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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-09
How to Add by
Multiplying

WHEN you want to find the
w sum of certain consecutive
numbers did you ever think you
could do SO by the process Of
multiplication? Here are a few
simple examples to prove it:
The sum OF 387, 3SS and $50
Is 1854. To get this result multi
ply the middle number 3S6 By 3.
The sum of any seven consecu-
tive numbers can be found by
multiplying the middle number
by z, thus: the sum of 1918,
1914, 1915. 1916. 1917, 1918
and 1919 is 9212. Multiply 1916,
the middle number by z. gives
the same result.
This phenomenon holds true OF
any odd number Of consecutive
numbers.
To find the sum of any even
number of consecutive numbers
multiply the sum of the two end
figures by one-half Of the number
of figures. For example, the
sum of IT, IS, 10, 20, 81 and %
Is 1T. You al get the same
result by adding IL and % which
gives 80 and multiplying the sum
by 3, which is one-half Of 6, the
total number of figures.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-09
To Read
a Mind
THE young magician is always

THE young magician Is always
a very popular fellow, for
he IS full of surprises. Every
body Is wondering what he is go
ing TO do next. Here is a very
simple bit of magic that will help
him along:
To perform this simple mind
reading trick, take a piece Of
glass about the size OF a postcard.
Rub a piece of ordinary yellow
soap over one side of a piece Of
paper slightly smaller than the
glass. Now request some one to
write a sentence on the clean side
Of the paper, using the piece Of
glass as a writing pad.
OF course, neither the writer
nor anyone in the audience is
aware that the paper has been
soaped.
AS soon as the sentence has
been written take the glass and
put it aside, as you tell your
friend TO fold up and put IN
his pocket the piece of paper on
which he has written, taking care
that you do not see the writing.
Now you 60 out Of the room and
as you do so, tell your friend to
think hard of what he has writ
ten on the paper. Inform him
that you will return inside OF
three minutes and tell him ex-
actly what he wrote.
Sure enough, within the allot-
ted time you return and repeat
the sentence word for word. Mar
velous. How did you do it? II
really Is very simple. As you
take the glass from under the
paper you can read on it the
faint impression of the writing
which has been made by the soap.
Then you secretly wipe the
glass clean and thus leave no
clues to your secret Of the trick.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-09
Solutions of Last Weeks Puzzles
Jumblea Quotations: one touch OF

Jumbien Quotations; one touch Of
nature makes the whole world Kin.
Triangle % Numbers One arrange
ment Is Left side OF triangle. I. Q.
4. s: right side. 7. 8. s. .: bottom. g
Z. 5. ., Zach side totals IL. Another
Arrangement: Lett side. :. 4 N IA.
right side. Z. =. D. 81: bottom. 2. >. i.
). FL " side totals -.
Can You Guess This; The word IS
seaveed. with the letters Of which
can be spelled the following words.
I. Sea. =. Seed. :. Ease Eve.
j. Wee. g Weed. :. paw. 81 Dew.
Hidden Words of Wisdom; There
never was in The world two opinions
alike. no more than two hairs or two
grains: the most universal quality IL
Observation-Disclosures
Riddles: 1. One Is a pause IN q
clause and the other claws IN paws.
. Because they are inexperienced.
8. Because be lies long in bed. 4. A
m-eerschaum because IL draws and
colors. 5. Because he keeps bis collar
(cholerl down. c. One is a c3per 10 a
tavern and the other is a taper in a
cavern. Z. A dragon. s. The uncle
of Hamlet who did murder most
foul" q. Because IL Is solo tso lowl.
10. A photographer because BE- always
uses q negative. II. A leek. l.. Both
age let out. -. Both spring from
eyes. "a The garrett because II 10 in
an attic story.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-09
The NeW Cross WO ru Puzzle

