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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03

Be sure to get Simmons Liver
Regulator for your Spring Medicine.
It's the old reliable that q id the old
folks so much good. Don't let any,
one persuade you to take anything
else instead. You can always tell
Simmons Liver Regulator by the
Red 2 on the package. Don't forget
the word Regulator-Simmons Lii
YER Regulator-better than anything
else, and sure to do you good.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
HIDALGo COUNTY NOTES.
To THE HERALD.

To THE HERALD.
Delfina, Texas, August 31.-J. NJ.
Vela started to Alice a few days ago
with a fine bunch of mules to be
shipped to Guatemala. The prices
he receives at Alice is $22.5O per
head.
Indications are that we will soon
have abundance of rain. 1t is the
only thing that will save the stock
interests. Cattle have held up re-
markabIy we'll thanks to the immense
mesquite crop, but when that is
exhausted and there is no grass
good bye John"
Corn is selling here at $3.50 Mex.
per cargo.
Notwithstanding the prolonged
dry spell nearly all the wells sup
ply an abundance of water.
Game Of all kinds is plentiful, and
deer are very fat. But hunters are
scarce. The woods are full of wild
turkey, and they were never known
to be in better condition
at church gathering or meeting
q few evenings since the choir COM
menced to sing "IIallelujah" and an
enthusiastic Mexican politician who
Mapped to be present, mistcok the
words, and thinking that it was a
political meeting the same as was
common here a couple of years ago
yelled out 'vIvA La GRULLA :" Nat
urally mush surprise and a desire on
the part of some of the elders to
deal summarily with the offender
was the result, but when it was
discovered that the man meant no
disrepect and was in entire good
faith, lie was told to 20 and sin no
more.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
PURELY PERSONAL.

Miss Nina Egly left for the coast
last evening
Frank Kimball left for Ell Sauz
this morning.
Mrs. VIM. Kelly returned from the
coast this morning.
r. B. Rentfro and family have re-
turned from the Point.
CHI. Maris, Esq, left on the Alice
stage yesterday morning.
Miss Minnie Duffy returned from
the seashore this morning.
Mrs. II. f. Woodhouse came up
from the Point this morning.
Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded fo'' H'a4' ~sidwin:cr Fair. sar Francisco
John G.. Stucke is expected home
on Saturday, from Monterey, mexico.
G. D. Grain, deputy collector of
customs at Point Isabel, returned
home last evening.
Mrs. Jas. d. Wells and children re-
turned to their summer home at the
Ncoast last evening.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03

Roll of states was ordered called. A
motion that Palmer be nominated by
acclamation was ruled out of order.
AS the roll call proceeded it was
evident that Palmer was the man
and delegate moved that he be
nominated BY acciamation, which
was done.
Browdef, of Kentucky presented
the name of General Buckner for
tice-president. He was nominated
by reclamation.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
FOR ovER FIFTY YEARS.

MNs. WINsLow's SooTHING Syrup
has been used for over fifty years by
millions of mothers for their children
while teetIiin@ with perfect success.
1t so9thes tie child softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
A. VIII relieve the poor lit:Ee sufferer
Immediately. Sold by Druggists in
every part of the world. 2Jc. a bot
tie. BE sure and ask for Mrs Wins
lows Soothing Syrup" aad take no
sther kind.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
THE MOST
OF YOURSELF.

1t is the duty of every man to
make the most of hims9lf. What
ever his capacities may be, he is
sure TO find some place where he
can be useful TO himself and to
others. But he cannot reach his
highest usefulness without pure
blood. The blood circulates to
every organ and tissue and when ii
is pure, rich and healthy it carries
health to the entire system, but if is
impure it scatters disease wherever
it flows. Hoods Sarsaparilla Is the
one true blood purifier. It. cures
salt rheum, scrofula, catarrh, dys-
pepsia and rheumatism because
these diseases have their origin in
the blood.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
THE LADIES.

