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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-08

WITH THE EXCHANGES.
Two Trades Are Better Than One.

President Van IliSc MI Wisconsin Uni
vcrsity says "a problem Of education
is to make every man capable of doing
more than one thing lie would in.
vest every man with two professions or
two crafts. a major and a minor, the
minor to be reSortcd to when the ma
ior offers no opportunity. Whether this
ideal is ~attainablc or not. there H. more
merit in the general idea. One of thg
penalties Of specialization i not only
that the man trained 10 One work iS.
by reason Of his competence for that
work, somewhat mfittcG for all other
work. but that he is avcrSr 10 doing
other work than that for which ne has
been trained. Professional pride enters
to exert a malign Influence. The task mi
maintaining 4 nice balance between the
total of work to he done and the tote
Of labor for doing il i itself possible
only in a theoretical sense; but il j. inn
possible. even IN a theoretical sense. to-
maintain this balance i'm every one of
the many trades which contribute vary
ing shares 10 the total demand for labor
If every man had two trades instead Of
one we should provide HI element ui
flcXibility which would admit much bet
ter accommodation ~ the Gibbs and
Flows of industry than il now possible.
Dallas epWS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-08

ing considered III aii. il! FOR M of us,
whom the law of gravitation pins to the
surface of the earth. and whom biological
flaws compel to live the way we live | am
intensely interested. My excuse i that !
know, and am not going to permit 4 blum
der to pass without a challenge. There "
nothing Of my personality or that "A any
other individual that enters into this. We
are building for po~teritv. This l. the
biggest thing east of the Rockies. wren
raw material and feasible output are Joint
~ considered even if IT he not the biggest.
1t l. large in it, natural state. bat what
YOU may do i divided by seven. Forget
about the death kncll being rung, II ccr
tam things are not done. which said things
are based Oh gucsScs. on speculation. There
are 4 few things NJ 4 practical nature con
corning things You already have ''bul
that's another story
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-08
The Only Hole in the Ground.

The only thing that looks like a hole in
the ground i the OlmoS Valley, that runs
nearly parallel with the Rio Grandc
through Starr and Zapata counties. IT.
mouth l. above the ilood level Of The Rio
Grande. II j. \ little below 100 feet above
sea level. 1t rises in land above 500 feet.
Its upper stream bed level j. above 400
feet. The water level at Laredo is less
than 800. SO as Mr.. Dooley says, "Thcre
Won are" You would have 10 cut through
hills 800 feet deep a channel that would
carry $4,000 cubic feet pr rcond to get
into this valley. You would have to raise
your water level IN the river from 100 to
$50 feet. Whenever YOU create works
in the river that will divert water into these
alleged immense reservoirs. YOU shall al
ready have solved the problem; because the
river valley itself will take care of the stu
alton.
SO then. here i a place for some more
pins Stick them. The reservoirs about
which % much has been said are apparent
only. They are insignificant e%ullies. They
are above any water that you have to
impound. They 90 no: exist, when the ex-
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HEALTH TALKS
CBY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. d.

good fresh air To make Il real Fourth oi
July performance after Il perfectly cook
ed and well served dinner. Al times TIE
air is only incomplctcly bclchcd again,
a considerable portion passing rn into
the bowel.
How to Stop Eaiirg Air.
swallow air while your mouth IL open.
your mouth and keep it open. N"n can't
swallow air while y5u rmouth is open.
Put :, FORK between your teeth ii niece
sary and don't SAut your mouth till tie
desire to bclrh has passed away.
If YOU have been avoiding certain
kinds # food v0u like. merely an your
own hook stop starving Yourself and
eat aS much a. YOU want ~ whatever N
may De-. III You can't find relief in his
way, 20 and ask your doct X for \ Srpie
>edativc for your nervous habit VI
are speaking now Of air swallowing on
ly. This il not a talk about dyspepsia.
Thr Anonymous Letter.
Every little while someone sends i'm -
qucrv which is unsigned. Rarely can we
take notice Of such letters. III 4 per
~onal reply il expected the name ana M
dress must appear On the stamped en-
vclope. We will not correspond with
any such individual IN y. or q. u. y. or
Anxious. Such letters are manifcStlv
not sincere. Lets Ill ne frank.
High Fever Not Always Bad.
Please state how high the temperature
may 90 without endangering life. asks
a practical nurse.
REPLl-Thcre j. NJ limit of that
kind. = prolonged high temperature n.
harmful; \ brief high fever IL rather
more favorable than \ brief low fever
~ Al acute Are throat. fur Instance: \
brief high temperature indicatel " good
fight on the part Of the patient against
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And The Sacrifice Was Made

Despite the fact that . Tarraui coun-
ty district judge resigned MS office ic-
cause the salary was insufficient ~
plirantS 10 fill tie vacarI,N. III ~ evil
dent the Governor will have nn truu.
bic III finding one among the legal fra
tcrnity willing to make the sacrifice
neniSnn Ilnrnlh.
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The Zapata and Starr Arrows.