16-What fabulous bird Of the
Arabian Nights gave Sinbad
the Sailor a ride?
Ito wash or battle (TagaloE).
19-Fine silk used for making
wells.
20-What Is the missing word in
the name Of this celebrated
painting by the Italian mas
ter, Leonardo da Vinci:
Lisa?
21-Eope used by cowboys for
catching cattle.
22-Procured.
23-What name ~ applied 70 the
gods Of the Morse pantheon
collectively?
24-Plural su1fix.
25-Who WIS the victor az
Manila Bay in the Spanish
American War?
27-What il the chemical sym
Dol for copper?
2S-What apostle was first
called Simon?
30-Who wrote "The Three
Musketeers"?
33-What Italian city was the
capital of Sardinia until
1860?
35-Eyelashcs.
37-Depression between two
mountains.
s5-Alloy Of mercury with an
other metal.
39-Exeavate.
40-The earth.
42-Type Of male voice.
45-Scorches.
47-What is the missing name:
"The - and Dixon line?
49-Mystic ejaculation Of the
Hindus.
51-What great book did No
BANNED write?
53-Exclamation.
54-What l. the longest river
in France?
56-What household god was as
sociated hv the ancient
Romans with the Penates?
57-Nhat country is known as
The Land Of the Rising
Sun?
5a-Whzt Roman deity OF the
lower world Is the person
ification Of death?
6o-Entrance5 to a mine.
62-Prefix meaning half.
63-Epoch.
64-Girl's name.
66-Hurried.
f7-What is the title OF n mem
ter Of the upper house Of
the Congress of the United
States2
6e-What treaty port on the
Iangtze River was formerly
the capital of South China?
VERTICAL
What astronomer discovered
in 1856 a comet which visits
the earth every "a years?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-09

WHEN a hunter goe4 alter ccr-
w tain big game that is found
in the north woods he takes along
a peculiar horn which forms a
very important part of his equip
ment. Ely sounding a certain
kind OF a call with the instrI-
ment he can lure big game with
in gunshot-just what kind Of
game you can find out by solving
this dotograph. Connect the
dots in their numerical order with
a continuous line and you will
draw a picture OF the animal in
question.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-09

MISS WINIFRED WISE, the
N1 teacher, has decided to
weigh the pupils in her class. in
order TO observe the effect of her
scientific physical training. Her
scales will weigh any fraction of
4 pound accurately. There are
four girls and six boys in the
sroW-including the modest lit
tle Nllow who Is hiding in the
rear and whose head is barely
visible.
Several curious facts abo : the
weight Of the pupils are % be
taken into consideration. There
Is a difference Of exactly ten
pounds In the weight of each girl;
namely girl number two weighs
ten pounds more than girl num-
Der szfs; girl number three
weighs ten pounds more than girl
number two-and 90 on up. The
satss d true 81 the boys.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-09

THIS geometrical cut-out puz-
Il zle is certainly very much
on the square, sixty-four Of them
In fact. the number that makes
up a checker-board.
Now, if you were asked to cut
this square of sixty-four puzzles
into four odd-shaped pieces which,
when fitted together, would form
a rectangle containing sixty-fve
squares. would you at once ex-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-09

claim that it would be impos-
sible? Where would the extra
square come from?
If you a correctly divide the
square as directed the four pieces
can be fitted together to make
five lows Of squares, thirteen
squares to a row, or a total Of
sixty-fige squares.
1t is suggested that you make
several designs containing sixty
copyHss. 1873. Fr.-ier srpsie,,.. In.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-09

Furthermore, the combined
weight of the girls is just half
that of the combined weight Of
the boys.
The teacher herself was
weighed during her recent trip
in England and they told her she
weighed a few pounds less than
twelve stones. They still use a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-09

sSTATCH" Problem; The boy weighs
100 pounds. The catch consists
IN the Interpretation Of the word
weigh" in the first sentence. This
means the capacity OF the scales and
not their ~avoirdupois. The correct
answer can be ascertalned only BY
those who detect this.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-09

stone-weight to weigh human be-
ings in that country. This Is
just one-quarter of the combined
weight Of her pupils. From these
facts, it ought not TO be difficult
to tell exactly what each boy and
girl weighs.
Can you solve this problem in
weight
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-09

