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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-03
THE MOTHERS CLUB.


(Mrs. SHELTON in School Review
ii is doubtful whether In the his
tory Of this school, any undertaking
in it's connection has caused such in
terest in various circles OF the cltN
as well as the school. as has the or
ganization and work of the Mothers
club. 1t was organized i'm November,
by the educational committee OF the
Civic League Of Brownsville. with
Mrs. w. II. Hawkins, president. Miss
Alice Lee, secretary and treasurer.
liz had for its object the Improvement
of the school in many ways that
come within its province; the es-
adjustment OF an acquaintance and
fellowship between the mothers and
the teachers; and the b~etterment cF
the children. Its first important un-
dertaking was the serving. at the
school, of a midday lunch consisting
of hot vegetable soup and bread.
This was dispensed at a pittance 10
those who were abe To pay. ana free
to those who were not. The plan
proved such D success hat by untir-
ing efforts the club undertook. by
means of an entertainment I'm the
.%av of a Chatauqua course. &c pro-
cure fuEis for its continuance.
II was fouad necessary u arrange
for more convenient qua. tJTS for the
serving OF the lunches. so the Club
erected. In the rear or the school,
building, a dining room at the cost
of $3.50. The movement from first
70 last has met with unqualified COM
meEdation from all connected with
the school. as well ~ many others.
The club has d membership of
nearly fifty. and has brought itself
into connection with the work OF the
state by afiliation with the state
congress- of mothers. which body
numbers ten thousand women in
Texas.
! Many other lines or Improvement
have been discussed and planned.
such "a pictures, the enlargement az
the library. sanitary drinking fOun-
tains. a woman representative ON
the school board. etc. With such a.
body Of enthusiastic workers. In the
interest Of the children. II II expect
ed hat the club will continue 10
make itself felt a. a power for good
in the school, and as a means Of con-
tinuing the wholesome appreciation.
sympathy and c%ongeniality that al
ready has begun to exist between
the mothers OF our children and their
teachers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-03
and | may come around;

and I may come around;
Unwrap the tangle from the dope and
you can cop the bet,
Wen play q double-header. pal. on
any date you set"
He started warming up at once and
with a happy sigh.
He whipped q fast one round her
neck-the other was waist
high
But here tho umpire butted i'm. she
said. 10. Father, please.
Don't call him out. he's showing me
the way they work the
Squeeze"
The old man gave an irate snort and
said. ''Ill help the fun.
BY showing him another play that's
called the hit and rum
lie swung like Wagner &C his best
a soul inspiring clout-
The Son Of Swat slid down the steps;
the umpire yelled: You're
ouh!'-Exchange.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-03

play there and SEN them off. Poor
little things" said to myself, they
didn't know any better"
That afternoon, after | had tried
to put in order the confusion The
boys had wrought in the garden, |
was strolling around the grounds,
and came upon them. They We're
swimming in our small artificial
lake, after throwing all the rocks
they could find into IL. More
haFoci' | groaned ~inwardly. And |
would have to endure II for a whole
week. But maybe they would vent
their pent up feelings elsewhere
after | had showed them all owe the
little country town. If | had known
in time | could have shown them a
garden Of wild flowers. and a natural
lake beneath the trees. But now ID
was :oo late.
All that week things were Just the
same. They ruined something every
day. One day they broke the hot
house by throwing bricks at 1t. The
next day they took fathers best
horse, one that he wouldn't have
taken anything for, and rode him on
the toughest roads for miles around.
They rode him SO hard that he could
not be used for a month after. Just
wouldn't | be thankful when they
were gone.
At length the day arrived. For
tuna. ely nothing happened during
the long morning. We had been
having good meals all the time, but
as this was the last day the dinner
was exceptionally fine. After dinner
Il dressed the boys and there was
nothing with which TO beguile the
long hours until train time, which
was at fifteen minutes after three.
| took them all into the library and
dlluSeu lHeLH until dDOul LNO NloNh'
when they became so impatient tina.
had to let them go out. After a
while I dressed myself, to take them
10 the station. AS | hurried down at
ten minutes until three, ] heard the
gardener yelling, fire, fire, the
barn is on fret When ! got ID the
back, | found that a corner OF one OF
the smaller barns was buring. One
OF the boys 25nitted that he had set
It on fire. As knew that IL vas TOO
far away from the other building to
spread, and father could tend TO Ii,
| ordered what little baggage the boys
had to be put into the carriage that
was waiting for us, then called
them. We all piled in and started. for
was determined to get the boys OF
that afternoon, Ere or no fire. WE
had only fifteen minutes more, but
we got there in time. AS ! saw the
train leaving with the boys on the
platform throwing kisses to me and
waving their hands, ! was happier
than | had been for a month. That
was certainly an experiment hat
never repeated and never wish to.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-03
The Courtship Of a Son Of Swat.

