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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
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Anglo-American Friendship at Manila.
A letter from q marine on Fl. NJ. S.
Powerful, now stationed at Manila,
which has been received at Seattle,
Wash, says, regarding the friendli.
ness of American soldiers and British
sailors: Our men and the Yankee
soldiers soon became awfully friendly.
You never saw such soldiers. Very
few of them were IN uniform. They
wore big slouch hats, with the mum,
Der of their regiment often written on
bit of paper and pinned on. 1t was
a sight to see them come on board.
They went along the deck, speaking
TO everybody, and when we saw them
60 up to the officers without saluting
we felt as if they must drop on the
spot. But they didn't. They offered
their cigar cases to our men with
"Have s'gar, boy" and after they
had smoked and talked with us they
took ont their card cases and handed
us visiting card, saying as they did
so, "Now be sure you look us up if
you're our way, you know"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
Tree Resents a Murder.

The white oak is long-lived tree,
and this makes the following story so
remarkable: Several years ago a law
breaker in Maryland was captured by
lynchers and strung up on sturdy
young white oak tree growing near his
home. In spite of it's vigor the oak
at once began to decay. The strange
part of the story is, the fatal limb
upon which the man was hanged first
withered and died. The blight then
spread up that side of the tree to the
topmost bough, and then the entire
tree began falling to pieces, until
today only rugged trunk and rotten
limbs are left. The place ever since
has been ''hoodooed" so far as the
negro population is concerned, and
they give the "Jim Pippin Tree"
wide berth after sundown.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
Age. Of Frencl, Brides.

The Hachette Almanac for the cur
rent year gives some very interesting
statistics as to the ages of brides in
France. Only thirteen out of 100
young women marry between the ages
Of 15 and 20. From 20 to 25 years
the average is sixty out of 100. The
further from her twenty-fif year the
maid travels the simmer are her
chances for marriage; still up to 80
years the nuptial chimes ring out for
twenty-five out of 100.
Maids from 80 to 35 years old have
twelve chances in 100; from 35 to 40
years six, and from 40 to 45 years
only five in 100. There is only one
lucky female in 100 who marries when
between As and 80 years old.
It must not be supposed, however,
thst after 30 oblivion covers sthe hearts
of "belated maids" Even between
the years of 60 and 65 there is
chance for one maid among 365.
The strongest competitors maids
have to encounter are the widows, for
thuy marry with equal it not better
chances than their single sisters.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
CrOmwell's Mother.

The sympathy existing between this
mother and son is one of the most
beautiful traits in divers personal
history. They loved each other with
passionate affection that no time or
change lessened, and when he arrived
at the summit of his power, though
she was then upwards of ninety years
of age, he appointed her royal apart
ments in Whitehall, and visited her
every day. Noble quantity says, "She
occasionally yet offered the Protector
advice, which he always heard with
great attention, but acted as he judged
proper. 1t is pleasant to think that
this fine old lady died happily before
her sons power began to wane. 1t is
pleasant to think of the Great Protec-
tor kneeling to receive her dying
blessing, and of her last smiling words
to him and his children-"A good
night, dears!' There is yet portrait
of her at Hinchinbrooke, which shows
us handsome woman, with face full
of character, and rather melancholy
expression. Her dress is that of a
gentlewoman of the time-a white satin
hood, pearl necklace, and a necker-
chief edged with rich lace. The man
tie is of green satin edged with gold
lace, and fastened with q jeweled
clasp. Amelia Barr, in Harper's Mag
azine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
Ono wom.n's Added Burden.

I was taking my dinner one day at a
mountain farmhouse on the head
waters of the Cumberland River, and
the lady of the house, who had four
children playing around the front of
the establishment, was inclined to re-
pine at her hard luck in having SO
much work to do.
81 run this here whole farm" she
said III tone which indicated that she
was ready to resign.
''How many acres have you?" I in
luired.
GA hundred and forty; twenty in
wheat, sixty in corn, ten in medder
an paster, an the balance scatterin'
an woods"
"Got any stock?"
''Ten head NV cattle, two COWS, six
hogs and work critters fer the place. -
"And you run the whole busi-
ness?"
'Indeed I do; every hide an hair NV
it," she sighed.
"Don't you hire some help?"
''In course, but 'tain't hired help
hat takes the load of'en body -
There was philosophy in that state
ment, and paused minute.
Haven't you got husband?"
aext asked with good deal of SYM
pathy.
eyes," she responded very slowly.
"but I have to run him, too. -
Washington Star.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
snbterranean City of Salt

