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The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23
LIGHTNING BUGS
AFTER STANDARD OIL
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special 10 Inc SHniihelJ
New York, Sept, 22.-South AM
erican lightning bugs are to be used
to put the Standard Oil company out
of business.
w f. Doll. of Liberty, n. Y, who
arrived last night from Bogota. on
the steamship Colombia, says the ma
tives in South America have solved
the problem. They are using these
fireflies to illuminate their homes,
and at the festivals in the Andes
Mountains the natives wear the bugs
on their coats. thus furnishing suf-
ficient illumination to make them
entirely Independent of the Oil Trust
II have brought supply of these
lightning bugs with me-" said Mr.
Doll. "and it is my purpose to estab-
lish farm at Liberty, n. Y, that
will do more TO break Mr.. Rockefel-
lers combine than all of the $29, 900
600 fines that can be imposed by
the federal judges.
why, Just think what it means'
Every housewife can purchase pair
of these fireflies. and il will not be
necessary to buy kerosene. 1T is very
simple. Half dozen bugs will light
an average sized room.
The bugs which Mr.. Doll displayed
are six to eight times the size of the
lightning bugs in this country.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23
WILL REVIVE The
FAMOUS OLD MAGAZINE
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Richmond, Va, Sept. 23.-With
DIR. w. w. Phelan. of Chattanooga, as
president. and DR.. Smyth, of New
York. as secretary. a Virginia cor
poration has been formed to revive
the publication of the Southern Lit
erary Messenger. once the famous
magazine of the South.
Well known and influential busi-
ness men and writer's in this city and
New York are behind the scheme. 1t
is the purpose of the promoters to
publish in this city monthly maga-
zine of the best character, TO make il
representative popular production
in every sense. The publication will
be largely devoted to contributions
by the best Southern authors, and it
will carry the best scientific and his
torical articles and fiction that are
offered to the reading public. No
time has been fixed for the issuance
of the first number of the Messenger,
but II is believed that about the first
of the year the publication will make
its bow for public favor,
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23
IS TIE FATHER
OF 81 CHILDREN
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loDeCldl W ne Summon
Tulsa. Okla, Sept. 22.-Charles
Roberts. a Creek freedman, residing
near Broken Arrow in Tulsa county,
bears the distinction of being the
father of the largest number of chill
dren of any man in the civilized
world today.
His children number ol. according
to the records of the Dawes commits
sion at Muskogee.
Roberts tells the story that his
large family is the result of plural
ity of wives which he was allowed to
have under the old Creek law. A
few years ago the federal govern
ment made him relinquish his un-
lawful wives and cleave only to the
one to whom he was married legally
in 1861
OF the . children of Roberts, 33
are living and 20 Of them are mar
ried. All hold valuable allotments
in the Creek nation and are well-to-
do
A few years ago Roberts and his
wife and 19 of their children made
a trip to Washington on passes pro-
vided by the government. While
there they met President Roosevelt.
The old negro is thinking of char
tering cars and taking his entire
family, with their children, again to
Washington, to make another call
upon President Roosevelt before he
goes out of Office.
Both Roberts and his wife are hale
and hearty and say they viii round
out century.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23
If Money Could Buy Sight,

unfortunates who have for years neg
lected to consult a competent opti-
clan would gladly pay any price; but
there are SO many cases in which the
optician cannot give the vision he
would like to with lenses because the
eyes have been constantly neglected
and continually strained.
Glasses in time save worry.
CHAS. GASHO,
Margery Building. Optometrist.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23
UNITE CHURCHES
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Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 23.-A move
ment which may eventually result in
the formation of a close and binding
union between all the Christian
churches of Canada will be set on
foot during the fifth session of the
General Synod of the Church of Eng
land in Canada, which convened in
this city today. A resolution having
this object in view has been presented
to the SYNOD.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23

Years of experience III the clean
ing and pressing business enables us
to please everybody. 125 South Fifth
street. Phone Black 662.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23

