The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-05-26

class this term, the usual exercises
were not held. Notwithstanding the
fact there are no graduates the pre-
| sent session, THE HERALD IS in
formed that good work has been
done in all grades, and prospects
for large graduating class next
term are very promising.
From o. P. Archer, manager of
Buena Vista truck farm, THE HER
AID learns that gentleman is lead
ing a strenuous life these days.
The onion, tomato and cabbage
crops all coming off at once, and
other matters claiming Mr.. Archer s
attention, he finds his hands ex-
tremely full Two cars of onions
were sent out this morning, one
from Brownsville and the other
from Nopalito. Tomorrow the
Buena Vista will ship carload of
cabbage and a large consignment
of tomatoes.
Meeting 7. L. Jones, of Harlin-
gen, this morning, a HERALD re-
porter found him with broad
smile Illuminating his countenance.
Inquiring the cause of his apparent
good humor Mr.. Jones said he was
smiling on account of the splendid
prospects in his section. Water
melons, corn, canteloupes, sweet
potatoes, and III fact all kinds of
truck and farm products have fiat
tering prospects. Mr.. Jones receiv-
ed very encouraging reports from
a car of onions which were shipped
to Chicago, the commission house
handling them saying they were
the first they had received. All of
this is very encouraging to Mr..
Jones, and he says the Harrington
country will be heard from right
next season. Mr.. Jones is irrigat-
ing about twenty-five acres of corn
from a surface well, which fur
nishes about 400 gallons of water
per minute and look at the corn
is good for a case of bad eyes.
A few days ago THE HERALD
had an article in which it was
stated the Brownsville Public School
had no library. This was an error.
There is a school library of more
than one thousand volumes. The
error resulted from a conversation
a HERALD reporter had with Prof.
Barbour, principal of the school,
in which it was stated that library
facilities were lacking in connec-
ton with the school, meaning, as
he later tells us, that very few
books i'll the library were especial
" suitable for the children. There
IS no lack of splendid books for
reading and reference by teachers,
but those of a character suitable
for the average child are not as
numerous as could be desired. If
you have a nice volume of any kind
which you are willing to donate,
the library is not so full but what
it will be acceptable. THE HER
AID learns that from thirty to
forty books from the library are
read weekly.
THE HERALD learns that L. G.
Brewer, of Harrington, will ship a
car of Alabama Sweet" water
melons tomorrow. Mr.. Brewer has
eight acres in melons, and it is es-
timated that there are at least 1000
ripe malons in the field, ranging
in weight from thirty to fifty
pounds. In addition to these fine
watermelons. Mr.. Brewer has a
magnificent patch of sweet pota-
toes, and a HERALD man was
shown the product of one vine,
numbering eight potatoes, weigh
ing in the aggregate six and one
half pounds. The largest tuber
tipped the scales at two and a
quarter pounds. The two crops
mentioned above were grown en-
tirely without irrigation, and the
gentleman has corn that will aver