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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
TODAY In HISTORY

1I19-Death Of Madame de Maintcnon.
famous French lady. who rose from
poverty to be the wife of the French
king, Louis XIV.
176S-People Of Peterborough. England.
demolished 4 house opened for inocu-
lation for small pox.
l717-Congress put ban on distinction be-
tween troops. Congress- Own
''Washington's Life Guards and 9TH
or names were abolished.
1s17-New York legislature passed an act
Of conservation and internal improve
ment.
lSl7-First asylum for the leaf and dumb
was opened at Hartford, Conn.
iS43-Death of Charles Bulinch, Boston
architect, who designed the capitol at
Washington and the Massachusetts
state house.
lS6i-War excitement in America: Lin
coin called for $4,000 volunteers cx-
ira session of congress ordered banks
advanced money to states for war
purposes; excited meetings in MI big
cities.
ls65-Abraham Lincoln. sixteenth presi-
dent of the United States. died from
the wounds inflicted by an assassin.
aged 81.
ls9S-Joe Letter effected a corner in
wheat.
l912->teamship Titanic went down in
midocean with l,347 men, l03 women
and So children.
19l5-The War: British lombard German
entertainments Of Germans defending
lllll 60. Russians report more gains
IN the Carpathians. General Boiha
reports important captures in Ger
man Southwest Africa. Italy conccn-
tratlng heavy rcinforcemcnts near
Austrian border.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
A VALUABLE COMMODITY.

The determination adopted by the Texas
LuInberncn's Association mt IFS conven-
ton held at Dallas recently TO use news
paper space for the purpose OF keeping
their business before the public j. an indi-
cation that business j. awakening to the
value and usefulness Of the newspapers a.
an advertising medium. Many business
people have yet 10 learn the lesson, how
ever. have vet Ia realize that newspaper
space i one Of the most valuable com
modities produced in their community.
Publicity i beyond doubt a necessary to
the successful operation of any business
a. any other element which enters into il.
Space Is the commodity which the news
papers have to sell. They produce it at
great cost. 1t j. worth far more than any
newspaper published in the average small
town has the valor To ask for il. but the
product j. undervalued by many business
people.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
CAlOMEl MAKES
YOU 0EATHLY SICK
Stop Using Dangerous Drug Before 1t
SaIivateS You-It's H0rribleI

You're bilious. Sluggi-h. constipated and
believe You need vile. dangerous calomel
70 start Your liver and clean your bowels,
Here's my guarantee, Ask your drug
glst for a 80 cent bottle of Dodson's Liver
Tone and take n spoonful tonight. Ii if
doesn't start Your liver and ~~traiahten vor
right up better than calcmel and without
grlplng or making YOU sick | want you 10
80 back To the store and get vour money.
Take calomrl today and tomorrow Won
viii feel weak and sick aud nau~rafed.
Don't lose a days work Take a spoonful
of harmless. vegetable DodSon's Liver
Tone tonight and wake M feeling great.
lis perfectly harmless. % give il to Your
children any time Ii can't salivate, &C .ei
them eat anything afterwards.-adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
The Cameras Name.

DESTROYS of buying a camera. n certain
fair young woman inspected the stock Of
q, local shopkeeper.
as this Il good one?" She asked. as she
picked up 4 dainty little machine. "lyhat
j. il called!"
That's the Belvedere," said the hand
young shopman. politely.
There was a chilly silence. Then the
Young woman drew herself coldlv erect.
hXed hIm with an icy stare, and asked
again:
"Er-ard can You recommend the
BelNa Port Worth Record.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
WOMEN REGRET EGRET PLUAlFS.

