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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-18
Charter Notice Number 1902

Treasury Department, Office of
Comptroller of the Currency, Wash
ington, D. C. Oct: 16, 1908,
Whereas.-By satisfactory evil
dence presented to the undersigned,
it has been made to appear that the
Merchants National Bank of
Brownsville, located in the city of
Brownsville. in the County of Cam
eron and State of Texas, has COM
piled with all the provisions of the
statutes of the United States, re-
quired to he complied with before
an association shall be authorized
to commence the business of bank.
ing.
Now Therefore,, Thomas P
Kane, Deputy and Acting Comp
troller of the Currency, do hereby
certify that the Merchants National
Bank of Brownsville, located in the
City of Brownsville, in the County
of Cameron and State of Texas, is
authorized to commence the bust
ness of banking as provided in Sec
ton Fifty One Hundred and Sixty
nine of the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
In Testimony Whereof witness
my hand and seal of office, this
10th. day of October, 1903.
- J. P. KANE,
SEAL Deputy and Acting Com
49, troller of the Currency.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-18
School, Book Agency.
Dec. II, 1903.

Notice is hereby given that have
secured the agency for D. C. Heath
& Co., of Chicago, ILL.,, publishers
of school text books, and am pre-
pared to take orders for the publ
cations of this firm which are pres
cribed by the Texas school law to
be used in the public schools.
LEANDRo CARA MORA.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-18
SPEAK a good word for Brown.

SPEAK a good word for Browns.
vile to the strangers in our midst
If you do not feel disposed to speak
in favor of the place, then, at least,
have the kindness to say nothing.
There are some persons here who
are inclined to be pessimistic-prob-
ably their livers are not working
properly-and who do not hesitate
to say what they can against the
town and country.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-18

LET US all pull together for the
upbuilding of the fortunes of
Brownsville and the lower Rio
Grande. There never was better ma
terial to work upon. As a certain
Brownsville gentleman says, there
never was a country for which Ma
ture has done so much and man so
little, as this rich lower Rio Grande
valley. This condition is changing
now, however. as men with capital
and energy are now exerting them
selves to develop the resources of
this region, and already the results
of their work are becoming appar-
ent. But to insure progress requires
eternal vigilance on the part of the
people, and the cooperation of all
of our people is necessary to bring
to both town and country the real
prosperity which their natural re.
sources justify one in expecting.
Let us invite the homeseeker, BY
offering a portion of our lands at
reasonable prices, and when stran-
gers come hither, let US exert our
selves to inform them of the natural
advantages which our soil and eli
mate possess.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-18
prepare to scoOt.

"IT's. an i'll wind that blows
nobody good" The manufacturers
and the consumers of the man.
ufactured product may not feel
elated over the stiff price of cotton,
but the producers of the raw staple
do. and it means millions and
millions more in circulation in the
south this winter.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-18
Rice Market Report.

Orleans, La, Dec. 14.-The
anent OF rough rice was again
liberal scale, and while bust
uled slack the 6rmer tone OF
close of last week was fully
led over and no forcing of sales
Dncessious was noticeable. City
s are reported as holding
ierate stocks, and the fact that
w are still closed down, coupled
he free storing of goods in ware
uses reported during last week,
ms to show that stocks are in
= ong hands. There was quite a
Eong undertone for clean today,
Though prices were not appreciably
eigher. Supplies offering were on
ither a moderate scale, with the
emand active. Receipts from coun-
Y mills footed up 1882 pockets.
Receipts, 12,545 sacks of rough and
692 pockets of clean. Sales, 1929
fkets of clean and 541 sacks OF
gh, of which 54l sacks were Hon
as and none of domestic Japan.
can rice, per pound-Hondu-
firm; light offerings; strong un-
ne; head, 4@54c; straights,
3@34e; screenings. 15@4c 24c; No.
2, 15@14c. Japan firm; light Of
ferings; strong undertone; head,
500 4c; straights, 24@S8c; screen
ings, 1s@24c; No. 2, 15@2!c, with
actual sales at 14@44c.,
Rough rice market-Honduras
quiet, but firm, at $l.75@3.40 per
barrel of 1872 pounds, with actual
sales at $2.50@300. Japan quiet,
but firm, at $2.OO@3.50 per barrel
of 1862 pounds, with no actual sales.
Rice polish, $19.00@20.00 per
ton from mills. Rice bran, $4,000
100O
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-18

