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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-10-24

tose condition at the approach VI
Grace Noir, and, therefore, before MS
famous attempt to get religion" the
bachelor merchant often sWore-not
from aroused wrath, but from his Pc
culiar sense of humor In those ANU
Grace and heather days, Bob, sitting
on the long veranda OF the green
frame building, one leg swinging over
the other knee, would say, Yes,
It" or 'No, - it," as the case might
be. It was then that the reproVing
protest of his sisters face wouio Jeiiy
In the fat folds Of her double cnlh'
helping, somewhat, to cover profanity
with a prudent veil. :.
Miss Sapphire liked joke-or at
least she thought so-as well as any
body; but like too-humorous au.hor'
she found that to be as funny as pos
sible was bad for business. The "traV-
cling men were bad enough, needing
, to be reminded of their wives, whom
they'd left at home, and. she'd De
e hound, had forgotten. But when one
) man. whether a traveller or not-even
n a staid young teacher like Aboott ASH
ton for instance-a young man VINO
was almost like son to her-wheh Ut
secluded himself in the nighttime
NV himself? with another male? on
dear no!-with a Fran, for example
what was the world coming to?
There they STOOD" she told BOZ
s.the two Of them. all alone on IN
foot.bridge, and it was after MIN
o'clock. II hadn't been in hurr
y to get home to see that roomers oion
n set the house afire, not soul Woui
u have seen the two colloguing."
4 "And it don't seem to have dor
\ YOU any good" remarked her brothe
\ who. having heard the tale TWEEN
u times began to look upon the eve'
= almost as a matter Of course. You
y better not have saw them"-at
IA early age Bob had cut off his educ
VII ton and 1t had stopped growing
IW that very place. Perhaps he had be
AVl elected president of the schooi-ooa
~ on the principle that we best app
} ciate what does not belong to U.s.
"My home has been Abbott's hom
,no said Miss Sapphire, since the des
Of his last living relation, and her
stem and it mercy. for nobody col
to get along with her, and she would
Ugh let people leave her alone. You En
ace how fond I am of Abbott, but y
pos nosition is very responsible
RVS could get rid Of him by lifting y
'ked finger. and people are making lots
rest talk: it's going to injure you. Pee
don't want to send their tender yo
ding innocent girls-they're mighty nj
,rtu- ened and knowing set, nowaa
ould though, / must say-to a superin
hind dent that stands on bridges OF mig
holding hands, and her young
xled, Of a thing. His a'stanoine oh
lie to bridge"
,ause "He amt stood there as Otter
q of I've been worried to death a-hea
!. as of it." growled the ungrateful Bob
was immensely fond of Abbott
excit. Miss Sapphire spoke with amazi
live, significant double mods between
Miss woodland
only Iour
/, not ago
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-10-24

she pOlQteu AZ Iho
which was almost directly across tne
street it's stone steps facing the long
veranda. "They were the last to come
ont of that door, You may say shes
a mere child. Mere children are no'
in Miss Bulls classes"
"But Abbott says the girl Is lar
advanced"
Far advanced! You may we'll say!
I'll be bound she is-and carrying Oh
with Abbott on the very schooihouse
stems, Yes, venture she Is advanced.
You make me ashamed to near you
Bob tugged at his straw-coioreo
mustache; he would not swear ~,
whatever happened, he was resolved
to lead the spiritual life. See here'
sapphira. I'm going to tell you some
thing. had quite talk with Aooo''
about that bridge-business-a1ter
you'd spread it all over town, sls-ano
II You'll believe me, she waylaid MIN
on those school-steps. He didn't "an'
to talk to her. Why, he left her stang
:, inc there. She made him mad, hha'
, ine fault with the very folks that nave
q taken her up. He's disguised. mat
q night at the campmeeting, he mao 70
n take her out of the tent-he was asheu
l. to do it .o,s,,.
O "He didn't have to stand, a-hoid'ns
q her hand" ,.,n hor
: And as soon as he'd shown hef
b. the way to Brother Gregorys, ne came
: nm hack to the tent. l saw MIN III Tie
aisle" v, Mic,
b. "And she whistled at me" crieo MISE
"a sapphira-"the limb" =,
,e Now. listen, Sapphire, and gu,
nv poading. Abbott says that Miss bui
~ 10 having lots of trouble with Fran
Id See that, now!" .
"-Recause Fran won't get her LEI
ne sons, being contrary"
ar T wish you could have seen ne
,ty whistling at me, that night
mt "Hold on. So this very eVenln
"a u,ss Rn,, is going to send her dow
an to Abbotts office to be punished
"a. dismissed This very evening ne wan
al ma to be over there while he tak'
zen her in hand" .,
ard abbott Is going W poA -,
,re- p,rlY" cried Miss sapphira; going
take her in hand? What do you me-
"a" nv taking her in hand? She is
ath old, Robert, you make me blush
; "You amt adjusting, Sapphir'
mid her brother assured her, good-natur'
dn't ", you're suffering from the
now weather. Yes, he's to punish her
,our four o'clock, and I'm to be present.
You stop all this confoun-l mean 'his
your godly gossip" o,.,o >,
8 Of you'd better wear your spec'ao'
ople Rob SO you'll look old and set'i
,ung I'm not always sure OF you, ei'hef'
ard. "sapphira, If l hadn't joined
laws. church. I'd say" He threw up
item hand and clenched his fist as ].
gifts, had caught an oath and meant 10
slip it tight. Then his honest face Deah
that see here, I've got an idea. SUPP
Won make it a point to be sitting
n as here on the veranda at about hali-l
airing four, or five. You ii Sec fi"D ,,,,o
who sneaking out OF tnat uoo. IN I'm.
whinped kitten. She'll look ever
ingly ingly wilted. don h,io" WV
each Abbott will stuff her full of tract
saw and geography, or make her stan
days q corner-but you'll see her wlitee
tTo BE coNTINUEDo
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-10-24