The underground city of Wieliezka,
which is hewn in salt and is the centre
of the salt industry of Polish Austria,
is one of the most interesting of places
to the American tourist. 1t is a verita-
BILE subterranean city, where skilled
laborers have carved bathrooms, res.
taurants, chapels, affairs, statues and
chandeliers. There are railways, too,
in this wonderful city, which is zoe
feet below the surface of the earth.
There are sixteen salt lakes, but the
visitor may be rowed over only one of
them. The waters of this one are
thick, dark and heavy, and those who
have been across it tell Of the ghost.
like swish of the waters against the
side of the grotto and compare its
dark surface to the fabled Styx. There
are twenty-five miles of railways in
the mines, and a thousand miners are
employed every day in the crystal city.
They produce IS, 900 tons of salt every
year. The mines are under the direct
control of the Austro-Hungar Ian
minister of finance.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
Relief for the Indian widow.

Action is being taken by certain en-.
lightened natives to ameliorate the
shocking condition of the average
Hindoo widow. To begin with, the
Indian widow is shaved bald, and can
only hide her badness with her cloth !;
she is deprived of all jewelry, wears
coarser Clothes than the rest of wom-
ankind, must fast on certain days, and
every day has fewer meals than are
taken as a rule by the rest of the fam
lily. The scheme of relief afoot is that
no widow shall be shaved until she is
twenty-one, the age at which it may
be supposed that she will be able to
show will of her own in case she
objects.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The stars cannot be counted. The
telescope brings into view not only
thousands, but millions of these bod
les.
The French scientist, Leduc, claims
to have established the fact that sound
travels at the rate of exactly l, ,OSS. 5s
feet per second.
Since the beginning of the century
40 fewer than fifty-two volcanic ISL
ands have risen out of the sea. Nine.
teen of that number have since dis.
appeared, and ten are now inhabited.
A German patent has been granted
Tor the treatment of articles Of plaster
of Paris with an aqueous solution OF
ammonium borate, hardening the arti.
Gle and rendering it insoluble in water.
Professor Lewis Swift, observer on
Mount Lowe observatory, Echo noun
tain, Cal. !, has discovered new bright
comet in Eridanus, right ascensious
hours 40 minutes, declination south
30 degrees.
By varying the light exposure OF
plants NJ. Maige, at Fontaipebleau,
has succeeded in transforming the
towering branches into sterile creep
ing or climbing ones, and creeping or
climbing branches into towering ones.
A man with penchant for compu-
tation has calculated that when we
are at rest we consume 500 cubic
inches of air minute. If we walk at
the rate of one mile an hour we use
800; two miles, 1000; three miles,
1900; four miles, 2300. If we start
out and run six miles an hour we con-
sumo 5000 cubic inches of air during
every minute of the time.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
The Author of "By Jinro. i"

1t is rather amusing to those who
know the facts to hear people talk OF
the "Great Macdermott, as if he was
really the inventor of the word ''jingo."
That he made it popular is true
enough, but the famous song came to
him one fateful morning in 1876, with
the milk, by penny post. So it was
by no means what is called ''put-up
job" Every we'll known comique has
biggish delivery of ditties. "We
don't want to fight" arrived in such
batch. It was sent bya certain Mr..
Hunt, who thought it stiffish for the
public. The great one was of another
opinion. Being an old naval man him
self, he was thrilled at once, and saw
its possibilities in moment. More
over, he agreed with its sentiments,
which enabled him to give it with
gusto, s'by jingo. .'-London News.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
THE. DREAM-COD.

