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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07

j. B. Thomas has sold all his
interests here and this week will
move his family and household
goods to Cordell, Okla. He has
purchased there an S-room resi-
dence in town and ten acres of
land at $3.50. W. F. Taylor also
bought a residence in the same
town at S1275 and an alfalfa farm
of 100 acres near by at 5000.
Mr.. Taylor intends moving there
but cannot say when he will get
off
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07
lust Received at the Canyon
Hardware Co. a Fine Line of
Hand-Painted China.

Sheriff Slower on Wednesday
arrested a man giving his name
as w. E. Gillin under the charge
of theft of a horse in Childress
county. The prisoner was taken
to Amarillo and turned over to
the Childress sheriff Wednesday
night.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07

The News editor for this week
had to stay inside and do the
work of a printer who failed to
show up. His last known abid-
Ing place was Dallas and he
promised to be here Monday
without fail, but he came not,
and as printers don't lie, he must
have been killed in one of the
recent wrecks between here and
that point. Peace to his ashes. "
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07

Editor j. NJ. Shatfer of the
Plainview Herald was with us
Tuesday. He was up to see
about lot of paper stock, some
six shipments, which had accu-
mulated at our depot, and which
he needed badly in his business
at Plainview.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07

W, f. Taylor expects to leave
for his new home next week. He
has sold his residence either to
c.. n. Harrison or j. H. Hall at
$500. If Hall takes it Harrison
will get the place he is in now
(the Dean residence), at $1,000,
and should Hall move into the
Dean house Harrison goes into
the Taylor residence.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07

Arthur Todd, who has been at
''the case" in The News office
for the past two months, quit us
on the first to enter school He
is an agreeable, steady boy and
in time would make a good relia-
bic printer.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07
Be a News subscriber.

100000 of surplus money to
loan on approved security. Call
on First National Bank, or l.. r.
Lester, Canyon City, Texas.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07

are.y lands we
| These inclqc
| of the n fin
in tracts of
and on easy tie
east Of Emn.
feet. Rainfall
ton yields ! to
Farms and c,
lands. Prosp'
at n hea.
mail hacks fro
to Emma. &c
and talk to "
and secure y
sales. TO obt;
your buyers il
ter.
BASSET |
Emma, {
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07

For Sale In ToWn-Fifteen and
one-fourth acres in most desir
able portion of Canyon City, west
of depot. Will sell either by
block or all together. Apply to
owner. X. f. MCRAE
Ats Happy, Texas
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07
h, no." retortcd Simmonds coX


! "Oh, no." retortcd Simmonds co0Y
you didn't do it. But I'm not quite
, sure you've told us all you know"
" Higgins sprang from his chair, fairly
foaming at the mouth with rage, but
Simmonds calmly dsregarded him.
i've left a man on guard in four
teen,' he said. Goldberg wants to
bring his jury around in the morning t.
look at things. Here's your keys" ami
he handed the jnging ring back to the
janitor and went ont.
"They amt no cause T. suspect me.
! amt done nothin'," grumbcd the jan.
itOr. Then he looked meditativcly at
his keys, which he still held in his hand.
Funny" he murmured, Funny.
don't know when they went out
Continued on fourth pagcD
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07

All kinds of Racket Goods
School supplies and Confection-
cry at Wilson's. Try us.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07
z y = e y u ~ y q so nnH.ssHaaana
= a
:T0WN & COUNT
4 PERSONAL AND OTHER MATTERS =
b THAT CONCERN OUR CITIZENS. )
n
a&R&HnHn xEHaE ~ T. y
Mass Meeting Called.
~ y y Il u T. y

Resolved that it is the sense of
the city council of Canyon City,
that the business men and citi-
zens in and about this town
should assemble in mass meet
ing and organize a business man $
club, of some name, to be deter
mined on at such meeting, for
the purpose of procuring, con-
sidering and dealing with any
and all propositions or enter
prises that may be presented or
that can properly be encouraged
by such club looking to the build
Is up, growth and prosperity,
present and future of the town.
And to this end a mass meeting
is called for next Tuesday night
at the court house at 7:30 p. M.
CITY COUNCIL,
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07
ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE

