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BROWNSVILLE DAILY HERALD
* BrowniviDe Hmld Publiihing Co.
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Mr« Jesse O. Wheeler - Editor
Martin J. Slattery * - Manager
Offilcal Organ of Cameron County
Consolidated in 1893 with the Daily
Cosmopolitan, which was publish
ed in Brownsville for 16 years.
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t Term* ot Sabtcription
Dally — Published every morning j
except Sunday, by mail postpaid to
»ny point ln the United States, Mex.
!co or Cuba, or delivered by carrier
to any part of the city, West
Brownsville, Texas, or Ma amoros,
k Mexico.
\ Entered at the Postoffice at Browns
ville, Texas, as Second Class Mail
Matter.
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THURSDAY. APRIL 11, 1912.
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FOR ALL CAMERON COUNTY.
—
One fact which the ci’izentCshouId
keep before them is that, whenever
committees of citizens undertake
any public work, the members of
such committees are direct represen
tatives of the community in general,
f> '*and are giving their time and ser
Bdces for the benefit of all. As a
rille this kind of public service fs
efitirejy without direct compensa
*i*n to those performing it—i- is
given as a voluntary offering for
^ • the public good. The only hope of
reward for such service lies in the
1i hoi*e of the ultimate accomplish
ment of some object which will be a
I public benefit, in which the com
mittee will have no greater share
than you or your neighbors. The
l mem hers ot s:n ii committees Almost
■ alway- pay their own expenses in at
V tending meetings, besides devoting
time and work to whatever project
they have in hand at the expense of
their own business.
This is the kind of Service which
i the Comeron County Good Roads
Association, which met yesterday at
San Benito, is performing for the
J people of the county. Every one
yf tty? so men is in earnest in the ef
. - lot* see that the entire county
Is supplied witli good roads. They
are devoting their time to the pub
lic interest, and they are doing it
cheerfully and without stint, be
cause they know that when the coun
ty shall lie Interested in every di
across the border from Matamoros
torenr in the county will In* directly
benefitted.
The Good Roads Association asks
nothing for Its services.
, It asks only that the entire citizen
ship of the county'will take an ac
tive interest in the highly impor
tant w'ork which it has undertaken,
i and sustain its efforts in this behalf.
No great public work aen be accom
plished without the combined sup
port of the public.
Therefore let one and all unite in
encouraging the efforts of the Cam
eron County Good Roads Association.
MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL ON
TRIAL
The strange spectacle of a minis
ter of the gospel on trial under
charge of perjury, now in process at
Fort Worth, Texas is one that at
withotit saying alnio- tiur in the
event of his being proven guilty,
he will receive scant sympathy.
Naturally, people expect more of
the preacher than of any other class
of men, and, when he falls the crash
Is far greater than when an ordi
nary layman comes to grief in con
flict with the law.
The Herald moves that the charge
against the lady who Is alleged to
ve smuggled chickens and eggs
acros st he border from Mutamoros
de dismissed Considering the ap
parent inability of home biddies to
supply tiie market at a reasonable
tlgure, there were extenuating cir
cumstances in this case.
The mails continue to bo burdened
with campaign literature sent out
by candidates for the many offices
to be filled at the fall elections.
Each candidate gives full assur
ance of bis ability to 1111 the office
sought, unJ. if all are true, there
should be no diffl* ulty in securing
good men to serve the country.
B*
The tour of the peace commission
of the National railroad unions of
Mexico having failed >o restore peace
to the repiitdic. the unions should
now organize a regiment of \olun
teers and go out and talk peace to
the Zapatistas through the mouths
of their Mausers. This method,
might be more effectual.
Now that the city fight is over,
let everybody Join the Chamber of
Commerce and Join in the good work
of boosting Brownsville.
“After the grand Jury,” perhaps
we may know whether any signa
tures to *he famous “pernicious ac
tivity” telegram were forged.
“What are men good for any
way?” demands a militant woman
suffragist. Well, one thing hev are
generally good for is to pay the bills.
The demand for the third term
nomination doesn’t appear to be on
a very healthy condition just now.
At lea-t, it is not growing “so as to
be noticed.”
Give Governor Colquitt full meas
ure of credit for his humane act in
requesting the penitentiary com
mission to abolish the cruel bull-bat
whipping s'rap.
Swat the fly, of course. But re
member, f!Ups breed ,in filth. If
there is no filth, there will be no
flies So, abolish the breeding
places, and you need not expend
much energy swatting the danger
ous insects.
