The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 47, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 19, 1923 Page: 2 of 10
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*W. A. King’s Parrot School in Brownsville
Most Unique School of English in the U. S.
The most unique school for the teach-
W «>f Kuglish is lorufnl at ItruwDsvillp
Texas the *. uthuiost city on the main-
land of the t inted States. T|.^ jnipils
of this school consist of Mexican parrots
—thousands of them which range in
•ge from 0 weeks to ti months. The
st lioi 1 i«j graded from tin* kindergarten
where tiie youngest birds many of
which are almost destitute of feathers
receive the first elements of •‘ducation
in English through tb* intermedi
tions to the “graduating class.” Hirds
in the latter t lass are seldom over six
months old. and they speak Kuglish
with a fluency which often startles those
who “listen in" on the classes during
the instruction hours.
A. Kinjir. who Imports and «<!u-
cates more parrots than any other
dealer in the 1 nited State* was the
originator of tin* parrot school. For
tuany years -Snake” King a* lie i~
known to Mexican bonier residents has
done a thriving business in Mexican
snakes and wild animals and is still en-
gaged in this line of business but sev-
eral years ago he added Mexican par-
rots inawcaws and parakeets to his
stock in trade and the dmnand for the
Mexican birds has ini reused to such an
extent that they are now being shipped
out of ltrownsville at the rate of more
thau a hundred per day during the ship
I»ing season. A large aviary has been
erectisl on the King farm known as
“Snakeville” adjoining ltrownsville and
will house hundreds of birds during the
training seasou.
Birds Captured in central Mexico.
The young hints are taken by King's
hunters in the central parts of Mexico
w here parrots atrl maw caw s nest in
great numbers the birds being large
enough to be taken from the nest* in
late May or early June. The hunters
feed each bird by hand until they are
sufficiently strong to stand the trip to
the border. At Matamoros across the
Rio (.ramie from ltrownsville the young
birds are inspected personally by Mr.
King and any bird n t coming to certain
standards is culled out. They are then
brought across the river placed in the
aviary and a* soon as they have fully
recovered the effects of their trip their
lessons begin.
phonographs are used to instruct the
birds and dtiriug the das* hours th
aviary resounds with phrase* and \v< rd-
repeated iusteriuiualdy. and in ithe
darkened class room with no other
sound save that of the phonograph to
attract their attention the birds soon
acquire the phrases. Ilnur after hour the
birds hear the phrase* repeat eel over
and over and as soon as they inquire
one set they are advanced a da" this
proci xs being kept up until the bird'
have acquired a vocabulary of many
words anti phrases.
Are Very Intelligent.
The Mexit.au parrots are classed
among the most intelligent of the parr t
family. Kveu the little parakeets.
than the ordinary tame pigeon
which earlier shippers of parrots de-
clared could not learn to tulk are. by
this fjsteni taught to talk as fluently
a* the larger double yell >w-head. I .a k-
tongued parrots. The large maw caws
beautiful in their brilliant plumage are
however the least intelligent. They
will learn to repeat a few words ami oc-
casionally a | lea i’ but they tan never
acquire au extensive vocabulary suth as
the smaller M-\n in parrots a< quire in
a few weeks. Hu tidied* of these niaw-
<aw* are brought to lfrownsville from
the Mexican interior before they art-
fully feathered an! are shipped a few
months later to the zoological gardens
and aviaries of the north au 1 occasiou-
ally shipments are made to liurupe.
The demand for these birds is not so
g'reat as for the smaller purrots. nicy
are more beautiful but they never make
such friendly household pel* as the
parrotu whoh have been properly edu-
cated.
t*arrot* By me Hunureos.
The scene at “Suakeville" when the
birds have been released from fh«*ir
classes an 1 are returned into the huge
outdoor aviary to enjoy the brilliant
sunshine of the Lower ICio tJrnmle Val-
ley is one never to be forgotten. Ked
yellow and green maweaws. dainty para-
keet* hundreds of the double yellow-
beads intermingled in a kaleidoscope of
flashiug color and oci-asionallv the
various classes reviewing the lessnus iu
which they have listened for hour-
create n jargon of sound thr< ugh whi'-h
phrases or words can sometimes he di-
tinguished. While the members of one
class are ratt<oii*dy announcing “ I'm
a pretty Polly" those of another ntuy
be trying a few l*itr■» of tin* latest jarx.
and the effect is extremely ludicrous.
