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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

Of the Oldest but one OF the best
known In the Panhandle,
John s. Mcknight, who landed
second place in the aldermanio race
with 800 votes to spare is proprie.
tor OF the Mcknight Transfer & stor-
age Co.. and Is one OF the most sue
cessful Of Amarlllo's younger busi-
ness men. IIe has grown from boy
hood in Amarillo and the confidence
in which he is held by the people who
have known him ever since they have
been in Amarillo Is expressed by the
big vote which he secured yesterday,
Third place In the list OF aldermen
was admitted to be in doubt all day
yesterday on account OF the varied
support for the other candidates in
the race but the announcement that
p l.. Person had secured the posi-
ton did not cause surprise. Mr.. Per-
son is a real estate man who Is one
OF the most successful promoters OF
immigration to the Amarillo coun-
try and business interests will enable
him to give to the city's affairs an
effective force
The new officers will probably be-
sworn I'm at the second council meet
ing On the third Tuesday afternoon
OF this month.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
Texas Supply of Veal.

Texas Will not sacrifice so many
beef calves this year as In 1907.
East Texas is producing more dairy
calves, but many OF them are vealed
locally and the manner IN which
Fort Worth was flooded with Here
ford and shorthorn calves OF good
beef quality all last summer indl-
Gated how range herds were being
decimated. Although these calves
realized good prices, results show
that they could have been wlntered
and sold as stockers to advantage.
Doubtless many OF them we're veal
ed because OF contracted grass area,
and the financial furry last fall sent
to the shambles many bunch OF
choice calves that would have since
developed into attractive baby beef,
had cornbelt feeders been able TO IL
nance them. A large consignment
of 3S6-pound calves, tick-free, was
sent to Kansas City during the furry
last fail, their expected destination
being a cornbelt feedlot, but killer
took them at price that realized 50
per head more than feeders we're
asked, 1t was merely an illustration
OF how young Texas stock was sacri-
feed for various reasons in 1907.
With good 1,OOO-pound feeders
realizing $5.25@5,5O at Chicago and
cattle feeders in the cornbelt wiring
frantically to Texas for stuff to put
on grass this slaughter OF the babies
looks unwarranted and probably
would not have occurred but for a
combination OF conditions last year,
the chief factors being the high price
of veal. cutting up OF pastures and
the financial furry. The time is at
hand when calves Of the beef breeds
will be too valuable to yeal.-Breed-
ers' Gazette.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
A Civil War Relic.

Through Che courtesy OF Judge J.
G. Paul we have before us a curio in
the shape of the last edition Of THE
Daily Citizen" published at Vicks-
burg. Miss, July 2, 1853 by ]. w.
Swords, and printed on wall paper,
at the fall OF Vicksburg.
A note contained in the paper is
full OF pathos, and yet shows a most
graceful surrender. Even In death
of the sheet-the editor gives way
to humor.
The note referred to is here re-
produced:
July 4th, 1863.
1.-TWO days bring about great
changes. The banner OF the I'm
zion floats over Vicksburg. Gen.
"Grant has caught the rabbit:
"he has dined In Vicksburg, and
"he did bring his dinner with him.
"The Citizen lives to see it. For
"the last time 1t appears on wall
paper No more will 1t eulogize
"the luxury of mule meat and fri
"casseed kitten--urge Southern
warriors to such diet nevermore.
"This is the last wallpaper Cit
''izen,' and is, excepting this note,
from the types as we found them.
ut will be valuable hereafter as
"a curiosity"
The reference to General Grants
having dined in Vlcksburg and hay
ing caught his rabbit is worth a no.
tice, for In another column Of the
paper appears paragraph to the eff
feet that the Yankee Generalissimo,
surnamed Grant, had expressed his
intention Of dining in Vlcksburg on
Sunday next, and the editor OF the
paper advised Grant that the best
way to cook a rabbit is first catch
the rabbit"
Hence the remark, Grant caught
his rabbit"
While only one-page publication,
It teens with interesting items. and
the editors prophecy as above ex-
pressed is most assuredly realized.
for as a curiosity the Citizen" is all
there.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
p. v. Men VIII Come.
Groom Items.

