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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
Official Forecast.

Tonight OF Saturday, unsettled
weather. Rain tonight or Saturday.
Moderate southerly winds.
Oklahoma-Tonight and Saturday
unsettled; rain tonight or Saturday;
warmer tonight in eastern portion,
colder Saturday.
East Texas tonight and Saturday
unsettled; rain tonight or Saturday,
warmer tonight in northwest portion,
colder Saturday in interior, moderate
southerly winds on coast.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
NOTICE.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of The Merchants Nat
ional Bank of Brownsville, Texas.
viii be held at its banking house on
Tuesday, January the 18th, 1910, at
8 p. M, for the election of directors.
and the transaction of such other
business as may properly come be-
fore the meeting
]. @ ANDEZ.
Cashier
Browne fQ0Q
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
BOIIdCk'S
Elizabeth Street Brownsville.
Two Stores.
WILL ORGANIZE TWO
MASONIC BE-
Prominent MasOnS to Institute ROYAL
Arch Chapter and Council of Roy
al and Select MasOns.

J. C. Kidd of Houston. Grand Mas
ter of the Grand Council of the Roy
al and Selec- Masters of Texas and
W. A Scott of Floresville Texas, re-
presenting the Grand High Priest of
the Royal Arch Chapter of Texas,
will be in Brownsville Monday night
for the purpose of constituting
Brownsville Chapter No. 81 r. A. NJ.
and Brownsville Council Royal and
Select MasOns No. 253.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
Pc SON4LS

to Mission today
c. B. McCullom. who visited Nc
Allen yesterday, returning here last
night, left again this morning for
the same place, expecting to return
this evening
Mrs. J. w. Albertson and son,
James, are visitors in town from Mis-
sion.
L, H. Romig came down from Mis-
sion last evening to spend the last
day of the old year. combining bust
ness and pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs W, F. Sprague of La
Coma came down last evening to at
tend the Union ball tonight and
spend New Year with relatives here.
Miss Mamie Closner and brother,
John Closner, jr., accompanied by
their cousin, Miss Ella Closner, of
Mission, are the guests of the for
mer's grandmother, Mrs. NJ. Dough-
erty for New Years, having arrived
last evening from Chaplin.
V. V. Menier, chief electrician for
the Brownsville Electric Light and
Water plant, who has been spending
two weeks with his brother in Biloxi.
Miss, returned Wednesday night. He
reports that while he enjoyed his vi
sit there is no place like Brownsville
for weather
R. E. Wagner of Columbus, Texas,
a brother of G. C. Wagner OIL THIS
city, has accepted a position with the
merchants National Bank and will as
sumo his duties there at once.
DR.. Works, who has been spending
the holidays at Waxahachie, Texas,
on visit to his mother returned on
Wednesday nights train.
Miss Kate Mayes. who went to
Harrington yesterday to attend an en-
tertainment given by Mrs w. E. Hol-
lingsworth, returned last night.
Col. D. B. Gay of Olmito was in
town today
Miss Mamie Closner and her cou-
sin Miss Ella Closner came in from
Chaplin yesterday to attend the dance
at Matamoros tonight. Miss Ella
Closner will terminate her three week
visit to the valley tomorrow and stare
for her home at Nevada, Mo, on the
afternoon train
a. J. Brooks and family, who have
just come from Kansas City to spend
the winter at Brownsville, nave ia
ken the Combe cottage on st. Charles
street, near the San Carlos hotel.
L. f. Laulom. who has been at
for fifteen days on Govern
ment business returned to Browns
vile last evening via the Mexican
National to Matamoros.
Fred Tate returned to his duties
at Hidalgo, on the Branch train this
s. A. Pipes was passenger on the /
train
c, A. Owen. who is Interested in
land near Harrington was a visitor
overnight in town returning to Har-
ingen this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Rushe Box of
the Isabel ranch, accompanied by
he formers niece, Miss Lee McCul-
ON Of San Antonio. are making a
lcl;dsy visit to Mrs. Box's parents,
R Dr.. and Mrs. L. r. Burress.
Iesae D. Burress of San Benito is
llso a member of the house party
lnder the parental roof Miss Nc
5ullom is student at the Normal
,ollege at San Marcos and is only
lere for the holidays.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31

