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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-12
COURT CONYENES


In San Antonio, on the first Mondays
IN May and November.
In Austin, on the first Mondays in Feb
Feary and July.
In Brownsville, on the first Monday Ia
January and second Monday in Pune
IN FL Paso, on first Mondays in April
and October.
18th JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
District Judge. ..-........-...--.-,J c. Russell.
district Attorney ........... John 1. Kleiber.
District Clerk...-Louis Kowalsai.
District Court meets as follows;
cameron County First Mondays IN
February and September continues IN
session four weeks.
Hidalgo County-Fourth Mondays az
Ter the first Mondays in February and
September; continues in session tive
weeks.
Starr County-Sixth Mondays after the
first Mondays in February and Sep
TENDER; continues in session three
weeks.
esueces County-Ninth Mondays after
Grst Mondays in February and Sep
TENDER; continues in session SIX
weeks.
U. S. CUSTOM HOUSE.
Collector A. Michel.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-02-12

County court meets for civil, criminal
mad probate business on the FIRST Mon
days in March, June, September and
December.
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FRUITS.
FOR REH-T.

The Miller's Hotel building have
ing been completely repaired is of
fered for rent for hotel purposed
Reasonable rates. Apply to Fran
cisco YturIia,
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into the park one evening In September
1883. and near the lake At Sevcnty-sec
ond street he sho, himself. His motive
for the deed was unknown and mex.
pllcable to his friends.
In the dark OF the early morning. one
day In the same month. a park officer
In passing through the north end OF tho
Ramhle had his hat knocked on. He
looked about him. but there was no
living being In sight Startled for a
moment. he retraced his steps, and
when the hat was second time
knocked on he stood still In his tracks.
glanced about and then reached up his
hand. lie touched a mans foot. Il
was the body Of Henry Knoever, who
had hanged himself to a branch Of a
tree overarching the pathway.
The body Of an unknown man in full
evening dress with a pink In his but
tonhole was dragged out Of the reser-
yolr one day. To die In evening dress
before o'clock at night was probably
a more serious aaonso to convention.
allty than the sGicido would have real.
lied.
one unfortunate severed the after
les In his wrists. and the officers traced
him through the pathways. the shrub
berry and up the hillocks by the drip
ping trail OF blood until they found hin
with sim pulses lying dead on IN,
lawn.
An Italian brought n glass tumhlei
and a small paper package TO the parl
one sweltering July day and sat be-
hind some shrubbery TO dine with
Death. lie ate the Paris green with
his fingers drank a mixture Of Il from
the glass and lay down to die. a horrl,
bic spectacle, his face. hands aud cloth,
ing powdered with the poisf 70 h,
vas found by some childrch at PLAY
In the park.
Mrs. Nellie Small, who drank 10 cents
worth Of oarbollc acid one day in IN,
same month. was not deferred from hel
crime by religious scruples, though sh,
carried small religious image or anu.
let In her purse.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-13
A snake Farmers Pate.

HE. Hathaway. a Texas snake farm
er. died recently at Beaver Dam, Wis,
as result OF being bitten by a diamond
rat,ler while he was giving an exhibit.
ton at the Dodge county fair. Hatha.
way cut open the wound letting Il
bleed freely. and apprehendod no serl-
Gus consequences. The wound, how
ever. began TO swell and In a short time
the man died In Intense agony Mr.
Hathaway was one OF the early settlers
OF Merrill. wis. and. being obliged to
go 10 Texas for the benefit OF his wife's
health. he was induced 10 80 into the
business OF raising snakes by calls
made on him for reptiles by showmen
and scientists lie had been In the
business about five years and had a
farm OF several hundred acres In Texas
devoted TO breeding and raising SNAKES
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-13
SOUND WIS., naEEzEs.

