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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-07-01
Plucky Little Rebel

Louisville, kentucky, society is
deeply stirred over "A dispute be-
tween little miss of thirteen, a
daughter of the south, who refuse
to sing Marching Through Geor-
gia, and Der school teacher Cor
fool feacher) who tried tn make htr
slug it, Good for the pIucky lit
tie rebel We wouldn't sing it eth
er if We were III her place.-Mex-
lean Herald.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-07-01
NO WATER FOR RICE.

The CuerO Record paiuts a sorry
outlook for rice planters In DE
Witt county this season. 1t says
"Owing to the unfinished con-
dltiOns of things at the dam Crouch
q Schleicher are unable TO get
water for their rice. This is be
cause the ditch from their power
house To The river is not deep
enough to conduct the water owing
TO the low Stage Of the water above
the dam. As soOu us The cap rocks
removed from the dam TO permit
the construction Of the wheel pits
can be replaced the back water will
furnish them an ample supply.
Wofford & Rathbone are hav-
ing trouble with their dynamo or
pump, one or the other or both of
which are not arranged right. An
attempt will be made to operate
them tomorrow, 1t Is thought.
Judging from these experiences 1t
pays to get good ready before you
plant rice; in other words fix your
water supply first aud then plant;
and be sure 10 begin soon enough
to allow for all mistakes, etc."
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-07-01

nervous over storms, since the aw-
ful catastrophe which overwhelmn-
ed the island not two years ago.
They will probably regain con-
fidence rs time passes without a
repetition of that horror, hnt the
construction of the proposed sea
wall will do more To restore the
sense of security which formerly
reigned there, and rob the gulf
gales Of their terror for the more
timid ones.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-07-01
RICE a few inches hieh to q

BdCE a few inches high to a foot
high, rice just peeping out of the
ground, and seeders still dropping
the seed rice into the ground may
be seen now on the big plantations
along the canal There is plenty
of rice growing out there, agF0 d
"a good stand being generally secur-
ed.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-07-01
TUESDAY, JULY l, 1902.
KEEP your eye on Cameron
county, and You will soon see the
!, greatest rice country in the South.

The Yoakum Times, in the
following paragraph, gives he
people of that burg prod which
shOnld prove effectual:
Our people are becoming too
sleepy and slow. They should take
something for that tired feeling
and then geta move on themselves.
Let's build city.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-07-01

kpOndence solicited on all mat
peal interest. or of Interest TO
e Of Southwest Texas. Each
4icatiOn must be accompanied
name of its author. not for pub
n CunleBs so directed). but as 4
itee OF good faith, and wher by
st anonymous signatures appear
Yen communication the right is re-
Eed 10 disclose the name Of the
Ter should a necessity arise for
dis; 06ure.
bscrIJers who do not receive their
regularly are requested to notify
Shce and the matter VIII receive
ft attention and insure better ser
BtheTeafter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

looked like a. dead man. He was
lookin' down at his feet an never
winkin' an eye.
"Old Bill seen him, too. Look there.
Dad he says, Amt that the lad that
used to ride down town with the girl
so much?'
That's him. l says. Well, sir, ]
just felt plumb sick all that day. felt
in my bones that that black-eyed girl
was dead an it seemed like I'd lost
one of nay, own. family.
Il reckon it must have been year
after that when one warm day who
steps up on the grip but him an what
do you think he. has. Nothin' more
nor less than a baby. He got into his
old seat an tucked the clothes around
that mite an sort of rocked it in his
arms. He looked at me an nodded, a
kind of sad smile on his face. 1 was
dyin' to say something of tell
him how mighty sorry 1 was-but
couldn't find no words. / guess he
seen the question in my face for a look
of pain came into his eyes an he said:
"'She died. the day after the baby
was born. Then he drawed back the
little 1eecy thing from the taby's face
an held the youngster up SO 1 could
see. Mister that baby looked me
straight in the eye an smiled an give
little gurgle like she'd knowed me
for a long time-sort of like l was an
old friend. There was her ma, all
right, same snappy black eyes and
same pretty mouth. 1 stuck my finger,
foolish like, down at her an sir, she
reached right out an grabbed hold
of it an gurgled again like she was
tryin' to say, Glad to see you"
The gripman stared up into the tree
tops and smiled--smiled as if he saw
something among the green leaves
that pleased him.. Just then a clock
in the barns struck and he pushed him
self up from the bench.
Time to take the old boat out" he
said.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
The Risk of RaIIoonino.

