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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-26

quentIy have swimming and diving
contests.
on Saturdays the streets are lined
with automobiles for the irrigated land
men and the cattlemen all drive 10
town in their cars. The Stetson nat
has not yet given away for the auto
mobile cap, however
some Fort stockton Notes.
Fort Stockton was known cOlloquially
as the oasis on the Orient because II
Texas where booze was sold. All TINS
ended with the Prohibition election
which was a victory for the drys, but
by a close majority.
A city of magnificent distances IS
Fort Stockton, for il is mile from
the station to the pOstOffice, and to go
to church a man has to start after
breakfast
The Fort Stockton club has a coy
suite of rooms on the second floor OF
the First State bank building and Wis
itors are entertained there and the
projects for building the town are
pulled there
Two weekly newspapers guide the
destinies of Fort STOCKTON One is the
Pioneer and the other the Journal
Each has a complete modern plant.
The tabernacle, which was built by
the members of the First Christian
church, was erected in two days and IS
now used as an assembly place until
the new courthouse is completed.
The baseball field is on part OF
the parade ground at the old tort ana
a favorite expression of the fans IS
hitter in the gUardhOuse." the guard
house being back of center field.
The average rainfall in Fort Stock
ton is 1886 inches. But it comes at
the rate of is and a fraction inches
at one time
The old Seven-D ranch house IS
still standing in block No 2, of the ir-
rigated district and is one Of the land
marks of the valley.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-26

The Stockton hotel cost $4,000 and
is worth it The First National bank
is just completing a $4,000 building
of classic design and massive columns
The high school cost $4,000, the new
depot cost SIS, 900 and 100000 churches
are not uncommon The business sec
ton is substantially constructed and
the residences are all of modern design
and built for living rather than looks.
Long a cattle shipping point for this
part of Texas, the cattle industry has
been temporarily lost sight Of in the
wonderful development of the irrigated
projects surrounding Fort Stockton
But the cattle industry continues 70
be one of its largest assets and the
cattle shipped from this point totaled
10000 this spring. There is no feed
ing being done here at the present
time, all cattle being shipped to the
Kansas and other pastures for fatten-
ing But the construction of silOS
throughout the irrigated district means
that the Fort Stockton valley viii 90
its own feeding in the near future.
Feed Baby Cattle Now.
Baby beef is receiving much atten-
ton from the cattlemen and the feed
ing of calves is interesting more ana
more cattlemen every year. calves
weighing $50 pounds are fed on enS1l-
age and shipped out as yearlings at
a neat profit to the cattleman who IS
not compelled to wait for his cattle TO
become full-grOwn before getting a re-
turn from his ranches. The range cir
cIes Fort Stockton on all sides at q
distance of two miles, except where the
irrigated district has pushed the cat
tie range back. This has been a good
year for cattle. there having been plen-
ty of grass from the spring rains Fort
Worth is the logical market, although
much is shipped to Kansas City and
Oklahoma City.
Extending Irrigation Activity.
All of the irrigated district is not
confined to the lands adjacent to Fort
Stockton The Leon Springs company
is spending $780, 900 to develop the
Leon Springs district tributary to Fort
stockton bitches are being built and
the springs are expected to bring IN
several hundred acres of virgin land.
Possibilities of an oil and gas flow
are indicated by the presence of oil
and gas in wells Il miles north OF
Fort stockton, in an abandoned we'll
No effort has been made to develop
this well although experts have pro-
nounced it first grade. oil from the
samples which have been taken from
the well
Is Like SeashOre Resort.
Bathing suits are to be seen on the
back yard clothes lines and worn IN
resort. They are worn when the peo-
pie 20 in bathing at the COmanche
Springs swimmin1 hole.
expertIy as the men and they fre-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-26

diet TO harass the mind. Thousands OF
women no longer resign themselves to the
thought that sickness and distress are nat
ural. They know better, for in Mothers
Friend they have found how easy 1t Is to
Danish all those dreaded experiences
It is a subject every woman should be
familiar with, and even though she may
not require such q remedy, she will now
and then meet some prospective mother to
whom word in time about Mother
Friend viii come as a wonderful blessing.
This famous remedy is sold by all. drug
gists, and is only 500 bottle. 1t IS for
external use only. Write to-day to the
Bradfeld Regulator Co., ~ Lamar Bldg
Atlanta, Ga, for a most valuable book to
c-Dectant mothers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-26

