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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-03

After all. usher's the scooter
made the hlghbAlI tAmouS-AcB
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29
u d. BOfLES,
Amarillo, Texas,

produces in abundance, as much so,
/ believe, as the black or chocolate
colored land, but the most of the
nothern men favor the dark land.
There are some people Who will tell
you the south plains is the best and
most productive, but l differ from
them. l can show them Just as good
crops on the north and middle plains
as they ever saw on the south plalnsA
l will admit that the south plains
has good land but no better than the
north or middle plains. These prai-
ries are mostly covered with mos
quito and buffalo grass. The soil
Is not hard 10 pillow and the sod Is
not hard to break. It breaks a good
deal like the old pastures do back
In the north. This country has al
ways been a pasture Cor as far back
as anyone has any recollection) but
l do not believe that the buffalo or
mesquite grass sod breaks a shard
a the so-called June grass sod in the
north. The most Of them use a rod
pillow here for sod instead of a moul-
board. They draw easier and do the
work nicely; they just Lay the sod
over flat and then with a two-row
planter that cuts into the sod plant
kaffir corn, milo maize and sor-
ghum cane, a kind of fed cane, and
that is all that is done until they
harvest the crop, and 1t generally
makes a good crop, often times maxi
Ing nearly double enough to pay for
the land that 1t is raised on, the next
year is ready for any crop you
wish to plant. Now there are
great many people in the north
that do not understand kaffir corn
and milo maize, so will try To ex-
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29

more farmers and the mau that will
come here, and take hold OF the pillow
and go after this soil. cannot
help but make a success, Fowls OF
all kinds do well, and the market
for eggs is always good. there Is
not enough In the business here TO
supply the market and eggs are
shipped In here the year around,
with these conditions existing the
man with a little energy and "gt
mp" can sure reap a good harvest
for the next few years. A man. can
llym here the year around and con-
sequently he can handle a greater
number OF acres, and do II easier
than In the north. The rainfall OF
this country Is sufficient TO grow
nearly any crop that a man wants TO.
rain being an average Of twenty
four inches for the past eleven
years taken from the United States
weather bureau. / believe that In
the near future that this is going 10
be one of the greatest feeding coun-
tries in the world. Judging from
the ollmatlcal conditions and tho
pureness OF the water and the
amount OF feed and grain that can
be raised with so small amount OF
labor cannot SEQ anything TO pre-
vent this being a great country TO
make beef aud pork. Just afew words
for Amarillo which Is called the
queen City Of the Panhandle" she
Is q city OF between 5000 and o.
900 inhabitants and ] must say that
she is the biggest little city that
have ever seen. believe that she
does more business than great
many of the $4,000 or 10000 inhab-
tied cities Of the north.
Now in conclusion will say that
II the man that reads this letter will
come here and let us show him
we will endeavor to show
him that these words are about
right. Come and see us or write
US for information you may desire.
We can surely put you onto some
good bargains, We handle our land
direct from tho owners aud do bus
mess strictly on the square, Yours
very truly, d. d. BoYLES.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29
NNTTGF To the Enterprising People of Anna
AVN@ A ~ riIIO to Whom 1t May Concerns

need for me 10 point out The "flshy''
points. the reader VIII easily find
them. But n there "a anyone in
tereated enough to helR me find the
author and get his photograph
am even willing to pay well for
II. For a good sized photo l would
pay IS cents. half cash, or rather
z cents down balance In four equal
20 per year. on or before
!. .. 3 and years from date with
interest at eleventeon per cent. paya-
bic twice a week. This ought to be
an inducement 10 some one to help
mo secure the photo. OF course /
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29

