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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08
Thanksgiving Services.

In accordance with a custom which
has been maintained here for several
years, the Brownsville Ministers AL
lance is making arrangements for a
great union meeting on Thanksgiv-
ing morning. November %. The
meeting will be held at the Metho-
dist church.
The program for the meetinghas
not yet been definitely decided upon,
excepting as to who will preach the
Thanksgiving sermon. Rev. j. II.
Craig has accepted the invitation Of
the Alliance to preach the sermon,
but all the members of the Alliance
will take part in the mornings pro-
gram.
Thanksgiving union meetings are
coming to be a yearly event in the
cities all over the country, and they
are attended by members of all
churches. and by many who are not
members of churches and have no
preference. The local ministers are
looking forward to a very successful
meeting, and are planning for a
program for the morning that will be
interesting to all who attend.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08
MODERN BUILDING PLANNED
FOR MOTION PICTURE THEATRE

A modern building to be erected
and used exclusively for a moving
picture theatre is planned to be
erected very soon at the %southwes
corner Of 18th and Washington
streets, near the Dittmaann theatre
The building will be brick, fireproof,
and one-story high.
This announcement was made yes
terday by w. X. Sheppard, who, with
his family, recently moved to Browns
Vile from Laredo. Mr.. Sheppard
conducted successfully for two year:
a picture theatre in that city along
modern lines, and only recently dis
posed of it. He believes there is ar
opening here for another theatre
and decided upon this location after
several visits. The property upon
which it is planned to erect the new
theatre was purchased from Miss
Maggie Z. Flynn. The site is 5Ox12O
feet. 1t is at present occupied by a
frame shack used as a restaurant
This building is to be torn away as
soon as the present occupant moves
out, and as soon as this is done. the
work of erecting the new building
will begin.
The contract has been let to p. X.
Magruder, the San Antonio con-
tractor, who is erecting the Young
garage on Levee street. Mr.. Shep-
pard hopes to open the new theatre
by January.
Mr.. Sheppard said yesterday that
he proposes to establish a moving
picture theatre that will be out OF
the ordinary. He will show the Uni
versal reels, featuring such actors as
Miss Florence Laurence, Owen Moore
and King Baggot. He will also in
stall a sound-producer, to be operated
by r. j. Coney, who was with Mr..
Sheppard at Laredo and recently
signed a contract with him for an
other year.
The sound-producer is a congfom-
Grafton Of musical instruments that
will allow it's operator to produce al
most any sound imaginable. 1t con-
sists Of drums, horns, bells, chains,
whistles and the like, and will be
used to reproduce sounds that might
have been heard when the pictures
were taken. The sound-producer
will be an innovation here, and Mr..
Sheppard says there is nothing like
it anywhere in the state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08
PERSONALS

J. c. DeBruin has returned from
/ business trip to Rio Bravo, Mexico.
J.. B. Middlenoff of Houston is a
visitor in Brownsville.
r. II. Guth of San Antonio is a
business visitor in this city.
Louis Schatzkey of New York city,
i salesman, was a visitor In Browns
Vile yesterday. He left for points
up the Branch yesterday afternoon.
K. II. Eroe Of Chicago is a business
visitor in Brownsville.
Mrs. r. B. Crockett of San Benito
was in Brownsville yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Franz of Palacios is a
visitor in this city.
EtN AF-' t
Pedro Garmay-Uriguen Of Ell Paso
is a west at the San Carlos hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Sheppard. late
arrivals from Laredo, are guests at
the San Carlos hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Boney Of Edin-
burg are visitors in Brownsville.
They are at the San Carlos hotel.
n. A. Miller of Corpus Christi is a
visitor in Brownsville.
f. Bravo of Donna is a visitor in
Brownsville, a guest at the San Car
los hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs j.. A. Holmes are
here from Kingsyille.
----
Vicente Simo of Point Isabel spent
Thursday in Brownsville. Mr.. Simo
came up to bring the election returns
from his precinct.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08
Realty Transfer.

