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Evening star., 1928-05-20

"a YrCoLo MACHrAvELLI met
Caesar Borgia at lmola IN
VI June. 1902. The duke was Ill
i the midst of his boldest cam
paign: he had routed one army
after another, captured one strongnolu
after another, subjected one city aiter
another to his iron sway: within q lew
months he had conquered hait tle
peninsula, beating dozen petty states
into one kingdom, and dreaming Oh u
united Italy. u,.
Duke Valentino. Caesare or Caesar
Borgia, was the bastard son OF Fope
Alexander VI, an ex-cardinal VINO nau
renounced holv orders for the uelgntS
of war and murder. Giorgione us W.
has painted him for us; black naireo'
black bearded black mustachioeu'
black eyed; handsome and terrible, m nis
clenched fist symbolizing him, ana nus
gaze fixed upon distant purpose WHICH
will justify to him any means. ols .
of the governors whom he leaves over
Subjected cities abuses the power dele
gated to him; the next morning the
governor lies in a gutter. cut in halves
Four captains take advantage OF
temporary relapse in Borgia's fortunes
rebel against him, and conspire to oe-
tray him to the enemy; he discovers
the plot, invites them to conference,
surrounds them, kills them piecemeal'
and hangs their bodies, naked. III tne
street. Others he treats more leniently'
giving them, at feast. venenum at
terminatum, gentle poison timed 10
work only after several hours nave
elapsed.
A Strange Attraction.
And Machiavelli who is only q
philosopher. what is he doing with Sucn
a man? For he is all the world dii-
ferent from the conquerer; ne mas the
face of saint, though the appearances
are deceptive: certainly medltauVe
face. given to pondering even IN M 1tie
midst of action; II he. too, loves lie
of action. it is wistfullv ana ehVlousiy,
as one who knows that nature mas
troubled him with too much thought
for decisive leadership. Intellectuals
are like madmen: they dream OF being
NapoleonS.
He is of good family. though his
name Originally MalchlavellD means
Bad Nails: his father was member OF
the landed aristocracy, but preferred
obscurity in Florence to deSoiate
supremacy in his village. Nicolo Is
now AZ: for three years he has been
secretary of the Committee OF Ten on
War. and in general secretary to the
Republic of Florence. Already his head
is a little bald, and his hair consider
ably rrav: for as the most conscious
man in his city. knowing ell history and
all politics. he is already marked with
cares of Office and an excessive knowl-
edge of the ways of men. A slightly
cynical, but not bitter. smile runs De-
Evening star., 1928-05-20

A Ia recent dinner In New
~ York a certain n man
a found himself seated be-
\ aide q great comedian.
II want to thank you for
all the happiness you have given
me, Sir Harry" the man re.
marked. u have looked forward
to your American performances
az one OF the real joys OF my
life"
There was no suggestion Of the
jester In Harry LADDERS re-
spouse. "Don't thank mo.
laddis," he said earnestly. GOD
put something into me that
seems to give pleasure to many
thousand people. What Il 10 !
don't know, nor where u came
from, nor when II may 90. !
don't seem 10 control III Il seems
10 control mo. Thank II, what
ever II is---not me-"
Perhaps that sounds bit the
atrieai to youj perhaps you
imagine that it 10 the habit OF
prominent men 10 pretend TO
more modesty thar they actually
possess.
do not think 40. Most biog'
rAphias bstray certain sense
OF humility on the part OF the
oreat man--of wonder IN the
prsssnee Of his own success.
When John Hunyan was con-
graduated on the effectiveness
Of his sermons, he uttered
Harry LADDERS protest IN dit
eFent words.
- am only Gods fddlei" he
exclaimed, "ths instrument on
which He has elected 10 play
His tunes"
We have the word OF Llnooina
closest associate that he never
thought OF himself - an sk'
traordInAry man. Theodore ~
Ia.
Evening star., 1928-05-20

pines against the viii Of the Filipino
DeOple, She should, IN fairness and JUS
tiee 10 them, permit them 70 enjoy the
unrestricted privileges Of free trade
which the American people now enjoy
In thsir free trade relationship with tha
Philippines. Even under the present
arrangement all American goods are
admitted free Of duty TO the Philippines,
whereas not ail Philippine goods are
admitted free Of duty IN the United
States
such Is the situation Of Americas
largest island possession inhabited by
twelve million people In the present
session Of the Congress Of the United
States America, whose rule In Lha
Philippines has always been guided BY
the most altruistic motives, will not nov
permit that the high regard with which
She Is held by the entire Filipino people
b. dimmed,
Evening star., 1928-05-20
LEGISLATION ENDANCERS
ISLAND AMITY, is CLAIM
Philippine Measures in Congress May
Handicap Stimson, Who Has Pro.
NOTED Friendship, 1t Is Declared.