The pleasant effect and perfect
safety with which ladies may use
Syrup of Figs, under all conditions,
makes it their favorite remedy. To
get the true and genuine article,
look for the name of tile California
Fig Syrup Company, printed near
the bottom of the package. For sale
by all responsible druggists.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03

Those wishing tombstones should
order now so as to have them by
All Souls Day, Mrs. Geo. Krausse
sells 'ombstones. iron ratings and
vases at the lowest bottom prices.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
ABOUT TOWN

The total rainfall Tuesday aud
Tuesday night was .O8 of an inch.
The Sunday School of the Episco-
pal church will resume its regular
work next Sunday.
There will be Juvenile hop at
the opera house Saturday night,
managed by Charley More.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
Special SALE.

200 dozen ladies' colored border
hem-stitched handkerchiefs, $1.2
per dozen worth $500.
BLoCNBERG &RAE
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
PRIVATE DETECTIVES.

We want one or two voung men to
represent US as a private detectives
IN Cameron county. Money for the
fight man. Address with stamp.
Texas detective & Protective
2 ze.g3aeyy saa Antonio Ts1ss
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
NOTICE.

On and after Sept. 1st. SO the
First National bank will open at s
a. m. and close at g pm.
j. y. Anderson, Cash.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
Gladness Comes

\A}ith better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
zeal ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasante efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that SO many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply TO a constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs. prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
ele, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, lexatives or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most sl5illful
physicians, but if in need of laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03

Fresh Swiss Cheese al Celestin
Jagou's.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03

Esperanza Claret wine, u cents a
bottle at Jagou's.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03
Wanted-An Idea r.! 4 ;:$ s. !

Protect your ideas; they may bring you wealth.
Write JOHN WEDDBRBURN & CO. Patent Attor-
neys, Washington ID. c. for their 81 800 prize offer
and list OF two hundred inventions wanted.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-03

BECULIAR in combination, prA
q portion and preparation ofingredi-
e en- Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses great
fS fss'ss' yAt2 syAaa@fd try wv
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
NOISE OF RAILROAD TRAINS.


A German engineer has devised d
method for preventing the noise made
by trains in passing over iron bridges
that may come in for consideration. He
puts decking of IA Inch planks be-
tween the cross girders, resting on
three-inch timbers laid on the bottom
hanges. On the planlls double layer
of felt is laid, which is fixed to the YER
teal web of the cross girder. At the
connection with the girder a timber
covered joint is placed on felt, and the
whole is bolted to the bottom flange.
Four inches of slack gravel cover the
decking, which is sloped toward the
center of the bridge for drainage pur-
poses. A layer of felt is layed between
the timbers and the planks they rest on,
and the iron work in contact with deck
ing and ballast is asphalt.
This method is found very salts
factory in reducing the noise of passing
trains, and it is to be hoped that it's
principle will soon be largely adopted
in this country. Already the fact that
some consideration is due to ones
ntlR HDOIS III inc lUdlltI u DIdnO pTut"
tice and other domestic noises is be-
coming recognized, and quite a trade
has sprung up in the "deafening' ma
terials. OF these, probably that most
in request is mineral wood, II layer of
which is placed under the floor, in the
walls and over the ceiling, if need be.
In a room thus surrounded, the most
rabid musician can do his worst, with
out interfering in the least with the
peace of mind of the rest of the inmates
of the house. Another easily handled
material which forms AN e1fectual dam
for the vibration of sound waves, and
which is not open to the objection
which mineral wood presents, of turn
ing powdery, is a quilt composed Of
long, fiat blades of seagrass, which cross
each other at every angle, forming in
Vulnerable air spaces, which give al
most perfect conditions for outlining
both heat and Baltimore Amer
lean.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
Fort smith is Progressing.

