The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 107, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1913 Page: 2 of 4
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the Lampasas Pally Leader
J. E. VERNOR J. H. ABNEY
Proprietors.
J.E. Vernor,Editor and Manager
Entered at the postoffice at Lampasas, March 7
1904. as second class mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
.. 40c
Three months........................
..$1.00
... 4.00
The Wey to Carry Baggage.
An ancient legend describes
an old man traveling from place
to place with a sack hanging be-
hind his back and another in
front of him. In the one behind
him he tossed all the kind deeds
of his friends, which were soon
quite hidden from view, and for-
gotten. In the one hanging
around his neck, under his chin,
he threw all the sins which his
acquaintances committed, and
these he was in the habit of turn-
ing over and looking at as he
walked along day by day, which
necessarily hindered his course.
One day, to his surprise, he
met a man coming slowly along,
also wearing two sacks.
“What have you here?” asked
the old man.
“Why, my good deeds,” re-
plied number two. “I keep these
all before me, and take them out
and air them frequently.”
'“What is in the other sack?”
asked the old man.
“Merely my little mistakes. I
always keep them in the sack
hanging over my back.”
Presently the two travelers
Were joined by a third, who,
strange to say, also carried two
sacks—one under his chin and
one on his back.
“Let us see the contents of
your sacks?” exclaimed the two
first travelers.
“With all my heart,” quoth
the stranger, “for I have a good-
ly assortment, andr'I like to show
them. This sack,” said he,
pointing to the one hanging in
front of him, “is full of the good
deeds of others.”
“Your sack looks heavy; it
must be very full,” observed the
old man.
""‘There you are mistaken,”
replied the stranger, “they are
big, but not heavy; the weight is
only such as sails are to a ship.
Far from being a burden, it helps
me onward.”
“Weil, your sack behind can
be of little use to you,” said num-
ber two, for it appears to be
empty ; and I see it has a great
hole in the bottom of it.”
“I did that op purpose,” said
the stranger, “for ail the evil I
hear of people I put in there, and
it faiis through and is lost. So
you see, I have no weight to
drag me down backwards.”—Ex.
The law sometimes makes
queer blunders. One day last
month two men were put on trial
•in a New York City court,
charged with having committed
'An assault with a club upon a
•tailor who refused to go on strike
with his fellows. When the case
Was called, the prosecuting offi-
cer movedThe discharge of one
of the two prisioners on the
ground that there was no evi-
dence against him. As soon as
die was discharged, he was placed
On the stand, and testified that
the other prisoner could nothaye
committed the assault, because
he himself had committed it.
The other man accordingly went
free, and the Constitution of the
United States does not permit a
second prosecution of the one
who confessed that he was guil-
ty.—The Youth’s Companion.
A New Peach for Lampasas.
Some years ago there came up
a volunteer peach tree in the
rear of The Leader office, and it
was given room to grow, and ir-
rigation by throwing a bucket of
water or more upon it every aft-
ernoon when ' the forms were
washed. It is hedged in on one
side by a stone wall, and conse-
quently it is developed only on
one side and has nothing attrac-
tive aboutits appearance, though
the foliage is abundant and the
tree is vigorous and strong.
The first fruit to come to ma-
turity was this year and this
product was so large, attractive
and beautiful that it has been
given close attention. The first
peach ripened about the 24th of
June and measured 9 1-2 inches
one way and 10 inches the other
way, the weight being exactly
9 ounces. The last one ripened
July 9th and while not so large
as the first, it weighed exactly
half a pound.
Some disagreements occurred
in discussing the fruit as to
whether it was a cling or free-
stone, and in order to decide this
question Fernando Miller, 'the
well known nurseryman, was
called in, and asked F. M. Ram-
sey, a well known horticulturist,
to assist in deciding the question.
