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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-01-30
PURELY PERSONAL.

- - 49,
Col. r. b Rtutfro was register
ed at the Mahncke hotel IN San
Antonio, on last sunday.
JuigrL J. Haynes AID John
Lynd spent yesterday on flle coast.
returning home III the afternoon.
Rev. L. L. Pearce, Baptist
missionary From Kocport, Arrived
in the city yesterday. While IN the
city he will be tie guest Of Rev.
Reid Hale.
q. S. Reid. from Galveston, pres
idtnt OF tire Brownsville Trans
port Company, arrived by stage
last night. Mr.. Reid expects to
remain here several days IN the
interest Of his company and will
probably give ont something Tor
publication before his departure.
Rudolph Kleberg, Esq, jr., was
here yesterday from YorktowA rep
resenbing important interests be-
fore the county court. Like his
worthy uncle and name sake, oar
distinguished CONGRESSMAN, Ru-
dolph has d him the making Of a
great lawyer. Already be makes
a highly crsditable showing before
the bench or a jury where cogent
reasoning is reqaired.-Cuero
Star.
The ABOVE young gentlemen re-
fered to is we'll known here, hav
ing at one time been Ia the law
Office Of Hon. James B. Wells.
DR.. NJ. Barragan, the popular
Mexican consul in this city, afriv
ed at his home in MatamorOs last
evening, with his family, from a
visit of about two months to var
ions points Of interest in Mexico.
TIE doctor was enthusiastically
welcomed by his numerous friends
in Matamor0S, aud d serenade was
given in his honor fast night at
Tire Plaza de H:dalgo. DR.. Bafra-
yah performed a great service Tor
this section while in Mexico, hav-
ing succeeded IN interesting the
government iii the subject of build
ing railroad from M&tamoroS to
Montery. 1t is largely due to his
efforts that the recent call for bids
for this project was ISSUED, AID be
deserves great credit for his efforts
in this direction.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-01-30
F:..;er:st obseaules.

The .intermrnt of The late Dr.
WIN I'iTtegnai. whn died in llnuS
lou, Texas, on the Dad Instant.
;ook place This morning ii lie city
cemetery at eleven o'clock, nj
which hour the body arrived.
The inisie,liste family of deceased
met the ambulance with the body
some Distance beyond the city linn
its, 10 take lash farewell Of their
loved one before consigniug tie
remains to the grave. Attic ceme-
terry gate a large number of friends
of the family, with He local or
ganZatioLs Of the MaSons and
Woodn4en of the World met them
rhe service was conducted 10y the
Masons. Many beautiful flowers
adorned the casket, and were pIac-
co on the grave, as "A aawte tut
eloquent expression of the deep
sympathy felt by all Tor the be
reaved ones, as we'll Is Of esteem
for the departed.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-01-30
UNNECESSARILY WORRIED

Itsaas not an easy thing Tor a
lnau drawn on a jury to escape
serving when he had to deal with
Judge EindIey. of St Louis. 4
Paw German wished to get of.
"Schudge,' u he said, pI"intivfly,
81 can nicht goot English under
stand" ooh, yoh can serve, -
said Judge Lindley, cheerfully.
lyon won t have to understand
good English; you WON'T hear any
such in this court"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-01-30
D-r;ng nreaarations simply deveL

y -s5 TT NJ sI''It'I1' Sl7l-L1i u y
o. d. catarra; they cry - the secretlons,
hich adhere to tie membrane and o5conl-
pose, causing o far more serious trouble than
lie ordinary form or catar-h. Ayoid al dry
iry jlEaiaats, fumes, smokes aisd STU.
and u.s. that which cleans, :, soCsneS. All
hoals- ,Ely's Cream Bslnn IS such remedy
a1s3 VII cure catarrh OF COLI Il tie head
e..siiy aa1 pleasantly. : trial size vii b
mailed for,10 cents. Ali druggis IS sell the
53c. SIZE. EIy Bro ,1.e-s, IS y aIreE So, NY.
The Balm cures without pain, does not
irritate or cause gnes ing. 1t spreads Itself
over en irritated and aI.gry ~;CTlo ., raiev-
IL. i12Ioediately the painful inflammation
W Ely's Cream },a.Ia yO= AKA armed
1gaiI.st Nasal Caterras aid Fey Fever.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-01-30

