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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06

IL any erroneous reflection upon the
character OF anyone. or which may affect
the standing Of any person, firm or cor
rcration. should he published inndvertent-
IL IN the news columns Of The Herald, Il
viii be corrected promptly upon the atien-
tion Of the publisher heinz called for II.
Office 81 Publication
1900 Washington street.
Telephone Ne. 7.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06
YEARS WAR WILL COST TWENTY BILLION DOLLARS

Military experts regard the probable cost Of the conflict r.h.u -
rope 20 at a 70 ~ beyond reckoning. They a~~ert that ~ am.r
sme /" make even ? cle>Sa a. 10 the aggregate expense.
ne American eI III expense IN the union side wa orL...a. -l
- "" +" uN 10 2upDup men n The field. Another estimate thar ~
"hh made l. that " $1,000 " yea per rnn IL the rdd
Assuming that q eezrrai conflict will cH into the GnJ u.xuu-
"''"""" soldiers tf>h n~~w would hiring the total military m,I,n-
"""f np y" STANDARDIZATION or about >50OO0 600 " dav
Army officers point at that the military expense IL -Bb VI. eo.r,.. --.
"Pr" on "" actual cost. The -hrnkaee IN security vaIuc~. ~ -taonn.-
I" "1ren'"He. The dimmnhon Of manufacturing and other inJu-tr.. arI .L
interference Win trad and foreign commerce must Am D. in.lu5-l Nv, .
:" "a lTfWhhate estimate Of the vast cost II n war III Enron.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06
THE SITUATION.

The Gaul glareS IN the Herman
The s'rrman lamps the Russ:
The Triton calls u squadron
And erumblcS al the fuss:
The 'zreh. the Greek the Bulgcr.
Are ready for the leap:
The AuStro-ScrhS are mixinp
I1e Turk H. fast ASLEEP.
w X. Rose.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Subscribers nj the city VINO fail 10 re-
ceive The Herald regularly are requested
to notify the Office promptly. All papers
delivered IN the city should be- received. as
q rule, not later than 1 40 70 8 o'clock y.
IN. Unless some accident 10 the press or
other mtoward delay occurs al the pfint-
Inc office, the paper should BE- out not later
than 4 go and the carriers should complete
their distribution. even 10 the most distant
subscribers, within not less than an hour
and thirty minutes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06

The recent appointment "a u woman
doctor a. superintendent and deputy
medical officer Io the Women %runsicts ia
An English prison recalls the Tact that
less than httN years aeo Z woman Miss
lex Blake. the nr~i woman Who attempt
cd 10 take i medical drpi,r ~ England
WAS stoned ia thy trcgt> ~ Edinburgh
and the university closed a. her. Thus
10th the world move.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06

The wal i'm Europe probably viii r.
suit in keeping a good many Americans
from going across. Tor their usual
summer tour. 81 the Old World This
should benefit this country. not only by
keeping a very large sum ~ American
gold IA home. but u, sending a lot of
rich pleasure seekers a. Wit the points
of interest in their oNn country. Incl
dentally these same pleasure $50 kcrs ma,
receive some practical object lessons Ia
the MANY real beauties which their own
land Possesses.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06
THEY WOULDN'T TELL. yof-
ANYHOW.

Don think you're right be-ausc vour
friends
Agree tina yon are right:
- stand they've taken merely tends
- show that they're polite.
New York Mail
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06

The war situation acres the Atlantis.
now resolves itself int" 4 fight ~ which
Germany and Austria are on one side
with RUSSIA France AMI England on
the other side.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06
Seven pounds.