Mourniul regrets over the destruction at
the ll9 egrct plume- which the United
States has dccrced shall be- DESTROYED BIZ
the Brownsville customs authorities. ON
account of being in tins country IN viola
iion Of the statute torhidding their impor-
%tation. are expressed BY many of the W.
men who have read the dire announcement
Doubtless, If those same women could wit
ness lust once the crupl methods ~ which
these beautiful plumc~ were obtained.
their regrets would be rather for the bird
ruthlcsSly slain IN taxing them. For wo-
men as a rule are tender hearted. When
they deck themselves with those ~cxuniSite
-rowy plumeS. they do not realize the
cruelty that has been practiced IN order
that they may wear them. They never saw
the poor birds that were Slam ~ the cruel
egret hunter in order that they might BE-
despoiled of their beautiful plumagc. They
never saw the nests full - baby cgrci~ left
to die after suffering for long days and
FIGHTS from the cruel panoS of starvation.
rtev probably DO not know that the ~ceret'-
p'umagc i nj it, best during the nesting
period. aud that the only time when they
ere hunted and slain for their ~plumaec j.
when they are broodiur over a nc~tful If
ilnv little birds depending upon their care
ior ffe. They never saw or imagined
.Aa-s f~rln'eSs little creatures slowly diving.
3.e hV i. waitin@ warmly for the mother
ita. rf lain that miladv might adorn
hgr-alf with the coveted nlumeS. Nature
esused those nlurnes to grow - long and
-oif - the nesting period that they might
afferl protection 20 the hahv e-rctS. hut
nstl-c never rcckonrd or the miilinerS and
sh4ir customers n the enemies of those
iah, birds. or she might have made the
feathers an ugly drab. instead Of the ex-
aurzite snowy white that arouseS the covet-
BUSINESS of the fashion makers.
But surely. if the millincr~ and their fair
patrons could realize I'll the tragedy IN
rhr bird world that i enacted for every
egret nlume placed before them. there
Neuld be no need of statutes for the pro-
t%erlinn of those helpless birds. and these
c.ret riernes. instead of being DESTROYED
hr ths cH stoms effeials. would still be
shelsering the little herons for whose pro-
lection they were made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
The Neiqhh0rs Say

III he J. regular in attending church. he
Is too pious.
II he doesn't attend church he is on the
road 70 perdition.
II he sends his family away for the sum-
mer. il is more than he can afford.
If he doesn't, he Is stingy.
II he happens to be successful in busi-
ness, he achieved success by ~swindling.
II he - q failure, he j. a good foi moth
ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
Urging Operation OF
AT Least | 1000 Ware
Houses In The State

AUSTIN Texas. April l5.-The c-iab-
lIshncrr and operation WI VIA Icnst 1000
state bonded. warehouses; for the storage
Of coitoE snd other farm croT,~. j. being
urged by che state warehouse department.
The warehouses would W. built under the
terms 81 The permanent warehouse law.
which has become generally understood
over The State
OrganE:cr- are noM in The Geld stimu-
Iatifie interest III the warehouse project
and are meeting with success, according to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

lie was one OF those young men who
never seem to know when to 90 home. She
had tried yawning, but even that failed to
get rid of him. Presently a clock outside
in the hall began TO strike. in low, deep
tone-. the midnight hour.
oh. ! saw Miss Green said the late
slayer brightly. 'is that an S-day clock?"
Miss Green smiled coldly at him.
"Well." she said, sitting another vawn.
"why don't YOU stay a little longer and
find out ?"-London Answers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
None of Them Very Early.

a young woman with a notebook and
pencil entered the store Of Jonathan
briggs, in a small Connecticut town. and
said to the proprietor: Good morning. Mr..
briggs. I'm looking up records Of tAe
early settlers Of the town. Could Won give
me any informations"
The old fellow turned 10 the desk.
thumbed the ledger. and chuckled: "Well.
the earliest settler I've rot j. Doc Talbot.
his best record il three months"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

The following weather forecast for
the lower gulf states and the Magic
Valley l. issued by the United States
weather bureau at New Orleans:
Tonight and Sunday, showers: light
- moderate ea>terly to southerly
winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
Pet Brown And Yokel
Exhausted In Match
Police Stop Bout

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. April 10
After Mike Yokel Of Salt Lake CITY and
Pet Brown Of Taylor. Texas. wrestled
three hours and forty minutes early today.
the police stopped the bout Both men
were 81 exhausted that 1t was deemed dan
gcr"us 10 permit them 10 continue. Neither
had the advantage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
Peace Commission To
Canuto Reyes Reprots
fEv Associated l'ress.)

