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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-30
MoReAN sNp Lee OPERATION.
The Latter Wa eNot So Glad to See the
General rs He Said He Would Be. -

The Latter WA not So Glad to See the
General rs He Said He Would Be. -
The fall of Forts Donelson and Henry
compelled General Albert Sydney John
ston TO evacaate Kentucky and northern
Tennessee. When he retreated from
Bowling Green, which had been his
headquarters, he left General John H
Morgan, whose audacious enterprise was
beginning to attract attention through
out the country, with his brigade of
Kentucky and Tennessee horsemen In
Kentucky TO obtain information Of the
enemy's movements.
One bright spring morning tall,
graceful looking man rode up to the
Louisville and Nashville railroad depot
at Bowling Green. Leaving his thor
oughbred in charge of a little darkey.
the horseman strobe across the platform
TO the telegraph Office He was dressed
In an ordinary riding suit. SLOUGH hat
and high riding boots, but there was 8
martial air about him that would have
aroused the suspicion of any one who
had ever had anything TO do with sol.
Ills A4du11O1 W a. ana
bic, and he was soon engaged IN CONVEX
sation with the operator, sallow little
fellow with thin, blond mustache.
whats the news?" he asked.
Nothing much. Hear that scoundrel
Morgan is in the neighborhood cutting
telegraph wires and playing hell with
our communications Wish I could run
across him. He wouldn't cut any more
telegraph wires. p"
The operator jumped up. and, seizing
a horse pistol that lay on the table be-
fore him. began to strut mp and down
the room shaking the weapon at an i'm
aginary Morgan
The horseman eyed him smilingly for
a moment, and then, reaching into his
inside pocket, he drew forth card case,
and, taking out card, handed it TO
the operator The operator glanced ar
the card and suddenly stopped. His eyes
bulged, and his knees smote together.
Without a word he dropped the pistol
and card and fed from the depot.
The horseman quietly mounted his
horse and Ralloped of. The card lay on
the operators table near the pistol for
an hour. 1t bore this inscription, John
II. Morgan, @. S. A New York Sun.
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DrumtochtY.

The locale of the district which Ian
Maclaren has immortalized is pretty
well known, but Elr. Watson himself
was until recently ignorant of the ex-
istence Of a real Drumtochty. az
thought that had invented the word, T"
he wrote lately, but for some time ]
have known that am not an inventor,
but only poacher. T" Drumtochty, stu
ated in Kincardineshire, is a deep.
richly wooded valley, about two miles
In length. Away to the north opens the
valley Of Glenbervie. the fatherland IF
Robert Burns. and few miles to the
south is Basque. where much of Glad
stones early life was passed and to the
early associations with which the vet
eran statesman likes TO revert-New
York Times
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enc nan STn0 0e1s.

A story Is related Of a farmer who
came into village grocery in one of
cur western states and exhibited to an
admiring crowd an enormous egg
about inches long, which was laid by
one of his cid hens He had it packed
II cotton AID wouldn't allow anybody
to handle 1t for fear Of breaking the
phenomenon. The grocery man examin-
ed 1t with the rest, and, intending to
shaft the country man. said, ''Pshaw,
I've got something In the egg line that
1ali beat thatr' 'tI'll bet you So you
haven ti'' said the country man, getting
excited Take it upI'' said the grocery
nan, and, geing behind the counter, he
sreuriit on5a WIRE egg beater. There
somothing in the egg line that will
heat it, 1 guess, said he, reaching for
ei:e stakes. "Hold on thereP' said the
farmer. Lets see you beat it. % And
he handed it to the grocer. The latter
held ont his hand for il, but dropped It
Ii surprise en- the counter, where 1t
srcke two soup plates and a platter.
& vas Of iron, painted white. Some
solks think they are tarnation cute, y
n,ug-ae:i tl,a farmer as be rccketed the
STAKES aa5 eft. hit faint no use buck
n az INST t3s solid facts. New York
Ecs.epenGsenA.
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POWDER FoR CANNON.
Mixture THAT wnl Burn Slowly Is Nee
esaarH For HIz Ordnance