Ehftinpines view 0T pending congress
ssanal legislation affecting the ISLANDS
future presents an intereStinS NtewpoiIat,
and is published that further light MAY
he shed on all phases of the island situ-
ANfnn
Evening star., 1928-05-20

Eotc---In the thrty:seventh installment
of The story OF Civilization. TO B
published next Sunday. DIR. Durant NH
tell of Luther and the Religious heV'
olutiOn,"
Evening star., 1928-05-20
BY V. G. BuNUAN.

OF the Philippine Commission of Independence
N yEvER since the passage in 1916
M of the Philippine organic act.
commonly known as the Jones
4 law. has there been so much
onfst.;&v II, the Congress of the
Evening star., 1928-05-20

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Evening star., 1928-05-20

ERONAUTICAL engineering re-
search in America has jumped
y forward with such leaps and
bounds in the past few years
that Il is no longer feasible Tor
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
Dominated Athens BY
Virtue of Her Intellect

The pulchritude Of Aspasia is o
matter Of dispute among histori-
ans, but those who claim that she
was a raving beauty, and those who
set forth the oppOsite-that she
was a severely plain wOman-agree
that she was the voice back Of the
silver tongue of Pericles and the
fountain OF much Of the wisdom Of
Socrates.
According to Plutarch she was
splendid conversationalist and By
her intellect she virtually ruled the
? men Of Athens. Aspersions Of the
bitterest degree were thrown upon
her character by some poets Of her
time, especially those enviOus ones
who desired to injure Pericles, but
most Athenians believe in her pu-
rity and certainly In her wisdom re.
gardlesS Of her actions. Husbands
and their wives came to her for
counsel and she, sitting as a court
of justice, smOothed out the rough
places for them.
Her DEGREES were accepted with
out question. even though she. In
stead of encouraging a separation.
counseled them TO make the most
Of q bad bargain and do the best
they could. Because Of this attl.
tude It would be one Of the most
interesting revelations history.
could make II 1t told how she
reconciled Pericles to divorcing his
wife to become her own mate.--Ex-
change.
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
Nogales
international
Surely No Man
Looked Like Bill Nye

When Bill Nye and Walt McD0u-
gall, the cartoonist, received their
first checks from q press assOcia-
tion they repaired to the bank.
''Bill presented the check and the
cashier rather testify informed
him that he would have to be iden-
tified," says McDougall in his
breezy "reminiscences, This Is the
Life"
"Do you mean Tve got TO go
and find some one who knows me
and whom you know before can
get the money!"
Precisely" assented the cashier.
"Step aside and let that gentleman
get to the window"
'tOh, he's with me-" said Bill. HE
can identify me-"
The cashier, not knowing McD6u-
gall. demurred, and an argument
ensued. Finally, Nye asked him,
In turn IL he knew Grover Cleve-
land. De Witt Talmadge, Senator
Breckenridge and Queen Victoria,
eliciting a snappy "No!" each time,
whereupon he said with protest
Ing gesture:
'Therel You see you don't move
In my set! How can find any
body who knows US both7"
Then he pulled out that morn.
ing's paper, exposed his portrait,
and took of his hat. The cashier
glared, melted and, with q grin,
began to count out the money. Then
Nye introduced McDougall and he
cashed his check, after which they
invited the cashier out to lunch
and found him to be entirely hu-
man and companionable.
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
Risked Life Seeking
Ideas for Explosives

When In 1854 Emmanuel Nobel.
the Swedish inventor, was expert.
menting with explosives and his
building blew up, killing one OF
his sons and several other persons,
the government forbade him to
continue the dangerous work.
However, he bought scow and
anchored it ia Lake Malar, and
there he and his son, Alfred, best
known today for the Nobel prizes,
continued their experiments that
were to reyolutionize the explosive
Industry and prepare the way for
modern high explosives.
1t was on this old boat that Al
fred made the discovery that his
iiQuid explosive, nitro-glycerin.
could be mixed with an inert pOr'
Gus substance such as clay and
chalk, thus making an explosive
that was much more powerful and
much more safely handled, as It
was In solid form. 1t was not till
1879 that this explosive. to which
he gave the name dynamite" was
perfected. Before long there were
factories In all leading countries
making 1t.
He also brought out other forms
Of explosives, including the first
smokeless powder. Nobel believed
In mildness and peace and regret.
ted that his inventions were put
into use by anarchists and others
who employed them for evil pur-
poses. He also regretted that they
would be called into service to
make war more destructive and
terrible.-Kansas City Star.
Nogales international., 1928-03-06

