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TIM WEEKLY ItBrOitTJiK FllIDAY SEPTEMBER 6 1907.
ABILENE
WEEKLY
RMTER
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Published Bvory Afternoon Except Sunday.
BY ABILENE PANTING CO-PANY
1022-28 North Second Btroot
Cteo. B. Andorson B. H. Klofor M. B. Blanks.
h. B. 8H00K - -' -. Editor.
f. . JACKSON City Editor
0. H. KIEFER ------ - - Bx.chaago Editor
trttera portainlng to .bUBinoss should boaddfeMod to tho
fftp-r or aorno particular dopartmont but not to Individ-.
! as la thoir abBcnco their mall will not bo opened.
Orafts chocks and postofflco or oxpress orders should bo
mdo payable to THE ABILENE PRINTING COMPANY.
vfescribcra falling to recoivo their paper regularly will
tenter a favor upon tho management by reporting same to
ft bufllnoso offlco. All papers should bo delivered by
:M "each afternoon and It delivery Is not mado by
f:W o'clock p. m. rotfort same to the business offlco.
Any erroneous reflection upon tho character- standing or
reputation of any person Arm or corporation which may
aypear In the columns of Tho Reporter will bo gladly cor-
rected upon Its being brought to the attention of the firm.
TELEPHONES t
tulkess and Circulation S. W. 67; Roborts 6-7 One-Ring
MltOrial 9. W. 1-8-3. Roberts 1-6-1
U WIONfflL A BE lu
.toured at the postofflco at Abilene Texas an second-class
mall matter.
DRY LAND FARMING WELL PAY
Tho present season has done more than anything to
deihonstrato lho truth of tho Campbell system of semi-
arid farming by cultivation to those who aro Jn tho Hab-
it of seeing what is going pn around them.. To the blind
nothing will provo any new theory. To some if daddy did
It another way nothing new is any good. But to the man
who is really alive to the acquisition of knowledge that
will save labor or add to tho products o'f it the object
lesson of the different ways of trying to farm the pres-
ent season is .a valuable one. Where crops have been
.cultivated continuously they have not quit growing wo
aro told and a .good yield will be made. ' It doesnot matter
what shape the and Is in when the plowing begins if the
plowing is done right and enough of it the yield is satis-
factory. Johnson grass may havo had a fine set and be
apparently In full possessionof the land but with pro-
per cultivation the crop pays as well as If the land had
. been clear In the beginning.
In an Interview ex-Congressman Cockrell a few days
ago stated a tenant on his Clear Fork farm made more
than a bale to the acre from a plot of ground that was
apparently ruined by Johnson grass. We have more than
once referred to an orchard that has made the. finest
firowth eyer noted jn the state &&t was planted in a field
formerly given 6vor to Johnson grass and today the se-
cond year of cultivation llio trees aro flourishing and
rat.a8prlg of the tritich feared grass is to be seen. We
' refer to the orchard of W. P. D. Batjer on Lytle Lake.
' He simply worked that 'orchard as one has to be worked
farther east in the rain district in order to keep tho east-
ern orchard growing and the results have surprised
every one who hayo .taken a look at the place. Since
Wo began writing this article S. F.
'Incident that came under his observation where a far-
mer drove a flock of sheep up and down his field of corn
when a drouth threatened -it and their tramping filled
up the cracks and mulched tho top of the ground so that
the moisture could not bo drawn out by the heat-of the
sun and wind but kept betow to feed the roots of the corn
Ho made a big crop. If the land Is plowed deep before
the winter rains come and the top of the ground is kept
pulverized you have enough moisture to carry the crop3
. through the biggest drouths this country ever saw. Of
course if one breaks his ground deep in the spring and
gets no big rains on it he will see the land dry out down!
as far as the plow went and had better plant in the hard
ground. But most farmers get their land broken before
the winter rams come and In that case they can not
plow too deep. But in whatever shape the land is sur-
face cultivation must be practiced in drouths if you would
make crops.
