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New-York tribune., 1907-12-31


bonds viii produce change in their manage
ment and remove one fruitful cause for loss of
public confidence.
The business men in the past have synpa-
thized with the effort to eradicate from the
business system OF this country the influence
and control OF those who have achieved success
by Illegal methods. Is all this to be changed by
the panic? Is it proposed because of ii TO
repeal the rate bill? Shall dismiss the
prosecutions for violations of the anti-trust
law? Shall we permit and encourage rebates
and Determinations by railways? is this the
condition of sanity TO which invited TO
return? Shall we join in the sneer at the fight
of the administration for honesty and legality
in business a youthful attempt at an alleged
moral regeneration OF our business system? No
panic, however severe, can make wrong right.
No man who sincerely believed the adninistra-
tion right in its measures TO punish violations
OF law be turned from the earnest
support of that policy to- day
I believe myself to be as conservative as any
one within this company. l believe that. in
connection with personal liberty the right of
personal property is the basis of all our mate
rial progress In the development Of mankind.
and that any change in social and political
system which impairs the right Of private prop
erty and materially dirninshes the motive for
the accumulation Of capital by the individual
IS blow a. our whole civilization. But no one
can have been observer Of the operation
Of the exercise of the right of property and the
accumulation of capital and its in business
by the individual. and the combination of cap
ital by the combination Of individuals. without
seeing that there certain limitations upon
the methods IN the use OF capital and the exer-
else of the right of property that are indis-
pensable TO prevent the absolute control of the
whole financial system of the country passing
TO small ollgarchy of individuals
The combination OF ca pital is just as essen
tial 20 progress the assembling of the parts
Of a machine. and hence corporations however
large. are instruments of progress. But when
they seek 10 use the mere size or amount of the
capital which they control TO monopoIize the
business in which they are engaged and to sup
press competition by methods akin to duress
they should be restrained by law.
DANCER OF SOCIALISM,
Again ] am earnestly opposed to the govern
menf ownership OF the interstate railways that
are the srterial system of this country. Those
railways should continue TO be managed by pri-
vate corporations. Government ownership Of
means state socialism. increase in
the power of the central government that would
be dangerous. Ii would be a long step away
from the individualisul which il is necessary
to retain in order 10 make real progress. But
no one could defend a railway system in which
the unlawful determinations by secret rebates
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-28

lumber paint and wire. and to the
Cross Lumber Yard for fence posts.
It has been impossible for the
collector to get around lately, and
it is earnestly hoped that all who
have subscribed but have not paid,
and those who are willing to sub
scribe more, will come forward at
once.
Ten beautiful eucalyptus trees of
the Robusta variety have been or
dered and are expected within the
next few days. The palms will be
placed during the early days of
January. Some very nice trees
and vines will placed as soon as
money enough has been collected
to pay up and to provide gates to
keep cattle out. Be liberal and let
US report you in the next issue as
a subscriber.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-28
Notice.

Sealed proposals for the purchase
of the Market Revenue of the City
of Brownsville, Texas, for the year
1908, commencing January 1st,
1903. and ending December 31st,
1903. will be received at my office
Ia ahis city until Monday. Decem-
her 50th, 1907, at 8 o'clock p. m.
A copy of the ordinance regulat-
ing the collection of market dues
as passed by the City Council May
18th, 1908. under which these pro-
posals are asked. may be seen at
my Office. The city reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Proposals should be addressed to
ehe Hon. Mayor and Board of Al
dermen of the City of Brownsville,
Texas, and marked Proposals for
she Purchase Of Market Revenue"
For further information apply to
the undersigned.
BY order of the City Council,
FRANK CHAMPION,
x2-16-10t. City Secretary.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-28
Land Sale in HidaIgO County.

