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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-10

G.. II. BOSLEY.
District Passenger Agent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-10

Marshal w. r. Bowies Of The first
EAiplssnn. will assemble all classes I'm
e1he Capitol Square and form his di-
svssisn ND Grace street. four abreast
Hmarehine on the south side of Grace
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-17

one of these flows the commerce be.
tween the United States and Mexico.
Along another is exchanged the pro.
ducts OF the eastern states for those
OF the west, while over the third Is
transported. across Tevas. to Texas
ports. cotton. grain and other pro,
ducts OF these states Of the west
and southwest. seeking cheap ocean
transportation TO the eastern states
and to Europe
Those are important facts. Bul
the fourth-and most significant
viii come with the opening OF the
Panama canal. Here we find Texas
The nearest commonwealth 10 the
new waterway; the logical distribut.
ing point for the great bulk Of goods
destined for South American and ORR.
entail markets. The canal will put
Texas and all the southern ports into
direc touch with the west coast OF
Central and South America. ms vel.
as with the west coast OF Mexico
thus doing away with The rail- and
water haul necesars at this dino.
TeNas and tho 5outESest are ~,
inc today the same E ssibilit.es .
commercial eSp~Isi1a ;hat Nc = Eng
'and and New York faced back IN tn
early DAYS. New England gained IN
those days from the export trade that
was just beginning 90 open between
the American and European ports.
Manufacturing plants and great ev-
ltortlng houses flourlshed at that
time because OF the new market that
WAS Just opening for American goods.
Farming in New England was also
at the height OF It's prosperity. for
be it remembered-it is the export
market that fixes and controls the
prices of all products both agricul-
tural and manufactured.
Today Texas faces the same oppor.
tuuity. The great puNcrs of Amcri-
can products in the future will he
the Oriental and South American
countries. The future OF the oypor,
trade of this country lies I'm those
directions. They are the new mar
kets. the future markets. the COM
Ing opportunity.
Take the Orient. Japan IS today
the largest buyer Of American cot
ton wool and flour. The first Of
these products she buys in Texas,
Oklahoma ana Arkansas. Texas is
the greatest cotton producer Of ;he
American states Japan's wheat is
bought In Kansas, Missouri. Iowa,
Oklahoma and Texas. Meanwhile
Japan purchases likewise every sort
of foodstuff from the different sec
tions OF this country. 1t goes 90 her
by way Of the Rocky mountains. II
Is an expensive, almost ridiculous
haul There YOU have a reason In
itsol for the construction Of the Pan
anna canal. All OF which means that
On, gulf ports are destined 20 become
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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-17
Panhandle Region,

Panhandle Region.
Around the corner. so To speak.
nom the Red River VALLEY. with Ok.
lahoma as its eastern and northern
boundary and New Mexico on the
west. Is the famous Panhandle re-
sion the wheat center OF Texas.
The Panhandle Is what found fame
thrust upon GO when J. V. Farwell
OF Nhicaea agreed TO build the state
'anitol In exchange for a slice OF It's
laud amounting 10 about 100000
acres
The FIRST thing that Farwell ala
was 70 move about 10000 Herefords
into Tho Panhandle region and for a
long time 90 furnished an ideal pas.
t'rn Ground for the Chicagca'ns cat
tie Bot that dav IS mostly past To-
day the Panhandle IS noted more eve
tcus'roly for It's whoa; than Tor lts
cattle.
The climate Of the Panhandle
closely resembles that Of Kansas and
tho same grain crops may be grown.
The what o. the section Is already
SHIPPED 20 every part Of the globe
While corn. oats. and more latterly.
kaiiir corn, have become important
products In addition. thousands OF
head az cattle are still bred annually
I'm this section, and sold TO the deal.
ers Of the country. The packing hous.
es 40 Fort Worth having become I'm
pCrtant institutions. The soil Of the
Panhandle IS unusually fertile. and
diversified farmiuc viii undoubtedly
become popular in certain sections,
though, as q matter Of fact, the srain
crops are inst now IN their mfancF
and a bic future IS undouhtedlc IN
store for the Panhandle in the crow.
ing Of wheat alone.
lust below tho Panhandle and wcst
OF central Texas s. The Trans-l eos
region Here many irritation pro
let's have been established and the
results ohtsincd have already PLACED
the Pocos valley beyond the e~peri-
mental STAGE as q desirable fruit and
vegetable growing section The ele.
Walton OF The poCos valley IS aNort
700 10 5000 feet above the sea
'ovc'. so that tho excessive hea, Of
The summer g.. not 10 be feared Tho
soil Is fertile and easily worried Pc.
ncath tho alluvial deposit. yh,,h r.
rich I'm plant food. Is a suisoil Of
Law. a'',rnati0g with sand ard Qua
ioual'y Gravel. II Is as q rru!t .row.
MS section. however. that the Pc.o.
valley probably has It's greatest PCS.
sihilitios. Alfalfa has also been sic.
ccssfully grown in this rc-ion and q.
az present the leading crop of 90.
/ p,oos valley
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-17

