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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06
With Other Editors
The Value of Seed Selection

At Lockhart. Texas. there Is a man who
has devoted time and study To the Seler-
tion of esed cotton. For several years this
farmer has cultivated 1000 acres Of land IN
cotton and the seed from ii, amounting 10
some $4,000 bushels each year. have been
shipped to every cotton growing section N
BE world. Recently a single sale Of 5000
bushels brought $4,000.
The difference between $3.50 per bu~hyI
and tine ordinary price of ordinary cotton
seed '- the premium this man gets for ex,r-
ci>inu care ODD the selection Of seed for
planting. But II III not The only premium
ac recci.e-. The lint cotton ~ produces
b. al better quality and the crop iS greater.
The profit from this source alone would
more than pay him for the trou6le and time
A ia- spout choosing proper seed
II~ -oriaarf man he uJ patient uu
i- ,t .d-. Neither are lAct copyright
W. Any other Texas farmer can get a-
e-ood results from proper seed selection
lS he has done. All that il requires IN n
!ittlc time. " little care. and 4 little mteIL-
gent -tudv.-llou-ton Post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06

II shall like anything aad every
thing IN this world. 20 long az / have
1t with you Freneau breaihed ear
aestly.
Then that's all right ~chirruped
Gloria, happily. You shall most
certainly have this tea with me. aud
I'm furnished
When they reached The farmhouse.
which called itself an inn, the plump
laadIady greeted Gloria with pleased
recognition and rshered them :ut0 fhs
nafior, saying that she would mast Ia
with Their tea and bring the table 70
thcm there by the fire. Frenean
helped Gloria But of her great coat
how well he took OF a coat, she
Thought. she arpea like a golden
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06
Minnesota Girl Record FIJI Raisar.

ST. PtrL.. Mimi. Jan G-Becauso De
Stays. lne rom p.rlias arid cared .or
her PIGS. bliss Ruth Cunningham. iG. $
chan piOn rig raiser of Minnesota today.
The award ~l- made WV the University WIFI
Mimesota aericulinral school here. Ruth
raised high brow pies. Elei day he -rruh-
bed her pigs by handf and followed that b.
giving ticn n shower bath. Tiel -hc ma
-aaed each wits ol daily. Comfortable
touches were arranged finn thc pie in fho
shade M trees nA hfr fathers tarA iIrr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06

A vision came to Freneam's mind of
Nell Traai7. a. he had last seen her.
when he LETT her beside a stream near
a mining can IA the South.
Poor foo y had pleaded 50 m.
reasonably ia. he should marry her
and save her. When he refused she
had thrown herself Gown on the bank
in wild Abandonment TO her grief. As
he mounted his horse he saE the
girls father pick her up and hold her
IN his arms while apparently she sob
bed forth her confession. A look a.
such savage f~erocity came over Trask {
face that Freneau dug spurs into his
horse. on reaching the INT ne had
boarded a train at once. leaving his
few belongings behind him. For that
look On Trask's face surely meant
death for him IL DE were overtaken
And now I'd last he had been eve
aiken.
Soon, however. Freneau broke IRON
hfs Teverie. dismissed ~ as an ulpleas.
amt memory smiled az himself for Civ
ing I'd any place in bios thoughts and
turned his mind u Gloria CHE be-
Hftchiug Eirl-uoman To whom 81 tho
morrow he would tender bis heart
ana hand. f0r aI. that they might bo
worth.
Meanwhile Gloria herself. tirAl be-
ycnd words. her pretty right HAND stir
from the endless shaking OF ether
hands at her reception. har tiny feet
weary of their satin slippers and her
ears tireling sull with thu buzz Oh
compliments poured into them. was
ecstatic as i f~ull-fcdged birding after
its FIRST long fight.
Tho lae. 0r tte guests departing she
threw her arms about her falaers
neck ana gave him l ~rcs1uniIuF Kiss.
SwiHging her feet free * the floor.
she kicked oT her slippers. Then
she hna ad Aunt Horteaaia and
thanked her. and. please dil she and
father m.lG I the rov social leader
LETT them ana hUa0eA herself tO l-l.
where they mi-rt end her crackers
and milk f0r her dinner before she
toppled oT t0 sleep.
They laughed through their own
WEAKNESS aa Cia.i. gather aE rn hyr
~cast-away footwear. proceeded t0
drag herself up Che staircase, hsu; far
over in Imitation uf al ancient cripple.
Reach'-- Ter ov salI -Ee
screamed Justify OLD Burroughs. her
English maid. to run a hot bath r0r
her. AID for goodness AXE 10 ret hcr
out az her wrerh rf dress. As Hur-
rnurhs lrttered between thu two
tasks Gloria hummci the Aloha De"
frat ha asa played in waltz time
.o her l- heavenly dance with Fre-
SHE picked a rose from her
PRESSING table ami went through the
'itual " tie loves me. he loves me
not" down almost to the last potai.
But finding that III would come out
)n the tragic mot. she s1spod, How
silly" throw The rose away. casting
shy little smile at herself in The
mirror.
Burroughs. having taken tho woe
'ulIy v.lted and shredded tulIe fr0ck
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06
Slilhiiy Slving