plain maize; II is similar to Indian
corn In feeding quality. There has
been feeding tests made on cattle
and hogs with milo maize and kaffir
corn right by the side OF Indian corn
and the maize has been found TO be
superior 10 corn These tests have
been made at the different expert
mental stations which are scattered
oyr the country. Kafflr corn and
milo maize are very easy crops TO
raise and failure is something nearly
unknown. The fodder Is far supe-
rlor to that OF corn and produces
on an average about as much grain
per acre as Indian corn docs In the
north. and honestly believe that
IL is superior crop to raise. Oats
do we'll here. making last year from
40 to 20 bushels per acre, and they
bring more here than they do In
Chicago. Wheat, barley, rye and
millet do fine and all kinds OF veg
etables grow fine, and a good many
different varieties OF fruit do we'll
here. A farmer can raise nearly
anything that he wants to. Alfalfa
Is one OF tho great paying crops in
this country. Stock of most all kinds
do well here, especially hogs. There
has never been known to be any hog
cholera in this country, and for cat
Tie, everybody knows that this is
a good cattle country. Alfalfa makes
just as good a hog pasture as the
red clover does in the north, and
the same seeding has been known
to stand for 20 years. One man
that know has 155 acres that he
says he cuts four times each year
and cuts better than ton to the cut
ting per acre. There is another
thing that l wish to call the read
er's attention to, that is the market.
| have often been asked the ques-
ton, where do you market your stuff
that you raise? My answer Is this, !
we market our grain and feed stuff |
at home, aud everything that a farm
er raises in the line OF feed stuff
and grain bring more here than II
dos In Chicago. There Is a condi-
ton here that has never existed any
where that I know of in practically
a new country, that is the consumer
was and Is now here ahead of the
This country is dotted all
over with cattle and other stock to
consume more than double what is
raised and consequently we have
good market. There is car load aft
n car load Of feed stuff shipped into
Amarillo and other places from other
countries, what is needed here is
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29

In my business. a newspaper
printed at Dubuque, iowa. "The
Tlmrs-Journai" published tho ar
tIclo referred 10 as a news item,
dated at Austin, Texas. or course
Il was Just as easy TO give II an
Austin date as to have n come from
any other place. Some OF the arti-
clio ls true or nearly so, but most OF
II sounds ridiculous and is abso-
iutely untrue. Tho depth 10 water
and mo mud in the Panhandle rs
amusing reading TO
anyone who knows anything about
the Panhandle. But there as no
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29

know as well as tho reader that I
am offering too much money, but
want II and price Is no object l
want to hang II up In my office
gaze at when / got the blues. In
moments OF care and trouble want
to gaze at II and thank the Lord
he did not make me knockor and
a kicker. and ] want to preserve a
likeness of a modern Annanias for
future generations. The article re-
ferred to was published In a number
OF northern papers, So am told.
In no case was It signed. Editors
In this country do not, as a rule,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29
Banquet for Merchants.
DO Daily Panhandle.

Special to Daily Panhandle.
Jeavenworth, Kan, Nov. 2s.-Ono
of the largest banquets ever given
in tho city or the state has been
arranged for tonight by the Leaven-
worth Merchants association to take
place at the National hotel. Prom
inent guests to the number of 200
have been invited.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29

print anonymous communication
| cannot fully understand the wri-
ter's object for such gross prevarl-
cations nuless he is a Canadian land
agent who is working in the United
States to get buyers and settlers
for King Edwards territory. do
not believe a loyal American citizen
would so maliciously misrepresent
any part of his country,
hope someone will help me
get tho photograph.
Yours truly.
D. d. BoYLEs,
Amarillo, Texas.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29
Amarillo, Toras, NOv. 1e. 1sOs

sN Amarillo, Texas, Nov. 10. 1906.
10 My Friends. or to Whom it May
Concern:
have been asked by letter a.
great many times to give them a full
description of this country, and
those letters have come SO numerous,
and It takes so much time 70 write
full description as / look at the Sit
uatlon, and sometimes ] write LETT
ter that have to put 4 cents in
postage on 1t in order to send 1t, so
/ have found It necessary 70 write a
letter and havo II printed in order
to savo time and expense, and give
a brief description, or as brief as ]
known how! am not that what
Is oft times called a cow-man, nor do
II know but little about the cow
punching business as / was raised
a farmer IN the north. Was born adm
raised in Green County, Wisconsin
until about eight years ago. Then
moved to Davis, Illinois, where I
followed stock buying and shipping
and most of the time l was con-
nected with farm at that place,
ana fed considerable stock OF most
all kinds, so / will try to describe
this country from q farming stand
point, and have no doubt but what
| might learn something along that
line yet. as believe farming is one
Of the finest trades a man can fol-
low and ono Of the deepest subjects
that man can write on, for 1t is the
farmer that keeps the wheel Of this
universe rolling, for II It was not
for that which the soil produces wo
surely could not exist long. and the
trado Of farming should be studied
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29
TEXAS PANHANDLE
HAS LAND BOOM
THOUSANDS Of Persons Are Going
Into Unsettled Section and
tlio Prices Soar
DO Not Tell All They Know and Use
Automobiles to Deceive Pur-
chasers About Distances.