Until the birds attain the age of six
months tIn* utmost care must he exer-
cised in handling them and they arc
never shipped north until lliey have
attained that age. The climate of the
T/ower Ilio tirnnde Valley the most
equable in the United States i* pr< !»-
ably the only place w here the birds ]
could he received and kept until they i
•re old enough to stand the more rig-
orous climate of the northern serf ions
of the country.
Tne secret oi a laminq ranoi.
“The secret of :i talking' taarr*»t." Mr. I
King said “is getting a nest Ibnl. one
that is taken front tbe nest before it is
feathered. and raisel I*y hand. This
kind of a parrot will make a positive
talker.
“The young parrot «an be taught to
talk sing or imitate any sound very
easily ami the owner Inis iu» difficult.
In teaching them jtt'1 what they wish j
the bird to learn. It i' very difficult
to teach old birds new words or phrases
and in many <ases jt is itupossibc.
“The feeding of the young birds must
be done with tbe greatest of enre. and
on the feeding to u great extent de-
pends *e kind of talker the bird will
make. At first they are fed by. band
with am kind of boiled reren1. with a
little milk and bread and some soft
boiled corn. As the bird grows older
sunflower needs or nuts ean be gi\cn
It. One thiu/ of which we are always
very careful is to never g've the young
bird water. The only moisture it ucejsi
should be given in the way « f moistened
bread boiled corn or cereal with milk.
The young parrots in their native s?a <
never aemre water and to give it to
them la very dangerous. Me learned.
Jjjia (act by experience through the m-? j
Transporting Parrots by Burro in Tamaulipas Mountains.
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Feeding the young birds by hand after receiving from Mexico.
Consignment of parrots after crossing international bridge.
I of M-vi-rul hundred fin*' birds.
How To Tea'h The Bird. To Talk.
} “Prior t<» ill'ti tiring the •parr't am !*•-
m> in Kngii'b' »i Snakevill.. v •• bad a
system «»f teaching. M'birh of
keeping die lords in cage* where they
woulJ almost constant lv hear the human
voire. However most of tlnme employ-
ed hi omul the place spoke Spanish al
most exclusively and uiam of tho first
birds we hat died talked a jarg >ii < f
'Spanish and Kngli'll. After the iu-ti-
tution of th** phonograph method wo had
no further trouble nnd the birds now-
speak Kllgli'h ‘as she is spoke.*
“Constant repiliti«u of any word
phrase song or sound vrill soon im-
press it upon the parrot’s in«tin<-t t >
imitate. In a short time the bird will
try to repeat it. ami after learning a
few words or phrases it* vocabulary
will develop rapi ily. No one should ex-
po* t hi Itirjf to talk in a few weeks any-
more than they 'It mid exp*- f a baby to
talk a few months after birth. Kveu the
edu* uted bird* will n*»t talk well when
taken away from tln-ir familiar environ
OFFICES OF PEOPLE’S
ICE COMPANY MOVED
ONTO FRONT STREET
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Work mi the extension of the see*)
li'*U(<e of the cotton oil inill operated
In the Peoples Ice A. Manufacturing
t’otnpanv i' well miller v.n< The • Id
frame office annex of the c moain ha*
been torn away ami frame work for the
extension is being put up.
The mblition will to* .“at by !m f<ct. arid i
the aihlitional sf> rage cnp-ieity will en
able the plant to operate practically the
ye- round
The offices of the company have
been moved into I lie* lin k >uiilditlg
facing I ronton Street. The rooms have
been painted. an 1 made at tractive.
'ie-irimr to officials of tlie • omputty i
the new office's will tie much more eon
venient. both to the employees and to I
the public.
Why Suffer With the Hi at?—(Jet a
little Polar t'ub fan. I'se vety little
cum nt and oh uch a comfort fn the
liome or nt the office. Get them at
rioetta Hurdwnrt t o. Adv.
