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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-28
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taptain Moore of the Fourth L. \. In.
fantry gave a dinner party and dance last
evening N the Country club complimentins
Miss Terry and Miss McDittie, of CALVES
ton, who are the house quests of Captain
and Mr.. l.. ID. Ga>~er. Among the din
ner guests were Colonel and Mrs. Evans
Major kirkpatrick. Captain and Mrs. Pet
erson, Captain and Mrs. llollyday, Cap
tam and Mrs. Aloe, Captain and Mrs. Mer-
~, Captain and Mrs.. GaSser, Captain Han
son and Captain CutchinS. About forty
guests gathered later in the evening foi
dancing 10 music by the Fourth Infantry
hand.
Quite a round OF entertainment j. plann-
ed for Miss Terry and Miss McDittie, in
Gliding a dinner party tonight by Colone.
and Mrs. Evans nj their home; a luncheon.
by Captain Cutchin, this afternoon; |;
bathing party al Point Isabel Sunday b
Captain Moore and Captain CutchinS an
a dinner party nj the Country club Monda.
night by Captain and Mr.. llollyday IN,
Captain Peterson.
There will be the usual Ladies Nigh
Band Concert toch Wednesday betweei
the hours of eight and ten O'Clock p. IN
The program will hc alternately dance mus
ic and set pieces.
1t j. hoped that Officers, their familie
and friends will make the pavilion 4 meet
ing place on Wednesday nights; ID the,
DO not Wish 10 dance, The thu ha~ ainlI
facilities for bridge, reading, ei",
"
There VIII hc pol" games IN Tuesday,
Thursday and Fridays, commencing Z
four =. M. on The Fort Brown polo ii"i'
On Sundays, alter The polo game. The F"i
Browns Polo cluh Mil serve zen al III
officers pavilion for ail officers. their fam
ilies and Friends. The Fort Brown pc
club flag displayed mC'n- there wiz
polo that day.
Inc sen 'HItuFc '''' 'l'l iue-''> I'LL
terhooh WIN MI y n ,"'r'". III
". H.. Jono~, the president, Mr.. GroT-
Hamilton, wee president. pre- Idcd at il
meeting. Mis- Milr- wa leader for tI
aiternon, the lesson being Art : Seen,
@ and ! Of ~ Yon nike It, Nj III
Champ;on. Mi. Clclla Burn- and NJ l.,
bella Conrad were quests. NJ Add
Lon Green viii he the hn~tc~- ncNt wee
with Mr.. .Jamc- \. Graham the leadc
The le-,on will he Huv-It- Made in-Tc.
as"
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Mr.. u. T.. Holland ma returned from
panied home ~ her mother. Mr.. NJ.
Finch. who ha- returned from \ stay
several month, with her sister. Mr.. Rni
.t : Lovett. wife III the rhiramau II "
board Of The Southern Pacific railroad
10
The officers of the Second Iowa. milan
ry, who leave Tor home IN a lew day, q
arranging Tor Il dinner To be gwen heio
their departure. at which Officers OF q
regular army and national guard here v
be the guests. The date Tor the event y
be- announced today or tomorrow.
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wi me'' !" ''1"'+i II ""'
az %" "'I"'A N''ui"'N "i''i"'"" n
VIII arrange Tor lh' '"h'ls - w ""u
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nsl 81 y ~er'e7 81 N''""' ".''"'!'""N ="
sor'd nv ire ie"era''"',' ~ '"'> "'e''"
be appointed the committees for the g
tertainment al the Valley Federation
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-28
Tomorrow THE FRISCO GIRL"

the Iav uf ihi- State. nnd TAIN Ind iu.t
Hfuti ri- VI ih- pu'iryholder-.
ilc cumni .uH rnu have before II "
rctntion trum Y pn.ryholdtI- -oclation
ur-iua ihit thr tandall policy w abro-
gated, but uo action ha a- yet been taken
on thc matter IN the tate commission.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-28