essary For Big Ordnance.
The great trouble with powder in
cannon was soon found TO be that it ex-
erted all its force too suddenly, So that
all the strain came on one end Of the
gun. When gunpovder is set On fire, it
turns suddenly into gas, and the gas
needs about 800 times the space that
the solid powder occupied The explo-
Eion Of ordinary gunpowder is 50 sud-
don that for moment that part Of the
gun around the powder charge has to
hold the big volume Of gas squeezed
down under enormous pressure until the
shot can make a start to get out of the
gun and make room for the gas. IF,
therefore, gunpowder ceuld be made
which would burn a little slower, 50
that it would not all be burned until
the shot reached the muzzle, the gas
would be more gradually formed and
the strain be distributed all along the
gun Such a powder was first made in
Germany and was first called cocoa pow
der, because it reSembled in color and
general appearance a cake of chocolate.
Its method Of manufacture was kept Sc
cret, but other countries analysed the
grains and soon learned TO make it even
better than Germany. It is made partly
By changing the proportions Of the in
gradients, making them about 79 per
cent saltpeter, 8 per cent sulphur and
Is per cent charcoal, but mainly by
using IN underlined charcoal, thus
giving the powder its peculiar color.
Thus there arose division Of gunpow-
der into quick and slow burning pow
derE
It was not alone necessary to make a
powder which would burn more slowly,
but if possible to make one burn so that
more gas would be burning when the
shot got near the muzzle than was
forming when it started from the breech,
because there is more room behind the
shot when it aears the mHzzle. and 1t
therefore takes more gas TO keep up the
same pressure against its base.
To accomplish this and to make the
grains lie SO that there should be spaces
evenly distributed among them to al
low the fame to reach every grain at
once, causing all CT them to begin run
ming together, grains were made Of reg
ular shapes. and each shape was tried
10 see how nearly it gave the desired
results Thus there have been used
round grains, square grains, sphere
hexagonal grains, cylindrical grains
and prismatic grains Of course it is
impossible to make a grain which will
have more and more surface to burn the
smaller it gets, so the best result which
has thus far been obtained Is only ar
approach TO It, and this obtained
with ahezag5llal prisnlatio grain about
inch high and j inches IN diameter,
with q hole or several holes through it.
Lieutenant John III. Ellicott in St
Nicholas.
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II oil Is spilled upon a caTret. ilnne-
distely scatter cornmeal over it AID the
oil viii be sorbeti- OIL that las soak
ed into Il carpet may be taken Ont by
LAYING a thick piece Of blotting paper
over it ard pressing with hct datiron-
Repeat the operation. using fresh
PIECE cf paper each time
Subscribe Tor Inc HERALD
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ADVOCATES SURFACE BURIAL.
Sir r. Seymour Haden Says Slight Earth
Covering Soonest Absorbs Bodies.

Sir +. Seymour MAIDEN says Slight Earth
Covering Soonest Absorbs Bodies.
Sir F. Seymour Haden of London has
practically studied for ten years the best
methods of disposiag6f the dead. The
result-ef his Investigations he terms
Natures method of disposing Of tho
dead, by far the most practical and GER
tainly the natural method. F"
De has buried animals, large and
small, in his lawn. By digging them
up and examining them at intervals
varying from one TO five years he found
that, buried at a depth of AZ feet-the
depth required by the government for
the burial of human bodies-an interval
Of from three TO four years was neces-
sary for complete dissolution. Buried at
the depth of one foot, a year and half
he found was sufficient for the complete
dissolution Of large and year or less
for the smaller animals A body simply
laid upon the grcund, with covering
Of earth foot thick completely disap-
peared (bones excepted) in year.
Dr. A B. Poore, after experiment,
5tates that if body is buried so as to
further its complete dissolution the land
would be ready. after short interval.
to receive a second body, and that If the
cemetery were systematically planted
with flowers the earth would be puri-
fed and the air freshened by the -four
ishing vegetation
An acre Of ground would prove am
pie burial ground IN perpetuity fer a
population of 10000 persons.
York World.
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stnnad the Basins.

