Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-11
WITH THE EDITORS

\ couple Of more weeks will find
practically the entire cabbage crop Of
the San Bcnito tract closed up in - far
az ear lot shipments are concerned rs
by hat time all farmers who have cab
bage in the fields will have harvested
their crop. Since the last report only
twenty six car loads Of cabbage have
been moved from the San Bonito tract.
as follows: Rio Grandc x Coast Associa-
ton . ears and Roy Campbell IL ears.
1t is estimated that there still remain
about fifty ear loads vet 10 be- harvested
which with the other shipments previous.
~ reported will bring the total cabbage
shipments from San Bcnite for this
year up 10 the grand total Of 1lU2 ears.
which has been harvested from a little
over five thousand acres. This yield is
"a little more than double he output OF
Hast seasons crop.-San Benito Light.
Mrs. Clara Driscoll SEWER If New
York j. "A Texan To the manner born.
Years ago she saved the hitSoric Alamo
from the demolition that threatened the
transfcrcncc of it's ownership into pri.
vate hands. With c~ommoniable patriot
ism she plankcd down the cash "a pay
off a mortgage held against II. She has
again announced her intention 90 rom
ing 10 the aid Of its present custmlians
the Daughters Of the Republic. in the
matte of its MAINTENANCE bv maxim.
such provision for hat purpose as will
render il unnecessary 10 ,hargr ~ nd
mission fee az was agreed upo, a. the
recent San Antonio meeting. All honor
Ia this noble Texas woman who p:rra-
mounts her duty as n wife 10 her mar.
ural desire 10 reside at the side IF her
husband. whose love for journalism in
duced him ~ fix his residence in New
Iork.-Hio Grandc Clarion.
la some cities aud towns they are
having newcomers day" 10 welcome
new citizens and make them feel at
home. while in others they are put on
probation for twenty years and are al
lowed no other privilege than that Of
signing every subscription paper that il
circulated. -Schulclberg Siicker.
oh. youthful guys. il YOU would rise.
your breath you1l never tarniSh with
pint or quart Of any SORT Of good old
coffin yarnish. When YOU are dry You'll
shun old rye. and round the hydrant
%frolic: there's naueht in town will keep
YOU down like flagons alcoholic. When
trade j. stale and merchants quail. the
aroccrS and the drapcrs. ihe clerk who
drink the I'D red ink first get their walk
ing papers. When railways fire the
men they hire and tell them they must
travel. the ones who slug he old brown
jug are first To hit the gravel. When
merchants say, ITO raise the paw OF
clerks w have 4 notion the ones who
use the dark rv1 booze are last Ia gct
When there's demand
throughout the land for husky men and
handy. employers say. "Oh fade away
Ia those who smell Of brandy. Where
he goes a million wosc surround the
boozer: the men who pay for
all say: We want no ,icLlrd
.>noozcr." The lovely maid SAYS. Tin
when drinkers come 10 court
her: 80 youthful JAWS. improve your
and dodge The ale and porter
Walt Mason.
Mr. Ferguson. we are confident. would
knowingly and willingly do Injustice
Ia or misrcprcscnt Colonel Ball. fur Mr..
Ferguson j. IN honorable man and a
gentleman. But ID il evident thar Mr.
er2uson has been a victin Of mi,in.
formation Colonel Ball has made en-.
phatic denial Of the statement thar a
man IN Houston or anywhere sab
scribed 5000 or amy sum t. the Ball cam.
paign fund. Colonel Ball il an hsnor.
able man and a gentleman. too. and We
accept without hesitation his statement
regarding this matter. Ii j. "A cam
paign Islander that should not be- heard
again during the concst. and we are con.
flden that Mr.. Ferguson will treat ii
rom now ON ~ il deserves 10 Le treated
Waco Tribune.
The Progressive League n Southwest
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