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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24

An internal combustion locomotive Of
1000 horsepower that uses crude oil fuel
j. hauling passenger trains eSperimcntally
on an European railroad
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24

A frame that will hold a heavy can Of
oil and permit it to be tipped for pour
ing has been invented to prevent waste.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
Or. S. N. Bell has been J

VI. . ". btl hdS DetH notified ~ n
meeting of the board Of directors Ut the
Texas Mexican Industrial school III Kings
vile ~ b. held on May 5l~i. DIR. Bell. who
j. senior director Of the school and one IT
it, founders. has also been invited ~ at
tend the closing exercises to be held on the
night of Nav 30th. The Industrial school
was founded several years ago bv the
Presbyterian church with DIR. l.. Il. Bur
Fess. pastor of the Brownsville American
Presbyterian church, n it, president.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
PIANO TUNING AND REPAIRING

w. -. l.. Dye viii be- in the city Tor one month.
Phone :iG6. Winsdor Hotel. Make your APP
pointmenis early. 81
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
Students Display Work-Studeniz Of the

sixth and seventh grades of the Browns
Vile pubic schools will display the results
oi their wears work i'm notebooks and map
books nj the high school az 2:30 Friday
afternoon. Patrons and friends of the
are invited IL attend. The pupils
Of the two grades and their teachers will
be the hosts of the occasion.
Oh. That | could look like other men,
with clothes - fine appearing.
Nuu can. Phone Rutledge'~. l43.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
New Chandeliers-Two expensive bror

New Chandellers-Two expensive bronze
chandeliers for electric lights have been
installed in the federal courtroom in the
po~toffice building. The two chandeliers,
which carry twelve lights each. replace two
great bronze chandeliers that were Install
ed twenty-sIx years ago upon the compile
ton Of the building. They were equipped
for oil lamps and gas. hut when IN elee-
tric light plant wa, Installed in Browns
Vile ten years ago the gas tubes were
wired for electricity. and the necessary ap-
r%liances attached. Previously oil lamps of
specially good lighting qualities had been
used. The new chandeliers are beautiful
ornaments.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24

A marriage license has been issued by
Miss Opal Dale Williams.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24

Automobile license NJ. 1855 has been
issued by the county clerk 70 j. W. Lyle
of Harrington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24

Solid Gold Wedding Rings Of the usual
high Rutledge standard: the best that
money can buy, at the old reliable Rutledee
Jewelry Store. :
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24
FORT WORTH LIVESTOCK.

FORT WORTH. Tex. May 2l.-IIog-
Receipts 2O00. closed Zoe 10 l5c lower.
Top Sl5.I0. bulk Sl5.35M 1850.
Cattle: Receipts 5000, including 1000
calves. Beef steers l5c 10 25c lower. ton
SLID. bulk $500 1850: cows and hcif-
err Zoe To- l5c lower. Top COWS 1915, bulk
$1,000 $50: top heIferS $3.50. bulk 5000
"a $50; bulls, steady. top 5000. bulk $3.50
800; calves, steady. top Sl4.00. bulk $3.50
Z" I2.3o. SicekCr steers. steady, S6.50(a
300: cows and heifer, Zoe To I5c lower
r6.9od S.5u heiferS s6.J0d 900:
Z; Ives Ss.50m l2.0e.
sheep; Receipt 1000. 25c lower, not
mrch stuff sold.
California SCIENTISTS have dcyeloned n
gold palladium alloy a. Il substitute for
the most costly platinum Iridium alloy used
In chemists utensils.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24

Attention The Brownsville Bakery
would appreciate il il their wagon Gus
TONERS would phone ia any complaints.
Having \ new boy on the wagon max cause
some errors. Phone 5l5. Brownsville
Bakery. (5-2I-ltl
Years ago. when things were different.
people didn't care ~ much.
Today a change has taken place and
men who win must Press Up. Clean Up.
Up.
Rutledge'S are the people To, phone lI3.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-24

A recently patented butter puck haS \
operated attachment that pushes off
its point a piece Of butter that it picks up.
The Press., 1917-11-22
Truth About a "M ons.er.' ,,