The flag was half masfed over
the city market yesterday and to
day, in respect to the memory OF
DR.. VIM. Pntegnar, who was .ity
and county health officer, and also
for S. I. Cara, who was for many
years a member ofthe police force
The market tell was also tolled for
the funeral of each of the deceas-
ed.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-01-30

The funeral OF the late Severiano
7. CARA, who died yesterday
morning, took place this morning
Al ten o'clock, the service being
conducted by the Catholic church.
The Blue club, Knights of Honor,
and nearly all of the local mutual
societies were in the procession
with banners traped in black. At
the grave, after the religious rites
of the church were completed, the
burial service Of the knights OF
Honor took place. This funeral vas
very largely attended, as decease ed
was very widely known aud re-
spected by both Americans and
Mexicans.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28
The above shows Signal Office. of
in

short, a reward was made to fit the
heartfelt gratitude. There is Il great deal
of difference between feeling thankful for
simply being alive and grateful for that
condition of joy that takes possession of
and camps out on ones soul when one
suddenly gathers an unlocked for and
rnbanked on legacy.
How could the early settler have been
thankful for that which he had not?
The early settler had not an automobile
to make his heart overflow with thanks,
which it would have done. as the vehicle
in question would have enabled him to
glide gracefully away from the hand
painted savage, who would have found
it more difficult to decorate him with an
arrow when fitting awheel than when
travelling afoot.
And then the people of that long ago
historic time didn't have bridge whist to
while away the evenings, and they didn't
have tennis as a sport or means of social
advancement. They hadn't even dreamed
of such Il game as baseball. with all its
attendant attractions. such as sliding for
home on the eyeballs and the utter demo
lition of the umpire's facial beauty. And
their farms had no real value ut the time.
as they were only available for purposes
of agriculture and not as golf links, be-
cause golf had not yet been imported
from Scotland. And instead of chasing
the whistling gutta percha sphere across
the twinkling green they chased the pi-
bald equine that was held down on the
earth securely by the pillow. while they
discoursed dainty melodies on his TANKS
with a hickory stick that had the desired
effect of keeping him moving athwart the
field in the pristine ragtime of that airy
period.
And how could the antique spinster
with the corkserew curls have felt so
very thankful while working at the spin
ming wheel that was not a sewing ma
chine and, besides. had no value whatever
as an aesthetic ornament? How could
she have been thankful when she had a
harpsichord instead of a grand piano and
had to play on it with her hands instead
of playing it with machine that is work
ed by foot? And then she knew no such
eXhilaration and excitement as are sup
piled by tie department store that serves
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28

a table d'hote dinner for cents, with
music thrown in to aid digestion
There were no continuous performances
in those days except the continuous per-
Torrance of such duties as put sole leath-
er palms on the hands and caused the
anatomy to ripple in Il wild undulation
of miscellaneous Jumps. They had no
Wall street in which to take fier--in
fact, all the flying they Pd was when
they flew from the hawk 1.-THE tomahawk)
with might and main to get through the
front door in time to slam it again at the
Romanesque proboscis of the hostile red
man.
And what had they to be thankful for
in the way of a roof garden when the
starry summer nights were upon them
and the cabbage leaf had withered in the
broad brimmed hat? There was no such
resort, with up to date music AMI songs,
with jugglers and acrobats. domestic and
imported, to while away the moonlight
hours, and there was no long refreshing
summer drink to take the cobwebs of
care out of their threats. They hadn't
bicycles from which to be thrown in ia
vor of the surgeon, and there was not a
trolley to wh;rl them along at the highest
rate of speed allowed by law, and, with
out all these things which we have to-
day, they didn't have a general day of
before 1920 or 1921. The
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28

turkey strutted about without a penalty
on his head. He could rOOSi in peace
without being plucked from the bnugh
like watermelon. and so he lived all
unrutfied, in the full knowledge of the
fact that he would always be likewise
unraff1ed. And whenever he was eaten
the diner was thankful. and it was all
he had and yet quite enough to be thank
full for. And when we think of all the
things that we have to be thankful for
i'll the way of every kind of all round
blessing we think it would take twenty
or thirty Thanksgiving days IA year to
enable us to properly offer up the thanks
that blossom in our hearts, while we ad-
mire and wonder at the gratitude of our
time honored ancestors who were quite
as thankful as we, although they didn't
live in the enjoyment of progressive eu-
chre and bargain counters, each of which
is veritable fairy dream unto itself.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28
Pope as a Man.

