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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-04

the thriving little city and It's
many enterprisiug r"' q
people Now ! will sa, tuai ...
is no letter u hoastfulness for
have neighhors who have done
as well al farming a. have and
some have done better Neither
has this been above an average
crop year. At this writing. Dec
ember 10. 1871. the ground is
covered with about 3 inches of
soft snow but the weather is not
very cold.
Our stock are doing fine in
the fields or standing around
threshed maize stacks.
Hoping this will inspire
Others 10 diverify more crops. !
beg to remain.
as ever.
G.. VI. Billiard.
p. :. viii say that | have no
land for sale for ! love the
Plains. "
q. NJ. h.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-04
Hatched a Wedding

The following story is told Of
a Nebraska girl who wrote her
name on an egg while she was
packing them for shipment, off
IN California 10 fell into the
hands of "a young man, who i'm
mediateIy started a correspon-
dence. Last week he packed
his trunk and came TO Nebraka
10 claim his bride. This is be-
heyed 10 be the first time in the
history OF Nebraska tina, an egg
ever Matched out a Wedding.
Bat don't be- surprised at any
thing in Nebraska,
+. NJ. Taylor, of San Angelo,
who has accepted a position with
the Imperial Barhershop, has
rented the Spencer residence,
recently vacated by him, and
viii occupy same His family
this week. He has six
and says he will furnish
quite list of new pupils IN the
school for this wear.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-04
ltsQ NaturaL

First Lubbock Woman:-Mrs
Jones told me that you told her
that secret / told YOU not to tell
her.
Second Lubbock Woman--She 5
a mean thing, told her not TO
tell you.
First Lubbock Womsn--Well,
| told her ! wouldn't.tell YOU she
told me. So don't you tell her !
did.
A. J. Hic{ w4tsyour black
smith worIbisfear. He guar
antees ey[T ioB that he turns
out 26-lt
+. G. GreeShill. who has been
for the past few months repre-
sentinp Ames & Co. in East
and Central Texas selling feed.
etc. has accepted a position as
solicitor for the firm here. begin
ming with the first Of this year.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-04
Results of Club Work

Pecos, Tex, Dec. 30. The
Commercial Club of this city
has been doing some effective
work in the last year. Among
many other enterprises the club
has been instrumental in launch
ing a Foundry and Machine
Company, securing site for Rail
road city park; organizing eX-
detrimental stations over Texas
by sending committee to Austin
and securing $55, 900 appropria-
ton for different stations, in
Guiding so, 600 for Pecos State
Pumped Water Station; direct
cause Of 40 pumped water irri-
cation plants being installed in
Pecos shallow water belt in past
II mouths, irrigating approx
mately 5000 acres of land and
costing S74, 300; circulated more
than 40, 600 pieces of advertis-
ing matter through directory
system of advertising and Sc
cured signatures to 500, 600
road bond issue for Pecos Pre-
cinct, election to occur January
18th.
b. O. McWhorter and family
spent the Christmas holidays
with relatives in Plainview and
Hale Center, and returned home
in time to enjoy the New Year
with their friends in Lubbock.
j. NJ. Reed. of C,leman, who
owns a splendid piece of farm
land in this county. was here
this week. looking after his in
terests.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-04

1906 births having Deen re-.
ported and 2, 339 deaths. This
showing is exceptionally crafty
ing When it is taken into con-
sderatlon that A. sets of twins
are reported, and 10 old folks
lived beyond the 30 mark with
! dying at tie advanced age Of
lO7 anotherl poo, ? at 1913 and |
at lO2.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-04

year Mr.. SIa'on put water on his
land only three times at "A cost
OF about a dollar per acre foot,
his lift being barely 80 feet. He
has refused many offers for his
farm, which lies five miles west
/ of town. ranging from 800 per
acre upward
The owners Of later wells re-
port equally as good success, in
proportion to the time they have
mad water accessible, and the
PIainview country appears 10
have been added 20 Texas as a
successful irrigation district, for
alfalfa, at any rate. A large
number Of wells have been put
down this year, with absence Of
a single failure, and many more
will be sunk during 1912. Thir-
ty-one inches of precipitation
this year has soaked the soil to a
depth of from ) to 6 feet and no
winter irrigation viii be required
10 put the ground in condition
for next years crop. In fact
old timers are agreed that
1912 will start with a better
season ,har any year within
their remembrance.
The Cumberland congregation
was disappointed Sunday by not
getting to hear Rev.. =. Cal
laway, Of Alternately. preach.
For some reason he failed to get
here.
Tom Mcdonald. of Crosby
county, one of the prominent
ranchmen Of that county, spent
the holidays in Lubbock.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-04

