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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

The Herald il glad Co La informed that
the Brownsville people who helped the
la rl,nito people observe cabbage daN
are glad the, helped the, apl.ar IL h.
CON, incc,l that they not "ni, helped hui
were helped. The >an Ecuii" Observance
of cabbage day 4 a unique thing. n
il something new under The sun. Thy
mere announcement uf 4 "rahhasr daN
has power e. cause people nui onl, a. al
up aud take notice. l,ut also io stand up
and wonder. II -Ncites attention in The
plac, and the ~l~ol'ic; AMI To- The great
food product with which the place and
people are feeding a hungry world. The
promoters at the cabbage daN plan are
"a L. congratulated Tor the telling man
ncr In which the, worked their idea uHt
aud brought il a. public attritiun 4
most effective hit nf puhlicit, work
"Cabt,ay,. dr," - ~ itself che sort at
thing Ia gel AND hold The attention rl
the people. Thou aS~"clatr "a With a
hog v addlc' aud q trrpiSv"rran prul"'>i
ton knows a. a cabbage clutch. "a
must have made the gho>I IT 4. a.. Ear
nusr wish Il had not gone henc' - scon
Eve~ the celebrated What u Ii" fades
into the commonplace ami the i~n~isnifi
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

cant when nam,sl Ia .onnwctiua with The
cabbage clutch aDd The hog wallie.
with an open air cabbage banquet ~ the
end of II all. M one j. surprised when the
people who attended cabbage dan -.
~ wa> great. 80 promoted IL could uol
l~ ANYTHING bun great. The Herald eX
tends congratulations 10 San ~l:-ito and
the cabbage growers there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

The American rmha>>, la Mckee City
has photographs 81 Mexican maps which
show the holdings uf the British minis
ter. SIR Lionel Garden. who was sent
there "a represent hi government in an
attempt t. uphold the %Ilucrta regime
This " significant. because IA shows that
wr have caught him with the ep,-ls. III
W. can nov >rrn photographs ~ the
maps NJ the holdings ~ IIrurN Lane vii
son We shall %rrioicr because both ~ ihrm
have been required a. leave their hold
ine> &C. lr huffctrtl hv the whim> of fate.
Temple Telegram.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

The hasrimll bug j. beginning IT, buzz
and ~nun will BE- in full flight. >isn> IT
the approaching season are manifested
IN the ubiquitous small hoy >,sn every
afternoon un the vacant lots with ball.
mask and bat aud a ~trniuri"h lun. that
carries hi ,oirc from The heights go the
north Ca the lowland> un tkr south. And
NJ arr not complaining. We are ~ anN
ions ~ The small hns la hear hi jumps
call ~rla, ball. aud viii cheer our team
nr 'su~~ them when The, ~ wr"n=.
with the rest ~ the fam D-ni~m Her
aid.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

Removing Ihr rubber iirr~ and ~HhSii
tutin- iron bands studded with hnr~r
shoe calk~ a Minnesota motorrrrli~t con
vrrt~l hi~ machine intv a ~i---Iv w.
vehicle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

The Woman who shot the editor Of
Figaro IN Paris. fired three shots aud
hii the man three times. she did no IN
trnd iu kill him. but merely Ia tea-h him
q lesson. Still. for l'~l"s"sic purposes.
the revolver j. 4 tickli>h instrument. The
u>r uf u IN that connection demands arr
a. we'll - skill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

Not the least of the records made ht
the Wilson administrator j. the mairi
monial one. The Presidents Youngest
daughter j. a charming girl. anil Mr..
McNdoo a gentleman who ha> an owed
"A large measure ~ distinction quite
apart from his connection with the rthi
net nf hi prospective fathcrinlaw. The
country will extend hearty cpmgratula
tions. wish for both 4 long and happy
life. and pardonablN wonder whcihrr thu
Presidents >tcadla>t opI">ition la nei'nl
ism will Ice relaxed sufficiently 90 retain
10 the public >crrior a Secretary If the
Trra>ur, wh">r character and rundsri
10 offi-r have earned the %r->I-ri even VI
those who radically differ from him wv
financial questions. brooklyn Eagle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

