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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-17

John Burlington of Rochester. y. u. il
registered ut the Miller hotel.
X. 4. Van Clcavc Of Corpus Christi. o1
the plant dcpai imeni Of the Southwestern
Telegraph 4 Telephone company. is in
Brownsville today.
II. Wood Of 81. Louis is registered al
the Miller hotel.
III. J.. IIeist of Chicago il in Browns
Vile. aud expects 10 spend several weeks
here as II vacation. lie is a guest at th,
Miller hotel.
r. w. Patterson of IIarlingen is regis
tered at the San Carlos hotel.
J II. Staples Of Corpus Christi is in
Brownsville today.
Max Engle of San Benito il in Browns
Vile today.
A. L. Montgomery is attending the dis
trict court meeting.
X. Il. Cannon Of Litchficld. Ky, is a
visitor in Brownsville today. registered
a: the Miller hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Houston Jones Of Pharr
were visitors in Brownsville today.
Archie finland of Pharr is a business
visitor In Brownsville today.
George $. Gray of Corpus Christi. com
mcrcial agent for the Frisco. is 4 business
visitor in Brownsville today.
j &. Deyo Of Lyford is Il business visit
or in Brownsville to-day.
q. II. Lockhart Of Ilarlingen l. "A visit
or in the city today. registered At the San
Carlos hotel.
I'll. w. Stockbowcr Of Jersey City. y.
j.. il in Brownsville today. lie l. regis
tered at the Miller hotel.
Il. III. CLANCY of Chicago Is in Browns
Vile today.
Judge j. G. Scott of Corpus Christi is
in Brownsville. Judge Scott il registered
at the Miller.
&. r Carlton az Houston il in the city
today. lie is registered nj the Miller no
tel.
Y. O. Woldert az Corpus Christi il a
l.rt,.p- xsu.tar -. penunNral1a fnI.x
w. A. Brown If ~. Louis, No. il in the
city today. Mr.. Brown represents a north
ern thread house.
FIovd Shock the well known 1t. Lonis
banker. and his son and daughter. Mr..
and Mrs Frctwell shock. arrived in the
cit, last night. The senior Mr.. Shock il
connected with the concern that operates
the Las McStcnas tract Of land. in the
lIarlingcn neighborhood. ad frequently
come. TO Brownsville. They are M the
Miller hotel.
II. II. Conlyn of II. Louis il in the city.
lie is registered nj the Miller hotel.
w. IL. Ramosccs of KingSville is in the
city today. registered al the San Carlos
hotel.
y. Il. Malone of san Antonio is regis
tered nj the San Carlos hotel.
VIM Peterson Of San Marcos il regis
tered NJ the San Carlos hotel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-17

\ French company exposes sawdust IN
rotary drums To the action Of sulphurous
acid gas. producing an alcohol that has
4 much greater range Of uses than or
binary wood alcohol.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-17

Eastern Star Sociai.- The Worthy Mat
ron pro TEN Of the brownsville chapter
of the Order of the Eastern Star an
nounccd 10 the members today "A social
meeting "a lr held in the Masonic lodge
rooms Herald building. Monday even
ing I'd s:la o'clock. Special floral work by
the degree team will he put ON. All mem
hers and visiting sisters are invited 20 al
tend.
Tho uidrinicr fair morics a; the Dit
mann t%hcatcr tonight.
Taken ia Paris -.AbsintLc' Dresmland
Sunday.
PiomaiRc Poisoning Dr. T.. T.. Dicka-
son has been very i'll al his home IN West
Brow nsvillc for several DAYS with pto.
maine poisoning. lie is much improved
today. and expects To he out again dur
Ing the day.
Tom,yror-Dasfin Farnum in The
Soldier OF Fortune at Dreamland.
Hing Bdggofs greatest picture Alb
sinihe ia four parts at DreamlaBd Sun
day.
Faifurrias Butter. the best there is
40 cents a pound; other brands 35c-
WISE & NEWMAN. 4-154t
First iimc Dustin FcrRHm was ever
in Brownsville. Meet hum tomorrow nj
Drcamlund.
I0Hngcr SET DaRrc.-Thc regular Fri
day evening dance will bc given III the
Hinklcy hall this evening. by the younger
set. 4 good crowd Is expected, now that
Lent l. over.
The Local Norics tonight.
Sbr;ckcn VIII PardiySis.-Dr. q. w.
skipper received = message this
morning stating that his father
II. w. Skipper. of Lovelady. Tex
a>. has been stricken with paralysis. DIR.
skipper and Mrs. skipper left for Love
lady this afternoon. Dr Shippers father
il 65 years old.
".1LSiAthf," in four parts at Dream
land Sunday
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Ms5THaE7REswW
TONIGHT.