Adown the winding thoroughfare
The rosy dream-god came.
"Here's dreams for sale." rang on the air
''Ho! dreams of wealth and fame!'
The throngs they waved round him there
Like eddies on a stream;
The old and scar, the young and fair,
All strove to buy dream.
"Ho! dreams for sale, for one and all!
Old maid. here's youth again;
Here's beauty. for pittance small,
That made you loved of men!
Old man, here is a dream for you,
A brimming cup Of joy;
Lift to your lips the magic brew,
And be once more boye'
Youth ught Tomorrow dreams, Old Age
Bought dreams of yesterday;
The fool was there, so was the sage,
Each took a dream away.
And, Sweetheart. prithee let me add
That. ere he passed from view,
l gave him all the gold had.
And bought a dream of-you.
Harold MacGrath, in The Century.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20

savages became SO intoxicated as 20
fall down in the snow, and then they
rolled over and over in the feathers,
which stuck to their bodies until
finally every one of the band lay there
stupefed with liquor, unable to move
hand or foot.
''We can't tell how many more OF
the savages may be coming along, and
SO we dare not kill these, although it
would he an easy matter" said Mr..
Spafford. ''It's almost daylight, too,
and we must be moving. Open the
rear door, David, and push the bob
crust is thick enough to bear it now.
Then help me down, and we will make
one effort to get away"
The brave boy crawled noiselessly
down from the hay NOW. and did as
he was bid. He placed a quantity of
straw in the sleigh, and wrapped his
father up in a buffalo robe, for the cold
was intense Then he stepped in HIM
self, as he did so giving slight push
with one foot. The sleigh moved
slowly, but soon gathered momentum,
for back of the barn was steep valley
running down for five miles to the
frozen river, and in all that sweep
there was not u tree OF Il stump stick
ing up above the snow, for all had been
burned off in forest fire years previ
Gus.
The noise made by the whirring
runner on the hardened snow aroused
lf ~ ~
through the barn, they saw the escape.
Two of the savages fired their muskets
at David, who was standing up in the
sleigh and steering it. but they were
so drunk that their bullets went wide
of the mark.
A third seized long board, and with
fiendish yell threw himself on it
headlong, as boy nowadays will now
throw himself on sled. This savage
came sliding down the hillside with
amazing speed, but he could not catch
up with the heavier sleigh.
Still, he was so near that Mr.. Spaf-
ford dared 10 take no chances; and
resting his musket on the seat of the
sled, he aimed it and pulled the trig-
ger. There was yell, and the Indian
seemed to leap off his board into the
air, turning as he did so.
On and ON sped the sled down the
mountain side, and to David the snow
had curious appearance. 1t seemed
as if he were sitting still while the
great white mass rushed by him mp
hill. But the cold, cutting wind in his
face was as strong as to dispel this IL
lusion. 1t almost took away his
breath.
One mile, two miles, three, four,
five they went, until the river was
reached; and then came the most
dangerous place of all, for the sleigh
leaped off the bank and fell yard be-
low the ice.
But it landed right side up, and by
good luck there was clear space of
ice straight across where the wind had
swept broad path in the snow. In
far less time than it takes to tell it the
sleigh had skinned over the opposite
bank, and it's occupants met a company
of farmer soldiers and lumbermen,
who had heard of the raid from the
messenger on snowshoes, and had
started to rescue them.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
ACurious Vegetable Graft.

M. Henri Laridan, head gardene,
# Longport in the Aisne, France, has
succeeded in grating the tobacco
plant on potato tubers. The process,
which requires care, is fully described
in La Nature. The handsome orna.
mental tobacco plant Nicotiana colossal
variegata can be reared more easily in
This, way.-London Globa
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20

One Way to Clean . Chimney.

An easy way to clean chimney OF
SCOT has been discovered by Maine
man. Instead of going to the top OF
the chimney and probing with rods,
he begins at the bottom. There an
opening is made, and he fires upward
revolver charged with blank car
fridge. The concussion, it is said,
will clean out the SCOT. He also
claims that the burning of piece OF
zinc in q stove win clear the stove and
its funnel of SCOT.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-24