In order to clear our house of
all broken lines-odds and ends
which naturally accumulate
during a seasons business, we
have decided to place on the bar
gain counter everything of this
character regardlcSS Of What they
cost. Mark this last assertion,
no matter What these articles nay
lure cost us, they are going be-
cause they are marked at prices
that WiU more them, In this list
is included our entire line of
Ladies' fall and winter hats
about a hundred pairs of Mems,
Boys and Ladies' Shoes, and
-ather articles-real necessaries
too numerous to mention.
(fhese Shoes are of the best
make, the only reason we have
igA sacrificing them being due to
: a d1' I .. THAT they aEs1nd sizes
It out exp,oA Of a furdesne of the
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07

The News heartily endorses
this move and would like to see
everybody out on that occasion.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07

Sure. o. course | am. There's a
light in tn hall-an', anyway. they amt
no place anybody could hide"
lie might have gone into one of the
other rooms, mghtn't he?'
"They was all lockcd-I'm certain O.
that"
Godfrey took thoughtful puff or
two.
well" continued Higgins, quieting
down little, but still keeping one eye
over his shoulder, ''as | was sayin,
throwcd open tn door. an there was
tn girl leanin' agin til wall an Thomp-
son on til floor with big blood spot
on his shirt front. | jest give one look
at 'em an then | went down tn steps
three at a time an over t tn station
l tell you, it purity nigh done me up"
He was interrupted by tramp of
feet that came down the stairs. 1t was
Simmonds and the coroner.
"Well, we searched the house." said
Simmonds.
''Nobody there?" asked Godfrey.
'Not a living soul. ! didn't really
expect TO find anybody; but we went
through every room 10 the suits
which are occupied"
Higgins opened his mouth suddenly;
then as suddenly closed it.
Did you find the doors all lockedf"
Every one; the hall windows bolted
hooked in place. There's only one way
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-12-07

If you have something of vail
for sale at a fair price try an {
IL The News.
1t is reported that Berne w
son and Miss Fronie Bell wei
married at PlainvieW this wee
L0ST-Tuesday evening
town a pair of white bed blankY
Finder please return to N
Office. II
W. w, Stephenson has boi "
the Rev. j. II. Burnett proEh 9.
across the railroad at Sl05GeI
Thomas Bros. promise al h
tress factory for Canyon Il
within sixty days. uig. n
Farmer County is
ganize and there is Fave been i,
contest between Bo.cr. They's h
other point for the Nplam' AS :"
heard tn d
Not a SermOnG door"
any of ouv.frcy thoushtfully.
,ru y 10 one in the hallT
LIE 5ul; not Il soul in sight" ,
e. YOU sure of thatY u
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
PROTECTING NEWLY WE'D.
Head Waiter in Hotel Has the Wrong
idea About Preventing
Staring.

A bride and groom had been much
tronhicd by the starcs of people az
hotels wherever thcy went So when
they arrived AZ the next hotel the
groom called the colorcd head walter.
Now GeorEe." be- said. I've have
been bothered 20 death by people star.
Ing az us because We are Just married.
We want 10 be free from that sort %
thing here. Now. here is two dollars
and ! trust You not 10 tell people We
are just married n they ask you Do
you understand" Eyes. sahi" said
George, II un'stand
An went well that day. But the fol-
lowing morning when the couple came
down 60 breakfast tho staring was
worse than ever Chambermalds in
The hall snickerod. clerks behind the
desk uudged each other. everybody IN
the dining-room room stared when
the couple returned 10 their room Il
was only 10 see a head sticking out
OF nearly every room down the long
nail This was too much This was
The limit Angercd beyond control.
the groom went TO the desk and called
Tor the head walter.
Look here. YOU Old fool. didn't I
give you two dollars to protect myself
aud wife from this staring business 2"
said the groom.
Eyes. sab. YOU did said George.
Pon my soul didn't tell"
Then how about this staring ?"
asked the irate groom. ITS worse
here than anyhere Did anyone ask
you II We were married."
Yes. sab, replied George. Several
folks did"
Well what ala you tell them?"
81 tole EN-. san. replied the honest
negro. you wuznt married at all"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
Food Adulteration.

