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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-10

A reception and dance will be given by
the officers and ladies of the Brownsville
garrison 10 Bricadicr General Charles q.
Morton, Y. ). Army, and Mrs. Morton, at
the Officers pavilion, on Saturday, April
~, 1917, at o o'clock p. m.
The following committee was appointed
10 make and carry out all arrangements
MAJOR John +. Preston, Fourth infantry:
Captain +. 5. Wheeler, Fourth field artil-
ieryi Captain George j. Oden, Sixteenth
cavalry; First lieutenant ii. W. Hall, sig
nal corps: First Lieutenant Ii. X. Locw,
medical reserve corps.
I'M ind Mrs. W. c. Craig announce the
enlargement and approaching marriage of
they daughter. Ruth. to Mr.. Philip X. Me-
4aif, dieutcnant, Fourth United States In
5@Pniry.
Lpdics Night Of the Brownsville Ro-
tart. Club will be held Wednesday night at
PatiTs, a usual. 1t was originally intend
cd ia. hold this meeting in Matamoros, but
owing to the regulations ut the port it will
not be practicable. Members and their
ladies will appear with the colors.
Miss Ruth Craig will entertain the
Tuesday bridge club at her home on Eliz-
abeth street this afternoon.
d
The Learners club will meet at the libra
ry this afternoon, Modern Irish Drama
will be the subject of the study hour.
Miss Anita Bowles left this morning
for her home in New York. Miss
Bowlcs has been a valuable asset To
Brownsville community work during the
past year. \ talented reader and must
elan Miss Bowlcs has been ever willing
to lend her gifts to the Charity home and
other philanthropics. During her stay here
she was a guest at the home of Captain
William Kelly.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dittman returned TO
Brownsville Monday from a brief honey
moon trip. Mrs. Dittman was formerly
Miss Iva Kouns of West Brownsville. I'm
til their own nome is completed Mr.. and
Mrs. Dittman are mt nome with Mrs
George Head in West Brownsville.
b
Mrs u. l.. Spcro will entertain mt the
Country club Saturday afternoon in honor
Of Miss Rutch Craig.
D.
The Girls Honor Guard will meet at tho
library tomorrow afternoon. Young la
dies; desiring 10 join may do 80 at this
meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-10

John Gregg and w. b. Clint.
n. B. Rentfro and w. Il. Walton.
u. r. Holland and Geo. Murphy.
w. G. Craig, Sr., and Captain Elliott.
4. l.. Hicks and Geo. McGonigle.
Lieutenant Laws and ". G. Shaw.
d. X. Clint and John Walton.
nj. Kent and Henry Celaya.
Z m. NJ. SHELTON and +. A. McGary.
" II. X. Loew and DIR. S~izelan.
I II. B. Creager and W. L. McDavitt
Jas. A. Browne and A. Wayne Wood.
Il. J. Tucker and A. III. Fernandez.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-10

Miss Ruth Craig will entertain the
Tuesday bridge club Mt her home on Eliz-
abeth street this afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-10

The Learners club will meet mt the libra
ry this afternoon, Modern Irish Drama
will be the subject of the study hour.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
TWELVE MORRIS MEN
\ JOIN COMPANY c

Morris. July 3.-Twelye Morris boys
offered their services to Unc,e Sam
during the last few days They en-.
listed in Company G, l. N. G., IF Otta-
wa, after recruiting drive by Captain
Woodward, commanding the company
Captain Woodward WAS assisted by a
number of Morris men who already
belong to the company, and by Henry
LeRette, Spanish war veteran.
The twelve accepted were John Pat
trick Ferry, Joseph l. Fora w CLAY
HaIrod, Robert j. Peel Nlmer Walk.
er, Joseph Olson, Rutch c. Fosol, An.
drew Williams, spgari jacobson and
s. Johnson.
In all, some 50 y0b1g men applied
for admission into the ottawa com.
pany but failed 70 pass the n0Ysleal
tests. Twenty under 20 years Of age
sought chance 10 do a little soldier.
Ing but Captain Woodward feels that
the young men should not 90 for a
time however Nineteen applicants
were rejected for bad teeth, two had
FIAT feet. one had broken arch and
others were passed up for minor
Affections.
II is expected that four more viii
Join the company in day or iwo,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
FAC-SIMILE OF SIGNATURES.

