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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

PAY THE GUARDS.

The Herald is emphatically of the
opinion that the government ought Ia
pay both the salaries and the travelling
expenses Of the national guards now in
Brownsville. Ii makes no difference
who advocates it or who opposes il. the
thing is right and il should he done.
The money should be paid promptly
and the hen should not have 10 worry
about it. The Herald believes. more
over, that Governor Colquitt is per
fectly right when he urges the pay
ment Of the soldiers. The nation cannst
a60rd to treat its citizen soldier. shah
billy. The Texas National Guard is
M-treated. They have left their
homes and families. have given
up good ~empioyments in many instan-
ces. They do this for the country. and
II is not asking too much Of the cotn-
try TO pay for their services. Ii was
only after the United States govern
ment wired the citizens of Brownsville
that they had no troops Ia send here
that the people turned 10 Governor
C0lquitt for the state troops. The gov
ernor acted promptly upon the app.al
OF the Brownsville citizens. At this mo-
ment we have n fine example uf the
value Of the guard Ia the country. The
Texas National guard is the only body
OF volunteer soldiers i'm the nation
which lives within striking distance of
the Mexican border near any strategic
places ON the border. The speed with
which the regiment now here was as
telnbled and brought into camp. ready
tn take the field il n fine tribute to the
skill with which they had been handled
heretofore. and 10 the able manage
ment of the men who superintendent
their bringing here. They came ut the
call Of duty, i'm good faith. ia the honor
and loyalty of their hearts. We do not
believe the government will neglect
them or wrong them in any way. We
remember that they came to give ms
protection If we needed il. Military
critics might not agree ms to how badly
we needed IT,. These are not military
critics, but they are our Texas bows
and they are here in perfect good faith.
Also Texas is at this moment n very
important part of the international
border.
No man who tries Ia pay n decent
amount OF attention Ia International
problems can be ignorant Of the ire
mendous part Of the national guard in
our scheme Of national defense. We
cannot afford Ia qucnch by neglect. in
difference or parsimony. in the hearts
Of the people. the spirit patriotism
which has never failed yet-ncv"r once
In all the long. bitter. cruel trials
through which this nation has passed.
Deal fairly with the citizen soldiers /.
Justice demands il: and the ha!ion will
back the demand.
Every citizen Of Brownsville shoHld
make himself a champion Of this cause
to the extent of any innucncc h. NAV
have or be able Ia bring t. bear i'm any
place where influence is needed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
SOMETHING PRACTICAL.

The letter which follows wal writer
by a citizen ~ San Benito. Was writ
ten by n man very prominent IN the
affairs Of that busy town. He has not
authorized us 10 use his name. but W,
venture Ia print what he SAYS for h,
has something definite and practical {,
say. and-we give II Ia the public as hs
has written IL:
San Benito. Texas, April 50.
Editor Herald.
= Brownsville, Texas.
Dear SIR
In reference to accounts Of
thieving in Cameron County. sew
eral of such instances coming to
my personal attention. and having
read Of others. | am prompted to
suggest that II might be- wise for
the farmers of this County Ia or
ganize an Anti-lIorse Thief Asso-
citation. such as exists IN Oklaho-
ma, Kansas and Missouri. I'm ok
lahoma in particular. the moment
n horse is found missing. word is
quickly passed around. farmers
cease their work and take up the
chase, and when the culprits are
located ms they are in that coun-
try. summary action is taken in
their eases
Ii seems Ia the writer that If an
example were made Of one or two
guilty individuals. il would have a
tendency to put a stop 10 somr Of
these depredations-
II.
This letter has The merit Of srevity
and the merit of clearness. Also il has
merit of definiteness. The writer pro
poses something Ia he done.-Soms-
thing that has been done with snceess.
under like conditions. in other commu-
He thinks there should Ne an
thief association. lie cites
the ease Of Oklahoma. where they have
an association of hat kind. II is said
that horse thieves in these days are not
booming the bracing atmosphere of
that stirring western region as a health
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

but later withdrew. Other ants who
have lcin~l this procession are Sam
Sparks and X. T. Miner. Prominent
among others who are supporting the
lloustonian are Judge WE. Ramsey.
Senator Morris Sheppard. ex-Governor
Sayers. Judge William Poindexter and
Cone Johnson. Added 10 this. Mr.. Ball
was handed the Endorsement Of many
thousands of the voters Of Texas. de-
spite his avowal that he did not care
for the office.-McKinney Couricr-Ga-
Zctte.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