Politics and patriotism are not al
ways synonyms.
II Is not hard to forgive a lie told
with a good intent
Every man believes he carries the
heavy end OF a log.
There are many men who are kept
poor by life insurance.
II you want to please a man. tell him
he looks like an actor.
Mans idea OF economy n In telling
bis wife how TO save money.
There are some things which even
the young people Dc not know.
To make a successful partnership a
wife must be one Of the firm.
The steps OF faith fall on the seeming
void but not the rock beneath.
The newer" the woman the greater
her chances Of becoming an old maid.
A sure cure for the hlccouehs h TO ask
the victim for the loan Of Eve dollars.
Some women think more Of a scalakin
sacQue than they think OF their souls.
A lying tongue never crushed that
man whom good fortune deceived not,
The man who adyertlses his bust
ness can't be scared out by eompell-
ton.
/ Domestic economy consists In cutting
down house expenses and smoking 10
cent cigars
People get wisdom by experience, A
man never wakes up his second baby "a
zee Il laugh.-The South West.
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with corporate politics dates from 1870.
In 1898 he served IN the oface Of sheriff
Of the city in conjunction with ST.
Joseph Renals. and with his colleague
received TIE honor OF knighthood on the
occasion Of the marriage OF the Duke
and Duchess OF York. He Is prominent
In freemasonry and past master Of
No Lodge. which is known as Grand
Masters Lodge. Among his classmate1
at Brentwood we're Sir Edward Clarke
and Sir Henry Irving. On the occasion
OF his Inauguration as lord mayor all
I.eadenhall street was converted into
an avenue Of spreading festoons OF or
igiaal and beautiful designs, the ex-
pense OF the display being borne by the
electors OF his ward as a token OF the
esteem In which they held him. At the
boundary OF the ward triumphal arch
heavily laden with garlands was erect
ca. II was raised on solid Dedesials.
from the sides OF which rose four
0uted columns, which were surmount-
ed by the handsomely ornamented arch,
whose keystone bore the arms OF the
city. Al the turning into ST. Mary's
avenue the four points OF the inter-
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m1IEr Fn1IRNIER

park policeman has found tho white
upturncd face Of a corpse staring grim
ly from the shadows Of its solliudos
Behind the statue OF Schiller have many
kept their rendezvous with death: the
vicinity Of the summcr-house. near
Sixth avenue. Is a favored spot OF the
hopeless: the Pilgrim and the Moore
statues have been the scenes Of several
notable tragedies. the bronze eagles
have spread their dark wings over
many death agonies. and the waters
Of the reservoir have stopped the
breath OF many an unfortunate.
Why Central Park. the pleasure
place OF a great city, should be chosen
by the sorrowful as a place Of suicide
Is a matter open 10 speculation. Il has
~ advantage OF isolation. Its beauty
appeals to the sentimentalists and IN,
lovers OF nature. Tho morbid seeker
for posthumous notorlety can find ther,
picturesque background for his sen
sational end. and the body Is certain
10 be found The desperate man Of
woman who wishes to ny the woes o.
the world and avoid a scandal and /
sensation may more easily conceal idon
tity by the short journey from the parl
TO the Morgue. from the Morgue q
Potter's Field. than by attempting Eel,
de se in hotel or railway station Of
any more unusual place, II Is also I
curious fact that strangers have gon'
from other cities for the special pur
pose OF killing themselves In Contra
Park. Central Park has had two double
suicides both almost Identical In gen
eral details and OF unusually sensa
tional features. At half past eight Of
the evening Of Oct. 3. 1885. Georg
4 Bessendorf shot his sweetheart. Maria
the wife Of another man. and then pu
a bullet In his brain. The couple wer
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breast that her lovers aim should be
true. De Marcus had made elaborate
preparations for pUsthumous advertis-
ing. In his pockets were pictures Oh
himself and OF juliet aud newspaper
clippings OF his exploits In attempting
to start pennlless and 50 around the
world.
Not more than per cent OF the park
suicides are women. The most pa
thetic case was that OF a young wo-
man Of 20 years. no bore every evil
dence OF refinement and gentle BIRTH
though shabbily dressed In black She
shot herself at the north end Of the
reservoir Aug IS. 1898. In her pocket
book were found n broken wedding
ring, lock OF baby's hair. dried rose
two copper pennies. a Canadian CON-
an Army and Navy cent, and the fore
finger OF her right hand bore the prlcks
OF the sewing needle. No one ever
made inquiries for her AZ the Morgue
and she has n nameless grave.
ono young Hercules On the park po-
lice force saved IN succession two love
sick maldens from death. much TO their
indignation. The park police have had
n special course In giving prompt help
In accident or emergency. and with os-
pocial reference TO the park suicides
methods. Many lives are saved by their
efficiency and expert treatment, and
when Oncor Hercules one evening dis
covered a young maid unconscious on
a bench. with signs OF poisoning IN her
condition. he knew just what to do.
lie shook her as q simple method OF
getting the poison out OF her. lie
held her By her skirts and her ankles
with her head downward. and when he
had succeeded in his emetical purpose
ne sent the agitated and angry maid %
the Presbyterian hospltal.whc they
told her he had saved her life. even
though the method was not OF the ap
proved professional school.
A few months afterwards the same
officer found a second maiden IN a sim
liar condition and relieved her OF th'
poison In the same prosaic fashion, So
that d Is now notably dangerous Tor
maiden TO attempt poisoning on Dill
beat.
nlappoIniod love. m health an,
business troubles are the chief motives
for the crime OF the suicides who have
left letters 20 explain their rash dee,
To the world But probably the mos
peculiar and mysterious suicide In th'
history OF Central park was that OF on
g. Dclo Casso. IN Italian, who died Il
escape the dea.hlcss vengeance OF th'
Malta. according 10 his dying state
mont He shot himself over the righ
temple one morning in February. 1891
near the Moore statue.
g In his pocket we're found a crucln'
r. and letter and around his body was
J. belt containing s56S.iO. lie wa
y dressed as a laborer. but his lette
g showed him 20 be a man o. unusual In
r tolligonco and education. Il stated tina
e he had come from California. pursue
g by the rcloatleas Malta. and that be die
u TO escape It's vengeance.
3 Thomas Bone OF Chicago wandere
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-13