Seven pounds.
> How fast should he gain?
During the first fcw DAYS. nothing. Tie
generally loses 4 few ounces. After that
he should gain six ounces 4 week. some
weeks 4 little more. some weeks 4 little
less. 80 that al the end ~ six months hc
weighs II pounds. or has doubled his
weight. whatever il was. After that he
gains little more slowly. three or four
ounces a week. ~ \ year. he should
weigh three times a. much a. at birth.
II he does not show this gain. Il phySi-
~ian should ~ consulted. a thin baby
may seem healthy. but he il not. A nor
mally healthy baby should bc fat. not
heavy or lumpy but moderately fat.
3. How shall ! weigh my baby
ON the regulation hahy.scale with i
platform AMI basket. The ordinary dial
or spring scale offered for weighing bah
ie> j. useless. The hest substitute j. a
sroecr'S small sized platform scale. The
baby honld BE- weighed before he i bath
ed and fed. lie should h. stripped for
each weighing and 4 record be kept.
T. Does height indicate good hcaIth2
Not necessarily. hut II u baby d,s.S not
grow h. u not normal. Al 4 month. the
average baby measures about ~ r.. IN.
rheS: ~ 3 months. - inches: M six mos.
"A inches: M | year. p inches. This il
the average height for the baby who
starts life weighing : pounds.
,. My baby'> head i rather la y.
VIII he have trouble III teethingp
A large head sometimes Indicates Ger.
tain conditions which heromc more ne.
tive or pronounced under tccthimr or anv
other special strain. You should consult
your physician ~ 10 your child'S condi.
ton and Development. The head ~ n
child. six months old. weighing about IL
Or " pounds. and measuring II or 20
inches in height. should measure in cir
conference II - IN. The chest should w.
the same size and the abdomen lust 4
trifle smaller. At = months the weight
should H. about ~ pounds. The height
about - AMI the head measurement
about ~. The trouble mav liz TT the
shape. not IN the size " the head. and
for that reason. the baby should ~ look
ed over NV a physician.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06

Rv all means. lci Brownsville have the
needed improvements lh the wafer ami
light plant. None viii DENY that an i'm
provement IL The quality 81 the water
j. very much needed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06

Personally. II We were to run for o'fic"
We wouldn't ri ~ an might waiting for tn
election returns. Folk who hate uS would
fetch them "a n ~ soon as possible.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06

An Europe appears "a h. mad with
the lust for war. Europe needs a few
heads a. calm. cool and >tatcSmanlike ~
woodrow Wilson. to keep il steady
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06

Instead If picture post cards. The rnl
FRS of European government continue 20
prefer sending ultimatums 70 each other.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06

Cotton is down. Grain j. up There.
fore. let rs plant grain. AMI thus ride
both ends OF the see saw.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06

Another good thing that a carl learns M
boarding school D. hat father tah's man.
ners Won't Do.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-06
BY ANNA STEESE RICHARDSON

tTheSc article are h"~sd n questions asked BY mothers who have turned to tc
Wonanr Home Companion for assistance III The difficult and delicate task of rear
ing their babies. Each question presented and answered here was. asked NOT ny or.
but BY many mothers. They represent the general questions and problems Of the
average mother Mrs. Richardson H. entirely willing to answer prr-onany any fur
thcr questions that readers may wish to send to herr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-12

was kept in honor OF Pan and Juno,
and is sometimes known as Juno Feb
ruta. There were merry doings on
that day, especially with the young
people, Among the other ceremonies
Of the feast 1t was customary to put
the names of young women into box
from which they were drawn by young
men as chance directed. Each then
became the partner Of the man who
drew her name for the feast As time
went on the revels of the Lupercalia
became so immoral that the Church
decided that this pasticular custom
would have to be changed, so the man
date went forth that the name OF
saint should be written upon the slips
instead of those Of living women and
each young man who drew the name
was to regard this saint as his patron
for the coming year, and for several
years this was done But romantic
youth was not long satisfied 20 initiate
these holy fathers and ballot for a
sanity partner in heaven. He longed
for something consisting Of flesh and
blood here on earth. such as beau
tiful girl SO, he went hack to some
thing like the pagan custom and Saint
Valentines Day then became the
name of the feast. and although Chris
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-12

declared that some day he would BE
president of the United States" For
time he worked for a man named
Taylor, where he acted as hostler,
plouEhboy, ferryman and farm hand.
Splitting rails was another part of his
work, and one of these rails Is still
preserved in Olroyde's Lincoln Mu.
scum in Washington. He lived a hard
life in a rough country. and he studied
men as well as books. He soon be-
came a leader, and few country par
ties, log rollings and shooting matches
were complete without "Lanky Abe.
as he was known. for he was nearly six
feet tall at the age of sixteen. He
loved to make speeches on the topics
of the day and always had an attentive
Tics, and in 1888, at the age of twenty
seven, he was appointed postmaster of
New Salem.
In 1884 he was elected to the Legis-
lature. He had studied at law from
time to time whenever and wherever
ne could find the opportunity. Finally
ne concluded that Springfield would
ue the best place to build up a prac-
lice, and from 1897 until he was elect
I'd president Springfield was his home
Many incidents relating to his life as
a lawyer might be mentioned to H.
ustrate the honesty and uprightness
{ this grca; man whose religion seems
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-12

