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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05

Put away your ping-pong board
and balls for the newer absurdity is
out, blowing soap bubbles is the
new thing. 1t is said to strengthen
the lungs, increase the circulation
of the blood, harden the muscles,
brighten the mind, enli> en- the i'm
agination, cure warts, remove freck-
les, purify the conscience, elevate
the morals, create riches, fill the
missionary boxes, decrease the price
of beefsteak and ice, sweeten an
onion breath, abolish monopolies
and do a lot of other good things
Exchange.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05
TEXAS NOTES.

Duties collected at the port of
Galveston during the first five
months of this fiscal year were
over 80 per cent greater than for
the same period last year
Very heavy rains the early part
of this week soaked nearly all of
South Texas.
Seventy-one corporations wera
chartered in the state during til
month OF November, with cape
italization of So, 100000.
A heavy snow fell in " est Texas
Sunday and Monday.
The Guffy company is surrend-
ering leases on oil lands in West
and South Texas, and paying the
forfeit price for the same.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05
Drying preparations simply dsvel
Exchange

'.1dfy c2;-srlh; they dry up the secreuon:
,gs..ch at.4i.1a j tie membrane and decor.
lose, cats. rg = lar more serious trouble than
ne ordinary form OF catarrh. Avoid all dry
ing irhalas.ts, fumes, smokes and snUGs
al Use that which cleanses, soothes and
heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such remedy
and will euro catarrh or cold in the head
easily and pleasantly. A trial size will ba
mailed for 10 cents. al druggists sell the
SOC. size. Ely Brothers, Sc Warren St., N
The Balm cures without pain, does not
irritate or cause sneezing. It spreads itseh
over an irritated and angry surfs e, relev-
ing immediately the painful Inflammation.
With Eiy's Cream Balm you are armef
against Nasal Catarrh and day Fever.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 5, 1902.
a TEXANS GENEROSITY TO
4 NORTHERN INSTITU-
T'ION.

The Atlanta Constitution recent
ly INDUCED in a not untimely criti-
cism Of James Stllman, the noted
New York banker, for his act in
donating half a million dollars to
a Northern educational institution,
when he has done nothing for the
South in that line, although he is
of Southern birth. 1t does appear
somewhat strange that Mr.. Still
man and other Southern men, who
have done similarly, should dis
criminate thus against the land of
their birth in the bestowal of such
munificent gifts to educational or
other public institutions. There can
be no objection, of course, to these
men exercising the privilege. of
choosing which institutions they
will favor, but, still, it is likewise
not unreasonable that their COM
patriots of the South should be sur
prised at their ignoring the needs
of Southern colleges and univer-
sites. Mr.. Stillman is native of
Texas-the little town OF Browns
vile claiming the honor of being
his birth place. If he had seen fit
to endoW the University of his ma
tive state on the same magnificent
scale as his donation to Harvard,
the state would have been proud
indeed of such a generous and noble
benefactor, whom she could call her
own son. 1t is a fact, that such
princely gifts as that made by Mr..
Stlllman are growing quite COM
mon to Northern institutions, while
the South, with perhaps the single
exception OF Vanderbilt University
at Nashville, has been almost en-
tirely ignored by the great million
aires in dispensing their benefac-
tiOns. The recipients of the millions
given to Northern schools are al
ready vastly rich, while those of
the South are comparatively poor.
1t seems to be a verifcation of the
biblical saying, "To them that hath
shall be given" 1t is to be hoped,
however, that our Southern born
philanthropists may in time turn
their attention to the sunny land
that nurtured them, and, by exer-
cising equal generosity towards its
institutions, exemplify that other
saying, which gives hope to the
needy ones: "All things come to
them that wait"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05

CLOTHING SALESMAN: have been
appointed agent III this vicinity for
Wanarnaker & Brown, Philadel-
phia, and am prepared to submit
samples and take measures for
mems made to order clothing of
every description. Guaranteed to
be the best material and a perfect
fitting garment cheaper than it can
be bought elsewhere. Give me a
trial order. HERBERT bennett.
agent.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05

