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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
Main irrigating canal of the
main irrigating canal of the
San Benito-Rio Hondo Irriga-
ton system, taken from the
bridge at San Benito. When

and lined the drive with trees. The en-
tire tract has been planted out in citrus,
there are many homes on it. and = roo
class of e~ntcrpr,sing young, people have
been brought into the community.
Some of the other successful farmers
of the district are Louis Greer, also of
Oklahoma, who has just added a new
tract to his former holdings, and is con-
constructing a home on it; D.ck Seth
man of Kansas, manager of the
water improvement district; j. A.
Schuyler of Oklahoma, who has
made as high as $1,000 an acre off
truck on his tract on the east side of
Ell Jardin; John NJ. C.. Jones of Illinois,
who was in the canning business all his
life until he came here and started a
big nursery; Rev. E. P. Day, who OWNS
a big tract in Ell Jardin, and was one
of the first to plant citrus there;
Charles L%ovinger, Paul Usher, L. E..
Snavely Don Neal, Scotty Mathews,
Walter J. Eilers, j. E. Graham, A.. Mar
tinel and scores Of Others, all satisfied
and prosperous farmers and citrus
growers in the rap dly developing tract
which they have made their community
and their home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
PAVING, PRETTY

Continued from Page One)
sale srccers, maintain an extensive
branch house here.
Alexander Marketing company, be-
sides a Wholesale jobbing business
has a large. packing plant and shin ;
quantities Of citrus fruit and truck
during the season.
Brown White has one o. the largest
packing plants in the Valley complete
~ equipped with all necessary machin-
cry and handles many cars of Valley
products each season.
The citrus packing and truck shipping
industries are continually growing
here and Besides the two firms men
toned above there are several others
specializing in this business. Among
them ale the Wade-Newton Co., Buck
and McMininy. E.. d.. Reed Produce
Co, and l. G. Adamson Co.
Big Shipping Center
As an illustration of the importance
Of San Benito as a shipping center,
from az to So per cent of the tonnage
carried cut of the Valley by the Gulf
Coast Lines during the past ten years
has originated here, as shown by fig
ures on file at the Offices Of the rail-
road.
Another industry worthy of mention
is the canning plant which mas a capa-
city of 10000 cans per ten hours run
and which has been ~ian5..ng large
quantities of Valley products and pre-
pairing them for the g~rocers shelves.
In addition to these ere are the
usual number Of grocery. dry goods,
clothing, hardware and general mer-
chandise establishments many of them
modern IN every Diet Il and carrying
exceptionally fine STOCKS of goods. and
two Atrong banks. Several of these
nave built and novel into new and
modern homes in the past few years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
Bolton Man Decides on
Harrington for Home

H~ARLINGEN, Dec. ~. J.. Stroud
Especial To The lIerald.)
and son, who left here recently for
their home in Beltcr. T"xas. after a
weeks visit il prac 'ca!iy every sec
ton of the Valley dscla"od they were
deeply impressed with the future de-
velopment that is awaitin this section
ana particularly the orro un'ties that
are being offered in H~ari.agen.
81 rave looked over every project in
the Valley" Mr.. Stroud said Wednes-
day. land | rave picked Harrington as
the location for my hcme because |
believe it is the best situated section.
Mr.. Stroud owns a hundred-acre tract
near Combes Station and has other
property in the Valley. He expects to
move to the Valley with his family
next year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
Women's Clubs Viii.
Beautify Big Park

The Federated Women's Clubs Of the
Valley plan to carry out a beautiflca-
ton program on the Barreda Park site,
near the Barreda Station. before spring
of next year, in order that the trees
will start growing with the spring, ac-
cording to O. L. Williams. secretary
manager of the Brownsville Board OF
CITY Development.
The beautiful park ste i%ncloses a
resaca or lake. and has many beautiful
natural trees on it. The site will be
cleaned out soon By a group of convict
laborers to be sent to the Valley under
the superintendence Of a state ranger.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
INDIA USING MUCH COLI

Although India has a reputation as Il
silyer-using and silveil boarding coun-
try, natives of that big country are 50
welded TO old customs that Il great deal
Of gohl has to be imported to take care
of the demand for wedding gifts. jew
elry. gold trinkcts and all sorts of gold
plate. One steamer recently carrifd
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
EEETlE THREATENS FOREST

