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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-11-17

giyes the following mention o'
ono Of scurry Comty's Leading
citizens:
u. n. Perriman OF 'Dermotl 2
Texas considers it a good sign u
the times when cotton raisers ar are
oble 70 hold back :he crop m IN! tne
Sone Of receiving a higher price
IN seurry county. where Mr. rer-
IMAM lives cotton raising has been
f oTnanding rapidly for several IRA,
- While the crop was mo- no,
~. 10 70 the average this season; sllll
, gp il increased acreage puts arg
omonnt of the product IN nan ''.,
o os'V the farmers. But little corn ORR.
~ has been marketed so far Mr. :, r Sa
imam said. Farmers seem - -
a I,a 70 hold it, which is consl 1i.;o,,
: 81 SIGN of the financial eono i.'iSaS
9,b s,f large amount Of cotton raised
finishes t,g In a great deal Of Of, cotton taos
s s meal and bulls for cs'ue ieso
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-11-17
rednclion oil insnranee rates.

a reduction Of insurance rates.
The water works have been com
pleted and our fire pressure Is
first class. The readiness with
which the firemen handled the
fire on Tuesday night proves that
we are well equipped.
Il is understood that work Is
being started today TO mount the
big fire bell on its tower at the
pumping station and when a
fire is discovered the firemen and
others will know about 1t.
II Is expected that the fire com
pany will meet right away and
get fully organized and adopt
rules so that every member Of the
company will know his place
when they go TO a fire. Then ev-
cry body will obey orders from
the chief and the work will be
systematically done. Some people
may not realize what D first class
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-11-17
1.il,e Letter From Homo

Mr.. b. f. Wagner, a promi-
nent citizen of the Sharon COM
munity was pleasant caller on
Tuesday at the Signal office. He
has been at Quanah for some time
engaged in the live stock inspee-
tion business but is back at home
now TO stay and has the Signal
changed to him at his home. he
saws the Signal was like a letter
from home every week. He knows
nearly everybody in Scurry eoun-.
~ and always found something Of
interest TO him in the paper
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-11-17
Court is Busy
Rounding Up Road
Matters

The Commissioners Court j. -
gagged to day in settling s so,,e
tlaims for road work ana som sor
changes in public roads ana ha lon
(which jurie9s Of view have '
appointed. c.,.,le Of
Precinct No. ! and {. X; Da d s;l
rs Constable of Precinct NO N. . III. IN
la designations Of their iiiic Ts a"S
|hey were duly accepted. - If
nen found that the Office va. ,so M
Snore bother than pioflt I, - w." ~
Hnd they wanted to retire to pr
Fate life.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-11-17

fire equipment means TO town,
hut they an see that this is "a hap
py day in the history of snyder.
II is believed that on this first oc-
casion last night a very serious
conflagration was probably head
ed of. The reduction of insur-
ance rates viii benefit all proper
~ owners and everybody viii feel
safer
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-11-17
Birthday Party

Little Miss Anne Belle Anderson
entertained quite a number of her
little girl friends al the Anderson
Hotel yesterday.
IL was her ninth birthday and
She was greeted hy happy congrat
ulations.
Annie Belle is a nice little lady
and proved herself a good hostess.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-11-17

Mrs. C.. r. Buchanan and chill
dren. accompanied by Mrs Buch-
anan 5 mother, Mrs. Wright came
in this morning on the x. ) & 2.
from a three months visit 10 Nor
gan and other points in Central
Texas.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-11-17

ing. AT the oil mills in that part
of the state about the usual num-
Der of cattle will be fed. The price
of feed is slightly lower than last
..nn. -
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-11-17

Sore good northeast Texas
farm and timber land 10 trade for
Scurry county farms or unimprov
ed farm lands
JAS. r. WEIGH.
Office over Lockhart 5 Barber
Shop.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-11-17

Mae Tayolr went up into the
Justiceburg country today IN pur-
suit Of the elusive quail.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-11-17

b. A. Eubank is prepared to &C
eommodate you with a farm Joan
at s per cent. -
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-11-17

scurry County Man Abroad 4.
The Kansas City DroveIs ST., SS
,al. published at Kansas N''''
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-11-17

snyder's Fire Equipment
SNYDER is now ready 70 ask TOT
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03
Salvage Crew Successful in
Raising Man-of-Wa
Vessel Sunk In 1899 Carried Gold
Treasure Estimated at 100000
Two Quaint Old cannons and
Some Balls Recovered.

