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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
LIVE ON ''GRINGOS"
Matamoras, Mex Preserved by
the American Manufacturer.
Was Once a City Of Aetlvlty-RIo
orande. an lmpresnabls Wall Be-
tween Old and New, Has
stopped Progress.

FL Paso, Textile Rio Grande
lows In It's purplish-ocre stream but
3 few miles away. writes CORE
spondent from Matamoras North OF
this meandering. slit laden water
course Is the country Of achievement
and adyancement-so close that bull.
lets fired by Constitutionalists or Fed
eralists frequently find Judgment
therein. Yet on this side Of the river
the sweeping Is done with a broom
made Of twigs.
The river is more than a boundary
line. Il is a great, seemingly impreg-
nable wall between the old and the
new, the then and the now. Il Is the
end Of the one and the beginning Of
the other A few hundred feet at its
widest yet 1t apparently has stopped
the march Of centuries.
Over yonder they say woman must
not work more than 80 many hours a
week. They talk of equal wages for
equal work" Commissions are study.
ing ways and means TO elevate the
condition Of their sisters, seeking to
find avenues that will lead to cosier
and happier times. Here, the women
peer furtively through bars Of iron,
shield their faces with the mantilla
as they pass along the street and they
pass as shadows, silently, furtiyely
stealing glances in their Journeys.
And they pound the beans to make
the cakes or grind the meal because
woman is cheaper than machine and
does not wear out so fast
The faces Of these brown women
are sad as they converse in their low
tones, the liquids Of their language
flowing along in a sort Of melody
yet a melody Of which sorrow is the
theme.
And so 1t is in Matamoras Once
$4,000 people had their homes there
In the past 1t was the scene Of much
activity. The cotton ships called there
and took away great burdens of feecy
white. Men bought and sold and the
women were bedecked in fnery. But
those who saw the ships come, now
sleep In the little cemetery over neal
the bull ring and the glory Of Mata
moras has fed with them since 1t ii
no longer a seaport. Only boats o.
the very lightest draft could call al
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

plaza TO the cemetery. There the
dead rest In vaults on top Of the
ground. These vaults-built Of burn.
ed brick II the family can afford 1t. or
adobe, II II is poor-are equipped with
hooks so that the mourning signs may
be hung without difficulty. The Mex.
lean is apt to be economical OF time in
his mourning. Fresh flowers are plen.
tiful and cheap. they can be had in
the fields for the picking, but they
have to be renewed.
But the permanent Occupancy even
Of the last abode is not guaranteed.
On the authority of the little old
man who sits at the gate and accepts
coppers that are rendered him-by re.
quest-if a half dollar a year, in gold,
is not paid by those who survive those
at rest, or there is not some provision
through legacy, then the tomb is open
ed, the coffin removed and the bones
thrown into a corner to be covered
by naught else save by the merciful
weeds.
There we're quite a number Of the
brothers and sisters who failed to
pay their dues, as the heap testi-
fies.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
KEEPING DOWN KITCHEN EN.
PENeEs.

II you win notice. the meat bills Of
the cook who buys steaks or quickly
cooked meats, are much higher than
those 81 the woman who spends more
time planning her meals and buying
cheaper cuts OF meat, and her family
at the same time are better fed.
When we buy cold boiled ham at
thirty-flve or forty cents a pound, In
stead of preparing It ourselves at
twenty-five cents, OF buying ten cents
worth Of soup cubes when a ten-cent
soup bone hould have made a much
fuller meal, as to food value, and with
little expense as to heat, If a tireless
cooke" is used; when We insist upon
steaks at twenty-five and twenty-eight
cents, when twelve and fifteen cents
will buy meat which, II we'll cooked.
will furnish a good meal,
A small piece of meat added to veg
etables will give flavor to them and
make a palatable meal. II takes
thought and planning to keep down
the expenses and still not noticeably
stint the family For most women
who have the right feeling toward
housekeeping there is q keen enjoy
ment in the battling against such
odds. It is a game that takes as much
greater skill than that shown at the
bridge table, and one which we hope
to see the younger generation enter
with fair knowledge Of the game.
Leaf lard, If bought when the price
Is down to eleven cents, and the lard
tried out at home, will lessen the cost
Of lard from two to four cents on the
pound.
There are certain seasons in the
year, usually early in the year. when
sugar may be bought in UNDERGROUND
bags at saving of one or two cents
to the pound, when buying by the dol
lars worth, as most people do. Sugar
is a staple that cannot spoil If kept
in a clean, dry place, and it is econ
omy to buy 1t in large lots.
Canned vegetables for winter may
be bought at quite a reduction II g
dozen cans are ordered, and much Of
the staple food can be bought thus
and save the middle mans profit
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

