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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-04-14

ToDAY's rains were all thai
was needed to insure a splendid
crop in the lower Rio Grande
valley. Oh, if We but had a rail
road to transport the big sur
plus of corn which will soon be
harvested here.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-04-14
PRISON PRINTING PLANT
New York Convlcts Will Set
Type and Run the Press.

New York, April AT the
meeting of the State Prison
Commissioners today, Super
intendent of Prisons Lathrop
informed them that the plant
for printing at Sing Sing Prison
had been completed. 1t cost
s., 700 and will produce from
$4,000 to $50, 900 worth OF
annually. The prison
ers will be taught to set type
and run the press.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-04-14
REPUBLICAN TRIBUTE
TO SAVERS

Washington, April Evil
Ham Brush. a well known Re
publican of Austin, was one OF
Eo-day's arrivals at the capital.
he said:
GAS long as Joseph D. Say.
rrs cares to remain IN Congress.
just so long the Democrats are
sure of carrying lis district.
Governor Sayers, however, will
retire from Congress TO make
tle.face for Governor. He is
one of the best known aud best
liked measiQ Texas and the
people have Implicit confidence
in his integrity. There are sew
rral aspirants for the Office, but
she chances are strongly in fav-
or of Sayess -
Mr.. Brush said that tbe Re
politicians probably will make
a fight for Governor Sayers'
ssas n he 6ouss.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-04-14
Spring Hosiery
For Ladies, Men and Children.

If you want good hosiery do not fail to e,
large assortment at Fernandez s. Bro. They
cry of all colors, sizes and prices.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-04-14

Texas wants more farmers
aud manufacturers. before she
can hope to fully develop her
immense and varied resources.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-04-14

People ind Just the help they so much
need, in Hoods sarsaparilIa. 1t fur
nishes the desired strength by puri-
flying, vitilizing and enriching the
blood, and thus builds up the nerves,
tones the stomach and. regulates the
whole system. Read this:
CT want to praise Hoods Ssrsapsrilia.
Ny health run down, and had the grip.
After that, my heart and nervous system
were badly affected, 50 that could not do
my own work. Our physician gave me
some help, but did not cure. decided
to try Hoods SarsapariIla. Soon could
do all my own housswork. have taken
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-04-14
KING GEORGE URGED
TO DECLARE WAR.
Ths Citizens of Athens Were
Worked Up to a High
Pitch of Excitement.

celebrate the anniversary OF the
declaration, in 1921, of the in
dependence of Greece from
Turkish rule. The King and
the members of the royal fam
lily, accompanied by the Min
listers and all the high court
aud other officials of Athens,
attended the religious ceremo
MES at the Cathedral, where a
TIE Deum was sung. The King
received a great ovation during
his passage to and from the
Cathedral, and he and the min
listers where showere1 with
leaflets, inscribed, "Hurrah for
war!"
The scenes throughout the
day, although very brilliant.
were lacking in the usual i'm
posing military display on &C
count Of the large number Of
troops sent to the frontier. The
scarcity of presents exchanged
between the people here also
was in striking contrast with
other years. Otherwise, the
usual customs were followed.
There was a salute of 81 guns
in the morning and a free feast
of roast lamb, the national dish,
was given to the poor.
Throughout the day crowds
of people paraded the streets,
cheering for the King and for
war with Turkey. The entire
city is decorated with flags, but
here also there is a difference
from previous years, because
not a single foreign flag, except
those over the foreign legations,
is flying.
The celebration commenced
with The TIE Deum at the Ca
tbedral was lined with troops of
the garrison and the streets
were densely crowded. En-
route, the horses of the carriage
oceu pied by the Grown Princess
became alarmed, bottled and the
vehicle was overturned. The
people rushed to the spot from
all sides and raised the car
riage. The Princess, who was
not hurt. soon entered the
Kings carriage and proceeded
to the Cathedral.
The thanksgiving service was
attended by all the members of
the diplomatic corps. Contrary
to the custom, the members of
the diplomatic corps where not
accompanied by their wives or
daughters al the ceremonies to-
day.
There were no manifestations
on the part of the crowd when
the foreign representatives
passed, bat when the coFIege
reached the Cathedral there
were terrific shouts of "Long
live warp "Long live Cret-l'
and Long live the Kingl"
There was another popular
demonstration in front of the
URiversity. Lsrge numbers of
Greek flags were displayed
and wreaths were deposited on
the statues OF the heroes of
Greek independence. Patri
otto speeches were made the
war like sentiments were loud
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apart from the rest as far as she could re-
move herself, huddied as they were.
Mrs. Gordon took her place with the
men before the Judge. The courtroom
quieted slightly. She made her request
for continuance of some short period in
the case of this woman in order to allow
time for the subpenaing OF a certain wit
ness.
Indifferently it was granted by the
Judge; respectfully it was received by the
attorney, and tremblingly by the fraiI,
hollow-eyed woman, whose greatest crime
seemed to have been that she was the vic
tim OF circumstances.
ut makes one i'll to go to that place, y
said Mrs. Gordon as We emerged once
more into the cool air. There is more
degradation and misery there in a day
than you can conceive of in year.
"Inever have been able to understand" I"
she fastened to add, as we went on our
way down the street, ''why it is that the
CAristian women of the City d o moi find
some practical work to do instead of so
much talking. Ii some of them would
only band together and do this work
station the emselves there daily in the prison
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A Famous Drummer.

