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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
A CT is IN JAIL.
Won Sfemens' First Patent WINS An.
piled For From n Prison


| Won Sicmens applied for his first pat
eht from the cell of II prison. After
| graduation from the artillery school il
bcriin the young man, then only TWEEN
V-one years old, was attached to Il rey
lmcnt in Wittcnbcrg. 1t was there Inc
began his experiments, to the rrcnt
horror of his landlady, who upbrni,lct
him day after day for staining his
clothes, furniture and The window
pancs with gold, silver and acid SPOTS.
She could not see the Use of "wa Stin.
monos' for such things" l,ut Won Sic.
mems went on with his experiments
ana with staining his furniture and
clothes.
He became, too, the l.fc of tic yaryi.
son and one of its most popular MON.
Ders. His popularity, however. led to
his taking part rs second in duel be.
tween two of his comrades. AS a re.
suit he was sentenced to five years i'm
prisonmcnt in the fortress Of Maudc.
burg. The landlady WAS the cn,y Der.
son in Wittcnbcrg who was glad of tEc
young licutcnant's departure. In the
cell in the fortress, however, he was al
lowed to fit up laboratory and there
continue lis experiments There. too,
month after his incarceration he per.
fectcd his method of galvanic gliding
and applied for the patent from the
prison cell
1t WAS granted and with it Il portlon
pardon in all probability was never
received with less glcc. Sicmcns had
nther experiments under way in his
prison workshop and begged to be al
lowed TO stay awhile longer and COM
pletc them. But the keeper sent him
away with the declaration that such a
course would be an in jult to his king
and commander.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

round In old pastures or clearings in
the forest The little girl spoken Of
was probably OH her knees on the
ground"
Your recollections don't amount to
putty. was gathering May apples
Defore you were born. They grow on
trees, and you will generally find three
out of May apple tree when l was
twelve years old and break my leg"
Mrs. Bowscr should have dropped the
subject right there and let Mr.. Bowser
so on hugsing his deluslon, but she
didn't. She was impolite enough to say:
"My dear YOU are thinking of thorn
apples or crab apples or something else.
May apples certainly grow on vines,
something like strawberry vines. /
gathered them hundred times as a
girl"
"Thorn apples! Crab apples" shout
cd Mr.. Bowser as he rose to his feet
with his face growing red. Woman,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
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Cat1rrh of The Stomach.

When the stomach is overloaded;
when food is taken into it that fails To-
digest, 1t decays AID inllamcs the mn
cous membrane, exp, sing tha nelvc.
and causes the glands To srcrctc m,ucin,
instead OF the natura! juices of digestion.
Ihis Is called Catalrh of the stomach.
ror years | sailercd with Catirrh Of
inc stomach, caused 10y in,lig, stun
d 'ctors and all medicines failed to bon.
efit me until | used KoGol Dyspeusia
Gure;-J: r. Rhea, Coppell, rex.
Sold by +. G. Duks.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
copyright. 1905, by c. d Lew,.

george, exclaimed Mr.
~ Bowser as he sat smoking
~ ana reading one evening in
May, "but when read such
items rs this wonder if the writer is
4 fool or II lunatic!"
What is itY' naturally asked Mrs.
Bowser.
w ny, 1T says that little girl I'm
ohio Who was gathering May apples
III the woods put her hand OH a snake
ana went into fits and died Of fright" ;"
"Well?"
well, In the. first place, May apples
no not grow in the woods, and in the
next the snakes of the United States
no not climb trees. If the girl was
hftcr the fruit she was up Il tree, and
II she had fit she would have fallen.
1t Is wonder that such asinine items
are allowed I'm print"
DID you ever see May apples grow
Ing on trees" quietly asked Mrs. Bow
ser.
where else did I ever see thom
growing? or course they grow ON
trees. Do you imagine they roost on
picket fcnccs?"
My recollection OF them Is that they
grow on vines, and they are generally
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
MAKING FORTUNES.
1he Money OF the Market Not For
the Man With = Theory.

the Man With = Theory.
Fortunes have been made I'm the Chi.
cago board of trade not by men who
entered the market with prcconceivcd
theory as to its course. which they ut
tempted to mako good through thick
and thin, but rather by those who took
things as they came. watching the
drift, shaping their way from day to
dny, like prudent merchants, according
to the current.
This is confusing to the novice, for
the novice almost always comes in
with preconceived theory. Some
time ago young man With n large
hope, moderate fortune and consider
able social prcstigcs was shown the
esiox'nsoos AsnoaailsIiissrrr--- s>--------s -
pork. 1t looked absolutely convincing.
but he called upon great packer with
whom he had n personal acquaintance.
Yes; the packer thought very well Of
pork-wns buying 1t, in fact. Thus
doubly assured the young man bought.
The market went his way, and he
bought more. Then the market turned.
The young man reviewed his convlnc-
ing statistics. remembered the words Of
the packer and stood stubbornly upon
his line. When lie was getting near to
the end of his margins, hc was horri-
fled to learn that his friend the packer
had shifted to the other side Of the
market two weeks before. He visited
him, recalled their conversation and
explained the situation. The packer
stared. "Do you mean you've bccn
holding $500 barrels Of pork all this
timer lie demanded. "Ycs," said the
young man, land I have 1t yet. Now
what can l do with it" IL don't
know" said the packer, "unlcss yo'
can eat lt."-will Payne In Century.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
Nfodcsty of Greatness.

