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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Farms for Children.

Perhaps the smallest farms in the
world, each four by eight feet, have
been devised by Mrs. Henry Parsons
for the International Children's School
Farm league, and demonstrated in
New York. Each child becomes owner
of his diminntive farm. in which he
works, grows and harvests seven diff
ferent kinds of vegetables, and these
are borne by him in triumph to his
family. About each farm is an 1S-inch
path, which he keeps in order; under
his instructor it becomes a tiny OBJ
ject lesson in good roads.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05

Farmers find 1t inconvenient to
build and tear down fences contin-
ually with each change of hog, sheep
and calf pastures in these days when
special forage crops are made large
use of and when labor is both scarce
and high priced A very convenient
arrangement for the purpose consists
of a series OF hurdles, or so-called
panel fence, which can be easily and
readily taken up and put down again
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05

vessel, who died August last. in.
duced, the officers believe, by excite
ment.
The captain was in the rigging d.
recting two boats n the chase of a
whale which had been sighted spout
ing near by. He fell into the water,
where his body floated, but, although
he was picked up within few min
utes, he was dead. He was buried at
sea the following day. He was fifty
one years of age. and is survived by
widow and two children.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Prognostics.

The Cinnamon Scimitars financial
editor writes: THE dental profession
is looking down in the mouth. With
the scavenger, however, everything is
picking up. The steeplejack's bust
ness, If he is not careful will be fall
ing off. IN the automobile and rail.
road line everything is running down.
The sausage and scrapple trade is on
the pig. With the astronomer. how.
ever, things are looking up"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
FREE.HITTERs AND CHECKERS.

NE ETH Emo ANU OTION Emo
This world is divided between free
hitters and bat-chokers, but to under
stand the smile you must be fan,
or at least have the confidence Of a
fan who will lead you through the
door of wisdom The free-hitter. be
1t known, is the batsman Of the super
cilious eye who begins his swing
away back over his shoulder brings
1T round like yachts boom gliding In
a strong wind and drives the ball
over the left field fence or-misses
IT, He is the producer of home runs
and three-baggers and Is the recipient
of adulation and automobiles. He Is
Speaker and Jackson and Doyle and
the world-famous Casey. The bat.
choker is different. says the New
Orleans Times-Democrat He is the
man who slides his hand we'll down
onto the swell OF the bat, where, with
longer leverage, he can make a
quick jab at the speeding sphere. He
Us content II he scratches a sacrifice
or beats a bunt down to first. No
body loves him. but he wins many a
ball game. though even in the midst
Uf victory he feels that the manager
has the toboggan under him and is
only waiting for a bonehead play to
touch the trigger and send him to the
minor league. The free-hitter also
reaches the minors in due time. but
he does 80 with head erect and chest
expanded. for the free-hitter is such
by nature and no reverse can quell
him. Once a free-hitter always one.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
His Mistake.

After the services were over, one
of the congregation turned to his wife
and said:
"On my way to church l picked up
a button and put it in my change
pocket, where l had a quarter"
Gracious, my dear!" anticipated
his wife, very much Mortified AND
you dropped it into the collection bas-
ket by mistaken"
NO, confound it," replied her hus-
band, 81 put in the quarter. Judge
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05

mary articles can be built in the
kitchen
A bedroom eight feet six inches by
eleven feet six inches is situated off
the diningroom and window gives a
view out onto the porch. Back of the
bedroom and opening also into the
kitchen is bathroom.
This cozy little dwelling has been
built for $1,000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05

in a very short time. The manner of
of these hurdles or panel
fence is shown in the two accompany
ing illustrations, says the Wisconsin
Agriculturist. The first shows the
manner of construction of the sup
ports which hold up and form the con-
nection between the panels shown in
the second.
The supports and the panels may
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Marriage License Twelve Years Old

Judge Martin of the municipal
court married a couple whose license
had been obtained twelve years ago.
Christopher c, Owens obtained II
cense to marry Miss Emma Brandy
from County Clerk Philip Knopf on
August 13, 1900. I'VE had quarrel,
he told Judge Martin, land we didn't
see each other for about eleven years,
Recently we patched up the trouble. y
Chicago Tribune
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
WHALE CHASE CAUSES DEATH
Captain Watches Boats and Falls In
to the Sea When Heart Falls
from Excitement.

San Francisco, Cal.-The whaling
schooner Lettitia, which left here
April ~ last for cruise in the wa
ters of Southeastern Alaska. returned
with her flag at half mast as a token
Of respect to the memory Of Captain
]. A. Macomber, late master of the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Value of a Hoe.