Bird Has Wide Range

The sora is a bird Of the rail
family. This is swamp bird that
lives entirely In marshes, usually
fresh or brackish waters. and
ranges over the entire North Amer
ican continent, as far north as
southern Canada. It winters from
the southern part OF the United
States south to northern South
America. These birds are all poor
flyers. They run through weeds
and rushes and have the appear
ance of being weak-winged. How
ever, they make rather long mjgra.
tory flights. The sora lays 6 to
18 eggs. In some regions the bird
IL hunted as game, and an open
season Is provided by federal law.
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
Precept Often Heard
Is of Ancient Origin

The author of the phrase, "Clean-
illness is next to Godliness,"
quoted by John Wesley, In his SER
mon on "Dress," and again in his
Journal (February IL, 1772), is not
known. Long before Wesley. Bacon
had put the same Idea into the
words. Cleanliness of body was
ever deemed to o.proceed from a due
reverence to God;" and Aristotle,
still further back. into. "Cleanli.
ness Is half q virtue" But even
long before Aristotle this we'll
known English phrase had been
taught by the Rabbis Of the Tai
mud, both as religious principle
and a sanitary law In the form:
"The doctrines OF q religion are
resolved into carefuiness careful
ness into guiltlessness; guiltless.
ness into cleanliness; cleanliness
into GOdlinesS."
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
"count" Coins by Weight

II you had a ton OF pennies how
rich would you be7 Or II some one
gave you 1000 quarters In sack
could you take them homer. In
other words, how much would the
sack weigh. The Federal Reserve
bank Of New York handles so many
coins daily that 1t has machines to
count and weigh them. The turn
over in coins at this bank averages
35 tons a day, including gold, al.
yer, copper and nickel. says an ex-
change. Quarters lead this group
In value, with nickels second and
dimes third. Since most of the
business OF the bank is done IN
large sums, the coins are packed
In sacks of convenient size ana
weight for handling. A sack con-
tanning 1000 quarters weighs SO
pounds. Dimes also run $1,000 to
a 53-pound bag. Fifty bags OF
nickels total $4,000: 60 bags Of
pennies weigh a ton and are worth
$1,000.
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
Used the Nesv Name

Years ago a young London dra.
matte critic blessed with the fine
old name of Moses, got the idea
that he would make greater strides
In his profession were he to change
his name. And so he did, blossom
Ing forth as--Morton. Israel Zang>
will, brilliant wit, although fond
Of Morton, never quite fOrgave him
the change Of name. and on one 0c.
casion when the critic was the
guest of honor at a dinner, over
which Zangwill presided, the latter
stopped the snow" for several
minutes when he began his re-
marks with:
"And the Lord spake unto Nor.
ton, saying-."-Kansas City Star
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
Explosion,s Effect

The bureau OF standards says
that the noise and the shock Of AN
explosion occur simultaneously.
There Is an interesting record Of
an observer In England who was
looking down and across stretch
OF open country from a hill during
a bright sunshiny day, and sudden
ly noticed q long narrow shadow
rushing toward him across the val
ley. AS It passed him he heard
the sudden report of a heavy ex-
plOsion and felt the Jar of 1t. A
powder magazine several miles
away had exploded, as he learned
later. The shadow" was the re-
suit of the increased density of the
air In the compression waves.
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
KnesU the Others

"You are a traveller, sir" said a
passenger In a local train, land
perhaps are familiar with Mud
wich?"
"Yes." replied the other passen-
ger. II cali there on every trip"
~Glad to hear 1t. I've never been
there. Which hotel would you adj
wise me to stop. at7"
:The Majestic"
'.Do you always go there's"
"NO, I've never stopped there,
bat I've been to all the Others
Los Angeles Times.
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
Mighty Suspicious

A Georgia statesman tells the
story Of an aged negro who saw
an extraordinary-looking instru-
ment In the shop Of an Optician. He
gazed In Open-mouthed wonder and
turning to the Optician, inquired: !:
"What Is It, boss?'
That," replied the optician. 'is
an opthalOmeter."
"Sho," muttered the other, his
eyes still fastened on the curious
looking thing on the counter, as he
backed out, "sh0', dat's what ! was
afeared 1t was I"-Christian Regis
ter.
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
Candidates!

