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? .III.11,11 II . .. I,!L. 1. . , _ lexas Goes forward " " " J Group of OH Wella In Texas. (PrcV*rcct bv Nntlonnl OeoKi'Aphtc HocUty, Washington, I), O.)?WNU 8ervloo. WIIILK sclent ists ai-o penetrating the black depths of. caves In Texas to trace the lives of their early occupants?among i America's oldest Inhabitants?the Lone Star state syviftly marches In the opposite direction toward modern progress. Texas Is so big! So big that some one said the people of HI l'aso Jeer at those of Galveston as being effete easterners. In terms of people, area, animals, crops, and natural wealth she Is so big and her regional Interests are so diverse that she has out\ grown her very constitution, as a boy outgrows his pants. Laws good for east Texas may he bad for west Texas. States policies agreeable to the'natives on the lower Klo Grande may cause grief and pain to those hundreds of miles away In the vast Panhandle. Merely to confound the newcomer, the native himself takes delight la mentioning casually that his stale | could swallow tip more than 213 Rhode Islands and have a large* area deft over am] that It Is farther from HI l'aso t<? Beaumont than It Is from New York to Chicago, ller governor rules more territory than any king or premier of Hnrope has In the continental limits of his country, Russia alone excepted. Were Texas at? densely settled as Massachusetts, she'd have more than 1 111,0<)0,000 people. In Texas mere native Americans, starting only with hard hands, strong wills, and great energy, have built tip. a vast, rich and powerful commonwealth. The human tide to Texas, so far, has been steady, but never In any sense a ~ great migration.? WhcnStephen F. Austin founded his famous colony on the banks of the Brazos, a little more than 100 years ago, the Texas population, Including Mexicans and Indians, was probably not more than 8,000 op 10,000. In the next quarter of a century the state had only 100,000 white inhabitants and 35,000 slaves. Not till railways began to spread, In the seventies, was Its growth at all rapid. In the last 20 years It has gained more than 2.000,000. .. From the Middle Western states, since 1020, more than 100.000 people have come each year to settle in Texas. Of these Immigrants, 8(1 per cent have settled in towns and cities. The remaining 1 I per cent, going to the cogtT^ try, have put close to 2.<HHi,m>o acres of new land Into crops. Since the end of the World war, it Is estimated that propnhly oon.ono people have settled on new farms in the vast Panhandle region. Less Than Half Cultivated. The enormous agricultural potentiality of Texas is shown by the fact that, although less than half of her amide land has been put under cultivation. ybt In s good year she produces a billion dollar crop. More than a billion dollars' worth of oil has'"been produced In Texas in five years and the state probably has more lignite, or brown coal, than the whole famous Ruhr region of tier- j many. Her deposits run Into billions of tons. No one knows how much, i Her industrial population, though long of minor consequence, is now increas- I lng fast. With her abundant oil, gas lignite. J Iron ore, and other minerals, the re- 1 suiting gradual increase of trade and Industry is bound to bring substantial growth 1<> certain Texas cites ( ?n the maps ?>f the I'nit, d States used b.v fJi 1 general staff at Washington certain lit'lc l!ags rro thing. Tlo'.v ite; < a! :!.o _! " C"% **r x~r? j. .-'.pii . - N. v N rk ' ' M.go > n 1 .: = A ' . T< \ in . . " g i - . ' I t r : . It ':.' - - A: ; : s \ ? i |i ...... | > j i- w : - . 1 : ' p - '-t-e ' -f T,.\i,s w .'!. Li r i . i. . and io-r mlnera. ! ? : ium'- ' - r . m.v,a:.s of t rat.