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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02

The time worn axiom. AN is not
gold that elit,ers could not be more
sptly applied than To present day ner
chandise And n IL fact beyond
dispute. that a great many people
Judge and bny merchandise that gilt
tiers. rather than goods OF proven
quality and worth
THIS condition. however. Is not al.
together the fault Of consumers IN
general. as II Is an easy matter for
manufacturers 10 cover mp shoddy
material with gliiiering surface. In
fact n would b. impossible for any
Of us 10 take the time from our re-
spective vacations necessary 70 tho
study ~ values Of the countless arti.
Giles We use regularly u ". there
fore. essential that We rely upon
something other than our personal
Judgment for the assurance 81 values
received in our purchases Of necessi-
tea comforts and Injuries.
Manufacturers Of every kind OF
merchandis. long ago recognized the
fact that an indefinitely small per
cent % possible consumers ~ their
particular products could possibly he
capable Of accurately Judging their
true quality of value rhis reslizS
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02

A surveying corps headed by JEFF
Williams. Of Amarillo. left Plain view
Monday morning for me southern p,rt
Of the county. 10 retrace the county
line between Hale and Lubbock coun.
ties. The County Commissioners Of
Hale county ordered that the line be-
resuryeyed. several weeks ago
Plainview News.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02
Community Cooperation
Copyrighted Farm and Ranch Hollands Magazine.
BY X. X. Phillips.

duclnE hieh-class goods and the es-
tablishinr reputation for them. or OF
producing low grade lint and de
pending on the surface glitter for
sale
Manufacturers who decided To make
this last mentioned class Of goods. ~
course soon realized that trial pur-
chases and comparisons would not re
nee, crediiably 20 them or induce re
peat orders. and they therefore not
only decided not a. spend any money
advertisine but In most cases refus
~ 10 attach their names to their
products as a mark Of Identification.
On the other hand ! know Of one
American manufacturer Of high
class. well advertised line of men :
clothes. who places his name and
on only those garments that under a
most rigid inspection are found to
be perfect 10 both material and work
manship An imperfect or faulty gar
ments are sold AZ reduced prices and
marketed. either under private brands
or unbranded
Manufacturers who brand their
pruslncis with their name or trade
marks. and rhen spend large sums of
money advertising them have to keep
,Ip quality 70 protect Their oames aud
their Investments In Advertising.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02

whereas. manufacturers OF unbrand
ed. unadvertised products have Meth.
or name nor publicity nor publicity
investments to protect and can there
fore well afford TO slight quality at
the expense OF those consumers who
do no, acauaint themselves with the
facts in the case. and accept goods
Of the glitter variety. simply be-
cause they look good
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02

Han Robinson. OF Tahoka. spent Sun
day here. visiting his wife and baby
Mrs Robinson II still In the Lubbock
Sanitarium., She had recovered SUI
hciently from series OF operations
10 leave the hospital but was seized
with an attack Of typhoid fever and
taken back. We understand she il
doing nicely and will recover in a
few weeks
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02

On "Wednesday morning OF last
week. the West Texas State Normal
Was destroyed by Are. the loss on
the structure. approximating f225 900.
with 500. 900 insurance.
The frs started at $50 O'Clock, and
was started by the explosion Of a
gasoline torch. while plumber was
engaged soldering pipe In the gar
ret OF the building. In connection with
the installation Of a hotair heating
system in the institution.
Flames Spread Rapidly
When the explosion took place. the
fire spread rapidly over the garrett.
there being much loose building pa.
per along the sides OF the walls and
under the roof, put there to act as a
dust shield In very brief time
the flames broke through the roof
and also down through the ceiling
10 the next floor Encountering moth.
ing dre-proof in the construction Of
the buildings interior. the flames
gained rapid Roadway. and total de
struction was a foregone conclusion.
But Little Equipment Saved
Nothing was saved from the con.
tents az the second floor. and only
three pianos some desks typewriters
and other equipment OF the first floor,
in all value at about $1,000. were
taken from the irst floor The fine
library housed in the building. and
other valuable equipments were de.
stroved
When tho fire alarm was given.
there were some seven hundred stu
dents and instructors in the building.
Although the flames had then broken
through the root. all in the building
marched out in good order to the
last person. within period Of less
than Eve minutes
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02