Our attention il now being called To
the fact hat once on n time people
used To 90 out and catch maraudcrs
and cord 'em up in the public plaza.
That is not a new thing. That is an
old story. People say it was a plan
which worked admirably way back
Wonder. We have often wondered why
they quit trying il. If anybody pro
poses il. the people may be willing Ia
sdopf The plan. especially IL the law
can he duly administered in such a
way as 10 keep the law and protect the
people at the same time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

Garage For Sale Cheap including
black smith shop. One Of the hest
equipped i'm South Texas operates own
electric light and water works build
ing size 66xs0. lot s0x1JO. Bnsine~s
and everything complete including
one auto can he had for accepting lia-
bilities You mist be reliable anil act
quick ii you want this snap. Address
p. U. Box 263. Mission, Texas. 4-2y.3t.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
WITH THE EDITORS


seek the high class eating joint,
when my stomach gives n wrench. and
there the walters proudly point Ia bills
of fare got mp in Frecnh. ] order this.
and order that. in cagerncss my face
10 feed. and ofitimcS | break q Stat
pronounring words | cannot read. And
as ! cat the costly greens, prepared bv
an imported cook. 10 other times and
scenes with reminiscent eyes | look.
My mother never was I'm France. no
foreign iargon did she speak. hut how
] used Ia sing and dance when she
made d%onghnutS once n week oh. they
were crisp and brown and sweet. and
thew were luscious and sublime. and
could stand around and eat u half "A
bushcl At n time. The ~doughnuts that
our mothers made They were the
goods. they were the stuff; we used ~
eat them with q spade and couldn't
get enough. And when ] face imported
grub. all loaded down with Choctaw
names. I sing and wish | had a tub Of
doughnuts. made by the old time DANES
| do not care for fancy frills. hut when
the doughnut dish appears. ! kick my
feet DER the thills. and whoop for joy
and WAC my ears.-Walt Mason.
IL is not easy Ia realize i'm all it's
possibilities the meaning Of the state
mcnt that the Panama canal is ready
To pass naval vessels from Atlantic ~
Pacific IL they are needed for service
came from Colonel Goethals after the
naval demonstration against Mexico
was ordered. AS n matter Of fact. al
though the fact has received c%uriously
LITTLE publicity. il is very definitely I'M
dcrstood that in ease Of need the big
gcst ships Of the navy could be put
through the ditch on n very few days
notice. For the general purposes Of
naval reinforcement. the canal is ready
Ia serve the country.-New York
There have beer some votes in con-
grcss recently which were equivalent
To a pronouncemnet Of the doom Of
graft. The 20 cents a mile each way
which has been So long paid congress
men has never had any justification i'm
the form 81 morals. The meaning of
mileage was Ia pay congressman what
III cosi them To get "a W~aShlngt0n. and
taking Houston for the purpose of IL
lustration. the fair cost for n congress
man Ia Washington and back was not
in excess If $50. vet the congressman
got about 5000. When the number az
congressman is multiplied hy $50 the
total amounts To n stupendons sum. for
the congressman gives no equiv
slent.-llousion Chronicle.
Mr.. Balls candidacy far governor
has assumed many unique features that
have heretofore been absent in Texas
Many are those who are sup
porting Colonel Bali who have never
been found in the prohibition ranks.
The latest addition n Clarence Ousley
II Fort Worth. Mr.. Ousley first sought
to be a champion of the "progressives"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

II is not quite easy Ia describe the
situation in Colorado. The sending Of
federal troops into the trouble zone
may make for peace. II we ask the av-
erage citizen what those people are
fighting about he will probably admit
that he does not know. He has been
wafching Mexico and neglecting Col
-.rado. Which may be n mistake.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