.r.I'f. .afIrfh Glasses arte.l
without The u-e OF drugs Grand
'|".. 'In"~" 9'-l0n
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-17

grade %toeacoos. though fair crops Of
'oltoh, COIN and cereals have been
faisef As yet the largest profits
nave been found In the peach orch
ards Of east Texas, which have been
planted Dog growers from Michigan
ana other peach states. with sat
l%siactory results.
Immediately adjoining the east
ieNas region 10 the north and west
Is The Red River Valley. best known
Tor It's grains. Here wheat. corn and
oats are grow nextensively. while al
ialia and cotton have furnished sat
isiactory crops
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-17

Take out your map of the United
States. run your pencil down 20 Texas
continue Il d%lagonally across the gulf
Of Mexico to the Panama canal, and
Sten for q moment there To consider
and digest the fact that Texas aud
the other states Of the southwest are
destined to become the great d,stri-
hutinc points TO the coming markets
OF the world.
The geographical location of Texas
makes e today the natural highway
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14
CHAPTER xxIv.-Contlnued.

Then a hand thrust aside the can.
vas, and a face peered in. | caught
a faint glimmer of stars, but could
distinguish little else.
Boys" said the leader, kindly, II
wish | might give you better transpor-
tation, but this is the only form of We
hlcle we can find. | reckon you'll get
pretty badly bumped over the road
you are going, but I'm furnishing you
all the chance to get away In my DOW
er. We shall guard you as long as
necessary, and then must leave you
TO the kindly m~inistrations OF the
driver"
He reached in, leaning down from
his saddle to do so, drew the blanket
somewhat closer about me, and was
gone. | caught the words of a sharp,
short order. and the heavy wagon
lurched forward, its wheels humping
over the Irregularities in the road,
each jolt sending a fresh spasm of
pain through my tortured body.
May the merciful God ever protect
me from such a ride again! 1t seemed
fnterminabIe, while each long mile
we travelled brought with it new and
greater agony of mind and body.
The hours that followed were all
but endless. | knew we had reached
the lower valley, for the road became
more level. yet the slightest jolting
now was sufficient to render me
-crazed with pain, and | had lost all
power of restraint. My tortured
nerves throbbed; the fever gripped
me, and my mind began to wander.
Visions of delirium came, and |
dreamed dreams too terrible for rec
ord: demons danced on the drifting
clouds before me, while Whirling say
ages chanting in horrid discord stuck
my frenzied body full of blazing
brands. AT times l was awake, call
ang in vain for water to uuepch a
thirst which grew %maddening, then |
lapsed into a semi-consciousness that
drove mi wild with its delirious fan.
cies. knew vaguely that the Major
had crept back through the darkness
and passed his strong arm gently be-
meath my head. | heard him shouting
I'm his deep voice to the driver for
something to drink. but was
Of any response. All became blurred,
confused. ~bewildering. | thought it
was my mother comforting me. The
faint gray daylight stole in at last
through the cracks of the wagon
cover; | could dimly distinguish a
dark face bending over me, framed by
a heavy gray beard. and then. merciful
unconsciousness came, and / rested
as one dead.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14
Temporary Capitol Offer.

Jefferson City.-Through the COM
mission of architects and builders APP
pointed by the board of permanent
seat of government to recommend a
feasible plan of housing the next leg
islature the citizens of Jefferson City
will submit a proposition for taking
care of the general assembly and the
executive officers Of the state. The
proposition is to construct a building
large enough to accommodate both
branches of the legislature and four
Of the executive officers, and to lease
it for a period of five years to the
state. The executive officers to be
provided for under this plan are the
governor, auditor, secretary of state
and treasurer. The attorney general
has offices in the supreme court build
mig.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14
Dying Man Insists on This Because
He Intended to Do Much
Haunting Later.