The Kaihab national forest. on the
northern rim Of the Grand Canyon Of
ths Colorado. is threatened by a small
beetle. Just about . quarter of an inch
long. This creature is known only by his
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

scientific name of D~endroctonus ponder
osa, but he is famous as a destroyer OF
trees. The Kaihab forest contains 2,OU0,-
OOO, 600 felt of standing timber. and II.
one Of the greatest game preserves ~
the country, extending - miles along
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

nearly = .OO0.0O0 in the yellow metal
alone. and while some OF it was needed
to help finance the large cotton crop. a
pargc part of it also went into the manu-.
facturc Of jewelry and novelties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

the markets and locks were
constructed at a number Of
places. 1t furnishes water for
the irrigation Of more than
GO, 900 acres Of land.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
Young Men Successful

He old of two of his nephews VINO
had come down here from Oklahoma.
Tn Ell Jardin Weber Wright. one OF the
vounr men, cleared more money of an
acre and t~hree-quarters Of beans tnan
the two young men, Wright. and R. W.
sutherland did off 100 acres of grain
- oklahoma, with all expenses paid by
their father. Wright has bought land
here. and his father arrived just re-
Gently from Oklahoma to make his
home in the Valley, leaving his 24o acre
tract in Oklahoma.
An example of the KIND OIL wo-k done
NV Mr.. Macy is shown in the 55-acres
s.h;cb he subd.vided into five-acre
.r.cts and sold on time to young high
school graduates of his home town in
n~llahoma at a price below what he had
Maid for the land, on condition that the
no zen plant citrus on it. Mr.. Macy
dedicated 4 driveway through the tract
The Washington times., 1924-02-21
THEY SEE A LIVE EGG BASKET

<<THEsE eggs are certainly
disappearing FAST" said
I one morning, looking
in the cold cupboard where the
eggs were kept IT don't under
stand it,"
Neither does the cook" said
Bobby. "She says that she
counts the eggs when they come
from the grocer and yet there
are several missing the next
morning."
when do they disappear?"
asked Bunny.
During the night" replied
Bobby.
There's a case for you," sug-
gested, pulling my little rabbits
ear. Because you know Bunny
loves to solve mysteries. He's a
regular Sherlock Holmes.
I'D like to try it," said he,
twiching his whiskers with anti
cipation. "I'll try to work it out
tonight"
So upstairs we went and 10
sleep / went--but not for long.
l was just dreaming that was
taking a picture of a big elephant
when felt something Juggling
at the sleeve of my pajamas.
rubbed my eyes and turned on the
light on my night-table by my
bed and there sitting ON his hind
legs was Bunny, his pink eyes
shining like the tail-light Of an
automobile.
What is it?" / asked sleepily.
rs there fire or has a burglar
broken in?"
Neither" whispered Bunny.
Put on your dressing gown
and slippers and come down in
the cellar with me-"
What for?" I asked getting up
rather reluctantly.
I've found the thief" replied
Bunny.
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"Hand me my revolver. whis-
pered.
"Oh, no." laughed Bunny. at
isn't necessary. I think you'll
make him a present of the eggs
when you see how clever he is"
asked no more questions but
hurried quietly down the cellar
stairs after Bunny. We took our
position behind the coalbin and
waited. Soon Bunny said:
There he is. Watch"
In the dim light could see
what appeared to be a ball bounc.
ing down the stairs - step by
step. Suddenly when the ball
reached the bottom stem, it un.
rolled. And there was a great
big, fat rat and in front of it
was big fat white egg.
What do you think of that?"
I gasped. why that rat was
wrapped around the egg and
dropped himself down step by
step without breaking it.. T never
saw anything so clever in all nv
life F"
THAT'S why I thought when
you saw him that you would give
him some eggs" Bunny chuckled
under his breath.
IT should say 1 would" an
swered. What's more TIL an.
point you a committee Of ono 4,
see that that rat has a fresh egg
put in front of his hole every
evening at o'clock"
That's fine, Foxy GRANDMA :,
said Bunny. you know the cost
of living has gone up even for
rats, and. that will help him pro.
vide for his family and save him
a lot of work."
YES" said T as we watched
the rat roll the egg along the
flor toward his hole. era ha+a
to bump down a flight of stairs
The Washington times., 1924-02-21
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

1.-When did Edward Everett
Hale write 1.-THE Man Without a
Country?"
2.-When was the Interstate
Commerce act passed by Con-
gress?
S.-When did Napoleon defeat
the Austrians at Eckmuehl?
4.-When was the French revo-
lutionary song Ca ira' first
sung?
6.-When was Cairo, Egypt,
founded?
ANSWERS to these queries will
be printed tOmOrrOw.)
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions
THE first settlement was
made in South Carolina in 1870.
2.-Charles II. was restored to
the throne Of England in 1860.
3.-The famous monastery Of
st. Gall, in Switzerland, was
founded about 613.
A. Gambetta escaped from
Paris in a balloon October z, 1870.
5.-The first Hague peace con-
ference was called in 1899.
Copyright, 1924, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1924-02-21
Read This Entertaining Serial in Which
the Author Has Woyen..a Thrilling
Romance Of the Problems of
Married Life.

