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The Hope Diamond.
From the London Chronicle,

From the London Chronicle.
The famous Hope diamond. which has
just changed owners, was originally one
Of the French crown jewels. During the
stormy days Of the French revolution the
regalia were put under the charge Of the
Paris commune and lodged in the Garde
Meuble, whence one night the whole was
stolen. The thieves were never discovered,
but an anonymous letter informed the COM
mune that one or two articles would be
found in certain ditch. This proved true
and among the objects recovered was the
famous Pitt or regent diamond. This stone
was found in India in 1701 by slave, who,
to conceal 1t, made wound in his leg and
wrapped the diamond In the bandages
Reaching the coast he intrusted himself
and his secret to an English captain, who
thereupon threw the slave overheard and
sold the stone to a native merchant for
f1,00O. 1t afterward passed into the hands
of Pitt, governor of Fort ST. George, who
sold IL in 1717 to the Duke of Orleans, then
regent of France, for f135OOO The Hope
diamond is portion of remarkable stone
brought to France by Tavernier and sold
to Louis XIV. The thieves who obtained
the stone in 1892 apparently broke it into
three pieces, of which the Hope diamond
was tar the largest; but all reappeared
again after a sufficient interval of obscurity
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could. but indeed her work is not good
enough for u.s."
''Who are you, my dear?" Isabel asked.
Madam" the girl made answer through
her sobs, Il hoped to get work-and my
work is not good enough"
Give her half guinea and let her CO."
whispered Mrs. Brymer, pulling again at
Isabel's sleeve.
Isabel took no notice of this appeal-she
persisted.
you can get work elsewhere, child, where
the work is not so fine. But why do you
cry about it?'
"Alas, madam, my mother is i'll abed and
can do nothing. and my brother has run
away to sea-
Have you no father?"
II have a father, madam, but-but-he
roams all day from tavern to tavern"
Isabel looked at her more curiously. She
was a girl with a face that should have
been lovely, but it was pinched with pri-
walton, and with a figure which should
have been set off with becoming garb,
but she was in rags; with eyes large and
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real diameter is afterward calculated by;
taking into consideration exactly how FAM
away the measured world was while the
mtcrometer was being applied.
So delicate Is this work that Il REQUIRED
one and half years OF continuous tests
to discover the error in this scale, that pro-
vision might be made for II IN the final
calculations. The error is found to be but
one In 10000 parts. In other words. the
scale is more accurate than the observa-
uons themselves can possibly be. Thus its
errors do not enter into the final results.
Each planet is observed both by day and
night, the results being afterward COM
pared. The daylight measurements are now
being made about pm. or just soon
as the skyllght becomes sufficiently faint
to make the planets stand out. Each OBJ
seryatton is repeated as soon after sunset
as possible, by the same observer, with the
same instrument and under exactly the
same conditions, even to the temperature
of the dome in which the observer sits. As
check upon this work. the micrometer
webs are at night Illuminated so powerfully
by electricity that they have the same
brightness as the planet under observation.
The thickness of the webs when not illu-
parent diameter while this bright light is
shining upon them. This is done for the
reason that the webs must be lighted dur
ing the night measurements.
The Results.
At the present stage OF the work it's in
terestirg results. so far as they show the
diameters of the planets estimated by
means of the day measurements and the
errors In the night measurements, are az
follows:
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There was pewter, plate in it, there was
knife, there was a jug of common ware,
and that was all. Not sign of anything
to eat, no sign of Goals, no sign of cooking
vessels.
Isabel looked round this miserable refuge.
On low truckle bed, one leg of which had
been burned for fuel and was replaced by
a brick, lay woman, apparently in a
starving condition. Her eyes were closed;
her cheek was pinched and white, but her
face was delicate; it looked like the face of
gentlewoman. She was covered by a
petticoat. There was no other furniture of
any kind; not curtain to the window, not
chair or a table. There were no clothes
hanging up-not a change of any kind.
There was not even a tub for washing;
there was nothing at all-nothing. And in
her brain rang the words like a peal of
bells: Your handiwork! Your handi-
work. Destitution could go no farther.
This unfortunate pair had reached the very
bottom rung of the ladder; below them lay
starvation-the painful path-the gate of
life.
ISabelS heart sank: her conscience Smote
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Military OrthOgraphy.

