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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1897-08-02
rreacherous Cape Cod.

Nobody knows how many vessels have
been wrecked on Cape Cod since TIT
bleak December day when the Mayflowe'
Rounded Race point and sought shelte
in what is now the harbcr Of Province
toxin. The number is very great low
ever, and tie less Of lifa a this -
gerous part Of the Whole New Eng
land coast has been something appallng.
A list, admitted to be incomplete. Of
the wrecks since 1878 shows. that Isl
vessels, including three steamers. have
gone to pieces on the pitiless sands Of
the cape, and, had not the waves always
fastened to remove the evidences Of
their work, the shore all the way from
Chatham, as the elbow Of Massachu-
sets elbow, to the crook Of her bent
hand would be piled high with the ribs
and planking Of shattered vessels. q
large proportion Of the cape's victims
are coasting schoonecs, with only an &C
casional bark or brig. These disasters,
therefore, rarely attract much attention,
but they are tragical none the less, and
almost every storm adds to the number
CT dreadful stories which the lighthouse
keepers and members Of the life saving
service have to tell.-New York Times.
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whe4s aa nnuian.. Go.

The spinster On the platform grew
more vehement She drank two glasses
Of water from the big white pitcher and
pounded the table until the display OF
glass ard crockery ware leaped again.
ST thank heaven" she cried, THAT ]
am free from all matrimonial chainsl
What use have l for husband? want
neither a slave nor a tyrant- I am free
free as air. can go and come as ]
please. No door is shut to me; 10 as
sembly bars me out Is there-a solitary
gathering to which may not have free
and unrestrained access?"
Eyes, y cried a shrill yoice in the rear
of the hall
land what is it," gternly demanded
the spinster.
"The convention of mothersp' Shrek
ed the voice.
Then the orator turned pale and went
and sat down.-Washington Star.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1897-08-02
Hair2in Motor.

A fuse burned out IN che Of the Weths
ersfield cars, and the ear at once came
to standstill After moment the mo-
torman opened the front door, and, put
ting in his head, inquired. ''Can any
lady lend me hairpin?" His singular
request was at once complied with, and
in a short time the car was again under
way. "What did you want that hairpin
for?'' asked the woman who had sup
piled it of the conductor when that Of
fetal came TO collect her fare. ITO
make fuse cut Of, was the reply,
'and 1 guess you are. entitled to ride
free this trip And she did, while the
other passengers applauded heartily
Hartford Post.
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A Hiaaoe Made Of Rubber.

A Eindoo named Bava Luchman Dass
is attracting the interested attention Of
the London medical profession. Mr..
Dass is Yogi, and If all Yogis are like
CIR. Dass the ordinary treatises on an
atomy must be subjected to revision He
was exhibited to the Students Anatcm-
ical society Of ST. Georges hospital and
introduced by the lecturer as an unu-
sually complicated specimen of the In
dian Yogi-a Bral,man, namely, OF q
very high easte-who goes through GER
tain religious exercises with view OF
qualifying himself better for paradise. y
These religious exercises seem to take q
physical form, and Mr.. Dass, little,
dark gentleman, sat upon the table and
proceeded to exhibit selection from the
81 abnormal positions which he has put
in 40 solid years Ia learning.
He seemed to have Egaments of the
gutta percha persuasion, while his
joints evidently work on all bearings.
He formed his legs into cravat and
tied them about his neck. He hoped
about on one hand and strolled about
jauntily on his knees, position which
is said to greatly assist thought, though
the thoughts Of white man IN such a
position would hardly be fit for publica-
ton. He folded his legs tightly around
his body and stood thoughtfully ON his
finger tips for several minutes, in which
posture he declared he was able TO re-
main for seven days. However, as the
medical students did not wish to carry
out this particular experiment to its bit
ter end, Mr. Dass proceeded to tie him
self up in Knot and to go to sleep on
one leg like hamirgo. Then sitting
down suddenly he brought the soles Of
his feet together, his knees being at such
an acute angle that nothing short Of
complete dislocation could have made
the performance possible. The lecturer
endeavored to follow his movements on
an extremely suggestive looking skeleton
which he had Ey his side and finally
came to the conclusion that Mr. Dass
had no lgaments at all.-London
(4ranhic
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Poor Consolation.

