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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-14

The Brownies leave this afternoon
FOR Corpus Christi to play a series
of games with Billy Bowles' Sea
weeds. Don't get frightened, Billy,
our warriors will not hurt you
truly, they won't But here's a tip,
on the quiet Look out for the
<'twinkler."
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-14

The Rio Grande is going down
with thump. 1t registered a de-
cline of more than six feet between
sunset and sunrise.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-14
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The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-11
Local and Personal

The latest thing in necklaces at Bakers.
 T. R. Wright spent yesterday in Little Rock.
 E. E. White of Hope, is attend ing circuit court.
 A big program at Theatorium tonight. Don't fail to go.
 Chas. Mautz made a business trip to Texarkana today.
 For Sale-Two cows and young calves. See w S. Hesterly.
 Gordon Powell of Gurdon, was a Prescott visitor yesterday.
 Mrs. M. E. Cantley left this morning on visitt o her dau- ghter at Stamps.
 Sam. k. Orr of Monticello, spent yesterday with friends and rel atives in Prescott.
 Non-filling, non-fading and non- drying typewriter ribbons for sale at The News office.
 Henry Moore of the Gurdon Times spent yesterday with Prescott friends and relatives Meyer Winter, representing a Memphis queensware house. spent a few days in Prescott sell ing the trade.
 Mrs. T. W. Roseborough, of Ros- boro, Ark, came in Saturday night on a visit to the family of w. N. Bemis.
 Miss, Estelle Brown, of Cam den, arrived Saturday night, and will spend a while the guest of Miss Marion Waller.
 Don't wait for your friends to tell you how fine the vaudeville artists are at the Theatorium. Go see them yourself
 The ladies of the Christian church will serve a dinner on Thursday, January 14th, the proceeds to go into the fund for the erection of their new church building.
 Train No. 2S, which came ir from the south this morning al 91O o'clock, unloaded about if. ty passengers for Prescott, most of whom came in to attend court as jurors and witnesses. On the train were also the judge, prose cutting attorney, court stenogra. pher and visiting attorneys.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-11

Just received a swell line of bracelets at Bakers.
 Claude Waddle of Hope is at tending court today.
 New rings and other jewelry just received at Bakers.
 Be sure to see Miss Nellie Nor ris at Theatorium tonight,
 G. B. McGraw was appointed this morning by the sheriff as bailiff for the grand jury.
 Dick Christopher has resigned his position at the City Market and is succeeded by E. w. Cloud
 Howar Powell, who is with the surveying corps of the Mag nolia and Hope railroad, spent yesterday in Prescott with his parents.
 Prescott was visited yesterday by another warm Sunday, but last night saw a sudden drop in the temperature, and this morn ing was cold and disagreeable, with threatening winter wealth CT.
 A new time card went into ef- feet on the F. X N. W. Railroad yesterday. The local passenger train now leaves Prescott at II am. and arrives at NOrvelle at 1.3O pm. and arrives at Pres colt at 4 pm.
 News was received here this morning of MT. Joe. Hamilton the 2O-year-old son of A. w. Hamilton which occurred at his home in Albany township yester- day morning at S.3O o'clock. The funeral occurred today at Har- mony cemetery.
 The vaudeville teams arrived yesterday and will open at Thea torium tonight. Hiliard and Wall take the place of Hightower and Miller, who. were unable to come on account of the sickness of Miss Hightower. Don't miss seeing these teams as they are good.
 The largest crowd of the week attended the street fair and earn ival Saturday night, and the COIL cern did a good business. The crowds, however were good nat ured, and no disturbances of any consequence occurred. They came on the streets early and re- mained late it being midnight or later before the crowd had en- tirely dispersed. The carnival had decided to remain two days long CT, but the threatening weather caused them to pack up this afternoon and proceed to Gurdon.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-11

Weather-Fair tonight and to- morrow colder.
 R. M. Briant Of Hope was a visitor to Prescott today.
 Dr. M. A. Baker, of Casa, came in last night on a visit to his, brother, Dr. J w. Baker.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-11

MT. and Mrs. Arthur Westmore- land visited Hope yesterday.
 Mrs. Latimer, of Oklahoma. af- ter spending few weeks here with her parents, Rev and Mrsl w. A. Steele, has returned home.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
What City Planning Means.

