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dressmaker's bill is extortionate The SUD
ject of this sketch obtains her rights
without legislation, and, though uhprac-
ticed in forensic art, her logic is invarl-
ably unanswerabie.
As may be expected there is marked
difference, intellectually, between the
typical Washington girl and the maiden
who strives for popularity among men
The vocabulary of the latter Is iaiseiS
composed of such terms as cute soi
geous," and dandy" Leaving iocai
theatre when she had attended per
formance OF Romeo and Juliet, one Oh
these imam hunters" as ia clever girl
has christened them, was overheard say
ing: 'I think Shakespeare's plays are
just dandy" And a moment later: mere
goes Mr.. Dash; isn't he cutter he lives
The Washington times., 1902-01-19

up there on Massachusetts Avenue. near
Dupont Circle. you know, where there
are such loads OF gorgeous houses
Then he must live in the neighborhood
of Miss Blank's,' observed her compan-
ion.
He does; right next door. in the big
marble house with bay windows
Does he, really? I've often noticed
that house. l think it's the sweetest
thing ever saw"
Was there ever such maltreatment OF
adjectives There was, minute after
ward, when the first girl told the second
that Mr. Space could make the swellest
welsh rabbit ever tasted.
In Paris they say: "Cherchez la
femme"
In Washington, "Cherchez rhomme."
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animals, task to keep him, and when
amusement becomes a task it is no longer
amusement. This is excellent philosophy.
and. above all else, the Washington girl
prides herself upon her philosophy.
But what do you do asked visitor
when it is absolutely necessary TO have
men about you; fcT instance. when you
arrange dance?"
81 brew" she replied, "an excellent
bowl OF punch, prepare a tempting buffet
lunch, take care that the men to whom
my invitations are sent shall know OF
these things, and-well, you've heard the
old saying about reaching man through
his stomach"
Still" observed the visitor, "in doing
this aren't you laying snares for men?"
Laying Snares for Men.
Admitted" was the reply; but it is
a far easier task to prepare an occasional
lunch and bowl of punch than to strain
continually whatever personality l may
possess
"Oh, ! understand said the visitor;
but whether aT not the visitor really un-
derstood is z question between herself
and her own conscience, which is the
concern of no one else.
The scarcity of men and large number
Of women in Washington have induced
some person to infer that the logical con-
clusion of this state of affairs is the
bachelor Eirl-a most illogical conclu
sion at best. The bachelor girl is not
product of circumstances but self -consti
tuted fad. To begin with, wealth is an es
sential condition of her existence, and
Washington is not a centre of wealth.
Then, again. the local woman is not pro-
gressivc, in the masculine sense. Her
femininity is her greatest charm.
There are no women's rights associa
tions in Washington; none, at least, that
have achieved publicity. When one sees
a strong -visaged, manDish female on the
streets of Washington one may wager,
with fair degree of certainty, that she Is
an excursionist come to attend some
convention. The rights of the Washing
ton woman are bounded by the four walls
Of her home. and her chief exercise in
debate consists of an occasional refuta-
tion OF her husbands argument that the
The Washington times., 1902-01-19

"Oho-oho-o." the good hounds bay
The air of the hills is keen
The hunters come leaping over the wall
Half-blnd in the snowdrift sheen
o rare rich life in the winter air,
o music Of hounds and horn,
o thrill OF the blood that hammers th
veins,
In the still December morn,
Like shadow afoot the red fox goes.
Till the snow beneath our tread
Is melting fast in the light O. the sun
And the hunters day is sped.
So speeds the vision from my waking
eyes:
The wide calm night of Southern cartI
and air
Wakens the life that sleeps through su!.r1
I have been wont to find Il very fair.
Far -circling plains, the noise OF creeping
streams,
Where not stone the slumbrous curs
rent bars;
Shadows all velyet-black beneath thu
light
OF myriad blazing stars.
Sweet cloying fragranccs from ghostly
flowers,
The fit OF goblin moths in bosky gloou
And grooming sounds of half lf-unconsciouS
rest.
And howl of iackals from hillside
tomb.
Wide Is the world, and many lands there
be,
With each its charm of darkness or Of
light.
/ would know all, yet turn heart-hungriIy
To mine own land tonight. l.. L.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-02-06
The Euchre Club.

