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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03

By this manner It practically rs
ceives no check. The best time to 70
move offshoots is when the plant Is
resting and shows no sign OF growth.
This is usually in the spring. BY de-
taching It at this time, the sap rises
in the young plant only and does nos
concentrate with that of the paren1
plant. 1t is practicable to induce pa
rent plants to sucker; that IS bg
heavily mulching and iTFigatfng q
few weeks before the grower intends
removing the small shoots. This
stimulates the plants and helps the
young shoots to develop independent
root systems. The sex of a date palm
can be told on examination of the
flowers and sometimes in its early
stages, one can tell from the stOutsr
trunk and the more leafy crowns,
these characteristics denoting the
male plant, but this is not regular,
there frequently being exceptions. In
plantation, one male plant to fifty
females is considered sufficient es-
peciallv where artificial polarization
is praetieed. The average yield of q
date palm is from seventeen to TWEEN
ty pounds bunch. there being eight
to ten punches to a tree. But should
they bloom and fruit when only three
or four years old, it is advisable to
remove more than half the fruit
This being neglected, the fruiting at
this age is considerably weakened
besides the plant being stunted TIE
DegIet Nor or date # commerce can
and viii ripen in a lower tempera-
ture than So 20 95 degrees, bat ina
provements are expected on this in
the near future.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03
A Gigantic Advertisement

While Mr.. Roosevelt sought tenn
pcrary oblivion by his expedition to
Africa. it is now the most palpable Of
facts that the foremost OF publicity
experts-whOever he may be-could
not have conceived a project more
brilliantly designed to keep the for
mer- president in the public eye The
hunt in the African jungle has caught
the popular fancy, and. if Mr. Rooss-
welt really insists upon privacy, he
should have taken an army corps to
Keep the reporters at safe distance
Everything that happens to him IN
the next eight months, and also
everything that doesn't happen, via
receive prodigious attention; and
when he tops off with his lectures fn
England. France and Germany, with
all Europe at his feet and all the
crowned heads at his side, his lubiE
ant fellow countrymen may be eS-
pected to go into fresh transports Oh
alteration. It's going to be pain
ful eighteen months, after all, for
Mr.. Rooseveit's enemies. who had
hoped to hear the last of him for
Springfield Republican.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03
MISSION MATTERS.


To The Herald:
Mission. Texas. March S1-AIon-
day morning twenty-five men began
clearing for the main canal north of
the railroad. Grow & Grow, survey
ors of Brownsville, are just complet-
ing the subdivision, and taking of
water levels. on 5000 acres of Con-
way & Holt land north OF the present
tract which has been plated and
sold. When the water levels are re-
ceived, Mr.. Rowe, the chief engineer,
viii complete plans for the irrigation
Of the new tract.
E. W. Thomas and family have
moved 20 mission from Kingsyille.
selling out his entire holdings at the
latter place. He has demonstrated to
his own satisfaction, after six years
of trial, that it is impracticable to
try to raise crops proftably by ar
tesian irrigation. and he has come to
Mission, where the supply of water is
abundant. Mr.. Thomas has the rec
ord, while living at Laredo, of rails
ing the largest crop of onions in Tex
as to the acre.
DR.. J. w Jefries. a regular ply
stefan and surgeon, has located in
Mission, and is erecting drug store
near Mission Inn DR.. Jeffries for
merly lived at Sabinal, Texas, but for
the last three years has been at Bal
uarte, Mexico, employed by the Lam
pacitos Coal Company. His attention
was directed to the wonderful posi-
bilities of this valley, by travelling
men who had passed through here
Among the numerous arrivals at
Mission Inn are: Chas n Arm
strong, Katherine, Texas; A. p
Wright. Mercedes. Texas; B. L. Cam
Dallas, Texas, n. H. Newhous Circle
vile, Ohio.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03
Lyford Letter

