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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
1874 IMMIGRANT CARS FOR 1903.
Santa Fe in the Panhandle Received Largest
Number in History Of the Road.

An official letter to the Brand
from d. l.. Meyers, Gen. Freight
and Passenger Agent Pecos Val
ley Lines of the Santa Fe in the
Panhandle says:
Dear Sir
During the year 1908, we UNI
loaded at our stations in the Pan
handle of Texas, 1884 car loads
of immigrant outfits. This com
pares with 1888 for 1907 and 494
during 1906 and shows remark
able increase in the business and
indicates clearly that the reputa-
ton of the county from an agri-
cultural standpoint is we'll and
permanently established.
Yours Truly,
ID. l.. Meyers.
This letter is very gratifying
to everybody in the Panhandle.
If all other roads in the Panhan-
die have had the the same in
creased in the immigration bus
mess there has been a heavy
percentage of increase. Taking
the figures for 1907 and adding
the increase to the total, the
Santa Fe, Denver and Rock Is
land handled over 5000 immi-
grant cars in the Panhandle only.
The Panhandle is meant to in
clude only that neck of the
wood" from Childress west and
from Plainview north. AS soon
as the official report is received
from the other roads the actual
figures will be published.
What does this mean for the
Panhandle? 1t means that the
country is to be put to the test
by the real farmer, that thous-
and of acres of land is to be put
under cultivation, that millions
of feet of lumber is to be put
into new houses and barns, that
a million miles of new fen ces
are to be built, that train loads
of farming implements are to
be bought, that hundreds of new
school houses and churches are
to be built, that a large number
of new towns will spring up on
every side, that the success of
every new farmer in the Panhan-
die will count for good and re
suit in bringing others to this
country. 1t means more people
and more conveniences to life in
the West.-Hereford Brand.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
Santa FEES California Traffic,

The opening OF the Belen cut
off for California traffic by the
Santa Fe which has been planned
for February l, has been post
poned and the changes will not
be made until later. The finish
ing touches on Surfacing the
Belen cutoff which extends from
Amarillo, Texas, to Belen, New
Mexico, has been delayed by the
bad weather and numerous other
causes and the line can not be
opened before March 1. After
that time a part of the freight
traffic to New Mexico and Cali
fOrnia will be detoured over the
cutoff by leaving the main line
at Florence and going south to
Augusta and Mulvane to Well
ington, thence over the Panhan-
die division to Amarillo and over
the new line.
Only a part of the traffic will
be detoured by this route at the
beginning. This will be done to
settle the track before ballasting
Following this a part of the
California passenger trtfic will
be detoured over the new line but
over a different route. The pas
senger trains which are detoured
over this new line will leave the
main line at Newton and pass
through Wichita to Wellington
and then follow the same route
as the freight traffic. However, it
is predicted that the passenger
trains will not be changed to run
over this line till during the sum
mer and probably not until next
winter.
A amber of prairie type en-
gineS of the 1000 class have been
assigned to be transferred to
Wellington to work on the divis-
ion between that point and ANA
rillo, Texas, to help settle this
track before the ballast is put
down. The track over this part
of the line has been in use for a
number of years but in was built
with light rails but were not
heavy enough to accommodate
these heavy engines.
Four of these engines have
been assigned on this division
and are being transferred from
the Missouri division. Others
will be transferred to Wellington
as soon as heavier engines can
be secured for service on the
Missouri division. Wichita Bea-
con.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19
FOR BETTER HORSES.
Texas Live Stock Paper Advocates Raising OIL
Higher Grade of Animals.

returned from Iowa, where he
bought six fine stations to be
used in horse breeding. The
number includes five registered
Percherons ana one Shire, ali
coming thr ee-year-olds. The
stations will be exhibited at the
Fort Worth Fat Stock Show,
after which they will be sent to
Capt. Burnett's 6666 ranch in
King county.
l propose to engage extern
sively in raising large farm
horses says Capt. Burnett, "and
will use these stations in breed
ing up my stock. The rapidity
with which West Texas is set
Ting with farmers will make the
demand for such animals as |
propose to breed. | have been
raising all kinds of horses from
the COW pony to the thorough
bred, for the past thirty years,
but the coming demand for large
animals has caused me to take up
the raising of breed suitable
for farm work"
Capt. Burnett is member of
the executive committee for the
Cattle RaiserS Association of
Texas, but he is far sighted
enough not to be welded to cattle
alone. He rightly sees in Texas
an opportunity for better farm
horses and proposes to be in ON
the ground floor.
1t is a fact, as he predicts, that
the demand for larger farm horse
will soon be greater than the
supply. This condition prevails
all over the United States. Big
horses are in demand because
they can do more work, haul big
ger loads, pull bigger plows,
while the cost of keeping them
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19