Yesterdays meeting at there's
idence of Captain and Mrs. Kelly,
with Misses Geraldine and ANNE
Kelly as hostesses, was the last
meeting of the club before Lent,
and it was one of the most en-
ioyable of all the many pleasant
entertainments the club has had.
Niue games were played. and at
the end there were four contestants
for the royal prize, namely: Mrs.
Radcliffe, Mrs. Celaya, Mrs. Loew
and Miss SAME Kennedy. Mrs.
Celaya was the fortunate one and
received a dainty handkerchief
bag. Mrs. Cain was the sole
claimant for the consolation prize,
and received feather dustpr
Delicious chocolate and cream
cake were served as refreshment.
Those who participated were.
Mesdames Natanson, Truwit,
Loew, Cain, CeIaya, and Radcliffe,
Misses Sarah Kennedy, Olivia W
naga, May Seaman, besides the
hostesses, Misses Geraldine and
Annie Kelly.
Mrs. Celaya will entertain the
club at the first meeting after
Lent.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-02-06
PURELY PERSONAL.

Geo. More left this morning for
the Ytnrria ranch.
Geo. Seaman returned to the
coast on the morning train.
Il. c. Taylor returns to Gal
weston on the Simpson, having
gone down to the Point this morn
ing.
capt. Cooper Walker returned to
the coast this morning, to try and
get off with the Pierce Simpson to-
day.
j. B. Cheeseborough aud W. Il.
Simms left on the Point train this
morning to take passage on the
schooner Pierce Simpson for Gal
weston.
Mrs. Pat Haley left on the stage
this morning for her home at
Alice, after spending some time
here with her parents, Dr.. and
Mrs. Layton.
Passengers arriving on the Mat
amoros train this afternoon were:
Melchor +. Sayas from Monterey,
Mariana Tovias from Laredo, Jules
Yancy aud Guadalupe NJ. FuenteS
from Reynosa.
Miss Maude Woodhouse is ex-
pected home the latter part of the
month, from the North, after an
absence of about nine months.
Miss Woodhpuse lately spent
while at West Point as the guest
of Captain and Mrs. Samuel GOOde
Jones, where she was most charm
ingly entertained. Later she visit
ed relatives at Newburgb, and is
now with her cousins in New York
City. She will start for home in
about two weeks.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-02-06

arrested the boy and obtained the
Information hat the stage was full
of armed men. The road agents
then deploye with view Of at
taeking lis from both sides.
The stage was turned off into a
byway, down came the driver and
the lieutenant, the passengers
came ont, and on Blended knee
awaited the attack-except our ex-
otic Engllshman. who remnired on
his seat, fine target, a. rhomp-
son said. The lieutenant pres ntly
made ii reconnaissance and report
ed the enemy as making heir way
into the woods. We remained son
the alert, thinking they were going
to pierce us in The rear. Ia Stone
wall Jackson All was silent for
some moments, when the lientei
ant mounted the stage, aud again
our pulses thrilled with excitement
as he discovered he hlghwaymen
approaching cautiou>I,-but, no
another look showed 1t was a guard
sent up from below to escort rs
down to Bagdad Great relief!
From Information carried by the
boy, who had been released by the
highwaymeu, they supposed the
stage had fallen INFO the hands Of
the robbers and that they were
trying to decoy The guard into az
Ell Engagement, hence the sdvanc-
and retreat Meanwhile The road
agents bad disappeared It was a
miraculous escape
We were all greatly exercised !
except onr EngIlShnnn, vino came
ont of it without rufflr which +
points the moraI-w WHERE ignorance
is bliss, lis folly to be wise.
Someone came to the rescne,
giving us little good Freech cog
nae to brace up our relaxing con
stitutlous, and with Capt. Tours
pscor;, we sailed into Bugdad,
with flying colorS, made our pun
chase, and returned home ON the
steamboat Mohtezuma.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-02-06
Teachers Salaries Raised.


At the meeting of the school
hoard last Monday it was decided
10 increase the salary of a number
of the teachers in the public school
to $50 per month. The following
teachers are the ones receiving in
creased pay: Misses Anabel Hord +,
Sarah Kennedy, Kate Whitman,
Lille Mielke, Lizzie Barbour, and
Aggie Whitman.
The board also concluded to have
the iron fence around the school
grounds painted.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-02-06
District Court.

Court met this morning tn re-
ceive report from the grand jury,
the following bills of indictment
being presented:
Felix Castaneda, theft from the
person.
Lucas Cortez, theft Of Il horse.
Isabel George, two bills, each
for theft of cattle.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-02-06
Special Meeting o. E. S.

a special meeting of Hope Chap
ter, o. f. s., U. D., will be held
Friday evening, Feb. 7, at 7n'clock
sharp. All members are requested
to be present BY order of the
Worthy Matrou.
SARAH kennedy, Secretary.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-02-06
Renaissance of the
Sixties On the Frontier.
To THE HERALD.

