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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-01
RAMSHACKIE COUNTY GOVERNMENT


Iately lat a new expense OF 500. 600 a
year. but the expenses Of the remaining
half Of the county have continued undi-
unfinished.
The most offhand Of the county map
in any state will dis lose many miSfits.
The county seat j. often reslGtc from
the center of the county. perhaps down
in one corner. Often il i in u little vii
laee far from the main rontes of mod
ern transportation. Sometimes The conn
~ VIII straddle Il mountain range or
viii in ether ways attempt 10 ignore
topography. in namberless eases the
counties arc too small in size or in
population Ia be economical AMI c0Uld
SAVE = large part of their annual ex
penses nv consolidate IN. Vet it never
seems TO oaair t. u~vbody 10 work Cor Il
reimbursement and ~rgdernizltion Of
county geography.
Misfit Uniformity.
The same sPirIs Of ccnplaceni Stagna-
tiOn permits inc inflcxible framework Of
government which took its present shape
amid the simple conditions 81 sevCntv
years a-O 10 remain uniform for all
kinds and shapes ~ counties. regardless
ol differing conditions. One great courty
hus 2 t%riling population scattered over
m immense territory. another cnu".y
NAV consist ~ 4 compact group % little
Villages 4 third will bc cooperative with
q city government, while another l.
hall metropolitan ami half rural end
he framework If county government is
identical for all Of them.
Any form Of organization which at-
.fcmpts % b. 4 common dencminator for
so many different types of counties
ought 10 BE- primitiycly simple. 4 mere
skeleton and i model so far as il goes.
But the framework of county govern
ntent A. laid down in the written law =
no skeleton \ diagram of il looks like
q ball of yarn after the cat has go;
through with il.
In its form Of organization the typi
cal comfy is ideally bad. II is almost
completely disj0inted. Each officer is in
dependent Of all the rest. standing On
his " separate pedestal of popular
election With a full right 10 tell MI the
county officers to 70 to glory. 1t j. like
an automobile with a separate motor at
every wheel, each going lis own gait.
Nominally the board Of supervisors is
at ahe head Of the county because ii
holds the purse strings; hut the power
Of the purse i only partial. inasmuch
as Il multitude Of laws faStenS various
charges upon the county AMI SITS the
salaries of 4 great many If is suhorai-
maize officers. Practically The hoard's only
power consists Of an ability to hammer
other elective officials IN milking re-
stricted appropriations. II has "a other
real power to supervise them or 10 con
pei them to eXpcnd the appropriations
with care and discretion.
Even If they had Inc power, thc hoard
Of supervisors j. not properly organized
or equipped 10 handle surh a task. I'll"
running OF ? c.trIty j. 4 complex admin
;str-tivc prize rrcniriug irccsS1nt
and active Sunrrr sion: bat The superb.
sorS meet org II stated intervals. ana"
tcrly or monthly. for instance. and are
i'm 10 position 10 keep continuous over.
sight over affairs. Frequently the board
is tee large TO Dc anything but a debut
ing society anyway.
Continued tomorr0w)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-01

Electrically Illuminated signs to ~ ear
RED on the roofs to show whether taxi
cabs are vacant or occupied rave been
patented in England.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-01
County Boundaries.

Cities rhlnge their boundaries inceS.
sanity 10 KEEP in correct adjustment with
shifts Of population. hut county houn-
diaries remain immuiahlc NJ they were a
hundred wears ago. except when one
county Is divided into two in order ~
make an extra set Of jobs. That i the
the way Bronx County was erected with
in the boundaries of the County If New
York. Bronx set M in business srnar-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-01

The handle ~ \ new travelling hag N
so attached that III can hc placed inside
fhe IaE whcn in is locked. lc-Scninp The
danger nf thr bag being stolen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-01

rnsn >han ~ placed before the almichiv
dollar of anne
Out Of i should come \ lasting peace
and the obliteration vi the brand of Cain
from the SCARED forehead Of humanity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-06-01
What is Home
Without an Heir!

