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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-04

=. NJ. Screens n Of Lyford is a visitor
in Brownsville today.
III. II. Watson of san Antonio. who has
been here several days On business. left
for san Antonio this morning.
Miss Maud Layton, who IL attending
the teachers institute III san Benito,
spent Wednesday evening IN Brownsville
returning to san Benito this morning.
Miss Lilliah DrcYer of san Banito. who
has bceugvi.iting her brother. I'll. II. Drey
err returned to her home this morning.
Judge II. III. Forto, and Mrs. Forto
who have been away since May Oh 4 Wis
ii to points ILL Spain and other foreign
countries. have returned to the United
states, and are expected in brownsville
within \ week.
Emiit.hoWalski IL In Texas City. where
he is awaiting Mrs. Kowalski's mother.
Mrs. SaHchcz of puchiu, Mexico. who
viii visit in Brownsville. The ship OH
which Mrs. Sanchez made the trip was
being held III quarantine. bat was eX-
pcctcd 10 discharge her passengers today.
ID. III. CumdiuS, editor of the Browns
yiIn Sentinel. expects to leave Satur-
day fer Dallas. where ne viii visit his
family and friends.
Miss Annie Craig, one Of the High
School teachers. who has been attend
ing the institute at SAN Bcuito. ire
turned home sick last evening. Miss
craig was rot well enough To return
10 The institute today.
Mrs. Claude Scott who viii Haye
charge of tLc Latin classes in the High
School this session, left this afternoon
to attend the institute at san Benito.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-04
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
Practical Idealists in the Cabinet

The newspapers, notably the lnde-
pendent press, commend the new cab
met. Ali say it is Mr.. Wilson's own
cabinet. 1t was not made up, as for
mer cabinets were, to conciliate any
faction or any interest. Instead Of a
patchwork, it is cabinet made up of
bright idealists with practical turn
of mind. Each and all of them will
endeavor to accomplish some good re-
suit. The cabinet may not please the
old time politicians, but in the long
run it will doubtless please the coun-
try, and it was selected by Mr.. Wilson
for that purpose.
Of the 10 members of the official
family of the new President, who was
born in Virginia and reared in Geor-
gia, only two, Messrs. Burleson and
Daniels, live in the cotton states, yet
five of the 10 were born in the south,
namely, McAdoo, McReynolds, Dan
iels, Burleson and Houston, and two
were born outside of the country,
namely, Wilson of Pennsylvania and
Lane of California, leaving only three
northern-born members in it. The
three are Bryan, Redfield and Garri-
son.
1t is a rather singular fact that
Alabama has never furnished but one
cabinet member. In 1898 President
Cleveland made Hilary A. Herbert
Secretary of the Navy, and the navy
has never had better department
head. William r. Kind was elected vice
president in 1852, and was sworn in,
but he died in office before he had
actually presided over the Senate.
Tennessee on the other hand has seen
three of its sons elevated to the presi-
dency, and, Georgia has sent seven
men to fill cabinet places.
Mr.. Wilson did not concern himself
about locality. He wanted bright and
efficient heads for the 10 departments
and he took them where he could find
them. He took two from New York
city and disregarded New England al
together.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
Remaining Our Streets

Chicago is planning to rename 600
streets and the subject is to be taken
up in the city council next week when
fight between nationalities is ex-
pected to take place. Poles and the
large Irish contingent will contend
for favorite names.
Birmingham has no trouble over
favorite national names to contend
with, and the city engineer is free to
work out comprehensive system of
names that will greatly facilitate the
growth and convenience of the city in
the years to come.
Let US hope Mr.. kirkpatrick and the
city commission do not stand dismayed
by the magnitude of the task. What
Chicago is about to do Birmingham
can do. Brooklyn changed the names
of 400 streets in single day, and
City Engineer Kirkpatrick can do as
we'll or better if he will get right down
to hard work in this important matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
Vice President Marshalrs Mail