Now that her honeymoon has reached
Us fullness. Mrs. Kate Douglas wiggin-
Riggs has gone 10 New York and taken
up her residence on one Of the still
eminently respectable streets that lead
OF OF lower Fifth avenue, Next to
Annie Louise Cary. Mrs. Riggs is prob
ably the most popular woman In
Maine, which was her early home. She
still retains a quaint, old-fashioned
house In one OF the country villages
there, and continues TO spend a part
Of the summer In Il. While In New
York she il busy with her duties In the
kindergarten association, Of which she
IL vice president. and whenever abe
appears on the platform for a reading
from her books Il is before . most
enthuslastie audience
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eoM ,Ncr OF A SONG.
u.,, m. Popular Irlsh Ballad -Robla
Ada,r. Game Co Be Written.

Adairs Game Co Re Written.
M all the old English ballads none
ia better known nor more popular than
"Robin Adair." II Is a song whose
n,tnos has appealed 10 listeners Ia
every land where the English tongue Ia
shaken and unlike most q the old songs
Of Ms kind Il has not been crowded out
Of recollection by newer melodies. Al
though usually classcd as an English
ballad and sometimes referred 10 as OF
scotch origin. Robin Adair' is In
reality neither English nor Scotch. but
n genuine Irish ballad, The air, through
which AZ as well as the words the tears
run is based In a very ancient melody
NJ slmllar STYLE known as Eileen
Aroon" and dating back beyond 1850
The more modern Of the two songs has
ia origin In an actual occurrence. There
was real Robin Adair, an Irish gen
tleman who claimed descent from tho
Desmond Fiizgcralds lie was a hand
some dashing young fellow. and II T.
mo wonder that Lady Caroline keppell
frl I'M love with him. even though she
was ths daughter OF the powerful earle
of Alhermarle and he was as poor as The
proysrbIal church mouse. Tho wooing
of tho handsome lrishmsn was Inn
natuous. bat the family OF Lady Caro-
line true o. the traditions IN noble
amlllea in 400 weii-ogulated families,
o,posed the match. Lord Albermarlo
.ept hls daughter away 10 cure her o,
her folly. hut she absolutely refused to
be- cured. and o. was while abe was so-
iournlhg az Bath. IN order that she
might not NEE, Robin. that she wrote
the song She pinned Tor her lover and
. her health became 10 poor that at last
|ho father rcleniod. as most fathers In
romlnte stories cat the end. and Lady
/ Caroline koppolI became Lady Caro-
line Adair Adair who was a surgeon
of moro or less ability. afiCrward be.
came quite distinguished In his proies'
soH Au .his happened In the last
century. thc sons having been written
|ln 1855 Strangely enough, iis proto
TYNE Eileen Aroon." was also the out.
come Of vcry romantic circumstance
tho tradition being that IL vas written
by Carol ODaly laei his sweetheart
Eileen. had been compelled by hol
iDmly % marry Dos rival.
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found locked In each others arms NJ
the foot OF the Pilgrim statue
At o'clock on the morning OF Au-
gust q, 1884, Julius De Marcus shot
the woman he loved. Juliet Fourier.
through the heart, and with a second
bullet ended his own life, falling dead
across her body. So they were found In
the Ramble. Juliet was nineteen years
old. beautiful French girl, and at her
parents wish she had married her I'M
Gle. De Marcus had been her sweet
heart. and she gave him mp to please
her parents. One day he came back to
hes. and they planned to take the long
Journey together.
Juliet had Just pu, on all her Jewels
and had written to her husband a lit
tie note: Pardon me; am desperate
and prefer TO die When the solitude
Of the ramble was reached she removed
her eorsets that they should offer no re-
ulstAnce to the bullet and barred her
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GENEROSITY OF a BELLE.
she raid tho nm Tor an Ignorant Hay
aard Lover