-; : t. ami lo r a. o-? to vast tneaf. grain : n I natural gas -up plies-, is a strategic may spot whereon j{ j$ easy* to visual.7.e a grc~.it southwi stern city. Already Houston is conspicuous. Tt Is the greatest spot cotton market In the world. On its ship canal it has huge storage for export oil and grain ?grain sent from Iowa. Kansas and Nebraska for Liverpool and Hurope. Fed by 17 railways am! served by numerous steamship and tanker lines. It trades with the world. Its de>tiny is one of large possibilities. Biflfler and Better Cattla. In all the kaleidoscopic industrial transitions that are sweeping so much of our South. uwl West, nothing has changed more completely than the Texan cattle ranches. Today the original high-speed Texas Innghorn, that streak of hoofs, horns and yellow hide that used to ran with the deer and wild mustangs, Is practically extinct. Vet, In his'' time, he was the basis of vast fortunes. With the banished longhorn there also passed from this wlld-cattlo arena most of those rollicking, hard-riding, quick-shooting heroes whose names still live in the old cowhoy ballads. When barbed wire was Invented, romance and adventure died?op the Texas plains. Freedom was no more. As to Texas, the .climatic, geographic, floral fact remains that she Is still the biggest natural cow pasture In the l.'nlted States At this very minute millions of bulky hovlnes are quietly feeding and fattening Inside the wire fences of Texas. Rigger and belter meat-bearing animals that Is the modern Texas cowman's slogan. Gradually building, up the herds no yearly ipn h Is but constantly improved. To get a hti-kv. fever-resisting beast for the low coast lands, the canny Texans have crossed their native cattle with the great humpbacked I'.rahmr.ns -of India In good years the Fori Wortlt market alone will receive more than I.Onu.tKlO cuttle, as well as, perhaps, l.'JoU.OOO calves, sheep, and hogs Measured In dollars and cents, Texas cotton Is above cattle. Cotton. In Texas, Is above everything.. Hut nothing Is above cattle In the sent I merits and memories of Texans. To keep alive and spread the fame of Texas cow kingdoms, 311 historic cattle brands have been carved on the walls of Harrison hall, newest building on the camups of the state university. When Cabeza dp Vaca crossed Texas In 1535 the Indians gave him gar- ] meats of cottohr- From the few plants of those early days there has developed n production of astounding magnitude. At times Texas' crop has amounted to more than 40 per cent of nil cotton grown In the United States. In the record year, 10120. It reached the amazing total of 5,030,831 500pound bales. Taking a leaf from the book of North Carolina. Texas 1s beginning to build up her most obvious Industry, the cottoli mill. She enjoys three of the most vital factors for their profit1 abb- operation: adequate labor, cotton I "at the gate of the cotton patch." and I fuel for "power. * Developing Its Resources. Like North. Carolina, also, Texas Is setting nhour methodically to make the most of all her natural-gifts. The newly formed Society for the Scientific Development of Texas Natural Hesources Is Just what Its name implies. Vast as many resources of Texas are known to be, further surveys must yet he made to determine the best local Industrial use of the many miners! deposits which exist. Already the nnnual mineral production,"exclusive of oil. Is valued at $70,000,000. Take potash. A thorough survey of the Texas deposits may reveal enough of these salts to make the United States forever Independent of the present French-German potash monopoly. Texas produces $50,000,000 of net surplus wealth each year. It Is the aim of the Scientific society, by publishing freely the results of its surveys, to aid this home capital In the developj merit of mining and Industry, j Texas, never a territory, entered ' the Union on her own terms. Shrewdj l\. she kept title to her own public 1 -ml- J l;>!f tie- \.i?t domain >!i ? g:s\e i to l,i r s. 1 . 's. 1!i r- \:r. \ osi: \ reIved tnoj-p Men f\vo r m-'-es. rv; r e.r> 1 ??.?< ! -|, e- , I 11,.- I \ . : - \ . r 1 \ \ ri b I I - - ' ' !et\ . . n I e- -:s f "... w : * ? . - - ... . ; '.,] ' - T- - 1 i ! b S ; * ,, I T' S l;iri'l'it II tit.i, tro.il .-3 . i ' - '' fat::! of i:w ho ! M e rnii: I 'a It - of To\as. I like M g: oat b.,rr.a,en. of I'.r.I handle, "f the S..ti'a II- bo a gorge In ! UreWsti-r e.'tinti. are wild and pie j tiin sque ('res- c.