Austin Texas, Nov l5.--Not even
tho prospects for tho opening OF the
1000, 900 acre tract OF Indian land
In oklahoma has been able to
check the inflow OF land hungry
whero the greatest Land boom OF the
present decade Is on. There Is mon
~ being made In the Panhandle,
how much depends upon how long
the land and railroad agents keep
tho crowds going to Texas.
New residents are coming mostly
from the Mississippi valley. Iowa is
sending thousands. Illinois and Mis-
souri hundreds aud Indiana, Kentuc-
Nv ana other states scores Cheap
rates on the railroads and attractive
land literature bring them, and the
land agent and his glowing promises
and low farm pricea hold for them
sometimes land agent locates .
hundred or more families. tho heads
OF which have become acquainted on
tho train coming down here.
Ranch Owners Profits.
Amarillo, Texas. Is the center OF
tho boom. TWO years ago Il was q
cattle shipping point, the centre of
the gigantic Tx ranch, WITH several
hundred Inhabitants. To-day It has
eight thousand and nightly people
sleep IN tho streets for lack Of ac-
COMMUNICATIONS.
The old ranch was twenty-sevcn
miles vide and sixty miles long and
was all under fence There were
1900 sections. or nearly 100000
acres. The company bought the
land originally for 20 cents an acre,
The land boom In the Panhandle
began when the company that owned
Tho ranch divided 1t up into sec
ilons and hegan offering It at from
$1,000 10 $4,000 section AL
fourth OF tho land is yet unsold.
but tho company hes gathered In
sc.0o0,O0O for the land disposed OF.
Its sale value IS now from $40 70
$50 an acre.
There arc other big ranches in the
Panhandle These are al being cut
up and offered to the hungry land
seekerF
Everybody IN the towns therca-
bout Is = land agent and speculator.
The company pays a commission 70
al who can prove they nave had a
hand IN getting man to invest,
and there ID no rest for the wayfar-
er who isn't bunting land.
No nrones, All Boomers.
n he drops into tho bar to get a
drink; II he stops on the street cor
ner 70 wipe bis feyered brow; IL he
steps into basher shop the barton-
der or the barber viii como forward
with the glad hand.
stranger hereabout. are yer"
rYes.
Been looking at some land?"
II doesn't particular matter II you
haven't. The formula Is tho same.
We have the best land in the
country down here. il you have not
pought let me put you onto nice
'liflle snap-money doubled in a
year on this"
And then business begins.
There u keen rivalry between thcl
agents, but they have an understand
ing that It is hands Off as long as a
tAaa has a customer in tow. And
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29

the range OF Jesse Jenkins. He sold
It to townslte company for $500
Tho agent offered him ten blocks In
tho town II no would givo II a good
boobt TO tho buyers who came along
jenkins ran the man who made him
tho proposition off his place. Ho ex-
plains no thought 1t was simply a
big robblug scheme, and no dldn't
want the ten blocks for a gift.
FicISIo Fortune Smiles.
Jenkins had been there for TWEEN
ty-flve years and was convinced II
was nothing but pasture land. A
few days ago he bought a business
corner for $4,000 and Is now putting
up a $4,000 hotel on It. He has
changed HIS mind.
Tho president OF the biggest bank
was an old buffalo hunter, who To-
Gated nearby nineteen years ago and
the land he accumulated no recently
sold for $4,000. One story they
tell is that of a pretty girl who was
waitress in the best hotel there
six months ago.
she got $25 n month and was so
popular with the guests that prac-
tically all the land agents had her
on their staff OF boosters" She
made enough in commissions to
make good Investments. She now
owns tho hotel, clears $500 a month
with II and won't marry the best
man in town.
Railroad men are also In the pay
Of the land agents, and they make
good additions to their salaries by
the advice they give travellers. The
speculation that has prevailed for
the last year has caused a steady
advance In prices, but the conserva-
tive fellows, the old timers say that
tho prices cannot last. Twenty dol
lars an acre Is too much for the
land.
u is about the same quality as
western Kansas land and has tho
same mosquito grass covering, but
It's development will DO slow, and
rainfall must materially increase be-
fore It can BIO profltably titled. But
with prices advancing nobody cares
and everybody is making money.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29

