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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-03-25

He "My uncle is a strange
man." She: "Why sol" "He
says the only thing he's got to
live for is to hope that he'll have a
large funeral. "-Yonkers States
man.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-03-25

alt is an awful thing to play
POKER" sadly remarks a comtem-
porary. 1t isn't half so awful,
however, as to merely imagine yon
can play it.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-03-25

AS result of the lifting OF the
revenue stamp act on bank checks
many Federal employees are likely
to find themselves out Of job.
The law gose into effect July L.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-03-25

The strongest paper yet produced
is made of Manila hemp. 4 sheet
of legal cap will sustain a weight
of 300 pounds, and a man or Ordin-
airy muscular power can not tear it
across.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-03-25

4 fish in the hand is worth two
in the anglers story.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-03-25

Armed chairs are not necessarily
hostile furniture.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
HE LAWS Of Nnture-

It IS q question whether any human
III IS much aIleyiated, TO the average
mind, by the knowledge Of its cause,
but If it VIII be a relief to anybody
who suffers from COINS 10 know why
he has them. there is an explanation
A writer in the North American Re
view" traces their origin 10 q law Of
evolution which was beneficial in the
savage state. but has ceased TO be so
IN the civilized He reminds the read
er, first, that the time during which
man has constructed for himself a sort
Of amateur hoof. by wearing shoes, Is
comparatively short, and that the laws
Of his development were evolved dur
ing the immense prehistoric period in
which he wore no shoes and not much
Of anything else. During this time. na-
ture as she sun does, promptly met
friction on the skin by a growth Of
horny cells at the threatened spot.
forming q caII0sity which protected the
skin from harm. Otherwise the hands
and feet, being the most exposed parts
Of the body, would have been in q con
dition Of continual soreness. Any print
tive savage who rubbed one part Of
the foot more than another in his
climbing. evolved, therefore, a natural
shoe-solc which protected that part,
and never needed a eobbIer. Mexican
boys. wko go barefoot always. over hot
sand and rock, are said to be able to
run over a cactus bed without harm,
white a traveller accustomed 10 wearing
shoes. should he do such a thing bare
foot would be unable to walk for sew
eral days after picking the spines out
Of his feet
The consequence of the establishment
Of this very good and weII-directed law
IS that when man wears q tight shoe
there is pressure and friction, and the
nerves OF the foot make it known, and
more cells are formed precisely as If
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
THE BAPTIST MISSIONS.
j Lively Debate Over the Establish
@euf of an Agency

