The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. [27], No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, July 16, 1915 Page: 7 of 8
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sue Lampasas Leader,
Published Every Friday.
asored at the postoiiice at Lampasas
as second-class mail matter.
33CRIPTIOX, PER YEAR............ $1.00
Benefits Arising from Good Reads.
Quick and easy communication
tween communities, states and
ations is one of the greatest
roes in the modern nations,
his applies to the transportation
passengers, freight and mails
d to the transmitting of tele-
~aph and telephone messages,
he public roads constitute that
rt of the transportation system
hich comes closest to all the
ople in their daily life, both in
iwn and in the country. The
untry, however, is most affect-
1, because the public road is the
ly means of transportation
hen we leave the boat landings
d the railroads and the inter-
ban stations. The country
ople are entirely dependent on
,e roads to connect them up
th the rest of the world. Hence,
we wish the benefits of modern
ess and civilization to be
yed by all, both in town and
le country, we must provide
&d public roads.
It is hardly possible to make a
t of all the benefits of good
ads, but the following are
ong the most important. It
ay at first appear that many of
ese items are repetitions of
hers, but a more careful analy-
will show that each is suffici-
tly distinct to warrant separate
ntion:
1. Good roads decrease the
st of hauling everything.
2. Good roads save the “bad
ad tax.”
Good roads allow a wider
oice time of marketing for
m products, for purchasing
pplies so as to get the best
'ce.
1. Good road building furnishes
seful and profitable market
large quantities of material
t would otherwise be without
lue.
Good roads allow the haul-
3’ to be done when other work
impossible.
0. Good roads allow greater
duction with a given number
men and teams.
Good roads increase the
a which may be devoted to
sing high priced commodities.
Good roads permit and en-
irage diversification of crops.
Good roads tend to equalize
e business on the railroads and
the towns, and thus keep mar-
t prices more stable and busi-
s conditions more uniform.
0. Good roads assist co-ope-
iive buying and selling.
1. Good roads permit the use
better stock and better vehi-
21. Good roads promote better
living conditions in the country.
22. Good roads make possible
the work of the social centers and
other similar movements.
23. Good roads tend to unify
our population by taking the
town people to the country and
country people to town.
24. Good roads make for a
broader outlook and better citi-
zenship in every phase of life.—
Robert J. Potts, Professor of
Highway Engineering at A. & M.
College.
San Saba Fair, July 27-30,
1915. Write S. E. Kelley, Sec. w
“Buy-lt-In-Texas ”
Even if the prime motive of the
“Buy-it-in-Texas” move m e n t
were not, as explained by State
Labor Commissioner Woodman
to the convention in Fort Worth,
“to answer the call of the unem-
ployed, both wage-earner and
manufacturer,” the result of such
a movement genuinely and gen-
erally supported would be to dis-
pose of the worst phases of this
grave problem of unemployment.
The big shops and the little,
the large industrial plants and
the small depots for their prod-
ucts, the farms that yield the
bulk of our food supplies and the
markets that distribute them, are
the main dependence of many
hundred-thousands of Texans
who are listed as wage-earners.
There are but very few classes of
import that may honestly be la-
beled as nesessary, and those
that are necessary are handled
by Texans whose every interest
is in the state and its communi-
ties, whose profits go to the sup-
port of the state and its public
works, and who are in duty en-
titled to direct patronage by the
people of Texas.
It is to be emphasized again
that there is no limit to the good
that can be achieved by popular
support of the “Buy-it-in-Tex-
as” movement—support by job-
ber, retailer, and ordinary con-
sumer, and by all who have an
interest in any phase of the
state’s business activity. Upon
the extent of patronage depend
he extent and the wages of em-
ployment.-'San Antonio Express.
college is lending the valuable
assistance of its experts. It is
the hope of the department to
schedule more than a thousand
of these meetings during the en-
suing year. The members of the
extension staff, the school of ag-
ricultural education, and the
school of domestic science have
all co-operated in compiling the
handbook, which will be ready
for distribution within the next
few days.
s.
the
Registered Washerwomen.
An ordinance adopted by the
city council of Waycross, Ga.,
requires that all washerwomen
shall register and obtain permis-
sion to ply their vocation.
This is done in order that the
homes and places of laundering
where washerwomen’s work is
done may be inspected by the
authorities and the patrons as
well.
If the homes and surroundings
are found not to be in good san-
itary condition the certificates
granting permission to take in
washing will be withdrawn until
the requited improvements are
made. No charge whatever is
made for the certificates or the
inspections and no harsh condi-
tions are imposed. Instead the
authorities render such assist-
ance as may be i^pcessary to as-
sure sanitary surroundings of
the w^asherwomen’s homes, not
only for their benefit but for the
good of the entire community.