! A short time before the Imperial
lists retired from the Heroic City Of
Matamoros, Mexico, things wore
an aspect of uncertainty, merchants
were timid to offer their wares,
groups of men could he seen or
the street discussing the situation,
and in fact, business was at stand
still Travel was limited, MS the
roads were unsafe, and those who
did venture out, generally went
armed. Abont this time, two luln-
Der merchants, undaunted by the
precarious situation, embarked one
day on board the diligence for
Bagdad at The mouth OF the Rio
Grande, to replenish their stock of
lumber.
AS the stage was about to start,
Lieut.. Thompson afterwards the
noted Ben Thompson of Austin)
then Of the Contra guerillas, ap-
peared with six pistols and we'll
filled cartridge belts, with instruct
ions from Mayor Girard to hand
one to each of the passengers, that
they might defend themselves
should they chance to be interview
ed by the road agents that infested
the highway Owing to the war
like preparations, only four pas
spugerS, one of whom was the
writer, set out-the lumber
men, one priest, and IA burly En-
gIish sailor.
The lumbermen east All inquiring
look at etch other. One said:
"ShalI We go?" The other respond
ed: Just as .you say
"We'Il go" and they proceeded
to buckle on the pistols. With the
addition of a small pocket repeater,
they were fixed for clossnrierS.
ThompS m then asked the priest
if he would wear "A pistol aud the
answer was in the affirmative, but
with difficulty conId be found
belt long enough to encompass his
waist.
The lieutenant turned to the sail
or saying: john Bull, will you
have one?
"Why?" exclaimed he. Il never
hllled mon in my life,' and de-
cIlned.
The other three pistols lay in
the bottom of the stage No more
hove in sight, and the
agent gave the driver TTeway bill,
"All abo0rd !" and the
famous whip San Raguel turned
his broncos loose. As we whirIed
down the street, amid the adiOs of
many friends, Lieut.. Estrange ad-
us to look ont for "ein-
acos."
We passed the sally port of the
walled city with flying colors. 1t
was a beautiful morning. The sun
was just peeping above the horizon
and all nature appeared in her
sweetest smile, as we rolled along
the smooth, level road. The breeze
waited to us the sweet aroma of
the fragrant wild flowers that dot
ted the sward ON either side of the
road.
All went cheerfully, as we con-
versed in English, French, or
Spanish, but as we left the open
llama and verged into the dense
the conversation slowed
down, and an inquiring look stole
over the faces of all except the
Stole EngliShman. After a while
he silence was broken by the call
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-02-06

NERVOUS troubles are cured by
N Hoods Sarsaparilla, which en-
riches and purifies the blood. It's the
best medicine for r ve 5 PEOPLE.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-02-06
ABOUT TOWN

Mrs. Albert Woodhouse, who
was.ill for some time, is now quite
we'll again.
The schooner Pierce Simpson
expected to sail some time today
from Brazos Santiago for Calves
tou.
Six wagon-loads of corn from
Judge Wells Hidalgo ranch came
in this afternoon, for the Radcliffe
rice platation.
y "Reminiscences of the Sixties
on this Frontier" which appears in
this evenings HERALD makes in
teresting reading.
Messrs. Alonzo and Stoner have
purchased 125 saddle horses in this
Frctlon, which they will pasture
ere until spring, when they drive
lem to Victoria.
The Obrera Mexicaua society
Il give a masked ball atthe opera
Use tomorrow night, and the Rec
i've society will also give
.e the following night
2 Carrillo band gave Sere-
n the Hidalgo Plaza in Mata
last night, in celebration of i
iexican holiday. A great many
lie were out to hear it.
The schooner Lake Austin is
rrdue at Galveston, having sail
b from Point Isabel about two
weeks ago. Nothing has been
heard Of her since she sailed.
The we'll known piano agent,
A. Nordman, solicits orders. Tnn-
ing or repairing pianos aud guar
autres first-class work. Also sells
hIgh-grade pianos. Leave orders
at Miller Hotel.
While playing in the yard at his
home yesterday, Master Harold,
the ELDEST son of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
r. Cowan, was accidentally cut on
the head with a hatchet. The scalp
was cut, but the wound is not Sc
riouS.
The members Of the Catholic
church are raising a contribution
of money to send to the venerable
Father Parisot, as a gift on the oc-
casion of his golden jubilee, which
will be celebrated on the 10Th. and
10th. instant at San Antonio.
a free reading room is an enter
prise which Rev. John Beean, tie
Episcopal rector, is arranging 10
have at the iectory, where all the
latest magazines and other inter
esting reading will be found. Any
who wish to spend the evenings
there will be welcome.
The Baptist revival meetings are
being we'll attended, considering
the bad weather. The meetings
will be continued all the week, with
service in English at the Barreda
building on Elizabeth street, and
in Spanish at the Baptist Mission
The estate of the late Emilio
Bennevendo of Matamoros has been
administered, aud it is announced
that the business will be continued
in the name of his widow, Sra.
Virginia c de Bennevendo, who
will be represented by her sou,
Ricardo E. Bennevendo, and
brother Manuel Cardeuas.
Frank Combe, who was consid-
cred better yesterday, was taken
mucI, worse last night, and is now
in very Serions condition, with
little hope for him LATER: The
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-02-06
F1ldgety