sThere, mamma, said the little
girl, exhibiting acupful of raisin stones,
'shaven't I been a good girl to stone all
them raisins without stopping till had
got them all done2''
Mamma-You are mammals own Tt
tie girl You can throw the stones in
the ash barrel. But. by TIE way, what
did yca 40 with the raisi1s2
Owr Little Girl-Oh, ate sbeml-
Boston Transcript.
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4
1st. 800 acres of land, two must
from city hall of Brownsville, sil l.
ated on Resaca Ia Guerra, and
horseshoe afiluent of such resaca
on mail road, suitable for fruit or
chards, 80 acres now in irrigation
with pecan, walnut, chestnuts
plum, peach, pear, apricot, cherry
Japanese persimmon, fig grape and
ribbon cane. Can be sub-divided
into 5 or 10 acre lots, giving each
ABUNDANT water supply, there being
a depth of 5 to Is feet of water all
seasons of the year. Price $40 to
$25 per acre. according to location
Will sell in body at special rates.
I'd. 80 pieces adjoining, one of
200 and the other of l20 acres, stu
ated on Resaca Rancho Viejo, five
miles from city hall on mail road.
Both pieces almost surrounded by
water of 10 TO Is feet in depth, 40
acres under irrigation. This land
is eqaal to if not superior to the
Mississippi bottom lands, and can
be made a paying investment for a
fruit orchard or truck gardening.
Can be sub~divided into 5 to 10
acre lots Price SO to S25 per
acre; whole tract on special terms.
I'D. 100 acre tract two miles
from the city of brownsville, on
resaca, with good water supply.
Ebony, Mesquite, Ash, blackberry
and other timbers. Allnvial soil.
To one who desires to sub divide in
small tracts, this is a paying in
vestment. Sold IN bulk only. Price
$40 per acre.
4th. $4,000 acres in one body,
having a frontage of ahout six
miles on the Rio Grande Railroad
pm the south, and the Arroyo Col
orado on the north. Well timber
ed along the streams and lakes; ba>
lance prairie. Includes within its
limits the famous battle fields of
PaIo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.
Arabic and pasture. Price 50, per
acre.
5th. A tract adjoining No. 4,
which together with that tract Will
include 100000 acres in one body
very desirable. Special terms to
colonizist.
9th. 10000 acre tract abont
three miles, from the Arroyo Post
Office. This land is we'll timberpd
and watered, soil alluvlal, adapted
to fruits, cotton, corn, cane. etc.
Special terms to any one buying
tract. obligating to coIonize
9TH. 1900 acre tract, fronting on
the Rio Grsnde. abont twenty miles
from Brownsville and 8 miles from
Santa Maria, 300 scOes under cnI.i-
walton on low lands on river front.
All good arabic land. Price So per
acre.
9Th. 725 acres. triangular form.
fronting on Rio CraDdp. Is miles
above Brownsville good land. Well
wstered. Price $4,000.
9th. Numerous tracts of pasture
lands from 1000 to 5000 acres each
in different parts of the county.
10th. This is a very desirable
place for a small fruit or truck farm,
containing 10a acres, with a rev
brick dwelling of 6 rooms. frame sta
Bile and other ont'houses. and large
underground cisteIn: three miles from
Brownsville on Resacs de ia Palma
on the county road.
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A Safe Mnla.

'Rastus. you internal niger, you
fold ne that mule was perfectly safe,
and when l went into the stable he
nearly kicked tie top Of my head OF .
Eyes. sab. / sayed the .newi wus
safe. sab But ef 20 Kin recollec',
didn't say muffin about wedder you wet
safe in his vicinity. Dat mewl is able
enough to be safe anywhar. Indian
apolis Journal
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.Subscribe for THE HERALD
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Tho severe itching AID smarting pro-
dueed IL be lsg poisoned with ivy oak
or dogwcod nay be relieved by washing
SIZE parts affected with q solution Of
saleratus wasez-2 teasroolIfuis 10 pint
Of water-and then sppir;sg cloths Eet
with extract e witch hazsl
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-30

The cloth of the CID Egyptians was
81 good that, though il has been used
for Thousands Of years As xrzppings Of
the mzmnlies. t:sc AraLs If today can
vear it Il is al Of li,seri, the ancient
Egyptians considering vool unclear.
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Fer sIfnrers-

"Just slip on ycuT blue worsted slip
pers, darling. over your white satin
ones TO wear to the carriage, and leave
them in the vestry room when you get
to the church. F"
So said the brides mother, a prudent
woman, who did not wish to see mud
stained shoe protrading be1.eath the
bridal gown as her darling" came
6Gwn the aisle from the altar. And the
bride followed her Twice. at least tie
first Of it. 3ut i'll the excitement of the
mosaens she forgot to remove them in
the vestry room. and the congregation
was treated 70 the unusual sis.st OF =
satin bedecked wife, Sssmoling along
IL bedroeea sliprers--New York Jour
-
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-01
Polls wonderland Theater.