One warranty deed was filed in
the Office Of the county clerk for
record yesterday:
Arthur z. Botsford and wife to T..
NJ. Shelton, farm lots 9 and 10 in
block SO, containing 1851 acres in
the San Benito Land and Water COM
pany subdivision Of the Conception
de Carricitos grant; consideration
$3,054.15.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08
EPWORTH LEAGUE
MEETS THIS EVENING

Tonight at the residence of Mr..
Fitch, the members of the Epworth
League will meet in regular business
session, or a business social" All
members of the league are urgently
requested to be present.
The subject at the meeting Sun
day will be Teaching in PARALLELS,
MARK IV-10:12; 2 Sam. XII I'D
The keyword is knowledge" Miss
Beatrice Kinloch will be the leader.
PROGRAM.
Opening Song-120.
References, by Joyce Wood.
Leaders Talk.
Song-101.
Selections from Aesop's Fables. by
Miss McCaughan.
Jesus teaching in Parallels, by Rev.
j. NJ. Perry.
Hymn.
General Discussion.
Announcements.
Song.
Benediction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08
GARDENERS MEET a.
IN SAN BENIT0
More than One Thousand Dollars to
be Awarded-Unusually Interest
ing Program.

If the premium list counts for any
thing. that feature alone should in
sure the success of the November
meeting of the Rio Grande Horticul-
tural Society. which will be held in
San Benito on the 29th and Both of
this month-the W days following
Thanksgiving Day. More than one
thousand dollars in prizes are to be
awarded al this meeting, so the
premium list will be a significantly
attractive feature.
However, the extra large premium
list will not be the only drawing
card for the horticulturalists on the
occasion of the San Benito meeting.
Other features will be fraught with
such interest as to give the visitors
to the city for those two days a var
iety of entertainment and diversion
that will prove p~leasurable as well
as instructive. Among these other
features there is promised an address
by B. F. Yoakum, chairman of the
Frisco board of directors, who is ex-
pected to be present at the San Be-
nito meeting. Otto Locke, the New
Braunfels florist, who is probably the
most extensive grower of roses in the
state of Texas. has agreed to make
an exhibit of roses when the Valley
and lower coast horticulturalists
gather in this city and an exhibit of
fine crysanthemums is expected from
the Texas Nursery, located at Sher-
man, Texas. These exhibitors of
roses and crysanthemum reside with
out the territory of the Rio Grande
Horticultural Society and they will
not, Of course, compete for any Of
the prizes offered by the society.
Several of the judges for the two
days November meeting of the So
ciety have alreay been named. For
instance, two of the judges for the
cut flower department, in which a
number Of attractive prizes are Of
fered, have been appointed as fol-
lows: Mrs. Slack Of Harlingen and
Mrs. HI. A. Allen Of Brownsville. The
list OF judges for the photograph con-
test features has been completed as
follow: G.. Wheelus, Mrs. S. A. Rob-
ertson and J. Geo. Bower. In the
photograph department twenty-six
prizes will be given and it is thought
that many amateur photographers
will participate in this competition.
Owing to several requests, the date
of receiving the papers and plans
from contestants for the prizes to be
awarded at this mex meeting has
been extended to November Is. This
will enable all to make ample prepa-
ration for making entries in the diff
~ferent contests which will be decided
when the society meets November 30
and 30.
Bulletin, No. 2. giving detailed in
formation concerning the San Benito
meeting of the Rio Grande Horticul-
tural Society, may be obtained from
Frank Mothersead, secretary of the
organization, who resides at San
Juan.
A committee of San Benito BUSH
ness men has been appointed to pro-
vide for the entertainment and ac-
commodation of the visitors to the
city during the forthcoming sessions
of the horticulturalists.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08
RUTLEDGE U R STORE

A. Z. Lesion and Son, Props.
Indian and Mexican Pottery, Blank
cts, Opals, Carved leather goods, etc.
Fine Vera Cruz Cigars and the larg-
est assortment of post cards to select
from in the city. !.
H. MATAMOROS, TAM. MEXICO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08
c. MCGEE, SAN MARCOS. TEX.

