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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07
Bin Valley Homes.

The hest excursion IN months has come
and gone. best from many standpointS.
more sales. more satisfied prospects and
q bigger crowd than for several cxcnr-
sions past.
In the Shary excursion here last week
there were eighty people, all of them Of the
substantial class, and with few exceptions.
all coming down with either a view of buy
ing or 10 locate permanently. In other
words, there were few, if any, soy riders"
in this excursion.
Reports are 20 the effect hat many sales
were closed up before the party left the
Valley. manv more closed up on route, ard
other. mrdc after the parties reached
their respective homes. All in all, the peo-
pie Of Nharyland and Mission have cause
ID ~ thankful for the last excursion, for
il means an addition I'd their already large
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07
VALLEY CHORUS
MANY Homeseexers Coming

Probably the largest homeseekers spe-
cial excursion which has visited the Val
leg for several years l. scheduled 10 reach
here on January 9Th.
1t will he known as the Beamer special
and will be run under the John T.. Beamer
syndicate.
The party viii remain here for one week
and make it, headquarters at Ebenezer but
automobile trips have been arranged Gov
erlng HE Valley from Mercedes wcsi to
Mission.
The holdings Of the Bcamcr syndicate
include the Mercedes canal and TOWNSHIP
and practically go, 900 acres Of land con
fracted from the American Rio Grande
Land and Irrigation Company, the Llano
Grande tract of 10000 acres, the La
Blanca tract OF G100 acres lying north
of Donna and also another tract OF about
5000 acres living west of Donna.
Mr.. G.. r.. Duncan OF Chicago arrived
in Mercedes Yesterday and will remain
here To look after the arrangements at this
end Of tho liae.-Mercedes Tribune.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07

he and Wicker~ham sat and faced each
| tther in the downstairs room N the house
on the i.l which served r. Allison'- Of
flee. IN remembered ana recognized II.
..You wanted IN talk with met Wick
erSham inquired " NJ entered the room
that evening.
Somehow WickcrSham'S amending polite
ness had always irritated Allison. That
night his smoothly in~fectionleSs question
nettled him.
your internal fool. IIarrigan. bungled
last night he blurted out. 'IIe messed
things up beautifully. lie not only failed
but he failed 70 get away without BENG
seen. That's what comes Of Intru~ting z
lob like hat to i drunken Sut."
Wickersham wv ,tcd himsclf-sat and
careS-ed \ cigarette. Coolly III waited
and blinked hiS eyelidS.
my m- \ Ne mnrmurcd. My MANI
ours then" AU son corrected sharply
-"ourS.' Tim H. cemcd ~ recollect
himself and lis voice became less abrupt.
'LiSten. Thi afternoon | had q talk with
O'Mara-tha' Is. l started 10 nave a talk
with him. bui but b. heat me to u. And
in just about rec minutes he told me that
he'd caught rriga non the iob-noi men
tiouing any mes. ! don't qean-hnt ne
didn't need And H. toid more than
that. Ilc a good a- gnvc mt to under
stand that md know where to place the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07
Continued from preceding issue)


1We'd have the prettieSt kind Of a SCRAP
on our hands the first day we tried to U.S.
them" he explained. ut would be dead
enough before we got through. ! gues~ I'D
better run right out and nave a talk with
Mclean. lie knows these men even bet
You know. And It'll get 4 line Of SOM Of
these delinnuentS are crying calamity
for the country idc. I'd better. because
vel need them. They simply haven't be-
come thoroughly interested yet: that's Ill.
1t will take something to jolt them, some
thing to set them on fire. And then-then
just watch my plaid shirted boys gol
They'll eat up your sledge swingersl"
Something of that promised fire was re-
Elected now in IIardwick Elliott'S eyes.
by Cad he exclaimed; ..hy Cad. if it
wasn't for Ainnesley, I'd say the thing
was worth il, win or lose, just for the game
itself You 90 ahead and see Mclean.
Ill be ont there later myself. ! promised
Allison that I'd show the works 10 some Of
the Young folks up there on the hill. Ills
daughter-but ] keep forgetting that
you've known her longer than ! have.
There's quite n party of them. She an
nounced her engagement to Mr.. Wicker
sham last night. | believe. Heard that this
morning. Was too busy to 90 up last night
myself. Maybe you'll find time to help me
play the host"
Steve turned toward the door. $50 !
han rd = hn r,ulied without fa,in~ around
I'll try 10 be on hand"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07
Mercedes Ships First Cabhaue.