by five years. The clerk was Timothy
Matlack, who died ut Holmesburg, Pa.
in 1929, when he was nlnety-nlne years
Of age.
Timothy Matlack, writes Gailard
Hunt, chief of manuscript division H.
brary, in the Youths Companion was
Il Quaker by birth, but he was an open
advocateiof lighting, and in 1776 was
elected captain Of militia band In
Philadelphia, known as the "Shirt bat
talion.' So the Quakers, who were on
posed to war, expelled him, and In
1871 he and some others formed the
sect known as "E'ree Quakers." Be-
sides being in the Continental congress
he held Ii number Of important Offices
under the government of Pennsylvania
ana Philadelphia. His last service
was ms alderman Of Philadelphia from
1913 to 1918.
Was Great penman.
TO carry out the order of the con.
gross that the Declaration be pro.
claimed, Thomson needed more than Il
score of copies, for he had to send It
to everyone Of the states and to the
army. So to save time he did not nt-
tempt to have any copies written off
with the pen, but sent the original
drafts, which the congress had pissed.
to the official printer, John Dunlap.
The following morning the printed
copies were in Thomson's hands.
II was from one Of those comics that
Philadelphia first heard the Declara-
ton read, and ii WAS one Of them that
became the official copy, for Thomson
had not copied the Declaration even
into the journal of the congress- be.
fore he gave it to the printer; but
when he wrote the Journal for July 4
he left Il blank space for the DecIara-
ton and the next day. with two waters
OF red wax, he fastened in the printed
broadside. At the time It had been
signed only by John Hancock, as presl-
dent Of congress, and countersigned by
Charles Thomson rs secretary.
Wrote Washington's Commission.
have said sometimes an entry was
made IN the Journal Of the congress by
another hand than Thomson's, writes
Mr.. Hunt. The first of those occn-
sions was on June T. t775, when Tim.
othy Matack recorded resolution TO
set aside day for fasting and prayer
to avert the desoatlng calamlties that
seemed to be impending. Matack had
been appointed n clerk In Thomson's
Office on May Is, and five days later, IN
May 20, he wrote out the most import
ant document that the congress had
issued up to that time--the commission
" George Washington to be commnn.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
The PRICE oE TOMATOES.

Last year there was plentiful TO-
mato crop. Tomatoes were canned at
a cost which, according to federal
authorities, enabled the Gamer to sell
them to the jobber at around 80 cents
dozen cans. The jobber then sold
them to the wholesaler at 80 cents a
dozen. The wholesaler passed them
on to the retailer at 81 Dozen The
retailer sold them at 81 20 to S1.50 a
dozen, or 10 to l2h cents a can
Nobody had much fault to find with
that procedure. Some of the middle.
man profit might have been elimin-
ated, but 1t wasn't enough to set ex-
cited about However:
Those same tomatoes are now said
to be selling at 20 to 25 cents a can.
That Is, the consumer is paying S2.4G
to SO a dozen for tomatoes that the
Gamer only got 50 cents for last fall,
The jobhers who paid 80 cents for
them and held them are now charging
$l.s0 to w a dozen for them The
wholesalers who stocked IN with them
at 30 cents a dozen are charging 50
to $500 The cost Of holding them
has been negligible
It's The old story. The grower got
little for his product Neither the
Gamer nor the retailer made much
profit. The mddlemen got il nearly
all, by the simple process of grabbing
the supply and then charging what
they liked for it.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
GOAT FARMS FOR ARKANSAS.

A way for utilizing large areas Of
free grazing land now lying Idle
along the railroads in Arkansas has
been suggested 1t is to raise goats.
Goats are said to thrive en- the under.
growth of the Arkansas forests. They
would require little care
Goat meat is as good at mutton It
is claimed that the demand for goat
lambs in city markets is almost un-
limited. Then, aside from the meat,
goat milk is especially fine and rich
II Is excellent for making cheese.
A farmer who could provide the nee
essary forage for winter feeding
would have little other labor or ex-
pense. The tracts are free for graz
ing. The goats should be an excel
lent investment, And incidentally.
land that is not suitable for farming
would be yielding valuable crop of
meat and cheese.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03

