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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-04-05

Total expenditures. S1,O71, 714.G 3
COMPANIES STATEMENT OF BuSI-
NESS TRANSACTED IN THE STATE
OF SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-04-05

COMPANIES sT.ATEMENT OF BtSI-
NESS TRANSACTED in THE STATE
OF OF Il DAhOTA DURING THE
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-25

Educate Your Bowels With Cascsrets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
I0c 25c. II c. c. c. fail, druggists refund money
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-25
Keep the BALANCE I'D.

1t has been truthiully said that any
disturbance of the even balance OF
health canses serious trouble.
Nobody can be too careful to keep
this balance up. When people
begin to lose appetite, or tn get
tired easily. the least imprudence
brings on sickness, weakness, or
debility. The system needs a
tonic, Graves it. and should not ne
denied it; and the best tonic of
which We have any knowledge is
Hoods SarsspariIIa. What this
medicine has done IT, keeping
healthy people healthy, in keeping
up the even balance of health.
gives it the same distinction as a
preventive that 1t enjoys as cure.
Its early use has Illustrated the
sitsdOm of the old saying that a
witch III time saves nine. Take
Hoods for appetite, strength, dina
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-25
"A Flower of the Tropics"

The above IS the title of col
lection of stories Of Mexican life.
written by Warner P Sutton, for
lnerIy U. S. consul general 10
Northern Mexico, who was at one
time stationed IN MatamorOs. The
work is very favOrably reviewed,
faithful to Mexican life, being
described as Every pleasant stories
OF life in Mexico and OF roman
tic tinge." Mr. Sutton is we'll re
memb-red on this frontier, aud
his work will be enjOyed
by readers in this section.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-25

The commencement exercises of
the Brownsville High school, which
we're to have been held tonight, will
not take place, for the same reason
that the public school closing ex.
ercises were Ommitted on account
Of the existence Of smallpox in
town. Although the disease seems
entirely under control, and no new
cases have occurred since last
week, yet the school board deemed
it wiser to omit the exercises. The
awarding OF diplomas and medals
to the graduating class has not yet
taken place, because neither the
diplomas nor the medals have been
received. The awards will be
made later
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-25
For Over Fifty Years

Mrs. WinsIOw's Soothing Syrup
has been used for over fifty wears
by millions of mothers for their
children while teethlng, with Del
feet success. 1t sOothes the child
softens the gums, a!lays all pain
cures wind collie, and is the hest
remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will re-
cleve the poor little sufferer imme-
diately. Sold by Druggists in
sVery part OF the world. Twenty
nVe cents bottle. Be sure and
ssk for "Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing
eyrup," and take no other kind.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-25
THE HONOR ROLL.
Pupils Who Gained Distinction In
the Public School the
Past Session.

Below Is published list of the pupils
who We're awarded medals, and also
those who earned place on the honor
roll Of the public school Of Brownsville
during the past session.
The 18th. grade is the graduating
class, which this year consists of three
young ladies; namely Misses Bertha
Thielen, bonita Demere and Addie
Goodrich. These young ladies have sue
cessfully completed the course of study
of the high school, and, having passed
the necessary examinations, are entitled
to receive diplomas, which will be pre-
scented to them later, the diplomas,
which were ordered, not yet having
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

correspondence solicited on all mat
terS Oh local interest, or of interest To
me people of Southwest Texas. Each
Iohlihunlcatlon must be ACCOMPANIED
ny tne name OF its author, not for pub-
licdtlon unless so directed), but as a
guarantee of good faith, and when by
request anonymous signatures appear
TO such communications tbevrigbt is re.
served to 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
this office and the matter will receive
prompt attention and insure better SER
vice thereafter.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-25
installation of Officers.