A. J. Hitk4 wits your black
smith work F year. He guar
antees eybybb that he turns
out. " \ 26-lt
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-01-04

Tom Mcdonald, Of Crosby
county, one of the prominent
ranchmen Of that county, spent
the holidays in Lubbock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29

ance-directly from life to the pages OF
his story. Thackeray made this mistake
when he put Harry Foker into ''Penden-
MIS-" In Some Aspects of Thackeray,"
the writer who signs himself Lewis Mel
vile, tells the story: F'oker differs from
Thackeray's other characters because he
was an accurate portrait of a certain
member of the Garrick Club 1t was most
probably this breach of etiquette that was
the cause of Thackeray being bIackbal.ed
at the Travellers Club, where the ballot
is by members and not by committee; for
the members feared lest such of them as
had marked peculiarities of manner
should be introduced into some later
novel.
The member of the Garrick who sat for
Foker was Andrew Arcedechne. who, as
Henry j. Coke says in his Tracks of a
Rolling Stone looked SO much like a
seal that he was often called "Phoca' =
the scientific name for the seal-by his
intimates. Arcedechne was small in
stature and eccentric in his mode of dress
ing; he drove state coaches as an anna
teur loved cock fighting and the prize
ring, and had large estate in Nor
folk.
1t is pleasant to record that no quarrel
between him and his lampOoner was &C.
casioned by the publication of 'Penden-
MIS-" Thackeray always declared his
model to be mot half bad fellow" and
Arcedechne remarked, "Awfully good
chap, old Thack was. IIor bless you, he
didn't mind me a bit! But ] did take 1t
out of him now and again. Never gave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
BLACK DIAMONDS.
Harder and Tougher Than Gem Dia-
monds-Used as Drill Tips.
From JIarpers Weekly.

From Uarpers Weekly.
Genuine blact diamonds. although con-
siderably more valuable than the ordi-
nary white diamond. are not used for
gems having an appearance no more at
tractive than a bit of stone or fragment
of coal. being dark gray. brownish or
black in color. and Opaque without crys-
talline form. They are somewhat harder
than the crystal or gem diamond, being.
in fact about the h2rdest subst; nee
known. and are found in irregular pieces
ranging in size from one-hhlf to 500 car
ats.
The origin of the black diamond is a
subject OH which science remains silent.
They are found in but one spot on the
earth-an area OF not over 225 miles
square. in Brazil Here they are recovered
from the gravel and washings of the
river beds No fine specimens Of the gem
diamond have ever been found In the
black-diamond fields. Yet-and this is
| the point over which science has vainly
puzzled-both black and white or gem
ldiamopds are simply pure carbon. being
| of practically identical composition. The
gem diamond is translucent and crystal
\ line in form, while the other Is not; the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
black diamond is harder, tougher and not
% hritfIa and tharo The diffo.o,,.l a..ai..

black diamond is harder tougher and not
SO brittle. and there the difference ends.
Practically the entire output of ] ok
diamonds is used for tipping diamond
drills. the precious bits of carbon being
set I'm pieces of soft steel or iron These
diamond-pointed drills will cut through
any substance known. and have eaten
; their way through the hardest known
rock down to a depth of 5000 feet Ordi-
nary gem diamonds would be crushed
under the enormous pressure it is neces-
sary to put upon the drills when the bore
has gone to a great depth. No substance
is known which could be used in place of
the black diamond for drill points used in
boring for mineral deposits, and should the
! supply became exhausted there would be
no more deep borings. as there vas none
before the black diamond was discovered
The diamond drill is decidedly ex-
pensive tool, as IT Is usual to place eight
stones in each bit or drill point, and fair
| sized stones of three or four carats each
are more satisfactory and economical in
the long run than small ones. AS the car
| bon is worth about $S5 per carat a single
| drill armed with stones of medium size
would cost in the neighborhoOd of $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29