THE INSTRUMENTATION Con-
gress of Women of Washington City
has demanded that Apostle Smoot
be elected from the United States
senate. With the women after him
in earnest, Brer Smoot would better
prepare to scoOt.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-18

CARPENTER AND BUILDER. CONTRACTS
taken for both frame and brick build
ings, and all other work in my line.
Also painting and repairing. Cypress
cisterns made to order. Address,
W. s. CoRKILL, Brownsville, Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-18

NATURE points to the. Panama
isthmus as the one route for an
interoceanic canal. 1t will be built
and the United States will build it.,
the Colombian government to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-18

RADIUM is said to exist in
petroleum. Consumers of Deacon
Rockefeller's product have bad a
sneaking suspicion that they were
paying for radium.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-18

YfepubIlcan nation
zAttee must be of Perry
Heath jotting down the minutes!
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21
TO RECLAIM DESERT.


Sehyme On Foot to Irrigate Large
rraot in Bakor County.
Chicago may come to the aid Of Baker
county in the matter OF irrigation, says
the Morning Democrat. Certain capi-
talists of the Windy City few days ago
wrote to Weather Observer McGuinness,
of Baker City, inquiring as to certain
tract of 6,4O0 acres of land on lower
Powder river, its fertility and possibility
OF irrigation by storage reservoir and
ditch system. They stated that they
would buy the land and sell it to home
seekers if the land was all right and
could be irrigated.
Mr.. McGuinness' report is favorable
one, as the land is good and can easily
be irrigated with an abundant water
supply. The scheme will he put
through by private enterprise as good
speculation, but may later be associated
with government irrigation scheme, il
one is established here.
This is one Of the direct results Of the
advertising Of Eastern Oregon by the
O. Il. & N. company and more schemes
OF the same kind may be expected to be
consummated in the near future through
the same source, all Of which will aid in
the development Of this naturally rich
country, whose agricultural resources
will equal its mines and manufactures
within the next few years.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21
LARGEST IN THE WORLD.
A Combined Harvester That Cuts 100
Acres Per Day.

A Combined Harvester That Cuts 100
Acres Per Day.
Inthe harvest fields it becomes ap-
parent that the combines harvester age
is dawning fast. While in this section
the demand is for smaller machines,
down in California the idea runs to ma
chimes Of larger capacity.
Last year there was in operation in
the San Fernando valley of California
the largest combined harvester in the
world 1t consisted of traction engine
capable Of hauling rs tons and which
takes the place of 60 horses: header or
moving machine which cuts a 36-foot
swath and complete threshing machine.
The header anG threshing machine are
run by separate 30-horse-power engine
getting its steam from the same boiler
as the threshing engine, The drive
wheels of this monster traction engine
are eight feet in diameter, with tires 48
inches wide, on which are ridges an
inch and a half high. 1t can average
three and a half miles in good grain.
The thresher has a capacity Of 100 acres
day. Eight men are employed on the
thresher. The grain is threshed clean
and finally carried to bin from which
1T is sacked. When IL sacks have been
filed they are allowed to slide off the
cart to the ground. This huge machine
will work equally well on level or hilly
country, having sufficient power to take
a 20 pc. cent grade without difficulty.
1t is 66 feet long, half as wide, and
weighs more than 100 tons Oil is used
as fuel. This harvester has been sue
cessiully used for Smelling peas and
beans as well as grain.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21
A RaiIroadless Empire.