Mr.. c. H. Harris sold a half sec
ton OF land Monday to Mr.. Moore
of Duncan, Okla.
Mr.. Charles whistler of Morrow
Thomas Hardware company, of ANA
rillo, spent Sunday in Groom.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Mccoy was in Amarillo
Tuesday and Wednesday an bust
ness.
Mr.. Wallace and family have
moved into their new home In the
west part OF town.
Mr.. RDeder, one Of our real estate
men, will move his family from the
ranch to town and will occupy the
house recently vacated by Mr.. Wal
lace.
A new boy came into this COM
munity looking for a home and as
G. H. Harris was in need OF another
hand he decided to keep him. Con-
gratulatlons.
A baseball nine has been organized
here and the boys are equipped with
new suits and are ready to cross bats
with any nine in the Panhandle.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
7561S4
Gain in Panic Quarter.

) G5blSA
Gain in Panic Quarter.
AS the figures show the office
made big gain in the quarter from
January /, to March 81, which is
normally a dull quarter and which
this year caught the brunt of panic
depression. other offices all over
the country showed losses during
that quarter.
The rate gain for the year just
closed reached about 2per cent
While the rate OF growth for the
present year may reach the phe-
nomenal figure shown by these to-
tails, it is entirely possible that the
gait set by the last quarter will be
kept up all year. A gain this year
Of per cent even considerably lower
than the gain last year would give
the Amarillo office the $4,000 an
nual receipts necessary to be- classed
as postoffice Of the first-clsss.
There are nine first class cities in
the state as follows: Dallas, Fort
Worth, Houston, Galveston, San An
tonic, Waco, El Paso, Austin and
Texarkana. or the second class cit
les, only one In the state is ahead Of
Amarillo In receipts. sherman shows
a total this year OF about $4,000.
But all the other cities besides these
named are behind Amarillo in postal
receipts and many Of the important
older towns are far behind this city.
New Building viii Increase Receipts
In its present cramped quarters
the office can supply only about half
the applicants for lock boxes. When
the office gets into the new building
now being erected on Fifth street,
the number OF lock boxes which the
office will have for rent will be
greatly increased and the revenue of
the office will be correspondingly
increased, The office will get pos
session OF the new building in the
early part of the summer so the
income from the additional box rents
will help swell the figures OF next
Vnaris totals Az n first plaSS pitv
besides the enviable distinction
which such ranking would confer.
the Amarillo office will get added
concessions in the way Of supplies,
salaries and clerks. Such rank will
also be OF service in securing an ap-
preparation from congress for a fed
eral building for the Amarillo branch
OF the federal court and postoffice
hcre.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

"oh Lord, sarel Charleston and
bless her. Bless Nation, too, and
Danyllle, Lord, Bless Bloomington
and Decatur, where we saw such
wonders done In your name, Bless
MuscatIne and Springfield and Cham
paign, There Is no use praying for
Peoria, Jesus, because the DEVILS al
ready got mortgage on II, but bless
Freeport. Lord you've got an awful
fight on your hr~'s there you know.
And say, Jesus, aln't we putting up
a good fight In Elgin?"--Joliet Re-
porter. .gl.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
BURIED BY
BLuE AND GRAY
lFrom Wednesdays Daily. }