Daylight saving u not much Nj an i--ue
in th" South. In the North. whore the
lurtuutiou, in the iiural rotation ot ihe
globe caused ~ the e%,uinoctial movement
ere much more pronounced N AN \ raH-id-
cradle problem. Bat a~ II mainly affects
eactnrie- and other large EMPLOYER oi la-
har. w wv chiefly Y question fnr thr iud'-
vidual concern. rather than tac country
at larrc.- Galveston New.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06

brown butterfly ia a velvet gown.
The blazing logs In the deep fire.
place gilded the beauty or a truly
charming old room. Gloria fingered
the quaint pewter pieces OH the man
Mrs. Bailey 10 hurry In with the tea
Things ana hurry away. Soon they
were left Atone. seated opposite each
other. the littio tea table between.
Gloria learned his sugar. She became
suddenly tlmid and embarrassed. IL
lid seem very intimate and daring.
n IVES the first time she had ever
asked a nan about his sugar all alone
aith hiul
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06

menu consisted NH milk. timothy clover.
-ait. hnr. coal. green veectables-and oil
were served ia individual troueh-.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06

Buying experience j. doing business at a
total loss.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06

fTa IND c~ontinued.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06

Subscribers in the city of brownsville who
fail - receive The Herald regularly are re-
qaesttd to nitiiy tie office promptly, Telephone
No. :. New subscribers should receive their
FIRST paper not later than the second day after
the order IS in the Office of The Herald. Every
subscriber even in III. most distant sections ~
the city, Should not receive bis paper not later
than 600 o. m
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-01-06

Entered as second class matter in the post
Office at Brownsville, Texas.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
LARGE CONSULAR DISTRICT.

The consular district of Tahiti
embraces all of the islands in the
south Pacific ocean that are included
in the Society, the Tuamotu and the
Tubuai archipelagoes, the Marquee
sas, Gambler and Maretiri groups,
and the island of Rapa, total of
more than two hundred islands and
islcts belonging to France and known
as the French establishments in
Oceania, or more commonly known
as the Society islands. The total
population is estimated at $4,000,
made up of about 10000 natives,
some 5000 Chinese, and about 1000
of all other nationalities, including
Europeans and Americans. The in
habitants are unevenly distributed
throughout the various groups, leav-
ing many of the islands uninhabited.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
KING ALBERT's WISDOM.

King Albert, as commander in
chief of the Belgian army, has re-
Gently exercised clemency toward $50
military prisoners incarcerated at
Fresnes. After the experiences of
his army at Liege, Namur and Ant
werp, the king was obliged to intro
duce an iron discipline in order to
maintain a high morale among the
troops. The slightest offense was
punished with the greatest severity.
Men who in ordinary circumstances
would have received a light penalty,
during the days of the battle of the
User were condemned to five OF six
years. penal servitude. Today, with
the army again strongly organized
and permeated with high spirit,
clemency can be exercised without
danger, and groups of the con-
demned are set at liberty from time
to time.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
LEFT BROTHER IN THE LURcH
Youngsters Enjoyment Of the Play
Caused Him to Forget the Solemn
Agreement Made.

