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South Church, but l have discovered it
was concocted in John Dugans saloon, in
Corn lane, Boston, afterward known as
the Hancock tavern: and II the men dis
guised as Indians who threw the tea over
board We're properly characterized it
would be John Dugan's beer party, In
stead of the Boston tea party.
When the Congressional Record appear
ed this morning Representative Curley
had revised his remarks. He now Off
cially states that il the truth We're known
the incident would be called John
Dugan's tea party instead Of the Bos-
ton tea party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-16
PUPILS FOUND DEFICIENT.
High School Students, New York
Fail in Simple Test.

NEW YORK. December 16.-Seven stu
dents Of New York high schools were
found during a recent test in arithmetic
who could not add one and one. declares
Prof Louis Blan of Columbia University,
in a statistical report on the unfitness of
public school pupils for business The
seven students referred to were among
$50 examined.
Nine could not multiply one by one On
the example of Il multiplied by L. 1O7 OF
the number failed, and 127 could not di.
vide Il by Il. Twenty-eight of the 19(
could not multiply zero by one.
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Homestead Laws.

AS to homestead law legislation, the
Secretary says he is still of the same
opinion, in spite of somewhat different
law passed last June. that 1.-The home
stead settler should be excused from the
necessity of residing upon his land dur
ing the first two years after entry. pro-
vided he substituted for residence dur
ing that period the Improvement and cul-
tivation of substantial portion OF the
ground" The law passed. he says. is be-
ing administered to encourage as much
as possible the bona fide settler.
The whole development of Alaska. he
reports. is waiting largely upon the pas
sage of suitable legislation for the de-
velopment of its transportation facili-
ties and of it's coal lands.
AS to the reclamation service. he says
the problems confronting that bureau
ARE rapidly becoming those of admin
istration rather than engineering. FL
nancial and technical questions of build
ing shrink into insignificance compared
with the more difficult human problem
of dealing with thousands of settlers
and of inducing them to take action
along lines which will lead to their
greatest individual success
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-16

The property OF the Pine Bluff Sanator-
ium Company. located on the Wicomico
river, about two miles from Salisbury,
has been purchased for use as a state in
stitution for the care of incurable cases
of tuberculosis. The Maryland Legislature
at its last session appropriated $4,000.
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by private interests is permitted the usual
destructive effects will follow. 1t is not
proposed to include lands whose value
for other purposes is greater than their
value to the community for stream pro-
lection"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-16

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROM0 Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money IL II fails to cure
z. w. GROVES signature 10 on each box 80.
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FOUR HOlD-UP MEN ROB
POOR WOMAN Of PAY
Plea for Funds to Care for
Sick Husband Spurned.
Other R0bberieS.

Five persons were accosted by hold up
men Saturday night and early yesterday
morning. The foOtpads obtained less
than $50 and a cheap watch for their
trouble Robbers and victims are white.
Positively identified by Mrs. Sarah
Waldsaur of 6O4 Half street southwest as
one of the men whom she alleges assault
ed and robbed her Saturday night man
who says he is Joseph A. Phelps of 446
X street northwest was taken into
custody today by the police.
He was arrested by Detectives O'Brien
and Springmann. He was locked up at
the second precinct station and will be
given a hearing in the Police Court to-
morrow morning on a charge of assault
and robbery.
The robbery of Mrs. Waldsaur presented
a pitiful story She is a charwoman in the
Riggs building and depends upon her
earnings to assist in the support of her
sick husband and children. Saturday
night she received her pay and was on
her way home about 1870 o'clock. when
four men stopped her and took $9.9S from
her
Mrs. Waldsaur was at Virginia avenue
and LIST street southwest when she was
stopped by the four men. She begged
them not to take all her money, telling
them of her sick husband. but not only
did they take the money from her hand
bag, but they made a thorough search OF
her clothing for more.
Hama f1aCcQ OVer MOUTH.
One Of the highwaymen placed his hand
over her mouth, she told the police, while
the others searched her. She went home
after she had been relieved of her cash
and later told the police of her eXpe-
rience.
Frank krall of BIG G street southwest
and Sedgwick Tyson. a neighbor, told the
police of an experience they had with two
highwaymen at 9TH and B streets south
west about o'clock in the morning.
Krall says he was relieved of $14 in cash,
but his companion pretended he had a pis-
tol and frightened off the robbers before
they had an opportunity to search him.
Harry Griggs. 1919 Half street south
west. was on Sd street southwest near
Maryland avenue at an early hour yes
terday morning. he told the police. when
two men stopped him and demanded cash.
He gave them no money, he said, and
they took his watch.
The fifth victim of robbers was Charles
H. Flester of Berwyn, Md. He was near
18th and streets northwest about $50
o'clock yesterday morning. when he was
relieved of small sum of money. Flies
ter told the police that the robbers beat
him. His eyes were cut and he was taken
to Emergency Hospital.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29
Ask Tor Catalogue ISL.
THE VICTOR
SAFE & LOCK co.
cucInuiTl nun
CINCINNATI, OHIO