understanding are pretty well kept
down In the Panhandle.
In some OF tho towns they have
property farmers--resldont Who
promenade the streets dressed up
like agrlculturists, ana whom tho
agent with a customer Ia hand acct
dontally meets.
Hello, Bilw calls out the agent.
ana his outstretchod hand is grasped
by the property farmer. when did
you drive IN? How were your crops
this year? Haven't seen you for two
months" and 30 on. u
Automobile Lessons Distance.
Befort tho property farmer ~
tolllng all about the big crops he
raised and tho good prices no secur-
cd, all for tho benefit Of tho new
conner.
The blackboard has been super
ceodod In the Panhandle by the au-
tomoblle for the use OF landagents.
There is one advantage in the auto
mobile as means OF conveyance
that docs not usually impress tho
land buyer until afterward. That
Is, Il lessons distance from towns, or
helps to deceive the buyer into be-
lleying that the farm shown him is
out only a few miles, when It may
DO fifteen or twenty.
The country is very level, the sod
solid, OF short, curly buffalo grass,
and Il is almost as good for travel as
an asphalt street. There is not
enough rain tdshhrt the foads at any
time, but the land buyer is not told
this fact. W. Ai
The surface here and there dips
into saucer Ike deppresions. The
subsoll being clay. when It rains,
lakes form in these hollows in a
night. In week they have disap-
peared. *
There has been rain enough this
summer, however, to make some Of
these lakes present tho appearance
OF permanent institutions and tho
land agent employs them right hand
eddy in cllnching his propositions.
The Panhandle contains about 25,-I
00Osquare miles, and practically all
OF Il has been sold several times in
the last three years.
Land Enough For Family.
The final unloading is now on.
Take a sarmdr from Illinois and
Iowa, and he finds II difficult TO
make more than six per cent on his
I, -2b-an-acro Iand at home. A
quarter section viii readily sell for
10000. and with that sum he gets
from 1000 to 1000 acres In Texas,
Or land enough for all OF tho boys
and some left to make a new home
on,
The Panhandle Is described as a
pretty country to look at. with do
lghtful climate. owing TO tho high
Its ono drawback. about
which little Is said, is the depth one
must go for water It Is seldom ever
'ound less than three bundled feet,
Ind sometimes one has to 80 three
lines that distance.
Dalhart one OF tho boom towns
las citizen In the person OF a. A.
Royal who thinks that fortune has
served him scurvy trick. He
bought a section four years ago be-
ore the boom began for $3.50 an
lcre. That took all his money, and
when he came TO dlckor for the sink
ng Of 3 we'll he found the regulation
rice q foot to BIO about the same as
he price OF the land an acre. He
lad to have tho well. however ana
n payment for It gave the well man
deed for 800 acres. Ho recently
old his 500 for s1S an acre. which
ietted him nearly $500 profit.
But he can't forget sllat the actual
ost Of that well to him was s4.1OO, i
Where Dalhart, a town Of three {
thousand, now stands was formerly
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29

Below you viii see two articles
on tho Panhandle OF Texas. Com
pare thom and Judge for yourselves
which ono tells tho truth. Tho for
~ article aroused my interest be-
20 the writer forget 70 sisn hiS
e. : have been trying to aseeF-
tin the authors name aond address
IL order to got HIS photograph.
SOMEONE might be able to assist me
a. this. and whoever may give nc
euch aid may rest assured OF my
appreciation, noed the photograph.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-11-29
BE ATTRACTIVE

Pretty hair is necessary aid to attractiveness and
every have pretty hair if she will make an
intelligent endeavor in that direction.
Neglect Of the hair is the greatest eneriy of hair
beauty and those who continue to practice neglect sell
dom fail to lose attractiveness.
lust the natural glossness of the hair be-
gins to fade it shows that there trouble in the scalp
and that dullness brttcuess and useressness of the
hair will come and be followed by dandrutf itching scalp
and falling hair.
An invisible vegetable growth 1.-THE dandruf GERM in
the scalp dandruff and the disease is both CON
At Drug StOre-oSend lOc In Stamps to The Hcrpicide
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-24
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