THE secret of Bernhardt's golden"
voice is out at last--she eats sailed
olives between acts. The report of
this secret is copyrighted, but the
sailed olives are not; therefore any
one may try them. No doubt,there
will be a heavy run on the olive
market now.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05

THE Mexican Herald styles Willie
Hearst the king of journalists.
Now, if his brother newspaper men
at home would only take the same
exalted view of him, Brother Hearst
could be president whenever he
wanted to be.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05
MORE than 100000 will bespent

MoRE than $l00,OOO will be spent
by the management of the Southern
Pacific railroad in the next five
months, in colonizing Southwest
ern Louisiana and Southern Texas
The S. P. has at last found out the
choicest portions of the country,
but it will never see the rea! gar
den spot of this entire region, un-
til it reaches the lower Rio Grande.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05

WHILE everything else advances
in price, silver grows cheaper. Now
is good time to buy solid silver.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05

CUBAN finances appear to be
somewhat shaky. Cuba needs an
Alexander Hamilton.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05
Residence For Sale

For sale-Two choice lots with
residence corner Elizabeth and eth.
streets. Apply for terms to
THOs. B. RUSSELL,
Brownsville, Texas
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05

ST. LOUIS is still engaged in the
exciting game Of chasing boOdlers.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05

COO0 NEWS comes from those
~ who take Hoods Sarsapsrilla 70.
scrofula, dyspepsia and rheumatism.
Reports agree that HOODS CURES
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05

WHAT becomes of the "scabs,
when they are turned out?
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-12-05

THE burden always shifts to the
shoulders Of the consumer in the
end.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20

It IL related OF King Charles TX. OF
France that. having suspected one OF
his cooks OF stealing two silver spoons.
he resolved to try the effect of beEoar,
which at that time was highly recon-
mended as an aAtidote to poisous. So,
thinking a good opportunity had ar
rived for testing It's properties. his
majesty administered to the unfortu-
nate cook first large dose OF corro-
sive sublimate and then dose OF tho
reputed antidote; but the unlucky man
fell victim to the experiment and
died ia great agony in seven hours, In
spite of other efforts to save him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20

AS result of the criticism aroused
in England over the mismanagement
of the Boer war much attention has
been directed to historic mistakes
made by the British war office. The
question was recently being discussed
in a London club smoking room as to
whether the "unmounted men pre-
ferred" dispatch-the one in which the
government assured the colonies that
mounted troops were not needed in
South Africa-had ever been equaled
In English history for folly. One of
those present declared that 1t had not
only been equaled but surpassed, and
by the admiralty. In proof of it he
stated that during the war of 1912 with
this country the admiralty sent to
Lake Ontario, where a British feet was
stationed, quantities of water casks,
in the belief that Lake Ontario was a
salt water lake. This is said to be a
historic fact.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20
Cooperatlve Grain selIlnr.

Cooperation in grain selling contin-
ues to be a success in Kansas. This
method of disposing of the grain with
out Intervention of the commission
men was inaugurated last June by the
Farmers Cooperative Grain associa-
ton, whose purposes have been out
lined hitherto in these columns. All
through the summer this association
has paid its members an average of 8
cents more per bushel for wheat than
the regular dealers have been offering,
and this fact has stimulated the or
ganization of about fifty other similar
associations among the farmers, many
of which have marketed their grain
through the association.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20
The FINAL Catastrophe.
Turkish Empire Not Likely to Go Down
without a Struggle.

