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THE BICSE3T- FURNITDH3 EU 4 THE'COUTnEIQIIT EIQ LfCaE3 WALKER AND Wess.wsto.. tmkmmi mill llli FANNlft FANNIN 10 OFF rOBCAU' i 10 OFF NesfV OaSCMay CiorSefcooi 1 .7 A. 1. V- V. 1 AY 1 1 A I I Build mg- Jpy; Golden Oak Buffet Substantial Iron $32.50 easdiiiBiGftD i w.

Hlghlr polished golden oak, IV I I III II Bed $8.00 Mown. lm 19 pr ior mm Lj, II i aa )tz rrcsn new. puunug uuu una licit uuimiit( iiuiii'ttic utoi luiiuiuic iiiaiK9 ut mo nuiiu. uui assortments are larger than shown anywhere in the south you can find just the pattern, the wood, tn ImikH prlot 1 1 1 the finish or the (quality you are looking for. But the best of all is the low The buying of the eight big furniture stores of the Stowers company not only brings down tne price but enables the finest patterns and' qualities, viA ii i YOU OUGHT TO SEE OUR RUG STOCK tr a i $6.50 Arm ocKer Hundred of Ruga, hundreds ot patterns.

No matter how your taste may run, you will find no difficulty In scaring the very rug you desire. Quality up prices low: i K'? 9x12 Tapestry Rues. $11: less 10 per cent for cash i $9.90 9x12 Velvet Rugs, $18; less 10 per centtfor cash Beautiful line of Rugs for bed rooms, in. shades of pink, blue, tan and green. Prices for 9x12 size $1100, $21.50 (8mall Rugs to "match.) THIS IS LACE CURTAljtf HEADQUARTERS We hare Just recelred a new shipment of Curtains' and Curtain material to all the various gmdea and Tn mlitan oak or flniih: Just Uk cut Len 10 pr Mnt $5.85 for caih make tn prlc Slses 3 feet6 Inches and 4 feet 6 Inches; Vernls Martin finish; Mnch continuous posts as shown.

10 percent off for cash makes' dt aa' the price Af if Mission Rocker $5.00 Early.Engllsb, Spanish leather seaL 10 per cent off for cash makes the pa price Ann Chair to match, i 8ettee to match. Art Reed Rocker $20 As Illustrated; covered with art tapestry; finished In fumed effects. Lees 10 per. cent makes 1 A A the price lOaUU PS j' iCe Vltnntir iirVir.l:trT hsa'vv Elegantly, upholstered' with genuine heavy KitchenCabinet! AT brown Spanish lea(hor: of solid oak with fumed "finish; Whitney Pullman Chaise $37.50 A luxury for baby, cream and black enamel body, leather auto hood, full cushioned. Leee 10 per cent for cash makes the 699 915 $1X0 Down, $1.00 a Week As 11- lustrated; made ot best quarter sawed oak, golden finish; best Kitchen Cabinet on the market for the price.

10 Iper cent off for DAVENPORT; ROCKER' ARM CHAIR $30.00 $27.00 Less'-- 10 makes t( Price makes Price $72e50 $655 tQO ArtLess 10 0n OA cash makes the 01 CA makes Price 90OU price 0 10U in the kind of protection offered both birds and game. There are 18 States which entirely prohibit the sale of game. It States permit the selling of unprOf tected game, and tn eight more there la a oartlal nrohibition. Many of these STATE LAWS NOT ENFORCED however, permit the sale of Imr-J WORK AT PRAIRIE VIEW A REVELATION Vormsi and Industrial College Is Largest Colored Institution of Xini in United States and Enrollment Is Equal to Booker T. "Wailiingtoii'i Pro- r.A -which -waa rtne.t: They also make aorgV hum syrup of at The broom gad mattress factory was'.

th ne pi4w where was elng. turned out an excellent quality ot brooms, from foe broom corn raised en tnwfaw i ejn enats, whisk -brooms, etc. The Ice plant and "cold, storage rooms were visited, where they make their own ice, and from -there'-we were ahown the electric light which, by the way, was In charge of a Washington County negro, who- Is engineer, and. of course, he took great pride to showing his Washington County friends what they were doing in that department, the buildings and grounds being lighted up from this plant. A.

E. Flewellen in the plumbing department, -Is also a Washington County nego. The hospital was one of the neatest places we visited and waa in charge of Dr. E. R.

Gravelly, with Nettle Butler, a trained nurse, assisting, and in show partment; P. E. Bledsoe, formerly principal of the Brenham colored schools, firofessor of science there; J. T. Hodges, Ibrarlaa and professor, of English; N.

A. Banks, chaplain and mathematics; C. H. Griggs, history; H. Waller, superintendent of farm and professor of agriculture; W.

