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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-11
SPREAD OF THE PLAGUE

London, Feb. IA dispatch
from Taskendi, Asiatie Russia
says that the governor of the
trans-Caspian territories re
ports an outbreak of the plague
at Kandehar, Afghanistan. A
large body of Russian troops
has accordingly been ordered
to form a Gordon around the
Amoo-Daris or Turkistan re
gion.
A dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Bombay says that
the plague is getting beyond
all control, Saturday IA
deaths were reported. Even
the vultures on the Towers of
Silence are dying.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-11
ABOUT SYLVESTER
SCOVEL

Cleveland, O., Feb. 6.-Syl
vester Scovel, who, it is stated
has been arrested by the Span
ish authorities, was a former
resident OF this city, and went
to Cuba about a year and a
half ago. He was one of Ma
ceo's staff and was entrusted
by the latter to carry important
dispatches to Gomez. He has
also acted as a correspondent
of several newspapers in the
United States. Two or three
times he boldly left the Cuban
army and entered Havana, and
finally caused suspicion to be
directed against him by the
Spaniards. Some months ago
It is alleged General Weyler
offered $4,000 reward for the
capture of ScoveI. He is a son
of Rev DIR. Scovel. president
of Wooster University
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-11

1st. 800 acres of land, two must
from city hall of Brownsville, sill J.
ated on Resaca la Guerra, and
horseshoe affiuent of such resaca
on mail road, suitable for fruit or
chards, 80 acres now in irrigation
with pecan, walnut, ehestnuts
plum, peach, pear, apricot, cherry
Japanese persimmon, fig grape and
ribbon cane. Can be sub-diYided
into 5 or 10 acre lots, giving each
ABUNDANT water supply, there being
depth of 5 to Is feet of water all
seasons of the year. Price so to
S25 per acre, according to location
Will sell in body at special rates.
I'd. 80 pieces adjoining, one of
300 and the other of 100 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 eqdal 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 $25 per
acre; whole tract on special terms.
Sd. 100 acre tract two miles
from the city of brownsville, on
resaca, with good water supply.
Ebony, Mesquite, Ash, blackberry
and other timbers. AIluvial soil.
To one who desires to sub divide in
small tracts, this is a paying in
vestment. Sold In bulk only. Price
SO per acre.
18th. $4,000 acres in one body,
having a frontage of about 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
Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.
Arabic and pasture. Price 50, per
acre.
9TH. 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 well timbered
and watered, soil alluvlal, adapted
to fruits, cotton, corn, cane, etc.
Special terms to any one buying
tract, obligating to COLOMBO
9TH. 1900 acre tract. fronting on
the Rio Grapde. about twenty miles
from Brownsville aud 8 miles from
Santa Maria. 800 acoes under culti-
walton on low lauds on river front
All good arahle land. Price So per
acre.
9Th. 725 acres. triangular form.
fronting on Rio Grande, Is miles
above Brownsville. good land. Well
waiered Price $4,000.
9Th. Numerous tracts of pasture
lands from 1000 to 5000 acres each
in different parts of the county.
10th. This is very desirable
place for small fruit or trnok farm,
containing 10s acres, with new
brick dwelling of 6 rooms, frame eta
bic and other ont houses, and large
underground cisterB: three miles from
Brownsville on Resacs de Ia Palma
on the county road.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-11

