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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-17
81 IPPERS BILL
FkEQUlRING RAILROAD COMPAN-
les TO FURNISH CARS TO SHIP
PERS ON WRITTEN DEMAND.

Bet enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Texas:
Section l. That Article GG7S of the
Revised Civil Statutes OF the State of
Texas. revision Of 1911. be SO amended
as to hereafter read as follows.
Article SOS. When any perso:.. firm
or corporation desiring to ship any
freight of IN kind shall make appiica-
ton in writing to any superintendent.
agent or other pers n in charge of trans
portatiOn, To any railway company, re
ceiver or trustee operating n line of
railway at the point the cars. are de
sired upon which to ship any freight.
it shall be the duty of such railway
company, receiver. trustee. or other per
son in charge thereof, to supply the
number Of ears so required. al the point
Indicated i'm the application within a
reasonable time thereafter. not TO cx-
ceed six days from the receipt of such
application. and shall supply such cars
to the persons so applying therefor. in
the order in which such applications are
made without giving preference to any
person; provided, if the application be
for twelve cars or less, the same shall
be furnished in three day; and. pro
vided, further. that, if the application be
for fifty ears or more. the railway com-
pany may have ten full days in which
OF supply the cars.
Sec. ?. That Article GGS1 of the Re-
vised Civil Statutes of the State of
Texas. revision of 1911 be so amended
as to hereafter read as follows:
Article G6S1. Such applicant shall
deposit with such agent. SUPERINTENDENT
or other person onc-fourth Of the amount
of freight charges for the use Of snch
cars. And such applicant shall, within
forty-eight hours after such car or cars
have been delivered and placed as here
inbefore provided, fully load the same:
and. upon failure TO do so he shall for
felt and nay to The the sum
of twenty-five dollars fer each ear not
used; provided. that where Applications
are made on several DAVIS. all of which
are filed upon the same day. the ap-
plicant shall have forty-eieht hours TO
load the car or ears furnished on the
first application. and the next forty
eight hours 20 load the car or cars fur.
nishcd on the next application. and so
on: and the p%cnalty prescribed Sh1ll not
accrue as to amy car or lot az ears ap-
piled for on any dav. until the period
within which ihev NAV be loaded has
expired. And if The said applicant shall
not use such ears so ordered bv him. aud
shall SO notify the said or its
agent, he shall forfeit and paw to the
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REMOVAL COMPLETED

Houston. Tex. Sept. 1.-THE last OF
the records and accounts and furniture
"a no moved to New Orleans Office If the
Frisco has been forwarded Twelve Or
the clerks that formed part of the Office
force Of the Frisco here have been trans
ferred 10 the New Orleans office.
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Let M explain YOU Answer x Herald
Herald Box. 93 1m-D-W.


CITY PROPERTYin Quincy, Ill.,. to ex-
change for land along banks of Rio
Grande. Property near Brownsville
preferred.
RICHIE " sEARLE
916-2 W ID < w.
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FOR SALE-One Of the best little
homes in West Brownsville. Cheap if
sold at once. Il. b. HART. If
FOR SALE or trade for West Browns
vile lots ) passenger auto good condi
ton. Il. B. HART If
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He
Until a short time ago, scarcely
one person in a thousand had
ever tasted a. really good soda
cracker-asH came fresh and
crisp from the oven.
Now everybody can know and
enjoy the crisp goodness Of
fresh baked soda crackers with
out going to the bakers oven.
Uneeda Biscuit bring the bak-
cry to you.
A food to live on. Stamina for work.
ers. Strength for the delicate. Give
them to the little folks. Five cents.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
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FOR SALE-Remington extra good con
ditiOn. Bargain ST. 80 cash. Apply )
Herald. 9-16-tf.
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WANTED Couple want furnished house
or apartment in best part Of city Box
A Herald.
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WANTED-MEN TO LEARN BAR
Der TRADE. Practice furnished BY
free work. careful instructions by TX
perts. Few weeks completes. Tools
given. board secured. Experience In
shops before completing. Catalogue
mailed free. MOler Barber College.
Dallas. Texs.
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WANTED THE PERSON, who wants
to build q house or home. lift a mort
gage from il or from his farm. improve
o. purchase a piece of property or
needs money for any other purpose
AND WANTS A SQUARE BUSINESS
PROPOSITION-may find a long time
loan Oh lowest possible terms with me.
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Good board and cool room.
Must be best location. Box "A Herald.
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FOR SALE-Oliver Typewriter No. )
Improved with Mexican key board.
Terms cash SIS Phone 800. 9-10-tf
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CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR RENT.