The installation of newly elected
officers of the Masonic lodge of
this city took place last evening.
Following are the new officers :
Benz Kowalski, ". NJ; j. l..
Putegnat, S. w; E. X. Goodrich,
j. w. J. F. Cummings, secretary,
K. II Wallis, treasurer; j. o.
Wheeler. s. D.; Ludwig Dreyfus,
j. D.; NJ. Y. Dominguez, tiler. =
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-25
Convicts from Matamoros

Several days ago batch of eigh.
teen convicts left MatainorOs.
under escort of soldiers, for the
penitentiary at Victoria, Tam,
having been sentenced by district
Judge Francisco Guerra of the
former city to hard labor for terms
ranging from six to ten years, for
various crimes.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-25

Fireworks just received by Mrs.
c. Dreyfus.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-25
Notice

Office of the Rio Grande Railroad
Co.-BrownsvilIe, Texas, April
10Th, l9O1.-The stockholders of
THIS company are hereby notified
9hat the Annual General Meeting
will be held at the eompany's Of
nee, mp stairs. on the 18th. day of
July, 1901. at II O'Clock M, for
the election of officers and for the
purpose provided in Article ID of
the Bylaws.
FRANK RIvADuLI.A, Secretary.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-25
Issued Every Day Except Sunday.
TUESDAY JUNE %, 1901.
ABOUT TOWN.

ABOUT TOWN.
Fireworks just received by Mrs.
c. DreyfuS
The Fourth of July is coming.
Mrs. Dreyfus has all kinds of fire
works.
Many man gets the living he
thinks the world owes him by ad
vertising for it.
A regular meeting of the knights
of Honor lodge takes place tonight
at 1880. All members requested
10 attend
a large assortment of typewriter
paper, letter and bill heads and all
colored blotters just received at
The HERALD office.
1t has been a saying liz Browns
vile that it always rains here on
ST. Johns day, but yesterday pass
ed without that blessing being
bestowed upon MS.
The knights of Honor lodge of
Brownsville has received and paid
to Mrs. l.. c. Martinez a check for
$4,000, the amount of her late hus-
bands insurance ia that order
Antonio Yzagulrre, one of the
smallpox cases, died at the hOspi
tai camp this morning, and was
buried as soon as possible, Dr.
Combe himself experimenting the
burial. This was the first case,
and was brought to town from San
Rafael ranch.
II seems The HERALD was mis-
informed regarding the reported
killing of Mexican soldier in
MatamoroS Sunday, as the man
was not killed, though very badly
wounded in the abdomen. His as
sailant. it is also stated, was not
another soldier, though he was
formerly one, but is now tanner.
He afterwards escaped to this side,
and the wounded man was taken
TO the hospital.
On the night of the 18TH. inst.
an OK was stolen from Tomas Vas
onez five miles below town. The
az was recovered in MatamorOs,
and the parties alleged to have
admitted the theft were arrested
nine miles from Brownsville by
Deputy Sheriff Geo Connor-
The pleasure boat Camilla was
sold here this week by Capt {. l..
Heath to Hon. r. B. Remlfro, of
Brownsville. for 1923, Capt la
roche leaving here Tuesday evening
Nth the vessel for Point Isabel
This leaves the Folly as the chief
Measure boat in these waters in fat
sba i hard 10 beat anywhere as a !
pleasure yacht Corpus Christi
Caller. !
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-25
Twentieth Century Medicine

Cascarets Candy Cathartic are as
far ahead of ancient pill poisons and
liquid physic as the electric light of
the tallOw candle. Genuine stamped
c. c. c. Never sold in bulk. All
druggists, LOG.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-06-25

INDIGESTION, resulting from
] weakness of the stomach, is relieved
by Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great stOm-
ach tonic and cure for DYSPEPSIA.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31