Railway unions in Switzerland VIII
act as a unit for new WORKING resu'
Iations and pension laws.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22
MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETING

The regular meeting of the Baptist
Ladies Missionary Society was held at
the church Yesterday afternoon. The us
ual devotional services marked the OPP
ening, lasting for about twenty minutes.
Business was then taken up and the
annual election of officers was held. This
resulted in the election of the following
officers:
President Mrs. S. &. Tucker.
Nice-President Mrs. w. III. Dear
Secretary Mrs. ID. McLendon
Corresponding Secretary. Mrs. 0.
w. Tucker.
Treasurer. Mrs w. Ross.
Messengers were also elected to attend
the annual meeting of the Baptist WO-
mems Missionary Union, which will be
held at San BenitO August ,. Those
elected are Mrs. j. @. DcBruin. Mrs.
ID. McLendOn and Mrs. Amos Rich.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22

Mrs John l.. George and son, Francis,
of Corpus Christi, who have been spend
ing the past month here, leave for home
sided in Brownsville and her old friends
here greatly enjoy her visits.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. $. Chapman of Mes
quite, Texas, are registered at the Valley.
j. S. Crawford of San Benito was in
Brownsville today.
G. G.. Feist of Dallas is a Brownsville
visitor.
j. J. Eckford of Dallas is at the Mil
Ter.
the city.
L. Shoudy and party of four. land men
of Rockford. ILL.,, are visiting and pros
pecting in Brownsville.
IL. w TIT " IlouStoH 10 al DIONhS
vile visitor.
A. T. Rose of Harlingen came down on
the night train last night.
II. NJ. Brush of Donna is registered at
the Valley.
Wy h ID nf
Dallas are at the Miller.
T. J. Miller of Kingsville is a Browns
vile visitor today.
W. VI. Kuntz of Houston is in the city.
Tom G.. TayOr of Waco, one of the pro-
moters of the Prohibition Daily is in
Brownsville.
Lee b. Miller, q prominent San Anton
ian. is a visitor here today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schreck of Matamoros
are ut the Miller.
A. Mitchell Of New Orleans returned to
Brownsville from Valley points last
night.
f. ID. Dawson of Mission is a guest
of the Windsor.
j. r. Wilson of Sardis is a Browns
Vile visitor.
Il. G. Utlev Of San Antonio is regis
tered at the Windsor and will be here
for a week or so.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22

BHggy UtertHTHcd.-jJ Mega. moth
er, brother/and one year old infant were
thrown from their carriage one mile
from town today about one o'clock on ac-
count Of the fright Of thci horse they
we're driving, at a passing Automobile.
The buggy was completely overturned,
but none of the party were seriously in
iured. Dr. Horner was called to attend
to Mr.. Meiia who is emploFcd on the
Quvtctte ranch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22
ENGINEER EXAMINATIONS
FOR MEN SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
IN PHYSICAL VALUATION OF
RAILROADS.-HELD IN MOST
CAPITALS.
Especial to The Hcrdld.)