NEW ORLEANS, MAJ. 1.-The deferred
question Of the establishment Of a mis-
sjOHaTy agency came up for settlement
in the Southern Baptist Convention yes
teUday and brought out the most heated
argument Of the present sessions. DIT. W.
T. Hatcher, Of Richmond, Va, made an
appeal TO the convention for assistance in
rebuilding the burned Grove Avenue
Church, Of his city, and 500 was quickly
pledged
When Rev J. 3 GambreI, of Texas,
was about 70 make a report on the i'm
portant question Of the day-the mis-
sionary ageRcy-ex-GCvernOr w ].
NoTthen made 4 special appeal to the
convention for harmony Dr. GambreTs
report was favorable to the estab Iishneut
Of an agency or cooperative board to
work with the Sunday school. the home
and the foreign mission boards. and
whose special work would be To seek out
the great number Of Baptist churches in
the South which are rot affiliated with
the missionary bodies and which do not
contribute either funds OF work to the ad
vancement of the general missionary
cause
The report was in favor Of board ~
some twenty members, with = secretary
employed at a salary Of 8. 800 per annum.
It also favored Baltimore as the domfcf!e
Of the agency
After delivering his report Dr. Gam
breI made a lengthy argument in its fav-
or. saying he was not insistent upon Bal
timoTe as the location for the board but
thought that inasmuch as the brethren Of
that city were willing to guarantee $4,000
per year if the Sunday school board would
give 5000 ne thought it only right that
the Maryland city should be given the
headquarters.
DR.. a J. Barton, Of Arkansas, replied
with a substitute resolution, which
though not officially minority report.
served as such. His measure objected to
Baltimore as the agency city on the
ground that il was not near enough to
--the geographical centre Of the missionary
working ground. and besides he did not
hold that il was in accord with the spirit
OF church brotherhood for rich constitu-
eHcy TO make its 9 fits TO he good cause
conditional upon the location of a board
According to Dr. Barton. Atlanta. Ga.
is the ideal location for the best work Of
the agency. and as e. the uvmuer II mem
bers. he held that five would be far hitter
than he larger number Of JE.u,y-,,dd pro-
posed by the Baltimore plan Another
change proposed ~ the substitute report
was that no member Of any Of the existing
boards should be eligible To tho fuIfE
board. a point not brought 81 ia The crig-
inal measure.
Dr. S II Ford, editor of the Christian
Repository" of St. Louis. vino is eighty
three years of age. opposed :re appoint
meut Of such board on the ground that
il was simply planned 10 force the exist
ing boards to Do certain thinLs
At that point Ex-Governor Nnrthcn an
uOuuCed the SeSsl IN adjourned and 81 the
afternoon il was decided - hGI 7 the en-
tire matter over until the next meeting Of
the convention at Ashsville, \. - After
transaCting miscellaneous business ne as
ISOLATION adjourned.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
STEAM ENGINEERS CONVENE.
Meeting OF the Supreme
Council in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE May 1.-THE thirteenth
annual convention Of the Supreme Coun-
ell Of the American Order OF Steam En-
giueers began yesterday in Wilson Post
Hall. The sessions viii continue until to-
morrow, when csfcers for the ensuing
year viii be elected The council differs
from ordinary organizations in that il
does not take part in strikes. Its objects
are beneficial and educational
The supreme officers are: Chief engi-
neer- Clifford p. Williams, Philadelphia;
first assistant engineer. William J. Mitch
ell, Wilmington, Del; recording engineer.
Fred W Moore, Philadelphia; correspond
ing engineer, J. G Mcdowell. PhiIadel-
pfia; treasurer engineer, George w.
Richardson, Wissahickon. Pa; senior
master mechanic, W. E Packard, Whit
man, Mass; junior master mechanic, L
S Price. New Jersey; inside sentinel, D.
T. Richardson. Milwaukee: outside seuti-
nei. J. q Kingsley, Syracuse. y. Y
chaplain. E. L. EdgertOn. Syracuse. N Y;
trustees. II. B Underwood, Philadelphia;
r Taliaferro, New Jersey. F R
More, Philadelphia: past chief engineer,
Jerry Leahey- JT-- Harry 6 Conner,
James LshtfOot, II. & Underwood. N NJ
Kenny, George Richardson, John 7.
Dodge, jr-. and F r. Moore
The delegates are: Philadeiphia-W. S.
WetZler. Charles " Long h G. COnGoT.
L. J. Galloway, Charles Wright Joseph
l. High New Jersey-W- S Price a NJ
Plumber. r A. Ayars, Irving Young
MaTyIand-N- a PiersOn. Harry L Nc
Gee New York-Jacob Guthier E l. Ed
gerton. Wisconsin,. l. Harris d. T
Richardson Tennessee-H- R Rockwell
louisiana. w Anger Indiana-A b
Maxwell. OregOn--B- F Myrick- Della
ware-D- J. Stayton. W. J. Mitchell Col
OradO-JOhn Knowles
Today there was an excursion to Spar
rows Point 4 banquet viii be given this
evening at the CaTr0IltoH Hotel
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
LEAPED FROM A HIGH BRIDGE
Thomas f. Grencen Commits Suicide
in Baltimore