This Is a subject that h1r ! 7lace in I'll
IL al tins. Aad II n~a-nral'N IL
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06

The two most common mistakes
made in travelling with children are
with respect 10 their clothes and their
food. In the hot summer weather FOR
a long journey. the little child should
ice dressed only in the sleeveless gauze
shirt AMI diaper. with one thin outer
gdrment \ sleeveless low necked slip
Of white china silk is best. since 81 is
much cooler than cotton. sheds the
dust and can be washed ont in the
basin when soiicd
Ii is well TO change the baby cloth
ing as soon rs the Journey begins in
rider to have the regular outfit clean
TO put on when leaving the train. The
little baby may 20 harclootcd. but an
older child should have barefoot san
dals to protect the feet from the Gin
ders scattered over the floor
Mothers should observe the same reg
ular hours for feeding their children as
at home. One of the worst things she
can do is to give the baby cakes. can
dy. bananas. sweet crackers and the
like. as SO many mothers do. TO keep
him quiet in the train. This kind Of
irregular feeding with unsuitable
foods together with the heat OF the
train and the fatigue and excitement
~ travelling. is very apt 10 upset the
baby and make him irritable and rest.
less.
Use Il patent bottle 10 keep baby'S
milk cool. not warm The porter will
bring you bowl Of hot water to warm
The feeding at the regular hour
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
DON'T SUFFER-LAUGH
AT STOMACH MISERY
Chas. Rhodes Will Return the Money
If Mi-o-na Does Not Relieve
Dyspepsia.

Among all the remedies in Chas.
Rhodes popular drug store, there are
few that they are willing to sell on q
guarantee to refund the money if they
do not cure.
Mi-o-na, the famous dyspepsia
remedy has helped SO many of his
customers that Chas Rhodes says,
If this remedy does not relieve you,
come back to my store and ! will
cheerfully return your money"
Anyone who has dyspepsia, indiges-
ton, headaches, dizzy feelings or liver
troubles, should take advantage Of
this chance to be made well without
any risk of spending their meney to no
purpose. Mi-o-na will relieve you,
will regulate the digestion. will enable
You to eat what you want. If it does
not do all this it will not cost you .
cen.
Chas. Rhodes has sold hundreds of
boxes of Mi-o-na and has yet to receive
the first complaint from any customer.
Such record is simply marvellous and
speaks volumes for the merit of the
remedy.
Do not suffer day longer with dis
ordered digestion. If Mi-o-na does not
give you complete satisfaction you
have Chas Rhodes personal guaran-
tee to return your money.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
WATERING WORK HORSES.
Animals Should Be Allowed to Cool
Before Drink Is Given

When a horse is brought from the
field In a heated condition from two to
Gkur quarts of moderately cool water
II be refreshing and beneficial; then
ter he has cooled off he may be given
Us feed of hay. After this has been
|eaten water may safely be allowed
freely. after which give the grain ra-
zion. BY that time the system will
have become quieted. and digestion and
ASSIMILATION of the food will proceed
jim normal manner. In hot weather
not less than an hour and half should
be allowed the horses at the noon pc
riod. and two hours are better.
Whenever practicable at this season
it is advisable to allow the horses a
limited quantity of fresh water at
least once between noon and quitting
time. Transfers usually carry buckets
for this purpose. but when working in
the fields it is generally inconvenient
TO water the teams between meals. 1t
pays. however. in the long run to do
this. since the horses can do better
work after having had "A refreshing
drink. and they will also keep IN better
condition during the hot spells-lowa
Homestead
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
SOUR CREAM.

How to Utilize This Valuable Food In
Various Ways.
The idea with most women is not
What can we do with IL. but instead
tell US some new ways of using it
probably" Many Of us have used sour
cream for griddle cakes. biscuits OF
various kinds. cakes. cookies short
cakes. puddings. salad dressings meat
sauces. fish sauces and. frcczine it with
fruit juices. have made most dclighful
Ice cream. And did You ever use sour
cream in place of milk In preparing a
white sauce for codishf If NOT. YOU
have treat in store. Do not cook the
cream too long 10 allow il 10 curdlc The
mixture. But YOU ask for Pc, ipcS. md
here are just a few.
Sour Cream Cookies Take "a cupful
of sugar and cupful of mo'asscs 40 two
cupfuls OF rich sour cream. add TWO
well beaten eggs. a tcaspoonful of soda
and one OF baking powder. table
spoonful of ginger. dash of ,innaun
and cloves and enough Hour to roll
Let stand on ice 10 chill before roain-
out
Chocolate Cake. Fake cupiu OF
brown sugar and bali a cupful 81 sour
cream. half teaspooniul 81 Soda one
csc we'll beaten "a cupful and a ha.f 81
honr sifted with % aspoonful of hlN-
INK powder Dissolve two squar of
chocolate in half cupful of boiling
water and add 90 the cake the iast
thing Flavor with Vanilla and bake in
two layers.
Cabbage SALAD Shred cabbage very
fine and plunge into cold water 10
crisp. Drain and dress with sour cream.
sugar. salt and. if not quite sour
enough, a very little vinegar may be
added. This is salad which can be
enjoyed at any meal with almost any
combination OF foods.
Sour cream when mixed with fruit
juices and sweetened will freeze
smooth and veivety. Orange juice with
sour cream and sugar To sweeten Is a
combination especially tasty and de-
lightful. Mix and freeze as an ice
cream. Raspberry. grape juice or peach
Juice are others. Lemon Is such an
acid with the sour cream also an acid
that the result is not so good unless
sour frozen dish is desired
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
BUTCHER WAS
IN BAD CONDITION
Took Tanlac and All His Stomach
Ills Vanished At
Once.