The national conference on city plan
ming and the exhibit in connection there
with brought here through the lIbsrality
CT the Chamber Of Commerce viii ac-
quaint Washington people with the high
est accomplishments Of the human mind
and viii IN the way Of purposive NUM-
eipal development We are far behind
Europe in realization Of what a city may
be made TO mean 10 all it's inhabitants,
but there Is a most hopeful awakening
in this country 10 the possibilities of
veIl-orderes municipal life. II is con
ceIved that as man makes the town, he
can make il much better. IN fact, may
make OF it what he will It may be a
pleasant and a heaithful place to live
in; if may minister to the higher needs
Of his nature; or it may be the abode
Of misery and vice, the source and eff
cient cause OF a spreading degradation. It
may be so built up as to promote the rise
Of great fortunes accruing from the con
centration Of population and the conse-
quent rise in land values. or II may be
so laid out as 10 contribute to the we'll
being Of all its residents. OF whatever
station in life, and TO the more equitable
distribution OF the unesTned increment
from land. There may be parks. play
grounds. comfortable and accessible
dwellings. plenty Of air and sunshine;
or there may be congested tenenents,
hot sidewalks for recreation centers. a
lowered state Of human vitality, and a
discouraged and discontented citizenship.
Now city planning simply means that
In the extension OF our municipalities
over new areas and IN the improvement
Of the areas already built upon there
shall be kept in mind the main ideals
OF human lie. as well as The prime es-
sentials OF an efncient industrial and
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
A Panic Thin IS Air.

From points Of observation widely sepa-
rated come simultaneous evidence and
testimony Of the mental condition seem
ingly prevalent among the people Of
Great Britain. Possibly not since the ap-
prehension engendered by the northward
voyage OF the Spanish Armada has the
imaginative dread Of a nation tradition
ally stolid betrayed such signs OF fiuster.
It IS the academic Nicholas Murray
Butler who dlscerns. at the Lake No
honk Conference on International Arbi-
tration. the storm center Of the worlds
weather in the condition Of the mind Of
the English people" It is a person
vaguely described by cable as a way
fa-er" who came upoa an airshlp OF q
mountain top in Wal1s. undergoing re-
pair by two men. Promptly upon discov-
ering their errant discoverer, the aero
nauts fitted 10 regions unknown His
breathless report 10 local authorities Is
apparently confirmed by the silent evil
dence Of earth torn as by a plovshare
and Of scattered technical documents and
newspaper cuttings in the French IAN
guage-
Both Heaven and the neither place OF
punishment have been defined. specu-
latively and by the poet Milton. as a
state Of mind. The foreign airship how
ering over British soil, or even alighting
upon its sacred soil may be wholly a
creature Of the Imagination The visible
traces Of a material visitation may be
nothing more than the debris Of a recent
picnic party. There is in this fearsome
tale faint suggestion Of the Archaeology
cal find embalmed by Dickens in an early
stage coach exploration OF the Businesses
Of rural England by the redOubtable
Mr. Pickvick and his faithful compan-
ions.
These English tremors need prosaic re-
assurance In all seriousness. Why should
any foreign inquisitor resort to so
risky a vehicle as a balloon to learn
what is already known? Every square
foot OF the soil Of the United Kingdom,
as well as Of France and Germany. Is
known and plotted. and the maps are all
on file In the war Offices Of the respective
countries. There could be no purpose
conceivable in the risk either Of life or OF
international complications in an aerial
exploration of the familiar. Truly, Eng
iilas~- traverSed the realms Of Mother
Goose.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
GERALDINE FARRAR.
UnspOiIed by Success and wholly
Incapable of Ingratftuat.

