting Up. now IniBlnoBS do you ubo those samo me-
thods? You probably want to know by this limo wnat
r consider tho host means of publicity. Trt my mind
there's no doubt aboH It newspaper advertlsllng- I'
tho moBt 'profitable advertising therefore tho best
Thoro Ib no limit to Ub biiBlnosB-bringlng powers provid-
ed It Is bneked up by tho right kind or merchandise
tho right price. It Is tlio repeating gun of tho presonb
day biiBlnOss-hunting methods. It hits hard andrast;4
and you get In bIx eight ten Bhota in tho same Uifie
thnt; you wero rirlng ono under tho old methods. Th'
mnn who cannot afford to ndvorUSo cannot fefford to
waBtp time in business. And If ho advertises at all his
firsthand last and main rolllanco should bo the) news-
papor;
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West Union Ohio Is pulling off "a sensation over elec-
tion frauds alleged to have been committed Insb Novem-
ber. Hundreds of Indictments have be'on returned agalns
leading citlzenB nnd tho city officers are coming in for
a share of thorn. Tho county is republican and the city
democratic.
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The dove of Universal Peace is hovering around and
it it pan only find a landing tho greatest move ever. made
by the powers ot the world will have been accomplished.
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Mayor E. N Klrby waB hnppy In his welcome of the
Texas Teachers' Association to Abilene. The mayor has
a way of making people believe what ho says and ithlB
time ho did and more.
nnwrnrtr Colnultt lsAo be commended for prompt ac?
Hon looking to tho early introduction or prison rerorms.
Tho new penitentiary commission will taKc tno manor
nn nt nn earlv date and caroMUy consider It rrom every .
Standpoint nnd will Inaugurate business methods lln tho
administration of tho Institutions. Tho question is a
most vital one nnd If Texas getsrcal prison reform
she will have advanced many 8t$ps towards higher civi-
lization.
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Thore was not a low note sounded at the first public
nnn. nf tim Tpvjia Teachers' Association last) night
Everything that was said pointed 'to n'-brlghtor day for
Texas along educational lines. Five years from now
the methods which will bo employed in pur scnoois
along every line Including sanitation government) and
Instruction will make the present day seem but child's
play.
Chicago 'harbors propose to charge 1 for cutting the
hair or "tightwads" whb shave themselves. It will riot
nb tIia fivnraco 'Income of an American family be-
ipg less than $800 the average'mari can hardly aifprd to
pay ?45 a year to a barber for say 3uu snaves. ubsiuu t
tho waste of time. ' m . x
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Judge A. J. Harper will take his seat on tho bench
an one of the members or the Criminal Court ot Appeals
on January 4th. The new court will have some Impor-
tant matters to como before it and some decisions of
more than ordinary Importance to the people.
" a
steamers 900 feet lonK will soon bo plylrig the oceangi
and people will flock to their agencies for accommoda-
dlons ir for nothing else for the novelty of tne tnmg.
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AD3IIRAL DEWEY'S BIRTHDAY.
Celebrates Seventy-Third Anuhcrsary
iu Good Health nnd Ro-
Rust Spirits.
WASHINGTON Dec. 25. Young In
spirit robust In health and as keenly
Interested In the navy as when no
rought the battle ot Manila Bay Geo.
Dewey tho Admiral or the navy will
celobrate his 73rd birthday tomorrow.
I Admiral Dewey jylll pass tho day
1 quietly at home In""K street with his
.ramlly and a tew friends.
J For the Dewey household tho Ad-
miral's birthday and Christmas cele-
brations merge Into one event The
admiral continues his actlvo work in
the navy every day going over prob-
lems with the general board of which
ho is president and giving other im-
portant naval matters his time and
consideration.
Wheezing in the lungs indicates that
hlogm 1b obstructing the air passages
lALLARD'S HOREHOUND SYRUP
oosens the phlegm so that It can bo
.oughed up and ejected. Price 25c
nd 50c nnd 51.00 per bot'tlo. Sold by
IcLoiuore-BaBS Drug Co.