Probably the most remarkable drum
mer who ever lived was Jean Henri, the
famous tam bour-major of the Emperor
Napoleon. One of his feats was to play
on fifteen differently toned drums at the
some time In so deft and harmonious
manner that, instead of the deafening up
roar that might have been expected, the
effect was that of novel and com plete in
strument. In playing he passed from one
drum to another with such wonderful
quickness that the eyes of the spectators
could hardly follow the movement of his
hands ana body.
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TEATERGONG EXPERIENCES STAGE STAR ABROA

was English, and the lofty assumption of
superiority with which he viewed every
thing that was not, presented spectacle
of sublime faulty before which l was
dumb.
''It was positive relief 10 get back into
America. l could breathe freely again.
and as rushed off the boat in New York
l xcaimed: % America, l love you,
even if you are careless and exuberant
and a little too rapid for serious work.
"Americans could do anything they
pleased, but they don't please to do nearly
as much as Frenchmen or Engishmen do,
Over there they endow literature. art and
the drama. In Paris the Government ap-
nropriates funds to maintain the finest
opera house in the world. In America we
let literature. art, the drama and every
thing else except politics SHIFT for itself. l
suppose that's because politics con trolls
everything over here. We are awfully
practical and appallingly mechanical.
Whatever we do in any other line is m erely
a diversion and of no real consequence.
The intellectual pursuits which France
adopted as matter of course, as part of
her organism, are called 'iuxuries' on this
side of the Atlantic, and any American OF
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debut with the very company in which she
is now playingl and it is from San Fran
C SEQ that she still prefers to take her sem
tences before the bar of dramatic criti-
cism.
A. rare attribute is this. Most of those
of whom we would like to be proud in
our own bailiwick give US very brief
opportunity: they no sooner become
worthy of our praise than they attract
the praise of the magnetic East and
then-presto!-the opportunity is gone,
along with the praiseworthy bird.
This California favorite went abroad
simply to CLEAN more arts wherewith to
charm US here at home on her return. and
never has she succeeded to better advan-
tage in this loyal undertaking than she is
succeeding at the present time. Her
third year on the stage finds her bloom
ing with the highest blossoms on the rose
tree of genius, youth and beauty, retain
ing the admiration and fulfilling the ex-
pectations of those who nurturei her in
her early growth and basking under the
rays of their final approval in the full and
ultimate contamination OF the destiny
they planned for her. Among the stars
of the light comedy and the finished
drawing-room drama, with all their es-
sent al grace. vivacity, fine satire and art
Of i'm personation, our patriotic San Fran
cisco girl holds a bright particular place.
Before left her she showed me soma
photographs she had taken in New York,
porlraying her in the characters that she
is to play during the present season. Be-
ing a newspaper writer and having a
profitable sense of my duties, / promptly
stole them as soon as she turned her head,
and my reward lies in presenting them
first to her friends. the public. C. d.
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and filth, and there were thousands of
human beings in there. Suppose You only
had one weak, white hand to stretch to
each, to be grasped by their two strong
besmirched onesr
Would you not be as likely to fall in
part way as they to come out? ct any
rate our hands will not stay clean. Oh,
do not think one can go among them
without either dying of q broken heart or
becoming hardened-neither of which is
inviting.
And yet," she said reflectively. "ths
wrong is there and the right is some
where If only We could bring them to-
gether. Who can tell what there is to do2
l don't know. and wish did. All, WE'LL
none OF US know, and We all wish we did.
81 love the work" Miss RYAN went on,
"but 1 have kept in the background
good deal. How did you find me outP"
"a mere accident"
She laughed. II don't imagine there
are many lawyers-among the ladies, l
mean-especially in San Francisco"
II have found only two!'
She laughed again and her laugh was
infectious.
And were they worth findingP" asked
she.
And l answered, "Yes."
Throughout the State" the Clerk of
the Supreme Court told me, holding par
TALLY open formidable looking ledger,
there are a great number of lady law
yers, most of whom have gone out from
San Francisco. For instance, at Vallejo
Cleveland. She is doing great work, and
was one of the brightest ladies IN her