Unluckily enough, the progressive
undertaken is often opposed by
numerous relatives and sometimes
even by the departed. One contrib
utor to the Southern Undertaken, for
example, tells how his plan to bury o
prospective client in CLOTHES fit for
gentlemen" was knocked out by the
wish of that client expressed shortly
before death, to be swathed In q com
mon bed sheet. To proceed:
II misunderstood him at first. ]
thought he meant an ordinary white
shroud. / took 1t that he was simply
a little old-fashioned and wished to
revert to a primitive custom. But he
quickly corrected that impression.
~ don't mean anything Of the
kind he said. I want to be buried
in a sheet-a plain. everyday white
sheet
For once my curiosity got the bet
ter Of mt good manners.
win do al you ask. Of course.
said, but will you kindly tell me
why you want to be dressed In that
peculiar styleY'
THE old fellows answer fairly stag-
lered me.
Because, he said, I am going ID
do . good deal Of haunting when In
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14

Ltry, quite foreign In appearance
tall. slender man. wearing a light-col-
ored moustache and goatee. His
name. as | gathered from the CONVEX
sation. was Carlson. and | was con-
siderably surprised at the flxedness
with which his eyes were fastened
upon me during the earlier part of the
meal. Thinking we might have met
somewhere before. ransacked my
memory in vain for any recollection
which would serve to account for his
evident interest in me. Finally. I ven
tured to ask. as pleasantly as posi-
BILE:
Captain Carlson, do I remind you
of some one. since you regard me so
intently?"
The man instantly flushed all over
his fair face at this direct inquiry.
1T vas not dat Che almost STAN
mered in sudden confusion, speaking
quite brokenly). dot. sair, 1t har come
to me dat you vos an insulter Of wom-
ems, an had refuse to fight NIT mems.
| know not; 1t seems not So"
| was on my feet in an instant,
scarcely crediting my own ears. yet
on fire with indignation.
II know not what you may mean," l
said, white with anger. But | hold
you personally accountable for those
words, and you shall discover that
will fight init mems"
He pushed his chair hastily back,
his face fairly crimson, and began to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14

stammer an explanation; but Matt
land interfered.
What does all this mean, Carlson?"
he exclaimed, sternly. "Sit down,
Wayne-there is some strange mis-
take here"
| resumed my chair, wondering II
they had all gone crazy, yet resolved
upon taking instant action IL some sat
i~sfaGtory explanation were not at once
forthcoming.
Come, Carlson, what do you mean
by addressing such language to Cap
tain Wayne"
WELL" said the Swede, so agitated
by the excitement about him he could
scarcely find English In which to ex-
press himself intelligibly. ut o dis
way. | would not insult Captain
Vane; oh, no, bot it vos told to me. an
| would hat him to know how 1t all
vos. 1T yos two months ago | 80 init
de flag Of truce into de Federal lines
at Minersville. You know dat time?
| vos vaitin' for answer ven a Yankee
rides COP, an looks me all ofer like ]
vos a hog. VEL l say, plain like, 'vot
you want? He say, I heard der vos
Reb officer come in der lines, an
rides down to see il he vos der hound
vot | wanted to h~orsevip.' Vel | say
for it made me much mad, maybe you
like to horsevip me?" No. he says
laughing, 1t vos a damn pup In del
til Virginia cavalry, named Wayne.
am after say. 'Vot has he done?
He says, He insult a woman, an would
not fight NIT me-"
He looked about him ~anxiously tc
see if we comprehended his words.
And what did you say?" from Q
dozen eager voices.
The Swede gazed at them In mani
fest establishment.
Il say / knowed noting about del
woman, but il he say dat an oflcer Of
der til Virginia cavalry would not
fight NIT him he vos a damned liar.
would have hit him, but ! vos undel
der nag Of truce"
i reached out my manu- 10 him across
the table.
II thank you, Captain Carlson
said, "for both your message and your
answer. What did this man lool
ikeT
He vos a pig yellow, init a black
moustache and gray eyes"
do you know him?" questioned
Maitland.
His name Is Brennan answered
slowly. "a major Id the Federal sery
Ice. We have already met twice IN
rough and tumble contests, but the
! next time It will be- with steel"
Gentlemen said Maitland at last
gravely. this Is evidently a persona
matter with which we have no direc'
concern. Captain Wayne's reputation
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14
XIV.
A Lost Regiment.