Leave all this to me now,
Anne. We've a lot to go on. If
old 'Hannaberry hadn't had bad
case Of blue funk he could be
mighty useful now. I may get
him back on the case-I'll get
everyone who knows a thing
about the detective game working
now. The gang offers a story
for. the papers. We're on our
way ito victory"
oh. Ralph-start at once--do
all you can!' cried.
Ralph got to his feet. He stood
looking down at me gravely,
care you all right?'' he asked. (
!, ,"Of course. I'm all right" I
said. "And I've work to do. That
will see me through.
Then well go out - and find
/ Neal if we have to hang a few of
these low-lived gangsters to do it,"
cried Ralph.
Then he bolted from the office.
And instinctively 1 reached for the
telephone to call Jim. 1 knew
that my work wouldn't see me
through.
In this moment needed Jim.
When 1 got Jim's office on the
telephone, he wasn't there. The
disappointment unnerved me for
the moment. Though I had man.
aged to pull myself together long
enough to make things easier for
my good friend Ralph Lacy,
was again the prey to the most
desperate fears concerning Neal.
I didn't see how I could endure
the terrifying message of the
anonymous letter unless 1 talked
it all over with Jim.
After spasmodic and desperate
efforts to settle down to work, I
called Betty into my office. Some
thing warned me that Ralph
would think me foolish to tell
even so good friend as Betty
Winston about the anonymous
letter, so / contented myself by
saying:
Betty. something has come up
to annoy me dreadfully. I'm anx-
ious to talk it over with Jim as
soon as possible. He isn't at his
office, and they don't know
whether or not he's coming back.
I thought"
"You thought he might be pos
ing for Ruth Gregory" continued
Betty, quietly taking up my words
from the point where I broke off,
ashamed to make myself clear
even to this good friend.
"And I do so want to see him."
said aloud. II want to make
sure of a chance to. talk things
over with him tonight. I know
you've broken off with Ruth
Gregory. But l thought it might
be possible for you to telephone
her."
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1924-02-21

things shifted Danny he
and gold begged her to ditch the
oam OF lettering the tppyop Of The
to dream Of brandnew him.
And Dan eetere heel toe and hack
and chaned to his little sells he fame win
IKE Ousen bubble-SNICK like hatunder lure Of his
speech" - " = -
But the GIRL holding her brush in air while the
paint Of uramarine and seeped into the clutch
her fingers looked straight INTO nothing little
paed his hand without smdgeon the patand coae bs
DREAM! And said - - ~ O~O'0 NeA
in atirrur .ns -oS. ii.
There nothing what Dan sd MIGHT ON t
On- VIGIL! ana fnen aRaln: IN gee!" NELL BRINKLEY
The Washington times., 1924-02-21

TwHE Proposers hair ia beginning TEMPLES
Ike receding ide there little
and another pair wearing about his lips
the holtropped hair behind dozen
gray hairs He has angoedand franticay
fitted like" with 40
varieties Of folks that he's had time
WE'LL Just passing through fallen leaves Of his
Autumntme getting to think bachelor-geng
Critical day office
drop roomand they Girl with Aspira.
tonsae can't remember bent
his to
the Girl to check her aspirations.
studio (where she made
The Washington times., 1924-02-21

A lady. giving a lecture to
women on How to be happy
though married." said:
You know men are just like
babies, they like nothing better
than to be- mothered. Now I am
going to make an appeal. Is
there a lady in this hall tonight
who will start at once and moth
er her husband when she gets
home from this meeting?"
For a moment there was dead
silence, and then a little woman
jumped up at the back of the
hall and exclaimed:
1T will!'
That's right" said the lectur-
The Washington times., 1924-02-21