Extra performances win be given at
Polls Wonderland theater this after
noon and evening, and the biograph
will be shown at every one. The doors
will open an hour earlier than usual,
the show continuing with little inter-
ruption up to II o'clock at night. The
new local views put on last Wednes-
day will all be shown, including the
sleighing carnival on Orange street and
the sack race ON Howard avenue. AS
the engagement of the biograph ter
inmates tomorrow evening, there will
undoubtedly be large audiences on hand
this afternoon and evening. The vau-
deville olio is bright with comedy feat
ures, those contributing being the
Acme -Four, Mr.. Leroy and Miss Clay
ton, the Rossi Brothers, Mile Flora,
the Crane brothers, Mr. Foy and Miss
Clark. and the Adair twins. Next week
Drummond ataley and Belle Birbeck,
the musical blacksmiths.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-01
ENTERT4IN HENTN.
Hyperion.

Thoroughbred" a three-act comedy,
with the leading role in the hands of
Henry e. Dixey, the ever clever actor
was presented to fair sized audience
at the Hyperion last night. The play
was written by Ralph Lumley, author
of aunt Jack and was presented by
the original New York cast under the
management of Charles Frohman The
time of the play was the present, and
the place near London The piece is a
very interesting one, and gives place to
many good pieces Of acting. Especial
~ noticeable in the cast is Mr.. Edgar
Loomis Davenport, a brother of Fanny
and Harry Davenport, who is par ex-
cellence in his part In yesterdays
New York Sun the dramatic editor, af-
ter speaking in a very laudatory way
of the leading man in ''Under the Red
Robe" now at the Empire theater
says: Where is there another young
player who could carry the burden of
heroics as well as he does? Young Da-
venport is particularly adapted to ro-
mantle roles, combining fine face and
figure with a noble voice. much resem-
bling his fathers in his best days"
Others in the cast were Maggie Hol-
loway Fisher, Maud White H. M. Pitt,
Isabel Evesson, William Norris, Fran
ces Stevens, Edwin Thanhouser and
Charles W. Butler.
CISSY FITZGERALD TONIGHT.
The new farce comedy, 1.-The Found
ling" presented under the auspices of
Charles F'rohman. will be seen at the
Hyperion tonight as the New Years
attraction. 1t is brimfuI of fun and
was a success at Hoyt's theater, New
York. where it ran for 200 nights The
company includes the original players
seen during the New York run, such
well known people as Thomas Burns,
Adolph Jackson. Jacques Martin, E.
Soldene Powell, Thomas jackson, Stella
Zenoni, Ada Maynard, Clara Baker
Rust and Ella Mayer. Cissy Fitzger-
aid. the famous English dancer. Will
appear as a music hall artist in the
comedy, and will do her famous dance.
a new one-act play, "Chums," will pre-
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-01
Financial.
Speculation In Stocks characterized by
Extreme Dizziness.


Extreme Dulluess.
New York, Dec. 31-Speculation at
the stock exchange to-day was charac-
terized by extreme dullness. The good
feeling that prevailed at the close yes
terday on account of the sharp rise in
Sugar disappeared at the opening of
business this morning, because of an
utter absence oe outside orders. and a
disposition on the part of the traders
to turn paper profits into cash.
Sugar, the grangers, Louisville and
Nashville, Manhattan and other lead
ing shares yielded X to IA per cent,
but subsequently Chicago Gas was TAX
en- in hand and advanced from 1875 to
74ss. Manhattan also developed
strength, rising from $685. to 30 on the
refusal of Judge Truax to restrain the
payment of the dividend
Near the close the stock receded to
S91s, and Chicago Gas at the same time
ran off to 1875. There were some inn
portant changes in the specialties. Big
Four preferred sold at "a, and Brooklyn
Union Gas at IS, a drop of 10 and 6
points, respectively, from the last pre-
viously reported sales. Tobacco, after
declining 23s, to 741a, rallied to 1874.
Consolidated Gas fell 81, to 1874, and
Delaware and Hudson 21s, to 115A. The
former closed at 1881 and the latter at
116 Reading was rather stronger than
the rest of the list, advancing about
half a point. Leather common declin-
ed 1h, to s, and the preferred 21s, to
5915, on the death of Mark Hoyt presi-
dent CT the company,
The loss was afterwards partially re-
covered Lorg Island dropped 11s, to
4lb, and Subsequently sold at 49, In
the late trading he market was en-
tirely destitute Of feature, and bust
ness came almost to a standstill The
market closed to1erahly firm. Net
changes show declines Of h@1A per
cent Sugar leading Chicago Gas rose
u, Reading 5s and Manhattan X per
cent.
Bonds were higher. The sales were
1924 900.
Following are the closing prices re-
ported by Prince & Whitley, bankers
and brokers, Is Broadway, New York,
and Is Center street, New Haven:
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Grand Opera House.