"In conversation he was below him.
SELF" said Lord Chesterfield in speak
ing of his friend Pope. "He was sell
dom easy and natural in company and
seemed afraid that the man would de.
grade the poet. which made him at
tempt wit and humor often unsuccesS
fully. l have visited him a week at q
time at his home at Twickenham, when
l saw his mind in it's undress, and be
was both an agreeable and instructive
companion.
His moral character has been warm
ly attacked and but weakly defended.
Consequently his writings turned to
satire of which many felt the smart.
He was most irritable, offended with
trifles and never forgetful of forgiying.
He was as great an instance as any be
quotes Of the contrarieties and incon-
sstencies of human nature, for, not
withstanding the malignancy of his sat-
Tres and some blamable passages III bis
life, he was charitable and piously at
tentive to his old hedridden mother
"His poor, crazy, deformed body was
a mere Pandora's box, containing all
the physical ills that ever afflicted hu-
manity. His works speak sufficiently
for themselves. They will live as long
as letters and taste remain and be more
and more admired as envy and resent
ment shall subside.''
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28

1t is easy to overeat and difficult to re-
cover from the effects.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28
DIVER FIGHTS
WITH DEVILFISH
Killed the Octopus After a Ter
riffs COMBAT With the
Dreadful Monster.

Nearly every one is familiar with the
battle of the hero of Victor Hugo's nov
ell, 'Toilers of the Sea-" with a mon
ster devilfish which attacked him in a
cave in an island in the English chan
mel. 1t is a thrilling story as told by
the great novelist but as an incident of
fiction it lacks the quality of interest
which attaches to an actual happening
in real life and on our own shores.
Captain Ed Conrad, one of the best
known divers in the country, died re-
Gently at his home in New Orleans in
directly as the result of a terrific fight
he had with devilfish.
He was working on the steamship S.
Oterl when a huge octopus stretched
forth one Of his tentacles to draw him
into his capacious jaws. The diver cut
off the arm, but another was thrust
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28
A. Mental Reservation.

The st. Joseph Herald declares that
little maid in East st. Joseph is des-
tined to be the wife of a president
or something equally good" as the
politicians say, some day. Although
she is disobedient at times, she has sucn
winning way of accounting for 1t tna'
chastisement i'll her case is made impos
sible Not long ago this little girl was
taken to church by her parents. Before
they started young gentleman, VINO
had called to see her sister, gave her
shining 5 cent piece to put in the COL
lection.
"Oh. that's too prettyl'' she said. u
want to keep it.
At this she was told she could nos
have the money unless she gave 1t IN az
church, and she promised she would.
When the family returned from wor'
ship and the maiden was removing ner
wraps, new nickel rolled out OF ner
pocket. Her mamma saw it and III
tone of reproach said:
"Isn't that the money Mr.. - gave
you?'
"Yes, mamma"
"But saw you put it in the collec-
ton basket"
"That wasn't the nickel. That was
one of grandpas buttons. said the li'-
tie miss.
"You promised to give the money
though" responded the mother.
Eyes, I did out loud, but under my
breff said, No, / won't.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28
A Silver Lining.

No tongue or pen can even family ex-
press the gloom into which the people of
the nation were plunged but two months
ago. No individual soul. however deep
the personal grief. could measure the
weight of sorrow provoked by the as
sassn's bullet. One needed to witness
and TO share in the public grief in order
to comprehend the emotions of whole
nation aroused and outraged. And yet,
through the unspeakable darkness which
prevailed when William Mckinley was
borne to his tomb. there streamed light
of inextinguishable glory. In all the land
there was not one discordant note; no
voice was heard but the voice of devotion
no song uplfted but the anthem of woe.
So strange and impressive was this uni
versal mourning that the sad event, per-
haps more than any other in the last
generation at least. gave cause for ma
tional thankfulness and congratulation.
Stirred to their depths. the hearts of four
score millions throbbed in unison. This
noble tribute, then, to a martyred presi-
dent was also tribute to the living, who
thus nobly made manifest an earthly sor-
row and a heavenly faith
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28
FIGHT WITH A DEvILFIsH.


