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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-25
THE LIBERTY BELL

Walton OF the emblem of the nations lib.
erty. There is no reason. because IN the
past it has yielded to importantly and per-
mitted the bell to be taken around the
country to expositions. big and little. that
the precedents thus unwisely set should
be perpetuatel. The place for the bell Is
within the shrine of the nations indie
pendence. There it is safe, surrounded
by the. associations and traditions that
hallow it. Apart from those associa-
tons. in other settings, it loses much
of its significance. is deprived OF much
of its teachings and inspiring power.
No possible precautions can insure the
safety Of the bell III long journeyings
to and fro throughout the country. Its
destruction would be an irreparable loss.
and the only way to avert such a posi-
bility is to take a firm stand now and
turn a deaf ear to every appeal for the
further exploitation of the relic apart
from its setting in Independence hall.
In taking this stand Philadelphia will not
be selfish, but will be taking a stricter
view OF the trusteeship than it has prac-
ticed in the past. 1t ives 1t to the ma
ton, to itself and to the visitors to the
city that the p-eregrinations of the Lib
erty Bell shall end, and now is the time
to make the final decision. San Fran
cisco will be disappointed. perhaps, but
that cannot be helped. We but cheaper
the Liberty Bell to lend it to every would
be borrower. Its place is at home, at
the birthplace OF the nation, and there
1t should stay.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-25
TADPOLE GROWS TO
FROG IN STOMACH
Extracted at Hospital After
Eleven Months - Victim
Nearly Clicked.

Washington, d. ca live frog that
crawled n clawed and croaked lived
for nearly a year in the stomach of
Mrs. l.. v. King. OF Dean Wood.
After clawing ..way at the lining Of
h woman's stomach until it was raw
with pain, almost strangling her as it
climbed into her throat and fairly re-
ducing her to a living skeleton it was
finally extricated by physicians Of the
emergency hospital. They used a large
pump.
TIE frog is now preserved in alco-
hol It is a weak, colorless. wrinkled.
semblance TO the normal frog. Its legs
are long and scrawny and thin as
toothpicks. It measures all told about
seven inches.
Just az 1t was breaking out OF the
egg h tadpOle was swallowed by Mse.
passed before the woman realized there
was some living animal in her st0lmach.
She consulted doctors. bHx they
laughed at her.
Last spring the frog. nov reaching ia
its full growth, began to climb into her
clawed away at the membrane until
she several times tainted with pain.
Still the doctors, when she told them of
her fears, laughed.
Two months ago. Mrs. King declares,
the frog began to croak. She distinctly
bear hAr out. That determined her to
leave the physicians of Dean Wood
sevorely alone and consult city doc
J$oE."
She did 20. She went to the smer-
gency hospital and the frog was
pumped out of its hiding place.
The frog lived 10 minutes in q tub OF
water. It croaked and sang just like
any regular frog. Then It died.
According to the physicians this is
the first time on record that any ami
NAL Of the proportions Of q frog has
ever lived in q human stomach, al
least for the period OF II months. II
10 q most remarkable ase.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-25
Is Luck All a Myth.

From the Los Angeles Tribune.
Any writer engaged in pointing out to-
youth the way to success will affirm that
there is no such thing as luck. This is,
equally true whether the thesis be tho
graduating paper OF a high school girl or
express the conviction OF the mature phil
osopher.
Perhaps they are right. If they are tho
combination of circumstances producing,
results that the thoughtless are wont to
ascribe to duck presents a pecul.arl
study. n combination is so prolonged
and intricate compared with the climax
that Is reached.
To lls1strate: A young man was stand
Ing Ct a street corner. He was wearing al
new straw hat. although he was the typo,
who would have termed It a lid. 1t must|
have cost at least q dollar, even thought
obtained at q bargain sale.
Along came a gust Of wind, pluckinr,
the hat playfully and bearing 1t toward
the opposite sidewalk in q straight line
that crossed at angles the path of an In
coming car that was so near that Il had
to keep right on coming, and the car ar.
rived Just In time to crush, smash. pull
verize and otherwise maltreat and deprive
of symmetry the hat in question.
Picking up q fOrl0rn shape that had
been his hat, the young man muttered.
All that he said may not be recorded here.
But 1T included mention OF luck. and some
dtsparagtng reference as to the quality,
and deserved fate of the same.
For a hat destroyed in some ways one
may demand recompense. It IL Impossible
to sue a vagrant zephyr.
This leaves the question Just where ft
started: Is there n such thing as luck {
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-25
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