From the London King.
A British soldier who is at this moment
serving in South Africa, recently sent a let
ter to the war Office containing word that
baffied the imagination of every clerk and
official to whom the puzzle was submitted.
The mysterious word was spelled ''yfe.'' It
was repeated several times, and seemed.
indeed, to be the main subject of his COM
munication. At length it occurred to one of
the clerks to consult the hall porter, griz-
Zled veteran quite unhampered by board
school accomplishments.
"Can you tell us the meaning of this word.
Simpson," asked the brilliant clerk.
'I should think I could" replied the vet
eran, with mild contempt. "Y-f-e spells
wife, Of course. What else could 1t spell.
str?''
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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

Mrs. Isabel weyland. widow. is threatened with
the debtors prison. Her chief creditor, Mrs.
BTymer. suggests a way out Of the difficulty
marriage with an imprisoned debtor, who for
paltry sum will assume Mrs. Weyland's debts
also. He proves to be young lawyer, Mac
namara, who through fault of his own. has
fallen into dire straits. Mrs. Weyland, In pity,
pays his small debt, sets him free and agrees
to marry a negro condemned to die in three
days She then retires in poverty to country
life, but later falls heiress TO a large fortune
and becomes a social queen in London Here
she meets Mcnamara. a fourishng bar
rister, who pledges himself to her service and
is most attentive to her. to the anger of her
brother-in-Iaw, Lord Stratherrick.
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CHAPTER VIII.
An Unfortunate Family,

That same morning Isabel met with an
adventure of the most unexpected charac-
ter. one which reminded her in the most
unpleasant way possible of the past. 1t
was done with; for nearly three years she
had kept it at the back of her mind with so
much resolution that it had become mere
cloud dark and charged with thunder, but
too far off to alarm her; if she thought at
all about it she hastened to put the thought
away from her; it was done and could
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Diameter.
Planet.

One great Importance OF this work is
that 1t will give us for the first time not
only the true dimensions Of the bodies OF
the solar system, but also their true densI.
ties The masses Of the planets are already
known with great accuracy, as a result OF
observation made In the past at the naval
observatory and elsewhere As the diam
eters are smaller In the new computations
the densities must be greater than hitherto
supposed. The densities of Uranus and
Neptune are found to be nearly double the
values heretofore assigned by astronomers.
1t appears that the three outer moons Of
Jupiter are made of material such as COM
poses our moon. The fourth or outermoss
Is, however, very light, like the planet SAT-
urn.
Saturn is so light that It would float upon
our ocean were the latter sufficiently great
in dimensions to bear it. DR.. Sees obser-
vations indicate that Saturn's moon, Titan,
is is as dense as water
Throws Light on HabItabiIIty.
The planets which have crusts like that
of the earth are Mars. Mercury and Venus.
These are nearest the sun. Those further
from the central orb are gaseous. The dem
sity of Mars is one-fifth less than that
of the earth that of Venus nine-tenths
less; of Mercury half less.
1t thus appears that no heavenly body
has mass as dense as that of the earth,
Venus is the nearest approach, the next
is Mars and the third is the second satel-
lite of Jupiter.
The fact that the planets are much more
dense than heretofore supposed will add
additional evidence to be used in the great
controversy as to whether the incrusted
planets. Mars especially. are inhabited.
The density of the planets at their cen-
ters has further been computed by DR..
See. Taking the density of water as j,
that of the earth at its center is found to
be 11.22; Of Venus center, 9.S; Of Mars
center, 4Sl; of Mercury's center, 3.3l; Of
the center of the moon, 3.51.
The density of the earth's center Is
therefore greater even than that of iron,
according to these new figures. In fact, It
has been thought by some astronomers
that the core of the earth is q globe OF
iron. The great density at the center of
Venus indicates that that planet has a core
of similar character.
The matter at the centers of the planets
is found to be not only inherently dense,
but under enormous pressure. Indeed. the
pressure at the earth's center is determined
as equal to that of column of mercury
tall the distance between Washing
ton and Chicago. Under a pressure SO
enormous ii would seem that even the
atoms must be seriously cramped, and
must have little room for oscillation. And
yet the pressure at the center of the sun
and of some of the stars must, on account
of their enormous size. be even greater.
The popular impression that the earth Is
hollow or filled with fire is. according to
DR.. See, utterly inconsistent with the un-
errng investigations of modern astron-
omers, who now have as accurate knowl-
edge of the density of the earth as they
have with regard to the prediction Of
eclipses, foretold with accuracy centuries
in advance.
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS. Jr.
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Both DistrustfuI.

