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The Portland daily press., 1895-10-21

Comics ct Legendes, by H. A. Guerber,
author of Myths of Greece and Rome
New York: American Book Company,
price 90 cents). is collection Of legends
and fairy tales intended as an introduc-
tion to French literature. With Begin
ers they form the basis for numerous
questions, which the pupils answer in
French only, and serve as reading, trans
lating and writing exercises. With pupils
further advanced they can be used with
great advantage as composition exercises.
There are twenty stories in the vol
ume, and an excellent vocabulary.
Paddy O. Leary and His Learned Pig
By Elizabeth ". Champney, author of
The Vassar Girls, &C. Illustrated by F.
D. Steele. Price S1.o0. (New York
poda, Mead & Co.; From the Publish
er) This is bright little story told in
the rollicking Irish style, and Paddy is a
real genus of the country. The story Of
his wanderings with his learned pig is
for the most part told with frolicsome
fun, but 1t is not without touches of pa
thos which make US feel the realness of
Mrs. Champney's creation. The other
characters in the book are subsidiary,
but they are skillfully introduced to
play part in the title comedy which is
adroitly made to furnish an object lesson
in temperance. The far-famed Father
Matthew figures prominently in the olos-
ing chapters, and the denouement is
reached with stroke which the author
of Handy Andy might have been proud
of While Mrs. Champney has had her
large juvenile audience in view when
writing Paddy O'Leary, yet she has sue
ceeded in telling a story which will give
genuine entertainment to the older read
ers as we'll The illustrations are by a
promising young artist, who has admira-
bly, caught the spirit of fun in the book.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-07-24
ODDS AND ENDS.

Several United States cities are now
using hard pressed, tar saturated cubes
of hay for paving purposes.
The first English paper mill was built
in the year 1870, but no book was print
ed on English paper until the year 1895.
A proposition has been made by a
New England paper to have the rich men
buy up the abandoned farms in the east
ern states and turn them into game pre-
serves.
At Rome there is Il tomb bearing this
inscription Here lies Salvino Arnota
d'Armanti of Florence, the inventor of
spectacles. May God pardon his sins
1911"
Quite "a profitable business is done in
some large towns Of England by lending
turtles TO restaurants. They are permit
ted to remain in the windows for :. few
days and are then taken to different
parts Of the city as advertisements for
other eating houses.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-07-24
WEDNESDAY ....... JULY "a, 1895
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

James and Mary Nugent Of Jackson.
Mich, have been married IS years.
Herbert Spencer declined to be made
a knight of the German Order Of Merit.
Mrs. Perrine, mother of Mrs. Cleve-
land, will be at Gray Gables this sum
mer when most needed.
Adolph Mercer, a German tanner Of
England, has lately been expelled from
the tanners union for the crime of tan
ming u human skin.
The late John Thomas Talbot, an old
and wealthy citizen Of Cleveland, was
the wner Of a pocketknife which Gen
eral Washington gave his father.
The emperor of Germany has granted
a pension of 500 a year to Miss Refs,
the daughter of Philip Refs, who, Ger
assert, was the real inventor of
the telephone.
Uncle David Brown has been for IS
years the messenger of the health bu-
G at Philadelphia and has earned
the title Of 20. P. F." which stands
for oldest public functionary.
Mrs. Stanford has spent half her pri-
vate fortune in keeping the Leland
Stanford, Jr., university doors open
while the funds Of the great estate are
tied up by government litigation.
Miss Jessy Gray, a young Scotch
woman, educated i'll Edinburgh and
Paris II tho profession of music, has
been made sanitary inspector of women's
workshops in the ISlIngton district of
LondCn.
Professor Willard Fiske, the eminent
specialist on Italian literature, lives in
elegant retirement near Florence, in the
house formerly Laild0r's, where he has
recently been entertaining MI. and Mrs.
Charles Dudley Warner.
Charles Dexheimer, "a wealthy and &C.
centric man of Long Island. provided in
his will that his daughter Laura. ''she
Of the short foot should have $500
more than any other heir. because it
costs her more for shoes"
Alfred de Musset's sister refuses to
have any of his works in her possession
published, as she says they Will not add
to his fame as u poet. She likewise re-
fuses to let his letters be seen, among
which Is tho correspondence between
the poet and George Sand.
Twins are usually thought to bear a
strong resemblance to each other, but
the two l4-year-old sons of Andrew But
Ter Of Warren, Me-, are an exception.
One weighs 1870 pounds and the other
S6. one is a foot taller than his twin,
and one is light complexioned, while
tho other is dark.
Mr.. John Wanamaker has increased
his life insurance to the remarkable ag-
gregate Of 81, 000, 900. He is certainly
the most heavily insured man in Amer
lea and possibly in the world. John B.
atetson of Philadelphia has policies on
his life for $3.50, 900 and Hamilton Diss-
ton for 5000, 900. Chauncey M. Depew
is said to be insured for $500. 900.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in tie
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant 70 the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative: effcctually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fetefs
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction TO millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening tl,ein and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but It is man
ufactured by the Cai;fornis Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs.
and being we'll informed, you viii not
accept any substitute if Ofared.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08