The Atlanta Constitution com-
mending the action of the Way-
cross council, suggests that the
example might well be followed
by the health authorities in every
community and that it should
apply not alone to washerwomen,
but to the home surroundings of
all domestics because of the dan-
gers of spreading diseases of va-
rious character from infected
quarters. Communities that are
minded to be sanitary and sane
can hardly be too careful in mat-
ters of this sort.—San Antonio
Express.
Miss Sallie Litton, of San An-
tonio, is here for a visit with rel-
atives. She is a graduate nurse
and enjoys caring for those sick
or afflicted. '
12. Good roads increase
lue of land everywhere.
13. Good roads indue tourist
vel in all parts of the country.
14. Good roads invite more
ople and more investments in
ery line of development.
5. Good roads tend to increase
rural population.
6. Good roads conserve the
mers’ energy, both mental and
ysical, and give him greater
tiative to conceive and execute
ns for development.
7. Good roads make possible
rural mail delivery.
8. Good roads promote good
ools in the country and make
town schools more accessible
the country children.
9. Good roads make for better
rohes and better morality.
0. Good roads improve the
ial conditions in the country.
A Handy Book for Home and School.
University Station, July 10.—
The University of Texas Exten-
sion Department is issuing a new
handbook for schoolhouse
meetings, designed especially for
use in small towns and rural dis-
tricts. It consists of programs
of various kinds, some musical,
some dealing with agricultural
matters, community health,
school libraries, home econom-
ics, marketing, and so on.
During the past year, 282
schoolhouse meetings have been
held under the general direction
of the extension department, an
average of thirty people attend-
ing each meeting. The purpose
of the department, according to
Dr. A. C. Ellis, in promoting
these meetings is to furnish a
nucleus for fi larger community
life and thus enable the commu-
nity to develop its best ideas, in-
cidentally adding to the attrac-
tiveness of community life
through social intercourse.
A number of the special pro-
grams have been prepared in ad-
dition to the handbook, some
taking the form of outline of de-
bates upon live subjects, decla-
mations, discussions concerning
conveniences and proper decora-
tions of the home, as well as mat-
ters that deal more directly with
the productivity of the farm. In
the latter subject the A. & M.
Alderman Cameron was in to
talk street and other city work
with The Leader late Saturday
afternoon. He has recently made
some excellent improvements in
the streets near his home, lead-
ing southward, and will be (.busy
in other parts of the city as oc-
casion may require. He knows
how to build a good road, and is
making a success as an aider-
man.
H. C. Perry, who is farming on
the W. H. Cameron place on
Mesquite creek, was in Saturday
to say he had made a good small
grain crop, had a fine promise
for corn, and that his cotton orop
looks well. He is an industri-
ous, pushing young farmer, and
will one of these days own a
home in his own name, and that
is the way all young men' should
do.
J. M. Ellis, of the Lampasas
river, was here Saturday and
left a remittance to keep his pa-
per coming, and also paid for a
paper of his brother-in-law, Lu-
ther Adams, who now lives in
Bell county. Thanks to both.
Mr. Ellis is a brother of Dr. J.W.
Ellis, and is succeeding with his
farm work, having one of those
rich plots on the river and know-
ing from long training how to
bring the best results from the
land and his toil.
Raising the Boy.
Somebody has figured out that
that the average boy who is de-
pending upon his parents for a
livelihood until he reaches the
age of twenty-one years, costs
them four thousand dollars. On
this basis of calculation a brood,
for instance of six boys would
represent an outlay of twenty-
four thousand dollars by the time
they get away from the home
roost. The question arises does
it pay to raise boys and are there
no other crops that would prove
more profitable? If' a boy turns
out to be a cigarette fiend with a
breath like a turkey buzzard and
a laugh that would make the un-
tutored donkey feel perfectly at
home in his society and with an
untrammeled and unconquerable
desire to avoid work, it is safe to
say that his parents might have
invested their four thousand dol-
lars to a much better advantage.
But if the boy grows up to man-
hood with the lesson well learned
that wealth and success grow on-
ly on bushes watered by the
sweat of one’s brow, the parents
need not begrudge whatever
they have spent on him for he
will be a source of increasing
pride and joy to their hearts,
and when they grow old and
their hands tremble and their
legs wabble and their step is slow
and faltering they have two
strong arms to lean upon and
help them over all the rough
places that lie in their twilight
path.—Eagle Lake Headlight.