Here the eminent statesman who
was debating the particulars of his
early career to the reporter paused for
moment.
"Thls Will be the place, I think" he
said, "to insert the statement that l
don't like to talk about myself and
that mention these facts with evident
nce."-Chicago Tribune.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
Cures Eczema, Itching Humcrs.

Especially for OH, chronic cases take
Ro'ahic H.uOd Balm H. gives healthy
U.ood supply Lo Tie afftc:ed rats, heals
all The sores, eIuptiuns scabs, scales;
stops The awful Itching and tuiing OF
czrma, swellings, suppna'iHG, wateiy
s, es, etc. Druggists, 81. Sample free
ard prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co.,
Atlanta, Ga. Describ. trouble and free
medical advice sent in sealed litter.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

and started for home, with his ears
twitching.
He tried to open the front door SO
softly that Mrs. Bowser couldn't hear
him, but as he closed it she stood In
the door of the sitting room and asked:
well, dear, did you bring me home
some sand to pound"
He waved his arms about his head,
but did not answer.
"And have you got to start for the
idiot asylum I'm the morning"
He choked and gasped and gurgled
but as the words would not come he
lodged into the library and locked the
door. NJ. QUAD.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
Parental Assistance.

Barncs-Whcn | was young my moth
or always used to sing me TO sleep.
Shcdd-Ycs, women are good at that
sort of thing. but it takes the fathers
voice TO wake follow W in the morn.
ing.-Boston Transcript
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
Rubbing II In.

Rejected Suitor-Oh, well, don't
mind. There's something | don't like
about Nell, anyhow.
Accepted Sutor-What Is 1t, my
arm ?-Tolcdo Blade.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
An Ant DcscriptiOn.

"Why do they call the camel the ship
Of the dcscrtT"
"Nevcr could understand 1t myself
until / rode OH one of en- said the
young man who had just been abroad.
"Ncvcr was so scasick in my life
Washington Star.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
The Best Thing.

sWhat do you mean by kissing me,
Herr Frisch?"
"My aunt told me to. She told me to
come and help myself to the best thing
| could find In the n."-Flicgende
Blatter.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
He Was Wise.

"Does your horse shy ut motors"
"Well, yes, he does rather You see,
he's dragged so many of 'em home he's
getting a bit wise"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

When we note how useful an animal
the mule is we sometimes wonder why
he was not made in the first place in
stead Of jackass.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
Driven to Drink.

"What ales the porterT'
Ellis young daughter wines all the
time, and he is going home to liquor"
Princeton Tiger.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
In COMPANY.

husband Qn an aside to his wifc)-If
You can't think OF some moro anecdotes
or our chldrcns smartncss let's 80
nome II, It away, for they're getting
ready to tell us things about their own.
Baltimore American.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

Where milk is set In deep cans i'm
cold water and the cream thus raised
the farm separator will step I'm and
give the dairyman about 20 per cent
more cream. You can do some figur-
ing yourselves with this fact to start
from
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

If 1t were only practicable 1t would
be good idea to make every owner
or n farm responsible for the condition
OF the highways bordering his land.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

And now the distressing information
comes from an Iowa town that one OF
Its citizens is in Il bad way rs the result
OF eating package Of bird seed, mis-
taking it for new brand of breakfast
food
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

The hog. bringing more than ordl-
nary good prices for the past year, has
enabled the feeders Of beef cattle to
get out without serious loss this sea.
son. If 1t had not been for the pig
they would have been in q hole.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
Virtue Of Necessity.

Virtue Of Necessity.
Thorne-Jack Gladhand says he has
Riyen up borrowing money.
Bramble-He had to. All his friends
have given up lending to him.-stray
Stories.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative BrCmo Qninine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. f. w. Groves signature on
each box. 25c. ely
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

1t Is now said that the oleo fellows
are coloring their product with the
yolks of eggs. They are bound to get
that steer butter into the glzzards of
the American people somehow.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

The Kansas experiment station hns
reaiizeu $1l.9O per acre from rape pas
turc and S2410 from alfalfa pasture
when fed to hogs in connection with n
light feed of grain.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

The time is here now when the farm.
er with $4,000 corn and hog farm
drives into town and pays 30 cents for
TWO boxes of Strawberries, when he
might raise the luscious berries by tho
bushel just as easily as he raises tho
corn to feed his hogs.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
DiscOntent.

