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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
HATS MOSTLY IN ONE COLOR
One Small, Vivid Touch of Display 10
About the Only Thing Permlssl-
bio at This Tlna

Hats show nothing row. They Gov
or the head as well as they can and
since becoming accustomed to the
style people like it. Women look odu
with none Of the back hair showing,
but oddly is apparently something the
couturier and modiste both seek for
their clients. Plush and velvet make
the best big hats, while those TOT
smaller shapes are of fur-if the own
er can AFFORD the fur, for only gooo
pieces 90 in hats, and such 8 nat
means q handful of money. A Glass
Of women wear imitation fur, even on
the head, where the counterfeit ID 50
marked, but well dressed women DO
not incline to It.
During the last few days note OK
red has been introduced on black hats
for morning wear. This is generally
IN q chou Of ruby, scarlet or empire
red, and little Is employed. There Is
no great variety about hats this WIN
fer. AL the best are in black and
white and when not that, then in Vio>
let or a rich purple; they remain Sim
ple and require little trimming The
one color feature is mostly followed
Shapes are not pretty, but they are
picturesque and fit the head well.
II a color be put with purple II is
dark blue. This combination is put
In dresses, too, and with the two for
embroidery there is often a note OF
cerise and yellow, only a suggestion
of the latter. Plumes are no longer
modest. They are long and wide, the
strands sometimes covering the ~hole
hat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09

has dove from bridges in America
when they we're filled with ice. At his
Belle Isle bridge Jump, Christmas day
1906. q hole six feet in diameter had
to BIZ cut in the river. In Europe and
Australia, the police OF each city saw
to it that he was handcuffed and man
acled in the proper manner. He al
ways came up smiling and holding the
irons, which bound him when he dove,
high above his head.
While he will show hcw easy it is 10
gel out of sucl. things as handouts and
straightjackcts
He will accept all challenges which
are rational and will vary his perform
ance every day. He invites everyone
who has any kind O. cuff TO bring them
along and. il Of any official regulation
and not tempered with in any way,
Houdini will show how easy it is 10 get
out OF it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09

space OF about an inch should be al.
lowed so that the case may fold TO-
gether easily.
The diagram on the right hand
aide explains this, B and G being stiff.
fened with cardboard. and A shows
the space between.
Inside the case two bands of elias
tic are sewn, under which the music
may be slipped and held in its place.
and the case is secured when closed
by g. small tab that bends over and
fastens on TO a button sewn on the
reverse side OF the case. The han
dies by which 1t may be carried are
made of silk cord, and the word
Music" or initials can be worked
upon one side.
The small sketch at the top show )
the case completed and fastened TO.
Sether.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
CAUSE OF SCOURS IN CALVES
To Prevent and Overcome Disease
Medicines Should BE Given to Avoid
Fermentation Of Food.

Scours In calves or cali cholera In
many instances differ from diarrhoe%
In grown animals. and has special fea-
lures OF 1T own. taking the form oil
infectious intestinal catarrl which ls
far more serious than The diarrhoea
OF the full grown animal.
Scnurs il calves generally appear
suddenly. \ perfectly. healthy call
may be seized all nj once. apparently,
vii h0ut any change in food OF care.
The symptoms OF this inrantile
diarrh0ea usually appear dnr!ng ihe
first two or three weeks OF life.
III many cases sconrs appear within
4 few hours after the animal is born.
and the calf may die within from
twenty.lOur hours unless il receives
prompt and proper treatment.
1t is common for the calf 10 be ar
aicted with scours Immediately at
birth. even before it. has had time to
srcl; or take any nourishmenL what
ever.
The faces or manure is very thin
ard Walcry. 1t has 4 sour, Disagree
able odor and is usually light colOred.
The excavations are frequent and eX-
PEELED with force.
The first indication OF scourS is tho
soiIel condition of the tail. loss OF
appetite. Sunken eyes, sometimes the
saliva flowing from The mouth. no at
tempt being made TO swallow.
Thcy Lave a staring coat, grow thin.
and lose strength rapidly.
Death usually follows i'll from
twelve &c twenty.Iour hours unless
prompt measures arc taken 10 check
Tie disease.
TO prevent and overcome sconrs III
calves, they should be given medicines
that prevent fermentation Of food 10
allay irritation and congestion, $Oothc
and heal inhamcd mucous MEM
brane, act as all antiSaptic. as this IL
quite necessary when the disease ~
due 10 germ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
Mendjnu Gloves,