HORIZONTAL.
Who is the American Am
bassador to France?
What ancient city Of Italy
was destroyed by an erup-
ton of Mt. VeSuvius?
ia winglike formation.
is Attorney-General OF
the United States?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-09

What is another name for
the prophet Elijah?
fragments Of worn cloth.
4-Exists.
5-A domestisated animal COM
monty used as a household
Pet.
6-What Boer statesman was
known as loom Paul.?
Struck repeatedly with some
thing thrown.
S-Single unit.
9-Mountain (abbr.)
10-What i the Greek name OF
the Roman god Cupid?
11-What type Of Greek archi-
lecture is characterized by
scroll-like ornaments Of the
capital?
12-What Greek youth who, in
flight with his father, Dae-
dalus. from Crete. fell into
the sea because the wax that
fastened his wings was
melted by the sun?
15-Shine.
1S-What famous Canadian
physicians name is asso-
ciated with a disease char
acterized by an increase Of
red corpuscles In the blood?
20-Essential quality.
25-Of what country In Copen-
hagen the capital7
26-What large peninsula lies on
the southeast coast of Mex
leo and includes part of
British Honduras?
2s-Pipes like a chicken.
29-Jeweled headdress.
3l-Mimic plays or farces.
32-What ancient city or Fhoe-
nicia was destroyed with
Tyre?
33-lnfant.
34-Aged.
36-AtmospheYe.
41-Erects.
43-Wanderer.
44-What great detective in fc-
ton was made famous BY
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
46-Unite, repair.
4T-What bishop Of Tours IL re-
Earded a. the patron saint
Of France?
45-Covering Of the inner sur
face Of a thing.
50-What Irish poet wrote "Lalla
Rookh"?
52-Scold.
53-What Biblical character was
hanged on q Eallows he had
prepared for his enemies?
55--Persia.
5S-Persian fairy.
60-What IT the missing word in
this Shakespearian title:
"Much-About Nothing"7
6i-Southern Nationalist Asso-
citation (abbr.)
6t-0f a point in space.
65-Half an EN- (measure used
by printers).
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The Cneckerboard Puzzle OF the Squares

four squares like the one repro
duced here, AZ you viii doubtless
have 10 make several attempts
before you succeed in properly
dividing the large square so as TO
fulfil the conditions of the puzzle.
The Washington times., 1928-02-25
STOCKS RALLY
LED BY RAILS
nv international News Service,


NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Friday's
closing rally in the Industrial stocks
was carried into the first period TO-
dav. and further improvement was
recorded in prices of the active stocks
which bore the brunt OF the weeks
selling pressure. The speculative IN
terest aroused in the railroad Stocks
was exhibited in the active buying
Of Wabash, st. Louis Southwestern
Erie. Pennsylvania. and other rail
shares at j to points above FRI
days close.
Prospects of an alignment OF wa
bash railroad in the proposed trunk
line consultations under the Van
sweringen and Loree leadership has
brought the stock of this road to
the fore as an attractive speculation.
The weekend trade reviews were
not very encouraging. Both Dun's
and Bradstreet's surveys reported
"spottiness" in the important lines
of domestic trade, with a falling OIL
in demand for commodities that are
generally moving to market quite
freely at this time Of year.
Pennsylvania was a leader In the
forward move of high grade dtvl-
dend-paying railroad stocks. In con-
trast with most of the class l roads,
Pennsylvania. broke all records Tor
peacetime earnings in 1927, and cur
rent business on the road Is in salts
factory volume.
Shorts in International Nickel,
Radio and other speculative leaders
found the supply of floating stocks
somewhat limited, and were forced
to bid l to 8 points higher.
The Washington times., 1928-02-25
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK

UNION STOCK YARDS, BALTI.
MORE, Feb. 25.-Cattle- eceipts,
700 head. Market dull. Prices
steady. Steers-C Choice, $1S.5O@
1880; good, $12@13; medium, $1,000
@$11.5O; common $9.50@10.25; feed
ers and stockers. $S.50@11. Heifers
Choice, $11@11.5O; good, $9.50@1O.50;
medium, $500; common, $6.50@7 so;
feeders and stockers, $6.25@S.50.
Bulls-Good to choice, $3.50 $50;
fair to good, $7@S: common to me.
dunn, $6@7.. Cows-Good to choice,
5000; fair, to good, 1907; common
to medium, $4@$5.50.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 100
head. Light supply; market steady.
Sheep, $2.50@$7,50; lambs, $S@16.SO.
Hogs-Receipts. 400 head. Market
stronger. Lights, $3.50; heavies.
$3.50: medium, $9.05; roughs, $5.75
Otis; light pigs, $685.; pigs, $500:
Western hogs, 10 to 20 cents higher
than quotations.
Calves-Receipts so head. Market
steady. Calves, $5@$16.50.
The Washington times., 1928-02-25

LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Feb. ~. spctn
were In good demand but business
was only moderate. with prices ~
naming firm. sales totaled 5000
bales: receipts, none.
Midland fair was quoted at 1l.es
pence: strictly good mids, 1tao
pence; good mids, 1880 pencs;
strictly mids, 1918 pence; naldn
1855 pence: strictly low midg, IN k6
pence; low nnids. 1880 pence; str1o lsy
good ordinary, 1925 pence good a..
binary, 9.95 pence.
Futures opened firm with March
st 1905 pence; May. 1910 pence;
July, 9.95 pence; October, 9.75 pence.
December, CTS pence.
The Washington times., 1928-02-25
BALTIMORE PRODUCE

BALTIMORE. Feb. 20. - Live
Poultry-Chickens, old, Az lbs. and
over, 27@2Sc: old, 4 to AZ lbs, 27@
28c: old, to 31s lbs, 26@27c; leg
horns and other light stock, 2S@25c;
old ROSTERS, mixed colors. 16@18c;
old ROSTERS, leghornS, 1901 young
chickens, colored, large, 33@35c;
colored, 2 lbs. and under, 40@45c;
leghorns, as to size, 26@28c. Capons.
all sections, as to size, 3203Sc.
Ducks, white pekins, lbs. and
over, 26@2Sc; puddle, lbs. and
over. 24026c; muscovy, lbs. and
over, 24@26c; all kinds, smaller,
18@20c. Guineas, young, Q, lbs. and
over, each, SIC; smaller, 100000.
Pigeons, young and old, per pair,
100000. Turkeys, young hens. 400
43c; gobblers, 3s@40c; old. S56S6c.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys, young,
4O@42c; turkeys, old, S0@S5ci
ducks, 2503Oc; chickens, young, 80
@35c; chickens, mixed, old and
young. 10000. Capons, as to size
35@40c.
Eggs-Market about steady. On
the Baltimore Butter and Egg Elk
change nearby fresh gathered firsts,
one sale, rs cases, Csc; five. sales.
nearby fresh gathered firsts, .2s%c;
bid, 2SK. Receipts-Butter, 1882
tubs; eggs, 1872 cases. -
Butter-Creamery, fancy, h., 46
@47c; choice, 44@45c; good, 42@
43c; prints, 47@49c; blocks, AGO
48c; ladies', 35@37c; Maryland and
Pennsylvania rolls, 34@35c; Ohio
and West Virginia rolls, $50 34c;
store-packed, $40; Maryland, Wiz.
ginia and Pennsylvania dairy prints,
34@35c: process butter, 40c.
The Washington times., 1928-02-25
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET

Wheat Firmer; No. red winter
export. $1.51A: No. 2 red winter
garlicky domestic, $1.525x: receipts,
4,241 bushels; shipments. 1897
bushels.
Corn Steady; No. . yellow domes-
tic $1.12 bushel asked; receipts. S.725
bushels; shipments, 100 bushels.
OatsF'irrn; No. 2 white domestic,
641k @65c bushel; No. g white, 631s
064c busheI; receipts, none; ship
rnents, 7,21 bushels
Rye Nominal: receipts, none;
shipments, 1908 bushels.
Hay Slow; sale stocks ample.
Flour Firm; unchanged.
Despite It's frigid climate the
Arctic region has less annual snow.
fall than the temperate zones be-
cause Of its dry air.
The Washington times., 1928-02-25

DlVlHnnA q TWO UOHNall "a Z = COD De- n'nTI
On the capitnl stick g Swift q CugD e1ys NJ
Be- paid % April 4. ~ - atnskkQldnEs -
record, March ~. IN - shown - tno heol4
g tho GemDnnys
G. A.PRAc0Cg. o,es,saiy
The Washington times., 1928-02-25
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET

Grains opened steady to a shade
higher today. Wheat was Sc
lower to Nc higher; corn 40 &c
higher and oats were unchanged.
Opening grain quotations:
Wheat - March, $1.33h 1885
May, $1.34% 01.35; July. $1.S2%.
Corn-March, 94h @94hc; May,
9Shc; July, 99A 0$1.
Oats-March, 54N@55c: May, Sc
@56bc; July, (old none; new
54hc.
The Washington times., 1928-02-25

INSIST-on the delivery Of your
Times or Herald every day. III
you do not get your Herald by
q. M. The Times by 5 p. m.
or The Sunday Herald by 8
a. M, call Main $500. Delivery
is guaranteed and your copy
will he sent you Immediately
from The Times Company Office
by special messenger.
The Washington times., 1928-02-25
HOUSE REPORT

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Clearing
a MSTss o statement Exchs s9s so c
Federal Reserve Banks credit bal
ance, $4,000, 900.
The Washington times., 1928-02-25
liberty BONDS

CFurnished nv w b. Hibbs a Coz
Liberty AIS due 1g4T. ....,.....$1O1.2l
Liberty 1st Us due 1g47. 1e2.30
Liberty 3rd, "a, due 1879. 1oo.n
Liberty Atm, as, due 1898 .... 1923
u s. Treasury as, cue 1861. 1876
The Washington times., 1928-02-25
Forbes Finds Texas
Very Prosperous
By B. q. FOR BEs

IN TEXAS, Feb. 25-On shipboard once group Of
Austrans dof their hats when they came within sight Of
Trieste knet and kissed the ground when they
landed Somehow feel that should raise my hat and
salnfa Texas vrhR cross honndleSs portals
The Washington times., 1928-02-25
PROSECUTOR NAMED.

President Coolidge yesterday sent
to the Senate the nomination of
John r. Watkins to be u. S. Dis
trict Attorney for the eastern dis
trict Of Michigan.
The Washington times., 1928-02-25

s73lI|# OIWIDWENU IFUsl IL q ~
A quarterly dividend oe s1.zB ana an
extra dividend of rs cents upon each
or the 266.e00 shares of present t1f
standing stock of No par valuo q.
be paid on March 81, 1898, "a the ntool<
holders of record a. they appear a. the
close Of business on March 9, 1898: The
Transfer Books will not be closed
y. 4. MACKEYs TreanufoFS
The Washington times., 1928-02-25

The Used Car market IL marked" mt
your priees-buy . car through the
offers made in tOday'S Times and
Herald Classified ads.
Evening star., 1928-01-05