The talk given by A. Montgomery.
the Farmer Painter" was much en-
joyed by the high school students.
Mr.. Montgomery is a genius of strik-
ing originality. His success, as is
generally the case, is the result of
many years of indefatigable labor.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23
CANNON TO SPEAK
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indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 23.-The
Republican speaking campaign in
this city and county will be opened
tomorrow evening, when Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon will deliver the
principal address.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23

Groceries below cost would Re a
foolish statement. Quality comes
first with us and the prices are al
ways right. Hilbert & Kicks, 427
Main.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23
FELL ON PITCHFORK
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Assumption, ILL.,, Sept. %
George. the 1S-year-old son of David
Stone, while loading hay on wagon
yesterday evening, was jerked off the
load. He fell upon a pitchfork, one
prong going through his body and
another through his hand.
II is thought the wound in his
body will prove fatal.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23

Are your clothes an ready? Don't
they need some cleaning and pressing
thing. We will remove all spots and
dirt. 1875 South Fifth street. Phone
Black 662.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23

For the finesl u Lreno. the fresh
est and sweetest of pies and cakes.
for fancy and staple groceries. call
up the Progress. the old reliable gro
Gerry house and bakery. Prompt at
tention to all orders.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23
Carey Act Lands.

can at office of d. & r. G, rail-
road and get a copy of "Our Sun
land" 81 pages, 43 pictures, telling
all about the Carey act land opening
and drawing. Oasis. Utah. September
IS.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23
Carey Act Lands.

Call at office of D. & r. G. rail-
road and get a copy of Our Sun
land" "a pages. 43 pictures, telling
all about the Carey act land opening
and drawing, Oasis, Utah, September
2S.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23

Every Front Rank or Boynton fur
mace installed by us is fully guaran-
teed. ]. II. Lane.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23

tdCIl new Ill lne CoGDS is DO
ing good work
We are glad to state that Miss
Copeland, who has been in the hos
pitaI for over two weeks. is doing
well and will probably be back at her
school duties before very long.
Roy Caldwell makes Il fine captain
of the football team and the work is
progressing well under the direction
of Coach Bernard. Harold Aupperle
is taking hold of the management of
the Athletic association in a business
like way.
The girls basketball teams were
organized Monday. Miss Carlson has
charge of basketball.
The board of education has given
Thursday afternoon and all day Fri
day as holidays for the Mesa county
fair This gives all pupils and leach
ers an opportunity to enjoy this. the
greatest OF Grand functions enter
tainments.
At the general teachers meeting
yesterday afternoon Superintendent
school law that refers to nonresident
pupils. He gave directions to the
teachers in regard to monthly grad
ing and also the standard for passing
from one grade to another. At the
close of the meeting Mr.. Alfred Mont
gomery. the Farmer Painter" who
is especially celebrated for his paint
ings of corn and sheep. spoke to the
teachers on Art and Education" ="
His ideas were certainly presented in
novel way and he held the close
attention of the teachers. He said
he believed that education was two
fold-the education of inspiration
and the education of drill. Both are
important. but he believed that in
spiration is superior to drill. Mr..
Montgomery invited the teachers to
look at his paintings which are on
exhibition at the Fair store. and to
attend his free lecture on 'Indigen-
GUS American Art which he will
deliver tonight at the Presbyterian
church.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23

The kindergarten has opened will
fine attendance-much larger thal
usual at this time of the year.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23

We wish to again remind all par
ents of siX-year-olds that the first
grade pupils just beginning the work
cannot enter after Friday, Oct. 3.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23

The superintendent reports that
each new teacher in the corps is do
ing good work
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23

This week DR.. Cole conducted a
very successful fire drill in the high
school building. The building was
emptied in one minute and twenty
seconds
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23