Vice President Marshall wears a
silk hat and will perhaps become deep
ly imbued with the precedents and ira
ditions of the Senate. He may not be-
come one of the old guard, but he bids
fair to maintain unimpaired the awful
dignity of the Senate.
This was shown when he refused
to bundle up his big unusual mail for
the purpose of toting it when he rode
in street car to the capitol. The Age
Herald is glad to record the fact that
the official vice presidential automo-
bile will be in commission tomorrow,
and will hereafter consume daily gaso-
line and carry both Mr.. Marshall and
his mail from his hotel to his room
in the capitol. That wilbend the en-
barassments growing out of over
heavy arrivals of mail matter.
If the vice president would refer
all office seekers to the several heads
of departments he could reduce his
mail to reasonable proportions, and
this in loyalty to the President is ex-
actly what he should do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
uhe Charity RaII

"Anong the popular institutions OF Biz
mingham is the charity ball held every
year at the Country club on the night OF
Easter Monday, under the auspices of tho
District Nurses association" said men,
ber of the Chamber of Commerce.
with the growth of Birmingham the
scope of the associations work expands.
This worthy association does work that
no other charity organization does. 1t
looks after the sick poor and has them
properly nursed and nourished. 1t used
to be that one white nurse and one col
ored nurse was sufficient to look after
the INDECENT who languished on beds of
pain, but now an additional white nurse
is employed.
Last years ball was notably beautiful
and I understand that this years event
will be on the same large plan, The in
vitation cards will be exceptionally ar
tistic. Roberts & Son are engraving the
cards free of charge and no finer work
could be done, perhaps. in any printing
office in this country. While a large
invitation list is being prepared the ball
will be exclusive and everyone who re-
ceives an invitation may consider him
self honored, and at the same time he
will have an opportunity of making his
Easter offering in a way that will do
great good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08

and Rio de Janeiro is $4,000. The con-
sui at Montreal receives $4,000 as do
also the consuls at Manchester, Wen
ma. Constantinople, Calcutta, 1oko-
hama, Cape Town and Mexico City.
Other consulates range in pay from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Aspirants for office who do not
care especially to mix with royalty
or "high society" in foreign lands but
who have good reasons for wishing to
sojourn abroad prefer consulates to
embassies or legations, for they can,
if appointed, live on government pay,
enjoy all the cultured advantages, per-
form duties of benefit to commerce
and save money besides.
The older governments have long
had trained men in their consular and
diplomatic service and uncomplimen-
tary/ criticisms were sometimes
passed on the consular material of the
United States, but it is safe to say
now that the American consular SER
vice will compare well in every re-
spect with that of Great Britain or
other foreign governments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
Look, the unfolding star calls mp the
Measure for Measure.
Surrender of Janina Fortress

Janina is a city and fortress IN
Epirus province, which adjoins Greece
The Turks had expected to hold it and
to make it a part Of an autonomous
Albania. But the fall of Janina
through the better generalship and
organization of the Greeks has de-
feated that scheme, and Janina VIII
assuredly become part of Greece.
The Turkish troops in Janina were
not starved out. They were outfought
and outmaneuvred. Janina is the cen
ter of a grain growing district, and
there was plenty of food in it.
The Greeks began the seige OF
Janina last October. Ever since De
cember the fortress has been regular
lv besieged. The success of the Greeks
in the present war has been remarka-
Bile. They have captured Gallipoli and
Janina while Scutari still holds out
against the Montenegrins, and Ad-
rianople against the Bulgarians and
Servians.
Every change in the situation rem
ders the story of the Turks in Europe
more difficult, and six months more
Of warfare will be apt to drive them
over into Asia bag and baggage. A
settlement on that basis would be bet
ter for all concerned. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
WOMEN AND NEWSPAPERS