\ LATE spring il by no means a rea-
son for discouragemcnt since there is
plenty Of time in the southwestern
states for all Of the crops We grow. In
fact. il often happens that late plant
ing is preferable. especially the plant
ing of corn. Kafiir. milo. sorghum. pea
nuts. peas. sorehums. etc. There is
plenty Of moisture in the ground and
porous farming.
In the May American Magazine Mary
.Aniin. 4 brilliant young Russian jew
csS. writes n wonderful article on inn
migration entitled They Who Knock
az Our Cites. in the coursc of which
she give. as follows. her impression of
the idcalism that exists among thou
sands o. Immigrants.
II have read i'm the history books
that when Lincoln issued his call for
volunteers they came from mills and
factories and little shops as promptly
as from counting rooms and college
halls. Fathers of large families that
looked IT, them for bread kissed their
babies ard marched of To ,he war. tai
ing an elder son or two with them.
Were they all aristocratS whose names
are preserved on four thousand grave
stones al Gettysburg! And who were
they who went barefoot in the now
and starved with Washington in Val
ley FORGE The common people. most
of them. the toilers for daily bread.
they who give all when they give
aught. because they have not enough
TO divide.
''Thev but mark themselves as cal
umniators of the poor who protest that
times and men have changed since
Washington and Lincoln's day: who
think that the breed Of heroes has died
ont with the passing Of the Yankee
farmer and the provincial townsman OF
the earlier periods. Shall not the ties
timony Of a daughter Of the sl0;:s be
heard when the poor are being Judged !
7 was reared in a tenement district of
= New England metropolis. where the
poor of many nations contcnded with
n another for a scant living; and the
only reason | am no longer of the Sums
is because Il hundred heroes and hero
ines among my ~ncighbors fought for
M release. Not only the members OF
my family. hut mere acquaintance. put
their little all nj my disposal. Merely
that n dreamer among them might
come Ia the fulfllmcnt Of her dream.
thew fed and sheltered and nurscd me
and chcrrcd me on. again and again
facing the wolves Of want for my sake.
giving me the whole cloak if the half
did not suffice ia save the spark of life
i'm my pInv hody.
IF my knowledge of the slums
for anything. it counts for n
positive assurance that the personal de
votion which il daily manifested IN the
life Of the tcnemenis in repeated acts
of self denial. from the sharing OF n
delicacv with a sick ncichbor To the
education Of a gifted child by the wear
long sacrifices Of the entire family. is n
shark from the snoldcring embers OF
idealism that lie buried in the ashes
Of sordid existence. and await but the
Of 4 great purpose "a leap into
a flame Of DEVOTION
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

HERMAN BLOCH 4 co. III Paso. Tex
as. We pay highest prices for old
copper. brass. ribber. scrap iron. wool
hides. and homes. Correspondence sol
icitcd. 5-2s-1t.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

II is said that the Intermediates are
anxious 10 orange n settlement for the
constiiutionalists in theprescni nego.
iiaiions- They may know best. hut
there must be a good place 10 stop moi
very far from the place where they
started. However. here's wishing them
GOOD luck.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
THINGS DONE BY TIE
CIVIC LEAGUE WHEN
1T MET on FRIDAY.

Will seek to urge observance
of the 54-hour law.
Will request Mayor to Set Aside
} Cleanup Week.
Appointed delegates Ia Fedora
} ted meeting.
! Decided on Survey Of Washing
ton Park.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

Hucrta officials assert that an Amer
:cna shin has been bomharding the
town of Manzanillo. TN Americans
offer 10 prove an alibi Yes. hut why
mt the alibi notion into lIncrta's
head Why not teach him something
that has some unfit i'm it,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

When an unpopular man runs for
and j. defeated he comforts him
self by believing some ~shenanigan was
worked ON him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
CIVIC LEAGUE TO
URGE A CLEANUP
ORGANIZATIONS WILL ASK MAY
OR a. a. BROWNE TO ISSUE PRO
CLAMATION FOR GENERAL
CLEANSING OF CITY.
TO SURVEY A PARK

ALSO REQUESTS CITY ENGINEER
DAVIS TO SURVEY WASHING
TON PARK FOR TREE PLANT
ING.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

Force j. not argument. and that may
h. the reason that il wins.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

Ii is useless To lie when the statement
will not he believed. and IL Is almost
equally useless 10 tell the truth 10 a
skcptic who will not believe il.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

The broken promise will he rcmem-
lercd after the one that was redeemed
has been forgotten.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02

The truth that is told Il sometimes
lass effective than the ruth that j. sup
pressed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09
Teachers Employed