turkish Empire Not Likely to Go Down
without "a Struggle.
A strong sultan could still place in
the field an army of 100000 of the
bravest soldiers in the world, defend
his coasts and ports with torpedo boats
and even In defeat infiict terrible blows
upon his conqueror. 1t is true that the
advent of a strong sultan is most i'm
probable. the race of Gilman APPEAR
Ing at last to be worn out; but sui
tan weak as a Morovingian is quite
probable and a strong mayor of the
palace or grand vizier would be even
more dangerous, because replaceable.
A ruler OF Turkey who threw all eau
ton to the winds, summoned every Os-
manli to his standard, stopped all pay
ments except for munitions of war, and
fought as the Mahdi fought at Omdur-
man, would, to begin with, shatter all
European alliances, might hold in
check for three years any single Euro
pean power, and might, while being
defeated, cause an explosion such as
Europe has not had to face since the
Spahis threatened Vienna. The sick
man will bequeath nothing, and the
whole western world desires his heri-
tage. The catastrophe may not come
just yet, for the strange being who
now occupies the throne of Turkey,
and who will neither yield nor fight,
seems irremovable. But it cannot be
put of forever, and every blow, such
as the one M. Delcasse has just deliv-
cred, brings US nearer to it's occur
renee. If history affords us any guild
ance, the Turk will die biting hard.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20
GREAT DUTCH STATESMAN

The real instigator of the offer of
the Dutch government to end the Boer
war is not Dom Paul Kruger, as was
reported; but DR.. Adolf Kuyper, the
premier of the Netherlands. Dr. Kuy-
per is remarkable man and his do
ings are watched with no small amount
of public interest. He is a man whose
personal attributes are such as to in
sure him the respect and esteem of his
fellows.
During his remarkable career DR..
Kuyper has played many parts. He has
been professor and public lecturer, a
church dignitary and editor of learned
works, has founded university and
a newspaper and written an opera, as
well as many literary and religious
works. He has been prime minister
since last summer and is likely to be
a good deal heard of for long to come,
tor he is now only ga years of age.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20

At the last annual meeting of the
Association of Military Surgeons of the
United States Maj. John Van r. Hoff
in the course of his speech accepting
the presidency of the association, told
the following story: "A lady was pass
ing through the wards of an over
crowded military hospital when she
suddenly encountered two men saving
and hammering on some boards. She
looked at them in some surprise and
wonderingly asked: What are you do
ing there, my men?' They looked up
at her and one of them said What
are we doing? Why, we are making a
coffin, that's what we are doing "A
cofIin?' she asked For whom are you
making cofiin?' For that fellow over
there in that bed. Don't you see him?'
The lady looked in the direction indi-
Gated and saw man apparently in
good condition and watching the oper-
alton with great interest Why, that
man is not dead, and, indeed, he does
not look as If he were going to die
Can't you postpone this works? No.
the men said, we can't postpone it.
The doctor told us to make the coffin,
and he knows what he gave him."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20
Telephone. and Passenger rranaO.

1t is an odd fact that may fittingly
be mentioned that some steam rail-
roads have complained of the harm
done to their best class of passenger
traffic by the long-distance telephone,
while hotels in Western cities have
also attributed reduction of patron
age to the same cause. Travel be-
tween st. Louis and Chicago, for ex-
ample, is said to have been appre-
Gladly cut down by the telephone. Such
result would seem difficult to trace
tangibly, although one meets people
daily who, to avoid weary trips, have
governed themselves on the injunc-
ton: Don't travel; telephone" But
the telegraph and the mail have also
been deterrents, and il there is any
validity to the alleged reason, the
high-speed electric travel Of the flu
ture may restore the former condi-
tions. 1t is indeed hard to conceive
that with travel methods thus per-
fected the roads would not enjoy to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20

Mr.. Lsssssr. the nan who defeated
Perry Belmont fov Congress. Is not
quits ave fact tall. Weighs about seven
ty-nvs pounds and wears boys shoes.
Hs In brslny shap. however. and
phflosophioaliy remarks: Alexander
Stephens was the smallest man in con-
gress and one Of the greatest There
Ia hope for me-" Congressman Lever
of South Carolina ia also quito small.
A new doorkesper announced his in
tention to put cut that kid" OF the
house one morning. but was informed
that the kid" was the honorable gem
tleman from South Carolina.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20
Naval Hero,s humane Act.