According to the ;,Il. iC:tt writers. the basiIisk-solnetimes called cockatrice- was a monster tO he GIcatly dreaded. It's breath filed the air with d deadly poison and burned up vegetation, and the glance nf it's eye waS fatal to both man and beast. The only creature that could face it and live. they said. was the cock, and travellers were advised to take loudly growing cocks with them as protection against the monster. So much for superstition. As matter of fact, the baSiliSk is a harmless lizard living a quiet life in the woods and feeding on insects. Its appearance, however. is fo. midable. and it is this. perhaps. that gave il bad name. It grows to q length of from twenty-five to thirty inches. including it's tail, which Is much longer than its body. Rising from it's head and inclining backward is broad. wing-likr eNpan- sion which gives it some resemblance to the flying lizard. The crest of this expansion is formed somewhat like d crown. and that gave the baSilisk it's name, which is from the Greek word meaning king.-Exchan@e
The Press., 1917-11-22
Why Not Do sonaihIa2

To the ennuied of earth who are looking for a new and lasting sensa- tion we would offer the query, Why not be sensible? :-
 If you have never tried looking at things in & sensible way you cannot imagine what supreme delights there are in an excursion into this little ire Quented domain of human activity There are drawbacks, to be sure. But the drawbacks are greatly Outweighed by the advantages. We have known people who, after leading unsensiblt lives from early childhood, have taker up the sensible life and have never le( any other life from that time on. That however, is going to extremes and Ii therefore to be carefully summed, bu it only goes to show how being sensi ble can take hold of you if you give i a chance.-Life.
The Press., 1917-11-22
Lions Fear Mice,

Large beasts of prey have a strong antipatby to rats and mice, says the London Tit-Bits. When a mouse was thrown into a cage where there were two lions the animals leaped away, roaring, apparently with fright, and making efforts to get away from the tiny creature. A tiger rOared with rage when first introduced to a mouse. Then he lowered his muzzle to smell it, but would have no more to do with 1t and made violent efforts to break from his cage.
 Elephants screamed and trumpeted when mice were introduced, shrinking from them as far as their chains allow ed. One elephant, however, more knowing than the rest, when a couple of mice were placed on the ground be fore him quietly placed his foot oa thnI0
The Press., 1917-11-22
COTTON GOODS COMPANY
 BUILDING MODEL CT
Constructing 100 Cottages with Hospi tal, Library, School and
 Meeting Hall.

A big cotton goods manufacturing company with offices in New York City and a million-dolla- plant at Pas saic. N. J., recently completed the pur- chase of 300 acres of land, comprising the whole village of Atwood, near Passaic, and has begun the construc- ton of a model industrial city.
 Almost a thousand men are em' ployed in the Passaic plant, which will be abandoned. Plans are to have a city of about $500 population. One hun. dred cottages will be built. There will be a hospital, library, school, and meeting hall. Twenty homes for su. perintendents are to be put up at once. Homes will be purchased on monthly payments.
 Social welfare workers, architects and industrial leaders have given ad vice to the president of the mills. His plan is regarded as the most advanced step of the kind, in some respects, that has been taken in this country.
 The present mill has rest rooms nurses, and a dining hall. Dances have been given there every Saturday eve ming throughout the winter. There have been practically no labor trou bles. - Industrial Conservation, NetC York.
The Press., 1917-11-22
The Misunderstood Shark.

There seems to be some misunder- standing concerning the way in which sharks attack victims. Some claim that they turn over as they attack so as to bite more readily with their reced- ing underjaw. Others claim, accord ing to the Popular Science Monthly, that they attack head on, swimming to their victim in a straight line. Ac- cording to J. E. Williamson, whose work in photographing the shark un- der water for motion picture plays has been notably successful, the "head- On'' description of attack is the correct one.
 f "I can prove by my pictures that a shark does not turn over to bite" states Mir. Williamson. If shark wants to pick up anything from the bottom of the sea he goes right down to it as cat pounces on bone and picks it up. A shark does not turn oyer to bite any more than any other fish dOes.''
The Press., 1917-11-22
Reels With JeweIsd Bearings:

Without doubt jeweled bearings on the reel make it run more smoothly and add to it's life. The heightened life of reel. due to the fact that it is jewcled, moro than Overhalances the added cost over the ordinary kind. As a general thing. the jewels are set ill removable ciI'S at the end nf the bear ings, which makes it easy to keep them clean and oiled. Of course the jewel ed reel hicks you deeper in the hank roll, but after fellow has put in prac- tice work On the lower priced reels and feels like investing in one that will last forever, if handled right, then the iewelec reel is the only one to buy. Right down to cases. as it were. the jeweled reel iS one that acts best in the hands of the angler who knows how to handle it. It spins with such freedom and speed that it is conducive to back laShcS with the beginner, who has not the rhumh work to control it.-From Lake and Stream Game Fishing" by Dixie Carroll.
The Press., 1917-11-22
T-...,,r.. e tl1e T.iber,. neg.