I knew a fellow once that had a horse
That trotted at n very merry clip,
But he was very sad at heart because
He had no whip.
I knew n fellow once that found a whip.
course.
For after that he wished and wished and
wished
He had horse!
swap
Eac,, would have got the thing he 80
desired.
But neither would have been quite salts
he1-
Which makes me tired!
Baltimore News.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
M. ~ !, r,b,. Qualifications.

"Thc old man doesn't speak anv
foreign language, does heT'
"No. He's just n plain. downright.
honest, no style, hard workin'. money
maxim, family supportin' American"-
Atlanta Constitution.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

Wherever there is authority there Is
a natural inclination to disobedience.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

The difference between butter which
scores 81 and that which scores 9I1A Is
so small as not to be detected save by
a butter expert; still. the 97A fellow
walks off with the gold medal, gets his
picture in the dairy journals and like
enough has q brand of salt named aft
er him.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

We have n friend who has so keen
love for the birds that he can find all
the birds nests in tree, shrub or grass
wherever he goes, and then we have
another friend who can never see a
birds nest until the leaves are all off
the trees and the birds flown to the
south. Men will find the thing which
they love and look for, whether it be
birds nests or good qualities in their
neighbors.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

The payment Of the road taxes has
for many years been loaded on to the
tenant Of the farm-that Is, he has
been required to work out that part
which could be paid in that manner.
The payment of all the road taxes in
cash lets the tenant out and makes the
landlord kick.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

the house like cats htt~ ritcscs, -,rta .fss
have n lot of cute little ones, and tho
surplus may be sold and not killed Off
on the home place to get rid Of them.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

We count strawberry bed and an
asparagus bed properly cared for as
foremost among the cheapest and most
desirable luxuries for the family. To
have these two things in abundance IS
to solve the problem of good living
from the 1st Of May to the 1st Of July:
then have the green peas follow the
asparagus and the rcd and black rasp-
berries, the Strawberries, and who
cares whether school keeps or not?
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

There is lot Of vegetation which
will thrive and grow at a temperature
Of from So to 65-for instance, peas.
radishes, onions, potatoes, turnips, bar
ley, wheat, rye, cabbages, caulifiowers,
apples, currants, gooseberries, and in
flowers violets, tulips, crocus, sweet
peas, but temperature of 80 to 90 is
essential for the growth of corn, mel
ons, cucumbcrs, tomatoes, peaches and
grapes. The difference between tenn
perature of 65 and 90, only % degrees,
determines what shall be the cereal.
vegetable, floral and fruit products Of
country. -.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

We just hate to come across man.
or, worse yet, community, which is
on the hog to that extent that it will
take no interest in any matter Of pub
lie Improvement unless 1t brings dol
lars into its pockets. Even the Sioux
Indian would decorate his tepec, nearly.
all birds Will use art and refinement In
the building of the nest, while thou
sands of so called civilized human be-
ings will care as little for their home
surroundings as fox in his den. We
have altogether too much civilization
which does not civiliZe.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-04-29
DIFFICULTY OF DRESSING

"My dear" whispered the hus-
band who had accompanied his bet
ter half to the shop where she ex-
pected to purchase spring gown.
Il think that dress with the black
lace fxings on it is nobby. Why
don't you get it?"
"Oh, it would never do, answer
ed wife. Everybody is wearing
that style"
Then, here's another cookbook.
ing one-this one with the separate
jacket and the stripe fixing on the
skirt"
"Mercy, no! Why, nobody is
wearing thatr-Life.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-04-29
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR
CATARRH THAT CONTAINS
MERCURY.

us mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip-
tons from reputable pnySlc ans, as the
damage they will do Is ten fold to the
good You can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
+. j Cheney & Co, Toledo, o., con-
taines no mercury, and is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of he system In
buying HATS Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine Ii is taken internally
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by / J.
Cheney & Co Testimonials free
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bot
tie
Halls Family Pills are The best.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-04-29
TEXAS ITEMS.

