BROWNSVILLE THE TOWN AND THE FARMER. filled this tiny horseshoe chapel. Mill HERALS First came the strains of the noblest of hymn tunes, the one sung to “O Brownsville Herald Co. The Little Indiana community de- Publishing and mands a short road to Brownsville. God, our help in ages past.” FRONTIER LUMBER CO. then a flew setting of "Lead, Kindly Jesse The demand should be granted. Mrs. O. Wheeler * Editor Brownsville merchants should see Light.” Martin J. Slattery * * Manager that this is done. Good roads lead- Then came Sullivan's hymn, now MICHELINl ing from the farm to the town un- surely immortal, "Nearer, my God, to it. Offilcal Organ of are one Thee.” Many could not sing DeVOE PAINT Cameron County doubtedly of the best tow*) Detachable , 1 Those sweet girl sim- builders, as well as one of the best voices, fresh, Quick Consolidated ple, reverant, gave one all encour- In 1893 with the Daily country developers. to could not Let us xthe commis- agement sing, yet many Cosmopolitan, which was publish- urge county Their minds went Clincher ed tn sioners to build the good roads. The respond. away, Brownsville for 16 years. local Merchants' Association might perhaps to mid-Atlantic, to breath- heart broken to si- b Terms oi tubscription very appropriately undertake this less, “goodbyes,” lence and deathly suspense, broken ®ally Published matter. A strong resolution, urging every morning music and filterings light and the construction of good county only by THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK except Sunday, by mall to postpaid distant the / [< roads As- through companionways any point In adopted by the Merchants’ the United States, Mex. music of sociation. to be presented to the and half open ports—the Ico or Cuba, or delivered carrier of : by this simple, childlike tune, “Nearer. Brownsville, Texas to county commissioners would have f’ any part of the city, West ■> *. to Thee.” ■ its effect. And one good result My God, # Brownsville, Texu, or Matamoros, was and The street outside the chapel United States f: Mexico. would be to bring the farmer Depository — j * with A mile and * ^ 4, the merchant closer together, to thronged people. hill the lies their mutual beneft. Let the town a half up the cemetery Entered not a at the Poatofflce at Browns- help the farmers and the farmers away from the chapel, but spot Capital $100,000.00 was vacant. Where ville, Texaa, as Second Class Mall will help the town. on the roadside Matter. the railway crosses the road people SURPLUS ANO UNDIVIDED PROFITS $1l5,000.0flt | and had climbed the steep banks I ggg- « ■ »■ All right, let Judge Parker go on cohered them. The wall of the rail- j and FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1912. be president of the Baltimore way bridge was fringed with heads. convention. They say he is conser- There were men, women and chil- Fits Detachable Rim but there are worse at The trains Any Quick WE INVITE YOU WEAKENING? vative, sins, dren from miles around. Easily time, than conser- ears had folk convention^ and tramway poured No Tools To *Bend your soiled and wrinkle vatism. The progressive idea of run- into Colne. Most of them wore Required The republican convention ad- clothing here to be Cleaned in ning a convention, as exhibit- were in journed until this morning at eleven lately black, but many working Pressed. You will find the result o’clock ed 10 us manes us long for a brief clothes, from the mills— to give the credential com- straight IN STOCK BY satisfactory beyond your expert* * f period of good, old-fashioned, easy women in their drab shawls, mittee time to report. Which nat- weavers | lions. Our system is t EVERSON MOTOR CAR CO. superior going conservatism. Let us be as men in their blue and brown Over- urally sets us to guessing. A very many and we are careful of ever progressive as may be after the nom- faces black. Texas plausible guess is that the commit- alls, miners with Brownsville, garment entrusted to our rare. Go d inations are made, but in the mean- The funeral cortege was half a tee is weakening? that the spectacu- T called for and delivered, and charge while let’s have a few moments of mile Aldermen, councillors, lar bluff of the Roosevelt men yes- lojig. are very reasonable. restful As Colonel Sellars bri- terday morning is bearing the kind peace. ambulance men, police, boys' on$e remarked, a man does not want others had a There THE MODEL LAUNDRY. of fruit it was inteded to produce. gades and place. Pheue No. 1 to j ip and tear around all the time. were seven bands, and there might When the Colonel’s friends set up have been fifty-seven, for almost ■their “To-your-tents-O-IsraeF spiel, -—- band of Lancashire and York- the progressives believed that the every Texas democrats and re- people, shire asked to be allowed to come. committee had already made up its have a to feel in- publican^, right the hill and past the spot mind as to the permanent roll of Away up at the treatment accorded If connect your dignant where the Wallace memor- you the convention. Hence the exodus of Hartley to that Texas Chair- delegation by ial stone is to be placed the proces- the Roosevelt delegates from the man Root. It the Texas appears sion made its way, and every committee room. The slowMy delay surely as all man, accustomed necessarily, workman’s hat was lifted FARM means some concessions to the Col- reverently Texas men to spaces and are, large as it child was still. onel's following. passed; every wide horizons could not compress The solemn burial service, read What else it means no man < an himself and his sentiments into the in a manly voice, just reached those say except the men who are prepar- of a little cramped space measley standing some little distance from ing today’s program. It mean may convention hall. For that With all markets Chicago the grave. Then the playing of the adjacent by West a dark horse' it mean some may throw him reason they threatened to swelled through the valley other compromise; it probably does \bands out. And so him, in- instating they to the singing of “Nearer, my God. to not mean the of the conven- turning will remem- TELEPHONE sulted Texas; and Texas Thee.” tion over to the Roosevelt faction. November. ber it next was sounded. % Then “The last post” A dozen boy scouts blew^ it, and they a blew The notes went roll- Southwestern exchange) NEW SOLAR THEORIES. us is it finely. (Through B with most of rownsville The trouble ing through the valley and came that we do not stoj» to ,think. Wnen LIKE IT Brownsville welcomes all reput- floating back lingeringly, as if loath YOU’LL we heard of the proposed coinage of You will comers .especially those who to cease.London Mail. Enjoy able one-half cent pieces, we merely Street car line under construction to Country Club. come in the interest of religion, smiled and passed on. We never health or science. We .shall be glad thought how disastrous that half TKL SILVER CORD. PROSPERITY * v sc£ from Kansas * * > v INVESTIGATE. Ub ffetBlf'hftrn cent proposition would be to the is hire to take observa- In China whe na mandarin who coming churches and missionary societies. tions of the sun to prove that its Or some official high. Let us do all we can to stop it be- MGR. OR WRITE from the earth is the dragon grim and old. ASK THE NEAREST SOUTHWESTERN distance greatly fore it begins. Displeased J. B. Gen. < exaggerated. And so was doomed to die, Scott, Mgr, Still, The Herald may perhaps be A little gold and lacquer box allowed to suggest that Brownsville Just a few more damp, moist sum- Was sent the luckless lord. Brownsville, Texas shall is not the beat place in Texas to mers like the present and we And in it lay the sign of death, THE SOUTHWESTERN the sun is number bread-fruit, pineapples, ana- A slender silver cord. \ prove that only thirty- hurricanes **##**#*#*#*46** hundred miles At Dallas, condas and tropical #*##*#*#*#**#** * five away. COMPANY * TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE \ Waco, and some points in the pan- among our Valley products. They But times have changed across the there are when the will help out the freight-tonnage. sea j ¥j handle, days (DALLAS. TEXAS.) proof of that proposition does not Since Freedom’s breezy air at all on scientific measure- Blew in at China’s open door, depend Lillian Russell is determined to 1 The Pharr Hotel i but is self-evident. And loft its sweetness there, • ments, be a record breaker. Her fifth hus- * At Brownsville, however, the gulf And fleeing to his darksome cave * band puts her in the lead. * breezes blow sweetly and refreshing- Before the naked sword, # ! .. i. m .. ■- ly all summer long, so that many of Behold! the dragon in his turn on to the Receives the silken cord. i us are disposed to hold BURIAL OF A BAND HERO. NATIONAL BANK * cTVline Host-Mr. Linesetter MERCHANTS 4 old, conservative, traditional ninety New York Times * million mile theory. We may, of Walace Hartley, the leader of the BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS Titanic's which ‘'Near- course be mis'aken, but there is band, played COMMISSIONER OF MOSQUITOES. % THE BEST OF SERVICE ! to er, my to Thee,” as the ship nothing in our past experiences Clod, A public office heretofore un- and $209,000.00 * i was home to Colne Surplus, * suggest It.