-
wreckeh the appetite the Sleep the ambitionand sometimes
the purse and the conscience. .~sv--. ...#
Infatuation SAITH IT thee NoWw SAITH will love
thee tomorrow-and tomorrow-and tomorrow--foreverw
Love rusteh beieveh fogveth; infauation feareh
doubteth .suspecteth-and naggeth.
Love sacceth all things demandeth all things!
1nfatuation is dope which goeth the head
and brngeh dazzling dreams love tonic which
lateth the heart srreh the pulses eadieth spirit
Love humbleh the egotm and maeth couage
infauation feedeth the vanity and infateth
Verify verify infatuaion temporary being sin
lovebut love is the extreme sentence and, n
Gin for Hfew : .'-
Therefore, do not the gods smile love?
behold nfatuaton, they laugh out loud! -
SELAH!
Copyright Inc,
The Washington times., 1924-02-21
By Ann Lisle,
Whose Serials OF Married Life
Have Won a Big Popular
Success.
Copyright, 1924, King Features
Syndicate. Inc.

Copyright, 1894, King Features
Syndicate. Inc.
EEVY0U feel better if you
did. Get rid of the first
horror, then let's talk
this over like the good pals we
are. I loye Neal, too, Annie.
He Is a fine lad: He is your
brother"
You say: He ls'-not he was"
I said slowly.
II didn't say it deliberately!
Ralph exclaimed, his face lighting
to the smile so much like Meals
dear smile. Don't you see, Anne,
what that proves?"
What does it proves?" de.
manded.
at proves that 1 really believe
the boy is still-here. say Neal
IL a fine lad because deep in my
"a subconscious know this letter is
q trick-an attempt to make us
lose faith and to give up the
search. My conscious mind tells
me that Meals alive. know
In my subconscious soul he isn't
gone"
Something in the firm ring of
,.Ralph's voice began to affect
me.
ST believe you, Ralph-what-
ever you say I'm going to believe.
Whatver you tell me to do, I'm
going to carry out" I managed.
Ralph's face twitched. But
there wasn't a break in his voice
as it rung out with a clarion call
to my courage.
"'We'll work harder than ever"
he insisted. "I'll swear the trick
ster who wrote this letter over.
reached himself This has set me
thinking. I'll confess I was get
ting stale and conventional in the
, search until this letter came. Now
have a new clue. Wen go after
the gang that is surrounding
Neal. The paper is a clue
the postmark another-the tipping
another. No two typewriters in
the world write just alike. tell
you, our enemies have failed.
They've done more to help than
to hinder this time; If eve keep
cur wits and our courage about
us and work."
you almost persuade me-" I
said, with hope beginning to stir
In my heart.
''Your common sense persuades
you, said Ralph grimly and
tersely.
I noticed how taut the muscles
:. on either side his Jaw were.
After a moment he went on
speaking with a purposefulness
and courage which began to re-
store my courage and my will
10 go on.
The Washington times., 1924-02-21

on my spine every night"
Hes a regular basket?" isn't
he laughed Bunny.
Copyright, 1924, by International
Feature Service, Incl
The Washington times., 1924-02-21
TELL THIS AT DINNER

er, when you go home tonight
mother him, and I am sure Of
one thing, you will make bet.
ter man Of him.
= Mother him, did you sayY'
asked the little woman in a dis
appointed voice. I thought you
said smother him."
2.
There never was i'm the wOrld
two opinions alike; the most uni.
Versal quality is diversity"
Here Montaigne in his essay
''Of the Resemblance Of Children
to Their Father" calls attention
to a fact that many lose sight Of.
The Washington times., 1924-02-21
WHO SAID 1T
AND WHERE?

"Never look for birds Of this
year in nests of Last"
Cervantes warns readers of
"Don Quixote" against living in
the past rather than in the
present.
Copyright, 1894, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.
The Washington times., 1924-02-21
SAYINGS OF MRS. SOLOMON
BY Helen Rowland

TIOW long, my Daughter wilt thou continue confuse
Ill nIatuaton with True Love, and to hearen unto
For the other stardhst which dazzleth
the starlight cleafeth the vision and maeth
: all things radiant. 81 .## 80
The Washington times., 1924-02-21