G. w. Payne has purchased the half
interest Of his partner, w p Brown.
In the Palace Barber Shop. and w
now In full charge Mr. Payne Is a
clever gentleman. a good barber and
has many friends who will rally 10
his aid In making his business a
success.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02

Mrs. J. H. Caldwell is still In a
very critical condition. but her
friends are still hoping for a change
for the better very soon.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02

u Y. Tomlinson. OF Littleheld. was
business visitor here the early psrt
OF this week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02

O. W. Robertson. who has been 10
III with pneumonia, Is re-
ported somewhat improved this week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02

Our business men report an eepe
ciaily good Saturdays trade on last
Saturday There were a great man,
people here and were nearly all her,
for the purpose OF buying supplies
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02

Mrs nallls and children. OF r1aIn-
view. are visiting ut the home Of Mn.
Lou Irwin this week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02

Rev upchurch. ~ Arlington. Twrns.
preached In the Nsxzrene church ~
this city. saturday night. sunday asd
sunday night
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02

Avaianche--sl.oo a year.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02

rli- LAXATIVE BR6NO Gimme Il .,or, The
Cough and H-adachd and FORKS "a the Cold.
Druggists refund mSney/ it fails to cure.
Z. W. GROVES sigA.s<fe on each boz. sc
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-01
New York's Typewriter Parade.

Typewriter parade" is a recent
addition to the interest of downtown
nOOn-hOur i'm New York, as a writer
i'm the Evening Post OF that city tells
us. The rank and file of girls who
saunter along lower Broadway at
lunch time i'm twos and threes and
whole sidewalkfuls have been gather
ing very rapidly, and all within ap-
proximately the last score of years.
In fact, the proportion of women
workers now employed i'm downtown
offices IL a little more than 20 per
cent, and Is years ago it was not
more than five per cent. Where there
used to be one girl in a whole build
i'm, there are now hundreds. Has
this increase any other effect upon
lower Broadway than the merely
esthetic one of it's more highly color
ed and shrilly pitched noon-hour?
III has been commonly thought that
the number of women in Office build
ings would increase the cost of con-
struction of the buildings. but con-
struction men and real estate experts
say this IL not 50. The increase in
cost comes in the operation rather
than in the construction of the build
ing For example, the new Equitable
building will have about 1000 iris,
and for them there will be provided
restrooms and other special con-
veniences. The space which these
rooms will actually occupy would be
occupied in some other way III the 1000
were men instead Of women. But in
the operation of these rooms, which
contribute to the comfort of women,
there il decided additional cost.
However, the average owner has
found that such an investment has
been more than compensated for by
the satisfaction Of the tenant and by
The higher grade of women which the
employer has al his command. The
tenant remains tenant, and the
building is filed with a good class of
people.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-01
Moral Courage.

The world owes much to it's men
and women Of courage We do not
mean physical courage in which man
is at least equaled by the bulldog;
nor is the bulldog considered the
wisest' of his species. The courage
that displays itself in silent effort and
endeavor-that dares to endure all
and suffer all for truth and duty-is
more truly heroic than the achieve
ments Of physical valor, which are
rewarded by honors and titles. W.
1t is moral courage that characterizes
the highest order of manhood and
womanhood-the courage to seek and
speak the truth; the courage to be
just; the courage to be honest; the
courage to resist temptation; the
courage to do ones duty. If men
and women do not possess this virtue,
they have no security whatever for
the preservation of any other. Every
step of progress in the history of our
race has been made in the face of
opposition and difficulty, and been
achieved and secured BY men or in
trepidity and valor-by leaders in the
van of thought-by great discoveries,
great patriots, and great workers in
All walks of life. There il scarcely a
great truth or doctrine but has had
to fight its way to public recognition
in the face Of detraction, calumny,
and secution.-Samuel Smiles.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-01
III PAYS To Use Good Seed.

