P A G E 2 T&E RIO GRANDE RATTLER

I WHAT UNCLE

SAM OVERLOOKS in the hardware line is usually

| just the personal items that make the difference between hardship and comfort. The wise soldier invests his money in a mattress, comfortable, flash­light and the thousand other things we carry for your com­fort.

Complete line of

j J F U R N I T U R E See what 2 or 3 dollars will buy

G r e g o r y & C a r d w e l l MAIN STREET, McALLEN

H a l P s G r o c e r y " T h e H o m e o f C l e a n , W e l l - H a n d l e d G r o c e r i e s "

F O R ' T H A N K S G I V I N G D I N N E R -

A c a s e o f j a m a n d m a r m a l a d e f o r y o u r t a b l e . S t o c k

u p t o d a y w h i l e o u r s t o c k i s g o o d . A l l k i n d s - B e e c h ­

n u t , C r o s s e a n d B l a c k w e l l ' s j a m s . S p e c i a l P r i c e s .

We Special ize i n F r u i t a n d Canned Goods'.

G i f e u s y o u r o r d e r a n d he a s s u r e d o f b e s t q u a l i t y a n d s e r v i c e .

A. P. Hall, The Grocer W h o Sel ls

for L e s s " M c A L L E N , T E X A S

EXPERT KODAK Finishing

Q u i c k S e r v i c e

L o c a t e d a t A m u s e m T h e a t r e o p e n

n i g h t s

Next door to Post Tailor Shop—The place where every

one has their clothes pressed

McAllen, Tex,

T E X A S B A N K S are prohibited by law from

cashing

O V E R D R A F T S

This protects the hank and the hank's other customers. •

Never let your balance here run below one hundred dollars. We appreciate your co-operation i n this direction.

First State Bank of McAllen

E . E . HORN, Cashier C. E . Z A C H R Y , Asst. Cashier. J . E . G L A S S C O C K , Asst. Cash.

A BIT OF REAL SOLDIERING With the return of tbe 1st Squadron,

the 1st Cavalry has completed its pa­trol service, which was supposed to approach as near to the real thing as anything we had had or were l ikely to have durin gour present sojourn in this part of the world.

Our mission was to guard a certain sector of the river and prevent by force, of death-dealing' bullets, any baiulits from stirring up the alkal i (ius't on the American side. The of­ficers attempted to dri l l into us the seriousness of the situation, and to a certain extent, their .efforts wore re­warded. However, the men could not lose Bight of the fact that that poor river was left ungarded and alone i n order that one Governor Whitman might have a look at us.

We took a certain amount of serious­ness in .the tas, for where is there a man with nerves so dead that in the task set before us, for whore is there a man with nerves so dead that ho can spend a night, and a pitch dark one, too, out on some dreary out­post, with but a couple of comrades, and the knowledge that the under­growth conceals rattlers, bob-tails, eoyotes and any number of unheard of enemies of a l ike nature. Also, there was the fear that some officer won l id t ry to surprise our post and in your nervous frame of mind, you would shoot him and hurt him terribly.

Seriously, though, the experience was one that wi l l be long remembered

OT COURSE " 1 3 " IS L U O K Y . The New York State Team Agroes

W i t h President Wilson.

It ia always a debatable question whether or not " T h i r t e e n " i s -a lucky number. Some swear by it and sothe at i t . The New York State Team of 1016 is strong for i t . The members "of the team in Federal Service left for Jacksonville with thirteen members on Friday.

The team entered icy first competi­tion at Jacksonville, the Southorn States Association Team Match in a field *of thirteen teams and won the championship.

In speaking of the " l u c k y l ; t " an exchange says:

M r . Wilson desires nothing better, in the light of past experience, than to see that mystic " t h i r t e e n , " which other people dread so crop up again and again in his life. It has always been n good friend to him, and i t was this time.

How much a majority does M r , W i l ­son have in the Electoral College I Just thirteen votes—providing Mr . Hughes gets Now Hampshire, which Id st i l l very doubtful.