P. Terrell, mechanical department: R. L. Isaacs, register and mathematics; Miss A. I Evans, associate professor of English and dean of women; Miss Roberta E.

I Lyman, department of cooking and domestic economy; Mlsa K. E. Housewortb, sewing and millinery, and George J. Austin, In charge of young men, were all at their respective places ready to receive us and show us the actual work they are doing. To say that It was a revelation to the visitors Is but to confess our Ignorance of the magnitude and scope of this institution, and in this connection we believe that Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College, while known aa the largest eolored educational institution In the United States under supervision of a Federal Statute Would tect the Birds.

unheeded simply because the destruction works out in When -some great devastation takes place, such as the destruction of city by fire or earthquake, millions of dollars are poured out to relieve ths conditions so made. At. is the suddenness and speetacularlsm that appeals to the public and; brings relief. Yet all the while people are willing to alt 'by end see approximately 1400,000,000 worth- of damage done by Insects and yet not take the only means of relief at hand that of giving Federal protection to migratory birds. i One thing to be noted tn considering the effect of the passage of the migratory bird bill Is the fact that Federal protection and Federal law is much more respected than are State laws.

Once the migratory bird bill Is passed, violations will not be winked at by State officials who have any reason or desire to favor their constituents. The power of Uncle Sam is such that Federal laws are violated with leas Impunity than any others. The only way In which all these valuable migratory birds can be saved to us, I through the strong arm of the National Government, and a Federal law for the protection of all migratory birds. Protection of game birds alone will not answer. Too many other birds are being killed for food, especially In the South.

portee game. i The Migratory Birds. Another element that comes into the question Is that of State rights. It is argued by some that each State has the right to make Its own laws covering protection of birds, and It la of no interest what the other States do. This Is a particularly dangerous fallacy, as any migratory bird may do the bulk of Its good Its work In crop protection In one State and nest and bring up its' young In another.

What good does it do for a State In the Middle West to protect the robin. If, when the same robin migrates to the South, it is mercilessly slaughtered? Today there are about one-tenth aa many birds alive and working as there were to years ago. For SO years the continuous slaughtering of birds has gone on, with the result that destructive Insect life Is multiplying so rapidly that the former surety with which crop were grown is now replaced by the continuous struggle on the part of the farmer Often Migratory Game Do the Host Good in Eating the Insect Pests That Destroys the Crops of the Country. ing us through there was only one patient Dutie, us nui mm kbu ut wiuoij uiuwu The argument 'is sometimes advanced that inasmuch as the various States protect birds to a greater or less extent, there Is no call for a Federal law. This argument possibly- might have some force if it were not for the utter inadequacy of the laws that prevail throughout some portions of the United States touching the slaughter and protection of birds.

Also, if the present laws were enforced, there might be less call for the enactment of Federal legislation. To begin with, the laws differ greatly with the insect pests wmcn aestroy ms crops. to be the health -of the students being excellent. By this time the shades of night had fallen and we were escorted to the cull-nary department Each of ua thought that here we would be competent judges of the work, going on, and the decision was unanimous that they are teaching the science of good cooking down there. The kitchens were models of neatness, gasoline ranges were used, and every convelvable substantial and delicacy was being turned out.

H. C. Aldrldge, who has been steward for the past 17 years, served us an excellent dinner that was heartily enjoyed, and just before our departure at midnight, the students of the cooking department served us an elegant lunch. Dinner finished, cigars lighted, we thought that the pleasures of the visit were over and that we have a long wait A scald, burn'or severe cut Ileal slowly If reflected. The' family that keeps a bottle of BAIXAKD'S SNOW LINIMENT on' hand Is always prepared for such accidents Price 26c.

too and tl.00 per bet-tl. Bold by all druggists Adv. Destruction Almost Universal. BHENUAU. Texas.

February t. Boa. TT. IX Crockett of ChaopcU Hill, Messrs. Arthur Wanctman.

L. Wttktns, Dr. R. H. Lenert and Osorge Tucker went to the Prairie View State Normal and Industrial Collet Tueadar afternoon on a tear of Inspection.

The visit was on the invitation of the faculty, and was extended through Prof. D. Porter of the Brenham Colored Industrial CoDeg-e, who also went down. The Visit was a revelation to every member of the party, for. while we all knew more or leas about this betnc a great educational Institution for the colored people of Texas under State supervision and Federal patronage, none or us were cognisant of the fact that It Is the largest institution of the kind In the Ignited States, and that, too, with only an appropriation of about (30,000 per annum from the State, and about $12,000 from the Federal Government.