people are lacking in
nervous strength. The
weak, care-worn, melan-
choly, headachy, and low
spirited men aud women
are easily excited, imPa-
tent, fdgety, and unable
to sleep at night. Worn
out nerves must be built
up, and the vitality of the
whole system replenished
before relief can come.
"The least bit of noise or sudden
Jar would nearly drive me crazy, and
/ was Just too fdgety for anything. /
was so nervous that I could not rest or
sleep. The first dose of DR.. Miles
Nervine brought me sleep, and after
that / got well fast"
Mrs. a. R. MORRELL, Arcola, MS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-26
SOLID FOR CHARLES R. THOMAS
Mr.. e. W. Kerr Says it is the Settled Determination
of the Third District Democracy to
RenOmnate Him.

To the Editor This year another
campaign is upon u.s.. In the Third DIS
trict the people are solid for the present
representative, Hon. Charles R. Thomas.
The Third District has just passed
through two exciting political campaigns,
in which the present incumbent was sue
cessful under most adverse clrcum-
stances. Afterwards his seat was con-
tested by Hon. John E. Fowler, whom ne
defeated both in the 1898 and 1900 cam
paigns. both under Republican and Demo-
cratic machinery. The people OF the
Third District have not forgotten these
two campaigns, nor the contest Mr..
Thomas has had.
Mr.. Editor, if you want to arouse
spirit of resentment among the Demo
Gratis of the Third District, just let them
know that Congressman Charles X.
Thomas, who has served his people dill
gently and faithfully has been forced to
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-26

honor of the Democracy of the Third
District. In view of these facts it is
the settled determination of the Demo-
cracy of this district TO re-nominate
him. Four new counties, Wayne, Car
teret, Pamlico and Pender, have been
put in the district recently. Now, gen.
tlemen, in view of the hard fight made
by Mr.. Thomas in the campaigns of 1898
and 1900 the contest, the services he has
rendered and is capable of rendering to
the Third District, the record he has
made in the Fifty-sixth Congress and is
now making in the Fifty-seventh Con-
gress, his fidelity to his trust, just stand
your candidates to one side a little while
and let the Third District with your glo-
rious help renominate the man who has
endured so much and who has been so
true to the interests of his people. We
know that we elected Mr.. Thomas by
nearly two thousand majority and we
propose to vindicate ourselves and want
to do it with the same candidate. Mr..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-26
HON. CHARLES R. THOMAS.

Thomas has had only one term because
his present term has been embarrassed
and hampered from the very beginning
by his contest. He has not had two
terms as we usually speak of It, because
os the yeMations and costs he has had
The two thousand dollars Congress will
give him will not nearly pay the costs
he has had TO bear. He has spent his
salary freely and been compelled to do
it TO prove that the charges made
against the Democracy ofsthe Third Dis
trict are without foundation.
Fellow Democrats of the Third District,
including the new counties as well as the
old. it would be base ingratitude not to
nominate him and elect him by such a
majority as was never given to a man in
this State before. We appeal to. the
noble men of Wayne, Carteret, Pamlico
and Fender to help US. Bring no can
didates with you, gentlemen, to the con-
venton this time, but let them wait a
while longer Give us another chance
with the same candidate and we will
show by what majority we can elect
Thomas to the next Congress. This is
not the time to change candidates or
swap horses while crossing the stream.
Respectfully,
Z. w. KERR.
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fight not only three hard campaigns in
1898 and the August and November cleo
tions of 1900 but also a contest, and
then see the brave men of the Third Dis
trict fight a battle worthy to be seen.
This district was not in the Democratic
column when Charles r. Thomas was
nominated for Congress in 1898 We
shall never forget the vigorous campaign
made by him in the fall of 1898. The
district was redeemed and we were glad
once more. The course of Mr.. Thomas
was so pleasing to his constituents that
they unanimously re-nominated him
again in 1900 for Congress. This was
the great year in North Carolina. 1t
will go down in history as the year when
the white people of the State made up
their minds once for all to restore good
government to the State. In this cam
paign Mr.. Thomas took the stump in May
and never rested until the August cleo
tion was over, and then only for a week
or SO because the Congressional cam
paign followed Immediately afterwards.
In the contest against Mr.. Thomas all
sorts of unjust charges were made
against the Democrats of the Third Dis
trict and upon the devoted head Of Mr..
Thomas fell all these charges, which are
an impeachment of the fairness and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-26
STOCK OF GOODS FOR SALE.