To The Herald:
Lyford, Texas, March S1.-Mr. and
Mrs. T. c. Hood are moving into their
new house this week.
Another car of cabbage is being
loaded today
Mrs. R. R. Rutgers, who has been
in Raymondville for two weeks re-
turned Saturday.
We are glad to welcome Mrs. Chas.
Stevenson and our children from
Des Moines, Iowa. They will spend
the summer here.
Miss Mabel Stanford met with
quite an accident last Friday. while
going to Raymondville on horseback.
The horse threw her and she was I'M
conscious for some time. She was
found by Mr. Gill who took her into
town in his auto. She received Sc
we're cut on the cheek and neck which
was dressed by Dr. White. Miss Stan
ford was brought home in the after
noon and is doing nicely. She GER
tainly was fortunate in escaping with
so few bruises.
Mrs. and Miss Struthers, Mrs. and
Miss Dodd, Mrs. and Miss Luce of
Des Moines Iowa. are spending some
weeks in the South They went on
to Brownsville Monday, but viii re-
turn here for few days before go
ing north again. Mr.. Struthers is ex-
peeted this week.
Judson Deyo left for Austin last
week. where he viii attend school
the spring and summer terms.
The town turned out in a body to
welcome the Houston special last
week.
Mr. WygaI began shipping beets
this week.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03
The Dead at Isabel.

There is a hill at Isabel
Where Taylor's soldiers sleep,
Where skeletons the records swell,
And wars rapine and story tell,
That make the living weep.
Thus. all the bleaching eoFses .spesk,
Along that sacred knoll:
Whose ashes sanity history make,
And thought in government awake
For each departed soul.
Here in the chest of Isabel
on view our broken bones:
Now heed the story that they tell
Where heroes brave and patriots feif
Echoing freedoms groans.
Here, bleak and bare. we plead TO
rest,
Where valor true We prove;
Here, on our common mothers breast
Ne beg that none our sleep molest.
Or aught OF US remove.
Our humble graves. meath open
skies,
Serene and blue above.
Shall tell how brave a patriot dies,
His country's noblest sacrifice.
Who shares his eountry's love
When forth We went in freedoms
fight.
Defending freedoms land.
We felt as freemen we were right.
And served our God with all our
might
Obeyed our ecuntry's command.
Then leave rs mingling with the
dust
Wherein we've slept for years;
Wen slumber still in hallowed trust
That yet or cause and Good are Just.
IS rigD 0 right appears.
Our &c -.try's flag. still wave above
And shield each patriot head:
None save a brothers hand can move
Our children meath thy folds sun
love US.
Here in our humble bed
ISABEL Texas. March %. 1908.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03
HARLINGEN NOTES
To The Herald:

To The Herald:
Harlingen, Texas, April 1.-The
Harrington Sporting Clubs with TWEEN
ty members. was organized here last
Monday night The club is already
the possessor of a gasoline launch
which has seating capacity of twelve
and several of the club members have
placed an order for another A boat
house will be built on the Arroyo
Colorado near the railroad bridge.
$500 for this purpose being sub
night. a. H. Weller was elected
president of the club, and H \. Nor
row was made secretary.
R S. Chambers has leased one of
the store rooms in the new Lon c..
Hill block and expects to conduct a
hardware and grocery business. Mr..
Chambers expects to be open and
ready for business within the. next
few days. and is daily receiving his
stock.
Work has beea started on the
building of H N. Morrow, and it will
be completed within a short while.
Mr. Morrow will conduct a hay and
grain store and las already pur-
chased his stock
The contract for the rev bank
building has been let by Miss Paul
Hill to L. A. Springer & Co. of this
city Work on the construction has
already begun. The building will be
one story in height and of brick.
A contract for a two-story brick
business house to be erected just
South of the hotel has been let to Nc
Lemore & Boone of this city and the
work of construction has begun.
Among the recent new business
buildings that have been erected here
is one built by A. Fl. Weller, which
is used for barbershop and pool
hall
Work has begun on the ice house,
which T. CrixeIl is building here.
When completed. it is the intention
of Mr. Crixell 10 supply Harrington
with ice.
Mrs. Kate Bailey has let the con-
tract for a new residence, work to
be begun at once
Cabbage shipments in this section
still continue good as well as prices.
About a carload Of cabbage a day is
now being shipped from here. On
ions haze not as yet been shipped in
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03
4 Concrete Yacht.