another advantage in saving your
money and depositing it at interest
in the First National Bank is that it
helps cut out the worry that him
ders you from doing your best work
We wish to thank our many friends
for their generous patronage the past
year and ask a continuance of the
same for 1910 1t always has been
and always will be our pleasure to
serve you with only the very best and
our present plant, the finest in
Southern Texas, is due to your appre-
citation of this fact. Wishing all
happy and prosperous new year.
Clay's Bakery.
The art is not in making money
but in keeping it. Are you accomp-
Iished in the art If you keep it
you are saving. Saving money is a
habit that grows Get the habit
and deposit all your savings in the
First National Bank. It
Catholic Choir Was Entertained
At the Oblate House last night, Rev.
Father Francis Bugnard entertained
the members Of the choir of the
church of the Immaculate Conception
at dinner InOse present were: Mr..
and Mrs Miguel Garcia. Mr.. and mrs.
Grover Wagner, Mrs A. s. Putegnat,
Mrs. Waltgenbach, Misses Nellie Kim
ball, Ray Stowe. Rose Stowe, anita
Kowalski. Eta Kowalski. Rev. Chas.
Messrs. NJ. J. Slattery, P.
Futegnat and E. F Rorke.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
Taft Returns to CanitaI

Washington. Dec S1-President
Taft returned to Washington at 8
O'Clock this morning from New York,
where he went yesterday to attend
the wedding Of his niece. Miss Louise
W Taft.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31

Ball at NIatamoros Tonight.-The
twenty-seventh annuale New Years
eve ball of the Casino Union of Mat
amoross will be held at the Teatro
de Ia Reforma in that city this even
ing and many of Brownsvi1le's maid
and gailants will cross the river %
night and dance the old year away
with the hospitable people of Mata-
moros.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31

Brownsville. Texas, Dec. 81, 1909.
Meteorological data for "a hours
ending at a. M today
Barometer at Z p. m. yesterday 1924
Barometer at Z a. IN. today -. 5000
Temperature at a. N. today $50
Maximum temp. yesterday. 69.S
Minimum temp. this morning $50
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31
meteorological Report.

The following observations were
taken at the South Texas Garden for
the "A hours ending at eight o'clock
today:
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-31

Some Vegetables-A walk through
the market place on this last day of
1903 was enough to convince any
one who has just dug his way out of
the snowbound north that this is
most assuredly the promised land
There fresh from farms near
Brownsville were tomatoes, cab
bages. parsley, carrots, lettuce, rad
ishes, green onions, Bermuda on
ions, egg plants sweet potatoes, tur-
rips and rutabagas. A sufficient
assortment from which to provide
an eatable New Years dinner.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
BANQUETERS SPEAK
woODMEN HOLD THEIR FESTIVE
 SESSION.
Al. ExehanRe About 200 Devotees of lW0oderm9t EEeaw ,FRaternaIism fcxpounAed--R. T. Geod<c
 yvym Was T0astmmsters ,'s< |