Gasoline locomotives have been
perfected in England that can be
used safely in mines. their ignition
taking place within gtight boxes.
while they exhaust through water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08

Goes to Robstown c. G.
Hallmark, until recently superin-
tendent Of the Brownsville public
schools, has accepted the superin-
tendency of the Robstown public
school. The many friends Of Prof.
Hallmark regret to see him leave
Brownsville, and all congratulate
Robstown upon securing such a com
petent mar for the head Of its
schools.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08
CITY NEWS
Expression of Thanks -The ladies

Nv 4~
Expression of Thanks -The ladies
who sold lunches for the benefit of
the poor fund on election day and
night, request The Herald to express
their sincere appreciation of the
kindness of Messrs. McClintock and
RutIedge, who donated the use of
rooms for serving the lunches, and
also of Mr.. Howse, who loaned tables
and chairs for use in the lunch
rooms. The returns of the enterprise
were less than the ladies had hoped
for, but they extend thanks to all
who ~patronized the lunch stands, as
we'll as to those who so generously
assisted in providing the lunches.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08

Apple Sale now on-flne juicy
Arkansas apples only $1.25 per bush
ell. Call at apple car foot of 10th
street by Peoples ice factory. These
apples will keep a month. Phone your
O 11-S-4t-W1
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08

To North Texas-Having disposed
Of his interests in this section, after
a residence of four years, E. p. Work
left yesterday afternoon for North
Texas. Mr.. Work formerly operated
a ranch near Brownsville, his brother
having been associated with him,
under the name of Work Bros.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08

Has State Certifcate-Miss Sara
Hobbs a few days ago received from
Austin a state teachers certificate.
Miss Hobbs, who has beef a super
numerary in the high school, is re-
~ceiving the congratulations Of her
friends.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08

Offers to the public and dis
tinguished familie s in particular.
refrigerator and fresh meats OF all
kinds, and at reasonable prices.
Phone 191.-FRED VILLARREAL.
(Ady.I0-24-24t
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08

For District Court-District Clerk
Louis Kowalski is busy making prep
arations for the opening of district
court. The court will begin its ses-
sion on Monday, November Is.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08

Art goods, yarns, worsted. crochet,
and embroidery material for sale at
the Woman's Exchange Wednesday
and Saturday afternoon. Gree
crochet LESSONS with soc purchase
Saturday, Nov. 80 11-5-4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08

The county commissioners will
meet in regular session Monday. The
day of the session will porbably
be taken up in going over the cleo
ton returns.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08

Licensed to Wed-County Clerk
Joseph Webb yesterday issued a mar
riage license to Franco Salazar and
Irene Rodriguez.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08

THE MODEL LAUNDRY.
We have recently Installed In our Cleaning and Pressing department a
Hoffman Steam Pressing Machine"
In pressing cloths with this ma hine. live dry steam is brought, in d.
rect contact with the M terial. the garment is pressed uniformly, set
and sternized at one operation. Sor ching is utterly impossible
This process is more sanitary than the old method and the work is BET.
ter. Our operators ire skilful and on r prices are slightlv lowe than s-
merly.
Coat and pants, steamed and press ed $50
Coat and pants, cleaned and press ed s Loo
Skirts. steamed and pressed $50. I'D.
Other garments in proportion.
TRY Us PHurE No. ]
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08

Homemade mince meat pies for
sale at the Woman's Exchange Sat-
urday afternoon. 11-Sz2t
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08
HUDSON, MAXWELL OAKLAND CARS
FIRESTONE AND GOODRICH TIRFs
Hinkley Auto Company
Brownsville. Texas
RIO GRANDE CITY. K

: Attorney at Law Surveyor and Civil EnglneeI
J. R. MONROE & SON
Land agents and abstractors. Have complete abstract of lands in Starr
county; and the part of Brooks TAX en- from Starr county to the date Of
its organization, Oct. IL, 1911. Also flmily histories by which we can
trace title to each grant back to original grantees; To complete which
we have complete record of births, marriages and deaths from church
records of Carmargo and Mier the homes Of the original grantees Of these
grants. Over twenty-nine years In business in Starr County.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08
SMALL TRACTS OF LAND NEAR
CITY

Now is the time to purchase small
tracts OF land ear the city at rea-
sonable prices. Have recently pur-
chased the r. A. Lieck land near the
city: have subdivided same into
tracts of from ten (10) to forty (401
acres. This land is located on Canal
and Is strictly first class in every
particular.
Apply Direct to
E. K. GOODRICH
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08
MCGEE TOMATO

1900 bushels to the acre. The mar
vel of this generation. Will you
please send me your address for full
particulars2
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-08

Vicente Simo of Point Isabel spent
Thursday in Brownsville. Mr.. Simo
came up to bring the election returns
from his precinct.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-03
MYSTERIES OF \ PAST AGE.
Camcls. Thrce-Toed Horse and Il
Dog 100000 Years Old nc
ward Scientists.