Southeastern Oregon" says Hon,
Chas. ). Warner, member of the Ne
braska state Legislature, ''is railroad.
less empire. A territory so times the
size Of Rhode Island, 20 times larger
than Deleware, 10 times the size Of Con
necticut, six times bigger than Mass
achusetta, and equal in area to the en-
tire state Of New York land yet not an
inch of railway in all its wonderful do
main. In the seven counties of this
great empire are 81 100000 acres of land
over three fourths Of which is idle, and
yet the cities OF the East are swell
tering with idle men and crowded ten
enenta.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21
ON EQUAL FOOTING
EASTERN TEACHERS WILL BE
GIVEN NO ADVANTAGE.
Candidates From Other States Must
Show That They Have Pass
ed In Examinations.

+ +. y + Il
The state board of education has re-
Gently made a ruling which will prevent
the graduates Of Normal schools of other
states from securing state papers in this
state, unless they have passed state ex-
aminations the same as are now required
of graduates of the Oregon Normal
| schools.
The reason for this is that the board
will not give to certificates and diplomas
Of other states higher credit than is
given to similar papers in this state.
This ruling is in a measure matter of
protection to the Oregon teacher, who is
not required to take state examination
whatever his or her graduation may be.
In announcing the ruling, the state
board gave out the following brief state
ment:
"The State Board of Education is not
| authorized to indorse state paper from
another state, unless it was secured in
consequence Of an examination conduct
ed by state authorities Of the state issu-
ing the paper. In other words, state
paper issued from another state in con-
sequence Of graduation from an institu-
ton Of learning cannot be indorsed by
the Oregon State Board OF Education.
IF applicants would bear the above
ruling in mind, when making application
for state papers, much time would be
saved and annoyance to all concerned
would be avoided"
1t often occurs thai teacher comes
to Oregon from an Eastern state and
has state diploma secured in pursu-
ance of graduation from state normal
school after an examination before mem
bers Of the faculty Of the school. Such
teachers apply to the state board Of ed
ucation for state paper ID Oregon upon
the credit Of the paper they already hold.
The law upon the subject authorizes the
board to grant state papers upon the
credit Of such papers from another
state, provided the board is satisfied
that said papers were secured BY passing
an examination equivalent 10 that given
BY the State Board Of Education Of this
state for state papers,
Teachers who come here from the
East put liberal construction upon the
word equivalent" but the state, board
Of education, being the state Judge in
the matter, holds that equivalent
means not only that the examination
must not only be upon satisfactory sub
iects, but that the examination must
have been conducted BY state author
ifies.
Any more liberal rule would be giving
to graduates Of normal schools in other
states privileges which are not granted
TO graduates Of normal schools in this
state, and this the board will not do.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21
Mountain Hay Crop.

About all the timothy hay crop on
Weston Mountain has been cut and
baled. As compared to last years yield
about two thirds Of a crop has been
raised, but the price outlook is such
that there IS but little danger Of noun
tain farmers being driven into bank
ruptcy. Instead, most of them will
likely add to their nest eggs in the bank.
1t is understood that $l2 per ton has
been offered for balsd timothy hay in
the growers sheds, which price will
keep the gaunt wolves of poverty from
the threshold OF mountain cottages. w.
II. Gould reports yield OF 1O3 tons of
hay, as against $50 tons last year, from
so acres OF timethy. Some Of his neigh
bors will havea little more and some a
little less than this proportion. Weston
Leader.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21

pas e'nnu anout two mihss below Mil
ton where she had been employed for
the last two years. Everything points
to her having committed suicide. Strych-
nine was found upon the body and a
bottle which had contained the same
deadly drug was found in her trunk in
the room. There being no other ex-
PLANTATION Of the rash act Forthcoming,
the cause is attributed to despondency.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21
Wouldn't This shock Your