him time for repartee. The victim
did, indeed, sometimes cOntrive to score
off his prosecutor. and once Or twice with
marked success. till Thackeray became
uncomfortable in his presence.
When the great man was telling a
story in the smoking room at the Gar
rick, and Arcedechne entered, the mar
rator would hesitate, stammer and break
down; whereupon the other, with a bland
smile, would say. Proceed, sweet
warbler. thy story interesteth met
which remark invariably reduced Thack-
cray to silence, and often to flight. Or
Arcedechne would be in the room. and
when the novelist entered would greet
him affably: "Ha, Mr.. Thackeray
Literary cove! Glad to see YOU, sir
How's Maj Dobbing? and would sum-
mon a waiter and tell him to Give this
gent a glass of 'Foker's Own and score
it up to yours truly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
T APPED 8 TIMES

The following report in extreme case o.
chronic Brigbt's Disease viii interest physicians
due 10 the fact that tapping has herei ofore
nearly invariably attended fatal termina tons
Patent-six years old-the young Of A. c.
Dean OF 1126 9th ave, Oakland, Cal.
Chronic Brights Dropsy that had resisted all
efforts was continually increasing. The family
physician gave hope and said the end was
At this critical moment the treatment was
changed to Fulton's Renal Compound. the physi-
clan aiding il by holding mp the heart aud
strengthening the little patient against collapse.
Case very stubtotn-dropsy so oppressive
that the patient had TO be tapped eight times.
But the tappings became further apart the al
bumen began TO decline. diuress increased and
the patient made slow but steady recovery
and was going to the public school in Oakland
at last advices.
James O'Donnen. Druggist. 904 ST. NV is
local agent for Futon's Renal Compound. Ask
for pamphlet We desire TO hear from and ad-
wise with patients not improving the third week
Literature mailed free. John j. Fulton Co. San
Francisco. CAL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
Long Considered.
Investigating the Fairies.

From Harp"rs weekly.
A distinguished member of the anthro-
biological section of the British associa-
ton has attempted TO verify the legend
of fairies and to show that these lively,
delightful and beautiful beings are not
entirely the creation of the imagination
of centuries of story tellers, but that they
were in a sense real people. The true
basis of the idea, We are told, Is TO be
found in the fact that, although fairy
women are generally represented as
lovely some of the tribes OF man Fairies
are described as ugly, and fairy children
when left az changelings. are invariably
pictured as repulsive urchins OF "A saiioW
. comI Iexion and mostly deformed about
the legs and feet.
one is forced To conclude. says this in
vestfgator, that fairies, a real people
consisted OF a short, stumpy. swarthy
race which made it's habitations under
ground or otherwise cunningiy concealed
They were hunters and probably fisher
men. AT any rate, they were not tillers
OF the soil. They ate no bread Most
likely they had some of the domestic ami
mails and lived mainly on milk and the
produce of the chase. together with what
they got by stealing.
They seem To have practiced the art OF
spinning, although they do not appear to
have thought much OF clothing. They
seem TO have had d language of their
own. which would imply a time when
they knew no other, and explain why,
when they came to town to do their
marketing. they laid down the exact sum
asked without uttering syllable TO any
body by way of bargaining.
They were Unfortunately fond of music
and Sancing. They had a marveiously
quick sense of hearing and were con
sumGlate thieves Their thievery was
not however, systematically resented, as
their visits were held 10 bring luck and
prosperity. More powerful races gen
orally feared them formidable ma
gicians who knew the future end woulC
.,ause cure disease they pleased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29

way, and Porto Rico has lately been
visited. rat infected with the plague
germs has now been found on the docks
at New Orleans. Cases of the diseas
have lately been discovered at South
American ports. 1t has been confidently
predicted by scientists that unless the
wharves of our seaports are made "a,
proof and wholesale determination of the
species is effected We will have the hui
bonic plague in this country. The warn
ing should be sufficient. 1t is not enough
to fumigate vessels before they are per-
mitted to dock. Infected rats may infest
vessels coming from ports that are not in
fected. and one rat landed on a Manhat-
tan dock might spread the contagion to
millions of rats, and the fleas from the
vermin would carry it to human kind.
There is nothing fanciful in the fear of
the bubonic plague, and there is real dan
ger in the apathy of public authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
To Dry Oak Boards.
From Handicraft.

