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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13
PANHANDLE IS FEARED.

The editor has just returned
from Fort Worth in connection
with the location of the new state
normal and of course during his
trip he made various observations
but the main one that struck him
was the fact that the business
people of the lower portions of
the state fear the Panhandle.
They are beginning to realize
that this is a section of the state
with which they will have to cope
at once and they are realizing
that their people are beginning
to desert the farming lands in
that section of the state in order
to come to the Panhandle where,
during the past few years at
least. it has been demonstrated
beyond doubt that the lands will
produce more and surer crops
than they have been accustomed
to in the lower sections of the
state. The local business people
are fighting the Panhandle and
each knock at the country only
helps to boost for nearly every
body who is disguised with their
present conditions down there
are willing to investigate although
some may run down this great
section.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13

The heads of all universities,
colleges. and schools, in which
technical forestry is taught have
been invited by Clifford Pinchot,
United States Forester, to at
tend or send representative to
the Conference on Education in
Forestry which will be held in
Washington in December. In
his letter of invitation. the For
ester says:
/ believe that a conference of
representatives Of all forest
schools and universities and col
Ieges in which forestry IS taught
might be made Of great value to
the general progress Of forestry
in the United States, as well as
10 the institutions which teach
forestry. and to the Forest Ser
vice. which employs 50 many of
their graduates, and which is
yitally Interested in the best
training of foresters. Such a
conference might well consider
the objects and methods of for
est instruction, the organization
and standards o f educational
work in the field of forestry, the
coordination of the work of diff
ferent institutions, and the needs
of the Forest Service and other
employers of forest graduates.
Il hope you will find it posi-
BILE to be present or to send
delegate TO a conference of this
kind, which, with the concur
renee of the institutions concern
ed, will be held in Washington
December 30 and 81. 1909"
From all over the country the
plan has met with enthusiastic
support, letters of acceptance
having been received from near
ly every institution to which the
invitation has been sent.
J. II. Dunbar was in Amarillo
Wednesday.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13
The Time TO Advertise.

There's nothing on earth so
mySteriously funny as an adver-
tisement. The prime, first and
last. and all-the-t time object of an
advertisement is to draw custom.
1t is not and never will be de-
signed for any other purpose.
So the merchant waits till the
busy season comes and his store
/ is so full of customers that he
can I get his hat of. and then he
rushes to his printer and goes in
for advertising When the dull
season gets along and there is no
trade and he wants to sell his
goods so bad he can't pay his
rent. he stops advertising. That
/ is. some do, but occasionally IA
level headed merchant does more
of it, and scoops in all the bust
ness. while his neighbOrs are
struggling TO make ends meet.
There are times when you could
ut stop people from buying ey-
cry thing in the store if you
planted cannon behind the
door. and that : the time when
the advertisement is sent out on
its holy mission. 1t makes light
work for advertising, for chalk
sign on the sidewalk could do all
that was needed, and a half holi-
day six days in the week. Ad-
vertisements are built to do hard
work and should be sent out on
dull days. when a customer has
to be knocked down with hard
facts. and kicked insenSible with
bankrupt reductions, and drag
ged in with irresistible Slaugh
ter of prices, before he will
spend cent. That's the end
and aim of advertising and if you
ever open a store, don't try to
get them to come when they are
already sticking out of the win
dows, but give them your adver-
tisement right between the eyes
in the dull season, and you will
wax rich and own a fast horse
and perhaps be able to smoke
cigar once or twice year Write
this down where you will fall all
over it every day. The time to
draw business is when YOU want
business and not when you have
more business than you can tend
to already La Rue CO., News.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13
CUT YOUR WEEDS.