ToRREON. Mexico, April 15.-The
peace commission which has been seeking
e. bring about the surrender of General
tanuto Reyes and hiS command under Il
general amnesty proposition. reported to
daV at NazaS. but news of any definite re
suits = not expected for several days.
ToTrcnn ~ pulct.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
Econimic Conditions,
Rather Than Politics,
In Mexico Menacing
iRy'Associated Press.l

FL PASO, Texas, April 15-Eco-
monte conditions in Mexico are
more menacing to the hopes of
restoration TO order and the avoid
-ancc of serious friction between
that country and the United States
than political conditions, according
ia an American who returned today
from Il tour Of Northern Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

dire forebodings by the advance news
writers. failed to materialize. Thus an
other fake story goes into the waste basket
along with the alleged Chihuahua revolt
and various other alleged Villa plots which
have been Matched only in the minds of the
long distance news correspondents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
SERVICES IN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
InuLrh nI thr H-rred AE.rt-

The orier MI services in thg Church WIZ the
Sacred Heart ~ announced nv Father y. H.
Frigon. pastor:
Huiy communion. Z "a. ~. Sunday school.
S.aN il N. Ffigh maH- and SERMON. p y m.
IIlv rosary. aMH ansErr MY %Rnr-tinn hDy. 80
II. NJ. IseutIiUIirn vf thr FlHAatd sacrament.
immaculate CoHceBtioH Church.
MagseS ,eni hc bold ~ the Church 81 the
~fmmmfJnfr Conception. Twelfth ard irHer-
son streets. at the following hours. Al Il. 800
ices az 80 in the evening NJ
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
Good Rains Fell in North Texas.

DALLAS. Texas. April l5.-Rains vary
ing from a half to nm inch and a half in
precipitation. tell over North and Central
Texas last night. Although not especially
needed " those sections, they viii be bcne-
hcial asrIculturally. according to the
weather bureau.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

Near-beer Is II beverage enjoying a sud
tirciy harmless substitute for the real
thing. Ii i sand to have the look. taste
and odor of beer, but i absolutely non
alcoholic and hence leaves no next-morn-
ing effects.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
Another Step Taken
To Strengthen US.
Control OF Militia

WASHINGTON. ID. c., April 15.-To
further strengthen the liberalization Of
the militia. the senate today amended the
army reorganization bill To require the
guard-mcn 10 take nm oath to obey the or
der Of the president a. well a. the COVER
nor of their state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
r. nisccprl Church.

Rev. George h. MnriuW-Ili. rector. am
nounccs the follow inc services inr next week.
Early celebration 81 communion Sunday
morning ar T.3a o'clock. Sunday school and
rrcfnr's billie class. 10 n. ID. Morning prayer
ana sermon. Mn w. m-. and sermon 80 r- m.
Litany. Friday evening nf Tin O'Clock. Young
peoples club. Friday evening AK y O'Clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
/, Central Christian Church.

Corner Fourth and lcvcc streets. Bible
school At 10 %. m. Preaching and communion
service at vi M. m.
Al members ARE urged wv IVY present. IA
cordial invitation is extended wv al WY Attrnl
these services. The street err passes thr door.
:. *. HAiIAAi. Minister.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
True Political Instinct.

do YOU think its 4 good idea to ten
a man funny stories when you're irving 10
Jolly him?"
No. replied the veteran salesman. LET
MIN tell EN- to you."-Wnshingtou Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

The Brownsville Herald undertakes
to prove that ''gringo," a. applied 10
Americans by McxIcans, j. not a term
of %opprobrium. The Herald weaves
a web Of spccious testimony, and
naturally fails 10 convince Americans
acquainted with pelados and their
methods of showing afieetion.-
Corpus Christi Caller.
"Specious' Is mo- a very pretty term
tn apply 10 II PLAIN statement Of facts.
such hat mnde in The Herald editorial
rat.uef ta IN the Caller. We wove no
web fu n'-i,ad or 10 deceive. The Caller
aH8u-f 20 make such an unkind and un-
r1hn He fary criticism of The Herald
without wing Il a hearing before Caller
r%falrr The editorial IN question was
a e upon pure history and literal trans
Liiau Of the word "gringo"-meaning
%f1ertly 'unIntcIligiblc language according
NE standard Spanish English die
tionaries. The editorial was not long.
Would II not have been fairer in the Caller
to have rcpubli~hed IL, since II intended
~ condemn IN such uncomplimentary
ttlfa4' Why should not the Caller per
al rs readers TO Judge for themselves of
its trHlh and sincerity, The Herald would
not De- afraid Ia accept the judgment Of
fH1 fair minded reader ~ 90 the character
'i tAc ~tatemelts made IN that editorial.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
First BaBiist Church

