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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-07-24
WEDNESDAY. JULY "a. 1907
FIGHTING MUNICIPAL
OWNERSHIP.

The opponents of municipal
ownership of public utilities al
over the country are making strenu.
Gus efforts to combat the wide
growth of sentiment in favor Of
municipal ownership which is be-
coming constantly more and more
warked. Great quantities of litera.
ture against the municipal idea is
being distributed wherever, it is
known that the erection of public
improvements, such as water, light
or street car systems, ETC., is in
contemplation. with a view to in
ihuence the people to vote against
snunicipal ownership. The move
has even progressed to the point of
publishing a magazine which is
devoted entirely to the publication
of articles against municipal own
sership. This magazine, which was
established something over a year
ago, is circulated at the nominal
price of three cents a copy, and is
bought in large numbers by cor
porations owning or seeking to
own such utilities as those named
aud distributed free by them in
towns where these corporations are
seeking TO obtain control, the OBJ
iect being, of course, to influence
voters in elections on the question
Of municipal ownership. Browns
vile has been lately made the re-
cipient Of such kind attentions by
the corporation that is now en-
deavoring to defeat the pending
bond issue for waterworks and
lights here.
This magazine makes a speciality
Of hunting up the few instances
where biuhders may have been
made in the administration of
municipal plants, and of every
species of argument that can be
found against municipal ownership.
Similar articles are being publish
ed by the same agents of private
corporations in all leading news
papers that can be induced to pub
Iish them.
The reason for this great activity
on the part of the private corpora
lions is easily explainable, in view
Of the wide increase of sentiment
in favor of city ownership of public
utilities. Naturally enough. the
corporations would rather
build the water aud light plants
and street car systems, and make
from ten to twenty per cent or
more profit on the investment, than
to lend the money to cities at not
over five per cent to build them.
That is the secret of the strenuous
and even frantic efforts being made
by the corporation interests to de-
feat municipal ownership.
Fortunately for Brownsville.
most of her leading property own
ers are clever enough to see through
the specious arguments advanced
by the private corporation advo-
Gates, and they will not be mislead
BY them. There are some, of
course, who are honestly in favor
sf private ownership. There are
two sides to every question:
right and wrong side-and unfor-
tunately there are often some hon
est persons who will get on the
wrong side. THE HERALD does
aot doubt. however, that even
those who favor private ownership
viii vote in favor of the bond IS
sue, If they can only be brought to
see the very strong reas rs for do +.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-07-24

Homes for a miIliOn.--D Do you want OHe2
Life may be struggle for yOu and yours.
Get new start in Texas. Get on the
land. The last cheap fertile farm land
! m the United States, Take your choice.
$4,000 acres on the Rio
: Grande river. Brewster
county 200 per acre
5000 acres imp. ranch,
Kimble county 2.2s per acre
5000 acres, valuable
/ ranch, imp, abundant
/ water, Kerr county. $50 per acre
1000 &C res, Webb co.,
alternate sections -. 800 per acre
IL, 900 acre ranch, nr RR.,
Webb co. ........ 2.75 per acre
! 80, 600 acres, one of finest
/ ranches in Kerr county,
highly improved. $50 per acre
I 40, 900 acres on R. Grande,
magnificent ranch 49, $50 per acre
) $50 acres, partly irriga-
ted, on Llano river, fine
Improvements . 500 per acre
2, PA acres on Nueces
river, McMullen CO.. 500 per acre
10, 600 acres on Leona
river, agricultural, open
land, .. 500 per acre
10000 acres Dirnmitt and
LaSalle counties, near
Woodward land 700 per acre
p, 500 acres near EnciHal,
magnificent land $50 per acre
so, 900 acres open black
sandy, well improved,
artesian water, Nc
Mullen county. $50. per acre
4, 200 acres Nueces val
ley, near cotuiia $50 per acre
1900 acres black, good
farm land, IL miles of
railroad, Bee county. 500 per acre
1000 acres chocolate
loan, on R. R., IS per
cent agricultural, La
Sale county. . 500 per acre
SO, 900 acres, artesian,
highly developed. rail-
road runs through it. 500 per acre
IS, 900 acres, r. r. runs
through IS per cent
agricultafal ..... 1000 per acre
a, eco acres Nueces CO.,
black and chocolate
loan, railroad 1000 per acre
THE ADAMS. KIRKPATRICK co.
HICKS BLDG SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS
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TEXAS LAND

