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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-15

Fort Worth, Texas. March IA
Help save the 1912 Texas corn
crop" is the plea that the a%gricul-
ture department Of the Rock Island
lines is sending out to the farmers
along their route in this state. The
communication is startling in its re-
pert of tests made in other states
which show that p TO ~ per cent
Of the seed corn is dead. The situa-
ion is most serious and unless ex-
treme precautions are taken in Sc
lcCting and testing the seed there
Viii be less than a half a stand in
riany sections and the benefits of
the sood soil conditions, which now
exist, will be lost. Tests made so
ar i'm Texas indicate that conditions
are not SO bad in this SAFE, but it
viii be necessary to make a germina-
IN test Of every ear. 1t has been
found in some instances that the
Grains at the upper portion OF an ear
vill grow while those at the lower
end will not and in some instances
t.,1 grains from one side are good
and those on the opposite side are
lCt.
The Rock Islands agricultural
fcoartment Is cooperating with the
'tl Y, ers and tests will be made in
". -tically every section of the ter
r...gy covered by its lines before
,a@ting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-15

Number 5, spiky, long stalks, unde-
sirbale and Of no merit. 1t is not
worth the freight. Such speary.
spiky. pithy, v~alueless stuff is a loss
to grower, manufacturer and consum'
err.
The cutters or pullers should be in.
structed TO leave all spiky and short
stuff, as above mentioned, in the field.
as every buyer in sizing up quality,
he estimates about how much there Is
If such worthless stuff. and bids &C.
cordingly.
During the past three years when
he market advanced to very high
prices, IT caused some growers to har.
vest and market such stuff. Buyers,
who were not very good judges OF
broom corr paid more han it was
worth, but under the usual market
prices. such stuff is worthless, as
there is scarcely any profit that
would pay the freight on such class
Of corn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-15
Texas Needs Great Men
XIV.

Nh HEN julius Caesar was crossing the sea with his arrn.
1H1 a storm arose, threatening to destroy the ships and
badly frightened, the despairing sailors were in the act
of returning to the harbor when Caesar stepped upon the deck
and said, Fear not, Caesar is with you" The ship of progress
meets many a stormy sea in Texas and sometimes those who
man the boats are tempted to return to still waters, but Fear
rot, the Commercial Secretaries are with you" Courage is the
nurse of genius and Caesar was the greatest genius of any race
or age. We need a genius to fire us with courage and inspire US
with faith in -. Lone Star State.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-15
THE ABOVE ILLUSTRATION Is
NUMBER FOUR AND
FIVE QUALITY.

Number 4 is crooked and usually
found more or less in all varieties o.
broomcorn. To obtain proper prices
on straight corn, crooked should nevel
be baled, only in bales by itself. j;
Is a very miserable quality Of brush
as the waste is all the way from 4C
per cent to 20 per cent. The price il
sells at barely pays a grower for hand.
ling it.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-15

Texas fishermen were barred from
from as vigorous prosecution Of their
trade as usual during February on
account Of the heavy gales prevail
ing on the Gulf Coast last month
However, they found time to collect
a toll of $4,000 from the deep
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-15
Roosevelt Wins in Oklahoma.
Associated Press

Associated Press
Guthrie, Okla, March 1.-THE
Oklahoma state republican conven-
ton is still in session al 2 O'Clock
this morning with the Roosevelt
faction in complete control and an
instructed delegation for Roosevelt
may be taken as a certainty. George
c. Priestley, of Bartlesville, was
elected as national Committeeman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-15

Let him who would weave his name in the fibre of his country
step upon the forum Of the nation and speak words that call
forth courage in the hearts of men as the chisel of a sculptor
brings forth a spirit from the rock; rise like a genius born to
command and light the signal fires of progress on the hearth
stone of the nation, and awaken the spirit Of industrial enter
prise and commercial adventure throughout the length and
breadth of the land. Texas Needs Great}Men.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-15
To The Second
You Need Glasses

If you are tired easily while looking ut a small OBJ
ject you need a pair of g.asses, don't fool with the
eyes, come and see us at once and have them ex-
amined. No better optician anywhere, our MIR.
Albright is a graduate Of one OF the best schools in
the country and fits your eyes correctly at reason
able prices.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-15

The spirit Of road building Is
abroad in Texas. Everywhere road
talk is heard and in nearly every
county construction gangs may be
seen at work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-15

If you are a close observer, you
will notice that things are moving
with a hum in Texas along all lines
Of industry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-15

If we don't help ourselves, we
can't expect others to help US. Lets
p~atronize home industries and there
by help the home folk-ourselves.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-15
BertilliOn system in the Kitchen.