1t is hard to over-estimate the
value of well-bred seed. I used
to read Of the great difference in
yield OF the different varieties OF corn
and cotton, stories generally written
by the seedsmen, and think, Oh, it's
all in the attention he gives his pet
patches.
1t may be that we have dishonest
seedsmen who claim unmerited
things for their seed, but we had as
well set down to brass tacks." We
lose millions every year by planting
unimproved seed. had this fact of
good seed demonstrated a few years
ago in this way: had a two-acre
field adjoining two other fields, all
the same grade OF land and all fer
tilted alike and cultivated alike.
The two-acre field was planted with
seed cotton which had been bred I'D
by individual plant selection by a
man who had a definite idea, and he
had worked years in doing it. The
other two fields were planted with
seed said to be pure-bred, which had
simply been kept separate and ginned
on a gin where every conceivable
variety had been ginned. l saw that
the two acres of well-bred seed was
going to produce a lot more, % +
measured OF the same amount Of
ground in the other two fields. The
two acres of specially selected seed
produced 1885 pounds of lint cot
ton; the two acres or unimproved
seed produced 900 pounds or lint cot
ton, a difference of 1875 pounds per
acre in favor of the specially selected
seed.
| Every farmer, by taking time and
pains, can improve his pure-bred va
riety of cotton, so that it will make
a difference something like this. !
figured that IL 4 had all my cotton
planted in the best seed I would have
been a thousand dollars better of
that fall than / was by planting the
kinds 4 did.-Felix Williams, in The
Progressive Farmer.
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DOnt's For Farmers.

The Agricultural Department, In a
recent pamphlet, urges The oDser-
vance Of the following "dont's" for
the prevention Of disease among cat
tie and hogs:
DO not have hog lots next to high
ways, railroads or streams. If- your
, neighbours hogs have cholera do not
allow anyone from his farm to visit
your farm, and especially your hog
lot or pens. and keep away from your
neighbours hog lot, whether hi nogs
have cholera or not.
Do not keep pigeons or allow them
to alight on your premises.
Keep away crows and buzZards.
Quarantine all new hogs brought
to your place until you are sure they
are free of disease.
Do not allow a patent-medicine
man on your place, for you do not
know how recently ne has visited q
sick herd.
Disinfect your wagon and your own
shoes and clothes after hauling hogs
70 stockyards OF railroad loading
pens.
Avoid every possible way of Carry
ing infection to your hogs.
'An ounce Of prevention il worth
q pound of cure" II an old saying, but
in this case 1t Is everything.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-01
When Animals SIeeD.

Elephants sleep standing up. When
IN q herd a certain number will al
ways stand watch while the Others
sleep for the big, powerful beasts
are timid and cautious at night and
will not go to sleep unguarded.
Bats sleep head downward, hang
ing by their hind claws.
Birds, with few exceptions, sleep
with their heads turned tailward
over the back and the beak thrust
beneath the wing.
Storks, gulls and other long
legged birds sleep standing on one
leg.
Ducks sleep on open water To
avoid drifting ashore, they keep pad
ding with one foot, thus maxine
them move in a circle.
Foxes and wolves sleep curled up
their noses and the soles OF their
feet close together and blanketed wv
their bushy tail
Lions, tigers and cat animals
stretch themselves out fiat upon the
side Their muscles twich and throb
indicating that they are light and
restless sleepers.
Owls, in addition to their eyelids
have a screen that they draw side
ways across their eyes to shut out
the light, for they sleep in the day
time.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-01
When Flanagan Was Fired.

Pat Flanagan, who worked i'll the
Boston Navy Yard, broke the rules OF
that establishment every day by
sneaking or to a retired spot and
smoking his pipe after lunch. He
knew that, if ne should be detected
in this breach of discipline, his dis
missal would follow automatically
but his love Of tobacco got the best
of him.
One afternoon. when his pipe was
blazing ~, and The clouds of smoke
encircled his head, the captain il
command Of the yard discovered him
Pat knew his job was gone, but he
paid no attention to the command
ant
We'll, my man." demanded the cap
tain, what have you to say?"
Pat said nothing.
"Do you know who I amp" inquired
the captain Wrathfully.
Flanagan, putting steadily on bis
pipe, made no response
Il am the commandant of this
yard" Numbered the officer.
Pat turned his head slowly. anr
looked up at him.
"Shure," he said approyingly
you've got good JOB. Hold on tc
1.-THE Popular Magazine.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-01
1,s4s,O75 PEOPLE In MARYLAND
This IA the Latest United States Cen
sus Report.