From tie Chicago Tribune.
Gabriel" said the Doctors wife, have
you settled yet with Lawyer Sharpe for
conducting that case for you in court last
year2"
NO said the doctor. TT was about
that time, you remember, that I operated
on him for appendicitis. and 1 want to
know what his bill is before l make out
mine. / suppose he's waiting for the same
reasOn"
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The Higher American.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Paul-"President Roosevelt has two grand
opportunities before him.
Phil-"What are they?"
Paul-"He can signalize his administration
by killing off the dialect novel and the
coon song"
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moral obligations; that is a case for con-
science
yet 1 want an opinion. "And from the
counsel whom l have named"
The attorney looked at the name "Mac-
namara of the Inner Temple. / do not
know him. AS your lordship pleases. Do
you wish your name to be made known to
this young man?''
NO, sir, do not. Please get the opinion
speedily and send 1t to me-"
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DeplOrable.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Mrs Naggs-"I grow to believe more and
more in the saying: The way to a mans
heart is through his stomach Z"
Mrs. Chatterton (weariiy)-"So do I!
About the only bargains Henry takes any
interest in in the department store adver-
tisements are those in the grocery depart
ment"
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A Test Case.

From the Philadelphia Press.
'What is this case you've got to dispose
of today?' inquired the stranger.
well, SIR replied the western coroner.
II reckon you might call it test case
"A test case?"
yep. Chinaman; Alkali Abe wuz testin'
his new gun"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17

Boil small new potatoes until
quite done. Then peel and put to
brown in a saucepan with hot
melted butter. When brown on
all sides serve with a hot butter
sauce mixed with chopped parsley.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17
INVITE THEM TO BROWNS
VILE.

The Corpus Christi board of
trade has made wise move. 1t
has invited the Rivers and Harbors
committee which is soon TO come
to Texas TO visit Corpus Christi
and Arkansas Pass to inspect those
harbors and learn the Importance
of deep water there. A similar
move should be made III Browns
Vile A visit by the committee to
this place, with a trip to Point lsa-
bel, sail on the bay In the Luzon,
together with Il fish and oyster
breakfast there and an elegant BAN
quet in Brownsville, would nOubt-
less do the work. There is No
doubt that such move would un-
doubtedly do much to improve the
prospects of obtaining some I'M
provment at BrazOs Santiago. The
expense would not be great COM
pared with the results, and our
leading property owners could
easily pro rata the amount between
them. 1t is indlsputable chat the
hanquets given TO congressional
committees had much 10 do with
the final success III securing the
enormous appropriation for deep
water at Galveston. Let our cit
liens consider this suggestion and
If it cannot be carried ont. The
claims of Brazos Santiago pass have
been too long overlooked.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17

An attractive birds nest salad
may be made of any cream cheese
rolled into balls about the size of
hickory nuts. Chopped parsley
or nuts may be mixed with thk
cheese if desired. Serve on bed
of fine lettuce leaves with mayon-
naise dressing
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17

