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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-23
DISTINCTIVE FORM or
MOURNING FOR RELATIVES
ENGLISH DEAD is WANTED

London, September 33.-Thc PROPOSE
iion ot in~titmting a distinctive form ~
mourning ~ ~ worn IN the relatives WI
British soldiers and sailors Killed III thr
war ha~ attracted much attention. Sew
|cral titled ladies have interested them
selves N the subject. bat the form which
the mourning should take i~ -till undc-
cided.
a Red Gross worker writing to Queen
Mary Ncedlework Guild suggested that
I'll towns and Villages organize local conn
mittec~ of women ~ gather black clothing.
.u-rd, hnt i'll good condition. ~ he di~-
tributed among Door moufncr- who lo~e
relatives In their %country'S service. Tu
dispense with mourning M this time. thu
writer said, III answer a. another pro
po~al- would ~ ~ entail further hard
ships upon the poor. .Thc average rich
person." he said, ..ha~n't the slightest
ldea ~ The enormous Importance that
working. women attach to mourning. They
will even ~tarvc themselves and their chill
drcn ~ obtain money for " purchase. To
urge them ID dispense with mourning at
such \ time a. this would add N sting to
the horrors III DEATH She suggested
that Mourning Supply committees furnish
men and children relatives with n black
band bearing a minatnrc Union Jack.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-23
RAISING VEGETABLES OK SKY.
SCNArFRS.

"Wc raise an NE vegetables We eat
here" was the mssiifrnr declaration
with which one ~ The oldest and best
known quarantine officers on The Texas
coast who was for MANY wears in charge
81 the Brazos ~ Santiago quarantine
station, used TO puzzle visitors al the
station. which Is aS \ matter of fact 4
high suited structure ia The midst ~ a
aste 0f sand. When The vegetables for
the days menu were hpiStci from the
boats which brought them over from the
mainland, the play upon wafdS was cx-
planned. and the laugh was On The sis-
itors. But. In these days ~ roof gar
dens. II Is no longer regarded ~ al I'M
probable thing Tor people ID raise their
vegetables CA the tops of their houses.
and this Is what some ov mcrS of SKY.
scraners ia the cities ARE said 10 IL doing
row. BY constructing beds IA means III
boxing and filling them with earth. the
work Of raising vegetables II accom-
plished a. easily ~ III gardens ia terra
firma. Thus ID our city friends prog
ress towards the possession 81 ,hc pleas
urcs and utilities or c%onntr, life. even ! IA
the midst Of the crowded sksscraprr ~.
gions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-23
NEW
FOR BABIES AT
MERCEDES FAIR

N~tHAAHt L. AttA@fh.F
Mercedes. Texas. Sept 23.--Better
Bahic~lr
What an optimistic. captivating sound
those two words have.
And the hest part Or il H. That they
stand for MI that their sound suggests.
one IL the biz. interesting. vital ideas Of
the hour. the Better Babies movement.
n started with the idea ~ making the
uld fashioned baby Show a bit more sat
|isinrtory bv having babies examined for
physical perfection instead ~ dimpIcS.
golden r~inglctS and pracheSand-crcam
skins. Then a magazine whose editors
love babies saw the possibilities of turn.
inc this new krrl ~ baby show into =
fnc. broad campaign for making babies
better. Aud out 81 il grew the Better
Babies Contest.
4. Better Babies Contest u 4 scientific
examination ~ children five years of aye
or under. for physical and mental dcvcl-
opment. and the awarding ~ prizes ~
those who deserve them. on the grounds
~ good. All round development. Good
looks. infantilc beauty count only for
what they are really worth III bahy's
health and growth. while many more i'm
p0Ttant things count 4 great deal more.
a fine. healthy. well developed baby
nat store one Thousand points according
~ the Better Babies Standard Score Card
w which MI babies are tested. These
points are divided a. follows: Two hun
drrf! for mental anil dcvrlopmcntaI tests.
which prove whether baby takes proper
notice ~ what goes On around him. walks
sits M and speaks properly and shows
= mental growth "a correspond To his
age. One hundred points for weight and
measurements which prove whether baby
N we'll proportional for his age. Five
hunlrol for physical development. xtur
~ bones. firm fest, smooth skin. good
digestion. circulation aud respiration.
One hundred and fifteen for mouth and
teeth. Eighty five for eye. ear. nose and
throat tests.
All ~ these tests are made IN 4 doe
tor. and II takes a pretty fine hahv IL
score over 80 per ccnt III this new kind
~ 4 baby contest.
The Iio Grande Valley Stock show 4
Fair y ~ have 4 Better Baby Contest I'd
Mercedes ~ October >th. For full par.
hcnlarS ANIL application blanks. write ~
ne superintendent az the Better Babies
contest in Mercedes. Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-23

