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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31
TEXAS republicans are think

TEXAS republicans are think
ing of nominating Edward fl.
r. Green, the son of Mrs. Het-
tie Green who is said to be the
richest woman in America, as
their candidate for governor
Mr.. Green is president Of the
Texas midland railroad, and
probably has by far the biggest
har'I of any other republican
in The state, hence he suits his
party first rate. The g. o. p. is
noted for its devotion to the
header with a, bar.I-
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31

WISCONSIN began the cen
fury with a population of rs
persons, had in 1850 a popula
ton Of 305,3 and now finds,
by The state census just com
pleted, that her inhabitants
number 1,937,915. Sevenly-two
per cent of them were born in
the United States.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31

THE "sharpshooter" or Mex
lean boil weevil seems to have
heen even more active in Duval
county last year than it was
the previous season. Speaking
If its ravages, the San Diego
Sun says: We had decidedly
better season last year than
for the three preceding years,
lhe acreage was as great OF
greater than the year before
;ad and in June the crop
promised to be very heavy bat
'5.e "sharpstooter" is charged
With damaging the crop oven
20 per cent. In 1894 about
1872 bales Of cotton were gin
nd where only 1910 have been
sinned FOR 1895.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31
DIRECT rail connection W

DIRECT rail connection with
the northern markets will make
this country the greatest truck
gardening place in the world.
On the lower Rio Grande, the
local market has enjoyed an
unfailing supply Of choice vege-
tables throughout the winter so
far sold at prices which would
cause the northern market man
to open his eyes in astohish
ment. A single example may
be found in the price of that
delicious vegetable. caulifiower.
Fine, choice heads of cauliffow-
er are sold in the Brownsville
market at from 5 to 6 cents
each, while in st. Louis they
are quoted at % to so cent
each.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31

Music lovers in the larger
cities of Texas are now enjoy
ing rare treat in the perform
ance of Ignace Paderewslli, the
great Polish pianist, who prcb
ably is the greatest performer
of the present day.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31
POSTMASTER HUTcHINs o

POSTMASTER HUTcHINS Of
Cleveland, Ohio, has blossomed
from an everyday postmaster
into a man with an idea, which
may prove of some assistance
to Secretary Carlisle in main
tanning that troublesome gold
reserve. Mr.. Hutchins' idea,
which he has offered in the
form of a suggestion TO the
treasury, is that all the gold re
ceived by the postoflices of the
United States, amounting TO
millions of dollars annually,
be forwarded TO the treasury
instead of being deposited with
the national banks as hereto
fore. 1t is said that Secretary
Carlisle is seriously consider
ing the plan, and thanked the
Cleveland postmaster for the
suggestion.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31
CHINESE NEW YEAR.

The calendar for Chinese New
Year is out. 1t is made in San
Francisco, where the reckoning
is figured by the off ials of the
six companies. The calendar is
a sheet about two feet square,
divided into months, something
in the order of the American
almanac, only that the Chinese,
Of course, read from right TO
left. The days of the month are
marked by two figures-the
letter denoling the Chinese
day and the white the Amer
lean day. OF course, this inter
probation is only for the benefit
Of the Chinese residents in this
country. The margin and lower
end of the calendar contain adj
verlisements of business firms.
which indicate, that the Chi
nese have imbibed the spirit of
American progress.
A pleasing feature of the GEL
ebration is that the debts of
the old year are paid up at the
time of the annual change, and
lanndrymen are busy these
days collecting back indebted
ness so that they can settle up
theif little I.O-U's.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31
GOLD RESERVE.

Special to The HERALD.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 30.
The treasury today lost 90,
900 in gold coin and 100000 in
bars which leaves the reserve
at close of business S53,269. SO
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31
IT'S asserted That The D

IT Is asserted that the pow
ers are making ready to carve
Turkey in the spring, the
choice parts to be divided be
tween Russia and France,
while England will get the
part that goes over the fence
last.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31

TIE death of Ambassador
Runyan leaves vacancy which
will inspire some of our prom
inent democrats with sud
den desire for foreign travel.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31

IT Is to be hoped the big
schemes now talked of for the
development of this immediate
section may not be so largely
composed of wind as those of
the past few years.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31

THINGS seem 10 be coming
Brownsville's ways once more.
Can't some plan be contrived
10 make 'em stick this time2
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31
TRADE NO1ES.