Tepschelling, Holland.-The search
for $5.O0O.O00 sunken treasure De-
heved to be aboard the old British
man-of-war Lutine. which was wrecked
in 1889 while on voyage from Var.
mouth to Hamburg. gets closer and
closer to success every day now
Bit by bit the old wreck has been
uncovered. the National Salvage as.
sociations ship Lyons great vacuum
pump having worked wonders In clear.
Ing away the masses OF sand en-
bedding her Now she Is practically
clear on the starboard side.
The port side still remains more or
less covered-the Lutine must have
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03
BURIED COINS FOUND

heeled over TO port when she went
down, or else the water gradually
urged her over that way-but the
great pump should make little OF the
work OF clearance.
When this Is done. the exciting and
romantic task OF locating and bring.
ing up the bullion which has SO long
lain on the sea bottom will begin
Any day now. so the divers engaged
on the wreck say. the sand may be
cleared and the first real haul OF
coins brought up
Already. although no appreciate
amount Of the wealth borne on her
last voyage by the cid Lutine has yet
been brought to the surface. single
coins. many silver ones. have been
found Altogether. roughly. handful
OF silver has been recovered
And coins are all that the wreck
has yielded The Lutine's anchor. a
big crusted iron thing. eighteen by
eighteen teet with the ships name
engraved upon 1t, Is now on the
tighter lying over The wreck. and two
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03

the shaggy hide and tong horns OF a
wild bull he killed in the plateau re-.
gion al the headwater of the Dusewal.
lips river Humes. who has lived in
the Olympics for Is years. says herd
OF several hundred wild cattle Is at
large near the source of the Dusewal.
lips Other herds. Humes says, feed
on thousands OF acres of wild hay IN
the plateau regions bordering the
Queets and Hob rivers Two other
guides confirm the story
Indian legend says the stock was
brought TO this country by colony OF
Scotch settlers who landed from
sailing vessel in the early forties. The
colony did not thrive. and its mem
bers returned to civilization.
Guide. say the wild cattle and horses
are more tmd than deer, and more
difficult 10 hunt With a seen, as
keen as that Of the elk, the wild herds
fee to the almost inaccessible hid
ing places in the hills when alarmed
by the approach of man
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03
Railroad Empioye Gets Leave OF Ab.
sence to See Spouse for First
Time In Fifteen Years.

Los Angeles. Cal.--After walking
203 $50 miles through snow sheds for
the Southern Pacific company. battling
with tramps and enduring all sorts Of
hardships. Manuel K. Silva. a Portu.
guese. decided he'd like to visit his
wife
i've never seen her and we been
married about fifteen years now. be
told the officials in applying for leave
of absence
His application was granted and he
was placed on the pension list
Silva entered the employ OF the
Southern Pacific in 1879 as watch.
nan on the night shift, in the snow
beds al the summit Of the Sierra Ne.
ada mountains For thirty years
10 walked eighteen mics d day max
70 three round trips every nlgnl over
beat OF three mites And ms az
.,.yates 6.51n miles d ,eai. or 203.61O
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03

Nature is good doctor, but she
makes her patients pay to the last
cent.
The lawyer buys his automobile
with the cashed-in jealousies of the
farmer.
Health IS the product of right living
plus common sense plus inherited
vigor of body.
The sins of omission write as biac:;
a record on the pages OF life as those
| Of commission
Snuff-using is one of the dangerous
| vices. Tobacco is one of its least
harmful ingredients.
If you make mountains out Of mole
hills. don't expect others to like your
ideas of topography
If old-age pensions were granted in
this country few women would be
likely to apply for them.
Few men will admit the possession
of any superstition. but few will
willingly occupy room l3 in a hotel
Failure is not the worst thing: Civ.
ing up is Don't make the same mis-,
take twice. and don't give up once
One can tell that horse is we'll
bred simply by loking at him. but
one cannot be so sure about a man
Sometimes when a man is pretend.
Ing to be looking for wife he is
merely hunting for a good cook Be-
ware of such
Mother stands for the referendum
and the recall on the farm, as Willie
learns when he wants to go fishing at
an inopportune time.
1t is easier to climb down tree
than to climb up. which explains why
the top is never crowded and why
there is always room there.
A speedometer isn't needed to as.
certain when one is going down hill
The state Of the buildings and fences
sufficiently proclaim the fact
What the corn heard with it's own
ears, the potato saw with its own eyes
Few men know what is good for
them until some wise woman has told
them.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03
LARGE TAX PAID ON ,MPS
Not Only Occupy Valuable Space, But
Prevent Use Of improved Ma
chlnery tor Tillaee.