From the Providence Journal
An editor of one of our contempo-
raries told diners at the Republican
club on Saturday that the trouble with
the newspapers OF today was woman,
idle woman. She used to keep
house." but now she lives in a flat.
She used to have to prepare her hus-
bands luncheon, but now he eats 1t
downtown. The result is that she has
hours with nothing to do and the news
paper has to amuse her.
Woman's comparative freedom from
household cares explains many things
1t accounts for the feminist move
ment. Woman has time now for edu-
cation, and on the average she is bet
ter educated than man. She has time
to take an interest in public affairs.
and the result is a formidable suffrage
campaign. with an inclination to
hikes" or window breakings accord
ing to its temper She has time TO
devote to the welfare of those about
her, and the result Is a new inspira-
tion to a variety of civic movements
and new source of energy for them.
There may be a considerable element
In the sex which has not yet found out
how to use this leisure profitahly. but
women are learning.
Newspapers have been affected by
tho appearance of the woman with
time for other interests than her hone,
hut not TO their detriincnt ",rhe
trouble with newspapers" Is that they
are not all they should be. 1t is no.
that they are worse than they used to
be, 1t is s. common trouble, but not
one to inspire pessimism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
pi,t,nru,.hed Mining Engineer

Birmingham has many high ciass
chemists, mineralogists and mining ana
mechanical engineers and some OF the
most prominent chemists, geoioglsts
and mining experts of the country vlsll VS.
this district from time to time, but lew
recent visitors are so well known or
so highly esteemed as Mr.. dInvilhers
of Philadelphia, wig spent some DAYS
here recently" said Bolton Gilreath.
HE ranks indeed as one OF the most
distinguished mining engineers IN
America.
Mr.. d'Inyilliers was in Birmingham
in the eighties and he was here again
about five years ago. on this recent
trip he met several of his old frlends.
He, spoke enthusiastically OF the dis
trfct's resources and he expressed pleas
ure at Birmingham's growth and hand
some appearance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
ACQUIRING TASTE FOR POETRY

From the Spokane Spokesman Review.
Reading poetry is an acquired taste
for the majority of people. The taste
has to be acquired through power of
practice and dint of habit. 1t prob
ably would fall far within the bounds
of truth to allege that to most people
the wealth of pleasure and stimulus
in poetry is a gold mine undreamed of.
The results of the inability to en-
joy poetry are two in number. One
is spiritual malnutrition for the pub
lie. The other is the STOPPING of some
poets from writing their best down to
writing what painters would call pot
boilers and of other poets aiming only
for the applause Of the critics.
The case for the poets Is 3 strong
one They, to speak only OF the real
poets and especially of the great poests,
are creators Out OF the realities OF
the world and the actualities of human
hearts they make a new heaven and a
new earth They are not mere dreamers
Of dreams, as any madman asleep may
be, or any solid citizen whose vision
never goes beyond counting house or
court or factory or farm, but seers OF
visions which body forth an ideal world
that Is as actual and lasting as the
Andes or tho Atlantic.
The poet is the creator of ideal re-
ality, the maker of imagined characters
and events that are true to life and
fail of reality only in not having hap
pened outside of himself or on the
page that records his thought He
sheds the light that never existed in
the sun and skies on these and other
objects of nature, and this light, from
his Imagination, interprets and sancti-
fies the world and man. He gives
them a high meaning and worth, that
hut for him they could receive only
| from a revealing seer.
| But little truth has come into the
world except through the poets The
scientiests and inventors, the philos-
ophers. the historians and discoverers
have flooded us with facts. but truth
the reality, the meaning, the explana-
tion of things and the universe we
owe to the poets. 1t is their truth
deep veined with warm and tender
human sympathies, enriched with the
tints and tones of the imagination, that
has inspiring power to hearten us for
the mystery and Limitation OF exist
ence. When Shakespeare or Milton
Job or Aeschylus. strikes the deer
chords of our nature, then the organ
stops in mind and soul are keyed to
Ipeal forth our noblest music.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
PLIGHT OF UNHAPPY PERSIA