THE LOCAL MOVIES - Midwinter
Fair Scenes. Snake Contest. etc.
Mary Fuller in Edison comedy
A WOODLAND PARADISE.
Fatty and Keystone Mounted Police in
HE WOULD GO A HUNTING.
THE HARVEST OF SIN-Westcrn
drama, spirited in action.
OUR MUTUAL GIKL--Tird Of the
series.
Prizes 10 and 15c=-Fivc reels
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-17
POLITICAL Announcements
STATE SENATE.

The Brownsville Daily Herald il au.
thorized TO non Archie Parr rs a
candidate for State Senator from the
Twcnty-third Senatorial District. sub
ject 10 the wishes OF the voters at the
Democratic primaries in July.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-17

a new type Of t~aillcss aeroplane which
j. meeting with success in France was
invented 10y a Briiisch army officer and
rejected by his government officials a.
impractical.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-17

John Burlington of Rochester. y. u. il
registered ut the Miller hotel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-17

sunday :-~ABsINTHE.v in four reels.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-17
TAN COLLECTOR

The Brownsville Daily Herald is auth.
orized "a announce w. IL. Walton IA a
candidate for re- election 10 the office Of
tax collector Of Cameron county. sub
ject to the action OF the democratic pri-
maries.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08
SEIZED A GERMAN MEAL

Incidents OF soldier life in the fighting zone are
read eagerly in London. How small party OF
British cavalry cheated some Germans of their
supper is told in the following words:
"a small party were out on reconnaissance
work securing woods and searching the country
side. Just about dusk hail of bullets came upon
our party from small spinney of fir trees on the
side of hill We instantly wheeled on as IL we
were retreating but, in fact, We merely pretended
to retire and galloped around across plowed land
70 the other side of the spnney. fired on the men
and they mounted their horses and few like light
ming out of their supper room leaving finely
cooked repast of beefsteak onions and fried pota-
toes all ready and done a turn with about fifty
bottles of lager beer, which an acceptable rel
ish TO our meal Ten of our men gave chase and
returned for an excellent feed"
The same writer gives account of speech
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08

of an old French squire retired general VINO cur
tertained the troops at his house. he says
THE old gentleman's two daughters helpeu W
wait on the men and after the meal was over the
general said:
MY dear comrades, let me so call you. IL is
an old soldier who fought against Prussia forty-
four years ago. l was then a captain OF culras-
siers-who welcomes you to his house with a
heart full of emotion and in voice trembling
with sympathy and thick with tears. You honor
me by this visit. In the midst Of all your trials
and privations you have a soldiers heart and
courage and cheerfulness. By your wounds
know your sufferings You see me old, but am
active and glad to be honored by your sharing
such as / can offer you. France can never repay
the debt she owes to England for giving to us her
best and bravest sons My father was killed in
the of 1870 at the battle OF Sedan.
1T was picture to see the grard old veteran,
with faltering voice, strike the mems hearts by
the first phrase, My dear comrades, but when he
raised his glass and gave The king and queen OF
England the men stood UP and tears chased each
other down their cheeks Then the parish priest
said a few kind words or welcome and invited
the party to attend benedcton in the little church
which adjoins the park Of the general. This was
a happy thought for Professionals Episcopalians
and Presbyterians joined with Catholics in a sol
service of devotion under circumstances
which show how easily, under stress of trial and
adversely, the barriers of class and creed fall
down"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08