Z Father Fiber hli.;t be trembling in his bed over the quest for the gold sup posed to lie iii sac foundations of the old temple of love, for the river has more than once been threatened. Lecky hclds that it's periodical flooding and becl.c@t of marshes and malaria have been :a eSIvatio.l of Italy in pre- venting Il" ialian parliament, for req sons of lc.l,ta rom sitting long in ses- sion. C:ari;altii had other views. He meant t) fiilg the old river from Rome to Tivoli. so sent for that prince of en- gineers. Sir John Fowler Fowler made the necessary surveys for diver sion of the Fiber into the Anio, to ca nalize the malarial area and drain 1t into the sea. It would have been a great and romantic feat of engineering, hut honest John loved Garfbaldi as faithfully as did the red shirted Thou sand, Ut will cost you nine millions for the work and as much again for compensation. Don't think of 1t, he bluntly said. "Oh. you stubborn Eng
 nshr' laughed the hero. Americans here would do the work for nothing merely to get the antiquities in the Tiher bed" But he took FOwler's ad' vice.-IOndon Chronicle.
The Press., 1917-11-22
USE OF LEISURE TIME
 A FACTOR IN SUCCESS
Time Not Spent In Working, Eating or Sleeping May Determine
 Efficiency.

"How do you spend your leisure timer" is the question which appears on the application blanks for employ ment in some of the largest business houses today. To some this may seem an unnecessary intrusion on the pri- vate life of the individual, but the way in which a worker utilizes the interval between 5 and 6 D. m. and 8 or a. m., as well as his holidays and Sundays, has an important bearing on his eff ciency. Dull heads and unsteady hands, which are often the by-products of misused leisure hours, are distinct liabilities in any work, whether 1t be mechanically routine or of the sort that requires judgment and adapta- Conservation, Ne'o York
The Press., 1917-11-22
naalinn In Diannonds.

There is no other form in which hu- man wealth is so compact and so dura ble as in diamonds. A paper three inches long and an inch and a hall wide will hold q kings ransom in d form that million years will moi harm and that not even fire itself, ex cept the heat of the electric furnace and of the Bunsen burner, will de :stroy. You would think that anything so precious would be hedged about with a host of precautions. Just the opposite is true. Men go into the of fees of wholesale diamond dealers, sliI packages of uncut stones worth thou sands Of dollars into their pockets and go away with no record of the transac ton except d memorandum" Hall the business of many dealers in pre- cious stones is done by letting gOods go out "on memorandum" The ono thing that the men in the trade guard more carefully than their diamonds is their credit. Youths Companion.
The Press., 1917-11-22
JuOt Like a Man.

She hurried down the stairs to join her husband, who was waiting to go out with her to the party.
 "Oh, Jack," she cried, wait a mo mentr'
 q never saw anything like tt!' 'ex- claimed Jack impatiently. ''YOu al ways forget something. You girls are enough to drive any patient man fran tic"
 But, Jack, dear
 "Oh, go upstairs and get what you want and don't for goodness sake keep me waiting here any longer"
 "But I haven't forgotten anything. dear; it's yOu''-
 Good gracious! What next, I won- der? I've been dressed ready and wait ing for you this last half hour" ''Indeedr' she said frigidly. '"Then why is it you have no necktie On?"
 "Goodnessr' he calculated. 'Why couldn't you tell me that before, in- stead of staring at me and saying nOth- ing?"-Exchange.
The Press., 1917-11-22
How to Become a Hishbrouv.