NOTE: 1t Is now asserted with con.
iidence that these painful effects due TO
uric acid in the system are entirely eradi.
Gated. A new remedy, called rAnuric,
has been discovered by DR.. Pierce, ard Ia
the cause OF u drainage outward of tho
uric acid with which 1t comes In contact
within tho body. Il will ward off back
ache, headache, and tho darling pains and
aches OF articular or muscular rheuma-
tism--of those diseases which are caused
by too much uric acid, such as govt,
asthma, scatca, renal calculus. AM
uric prolcngs life because old people usll.
ally suffer from hardening and thickeniny
Of the walls Of the arteries, due to tho
excess OF uric acid In the blood and
tissues.
DIR. Pierce, who is director and chief
physician at the lnvalds' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y, has
been testing this wonderful medicine for
the relief OF over worked and weakened
Kidneys. The relief obtained by sufferers
has been 50 satisfactory that no deter
mined to place "Anuric" with the prin.
cipal druggists In town where ptoplo
could get this ready-to-usc medicine.
aAnrric" 's not harmful or poisonous,
but aids nature In throwing off those
polspns within the body which cause 80
much suffering, pain and misery. ScIen-
lists assert this remedy j. 81 times more
potent than lithia. Send 10 cents for
large trial package
"Anurcp Is building mp o reputation as
rood as DR.. Pierces other well.known
medicines which have been proved spi-
able during nearly fifty, years, such as
Doctor Plcrce's F1voritS Prescription
for tho Ills Of women, doctor PIcrcn's
Pleasant Pellets. tho liver regulator,
and Doctor picrcc's Golden Medical
Discovery ioI red hlopdns,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03

I Ter iu chief ul The American army. The
Identification Of the peum0n~hr OF The
commission with that OF the entry in
the journal and OF both with ana auto
graph letter OF Natlack's thut IS among
the papers of the Continental congress
is certain.
Probably there WIS not nj that time
Il man in the country who was Mat
lacks equal as Il pcnman Later 1'hom-
son had Two clerks in his office. Gchr.e
Bond and Thomas Edison, each of
whom wrote a good engrosslng hand;
So lid General WaShingou's secretary,
Richard Narlek. Alexander Hamilton
wrote Il finer hand than any of Them
but neither he nor any of the others
could equnl the beauty af Matlack'S
capital letters ana the clearness ana
symmetry OF his writing as. Il whole.
Mstlaok Copied the Declaration.
Fortunately. Mutlack was still
clerk in Thomson's office when the
Declaration of independence was or
dered 70 be engrossed for aaai sigma
turc, and the task Of copying il was as
signed to him. lie copied from the
In Congress July !, l..16"
which is reproduced in the written
Declaration In the same form of let
terng.
1t is not easy to identify the penman-
ship Of Il document like the Declara-
ton, for the writer has written very
plainly and in characters of twice the
normal size but some individual pc
culiarlties appear in this as In all
writing. A few years ago some of the
officials in the library of congress who .
knew that Matlack was the best pen
man employed by Thomson made IA
comparison Of General Wasmngton's
which was known to have
peen written by him, with the Declara-
ion.
The first peculiar letter in the COM
mission is the capital an in New
ana we find its counterpart
n Natures in the second line of the
body OF the Declaration. The graceful
flourish mt the Top of az" in the word
10" In the commission is repeated in
he second of the sentences beginning
That in the Declaration. In the word
offer" in the commission there is
marked popularity in the double az"
he first "f'' is made like the old-fash-
oned long IS" 1t appears in the word
effect in the Declaration. then in
suffer ana "sufferable." That is the
most noteworthy popularity in Mat
ack's writing. The capital ID" in the
and in the last line of the
declaration; the capital "B" in the
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03

commission and in the word British"
N the Declaration; the whole word
Congress" in both documents-those
lnd other details established beyond
4 doubt that the writer Of the great
Declaration was Timothy Matlack.
Although Timothy Matlaek lived
long time, he did not live long enough
to see the harm that befel the docu-
meht he had written SO handsomely.
tie ana his contemporaries were proud
jf II, and their descendants have held
Il in reverence above all other docu.
ments; and to satisfy the patriotic Gu
rioSity of the people who have wished
10 see 1t those who were its custodians
in past years subjected 1t TO treatment
that did it irreparabe injury.
In 1924, when John Quincy Adams
was secretary Of state. Il skilled en-
graver, William j. Stone, made Il cop
per plate facsimile of The Declaration
That is the only one that has ever been
made. 1t was distributed by order of
congress and is familiar to us all. 1t Is
a perfect reproduction in every partic.
nlar % the original document as it was
when the fac-simile was made, and IS a
fine specimen of the engrayer's art. I'm
fortunately at the time he made IL pho
Biography had not been discovered, and
stone took an impression of the docu-
mont itself, and in doing so carried off
some Of the ink.
Signatures Almost invisible.
That was Il great injury; hut equal
harm came to the document by keeping
it on exhibition in strong light 1t
was In the state department until 1871.
when 1t was placed in the patent office,
where II remained until the Centennial
exhibition Of 1876, when ii was taken
to Philadelphia. There it remained for
neery u year; then it was returned to
Washington and went back IL the sec
rotary Of states office.
Already the ink had begun to fade,
but the document was again put on ex-
hihltion. The ink faded rapidly and by
1894 many Of the signatures had be-
come almost Invisible. Then there was
formal conference of scientific men,
who considered what was the best
course to take to protect it.
Wise counseors advised that It
should not be experimental with, and
II was left untouched. II was taken
from It's place Of exhibition. however,
and put into n dark safe, secure from
further damage from the light. Dur.
ing the last % years very few persons
have been permitted to look upon its
face and the handsome hnndiwork Of
Timothy Matlack remains hidden from
the world.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
sweet potatoes.