We pay larger tax every year Tor
stumps. brush. weeds and grass than
is required to support our municipal,
county. state and federal governments,
to endow all the colleges and educate
all the youth OF the land; and we get
no return A stump not only occupies
valuable space. but 1t prevents the use
of improved implements for better
and more rapid tillage of the soil re,
cost OF farm labor Is on the increase
with the certainty that CHS Will con-
tinue till the equation of wages on the
farms and in the town or city is more
equal The remedy for higher priced
labor on the farm Is the use OF more
and better teams and implements Il
the day wage on the farms OF the
south advances from Is cents to 81 50
then each farm hand must plow. plant
and cultivate twice as many acres q
day as be did before. and this IA An
easy problem. But the stumps must
go. and the farmer who does not try
to get rid OF them will soon be back
number. The stump farmer pays about
three dollars an acre every year tor
the privilege OF having stumps in bis
field In addition. there are ger,erailv
few feet OF untitled soil around everv
field stump which produce foul weeds
and grasses to seed the land
What has been charged against
stumps applies with still more force In
trees. shrubs and brush patches IN
Inc field: dig. burn. destroy: they are
natural enemies OF the farmer.
out the sides of the field.
square up the corners and avoid the
snort rows as much as possible; they
Increase the work Of tillape
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03
VACUUM CLEANER FOR FLEAs
Devotion Of Big Maltese Cat to Mod.
ern Machine Results In Discovery Of
Benefit to Pet Animals.


New York-Through a discovery
made by "Ruster." large Maltese car
the flea population OF Murray Hin. l.
l.. Is fast disappearing Recently the
animals owner added a vacuum clean.
er to the household equipment After
pumping the dust out OF her rugs she
applied the nozzle playfuny to the
cats fur At first "Buster showed
alarm. but. finding no damage fol
lowed he lay still while receiving a
thorough cleansing
When the vacuum cleaner was
brought into use a few days later
Buster" promptly ran to the nozzle
rubbing against 1t and purring until
his coat received another going over
When the dust bag was emptied sew
eral fieas were seen struggling amid
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03
FORECAST OF NEW FARMING
Business Farmer Has Arrived and
His Coming Means Application
of More Modern Methods.

| The pioneer stage of farming is
about over Another generation will
see the last of the free land snapped
up. The younger men among us Will
find land values increased d"ring
their day in proportion to the dearth
OF land and the increase OF demand,
Idle acres will slowly come into Use.
Wildcat speculation will gradually
sober down Time will bring about
the adjustment Of the type Of farm
ing to the soil and market conditions
Of the locality. We shall hear less OF
big money" crops We shall find
more OF solid farming values and real
contentment
We are even now in the midst OF
this transformation of the farming Of
continent So long as the west
lay open TO the settler even the aging
and soil.worn east set its cap jaunt-
lily on its head and farmed in don't
care" way Now. in the span OF life
given to the average man. all this is
being changed The farm becomes n
property rather than a speculation:
the farmer business manager rather
than real estate boomer, says the
Farm. Stock and Home He is grow
ing less concerned about big show
Ing, and more interested in a fair
croft plus the maintained fertility
OF his acres The business farmer has
already arrived!
His coming means the application
OF factory methods to the farm. It
means the more complete use of the
land as an agency of production It
ioreshadoWs the unreasonable
growth Of power as applied to the
work of the farm. increasing thereby
not only the output. but also the
demand for labor that must be
skilled in order to hold its own. 1t
portends close. effective cooperation
between farmers. and the advent Of a
new factor into industrial, and pos.
slbly into political life, viz: the farm.
er as an organized unit. The present
forecasts a future of a largely In
creased number of small farms. espe.
clally near the great markets. on the
one hand, and great estates-either
privately or co-operatively controlled,
on the other The middle.sized. non
cooperating "gotit-alone" farmer is
due on the cards of destiny to grad
ual elimination
We should begin to look these 60
clal facts soberly in the face and to
shape our course of action according
Iy. Let US begin to build our homes,
our barns our schools. and our neigh
borhood organizations not for the mo.
ment. but rather with a eye to the
future Let us shape our business
along solid rather than on snowy
iines-work into good stock. organ.
lie comparatively for mutual benefit
along every possible line, study the
large economics of the business. and
educate our boys and girls to beat
out record If they can.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03
Cement Block for Henhouse.