Homes for a miIIiOn.--D0 you want Onea
Life may be struggle for yOu and yours.
Get a new start in Texas. Get on the
land. The last cheap fertile farm land
IN the United States, Take your choice.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

third baseman, Will Lane right field, Ham
ilton Jones left field, George Peavey Um-
pire. w. A. Stevens, ThOrndike. In the
seventh inning the score was to IA in
favor of Brooks. Nine innings were played
and the final score was Brooks 20, Thorn
dixie T.
We took creamery check of one of our
Brooks farmers the other day for about $96,
representing his sales of cream for the
month of April. This only represented a
part of the proceeds of his dairy stock, and
we do not believe he could do any better at
anything else. His farm is growing richer
and he is in a position to give his whole
time to the business of the farm. That is
one Of the benefits of the creamery. 1t gives
the farmer some ready money each month
and they have a good profitable business
right at home. Our advice to every mothers
son of them is to stock up with all the COWS
they can handle and make this a business
The Memorial Day exercises here passed
off very pleasantly. The school children
come out in their best, the veterans were in
good spirits, the marching and decorating
OF the graves was done in good form, and
the exercises in Union Hall, which was
well filled by an appreciative audience,
were all right. The singing was excellent.
The male quartette consisting of Jones,
Brown, Elliott and Morrill,, rendered some
very fine selections. Rev. VIM. Vaughan
of Belfast, the orator of the day, made a
very acceptable address. As whole the
program was we'll carried out and was a
credit to the place.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06
THE NEWS OF BROOKS.


Mrs. Cora Bowker of Belfast spent May
3Oth in Brooks.
Miss Hattie Lang is trying her luck in
the Belfast shoe shop.
Mrs. H. H. Rich and child have gone to
Hampden for visit with friends.
Mrs. Frank Sanborn, or Dora Roberts as
we used to know her, called on friends here
last week.
T. A. Elliott and wife have returned from
ArOOstoOk County, where he has business
interests.
Mrs. Harry Hewes is visiting friends in
Ar0ostoOk county, going first to Pressure
Isle and Ashland.
E. O. Stantial is quite sick at home, hav-
ing been confined to the house several days
by erysipelas.
The many friends of Mrs. Charles F.
Shaw of Belfast were happy to meet her
here Memorial Day.
c. E. Lane has bought and shipped quite
a quantity of potatoes this spring. He will
probably plant the largest acreage in this
vicinity.
E. A. Carpenter was marshal of the day
last Thursday and we must say that his
horse, Harry, is one of the the best behav-
ing saddle horses that you can pick out.
Mrs. Samuel L. Lord, the well known
Belfast dressmaker, observed Memorial
Day in Brooks, her old home, and did not
forget to take Sam along for company.
John H. Gordon has been having a fine
time rafting around in his automobile. The
machine baked however the other day over
in Monroe and a two horse team hauled him
home.
Leander Staples, our harness maker,
went to Rockland last week on business
market and he proposes to take up the man
ufacture of them to quite an extent.
L. A. Bachelor, who is managing one of
the very best dairy farms in Brooks, is
stocking up with cows. We believe that
this is the sensible thing for our farmers to
do, with creamery right at our doors.
In the program for a local entertainment
at Newton Center, Mass, we noticed the
name of Willard Robertson, formerly of
Monroe. Ii must be quite an entertainment,
or circus, as it was called, as 81, 600 was con-
tributed by the citizens of the place to pay
the expenses.
Adelbert Bowen and wife held their we'd
ding reception last Saturday evening at
their new home which has been nicely fit
ted up. There was large attendance of
the personal friends of the parties and
choice selection of presents was left for
them. Ice cream and cake were served and
it was a very pleasant occasion, as such
gatherings usually are.
The Junior base ball club of this town
went to Thorndike last Saturday and played
a game. c. A. Lane drove them over in
buck board. The team and result was as
follows catcher, Orrin Green; pitcher,
Lawrence Estes; first baseman, Zelmer
Hall; second baseman, Hovey Roberts {;
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

ton Commission, has received within
a few days letter from responsible
source offering to provide $1,000 for a
Maine building at the jamestown Ex-
position provided $4,000 more can be
secured elsewhere, and it will certainly
be reproach to the people of Maine if
they fail to improve this opportunity to
have our State properly represented at
this great Exposition. For each dollar
paid the State Exposition Commission
will give to the subscriber a splendid
portrait of Longfellow, his own favorite
and that of his family-a genuine pho
tograyure, printed on the finest quality
of plate paper 1920, an ornament for
any home. See the announcement and
coupon printed on another page.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06
THE PEDLAR NUISANCE.

