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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

in the future OF tho nation and It's
needs, Is forclbly illustrated In al
retrospect OF the momontuus tinan-
clal conditions OF the year 1907 Be
ginning the year with Astounding
prosperity and with no Visible cloud
TO mar the bright prospects OF the
future, the iron and steel trade had
moved confidently into a period OF
unsurpassed activity and production,
The early months Of the year saw all
expectations fulfilled Plants were
operated to the fullest extent, fur
Their enlargement of the country's
output seemed amply justified and In
the eyes of somo the iron and steel
Industry was strongly ontronchcd
against business depression, The
iron ana steel trade. affected adj
ycrsely by the fInancial stYIngcncyy
along with other business Interests,
found itself forced 10 policy OF
sharp curtallment and tho spectacle
Of It's pmngng from the height Of
prosperity TO the depth Of depros-
sion in a few months time was soon
presented As the shock. which pub
lie confidence had received, became
more plainly apparent the paralysis
OF the trade SO continued until In
It's completeness It has never been
exceeded In the last decade OF tho
industry and has only been approach
ed by the business decline OF 1908.
on the threshold OF the new year
II is apparent that the money market
has about reached an adjustment,
following the abnormal development
Of the past year, Likewise the iron
and steel industry has brought It.
helr to basis OF equilibrium and
stands ready to resume active oper-
atlons the moment the outlook so
justlfies.
The admirable manner in which
the crisis has been handled by bust
ness interests, large and small, and
the alertness OF the government in
lending aid at critical times, provides
a source Of congratulation and IL the
general view may be accepted, OF
eventual good that would result, tho
depression OF 1907 may no said to
have not been in yain.-Tho Iron
Trade Review.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
T II URsDAY, JAN. so, 1908
HATS A NATIONAL ISSUE.

The Mexican hat situation is be-
coming as serious as Gulliyer's war
over the egg opening question.
Down IN Guadalajara the people
grew SO fond of SNOWY head-gear
that they affected sombreros far be-
yond their means and deprived their
wives and children OF the necessities
OF life SO that they might add to the
gold braid and other ornaments
which fashion dictated should be
layIshed as adornment,
so great became the evil that the
government undertook to suppress
the fad by imposing hat tax and
demanding that tags should be at
tached to each sombrero as proof
that thetax was paid.
Such law, striking so closely at
the personal rights OF the people,
naturally has caused pretty row
and tits doubtful II the hat tax law
ever will be enforced.
We recognize the good intention
Of the government in endeavorlng to
suppress the evil OF extravaganza
but doubt the wisdom OF the method
adopted The hat Is IN some way
thing dear to the human mind. mas
culine or feminine Liberty In head
gear has caused many college FRA
cas- and II We are correctly informed
had much TO do with one or the
worlds great wars,
Hats are touchy subject TO tackle
whether It be by a great government
or the lowly and humble Bugs, Peo-
pie will wear any old hat they please.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

verdty class OF 1899, prior to which
he attended southwestern Unlyersi-
ty at Georgetown, Texas; and has
been actively engaged in the prac-
tIce for the past eight years during
which time he has, by his honesty
energy and ability, established HIM
self as one OF the ablest lawyers
Of the district
Mr. Lumpkn Is man Of splendid
character and unqucstioned ability;
and II elected can be depended upon
10 devote TO the vigorous enforce
mcnt Of the criminal laws In tho
district the same energy and abil-
ity by which bis remarkable sue
cess as a general practitioner has
been ATTAINED,
The office OF district attorney is
one Of great importance to the peo-
pie, for upSn the proper discharge
OF the duties Of this office depends
in largo measure the proper on
forcement OF the criminal laws Of
the state and the voters Of the dis
trict are TO oe congratulated on the
fact that a man so admirably fitted
by natural qualifications and eXpe-
rience for the position has been an
nounccd for this important office,
Mr.. Lumpkln requests the Daily
Panhandle to say to his friends and
supporters that he will appreciate
every effort they may put forth in
his behalf, and states that II elected
he will give the people OF the dis
trlct the very best service OF which
he is capable.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.

