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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11
Constipation and
Sluggish Liver Go
Every Woman Who Suffers Should
Get a 25-cent Boz of Hot Springs
Liver Buttons Today-Drug-
gists Recommend Them.

Danish constipation, wake up your
lazy liver, clean up your d~isordered
stomach and drive the poisonous gas
and decomposed matter from your
bowels.
It's easy with the wonderful Hot
Springs Liver Buttons, and best Of
all, they act gently. They are with
out doubt the most perfect, blissful,
satisfying constipation remedy you
ever used.
They are fine for men, too-for
everybody; and for men who are
tired Of the slam-bang purgatives
that tear the lining of the bowels
and act violently. we say give Hot
Springs Liver Buttons a trial-youn
never use the rough and tumble kind
again. For free sample write Hot
Springs Chemical Co., Hot Springs,
Ark. Brownsville Drug Co., special
agent in Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER H.
THE MAINE ELECTION.

in considering the returns from
the Maine election as printed in yes
terday's Herald we ought not to
overlook several very important
facts.
In the first place, it was only a
state election, as was indeed the
election in Vermont. 1t was
necessarily fought out on other than
national issues.
In the second place, the returns,
given so far, take no account of any
third party movement. Nothing is
said of any progressive candidate
for governor, the race apparently be-
ing a straight one between %republi-
cans and democrats. 1t appears that
the regulars and progressives joined
hands and made common cause
against democrats. Undoubtedly the
democrats have lost a considerable
percentage of their vote since the
eleCllOu INO years dSO'
In the third place, it is to be re-
membered that Maine is normally
a republican. State two years ago
the democratic victory was rather
an outcome Of local complications
than of the conversion of a large
number Of erring republicans to the
sounder doctrines of democracy.
In the fourth place, it is not to be
considered that the progressives
have dropped out Of the contest for
the Maine presidential electors. The
possession of the local pie counter
being secured by the simple process
of elbowing the democrats away, the
fight between the Taft and Roosevelt
parties will go merrily on. The bull
moosers must carry on the war, and
the regulars dare not quit.
Filthy. and lastly, the republican
majority, as against the democrats
alone. is rather small-not quite
1000 with "a precints to hear from,
according to the first reports. With
three aggressive parties in the field it
will be strange if this majority does
not disappear altogether. If the
analogy of the Vermont election
holds good, as il probably will, Will
SON should have the Maine electors
in November.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

drank a bottle of bluing, and so we
felt blue all day Monday. Tuesday
we tried to get away from u de-
.spondent feeling and took what we
thought was syrup Of figs, but 1t
proved TO be mucilage, and our feel
ing stuck TO us. We promised her
we would take a bath every Wednes-
day and we did (for one week in
succession), and the mucilage came
loose. Now a woman can certainly
put things away. But give a man
plenty of time and he can find them.
Those under garments, securely
packed in the bottom of our steamer
trunk, that we haven't used since
our last rip to Europe. Well, any
way wet got through Wednesday all
right. And this is Thursday. The
boys ere calling for more copy, and
here it is. Before we close we want
to assure our absent spouse that we
are having the time of our life
Pharr Rio Grande Clarion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

Max Seeker Is an East Side Jew.
Max was out of work. He saw an
advertisement in a Jewish newspa-
per that Beth Israel hopsital would
give adequate compensation to a
man willing to help a woman in a
sad extremity.
A m had suffered from loss
of blood to a degree that TRANSMISSION
was necessary.
Seeker sold his blood for SIS.
The woman rallied and is on the
way TO recovery.
Seeker was told 10 stay at the hos
pital all night and recuperate, but
he slipped on his clothes and started
out. A nurse tried to stop him, but
failed.
Seeker ran all the way to his Ed
ridge street home and dropped the
money into the lap of his wife. The
wife had children and they were
hungry.
Of the blood TRANSMISSION Seeker
said nothing. He told his wife his
appearance, was caused by a fall.
She went off to buy groceries and
Seeker went back to the hospital to
stay all night.
Max Seeker, selling his blood thai
his wife and children might have
bread to eat, stands out in luminous
and glorious contrast against
Lefty Louie, Whitley Louis and Cir
the Blood. and the moralists might
also draw some LESSONS from. what
also draw some lessons from whaf
Seeker did.
Crime in New York is confined tc
no one race or creed. Neither has
any one race or creed in New York Z
monopoly of virtue. The morals o.
New York are controlled more by
environment than racial instinct
Commercial-Appeal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11
WHY THE BULL MOOSE.

