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The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
"Borax" Smiths Courage Helps
Him in Winning a Second
Fortune.
DON'T WEAKEN" HIS MOTTO
Now, at Age Of Seventy-Three, He Is
Master Of Another Fortune OF Sew
eral MiIIions-Fiohting Phil
osophy Adopted in Youth.

San Francisco.-Hisl life slogan had
been: Don't weaken! What Is age7
Courage is the thing! Refuse to be
beaten!'
So when, at the age Of sixty-fve,
Francis NJ. ("Borax") Smith found
that his $2O,OOO,O0O fortune was gone
and that he was not only "broke" but
in debt to the tune Of several millions,
he didn't contemplate suicide. Nor did
he quit.
Today, at the age Of seventy three
he is master Of another fortune OF sew
eral millions and fighting with both
fists to regain his lost title Of "Borax
King" And If he runs true to form
he's likely to get it.
An accident, occurring when he was
twenty-eight, caused ''Borax" Smith to
adopt his fighting philosophy. He had
purchased small timber claim In Ne
yada and taken contract to supply
with fuel a Nevada mine. One day
he returned to find four Mexicans and
an Indian, all armed, cutting down his
wood. Smith had but four cartridges
and q rife. But, thought he, the In
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
She Is Oldest
British COLONY

rolling, timbered interior. Along a
number of the streams are fertile val
leys in which agriculture and stock
raising flourish.
400 Years Of Fishing.
In late years mining, stock raising,
the manufacture of wood-pulp and
newsprint paper, and number of
other Industries have been developed
in Newfoundland, but throughout its
more than 400 years of history the
central story Of the island might be
told in one word-fish. Boston and
Massachusetts have felt deeply in
debted to their sacred cod.' but after
all, that important creature came
from the Newfoundland banks; and
however valuable it has been to New
England, 1t has meant much more to
Newfoundland and through New
fOundland to Great Britain.
"A good case even could be made
for the cod as a claimant, for place
on the British coat-of-arms. for that
lowly fish in a way laid the founda.
ton of the worldwide British en-
pire. Before the discovery of New
foundland Britishers were of little
importance as seafarers. The great
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
ROYALTY NOW MUST WORK

and bed linen for hospitals. contribute
useful labor to orphanages and asy-
lums. help to care for the poor ana so
on. Girls under twenty years old viii
be Obliged for period OF three months
in each year to study domestic science
and the useful arts SO that they may
become more productive to society ana
contribute to the common good.
premier Stamboulisky says that one
of the causes OF Bulgaria's rapid re-
coyery from the war Is the work done
for the state by what Is called here
the volunteer labor army. He esti-
mates the value Of this work at $780,
00O 600 levas (nominally worth about
10 cents each.)
sThe volunteer army has been an en-
t,rA success" said n. StamDouiisky.
~ has built roads, streets, waterways
hridees. canals, warehouses. school.
honses and sanitary systems. i naa
drnincd swamps, titled the LAND ano
planted trees
The premier pointed out that bui'
raria now has q law prohibiting tne
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
NewfoundIands Pride in Senior.
itv Permanent Bar to Union
With Canada.
DATES BACK TO 18th CENTURY
Was q FulI-FledQed British Colony
with a Governor When Canada
Was New France-Position 10
Important Geographically.