NrIOm Wouuesudy bdlly'J
Three veterans who marched under
the bonnie blue flag" and three who
served under the stars and stripes
we're pail bearers yesterday at the
funeral Of Thomas NJ. Mccullough,
the old Union soldier who died here
Friday night.
Captain Warren of the L. 9. V.
camp here was the first to learn that
the old man whose body lay at the
morgue, was a soldier and he at
once started the movement toward
giving the old man a funeral worthy
of a soldier. Al the meeting of w,
b. Plemons camp Sunday afternoon,
the veterans in cooperation with N.
c. Martin, L. d. Massey and the few
other Union veterans here, decided
to bear the expenses OF Mccullough s
funeral IL his relatives could not be
located
Later as has been reported, Nc
Cullough's half brother was located
in New Mexico, and he at once d.
rected the undertakers here to pro-
coed with the funeral. But the vet
Grams OF both causes took charge Of
the proceedings and under their aus
pices yesterday was conducted the
beautiful burial services at Llano
cemetery.
In its journey to the grave, thu
casket Of the soldier was draped in
the folds OF the flag he fought I'M
der and at the grave one OF the I'm
ion veterans carried a flag to the
grave Rev. jewell Howard, of the
Christian church, gave a brief and
eloquent talk, Then Captain War
rem offered up fervent prayer. A
small American flag was buried with
the veteran and another was planted
at the head Of the grave.
Besides the veterans, a number of
other citizens attended the services
yesterday and through one OF these
who recognized the face Of the old
soldier and 1t now develops that Nc
Cullough had been in Amarillo last
fall and is remembered by number
OF people here. He sold from house
to house small articles for repair
and did little jobs of repair work.
Many who talked with him then as
he assisted at various houses, remem-
Der the pride with which he spoke
OF his service days and also OF the
satisfaction he expressed at the fact
the bitterness Of the old years had
gone and that the blue and gray
were together, But they were never
more together and more generously
togther than yesterday WIN w. B.
Plemons camp U. c. V. and the Union
veterans here Joined In doing honor
at the muster-out services of this old
soldier.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

Four girls in the Denver county
clerks office have been fired for
using the word damn" The chief
clerk, a prominent Y. NJ. c, A. work
err, had occasion to find fault with
the work the girls were turning
out, and spoke rather sharply to one
Of them, who very politely, though
forcibly informed him she did not
give a damn" whether the work was
right or wrong. lie fired her. The
other girls gave similar replies to his
"hollers." The girls protest that
darn" was the extent Of their vul-
gariAes.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

We are informed from a reliable
source that, through a misunder-
standing, many voters cast their bal
lot against Mr.. John Snider for mar
shall, believing that he was an anti
Prohibitionist, and INDUCED in the
use OF strong drink. AS a fact Mr.
Snider is stanch teetotaller, does
not know the taste OF whiskey, is a
conscientious, capable and efficient
officer, and his reelection by an
overwhelming majority in spite OF
this misunderstanding is gratifying
in the highest degree to his innum-
cradle friends in the city.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
For Misplaced Comma.

A Kansas editor who paid little at
tention to punctuation Is now defend
ant in libel suit because he pub
llshed an item as follows;
1.-TWO young men went with their
girls to attend teachers meeting and
after they left, the girls got drunk. ="
The comma should have gone after
"the girls" but as II is, the girls
have gone after the edltor.-Ex.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

Judge Edward A. Mann has just
handed down a decision that the
anti-gambling act of the last legis-
lature does not prohibit the slot ma
chine from running in the territory
of New Mexico, and all the machines
are in full blast. This is case
where the intention OF the law was
defeated by technicality, however,
1t is no fault OF the judiciary If the
legislature bungles the law, the law
and nothing but the law is consid-
GRAFTON to come before a Judge Of
the court.-Tucumcari News.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

A McAlester Undertaken has ST.
900 hearse that has heavy rubber
tires and assureshls patrons 1T Will
be a pleasure to ride In IT," but so
far his patrons are not appearing
anxious He says It is the last min
ute' In hearse style, and It probably
is.-Kansas City Journal.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

A Denver Sunday school is giving
trading stamps br regular attend
ance and for bringing In new schol-
ars That is certainly putting reli-
gion on a business basis. This goes
far ahead OF the Christmas tree and
and summer picnic proposition.-Ex.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
CROKER SUES FOR LIBEL.

Richard Croker, the former Tam
many leader OF New York, mas in
stituted a suit for libel against tho
Manchester (England) Sporting
Chronicle for statements published
in that paper rejecting on his char
acter as a sportsman.-American
Press.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

An employee OF the matrimonial
bureau In Chicago testified on the
stand that only ten photographs Of
men and women ont Of 10000 are OF
sufficient merit to attract attention.
Wichita Daily Times.
Hence the necessity OF the services
OF q middle man,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

An Indiana barber is suffering
from paralysis as the result Of a vio-
lent handshake a friend gave him.
This item is printed merely to prove
that BARRIERS can be paralyzed.-Fort
Worth Telegram.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