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Subscribers nj the city VINO fail 10 re-
ceive The Herald regularly are requested
20 notify the Office promptly. An papers
delivered In the city should be- received, a.
q rule, not later than l:i5 to y o'clock p.
m. Unless some accident to the press or
other untoward delay occurs NJ the print
ing Office, the paper should ~ out not later
than 4 80 and the carriers should complete
'heir distribution. even TO the most distant
subscribers. within not less Than an hour
md thirty Minutes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-23

The opening. 1T H. vuu who are "A Ehlan
and worse than \ rhian II love him..
don't want yuu.~
Ncho's heart stops beating
Then You have deceived me. you mis-
cradle daughter ~ the evil one. nv gaSrS.
Fatca doS not answer. but splits into
his face and behind her appears IN an
grv face with an nor black mus
tachc and two dark eyes which seem to
shoot fire.
"%yhat 10 You want hcrcg- ~IIous~o
cries. bramdishing a gigantic pistol.
"Fatca belongs ID me and III Shc has had
some Fun with YOU. il H. because X am
used her. III ! hear another word fruni
you | will lct daylight through your
thick hcad."
Ncho Starcs at him.
Tome out here Nv shouts.
~t;et out If here " I'm shoot you.
90 ahead and shoot cries Mrhn and
harrS his breast. When you have
robbed me III Fatca Won may H. well
take my life. too. cannot live without
herr"
~IIonS~o rolls hiS ewes.
~.All right. Stand mstiIl.-
= ! am going "a die now Mcho
thinks ~ he secs the barrel directed
against his heart. die for her sake. H.
she then II honrig'
And before linuSSO gels time t0 shoot.
h. makes himself very small and ruShr~
AWAY. He runs aS fast aS hiS lprx sap
carry him down the street. across fields
and garden. jumping bitches and hedges
not even noticing that ~ has dropped
his knife and lost one III his slippers.
Help. Help. Murderl- d. shouts
thinking that ~lIonSSo j. close behind him
Then somebody takes hold of his Shnul
der and shakes him violently.
Haven't yon slept long enonehg'
cries his father. giving him another
shake. The guests are beginning n
come
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-23
IF YOU ARE An AMERICAN
AND LIVE I'M CHINA YOU
MAY NOW GET "A DIVORCE

Shanghai. September 13.-Amcriran
citizens residing in China mny now obtain
divorces there. The necessity "a c~itixcnS
of The United States residing Nh China tax
I'M \ ten thousand mile trip Az N State
court III order to institute divorce pro-
c~ee.linvS ha- been obsiated I'm what ~ com
sidercd one ~ thr most important drri-
~ion~ handed down III the United ~tAtcs
court for China. The decision. made rr-
Gently hers m Judge Charles :. Lobinyirr
III The ca~e of Tahnim IIaShimot0 Cura-
nagh NJ. =. ID. Wordrn overruies that WI
the former Judge who had declared ill.,
court-which ranks u- "A United States
district court-iarkrd jurisdiction. The
new indgc granted N decree w divorce w
the plaintiff. the first since the founding
At the court. IIr based hi- decision upon
the ease Nj Biddle NJ. The United States.
October =. 1907. which held that thr
United State court for China could NV NJ
legislatiDn which Congress bind enacted fur
Alaska and the District w Columbia ARA
assume The same jurisdiction a- granted
by Congress AZ eumrtS I'M these t~crritnriaIs
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-23

With the first touch "a winter air. nnp
Is reminded very forcihly a the terrible
suffering hat n ahead ~ The people ~
those countries ~ Europe which arc in
volvcd III The war. Want anu suffering
are alwass intensified IN the cold. aud
there u ~ doubt hut that MANY lhnuS
andS ~ families N the warning countries
will suffer bitterly for want N The nee.
eSsarieS ~ life during The coming win
ter. This know ledge should encourage
americans ~ give Che more freely ~
their plenty towards The Christmas shin
which will tc sent ~ carry christmas
cheer % thr little ane~ over there. whose
stockings viii haus sod AMI empty Al
Christmas. because uf the war.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-23
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

liz any erroneous reflection upon the
character Of anyone, or which may affect
the standing Of any person. firm or cor
0oration, should b. published inadvertcnt
y In the news columns Of The Herald, IL
will he corrected promptly upon Che attcn-
non OF the publishers heinz called for il.
Office Of Publication
1900 Washington Street.
Telephone No. q.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-23

