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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-21

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Adesrairing man. who had applied D. us,
Eocp after wrote: -
well, 1 tell you that first day is dset
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And another thus:
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8Onees when / was publishing pa
per in Seattle convinced a man in q
most emphatic way that it paid to ad-
vertise. said IN old Journalist. HE
was Il fairly prosperous merchant, and
had tried for a long time to get him to
insert an advertisement in my paper.
Oh, it's no use, he would say. 4
never read the advertisements in a pa
per, and 10 enc else does. I believe in
advertising, but in way that will force
itself OH tho public. Then il pays. But
in a newspaper - pshaw Everybody
who reads a newspaper lodges the adj
yeltising pages rs if they were poison.
Well, said /, if l can convince
yen that people DO read the advertising
pages Of ny paper viii you advertise?
of course 3 viii. Advertise wher-
ever I think it viii do any good
ssThe next day I ran the following
line in the l3ghtest faced agate in the
Office and stuck it IN the most obscure
corner Of the paper between a couple of
patent medicine ads.
What is Cohen going to do about it?'
1.-THE next day so mai y people annoy
ed him by asking what that line meant
that he begged me toexplain the matter
in my next Issue. promised to DO it if
he would let me write the explanation
and stand to it. He agreed, and wrote
He IS going to advertise, Of course.
And he did San Francisco Post.
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HOW HE WON
The stroRs' Of Census qhat Gaze . Wen
Knows Geaasag giarA lis Pieea.

The s4rofS.. Of Gessius 9iat Gaze . Wen
Knows geadsag Clerh lis Piees.
One of the interesting inaide''5at the
opening session of a new congress ~ the
Selection If the reading c4sri 81 the
house. The reading eiuk S appointed
by the clerk 81 the hopse, bat candidates
for the place md5t take part IN com
petitive speaking contest before the
house. John A. Reeve, who was read
ing clerk during HmTison's administra-
ton. was a polite an from Cairo, lis,
and ono Of tie best known characters IN
Washington at the time. Reeve tells tins
story;
Il didn t suppose had any show for
the place when it came to the test, said
he. "for most Of the candidates were
college men, and some were elocutlon-
lists. while the only eloeution I had ever
practiced was calling hogs in southern
Illinois, Though had been able to get
up in a political meeting and make the
fellows on the back seat hear me; SO /
Thought I would 60 into this contest
anyhow and do my best in my own
way. But you ought to have heard those
elocutionists. The way they rolled their
RS and Kissed their SIS and said ali and
III was a caution Some Of them didn't
talk like human beings and others had
voices so rich and melodious you
couldn't hear them 10 feet away.
By the time my turn came l had
sized up the hall and knew just about
where to throw my voice, and deter
mined to make myaelf heard if | did
nothing else Each candidate had re-
ceived a copy Of house bill to read. L
noticed that the othm fellows started
out this way. Oh bill. and SO on. Now
'uh IS a sound that won't carry, and
Won can't attract tho attention of the
house by granting 'UhP So when
started sang out in q loud, clear voice
that took tl9m off their feet 'A-a-a-a-a
billii-lons q They weren't used to
that and wondered what had broken
loose, but it seemed to catch them. l
saw 1 was on tho right track, SO l went
on singing her out clear as a bell, and
whom got warmed up / felt as good as
[ ever did in tho hottest speech of Il
campaign.
1.-THE thing they gave me to read was
a terror. II had words in it as long rs a
dictionary, but I hurried up aud Slid
through Them and was doing pretty we'll
when ] locked down the page and saw n
lot Of Spanish proper names. Now,
didn't know Spanish from Apache, but
1 was going about 100 words minute,
SO without stopping I gave them two
verses Of a little German poem I had
learned when boy, and hang me if a
man in that hall seemed to know the
difference except Congressman Med
ringhaus of St Louis. You ought TO
have seen him laugh when he heard his
native tongue worked eff on the house
of representatives for Spanish
Yes, get tho place, and it was tho
long "a and the German poetry that
saved me. New York Sun.
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TIE USEFUL suNELowER.
a Number of Valuable Products From tn
Big Bright Blossom.