u SiC AiidOeIIIIld LSO6cT.
1t is evident that the promoters of the
Panama exposition at San Francisco do
not share the skepticism of the modern
higher critics. concerning the title of
the liberty bell to the ~sanctity with which
history and tradition nave surrounded 1t.
And they know that the great mass OF
the people of the country do not. They
realize that to them the ancient relic, with
its %sineularly prophetic inscription. is
next to the actual instrument of the
Declaration of Independence, the most in
spring physical link which connects the
present generation with the fathers of the
nation. with the men Of &c. And. what is
more important to their present purposes.
they arc quite aware that the presence
of the bell at the coming exposition would
be. perhaps, the greatest single attraction
they could install. The occasion of the
visit of the Pennsylvania commission to
select the site for the Pennsylvania ex-
hibits was utilized on Saturday by the ex-
position authorities to make their appeal
for the loan of the liberty bell. Governor
Tener properly replied that the city of
Philadelphia, not the state, is the GUS
todian of the bell. and that application
would have to be made to the mayor and
councils.
When that application shall be received,
as 1t doubtless will in the course of a
few weeks. It should be met with a
courteous declination. Philadelphia is the
trustee of the nation for the safe prcser-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-25
Who Gets the Candy?
Krnn thA New York Times

That eternal question a. to the priv
ilege does q man buy along with . the
eter seat. IL capable Of variations.
In the middle Of IN orchestra row sat .
woman with IN appetite for candy. With
10 cents she opened the candy box on the
seat In front Of her and ate half . dozen
chocolates. The frst box ON her right
Wa emptied next. then - the woman's
appetite for sweets was still ~unappeased
she sought tho contents Of the box on the
left. That seat was occupied by = de-
termined looking man.
laid the mi
'Do you mind II I drop = dime aud
ret the candy out Of that box"
He raid he did.
.why." aid she. "You are not eating
H." :.
But 1 may want It before I leave"
sald he. land / don't intend to sign my
right away. When I bought this seat I
also bought the privilege Of eating the
candy Il I want to. Maybe I don't want
t. but the candy q mine 20 long - I lit
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-25

CLARION.
Hank Purdy's farm land IL SO poor
1t is even purity hard to raise children
on It.
Grandma Perkins. who has been very
poorly for IL years, Ia n able to do
much manual labor any more, but Is
Willing away her time painting Anse
Frisby's barn and doing little odd Jobs
Of that kind.
Abijah Wicks proprietor Of the
huttel) told Deacon Pringle the other
day that he had ordered some Of them
swell tabble de notes like they serve
In the huttels down to the city. Abijah
doesn't know whether they are nsh OF
vegetables, but he II goin' to try 'em
q whirl and zee how his guests like
'em.
Elmer Jones says lie - gettin' %
much breakfast food ct his boarding
house that he might just ~ well put
up at the farmers feed barn.
When Wide Awake Hose company
puts q IRE out quick everybody In the
crowd 10 disappointed, and when the
hose company doesn't put It out quick
enough everybody says the hose COM
pany 10 no good.
Rev. Hanks, of the Hardshell church
- thinking some Of resigning his posi-
tlon. He can't get enough lafhing and
plastering On the side to make both
ends meet.
Mrs. Arson Frisby. wife Of our
well known and popular banker. has
bought . dict0gtAph and put Il be-
hind Anoeao de6k down 70 his Office.
Anee has got = new blonde stsnog-
Fapher.
aF- Ns1E
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-25
ere, md nobody else has any right to

here, and nobody else has any right to,
it."
Six chocolate waters having thus beenl
raised to a moral issue, the woman APP
pealed to the usher.
Not that l want the chocolates" She
said. but because 1 want to know what
Is what. To whom does hat candy boz
long. him or the house?"
The usher said he would give it up.
So did everybody else appealed to give III
up. except the man with the candy. He.
sat tight.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-25
out'n the Hardshell church to take