The pack pedlar is menace to the legiti-
mate business of our merchants; he is a
menace to the house wife and disgrace to
the streets of the town. He blows into
town, many times on the freight, where,
unseen his transportation costs him moth
ing he pays paltry sum for license Che
sometimes escapes the taxi and then travels
our streets from morning till night endeav-
oring to force upon the house wife some of
his cheap goods. The system of selling his
goods is obnoxious to the least observant
class. He rings the bell and as soon as the
door is opened, his foot is placed so that the
door cannot be shut. Thus he holds the
lady against her will. until he has displayed
his goods. If she informs him she desires
nothing, he at many times shows his dis
pleasure, often in words.-Rumford Falls
Times.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06
GLUE DEVILS"

Get Rid of Indigestion and Things Will
Look Bright and Joyous.
Everything looks gloomy and dark to the
person suffering with indigestion.
Until the prescription known as Mona
stomach tablets was put up in popular form
as a safe and effective cure for sick head
ache, indigestion and stomach troubles, the
"blue devils made everything look dark,
gloomy and depressing.
After few days use of Mi-o-na the sick
headache, dizzy feeling, drowsiness, bad
taste in the mouth, distress after eating
all these symptoms of a weak stomach
will disappear, and with perfect digestion
there will be a joyous and beautiful outlook.
Ml-o-na stomach tablets are sold only in a
neat metal box convenient for the vest
pocket and cost so cents. R. II. Moody has
tablets that he gives a guarantee with every
box that money will be refunded if the
remedy fails to give satisfaction.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06
THE CROW BLACKBIRD.

Much has been said of the Crow Black
bird this spring; of their increase in num-
bers in Maine; their sweet song their value
as worm diggers, and other favorable
qualities. To me the song of these birds
when in fiocks sounds like the song of a
saw mill when at its best, and at Unity
Pond, where they are quite numerous, I
have seen pair of these birds put nest of
young robins to rest forever in less than
thirty seconds. But then 1 have read that
our own American crow pulls up corn
mostly to get certain grub that would
have ruined the crop anyway and so, it is
argued, the crow is doing a valuable and
hazardous work. There seems to be no
danger of this species becoming extinct, as
there are about ten varieties of crow, not
including the crow-bar.
BASIL II. NEWELL
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06
NORTH SEARSPORT,

DODGE's CORNER. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl W.
Howard visited at G. E. Chapin's Sunday.
....Many beautiful flowers were placed in
the cemetery last week in memory of de-
parted friends. Mrs. W. J. Matthews and
daughter, Miss Winifred, visited Mrs. Beals
at the village last Saturday..... Miss Persis
Howard of Glenburn has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Chester Trundy. 80. james E.
Marden is painting his house, 1.-THE Elms,'
and will soon be in readiness for summer
boarders.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

Connecticut, the land of wooden nut
megs, has new industry, according to
the New York Herald Farmers buy
all the availa bic two dollar horses"
place them in the path of flying auto
mobiles and collect from 500 to 81, 900
IN damages when the chauffeur docs
the rest And the Herald doesn't say
they hadn't auto.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

The editorial from the Bangor Daily
News printed in another column, under
the caption of 'Waldo County Rum"
pays deserved tribute to Sheriff Car
Teton, an officer who knows, and per
forms, his duty.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

valuable hens killed by dogs" is the
caption OF an item in an exchange. 1t
is surprising how valuable some hens
are when killed by dog whose owner
has bank account.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

The Washington Evening Star thinks
that Glow mean temperature" is par
ticularly felicitous phrase in the reports
of the weather bureaus; but expressions
of private opinion are more emphatic.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

1t does not need statistics to tell us
that the month just passed was the
coolest May in years. The coal bins,
wood piles and arrested vegetation at
test the fact
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

A Philadelphia doctor has discovered
that the human jaw can exert pres
sure of 800 pounds. But there are jaws
and jaws, and some should be credited
with at least 40 horse power
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06
PROSPECT FERRY.