Considering the risks which aero
nauts necessarily take every time they
make an ascent the science or sport
or trade (for 1T partakes of all three)
is extraordinarily free from fatal acct
dents Mr. Charles Green, who made
over 500 trips. died at the age of
eighty-four in 1870 Twenty years lat
er NJ. Eugene GODDARD. who had made
quite 1000 ascents, died in his bed.
On the other hand, among British bal
loonists, Capt Dale was killed before
he had completed 200, and Capt whe-
Ian also, in 1892, met his death in his
three hundred and fifteenth ascent
Mr. Percival Spencer, the most noted
living English aeronaut, has probably
beaten all these records, and has In
addition made parachute descents on
all the continents and in most Of the
seas surrounding them
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
LIGHTNING Never. Strikes Water.

Experiments lately made by Prof.
TrowDridge have convinced him that
hehtu.ng never strikes The surface of
tie ocean, He used in his expert
ments electric sparks six feet in
length and ofs5shzgh electromotive
force, resembling lightning as closely
as possible, his object being to VIOLA
tilize water for the purpose of obtain
ing water-vapor spectrum. He
found, however, that the surface
sparks would never strike the sur
face of the water but passed to the
edge of the vessel containing it. He
found it also extremely difficult to
pass a spark fronis one stream of
water to another. From all this he
draws the interesting conclusion that
lightning discharges can hardly be
supposed to pass through regions or
the air where there is, at any time, a
heavy fall of rain.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

off part way down town. Before we
got out of sight 1 could see they
walked very slow an he held her arm
THE next thing that happened was
l can't just tell how long after. Might
have been two or three or four months.
We was whangin' away towards the
barns an I was fgurin' on bein' on
in about five minutes an gettin' home
to grub. when l seen hearse comm
out of Blatchford avenue. OF course a
funeral gets the right of way an
give her the brakes an stops on the
street line. The hearse crossed an
I was leanin' on the levers waitin' for
the procession to pass, lookin' lazy
like at the horses. Old Bill Waldo had
just took up a fare in the grip an he
was standin' beside me- 1 think 1t
was in the first or second carriage
after the hearse that seen him. He
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
He'll Smile Tomorrow.

man)-So the man who advertised to
tell you for a dollar the best way to
make the least money go the farthest
has answered your letter. Ell? What
does he say?
The Englishman (mystified)-He
says, BUY a penny postal card and
write on it to some one in the Philip
pines" Now, how should the-aw-
blooming people in the Philippines
know any more about such financial
matters than anybody else?-Judge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
Scattered.

What has become of that company
of strolling players that used to pre-
sent an imitation of Mount Vesuvius
in eruption?"
Last performance 1 heard of their
giving was at some little town in
Montana"
You don't know where they went
from there?"
mo; nobody knows. They were
never seen anywhere in the neigh
borhood after their volcano went OFF.
Somebody had furnished them real
dynamite for the eruption
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
The Boston Boy.

Lookin' fer birds nest, sonny?"
asked the good-natured Westerner Of
a seven-year-old boy whom he met in
Boston Common.
mo, SIR" replied the intellectual
prodigy, as he continued to gaze up
into the tree, Il am merely endeavor-
ing to correctly classify this tree a.
a botanical product
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
Another statesman's Rise.

"Why in the world did you ever
send that fellow to congress. any
way?"
well, you see, we got together and
talked him over, and seefn there
w'n't nothin' any further away than
Congress that we could send him to,
we lowed the best thing we could do
was to send him there"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
eiddIno Aoainst HImseIf.

Auctioneer-But 1 say there is no
body else in the room offering to bid
for the ancient cabinet. How is it
that you keep on bidding against your
self?
Broker-well, you see, that is a
matter of business. 1 have got q
commission from two different parties
to buy the cabinet at any cost, and
don't know yet which of them 10 to
have it,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
Another Rash Break.

IT think the seventeen-year locust
is an interesting study observes the
lady of uncertain age.
1T must be- we answer thought
lessly, respectfully to one who has
traced them down from generation
to generation
But of course it was her own fault
that she took it personally.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
Pleasant Country Neiahbors.

Mrs. Waldo (of Boston)-I have q
letter from your Uncle James, Pene-
lope, who wants us to spend the sum.
mer on his farm.
Penelope (dubiously)-Is there any
society in the neighborhood?
Mrs. Waldo-Ives heard him speak
of the Holsteins and Guernseys.
presume they are pleasant people.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

Who will now say that a college
edcuation does not fit man for the
strenuous things of life? College foot
ball rushers have been employed by
the district attorney of New York to
break in the doors of pool-rooms.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
No Mystery.

by the way" remarked the man
from the east, 'it seems to me that 1
have heard that my old neighbor, Jake
Billfus, who came out here some years
ago, disappeared completely and mys-
teriously not long after his arrival" =
He disappeared completely 'nough,"
replied Rattlesnake Bill, but not
mysteriously, stranger. He wuz ridin'
on a dynamite wagon when the hind
axle broke"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
AS to Ears.

