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Lower coast gazette., 1913-03-08
The Inspiration Of the Country.

From the city point OF view life in the coun-
try quickly becomes monotonous. On the other
hand, from the country point Of view hte.ln the
country is SO full of work from sunrise to sunset
that there is not any time for monotony and the
DAYS pass as rapidly as anywhere else and the
keenest interest is excited in those engaged IN
the work of ordinary life, because OF the ire
ouent interferences caused by the weather and,
on the other hand, by the study Of the growth
that is everywhere visible and is generally IN
spring.
We have often Thought that there is no place
on earth more beautiful from an artistic point
Of view than is the Lower Coast during the
early summer months, when the cane fields be-
gin to wave their shining green leaves, when
the rice crops show their pale peagreen color
and the corn crops begin to change from their
deep green to the browner color of their tassels
and the orange orchards are rapidly developing
their golden apples for the autumnal harvest.
To an intelligent cultivator all these process
es of plant life become a matter OF earnest
study and modern agriculture and horticulture
are based upon our efforts to secure larger crops
and better ones with a given outlay VI ldpoI
and fertilizers. Ones hopes are excited and
we may say ones ardor is kindled by observing
the crops from day to day and noting their con-
slant growth from planting to maturity.
We, however, on the Lower Coast, are not
alone in all this, as now practically everywhere
on earth where organized government exists
earnest agricultural work is going on under the
auspices Of the government and the application
Of all scientific research thus far had ana avail
able is made to the growing crops. In the
United States we have the reputation OF leading
he world in enterprising agriculture, based
very largely upon our mechanical labor saving
devices. There are countries, however, such as
China, Java, the British East Indies and. to
Lower coast gazette., 1913-03-08
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1912.
The Cost of Delivery.

o1Yp narisb is so largely engaged in the truck
oarden business and the results for W or three
vo.rs have been so disappointing that everyone
is led to a close analysis OF the business III II ,
endeayor to put ones finger on the sore spot anu
~ ro+;ovo # in some manner if possible. gov.
How'd Of Wisconsin,, in his we'll known Journal
Hoard's Dairyman, discusses the cost Oh ue-
liyering a quart Of milk in Boston. a Dos.on
firm states that the cost of delivering a quar- 70
+ho consumer was "A cents, to which must De
added O.37 of a cent for shrinkage. Inc aver
age price paid to the producers TOR one quar-
uuas 2 q making a net cost per quart, When ue-
l;uorod 70 the consumer, of 8.67 cents. mus
wo can see that the cost of delivery Is ABOUT
.a,,o1 - tho cost Of. or rather the net price re-
ceived by the producer. =.
Secretary. Wilson Of the United States De-
oartment of Agriculture has investigated ,nis
matter and he reports even a hlghef Cost 'iian
s0 nor cent and states that the producer Woalo
frequently get but 40 cents out of that quantlty
that would cost the consumer Sl.Oo, the lh,el-
van;no money being consumed by the mloole
MON who are necessarily engaged IN the WORK
of distribution. !,
It is impossible to do this work without con-
siderable expense. The banana men seem "
have solved the question OF Distribution loi
themselves, but they have a fruit which stanos
hacking and which, gathered green, flpens
gradually and developes its fine flavor IN this
process of ripening. With garden truck gener
ally these good results are not had and hence
refrigerator cars have become necessary ane
these largely increase the cost Of reaching tnf
consumer.
We have no doubt but that year by year w
shall learn better and better how to solve TIL
nroblem Of distribution, but at present 1t IS Ger
tainly the one unsolved problem OF the true
gardening industry.
Lower coast gazette., 1913-03-08
Don't Burn the Trash, but Turn II
Under.

Under the above caption a correspondent OF
the Progressive Farmer, writing TO tnat journal,
hopes that many other good Tennessee farmers
will cease this fogy way of doing business and
make one step forward toward scientific farm
ING. He advises that instead of burning stalks,
vines, crab grass, etc., to turn the growth I'M
der and thus get a fine lot OF humus, as we'll as
some nitrogen, the latter costing 70 cents a
pound ordinarily.
In reading this we thought OF some OF the
discussions Of the Louisiana Sugar Planters
Association, in which every year the careful
conservation of the trash and turning it under
was one of the evidences Of conservatism; that
later on, influenced by the attack OF the cane
borers our planters, yielding to the exlgiencles
of the case burned the trash in order to kill the
borers and later on again, in discussing the con-
s~ervation of nitrogen, our scientists of the As
ISOLATION are again advocating turning the trash
under. in order to secure it's contained nitrogen.
All these matters are moot points in agrlcul-
ture and we must be guided by local conditions
and practical experience. Summer following
was once quite the fashion but has been aban-
doned in the Mississippi Valley generally so far
as we know and yet is still p~ractlced on the
Pacific coast. Flowing up lands in the summer
time and subjecting them to the hot sun is pre-
sumed to be wasteful insofar as the nitrogen OF
the soil is concerned. On the other hand, it may
bring the lands into better physical condition
and the final results might confuse the advo-
Gates as to which of the ways was the best for
the conservation Of the nitrogen, the old way or
the new? Trash burning or non-trash burning!
Summer following or non-summer falloWlng!
These things must be considered good deal as
are the diseases Of our humanity. We must be
guided by the exigencies Of the case and 40 the
best we can when all the circumstances are con-
sidered carefully.
Lower coast gazette., 1913-03-08
LaGrippe or Influenza.