H. Springfield, where they paid fUul
dollars week for board and lodging.
Later Lincoln purchased house and
began to save money. AS he pros
pered in life his wife wanted better
house but he did not think II was
needed, so once while ne was away on
one OF his long trips Mrs. Lincoln
hired carpenter and had u second
story and new roof put on the little
house When Mr.. Lincoln returned he
was puzzled. and then pretending not
to recognize 1t as his house he called
out TO man In the street: Say,
stranger. can you tell me where Lin
coin lives--he used to live here?"
This house today IS one OF the revered
spots of our land 1t Is owned by the
state Of Illinois, having been pr esent
&c to that State by Robert Lincoln.
the son of the late President. AT the
present time Ii is a sort of museum
containing many interesting articles
used by the martyred President. Ar
uCles from Mrs. LlnColn's home are
there also, among them an old hair
cloth sofa which was used in the
cuurting days of Mrs. Lincoln when
stephen A. Douglas called on her one
evening and his rival. Abraham Lin
coin. the next evening. This house is
the only piece of real estate the late
President ever owned, and he often
0 cleared that the happiest years Of his
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tanned II sun retains modlhed form
OF the Lupercalia. Several times the
Church has made an effort either to
sanctify or suppress the rites of Saint
Valentines Day. and in the latter part
OF the sixteenth century Saint Fran
els de Sales made vigorous effort
n this direction when he severely for
bade the custom Of valentines or al
lowing boys to write the names of
he girls to be admired and attended
by them. But his efforts were in vain,
nd the custom continued and became
even more popular. In France the
choosing Of partners in this fashion
is n more serious AFFAIR as the names
were so arranged that lovers four
u easy TO drlv thoi' 'wo't hearts and
marriage usually resulted,
Queer Custom Of Challenge.
Then came the custom of challeng-
ing ones valentine and this was done
by girls as well as men. Finally 1t
became no uncommon thing for girl
to walk up to man who was per-
feet stranger to her and say, Good
morrow--'tis Saint Valentines Day.
1t then became the duty OF the man
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-12

challenged 10 send the young
oman a present. This was carried
such extremes that it became
gular hold-up game. II was prac-
ed only by the lower classes for
ne and happily the custom died out
together a century or more ago
one of the curious customs of ST.
ilentine's Day of two centuries ago
found in the diary of an English
,rl Of that period, and tells In the
open her eyes just at the proper mo-
nent to rest them on the face of her
sweetheart,
Last Friday was Valentines Day,
and the night before ! got 1--WE bay
leaves and pinned four of them to the
four corners of my pillow and the
fifth to the middle and then II l had
dreamed of my sweetheart, Betty said
we should be married before the year
was out But to make 1t more sure
boiled an egg hard and took out the
yolk and filled II with salt. and when
| went to bed ate II, shell and all
without speaking or drinking after
ward We also wrote our lovers names
upon bits OF paper and rolled them
M in clay and put them in water ana
the first one that rose up was TO be
my valentine. Mr., Blossom came up
for me. and the next morning ! laid
In bed with my eyes shut all the morn
ing, and after breakfast did not look
out of the window until | knew II was
time for him to pass Then when /
saw him knew the charm had
worked"
Truly an easy way OF making the
love test turn in the direction wished !
In England and Holland.
In Kent. England, the girls hurn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-12

