The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. [24], No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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LAMPASAS LEADER
ublished Every Friday,
VEENOR J. H.ABNEY
Proprietors.
E. Vernor Editor and Business Mgr
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To Save
without lowering the value of ❖
your Spring or Summer Suit, we f
suggest that you call on us and %
see what we are offering you for ❖
say, *
$20, $25 or $30 f
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You will be surprisecljo find that *
for these prices you get exactly a
the same grade of clothes that ❖
cost elsewhere $25.00, $30.00 and *
$85.00. This difference is not the %
result of inferior fabrics or *
workmanship—it is because we *
represent the largest Tailoring %
houses in the business. Big bus- ❖
iness means economy in produc-
tion—We give you the benefit of 1
that economy. 4*
The Taitars
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pany is organized with $125,000 Density of Population in Texas.
capital. The new company will ■ T , „ ,. ...
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develop the oil fields achacent to „ n ~ , .. *\ , ,,
r J i E. Dana Durand, director of the
e evue. i Qensug gureau 0f the United
Extensive preparations are be- gtates> is given SOme interesting the Texas Industrial Congress
ing made by Miles citizens for a data relativ6 tQ the densit of
poultry show to be held in that population by 00untie8 in Texas.
c^' The poopulation of the state is
A six thousand acre irrigated 3i896i542. the total Iand area is
tract of land in the Rio Grande 262,398 square miles and the av-
Valley has been sold for 8900,000. erage numbdr o£ p le t0 the
Work has begun on the con- re mile ie 14-8-
struction of a new federal build- I Dallas county has the higheat
ing at Mineral Weils. density of any county in the
Plans are being perfected for stat8j havi a population 0f
the erection of a $125,000 build-
ing at Waco.
A carload of chickens, ducks
and geese was recently sold by
farmers hear Plainview, to a pro-;ofl08)572j a land area o£ 903
duce company of Denver, Colo- j s e mil and 120 2 ons
rad o j ■ r
to the square mile; Galveston
Efforts are being made by the! county is third, with a popula-
tion of 44,479, and the area is
135,748, a land area of 859 square
miles, making 158.0 persons to
the square mile. Tarrant county
comes second, with a population
a
Texas Industrial Notes.
ommercial Secretaries Association.)
Work on the construction of a
as plant at Waxahachie will be-
in within the next few days.
Charters have been issued to
e Rio Grand Plantation Com-
any of Houston, and McAllen,
idalgo county; capital stock
125,000.
A flow of oil at a depth of one
hundred and eighty feet has been
found at Mineola.
Plans are being prepared for
the construction of a $250,000 of-
fice building at San Antonio.
The Texas Company of Port
Arthur will put in a wood sawing
plant in connection with their
cannery for the manufacture of
cases for oil tins.
The Chamber of Commerce at
Longview has arranged for the
organization of a truck growers’
union at that place.
Nine hundred head of four-
year-old steers to be shipped to
Emporia, Kansas, was recently
sold by a cattleman of Midland.
\ The Bay City rice miils have
recently closed a sale of one
thousand seven hundred and fifty
sacks of seed rice to be used by
Brazilian planters.
A propagating farm for grow-
ing the Burbank thornless cactus
will be established in Browns-
ville by B. S. Lemmon of Los
Angeles, California.
An oil well has been brought
in the Lockridge field two and
one-half miles south of Petrolia,
with a flowing capacity of two
hundred barrels per day.
For the month of January,
160,000 bales of cotton were ex-
ported through the port of Texas
City.
The recent membership cam-
paign, conducted by the Fort
Worth Chamber of Commerce,
has increased the enrollment
from four hundred and twenty-
nine to one thousand, three hun-
dred and forty seven, making
this organization the largest of
its kind in the Southwest.
A site has been purchased for
a fig preserving plant and syrup
mill near Beaumont, at Stonewall
station.
Citizens of San Antonio have
agreed to raise a bonus of $150,-
000 for the San Antonio, Rock-
port & Mexico Railroad, also
$100,000 for the extension of the
Crystal City and Uvalde Railroad.
Galveston maintains its rank
as second port in the United
States in the value of foreign
commerce. In the year 1911 the
value of exported products from
that city was approximately
$167,260,925.
The Bellevue Oil and Gas Com-
Fort Worth Chamber of Com
merce to place that city on the
route of the two proposed auto
highways from New York to San
Francisco, and from Canada to
the Gulf.
An oil well has been brought
in in the Markham field near Bay
City, with a flowing capacity of
one thousand barrels per day.
A company has been formed to
build a tourist’s hotel at Browns-
ville to cost $200,000.
Anarchy at Fort Worth.
Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 5.—The
theory that the burning of the
First Baptist church early Sun-
day morning and the attempt to
destroy the residence of its pas-
tor, Rev. J. Frank Norris, at the
same time, was the work of some
irresponsible fanatic with a
grievance against the minister,
was strengthened this morning
when Dr. Norris turned over to
postal authorities three annony-
mous letters threatening his life
and the destruction of his church
and home.
G. H. Connell, cattleman and
director in the First National
bank and chairman of the finance
committee of the First Baptist
church, also received threaten-
ing letters. Dr. Norris’ letters
was received Tuesday. Mr. Con-
nell received one Tuesday and
two Friday. One of the letters
to Mr. Connell threated his life
and the other two threatened Dr.
Norris and the destruction of the
church and the pastor’s resi-
dence.
The letters were written on ho-
tel stationery and in the same
handwriting.
The discovery of the receipt of
these letters by Dr. Norris and
Mr. Connell and the action of the
city commission in offering $1,-
000 reward for the perpetrator of
the deed were the principal de-
velopments today. Several of
the city’s biggest business men
Sunday offered $1,000 reward
also.
That the church was set afire
following the attempt to destroy
the pastor’s residence was an-
other important development.
Rev. Mr. Norris said today that
the fire at his house had been out
half an hour when a reporter
called him over the telephone
and informed him the church was
burning. The minister’s resi-
dence is five blocks from the
church.
Other developments of today
in the mysterious fires, included
statements from' Rev. Mr. Norris
and Mr. Connell that they had
no connection whatever with the
publication of the X-Ray, either
financially, as contributors or
otherwise. Rev. IV^r. Norris also
made public the fact that he had
received three threatening letters
previous to the firing of the two
shots through his study window
395 square miles and 112.6 per-
sons to the square mile; Bexar
county, fourth, which has a pop-
ulation of 119,676, a land area of
1,263 square miles, and an aver-
age of 94.8 persons to the square
mile, and Harris county is fifth
with a population of 115,693, a
land area of 1,654, an average of
69.9 persons to the square mile.
Cochran county has a popula-
tion of 65 people, and a land area
of 869 square miles, an average
ofl person to every 10 square
miles and is the most sparsely
settled county in the state.
Hockley county is a close sec-
ond to Cochran county in pauci-
ty of inhabitants having a popu-
lation of 137, a land area of 867
square miles and one person to
every 5 square miles.
Indian Corn, Maize, Kaffir.
Shortly after announcing its
prize offer of $10,000 in gold for
the best yields of certain crops,
found that there was considera-
ble confusion in the minds of the
people as to just what is meant by
the term “Indian corn,” one in-
quirer jokingly asking if by it
the Congress meant “squaw
corn.” For the information of
those to whom this matter is not
The Effect of Environment
The effect of environment on
the development of character is
placed by some as being greater
than hereditary or education.
This has often been demonstrated
by taking children who were born
of poor, illiterate and even vicious
parents, and placing them under
favorable conditions, surround-
ing them with the comforts of
life, suitable food and clothing
and pleasant associates, in a
clear, the congress makes the | beautiful home where everything
following statement: |is neat and orderly, with fruits
The term “Indian corn” ap-; and flowers and pretty scenery.
Some excellent work is being
done, on the Belton road between
the farms belonging to the Miller
Bros, and W. H. Simmons. The
gully at that place was at one
time one of the worst places in
the county, but a few years ago
it was graded and iron pipes put
under the bridge to convey the
water. This being found insuf-
ficient, the pipes have been re-
moved and a rock culvert has
been constructed, large enough
to carry all the water and drift
which comes in that direction.
The bridge has also been made
much higher, and when finished
the grade will be brought up so
that the hill beyond the flat will
appear to be much reduced. It
is a good piece of work, and The
Leader would be pleased to see
all the bad places in the county
have similar treatment. Lam-
pasas county is becoming noted
for its good roads, and the peo-
ple hardly feel the expense. The
court will meet Monday, Feb.
12th, and will doubtless give fur-
ther consideration to the roads
of the county, appoint new over-
seers and look after other inter-
ests.
A man’s true measure of the
day is not how much he has
gained or lost for himself, but
how much others have gained or
lost through his daily activity.
Tried by this test, many million-
aires would become destitute, and
many poor men multimillionaires.
Not what has happened to me to-
day, but what has happened to
others throngh me—that should
be my thought.—Forward.
When you decide that the
world is going "to the bad and
there is no stopping it, remember
that people have been thinking
this way since the world began,
and still the flowers bloom, the
grass grows, and the sun shines.
The great ruler of the universe
still lives and things are often
better than we think. Reverse
your engine and go the other way
------------0-----------j for a while and you will feel bet-
at the church the night of Jan. j.4. | ter.—Roby Banner.
plies to that most familiar of all
grain crops, usually known simp-
ly as “corn,” of which there are
many varieties.
