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THE RIO GRANDE RATTLER 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, flash light and the thousand other things we carry for your com fort. Complete line of FURNITURE See what 2 or 3 dollars will buy Private Privacy, SoTiicone in.’ule th e rem a rk a t mesa th a t our brains were stafjnating. A f ter thiiikiiig th e m a tter over I dcci*ie(l t h a t th e re m ight be some tru t h in th e mor. In order to counteract th is u n pleasant tem iency I decided to do aomc reading; not th e desultory m agazine kind but som e thing heavier of th e kind which m akes one th in k . W ith tin s end in view i began castin g roun<l th e ten t for Bomethiiig to .start oit. Our librj consisted o f several back num b ers the S a tu rd a y .Kvening Post, a C avalry D rill Ilegulation and “ The Romance of a L i l y .’ ’ The first tw o obviously did not answ e r m y purpose and I fe lt th a t th e L ily was best perform ing its fu n c tion in life by counteracting a tendenev T h e refore I carried nip where. searcli else- A f ter h a lf an hour o f dusty i>oking under cots and old new s p a p e rs f m an aged to b rin g to life “ A B roken H e a r t , \ “ Loves D a i r y , \ “ The P r in cess O g lo ia\ and a R and M cN ally a t las was th e m o st im p roving b u t not ex a tctly w h a t f should have selected. I was about to reconcile m y self, how ever, to nil hours eontcnijilation of th e torso of E u rope when I happened to spy a dog-eared valum c under a pile of shelter halves. The t itle of th e book was M nemonics. W ithout any v e r y clear idea of w h a t Gregory & Cardwell M n em o n ics w^ere 1 assum ed th a t they m ust bo stupicl enough to be im p roving i am! returned to m y ten t fo r a little m ental rlisciplinc. The th in g did not s t a r t oc very well, MAIN STREET, McALlEN Hall’s Grocery “The Home of Clean, Well-Handled Groceries” FOR THOSE COLD NIGHTS Stock your tent with a box of cracker.-*, sardines and jam. Kills your bed-time hunger, makes you sleep beeter, provi des all the necessary entertainment for a big evening. The value of m n em o tochnv under cer tain aspects is incontestable consider ing th a t m any in all Avalks of life— I decided however, to give it a chance b e t t e r as I got into th e as it m ight got plot, “ One man from eacJi len t to ditch th e co r r a l .” 1 becam e conscious th a t th e voice w a s aim ed a t me under the side of th e ten t. media'tely “ W ell, a n i t you the only man in th e illil th e voi !Ut and for the ten t ? a.s it he voice. Backed \\\> ^aiit I caught cnqm rc la by th e Top Seri argm n e next h a lf hour I abandoned th e im provem e n t of my mind w h ile I dug a ditch. Then I Avas once m o re flat on my back w ith th e sto ry of M n em onics over if tho.se d ig its im- la apoar as Ami by a sch e m e \ wliicli th e pupil has already aeci'pted then a clue or linkw o rd is asserted to serve fo r a l if e tim e , \ T looked at the title page to m ake sure this w a .sn't the sequel to .^something. The door opened and let in Beany, r nodded and continued im p roving. J J k e mV Iiorse, how e v er, B e a n y is a man of one iilea, he <4mn over and sat down on th e side of m y bunk. “ W a n t to go down tow n fo r <[iii- I gave the usual financial excuse, at th e sam e tim e learning fo r th e first tim e th a t fo r centuric.s no textbook on logic has om itted th e five hexam e ter “ H e a rd th e la t e s t ? \ I lied th a t T had w h e reupon he tobl me. In tlie m e a n tim e J read th a t th e tropipal ninenionicH of th e ancients w e re adapted— “ R o p a s .