class when she graduated. Then there is
Miss Clara NJ. Cothran in San Jose.
"She and her brother grad at the
same time. She has larger practice than
her brother.
"And there is IN Santa Cruz an elderly,
gray haired lady who has but lately taken
up the law as hor profession. Let me see,
what is her name2
1.-THE ladies'" he went on earnestly, as
he turned the leaves, ''the ladies are
great success in law-that is. OF course. if
they like it. Now here's one-Miss Mabel
Craft. She prefers the newspaper busi-
ness and he looked at me sharply.
"But for any one who wants-well,
chance for fame and to be before the
public, the law is far ahead of-well, any
thing else"
1 left him patiently turning the leaves
OF the ledger, still looking for the lady in
Santa Cruz. He may be looking yet, for
as tip.toed out, not wanting all my faith
and interest spoiled. he was still saying:
"Let rue see M-Mu-Mur-Yes it is
splendid profession"
And as 1 went on my way l remem bered
with regret that the queen of all the
Western Portias was not here to be in
cluded in this ymposium-gifted and fa-
nous Clara Foltz, who in New York is
winning larger laurels for herself and re-
fiecting q brighter luster upon the city
which Graded her young talents in their
incipiency. MURIEL BAILY.
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the words OF one woman do? MOL"
and she walked on again and l marveled
at the pose of her head and the de-
termination IN her face. "No. All l can
do is to begin at the wrong end and cut
the threads. Did you ever try to uLravel
a piece OF threadwork backward You
will have to cut every other thread, and it
breaks and knots and pulls. That is the
way the problem seems to me sometimes
when / am called upon to defend some
straying boy.
But | would not have chosen any vo-
cation but this in all the world" she said,
as though fearing that she had spoken too
disparagingly OF il. II have followed it
for thirty years. When I began Judges
Murphy and Darwin were beginning. | do
not understand why more women do
not choose this work. / fairly hunger to
meet a woman who knows and can feel
and understand as | do. For woman
lawyer must be different from anything
else in the world. Added 10 her ma
tural sympathetic tendencies must be
strength of purpose and de-
termination to conquer. Ii her
tenderness of heart i, surpassed by her
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and shows you tine dark corners and un-
seals the closed doors and holds the lam
tern of his understanding so that you
may examine along the ways his soul has
trod and witness the obstacles it
has stumbled over. Each lie, my
friend" she said earnestly, leach life has
so much we cannot understand that some
times l have looked upon the human
being ana l have thought, oh, no one is
to blame-no one Step by step, along
the highways and bywavs of life they
come-some OF them pushed along, crouch
ing beneath the hedges.
sis It their fault that they were started
out in the crouching position when they
knew no better, and that as they went
along they must always crouch, for their
forms had become cramped and had
grown double, and their eyes had to look
always down, since they could not stand
The light of the sun no- the blue of the
sky, nor the sight of the waving trees? !?
But the tune of song-bird gets into the
breast OF that crouching form some way
and somewhere and he carries it with him
always and unconsc;ousiy. Do you be-
lieve it?
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reasoning powers and determination. then
she is a failure as a woman, though sue
cess as lawyer, and if she is all sympa-
thy she is a success as q woman end a
failure as lawyer. Which is the better
of the two? If she can only keep the Two
requisites well balanced she is wonder" +"
Which had she done? Well, she left the
impression upon me of being earnest and
self-relant. The firm face and the steady,
unsmiing eyes that seem trained to fer
ret out your thoughts, l have seen in
most OF the lawyers l have met. But the
realization of the depths of misery aud
the soul-trial was woman's realization
wholly. A man lacks the insight or per-
haps only the power to understand and
feel.
Very different from Mrs. Gordon's s
strangely Uttered and unwholesome
room was the office where Miss Eliza
beth Ryan does her practicing. Perhaps
it is because she is so much younger and
has just begun her professional career
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nearly insane and she fairly groveled at
my feet, begging me not to prosecute the
man she loved. 1t was awfu!'
Mrs. Gordon trowned by way OF ex-
pressing her reawakened sympathies.
Before the trial they were anxious to
lynch Sprowl, but when the ury brought
In the verdict of Not guilty the crowd in
the courtroom cbeered and carried him on
their shoulders through tho town. That