Mrs. +. 4. Slzelan J. expected home il
few days from 4 visit in New York. Sh,
; now stopping over IN San Antonio.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-28

in san Antonio and Gainesville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis CLANCY have gone 4
New Orleans with their little some who N
0 be examined by surgeons ut one Of IN,
hospitals there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25

count of the tornado of last June. Now, if We had a sinking fund, such as l will urge, would not have been compelled to appeal to the legislature for permission to borrow. My idea is to have the leg islature make an appropriation annually for the maintenance of this fund, same to be used in case of loss by fire, wind or otherwise on order of the capitol commission. It would be well to make the penitentiary farms support and main tain this fund, setting aside certain percentage of the net profits from con vict labor every year for that purpose. These farms make, net. annually at least half million dollars, all of which goes into the state treasury and the general fund. Ten per cent of this net proceeds of the sale of farm products every year would soon create a sinking fund worth while and which would no doubt meet all such acute demands.
 'I also want a sinking fund to take care of our ever-iucreasing bonded in- deb edness." says Governor Bilbo. These bonds have to be met in course of time, and some method of accommodating the money should be provided. These funds would remain in the state treasury as permanent funds and to be used for no other purpose They would be loaned to the state Repositories and draw interest and grow year by year, but when a piece of state property burned or was blown down we would have the means at hand for it's immediate restoration"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
Will Ask Mississippi Legis- lature to Create This at
 Next Session
LOSS OF BUILDINGS
 CANNOT BE REPLACED
Under Present System Money Must Be Appropriated for This Pur- pOse-Tax Commission Being
 Fought in Courts
By E. E. FRANTz

Jackson, Miss, February 24.-(SpecialD Gov. Theodore G. Bilbo is thoroughly satisfied that it is mistaken policy on the part of the state to carry it's own insurance as it has been doing all along. This thought was brought to mind a few days since when the governor was notified of the burning of Industrial hall on the Alcorn A. and M. college campus state institution for negroes. The building and contents are said to have been worth about $4O,0O0 and they cannot be replaced until after the next legisla- ture shall have voted an appropriations CT unless the governor communicate with each member of the law-malling body for permission to borrow the money in advance-as he has done after several other such losses.
 Tn my next message to the legisla- ture,' says the governor, '1 am going to recommend just as strongly as Ian guage will permit, the creation of a sink ing fund to meet just such emergencies as this. I would have this fund avail able at once, when needed, without wait ing for legislative action or permission, We have just completed $1O0,000 worth of repairs on the institution for the deaf and dumb in Jackson the money hav- ing been borrowed. This loss was on ac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
BURGLAR GETS AWAY

R. c. Lee, an alleged notorious crook whose photograph is to be found in every, rogues gallery in the coun- try. it is said, and recognized as one of the ablest men in his line of busi- ness in the world, has escaped from the -Hinds county jail and Sheriff Wells offers $100 for his arrest Lee has numerous aliases under which lie op- crates in different parts of the United States. He was arrested at St. Louis two or three months ago for burglar izing Downing -Locke's department store here of about 5000 worth of ! handsome goods. and was returned to Jackson. He came near escaping from the St. Louis bastile and the Misss- sippi authorities were warned that on bolts or bars could hold him. He was placed in the best jail in the state, a doubly locked cell that could not be opened from the inside. and yet he got away. unlocking both doors and using a blanket ladder to get out a third story window. Bloodhounds trailed to the depot where he is supposed to have caught a freight train out of town
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
1. [. ODELL SAYS HIS
 WIFE SUFFERED FOR. FOUR TEEN YEARS
All Her Troubles Are Gone and She's Now We'll and Strong After Taking S
 Tanlac," He Says

l.. e Odell, agent for the Birmingham News between Central Park and Besse- rner, and residing on R. F. D. I, in a recent interview with the Tanlac repre- sentative, said:
 Nearly 14 years ago my wife had a long, hard spell of fever which left her system in terrible condition and caused a serious sbowel trouble and chronic diarrhea. She was treated a great deal and took lots of medicines, but kept get ting worse and we were told that the fever had settled in her bowels. Her food seemed to do her no good scarcely; she was very weak and nervous, and sel- dom ever got good nights sleep. She was hardly able to get around at all and couldn't do any of her house work. She was losing ground rapidly, and I knew unless something could be done to check her trouble the worst was lible to come at any time: still I hardly knew what to do as she had tried so many things without getting any results. ''
 q had read and heard a great deal about Tanac and finally decided to get her to try it. Well. she began .improv- ing after only few days and her first two bottles helped her immensely. She has taken five bottles in all, the last of which she took several weeks ago and now every symptom of the trouble she suffered with so long is gone. Tanlac has built her up wonderfully, and she does her house work without any trouble at all. She sleeps fine, enjoys and digests all she eats, and to both her surprise and mine, Tanlac has relieved her of a bronchial trouble which had worried her for a long time. We feel that the bene- fit she has gotten from Tanlac is re- markable. and are glad to tell others about it''
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham exclu. sively by Eugene Jacobs drug store and atton-Pope Drug company; in Ensley by D. W. Morris Drug company; in Bes- semer by Pegram-P Patton Drug company; in Pratt City by Gale Drug conpany and in North .Rirmingharp by Walker Drug company.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
AN IMPORTANT CASE