Redolent of the essence of loyalty which is characteristic of Woodcraft, breathing good Fellowship and a steadfast purpose. the annual banquet of Magnolia Camp, Woodmen of the world, at the Exchange Hotel Tues day night, bound with ties closer than ever before the 200 odd Woodmen at- tending.
 of the Woodmen fraternity. a sort of a Woodman's recreation. and yet fraugtit to each with a sense of duty to his order. The speeches, orArather, toasts, breathed, the call to duty, and laid out, forcibly. the lines of W. O. w. work, its ideals and purposes.
 R. T. Goodwin was toastmaster. presiding with the grace that has marked him on similar former occa- sions. He, introducer three speakers of note, Eon. Walter D. Seed, s. B. sightIer and Rev. Walter M., Craw- ford. Z.
 The toast to which MT. Seed respond ed was Beauties of Woodcraft." and all of the well-knowu oratofical abil- lity and the fraternal loyalty of the sneaker found its way into his words. S' B. Sightler responded to"The Growth of Woodcraft," and Rev. Walter M. Crawford on ':sWoodcraft, and What the order Stands For" filled out the evening WtLn AOt0f CAPOSAtAVAS oA SAAo order. and the ends toward which it strives. The toasts of the Woodmen were drunk. as is their custom, in pure water.
 Magnolia Camp is one of the largest, and best organized of the State, claim ing a full 200 as members. Besides the bulk of the membership, there were a score or more of visitors last night at the banquetttng board.
 Before the banquet. 8 session of the camp was held at the lodge hall, at which representatives of Magnolia Camp to the Head Camp. to be held in Montgomery during March. were named. as follows: R. T. Hicks Wal ter M. Crawford, J. H. Broom, Fl. G. Duke, H. A. Cook. and P. T. Rollo. -s. B. Sightlsr of Montgomery is Head Counsel of jurisdiction s.. di- vision of the Woodmen which em- braces the camps Of Alabama. And 1t is the camps of this jurisdiction that E win gather in Montgomery during March. to attend the Head Camp. The banquetters held forth Tuesday night until midnight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
,An1usen1ents
At the Orpheum Theatre.

Plenty of amusement Is afforded the patrons of the Orpheuni Theatre for this week. and this, too. with but one turn, that of Eva Ray and Company in SomnoIency. Of course. there's trick in 1t, but if you can find the so- lution you are some better than about twenty of Montgomery's citizens who have sat on the stage and examined the cabinets and things.
 It is a mysterious entertainment with its spirit rapptng, seeming mind reading, table raising and other tricks. and 1t we'll serves it's purpose to enter tain. Of course. 1t is not new By any means. but such things are always in- teresting,s no matter how often pro- duced. There's aIways~the unsolvable question of How does she do it?"
 Usually with a vaudeville bill that does not please the attendance dufing the week rapidly falls away sto noth- ing. That this Is not the case with the Orpheum's offering is shown by the fact that crowded houses greeted every performance Tuesday following capacity houses Monday.
 The moving pictures which are well worth seeing close the bill.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06

Mr. John Purnell Glass, who ha been spending the holidays with hi parents. Mir. and Mrs. F. P. 1GIass. re turned last night to Princeton Untver sity to complete his studies at that in stltution. .-.---- -N ------ :
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06

regarding the influence of the church upon civilization and it's usefulness in aiding Eoyernmental development.
 His talk might be regarded as an in teresting addition to the general dis cussion which has been fndulged in regarding his religious beliefs.
 The ministers had extended Mir. Taft eordisi welcome and expressed de- sire to arrange a reception for him. their manifestation of friendiiness be- ing concluded with prayer. Mir. Taft began by thanking them for their good will and their prayers, adding:
 Tn carrying on the burden of . kovernment, which, with It's increasing usefulness necessarily entails greater tasks, they who are charged with It's execution need every assistance and sympathy"
 MT. Taft referred to the moral awakening during the past four years. as an indication of the heaIthful state of our, civilization. The people had demanded moral reform. and in this. he said.s the clergy must take an ifn- portant part:
 In his experiences in the North and South and in the Philippines. Mir. Taft said he had been able to study many different phases of civilization. especially in the matter of church in- fluence.
 Leaving out the sectional distinc- tfons" he continued, "the indispensable presence of church Influence in the improvement in our civilization. no one can be blind as to who has shared in the slightest the responsibility Tor government and the responsibility for Improvement In the people as have Tn respect to- race that Is now In n state of Christian tutelage and must he nplifted. in my judgment by-us. and through our guidance before we shall have discharged the obligation that proyidence has thrust upon me, and IT the study of the development it hai been known to. me the enornaous In fluence that the church must exercise in order to make our progress effec. tive. The Roman Catholic Church wal there for years and preserved that stats of civilization, Christian tutelage. tt which I have referred. Now the bar has been removed from other denomi. nations and they are all on an equalit, in the spirit of Christian emulation, at. tempting to uplift those people, and we. for the government. by system of secular education, are aiding ehaf uplifting; but without the moral in. fIuence of the churches there. we could not accomplish any thing 1t Is thai sort of experience by which Is borr upon us the spirit of maintainenceN Noi church and its influence at al hazards .E,A
 Tt Is difficult some times to explain
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06