l think. was the hardest case l ever had
and that was the greatest victory.
But how one has 10 work tor every
success" she went on presently. chow
one has to center ones very life on sim
gle certain object. The world loses its i'm
port and only that remains which bears
directly upon the one thought. Suppose,
for instance, when you have a
case where man Is on trial
for his life. The man, poor helpless
wretch, gives you his iie-practicalIy
lays it in your hands and says Save il!
He tells you his every thought and mo-
tive. He takes you into his confidence
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that her hair is combed oecomingly and her
eyes have smile in them always and her
ciear-cut features have not lost the power
OF breaking into sunshiny laugh. Miss
Ryan is one of the appraisers in the estate
of the late Asa Fisk, and she is the only
woman in this State who has ever been
appointed an appraiser on an estate,
Gam II" she said, laughingly, when it
was spoken OF. II wonder why? sup
pose it just happened so." And she grace
fully changed the subject.
mo; l have never 2racticed in the
criminal courts, and don't think l ever
shall. 1t doesn't seem just the place for
woman. There is plenty to be done in
the probate courts, and that is such
pleasant work-there is no degradation
and misery and filth there. If there is so
much hardship in a profession, so much
that makes one heartsick. do you not
think that the whole work might become
distastefu?'
But 1 protested, "isn't woman
fitted to alleviate misery? Can't she do
much to cure the degradationP"
II fear not" she said thoughtfully.
Suppose there was q deep bog-all mud
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''There was the story of a wretch who
took the guilt of his friend upon him, and
was hanged, in return for kindness,
when neither was guilty. There was
little yellow dog, wretch looking little
beast-his sides and back all bone, that
seemed glued together for lack of food.
He was running wildly between the feet
Of passing well-iressed men and rudely
against the dresses Of the women.
and they kicked him aside, poor
little hungering creature, and pushed
him and lifted their heads in
disgust. And there was a beaI-eyed
tramp, with bloated face and slouching
way. We would have locked the door
and kept out of sight if we had seen him
in front of the house. But he went 10 the
yellow dog and gave him a crust of bread
from his pocket and 7atted him on the
head and said with grim humor that
made your heart chords feel suddenly
tightened, Cam on, yer poor little devil.
you'n I'd b.tter travel together; and the
dog followed him away through the
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and speak pleasant words of cheer to the
frightened, despairing creatures, their
words would not be of so little avail.
Why, they could do worlds of good
there = not singing and praying and
preaching alone but removing their
dainty gloves and laying their hands
upon the tbrobbing. feverish fore
heads and raising their veils
and looking into the eyes no
matter how bIeared and sunken and want
ing in finer senses those eyes might be-
and speaking few cheering words and
giving them smile. You have no idea
how much good they would accomplish
and what q deal of evil would be done
away with in the City,"
why don't you suggest it?" asked.
She laughed slightly. That would do
no good. Suggest? Why''-and she
stood still in the middle OF The walk and
raised her hand mpressively-"whe the
wellbeing of their own sons and daughters
of their houses, their city. their very coun-
try, does not suggest it. what good would
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crowd"
On the whole 1 thought l did agree
with her.
"But in spite of all the difficulties do
enjoy the work" Mrs. Gordon went on
after short silence. Il gave it up for a
while and tried the lecture platform. l
joined hands with the suffragists and
worked with them until L had used
up all my money ana exhausted
my strength and then it came
back to my own profession. Lately have
not taken criminal cases 20 any great ex-
tent-iust few for charity. The work in
the Probate Court is much cleaner. l
have had few cases in the Police Court,
and, by the way,"-she glanced up at 3
plain little clock that licked away gasp
ingly on one corner of the desk-'1 am
due at the Police Court this morning.
Would you like to go with me?"
l acce pied the invitation and hurried
down the broad, bare halls and into the
elevator.
What hateful, dingy place the Police
Court is Not because there is insuf1icie 1t
light nor because the sunshine is wholly
invisible, but because there is a darkness
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Went Eleven Times Week for Nearly Three
Months While on Vacation From
the Stage Itself.
the Stage Itself.