near here for several weeks, has re-
turned TO his home in Deming.
Brent Paden has gone to Fullerton,
Calf, to be at the bedside OF his broth
er, Dr. NJ. G, Paden, jr.. who was taken
sick there several weeks ago
Mrs Julia E. Quincy has purchased
the building occupied by Kelly & Sons
furniture store, from an FL PasO firm
Ihe building is located on the main
street and is a valuable piece of prop
erty.
The Burneu house on AlamOgOrdO
avenue, which has been closed for the
past two years, is being remOdeled
ana viii be opened soon as a hotel and
rooming house.
Major II. s Campbell and family
have Returned from an auto trip 70
the lower end OF the county.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-26
Coming Of
The Sunbeam
Howto Avoid those Pains andDistress
Which so Many Mothers Have Suffered

It is a pity more women do not know OF
Mothers Friend. This remedy softens the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-26
MEXICANS ATTACK
CHURCH IN TUCSON

Tucson. Ariz, Aug. 26.-Because Of
feeling in the Mexican quarter of town
against a Protestant church in that
community, the Mexican Baptist mis-
sion is offering a reward for the apDre-
hension Of a gang OF B1exicans Who as
saulted the chu~ah with watermelon
rinds and small stones few nights
ago.
baby il thu congregation was
struck by a piece IF flying melon d.
rectors If the church say there has
been an animus against it since it was
started, about two years ago
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-26
THREE COLUMBUS MEN
ARE FENCING CLAIMS

Columbus. y. NJ. Aug. 25.-J. A
Amer. Chas Engelking and Ed Miner
are placing seven miles of fence
around their claims, II miles northeast
of town Railroad ties. set three feet
in the ground. are being used for posts
Walker Boyntou. who was here from
his home in El Paso during the week.
filed on a claim and will establish his
residence thereon about Jan. /, 1914
The public school viii open for the
fail session on Sept. I. The age limit
for students here is from 6 to Il
years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-26
To Those
Who Work

you have heard the story of the
farmer who chalked his accounts
on the barn door. Dhich later
burned.
You are m a Ike rut if you don't use
modem methods.
Let US handle pour n1Oneg-do your
bookkeeping; relieve you from woTry
and wOrk. 4 bank account nil gipe
you safety and credit. CHECKS are pour
personal coinage system.
# you hapen't SURPLUS money.
deposit ALL pour money NTH US and
pap pour bills bp check. You nil soon
have CREDIT AND THE SUR
PLUS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-26
COLORADO WILL CONDUCT
CAMPAIGN For coon ROADS

Denver, Colo, Aug. 26-AnnOunce-
ment has been made at the office Of
governor E NJ. Ammons that the gov
ernor will issue a proclamation, setting
a day, probably about the middle OF
October, on which all able bodied men
the highways. The governors plan is
for a general campaign Of road work
similar to that recently held in Mis-
souri,.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-26
serore you are nIIed

5erore you are nIIed
with Mercury and
% I her Poisonous
Drugs. see DR.. Che
HOk. the bOtanist
specialist. who cures
the following dis
eases without the
aid OF minerals or
knife: Cancer. Blood
Z o l S o n. K d n ey
Trouble. Rheuma-
tism. Heart Disease.
and Liver derange-
.nents- Con INSULATION
tree. sos San An
'tcEio St Phone 2910
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-26

That is the output of Budweiser.
The Anheuser Busch main plant and
branches give employment to :, 500 people.
The main plant covers 142 acres, equal to
20 city blocks. There are 10 separate
buildings "a city in themselves.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-26

LIU6LIIol EINUIVo LlL~lll
to expand without
strain and enables
women TO 90 through
the ordeal without
pain, nausea, morn
ing sickness or other
dreaded symptoms so
familiar to many
mothers.
There is no foolish
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-26
Have The Herald FoEFow Tou on Vaca-
ffOn Trips.

No trouble to change your address on
The Herald to your summer outing az
dress. BY mail. 50 cents per month. IN
Observation-Disclosures
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-19
Going at 1t Right.