Elected by a Pennsylvania Majority
I have got you to the Point from which
there can be no Crawfishing. You
could not Weaken now even if you
wanted to. If you have any lingering
Doubts as to the Wisdom OF this Jump,
pray Forget them and go it Blind
Il have no Doubts or Fears. replied
the Bachelor. I have captured the
sweetest Child that ever drew the
Breath OF Life. The Future is 10 Tie
one long Pleasure Excursion in a rub
ber-tired Vehicle over an Asphalt Road
with Syringa Bushes blooming on
either side. The VISTA is Hooded with
Sunshine We count on listening to
the Chickadee Birds as often as con-
venient and we have agreed never to
Quarrel"
That's. the Style of Talk I like to
got you into this AIiX-Up with my lit
tie Sow and Arrow and justly cele
brated Love Philters, and am pleased
to know that you are going to Stick. It
was l who arranged that First Meet
ing at the Summer Hotel when you
spotted her in The Red Jacket and the
Short Skirt. You Will recall the Fact
that she did not wear any Hat When
you saw her with the Truant Locks
blowing around her Eyes and the Dim
pied Cheeks warmed by a bOnafide
Blush, you Began to walk sideways
and step on your own Feet. When L
.lured the two OF you out to the Links
and observed that you stood for her
Slicing and Pulling and Doctored her
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of them. Some girls change them
often, too. My gods. were few-sOme-
times / cast one down, but 1 never
changed them-and on the highest,
whitest pedestal of all-grave and gen
tle-stOod the god of my professional
idolatry-Edwin Boothi
I wiped off my cracker crumbs with
one hand and tears with the other.
1t was so humiliating to be forced
upon any one, as I should be forced
upon Mr.. Booth, since there was still
no one but my ''apple-cheeked" self,
TO go on for the Queen; and though L
dreaded indignant complaint or dis
paraging remarks from him. 1 was
honestly more unhappy over the an
nOyance this blemish on the cast would
cause him. Well, it could not be
helped-I should have to bear a sec
ond cruel modification, that was all.
l put my four remaining crackers back
in their bOx-brushed up the crumbs
wiped my eyes-repeated my foolish
little old time, Now / lay me-" and
went to sleep, only to dream of Mr.
Booth holding out a hideous mask,
and pressing me, to have the decency,
to pat it on, before going on the stage
for Gertrude.
When the dreaded Monday came
lol a blizzard came with it. The trains
We're all late-Or stalled entirely. We
rehearsed, but there was no Mr.. Booth
present. He was held in a drift sone-
where on the line, and at night, there
fore, we all went early to the theatre,
so that if he came we would have
time TO go over the important scenes
or if he did not come that we might
prepare for another play.
He came, oh, how my heart sang,
This would be worse for him even
than it had been for Mr.. Bandmann,
for the latter knew Of his diSappoint-
ing queen in the morning, and had
time to get over the shCck-but poor
Mr. ROOrh TppnfIp
only a few minutes before going on
the stage At last it came-the call
MIR. Booth would like to see you
for a few moments in his room"
VENT was cold all over. He was so
ired-he would be so angry. I tapped.
I went in. He was dressed for Ham
let, but he was adding a touch to his
brows, and shipping a little at his
pails-hurriedly. He looked up, said:
Good evening" rather absently-
then stoppedSlooked again. smiled,
and waving his hand slightly. said,
just in Bandmann'S very words: NO
not you-not the ayer-queen-but
Gertrude"
Tears rushed to my eyes-my, whole
heart was in my voice, as 1 gasped:
Queen Gertrude-yOu see,'' I rushed on,
"our heavy woman has a broken leg
and can't act"
A whimsical look. half smile. half
frown, came over his face: That's
bad for the heavy woman" he re-
marked.
Yes T. acquiesced, but, if you
please, had to do this part with Mr..
Bandmann, too, and-and-Tu only
worry you with my looks, sir, not
about the words or business
He rested his dark, unSpeakably
melancholy eyes on my face-his
brows raised and then knit themselves
in such troubled, wise, as made me
long to put an arm about his Shout
ders. and assure him I wouldn't be 50
aWfully bad.
Then he sighed and said: We'll
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with mel" He was furious-he
stamped his feet--he turned to the
manager: Whats all this internal
nonsense? I want a woman. for this
part! What kind of a witches broth
are you serving me, with an old wom-
an for my Ophelia, and an apple
checked girl for my mOtherl She can't
speak these lines. She-dumpling
facet"
Mr.. Ellsler said quietly: There is
sickness in my company. The heavy
woman can not act-this young girl
you need have no fear about the lines,
she never loses a word
Curse the words. 1t is that that
little girl shall not read with the sense,
one .Iine-nO, not one line of the
shakespeare" his English was first
going in his rage.
Mr.. EllsIer answered: "She will read
the part as well as you ever heard it in
your life, Mr. Bandmann." and Mr.
Bandmann gave a jeering laugh. and
snapped his fingers loudly.
1t was most insulting and felt over
whelmed with humiliation. Mr. Ellsler
said, angrily: Very WELL as have no
one else to offer you, we will close the
theatre for the night"
But Mr.. Bandmann did not want TO
close-not he. So, after swearing in
German for a time, resumed rehearsal
and when my time came to speak
could scarcely lift my dropping head
or conquer the lump in my throat, but,
somehow, 1 got out the entreating
words:
Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted color
off,
And let thine eye look like friend on
Denmark"
He lifted his head suddenly went
DO not, for ever. with thy yelled lids
Seek Tor thy noble father in the dust
He exclaimed, supposedly: "Sot Sol''
as / continued my speech. Now, in this
country, $500" is a term applied TO
restless COWS at milking time. and the
devil of ridicule, never long at rest in
my mind. suddenly wakened, so that
when | had TO say:
Let not thy mother lose her prayers,
Hamlet:
I pray thee, stay with US, go not to
Wittenberg."
And Mr.. Bandmann smilingly cried
again: SOL Sol" and swiftly added
the word 'BOssy," and every soul. on
the stage broke into laughter He saw
he was laughed at and it took a whole
weeks time and an elaborate explana-
ton TO enable him to grasp the Jest
but when he got good hold of it he
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When Clara Norris Played with Edwin Booth