The safest and best way 10 mend
gloves that have ripped at the seams
or split across the back or palm is TO
carefully buttonhole the edges or the
tear with fine silk matching exactly
the color Of the KID
After both sides OF the rent are hut.
tonholed. catch the stitches together
through the center, sewing over and
over and taking up each stitch. BY
using this method the gloves will nev-
er tear out again at the same place.
This also makes q neat finish.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09

sateen, the two materials being seWr
together at the edges.
The cross is then entirely outlined
with a dark blue silk cord OF a fame
pattern, and a small loop OF ribbon
of . color to match is sewn on at the
sop, by which the cushion may Re
suspended from a nail IN the wall.
There are. of course, many other
pretty combinations OF color in which
this cushion may be carried out. and
silk or satin may take the place OF
velvet il preferred, and in that case
some pretty little floral design can be
worked or painted upon 1t, And also.
an place of the loop Of ribbon, smaii
brass ring may be sewn on. and mlgnt
possibly prove more serviceable anc
last longer than the ribbon loop 1o'
suspending it from the wall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
HOJIDIM COMING TO
GAYETY THEATRE.

"Handcuff King" Houdini, who has
bsffled the police and prison officials
of America and Europe for over ten
years will he here again alter an alb
sence Of five years.
This time he comes to the Gayety
Theatre in Washington where he will
perform some OF his very newest icats
OF uizardry and With which he has
been amazing Europe on his second
trip around the world.
IT has been said that Houdini leads
a charmed life and then again that he
has the lives Of n thousand cats. He
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
PRACTICAL CASE FOR MUSIC
Full Description and Illustration ct
Most Useful and Pretty Plano
= Accessory.

There are several different ways in
which music cases can be made, but
perhaps one Of the most simple and
practical is shown In our sketch. 1t
can be carried out In any art serge.
silk or American cloth, and lined
with soft silk and bound AT the edge
with narrow ribbon.
The sides are stiffened with two
pieces OF cardboard. and between
these two pieces In the center a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
IN SHAPE OF MALTESE, CROSS
Odd PineushIen Design That VIII Be
. Welcome Addition to tho
Toilet Table.

New suggestions for dainty and cas-
lily made pncushious are always ;Wet
come, and In our sketch may be seen
q pretty little article of this descrfp-
tion. It Is made in the shape OF a NAL
tese Cross, and should be- carried out
in quite a small size. -, :; ~
In making 1t, a cross must be care
fully drawn upon thick cardboard.
each side being exactly equal. and
then cut out with a sharp pen knife.
That side Of the board which is to
form the front of the cushion must
be thiekly padded with cotton wool
and then covered with pale blue vel.
vet and the back portion covered with
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
ADOPT ENGLISH IDEAS
NEW acHEME OF TABLE oEcoRA.
TONS IN FAVOR.
Immense centsrplees Ne Longer
used-SmalIer Particles, In One
Color Scheme, Now Accepted
a. the Proper Thing.

The English idea OF decorating 4
table for q luncheon OF q dinner pre-
wallis now instead OF the American
method. The latter was always Great.
ang discomfort because 1t consisted
OF high spreading centerpiece which
kept all tho people on one side OF the
table from seeing the people on tae
other.
The Enslish idea Ia to separate tho
decoration into small particles, none
OF them high, and all carrying out one
color scheme. This Is not only at
trsctive to the eye in an artistic
sense, but It is helpful to the eye be-
cause ones vision Is not always
blocked by flowers. And no matter
how splendid may be the blossoms
that intercept your glances at some
one else, they are q nuisance.
Several years ago We adopted the
method OF placing small crystal or sill
YER vases In wide circle on the ts~
BILE surrounding basket OF fruit or
q mound OF flowers. The small vases
were filed with small blossoms. One
especially lovely decoration was
minsIing Of fuchsias with pink rose
bude and small ferns surrounding a
centerpiece Of loose pink roses with
ferns bedded In large mound sur.
rounded by a silver fender.
Another decoration was OF lilies OF
the valley with purple hyacinths, and
a mass of the latter in the middle in.
terspersed with pink roseE. Sets OF
vases both in silver and crystal were
offered at the shops for this kind OF
table decoration, and now the newest
offering is q series OF cut glass bowls.
almost vaselike In shape, the large
one In the center and six small ones
attached to 1t by ornamental chains
OF heavy crystal balls and loops.
The chains are pulled rather taut
from the middle ball and bed OF
ferns Is laid under them.
From the small bowls which hold
the small flowers are lighter glass
chains which you run, sout to squat
glass candlesticks which are too low
even with the candles IN them to al
noy the guests by pickering the light
I'M their eyes. Tho entire OUTFIT OF
sparkling crystal is really lovely and
contributes: Immensely to the, attrac-
tiveness OF q table.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
New Linen Froeks.