other equally ingenious contrivances. Messages
are often reproduced by photography upon films
Feouced TO the smallest possible size which the
olrds carry and which weigh the mere fraction
of an ounce
Recently Their appeared an account of the cap
ture OF German spy. He was riding on train
IN Belgium. The spy noticed that he was under
surveillance and hurriedly wrote the information
he had in his possession and released his winged
messenger from the window Of the train. The
spy was captured but the message could not be
stopped.
These messengers of war sometimes are called
carrier pigeons. They are not. Carrier pigeons
lack the instinct that enables the homers to re-
turn to their cote. Carrier pigeons are only for
the purpose of display at pet stock shows
Many nations have established pigeon posts,
where birds trained to fly from one city to
another, from one island to another. They
are much faster than train or steamboats, and a
message is much safer in their They are
numbered today as one of the most deadly mes
sengers of war
The first news of the siege of Ladysmith, dur
ing the Boer war was carried by homing pigeons
The pigeons used at Ladysmith were taken from
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08
CHAPTER XIII.
The Prodiual's Departure.

Abraham was up betimes in the
morning 10 greet day crisp and cold,
quiet, yet with sufficient breeze stir
ring the eyergreens in the yard out
side to make him predict speedy
voyage
The old man was nervous and ex-
cited, and, in spite of his buoyant
anticipations, somewhat oppressed.
now that the day had actually come,
with sense of timidity and fear. Still.
he put OH a bold face while Angelina
fastened his refractory collar and tied
his cravat. "A
This was neither Mrs. Romans Of
fering nor Abe's own old, frayed tie.
but new black one which had rays-
teriously been thrust through the
crack under the door during the night
So, this last finishing touches having
been put upon his toilet, and Angy
having made ready by lamplight for
her own trip, even before the old man
was awake, there seemed nothing left
to be done until the breakfast bell
should ring.
Abe sat down, and looking hard at
his open carpetbag wondered au6ibly
if they had "everythin' in" The last
time they two had packed Abe's ward
robe for a visit to Bleak Hill had been
many years ago, when Samuel Darby.
though somewhat Abe's junior. was
keeper of the life-saving station, and
Abe was to be gone for whole sea-
sons duty. Then all of his posses
sions had been slowed in long, boil
ster-like canvas Bag for the short
voyage.
Both Angy and her husband recalled
that tine now-the occasion of their
first, and almost of their last, real
separation.
"A week1l pass in no time" MUIR
INJURED Angy very quickly, with catch
in her voice. 'Lookin' ahead, though,
seven days seems awful long when yer
old; but Oh, law, yes; week'll
pass in no time" she repeated "Only
dew be keerful, Abe. an don't take
cold"
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08
Watches the Wheels.

Senator Camden of Kentucky, him
self a scientific farmer, gets Joy from
the foibles of the practical Kentuckian
who does not believe in "dingdoodles,"
but stick to the rudimentary method
OF filling the soil.
Several times each year Senator
Camden invites his neighbors, among
whom are a number of the practical
boys, to visit his farm.
"One elderly gentleman" said SEN
ator Camden, in telling of one Of
these parties, went over the place
carefully. He examined the different
types of machinery which had In
troduced. The harvesting machinery,
the reapers and the traction engines
caught his eye. He turned to me.
"'This new-fangled JUNK may be
all right, he said, but I'm burned II
| can figure out what you do"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08
CHAPTER xI-contInued.