The American public will not Sc
riously dispute the statement OF Sec
rotary Wilson that it favors the purity
OF the market basket The only pos
sible difference can be as TO method.
The adulteration OF food has reached
that point where the people have a
right TO complain. Prices have risen
enormously within the past Few
years. and adulteration has become
more frequent. Since it is generally
believed that the purity OF the article
is destroyed in order that additional
profit may go to some one other than
the consumer. it can readily be seen
that the people lose at both ends Of
the bargain. State laws have been
effective in some instances. In Penn
sylvania many dealers have been pun
ished for selling preserved sausage.
but 1t is possible that many others
have not been brought to justice. But
sausage is not the only food adulter-
ated. Foreign substances are declared
by chemists TO have found their way
into many other articles found on the
ordinary table. So carefully is this
adulieration carried on that it is not
always discovered until the party who
profits becomes careless through con-
tinued success. without considering
the moral phase Of a practice that al
lows a man to cheat his neighbor, the
evil effects OF adulteration might well
be considered a field for national legis-
lation. What the influence Of politics
in the state may conceal it is more
than probable the effective work oil
federal officers will uncover.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
WAS TOO SICK TO KILL.
Indians Would Not Take the Life Of
Man Who Had Con-
sumption.

A retired colonel OF the United States
army told this story between halves OF
A football game the other day, says the
Washington Post:
After the Fort Kearny light with
The Indians / was sent out scouting
with my troop, rounding up a band OF
hostiles. The week before We left a
,onsumptive Englishmau showed al
the post. lie was a friend OF the coll
onel's and he was trying roughing II IA
A last chance lie was in bad way.
when my orders came he asked to
20 along. He was still strong enough
20 ride. and We took him, although
rather against our judgment OF course,
such thing wouldn't be allowed now
adays. but that was on the old from
tier. where rules were lax.
1--WE rode for a fortnight and never
found our hostiles. But one rainy
night they found MS.
Il remember the Englishman was
huddled over q little covered camp nre
when dring started from all sides, aud
Ia ten seconds 800 Indians were riding
over as They had murdered the out
posts and sprung a surprise We GOT
together. formed some kind OF a hol-
low square and drove them back. We
lost six Killed.
when we bad time 10 look about
for dead and wounded thought OF my
English friend. Tie was nowhere Ia
sight { supposed. OF course. that ne
had been Killed. and I started scouts
, 20 look for his body.
They found him lying under bush
The trooper who saw him nrst rolled
him over aud found that he was alive
and unhurt but crying as though his
heart would break
what's tho matterr said th'
trooper.
I'm a dead man. said the English
man.
He wouldn't explain until had d
session alone with him % appear
that be had been sitting by the hr'
when a buck on horseback rode ~
over him with his gun raised club
fashion Tho Englishman threw ~
hts hands aud faced the Indian. ready
Go die like a man. The Indian caugh
fun view % his face iu the nrelight
ughi said The Indian in English
no use. Dead man. and he lowered
his gun and passed on
There was no heartenlng the con
sumpuve after that Two days late
We made a settlement and dropped bin
on Boo charge OF The keeper OF the stag
station. and in a month be- was dead.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
SOMETHING DOING

A law is being enforced Boz Cape COL
Cny. South Africa which iorllds the
selling OF cigarettes Go childrcn under 10
years of age.
Patrick p Carroll offered the council
OF Seattle a city hall a public hospital
and 5000 .00o Tor the exclusive RIGHT 10
sell liquor 10 that city Tor ten years with
certain restrictions
DR. Charles l. Dana. president OF the
New York Academy OF Medicine. In dis
cussing alcoholism recently made two
statements OF much weight he said
that a real drunkard rarely survives IS
years. and that the human organism
cannot outlive more than 5000 intoxi-
cations
The temperance evangelist OF Aus
tralla. Rev Father Hays. achieves re-
markable success IN his temperance
campaigns In q seven-weeks' series
OF meetings In Australia he prevailed
upon 1855 men and women to sign
the pledge.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
29OItrp of 6OOernmrnt
ROao ButlotnG
BY HON. W. p. BROWNLow.
MEMBER OF consress from Tennessse-

