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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23

Goa fume As Iubelcuiar Cure
In the little villsge Of Coperas
Cove. Coryell county. there re-
sides a Methodist preacher,
whose name is J.. @. Grimes. He
has been a minister Of the Cos
pei for many years and. unlike
the prophet Of old. be is honored
nome and enjoys the full conf.
dence of his home people. He is
living with his second wife. the
first one having died of consump-
ton. that white plague. " that
has carried away 80 many of
our people. Shortly after the
death Of his dear companion, he
was stricken with the deadly
malady. He was at the time
Immigration agent Tor one OF the
great railroads entering Texas.
and his business called him to
the Gulf States. The disease
spread so rapidly that he was
forced to give up his situation
and after several physicians had
given up the case as hopeless he
returned home to die and made
every arrangement to that end.
He had frequent hemhorrages
from the lungs. and the only ex-
ercise he took was short horse
back ride occasionally. One day
he rode over to the blacksmith
shop TO have his horse shod. and
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23

while the smith was doing this
he got on the forge TO warm.
and accidently inhaled some of
the fumes which seemed to give
instant relief and he inhaled il
for some time. He returned
home, feeling better than he
had felt for months. and de-
termined to continue the expert
ment. Rev. Mr.. Grimes says
that he never had a symptom
of consumption since. He had
a lady friend who was in the
last stage of consumption. She
had given up all hope and was
confined to her bed, from which
she could never arise. As she
could not sit her husband had
a little furnace made and with
pipes conveyed the fumes of
stone coal into her lungs.
Her physician forbade the
treatment, but the husband re-
fused TO desist and in a few
tts..La tho iaix. ,..a. ukla 0,
leave her bed and has never
had another symptom of the
disease.
Mr.. Grimes has told many of
this simple remedy and he does
not know of case that was not
cured. He has decided that this
information is too valuable TO
be confined to a few. and
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23
Speaking at Slide
To The Avalanche:

To The Avalanche.
On Monday night. May 10th,
1912. Hon. j. w. Neil, Of the
Agricultural Department of Tex
as. made an address to the people
of the Slide community.
Mr.. Neil made a splendid adj
dress. one which left no doubt 70
the fair minded person, that his
plans Of better farming, larger
yields and Of more satisfied
farmers were IDEAL
Considerable enthusiasm is
shown and some are talking Of
following Mr.. Neil's advice with
next years crop. Others are
planning to try broom corn, pea
nuts or intensive farming rather
than extensive farming.
After the address a farmers
institute or club was formed with
j. +. Hubbard, President, j. 5.
Slower, Vice President and J. w.
Ellison. Secretary.
The time Of meeting was fixed
on the first Monday night in
June
Mr.. Neil was met here by the
following gentlemen: Judge Nc
Gee, Prof. Haynes. Mr.. Albert
Taylor and Mr.. Mobley, who es-
corted him to Lubbock that night.
J. $. GRANT.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23
management of Prof.

the management of Prof.
Grant.
We see Walter Burford rid
ing through his wheat on slide
occasionally.
Mr.. Maupin, of Lubbock.
drilled a new well for J. c.
Standefer last week.
Tom Cannon left for New
Mexico the early part of the
week.
Rev. Hamlin preached a fine
sermon for us Sunday "a good
crowd attended.
Mr.. J. W. Neil, Of the State
Agricultural Department spoke
for US last night. Not a very
large crowd attended, but all
those present enjoyed the
speech very much and we can
say this much that Mr.. Neil
sure has things down about
right and we don't think we
ever heard a better speech.
The following candidates were
also present last night at the
speaking and each made a
short talk: Judge John R. Me-
Gee, Prof. f. X. Haynes, and
Mr.. j. B. Mobley They were
accompanied by Mr.. Albert
| am ~ Hecting the ar
w. f.. Robinsh IS 1t
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23

ought 10 be published to the
world. He knows no better
medium than the papers and he
hopes that every paper will
print il.
Just few years ago it was
widely published that Beaumont
oil was a sure cure for consump-
ton, but after a fair test il was
abandoned as worthless.
Mr.. Grimes theory is that the
oil taken into the stomach has
to be taken up by the blood
vessels and thence carried to
the lungs and that it looses
the power TO destroy the germs.
while the fumes and gasses in
hailed at once reach the seat
of trouble. Mr.. Grimes hopes
that YOU will give this a promi-
nent place in your paper. so
that all the world can try the
simple and inexpensive remedy.
His mission on earth to do all
the good he can for suffering
humanity. and while it is not
necessary, he says he will ans
wer all letters of inquiry con
tanning a stamp for reply.
n. II. RATHER.
Operas Cove. Texas.
Pianos. monhly. semi-annual-
". or anndaf 1yments. W. f.
Robins&> Is II.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23