\ This tim e it w a s th e M exican b a n d it who m angles niy laundry. F if teen m in utes elapsed w h ile I m ade several small loans sufficient to rw Jaiin a p a ir of socks and a suit o f umierw-ear. I some- time.s wonder if it w o u ld not be m o re economical to tre a t d i r t y clothes like second hand autom o b iles an d tu rn them in each tim e fo r new . Beany had le f t in fav o r of som e thing more exciting. I had ju s t resum e d th e horizontal when Tom anif Dick came in. “ I ’ll b e t i t s tru e .^ ’' I read resolutely on, “ I w o n t believe it ’till f i n on th e But G e n eral O ’R y an said so Itiin- sH f . ’ ’ ‘ W h at does he know about i t ? \ 'W e ll its a cinch he know s m n rc’ii you ilo.' ’ T began again at tlu- top of th e page. ‘T d o n 't believe he does. How do' you know he saiif it*\’’’' ‘ His chauffer— T found th a t I hail ski jiiigcs w ith o u t k n o w in g ii “ All ou t fo r s la b l’p.s! ik ijqied several' threw M nem o n ics under the cot. Aft<‘r all we arc h e r e to learn how to drill not to inijirove our minds. the fu tu re I shall stick to the- Cavalry Drill R e g u lations and th e S a t urday E v e n ing H E A D Q U A R T E R S D E T A C H M E N T . 4 Crosse and Blackwell’s Jams Beechnut Jelly and Marmalade Magic Valley Honey Crackers oflall kinds, / A. P. Hall, “The G rocer W ho Sells for Less*’ I Tlie call has conic and the men are to go homo to th e ir w ives and fam ilies. I t was w ith sad h e a rts th a t th e news of th e hoind going was greeted, but as tru e soliliers, not one single man en t e r ed a com p laint. A t first i t was thought th a t th e detachm e n t ■ would be sent hack to their resjtective units but this stro k e of luck Avas nipped in th e liud, and as i t is now, they are compelled to speiul the holiday season in th e city. The cam p , yea, the model cam p is now a tilin g of the past and all th e fu r n itu r e is stored for th e w inter and the trav e lin g clothes set aside fo r tiie long sjnd dusty jouruev\. \ We have jnany things to' reifnambEil' and Avhen one says, Avere you iu Texas'.’ VVe woubl n a tu rally say ,' Was I?* I 3RD A M B U L A N C E COM PANY of ^th and ilisappointcd over th e loss o f th e fifth, la.st and m o st popular of the offi cers w ith Avhoiu it left Now York. L t. Silleck has from tlie first declared, his intention of “ stick in g to tlie b o y s \ ov en though it m ight, and did, result in ovenvljelniing losses to liim in a Imsi- iioiis W'ay. Through influences outside his oAvn co n tr o l he Avas tran s f e r r e d from the “ T h i r d \ to Squadron A,, (a t present th e honiogoing o u tf it.) Thi.s. is greally reg retted bv tlie boys of the Third. Sincq .June i l s t , Avheii D. Guerra’s Sons DO YOU KNOW That Guerra’s is the biggest store in town? T h a t Guerra’s handles groceries; of all kinds? T h a t Guerra’s fruits are the best and finest in town? And that we have all! kinds of fruit? GET ACQUAINTED WITH GUERRA’S Location: Three blocks west of Main Street. M c A llen , te x a s left N.OAV ^ ,/uue -;.L 8 T, AVlieil XCi k , auU silica .July Y>th, on w h ich date TA-e\ arriv(6d in McAlK'-ii, • tried their level beet to fulfill tlieir duty as it was e.xpecte.l of them to. do. II, th e Ifoys have fin McALLEN, TEXAS should say yes, W h y , I was in th e head- Shortly a f t e r our a r r i v a l Lieiit. iic- <iuarters detachm e n t. Wc uhvays led Giiire left fm- Immn POST TAILOR SHOP Turn out more neat soldiers than the Q.M.C. Clothes neatly repaired and altered PRESSING W o rk delivered and called for. NEXT DOOR TO AMUSEM Ask for “Pete” Everybody Knows him McAllen, Tex. TEXAS BANKS are p rohibited b y law from cashing OVERDRAFTS This p rotects th e b a n k and th e h a n k ’s o ther custom ers. N e v e r let y o u r balance here ru n below one hundred d o llara W e appreciate y o u r co-operation in th is direction. First State Bank of McAllen B. E . HORN, C ashier C. R. ZACHRY, A s s t. Cashier. J . R. GLASSCOCK, A s s t. Cash. m o st tim e s keep tim e s wa.s th e | .