with The Eood ard alta, Il ia
tihrous tissues. particularly A. Eta
joints. aud thus causes The ted
manifestations Of the disease. TIE
back ard shoulders are the ~.
usually affecied nv rheumatism. e.
The joints at the knees, ankles. b.,
aud wrists ere also sometimes =
tackled Thousands of people t. =
found in Hoods SHrsapariiln 7, ~
tive and permanent cure fer riei,u !.
'ism. II has had remarkable s...--
cess in curing the most severe cn.se.
The secret Of its snceess lies in si,n
fact that it attacks at onre :
canse nf the disease by nsntralia,G.s
the lactie acid ard purifying =. :.
blood,as we'll ~ Strengthening ever
function of the hDdy.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08

Or. .'r!ce's Cream Baking Powder
ToTsd's Fair riiEhest I7iedsi sn1 Dszlnrls
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08
PURELY Personal.

NJ. B. Kingsbury went to the
Point this morning to meet the
steamer.
Ed. Shaw and Jno. w. Hoyt
left today for Santa Maria. Mr..
Hoyt will remain sometime at
Santa Maria, filling the place
on Shaw during his absence
on a visit of several weeks to
his old home at Corpus Christi.
Messrs. Doak, Kennedy, Ri
ley and Van Zandt, the rail
road party" left yesterday for
San Antonio, the first two going
to the Point where they took
the schooner Viva for Corpus
Christi, and the last two going
via Alice. Although these gen
tlemen were non-committal as to
what will be the result of their
visit to Brownsville, we have
reason to believe that their re-
port regarding the country and
the prospect for building rail-
road to this point will be favor
able, and it may probably not
be long before our citizens re-
ceive a definite proposition
from the company for the con-
struction of the road. One thing
in favor of this belief is the
fact that there is no buster or
braggadocio about these men.
They are quiet and business
like, and do no useless talking.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08
ABOUT TOWN.

Plant your ad. in THE HER
AID and reap big profits.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08
FOR Rent

The Mi'lrr's II"tc huildi"g. h y
my hrcn completely repaired Is
.iFrred for rent for hotel purposes.
ReasonsbIe ratre. Apply to Fan
20 Ylurris.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08
MEXICO CITY ITEMS.
Magnificent Sham Battle-Con,
tirmation of Concession for
Railroad to Matamoros.

Oity vi MEXICO, April g.
The sham battle this morning,
commanded by President Diaz,
was on a magnificent scale.
Officers and troops showed off
excellently, principally the ar
tillery. President Diaz was re-
peatedly cheered by citizens
and troops. The attendance
was unusually large. The most
distinguished people of this
country were present.
All reports that Mexico in
any way interferes in Central
American affairs are pure fakes,
emanating from San Francisco.
Yesterday was celebrated
throughout the Republic.
The government has granted
a valuable concession, with
subsidy, to the Tampico & Rio
Grande Railroad, to be built by
Chicago and Boston capitalists.
The road will run from Barra-
toran, Coahuila, to Nuevo La
redo, thence down the Rio
Grande, thence to Tampico,
forming part of the Picket line
and Pan-American system,
along the coast to TampicO,
and ultimately to this city,
traversing rich agricultural and
mining regions. The company
owns rich coal mines at Barra-
toran, which compare favorably
with the best coal in the world.
Surveys will commence imme-
diately. Concessionaire Nc
Cracker and Attorney Figueroa
left for Chicago.
City of Mexico, April A.
Delfino Sanchez, the railroad
king OF Mexico, leaves via the
Central railroad for England.
Matt w. Ransom, the new
American minister to Mexico,
arrived this evening over the
Central Railroad and will prob
ably be officially received by
President Diaz next week. He
was received at the station by
members Of the American col
ony.
The city proposes imposing
a dog tax.
Eight soldiers, besides Major
Villareal, were hurt during the
sham battle yesterday, One of
the soldiers may die.
Ell Noticioso says that Lieut..
Dryer, military attache here of
the United States, suffered a
slight attack Of sunstroke dur
ring the sham battle.
Some Liberal newspapers
complain because the Imperial
lists took such an important
part in the last few days
feasts. which celebrated Liberal
victories.
New York exchange 81 prem
um,
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08
TIE MODERN MOTHER