THIS disease, which in its first onset seems
to be so trihing in it's character, IS Tar more III,
s;a;ons than the average sufferer Wlth*lt IS APT
70 think It has prevailed in the United STATES
now for about twenty-five years ana mus .ar
there seems but little abatement in the severity
Of its attacks, or in the widely spread character
If the disease. It seems so slngularly COLI
taqious as to be as bad in that one respect as
measles, whooping cough or even small poA' d.
tbouoh not nearly so dangerous, II proper care
bo taken. On the other hand, the seeming III
difference of the people to the attacks OF grippe
leads in many cases to pneumonia ana 10 uealn
itself.
A few wears back the writer was sitting IN
his office and a visitor came IN VINO was cougn-
mo and sneezing moderately and the writer re-
marked to the visitor that he seemed TO nave
the grippe and that perhaps ne Woula lniec'
those around him. A few days later the Writer
had a moderate attack of the grippe when
seemed to be traceable directly to the presence
in the room of that other person suffering WIN
the disease and sneezing and coughing more OF
less. :
The numerous rains this winter have so al
fected the country roads as to make them al
most impassable and they have led to exposure
and in MANY cases to ordinary colds, from whleh
quick recoveries are expected. Ihese are 1iie
neople that the grippe seizes with It's creates
severity and those affected should be extremely
careful as to any further exposure, as II Seen'
II ha . fact that more deaths are attrlbutapl'
to the grippe than the community generally nd
any idea OF.
We are told that the disease is an epldemi
influenza and has at times spread all over Hu
rope and then disappeared for considerable pei
iods of time. It's persistence with US oulln
the last twenty or twenty-five years seems 70 y
an exceptionally long epidemic and Its EMU
ggfsyaat n6sisssfRg Is fs ds, b 5hf tie 'a disease s' IS 50 pee
liar in it's character and so i'll understood tn;
we can scarce know what to do about 1T or
expect from it, other than that those affecte
should put themselves under medical control
once if they desire to be prudent. The impre
sion that these onsets of a slight cough, Watel
ewes and running nose are but the symptoms
an ordinary cold is very deceptive and it IS VIZ
enough to recognize the fact that when one n
the grippe the condition is a serious one al
one that may very possibly end in pneumon
and death. The advent of warmer and drl
weather will be welcomed as giving more or le
relief, although this depressing disease n
been prevailing during recent years to some
tent throughout the entire year.
Lower coast gazette., 1913-03-08

some extent Japan, where labor ;
saving devices are not 50 much /
in request as here, the extreme <
lowness Of the, cost OF human.la- +,
Dor making it as cheap as ordln- !.
airy animal labor. Where these
conditions exist, the result OIL
scientific research in plant lie
are utilized in the way OF direct
ling. the work Of the laborers 50
as to produce larger results from
a given quantity Of labor.
The Black Sea country in nus
STA is the great source and sup
NV Of wheat for all Europe.
There we find that American
machines adapted to agricultural
work are utilized to a very great
extent, Notwithstanding that the
Russian landlords control an I'M
mense supply Of cheap labor. In
Japan the wages Of labor are re,
ported to be gradually rising and
there American ingenuity IN the
manufacture Of agricultural ma
chinery is utilized by the Japan
csc who will import American
machines and initiate them 50
we'll as to be able to produce the
machines themselves.
We seem to be doing all that
we can in the way Of progress on
) the Lower Coast, BUTT would pc
: necessary for US to effect some
economies in the way Of labor al
: we haven't the supply OF labor
2 that we formerly had and will b'
4 compelled to use machlner!
wherever possible. Years ago
n very considerable part OF tn
I rice crop was cut by grain nal
J vesting machines. The peculla
g shape and fall Of our rice held
interfere more or less with tn
# economical use Of these harves'
n ing machines, but we must sure
e " attempt to use them in tn
end and this can be done wit
Or comparative facility at least (
modifying the shape Of o.
i fields in such way that harves
ING outfits can be employed ne
re and there without compellll
en- each proprietor to own one. -
ne grain harvest Of the weste
'st states is accomplished very nu
in this way.
The public works gong on
Die the great cities, the eStensio
las of the railway systems, 7
building Of wharves, the grt
nic sewerage systems and the G
1u- struction of many buildings
,er- gradually carrying the able b
led colored people from the CO..
be try to the city. While in the
tire thew do no better for themsel
!. a .. 4d nequtiitty w
ecu vel. these people are attrac
nat more or less BY city life and
70 are suffering in the country II
'teu a lack Of labor. Thousands
at laborers could be employed
res the Parish Of Plaquemines
'ery great advantage, but they d
OF seem to be available and m
wen of those who have grown up
mas are now resident in New Orle;
ana We need more laborers or n
Lower coast gazette., 1913-03-08
For Sale.