The tlr.i rarietd of t'hhagc was billed
ont Of Msrccdc Thurs 81 by the Gulf
Coast Mar&efing Companv. The cabbage
Melted the farmer $40 per ton. cash on
track. and the average weld of this season
viii run ten tons or better per acre. There
arc approximately three thousand acres
planted 10 cabbage under the Mercedes
canal and = most prosperous season i cX-
pcrted. due 10 \ short crop II other see
tion~ ~ the country and \ short cold -tor-
age supply Magic Valley News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07

President Wilson in message 90 e. cress
urged new laws to deal with 'orcign
plotters against American munition
industries; also adequate national
military defence.
Standard oil tanker Peirolite attacked by
Austrian submarine. which iorcihly
captured supplies.
Anglo French army III Balkans retreats
from Serbia toward allied base nj Sal
onica. Greece.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07
Illinois Municipal League.

CpRANA. I'LL. Dec. The third annf-
NJ c,avtsiion ~ he Illinois Municipal
League. which began at the University OF
lllinois ,naas. : marked by a large and
rrprcse- / W a~tierdanre. Mayer &. Bar
her If lulci cal,ed the gathering order
and ar a.aarcS~ II, N,sor Fesler If Cleve-
land. Ohio furnished The ehief Nature O
the dev< program. The convention VII
conclude its proceedings tomorrow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07
OUGHT! LUMDAGO?
Try Musterole. See How Quickly
Il Relieves

Tou just rub Musterolc in briskly.
anG usually the pain is gone-a delicious.
soothing comfort comes 10 take it, place
Mrstcrolc i a clean. white ointment.
made with III oi mustard. Use i instead
WI mustard plaster. WIZ not blister.
-.aly doctors and .nurs, use Muster
WITTY and recommend NJ ID Their patients
Thrv win lady tell You what relief It
-iycs i-am sore throat. bronchitis. Group,
VI neck. asthma. neuralgia, congestion.
~i-lrisv. rheumatism. ~lumbago. pans and
i.s of The back or joints. sprains. sore
cles. bruises, chilhlains. frosted feet.
lids ~ the chest (t often prevents
,rr-.rcniaN Always dependable.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07
THURSDAY, DECEMBER Z. 1916.
A MILLION DOLLAR HOSPITAL

Houston, Texas. already laudably swell
ed with pride IN possessing the most unique
and one Of the wcllthiest universities IN
tlc United State. as well as some other
Of me country superlatives, j. now 10
have a million dollar hospital.
The sale several days ago of that por-
ton of the George Hermann estate living in
the Humble oil field for slightly more than
$l.0n0000 makew that amount Of money
ayai!nblc Tor launching The institution spec
flied ~ TIE Hermann villa great. muni-
cifa! hospital sufficiently endowed a. ~
Independent. Since the death Of Mr. Her
mann : few YEAR a-n the value of the
Hesitate has increased IN leaps and hounds
in ~onsf,t ipu,Aiait~. The ryurrres Hnr
thu hospital include the rental from Il large
amount II ayalnahle property ia the city
OF Houston and this income will be i%mcreaS-
al With the wise and iudicious handling Of
the estate.
The ambition OF Mr. Hermann wa to
endov Houston with q hospital that should
com,rre m dignity and financial endow-
meni with the Rice institute aud one that
should occupy q prestige. IN time. IN the
South similar a. that NJ Johns Hopkins at
Baltimore. Tie Rice cndrwmcn, IL now
f.r IN excess VI 9iU.Hnn. 600 and the income
from IT, holdings haS utficcd for IN
physical improvements and operating cX-
pense- ~ date. ~ spite ~ the vast amount
at c>tlN building work that has been done
al the institute. When William Marsh Rice
died his estate wa9 not greater. perhaps.
Hermann died.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07
~haNmondYiIle Grannfruit.