The following services will hr held ~ the
First Baptist church, Elizabeth and Eighth
streets. Sunday;
Sunday school. =: ~ n. m.
II. y. I, 4. Z y. IN.
The public iSTrorliaily invited 10 attend
these services. A special invitation is extended
% The soldiers Ill Fort Brown ~ VA present.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
Then Smile "A While


April! no more 10 sing for you
Our soul like a linnet preens;
A brick and q billet we bring for YOU
You frosted our baby beans,
Dallas Evening Journal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
Services m Fort Brown.

Services NIL hr held huth morning anu eve
ming in tlc assembly tent at Fort Brown. The
morning service viii be- held Immediately foi-
lowing the band concert Mt 1880 o'clock. The
evening services viii bc held nt ! o'clock, inn
mediatciy preceding The moving picture pro-
gram. John T- tlcnnwyth. chaplain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

Beware ~ the smile of the rharn
woman. III Shr has nD mine stock fpr ale
she may ~ promoting a church fair.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

Send none but Woodrow Wilson men to
the democratic conventions. America
frSfl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
Sunday Services In
Brownsville Churches
Methodist Church.

Rev. j. ;. Rowles. pastor Methodist church,
Tenth street. near post Office. announces the
following services fnr sunday.
Sunday school. $3.50 NJ. m. Preaching. m M.
m. Epworth league. ! y. IN. Preaching. 1915
II. IN.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

One way % avoid trouble n 40 refrain
from telling N married woman that her
husband do~-s not understand her a.
well a. you 10.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

Rev. Y. IN. M. Elmtrv. pastor. viii nJsrcl
tomorrow morning INK III r'clnrk at thH Trfshv.
terrain church. corner EIizlIcth and Ninth
streets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

title Sebastian JOINS the procession.
vtl ? $4,000 bond issue for the con
truclicn of public schools. The Magic
aHfN ontinues moving steadily along the
rnHa III progress. particularly il respect
Ln -L-lcntlonnl facilities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

Dpr thing that makes us dislike the
rich ~ The fact that they are Srldoul iil-
eIined to give il away.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

report at headquarters.
At present there ARE IrH- than 100 -tntr
bonded warehouses.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
The Presidents Wedding Cake.

II we are TO believe the advertisements
the presidents wedding cake contained
about forty different kinds Of baking pow
der. and we are still wondering why If
didn't explode.-kansas City Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

Checks should be made payable 70 The
Brownsville Herald Publishing Co. business
communication should be addressed TO the
company, and items. letters. etc, intended for
publication should be addressed 10 Editor. The
Herald. Brownsville. Texas. Letters intended
for publication should be- signed with the full
name Of the writer. The name viii not be
good faith on the part II the writer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

50. The dreadful uprising of the Arrieta
brothers in favor OF Villa. told with such
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

Many a man who makes Il spring fo
fame lands cheap ~notoriety.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15

The following local weather obSer-
vations. covering the 24-hour period
at Fort Brown.
ending at ! a. m. today. are furnished
by the United States weather observer
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-15
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

bubscrIbfrs IN The Hty OF Bro&nsyIIIe who
tail To receive The Herald regularly are re-
guested 10 notify the office promptly. Telephone
No. Z. New subscribers should receive their
6rst paper not later than the second day after
the order Is IN the office Of The Herald. Every
subscriber. even in the most distant sections IL
the city. should receive his paper not later than
9:4J 10. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30

the white background, their movements benz
recorded Just as in motion pictures. The
camera is set in pit on an exact level with
the stage. doing away with the floor line and
showing the figures full length.
With such cast at his disposal. 1t IS no
wonder that Director William Hearst succeed
cd in getting pictures which should make the
annual vaudeville of the Society OF illustrators
even merrier than it invariably IS Miss Dema-
rest and Joseph Smith, who happen to be hus-
band and wife off the stage. did one OF Their
dances and we're caught in still pose at
the end OF long procession of art and stage
rotables. Mr.. Goldberg. clad in red and
black polka dot Mother Hubbard borrowed
from one OF his own cartoon characters, was
photographed in an act no one could give
name to, though all agreed that Miss Perkins
and Miss Wiborg made charming foils for
whatever he was trying to do.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30