Reno, New. July Swim he
disco cry Of the remains Ut eS
tiuct carcis of the mioeene period.
tie unesrt hing OF a ..,r ted
morse Wa'ch was evidently I'd ut
to size If a large dog, eoa8pn'"d
to he about ) .0e0,0 900 yeaGa old,
a scientific exploration. heat"d Es
Prof, Lawrence Baker Of the eeoi-
og cal and naleontological depart
Of the University OF California. has
Made astounding discoveries in the
desert region, eighteen miles due
asst OF the little town of Nina,
Nev
Where the walls of sha}e or
gravel have been cut by water,
leaving the various strata exposed
perfect specimens of prehistoric
animals are shown. At one 20 mt
the remains Of a dinosanr are
plainly disccrnible for q distance
of fifteen feet, while both extremes
of the ancient mammal are imbed-
1ed in the debris, Prof, Baker is
first assistant TO Prof, Merriam,
said to be the greatest authority
in the world on prehistoric ami
mails,
The result Of Bakers inyestiga-
lions, made with the assistance of
Prof Ruwaldo. Of the University
of California. Will be submitted To
Prof Merriam So nearly perfect
are the relics that no trouble Will
be experienced in obtaining spe-
cimens which will be sent to Berk-
ley, Cal Prof. Baker says that
the formation is what is scientific
cally termed upper mioccne. The
biologists are now bending their
efforts to find specimens of the
mammoth water lizards which eX-
listed in the earliest forms of yer
temrae life, which scientists have
ever unearthed.
Remains OF antediluvian fish,
said to be eighteen feet long, have
been discovered cropping out of
the surface Prof Baker and his
assistant say that conditions are
perfect for exploration and that
there is a bed of shells fifteen feet
high
1t is believed that the desert
region where these prehistoric rel
les have been unearthed was once
a lake of tropical water, one of
the most ancient lakes in the
world
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-03

value to a scrap of paper thrown
into a waste vaskat There real
ly isn't when a single sheet or
even basketful is considered. But
when thousands Of basketfuls are
dumped into one big pile it is
worth considerable.
Removing the days aceumula-
ton of waste paper is an obliga
ton which the management of eN-
cry big building must perform for
bis tenants, so Il profit of $f,331.5 ST
is really just like finding that
much money Handling waste pa
per has been reduced to a science
and tons and tons of II are sold
each year by the proprietnrs of the
hundreds of skyscrapers Ia Chi
cago This scrap paper is pur-
chased by the second hand paper
companies who in turn dispose
of It II profit 10 concerns that
make il up into cheap grades and
perhaps sell it back to the per-
SONS who originally threw the scrap
away
The office building management
that clears $1.33l.5T annually from
this source employs a man ut $50
a month, whose sole duty it is to
look after the waste paper After
It is brought down in big sacks to
the basement each day the paper
is carefully sorted over and exam
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-03
COINS AND CHURCHES.
Gucsscs at the Use of the I'ropos-
ed Three-Cent Piece in the
Collections

But little has been said as to
the effect proposed small coins
may have upon the receipts OF
the churches The modern Gus
tom is to have the regular contri-
buttons Lledged at the beginning
Of tho fiscal year. and payable in
definila amounts weekly by What
is kuo"u as the envelope system
In all churches. however, thefe
are occasional attendants Wto c9.=
irib,ile when present. It K. e-tsd
hat many of those give comrtra-
lively large amounts. while oihot4
restrict themselves to CONS Of the
sf.aIIeSf value
Obviously. if person dos lot
ant 10 contribute as small -
account as / cent or as much = -
ce. Is. he must now use a nlet;cl
hut with the new coins he roGtd
40 n 3-cent piece thus rndun' 4 ,
us contribution by 40 per se@t.
and in the course OF even one year
This would amount to considerable
rEere are others we'll able :, give
more, who limit their cohtribu
lions to cont. but with the pro
noscd half-cent pieces they could
and perhaps would reduce their
.amounfs nv 80 per cent. And the
pennies that are received by a
church in n wear amount TO quite
. resrectahle sum.
The subject has recently been
discussed by q Pennsylvania min
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-03
STOMACHS REPAIRED.
Gas. Heaviness, Sourness Vanishes
in Five Minutes.