outn the Hardshell church to take
out to his sugar bush to bile sap in
is requested to return the same and
no questions will be asked.
A new doctor from West Hickey
vllle a opened up an office over
flank harness shop and a new I'M
dertaker from the same town has fol-
lowed him over here and opened an
office next door, which may or may
not mean anything in pertickler.
Amos Butts used to have a lot of
horse sense, but he don't need it any
more, as he has sold his livery stable
and started a garage.
Elmer Jones has invented some cut
iery for high toned huttels. One OF
articles Is a knife hat turns up
at the edges so a Teller can't cut his
mouth. and another is a noiseless soup
spoon. A Teller kin eat soup with this
spoon and still hear the orchestra play,
Which is q much needed improve
ment.
Job gained a great reputation for
patience. but he never tried to carry
a mattress upstairs.
seed that he didn't EXPECT to have
a fine velvety lawn the next morn
ing.
Hold Peters has got a job in the glue
Factory n a y he hopes to stick to
1t.
-
THE BLACK EYE.
He was STOPPING over the automobile
crank when 1t kicked back and hit him
In the eye, placing h optic in deep
mourning. That was the truth of it,
but these are some Of the things he
heard from his friends when he walked
to his office next day:
Been having a fight. What's the
lady's name?"
Your wife a throw a rolling pin
pretty straight. can't she:"
you ought to get on the water wag-
on. Look at me. l havn't had a black
eye in nine years.
"Oh, yes, I've heard that automobile
crank story before. guess YOU
KNOWN"
That story will do to tell women
and children. but don't hand it to me,
old scout"
Wear glasses and Their they won't
dare hit you in the eye. It's a peni-
tertiary %offense."
1T seems as though when you fall
upstairs you could manage to hit some
other portion of your anatomy thar
yodr eye. but there is no accounting for
tastes"
What vas the bartender sore at you
about? Couldn't you leave the place
at shutting up time without being
thrown out?"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-25
Unfair

Unfair.
From the Chicago Record-Heraid.
Good old Desire for Information gets,
blamed for . lot OF the sins Of Morbid
Curiosity.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-25
PERPETUAL.

Agent Teller one bright day
Sellin' books, passed through this way
Twas in eighteen sixty-one.
When the war had Just begun.
They was fancy bound in black.
'Cyclopedy, that's the name,
All the books looked just the same.
Full of knowledge as could be;
Indexed clean from A t o z.
Teller he could talk like sin,
Twas no use OF buttin' in,
For he surely had the floor;
Couldn't show him to the door.
Dollar down. that was the plan,
BY installments, very small,
Didn't seem no trick at all.
Old Hi Perkins bought a set,
And he's paying for it yet.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-25
TIPS ON THE c


AS to the general dope for today. /
am prepared to hand out the following
information after looking the talent
over carefully and Interviewing the
owners:
%suspenders ought to be great in the
stretch. Get wise to this.
Mercury ought to be a good unner-
up II the weather remains warm.
American Eagle always goes we'll on
the quarter, also on the half dollar.
POrterhouse is apt to go up in the
air at any moment.
Mustard Plaster shows evidences of
sticking to the finish.
General Humidity ought to do pretty
we'll in a heat.
There is every indication that Fur
niture Polish viii be scratched and
Babbling Brook see back for running.
Aeroplane IL liable to break when
least expected to.
II you want q safe bet, put it on
House and Lot.
! will repeat my tip OF last season
which was SO successful, to the effect
that Hard Boiled Egg cannot be beaten,
Bo0kmaker Is q winner in nearly
every rae
II you want to get a run for your
money try to catch the hrst car after
the races. A good safe investment fol
your weeks salary 10 in hamburger
sandwiches and ice cream cones.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-25
OUR IDEAS.