Especial TO IHc Hcrdtd.)
Washington, ID. G.. July 22-Civil
service officials today began work on the
examination papers of the several hun
bred Americans who took the tests for
jobs in the work Of establishing the
physical valuation of railroads which
will be undertaken shortly by the In
t~crstate Commerce Commission.
The tests were held in almost all the
state capitals. 1t will be several weeks
before the lucky ones receive notifica-
ton that they have passed and will be
appointed.
Some Of the positions to be filled are
junior and minor positions of architect
mechanical engineer, railway signal en-
gineer and structural engineer with pay
from $1,000 10 $500 yearly; similar
grades of civil engineer. Inspector Of
car equipment inspector of motive pow
eri senior inspectors Of motive power,
structural engineers and the like, with
pay from $500 to $4,000; first grade en-
gineers, from $1,000 to $1,000.
An enormous force of employees will
he necessary for the gigantic task Of
fixing the physical valuation of the ma
tions railroads. The appointments, while
designated as temporary. will probably
for a year or more.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22
JUSTICE BARBOUR'S COURT.

Three pleas OF guilty were has in jus
tice Phil Barbour's court Yesterday. The
of1ense was bathing i'll a public place, the
three offenders being Mcxicans. They
were fined $1425 each.
Ces lrio OlivarcS was arrested. charged
with simple assault. He is said to have
fought the officer making the arrest and
a second charge was filed against him.
He was found guilty and fined 50 and
costs i'll each case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22
GREENLAND THEATRE
TONIGHT.

THUS SAITH THE LORD"
A special > reel feature. One,of the
most beautiful pictures ever thrown on
the screen. A study of the Lords pray
er i'll moving pictures.
ALSO
BILLY PLAYS POKER
Comedy with Billy Quirt.
ADMISSION.
) and 10 CENTS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22
OCCUPIED MATAMOROS CONVENT.

On the arrival of Col. CastrO's com
mand of 800 constitutiOnalists in Malta
Sunday night, some of the officers
were quartered in the college of the In
who conduct the school being at present
i'll Brownsville. On the requcsat of the
however. General Blanco had the
place vacated by the officers today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22
CITY NEWS

Bishop NussbaHm ~C0ming.-The Ca
tholic churches of Brownsville expect
to have Il visit on Saturday and Sunday
August 9th and 10th from Right Aev.
Joseph NussbauIn, the newly appointed
Bishop of the new diocese of Corpus
Christi of which Brownsville is a part.
This will be the first visit of the new
bishop to Brownsville and in act, the
fl rst visit of Il regular bishop of the
church, since Brownsville was never be
fore included i'll a regular diocese. as
previous to the creation Of the new do
eese. this was merely a vicariatc apostle
licy. Announcement will be made later
of the program for the bishops visit. He
will also visit the various Catholic
churches up the valley on this trip.
Delayed in AIabdma-A letter received
from j. NJ. Stein, the Herald's well
known city news gatherer. brings the in
formation that he has been detained in
Alabama, in order to settle up some bust
ness in which his late father was a part
ner, Mr.. Stein has been appointed adj
ministrator of his fathers estate and
guardian of two minor children. a bro
Their and a sister, and may be detained
seeral weeks longer. He expresses the
wish to return to Brownsville as 0 as
possible. however.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22
A INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease. the antiseptic powder. 1t relieves
painful, sinarting. tender. nervous feet. and instantly
takes the sting out of corns and bunions. It's the gre
attest comfort discovery of the age. Aliens Foot Ease
makes tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain relief
for sweating. swollen callous. tired. aching feet. Al
ways use it to Break in New shoes. Try it to-day. Sold
everywhere. rs cts. Don't acceb any substitute. For
FREE trial package address Allen s. OImsted. lie
Roy, \. Y.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22
A AT MISSION.

News was received here today of the
death, last night at Mission, of Elmer
Anderson, Il well known citizen of that
place. Mr.. AndersOn's mother and sister
were at Point Isabel where they have
been visiting recently. They came up at
once by auto, on learning the sad news
and returned to Mission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22

Royal Arch Chapter.-Thcrc will be
a meeting of Rio Grande Chapter 81
this Tuesday evening at s o'clock. All
members urged to be present.
G. III. THORN. +.
NJ. +. =. III.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22

EUIAlvNkNl
NS1THEETRhHu;g
TONIGHT

THOU SHALT NOT KILL.
THE WATER FALLS OF IDAHO.
THE HAIRY ANUS.
THE SHERIFF OF YANAPAI
COUNTY.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22
r / o G r A n d E RAILW A Y.
Between Brownsville and Point Isabel.
Days other than Saturday,
Sunday and Monday.