FURNISHED Rooms for light house
keeping, call Walter Jackson, Peer
less BOttling Works. 9174
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FOR RENT.-Two nice. cool light house
keeping rooms at Cobolini's house near
Ferry. S-2S-tf.
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WANTED AT ONCE.-Tenant for small
irrigated farm near city. Telephone
100 If.
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FOR RENT-One large room, suitable for
light housekeeping. Phone 442-9-1O-tf
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FURNISHED Rooms { r rent. call Wal
ter Jackson, Peerless Bottling Works
917-4.
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FOR RENT-Cool furnished room at
1904 Washington st. p. st If.
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FURNISHED room -9OS Levec SITS 20 m
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
RISK LIVES TO SAVE MEN
Priests Go Into a Conduit Where Ia.
borers Have Been Overcome
by Gas.

Buffalo, N. Y.-Three priests risked
their lives to rescue workmen who had
been overcome by gas In conduit on
Alabama street here.
Armstrong. foreman; with two OF
his men, went into a manhole opposite
the Church of Our Lady Of Perpetual
Help in search of leak in one Of the
mains. The break proved to be bad
one, and all three were overcome. A
passerby, hearing faint cries from the
men, called for help.
The priests. who were just leaving
the church, responded. Father Hunt
and Father Clancy dropped into the
manhole and hoisted two Of the work.
men to the surface.
Armstrong had penetrated the con.
duit long distance, and was lying
face downward unconscious. Before
the priests could get him back to the
manhole both were partly overcome by
! the gas fumes.
Father Lynch saw their predica-
ment, and, jumping into the manhole.
succeeded In dragging all Of them 70
comparatively fresh air. The four
were lifted to the street by the crowd
that quickly gathered.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
UMBRELLA CAUSES SHOOTING
Constable cunningham's Explanation
Of Woundine Two Miners Who Do.
manded Shelter.

observation-disclosures they would
not desist in their requests to be al.
lowed to walk under his umbrella dur
ing a heavy rain storm, Constable
Thomas Cunningham pulled his re-
volver and shot Samuel Culp and
James Cole, both of Scott township.
Culp is in Mercy hospital, where 1t
is said he can not recover. while Cole
is at his own home with bullet
wound in the breast
Cunningham told the police he was
walking along the Washington Pike
road when he was accosted by Culp
and Cole, both coal miners, who asked
to be allowed to walk under his UNI
brella. He refused the request, but,
according to Cunningham. they be-
came so insistent he was forced to
shoot them to enforce his refusal.
Cunningham was arrested.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

sathJ5ly being the fourteenth of
funs, ths srlag Day." was appropri-
stsly kSSe by the local chapter of
he D. 49,. this being the last meet
ne TIL next fall of the y. A. r.,
:nis bei4g The last meeting till next
AL Of the chapter Glendonjoe, the
ovely hons of Judge and Mrs Che
~, 49, he scene of the pretty en-
1rtainment. which was for members
laly. 10 those who remember the
Alu ~ ~ piano possessed by Edith
tobn1on, Will come a pleasant reali-
ut1m u What the ladies enjoyed in
,enlag m. Pillans. and having the
kafn DonG)ed Banner live under her
oacA Orlando Reporter Star.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
AT CRUTCHFIELD'S
TURTLE DINNER

Recently Miss Helen Cochrano
served her boarders with turtle soup
prepared from turtle brought in
from the country by Mr.. J. F.
Crutchfield. The young men at Miss
Helen's decided to turn the occasion
into one Of merriment and designal-
ed it "Crutchtield's Turtle Dinner"
Mr.. Kelsey Blanton was selected as
POSTMASTER for the occasion and in
calling for responses from those par.
t:cipating gave the following:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
Real Meaning Of Cross.