From HAndIcrh1t.
Oak is the most difficult wood to DRY prop
erly. When it and other hardwoods are
rapidly dried without sufficient surround
ing moisture the wood 'Casehardens
fiat &c the outer part dries and shrinks
before the interior has had chance TO
do the same, and this forms shell or
case of shrunken and often checked wood
around the interior, which also checks
later. This interior checking is called
honeycombing.
The best method of drying is that which
gradually raises the temperature of both
the wood and of the water which it con-
tains to the point at which the drying is
to take place Care is therefore taken
not to let the surface become entirely
dry before the internal moisture is heat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
PENNSy TO SUBSTITUTE
ELECTRICITY FOR STEAM
New Motive Power for Trains
on Philadelphia Washing
ton Division.

BALTIMORE. Nd. November % En-
ployes of the operating department OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in
Baltimore have received orders to report
in Philadelphia at regular intervals and
there receive instructions in the handling
of electric motors. The taking of these
Instructions IS optional with the men,
The railroad company. however, prefers
TO give it's men preference over out
siders in the new line of work.
Ii is calculated that the change from
steam To electricity the motive power
will take place within two years. 1t Is
said that the entire Philadelphia. Balti-
more and Washington road will be cleo
trified. The power will be generated,
il is understood at the new plant shortly
to be erected at ConOwingo on, the Sus-
Guehanna hiver. 1t is also said that sites
for Transforming stations between Baiu-
more and Washington have already been
acquired.
Long Considered.
officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company have had in view for several
years the substitution of electricity for
steam as the motive power They have
deayed the execution of these plans I'M
til they were entirely satisfied with the
economy and practicability OF the sys-
TEN. with which they have conducted
long series of experiments This system
has been successfully installed in the
tunnel of the Pennsylvanla Railroad
Company under East river, New YORK
The frst section TO be electrified Will
be that through Baltimore, including the
TWO tunnels Re ief of the tunnels OF
Srnok; congestion is considered to be OIL
prime importance. With the Inaugural
ton of the system in this city will dis
appear the nuisance caused by smoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29

her to that end is good. Think what she
needs of biology. psychology, philosophy
20 give her basis of ideals from which
20 get and give spiritual direction. not
10 mention other branches needed for
definite, practical work. Here again she
must free herself from man standards
She does not need to study these sub
jects as men do, giving their entire life
O their great problems, but for her use
she can get knowledge of these sciences
which will change her whole attitude and
give her strength and enthusiasm to in
culcate vital, normal ideas INTO her chill
dren, to be actually a helpmate instead
of hindrance-mate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
Woman's Sphere in Life.


To fit herself to bear beautiful children
train them to be honorable. Intelligent
men and honorable, intelligent womer
surely opens up an educa.ive field which
cannot justly be called narrow 1t is by
woman's gratuitOus Interpretation thai
she thinks this means keeping her amons
the ashes of her hearth in continual men.
tai darkness To be able to educate hel
sons and daughters she will need to be al
one with her inherent divine nature, and
eny study or line of work which can hell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
Shadow of the Black Death.
From the Newark Star.

We know in our age how that dreadful
malady, the bubonic plague. known in
past ages as the "black DEATH" is car
ried from one country to another. The
ca. rier is the rat which infests all ships
and water terminals. London got the
black plague by infection from the rats
which her ships from the orient brought
to her docks, and it swept off multitude
of her population. San Francisco several
years ago received the plague in the sams
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29

ed This is done by retaining the mois-
ture first vaporiZed about the wood by
means Of wet steam. When the surface
is made permeable to moisture drying
may take place rapidly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
Thackeray's "Foker. -
,e Yonfh,s Comnanion

From the YOUTHS Companion.
A novelist must create his characters
from his observation of men. but he blum
ders IL he goes SO far as to transfer q
human being-particularly an acquant-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
League Organized Year Ago.