County News from Various Sources
SLIDE ITEMS

AS there ~ no one who writes
from this community ! thought
perhaps I'd tell a few happen
ings.
Weather fine and everybody
busy farming.
J. A. Cannon attended court
duties a town last week.
A Mr/Cougbran was in our
community gathering steers for
Pierce Brothers the early part
of last week.
Several Of our people at
tended the iMollie Bailey show
at Lubbock Saturday.
Mrs. j. w. Ellison has been
on the SICK list but we are glad
TO report that she is much
better.
jim Mabry had business IN
Lubbock Wednesday.
Our daily mail line is sure
hauling the passengers.
A good rain is badly needed
at this time.
Mrs. c. 5. Gardner visited
home folks north Of town last
week
The school closed Friday
a most satisfactory term under
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23

Messrs. Joe McCollum, Will
Norris and Foster, of Lockney,
were in the city Saturday and
Sunday, visiting some Of Lub-
books charming young ladies'.
Lubbock has MANY charming
young ladies and the young men
for miles around come here TO
bask in the sunshine of their
presence. Come to Lubbock,
bows the home of wide awake
citizens, noble young men and
pretty girls.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23

Mrs. ID. Robinson returned the
latter part of last week from
Plainview where she had been
on Eastern Star business.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23

The managers Of the Airdome
will run three reels of pictures
Friday night for the benefit of
the Lubbock Volunteer Fire
Company. Admission 10 cents.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23

We invite the attention of
our readers to the bargain list
of Robinson and Lainer in this
issue Of the Avalanche. This is
a new firm, but they are not
new in the real estate and ex-
change business. They are
located on the west side of the
square in the room formerly
occupied by Mrs. Friedrich.
They are among our cleverest
business young men and want
10 trade with YOU. See what
they have to offer.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23

The managers of the Airdome
will run three reels of pictures
Friday night for the benefit of
the Lubbock Volunteer Fire
Company. Admission Zoe.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23
Elect Same Superintendent

In a meeting OF the school
board last Saturday night, Prof.
J. X. Wester was reelected to
the position of Superintendent of
the public schools in Lubbock.
This is his third term in Lubbock,
and we are rather of the opinion
that the board made no mistake
when they reelected him. The
school has progressed under his
management and is in better
shape now than ever before.
The election of teachers has not
been completed yet and the full
list will be given later on.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23

Mrs. ". +. Robinson is visit
NO in Dallas this week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-05-23

j. H. Pettitt and family were
here the first of the week. from
the Grovesville community.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31
MURDERER EXILED BY HIS CONSCIENCE

Midway island, now one Of the most important
stations on the Pacific cable, was the scene of
many wrecks and unsolved mysteries in the days
when the sailing vessels roved the seven seas.
Not the least of these strange events says the
San Francisco Chronicle involved the old bark.
Wandering Minstrel which was wrecked Mid
way In 1888, while shark fishing cruise out
Of Hongkong. All hands succeeded in reaching
shore safely where they found an old building
erected thirty years before by party Of sur
veyors and here the luckless survivors of the
i'll fated Wandering Minstrel marooned for
IA long months, subsisting on fish and the eggs
of the countless sea birds, which wheeled and
screamed over the flashing coral reefs, until res
cued by the Japanese schooner Norma and taken
to Honolulu.
The Wandering Minstrel's company found many
marks of wrecks on the island including broken
hull marked General Siegel, and on one of the
smaller islands close to the main island they
stumbled across two mounds of sand over which
wooden crosses, made from drift wood had been
erected, hacked with the inscription 1886"
A little distance beyond, upon the sand was
the form of a man lying on his back with his
head resting in his haOAA AS the exploring ship
wrecked sailors approached the man opened his
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31