Houston Post, %.
Eggs were weak at quotations
today and The tendency is for a
further decline.
The rice market rules steady
and unchanged, without new
features.
Jobbers report a brisk de-
mend for cheap Alaska and
Columbia river salmon.
Oranges are in good supply
and prices are low, especially
for The poorer grades.
Florida strawberries sold in
New York last week at 10 cents
per quart.
The market on Western
creamery butter shows some
weakness, but no change has
been made in local quotations
There has been some check
in the marketing of hogs.
Western packing showed a
considerable decrease last week
The advance in lard is eX-
pected to strengthen the cotton
seed oil market, although no
improvement was noticeable to-
day.
Growers everywhere have
found the cultivation of hops
so Improbable that they are
talking again, but this time
seriously, of substituting other
agricultural products.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31

ONE of the duties Of the
secretary of war is to cause al!
captured flags, standard and
banners to be brought to Wash
ington, where they are care
fully preserved.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31
CANAL PROJECTS
SUBMITTED.
Special to THE HERALD.

Special to THE HERALD.
Washington, Jan. Coon
gresham Grain today submit
ted to the rivers and harbors
committee the projects with
data, charts and reports of en-
gineers for the channels be-
tween Aransas Pass and Rock
port and Corpus Christi re
spectively and the channel be.
tween Point Isabel and the bar
at Brazos Santiago. The COM
mittee will give Mr.. Grain a
hearing tomorrow.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31
CUBAN WAR NEWS.
Maceo reported in Sore Straits.
Gomez Attempts to join
Him.
Special to 1'HE HERALD.

Special to T'HE HERALD.
Havana, Jan. 30--Reports
are in circulation here that An
tonic Maceo is in sore straits,
being scarce of both ammuni-
tion and provisions, his men
being obliged to slaughter their
own horses TO eat. These re-
ports are not traced to very
authentic sources, however.
There is no doubt that Gomez
is making strenuous efforts to
open way through the milit-
airy line along the railroad from
Havana to Batahano and it is
said Maceo has sent to Gomez
urgently appealing for aid. In
response to this, Gomez has
succeeded in passing the mill
tary line, but the authorities
claim he has not been able to
keep any line of retreat open
| for himself. Be that as it may,
he is moving westward either
to join Maceo or for the pur-
pose of drawing off some of the
forces pursuing Maceo, while
the latter makes his way east
ward into the south. The Span
ish claim that if Gomez has in
reality set out for the west and
is merely planning a counter
march back to the Havana
province, his position will soon
BE- badly compromised. The
fact remains, however, that
Gomez is in fair way of form
ing a junction with Maceo.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31

pr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
At8Ardsd Gold Media NidviBtes Fsis. Sss rSsrsssos
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-31
"CAMELLINE"
Price, so Cents per Bvttle or Box,
fully preserved.

fos SALE ~ Az DRUGGISTS
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-07-02
A Crafty Hare.

Rabbits and hares are not partiou-
larly well known as crafty animals
to hunt, but the London Field tells
of hare that showed considerable
skill in outwitting the dogs. It was
good sized hare, and the nine dogs
had a lively race after her. She cir
cled, as rabbits usually do when run
by dogs, and then led off. She went
over a high stone fence and bothered
the hunters some. Scared by some
women, she turned square to ono
side, and the dogs overran and lost
the trail for little bit Then the
beast jumped again. She was very
tired and stiff, but got limbered up
and ran well for time. Then she
got to farmyard, where she disap-
peared and was not found by the
dogs again.
One of the sportsmen got letter
a couple of days later from the farm
er, saying that his wife, hearing
something in the bedroom, went
into it to find out the cause. 1t was
the hare. 1t took refuge under tho
bed, but was carried out to the lawn
and liberated. After sitting still
awhile the animal went hopping
away, waiting for another chase. 1t
is only when hard pressed that ami
mails take refuge in human habita-
tiOnS
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-07-02
The Heart In Cycling.

