The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. [24], No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1912 Page: 5 of 8
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HY NOT?
February 19th Is 25th
Buy Out Our Variety or Racket Stock
Great Saerifieed Prices
Goods are offered at One=Fourth, One=Half and
Three=Fourths their value. Who Not See
Them at These Prices?
Ladies’ Skirts $1.00, Corsets 25c. Thread 2 1-2 Cents,
Suspenders 5c, 10 Post Cards 5c, Etc., Etc.
And at Half Price—Men and Boyds’ Pants, Fancy
Shirts, Hats, Embroidery, Laces, Collars, Etc.,
and All Fancy and Novelty Goods.
SPECIAL—15c kind Oat Meal 8 1-3 Cents, 15c Box of
Soap 10c, 25c Box of Soap 15c, Two Sets Plates
50c, $1.00 Water Keg 35c, Fifty 5c Tablets
Offered Each Day for 2 1-2 Cents.
WHY NOT BUY?
The Premium Store
The Poorest Men.
One of the most detestable
ings that we ever saw or heard
a full grown man sitting around
sing profane and vulgar lan-
guage. If there is anything that
is absolutely inexcusable it is
profanity and vulgarity.. It be-
trays one’s weakness, as well as
disrespect for those who do not
indulge, and furthermore it will
finally make a man unfit to be in
a place where ladies are likely to
come, for he gets so accustomed
to the habit that, unconsciously,
he will use language that is not
permissible in the company of
ladies. There is another very
unfortunate .feature. The man
^vho indulges in such, pays no
ttention to the presence of little
oys, and thereby they are cor-
rupted by his bad habit.—Blum
Bulletin.
There are some unfortunate
men who have to use bad lan-
guage or remain dumb, for they
don’t know enough good lan-
guage to keep them in conversa-
tion. They have used profanity
and vulgarity from their youth
up, and for them to change their
vocal output suddenly from im-
purity would be equivalent to
drying up the springs of their
converse. Some tolerably re-
spectable men swear at their own
tables; some others, not quite so
decent, use obscenity in the
presence of their own small sons.
Then there are a few, still lower
down in the scale of humanity,
who use foul language in the
presence of their families, and
not content with that depravity,
drink themselves drunken and
teach their children that it is
smart to love whisky. The latter
sort are the poorest men in the
world, for they lack decency.—
State Press, Dallas News.
While much is being published
in some papers in regard to the
probability of war with Mexico,
statements come from Washing-
ton that there is no immediate
fear of this government having
to take any active part in the
turbulent maneuvers now going
on in parts of the republic of
Mexico. The United States army
nearly always stands in readi-
ness for immediate action should
occasion occur to demand it, but
it is not thought that the work of
some insurrectionists, without
standing or equipment, in Mexi-
co will call for any action by the
United States.
Ghoison Gleanings.
Annie Laurie.
Cold weather seems to have
vanished, the sun shines making
the earth warm ready for the
planting of corn and other crops.
It makes us all glad to see this
part of the globe covered with
moisture once more.
Mrs. T. A. Berry and daugh-
ter, Miss Beedie, visited the
former’s sister, Mrs. Cox, in the
Adamsville neighborhood, Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Miss Clarice Stinson visited
Miss Minnie Williams Saturday
uight. —
Owen Lee and family of the
Hines Chapel community, were
visiting here Saturday and Sun-
day.
Mrs. Frank Ghoison and her
grandson, Frank, made a trip to
Hamilton Saturday.
Lee and Jack Stinson, who
have been working at the oil
mill at Hamilton, have returned
home.
There is some sickness in this
community, but we hope the gen-
eral health will soon improve.
Mr. and Mrs. D. N. McCrea
and Mrs. Sam McLean are here
from Lometa to spend the day.
From McCreavillc
Verbenal
McCreaville, Feb. 12.—While
we are writing this communica-
tion the long looked for and
much needed rain is pattering
down on the roof, and from pres-
ent appearances, is going to be a
good ground soaking rain. All
are rejoicing over the bright
prospects for grain and all veg-
etation which has been kept back
by the continued cold and dry
weather. Stock water was also
replenished.
Farmers are pretty well up
with their plowing and will be
ready to plant corn by first of
March. The question discussed
now is the getting of seed corn
and cotton, which will be no
trouble, however, as there is al-
ways an Egypt to go to.
H. A. McCrea, of Lometa, vis-
ited relatives here and attended
to some windmill repairing.
E. M. Aynesworth, of Waco,
visited relatives here this week.
Ed was formerly a Lampasas
boy and has many friends here
who were glad to see him.
The Methodist quarterly con-
ference convened here Saturday
and Sunday. Saturday at 11
o’clock we had a fine sermon by
Bro. Scott. In the evening an
old-fashioned western ^sandstorm
came up and soon^ the| weather
reached the freezingjpoint. Sun-
day was too cold for Sunday
school or preaching.
Our neighborhood boys are en-
joying fine sport hunting rabbits
and trapping other troublesome
varments.
Mrs. Maggie Loving, of Bend,
visited home folks here this week.
GOOD ROADS
Mrs. W. J. Clements, of China
Springs, McLennan county, is
here and will remain some time
to drink Hanna Springs water
and take the baths. J. A. Clem-
ents, of the northern part of the
county is her son.