The Whittire Collegiate and Agri-
cultural Institute has been organic
ed by some of the leading citizens Of
Swain and other western countries
of the State, with James Latimore
Nimrod as president. The institute
is for the purpose Of giving the bows
and girls of western North Carolina
scientific instruction in farming, dal-
rying, animal husbandry and domes-
tic science, and it is planned to reach
students whc are not in touch with
other agricultural institutions.
A tract Of 200 acres at Whittier
has been purchased and the dwelling
house of 16 rooms on the property
will be used as dormitory. Work
will be started Immediately on anoth-
er structure of four stories. which
will contain class rooms, a kitchen
and Sc bed rooms. July will be OBJ
served as building day" and at that
time the cornerstone of new build
ing will be laid by Bishop James
Atkins of Waynsville. = Statesville
Landmark.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-19
fared We'll.

The North Carolina delegation in
the House Jared we'll in committee
assignments. Three chairmanships
go to the delegation. Represena-
tive Pou will be chairman of the
Committee of Claims. Goodwin will
be chairman of the committee on Re-
form in the Civil Service, and Doug
hton chairman of the Committee on
expenditures in the Department of
Agriculture. Other assignments in
clude: Faison, merchant, marine
and fisheries, census, and expendi-
lures Of the Navy Department; al
coholic liquor traffic and expendi-
lures in the War Department; Gud.
ger, public buildings and grounds,
Indian affairs, and expenditures in
the Department of Labor; Page, ap-
preparations; Pou, rules, and expen-
ditures in the Department of Com
merce; Small, rivers and harbors;
Stedman, foreign affairs; Web,judi-
cary; Kitchin, ways and means, and
Doughton, good roads. Kitchin.
Page, Web, Stedman and Small, be-
ing on some of the biggest..and most
powful committees could not under
recent ruling of the caucas, be
placed upon any other committee
assignments Raleigh Times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-19
Six Rules For Meadow Owners.

l. Do not sow without testing be-
forehand the power of termination
in the seed.
2. Do not sow anything but clean
seed. Examine for noxious seeds
with a magnifying glass.
3. Do not SOW when soil is very
dry and cloddy.
4. Do not cover seeds to a greater
depth than one-half of an inch.
When covered two inches very few,
if any, will germinate.
5. Do not fail to exterminate all
punches of "broomsedge" and all
yellow dock" that may appear in
the meadow during the summer.
Never let these go to seed.
6. Above all, do not forget to top
dress your meadow with suitable
manure in the fall of the year or the
spring. Feed your meadow and it
will feed you, and if you don't you
will have to buy hay, which nc
Southern farmer ought to do with
the chance he has.-P. A. Bryant in
The Progressive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-19
Ea.Ti!p Cat Whistles Like Boy.

Springfield, Mass. -Stanislaus o.
ynszky, Of Prospect avenue, West
Springfield, is the owner of a cat
with a hairlip. which whistles with
the facility Of a schoolboy, but can
not new, or, at least, never has
meWed.
Czynsxky is inclined to believe
that no animal in its normal state
Of mind would whistle, but is loath
to do away with the cat, which, ne
says, attracts more attention than
anv other members Of the family
and is regard es a musical prodigy.
Neighbors have suggested that the
cat would prove a treasure to q
maker of catgut violin strings.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-19
Guaranteed Eczema Remedy.

The constant itching, burning,
redness, rash and disagreeable ef-
fects of eczema, letter, salt rheum.
itch, piles and irritating skin erup-
tions can be readily cured and the
skin made clear and smooth with DR..
Hobson's Eczema Ointment. Mr.. j.
c. Eyeland, of Bath, ILL.,. says: Il
had eczema twenty-five years and
had tried everything. All failed.
When found DR.. Hobson's Eczema
O;ntnoent I found cure" This
o;ntment is the formula of physi-
clan and has been in use for years
not an experiment. This is why
we we can guarantee it. All druggists,
or T by mail. Price soc. Pfeifer
Chemical Co., Philadelphia and St.
Louis.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-19
The hSior Estate.