! occasionally see some illusions Ia inn
men~e arroya- IN Zapata and Starr coun-
tics. FIRST, they. such a they are. are
above the level OF the waters that YOU pro-
pose to impound. Remember they flow into
the Rio Grande: the Rio Grande never into
them They have 4 slope IN their bed.
ranging around 20 feet per mile. If they
could ~ laid down fiat and filed tn 4 depth
of 100 feet they still would not be 4 ''drop
IN the bucket" First you cannot .lav
them down." and second-but first let me
tell a story. An old negro once having a.
sured ms listeners that he was not going
20 attend the camp meetin' this time. was
asked why. lie said he had fourteen reas-
ons: First, a ticket Oh he cas coSt-es
Tl.35. lse broke. and da's il no use men
tlonin az otha thitecn.' Sd there i. no
use mentioning al this time the second OBJ
The first i fatal. There i no
in killing a snakes tail. 1t will die
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-08

and correct under
standing. | have aid
that we need about
million feet
of storage. For him
who think one mill
lion would be sutf-
1, because ii
might be filed four
a year. here Is
a little e O IN m o
: G h DOL arithmetic.
combined with a little
sense
The Rio Grande
carries silt. The only
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-08
TRUTH ABOUT VALLEY GRAVITY IRRIGATION

Written for The Herald by L. B. Gore Of Austin, member OF the State Board
Of Engineers, and connected with engineering work o Valley irrigation sys-
tens nee development here began.
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faI to receive The Herald regularly are re-
qIested ~ notify the office promptly. Telephone
NJ. T. New subscribers should receive their
the order is in the office Of The Herald. Every
subscriber. even in the most distant sections OF
the city. should receive his s.per not later than
5.I5 %. m
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-08

Checks should ~ made payable - The
Brownsville Herald Publishing &C.. Business
communications should hr addressed ~ the
company. ana items. letters. etc.. intended FIR
utilization should bc addressed tn Editor. The
Herald. Brownsville. Texas. Letters intended
fpr publication sh,-lld hc signed with the full
name III tile writer. The name will not be
Irinted If not desired. but II will DC evidence
III rnnl fAifh on tie nnrf OF the writer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-08

Before beginning the discussion Of any
IT is necessary to have a common
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-08
DON'T EAT THE AIR.

Some people with an appetite which
calls for u normal ration of food and
water are not quite satisfied 10 stop eat
ing when they have cleaned up every
thing in sight They are, naturally
enough. inclined to he dySpeptic. 80 ;S
soon n the dinner has al disappeared
they begin 10 lay plans for i little SEES
sion of diScontcntment. This pcSSimiStic
outlook makes them nervous. They he
gin swallowing uncCnSciouSly. There
is a notion that if they can bclch gas
the discomfort will pass away. 30 they
swallow and swallow until they have
their little balloons full Of fresh air.
Then they begin a deSultorv bclching
which can bc clearly heard for miles
around and il kept up until they think
they have belrhed enough gas 10 DO for
the time being.
Gum-chewerS swallow considerably
more fresh air than the stomach re
quircs. so do patients VIII h"yc Il enron
ic post-nasal catarrh with he secretion
Of the excessive mucus. But in most in
stances air-swallcwing il observed i'm
dySpepticS who have strong faith in the
relief to he obtained from helching gas.
For il i commonly supposed that gas
causes Indigestion, whereas il il only an
aTn.r
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The Herald is delivered by carriers reg
ultriy employed by The IIerald 70 subscri-
ber-' BONES ia MatamoroS. Mexico; West
brownsville. Sau Eenito. Iiarlingen. Lyford,
ulrillr. Mercedes. Pharr. McAllcn. Mis-
tfI Eiiuhurg. lhr l,tter point the most
distant from thr office uf publication AZ
reached Ii 6:f5 O'Clock un thc afternoon NJ
publication. u special automobile service
being employed from san Juan. Texas. sub
scrihers not receiving their papers regular
IN should notify the local agent. pr write The
Iierald. RrnMnsNII.. Toy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-08

at shutdown anyhow, or else my juvenile
history IL M fault.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-08

C0nsId1I1ng tho Tact th8f Hcneral
Huerta Is a federal. and not q state
prisoner, il hardly appears logical To
suppose that the governor Ut tie state
would have the right III extraIm him.
until the federal governmental - its
account with the distinM pri-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-08
How 10 Detect Air SWALLOWING.