Until | started taking Tanlac,"
said II. j. Knowles, a butcher, living
on Powell avenue, Hampton township,
near Bay City, 81 knew no relief from
the worst sort of stomach trouble.
Often | would feel as If ! would fall
over while at my work and finally had
to give up work altogether. | got so
] couldn't eat thing without having
gas form on my stomach. | suffered
from Indigestion. | could not eat
greasy foods. ! grew nervous and
got low inc spirits. was out OF sorts
most Of the time and did not feel like
doing anything. ! began to sleep bad
ly and was In about rs bad shape as
any man could be.
II tried many remedies but nothing
helped me and | was badly worried
/ hardly knew what to do until one
day ! heard of the good work being
done by Tanlac. ] got a bottle and
started taking it. Tanlac soon proved
its worth for | began to improve inn
mc1iately. Soon ] was feeling better
than | had since | was a boy.
took up my work again and can do
more work now than | could before |
got sick. | am a strong booster for
Tanlac because | think il is really
good"
Tanlac may be obtained here at the
Look Paterson Co.-Adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
PINE RIVER.

Dudley Hoyt who has been sick for
the past three weeks is reported as
OF being much better.
A. T. Wright and Mrs. Andrews and
laughter, June of st. Louis, visited
It the home of Dudley Hoyt, Friday.
Arson Wilbur and wife called on
dudley Hoyt and wife Sunday.
Mr.. Jaretts Of Breckenridge visited
Dudley Hoyt and wife Thursday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
Pics In Summer.

My place for pigs In summer Is
.ss, says the National Stockman.
folks realize the fact. but IL is
n rthelcss surprising TO see the
IN iber OF pigs that are kept through
& summer in the same pen in which
ey winter Range on grass is a
BETTY good sort of insurance against
All pig troubles. cholera not excepted.
disease in the herd Is SO expen-
f business sense demands that
ery precaution he taken 10 avoid IL.
Probably the most abused animal on
me farms in the summer is the boar
he sows and pigs may get range and
,rass. but the boar stays i'm his more
pr less muddy lot and gets few ears
Pr corn every day and water when the
hudholes are dry. II is not the bust
nesslike way to handle hogs. and bet
ter not keep them at all than i'm "A slip
Shod money losing fashion
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
70. to Renew Worn Taslesloth.

Buy -four yards OF torchon insertion
nj sale: cat 1t In halves; then cut
four squares from the best part Of the
tahlecloth and Join TO insertion. using
the selvages or outside edges FOR cen
ter Of cloth. your insertion. Of course.
10 cross the center. Trim edges and
hem Result. Il very good looking Ia
hlcclnth
Another way is TO cut carefully all
around. hem il by hand and sew a
wide torchon lace edge on the edge
making a round tahccloth to 1T the
table The four corners cut from the
ahnve make four small hemstitchra
nkirS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06

br fding TO larger horse Now, how
ever we are getting more weight in
our mares. and the stallion of under a
ton with the quality and spirit in de.
mand is more wanted than "A bulk of
stallion that Is not able TO handle him
self properly no matter how far over a
ton the scale weights must be moved to
weigh him
And at the same time that we are
coming TO fancy the lighter, more ac-
tive draf,er we are turning more atten
tion TO loo and 400 pound horses Of
quality They are liked simply on
their merits They are strong enough
for most farm work and if made of the
right stuff keep their drivers ears
pricked up when he takes them TO town
in front of a light wagon. Ii Is the
horse Of quality after all that brings
the price
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06