Back on the old farm, when we
suspected horse OF speed, we
straightaway bandaged his legs In
red flannel. have noticed that
preachers with oratorical suspicion,
swaddle their necks in a similar wav.
The philistine.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

A lonely looking female driving
a one horse outfit, with half dozen
nanny goats and colt, In a little
spring wagon, passed through town
for sunny New Mexico" Here is a
chance for some lonely, no-account
man to get start In this worldly
world.--Pampa News.
But perhaps the lonely looking fe-
male has troubles enough, without
having a no-account man saddled
onto her. ....s.lut
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

Rev. william A. Sunday, who is
now holding meetings at Charleston,
gave vent to the following charac-
teristic prayer at one OF his meetings
this week:
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

When a man Is told these days a
lady wants to see him, he does not
imagine any very important secret or
romantic business; he knows right
away II is a girl with a bill.-Ama-
rillo Panhandle.
Or circulating subscription paper
for some Disqualification Chron-
icle.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

A young man. whose name we
Withhold, living not far from this
town, concluded that the merchants
here did not advertise a very good
line OF clothing, so he sent to Sears
e Roebuck for suit of clothes.
When they arrived. in the pocket of
the pants he found the following
note: Should this fall into the
hands Of a good looking young man
who desires to correspond with
young lady OF sweet disposition,
kindly address, ETC." The young
man promptly sent letter to the
address and few days later received
this reply, Sir:-My wife has re-
ceived letter from you, addressed
in her maiden name. Twenty years
ago, when she worked In a factory,
she might have written the note then.
She is now the mother Of eleven chill
dren and my lawful wife. II you
do not quit writing to her will take
trip to your town and make you
look like 2 cents worth OF dog meat"
Moral: If you want up-to-date
clothes trade with your home NOR
chants. Hancock Clarion.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

According to the Atchison Globe,
nine out OF ten tho ridlcule a mans
follies behind lbs back approve Of
them TO his fac(.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

Is your name enrolled up yonder
and on the subscription book OF the
Democrat? II not, 1t is not too late
to do either, but see the Democrat
first?-Hereford Democrat.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

There are nineteen states in the
union that are entitled to the credit
OF being swine-producing states, since
the January /, 1908, report OF the
department OF agriculture places each
of these with a hog population of
more than 100000. The following
fist gives them in the order of their
rating:
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

1T will pay you TO figure with
us on oats and wheat. Early Grain
& Brokerage Co., office over post
office. 81 u
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
AMARILLO
BANKS HIGH
80 Per Cent Increase in Postal
Receipts Brings City Near
First Glass
tFrom Wednesdays Dally)

iFrom Wednesdays Daily)
Eleventh place among Texas cities
In amount of postal receipts is the
rank given Amarillo by the totals
OF the fiscal year for the postotflce
department which closed on March
81. As this ranking includes not on
ly all the second class cities but the
nine flrst-class cities as we'll, the rank
is correspondingly high. Figures
for the quarter which ended March
81 and for the year which ended
March 81 are as follows:
Quarter ending March
81, 1908. recommendation
Quarter ending March
81, 1907. ..,....,.... 6,279,S0
Gain ...,..,...,....$2,2OO.34
Year ending March
81, 1908 .........$31, 56l.S4
Year ending March
81, 1907 Cess) .. 100000
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
GOOD RANGE
CONDITIONS
CattIemen From PeCOS Valley
viii Attend Convention
Here in Force
lFrom Wednesdays pallyl