People have wondered why the
bull moose should have been chosen
as the emblem of the new political
party. The following description Of
the animal is copied from Theodore
Roosevelt's book, THE Wilderness
Hunter:
Another characteristic Of
the bull moos is his inordinate-
ness. : . : He is thinking first,
last and all the time Of his W
skin and the fullness of his
own stomach"
In the light of this very striking
description, it must be admitted
that the bull moose offers a very
appropriate symbol of the aspira-
tions Of the third term candidate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

So long as American citizens in
Mexico obtain redress more quickly
by applying to British consuls than
to those of their own country. so
long must Americans blush for the
administration at Washington, Taft's
week-kneed foreign policy has been
enough to encourage even little
Columbia and Nicaragua to "bite
their thumbs at Americans.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

A broad gauge road to Point
Isabel? Motor car service so ar
ranged, as to its time schedules, that
a hot, tired citizen Of Brownsville
can drop in on Father Neptune at
almost any hour in the day? The
idea is charming. Also it is an idea
that is about to be realized with the
help of the Rio Grande railroad
company. Here's wishing plenty of
power to the elbow Of the Rio Grande
railroad company.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11
EDITOR CAGE KEEPING BACH

We haven't had much to say about
ourselves because there were other
subjects Of more Importance to the
public, but VIC promised to keep our
wife posted through the Clarion Is
to how we were getting on. Well,
we had quite an accident Sunday.
We felt lonesome, and out Of humor
and concluded to take a dose Of
soothing syrup. By mistake we
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

The confidence of the democrats
in the election Of Woodrow Wilson as
president has received a big jolt.
since it has been announced that
only $4,000 democrats have con
tributed to the Wilson-Marshall cam
paign fund. If democrats vote as
they fight, it looks as if the Profess
o were likely to continue to make
his home in the New Jersey execu-
tive mansion, and the real fight will
be between the g. 0. p. and the bull
moose.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

Statisticians assure US that the
wealth Of the United States amounts
to s1.310.11 per capita. As usual,
however, the great mass of this
wealth lies in the hands of a few.
and that in the hands of a larger
proportion of the people could be ex-
pressed in two figures at the right
side of the decimal point.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11
THE LIVING PRESENT.

We shall do much in the years to
come;
But what have we done today:
We shall give our gold in a rrincely
sum:
But what dide we give today;
We shall lift the heart and dry the
tear,
We shall plant a hope in the face of
fear,
shall speak the words of love
and cheer,
But what did we speak today?
- Ben Franklin Monthly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

General Salazar says he has no in
tention of invading the United
States. Well. ii is up TO him. Uncle
Sam is getting together a tolerably
effective reception committee in his
front, in case the general should de-
eide TO come over.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11
purpose.

A very neat bit Of political graft
is about 10 be abolished in San An
tonic. Ii appears that the city was
In the habit of paying $45 a month
for push carts for street cleaning.
The owners of the carts hired men 10
run them for $22.5O. Mayor Jones
will eliminate that sort of thing
hereafter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

General Steever says hes enough
troops with him to take care of any
little excursion party Of rebels that
may care to cross the border. He
ought IL know.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

There is to be a newspaper in New
Orleans edited by negroes, for
negroes. All employees from manag-
ing editor to ianitor will be negroes.
viii the darkeys support it?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

"A rose pinned on the breast today
is worth more to humanity than a
boquet Of American Beauties plared
on the grave of tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

The owner Of a granite mountain
in Llano county offers to donate the
stone for the new post Office at Aus
tin: Well. why not? The nan Will
get the advertising and the govern
ment will get the stone. IL looks fair
If the stone is good enough for the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11
A Daughter.

