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XBB BROWNSVILLE DAILY HERALD
SATURDAY MARCH 27, 190
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Strictly New. All Outside Rooms with Modern Conveniences
Free Sample Room. Hot and Cold Water Baths
Gulf Coast Apartments
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TO REOLAiM B1Q IOWA MARSH.
Engineers Proposa.Dralnage of 20,000
Acres of Choice. Land.
Surest City, la. One ot the greatest
drainage projects yet proposed for this
pectlon of the state will be brought be-'
foro the next meeting of the Hancock
board of supervisors by Drainage En
gineer E. W. Burgitt of Britt
The area which it is proposed to re
claim Is what is known as the Hayfleld
marshes, comprising something like
20,000 acres of lowlands, most of it
under water the year round, with a
few sections here and there that yield
a small annual profit to the owners
from the hay cutting. This vast area,
extending from Lake Edward south
east to Hawley and southwest beyond
these two points to the vicinity of
Britt, will be drained and made fit for
cultivation if the plans of the pro
moters and land owners are accepted
by the board.
In company with an engineer from
the government reclamation bureau at
"Washington, Mr. Burgitt has made a
careful investigation of the engineer
ing difficulties which are likely to bo
encountered and has also compiled an
estimate of the cost of the work,
which will be about $230,000, includ
ing the main ditch and laterals.
In order to give some idea of the
magnitude of the work proposed, it is
stated by Mr. Burgitt that the main
ditch, as comprised within the survey,
will extend a distance of 33 miles, and
entering this .main channel or drain
will be 22 miles of lateral trenches.
A large number of tracts within the
proposed ditches are owned by local
capitalists, who are naturally interest
ed in Mr. Burgitt's report, inasmuch
as its adoption and the establishment
Of the ditch described would greatly
increase the value of their holdings.
In his report Mr. Burgitt will recom
mend that the main ditch be started at
6 point adjacent to the. old lake bed
just southwest of Lake Edward. Com
plete plans are unobtainable at pres
ent, but it is probable that the drain
Will follow a course directly southeast
from this point
TAFT IS NOT A TIPPER.
Shaves Himself and Would Like to
Cut His Own Hair, He Says.
Washington. Secretary Taft be
longs to the Anti-Tipping league, or at
least acts as if he did. The other
morning he dropped into the barber
shop of Willard's hotel to get his regu
lar monthly hair-cut, which he needed
badly. After the barber finished the
job he asked the big candidate if he
wanted a shave.
"No; I do my own shaving every
morning," replied the secretary. "I
wish I could cut my own Hair and
then I would not have to bother going
to a barber shop."
When 'the war secretary had been
brushed down by the colored attend
ant he fished out 35 cents, the price
of the hair-cut, and walked out. The
barber was asked if Mr. Taft was lib
eral with his tips.
"Tips nothing," he replied, gloom
ily. "He has been having his hair
trimmed here for three years, but
never did he give a tip."
During the time Mr. Taft was hav
ing his hair trimmed he was congratu
lated by a score or more people who
recognized him. He finally appealed
to them to permit the barber to finish
the job, after which he shook bands
with a number of waiting friends.
DOG MAN'S BEST FRIEND? NO!
Worst of Domestic Animals, Declares
Kansas Agriculturist.
Topeka, Kan. The dog, till now
credited with being man's best friend,
has been pilloried as the embodiment
of all that Is evif in a string of adjec
tives complied by F. D. Coburn, secre
tary of the state board of agriculture.
This denunciation was called forth by
a farmer in Norton county writing to
Mr. Coburn for advice on sheep rais
ing. Read an extract from Mr. Co
burn's reply:
"Norton county in 1905 had 1,709
dogs and 152 sheep, Increasing the
dogs' lead 85 the following year des
pite the fact that no other county
would prove more profitable for sheep
raising. The dog is a worthless, sy
cophantic, lawn-defiling, flea-breeding,
fly-snapping, porch-loafer by day,
equaled by no other domestic animal
in unspeakable habits of nastiness and
a sneaking, murderous coward, prowl
ing all the country-side by night, har
monizing with the harmless, benefi
cent sheep only after the sheep is in
side his stomach, its wool in his teeth
and his jaws dripping with its blood."
And now the Norton county farmer
has doubtless learned how to raise
sheep and sees the foolishiness of
raising dogs.
Finds Coin Within a Coin.
London. A remarkable find has
been made at Sandwich by a local
tradesman. The shopman took over
his counter, among other coppers, a
penny piece dated 1903. Shortly after
ward he had occasion to part with it,
and on tendering the coin it was
thought by its ring to be counterfeit
The owner, on breaking it up, discov
ered to his astonishment that it con
tained a sixpence of the same date.