Ex-Senator LeRoy Percy, brother of the late Walker Percy of Birmingham, represented his county, Washington, i'll the supreme court this week in a case that is of statewide importance The last legislature created a state tax com mission with authority to equalize values in the several counties. Washington county refused to accept the valuations made on it's property by the state com mission and attacked the constitution ality of the law on the ground that the constitution gives to. county supervisors the right to fix assessments. It has been hoped that the equalizers would be able te so increase valuations in many of the countiss that the income from taxes would be at least be equal to. if not eN cecd. the expenditures, but if this law is declared unconstitutional by the supreme court and revenues permitted 1o stiil further decrease the state will just have to continue to borrow and issue bonds every year to cover deficits, or Increase the tax levy a mill or two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
STUDYING THE wEEvIL

w., E. l)arean. prosperous South Carolina farmer was a caller at tha department of agriculture a few days since. hrin letter of introduction from the commissioner of agriculture of his home state. His mission was to study the boil weevil In those sections where it has played havoc with the cotton farmers for 10 wears, and he was given every facility. He wanted to see for himself what the pest has done ard how the farmers have managed to live since his advent. The farmers of the state who persisted in raising cotton as a chief crop he found had just sim ply heen put out of business. Those who have followed the advice os ~~- tional end state agents are making more monev and living better than they ever did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
BORING FOR OIL

It is possible that this section of Missis- sippi is to become another great oil field.
 The Atlas Oil company has it's machinery on the ground, three miles northwest of the city, and will begin active 3orlng in very snort while. Expert oil men and geologists have given it as their opinion that 2il is to be had here, and the Atlas finding out whether or not that is true. finding out whether or not thta is true, They have already spent a large sum buying leases on lands, as have other companies. It is stated as fact that in less than 30 days at least two of these
 big oil well promoters will be boring in the vicinity of Jackson. Anyway. it gives the people something to think and talk about, and many of them are dreaming cf
 gushers and fortunes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
SALE OF COTTON SEED

The trustees of the penitentiary have sold the last of this seasons cotton seed. six carloads. or 20 tons. at $53 per ton. which is s5.2o less than the highest price received this season Out of the 1916 crop the trustees have sold 40 carloads of seed at an average price of $60 per ton. or about $160,000 for the seed from 1900 bales and 1eav- ing several tons for seed this spring Time was when the Mississippi legis- lature felt called upon to enact law prohibiting ginners throwing their cotton seed in the creeks and rivers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
STATE D. AND D. BUILDING

The storm or last June played havoc in Jackson, destroying hundreds of cabins and many handsome homes, but the most serious damage, perhaps, was to the new institution for the deaf, situated in the western suburbs of the city. Fortunately it was vacation time, and none was seriously injured. save one of the teachers. but the damage to the handsome structure was estimated at $100000 by several contractors Gov ernpr Bilbo borrowed the money to re- pair the building. first getting the con- sent of the members of the legislature. It has now been completed and turned over to the capitol commission, but on account of an epidemic of measles it will continue to be used as hospital for several days. More than 90 of the pupils. all deaf and dumb. were down at one time and the superintendent and facu1ty are worked nearly to death There has been but one death, that Of a 16-year-old boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
TO APPRAISE FARMS

Governor Bilbo has appointed State Senator l.. S. Hemphill of Carroll coun- ty and Thomas R. Christmas of Hinds as appraisers of the penitentiary farms. They have entered upon the discharge of their arduous task and will be so engaged several weeks They are to inspect and put value on everything on the several farms and in the office at Jackson-lands, live stock, gins, congresses, farm utensils, products on hand, tin cups, pewter spoons. etc. The state owns tive big farms, comprising about 10000 acres in all. Much of this land IS valued at $f00 per acre, and is worth it, making so bushels of corn or from one to two bales of cotton every year The total value of the penitentiary property is in the neighborhood of s2,0o0,0o0. and net profits this year are about SS00000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
A WOMAN SECRETARY