How many electoral votes did the pivotal State of California give him, Thirteen votes.

Who voted ballot No. 13'? Wel l , this tiWc i t was Charles Evans H i und mere again Wilson the Democratic I'jimiiihiiV.

I low* many letters arc n m | . name of Woodrow Wilson? ilea; Uutl'I are thirteen.

Who was the thirteenth president o Princeton University? Dr. Woodro Wilson.

What Is the sum of the figures O tober 20, 1910, on which date ho " signet! the presidency of Princctt Thirteen again.

On what day of the month wns/hd nominated? On the thirteenth ofifthe month.

Is that all? No, there is more.'.The sum of the number 1912, the year M r . Wilson was chosen by the Baltinwre convention is thirteen.

President Wilson took the oath of .office as president in 1913.

Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson was the thirteenth White House bride.

There were thirteen members irf the wedding party.

Mrs . Josephus Daniels, recogn: the single af f inity of Wilson luck ' ' thirteen, ' ' gave a preuuptial liinch eon to the bride on November, 13, 1913, at which there were thirteen guests, thirteen candles, thirteen vari-colored lights, thirteen bouquets of bride roses and thirteen different kinds of food:

I f that does not qualify Woodrow Wilson for membership, in the Thir­teen Club nothing w i l l .

by the men i n the regiment It was a pleasant break in the mo­

notony of camp l i fe with just enough of the element of danger to make i t exciting. A t the sleeping house i t took but very little imagination, while looking at the bullet holes, to picture a raid on your own post. And, again, on the river the sight of flash-lights on the Mexican sides apparently sig­naling along the shore caused one to see black objects approaching the wat- . or's edge. It was such sights a n d ! thoughts that caused the boys to be keyed to a high pitch after dark, and i t is certain that our sentries were wide awake.

Perhaps .the greatest material gain derived from the expedition was the experience in making and breaking camji-ytiic adjusting of oneself to al -moByprimitive conditions, and the ac-qulring of a bit of knowledge of how to satisfy the inner man through one's own efforts. •

We have returned from this trip a bit wiser, a bit happier, and with a feeling that we came nearer to real service than any of us realize. A t least we have the satisfaction of hav­ing done our bit on territory that was i n the very center of some of the hot­test of the Mexican raids. If we must stay here a l l winter, we desire more of such work with the hope that some­time this play may become actually real service.——B. H . W.

2 J K A S B A G S F O E A L B A N Y TROOPS

Committee of Women of the Capitol Ci ty Completing B i g Task,

The men of Troop B , 1st N. Y . Cav­alry and the 2nd N. Y . Field Hospital ivifl each receive a Christmas present from a Committee of Albany ladj.es, Vjin are hard at work preparing "the presents whieh wi l l bo forwarded: to McAl len in a few days. I The committee is busily engaged making Christmas bags for the Albany ffoys here on the Border.

The bags wi l l contain 2,400 hand­kerchiefs, which are to be made by the •workers.

Already n substantial sum has been raised for the purchase of materials and necessities for the hags. Each

J iag w i l l contain fourteen articles for •pe comfort of the soldiers, including comb, shaving brush and soup, wash cloth, ' one-half dozen handkerchiefs, knife, pipe and tobacco. Inside the

•bag w i l l bo the owner's name, so that • eaidi man is certain of n bag to be opened on the holiday. 1; The work started some few days ago when a group of women interested in fttriotic work assembled to map out Inns for making the Yulctide season t tho Border one of comfort i f pos-ble. I t was learned that some of ie men arc in want of personal nec-

and the committee at once secure funds il'or tho purchase i ! for the kills. These have •rocured. - J

' i—•«*11• -_- of the women' who have passed hours at -Headquarters, 130 State St., have no relatives at the front, but are prompted to help in the work because of patriotic motives. Letters from the troopers hero tell of the actual needs of many of the men, and i t is believed that tho contents of the bags w i l l be received with deep appreciation by the Albany soldiers.