While Europe IS experimenting to
test the feasibility Of concrete boats,
Baltimore actually has demonstrated
it. A concerto sailing vessel has
been in commission for eleven years.
The boat is the Gretchen. built ana
owned by Daniel }. Banks, consulting
engineer Of the fire board. She IS a
two nasted schooner yacht, -65 feet
long and Is feet beam, and draws IA
feet of water. She is nov down ueaF
Cape HatterSc, but when in Balti-
more she is one of the feet Of the
Baltimore Yacht Club She has ae-
comInodations easily for a dozen per
sons. and will carry all that can De
loaded into her. She is easy riding
by. reason of her weight, and while
she is of only moderate speed in a
light wind, she outstrips everything
in sight in stiff breeze or a heavy
sea. L knew that concrete would be
just as buoyant as. steel, said Mr.
Banks the owner. 80 had a frame
work built with hundreds OF light
steel rods for Reinforcement, exactly
as such buildings are constructed. Ny
stone boat has been as far north as
the Hudson Bay country, and she
goes out to sea in winter without ap-
prehension. Six years ago the
the Gretchen was driven on the rocks
off Cape Charles.
A steel boat %would have had .
hole stove in her side, but the con-
crete boat did not show even =
seratch.-The Cement Age
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03
Boosting That Paws.

. When it comes right down to the
right kind Of boosting, there is no
boosting that equals in good and
paying returns the boosting of
your own city or town-Laredo
Times.
Right. Just see what those world
famous Bermudas have does for the
Tex-Mex. gateway city When La
redo was contented TO feast on goats
milk as luxury, she ccept along
barely holding her own, but as soon
as those luscious onions were added
to her resources she took move on
herself and is nov amoring for a
crate factory and down-the-r river
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. News.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03

Lawyers Invocation to Spring.
CWTitten for The Herald).
Whereas, on certain boughs and
sprays
Now divers birds are heard to sing.
And sundry flowers their heads up
raise.
Hail . the coming on of Spring
The songs of those said birds arouse
The memory of our youthful hours
As green as those said sprays and
boughs,
AS fresh and sweet as those said
flowers.
The birds aforesaid-happy pairs
Love, mid the aforesaid boughs.
enshrine
In freehold nests; themselves. their
Administrators and assigns.
o, busiest term of Cupid's court
Where tender plaintiffs actions
bring
Season of froiic and of sport
Hail. as aforesaid, coming Spring,
Anon.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03

any quantities, but in all probability
will begin to move in about ten days.
All of the watermelons and eanta-
loupes planted in this section are we'll
up, and prospects are good for a
splendid crop. The cultivation of
grapes is also receiving a good deal
Of attention in his section.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03
EYE WITNESSES WANTED.
To Prove that Arnadillos, Reptiles
Etc, Eat QuaiIs and Their Eggs

The following letter which has
been received by The Herald may
prove of interest to any who are in
terested in the habits of animals and
especially in the matter of protecting
9uails from destruction:
San Antonio, Texas, March 4, 1909
MIR. Editor: By common con-
sent, armadillos, ground squirrels
(chip-munks), snakes. paisanos, and
other birds, veTmin, and reptiles are
destructive of both young quail and
quaA's eggs. While scientists aad
naturalists confirm the opinion. they
are unable to produce the names of
eye Witnesses My article in the AM
erican Field of Chicago provoked in
quiries of doubt from periodicals
whose editors question my state
ments, and called upon me for the
names and addresses of eye wit
nesses.
In the interest of science as well
as the protection of our feathered
friends, am%Fiting 6fty editors to
ask that they give publicity to the
inquiry, in the hope that some of the
more intelligent and observant ranch
men and sportsmen of Texas may be-
come sufficiently interested to ac-
commodate me with the specific in
formation desired.
Yours truly,
WESLEY PEACOCK.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03

Mrs. Clint Haywood and Mrs. Chas
Barber came down from San Benito
on the noon train to do some shop
ping and visit friends.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03
Quakes Make Harbor of Vera Cruz
Shallow.