n 10 said that the signature Of
CROSS much usec on old documents. Il
often misunderstood to mean ignor
ance on the part Of the signer. It wal
sometimes due to inability to write
but quite a. often among the 6axon'
It was an attestation Of good faith.
form of Data that the statement wa
true. II was often required Of the
signer that he add his oath to hi'
name. and the cross was used - Otter
IN this sense a. because the MAJ
oouaA not write.-Excharg2
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

pas IN ly friends Of Mrs. Epps
az: Euck ,s will be glad to learn
aa mt sh9 NJ recovered sufficiently to
a, Aakes I'M trip to Lakeland and Is
a .iow ~ Sh1f home in this city. She
still n quite feeble condition.
N. Int ahn Ivy anxious to come and her
yhysici4HG Moved her to do so. Mrs.
ruckef ~ been seriously i'll at the
q piome E mother in Mulberry for
D last TN twelve weeks, and it is
EUII mAtt6fR4 general rejoicing that
~ q 11W On the road to recovery.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

Mr. Fred Benford was made happy
last night by the unexpected arrival
OF his father from their old home
town, Morton, Ill. Mr.. Benford has
heard many fine things about Lake
land and he has made the trip in or
der to see for himself, and we doubt
not that he will be so enamored OF
this city and section that he will To-
cate here permanently.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
NJ Much Ugner,uoe.

Do you act towards your wife -
you did before you married herr
Exactly, ! remember just how I
used to not when I first fell In love
with her. I used TO hang over the
fence In front Of her house and gaze
at her shadow on the curtain. afraid
to 90 In. And I act Just the same VA
nov when ! get home late"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

n Nh n n, Evans has gone to At
lanf ~ y ~ ~ she will be Joined in
Ia bout tNf19 weeks by Mr.. Evans aua
.toeot fh6Y will go on to New
skork M 10y OF several weeks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
No. 666

This 10 prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHiLLS & FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
If taken then as a tonic the Fever will not
return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Calomel and docs not grippe or sicken. Csc
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
Park HILL LOTS FOR
SALE ON EASY TERMS.

All streets clayed. cement side
walks. electric lights, city water,
shade trees. See G. c. Rogan or s.
N. Stephens. 829
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
GET WISE!

Watch Jeremiah's bargain counter
in the big glass case In front OF d. b.
Dickson's grocery store. Only bar
gains will be found there. Jere-
miah. 1856
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

NJ M D. ~ Young. Mrs. Lula McCol-
Min a24 s1f5o Marie Cook have re-
|kurne1 Ix6u Tampa and Pass-a-
'|nriIl1S "a Tampa they stopped
Ist tho 4 ~ Bay.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

Is4Sl NJ 16k&D rum and son, Pu:-
sine W pberta Cason and Ms
-tNarv IN of Barlow, formed a
'sMIin ring over to Lakeland yes
~ " 9161ng the day with Rev
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

n fkiet Shaver, Of Fort
: Miss Annabelle Mckay
other teachers of the
INK 1Nblic school, will leave
% ~ evening for Knoxville,
~ ~ they will take six
|ooouu 1o gsy tle in pedagogy at the
. N ~ e school which will open
RS3t HIT Fort Meade Leader.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

Across this table with turtle spread,
Sits gallant Trube with erect head,
His hand is loose; his tongue is free,
His smile is bland, as you may see;
What he omits with tongue SO free
lie tells us with his hands, you see.
Let us hear from Trubie.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

Had little dog, his name was
Jack;
Put him on track and he ran right
back.
Had a little Chinee, his name was
Chunn;
tell you what, he had some fun.
For ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain,
The heather Chinee is peculiar"
Although we'd gladly, in the main
With Jack Chunn Do familiar;
You think he's cold, you think he's
hot,
You think he is, you think he's not,
You think he's gold, you think he's
brass,
lie Oft reminds us Of an -
And now Well hear from Jack.
And now We come to Whit McClain.
We call him Mac for shor"
His manners ease-nature calm
He seldom makes retOrt.
Macs from the Old Dominion.
1ho otota IF history
And why he left that stored land
Is much mystery.
We all agree that Mac is nice
And with the girls he cuts much
Sullivan. the Bleaseite.
Employed by a Levite.
Give us of your wit.
Manhattan shirts. you say, are best.
In all conditions stand the test,
But turtle. what of It?
s.
John ODonald, the Floridian,
John O'Donald, the railroad man.
He keeps the trains upon the line
In service always super-fine.
| The sweetest soul among the lot,
| To sip this turtle while its Lot.
Let US hear from John O'Donald
s.
Percy Getzcn, another one
That sits with us, Floridian.
Parcy's good at everything
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