New York, June 13.-The estate
Of Col. John Jacob Astor, who per-
ished in the Titanic disaster, was Of
ficially appraised this afternoon at
$50, 1866, ,611 of which Vincent Astor
receives $6S, 1854, ,499; Mrs. Madeline
Force Astor, $7,67S, 1896; Muriel As
tor, 81, ,846, 1853, and John Jacob As
tor, son by his second marriage, ST.
922, ,G72.
The estate is said to be the largest
ever appraised in this country. The
cost of determining its value was
made remarkably low owing to an
understanding by which the Astor
estate bore one-half the expenses
and the state of New York the other
half.
Aside from the announcement, of
the amounts that revert to the heirs
there are two features of special in
terest in the appraisal. &.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-19
Success Of a Blind Physician.

AS is we'll known, the most won
derful deaf, dumb and blind person
living is Miss Helen Kellar, whose
alertness Of mind and perseverance
have caused her to make such re-
markable accomplishment despite
her threefold affliction since birth
It is now claimed that rival to this
remarkable woman has been found
in Chicago in the person of DR..
Jacob w. Bolton, whose appoint
ment as attendant physiciat at the
tuberculosis hospital at the Dunning
asylum. Chicago, has recently been
announced.
At the age of fourteen DR.. Bolton
(who has been blind since infancy
was graduated from the Illinois
State hospital for the blind and for
many years travelled all over the
country selling typewriters, finding
his way without assistance and max
ing a good living. Later he studied
medicine, being the first blind man
to take the full four years. course
in medicine and to pass the Illinois
examination for medicine and sur
gerry, It is said that when he was
graduated from the medical college
he could name 500 of the 600 men in
his class just by shaking hands with
them. DR.. Bolton is now only Is
years old and during the past few
months has examined $500 patients
at the municipal tuberculosis hos
pital, less than SO of whom knew he
was blind. His diagnosis is made
wholly by touch and he gives the
exact temperatures by feeling the
skin and can give exact pulse count
without the aid of a watch. This
blind prodigy says he can take his
raised type books to bed with him
and read all night in the dark, thus
giving him an advantage in study
ing. 1t is hard to conceive how
any one so handicapped as this man
was from birth could attain so great
a success in the profession of medi-
cine.-Chatham Record.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-19
TaE OATH.B0UND PRIMARY.
Bill That Watts Helped to XIII In Tb3
Legislature.

We have no doubt what Woodrow
Wilson would say about the primary
law that Mr.. Justice tried to put
through the Legislature, if he were
furnished copy of it and had time
to read it. The bill proposed that
all parties, Democrat, Republican,
Bull Moose and what not should no.
inmate all candidates in oath-bound
primary elections. Befour a man
could vote in any one of these pri-
maries he had to swear that he
would vote in the coming election
with the same party and for the can
idates of that party. Nobody could
vote without taking the oath that he
would vote IN the election for every
candidate nominated by his party.
Not only Mr.. Watts, but seventy
five to ninty per cent of the mem
bers of the Legislature objected to
such radical proposition. and they
were endorsed by fully as large
per cent of the newspapers and vot-
ers of all parties in the State, We, of
course, have no authority to say
what President Wilson would say
that he would not have voted for it
if he had been a members of the
North Carolina Legislature. What
would be the use of campaign speech
es, campaign literature and appeals
through the newspapers to the judge
ment and the interest of voters, if
all were bound by an oath as to
which ticket they must vote? And
what would be said of the candidat-
es and campaign managers of any
party who would seek to persuade
men to brick their oaths?-Newton
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-19
Successful Colonies.

Secretary Elias Carr Of the Dep
artment Of Agriculture has returned
from special visit to what are
known as the McRae colonies, near
Wilmington, Mr.. McRae being the
head Of company which owns some
two hundred thousand acres of land
in four counties there. One colony,
near Castle Hayne, is of Hollanders,
who have been there three years;
the other is of Italians, at St. Helena,
near Rocky Point. The company
has done a great deal of develop
ment. At first it paid railway fare
for the colonists, built them houses
and lent them money. but now only
those who are dissatisfied having
been replaced by satisfied people
with some means. The Italian colony
has been established seven years and
Mr.. Carr says it looks like little
Italy, with neat houses, beautiful
gardens grape vines in profusion
a church with quite foreign air, a
dancing pavilion and other features.
The people are all from northern
Italy, are healthy and satisfied. and
not one has violated any law during
residence in that section.
The company which owns the land
does lot Of clearing. burns the
stunps by means of what is known
as the draught system. and plows
the land to depth Of IA inches, use
ing oil-driven plows.
The Italian colony has its own pri
est, who is farmer, like all Of his
flock. and who works every day.
The Hollanders are are not quite
ready for a preacher yet, it seems,
for when a bishop went to see them
about religious services they told
him they were too busy and had to
get their farms straight first, but
to come again later on.-Raleigh
Times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-19
Criminals in the Mdking.