Captain Graham D. Johnson, U. s. on New Years day in Washington at the White House. Captain Johnson 7is a nephew of Gen. R. F. Ligon of Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06

MT. wills Lampley of Eufaula and Mir. T. H. Evans of Clayton spent awhile in the city yesterday on their way back to the University..
 + %-
 Mir. .J..T. Foy of Eufaula passed through the city yesterday on his re- turn to Auburn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06

Augusta. Ga, Jan.. 5--To the Protes- tant< ministers of Augusta, President elect Taft today expressed his views
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06

pr. C..tF. Bush, of Thomasville, newly appointed Inspector of jails and cotton mllls of the State. was in his ofies for the ara f,rSt tine ss since ais sR new inspector was being assIsted by his chief clerk, John Adams. in get ting his once routine iD working order preparatory to making tour of in- spection during the latter part of the month or during the first weeks of February. -.s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
: A RemwtifuI CaIentlar.

''In GrAndmother'S Garden. is the title of the beautiful picture painted by Charles c. ourran for The Youths Companion panel calendar for 1908 and given to subscribers to that paper. IL is printed on the finest stock hy the most recent methods, sf iithogfaphy. All :, the strength and beauty of the original painting are faithfully shown by employing thir- teen separate colors. This is the largest calendar that The Companion has ever issued. the picture alone measuring eight inches in width and twenty-four inches in length. Below the picture are arranged the twelve montha
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
ENGINEER Is KILLEp.
Centrifugal Machine in Sugar HOu
 Jumpa itn BeMrlnks.

Jumps its Benrin&s.
 New Orleans. Jan. 5.-Wtllian NJ. Leonard. we'll known mechanical en- yet been learned, were seriously in- jured last night, when the centrifugal machine in the sugar house of the Paio Alto plantation near Donaldsonville, La, jumped its bearings and tore its way through the building.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
ColoneI rernex Namea.

Washington. Jan. 5.-The> President sent to the Senate today the nomina- tion of Colonel George IT. Ternsy to be Surgeon General of the Medical Corps
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
c a N c E R
Chinamnn in Hanged.

Macleod Alberta, Jan. b.-Mah Hong, a Chinaman, was hanged here today by Radcliffe. Canals official hangman. Nah Hong shot his part ner. Nah Ling, in their laundry late in October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-25
DisCOntelt In Greece

Way back in 1863 son of the then King of Denmark was made King of Greece. He is known as King George, and he had held the confidence of the people down to the humiliation which his kingdom suffered in the Cretan af fair in a remarkable degree.
 Of late there has sprung up in the little kingdom a league composed of semi-mutinous officers of the Greek army These men demand many need ful military reforms, and the single Greek legislative chamber has con- formed to their wishes by passing bills to deprive the royal princes of sibly done to facilitate the army re- forms demanded by the Hellenic mili- tary league. King George has accepted the situation by asking his sons to re- sign from the army. The King up- holds much of the programme of the league because he considers it good policy to put the army on the best possible footing and in the best pos sible fighting conditoin.
 Rumors continue to be spread abroad that the King will abdicate and that the crown will be offered to the Duke of Abruzzi, the mountain climber who loves an American girl. These rumors have small foundation, however, for King George still retains the personal devotion of the Greek people, The crown prince and his brothers are popular, and their dismissal from the army became desirable because the step was necessary in order to carry out the proposed reorganization of the military forces of the kingdom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-25
U. s. Steel Issues.