The patent collects n little saliva in
he mouth. bends the head forward slight
lE. closes the mouth and swallows. And
why rot Nobody owns the air. As he
feels the air passing into the cSonhlguS
or hears il. he thinks il j. ga~ rving to
come MP SO he opens his mouth-Rano,
-wen. II almp~t raises the roof. Watch
ing nm. the doctor sees the Adams an.
nle rise and fall with each act Of swaI-
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

a-ed rs second class matter IN the ~.
Brownsville. Texas.
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Survey No 237 on Loves Creek. two miles cast of Entrance Point Bering Sea- District of Alaska, and more particularly described as follows:
 Commencing at Corner No |. whence Coast Survey Monument bears north 10 deg i6 min. west, and United States Location Monument Survey ll47 bears south 76 deg 42 min. west. l37 .08 chains, and shore of Port Moller bears south Q deg 10 min. west about 43 chains distant; thence east chains to Corner No. 9. whence Corner No. Survey No 237 bears south 37 deg. 90 min. west, GIG chains; thence north chains to Corner No 8. whence Coast Survey Monument bears south l3 deg. IS min. west, and Coast Survey Monument bears north l4 deg. l2 min. west {; thence west z chains to Corner No. q, whenc Corner No. Q, Survey l04J, bears north ld deg. GO min. west 03O chains; thence south z chains Co Corner No. and the point of be- ginning.
 east.
 As additional to the original homestead entry of Robert T. Jolley, No. l7s8, entcreG December 8, 1868, at United States Land Ot- flee at Springfield, Mo. for the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section &, Township 3i Range l7, containing 40 acres. Notice ls hereby given that any and oil per sons claiming any portion of the above described land are required to file protest during the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, in accordance with law, with the Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska.
 ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION,
 By Henry F. Fortmann, President Address: San Francisco. California.
 Notice of the above application will be pub lished in the Seward Gateway, prih;cu aL Seward, Alaska. which 1 hereby designate as the newspaper published nearest the land ap- piled for in said application.
 C. B. WALKER, Register, United States Land Office, Juneau Alaska.
 Date of first Publication May 20. 1915. Date of last Publication August 2, 1915.
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o4 chains to Corner No. 8. whence Point Divide bears south 63 deg. 35 min. west, and United States Location Monument Survey IO34 bearB north deg. % min. east 45'0V chains; thence west ll22 chains to m. C. Corner No. 4, whence Witness Corner bears east 279 chains and Doe Point bears south 60 deg 34 min. west. and United States Loca- deg. O3 min. west thence meandering along the shore line of Port Moller;
 1. North 2l deg 44 min. east, lO.36 chains
 2 North lg deg. 39 min. east, 6.5b chains to M C.. Corner No 1 and the point of be- ginning.
 Containing an area of 1886 acres
 Magnetic variation. l9 deg. 10 min. east.
 As additional Co the original homestead entry of Robert T. Jolley. No. .isS, entereI December 8, I86S at United States Land or flee at Springfield, Mo. for the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter or section O 'Iovynsbip 3A Range IT., containing 70 acres.
 Notice is hereby given that any and all per sons claiming any portion of the above des.ribed land are required to file protest during the period of publication or hifly Haya tncresfter. in accordance with law, wltd the Kegister and Receiver of the United states Land Office at Juneau, Alaska.
 ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIAIlON'
 By Henry F. FOrtmann, President Address: San Francisco. California;
 Notice of the above application VIII DO pup ished in the Seward Gateway, psii,1a,. ss Seward, Alaska, which l hereby designate a' the newspaper published nearest the lana ap- piled for .n said application, ,,,o
 Register. United States LanI Office, Juneau
 Alaska. ~
 Date of first Publication May 20. l9l5
 Date of last Publication August r. ISI0'
The Seward gateway., 1915-06-18
Serial No. OlGOo.
ADDITIONAL ENTRY. UNDER SECTION 25O6 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES.
 APPLICATION.