II makes all the difference III tie world
% the r. o ~ members If congress. who
j. presiding ever lhc pork barrel. AMI
what sections are the proposed bcncf
~rlnlirs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-23

old Sol hiss MANAGED ~ stir III some
what less disturbance than usual Oh
crossing the line this fall The change III
the temperature VI n very pleasant rvid
ence That his dirrci RAYS are now shin
ing ON the other Sila III The canafnr
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
FARM FACTS,

Those who till the soil are the
chosen people of God.
Farming is as old as the humah b
race and is yet in it's infancy.
Success is bound to come to the
aarmer who plans while he pIows.
No civilization has ever ADVANCED
beyond it's agricultural Development
No farmer is successful who thinks
more of his barn than he does pf
his home.
The development of the farmer
himself must precede the full deveI;
opnent of the ground he tiIIs.
The most beautiful fact in the
farmers work is that everything he
plants is lesson in faith.
The best farmer does not bother,
about getting ahead of his neighbor;,
his great business is to get ahead of
himself.
We must give to the people who
live on thefarm the same education
el advantages for their children as
those of the cities enjoy.
The country clergy is an agency
of much potentiaity because the
rural life movement is religious as
we'll as industrious and social.
There should be social and an
Industrial survey Of every community
The pastor, the teacher and the
school and church offcals are they
who should make such survey.
In recent survey of commun-
ity in New England, the average an
nuaI income of 154 farmers who has
common school education was 1929,
while the average net income Of 1922
farmers of the same IocaIyit with a
high school education was four hump
dred and twenty-five annually. ThiS
was Worth to each farmer who pos
sessed it $253 each year.-Peter Rad
ford, National Lecturer Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union
of America.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
TURNS RUBBISH INTO MONEY
Father Bans of London, England, Has
Made Enough to Purchase Site
for Children's Home.

Rubbish collected in London has
provided enough money to purchase a
site for a children's home. Father
Bans, employing two motor vans and
a horse cart for collecting things most
persons throw away, makes $4,000
a year for his Crusade of Rescue" In
a warehouse in Compton street. King S
Cross, he has three sorters, whose
task it is to empty sacks containing
different kinds of refuse and to ar
range the material for sale. Among
the neglected articles which he has
found to have real value are old en-
velopes, pamphlets, bits of paper, bro
ken bottles, corks. electric bulbs, sar-
dine tins, old stockings, silver paper,
candle ends, cardboard, and medicine
bottles.
Medicine bottles can be sold to doc
tors for $3.50 a gross, and other bot
ties are bought up by a dealer. Bro
ken plates are sold and broken up for
road foundat tions Corks go to limo
leum manufacturers, and tin lids are
utilized by tie British Electron COM
pany The zinc and tin in bottle tops
fetch, respectively, 3 cents pound
and $3.50 hundredweight.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
Advice to Doctors,

"Be cheerful" That is Sir Squire
Bancroft's advice to the doctors. DR..
Stephen Paget, in his "Csnfessio
Medici''-that most companionable Of
books-dilates on the same theme.
eff you must stay" he says to the
young practitioner who is invited to
tea, do not stay long, and keep the
door on your lips. Talk of the pa
tient of the weather, or of, the propo-
sition, which will as surely as the
bread-and-butter be handed to you,
that There is good deal of illness
about. Avoid all topics of church and
state, quote neither poetry nor prose,
give neither censure nor approval to
music and the drama, hide your lik.
ing for any art but your own Leave
behind you, for gossip to lap, saucer
full Of the milk of human kindness"
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
Candidates Ball.

There will be a candidates ball In
the new dancing pavilion at Som
erton, in the Yuma valley, Saturday
night, August %. Each and every
candidate, and there are thirty-elght
in all, will be represented by dance
which will be named after the can
didate. Practically all OF the voters
in the valley are expected TO turn
out. There will be some speaking,
and much political medicine will be
mixed up at the pow-woW. }. b.
Flanagan will attend the festivities,
having left last night for Yuma,
where he will spend the next several
days in the interest of his candidacy
for state representative.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
Girls Miserable Death.