Cement blocks make a good poultry
house II properly constructed so
moisture does not gather on the inside
walls and render the house damp A
cement floor is the best floor for many
reasons. provided It is KEEP we'll Gov
cred with clean dirt replenished at
least twice year. The house should
be at least five feet high in the rear
and seven or eight feet in front, de.
pending upon the width Of the house.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03
CONCERTED ACTION IS URGED
Cotton-HoIding Movement Will Assure
Fair Prices for Remainder of
Season. Says Barrett.

In statement issued on the cotton
situation. President Barrett OF the
Farmers union. says the majority
Of members OF that organization are
holding cotton. and that If farmers
generally in the south will act In
concert with them. prices will from
this time ascend to the level justified
by the intrinsic demand of the staple
Nh Barretts statement follows:
To the Officers and Members OF the
Farmers Union and Cotton Farm
ers Generally
The Farmers dnien has outlined a
definite program looking to the hold
ing OF cotton. and ii is thus far meet.
ing with success The majority of
our members in the southern states
are. | think may stale with safety.
holding back their cotton from the
marke until such time as the price
corresponds with the value of the
stap.e 10 civilization Even where
cotton has been sold by the farmer,
it is: as rule. being held by the
local Merchant who realizes the price
tendency will be upward and who is
determined to reap a profit on the
transaction
If non-members generally will CO.
operate with the Farmers union and
refrain from selling their cotton a.
present prices. the campaign to Sc
cure just figure will be an unquau
fed success
II is needless to state that the
quotations now prevailing are far b..
lew the actual worth of the staple
but they are also sufficiently to show
to every farmer in the south. wheth
er or not he is affiliated with tho.
Farmers union. the advantage of
coming in with US that we may win
this fight
Our interest is mutual. The bust.
ness man who has bought or will buy
cotton. the Farmers union member
or non.union farmer who grows cot.
ton all have millions to gain by get.
ting from civilization what the
staple is actually worth You can rest
assured some one ia going TO reap
the profit Logically. that some one
should be the man who had raised the
cotton His has been the labor and
waiting. and his should be the re.
ward.
1t Is from a solid business mo
tive. therefore, that we ask the CO.
operation Of all elements In the
southern states in this impor,an,
The price of cotton is 20.
ing up as certain as sunrise It re.
mems only to see whether all farm
,rs will get the advantage Of the rise.
" whether they will thoughtlessly
sacrifice their rights
Hold cotton! That should be the
Keynote. in self.protection. or every
nan IN, the south remotely concerned
n raising or handling the fiber
CHARLES S. BARRETT,
Union City. Ga
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03

quaint old cannons and some old
fashioned cannon balls have also been
found
Inc anchor. which weighs about
three tons. Is In a remarkable state of
preservation. as is another anchor
brought up
One cannon was loaded almost to
the muzzle The task OF taking the
charge out occupied man practically
whole morning Everything about
1t Is really wonderfully preserved:
even the cord and the flintlock an.
paratus is intact.
The longer the weather remains
f1ne the greater the chance of tho
gold being found soon In fine.
smooth weather the divers can work
uninterruptedly, but on stormy DAYS
all are forced to be idle
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03
NOW HUNTING WILD CATTLE
Descendants of Stock Taken to Wash.
ington by Scotch Colony in 1e4o
Now Prey Of Hunters.

Seattle. Wash.--Although the state
OF Washington has its mo Trespass"
sign tackled on the herds OF elk in the
Olympic mountains. and the open sea.
son for deer here lasts but three
months each year. guides are returning
from the wild regions with larger game
wild cattle. unprotected by law
Grant w Humes has just brought In
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03
Hiah Heels Real Menace.