The Friend-Didn't the parsons visit
console you?
The Widower-He's a poor hand at
consolation
The Friend-Why, what did he say?
The Wi6ower-Said she wasn't dead,
but gone before. illustrate Bits.
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Usnity.

~Yeur daughter has lad great many
a5anirers2
-+oh, yesi She puts nearly al her
SHADOW curtains en- the reds With Ee1
.afl c.sos.cs.sas..t rss,zs &c sssnS
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Mistress-Tiay, Bridget. what on
earth are ron doing with al the broken
dishes on the shelf
Bridgct--sure, mum, .yez togld me
OF wur 70 Tesiaes syc.y &C Oh kSoEe.-
Lo:.Gsc AEs.ga-~
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Sympathy.

Captain Ito stowaway) - So, you
young rascal, you ran away from home,
did you? You ought to be thrashed for
leaving home and thrash again for get
ting aboard ship without permission.
Stowaway = Please, sir, my sister
commenced takin music lessons an prac-
ticin scales on the pianer, an I thought
there wouldn't be 20 pianers on ships
s'Come to my arms, my son. had a
musical sister once myself. New
York Weekly.
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Keepipg Hls Chords In Tuns.

"I saw that German tenor drink
about two gallons of beer last night. .
Nothing strange about that, " replied
the manager He is determined that
his voice shall rot lose its rich liquid
quality. detroit Free Press.
The oldest tree IN England is the yew
tree at Braburn, in Kent, which is said
to be 5000 years old, while at Fortig-
nal. in Perthshire, is one nearly as old
At Ankerwyke House, near Staines, Is
a yew tree which was famous at the
date of the signing of Magma Charta-
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Cold Cures.

A plan Is being recommended BY
French physicians TO cure colds by ap-
plving ice to the spine. Indeed, BOW
adavs the curative value OF cold Is being
highly spoken OF, and tie iniammatory
sore throat which used to &c treated by
poultsccs and warmth is now said TO be
easily and quickly cared Iy sucking ice
and keeping the patiens IN q low tenn
aeratnre-
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est difficulty compose myself 70 sleep. AUOus
two years ago 1 began taking DE- mics
Heart Cure. The first bottle gave me no
perceptible benefit, but after taking the
third 1 began to feel much RELIEF ana con-
tinued for some months. have good rea-
son to believe the cure IS permanent
Dr.. Niles Remedies are sold Dy all drug
eists under positive guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book on heart
and nerves sent free to ali applicants.
DIP. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.
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OF BUFKiN. ND.

life; 1 think it heredi-
tary as my father was
afflicted with it. 1 have
suffered great distress,
my heart palpitated to
such an extent as to
shake my whole body.
So distressing was it l
could only with great
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17
IHE REIGNlNG STYLES.

Cotton crepe draperies in Persian
patterns splashed with gold.
Brilliant-red-coquelicot and roi-
satin waists, self-trimmed.
Piece velvet for bias sashes with
short ends held by buckle.
Pompadour hair rolls and odd shell
combs under the same name.
Gauffred silk in curving cross effects
in light and brilliant shades.
Silk mousseline scarfs edged with os-
trich-feather trimming or marabout.
Small fancy gold, silver, steel and
enamel buckles for collars, belts, bows.
etc.
Shaded metallic-ribbon belts with
gilt and turquoise, steel or enameled
buckles.
Tiny empire eorsets of fancy silk
scalloped and lace finished on the up
per edge.
Fall and winter blankets with bor-
ders of odd colors, as well as the stand
ard shades.
Green and blue, brown and red or
blue and such plaids in golf hosiery for
women.
Black silk shirt waists, to be worn
with a white linen collar and narrow
black leather belt.
Linen doilies and table centers
stamped, the work commenced and a
package of silk attached to continue the
embroidery.-Dry Goods Economist.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17
FOB MEMS USE.