A little over half century ago the
ground on which Fort Smith stands
was wilderness The city now claims
a population of 10000 and is rapidly
forging forward. 1t is situated at the
junction of the Poteau and Arkansas
rivers, the latter navigable for light
boats for over 100 miles above this
point. The city joins the borders of
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations of the
Indian Territory on the west Having
no large competitive distributive point
nearer than 500 miles in any direction,
it is the wholesale and jobbing center
in western Arkansas for more than 100
miles north and east into the state, and
on the west it has the entire Indian
Territory and Oklahoma, which even in
its present undeveloped and unfayora-
BILE trade conditions, furnishes Fort
Smith a large per cent of its business.
Recent events demonstrate the Ger
tainty of some change in the status of
the Indian Territory. which will open
to settlement millions of acres of the
finest agricultural lands in the United
States and develop numberless mex
haustible resources OF coal and other
minerals. Unquestionably this change
will increase the wants and business in
terests of that section a thousand fold.
Fort Smith being the legitimate trade
center for this territory now, it will
naturally receive the benefit of this in
creased business. Her railroad facili-
ties even now give her access to every
point In the Indian country and Okla
homa; but the several projected roads
now in process of construction from and
to this point viii give this city better
and more convenient railroad facilities
into this section than any other city in
the southwest.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

die mems fees Our lumber too goes
out as raw material and is returned in
the form of wagons, furniture, farm
implements, musical Instruments, etc,
we paying the freight both ways, cost
of manufacturing, as we'll us middle
mems profits. Our minerals go the
same progressive furnishing raw ma
terial and paying expense of shipping
and manufacturing, besides contingent
expenses. These facts are not sudden
revelation to the people of Arkansas.
Everyone has been aware of the exist
enee of these conditions 10, these many
years Ss s- sShy dc we bear these IN
necessary burdens, knowing them to be
such? The answer is habit. We dis
cuss the situation, confess there is
remedy, condemn our lethargY-and in
continently continue to bear the Ills
we have. Relief is within reach, but
we do not grasp 1t. We are waiting for
capitalists to come. We know we can
organize a manufacturers association
in every county, establish mill or fac
tory on a small scale, as was done and
is yet being done in the North, trust
ing to luck and management for its de-
velopment, but we prefer to encourage
capitalists of experience to come and
invest their money. Capitalists have
been invited, but they come not. Press
ing invitations have been sent out to all
quarters, backed by official figures
showing unbounded resources and linn
itless advantages, but for some reason
capitalists do not avail themselves of
the opportunities. Meantime do our
people toll and sweat to produce raw
material to be transported to distant
mills where it is converted into finished
product to be returned to us. We must,
get out of the rut. Citizens of Arkan-
sas can build mills and workshops if
they will The state abounds in water
powers. Building material is abund-
ant in all parts of the state, while coal,
minerals, timber and materials of all
kinds and Of every variety are distrlb-
uted over all sections. Why wait for
capitalists? Why not call a meeting in
every county and put forth united eff
fort to esta dish some kind of manu-
factory? start is half the battle.
Nature distributed choice gifts here
with lavish hand and if people of
other states are reluctant to come and
pluck the prizes which invite them,
then the citizens of the state should
awake and gather them in. Cotton
does not pay. There is no money in
general farming Let us take a new
departure and see if we cannot compete
successfully with the northern ano
eastern manufactures.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
ELECTRIC OVERCOATS.
A New Device to 80 Used in an Arctic
Climate.