A recent land sale made in
Hidalgo county was that of 500
acres by w. S. Dougherty to L.
E. Bennett, his brother. Pearl Ben
nett, and DR.. Hugh Alexander,
all from Kansas. The first Mr..
Bennett. who is from Oregon,
Kans., has spent two months here,
looking over the situation very
carefully before making his invest
ment, AMI the above trade was
just closed two days ago. Mr..
Bennett was in town a day or so
this week making preparations to
go to work on his new purchase.
He says he will clear half of the
land this winter and plant corn,
alfalfa and sorghum, and will also
plant some grapes and other fruits.
There is a canal in operation on
the land, and he will lose no time
in beginning operations.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-28
~sSMILE CLUBS" ARE OR
CANNED IN MANY CITIES
Optimism Is the Ruling Law and Smiles
and Cheerful cOantenanees Put to
Shame the Man Who FrOwns.

In some of the cities smile
clubs" are being organized and the
membership is said to grow rapidly
as soon as one of these clubs is put
under way. The members are bust
ness men and others whose walks
In life are popularity supposed to
be strewn with so many annoyances
and perplexities that smiling is
out of the question with them save
at long intervals. The founders of
the clubs take a different view of
the situation than this and their
watchword is optimism. " They
argue that the practice of carrying
a solemn countenance is due prin
cipally to funerals and bad habit
and they have set out with a deter
animation to cure the habit, at least
Their success has been very graf
Styling so far.
1t matters not how solemn man
may himself be, he partakes some
what of cheerful disposition when
he IS thrown into contact with the
man who smiles. We all like to do
business with a person who smiles
and the habit can be made con-
Gagious with a little forethought
and determination. When every
body smiles it is pretty good in
,dication that everybody is happy,
and when everybody is happy the
old world jogs along at a merry
cliP. and there is not much danger
of anything serious happening to
At. 1t is only when people become
glum and sullen that things are apt
TO go awry. because such influences
are unpropitious, and we are all
creatures of influence to degree
beyond that which we are willing
so admit.
When a stranger comes into
town where every resident wears a
smile and appears to be happy, that
stranger can not refrain from liking
that town and he will want to To-
cate there. When the people of a
town smile habitually, it indicates
that they like each other better
than they would we're they to re-
tain sober countenances. They
help business. they make the rough
places easy and they reveal hun
.dreds of little bright spots in life
that would otherwise be hidden in
the shadow of discomfort. Any |
way you look at it. the smile
club appears to be very attrac-
tive institution.-Fort Worth Rec
ord.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-28

When a man dies. we can go
with him only as far as the grave
yard. When he is alive we may
cheer him on many long journey.
if we will. How forgetful we are
of the welfare of our fellow beings.
Try and live better by helping
others. -Pleasanton Monitor.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-28
Notice.

The regular annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the First Ma
tional bank of Brownsville, Texas
will be held at its banking house
on Tuesday, January 14th, 1908,
at p. M, for the election of Di-
rectors and the transaction of such
other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
A. ASHHEIM, Cashier.
12-14-1m
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-28
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Merchants
National Bank of Brownsville,
Texas, will be held at its banking
house on Tuesday, January the
18th, 1908, at 4 P. NJ, for the cleo
ton of Directors and such other
business as may properly come be-
fore the meeting.
J. G. FERNANDEZ, Cashier.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-28
BIRDS THAT EAT
BOIL WEEvILS.
Feathers Foes to Destructive
Cotton Pest Identified by Govern
ment EntOmOIOsists.