A new tobacco pipe has valve in the
stem which closes with a spring to pre-
vent saliva from entering and opens
when smoke is drawn through.
Scarf pins are being made with hinged
jaws which are tightened' and loosened
by small thumbscrew in the back to
allow the jewel to be removed by the
wearer and another inserted in its
place.
To assist men in training their mus
taches a new invention has flexible
band to be drawn tight across the mus
tache after it has been curled, the band
being held in place by loops at each end
which go over the ears.
A new coat and hat holder which will
prevent the garments from slipping off
the pegs has pair of clamping jaws,
which are opened by lever on the floor,
to be pressed by the foot, and pull a
rod or chain which operates the jaws.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17
LATE NOVELTIES

For use in time of war new explos-
=. shell is forged with longitudinal
loves on its inner surface to insure
4. bursting lengthwise after firing,
.hus scattering the shot inside at right
angles with the direction of the shell.
The stopping of runaway horses is
,oade easier by means of a new bride
wbieh has pads to fit over the nostrils
~ shut off the animals wind when the
.eips are drawn tight, the pads lying
nose when the reins are slack.
To prevent ships from rolling, pitch
mo and vibrating and to enable the OBJ
timing of high speeds the underwater
norton of the hull is formed with a
heavy fiange on each side. with the
ends left open for the passage of the wa
fer.
Piano players will appreciate a new
music leaf turner which can be attached
10 the music-holder and has a number
Of spring arms which are placed be-
tween the leaves and fastened on the
right side, to be released by pedal
under the foot.
Hammers are to be made with
handles formed of a single piece of wire
bent double, with the loop for the
handle, the two ends of the wire being
twisted around to enter the outside of
the hammer head after it is slipped on
to prevent it from coming loose.
Ocean-going ships can be easily
celaned on the bottom by new ma
chine, which is run by power from the
ship and has shaft set in a socket to
hold it and fitted with series of wire
rings which scrape the hull as the shaft
Is revolved.
In a new shoe fastener a series of
metal strips are fastened together to
form KS with headed rivets at the ends
of the strips to fit in the eyelets of the
shoe upper and draw the edges to-
gether, the top holes being replaced, by
slots in which the end rivets catch to
fasten the shoes.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17
HINTS FOR THE HOME.

Clean rusty steel buckles with paste
Of olive oil and whiting, laid on for some
time and then brushed off briskly; give
a final polish with dry whiting.
Clean a soiled white felt hat by COW
ering it with a paste made of mag
nesia and cold water. Let this dry on
thoroughly, then brush off with a clean
soft brush.
To remove the odor of iodoform from
utensils or the hands, add little tur-
pentine to the water in which they
are washed; then give them good bath
in soap and water.
To clean stained water bottles fill
them with scraps of potato peel, table
spoon of ammonia and little cold wa
ter. Shake the carafes and when the
stains have disappeared empty out the
contents and rinse the bottles with
plain, clear water. Polish cut glass
with piece of soft flannel.
When a wall is found to be too damp
to hold the new wallpaper prepare
coating of the following ingredients:
A quarter of pound of shellac and
quart of naphtha. Brush this over the
damp spots, and when it dries it will be
found to be impervious to moisture
from the other side.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17
LATE CYCLING APPLIANCES.

In recently patented bicycle brake
rod runs from the brake spoon up
through the head of the machine, end
ing in metal cap shaped like the upper
side of the handle bar, on which it fits
when forced down.
Bran and liquid to moisten it with
are used to close punctures in a new
pneumatic tire, the flakes of bran lying
loose in the tire and effectually sealing
on the interior any small hole through
which air may leak.
A newly-designed trousers guard for
bicycle riders is in three sections which
slide over each other and can be drawn
outward to form circular clip when in
use and pushed together until only one
third size when closed.
Elevated cycle tracks for use in large
cities are formed of posts set in the
ground to support a paved track and
side guards, the invention being also
intended for use in connection with
elevated railways.
To prevent the stealing of bicycles
new lock is formed of single piece of
tubing serving as strengthening brace
for the frame, with sliding bolt in one
end, which fits between two teeth on
the sprocket-wheel and keyhole in
the opposite end, in which the key is
inserted to operate the bolt.
Hill-climbing on a bicycle is made
easier by new attachment which con-
sists of toothed ratchet wheel placed
on the hub of the front wheel with
chain geared to a wheel on the handle
bar to revolve by pulling up on the bar
a short distance and then lowering it,
the ratchet allowing backward move
ment of the GEAR wheels and chain.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17
PREMIUM ON SILENCE.

