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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-12-21

tell as what county IN West Texas
that boy was born in.
We remember reading an ac-
count in the daily press of some
town i'm Johnson, name not re
membered. but think it was
Venus. that the stores had to
close about two years ago be-
cause of the long continued
drouth. Nothing of the kind
has ever happened in West Texas
that we know of, at the same
time we admit, as stated, I'VE
have had three years Of short
crops and stock water in many
counties were scarce. We don t
try to conceal anything, but
newspapers in Central, North
and East Texas that are knock
ing West Texas could, If they
wanted to. find that crops in
many parts of their own section
of the State have suffered the
last five years from drouth Just
about as much as West Texas.
flr. I.... E..1 .y this and the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-12-21

the south plains has an excellent
flavor TO the dumb brutes in that
famine stricken country and we
are not sure that some of the
editors of that section are not
eating maize and kafir corn
bread at this time, If they are it's
good. It's been tried and found TO
be excellent. We congratulate
them if they are. but suggest
that they tell it straight next
time and not get so high up in
the ladder of preyarication so
that when they slip they will not
have so far 10 fall
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-12-21

talk of short crops in Hill, john
son. etc. For five years before
the Civil War crops were short
all over Texas, and in many of
the finest farming counties In
Texas crops were almost a total
failure. In Washington county
one of the best farming coun-
ties m Texas, the corn crop
was almost an entire failure
about the year 1888 or 80 and
people had to haul corn from
Houston on OK wagons. Ii was
dry more or less all over Texas
from 1855 or SO TO 1866, when
for a period of ten years there
was too much rain in most parts
of the State. We have roamed
over Texas quite a bit in our
time and know that scarcely
any section Of the State has any
right 10 throw bricks at other
sections because of drouths.
Baird Star
Some people do not display
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07
When Radicals Died.

From the stories told of Rabelais.
he must have been in life the same
strange, wise, and mirthful imp, which
he appears in his writings. He seems
even to have looked death in the face
with a grin of his own. AS his friends
were weeping round his bed, he ex-
claimed, "Ah! If l we're to die ten
times over, should never make you
cry half so much as l have made you
laugh" AS he was dying, page en-
tered from the Cardinal Du Bellay, to
INQUIRE after his health The old
humorist muttered in reply: Tell my
lord in what circumstance you found
me; I am just going to leap into the
dark. He is up in a cock loft; bid
him stay where he is. AS for thee.
thou'llt always be fool. Let down
the curtain; the farce is done Inn
mediately after his death, his rela-
lions seized upon sealed paper pur-
porting to be his last will and tesla
ment, which on being opened, was
found to contain three pithy articles.
IT owe much; I have nothing; / leave
the rest to the poor. "-Whipple: The
Ludicrous Side of Life. in Literature
and Life"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07
MADE BANK ACCOUNT GOOD
Why Uncle Reuben Gould Not Meet
Debt He Acknowledged as
an Obligation.

Uncle Reuben, the village white
washer and man of all work, was q
frequent borrower of small sums
from his neighbor, Colonel Arkwright,
and as a rule he repaid these little
debts at the appointed time; but on
one occasion, when he had been &C
commodated with loan of two dol
lars and half, which he promised
to return in few days, he allowed
two or three weeks to pass without
making any mention of his indebted
ness, and in fact, seemed to avoid
his creditor. But one morning the
colonel Unexpectedly encountered him
at the postoffice.
Hello, Uncle Rube! Didn't you
borrow a little money from me sew
eral weeks ago."
Oats right, cunnel," said the old
man. II sholy did"
You told me you'd pay it back in
three or four days. Have you had
bad luck?"
"No, suh," responded Uncle Reuben.
"I'll tell you how it was, cunnel. /
lacked jes' two dollahs an half o.
havin' ten dollars to put in de savin's
bank, an used it TO- dat. Hits all
right, cunnel. l won't fo'git it,
Youths Companion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

lily, but [ tell them of my good friend,
your Vegetable Compound, and that
there will be no backache and bearing
down pains for them if they will take
1t as have. I am scarcely ever with
out it in the house.
81 will say also that I think there is
no better medicine to be found for
young girls to build them up and make
them strong and well. My eldest
daughter has taken Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for pain
full periods and regularity, and it has
always helped her.
Il am always ready and willing to
speak a good word for the Lydia E..
Pinkham's Remedies. / tell every one
[ meet that owe my health and hap.
piness to these wonderful medicines"
Mrs. j. G. JOHNSON, ScottVille, Mich,
RID. 8.
Lydia E. Pihkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number Of actual cures
OF female diseases.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07
ADVANTAGES OF DRY FEEDING
Idea Was Asltated twenty-five Years
Ago, but Not Favorahly Re-
ceived-NoW Being Revived

