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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-27
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 81. t9os.
LOUISIANA S PLAN.

The State of Louisiana. acting
Su the theory that even i'll winds
raust blow good to somebody, Is
using the present idleness of many
nen throughout the country to
populate and improve the state.
1t has several million acres of land
upon which nobody lives and
which is not cultivated. Farms
Erom this land are offered at very
reasonable prices to men of family
who who will move there, and in
addition tools and seed will De
supplied, while payment can be
made on the easiest sort of terms.
Already a considerable number of
people have taken up the state s
offer.
This is action of the wisest sort
on the part of Louisiana. Texas
also has lands. This commonwealth
IS the .possessor of immense tracts
which are even more fertile than
those of the sister state. Thous-
ands of people from the states
north are coming to Texas, but the
number could be increased largely
If Texas itself offered special in
ducements to thrifty, industrious
settlers.
A population of 100000 is one
Af the dreams of representative
Texans. A boost by the state
along the lines mentioned would
aid greatly in the consummation
of this wish.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-27
ZMPRO YEMENT ON TEDDY
.AMD ANDY.

One Theodore Roosevelt and
sue Andrew Carnegie, both of
whom are not altogether unknown.
have taken up the matter of spell
ing reform. But it remained for a
Massachusetts, man to institute a
method which will probably do
more for the Improvement of or
biography than the schemes of the
two men of fame. Vernum Lincoln
of Massachusetts, died some time
ago. His will has just been pro-
Dated. He provided that the sum
of $500 be turned over to the
treasurer of the town of Audover
Gor the purpose of awarding prizes
gor annual old-fashioned spelling
bees, to be held in a public hall,
between contestants from 10 to IS
years of age, selected by the
snethod of choosing up"
This method in general use
would certainly render the art of
spelling correctly one worth &C
curing. 1t is undoubtedly true
1hat there is, in some quarters, a
Ia uentable ignorance of orthogra-
snhY.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-27

For the best commercial printing
of all kinds go to THE HERALD
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-27


Go to the Japs, thou poet. study
'4heir ways and De wise. They
suever write a poem containing
more than one verse. East, Liver
cool Tribune.
Judging by samples of japanese
Doetry we've seen that is one verse
700 naany.-Judd Lewis in the
Houston Post.
In view of the fact that the
annual crop of spring poets is about
10 r1aterialize Mr.. Lewis should by
all means have concurred with
ahe Ohio paper.
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A Philadelphia man travelled fol-
his firm Is years without mishap.
He struck Houston the other day,
fell on the street and laid himself
ND for a week. Wait until the
Paragraphers' union sees that.
Woe, woe for the Houston Post.
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Who does your thinking fol
you?-BRowNsvILLE HERALD.
Same back at you.-Cuere
Record.
Now what do you think of that
Coming, too, from town that
boasts of the fact that it has IL
saloons, Is lawyers, one hide depot
and only one gun store.
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Desert to Garden
In Seven Years.
CONTINUED from page -