This Story Tells How Willie Virgins
Won n Bet.
Willie Virgins and his chum, Tommy
Tompkins, were sitting together on the
curling down the street the other day,
when Mrs. Virgins came to the front
door and glanced up and down the
street as if looking for some one, says
the Ohio State Journal. Presently she
spied the object of her search and called
out:
willie, l want you"
She then reentered the house and
busted herself about her household du-
ties.
A minute later Mrs. Tompkins put
her head out of a window half block
away and yelled at the top of her voice:
Tommy! You come home this very
minutel"
Both boys remained motionless.
Neither spoke word.
Five minutes passed away, when both
women again made their appearance az
the same moment:
'Oh. Willie" called Mrs. Virgins.
No answer.
Tommy" shouted Mrs. Tompkins.
"Willie!" again called Mrs. Virgins.
81 wish you would hurry home. want
you"
Tommy Tompkins," shouted his
mother, in an angry tone, "if you are
not here in mighty short order I'll see if
can't help you along"
Neither the pleading voice of Mrs.
Virgins nor the angry tone of Mrs.
Tompkins seemed to have any effect on
the two boys and they both remained
silent and motionless as their respective
mothers again disappeared. About two
minutes later Willie put in his appear
ance.
did you want me, mammal" he
asked.
did 1 want you?" exclaimed his
mother. "Of course l wanted you. Why
didn't you come when FIRST called
your"
Cause Tommy Tompllins bet me
cents worth of candy he could keep
from speakin' longer'n l could" replied
Willie. "He didn't do it, though" he
continued, as he drew himself up with
the air of a victor. His ma came after
him with a switch"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17
NEW HOME CONvENIENCES.

To assist early risers in waking up
new alarm clock is made to fasten on
the gas jet to light the gas when the
alarm goes off.
recently designed head-rest for a
chair or sofa has pneumatic cushion
to be placed inside the fancy cover and
fitted with a valve to initiate it to the
desired hardness.
In a new design for plates and other
dishes a projecting or false edge is pro-
vided' of suitable shape to extend below
the rim of the plate and confne damage
by chipping to the under side of the
plate.
Saucepans and kettles are provided
with double balls running into different
sections of the wooden handle at the
center, which has a projection on one
side by which it can be easily twisted to
raise one of the balls and tilt the kettle.
To prevent the explosion of kitchen
boilers and water heaters a U-shaped
glass tube is filled with mercury and at
tached to the top of the boiler, the
steam blowing the mercury into cup
and escaping when the pressure be-
comes too hiOh
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17
A HISTORY LESSON.

In former times the mobiles of Venice
spent such immense sums in decorating
their gondolas that the government
passed a law that all should be alike.
and all have since been painted black.
The oldest wooden building in the
world is believed to be the church in
Borgund, in Norway. 1t was built in
the eleventh century, and abs been pro-
tected by frequent coatings of pitch.
1t is built of pine, and in fantastic
Romanesque design.
London, in the time of Queen Eliza
beth (who reigned from 1858 to 1909.
numbered 100000 souls. The rate Of
mortality then was so to 1000, whereas
now 1t is 10. The present population Of
the capital city of the British empire is
S.5oO.O0O.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17
A summer shower.

The wind that has been playing with the
tasseled heads of grain,
Now sounds a sudden warning moan that
tells of coming rain,
And all the running, creeping folk. and
all the folk that fly,
Are filled with CONSERVATION as they hear
the warning sigh;
And into holes and crevices, in frantic
haste and fear,
They run and crawl and hop and fly. and
quickly disappear;
The squirrels to their nests have gone'
the bees gone from their food,
And safe beneath rhubarb lear a men
has clucked her brood;
The butterflies have left the air. the
crickets left the grass,
When like a breath the raindrops fali'
and like a breath they pass,
And then the golden sun returns ana
drives the mist away,
And all the creeping, flying FOLK come
back to work or play.
Frank Fl. Sweet, in N. Y. Independent
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17
Absent Yet Present.

The house is empty5-coldly, strangely still,
go from room to room and hear no
sound,
No busy foot, intent on household task,
No clinch of needle in it's tireless round,
And yet here lies the work, but yesterday
She planned to make so perfect and COM
plete,
And here a page half written. with the
pen,
Beside a scrap of verse. most strangely
sweet.
These autumn leaves she gathered yes
terday
And massed their mottled beauty in
vase
With feathery grasses and cool. fragrant
ferns;
These asters lay beside her glowing face.
A ribbon here a dainty kerchief there
Her very presence speaks from all
around.
And yet 1 cannot see her graceful form,
call her name, but cannot hear a sound.
May Morrison. in Housekeeper.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17
WORK OF THE POETS.
&nfs6sRGR