They were seated In the parlor and
the lights were burning dim;
He was a diamond herO-she q fan
quite fair and trim.
But they knew not as he opened up
the game BY murmuring Love"
That father was the umpire on the
stairway just above.
81 like your FORM he led of first.
with me you've made a hit;
You've got the curve, you've got the
speed and you're looking fit.
Now if with you. my turtle dove.
make a hit likewise.
Won't you improve my single state
and make a sacrifce?"
IN never play too far off base he
whispered in her ear;
MY salary whip has cot the s ur, 20
put them over. dear;
Just give the signal for q steal and
I'll no longer roam.
And when ! slide into the plate,
please call me safe at home"
I've got to have the dope complete.
the maiden softly sighed:
Show me your batting average in
Mr.. Bradtsreet's guide.
1t takes a lot OF speed these days
with cunning and intrigue.
To win a battle now and then with
In the Grocers' League"
But give me errorless support" his
heart here took a bound.
And let me live In big league style,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-03
GLASS OF II.

fSara Hobbs in School Review
..The Ambitious Eight" would in
aead be an excellent name for the
lass Of IL, for ambitious each and
al If as have been the entire winter.
Not a single idle member in a class
= very unusual. especially a class as
,aroe as ours and the members as
Young as ours were,
lust one-half OF the class Is. or
nather will be, teachers. This is due
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-03

mess-hall. No sooner had | started
eating than | felt a sudden deluge
OF ice water i'll my lap. This al
caused by a glass OF wa G being dew
terously shot along a groove, formed
By a roll in the table cloth. Next
! felt a quck jerk on the bottom Of
my chair and the next minute was
% the floor with the caair on TOP
)s ne | got 0 my room al right
litter supper. rut nc sooner did !
cs 10 bed tran | was aroused BY a
cry q IRE and awoke to find z
turning spa: eT over my nea-.
Student life 1t A. e NJ. college Is
much the same as ar IN other col
e. except there is more drill.
We get up in the morning at six
taG havc Feveille exercises until six
tel. From then until ~six-thirty We
have TO clean our rooms. Then we
march to breakfast and afterwards
guard noun is held. Glasses are
from eight TO twelve and from one
TO five. The last hour of every other
day is devoted to drill and it usually
last until five-twenty. Supper at
six, call to quarters at seven, assem-
bly, 1T seven-ffteen, tattoo at ten-hf-
teen and taps at ~ten-thirty. Senti-
nels are on duty for an hour each.
This is the mos despised part OF the
daily routine. 1t is told OF a fish
seatinel, who was on duty for the
first time, that at first il seemed in
teresting, but soon the noyelsy wore
of and he began inquiring at every
room for the time. AS he reached
the end Of the hall on his second
round he was heard TO exclaim,
Thank the Lord. eight-fifteen isn't
gaining on me any"
There are two great divisions Of
A. & NJ; the engineer and the agri-
culturists, better known as the bug
hunters" These two factions are
sworn rivals and each is constantly
trying 10 think of some way TO put
one over on the other.
The school is one Of the strongest
in the state in athletics. We had the
best foot ball team in the state last
year and our base ball team is doing
well. We lost one and tied one with
Baylor, n Of the strongest teams
in he state. Track work is a favor
ite here and we expect to make a
good showing in it. The high school
meet is one Of the biggest in the
stete. The company athletics are
fast and each company puts out a
fine team in every line Of sport.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-03