Continued from page ID
then became four pioneers of the
new movement, the birth of which
has meant so much to the valley
of the Rio Grande.
To the natives, who had been
holding their lands without pos
sibility of market for years, ii
seemed that the fellows with
more money than anything else
had arrived" when these few men
started to buy their land for real
money and pay from $1.25 to $3.50
per acre for it. Mr.. Withers con-
tinued to buy with all the money
he could secure, or persuade his
friends to secure and invest, and
not the cheapest lands. AS he said,
the best in the country at any price
they asked Was cheap enough.
With the entire country open to
him from Samfordyce to the Gulf
of Mexico, he explored it from one
end TO the other with engineers and
natives, and finally decided upon
the Llano Grande Grant, lying in
the exact heart of the valley, and
the oldest grant from the Crown of
Spain on the river. 1t required
more money to buy this tract by
about half than any thing else on
the river, but as he said, the best
is the cheapest, and he finally Sc
cured 5000 acres out of the grant.
A few months after his first trip
to the valley, Withers said to B.
F. Yoakum and Messrs. Hinckley
and Johnston, engineer aud con-
tractor respectively of the Cat that
tine) Frisco system. in Mr.. Yoa-
kum's Office in St. Louis: That
is q great country to build road
into"
Don't you know that l was
raised in Texas and have known
that sand country all my life" was
the reply of Mr.. Yoakum.
but you haven't been i'll the
Rio Grande Valley" said Withers.
Il believe Withers knows what
he is talking about" said Hinckley
and Johnston I'VE will go look at
it. =" If it is like he says l will
build a road there" said Johnston.
They came to see and Uere shoa0n.
Mr.. Yoakum has been. here many
times since, on his own railroad.
There was much to do in staying
with this proposition. The lands
were held in long narrow stripes
and the pioneers were compelled TO
work out the problem of insufficient
record titles, and of so securing
tracts and strips as to bring them
into one solid tract. In some in
stances the tracts were as small as
fifty to seventy-fve feet in width
BY fifteen to eighteen miles in
length. And there were still lack
ing railroad facilities, for these
lands were 100 miles or more from
the nearest railroad. After the rail-
road, came clearing and home
building.
But Withers had Llano Grande,
and he continued to think it the
best land in the United States. He
had his health back. and ne con-
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booming.
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Many a silent man gets credit
for being wise because he can't
think of anything to say.-Eagle
Lake Headlight.
And many fool has the reputa-
ton of being wise just because he
can look that way.
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Instead of the "Ss-s-s-s, s-s-s-
81" of the Mexican hack-drivers
Brownsville may soon hear the
clang of the street car gong. An
other evidence that Brownsville is
hoo,uirU
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day have water on his land.
But Yoakum knew that if tn
Rio Grande valley was good enough
to spend 81, 900, 900 or $4,000, 0o'
building a railroad to get to, tina
it was good enough to own SOM
lof, and after seeing the valley will
his engineers, he said he wanted
all of Llano Grande he could buy
He finally secured SO, ZOO acres OF
the west side of the original With
ers holdings in Llano Graude, anl
~ 900 acres about three miles te
the east.
T. w. Carter, now president o.
the Mercedes company, also came
and saw. 1t looked good to him,
so he bought $4,000 off the east
side of the remainder of Withers'
holdings adjoining that bought by
Mr.. Yoakum. Then Messrs. Carter
and Yoakum got together, and the
American Rio Grande Land and
Irrigation Company was formed,
leaving Withers with about 1000
acres in the middle of the tract.
And here, on the highest point
of the Llano Grande tract, now
stands beautiful Casa Blanca. the
present home of Mr.. Withers, the
6rst house built on the Samfordyce
branch.
Sam Robertson, the genius of
San Benito, was building the
branch line, and had just reached
the top of the high hill three miles
west of the present town of Mer-
cedes, when Withers sent word to
him that he had IL cars of sup
plies, to start doing something on
the Llano Grande lands, and ask
ing would he help him to get out
up the line some place. You bet
your life!' said Sam. And the
first cars over the branch line start
ed FROM Harrington. This is the
finest location and highest point
on the line in this section," said
Sam, when they reached mile post
.Seueuteen, here's where you want
to stop if you are going to make
and there the cars stop
ped. The place was named Llano
Grande, and Withers said he would
stay there and make good" on
the water resolution of three years
before. And here he stayed and to-
day has his own canal in operation.
There were many obstacles,
much labor, much money needed.
Withers said: I will go slowly,
study conditions and the expert
ences of others and when I build
it will be the best canal that can be
built" c. Rice, an engineer from
the canal districts of East Texas
and Louisiana. was put in charge
of the canal work. There was no
hasty work. Rice said to Withers:
Let's know our lands, and watch
others. Then we will know how to
build a canal for this country. It
may take longer and a little more
money, but you will save in the
long run by building right. So
Withers waited and said: / will
put my own money into both lands
and canal, and 1 will build the best
canal that can be built on the river.
Some said he wouldn't, others
said possibly so" but Withers
kept OH just as he had year after
year since 1901, always because he
knew it was in the country, and,
as he said: If haven't confidence
in it myself, how can 1 expect any
one else to have. So on Monday
last, the whistle blew and the wa
tiers started flowing from the Rio
Grande through the Casa Blanca
Canal TO the lands of Llano Grande.
There were other things neces-
office, railroad station,
express office. freight tracks, etc.
R,,t XNitharS went after them and
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04