An exchange tells Of a young man who
has for three years correspondent with a
young lady in another part of the state.
He had long since made up his mind
that he would marry her, but could new
er rake up courage to ask her. The
other day he received letter from the
girl containing picture of a baby The
letter fyom his intended stated that
the youngster was hers and that she had
been married two years. my husband
and | have enjoyed your letters very
much" she wrote, "but guess you'd
better stop writing now as ] have to
spend all Of my time caring for the
baby" The language the young man
used when be read the letter would have
shocked field of oats.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21
The Unnat

ty are good and that he has been quite
successful IN his farming enterprises. In
telling what 150 acres of wheat did near
Eltopia, he says: "In March and April
of 1902 | broke $50 acres of sod. / did
not touch it any more till the middle Of
October, when narrowed over it twice,
then the first ten days in November /
drilled it to blue stem wheat. This
wheat bad no rain on il to speak Of till
last January. cut it with a header
and sold it for hay. | sold 1915 worth
of hay from the $50 acres. The squir-
rels had taken about five acres of it.
The wheat, however, was of good quail
ity and would have paid well to thresh. y
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21
One Dollar for wheat.

Another factor which is each year alb
sorbing steadily increasing amount Of
wheat in Gillian county is the hog bust
ness. The MayyilIe country last year
and this year turned off some very fine
fields Of wheat, but the greater part Of
il was led to hogs, and when marketed
as pork netted the growers we'll up to-
ward 81 per bushel. 1t is 50-nile
haul from Mayyille to Arlington,
the nearest shipping point, and no farm
er will haul wheat 50 miles and sell it
for 50 cents to i5 cents per bushel, when
he can feed it to hog at 81 per bushel,
and then have the hog walk to market.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21

Ellis Pinkerton, we'll known Weston
young man met with an exciting exper-
ience last week at the Carmichael place
northeast Of town. While in the act Of
connecting the derrick hook to the
header box net bis glove caught in the
hook and he was hoisted to the top Of
the derrick. Breaking loose he was
flung 20 feet to the derrick table below.
He sustained fracture and dislocation
Of the right forearm, also badly
bruised lee.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21
11ent Co.


tial musical adjunct to well regulated
community. Professor Frank Henry,
whose ability as band musician and
director is too we'll known to need in
dorsement, is again resident of Wes-
ton. Helm employed here and expects
to remain permanently. He is willing to
direct band and several old band men
about town are willing to unite under
his leadership and give the organization
all the aid in their power Enough
promising new material is available to
insure good band, if some encourage
ment is extended by the town.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21

tour
the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21
nlaa Wanted.

The Board of Regents of the Eastern
Oregon State Normal School will receive
bids until September 2, for 100 tons Of
Rock Springs coal and so cords Red Fir
and Tamarack wood TO he delivered at
the school buildings at Weston, Oregon,
on or before October 10. The Board
reserve the right to reject any or all
bids Address, r. Alexander, Pendle
ton Oregon, president executive commit
tee.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21

The regents have chosen Mrs Clara
Graves French, wife of President
French, az instructor in biology and
science at the Eastern Oregon State
Normal school Mrs. French has been
especially prepared for this work by ed
ucation and experience az teacher ia
these branches
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-08-21

After having been deprived Of band
for some years, says the Leader, Weston
is about to be supplied with that essen.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-15
OF CREDIT.

An eminent French economist, writ.
ing on conditions in this country, says
there are some symptoms which pru-
dent Americans ought to watch care
fully, chief among them the persistent
strain on credit He regards this as
proving that the markets floating capt.
tai has been almost wholly converted
into fixed capital, which he says is a
sign that often precedes a crash. But
he thinks Americans are warranted in
believing that no crash will occur this
year. though they will end by meeting
II, for all that. and It viii be a rough
shock. taking the markets Imitation of
credit as ii stands"
In refernce to this an eastern fnan,
| cial paper observes that it would be
extremely diflcult to discover exactly
how much of our so-called floating
capital has gone into what we tern
permanent investment in recent years
and months. THAT an enormous
amount Of It has been absorbed by oul
great industrial enterprises is wei
enough known and II is tied up in larg,
volume In numerous other channels al
well, but it is obviously too much Z,
say that IL has been almost WHOLLY
converted into fixed capital There 4
SIN an ample margin OF the country
htsiness-including it's vast speculative
cperGtions-that is not done on bor
nowed money" Nevertheless there Is
persistent strain on credit and the yer,
pertinent question is as to how niue.
longer this a 90 one without some
thing giving way.
As We have heretofore noted there 1
at present a very conservative ter
depcy in the matter OF credits. Il az
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-15
OUR STARS AND OUR SHIPS.
Thirty states Represented in the
Naval Rush Line.
New York Times.