It has sn enrollment of about 000 stu- dents, with S60 In actual attendance, which Is about equal to the number that attends Booker T. Washington's great colored school at Tuskegee. that has been so liberally endowed through the generosity of Andrew Carnegie and ethers. Prairie View State Normal and Indus- This loss goes on day by day and la This toss goes on day by day and la for a return train, but not so. A special ay 1 1 liiiti ill it in i i vwn w' 1 Drunkards Saved Secretly Any lady Kay Do It at Home-Costs Dothing to Try.

aa It anouM Do, ana mat li tne people of Texaa were cognisant of the good work they are doing for the colored peo- File, educating and training them to use-' ul trades and occupations, ws feel sure that the State' would be more liberal in Its support of the institution, for they are woefully In want of greater facilities for the development of their many industries. For Instance, In their agricultural department Professor Waller told us that they only had IS mules to do their farm work on toe aore of land and do all their hauling of supplies from the station, and that there was not a cultivator on the farm. In addition to the faculty above named there are SS assistants, each and every one of whom were present, courteous and eager to show us what they were' doing in their respective department, and they all seemed to be doing good work In the industrial lines. The tour of Inspection carried wi through every department, end we started with the laundry. It was one of the larger Institutions for the reason that It does the work for all the colony, nam-bering dose to a thousand people.

It Is worked by relays of girls, 115. each of five different days In the week. The irons were heated by gas. and the work turned out showed that they were educating the girls in this branch of domestic science. Our next visit was to the hat eatab-llahment.

There they not only clean hats and reblock them, but make almost every kind of hat, and aa they aaked the alse hat we wore, we wouldn't be surprised at any time to receive a sample of their art. This department waa in charge of Bwell Btark. T. H. Brittaln waa in charge of the carpenter shop, and tho students were making useful articles for household use, and Use at the college; safes, bedsteada, screen, book cases and various other articles of furniture, one student there to leant the trade being of middle age end the father of It children.

The printing office was in charge of William Cook, where the Prairie View Standard was printed, and was equipped with sufficient material to do most of the college printing. The paper te edited by Principal E. Black a hear, W. Rollins, easiness manager; R. I.

leasee, associate editor, and, Is a aeat six -column rF. Johnson was at the head of the shoe department where they were male- and repairing boots aad ahoea. is tailoring department was -notes sarily a pretty- large department, for while the atodenta are learning plain owing they are making uniforms for the girl student blue serge skirts and whit waists and there is a big bunch oS them attending, and they are endeavoring to learn them to make their own clothes and then fancy sewing and millinery work from the very framework of beta. Prof. Jaraes Moore was-In charge ot the Mackatnithing department which had a dosen.

forges running, where they do an kinds of farm blacksmith, mending and making wagons. An old circular saw furnished them, material for several krge sweeps. The dairy experiment waa next vis-' trial College was organised by an act of the Legislature approved April IS, and Is controlled by the board of directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical College through a committee of three, which at present are Hon. J. Allen Kyle, Hon.

Walton Peteet and Hon. Ed B. Kone. It seems ta have been organised primarily for the education and training of colored teachers, and many of them are teaching In the public schools throughout the State, aeveral of the best ones In the colored schools of Brenham being graduates of that Institution, but that Is only a small part of what Is taught there at the present time. The school is located In Waller County, six miles east of Hempstead, and on the broad prairie a mile north of the Houston and Texas Central Railway, and the buildings face southward so ss to catch the unobstructed gulf breese, and are grouped conveniently on about a SO-aere campus, all the buildings being lighted by electricity from their own plant.

About two-thirds of the 000 attendants are girls, and they are housed in five dormitories, a two-story frame building of SI rooms; a three-story brick of It rooms, and two three-story brick buildings of IS rooms each 6n second and third floors and containing on the first floor the sewing and cooking departments: the fifth, a frame buUdlng of 16 rooms, all being supplied with hot and cold water and baths. The old Klrby homestead, built without nails, and In Its time one of the finest country homes In Texas, Is an the east part of the- campus, and has been remodeled and la used as the first of the boys oral tori es and a chemical and physical laboratory and recitation room. Another Is Pickett Hall. frame buUdlng, with II rooms; another frame building containing SI roams, and-a three-story brick, known as Foster Hall. rooms The barrack is another frame building.

Academic Hall is perhaps the most stately building on the campus, being a three-story brick, the third story being the chapel, the second story used for the principal's office; book library and reading room, six recitation rooms and two oommUtee noonis- used, solely by the board of directors when they visit the achooL The shop of the mechanical department is a two-story brick structure containing the woodworking outfit; the blacksmith-Ing outfit, engine and boiler, steam laundry, printing office, shoe snd harness hop and various other. Industries. The library In Academic Hall contains 2000 volumes. The religious observance of the Sab-, bath Includes a sermon at the chapel, a Sunday school, a Young Men's Christian Association and a Young Woman's Christian Association, and -each class lias a literary society and twice a month the sixth -period is- given up to rhetorical and the first Friday night In each month is given to a public program. One of the features of the school that stood out, In creditably bold relief was the discipline of the school, which alms to lead the students to self control and prepare them for the- stK-oessful discharges of the practical dutie of every -41 day life, Imnresstg them, with the fact that intelligent labor la dignified.