One OF the most attractive OF the
new linen frockB now being shown
for wear In the south is OF striped
linen, made with a double skirt and
blouse. simple, almost childish de
sign that requires perfect At and cut
to make it as smart as the original
model. The skirts are both quite
scant, while the blouse has quite 3
little fullness. The only trimming is
collar Of white linen edged with EN-.
broidered scallops. This Is round and
rather shallow in front, but in the
back It extends to the belt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
Gold Hair Bands.

Chased gold bands are among the
most fashionable adornments for the
hair, according to the New York Her.
aid. Three narrow bands are used
for the classic couture now in vogue.
or g much wider single band. Grapes
and leaves form one OF the most ef-
factiye designs for these gold bands
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
Hard Luck.

Joe-"How are you, old man? Ar
thur-"Got a beastly cold. y'know.'
Joe-"Hard luck, bah love. Been 60
ing out in the cid Without your mon
ocle?" Arthur--"No. Called on Hen
cry at his house, and that wretched
dog OF his persisted In wags!ng MS
tail and creating draught.--Tit-Bits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
Have Good Appetite.

The six elephant seals at the Aquari.
Inn consumed in the last month about
a ton OF food: TO be exact. 1901
pounds Of Goldfish, herring and weak
fish, Or approximately ten pounds and
q half for each daily. AS might be
expected of creatures with such appe-
tites. The elephant seals are thriving
and growing New York Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
RAILROADS.
Southern Railway.


PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH.
rains leave Union Station. Aie1annrIa
II effect Jan. 3. 1912.
N. B.-Tollowing chedule fignr es pub
shed only rs information, and are not
guaranteed.
7A7 a. M.-Daily local between Wash
lngton and Danyille delivers cOnncG-
ton daily except Sunday II Orange Ia
G. 81 o. No. -il5 for Gordonsyille and
Richmond.
s:47 A. M.-Daily-Local for Harrison
burg and way stations.
9I7 A. M.-Daily-iT. g. Fast Mall.
Stops only for passengers Tor points south
which scheduled TO stop. First class
coaches; sleeping cars TO Birmingham
and drawing room sleeping cars TO Now
Orleans. Dining car service.
l1l7 A. M.-Daily-MaIlr train. Coaches
for Manassas, charlottesville, Lynchburg,
DanviIie and Greensboro. Sleeping cars
Greensboro to Atlanta.
AIT p. M.-Week Sys-Limited 70
Warrenton, Charlottesville and Harri
sonburg.
ial. Sleeping cars betwaen New York,
stIana, Admission "u BIRMINGHAM.
Through tirst-class .uncnes between
Washington, Atlanta and hIrmingham.
Dining car service. 4 uuIiat 10 california
Eve times weekly.
Rep. M.-Week davs-ulmlreaI FOR Har
! risonburg and way stations on Manassas
branch. Pullman buffet parlor car.
5:l2 P. M.-Daily-Local for Warren
ton.
G37 p. M.-The Southcrn's Southeast
ern Limited for Ashcville. Column
bia, Charleston, Aiken. Augusta, say
annah and Jacksonville. Through Pull
man drawing room, sleeping cars.
| Coaches Dining cars.
1917 r. MISUNDERSTANDING ana
Chattanooga Limited (via :-ynanDurE!.
| First-class coach and sleeping ears 10
Roanoke, Knoxville and Chattanooga
Sleeper 10 New Orleans, Washington 20
| Roanoke. Dining car service.
lIO2 2. M.--Daily-Ncw York, a tlanLa
and New Orleans Limited. All Pullman
train, club and observation ears TO New
Orleans. Sleeping. cars to Ashevilie,
Atlanta, Macon and New Orleans. Sleep
| ing cars to Charlotte. Dining car service.
Ar A. M.--Daily-Memphis special.
| Sleeping cars and coaches Tor Roanoke,
Knoxville, Nashville, Chattanooga and
Memphis. Dining car service. Wash
ington sleeping cars open 1000 T.. NJ.
Through trains from the south arrive
at Alexandria 6:I3 and 6:2S, S36 and 10 -
a. m, 2.l3, 7.2S, 1913 and H'2S L, NJ:
daily. Harrsonhurg lbs l.: NJ. week
days and s.5S p. ~. Daily. From Char
| lottesville ut 9.33 \. NJ.
TRAINS ON !RLUEMOST BRANCH.
Leave Alexandra (W. 81 o. Stationl
week days at S:o2 Is. NJ, g. 30 and A 81
Z. M. for pluemort; G:33 T.. NJ. week
days for LeesbUrg; 4i5 Z. NJ. daily for
! Bllemont 923 4. NJ, Local, on Sun
lays ONLY tor BlucmOnt.
For detailed schedule figures. tickets,
| Pullman reservation, etc, apply 10
WILLIAM G. LEuEW,
Union Ticket Agent, Alexandria, Va.
F.. Fl. COAPMAN. Vice Pres &Gen. Mgr
s. Fl. HARDWICK, Pass Trrf. Mgr
Fl. f. CARY. General Passenger Agent.
L. S. BROWN, General Agent,
Washing ton, D. {.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
Washington Southern Ry
Sch edule I'M effect JanMory |, l9lI.