The following schools report en-
ployed teachers:
CoIIyer. Dist -CIaud Frye, princi-
pal, 7th, sth and 9th grades: Emma
Hooper, 4th, 5th and 9Th grades:
Mrs Minnie O'Neil. 1st. End and 3rd
grades
OgalIah, Dist 3NoEa Marquand.
5th, 9Th, Tth and sth grades Eva
Greenwood, 1st. End. 3rd and 4th
grades
RidgWaS. Dist Lydia Joseph
Walker. No 6-BeSsie Larabee-
Banner, No Ida Rogers
Rinker. No 12-Lucy Boice
Silver Lake, No 13-Mae Marts-
Fairview, No 16-Susie Acre
Ford. No 2I-Ruby Galloway
SDena, No 2-Phrona Mall
Prairie Knoll, No j = Elizabeth
Harrison
Downer. No 44-Eerna Marcy
yoda Roosevelt, No 46-Joe Acre
Trego- Ellis, No 47-Katie Joslin-
Blue Ribbon. No 4S-Faye Marcy
Atha, No 5O-Belle Bowen
Benisch, No 52-Minnie Folkers-
Happy Hollow. No 53-Eva Brown
No 54-Ola NoyiS-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

A train of pretty good grass cattle
from South Texas is here today. from
Col. Pryor's herd, which sold az $50
TO s7-65. couple of loads of light
ones at 1925 Good South Texas cat
tie sold here yesterday at s7-75 to
81 95, which was 80 TO rs cents above
F't- Worth valuation of the cattle
Near prime light weight natives sold
at 80 today, bulk of the natives 81 20
to $3.50, most of the cows S6 TO 1925.
heifers 81 TO s. IS, best veals SO.
stockers and feeders 1915 TO ss-3.
choice Colorado fed steers yesterday
and today at 1926 TO 81 Is
Hogs regained 10 Co Is cents of
recent losses yesterday, and the mar
ker IS steady today Receipts are
1000, top S8-42 1-2. bulk Ss- > to - 4O-
Packers are determined co get their
droyeS in May somewhere around ..
but absence OF the swelling in re-
ceipts expected this month will pre-
vent them from realizing their de
sires- So far receipts show no in
crease over the run in April, and ay-
erage weight is tighter than year
ago. l9I pounds last week. 2l6 pounds
year ago Chicago had the ighrest
Monday run of hogs in Is months
this week
Colorado lambs have suddenly
dropped out of the quotations. . few
medium lambs yesterday It IS com
prising the offerings 50 far this week
But several shipments will arrive TO
morrow. and prime lambs should
command SS-25- Texas muttons are
Is to 3 higher this week, good gains
being made both yesterday and to
day, goats also higher Texas wethers
sold at s5-35 Co $50 today, yearlingz
s6, ewes o, goats worth s325 TO %.
Receipts are 5000 today. and moderate
receipts are in sight for the balance
of the week
j. A. Rickart,
Market CorreSpendent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09
MARKET REPORT

Kansas City Stock Yards. May 5,
1914 Cattle receipts in two days n
mount to 1600O head, slightly less
than same days last week Fever
Coloradoes and . small increase in
quarantine receipts are noted, and
more of the natives are fit for killing
than last week Prices were strong
TO 10 higher yesterday ON killing
grades, and average steady today,
with some unevenness- Stockers and
feeders furnish the feature this week,
with an advance of 10 10 > cents, to-
gether with veal and stock calves,
which are . 10 20 higher Every one
OF the Western markets exhibit n de-
crease in calf receipts in April, as
compared with April sast year. Chi
cagO leading with = loss of 12D00,
nearly 20 per cent The figures lndi-
cate that not only i'm the beef raising
districts i conservation OF the calf
crop being practiced. but i'm the dairy
districts also Prices of st0ckers and
feeders are 30 to 20 cents higher than
= year ago. but country demand il
much stronger this year, purchases
here I'm April footing up 1900 head,
= compared with 5000 i'm April last
year, Missouri 1900. These c0ndi-
ti0ns indicate some progress toward
getting back into cattle In the West
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09
DICE TAGRAPH-
TEACHERS EXAMINATION FOR HIGH
SCHOOL CREDITS
Nay 1915. County Superintendent
Office