One never can tell the sociological possibility of some little thing that seems hardly worth the saying. Thus if you say, He swears like a pirate, 2 you are not sociological. But suppose you pull yourself together and say, Profanity in that it relaxes the inner tension by sudden nervous discharge and offers a means of escape from so- cial inhibitiOns, is, when phylogenetic- ally considered, natures method under the conditions of modern civilized life of producing an outlet for primitive emotions which in an earlier period were apt to take more socially injuri- OuE forms, such as piracy" You will then be taken for sociOlOgist. dc not say you will really be a sOciOloglst, but you will look like one, especially If you add bibliOgraphy.-New Repub- Ii0
The Press., 1917-11-22
carueta of tt(o Ancionta,

References to carpets are found among the earliest Egyptian and As syrian writers. ln Egypt, for exam pIe, floor and seat GOV erings were used in temples for religious ceremonies, while about 1900 E. (. they garntshed the interiors of the royal palaces.
 For 400 years following the dynasty of the pharaOhs carpet weaving was apparently confined to the Egyptians and Assyrians, an extant example o6 a floor cover of 705 B. C., taken from the palace at Nineveh, bearing . de- sign of wOOlen lotus flowers and buds.
 Arrian tells us that the tomb of Cyrus the Persian WAS covered with a pail of purple BabylOnian tapestry, while Callixenus, the best reporter of his time, writing the story of the ban Quet given by one of the PtOlemies, pictures purple carpets of finest wool with the pattern on both sides and handsomely embroidered rugs very beautifully elaborated with figures" a description of which might well apply to the floor or chair coverings in any mansion of tOday.-New York World.
The Press., 1917-11-22

of The Press, thirty-One years ago.
 The Mineral Springs Go. is getting in the necessary appliances f1r light ing by electricity.
 Miss Sparrow, local manager of the N. E telephone office, has gone for two weeks vacation and Miss Dudley of Norwich is filling her place.
 The scholars of the Hydeville dis trict surprised their teacher, Miss Jenny L. Enc. at the residence of Charles Smith Friday evening, Nov. I12. Her school closed Saturday.
 Mir. and Mrs N. J. TTudeau from Three Rivers, Mass. have opened in Cleaveland's store. opposite The Press office, line of millinery wares, also boots, shoes, gents furnishing and fancy wares. ,..
 Names of scholars neither absent nor tardy in Hydeville (11th) district during term ending Nov. 13: Mary E. Smith, Flora L. Convene Per | 10CG WuL H. oAN Minnie Belcher. Whole number scholars, 26: average attendance, 21.
 Lyon Bros. and John P. Walker commenced yesterday to cut the timber on the Braman place, Westford aud will put a steam sawmill on in 6 short time, which will give employ ment to quite a number of hands this winter.
 Competition has brought down prices of meats, and at no time since the war have meats been so cheap al Thanksgiving time. Dimock is sell ing turkeys at 164 cents, and all the markets and grooers are selling chickens at 12 to 15 cents. All meats reduced in proportion.
 Born. Staffordville, 22d, son tC A. H. Walker.
The Press., 1917-11-22
PreachinQ and Practice.

The noted Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe used to condemn with the se- verest contempt those persons who ascribed any omen or presage to eclipses of the sun or moon, to comets, the aurora bOrealiS or other appear ances in the heavens. He himself was so superstitious that if he chanced te meet an old woman in his morning walk he at once retraced his steps home. fearing that such meeting might bring disaster.
The Press., 1917-11-22

to try Lydia E. PinKham's Vegetable Compound as she had taken it with good results. did so, my weakness dis appeared, gained in strength, moved into our new home, did all kinds of garden work, shoveled dirt, did build ing and cement work, and raised hun dreds of chickens and ducks. 1 can not say enough in praise of Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and if these facts are useful you may pub fish them for the benefit of other women. Mrs. Nj. O. JOHNSTON, Route 10. Box 19O, Richmond, Ind.
The Press., 1917-11-22
staal eh;un.

Steel ships differ from those of wood in that their hulls are made of steel plates riveted together instead of the old method of using wooden planking. They are enabled to float because, being hollow, they have what is called buoy ancy. A steel ship displaces 6 volume of water equal in weight to its own. The principle of buoyancy may be test ed by floating an iron pail i'm a bathtub full of water.
The Press., 1917-11-22
Ionuevity.

AS rule. married people live longer than single and those who have to work hard for their living longer than those who do not. The average of lon gcvity k higher among civilized than uncivilizcd races Further, people of large build live longer than those Of small. bat those of middle size live longer than either.
The Press., 1917-11-22
State of Ohio. City of Toledo.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co.,, doing business In the City and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY. l. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 9th day of December. A. D. 1Ss6 A. W. GLEASON. (SeaO Notary Public. Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken in- formally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send for testimonials, free.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. o.
 Sold by all druggists, 76c.
 HalIs Family Pills for constipation.
The Press., 1917-11-22
USE OF LEISURE TIME
 A FACTOR IN SUCCESS.
Use of Time Not Spent In Working, Eating or Sleeping May Determine
 Workers Efficiency.