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Is prepared to execute all orders for Job Print
ing such as Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Bust
ness Cards Wedding Cards. Envelope Cards
and in fact all kinds of Printing
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-24
a Few
Taets
ABOUT CAMERON COUNTY

st the extreme southern liz
of the great state Of Trxas lies
Cameron county, itseif a small
principaiity in extent. In are'
II covers no less than 3 .30S
square miles. lis southern ex-
lremity lies about tie sixteenth
OF a degree below the 26ih. par
aIel, while its northern laIitndt
is about y z9. ifs greatest
width from east TO VESTS some
thiHg over forty miles aud from
north TO south 100 miles.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-24
5snts. ranging from SO 10

~ GUS 11dSiHS sAV4 ~ ~
ZOO persons.
Improved lands in this codn-
= sell at from S. to $25 per
.rre, nnimproved at 50 TO SO
Fhe average taxable value OF
and is 81. There are 62.240
scres of school land in the
.oaniy Homeseekers are grad
.laily finding their way to this
and, where farmers can work
in the open air nearly 3s5 days
IN the year.
al that is needed TO develop
he rich resources of this fertile
valley is the construction of a
railroad TO connect il with the
.aorlhern markets. Once the
great iron horse finds its way
hither, the man with the hoe
will promptly follow TO claim
hese natural riches for himself.
In fact, mas5y have already
fonnd their way into the conn
y. and small colonies of active
farmers have been eettled al
various points within the past
few years, while the numerous
letters inquiIing about the
country which are received con
Siantly by THE HERALD show
that many others are looking
this way with a view of locating
in the far-famrd lower Rio
Grande valley. There are also
exceIlent prospects OF the early
construction of a railroad con-
Meeting Brownsville with San
Antonio, and it will probably
not be long ere that magic de-
veloper will turn a mighty tide
of Immigration this way.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-24

Is unsurpassed
The Silver King" az
vel as all the finest food fish
abound here, and the supply of
oysters is nnt xcel!ed. This bay
was exempted from the state
law against taking oysters III
summer, because they are even
better here IN SIMMER than IN
winter, and are eaten the year
around.
Much more might be said of
the advantages of this region.
hui any who are interested
should come and Investigate
fol themselves. They will find
all as represented, and much
besides to provs to them that
this valley needs only the
magic touch Of capital to DE-
selop into the garden spot OF
the Texas coast.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-24
BROWNSVILLE.

There is PROBABLY no other
town In the United States as
large as Brownsville and pos
sessing such numerous natural
advantages which is rs yet
without rail communication
with the oater world. With a
population of nearly 7000, sur
rounded by lands fully equal in
fertility TO the famed valley of
the Nile and blessed with a
most saE0bFious climate, this
place lacks only railroad
outlet to make il one of the
most important cities in Texas
Aud there is every reason why
a railroad should be construct
"a TO this point. Resi1es the
city of Brownsville itself. there
is located here the important
army post of Fort Brown,
which, with the constant chang
ing of troops and Transports
ton of baggage and supplies
would pay a large sum Annually
to the support of a railroad.
The towns of Point isabel, San
ia Maria, Hidalgo. Rio Grande
City and Roaa would also re-
ceive all of. their freight over
such line, while several im
portaa,t up river towns and set
.tiements ON the Ne xiean side
Of the river would likewise he
come its supporters, as nearly
ali freight for these points now
comes via steamer 10 BraZos
Santiago and through Browns
vile whence il goes 10 its des-
tinalioB either by river or by
carts. And, better than these,
just opposite Brownsville lies
the imporlan; Mexican city q
Maian6ros, with d population Of
over 5000, which also receive {
all eff lis freight via Browns
Vile. Here we have then a pop
aIatien Of upwards Of twenty
Thousand isolated through la, k
Of rail facilities, and ready To
pong rich contributions To-
wards the support Of the
railroad, which there is every
reason to believe will sooH
reach here Nor Is this III, foS
st should he remembered Iha;
Brownsville lies directly in The
line of the shortest route con
meeting sl,a North wiih aexisa
City. Il is The natural gate wa
leadine to that great capital,
EaH4i would at once become the
greatest thorough fare for the
transportation of freight aud
passenger ira &c, which Away
seek the shortest ralie-
Or The asivaulagts Of the city
If Brownsville SselR much may
be- said f has ore Of the fiu
-st paiiic schools in the state
with building which for hand
som4 a ppearance,, sig and ~
cellenee of pqaipmrnt would l's
errdit To be largest city il
the STATE.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-24