Abraham flushed. He did not care
to recall Samuels wedding day. He
fastened to ask the other what had
decided him and Blossy to come to-
day, and was informed that Miss Abb
gail had written to tell Blossy that IL
she ever expected to see her Brother
Abe" alive again she must come over
to Shoreville at the earliest possible
moment.
Then says ter Blossy," concluded
Captain Darby, Il says, says l, Jest
femme see that air old henpecked
Abe Rose I'll kill him er cure him!"
says. Here, yer pipes out. Light
up ag'in!"
Abe struck the match with a trem-
bling hand, unnerved once more by
the speculation as to what might have
happened had Samuels treatment
worked the other way.
Il left Blossy and Aunt Nancy
a-huggin' an a-kissin' down stairs"
Abe sighed: Aunt Nancy alters was
more bark than bite"
'Humphl Barkin' cats must be
tryin' ter live with. Abe" he tapped
the old mans knee again, dew yew
know what yew need? A leetle vaca-
ton, a change of air. Yew want ter
cut loose from this ALFRED old ladies'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08
CHAPTER XII.
"A PasseI of MeddIers.n


Angy's secret hope that Abe would
projected trip to the beach remained
unfulfilled. in spite of the fact that
cold weather suddenly descended on
the South side. and the bay became
first "scummed" over with ice, and
then frozen SO solid that all its usual
craft disappeared, and the 'scooters"
took possession of the field.
Abe and Samuel held stubbornly to
their reckless Intentions; and the Sis
tiers, sharing Angy's anxiety, grew so
hcitous almost TO the point of active
interference. They withheld nothing
in the way of counsel, criticism, or
admonition which could be offered.
"Naow," said Mrs. Homan in her
most commanding tones at the end of
a final discussion in the big hall, on
the evening before the date set for de-
parture, "ef yew're bound, bent an
determined, Brother Abe, to run In the
face Of Providence. yew want tew
mind one thing. an wear yer best
set of flannels termorrer"
"Sho. thar hain't no danger OF me
ketchin' cold" decried Abe.
~ didn't say yer thickest set OF
flannels; said yer best When a man
gifts throwed out onto the ice kerr
fiump, the thickness OF his clo'es amt
goin' TO help him much. The fust
thing l allus taught my husbands was
to have everything clean an whole on,
when thar was any likelihood of a sud-
den. death"
"Yew 'spect me tew go an prink up
fer sudden death?" Numbered Abra-
ham. Il hain't never heard tell on a
scooter a-killin' nobody yit; it's them
plagued iceboats up state what"
That's all very we'll, persisted Mrs.
Homan. not TO be diverted from her
subject: but when old Doctor Billings
got run over by the train at Mastic
Crossin on Fourth o. July eight year
ago. his wife told me with her own
lips that she never would git over il.
cuz he had his hull big toe stickin'
out o. the end OF his stockia'. / tell
yew, these days we've got tew prepare
fer a violent end.
The patient Angy somewhat tartly
retorted. that during the last week she
had spent even more time upon ia
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08
FISH HOOK RECEIVERS BODY
Passengers From Passing Train Drag
River After Boy Is Knocked
of Bridge.

Using the boys own fishing rod in
graphing for his body, passengers on
a Susquehanna and Western train that
had knocked Paul Colombo from q
bridge near Rabbit. N. j., into the
river, succeeded In hooking his coat
and dragging the body to the surface.
The lad. who lived ct Twenty-third
and Palisade avenue. West New York.
was fishing on the edge of the railroad
bridge with John Eichlar. when tho
train due at Hackensack at IL: Sc came
along.
The Eichlar boy Just managed to es-
cape injury, the pilot of the engine
grazing his heel. The Colombo boy
was struck on the side OF the head
as he tried to swing away from the
rail. Engineer Vrooman saw the boy
fall into the river, stopped the train,
and the passengers hurried to the
scene. Several boys who were swim
ming near by dived time and again,
but without success.
Then the passengers took turns with
young ColoInbo's fishing rod, and final
IL the hook caught in the lads coat
The body was dragged to the bank and
taken on the train 10 Hackensaek.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08
SYNOPSIS.