The sweet potato and not tho COM
mon potato is said Ivy historians to
have been the vegetable desired by
F'alstaif when, In his interview with
the Merry Wives, he prayed dn a sen.
tenee puzzlng to the unlearned read
err that the sky should rain potatoes, :
II was supposed to possess certain
propcrtirs likely 10 commend II to a
rIersOn Of I'alstaif's habits.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
LUMBAGO AND
RHEUMATIC TROUBLES,

De1T Dr.. Editor--I wish 20 state that
| suffered greatly from backache, lum-
bago and rheumatic troubles. used
eAnuric," tho latest discovery of Doctor
Pierce for backache and kidney troubles,
and | can cheerfully recommend tho
Anuric Tablets" to anyone suffering
from any Of these maladies.
Yours truly,
J. 2. CARRIER.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Warranty Deeds.

Arthur b. Porter and wife to Harry
and Harriet EieAhoG, M lis - Il b
Is, La Sale, 81.
VIM. w Chamberlain and wife to
T. II Wilkes, 1t II Villa Park add
Streator, $3.50
James Jones and wife to Robert Z.
Jones, II IL el-3 1t II b 4, Dinsmore5
add, Streator 81.
n. w Duncan, exr., ate., to Tony
Lonisro, nl2 1t 70 b East End add,
Peru. 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
SHIRT WAISTS

Another assortment OF the Wrmor s. 90 waists lust
received in big variety Of styles and all sizes.
Welwouh and other lingerie waists in the better quail
tics at 81 50. $500 and S2.25
big assortment Il crepe de chine and Georgette waists
in the desirable Shades at $3.50 $500 and 5000
MILDLY BorSc soc and St.oo
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03

e !; 5: ::.: :: :: 3.. F.;
one knows that. But who
held the pen and formed the letters on
the great piece Of parchment that the
members of the Continental congress
signed? 1t is one of the largest official
papers in eXiSteuCe-one skin of parch-
ment nearly three feet long and more
than two feet wide. The writing is
nearly twice the normal size and il I'M
usually handsome and cIenr.
The secretary who was ordered to
pr0lnnlgate the work was Charles
Thomson. a man of high character who
had been the principal Of school at
New Castle, Del, and an active patriot.
The first congress chose him as secre-
tary in 1I74. and he held The office UNI
till the Continental congress passed
out Of existence in March. 1850. There
were - presidents of the Continental
congress, but there was only one sec
rotary. He made the entries IN the
journal in 17T4, and he wrote the last
entry.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
Died at Ace Of Ninety.FiVe.

During all those IL years 1t was only
on rare occasions that any other hand
than his wrote in the journal. When
the Continental congress passed out of
existence he retired TO private life and
never held office again; but he did not
die until 1924, when he was almost
ninety-five years old. One of the clerks
In his office in l7T5 and 1776. and after
ward, In 1880 a member Of the CON
gress from Pennsylvania, survived him
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03

Nclle-Maude makes some queer re.
marks. She says Choly does his court
Ing like sailor Dele Nothing queer
about that That's only her modest
way Of saying he's loud of smacks.--
Philadelphia Record.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03

Sorrow, with his pick, mines the
heart. But he Is cunning workman.
He deepcns the channels whereby hap.
piness may enter aud hollows out new
chambers for Joy TO abide IN when he
" gone. Mary Cholmondeley.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
DID MATLAcK'S
hand Hold PEN?
Good Evidence That Clerk ACtu-
ally Wrote" Declaration
of Independence.
FAMOUS For SKILLFUL WORK

Timothy matlaek, Employed in the
Office Of Charles Thomson, Sec
rotary in the First Congress, Is
Accorded Homer by Expert
Who Has Investigated.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-03
APPROPRIATION BILLS.