"You should get your ears Topped.
O'Brien,'' said a smart tourist to an
Irish peasant whom he was quizzing;
they're too large for a man."
"Ah, bedad,' replied the Hibernfan,
Il was just thinkin' yours would want
to be made larger; sure. they're too
small for an ass
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
London bro

London brokers are wearing
badge bearing the words: Permit
bearer to walk about the earth.-Pier-
pont They think it's a joke, but are
hEeiy 10 wake up some morning and
md that 1t is only another truth In
the form of q Jest.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

John D. Rockefeller has made s12.-
100000 in the last six months with
out working Sundays. If he contin-
ues frugal he will be able to enioy
that popular weekly half-holiday with
in few years.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

1t is announced that Boston letter
carriers will wear shirt waists this
summer. Boston, evidently has am
billions to be leader in fashion. rs
well as in culture
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
Would BE Safer.

Bacon-What's his business?
Egpert-Why, he's drummer for
automobiles.
"Oh, they have drummers for those
things, do they? Well, it's q good
idea, but I think it would be much
safer If they had a drummer and q
fifer go in front of each Of the ma
chimes"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
Not So Tactless as That.

She-Mrs Boreton called to-day
and / thought she would never go.
He-But you are SO amiable, l sup
pose you never gave her the slight
est hint that you wanted her to go.
She-Indeed, 1 did not If / had,
she'd be here now.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

The only tractable Yaqui Indian, In
the opinion of the Mexican authorities.
is a dead one. And judging by the
trouble the Yaquis have given the
Mexican government the opinion is not
wide of the mark.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

The Chicago prisoner who has re-
ce1ved years sentence for stealing
q ~ pair OF shoes will know enough
to loot whole store the next time he
goes a-burgling.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

A safe flying machine which will fly
and a smoking volcano which will not
erupt are to be invented.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
She Wanted More

Mabel, love-" said Young Mr.. Ten
spot, by way of proposal 'let me be
your bread-winner for life"
But the girl. with her eye on the
beef trust, answered:
Il want some one who can win me
some beefsteak''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

Mr.. Carnegie must be in a very
peaceful frame of mind. He does
not know how much he has earned.
how much he is worth, or how much
he has given away.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

Automobile earache is the newest
ailment, but automobile lunacy con
tinues to be the worst one.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

Dust from Mont Pelee is said to
have blown all the way to Chicago. 1t
would have been more to the purpose
II dust from Chicago had been carried
all the way to ST. Pierre.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

An Indiana man was shot for sing
Ing GOOD Morning, Carrie" Whether
they do things better in Indiana or
not, they certainly do things more
expeditiously.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
AhundantIx oecunled.

What does the society which you
have just Joined find to do?" asked
Mrs. Bizzie's husband.
"A great DEAL" was the answer.
After We get an organization estab-
1ished the question of other peoples
eligibility to membership gives US all
the work we can possibly attend to-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

The dean of women at the Uniyer.
sity OF Chicago wants the college yell
set to music, but she can save work
Tor a composer by making a selection
from one of the grand operas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

Mrs. O'Flynn-I'm sorry to see your
old man coming home in such con-
dition every day.
Mrs. O'Toole-Wel1, it makes no
difference now. Ye see he's workin'
in a brewery, and gifts his booze fer
nothin'.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

OF course, Mr.. Carnegie's work on
the Empire of Business will be one
of the text books in use at the Car
negie university.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

The bakers of Denver are striking
for thirty minutes for lunch time. Nat
urally they do not need to strike for
more dough"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

1t is hard to explain the vast diff
ference between the salaries of horse
jockeys and college presidents.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

John D. Rockefeller told a Cleveland
audience that friendship can't be
bought for money. He might have
added that 1T can't be had for nothing,
either.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

They have had another fight in the
Austrian reichrath, but there is no
extraordinary excitement over it.
Such affairs have ceased to draw
crowds there.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

James ]. Hill has gone to Labrador
Some OF the people who have done
business with him are undoubtedly of
the opinion that he was cool enough
before.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

Richard Mansfield is going to play
Julius Caesar" The Roman army
will do well to wear plenty of pads.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

A good north pole story is due as
q means of counteracting the first
breath of summer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

A Chicago market report states that
corn Is acting as a jackscrew on the
board OF trade. More than likely the
members can provide their own
cOrkscrewS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

Perhaps the Pennsylvania road
might be induced to sell tickets with
ktss-coupon attached, at a slight ad-
vance over the regular tariff
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

Borax, besides being a wholesome
and delicious article of food, can be
used to advantage in washing the
hair.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
Her Tribulations.