moves back to Arkansas and he
claimed that he could borrow
meal at any point on the road.
While these dr:fters were going
and coming. a few would take
hold and hold on through drouth
and rain, the drouth mostly in
evidence. and gradually the grass
would begin to disappear, and in
stead of grass, farms and small
pastures with a few good horses
and cattle. became the idea, and
each year as the farmers
increase the more successful
were the crops planted. There
were a few settlers who had had
experience in eastern Texas.
who argued, less grass, better
crops. and who compared the
small field and vast surrounding
grass land to tie principle of
soaking a brick in water and sur
rounding it with hot ones and
soon the moisture was
drawn out and the wet brick be-
came dry. but soak several bricks
and put them together and sur
round them with hot bricks and
you would have moisture longer.
The argument being that the
unbroken land would act on the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

grain. When time came to break
the land for a new crop, we would
break up clods as large as a wash
tub. And the up shot of it was
a bad stand, and often those clods
were in evidence throughout the
next year.
Now in my humble opinion we
have one of the finest countries
in the world. And while in my
sixtieth year | believe | will see
the day when there will be a
farm on every 100 acres, with
vineyards and orchards. Many
of them with irrigation plants
and prosperity will be to every
dweller upon the land.
AN OLD TIMER.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

our time here in lamenting Ii
crosses of life? Must a fairt
home than this be given us if y
close our eyes to all the picturQ
which nature has drawn to pleai
them, turn a deaf ear to q
strains of music that are vibr1
ting the air about us and murmu
of hunger when rare fruits bu
need the gathering? Can't "
do our part a little better? Can
we help others about US to rais|
the thin curtain of ignoraned
doubt or dependency. which
shutting out the light Of jol
which shines for all? Thou hal
been faithful over one city.
will make the ruler over many.
II is not likely that you and
were made 10 rule cities. but wi
have been given our work 10 id
Will we be faithful to the trust
Exchange.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

With the experience of thirty
four years gradually westward,
any one OF observing mind, of
course will draw some opinion
upon the changes that take
place upon the land and crops.
and if you will pardon me. will
give you in few words my con-
<hsions. In 1878 there we're
I gathering throughout the coun-
! ties of Collin. Ellis, Hood, Hill,
J0hnston and Denton small farms
Or twenty-five to one hundred
sores, seldom more) and the
balance of the country was COW
ered with grass, and the argu-
srnent of the stockmen was that
athe country was fit for nothing
but cattle and horses, and in the
timber for bogs. Fifty dollars
would buy a good horse and fif-
teen dollars good COW and calf.
The prairie schooner lined the
roads both coming in and going
out. Often it was said, that
when the wagon cover was
thrown over the bows and the
chains ratified as the team was |
harnessed, the chickens would
walk up and cross their legs and /
say bound for Arkansas"
| knew a man. personally, in
Hood county that made three
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Is it right for us to complain
so much of our hardships and
our disappointment? Can we
expect to hear a well done
thou good and faithful servent, +"
when we are doing so little with
the talents given us? II is reas-
enable we should expect to be
given a world that is full Of
beauty and richness if we spend
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