1t was a bright, sunahiny gay In
early spring. Birds were sweetly sing
ing in the trees lining the road I was
travelling. | must have shown my ate
illness greatly, for the few met, as
! tramped slowly onward, mostly sol.
diers gazed at me %curiously, as If they
mistook me for the ghost of some
dead comrade; and | doubt not my
pale face, yet bearing the deep imprint
OF pain, with the long. untrimmed hair
framing 1t, and the b~lood-stained,
ragged uniform. the same | wore that
fierce day Of battle. rendered me an
object of wonder.
All through those long, weary win
ter weeks | had been lowering be.
tween life and death In an obscure
hospital at Richmond. The moment
the door vas opened to permit OF my
passing forth into the world again, |
sought eagerly to discover the present
station Of my old comrades In arms,
yet could learn only that the cavalry
brigade with which | had formerly
served was In camp somewhere near
Appomattox Court House. On foot
and ~moneyless, | set off alone, my sole
anxiety to be once more with friends;
and now, at the beginning of the sec
ond day, ! was already beyond Peters
burg, and sturdily pushing westward.
AS the road swerved slightly to the
left. passing through a grove Of hand
some trees. | came suddenly opposite
Ia large house of imposing aspect. A
group OF Confederate officers stood in
beside the gate leading into
the open driveway. and as | paused a
moment, gazing at them and wonder
Ing whom ! had better address--for
recognized none OF the faces fronting
income among the group turned sud
denly. and took d hurried step In my
direction, ais though despatched upon
an errand Of Importance He was Q
tail, slender man. wearing L long gray
moustache. and no ooner viewed
his face than ! recognized him az
having been d Of those oflcers pres
,rnt III General Lees tent the day
was sent out with dispatches. He
glanced ct me curioualy, yet with nc
.|L .L |ErfN.M A rI .NAA.L w. N
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14

the east when | was awakened by a
heavy pounding upon the door. "A
sm%art-looking orderly stood without.
Captain Wagner" he asked.
THAT is my name. What have you,
my man."
Compliments of Colonel Maitland.
chief of staff, sir" he said, handing
mi a folded paper.
Dear Wayne" the private note
read, Believing you would be glad
to have the detail | have just ar
ranged to send you at once upon some
active service. FE;aase report at these
quarters Immediately. fully equipped
for the field"
Glad! 1t was the very medicine
most needed, and within twenty min
utes of my receipt of this communi-
cation / was with Maitland, thanking
him warmly for his thoughfulness.
Not another word, Wayne" he in
sisted. ut is not much, a mere scout
ing detail over neutral territory, and
will prove dull enough. only hope 1t
may help to divert your mind a trihe.
Now listen-you are to proceed with
twenty mounted men or the escort
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14
|NEwSy MISSOURI
WEATHER EAvoRs FRUITS.
Missouri U. Professor Predicts Good
Harvests, Peaches Excepted.

Columbia.-"The weather we are
having is favorable to the fruit crop,
instead of detrimental, as many PEG
pie think" said J. G. Written, profes-
sor of horticulture in the University
of Missouri.
This late winter is holding the
trees dormant. In March last year
we had exceptionally warm weather,
and the buds of the trees came out,
only to be killed in the April cold.
This weather will keep the buds from
coming out too soon"
The chances for good fruit crops in
Missouri, excepting peaches, are ex-
c%ellent, he says.
The peach crop already is killed,
according to Mr.. Written. The abb
normally cold weather killed the buds
on the trees. The southwestern cor
lei and possibly a few places over
the state may have escaped the cold.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens In a Confederate tent
at a critical stage OF the Civil War. Gen.
Lee imparts to Capt. Wayne an important
message to Longstreet. Accompanied by
Sergt. Craig, an old army scout, Wayne
starts on his mission. They get within
the lines of the enemy and In the dark
ness Wayne Is taken for a Federal or
1cer n a young lady on horseback Ii
given in his charge. She Is a northern
girl n attempts to escape. One Of the
horses succumbs and Craig goes through
with the dispatches. while Wayne and My
Lady OF the North are left alone. They
seek shelter in a hut and entering II In
The girl shoots the brute Just in time.
The owner of the hut, Jed Bungay. and
his wife appear and soon a party Of
horsemen approach. They are led by a
man claiming to be Red Lowrie. but who
proves to be Maj Brennan. a Federal
He orders the arrest of Wayne as a spy
and he is brought before Sheridan. who
threatens him with death unless he re-
IYeals the secret message. Wayne believes
Edith Brennan to be the wife of Mai.
Brennan. He is rescued by Jed Buugay.
who starts to reach Gen. Lee, while
wayne In disguise p~enetrates to the ball
room, beneath which he had been i'm
prlsoned. He Is introduced to n Miss
Miner and barely escapes being unmask
ed Edith Brennan. recognizing Wayne,
says she will save him. Securing a pass
through the lines. they are confronted by
Brennan who is knocked senseless. Then,
Dlddlng Edith adleu. Wayne makes a dash
Tor liberty. He encounters Bungay they
reach the Lee camp and are sent with re-
Inducements to join Early, In the battle
OF shenandoah the regiment is over
Whe!med. and Wayne, while in the hos
pltai. is visited by Edith Brennan.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14
Acme Of LazIness.