Washington. = Renewed discussion
by the neighbors of the United States
to the north of the desirability Of New
foundland's becoming part Of the
Dominion of Canada raises q point
upon which probably many Americans
are hazy-that there are two distinct
British realms, not one, in the portion
of North America above the Canadian
border. Newfoundland and its rela-
tiOns to Canada are brought out in
the following bulletin from the Wash
ington headquarters of the National
Geographic society.
Sentiment plays its part In history
and historic geography" says the bulle-
tin, "and the fact that Newfoundland
has insisted on standing alone while
all the other British possessions OF
North America have united to form the
Dominion Of Canada is probably partly
due to the pride that Newfoundlanders
have always had In being able to boast
that theirs is the senior British col
Ony'-the first of the children of the
mOtherland to make its home beyond
the seas.
Dates Back to 18th Century.
Newfoundland had it's settlements
as early as the Seventeenth century
and was a full-fedged British colony
with a governor when Canada was
New France, South Africa was in the
hands of the Dutch, and not single
hn Svr AYrcf 10
Newfoundland has a geographical
position of great Importance, for II
largely blocks the broad gulf into
which the st. Lawrence river widens
and which forms Canada's front door
from Europe. Moreover, Newfound
land is the closest part of NOrtf
America to the British isles, being
only 1,64O miles from Ireland. It IL
natural that the first transatlantic
cable should have been laid to thu
shores of Newfoundland In 1858 anG
that out Of the II cables now crossing
the North Atlantic IL first touch Amer
lean soil either on Newfoundland or it.
neighboring islets. And when in 1915
airplanes finally conquered the Allan
tic 1t was from Newfoundland tha
both the American and the British ma
chimes took off.
Newfoundland has an area Of more
than $1,000 square miles and is there
fore practically half the size Of Grea
Britain. Excepting only Cuba. which
barely exceeds 1t In size, 1t Is thu
largest island Of the western hemi
sphere outside polar waters. With 1T
cliffs of brown stone rising 200 to 30
feet, broken here and there by deel
fjords and bays. Newfoundland has
bleak and barren appearance whicl
bellies conditions In many parts OF tn
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
EXERCISING THE WILL

NOTHING is more fatal to growth
~ of will than that form OF indo-
lence which shrinks from trial and ex-
pertinent.
The person who is confronted by
new perplexity, loses his or her self
reliance and in despair cries, what
shall I do," is not destined to go very
far afield in the creation Of song or
story or in the crafts.
He must, like boats, keep near the
shore and be ever ready to scud into
the harbor.
All the achievements In the arts and
sciences result from exercising an In
diyidual will and strengthening it In
difficult situations.
The practice of doing things habit
ually, as a bookkeeper adds column
Of figures or typist rattles off a
routine letter, Increases speed and
contributes a certain quality Sf eff
cheney, but it does not by any manner
of means improve the volitional power.
No new or original force is brought
into play.
The mind functions from nabit with
out any strain, unconscious Of exer-
ton. Mere habit is the impelling
power which If persisted in for long
time weakens the will and eventually
retards progress and originality.
0rho v,,on opd xpo,nop ubo riSo tC
the heights are those who every day
exercise their will-power In new
spheres. In their self-appointed occu
pations they call up their reserve
strength, whip their brains to fastel
gait and discipline their resolution.
They think and act for themselves
master their own problems by per
severance and mount step by step tt
places where rewards are largest ant
honors are unblemished.
They early learned how to depend
on themselves by reasoning and using
their judgment. They dug down t.
basic principles and discovered thu
"whys and wherefores."
Then followed q robustness and al
ability of mind which developed will
power Of the highest order.
And this high-powered will is avail
able to all who will drill themselve
to hard work and avoid slothfu
habits.
This special exercise Of the intellec
which is necessary to expand the will
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06

wealth of Goldfish which John Cabot's
finding of the island disclosed imme-
diately drew the men of the British
isles out of their insularity.
"The next year after the discovery
1864 fleet of Devon fishermen
crossed the Atlantic and returned
laden with fish, and from that time on
for centuries the annual crossing and
recrossing OF the Atlantic took place.
The British king looked upon the
voyages Of thousands Of men to and
from Newfoundland as the best KIND
of training for seamen, and deliber-
ately discouraged the settlement OF the
island in order to perpetuate the fish
ing from British base. Great Brit
ain quickly became seafaring ma
ton; the navy grew, and with its
growth the British empire spread.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
DON'T NEEDLE

THERE may be somewhere In the
L world q man who can run his
neighbor's business as well as his own,
but we doubt If you ever met him.
There may be a woman who can
successfully raise her own children
and keep Eer own house, and at the
same time be profoundly interested
in the way her next-doOr neiPhbor
raises her children and keeps her
house, but If there is such a woman
she has managed to keep herself
pretty we'll hidden.
Your neighbors affairs are interest
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06