Morr than -sHn inventors applied last
wear Tor british patents relating a. rail
way. motors and read 9.hicle~ aud m.r'
than -a1 for air craft developments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

tiomal situation i menace After 4 cun
ference lasting all SATURDAY night be
tween Premier ';orcm, lin. his cabinet
ministers and the leaders of the chi't
parties Ia the 'luma "a Whirh the inter
Hatiunal situation NaS discussed. N wa
dccidr,l that The arm, W.uIi a. Increased
o, Ico.nn mru. making the first line IT
defense | 1mn.uuO men. From the stand
point "f numbers that j. some defense.
The Carnegie Peace commission has an
orcuin. Ia get busy ia the PRONUNCIATION
of its message. The hltilr>hip> Friend
ship and Fellowship" NIGH also find
III convenient IT, make 4 cruise into Those
northern waters. The Texas and other
baitlc>hipS III the Atlantic and Pacific
fleets will take care of the peace uf the
Western Hemisphere Houston Post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

While VI are on this subject. We Won
der VIII, more hou>ckcclwr> are no max
in- ~" Of the parcel post ia huying Ger
tain products If the farm. Some If ~
this winter have been purchasing pnul
Try. eggs and n,>trr> AZ prices consider
alb, below those uf the city dealers. anil
getting >plcnhlN fresh .nn"l> ~ the bar
gain. Such use of the parcel post j. cn.
tirrlv practicable. Sons indi, iduais. We
are Told. have tried il and have bcru di>
%courascd by MISUNDERSTANDING ia re-
gard 10 Time and details "f shipment.
l'ui y little experimentation snun
>innuth> ont these difficulties. AMI then
business profitable ~ both the farmer
and the consumer rn>uC>. Baltimore
Sun
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

Isn't the annual flood ia the Ohio val
lev u lii late in beginning this wear?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

Fighting >hN at work aud fighting
these VIII" want Z" work >'rms to hc the
~faNuritc occupation al a lot "f men in
New York. birmingham News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

Trnnce Dff,rN Pri.rS 49, h'rnSrr ~
riH', u, way Of stimulating the n>r ~
hrru>cnr - 4 motor vehicle fuel. for
y hich the French automobile industry t.
convinced there - a great future. the Au
tumuhiic club uf France. located ia the
French capital. i, to hold a series of tests
IT kerosene engines rummrncin. Octubrr
lst next. with prin. Ca aggregate ~.
100: the first prize i Slu u1. the second
- 600 AMI the third 500 The test H. not
7, rarhnrctnr test hut j. designed a. ,lcm
n,tratc the usefulness. fuel consumption
etc. ~ four CYLINDER engines rating ~
wccn - aud ~ horsepower. ~ the au
tumuhilc type. Each engine c%uicr,Sl. for
which a Zee will lac Ia prior to april
TT aud >t0 after that date aud M to
'ul, ~. mu~i not weight more than 70
onndS per horsepower exclusive ~ fnci
.Id water tssk>. Engines can H. >%tart-,.
a. ea saline. provided Iii. fuel j. not co.
Iaiuci Ia y fank that forms part ~ The
here will ~ four henrL
tests three hours each IA full and hale
load. two hours ~ full speed aud two
hpu'- l.it daring which the nrl cen
= ml" ion % II not cActrh for gualific,
iiou1 .SA grammc> per horse power.
subsequently,. the engines Viii h.
placed ia chassis the minimum weight
pf which j. a. hr ~ niu pounds. for roal
trials which viii rover four dav>. ~
which The vehicles will he driven G-n
M an average speed ~ ~ miles IN
Throughout the tests. parrafin
4 drnsit, ~ >i0 ~ and 4 flash
test uGranicr Instrument of - degrees
viii hr supplied to contestants. Points
- o. ~ will De- awarded for l~r
formarcc. lucl ccunumN AMI general op
ration. etc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

Ma rmtcrpri~ing publishing rumTanN
offers twn volumes un -~p-ial Worship
tur ~l.ln net hpnnd. We presume w gold
AMI calf. Washington Post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

Russia c~,idcntl, ihink~ the iutcms
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19
MATTERS OF SCIENCE