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INSURANCE
SURETY BONDS i
W. B. CLINT
208 Merchant* National
Bank
— PHONE 6 —
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| ttien*. but after !»*• omiug a< rustomed to
: their new homes they <uion remember
| what they have lent tied."
Mas Government Concession.
I'or two years Mr. King had difficulty
in sc nring sufficient parrots to fill l lie
I demand. but this year he secured from
tiie Mexican government u apeiciil r'»n-
ce.^ioti to export birds and animals from
that country to the l'nited States this
confession granting him the privilege
of hiring hunters in uittr part of the
southern republic- to capture birds and
animal'. \s result the number of
parrots rc*reiv«*| this sc-ason is treble
that of former years ami hundreds of
the birds vv 11 i ■ H • have finished their
course of study are now being shipped
r<* mu them purc hasers and dealers.
SUGGESTS PLAN
OF ACTION FOR
jFLOOD CONTROL
C. H. Pease in Open Letter
to Valley Engineers Out-
lines Plan for Agreement
on Flood Control in Valley
(' .11. FVnso sccietary of the Ili.i
Grande Water Users'* Association who
took a leading part in the campaign to
t defeat th« flood control bond issue in
ilidalgn county in an open letter to
the Valley Engineers outlines a plan
for organization which would tncluuc
the entire Vallty in the flood control
program. In his letter addtessed to
W. O. Washington president of tlsc
Valley Engineers. Mr. Pease states;
“Dear Mr. Washington:
“I want to take this opportunity to
thank you and the in* mbers of the
Lower Rio Grande Chapter of the Am
•rican Association of Engineers for the
many courtesies extended to me at tne
meeting of your association on the 11th
which I was kindly invited to address.
Th* friendly way in which you and thi
members present entered into the dix- I
chssion of the subject of flood con- I
tzol" has caused nu* to feel that there
will be little difficulty in your asso-
ciation and ours co-opciating for the
good of the Valley.
. ...
I ne recent decisive deitfit of th<
Hidalgo county bond issue has clear-
i ed the way for some other proposal to
meet this prrplexing problem of flood i
control. It is not sufficient to merely !
defeat another's proposal unit s a bet-
ter one can be suggestid. I am there-
| fore taking the liberty through the
! G-avity Irrigation News of suggesting
I a program to be followed that I hope
will met with general acceptance.
“In order to get this up for discus-
sion. I am nddresing this communion-
tionto you in the nature of an open
letter. These pioposals are briefly
that the engineering phases of flood
control he submitted to a commission
to consist of representatives of your
organization and representatives of the
l\ S. Reclamation Service. Your prob-
lem will hr to attempt to arrive at
substantial agreement on plans which
are within thz* feasible limits of cost
and which are witnin the present fin-
ancial ability of the Valley.
“To assist you in this work there
should be another commission com-
posed of the best minds in the Valley
and being fully ^presentative of all
sections and interests tn the Valley.
| whose duty It will be to arrive at
what is the present finnncinl ability of
the Vallry. and what practical means
may be adopted for co-ordinating the
three counties mobilizing their finan-
cial resources available for this pur-
pose and also for carrying into execu-
tion any plans that may he adopted.
“When these two commissions have
together competed the;r work. and
arrived at substantial agreement that
the resulting program be submitted to
the public for adoption or rejection by
voting the necessary finances. Full
opportunity should he be given tor get-
ting the proposals before the people
and ample time allowed for public di'-
cu-sion and the crystaliaation of public
sentiment.
BIG CLOSING OUT SALE
()f I li^li Grade Seasonable Goods
PALM BEACH SUITS—
Regular $18.00 Oualitv now
$9.95
M EX’S STRAW HATS—
Regular S3.50. $4.00 and $4.50 ( Hialitv now
il! 4 7 * T 0 W *
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“The logical mediums for taking the
initiative in this matter a e the several
county commissioners courts of the I
thr*e counties. It is suggested that one
of the county judges take the initiative
of inviting a conference of the three
county judges and the county com-
mission rs. if deemed advisable. and
let the three counties join in piovid-
ing for these two commissions.
“Failure of the county officials to
act** would leave it to some citizens
organization to take the initiative and
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call a conference of ritzens to net in
launching this program.
I would he glad to have your views
of this proposal.
