Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, March 31, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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ABILENE SEMI-WEEKLY REPORTER
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MODERATION IN ALL THINGS.
Dr. Chnrlca W. Ellott recently celebrated his sovonty-
sovonth birthday not by assembling his friends and rela-
tives from far and near and Indulging in feasting hnd
drinking but by working from 8:30 In the morning till t
In tho afternoon. That evening In a tnlk to his friends
of tho llarvari Union he mado somo observation op
mod-vttion which dcacrvo to bo repeated.
"Moderation in all things" ho Bald "especlaly modera-
tion in eating is the main thing to which I ntitrlbuto my
goad health today. Exerclsp has helped Bomewhnt toward
keeping my health as it Is but the great Uilng has been
moderation "
A lack of moderation is one of tho vices particularly
strong In tho American people Tho fault lies in applying
tho rule- of moderation tio somo things and not applying It
to other things. They may bo 'temperate in drinking but
regular gourmands In the matter or eating. Dr. Ellot has
given tho time philosophy for insuring a healthy robust
existence.
In American life there aro few personalities so inter-
esting or bo admirable as Dr. Ellot. "The years that Ho
behind him stretching back well nigh to tho nation's
childhood" says tho Atlanta Journal "aro rich with
harvests of what ho has done. To InVls duo tho elective
system in educatSon ns known in tho schools of this
country. . His .spacious nnd progressive policy ha invig-
orated not Harvard alone but our colleges at largo and
has progressive policy has invigorated not Harvard alone
but our collages at large and has quickened our culture
as a people. His Interests far from being confined no. his
own profession have extended to letters and politics and
to tho things which in the most definite sense concern
popular good; Ho has labored broadly and intensely and
now when most men would wish to place an Interval of
reposo between life's hurry nnd it9 end ho is foUnd still
at work from breakfast time to dusk. The secret of this
sustained attelvlty and delight in It lies ns Dr. Ellot de-
clares In moderation. His testimony merits the heed of
a people disposed to turbulence. As. self-control is the
path to true liberty so lsttpolBe of mind nndmethodof
fay to useful work sound health and a contented length
of days." i
WhllQ it is not given to most of us to accomplish as
much in (fie world as Dr. Ellot has accomplished yet we
may occupy a useful place In society and Insure for our-
selves a measuro of Immunity from the physical ailments
usually attendant upon. increasing age by imitating his
example with respect to moderation.Houston Post.
KAY ItOADS COST $200000000 YE.A1U
Just a few figures:
Wagon roads in the United States 2151750 miles. .
Improved (Faced with gravel of something better) 17G-
429 miles- .
Per cent of Improved rends 8.2
Each year..2Gr000OOQ tons of farm and forest products
are hauled to market or to railway stations over Amer-
ican roads. .
This hauling costs ?4320Q0000 or 23' centsAjton
per mile. v W
It costs about 10 cents per ton par mile to haul freight
ovor an Improved road.
Thus If all our roads were improved it would mean a
saving of $200000000 a year in hauling alone
It will cost fully $3000000000 to put all the mud roads
in America In fair shape to make them merely good
gravel roads.
Three billion dolars is a big sum yell $200'000000 per
year-for 15 years would settle the hill. t
This country of ours Is the richest In the .world yet
tho poorest most tax-burdened country -in Europe can
ast better roads than can we.
dd Isn't it? '
Shrevepotr Times.
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THE HACK YAKI COKN rATCH.
. The "back-to-the-farm" movement and Its accompany
ing and contributing factors of Increased production
through jnoro scientific methods has been given a. fresh
impotius by the extension of the corn-growing contests
to the city schools.
The end and aim of the new departure engineered by
Dr. S A. Knapp of the United States department of agri-
culture Is to enable the millions of employees of rail-
roads and industrial corporations who live In cities to un
derstand the possibilities of a small back yard.
When it is recalled that there are 2000000 railroad
employees and some 0000000 employees In manqfac-
iMrlng industries It Ib afe to assume there are 250OO0QO
peoplo In the United States who are non-producers of
food products. But a large percentage of thesomlght
easily become so. There Is no reason why e'tfery city
back yard should not be made to grow truoh
If there aro 5000000 American families' who can reduce
tho cost of living to themselves $2(f a. year by raising
home-grown vegetables the total of Increased "farm"
production will.be Impressive.
A back yard 30 by JO feet containing -.200 squar
feet of space can b&'made to produce according to ex-
perts all the vegetables needed to supply the family
table for an ontfre season tomatoes beans onions cab-
baso( lettuco and radishes.
