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BARNWELL SENTINEL, BARNWELL, A 0 r «4ttbs Kff f«e»H*l >Mt»»IH| Ilt«* rMH^U l*f “rUftttlH S'MMl'II*!. [9fttirw«*« * [ tfnkt«**t ff I In Cattle Brands ~r Cause of Many Battles Between Rival Ranchers and With Outlaws. MORE THAN 8,000 IN TEXAS •Cow" Thieves Use Ingenious Methods to Change Marks'on Stolen Ani mals—Many Strange De- —; —rvioei Are Used. Austin, Tel.—Romance, not unmlxed wltte tragedyrlnight oe written ibont the cuttle brands of Texas and the Southwest. Around Ihein' have cen tered" many thrilling deeds.- They have been the meuns of bringing swift retribution to a host of outlaws; they have served as the basis for transac tions Involving'the sale of many ndl- llons of head of cattle. The records of the Texas Cattle Raisers’ association show that there are more than 8,000 registered brunds in this state. No two brands are alike. Usually each brand represents a sei>- arate ranch. It Is often the case that a ranch Is much better known by the brand of its rattle than by the name •of the owner. Owners may chffnge, but the brand never. ► .. .—— "i « * ’t" When Hernando Cortez conquered Mexico In tne early part of the six teenth century he established a ranch upon the Isthmus of Tehauntifiter. The cattle bore his brand. Although that was nearly 4tk* years ugo the cattle upon that ranch today bear the orig inal Cortex brand. » Origin Loct in History. . i»jlglil^;f-ttu* rattle IfTituU ‘lulrit back to tin* In 111 ii tin* day* of fr*-e gi nnff TCirrnn-r different from that of other ranchmen, else the brand would fall of Its pur pose. So In the latter dgya the letters, were finally all taken up und the neces sity for individual and unique brands has led to many n strunge device. Many Novel Designs. For example, there Is the “Spur” ranch, the ‘‘Turk Track" ranch, the “Tumbling K" of the “LasyX.”^ Every ranch has Its principal brand, and some have many others. Ranch own ers. who trade extensively, and are constantly acquiring cattle with differ ent brands, have a number of Insignias on record. Often the ranchmen’s sons- and daughters have their special brands -nud the ^dedication of a ircw brand is not an unusual fiH'm of cele brating .n-Jdrth 6n the range. - ■ Among the peculiar brnndsjs * ptg- pehr which means a squhre^wlth Its Rides extending to form "the exterior- angles. Crescents are common. Only one “ranchman has a hatchet for—a- braudr- •-*'£. ■ . • ’—•—-—t— A bow and arrow gives a name to one big TexaR ranch. L. J. Klmher- ! fin’s ranch had crutch on the hip and a coffee pot on the side. The , coffee pot design Is not so Intricate as j one might ImagLus*.consisting of only ; eight lines. Wine glnsses are hot uncommon ns NATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPION ANNAPOLIS MIDDIES INSPECT PANAMA CANAL “Children first, tennis afterward,” Is the motto of Mrs. George W. Wlght- mnn, national tennis champion. She devotes to tennis - only the time she can spare after rnrfng for her babies. She Is here -shown with her three fa brand "antT the J. W. Friend rnttb''|-? 4 ** ft K* u, r*: George, aged six; Vlr- Mldsbipmen from Annapolis naval academy Inspecting-the. locks of the Panama ctyrai. One thousand ired of them were carried there from Cuba on six battleships. , • *_<• ~~~~ -dDLE WORKMEN PARADING IN BUDAPEST ft company In Crotchctt county had n gourd. A rucJUng chalr is the brand ? of the II. B. Opp ranch In Sutton und | brands, but the spades are thoflte of Menard rountle*. Lee Brothers had for their brand the I graceful fleur de’ lls. Anchor* nre ' com mo A. but only the John W. Frank* raneh in the o^age reservation boasts of the Swastika. A hash knife, n hut. the Masonic •viua re. a key, a tnrker^lrrielc. a be!?, crossed walking sitctyC nrrtiour rtn**. i and open range dot- urtp * tree, a a, Mippor,' A flag. an apple. A llowetv lud;hTR. rakes, -pudey. iTTTnHF,'fi norf Tartiy. a rrwT.irrtwHtk. ■ fishhook. II tx.ftle. hrldle lilt*, a frying l«m. n pitchfork and even a comet may be *«*en iinnoig the long list of brands. A **xeup!e“ liidleates that tlie ranch owner «g< a druggist before becoming agricultural designs. The tendency Is toward smaller V* mds. Branding rsiiKes cattle to lose In weight, und the larger the brand the greater the suffering of the cuttle und the greater the loss of weight, so the old-tliue cusfoui of great brands, covojlnf thr whnfp stile of • cow, Is j'n*«tng sway, llitlt* urr inure vulu- *ti r - Ta Tl* - 1 th ■ **lg Wesmtw . in iure the leather, .