to the patience and perseverance of
Miss Lizzie" and the other high
school teachers, think. Just seeing
them before their classes made us
think that teaching was one of the
greatest and most delightful occupa-
lions there is.
The four that aren't teachers are
studying hard to enter upon their
life work fully prepared to do it to
he very best it can be done.
Leonard s. Hobbs, president Of the
class of II, is now a freshman at
A. & NJ. college. He is taking the
engineering course and in his last
NJ. E. l.. exam he made 81. lie ex-
poets to graduate from there, and
then go two more years to some other
college. He hasn't decided just what
he will do when his days are over,
but will probably be a mechanical
or electrical engineer. He is a mem
Der OF the Y. NJ. G. A.
Frances ;. Pearcy, vice president
of the class, is a substitute in the
Brownsville public school, and is
getting along splendidly. She in
tends to go to San Marcos this sum-
mer and raise her certificate, as she
intends to teach for several years
yH, il not forever(?).
Pearl Lee HIowse secretary Of the
class, is a freshman at Southwestern
University. She has made the high
est term grade in the entire fresh
man class. Sac is taking violin les
sons and made SO in that last term.
She intends to graduate from there,
but hasn't decided what she will do
afterwards. She is a member OF the
Clio Literary Society and q member
OF the orchestra.
Sara a. hobbs, Review reporter, is
teaching 4 little country school not
far from Brownsville. She viii also
so to San Marcos his summer and
, raise her certificate as she intends
to teach for quite a while yet. She
is planning 10 take a Kindergarten
course in a year or two as She is in
terestcd IN that work.
Bessie d.. Vertrees is a junior at
the Southwest Texas Normal. She
will teach next year and attend the
summer sessions of the normal until
: she gets her permanent certificate.
; She is getting along s%plendidly and
: made 100 on a recent algebra exam
She is d member OF the Y. w. q. A.
Enrique @. Garcia is now working
, i'm the p~ostolice in Brownsville. Ht
: passed his exams successfully an
: likes his work fine. lie SAYS he j.
/, going to be a great lawyer but every
: one says he will be a preacher in.
| stead-but who knows?
William &. Craig.ir., is a freshman
: at the A. & NJ. College. lie is tax
: ing the agriculture course but doe
E not intend to become 4 real farmer
y He has gotten along all 0. X. in hi.
f work, ard is, from all accounts, do
ing the society stun; as well-but
5 then. that was what was expected o
: him. He has not decided what h
I will DO when he finishes school.
e Clara Belle Smith is teaching
little country school near her owl
country home. She is also going Z
San Marcos to raise her Ger ifieate
as she intends to teach-a Will
longer, at least. Sheslost her fathe
+ this winter and she has the sympath.
e of the entire class of 1911.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-03
an EXPERIMENT | NEVER WISH
TO REPEAT.

(EudOra Hawkins in School Reyiew.)
My inspiration came at a meeting
OF ahe BUSY bees OF 'I.c thorough
We had been trying to devise a elan
whereby we could do humanity a
great good-girls about nineteen
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-03

If the soles of new shoes are
slightly roughened with a file il will
save a child many hard tumbles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-03

Switzerland exported more han
81, 000, 600 worth OF condensed milk
last year, a record for the industry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-06-03
QUESTION BOX.

(From Review Annually
Questions Asked by Correspondents.
Q-How can / write something
humorous?-Joke Editor.
A-Let someone else do IN.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-09
TERRY'S LETTER
HOW RAILWAYS INCREASE
THEIR INCOME