OF . mollycoddle-Man who wears
bed clippers.
OF an unexpected event-Having q
cousin pay 80 cents he owes you.
OF q misunderstanding Of sus-
penders In the middle Of a two -step.
OF q pest-Ffiend who tells you how
to improve your work.
OF unal)Qyed bliss and mental up
i6e-Atte1dtng . fashionable recep-
ton and standing In q corner for an
hour and q half holding q fragile cup
and saucer
OF = pleasant evening-Listening to
. discussion between two music teach-
era.
OF . hero-Man who dares say hs
doesn't like his wife's new hat.
OF . friend I'm need-Man who
wants to borrow your dress suit.
OF . wise misunderstanding .
ham sandwich to : political banquet.
Out n Kansas Mr. Jonathan Dill
has tusy been married to Miss Lor.
eta Pickle and that q NO Joke. It 10
simply IN item Of news
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-07-25

SOME HOUSEHOLD INFELICITIES.
"Oh, yes. OF course, 1 have got 10
cents to spare, but I want You to UNI
derstand that my business was never
so poor as it is this year and it is only
a short distance from us to the county
farm"
"Who in tophet has been using my
razor strop to lick the kids with, any
how?"
Boiled potatoes every day. Some
women have absolutely no originality"
Say, George, any old time you don't
like the way I wear my hair, you can
ante up for a new switch. See?"
"Oh, you amt got much of a holler
coming. I know some women who
don't go home to get supper at ALL"
You're the nifty little husband. all
right; the little ray Of sunshine. The
idea OF grouching around for a week
just because mother says she is going
t o come and visit us some time next
summer. You make me tired"
Gee. IL you was married to some
women you wouldn't kick about one
little hair in the succotash. I'll tell
you that"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-01
STERLING p. STRONG
LIKES BROWNSVILLE.
Noted Texas Temperance Leader Pro-
Rounces This the Most Wonderful
Country He Has Seen.

Sterling p. Strong, of Dallas. the
noted Texas prohibition leader. who
has been in the city for the past few
days, made a visit 10 San -Benito yes
terday. in company with Judge ". L.
Hawkins Of this city. This is Mr..
Strong's first visit to Brownsville and
the valley and he stated'to a Herald
reporter last evening that he had
heard a great deal of our country.
but that lone must see II 20 realize
its grandeurs."
1T is the most wonderful country
| ever saw" he said, "wih climate
equal to that of California and a soil
that is better. With the bountiful
crops that a be raised. this land is
as cheap as it will ever be-"
Mr.. Strong thinks that the coun-
try is just beginning to develop and
chat one can hardly conceive OF the
development that viii take place
within the next few years; that we
are past u experimental stage and
on a solid basis.
Mr.. Strong is a long time friend of
Judge William E. Hawkins OF our
city and considers Judge Hawkins
chances for election as one, OF the
judges Of the supreme court OF Texas
as very favorable. Judge Hawkins
record as assistant attorney general.
he declares. commended him to the
people of Texas as an able. jurist.
Mr.. Strong is state agent of the
National Temperance Life Insurance
Company which has headquarters at
Dallas. This is distinctly a Texas
corporation and il has the unique
distinction of being the only insur-
anee company in the United States
which issues a policy treating total
abstainers from intoxicating drinks
as a separate class and allowing them
a lower rate on account OF the CON-
paratively low mortality rate among
them. Its policies arc not restricted
to total abstainers. however.
Mr.. Strong is appointing local
agents in this section of the state.
which is now receiving the attention
of his company for the first time. Mr.
Strong was at one time a candidate
for state treasurer and has long been
prominent as one of the leaders Of
the movement for statewide prohi-
bEion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-01
COMMERCIAL CLUBS
WILL HELP MOVEMENT
To Secure Double Daily Mail on
Brownsville Road-Letters to Sec
rotary Whitney.