Several eases NJ grapefruit Nj unusually
excellent q,rlity and flavor and averaging
fourteen or fifteen inches IN circumference
have been shipped to Brownsville hv A.. X.
Indlam of Raymondville. where they we're
raised IN Mr.. Iudlam'~ grove. L Is under
stood that Mr.. Indian sold the fruit at
the exceedingly tlattcring price OF $3.50
PER crate to dealer~.-Nagic Valley News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07

Brownsville only Ron-sectarian and
general public charity work. the Charity
Home has only twcntv-thrcc regular sub
scrrborS, barely enough 20 20 about twice
around among the churches at the city.
How this ~mall hand of people accomplish
the work that II being carried on IN that
very energetic and very clfce social
upliti organization l. 4 matter that onghi
~ INSPIRE every hcncvoIrntly minded per
son IN Brownsville a. help some.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07
HOW ABOUT TIE MOMENT

Roosevelt suggestion that a federal law
be enacted barring citizenship and the right
to vote Ia persons who have not served IN
the army has given rise ta the question.
''What about the womena" The question Is
Mt leas; a timely one. but perhaps not -
difficult to answer a. might seem. Nheth-
or universal military service J. made com
pulSorv or the Acknowledgement of those
who have not given such service be used
TO coerre ucn ~ 10 ~. II need not cause
any perplexiiN ~ a. dealing with those
states in which women vote. Universal
hospital and sick room training for the
women of the United States would he 4
healthful ard e~omnlcndnhle counterpart t.
universal military service for the men. II
would he doutdy advantageous in that II
would make n nation of better and more
useful women IN time ct peace rs well a. in
time of war. Neither IL the idea a new one.
II is a part of Plato's plan for a model re-
publlc IN his work of that name.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07

Checks should be made payable ~ The
Brownsville Herald Publishing No.. business
communicftiuns should BE- addressed a. the
COMPANY. and items, letters. etc, intended for
publication should be addressed e. Editor, The
Herald. Brownsville. Texas. Letters intended
for pullicsffirl should be signed with the full
name Of the writer. The name will not be
printed il naf desired. but it win be evidence Of
good faith Oh tie part If the writer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07

blame ii there was any more interference
with hiS men,"
Wickcr-ham CROSSED \ long lcg and
nlew v thin blue -trramcr NJ smoke.
.'Yc-a" hc intuncd hndilc>slv.
-
ITO 10 continued)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07
The War In History
DEceMBER 7, 1914.

Serhian~ completely break up Austrian
army Of invasion, which begins re-
treat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07

One mile of a county road in Oregon i.
surfaced with borax.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07

"0ur Country In her intercourse with
foreign nations, may she always be right,
but our country, right or wrong."-Stephen
Decatur.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-01-14
WAS FIRST BASEBALL GLOVE
Writer In All Outdoors Believes Il Ap,
peared In 1867, When He
Saw II.

About ls67.6S baseball team came
To Rockford. H.. to play our nine
They called themselves the "Uncon.
quered Clippers OF illinois, and plas.
tered our town with big posters. We
made up our minds to give them
druhbing. aud at the end of the game
the score was Rockford 76, Clippers O.
There was little chap playing third
base who grabbed everything that
came near him, and held Ii, too.
noticed that he wore a kind OF glove
When the game was over | went to
him and asked what II was that he
wore on his hand He told me that
he WAS a machinist, and had got his
hand badly hurt the week before, and
he showed me the wound In his palm
He said the boys did not want him to
play In that game. but he got a piece
OF thin sheet steel and made 1t slightly
concave, but so that II did not quite
touch the sore place. He then made a
short glove TO cover all the hand OK.
cepting the first joints OF the fingers.
and doubled the leather in the palm so
that he could slip the plate between
asked him II II hurt. and he said II
did not, and that he could take a hot
one and hold II better with the glove
than without H. That is the whole
story don't think that Spalding ever
talked TO the little chap with the iron
fist, as the boys dubbed the third base.
man, but everybody in Rockford knew
about the mltt, and he may have got
the idea from him Anyway, that was
the first glove that any ballplayer
ever wore.--All Outdoors.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-01-14
MADE SMOKING A HARDSHIP
Foolish Competitions That Should
Have Disguised Genuine Lovers
Of the Seductive Weed.