Cleveland's Greater Massive Min
strels was greeted by large audience
last evening, and to say that everyone
spent a most enjoyable evening does
not express half that might be said.
For an evening running over with run,
huge splitting laughter at jolly
Jokes, and successful and marvellous
athletic feats, not forgetting the Jap
anese jugglers, together with some
wonderful specimens of skilful training
of animals and panies for all these,
and much more, it is necessary to at
tend Manager Bunnelrs new vaude-
vile attractions that are now running
at the Grand opera house. Among the
chief attractions was the grand intro
ductory overture, which alone is worth
spending an evening to hear Fred
Salcombe's tenor solo, "Will You Love
Me Sweetheart, When I'm Gone"
brought forth hearty applause, and Mr..
E. M. Hull's French Opera" was i'm
mense. Most wonderful too. were the
performances of the talking ponies I'M
der the skilful guidance of Harry How
ard The jokes of Lew Spen-
Ger as "Gaily," and Arthur Rigby as
"Nicolini,' well nigh brought down the
house. se cry successful, too, was the
performance Of the acrobatic dogs UNI
der the charge of Mr.. H Burton. 1t is
hardly necessary to mention the sue
cessful character of the "cinemato
graph" presentation. A large number
of highly interesting views are present.
ed, and they We're warmly applauded.
They are highly realistic and interest
ing. To-day New Years day a matt
nee will be given as well as. the even
ing performance. All who attend are
sure of a treat, and large houses are
indicated
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icede '"The Founding" The sale of
seats indicates large house.
CAMILLE D'ARVIIIE,

cede '"The Founding" The sale of
seats indicates large house.
CAMILLE D'ARVILLE.
Camille D'Arville comes to the Hype-
rion tomorrow night with. "Klsmet,"
the lyric comedy, which has had a long
and successful run at the Herald
Square theater. Richard f. Carroll,
the comedian and librettist OF the OPP
era, is also in the cast, which includes
sixty odd people. Miss D'Arville's vo-
cal numbers embrace several new waltz
songs which are sure to please in New
Haven. The costuming is said to be
rich and harmonious, and the scenery
elaborate. A number of pretty girls
help make "Kismet" attractive. and
the company carries q special orches-
ira.
Seats are now ON sale at the Hype-
| rion.
SANTA MARIA.
The fame of Hammerstein's New
York Olympia has now spread through
out the country, and the pretty opera
of Santa Maria" has attracted atten-
| ton for one hundred nights in New
York. 1t will be presented at the Hy-
perion on January 5 and 6, with mat
| inee on Wednesday. The usual at
| tendance numbers many thousand each
evening at the Olympia, The santa
Maria" will be presented with the same
attention to details that characterized
the successful production in New York.
The company will be the same and IN
cludes such well known artists as Lu-
ellie Saunders julius Stoger and James
n. Powers. with "a host of other clever
people. Sale of seats opens to-mof-
row.
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To the Board of County Commissioners for
New Haven County:
l hereby apply for n license to sell ale,
Franklin street town Of New Haven My
place of business Is not located within 300
feet in a direct line Of a church editice or
public schoolhouse or the premises pertain
ing thereto. or amy postoffice or public Ii
brary. BRIDGET NJ. FITZGERALD,
Applicant.
We, the undersigned, electors and taxpay-
ers, as defined by law, of the town of New
Haven hereby endorse the application of
the above named for such license. Dated
ut New Haven, this 30th day of Dec, A. d.
1896 Charles Sirrnghnus. Mathew Gull,
Michael f. Sullivan, Mathew Cunningham,
w. II. O'Donnell. jail oaw 2t
TO the Board of County Commissioners for
New Haven County,
| hereby apply for Il license to sell spir-
ituous and Intoxicating liquors, ale, lager
beer, Rhine wine and cider, at 20 Housa-
tonic street, town of Derby. My place of
business is not located within 300 feet in
direct line of church edifice or public
school house, or the premises pertaining
thereto, or any postotfce or public library
THOMAS KENDRICk. Applicant
We. the undersigned, electors and taXpay-
ers, us defined by law, of the town Of
Derby. hereby endorse the application of
the above named for such license. Dated
at Derby, this 2sth day of Dec, A. y. 1896.
John G. Reilly, ]. Schlesnger, F. s. Has
keli +. McDermott, 1chabod u. Alling.
Ja1 oaw ct
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New York Cotton Exchange.
SECURITY INSURANCE. co.

I'D DIVIDEND.
Semi-annual Dividend of Three Per
Cent. has been declared on the stock of
this Company, payable on January 2. 1897.
d31 st II. MASON, Sec'y.