The writer's youth was spent in
small town on the Ohio rivera where
theatergoing to the stock companies
which frequented the place was in
great vogue among the younger set.
The town was billed for the Black
ton Stock company in "The French
Spy" This performance was pre-
ceded by lot of pyrotechnic display
and red lights.
After frugal saving for a week
prior to this time, on the night Of
the performance our combined fund
only amounted to Is cents, the price
of one admission to the Chicken
COOP"
After a conference we resolved
that my brother should go in, see
one act, get the pass check and hand
it over to me with a synopsis of the
first act. In this way we intended
to alternate until the show was out.
He fulfilled his part of the agree
ment, and | got the pass and went
in. But when my time to come out
arrived forgot he was waiting out
side until the third act was through,
and as my brother had sent up word
what he would do to me when / did
come out, l resolved to get the game
along with the blame and trust to
fleetness of foot to beat him home.
This l did when the show was
over. l did not stop to give him the
synopsis, either.-Blaine Gray, in
Puck.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
HAD PROOF OF DOGS DEATH
Animal Had Been "Kilt" Before, but
This Time He Seemed Unlikely
to Come Back.

\ farmer who lives just outside
small village on the main road out
of London formerly owned a very
vicious dog. This animal became so
notorious for its attacks on cyclists
that few passed that way, to the det-
riment of the local hotel and shops.
One day a mild-looking gentleman
with nice new machine drew up at
the village inn and asked the land
lord to give him a meal, saying that
as he was approaching the village a
dog bounced out of a house and got
under his bicycle. He rode it down
and killed it, and had given its owner
all the money he possessed as COM
pensation.
The landlords eyes grew wide.
care you certain that you kilt that
dog?" he asked.
Indeed, yes. To make sure it was
really dead, I compelled him to bury
it while | was there"
"Then come inside and have din
ner at my expense, sirr' cried the
landlord, enthusiastically. "That
dogs been kilt often before, good
ness knows, but you're the first man
ats had the sense to stop and see
it buried. London Tit-Bits.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
SCOT QUICKLY WASHED AWAY
Rainfall cIeanses London Of a Preoipi-
tatIon That Can Only Be cIassed
+: as Enormous.

! The peck of dirt which proverbial-
ly each man has to eat before he
dies-but not all at one meal-shows
no signs of shortage in London, for,
according TO the scientists, some
$4,000 tons of SCOT and dust are an
nually precipitated throughout the
metropolis. This amount, however,
is not a terribly alarming one, for
it must be borne in mind that Lon
dom is big place, and fall of
10000 tons per annum over an area
of 100 square miles only means the
descent of less than a ton per acre,
and so the whole of twelve months
supply could easily be washed away
by single vigorous shower, seeing
that a fall on wet day of an inch
Of rain means a cleansing flood of
100 tons Of water per acre; and thus,
putting things roughly, 80 inches of
rainfall in London in a year places
at the disposal of this department Of
the public health a ton of water to
wash away every pound of SCOT de-
posted. And the SCOT does not al
ways need washing away from the
surfaces of roofs and streets, for it
is commonly brought down in liquid
form by the rainfalls and swept di-
rectly into the sewers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
OUT.

First Stude-How many were out
at the game.
Second stude Y that bet on the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
HE KNOWS.

81 want to see the sights in New
York. | suppose l had better get a
native New Yorker to show me
about"
"Don't do it. If you want to see
everything there is to see, good, bad
and Indifferent, strike up an ac-
quaintance with some fellow from
Oshkosh, Kankakee or Keokuk who
goes TO New York once a year,"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
IN WORKING ORDER.

Doctor-Madam, your husband
wants me to find out what is the
matter with you. Please let me look
at your tongue.
Husband-DOn't waste any time,
doctor. There's nothing the matter
with that.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
CORRECTING MISTAKES.