Friends in Washington of Geraldine
Fsrrar, the operate star-and ahe has
many friends fiere-say tnat the story
printed yesterday in the column o. Wash
h.gton Chat by the Spectator. concern
ing her and Mrs Webb, OF Boston, who
provided the means for her musical edu-
cation abroad. IS without substanta al foun-
dation in fact. If their present relations
be strained. and even this is not admitted.
Il is not due 10 any failure on he part
Of Miss Farrsr 20 keep her word and
meet her obligations 10 the letter IN
deed. It is stated positively that the final
payment Of the $S0.ee9 advanced 20 her
during her study in Paris and the de-
veIopment of her career as a singer was
paid months age.
Geraldine Farrar." said an intimate
Washington friend yesterday, is a sweet
.ovable girl. Incapable of doing anybody
a wrong. She is unspoiled BY her bril-
liant success. artless as child. and
worthy Of all the admiration she receives.
To accuse her Of ingratltude IS cruel
absolutely cruel know personally
that she has scrupulously carried out
every obligation to Mrs. Webb. and that
she has never abused her patron, but en-
the contrary. appreciates in fullest meas
ure ali that was done for her.
There IS not a purer. truer woman IN
the country than Geraldine Farrar. and.
as have said. the story now circulated
Is absolutely cruel and unfustifabie Her
friends are proud OF her success; but
more than that, they take deeper pride
IN the knowledge that her great achieve
ments on the stage have left her the
true-hearted, honest-minded, loyal per-
son she has always been"
The Washington Herald is pleased 10
print the foregoing. rot only IN justice
to Mss Farrar. but In justice 20 Itself,
since it gave currency 70 the story.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
ROOSEVELT ON T0LSToI.
The Russians support Of Bryan's
ntf-MiIitarism RtdicuIed.

Theodore Roosevelt In the Outlooi-
One OF the comic features OF the eipoliti-
cal campaign last fan was the letter
which Count Tolstoi wrote on behalf OF
Mr.. Bryan. In this letter Count ToIstoI
advocated the election OF M Bryan on
the ground that he was the represent
otive Of the party Of peace, of anti-mill-
tarism- From the point Of view Of Amer
lean politics. the incident possessed no
importance beyond furnishing material
fcr the humorous columns of the newspa-
pers. But Z had q certain real interest
as indicating Count Tolstofs worth as e
moral guide. He advocated NJ Bryan on
the theory that ar. Bryan represented
peace and anti-militarism. Now. there
was but one point IN the platform OF
either political party In 1875 which con-
taiaed any element OF menace to the
peace OF the world. This was the plank
IN the Bryanite platform which demand
e3 the immediate exclusion by law Of aIl
Asatic lsborers. and therefore OF the
japanese Coupled with II was the utter
y meaningless plank about the navy
which was, however, intended TO convey
the impression that we ought 20 have q
navy only for the defense OF our coasts
that Is. a merely defensive navy, or, IN
other words. a quite worthless navy.
Now have shown in q preceding article
thatsat this present time there is neither
justification nor excuse for such q law
and this wholly without regard 70 what
the future may show. This plank in Mr.
B-yan's platform represented merely an
{Gle threat. waDton insult and il was
coupled with what was intended te be a
declaration that the policy OF upbuilding
the navy. which has been SD successfully
carried on during the past dozen years,
would be abandoned. ANY man Of COM
mon sense. therefore, ought TO perceive
the seif-evident fact that the only menace
10 peace which was contained IN any
possible action by the Anericau republic
was that contained In the election OF
Mr.. Bryan and the attempt 70 put into
effect his platform. That Count Toistoi
did not see this affords a curious Illus
trstioa Of his complete inability 10 face
facts: Of his readiness 70 turn aside from
she truth n the pursuit OF any phantom.
however foolish, ard OF the utter faulty
os those who treat him as a philosopher.
whose philosophy should be. or could be.
translated into action.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
GOVERNMENT BY PARTY.
What the Present Tariff Fight Is
Teaching the Country.