Henry Clews, in his Saturday review of Wall street, says in part:
 'sThe stock market has been entirely overshadowed by the activity fin United States Steel issues. The steel industry is still phenomenally active. far exceeding in this respect any previous period in it's history. Our railroads are heavy buyers of materials because improvements post poned during the panic are now being carried to completion. Traffic is steadily growing, and railroads are fully occupied in meeting both present and future de- mands. Such conditions are especially favorable to distribution of big blocks of Steel shares held by the big syndicates and pools which have been behind re- cent manipulations. The fact cannot be concealed that these pools are distribut- ing their Steel as fast as the market will assimilate 1t. It is the habit of those who are conducting this campaign to let the public buy their surplus stocks when prices and prosperity are at the high level; and when this campaign Is finished it's history, if ever written, will prove it to have been one of the most remarkable and most sklllfully conducted on record.
 Activity in Steel shares is not con- fined to New York, but is evident in all parts of the world, indicating a wideness in distribution among investors which has never before been accomplished. It is useless to attempt to forecast the course of these securities in view of the power- full manipulation behind them; neverthe- less. it is quite apparent that the rise has been carried as far as reason and safety should permit. The advance has been predicated upon a belief that the divi- dend will be increased, opinion varying between and 5 per cent, since 1t is claimed the company is earning over 6 per cent. If prudential reasons are to govern as they have in the past, the divi- dend will not be advanced beyond per cent. Any further increase would simply excite distrust, and induce the public to believe that the management were more concerned with the speculative value of it's stock than their responsi- bilities as managers of the largest indus trial machine in the world. Outside of the Steel issues the market has been fea- tureless."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-25

having under most careful consider aton every question which might af- fact the financial destiny of the coun- try, confidence began to be restored and business slowly but surely began to return to it's normal condition. venture to suggest what you all know that the disposition and conduct of Mr. Morgan during the trying circum- stances I have mentioned were the re- suit of his feeling of friendship for his aequaintances, his neighbors, his countrymen, and humanity in general. Those who are best acquainted with him know that however big he may be mentally he is greater when estimated by the promptings of his heart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-25
Wireless TeleeraDhy

In these days of aviation we are apt to lose sight of that other scientific wonder, wireless telegraphy. And yet it is a system that Is steadily gaining ground among the naval powers and il the commercial world. The English government has taken over all the Marconi stations on the British coast, and messages will hereafter be ac- cepted at any British postoffice tele- graph station for any ship having wire less equipment.
 MT. Marconi is now in this country. The transatlantic station at Glace Bay is to be rebuilt, and when the work Is completed he promises to de- liver wireless transatlantic messages at the rate of cents a word
 In this country six companies report that they have in operation 122 wire less telegraph tower stations. They are located at the large cities on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, on the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes and at Hawaii In the last calendar year the six companies handled 163,617 mes- sages. Three of the companies re port ed net income, the other three show ing at present deficits. All promise to become great money earners simply because operating expenses are low. They have no long lines to be blown down by passing storms. In less than five years every wireless company will be, it is thought, on a paying basis. The tentative period is ended, and the commercial prospects of the wire less is now as well assured as Is that of the Morse system, which 1t may yet altogether supplant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-25
THE "BoY PoLIcEv

From the Wide World Magazine
 In the city of Council Bluffs, Ia., there IS unique organization known as the Boy Police" composed, as it's name in- dicates entirely of boys, whose duty it is to preserve order among the lads of that city and to See that the rising gen eratlon' does not become too bosterous In its fun The young law officers act under the eyes and orders of the regular police department of the city, and have authority to make arrests when necessary to preserve order
 The size of the force fiuctuates at times decreasing until not a single member Is on the roll, and at other times increas- ing until 1t reaches a strength of 5O This IS the maximum number allowed to serve on the Boy Police force. The boys re- ceive no pay for their work. but ara recompensea solely by the prestige which accrues to them as guardians of the peace.
 So greatly is the honor esteemed at holi- day times, when the mind of Young America naturally turns to mischief, that anything from 300 to 150O boys besiege the police headquarters, seeking appoint
 
 ments as policemen" It is the greatest honor that can come to Council Bluffs boy-to be made a policeman. Every grade of society Is found among the ap- plicants, from the street arab to the son Of banker and railroad magnate for practically every lad in Council Bluffs is standing candidate for the "job" of boy policeman.
 The Kid Police," as the force iApop- ularly known, originated in the mind of Chief of Police Richmond of Council Bluffs, and was more the result of an accident than of mature thought It was an inspiration, however, that has worked wonders among the boys of Coun- ell Bluffs, and has been so successful in its object that it is being seriously con sidered by a number of other American cities.