OF late years dry feeding is becom-
ing quite popular, although it is not a
new idea in the poultry ranks. Fully
Is years ago the matter was agitated
and adopted by some poultrymen, but
az a general thing it was not favor
ably received.
The arguments used today in favor
of the dry mash and whole grain diet
are, first, after becoming used to it
fowls will prefer the ground grain
dry to that which is either cooked or
steamed; second, it is labor-saving
method; third, it keeps fowls in a
more healthful condition, and fourth,
better fertility to the eggs.
At first the fowls will not take very
kindly to the dry feed AS meat
scrap is mixed with it, they will pick
out all such, then probably the corn
meal, or some may prefer the bran,
but all of it is seldom consumed I'M
til the fowls become accustomed to it.
Gradually they will eat more and
more of it, finally cleaning the
trough.
Another benefit is that after eating
a few mouthfuls they will repair to
the drinking vessel and secure several
swallows of water, then back again
to the trough and so on during the
entire meal. 1t is asserted that more
water is consumed by dry-fed fowls,
and as water enters so largely in the
composition of the egg, increased egg
production should be the result.
The method is a great labor-saver.
It is possible to both feed and water
the stock in the same time it takes
to prepare the wet mash and feed it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

top of each other. A fve-room two
story house built for $1,000 or $4,000
must necessarily be a plain uncompro'
missing cubical box. If these same five
rooms we're to be grouped on one
floor the unpleasant square proper
lions are avoided, the angle OF the
roof becomes more pleasing and the
whole effect more graceful, with no
additional cost.
A very good illustration of what is
meant by this is shown in the accom-
panying perspective and plan. This
is a five-room cottage, 80 feet six
inches long 1t has been successful
ly built for $4,000. 1t is appropriate
not only for summer cottage use, but
also for rural or suburban site where
a small, homelike dwelling is desired
for use the year round. 1t has just
a suggestion of the bungalow style,
just enough to give it attractive
ness without making 1t look out OF
place
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
Ql--stions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers Of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. ITS West
Jackson boulevard, Chicago, Ill.,, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
We will all agree that the bunga-
low marks great improvement in
summer resort architecture AS a sum-
mer cottage, whether located in the
by a lake or river, the graceful, infor-
NAL lines Of the bungalow seem to
adapt themselves ideally to their en-
vironment. When contrasted with the
old-time, box-like, jig-saw ornamented
affairs that were known as summer
cottages. the improvement is very ap-
parent Commenting on this matter,
the we'll known architect, Wilson
Eyre, brings out some valuable points
in a recent number of Country Life
in America" His contention is that
the bungalow fad is carrying US to
architectural extremes that are not
good for domestic architecture in gen.
eral
AS a style for general suburban use
the bungalow appears to be misused
and is generally Objectionable when
SO used. AS already mentioned, 1t has
its place and purpose; first as week
end or summer retreat it forms an
ideal contrast to our more preten-
tious, overrluxurious dwellings,; sec
ond, it is harmonious building for
an informal location; third, when an
inexpensive structure is desired the
bungalow offers the maximum comfort
and beauty for the minimum cost.
Because the bungalow is SO widely
misused and misunderstood, it may
be well to try to answer the question,
What is a bungalow? and to analyze
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

It's real purpose in the general scheme
of American home building.
The term bungalow Is one which is
variously applied to rustic camps, to
one-story seaside cottages, low, broad,
extended lines with low pitch to the
roof. 1t is not, however, properly used
when applied, as is SO often done, to
houses having living rooms in the
second story.
This authority does not believe in
general in the one-story house for an
all-year dwelling. 1t is a fad which,
like mission furniture, is being much
overdone. 1t is supposed to be the
up-to-date fashion in many localities;
but as with many so-called fashions,
there is little reasonable excuse for it's
prevalence Like many fads it is
bound to run its course, and there Is
nothing so dismally out of place as
a fad that has ceased to be.
There Is another fact regarding the
bungalow which has become current
and that is that one-story house is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

story house of the same number or
rooms, which Is a matter for consid-
Grafton while land is costly and build
ing lots small
In India the bungalow proved to
be the best solution of the heat prob
lem; not because low, broad roof
produces a cool house by any means,
but because the wide overhang of the
caves broke the glare of the intense
sunshine. Bungalow rooms are not
likely to be as cool as the first floor
rooms of well-ventilated two-story
house.
Doubtless there Is q reason for the
popularity of the bungalow style in
southern California and Florida. 1t is
always summer there. Yet this au-
thority believes that the residents OF
Pasadena and Los Angeles are not
quite on the right track when they
build whole streets of low, broad.
heavy-eaved affairs that are just now
''in fashion" However, he has a good
word to say for the bungalow when 1t
is in its right place.
To his mind the bungalow should be
not only a one-story house, but a
very simple, informal one-story house.
1t is style for the woods and the
seaside, for the place where rest and
not luxury are sought, 1t should be
free from architectural embellish-
ments, simply furnished, adapted to
hot weather For these purposes the
bungalow is a vast Improvement over
the average log camp or the usual jig
saw cottage of the seaside resort. It
is graceful in line and suggests com.
fort Because it is intended to be
informal, it does not demand expen.
sive construction or finish.
If one has only small amount OF
money to spend, one can undoubtedly
secure greater grace and beauty OF
outline by placing all the rooms on
one floor. than by piling them up on
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