An i1nglishman has invented an
electrically oyercoat fer arctic
voyagers, especially fer those who jour
ney by balloons. Speaking of his dc
vice, he says: AS you know, they wear
heavy sealsikn coats Cil<e Russian
shooba) for substantial protection
against the intense cold. Suppose they
are provided with light and long sum
mer overcoats; the inside and outside
of these coats are made water and fire.
proof (incombustible) by soaking them
for few days in a concentrated solu-
ton of phosphate of ammonia. Coils
made of thin copper or aluminium
bronze tubing are concealed between
the outside and inside of these coats.
Each explorer is provided with spc-
cial apparatus, with spirhls made of
very fine platinum wires. The electric
current passing through the said wires
renders them incandescent, and if all
is now blown through the apparatus
the air will be also hot. To the waist of
each explorer are attached small blow
ers, which are connected to the said
platinum heating apparatus. By every
step of an explorer such blower blows
cold air to the heating apparatus, and
the hot air circulates through the whole
system of copper coils, and, of course,
the explorer would be warmed in AN
original and etlicacious way. Lead tub
ing could be used instead of copper.
though the latter metal should be pre-
ferred, as it is Il much better conductor
of heat than the former.
The explorer could be also provided
with a knapsack, wherein is concealed
a special blower driven by electricity.
In the same l<napsack is placed also
the platinum-heating device. \ small
dynamo (placed in the cabin of the air.
ship and driven by the hand or a BIZ
cycle mechanism supplies the current
to the explorers by means of flexible
wires, which, of course, are connected
to every eXplorer-say the two ter
minals Of his knapsaek. OF course, the
explorers do not need to walk on the
ground unless for special purposes
i. e., when one Tor many explorer must
leave llle CdDlu ana utSceuu W ulS
ground. If he leaves the cabin the
balloon will of course be lighter, and it
will endeavor to shoot into the air.
To prevent this, cable with a small
anchor should be lowered down, and it
should be held fast by n heavy piece
vt ice of size which just suffices the
balloon to be kept at a certain height
from the ground when the explorer
leaves the cabin. By passing of a
strong current through the said small
anchor, it will be thawed out from the
lump of ice; thus the balloon retains
the same height when loaded by the
full cabin, with all explorers, etc.
When special expedition with alu-
minum sledges and dogs is required,
then the balloon should be anchored
to the ground. On the sledge is placed
strong primary or secondary battery,
which supplies current through fieN
ible wires many yards long.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
CAMPAIGNING AGAINST BUGS.
How to XIII some of Them aud Keep tho
Res. Ont.

Among the most contumaeious and
annoying of spring visitors that con-
front the housekeepers are the reaches,
or water bugs, who appear without So
lieitation and pitch their tents wher-
ever water is constantly kept. They
breed with prodigious rapidity, and,
unless exterminated and driven off, will
soon take possession of the whole house.
Prevention in this case is infinitely bet
,terJhan cure. Powdered borax or Per-
rssiaR powder should be sprinkled around
the spots that they would like to call
their own, and at least twice q week
boiling water should be poured down
sinks, closets and drains. Hellebore
rubbed over with molasses and put
around their haunts is also considered
a specific.
Still more persistent regarding en-
trance, and still harder to put to flight,
once in. are those evilly disposed crea-
lures whose very name sends ehills
up and down the housekeeper's spinal
column-the bedbugs.
They are exceedingly partial to some
MINUS Vi NbOi. anu are Hol
" built into the very house itself II
not already in, there are hundreds Of
ways by which they smuggle them.
selves in--in boxes and baskets, in the
hem of a garment from the tailor's,
or the clean clothes from the laundress.
So prolific are they that two or three
stock n house in one summer il un-
disturbed. Serupulous cleanliness and
eternal vigilance are the only safe
guards.
All beds and bedding should be ex.
amined at least once a week in summer,
and if any traces of interlopers are seen
the bed must be taken apart and thor
oughly scrubbed with cold water and
seap This is the only way to destroy
the eggs which are deposited in every
crack and ereyiee, and unless this is
done the bugs will continue to increase.
After the serubbing the different parts
of the bedsteads should be washed with
spirits of turpentine or am ounce Of
corrosive sublimate mixed with half
pint of alcohol. A feather is the best
medium for applying this to the cracks.
The Persian insect powder applied with
blower is very ef1icacious when it can
be found unauthorized. 1t should be
slowered IN every crack or crevice OF
the bed, behind the pictures or mantel
pieces, along the Dashboard and under
any loose place in the wall paper.
Plaster is a favorite trysting place for
these barbarians, but unless there is
crack they cannot bore through 1t,
The formula for a poison that can be
applied with a syringe or sponge fas-
tened on the end of stick is as follows:
One-half pint spirits of wine, one-half
pint spirits of turpentine, one ounce
of crude sal ammoniac, one ounce OF
corrosive subiimate, and one ounce of
camphor.-Kansas City Star.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
ANCIENT BUILDINGS.
A Mystery to tho Learned Men wins
Have Studied Them.

