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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
HATS OFF TO SLATER.
He's the Bold Virginian Who Has Of
fered to Marry Carrie Nation.

Let the name of "a Virginian named
Slater" be scratched over the main
entrance to the Hall of Fame. be
tween those of Rosco the Snake Eater
and my friend, Carl Akeny of Chi
cago, who ehoked a lion to death
with his bare hands and crushed a
leopard's lungs with his bare knees.
The Washington correspondents
ing busy, no doubt, with their Christ
mas shopping neglected to
send out the given name of Mr. Stat
ter, but regarding his valor they are
copiousIy eloquent He is no common
hero of the garden variety-no cheap
pursuer of runaway horses or res
cuer of boat rockers at Sunday school
picnics or slayer of senile hippopot-
ami-but veritabie Olympian, hea-
yen-kissing, unriyalled, unique. To
come 10 the point at once, Mr.. Slater
has odered to marry Carrie Nation.
The true quality of this remark
able offer, we fear, Will not be appar.
rent at once. On its face, indeed, it
appears to be nothing more tIan an
act of reckless bravado-a symptom
of a braggadOcia spirit, more pictur
esque than brave But a careful ex-
animation of the nature of human
marriage and particularly of mar
riage with an elderly widow armed
to the teeth, invests it with colossal
daring Even under circumstances the
most favorable the ordinary man
turns pale at the altar Elaborate pre-
cautions are taken to divert his mind
from the future, but with all that he
stin trembles. If ii were not for the
fact that his faculties are benumbed
by the louo music, the rafting of ban
giles and artificial palms, and costa
tic buzzing of the unmarried ladies
in the audience, and the further fact
that his distrust is allayed by the
appearance of the bri-e, who is care
fully schooled in shrinking gentle
ness, he would jump out of the win
dow.
But the man who marries Carrie
VIII Deneht by no such benign deceltS
and anodynes. If there is any mu-
sic at all it will be the alarming caco-
phony of flies and snare drums. And
Carrie herself will wear no mask of
tulle and talcum. Upon her face will
be that same stern frOwn which bar
tenders see in me silent watches of
the night; upon her head will be
that same black bonnet which has
long breathed such eloquent threats,
and in her hand will be the ancient
symbol and instrument of her grim
caning-her glittering Ratchet with
its sinister liquorish stains. Fancy
the agitation of the bridegroom when
her glance fixes him. Fancy it-and
then fall on your face before that
Virginian named Slater He belongs
to the old race of giants. OF such
were the men who braved the demons
beyond Jebel-al-Tarik and rid the
earth of COLLINS. tyrants and NEGRO
nancy.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
Roads Need Proper Management.


Road building and maintenance it
has been truly said, should be consid-
cred purely from business stand
point, and the same principles applied
to great enterprises in the business
world. Tie policy that governs our
public road system if applied TO the
operation of railroad would mean
ruin to thelatter in a very short time.
Suppose the management of one of
our great railroad systems were
turned over to the section bosses each
section boss allowed to purchase roll
ing stock and other necessary sup
plies, arrange schedules and tariffs,
that road would be operated under
much the same conditions that our
rural highways are at the present
time Before any great change can
take place it is necessary for our
road laws to be revised, so that it will
be possible to provide one skilled and
competent man to direct the road
work of the country, with foremen
and laborers under his direction, Sc
lected because of their fitness for
the work. Fortunately, much new
legislation for the betterment of
roads is at present being enacted. Al
ready about 20 states have adopted
some form of legislation which pro-
vides for state aid, state supervision,
or both. The greatest good has re-
suited in those states which have re-
moved as far as possible the BUILDING
and maintenance of state roads from
thejurisdiction of county officials
Colman's Rural World.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31

lCopyright. I9O9, BY ". n. o.

TRADE MORAI--The quality Of
what you nave to sell is known
to some people all of the time
and all of the people some of
the time. but advertise regu-
larry with US and you'll reach
all of the people all of tae time,
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
DESIRABLE rooms one blocz
from post office Phone As. sO-s

WANTED-To buy lot on ELIZA.
beth, Levee or Washington streets,
or on side streets between these
streets. State price, size ard Ioca-
ton, etc. -Aidress p o Box 294
12-f6-tf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31

FOR SALE CHEAP FOR CASH
Laundry soap, so ID. cases at s1.0o
per case; barbed wire fence at 2.85
a ID. Celaya's Wholesale Grocery
Store 2S-tf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
long OUTING on
LITTLE GASOLINE
lleetu Trip by the .sRositas this
Weck-Isoads Good and Bad
Farmers Hopeful.