BALTIMORE. May 4-Thomas F
GTe2cen. who was well known in RaIti-
more county and throughout the State as
Senator Greacen. and who had for
many years taken an active part in horse
racing. ended his life yesterday by leap
ing from the high bridge on BeIvedere
Avenue which spans the Northern Cen
tral Railway at CyIburn station Mr.
Greacen had been in poor health for three
months and had grown melancholy
DR.. Charles II. Beetem. OF Mount Wash
iugtOn. who was called to attend MI
Greacen shortly after he made the leap,
and Dr. r. Z. Jones. of Arlington. gave
Il certificate Of death from conclusion Of
the brain caused by the fail. In speak
ing OF the affair DR. Beetem said:
Mr.. Greacen had been suffering great
~ for the last three days and had lost n
good deal of sleep. Yesterday morning
his son, Mr.. John T. Greacen. took him
out for a drive When the bridge was
reached he said he wanted to see If the
Old spring by the side Of the road near
the bridge was still there and got out Of
the buggy. lie walked up and down the
bridge watching the passing trains, talked
with his son. and then climbed upon the
railing running along the side of the
bridge His son noticed this and got out
IL
He freed himself and jumped falling
about seventy-five feet. He struck his
forehead upon a rock, which caused con-
CuSSi0n of the brain. He also had two
OF three ribs broken on the left side His
condition was critical from the first He
was removed to his sons home on the
Old Pimlico Road. near Wylie Aeuue
where Dr. Jones was called in cousuIt4-
ton He died at 800 o'clock. and l uoti-
fed Coroner ReqUaTdt, OF the Northern
police district
Mir. Greacen was born in Baltimore and
was the eldest son Of John Greacen- He
was educated at Roc Hin College and
EslS tc5 many gears associated with his
father in the salt business He IFIyss 4
widu~. v no was Miss Louisa II1bUrg two
caught ers. and a son They gr- Mrs. II.
f. CaTstens. MIS- Bruno Neilepp. and
John T Greaceu.
Mr. Greacen was prominent figure at
all the local raCetTaCks- He was starting
judge in many local harness races. and
at times his services we IN demand at
racetTaClIS ont of MARYLAND
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
He Spirited.

(From the London Spare Noments)
Counsel examining witness)-You say you saw
he shots fred2
WitHeSs-YCs. sir.
How near were you TO the scene Of the afrayz
when the first shot was fired l about ten
feet from the shooter
Ten feet Well. now tell the court where you
were when the second shot WAS fred
= didn't measure the distance
Approximately. how tar should YOU say2''
We'll, ! should think that 1t would be about
EaIf milan
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
Southern Rapfists-

tFT0m the New Orleans Times Deuocrat)
The Southern Baptist Convention may point
r-lth pride To the high standing OF its official per
oHue! for in the list OF officers chosen yesterday
"cTe an Ex-Governor iNoTtben) for president,
two Governors titari and LongiGo) an ex-
Governor tEagle). and one former candidate for
President of the United States 80 fra Ieveriug)
Ger vice presidents. not TO mention many others
.fo have won distinction in their several spheres.
\ church which can boast among Its members
citizens OF such character and distinction cannot
-1li 10 have profound influence IT the nation
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
THE NEW MORGAN LINER.
Ell Dia to BE Launched Next satur-
day Morning

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. May I4.-Mrs.
Robert StockeT wife Of Lieutenant Com
mauder StockeF, superintendent of naval
construction at the shiDyard, VIII christ
en- the new Morgan Line steamship Ii
pia which Will be launched next Satur-
day morning about o'clock
The FL Dia Is the second OF the third
ouartette of large cargo carriers ordered
by the Morgan Line from the Newport
News ShipbuildiHg and Drydock Com
pany. Her dimensions are the same as
those of FL Vale, which was launched
some weeks ago, and Of FL Libre and +.
SfgiO. which are now on the ways. al
most ready to 90 overheard
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14

iFrom the London rsIasrapb.)

tFrom the London Ielegraph)
patent for the manufacture of glucose sugar
has been granted iu London TO a resident in Ger
many. The process Is described IN the abhre-
waited specification as follows --Fermeutable
sugar - obtained by heating s8wdust with
suiphurie acid, then comprising the mixture
and boiling the pressed mass with water The
solution thus obtained IS ready for treatment in
the usual manner
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
They should Drop 1t.