Effective Saturday June 21st, 1913.
BROWNSVILLE. PIT. ISABEL.
Leave $50 a. m. Arrive 1 600 a. M.
Arrive 500 p m. Leave 4:3O p. II.
EATURDAY
Leave $50 a. m. Arrive 1000 a. m.
600 p. M. Leave 4:30 pm.
Leave 700 p. N. Arrive $50 p. a..
SUNDAY.
Arrive 1880 a. m. Leave 600 a. m.
Leave 1890 a. m Arrive 1900 m.
Arrive 500 p. m. Leave $50 D. m.
MONDAY.
Arrive $3.50 a. m. Leave ZOO q m
Leave lO;3o a. n. Arrive 1900 m.
Arrive 0:OO p. m. Leave 4:3O p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22

OLD Boiler Sold.-The city water and
light department sold one of the old
boilers at the plant to the MatamOros
power plant. The price was $3.50. The
boiler will be delivered. as soon as the
new boiler 0 being installed at the
city plant is ready foii use, which prob
ably will be within less than two weeks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22

Up to attorney GcncraI. The papers
have been sent to the attorney general If
the state, asking his opinion rs to wnC
Their the school board can purchase the
BIrlay or any other place fer high
school purposes, under the cit yorI!n-
ansce regarding raising 4 I'll expanding
school funds. No action can or viii be
taken in the matter prior % the receipt
Of BIS opinion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-22

Tro Mcricdn Boys Fined.-Two Mex
lean boys were fined this morning in
Justice Barbour's court for bathing in
the West Brownsville Lake.
Arizona republican., 1913-02-23

You minions. of hindering knot-grass
 made Midsummer Nights Dream" Act III Ss ?.
 Gerard in his Herbal says: 'Darncl hurteth the eyes and makcth them dim if it happens either in corn for bread or drink"
 Good-morning. gaIIants, want ye corn
 for bread? I think the Duke of Burgundy will fast Before he'll buy again of such a rate:
 T Henry VI. Act III, Ss. ? Laurel for a garland and elder for disgrace" says an old play: probably founded upon the legend that Judas was hanged on an elder Well followed; Judas was hanged on an
 elder. Loves Labor Lost" He shall be our Judas, and you shall be his elder tree to hang on" says Ben JOnsOn.
 Our gardens will prosper the better when we have in them not one of those elders whereupon so many cOvetous Ju- dases hang themselves" says Nixon. in Strange Footsteps;" and Marlowe. that brilliant precursor of Shakespeare, has:
 The hat he wears Judas left under the
 elder when he hanged himself.
 Jew of Malta"
Arizona republican., 1913-02-23

he knew about shepherd dogs. lie kindly fOrsook far more important business to accommodate. and che dogs came forthwith. They were splendid creatures snuff color"d hazel eyed, long tailed and shapcly iawcd
 We led them proudly to the fields.
 Turn them in, Eli l said
 E.li turned them ia.
 They went in at once and killed twenty Of my best lambs iii aboL- four minutes and a half
 My fricn7 haG made uifhrS mi-- take in tie breed Of these doass.
 These dogs were not partial to sheep.
 Eli Perkins was ostoniyhcd, and observed:
 Wall Did you ever?'
 certainly never had.
 Thei were pools of blood on the greensWard, and fragments rf wool and raw lamb chops lay round in confused heaps
 The dogs would have bacn sent to Boston that night had they not died rather suddenly that af.,rl"an
 Thus closed their life stories. Thus ended their interesting tails
Arizona republican., 1913-02-23

A TIZ foot bath draws out the poisOns that lodge in the foot pores: next day you will be looking at other sufferers instead of being the object of commiseratiOn. Germs are gone bun ions are reduced, feet are smaller, shoes fit fine. And if you have never tried this wonder. TIE. write to Walter Luther Dodge & Co.,, 1923 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago, Ill.,. for free trial pack age, or get a 25 cent box at any drug store, department, or general store. You will never know real foot comfort until you have used TIZ.
Arizona republican., 1913-02-23

was the guest of the evening was charmed with everything especially the music Vile the waiter was standing by the table she asked him to find out the title of the piece the orchestra was playing. The willing waiter promised but other duties claimed him for a while, and when he returned the woman had com piCtely forgotten her request. When he bent toward her and softly whispered something she recoiled in horror Then. recovering from the shock. she turned upon the hapless man who waited. How dare yOu." she cried How dare you." It took the terrified waiter quite a time to explain why. he had merely breathed the title of the piece so softly: What Can I do to Make You Love Me-"
Arizona republican., 1913-02-23
OLD FLOWER sUPERsTITIoNs,