If nothing happens we are eX-
pecting the locating board for the
normal college in this city within
a few days and in addition we
are to have the Reunion and
County Fair right. away. Let's
all cut and burn the weeds alon g
the streets at least before they
come here. We want to present
as decent an appearance as pos
sible. We have had a hard fight
TO get them to come so let's pre-
sent as good an appearance as
possible. Won't you help?
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13

MAKE a NOISE LIKE A DOLLAR.
When he comes out 10 grab you, that
will be your chance.
That's the kind Of noise we should
make in this town
We should sound like ready
money and look like il.
Nothing would bring new bust
ness and hustling citizens quicker
than a NOISE LIKE A DOLLAR.
Every letter that goes out should be
an advertisement for our town
If you don't know how to make q
NOISE LIKE A DOLLAR, just call
on us, and we'll try to help you.
One way is to advertise When
everybody gets to making the right
kind of noise it will be worth while
watching things boom
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13
Town booming
Helps
uI.-Make a Noise Like
a Dollar

The man who gets ahead is the
one who makes a noise, and it's the
same with a town.
But it must be the RIGHT KIND
OF NOISE.
There are millions of noises in the
world and only one kind worth
making That's the kind a man
learned about when he tried to in
terview a great fnancier.
He had spent several days trying
to get into the private office of tie
old skinfint. but was always headed
of.
At last he went to a friend for ad.
vice.
"I'll tell you what to do said
the friend. You 60 down and stand
in front of the old fellows door an1
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13
Simple Virtues in Modern Life.

Daily our life grows more com
plex. There is a constant tend
ency toward compleXity in Soc
iety, mechanics and the mental
makeup of the individual. Even
crime is no longer the simple,
fortnight thing it was when
Cain slew Abel. but sinks thrO'
dark and devious ways too re-
fined for honest eyes to follow.
But the fundamentals of charact-
er remain stationary; they are
too deeply rooted in the soul of
the race to change
1t is curious fact in the com
plexity of our modern existence
that the simple virtues a man
learned as he sat at his mothers
knee contribute most to his sue
cess and happiness. Honesty,
decency and righteousness are
not everything in the battle of
the world, it is true; a clever
crook will surpass an honest i'm
beetle in gathering those rewards
for which men strive, for nature
dispenses only a blind justice.
But man for man, with an equal
ity of talent and industry, the
upright man wins out. The
thief. the rogue, the cheat, sees
only the immediate things and
with short perspective. He
forgets the fundamentals, which
do not change nor adjust them
selves to false perplexities
Neither a substantial house, a
solid character nor a sure sue
cess can be built without found
alton.
When men hesitate, confused
within the labyrinth of conflict
ing forces which modern condi-
tions have developed, let them
the letter of Emer-
sons mother to her son. Let
them turn their eyes inward
upon the only study in life which
deserves deep and abiding in
terest. Let them look to char
acter. San Francisco Bullitin.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13
Show Your Products.

On August 24. % and PC the people of Randall
county will have chance show to the work. the quail
ty of farm products and stock which can be raised in
this county and is the desire of the committee to have
the exhibits extensive possible. On account of the
fact that the chairman of this committee being very
busy it has been impossible issue printed list of
premiums but premiums will be offered in almost every
department products but if there prem
ums offered would be of small trouble the indivd-
ua and would be of untold benefit to the county in tell
ing the outside world what can do. Randall county
can and does raise good products any county in
the Panhandle and we want to show the people that
this is fact. There is way to do it and that is
bring the stuff in and exhibit it. We will have ample
means to protect the exhibits from the weather Bring
in something
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13
Why do Farmers Neglect Their Poultry