All. I see you, have a new cook,
my dear"
How do you know it,"
Il noticed the imprint of a strange
thumb on my soup plate,"-Brown-
ing's Magazine.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-15

One OF the most learned men OF
the day, a man who has made a pro-
found study Of world conditions, re-
Gently said that we are today on the
threshold of the most glorious civ
ilization the world has ever known
and that the center Of it will be in
Texas.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
HAS HISTORIC PAST
Harper's Ferry One of the Coun-
try's Interesting Towns.
Quaint, Picturesque and Almost
Foreign Village in the Shenan-
doah Valley Has Promi-
nent Place In History.

Harper's Ferry, Va-Among the
many interesting towns in the Unit
ed States, none is more quaint, pic
turesque and almost foreign than
Harper's Ferry Everywhere the new
screams at the old, while the old
retaliates with silence, conscious that
it's appeal to the imagination is pre-
ponderant. Through the business por-
ton of the little town, runs Susque-
hanna street. extending from the sta
ton to the river from which 1t takes
it's name and uniting with the road
which extends for many miles down
the valley. The first impression
gained of the town, is from this
street, and if one is looking for the
modern City Beautiful" disappoint-
ment will surely result for this an
cient street has tales to tell, and me-
mories to cherish.
1t is history which claims atten-
ton, even before the station is out of
sight Hardly ten steps distant is
the monument erected on the spot
where John Brown took refuge in the
old engine house. There, too. are the
tablets which tell all about it, though
the Fort" itself, after visiting the
Worlds fair at Chicago, and rusticat
ing for few years at Kate Fields
summer home on the Susquahanna.
has now found a permanent abid-
ing place on the grounds of Storer
college.
A stones throw from the station
a structure whose horizontal slabs,
wrinkled with age, spill over the
sidewalk and women, babies, dogs
and dirt, fighting for supremacy on
the stone doorsteps, teh with the
eloquence of action of the decadence
wrought by the passing years. 1t
was in the early part of the last CEN
tury that its hospitable doors first
| opened to the tired wayfarer, its
wide verandas echoed to the tread
of gay gallant and lady fair, mail
from beyond the ferry, sealed and
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
THE SAFE LAXATIVE
FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

Most elderly people are more or
less troubled with a chronic. per-
sistent constipation. due largely to
lack Of sufficient exercise. They ex-
perience dificulty in digesting even
light food. with a consequent belching
OF stomach gases. drowsiness after
eating. headache and a feeling Of lassi-
tude and general discomfort.
Doctors advise against cathartics and
violent purgatives of every kind, rec
ommending a mild. gentle laxative
tonic, like DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
to effect relief without disturbing the
entire system.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Is the
perfect laxative. easy in action, Ger.
tain in effect and. withal. pleasant to
the taste. 1t possesses tonic proper
ties that strengthen the stomach. liver
and bowels and is a remedy that has
been for years the great standby in
thousands of families, and should be
in every family medicine chest. 1t Is
equally as valuable for children as for
older people.
Druggists everywhere sell DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin in SOC and $1.0O
bottles. II you have never tried 1t
send your name and address to DR.. W..
B. Caldwell. 201 Washington St. Mon
ticello, ILL.,, and he will be very glad to
send a sample bottle for trial.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13