Henry Clews explains that the re-
cent panic was chiefly financial and
mainly due to the gross abuses OF
credit and TOO rapid transformation
OF capital from liquid into fixed
forms. II had the effect Of clari-
flying the financial situation, and re-
covery from II has been exceedingly
rapid, The fact that recuperation
has been so prompt and energetic
demonstrates that the crisis re-
vealed no unsoundness or grave dis
turOance in general conditions. Mr..
Cews thus pictures the present situa-
tlon:
Confidence Is reviylng at a rapid
rate; money Is coming out of hoard
ing; currency Is returning In large
volume from the interior; bank re-
serves are rising with unexpected
rapidity and the whole tendecy of
existing forces Is toward recupera-
tion. The patient is still somewhat
reduced by past excuses, but his con-
stitution has not been impaired;
strength is returning and the dlsea-e
Is being gradually conquered. The
most encouraging feature is the
growing ease In money, and the very
pronounced Improvement in the cred
It situation: the latter very vital
matter in commercial affairs. In
view OF the large additions to our
currency supply and the nation 8
stock OF gold, We might be in danger
OF a rather too violent recovery and
accompanying initiation; especially as
lower prices for securities and COM
modities have in effect materially In
creased the available supply of funds
It Is somewhat fortunate, therefore,
that counter demands. such as the
withdrawal OF public deposits, provi-
sion for trust company reserves re-
tlrement Of clearing house certifi-
Gates, ETC., have interyened to pre-
vent an undue surplus OF idle mon
ey."
Mr., Clews ADDS that another pre-
ventlve OF the latter is likely TO be
the renewed demand for capital by
railroads and other corporations
which were obliged to defer their re-
Quirements until more convenient
period. The latter are quite import
ant aud will probably develop during
the next few months, A very sig
nificant feature was the successful
placing OF $30,O00,OOO New York
Central notes. The rapidity with
which these were taken demonstrates
there is a good demand from invest
ors for hlgh-class securities. In fact
the demand for good bonds Of all
descriptions has been one OF the
most encouraging features for sever
al weeks past. This demand is now
extending TO securities Of tho next
grade
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
For District Attorney.

In this issue of the Daily Pan
handle appears the announcement of
Hon, A. A, Lumpkin for the office
of district attorney of the Forty
seventh Judicial District composed
of the counties of Armstrong, Dali
lam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Hartley,
Moore, Oldham, Farmer, Potter,
Randall and sherman.
For the past five years Mr.. Lump
kin has been engaged in the practice
of his profession in Amarillo as the
junior member of Wallace G. Lump
A feeling of more than just hope
full is taking hold of the people of
the metropolis; all are beginning to
be filled with a positive conviction
that the greatest growth lies ahead,
that was ever witnessed in
this whole country. This financial
furry delayed large projects,
but money can now be secured as
readily as ever and work on all those
great undertakings which we're TAX
ing form last autumn, is now re-
sumed. on every hand preparations
are being made for new concerns,
for new dwellings, for additions to
business institutions and every man,
woman and child knows these things
will be accomplished. The voice Of
the knocker who made his appear
ance just as soon as the financial
furry came. has been completely
drowned by the combined cheering
of the city builders. II you are not
an optimlst YOU will feel nightly
out Of place in the metropolis in the
next half dozen years. --Oklahoma
City Timcs-Journal.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
NOT SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR.

From staid Connecticut town
comes the story of small boy who,
after the manner OF his kind, went
head first through the Ice, He was
detained in this position, airing his
frantic heels, until almost drowned
The explanation, thoughtfully for
warded as part of the tale, is that a
six-pound fish had the lad by the
nose. Accepting gladly all that emay
mates from Connecticut, there still
remains gnawing want of detail
The desire to know whether the fish
held on the pre-empted organ. and
was by this dragged forth, VII; be
general. Or II the creature got away
the method by which he was weighed
compels thought. IL strikes the
Philadelphia Public Ledger that a
boy standing on his head in Icy wa
ter. chung to by misguided fish
that believed itself whale and the
interloper Jonah, would be imper-
feetly conditioned for making even a
wild estimate And why should a
liar OF such imaginative genius bury
himself In Connecticut. anyhow?
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
NICE AND PNEUMONIA.