There is many a farm where such
changes can be made S ne man can
do EaOut twice as - ! he now
can. Just as one eI. ~ avs
two or three times the r. 80
railway that he could on the . s<Is,,
Go about twice as much as he
on the farm increase the amount Of
work he can turn off. 1T will pay
you all to use your heads and invest
little money preparing to
Double Your Income.
The railways stop at no cost. And
they make it pay. So can YOU. AS
wages are now, YOU cannot afford to
pay man to drive two light horses
doing work on q good sized farm. You
cannot afford TO do ii yourself. Give
the man more power. Fix it so he
needn't waste half his time turning
around one cannot lay these mat
ters to trusts or the tariff or taxes.
and you will worry less about such
wrongs when you are raking III the
profits from long rows and doing
twice as much With one man power.
This, ii YOU manage wisely All along
the line, of course. We would greatly
like to enthuse and encourage YOU
so you will soon have % to 100 per
cent more income than YOU have t.
make life pleaSa nter. TO be sure,
Nlduy men are uoIllS the things tiit iltC
But there are other things There
are few farms, indeed, where improve
mentS in some line cannot be made
which will increase the net income =
per cent Now is the time al the be
ginning Of the year to study into this
matter, and lay your plans. Don't Il,
anything hastily Plan it al out care,
fully. then put it through, compelling
increased profits to come your W9y
Much Of what we have advised can b,
done without paying cut any mono.
to speak of. And YOU won't mind the
work if you get real Interested
will be play for you. Study the mat
ter and lay the plans when Weathe
is bad, and work them out when it i
plea aSant. May 1912 be an unusuall'
prosperous year to every reader. Blu
remember, dear friends that it will
be largely what We make it, Their
never was a better chance to MAX
good manapepnenf nav.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-09

Fowls should he fattened at least
four weeks before they are killed. not
to make them as fat rs possible. but
to give them the right proportion Of
fat and lean TO make the fowls fat
and juicy when cooked.
The fattcning-crate shown here
with is 6 feet long Is inches wide s
eQual-sized compartments. each hold
ing from four to six birds, as the case
may be.
The stats or laths are l IA inches
wide, placed one and a half inches
apart at the ends. sides and tops Of
the crate, but those IN front are placed
vertically two inches apart.
The floor of the crate is made Of
Stats laid lengthwisc, one inch apart.
leaving a one-inch space on either
side between the first lath and the
sides Of the crate The crat" should
stand on short legs or trestles, to
allow convenience in cleaning.
The trough is made the fun length
Of the crate and should be three or
| four inches deep. 1t is supported ut
either end on notched boards, in order
! that it may be taken away when the
coops are cleaned.
Never leave the feed before the
chickens more than IS minutes, and
! feed very little at the start, gradually
increasing the amount until the end
OF the week they are getting all they
can eat three times a day.
/ Some rsltions for fattening are given
1 below:
Equal parts ny weight Of finely
/ ground corn, oats and shorts, mike
I with sour skinned milk.
Same ration, except substitute
! ground barley for the corn.
/ Finely ground oats mixed with
| skinned milk.
Equal parts Of finely ground oats.
/ corn and low grade flour. If beef
scraps are used. > per cent is the
] best proportion.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-09
FOR THE SWINE. BREEDER.

Actual experience is the best guide
1oI breeder to follow as to the time
tEat his animals will reach maturity
for breeding purposes
Some assert that breeding animals
cannot be brought to maturity at
eighteen months of age and have
good muscle, bone and yigor: but 1
believe that it is possible to breed
good, strong and vigorous animals
and to have them 1natured at that
age.
The animal Will not Be soft. but
will be well developed in bone and
muscle II a proper system Of feeding
is maintained.
The idea that pigs must DC two or
three years old to have good bone and
muscle is along the same lines as
the idea that they must be fed half
ra tiOnS for months in order that they
will have an opportunity to develop
stamina and be in shape to finish on
full ratiOns.-W. N. Kelley.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-09
The Right Kind Of Farming.

Mr.. A. II. Gentry. one Of the best
knows how to farm, was q welcome
visitor yesterday evening. Mr. Cen
try says he killed his hogs which
weighed as follows: 364. 290, 23O and
225, besides several others which he
sold. the above being meat enought
TO run him. But Mrs. Gentry comes
in for the greatest glory, she having
killed pig just 10 months and 5
days old which weighed 379. We
expect Mrs. Gentry has the honor Of
raising the biggest hog to it's age
that has been killed in the county
Mr.. Gentry says he raised more corn
than he ever did before. though he
planted less acres. He cultivated his
land better and made 10 barrels to
the acre. Lets more of Us farmers
follow his example
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-09
THE GREATEST OF
ALL AMERICAN HENS

full bloom and the quilts or stalks Of
feathers are/left in
After two or three months the quiil
end OF the feather. which was lt-ft in.
becomes ripe and dried out to the
Very tip, and At this stage the quill is
drawn. s. 1t now comes away Very
easily. and. if anything is q relief IL
the bird. making room for the young
feather which is already preparing 10
come out
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-09