The late Commander James w. Car
lin was in command of the Vandalia
at Apia, Samoa, during the terrible
storm OF March 16, 1889. One evening.
some years afterward, on retiring to
his room, while visiting his sister, he
found a mouse that had fallen into a
basin of water, and was struggling for
his life. There was agony and def
ance in that little fellows eye," said
the commander, speaking of 1t the
next day. "As gazed on that helpless
little creature thought OF that ter
rible night on the Vandalia. and going
to the open window, gently emptied
the contents OF the basin. l didn't
dry him with my towel, but I saved
his life," the commander added.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20
ABOUT NEWSPAPER oRIrIos.
They Have Faults, so@s of whish
Appear to Be Constitutional

Appear to BE Constitutional
The average critic of the newspaper
does not o7fn stock in any newspaper
and does not know the cost OF getting
the news. The chances are that he has
never consciously met reporter. Yet
most of what he knows from reading
outside Of his own business or profess
sion has been taught him by the news
papers They show him every day
that the world is not what he wants
1t to be and 1t is hard for him to learn
their lessons and especially hard to
make allowances for their faults. He
may be lazy-they are Industrious for
him; he may be stupid-they are in
telligent for him; he may be timid-
they are bold for him; yet he de-
nounces the newspapers.
When reporter, working day and
night, throws the ardor of youth or the
pity of age into tragic scenes from
court where every one with bright
heart was in tears he denounces the
newspapers. When an editorial
which he hunts for before breakfast
in order to know what to think i'm
mediately after some momentous trag-
edy-is not exhaustive, he denounces
the newspapers. His especial condem-
nation is bestowed upon what he calls
the vulgar publicity of the newspa-
pers.
When he reads enough papers or ex-
tends his reading beyond his newspa-
pers and his business, or, better still,
tries to prevent some injustice, he may
learn that vulgar publicity is often a
safeguard of justice. Good taste and
the modest reserve of private life too
often tempt the critic to shrink from
an open fight with oppression. One of
the arts of the leading criminals
among politicians is to scare off the
private citizen by warning him that
evil communications corrupt good
manners. But public spirit is much
more robust and efficient, says the At
lantic Monthly, when coupled with
familiar knowledge of the vulgar
world.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20
KInr EAwasds first Speech.

The first speech ever made by King
Edward was delivered when he was 10
years of age. and was visiting New
castle with bis mother. A member Of
the city corporation. from which body
Queen Victoria was receiving an ad-
dress. presented Albert Edward with
handsome paper cutter, and at a
hint from the queen the prince faced
the municipal wise men and delivered
speech Of thanks. which was not re-
corded. His first Official" speech az
prince Of Wales was made as he was
setting out. a youth Of Is. on his tour
In this country.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20
WILL USE ANCIENT MACE.
Curious soeptsr to BE Employed In
King Edwards Corona tlon.

Curious soeptsr to BE Employed In
King Edwards Corona tIon.
Since the lord mayor laid claim to
the privilege of carrying the crystal
and silver scepter or mace at the cor
onation there has been a great deal of
interest displayed by Londoners to
know the significance of this scepter
and what it is like. for it is no exag-.
geration to say that not one of 100, 900
was aware that this curious and an
cient relic was still in existence.
1t is indeed a curious thing. The
staff is about eighteen inches long and
composed Of crystal, cut and channeled
with alternate bands Of gold and silver.
The divisions are decorated at inter
walls with eight strings of large seed
pearls. The coronet is composed of
four crosses, and four fieur de lys, dec
GRATED with three rubies and three sap
phires, besides six very large seed
pearls. Other pearls are arranged in
groups.
There is no record of the period
when this curious relic was made. 1t
Is evident that it has been altered from
time to time, but in its present shape
it has been assigned to the early part
of the fifteenth century. This emblem
Of the lord mayors authority has not
been seen at any state function since
the coronation of George w. 1t will
likely therefore, be one of the objects
of most curious interest next June.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20

