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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
Aneweriru the Critics,

Some members OF the congregation
of the late DR.. Joseph Brown Of Glas-
gov objected to his frequent absence
from home and complained Of it-some
OF them to him personally and more Of
them behind bis back. When he
thought he had heard enough Of it he
addressed his congregation one sun
day thus:
with regard 70 objection concerning
my absence. | have TO say. first. when
| am out Of the pulpit | am usually III
some other body's pulpit. When you
are not in your W pew. are you IN
some other body's pew Second. when
! am out Of my pulpit | put some other
body into 1t. When you are out OF your
pew. do you put some other body into
It? Third. when | am out OF my pulpit
! sometimes get better men than my
self to fill 1t. and you have a chance Of
hearing the leading preachers in the
church. and sometimes | get worse
men than myself 20 fill 1t, and the
chance OF hearing them ought TO make
you thankful for your mercies."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
aNId Nassau.s

In the history of Princeton universe
~ is found the following entry after ii
had beer decided TO seat the college in
Princeton:
1T was the desire Of the trustees TO
name the new building after the pa
tron and ~benefactor Of the college.
Governor Belcher. but with rare mod
esty be declined the honor. requesting
the board to call the ediice Nassau
Hail as expressing the Honour we re-
tain. in this remote Fart Of the Globe.
to the immortal Memory OF the Glori-
Gus King William the Sd, who was a
branch Of the illustrious House Of
Nassau This request was complied
with in the following terms:
Whereas his Excellency GOvr. Bel
cher has signified to US his declining to
have the Edifice we have lately erected
at Princeton for the Use and Service
Of New Jersey College TO be called aft
er his Name, and has desired and for
Good Reasons that 1t should be calfd
after the Name of the illustrious
House Of Nassau: 1t is therefore vOt-
ed. and it is hereby ordered that the
sd. Ediiice be in all time TO come called
and be known by the name Of Nassau
Hail."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
Ices Of Palermo.

z II you wish to realize what devotion
TO ices means you should go TO Paler-
mo. All over the south Of Italy ices
are eaten TO an extent of which we do
not dream, but in Sicily and Palermo
IN particular the custom has attained
amazing proportions. Ices are eaten
By people OF all ranks and ages from
morning TO night. Where Il true Briton
would demand a glass Of beer the Pa
lermian asks for an ice. Morning. zoe
and night the consumption Of ices goes
on. They are fl wonderful variety
aud cheap. The stranger IN that beau
tiful country finds the cafes invaded
between 4 and : by ice eaters. He sees
officers and men of the army, mer-
chants and work people, the rich and
the poor Of both sexes consuming ices
with gusto. No one evades this pleas
ant duty. Lines Of carriages draw mp
AT the side OF the pavement before the
cafes. the occupants the coachman and
the footman all with their favOrite del
icacy. At first the ST. wonders.
then he falls a victim.-LondOn Chron
icIp.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
Easily RECONSTRUCTED.

The professor was in the exaltedly
platitudinous mood that sometimes
masters the wisest OF men. As be-
tween alternate sips Of morning coffee
and bites Of bacon he read the editorial
articles in his newspaper, he remark
ed to his wife that if we knew what
our forefathers talked about at the
breakfast table we could make history
live"
Now, Mrs. Professor is n plain. prac-
teal oma with a sense of humor
and much experience with profess
serial moods. She thought to herself
that it is rather fortunate on the whole
that history does not depend for It's
existence on breakfast table topics.
But she said demurely:
1T would lie something like this. !
think: Where's my newspaper? THIS
coffee is cold. The toast is burned.
This is Il bad egg. Where do you buy
this butter? For goodness sake, keep
those children quiet! Well. now
must be off, "-Youth's Companion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
a Fine Battery Of Teeth.