without envelopes, or stamps, passed
through it's portals, and when in 1872,
the army of England invaded the
land, the hostelry served as head
quarters for a panic-stricken coun-
tryside.
Yet this Is not the Oldest spot.
Farther down the street looms a cot
tage whose shining coat of whitewash
bellies its ancient timbers. Part logs
and partly of rough-hewn boards, the
small house once served as village
inn, before its older looking competi-
tor had dreamed of entering the
field. 1t was here that Washington
and some of his officers were several
times entertained. 1t is now the
home of Uncle joe"
1t was earlier still that the town
received its name. When Robert
Harper, a native Of Oxford, England,
came to the place in 1747, there was
already a man in possession, squat
ter named Stevens, who lived at
The Hole" in Shenandoah street.
Harper, in love with the beauty of
the location, bought out Stevens, set
tied in his house and established the
ferry from which the town takes Its
name. In 1875, or thereabouts, he
erected the old brick house on High
street, In which he lived till his
death in 1882, and which, halfburied
in Ivy, still stands, a fitting monu-
ment to the good judgment of the
old pioneer.
Ten years later when the govern
ment needed a site for an arsenal.
Washington chose Harper's Ferry.
In those days water power was even
more important than 1t is at pres
ent, and in this particular the loca-
tion was unrivaled. The place could
be easily fortified, and it was near
enough to the new capital at Wash
ington to be quickly reached. Though
the rocky bed OF the Potomac and
its swift current precluded naviga-
tion, canal was feasible and was
soon under construction. The canal
is still in good condition and for
many years has been owned and used
by the Chesapeake and Ohio COM
pany in transporting coal from Cum.
berland to Georgetown.
Tie Shenandoah, Daughter Of the
Stars" which unites with the Poto-
mac at Harper's Ferry. is no less
swift and rocky than its companion
stream, and like that 'lordly" river.
its waters have been long used for
industrial purposes. Mill races were
constructed at an early day and ruins
Of rife factory. q flour mill, ETC.,
remains n subiect Of oueation and
comment
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
Quickest, Surest Cough
Remedy Ever Used
Stops Even WhoopIng Cough Quickly
A Family Supply for SOC. Money
Refunded II II Falls.

If someone in your family has an obsti-
nate, deep-seate cough-even whooping
cough-which has yielded slowly to treat.
ment, buy a 50cent bottle of Pinex and
watch that cough vanish. If it fails, money
back promptly, and without argument.
A 5O-cent bottle of Pinex, when mixed
with homemade sugar syrup. makes full
pint-a family supply-of the most efec-
tive cough remedy that money can buy. as
. saving of g. Gives instant relief and
hours or less. Easily prepared in i've
minutes-directions in package.
Pinex Cough Syrup has pleasant taste
children take it willingly. 1t stimulates
the appetite and is slightly laxative-both
good features Splendid for Group, hoarse-
ness, throat tickle. incipient lung troubles.
and prompt. successful remedy tor
whooping cough.
Pinex is a special and highly concen-
trated compound of Norway White Pine
extract. and is rich in guaiacol and other
elements which are SO healing to the MEM
branes. Simply mix it with sugar syrup
or strained honey, in pint bottle, and it
is ready for use. Used in more homes in
the U. S. and Canada than any other
cough remedy.
Pinex has often been initiated but never
successfully, for nothing else will produca
the same results. The genuine is guaran-
teed to give absolute satisfaction or money
refunded. Certificate of guarantee is wrap
ped in each package. Your druggist has
PU1ex or will get it for you. If not, send
to The Pinex Co.. 23i Main ST.. Fl.
Wayne. Ind.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
PlTIFUL SIGHT WITH ECZEMA

"A few days after birth we noticed
an inflamed spot on our baby's hip
which soon began spreading until
baby was completely covered even in
his eyes, ears and scalp. For eight
weeks he was bandaged from head to
foot. He could not have a stitch Of
clothing on. Our regular physician
pronounced 1t chronic eczema. He is
q very able physician and ranks with
the best in this locality. nevertheless.
the disease began spreading until
baby was completely covered. He
was losing flesh SO rapidly that we be-
came alarmed and decided to try Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment.
"Not until commenced using Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment could we tell
what he looked like, as we dared not
wash him, and had been putting one
application after another on him On
removing the scale from his head the
hair came OF, and left him entirely
bald, but since we have been using
Cuticura Soap and Ointment he has
as much hair as ever. Four weeks
after we began to use the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment he was entirely
cured. I don't believe anyone could
have eczema worse than our baby.
Before we used the Cuticura Rem.
edies we could hardly look at him. he
was such q pitiful sight. He would
fuss until l would treat him, they
semed to relieve him SO much. Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment stand by
themselves and the result they quick
ly and surely bring Is their own rec
ommendation." (Signed) Mrs. T. B.
Rosser. Mill Hall, Pa. Feb. 20. 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold by druggists and deal
ers everywhere. a sample of each.
with 32-page book, will be mailed free
on application to "Cuticura." Dept.
20 K Boston
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
AS ADVERTISED.