The ordinary public doesn't EN- brace the
best theater-goers in the world. The best
theater-goers are those who play in the
theaters. Give an actor vacation and it
is ten chances io.one that he will spend
most of it at the feet of Thespia. He does
this largely because he prefers that man.
ner OF being entertained; but he none the
less derives from it an advantage consider
ably more valuable than the qualification
of his desire for pleasure. 1t is one OF
those rare cases in this world of perversi-
ties wherein mankind happens to prefer
that which is best for ii.
When Blanche Bates went on her vaca-
ton to the East and Europe last winter,
at the close of the Frawley season, she had
vista OF theater engagements before her
that would have turned San Francisco
matinee girl green with envy.
""rheatersP she exclaimed, in speaking
OF her trip, "why, you people who are
known as theater-gosrs hardly realize what
regular theater-going means.
During a three months journey in the
East, in London, in Paris and in other
European cities there were only fourteen
days and nights passed that did not find
me in the audience at some theater, and
those fourteen days and nights were spent
on the steamers. l attended as many as
eleven performances in one week. What
would one of you who make up the aver
age audience think of that? And, you
see, really our place is not in front of the
stage at all--that is the audiences part of
the theater. Yet when once we es-
cape from our part, whether it be for
day or year. we beat the audience in its
own element"
There was in her little air OF triumph an
obvious consciousness that theater- going
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as pastime and theater-gong as pre-
scribed course of study might not be
fairly compared, for she smiled in merry
self-deprecation as she went on to declare,
"Oh, it wasn't so enhancing as my sisters
OF the dress circle might imagine, even
with daily pilgrimage to Wor h and Fe-
Tx thrown in. Anything will pail little
when you make work OF it. But | had a
glorious time. / saw Duse."
She leaned forward and INDUCED IN one
OF those little gasps OF delight, which are
so characteristic of her charming person
ality on the stage or off. Evidently see
Ing Duse amounted In her eyes to great
deal.
'She is marvellous - simply marvel
Gus, she would have me know Il fol-
lowed her from place to place and saw her
at every performance and in every role.
She Is a genius inspir d by the gods
and was born to act. How | regretted
that she would consent 10 appear only
four times week She positively refuses
to do more than that ana seems TO do
that with reluctance. 1t is the privilege
OF genius, though, and perhaps an essen
tial quality"
but you appear seven times q week.
Miss Bates," l ventured mildly TO ex-
postulate.
Yes. Isn't it too bad? ?" she replied,
assuming a dolorous air that sent my
we'll meant compliment flying on the
wings OF ill-timed mir,h. Unless you're
a philosopher you'll deduce scant eratifi-
cation from mplimenting a person who
fagrantly refuses TO take it seriously
until after your back is turned. And a
clever woman will alway do that. Moral:
Unless you're philosopher don't compli-
ment clever woman, and don't do it