! built a palace by a troubled sea,
Broad walls of spotless white and tur
rets tall,
Great colonnades. the towers of mine ow'
strength.
did not dream my palace fair could fall
But, at the open gate, an angel knelt,
And, sorrow that l knew not of, bewailed
"Come, friend" / cried. rejoice in my
success"
ST weep" was the reply that thou hast
failed"
When months had come and gone, saw
the walls
OF my poor palace blackened by the
fame,
Its mighty towers in ruins at my feet.
My head was bowed in sorrow and in
shame,
And at it's shattered gate l knelt and
wept.
My angel friend now stopped a palm to
press
Upon my brow. She bade me look above.
"Rejoice," she cried, sin this thy first
success"
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17
waiting in the Wings.

(Amateur TheatricalSD
l stand behind a painted tree,
And watch my long-haired lover flee
From fearful ills that threaten him.
He Is so handsome, such a lord
BY all the gazing girls adored;
For his sake pretty eyes are dim:
But he thinks not of all these things.
But Of me. waiting in the wings.
And now behind the footlights bright
I stand amid the dazzling light;
The people all applaud and shout.
A painted face bends over mine,
And calls me "love" with raptures fine;
But let not my own dear one doubt
That tits 10 him my whole heart sings
To him who's waiting in the wings.
And now together, hand in hand,
robber and a queen we stand,
And gaze into each others eyes.
Though he's an outlaw bold and bad,
And I'm a queen dethroned and sad.
He has no curses, l no signs.
This Is the joy the evening brings
Together, waiting in the wings.
Marion Evans. in Century.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17
When Cindy,s Gone.

Eff Cindy's gone the shadders creep
An picture her the way she 'peared
When she was here. jes' can't keep
From feelin' mighty weak an skeered
Fer fear she mightn't fin her way
To this oil cabin meath the pine.
An aftah all the weary day
Steal into desc brack aims O. mine.
Eff Cindy's gone de mock-birds sit
An seem to NOPE de hui day long,
Dey les CANT set deb hahts to twit
Deb pow'ful sweet an lovin' song;
De chickens don act as dey should,
Dehs suthin lackin' sho's you bon,
An chen possum dom taste good,
Ner hoe-cake. when my Cindy's gone.
When Cindy comes back home again
De banjo strings begin to twitch
A-waitin fer her voice, an den
Ny fingers seem to sort O. itch
To press heh to my haht an see
De oil luv in heb bright eyes shine
My own, my honey. still she be.
An rests in desc brack aims o. mine.
Roy Farrell Greene. in Chicago Int
Ocean.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17
PEOPLE AND PLACES.

An uncle of William Dean Howells
lives near San Francisco and practices
as a physician. He has gained consider
able reputation as portrait sculptor.
He is more than 20 years old.
a peculiar feature about Miss Inge-
lows life was that she never entered
a theater and an equally remarkable
one about herself was that she claimed
that she could remember events in her
life from the time she was II months
old.
Mr.. Blackmore, the English novelist.
has recently celebrated his seventy
first birthday. George Macdonald is ~,
George Meredith and Mrs. Oliphant are
each 68, Miss Braddon is SO, Sir Walter
Besant So, Ouida Sc, and William Black
IS.
Prince Alexander of Battenperg will
spend his holidays at Osborne, where
there are capital bicycling runs. The
roads in the demesne are so well kept
that it is delightful to ride on them,
and it is possible to get a run of about
seven miles without leaving the royal
estate or going over the same ground.
There are also good lines of route all
over the island.
A London firm proposes to publish
shortly Life of Sir Charles Tilston
Bright" the distinguished engineer
and pioneer of electric telegraphy, who
was knighted when but &c years of age
for laying the first Atlantic cable. The
work, compiled by brother and son.
is based largely on the diaries kept by
Sir Charles Bright and reads like an
photographed narrative of truly
stirring events. 1t will be issued by
subscription in two handsome volumes
and the number printed will be strictly
limited
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-17

Do you want TO hear the chimes of
Normandy? If you do. all you need is
a heavy silver spoon and piece of
string. Tie the string at its center
around the handle of the spoon, leav-
ing the ends three or four feet long.
Now wind the ends around your two
forefngers near the first joint and then
thrust your fingers in your ears. Bend
over and allow the tablespoon to knock
against the wall or the door or chair
and you will be surprised at the really
beautiful imitation of church chimes
which you will hear.-Chicago Record.