= From Brownsville almost TO Roma
and return on thirteen gallons of
gasoline and two quarts Of oil is the
mark set by H. z. Edison with the
little Maxwell car, Rosita
Leaving Brownsville, Sunday
morning at 3 o'clock. he went twelve
mile beyond Rio Grande City, re-
turning to town Tuesday night about
$50 en- the upward trip, he car
ried TWO passengers to Mission and,
near his turning point demonstrat-
ed the~car for a couple of hours to
prospective buyers
Above Mercedes, Mr. Edison said,
the reads are in good condition but
in places on this side they are very
bad, particularly one stretch near
Santa Maria, where the ear was
begged on the return trip and had
to be pulled out by an OK team.
Ali along the way, Mr.. Edison said
farmers with whom he talked felt
very hopeful over the outlook for the
coming season and pleased with the
condition of crops now in the ground
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31

scented Kisses Not Sent.
y would send you a kiss, wrote
little Lucy to her papa. but have
been eating onions. .
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
Chicago's big Budget.

Chicago, Dec. Chicago's NUM-
cipal expenditure for 1910 will be the
largest in the history of the city. For
schools, Libraries, water bureau and
corporate purposes it will be in the
neighborhood of $50, 100000, which
is 100000 in excess of the largest
appropriation heretofore made.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
CONTRACTORS NOTICE

Will be received at San BeLito. Tex
as, January 5th, 1910, for the con-
struction of a brick Office building
tile roof; approximate cost $4,000.
Plans and specifications may be seen
at our Office.
San Benito Land and Water Co.,
San Benito, Texas.
Per. S. a. Robertson, chief engineer.
1916
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31

FOR SALE-First class mule. APP
ply to j. H. Hawkins. on hesaca near
Ohio & Texas Sugar Co.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31

WANTED-A first class hard
ware and implement man. Write
at once stating salary desired and
experience. Must speak Spanish
Address, R. P. Boeye, Donna, Tex.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
Making the Best of 1t.

My boy Johnnie has such cheer
full disposition.
''Yes?"
ooh, yes. When I make him wash
his neck instead of grumbling, he
just says he's glad he's not a giraffe.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
Miscellaneous.

A BUSINESS MANS OPPORTUN-
ITY-FOR SALE-A small stock of
general merchandise, store building
and lot located in one of the thriving
towns on the branch line of the St.
L. B. & NJ. railroad. Apply to w.
c. Craig at Caffarelli Bros, Levee ST.,
Brownsville, Texas. 27-9t
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
HERALD WANT ADS

FOR SALE=A four horse power
gasoline engine. Can be seen in OPP
grafton at The Herald. tt
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-11-06

The TinrS has been duly entered at The
Post once in superior, Wlsconsin'Fs 7ec"u"-
Lass matter.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-11-06

One Dollar "A Year in Advance.
Published every saturday.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24
Funny Things at Mercedes.

Funny things sometimes happen
with newspapers. In reporting a
fight between several men on one
side and a lone individual on the
other. the Mercedes Enterprise tells
how the lone Individual was hit over
tie head with a bottle and was shot
al as he ran away. The Enterprise
then adds None OF the bullets
found their mark. and the unfOrtu
nate man escaped with only the
bottle marks on his head" We are
Of the opinion that the gentleman
was more fortunate than unfOrtu-
nate" in escaping with only bottle
bruises on his head after being shot
at several times. although il may be
regarded as good fortune in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley for a man
TO get 20, hide perforated with bull
Corpus Christi Herald.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24

Though hydrophobia has been
stamped out in Britain, it is still
rampant in Germany, where every
year over $500 dogs and cats are
afflicted with the disease and are
destroyed
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24
HOLDS UNIQUE OF
FICE N MISSOURI.
Earnest Marshall, the Dialect Story
Writer. Beer Inspector for His
State. Visited Brownsville.