The Friendly |
Path r9zM WALTZ; 1 i:s;.:.: ]
THE WILD FLOWERS

GAVE the wild flowers.
~ Slowly, but surely, many OF the
most beautiful species of blooms are
disappearing. Constantly those who
love them carelessly pull them up by
the roots, or the uncaring destroy them
with little less than criminal intent.
Virtually nothing is being done to give
them heightened lives.
Yet there are thousands who ind
some of the greatest pleasure In
tramping through the woods and fields
and viewing the fragrant beauties In
their native haunts. God was kind In
giving us SO many varieties to en-
hance the landscape and make the
world more beautiful. And those who
love the wildflowers would be remiss
IN their duty to themselves and their
fellows II they did not use every pos
sible influence to have the floral spe-
cies preserved.
Some may contend that nothing OF
material value Is to be gained by ex-
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
Is Broke at 65;
Now Rich Again

truders did not know that. Did ne
dare tackle five of them?
Don't weaken!" said his courage.
He fred two shots. The trespassers
fed.
It was from his timber claim that
he first saw upon the adjacent desert
the broad white streaks that later
were to make his first fortune. His
bOrax discovery meant little If you
weakened There was but little de-
mand for it and the price was high.
About 600 tons year was used. ne
recalls.
News of his discovery caused ter
rife slump in value. His associates
quit.
Don't weaken!" said his courage.
Smith stuck. He accumulated a for
tune of some $25,OOO,OOO, but only af-
ter he had lone-handedly packed borax
out Of the desert and created a big
market for it.
Then, with large income to invest,
Smith became interested In a fast fer
ry system between San Francisco and
Oakland which, it is held, practically
made the city Of Oakland. Huge ex.
penditures were involved and the rail-
road competition came. At the age
| Of sixty-five he had developed cities
but lost his fortune and plunged into
debt.
Don't weaken!" said his courage
He saw his borax holdings sold to pay
loans. But also he recalled that many
wears back he had been one OF the
company interested in a silver claim
that, to all appearances, would not
produce. Smith had thought different
ly and put in 100000, taking stock In
payment. This he had turned over te
his wife just before the crash came
And now in his extremity, tl.e mine
| was coming to his rescue.
Stakes AIl-Wins.
He at once went after borax de
posits in the Searles lake region, Sc
cured leases after hard fight ir
Washington, and made the mine pay
for his initial equipment. If it failed
| the mine was iOst-and there was
some reason to believe that 1t might
Just then came word that three pros
pectors had found a borax mine II
Nevada, near the Grand Canyon. HI
rode 80 miles on horseback into th'
desert to get there. He didn't hav'
time to appraise the property, for com
petitors were in the field. He had t
act at once and only upon his judg
ment.
Don't weaken!" said his courage
He closed tie deal for a quarter OF
million. And he was seventy-three
If he judged wrong his last card wa
gone. He took the mine while aston
ished rivals looked on.
Today the firm announces that ther
is S24,OOO,OOO worth Of borax In sigh
there.
So he has ne cause to regret hi
slogan: Courage is the thing! Wha
is age?/ Don't weaken"
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
Princesses Must Obey Labor
Law in Bulgaria.
klnds Sisters Are Not Immune, say
th1 Peasant Premier stamboui'sky
AN Womsn Up g % muss
Work Ten Days > Year.

sona.-Even King Boris two sisters
the Princesses Eudoxic and Naoe1us'
WIN be obliged to contribute Inel. .
share of work to the Bulgarian state
under the new compulsory labor iaw,
which requires all women up 70 thirty
years Of age to give at least - - ~
81 their time every year n usefui WolA
to the community. -.
This ruling has been mac. ...Ss, = =,
stern peasant premier. Alexanoel
stamhonlisky. the most powerful MAI
N Bulgaria and maker ana DfsaAs' :
Bulgarian women. said the preMsr .ss'
"a, - compelled to make Earmentl
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
Indians Taught by Movies.