Drive over cobbles and await the
usual discomfort-it will never occur!
The Victory is the smoothest riding
car, for its type, ever built.
Safe, Strong and Stable
Because the chassis frame conforms
precisely with the body lines - u1tb
no body o1erbang-and because of the
cars low center of gravity weight
close to the groun6 The Victory is
remarkably stable-tipping, skidding
and swaying are reduced to point
positively negligible!
Turn a sharp corner and YOU will
understand!
And the double steel walls mean
double protection in case of accident
double the safety of any type yet
known. A staunch body, with doors
that close with substantial and non
metallic snap.
Misunderstanding Lockheed-Hydrau-
lie brakes, rigid, 8-inch chassis frame,
wide windows, full-vision windshield
and thin steel corner posts are further
vital factors of greater safety.
Quiet and Comfortable
The aim of all engineering is sim.
plicity, for simplicity means economy
-suength-SILENCE.
There are only s major parts in The
Victory body-and they are welded
into single unit. Not Joint to
squeak or rattle. Body and chassis
act together, mutually flexing,
mutually supporting, without stress
or strain. A SILENT body.
Evening star., 1928-01-05

L. i ~ ~
And Dodge Brothers powerful new
six-cylinder motor = specially engi-
neered for The Victoy-preserves
this luxurious quietness at all speeds.
A Car of Striking Beauty
Body and chassis built as a single
unit-without the customary body
sill-permits lower overall height
with liberal head-room and road.
clearance.
Splash shields, a constant source of
noise and annoyance are replaced by
the wide, deep Victory chassis frame
wide heavy-gauge one-piece Tenders
and drum-ype head-lamps are pro-
vided. Upholstery, hardware, instu-
ments, color combinations and other
appointments satisfy the most exact
ing demands of style and good taste.
Indeed, you have distinct and thrill
ling impression that the Car in which
you are riding is long, low, swift and
safe-a car of surprising originality
and smarness down to the smallest
detail.
Andyou are equally conscious that in
the production of this car, Dodge
Brothers have adhered strictly to the
Standards of dependability and long
Life which have distinguished their
product for more than thirteen years.
Proceeding on this solid foundation,
they have achieved result as orig
inal and striking by comparison as
was the first Dodge Brothers motor
car displayed to the public on
January 1st, 1915.
Evening star., 1928-01-05

integral unit-the wide, deep Victory
chassis frame, flush with the lines of
the body, replaces the customary
body sills. Heretofore, the body was
mounted on sill and both in turn
mounted on the chassis.)
2. For the first time in history, battle
ship construction G.e., double steel
walls) is applied to the motor car.
The results of these, and other basic
innovations are astonishing in their
effect On every phase of motor car
value: beauty, comfort, safety,
strength and most impressive and
important of all-beyo'mance ITSELF
Spectacular Performance
With chassis and body single unit,
there are 330fewerparts- pounds
less weight-and an extremely low
center of gravity.
The results are greater motor eff
ciency-i increased power in relation
to load-quicker pick-up-greater
stability and flexibility-an easier car
to handle-a faster car to drive!
Fl miles to the gallon at Is miles
Pc hour is precisely what you can
expect-with sustained high speed
all day long ar instant call.
Evening star., 1928-01-05

Simple fairness to this remarkablenew
product calls for words that would
seem extravagant were they not so
obviously and accurately truthful.
From an engineering standpoint The
Victory is radically new, radically
different and thoroughly originals
literally years ahead of its time in
many vital features.
Subjectedtolong peculiarly Cruel
ling tests over every kind of primitive
road, it has emerged completely the
victor-6t and ready to serve the ad-
vanced and exacting needs of today
and tomorrow.
In very real sense, too, it compares
with no other car or class, because
NO car, either here or abroad, pro-
vides features that are comparable.
To enjoy these advantages you must
buy THIS car, for elsewhere they
simply do not exist.
Revolutionary Neev
Principles of Design.
Two revolutionary new principles
diferentiate The Victory from all
other motor cars:
1. For the first time since the inven-
ZION of the automobile, the chassis
and body of The Victory are single