Brewer visited relatives here last week.
A. E. Raynor has gone down river fishing
in his naphtha boat. Mr.. George Gruby
of Boston was here last week looking after
his summer home. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Glidden of Frankfort were in town one day
last week. Percy Harding is at home
George Wescott is building new barn.
George Grindle is doing the work. Miss
Maud Hartman was at home from Stock
ton several DAYS recently.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

: Despite the high price of material,
statistics of building operations in New
York shows large increase in the con-
tracts awarded from Jan. 1, 1907, to
May 3lst over the corresponding period
in 19o6-in round numbers nearly ST.
0aO 900
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

Bryan is quoted as saying that he
will not run against Roosevelt if the
latter is nominated. Probably not. He
might as well run against a stone wall.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

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A five per cent advance in wages in
the Maine cotton mills went into effect
June Sd.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

d. U. Dance is the caption of an item
in The Bath Anvil. Is that the ere
form spelling" for do you dance?
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

The Opinion says of citizen of Rock
land now in his Goth year that he wants
to live long enough to see William Jen-
nings Bryan elected president and Lind
ley Murray Staples chosen governor of
Maine" That seems to be vain wish,
although we are told that ''misfortunes
never come singly."
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

CHARLES A. r1LsBuRY. pusi paltoT M nna
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

That we of New England are a law
abiding people is generally admitted,
and that the Massachusetts, man who
predicted continuance of the unsea-
sonable weather with which we have
been afflicted until July 10th is still
alive is further proof of the fact.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

from the Ordinary frame mouse; but the
main thing, says the Brooklyn Eagle,
was to find some way of building a
house far from fire departments that
would be as safe for its occupants as
though they were located next door to
a New York fire engine house. How
we'll he succeeded may be inferred from
the fact that architects and builders
who have inspected the house. now
practically completed, say that it en-
bodies solution of the problem of how
people with ordinary means may build
fireproof country homes. After the
owner and architect had gone thorough
ly over the ground, searching for some
building material that could be obtain
ed within a reasonable price limit and
at the same time insure comfort, dura-
bility and freproof qualities, combi-
nation OF concrete and terra Gotta
blocks was finally decided upon, and of
these materials the house has been put
up. Not scrap of wood was used in
any of the structural part of the house.
Nothing about it can burn except the
doors, the window frames and the
small! amount of interior trimming.
Even the roof is carried by concrete
beams with hollow tile blocks in be-
tween. The floors are built in the
same way, and the outer walls and
partitions are also of burnt clay blocks
The house has ten living rooms and two
bath rooms. To build the same house
of wood the contractor bid $4,000. For
concrete, with wooden floors, the cost
would have been $500. Built of hol-
low tile blocks and concrete the cost
was $4,000. No insurance will be car-
ried, as the house cannot burn up, and
this makes quite an annual saving, and
the house will need practically no re-
pairs for an indefinite period. The air
spaces in the hollow blocks that form
the walls make them excellent nom
conductors of heat and cold, assuring
warmth in winter and making the
house cooler in summer than one with
ordinary solid walls. Finding that the
hollow tile blocks did not make an at
tractive exterior, the outer walls were
coated with pebble dashed stucco, ap-
piled directly to the surface of the
blocks. On succeed frame house the
cement is applied on wire mesh, which
rots out from moisture and the chemi-
cal action of the plaster. The result
appears to be an attractive looking
home that will need little or no re-
pairs and that cannot burn down. That
is something worth while.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

John Clair Minot of the Kennebec
Journal was the Memorial Day orator
in Augusta and his address will rank
among the very best delivered in the
country on that day. We wish we could
reproduce more of it, but must be con-
tent with the following quotation, illus
trating the value of early impressions:
How wildly recall my own first par
ticipation in the exercises of Memorial
Day. 1t was in the village of Oakland,
rs years or more ago, and although [
was there only for the day was allow
ed to march with the long line of school
children who followed Sergeant Wyman
Post to the cemetery by the shores of
the Messalonskee. And | can see, as
though it were yesterday, the simple
ceremonies of decorating the graves
and hear again the brief addresses of
the chaplain and the commander as the
procession halted under the trees. Few
things in the years that have passed
since then have given me the pride
felt as | marched with the school chill
dren that day and carried flowers for
the graves of the soldiers. 1t was an
early impression of boyhood which time
can never efface.
The flags on the schoolhouses and the
participation of children in the Memo
rial Day exercises are important factors
in intoxicating spirit of patriotism so
essential to the future welfare, and per-
haps the very existence, of the country
saved to us by the defenders of the
Union in the Civil war.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06

Nothing in current magazine litera-
ture, in the opinion of the writer, pos.
sesses such literary merit as "The Spirit
of Old West Point" by General Morris
Schatf, which for some months has been
appearing III The Atlantic Monthly.
1mbued with the loftiest patriotism
Gen. Schaff deals generously and ten
derry with his classmates who left the
Academy to follow the fortunes of the
Confederacy, and his pictures of West
Point life and of the sentiment there
up to the beginning Of the civil war are
not only very interesting but of historic
value.
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