The animal having the most teeth Is
.he great armadillo OF south Central
and northern South America. 1t Is Il
fact well known to most people that
the normal or average number of teeth
in mammals is thlrty-two-sixteen
above and the same number below.
The great armadillo. however. is an ex-
ception, having from o. to 100. He has
from twenty-four 20 tw%enty-six in each
side of the upper jaw ard from twenty
two to twenty-four In each side of the
lower jaw. Another popularity lies in
the fact that they are all molars or
grinders. They increase In size from
front to back. instead OF from the root.
and are wholly destitute Of enamel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
Why Is a

An interesting question Is raised by
q writer on gardens in the Atlantic
Monthly. Why should so many Amer
lean gardens have that queer. irrele-
yant. useless thing called a "pergola:'
Generally 1t Is built in a spot where
shade Is called for. but the pergola,
la wing no roof. affords no shade. 1t il
really a trellis and ia borrowed from
countries where it is used to support
grapevines. but American ~grapevines
are kept pruned back TO mere stumps.
and the pergola. as affected by our
su~burbanites. is Of no use ut all as a
grape treIlis. What ~ its use we have
never been able to find out. Perhaps
some one knows. Az n generally
sees 1t. the perGola Is a sprawllng. eX-
trcmely naked object. suggesting n
shed which has had its roof blown off
BY Il gale or Il henrooSt that has been
deserted by the hens because it is no
good. Can 1t be that II is regarded by
some people as ornamental!
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
GunDOwQSr err,

The explosive nature OF %gunpOwGer.
which Is made Of charcoal. sulphur and
saltpeter. is due To the fact that when
fired the charcoal and sulphur are
Dnrned {. the expense OF the oxygen
In the %saltpeter. much heat is devel-
oped and large quantities OF gas are
produced. This gas eXerts great pres
sure on the sides OF the gun: hence its
descriptive or %propulsive effects. When
gunpowder is fired In a gun the explo-
sion IS not instantaneous. The expan-
sive force of the gases produced acts
on the shot all the time 1t is moving
along the barrel and gradually in
creases its velocity. If the explosion
were SO sudden as to be practically in
Simultaneous the greater part OF the
forces would be exerted mainly on the
sides OF the chamber containing the
powder and not. as is actually the
case. On the shot.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
Won. hut Not Held,

A learned English judge asked a
woman to marry him because she,
knowing his weakness. had mixed a
salad so artistically that he declared
he could not live without eating an
other. The Judge oon repented OF
his folly. The lady had a foolish ma
ture and q temper which so tormented
her husband that he would prolonS
the sessions of his court far into the
night. Gentlemen" he was accus-
toned to say when counsel or jury
murmured at the lateness of the hour.
"as we must be somewhere. we can
not be better anywhere than we are
here"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
LOOKING Forward.

The husband and wife were making
q call on friends n evening. The
wife was talking.
Il think we shall have Marian take
a domestic science course along with
her music and regular studies when
at college"
"Ah," said a man present. who had
been n stranger until that evening.
you look rather young to have a
daughter ready for college"
oh said the mother naively, "She
isn't old enough now. She is just
eight months old. but | do so like to
look Observation-Disclosures News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16

An amusing story III the expense OF
a certain high French official is told by
q Paris contemporary. He was show
ing one OF his friends tie magnnm oins
Of his collection Of pictures. Il land
scane Of the envirOns Of Paris. and de-
pictlng the city az it was IN 'i"rrtet5
time. There could he no donht MS to
the authenticity of the picture. for it
bore the signature of Courbet in red.
The visitor pointed out that the horizon
was dirty and would be improved by
the application Of a cleansing liquid
A bottle was requiSitioned and some
Of the chemical gently applied with u
brush. Then was seen a delightful
little sketch of the Eiffei tower. X
may be observed that Gourmet. who
was associated in the destruction Of
the Vendome column. died about a
dozen years before the tower was
built.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
WAGES No Object.

"Can't you get any work Z" asked 4
woman Of the tramp who had applied
at the back door for food.
Yes, ma'am." he replied. Il was
offered a steady job by the man who
lives down the road In that big white
house."
That's Mr.. Oatseed. What was the
work.
He wanted me to get up at A in the
morning. milk seventeen cows, feed.
water and rub down four horses. cleGL
the stables and then chop wood until
it was time to begin the days work"
what did he want to payT'
81 dunno. ma'am. | didn't stop to
ask."-Youth's Companion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
Praise For the Growers.