MIR ENn Five Hundred Acres
AIUL LhltB Of First-Class Rice
|F0D PINT Land on Belair and
TUh hLNl. Fanny Plantations,
and in QUANTITIES to Suit.
JOHN DYMOND, BELAIRP 0. LA.
The evening world., 1913-09-26

WV 0CIIOOt O01CS 0C VOs1U
Two pairs Of knickerbockers. Inverted pleai
model, made Of all wool fancy cheviots in gray
and brown mixture effects. Lined throughout
Ages to 10 years.
The evening world., 1913-09-26

who died In London In July ana whose
property in the United Kingdom has
been ,aiued for probate At es.s71.No.
Death iuties Amounting to oi.oSo.ooo
will % paid over TO David Lloyd George.
Chancellor Of the Excheouer.
The dsath duties on property in the
British isles. whether belonging to ma.
t,ves or foreigners. ere progressive
ranging upward from I per cent. On
estates Of the value OF between oeoo and
400: . per sent. between 1850 and $500,
J per cent between $1,000 and $4,000:
UP TO 10 per cent. on estates Of $4,000
900 and over. Thore are also legacy
and succession duties. varying in per-
centage.
The evening world., 1913-09-26
Ladies! Men! Here's the
quickest, surest dandruff
cure known.

Thin. brittle. colorless and scrsesy
hair 10 mute evidence Of . neglected
scalp; Of dandruff--that awful scurf.
There is nothins SO destructive TO
the hair - dsndrufi. II robs the hair
Of its lustre. its strength and is very
life; eventually producing . feverish-
ness and itching Of the scalp. which
II act remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink. loosen and die-then the
The evening world., 1913-09-26

MILAN. italy. Sept ga discussion
on the various methods Of curing habit-
ual drunkards occupied the entire morn
ing session OF tho international Con-
gress on Alcoholism to-day, the dele
gates endeavoring 10 discover the best
scient!nc and practical remedy.
The evening world., 1913-09-26
BRADY ESTATE PAYS
j1,05O,0OO TO BRITISH
IN DEATH DUTIES
Property Held Abroad by
Financier Valued for Probate
at S6,S77,64O.

LONDON. Sept. as.--Ths British
Treasury to-day received an unexpec,sd
windfaii from the estate OF the late An
tony Nicholas Brady Of Albany. n. Y,
The evening world., 1913-09-26

little sweeping? Well. may be- but excusabe in view
Of the fact that it's Never mind what you usually
pay nor what you want to pay, see Saks suit at $l5
and figure it out for yourself At this price we will show
you the cleverest models tailored, in cheviots
pencil stripes and blue serges The coats cut on close
fitting lines with high cut vests. end lean taperng tro-
sers Ages IA to co. Sizes so to SO.
The evening world., 1913-09-26

$l0.SO Mackinaw Norfolk e7Os
Sport Coats special at ~|'>"
Your boy needs Mackinaw. These are made
Of the new plaid fabrics, in gray. brown. green.
red and blue. Shawl or convertible collar. Just
the thing for school and college. 10 to 10 years.
The evening world., 1913-09-26
Boys Fall Suits
at important price revisions
$3.50 Double Breasted !
Norfolk Suits at

Two pairs Of knickerbockers with this suit. Thu
new double breasted, pleated Norfolk, with patel
rockets and double cuffs. Tweeds and cheviot
in the new colorings Ages 0 to 10 years.
The evening world., 1913-09-26
$lO.5O Single Breasted e,oe
Norfolk Suits at p/.>O