Standing in o Cincinnati florists
store. yainB striving 70 come 70 some
adjustment between capital and roses.
oac OF that clty's bellies glanced out Of
the window 10 see a hack dashing up
the street A young man looked out Of
the carriage door the coaehman sud
denly refined In his horses, and two
country fellows jumped out and rushei
into the store. one oxclaiming TO the
clerk.
Il want 70 give you a carte blanche
order Tor some flowers"
The clerk looked az him and con-
tinued talking 10 the young woman.
u am in desperate hurry; musi
catch a train-no time 10 lose-and Viii
give you carte blanche" the youth In
! terrupied.
The young woman consented 10 wait
and the clerk replied
What Kind xould YOU like"
NO matter what they are. 30 they
arc handsome some roses and other
things something pretty for her 10
wear" he answered. a. the blooi
mounted TO his face. and give you
carte blanche"
So much stress was laid on the carte
blanche that the salesman seemed en-
couraged and asked the address.
NO. - West seventh street. and
have them there BY 5 o'clock. She Il
going out. Something handsome, cart'
blanche. and hare Is g." With thes'
words he pgt down the cash, slammed
che door and was Oh.
The clerk looked at the young woman
and said American beauties ar
$3.50 apelce and roses are - a dozen.
Never mind" she laughed. make |
right for the girl and send the bill q
me-"
Doubtless that youth thinks that cit
prices are not 20 bad after all.
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A story Told In England.

One OF the most valuable nocks o
Southdown sheep In the United State,
l. the property OF Mr.. Mansan Mlgg. the
beet-root sugar magnate. says the Lon.
don Tit-Bits a peculiar fact In con.
hecuon with the Dock Is that Il Il
looked after not by sheep dogs, but by
six trained Spanish game cocks. They
are armed each morning with spurs,
and have so fierce way 81 attacking
any sheep that tries TO run away o.
will not be driven that the animals are
now thoroughly afraid OF tho birds and
obey their directions perfectly. Mr,
Migg' daughter brought the birds from
the Canary Islands.
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lIshment u the park. In 1860. there has
been a general average Of fifteen sui
cides annually. making total Of over
900. Tho police blotter at the Arsenal
recorded fifteen suicides during the
spring and summer Of last year. no less
than twenty-five individuals died by
their own hands IN Central Park dur
ing the twelve months, and 1894 goes
on record as the largest suicide year Of
So history. Beyond actual ssicidcs
there are each year many attempts az
solf-destructlon promptly frustrated by
the park police. The most recent sui
eide was that Of Henry r. Reed, who
shot and killed himself at a spot on the
east bank Of the lake known as Dead
Mans Landing" The Ramhlc has be-
come a haunt OF death. and many @
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-13
LOUISE MICHEL.
The French Woman who Has Come to
Tell q How TO Live

II is likely that when Louise Michel
visits the West. the actual sight Of her
on the platform will dissipate much OF
the halo OF romance that surrounds her
as viewed by socialist eyes across three
thousand miles Of perspective. She Is
a most unattractiye woman, physically
tall, masculine and raw-boned md
even the charm Of youth Is absent, for
she Is sixty-six. An American reporter
who tried TO find her for an Interview
ak years ago In Paris had a curious ex-
perience. The anarchist was then liv-
ing stability In the Rue Victor Hugo,
outside the Qualifications OF Paris. The
reporter sought her In the aristocratic
Avenue Victor Hugo. and was discon-
certed when the servan At the mis-
taken address slammed door In his
face at mention Of her lame, ratified
the chain-bolt within. nd exhibited
other signs OF alarm.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-13