"Mr. Simp, you are a man after
my own heart"
"Oh, excuse me, sir, but 1 amt.
Pm after Miss Mamie's."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
oPTIMIST.

Pat-Oi've lost me job, but 0i'llI
not worry; PLAT oi'll save on carfareI
and lunches should kape me going.
till Oh get another.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
BAD FOR CUSTOMERS.

81 hear Binks is going extensively
into the dairy business"
'Yes, he's building a large cream
cry TO start with"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

Inquirer-In your "Songs With
out Words" how do you distinguish
the lullabies from the nocturnes.
/ Composer--I try 'em on the baby.
If he sleeps through 'em, they're lul-
labies, and if he bowls, they're noe
turnes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07

dreds of illustrations graphically tell their
own stories. More fascinating than any
romance. here Is history so vivid. so dra-
matte. so stirring. so fascinating. so realistic,
so wonderfully presented, so thrillingly told
that IL leaves an ineffacable imprcssion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
GOOD WAY TO FIND OUT.

Student-How much board do l
owe you?
Landlady-How long have you
been in college ?-Brunonian.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
Your War News Clarified

Il Is not enough to read the daily news re-
ports. Your ability to comprehend conditions
and to discuss them nationally depends on q
true interpretation of the meaning and the
must bring order out of chaos and the
Review OF Reviews" will do 4 for YOU
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
FREE Europe at War;

A big book and over 800 pages, size l0x7
inches, Handsomely and durably bound in
cloth, containing the dramatic history of the
great events leading up to the present time:
over so important and timely special articleo
fict; hundreds Of graphic pictures. por-
traits, photographs. diagrams. specially
drawn war maps, Illuminating statistical
records, copies Of official documents and dip
lomatic messages exchanged between the
interesting and valuable record-a record
which once seen you will not willingly be
without. Europe's past and present are here
dramatically pictured and presented. Hun.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
MUST BE DONE FREQUENTLY.

Miss Passex-Do you think it is
bad luck to postpone wedding9
Mr.. Batch-Not if you postpone
it often enough.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-07
NO NEED TO BE TOLD.

Employer-Now, Jimmy, didn't
your conscience iell you that was
yrong? oaioe Hsy~ knew i
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

cards. It contains his views. Here It
is:
my dear sir:-My influence has
always been exerted for peace, but
do not believe in peace at any price. l
am convinced from daily press and
other reports that we cannot much
longer remain out of the European
struggle, unless We are willing to sac
rifice principles the American people
have contended for since the organlza-
ton OF our government. We have al
ways believed in freedom of the
seas" and our good American blood
has been given UP in the defense of
those principles.
Every honorable effort has been
made to keep this country out of war,
and every effort honorable with Amer.
lean ideas of right and justice will
continue to be made to keep out of the
terrible conflict now going on in Eu-
orpe. But We cannot accept the ideas
Of one Of the belligerents that 1t has
right to prescribe the places to which
we shall be permitted to sail our ships,
and If we sail our ships other than in
the manner dictated to US by this be-
liggerent, our ships will be sunk with
out notice by new instrument OF de-
struction-the submarine.
This must not be allowed to be-
come only nation of moneymakers
Death and misery on the battlefields
of Europe have brought prosperity
throughout this land, and many OF our
rights violated by the warning nations
of Europe have been forgotten in the
desire to make dollars out of the mis-
cry of others. The time has arrived
when We must either accept peace at
any price," with temporary chance
to earn gold. or insist upon the protec-
ton of our rights on the high seas and
elsewhere which were secured for US
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
GLOWING PRAISE
FROM CATAWBA
B. & o. Waterman Tells
Friends About Merry
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W. H. Summers fieshy ills were long
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For ten years have suffered with
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my stomach, no appetite. poor diges.
ton. and not much sleep.
Tired when I'd get up, being weak
and in an awful shape. No ambition.
Could hardly do my work.
I'm on my second bottle Of Nerv-
Worth and I'm feeling greatly i'm.
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bowels are in healthy condition. my
sleep is refreshing. Get up feeling
fine. Gases are about all gone.
II recommend Wentworth to my
friends. I'm Waterman for the B. 6;
o. at Catawba station.
w. H. SUMMERS.
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Your dollar back at Cranes Drug
Store If Wentworth does not benefit
you.
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
WASHINGTON NEWS -
=" GOSSIP ~ szzzzz. sz59zs SMITH:

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 10
The third annual banquet of the West
Virginia Society was held Saturday
night in the crystal dining hall at the
Ebbitt. There were st:te flags and
the stars and stripes used in profu.
sion in the decorations, and it was
plain to be seen from the festive trim.
mings Of the banquet room that it was
a West Virginia celebration. There
were between $50 and 800 natiye.born
Of the state seated at small tables
when the first gastronomic course and
orchestral overture gave q signal for
everybody to get busy. Throughout
the dinner Oates Student Orchestra en-
livened the feasting with music. The
post.prandial part OF the affair was
started by Henry S. Baker, president
Of the organization. introducing Chas.
NJ. Shinn as POSTMASTER. The formal
toasts on the program were: The Pres.
ident, Solicitor General John w. Davis;
Our Country, the Rev. d. James S.
Montgomery; the Mountain State, Gov.
ernor-elect John ]. Cornwell; Why /
Came to West Virginia, Herbert
tor Villa me-. Chiffon; West Virginia
Men, Senatorelect Howard Suther-
land; the West Virginia Society, the
Rev. Harry Lee Hout.
Representative Adam B. Littlepage,
of the Charleston district. is not seri-
ously i'll as has been reported. He is
able to be at his office and in his seat
in the House every day. A dispatch
from Charleston to various newspapers
stated that It was reported there that
he was incapacitated and that 1t was
necessary to amputate his left hand
near the elbow. Mr.. Littlepage is up
and around and attending to business,
and the announcement that he will
lose his left hand by amputstion is
somewhat premature. That operation
is not contemplated at the present
time. although, the surgeons attending
him have stated that the amputation
would have 10 be made eventually. Just
when that will be is not known. 1t
may be soon, and 1t may not be for six
months. Mr.. Littlepage's affliction is,
however, decidedly serious. He has
had three operations performed on
the infected hand and is about to UNI
dergo a fourth one, to remove poison
Gus pockets formed in the bone. His
arm is swollen to the elbow and is af-
fected The surgeons say it will have
to be amputated. The case is an un-
usual one and a very sad one. Mr.. Lit
tlepage's left foot was amputated two
years ago. The amputation Of his arm
may have to be undertaken at any
time, although 1t is not planned at the
present time. 1t all depends on how
the case runs in the next few weeks
or months.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
GAS CONSERVATION
BILL PUT TO SLEEP
Effort to Take it Out of
Committee Failed on
Saturday.

CHARLESTON, Feb. 19.-Saturday
was the last day for the consideration
of general legislation in the Legisla-
ture and both houses were unusually
busy until late hour.
AS soon as the noon recess ended
the Senate took up out of its order
the anti-injunction bill and passed 1t.
The House received the measure and
motion was made to take it up out
of order for immediate consideration,
but the Republicans, explaining thai
while they were not opposed to the
bill, they were opposed to interfering
with the calendar and succeeded in
defeating both efforts made to bring
1t up.
Unless the House recedes from its
position in this instance the bill
stands little chance of passage, for
it is at the bottom Of a long list of
measures which precede 1t on the
calendar.
The Senate bill similar to that
passed by the Houes relating TO the
transportation Of gas, and providing
that West Virginia be supplied with
an ample quantity of taht commodity
before any is shipped out of the state,
remains with the committee. An eff
fort was made by Senator Duty to
call it out, but the necessary two
thirds vote was not forthcoming.
A motion was made by Senator
Gribble to reconsider the House bill
providing for abolishing the county
boards of equalization and review
and It prevailed by vote Of is to
10, Senator Miller voting with the
Democrats against the recall. This
measure was passed by the Senate