TII"II ~" 'EI--al-177--a llII1--I
FRYE aud Hanna ne are told viii completely
remodel their subsidy -eseulc- Has FRYE OF Hanus
forgotten that the bin ~ Congress during the last
session OdiUus % q majority Of Republican
members II they remember that do they imag-
Inc that Mr. Aorgsu's operations have tended %
MAKE Republicans more friendly 10 subsidy jobs
FOR Tich steamship cJmpanies2 FRYE and Hanna
had better drop that thing
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14

\ marked fan in South African securi-
ties and in consOIs Is the London Stock
Exchange response TO ugly Tumors that
the real facts Of The Beer situation are
being Withheld from the British public
There is q report TO the effect that the
town Of Hoppstsdt in the northern part
Of the Orange Free State, close 20 the
TTalsvaal border, occupied by British
garrison has been under siege for eight
months Also. IL l. rtfmcred that Lord
Kitchener has represented to the Govern
uent the adviSabiIity Of offering liberal
terms TO the Beers. as, IN present cir
cumstances. the war might drag along
for years The news, If reliable, Is seri-
ons for Great Britain.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
The Freedom of Education

Prot Arthur Lgvejoy, Of Stanford University
has shaken of the stTaitiacket Of capitaIistic
control by handing in his resignation as professor
7f philosophy Tsis action and that OF other able
men ail0 have also surrendered their positions af
honor rather thln submit 90 the tyranny Of the
CAPITALIST patrons Of universities show that free
education Is in danger.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
Giving 1t weight.

tFrom the Chicago Record-HeraId.l
what 60 the B.akeleys cali their baby
'.HIdc-arde Minerva
Goodness, 49, cid they ever come 20 select
such names for IT,
i don't know unless IT was because the poo:
little thing weighed only three pounds aud
half when It was two days Old
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14

the abrading surface were rock instead
of leather. OF course il does not help
matters to have another hard surface
the horn of the evolved skin-pTessing
on the tender flesh beneath. but nat
ural law goes right on working, just
the same. In the case Of the savage
the extra skin would pe Worn away.
but the boot does nothing of the kind,
and the result is unpleasant In the
natural course OF evolution. as it was
in the days when mans life depended
more or less on his ability 10 run. the
people afflicted with ccrns would be
eliminated. while those wearing prop
erIy made shoes would survive; but the
natural selection in this case is not SO
severely enforced. The only cOnse-
quence is that the sufferer is more or
less distracted from his proper bust
ness by the pain. and his p0cketbcok
is depleted by visits to tie chiTOpodist-
But there are other diseases, as It is
well to remember, which are induced
by civilization and attack parts more
vital than the foot: and in them natural
selection is still at work The theory
mat the world was created once fCT
all. and then left to take care Of itself,
was a very convenient theory, but it
was not true The laws which shaped
The earth and peopled it with living
beings are going on as serenely as ever;
and corns, and dyspepsia, and paresis.
and deIrium tremens, and various
other ailments characteristic IF civil
! ization, are the result If man viii
/ learn TO make his civilization parallel
with those laws, he Will find coliec-
/ lively and individually. that the laws
are in the long run benefcent rather
/ than severe II was said in Palestine
/ that whatsoever should fall upon the
cornerstone Should be broken, but upon
whomsoever il should fall. he should be
ground to powder. The cornerstone
might easily be natural law
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14

tFrom the indianapolis News

IFTUN NC NV70S-T
That Is good stuff. but we arc 50 fun that
We cannot use it. said the newspaper man AZ
the banquet, lie turned down his champagne
glass.
This happened q number of years ago, and la,
since been handed down as tradition of the
craft to show the high station they once adorned,
and how they adorned II
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14

From the catholic standard

(From the Catholic STANDARD TimeS.)
Toune-That'5 Perkins Looks like tramp,
doesn't heg Vel. he's quite wealthy, 1 under
stand
Brown know him very we'll Why. lie hasn't
a place really, that he call home
ToWne-Oh! you're mistaken there
Browne-No: I'm not He's EngIishnan,
and he invariably calls It - ONE"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
IcLaurin's Gold Brick


Northern Republicans Nho have invested in TIA
great McI.aurin Southern white Republican scheme
All discover very soon that they have been
caught bg one OF the bfaSsiest gold bricks
that was ever put On the market
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14