Now is the time to put
your political announce
ment in The international.
The rate is the same now
as later on, so why not get
all the advertising possible.
The International covers
the entire county, so your
announcement will be read
by ALL the voters.
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
Horn Heralded Coming
of Early Locomotive

The earliest locomotives had
nothing more In the nature Of q
warning OF the engines approach
than tin horn blown by the engi-
neer at more or less frequent In
tervals, but under some circum-
stances this proved inadequate.
The resulting volume Of sound de-
pended largely upon the lung power
Of the engineer and the direction
and force Of wind.
On q spring morning In the year
1883 a farmer was driving to mar
ket with a load of butter and
eggs and, being unfamiliar with
locomotives, he loitered on the
track too long and failed to hear
the warning signal from the tin
horn. whereupOn the whole outfit
was scattered over the landscape.
The bill which the company had
to pay was regarded as staggering
and Ashland Baxter, who was di-
rector Of the company concerned,
paid a visit to George Stephenson
at Alton Grange to confer with
the great inventor to ascertain If
something In the nature of an ade-
Quate warning could not be invent
ed to keep people off the track.
The result was that Stephenson
made the steam whistle which was
Immediately adopted for all loco
motives then In use and has con-
tinued as permanent feature of
all locomotives built In the mean
flNn
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
Life Ia Vivid

live when I laugh-spontane-
ously and heartily; ] feel very
much alive In the presence of a
genuine sorrow. Love Is life, vital
and intense. Very real to me also
10 the love one bears ones friends.
Stuart Chase.
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
Radio Heips SutFerers

An operating room In st. Marks
hospital In New York Is equipped
for radio SO that patient may
wear headrhones on the operating
table to distract the mind while
surgeons operate on him. using To-
cal nnAafhAficR
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
We Specialize In
Campaign Cards
OF ALI Size

The following candidates
are now carrying their an
nouncement in The Inter-
national: Mrs. John w.
Larimore, J. J. Lowe, A.
Dumbauld, Arthur D. Page,
Mrs. Wilmoth C. Kelsey,
and F. A. French.
In the campaign two years
ago The International car
ried &C political announce
ments. The number should
run more than so this year.
Nogales international., 1928-03-06
His Mean Revenge

A fsh peddler in Australia has
discovered new method of re.
venge against the woman who jilt.
ed him for q local prohibition
leader. Twice a week he stops his
cart In front Of the woman's horne
and goes around to the rear with
bag In hand. Returning to the cart
he removes numerous empty beer
bottles from the bag and lines
them up In row beside the cart.
The nelghbors do not suspect that
he carries them in with him.
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Father and Son
To Be Reunited
After Ten Years
Especial to The Herald)

HARLlNGEN Nov. IA father
and son who boarded a train at
Brownsville a little over ten yeas
ago together and who after a short
ride TO central Texas separated and
have not seen each other since, will
be reunited in Washington the early
part Of next week, 4 became known
here today.
X. III. Townsend. Inspector with
the sfederal citrus fruit quarantine
force in the Valley, is the son, and
he left here Saturday night for
Washington, u. a., where his father
Is now.
His father. DR.. c. II. T. Townsend,
Is one Of the foremost e~ntomologists
Of America, and is now filling q two
year contract as entomologist for the
government Of Peru, after being en-
tomologist for Brazil for q number
Of years. He has been in Europe
studying. and will return 10 Peru in
the near future.
The two were in Brownsville, and
at other points along the border in
January Of 1918. scouting for pink
boil worm. and looking over the ter
ritory. They boarded the train
there, and the younger Townsend
stepped off the train at Beaumont.
and waved goodbye % his father.
They have not seen each other
since.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18
WOMEN AS
FAR IN

HOUSTON, Texas. Nov. I7.-LP)-
Women have invaded many fields
which members Of the opposite sex
had been trained to believe were re-
served for them but male supremacy
in the dental profession is not yet
seriously endangered. il records AT
the Texas Dental college here mean
anything.
OF 40 students at hat institution
only eight are m and several of
them are not sure they like the bust
ness. Evidently the hand that .ocks
the cradle Is not turning 70 the art
OF yanking out painful molars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18
NOTICE TO