Haa found thst hef little ones ere
improved more By the pleasant liza
alive, Syrup Of tiss. when in need
1t The laxative tfoct Of a gent.
remedy than By any Other. and tea
It is u,nre acceptable 70 thsm. CHI
ren erj' = il and j: benefits them. I a
rue remedy, sstup Of Figs. il IT a..
1faci"red By tbs Gallo, ola Zig S,fra
Go only.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08
oATARkH CAN NOT BE CURED

0ATARkH CAN NOT BE CURED
With LOCAL APPLICATIONS. a.
they cannot reach the seat Of tn
disease: Cssarrh is t,ncd or co..
itItutional dire ase, aud in order !,
nafe il gov Uust take Internal reta -.
edIes. HALF Oatarih Crse is trkei
Internally. AID acts dire city on The
blood sni wueons surfaees. Harp
Catarrh Cure is not qusck meiici &
Il was prescribed ty one II the hes
physicians in this couoiry for yenrs
and is a regular prescriptiop. L ::
composed ofthe les, tones kUowG
combiRed with the best blood qua
iaers. acting directly on lhe mncor
surfaces. The perfect combiDs.iou q
the two ingredients is whss pralnee-
such wonderful resuI's in cnii, 2
Cstarrh. Send for fsetimnri u. fire..
FL. CHENEY L. Co., Props
Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75o'
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS

Mrs. WTNsL0w's SOOTHING
Syrup has been used for over
fifty years by millions of moth
ers for their children while teeth
ing, with per feet success. it
soothes the child, softens the
gums, allays all paincures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhpa. 1t will relieve the
poor little sufferer Immediately.
PC. a bottle. Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
syrup" and take no other
kind.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08
THE PAINS OF RHEUMATISM

According to the hest authorities.
originate in morbid condition nt
the blood. Tactic acid. cansed nv
the decomposition Of the gelatiuous
and alhuminous Tissues. circulates
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08
STATE OF OHIO LITT OF ,oLKDo, I
Lucas COUNTY, Ss

Franz j. CHENEY makes cath
h'' ne ~ the s.nior partner ct Tie
tirm o. F. J. CHEvgr q Co., do
ing nn'in'ss IN C.'y OF ToIedo,
o"u,ty snd S ote aforesaid, and
n esia tirfn vii PISS the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS fcf
ch a;d every c,se o. CATAanAH
hst csnn"t no cnrcd by Ire use 81
HALL's UArAaRAR CUaR.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn 20 before ne sud snhscri;,
d 10 mY prraeucr, this 6ta ds,
"f Dccemher a. D. 1889.
A. ". GLEASON
~ Notary Public.
HnlIs's Cstsrrh Cure lie taken utter
n"Ily and ace directly on the blood
aud mucous surfAces of the system.
Send for Teatimonialsa, tree.
F. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o.
. Sold Druggists, 75c.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08