A cordial invitation is extended to
all patrons of the school to examine
the school exhibit at the fair. This
is the largest and finest exhibit which
our public schools have ever made
on such an occasion. The work will
include the average daily work of
pupils. fine work in drawing. man
ual training display and something
representing nearly every grade from
the primary to the high school. This
year the school exhibit is upstairs
on the west side in the main build
ing.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23
More Than
Fair Prices
PAGE THREE

White and Gold Enameled Coffee
Pots; worth $1.00 and $1.25;
for .-.-. 65c
Special this week-Universal
Bread Mixer ............ $3.50
Mrs. Potts Sad Irons; in
set; this week only y..'...' '$l.1O
2-burner Gasoline Stoves .$2.70
2-burner Oil Stoves, ...... 81 90
We are headquarters for Rifles,
Guns and Ammunition.
Be sure to see the Winchester 351
Automatic Rifle.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23
NEWS OF THE
CITY SCHOOLS

The last of this week the following
changes will be made on account of
fhe necessity of employing an addi-
1ional high school instructor: The
kindergarten will move TO the base
ment of the Congregational church.
Miss Farnham's third grade will oc-
cupy the kindergarten room. Miss
Nesbit's fifth grade will move from
the high school building to Miss
rarnhams S room in the Lowell school,
and Miss Nesbit's fifth grade room
will be occupied by high school stu
dents. The rapid growth of our high
school is shown by these changes.
Four years ago in the high school
building there were six grades below
the high school, each grade occupy
ing room. Beginning Monday morn
ing the high school will occupy the
entire school building.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-23

The girls basketball teams were
organized Monday Miss Carlson has
charge of basketball.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14
SANTA MARIA PLANTERS
ARE BUSY, AS USUAL
Preparing Ground and Planting Seed
Seed Beds for Fall Truck-Im-
mense Yield of Hay Baled.

Santa Maria planters are busy, as
usual with that prosperous and pro-
gressive community, according to the
report of Walter, A. Mcneil, one of
the busiest, most progressive and
most prosperous of the community,
who was transacting business in town
today.
I'VE are all busy at Santa Maria
now, preparing seed beds and plant
ing vegetable seed, such as cauliflow-
er, cabbage. tomatoes. egg plants
and peppers. These will be planted
for fall CROP" said Mr.. Mcneil to-
day. About two hundred acres is
being planted also in fall corn, which
will be ready for the harvest by the
last of November. We are also plant
ing about two hundred acres in al
falfa," he added.
Speaking of hay. Mr.. Mcneil says
they are selling alfalfa on the ground
at Santa Maria at SIC ton, and he
looks for raise in price. In the
last three weeks he said the planters
there have baied ten thousand bales
of hay, including alfalfa, pea-vines
and sorghum, and all of which was
raised on land that was planted ear
lier this same year in vegetables,
such as onions, cabbage, beans, etc.
This truck was harvested and mark
eted in April and May, and the
ground has now yielded more than
enough forage for the years feed.
"And this year is not yet eight
months DID," concluded Mr.. Mcneil.
In addition to his extensive truck
operations, Mr.. Mcneil is also devot-
ing considerable time to the con-
struction of the new canal near Santa
Maria, in which he is interested in
connection with number of other
parties. This canal, when complet-
ed, will add large acreage to the irri-
gated area in this section.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14
FRIDAY. AUGUST IA, 1908.
DEMOCRACY TRUE TO ITS
PRINCIPLES.