Schedule in effect .IanWory I, l9lI'
Trains leave Union Station for Wash
ington and points north daily At 4" Us.
8 81, So and 10 20 4. NJ, II VI. ~. -,
and II 80 D. m. week daysat 607 and GIG
p. m: Sundays only, S O7 p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Rlcnniond and
points south at 4 81, So rlocall and 10 -
q. M, 2I6, 427, SCI NjcaD 81. S Il
957 p. m. daily: and 20 p. M week
days.
Accomm odation fol Fredericksburg al
II Is q. m, daily. On week days this
srain runs through 70 Milford.
NoTE.-Time OF arrivals and departures
aud connections not guaranteed.
W. P. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager,
Richmond. Va
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
a Guess From Habit.

A man should not decide that girl
is 4 gossip because she tells him
something funny" Marguerite or
Edith said. Women have the same
right to diacuss and criticize other
women that men have; and they do
not exercise It any more freely.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
allied.

Housekeeper-Fere, drop that coat
and clear out! Burglar-You be quiet,
Or I'll wake your wife and gire her
this letter I found In your pocket.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
FOR MOUNT VERNON.

We have passed through q pretty
tough month. but if re have had he
companicaShip OF the Goid Seal Rub
Der boots and shoes, sold by Marshall,
We have had one comfort at least.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Co.

Every day in the year lori fort mon
roe, Norfolk, Newport News and points
south, via superb, powerful steel palane
steamers.
Leave Washington, 6.45 p. ~.
Leave Alexandria 100 p. M.
Arrive TT. Monroes 7.0Oa. N.
Arrive Norfolk 500 a. n.
Arrive Portsmouth 500 a. IL.
Leave Portsmouth 500 p. n.
Leave Norfolk GOO p. N.
Leave F.. Monroe 100 p. m.
Arrive Alexandria $50 a. m.
Arrive Washington 7.OOa. IN
Q Through connections made at Norfolk
with steamers Of the Old Dominion
Steamship Company for New York and
MSrchants and Miners Steamships for
Boston.
General Ticket Office, 100 hth St.N.W.
Bond Building, Washington, d. q.
Phone Main 1870.
Seventh street wharf. Phone Main 3r,J
Alexandria wharf foot OF Prince street
W. II. GALA HAN
april ly General Passenger Agent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
John Ahern & Co.

EOrflef Fr!HUU .tEtI EU1ITII!EICE '5ITteI.
WHOLESALE - RETAIL GROCERs
and dealers in
PURE WINES AND LIQUORS
Country produce received daily. Our
stock OF Plain aud Fancy Groceries en-
braces everything to be had in this lin @
!ye.hold largely IN United States bon d.
I'd warehouse and carry in stock vario US
!. -ants Of the best
= IRE HyE AND 1AlT "HiSKiES
made. uaye also Ia store superior grades
of Foreign and American
WINES. ALE1 BROWN. STOUT. &c
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09

Railway.
In effect November l, 1911.
LEAVE ALEXANDRA.

LEAVE ALEXANDRIA
For Washington, from corner Pr,''c
andIRoyai streets, week days, Il :, 90, 5 10,
6 05, 6 %, 80, G 40, IS, 7 o., II. ~.
I ~, S 90, Is, 25, 81, S 80, 9 10. 9 80.
~ 10, 10 30, 10 50, II 10, II ., lT30, II )" (,
a., II 10, II IS, II 30, II 80, 10, l p, {,
50, , 10, 25, . 80, 80, 3 o. 3 D, 3 81, 3 D
10, %, 4 80, 40, -, 5 10, IS, 5 %, . p,
o5, 6 20, 8 20, 10, I co, Is, rs. %. -,
%, 9 20, lG 90, 10 20, II 10 and II 81 p. m.
Sunda vs. 90, 7 -, 10, g 20, $40, o.,
20, 9 &c. 10 90, 10 20, 10 40, II 90, Il %
II 10 a. no, T. 90 H., II 20, y 40, 20, ll+o'
! 10, 10, 20, 40, 8 20, 3 %. 3 10, ! 90, 20,
i 10 5 90, 20. 5 40, 90, 6 ~, 6 40, x, 20.
I 10, 8 co, 5 30 900, %, looo 10 a and
IL 10 p. m
FOR MOUNT VERNON.
Leave Alexandria for Mount Vernon,
week days, at s rs, G IS, I sc, S 81. 10 -,
II IS a. m, T. q, ., p, $780, 20, ) -,
30, 7 81, 50. 9 so. 10 80 and II 20 p. N.
Sundays 90, < 30, 8 20, 10 30, II 80 4.
m., Il &c, l 30. > 30, 3 90 30, ) 80, 6 80, 20,
SAG and 10 Is o. ~.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-30