holly on Saint Valentines Day ana
their sweethearts throw Ivy on the hTe
as a sign that they. too, are ready 10
sacrifice for love. In some parts o.
Holland the girls and boys go aooN'
the streets decorated with true 10
ers' knots, and those who wear the
same colors are supposed 70 be lovers
AS early as the eighteenth century the
fancy valentine came into use y.
that time II was written on pape.
adorned with a gilt Cupid when ma"
been carefully pasted on. me Pc
etry WAS what is termed today OF the
mushy variety. The favorlte fo?muI'
announced in terms still held sacre
TO Saint Valentine that because the
rose Is red and the violet blue there
fore the recipient is as sweet as sugar.
These love laden missiVes were sent
by messenger. Then came redu
lion in postage. and printed valentines
hegan TO appear-hideous look ne A.
airs showing grotesquely attired m
and women sitting side by side W
cupid lowered over their heads The
God OF Love was usually a very t1t
pink. il-shaped cherub, who carried
II huge bow and a culver Of gold"'
arrows. He was always shown In th
act of shooting an arrow AT the couH
below him. The lace paper valentino
with EN- hossed pictures of love sCe...
hidden amid layers Of lace paper was
the next fashion. and some Of o.
were really very pretty, These WI.
followed by the hand painted satin
card. which was. OF course. more eX-
pensive than the lace paper Tie
verses however, were the same. for
since the days OF the Lupercalia tn
old. old story OF two lives with bui
o single thought twn hearts that beat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-12

Re were spent under Its roof. Is a.
ny wonder that 1t should be ven
iated shrine?
Elected President.
In lS47 Lincoln was elected to Con
ress when he defeated old Peter
artwright. a famous Method
reacher and circuit rider. In Is $
,-. was defeated. but owing to his as
stance In the election OF Zachars
aylor he was offered the GoVernOr-
nip OF the Territory Of Oregon. +
q about decided TO accept, but Mrs
.ncoln said NO" so the mater Wa
titled, and he once more resumed The
ractice of law In Springfield after d.
lining the partnership of a well
nown lawyer IL Chicago. In 1000
lr. Lincoln received the nomination
or president. He was sitting In Q
office in Springfield WI IN
he news arrived. and at once hurried
home to tell his ambitious wife. r =
election was scarcely assured when I.
became evident secession was in the
air Even before he had drafted d..
inaugural address South Carolina hpd
taken the lead In the secession move
ment. The chair which Lincoln use.
when he wrote this famous address
in the possession OF Mr.. Osborn -
royde. of Washington, D. c.
The tempestuous life OF his nr.
term Is too well known to need repe-
t!tion here. He had been In ofIlc- 10
tie more than FIVE weeks when IN.
War Of the Rebellion began by AZ.
airing on Fort Sumpter. 1t was BIT
ter struggle-this fight between broth
ers, but at last the Federal forces II!
and the black clouds of wa
rolled away. Mr. Lincoln was re-elect
ed President In 1864. He saw th'
dawn Of peace. RE had reached u,
climax of his career and touched th'
highest point of his greatness.
Presentment of Violent Death.
From his early youth he had pr.
sentiments that he would die a viOlen
death. but Notwithstanding the-'
presentments he frequently made tr p
alone. During the summer months h'
lived at the Soldiers Home, a feN
miles outside OF Washington, and h.
frequently made the trip between h
White House and the Home on horse
back alone. One night he was fire,
upon by someone in ambush. the bal
let passing through ais hat. He a.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-12
Il ESZS9rzex[zS 9<2 S |27S3ox
How the Customs Of Valentine Day Began Away
Back in the Days Of the Roman Lupercalla
and How Its Celebration Has Con-
tnued from Year to Year.

in history by the name Of Valentine
who had even less to do with sent-
ment, for he was a bishop or the
Church and met an unromantic end by
being choked to death by fish bone
Like the other Valentine he performed
miracle, by healing a son Of Grafton
the rhetorician, of epilepsy. In Italy
and Germany they still pray to him
when a person Is suffering from this
disease. The records of this Nalen-
tines life unfold no romance or poems
OF love or affairs OF the heart, Surely
he was not the patron saint OF lovers
nor was the other pious Valentine who
went to his death for refusing to re-
nounce his faith. Either of these holy
men would be surprised to find him
self the patron saint of romance.
Originated With the Roman Luper-
Gala.
But after all, Valentine Day Gus
toms originated many years before
these good men lived Francis Deuce,
the noted antiquarian, has traced It
back to the days Of ancient Rome, and
has practically proven that 1t Is mere
ly the Roman feast of the Lupercalia
lChristianized. This Roman holiday
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-12