At a smoking competition held re-
Gently at Brighton. England, the win
ner kept an eighth of an ounce of to-
bacco alight for 1903 minutes There
was a severer test at oxford in 1928
on a scaffold over against the theater.
Thomas Hearne described the scene:
THE conditions were that anyone
imam or woman) that could smoak
out three ounces of tobacco first with
out drinking or going of the stage
should have twelve shillings. Many
tried. and It was thought that jour
neyman taylour would have been vic
tor, he smoaking faster than, and be
ing many pipes before the rest; but at
last he was so sick that twas thought
he would have died, and an old man,
that had been a soldier, and smoaked
gently, came off a conqueror, smoak-
ing the three ounces quite out
In Derbyshire there was club
where the qualification for member
ship was the ability to smoke up a
pound OF shag tobacco at one sitting.
A china pot served as pipe, and the
candidate smoked through the spout.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-01-14
HAD NOT THE SAME RESULT
wards Offered by the Two
Hospital Nurses.

There is on the Breton coast little
seaside resort nestled in an admirable
setting OF rocks and groves and
equipped with a Grand Hotel OF the
Beach, which has been transformed in
these sadly changed days into hos
pital for wounded soldiers of France
For all that there are other people
on the sands besides the convalescent
heroes. and especially any number
of pretty women. always ready to lend
their help to the doctors in charge
Among these a charming dancer from
the Theater OF Varieties in Paris was
particularly lavish with her atten.
lions to the soldiers, One day when
she was present a big, dark fellow
from the South manifested an irwin.
chile repugnance to a bitter dose
which, by the doctors orders. he was
to drink
III you are a good boy and do what
the doctor tells YOU said the dancer,
you may kiss me-
Instantly and with one gulp, the big
fellow swallowed the stuff wiped his
great mustache, and claimed his re-
ward. II was all done so prettily that
even the head surgeon permitted him
self to smile.
But the real comedy began when the
head nurse, a matron turning fifty, ap-
peared next morning and announced:
Everyone of you who takes his
medicine will be allowed to kiss me- .
The effect was immediate. Each
and every patient made face and put
down on the table beside him the dose
which he had been about to swallow
Now the head nurse is goodness
itself, and her goodness is well spiced
with wit. She was the first to laugh
at the result of her invitation. Then
sne pretended to be angry.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-01-14
LOOKING
AHEAD.

From all the localities in this
state where saloons still existed until
tie beginning Of the new year come
reports OF cheerful aquiesc nse in the
new order OF Things that completely
and, 1t is believed, forever shuts
them out Of existence in Idaho. Most
Of tie former saloon keepers them
selves regard the law as permanently
putting them out OF business In this
stale. For them there Is no come.
back, they say, and excepting the
few who have removed to another
state for the continuance OF their
business rs dispensers OF alcoholic
drinks, the saloon keepers, who are
generally men of Industrious habits
and keen far all enterprise that
promises we'll in returns, are turning
their talents 10 productive industries
tn which room Tor development Is
found all around.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-01-14
Sea-Wall Proved True.

The value and durability of the
great sea-wall built at Galveston fol
lowing the disaster of 1900 were amply
demonstrated on August II and is,
when a storm probably equaling i'll
fury that which devastated the city Is
years ago, swept the harbor Com
munication across the six-mile arm OF
the sea betw cen the Texas mainland
and Galveston Immediately was cut
on, the concrete causeway on which
the railroads enter the city having
been preached The wind and sea
hurled themselves upon Galveston for
two days and nights. But the great
concrete sea wall successfully resisted
the fury of the elements. although the
rain turned the streets into rivers.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-01-14

Lew Shank and friend were play
ing pinochle at Shank's summer home
few nights ago and the game be;
came interesting-so much so they en-
& ed IN some imaginary betting.
III bet one hundred dollars | win,
declared Shanks friend, enthusiastic
cally.
III just make it five hundred dol
lars, replied Shank.
A few days later Shank's servant
girl quit and with some difficulty Mr.
and Mrs, Shank employed another.
Mother didn't want me to come,
said the new girl The other girl
told mother you were running gam
bling house here and that Mr.. Shank
must have lost four or five hundred
dollars in one night. Indianapolis
Star
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-01-14
A SCHOOL ROOM
SUGGESTION.

