The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1908 Page: 4 of 8
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We have purchased at & great reduction irom the Rice-Sox Dry Goods Co., St. Louis, a sample o.ne
of their famous Monarch Hosiery for men and women. This brand of hosiery is, without question, one of
the best manufactured, so rest assured every pair offered by us in this special sale is guaranteed perfect and
of the best. Forty-eight dozen pairs of ladies’ black lace lisle sample stockings, your choice of either lot for
24c. Sixty dozen men’s assorted, all colors and all styles—we have divided them into two- lots—none of
them are worth less than 35c and the majority of them 60c to 7 5c, your choice of the two lots 21C ana
34c. In connection with this Great Hosiery Sale we are going to offer numerous items away below their
regular value. Among these items we have 100 pieces fine, fancy wide ribbon we are going to sell you
less than half the cost of manufacturing. Choice of tne lot 1($C per yarn. Trlese phenomenal oargams are
results of our second buying expedition in the East. W<e oought them cheap so our customeis aie to reap
the full benefit thereof. Be on hand. Remember the date, from Saturday till Saturday.
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Keep An Ha0e Bye on Oar Ads.
Higdon, Clements & Company
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Would Prevent Spring Hoods.
The greatest development of
water power that has ever taken
place in the United States has
been accomplished during the
last few years on the rivers which
drain the southern Appalachian
mountains, according to an offi-
cial report on the water resources
of this region. It is estimated
that there is at least 2,800,000
indicated horsepower developed
by the streams which have
their headwaters on this water-
shed, and more than half of this
indicated power is available for
economic development.
Only a comparatively small
part of this has been made use
of yet, but the portion that has
been utilized has been one of the
most important factors in the re-
cent industrial development of
the south. In the future the use
of this power and its value are
bound to increase tremendously.
Manufacturing plants are con-
stantly increasing in number in
the region, and it is reasonable
to* expect that in time the center
of the cotton weaving industry
in the United States may be
moved from the streams of New
England where it has remained
for so long, nearer to the source
of’Supply for the raw material.
Moreover, waterpower, or pow-
er Originating in the streams,
will be more and more in demand
here, as everywhere else in the
country, on account of tne in-
creasing cost of fuel power
through dwindling fuel resources
of the country. Already the wa-
ter power costs much less than
the fuel, and the difference "will
inevitably grow greater. One
great difficulty of the users of
water power, not only in the
south but along the New Eng-
land streams as well, though pos-
sibly to a less degree, is the fact
that it can not be depended upon
the year around, but must be
supplemented and replaced for
some weeks or months every
summer by costly fuel power, be-
cause thp streams run too low to
be of service.
More than this, as the yeaps
go on mill owners are painfully
aware that the low-water periods
are growing longer and longer.
This is because the forests at the
headwaters of the streams are
being cut off, with the result that
the melting winter snows and the
spring rains pour off the denuded
and hardened land in devastat-
ing floods, sending down for a
few weeks far more water than
they can use and moreover, re-
ducing the capacity and useful-
ness of their millponds by fill-
ing them with hundreds of tons
of sand and soil which the floods
scour off the unprotected upper
slopes.
Nowhere are business men
wider awake to the danger than
the south. If indiscriminate cut-
ting of the forests on the crests
I of‘the watershed can be stopped,
| there is a possibility, according
j to a recent report of experts, of
| increasing the development of
power up to anywhere from 3 to
30 times the 1,400,000 horsepower
at present available. Without it,
almost nothing can be done. The
method proposed to develop the
Appalachian river resources to
the total of 42,000,000 horsepow-
| er is by storage reservoirs, which
| would catch the surplus waters
I of the spring and retain th'em un-
S til the summer months when the
| mills now have to fall back on
fuel or close down.
The United States geological
survey has kept records of
streamflow in the Appalachians
for a number of years and re-
cently they made a careful study
of the possibilities of storage res-
ervoirs in that region. The for-
est service has published their
report under the title “The Rela-
Edwards - Rogers.
Alvin Anderson Edwards and
Miss Zaddie Rogers were quietly
report under the title me Keia- married Friday afternoon at 4:30
tion of the Southern Appalachian , o,clock at the home of Mr and
Mountains to the Development of , Mrs_ Alyin Anderson; Rev. An.
WaterPower,” as Forest Serv- i drew3 officiating. The ceremony
ice Circular 144, and will send it j wag yery „uje^ oniy a few rela-
free to anyone upon application. ^yeg and cioae friends being
of the geological pre3ent.