1t is erroneous to believe that bi.
cycle riding should be avoided in ev-
cry case Of heart disease. Physi-
clans who have made study of this
question declare that it may even be
very beneficial in certain instances
in which the action of the heart is
feeble and in which signs of fatty
degeneration are found. Increased
muscular exercise almost invariably
improves the conditions of the keart
itself. There are, however, several
indulgenoes that persons with weak
hearts should beware of, such as
straining to climb hills and meeting
head winds, excessive fatigue and
particularly exciting the heart and
calling upon its reserve strength by
the use o. alcoholic stimulants and
improper food.-Hartford Times.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-07-02
Value OF q Slave.

When the slave trade was in full
swing, it was common thing for
merchants on the ives. coast of AT
RIGA to purchase cargo of rum and
tobacco and give slaves in exchange.
The price of prime slave when
Mungo Park was among the Mandin-
COS was from 8 to II minikallies.
the equivalent of 1 minikalli being
something like the following: Eight
cen gun t1ints, 48 leaves of tobacco,
20 charges of gunpowder and cut
lass. DR.. Livingstone, than whom
no explorer did more to expose the
ravages of the slave raider, says he
never knew of an African parent
selling his own offspring. When ON
his first great missionary journey,
he relates how, in a foray among
the Makololos, 30 captives were given
in exchange for three muskets. Liv-
ingstone is especially severe on the
Beers for looting his mission station
in 1852, killing many of the Bak-
wains and driving nearly 200 of his
mission children into slavery. The
Beers by 80 retarding his work and
making him uncomfortable at Kolo-
beng helped to decide him to move
northward. decision upon which
hung the future of modern African
progress. -Chambers' Journal.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-07-02
ON the Cat

"A scientist named Mivart will
soon issue a work on the cat, says
literary paper.
We have done that already. It
was a heavy copy of Shakespeare's
plays, and we issued it from a third
story window, and it took her right
between the shoulders, and we hope
she liked the poetry of motion
London Tit-Bits.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-07-02
ORia.N or TIE CAT.
Jesus Threw Ills Glove Down to Free an
Old Negro Woman From Mice.


Jesus Threw Ills Glove Down to Free an
Old Negro Woman From Mice.
When / stepped on the cat, her
limp and her cries were SO piteous I
took her to the kitchen to apologize
IN a saucer of cream ard ask IL amny
to care for her.
did you trod on dat cat? 1 Ger
tainly is mighty sorry, for it's bound
to 10 onluoly for you if you hurt a
cat. -
ventured tho opinion that to kill
a eat brought i'll luck, hut had not
heard anything about accidentally
hurting one
My mercy, chile, don't you know
it is a sin to kill q cat? DUE you
know anything about cats and how
they come to be here on this earth?"
acknowledged my ignorance un-
less they were included in the gen.
eral creation and procession into the
ark.
We'll, white folks don't know
nothing 'oept what they reads out
books. Want no cats in no ark, and
it's sin to kill cat, cause cat is
Jesus right hand glove. Jesus was
down here once on this hero earth
walking round just like man. I
spects you heerd about dat, didn't
you? It's all put down in the Bible
they tells me. | never seen it thar,
fer I can't read nor write; don't
know one letter from the next, but
it's all writ down in the Bible, what
God sent down from heaven in
bush all on fire right into Moses
hand. Yes, indeed, it is Gods own
truth, jest as I am telling you.
When Jesus was here in this world,
he went round constant, visiting
cullud folks. Hewas always mighty
fond of cullud folks.
$50 one day he was a-walkino
along, and he come to poor old
cullud woman's house. When he
went in the door and give her
'howdy, she stand still and look at
him right hard. Then she say,
Lord (she never seen nor heerd tell
of him before, but something in her
just seemed to call his nancy, and
she kept on a-looking and a-looking
at him hard, and she say over again,
Lord, / is jest mizzable. Then he
say, Woman, what you mizzable
fer:' Then she say, the third time,
Lord, 1 is mizzable, fer the rats and
the mice is a-eating and a-destroy-
| ing everything I got. They's done
eat all my cornmeal and all my
meat; they's done eat all my
clothes; they's eat holes in my bed,
and now they's jest ready to eat
me myself, and I am dat mizzable
I don't know no more what to do.
| Jesus he look long time at he1
mighty hard, and he say, Woman
behold your Godn and then he pull
| ed off his right hand glove and funs
it down on the floor. Soon as da
glove touched dat floor it turned
into cat right then and thar, ant
it began a-catching ali them rats ant
all them mice, more'n any cat done
since when it do it's best; indeed il
did, made out of Jesus right hand
glove, before dat woman's oyn eyes
the four fingers for the legs and
the thumb for the tail-and dat 8
| the truth bout how cats got here.
Guess you know now why it's a sin
to XIII cat and 'bliged to be un.
lucky to hurt one. journal of
American Folklore.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-07-02
NOTICE.