Can any farmer answer the
above question? asks Il. b. Rush
ing, in the Michigan Farmer.
They cannot tell why they neg.
lect their poultry. but many of
them must admit that they do
neglect the best money makers
that they have on the farm. 1t
is strange that some farmers
never stop to figure how much
the hen is making for them each
year. She lays twelve dozen
eggs in a years time. At an av-
erage of - cents per dozen, sh e
has brought an income of $50.
Say you have fed her 50 cents
worth of feed Il will wager not
one farmer in twenty-five feeds
fifty hens 50 cents worth of good
grain, you have invested in the
hen 50 cents; she has made you
81 clear, and you have the h en-
and brood of at least twelve
chicks to your credit. Just fig
ure this with a hog or a COW and
figure the food it has taken to
feed the hog or COW, and see
what part of the farm is paying
you best.
If every farmer would help
his good wife. give her proper
buildings and half the amount of
feed for her fowls that is fed to
the other stock, she would make
more money from her poultry
than he makes out of his hogs
and cattle. This | know from
experience. and is being dem
onstrated every day by the few
farmers who take up work and
conduct it along scientific
basis.
Many labor under the impress
sion that it requires too much
attention too much thought and
study, to make anything out of
poultry. This sort Of argument
might have held good many
years ago. but at the present
time poultry culture has been
worked out on such a perfect
commercial basis that a child
with ordinary intelligence can
make a success Of it. where
few years ago the best of people
were making a failure | could
point out many of the improved
methods that are employed in
the raising of poultry that re-
move much of the risk. Itbrings
the business down to a CONNER
cial basis so that any one can
make a good income from com
paratively small investment. A
farmer must not imagine for one
moment that without good build
ings he can make a success of
the poultry business. After
good buildings are provided they
must be kept clean and tho
roughly disinfected at all times.
If disease breaks out it will very
soon wipe all the profits that
have been made, especially if the
disease is contagious. Improve
your poultry; buy thoroughbred
fowls just as you would bull or
boar. Give the poultry half a
chance, and they will make every
other branch of the farm take
back seat when it comes to in
creasing the bank account. =
Farm and Ranch.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13

Cowart has plenty of good
candies, fruits, nuts, popcorn
and peanuts.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13
Railway Time Table.

MAIN LINE. WEST BOUND.
no. ~ .o CLOVIS -..
$50. liE 90 Carlsbad .tfi5 D.. "a
40. e. T.3ra. F-r.El.. ........ 1.'f De- u-.
MAIN LINE. East Bound.
NJ. 3. from CLOVIS ..-.-....... .....lf." o..
No. lls % Kansas gitv........ as g. ~.
No -. Ior1 Freight ..-.-.--.. . - 3. IL.
PLAINvIEW BRANCH. NORTH Bind
No - 20 Amarillo .... .........- .25l j. II.
No ~ Locs. Freight .......-- so p. n.
,oLAINVIEW BRANCH. 50. BOUND.
No . 90 P.ainview .... -lo-sl a. n
No &C. Loca. Freight .---........ 80 a. II.
Trains No. 81 or the Main line leaving Can
Jon City at so p. 4. : made W here, and
'r-al-. : H. ., on the Main Line arriving from
Clovis at 10 .. VI. stor AZ this place
Local freights ana trains Nos. 3 and s. don't
run OF Sunday.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-13

j. II. Dunbar was in Amarillo
Wednesday.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-07-14
coMlskEY AFTER REAL
SIIJHGERS

Chicago.-President Charles A. Com
iskey of the White SoX is still looking
for players to boost his team. The
old Roman is still able to make the
deal that will land DR.. Harry Gessler
from the Boston Red Sox club. but he
does not care to give the pitcher for.
Gessler wanted by the Boston club.
If it were only a matter of money
Gessler would soon be wearing a So3
uniform, but owner John I. Taylor is
looking for a good pitcher to bolster
up his pitching staff and refuses to.
part with Gessler for money only.
Gessler is former Cub He has not
been in his best form this spring, but
is now rounding into condition fast.
Last year as amembers of the Boston
team he was something Of sensation,
as a batter, and it was due to his.
hard hitting that the Red Sox attract
ed the attention of all the league on
the final swing around the western
cities.
Comiskey does not want to sacrifice
a star pitcher like Doc White to make
a center fielder of him if he can avoid
it. White is invaluable as pitcher
against several of the leading teams
of the American League, and if he Is.
kept in center field he will soon be
out of commission as a pitcher. The
White Sox staff Is the strongest in the
league, with Walsh, Smith, White,
Burns, Scott, ,Sutor and Fiene, but with
White out of it the staff Is greatly
Weakened
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-07-14
SIR THOMAS Upton HAS EYES
ON THE CUP