have ample reason to know that the
public will not be trified with. The
saloon men Of the city have not has
any organization; easch has been con
Quoting his business to suit himself
one going little further than the
other to attract trade, aud the other
following suit or passing his competi-
tor. until most OF them were doing a
more or less lawless, certainly an of.
fensively aggressive business. I'm
der the resolutions to which all OF
them have subscribed, the business
will be conducted upon radically dit
ferent lines than hitherto. They viii
have nearly four months during which
to demonstrate that the reform has
been real and the vote cast April 2lst
will show how the public mind has
been affected by the change.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
Nrnhlrnt nj
tl1r Drpritrratr
By PROF. ANDREW WILSON,
Eminent English Scientist.

is well socety-usng term in sense-houd
itself with the problems of the unfit if only the
they very intimately the welfare of the world large
the degenerate represents very real presence midst
that admits of cay contention Every Of population
small alike produces proportion units This result is OBJ
ous inevitable the human evolution regarded
exception is justified which That all born will be
healthy, and perfect
Roughly regarded there main lines which the question
how degcneay debated OF these plainly stated
the first plan OF resolves t>f into the phrase "Stop
supply" would 60 straight the and origin of legenecy
and its propagation and would FAR possible prohibit legally
and socially the reproduction Of the The second
with may be described purely ameioratye develop
and the degenerate into better ways Of life 1t demands
him the right live and charges society with the duty Of reforming
its unfit units Condy this second plan has set before pro-
gamme zentso enormous in fact that hopeful
people CHEEKY opmi may well stand agast when they
face with the of the particular Augean Stable they propose
Again. those look the degenerate possible subject
FOR reformation often to forget that there and fresh
supply Of unfit units being the world day that dawns
neglect Of this supply the thing
endayOrng fill the po'erbal barrel the bUngo while the tap
is turned
Cay, if there any hope seeing the numbers
degenerate brought within limits which shall render their
all practicable there be check other devised which shall
limit will not say prevent, because that would be mpossbiy-
the propagation Of the physical and mental wa that cost the country
millions each for their and this without very much
turn being visible the way bternent have vet met
with any persons who have considered this seriously and who do
not that the true and drastic remedy that Of seeking to limit
the the unfit the Of time Eiatic humanans
called who moved thought Of the back Of brutal
garotter who has nearly killed being made TO smart
BY effective application Of the cat probably the only persons
who would enjoy liberty they to-day multiply they will
end to send forth into the world the diseased the insane the diotc and
the criminal 10 wor pepx and paup the honest man. O ueh
persons tie least said the better they constitute and
danger to the state BY their fatuous hunanitaranism
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
FOR NEW PUMP !
AT 10TH STREET.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE VOTES TO
DISCARD BIG MENGE
MACHINE.
FOR CENTRIFUGAL PUMP
Simplicity and Economy in Operation
Claimed BY Chairman Wagner
To Advertise For Bids
Cost $4,000.

| The city council committee OF
pumps met last night to consider
the subject of reconstructing thu
Tenth street punt. The members OF
| the committee are Aldermen Magner
| (chairman,) Davis. German, Thistle
wood, Meehan. Kelly and Ferguson.
Alderman Magner, being a practical
pump man, has for some time tried to
interest his committee in what he
regards as important and necessary
improvements at this pump. He be.
lieves that the centrifugal pump
would be in every way preferable to
the machine now IN operation there.
1t would be much simpler In its
operation, and mucn more economical
Instead OF lifting the water thirty feet
from the bottom or the sewer to the
top of the leyee during high water
which requires muea power, from the
present pump, the centrifugal pump
would force the water out through the
sewer under the levee, and while it
would require much power to force
the water against -he river when it
vas bank full, the power required
would be less as the river went down.
and would be regu lated always by
the height of the river, while the pres
ent pump must III; the water 30 feet
to the top of the levee until the
sewers are open.
Furthermore. it is proposed to-
operate the new pump by electric
power from the Cairo Traction com
pany's plant, which. IT is believed can
be done at a much less cost than the
present manner, which requires the
services of two engineers and twoI
fremen, and great quantities Of coal,
besides often much troublesome de-
lay.
1T is Estimated that the new pumpl
viii cost about si,hoo, and 1t was
voted last night to advertise for bids
OH them.
The question OF the effect on this
change of plan on the legal standing
Of the bonds issued in payment for
the big sewer, was discussed but VIII
b. gone into further with the aid Of
the city's special attorneys
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04