The works of the old English dra- matists abound in quaint superstitions concerning plants and their properties many of which would have entirely disappeared were it not for these faithful chroniclers.
 The root of the mandrake was sup posed to be in the form of the human figure and to cause insanity and some times death. as evidenced by this, the oldest witch song in existence;
 I lay last night all alone on the ground to hear the mandrake
 groan.
 And plucked him up though he grew
 full low Ard as l did the cock did crow,
 Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet (Act 4, Scene 3, has Juliet eXclaim: And shrieks like mandrakes torn out
 of the earth That living mortals hearing them run
 mad.
 "The shrieks of the mandrake were so horrible" says one writer. that 1t was customary in gathering the plant not only to employ a dog, but to stuff tow in the ears"
 Where the sad mandrake
 grows
 Whose grOans are dreadful.
 Says Ben Jonson in The Sad Shep- pherd:" "The eating of the roots of hemlock caused the victim to see visions"
 You gazed against the sun, and SD blemished your sight; or else you have eaten of the roots of hemlock, that makes Inen's eyes conceive strange oh- jects," says Green, in Never Too Late to Mend" G615); and BanquO after the witches have failed Macbeth as king, eXclaims:
 Were such things here as we do speak
 about?
 Or have we eaten on the insane root That takes the reason prisoner?
 There was a superstition that knot grass prevented the growth of child or animal .@ Get you gone, you dwarf;
Arizona republican., 1913-02-23
ENGLISH IN THE SENATE.

Dictionaries were in great demand few days ago in the senate
 Senator Martin declared Senator Clark. chairman of the judiciary com mittee, had given only "platitudnarial assurances" of what was to be done with the Clayton anti-injunction bill.
 Senator Nelson asserted that Senator Martin was going at the question with 'WhangdOOdle haste"
 Senator Martin retorted he believed there had been 'whangdOOdle delay" but admitted he did not know what ne meant.
 Senator Williams of Mississippi, the great authority on such phrases. isn't here to help me out" he added-Wash- ingtOn Letter to the Philadelphia Pub lie Lerger
Arizona republican., 1913-02-23
MOTORISTS ARE
 FUR ALL ROADS
President Enos of A. A. A. Says Automobilists Are Pulling for Improvement of County as Well as Main Thoroughfarcs

Good roads everywhere are what the automobilists are striving for and their organized efforts encompass the improvement of the county and town ship roads as well as the more tra- veled highways" states Laurens Enos, president of the American Au- tomObie association, which nation wide body of road-users is acceIerat- ing the movement most substantially through it's five hundred clubs scat tered all over the country
 "A motor driven vehicle nowadays can challenge roads not deserving of the name" comments MT .Enos, and so it is that in the development of country life the autoist requires much to discourage him in his gongs into the bY-waYS which like the other avenues of communication demand consideration in proportion to their growing use. It is our belief that the betterment of these roads prop erly devOlves upon the township, with well defined cooperation from the state through a highway department which also has to do with the coun- ty roads, in conjunction with the county authorities.
 But in seeking the participation of the federal government in road pro- gross we cannot bring ourselves to believe the national aid means q donation of national funds for local purposes.
 TO ask the national government to do that which properly devolves upon the local community is bascal- ly wrong and untenable. Our gov ernment is composed of state units the source to which the community should appeal is the state. which in turn should go to the federal foun- tain head for cooperation along lines which are interstate and otherwise sufficiently general to justify the employment of national funds. But to call upon the national government to deal with local units direct, and ignoring the state government is procedure contrary to constitutional rights and common sense"
Arizona republican., 1913-02-23
ARTEMUs WARDS LITTLE FARM

I have been an honest old farmer for four years.
 My farm is in the interior of Maine Unfortunately my lands are eleven miles from the railroad Eleven miles is quite distance to haul immense quantities of wheat corn. rye and oats; but as l haven't any to haul. 1 do not after all suf fer much on that account
 My farm is more especially grass farm.
 My neighbors told me at first, and as evidence that they were sincere in that opinion, they turned their cows onto it the moment I went off lee turing"
 These cows are now quite fat I take pride in these cows, in fact and am glad own a grass farm.
 Two years ago I tried sheep rais- ing.
 I bought fifty lambs and turned them loose on my broad and beauti- full acres.
 It was pleasant on bright mornings to stroll leisurely out to the farm in my dressing gown. with a cigar in my mouth. and watch those innocent lit tie lambs as they danced gayly OCT the hillside Watching their saucy capers remained my of caper sauce, and it occurred to me I should have some very fine eating when they grew up to be "muttons."
 My gentle shepherd. MT Eli Per kins said. We must have some shepherd dogs. I had no very precise idea as to what shcphcrl dogs were. but 1 assumed rather profound look ana said:
 We must, Eli. I spoke to yoJ about this some time ago" wrote to my old friend, Mir Dexter H. FOllett of Boston, for two | shepherd dogs. MT. F. is not an hon est farmer himself but l thought