AS receiver appointed in the case of
Stone & Stone. 1 have on hand for sale,
a stock of merchandise and store fixtures
valued in my inventory at about the sum
of $1,O15. General description of the
stock is as follows:
Notions, consisting of Mems, Women's
and children's Hosiery, Buttons, CorsetS
and fancy articles.
Mems furnishing, consisting Of Col
lars, Cuffs, Shirts, Pants, Suspenders,
Umbrellas, etc.
Men and Boys Caps in variety of
styles, inventory about $4,000.
Shoes; Heel and Spring Heel Balls and
Buttons, oxford Ties and Rubbers. va
1iety of styles and qualities; inventory
about 1920.
Hardware, Crockery. Glassware,
Farming Utensils, Tinware. Lamps and
lamp Chimneys Lanterns. Globes, Nails,
Brooms, Pocket Knives and Fruit Jars.
Groceries, consisting of Canned Goods,
Soaps, Vinegar, Blueing, Starch, Baking
Powders and Coffee.
Drugs, such as are handled by coun-
try grocers. five show cases, platform
scale, Swinging Scales. four ordinary
Scales, one half case Patent Oil Tank
Safe and Stone Lamps.
I would be glad to receive bids Tor this
property, either as a whole or by stated
parcels. Application has been made to
the Superior Court to sell this property
and | desire all bids to be submitted by
April q, 1902, as l shall apply for au-
thority to confirm sale of property bid
that time IF
FRED. UPCHURCH, Receiver,
Cary, N. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-26
Comparative Cotton Statement.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, April 25.-For the week
ending Friday, April 25, 1902. Net re-
ceipts at all United States ports during
week so, 1884; net receipts at all United
States ports during same week last year,
1860; total receipts to this date, 7,159,-
Isl; total receipts to same date last
year, 6,7O9,S14 exports for the week,
92,422; exports for same week last year,
1907; total exports to this date, $685.,
1874; total exports to same date last
year, 5,340, $50 stock at all United States
ports, 5S3, S06; stock at all United States
ports same time last year, 671, 054; stock
at all interior towns, 2S7 ,624 stock at
all interior towns same time last year,
9S,007; stock at Liverpool, 1,0S6000;
stock at Liverpool same time last year,
$4,000; stock of American afoat for
Great Britain, $4,000; stock of American
afoat for Great Britain same time last
year 100, Co.,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-26

and she goes. about pale-faced, hollow-eyed
and haggard, piteous contrast to the
blooming health of her former self. But
over 100000 women have found health
again by taking Wine of Cardui. AS
regulator of the menstrual periods Wine of
Cardui has never been known to fail. 1t
has seldom failed to restore perfect health,
even in the most persistent and aggravated
cases Of weakness.
Miss Ida NJ Snyder, of No. 535 Bergen
street, Brooklyn, N. Y, has used Wine of
Cardui and she says it helped her into a
new life. Health to Miss Snyder is worth
a great deal. She is an attractive young
woman with intellectual attainments and
she occupies the position of Treasurer of
the Brooklyn East End Art club. This
position marks her as person of intellect,
culture and refinement and it speaks highly
of the respect and trust her fellow women
have in her. She writes
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-26
MRS. IDA |. ROSER,
Grand-Niece of Ex-President James
K. Polk, Writes to Mrs. Pinkham.
Thankful for Health Restored by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

satisfaction
beens
snnoreb blessed t than to receive
satisfaction Pinkham
publish
Think what to her; it means first that one more lovely woman
second that this who cured is grateful that she wants other
lastly Iinlas
Lydia E. Fkhanls Vegetable Compound are fully sub
this believe and hope
be
the gis
etteras the lowing proves