FIRST RIDE ON CARS IN SUNSET
OF LIFE.
Senors Antonio and Pedro Garza
were visitors in Brownsville yester
day from their ranch lands up the
Valley, in Hidalgo county. They
came on a simple business mission.
The thing that makes the visit note
worthy to these hale, clear-eyed old
gentlemen is the fact 'hat in coming
here they rode on the railroad for
the first time in their lives—though
the youngest of them has lived in
this world for more than three
quarters of a century.
Tit us, at a time when most men
have exhausted the thrills of life,
they had reserved this one thrill for
the sunset of their lives. And the
man who has worn life rather
thread-bare is disposed to envy them
the experience.
Why have they held aloof here
j tofore from the places where the
j noises are, prefering the stillness of
the cattle lands? Not from poverty,
for they are men of substance. Per
haps long ago they imbibed some
thing of Joaquin Miller's philosophy:
“And I have said—and I say it
ever—
As the days go by and the world
goes over.
| It were better to be cofftent and
clever—
In the raising of cattle and toss
ing of clover—
In the raising of cattle and growing
of grain.
Than a strong man striving for
fame and gain.”
Whatever the philosophy may
have been, the fact is that the Garza
brothers have kept on the even tenor
of their way for the better part of
a century without any particular
yearning for the smell of coal
smoke, the rattle of brake-beams,
or the singing of steel rails under
the crush of wheels.
The big solitudes bid successfully
for their allegiance, the sweet clean
smell of the country and the lowing
of tiie cattle charmed them and per
haps kept them away from the cin
ders and tiie sulphur reek.
Kept away until the time came
when they might have this weird,
unaccustomed experience of a rail
way journey as a sort of desserttat
life's banquet. Something to be en
joyed in leisurely fashion, to be pon
dered over, *o be repeated perhaps
if they liked it. it is a good, sound
program -one that commends itself
to some of us who would rather
smell the daisies than the acrid
breath of a freight engine.
THE RAISING OF THE MAINE
IN MOVING PICTURES.
The first pictures of~the raising
of the Maine will be exhibited here
at Dittmann’s on next Sunday and
Monday. The films were taken by
special permission of the department
of war of the 1*. S. Government. A
young photographer nalned Reed
took the pictures and the govern
ment lias been supplied with copies
for their permanent records. The
first picture shows thP big coffer
dam which had to be built around
the Maine before it could be raised.
The cofferdam consists of 20 steel
caissons each 75 feet long, arranged
around the wreck in the form of an
plip>e with a foot of spate ffefwecn
each; this latter space bcflfg filled
with steel and wooden piles. The
i aissons had to be "driven 72 feet
down fii the water and mud of the
harbor. Cl her pictures show the
successful driving of these caissons
and the pumping of over 75U.OOO
,'ubic feet of water outt>f the inside
if the cofferdam Aprft 14 and 15
AT THE THEATRES.
The special attrafelons' offered at
The Grand and Fox theatres last
night merited the large audiences
which attended. At the Grand the
attraction was “Cinderella" with
Miss Mabel Talliaferro taking the
part of Cinderella. This pretty little
nursery tale is always interesting.
We all remember the story. There
is hardly one that does not know it.
How we drank in, almost breath
lessly, every word tha't was read to
us. How our little hearts ached for!
poor Cinderella because she was so
badly treated by her sisters and how
we hated those who persecuted her.
How we fokrwed her every actiofi
from the time the fairy godmo“her
appeared and decked her with beau
tiful raiment. How distinctly we
we remember her queenly bearing,
hei* journey to the king’s castle, her
entrance therein, how she coquetted
with the prince and won his love.
And how clearly we remember~'the
feeling of sorrow that overcame us,
when the clock tolled the hour of
twelve, and poor Cinderella was
transformed to the little ragamuffin
that she was before the good fairy
appeared to her. And can’t you feel
the tears that trickled down your
cheeks when that sad par of the
story was read? Arid the thumps of
your little hearts when the sfipper
was placed on her foot, and how hap
py we felt, when again her ragged
garments were replaced by beautiful
ones, and she again rode to the cas
tle and met the prince who enfolded
her in his arms, and then the clos
ing words: “They lived happily
forever ffter.” And the sigh when
the book was closed.
All those little remembrances re
turned to all who saw “Cinderella”
as portrayed by Mabel Taliaferro at
the Grand last night.
