The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1911 Page: 7 of 8
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The Lampasas Leader,
Published Every Friday.
•Sneered at the post-office at Lampasas
Texas, as second-class mail matter.
Inscription, per year............$1.00
Dry farming.
Colorado Springs, C:l.—Farm-
ers of the United States needless-
ly threw away 8,896,000 bushels
of winter wheat this year, not to
mention an enormous loss in oth-
er farm products, simply because
they failed to' prepare against
drouth by taking steps to keep
/ moisture in the soil. This is the
declaration of Secretary J. T.
Burns, of the International Dry
Farming Congress, who is pre-
paring to conduct the sixth con-
gress, which meets in this city
next October.
Mr. Burns has just read the
report of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture^ for Au-
gust, showing that loss under the
1911 crop. Before him lay a
sheaf of wheat raised by J. M.
Bradshaw, of Peyton, Colo., who
has just threshed an average of
20 bushels per acre from 100
acres, patches in which ran as
high as 57 bushels. On the Brad-
shaw land only four inches of
moisture fell from the time this
wheat was planted, September 2,
to the day it was cut, July ,:15,
and there is not a live stream in
'25 miles. This land was summer
tilled, that is, carefully cultivat-
ed and the weeds kept down the
summer before it was planted.
This is one of the tenets of sci-
entific di’y-farming as taught by
the congress. It is applicable to
every part of the land, says Mr.
Burns. The average of all wheat
in the United States, according
to the government, is only 14.5
bushels and the quality is 92, as
against 92.6 last year. So there
is nothing wrong with the 1911
wheat but lack of moisture.
“Every farmer in the land
could have done as Mr. Brad-
shaw did with his little four
inches of rainfall, had he studied
dry farming methods and been
willing to do the necessary
work,” said Mr. Burns. “Some
day they will prepare to meet
drouth, as they do all other ad-
verse phenomena of nature, and
overcome'it, too.”
Swellings of the flesh caused by in-
flamation, cold, fractures of the bone,
toothache, neuralgia or rheumatism
can be relieved by applying Ballard’s
Snow Liniment. It should be well
rubbed in over the pnrt affected. Its
great healing and penetrating power
eases the pain, reduces swelling and re-
stores the natural conditions. Price
25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by
all druggists.
The Girl On The Farm.
The farmer’s girl does not gen-
erally realize the advantages she
has for self improvement over the
society girl, or those situated in
other positions of life. The free-
dom and independence of farm
life afford opportunities for study,
which, if rightly employed would
develop our farmers’ girls in the
professional woman workers of
our times. How is it, girls, and
especially you girls on the farm,
that we hear so often of the
“self-made man” (and most of
our great men are of that class),
and so little of the self made
women?
Our farmer boys become great
lawyers and statesmen, etc., have
you not the same opportunity as
they? The girl who has been
raised on the farm, and has as-
pirations to any of the profes-
sions, generally conceives the
idea that she must get away from
the farm to do her studying, at
the very first jump. Do not be
too hasty in leaving the farm,
where you keep such perfect
health, which is tfye great requis-
ite to a brilliant mind. And, first
of all, before you aspire to any
professional work, learn your
duties as a house keepdr. House-
hold work will not interfere with
study. You require exercise,'
and there is nothing better than
keeping a farm house. And if
you do not wish to take np any
profession, study will not harm
you; make the most of the tal-
ents nature has given you, and
when the happy fellow is met
your happiness will be of the
kind that you will not regret the
time you considered wasted in
study. Do not be too hasty in
running your neck in the matri-
monial noose. If you from^choice
should remain single (do not fear
that you will have to from ne-
cessity.) You will find^plenty of
work to do, plenty of burdens to
lighten, and plenty of loveless
ones upon whom to lavish the
wealth of your charitable affec-
tions. Be assured that true hap-
piness is not found in living for
ond’s self alone. Do your best,
make the most of the material at
hand, and at the close of life’s
journey you will enjoy that peace
which the knowledge of a well-
spent life alone can give.—Grand
Saline Sun.
In every home where there are chil-
dren there should be a botte of White’s
Cream Vermifuge. It destroys worms
and acts as a tonic in the debilitated
system. Price 25c per bottle. Sold by
all druggists.