DcDtits W lti BpuSiuS
HIS joint debates with Stephen "A.
Douglas, the leader OF the Democratic
SIDE. who was known as The Little
Giant" became famous throughout
The United States. This man was also
a rival OF Lincoln IN love, and in this
As well as in politics Lincoln won,
when in lS42 he married Miss Mary
Todd. a nigh spirited belle of Spring
held. Previous to his marriage Mr..
Lincoln had two love affairs-one Of
them very serious NJ IS Mary owen.
Of Green County, Kentucky. suddenly
decided after ID short engagement that
Mr.. Lincoln could not make her hap
by. so the affair ended without muo n
damage to the hearts of either OF the
lovers. Anne Rutledge. of New Salem.
was his first love. but she died before
ne young lawyer was able to support
wife, and 1t ~ said that Lincoln )
grief over her death was So poignant
that his friends feared he would lose
ms mind.
Mrs. Lincoln was a high spirited
young woman. she believed her
Young husband was destined for nigh
uHice, and she lost no opportunity in
helping him to IT.. The young couple
commenced life at the Globe Tavern
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-12

~ROM time immemorial people
have sought to find reason
other than custom for the send
ing OF love missives on Saint
Valentines Day. First they studied
the lives OF the men of the ancient
days who bore the name Of Valentine
and found nothing which can connect
them with the sentimental celebration
of the day which bears their name.
There was Saint Valentine, a bishop
or Pope of Rome who stood steadfast
to his faith during the persecution of
the Christians by the Emperor Claud-
ius and on account OF his fidelity to
his religion was cast into Jail whore
according to the legend he cured the
keepers daughter of blindness When
the miracle was made known to the
authorities they ordered him to be
beaten with clubs and afterwards be-
headed. His bones are preserved IN
the Church of Saint PraXedes I'm
Rome. Near this church Is gate
named In his honor. There Is no
record of his having written love
songs or of his ever having been In
love, and surely there was nothing
sentimental about his death
naA-.a xGau another nrorntuept figure
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become significant and certain places
assume an Importance due entirely 90
their association with some critical
stage in the career Of these famous
men.
In American history many are the
prominent figures who have left at
their early homes or at other places
some memorial of their coming fame,
some token Of their future greatness.
but none of these has left in numbCr
or interest or significance so many as
our first martyred president-Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Early Life.
Born in a Kentucky cabin in the
most AFFECT poverty, Lincoln fought
his way to the White House by per
severance and hard STUDY His father
was both ignorant and shiftless-a
carpenter Of mediocre ability and
farmer who was unable 10 produce
crops. The log cabin in which the
elder Lincoln lived with his wife and
three children was scarcely fit to stable
a COW in, and his farm was the
toughest sort of a clearing--rOCky,
Weedy and scrubby. In short, he was
u the class known in the South a
poor whites" But his wife WAS DIFF
t,rent--a slender, pale faced woman,
who could read and write. her am
bitions were crushed out boy the pow
erty-stricken surroundings. for she
was unable 20 de- anything ana from
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-12
Debates With Douglas.

to have been love to man, love to God.
love to Country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-12
Affect Poverty of Lin
coins Youth - Incidents
Of Early Life = Studying
Under DIFF iculties The
Loss Of His Mother A
Heavy Blow = Love A.
fairs War Of the REBEL
ion The Assassination.

len men become distin-
guished historic figures many
incidents which at the time
were trivial and inconsequent
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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-07-18

Against Unhealthy Literature
Dublin's recent protest against the
circulation of unwholesome litera.
ture did credit to the people of that
Catholic city. Under the auspices OF
the Vigilance Committee, an impos-
ing procession marched from Parnell-
square to the Mansion House. Here
a meeting was held in the Round
Room, whilst another large meeting
took place in the open air. The Holy
Father sent special blessing, and
messages of encouragement were re-
ceived from clerical and lay leaders
throughout the country. In Dublin
the citizens have banned papers the
columns of which are devoted to the
publication of the records of vice and
crime. They intend to make the boy
colt permanent.