Bulletin No. % of the Biological
Survey, under the department of
the U. S. Agricultural department,
contains a valuable report of the
investigation of birds that feed on
the cotton boil weevill. Accord
ing to this report, 43 species of our
native birds have been found to
feed on the destructive cotton pest,
the list being as follows:
Upland plover Larak sparrow
Kildeer white-throated sparrow
Quail Field Sparrow
n ghthawk Towhee
scissOr-tailed ay-catcher Cardinal
Kingbird Pyrrhuloxia
Crested flycatcher Painted bunting
Phoebe Dickcissel
Olive sided fycatcher Purple martin
Alder fycatcher Cliff swallow
Least fycatcher Bank swallow
Cowbird Barn swallow
Red-winged blackbird Yellow warbler
Meadow lark Uninterrupted shrike
Western meadow lark American pipit
Orchard oyiole Yellow-breasted chat
Baltimore oriole AIockingbird
Bullock oriole Brown thrasher
Brewer blackbird Carolina wren
Great-tailed grackle Tufted titmouse
Bronzed grackle Black-crested tittnouse
Savanna sparrow.
Twenty-three of the foregoing
species feed on the weeviI princi-
palIy in summerand 20 species prin-
cipally in winter. The greatest
of weevils in sumner
is wrought by swallows and orioles;
in winter, by blackbirds and mead
ow larks.
Of the birds enumerated, the
bulletin says, the following are not
protected by Texas game laws:
Upland plover, killdeer; cowbird,
red-winged blackbird, Brewer
blackbird, bronze grackle or crow
and great-tailed grackle
or jackdaw.
1t is urged that legislation be
for the protection of these
and all birds that feed upon insects.
and especially upon the weevil,
and farmers are urged to encourage
the birds to nest near their farms
by erecting nest boxes, and allow
ing the birds to be killed or modest
Al
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-28

The park is indebted to the
Frontier Lumber Company for
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-28
For Sale.

Eleven acre farm three miles
from Brownsville, brick dwelling,
Eve rooms. underground cistern,
barn. all fenced, on resaca, for
81, 700. Easy terms.
w. S. DoUGHERTY.
Abram. Hidalgo, Texas.
a9-2s.a.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-28
Washington Park Improvement.

The following items concerning
the work of improving Washington
Park and list of subscriptions re-
ceived since the last report was
published were handed THE HER
AID by Mr.. Pierce yesterday, but
came in too late for insertion in
yesterdays HERALD:
List of Subscription to Washing
ton Park since last report:
F. ]. Combc Increased from $3.50
to IS Oh $50
]. K. Combe Increased from
$3.50 to $5oo)-.--,-...-.-...--.---...-. $50
y. S. & NJ. b. Cross Lumber
Co. (additional) ---- 500
C. H. More.....--..-.----...--- 200
Y. Cara so
Brownsville Hardware Co. 500
H. B. VerhelIe. .-,..----.---...-.---,----. 100
B. G. Chapa- .-...........-.- LOO
Charles Falgout ----.-- so
c. Galbert- - so
Angel Gutierrez.- so
Brownsville School children.
popular subscription. 2.29
Teachers Institute...--.--...--.... 3.75
Received from the Carnival 8O.o3
The park is indebted to the
Frontier Lumber Company for
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
TRANSFER coNvlcTs
Forty Prisoners Taken From
Anamosa to Fort Madison in
Compliance With New Law.

Cedar Rapids. Aug. S.-Warden Barr
and Deputy Warden Smith, with par
ty of guards, comprising A. Kratochvil,
Frank Barr, G. A. BERN. clerk; Thomas
Graham, chief engineer; G. G. Gould,
Henry Haardt, and Fred Barr passed
through the city yesterday afternoon
en- route from Anamosa reformatory to
the Fort Madison prison with bunch
OF forty convicts, who go to that insti-
tuition under the new law which con-
verted the Anamosa penitentiary into
reformatory.
The prisoners taken to Fort Madison
are all over thirty years of age, and
their terms of Imprisonment range from
one year to life, there being seven
"lfers, Herman Book, T. W. Watson,
William West and Otis Green. Green
is blind man sent up from Des Moines
for the murder of his wife. Watson
was sent up from Mills county for
murder twenty-five years ago, and was
mosa in 1894. Davis is a Texas negro
who has travelled through northwest
Iowa with cheap theatrical troupe
and was convicted on the charge of
assault. Among the prisoners are An
derson, OConnell and Walsh, the motor
ious Quimbly bank robbers, and Moore
the Masonville bank robber, whose pal
was Bill Gadboic, of this city, still at
large. A number of the prisoners are
now doing their second and third terms.
One of the most interesting of the
prisoners is Johnson, of Waterloo, who
is mechanical genius. He has patent
ed machine for boring four holes sim
ultaneously in a pearl button and also
has patent on cash register. He
has been employed as machinist at
the reformatory and will doubtless be
so employed at Fort Madison. AT his
spare time the prison officials permit
him to work at his inventions. one of
which promises to make him fortune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
TEACHERS MUST REGISTER.
All Those With State Certificates
Must Register In County.