Matamoras now. though the Rio
Grande at this point is supposed TO
be navigable, and the international
bridge has a draw, but nobody remem-
bers Of having seen 1t swing
Matamoras lives on and by the bull
fight, like many another town on the
border. II has soap factory and a
glycerin factory, but they are own
ed by Americans, 20 in all making the
town their home. The gringo may
be hated and despised, but 1t is his dol.
lars that keeps the ancient town alive.
Hence, he is tolerated, and the Mex.
lean makes the most Of him.
In between is sandwiched every kind
of petty graft from that of the street
car conductor who. when making
change on the four cent fare, hands
you a Mexican centavo instead of an
American cent, and thereby enriches
himself by half penny; to the curio
merchant, who, not content with i'd
vancing his price when there are many
strangers in town, slips you along with
your American money a Mexican nick
ell and adds two and one-half cents to
his profit
1t is but a short walk from the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
hilah Tariff Democrats"

1T can be confidently predicted that
the representatives of the Louisiana
sugar industry, as we'll as the sena-
tors and representatives of this state,
will do all in their power to prevent
free sugar, and to limit the reduction
In the tariff, If such becomes inevi-
table, to the smallest possible proper
tons"
Thus the New Orleans Picayune,
which also denounces proposals to cut
down the tariff on lumber and on rice
Yet the Picayune calls itself a Demo.
cratic newspaper.
Selfshness of this sort wrecked
Democracy once before, when Arthur
Pue German turned the tariff bill into
a sham and overwhelmed the Demo
cratic party with "perfidy and dis
honor "-Chicago Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
Mr.. Rurlsson starta We'll.

Postmaster General Burleson has
started the management of his de-
partment with the proper measure
ment of merit and politics, which was
promised for the whole Wilson admin
istration.
His first appointment was of Mer-
rift o. Chance, a Republican, to be
chief clerk of the postoffice depart.
ment.
Mr.. Burleson did not permit politics
to overshadow Mr.. Chances merit
Mr.. Burleson recognized in Mr.
Chance a man who, by native ability
and industry, and by twenty-five years
of useful and varied experience In the
postoffice department and in the presi
dents commission on efficiency and
economy is qualified to serve a Demo
cratic or a Republican administration
with equally effective competence.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
KIT CARSON'S FRIEND

pany of rangers In southeast Colo
RADIO was the first sheriff of south
east Colorado when 1t was a territory,
and May s, 1868, we pulled of the
first election ever held in Colorado.
I'VE were In the cattle business
and one time we got word that Coe
and his band were coming to run of
our cattle. I called my company To-
gether and we rode out, and by trav-
cling at night we came to an aban-
doned dobe where the gang was rest
ing for the night. We tied our horses
distance away, and with revolver
in one hand and a rife in the other
we crept up to the cabin, burst in the
door and took the whole eleven and
hanged them to the cottonwood trees
along the river bank.
"Coe was not in the adobe hut, He
was at another place fifteen miles
away, and we rode there and captured
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
Cattleman Tells How "No Mans
Land" Was Created.
Strip Now a Part Of Texas and Kan
sas Was Rendezvous for
BUSTERS, Bandits and
Murderers.