broke land just in proportion as
to amount broken. Again that
when the grass became dry il
created a reflection causing heat
and the wind blowing over it
was like the wind from off of a
large fire, and when this wind
passed over field the blades
wilted on the stalk and the mois-
tere was soon taken from the
broke land.
Many of US who lived in the
above named counties, also Cal
lahan, Eastland and other coun-
ties, can well remember the
wells on wheels, and the water
therein hauled for miles, as
springs, wells and creeks were
dry and these wells on wheels
supplied not only the household.
but also the stock.
What about Lubbock and in
fact every county on the Plains?
Rushing eastward, under them
is passing a vast river of water
that is lneXhaustible, that feeds
the artesian wells miles east of
US, besides innumerable springs,
and all that has to be done is 90
down after it. twenty-five to
eighty feet. Put in a pumping
plant 1000 gallons per minute I
and the supply will never be ex-
hausted.
In 1879 passed through a part
Of Hill and Navarro counties.
Stock were dying for water. /
paid fifty cents to water two
horses, you could scarcely get
a drink of water in Files
and even at Corsicana
they were hauling water. All
down through that country was
grass. cattle and horses with
mere and there a small farm.
What is il today? Almost one
solid farm or rather farms.
Does it rain more? don't
believe it, but | believe that what I
falls is retained and not sapped
'ut by the heat of of the sur
'ounding unbroken grass land
md the hot winds across the
Try parcned grass. No one of .
my reasoning brain believes that !
breaking land causes more rain
all, but it goes to reason that
rees and large water supply
evidently has an influence on
am fall. Go to the noun
aims that are barren and then
o those covered with timber and
ee the difference.
| was told by an old buffalo
Iunter of the SOS that in 1850
lie had seen buffalo by the thous-
nds up Rowlett Greek in Collin
ounty, and that there was not !
efficient timber on the creek to +
make a walking stick. and yet at {
hc time 1878 thara uara GOOD o,1a
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

Rowlett was dry and the wells
were dry in many places and
water was being hauled and
poured into cisterns, or else in
barrels on wagons. But today
the grass land is a thing of the
past, and the wells and creeks
seldom fail, and the crops, with
too much rain generally.
Look at the country around
Lockney, also eastward toward
Estacado. For years it has
seemed that the rains fell there
and they made better crops than
out West. Go and take a look
and you will find more land brok-
en- out and less grass. What
rain falls is held longer. When a
crop fires it invariably begins to
fire on the outside. This is a
known fact, not only in Texas.
but in the old states. The
first row is generally a
runty stalk and a nubbin. Now
what could you do in the eastern
counties for a sure crop even on
five acres? Dam a river Yes.
that alone for there is not suf-
fcient water under the ground TO
supply water.
What can you do on the Plains?
Sink wells. Put in big pumps
and you will have an inexhausti.
bic supply Of water, and instead
Of five acres YOU can make il
forty to a thousand. Look at
the Mcdonald farms near Here
ford. Also the wells around
P,ainview. Lubbock. Crosby.
Hockey and Lamb counties have
water just as plentiful and can
be made to flow by the same
machinery.
Get busy BY putting in water
system and assure a full crop on
'orty TO one hundred acres and
when the land is broken out by
he one thousand acres in body
md this increased each year ten
old. you will see changes come
he same as it did in Collin. Ellis. /
Hill. Hood and Johnston ct al.
While not a farmer. for many
ears. if you will pardon me,
believe that the crops of the
,lains would be much better if
TAINTED in broader rows and
ne work given to fewer acres TO
he hand. Again. stock that
ramp down the field in winter.
will make that field produce less
ach year. worked for a gen.
leman some twenty years ago.
'ho, in winter, turned his stock I
ITO the field to eat up the stalks.
1T after we had gathered the I
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