HhNe STUDIED Them.
For centuries past the ingenuity of
learned men has been exercised on tina
Noraghc of Sardinia but to this day
they have no more been able to discover
the origin of these famous buildings
than had the Romans before them.
They are unable to say whether they
were used for tomhs or fire temples,
for trophies of victory, for obserya-
tories, or merely for human dwelling
places.
More than 5000 OF them have been
counted in Sardinia, standing on ar
tiicial mounds 80 to 60 feet high, and
measuring al the base 1OG to 500 feet IN
circumference. They are usually IN
the shape of towers, built with immense
blocks of stone, roughly hewn with
hammers. No cement is used in their
structure. nor is there any inscription
to indicate their origin.
A low entrance nj one side leads into
a long and lofty passage, communicate
ing by n very low door with a domed
chamber beyond. On either side of this
small cells have been formed in the
walls A spiral staircase, rising steeply
from the dome. leads to another, but
somewhat smaller chamber above, and
again beyond this TO the broken top of
the Noraghe.
Nothing has been found whiting these
buildings. and to this day their existence
is mystery.
In the same vicinity other buildings
have been discovered, which are no less
puzzling to antiquaries. The general
opinion is that they were built for the
purpose of burying giants.
The most interesting archaeological
mysteries of this country are the Denes
of Essex and Middlesex. They are per-
pendicular shafts sunk in the earth,
with lateral caves at the bottom, but
the purpose for which they were dug
out has never been discovered 1t is
possible, however, that they might have
been used as granaries, or even as places
of refuge in time of trouble.
The Rathes of Kerry form an inter-
esting study, the only conclusion that
has been arrived at, however, being that
they were inhabited at some remote
age by a race of dwarfs. The district
is covered with hundreds Of green
mounds, beneath which, when the earth
has been removed, ii is seen that there
are tiny underground buildings
A small opening, through which n
man is barely able to crawl on his hands
and knees, gives access to the inclosed
and walled-in space bevond, which is
divided into several smaller chambers.
Each one communicate with the other
by small hole, a similar aperture be-
ing made in the outer wall for the pur-
pose of ventilation. A rude fireplace is
sometimes found in remote corner,
but no outlet beyond the holes for VEN
tilation is provided for the smoke. Very
little more than this is known about
these mysterious hahitations.-Tit
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
SUMMER HOUSEKEEPING.
Let the Rooms Have IA Fresh and Airy
Look.


Next to the privilege of joining an
arctic expedition or spending the sum-
mer OH the coast of Labrador, a total
change in the style of furnishing
house is the most cooling thing for
which the average woman may hope.
She is positively reckless in regard to
comfort who tries to live during July
among the same surroundings which
she had in December.
Hygienists declaim forever against
carpets as constant menace to health.
In summer they are destructive to COM
fort as well. No floor which boasts
even a moderate evenness of boards
should have any covering tackled to it
in hot weather. If the planks are old,
rough and badly laid, mating may be
spread over them, but usually they are
better painted and oiled. In painting
floor it is well to remember that the
darker shades of brown are cooler than
the light ones. Denim has been used to
cover floors in some summer cottages,
and it is said to be cool, durable and
easily kept. Heavy wall paper var
nished also makes an excellent covering
for summer. All of these materials are
Tree from the objections that attach to
wooden carpets. e.
AS far as possible, upholstered fur
niture should be replaced by wicker.
straw or rush. When this is impossi-
bic the hot-looking velvets and reps
should be covered with linen, crash or
denim. Fortunately the day of the dus-
ter cover is past and no woman is forced
to shroud her furniture in the hideous
shade of ecru which made the parlors of
past days horrible. She may select any
color she pleases, or even combinations
of color in the line of printed or bro
caded linens. The old blues and forest
greens are particularly pleasing be-
cause of their cool effects. If plain
wicker or rush furniture is used it may
be painted to suit the owners taste.
Here, again, the blue and green are rest
ful-St. Louis Republic,