Ardent wooers have never been
ylsloly influenced by the circulation
OF warnings against Oscillation. Now
comes medical. authority DR., T.,
Paller OF New York, with the reas-
surfing declaration that disease Is
not at all likely TO be spread by
kissing" The doctor is bacterlol-
oglst, and bases his conclusion on a
series of laboratory experiments
which he has lately finished, He
says:
My experiments prove TO NE that
all bacllli from human being must
first pass through some other animal
organism before becoming danger
Gus TO human being. Microbes
might pass from mouth to mouth
among human being q thousand
times without being dangerous, but
let them first pass through the body
Of some other animal and they will
XIII,
Then he utters an impressive
warning against mice and rats as
spreaders OF disease among human
beings The mice infestlng dwelling
houses are In his opinion "the lead
ing cause Of pneumonia" The mouse
eating human sputum becomes moe
ulated, yickens and dies His body
Is full OF microbes dangerous to hui
man beings. and It's decomposition
also contributes to produce condl-
tons unhealthful for human beings,
"Housekeepers" the doctor says,
should learn to regard a dead
mouse as one OF the most dangerous
objects possible about house The
Doctors statements also suggest the
peril Of persistence in the unclean
habit Of splitting.
Differing from German authorities
the doctor does not regard the rat
as source Of pneumonia, though
he admits the rat to be active in the
spreading Of other disease. lie
thinks that II mice could be driven
from human habltations pneumonia
might be practically abolished,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
SOMETHING TO WORRY THEM.

1t seems funny to hear that peo-
pie are beginning to take fright least
the gold output of the world shall
soon exceed the demand and that all
kinds OF things Will happen.
The gold output Of the Rand for
December amounted to 5SS,526 fine
ounces. valued at s12,S99,S27 1t
is the highest monthly output since
the war. The total Rand ouput for
1907 was 6,J51,662 fine ounces,
compared with 5,7S6,617 in 1906,
4,S91221 in 1905, and 3,771,G72 in
1904. ELL
Theorists" are specializing as TO
how long it can continue without
producing embarrassment In 1900
the annual production of gold in all
the countries OF the earth was only
$1,000, 900; in 1900, S12,OOO,OOO--
or about equal 10 that OF the Rand
alone in single month at the pres
ent time, The production of the
whole world last year was in the
neighborhood Of $4O0,0OO,OO.
1t is 60 be remembered that the
worlds population aud the world S
business are increasing, as we'll as
its production of gold. When peo-
pie acquire prosperity an unlimited
quantity OF gold is absorbed in the
arts The possibilities of the in
creased use of gold in the monetary
circulation have never been even re-
motely approached. Gold is today
the sole monetary standard in the
most advanced countries of the
world. The expressed fears of gold
initiation" sound like bosh TO think
ing people who believe that of alb
solutely sound money there will new
er be too much.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
THE TARIFF on LUMBER.

The Chicago Journal says the ar
gument of The lumber barons" that
the tariff on lumber amounts really
to nothing, because In 1895 We Inn
ported S27.SSG,2Oj worth; that II
the tariff were prohibitory lumber
could not come In ls aosurd when
the amount OF lumber used In the
country Is considered.
In wood pulp alone this country
uses within a million dollars OF the
sum OF importations, while the gross
consumption OF lumber runs Into
hundreds OF millions Of dollars an
nually The S27OOO,OOO worth Inn
ported Is only a drop IN the bucket,
The tariff on lumber was originally
Imposed on the theory that Ameri-
cans should use American lumber In
order to develop the lumber industry
OF the country, but now efforts
should be made 10 decrease the con-
sumption OF American lumber, for
otherwise In few years no Amerl-
can lumber will remain, American
forests will be destroyed, the climate
will be altered for the worse and we
shall have 10 contend with floods
such as that which now causes the
ohio river to do millions Of dollars
damage every year Congress should
perform plain, patriotic duty by
placing lumber on the free list inn
medlately before any further injury
is done to our forest reserves"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

A bill to establish a central bank
at Washington, to be known as the
United States National Bank Of
America, has been introduced by
Congressman Fornes OF New York
The bank would have 100000, 900
capital OF which the government is to
purchase three-ffths from the sale
OF gold bonds and the remainder to
be sold to national banks II the
measure Is reported out OF commit
tee It Is certain to be made the sub
ject Of interesting and more or less
informing debate.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
Schreck-ROss Battle,
Special to Daily Panhandle.