-untr.v train trippers . killing time at bridge between Kansas j City and I.os Angeles, see nothing of those rougher, w iider regions. I.ike| wise, by hundreds of miles, they miss the verdant, fruitful, subtrople Gulf 1 coast, with its palms and beaches. Its j pleasure resorts, and its busy, grow1 Ing tourist traffic. From all over the - Middle West Increasing numbers of I visitors go now each winter to Gnl| veston, Corpus Christ!, and other Gulf ; towns. Farther south and alone the Rio Grande, between Laredo and BrownsJ vllle, has developed rapidly a vegetable j nnd citrus-growing region of wealth i and Importance. ' -sr.! ' I. " I ?~ Exhibit of Mummies in Crypf of Dublin Cljmrch Dublin is perhaps the only city outside of Egypt that has Us own mummies. They are rather a ghastly sight, hut no visit to the city would he complete without a trip to the crypt of St. Michun's church, where they may he seen. Some odd property of the air In the vault underneath this edifice has pre served the bodies of tuuuy of those who w'ere hurled there centuries ago. You may see them now, for the weight of one collin piled upon another has caused some of them to break and arms and legs protrude. It Is strange Indeed to ho taken Into a dark dun geon and to see In thu (lash of a light held by your escort a hand hanging out. And It Is a hand, too, and nut Just a network of bone. For the skin has been preserved through all the ages and has jukon on the appearance of leather. The sexton tukes great pride In showing these remains. Some of them are lords and some are common folk Many of them have been dead Ave centuries, which is a long time In any Country. The one he Is proudest of. perhaps, is that of a Crusader. You know- he Is a Crusader, for he was hurled, as they all wore, with the legs crossed.?New Y'ork Evening Cost. Finest Feelings Last but One Brief Moment Each hud flowers but once and each flower has but Its minute of perfect beauty; so In the garden of the soul each feeling has, as It were, Its flowering instant, Its one and only moment of expansive grace ami radiant king ship. Each star passes but onco in the night through meridian over our headland shines there but ah instant; so in the heaven of the mind each thought touches its zenith but once, and in that moment all its brilliance and ail its greatness culminate. Artist, port, or thinker. If you want to ilx and immortalize your ideas or your feelings, seize them at the precise and fleeting moment, for It is their highest' point. Before it you have vague outlines or dim presentiments of them. After It you will only have weakened reminiscence? or powerless regret; that moment is tho moment of your ideal.?Am ell's Journal. Early American Missionary It seems a far call from a little Island in the Mediterranean, and from a very little village on that Island to San Francisco In California, but Soller is a lovely spot cupped in a valley under the peak of I'ulg Mayor. The Sollerites are us clean as the Dutch or clearver, and their houses ure spotless. Their polished tiles and white walls light up cheerfully as you enter their ever open doors. It's so sunny and fine In Soller that no one even dreams of closing iPTIoor. From Soller visit the coastal heights of Miramar, where, in 1270, tho Franciscan mystic. Raymond Lull, founded the first school of Christian missionaries, whence later wont Fro Junipera Serra to found the mission of San Francisco In California ?Washington Star. These United States The name United States of America is really an evolutionary product, a name which begun to develop as soon as the Colonies handed themselves togather. Some of the old local coins refer to the "Unity States of America." The Declaration of Independence asserts "that these United Colonies arc, and of Right ought to lie Free and Independent States." It also speaks <>f them as the United States of America. So do the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. The "authority" by which the name is used is that of the people, as delegated to the Continental congress and the other bodies which shaped the form of our government. Touchy About Wrinklet When Queen Elizabeth's wrinkles waxed deep and many It is reported that an unfortunate master of the mint Incurred disgrace by n too faithful shilling, said an article in the Quarterly Review in October, lv_8. The die was broken and only <ne mutilated spec1!men is now in existence. Her inc.i?N ?f honor took the hint and were thenceforward careful that no fragment of looking glass should remain in any room in the palace. In fmt. the lion heart, d l.t ly had not lo-art t<? l--ok herself in die <*\. e f t ' e !:i M '.'II M'.irs of III r i.e.. ? Do! I'eit \ ' W s. Sweet Papa A e. rt.e!. ..lib li.ol lej.bleed !'