Shuats for SaIe-Twenty five head
of Poland China Shoats. See IL.
J. Weber five miles north of
town on Amarillo road. Phone
connections. 46tf
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19

For SaIe-Residence with three
fourths of block of land near
school building. Well and other
Improvements.
46-tfp {. L. SHELNUT.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-02-19

c.. p. SHELNUT.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23
New Books Briefly Noted

The name of Arthur NJ. Lewis is fire.
ouently attached to socialist tracts SIM
liar to this one, Vital Problems in So
ciaI Evolution He is by no means a
convincing writer, although his argu-
ments have always possessed facti-
tious air of logic. which has doubtless
made them popular with a certain class.
(Charles ". Kerr & Co., Chicago.)
Goes School Readers" for the third
and fourth grades offer much new and
interesting material including stories
of adventure, OF humor, of child life
of animal life, myths, chivalry, etc
They will appeal to the teacher as well
as to the pupil. The selections are OF
literary value. and the compiler. Fan
ME r. Coe. has shown great care and
excellent judgment in her choice OF
subjects. The illustrations are numer-
Gus and attractive and the books are
admirably suited for supplementary
use in connection with any standard
series OF readers. (American Book
company. New York. 40 and 80 cents.)
A dainty little book entitled "All Is
Weir is the fourth volume of the
Primers OF Peace, Don't Fret" series.
which is edited by Jeanne Gillespie
Pennington. In lieu of an introduction
or preface we have page on which is
stated the object or the book: ITO
bring into active use some portion of
the latent mental and moral courage of
individuals. Then follow quotations,
poems. little sermons, bits Of good adj
vice, all offered in most attractive
form: sugar coated pills, one might call
them, taken from the best authors
Bacon. Emerson. Whittier are found
sandwiched in between Amiel and
Omar, Mrs. Humphrey Ward and Walt
Whitman. All the selections are well
chosen and the book makes a most at
tractive pocket companion. dodge
publishing company, New York. so
cents.)
The Book of a Hundred Bears" is a
tale OF travel in Yellowstone park. 1t
Is not written in the usual style of
travel books, for its author, f. Dumont
Smith is first humorist and then a
traveller. ITO arrive at the Yellow
stone and all Its felicities you go TO
ogden and turn to the right" says
the author In his opening sentence,
and a few lines later he says: ITO ar
rive at Ogden you should go to Dem
yer a. Then follows some In
formation about Denver and its place
on the map. The book deals with
Denver. Utah and the Mormons and
the Yellowstone park. and, though
many books have been written on these
subjects. this author has brought a
few new points to view and looks at
the old things with a decidedly fresh
eve He is very enthusiastic over his
trim through the Yellowstone and has
some interesting observations to make.
Decidedly a book worth reading tRand,
McNaliy & Co. chicago.)
Helen Rowland, who became famous
with THE Willow" offers a second
book, 1.-The Reflections of Bachelor
Girl 1t is full OF wit, wisdom and
wfckedness, much OF It very cynical.
but all amusing. The inside of the
front cover is marked with gem:
The average man looks on matrimony
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23
Books Received