Satisfaction will be felt by people
of Cairo over the assurance by Presi
dent Aisthorpe of the First Bank 4
Trust Co.. at the mayors banquet the
other night, that the banks Of the
city would do all they could to help
the city through with its street i'm
pr.vemen.s. He explained that it was
rcf to 10 expected that the Cairo
han' would tie up all their loose
krfpJs IL street improvement bonds
fIr there were other enterprises in
the city. manufacturing and CONNER
cial enterprises, that needed money
and had to be accommodated, and to
keep these going was an important
part OF the banks business and duty.
But he felt sure thas with the opening
of spring some means would be found
to push the city's great public i'm
pr0yements forward and that the
present year would see great progress
In the city. in every way.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
CAIRO IN 1865


On Washington's Birthday, Col. z.
In. Sprague. commandant of the post,
twas presented with handsome sword
by the officers OF his command.
The provost marshal gave notice
that all permits for the use Of skins
Tor small boats upon either river.
within his jurisdiction, is withdrawn
Capt |. N. Phillips, district provost
marshal announces that he will be at
the polls at the city election, prepared
to enroll all who vote, and whose
names have not been secured By the
enrolling officer.
Since last report, Miss Jennie Sloo,
the almoner of the Ladies Aid So
ciety, had distributed fifty dollars In
needed charities to the poor OF Cairo
On February 25th. the city council
let the contract for filling certain
streets to Fox-Howard & Company Of
Chicago at IA cents per cubic yard
AT the city election on Feb. 2sth.
Thomas Wilson was elected mayor,
A. n. irwin. city clerk: NJ p. Harrell.
treasurer: G. s. Pidgeon. city attor-
|ney: Charles Thrupp, city engineer
John Hodges, city marshall
s. Fenton and Company Commercial
The Arab Fire Company has obtain
ed charter from the legislature.
p. Chapman, commission merchant
and grocer, corner of Thirteenth
street and Commercial avenue, adyer
tises 5000 bushels Of green cotton
seed for sale.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
JANUARY 4, IN HISTORY

le95-The Duke of Luxembourg, sue
cessor OF the great Condo, died
Born Jan. s, 1928.
1790-Second session of the First Con
gress opened in New York.
1893 Treaty between Russia and
Prussia for the second partition
OF Poland.
18l2-Battle OF Albuera.
1881 Bishop Henry W. Warren. OF
the NJ. f. Church, born in Mas
sachusetts.
iS5S-The Lecompton constitution In
Kansas submitted to the popu-
lar vote and rejected.
Ryan OF Phiiadel-
phia invested with the apllium-
1899 President Harrison issued a
proclamation Of amnesty TO
Mormons liable to prosecution
for polygamy who win refrain
from polygamous marriage.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
SOME ERRORS OF THE TYPES.
Really Amusing Blunders Of Which
Record Has Been Kept.

An author who has a scrapbook de-
voted TO typographical errors was
showing the articles TO a friend. One
Item concerned a dance. The word
BONNER" was misprinted, with this
deplorable result: There was no bon
Ter ladies present than the mayors
own daughters. and this fact was
further emphasized by the perfect
fit of the shepherdess costumes they
wore" A country paper. after telling
how a COW got in front of a train,
said. As the safest course. under the
circumstances. the engineer put on
full steam, dashed into the COW and
literally cut ii into two calves" A
New York society editor, misprinting
the word "ehill." published this state
ment: Mrs. Aston was unav0idably
absent from the reception. being kept
at home by a bad child"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
Biography.