A story is told Of a man who held
the Kansas record for laziness. AS he
was too lazy to do anything at all, his
neighbors finally decided to bury him
alive. They laid him in the bottom Of
the wagon and started for the ceme-
terry, On the way they were met by
a man who asked what they were
doing with that man.
HE won't work, and he has nothing
to eat, SO we are taking him to the
cemetery to bury him alive" was the
reply.
Touched with pity, the stranger
said:
Friends, I have a sack of corn
here that he is welcome to-"
Hearing this, the lazy man raised
his head long enough to inquire:
rs 1t shelled?"
mo, 1t isn't, but"
Drive on" interrupted the doomed
man, as his head disappeared from
view.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14
STATE WHEAT SHOWS GAIN.
Missouri outdoes Iowa, Nebraska and
Kansas in Yield.

Columbia.-Comparison of the wheat
crop of last year with that of ten
years ago shows a loss Of approx
mately so per cent in Kansas and
Iowa, and a slight loss in Nebraska,
while Missouri made a gain of II per
cent.
Kansas raised 99.O79,3 O4 bushels in
1901 and 51,387,000 in 1911; Iowa, 81
O4S,1O bushels in 1901 and 10,622,O 900
last year; Nebraska, 42,O06,S85 bush
els in 1901 with a falling off to A.
$4,000 bushels in 1911. The wheat
crop in Missouri in 1901 al 31,137,-
097 bushels and increased to 36,110,-
900 last year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14
Mixed the orders.

A local doctor once sent his man
with a box Of pills to a patient, and q
hamper containing six live pullets to
be left at the house of a friend. I'm
luckily the messenger bungled over
his errand, and took the hamper to
the patient and the pills to his mas
ter's friend. Imagine the consterna-
ton Of the patient on receiving along
with the fowls the following prescrip-
hon:
1.-TWO Of these to be swallowed
svery half hour"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14
CHAPTER XVI.
The Scouting Detail.

The Scouting Detail.
This premeditated insult, which
Brennan evidently dispatched broad
cast in hope that through some In
known channel 1t might reach me.
changed my entire relationship with
the man. have never felt that Bren-
nan was at heart a bad man; he was
hard. stern, revengeful, yet | have no
doubt under different circumstances
| might even have valued him highly
as a comrade or a friend. There Is
no demon like jealousy; and his early
distrust of me, fostered by that mad
disease had apparently warped his
entire nature. Yet not even for love
could | consent to leave my honor In
defended, and after those hateful
words there could be no rest for me
until our differences were settled by
the sterp arbitrament of the naked
blade. All prudence to the winds, no
opportunity of meeting him should
10 to be cast aside.
The coming day was barely gray in
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14
M. E. Conference April is.

Macon.-The Macon district confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, will meet in the new
Methodist church at Clarence, April
Is, and extend over Tuesday and
Wednesday. Bishop Collins Denny Of
Richmond, Va, will preside. Among
attendants will be DR., e. T. Rawlings
Of Nashville; DR.. John M. Moore,
Nashville; DR.. Stonewall Anderson,
educational secretary, and DIR. c. G.
Woods, assistant editor Of the st.
Louis Christian Advocate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-14

is not one to be questioned. either as
regards his chivalry toward women or
his bravery in arms. | pledge you
his early meeting with this major"
They drank the toast standing. and
| read in each face before me a frank.
soldierly confidence and comradeship
which caused my heart to glow.