Mercedes. Tex, Sept. 10.-Mr.
and Mrs. J. p. Mccain are the proud
parents Of a fine girl. horn TO them
at their home here today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

They say the federals have Orozco
surrounded near Ojinaga. Maybe
so-maybe so.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

He who seeks an evil motive be-
hind the actions of others must him
self be similarly actuated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

Entered at the Postofflce at Browns
Vile Texas, as Second Class Mail
Matter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11
THE DEESTRICT OF THE LOWER
RIO GRANDE.

Last Spring an agent Teller came a
foolin' round u home,
A shown fotygrafs and l~iterchure
He talked of arrygation and of black
and sandy loan
An he told us of a place where crops
is sure.
Me an hne would set an listen to
persuadin' argument
Though some things we could hardly
understand
Till at lest he plumb convinced us,
an we packed u things and
To the Deestrict of the Lower Rio
Grande.
Arrygate, Arrygate, Turn the water
Talk Of acre-inches and of power
Talk of fumes and laterals-second
lifts and pumps
That'll squirt a million gallons every
hours.
In the arrygated deestrict near the
town of Harrington,
We bought a forty-acre garden spot.
We had sold u Kansas section and
invested once again
But the forty-acre piece was all we
got.
1T was covered thick with cactus and
a lot Of scrub mesquite
An The ground was plenty dry
enough to crack;
An nothin' was a CROWN there that
critter things would eat
An | wished had my home in Kan
sas back.
Arrygate, Arrygate, Workin' all the
time,
tSeems as though you never get a rest.
1t looked so sort O. foolshi-plantin'
lettuce in a field
IAN l thought | liked the Kansas
farmin' best.
But | got a lot of Mexicans a-clearin'
off the land
An a-haulin' off the wood an
prickly pear;
| ploughed and mellered up the lot
just like a heap O. sand
An | planted out some Spring perta-
tiers there.
Then we opened up the bitches an
xr,a cnrnoI th1 uvnfor rnIrn6
An we arrygated plenty-under-
stand
An the way that them pertaters came
a-snfoutin' through the ground
Wuz the wonder of the Lower Rio
Grande.
For its arrygate the cotton an its
arrygate the corr
An its arrygate the sorghum and
the cane
An it does seem mighty Gurus when
the crops is lookin' dry
You en- telephone at any time fer
rain.
I've bought an automobile and I've
built a bungalow,
An we're Twin mighty easy-now-a-
days;
An from experimental the profits
kind O. show
That a%rrygatin' corn and cabbage
pays.
An when think of Kansas with its
diggin' through the snow
Even though we owned a bigger
piece Of land
I'd ruther live in Texas-as all my
neighbors know
In the Deestrict of the Lower Rio
Grande.
Arrygate, Arrygate, Fill the
Let the water fairly soak the land
Fer here you make your seasons an
you're certain of your crops.
In the Deestrict of the Lower Rio
Grande.
There is only one objection that I
could interpose
Regardin' this intensive farm plan
But mind, I amt objectin' as
arrygation goes
But it certainly is wearin' on a man.
Back in Kansas we wuz restin'
through the freezin' winter days
An mighty LITTLE chorin' we could
do;
But down here in the Valley there's
somet<in' you en- raise,
A-workin' every day an Sunday too.
Arrygate, Arrygate, everlastingly,
Always raisin' somethin' on yer land,
But I'm go'n to stay in Texas as a
wilIin' resident
OF the Deestrict of the Lower Rio
Grande.
-FITzHUGH LEE.
-E
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

A short catchy al will be read by
more people than a long conglomera-
'tion of words.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

When we make a mistake it is
manly to acknowledge and rectify it
to hide it is disaster.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11
Pardonable Omission.