■ * [ TUaVnsti'st lirauds to resd wee those for Hie refenf ion o of I lie rknt'l Ingenious methods are anmetltnes Oiel by «-attle"^hleve« to change exist' - !ng brands u|M>n stolen slocks. Most of the metnbera of the Texas Hunger force are ex|»ert* In the matter of de tecting the disguising or changing of brands. The cattle hrauds of some ranches are an Intangible asset of great value. These brands bare come to stnnd for tiony*ty In brei-dlug. honesty In weight and honesty In deariiig. Just ns the heraldry of knighthood Mood for hon or. for bravery and for noble deists and accomplishment. Announcement that cattle of a certain brand are of fered for aale Is ofiuu sufficient guar antee that no precaution* against fraud of any kind an* taken. Every Letter Is Used. In the record of brands, every letter of the nlphuhct Is represented, and most letters are found In three or four position*. An exception la **0." stamp I/on, that Is, an i> the figure or rharno. ■ •met I Hies the cowboye iverlck fur from hetid- li tlie exigency of the >n net Is heated and a a la caonModi * > « TELEGRAPH HAS RAPID GROWTH One of the huge parades of Idle w ark men that mark the rule of the commu nlsts In Budapest, the capital of Hi <ary. walked ACROSS continent i BR mSH AIRSHIP PREPARING TO FLY TO INDIA Government Report Shows 1,« 888,793 Miles of Wire Used by 21 Companies. BI6 INCREASE IN MESSAGES The Increase In the number of me*- ! sages was much greater—I.V7 per cent j during the last flre-ymr |erlu8 and .Vt.l per cent during the ten years i from 1!**7 to-1(1] 7. The nutnher of etn- j ploy com liM*reasOt| bv in*. 2 p**r e»-nt l*e- i tv.een 11*12 and ltd7. and by R4.9 |>er j rent during the f M >rIod 100717 and the j *—mmmm,I *Ud I Ug | leTCf 111 U gC* Of lOrri'flO j j In their salaries and wages were 59.2 | Last Five-Year Period Shows 45.7 Per und 124.2. Cent Mors Telegrams—Par Valua The number of telegraph office* in of the Capital Stock Is -I 1917 "ns 28.Sfir», n decrease of d.2 per $106,360,237. j <r**ut as compared wlth-~tfH2 and of seven-tenths of l j**r cent as com- Washlngton.—According to n report P ,ir >*d with* lt*07. The total Income ■■■ Juvt Issued i.y EM rector 8am L Hog- from telegraph trade was $9i;n2..T#7. wbU li 1ms but qtie *ll!Il*.V* ln :in > P 0 ' 4 *' u , rK Ihl . >m«w.i of the census depurt* 1 "" l» < *r**» s »* ,lf “.-A-”* |M*r cent .-\,. r 1«»I2 Bom»an ^1*11 i < mi > ciminicrce, the 21 commercial n,, D °f 140.R |a-r cent as compared with ™ 1 ;'. r : ,****.,_ ‘ , u _ . lumT telegnrpli sy«Tom* — trrihe United T1H1I;. ibe liicuny from all other States in 11*17 operated 241.012 tulles sources was $1,041,803; the total ex- v , .of pole line, COmprMng 1.bS.S,7t»3 miles p< t)-cs. Including Cot deprechi- “N" is another iwtef tbut is not sus- ; of w , re; s ,. nt messages,^nd tlf »n and sinking funds, were $.80,328.- c^ptllde of niuny positions, f«»r lu*ri- ployed 47.22^ persons," to‘ whonL D70. an Increase of f*2.9 per cent over be ll^ed only onee. — at the sides, but It is then called mashed “O." n link or goose eg zontully it 'is"Z.” “I” Is another letter with a limited use. It is seldom seen except In combination with other charncteci, and Is usually called a bar. “C” and “K” are examples of letters that are used in four positions. For example, an ordinary “K” makes one position. Turn It to an angle of 45 degrees and you have the “tumbling K”; on its back, horizontally, the “lazy K,” and reversed, a fourth position. There nre lazy and tumbling brands ln all letters except “O” and “I.” But when the cattle business be comes general and instead of 100 ranches there are -thousands, new brands must be devised. The seWer for a brand naturally gets an Insignia persons, : werq paid salaries and wages amount- ' Ing .to $36,392,140. This report, which Is lssu<*d under 1912 and of 111.4 per rent over 1907, and the net Income was $12.125,4(X), an Increase of 253.4 per cent ns corti- the title. “Telegraphs arfd Municipal..pared With 1912 and of 113.7 per Cent Electric Fire Alarm and I’ojlce Patrol ” Signaling Systems,” was prepared tin-. der the supervision of Eugene F. Hart-, ley, chief