Kansas City, Mol. A. Allen, a
cattleman, who has an Office at the
Kansas City stockyards, says that the
encyclopedias are all wrong about
how No Mans land came to be crc-
Rted
Mr.. Allen was a cattleman on the
plains and mountains for fifty years.
He was a boy when he went from
Kansas City with the first herd of
cattle ever driven over the plains.
For the following fifty years he was
in the cattle business in all parts Of
the west. He was the intimate friend
of Kit Carson and he was with the
wife Of Carson when she died and
he buried her in his own garden. He
was with Carson when he died, His
brother married the only daughter OF
Kit Carson and they are living now in
Trinidad, Colo.
No Mans land used to be the strip
OF land 1877 miles long and IS miles
wide between Texas on the south and
Kansas on the north. Later 1t was
known as Beaver county. Now 1t is
made up of Cimarron. Texas and
Beaver counties, Oklahoma
None of the books tells the true
story of how that came to be known
as No Mans land" said Mr. Allen to
a reporter. "The truth about 1t Is
this: In the war between Mexico and
the United States this country took
all Of the country south Of the Arkan-
sas river in what is now Colorado
and all Of New Mexico, Aroma, Cali
fornia and TexaR. In the treaty that
ceded this vast territory to the Uni
ted States 1t wss stipulated that for
the benefit of the Mexicans living in
New Mexico, who we're accustomed 20
trading with the Indians Of the In
dian territory, they should be given
a free roadway from New Mexico into
the Indian country and a neutral strip
was laid out 1877 miles long and about
35 miles wide that was since known
as the Neutral strip, and No Mans
land.
The Mexicans were still using
that strip as a trading route when
went out there fifty years ago, And
then It was gradually abandoned as Q
trading route, and as there was nc
government with Jurisdiction over II
and courts could not be established
there It became a rendezvous for the
worst outlaws of the southwest, who
would run out OF there and commit
depredations and then drop back u
the shelter Of the neutral strip.
"One Of the worst bands that found
refuge there was the Coe outfit. IT.
headquarters were on the Cimarror
river in the southwest corner of tn,
strip, and 1t had a stone fort Their,
a hundred miles from a settlement
was at that time captain Of com
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
MORE BUSINESS MEN
WHAT IS NEEDED FOR lNTELLL
GENT TARIFF REVISION.
EmphatIeaIly the Work Of Congress-
but Must BE Done BY Those Thor.
oughly conversant with the
Nations Needs.

The National Chamber Of Commerce
made a procurement on the subject
OF the tarl1. A business body natur-
ally concerned itself with business
topic. What Is called a tariff commits.
sion-a tribunal to report to congress
was favored, and the constituent
bodies of the national body are asked
for expressions on the subject
II is to be hoped, however, that the
matter may be canvassed more clearly
this time than several years ago, when
at a national convention OF American
manufacturers held at Indianapolis It
was proposed that tariffmaking be
taken out OF the hands OF congress and
given into those OF a commission Of
experts. Congress. It was solemnly
declared, lacked the knowledge essen
tial to schedule-making and rate-tix-
ing, and should surrender that func.
ton to a tribunal Of business men in
every way competent to deal with H.
Evidently the authors OF that deliv-
erance lacked knowledge themselves.
They did not know that congress could
not II 1t would, and would not II II
could, divert itself OF the taxing pow.
er, which lie the greatest power II ex.
ercises. The power Of taxation Is the
power of life and death in the bust
ness world, and for that reason was
invested by the constitution in con
gress, the body chosen by the people
to act for all the people, producers
and consumers.
For better or for worse, therefore,
tariff-making is with congress, and
must remain with congress. II more
and better light 10 necessary to an
improved execution of the task by that
body, let 1t be provided. But the pow
er to act either with light or in dark
ness, will still be with congress.
And so a better remedy than a tariff
commission might be more business
men in congress. Let more men of
business light and leading be invested
with power, not to gather statistics
and compile them and comment on
them in a report to congress, but to
legislate on statistics. Information
sufficient to construct a tariff bill ia
abundant and may be easily gathered
The point always is, and always will
be. as to its value In the eyes of those
charged with the duty Of passing on
It.
The Underwood tariff revision now
on the stocks will be appraisable when
1t takes the water, not on the score
of whether the builders had timber
enough, but what selection was made
of the timber at hand If this shiI
sinks it will be for something of the
same reason that carried the German
Wilson ship to the bottom nearly
twenty years ago-a job botched in al
effort to hide or excuse the use of pro
lection after that material had beer
condemned as unfit for shipbuilding.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
to report as soon as possible to Queen
Victoria, who was worrying greatly
over the condition of her son.
NEW STELLAR DISCOVERY
Lowell Observatory Scientists Declare
That the Light of Nebulae
ls Reflected.