The unsubmissive democrats in the
state convention yielded gracefully at
last, and, seeing that the submission
issue was going to win. made its
adoption unanimous. Thus the dem
ocratic party of Texas has done itself
justice and also treated the people of
the state fairly, by agreeing to sub
NIT the question of prohibition to the
state.
This action does not in any way
commit the party to prohibition, or
bind any democrat to vote for it. 1t
is merely granting those democrats
who desire the privilege of voting on
the question. In other words, the
platform permits the legislature to
submit the question to Texas in the
form of an amendment to the Consti-
tuition, and let the pros and anti's
fight it out in the open. This was
the only course consistent with true
democracy. To have done otherwise
would have been virtually to deny a
large part of the party the right of
petition, which is the inherent right
of every American citizen. 1t is now
up to the legislature to submit the
question, and then the issue of state
wide prohibition will be fought out
in the state of Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14
LATE PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Green and chill
dren returned Tuesday from their
outing at Tarpon Beach. They liked
it so well on the coast that they think
of going back later for another visit.
Misses Katherine and Jennie De-
vine of Laredo, who have been the
guests of their cousins, Martin Han
son and family, at their simmer
home at Point Isabel, left today on
their return home.
DR.. ]. P. Morris of Paris, Texas,
whofs here on prospecting trip, ex-
presses himself as highly pleased
with this section. He will return
home tomorrow, but expects to re-
turn here later, and may build a win
ter home at Brownsville.
L. K. Morris, the well known lum-
Der dealer, who returned recently
from a visit to his former home at
LaPorte, Texas. expects Mrs. Morris
and their daughter, Miss Laverne
Morris, to arrive the early part of
lext week, to return here with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Tucker and chill
dren left today for San Antonio,
where Mrs. Tucker and the children
will visit Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Bla-
lack. They were accompanied by
Miss Vail and a little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Blalack, who have been
visiting here recently. Mr.. Tucker
will proceed from San Antonio to
North Texas points on business.
The Brownsville baseball team left
this morning on their tour of Corpus
Christi, Rockport and other places,
Those who went from here are E. F.
Rorke, Captain; Robert McClintock,
Paul Kowalski, Sam Bell, Alfonso
Hicks, Ferguson, F. N. Raymond,
Kring, James Browne, Juni Cobolini,
manager; and DR.. Jno. Lockett, (who
is designated as the Team Doctor
The reports of each game will be seen
at Willman's Pharmacy as they are
telegraphed in.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
THAT A MASS MEETING OF CITI-
ZENS OF CAMERON COUNTY WILL
BE HELD TOMORROW NIGHT,
AUGUST 18TH, AT EIGHT O'CLOCK
IN THE HALL ABOVE CAPTAIN
VIM. KELLY'S OFFICE ON LEVEE
STREET, IN BROWNSVILLE, FOR
THE PURPOSE OR PERFECTING A
NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL Or
GANIZATION AND PLACING A
COUNTY TICKET IN THE FIELD.
ALL PERSONS IN SYMPATHY
WITH SUCH A MOVEMENT ARE
EARNESTLY REQUESTED TO BE
PRESENT. COMMITTEE.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14

For bad market year, and a crop
that reached the market just as it
was about to go all to pieces, the on
ion crop made this year by Messrs.
A. N. and L. N. Tandy, whose farm is
situated some nine or ten miles from
Brownsville near Olmito makes a
good showing.
On about seven acres devoted to
onions, Messrs. Tandy cleared fully
500 per acre, over and above ex-
penses. A good part of these onions
were exposed to very heavy rain
just after they had been Grated for
shipment, and we're afterwards dried
off and shipped, and yet reached
market in good condition and brought
top prices. Messrs. Tandy's patch
showed a remarkably small number
of culls, the onions being almost alto
gether of fair and uniform size and
soundness.
The great advantage of this soil
and climate for agricultural purposes
is further demonstrated on this little
farm by the fact that, since the on
ion crop was marketed, the owners
have planted and harvested fine
crop of corn on the same ground. This
was what is known as the Mexican
June corn. II was planted on April
%, and was harvested by July
%, the yield being fifty bushels per
acre.
All this on the same land, and the
year is not two-thirds gone yet.
In addition to the foregoing crops,
Messrs. Tandy have considerable
acreage of cotton, which they are now
picking, and at the same time irrigat-
ing. On this they will probably av-
erage a bale per acre.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14
San Benito Siftings