Tho committee consists of Mrs . Frankl in W. Ward, Mrs . George Curtis Tread well, Mrs . Ernest L . Mi l ler , Mrs . Louis H . Gahs, Mrs . Charles N . Mor-gau, Mrs. E . S. Benknap, Mrs . J . H . Hydorn, Mrs . Edgar M . Grif f iths, Mrs . M . Mi l ler , Mrs . II . L . . K . Shaw and Mrs. Frederick Frey. In addition it# in­cludes many of the mothers, sisters and friends of the men.

zing and

L E A R N TO L A U G H

Charity Patient: Doctor, is there any danger that the operation wi l l prove fatal?

Really, my good man, considering that we are experimenting on you free of charge, your idle curiosity smacks of insolence. " — L i f e .

A good laugh is better than medi­cine. Learn how to tel l a story. A well-told story is as welcome as a sun­beam in a sick-room. Learn to keep your troubles to yourself. The world is too busy to care for your i l ls and sorrows. Learn to stop croaking. I f you cannot sec any good in the world keep the bad to yourself. Learn to hide 'your pains and aches under a pleasant smile. No one cares what her you have a headache, backache or rheumatism. Don *t cry. Tears do well enough in novels, but ai'o out of place in real life. Learn to meet your friends with a smile. The good-hum­ored man or woman is always welcome. —Exchange.

L A S T D A Y B e f o r e T h a n k s g i v i n g t o b u y t h e l a s t o f

t h e t r i m m i n g s f o r t h e

T h a n k s g i v i n g D i n n e r i . i

N u t s , G a n d i e s , S p i c e s , C a n n e d G o o d s ,

F r u i t s i n f a c t e v e r y t h i n g

t o m a k e t h e f e a s t

a m e m o r a b l e o n e

Our groceries are always fresh and tasty. Our prices are right.

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D . G u e r r a ' s S o n s General Merchandise--McAllen

Division Camp Exchange S . E . C o r n e r , D i v i s i o n H e a d q u a r t e r s

P a r a d e G r o u n d

uit cases weater O. D. Coats purs hoes l i c k e r s wagger Sticks ^. * hurts O. D. Wool & Cotton hrapnel novelties for Xmas gifts

Everything For The Enlisted Man

Don't Crow Too Soon

O v e r t h e p r i c e y o u p a i d f o r t h a t l u m b e r Y o u m i g h t h a v e b e e n a b l e t o g e t i t

c h e a p e r o r b e t t e r a t C r o w ' s L u m b e r Y a r d . C a l l o n u s f o r w o o d o f a l l k i n d s

I f i t ' s s o m e t h i n g t o d r i v e n a i l s i n t o , w e h a v e i t .

F r a n k G . C r o w McAllen, Texas

M c A l l e n D r u g C o

W a t c h o u t f o r s o r e t h r o a t s a n d c o l d s . A g a r g l e o f t h e

r i g h t k i n d o r a p i l l t a k e n a t t h e c r i t i c a l m o m e n t m a y

p r e v e n t a n e p i d e m i c .

Ask by name for the cold medicine you use at home. If we don't stock it we'll get it for you.

N E E D A T O O T H B R U S H ? A g o o d s o l d i e r n e e d s g o o d t e e t h . S p e n d

t h a t 3 5 c e n t s h e r e .

M c A l l e n D r u g C o . * D r . F . E . O S B O R N , M . D . , P r o p .

Main Street McAllen, Texas

M I S S I O N P A L A C E S W E E T S M I S S I O N

Of course, there are no STONES in the Magic Valley, but at least we have plenty of bricks and

B R I C K I C E C R E A M J Put up specially for officers' use. All flavors

No Interruption Phone the t o o u r f o u n t a i n s e r v i c e . H o t c h o c o l a t e a l w a y s o n t a p .

M i s s i o n I c e C r e a m C o . f o r b u l k i c e c r e a m . 9 0 c e n t s a g a l l o n , d e l i v e r e d .

E l l i o t t B . R o b e r t s , P r o p .