The fishing schooner Native
arrived at Point Isabel this
morning from Corpus.
Your cigar dealer will give
you a briar pipe free. See adj
vertisement of Dukes mixture.
The U. S. Gov't Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior TO AH others.
The steamer sailed from Gal
weston for Brazos Santiago at
1910 yesterday. She will prob
ably arrive off the bar this
evening.
Mrs. NJ. Leahy has been
seriously ill for several days,
but, we are pleased to learn,
is reported as somewhat better
tOdsy.
Among those returning on
Yesterdays Rio Grande train,
rho attended the entertainment
at the Point Saturday evening,
were Prof. Cummings, and
uiece, Miss Russell, Joe Ko-
valski and Ludwig Dreyfus.
Las Dos Republicas, one of
The HERALD's local Spanish
contemporaries, has been en-
larged to twice its former size,
and otherwise much improved.
We congratulate Editor Ire
VINO upon his evident prosper
ity.
An account of the entertain
nent given at Point Isabel Sat-
urday evening appears else
where in today's issue Of THE
HERALD. We have received
another account of the same
affair from which we will pub
lish a portion tomorrow.
News has been received that
HE schooner Viva, on which
two gentlemen Of the railroad
party sailed yesterday from
Point Isabel, only went as far
as Brazos, and was obliged to
returned to the Point this morn
Ing, on account of unfavorable
weather.
Tbs following are those who
tpaat yesterday on the coast:
Victor Sebree and wife, Mrs.
Douglas and daughter, Miss
Aggie, R. B. Rentfro, DR.. Berry,
ID. Shaw, James Mccoy, o. 1.
Hicks and wife, Consul German,
Albert Browne, John McGovern
and several others. The return
Ing train in the afternoon
O'ought up quite a number who
vent down on Saturday morn
Ing to attend the concert that
OOk place that evening.
Some of our most conserva-
i've business men express con-
uusnce in the scheme lately set
VI loot Tor building a railroad
nom Borateran, Mexico, to Tam
plco, via Matamoros. An off
cal Mexican paper says that
Oe0rge Pullman is at the head
uthe movement, and that s5o,-
100 have been put up by the
lpany as a forfeit, in case
u failure to comply with the
h 0nce'sion. The same article
''ys that active work on the
:; au will begin shortly. A
's'lroad to Matamoros moons a
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08
GOOD NEwsl
Signal Service Station to Be
Rs-established in Browns
Vile.
Vile.

Readers of THE HERALD will
remember an article Which was
published in this paper, just
after the snow storm in Feb
mentioning the destruction by
the freeze of FIVE hundred lemon
trees on Mr.. Jagou's plantation,
and stating that had not the
signal service station been re-
moved from Brownsville, our
citizens would have been fore
warned of the coming cold wave,
and by proper precautions
could have saved their tender
garden plants and tropical fruit
trees. We sent a marked COPY
of THE HERAED containing this
article to Hon. w. H. Grain,
and recently mentioned the re-
ceipt of a letter from him say
ing that he had forwarded the
paper to the agricultural de-
partment, with a recommends
ton that the station be re-es-
tablished here. The following
telegram, which was received
this morning, shows that speedy
success has crowned Mr.. Grains
efforts on behalf of this city:
CCERo. TEXAS, APnIL 8, 1895.
JESSE o. WHEELER.
Brownsville, Texas.
Letter from secretary of agri
culture advises me that signal
service will be re-established
at Brownsville. Will mail let.
ter today.
W. II. CRA1N.
THE HERALD takes pleasure
in announcing this piece OF
good news to the people Browns
vile, and also returns thanks,
on behalf Of our citizens, to Mr.,
Grain for his prompt and effect
ual efforts to have the signaI
service re-established here.
This was always considered
one Of the most important sta
tons in the South, and it was
most probably through some
mismanagement or misappre-
hension that it was removed.
We rejoice that our article on
the subject has borne such
good fruit.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-08

HEeuLfAR 10 combination, pro
portion ard preparation o: iogredi-
ents. Hoods sarsspariiia posse sses great
curative value. Y2u shoa.d TRY IT,
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-08-03

The United States department of agri-
culture has u new seal, and it bears the
device Of a shock of corn. That is we'll.
Com is the good, great and b~enefcent
agricultural p~roduct of thiscounay. We
ceuld act along better even without a
president thtn without our annual corn
crop.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-08-03
cHIvALRY AND KNIGATHooD.

There arc over 200 orders Of nobility in
the various states of Germany.
III Order Of Albert tho Bear was found
ed in 1885 in the state Of Anhalt.
In 1880 an order was established at
Cloves entitled the Order of Fools.
A notable Austrian order is that of St.
Elizabeth. 1t Is limited to female mem
bers and was founded in 1850.
The Order of Amaranta Is of Swedish
origin, founded in 1915 to honor number
Of noble ladies of the Russian court.
The Order of the Empire of India was
one of Beaconfield's ideas to compliment
Queen Victoria. 1t was founded In 1877.
The chivalric orders, hundreds Of which
were organized during the tenth. eleventh
and twelfth centuries, admitted none but
noblemen to their membership.
The Order OF the Dove was an honorary
distinction established in CASTLE in 1879.
TIL dove is supposed to represent the Holy
Spirit, and the order had a decidedly reli
gious bias.
The Order of Christ was q semireligious
distinction in both Lisbon and Rome.
Appointments were made alike by the
pope and the king of Portugal. This order
was founded in 1917.
Italy has several hundreds of orders,
some religious, some military. One of the
most highly esteemed Is the Order of the
Blood of Christ. founded in 1908 at Man
tua during the days when Italy was divid-
cd into 90 or 30 petty states.
Golden Orders are numerous. Ger
many has the Golden Angel, Hesse Cassel
and Holland have each d Golden Lion,
France had the Golden Shield and Thistle,
Plus ~ established the Golden Spur,
Venice had the Golden Slate, the Papacy
he Golden Rose.-St. Louis Globe Demo-
crat.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-08-03