The five directors of the Mississippi State fair have elected Miss Mabel Srire us secretary of their great enterprise. The vote for Mss Stire was unanimous on first ballot, though. several good and competent men were after the place, Miss sure has been assistant secretary three or four years and has run the offlcc. sho is familiar with the work, knows just how to- handle the many concessionaiI es and enjoys the confidence of the pusic as well as the exhibitors.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
LOCATING THE NEW HOME
Points That Should Be Considered Be-
fore Permanent Residence Is
Decided Upon.

While home building is not a specu-
lative investment, it is a wise plan for
the home seeker to consider one or
two points in this connection. For ex-
ample, could he sell at a profit if,
through business changes or some 9th
er necessity, he should be obliged to
sell?
1t is a well-known fact that immense
fortunes have been made by people
buying on the great highways of
travel, where the increasing popula-
ton of some large city, ever pushing
out from the center, pays more and
more for land.
Since inborn in the heart Of most
men is the love Of making money to
have a tidy sum laid by for old age
or a rainy day." the home builder
looking forward to the time when
he might wish to sell will wisely To-
cate on main line of travel, for as
the adjacent city grows, land values
must increase, and the holder Of such
property correspondingly increases his
income.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
PLANTS MUST BE STUDIED
Successful Culture Is Impossible Un-
less One Thoroughly Understands
Their Characteristics.

Self-education in plant growing can
be carried on in the winter as well as
In the summer. It Is interesting to
study the habits and requirements OF
any plant, whether 1t is in season or
not. There are many hardy peren-
malls that can be started in the house,
and, il the work with them through
the winter is successful, they can be
set out of doors in the spring. This
includes growing from seed Slch
plants as rhubarb and asparagus.
There is no end to the plants that may
be thus utilized. Also, a plant started
and successfully brought to maturity
in the home is likely to be harder
than those plants that have been
started in hothouses and afterWard
transferred to homes. If one fails
with plant lesson should be gained
from the failure in what not to do.
If one tries the growing of a good
many different kinds of plants there
are good chances for succeeding with
some of them, even under adverse con
ditions.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
Bored.

lie posed as a wit, and he basked IN his
fame
And told funny stories when company
came,
with laughter each guest doubled up like
a knife,
But not n smile wldened the lips OF his
Wife.
Her face wore look Of mixed sadness
and pain
She'd heard his Jokes over and over again
New York World.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
HOME@
10 Helps
DECIDUOUS TREES IN LAWNS
Some Reasons Why They Seem to
Thrive Better There Than
Elsewhere.

An obseryant correspondent writes
to ask why deciduous trees and shrubs
planted in lawns seem to thrive better
than those planted under other condi-
tions, more especially during the sum-
mer months, remarks the Los Angeles
Times.
Our dry summer atmosphere is very
trying on deciduOus trees and shrubs
for the reason that such dry air causes
the leaves to transpire faster than
the roots can take up the necessary
moisture. such conditions during the
hot weather put the trees, figuratively,
in the position Of gasping for breath.
Trees in lawns have the advantage Of
being in a moister atmosphere than
when in soil with dry surface, and,
therefore, have to labor less and may
breathe" with greater comfort. The
soil moisture in a lawn is also more
evenly distributed over the entire root
system than could be the case where
water is applied to trees by irrigation,
either by the furrow system of in
basins. Deciduous trees always thrive
best in lawns.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
Do the Work.