a Number of Valuable Products From the
Zig Bright Blossom.
Sunfower oil made from the seeds is
in great demand in this country. In
Russia millions of pounds Of the seeds
are raised annually for the oil, and
large quantities of this oil are exported
from that country.
In the crude state it is used by paint
ers for inside work, but it does not
quite equal linseed oil for varnish pur-
poses. It is mixed with most of our
cheap paints and also with many pre-
pared stains. OF late years efforts have
been made to refine the oil so as to sell
in competition with olive oil. In fact,
purified sunflower oil is used quite ex-
tensigely to adulterate salad oils Many
consider it equal to the ordinary grade
of olive and almond oil for table uses.
1t is of a pale yellow color, fiayorless
and palatable.
In Maryland a good deal of this oil is
made to supply the Baltimore trade.
After the oil is extracted from the seeds
the residue is made into cakes for cattle
food, and while not so nutritious as the
food made from the fresh seeds it IS Of
considerable value The factories that
express the oil sell the seed cakes at a
merely nominal sum.
In the poorer districts of India and
Europe fair kind of bread is made
from sunhower seeds, and the natives
depend upon it for steady article of
diet. Their cattle are fed with the same
diet, only the seeds and heads are chop
ped up together, and even the leaves are
fed to the animals.
The stalks, when stripped of their
leaves and heads, are dried and used for
fuel. One acre of snnGowers will yield a
great many cords of good wood. The
stalks are large, tough, brittle and good
burners. A eew acres of such fuel will
last one all winter.
There are many other uses for Gpnhow-
ers that the ingenuity Of man has de-
viged, but the instances cited are suf
flcient to show the sunfower has out
lived its association with deeadent
aesthetic philosophy and become Of prac-
teal value if not of universal use. -
New York Post.
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GIVES AWAY HIS PALS.
What Self Confessed Tramp Has to
Say of Two Characters En-
Route to This City.

Look out for them! They are com
ing this way. They will in all prob
ability arrive in Pine Bluff some
time this week, or the week follow
ing The parties referred to are two
OF the smoothest, silver-tongued
dead-beaths tramping the country
today, imposing upon an innocent
and unsuspeeting public. They are
known to the tramp fraternity as
the King and Prince. They have
printed cards which they present to
their victims, and most usually shed
tears while telling their little tale OF
woe and affection.
During the last few months of my
life l have devoted my undivided
time and attention to thefallen man.
commonly termed the tramp"
/ have, as a matter OF fact, during
these months, come in direct contact
with all kinds of tramps, dead-beats
and thieves; but the subject OF these
lines are assuredly two of the
smoothest beggars that ever met.
first met them in California some
weeks ago. Several days ago l
again met them on theroad between
here and New Orleans and spent a
night around a camp fire with them,
and saw them count their days
earnings, some $25. l heard them
laugh at how slick they had pulled
the wool over the good folks eyes.
One of them gave a companion
dollar and a half to go and purchase
whisky for the crowd, and upon the
man 3 return / saw them all have
a glorious old time.
The elder of these rascals is about
thirty-five, with dark-brown nous
tache and weighs about 100 pounds.
Height, about feet Z inches. He
wears dark clothes, black slonch hat
and one of his legs is off at knee.
His companion is about D years OF
age, rather good looking, clean
shaver, beautiful teeth, small hands,
long, slender fingers; height about
S feet i inches weight about l35
pounds. He also wears a black
SLOUGH hat and dark clothes. While
begging he keeps one arm concealed.
He will show blood stains through
his shirt and tell how like poor Laza-
rus, is afflicted. These sores have
been punctured on him by fellow
beggars for the sole purpose of
creating a sympathy in the hearts OF
those from whom he begs. He has
two as good arms and legs as any
man | saw him lay aside his
crutehes at a camp fire, cook a meal
and walk and jump around as well
as any man. He isquite an athelete,
but he can look so pitifnl and walk
so impy, and talk SO sweet while
begging that stone heart, not
knowing him, would almost sue
cumb.
These two characters call at pri-
vate houses, hotels, shops, and fire.
quently upon Mayors and get their
permission to beg the town. Should
You assist them. you may truthfully
ask:
OH. Lord have done good
BY giving to these meni
or have / robbed worthy of food
And by giving them committed sin.
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MAIONEY
Has So Many Friends that He
Is Obliged to Secure the
Opera-House to
seat Them.