The Book OF Good Fellowship" edited By
Edwin o. Grover; r. v. Holland & Co., Chicago.
The Book OF Good Cheer" edited b. Edwin
o. Grover: p v Holland Co. Chicago.
Central Italy aud Rome" BY Karl Baedeker;
Charles Scrlbner's Sons. New York
The Inner shrine" Harper BIOS, New
York.
The ledger Overhead and Others. b Charles
B. Davis: Charles Scribner's Sons. New York.
ssIThe AIternatire" BIZ George Barr McCutch-
con: Dodd Mead & Co.. New York
The Fun Glory OF Diantha." BY Mrs. PHILIP
v. MigheIs; Forbes & Co, Chicago.
The Winning Chance, oy elizabeth DeJeansf
J. B. Lppincotr company. PhiIadelphie-
"A Man without Principle" By Retsel Ter
reres Lowenthal- Wolf company. Baltimore
writing the Short Story, By J. B. Esenweias
Kinds Noble & Eldredge. New York.
Misery and Its Causes" BY Edward Z. De
vine: the Macmillan company, New York
s.The Light OF Stars by Hattie B. Bohannan;
r. +. Tenno & Co, New York.
ssThe Hawk" BY Ronald Lsgge; the John Nc
Bride eompany.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23
Gossip of Books and Writers

Beatrice IIarraden, in spite OF her
novel Interplay" is said TO be not at
all connected with the London type OF
..militant suffra gette. Her sympathy
with the demand for equal suffrage is
said to be more of the character that
appeals to American women
Hamlin Garland now announces that
he will write no more novels. He pro-
poses devoting himself instead TO writ
ing plays, and while his efforts may
perhaps include dramatization or two
of his own work, this will only be In
passing. for ii is his declared intention
to do original dramatic work.
Martha Finley. known to children ev-
erywhere as the author OF The Elsie
Books" died recently at the age of 81.
Maarten Martens has completed an
other book, and it will appear in the
autumn 1t is entitled Brothers ALL
and is collection of short stories OF
Dutch peasant life.
Messrs. Henry Holt & Co. have just
had to reprint for the twenty-sixth
time Mrs. yoynich's remarkable ro-
nance or Garibaldis defeat of the AUS
TRANS. entitled The Gadfly.' The book
has always borne on the title page
merely the name IL 1. NoyHich, anu -
written in such virile style that for
some time after its appearances peopie
supposed the author was a man.
The title of the new book by the VIII
liamsous is "Set in silver" The name
suddenly came to the authors one day
as description of England. They had
got out of their automobile to have a
picnic lunch on a down overlooking
Portsmouth. The wonderful beauty of
the view led one of them to quote from
aRichard r. about This precious
stone, set in the silver sea-
Doubleday. Page & Co. have just pub
lished a book of wide practical value
entitled "Fireless Cooking, by Mar
garet J. Mitchell. The book contains
clear and complete instructions how to
cook food in tile inexpensive fireless
cooker, together with large number
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23
"The chrysalis"

BY Harold Morton Kramer. author Of 'Gsyls
Langford'' etc Published By Lcthrcp, Les
& Shepard, Boston. Price si.5o.
Perhaps If the publishers had not
that Every element of a great Ameri-
can novel is present here, and the
ripened powers of Mr.. Kramer have
been equal to dealing with situations
of the strongest emotions and passions
that humanity can know" the reviewer
would not be so critical. The book
really lacks many of the elements OF
great American novel, and as presented
to US it is more of meiodrama tnan
a novel of real life.
The opening scene of the story shows
a Yale-Harvard football game, which
is well described. The score stands 6-4
in favor of Yale at the end of the first
half. and the coach in the Yale club
house is giving the team directions. AT
the finish he says:
"And now, listen, all of you! Here's
a spur I've been saving for the last
half. and the same spur Is being
gouged into Harvard. This game VIII
decide more than the question OF which
college has the better football team.
1t will decide whether a Yale or
Harvard man is to be president OF the
United States Hah. 1 thought that
would open that swollen eye of yours,
Marley. It's the chance Of lifetime
for you huskies,
The explanation is that Yale ana
a Harvard man are in the political
race for president. IL the Yale team
wins. the Harvard man will withdraw
from the field. and il the Harvard team
wins the Yale man will leave the field
clear for him. The hero of the story
is on the Yale team, and when he sees
the man he is TO help win the game
for. he deliberately fumbles the ball
and loses the game to Harvard Inc
man. Senator Nelson, had brought DIS
honor on Sch Layton's father, and TINS
was his opportunity for revenge. OF
course it ruined him in college, but he
thought IT a game well lost
The scene changes to Spokane ana
the great northwest, which the author
knows. as he says. like his OWE door
yard The effects of the football game
follow him to this new country and
the battle is waged throughout the
book. The hero is a decided disciple
OF the untrammeled life and does many
things which win shock the conven-
tional. aud, at times, ii seems as If the
author could never extricate him from
some OF the tight corners he gets into.
The heroine says the words which
name the book and which give the
reader an inkling. too, that perhaps
everything will come out right at last.
"A chrysalis is an ugly thing, but IL
contains possibilities that are beau
tiful Maybe your heart has been
chrysalis."
The love story Is full of melodra-
matte incidents also. and the heroine
is an unusually young person. The
story liz one of exciting adventures in
which politics, love and business play
equal parts, but too much lawlessness
is introduced for the present day and
age.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23
'UncIe Gregory"