IwANr every man and woman in the United
States interested in the Opium and Whisky
habits to have one of my books on these dis
eases. Address B. M. Woolley, Atlanta, Ca,
Box 1872. and one will be sent you free.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-23

stance of DR.. Guillaume, the director
of the statistical Office of the Federal
Government a committee of distin-
guished statisticians was appointed to
begin work by collecting all informa-
ton possible as TO the best methods
OF taking this world census, and to
report TO the institute at it's meeting
next year.
The first step in this important COM
mittee's labor was to enlist the interest
and aid of Ii Hung Chang They met
him when he was in Berlin and Sc
cured the promise of his influence in
China. In no nation will the work of
demonstrating be more difficult than in
China
Anything apprOximating an accurate
census Of the population of the earth at
the present time is, without doubt, an
impossibility. In addition to the poles,
there are many spots on the earth that
have never been visited by the explorer
and others from which a census emu
meratOr would never get away alive.
The population of the earth is now es-
timated at LOO, 100000. These figures
were given by Professors Benin and
Wagner of the University of Goetting
en- and their estimates are based upon
~ acknowledge that they have had to
fill up many of their columns with no
thing better than guesses- guesses
founded upon the observations of trav-
elers, and upon other guesses men
toned in treaties given by such coun-
tries as China, Persia, Arabia and
Turkey.
In China, for instance, they state that
their figures may be zoo, OOO,O0O more
or less than the actual number of
people. In Africa they may be some
sc, 100000 astray, and in Asiatic Tur-
key, Persia, Siam and Afghanistan the
figures are probably equally uncertain.
China, they are now assured, will
take an official census, and the Govern
ments of Turkey, Persia, Siam and
will also be asked to give
their assistance to the agents of the
institute with a view of making some
districted enumeration of their peoples.
The accomplishment of this will re-
quire a large amount of diplomacy, as
well as of money, and the widest pos
5ible knowledge of these half barbar-
Ous localities.
In the beginning of the next century,
1T the present rate of exploration, there
will hardly be square mile of Africa
that will be unsafe for a traveller with
I small guard, and an enumeration can
De made which, if not accurate, will at
east be of enormous value. By 1900
Russia will have pushed her two trans
railroads nearly through |
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-23
Sailing" SOLDIERS.

Is courage to be taught in peace
Russian General once proposed to
salt his soldiery by loading one rifle
in 10 with ball cartridges during man
euvers. This CHASTITY preparative was
too revolving to civilized minds, and it
has never been carried out; but, If
adopted, it would make the army
trained under such circumstances in
vincible, and So in the end, tend to
shorten war and save life. 1t would
accustom the soldier to the sight and
scenes of the battlefield, and overcome
his dread of the unknown. 1t would
enable him to control his nerves in
the tumult of the actual encounter.
Such a pursuit as elm bling has the
same moral effect.
Endurance, mutual trust, self -con-
troll may be learned on the high Alps,
or, for the matter of that, in Vast
dale, where slip on the face of the
mountain means destruction. The
volley of stones down some precipitous
gulley is not less deadly than the hail
of shells and bullets on the battlefield.
And, in a less degree, huting and the
manlier forms of athletics, give the
same result. Sports involving risk to
life are thus of supreme value from
the national point of view, and this
should be remembered when the ig-
norant and degenerate assail them
Review.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-23
A CENSUS OF THE WORLD.