So many people have horror OF
using a hoe. 1t is the most comfort.
able implement to be found in the
equipment of a gardener or farmer.
and it is handy to use for SO many
purposes that one can not get aloha
without it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05

The mouse, says a scientist, posses
SEES more energy than a human being.
He is Wrong Did he never observe
the activity displayed by a normal
woman in escaping a mouse?.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05

A steamer has just arrived in San
Francisco whose docking should send
a thrill through the fashionable femi-
nine world It's cargo is $1,000 900
worth of sealskins.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
The Watering Trouah.

Try putting a pinch of copperas in
the watering trough once or twice
month. Better still, scrub out the
trough end spray thoroughly with
nonEaIts solution.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
Good Advice.

Value your friends, my boys; value
your friends" remarked the moss.
backed citizen. Some men seem to
think that people who are willing to
be friendly with them cant amount
to much"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05

A Connecticut man makes the an
nouncement that he has been living
for some time on 95 cents a week.
He admits, howevr- that he has not
been unlucky enout to have any tire
punctures.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05

Still the person who prophesied
that war would be abolished because
It would become too deadly might
have had the aeroplane In mind.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05

Excessive reading has the same ef-
feet as the opium habit. says a IA
nous scientist, Must refer tc cam
paign dope
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05

The banana crop is reported fail
ure but one can slip about as far on
peel from poor banana as a good
one.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05

1t is now announced that sneezing
spreads the measles. Which, appa
rently. is not theory to be sneezed
at
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05
wlnlnu out Grease stalns.

For grease stains on fast cololB
benxine can be used. For dry paint
stains. rub with equal parts Of turpeD
tine and alcohol
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05

The chief ingredient in Holland
patented rubber is sea fsh. Pretty
Ashy. at that
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-12-05

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers Of this
paper. On account OF his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. 17S West
jackson boulevard, Chicago, ILL.,, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Architects are applying themselves
assiduously to the problem OF supply;
ing the demand for moderate cost
homes. In all parts of the country
more houses of what might be called
the middle class are being built than
other styles. The designs show orig
inality and in every case there is evil
dent the effort to make housekeeping
easier, in fact, pleasure. Too often
1t is found that interior convenience
Is sacrificed to exterior ornamentation.
Many times more effort is given to
mere show than to utility and con-
venience.
The days OF the old parlor are past
The old parlor was a room shut of
from all other rooms and 1t was
opened only when the minister called.
when sister got married, or when the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25

ing the bell today.
4. w. Amthor. civil and contracting
engineer, came to the Lower Rio Grande
Valley country before this country was
tapped by the railroad. in fact. he was.
one OF the locating engineers OF the main
line and located the branch line entire
~. After finishing up the work for
the st. Louis. Brownsville and Mexico
Mr.. Amthor was engaged with abe
Brownsville Land and Irrigation com
pany Tor several years. He is NOW
serving his third term as county sur
vcyor and is a candidate on the Demo
cratic Ticket to succeed himself.
During his term of service for the
county he located and marked out the
boundary lines of the county and has
built more than half of the canal sys-
TEN of the Brownsville Land and lrrI-
CATION company together with the con
strltction work of the company. He was
engineer of the La Feria Canal com
pany and had charge of all their north
end canal construction.
Among other large construction con
tracts that he has been called on to ac-
ccpt. he cleaned up the entire tract OF
the pipcr Plantation installing the
pumping plant and turning the system
over to the owners ready for occupancy
Mr.. Amthor has been instrumental
in bringing before the land owners OF
this section the feasibility of drainage
for their tracts, moi by a tangle OF Nflg-
ures and a maze Of specifications. but
bv the very evident method of going IL
anu doing tie work.
He proved that land could be re-
claimed by the actual reclamation OF
the same. Land that was worth two
dollars an acre was made worth seven
tv-five and brought this price in the
open market and further more many of
those who bought it were able to pay
for their lands with the proceeds of the
first years work. Among other pro
iccts now on hand he has the work OF
Drainage district number one, where he
is digging 10 miles of bitches at an cy
pcnditure Of 5000 00. forty thousand
acres know as the Barreda tract be
tween OlmitO and San BenitO to lay
out to install drainage anG canals and
10 lay out the townsite of Barada, and
one hundred thousand acres to handle
in the near future. This latter tract
living north of Harlingen.
His work has been found 50 satisfac-
tory TO those who have secured his ser
vices in the past that he has been over
run with work and to this end he has
added materially to his force so as not
TO be forced to turn away work for the
want Of force to handle it. He does a
general contracting business and has
several surveying parties constantly in
the field. Should he be favored with
the Office for another term it goes with.
out question that he will fill the place
AS efficiently as any man that could be
put in that Office.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25