Special to Daily Panhandle. &c.,
New orleans, Jan. 25.-The ten
round battle between Mike Schreck
and Tony Ross, which was postponed
from last Monday in order to allow
more time for both men to get into
shape for the mill, will take place
here Monday night before the South
ern Athletic club. This will be their
second meeting, Schrect having
knocked out Ross in thirteen rounds
at Dayton, Ohio, last May.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
Ready for Billiard Match.
ecial TO Daily Panhandle.

Special TO Daily Panhandle.
New York, Jan. 25.-Gaorge SUIT.
ton and Ora Morningstar today com,
pleted their practice work for the
1872 balkline championship match,
which will be played in Lenox Ly.
scum Monday evening. Both are
confident Of winning, Many wagers
have been posted on the result OF
the contest.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

May Garden Is not 90 be allowed
to hold the record for sustained os-
Already claim has been
put In by friends OF Jane Norla, who.
Il Is asserted, while singing the role
OF Aida" in verdi's grand opera,
administered kiss 10 Radames that
lasted for 295 seconds, That throws
the Garden mark OF 20 seconds
far In the shade.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

II is estimated that II the Missouri
corn crop this year was loaded into
ordinary farm wagons, holding thirty
bushels each. 1t would require $780,
600 wagons. II these wagons were
driven on road as closely as 1t
would be safe to follow one team
with another 1t would make train
twice around the world.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30
Congress Of Students.
Special 20 Daily Panhandle

Montevdeo, Uruguay, Jan. 25.--
Hundreds Of students from the col
legos and universities of Argentina.
Brazil, UruguaN Chile, Peru, Mexl-
co, the UR~ed States and other
countries OF the new world are hero
today for the International Congress
Of American Students, which will
open a weeks session tomorrow.
Many graduates Of leading universe,
ties of the United states are now
employed in Montevideo, Buenos
Ayres, Rio de Janelro and other
South American cities and are In
attendance at the congress-.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

With the rans-conrinental lines OF
the Santa Re completed with the
Rock Island running through trains
on TO the Gull, and the Denver stlll
doing business from the Colofados
10 lower ends OF the state. Amarillo
ID destined to be always centering
point for great net work Of rail-
roads, and therefore viii gain in
commercial importance with each
succeeding year.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

The Thaw case is nearing its close
SO Is the interest of the country in
the trial of millionaire lunatlc who
killed moral leper for alleged bad
treatment OF high-flying woman
The country could well spare the
Whites, the Thaws and the Nesbts
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

German manufacturers are said
to be worried because of the guam
tity of agricultural machinery sent
into the empire from America. If
they would Quit worrying and try to
produce machinery Of equal merits
at prices that cannot be duplicated
by American manufacturers they
would again become members of
their home markets.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

Considering the present and flu
ture importance of Amarillo as a
city, lands In the Immediate ANA
rillo country are selling at most
reasonable prices. Many smaller
towns Of the plains quote prices OF
land In their sections at the same
or nearly the same prices as is asked
for land in the vicinity OF Amarillo
None OF the land is TOO high In price
rat Amarillo land is certainly cheap
enough
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

Excurslonlsts commenced TO arrive
today our weather will have the
first soothing effect on their nerves,
and our lands will completely restore
their physical and mental equill-
brlum. which may have been dis
turbed by the zero weather OF the
North and the high-water mark
prices on their own land
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