Very i sportfully yours
C. H. PE ASK.
Secretary
PUBLIC NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
< i- her* hi glien rtiat the part-
nership lately . \i-ting between Ni
n>l»s l.ongoi:: ni. I .lose tie fe>>n Cana.
• if tbe City of !!rmv:iv ille. County of
Cinner. it and State of Texas has been
dissolved on this 7*b il.« of August
Itti’l. til. ilf •vruieniitoieil Jose tie I .eon
ti::rza liuiiig piiivliasul the entire
stork of merchandise in s-fid business
bunt*.i in tiie City of Brownsville.
Texas 'in the «orner of Monroe and
Fourteenth Streets from Nicolas l.un-
gorin.
All debts owing to tbe said parfner-
shlp are to be receiveil nml paid to Jose
do [.eon fiarzn. and all demand* on suid
partnership are to lie presented to him
for payment.
The business will be continued under
the firm name of Jose de I.eon <«nrza
at III* name pl.ee.
Nicolas I.ongorit«
Jos. de I.eon Carza
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WHY NOT
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l| Men Are Interested
I! In the Big
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Remodeling Sale
;; Now Under W ay—Everything Goes
Nothing Reserved
;; It will pay you to stock up for the future
<' Come and be convinced of the Low Prices 3
I THE FASHION
3 3 QUALITY SHOP FOR MEN
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• * Willacy Co. Eng. City Eng. San Benito
CORBIN-AGAR
• > ENGINEERS
! \ Room 5 Wittenbach Bldg. Harlingen Texas
0 IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE SPECIALISTS
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• * Steam Plants. Hydraulic Plants Electric Plants Street and High*
< • '"ay Paving Water Supply and Purification Sewer Systems and
| J Disposals Hydro-Electric Developments Land Subdivisions De-
n »'*"»• Reports Supervisors. Surveys and Official Maps Plans and
1 ! Specifications Investigations Appraisals Valuations Patents
i » Drafted.
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The Dredges Have Arrived
To Begin Work On Our Seaport
J his feature alone has a tendency to buoy up everyone interested in
the upbuilding of the \ alley and especially to everyone in our city
it brings wonderful opportunities and with this feeling of buoyancy
we are going to give extraordinary low prices on the very apparel
you need for the warm days ahead.
1 lelow we enumerate some of the seasonable merchandise in
which you may find exceptional savings in every way.
BLOUSES
Jn a season like this you’ve
already found that you can’t
have too many blouses.
Whether it’s tub blouses or
costume blouses your re-
quirements will find pleas-
ing and profitable selections
here.
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J LINGERIE
Tluere’s never a time when
women aren't interested in
special values in lingerie
particularly at this season of
the year and we are offering
exceptional values indeed
on gowns bloomers com-
binations and knit wear
from d'he Munsingwear Cor-
poration which stands at tile
top in this line.
HANDKERCHIEFS
J Iandkerchiefs—loose them
by the dozen it seems. Those
pure linen hankies you’ve all
been so keen about are be-
ing shown in many designs.
Bags will forever and a
day intrigue feminine fancy
—particularly when they # Jr
may be purchased from $1.00 i
up. |
LADIES' AND CHIL-
DREN'S HOSIERY
Hosiery trips t^aily into the
scene as sheer and gossamer
as it can be and still he prac-
tical. From $1.00 to $2.50 is
the price. All shades are be-
in^ shown.
NEW FALL HATS |
Now’s a good time to get a new
Hat. We have them coming in
weekly for sport street and dress
wear. Some are of silk some of
velvet some of felt. They’re all
in smart fall stylings—and in such
a variety of shapes that Incoming
selection is assured.
NECKWEAR
Neckwear never ceases to stretch
a point. Just now it’s crowing
over lingerie collar and cuff sets. |
We have them in the newest pat- j
terns and for less. j
W e have piece goods of the different fabrics that we are making
low prices on in order to make room for the late fall merchandise.
We Give Trades Day Coupons
E. F. Harrison Dry Goods Co.
New Location Next to 1’ostoftice On Elizabeth Street
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Wheeler, Fannie. The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 47, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 19, 1923, newspaper, August 19, 1923; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1378403/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .