Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-19
WITH THE EDITORS

Just a. We 90 "a press q message from
Marshal McIlhcne,. who j. in ~har.c 81
the Hidaleo county exhibit III the Ma
tiDnal Corn exposition now ~ session al
Dallas. gives the gratifying news that
th, exhibit II oar county and Donna IN
particular j. pronounced the very best
Of the entire exposition. Twenty xix
States are participating in the cxposi
ton and il il certainly going some Ia
carry off first honors in IN event Of this
magnitude. Donna dispatch.
Manor Campbell Of Houston has found
cut that Richmond. Va. pays less for
l.1ul are lights than Houston pays for
1,a, are lights 81 the same size. The
MAYOR j. going Ia investigate further.
The city of Richmond owns its light. gas
and water supply. and the people Of that
cit, get the benefit ~ the profits. some
times cxortiiani. which private owners
of the franchise would eet. the benefit
coming a. the people 10 form 81 lower
raieS. The presence IF population gives
value To such franchises: then are not
The people entitled Ia all profits accru
ing from same Clcburnc Review.
While the freeze got the volunteer oats
here and there il must he remembered
thar the winter grain has already more
than paid for itself in pasturage and
that the ground was never IN such fine
condition for r%eplaniins. The cold
weather during the last few days has
checked the fruit and prevented prcma
turc blooming tn bc caught by later
freezes. Altogether the season could not
hn.d on richer promise for a year of
bounty. Fort Worth Record.
when I'a,lercwiski hraTd Of tlr' plans
IL SECURE a special train 20 rush him
from Fort Worth to Wichita. hc prompt
" couniermaa,lrvl the order. for the SIN
pie reason that the last time he rode IN
4 special there was a wre-k. Padcrcw-
Xxi j. nervous. hut he j. also rich and IN
n position IN indulge in his nerves. When
~I'adcrcw>kl presses the button every
body jumps to do his bidding. IL might
truthfully bc said that 4 musician who
has Succeeded j. in the same class with
kings when il comes 10 giving orders.
Austin Statesman.
Mr.. I,aino. the Memphis banker who
j. under indictment for displacement ~
funds. saws that he j. getting his lesson.
The only trouble j. that with Mr.. Raine
il j. pretty much the saIne ~ IL was
with the old negro Who wa goin. 20 h.
hanged. When the sheriff asked him il
he had anything Ia say before The lever
was pu led. the negro replied. "Nuthin'
'ccpt this j. gwinc be- a pow full h~sun 10
me. Temple Telegram.
IL j. u good thing 10 have a pre>i-
dent who j. big aud brave cncnch a.
do right. Mr.. Wilson believes that
provision in the law admitting
American vessels through the canal
toll free j. 4 violation ~ treaties
made with other nations. In that
connection We shall doubtless hear
Of cowardicc born II the grape ju' Q
regimen Of the Secretary ~ State:
there will also he some more or less
bitter complaint about time wasted
on chautauqua platforms. iei the
honor nf til" nation viii remain M
furnished: also that fantastic. ab
surd. ruiuons doctrine thar the gov
crnmcnt il bound 10 hire Americans
Ia make money tor themselves will
continue Ia fall into innocuous desuc-
tude. The canal cost the United
States a vast amount of money and
n corresponding amount Of labor and
worry. All users Of il shouhl bc i'm
pariia ~ taxed for the use Of il. II
We expect the world 10 patronizr
our big ditch lei ~ give the world
the assurance If fair play in the use
OF it, Brownsville Herald.
Oh. we'll. that's the way ~ the world.
Those who know the least about fair play
invariably use the words coward. spine
less. sIpine. base puSillanimous. grape
juice. e.. whenever they run M against
The simon pure article. We always look
with u %jaundiccd eve ON those whose
characters are better than ours the
wider the gulf the more sour the look
Galveston News.
The Baseball trust suffers from the
blindness which a%fflict> all other trusts.
In attempting 10 crush the Federal
league IL J. building MP popular sympa-
III, Tor il and giving il M once nm army
Of supportr7> that il could not have
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