Attorney General II. W. Byers has
rendered the following decision con-
corning the scope and application of
the law requiring the registration of
teachers certificates. Under this pro-
vision every person holding either a
state certificate, a state diploma, a
county certificate, special certificate or
certificate to teach i'll kindergartens,
who desires to teach in public schools
of this state, must cause their certifi-
Gates to be registered with the county
superintendent of the county in which
they desire to teach, no matter when
their certificate was issued, whether
before or since October l, 1906.
Registration validates a license for
the remainder of the school year; i. e.,
until July following unless such license
expires sooner in which case registra-
ton validates it only until the date of
it's expiration. When the term of a
third grade or provisional certificate
is extended until July first following
it's issue, the term of registration is
likewise extended to July first. No
registration fee should be collected on
account of the extension.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
LOST BROTHER FOUND.
Queer Experience of Boy Who
Was Blown Away in a Cyclone.

Mrs. Benjamin Richardson, who re-
sides about twelve miles north of
Villisca, is just now enjoying visit
from brother of hers whom she sup
posed had been blown away in cyclone
eighteen years ago. The young mans
name is Charles H. Bennett, and his
home for the past eighteen years has
been in Milbourn, Louisiana. The
Villisca Letter gives the following very
good account Of the unusual affair."
Chas. H. Bennett, of Milbourn, La,
came Sunday night to visit his sister,
Mrs. Benjamin Richardson, twelve miles
north of Villisca, whom he has not seen
since infancy. Until four months ago
MIR. Bennett did not know any relatives
other than the man and woman whom,
up to that time, he supposed were his
parents. Mr.. Bennett is a years old
and the story of his identity was only
made known to him by disagreement
between he and the man who raised him.
The story of his life was given to us by
G. II. Brown, also of Milbourn, La, who
is assisting him in locating his folks.
Eighteen years ago cyclone swept
across Harrison county. Mo-, south of
Leon. AS the storm passed the farm of
man named Hudson it dropped six
yearold boy in his front yard. The
child's mouth, ears and eyes were
packed full of mud. otherwise he was
uninjured. Mr.. Hudson took the child
into the house where he was cared for
by his wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson had
no children of their own so they decided
to keep the boy. The distance the boy
was carried was ten of twelve miles.
few weeks after the storm the Hud-
sons sold their farm and moved to
Louisiana, taking the child with them,
whom it seems was unable to recall any,
thing that had happened before the
storm. He grew to manhood using the
name Of Hudson as his own and knew
nothing to the contrary until he and the
old gentleman had disagreement. 1t
was then that be learned of his past and
has real name. Mr.. Hudson gave him
$500 and told him of his relatives. Mr..
Bennett Immediately began to look them
up and after some time located brother
at Fairfield, Nebraska, and from him he
learned of the family.
After the storm his parents did every
thing possible to find the lost child and
finally gave up the search. His parents
moved to Long Beach, California, where
his father died some four years ago.
After spending week or so here with
his sister he will continue his journey
to California to meet his mother who is
waiting to receive him.
Mr.. Bennett came here from Nebraska
where he has been visiting his brother
and to him it seems like dream.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
Have You Seen the Comet?
A real live comet is in our midst.