The report of Surgeon General
Sternberg favors the army canteen,
or post exchange The preponder-
auce of opinion among army Off
GERS appears to be in favor of the
canteen, as minimizing drunken
ness amongst the soldiers, and they
are surely in a position to know
whereof they speak. 1t would not
be surprising to see the practice
re-establiShed.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17

The HERALD has no sympathy
for Americans who get into prison
in Mexico. by not observing the
laws of that land. If our people
break the law at home, they are
generally arrested or ought to be,
and if they break the laws of other
countries they should also take the
consequences there. Any person
who conducts himself properly in
Mexico and has due respect for the
laws of that country can get along
ali right there and need not get
Into prison.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17
For Over Fifty Years

4 MRS. WINsLow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children while
teething, with perfect success. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays all pain; cures wind collie and is
the best remedy for Diarrhoea. twill
relieve the poor little sufferer imme-
diately Sold by Druggists in every
part of the world. twenty-five cents a
bottle. Be sure and ask for MRS.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and takes
their kind.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17

SOME idea of the effect on land
values caussd by the develop
ment of farms may be gathered
from the following paragraph from
the Galveston News:
A dispatch from Tyler tells of
the sale of farm near there for
$40 an acre. 1t is stated that the
property could have been purchas-
ed for SO an acre five years ago,
aud that the enhancement in val
ues is due to the development of
the fruit and vegetable industries.
The correspondent might have
gone further and stated that land
went begging in that section 10
years ago.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17

The worlds wheat crop Is con-
ceded to be larger this year than
for two. years past. This sheds a
small ray of hope on the universal
gloom Of tising prices in almost
every edible commodity. Flour
saouId at least keep within bounds,
with larger wheat crop than
usual.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
CO. S. Currency

Correspondence solicited on all mat
ters of local interest, or of interest to
the people of Southwest Texas. Each
communication must be accompanied
by the name oats author. not for pub
LEGATION (unless~so directed), but as a
guarantee of good faith, and when by
request anonymous signatures appear
to such communications the right is re-
served 10 disclose the name OF the
writer should a necessity arise for
such disclosure.
Subscribers who do not receive their
paper regularly are requested to notify
his office and the matter will receive
prompt attention and insure better ser
vice thereafter.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17

Salina, Cal, Oct. IA forest
fire is raging near Pacific Grove
and Monterey. The damage already
done is estimated at 500, 900.
Many thousands of acres of brush
and timber have been burned over.
Two passengers have arrived from
Pacific Grove with an urgent re-
quest for assistance. The FIRE is
in the vicinity of the we'll known
Seventeen Mile drive of Delmonte.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17

Mexican Herald.

The other day d steamship affivs
ing at New York from Italian ports
brought dying passenger, Miss
Caroline Hall, who had been in-
scrlbed on the ships books as
"Mr. Charles Window Hail." ac-
eompanied by "his wife" IL
appears that the woman was 80
years old, of marked artistic talent
and the only daughter of a retired
army officer living iii Boston.
"Mr. Hall" was of slender pliysi-
que, and of medium height. and
wore her hair short, IN pOmpadour
fashion. She dressed with taste
and "earried herself with the air
of a man. No body on the ship
suspected that this attractive per-
son was not of the male sex. Mr..
Hall was attentive TO his "wlfe
who turns out to be Guisseppi1a
Poriana of Milan, who relates that
Miss Hall came to the conclusion,
some years ago, that linen get on
better in the world than women"
and so adopted mems costume.
She travelled over Europe as man,
and, as she was an artist, went
about the art centers painting, and
working at her profession, her art
list chums never suspectlng her
sex. She vas good rifle shot and
entered several tournaments and
carried off prizes. When she de-
cided to return to the United
States. she asked the Italian wO-
man RI come with her, ostenslbly
as her wlfel But towards the
close of the voyage "Mr. Hall'
fell violently ill, being In the last
stages of consumption aud the
ships surgeon was summoned,
who discovered that the dying
man was Il woman. This rO-
mantle story recalls sthe recently
deceased Tammauy politician In
New York who, on dying, turned
ont to be woman, and one that
perferred mems company and the
exciting life Of politics.
a quite contrary case is that of
Charles Baker, II years old, who
Within IA few days has been discov-
cred near Chicago in IA Hyde Park
clearinghouse, enacting the role
of female servant. "Miss Baker"
had worn her feminine disguise
only three weeks and gave eX>
cellent satisfaction as servent.
Baker gives as Il reason for his
donning women's clothes that she
could not secure work enough to
keep him from starving" He
was a good cook and expert with
the needle.
Probably there are many similar
cases, aud not likely to come to a
sensational denoument. Miss Caro-
line Hall could have gone on for
years posing as a man, had she
not fallen i'll on shipboard. A
great American actress, now dead /,
is reported in theatrical circles to
have been man.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17