many years been turned other channels The aid
railroads. covering hundreds OF millions Of money
and public lands hundreds millions spent
all based upon the theory that the but served
good appropratng money and improve
transportation facilities OF the country That sound PROPOSE
adhered by the congress lead the early
government the road improvement The govern
upon the loyalty OF its people The people sustain
peace defend times The people gov
policy will benefit the people becomes national
obligation observed BY those with power Road build
ing recognized function of government every civilized country
No country has witnessed systematic road
except by government aid Our national experience ample
THY the union ys-
temazed building until the general leads the
cooperation with the If the congress had authority
take the peoples money from the treasury
special railroad construction and
poyemcnt surely OF credtab reputation will
by the constitution take the peoples and
direct and immediate necessities Ev-
erbody the for good roads The department
agriculture has figured carefully gathered statistics that bad roads
OF the United States SI5ooooo every time sun
goes That fearful showing Refusal relieve
ton the farmers the government annually
along and conhate that much their products
gress should order destroyed by other We good
legislation than need lot Of other things for at
every congress We good roads legislation any special
thing just and hope the Fifty congress justice to
people either the proposed Bownow BILL or
similar n "a -
into law. ~ u /%1o~-<-< %|->>
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
TO PRESERVE THE BISON.
Proposed Plan of Placing Remain
ing Buffaloes on Extensive
Ranges.

At the meeting Of persons interest
ed in the preservation Of the Ameri-
can bison, Ernest Harold Baynes who
was elected secretary OF the society
which was formed for the purpose.
enumerated the number OF uses to
which bison could be put If their num-
bers we're increased One Of these
was a suggestion that had a little OF
the flavor Of hitching Pegasus 10 a
pillow. They could be used as oxen
are used" be declared lie had with
him ia support OF his assertion a pho
lograph which showed himself riding
behind a pair of harnessed buffalo
calves.
Mr. Baynes homes is in Meriden n.
H.. where he has had an opportunity
to become acquainted with the mem
bers Of the herd of $50 bison on the
81 .0OO-acre Corbin estate. This herd
is said to be the best In the country.
and. barring the one owned by West
ern Indians, who possess about $50,
the largest single group Of the ami
mails. The tanned buffalo team is only
one OF the manifestations OF a knacS
which Mr. Baynes has for getting in
side the hide OF animals and persuad-
ing them to recognize in him friend
and master. lie could write book on
wild Animals I Have Known Init
mately." for foxes and other animals
and birds have accepted him on init
mate terms.
The plan for preserving the buffaloes
is to divide them into herds and place
these on widely separated ranges, so
that the appearances u a contagious
disease would not extinguish the race.
These ranges should be as large as
possible in order to restore to the ami
NAL his native habitat
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18

Norway with all is preference for
n monarchical form Of government,
seems 10 be the most democratic coun-
try in Europe. The king Is not your
majesty" lie Ia addressed with sturdy
indifference 10 formality as "Mr.
King, Just as in this country we say
Mr. President" Haakon accommo-
dates himself cheerfully to the demo-
cratic spirit, and is TO be seen walking
about the streets OF Christianla in a
most unpretentious manner. carrying
his baby boy on his arm. The civil
servants OF the state wear no UNI
forms, simple evening dress after the
American custom being prescribed for
state occasions
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18

The leading public men of France
sanity. crime and disease in that coun-
try directly attributable TO absinthe
and other alcoholic drinks. The Paris
Temps declares that the production
and consumption Of natural and hy-
gienic drinks should be favored. while
the manufacture OF spirits based on
badly rectlfed alcohol should be him
dered In order TO combat a social and
national peril.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
EARTH's DECREASING YIELD
Resources of Nature at the Present
Time Will Eventually Be
Exhausted.