Vermont, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi
and Idaho are to be the names OF the Ave
battIeships provided for by the last con-
gress. This makes thirty states repre-
sented in the naval rush line, counting
in the stoutly armored and powerfully
armed cruisers Maryland, California, Colo
rado, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
South Dakota. Looking at the stars In
the flag, we see that there are inches for
fifteen more ships.
One OF the most energetically debated
questions in the matter OF bsttleships since
the Spanish war has been that Of the
double turret. Kentucky and Kearsarge,
the initial experiments in this device, were
followed by two successive groups Of three
without It; first, Alabama, Illinois and
wisconsin, and then Maine, Missouri ard
Ohio. In these six not only the double
turret disappeared, but with II the eight
inch gun. In the next hve, Georgia, Ne
! braska, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Nir-
ginia, the double turret reappeared, and by
means Of an additional turret on either
beam the eight eight-inch guns OF In
diana were restored. In the next class,
| Connecticut and Louisiana, OF 5000 tons
the double turret was discarded a second
time. -Four eight-ineh turrets we're To-
Gated as in Iowa, and the siK-ineh guns
we're replaced by seven-ineh.
Tn new JIG, O~OO-tonners can scarcely be
planned without a fight over the double
turret again. The revival Of the issue may
/ find each party TO II as strong in its con
v~iotions and its influence a. ever. Possibly
the later experiences Of Kentucky and kear'
sarge may have AFFORDED new data for ar
gument, for or against We suggest, how
ever. to the opponents OF the double turret
II they be finally in control, that no settle
ment be made without In exhaustive con
sideration OF the question whether q lighte
gun than the present eight-inch may no
permit an upper turret 10 be moved inde
psndsntly OF Its base, thus Rbolishing tn
strongest objection TO its use. That In
comparable position should not be per
mitted to ns waste II It can be helped
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-15
No Time for Sentiment.
Indianapolis Journal.

After serving twenty-four years In the
United States senate, during two-thirds OF
which time his party was in 9 minority
Senator Vest Of Missouri retires from
public life an optimist. He does not be
lieve the senate a decadent body In point
OF intellect or morals. "Our people" he
saws in a published interview. ARE Just a.
honest and patriotic as in the days Of the
revolution, and are as willing to make
as many sacrifices for the country. But
they are too busy TO spend much time
with the heroic and sentimental" The
ex-senator u probably right. Every great
crisis proves that the American people ART
as patriotic az ever, and there is no rea'
son to believe they are not as honest.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-15

Harper's Weekly intlmates that Pres
ident Roosevelt may have to fight for
the delegates to the republican national
convention from New York, his own
state. In saying this It is plainly re-
fecting the sentiment Of the trust mag.
mates and merger manipulators who
make Wall street their headquarters.
1t Is just as possible and more probable
that President Roosevelt will not need
the New York votes for his nomina-
ton. When It comes down to business,
however, the Wall street junta will be
likely to find that the rank and file
Of the Empire state republicans will
manage to have a delegation to execute
their wishes.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-15
BLASTS FROM RAMS HORN.

Gentleness IL the distinguishing grace Of
greatness.
Nothing cools the church like a hot
s%colding from the desk.
The hypoorite will be condemned on the
evidence Of his own pretenses.
The best place to c%ritioise your neighbor
IL In front Of your own mirror.
Each day will be bright II we a II as
II comes new from Gods hand.
Culture without common sense is a dan
gerous thing in the hands Of a fool.
There Is more hope OF a self-convicted
sinner than OF a s~eif-conceited saint.
The unfulhlled ideals Of this life may be
the designs on which we shall work in an
other.
The man who IL always sure that he Il
sound in the faith is almost sure to be
sound asleep during the sermon.
Som sermons are prepared by mixing
drop Of sense in a gallon OF sentiment; and
applied by leaving out the sense.