Snowman once advertised outside
his tent the following notice:
Come and see the musical dog.
Admission I'd"
good many people. attracted by
the title. paid the sum required and
entered the tent where a big dog
wearing a huge metal collar. was
crouching in corner.
After waiting for awhile the audi
ence called for the Snowman and ask
ee that the performance might begin.
Inc showmaL simulated surprise at
their request and exclaimed as he
edged toward the door: why. there's
the musical dog" pointing toward the
mast1h Cant yer see the brass
band round his neck?':-Ideas
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
Felt He Had Known the Wors,

Pat O'Shaunessy had been told by
the doctor that he could live but q
few hours, and his wife and assem-
bled relatives and friends asked him
whether there was one last wish he
would like to have gratified? There
is." said Pat, I'D like to hear the vii
lage band play once again." Accord
ingly the village band gathered. When
at last 1t had played, Say Au Revoir
But Not Good-by." and had taken its
own departure. Mrs. 'Shaunessy,
kneeling at her husbands bedside,
asked: Can ye die aisy now, Pat,
"Yis," replied Pat. II can die aisy
now. He'll has nothing worse than
that" - -
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
j. s @13a>3
Gathered Smiles
MODERN WARFARE.

On yonder hill." cried the general.
scanning the battlefield with his
glasses. Il see black mass OF men
What are they?"
Camera fends." replied the second
In conn and
And who are occupying that fieid
to the southwest"
Those" answered tho 8. l. c.. are
operators for the biograph."
Il see a battalion OF curious-shaped
guns"
They are not guns: they are gram
ophones and monographs. In which
are to be recorded the roar of the
cannons and the cries of the wound
ed"
Tis weil!" exclaimed the general.
stroktng his mustache complacentiy.
Let the battle begin!"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13

Why They Passed Him UP.
Conductor-What makes you look so
glum. Sam?
Sleeping Car Porter-Nary q tp
Conductor-How was that?
Sleeping Car Porter-Wa-al. you sec.
1t wuz this way. Half the people on
nah car wanted somethin' to keep EN-
awake SOS they could see the scenery
by moonlight. and the other half want
ed somethin' for insomnia. and l got
the powders mixed.-Judge.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
WHEN scors TALK.


Dr. Abernathy. the Scotch surgeon.
was a man OF few words. but he once
met his match-in . woman She
called at his once In Edinburgh ono
day with a hand badly infammed and
swollen. The following dialogue. open
ed by the doctor. took place:
"Burn?"
"Bruise."
"Poultice."
The next day the woman called ana
the dialogue was a. follows:
"Betterr
Worse"
More poultice-"
Two days later the woman made an
other call.
"Better!"
We'll. Fee?'
Nothing. Most sensible woman
ever saw."-Young's Magazine
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
Uncle Sans Representative.

Senator John Sharp Williams tells
Of a negro lad In a southern town who
was not the leasts jealous of Uncle
Sans servants. One day when the
mail bag from that town was thrown
from the train the pouch was caught
up by this diminutive courier. who
started OF, as was his won't on a brisk
trot to the postofice.
As he was rounding corner of the
station he encountered a larger boy.
with the result that the little courier
was upset. When the latter got up
and readjusted himself he turned upon
the other exclaiming:
Look heah! Yo' wants to be keer-
ful bout dis chile! When yo' jars me
yo' Jars de gov'ment OF de United
States. I carries de mail.'
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13

Little Phil Warringer, OF Addison
road, was detected in the act OF pull
Ing out the baby's hair despite her
frantic protest
Il Just wanted to see," he said in
explanation, whether she was cold
storage baby Teacher told us that's
the way you can tell chicken. II the
feathers come out easily the chicken
has been In cold storage"
Needless to say, Phil is doing PEN
ance.-New York Times
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
Our Queer LANGUAGE,

fsn't 1t queer language?
New York policeman saw a WON
an In the street with a carpet and q
stick.
Beat It," he harshly commanded.
Whereupon. the woman struck the
carpet with the stick and the police
man arrested her for violating street
ordinance
The Judge heard the woman's story
and smiled
Beat 1t" he said to her, and this
time she understood and hurried away
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
This One 10 on Hugh.