Ana Dy these signs shalt thou know them:
Lo, love cometh with reverence and burnt of
ferings, as a: knight Bonded knee; but infatua-
ton cometh as a caveman with club.
Love saith, ;SLove me-or suffer- but
infatuation SAITH "Love me-or / will make
THEE suffer-
Love is the homing instinct of the heart-in-
fatuatiOn is the hunting instinct Of the magma
ton and the curiosity.
Love saith hopefully, 'tTIl win theew Infatua-
ton saith boastfully, "Tll GET thee!"'
Love seeth with the mind and glorifieth the
Beloved; infatuation seeth with the eyes, through
rose-colored glasses, dimly.
Love saith, "Thou has conquered mel" In
fatuaticn saith, ~ viii conquer THEEw
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AEr |I!!.l R4gmr
80 s+@ HNWC0RY

though you don't know me. Some
day I win reward you for your kind
ness" and he dived under the water
and was seen no more.
Well, after that, our bunny boy
rabbit ,hopped away and by and by,
after many a mile, he came to deep
river. But as there was no bridge
across it nor any boat in sight. he
sat down wondering what to do.
when, all Of a sudden. a snow white
swan swan up to the bank and said:
Il will ferry you across. Get upon
my back and you shall reach yonder
shore in safety"
"But do not wish to leave my
little Blackbird friend" anxiously
said the little bunny boy.
DO not worry about me for /
would find a mate and build a nest
in this big tree" answered the little
bird.
So Little Jack Rabbit seated him
self on the Swans back who soon
landed him. on the other side. Just
then an ugly toad hoped out from
behind bush and said:
How dare you come into my king
dom. I am King of Toad Country"
And / guess the bunny boy would
have turned around and gone back,
only the Swan had sailed away.
II win not harm you," said the
little bunny boy.
but I'll not have you in my king
DOM" answered the disagreeable
toad, putting himself up until he was
almost as big as a dog. And, oh,
dear me, he was a dreadful looking
thing.
Well, there was nothing for Little
Jack Rabbit to do but take out his
popgun. At once the toad gave a
loud croak and the next minute doz-
ems and dozens of toads hoped up
and surrounded him on all sides. And
a very ugly toad began to sing in a
deep croaky voice:
"Nhoever comes within our land
Must lose the fingers on his hand"
In the next story you shall hear
what happened after that.
Copyright 1924. David Cory.
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know I got mixed up with a very
shady lot at Newmarket"
Wasn't this Mr.. Warrinder one Of
them. sir?" asked Jim.
Never mind that, Jim. War
FINDERS stuck to me like a brick"
replied Clinton. well, know,
say. that I went the pace pretty
badly. I've had time to reflect upon
1t since, l can tell you! But there's
an ocean of difference between being
rackety and gambling, and so on,
and being common thief. I am as
innocent of that charge as your dear
old mother Is, Jim, before heaven!"
Il always believed It, sir" said
Jim, looking at him steadily. And
! know a rare lot of people who be-
iieve just the same-a rare lot"
Then. who was-who is-the
scoundrel for whom I've suffered ?"
said Clinton holly. why, because
vas sort Of black sheep as boy,
was my uncle only too ready to be-
lieye this thing against me when 1t
came?"
II believe It nearly. broke hts
heart, Mr.. Clinton" said Jim. Hes
never seemed to me to be the same
man since"
Its pretty nearly broken my Iife,"
said Clinton 9rimly, But look here,
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X. T. 1925 Ceremony
Planned at Seattle

Seattle, Wash, Aug. Shy A. Pr
Preliminary arrangements already
have been made by Bethlehem Com
mandery Of Seattle for an impressive
ceremony to take place during the
triennial conclave Of the Knights
Templar of the United States here
in July, 1925.
The International Travelling Beau
seant. OF the order will be forma lly
presented to the commandery in the
University Of Washington stadium
by the Western Gate Preceptory of
Victoria. B. c.. At the cross arms of
living passion cross formed by
more'than $500 Knights Templar. the
beauseant, a reproduction of the bat
tie guidon carried by the ancient
Templars, will be presented as 100
chanters sing age-old songs of the
order. $50
The beauseant was started on
world journey by the Grand Priory of
Canada in March, 1921, to carry a
message Of universal peace.
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TOOLS AND HOW TO USE THEM

Governor Bryan of Nebraska ex-
pressed his objections to the mobih-
cation Of the National Guard on q
certain day and now his running
mate announces that he is in accord
with the Governor. He character
ICES the movement as "a military
demonstration without any practical
educational effects"
Whether the Messrs. Davis and
Bryan know moro about this matter
than do the military authorities may
be questioned. 1t IL understandable
that. Bryan. who admits he believes
IN al his Brother Bills conclusions,
should assume. n did his brother,
that . million men would spring to
arms overnight. It might wen be
expected that such mere details a.
transportation and victuals would be
entirely overlooked by him. When
Brother Bin made that tank there
were not million broomsticka mobi-
lxsd for them to spring to. had they
sprung.
There are. It appears some ordinary
folks, neither militarists nor pacinsts,
who understand that whenever troops
ass seAdsa ta9 matter q noelAkank