''The GROWERS says a Georgia phi
losopher. "are the boys that keep the
world moving. for when folks are
growing all the time the world stops
to ask the reason and straightway
finds Il remedy for the trouble. II the
world paid any attention to the opti-
mists things would be at a standSth...
Taking it for granted THAT everything's
D. X. Is the end Ct Progress Atlanta
CONSTITUTION.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16

Once upon a time m lrishm3n was
0nd stopped before an imposing look
ing monument bearing the following
inscription: Il Still Live"
Pat reflected soberly for n moment
and then said. well. If OF was dead.
begorra. Ord own up to it!'-Exchange.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
a Grand ARMY Score

A golfer playing his first game of
the season reported downtown th~-neXf
day that he had made a GRIND Army
score-he went on in 81 and came
back IN G5.-ChicagDr Post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
The Real Reason

"So-.you,Ee in for taking a
Ratch?"
Not exactly. I'm here because
couldn't get away with Detroit
Free Press.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16
Would Fee Easier.

Caddie Master-What sort of caddie
DO you want. sir? Nervous Novice
Wall-er-Id like a boy who knows
very little about the game.-London
Sketch.
Mr.. Cliffe-By George. When we get
into our suburban home I'm going to
grow lilacs. Mrs. CliTe-Don't do It.
Henry. ! like you much better smooth
ghayed.-New York Globe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-16

ra. now long "a a man live Of
waterY"
"It depends. Willie. on whether he IS
aboard a ship that won't sink-"-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-25
COSTLY
Water Prices Too High, Mrs.
Monroe Says.
East Side People Want Park,
Mrs. Cunningham Says.

1.-THE cost of water makes a lawn
prohibitive to the majority of Topeka
people, said Mrs. Lee Monroe, in speak
ing Wednesday before the members OF
the Topeka Real Estate Dealers asso-
citation. IF we are going to have a
city beautiful we must get the water
where the people can use it. We are
taking the wrong idea of things in
Topeka. Any man, who after his day S
work, is willing to beautify his lawn
should be allowed to do so without ex-
ira charge.
There are more property owners
on the East side than ever before,
said Mrs. Sam Cunningham. The
East side people are thoroughly aWak-
ened to the improvement idea over
100 names have already been placed
on a petition asking to have tract of
east of the Parkdale school, condemn
ed for park purposes. There are
few houses on this property which
have deteriorated until they have lit
tie value. The people would take great
pride in such a park"
a resolution was passed by the as
ISOLATION asking the city commission
ers to frame an ordinance prohibiting
any person other than city employee
to haul rubbish in the city.
Forty or $4,000 has been put into
a garbage plant said Q. G.. BlakeIy,
who presided in the absence of Presi-
dent n B. Burge, land yet the people
are allowed to dump rubbish any
made by w. ]. Rickenbacker. Mrs.
NJ Gragg who is interested in East
side improvements made few re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-25
MURDER AND ARSON
OF Almost Daily Occurrence on West
Coast of Mexico.

San Francisco, April 25.-Murder
and arson are crimes of almost daily
occurrence in the bandit-infested reg
olns of the west coast of Mexico, ac-
cording to American refugees who ar
rived here today on the Pacific mail
steamer City of Panama. Women and
children, members of the families of
American planters and engineers,
Bias, and other ports. They described
a reign of terror covering almost the
entire coast and gave account of the
capture of the town of Acapulco by
bandits after citizens had been able
to offer only $4,000 of $4,000 de-
manded by the marauders.
Mrs. Leela Steele of New York, the
wife of a civil engineer who is en-
plOyed on a one million acre planta-
ton boarded the City of Panama at
Laura Rhoades, her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Lucy Rhoades and the latter's
two children. They said American res
idents of the Salina Cruz district lived
in daily terror of their lives and bands
of outlaws were securing the country.
Mrs. Ida Gorton of Texas, who
boarded the vessel at Vera Cruz with
her son and daughter, Raphael and
Florence A. Gorton, said state of an
archy prevailed in the vicinity of the
small town of Lucretia from which
they came and that she believed many
Americans were killed.
Railroad bridges have been blown
up said Mrs. Gorton. Ranch
houses, farms and stores are being
robbed and their defenders shot.
American residents are absolutely
without protection"
Galveston, April 25.-Refugees from
Mexico continued today to tell of har-
experiences with Mexican guer-
rillaS and Self-styled insurrectOs in the
southern republic.
w. R. NJ. Inns, an American attor-
ney of Honolul, and j. F. F1exen, an
American railroad engineer. declared
never in their lives had they conceived
of the cruelty to the living and the
dissertation of the dead they recently
had witnesses in MexiCO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-25
CHARGE CROOKED WORK
Taft Managers Declare Roosevelt Bids
for Democrat Votes.