When Columbus discovered
America he found the Indians
cultivating it, hence, when he
took some of the seed to Europe
on his return, it was spoken of
as “Indian” corn or maize to dis-
tinguish it from the European
use of the word, as there “corn”
is made to include all grains. It
is believed that Indian corn orig-
inated in America, probably in
Mexico, where it has been culti-
vated for centuries.
While it is our principal forage
and grain crop, there are certain
sections of the country, west
Texas among others, where, on
account of the light rainfall, kaf-
fir corn and milo maize can be
grown to much better advantage
by reason of their drouth-resist-
ant properties. They give equal-
ly as large yields as corn, and
can be successfully substituted
for it as food for stock.
Kaffir corn and milo maize dif-
fer greatly from Indian corn in
their physical characteristics,
both belonging to the sorghum
family, which is divided into sev-
eral classes, namely, sweet sor-
ghum, grown for forage and syr-
up; grain sorghums—kaffir corn
and milo maize, important grain
and forage crops and broom-
corn, from which brooms and
brushes are made.
Kaffir corn and milo maize are
very similar in most respects,
but each has certain advantages
over the other; milo maize is
more douth-resistant than kaffir
corn; yielding a harvest where
the rainfall is but ten to fourteen
inches; it matures earlier than
kaffir corn, and is less- liable to
be attacked by kernel smut. On
The reformation wrought is
wonderful. They grow up and
develop into men and women who
take their place among educated,
cultured and refined people, and
unless their ancestors were too
depraved their descent from the
lower walks of life cannot be de-
tected; though it is not denied
that there are tests of character
that will distinguish them from
those who have descended from a
long line of noble ancestors.
The reverse of this is equally
true, and proves the power of en-
vironment to degrade as well as
to uplift. Herein lies the great
importance of surrounding chil-
dren in early life by the most
favorable environment; and this
need not be a home of wealth
and luxury, for it is well known
that some of our greatest char-
acters come out of the homes of
the poor. But it should be a home
where cleanliness is regarded as
being only second to Godliness,
where kindness and gentleness,
which are only manifestations of
love, prevail between the inmates
and where obedience and respect
for parents is the law of the home.
Children are naturally fond of
the beautiful and this may be
cultivated till it developes a taste
for pretty things that have a re-
fining effect upon their nature.
The civic leagues are doing much
to encourage a taste for the beau-
tiful in the towns and cities and
even in the country homes. It is
noticeable, however, to any ordi-
nary observer how little attention
is given to making homes, in both
town and country, attractive ta
the eye. There is probably not
a better test of the character of
people than the appearance of
the home, both inside and out.
School houses, especially in
the rural districts, are far from
kaffir corn are more numerous
and the stems less pithy than
those of milo maize, and the
leaves keep green up to the time
the grain ripens.
Every farmer, no matter in
what section of the state he lives,
is urged to begin now and raise
some kaffir corn or milo maize
every year. They will wait for
the rain until it comes and then
produce a good crop, while In-
dian corn under adverse condi-
tions of rainfall will die. In val-
ue as feed for live stock of all
kinds they are fully as valuable
as Indian corn.
The Texas Industrial Congress
is offering large cash prizes for
the best yields of these, as well
as other crops, and will take
pleasure in answering any in-
quiries regarding the contest and
in„furnishing detailed informa-
tion and application blanks to
any one writing to its headquar-
ters at Dallas.—By request.
being what they should be. Every
hand, ffl0 leaves of teacher in a country school could
do much to add to the beauty of
the house and surroundings, and
thus develop the love of the
beautiful in their pupils. And
they will be surprised to learn
how quickly the children respond
to any suggestion made by the
teacher in this direction. Trees,
shrubery, vines and flowers
planted around the school house,
and drawings, paintings and pic-
tures on the walls add a great
deal to the attractiveness of the
school and may be used as a
means of gratifying the taste as
well as cultivating..& love for the
beautiful.
Mrs. S. E. Donnell, of Adams-
ville, who went to Coleman to be
with het’ mother, Mrs. M. L.
Parker, in her last illness and
death, stopped here with her son,
Claude, who is now making his
home here. Mrs. Parker died
several days ago.
Her Legal Terminology.
On a busy day a woman walk-
ed into the office of the court-
rooms at Atlanta, Ga., and ad-
dressing Judge Blank, said:
“Are you the reprobate
judge?”
“I am the probate judge.”
“That’s what I was saying,”
she said. “And I have come to
you because I am in trouble.
My husband was studying to be
a minister at a logical seminary
and he died detested, and left
three little infidels, and I have
come to be appointed their exe-
cu t i o n e r. ’ ’—Mack’s National
Monthly.
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. [24], No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1912, newspaper, February 9, 1912; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892636/m1/3/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.