The league here is a branch of the
National Consumers League and was or
ganized a year ago, with Mrs. Harvey
W. Wiley as president and Miss Ruth
Noyes as secretary. Its objects are the
protection of working women and the
elimination of the sweatShop. The league
made an earnest request of the Retail
Merchants Association 20 help carry on
the work for early shopping during the
present holiday season. Members or the
Retailers Association are sending out in
their mail pleas for early shopping and
early shopping cards have been paced on
the street cars
The Consumers League is endeavorinS
10 get the public to meet the merchants
half way
The league also is having distributed
IAN open letter TO WaShingtOnianS at
Chase's Theater, asking that Christmas
shopping be done early.
Through the efforts of the league thirty
ministers of as many churches in Wash
ington have agreed to urge their consre-
cations at next Sundays services to shop
early
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29

25c.
Boys Extra Heavy
weight YeaGer Fleece
lined Shirts and Draw
ers: the former bound
around neck and the
latter with deep cuff
bottoms. All sizes at
DC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-29
EARLY SHOPPING URGED
BY CONSUMERS LEAGUE
Special Plea to Be Distributed
to Government Employees
by Members.

The Consumers League of the District
of Columbia has entered the fight for
early Christmas shopping" and tomor-
row afternoon members of the league will
distribute to the government employees as
they leave their offices special plea to
shop early. This plea reads in part as
follows:
Thousands of workers in every city
have been taught by bitter experience TO
look forward to Christmas with dread.
Every shop girl knows that the coming
Christmas season will mean to her an
immense amount of extra work. of nerV-
BUSINESS and exhaustion. The Consumers
League and the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation are combining this year in Wash
ington TO try TO persuade the public not
to shop after December II, and not to
shop at night"
Among those who will distribute the
appeals to the clerks are: Mrs Harvey
Wiley, Miss Elizabeth Bryan, Miss Ethel
Chase, Miss Constance Leupp, Mrs. W..
G.. Stuart. Miss Barbara Kaufman, Miss
Mabel Grandin, Miss Rebecca Rose, Mrs.
Harvey Jester, Mrs. William HILL Miss
Marjorie Smith, Miss Jean Cole, Miss
Marguerite Armstrong, Miss Margaret
Mills and Miss Edith Totten.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-09-26
WE DO NOT TNDERSTAND.

We read VII &c Colonel NoDSe.
yelt spent the day q, the &ucSt
Of Father Curran. The Priest Of
the Miners at Wilkes-blrlc Pa,
on August ~. 1917. We 60 no.
clearly understand why thu Col
onel called him Father Currln.
Fer God says call no man ia
the" on earth, for there is but
one Father. and that is your "a
ther WHO'S in heaven, Catholic
ism is toGIIn 10 oar American
principals Of Liberty. Popqry
is monarcha|, seelllng 20 destroy
the very principals OF our ire e
ms titutlons, 1t may be that The
Colonel has not fully taken THIS
point into a thorough invcscIG&-
ton. There IS cnnu-n loyal \
merjcan Citizens to elect the
Colonel And as tor our part we
cant fuse With tie Catholic
church, or any part II It's power
There is 10 prOErp-SiON, 10"
is tboro o,,,, $40 F,,,,..> =, 49,, f1,,l
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-09-26
Sept: IL 1872

Nt2" ~ Garls1 --
II your l"Sn" OF sept, - N''
''"NI-l''' NIiEtSfj', NoA Declare
'Il"o 'Sl9 Progressive l1at'or4 IS
Lac A'SV 70 o'r''rc Ior social
bettelln"nt>, Either sou have
never read the Socialist pl1'!Vrm
or your hcrO-worSlliD If i>oost-
welt, has led to tits e. Sc state
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-09-26

! ), oro..o, 81, IAN,
jse,. tl.,, n,,a ,,-,, ...., ..5...r
al n.u.d not ~ ~. ,a,.... nan.
Dr YOU VIII have . s,-+ Ia> Cod
fal>itiod his word Artijt j. far
tai, reason. W. say tA9s >bc,a
was two men The ore c,rqto1and
| the otnpr one F'or,nad ..nr, >ho