Washington, April 25.-In a statement
issued here Wednesday the National
Taft bureau charges that the Massa-
chusetts Roosevelt committee caused a
paid advertisement to be printed in a
Springfield newspaper Monday, April
% as follows:
Remember you do not have to be
enrolled in any party to vote at this
primary"
Whit does it mean" says the Nc
Kinley statement 'It means that
Roosevelt is making a paid bid for the
votes of Democrats, Socialists and
Prohibitionists to defeat President
Taft who is asking for republican
votes for his nomination. Here open
ly is the evidence that he has done the
same thing secretly all over the United
States.''
Mr. Mckinley charges that in all the
primaries held thus far Col. Roose-
welt has received the votes of many
democrats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-25
WOMAN FARMERS QUIT
Mrs. BeImont's Experiment Turns Out
Failure.

New York, April 25-Afater a years
experiment as women farmers the
Suffragette colony on the estate of Mrs.
o. H. P. Belmont, at East Meadow
brook, have Withdrawn from the COM
petition with. the farmers of Nassau
county.
While Mrs Belmont is averse to dis
cussing the collapse of her women
farmers colony the general opinion
is that the young women failed to
make good"
Milking cows in overalls, wearing
high heel slippers or patent leather kid
inc viewpoint, declare the male farm
ers, but for practical and successful
farming leather boots bring better re-
suits.
Positions in various other walks OF
life have been found for the suffra-
gets and the fact that even the large
farm attached to Brockholt will not be
titled this year was apparent when
Foreman Riache. who for years has
been in charge of the farm, resigned
and found employment on large es-
tate in the Wheatley hills section.
The herd of Is prize cows have been
disposed of and all the horses on Brook
holt have been sold.
The quarters of the farmerettes are
deserted and the efforts to make ''wo-
men farmers" superior to all others on
Long Island will soon pass into a mem
Dry.
About 200 acres of the Belmont estate
has been placed on the market and Of
fered for sale. The dwelling and i'm
mediate grounds will probably be re-
tanned by Mrs. Belmont for some time
for her private use
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-25
WOMEN ORGANIZE.
Woodson and Mcpherson Counties at
Work for Suffrage.

McPh erson county has been report
ed as organized for equal suffrage,
with the following officers: Mrs W.
G. Heaston, president; Mrs. J. A.
Clement. secretary; Mrs. E. L. Craik
treasurer; Mrs George w Allison
chairman of membership extension.
A suffrage organization has been
made at Walden college, Mcpherson,
and at Bethany college, Lindsborg
Woodson county. of the Fourth dis
trict, is also organized. and the Off
GERS are: Mrs. J. W. Page presi-
dent; Mrs. J. P. Kelly, first vice
president; Mrs. D. w. Wilson, second
vice president; Mrs. Gussie Sherman,
recording secretary; Miss Eva Wirick
corresponding secretary, and Mrs
Matte Derby, treasurer.
Mrs. Minnie Grinstead. president of
the Seventh district, is in the Third
district assisting in the organization
of Crawford county.
After the annual convention in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-25
Astonishing Results Produced in
Short Length of Time.
Mrs. E. RaIdridge Says She Now
Finds Pleasure in Life.
WAS WISE DECISION.
Health Improves Rapidly Since
Taking New Tonic.
Gives Facts Concerning Her Lit
tie Sons Condition.