In .srifnirban homes an oven bettor showing can be
marfc! and possibly a surplus be raised for sale.
The city of Memphis has become so much impresed
with tho Idea of training tho city children to oecamc
scientific crop raisers that 10 has raised a substantial
sum' for experiments and a special expert in gardening
has been secured to co-operate. Atlanta Constitution.
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A Northern authority of international roputatlon on
bee raising in a report on bee culture In Texas declares
"tho Uvaldo country is tlio greatest honey producing re
gion In tho world." Among other Interesting data relat-
ing to bee culture In this state tho expert estimates the
value of rfwarms in Texas at $5500000; annual honey
production 5000000 and annual production of wnx
275000 pounds. The number of farms keeping bees in
Texas Is reported at an evei) 75000. Of dollar-mark in-
terest iii connection with this beo report Is a dispatch
from mtlie capital of Wilson county whtch states that the
beemen of that country aro expecting an enormous flow
of honey this year Indeed prospects weer never brighter
an dalready large orders are pouring in to the dealers
for big shipments of the delicacy. Many Wilson county
-i" tho dispatch concludes are in"
iness it having been demonstrated beyond doubt that the
nor Aoe it expect any it -will not be Amp- honey industry can be made one of tho best paying crops.
votntad. Georgetown Commercial. -YFort Worth Star Telegram
It Is fine to have your own way and to b6 supremo
la having your-desires carried out But it is a much
greater thing to bo able to bo opposed and boar your-
self -with dignity and courtdsy.
Dallas thinks Bho Is pulling off a campaign "what 1b
a campaign" but tho truth of tho business is that wo
Texans know very little about red hot elections. For
tho real article we havo to go north and Witness an
election In the big cities;
It would seem that a building Ilk tho sttate capltol pf
Nw York would bo bo built and guarded as to make
flro almost impossible but the best of buildings aro lti
danger of burning.
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Farming Ib becoming a science in Texas It is being
conducted ori a business basis for the purpose of mak-
ing money not purely for scratching from tho soil a
fcare existence. As a result tho percentage of agricul-
tural failures aro becoming less and tho' proportion of
success is taking rank with other lines of Industry
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The Reporter heartily endorses tho appointment' by
Governor Colquitt of Mr. C. E- Evans to be Superin-
tendent of the San Marcos Normal. Mr. Evans Is a
man of sterling worth thoroughly prepared for the
-work a gifted administrator and will push tho schoolB
along lines of high ideals. The . Governor could not
havo mado a better chpice.
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One of the ways to keep Abilene growing and keep
tho dinner pall full Is to vote for tho new charter. It
stands for progress and a better town. It will help
everybody and hurt no one. If you aro for a greater
Abilene your vottf should be cast for tho new charter.
It safeguards the public's interest and allows Improvo--eats
such as an increased water supply.
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President Taft has deferred action on the pardons
of tho Imprisoned bankers Charles W Morse of New
Tork and John It. Walsh of Chicago. The President
feels that justice can best be served by delaying action.
"Wo believe there are droves of worse men in New York
City than Charles W. Morse Ho at least had the.
heart to pay his debts and that is more than lots have
done who have gone free.
I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease but
the doctrine of the strenuous life the life of toll and ef-
fort of labor and strife; to preach that highest form of
weeess which comes not to the man who desires more
easy peace but to tho man who does not shirk from
' danger from hardship or from bitter toll and who out
of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph. Theodore
Roosevelt: The Strenuous Life
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In interviews published in The Chicago Examiner five
governors and a 'mayor come out. Bquarely and favor
the initiative and referendum. Governor Stubbs of
Kansas Deneen of Illinois Burke of North Dakota
jShafroth of Colorado Hooper of Tennessee and Mc-
Carthy Mayor of San Francisco. ' Chicago is .planning
a. great mass meeting to prepare resolutions demand
ing that tho question bo submitted to the peoplevby
the General Assembly by a constitutional amendment
"be voted on.
In February In Texas 274 people died with pneumonia
and 224 with tuberculosis. If some great disaster had
visited one of . our Texas cltleB and 438 people . bad
lost their lives In it the newspapers of the world would
' have come out with big head lines and the whole
world would have been moved with sympathy and cash
would have poured in by the thousands of dollars
against which wo have nothing to say for it is right
lor people to help the unfortunate The thing wo
object to is the slow and hampered way we have of
stopping disease especially tuberculosis. The state of
Texas and the Citizens of the state should spend mil-
lions in stamping it out Its tolls are. too great.