May Irwin Is studying a new play by
George V. Hobart
Margaret Ellington Is appearing in
New York IN rinero's play, His House
In'0rder"
eThe Rcd AIillr by Henry Blossom
and Victor Herbert, in which Mont
gomery aud Stone star, Is new mr-
steal production.
"The Jungle IN its dramatlzed form
is to be produced first In Chicago. 1t is
promised that It will make a sensation
Of the first water
one OF the New York managers Is
credited with establishing recruiting
stations IN the various cities for obtain
Ing competent chorus girls
The premiere OF Le6ncavallo's new
opera. "The Youth Of Figaro Is to
take place IN this country under the
direction Of Rudolph Aronson
Immediately after their tour over the
independent circuit under the manage
ment OF the shuberts, e. H. sothern
and Julia Marlowe are TO appear In the
spring IN London
Lulu CHASER has managerial nsplra.
tons, She has secured the dramatic
rights 70 "The Housc Of a thousand
Candies and Is going to star a young
actor named Herr IN the Leading role.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-24

hat of satin straw has a moderate tan
crown and a narrow rolling hrlm cut
away at the front and finished with
rows Of bias SILK folds that end IN tiny
bows. The black chiffon veil is caught
at the right side OF the crown in rosette
fashion. The ends falling over the en-
tire hat may be secured as ono prefers.
These black hats are not practical for
long touring runs. as they show the
dust sadly.
The craze for white Is increasing
rather than abatlng All the best frocks
are white muslin. lace, silk and, above
all, the new tussores ard linens of
every sort and kind. But, instead OF
putting cream lace, tnlle or what you
will near the face, the whole idea IL
white Of almost blue tinge. After all.
this is more universally becoming.
Very dainty IS the dressing sack IL
Iustrated, With its sleeves and ruiiies
OF lace. The yoke is transversely
tucked and forms neat attractive
trimming. JUDO CHOLLET.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-24
LUNATICS HOLD
UP AERONAUTS
Seize Balloons Trail Rope, and One OF
the Crazy Men Is Car
ried Off.

A couple Of aeronauts had queer
adventure while passing over Giandola
Italy. They were travelling low down
preparing for descent. when they
happened 10 cross some fields attached
to lunatic asylum, in which number
OF the patients were working.
AT sight Of the airehip the lmatics
set up shout, and one or them seized
the trail rope aud clung on. Other:
joined him and then tried to hau
down the aeronouts
The halloopsss, fearing mischief, be
gan to nelt them with ballast to make
them release their bold, but the luna
tics appeared TO enjoy the proceedings
as q great Joke ard continued hauling
The upToar they made finally attract
ed tue keepers, who ran to the assist
ance of the aeronauts and. knocking
over several Of the more stubborn pa
tlents, released their hold OF the rope
The balloon then shot away, carrying
from the ground one lunatic who had
become entangled. lie fell several
yards on another inmate. but neithc;
appeared TO be much the worse for Tic
encounter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-24
4 DANES ANr, DAUGHTERS.

Miss Ellen Terry delights in keep
ing anniversaries and never forgets
the birth and wedding days Of any OF
her intimate friends.
Miss Bunting writes to the women
of England begging them not to give
tin soldiers Or toy guns to their chill
dren, as such things "arouse dan
gerous spirit Of militnrismp in them.
Tile Duchess Of Newcastle is an au-
thority on dogs. She has great num-
Der, but prefers the fierce wolfhounds
that come from Russia These dogs,
usually so savage, are as gentle as
Kittens when with her.
The young Duchess of Roxburgh for
merly Miss GoeIet, an American heir
ess to great wealth. in spite of her
riches Is a strict economist in all mat
ters pertaining to her household man
agement: also she IL an inyeterate bar
gain hunter.
The three finest diamonds worn in
London society are those belonging to
the Duchess of Westminster. the
Countess OF Dudley and the Duchess
OF Portland. II Is eminently right and
fitting that these lucky women should
be the wives OF three of the richest no
bIemen in the pcerage.
A friend OF the Countess Casteflane
intimates that she viii marry again
when Reasonable time has elapsed
after her divorce decree is made final.
The gentleman in the case Is said to
be n young Frenchman who has often
been guest at the Castelane Trianon
in the Avenue du Bots, Paris.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Boyden OF Boston is
= leader among women. Possessed Of
good judgment, executive ability and
a knowledge Of parliamentary rules,
she has been chosen many times as
tho presiding officer of various socie-
ties. She Is at the head Of the indie
pendent women voters Of Massachu-
sets,