prlncipailty IN extent. IN areis
IL covers no less than 3 .30S
square miles. lis southern ex-
tremity lies about tie sixteenth.
OF a degree below the 26ih. par
aIei, while its northern IaIilndt
is about 81 zV. ifs greaiesi
width from east to VESTS some
thiHg over forty miles aud from
north TO south 100 miles.
CLIMATE.
Though SO near L he trop
yet The cIieaate of this county
IS comparatively cool I'm sum-
mer- Its entire eastern front
of about one hundred miles, be
ing faVed by the cool waters OF
The Gulf of Mexico, which great
" tempers the heat natural 10
southerp ATTITUDES Tue pre-
FaiIing wind throughout the
greater portion Of The year is
from the Southeast aud comee
directly across the Gulf. The
winters are also extremely mild,
and make this an ideal place
for any who seek escape from
she rigors OF a northern winter
Indeed, no place in the United
States enjoys more solubrious
climate during the winter sea
son that Brownsville, the coun-
fy seat of Cameron county
Here tie average temperature
for thirly-uine years was 70 de-
gress.
I he land lies nearly level the
altitude at Brownsville heing
only ~ feet. The soil is rich
with the alfuViaI deposits OF
endless years, and It's treasures
of fertility are as yet almost
aRtouched ouly a limited por
tion of its sHTfaca ever having
heen disturbed by the pillow.
In many places the soil lies
from six 10 twenty feet deep,
being practically inexhanstihIr,
and thss of The finist and richest
soit known, ranging from a rich
dark alla7ial to sandy loom.
The county is watered by the
Rio Grande, which skirts lis
entire southern boundary, a
distance Of seveniy-fyr miles.
Besides this there are numerous
small streams, called "resacas"
and "arroyos," throughout the
eeunty.
PRODUCTIONS.
The leading industry OF this
region al pFeseDt is stock grow
ing, cattle, horses and sheep
constituting the leadin 2
export product. But lis
agricultural resources have
been proven 10 be almost end
less in variety. It's semi fopi-
cal climate permits such traits
rs tue orange, ltEaony ciGron
guava, fig and banana, TO
flourish, while PEACHES pears
and other fruits also do we'll,
aud grapes grow and field in lbe
greatest abundance. Fhe chief
products Of he soil, however,
are eoIR, cotton and sugar cane
Besides these sorghum, broom
corn, and all variIies of sege;a
hles yield most ahendantly.
j may be said without fear of
contradiction that all Of these
will yield more per acre than
any other portion of the F,ase
Experiments with Havana 10
Bacco and ramie have also
ETogen most successful. The
latter, once planted becomes
ainst perennial. TIE culture
Of sugarcane in this rich valley
land deserves special nentio
-Four thRsand pounds of sugar
per acre rs tlse return mad.
from land planted in Cane, aud
this s:sgar is pronounced by
government experts to be pqaa
10 The finest Louisiaaa pro
duct
POPULATION AND TOWNS
Cameron county. according
70 the censns of 1890. eoBleiaS
a population OF = 42G The
county seat is Brownsville.
with sshoni 1000 inha t1itanis
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-24

the
houses
The ohm
beneficial I'd q
With phltnona End,
with a modern hoiFF accom-
modate 300 or more guests,
would soon become a leading
winter resort. One of the chiel
attractions is the hunting near
this place. The iRIsts and la
goons are evey year the resort
OF thousands of the finest ducks
and wild turkeys, quail, plover
.chaehalacas and other game
birds, as we'll as deer and wild
boars, abound here, making il
"a veritable sportsman'a para
dies.
At Point. Isabel, only %
miles distant, which is connect
ed with Brownsville by the Rio
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-24
POPULATION AND TOWNS

Cameron county. according
~ The censns of 1890. efBleias
population OF z3 42e. The
county seat is Brownsville.
with sshont 1000 Inhabitants
Point babel, seaport. .
miles irons Brownsville, on tile
EagI2aa d+-l MadFe, has aboni
$40 isha t,itautR. and Santa
rs ~, growing lille river
~ill-meni. about 10. These
- z1lSe- sE;aiu+roeS Esseab SET