Nptrad ~ CgpNg wan ~ M ind
Experiments conducted 4, the L. :. In
rtlu -. ~Enl"molugN prove that the new.
u hatchcd caterpillir> nf the pll'>, moth
MA, be- blown. under favorable condi
lions. a distance of ,iA miles or more
Thus The wind is 80 Important factor 10
The spread uf This destructive pest.
Imprprfm ,Hf ~ H~,frvruIyJicaI IHsfrH
HcHfs formed an important part II The
work ~ the Weather Bureau during the
fiscal wear. according 10 the annual r.
port 81 the Bureau recently published.
designations of thermometers were ear
rird al with Il view to standardization
II these Instruments, for measuring high
wind ,clocitirS. \ large rotor driver
Mhirling machine having 4 horizontal
am ~ feet long aud capable ~ hring
lr,vrr at I'll ,rlncitir> up a. - - lWu
mile. go hour. measured ~ the end ~
he arm whore the ancmomctcr H. ln.
tailed. was used for these tests ~ Mount
Weather Observatory. Valuable data
have been SECURED hut the Investigations
have been temporarily interrupted lv
the appointment Of the official who was
conducting them e. the position 80 chief
~ The cNaihrr l:urrau Important pro.
rc~~ has also been made ia the revision
, p>,chrGmctric tables. The most inter
nNtine instruction devised dnrin. the
year Was an automatically recorded rain.
.lgr which can hr left without -uprr,iS.
ION for = peri~l of eight daN> aud will
make :n accurate record of The rainfall
luring the period IN instrument of this
haracier hl> bccn ~urgcnti, needed for in
>tallaiinn ia places where il j. impracli
rlllr % >iaIinm a resident nh>rrNrr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

However much The people ~ Texas
disagree with Pre- dent Wilson and See
rrtart BRYAN concerning The best method
of handling the Mexican situation IL -
ah>oluirl, uriaiu thar the WILSON policN
nf "walchful waiting will H. supported
y, 4 majority sentiment. President VII
son MAY have made 4 mistake ~ the
-wairhlHl waiting. %pulirN. hut n =" n =
not 4 mistake that will bring suffering
and SnrrnN ~ the people ~ The nltch
states. There are MANN whu believe IT,
yclopmrni> "a Mexico are tctdin. more
aud more Ia a condition When il will Lee
uccc>Sarv for the United States Ia act.
When that time ruinr> President Wilson
viii probably manifest the same regret
ful rrmnc>> that marked Nhraham Lin
r"ln'> handling ~ secession. -'ialyc>iOn
Tribune.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19

The Benton ease j. now being adroitlN
used l., Villa and 'arranza Ia f"rcr
recognition of the cun>titutiunali>i> u,
Great britain ~ ourselves. 'arranza
W effect SAYS II there i, an, complaint
about I:rni"n il should come from I'm.
land. whose subject h. wa>. l;ut that
only indirectly concerns a.. and i y"
OCCASION for Intervention. We are not
going to war with Mexico over a British
issue. Even England has uo such csprc-
tation>. The thin. Ia de- j. to support
the President. stop magginr ~ him Tor
partisan a. either u%Itcrinr purposes and
await acyrlornncnt~.Iittshur Dispatch.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-19
WITH THE EDITORS

\ man who will moi vote 1. unfit ~
live among 4 ~"lf governing people. IL
has 49, right o. claim amy nf the lsnc
fits uf government. \ bill has lns'n Iu
%ir",lr. rd in The New York Legislature To-
fine heavily every man who does not vote
unless excused by some court. y much
more cffcctpal law would hc one that
would drni the benefits of government
90 ~nch men. IL there were laws pro
,idin. that 49, man could ~ur or IT, sued
ur hrin. any action AZ law until h.
showed thai h. had registered and voted
that would settle the matter. Omaha
World Herald.
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29

some Greenland glacier, drifting
slowly, irresistibly, maiestically
forcing the foe aside IS 1t sweeps
southwark to meet its doom by
southern sun.
As the ship proceeds toward the
solid ice the floating pans become
more numerous and thicker. In the
old days the steamers had TO make
their way by sails alone, but to-day
there are many agencies that ard
man in his fight with the ice. The
Stephano and Florizel, which is the
last word in ice breaking steamer
construction. can steam through ice
seven feet thick Their bows are
shelving underneath, the keels
being above the surface at the cut
water. Thus they ride up on the ice,
which they break down by sheer
weight. Their sides are covered with
heavy steel plates. two inches thick
at the waterline, veritable armor.
But there come times when even
the Florizers ice breaking bows are
ineffective against the ice, and then
It becomes necessary to get the men
out to prize her" Armed with
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
for Ice FIELDS to REAp CROP Of SEALS
On the Successful Chase Of the Young "Harps
and "Hoods" the Prosperity Of Newfound-
land Largely Depends, and Small
Seals Are Now Being Slain
by Tens Of Thousands