with whom he came in contact a malady vastly
more contagious than la grippe.
AS its inventors, MIR. Gilbert and ]. H. Bray,
the oartoonist, are responsible for the new all
rnent 1t is a sort of hlmomortis, which at
tacks people who long 10 see themselves in
motion pictures and converts them into black
shadows. With the help of the Paramount
Pictures Corporation, through which they have
already released a one-reel pantomme in
silhouette, they are putting their innovation
on the market.
Just around the corner from the Brevoort,
in what once was stable in Washington
News. Mr.. Bray and MIR. Gilbert have rugged
up their silhouette studio, and it was there that
merrymakers at the ball went to be initiated
into the mysteries Of the new sort Of motion
picture making. Irwin Cobb led the parade,
closely followed by Charles Dana Gibson and
Mrs. Gibson. Mrs. Gibsons niece, Miss Nancy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30

event OF the artists social seasor-the masque
ball of the Society OF Illustrators at the Hotel
Brevoort-but nobody quite expected to see
him in robins egg blue satin suit made for
a fve-year old boy. magnihed 900 diameters
and set off with wig of fetching blond curls.
Mr.. Cobbs friends have heard that the chiefest
point in Lord Kitchener's defence of the freely
denied Cobb interview was that the portly cor
respondent couldn't get close enough to him
TO ask questions and jot down replies. Mr..
Cobb is very brunette. too. when he takes off
his hat; so it may be seen that he dared much.
Following Mr.. Cobb about and ready 20
fasten his teeth In him the moment he sa,
down was {. Allan Gilbert the illustrator,
dressed as a grippe bacillus. Mr.. Cobb, for
reasons that need not be stated here, did not
venture sitting down, so there wasn't chance
for incubation; but Mr.. Gilberts germy pres
ence communicated TO him and TO all others
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30

Perkins: Miss Mary Hoyt Wiborg James
Montgomery Flagg and Mrs. Flagg, K. l..
Goldberg. Owen Johnson and Mrs. Johnson,
Edgar Selwyn and Miss Margaret Mayo, Jo-
seph Smith and Miss Frances Demarest {. b.
Falls, Miss Bedelia Croly. II. B. Eddy and
Mrs. Eddy, Herb Roth Miss Mary McKin-
non. May Wilson Preston and her husband
James, COMFY Uzzell. Miss Frances Ramsey.
c. A. Voigt and Mrs. Voigt, c. Fl. Wright
and Mrs Wright, G. F. Kerr and Mrs. Kerr,
Howard Chandler Christy, c. d. Williams and.
at intervals, dozen others
In the studio the ceiling has been torn away
in order that the flies above the stage may
extend 10 the roof. background painted
dead white is made blindingly bright by the
light of score of powerful electric lamps, so
placed as to cast no shadows. Moving in
profile across the stage, the persons to be pho
tographed are thrown into bold relief against
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30
u The Oper2 Season for Artists Balls Is Here

Mr.. Cobb was seen in brief sh' entite'
Preparedness" With paper American hss
over his shoulder and a toy gun IN his nan'
he presented formidable aspect 10 the pros
pective invader. As Mr.. and Mrs O~'n
Johnson stepped on the stage James MOE
somery Flagg shouted: Ladies and senm
men. allow me to introduce Mr.. Owen J0n'
sen and Mrs. Johnson in a stirring Gram. -
the emotions entitled The Silimander N"
and Mrs. Johnson emotioned to their nsa''
content. as Tarleton Winchester would n"'
sad. Then Mr.. Flagg and Mr.. Cobb iousn'
duel. which resulted in victory for the a'',''
and much loss Of breath and dignity Tor '''
writer.
Herb Roth. who appeared as the Ma'"'
Marvel. struck a marvellous pose ana "s'
Photographed. Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson IN ~.
ing costume, also obliged before the party S''
called on account Of daylight