(From Wednesdays Dally)
During the past ten days" re-
ports William Penn Anderson, the
energetic livestock agent OF the Pc
cos valley lines, "a have made a can
vass Of the range conditions in the
lower Pecos Valley in New Mexico
and find that cattle conditions are as
favorable as could be wished for. A
slow rain OF twenty-iour hours du-
ration, averaging over an inch OF war
ter. fell all over the valley extending
to and beyond the Davis mountains,
This insures an early and bountiful
grass crop.
Better Time on p. V.
Cattle have been moving via Pc
cos from points on the Texas Pacific
railway for several days with time
service over the Pecos Valley lines
ranging from eighteen to twenty
miles an hour. This shows such an
improvement since the operating dis
abilities have been removed by COM
pletion OF reconstruction work, that
many shippers who have brought
suit for last seasons delays Of cat
tie shipments are ashamed OF their
complaints.
Cattle in Fine Condition.
THE improved condition OF cattle
this spring will almost entirely re-
move the death rate on cattle ship
ments which, on account Of impov-
erishment, occurred last year in early
shipments.
"one and two year old steers fed
On the plains this winter by small
owners and aggregating thirty or for
ty thousand head which attract buy
ers from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West
Virginia and Blue Grass grazers, will
be offered for sale at the meeting
here OF the Panhandle Cattle Ralsers'
convention. and, since the Belen cut
off will bring sellers here from west
ern New Mexico and Arizona, about
100000 range steers OF the same age
from all over the Southwest will be
offered here. IN
p. ". Men VIII Come.
"Pecos Valley cattle men will be
up in force to the Panhandle asso-
citation meeting April Fl to 20, with
a view OF securing the meeting down
there again next season. The Ros-
we'll Commercial club has held a
meetinp and aDnointed a cOmmittae
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

Most any mar. can get a wlfe-but
say, did you eyq try TO hire a good
cook?-TeXas Sbckman Journal.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

Now, q -, do you know why you
will be cut off the mailing list with
this issue, Mr.. Delinquent? 1t is be-
cause you don't pay, and we don't
want you badly enough to put l.
cent stamp on your paper. Off you
go. The way to stay on is TO pay up
and keep paid ahead. Postmaster
and Carrier.
That's plain talk for fair, and they
evidently mean what they say.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

The Panhandle farmers are sure
ly taking hold of the sugar beet
question. A second shipment of seed
was demanded and will be here soon.
The Panhandle farmer is wide awake
or else he would not be here. Sue
cess in growing sugar beets means
800 Panhandle lands. The end
justifies the means.--Amarillo Daily
Panhandle.
Sugar beets, cantaloupes, water
melons, fruits and vegetables--in
short. general classification. That's
the Panhandle. and spells prosper
ity" in capital letters.-Banner
Stockman.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
EXCHANGE COMMENT.


'In God We Trust" being restored
TO our coins does not make them any
easier to get, for faith without
works is ad."-stratford Star.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

Mrs. John C. Keller OF Fort
Wayne, Ind, who is suing for a d.
vorce, at the trial tossed their child
into her husbands arms, saying: 81
have fed her four months on air;
now see what you can do.
chita Daily Times.
This youngster won't need medical
attention for overloaded stomach.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09
Results Anticipated.
(From Wednesdays DallyJ

I'M all save the race for city at
torney and for third place OF the
three aldermen to be elected, the re-
suits were pretty well understood be-
fore the election board announced
their count. The active support Of
the fire boys and of the central
trades assembly told heavily in the
last few days in the mayoralty race
tf and the work OF these organizations
aiwas also strongly felt in the alder
manic contest As the result shows,
s9the race for city attorney was close
% and the vote throughout the day, as
Il could be ascertained on the street,
kept pace with the figures as they
were at the close. For reelection
as city marshal John Snider secured
almost a majority Of the votes al
though three other candidates were
in the field f, NJ. Ong, for re-eec-
ton as assessor and collector secured
within fifty of majority, against
o two opponents
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09

Don't take 'em off yet, under pen
atty OF the results thus set forth by
the poet lariat" of the Baltimore
News:
A little cold in his delicate lung,
A little song by the church choir
sung,
A little corpse to the graveyard
brung.
The grammar OF the foregoing is
not above criticism, but the warning
is timely and should be needed by
all.-Gate City.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-09


The rates of hire for babies in
Chicago have taken a tumble. The
mllk-wagon drivers have agreed not
to strike and 1t will no longer be
necessary for a man to present an
infant as voucher before he can
secure a bottle of milk for his break
fast food-Joliet Reporter.
Every year OF late at just about
this season Chicago's milkmen go on
the warpath. 1t doesn't amount to
much, but the mllkmen apparently
looks forward to this, their little
ratification annually