Of Wooster University
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-11
TALK OF SHERMAN'S
WITHDRAWAL.
Claim That He VIII Not Go in
The Cabinet-Denied By
Grosvenor.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 6
The report is in circulation
here and believed in some
quarters that Senator Sherman
has concluded not to accept
the position of secretary OF
state under the incoming adj
ministration. 1t is said that he
accepted it with the under
standing that Hanna was to be
appointed to his place in the
senate, and now that the gov
ernor of Ohio has shown that
he-intends to appoint man
: by the name of Jones, and who
IS the chief friend OF Foraker.
he will not quit his seat.
Congressman Grosvenor.
who is the close friend of Nc
knley and Sherman, this even
ing gives a fat contradiction to
the report. He says that sher
man accepted the place with
out any conditions and that he
will fill it. He says he knows
this to be positively true, and
the thought of a declination on
the part of Sherman has never
entered that gentleman mind.
his announcement of Grosve
nor IS taken as settling the
matter, for it is considered as
almost the utterance of Sher
man hinself-Galveston News.
WEYLERS HORSE SHOT.
New York, Feb. IA Key
West special to the World
says: As General Weyler was
marching with his column, Just
before entering Santa Clara,
his horse was shot under him
by a Cuban sharpshooter. 1t
IS supposed that the shot
came from a distant hillside.
Throughout the march from
Rodagas the Spaniards were
assailed by missiles of the kind
and several times barely escap
ed being wounded. Scouting
parties precede the advancing
Spaniards to capture the dar
ing marauders.
A Spanish force of 500 men
was ambushed Wednesday
night near Nazalene, just west
of Santa Clara, where General
Weyler was then, and narrow
ly escaped humiliation.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-11

In one of Byran's letters,
which sold the other day in
London for $50, occurs the fol
lowing phrase; Il am living
alone in the Franciscan Monas-
terry with one friar Ga Capnchin,
of conrse), and one frier Ca
handy legged Turkish cock !"
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-11

In Australia the yieds of the
gold mines of Victoria for the
past nine months show a con
siderable increase over the
preceding year.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-11

A Mechanic Falls, Me-,
woman voted at the late pres
idential election, and for Bry
an, but she had to go to Salt
Lake City to do it.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-11

CAscAREFs stimate liver. kidneys
and bowels. Never SIC eD. weaken or
gripe. 10c-
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-02-11

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
worlds Fair Highest Award
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Women Read Aasertisements.

It is claimed, says the Philadelphia Press, that the women are the only read CTS of advertisements. In measure this is true, and necessarily so, for women are the larger purchasers for the house hold and spend most If the money that is earned by business, professional and working men,
 Even i'll the larger transactions it will probably surprise dealers to learn how influential a voice women have The purchase of home is almost invariably determined by the women of the house. hold, aud in nine cases cut of ten their information as to the situation and de- sirability of $ purchase is gained from tho newspapers.
 And every furniture dealer, dry goods dealer, groceryman and keeper of any sort of store knows that he must ap- peal to the women if he wishes to sell his goods. One of the largest elements in the success Of one Of the greatest naer- chants i'll the world today is the fact that he knows how to appeal attractively through the advertisement to the won an. Fourth Estate.
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 Tho Pfausihle Tfn.

We resent oalumny, hypocrisy and treachery because they harm us, not be- cause they are untrue. Take the detrao- tion and the mischief from the untruth, and we are little offended by it. Turn 1t into praise, and we may be pleased with it. And yet it is not ealumny and treaohery that do the largest sum of mischief in the world. They are eontin- ually crushed and are felt only in being conquered. But t is the gliatening and softly spoken lie. ahe amiable fallaoy, the patriotic lie of the historian, the proyident lie of the politician, the zeal ous lie of the partisan, the mereiful lie of the friend and the careless lie of each man to himself that cast that black mystery over humanity through which we thank any man who pierces. as we would thank one who dug a well in a desert. Happy that the thirst for truth remains with us, even when we hass willfully left the fountains of it.-John Ruskin.
 It is believed that the temperature of the earth at 4 depth of 200 miles is not less than IS. GOO degrees F.
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A nlbla sled.

A friend of the Listener saw funny sight down in Maine. At place there, which needn't Ao named, there lives 2 small boy named Jonathan Longfellow, who is third or fourth cousin of the poet, and he ia great hoy too. One day this friend of the Listener was driving past young Jonath4 4n's 3 house and saw the boy engaged Ut little distance in sliding doyn hill oil the slippery csrst oil Something that was not sled. What could it bes Evidently the scrutiny oi the passerby was observed by the boy, for he stopped his coasting and called out amiably, I'm sliding dasyn hill on the Bible ]" And 1t was tss4e fsct too. He had got the smooth, leather bound fam fly Bible, containing the generations o1 all the Longfeilows, and was coasting on it with magnificent success. Boston Transcript.
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MAYOR WooDsoN. of Little Rock

MAYOR WooDsoN, of Little Rock, has vetoed an ordinance increasing the salaries of several subordinate city officials. That was very wise act. h times like these when the average citizen and tax payer is scampering around to make both ends meet, is no opportune time for the raising Of official salaries. A dollar now will go further than at any time during the last quarter of . century, and, if anything, there should be general reduction, in- stead of increase, in official salaries.
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MELTED SNOW POWER.
Swiss Tewns Tkat Utilizs tAs Mountain
 Streams.