New York.-That high heels ana
honble skirts are responsible for a
large proportion OF the injuries re-
ceiyed by women while getting on and
Of, trains and mounting and descend
ing stairways in stations is the con,
ciusion reached by commission OF
railroad men here after an investiga'
ton covering three months. In which
seyentythree such cases were record
ed Typical OF the <causes set forth IN
tho report are Heel caught on step
Of coach and tore OFF" and high heel
caught while descending stairs; wore
hobble SKIRT
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03

the debris In the ash can II was OBJ.
served that the cat was less annoyed
by his tiny enemies than formerly,
and 1t became evident he attributed
his relief to the vacuum cleaner
News OF the new flea catcher
spread among other owners OF pet ami
mails. and the nozzle OF the weapon
was turned on many dogs and cats
At the end OF the onslaught the con.
tents of the dust bags were burned
Hedges which had begun to show the
effects OF too much service as back
scratchers. are beginning to thrive
again and the pet animals In the Muir.
ray Hill section OF Flushing expect to
pass the dog days very comfortably
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03
Progressive Farming.

thoroughly pulverization of tho
SOIL for from ten to fifteen inches deem
and the turning under Of vegetable
matter is the foundation of progress.
sive farming. The crops will all soon
be harvested. Let us get busy with
large plows and strong teams and
pillow the corn and cotton stalks. pea
stubble, grass and trash under good
and deep Then let US plant winter
cover crops on the land to furnish
winter and early spring grazing. re-.
ducing the teaching out Of plant food
to the minimum. and add vegetable
matter to the soil.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03
EIGHT J|lT FORTUNE.
Thousand Dollar Bill Passed
Around as 500 Note.
several Business Men Of Hyd. Park
and ens'e~ood Do Not Know va,u.
Of Money When They s.. -
elusive Bill TraiIed.

chicago.-There are eight business
men IN Hyde Park and Enplewoot
VINO DO not know thousand dollar
OIL when they see it. Eigh, O, them
aao II In their possession the other
day oAe'
Iacn one passed It on to the next
man as a 500 bill The last to re-
cei'e II deposited the bill to his ar
count In the Guarantee Trust and Saw.
'hss Oank' s35 West Sixty.third street,
sun oeiieVing 1t to represent only
sioo' The receiving teller discovered
the size OF 1t
here's the story:
business man walked brtsklv into
the "oodiawn Trust and Savings
oahH' l2OS East Sixty.third street
Tive me $780," he said, tossing
cneck to the paying teller The teller
snapped bill from a pile ran II
through his fingers and slipped il IN.
der the wicket.
'ion walked out, He made a
purchase
there's $780," he said to the mer.
chant with whom the sale was con.
dncted The merchant took the BIN
glanced at 1t. and tossed II into his
till Mo
About this time the paying teller Of
inc Woodlayn Trust made an invoice
OF his cash
Then he ran for the E,nglewood 90
ice station Detective Edward Dud,
icy set forth for the missing 100 bank.
note The cashier had given him tne
name OF the man who had asked for
$ioo In exchange for a check
Thousand dollars? You're kidding
me. said the man when Dudley found
MIN But anyway. / haven, got It
! gave It to links Dudley went to
1inks links sent him to Drinks From
Hnks ne passed to Binks. Finally he
wound up with August Nelson. Ss5
West Sixty-third street
Thousand? No. you're bunked."
SAD Nelson Il deposited II at the
Guarantee Trust The cashier took
/" Tor a hundred He ought to know
dudley dashed for the bank Gin.
me that thousand dollar bill quick
SAID ne. He got It.
Dudley was asked for the names of
tne business men who did moi know
thousand dollar bill when they saw
one
i have been requested not to give
Out their Names" said the detective
They are laughing at the error they
made II turned out all right. so we will
withhold the names | guess the whole
punch Is making so much money they
don't take time to look at hundred
dollar bills
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03
Cat Aids q Taxidermist.

Slipgerlands. N. Y.--Mrs Fannie
Davis an expert taxidermisa. mas q
remarkable cat. tor which she mas re-
Gently refused an offer OF $lOo rms
ca, has all the instincts OF wen
trained bird dog II catches birds, on1
instead OF eating them brings them u
her mistress. who rewards fabDy o'
giving her a dish OF milk
So far this season the cal I'D
caught sixteen different species
birds which mrs. Davis mas mounted
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-03
Bites Cork Leo.

st, Louisa cork leg probably
saved Nelson Montgomery of Ed
wardsville. ILL.,, proprietor of a dairy
farm. from injury when he captured
an alligator. three feet long. which
had lived in stream on Montsom
ery's premises two years Montg IN
cry was carrying the reptile He had
1t by the tail Infatuated at bein,
captured. the alligator began swapping
and sank its teeth in Montgomery's
wooden leg For half a mile Mont
gomery carried the reptile. which did
not reopen its teeth until thrown in
barrel