yea. many things. but what thcy lose is
royH JGs mare than tchdt they uiR af-
ter all.
Many men are trying to play a game
The rules Of which they do nor know
The best thing TO DO when Won have
! %N'artr,i into the wrong game the right
way however, | doubt if there is a right
way 10 start in the wrong gamel. is 70
get into the right game. though we some
times start the right game the wrong
way.
took my fountain pen in nv hand
and threw it as far as | couid out of the
firth story window and said. 'bah!' III
never take dictation again. said Wal
ter Amthor The other day. He said this
"hrr .lc was / Stenographer and a good
one at that. for he had learned the game
from the ground up and was doing good
work. But about that time every second
girl IN the country had taken it into her
Read that She conld take dictation (and
she can. too, young man. it YOU can pay
Tor it,. and wanted to take it at half
The price The Young man was working
for. He was taking it as low as he could
and hope al the same time to some time
get where he could take dictation and
at the same time afford a home for one
OF these very same aforesaid girls who
wanted 10 take 1t for half price in order
TO get Il little pocket money! MANY n
girl has played the game wrong and
plale,t herself out of husband and home
because &c wanted pin money" If
she had lett the Jobs alone the bpysI
could have taken care of them tthat is
The iobSl and after awhile could have
taken care OF them chat il the girls
Well the fountain pen was gone and
the grounds all cleared and the
rules all learned for the game he could
play and could play best of all. That
\ Civil Engineering. And he played it
aud is still PLAYING ii well and has
signed for life and good behaviour. It's
not on the diamond although this ar
ticle may sound like if. 1t is a game
that is PLAYED with a ,.~thcodolyte." IL
don't know why they called it a Thee
o-do-lieht as it is not light work by
any means. LII means more han being
able 10 see a long distance or more than
making a straight line or mark. for
Il Civil Engineer. above ali men else on
earth. must be able to know that he is
making a straight mark. and know that
his distances are right. I'll tell Won
what it is. 1t is the versatility of
brain coupled with the accuracy Of men
tai processes added to the Gepcndabilitv
of manuel execution that makes the
thoroughly equipped ana emincntly can
able Civil Engineer and surveyor. 1t
takes training and experience. and OK
perience that is ever growing with
active operation.
The best way 10 convince people that
YOU eau do things is by the simple rule
Of doing them. The man who does not
know from the doing-Wcll some folk
wouldn't know ANYTHING if a ten ton
boulder fell square on them.
What IN passed in not what IL ring
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25
Put Essenkay
Into Your Tires Today

As soon as you have
read this advertisement send
or drive your car TO us. Let us
equip your tires with Essenkay.
We want you to learn the true
pleasures Of motoring. We want
you to learn the joys of never
knowing tire trouble. We are
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Drop in and let US fix you up
today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25

The one great draw
back to ~automobiling is
removed. An actual, practical,
proved solution for the tire prob
lem is now within your reach.
Automobile authori-
ties concede that Essenkay is
the only perfect substitute for air
that has Eve yet been offered.
Thousands of satisfied users amply
substantiate this fact.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25
Rides Better than Air

The resiliency ofEssen-
kay is wonderful. II gives you
all the buoyancy, all the. smooth,
easy riding qualities Of air, yet
never one of the faults. You get
a new sensation in automobiling.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25

IT is to be observed that Taft has not
renewed his lease on the house he has
occupied at Beverly, Massachusetts,
every summer since his election. lie
seems to realize that after the fourth
of March next he will not need Il sum
mer home anywhere east of Ohio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25

W. read that the rebel forces in Vera
Cruz calmly awaited the advance Of th"
federals. That is exactly where the
rebels broke down. They were too
calm. 1t was not only the calm before
the storm. but a calm which lasted till
the storm was over and the house was
down.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25
Terms Of SubscriptioM.

Daily-Published every morning ex.
cept Sunday, by mail postpaid to any
point in tie Crited States, Mexico or
Cuba or delivered by carrier TO any part
IF the city, West Brownsville, Texas. or
Natamoros, Mexico, one year $500; six
months 1900; one month 30 cents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25

Entered at the PostOffice at Browns
vile, Texas, as Second Class Mail Mat
ter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25
Punctures and Blowouts Ended
Freedom from Tire Slavery at Last

out any chance Of an annoying,
humiliating delay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25
Essenkay Lasts Indefinitely

Heat will not cause it
to expand or cold to contract.
Water viii not dissolve or affect it
in any WAY
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25

4 mouse divided against itself is IN
no shape to elect a bull moose president.
Among the Johnson family in Cali
fornia, the governor seems to be ia
hopeless minority. The governors ia
ther saws he would gladly walk bare
foot from San Francisco TO New York
10 beat the colonel. \ man who can not
make Il believer of his own dad is in NJ
shape to become a missionary OF Teddy
ism to the outside world.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25

1t does not contain
one particle of rubber. There
fore it is gasoline proof. 1t will not
crumble, harden, oxidize, run or
rot. 1t will not yield to chemicals
or chemical action. 1t is inter-
changeable in tires Of the same size,
and when one tire wears out you
can use it in another.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25

Now that women are taking an inter
est in national politics the tariff issue
will pass from the academic To the con.
crete stages of discussion. For Illus
tration. Nhen Mrs. Owen. daughter of
William III BRYAN. made q speech TO 4
gathering of women the other day Sh'
wasted no time i'm abstract diSSerta-
tons on the exceeding SinfulnesS OF The
tariff. She told the ladies that WHOM
she wanted to make a broad cloth dress
she found that the goods cost ~
America. while goods Of the anne quail
ity would only cost - in England. y
truth illustrated in a plan homely way
that goes right to the brcan OF the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25

The San Antonio Light has been Ell
larged from seven columns "a. eight col
umns per page. This would indicate
that the Light is getting the patronage
il deserves. For which happy condition
of things the Light will please accept
the Hcrald's congratulations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25
"MEN AND
IL THE LOWER RIO cRANDr VALLEY ouSrR

N TIE LOWER RIO GEANDE VALLEY COUNTRY.
| offer no opology for placing this adj
yertisement column of Men and Mat
ters' before the public. / feel that it
has justification both from the stand
point Of the men whose stories are worth
telling, and from the standpoint of the
readers Of the Herald. who deserve to
know. There is little that is more in
TereSting than Il nice chat about men
we know well or ought to know better.
O.. l.. ANDERSON.
Did YOU ever study The game laws of
Texas?
This Just by the way Of calling your
attention that there are game" laws
i'll every game in the business world.
Especially is this 50 i'll every profess
S;cnal line.
Life il a play say some Life j.
Il game say /. 4 game in two WAYS.
4 gamble in ore way, 4 game in another
III mich. ur..csS You know The rules Of
he game" and just how to play it. YOU
lose. Well. we are all out to win. Most
folks start out to win by fair means
ana h. observing the rules of the game.
Quite !, lew win out witn Il perfect score
viii! 10 errors chalked up against them.
Some finding they cannot win b, OBJ.
the ralcs. They may win some things,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25
Tire Mileage Increased

1000 900 miles
on one set of castings is the
rule, not the exception with Essen
kay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25
FRIDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1912.
.... 90. COLLAPSED.

The Diaz movement collapsed before
it got fairly started, and the unfortun-
ate soldier will have to face a court
martial and the chances are that he Will
be shot as the outcome of his rebellion.
He is another of the unfortunates who
yield to the wiles Of the flattcrpr. He
allowed himself to he persuaded that
he was the only man VINO could save
the country. Perhaps he was not hard
10 persuade. 1t is possible that he
more than half believed that if he
should set up his standard the whole
country would rally to it. the army
would come over To him, ;he rebellion
would b. ended. and the country would
nave peace. Not the first man whO has
allowed himself to be ruined in this
way. His story might DC duplicated
over and over again in the pages of his
tory. The enterprise he undertook was
of an extremely doubtful character. 1t
could hardly mean anything less than
the loss of many lives and much suf-
fering. Yet doubtless ne Icit that the
end he sought was worth the price that
must be paid for it by the nation he
wish to serve. However that maybe, he
does not seem TO shrink from the con
sequences of his actions. He can hard
ly expect much mercy from The govern
ment whose confidence he has betrayed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25

Mr.. Perkins has declared that il
Roosevelt il elected on November >. al
accounts between Perkins md the Col
onel will be squared or November 8.
Perhaps SO. Yet until that fortunate
event is brought about sir. Perkins and
the interests he represents will feel
heavily in the Colonies debt. Ii is real
fine of them to have so cordially ne.
knowledged the obligation in such sub
stantial ways.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25

Get a supply Of Midwintcr Fair
stickers. They will add to the appear
ance of your letters, and t1lcy will adj
v~ertise the fair very effectively.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25

We still see something in the papers.
now and then, about the indianapolis
dynamite cases.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25
Now for the first time

that comes with perfect freedom
from tire slavery. Now you may
feel the intense satisfaction of
knowing that your tires will carry
you anywhere you want to go with
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-25
No More Tire
Trouble

Blowouts, punctures,
rim-cutting. all the trouble
some and costly features of the air
filled tire are things of the past for
the Essenkay user.