A plant that has been cultivated IN
some parts of the Central states as ~
fewer under the name nf kncfia.
turns out to be q weed and the De
partment of Agriculture advises that
it be exter.ninutcd as quickly as
possible.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-09

There is one side to the good roads
question which is q good thing and
one which few farmers seem to think
Of and that is the market side Why
does the price of farm butter and eegs
climb skyward in the towns every
spring? Because Of the short supply.
These things pile up in the homes q
farmers because they cannot get them
to town. Good roads would maze 1T
even market all the Year around a'ld
would add very largely To farm profits
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-09

No matter how much faif & SO
nlan has in her husband Sh never
agrees with him at the stai t ut al
5NkIys insists on having Il litth Rrgu-
nent
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-09

There are > 900 600 miles cf unim
proved roads in this country. ana II
costs an average Of about two cents
Der buSnel more TO haul wheat nlne
miles to a station than 1t does 10 snip
the same bushel from New York 70
LIVERPOOL $500 miles away.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-19
CONTRACTSFOR
UNIFORMS WILL
Be MADE TODAY
BOARD OF SAFETY HOLDS MEET
ING THIS AFTERNOON TO
AWARD CONTRACTS FOR UNI
FORMS FOR POLICE AND FIRE
DEPARTMENTS.

Bids for making the uniforms for the
members of the police and fire depart
ments of the city of Pensacola will be
opened and the contracts awarded to
the lowest and best bidder at a meet
ing of the board to be held this after
noon at 4:30 o'clock.
To avoid disagreements between the
board and the contractors furnishing
the uniforms in regard to the mate
rails used and those promised the
board will require bidders to furnish
samples of uniforms made up and will
keep the sample until the new uni
forms are delivered and the goods will
have to correspond in every way with
the sample or the contractor viii be
the loser. When the summer uniforms
were purchased there was considerable
wrangling between the board of safety
and the contractor, and it is to avoid
a similar occurrence that the uniform
made up will be demanded of the sue
cessful bidder.
Members OF the board are under the
impression that the uniforms for both
departments Will be furnished at a
lower price than ever before on &C
count OF there being more competition
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-19

The accompanying cut shows the
new automobile sprinkier recently pur-
CHASED by the board CO puSlic works
To-. Use in Pensacola at cost of $1,000,
and which it is claimed Will do the
work much better and twice as quick
~ as the sprinklers now in use.
The machine. which was purchased
from the Autocar Co, of Ardmore, Pa,
is the autocar type XXI chassis,
equipped with 900 gallon sprinkler
body. Besides being an attractive
machine, being painted a rich dark
green and elegantly trimmed and
equipped in every respect, it IS a sub
stantial and well built car. It is
equipped with solid rubber tires, the
wheels being Is inches in diameter and
is geared to q speed amply sufficient
for the purpose for which It Is de-
signed. 1t has a sixteen foot spray,
which is much larger than that on the
present street sprinklers, and 1t is
claimed that before the hot, dry wealth
er of the summer months is over the
expediency of the purchase will have
been amply demonstrated.
OF the car the Times Democrat of
Sunday contained the following:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-19
PUPILS MUST
BE PROVIDED 3
WITH WATER
SUPPLY OF WATER AT THE CITY
SCHOOL BUILDINGS HAS BEEN
CUT OFF uML WATER IN
MAINS Is ALL RIGHT.

Those residents who have followed
the instructions Of the city physician
and have been drinking boiled water
since surface water got into the city
reservoirs will be pleased to learn that
the big reservoir has been pumped out
and thoroughly cleaned and the water
which is now being pumped into the
mains Is direct from the wells and the
clean reservoir.
Work Of emptying the other reser-
voir and the standpipe is now going
on and when the Job is completed the
city wator reservoirs will be in a
thoroughly sanitary condition.
Although the water which Is going
into the mains is pure artesian water
the officials fear that the pipes may
yet hold some Of the surface water.
and to avoid any danger of sickness
caused from drinking the water
which washed into the reservoir ask
the residents not to drink any water
from the city water works for several
days yet without having it boiled
first.
Superintendent of Public instruction
Cook has ordered all water supply az
the city schools cut off to be sure that
school children cannot drink any water