-iftov hy Capt. Shearer, who also faTle.'l sim p le life and good hours and at “ Oltl J i n x \ G. O. 7 lived up tilts point hum, (A m e rira.) | two montlia ago also fo r good- Ilia Je- W ild eats, rattlesn a k e s , goals, b u r r o s , ].arturr, w ith Limit, [iiley on porima- dogs, eats, t u r t l e s am i a lew horses go ; iient d e tail a t th e eam p 'hospital left G u ile le ft fo r hom e, never to re tu r n the eom m and; he was follow ed not l,ong .-.fictll 151 . *V|1L) Tf* ’ to I'Ctui L ieut. P ic k h a r d t lo f t about to m ake up th e stock and on tlui way home it would not bo a t all surpriaiiig to read in some 18 passing R u s s \ Mo’ jieclesjiecles andnd icr about some through the little ham let, itt w ith his w iki cat, Dick with th e ir flee t of quadri- H a rry Luodecko w ith his am i Gy! a H a rry train e d tu r t l e alJ. go to m ake up the big attra c tio n . A t th is point it would, be well i word about ‘‘th e Top. ;ood old scout aiul proved us Avith L ieu t Silleck as our coiiunand- ing officer. Now comes, the h e a r tb r e a k in g neAvs Hint we are to lose th e one man o f the- five who AVHs able to stick to th e ccMi- jiany an I who, v .“ b elieve, isisti-l read y were i't in his power to do. so. To th e boys- o f th e Third Before Going Home be sure and dine many times at Helen’s Palm Cafe Might just as well go home well fed and at the same time enjoy your last on the Border. McALLEN, TEXAS. days say ju s t a W a iter is a goc him self to be the rig h t m au for the job. A lw a y s j u s t w ith the com p lished things.•gs. 1 know I will nev- 1 and ac- er forget the early m orn greteting,— Come on “ S t u \ g o t up, it.s alm o st nine- •e 0 ’clock. Tho first te n t on th e stree t a t one tim e AA'as th e m odel te n t but no more. I t turne<l out to be th e site fo r p rac tical jokes. One night you find a cat in your bunk, then a tu r t l e b u t when they try to anchor a burro to ones sleep ing quarters, I th i o k i t ’s tim e to call quits or enlist w h ite w ings fCr polic ing. A n y w a y , i t was good sport. to our new commanding; officer, Cap tain C ranston, form e rly o f Squadron A, a mo.st h e a rty w e ltom e. H is task is indeed a g r e a t one, .'*nd it is to be hope-1 th a t th e du ty « f m a k ing it as light as possible w ill be perform eal by every m a n in the com p a n y w ith as good a fa ith as they have. exercistxE in the That Trip Home — W ill be L o n g . A n d H A R D unless you are fully prepared. It is easy to Catch cold especially when there is change of climate. See our pharmacist before you go and get whatever is needed to keep Throat anil Digestion in shape on that long shivery trip. IVc appreciate the business the troops have given us and we extend our best wishes for the coming year. Model Pharmacy Co. Main Street McAllen, Texas I who have- played th e gjime-Kke men, this.conies ajs a ernahm e blow. Biic witli, all our- trouDlles- we extend o u r new coinmaudii A SU B T I.B R E V E N G E . How did yo« b reak y o u r w ife of buying you cigars fo r a C h ristm a s ■seutf ’ * gave h e r la f e s .\ “ I o f cheap choco- Don’t Crow Too Soon Over the price you paid for that lum ber You m ight have been able to get it cheaper o r b e tter a t Crow’s Lumber Yard. Call on us for wood of all kinds. If i t ’s som ething to drive nails into, we have it. Frank G. Crow McAllen, Texas ] MISSION PALACE SWEETS MISSION A complete line of souvenirs for the folks back home. Pillow tops, leather goods, Christmas cards and many other suitable gifts. Make your Christmas dinner complete and place your order now For Ice Cream We Sell Bulk Ice Cream at 90c per Gallon Phone, Write or Bring Your Order Elliott B. Roberts, Prop.