The result was a divided senti-
ment, and they finally agreed
that it is what nurserymen call a
semi-cling. The peach becomes
soft when ripening, but does not
slip from the seed as the free-
stones proper do. It is rich in
juice, of fine flavor and excellent
for immediate use, though we do
not think it would ship well and
it would be too full of juice for a
peach to make what is known as
“dried fruit.” \
Mr. Miller was so well pleased
with this peach that he proposes
to use some buds from it and
propagate it under the name of
“The Lampasas Leader.” ^ He
is welcome to all the buds he
may need for this purpose, and
if the people who may buy this
variety from him in the future
have as good peaches as this tree
has produced this year, they will
have something better than is
nsually available in any section
of this or any other state.
Dreading the Dishes.
Most people put off doing dis-
agreeable things. “Won’t to-
morrow do?” is a familiar house-
hold question, and the easy
promise, “Yes I’ll do it in a litile
while,” has often tided us over
until that merciless “eleventh
hour” finds so many things un-
done, or done helter-skelter, in
order that we may be ready when
the clock strikes twelve.
It is disagreeable to wash dish-
es. Even mothers, who do most
things cheerfully, will sometimes
pass the dishes on to youthful and
unwilling hands. The schoolgirl
invariably has other things to do
and the dishes are so insistent!
Even when they are stacked in
the sink, they look so reproach-
ful. Left in diiorder on the table
they glare at you every time you
pass; and hanging over your
head when you are piaying ten-
nis or finishing a book, they loom
like a thunder-cloud. “I just
dread to get at them” you say,
and the dread grows greater
every time you think of them.
But is doing the dishes as bad
as dreading it? To scrape off
the left-over food; to pile spoons
with spoons and plates with
plates; to have a sparkling lather
of soap-suds and hot water; to
tackle the dishes in the order of
their cleanliness, instead of in-
virsely or haphazard; to hang up
the towels and see a clear sky
spanning a golden afternoon—
surely there are worse things
than that! Washing dishes, like
many other disagreeable jobs,
requires no concentration.. The
mind is free to dwell on pleasant-
er things.
The sense of freedom and the
feeling of self-righteousness
that follow the prompt washing of
the dishes are enough to raise the
humble drudgery into a fine art,
and insure that it be done not
only quickly, but well. “There,”
said one valiant girl, hanging up
the dish-cloths with a flourish,
“if I plunge headlong into them,
I don’t really come to my senses
until I am half through! It is
only dreading to do them that
gets on the nerves.” That, as
all who know will admit, was hit-
ting the nail squarely on the
head. — The Youth’s Compan-
ion.
War is Wickedness.
Admiral Dewey wants the
United States to have a navy
that will be second only to that
of England, and declares that
such a navy is necessary to pre-
serve peace. But the average
American citizen is somewhat
impressed with the idea that
peace is actually prevailing at
this time without such a tremend-
ous naval expenditure having
been made. Admiral Dewey has
evidently been in consultation
recently with Richmond Pearson
Hobson.—El Paso Times.
Naturally, being an admiral,
dear old Dewey firmly believes
in more navy and better navy.
If he were a general he would
believe in more army and better
army; if a distiller, more whisky
and better whisky. But what do
the people think about it? Do
they believe that going heavily
armed is really the best plan for
avoiding a fight? Do they be-
lieve that rivalry between na-
tions as to which can go to the
absurdest lengths in building
idle and unnecessary battleships
is conducive to the welfare of
the world? War is in fact going
out of style. It is now recog-
nized as a cruel and inglorious
orgy of passion. War is as un-
necessary between intelligent na-
tions as between intelligent indi-
viduals, and to say, with the
bumptious Crown .Prince of Ger-
many, that war is the natural
state of mankind is to insult the
brains and heart of all humanity.
—State Press in Dallas News. -
Aluminum Ware
Is neat, handy,
convenient, sani-
tary, and prac-
tically- everlast-
ing. We have it
i n nearly every
useful kitchen
utensil, and while
it costs more than
tin or iron, it
gives more than
its worth in service, usefulness and durability. Call and let us show you.