eyes and without apparent emotion said: How
are your" Then he arose and with no more ap-
parent concern than as If he had had companion
ship constantly told them that he was the sole
survivor of the Siegel and that the two graves
were those of the captain and mate, whom he
had buried. His name, he said, was Jorgensen,
and he had lived alone there for two years.
Jorgensen joined the Wandering Minstrels
party and as time wore along his manner became
notceaby strange; he avoided conversation and
especially evaded inquiry concerning his ship and
the details of its loss until it became the general
opinion that there a mystery about the
affair which he could dissipate
The man chung to his secret despite the con-
slant efforts Of the others to get him to dis
close it. After six months he fell i'll and when
dying told the Wandering Minstrel's men that be
had murdered the skipper and mate successfully
after they landed in revenge for previous Ill treat
ment and buried them where the crosses stood.
When at last the attention of the Norma had
been attracted and the marooned sailors pre-
pared to leave, Jorgensen refused to go with
them. He said he felt that he muDt remain on
the island-the little white spot of desolation II
then-to watch and wait at the graves o.
his victims.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31
CAPPED HOODS FROM SCARFS
Exceedingly Pretty Are Some of the
Designs, Generally in Two
Shades.

Capped hoods contrived from straight
lengths of material are a boon to
those women who like a definitely
shaped head covering for evening use
A scarf, 21k yards long by one yard
wide, is box plated across the center
of one side to make length OF about
eight inches and at fingers distance
from the edge of each outer plat an
elastic band is run through a shirring,
crossing the entire width of the scarf,
and this shirring is finally covered by
a broad ribbon which ties beneath the
chin. This arrangement Of plaits and
shirrings forms a full, soft hood, which
falls in graceful folds about the head,
while the remainder Of the scarf
makes a perfectly shaped cape to pro
tect the throat, shoulders and upper
portion Of the arms.
Exceedingly pretty cape hoods may
be made from lengths Of silk batiste
or Of shot taffeta in two shades of
yellow, green, mauve, blue or apricot,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31
CURIOUS HOUSES IN CHINA
Celestials Build Their Homes or Pal
aces NORTHUMBERLAND Have
Beautiful Gardens.

Picking, China-It is difficult for the
occidental mind to picture the wall
within-wall life of a Chinese home.
Down a narrow lane one passes
between two walls, behind which may
be novels or palaces, there is no
telling which, since the one-story
roofs beyond are invisible, says a
writer in the Century Magazine.
One pulls a string at a gateway, the
address of some family of high de-
gree. A servant appears, leads
through another gateway, fiowery
courtyard, a passageway, perhaps an
other courtyard, little room or two,
and finally into reception room,
with its carved wood and wainscoting
and furniture, its porcelains and jades
and brasses, it's blue-and-green-and-
gold ceiling and it's window pattern
of paper panes.
Here the hostess appears, offers her
occidental guest tea or champagne,
or both, with cakes and candied fruit
or lotus buds. Then she may lead one
through other courtyards, all with
the usual one-story rooms around
them, and into her secluded garden
of rocks and pools, Of pretty paths
and bridges, Of clustering trees and
flowers.
In such a palace as this each court
yard, with its surrounding rooms, may
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31

sea on the island are enormous plat
forms made OF uncemented stones,
some Of which weigh five tons. Some
Of the sea walls are 80 feet high and
200 feet long.
There is no metal on the iRand, and
the only tool found was a prehistoric
chisel with which It would seem i'm
possible to execute such colossal
works. Moreover, the island with its
scanty water supply, could not have
supported enough people to drag the
figures from the quarry where they
were made to the platforms. Some OF
the statues weigh $50 tons.
There is every evidence that some
great calamity overlook the island and
Its inhabitants, for most OF the figures
are unfinished, some of them never
even having been removed from the
quarry A popular theory is that East
er island is the sole remains of a con-
tinent which was overwhelmed by the
seq after a great seismic disturbance.
The Mana expedition, led by w.
Scoresby Routledge and accompanied
by biologists and other scientists
from the British museum, will make
excavations in an effort to solve the
mystery.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31