A great many people wonder why
on earth Dan MaIoney ever selected
the Opera house as a place for hold
ing his wedding on Monday January
p; more especially those who are
awara of the fact that the intended
brides parents strongly object to
the union. Maloney gives as his
reason that he has an untold num-
Der OF friends, large majority of
whom he expects To attend, conse-
quently he has secured the Opera
house on account OF the capacity aud
location, as he expects everybody to
make merry and laugh loud as they
choose; as he will exert himself to
make each and every one enjoy them
selves that evening sure.
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70 EnlchTF ONESELF.
Lines Along which Young lien Are Adj
vised to Pursue Isnewiedse.


A young man IN a letter to tho editor
of The Ladies' Home journal inquiries
the best systematic course Of reading as
a substitute for IN academic education,
with the view Of equipping himself for
literary pursuits, and also which books
would be the most beneficial to read
with the idea of preparing himself to
enter tho field Of fiction. To the query
regarding a substitute for college edu
cation Edward w Box replies: CAS-
substitute for a college education, where
it is matter of choice, 1 am not SO sure,
since so much depends upon the man.
To one man a good course Of reading,
wisely chosen and followed, would be
infinitely more helpful than a college
education, while in ki,a#sso of another
man just the reverse Would be true.
Some mon absorb information more
readily and retain it better under self
training, while others need the compul-
sorry force Of teaching to impress things
upon the mind But where college
education Is, for some reason, not Access
sible, and a substitute must be found,
then a course of reading is unquestion-
ably good-none better, in fact. y
With respect to the inquiry concerning
a preparation to enter the field of fc-
ton. Mr.. Box considers it difficult to
answer, since so much depends upon
the particular field of historical fiction
desired. However, the best reply, per
haps, is that which suggests the reading
of a number of the best novels dealing
with successive periods of English his
tory from Saxon times to the early part
of the present century. give a list mot
reproduced in this extract which in
olude5 typical books by the various mas
ters of English historical fiction, but it
might be doubled in length several times
over without exhausting the available
books of value in this one field. A like
selection may be made from the novels
treating of different historical periods
severally Of France, Germany, Spain,
Italy and other countries of Europe and
America. The field is almost limitless,
but I have begun with the history of
England, as containing the direct sources
of American history which need to be
grasped before one can fairly understand
the beginnings and progress of our own
national life. -
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Notice To the Pnblic

The public is hereby notified that
water connections made or other
work performed bY other than re-
gular licensed plumbers will NOT he
acceptable to the company, nor
will the water be turned on at any
place where the work is contracted
for except by the following licensed
plumbers, who have regularly filed a
bond for the faithfulan satisfactory
performance OF their labor: Gus
Shoemake, Robinson Bros, aud j.
IL. DelImon, Jr This order is made
in the interest OF both the consumer
and the company.
"A dw1t w. NJ. CUNNIGHA1f,
Co Receiver.
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On account OF the very Indictment
weather last Tuesday night, the \
M. c. A. anniversary service was
not held, but has been postponed
until next Monday night, when Rev.
Geo. w. Hill will return 20 the city
and deliver an address on that oc-
caHi0n. There will be an interesting
program OF reports and music
preceding the address. All friends
OF the association are invited to at
tend this meeting. No admission
zsse= 5iii be .eisslFged, neither viii a
collection or subscription be taken
at the meeting. 1t is hoped the hall
will be full.
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A Change in the Date.

On account of the fact that "Malo-
ney's Wedding" is TO take place at
the Opera-honse Monday night,
January 9th, the management OF
the Pine Bluff Athletic Association
has decided to change the date of
the glove contest between Frank
White and Billy Layton from Mon
day night, January 9th. to Weilnes-
day night, January 29ti,. iaiiis
change will give everyone an oppor-
tunity to see two meritorions events.
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Eioquonce cruelty Interrupted.