Flagstaff, Ariz.-It has been discov.
cred at the Lowell observatory
through spectroscopic observations
that the nebulae in the pleiades were
illuminated by the reflected light of
neighboring stars.
1t is regarded as a discovery Of
great Importance to the astronomical
world because of its direct bearing on
the nature of thousands of other nebu-
lac and on evolution of the stellar
system.
The supposition has always been
that the nebulae we're self-Hghting;
that is, that they were composed Of
fiery substance. The discovery woulti
indicate that they are cold bodies.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

Watch your step" varying 1t once in
while with Mind your STEP just
to shock wandering purists.
The building management has found
a better plaza veritable Maxim ST.
lencer for raucous-toned operators.
When a car is brought to a full
stop an attachment on the lever or
controller automatically lights a
strong incandescent with a reflector
upon it, and this is focused on the
threshold Of the elevator. The poor
est-sighted passenger could not fail
30 discover any difference in the lev
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
MAN GAVE HIS BLOOD IN VAIN
Yonkers Manufacturer Whose Friend
Tried to Save Him Dies from
Anaemla.

Yonkers.-Thomas Morris, Jr., to
save whose life James j. Lynch, an
old friend, gave up a quart Of his
blood. died at his home. 70 Buena
Vista avenue.
Mr.. Morris, who was an iron manu-,
facturer, had been suffering from
anaemia for several months. Last
week his physicians decided the only
chance of saving his life would be the
injection of blood. When Lynch
heard this, although he had been es.
tranged from Morris for some time be.
cause Of business differences, he of,
fered to supply the blood required.
Mr. Morris leaves a widow and two
children.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
Old PI. shepn pIsannsarlnn.


With the decline OF the a Ia mode
beef shop In London one notes also
the disappearance OF most OF the old.
fashioned pie shops such as the IA.
nous eel.pie shop IN Fleet street that
the youthful fancy OF the writer al.
ways associated with the story OF
Sweeney Todd, "the demon barber"
The itlnerant vender Of Sleeps trot.
ters has also almost disappeared. a.
we'll as the seller Of sandwiches at the
doors Of theaters. while the peripatotio
pie has quite vanished from the
streets. In their place we have the
all-conquering but malodoroua fried.
fsh shop. which has multiplied four,
fold during the last twenty years
London Chronicle.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

method by which she can tell what
one is saying by placing her fingers
on the lips, nose and chin.
The Spanish minister at Washing
ton has been directed to see Miss
Keller and learn as much as possible
OF her methods from her and from
her teacher and companion, Mrs.
Macy.
Back Of the visit to this country a
few weeks ago OF the Spanish royal
court physician, DR.. Vincente Lorente,
were closely guarded secret instruc-
lions to learn all he could about the
methods OF teaching Helen Keller and
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
"Protsction" Anomaly.

Hides and skins worth 1921, 900 COO
came in duty free. and the leather
trust profited greatly. Boots and shoes
pay IS per cent duty, saddles and har.
ness 20 per cent, and the duty on
some gloves is prohibitive.
Crude rubber and scrap rubber was
imported duty free to the amount Of
s9s 100000. It was bought by the rub,
Der trust Manufactured rubber-the
only kind consumers use-is protect
ed" by duties Of IS TO 20 per cent
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
Hunt for DIPLOMATS,

President Wilson seems to be plan
ming to appeal the question of pay in
our diplomatic service to the court Of
public opinion. The proposition he
virtually puts up to the people of the
United States is this: The men who
ought to be in the important foreign
posts haven't the private means to
stand the expense and the government
does not stand 1t for them. There are
men than can stand the expense, but,
compared with those others, they
ought not to be in the posts
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
Checked Pretty eIrrs Industry

Denver.-State Auditor Kenehan
was astounded when he saw an ex-
pressman install a sewing machine in
a private chamber of supreme court
justice. Il don't have anything to do
about four days out Of the week, ex.
planned the pretty girl stenographer,
and / thought I might as well sew
up here" within an hour the sew.
ing machine left the state house.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
IeEAE- 2Aa,zt.eN-.
Accomplished Talker.