Remember, boys" said the
teacher, that in the bright lexicon
of youth there's no such word as
fail"
After a few moments the boy
raised his hand.
"Well. what is it, Socrates ;"
asked the teacher.
81 was merely going to say" re-
piled the youngster, that if such IS
the case. it would be advisable to
write to the publishers of thai lexi-
con and call their attention to The
omission'-New Era.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11
u MODEL

r4E MODEL LAUNDRY.
We have recently installed in u Cleaning and Pressing department a
Hoffman Steam Pressing Machine"
In pressing cloths with this machine live dry steam is brought. in d.
rect contact with the M terial, the garment is pressed uniformly, set
and stenized At on operation. Searching is utterly impossible.
This process is more sanitary than the old method and the work is bet
ter. Our operators re skilfuI and our prices are slightly lower than for
merly.
Coat and pants, steamed and pressed $50.
Coat and pants, cleaned and pressed loo
Skirts, steamed and pressed $50. up.
Other garments in proportion. -.
TRY US PHONE No ]
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

To see is to buy when an article
has been properly advertised
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11
Official Organ of Cameron County
Terms of Subscription

Daily-Published every morning
except Sunday, by mail postpaid to
any point in the United States, Mex
leo or Cuba or delivered by carrier
to any part OF the city, West
Brownsville, Texas, or Matamoros,
Mexico, one year $500; six months
$500; one month so cents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11

Murder will out" and the blind
in spirit only thinks he hides it from
his conscience.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-11
Between Brownsville and Point
Isabel
and Monday

Effective Saturday, HAY IL, 1914
Days other than Saturday, Sunday
and Monday
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-12-26
Joy In Serving.

It is said to be common for guides
OF travellers among the mountains Of
the east, as they wend their way be-
tween the rocks or through narrow
and intricate paths. to place every
here and there stone on "a conspicu-
Gus bit of rock, or two stones, one up
on another. At the same time, they
are heard uttering words which are Of
nksgiving-thanks te God for help
SO far and prayer for safe return. We
are Just at such memory-spot Of
the year. as We observe general
Thanksgiving Day. And it will be ac-
companied by many sincere, new and
good resolutions to. cultivate right
spirit, But how many, win make these
vowp practical? David had the real
idea of Thanksgiving. What shall
render unto the Lord for all his bene-
FITS toward me7"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-12-26
New Charters are Granted.

The following charters have beea
issued through the office Of tho secre.
tary of state: Fairmont Gas Com.
pany. of Fairmont; to maintain gas
works, operate for oil and gas, estab
lish coke ovens and furnaces: author
lied capital $2.OoO.oO0; subscribed,
$1,000; paid $500.
Bond Lumber Company, of Coving-
ton. Roane county. KY: chief works
Rockcastle and Jackson counties, Ken
lucky; authorized capital. 5000. 00e /;
subscribed. $1,000; paid. 500.
Parks Plumbing Company. Clarka
burg. w. Va; to do a general plumb
ing business; authorised capital $25,.
600; subscribed. $500: paid. $50.
Lonesome Pine Oil Company, Hunt
ington, w. Va; chief works, Caben
county and elsewhere in the state: au.
thorized capital, $4,000; Subscribed
and paid $500.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-12-26
WHEN NEW YEAR OMz
We KNOW BY CALENDAR 0.,1no
PUZZLE OF MANY AGES 6 }sS&15ssa1}