For the purpose Of furnishing tax
statements and the collection OF
State. County. Drainage and Naviga-
ton Distr.ss taxes for the year 1928.
and registration of automobiles for
the year 1929. | will be at the fol-
lowing places on the date mentioned
below:
Monday. November l9-First Ma
tional Bank. In Feria.
Tuesday. November 2O-First Ma
tional Bank La Feria.
Wednesday, November 2l-Santa
Rosa.
Thursday. November 22-Arroyo
State Bank, Rio Hondo.
Friday. November 23-Farmers
State Bank, San Benito.
Saturday. November 2i-San Be-
nito Bank a Trust Co.. San Benito.
AVOID THE RUSH!
Pay your automobile license prior
to December 81. 1928. and your poll
tax prior to January 81. 1929.
James j. Fox. Tax Collector.
Cameron County.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS


Furnished by Valley Abstract Coz
Cameron County
r.. L and Emodean Martha Works
to q. G. Henson ct al, lots 4, ) and
8. block 4, Villa Maria Gardens adci-
ton to city of Brownsville, $40 etc.
Estate Of W. II. Nolen by exc
cutors TO W. c. Mancrief, L. 10
acres block s. Bowie subd.. part Of
share /, Espiritu Santo grant, $500.
John Gregg to A. n. Allen. s.67
acres out of the S. w. corner of lot
4, block LOG, E. S. Hunt subdivi-
sion. SO etc.
W. II. Venable ct TX 10 Andrew
King. n. W. 10 acres block 81, Will
son tract survey %. $1,000.
John and Stella Fox to Cameron
county, strip out Of farm lots Is
and l6. block 125, S. B. L. & W. Co.
subd., $50.
Port Isabel Co. 10 VIM. Z. Kriese r
and Lena NJ. Krieger. Lot ga, blk.
46. city OF Port Isabel.
Homer Il. Maxwell Ia Hugh T.
Ramsey, lots - and %. block 5.
Windsor Place. an addition to city
Of Harrington. SO etc.
A. Wayne Wood. Tr. to Mrs. Mar
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18
SELLERS BUYS
LYFORD BANK
Is Ninth Purchased
By Him During
Past Year

". B. Sellers. Brownsville banker,
Saturday, announced the purchase OF
controlling interest in the First
State bank Of Lyford which makes
the fifth bank to be purchased by
him in the Valley during the past
year.
The Lyford bank has a capital
stock Of $4,000 and is the only one
in that city.
Officers of the bank. as announc-
ed by Sellers are: A. ID. Struthers,
president; {. +. Craig and +. L. Ber-
naTd. vice presidents, and Kris Clon-
ninger, cashier.
The directors are Sellers, chairman
of the board; A. ID. and r. F. Struth-
crs, q. r. Craig and r. L. Bernard.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18
HOOVER wins
BY 23,O57 IN
TEXAS COUNT
Unofficial Totals of
National Ele ction
Are BY
Bureau of State

.0fNNAal ~ inc btfdluf
DALLAS, Nov. 17.-Herbert Hoo
yer, republican candidate for presi-
dent of the United States, carried
the State Of Texas by a majority of
23.O57 votes, according to complete
unofficial count compiled by the
Texas Election Bureau and
ed today.
The county by county tabulation
follows. The first column OF fig
ures represents the vote for Smith,
the second the vote for Hoover and
the third the number Of poll taxes
Maid In the cnnntr.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18

farm lot /, 2. z and 3, sec. los, fur-
ncr tract, $40 etc.
Evan Anglin Jones ct al to Dewitt
r. Haden, part OF lot 5. blk. y Nc
Allen. SO etc.
cipriana Cara ct TX to Carlos G.
de In Cara, lot z, blk. 242. Edinburg'
$40 etc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS

I WILL DRIVE ~ Los Ar
soon; have room fur two iadie
ear. Mrs. III. y. Al0augh. IcAtit
Texas. Best Apis, Pho ie i5-i-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-18
mo primary.

no primary.
Totals: Hoover 37i.9i6. Smith
34S.SSg. Hoover's majority 23.O57.
Total November vote 720.s35. Total
polls l|.lS9.60i. Total vote for COVER
nor IN July 1860.
Note-Polls paid do not include
exemptions. estimated at Is per cent
Of the polls.