United States Land Office. Juneau. Alaska. May IA, lyl6.
 Alaska Packers Association. assignee of David Jenkins, being entitled Co Che bene- nts of section 23U6 of the revised statutes ot the United States granting additional lanus Co soldiers and sailors who served in the Rebel lion, does hereby apply to enter United States survey No. lO4i, slluate just south or Coal Creek, Herendeen Bay, Bering Sea, District Oi Alaska, ana more particularly described as follows:
 Commencing at M C. Corner No. l on the shore line of Herendeen Bay. whence face ot Bold Bluff Point bears south q deg. 10 mn. west, and Eagle Rock bears south deg. 1O mln east and Witness Corner Co Corner No. bears east l.63 chains; thence east 5.o' chains to Corner No 2, whence United States Location Monument, Survey lO31, bears south 6R deg 43 min. west. l.05 chains. from whence Pinnacle Peak bears south 70 deg. co min. east, and pomt of land bears north 20 deg. n min. west, and Eagle Rock bears south VV deg Is min. west; thence north lO.OO chains to Corner No 8, whence Pinnacle Rock bears south sl deg 20 min. east; thence west. 800 chains to NJ. C. Corner No. 4. whence Eagle Rock bears south deg 65 min. east and Witness Corner to Corner No. bears east 22g chains; thence meanderlng along the shore line of Herendeen Bay:
 l. South 4 deg. 27 min. east, 2.O3 chains 2. South 30 deg. 3l min. east, 5.51 chains 8. South 3Z deg. 4E mn. east, 4'GE chalHo . to M C. Corner No. l and the point of be- ginning.
 Containing an area of 69O acres.
 Variation l9 deg. 30 min. east. As additional to the original homestead entry of David Jenkins No. CIT. at Sioux City Iowa, dated November {. 1867, containing lzO acres.
 Notice is hereby given that any and all per- sons claiming any portion of the above described land are required to file protest during the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, in accordance with law. with the Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office at Juneau. Alaska.
 ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION,
 By Henry F. FOrtmann, President. Address: San Francisco. California.
 Notice of the above application will be pub- llshed in the Seward Gateway, printed at Seward Alaska, which l hereby designate as the newspaper published nearest the land ape piled for in said application.
 C. B. WALKER, Register. United States Land Office. Juneau, Alaska.
 Date of first Publication May 20, 1915. Date of last Publication August 2, 1915.
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Serial No. OI59i.
ADDITIONAL ENTRY. UNDER SECTION 23O6 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES.
 APPLICATION.

STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES.
 APPLICATION.
 United States Land Office. Juneau. Alaska May lI, 1915.
 Alaska Packers Association, assignee of Robert T. Jolley. being entitled tO the bene- fits of section 23O6 of the revised statutes of the United States granting additional lands to soldiers and sailors who served In the Rebel lion, does hereby apply to enter United States susvey No. l032, situate on a narrow sand spit about one and ohe-Quarter miles northeast of Entrance Point Port MOller, Boring Sea, Dis- trict of Alaska. and more particularly describ ed as follows:
 Beginning at NJ. c. Corner No. on the shore line of Port Moller. whence Witness Corner bears north l.47 chains, from whence Corner No. l, Survey 2S7, bears north 47 deg. 3i min. east, 36.42 chains, and United States Location Monument Survey ll47 bears north S7 deg. 55 min. west, l0i.l5 chPins, and Harbor Point bears south l6 deg. co min. west; thence north 3.62 chains to M C. Cor ner No. on the shore line of Loves Lagoon. whencs Nj. c. Corner No 1, Survey lO33. bears north 4.44 chains and Witness Corner No. bears south l37 chains, from whence northeast corner cannery building bears south | S2 deg. 36 min. west. thence meandering along the shore line of Loves Lagoon 1. North % deg. 58 min. west, O.9S chains North 60 deg. 50 min. west, 4.2l chains {; North 63 deg. 54 min. west, l.74 chains (. South II deg l2 min west, 0.97 chains {; 0 South 3l deg. 67 min. east, l.97 chains 6. North 70 deg. 53 min. west 3.29 chains l to RI. c. Corner No 8 on the shore line of | Loves Lagoon, whence smoke stack at cam l nery bears south S2 deg. co min. west thence south 2.ll chains to NJ. c. Corner No. on the shore line of Port Moller whence Entrance Point bears south 70 deg. go min west {; thence meandering along the shore line of Port Moller:
 2. South ca deg, 44 min. east, 3.5O chains 8. South 70 deg. 36 min. east, 5.28 chains to M. c. Corner No. 1 and the point of be- ginning,
 Containing an area of 3.C2 acres. Varia- ton 70 deg. 10 min. east
 As additional to the original homestead | entry of Robert T. Jolley, 10. l7SS. entered December g. 1868, at United States Land Of- fee at Springfield Mo. for the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 5' Township 34, Range IT, containing 40 acres.
 Notice Is hereby given thas any and all per- sOns claiming any portion of the above described land are required to file protest during the pSriod of publication or thirty Jays thereafter, in accordance with law, with the Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska.
 ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION,
 By Henry F. For,mann, President Address; San Francisco. California.
 Notice of the above application will be pub lished in the Seward Gateway, printed at Seward. Alaska, which I hereby designate as the newspaper published nearest the land ap- piled for in said application.
 C. B. WALKER, Register United States Land Office Juneau,
 Alaska
 Date of first Publication May 20. 1915. Date of last Publication August 2, 1915.
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SERIAL NO. OlSs7.
ADDITIONAL ENTRY. UNDER SECTION 2sO6 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES.
APPLICATION.