Texas is not a land OF milk and
honey. That's pink tea bill Of
fare which does not appeal to earnest
people. But 1t is a land OF beans
and brains, corned beef and courage,
onions and optimism, oranges and
opportunity, alfalfa and ambition,
poll taxes and patriotism, truck
patches and profits, farms and fire
sides and happy faces. Let Texas
grow.--Fort Worth star
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

The present excursion from the
North and East Is said to be the
largest In months Let them come.
The people are awakening to the
great opportunities which await them
in the Panhandle. And the class of
men who are coming are the pick
OF the successful farmers and bus
mess men OF their respective locali-
ties.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

The committee which has In hand
the campaign OF the Palo Duro Ma
tlonal Park movement Is at work In
earnest. Something will be done,
and II work and intelligent manip-
ulatlon can get results, we are on
a fair way TO get the park.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

A New York family which kept a
tiger as household pet actually
chained the animal up in the base
ment and limited it to four meals a
day because 1t tried to eat up one
OF the children. "These New York
folks occasionally get terribly solicit
Gus about their children" comments
the Omaha Bee.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

A New York woman advocates
stretching as cure for all ms OF the
mind and body. The stretch she says
is guaranteed 10 cure discomfort red
nose. blues aud bad temper and can
be practlced At the dishpan, with a
broom, At the bargain counter and
the bridge table
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

The citizen Of a city or town is
either with the pushers or with the
reactionaries or knockers. II he is
pusher all will know 1t because the
suckers will point him out and abuse
him. There Is no middle ground for
the citizen; II he does not push no
gives encouragement to those who
throw rails in front OF the car %
progress.---oklahoma City TlmoP
Journal. a.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

The cruise of the Pacific fleet ism t
entirely productive of pleasure, aft
or all. Indeed, there is a bit of
business of the right sort resultant
from it already. Instead of releas.
ing political prisoners or ordering a
flower fete in honor Of the squad
ron's arrival at Rio, President PEN
ma signed a proclamation reducing
duty on American wheat, condensed
milk, manufactured rubber. typewrit-
ers and wlndmills. Which is tariff
tinkering and reciprocal trade rela-
lions worth while. Fort Worth
Star.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

Some of these staff correspond
ents who are discovering that Mr..
Bryan may retire in favor of another
candidate are hard pressed for news
matter. There is ole man in the
Democratic party who can bring out
the full vote in 1908, and that man
is w. J. Bryan. To retire in favor
of another would he disloyalty to
his party and even his most rabid
enemies have never acc sed Mr..
Bryan of that.-Fort Worth Tele-
gram.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

A contemporary asserts that rid-
dior is not necessarily a vlolinist,
That may be, but the rule works
both ways. Not every vlolinlst can
play Turkey in the Straw or "Old
Dan Tucker" as they should be
played,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

Whom the gods would destroy
they first made mad" says the an
Client pagan proverb. But it con-
tains much of truth. The mad man
Is his own enemy and will IL UNI
restrained Of liberty and action de-
stroy himself-and too often he pulls
down friends with him. Personal
attacks are not in accord with the
genius OF creation. He who in an
ger hurts his neighbour strikes him
self az the first blow.t-Farm and
Ranch.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

According to the corn growers who
met in Terrell in annual session last
week, "Texas seed is the best for
Texas farmers They contend that
native grown seed will produce more
abundantly in their particular Sec
ton than that which Is brought in
from other states Seed selection
is the basis Of the science of corn
culture and Texas farmers should
take an intelligent interest in this
feature of a world industry-Fort
Worth Star.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

Governor Hughes may be an emil
nent citizen and well qualified for
the presidency, but there Is no gain
saying the fact that his personality
is about as attractive as a stone cold
buckwheat cake.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

The president of the association of
hair dressers of Paris states that
there are 500 separate and distinct
styles OF hair dressing, which, in
many instances, is equivalent to one
style for each hair
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

Dairying in the Panhandle is an
other important question which
which should receive the attention
of all our people. Dairying on a
large scale would mean millions to
our country.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-30

A Washington woman, in suing
for divorce, states that her husband
hasn't taken hath In thirty years.
He can. at least claim In his reply
that, rs a husband, he is no scrub.