forth and grasped him. and a most des-
pcrate conflict in the sea ensued. Cap
tain Conrad was a tall, powerful man
and an athlete, but his strength was of
little avail, with the resistance Of the
water and his cumbrous armor militat-
ing against the free use of his limbs
and his ability to strike fatal blow,
but he finally killed the monster and.
nearly exhausted from the fearful
struggle, was raised to the surface and
Invested of his armor.
He suffered terribly from the expert
ence. but insisted on exploring the
wreck of the battleship Maine for a
firm of contractors. He had to quit
work, come home, and death finally
came to him.
A Colony of Outlaws.
In Lower California there is a colony
of outlaws, and some of the most noted
escaped criminals who operated during
the latter half of the nineteenth cen
fury are probably to be found in this
strange nest. Hamlin Garland thought
enough of the Moki Indians to take
them up and write deliberately about
the weird snake dance which has be-
come a religious ceremonial with this
strange people; but, so far as known,
Garland and no other writer has ever
dealt with the colony of outlaws in
Lower California. They live in a
strange. rugged stretch of country with
the gulf of California on one side and
a range of foothills which spread down
toward the Mexican border on the
other. There are no ports at this point
on the coast of California and no rail-
roads stretching In from the other d.
isolated. Occasionally they send out
for Q supply of provisions when the
larder begins to grow low but they are
awfully cautious about this, for they
are afraid of the outside world and, for
good reasons, want to have nothing to
do with it. They have been congre-
gated In this section for years, and no
effort has been made to disturb them.
They do no harm there. They live to
themselves. pursue such callings as are
most genial and In no way come In
contact with the outside world except
when they send out for such provisions
as they may need. They are practi-
cally prisoners. Crooks of every kind
may be found, and many of them have
lived there for years. There are stories
to be gathered in this strange quarter
that would probably unfold many
mysteries.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28
Copyright, 1901, by F. L. Pollard.

uKnR,sywsaxsr-ru1 :, . -,
G-a5 fHE turkey in all its all
l (SSES0 I round greatness was
capering on the campus
JE of mans joy long be-
@@ fore Thanksgiving day
became one of the
- I'D country's gladdest and
t-- most glorious institu-
tons. and it is quite
likely that the gobber of that remote
period often shook his head and won
dered what he was ever put upon the
earth for, for in those slow, humdrum
days the natives had not so much to be
thankful for as we have in these times
of wireless telegraphy and politics, fish
less fishballs. jokeless jokes, Pasteur-
lied tea biscuits and other luXures that
would have been regarded as the result
of wtchcraft at that time. 1t is the
opinion OF many deep and profound
thinkers that the only thing the natives
of the early colonial period had to be
thankful for was that they had been
able to escape the tomahawk of the
aborgine that was frequently projected
not entirely in the interests of artificial
badness. And it is likewise believed that
this thankfrlness and all round graft
tude that filled the hearts of our worthy
ancestors were the combination that led
to the appointment of certain day for
a general feasting and thanksgiving. In
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28
These Latin American Revol,.

According to advices from Colon
Panama, the fighting is fast and 4.2
Gus in Colombia and portions Of w.
zuela, with a fair prospect thar .o.
thing in this line will soon be doins +
Ecuador. At this distance 1t loot.
good deal like a free fight not ~
among the three little republics,
among the people of each Of them. r
seems to be both international ana z
ternal.
Colombian insurgents, In rav,3f
against their own government, have e
ready made two incursions into Va.
zuelan territory, which have been ~
lowed by battles in which about 1hodl
men have been engaged.
There are evidences that the Libeul
governments in control in Venezu.
and Ecuador have an Understands.
with the Colombian revolutIon,s
Tribe Tribe, whose purpose is undsS
stood to be the recreation Of the Gre.t.3
err Colombia, to which all three on.
belonged, doubtless with the view =
placing himself at the head of the ca.
solidated government.
Acting President Maroquin of ca
lombia has stubborn fight on viii
the Liberal revolutionists, Presidep,
Castro's two years term expires in OIL
tober, and the four years term of Pre-
ident Alfaro of Ecuador also ends tb,
year. Each executive is face to far.
with a revolution, present or Dro
spective, and each, it would seem, hope
to head it off by the enforcement Of y
bellicose policy toward his neighbour
Each apparently thinks that foreign
war would help things at home.
General Tribe TRIBES scheme Of
Greater Colombia seems to be the Ian
card of the revolutionists rather than
q serious and concerted project, though
his movements may embroil all three
Of these little republics in most de-
structive warfare. That our govern
ment is alive to the serious possible.
ties Of the situation Is shown by the
proposition to send, in addition to the
Machias and the Wisconsin, the Iowa
and the Ranger into South American
waters. These war vessels may be
found necessary to fulfill our treaty
obligations to keep open the isthmus Of
Panama to traffic and our obligation b
guarantee Colombia's right Of SOW
ereignty and property" over that terri
tory. That our interests will be CON
served there is little room for doubt,
however much the little republics may
succeed in despoiling themselves.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28