Swiss Tawns That Utilize ths Mountain
 Streams.
 Besides q considerable number Of large water power installations SwitZer- land is fall of small pewsr plants, nearly every tswR iH that land of mountains and waterfalls being well supplied with power from the white coal, " as the melting snow on tha moantain aides has wsH been called. When there ars 10 large streams, many small ones arc im- pouadsd and collected in reservoirs on the hillsidss, and it ia rare to find q place of any size which is not well lighted by the power of sems mountain stream
 At Montrenx the electric tramway gets its power in this way, and from the old Reman town of Yevey to the me- diasyal castle of Chiffon one may ride i'll q trolley car propelled by the power of aR insignificant little stream which may or nay not bs noticed when climbing up the hiilzides just above.
 Ths capabilities of this general util- ization of natural power are beginning to be understood everywhere, and, with the appreciation of the possibilities of the best methods of long distance trans mission. the development of many moun- tain streams must surely come There are innuMerabls streams, which, while very small, are yet very high, and these ean wish comparatively little difficulty hs iApounded and carried down many hundreds Of feet, thus making up for their lack of volume by the great rres- sure readily obtainable, and, either by the use ef electricity or compressed air, the power may be transmitted to many points Of application with but little loss. .--Gassier's Magazine
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N1koLA TESLA, the celebrated electrician, says that sleep is a GU mulative storage battery for human energy, and he sees no reason with eighteen hours sleep daily, instead of eight, why mans life should not reach POO years, whereupon the Forest City Times remarks that if this be true, some folks around that town should live forever.
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HOL DING tiiM BACK.
Why an Enterrrising Man Has No Chance
 to Become Millionaire.


 to Become Millionaire.
 Blunnet is one of CUT citizens who live we'll and eo nothing He tolls not. neither does he spin, and yet he and his family live in comfort that IS not many. removes fen luxury This has subjeced Blpmmer to adverse crit icisms which faarly lace1ates his serssi- tive feelings, and he untcacmed hirsalf to . few friends the other evening while they were enjoying the good things ba keeps on tap.
 There 5 not a lazy bone iI my body, . he began progressively. = d rather work than eat, aud I've always thought that had d great business head on me. But the records against me. My father set me up ill mercantile business, and when 1 had balance struck at the end of a year there was not enough left to make decent assignment. On his death came into handsome fortune, and 1 just thought I'd show my rela- tives how had been misjudged by in- yesting secretly in great southern land scheme vert down gleefully to lock over my new purchase and gloat over my prospects Most Of my resl es- tats was at the bottom of a lake, and what was on dry land wouldn't t raise q hiH Of corn te the aero.
 My brother get mo a nice position as travelling salesman, and I had aold whole carloads of goods st half price be- fore the house coald head ms of They told me that must sell to held my place, and that was what I was doing, bat they discharged me so hard that never got rightly over it. Mother bought me farm, and again I started to aston ish my folks by 1ay business shrewd- ness traded the farm for the state right fa patent fsnoe. All 1 got out od that WAS judgment against me in al infringement case. Mother left mt what I lave nsW, with proyiso that should ferfeit rything if 1 tried tC do business ef any kind That's why have no chance to make myself a mil lienaire. 's--Detroit Free Press.
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Pure Drugs and Skilled Labor.
WALKER WALKER DRUG DRUG COMPANY COMP AN f.
no Main Street.
It all plants con.