Mexico City.-The Mexican govern
ment is using motion pictures to teach
various Indian peoples the art OF pot
terry and basket-making. Most OF these
tribes have known the art, in an ex-
tpemely crude manner, and the gov
ernment wishes to teach them modern
methods, In view Of the great num-
Der Of illiterates, the pictures are sup
plemented with lectures.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
"1/IDDIESS SIX
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THE FLAT OWNERS FATE

THE FLAT OWNERS FATE
A RICH man built row of hats,
"A All modern and complete;
A velvet lawn stretched out in front
Along the noisy street.
And then he tackled sign up hign
Above the passing crowd:
'.These handsome, modern fats ZOE
No children are allowed"
he garnered rents in golden store
And riches high he piled,
The while the echoes never rang
With laughter Of child.
No childish feet went pitty-pat
Adown the marble halls;
The gloomy corridors ne'er rang
With children's happy calls.
The rich man died, as all men must.
And neared St. Peters gate,
And DER the golden arch he saw
The words that sealed his fate.
The words he saw were writ In fames
And scared his hard heart well:
"This place is full Of little ones
You'll have to go below"
(Copyright.)
-O
Stopping the Discussion.
Her Husband-Roughly speaking.
you spend about
Mrs. Junebride-B-r-rOO-h l
don't want you to speak roughly to
me. l won't have 1t.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
Something to Think About
BuF. A. U)ALKER
F. A. DALkER

muy be irksome at first, but II per-
sisted in it becomes in little while
exhilarating and carries us forward at
wonderful pace without wearying IN
the least.
If you would test this to your own
satisfaction and advantage, try IT for
a month and note at the end OF that
time how you have improved IN men
tally and self-reliance.
(CopyrightJ
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06

sale of liqucr at bars, unless the voters
decide they want 1t. "You see," he
said. 1--WE are following somewhat In
the path of you Americans in regard
to prohibition. Some day Bulgaria
may be completely dry"
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
IAN KIN. wife in Mistake for Burglar

Man Kills wife In Mistake for Burglar
Pittsburgh, Pa.-AIleg1ng that he
shot and killed his wife when he mis-
took her for burglar In their home.
4 ]. Flannery surrendered to the po-
lice. Flannery called to his wife when
No entered the house, he said. but she
aid not answer. He fred his gun at
I shadowy form In coorway and
found that he had killed his wifA
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
Mothers
Cook
Book
"

With our sharp weapons we shall the fray.
And take the castill that thou lyest in:
We shall thee fay out Of thy foule skin.
And a dish. with onyons and pepper.
We shall thee dress with strong vynegare.
-Spenser.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
New Houses Wired
for Radio Service

The popularity of the radio
telephone was reflected in an ad-
vertisement appearing in Phila-
delphia newspapers in which a
builder announced that $1,000
600 worth of houses he Is build
ing "will be wired for radio tele-
phone service"
"This will add greatly to the
enjoyment Of these new homes"
the announcement concluded.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
WHAT TO EAT

A VERY nourishing dish is onion
"A chowder. Cook two cupfuls Of
minced onion in three-eighths Of
cup of butter for thirty minutes or IN
til the onion is soft. Add eight pota-
toes, pared and sliced. one teaspoon
full of pepper, one tablespoonful Of
mixed herbs (such as sage, marjoram.
sweet basil, and one quart Of water.
Cook until the potatoes are tender.
then add three cupfuls Of milk and
one cupful Of cream. Let come to the
boiling point and serve with pilot
crackers.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-06
Corn FIake Macaroons.

Take the whites Of two eggs, heat
until stiff. adding pinch of salt and
one cupful Of sugar very gradually.
then fold in one cupful Of corn fakes
and one cupful Of ground nutmeats. or
a mixture of coconut and ground nut
meats, two tablespoonfuls Of flour and
a teaspoonful Of vanilla.
Nu. No. ~s.o.
Copyright. 1922, Western Newspapers untoA
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-08

Mrs. Hester once lived In Aber-
nathy and have many friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. James HOLMAN
came In last week from their home
In Brentwood, and viii spend some
weeks visiting their relatives and
friends in Alternately
Mr.. and Mrs A. J. Fuchs enter
tanned party Of friends at a re-
ception Saturday night at their
countr yhome few miles southeast
II town.
Mr.. and Mrs w. NJ. Simpson, par
cnts Of Mrs. r. r. Grow. came in
last week for a few days visit TO
their daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Sherod, Of
Brownfield. relatives Of the Crow
family. and Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold,
are here for a few days visit.
Mrs. s. A. Whitesides returned 20
her home in Plainview Friday af-
ternoon. after spending a week with
her sister, Mrs. J. O. Castles.
w. A. Harrol returned this week
from an etended trip through Cen
trail and West Texas, where he has
been visiting friends.
Eugene Woods from Canyon,
spent Friday and Saturday visiting
his friends, Miss Thelma and Goldia
Jones.
Glenn Smith motored Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. O. Castles and Miss Georgia
Beard TO Lubbock one day last
week.
Ransome Darden from Brownfield
is spending few days in Alternately
with friends and relatives.
Mr.. s. A. whitesides and little
daughter Nell. spent last Friday
in Alternately.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Goodman, and
Mrs. Isabel Salter. were Lubbock
visitors Monday.
Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Burr Jones
Saturday, July 20. a twelve-pound
boy.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-08
you WANT A HOME
aud
YOU CAN HAVE 1T.