Two pairs Of knickerbockers. This single breasted
Norfolk has yoke back, half stitched belt. and is
very swagger with four patch pockets. All wool
cassimeres, serge lined. Ages tolls years.
The evening world., 1913-09-26

Tailored Suits
$29.5O
A number Of very new models. made
in such wanted cloths a. broadcloth,
poplin. cheviot. whpcord. Bedford
stripes and matelasse. Loose wrap
like jackets and demi.tailored coats,
some deliberately trimmed with plush
and fancy embroidery, and others with
collar and cuffs Of fur. New skirts
which drape eithar 70 the front or TO
the side. A very representative selec-
ton of the seasons best Nit modes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-04
M|L|TANTS MAKE
THREATS GOOD
RAILROAD STATION IN SOUTH
ENGLAND BLOWN UP BY DYNA-
MITE, SET OFF BY A TIME
CLOCK.
PLACARDS FOUND IN RUINS
ASCRIBING WORK TO SUFFRA-
GETTES TRAIN BLOWN UP
NEAR STOCKPORT.
(SpeciaI to The HcraId.l

LONDON, Eng, April Suffragettes
today blew up the railroad station at
Oxted in Surrey. An alarm clock set
for a. m, similar to those used by
American dynamiters, was found in the
wreckage and also a loaded pistol.
A militant placard told the explosion
was the work of suffragcttes. A lava
tory was demolished and the walls were
torn a bit by the explosion, but no one
was hurt
Extra guards are placed at all sta
tiOns and tunnels along the tracks. 1t
is feared the outrage was in retaliation
for the sentence passed Oh Mrs. Pank-
hurst.
Explosives partly wrecked North
western train near Stockport The car
riage was almost empty and nothing
was injured. Suffragettes are also sus-
pccted of this explosion
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-04
POLICE KILL
TWO STRIKERS
FIRED INTO MOB AT COLUMBIAN
ROPE PLANT, FATALLY WOUND
ING TWO AND WOUNDING SEW
ERAL OTHERS.
MOB ATTEMPTS TO RESCUE PRIS-
ONERS FROM POLICE-SITUA-
TION VERY THREATENING-M
ITIA PATROL THE CITY.
(By Associated PrcsS.)

AUBURN, n. ". April 4.-One man
and one woman were fatally wounded
here today when the police fired into a
mob of strikers at the Columbian Rope
Company plant. Four others in the mob
were wounded, also, though not serious
". The situation has grown SO threaten
ing, that the militia have had to be
called out tc prevent mob violence, and
the city is being patrolled by the SOL
diers.
a number of the strikers, all of them
foreigners, were arrested by the police
on account of threats of violence, and
the mob attempted to rescue the prison
ers by throwing salt into the police
mems eyes Feeling runs high among
both the strikers and the citizens. and
the outcome of the trouble may pe ser
iOus.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-04
GENERAL BLISS COMING
TO INSPECT CAVALRYMEN HERE.
HOPE TO CONVINCE HIM TROOP
SHOULD STAY HERE

General Tasker ii. Bliss of Fort Sam
Houston. commander of the Texas de-
partment of the United States army. is
expected in Brownsville soon for the
purpose of inspecting the troop Of
United States cavalry stationed here,
Troop NJ Nth cavalry, under command
of Captain Kirk Walker. General Bliss
is at present engaged on a trip of inspec
ton to all the commands stationed on
the frontier, and his visit to Brownsville
will be in that connection.
1t is expected that upon the generals
arrival, he will be waited upon by a
committee of citizens who will lay be-
fore him the fact that a troop of cavalry
or Il company of infantry should be sta
toned at Fort Brown at all times for
the protection of this section of the
frontier He will also be told of the
high esteem in which the citizens hold
the present company, and will endeavor
to secure from him an expression as to
whether or not soldiers will be kept here
at all times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-04
PATROL
FOR THIS BORDER
SECRETARY OF WAR GARRISON
PROMISES GARNER EFFECTIVE
GUARD FROM LAREDO TO
BROWNSVILLE.
SHERIFF SANCHEZ OF LAREDO
AND MARSHALL HICKS, REPRE-
SENTING MEXICAN CONSUL.
SAY REBELS INFEST BORDER.
(SDeciQl to The Herdld.) J