The silver coin Is in excellent condi
tion. Finds Honey Mine in Attic
Lawrenceburg, Ind. Jacob Shaefer
noticed bees entering the attic at his
home and, making an investigation,
found that they had established a hive
there. A slab of honey eight feet long,
J8. Inches wide and four inches thick
and weighing 102 pounds was taken
from the rafter.
To The Herald:
Washington, D. C, March 26.
Piles driven by the hut dwellers of
the Baltic ceuturies ago are as sound
today as when first placed. The
wooden coffins in which the Egyptians
buried their dead are still preserved
in perfect condition after thousands
of years of service.
The longevity of timber under
these two extremes of climate and
moistures conditions has naturally
made, people nsk, want causes wood
to decay? The answer is, fungi and
bacteria, low forms of plant life
which live in the wood and draw their
nourishment from it. The little or
ganisms are so little that a micro
scope is required to see them, yet
their work results in the destruction
of billions of feet of timber each year
and the railroad corporation with its
cross tie bill running np into seven
figures and the farmer who spends a
hundred or so dollars a year for
fence posts are alike drawing upon
the knowledge of experts in all parts
of the world in efforts to learn the
most economical and most satisfac
tory method of preserving wood
against the inroads of decay. In
studying the means of preventing de
cay wood-preserving experts have
learned many things about the ob
noxious fungi which sap the life of
timber.
The small organisms can grow ei
ther in light or in total darkness; but
all of them require requisite amounts
of air, food,, moisture and heat. If
one or more of these essential re
quirements is lacking, they can not
live, and the decay of timber will not
take place. Wood constantly sub
merged in water never rots, simply
because there is an insufficient sup
ply of air. This condition' accounts
for the soundness of the old Baltic
piles. On the other hand, if wood
can be kept air-dry it will not decay
because there will then be too little
moisture. The timber used by the
Egyptians will last indefinitely so
long as it is bone-dry.
There are a great many cases, how
ever, where it is impossible to keep
wood submerged in water, or in an
absolutely air-dry condition. In fpet,
a large percentage of the timber
which is used is exposed to the weath
er, and is subjected to decay simply
because it contains enough air and
enough water for the decomposing or
ganisms to get a foothold. Decay is
most serious where the atmosphere is
warm and damp, because these condi
tions are most favorable for its development-
In the coal mines of Penn
sylvania timber decays in two or
three years because the temperature
warm, humid and constant and the
air is damp. And in the South, The
warm atmosphere often causes the
timber- to rapidly decompose.
Decay may be prevented by two
general methods, by treating the
wood with antiseptics thus poisoning
the food supply of the organisms
which ..cause decay and by treating
it with oils which render it water
proof. A combination of these two
methods Is most commonly used, as
when wood is treated with creosote
which fills up the pores in the timber
and keeps out water ana is also a
powerful antiseptic.
The United States government con
siders the investigation of the pre
servative treatment of timber of such
importance that the business of one
branch of a bureau in the department
of agriculture the "Office of Wood
Preservation" in the Forest Service at
Washington, is given over entirely to
the work of experiments in co-operation
with railroad companies and in
dividuals in prolonging the life of
railroad tiesmine props, bridge tim
bers, fence posts and transmission
poles. Advice and practical assis
tance is furnished all who request
this advice of the forester. The
lengthening of life of timber means
the saving of thousands of dollars
annually through doing away with
the heavy expense of labor and cost
of material for .renewals.
A Creed for the Discouraged.
I believe that God created me to
be happy, to enjoy the blessings of
life, to be useful to my fellow beings,
and an honor to my country.
I believe that the trials which be
sit mc today are but the fiery tests
by which my character is strength
ened, ennobled and made worthy to
enjoy the higher things of-life which
I believe are in store for me.
I believe that my soul is too grand
co be crushed by defeat; I will rise
above .it,
I believe that 1 am the architect of
my own fate; therefore,
I will be master of circumstances
and surroundings, not their slave.
I Will not yield to discourage
ments; I will trample them under
foot and make them serve as step
ping stones to success. I will con
quer my obstacles and turn them into
opportunities.
- My, failures of today will help to
guide me on to victory on the mor
row. The morrow will bring new
strength, new hopes, ne- opportun
ities and new beginnings. I will be
ready to meet it with a brave heart
a calm mind and an undaunted spirit.
In all tilings 1 will do my best, an1
leave the rest to the Infinite.
I will not waste my mental ener
gies by usless. worry." I will learn to
Jominate my restless thoughts and
I ;ok on the bright side of things.
I will face the world bravely; I
will not be a coward. I will
assert my God-given birthright and
be- a man.
For I am immortal and nothing
can overcome me. Virginia Opal
Myers, in New Idea Woman's Maga
zine. . y-
Because of the highrate of infant
mortality; Calcutta has appointed a
woman as sanitary inspector.