H. F. Lewis and family are
now comfortably domiciled in
their new home on top of the hill,
north side of First street. Some
months ago Mr. Lewis traded for
the lots upon which the home of
M. W. Moses stood when it was
burned nearly two years since,
and he has moved his former res-
idence to these lots, and remod-
elled the house so that it would
hardly be recognized, having
added an upper story with dpr-
mer windows upon the new bun-
galow roof which he put upon
the house. Neat entrances have
been constructed and the place
will be, when completed, one of
the most attractive homes in that
section of the city. It is a pleas-
ure for The Leader to note such
improvements. They speak well
for the city and for those who
thus spend their money to make
pleasant surroundings.
Sunset-Central Dry-Farming Book.
On account of the§ great de-
mand for practical information
in regard to conservation of
moisture and cultivation of the
soil by so-called “dry-farming”
methods, the Sunset-Central
passenger industrial department
has issued another supply of dry -
farming books for distribution
free to all who apply for them.
In speaking on this subject at
a farmers’ meeting recently, Prof.
H. P. Attwater, Sunset-Central
Industrial Agent, said: “Not in
many years have rains in South-
ern and West Texas, been so
heavy and so continuous. In
consequence, the soil has in a
large measure recovered fromjthe
unusual drouths (in some sec-
tions) of the past few years, and
contains once more^the normal
amount of moisture. ®At this
time, prospects for good crops
this season are very favorable,
and a proper knowledge of Jtillage
and methods of cultivation by
which the moisture canj be re-
tained in the soil for the benefit
of the growing Crops is of the
greatest importance to all farm-
ers.”
The Sunset-Central Lines dry-
farming book which was com-!
piled with this object in view can
be obtained by addressing T. J.
Anderson, Gen. Passenger Agent
Houston, Texas.
A BAD ROAD.
I
Psychologists tell us that “the slow moving animals gjpfej
those with the least brains” and of all the animals, man alone
has been able to increase the rapidity of his movements by bqjrT
rowing and by artificial means. Man’s accomplishments Jh
transportation are the best index to his progress and civilization
is best gauged by the kind of vehicles and character of road*
ways.
The patience of the public in enduring bad roads is one of
the marvels of modern times. Let’s get a move on us and build
good roads.
GOOD ROADS
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the county
clerk since our last report:
W. J. Sanford and Miss Nancy
Myers.
IMPROVING PUBLIC HIGHWAYS WILL INCREASE
EFFICIENCY OF DRAFT ANIMALS.
» ,
The domestication of animals and the invention of tfcfe
wheel made road building the greatest problem of mankind. Thfc
cost of hauling products over the public highways of Texas is
43 cents per mile and the average in the United States is
cents. By improving our roads to the general average, we wjll
almost double the horse power of 1,369,000 head of horses
out increasing the number. h
R. W. Smith is at home from
northern Texas, where he has
been spending a week or more
on business; It is safe to say
that he did some good work for
Lampasas and the Hanna springs
during his absence.
G. W. Temple of San Saba is
here on business for a few days.
TexasSHas 140,000 Miles
of Public Highway.
Austin, Texas, Feb.—Texas
highway mileage at present ap-
proximates 140,000. It is esti-
mated that there are 37,500 miles
of improved highways in Texas;
of this number 6,500 miles may
be considered as one of the high-
est grade.
In the building of highways, it
is found that methodsjof con-
struction vary considerably and
the materials used are those that
are most suitable to natural con-
ditions and that are most easily
obtainable in the sections where
the roads are being built. The
most popular materials are shell,
gravel, macadam, sand, clay and
crushed rock.
The 37,500 miles of good roads
mentioned above are those upon
which money has been expended
for improvement. In addition to
these, there are thousands of
miles of roads in Texas that are
in excellent shape nearly all the
time under natural conditions
and are passable all the year
round.
Miss Exa Browning is spending
a few days with relatives and
friends at San Saba.
Miss Nannie Casey who has
been visiting her brother, Sid
Casey, for the past three weeks
has returned^to her home at
Belton.
H. N. Key is home from a trip
to the northwest over the Santa
Fe. He had the pleasure of rest-
ing a few hours^at Coleman on
his return.
Judge W. H. Browning is at
home from Austin, where he
spent a few days in the interest
of the city of Lampasas, this city
having been sued. He was suc-
cessful in representing the city,
and will probably give the people
a history of the case, with the
action of the courts upon it, in a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Longfield
and child are here from Lometa.
Good news comes fromjalljparts
of the state about the prospects
for small grain since the rains of
Monday and Tuesday. Locally
the oat crops are beginning to
show up green across the fields
and the farmers are much en«
couraged.
-A-
The daily papers of the state
announce that James L. Slayden,
the congressman from thi9 dis-
trict will again be a candidate for
the position. Mr. Slayden has
made a faithful representative,
and will probably be elected
again without opposition as he
has been for several terms.
Mrs. H. C. Townsen writes to
have the Leader sent to her son,
M. A. Townsen, now at Waxa-
hachie in school, and it is going.
The young man is studying for
the ministry and also preaches
during the time he is attending
school, occasionally coming to
his old home and conducting the
services there.
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. [24], No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1912, newspaper, February 16, 1912; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892507/m1/5/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.