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 4.-Sec-
retary of War Garrison today promised
Representative John n. Garner to in
augurate an effective patrol of the bOr-
der between Eagle Pass and Brown
sville. This was promised after Mr..
Garner had presented a telegram from
Sheriff Sanchez of Webb county. declar-
ing that he had information that "arms
an ammunition are constantly being
smuggled into Mexico at different points
within 80 miles up and down the river
from Laredo" and also asserting that
prominent revolutiOnist leaders were
very active on the unpatrOlled border
line.
Marshall Hicks likewise telegraphed
from San Antonio, saying he represented
the Mexican consul general. lie as
serted that that section is "infestcd
with persons plotting against the pres
cnt government in Mexico
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-04
WILL HANDLE
MEXICO MAIL
TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENTS BY
SUPT. LEAKE OF RAILWAY MAIL
SERVICE TO TAKE CARE OF IN
TERNATIONAL MAILS.
ADDITIONAL AGENTS DETAILED
FOR THIS AND PARCEL POST
SERVICE-DOUBLE DAILY MAIL
HELPS MATTERS.

Temporary arrangements have been
completed by G. l.. Leake, superinten-
dent of the railway mail service, with
headquarters at Houston, whereby the
Brownsville & MatamOrOs Bridge Co.
will handle the United States and Mex
leo mail. This arrangement will hold
good until the postOfliec departments OF
Mexico and the United States have made
permanent appropriations for the ser
vice, which will continue indefinitely, or
until the Mexican railroads operating
out of the other Texas Mexico border
ports are open to regular travel again
Two men have been detailed from the
Laredo postOffice, and attend to the par
eel post matter. The number Of clerks
on the trains running in and out of
Brownsville north has been temporarily
increased from two to six to handle the
increased mail traffic.
The double daily mail service between
Brownsville and Houston, which has
been in force since the first of this
month, also better enables the railway
mail service to handle the incoming and
outgoing Mexican and United States
mail.
Mr.. Leake left this morning for points
on the branch line. and this afternoon
Will return to Houston. He said before
leaving that the mail service on the
branch line train will be improved soon
by the placing of a clerk on the route
from Brownsville to Harlingen. the same
clerk continuing to the end of the run
as at present. A few months ago the
branch trains run was shortened by
turning at Mission, but as soon as the
vegetable shipping season is over the
run Will be extended again to Sam For.
dycc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-04
FOUR HANG ON
SAME SCAFF0LD
TWO WHITE MEN AND TWO Ne
GROES SUFFERED THE DEATH
PENALTY FOR MURDER IN
MONTGOMERY TO-DAY.
FIRST WHITE MAN HUNG IN THAT
COUNTY SINCE THE WAR
Cru ESOME DEATH OF ONE OF
NEGRO CONVICTS.
(BU Associated PresS.)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April A
gruesOme spectacle was presented here
today by the hanging of Walter Jones,
when the rope slipped, allowing Jones
to slowly stranglc to death. 1t was
thirty-siX minutes before he expired.
This was one of the four hangings in
the county Jail for various murders here.
One other negro and two white men
were hung from the same scaffold This
is the first time that white man has
been hung in Montgomery county since
the war.
The white men were Walter Jones and
Arnold Gilmer. Jones killed Silas
Rowan on a train in July last year. as
Rowan was going to testify against him
in a case for arson. Gilmer was con-
victed for the murder of Mrs. Lucille
Tippetts, having gone to the Tippetts'
house to kill her husband.
John Adams. one of the negroes. killed
a policeman who went to arrest him for
a minor offense. Coleman Gilman. the
other negro, was hung for the murder of
a negro man.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-04
CLOSE GAME EXPECTED
MCALLEN HAS A STRONG TEAM
AND WILL GIVE BROWNSVILLE
BOYS A HARD FIGHT TOMOR
ROW.

The McAllen baseball team and Nc
Allen rOoters will arrive on the motor
ut 10:40 tomorrow morning 1t has been
decided to change the time of the game
to four D. IN, Saturday in order to allow
the ardent business fans to get out to
the combat.
McAllcn is member of the new
Valley League, composed of Pharr Mcr-
cedes. Edinburg, and McAllen. The
school team is captained by their prin-
cipal, Arthur Hall, who plays first base.
They are considered to be the strongest
team in the Valley.
The Brownsville high school team has
been practising steadily the past few
weeks, and the game will be. called at
four p. m. sharp, on the Post grounds.
DR. Skipper. formerly of the Texas
league will Ofliciate. he battery order of
The local team probably will be as fol
lows.
Armstrong. short stop; Hinkley. first
base; Arnufo, centcrg field: Hallmark,
catcher: Guzman. third base: Till sec
Ond base: G. Durham. or BlarhtSkv. kft
field j.. Eurham, right Iici!; r. Smith
Eof Egley. pitcher.