ruary at the end In 542 B. c. Feb
ruary was given its present place. At
that time the months had twenty-ninei
and thirty days alternately, SO that
che year had 345 days; to make this.
more fortunate under the old super
stition that luck lies in odd num-
bers,D one day was added The moon
makes a revolution in about twenty
nine and one-half days and twelve lu-
nations form a period of 554 days. To.
get the civil calendar even with the
solar year Numa ordered an addition
al month to be inserted every second
year between the 23rd and Oath of
February, consisting of twenty-five!
and twenty-three days alternately
Thus four years contained 1,465 days
and the mean length of the year was.
1864 days. This was one day too,
much. TIS..n an effort to adjust mat
tiers more confusion resulted.
Politicians Of that day were no less
prone to manipulate affairs to their
own advantage than they are today.
Every third period of eight years was
to contain only three intercalary
months instead Of four. This would
reduce the mean length of the year to
365K days, but the care of the calen-
dar was left with certain officials with
discretion to intercalate more or few
er days To prolong the terms of Of
fee or to hasten elections the ques-
ton of the calendar was ignored
When julius Caesar came into power
he found the civil equinox differed
from the astronomical by three
months. Winter months had been car
ried back into autumn and autumn
into summer.
Sosigenes, an old mathematician
who was more familiar with the stars.
than any man Of his time, came to
Caesars rescue and devised plan
to put an end to the disorder. The
civil year was regulated entirely hy
the sun and was fixed at 1854 days,
the quarter day being added to each
fourth year as we have it now. The
original plan was to have thirty-ona
days each for the first, third, fifth
seventh, ninth and eleventh months
and the other months thirty, except
February, which was to have twenty
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-12-26

Janus won immortal fame while
serving as janitor of heaven and at
the same time guardian of gates and
doors on EARTH He presided over
the beginning of everything and IT
Was natgrai that the first month
should be called in his honor.
nine on common years and thirty each
fourth year. This would have been
SO much more simple that had 1t been
kept we no doubt would want to give
thanks to Caesar. But then came that
other Caesar and spoiled it all. July
had been named for Julius and Angus
tus insisted the month to bear his
own name must have as many days
as July. One day was taken from
February and added to August to
crafty the vanity OF this ruler.
When the Julian calendar was in.
troduced the equinox fell on the 25tla
! of March. In the course of few cen
turtles it changed. The error In time
| amounted to a day In 1913 years. In
1882 Pope Gregory XIII. abolished the
Julian calendar in all Catholic coun-
tries and introduced the one now. in
use. At that time the equinox had
slipped back to March II. Ten days
were dropped from the calendar.
Every one hundredth year that by the
| old style would be a leap year was to
be common year, the fourth century
Invisible by four excepted; 1900 was
| q hut
| OF the common length, and 1000 leap
year again. Some countries were slow
to accept this method, but Russia 10
the only Christian country that does
not follow it.
| Although for many centuries there
was so great variety in the selection
of the day regarded as the first of the
year, religious observances and festive
rejoicing were general among all peo-
rles-Egyptians, Jews, Chinese, Ro-
| mans and Mohammedans. Solemn in
auguration of the new year was one
of the customs retained upon the es-
tablishment of Christianity. The date
ranged from Christmas to Easter I'M
til late In the sixteenth century.
Finally the date was accepted that
had been named by Numa, who also
had named the month in honor of
Janus, the two-faced, who was thus
supposed to turn at once back upon
the old year and forward to the new.
Feasting and the Interchange OF
presents have been customary in all
ages so far as can be learned from
records of celebrations of this day.
Wishing Happy New Year has been
custom as old as antiquity, but lei
us hope it may never grow so old as
to be out of date. Chicago Record
Herald
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-12-26
First in Gas Again.

FIRST IN Gas again.
West Virginia again holds first place
in the production and value of natural
gas as well as first place in the com
bined value of oil and gas produced.
The authority for this statement is the
United States geological survey, which
has just issued a bulletin on the pro-
duction of natural gas in 1911.
Not only is West Virginia the great
est gas-producing state in the union.
but with the exception of Oklahoma, ii
has the cheapest gas in the United
States, both for domestic and indus,
trial use. An increase in price. how
ever, was noted between 1910 and
1911, which gas for both domestic and
industrial use showed slight increase
In price.
AS in the production of coal, West
Virginia is an exporter of gas rather
than a consumer. and although it
ranks first in the production of gas. ii
ranks only third in, the quantity OF
gas consumed, and fourth in its value.
According to the geological survey.
West Virginia in 1911 produced 207,l
1855 thousand feet of natural gas,
valued at $2S,451, 907, while Pennsyl,
vania, which ranks second, produced
but 104,01S,296 thousand feet, valued
at .$1S,010,796.