Few people know that all plants con-
 tain digestive principles. They can- not absorb their food until 1t is digest ed any more than animals can. The
 Mount Lebanon Shakers have learned the art of extracting and utilizing these digestive principles. and it is for this reason that their ShakerDigestive
 Cordial is meeting with such pheno- monial success. in the treatment of dyspepsia. The Shaker Digestive Cor dial not only contains food already di
 gested. but it also contains digestive principles which aid the digestion of other foods that may be eaten with it.. single 10 cent sample bottle will be sufficient to demonstrate it's value, and
 we suggest that every suffering dys- peptic make trial of it. Any drug gist can supply t.
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WI trust Mayor Bell will give his early attention to street improve ment. Many of the streets of Pine Bluff have been suffered to sink under the past administration into an almost impossible condition, and 1t will require energetic work tc improve them.
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Americans are the most inventive peorie on earth. To them have been issued nearly 600. O0.0O0patents, or more than one-third Of all the patents is- sued in the world No discovery of modern years has been of greater benefit to mankind than Chamber lain IS Coiic. Cholera and Dlarrhma Remedy, or has done more to relieve pain and suffering. J. ". Vaughn. Of Oakt0n. Ky, says: T have used Ghamberlain's folic, Cholera and Diarrhma Remedy in my family for neveral years, and find it to he the heet medicine eyer used for cramps iu tho stomach and bowels. For 'oole by M L. Dewoody Go
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I'm grocerymen and feed dealers are felicitating themselves upon the fact that in the future they will have an opportunity to sell feed and sup plies to the city On the whole, the grocery business is looking up.
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Tnr State Confederate Veterans Tuesday elected the following off cers: R. c. Shaver, Major General Commanding; Bripadier Generals, ex-Gov. I. P. Eagle, ex.Congress- man J. E. Cravens, Col A. s. Nor gan and Col. R. M. Knox.
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Aadltlo. ss ye,ao x.tsn. Park.

Captain Anderson, superintendent of the Yellowstone National park, says that an effort is being made to secure legislation from congress- which would add the Jackson's Hole country to the park. The area which it was proposed to take in is about 5e miles square and contains Jacksons $ fake and ths Th-se Futon mountain peaks It is rich in natural scansry and would. in tho opin- fen of the captain, add materially to the parks attraetiveness. Senator Gar. ter of Montana has drafted bill fer that purpose, which has the indorHs- ment of the senators from Montxna and Idaho, but the Wyoming senstors have not yet been wen over. Omaha Rea
 ]. 0. Krug, Jr., or txussa,i. naa., ccnm1kted spicide at Denison. Tex, Sy tdng meFphipe.
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THE Greater New York charter bill has passed the Senate over Mayer Strong veto by vote of 34 to 10.
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IT should be a source of gratifiea- tion to all our citizens that hence forth those who have business al the Mayors office will not be forced to seek the same at the rear end and chicken-coop department of gro cery store
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Meeting Arkansas Hankers' Association. For the above occasion the Cotton Belt route will sell tickets Pine Bluff to Little Rock and return at one and one-thlrd fare, $l.70, on the certifi- cate plan. Tickets on sale April 12th to 10th, return limit April 18th, 1897.
 ". FARLEY, Agent,
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PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has ap. pointed Senator Wolcott, Hon, Charles J. Paine and ex-Vice Presi. dent Stevenson as Bimetallic Com missioners to try and pull off an in- ternational monetary agreement.
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The Humorous Bicycle Repairer.

Reuben Rakestraw-Well, look there! There's a sign that says Bicycle Asy- lum. What can that be for?
 Roxana Rakestraw-Ohl Why, that must be for folks that have tIais here bicycle craze that we've been readin about. Brooklyn Life
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"A GENTS WANTEDs-For War in Cuba. by
 Senor Quesanda, Cuban representative at Washington. Endorsed by Cuban patriots
 In tremendous demand. bonanza for agents. Only s1.50. Big book, big confes- slons. ts ,fy body wants the only endorsed
 reliable book. Outfit free. Credit given Freight paid, Drop all trash, and make 800 a month with War in Cuba. Address today. street, 1hicago 42Sd1m
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THE Pine Bluff GRApH1c's Easter edition is all right. Editor Adams Is strictly up to date in matters of this kind. .-Arkansa Democrat.
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THERE is a general opinion that Representative Bailey, of Texas, and his aversion of the "elawham- mer" are receiving entirely too much public attt ntion.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL CHAMPION.
Only Two Sundays Missed Tn Nine Years,
 Eight Months and Two Weeks.