The following, is the-shortest sen
tence containing all the letters of the
alphabet: '"Pack my box with five
:lozen;liquor jugs . ' .
GENERAL RULES
FOR DISINFECTION
INTEREST IX DR. PECK'S WORK
IS GROWING.
Good Crowds Hear His Lectures
Many Ask Questions Importance
of Disinfection Urged and Instruc
tions By State Health Board Given,
That public interest in the tuber
culosis exhibit and the lectures by
Dr. Peck is increasing Is evidenced by
the large crowds that were out at the
city hall yesterday afternoon and last
night to hear the doctor. The hall
was crowded last night by an atten
tive audience. It was an inquisitive
one as well. The doctor was plied,
with questions in regard- to proper
modes of caring for a consumptive
and of preventing the disease. In
the afternoon, too, the school chil
dren took -a deep interest. The hall
was packed to the doors and the little
folks were almost as inquisitive as
their seniors.
Dr. Peck's lecture last night was
along the same lines as on the pre
ceding night. It embraced a descrip
tion of the disease, its extent, its or
igin and told how the germs are
spread, its cure and prevention. The
doctor laid special emphasis on the
necessity for disinfection. He said
every room in a house should be dis
infected at least four times a year.
The folowing pointers on disinfec
tion as laid down by the state board
of health, were given by Dr. Peck:
Rules for Disinfecting.
Thorough disinfection of the room
with papered walls, carpeted floors,
upholstered furniture or containing
bedding or clothing can only be ac
complished by fumigation.
Formaldehyde has been recognized j
for several years as the most efficient
agent for disinfecting closed rooms.
Numerous methods of generating
the gas have been proposed, but the
following has been approved by the
State Health Department as being the
most efficient with the smallest
amount of skill and expensive ap
paratus. The room must be closed and all
cracks and crevices thoroughly
sealed, by thoroughly wetting strips
of newspaper two inches wide and
pasting over them.
Bedding and clothing sho'uld be
spread over chairs to permit the
ready penetration of the gas.
As the formaldehyde - gas is
promptly liberated by virtue of being
very volotile, it is essential that all
preparations be made in advance.
The room being closed and open-'
ings sealed with the exception of one
exit, place In the center of the room
an ordinary galvanized iron milk or
water bucket.
This should be placed on an oil
cloth, mat or sheet of heavy paper to.
avoid the possible overflow of liquid
damaging the carpet or floor.
The permanganate (six and three
quarter ounces for each one thous
and cubic feet of room space) should
be placed in the bottom of the bucket
and the formaldehyde 40 per cent so
lution (one pint for each one thous
and cubic feet of room space) should
then be poured upon it.
The permanganate must go in first
Within a few seconds to one min
ute, depending upon the size of the
crystals and the temperature of the
room, a vigorous reaction takes place
producing sufficient heat to liberate
a large volume of fhe formaldehyde
gas and water vapor.
This boiling continues from four to
six minutes, and gradually recedes
until nothing remains except the
nearly dry residue. '
It is essential that all preparations
be made in advance, and that tht op
erator leave the room at once on the
combination of the two chemicals.The
door or window of exit should be
closed at once, sealed and left closed
six hours.
Formaldehyde disinfection must be
thorough to be of any value.
Not less than one pint of formal
dehyde can be used for one thous
and cubic feet of room space.
If the room is larger than ten feet
square more than one pint of formal
dehyde must be used.
Care must be observed not to put
too much of the formaldehyde solu
tion in the bucket or it may boil over
and be wasted, besides causing possible-damage.
The following is the amount of the
chemicals and size of containers for
various size rooms:
Room 10xl2xS, container, 8
quarts, formaldehyde, 1 pint, per
manganate, C ounces.
Room 12x12x10, container 12
quarts, formaldehyde 1 pints, per
manganate 10 ounces.
Room 14xl."x or 13,quartsFman7r
Room, 11x15x10 or 15x15x9, con
tainer J 4 quarts, formaldehyde 2
pints, permanganate 13 ounces.
The room should be as warm as
possibl" and sboald contain moisture.
Don't place furniture of clothing
near, the bucket, as liquid may splat
ter and cause damage.
Formaldehyde, when used as di
rected above, is much preferable to
the sulphur candles now in common
use. It is more efficient and does not
injure metal fabrics, while if the sul
phur is used in sufficient strength to
be effective it will do both.
n variety or crops.
It is profitable to grow a variety of
crops rather than one, as this gives
crops to be marketed at different
times of year. This increases the
regularity of the farmer's income and
distributes it over a greater period.
This in turn enables him to do bust-.
ness on a smaller capital.
Leave apples out in a cool house till
it begins to be cold. They will keep
longer. .
When It looks like rain, draw in a
load or two of corn for husking on
me Dig Darn noor.