OF the many things which interest the visitor
at Laysan the great number Of birds and their
absolute fearlessness are perhaps the most strik-
ing DR.. Fisher Of the Albatross expedition, writ
ing of his impression of the enormous number
of birds, has very truly said:
THE effect of this at first was nearly
towering Where made our way through the
populous colony of sooty terms we had to exercise
much care to avoid crushing their eggs and
treading on the birds which struggled panic
stricken before us with the old ruse of a broken
wing, and then taking fight, swarming over our
heads. If we would converse, 1t was necessary
to shout.
Turning toward the center of the island, we
were obliged to cross wide area with tall grass
and completely honeycombed with the burrows Of
petrels Through the roofs of these tunnels the
pedestrian is continuously breaking, sinking in
the soft soil up to the knee. From out OF the
shadows Of the tussocks young albatross,
couth and awkward, snapped their beaks at us,
and occasionally losing their balance from over
haste fell forward on their chins. This proceed
ing usually made them actually sick.
Few Of the adult birds, however, seemed
frightened, and with the exercise Of a little care
we were able to approach most species as close
as wished 1t certainly gratifying to
walk up to an albatross or BOBBY and watch 1t
feed its young and to record this domestic duty
with the camera"
More than two dozen species Of sea, land and
shore birds frequent this island in great numbers
during the year. They do not all breed at the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31
SOME IDEAS FOR GIFTS
DAINTY NOVELTIES SURE TO
PLEASE THE RECIPIENT.
Clever Needlewoman Never Need BE
at Loss for a Suitable Present
More Pleasing When Made
by Hand.

A gift that is made by hand is al
ways twice as valuable as one that Is
bought, and so many dainty novelties
are seen now that offer suggestions
for needlewomen that no one need be
at loss as to what to make for the
traveller or the girl graduate or the
bride OF these summer days
To begin with the woman who Is
going anywhere are so many gifts
one hardly knows where to start, but
one OF the incest is a set of dress
envelopes for her trunk.
These envelopes are made OF heavy
men, the shape copied from any en-
veiope' and they should be the size of
the trunk. AT least half dozen may
De made, bound with ribbon and work.
ca with a monogram, and then into
lneh may be slipped the travellers
pretuest frocks, keeping them from
ever coming in contact with the 9th
er things in the trunk.
sometimes these enyelopes are sim
ply doubled sheets Of bristol board
or heavy cardboard, covered with
ilnen and tied together with ribbon.
For a bride-tobo the gifts are also
lhnnite in number and variety. A half
dozen little guest towels marked with
crossstitch designs, satchet pads for
the chest in which her trousseau is
kept, anything in the way of house
mold linen marked with her monogram.
and also any bit of handmade lin
geries you may select.
Nothing very new, you say. Well,
perhaps not, but they will be new
ana wonderful to the girl wrapped in
her dreams of future and present hap.
/ piness.
For the girl graduate there are
many presents easily made. One of
these Is a pretty case of kodak pic.
lures made from long strips of linen
fastened together, the inner strip be.
Ing made with "buttonholes" wide
enough for the pictures at intervals
both top and bottom.
These may then be folded over and
over and tied with ribbons, the girls
monogram and the date being worked
on the outside edge
Another novel and attractive gift is
a set of collars, cuffs, a jabot, a belt
and a hat band, all of hand-worked
linen, edged perhaps with tiny frills
of lace, while another nice gift fol
either bride or girl graduate is sci
of aprons-a work apron, an EN-
broidery aprons-being half way VI
to form a huge pocket for work.,
chatting dish apron and a garden apron
all made by hand and embroidered
with the girls monogram.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31
STILL THE FLUFFY NECKWEAR
Vogue OF This Most Becoming Mode
Seems to Be as Firmly Estab.
llshed as Ever.

Feathered neckwear is worn ono
again, and we realize once more how
cosey, soft and becoming 1t is. Time
and again 1t has been said that the
reign Of the feather boa Is over, but
far from this being the case, most fas-
cinating rutfles are now being shown
at prices which almost equal those of
fur. The widest, softest and fullest
of these is of doubled lancered white
feathers, a most opulent and beauti.
full stole.
For the most part, however, feather
necklets, though still soft and lovely
and very full, are shorter than they
were. Nearly all Of them have pen.
dant tassels, but even so they do not
come far below the waist. The long.
thin wisp which lent itself to the car.
feature has quite ceased to be, and os.
trich stoles are now worn quite as
wide as those Of marabout.
Fashion gives its best approval to
the wide boa of ostrich feathers either
in black or white or in color match.
ing the gown.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31