THE American Falls Press tails Of
the successful aud altogether praise
werihy work OF an humble country
scho teacher to transform her un-
interesting school into an interesting
school anu therefore making Of IL the
best SOFT Of school To be found any.
where In the school the Press mem
tion., which IL located la the Crystal
district, the teacher, NJ ISIS SkartYtdt,
found unpromiaing conditions, To put
IL mildly, for teaching domestic
science, and M inual training, which
we're the undertakings size uad in
hand. For this there was uat sven a
table available, but with hane tools
brought from Lle homes Of the puf
pills lilo needed furniture was made
A nail keg did service a. IA waste
basket, at the saue time serving as
seat tor one Of tie larger pupils
Cooking utensils we're borrowed or
dunated
Then IL Was that under the inspir-
Ing leadership OF the teacher the pu-
pills look hold OF manual training and
domestic science, which we're carried
along merriiy and successfully. The
two branches went along hand la
hand, 50 TO speak. No school Is too
small TO undertake similar work, and
as the dirso. aud prompt result 1t
may be transformed Into live
school, with hot lunches served at
noon and interesting handiwork 10
engage the pupils In between times
Miss Startsedt has started some
thing, which The Recorder thinks
should 0e kept going.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-01-14
AIrmen Are sportsmen.

The fate of an airman who comes to
grief generally becomes known to his
comrades, and through them is com.
municated to his friends at home,
The explanation of this is that prac,
tice has sprung up on both sides OF
dropping messages into the opposing
lines reporting exactly what has hap
pened to any flyer who has been
forced to descend. One of these mes
sages dropped in the British lines
showed an intimate knowledge of Lon
don. After mentioning that a par
ticular airman mad been taken pris
oner, but was uninjured, the message
continued: Hope the British avi
ators are going strong. Give my re
CARDS to Leicester square, dear Pic
cadilly, and Mayfair. Sorry cant
stay"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-01-14
RESEARCH STOPPED BY WAR
Observations Of Wireless Teleeraphy
on q Large Scale Had Seen
Planned by Nations.

World. wide cooperative observa-
tions in wireless telegraphy were
planned by committee of the British
Association for the Advancement of
Science. which reported at the Aus
tralian meeting a year ago this sum
mer that the project had been cordial
ly embraced throughout the British
empire and in other countries. A
variety OF statistics were to be collect
ed three days each week and suitable
forms had been distributed on a large
scale. The outbreak of the European
war, however. wrought havoc with
this undertaking, which had promised
to throw light on several obscure ques-
tions in autobiography, and only a
few stations in India, Australia, Can
ada, the West Indies and the United
States are now keeping up the work.
Private wireless stations throughout
the British empire were either dis
mantled or taken over by military au-
thorities, while naval and other official
stations stopped all purely scientific
observing Similar conditions pre-
vailed In the other belligerent coun,
tries. The same circumstances led to
the complete failure of the extensive
scheme OF special observations planned
In connection with the solar eclipse OF
August 81, 1914, except for a few oh
servatIons made in Norway and
Sweden.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-01-14
Mas Not a Roman.

While a sergeant of a certain Brit
ish regiment was engaged with com.
pany of the National Reservists a
short time ago in physical drill--a
drill That demands. to say the least OF
1t a small amount of agility--a pri'
vate. who looked as II he had been
younger in his day, complained to the
nonrcommissioned officer in charge
that he was too old for that sort OF
practice.
How old are your said the in.
structor
'Fifty,three." said the private.
Why, exclaimed the instructor
"the Romans used to do this sort OF
thing at the age of sixty.
That may be, said the private,
"but I'm not a Roman; I'm Wesley.
an
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-01-14
Precious Metals In india.

Precious metals continue to accu
mulate IN india in enormous quaint
ties Ia spite of the war, This ii
brought out by the figures of the gold
ami silver imports OF the current year
which are now published These show
that after dsducting all expectations
there mas been in three months an ad
dition to the stores in the country OF
ne less than 1853 lRkhs worth of gold
and 229 iakhs worth OF silver In the
same period the minis in India have
struck on the large sum of 30 lakhs
OF rupees which has thus also been
added 10 the circulating wealth OF the
Inhabitants. a total value OF over
ga 1000 900.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-01-14
healthy Reaction.

Fortunate are they who react health.
lily. They have an easy path through
life. no matter what they may meet.
The habit OF reActing healthiiy from
the small trials gives them power to
vanquish the big tesla. even the calam.
tiles
And pitiful are they who react un.
healthily Every day OF their lives
they infliet torment on themselves.
10 matter how favored they may be
by fortune Their practice of reactinE
unhealthy from small things makes
them easy victims OF the big triala