The 2sth anniversary Of our
company was celebrated hy
erecting the most modern safe
factory In the world Wide
awake men who received our
special selling Involvement.
rendered 10 necessary n double
our output We are spending
many thousands OF dollars en-
larging our sales organization.
but 10 learn all particulars. %
Will cost you only the price OF
a postal card.
Newark post., 1912-08-07
BASE BALL NEWS
GAMES OF THE WEEK

dent that the fame was going to
be a pitchers battle. Vic had
the visitors at his mercy at all
times and at no stage were they IN
danger Of scoring until the errors
were made in the ninth inning.
His control was wonderful and he
seemed to have his curve ball
working good. Although Del Viii
lis had made two errors, at first
they did no damage and Newark
had played fast fielding game
until the blowup arrived. Morris
in the second inning made Il SEN
sational one hand catch Of fly in
deep short which robbed Barr of
hit jackson at third handled a
couple Of bunts in big leage style
and threw the runners out at first.
The entire outfeld had played
good ball and did not allow any of
the eight balls knocked in their
territory drop safe.
Scott Gregg, local favorlte,
who played such great game at
first base all last heason, played
his first game of the year for
Newark and was given a hearty
welcome by the fans. Gregg cov-
cred centre field and showed that
he is a natural ball player as he
covered that position like a vet
eran. The fast youngster accept
ed five chances, some of them diff
ficult. AT the bat, however, Gregg
showed the lack Of practice but as
he is a naturally good hitter he
will soon get his batting eye.
Up until the ninth inning but
three visiting players had reached
first base and as two Of them were
caught it made but % players fac.
ing Willis in eight innings. Rus,
sell, the first man to face Willis
was safe on Del's error, but he
was caught off the bag a moment
later. Barr reached first in the
fifth on Del's second error. but he
was left there. In the sixth Rus
sell made his hit between second
and first and was caught trying tc
steal.
In the ninth inning McCardle
| led off for Port Deposit. He hit 4
grounder to johnson, who fun
bled and the runner was safe
Taylor advanced him to second OF
pretty sacrifice. Russell hit il
front of the plate, and although
Marsey had the ball in plenty OF
time he continued to tumble it un
Newark post., 1912-08-07
Schweitzer Case Again.

Some Of the clubs in the league
are persistent in their claims that
Schweitzer of the Havre de Grace
team is not eligible to play IN THIS
league because Of having played
professional ball for money early
in the season. This charge has
been made on several occasions
but it has never been proven as
yet While the Port Deposit team
was here on Saturday an official OF
the club stated that they now had
positive proof that Schweitzer
was paid money while with the
Cleveland Americans and the VII
mington Tri-State League teams
in the spring.
Schweitzer has been the main
stay Of the Havre de Grace team
and has kept that club in the run
ming. While all rules Of the league
of course should be enforced, but
in this instance the matter is sure
to cause lot of trouble in the or.
ganization if it is not dropped
At the most all that could be done
would be to refuse to allow Havrt
Newark post., 1912-08-07
Port Deposit Increases Lead.

All the first division teams in
the Tri-County League with the
exception of the leaders, Port De-
posit lost the games played on Sat-
urday. Port Deposit by defeating
Newark l to Q, got more sub
stantial hold on the first place di-
vision. Elkton defeated Havre de
Grace in eleven inning game by
the score Of 2 to /. Elk Mills won
from Aberdeen 2 to l, and Oxford
took Northeast into camp II to g..
The standing Of the clubs in the
race at the present time is as fol-
lows.
Newark post., 1912-08-07

til it was even too late to make
the throw. This put McCardle on
third with but one down. Buck
won the game for his teammates
by long sacrifice fly to centre.
Although Gregg handled the ball
clean, the hit was too long to even
make an attempt to catch the run
ner at the plate.
There was not pass issued by
either twirler during the game
and Willis famed eight while
TAYLOR had ten strikeouts. While
his pitching was not near as good
as that Of the local pitcher, Tay-
lor did wonderful good work and
was encouraged by perfect sup
port. He was at his best in the
pinches and the locals could do
nothing whatever with his deliv-
cry with men on the bases. In
three different innings Newark
had runner on second but could
not get the hit that would bring
him around. In three innings the
first man up for Newark hit safe
and the fact that not a man got
further than second is an indica-
tion of the good pitching that Tay-
lor was doing.
The score follows:
Newark post., 1912-08-07
Willis Pitched Great Game.