Earnest Marshall, State Beer In
spector ofiAIissouri who was in Browns
wine for several days left yesterday
with his son J. c. Marshall of La
Gloria. to spend some time at san
Benito and La Gloria before going
North.
The position that Mr.. Marshall
holds is a unique one, Missouri beng
the only state that has beer inspec-
tor. His duties are not so much to in
spect as to tax and collect taxes for
all the beer that is sold in the state.
On each barrel OF beer of II gallons
sold in Missouri a tax of 10 y cents
must be paid This law has been in
force about five years and has proved
an excellent revenue producer, the
collections last year under Mr.. Mar
shall amounted to loco. This was
the record for collections up to that
time but he expects TO top it the pre-
sent year.
Mr.. Marshall who is justly known
to fame as a writer of dialect stories
has been obliged to give up his liter
airy work for some time on account
of bad health. but he still hopes to
do something more in the field which
he loves so we'll A real gentleman
of the old school is he, and those
whose good fortune has been 10
meet him return thanks for the privi-
lege.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24
.HIDALGO co.
BANK ELECTION
w II. LASTINGER, FORMERLY
OF WACO. IL PRESIDENT.
Office of Assistant Bank Cashier
Created and Fl. {. Davis Fills 1t
-Controiin% Stock Recently
Bought by Brownsville Capitalists.

At a meeting of the board Of di-
rectors of the Hidalgo County Bank
at Mercedes on last Monday, Nov
-. ]. NJ. Johnson, If. and his
mother. Mrs. ]. NJ. Johnson, tend
cred their resignation as members
Of the board of directors. W H.
Lastinger and Z. a. McGary, cashier
OF the Brownsville Bank & Trust
Company, were elected TO succeed
them. W. II. Lastinger. who re
Gently purchased a large portion OF
the stock Of the Johnsons in the
bank, was elected president to fill
the vacancy caused by the death
of the former president OF the in
stitution, Col. J NJ Johnson H.
c. Davis. who is well known in banh-
ing circles, and who for the past
year has been connected with the
HidalgO bank, was elected assistant
cashier, this office being created by
the new board OF directors.
w. H. Lastinger, the newly cleo
ted president is the father OF W
w Lastinger, president of the
Brownsville Bank & Trust Co He
was formerly a prominent resident
of Waco, Texas, but has been in
Mexico the past year or more, hav-
ing come to Brownsville with his
family a few months ago. He viii
move his family to Mercedes to make
their home there. President w. W
Lastinger of the Brownsville Bank
& Trust Co bought the controlling
stock in the Hidalgo bank recently.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24
SOIL FOOD.
Cotton Seed Meal and Soda Nitrate
AS Fertilizers.


Dr. Geo. s. Traps sta % Chemist at
the \. & N. College OF T"sas has Is
sued the following special bulletin on
the comparative valGe o. nitrate Of
soda and cotton seed nea as . -er-
rilizer:
Cotton seed meal cou,aIus on an
average about 7per cent nitrogen, Id
per cent potash and , per cent phos-
phoric acid. 1t would have i@rrili-
ger valuation of S29.Z0. Nitrate Of
soda contains l , per cent nitrogen On
an average and has feruiUer Eald-
alton Of Sol per ton. The conParatiNa
value Of nitrate of soda ard cotton
seed meal would, therefore, Dc
proportion of SCI to $29.
Nitrate of soda. however. contains
its nitrogen in a completely available
form. so that il can be taken up as
soon as it comes in contact with the
roots of the plants. 1t is on the other
hand. very soluble in water and may
be washed completely from the soil
by heavy rains falling soon after It IS
applied For this reason nitrate OF
soda is best applied in small doses as
it is needed Applied in this way, 1t
gives very good results upon crops
which mature early in the spring.
Judicious applications of nitrate of
soda will not only increase the crop
of lettuce. tomatoes, cabbage and
similar crops. but viii hasten matur-
ity and thereby aid in securing bet
ter prices Nitrate of soda is not so
wen adapted to farm crops such as
corn and cotton and fruit trees
for the reason that il is so expensive
Cotton seed meal contains its nitro
gen in such a form that it is not
washed from the soil and cannot be
taken up by the plant until it has
decayed and been converted into
ammonia and nitrate. This process
takes place, however, regularly as
that cotton seed meal would act as
a continuous source Of supply OF nj
trogen. It is better suited for crops
such as corn and cotton, etc, than
nitrate of soda Even for vegetables
mixture Of cotton seed meal and
nitrate of soda may give better results
than nitrate OF soda alone. The fertil-
izer ingredients of cotton seed meal
are not easily lost from the soil by
washing.
Thomas slay appears TO give good
results upon some kinds of soil. par
ticularlv soils rich in vegetable mat
ter. and those which are acid. 1t is
moi offered for sale in this state
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24
SAN ANTONIO
The Gateway to lower Rio Grande
Valley.