- bi. . ; ,.- h .-.=,it e I ser\ Itors t it vouitg. .tied ^c/,i?t*L,pretty. w iiti Mo- f the old die-hard :... :ntiers w he had strongly oppose ! the idea arrived for lunch. ! low 's the dm k today?" he gruu.ed, glowering at the girl who came to serve him. "Oh, I'm all right." said the waitress perkily, "and how's the old pelican ?" Fly in the Ointment Tire venerable musician put down his beloved Instrument with a sigh. "I've but one regret," he said. "1 canna take my Addle wl' me when 1 *o- *Lr "After all. tbnt won't matter very much." his visiter consoled him. "You'll have u harp, you know "Aye!" snld the old vtoliniro. fl,-rt-e ly, "and wha's gaun tue learn the hairp at my ago?** BEDLAM BKKAK8 iJfrOSE What would happen in your city, in a given week, if newspapers were to bo abolished? We loam from Portland (Ore.) Journal what actually happened recently at Butte, Montana, when the two daily newspapers of tho community did not appear for two weeks owing to a wage controversy. One rumor spread through tho town that a,/terrible murder had been committed i\p the suburbs. Another report carried the dismal tidings that .the bonus men at Washington had blown up the White House. A third terrifying rumor, widely spread through the city, was to tho effect that President Hoqvor had ibeen assassinated. Crowds milled about tho streets in front of the newspaper offices, reading brief news bulletins posted on tho windows. Newspaper telephonos rang incessantly as subscribers begged for stray bits of news. A messenger boy carrying exchanges from the postoffice to one of the Butte newspapers was stopped on the street and offered as high as 50 cents a copy for the privilege of reading one of his papers. Theso things, or worse, would happen in any city of this country, in like circumstances. Life would bo made perilous. Business and orderly routine would suffer immeasurable harm and violence. Bedlam would break looso. What the American press contributes to organized society as a regulator of thought and conduct is little understood or appreciated by the rank and file. There are stupid men in certain communities, sometimes pos- j ing as local leaders, who do not hesi- j tate to break the usefulness of their ; newspapers at every opportunity, j They sot us such trashy substitutes as shopping give-away advertising j sheets, silly radio contraptions which j can only distribute news bulletins, at i best, though claiming all of th,e rights j of the free press, and otherwise seek j to embarrass responsible journals of j real news and honest opinion. Harry Chandler, publisher of Los Angeles Times, not long ago said: "Take away the newspapers, and this country of ours would become a scene of chaos." That is literally time.? Editor and. Publisher. i J The Dyspeptic Candidate During the late campaign, Repre- | sentative Champ 'Clark, of Missouri, j and a minister who had dyspepsia, j but who was helping out in the prohi- ! bition cause by making speeches along on Clark's trail, met at a farm house and stopped to dinner. The j farmer's wife bustled around and fried chicken, fresh ham, pork chops, | steak, vegetables and three kinds of pie. Mr. Clark was eating everything j set before him. The minister sipped j a cup of hot water. "Won't you have some chicken?'* asked the host. "No, thank you," replied the min- I ister. "Won't you take some steak?" "Thank you, no." "Or some ham or pork chops?" persisted the farmer. "Na," replied the minister. The youn^ son of the house leaned over to his father and whispered hoarsely: "Maybe he'll suck an egg, pap." WHY MISREPRESENT? 