Vera Cruz. Mex. March 30.Fol-
lowing the recent volcanic distur-
Dances anGearthquakes. the Vera Cruz
harbor has suddenly become shallow
and Ships drawing q feet of water
touch bottom as they come into the
costly new docks. The government
will be compelled to dredge the har-
Dor, and thus spend many more
thousands of dollars.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03

A little flake graphite sprinkled in
the cylinders of gasoline engine in.
which the piston rings and walls have
become worn will find the worn
7AIEs and bring the compression to
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-03

Researches in Germany show that
d given quantity of red hot coke will
absorb four times the amount of wat
er th5ONTlNuoUs PRODUCh1 ,ss,s.nio
amouS
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-06-12
BLACKIE GETS EVEN WITH G0LDIE.

Goldie was a little girl five years old, She was
called Godie because of her golden hair. Blackie
was strong, fat kittenf about three months old.
He had been brought to Golde by her Uncle Tom,
who had bought the funny little fellow from cat
peddler. HELL do for Goldie to play with" Uncle
Tom had said without asking Blackle If he
would like being the property of a very mischevous
little girl. So Uncle Tom had paid a dollar for
Blackie and had carried him that day to Goldie, and
Goldie was much pleased at having live toy. Her
dolls her Teddy bear, her Noah's ark animals were
all so stupid; never moving of themselves andhav-
ing to be put into position by Goldie herself So
she found Blackie very amusing.
On the third day after Backe's arrival in the
home of Goldie the little fourfooter and longtailer
found himself very unhappy First of all, he missed
his nice warm mother, against whose side he had
slept so comfortably Next he found himself look
ing in vain for his sisters and brothers with whom
he had played so merrily. And many, many other
recollectons of the very recent past fitted through
little Blackies mind as he wooded and pulled
about by his mistress, little Miss Godle.
"Ah you are such bad kitten" cried little
Miss Godie squeezing poor Blackie till me mewed
pitifully "Why do you want to get out of my
arms. YOU ugly fellow Aren't you having a good
timel Oh | know what I'll do-I'll put one of
Doily's dresses on you Oh, how very very funny
YOU will look. You'll look like live niger doll
with your funny black face"
Then Goldie ran to her playroom and got
of Dolly's dresses But she hadn't given poor
Backe chance OF escape during tne Illlle she was
going I'D and downstairs; no, she had logged Chat
IS the only word that describes the manner of
Goldies carrying Blackie) the poor, uncomfortable
kitten with her. squeezing his poor body till he suf
fered real pain.
Once again on the big back porch, Godie pro-
ceeded to dress Backe in the dolls dress. And the
Door fellow soon found himself in garment very
tight about the neck and Blackie's front
legs served for the purpose of arms when in a
dressl. In vain he mewed and mewed, begging to
be taken out of his tortuous clothes. Golde had no
pity and kept hold of the poor Blackie, scolding
him for mewing. and sapping him occasionally over
the ears all of which made Blackie very miserable
indeed You know cat has feelings just like
human beings, but cannot express his pain or JOY
in words So poor Blackie had to suffer and suf-
fer. his heart almost breaking
The next day Goldie conceived the idea of dress
ing Blackie UP in dolls dress again. for her little
friend Fred Scott, had come to play with her. and
she meant to let Fred wool and pull and tease poor
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-06-12
CONSCIENCE, THE F0UNDA-
TON OF A REPUBLIC.
Continued from page ~

CONTINUED from page ~
plete was its destruction that for a time the very
ruins of the capital of the pagan world we're abso-
lutely deserted
"Quenched is the golden statues ray,
The breath of heaven hath swept away
What toing hands hath piled.
Scattering wise heart and crafty hand,
AS breezes strew oceans strand,
The fabric of child"
You can pick up arts and sciences for various
purposes on ten months notice, any where and at
any time, but manly and moral character is some
thing that can only be built up by long years of
hard work by the advice and example of others, by
self denial, pure living and association with those
who have already reached the high moral plain of a
true manhood or womanhood
But it is well for US, ladies and gentlemen, to
hold as automatic truth that, as the foundation of
political security is faith in the integrity of man.
and the foundation of domestic security is faith
in the virtue of woman. the foundation of all
security and of all happiness, temporal and eternal
is in good conscience and reliance the mercy
of God.
1t is in the home, in the school, at the univer
sity. and here that these moral lessons must be
taught and these high ideals held up for admira-
ton; and the seed of decent living planted in
the home and the plant nourished in the school, de-
pend upon it, it will live on forever.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-06-12
Worth Remembering.

Here few rules that boys, both large
and small, would do we'll to observe
1. In the street-hat liften when saying good
by" or chow do you dol" also when offering lady
a seat or acknowledging favor
Keep step with any with whom you walk
Always precede lady upstairs, but ask if you shall
precede her in going through crowd or public
place.
3. At the street door.-Hat off the moment you
step into private hall or Office.
Let lady pass first always, unless she asks you
to precede her.
3. In the parlor.-Stand tillevery lady in the
room, also every elder person. is seated.
Look people straight in the face when they are
speaking to you.
Let ladies pass through door, standing aside
for them.
T. In the dining room.-Take your seat after
ladies and elders.
Do not take your napkin up in bunch in your
hand,
Eat as fast or as slow as others, and finish the
when they do
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-06-12

Blackie in his uncomfortable clothes But Blackie
had been thinking all the night before and had ar
rived at this conclusion: A cat has his rights and
one OF them is comfort; another one liberty And
why should he, Blackie, submit to the fortunes in
flicted upon him by Goldie? No, he would fight
back, he would. If again she tried to put
those horrld clothes upon him he would protect
himself; he would use his claws and teeth What
else were claws for! So, the following day. when
Goldie got the dolls dress and began to put it on
Blacke, the determined little fellow sprang at her
face and dashed both paws across it. One went
slap across Goldies nose, leaving tiny, bloody
streak marking the claws progress. The other paw
stroked her chin, leaving trim streak of blood to
the one the nose. Goldie, screaming with
fright and pain threw Blackie to the ground and
ran i'll the house to tell her mother. Fred, also
afraid of Backie, having been a witness to the
scratching, after Godie intending to testify to
Blackie's terrible conduct.
And Blackie was now at liberty to go where
he pleased, and he pleased to run with all possible
speed to the alley Arriving there, he found
snug barrel, turned on its side full of straw and
into it he crept. Half hour later Gode and
Fred came to the alley hunting for him. calling
Kitty, kitty, kitty" But Blackie kept very still
and the children went away without much
pecting that he might be i'll the barrel
That night Blackie crept forth and found
garbage barrel in the alley, from which he got
pretty good supper. Then he travelled on, and when
morning came had entered the yard of nice old
lady who had children about the place, and who,
seeing Blacke, fed and petted him and made him
know he was welcome to live in her house. And as
soon as Backie found there children about
he decided to stay and pay for his board and keep
by cotching the mice in the cellar.
And to this day-which is a year since Blackie
found the happy home with the old lady-he has
remained and grown into genuinely fine mouser.
and his present mistress thinks he is the finest cat
in the world and treats him as though he were
human, for she knows that cats feel the same as do
people
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-06-12
THE EMIGRANT.

The land in purple distance dies,
And flowing leagues of sea
Grow wide about the whitening path
That parts my home from me.
The stars shine white at dawn; the sun
Burns through the leaden gray;
The sun dies out; the stars CLEAN pale,
And so day follows day.
And now about our Keeling mast
The sea-gulls wheel and scream;
And through the dusk new land looms dim
AS a remembered dream.
And | would rather face again
Those wastes of weary sea,
Than step upon that alien shore,
Where no man waits for me.
Walter Pierce in McClure's