When | came into the Union sta
ton the other morning. after travelling
all night" said Hugh Reilly. at the
Commercial club" went into the bar.
Der shop. When you spend the night
In sleeping car said to the barber.
1t doesn't improve your personal ap
pearance. does it?
Well said he. as he loked me
over. 4 don't know how you looked
when you started, but perhaps you're
right t"-Washington Herald.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
Permanent.
y.
There are some things
We can't forget:
The cost OF living
Ii with us yet.
Aa Iona mi eroad.

Husband (who arrives at the station
with his wife in time to see the train
go out)-There you are. II you had
hurried yourself more we should not
have missed It,
Wife-Yes; and II you had not hur
ried so much we should not have to
wait SO long for the next one.-Lon-
don p. l. p.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
Use Of Time.

Il saved ten minutes day q. lunch
for twenty years."
What Of 1T"
'Oh. It was well that l saved all
this time. for now I spend two hours
daily in the ante-room Of . dyspepsia
specialist"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13

CATARRH
RELIEVED
BYPERUNA.
My Husband Also Uses
Peruna.

Mrs. Della
M a y S a IN :
uels, W h o 8 e
p i C t u + e ac-
companies this
t e s t i m onial
and who re-
sides at 1853
N. Conde St.,
Upton, Ind,
W ri t e 8 The
Peruna Co., as
follows:
Eight bot
ties of Peruna
co mn lie tely
cured me of
systemic ca
tarrh of sew
eral y e a r s
standing. and
if my husband
feels badly or
E.ber Of US
catch cold we
at once take
perlna +"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
What's In q Name,

WHdK III y SVAtUOs
Old Gent-What's your name. my lit
tie man?
The Little Man-They cali me
"Corns" at school, sir.
Old Gent-Good gracious! and why ?
The Little Man (cheerfully)-'Causs
Black and White.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
When sufFraesttes Hold sway.

THAT woman seems extremely
proud Of her husbands oficiai impor.
tAnce." said Mrs voteby Quinn.
YES" replied Mrs. Barring Banners.
~she regards bis election to once ~
0 tribute to her influence in politics"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13

Mrs. Wilson Robinson, 7O4 Nessle St..
Toledo, Ohio, writes:
Il feel like a new person. l have no
more heavy feelings, no more pain. don't
belch up gas, can eat most anything
without it hurting me. l want to be
working all the time. 1 have gained
twenty -four pounds.
People that see me now and saw me
two months ago seem astonished. l tell
them Peruna did II. l will say it 10
the only remedy for spring and all other
ailments"
Ask Your Druggist for a Free Peruns
Almanac for 1912.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
A Little Token.

The noble Turk was about to depart
for the war.
And his wives gathered about him.
weeping
''Take this little tri:ket." each one
cried. I'm remembrance OF me-
What do you think l am?" be 70
piled. - moving van:"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13

l. M. P. Cunius-Robinson Cruso
should never have called his man Fri
day.
Wanta Noe-What should he have
called him?
l. M. P. Cunis-Saturday. and then
he would have had q payday every
day In the week.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
WomanIike.

Crawford-How did your wife come
to buy you all those suspenders?
Crabshaw-I think she wanted the
nretty boxes they came in.-Judge.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
His Quick Recovery

You made a quick recovery"
Yes. You see. employed two
doctors"
"Twor'
Sure. They spent nearly all their
time quarreling over my treatment
and that gave me the chance I need
ed"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
Useful Garment.

Winks-Guess we'd better board q
street car. considering the weather.
Minks-All right. Help me put on
this rubber overcoat
WiEks-H'm! You are a queer one.
Been carrying that thing on your arm
for the last half hour. and now you
put 1t on Just as you enter a street car.
Why?
Minks-For protection against Ia.
dies waterproofs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13

And sometimes the girls father for
bids a young man the house, when
1t wasn't the house he wanted.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13

Ten smiles for nickle. Always buy
Red Cross Bag Blue; have beautiful clear
white clothes.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
The Publicity 9Gsker.
He never tires
OF cutting capers.
30 long . his name
Gets in the papers.
Too Much "A.

~Mrs. 0amely 10 said to have such
winning ways ~ . hostess"
so she has winning ways. That's
why I had to stop going to he. bridge
parties"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13

ONLY ONE "BROMO OUININE."
That is LAXATIVE Il BROMO QUlNINE Look for
the signature of E. W. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure Cold In One Day. 25c.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-01-13
GUARDING the None,

Guarding the Money.
why was he guarded by the po-
nce?"
They were afraid somebody else
would get his money"