' Every tillable acre in West Texas will bear bounteously
when properly cultivated and when that is done West
Texas will be. the richest section in tho South. There 1b
not a particle of doubt about that proposition. There is
too way to got away from the floods that ofteri visit the
central and eastern sections of the state and all of the
iSouth for that matter but the drouths that hit all sec-
tions at times can be met by Intelligent work as. has been
proven in every district of tho United. States and especial-
ly In tho western portion. The question of the proper
cultivation of crops in the semi-arid belt is of more im-
portance than that of irrigation because as an obser-
vant gentleman remarked this week one takes in all
lands whllo(the other includes only favored sections.
Only a trial Is necessary "to convince the mot skepti-
cal that the Campbell method of dry farming will win
In this section nor s a trial oven necessary to those who
are observant. This Is a matter that should be studied
by every farmer. Because it Is now to him Is no proof
that It is" tho theory of "hook farming" the bugaboo of so
many who reject the suggestions coming from newspa-
pers. Tho intelligent and enquiring newspnpor man in
an agricultural district who takes nn .Interest in tho
leading Industry of his section gets tho benefit of the ex-
perience of hundreds of farmors and should act as n me-
dium of comnuinlcntion between them. TIUb Is; what we
I want to do and what wo propose to do. Study this quca-
! tlgn a Httlo at least by observation. ' -
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jf ARODU "EARNING" LAND
Now wo aro curious to know Just how tho land
s to ho distributed and If it Is going to bo dona
in time for us to got a farm. We want a farm
aB much as wo ever .wanted anything in tho way
of property; and if neighbor Hicks will kindly
glyo us a little more light upon tho modus qpernn- '
dl wo will greatly appreciate the knowledge. Tho
world is moving and wo are not saying tho divi-
sion wJUmever be mndof for we dp not know
wbathQ .future may disclose and we want to
know when we can reasonably expect to have nn
opportunity to take charge of a farm -wo have
nevor earned. Abilene Reporter
If you mean n farm ready cleared up 'With
houBO on it and a fdnce. around It we aro unal-
terably opposed to your taking chargo of such a
farm until you earn it Much labor Is involved
in making a farm and you hayo no right to
such labor without paying for ItfWt if you simp-
ljr nieari land enough to tnnko a farm on wo aro
surprised that you should prnlo about earning It
Didn't you fall heir to it whon you woro born?
About tho flret physical act of your Hfo was to in
flnte your lungs' with air wllllout which you
would have died and you hayo been appropriating
it at least twenty times a mlnuto from that raln-
uto to Uils without ever "earning" one breath of
It How can an honest man llvo that kind of
Ufo? What sort of cpnscionco milst ho havo to
thus appropriate to his personal uso one of the
gifts of naturo without "earning" R7 Tho Bun-
light is another mighty handy thing you havo
had tho uso of all tlieso years without paying" any-
body for it. And your ancestors didn't 'havo to
pay toll for the uso of tho Atlantic in emigrating
from a land of oppression to this-land of bogus-
liberty nnd outlawed Justice. How rt mnn can en
.Joy all tlieso natural blessings without paying ""
somebody for them hrtd then insist that a few
acres of lnnd which is Just as nccossary .to bus;-.
tain his life as is tho air ho breathes nnd tho
abundnnco of which can bo compared 'only to
tho nbundnnco of 'the air how ho can under
such circumstances Insist that these foty acres-
should bo "earned" should bo paid for In sweat
and1 toll Is hard to tell unless wo know yhiit
made tho Israolitos bow beforo tho 'goldon caif.
Our private opinion Is that thOBo Israclltesjlldn't
havo any bettor sensef Wo can easily understand
how a man who has land to soil can recondite; his
conscience to tho Idea of "earning" land enough
to sustain life but we are now examining this sub-
Ject'wlth a man who snys ho wants n farm about
ns much as he over wanted anything In tho way
bf property and it does seem strange that ho '
. should insist on "earning" that which naturo re-
pared forhim in greatest abundance ages and
ages before ho was born.