Mrs. Emma Baldridge of No. 938
Wabash avenue, Wichita, Kan, also
we'll known in Topeka, is among the
many many citizens Of Topeka, r who have
which is making such a remarkab bic
record here.
In speaking of her experience with
the medicine Mrs. Baldridge said:
For the past two years 1 have been
in bad health and could not find any
thing that helped me. 1 suffered with
nervousness, stomach and kidney trou-
bles, and in fact, was generally very
badly run down. I could not sleep at
night and the little sleep 1 did get
did not seem to rest me. My stomach
bothered me a great deal, as seldom
ate a meal that agreed with me. My
nerves were on edge continually and
a sudden noise would make me jump
as if shot. I also felt dull and Ian
guild and did not seem to have enough
strength.
After read of iona Vita I decided
to try it. After taking two bottles, 1
began sleeping better right away and
at the end of one week. was eating
better and my stomach did not bother
me. have been improving right along
and am now in as good health as L
hard days work and do not feel COM
pletely worn out at night. L believe
it is the best stomach and blood medi-
cine sold in Topeka I would advise
tuyOu6 Win TQH-uOWn system 10 give
'Tona Vita a fair trial and I am sure
they will be benefited by it in a few
days time.
MY son who suffered with stom-
ach trouble and bad blood is also TAX
ing 'Tona Vita with the very best
results
The sale of this new tonic has in
creased so rapidly that the specialists
who are introducing the medicine
have not been able to get an adequate
supply. In speaking of this one of the
specialists said: I'VE are sorry to dis
the people, as we were forced
to do part of last week, but we could
not get the medicine here fast enough.
The demand is just as great in other
cities as it is in Topeka, and the man
ufacturing department has been
swamped with orders. We received a
big shipment recently and we will
not be without the medicine again
during our stay. We will be at the
Arnold Drug Company, 523 Kansas
Ave, all of this week and will talk
to callers between the hours of 9 A.
NJ. and 8 P. NJ. each day"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-25
kansas Farmers Are Clever.

. Richf1eld. Kan, April 25.-One Of
the most unique illustrations of Kan
sas ingenuity is to be found on the
route of the overland mail line be-
tween here and Cess, in the southeast
ern part of Morton county. A revolv-
ing postoffice has been established for
the benefit of the farmers in it's vi
cinity. 1t consists of a wagon wheel
mounted on a post and bearing seven
rural mail boxes. The carrier on the
overland route to Cess can, by rotating
the Wheel deposit mail in all the boxes
without getting out of his wagon and
likewise each patron is able to rotate
his box to his horses side without dis
mounting. The revolving pOstoffice
occupies an important place in the
social, political and commercial life of
Morton county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-25
COOPER'S GOOD STUNT
Second Time He Shot Tied Score for
First Place.

A feature of the gun club shoot
Tuesday afternoon was the perform
ance of DR.. Cooper of the state hos
pitaI, who tied the score for first place,
with L. Biscoe. each making a total
of As. DR.. Cooper has taken part in
but enc clay pigeon shoot prior to his
stunt of Thursday. This fact makes
the feat a remarkable one, as trap
shooting is vastly different from field
work, and the knocking down of live
birds
The shoot took place at Potter's
farm on California avenue, and good
scores We're made by each member
present, even the low score, giving
evidence of top-notch shooting. The
club viii hold a special meeting Fri
day night at Fullerton Brothers store,
for the purpose of reorganizing the
club, for the trap shooting season of
1912.
The following is a list of the scores
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-25
Cattle Bring Good Price.

Dodge City, Kan, April 25.-T. F..
Garner & Son negotiated the sale of
700 head of cattle here recently which
brought the highest price ever paid
per head for a bunch of cattle at this
place. This is somewhat of a distinc-
ton considering the prominence Dodge
City has always held in the cattle in
dustry in the southwest. The cattle
were from three to five years old and
the sale price averaged over $50 per
head. The bunch was owned by a
syndicate of stockmen of which Mr..
Tate of Lakin is a prominent member
and were sold to eastern buyers to be
put on blue stem pasture lands in
Greenwood and Butler counties.