Captain Abraham Rose and Angeline,
his wife, have lost their little home
through Abe's unlucky purchase of Tena-
fly Gold mining stock. Their household
goods Sold the 500 auction money all
they have left. viii place A be in the Old
Mans home, or Angy in the Old Lady's
nome. Both are self-sacrificing but Abe
decides: My dear. his is the fust time
I've mad chance to take the wust of it,
me ole couple bid good-by TO the little
house. Terror Of what folks will say"
sends them along by-paths to the gate of
the Old Ladies home. Miss Abigail, ma
the III fortune of the old couple. She tells
the other old ladies', and Blossy, who mas
paid a double fee for the only double bed
chamber, voices the unanimous verdict
tnat be must be taken in with his wife.
Abe awakens next morning TO find that
he Is "Old Lady No 81" The old ladies
give him such a warm welcome that he
IS made TO feel at home at once. Brother
Abe" expands under the warm reception
Of the sisters. and reign Of peace begins
IN the Old Ladies' home. Abe is the CEN
ter OF the community. The semi-annual
visit of Biossy's aged lover, Capt. Samuel
Darby, is due. Abe advises her to marry
him- For the first time the captain fails
TO appear. BlOssy consults Abe so often
regarding Darby, his old captain IN the
life-saving service. that gossip begins TO
buzz Aunt Nancy takes be to task for
flirting with BIossy. He Is much con-
cerned when he learns that Angy is teal-
GUS. Blossy drives away with Darby to
De married. Abe loses popularity. The
change reacts on him and the doctor or
ders him to bed. Then he is at the mercy
or the old ladies. Darby comes to see him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08

theirs wardrobe than she had up3A
ner own: while Abe inwardly reIoiced
to think that for seven days TO come =
seven whole days-he and Angy would
be free from the surveillance of the
sisters.
Mrs. Holman. in no way nonplussed
doomed on:
Thar, most forgot about his neck,
tie. Course, they don't dress up much
at the station; but jest the same that
air tie o. yourn, Brother Abe. Is 8 dis
grace. / told yew yew'd Spite 1t a.
wearin' it tew bed Naow, | got a
red an green plaid what belonged to
my second stepson, Henry o. He never
would "a died q pneumony. either, ef
he'd a-took my advice an made him
self a newspaper night cap last time
he substituted with the savers. An
yew kin have that necktie jest as well
as not. Naow, don't say word; I'm
better able to part with it n yew De
not TO take it"
No one ever attempted the fruitless
task OF stopping Mrs. Homan once
fully launched; but when at last she
permitted her back to rest against her
chair, folding her arms with the mar
ner of one who makes sacrifice III a
worthy cause, Abe broke into an ex-
plosive protest
II any one fretted him in his some
what fretful convalescence, it was this
grenadier member of the household,
who since Blossy's marriage had en-
deavored to fill the vacant post Of
"guardeen angel"
Mis- Holman" he sputtered, ris-
ing to his feet, Il wouldn't wear a red
an green plaid tie to a cells funeral!"
Then with a somewhat ungracious
goodnight" to the company in gen.
eral, he trudged across the hall and up
the stairs, muttering something to
himself about ."passel of meddlel's. !"
Well-meaning Miss Abigail. who
had been nodding half asleep, reused
herself to call after him, and he
paused unwillingly to heed.
"Naow, don't yew lose nc sleep Ger
night" she admonished, "a-worryin'
erbout the change in yer vittles. l
told Cap'n SamI that bareback an
sech like wouldn't never do fer yer
weak stummick. an he promised me
faithful he'd send somebody tew the
mainland every day fer milk"
Dew yew think / be baby?"
shouted Abraham, turning on his heel
Il know now what makes my teeth SO
sore lately" mumbling tc himself;
it's from this here arrer-root an all
these puddin'y messes. They need
hardenin', tew."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08
arhe BED cross eIrIeens., :,