As to tho exact time nnd manner in which tho
land is to be "distributed" wo can't say. When.tld-
declaratlon of independence was signed there wore
many details yet to bo worked out but the sign-
ers knew they were right and they didn't loso
any time asking silly questions but went ahead
and signed it Get in lino with the Journal and.
declare Independence from the land speculators '
and the "distributing" process wont hurt you if
yem are without land- and really want land.
Don't quibble over the modus operandi of dis-
tribution while multitudes of poor men women
nnd children are dragging out a miserable exis-
tence under an inhuman tenant system trying to
"earn" land that Is already theirs by every natu-
ral and moral right Farmers Journal.
' That Is . Just what we thought and our question has
brought "out the doctrine that our neighbor has been
leading up to some -months. It is an old doctrine that
has been threshed jout a thousand times and bobs 'up
now and then. It would If put into practice place Amer-
ica back to where it was before its discovery by Columbus
and up to the time that the aborigines gave way before
tho tide of clvillatlon. In those "good old times" no man
owned an agre of Jand but occupied what he wanted.
Like our neighbor Hicks says the "improvemepts" be-
longed to individuals' which consisted of a tent erected
and kept warm by the females. Some otthe latter cul-
tivated patches of corn and all were the slaves of their
huBbands. But the Journal man forgets that America
will not support a very heavy-population living such lives.;
as the Indians lived even though they went half naKea
and starved as often as they feasted.- That state of. so
ciety still exists in some quarters of the globe and our
neighbor can find a country ready made to his hand by
going to the. heart of Africa. No landlordism exists
there and tho people aro free to make improvements.
and occupy tho land without paying rent
It does not take long for the honest searcher of his-
tory to learn that the first start toward civilization is
the private ownership of land. All civilization all that
makes life worth the living is based upon tho right to
hold a plot of land against the world on which to make
a permanent abiding place. When that right Is taken
away from us wo have nothing letft but to drift back to
savagery to tribal government which means that to tho
strong belong the weak. Court houses and Jails will
give place to tribal government anil swift execution by tho
chief for offense against his laws.
We would be glad to 'see every man who tills the soil
able tp own his own farm and wo believe that thore are
but few who can not do.it in a reasonable time if they will
Bet. their heads ''and. bend their enegeries to do it The
great difficulty is that farmers like other people do
not want a thing when it Is cheap and when It is dear
it is hard to get Let cattle run up to fancy prices and
overy one wants cattle and when they aro low no one
wants to buy them. We have seen this exemplified many
times. Since wo camo to Abilene we have often heard men
say that they had rather pay rent on land than tb pay tax-
es and keep up repairs with tho chance of values going
down. Just now land is quite high and naturally all want
it But a Bmall tract Of land well tilled soon payB for
Itself at the present high prices and no family should
rest satisfied until they have a home of their own either
on a farm Or In town as may be best suited to their
occupation or wishes. If thoy wait until they get a home
on tho plan advocated by the Journal 'they will wander
a long time. Wo advise against building up any such
hopes in the minds of thbso who want homes.
WITH OUR EXCHANGES W
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tt$a&8 a $$ ft a
About twenty-five years ago seed were given away at
the glnB. SJnco the oil mills and compound lard facto-
ries hayo Btarted upv seod brings n. BoodprlceJrom. 2j
"to 15 per ton according to supply and demand from year
to year. This is an added value to the cotton crop and
if cptton remains at a good price tho cotton buBlneBs 1b
going to bring a stream of money into the South that
will mako ns richer than any country on earth. Sherman
Democrat ' ' -
Some peoplo are now claiming that cotton iseed are
worth $20 per' ton and are threatening to hold them for
that prico.