not been single case of yellow fever
In Havana so far this year. At San
Hago and its vicinity not a case has
occurred for two years. In the matter
of sanitation. at least. the Cubans have
no reason to find fault with Uncle
Sans occupancy Of the island.
Consistent.
"T am afraid / can't pay you this
month"
But you said that last month";" re-
monstrated the tailor.
"Well, you'll at least give me credit
for having kept my word."-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28
Pacific & Idaho
Northern R'y
ONLY DIRECT
Rail-. RnHu'E


FROM WEISER. IDAHO, TO
Ruthburg, Heath, and the celebrated Seven
Devils Copper mines. Payette Lakes, Middle
Salubria and Long Valleys, Salmon River Mea-
dows, and Gold Placer Diggings,
When travelling west in search OF a new home
stop Off at Weiser Idaho, take trip over the
Pacific & Idaho Northern Railway to above Sec
ton of country, and investigate it's many re-
sources. You will not be disappointed.
DELIGHTFUL CLIMATE,
Cool night breezes from the snow-capped noun
tains, making sleep refreshing.
NO MALARIA
PURE MOUNTAIN WATER.
Plenty of excellent unoccupied government
land abundance OF merchantable timber no
failure of crops.
TRAIN SCHEDULE.
Dep Daily Arr. Daily
Elk. Sunday. Ex SUNDAY
500 a. m Weiser. $3.50 p IN.
9:54 :" Middle Valley 1:52
l0:25 Cambridge 1:25 -
Ii :25 a.. m. Council 1925
Rates and further information furnished upon
application.
p. p. SHELBY.
General Manager. Weiser, Idaho.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28
A Compromise.

Mister" said Meandering Mike, 81
have just heard your time was worth
80 cents a second"
"What Of ft?"
II was just goin to stop you to ak you
what time 1t is, but you kin give me de
90 cents instead."-Wasti ngton Star.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28
A Deliberate Deed.

What verdict did the coroner's jury
bring in?" inquired a man who had
seen the lynching.
Suicide" answered Broncho BOD
promptly. "He must have known per-
fectly well that stealth boss in Grim
son Gulch was bound to prove fatal
WASHINGTON Star.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-11-28

Women are not half 30 helpless
physically or mentally as they tninA
they are and. what is worse. often ap-
pear to enjoy thinking they are.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-07
PAN-AMERlCAN EXPOSITION.
The Financial Loss Win Aggregate Three
Million Dollars.

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 4.-The Pan-hmeri-
can Exposition ended at II O'Clock Setur-
day night. President John q. Milburn
pressed AN electric button and the lights
iu the ia Gus electric tower grew dim for
the last time. A corps of buglers standing
in the tower sounded taps and the ex-
position was ended.
The exposition Was not financial sue
cess, but it is believed the benefits derived
from 1t will be OF great value to the COM
mercia interests OF the country The pri-
mary object was to advance the friendly rela-
tions nnd commercial intercourse between
the United States and the other countries OF
the two Americas, and in this respect it has
been decided success.
The financial loss will be in the neighbor-
houd of 81, 900, Geo. The loss will fall upon
the holders of the common stock, the holders
of second mor,gnge bonds and the con
Tractors who erected the buildings. Two
hundred and ten thousand shares of common
stock were sold at $40 share. and sub.
scribed for by the citizens Of Buffalo and
the Niagara frontier in small lots of from
one to 100, so that the loss will not be seri'
ously felt by any one.
The first mortgage bonds, amounting tc
So, 500, 600. will be paid In full. An issue ol
$500, 600 second mortgage bonds is unpro'
vided for, but the revenue from salvage or
the Buildings and from other sources will
probably cover part of this Indebtedness
The total number of admissions for thu
six months was close to 5000, Goo. The Rrea
snowstorm of last April was severe blow tc
the exposition.
The government exhibit, which is u beau
tiful and instructive collection, will be a
once shipped to Charleston.