An investors coming TO Southwest
Texas want to visit San Antonio.
Why do railroads route homeseek-
ers away from San Antonio and via
Houston?
The answer:
Every city in Texas is jealous of
old "Santone.
The most healthfUl. beautiful and
orderly city of 100000 in the world.
Homeseekers, buy your tickets via
san Antonio to Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
The Herald always on tap.
Stop at San Antonio and call on
y. F. Ryan, 33S Moore Building, who
has the real bargains to offer in land,
in large or small tracts. If you are in
a hurry g,ing through our town
phone 2200 Old I'll meet you at the
de1Ot Ned-Sat
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24

Sonre little trouble has been ex-
perleueed by me collector OF the
monthly dues from the members OF
she Brownsville Business Mems Club,
about one-fourth OF the members
ceiling him TO come back tomorrow -
aU drop in about the first and / VIII
pas gou then If this is kept up the
aiub officers justly complain, it viii
cequire about TWO weeks out of every
month Of the collectors time in max
5ng calls TO collect the delinquents'
dues. To pay one little dollar is not
gong to cause any business man to
90 into bankruptcy, but to make a
collector make several trips after this
dplIar does akea considerable portion
sf the collectors time to say nothing
eE the long walk and the wear and
Tear on sole leather. especially when
he has a number OF such calls to
make 1t is Just as easy for a man to
pay the first time the collector calls
asisisthe next day rthGr.eXt week for
khat matter. II you have not a dollar
in change, give him a check, or if you
are constitutionally opposed to giving
3 check for so small an amount as
q dollar, give him a check for six
dollars and pay six months dues in
advance
The club canno' set started. much
less can it continue to exie,, unless
the dues are forthcoming promptly.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24
TXVo CHAMPION TRAP
SHOOTERS ARE COMING
sir. and Mrs. Toppeswein of San An
tonic Among Foremost in United
States Here nov. %.

kEietter this morning by Captain
eeofJ. Head of the Brownsville RI
aes from Adolph Topperwein of San
Antonforthe most expert trap shooter
in she state. stated that Mr. Topper
Nelrnaccompanied by Mrs Topperweln
vvbasfg also the champion lady expert
marksmati of the south, viii be in
brownsville on monday, Nov. 20, for
sbe- suppose Of giving an exhibition
sbo5f : EIr. ard Mrs. Topperwein will
40. fancy shooting at clay pigeons
giths both sh6t guns and rifles, The
ex9feffsioh VIII be held at the range
Of me Brownsville Gun Club in Fort
E,roWS-1fi son Monday afternoon at >
o'clock. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Topper
Weiu are among The foremost trap
shelters in tie. United States ana
fbef s6ootfhg $a1d to be little
sb5sr If mira6itf5dg and no doubt
shIsi+ comm Evil beea treat to those
sr(faTesfed in trap shooting.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24

The Herald dislikes 10 air such
disagreeable subjects in its columns,
but it seems necessary sometimes in
the interest of the real welfare Of
the town to do so.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24
IT'S Up TO S.4N ANTONIO

san Antonio used 20 catch all the
People of this section who were on
the hunt for little amusement But
the Brownsville road has changed
conditions and now many of them
&c up to HOustOn.-Co Corpus Christi
Herald
Wait until We get quick Browns
ErzEe connection and HOutsOn viii re-
lETe TO that grand old state of in
aOcuous desuetude-San Antonio
eight
Brownsville people go away for
more than amusement In fact. this
shole Lower Rio Grande Valley full
~ new and growing little towns,
aud throbbing with development
from Brownsville to Mission. viii
soon reduce Santone and Houston
roth to a condition of innocuous
desuetude, unles they wake up to
the opportunity which connection
with Brownsville means. Houston
has It, but she doesn't make the
mosE Of it by any means
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24
Ply XOHR DOLL4R.

