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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07
THE HAPPY FARMER.

The farmer is occupying the proud
est place in this country at the pres
ent time. The city man OF affairs all
over the country is reported as opti-
mistlc OF the future for business, but
he is waiting TO see what is going to
happen. The farmer is not only opti-
mistic, but he is buying tools and
seeds for his business this spring as
usual and getting ready to harvest
larger crops than ever before, with
the weather indications fayoring bin.
But no is doing still more than that
He is still buying automobiles and
pianolas' says reporter for the New
York Mail, who ha staken 10000
mile trip through the West, South
and Southwest. This man says II IS
worth while to travel that way Just
to talk with the people who are self
sustaining. regardless OF the frenzied
finances OF the eastern centers at
times. lie said he heard no loud
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

In the May number of Munsey's
Magazine its editor and proprietor
Frank A. Munsey, writes at length
of the business situation and takes
for his thesis the statement that
there Is not money enough in the
world today to do the worlds
work" He traces the causes of the
panic with this idea in view, and
ridicules the idea that Roosevelt was
the responsible factor. He says the
crash was inevitable and two years
overdue, The demand for better
living was at the bottom of it. The
expansion of trade outreacbed the
available supply of money. There
was too much prosperity and credit
was strained. High finance and CO.
lossal steals also had much to do
with the result. and Roosevelt had
checked this bad work. But the
Roosevelt radicalism of today would
be the conservatism of five years
hence.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

A special train on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad ran from Pittsburg
to Chicago on Sunday morning in
seven hours and forty-two minutes.
The distance is 46S miles, which
makes the average speed fraction
under sixty-one miles an hour, In
GLIDING stops. Never before, so far
as known, has this average speed
been maintained for so great a dis
lance by train carrying passengers
In its remarkable flight the special
train overlook the Pennsylvania
Special" which is the companys
eighteen-hour train between Chicago
and New York and one OF the two
fastest long-distance trains in the
world. The special was stopped four
times and slowed down once by the
block signals to prevent oyerrun-
ming the Pennsylvania's crack train.
One of these forced stops was five
minutes and the others were nearly
as long. The run is said to have an
important bearing on the future
service of the Pennsylvania.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

But "Bllly" Ia only one Of long
line OF the butchers stool pigeons,
The history Of his predecessors has
been the same Ho, TOO, will follow
IN their footsteps. Sooner or later
billy" Will grow proud aud lazy
and fat, The common cattle from
the plains will gaze on his plump
sides and shining hide with suspl-
clon; he will not gather them in
lqulck order and the butchers will be
kept waiting at their work.
Then, some day billy" will trot
down the long alley ahead OF the
herd and turn TO leave by the side
door and II won't open 10 him. He
will be swept on 10 the shambes,
startled and indignant There will
be one more below OF fear and pain,
the butcher will grin and strike. and
"Bllly," fed and sleek and fat, will
be beef like the others, while an
other "Blly" will mn bis place,
IT'S the way In the stockyards as
In machine politics The "Bnlys'
In both lead gay life for a while,
but let both beware OF losing their
grip, the end IL ever In sight and the
butchers have no mercy.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

Elsewhere in this issue appears an
account OF the work and progress at
the local government experimental
station, which should be read by all,
Our people are not taking the proper
interest in this most important insti-
tuition, and neither are We taking
teh proper steps to secure once and
for all the new location for this
farm. This question has been pend
ing long enough and 1t behooves our
people to take immediate steps to Sc.
scure a permanent establishment of
this station in its new Location.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

The movement to buy cotton seed
for free Distribution among farmers
as an inducement to get them to raise
cotton is most timely and properly. II
we can raise cotton in the vicinity
OF Amarillo, or In any part OF the
Panhandle, the sooner the farmer
learns of It, the better It will be for
all concerned. Cotton is a money
crop. one Of the most remunerative
Of farm products. Cotton in the
Panhandle means cotton seed oil
mill; and an oil mill means the es-
sentia adjunct to the packing house
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