Gray is certainly a most adaptable
talker," said a man. Il saw him meet
a man from Iowa the other day, and
in a moment he was launched on a
talk about corn. A half hour after
ward he met Thorndike Of Boston,
and he knew more about raising beans
than did the Bostonian"
That's all right" said Smith, but
suppose he had met both men togoth-
er, what would he have talked about
them"
why, succotash. Ladies' HONS
Journal.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
AIDS THE LIFT PATRONS
Ineandeseent Light Shows Passengers
Whether the Elevator Has Stopped
at the Floor Level,

New York.-Elevator operators in
the United States Express company's
building at Rector street no longer
emulate elevated or subway guards
when they fail to stop their cars on
an immediate level with the floor. \
No longer do they warn passenl
Ears catering ana leaving their cars to
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
Must Take Plain Stand.

Papers and congressman wishing to
maintain the exactions of the present
tariff should come out in the open.
They should support Taft, Aldrich,
Dalzell, Cannon and Payne. They
should ally themselves with the Re
publican old guard,--Chicago Journal,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
rhorounhlv Exnerisnoed.

William, who had missed a day at
school, said to his mother:
Mamma, will you please give me
an excuse?"
The mother absently replied:
ASK your father. dear, he is an ex.
bert"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

Now comes an Indiana woman Of
100 years advocating a hot bread diet
and closed sleeping rooms. Longevity
Is truly the worlds champion go-as
you-please race.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

Approximately five per cent. of the
total population of the United
States gets his or her living more or
less from electricity and its ramifl-
cations. Some will be shocked to
now this.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
WOMAN'S ILLS
DISAPPEARED
Like Magicafter taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound,
North Bangor, N Y.-"As / have

used Lydia b. Pink
hams We getable
Compound with
great benefit / feel
it my duty to write
and tell you aboutit
Twas ailing from fe-
male weakness and
had headache and
backache nearly all
the time. Twas later
every month than |
should have been
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

The blushing young curate who told
his congregation that for three days
Jonah was in the society Of the
whale" established a new point in
anatomy.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

A physician declares that people
should eat all the undigestible foods
on the market. Newlyweds, please
take notice!
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

The Harvard student who has be
come a doctor Of philosophy at the
age OF eighteen, demonstrates again
that youth will not be denied
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
MAY TEACH PRINCE JAIME
Helen keller's Methods Are Told to
Queen Victoria and Physician 10
Sent to United States.

Boston.-Helen Keller may try to
teach Prince Jaime, the little deaf son
of King Alfonso of Spain, how to
speak and how to use the touch
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

There are very few exceptions 70
the rule that the city man who wants
to go back on the farm never lived
on one.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30
THE.MEHBN
CABINET

ROuBLE has trick OF com.
INK
Butt end first:
Viewed approaching you've seen II
Al its worst
Once surmounted, straight Il wakes
Ever small
And Il tapers an there's nothing
Left al ALI
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

While a Chicago man was away
from home the roof was stolen off his
house. Another one of those cases Of
seeing stars.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

This discovery that some stars are
cold suggests similar discoveries
made by varlaus stagedoor Johnnies
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

A contemporary asks If suicide is
justifable? 1t depends on whether
you are pursued by bill collector or
Just an ordinary bore
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

Next time the telephone girl tells
you the line you want is busy, bear in
mind that there are only 100000
phones in this country.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

The heiress of the Krupp fortune ia
TO be assessed S1.S0O,0OO as her share
OF the new German war tax. This
seems a sort OF poetic justice
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

1t is suggested that babies dresses
be flreproofed. This system might be
REINFORCED with a muEzle to prevent
the eating of matches.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

Complaint is made of the new nick
el that it will not go into a slot.
Therein it shows the reasoning pow.
or Of inanimate things.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

A man out of work won a prize for
telling why he was jobless This might
sound promising, but 200 other meD
failed.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-04-30

Talking about the alleged corset
trust, there seems to be a demand
that It be squeezed to death.