OF the little details that attract ones
attention in a well designed house,
none are more important than are the
flower boxes. These should be de-
signed by your architect, and may be
simple or pretentious, as the style of
your house demands Built up from
the ground, OF brick or concrete, they
are source OF pleasure the year
around, II filed in the winter with low
growing evergreens. This is an espe-
cially pleasing treatment when used
at the sides of the entrance steps.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
Fruit Trees Alonu Roads,

The habit OF planting fruit and nut
trees by the roadside has long pre-.
vailed in parts of Europe. 1t should
be cultivated in the United States.
Hickory and walnut trees are as beau
tiful as elms and a great deal more
useful. Salem's streets have been
planted with hundreds Of walnut trees.
Those set out along McMinnville's
pavement years ago produced ton
and half of nuts this son,-Port'
land 0regonian.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
NOTICE For PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior U. S,
Land Office, at Harrison, Arkansas,

Department of the Interior, U. S,
Land Office, at Harrison Arkansas
April II, 1917
Notice is hereby given that Walter
H. Rhoades, of Pindall Arkansas, who
on June 18th, 1911, made homestead
entry No 0S456, for NE IA NE Ia
Section 5, Township Is North and f
IL Sc IA, Section 80, Township l6
North, Range IS West, Fifth Principal
Meridian, has filed notice of inten.
ton to make three year proof, to
establish claim to the land above
described, before the Register and
Receiver, United States Land Office,
isHtHarrison, Arkansas, on the 29rd
day of May, 1917,
'" 1hehclaimant names as witnesses;
tgIH2Kipg, Ed Grove, E. X. Nickle
apd Elmer Morse, all of Pindall, Ark.
III JYo'''L. CLENDENIN, Register.
tmO0 3ihl Il,
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
Dutch New Guinea Mapped,

A Dutch expedition has recently fin.
ished mapping Dutch New Guinea,
which is about fourteen times as large
as the Netherlands and includes the
greater part of the Island Of Paqua in
the South seas, Primitive men
equipped with crude weapons and i'm
plements of stone and flint, were en-
countered Some were wild and war
like, while others were peaceable and
offered no resistance to the expedi
tons Investigations.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, U. s
Land Office at Harrison, Arkansas.

Department of the! Interior U. S.
Sand Office at Harrison, Arkansas.
April 18th, 1917.
Notice is hereby gipepythst Charles
IE. Giyin, of Compton, Arkansas, who,
on October 10Th, 1916, made home.
stead entry No. O1SSd,1ob$1R NV
Ia, Section 13, Township II North,
Range % West, 9flfth' nPrlfcfpal
MERIDIAN, has filed notice of intention
TO make commutation proof, to estab-
aish claim to the land at0feaBastEihan,
before the Register and cReceiYsr,
United States Land Office, at ffarris
son, Arkansas, on rtSaO tath daytIof
'h, The eli claimant nahb9ags hb9ags seleR19aay:
abraham A. Reser9 and 6yaiterUM.
Edgar, of Compton, Ark; James N.
Broadwater and d. P. Stephenson, OF
Hill Top, Arkansas.b .b9limilng ne 3
JNO. L. CLENRENIys Regjfteri
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28

Darby & Parkers music store is
selling Victrolas and Grafonolas on
$500 month payments. Why buy
out of town when you can get same
terms at home?
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28

BIG MONEY FOR YOU, Learn
Shorthand, Bookkeeping, Telegraph,
Railroad wire for each student. Easy
learned Position SURE. Unable to
supply demand. Harrison Business
College, Harrison, Ark
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-19
HINTS FOR THE HOME GARDENER
Special Crops For the Home Garden

Washington j. c.. March 19.-The
nome gardener will usually find it ad-
NantaSeous to grow small quantities of
certain specialties which will add to
the attractiveness of the family fare,
and which few housewives will trouble
to buy. Among these may be mention
ed okra or gumbo
The young pods of this plant are the
part used. These are employed princi-
pally in soups, to which they impart a
pleasant flavor and a sticky consist
ency. The best poGs are grown on
young plants, but if the pods are re-
moved before they are allowed to ripen,
the plants will continue to produce
them until killed by frost.
The seeds of okra should be sown in
the open after the ground has become
quite warm. or the plants may be
started in berry boxes in the hotbed and
transplanted in the garden after all
danger of frost has passed. The rows
should be four feet apart for the dwarf
sorts and five feet apart for the tall
kinds, with the plants two feet apart
in the row. Detailed information on this
plant is contained in Farmers Bulle-
tin 232, "Okra: Its Culture and Uses
Mustard greens may be produced on
almost any good soil. The basal leaves
are used for greens and are cooked like
spinach. The plants require but short
time to reach the proper stage for use
and frequent sowing should be made
THEREFORE. The seeds are sowed thickly
in drills as early as possible in spring
or for late use in September or Oc-
tober. Ostrich Plume is reliable va
riety.
Parsley is used chiefly to garnish