POST OFFICE IS RURNED.
Federal Rulldlng ut Bastrop Ijoulslnna
nnd Quantity of Hnil Destroyed
oa8!Hidny Night .
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SJIREVEPoTthv LA. Dec. 2C Unl-
.i &-.. InJWkMira wnrA iintlffftfl tbiS
At-ir$il. i.nMl l.lfllfllnf tit t
morning nun uij iu' wu..r
Bastrop Louisiana was set a flro last
night and a quantity of mail destroyed.
The samps and money on hand wero
Bayed. The building was damaged
$200'0. 4 u InycstigatlOn Is now In pro
gross.
Children taao BALLARD'S HORE-
HOUND SYRUP willingly because It
tastes nloOf There Isn't a better rem
dy anywhoro for children's coughs
oarseness and bronqhltls. It's" good
ledlclno and easy tq take. Price 25c
Oo and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by Mc-omore-Bass
Drug Co
wit.t. a sir van NEW TRIAL.
Announcement Xade That Amended
XotloR for Rehearing 1h case ef
Dallas Banker will be Filed.
DALLAS Doc. 26.-Councll for Fred
TPiAnilnff. former nrcsldent of the Wes-
i torn Bank and Trust Company which
failed here in 1908 and wno was sen
tenced to four yoars n tne penitentia-
ry upon conviction of receiving depos-
its wheaha knew the bank to bo fall-
ing aunVwced today tha tthey 1U
file an artended motloji for pi nw trial
this afternoon '
To Our New Year Shoppers:
UlE HA.VR only a few Holiday Ai
w tides left over and for the ben-
efit of our customers' and friends we
will make you prices INVITING.
We carry exclusively
EN'S DUDS
And if it is anything in
Men's Apparel we have it.
Come to see us we want
your business and will
take pleasure in showing
you through.
Mingus Bros & Company
Men's Quality Outfitters
Cloburno Capitalist Dies. '
Special to Tho Roporter.
CLEBURNE Dec. as Advices re-
ceived hero today from McKlnnoy nro
to tho errect that D. G Sells of tho
Tens State Bank nnd Trust Cpmpanyl
ot the city dlod there! Itfst night on an
operating table. Ho was a prominent
capitalist and banker. He is Survived
by his wire and brother Cato Sells.
TTasrlhnrn la n OVfTintntTI nf IndlKCB-
tlon. fTako a dose of HERBINE n
ucli pases. Tho pain disappears in-
stantly. The bdwols operate speedily
and you fool fine vigorous apd choor-
fuj. Pi co uoc . Bonj uy MCLiemore-
Bass Drug Co -v
Tragedy i Plttslnirtf.
Bv Afcociated Presa
PITTfiBURO Pa. Tm. 2Ty-rIn the
presence or hig mother who'. Is JO
yews old James Wttchill ageL W
h railroad antineer today iot and
IHIIllIV WUUUUVU U1M Tk VBU w
two bullets into hs own head. Mitch
ell and his wife woro taken to a hos-
pital but tho woman expired soon ar-
ter arriving there.
Deop-scated cougnu'thnt resist ordln
ory remedies require both external
nnl Internal treatment If vou buy ft
pilar bottle of. BALLARD'S HORE-)?
HOUND SYRUP you get the two renwJ
edles you need for tne nrice or one.i
Thero fs a HERRICK'S RED PBPF1R1
POROUS PLASTER or the cbe8tf?eel
with each bottle. Sold by McLemore-l
Baps Drug Co.
yty In New York City. 0
.NEW YORK. Dec. 27. Fire today
Surned out three upper floors l
ulldliig occupledby the Munto PuTi-
Ushlng ComiMiny Four firemen viptm
injured by falling cornice. Nouo ol
tbm wre tUy hUr.t. "The damam
lesUinatd at 1100000
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