An Italian youth who said he was
Orazio Tanelurrno, of New YORK,
was caught stealing ham in Bay
onne yesterday and locked up While
in a cell he wrote postI card,
which he asked policeman 20 mail
The card was written in Italian ana
was addressed tc "le as Christ
Streets of Paradise. . read 20,
my dear God, am In = isqn because
! stole ham. lid u Z steal it ma
liciously, but bacause oeeded 1t and
hadn't anything to e" IN ten days
| wish I could have ID tae moment
I done this. Protect ole IN this case
and forgive me, ood-bye, good
bye"
Recorder Lazarus discharged the
youth and gave him money enough
to get to New Yorl.--New York
Tribune.
His Taith made him whole
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07
Looks That WAY.

Grand old Texas, Goddess of the
phantamagoria of liberty's disillu-
stoned dream. Knight erraDt OF the
good old summer time. Hallowed
by the memories Of an empire carved
from the blood of martyrs The hope
OF tomorrow made manifest by the
achievements Of today The emblem
Of progressiveness that knows no
power to swerve. The quintessence
of all the joys of earth with a min
imum of its sorrows, Lake
Herald.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1908
LIKE THE LEIGH.

In every community there are
some. who. like the leech, are merely
hangers on; who get all they can
out Of the work and effort OF others
and grow fat orr others substance.
Amarillo and the Panhandle are
no exception to this abuse. In fact
the leeoh is more In evidence here
than anywhere It has ever been the
writer's fate to cast his lot.
We have the leech In business.
lie sits in his office or stands be-
hind his counters rakes In the
shekles and salts them down. He
has no use for the solicitors who ask
for donations or subscriptions. He
thinks that others were placed here
to build churches, schools, railroads,
fairs, packing houses. parks, street
railways, paved streets and all those
things that 60 toward the develop
ment OF city His cold-blooded
makeup, his selfish little soul, his
warped and contracted heart, his In
flnitesimal mind, his every part and
parcel OF being rebels against the
manly the noble, the liberal, the pro-
gressive and the free-hearted. He is
a leech, and despite all effort on the
part OF Others to awaken In him at
least the semblance OF a man, he
remains leech. The leopard does
not change his spots, neither will the
leech cease 10 suck and steal his sub
stance.
We have the leech In another
form. There are those who have
grown rich from the advance in the
price OF lands, Some Of them have
been liberal with their means thus
easily acquired, They have been
Identified with all the movements
which tended toward a greater ANA
rillo and more developed country
but there are others who have hoard.
ed their wealth, have refused 10 lend
any assistance in the common work
OF building up, and have even do.
generated into "knockers'' and de-
tractors OF the town and country
that have made them wealthy. such
men are leeches who. like their pro-
totype Of the roadside hedge, should
be passed by as not worthy of a look
from honest men.
And there are others, The leech
Is found in every walk OF life. Walk
over him, ignore him; treat him as
You will, he still remains a leech---
a nuisance among men.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07
Get Something for Money.

zone Of the items hotel has 10
figure on during the year" said a
hotel clerk the other day, lis the
cost OF keys. 1t makes no differ
ence If foot OF lumber or a
pound OF brass is attached to the key,
some absent-minded guest will carry
1t away. The loss of keys Is really
becoming quite a problem to hotel
managers. There is scarcely a day
with us that two or more keys are
not carried away by guests. Some.
times we receive them back by mail,
and then again guest will bring
back a key in person when he re-
turns several months later, perhaps.
But the replacing OF those really lost
is becoming an item. It is the Gus
tom with us to call off the list OF
vacant rooms every afternoon and
check up with the key boxes. After
doing this we nearly always have
few keys to order" --Houston
Chronicle.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07
Alexander.