\ W. ! Sf3kfet McRae. a charming
MI n Ifxlae Ca. is in the city on
WI - Her aunt. Mrs. P. B.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20
y, A | Of Fire
ne 5000

\ Mr. ~ Caetles and three young
" ANN - lave gone to various
|rointG Nv oputh Carolina. They will
- st ii anfu September.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

There came a man to our town,
Who sold us fertilize;
lie jumped at once in business
and told US many lies.
And when he found his lies were out
And Dennis" was his name,
lie moved into another town
And told them all again.
lie found a turtle yesterday
And brought it here to eat.
1t made the boarders smile, you see,
10 think of turtle meat.
But Crutchtield praised 1t to the
skies
As he did his fertilize,
And now it's passed from pond tt
pot
And we will take It while it's hot
10.
And here's to all this merry group
Here's to Miss Helen, dear!
With all our Joy over this soup.
! We scarce restrain the tear.
May life oft have occasion
For other joys like this,
Each ont his share Of flowers,
And each have much Of bliss!
But lifes not all Of flowers;
Life's more than Joy and bliss;
Our joys remind OF sorrows;
Bounties, of sacrifice.
And when | speak OF sacrifice
Miss lIelen's life appears
AS taking less of pleasure
And giving more of tears.
That light replace her shadows
! Her sorrows turn to joys
Her sacrifice be recompenseI,
The thought of all her boys!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

Prof. Overholt, he teaches Biz,
And praises everything that's his,
Or comes from keystone State.
Forget your state OF graft and trust,
Forget your town OF smoke and
trust,
For turtle soup that's In your
plate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

There came q man to our town,
Who sold us fertiliZe;
lie jumped at once in business
and told US many lies.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

LXcept 10 cnew and drink and sing.
lie iractlOus some, but what care
We,
lie soon forgets and joins our glee.
rles lonesome when his girl leaves
town
But other girls may soon be found.
Lei . near from Percy.
LLerhart, with soul serene.
lis manner sweet, his conduct clean,
Lbernart, my friend.
Dull MoCse, Iarheel, matters not,
We're blest that here you've cast
your lot
To US your wit now lend.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-20

Percy Getzcn, another one
That sits with us, Floridian.
Parcy's good at everything
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-08
Public Men and SIeep.

The declaration of Doctor Foertmey.
er of Cincinnati, that seven hours of
sleep are enough for any man, and
that the fellow who INDUCES himself
in the arms of Morpheus for longer
period every night is in danger of In.
juling himself, comes so closely upon
the heels Of President Wilson's fiat
that he must have nine hours that it
is certain to- start controversy al.
most to end nowhere, for If there Is
one thing in which every man is a law
unto himself, it is in the matter Of
sleep. zs$ >..-: -:
Ex-President Taft, normal man In ev:
cry respect, enjoys as much sleep as
President Wilson needs. Apparently
there is no reason why President vii,
son should not sleep .as long as he
likes, for Mr.. Taft does. He retires
at midnight usually, and arises only
in time for a nine o'clock breakfast;
so it will be. seen that the routine Of
a presidents day is not incompatible
with feather bed indulgence: McKin'
ley was a light sleeper, being a night
owl and an early riser, while Grover
Cleveland dearly loved to sit up until
a late hour with few cronies, evi:
IDENTIFY being of the opinion, as the
poet has it, that the best way to
lengthen ones days is to steal few
hours from the night. -,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-08
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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-08
MAS WITHIN PALE E i 6 LlvV|
.unfeeIlng Father Buried Child o one
Might Dog, but He Could
Not Bs Punished.