Rothesay, Scotland.-str Thomas
Liptons desire to "lift" the Ameri-
cas- cup, in which he has been twice
unsuccessful, has led to special con-
ference of the board Of the Royal
Ulster Yacht club, at which it
was decided to ask the New
York Yacht club, present holders Of
the cup, exactly what conditions will
be Imposed upon challenger.
Sir Thomas has felt keenly that his
previous efforts to, win back to Eng
land the cup dost more than so years
ago arounds the Isle Of Wight, have
met with rebuffs. He has been dis
cussing for some time past with the
members of the Royal Ulster Yacht
club the prospects of having another
challenge for the cup accepted. Sir
Thomas told the members Of the club.
however, that under the present condi-
tions he could not possibly Win the
cup, the handicaps against foreign
yacht being too great. He declared
he was willing to challenge immedi.
ately if the New York Yacht club
would accept certain conditions, chief
ly that the race should be sailed under
the modern rules, instead of the rules
that prevailed 60 years ago when the
America first won the cup. He added
that he was willing to concede to the
New York Yacht club the choice OF
the modern rules selected and did not
care whether the English or the
American rules were adopted.
1t was Sir Thomas's stipulation,
however, that the size of the racing
yacht should not be limited. In the
past no yacht with water line of
greater than 80 feet has been allowed
to compete.
The Royal Ulster Yacht club did not
care to lay down these conditions as
final, so that it was decided that
the secretary of the club should i'm
mediately open negotiations with the
New York Yacht club and ask upon
exactly what conditions the New York
Yacht club would accept challenge.
The letter goes forward immediate
ly and if the reply is found favorable
Sir Thomas will Immediately issue his
challenge through the Royal Ulster
Yacht club. The race would of neces-
sity be sailed off New York.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-07-14
The Field of Sports.

Stanley Ketchel received the decI.
sion over "Billy" Papke in a twenty
round fght in California.
Yale will be particularly we'll of
for swimmers nsxt season, with much
veteran material Oil hand.
Edward Morley. one OF the crew in
an eisht-oared sell participating in
the regatta OF the New England ANA
teur Rowing Association, was drowned
after the boa. capsized.
the varsity letter at Lafayette Is
presented to any track athlete who
makes twelve points or more in the
seasons meetE
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-07-14
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TESTS
OF naval ORDINANCE TO BE SECRET
Important Experiments Costing 100000 Planned to De-
&! terline Relative Efficiency Of Various Elements
Of Offence and Defence,

ance Of exterior armor to the attack
of twenty-one-inch torpedoes. It may
develop that the armor now used will
not exclude torpedoes, in which event
the disclosure would be disconcert1
ing, to say the least. 1t would have
its value, however, in showing to
what extent and in what direction
improvements must be installed to
give exterior armor its necessary
power to resist such a form Of naval
attack.
It is also proposed to ascertain
whether the turrets as now con-
structed and equipped on battleships
will Withstand the impact of heavy
projectiles at battle ranges. 1t is a
question whether there will not be
under such an attack material dam
age to the structure itself, to the
sights, the electric and other gun
gear contained in the tnrrets. 1t Is
important in this connection to as
certain whether the sights now in
stalled on the twelve-inch turret
would be permanently disabled BY
six-inch gun fire, which demonstra-
tion would show whether it is neces7
sary to design turret that can be
disabled only by heavy gun fire.
One Of the important experiments
will be with movable water planes ir-
stalled on the sides Of battleship,
operated automatically, so as to di-
minish the roll of vessel, and so inn
prove the accuracy of gun fire in time
of battle. The record target practice
of the Atlantic fleet this summer will
be with the vessels rolling, so as to
ascertain if the target could be hit
under the most, adverse conditions at
sea in time Of war. 1t Is also desir-
able to ascertain IL under such unfav-
orable conditions it would be possi-
BILE to offset the influence Of the sea
and contribute to the stability Of the
ship as a gun platform. 1t is appre-
ciated that anything which improves
craftsmanship on board ship is di-
rect and vital contribution to the
fighting power of the navy.
These are only few Of the sub
jects which will be taken up by the
naval ordnance officers during this
fiscal year. No previous announce
ment will be made of the expert
ments, most Of which are likely to be
conducted at the naval proving
grEnd at Indian Head, Maryland.
The tests will be made solely with
the view of obtaining information for
the Navy Department and no an
nouncement Of the results will be
made.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-07-14
MUIR GLACIER FREE OF BERGs.
Strange Changes Wrought by Subterranean Earthquake
Z . the Famous Alaska Ice River