There was a youth who kept store.
And though some might be grand
err,
He kept store all through the war,
And his name was Alexander.
Y
He mixed his goods with a cunning
hand,
And was skllltul brander;
While oft his sugar half was sand
Some called him Alex-sander.
~
One day his loved one TO hlm came,
Then lovingly he scanned her;
He asked her would she change her
name,
And ring did Alex-hand-her.
ooh, yes" she said, with smiling lin
'Tf I can be commander :"
They both then formed a partnership
And called 1t Alexand-
Alexander GeddeS
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07
FARMERS SHORT OF HELP.

In spite OF the fact that railroad
officials assume to take a gloomy
view of the future and say the coun-
try Is just entering the shadow OF the
panic, there seems to be no scramble
on the par TOT the unemployed to
entreneh themselves in Jobs against
the hard times. At least this seems
a reasonable Inference judging from
the difficulty people have In obtain
ing farm and domestic help. Both
love and money appear to have lost
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

The Daily Panhandle has made
arrangements with the long distance
telephone company and with the tel
egraph company OF Texas to secure
a full report as near as can be as
certained OF the primary election re-
turns tomorrow night, Our office
will be open during the night hours,
all messages will be posted up in bull
letlns, and the public In general Is
invited to make the Daily Panhandle
office It's headquarters and got the
returns as they are flashed over the
wires TO us. AWe will most probably
issue n special edition Sunday morn
ing, giving the returns n full as far
as received up to the hour OF going
to press.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

A bankrupt banker at Rochester,
Mimi, has turned carpenter and put
on overalls. He declares that he in
tends to earn money enough to pay
every depositor who has lost by his
mismanagement. An exchange re-
marks that this Is a heavy contract,
but 1t expresses the hope that the
banker of former days will live long
enough to fill IT, 1t often happens
that bankrupt bankers permit the
depositors to wear the overalls.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

Mayor Mars will now receive the
"princely" salary OF $50 per month.
Our Office devil" is putting on airs,
since he has learned this fact, feel
ing that he is not so very far behind
His Honor himself in this respect.
Well, really the only difference be-
tween the two is that where one gets
all the glory and honor incident to
the office, the other gets his full
quota Of "cussing" from the office
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07
Reflections of a BacheIor.

An easy way to have trouble is to
marry 1t.
What a girl likes about being in
a love affair is maybe it will turn out
real.
The most notorious liar on earth
gets credit for telling the truth from
anybody he says something nice to,
The reason a woman knows the
baby is going to grow up to be pres
ident is the doctor says he is so
healthy.
A man prefers to live in the sub
urbs to the city just the way he'd
rather go to church than the theater.
--New York Times.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

Shows, frosts and cold weather are
reported from the north, east and
northwest. While we occasionally
have an unpleasant gust OF wind,
we are baslNing in the sunshine while
other countries are rolling snowballs,
II may seem a brutal view to take,
but there is no gainsaying the dec
laratlon Of the Philadelphia North
American that in this twentieth cen
fury the man who does not so
strengthen his brain and train his
hand as to rise above the dead level
OF the unskilled mass will remain a
clod, and until the day of his death
will be trodden upon.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

IN our Associated press reports to-
day came a story of soldier in a
company of engineers who was under
arrest awaiting trial by court mar
tial for having shaken hands with
Emma Goldman, and pledging her
his assistance. n 1t is proven that
he is an ally OF this Goldman woman,
no censure, no punishment can be
too great, for this man is a traitor to
his country and a spy in the camp
Of his friends.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07
WILLY" THE "sTooL PIGEON !

In every stockyards where cattle
are killed, there is to be found an
Interesting character, a criminal
whose crime is so hideous and re.
pulsive as to make the subject a
unique attraction.
Up at swift's packing house in
Chicago this character answers 10
the name Of BILLY" He is a steer
who arrived In a load from Texas
Aome three years ago and was train
cd to lead cattle into the death pens
where they are mercilessly butch
cred.
"Billy'' goes into a cattle pen.
noses around the victims until he
has their confidence. Then he starts
out into a straight and narrow lane
which leads to destruction. Just be-
fore he reaches the pens where the
butchers wait, door opens In the
side Of the alley and Billy slips out
while his dupes go on 10 the sham
bles.
Billy has fine life Of It. He is
as sleek and well fed as a machine
office holder. He wears a bovine
smile and an insiduous manner that
carries conviction akin to that con-
veyed to the rank and file voters by
the snapp appcintee He has a good
graft while 1t works.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