BIZ George Ssndenan Published by G. P.
Putuzm's Sons, New York and London.
Uncle gregory" by George Sande-
man. is a singular and original novel.
II is. apart from the love story woven
into Il. p vivid picture OF a modern
type that is not without obvious re-
Eemblances 70 notabilfties OF the same
breed who now have q place IN the
public eve. Uncle Gregory Is a sue
cessfuI banker Of Unreasonable wealth.
a sectarian. an efficient man, oesti-
nstely philanthropfc on the grand
see Outwardly and. so TO speak,
AEoiauv he is righteous and narrowly
religious. and. though certain OF his
secret business dealings are trescher-
Gus and dishonest. the law never
reaches him. He regards himself As
the champion OF progress and is stili
sstoundingly stunted and limited IN
endeavoriRg 10 impose in the name OF
principle his cut and dried notions OF
morality and progress on others, he
IS uniutcIIigentIy hard and cruel, proud
ana self-NilleG, and presumptuous in
his attempts TO stamp his personal
Ideals Of goodness upon those depend
ent upon him.
Dying. he leaves a preposterous viii
directing the carrying out Of all kinds
% uawelcome educational schemes.
Eis tenants and employees are Wei
nigh reformed from the face OF the
earth. and regard the efforts to en-
tighten them with contempt. His
heirs ard the trustees OF his estate
are saddIed with the difficult business
o. bringing out 2 monumental biog-
ranhv OF Uncle Gregory and with
wen nigh lntolcrabIe burden or ad-
rainistTation.
How the engaging young couple upon
whom the bulk OF these iriIsone duties
rests free themselves from them; how
the grandlose fame OF Uncle Gregory
withers and shrinks, and Of the part a
great conna grafton plays in the de-
nouement Of this tale, the reader can
ascertain FOR himself
From Paris comes the announcement
that the well known library Of the
late sicomte de jane. which is said TO
be among the choicest OF Its kind IN
the world. is to be sold in that city
this year. The coming auction is re-
ear& as one OF the most important
in Many years. The owner OF the
library was a distinguished member
OF the Societe des Bibliophiles Fran
cais. and his collections of early edi-
tons OF French authors Of the six
teenth, seventeenth and eighteenth cen
turtles. IN bindings by Derome, Pade-
Ioup. and other masters, rank among
tie most extensive and carefully Sc
lected in private hands
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23

set on the story. Francis surely has
enough experiences to entertain his
family and friends in Edinburgh for
many a long day. John Lane COM
pany, New York. s1.50)
''The Fate of Iciodorum: Being the
Story of a City Made Rich by Tax
amusing little satire on protection. 1t
was originally published in the Popu-
lar Science Monthly in 1883. but its
appearance in book form just now is
timely because the entire country has
been so interested in the tariff reform.
and also. as President Jordan says in
his preface, because since the chroni-
Gle was written most of the events
and nearly all the speeches have had
their close parallels even in America.
The book is a powerful allegory in
favor of free trade. and as such will
be of great interest TO all readers.
C5enrv Holt & Co., New York. 80
cents.)
The curious impressionistic style
which Charles Fort, the author OF The
outcast Manufactures has adopted
for his novel does much TO detract
from the interest and from the real
merit of the book. The story is Of
the slums. and. while it is doubtless
very true to life, ii does not ring true.
One feels that the author is making
a constant effort to be clever and I'M
usual at the expense of fact. The
author has unusually keen powers OF
observation, and some of his descrip-
lions are graphic and Interesting. II
this is his first work, we may look
for something better. tB. W. Dodge
& Co, New York;
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23