convey a better understanding of the
construction of the box, while DDDD
show the entrance to the nests.
AS laying hens will always prefer a
secluded place for nest, this arrange
ment will be found excellent The lid,
when closed, prevents water from
reaching the nests, and the eggs are
taken out by simply raising the lid
and reaching them with the hand. The
hens can be shut out at any time by
closing the opening to passageway at
A, and more room is thus gained in
the poultry house The design was
originated by ]. G. Baker Of Illinois.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07
PUTTING IT. RATHER NEATLY
Piece of Humor That Lifted Difhdent
Professor to the Highest
Submits of Joy.

II &c told that after Professor Ay-
+onn had made proposals of marriage
~ Miss Emily Jane Wilson, daughter
of Christopher North, he was, as
matter of course, referred to her ia
fber AS the professor was uncom-
monty dif1dent, he said to her:
Emily, my dear, you must speak to
him for me- I could not summon
courage to speak to the professor on
this subject"
papa is in the library" said the
lady. :,
Then you had better go to him"
said the professor, "and / Will wait
here"
There being apparently no help for
it the lady proceeded to the library.
"Papa's answer is pinned to the
hack of my Dress" said Miss Wilson,
as she re-entered the room.
Turning around, the delighted suitor
read these words:
With the authors compliments. =
Success.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

ourlap, after the chicks are placed In
the compartments. On the bottom Of
each compartment is layer of bran
Or alfalfa meal, so that should the
chicks eat some of 1t, it will do them
no harm. A space of three inches is
allowed between each pair of trays,
which are kept separate by blocks OF
wood. On the outside piece Of wood
is screwed to the trays and on top a
handle is nailed In trays Of this
size, 20 chicks can be allowed to each
compartment; that is, $40 to the size
illustrated herewith.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07
A New Sensation.

Little Jean had visited one of the
large summer amusement parks for
the first time, and with the courage
possessed only by those girls whose
nlaymates are boys and girls older
than themselves, she had not hest
tated, when invited, to take a ride on
one of the "thrillers'' that abound in
such places.
ITO her mother, on her return from
the park, she confided the emotions
she had experienced as she swept
round the curves of the figure eight
with her elder brothers.
Mamma" she said, when / went
round those awful turns SO fast felt
Just as if l had freckles on my
omach!"-Youth's Companion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

SAkATOON offers you success. if you
are an intelligent, hard-working agricul-
turist in any branch. You could net credit
the prosperity of our farmers unless you
actually came and saw. Why not come
If you do, you will be sorry you had not
come years ago. Perhaps you are not get
ting along very well except in the matter
of years. Better do something for your
children's sake Join our prosperity. For
all information write the Commissioner,
Board of Trade, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
Western Canada
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE will
cure any possible case of DISTEMPER,
PINK EYE, and the like among horses
of all ages, and prevents all others in the
same stable from having the disease. Also
cures chicken cholera, and dog distemper.
Any good druggist can supply You, or send
to mfrs. so cents and $l.00 bottle. Agents
wanted. Free book. Spohn Medical Co.,
Spec. Contagious Diseases. Goshen, Ind.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07
POULTRY
|EV'<y<xI|
NEST BOXES PLACED OUTSIDE
Convenient Arrangement Which Means
Considerable More Room In the
Poultry House.

The illustration herewith Is intend
ed to show the new boxes on the side
of the poultry house. The eggs are
collected by raising the lid Of the
box C, and the hens enter the passage
way E at the door A. The interior Of
the box is shown, the nest box being
seen at B, which does not, however,
contain the litter for the nest, the bare
floor being made plain in order to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07
CRATE FOR SHIPPING CHICKS
One Shown In Illustration Herewith
VIII Be Found to Be Very Con-
venient and Cheap.