statistician for manufactur ers, and Is the fourth of a series of quinquennial reports oa the telegraph systems Tof the country. - The pole-line mileage in 1917 wns less by 2.6 per cent than In 1912, but was greater by six-tenths of 1 per cent than in 1^07. The wire mileage, .however, showed an increase of 4.1 per cent ns compared with 1912 and of 19.7 per cent over 1907. MOTORTRUCKS- START LONG TRIP mi f V* - over 190Y The par value of the outstanding capital stock of the companies was $106,300*237. a decrease of 1.7 per cent as compared with 1912, but an in crease of 4 per cent.over 1907. Printing Telegraph Comes In. The foregoing figures relate only to commercial telegraph ^companies, and thus exclude the wire nud pole line wholly owned und operated by rail roads, nnd also exclude the equipment and telegraph business of the various press-associations which lease and op erate wires for dispensing news. During the five-year period 1912-1917 the printing telegraph came into ex tended i use by telegraph companies, press associations and railroads. The prlnting^telegraph consists essentially " nding instrument equipped with a keyboard similar to that of a type writer. electrically connected with a receiving Instrument in such a mqnneK that the latter ^automatically repro duces what is typewritten on the send ing Instrument. Without the printing telegraph It would have, been difficult or Impossible to handle the increased 4-ently the transaction took {dace Ip tit# iKWHf of The future buyers, named libeller, and was strictly a cash Iran* action.* A tier rhe deal had been Hose* every member of the family begar bringing In silver colat*from nooks «!•*'( crannies all over the house where k had been secreted. The seller had t ~ The ft-33, sister ship fo the K-34 which recently made the flight to th* United States nnd back to England, Is reported to be making preparations for a flight to India. The photograph shows drums being hoisted aboard the R-33 pri6r to the airship’s .31 -hour trip.over the British Isles. Insert Is a portrait of Capt. >1. G. Thomas, her commander. FOOD FQR TURKS ARRIVING ON CAMELS Mrs. J. M. Franklyn, twenty-eight 7 * y«nrs old, a graduate of the Bellevue Hospital Training School for Nurses; ~ wbo yvon a prize of $2,000 by walking £crbss,. lKk from _Seattle. Wash., to New York. She walnut per mitted to accept Jt rhte If rile ss asked twice. The trip cost her only $28. . Change in Japan’s Trade. Japan’s exports for tlu> first three t months of 1919 were valued at $187.- 372,000 and her -imports at $239.599.- telegrnph business during the vresi I »n adverse bafahee of; —- “ ‘ * | 227.000. The adverse trend Mint 1ms been mniutnined /Sitice the licglp. nlng of this year Is taken as an- ludi-- 4 cation that Japan's business Is losing j the war.impetus nnd Is going to run in ! Flour Sack of Money St. Louis, Mo.—When a furm war sold In Maries county, Missouri, re lt ‘ h ’ r i<7rtnul groove^ stuu-s J^pan A.her- Jilser. Under the direction of a Freuth ••ttieer this camel transport, carrying k after b ad of wheat und grain, is t>e!ng brought Into Constantinople, whert the fisal riots ure re|s*rted to have taken on a serious aspect. Hera • trw la iter Mart *4 the mag* motontvrfe tralw i ■ » jmrmrj tttd U te utiM arrows iter rt 3BD WMm. raid tw tee tter teag '■ d track tram 6.t 1 l< -Ii t ■ HH ■ r u ‘.vast BmI B VI l.r (4 k ■ ■ "ti-rj Uag&'.m siiag The War Idea. Fanner $ntlth was painting his barn | hwttleahtp. fray, and every sb far be; w<*uld n»wk off a f*ke window 'and smear black stripes down It. .“Are you rrujr. JlwT «*kel ji aHgb- trr “what p<s doing 0mt feeF* "OMMKydnge.• m %• (be I nsap: Afc- fifty foot naaty Jatt t ; BRIEFS In Jsitan individuals own A recently invented textile fer w» dergurments stretches lengthwise. h«a n only ttee - n4> * keros* the weave of the material. surface <• f the ground and Its pnsiuHa. all mineral Jrpsit* lieltig JjvrftlBM'at pfwfwety _ . - '• laegyama I* the inventor M % ravfi “at a basara «f rvwaags will tteiafc ifa tb* rae rae. f*m Israla 1 gg ars Hgnt *tar to tie held against tne lips by v t i tops fi one *4 the target and n*“if nuaiae j b.wt *4 rrary 4a f Arad to rata- A i n nrterain ctairaa la rr*« afrvrs mrkra rad d Wffte te pa rW» Iff meter* te tkiu tb# awftvra tea a H aa dwtite rta * * beta ■» * . fwa mi