The danger of exhausting the
earth's resources and the duty owing
to the generations yet TO come are
pointed out by Prof Nathaniel South
gate Shaler in "A recent book. Man
and the Earth"
According to Prof Shaler the use OF
iron four centuries ago was probably
not ten pounds per capita each year,
in the United States It is now over
500 pounds. and In century. unless
the progress is checked. II will be a
ton, and the use OF other metals grows
in a similar scale. The production OF
coal in the same period in Europe and
America has increased from a pound
10 two tons per capita. At the present
rate the coal supply will be exhausted
before the twenty-third century.
The case is still more serious as re-
lates to food supplies. Tillage ex-
poses the soil to the destructive action
OF rain and the crops take out soluble
minerals more rapidly than they are
restored. In Italy. Greece and Spain
the measure OF this damage is dis
tressngly apparent but it is going on
everywhere except in a few fat regions
like England and Belgium. Even in
the prairie lands Of the Mississippi val
ley this impoverishment is already APP
parent.
On the other hand. the human race
steadily grows. and Prof. Shaler
agrees with Nautilus so far as to say
that in a historic sense the world will
soon be near the food limit But he
holds that there will be a decrease in
the birth rate. as In France. rather
than an abasement In the mode Of life.
so that clearly President Roosevelt is
lighting against the current.
Taking the world over. there is still
room for the doubling of the pOpula-
ton. How much additional soil may
be reclaimed from the sea OF from
morasses cannot yet be accurately de-
termined In Europe perhaps ten per
cent In the United States drainage
may add 100000 square miles. with a
| fOOd-giving value four times that or
! Illinois. and irrigation may yield still
| further gain The world over drain
/ age and irrigation may yet provide
soil to feed the entire present popula-
ton
In water power North America Is
better OF than any other continent.
/ Next comes Africa. with the Nile,
Zambesi. the Congo and the Niger.
/ The eastern face of the Andes also has
great possibilities. and the southern
/ slope of the Himalayas The rivers OF
I the earth promise TO supply more
power than is now derived from all
sources and will be rapidly developed
as coal fails.
Gold and silver are relatively unim-
portant and there seems TO be all the
/ lead that the world is likely to need
/ for a long time-if wars can be abol-
isned Tin is likely to be substantial
| " exhausted by the end Of the century,
| but zinc which is more important is
| also more abundant OF the minor
metals. mercury and platinum give the
most concern Aside from the metals
sulphur is. perhaps. the most impor-
! tant mineral. and the supply from vol
canic and other sources seems ade-
quate. a continued supply Of nitrates
may be hoped for by drawing upon the
| air
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
The Real Danger.

Does your father ever say anything
about my staying so late. darling?"
Whenever he mentions you. he re-
fers to you as the gas BILL"
Does that mean anything serious?"
mot unless he slips down some
night and foots the bill"-Kansas
City Times.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
Barefoot soldiers.

Barefooted soldiers may soon form
a novel feature OF the United States
army. At any rate, Inspector General
Burton has suggested that the e.cien-
cy of the Philippine scouts would be
improved II they we're required to go
without shoes especially ia the field.
That would be return to the print
tive state and customs of the scouts,
who in the old days went about scant-
Sly attired. with no notion Of stock
ings and shoes, to say nothing Of the
military leggings which now grace the
shanks of that valuable agent Of the
government II may be advantageous,
Il is pointed out. TO have the scout
equipped with a light canvas shoe for
garrison use, but he is considered as
at present altogether encumbered with
the weight Of what most people would
regard as the necessities of life, espe-
cially Of the life in the field. Il is re-
ported that beyond the clothing on the
back of the scout. he does not need
more than a blanket In which to wrap
himself at night. Altogether there is
no more economical employe OF the
government. as far as requirements OF
the person are concerned. than this
same scout 10 the Philippines.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
Caustic Enough.

shall / give you some caustic to re-
move that wart?" asked a drug clerk
to an acquaintance the other day.
mo, indeed" was the instant reply
my wife is caustic enough for me-
Boston Budget.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
Familiar Plea.

II was at the church fair.
Chances are $40 each" said the
pretty girl.
The man was equal to the emer,
gency.
"All want Is half a chance" muir.
INJURED he.-Pittsburg Post.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
Sunday Closing Helps Bank Accounts

states that when President Roosevelt
was police commissioner Of New York
he had savings deposit sta istics COM
piled Jointly with bis enforcementof
the Sunday closing Of saloons. These
statistics showed that the Monday
morning deposits In the savings banks
we're much heavier during the sunday
slosing period than heretofore
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
Ha~.<-.e<czz>

Whether he is a
church member or not.
the dry goods merchant
who uses a 35-inch yard
stick is a thief. the gro
Ger who employs false
weights to deceive his
customers is a thief, the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18

The proposition that
congress shall apppro-
pirate money TO aid the
states M highway con
struction is sound in
principle and patriotic
as policy Its not new.
except that the iavors Of
the general government
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
Gratihed Ambition.

Policeman (arresting him)-I timed
ys, sor We wor goin' a mile a min
yut.
Chauffeur grabbing him eagerly by
the arm)-Oficer. If you can swear 10
that at the trial I'll do the handsome
thing, by George! Tribune.