The killing is a simple matter. II
is the nearest thing TO murder that
one could imagine. a blow on the
nose with the iron-shod gaff brings
instant death. Then the hunter
whips out his scalping knife, and in
a moment the petit. e., the skin
and layer OF fat are removed, laced
10 the towlffe, and the hunter seeks
another victim. dragging the skin OF
the first over the snow behind him.
So expert do the hunters become
that an experienced sealer can scalp
a "whitecoat" in less than sixty
seconds. Keeping his knife keen on
a steel which hangs from his neck,
he removes one hipper with blow.
Then the victim is rolled on its back
and cut open from chin to tail, and
the skin and fat are rolled" off as
one unrolls muslin from bolt.
When the hunter has gathered two
or three scalps they are towed to a
fiat place in the ice designated by
the master and marked with a flag
bearing the ships insignia, and piled
with others in what is called a
pan Thus the hunt goes on until
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
THE HOOD SEALS ARE VICIOUS
FIGHTERS.

When one patch Of seals is
cleaned up" and the pans" coll
lected the skipper seeks another.
He is lucky II he strikes more than
three patches OF harps. for they are
most sought and are first extermi-
mated Then the hoods" are sought.
These usually are found on ice fields
lying to the northeast Of the harp
fields.
Unlike the harp. the hood Will
fight to defend his family. and
many a story is told by the men Of
desperate battles with these great
mammals. Unless a man is armed
with a rifle he is foolhardy TO ;t-
tack a hood singlehanded. for he s
sure to come off second best. The
ungainly looking beasts can mo.e
about in a most agile manner. and
many instances are recorded where
a single hood has stood off three men
for many hours.
In hunting the hood the men
travel in pairs. One is armed with
a heavy calibred repeating rifle. the
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29

Of his ship through the open spaces
Of water between the pans OF ice
every piece Of ice being known as a
pan. With his glass he continually
sweeps the ice fields for seals, and
all is expectancy on board, every man
being eager for the cry OF white
coats"
The ice field is a wonderful sight.
As far as the eye can see all is
dazzling. blazing white. glittering in
the sun and making smoked glasses
a necessity to all but the most har-
dened sealer. He scorns such things.
and for his scorn he pays the price,
occasionally, when he is stricken with
ice blindness and has to be led back
10 the ship. Here and there in the
foe rises a mighty berg, fragment Of
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29

The DAY of departure dawns upon
scenes Of excitement. All night the
city has not slept. A score or more
STEAMERS tied up at docks swarm
with life. orders are given. Boat
swans whistles sound shrilly on the
crisp air.
Now. every one not going 10 sail is
ordered ashore. Some cling TO the
dock TO say goodby to brother friend
or husband. Others file in black
winding line around the shore Of the
harbor. to line the cliffs that guard
this city's bay.
AS the great clock in the cathedral
on the hill strikes. lines are cast on
and signals are given to waiting engi-
neers. Slowly at first the feet starts
toward the marrow entrance OF the
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
WORKING THE SHIPS THROUGH
THE ICE FLOES.

But the powers Of the ice are not
limited. and the time comes now and
then when the ship is unable to
butt" and the efforts of the men are
unable to open a way for her. Then
they resort to explosives. Dynamite
in cans is attached TO the ends of
two prodders, lashed together,
waterproof fuse being laid along
their length. This is thrust into
hole in the ice and dozen men cry
"Out with the poker"
A second later a rod Of iron, heated
TO a white heat, is tossed over the
side of the ship. 1t is seized by the
master Of the gang, and the men
scarcely have time to retire ere he
applies il to the fuse. In an instant
there is a terrific roar. and a thou
sand tons OF ice rise in the air
Then to work again, putting ~
"ramming." "prizing." Sometimes
this is continued for days before the
ship is free.
But finally comes the welcome cry
"Whitecoat" from the masthead,
and under the directions of the skip
per up aloft the ship is headed for
the patch. II the going is good she
may be among them in half an hour.
As the patch is approached the seals
can be heard long before they can be
seen. Deserted by their terrified
mothers as the ships approach, the
snowwhite babies set up a bowling
and a bawling that are intensely hu-
man. one might think he was in
gigantic nursery.
But the men are without imagina-
ton. II is an old story with them.
Long before the order over the
side" comes every sealer has donned
his ice boots. has seized his six-foot
gaff and has his "towline" and mug
up" swung on either shoulder. The
"mug-up" is a bag-or, more prop
erly. the contents Of a bag-consist-
ing OF a dozen pieces OF hardtack
and a jug Of molasses. which he car
rles to allay the pangs Of hunger.
Sometimes this "mug-up' is the only
thing that stands between the sealer
and starvation and sometimes it is
not sufficient.
Scarcely has the ship stopped be-
fore the men are on the ice and
formed in companies Of a dozen or
so, each under a master. Then they
start out for the slaughter in a long
line. single file, the first man break
ing a trail through the snow. a task
AT which all take turns. AS each
reaches the territory 10 which il is
allotted the men spread out and be-
sin killing.
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
SrAlINC SHIPS CAUGHT FAST IN THE ICE OFF ATHE
NEWFOUNDLAND COAST G AA2eOR GRACE BAY