Baltimore has added 21,105 people
to it, population, which ~ now 5lS,
$50, and the State OF Maryland haf
shown an increase Of 45,729 inhab1'
tants during the last four year since
the 1910 census was taken, and nov
has 1,34l,O75, according To a state
ment issued Monday by the Bureau 81
Census. The United States and Its
possessions is now a nation OF lO9,-
100000 people, says the census Bul-
letin, and continental United States
has population Of 9S,781,3 24.
The Census Bureau 1914 population
figures are based on estimates. These
estimates are computed upon percent
ages OF gains shown by the recent
census reports. They do not rep
resent an actual count, as do the fig
ures Of the census every 10 years.
Baltimore's gain in population, &C
cording to these figures, il per cent
which also represents the proportion
of gain for the State of Maryland
The percentage of gain throughout
the whole country IL 9 per cent dur
ing the last four years.
The population Of the United States
and its possessions, according to the
census enumerators, was l0l, 748y269.
The census estimates give the Ameri-
can nation today population OF 1O9,-
100000. Continental United States
had by actual count 91,972,266 in
habitants in 1910, and today she H.
98,781 324, according to the census
estimates.
Of the American cities New York
shows tremendous gain during the
last four years. she has leaped from
a city of 4,7G6,SS3 to one Of $685., 537,
and is now fast approaching the popu-
lation of London, the largest city in
thu world. New York, according to
these figures, gained $4,000 popu-
lation during the last four years, and
at the same rate of gain during the
next six years, when the 1920 census
ID taken, she should d. city of ST.
100000 people. The figures show
that New York has more people with
in her corporate limits than any
other four American cities, and New
York State. Pennsylvania and Illinois
are the only States which have more
people within their boundaries than
Americas largest city.
Cleveland strengthened it, hold on
sixth place In the population race
among the American municipalities.
She is given a population of 639,431,
a gain of $4,000 during the last four
years Pittsburgh j. fast nearing
Baltimore for the honor being the
seventh largest city The census
estimates give her 564,S7S, which is
within $4,000 of Baltimore.
According to the census estimates,
Baltimore has half million more
people within its corporate limits than
has Richmond, Va, the municipality
which was recognized a. the financial
capital OF Fifth Banking district over
Baltimore Richmond showed a gain
of 1000 in population during the last
four years.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-01
Senator VESTS Famous TrIbute.

One of the most eloquent tributes
ever paid to the dOg was delivered by
Senator Vest OF Missouri, some years
ago. The distinguished Senator was
attending court in a country town,
and while waiting for the trial OF a
case in which H. wa interested, was
urged by the attorneys in dog case
to help them. Voluminous evidence
was introduced to show that the de-
PENDANT had shot the dog IN malice,
while other evidence went To show
that the dog had attacked defendant.
Vest took no part in the trial, and
was not disposed to speak The at
torneys, however, urged him tO speak.
Being thus urged he arose and said:
Gentlemen of the jury: The best
friend a man has in the world may
turn against him and become his
enemy His son Oh daughter that IT,
has reared with loving care may
prove ungrateful. Those who are
nearest and dearest to US, those who
We trust with our happiness and our
good name, may become traitors to
their faith. The money that a man
has he may lose. 1t flies away from
him, perhaps when he needs 1t most.
II IA mans reputation may be sacrificed
in a moment Of ill-considered action.
! The people who are prone to fall on
their knees to do US honor when sue
cess il with us, may be the first to
throw the stone of malice when fail
ure settles its cloud upon our heads.
The one absolutely unselfish friend a
man can have in this selfish world,
the one that never deserts him. the
one that never proves ungrateful or
ttreacherous, is his dog "A mans dog
stands by him in prosperity and in
poverty, in health and in sickness.
IT. will sleep Oh the cold ground,
when the Wintry winds blow ana the
snow drives fiercely, if only he may
be near his masters side. He will
kiss the hand that has no food to off
r.; he will lick the wounds and sores
that come in encounter with the
roughness of the world. He guards
the sleep of his pauper master as if
he were a prince When all other
friends desert, he remains. When
riches take wings and reputation falls
to pieces he is as constant in his love
as the sun in its Journeys through
the heavens. If fortune drives the
master forth an outcast in the world,
dog asks 10 higher privilege than
that of accompanying him, to guard
against danger, to fight against hi
enamies, ana when the last scene OF
all comes. and death takes the mas
ter in it's embrace, and his body is
laid away il the cold ground, no
matter III all other friends pursue
their way, there by the graveside will
the noble dog be found, his head be-
tween his paws, his eyes sad, but
open in alert watchfulness, faithful
and true even to death"
Then Vest sat down. He had
spoken in a low voice, without a ges-
ture. He made no reference to the
evidence Oh thu merits OF the case.
When he finished judge and jury
were wiping their eyes. The jury
filed out, but soon returned with a
verdict Of $500 for the plaintiff,
whose dog was shot; and 1t was said
tEat some Of the jurors wanted to
hang the defendant.-From Our
Dumb Animals"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-01