peated and by no means mealy-
mouthed statepents of opinion as to
the position of the liberal government
by Englishmen acquainted with the
facts of the case: and there are other
indications THAT the English people re-
sent policy which has Justification
neither in ethical propriety nor in ma
terial expediency. England will be
compelled eventually to say her own
soul belongs to her, though the time
has long gone by when any protest
regarding Persia's political soul would
have been of use. And the only re-
suit OF such a belated independence on
the part of England will be new trou-'
bles for Persia. Perhaps the best that
one can wish for Persia now is that
she may continue to be forgotten as
long as possible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
LUKE srLUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
In spite of the funny papers, no mar
ried man tells his wife in a theatre that
he is going out to "see man." He goes
out and she knows he is going to get
drink. She doesn't kick when he goes
out between the first and second acts.
but she grumbles when he tries it again
between the second and third acts.
Lots of men who are known as quiet
dressers do lot of cussing over their
morning toilets.
The folks who keep the biggest dogs in
their yards have the biggest welcome
signs on their doormats.
Nearly all marriages are early mar
riages because If a man waited until he
single.
Oratory may be deep stuff, but I never
knew but one man who was worth listen
ing to after he had spoken for half
hour He was Bob" Ingersoll, and he got
away with it because he was saying
things that no other man dared say. The
only popular speaker is the five minute
speaker.
The world is growing better. There isn't
a husband shooter in vaudeville.
One way to tame a wife is to stay out
every night for a few weeks. She will
either leave you or be glad to see you.
When mother was a girl she used to go
to the drug store and get a milk shake. -
and watch the boy turn the handle of the
machine Daughters milk shakes are
shaken by hand. and gin, the white of an
egg, powdered sugar and cracked ice are
added to the milk.
Etiquette is what you are used to. The
man who holds his fork in his closed fist
and eats with his knife imagines that
other people haven't any table manners.
As rule the man who is most afraid
of burglars couldn't raise a $25 loan
on everything he has in the house.
You may have noticed that man who
can't raise any hair on top of his head
can grow plenty of it in his ears.
There is always something to be thank
ful for. You hardly ever see man play
ing q mandolin nowadays.
Don't try to compliment a girl by telling
her that she doesn't eat enough to keep
a sparrow alive A sparrow is the biggest
hog on earth.
Once upon a time a married man went
home and complimented his wife on her
good looks. 1t took four doctors eight
hours to save her life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08

The Washington Herald tells the story
of Senator Kavanaugh's dream. A new
pitcher, a rare find that Kavanaugh had
picked up for one Of the Southern league
teams, was warming up, as it seemed.
and he had wonderful speed, judging by
the sound of the ball against the catch
er's glove. The thing that puzzled Kay-
anaugh, though, was the speed with which
the ball was returned from the catcher
He would hear the PUNK of the ball
against the catcher's mitt and then al
most before the catcher would have time
to return the ball. the same plunk sound
ed again. In his dream, Kavanaugh tried
to reason 1t out. His subconseious mind
argued that the battery was working too
fast to be true, and it MIST be only
dream. So he managed to arouse himself
to ascertain the truth. Even after he got
awake he still heard the frequent plunk-
brief pause--plunk of the ball kavanaugh
went to the window and looked out. for
never had he dreamed anything more
vivid. 1t was man next door beating a
carpet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08

lie is right In its approval of the new
Presidents practical methods.
But from some of the comments in
the press, one might infer that Mr.. VIII
sons rules about the office seekers was
something of new departure. The fact
is all Presidents within the past 20 years.
SO far as I can recall, have made it a
rule not to see applicants for office. l
know that President Cleveland had such
a rule in his second administration. I
had been an active party man for some
years and was a supporter of Cleveland
for the Nomination in 1892. I was not an
applicant for any office. but being well
acquainted with the President personally
called on him four or five times at
the White House in behalf of applicants,
but not one of these seekers for office
was. ushered into the presence of the
great chief executive
"While Mr. Cleveland made some ap-
pointments on personal grounds, just as
every President has done, most of the
men who succeeded in securing jobs were
appointed on the recommendation of a
senator era member of the lower house.
ut was the same way in Mr.. McKin-
ley's term and suppose that Roosevelt
and Taft pursued the same methods. Any
President who allowed applicants for Of
fee to see him or who took up applica-
tons personally would be poor execu-
tive indeed. The fewer details that any
man at the head of a large concern or
of a government-fcderal. state or city
attempts 10 look after the better ex-
ecutive he IS. Organization is what tells
Each cabinet officer at the head of a
department relieves the President of all
ordinary details and the cabinet officer
is in turn relieved OF many details by
assistant secretaries and clerks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
A PHILOSOPHER.