To The Herald:
San Benito, Texas, August 10
A young ladies' club was organized
here this evening under the name of
the Girls B. B. Club.
The principal feature of the club
will be sewing The club met this
evening at the residence of Miss Cen
evieve Parker, where a pleasant even
ing was passed and officers elected,
Following is the list of officers and
members:
Miss Genevieve Parker, president;
Miss Virginia knight, vice president,
Miss Kathryn Stovekin, secretary;
Miss Emma Purvis, treasurer; Miss
Kate Purvis, Miss Fannie Mcclure,
Miss Helen Robertson.
Mrs. McKennon has Joined her hus-
band here, together with their three
little children from Beeville. They
have come to make their home at
San Benito and will shortly erect a
residence here.
Mrs. Alba Haywood is at present in
Mineral Wells.
Miss Fannie Mcclure is here from
Rockdale, visiting her sister, Mrs.
Toombs.
S. A. Robertson was in Hidalgo
Monday and Tuesday on business.
Mr.. Croker, the company's stem
ographer, has left to accept a po-
sition elsewhere.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14

Turn the microscope on your back
yard, and you will join the cleanup
crusade in routing bacteria.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infiamed you have a rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the infiamma-
ton can be taken to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by Catarrh, which is nothing but an
infiamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cuerd by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists 75c.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE.

100 acre tract 1-2 miles from city
on Central Boulevard Brownsville
Land & Improvement Company, canal
northern boundary. 40 acres cleared,
balance timber plenty water, east
ly plated to continuation Brownsville
Land and Improvement Company's
townsie.
$50 acres of land about ten miles
from city, heavily timbered about
1 1-2 miles from Olmito station, tim
Der will more than pay for clearing of
land, short distance from canal. 9th
er bargains at bargain prices. E. H.
Goodrich & Son. 8-3-tf
A ready speaker will utter about
$500 words per hour in maxi; G an
address.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14

Probably there is no banquet ever
pulled off yet that viii stack up
alongside of one of those Laredo
s'onion'' banquets.-Laredo Times.
The palm must be yielded to the
Laredo type of banquet for strength.
but for pure enjoyment and the very
essence of deliciousness, a Browns
vile watermelon feast is beyond COM
parison.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14

Brownsville's pride went forth to-
day, when the crack baseball team
of this city sailed forth to try con-
illusions with the baseball aggrega-
tons of several South Texas towns.
The boys have been so successful on
the home diamond, that much is ex-
pected of them on this tour.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14
SUCCESSFUL
SMALL FARM
CLEAR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
PER ACRE ON ONIONS, DE-
SPITE THE BAD MARKET.

Better Still, After Selling Onions,
Raise and Harvest Corn, Fifty
Bushels per Acre, On the Same
Land. Now Picking and Irrigating
Cotton Crop.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14

Great Britain has the longest coast
line of any of the countries of Europe
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

DaiIy-Published every evening
except Sunday, daily by mail postpaid
to any point is the United States,
Mexico or Cuba, or delivered By
carrier to any part of Brownsville,
Texas, or Matamoros, Mexico.
One copy one year. $500
One copy six months. 500
WeekIy-Published Saturday, by
mail postpaid to any point in the
United States, or Mexico.
One copy six months. =. as
One copy one year $3.50
One copy three months. so
Subscriptions invariably due and
pabable in advance.
Advertising rate on application.
Make all checks payable to
JESSE o. WHEELER
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14

Count zeppelin's airship was
smashed, to be sure, but that's moth
ing-the count knows just how it
happened.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-08-14
LAND BARGAIN.

For Sale-Tract of 12O acres and
another of "a acres adjoining, separ-
ately or together. Resaca with never
falling water through. Heavy timber
mesquite and ebony, none being cut
on it for twenty years and will more
than pay for clearing. Ten miles from
Brownsville, four miles from st. L..
B. & NJ, railway and one mile from
survey for projected railroad from
Brownsville to San Antonio. Reas-
enable price and terms-Address Box
Alb, Brownsville, Texas. If