The use of Intoxicants and tobacco is ss. being a hindrance, to edoca-. tlon, and politeness is taught aa 'a' rule of social conduct. The brief outline given scarcely does full justice to Prairie. View, but In the limited space of a newspaper article Just to calalougs what Is to be seen there and name the faculty would occupy too much space to do Justice to the Incidents of the tour of Inspection that we went on.

A delegation of the teachers met oer party at Prairie View station, five miles east of Hempstead, and In vehicles transported up to the college, a mile from the station. There Prof. E. JU Black shear, principal; Profs. W.

C. Roll! treasurer; Cbarise AUtertee. eaaa of the normal de We Have Just; Wll .1 if program naa been arranged and at the auditorium a thousand people gathered. There was a splendid orchestra, a vocal directress, and a choir of 100 or more, and for three hours and a half we were highly There were good piano solos, vocal solos, Instrumental solos, quartet singing, choir singing and religious songs by the choir and student body. There was splendid dramatlo readings, good orations, and each of the visitors was given an opportunity to express his appreciation, which was done right heartily, of the entertainment and what they had shown us they were doing and the exVxllent way they were fitting their people for tho every day walks of life.

Prof. I. Blacks bear expressed, in his usual felicitous manner, hie appreciation of the visit of his Washington County friends, and asked all the Waah-r lngton County students to stand There were 27 of them. He endeavored to show what could -be done, what a great Institution this could ho made with a liberal support from the State, how necessary It waa for the State to wipe out their deficiency and give them fair start toward the achievement of their endeavor. Prof.

Porter of the Brenham Industrial College made a splsndld talk to the as-eemblage, and ths program closed with songs, religious songs that few audiences could have rendered better, and that were heartily enjoyed by the visitors. Few people that have not visited Prairie View have any conception of the magnitude of the institution, the scope of Its work, what It Is doing for the eolored race influence for good on them throughout the Stat for It draws student from an over Texas, and-they; are going out equipped to take their place as citlsens wboe Influence will be for' the betterment of the morals of the Inspiration to to higher' ldeala a clearer understanding of the dignity of labor. They are turning out In addition' to good teachers, good cooks, good wash women, good seamstresses, good carpenters, blacksmiths, broom cabinet makers, farmers, and. In fact, they do almost every kind of work there that is done anywhere in the State, and deserve the assistance and, co-operation of the white people of Texas to help make them better, more law-, abiding and useful oitlsans. A STOPS TOBACCO HABIT.

Elders' ftanltarhna. located at ST Male Stu, St. Joseph. has published a book showing ths deadly effect of the tobacco habit, and how It can be stopped la three to five days. As they are distributing this book free, any oae wanting a copy should send their name and address at once.

Advertise-snenlL trills. If it's a 'gift to, some dear friend or one of the family that you are seeking, in either a piece of Tr. i.i. i -a 1 wi Jewelry, Art Goods, Watch or A Beautiful Diamond Come to our hew home and let "us show' you how 'wecan save you Every Woman In the Wortd May' Save Some Drunkard. At last, dnmk bmr, wore.

1 tnet-ment that la taateleaa aad odorieaa. safe, abae-iltely aa: beartllj laooraad by temperance worsen; eaa ke given eeoetlr by anr ladr tea, roffe or food; eOectlre ta In aileot wort the craTlac for Uqeor relieved la taoaaaada af eaaa vitaoot the drinkWe kaowledit. and acaiaat hi. will. WUI Tom trr each a rcawdr II roa eaa ran its effect, free to roa? Ttaea eeea tea eoaaaa kelaw for a free trial package, totey.

W.e are just out of the high; rent districts and the in the rents wc give our customers.r i 'feS Free Trial Package Coupon Dr. J. W. Haines Company, 1706 Glenn Bldg. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Pleaee seed aw. akeahrtety tree, by rrtata Bull, la alaia wrapoer. aa that a eaa eaa kaow what It eeettlna, a trial pachas 1016 1016 Caldea Beiaedy anre that what yas dal ha- It to Una la ms icapan. ftee. where lew wis la tho care of mfflt axel the making of batter wee given.

It wee smaltaryi modern, up-to-date moth-' ode being need, and was turning out an excellent quality of butter. They have a cannery and put up OOOO oan during- the pest season. This de Cond ress ress A veil tie 01 Avenue KasM Street City gtate partment had canned a lot of syrup made from the surpiu crop eg i tlx.