The man who wants a drink in an
Indiana dramshop must henceforth take
it ON the ground floor, without music
and with no curtains between him and
the awful glare of the public gaze. If a
mans wife or small son or beloved
pastor desires to look ON while he i'm
bibes a whisky sour, there can be not
even a newspaper to hide him. This is
the terrible part Of the new temperance
law in Indiana
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-08-03
SATURDAY. AUGUST 3, 1895.
CURRENT COMMENT.

Breweries are closing up in England. In
America they are out walking the street,
Auburn Advertiser.
The hardest work of the teachers in a fe-
male seminary Is to convince the scholars
that prInos constitute the greatest brain
food extant. Washington Post.
1t is to be hoped that Du Maurier's 80
quel to "Trilby'' will not encourage
Thomas Dunn English to write q sequel
to ben Bolt. Now York Press.
Mayor Strong says that he has not
worked SO hard in II years as since he has
been mayor. When q man does his duty,
public office Is not a private sDap.-Brook-
Ign Eagle. 9
A Philadelphian named Damn recently
became tho father of a little girl, whom he
christened Hebe. It's to DO presumed that
the reference is to the old man.-Cleve-
band Press.
Elephant bugs have appeared In Butler
county and arc making 1t hot for the corn.
An elephant bug Is about the size of a
horsefiy n has a great appetite. -Kansas
City Times.
Mark Twain has reiterated his state
mcnt that Americans ought to do moro
kicking. 1t Is evidently some time since
Mark has seen an umpire under fire.-De-
troit Tribune.
A couple Of Indians who married unad-
visedly were given 80 lashes each, but the
marriage was left in full force and effect.
Such Is the savage cruelty Of the Indian
Chicago News.
Oklahoma is not wholly dependent on
its crops for a living. The money spent In
the territory by nonresident divorce seek
ers Is sufficient to keep the wheels of busi-
ness fabricated. Kansas City journal.
1t would be rank folly for Uncle Sam to
consider the suggestion that he name his
next cruiser Kentucky unless he should de-
eide to discard twin screws and uso cork
screws instead. Chicago Times Herald.
New Ulm review., 1895-09-25
Tourist Excursion Rates.

Or. E. c. Vests Nerve and Brain Treatment
s sold under positive written guarantee by author
ized agents only, to cure Weak Memory; Loss of
Brain and Nerve Power; Lost Manhood; Quickness;
Night Losses; Evil Dreams; Lack Of CONFIDENCE;
Nervousness; Lassitude; all Drains; Loss of Power
or the Generatlve Organs in either sex, caused by
oyer-exertion; Youthful Errors, Excessive Use Of
M?sas Ma2?oacoo Opium or LIQUOR which soon lead to
81 box; for $5 with written guarantee to cure or
refund money: VESTS COUGH SYRUP. A certain
cure for Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Group
Small size discontinued; DID, SOC. size, now 25c; old
u size, now 50c GUARANTEES issued only by
.. M. Olsen Druggist, New Ulm,
New Ulm review., 1895-09-25
The Chinese.

The merchant class of China is com.
posed of polite, patient, extremely
shrewd, we'll dressed pattern shopkeep-
CTS. The leisure class is graceful, pol
ished and amiable, but the peasantry
remind one of the country folk Of Eu-
rope, excepting Russia. Lass
AS compared with Japan, one feature
of every view is strikingly in favor of
China. The dress and behavior of the
Chinese will not offend Europeans. The
women are modest and dress in baggy
garment which completely covers them.
In spite Of their modesty Chinese
girls do firt and in proper European
fashion. At church they make eyes at
the young men and on the way to school,
The most beautiful women of China
are OF Soo-Chow. They are, as a rule,
prettier than the women of Japan.
The Chinese thrash rice by taking a
handful and beating a log with it to
scatter the kernels on the ground. Fhe
farmers break up the soil and punch
holes in it for seeds with a stick. E%
Women wko are married wear their
back hair in coil held in place by a
narrow bar Of gilt metal or imitation
jade stone. The young girls wear the
coil at one side Of the head and stick a
white flower in. Exchange