N~A[
From the New York Evening Post.
We have already reached the period
Of tariff recrimination. The two pOIiti-
cal parties are charging each other with
the responsibility for making the Aldrich
bill so bad. You are not keeping your
pledges assert the Democrats TO make
an honest revision of the tariff down
ward But you we're pledged 70 that
more stifiy than We were" retort the
Republicans. yet here you are voting for
a dEty on IRON ore. and for every other
tarin tax that You are interested in 10
cally." This twitting on the record passes
easily into predictions about the political
consequence Gov johnson. Of Mime
sofa, declares that II the party in power
does not keep faith with the people In the
matter CT tariff revision. The Middle
West is lost 10 the Republicans four
(meaning three years hence" On the
other hand. an old Republican leader IN
Congress affirms: "a DemOcrat who de-
nounces the tariff law in the next cam
paign viii be IN a sOrry plight When 4
Democrat tells you that he IS for a tariff
for revenue only. he means that he wants
protection for the state OF district which
he represents" Behind all this stands
the figure Of Bryan. be is writing letters
70 his friends IN Washington 10 say that
the failure OF the Republicans 10 revise
the tariff honestly means a Democratic
House IN 1910. and a Democratic President
IN 1872 But even II that result seemed
written IN the book Of destiny, Bryan as e
candidate would be unable TO undo all
The trouble goes deep. Il is lot a
mere question OF a particular issue, ike
the tariff. OF any given election. but OF
the whole theory and operation OF gov
ernment by party We have always
been taught. and the whole experiment
goes upon this basis. that when one party
n Office becomes unrespon sive TO the
popular VIII. or visibly corrupt. the thing
70 60 Is TO turn 1t out and put IN the
other That was the normal process. as
President Taft himself has described il,
when the Democrats. under Grover CIeve-
land ousted the Republicans IN 1851 The
latter had been too long. and too VI
checked in power, and the County turned
from their inefnciencies and vices 70 the
opposition party. But that remedy for
political ills, that weapon IN the hands OF
the people. we seem 10 have been losing
in recent years. Il Is not only that the
Democratic party has been in the hands
OF a leader with an UneQualed capacity
for rspelling support. and a perfect genius
for disaster That might in time be out
lived: but when We see the practice OF
the two parties, 10 matter what their
professions, very much alike, and are de-
privei Of the power to get done by one
what the other refuses to 90, we cannot
help feeling that both the present fact.
and the future outlook ara disquieting.
Government by party. we suddenly seem
TO be finding e broken reed
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

commercial activity. The city should De
so planned that the business of It's In
habitants may be conveniently ard eco
ironically carried on: IL should also be
SO planned that its inhabitants may have
homes worthy TIE name. and means Of
recreation and Of culture open 10 the
huubIest In much of our city planning
the esthetic side has been placed fore
most. and the civic ideal has been the
Identification Of the city. It is notice
able that in the papers read before the
conference on city planning the greater
emphasis was laid upon the human as
poets Of municipal life and upon the ef-
hcacy OF a comprehensive city plan TO
relieve congestion, 20 enhance public
health and morals. and in general to ele-
vate the character Of the people through
the Influences OF a good environment. No
city can be truly beautiful, as one Of
the speakers remarked, no matter what
its external adornment. when the over
crowding OF the bulk of its population
into habitations unfit for human beings
brings forth a hideous brood Of evils
arising from filth, disease, degeneracy.
pauperism, and crime That a scientific
system OF city planning viii overcome
these serious Ills has been amply proved
by the experience OF Sweden ana Ger
many, where whole populations have
been transformed through the uplifting
Influence OF hsslthful surroundings. The
esthetic is by no means neglected In the
plans which have wrought so beuefcent
a change. but the conservation Of human
resources Is the prime end
The planning Of a city Is thus an en-
inentiy practical matter. and it looks TO
practical results Il deals with the lay
ing out OF streets. the provision Of parks
and sites for schools and churches and
factories. with building regulations and
restrictions. with transportation prob
lens. with landscape gardening, with
municipal art. with the water supply and
sewerage systems. and with the condi-
ticns under which land ownership may
be exploited Some OF these subjects are
now within The purview OF our municipal
governments: the others must be also
II city planning is 10 be made effective
An extension OF governmental function
is here involved that invites the serious
thought Of the America people.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
De Mortuis.

The death OF H H Rogers, one Of the
greal powers OF the Standard Oil trust.
VIII, Of course. make little difference in
the working Of that giant monopoly, the
most perfect example and pattern Of a
trust that the United states has known.
But ore cannot help rejecting that the
passing Of Mr.. Rogers marks. also, the
passing Of the methods by which he and
his associates piled up enormous for
tunes st TIE expense Of the people: marks.
also. the change that has come over
popular sentiment In regard 70 the con-
duet os business, aud-IOok!nE az 1t n
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

the most optimistic way-msrks our
arrival as a people. at higher standard
Of unselfshaess and business honesty
than We or. perhaps. any other nation
have ever attained
When Mr.. H H Rogers fought his way
upward into a position Of power aud
emineuce in the business world he In
vented no new methods. devised no new
schemes. inculcated no new principles
Of business sharpness. It was only that
he took fuller and. possibly, more eoura-
geous advantage OF principles that we're
already in practice
Mr.. Rogers lived long enough to see
the IDEAS on which the Standard oil Com
parry was built UP utterly repudiated;
repudiated by the courts and by the
moral sense Of the nation Before his
death he was made to see that the people
were awake 10 the danger that must
arise il corporations were allowed 70
sacrifice every sense Of justice and fair
dealing; TO trample ruthlessly on the
rights Of others
He must have come to see. too. that
in this republic we have ushered in a
nobler. broader, and more unselfsh Gay,
and. although it may have afforded him
no satisfaction, he must have had the
knowledge that it was the work Of him
self and those associated with him in
building up a gigantic monopoly feeding
on the necessities OF the people that
moved the lawmakers and the courts TO
curb the power and the greed Of the
trusts.
or the dead speak nothing but good"
is a good motto. and all must admit that
If Mr. Rogers and his methods worked
great injustice and reveled in selfshness.
they also accomplished much good. The
great corporation Of which he was the
vice president will continue TO exist BE-
cause It Is a needed part Of the machin-
cry OF this great country But. lncreas-
ingly. as the years go by. Il VIII be
made a power for good and not for evil;
an economic machine. not a selfish one.
who wrote Shakespeare" inquiries
AIr. Henry NJ Hall. IN the Richmond
News Leader. Well. pretty nearly every
body has been accused Of It except Mark
Twain and Alfred Austin.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

THAT The Washington Herald viii
stand for the best interests of Wash
'fuEfoR needs not the saying. II viii
ever keep In mind, however, fhaa
this is a national city-the nations
city-and that its present greatness
and future Pre-eminence have as n
basis Its national eharacfer-"-Fron
editorial foreword IN the first issue OF
this paper. October 5. 1906
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

This country may trembie on the verge
TO It's hearts content nowadays, but
Bwana Tumbo feels sure he knows a
man who may be depended on TO yank
II back 10 safety In the nick O. time II
the worst comes, we imagine.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

The reason It takes the Senate so long
TO get the tariff oE It's mind is because
there are ninety-cne Senators In Con-
gress, and each considers II his solemn
duty to use up one days time, al least.
Not that the finish Is going to be at all
diHerent-Oh. dear, no.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
InlperfInence.

FTou the chicago Record Herald.
You we're late again this. morning" /"
said the head Of the firm. Let me tell
you something. When occupied the
position you occupy. with this company. I
was always the first one here in the
morning"
What was the matter? Were you
afraid somebody might examine the
books in your absence?"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
Why Chicago sIarveIs.
- the 60 - -Herald.

From the Chicago Reco-5 Herald.
A curious thing came to pass in Chi
cago the ether day. There was a wreck
on one OF the Il" roads. and the presi-
dent Of the company placed the blame
for the accident on a motorman instead
OF angTiiy refusing 10 be interviewed or
attempting TO deny that anything had
hapDenPd
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Every time the Mauritania crosses the
Atlantic she clips q few fractions Of time
Of her best previous record, apparently.
Indeed, some passengers on that boat will
hsFdiy be surprised II they meet them
selves coming back the other way sooner
or later
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

A Florida paper quotes a tourist as say
Ing. TAs between hogs and alligators in
Florida. I must say prefer the allisa-
tors" He meant four-footed hogs. OF
and was not referring TO the hotel
keepers az all. The idea.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

When you find that your cup Of tea
costs you a triie more next fall than 1t
did formerly, just remember that you are
paying the additional tax for the benefit
OF one Of Ole South Cardinals Demo
cratic infant Industries. II may maks
you feel better.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
PICKING THE WINNER.

Hs k1sw which horse vas certain
To Be a winner clean.
Because he vas. he boasted,
A Judge Of hoTse6esh keen.
II hat was insufficient.
To ohTiSte a slip
From Tery knowing sosIress
He bad dead SIRE tip.
TO make ass1rancs su7e<
Il furthsrmore woald seg1
The night before the rsces
Re ssE It n dream
Alas, bis Esishty reasons
Were failEres absolute.
HIS wife picked cut the xinnG
BeczUEe tbs name was cute"
Wilson. II the New Io-x sun
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

Senator Clay made a great speech in
the Senate Wednesday concerning the
"cussedness' In general and undesirable
ity In particular OF the sugar trust So
great, in fact, that the tariff tinkers prob
ably win endeavor TO forget It as soon
ss nossIbIe.