That the Red Cross nurses are all
and more than has been claimed for
them when 1t comes to genuine pluck
Is borne out by an Irish soldier, Sergt.
T. Cahill, who in the course of a re-
cent letter to the home folks, wrote:
THE Red Cross girleens, with their
pretty faces and their sweet ways. are
as good men as most of us. They are
not supposed to venture into the firing
line at all. but they get there all the
same, and devil the one Of US burst
turn them away"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08

on Sunday morning to the farm Of Ris-
son. where Napoleon had spent tiae
night
You are to be my guide" said Ma
Poleon. and after some conversation
it was settled The battle began al one
o'clock Napoleon was on foot, attend
ed By his aides-de-camp and Coster. He
Took out map. questioned Coster as
to the roads, thought for some time
Then he put she map in his pocket and
dill not look at it again. The little
man stood until four o'clock. often say
ing In clear voice. at g3es well"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08
"Nawthin' but Men fer Hull Week
That's My Prescription"

shebang an go skylarkin'." Abe hung
on Samuels words, his eyes a-twinkle
with anticipation. "Yes.-yes, go sky
larkin'! Won't we make things hum?"
"Thar's hummin' an hummin'," OBJ
jected Abe, with sudden show of
caution. Miss Abigail thinks more o.
washday than some folks does o.
heaven. Wharabouts dew yew cak1ate
on a-goin'?"
"Tew Bleak Hill"
Abraham's face lost its cautious
look, his eyes sparkled once more Go
back to the lifs-saving station where
he had worked in his lusty youth
back to the sound of the surf upon the
shore. back to the pines and cedars
OF the beach, out of the bondage of
dry old lavender to the goodly fra
GRANGE of balsam and sea salt! Back
to active life among menI
Men, men. nawthin' but menI"
Samuel exploded as II he had read the
others thought "Nawthin' but men
fer hull week. that's my prescrip-
ton fer yew! Haow dew yew feel
naow. mater"
For answer Abe made a quick spring
out of his chair. and in his bare feet
commenced to dance a gentle, rheu-
matic-tee-considering breakdown, cry
ing. "Hy-guy, Capn Sam1, you've
saved my life!" While Darby clapped
his hands together, proud beyond
measure at his success as the eman-
cipator of his woman-ridden friend.
Neither heard the door open nor saw
Angy standing on the threshold, half
paralyzed with fear and amazement.
thinking that she was witnessing the
mad delirium of dying man. until she
called out her husbands name. At
the sound Of her frightened voice, Abe
stopped short and reached for the
blanket with which to cover himself.
'Nsow don't sit skeered, mother.
don't sit skeered, he adjured her.
I'm all right in my head Capn
Sam1 here. he brung me some Won
derful medicine. He"
"Blossy said you did, interrupted
Angy. a light Of intense gratitude
flashing across her face as she turned
eagerly TO Darby. "Lemme see the
bottle"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08
DIGNITY OF SUPREME COURT
Member of That High Body Must
Maintain 1t Wherever He May
Happen to Be.

How the justices OF the United
States Supreme court deal with any
attempt at an assault upon the con-
idences of the court was disclosed to
an indiscreet young woman who was
visiting at the house Of az associate
Justice OF the court who hao known
her since she Was child she was
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-12-08

tanning the combination and an urgent
appeal TO them to use il instead OF ex-
plos ives The burglars accommodate
ingly acceded TO the request On the
same night burglars blew oren a safe
in an eastern city and among ether
plumber found burglar insurance pol
icy. The next day they theughtfully
returned the policy by mail SO that the
firm could collect on il These little
exchanges OF polite amenities would
seem TO indicate that the Hon Champ
Clark is right when he says that the
world is growing better every day.