as 1 have said before, was very stout
but her frame was delicate in the ex-
treme, and her slender ankles were
unable to bear the great weight, and
one of them broke. OF course. that
meant a long lying up in drydock for
her, and any amount of WORRY for ever
so many other people. Right in the
middle of her Imprisonment came the
engagement of the German actor, Herr
Daniel Bandmann. He was TO open
with Hamlet" and, gracious heavens!
I was cast for the queen mother. 1t
took a good deal in the way of being
asked to do strange parts to startle
me, but the queen mother-did it. 1
was just nicely past 10, bait even L
dared not yet lay claim to II, and
was to go on the stage for the serious
Shakespearean mother Of a star.
"Oh, l couldn'tl'' Cant be helped
mo one else" growle6 Mr. Ellsler.
Just study your Iines-right away
and do the best you can
had been brought up to obey-and
obeyed. We had heard much of Mr..
Bandmann-of his originality-his i'm
to see him. After that cast, however, 1
would gladly have deferred the pleas
ure. The dreaded morning came. Mr..
Bandmann, a very big man, to my
eyes looked gigantic. He
was dark skinned, he had krinkIy,
flowing hair, his eyes were of the Curl
ous red-brown color, of a ripe chest
nut. He was large OF voice-large Of
gesture. There was a greeting, a few
and then rehearsal was
on, and soon, OH so soon, there came
the call for the queen" ] came for
ward. He glanced down at me-halt
smIled-waved his arm, and said: mot
you-not the player queen, but Ger
trude."
/ family answered: I'm sorry, sir,
but 1 have to play Gertrude
'Oh, no, you WON'T" he cried, mot
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He knew much sorrow and trouble,
and before the last long streak of good
fortune came to him, in New York, in
Hazel Kirke,S' he knew a time of Bit
and noble WOman-and the loss was
terrible to him. 1 was just winning
success in the east when 1 was dunn
founded one day at seeing Mr.. Coul-
dock standing bowed and broken be-
fore me, asking me for help.
a star-dear God, could such things
happen to a star? I was so hurt for
him for his broken pride. When 1 could
speak 1 simply told him my salary and
that two (my mother and myself) were
trying to live on it. "Oh,' he cried.
'crummie girl, why don't you demand
your rights; your name is on every
ones lips, yet you are hungry! Shall /
speak for you?"
Poor old gentleman, I could not let
him 90 empty away 1 took One-half of
l dared not ask my. landlady to favor
me further than that. His face lighted
up radiantly-it might have been hun
dreds from his look: 'Dearie!" he
said, IN pay this back to the penny.
You can i'll spare i'll see that, crum-
mic girl-but, oh, my lassi it's worse to
see another hungry than it is to hunger
yoursef-I'n pay it back!" His eyes
hlled-he paused long, then he said, pa
thetically: some time, crummie girl
some time.
My landlady granted me grace. Some
months passed away-many of them
waves went over me sometimes, but
they receded before my breath was
quite gone-things were lettering a lit
tie. and then. one day, when / came
home from work--a man had called, in
my dbsence-an old man, who had left
this little packet-and oh. he had been
so anxious for its safety.
j openefit, to find $25, all in bills of
ones and twos-such pathetic story
these small bills told-they were for the
"crummie girl with the thanks of the
Obliged, Charles w. Couldock.''
He had kept his woru--ne was the
only man in this profession who ever
repaid me one dollar of borrowed
money. Mr.. Couldock was like some
late ripening fruit. that requires q
touch OF frost for its sweetening. In