Mrs. Jay Nickerson and daughter
Thelma, visited friends at Alma Mon
day.
Glen Hudson and Eugene Valance
have gone to Flint where they have
accepted a position IN an automobile
factory.
Mrs. T.. Nj. Highfeld visited friends
at Alma the first of the week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06

The Argentinians are a winedriaR
ing nation The natives are OF Span
ish descent and are ACCUSTOMED g.
having wine with their meals. The i'm
migrants who have come in By the
millions and who form perhaps one.
half OF the population. are mostly
Italians ana Spaniards. all OF whom
drink wine every day. All of the small
Italian farmers have their own wine
supply and every one who can afford
1t lays in number OF casks for his
cwn use.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
Individuality

We hear much about the develop
ment of individuality for a go-as-you-
please experience. That is fatal doc
trine. 1t takes right conditions TO de
velop a right individuality. AS a rule,
man is the creature of circumstances.
IL he comes out of a swamp he will
be covered with mud. The entire doc
trine is developed by the parable OF
the sower. IL depends altogether up
on where the seed falls whether 1t
shall bear fruit or not.-Columbus
(OhioD Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
; 's''ss'Fss'sss|s' 90 ''ssD 80 pssssesG'.l
HOW TO KEEP YOUR PIANO.

Some years ago piano expert
said that IL Is mistake TO keep
Il piano tightly closed. The fall
board should be left partly closed
when one goes away for the
summer. This keeps out the
greater part OF the dust and.
what Is more important. permits
a circulation Of air and helps to
keep the strings In better condi-
ton. lie says that the best way
to prevent moths from getting
into a piano Is To have the piano
blown out by = professional
piano tuner occasionally In order
to keep the dust out. Moths will
attack new pianos a. well as old
ones. II In not always possible
to guard agains< them. but the
dust can be kept out by q blower.
Every piano dealer nowadays
has piano blowers to sell, and
these little bellows arrangements
are not expensive. One can be
bought for s.. Ordinarily the
tuner win blow out the dust for
80 cents. On a grand piano the
owner can use the bellows her
self. but II Is wiser to have a
professional use II on an upright
piano. Ii your piano is u player
piano You can get kinetic blow
er. which will cost you about 81
and which you can operate your
self.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06
LIVE STOCK
HUSBANDRY
SIZE OF WORK HORSES.

duality Of More Importance Than
Weight In Farm Drafters.
The big horse advocates can shout as
hey please, farm sentiment Is turning
10 a smaller horse. writes an Ohio cor.
respondent Of the National Stockman
That does not mean the real dual pur.
pose horse u In greater demand than
|sver before He probably could not be.
but ws hear more often that an l.8O0
|pousd Aorss = large enough for any
lone. ana . good many don't want q
horss Of ever l.500 pounds In working
Trim. The ton horne cry y dying out.
Most Of " have known all along that
n was possible 70 get horses too large
10 be practical farm workers.
The early demand for larger horses
was all right because mighty few grow
srs got geldings to weigh a ton. The
mares were smaller than they are now.
and there was more necessity for
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06

,lIHtNssAi (Schnepp of MiIersburg was
afM6haay guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Carts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Britore of
Riverdale attended the farmers in
stitute.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06

Wow tses fine pasture for pigs.
49, mcnts with both show that
aHT finishes more food value and
for = /eer time Alfalfa is n strong
bone ~ muscle building fond Rape
is ais n good forage crop and can be
sown almost any time. the earlier the
better. Of course II viii hc ready for
fcediDg 81 from six to eight weeks
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06

The draft horse OF Belgian breed
has the best OF feet. good hind legs.
always q strong back and good mid
die. lie also has powerful neck
and gentle disposition and is not
confined to any special color The
Belgian has been bred TO type for
many generations. and when cross
ed on an kinds OF mares leaves his
rees on his progeny The ami
pictured is a pure bred Belgium
dllion
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-06

TERMS All sums of SIS and under
cash; over this amount | | months time
on good bankable paper at per cent
interest. Two per cent discount for
cash on all sums over SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-07
ARGENTINA WILL REVISE
TRAVELLERS LICENSE FEES
President to Send New Bill to Con-
gress for That Purpose
Soon.