dark.
While the men slay the ship
steams about, if possible, picking
up the pans. which are left on deck
twenty-four hours TO cool off before
they are slowed in the hold. II 1t
is impossible TO move the ship, the
pans must be towed TO it, tedious
Job for at times the men range as
far as five miles in the search for
their prey.
This is where one Of the dangers
comes in, for on their return they
may find themselves cut off by open
water or by loose ice. In the for
mer case the men usually ferry
themselves across the open lead on
a large pan Of ice which they pry
loose from the pack. In the latter
case they must cross the loose
ice in a hop-skip-and-jump fashion,
known as "cuppying." Some OF the
pieces of ice which serve as step
ping stones would scarcely support
a dog. To prevent slipping on the
ice the boots Of the men are armed
at the toes with great spikes, known
as bills" and the heels
with "chisles."
In "cuppying" men often slip, how
ever and fall into the water. Gen
orally they are rescued by their COM
rades, but now and then one sinks
and never is seen again.
In a good days killing 10000
whitecoats sometimes are 'panned"
by the crew Of a single ship, but
such occasions are rare. The car
cases are left upon the ice and at
tract great focks Of gulis or
"bo'suns," which gorge themselves
until they scarcely can fly. Wnat
they leave feeds the sharks later
when the ice melts and it drops into
the sea.
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
OLD METHODS OF CAPTURING
THE SEALS.

In the early days the seals were
captured during their northern and
southern migrations by nets, set at
right angles to the shore. Previous
to 1863 the seals were taken in this
manner exclusively, and the same
method is still employed at some
points on the Labrador coast. The
next method adopted was to hunt the
seals from large boats, shooting them
as they swan; but this was but
slight improvement, and as late as
1895 the total annual catch was less
than 5000 seals. 1t has run as high
as 6S6.OOO, in 1881, although Of re-
cent years the largest catch was 34o,-
600, in 1901.
AS the fishermen became more dar-
ing bv their frequent visits to the ice
fields larger vessels were built, espe-
cially adapted TO fighting the ice, and
prosperity increased. The seal fish
cry gave employment 10 the popula-
tion during the winter, and during
the summer the people were kept
busy building, fitting and repairing
ships for the following year: In
those days Twillingate, Greenspond,
Trinity, Hants HarbOr, Carbonear,
Harbor Grace, Cupids and Brice were
the great sealing centres. Most Of
these have passed away and now
St. Johns is the centre Of the in
dustry
In 1857 over 400 Of the sailing ves-
sells went to the ice, their crews num-
bering 1900 men. For the year 1910
the record shows but a single sailing
vessel in the industry. In 1868 for
the first time steam sealers were
used, when two small ships went
out. Gradually steam forced the
sailing ships from the business.
Strangely, the introduction Of steam
marked the gradual decline OF the
industry. Fewer men were employed,
and the number Of seals captured has
as gradually diminished. Whether
this is due 10 the slow extinction OF
the seal or not is an open question.
That the government feels that
such may be the case is evident, for
the industry is now guarded by many
special laws. No ship may leave ST.
Johns for the sealing grounds before
II m. March 13: no seals may be
killed before March II. on Sundays
or after May /, and no second trip
may be made. once a vessel returns
it may not go back TO the fields. The
tendency, too. is 10 put the sailing
date still further along. In 1903 the
starting day was March 10, but by
agreement no ship left Until March
IL. In 1911 they left on March Il.
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29

harbor. great clouds OF black, suf-
locating smoke belching from the
tunnels, telling Of striving fremen
below.
As the ships move every noise max
ing machine in the city Is turned
loose. Whistles are blown, bells rung,
hrecrackers and bombs exploded.
Every man, woman and child joins in
a mighty godspeed and good luck.
Every ship IS dressed" in answer,