Summer Necessities
i
Such as Quick Meal Gasoline Stoves, Refrigerators, Ice Cream Freezers,
Ice Picks, Ice Shaves, Ice Tongs, Fruit Jars, extra Caps and Rubbers,
Lawn Mowers. Sprinkling Hose, etc., are here and of the very best.
Let us supply you.
Fox H Mills Hardware Co.
„ Largest Stove Dealers in Lampasas
The new postal regulacion per-
mitting the use of ordinary
stamps on parcel post packages
i will be heralded with delight by
those who occasionally use thisF
department of the postal service.
It greatly simplifies the service,
and thereby increases its useful-
ness. The five cent insurance
feature is also an improvement,
allowing patrons to insure par-
cels up to the value of $25.00 for
' five cents, whereas a fee of ten
| cents was charged for all such
1 parcels, of whatever value. The
I postal service i9 made more use-
j ful every time a piece of red tape
is eliminated, and when it is so
l
| arranged that claims for losses
j of insured parcels or registered
1 matter may be settled within a
reasonable time thi3 feature of
the service will be generally used.
At present, in case of loss the
long delay before payment of
the claim is very discouraging,
and causes the people to neglect
insuring their parcels or letters
when otherwise they would do
so.—Brownwood Bulletin.
Skilled workmen, the best shop
and careful barber work. You
get it from us.
Townsen & Lamb.
■
Cool Off in
Galveston
July 12
Week=End Excursion
via
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Exceedingly' Eow Fares
From Lampasas .... ....................
From Kempner............................ 5.10
IProm L,orrr©ta.............................. 5.05
.Tickets on sale for trains arriving Galveston Saturday
evening, July 12th and Sunday morning, July 13th. Limited
for return Monday, July 14th. J 9-10-11
am Get St at Cassell’s Drug Store
PELHAM WOLF
Blacksmith and Woodworker
South Side Square, Lampasas, Texas
Next door to Laundry. Horse-Shoeing
a Specialty.
Give me your orders.
d-117
J. C. ABNEY
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
LAMPASAS, TEXAS
Office with W. B. Abney, west side pub-
lic square. Will Practice in all Courts
Cottage for Sale.
A four-room house, with gal-
leries and bath room, pens, cor-
ner lot, on Second and Summer
streets. Now being repaired.
Price $650; small cash payment,
balance on long time. W. R.
Hooper, Lampasas, Texas, phone
57—5 rings. d07 w
J. W. Harvey, now making his
home at Garland, La., is among
friends here for a day 011 two.
1 J. W. Moss of Lingleville ad-
vocates the saving of sweet po-
tato vines for planting of the
potato crop in the spring. He
says it is easy to save the vines
in the fall by cutting them and
letting them wilt about two hours
after banked like sweet potatoes,
and the next spring they are
clipped to the proper length and
plantrd. Th&y make potatoes
ealier than when grown from
slips. Mrs. Bob Haggard of
Lingleville carried through the
past winter quite a lot of sweet
potato vinesr—StephenvilieTrib-
une. _____
John C. Earnest, veterinary
surgeon, treats all curable dis-
eases of domestic animals. Rural
and Southwestern phone con-
nection. tf
Printing
If it is worth
doing at all,
it’s worth do-
ing well.
□
First class work
at all times is
our motto.
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Let us figure
with you on
jrour next job.
Railroad Time Table.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe.
Departs.
East-bound, 10:18 a.m. and 10:16 p m.
West-bound, 6:43 a. m. and 6 :25 p. m
Houston,and Texas Central.\
Departs.
For Burnet and Llaflf) at 8:00 a. m.
For Burnet and Austin at 12:05 p, m.
> Arrives
From Austin and Burnet at 10:40 a. m
From Llano and Austin at 5:30 p. m.
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Vernor, J. E. The Lampasas Daily Leader. (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 107, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1913, newspaper, July 10, 1913; Lampasas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth897330/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lampasas Public Library.