Business School Will Open Friday
Friday, September 1,1911
DRAUGHON’S PRACTICAL BUSINESS COLLEGE
LAMPASAS, TEXAS
DAY SCHOOL
AND
NIGHT SCHOOL
If you have decided to secure a practical training, NOW is the time to begin. Good intentions mean
nothing if they are not backed up by decisive action. The student who is weak in ambition and who is
not willing to work for success is hot worthy of it and will never attain it.
Draughon’s Day School is in session every school-day in the week from 8 A. M. until 4 P. M.
with intermission for lunch.
Draughon’s Night School, (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) is in session from 7 to 9:15.
Students may begin any school night.
Business College hours should at least approximate business-office hours in order to fit the student
for that steady, earnest, punctual work that is expected and demanded in the business world.
All students who have enrolled or who intend to enroll and begin soon, should call at the College
in Library Hall, Friday, Sept. 1, and complete arrangements for beginning work. All who intend to enter
the Night School should call during the day, or between 7 and 9 o’clock in the evening.
Information regarding books and stationery will be given at the College.
DO NOT DELAY YOUR ENTRANCE
While you may begin later, there is a decided advantage in beginning
along with those who form the first classes.
Draughon’s Practical Business College
LIBRARY HALL
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A jury in Dallas, after finding
a young man of 18 years guilty
of assault to murder, petitioned
the court to suspend sentence
during the good behavior of the
boy. It is said this is the first
time the law allowing the sus-
pension of sentence has been in-
voked in Texas.
Not a Word of Scandal
marred the call of a neighbor on Mrs.
W. P. Spangh, of Manville, Wyo., who
said: “She told me that Dr. King’s New
Life Pills had cured her of obstinate
kidney troubles, and made her feel like
a new woman.” Easy, but sure remedy
for stomach, liver and kidney troubles.
Only 25c at all drugstores.
A church, no matter where,
prints on its program of services
these words: “I will not worry.
I will not be afraid. I will not
give way to anger. I will not
yield to jealousy, envy, or hat-
red. I will be kind to every
man, woman and child with
whom I come in contact. I will
be cheerful and hopeful. I will
trust in God and bravely face the
future.” Read them again. They
are words worth while.—Texas
Odd Fellow.
Who Makes the Price.
During the debate between
Lewis W. Parker on behalf of the
spinners, and A. R. Marsh as
president of the New York Cot-
ton Exchange, Mr. Marsh was
forced to admit that the farmer
and the spinner had nothing to
do in the making of the price for
cotton. The farmer and^spinner
were interlopers $nd, ought to
leave this power alone in the
hands of the exchange. The
man who made the cotton and
the man who consumed the cbt-
ton must hands off and let the
exchange alone. They can and
do destroy cotton values, but all
who protest or try to have'them
regulated by law, are interlopers
and must refrain from doing any-
thing to correct the abuses that
the New York1 Exchange daily
perpetrates upon the rights of
the producers.
Mr. Marsh further admitted
that the exchange does not con-
sider the interest of the producer
but only considers that of such
cotton merchants as are members
of the exchange, all others are
interlopers and are the lawful
prey of the New York Cotton
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Exchange. Mr. Parker show* u
during) this debate that hedging
on the New York Exchange is
no longer a protection but a loss.
Mr. Parker showed that dur-
ing the cotton season of 1907-8
the Farmers’ Union saved the
farmers two and one-half cents
per pound, aggregating many
millions of dollars.—Farm Co-
operator.
When the bowels feel uncomfortable
ancl you miss the -exhilarating feeling
that always follows a copious morning
operation, a dose of Herbine will set
you right in a couple of hours. It
taken at bedtime you get its beneficial
effect after breakfast next day. Price
50c. Sold by all druggists.
FAIRBANKS-MORSE GASOLINE ENGINES
All sizes from 1 horsepower up. All
kinds of pumping machinery. Gasoline
engine supplies and repairs.
T. H. BEAN
LAMPASAS, TEXAS
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, September 1, 1911, newspaper, September 1, 1911; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892484/m1/7/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.