SSS I'm man Do punl00eQ Tor 1A1lln8
70 provide q Christian burial for his
deceased infant child? In the recent
case Of Seaton vs.. commonwealth, 149s
Southwestern Reporter. 871, defend
ant was convicted on such charge,
and appeals to the court Of appeals
Of Kentucky, the docket states. "A
child Of the defendant having died,
he set about to bury it. Taking some
piece Of rough board, he made rude
box to serve as q coffin. Although he
had good lumber out Of which he
could have made a better and more
presentable box, he said that he did
not propose using his good lumber
for this purpose. This box was taken
to point in the woods lot and q
grave dug by two neighbors about
two feet deep. Defendant brought the
corpse from the house In small pa
per box to where the grave was be-
Ing dug, placed It upon the ground
and assisted in digging the grave
When completed, the paper box with
the corpse was placed In the wooden
box and lowered. The grave was then
filled to a level with the surrounding
ground, defendant assisting by tramp
ing the dirt as it was being put back
into the grave.
No services Of any kind were heard
at the grave. Do these facts consti-
t,te crime? The court holds that
1t was the right Of the defendant to
select the place where his child should
be buried, and he violated no law or
duty in selecting spot in the woods
rather than in cemetery. There is
no rule OF law defining how corpse
shall be dressed for burial, or the
character of coffin or casket in which
1t should be incased, or the ma.
terial out Of which the box In which
the coffin is to be placed shall be
made, nor the depth of the grave; nor
is it an offense not to notify relatives
and friends SO that they may. be pres
ent at the fnterment, for they have
no legal right to be present. There Is
no law imposing upon those having in
charge the burial of the dead any duty
to have the interment accompanied
with religious ceremony. The. court
concludes: with the following: 1T was
no doubt the extremely miserly and
niggardly disposition manifested by
appellant that aroused the indignation
of his neighbors, causing the indict-
ment, and ultimately induced the jury
to assess the fine against him which
it Gid. While, by the facts in the
record. appellant is shown to be a
man utterly lacked in parental in.
stinct, he has kept himself within the
pale of the law. At the conclusion
Of the evidence the trial Judge should
have directed a verdict in his favor"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-08
MIl.EST0NES ON llFE'S PATH
octosenarlan Says There Arc Three,
and Ono Is Mark Of Joy, but the
Other Two! -~-

An octogenarian sighed and said
There are three milestones in q
mans life. The first, q very joyous
milestone, is when he ceases to be
called a boy, and for the first time
hears himself called a young man.
All, how happy that makes him! A
young man. r -
"The second milestone ls mile.
stone of gentle melancholy. It is
when he ceases to be called young
man and for the first time hears him.
self called a man. A man-not a
young man any. longer. That causes
him to take thought What has he
achieved thus far? Is his life going
to be a success or q failure? A man,
not a young man now, eh? How fast
the years have flown! So he muses.
ruefully.
"The third milestone is a tragedy,
It is when he is first called an old
man. All, how that stabs him. An
old man. He will never forget the
innocent person-the child, the youth
or perhaps the girl-who first applied
that phrase to him. He will never
forget the scene of its application, Z
happy scene, perhaps, which suddenly
turns funereal, dreadful. An old
mamie who first hears those words
applied to himself quivers, for all hif
wrinkles and gray beard, for all his
fat stomach and bald head, with an
anguish more poignant than youth has
ever felt. An old man how 1t cuts
and tears. How it saps the strength!
What q heavy, limp, hopeless feeling
OF desolation it leaves behind 1t.
Il am 80. I have heard myself call
ed an old man for good many years
now. But it always tortures me. II
is the literal truth that, even at thii
late day, I'd rather get blow In th.
face than be called old. It woult
hurt less" !"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-03-08
new NOVEL BY MRS. CURTIS
1.-THE Lapse Of Enoch Wentworth" 10
Romantic Story Built on In T.
qenious Incident.

Some time ago Francis Curtis wrote
what he designed to be a short story
about two men who played a hand at
poker, the winner to become absolute
possessor of the losers future. He
showed it to his wife, Isabel Gordon
Curtis, author of "The Woman From
Wolverton." 1T Is not short story"
she objected. 1T is merely an Incl
dent which must shape the careers of
two men," IF you can visualize fu-
ture for them," he replied, do IT,. So
much Mrs. Curtis tells in the dedica-
tion of "The Lapse of Enoch Went.
WORTH" the novel she has built upon
her husbands sketch. It is an in
genious and romantic story, the scenes
Of which are laid in New York.