Lydig has been receiving $4,000 a
year alimony from Mr.. Stokes. By the
terms of the divorce of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stokes, Mr.. Stokes was to have the
right to visit their only child, boy.
In the event of the mothers marrying
again Mr.. Stokes was to have the right
to apply to the courts for the custody
of his son.
According to the gossip which had
anticipated the marriage of the former
Mrs Stokes and Capt. Lydig, it was
said the boy had been surrendered to
the custody Of his father, MIR. Stokes
making a reciprocal surrender Of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20

The Late ReRr-Admiral Kimberly.
Farragut, OF which he was appointed
the executive officer. He was on the
Hartford when it proceeded up the
Mississippi to reduce the defenses that
guarded the approaches to New Or
leans, and participated in the opera
lions against Vicksburg. He distin-
guished himself by his bravery In the
battle between the Hartford and the
rebel ram Tennessee Clearing Admiral
Buchanan's fag) which took place in
Mobile bay. In all the engagements of
the Hartford he bore a conspicuous
part.
After the war he commanded the re-
ceiving ship Vermont at New York the
Bencla, the ironclad Canonicus, the
Monongahela, and the Omaha. He
was captain Of the New York navy
yard from May, 1880, to June, 1883
and commanded the Boston navy yard
from April, 1885, TO February, 1887.
In the Spanish war Admiral Kim.
berry was prize commissioner al
Portland. Me.
The President and the secretary Of
the navy chose Rear Admiral Kimber
Iy to be a member of the court OF in
quiry which Investigated Rear Admi
ray Schley's conduct previous to anC
during the battle of Santiago in tn,
Spanish-American war. He was SO II
with an affection of the heart, how
ever, that he was forced to ask to b.
relieved. In his letter TO the depart
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20


Messrs. ]. E. Blum and ]. Crumper
of Manchester, Washtenaw County.
Michigan, paid q visit to Alberta last
summer and saw there a Mr. Shantz.
one Of the good old Pennsylvania
stock, who had come recently-some
seven years ago-from Ontario with
$24 in his pocket. He has certainly
prospered. as he now has over seventy
head Of cattle. has a good loghouse
framed over; also good barn, and In
all respects looks thrifty and well.
TODD farmer. He had some good
crops Of oats and barley. After spend.
ing some days in Calgary and Ed.
monitor they returned to Regina, AS
siniboia. and looked around the coun.
try north to Lumsden and Balgonie,
where the crops appeared very prom.
Using and heavy; continuing up the
Regina and Long Lake road they came
to Saskatoon on the crossing of the
South Saskatchewan River. OF this
district they say:
THE country here pleased us better
than any we have seen. We drove out
eighteen miles in northwesterly di.
rection through the Smith settlement.
This is wonderful district; the
growth was splendid: all kinds of
grains and roots were perfection. The
older settlers had good buildings of
all kinds and looked very prosperous;
In fact. we came to the conclusion that
we had found what we were looking
Tor, good country. While the nature
of the soil changes and is in some
parts light, in others stony, and again
heavy, generally speaking it leaves
nothing to be desired. Hay and water
are also in abundance and wood can
be found along the river slopes and
islands. We have decided to locate
there and shall certainly advise our
friends to do likewise. We also trust
that this report may have the effect of
drawing the attention of land seekers
to this district. and can honestly ad.
wise all such to locate there. They
will find a good thing. AS farmers
ourselves, from good district in
Michigan, we have come to the con-
clusion that. properly farmed, western
Canada will grow almost anything"
Ask for information from any agent
Of the Canadian government