 United States Land Office. Juneau, Alaska May l4, 1915. Alaska Packers Association, assignee Of Robert T. Jolley. being entitled to the bene, fits of section 2806 of the revised statutes oI the United States granting additional lands Io soldiers and sailors who served in the kcDel- lion. does hereby apply to enter United otaJeS survey No. l0i6, situate just west Of Lowe Point and One-half mile eust of Buh POinJ' Mine Harbor. Herendeen Bay, Boring Sea- District of Alaska, and more particularly described as follows:
 Beginning at NJ. C. Corner No. 1 on the shore line of Mine Harbor. whence Witness Corner to Corner 1 bears north LII chains. from whence United States Location Monu- ment, Survey lOi6. bears south S5 deg. 10 min. west, l9.57 chains. anC Acorn Rock bears south T2 deg 0i min. east, and Crow PoinJ bears south 36 deg 38 min. east thence north 320 chains to Nj. C. Corner No. on the shore line of Herendeen Bay, whence Shngle Point bears north 68 deg. 23 min. west and witness Corner to Corner bears south Loo chains thence mcanderng along the shore line or Herendecn Bay:
 2. North 9 deg. 20 min. ease, 4.J5 chains g. North 2 deg. 56 min. east. 4.55 chains |; f. North 3 deg 2S min, west, 443 chains to M. C. Corner No. 8. whence end of Bluii Point bears south j7 deg. 50 min. west, and Witness Corner to Corner bears east 10 chains; thence east l593 chains to Corner No c. whence Crow Point bears south 20 deg 90 min. east; thence south ll.5l chains to M. C. Corner No. on the shore line Of Mine Hurbor whence Witness Corner to Corner Q bears north LII chains, from whence point situate on the survey bears north 63 deg. lS min. west. 8.26 chains thence mcandering along the shore line of Mine Harbor:
 Q. South 7l deg. O4 min. west. 3.5l chains {; 6. South 6i deg. 36 min. west, 3.3O chains 1; r. South 58 deg 0l min. west, 5.7S chains {; s. South 56 deg. 49 min. west, 36O chains 1; 9. South 62 deg. 2S min. west, 4.5o chains Co NJ. c. Corner No. 1 and place of beginning.
 Containing an area of 25.66 acres.
 Variation l9 deg. 20 min. east. As additional to the original homestead entry of Robert T. Jo!lcy, No. l7S5. entered December 8, 1868, at United States Land or flee at Springfield, Mo. for the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter Of Section 0' Township Sd, Range IT, containing 40 acres.
 Notice is hereby given that any and all per- sons claiming any portion Of the aDOVe described land are required to file protest during the period of publication or 1nirty iays thereafter, in accordance with law, with the Register and Receiver of the United states Land Office at Juneau, Alaska.
 ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION,
 By Henry F. Fortmann, President Address: San Francisco California.
 Notice of the above application will be pub llshed in the Seward Gateway, printed at seward. Alaska, which | hereby designate as the newspaper published nearest the land ap- C. B. WALKER,
 Registcr United States Land Office, Juneau Alaska.
 Date of first Publication May 20, 1915. Date of last Publication August 2, lslO.
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In the application of the Matanuska Coal Mining & Development company for title to 1900 acres of coal land in the Matanuska district, the land de- partmeut at Juneau has refused to grant jt. The government stated that the locators did not make preparation for mining coal, which the company admitted, but claimed that work done three years ago entitled them to the title under the Alaska Code Land Act of 1904.
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A great many people outside and inside Alaska are now anxious to get any news they can of the place where the government railroad will be. To save writing letters you could send the Gateway, either your own read copy or get another.