Box a few apples done up in soft,
paper and see how they will come out'
next eprlriz.-
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, Character Valuable- Asset.
Character has a commercial value.
I wish every young man could real
ize that fact. Character, industry
and personal conduct have a cash,
value at any bank. It takes some
people a long time to realize this
fact, and some never realize it, but
it is a fact susceptible of proof la
any community. Most people under
stand that the business of the world
is transacted on credit that the
banks are a medium whereby the
credlt of one person is transferred to
the account of another person. For
instance: You owe me ten dollars:
and pay it with a check on the bank,
I take that check to the bank and de
posit it. The banker transfers ten
dollars to my credit. I give a check
for that amount in payment of a debt
I owe, and the bankers again trans
fers that much to the account of the
mio T nntil anil so on. If one has no
cash in the bank he has deposited se
curities there to back up the check.In
the value of these securities is
where your perspnal character in
dustry and good conduct couni For
investment purposes you can get
rash .it thA hank if vou have a good
character and the hanker has confi
dence in your ability the securities
you deposit have an increased j?alue-
ivhon lmrlfPil hv industrv and SOO&
conduct Every young man in every
community is watcneu ana sizea up
hv the business men of that commun
ity, and as he grows to manhood h&
is building up. a reputation wnicn is
valued in dollars by business men. A
jrnntl renutation has a commercial
value the same as stock in a prosper
ous business. Make capuai out oi
your reputation. Reputation has a
Sh value. Increase it and you in
crease your working capital. Men,
fathers, impress this thougnt on your
boys. And remember that the loafing
boy who spends his time on the
street corners, and stays out at
nights, will have to have casn to
,ir hnslnpss because his renutation
has no cash value. Eagle Pass
News-Guide.
Insect Resisting Vines Being Brought
To Mexico.
The fact that a number of men in
the state of Coahuila have sent to
points in the United States for varie
ties of grape vines that will resist the
ravages of the phylloxera insect calls
for more than passing notice.
.If the insect resisting vines prove
to be a success, if it is shown that
they will flourish in Mexico, a great
step forward in grape culture in this
country .will have been taken.
There are parts of Mexico where
the climate, soil and water are iden
tical with the climate, soil and water
of the parts of California where the
great vineyards have brought to
that section of the United States,
world-wide fame as a district where
fine grapes are grown, and where
wines of choicest vintage are manu
factured. Fruit trees and grape vines take to
Mexico like a duck does to water. In
telligent efforts in cultivation have to
be exerted, just as anywhere else, but
nature has done its part, and all that
is needed is for man to do his.
Some of the fruits or Mexico are
superior to those grown in any other
part of the world. All of the main
fruit products are as good as those
that come from other lands. And
they can be mad,e even better.
The fruit industry in Mexico is
now receiving more proper attention
than ever before. In the future It
will command more attention than
t does now. The possibilities in the
fruit growing line are very great.
The experiment with insect resist
ing grape vines in Coahuila will be
watched with the keenest interest all
over the country. If the vines flour
ish in Mexico, and men who have
studied the situation say it is not to
be for an instant doubted, more will
unquestionably be brought here and
planted. Eliminate the danger of in
sect attacks and the grape culture
and wine industry will receive an im
petus that will make it one of Mexi
co's most important business institu
tions. Monterey News.
ECHO OK TRADE EXCURSION.
How Mission Enjoyed Visit of Jolly
Houston Hustlers.
Special Correspondence:
Mission Texas, March 26. The
citizens, men, women and children of
Mission were out en masse to wel
come the business men of Houston
and Mission has never, in her four
months of life, been honored by a
visit from a finer looking class of
men. We all felt for the time that
we would glady have the right to
wear the badge of Houston. Autos
and carriages met the representatives
at the depot and an hour was Spent
in driving over the farms and viewing
so far as time allowed, the cabbage
and onion fields from which shipping
is in progress at the present time.
There was a display of beets, celery,
cabbage, onions, green peas and po
tatoes at tne station.
While the business men were visit
ing the "cabbage patches," Herb &
Lewis' band and the colored string
band, both of Houston, favored the
citizens with a fine concert, which
was a great treat to this village of
pioneers.
Many of the visitors were old time
friends of Major John J. Wheadon,
the proprietor of Mission Inn. as he
was mine host for many years of a
well known Houston hotel and he
was greeted with open arms and a
warmth one seldom sees among
friends. The regret of all was that
the Houstonlans could not longer r&i
main with us.
According to an English Oriental
st the taxicab was known to the Chi
ntce at leajst 1C00 years ago.
The government of Uruguay is
about to establish its first wireless
t-!-CT3p!i station atXbbes Island.
Over 1250 miles-of new electrical
railroads, were built in the United
States,- Canada and,Mealca .last year.