1 < A man who deliberately misrepre- , sent* another has committed a grave \ offenee. However, there have always been people in every community (who , delighted in leaving false impression ] concerning some one or Home busi- , neso, etc. ? Some people will misrepresent their competitor, thinking that they will be ^ the gainer, ahd might be for a while, j but it will eventually become known, j and when it does it always rebounds \ on the one who has thus acted. , ( We have seen Innocent people suf- ] for on account of a misrepresentation ( of their character, and in various , other ways, all on account of some t misstatement of some envious person. ( There is a golden rule which it, would , be well for us all to follow: "If you can't say something good about your neighbor, don't say anything." You take most campaigns for office and there are always a few who will stoop to misrepresent their opportent. This is wrong and one reason why we have nev^r had any desire , to be a candidate for office. You will hear one felldw speak, and .you would think his opponent was crookedest fellow in the world, and ho will come along and tell you about the other fellow and you just don't know which one is telling the truth. In such cases we wonder sometimes if they both are not right in their assertions. If they are, then both should go down in defeat. Occasionally you will find a business man who will misrepresent his competitor, thinking ho^SjNl get business-that his' competitor has been getting. He (might succeed for a while, but when you find a fellow like this He will finally lose the conI . idence of the people; and -when he I Joes ho i? going- to got i hard fall- | nid he deserve* one end has it ^ ngiLet us be uquare -with each other ind when we a*y anything about any! I tx>dy\ let it be the truth.- <S?lUsaw (Okla.) Democrat American. I >avis Van Noy #rai\h, president of I the building material4 company bear mg his name, at Charleston, had been I n business there for 48 years before I his death this week. He wa i 60 y^ar, I old and born at Newberry. For the I last 43 years he commuted between I Oharlesrton and his home at Summer. I villi', by train for 38 years and by av I tomobile for the last five years, trav. I eling thus a distance equal to 20 1 times around the world. The first use of trucks instead of I locomotives in South Carolina will be I that of .the Seaboard between Hamlet I and iColumjbia, and between Columbia 1 and Gambit. The road has madt I formal application to the state rail- I road commission for permission to op- I erate this truck service during the I last two months of this year and thQ I first two months of 1933. The trucks I will handle only parcel post and ek- I press matter and are intende<l to ira- I prove the passenger train service, the I road says. It is* operating the same I sort of service between Hamlet and I Norlina, N. C.? I Another tragedy because ho did-' I n't know it was loaded occurred Sun- I day night at Spartanburg, when I Ralph Sistar, 18 years old, was killed I by a shot from a pistol in the hands I of J. R- Fouche, On the way home from church, Sistar asked Fouche to I buy a pistol and while Fouphe was I examining the gun it was discharged. I "> ' T ATTENTION Seed Loan Farmers! O . -t v . We are in a position to store all government seed loan Cotton and advance 80 cents per hundred pounds. f | Our receipts will be accepted by the Department of Agriculture. Take advantage of the 9 1-2 cents per ? I pound on your loan. Store with V" 11 . ri\ r . j ; Mutual Warehouse Company * F. M. WOOTEN, Manager, Camden, S. C. I | HELP THE RED CROSS TO HELP THE NEEDYT~| . ' - ?ii . y The 1932 posW of the American Ksd Croaa Roll Call for members. EVERY year, beginning with the World War, the Red Cross has Issued a poster calling attention to Its roll call for membership, which in held, traditionally, from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day. Many famous artists have painted these posters. v Usually they center about the figure of a Red Crosa nurse, which carries sentimental recollections of her service during the war, and of her service in disasters in peacetime, as well as in the paths or public health. The poster this year is a timely re minder that the Red Cross needs help, a J it ih carry on helping othei*_a Every one who joint u a member ?* m the Red Cross chapter In his rotf M munity will be helping this hurosn* 1 tarlan organisation to help the need/ M throughont the patios-- I