The fiftieth general gsembIY passed
seyenty'four appropriation pills, car
rying total of S51.5Sl,aif3S The
majority Of these bills reached the
governor in the closing days Of the
session. He vetoed bills and items ag-
gregating $1,070,243.S3 This left the
net appropriations for the entire ses
sion 50,5ll ,10l50
To obtain a fair comparison of ap-
preparations this year, the Increase in
appropriations in other states should
be shown along with Illinois. Tine fol
lowing table fairly illustrates he inn
niense increase in cost of government
during war times.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-06
WHY NOT A MORGAN CITY
COTTON GIN ALSO?

Report reaches US that Kinder is
building big gin with home CAPT
tai and the farmers next year will
double their large cotton acreage.
Glenmora has q good cotton gin and
with the investment of . few dollars
it could be operated with good re-
suits this season and with alittle
encouragement the farmers would
take in more land and triple their
Gotten planting. It is not fair to ex-
pect q man to produce something he
has no market for or has to go too
far to find one, making his labor
Improbable. We are sleeping on our
rights and it is time that we wake up
Unite that old sock and let few Of
those rusty dollars get nto curlation
It will help to keep Glenmora on the
map
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-06
SUGAR INDUSTRY
MAKES SACRIFICES
ASWA2 NECESSITY
Louisiana Sugar Planters Will
Sell Below Six Cents
By Paul Woo.en.

Washington, Sept. Louisiana
sugar plnaters will be called upon to
sell their output Of raw sugar at
less than six cents. This developed
today at a conference between Off
Gals of the Food Administration and
the sugar refiners of the country.
Just how much under six cents it
VIII be necessary to sell raw sugar
will be determined at another con-
ference which will be held not later
than October 10. This delay is nee
essary, pending the outcome of Sen
ator Broussard's plan to suspend the
drawback
While the representatives Of the
Louisiana industry present at the
conference feel that they have been
,alled upon b., the government to
make particular heavy sacrifices il
view Of ne series Of Improbable
years, they Joined fundamentally
IN the movement looking to the re-
aUction OF the cost Of sugar to the
consumer and to the systematic dis
tribution of this prime necessity.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-06
is NOT A CANDIDATE
Ex-Goy. Foster Has No Intention of
Running for the Senate.

The statement from Baton Rouge
that ex-senator Murphy j. Foster
was being urged by his friends to be-
come candidate for the United
States Senate in opposition to Sena-
tor Ransdell and that definite an
nouncement of his candidacy was ex-
pected within the next few days,
seems to have no support from the
one chiefly concerned. Senator
Foster has advised The Times-Picay-
une that he is not candidate.
1t was stated that Mr.. Foster was
developing considerable strength in
North Louisiana parishes, but his un-
equivocal declination to stand for
the senatorship will probably bring
the movement to q sudden end.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-06
AcADIAN SUGAR PLANT SOLD

The Acadian Sugar Company
plant at Delcambre in New Iberia
Parish has been sold by Henry N.
Pharr and others to G. N.Belanger
and L. Cyrus Leblanc Of New Or
leans. Mr.. DeBlanc will have charge
Of the business end Of the concern.
while the mechanical management
will be in the handsof Mr.. Belanger.
An additional pan, and new triple
effects are TO be put in, according
to reports. They expect with the i'm
proved machinery installed that they
will have one Of the best mills in that
section. They estimate that their
grinding will amount to $4,000 tons
this season Mr.. Leblanc is a big cane
grower himself, having something
like 5000 ton crop on his place.
Both are old experts in the Louisi-
ana sugar business. Mr.. Leblanc, Jr.,
of the Billeau sugar interets in Lafa-
yeti Parish who, is also president of
the Lafayette Food Conservation
Branch, is urging all Of the farmers
of his district not to sell their corn
now as they will need it badly later
on themselves when they will = if
they have none Of their own, have
to buy their corn needs at greatly
increased prices. This urgent adj
vice is inspired by the facts that
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-06

The Farmers Educational Club will
meet at Centerville on September
9Th at 8 o'clock p. m. All citizens
interested in the agricultural and
horticultural pursuits Of the parish
are invited to attend this meeting
Matters Of interest to such citizen.
will be discussed.
Judge T. Aucoin, serving in hi,
twentieth year Is Police Juror from
the Sixth Ward, journeyed to Frank
lin Wednesday to participate in thu
deliberations Of that august body.
The attention Of the Review Read
ers is called today to the advertise.
ment Of Mr.. l. Popkin, Jeweler, Of
Franklin, who is offering to the peo'
pie the expert services Of DR.. Druk.
ker, a graduate optometrist.