y -DNEsDAY. NOVEMBER p 1903.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24

What has become of the civic i'm
provement move 1t was hoped that
the ladies Of Brownsville would
arouse sufficient interest to take
hold OF this matter and organize a
club which would endeayor to do
such work towards beautifying their
town as has been done and is be
ing done by the women's clubs all
aver the country
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24

The Standard Oil trust has been
declared dissolved. and, according to
lae mandate Of the court should
proceed to efface itself from the
Uated States within thirty days from
the date of the decision Ii re-
mains to be seen, however First
snere will be the torurous and long
drawn out process Of a hearing of
kae trusts appeal-and then?
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24

Effie," said Margie, who was
iaboriously spelling words from a
first reader, how can tell which
is a d and which is a 'b'?"
"Why," replied Effia, wisely, the
"a has its tummy on its back. -
Tit Bis
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24
4 perfect feminine face SHOULD

4 perfect feminine face should
measure exactly five times the width
of an eye across the cheek bones
The eye should be exactly two-thirG5
the width of the mouth and re
length of the ear exactly twice Il at
of the eye. The space between the
eye should be exactly the length of
one eve.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-24
DO CLEAN THOSE ALLEYS.
-. = =
To The Herald.

To The Herald.
The most skeptical must be con
WINGED that the City of Brownsville
is badly in need of a sanitary in
spectOr. if they Will but take a trip
through some of the alleys of the
city and see the piles of rubbish,
tin cans, etc, that have been al
lowed to accumulate there, to say
nothing of the throwing of sIop
water and of the swill left standing
in barrels for days at time In
some of the alleys in the heart of
the city, the stencil arising from
slop barrels, some of which are
probably emptied about once a week.
is enough to turn ones stomach.
The city authorities do not need to
be informed that such conditions
exist and are really a menace to the
health of the community 1t appears
there is no provision made by the
city for a sanitary inspector for but
six months in the year, or during the
warm months. During the other SIX
months the chief of police is sup
posed to look after these matters.
But what with looking after the
other interests which are under the
supervision of the chief of police, it
is almost impossible for him to look
after the sanitary condition Of a
town the size of Brownsville. To
do that properly, would require the
whole time of one man. 1t is true
the city fathers did have the alleys
cleaned once upon time-and it
was well done, toO-but shortly al
ter that the time of a sanitary in
spector expired and since that time
garbage has again been allowed to
accumulate in them and they are
now in about as filthy condition as
before they were cleaned.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-17
INCREASED SERVICE
 ON p. < N. W. K. K.
New Time Card Effective January End Shows
 Nine Trains

A new time card goes into eff feet on the Prescott & North western Railroad. on January ?, when the passenger service will be greatly increased.
 There will be one train each way day for passengers and mail only; one train each way Tor passengers, mail and local freight, and one train each way Tor passengers and freight.
 Time card for passe n g I trains as follows:
 Train No. ? leaves Norvelle at o:50 a. m., arriving at Prescott at oa m.
 Train No. 1 leaves Prescott at Il a. m., arriving at Norvelle at l2:4S p. m.
 Train No. leaves Norvelle at ID. m., arriving at Prescott at 40 p. m.
 Train No. 3 leaves Prescott at o:5O D. m.. arrivingat Norvelle at 7:59 D. m.
 Train No. 6 leaves Helbig at 6 d. m., arriving at Prescott at 9'l0 a. m.
 Train No. 5. leaves Prescott at ii'4o a. m., arriving at Helbig at 1:10 D. m-
 These trains all run daily ex- cept Sunday, with the exception
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-17
NOTHING IS TOO GOOD FOR THAT BABY Gray,s Stereo Rismuth TaIcun1 Powder
 COMES THE NEAREST YOUR DOCTOR Sold by the Best Merchants Everywhere 15c 25c and 50c

of No. 6, which runs daily ex- cept Sunday and Monday.
 Train No. 8 leaves Norvelle Sunday only at 6:3O a. m., arriv- ing at. Prescott at 8. am.
 Train No. 2 leaves Prescott Sunday only at 6:30 D. m., arriv- ing at Norvelle at 759 p. m.
 Train No 20 leaves Helbig Sat- urday only at 6 p. m., arriving at Prescott at 9p. m.