A census of the world, says the
London Mail, seems impossible, but it
is going to be undertaken. This I'M
paralleled labor is to be one of the
gigantic projects to celebrate the ad-
vent of the twentieth century, and it
is safe to say that a more stupendous
undertaking has never before been de-
Vised.
The scheme had it's real inception at
the biennial meeting of the Interna-
tionaI Statistical Institute, recently
held at Berne, Switzerland. At the in
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-23

Asiatic territory, and the wild regions
of Thibet will be open TO the traveller
In the year 1900 many keen and In
teIligent observers will be sent into all
these regions TO make the great esti-
mate of the hitherto uncounted mil
lions.
1t is believed that a census of such
magnitude can be taken on the same
day, or week, or month, all over the
civilized world. The effort will be
made to have it taken upon one and the
same day if possible.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-23

'The worst cold l ever had in my
life was cured by Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy writer w. H. Norton, of SUIT
ter Creek, Cal. tThis cold left me
with a cough, and I was expectorating
all the time. The Remedy cured me,
and 1 want all of my friends when
troubled with cough or cold to use it,
for it will do them good" Sold by all
druggists and dealers; Benson, Smith
e Co., Wholesale Agents for Hawaiian
Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-23
HALLS ALUMINIUM CANE KNIVES

being PLANTATIONS They
by H. Dsston Sons Philadelphia,
them to be the best knives turned They
of Aluminium Steel with Appewood handles
The
a is sufficient their
Factory
a lot,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-23

In Paris there are over 1000 profess
;ional fOrtune-tellers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-27
ININsEY TURNS PROFESSIONAL.
Defeated Powers at Jacksonville
and Will Probably Join a Team.

Savannah now has a professional wheel
man. Mr.. l. U. Kinsey, Jr., has forsaken
the lesser glory of amateurism and has
cast his lot with the professional class,
and therefore is distinguished by being
the first professional wheelman Savannah
has on it's list.
Mr.. Kinsey returned yesterday from
Jacksonville where he took part in the
races of Saturday and Monday and sue
ceeded IN capturing one first and one sec
ond prize in Mondays races. His riding
in these races was conceded to be extra
ordinary work and won him many admir-
ers.
In the quarter-mile dash, HuffstetIer
won the race, with Kinsey second, and
Powers landing fourth In this race
Powers and Kinsey were pocketed and
the latter succeeded in breaking to the
front, using his powerful squirt to an ad-
vantage
In the 2:4O class, Kinsey ran away from
the field on the final squirt, and in this
peIIorInance II Is SAID that he did his
masterwork, and displayed his superior
lty over the much-feared Powers Inas-
much as Powers had defeated Kinsey at
the savannah races, Mr.. Kinsey aDpre-
ciated the conquering of the swift Florid-
ian probably as much as winning the race
Immediately after the races Monday a
scheme was placed on foot by a represen-
tatiVe of well-known cycle company to
organize team in which Kinsey and
Powers Will be enrolled. Mr.. Kinsey then
concluded, having had the matter under
consideration for some time, to become a
professional, and accordingly the an
nouncement was made. Although the ar
engagements for the team have not been
fully perfected, it is very probable that
IN organization will take place In anv
event, Mr. Kinsey is satisfied with the
course taken. His opportunities as a pro-
tessional are far brighter than he could
anticipate were he to remain an amateur
The strict rules of the L. A. w will not
allow wheelman to race for cash prizes
or any prize exceeding the value of S35
consequently nf ira mi md
travelling is a clear loss to the rider.
The Jacksonville wheelmen are arrane-
ing for races for July and ). The PROMO
sitiOn is that in case of SaVannah's races
taking place on the 4th, the wheelmen of
Florida will come here on that dav and
the savannah wheelmen will go to Jack
sonVllle on July 8. In event of this the
races at each meet will be assured Of in
tQraSt "