Letters received by Secretary Whit
ney of the Chamber of Commerce
from various commercial organiza-
tons along the Brownsville road in
dic,a a strong desire on the part of
The people of this entire section to Sc
cure a double daily mail service.
These letters are in response to these
written recently by Mr.. Whitney
which were addressed to about twen-
ty of the commercial clubs at lead
ing points along the line, urging the
cooperation of all towns on the
Brownsville Road in the effort to Sc
cure the additional service.
The secretary Of the Chamber of
Commerce of Houston writes a very
encouraging letter. endorsing the
move most cordially. The secretaries
of the San Benito. Raymondville. aud
Kingsyille organizations also send as
surance of their assistance in the pro-
ject.
MI. Whitney feels quite hopeful Of
success in securing the double daily
mail now. as the people all along the
line are being aroused at last to the
necessity for concerted action in or
der to induce the post office depart
men5 TO grant our prayer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-01

Hotel, held a joint meeting at the
Office OF the Chamber OF Commerce
yesterday morning. to make reports
of progress and to formulate plans to
keep the work progressing.
or the amount necessary. si1 eco
is reported subscribed and the six sep
arate committees on subscription will
continue with good assurance that
the balance will soon be taken.
MeSsrs s X. Hallam. j b. Scott,
J. G. Fernandez. S. L. Dworman and
5 G. Tucker. were appointed a COM
mittee of five to secure options on
several sites.
Beyond a doubt. Brownsville will
have a Tourist Hotel before another
winter has past.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-01
yEvEN CITIES WILL COOPERATE.
Secretary Of Brownsville Chamber
Of Commerce Secures Cooperation
Of Other Towns. for Double Mail
Service.

If persistent hammering in every
direction will bring a thing to pass
Brownsville 81 uld succeed, event
ually, in securing double daily
mail service between here and Hous-
ton.
Secretary l.. A. Wilson of the
Chamber of Commerce, has written
to the secretary of every commercial
club along the St l.. B. and NJ. rail.
road asking them TO aid the Browns
Vile organization in its efforts to
get the required service. So far Mr..
Whitney has received replies from
six OF the organizations and all OF
them have promised to cooperate
in securing the service. Kingsville,
however. may be classed among the
Indifferent mes as the letter from
its commercial club was nct very
enthusiastic over the prospects Of
getting the service.
Those who have replied and pro-
missed their cooperation are: Hous'
ton. Corpus Christi. Kingsville. Ray
mondville Bishop and San Benito.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-01

gineer. referred this matter (corres-
pondence and photographs to the
War Department in Washington, ID,
c.
This day we pray for relief and We
state thac the Fort Brown Military
Reservation was abandoned by shc
War Department and turned over to
the Department of Interior by eyecu-
tiv order on October IA, 1911, Nc.
1892, for disposal under act of July
5. 1884. C23 Stat. 103) or as may be
otherwise provided by law.
In November. 1911, a citizen of
Brownsville, Texas. knowing that the
War Department abandoned the Res
ervation, offered himself to become
custodian of the Reservation. with
out compensation and with the only
intent to protect this Reservation.
and by recommendation OF our Con-
gressmon John y. Garner, the First
National Bank. The Merchants Ma
tional Bank and the Brownsville
Bank and Trust Company of Browns
vile, Texas, for his honesty and up
rightness. did receive the appoint
ment by the Department Ct the Jatc-
rior. That we the people OF Browns
vile are indirectly interez cl TO pro
tecting this portion of land from riv-
er destruction is a fact
That the War Department has fully
abandoned said land and that the De-
partment of the interior will not APP
propriate money in defensive work
on this bank of this river is also a
fact.
That we, the citizens OF. Browns
vile. need possession of this aban-
doned reservation so as to protect in
directly our city property. is also a
fact.
That we request this property for
educational. agricultural. park and
play ground for the City Of Browns
vile. 10 be administered by our city
officials and that this property should
he 80 held by them from term 10 term
for the people of Brownsville's best
interest as all other public property
of this city of Brownsville.
That prompt action is requested
not knowing the hour that some de-
fensive work may be needed on the
bank Of this river.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-01
Real Estate Transfers.

The following warranty deeds
were filed for record in the County
clerks office yesterday:
Charles A. Burton and wife to Ed
ma Lindsay, subdivisions Nos. los
and 1O6 of the Charles A. Burton
survey. The consideration was SIS,
The McMurray Lumber company
to r. Bedford lot No. ) Block No. !
of the second addition to the town OF
San BenT1o. The consideration was
Sl.551.
The Harlingen Land and Water
to W. G. Wilson. farm lot
No. 1853 OF the Harlingen Land and
Water ~company's urvey The con.
Grafton was $3.50.