For shipping day-old chicks, the
crate illustrated herewith will be
found very convenient. 1t consists of
wooden trays each four inches deep
and IS inches square, inside measure
ments. says the Orange Judd Farmer.
Each tray is divided across the CEN
ter SO as to make four compartments.
The top Of each tray is covered with
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

cheaper to build, and in other ways
more economical than a two-story
house. The increased expanse OF
floors and roof counterbalance, how
ever. the low expanse Of the walls.
Plumbing and lighting are but little
cheaper, If any, and because the struc-
ture is spread out 1t is not as easy to
heat as its advocates would have US
believe. Moreover, the bungalow
takes up more ground than q two
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

V g ge t a bic Com
pound and Sanative
Wash have done me.
I live on a farm and
have worked very
hard. I am forty
FIVE years old, and
am the mother OF
t thirteen children.
Many people think
lit strange that I am
not broken d w n
with hard work and
Tho oarn Of nv fam.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07
A Military Maid.

Mistress-Maria, whatever has pos
sessed you to cut your hair short like
that?
Maria "a good-looking housemaid)-
Yeu see, ma'aDn, the regiment has
been ordered to leave the town and
so / have had to part with lock Of
my hair to few of my acQuainfancea
London Tit-Rita
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

Religion, which was once an insti-
tuition of the state, is becoming more
and more the faith and ideal of the
individual soul.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07
Their Eavorite AIibi.

Cook-How do you get out Of 1t
when the missis scolds you for not
answering the bell?
Waitress-I always tell her I was
making MISUNDERSTANDING Bazaar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07
With Emphasis.

Mistress Chastity sticking finger
into either ear)-Kittie, for heavens
sake! what does that frightful noise
and profanity in the kitchen mean?
Kittie-Oh, that's nothin', ma'am!
It's ony cook rejectin' a proposl av
marrij from the ashman!-Harper'
Bazaar.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07
Stop the Pain.

The hurt of burn or cut stops when
Coles Carbolisalve is applied. 1t heals
quickly and prevents scars. 25c and SOC by
druggists. For free sample write to
]. w. Cole & Co., Black River Falls, Wis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07
In Eden.

In Eden.
The Serpent-What's Adam so
grouchy about today?
The Ape-Oh, he says that the ar
rival of woman means that all his
plans for universal peace have been
knocked in the head for good.-Puck.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

Love is the only thing that more
than pays for all it gets.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

Constipation causes many serious dis
eases. 1t is thoroughly cured by DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One laxative,
three for cathartic
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

Any man can get into a fight, but
sometimes it takes a certain amount
of courage to keep out of one.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

Mrs Wtnsfow's Soothing syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton, allays pain cures wind collie, 25c a bottle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

If you want to be up with the lark
in the morning, beware of the swal-
lows at night
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07
OWES
HER
HEALTH
To Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Scottville, Mich" want to tell
you how much good Lydia E. Pinkham's
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07
The Same. bur Different

When it comes to the task of TAX
ing up the parlor carpet, do you run
away from the job?"
mo. | beat it."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

In being the architect of your own
fortune don't indulge in too much fret
work
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-07-07

m q TERNT0 Watson Il. Coleman, Wash
p "a b p III ington, DC. Books free. High
"a @hW - est references. Best results
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-07
Spoke Without a Tonaus.

One Of the most remarkable cases on
record was that of a woman-well au-
thenticated at the beginning Of the
eighteenth century-who had no tongue
and yet spoke with perfect clearness.
She was brought to Lisbon. in Spain,
by Count d Ericeya, from MonSary. in
the territory of Elvas. Portugal, and
the following account is given Of her
by an eminent divine: ''She is seven
teen years old, but does not look more
than seven. She can pronounce dis
tinctly every letter in the alphabet. She
has not the slightest bit Of tongue. but
the teeth in both sides Of her under
jaw turn very much inward and almost
meet Her chief difficulty Is IN eating.
for while others move their food with
their tongue she is forced to use her
finger. She says that she tastes well.
Her voice, though very distinct, is a
little hollow and like that Of old peo-
pie who have lost their teeth"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-07
I never saw man whose old

81 never saw u man whose old
clothes fitted him when he got out OF
prison." said a jail,e-. He may come
into my custody wearing suit that is
q model OF the tailor's art, but when
he goes out those clothes hang all
askew. Sometimes the prisoner grows
fat, sometimes he grows lean. but II
he neither takes on nor loses flesh he
seems to undergo so many physical
changes during confinement that the
clothes he wore are a decided misfit.
1t Is the same way with hospital pa
tients. Not all persons leave a hos
pital In a state Of emaciation by any
means. yet they and their clothes seem
to sever friendship during illness, and
the old suit never fits well again.
New York Sun
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-07

MONITION: Notice is hereby given
that there have been seized in this col
lection district, for violation of the Gus
toms laws. two bay horses with Next
can brands. which viii be sold in front
of the Custom House, Ell Paso, Texas.
at 10 o'clock a. m, June 10, 1911. Any
one claiming the same is required to
appear within the time prescribed by
law. Alfred L. Sharpe, Collector Of
Customso