Suffocated in mud was the terrible
death of Maud Kirby Cornwell, a fac,
tory girl, of Cambridge, England She
was out walking with Arthur Mead, a
bar!nan, on Coe Fen, an open space
between the river and Peterhouse col.
lege, when, according to statement
by the man, they walked into a ditch
which has scarcely foot OF water in
it. He says he sank to his hips i'm.
mediately, His cries for help were
heard, and two men pulled him out,
but the girl was. not found until some,
time afterwards. She was then dead
having been suffocated by mud
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
BETTER THAN ANY LECTURE
CoIonePs Method of Rebuking Young
Officers Probably More Effective
Than Severity Would Be.

The colonel of a German regiment
was very much annoyed by the way
his young officers went about town in
civilian clOthes-contrary to the regu-
lations of the service, the articles Of
war; and the spirit of PruSsian mill
tarism. He spoke very sharply about
it and threatened the EXTREMIST pen
alties if anybody were caught doing it
again. The warning served for time
at least the offenders were more
careful.
Presently, however, two young lieu
tenants took chance. They slipped
away into town in mOdish afternoon
clothes Of the latest English cut, with
top hats on and the rest. Suddenly
they ran into the colonel The next
minute they had vanished into a gro
GERS shop. One minute more and the
door Of the shop opened
Good afternoon, gentlemen said
the colonel. The pair stood before
their superior silent and dismayed
while a grim smile spread over the
soldiers face.
Young lady" said the colonel, ad.
dressing the shopgirl, give me two
tive-cent cakes of soap-and wrap
them separately" The girl obeyed
and the colonel grayely gave her ten
cents Then he turned to the young
officers and handed each of them a
cake.
Here gentlemen" he said with a
grin Just SO you sha'n't be put to
any expense on my account. Good
day"
And he turned and strobe out of
the shop.--New York Evening Post
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
Wheeler in Town.

Glenn L. Wheeler, democratic can
didate for state representative from
Yuma county, spent Tuesday in Par
ker in the interest of his candidacy.
Mr.. Wheeler is an energetic young
man who knows how to make friends.
and Eeep them. He is rancher in
the Yuma valley, where he is making
good in raising alfalfa and other
farm products. Since coming to this
county a few years ago he has taken
a deep interest in politics. He be-
lieves-and so do his friends-that
he is thoroughly capable of being one
of Yuma's Representatives in the leg
islature. Mr.. Wheeler left Parker
Tuesday night for Bouse and other
towns in the north.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
Large Picnic Party.

A picnic party composed OF ABOUT
twenty people spent Sunday about
twelve miles below town in the res
ervation. Four automobile loads par
ticipated in the days frollc, which
consisted of bathing, and the eating
of big dinner on the banks OF the
first slough Among those present
were the following Mr.. and Mrs.
Fuqua Misses Ruth, Senie, Mable
and Carrie Fuqua, Hub Fuqua, Mr..
and Mrs. c.. w. Graves, Spencer
Graves, Charles Waite, Miss Lucy
Turk. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Osborne,
w. H. Tharpe, R. c. Saufley, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Clayton, Miss Gladys
Evans, J. E. Beck, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
B. Flanagan and children.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
Citv Free From Flies

mo flies in Prague, says resident
in that city in reply to inquiries from
manufacturers of fly-papers asking for
information as to the extension of
their trade in Bohemia, for there are
not sufficient flies to eXterminate. In
restaurants there are very few flies.
Screen doors to keep out flies aud
other insects are unknown. The build,
ings are all constructed Of brick, stone
or concrere. The pavements and side,
walks are mare of granite block. There
are no wooden sidewalks, stairway, or
buildings in the city. Decayed vege,
table or animal matter is not openly
exposed to flies, and the streets are
frequently cleaned during each day.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
w. r. Timmins.

w. F. Timmins the well-known
Yuma attorney, was in Parker Tues
day, calling on the people in the in
terestofhiscandidacy for county attor-
ney. Timmins hasn't lost anything
in weight the past few years, but
his 300 pounds and a hot day didn't
Interfere much with his getting out
and interviewing the voters He was
formerly county attorney, during ter
r1torlal days, and now that Arizona
is state he believes that he can
make Just as good a prosecutor under
statehood as under the former regime
He has many friends in this section.
and he will undoubtedly receive his
share of the votes
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
ANNOUNCER MENT