Use of Time Not Spent In Working, Eating or Sleeping May Determine
 Workers Efficiency.
 How do you spend your leisure timer" is the question which appears on the application blanks for employ ment in some of the largest business houses today. To some this may seem an unnecessary intrusion on the prl- vate life of the individual, but the way in which a worker utilizes the inter- val between or 6 P. M. and or g A. M., as we'll as his holidays and Sun days, has an important bearing on his efficiency. Dull heads and unsteady hands, which are often the byproductS of misused leisure hours, are distinct liabilities in any work whether it be mechanically routine or of the sort that requires judgment and adaptabil- ity. - Industrial Conservation, Ne1C York.
 Speeding It Up. . "What is the reason that Jones trade shows such remarkable spurt the last month"; ..-t E..
 "Why. you see. Jones was standing for the business. but now his wife's running .'-Baltimore American.
The Press., 1917-11-22
e.r.. ,of saeuri%1.

'Do you find that your constituents agree with you?''
 "No," replied Senator Sorghum. But that doesn't cause me any apprehen- sion. If they refuse to be guided, there is plenty of time for me to come around and agree with them" ."-Washington Star
The Press., 1917-11-22
One Ecorom;e Failure.

Theorist--Our housewives ought to be cncouragcl to make their own bread. The homemade article would not be so liable to go up. Practical Fr.end-No: if it's all the kind my wife tried to make it would be too heavy to do any rising. Exchange.
The Press., 1917-11-22
Inst like Stncka.

Sto@i;br"kcr viSiting the hospitaU - How's your temperature. old man: In valid Partner-Great for active Specu- lation. It went to 1O4 five times yester- day, each time dropping back to par Boston Transcript
The Press., 1917-11-22

rom my age ILlaC when goin g up stairs l had to go very slowly with my hands on the steps, then sit down at the top to rest
 The doctor said he thought I should have an operation,
 and my friends thought I would not live to move into our new house. My dauUhteF asked me
The Press., 1917-11-22
Hanu up the Broom.

Brooms should always hang when not in use. Have hole bored through the handle four inches from the end and large enough to slip over an ordi- nary nail. When left on the floor a broom soon loses it's shape and will not do good work ..-
The Press., 1917-11-22
THE HUMAN NOTE IN INDUsTR'
VIII Be Most Strongly Accentuated In
 Coming Years, Says Edison.

Problems in human engineering, predicts Thomas A. Edison, the cleo trical wizard, twill receive during the coming years the same genius and attention which the nineteenth century gave to the more material forms of engineering.
 "We have laid good foundations for industrial prosperity. Now we want to assure the happiness and growth oi the workers through vocation educa ton and vocational guidance and wisely managed employment depart ments. A great field for industrial e1 perimentation and statesmanship Is opening up."-IedHstriGI Conservation Netp York.
The Press., 1917-11-22
pemestie Amsnitiss.

Did my vanity box come?" ''Gucss not. A small package came.'' That must be my vanity box"
 Gee, that wouldn't hold half your vanity! l expected 'em to unload a piano case at the very least" ."-Rich- nond Times Dispatch.
The Press., 1917-11-22
Ri. Desit..

AviatOr-YOu're up in the air where you wanted to go. You've got more than the worth of your money. What more do you want? Scared Passen- ger-I went the earth.-Exchange
The Press., 1917-11-22
A wifss Eeonom,so.

Husb&nd = Are you aware that 1t Rkes three-fourths of my salary to meet your dressmaker's bills? Wlfe- Goodness gracious! What do you do with the rest of your money?
The Press., 1917-11-22
NEED FOR LOYAL WORKERS.
Men Who Will Exert Best Efforts t'
 Help Win War.

Help Win War.
 It would be impossible to overest1- mate the importance of labor in It's re- lation to the war, and the necessity foz every workingman to give his best et, forts in order not to handicap the gov ernment in it's work of carrying the war to a successful termination.
 The loyal American workingman may be depended upon to do his full duty if he is not led by the mistaken policies of his leaders to do the things which his own conscience and his own reason tell him are wrong.-ITadWstFfGE Conservation, Net0 York.