his old age he mellowed--he became
chaste of speech-hls acting of strong,
lovable old men was admirable. He
was honored by his profession in life,
and honestly mourned in death-he
would not have asked more.
Playing Hamlet
With Daniel Bandmann.
Occasionally, one person united two
lines of business" as in case of Mrs.
Bradshaw, who played '.old women"
and heavy business both, and when
anything happens to disqualify such
a person for work the Inconvenience is,
Of course, very great. Mrs. Bradshaw,
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Score saw that it was a Clear Case.
It was I who shOOed away the Intrud-
.ers when you sat beside her on the
Rustic Bench and gazed at her Fool
ish-Like, and wanted to let your Right
Arm do its Duty, but you lacked the
Nerve and feared that it might Queer
Matters. 1t was your own little Cupid
who finally convinced you that you
could go ahead and get Busy without
causing her to Faint or Shrek for As
sisJance. I braced you up to taking
the High Hurdle after you had Baked
a dozen times, and she was beginning
to think that you We're a Stick. As
superintendent Of all those Happy
Hours in the Hammock and the Boat
Rides on the Lake, when she listened
to your Singing and pretended to like
it, L hatter myself that my Work
speaks for itself. have handled this
Case to the Queens Taste and now
that the Match has been Cinched by
an Engraved Invitation and the usual
Newspaper NotOriety, I feel that am
entitled to about Two Weeks Vaca-
ton"
But you are not going to Quit me
at this Crisis, are you2" asked the Dis
mayed Bachelor. Think of the Ordeal
that the Family of the Bride and other
OfficiOUS Friends have mapped out for
US IN the dreadful round Of Ceremo-
MES now bearing down upon us we
need You more than ever
''That may be-" replied Cupid, 'abut
about tomorrow Evening This Game
win begin TO be too hot for a mere
Child, so am going to take to the
Deep Woods. want to get away be-
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so: sou Bossied and stamped and
laughed at a great rate.
Success Crowns
A Trying Scene.
During the rehearsal, which was diff
fcult in the extreme. as. his business
q. e., actions or poses accompanying
certain lvords) was very different from
that we were used to, he never found
one single fault with my reading, and
made just one suggestion, which 1 was
most careful to follow-for one taste Of
his temper was enough.
Then came the night-a big house,
too, remember. wore long and loose
garments, TO make me look more ma
tronIy but alaSi the drapery Queen
Gertrude wears passed under her jaws
from ear to ear, was particularly be-
coming to me, and brought me uncom-
monty near to prettineSs. Mr. Ehsler
groaned, but said, nothing, while Mr..
Bandmann Sneered out an ZACH Him
melt" shrugged his shoulders and made
me feel real nice and happy, and when
one considers that without me the the
atre must have been closed or changed
its bill-eYen while one pities him for
the inf1ictiOn, one feels he was unneces-
. saPily unkind.
Well, all went well until the closet
Scene-between Hamlet, the Queen and
the Ghost. It is a great scene and he
had some very effective business. for
got Bannmann in Hamlet" 1 tried
hard to show shame. pride and terror.
The applause was rapturous. The cur
tain fell-and-why: What in the
name of heaven was happening to
me?"
I was caught by the arms and lifted
high in the air-When I came down L
was crushed to Hamlet'S bosom, with a
cracking sound of breaking Roman
pearl beads, and in a whirlwind of
'Himmels!" ''Gotts!" and things,
was kissed with frenzied wet kisses on
either cheek-pn my brow-my eyes.