Sixth Annual Meeting of National As
ISOLATION for Advancement of This
People no BE HeId-Many Speak
ers.
The sixth annual conference OF the
National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People will be held
in Baltimore on May 8, and and
the program announced promises to
hold much Of interest to thoughtful
Americans who are aware OF the i'm
plications Of the race problem"
Both white and negro speakers are
announced, and the subjects to be
discussed range from the care OF the
negro child and the negro delinquent
woman up to such problems of state
craft as the future of the civil war
amendments" and the possible scope
or the new abolitionism" for which
the association stands
The opening session takes place on
the afternoon Of May 3, with Moor
field Storey of Boston in the chair.
Mrs. Robert La Toilette, wife OF the
Senator from Wisconsin. will discuss
the problems confronting the negro
working woman. Prof, Jacques Loeb
Of Columbia University will speak on
The Theory OF Racial Inferiority in
the Light of Recent Biological Knowl-
edge" The Rev. r. w. Bagnall, an
Episcopal clergyman Of Detroit, will
speak on Color and the Church."
The sessions on May 4 will be
marked by the addresses by United
States Senator Wesley L. Jones of
Washington; Archibald Grimke, Of
Washington, ID. C.; Mrs. Havelock
Ellis, wife of an English scholar and
critic, who speaks on Democracy
and Culture; Or. Katherine Bement
Davis of the department OF correction
New York city, who will discuss the
delinquent colored woman; DR.. Joel
E. Spingarn of New York, and others.
The closing Of the conference will
D. marked by addresses from Charles
]. Bonaparte, formerly attorney-gen-
eral of the United States, who speaks
on Economic and Legal Equality;
Oswald Garrison Villar, editor Of the
New York Evening Post on THE New
Abolition; Miss Abilene Moffat on
The Southern Renaissance" Butler
r Wilson of Boston, W. Ashbie Haw-
kins Of Baltimore, and others.
AS at previous conference, the
morning sessions will be reserved for
the members of the association, who
will receive and discuss the reports
from the various branches and the
consideration Of plans for the future.
The organization has done effective
work in bringing about cooperation
between the races for general uplift
The association publishes from its
headquarters at 70 Fifth avenue, New
York city, a monthly review of the
race problem known as the Crisis and
edited By DIR. w. T.. d. Dubois.
Among the directors Of the as
ISOLATION are Miss Jane Adams, the
Rev. John Haynes Holmes, Charles
\ W. Chestnut Walter E- Sachs, Moor
NJ field Storey of Boston Mrs. Florence
Kelley, John y MilhoIand, the Rev.
Hutchins c. Bishop, the Rev. W. H.
Brooks and Oswald Garrison Vii
\ lard.
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The Titanfc's Successor.

The White Star Atlantic liner
Britannia, launched last week, is in
tended to take the place of the lost
Titanic. The makers claim that the
new steamship will be 'the last
word" for safety in ocean travel. It
has a double hull, and water-tight
compartments both lengthwise and
crossWise.