Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-05-25
VIII offer
RUttleSnUke
At Auction
To
Ask Bids, Money
To Go to Red
Cross Fund
AT 8 O'CLOCK TONIGHT

A 'horned" rattleSnake and 100 sacks
of potatoes will he auctioned off tonight
at s o'clock on the corner of Eleventh
and Elizabeth streets for the benefit of
the Red Gross drive. The potatoes were
donated by the farmers OF the FresnoS
tract and the proceeds VIII apply towards
their quota so the drive. The snake has
been donated by W. \. King and will he
an addition 10 the subscription already
given by him. lie will also sh p il 10 any
zoo gical garden or museum the purcha>
er names. paying the way.
OF course there j. nothing 10 he said
about potatoes. Everybody either lacks
them. has too many of them. al current
pr.ces, or buy, them at the market The
offer of a rattlesnake, however l. tri-
ile unusual and there are many people
who have never felt a very pressing need
for nice little rattler in their homes. But
let Mr.. King explain:
This rattle-nake L. something differ
ent, there i, only one like il in the world
and it Is on exhibition in the New York
Zoo and i a product of my snake farm.
The snake 10 be auctioned tonight is Il
blood brother to the New York exhibit
'The peculiarly of this snake i the
fact that il j. horned. Directly between
its eyes there grows long sharp horn.
Through this the reptle shoots stream
of poison into il enemy or It, captive.
This reptile will be welcomed in any
Geological garden and will afford Its pur-
chaser the dual pleasure of contributing
to the Red Cross and placing an educa-
tional EXHIBIT in some zoo. In addition to
donating the proceeds Of the sale to the
Red Cross | will express the snake To any
zoo In the world the purchaser may name
al my own expense.
The potato sale will be conducted BY
Auctloneer a. Bollack The sale OF
rattesnakes, however, is out Of Mr.. Boil
lacks line and Mr.. King himself will ex-
pound the merits of his pet
Don't forget the hour. Eight o'clock:
or the place, corner of Eleventh and Eli
zabeth streets
II will doubtless be your first and only
opportunity to buy a real live rattesnake
at public vendue for cash to the highest
b dder-as the legal notices say.
Following the meeting of the executive
committee of the Red Cross War Fund
campaign last night committee l. today
making a drive for funds which not only
includes calls upon those who have not
donated bu; upon those who have not do
mated proportionately 10 their worth. Al
comparative list of the donations given in
the first drive and the donations received
III the present campa gn j. also being
brought into use. Those who have les
sened their donations will be called npon
To give a reason.
The committee reports last night show
ed that BrownsviIle'S total had reached
-, 1862. Which means that today and
Monday-wth the amounts that can come
IN without n drive on Sunday. must Wit
ness the subscription Of not less than
$l.25I
In the light of the subscriptions that
have been received from the poorer class
Is. n failure by Brownsville 10 500 over
the top would make the situation Of the
community ridiculous
The committee J. today address nc let
.erS and kilograms to non resident prom
erty and business owners who derive their
revenue from Brownsville urging them to
ass II the town 10 c-..a out on the clean
Side of the ledger and TO let the dir We
| show the same 100 per cent American
feeling on the part of the citizens that
has been evidenced by the ladies who
have made the work of the chapter in
sew ng and knitting such standard that
their articles are accepted without In
jspection.