A novel plan for a sub-sidewalk rail.
road. 70 take the place Of elevated roads
Tor rapid transit. has been designed By
a Chicago inventor. The road. as its
name implies. Is TO be built under the
sidewalk OF the street. the space re.
Quired being only eight feet In width
by eight feet In hight. At the curb line
a wall Is laid from one end Of the street
to the other. Under the other side Of
the walk the curb wall Is parallel with
a stone foundation for posts and a
fence. On this foundation and on the
base OF the curb wall rails are laid
Iron columns are set on the inner wall
supporting glrders level with the top Of
the curb waIi and marking the line be.
tween the sidewalk proper and the 30.
called area space. A wire fence con.
meets the posts and separates the rail-
road from the area space This space
will be for stairwnys and entrances L
Easements. With the curb-wall. grid
ers and bases OF buildings for support
a prismatic walk is laid for the purpos'
OF admitting light into the space below
Electricity Is to be the motive power
The speed. the plan sets forth, win no
be less than thirty miles an hour. an'
may In some eases be as high as sixt!
miles an hour. one Of the advantage
CLAIMED Tor the road Is that It will con
vert the Easements Of buildings int
valuable property This and other cir
cumstancses. Il Is believed would max
the property owners readily give thol
consent TO the construction Of the road
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Gertrude A,h.r,on In England.

The latest American writer to achieve
success In England Is Mrs. Gertrude
Anterior. who went TO London
eighteen months ago for brief resi-
dence there, and now finds her work
and herself sufficiently popular to justi-
fy a prolonged stay. The two books
she has published In that time have
been favorably received. and she has
been welcomed In the literary society
Of the metropolis. Mrs. Anterior has
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-13

Queer Whims % Minds Given To Con-
ternplatlns Important Matters
A very peculiar hobby was that OF an
old woman who had been employed at
court In the capacity Of nurse. and who
had a most extensive collection OF
pieces Of wedding cake. The cakes to
which the fragments belonged had been
cut at the marriages OF the highest In
the land. The place OF honor was
given TO n portion Of Queen Vlctorias
wedding cake. and nearly every royal
marriage that had occurred since the
accession Of William ". was repre-
scented In this curious collection. Lord
Petorsham. a noted dandy In his day.
had a hobby for walking sticks. and
also for various kinds OF tea and snuii.
All round his sitting room were shelves,
those upon one side laden with canis-
tiers Of Souchong Bohoa. Congou. pokoe,
Russian. and other varieties OF tea.
The shelves opposite we're decorated
with handsome Jars. containing every
kind N snuff. while snuff-boxes lay
here, there, and everywhere. Lord
Petersham prlded himself upon possess
Ing the most magnificent array Of
boxes 10 be found IN Europe. and was
supposed 10 have a fresh box for every
day In the year. when some one adj
mlrcd a beautiful Old light-bluo sevres
box be was using, he liEped out. Eyes,
Il De- nice summer box. but would not
do for winter wear"
Count Henry Won Bruhl. a famous
German diplomatist. busted himself In
collecting boots. shoes. slippers, and
wigs Of nh shapes. sizes, and fashions.
This curious hobby was rlyaled b.
that Of lute King Of Bavaria, whose
collection Of hats was unique a King
of Wurtemburg boosted the possession
OF above 5000 copies OF the Bible; and
nicotine-lOving American reveled in
a treasury Of pipes, OF which he could
count 365 specimens In meerschaum
hrier. glass. china. and clay. The Duke
Of Sussex. brother Of King George H.
had a pair OF hobbies that were wide as
the poles asunder. He was an indie.
fatigable collector Of bibles and Of
cigars. Pope Plus TX. was a collector
Of slippers. lie always had twenty.
four pairs In his wardrobe, made Of red
cloth embroidered with gold. and orna'
mented with n solid gold cross. hil
chamberlain being strictly enjoined MOI
10 part with a single pair. however wei
worn they might be. TO any Of the many
deyout applicants for them. Wigs ant
walking sticks were the especial vani
ties OF Mr.. William Evans. some tint
principal clerk In the parliamentary
Office for Anglesea. Carnaryon, ant
Merioncth. and 80 highly did he valu'
them that he bequeathed one OF eacl
10 three different maiden ladies. fcl
whom he had In turn felt a tenderness
in early life. Another gentleman had {
hobby for scarf pins. lie Is said to hayl
kept a book containing as many page
AZ there are days In the year. In eacl
Of which a different pin was stuck
Every morning he fastened into hi
scarf the pin which occupied the spac
allotted to that particular date, return
ing u TO Us place when he undresse
az night
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rhII.nthronI.t nna Fln.neIer.

Darius ogden Mills. Of New York
city. Is noted for his generous contri-
buttons to many educational and chart
table institutions in this country, and
is at present contemplating the build.
Ing Of a large hotel In New York city.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-13

Two Jews Of Bagdad have pur-
chased Babylon, and now own all that
remains OF the palaces and hanging gar.
dens Of he city where Daniel was
thrown into the den Of lions. and shad.
raeh. Meshaeh and Abcdnego into the
hery furnace.