Men and women who will be Grim.
inals twenty-one years hence are now
sweet-faced children. Think of This!
The man who somewhere will COM
nit crime that will astonish and
disgust his fellows is to-day a fine
boy with perhaps lovable nature.
The girls who will be walking the
streets ten years from now, repudi-
ated and socially impossible, are now
full of love and kindness. The man
who in twenty or thirty years will
be merciless business tryant is now
perhaps a manly little fellow. worthy
the attentions Of a gentle and kind
hearted mother. Among such as
these are the wrong-doers of the fu-
ture. the criminals-to-be. They
will be the objects of the po!iceman's
hunt or the blood. Evidently, the
character of the young must be train
ed in kindness, usefulness and wis
dom. The world must save its own
children. Poverty, drink, and drugs
will always continue to drag human
beings down. Let us try to lesson
those evils. Why should we be too
selfish to save the children? Why
shirk from helping the unfortunate
where the need exists? This is a
proper everyday problem for men
and women, for educators and state
men.-The Twin-City Seminal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-19
Not Ills Age.

Albert Phillips is an actor, but he
does not know everything at is,
where old Neptune's sons are con-
cerned.
While cruisin in his yacht last
summer he met an old salt whom he
had not seen since his last trip there.
How are you?" said MIR. Phillips.
Pretty fair, but 2 little deaf in
my left ear"
We'll, you're no longer young,
youn know, and"-
"Divil bit it's the age" inter-
ruptcd the old sailor. "sure, me
right ears as old as the let one and
can hear foine in that. New
York Globe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-19
A Wheat Farm Of $4,000 Acres.

A dlspath from Walla Walla
Wash, to the Danville Oll.) Com
mercial News, says:
Henry Vincent, Eureka flat wheat
grower who harvested 10000 acre.
last year has increased his holdings
until this season he will have $4,000
acres IN spring and fall wheat, the
largest wheat farm in one piece ir
the United States. All tSe wheat is
up and the prospects are good.
To manage such farm requires
executive ability and untiring ambi-
ton. Vincent. a six-foot-four stu
dy man of exemplary habits is on
the job sixteen hours every day.
He Irarely takes more than five
hours sleep.
Automobiles, auto trucks, and
moderu steam machinery are or
this wheat farm and stone office
building houses the force Of clerks
who attend to mail, pay rolls and
other affairs.
To seed this extensive wheat farm
there were used thirty-nine drills
and forty-two harrows, and five ste
AIMED plows, each with capacity Of
sixty acres day, turned over last
years stuble.
On the farm are 600 spans Of horses
and mules worth from $3.50 to $500
a span. There are employed the
year around 250 men,18 wemon and
80 boys and girls. At harvest the
force is tripled for three months.
The work of harvesting $4,000 ac-
res will be huge undertaking.
Five combined harvesners and thre-
shers, ten header machines and four
separators will be used. One COM
bined harvester and thrasher has a
capacity Of from seventy to ninty
acres of wheat day. This machine
cuts a swath thirty-five feet wide
rnd another cuts swath Of twenty
eight feet wide.
All the wheat is sacked. A new
supply of 250,00 sacks was purchas-
ed this spring for cents each. More
than half a million sacks will be
needed if an ordinary crop is har-
vested.
Ben Grotc is another Big Bend
farmer who has 10000 acres seeded
to wheat this year. John Webb has
a field of $500 acres, while there
are many farmers who are owners
of fields from 5000 down to 1900
aceres, ali planted to fall and spring
wheat.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-06-19
State Medical Society Meeting.

The Medical Society Of the State
of North Carolina will hold its an
nual session at Morehead City be-
ginning Tuesday, June 18th. A
very interesting program has been
arranged for the meeting and it
nromises to be one of the most large
lv attended and most valuable in the
history of the society. The State
Health Officers Association meets
at Morehead City Monday, June
10Th. Every physician and every
county and city health officer is ex-
pected to be present.