My friends of northern Yuma cOun-
ty have prevailed upon me to make
the race for state representative, be-
lieving that this end of the county is
entitled to at least one member of
the legislature.
Another reason for my candidacy
is that, in the event of the success
of the constitutional amendment pro-
Viding for state reclamation, it will
be necessary to secure additional
legislation at once so that the meas
ure may become operative and in full
working force, so that the Parker
lands may be reclaimed by the state
The proposed measure appears at
this time to be our only immediate
hope of financing the Parker irriga-
tion project. Therefore, it was
deemed highly important that this
part of the county be represented
in the next legislature In comply
ing with the wishes of my friends
Of northern Yuma to stand for the
office | have been actuated solely
from a sense of duty which every
citizen owes his home community.
During the past four and a half
years l have worked necessarily for
the opening and reclamation of the
Parker lands, and if elected to the
office Of state representative / shall
continue to do everything within my
power to accomplish this much de-
sired object, as well as Conscientious
" working for the general welfare
of the county and state.
J. B. FLANAGAN
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
AMERICAN REGISTRY

WASHINGTON, August 17,-By a
vote Of 40 to 20 the senate adopted
the house bill admitting foreign built
ships to American registry and open
ing coastwise trade to foreign craft.
The North German Lloyd line offers
to sell it's ships to American govern
ment. The Hamburg American line
has received offers for its ships
now in American waters. The bill
is intending to restore the trans At
lantic trade and also enlarge the
American merchant marine
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
ARIZONA HORSES.

The Arizona horse is only worth
$73 per head, according to a report
Just issued by the United States de-
partment of agriculture, while a year
ago his average value was $78.
There are 10000 horses on the
farms of this state and they are val
ued at $S,176,OOO.
In 1910 the number of horses in
this state was 100000 and had an
aggregate value of $6,2OO,0OO.
In the entire United States there
are 20,962,0O horses and they are
worth $2,291 $685. 900 or $1O9,32 each.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
Candidate tngraham.

Fred l.. Ingraham, democratic can
didate for superior judge, called on
she Parker people Monday. For the
past three years Mr.. Ingraham has
served as county attorney in a very
capable manner. In aspiring to the
superior court judgship, he promises
to fill the office, if elected, to the
best of his ability. He is making an
aggressive campaign throughout the
county, leaving here Tuesday morn
ing for Bouse, Wenden and other nor
thern precincts, including Quartzite.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
Jail Architect Here.

Don w. Wells, the Yuma architect
who designed the Parker jail, spent
Saturday in town inspecting the
structure, which is fast nearing COM
pletion. He was we'll pleased with
the building ,and stated that Mr.. Col
lins had done excellent work in con-
structing it. The cells are placed,
ready for any malefactor who is de-
sirous of breaking in. The plastering
will be started in a few days, and
it will not belong before it is finish
ed in it's entirety.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
Linotype Man in Town.

E. G. Lindner, travelling represen-
tatiye for the Mergenthaler Linotype
company, visited Parker Wednesday
evening, and while in town was the
guest of j. B. Flanagan. Lindner Set
UP the Post linotype nearly five
years ago, and since then he has
been making periodical visits to see
that it is kept in good working con-
dition.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
Firemen Had a Riqht to Be Vexed

They had fire in Burlington the
other day and when the tiremen re
sponded to the alarm and ran to get
out the fire-fghting apparatus they
found as the Republican says, that
every wrench, spanner and othel
dingbat necessary to get the water
turned on had been taken from the
hose cart since the last fire" The
members of the hose company Are
Observation-Disclosures City Star.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
Tharpe Still Working.

w. H. Tharpe, who is promoting
the Parker and Colorado River Elec-
trio railway, spent several days in
town the fore part of the week. He
stated that he was only awaiting per-
mission from the interior department
to begin grading the roadbed through
the reservation. He left for Prescott
Tuesday.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
They SOUGHT a Market.

During the absence of E. F. Lauten
OF the Parker Meat Market, the other
day, four COWS were seen enjoying
the shade of the front porch at the
cattle seek a market of their own
accord. Maybe they were prompted
pressure of high prices
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
Dennis Burke Visitor Here.

Dennis Burke, who conducts one OF
the finest hotels in the desert coun-
try, was up from Bouse Tuesday,
calling Oh old friends and acqualn-
tances.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
Visited Capital.

E. F. Lauten transacted business
at the state capital last Monday ana
Tuesday. He reports that a lively
interest in state politics is being
taken by the people of Phoenix.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22

The best thing to do with the city
man who wants to live on a farm is TO
let him try it.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22
LOCAL NEWS
PARAGRAPHS
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN
lNcs OF THE WEEK IN PARkER r
AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS
Saufley Visits Phoenix.

r. c. Saufley, cashier OF the ParKer
Rank & Trust company, was Phoe-
nix visitor Wednesday.
The Parker post., 1914-08-22

The simple life Is not suited for sim
ple-minded people.