'Alas!" sighed the poor woman,
who had just closed the door on the
deputation of charitable folk who
had called to show her how to make
9 cooling, cheering dessert from the
remains of a seven-course dinner
Nalas! the rich we have always with
u.s.
Repining because there seemed to
be no place to live where the COM
mittees could not hunt her up, she
called her little boy in and sent him
over to Mullaney's for another can OF
American.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
A Friends Advice.

jack have a chance to marry q
poor girl whom I love, or rich wo-
man whom l do not love. What would
you advise?
George-Love is the salt of life, my
friend. Without it all else is naught.
Love, pure love, makes poverty
wealth, pain joy, earth a heaven.
Jack-Enough, 1 will marry the
poor girl, whom 1 love.
George-Bravely spokeni By the
way, would you-er-mind introduc-
ing me to the rich woman whom you
do not love?-New York Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
Rural Innocence.

Whats your son, joe, doin' down
to the city,"
buckets"
do tell
"Yas! Deacon Skidd's son just
come back from thar an he says Joel
is spendin' all his time in q bucket
shop
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

In the French chamber of deputies
on Tuesday M. Coutant threatened to
break Count de Dion's jaw. Unfor-
tunately, he did not
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

A Kansas spiritualist claims to be
able to materialize the Angel Gabriel.
But who cares as long as the horn is
omitted?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

II isn't safe to Judge = man by his
Panama Some sensible people are
wearing them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
Not Very Smart.

Not Very Smart.
There's no use trying to make me
believe that Francis Bacon was a very
smart man." said Senator Sorghum.
Have you read any of his works ?"
NO. But his biography shows that
when there was little financial deal
on hand he wasn't clever enough to
keep from getting caught
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
THE HUNOR OF LIFE
Her Lucky Daughter.

s'Si eoSNy 0oo9utSFs .
Mrs Wiggles-Lan' sakes! what ye
fxin' up SO fer?
Mrs. Backwoods-W'y, hain't ye
heerd tibet Hattie married one o.
them French fellers with q ferrin
title an s comm home next week?
Mrs. Wiggles-Do tell! Did she
marry one o. them counts?
Mrs. Backwoods-Mercy me! !
guess he's bigger'n count She
says in her letters that he's a chat.
feur.-Judge.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
Tit for Tat.

He-That's just like a woman She
can't view any question impartialiy
All on one side, just as she is on
horseback
She-Yes, John; and haven't you
been on every public question the
same way you ride horseback?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

She-He has a bright future before
him.
He-I doubt if he ever catches I'D T.
it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
Heredity.

lido you believe in heredity?"
"Certain1y: ] know . barber who
~ throo 1ftfle shave-.-s
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

May and II inches have already
fallen this month, an increase of over
II inches.
Practically all that remained of last
years broom corn crop was sold in
Marquette last week for $40 ton
In Mcpherson the public spirited
merchants have arranged with the
band to give free open air concerts on
noon between O'Clock and during
the summer.
Guy Atkin, Leavenworth boy
who served two years fighting in the
Philippines, has joined the regular
army in search of more fighting. His
love for strife can possibly be at
tributed to the fact that he is the son
of preacher. Ministers change
their place of residence so often that
their sons. in theory at least, natur-
ally become expert fighters.
A Horton young man took a girl
buggy riding one evening last week
and the conversation turned to for
tune telling He asked her whether
she believed in palmistry- She
looked up demurely and said: well,
tell more enjoyment if 1 saw the lines
In one of your hands" The young
man, who was slow to comprehend
her meaning, sat with bowed head
and wrinkled brow until at least two
miles had been traversed. Then a
great light broke upon him and an ex-
pansive smile Illuminated his features.
He took the lines in one hand
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
JOHN DYKES BELIEVED TO HAVE
KILLED 5oILERMAKER-
LIES WITH DESCRIPTION OF NE.
GRO WHO HELD UP ANTWtNE.

John Dykes. a negro. was arrested last
night charged with highway robbery, II
being practically certain, according to the
police, that he held up and robbed Mr..
John Antwine Monday night near Elev-
enth avenue and Ninth street. The police
claim to have good reasons for believing
he Is also the man who murdered D. T.
Graney, the boilermaker, on Nineteenth
street and Tenth Avenue Saturday night
May 3, and later the same night held up
ana robbed Mr.. c. H. Schweizer in the
park at Seventeenth street and Sixth ave-
nue.
The negro is tall and slender with his
shoulders bent low and has the general
appearance OF the one described by Mr.
Antwine. He was wearing white shirt
last night when arrested, but admits
that he had on dark one Monday night.
He did not have a coat but the police
claim he has been wearing one which
fills the description Mr. Antwine gave
The hat worn by the negro is similar to
the one described by Mr.. Antwine. It is
SLOUGH and was formerly black but
has been turned greenish color by the
weather. His trousers are black, which
also tallies
The partial description given by Mr.
Schweizer of the negro who held him up
and robbed him, tallies in many points