A total OF approximately 42,5OC
miles will have been covered by the
Atlantic battleship fleet when It ar,
rives at Hampton Roads February
% next, according to the estimates
made by the naval officials. The
distance to be covered, according 10
an Itinerary made public lately for
the voyage Of the fleet from San
Francisco to the Philippines, thence
to China, Japan and back to Manila,
is 1928 miles.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

Get out OF the road, all We "mosc
backs,' and let the avalanche of
prosperity pass. We are incorporat-
ed, and the slogan is a greater and
better Clovis, clean streets, more
sidewalks, better drainage, better
fire protection, and city government
for the people and by the people
Are You with us?--Cloyis News
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

Monday next we will publish an
Interesting article by Il. A. (Pat)
Paffrath on Amarillo today, as com
pared with It's appearance in 1876.
Lack Of space only precludes the pos
'sibility OF our publishing It today.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

Secretary Wilson anticipates bump
err crops this year and that the price
OF edlbles will continue to be high.
The reason for the latter belief is
that the population OF the country
has increased faster than the crop
acreage. The number of men that
have gone into business and manu-
featuring pursuits IS far greater than
the number that have taken up farm
ing, The scarcity OF farm help Is a
large factor in the situation. The
secretary foresees many families in
this country getting meat only once
or twice week as in European
countries.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

The postal savings bank bill has
been reported favorably by the sem
ate committee On postofflces, but
with an amendment changing the
name OF the proposed institution to
postal repositories, If the govern
ment is to so into the banking bus
mess one name is as good as another.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

Beware OF the gossiper," exclaims
an exchange. "of all human para
sites who feast upon the character of
your daughter wife or your self, this
ally of the devil is the most respon-
slble. II you are in the least de-
gree addicted to this most debaslng
OF habits, shun It as you would the
very gates OF hell"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07
EXTENDS THE OLIVE BRANCH.

Apropos our comments on the re-
cent stoclSmen's convention the Ros-
we'll Daily Record has the following:
after all, II was q fair fight and a
glorious victory, and while the Daily
Panhandle has probably said too
much, stlll We forgive them, believ-
ing that all things work together for
good. II is fact just becoming APP
parent that the Pecos country and
the Panhandle country are becoming
more and more Identical In a bust
ness way, not only as to stock inter-
ests, but agricultural. The time is
not far distant when there will be
close trade relations, and the great
plains country in New Mexico and
Texas will be as one in a business
and social way.
THE cattle convention coming 70
Roswell Is not only fair and Just,
but means to that end.
"The unkindest cut. and the most
unfair is the personal attack on MIR.
Slaughter. II is we'll known fact
that Mr.. slaughter's entire range cat
tie interests are in Texas, not in New
Mexico, and he has always been lden-
titled with the Texas cattle interests,
and not with those OF New Mexico.
It Is true that his home is in Roswell,
and he is known for his great loyalty
to his home town--so great that he
said in Amarillo, and It was we'll
known among the cattlemen, that he
would not accept the presidency of
the association II II would in any way
Interfere with Roswell's interests.
THE editor OF the Panhandle
should come down next spring. Ros-
well wants 10 extend the glad hand
to him and to all the people on the
plains, as well as to the cowmen."
The editor OF the Record is to be
congratulated upon his conservatism
and fairness in this controversy. He
extends the olive branch and invites
all OF us to come and partake of the
good things his town will prepare for
the next convention. He has felt
the pulse OF the Pecos country and
assures us that It's Interests, from
business standpoint, are to become
more and more Identical" with the
Interests OF the Panhandle. We are
willing to join hands with the Re-
cord In an effort to establish and
perpetuate such friendly and mu-
tually beneficial relationship between
the two sections OF this great south
western country. But we would not
consent to combination by which
he Panhandle would lose It's identity
As to the "unkindest cut" we did not
aim to make a personal attack on
Mr., Slaughter, AS the newly-eleeted
president OF the stockmen's assocla- |
ion. the gentleman renders himself !
open to criticism Just the same as
would the incumbent OF any public |
office. II Mr.. Slaughter denies that
ie made the remarks accredited to
lin we will gladly make the proper
apology
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