1t is believed at Austin that the
governor will veto the appropria-
ton bill because of its excess over
the state revenue.
D. E. Williams is sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary by a
Houston jury, for the killing of DR..
De Lipscey, formerly of Browns
Vile.
Monsignor Diomede Falconio,
Papal delegate to the United States,
ol1iciated at the blessing Of the
cornerstone of the new Catholic
theological seminary at San Anto-
Mo last Sunday. A grand parade
preceded the ceremony.
The golden spike was to be
driven in the international Il Great
Northern railroad today at Fort
Worth, in celebration OF the COM
pletion OF the extension to that city.
The Orient railroad branch to
Brownsville may be built from
Sweetwater instead of from San
Angelo.
". II. Gibson, al attendant of
the Sealy Hospital at Galveston,
was shot and killed Saturday by
an irresponsible patient.
The Senate has cut off the pay
ment OF the salary of Principal
Harris of Southwest Texas Normal
because Representatives from that
section were not consulted in his
selection.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-04-29
REFLECTIONS OF
OF
y BACHELOR.

y BACHELOR.
Sick morals are the most con-
tagious of all diseases.
Generally one who has a good
opinion of himself needs it.
The only thing that slanderers
hate worse than the truth is the
adage that every story has two
sides.
Some men are of such INDIGESTION
that they can make up their minds
whether to kiss a girl where a
freckle is or a dimple.
A man has pretty nearly lost all
interest in domeSticity when he
ceases to growl about the way the
cook broils the bacon.-New York
Press.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-04-29
A THOUGHTFUL MAN.

NJ. NJ. Austin of Winchester, Ind.
knew what to do in the hour of
need. His wife had such an unusual
case Of stomach and liver trouble
physicians could not help her. He
thought of and tried DR.. Kings
New Life Pills and she got relief at
once and was finally cured. Only
Doc, at J. l.. Putegnat x Bro, Drug
Store.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-04-29
FOR OYER SIXTY YEARS.

Mrs. WINsLOw'S SOOTHING SYRUP has
been used for over 60 years by millions
of mothers for their children while
teething, with perfect success. Itsoothes
the child, sOftens the gums, allays all
pain; cures wind colo, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhea. 1t Will relieve
the poor little sufferers Immediately.
Sold by Druggists i'll every part of the
world. Twenty-Five cents a bottle. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow' S SOoth-
ing Syrup" and take no other kind.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-04-29
San Ysidro Whim-Whams.


San Ysidro. rex, April %
Editor Herald:-This will be my
last from here for many weeks. I
go to spend the vatation at La
GrulIa, and will write from there.
| expect | shall have more news.
Anyhow, l have iotted down
various items to work up into
several letters. But l am afraid
ever since you got so metropolitan
as to hint at brevity (the hint Was
broad, like Wanda knocking down
Isaac of York with a ham, that
you will run that blue pencil
through my iucubrations-there
I got that word of. However, I'll
risk your lapiz azul.
There is but little doing here.
The weather has been dry, and the
weeds look little wilted. This is
in the sandy belt, and ii it responds
quickly to the rains, it just as
quickly feels the lack. People begin
to say a little more rain would do.
Corn is fine, and friioles are in the
snap stage. One or two rains more
will work wonders. The weather
has been very peculiar the last ten
days-cool, cloudy, with east winds.
My thermometer has been steady
in the high COS and low T0's once
going down to IS.
The freighters here have finished
their work to Davis, having hauled
in all of the goods.
Sheep-shearing is over The own
ers of those "ganado menor' are
jubilant, as their focks are and
have given an enormous increase in
lambs and kids. And what about
the yield Of wool and price realized
for it?-EDIToR
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-04-29
POLL TAN LAW
MAKES JURORS SCARCE.
Corpus Christi Caller.

Corpus Christi Caller.
When the second week of district
court convened here last Monday
Judge Welch, upon questioning the
petit jurors summoned for the week,
found about fourteen of the twenty
four summoned were lacking the
proper poll tax qualification as ju-
rors and therefore disqualified them
and had twenty extra men summon
ed from which he completed the
jury for the week. Men are in a
bad fix these days without poll tax
receipts-barred from voting at
elections, serving as jurors and par
ticipating in party primary cleo
tions and conventions. Pay your
poll tax next time, and thereby
you are helping to purify the ballot
as well as contributing to the exal-
tation of the educational facilities
of the public schools of Texas, to
which large part of the poll tax
is applied.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-04-29
Up IN Smith county, where local

Up IN Smith county, where local
option was lately adopted, there
are no less than 120 cases for illicit
sale of liquor on the criminal
docket. About all of the anti's
must have gone into the business.
1t is probably the same old story
of the forbidden fruit. Knowing
they were prohibited from selling
or buying, just made them want to
do one or the other worse than
ever.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-04-29

and SO that takes away the element
Of doubt that has paralyzed the ef-
forts OF your people heretofore I
hope that my next copy of The
HERALD may bring the cheering
news that the bonus is ready.
Ell SoLTERO.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-04-29
MAKES A CLEAN SWEEP.

There's nothing like doinga thing
thoroughly. OF all the Salves you
ever heard of, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve is the best. 1t sweeps away
and cures Burns, Sores, Bruises.
Cuts, Boils, Ulcers, Skin Eruptions
and Piles. It's only 25c, guaranteed
to give satisfaction by ]. L. Pu-
tegnat & Bro, Druggists.