DO you know that the best stom-
ach prescription in the world is
called MI-O-NA.
That it is put up in small tablets
which most people call M1-O-NA
stomach tablets
Do you know that Carlin's TWO
Drug Stores guarantees MI-O-NA to
Danish indigestion or any upset con-
dition of the stomach, or money
back?
MONA Is not q purgative, 1t IL
made of ingredients that clean, rem
ovate and disinfect the stomach and
bowels; it puts strength and energy
into the stomach walls SO that in q
short time perfect digestion will BE-
regular thing. Fifty ments is all
you have to pay for large box at
Curlin's Two Drug Stores and drug
gists everywhere. 41-59-Ii
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-03
Texas Internal Revenues.

Washington, ID. c.. July 3.--Tex-
as collected a total of $1,377 ,466
from internal revenues during 1911
according to report of the fed
eral treasury department The
amount collected in that year
shows an increase over 1910 of
$174,S39, or AS per cent, The
United States as whole collected
an increase of $32,-
569.079. or 11.2 per cent.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-07-03
TELEGRAPH OF SAVAGE
SENDS NEWS SWIFTLY OVER
GREAT DISTANCES.
Natives ct the Sudan Use Horns o.
Elephant Tusks, Tcntons ard
Whistles -- 8asutos Employ
LARGE Gourd Drums.

The principle of telegraphy would
appear to have been anticipated BY
he savage tribes of Africa IN the
heart of Africa This barbaric system
Of communication at once practical
and effective, survives to this day
and its value has been tested many
lines
French explorers seem to have been
he first to bring this system to the
knowledge of civilized people. BY
means of it news of important events
IN the interior of the Sudan reaches
III the trading ports on the coast In a
very short time
The communication is made by
means Of various instruments, the
most common ones being horns, tom
IONS and whistles. The horns ar"
made of solid ivory, followed out Of
elephants tusks. The lnleee=lS
at the side These tTuNpFts are OF
various sizes, but the faForite ones
are very long and give seven distinct
notes, produced by plugging the
mouthpiece with corts Of different
sizes. The ordinary tomtQm is huI,
ow bit OF wood, with L goatskiu
stretched over one end
The following instance illustrates
BE manner in which this native tete-
graph is employed, The post com
nander at Stanley Falls MAS once in
'ormed by a native OF & UeighhoEihE
village that provision train had been
attacked two days before al a point
$50 miles further down the Congo
week later the party arrived ami con
irmed the story in part
They had reached the scene Of the
alleged attack at the time reported,
out the shots that the natives had IL
Ken as indications Of Il conflict with
-obbers had been fired at herd ut
antelope
i At later period. when an officer Of
he French Congs came % grie4 tie
apids, the accident was reported the
aext morning at a village let mites
Instant.
Among the Bengala tribe a sort ct
Lylophone is used with four notes hN
means of which the NATIVES con}nl!fli-
,ate over great distances in KIND oil
Geographic language.
| An American missionary working
among the Basutos discovered that the
villages had means OF conveying mes
,ages from one chief to another or OF
transmitting the intelligence of defeat
Or victory.
| The Basutos hollow out large
gourd and thoroughly dry it. Then
sidskin. as hard and as thin as parch-
nent. Is stretched across the hollow OF
his gourd When beaten with pad
led drum stick this gives forth
+, sound that can be distinctly heard at
distance of from five to eight miles
| In every village there is class OF
men who are utilized as scouts
Among these there are always some
trained to use the eourd drum, The
code is what might be called an Al
lean Morse alphabet and is beaten on
he drum in the open air.
The sound is carried across the val
leys and glens to the next village.
where 1t is Interpreted by another
scout II the message Is for dis
tant village he repeats it on his drum
and in this way 1t is carried from vii
lage to village, with very little loss or
time until 1t reaches the person Tor
/ whom 1t Is intended