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easy Monthly payment Plan, for the
UNITED STATES SAVINGS BANK
OF DETROIT. MICHIGAN,
and also
can Make you loan with small
annual paymenta, az only ) i-2 per
cent Interest with good on or be-
fore option.
can save you from per cent
90 10 per cent ~ the amount ~ the
loan during the life u y over any
thing that il being offered.
Come IN and talk the matter over
whether you want 10 build nov 90
IN the future.
CLAUDE n. HunInuT.
CITY, FARM AND RANCH LOANS
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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-08
sCURRY COUNTY FARMER
DIED HERE THURSDAY

Grayson Eiland. farmer Of near
Snyder died here Thursday. Aug
ust 10th. of ruptured appendix
His wife and baby, three brothers
and parents were here at the time
Of his death, and accompanied the
remains to Snyder Friday. where
funeral services were conducted.
Mr. Eiland was a respected and
loved citizen Of that section, and
his loss will be keenly felt in his
He was 80 years, l
month and two days Of age.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-08
ALTERNATELY NEWS
FROM THE REVIEW

in ihe state for a number of years,
seeing b. grow from wild ana
woody state 90 its present civil.za-
ton Ilo was here when this coun-
Try was vast plains with thou.
sands ~ cattle roaming unmolcsiod
hy wire fences, whore land could
be- had for the asking. But those
days are gone forever as he exc
pressed IL, and now he can look back
and see where he and an other old
Texans missed their guess hy not
taking advantage Of the then OPP
portunitics that were offered lie
thinks the souht plains Is the COM
ing part Of the state and can see
now, as he saw twenty-five years
ago, that the plains will some day
be- the center Of the greatest state
In The union. Mr.. Hopne says q
b. fact that from Abilene north
and west is being recognized ~ the
cotton belt Of The state, 'yd the
lime Is near at hand when this soc-
tion viii produce more cotton than
an the rest Of the state put Together.
For the last two weeks the wealth
cr has been hot and dry and reports
coming In from the farmers that
the crop outlook was very discOurag-
ing unless rain came very soon.
We found il quite different on last
Sunday afternoon when we took "A
drive east Of town as far as the
Bledsoe ranch. in company with Mr.
and Mrs, Goodman, Mrs. Saulier and
]. ID Bolton. We passed several
farms 81 cotton and all kinds II
grain that were green % the ground
and apparently not suffering the
least biz for rain Some corn we
noticed was beginning 20 turn brown
no the ground and unless rain comes
soon that will be failure The
cotton and other row stuff IS not
suffering and ii we have rain in The
next few days a large crop Of an
kinds viii be- harvested this fall
IN talking 10 some Of the farm
crs on the street Saturday they were
unanimous in stating that al crops
were looking better than they were
ten days ago, In spite Of the lack of
moisture Some Of the best and
experienced cotton farmers. made
the statement that with one more
good rain al this time, yield Of
one half bale of cotton 20 the acre
would be gathered this fall The
hot winds ~ last week did more
damage o. the crops than The dry
weather
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-08-08
MILLION TONS OF
COAL SHIPPED FROM WALES

Washington, July 3l.--More than
100000 tons Of coal viii be en-
route to the United States from
Wales and the east coast of Eng
land by September /, according TO
Vice President Small Of the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation, who has
charge Of ALLEGATIONS and charters
Of shipping board vessels.
Charters have been let for fifty
ships. aggregating 100000 tons. 70
engage in the import Of coal, he
said.