be the special home of one of the
sons and his wife and children; but
somewhere in the maze of walls, I'M
der one of the low, tiled roofs, is the
common dining room, with the kitchen
beyond Here the men of the family
eat together, twice day, and after
ward the women and children. And
somewhere also there is a central
family hall, with the ancestral tablets,
which must have their tribute Of in
cense at proper seasons. These are
held in such reverence that no foot
may pass above them, and therefore
two-story dwellings are unknown in
regions uncontaminated by foreign
influence.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31

short time the baby had travelled from
North Dakota to Minnesota, to the At
lantic Coast, to San Francisco, and
thence across the Pacific to the Phil
ippines.
It took her only two years more to
add $1,000 miles to her record, making
the total distance covered in three
years $4,000 miles, or an average Of
more than 10000 miles a year. She
has kept or going, and at present has
more than $4,000 miles to her credit
This youthful tourist, who could put
to shame Phineas Fogg. Jules Verne's
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31
MAY SOLVE MYSTERY
British Yacht 10 Take British
Scientists to Easter Island.
Lonely Dot Of Land, Two Thousand
Miles From South American Con-
tinent, Believed to Have
Been a Continent at
One Time.

London.-The Mana, a motor aux.
Hilary yacht just launched at Whit
stable, is to carry an expedition to the
South seas to investigate the origin
of the gigantic prehistoric remains Of
Easter island
This island. the most easterly Of the
Polyneslan group. is a lonely dot OF
land 45 miles in area, 1000 miles from
the South American coast. Facing the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31

finished at the ends with long fringe
IN the lighter Of the two tones.
The fringed edged scarfs of liberty
satin and the wells Of auto silk with
wide satin striped borders of crepe
chiffon edged heavily with crepe and
OF mousseline de sole in doubls
lengths of two contrasting colors ara
easily made into charming looking
cape hoods. However, If a woman
feels that she needs head COVERING
which is trife more elaborate sbe
may border any chiffon veil with q
tiny ruching of taffeta having pinked
edges, with an all-over design worked
in silver or pearl beads
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31

With the revival of shot taffetas, EN-.
broidered muslins, china sash ribbons,
and other quaint old world fabrics, it
was only natural to expect that lace
should return to favor, since to take
only one example of many, nothing
makes a more suitable and becoming
finish to one Of the newly resuscitated
early Victorian gowns than a demure-
ly draped fchu, made either entirely
in real lace or in soft muslin border
ed with a real lace frill.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31
KEEPS DUST FROM SUNSHADE
Usually Of Delicate colors, Cover
just the Protection That
ls Needed.

A delicate sunshsde requires almost
as much care to keep II from becom-
ing damaged or soiled when not In
use as that which is generally be-
slowed upon some dainty frock. II
will therefore be found well worth
while Just at this time OF year to make
a little bag Of the nature shown in
our sketch for those OF our sunshades
that require protection. II is very
much OF the shape and nature Of an
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31
Loosely Woven Eahrlna-

The grille or filet mesh linen ia
much used IN combination with plain
linen, and there are soft, heavy loose
woven cottons which have fllet weave
to match.
These cottons are fiecked with
white in pepper and salt fashion, and
the very good looking in the cool
grays and tans, though It seems posi-.
BILE that the loose woven STUFF might
stretch and pull out of shape.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31
Child Has Seen the World

strong light upon the mutations of the
army officer and the frequent recur
renee Of moving day." says the Army
and Navy Journal
The child was born at Fort Lincoln,
n D., April 20, 1905, and was the first
baby born at that post. Within three
weeks she had travelled 45S miles;
within two months. 1850 miles; with
in six months, $3.50 miles, and with
in one year, 1890 miles. In this
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-31
Stronger Chiffon sl.su.s

With the increasing desire for shee,
sleeves and yokes an excellent chiffon
has been substituted by the makers
for that perilous quality which gave
way with the slightest suggestion Of
wear. This Is more readily found 40
black, white, and flesh color. and
will undoubtedly bring Joy to tbs
heart OF the woman who has longed
for but bravely denied herself the
luxury Of chiffon sleeves.-Harpers
Bazaar.