According to an article appearing In
La Nacion of September 5, the minister
of the treasury of Argentina has stat
ed that within few days the Presi-
dent will send to Congress a bill Great
ing a uniform license for commercial
travellers to be valid throughout the
whole country.
The revenue to be obtained from
these license fees is to be distributed
pro rata among the provinces in pro-
portion to the number of inha bitants
in each according to the last census.
The federal government will particle
pate also in this pro rata arrangement,
receiving the share corresponding to
the population Of the city of Buenos
Aires and the territories.
The provisions Of the bill have been
taken almost entirely from the pro-
posal presented to the pan-American
financial conference of last April in
Buenos Aires by one of the delegates,
Luis E. Zuberbuehler The representa-
tives of the various commercial bodies
have been consulted regarding the prin-
have expressed their approval
Under the existing law commercial
travellers are subject to separate
license fees in each province of Ar
eenttna, and the taxes payable by a
traveller soliciting orders In every nrov-
ince of the country amount to moro
than $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-07
MARKER FOR OLD
MARYLAND CHURCH

Members of Janet Montgomery
Chapter. D. A. R., will tomorrow after
noon at Q o'clock place a marker on
the site of the first Presbyterian
church and grammar school in Mont
gomery county. Md. 1t being the two
hundredth anniversary of the founding
of the church. which was located near
Potomac. Md.
The D. A. r. chapter has secured
prominent speakers and special music.
The school children of Potomac district
will form a living American flag
around Rev. James Hunts grave and
sing America" and The Star Span
gled Banner"
brief history of the church and
grammar school will be given by Mrs.
Frank P. Stone. chapter historian.
The rock is the gift of Mrs. Frank p
Stone, and the lettering that of Rev.
DR.. Duncan.
The inscription reads: presbyterian
church. l716. Grammar school. 1850.
Placed by the Janet Montgomery
Chapter, D. A. R.. 1916" The marker
will be unveiled by descendants of
Rev. John Orme. first pastor; of Rev.
James Hunt. scond pastor. and of
Vivian Beall, Marylands first Presby-
The meeting will be out of doors,
under the great oaks two centuries old.
The public Is cordially invited. as
the chapter leaders hope the occasion
will give us a new impetus to Chris
tian patriotism and education"
The old church was known as Cap
tain Johns Church" also as The Pres
| byterian Meeting House" It was or-
saniZed in 1915 by Eey. Hugh Conn of
Ireland, who preached IL the Patuxent
or Bladensburg Presbyterian Church
which was organiza1 i'll 1Iot. The first
grammar school was not far from the
church and was organized in 1850.
Here William Writ. Attorney General
of the United States; Ninisn Edwards
Governor of Illinois, and many other
distinguished men were educated by
Rev. James Hunt, who conducted the
school and filled the pulpit of Patuxent
and Captain Johns churches. His
grave beside that Of his wife is in the
old graveyard at Potomac. The tomb
stones bear quaint inscriptions in good
preservation
About half century ago the old
church building went to ruin and soon
the Hermon Presbyterian Church.
which today carries on the work be-
gun two centuries ago. Rev. DR..
George s. Duncan of this city, is the
present pastor of Hermon Church, from
which have been established two
branches. the Cropley Presbyterian
Church and the Canal Presbyterian
mission. both under DR.. Duncan's
charge. The Presbyterian churches at
Rockville and Bethesda are largely the
outgrowth of the old Potomac Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-07
PARK SYSTEM EXTENSION.
Board of Trade Committee Discusses
Items for Inclusion in Report.

Plans for the extension of Washing
tons park system and the improvement
OF existing parks were discussed by
members Of the committee on parks
and reservations of the Board of Trade
at meeting in the board rooms yes
terday afternoon. Another meeting is
to be held Thursday at 4:30 o'clock, ct
which time definite recommendations
to be embodied in the annual report
probably will be outlined
Among the suggestions made at the
meeting yesterday were a proposition
that the Dean tract of land at Florida
avenue and Columbia road. and the
Patterson tract, adjacent to the
grounds Of Gallaudet College be pur-
chased by the District. Appropriated
Tot the purchase Of land In Rock Creek
valley TOR the PARK to connect Rcck
Creek and Potomac PARKS was also
euGge0ted.