land men. bankers. and other
well informed men IN the towns.
Mr.. Vandergrift sat down here
in the general Offices of the com
pany with II. NJ. Banner. the
company's demonstration of ag-
riculture. and wrote the folder
This was typewriter and revised
and typewritpSa again, and
now the manuscript will be sent
to Chicago to be printed.
The brochure describes all Of
the counties traversed by. or
tributary TO the Santa Re rail-
way in tins part Of the country.
from the Oklahoma Panhandle
to Dawson county. and over
the cap rock 10 Sweetwater, Mr..
Vandergrift finds that The most
profitable field crops grown in
the Panhandle and South Plans
is kaflir corn. and wheat is its
great rival. Besides these. he
finds that crops Of great profit
here. are milo maize. the sweet
sorghums. broom corn. alfalfa.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-30

Mexican beans. peanuts. oats,
speltz. fax and barley. Alfalfa.
he saws. has become especially
productive and profitable in the
shallow water districts where
the pump has come to irrigato
the soil.
He finds that II. 500 bales of
cotton 600 pound bales) were
shipped out of Foyd, Hale. Lub-
book. Lynn and Dawson coun-
ties in 1911. This. at $50 per
bale. was 1915. 600 in the five
counties from cotton. The
average production of cotton
on these Plains Mr.. Wander
GRIT finds 20 be One-halt bale
per acre. He also finds that
the dairy is an industry coming
into great profit in this country,
and that peanut-fed pork can
be grown FOR about two cents
per pound. The folder also tells
what the hopeful hen is doing
here. and of the orchards com
ing on all over the Plans.
The text of the folder con-
tains about l5. 900 words. and
illustrating will occupy as much
space more. Amarillo Daily
News.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-30

Last week the Prdirieview
School closed with appropriate
exercises. Miss Lou Jones was
the teacher this year, and has
taught a very successful term.
The school patrons attended
and dinner was served at the
school building regular camp
meeting style and all present
enjoyed the occasion hugely. A
number attended from town.
headed by the County super
intendent of Public lnstruc-
tons Judge John r. Niece.
and others IN the party were
+. r. Haynes. ANDY Wilson. K
u. Wilson and S. G. Spikes.
One of the most interesting
features of the day was a de-
bate between four young men
Of the community. led by John
Miller on the Affirmative. and
Mr.. Pruitt on the negative. the
names of the other young men
being unknown by our informant.
After the school exercises
were over. Mr.. Miller took
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-30

r. /. Vanderprift. editor of
the Santa Fe Railways colonial
zion magazine. The Earth. ="
who came 10 the Panhandle and
South Plains two weeks ago for
the purpose of writing a folder
descriptive Of the natural resour-
ces Of the country, and the
opportunities il offers home
seekers of getting on in the
world. has about completed his
york. The booklet will be
published Immediately. and J.
Brinker. general freight and
passenger agent Of the Com
panys Panhandle and Pcccs
Valley lines. expects to have a
supply b. the first of July. or
before.
After travelling over the coun-
try by railway and automo-
biles. visiting the most of the
counties. calling personally on
many farmers at their homes.
and ent rviewing prominent
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-30

County News from Various Sources
MONROE

MONhOt
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack T. Hos e
letter, who have been visiting
relatives on the Bennett Ranch,
were called home on the receipt
of a telegram announcing the
sad news of the death of Mrs.
Hostetter's mother, Mrs. Fergu-
son, of Streator, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hostetter regret
the necessity of leaving this Sec
ton on this sad summons, as
they were contemplating making
Lubbock their future home.
They will remain north until
her mothers estate is settled.
after which they may return to
this section. as they have made
many friends here and are in
terested in seeing Lubbock
grow. They take our best
wishes and sympathy with them.