T. P. Newton, of route 1, was
in to say that The Leader was a
welcome visitor in his home and
that he desired it continued. He
is the father of Mrs. J. F. Ever-
ett, of East Lampasas, and often
hears from relatives and friends
by reading the county paper.
Mr. Newton is an old settler of
this section and is doing well.
Learned That It Pays.
Local merchants who used to
think they were advertising when
they carried an inch card in the
local paper now use pages and
half pages. Why? Not to help
“the poor publisher”—the self-
respecting publisher does not
.want business on that basis—but
because the merchants find that
the advertising pays; maybe not
any one particular advertisement
—but that the business that is
kept before the people in season
and out of season, is the busi-
ness that is going to succeed.—
Yoakum Times.
Tax valuations on public serv-
ice corporations have been raised
by the Equalization Board in
Oklahoma in some instances
over 100 per cent, and this moves
one of the victims to declare that
the history of his concern up to
now “can be written in nine
words, towit: Invitation, solicita-
tion, creation, taxation, valua-
tion, regulation, equalization,
confiscation, damnation.—Dallas
News.
The World’s Dependence.
Wars have brought about the
necessity to draw upon the pro-
ductive lands of this oountry
heavier than ever before, which,
if properly directed,Jwill bring a
great era of prosperity to the
farmers of this country. He is
the sole dependence to feed the
world while two-thirds of the
people are engaged in the deadly
struggle.—Corpus Christi Demo-
crat.
At The Sunday Schools.
Methodist attendance 170, ool-
lection $5.50; Christian attend-
ance 119, collection $3.15.
Hunting Rattlesnakes for Oil.
Sweeney, the “Snake King,”
is making rapid inroads into the
reptile community in the, Concho
country and many big rattlers
fall every week as a result of his
prowess and daring. Together
with Mrs. Sweeney he has been
camping at the headquarters of
the Stanley Turner ranch for
several weeks, and in that time
has caught over one hundred
rattlers and many other « large
snakes.
Sweeney has entered into a
partnership with Rawson, the
taxidermist here, whereby he will
furnish snake oil to big concerns
in the north and east. His meth-
od is simple but requires practice
to execute. Armed with a stick
with a leather loop at the end,
the snake man taps the hole
where one of the family is be-
lieved to be hiding, which causes
the head of the rattler to pro-
trude. He enmeshes him in the
loop and preserves him alive or
kills him as the case requires. A
vicious and especially large rat-
tler requires a little beating up
with the hands before he is sub-
dued. For the past two days he
has been suffering from the bite
of a rattler. This was due to hav-
ing no knife or hypodermic
syringe at the time he was bitten
with which to inject a solution of
permanganate of potash, an
ounce to a pint of water, which is
declared to be a sure and speedy
remedy.—San Angelo Standard.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Claud
Ballard, a son.
San Saba Fair, July 27-30th,
1915. Write S. E. Kelley, Sec. w
Good Packages Wanted.
Farmers who have cut or are
cutting their hay crop should
bear in mind that if they are
to sell it to good advantage
they must bale their hay and
have th^grain threshed out and
sacked properly. This is a year
when Texas has raised probably
the largest grain crop in its his-
tory and it will be the good pack-
ages that will sell best. Don’t
go to all the trouble of raising a
crop and then leave it to spoil in
the field; save it.—Pearsall
Leader.
Lampasas, Tex., July 14, 1915.
I hereby issue a call for Lam-
pasas County Union to meet at
Lampasas court house at ten
o’clock Wednesday, July 28th.
All locals will take due notice
and send a full representation of
delegates. Respectfully,
w 1 R. A. Millsaps,
County President.
Some special articles to be
found in our July Clearance Sale:
25c talcum powder for. ......lOo
10c men’s socks for.......... 5c
12 l-2c ladies’ hose for. . .7 l-2c
$1.50 white bedspread for... .98c
Half price on all millinery and
hundreds of other articles. J. S.
Taylor Dry Goods Co. w
Sam Sparks and his sister,
Miss Hazel, havej gone to Mc-
Girk, Hamilton county, where
they will spepd a week or two
with their aunt, known here as
Miss Bert Christian.
Dr. J. M. Murphy*and family,
Jake Reynolds andjjfamily and
Mrs. H. C. Poe, all of Temple,
are encamped in the Hancook
park for a few days. It is prob-
able the ladies andjjohildren will
remain here for some time, and
the men will return to business
interests at Temple,|visiting here
as occasionjmayjofferjduring the
heated season.
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. [27], No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, July 16, 1915, newspaper, July 16, 1915; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth895339/m1/7/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lampasas Public Library.