An srratgnment By Carlo de Fornaro. Pub
Ishsd By the International publishing com
pany, New York.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23

a country where everybody smokes.
he has been an exception; where alco-
holism is rampant he only tastes
water; where everybody goes TO bull
fights he stays at home; does not visit
theaters except at official functions;
seldom hunts; never plays"
A high tribute from an open enemy.
The book is intensely interesting. but
very disturbing. 1t is difficult to read
of the horrors Of Diaz' government.
his murders, his assaSSinatiOns, and
his always rank injustice. and be able
TO believe at all IN what we have been
taught for years. The subject needs
investigation. which may be what the
author was working for
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23
The Lady Of the Heavens"

RI II. Rider Hagzsrd. Published by Frank 2.
Lowell company, New York Price Sl-5e-
1t is not such a long time ago that il
has passed from memory when the
novel reading public sat up and took
notice of a strange new writer, one H.
Rider Haggard- SO new and unusual
were the stories he had TO tell that few
stopped to criticise them from a liter
airy standpoint but rushed eagerly to
buy every new book which he offered
TO the world. "She" and King Sol
onions Mines" and Allan Quarter
main remain. perhaps. the best known
OF the lot. and he has been a prolific
writer for close upon 80 years.
After a period OF rest from his labor
II. Rider Haggard now offers The
Lady OF the Heavens" and one must
admit reluctantly that the author still
possesses the story telling instinct. de-
veloped a few writer's OF the day have
developed il. One says reluctantly" adj
visedly. for with such ability to tell
story it is objectionable to do il so
badly. 1t is amazing that a man OF
Haggard's education and position (is lie
not a member of commons in England2l
should write poorly And yet with
so much to criticise one must admit in
terest in the story. Interest, toe, so
convincing and compelling that one
reads to the end of the long story with
scarcely a page skipped.
The story tells of the adventures OF
the daughter OF pig headed mission
AIRY. a man who was working for a
martyrs crown and got IL. but who In
sisted on dragging his family with him.
This daughter was. of course. radiantly
beautiful and her experiences with the
superstitious ZuIus are hair raising
Whatever may be said of the imprOb-
abilities of the tale, the author knows
his Africa and also the tribes among
which the lovely Rachel dwelt per-
fectly. His descriptions OF them do not
read in the least like imagination, but
the story itself is quite impossible. For
the interest he forces the reader to take
in 1t he deserves much credit-it IS
pity so much must be said against the
style
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23

Helen Rowland, who became famous
with THE Willow offers a second
book, 1.-The Reflections of Bachelor
Girl 1t Is full OF wit. wisdom and
wickedness. much of It very cynical,
but all amusing. The inside of the
front cover is marked with a gem.
The average man looks on matrimony
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-23

since. Her best known novels are
Kate WetherelI," "a Pillar OF Salt
and The Son of a Fiddler" Some OF
the pages OF the Atlantics Contrib
utors' club are from her pen. These
are to be published IN book form IN
der the title OF some Gentle Here
sizes"
The Canadians. apparently as a re-
ward for his intrepid attack on the
Canada Takers" have adorned one OF
the town sites along the new Grand
Trunk Pacific railway with the cog
nomen of Arthur Springer. whose
wireless romance. THE Gun Runner"
has Just been published by B. w
Dodge & Co. AS a matter OF fact.
about 1000 new names were needed
for this country TO be. and as the line
prospectors had run through the full
list of well known politicians from
LauFier to Oronyteka, and all the es-
tabiished cow names from Aberdeen
Angus to sussex and Shorthorn. to say
nothing OF the patronymics OF every
official, employe and stenographer in
the home Offices, a native author or
two worked in very handily. When
the author OF "The Silver Poppy" and
The Wire Tappers" learned OF the
honor that had come upon him, he
wrote out to the fnciplent city OF
'Stringer" and suggested the contin-
gency OF profferlng the newly chris
tened community limited free
library of his own books. In two weeks
an answer came back. II was signed
by one sid Wappler. It said:
Don't bother about sending them
books out to this here metropolis called
Stringer. guess they are good books.
all right; but the Crow breed who runs
the water tank engine Amt eddJecated
IN English and I'm busy track walking
"P. S.-Us two is the metropolis