There is news from Constantinople to-
day 10 the effect that unless the Sultan
Yields on the question Of Interference with
the foreign postofices the Governments OF
Germany, Great Britain, France Russia,
and Austria Will present ultimatums
backed by a combined naval demonstra-
tion. Abdul Hamid viii undoubtedly
yield He would not relish the perfora-
ton Of his throne room 10y a tWeIve-inch
shell from one Of his friend the Kaiser $
batteshjps-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14

The Chinese answer to the indemnity
demand Of the Powers Is characteristic
caIIy Oriental It proposes TO settle the
new obligation by the payment OF $4,000
900 annually in monthly iHstaIlments until
the whole debt shall be wiped out. Moth
ing IS said about interest Of course
there is 10 doubt that such an absurd
proposition VIII be promptly rejected.
Were IT accepted and the troops with
drawn how long does anyone suppose
China would go on paying
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
CURRENT HUMOR.

From the Detroit Free Press.)
Parke-Yes, sir. il you once live in the country
you viii never live anywhere else.
Lane-Hou must have bought house there
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
4 Hint to Mckinley.

From the Boston Trarzc-i,t3
Tie suggestion Of third term for auv President
Of The United stftes Is piece Of foolisbnass thu.
hardly deserves serious discussion.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
A Most Remarkable Chinaman.


(FE9m the Chicago Tribune.)
Brooks. you met Minister Wa Tfng-fang and
had ! talk with him when you IN Washing
ton. HON did he impress y0ug
Rivers I believe, my soul, he Is greater
man than Conflcius ever was
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
Considerable.

CFrom the Philadelphia Times;
I thought Mrs sharpe I'd stop and ask how
YOU were ] rust go again immediately-
You are very kind and thoughtful Mrs. Bo-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14

About oae-third Of the Dominion OF Cauada t.
unexpIured and practically unknown, which SIaa
that she still has room 10 accommodate gooilf
vgr-ber nf cashiers uho may get TO be too wealthy
to live in the States
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14

Today the Washington relics which w-ere
taken from the Arlington mansion IN 1862
are being returned TO the Lee family 10
whom they belong, in accordance with the
order Of President Mckinley The nation
should endeavor to purchase them as soon
as possible If the heirs viii not seII. then
1t IS 70 be hoped that they VIII loan the
relics 10 the National Museum. In one or
other way they should be IN that institu-
ton again Anything personally connect
Cd with the Father Of His Country is a
delight to the eyes OF every patriotic
American We are glad that Iong-post-
pOned act Of Justice has been performed
by Mr. Mckinley in restoring the coIIec-
ton It should have been dona a genera
ton ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-14
The Threatened Nachinists' Strike.


Unless in the improbable event of a
general compliance with their demands
before Saturday night all machinists
affiliated with the International Asso-
citation of Machinists in the United
States viii go on strike next Monday
The order to that effect. as readers Of
The Times are aware. has been issued,
and at this hour there does not appear
to be any reason to doubt that 1t viii
become operative.
The matter is a serious one. It viii
affect one hundred and fifty thousand
workmen directly and nearly a half
million more indirectly, since many
shops employing only a few machinists
viii have to suspend operations in their
absence. Fortunately, the order does
not include the men in railway shops.
If it did the transport system Of the
country would be nearly paTaIyzed-
But the officers Of the union. fearing
that to call the railway workers out
might IN some way bring the order in
conflict with the Government in con-
nection with obstruction Of the mails,
and because they did not care TO face
public Indignation, prudently decided
to postpone that part OF their pro-
gransnle to q more convenient season
The quarrel is one Of long standing
Negotiations have been in progress for
year The contention of the ma
cI3inists has been for a nine-hour day
with pay for ten hours work The Ma
tionaI Metal Trade Association, en-
pIoying about twenty-five per cent Of
ali the machinists IN the country, Of
fered TO concede the nine-hour day. but
insisted that the question Of wages
should be settled between each indi-
vIduaI employer and his own men The
machinists' organization refuse to ac-
cept such a solution and viii have the
TnaXima Of their demands or strike
Perhaps Organizer Dicher, Of the
United Mine Workers, was not far
wrong when, in a speech at wilkes
barre Sunday, he said that the time for
the gigantic war between capital and
labor was not so far off as the cor
poradons might imagine.