 Eight Months and Two Weeks.
 .A 13-year- old boy. il Danville, Ky, thinks he is entitled to the world s championship for Sunday school attend ance. He has been in his seat at the Methodist Church South on every Srn. day morning except rESo for 3 yS 2 mMlm Ml 3 ~e4x AIlEng Sdd16 Rn. 10. 6 ne 6 the two axepto4 m was down with the measles and oa the other day he was unavoidably de. tained More than this, he has now been in his class on sos consecutive Sundays and he says he is going to keep it up until he has l, GOO straight Sundays to his credit.
 The boys name is John G Eastland, Jr. He joined the Sunday school in May, 1887, when he was but little more than 3 years old and he has been going ever since. What makes this reg. ulafity of attendance the more remark. able is that until a few months ago the Eastlands lived six miles out in the country and had to drive to town before 8 o'clock every Sunday morning. Much of the time John has had to come through all sorts of disagreeable wealth CT, and very frequently by himself Sometimes he has come through blind ing rain and blizzards, when other ehil- dren who lived within 8 stone's throw of the church have staid away
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FIFTY DOLLARS A WEEK EASILY MADE l Agents wanted in every locality for w. ] . lSryan's great and only book, 1.-The First Rattle The best seller ever produced Agents are taking as many as 200 orders per week. Beware of fraudulent limitations. Send tor outfit and begin work at once. w B CoNREY COMPANY, Publishers, aA Dear born St. Chicago. ] $ div
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Build a picket fence' MY pickets at greatiy prices. E, fzTI|1
 BLUFF CITY E kl . 49 l.5 x 6
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Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your -
 Away.

If you want to quit tobacco us,hS ..n1i easily and forever, be nlhuu ,;,o and strong, magnetic, full oi new nnder- aav vigor. take No-To-Bae, tle Mvn trnng. worker that makes weak men M ssl dsys. Many gain ten pOunds iii ,s'sr 'Ars,'Rac Over 400, GOO cured. Buy Nu ','y. will from your own druggist Wa MnI sam guarantee cure Booklee a11o an1amedy pie mailed free. Ad: SterilIl5, . 1sNa saNodeoa Co, Chicago or New York. i1'''ss'sa
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vHEAP ~OLUrlN.
 Advertise Your Wants.

FOR SALE-A double seated surrey. cost Sl35 new three years ago. In good eondi- tion and will be sold at bargain. Address A. care this office diff
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FOR RENT--A house situated between the two railroads on Walnut street. Call on
 r. M. Bridges. 326 Walnut street.
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A DOG L0ST--Large, black Newfoundland: 4 answers to the name of ..Jacls;'' a liberal reward for his return. W. ". BYRD.
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The Elixir of Life

Is mythical compond of course. Dr. Brunson's $ syrup of Sarsaparilla comes about as near to it as anything we know of. It will make the young well and strong; the old young and strong. 1t does this by strengthening the digestion and nerves by making pure, red blood. We don't know anything better for debilitated men and women. 1t is not cure-all; it is not intended for any special diseases. 1t simply
 goes to work i'll natures way to strengthen every
 organ in the human body. We are not adding advertis- ing expenses, soc, 6 for $1.50.
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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE:

MR. OLNEY, it is said, will write book defending his Cuban policy.
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Doy b0arders accommodated at 509 Eonrth avenue. 2 8 det
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.ANDERSON-MEYER DRUG co.
SENT FREE.

To any person interested in hu- mane matters, or who loves animals, we will send free, upon aplication, a copy of the ALLI- ANCE, the organ of this Society. In addition to It's intensely inter esting reading, it contains a list miums given by the. paper.
 Address THE NATIONAL HUMANE ALLIANCE, 4lO-4l1 United States Building, N. Y.
 3-23 d&w2m
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LAXOL is the best medicine for children. Doctors recommend it in place of caster oil.