The experts
survey who made the investiga-
tion, after picking out reservoir
sites and estimating their capaci-
ty and the area from which they
would receive the run-off, con-
sider the figures given above ex-
tremely conservative. Even with
only 1,400,000 horsepower, the
annual return at $20 per horse-
power per year would amount to
$28,000,000. That is equal to a
gross income of 3 per cent on a
capital of about $933,000,000.
The groom is the elder son of
H. P. Edwards, Jr., and well
known here. The bride is a
daughter of Mrs. Josie Rogers,
living a few miles from town.
The Leader joins in congratu-
lations and best wishes for the
young couple.
The Plain Flueker.
If a burn or a bruise afflicts you, rub it
on, rub it on,
Then before you scarcely know it all
.. the trouble will be gone.
These figures seem to justify a ; For an achibg joint or muscle do the
considerable outlay of money to j ^ e^traotg K|j pajns andpoiso. ?, plucks
achieve the benefits promised. ! the stings and heals the lame
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W. L. T. U.
Mrs. Williamson was hostess
Tuesday for the local W. C. T. U.
The meeting opened with pray-
er, and was presided over by
Mrs. P. M. Ramsey.
The XXIII chapter of Proverbs
formed the lesson, which was
especially commented on by Mrs.
Will Abney, arid generally so by
all present. Several papers were
read, two special articles on tem-
perance being given by Mrs.
Williamson.
The minutes were read and ap-
proved and the secretaries report
given. The attendance was good
and the weekly meeting adjourn-
ed with the following benediction:
“The Lord bless thee and keep
thee. The Lord make His face
shine upon thee, and be gracious
unto thee. The Lord lift up His
countenance upon thee and give
thee peace.”
Foreign Missionary Society.
The Foreign Missionary Society
of the Methodist church had a
business session Monday after-
noon, when several matters were
finally settled. After the usual
lesson, which was ably led by
Mrs. Leon Harris, the church
cook books were discussed and it
was decided to revise and reprint
same, and push sales. Mrs. L.
R. Carpenter was elected delegate
to the general board which meets
in Austin on May 15th, and which
is now in session at New Orleans.
Missionary work in Africa, In-
dia, China, Japan and Korea was
talked over but special attention
was given to Mexico, and two
large baskets of Mexican articles,
sent here for the purpose, were
put up for examination and sale.
Among those present were:
Mesdames Stokes, Lane, Key,
Lewis, Abney, Ide, Sessions,
Carpenter, Harris and others.
Laughable Pomposity.
John Forster, who wrote the biogra-
phy of Charles Dickens, was a person
of pompous manner. Dickens was one
day dining at Forster’s house. Boiletf
beef was put on the table and the
host noticed that the usual carrots
were missing. He rang the bell and
vhe maid came. “Maly,” he said, “car-
rots!” The girl said that there were
none. “Mary,” was the stern re-
joinder (with a wave of the hand),
let there be carrots!”
Japanese Breakfast.
Baron Kaneko says: “Well-to-do
Japanese do not live so very different-
ly from Americans. For breakfast
they have their coffee—from your
latest possession, the Philippines;
condensed milk from Chicago, bread
from flour milled in Minneapolis.
They smoke a cigarette of Virginia
leaf, and they read a morning paper
printed on paper made in Wisconsin."
SHORT SUPPLY.
“Did you have a full meeting at
the firehouse last night ?” asked
Backlotz.
“No, indeed,” replied Subbubs, of
the Swamphurst Volunteer Hose,
“nowhere near full. Why, we only
had one case of beer and all the boys
were there.”
UP TO DATE.
Tired Tim—Say, Dusty, I jest got
a letter from Weary, an’ I never saw
such spellin’ in my life.
J)usty—I guess he’s got hold of
one of dem new spelling books.
Worid'a Supply of Cork.
Seventy-five years ago Italy supplied
nearly all the cork used in England,
but the Italian supply has fallen off
greatly of late years. In some prov-
.nces the trees have been cut down
for charcoal and in others they have
been felled on account of their high
potash values. Cork trees easily
reach the age of 200 years. They
yield cork in their thirtieth year and
continue to do so every seven years.
A new process has been discovered
by which large pieces of cork can
be made out of small ones and this
has given a great impetus to the cork
industry. The price of cork is going
up steadily, both on account of ths
increasing demand and the decreas-
ing supply of the raw material.
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, May 8, 1908, newspaper, May 8, 1908; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth890507/m1/4/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.