A real live comet is IN our midst.
1t goes by the name of Daniels comet,
and is visible to the naked eye.
Would you like to see it? If the night
is perfectly clear, set your alarm clock
for 2:3O a. m. If your bump of curiosity
is so far developed that you are willing
to get out of bed when the bell rings,
then the rest will be easy. Slip on your
clothes. take up position in the front
yard and cast your eye to point about
seven degrees below Pleiades. There
may be some doubt in your mind as to
just where this is, but if you can't locate
it the first night try again the next.
But when you do get a glimpse of it,
this is what you will see. A bright head
having nucleus of the second magni-
tude, whatever that is. Attached to
this head will be number of tails.
When the head gets tired of CARRYING
around so many tails, it will shed one
or two just to show off. 1t will be
swishing and whirling and cavorting
around at the rate of about thirty miles
a second. This does not exceed the
speed limit for comets, or this one
would probably have been pinched be-
fore this.
The comet will be visible until Sep
TENDER, says Professor Morehouse of
Drake university. This is due to the
fact that it lies in the plane of the
ecliptic, which is the same on which
the earth travels around the sun.
Although it is willing to remain on
exhibition for the benefit of the com
mon people, the comet is as shy about
having its photograph taken as John D.
Rockefeller. Prof. Morehouse has been
trying to get picture of it for a month,
but every time the camera points that
way, it shyly retires behind friendly
bank of clouds. Professor Morehouse
and his corps of assistants are on the
alert, though, and are exhibiting per-
sistency that would do credit to the
staff photographer of newspaper. The
chances are that Mr.. Comet will be
caught mapping one of these nights, and
science will be rewarded with another
addition to its rogue's gallery.
Professor Morehouse gives the follow
ing interesting explanation of the
methods employed in photographing a
comet:
you first understand that the comet
is moving very rapidly among the stars.
In order to obtain perfect photograph
of it, the telescope must be kept nov
ing, so that the image may remain per-
fectly stationary on the plate through
out the exposure. To do this, the image
of the head of the comet is placed be-
tween cross wires in the head of the
telescope. An operator then constantly
changes the position of the instrument,
so that the comet is kept rigidly behind
the cross wires. An exposure of about
two hours is necessary in order to obtain
a perfect photograph" p Register and
Leader.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
Nine. Qui Vive Back From Paris

Nine. Qui Vive, who writes entertain
ingly and chattily on beauty and other
feminine topics in The Chicago Record
Herald, has recently returned from
Paris, where she went TO study beauty
as the French see it. 1t is safe to say
that it will take her year to give her
readers all the new ideas she gathered
abroad. Feminine readers will be glad
to learn that these are to appear from
time to time in her well-known depart
ment. THE Woman Beautiful in The
Record Herald. The immense popular
ity of Nine. Qui Wives articles is large
ly due to the fact that her advice is of
real value to women and is given in a
delightfully."- original style. Even mere
men are known to read with secret
chuckle the piquant epigrams with
which she heads her column every
morning. Her wholesomeness and re-
markable versatility have made her an
eagerly looked for visitor in thousands
of American homes.
The unique Sunday Magazine of The
Record Herald in text, illustrations,
paper and presswork is a rival of the
best independent periodicals. 1t has
the real magazine quality.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15

The question, "what would you do if
you knew that this was your last day?"
has been going the rounds of the press,
and most every paper has given some
sort of an answer-some serious and
some frivolous. Some very nice
thoughts have been brought out by the
discussion. The truth is that no one
knows what they will do when brought
face to face with death. The records
of history show great surprises in cases
of this kind. Some who were thought
to be the most arrant towards have met
death with unf1inching courage, while
supposed heroes have shown ssthe white
feather" The most timid women
have met the grim monster with calm
irmness while their strong minded sis
ters have screamed or tainted. And
these persons who have surprised the
world have been no less surprise to
themselves.