toppled into the sea from time to time
with reverberations like thunder.
Water splashed fifty feet high at each
fall and the sight was fascinating.
To-day the glacier assumes a differ
ent aspect. Erosion has worked out
a new bay, which WILSON be charted,
and the glacier itself seems to have
two parts, the live part, from which
tcebergs break and fall with tremen-
dous noise, and dead arm, with land
forming between it and the sea.
This change Is due to hill which
projected through the top of the ice
when Professor Muir was there. Now
that hilltop is large mountain di-
yiding the ice fields. The ice has also
receded four miles in the nine years.
The captain Of the first steamboat
piloted in front of this glacier in re-
cent years was presented with sill
yer service marked in large letters
Muir Glacier" This IS without
doubt the most remarkable known
glacier on this continent. 1t has 354
square miles Of ice.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-07-14

Victoria, B. ca recent remark
able phenomenon In Alaska is the
drifting away of icebergs from the
front of Muir Glacier in Glacier Bay
SO that for the first time In nine years
this famous river Of ices the most
noted on this continent, has been Wis
tied. In 1889 a subterranean earth
quake occurred at Yakutat and ever
since the approach Of this glacier has
been so choked with ice that boats
have turned away. with their passen-
gers disappointed. Now through some
peculiar drifting Of theice steamboats,
can enter the channel and go near the
right. wing of the glacier, and after
cautiously pushing their way get a
glimpse OF the left face.
In3the nine years that it has been
inaccessible the glacier has under
gone remarkable changes. When
Professor John Muir, after whom it
was named, visited 1t it had solid
face two miles long and rising about
$50 feet above the water line. 1t was
live glacier, and great masses of ice
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-07-14
American Horse Beaten.

Newmarket, England.-The Friday
all-aged selling plate of 1O3 soverogns,
distance five furlongs, was won Friday
by Base Metal. Rosemeath was Sec
ond and Surf third. Among the 15
starters was H. P. Whitney's Bally-
hoo filly. The Princess plate of 800
sovereigns, for 2-year-olds, distance
five furlongs, was won by Duchess
Christine. zoetrope was second and
the Tathwell Lassie colt third. Among
,',e 10 starters were Fl. u. Whitnev'%
Oversight and August BeimonLs Fond
Memories.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-07-14

+ Washington, D. C.-The expert
ments in naval ordnance, for which
the last naval appropriation act con-
tains an appropriation of 100000,
now available, will be conducted in
secret. For some time the naval ord
nance officers have been anxious to
conduct certain tests which require
much expense, and which could not
be made out Of the usual allotment
for the naval bureau of ordnance. 1t
was not expected that Congress would
make provision, for such purpose,
largely for the reason that objection
prevailed in some quarters to the ex-
penditure of public funds in direc-
tions which did not always show tang
ible results. 1t was pointed out,
however, that the beneficial effect Of
the tests would be no less real mere
ly because new material was not be-
ing acquired. There was much In
the way Of theory which 1t was de-
sired to supplant by actual knowledge
obtainable only by tests. So many
questions have arisen among the eX-
perts as to the relative efficiency OF
various elements Of offence and de-
fence that they are highly gratified
to have an opportunity to settle them.
One of the most important tests Is
that which will show whether the
armor now being. placed on American
battleships will resist the projectileS
Of high power guns at battle ranges.
Guns are now fired in tests at short
range with velocities which are esti-
mated to equal that which would
exist If the distance were what is
known as a battle range. 1t is as
lserted by many that the ,armor will
not serve its purpose. Actual expert
ments In firing at such ranges against
armor supported in the same manner
as on battleship have never been
carried ont, and no one knows what
the actual effect will be.
Another question is whether high
explosive shells will have the effect
claimed for them and whether the
pressure of the gases Of such vio-
lent explosion will blow in the armor
side of a battleship. Then, too, 1t is
desired to know what will be the ma
terial effect of such explosives on the
personnel and whether the structure
of the ship will stand it. Connected
with such an experiment Is the de-
termination of the maximum depth
to which twelve-inch shell will PEN
citrate the water at, battle ranges and
the effect of the explosions on the
underwater body. Tests will also be
conducted to determine the resist