What came near bqing a sorlous accident occurred at
the residence of J. J Parker In South Roscoe last Thurs-
day about noon- HIb daughter Miss May went to build
a fire In a stove In which flro had been had and dashed
a cup of korosene oil Into some coals In tho stove The
oil Ignited InBtantly and flashed Into tho young lady's
face blistering her faco severely and burning her hair.
Her sister who was standing near seized a cloth and
Binothered tho flames thus averting a more serious burn.
86 long ns time continues the coal oil can and unload-
ed gun will hayo victims to their credit AH caution goes
unheeded.
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v 9few Department
Call and see. the New Millinery. A new department
with us and we are going to make it an important
one for every lady that will visit it. Read your fash
ion journals then come and let us show you the most "
important of the styles illustrated'. Styleand f ashioii-
ablesmerchandise is our hobby and our whim and this ;
store will more than ever this season uphold its repu-V
xation ior style ior guanty ana ior moderate prices
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oC adas 9?ew 7Jailored Suits and
Separate Skirts
The first shipment of the New Fall Suits for ladles
have arrived. Call "and see them. They are very
stylish. If you are posted you Will know that the
styles are correst Tne Prices range from
$13.50 to .... ..'.
$3000
FLUFFY RUFFLES SKIR this Is one of the new
fall skirts. The first shipment of skirts Have come
and you wlli find in them all tho new Btyle features
of the season in VollesPanamas and fan- (
cy mixtures. Prices $5.00"$7.50 $1000 ...i
$mo
Popular Staple 0ress
Soods
33 q autiful JFall fDress Soods
ttfre on Sxhibition .
PLAIDS ARE GOOD And we are showing them.;
in their newest style features. Attractive HC.
patterns in the cotton suiting plaids at 15c 20c
WOOL DRESS GOODS In handsome New Fall and
winter patterns the swellest fashions of a seasonB
distinctive styles unsurpassed for beauty and
excluslveness at 35c 50c 75c and
$1
BLACK DRESS GOODS also the solid Navys Browns
Grey and all .the leading new shades of the season..
Our stock of black wool dress goods Is un
surpassed at 35 50c 75c $100 and ; ...
$158
Uhe Tfew SilArs
Jtfre Beautiful
NEW CllNGHAMS An elegant lino from the coarser
checkB on up to the fine Mercerized plaids. 4 C
Dress Ginghams and Checks at 10c 12 l-2c fiJG
NEW PERCALES The greatest line of theso ever
shown In thiB country. 200 pieces to' select f Ol n
from ranging in prices at 8 l-3c 10c and .... I 2u
NEW .OUTINGS 110 pieces of these Just received in
all the now Fall Dress Btyles at 8 1-3 4rtl
10c and li.2h
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Come and view" our elegant showing of new Silks .
Silks are consHrlerabiy up In price but we made a
lucky early import order ond there is practidally no
change in our prices. See. our warranted
pure4Servi Silk" at ......... rw. ...... -t.
75c
TAFFETA .SILKS We are showing the greatest line5
of taffetas of both black and colors we have 4 rV
-ever shown 36 incheB wide at $1 $1.25 and ip I ulf
NEW FLEAD SILKS These aro very popular and
we are showing a supers assortment or them
Beautiful styles at 75c and
$1
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New Clothing For Men & Boys
Full of Snap and Style
Boys
Knee
Pants
Every pair war
ranted. A new
pair if 'they rip
INS
30DozeiT
Boys Knee
Pants
Jut rectived.
Every pair war-
ranted at
SOc 7Sc
$1.00
rill Til I PHITP The Fost elegant line we have
rill rill I lllll 1 ever -town. Stylish Clothing for
Lll I IlLL UUIIU ''Men Who Know." Severn! rin.
ments already arrived. The prices are $7.50 $10 $15 $2Q $22.50
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Shook, L. B. The Abilene Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1907, newspaper, September 6, 1907; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth331193/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.