The new certificate law going into
effect this month provides that no
second grade certificates shall now be
issued without one years High
School credit and no first grade
certificate without two years credit
These credits may be obtained
either by attendance at some High
school approved By the State Board
of Education or 1t any of the State
Normal Schools, or by examinations
in the required subjects Applicants
may elect from the following-second
grade. three units; 6rst grade. seven
units
English Literature and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

The common school commencement
viii be held At the court house Satur-
day. May 23rd. 10 p m A picnic
dinner in the court house park. mu-
sic by the band, singing by a chorus
of school children trained by Mrs J.
H Niesley, addresses by the presi-
dent of the State NORMAL School and
other, noted educators of the state.
are some of the interesting features
Of the program Every one should
plan to spend this day at the county
seat Full program published next
week Graduates will receive their
grades as soon as the last bi-monthIy
papers are graded-rhe examination
to be given next Thursday and Fri
day Carrie StradaI-
County Superintendent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

DR. Kings New Life Pills keep
stomach. liver and kidneEs I'm healthy
condition Rid the body of pofsons
and waste Improve your complex
ion by flushing the liver and kidneys
Il got more relief from one box OF
DR. Kings New Life Pills than any
medicine ever tried says c. L.
Hatfield. OF Chicago. Ill 75c-. AZ
your druggisr--AdT-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

The timid man experiences feel
ing of relief when he calls on the
dentist TO find that the pain maker
is out of town
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

/ get on quite lot Of rough stun,
myself, but slang in the pulpit A.
WAYS CRATES on my nerves
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09
Weather Report

Maximum and minimum tempera
ture according to the government
thermometer at Wa-keeney for the
week ending Wednesday noon
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

IT is an old SAYING that one extreme
follows another Modern example,
Balloon trousers chasing . tight
skirt
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

The spell as you please idea may
prove popular but the stickler for
conventional forms is likely to insist
that the spelling of word often
does and should indicate its origin.
history or derivation, and that diff
ferenr spellings of the same word are
needed to indicate its different appIi-
cations and different prOnunciarions-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

And now comes an advocate of
simpIified spelling who says that
every speIIer may spell just as ne
blame pIeases 50 long as his spelling
indicates the proper pronunciation
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

Probably a great (grate1 part Of
our (hourl spelling trouble comes
from our fndiscriminate use of kay.
see. ess and gee Perhaps we might
eliminate entirely one or another OF
the four (forel letter. Either kay
or ess kan always be uzed instead of
see
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

The total rainfall for the week
ending Jaturday. May ?. was 2-5s
For loans on your farm, call on the
Wa-Keeney State Bank 2Tt-adv-
Fresh fish every Thursday at. Ba-
kers-Ady-6+ f.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

This ex2minSri0n win be held un-
der the supervision of the county
examining board under the same
ruling = the regular teachers exam
nations The manuscripts will be
sent TO the state superintendents TO
be graded bF the state board of educa-
ti0n- a fee of sL00 l. 10 be charged
each applicant Half Of fees collected
viii be put into the institute fund
and half sem TO the state superinten
dent 60 pay for grading the papers
Carrie Str1dzlr
County Superinfendent-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

Judge Ruppenthal spells partisan
with ~ instead OF 50. and quotes
the following sentence by the late
Thos- E. Dewey in support of that
form of the word interested in the
press of his city. he never counte-
nanced criticism. personal bitterness,
or partizan abuse"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

Money toIoan- See E D. Wheeler ad
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

1t would wood seem (seaml
that the word abuse" should De
spelled (spelrl in two Ito or toOl ways,
according TO itz meaning (mienl and
use We uze il both IS noun and ~
= verb, which you tewe or yewl will
notis IL equally true OF use, and
many other words Still other words
are uzed some tsuml tiHz Is adjec-
uiyes and sometimes IS verbs. and as
we make distinction in pro-
nouncing them we should make diff
ference in their spelling 1t would
be very ezy to do so. / spell 'sparri
san with an ess instead OF a zee be
cause / was taught fuautl that way
1t iz the eziest way for me
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-09

The use of z instead of in the one
word under consideration Is consis-
tent and sensible, but if Dewey had
been consistent throughout the
quotation he would have given US
this Interested in the press of hiz
sfty, he never kountenansr kritisizm.
ETC.