When sala went to Australia. he ar
ranged to deliver a series of lectures.
and he was fond Of telling an anecdote
about one of his platform experiences
there.
81 was describing to my audience, :"
he said, lin my very best English the
coronation Of her majesty. 1 had seen
the procession from the corner Of Par
lament street, and was telling how the
young girl-queen drove by in the stateli=
ness of childhood'a simplicity, the dig
nifty of sovereignty already seated upon
her palo young brow, with heaving
breast A hectic flush upon her blanch-
ed check, l was saying, her sweet,
palid lips slightly parted, teardrop
trembling ON her quivering eyelid all
showed - Boshp suddenly murmured
a buXom old dame in the frontrow, and
my inspiration was gone. Wesllnin-
ster Gazette
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If you have any intention of going TO the
North or East this fall or winter, you should
advise yourself OF the best route from the
South and West. This is the Louisville Il
Nashville railroad, which is running double
daily trains from Memphis through TO louis
vile. Cincinnati, Nashville. Chatanooea, At
lanta, Washington, Philadelphia. New York.
Chicago Detroit, Buffalo and all points North
and East Pullman Sleeping Car Service
through. Specially low rates made TO Atlanta
during the continuance of the Cotton States
Exposition. For particulars as to rates and
through car service, write
G. r. ATMoRE. Genl Pass. Agent,
Louisville. Ky
MAX BAUdGARTEE. Pass. Agent.
Memphis, Tenn
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The Fortnight Literary Club.

The above named club was charm
ingly entertained last evening by
Miss Ida Mann at the home OF her
mother on Walnut street After
most interesting program, con
sisting OF reading, music ana re-
citations the following officers Of
the club were elected fas. lie ensa-
ing term: Mr. T. # .Grutcher, President;
Miss Lndie Dumas. Vice President
and Critic; Miss Ray Smart,
Secretary.
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Ours Respectfully


We have this day purchased the
grocery stock OF f. L. Taylor, aud
shall endeavor to keep full and
complete assortment in this linc at
the same old stand. We cordially
invite the patronageof all customers
OF the old house and shall guarantee
them the same fair trea tment as in
the past +. b. HousToN.
til Feb. ! w. II. RoANE
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In lecturirg to his classes Huxley adj
hered strictly to business, and it was
rarely that matter Of levity was intro
duced to give merriment to his listeners.
/ recall, in a course Of some 70 lectures,
only a single instance of this kind,
when, for some reason ono longer in my
memory, q reference was made to
Chamisso'a Peter Schlemihl' pa book
which Professor Huxley frankly admit
ted gave him more genuine pleasure
than any other in nonscientific litera-
ture Whether it was the refreshing
franlness of this admission or the fact
in itself that was quoted which on this
occasion brought forth an unbounded
merriment from his students was per
haps not fully decided for all of us,
but there was nc questioning the spon-
taneousness Of the applause which fol
lowed the utterance And this, as now
recall it, was the only instance of ap-
plauso greeting the lecturer in the mid
die of the lecture during the entire
course of my studentship. Popular Sci
enee Monthly.
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nntnas' Reeinning.

As a beginner in literature the late
Alexandra Dumas wrote with extreme
difficulty. The plot Of the story he hap
pened to have in hand was never clear to
him, and he had to add sentence 10 sen
tence laboriously. lie told friend Tint
he often gnashed his teeth at the slow
elaboration of his ideas, ana that no had
10 rewrite tie "D.lme aux Camel 4. s"
five times.
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Mr.. James Payn, the novelist, tells of
an amusing question put to him very
seriously by little boy Of his own. The
family were being driven out Of their
London house to make way for the paint
ers, cleaners and " Litewashers
Papa, said tho child, who had evil
IDENTIFY been turning the matter over in
his own little head, Whore do the PEG
pie i'll heavon 20 when the spring clean
ing begins thares
This probien Y5as too F1rplexiDg, even
for mir. llaxn
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There is one saloon in this city
that cashes the checks of the en-
ployes of the Cotton Belt to the
amount OF about $4,000, per month.
This, however, is no sign that the
employees Of that road spend that
sum for drinks. The preprietors
of the saloon cash the checks as an
accommodation.
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Notice

The Cotton Belt Band and
Orchestra, having secured Prof.
John g. Miller, ST.. as director OF
Orchestra. and Prof.. John 6. Miller,
.Ir., as director OF Band, is ready to
make bids and accept engagements
for any and all entertainments. snch
as conventions, parades, pienes.iaira.
balls, social hops, germans, public
OF private dances, etc, For reason-
able prices will furnish band from
twelve to eighteen pieces aud
orchestra from three to twelve
pieces. We are at your service in or
cut OF the city.
Yours Respectfully,
j. Il. ScoTT, A. A MILLER,
Secretary. Pres't. q Mgr.
] 20 DIT
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a DeI.cate hEeellaniesI Feat.