Bishop Henry White Warren, Of
the Methodist Episcopal church, was
born in williamsburg. Mass, January
4. 1881. He was graduated from Yves
leyan University in 1855, and taught
the ancient languages at Wiibraham
Seminary until 1855 In that year he
Joined the New England conference.
Sixteen years later he became a mem
Der of the Philadelphia conference.
ana In 1874 was transferred to the
New York East conference. He was
created bishop In 1880. Bishop War
rem has travelled extensively and has
published many books. Ell is particu
larly interested in astronomy and y
the author of several books dealing
with that branch Of science. For
many years he has been oe OF the
editors al the Sunday school Times
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
MODERN WORK WILL NOT LAST.
Newspapers and Books Printed To-
Day Have Short Lives.

"rhe men who wrote history on
tablets of store In ages gone had a
diffi,9ult task u perform, and had TO
cultivate the habit Of breyity.' says
a writer In a German paper, "but
what they wrote was preserved. 1t viii
be different with the newspapers and
books of the present time. The paper
upon which they are printed viii dis
integrate in few years, and the
records, historical, scientific and liter
airy. will become dust. | saw two
papers last week which told the
whole story. One contained an ac-
count of the death OF Napoleon Bona
parte. 1t was printed In 1921, was In
state of perfect preservation, and
looked as though IL might last, with
ordinary care. a hundred years. The
other paper was kept because its
leading article described the surren.
der of Sedan, which had taken place
a day before. Although 1t had been
printed nearly 80 years later, the
Sedan paper had to be handled care
fully to prevent its tearing in the
creases. One of these papers was
printed on old-fashioned paper, and
the other on the modern kind With
the two specimens before me | can
not refrain from urging once more
that few numbers of all books and
newspapers, enough for all first-class
libraries. be printed on good paper
for the benefit of those who will live
after US"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04

years mpartg knowledge skill youth.
That the result individual local observer il due
to the fact that the pupils truly reputable teacher coming from all
quarters after instruction to those places from which they
originally and there the Of existence fail reach the
development do hundreds Of fine talents abroad local
celebrities 1t should be remembered this connection that is
given only few shine world players Our observation
the effect that teachers in America conscientious than those
abroad At least the inclination fleece scholar because he
American, rich foreigner here reduced minimum Moreover
talented boy provincial abroad having exhausted the
Of local teacher, strives matter how excellent the teacher
to finish his studies in ps Berlin Prague other great
Here he enjoy the best things his This condition obtains
country would opportunities this respect study
about equal
As to hearing Our largest cities furnish orchestral chamber
and concerts which correspond with those Of the greatest
abroad
As to earning livelihood Financially the musician depends upon
eongyng We believe safe in asserting that those who
the the profession year wear those that Find
the performer who lives performing alone and find the
belongs TO the small minority the profession Men sutsst heater
earnings alone the dance business alone very few solo PLAYING
But when takes the profession whole the teachers who form
the overwhelming majority Pansts vocas organshey all teach
In large ners the number youth engaged the study
of music all its forms high into the thousands Every house has
its piano its violin Excluding England of which know little, if
the earnings France aud Germany with those
land the American teacher more lives better and i housed better
than his European brother.
Comparison of heater to-day Germany with teae wages
in America reveals the fact that the American orchestral player
gets than his while cost
Of living pretty much the this state affairs has
heard all over Germany. Sf~TSSS g.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04
She Knew the Formula.

A stranger approached a little girl
who was somewhat accustomed to in
terviews with the usual question.
Whats your name. little girl2" The
little girl. without looking up from
her sand-pile. replied: My name is
Edith. and I'm four shes ny little sis
ter: her names Mildred and she's
two. I don't want TO go with you and
be your little girl aud I know you
cant steal my little sister."-Har
per's Eszar.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-04

while I look It's queer know that
flap was the one / put It beneath. so
I'd know.
Good gracious, James. this is my
new purse and my tickets al h0me
IL the old one,
This never would have happened
u you had not told me the train left at
AIS instead OF 5:1O,"-ChicagO Daily
News.