Editor L. B. Shook of the Pomotropic of Azusa Cal
ifornia is keeping up his reputation as a fighter for his
"town. Many Abilene friends will recall the fight ho
mado In Tho Reporter while a citizen of thlB place
for the abolishing of the famous town cow and many
other things looking to the betterment of the city. In
a recent Issue of his paper the following item is pub-
lished and it brings to mind the fight Abilene made
for a new T. & P. station: "The brush arbor used ad
the passenger station of the Pacific Electric railway at
Azusa is said to lead in rains that last a week or two.
Thore are people who think that a better "building"
would not be out of place considering tho fact that
the railway named doeg more business here than at
any station this sido of Pasadena"
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A good but misguided friend asked the Commercial
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the other day why Jt "didn't lino up and fight for
in his race for office?" Tho gentleman alluded to is a
professional politician. He has for years worked for
himself his own pocketbook and his own glorj-yHe
wouldn't' do a thing on earth fr the Commercial of any-
hody else unless he expected a favor. Why should this
paper fight for such a man? Why? Whysnould It en-
gage in a political scramble for any contemptible cow-
ardly boss who works only for his own personal ag-
grandizement and elevation? Why? There aro poli-
ticians in every walk of life (religious business fin-
ancial and political). With all duo respect to our friend
this paper would rather devote a column to two or
three good men (la private life) who havo paid their
taxes and supported the government than to any poli-
tician or the alleged great. The man out yonder on his
farm working to educate his children and build his
home on the rock of righteousness is better than those
who are great so far4 as tho world goes and who by
trickery nnd scheming" aro trying to make every man
pay tribute to them. So far as the Commercial is con-
cerned it has no earthly master (religious or political)
to eerye sad it -will do what It thinks Is right whether
It m popular or set. It doesn't like tho bosses nor the
who are afraid of the bbeaea. It lias bo favors to
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priced a jpiguet that daily draws. . Careful
buyer
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Sunday Comes
April 16th
Men's and Young Men's Suits in Grays Blacks
Brown .Mixtures rind Blue serges perfect fit
ting faultlessly tailored fashionably cut iu
the newest Spring styles worth more but
economically priced .
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Men's and Young Men's Suits splendid pat-
terns iti all the season's newest ..arid best se
lections showing Black BlupBlack Grays
plain and fancy Brb.wnMixtures and Blue
Serges imported 'and domestic fabrics. Truly
tailorpd economically priced v10 Kft
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Men's Suits in the Famous M. & W. Naum
berg New York make showing the widest range
of hand tailored fabrics. Uand. worked gar-
ments sewn with jukr A style for every de
sire. Economically priced
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s suits of special and unusual notewotthi-
ness are found in the lot known as the "Abir
lene D. G.. Co. Special" Blues Blacks Grays
Fancy MixturesButtons and Button Holes baud
worked sewn throughout with silk. Domestic
and imported fabrics. Perfection In fit every
latest conceit of the designers embodied in
the making. Economically
priced at . . . .
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Men's Suits pf extraordinary and exceptional
value 'arc shown in the matchless $15.00 line.
Blacks Blue Blacks Grays Brown Mixtures
Blue Serges Silk "Warp Cicilians Vicunya's
and Cheviots. Hand worked Garments through
out. A sterling value at $17.50 but f 1C HR
economically priced at v I U UU
Mens' Highest Grade imported Suits the
famous M. & W. Naumbprg designers have
never before offqrqd such alluring patterns at
the price. Every desire of the individual is
found. Careful in construction. Lasting in
wear equal in every respect to the highest cus-
tailored tailored garments. Eco- QK flft
nomically priced at yZu . UU
Oxfords and Low Cut. Shoes
Tor Men and Women
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Packard Oxfords
and John Mitchell
Oxfords two
names that tell
the whole story of
nigh Grade Shoes
making early fit-
tings are suggest-
ed prices as fol-
lows :
Oxfords in all the
lasts and leathers
all sizes to fit
every foot. Easter
suggestions glad-
ly shown. Where
'the quality is
known the prices
are economical at
$2.50 $3.00 $3.50
$4.(JU
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Smart dressy
styles combined
.with tho Sterling
value g i y o n hi
every pair of Scl-lj-Oxfords
for
ladcis is tho rea-
son of steady buy
ing in the Ladies
Shoo Section
prices to suit every individual.
Oxford Strups and Pumps allowing many
now features in Vici Kid Patents and Suedes.
Economically priced et $165 $1.85 " Q Cf
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