their proyerbIal charm, Big money.
automobiles and the privilege OF taxi
Ing his employers daughter TO the
Fourth OF July celebration are Of
fered In vain by farmers Unless
one knows how to land the fecund
franchise, the surest way TO get the
coin now Is to don the overalls.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

Nothing could be more unsightly
on the streets Of a city than flying
dodgers, papers, colored and uncol-
ored, littering and clogging cutters,
corners, alleys--in fact converting an
otherwise slightly stree; until an un-
slightly thoroughfare. We wish to
call the attention of the city council
to the fact that Amarillo is subject
to this abuse. Immediate steps
should be taken 70 remedy the evil.
An ordinance should be passed pro-
hibiting the promiscuous scattering
of any and all kinds of paper and
other matter that may be converted
into filth by the elements. Other
cities have been compelled to pro-
tect themselves by ordinance against
this abuse and Amarillo should not
be the last to take proper steps to
abolish practice that is so detri-
mental to the city's appearance and
sanitary. condition.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

The packing house question Is
neither dead nor sleeping. In fact,
IL is very much alive. The men who
have this proposition In hand are de.
termlned TO stay with Il until It's
consummaton.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

One Of the dangers OF boarding
money is illustrated by the case Of
the Indiana man who died last week
from blood poisoning caused by a
copper cent which he swallowed sixty
years ago.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

It was J. West Goodwin, the well.
known old-timo Missouri editor, who
once said; 81 am an old man and
have had many troubles but the most
OF them never happened" That is
the common experience.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

Chancellor McCracken OF the New
York university, who returned from
a visit to Norway and Sweden, where
he arranged for an exchange OF pro-
lessons, tells OF a talk he had with
King Haakon OF Norway about the
growth OF socialism in his dominions.
The king, upon meeting a group of
Socialists, had listened to Their opln-
ion that the wealth OF the land shoula
he divided up at a given time among
all the people. Whereupon the king
replied by asking II they would con-
sent to redivision a few minutes
later with all the babies born since
the last division
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07
A Malden,s Ideal u a Fnshnnd.

4 Maiden's Ideal &c Husband.
Genteel In parsonage,
Conduct, and equippage.
Noble by heritage.
Generous and free.
Brave, not romantic:
Learned, not pedantlc;
FroIic, not frantic:
This must he be.
Honor maintaining,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

Meanness disdaining,
Still entertaining.
Engaging and new.
Neat, but no finical;
Sage, but not cynical;
Never tyrannical,
But ever true.
Henry Carey. I
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-07

The clash which occurred yester-
day at Santa Barbara between the
sailors Of the Atlantic fleet and the
tradesmen Of the town was entirely
uncalled for, detrimental 10 the In
terests OF the city, and lasting dis
grace 10 that branch OF our navy.
While Il Is manlfestly unfair for any
kind OF a business man TO over
charge, simply because he has a
"cinch" on the man, It Is Just as
much out OF line for a sailor TO ex-
pect any special courtesies In the
way OF entertainment and so forth.
Tho report says this clash came as
the elimination OF several minor
complaints Of lack OF entertainment,
etc. It's too bad What right has
any member Of the fleet TO expect
this from any town? Anything which
has up to the present been done in
this direction has been voluntarily
performed by the townspoople, and
II one town does not see It's way clear
TO follow their example, there the
matter should end. Tradesmen all
ready in the way Of taxes, pay their
part toward the maintenance OF the
fleet, and why there should be any
disappointment at the lack of elab-
crate preparations for the reception
and entertainment OF the jackies is
difficult to comprehend,