After pitching the kind of ball
that Vie" Willis did against
Port Deposit on Saturday, it was
unfortunate to loose out in the
ninth inning on errors, but that is
the uncertainty of baseball, and as
both players who made the errors
are usually reliable, there is room
for little complaint.
It was by far, however, the
greatest game Of the season and
was thoroughly enjoyed by a large
number of fans. The game was a
pitchers battle between Willis
and Taylor, with the former hav-
ing all the best of it during the
entire game. "Vic" was in better
form than he has been in at any
time this season and his local adj
mirers probably never saw him
pitch such classy ball. 1t was the
kind of pitching that for thirteen
Years made him one of the stars
and one Of the most feared of the
twirlers in the National League.
While Port Deposit is credited
with hit made by Russell in the
sixth inning, he could just as cas-
lily have been given a no hit game,
as the one hit was very scratchy
and on a smoother diamond could
have been made an easy out by
Johnson who let it get by him.
From the beginning it was evi-
Newark post., 1912-08-07

do Grace to use Schweitzer the re-
mainder of the season. NO good
sport either in Havre de Grace or
any other town in the leage would
Stand TO see all the games that
Schweitzer has pitched thrown
ont. These games were played
and won on their merits. If there
was question about him beng
elioible the matter should have
been definitely settled before he
pitched a game and not let HIM
continue for two months or more.
Newark post., 1912-08-07

Saturday was far above tbo
age Tri-State League pitchar' =. '
should he show the same fo,l'
Wilmington, Taylor, it is nra4
ed, will be one Of the sensat;.a ivy
that league. He appears to u !
good control, which is estim. u
to be about three-fourths aR '
qualifications of a good nit,
Perfect control, however. is % nv.
that he had on Saturday o' =,
curve was all right and bo
speed to burn. Taylor was {,
erly a star pitcher on the Ami
Continued on page 7
Newark post., 1912-08-07
TAYLOR May Be Tried Out.

The pitching Of Taylor, the star
twirler of the Port Deposit team,
has attracted the attention OF
some of the managers in the pro
fessional leagues, including VIII
mington Tri-State, and it IS re-
ported that he may be given a try
out on that club this month. Tay-
lor's friends say that he is sure to
make good. In addition to being
a good pitcher he also has the
reputation Of being as equally
good a catcher. His work here or
Newark post., 1912-08-07

Score by Innings.
Newark 00OOO00-O
Port Deposit ..0000O0001-l
Two-base hit, d. Willis. Sacri-
flee hits. Jackson, Taylor and
Buck. Stolen bases. johnson and
Russell. Struck out by Willis. s.;
by Taylor, TO- Time, 1.15. I'M
pirc. Seth.
Newark post., 1912-08-07
NO ICE
To The Taxpayers of
White Clay Creek Hundred


The Taxpayers of White Clay Greek Hundred
are hereby notified that will be at the following
places to receive County, Poor, Road, Capitatlon
and Dog Taxes for the year 1912.
Will be at the following places BETWEEN
the hours of 9 to IL and to F. NJ.
Newark, Browns Store
Aug. |, Sept. E, Oct. 3, Nov. Z, Dec.
Newark, Lovett's Office
Aug. 5, Oct. IL, Nov. IA, Dec. II
Christiana Hotel
Aug. I5 Sept.27, Oct. "A, Nov.2 Il, Dec. ~
Newark, Washington House
Sept. I3, Oct. 81, Dec. 70
Newark, Deer Park Hotel
Sept. 20, Oct. 10
LINDSEY S. WILSON
HID. Collector
Newark post., 1912-08-07
NEWARK.
PORT DEPOSIT.

Totals -. @ 6 27 II +
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-10-25

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