The house was crowded. There
were many children present. Of
course, most of fhe little ones have
had the story read to them, and they
thoroughly enjoyed “Cinderella” in
picture form. It was a great tredr
to both the little ones and grown
ups. Mr. Gilhousen is to be con
gratulated upon securing this pleas
ing attratcion.
Buffalo Jones.
Nearly everyone is interested in
the methods used to capture wild
animals. We have seen from time
to time in our local theatres how
different wild animals were killed
and captured. Last night, however,
was the first time that we have seen
the capture of wild animals via the
lasso route. The pictures shown at
the Fox theatre were extremely in
teresting. They showed Buffalo
.lones In the act of roping a rhi
noceros, a lioness, a giraffe and other
vicious animals. The roping, tying,
and final shipment of the lioness was
especially good. The pretty little
theatre , was crowded at ail perform
ances. ty
Dittmann's
There was no special attraction at
Dittmann’s last night. The pictures,
however, were very pleasing. Mr.
Dittmann offers a special attraction
for the latter part of fnis week.
For the Real Fisherman.
The mau that paid for a
copy Jzaak Wall fin’s “Compleat
Angler” was a bibliophile, not a
fisherman. The enthusiastic fisher
man is satisfied with a less expen
sive copy of .Baron Munchausen’s
modest narratives. — Springfield
I'nion.
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HERALD WANT ADS
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WANTED—Clean rags at The
Herald Office.
TWO furnished rooms, southern ex
posure, close in. Apply Box 226.
3-4-121
FOR SALE.—From 100 to 650
acres of land, with sweet surface
water, 1-4 mile from Sebastian Sta
tion on main line of St. Louis Brown
sville and Mexico R. R. Irrigation
canal will reach It shortly Address
P. O Box 154 or call at 816 Adams
St. 12-30.tf.
YOU WANT Bookkeeping, Short
hand, Typewriting, Penmanshlp.etc.,
at Draughon’g Brownsville College, a
link of the world-famed schools4
Three months' tuition, only $25.00.
Eight mere $50.00 life-time scholar
ships, only $40.00. Individual in
struction. In other words, every fel
low at a desk to himself, with a
teat her at his elbow when he needs
it. Day and night sessions.
WANT direct from owners, tracts
from 1,000 to 10,000 acres of good
irrigable land in Lower Rio
Grande Valley. Give best price
and state if land is accessible to
water from the river for irriga
tion. Give full particulars in first
letter.—Engle Brothers, San Be
nito, Texas. 4-5-7t.
FOR RENT—Office rooms in
Combe buildings, at very reduced
rentals. Apply at First National
Bank. 2-16-tf
WANTED—Clean rags, at the
Herald office. tf
MAGNIFICENT HOME FOR
SANTA GERTRUDIS RANCH.
Mrs. King and Mr. Klebnrg Plan
$100,000 Residence to Replace the
One that Was Burned.
Kingsville, Tex., April 9—Carl C.
Adams and < arlton 'Adams and wife
of San Antonio, a firm of architects
who have been chosen by Mrs. H.
M. King and R. J. Kleberg to draw
the plans for their new residence on
Santa Gertrudis ranch are in the
city this morning. They will begin
work at once preparing the plans
for one of ’he most palatial home
in the South.
The residence will cost $10o,00o,
will he fire proof reinforced concrete
and will follow the Spanish style of
architecture in general de.-ign. It
will be built in the form of a hollow
square with an inner court, which
court will have a fountain and trop
ical verdure to add to its attractive
ness. The residence will be three
stories high and work will be pushed
as rapidly as possible — Corpus
Christi Caller.
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Wifely Reminders.
“Does he know his own failings."
‘‘He ought to. His wife keeps the
list."—Birmingham Age-Herald.
Knockers are always deaf to their
own knocks.
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No man should waste his time ac
quiring bad habits, if he feels he
must waste it.
Millinery and l adies’
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over ttttlooked-for calamity'; he is jtiling up some
thing for his fat are anil aei/tiiring the resjtect of
the men in his eommnnity, and as he sees his
balance grow from tl.iy to tiny anti from week to
week, his hajipiness anti self-reliance grow
with it.
Do YOUR hanking with US.
We pay 4 per cent interest on savings anti on
all time deposits.
Brownsville Bank & Trust Co
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS
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Fire Insurance
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satisfactory beyond your expecta
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