There lived happy man one time
Who ne'er was known to sigh;
He simply spat tobacco juice
And watched the world so by.
In winter time he sought a stove.
In summer by stream
He stretched himself in careless ease,
Well pleased to rest and dream.
The busy turmoil of this life
Did not appeal to him;
He had no brilliant plans mapped out
For keeping lin the swim.'
The Song of birds was sweet to hear,
He loved the skies of blue
And when the sun beamed on the earth
1t warmed him through and through.
"A worthless chap" some people said.
Who did not understand,
Merely because he scorned to work
With head or foot or hand.
But life was passing sweet to him.
And though without q cent,
He often laughed at millonaires
Who know far less content.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
city,s Growth in TWO Years

birmingham is growing very fast.
said II. b. New, proprietor of the Metro
politan hotel.
IT came here two years ago and nave
succeeded well in the hotel business.
am highly pleased, in fact, with my pusl-
ness venture. This is certainly good
hotel town.
This city has made enormous striues
in the past two years. Every hotel man
knows from experience that prosperity
has been strilxingly in evidence here OF
late. ] predict that Birmingham rate ol
growth will be greater this year than II
any previous year. No city in the south
has such a big future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08

The Georgia supreme court has affirmed
an II year sentence for the theft of a 6
cent bottle of soda fountain drink against
Ollie Taylor, 10 years old The decision
ends three years struggle by o. f.
Taylor, father of the boy, to have the
decision set aside. The lad pleaded guilty
three years ago to stealing the bottle.
He was only 10 years old then, and was
sentenced to the Fulton Industrial farm
until he was q years old. The supreme
court made slight comment on the SEN
tence, it being held that such a matter
rested with the trial court. In this con-
nection the decision read: 1.-The slight
value of the article stolen is matter to
be given weight by the court imposing
the sentence, but it does not nullify the
sentence once it is passed properly" This
may be justice, but the chances are 1t Is
merely discrimination against the help
less northumberland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
DANGER For HIM
From the weekly Telegraph.


1t was on crowded suburban car out
Of Washington. one day last summer.
that a middls-aged woman carrying \
fretful baby. was forced to squeeze her
self into small space left vacant beside
dapper youth Of possibly 20 years. His
countenanee had all the expression of his
immaculate white suit, except for q look
OF disgust which he assumed as the baby,
in it's restlessness. would touch him with
foot or hand. Finally he turned toward
the woman, and inquired. in q tone audi
BILE to those near him:
"Ah, beg pawdon,' madam. but has this
child anything g-ah-contagious?''
The nurse was a mothcry looking
woman. Glancing compassionately at him
through her gold-rimmed spectacles. she
remarked, meditatively:
"well, now, don't know, young man;
but--ah--it might be to you. She's teeth
ing!' ttx
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08

Scores of women, many of them promi-
nent, are reported to be seriously i'll as
during the suffragist parade Monday.
Many of those who took part in the tab
leaux that formed feature of the demon
stration and who danced in their bare
feet are reported to be seriously ILL., Miss
Noyes and Miss Mary Anderson are de-
clared to be threatened with pneumonia.
1t is estimated that of the 5000 women who
participated in the celebration fully one
fifth are more or less under the weather."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
EVENING SONG

BY Sidney Lanier.
Look on dear Love across the shallow
t'e sands,
And mark yon meeting of the sun and
sea;
How long they kiss in sight OF all the
lands
All longer. longer we.
Now in the seas red vintage mefts the
sun,
AS Egypts pearl dissolved In rosy wine.
And Cleopatra night drinks all. IT'S done.
Love. lay thy hand in mine.
Come forth. sweet stars. and comfort
heavens heart;
Glimmer. ye waves, round else unlighted
sands
o Night. divorce our sun and sly apart
Never our lips. our hands.