An expert tool iuegler in one Of the
great English needle facto.,ies in a re.
cent test Of skill performed one Of the
most delicate mechanical feats magma
BILE BE took a common sewing needle
Of medium size (length e inohes) and
drilled u hole through its entire length
from eye to point, tho opening being
just largo enough TO admit OF the pas
sage of very fine hair
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The new Board of Directors OF the
Y. Nj. C. A. met yesterday afternoon
at the Office of N. b. and j. b.
Trulock and elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows: N. b.
Trulock. President; James Gould,
Vice President; C. II. Puddephatt,
Treasurer and Y. o. Alexander,
Secretary.
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a o S55 j.
- OLLITY
IT'S THE BEST EVER HAPPENED
CEREMONY AT 0;I5 SHARP
Warning order
Jacob Baughman, plaintiff,

VS..
g. Cross and NJ. Cross, defendants,
In the ChaneerY Court of jefferson County
Arkansas
oany person who may have in his posses
sion a certain note, date August IL, le92i l0ti
six hundred dollars, payable 10 order u
BloOmah j. Bloom, twelve months afteL
date, with interest at the rate of ten per
IN Cross and {. Cross land endorsed by Jaeoe
baughman. Al o mortgage on lot blo,k
Doris addition TO the city Of Pine bun
Ark. signed on same day by NJ aud - Cfos99
to secure payment ON said unte. Is WARMTH
TO appear in this. Court, within thirty Gag
ana answer the complaint Of plaintlif, au ~ =
show cause, ii any he can, why pialhua
should not have the Tefief pray d-fef =
this action -
Giyenunder my hand aud the seal OF saas
Court this 23rd day Of January A. d. 1875.
H, A. MCCOY, Clerk.
/ "A dit w4W e. 3. BoOOM, d. o.
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Glove Contest SATURDAY NLrht.

Tomorrow night before the Pine
Bluff Athletic Association Joe Drew
of Pine Bluff, and Kid Ryan, of Chi
eago, will give a ten.round gloye
contest. This will be a splendid
fight and strictly on its merits. The
men are about the same class and
the contest will be worth witness
ing.
SECUGiAFi IN combination, pro-
portion and preparation OF ingredi-
snss, Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses great
-arasivs ssine. You should TRY IT.
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The Joe Rosenberg property, on
ths south side OF Main street, recent
ly sold by the commissioner, was to.
day decided to the purchaser, Mrs.
Mary Katzenstein. The considera-
tion of the sale was $3,105.
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For the engagements Of Richard
Mansfield and Col. Robert q. niger
soil at the Capital theater Lille
Rock, Jan. 30th and Feb. LIST, respee,,,
lively. the Iron Mountain road VII VII
sell tickets ut one aud one-lh'in
fare for tire round "trip. ca =. ~ -.
saie Jan. goth and Feb. ISL MisA
final limit for return Feb. 2
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Proskauer, the halter, who about
two years ago killed German
tailor. has served out his sentence in
the State penitentary and is now at
liberty.
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In retiring from the grocery bust
nessfor the present, / extend sincere
thanks to my customers for their
liberal patronage and request the
same be accorded my uccessors,
Houston &, Roane. E. L. TAYLOR.
| ill Feb. |
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Architect r. ". Lane is drawing
plans for the new city prison which
will be submitted to the Board OF
Public Affairs for approval.
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THE RECORD OF remarkable cures
eIected enables us truthfully to say
that Hoods Sarsaparilla is the only
true blood purifier prominently in
the public eye today
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One Woman Appreciates Good stories.

The literary woman was attending an
afternoon tea given by q New York club
of women devoted to heroine worship
She had listened with exemplary pa
thence while various individuals told her
of the strength and comfort they had
derived from her works Finally n lit
tie woman with an amiably vacuous ex-
preston and habit of overturning
chairs, treadng ON toes aud otherwise
disporting herself tactlessly came up
"Oh, my dear Mrs, Ruyter. she ex-
claimed, 81 am so glad TO meet You
You have really done me the greatest
service. Why, when my poor husband
was threatened with brain fever from
oyerwork and insomnia the only thing
that would quiet linn and put him to
sleep at night was reading aloud yonr
sweet little stories. :
And then she looked offended becaGso
the club president tired heavily on her
toes
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The candystew 10 be given by the
Sunday school children OF the
Presbyterian Church, will take
place at the residence of Mrs. Baum
tomorrow afternoon from 2 to 6
O'Clock.