ANOTHER big rice plantation for
Cameron county by next year is
now assured. Now just watch the
rise of the lower Rio Graude couh-
try with the rice crop.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17
THURSDAY, OCTOBER II, 1901.

The New York republicans have
got Low, but NamWany will do Its
best to play high and take IN Jack
and the game.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17

SOME people wofld>. like TO keep
half the world in state of semi
barbarlty so as to furnish plctur-
esque objects for them to admire.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17
Good Things to Eat

Shredded pineapple mixed with
white sugar syrup and a dash of
brandy and curaco makes a defect
able dish.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17

Celery, walnut meats and olives
finely chopped and mixed with
salad dressing make appetizing
filing for brown bread and butter
sandwiches.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17

IUMORS, boils, pimples and all
l . eruptions are due TO impure blood,
and by purifying the blood with
Hoods Sarsaparilla they are CURED.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-10-17
Nothing
Tastes Good

And eating is simply perfume.
tory done because it must be.
This is the common complaint OF
the dyspeptic.
If eating sparingly would cure
dyspepsia, few would suffer from
it long.
The only way to cure dyspepsia,
which is difficult digestion, is to
give vigor and tone to the stomach
and the whole digestive system.
Hoods Sarsaparilla cured the niece Of
Frank Fay, 1O6 \. St. South Boston. Mass.
who writes that she had been great sufferer
from dyspepsia for six years; had been with
out appetite and had been troubled with sour
stomach and headache. She had tried many
other medicines in vain. Two bottles or
Hoods Sarsaparilla made her well.
Hoods Cdrs0pariiid
Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Don't wait till you are
worse, but buy a bottle today.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-29
STOOD PAT.
In Spite of Questioning Matney Won't
Tell Where He Got Liquor.

When Dave Matney had the
"jimmies" Saturday he disturbed
the proceedings Of Commissioner
DonCarlos court. He was ordered
arrested for contempt snd yester-
day was fined So.
Judge DonCarlos put Matney
under oath and catechised him
very thoroughly in an effort to as
certain where he secured the
liquor. Matney gave the old ster-
eotyped replies-''I gpt 1t from a
stranger who | never saw before
nor since"
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-01-29
THE LEASING CLAUSE
Is Opposed by Chief Burlington Who
Was Misreprcsented

Chief T. NJ. Burlington, as every
body who takes an interest IN, ano
keeps posted regarding Cherokee
affairs knows, is and has been op.
posed to the leasing clause in the
treaty now pending at Washington.
In the last issue of the Stillwell
Standard the statement, for some
inexplicable reason, was published
that Mr.. Burlington favors the in
sertion or retention of the clause
in the treaty
A marked copy of the Standard
was sent to Washington and did
great injury to those who are fight
ing to have the unpopular and un-
just provision eliminated
Today Chief Burlington received
a telegram from Hon. R. G: Adams
which asked: els it true that you
want lease provision in the Chero-
kee treaty? | am opposed TO it.
Answer at once.'
To this Mr.. Burlington immedi-
ately replied: II do not want
lease provision in the treaty. II |
can be of any assistance TO you in
opposing it will leave for Wash
ington at once. I
1t is almost certain that those
who favored the clause inspired
the publication in the Standard
and used the false assertion to
influence the legislation at Wash
ington.