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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-09

THE Oklahoma & Rio Grande
Southern is newly projected rail-
road, which is exploited by the
Austin correspondence OF the San
Antonio Express of last Saturday.
Like Jonah's gourdvine, this new
project seems to have sprung up in
single night to gigantic proper
tions, and is apparently TO be one
OF the greatest railroads in the
State. It's reported destination, "a
point on the Rio Grande border"
Is somewhat vague, as the Rio
Grande border is only thousand
miles or so in extent. Since Uriah
Lott came into this field, it is
noticed that projected railroads lead
to the Rio Grande-generally to
Brownsville. This new project may
have some other point in view, for
a change, but, be that as it may,
the people of this immediatesection
OF the Rio Gramde border have for
the present concentrated their at
tention solely upon Mr. Lofts pro-
position, which is to Of the bird in
the hand" and no other need ap-
ply just now. One railroad at
time will do us.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-09

THE grain crops and the grass in
Southwest Texas, were never finer.
Truly Nature is all smiles this year.
and the garden spot of the universe
Cameron county-is arrayed in
a garb of vernal glory more gor-
geous and pleasing to the eye Of
man than any picture ever painted
on artists canvas or in poets
scrolls.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-09

The State Supreme Court handed
down an opinion June 4th. in the
case OF a. J. Lindsey CT al y. the
State, from Edwards county, which
relates to matter of considerable
Importance This Is acase in which
the State sought to recover a $4,000
that was sold by Edwards
cota'tv Tor $500. The court holds
that such sales are legal, and are
not prohibited by the constitution.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-09
LATE ITEMS.

Several American vessels were
lost in hurricane in the Philip
pines last week.
The Washington grand jury has
indicted \. w. Machen, former SUI
perintendent of the free postal de-
livery service, for fraud in connec-
ton with government contracts for
letter box fasteners. Two clerks in
the same branch have been arrest
ed on charges of fraud also.
President Roosevelt returned to
Washington from his Western tour
Friday. Secretary Payne met him
with hug.
Mexico has increased duties on
tobacco and liquor, effective July /.
1t is again reported that starving
Chinese in Kwang ST Province are
selling their children to get bread.
Fifteen hundred persons are de-
stitute at Gainesville, Ga. As a re-
suit Of the tornado.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-09
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1903.
fir. Trice'S Argument.

THE argument advanced by Le-
roy Trice, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the International
and Great Northern Railway COM
pany, in his recent letter to
the Railroad Commission asking
for 10 per cent increase
in freight rates appear sound,
logical and fair. Mr.. Trice
states a truth which is seldom, of
ever, thought of by the ordinary
business man in considering the
resources of the railroad companies
when he reminds the Commission
that, "We have nothing to sell
from which we can derive revenue
except transportation, the price if
which is made by you" Unlike the
farmer and stockraiser, the rail-
road companies can not live with
in their natural resources. Their
means Of subsistence is wholly ar
tificial and dependent upon the
public will, where, as in Texas,
there is a real, honest State railroad
commission to watch after the in
terests of other citizens and hold
the railroads down from their
natural tendency to become mono
poles. In the economy of the COM
mercial woreed the railroad c6mpa-
ny occupies a relative position with
that of the wage worker in the
world of labor, that is, neither is
producer nor owner of natural
means of existence. The wage worker
has only his lab n power to sell in
the labor market, and the railroad
only its labor power, its power to
transport things. Mr.. Trice aptly
said to the Commission: "Your
commission calls on you to protect
and foster the railroads interest to
the same extent that you do the in
terests of the farmer, the merchant.
the manufacturer, or anyone else"
The statement is made that the /.
& G. n. railroad is actually doing
businRS at a financial loss. The
facts N the case are easily domon-
strable to the Railroad Commission. |
and if Mr.. Trice's assertion is
borne out, then common justice
demands that the Is per cent in
crease Of freight rates asked for be
granted, besides the public interests
require it, which to a large extent
are dependent upon the continued
prosperity of The railroads of the
State
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-09

Don't worry about how little
your neighbor gives to the bonus,
or how much he viii benefit by
the railroad, in comparison with
yourself. Just go ahead and give as
much as you can afford, and do
your Aest TO get the railroad here.
A discriminating public hereafter
viii remenlber who was liberal and
progressive, and who was stingy
and unprogressive. The list of those
who give will be published, and it
VIII be an HONOR ROLL.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-09
God immigration item.


TIME viii come when Brownsville
will be the best city in Texas.
Don't you believe it? We could
show you if We chose, but really
we dislike to do So This may seem
strange, but it is true. Not that we
love Brownsville less, but Texas
more, is the reason we are 10th to
explain our prophesy. Coming
events are said TO cast their shadows
ahead. All Texas, except the Texas
Mexican border, is overshadowed
by an event than which the State
has never before had a more over
whelming public affair But in
the meantime let US look to our
present opportunities. Sufficient
unto the day are the things thereof
Don't forget the railroad bonus.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-09
WORST OF ALLExPEk Es

Can anything be worse lh.,n to
feel that every minute vii be your
last2 Such was the experience of
Mrs 5. L Newson, Decatur. Ala.
For three years" she writes. Il en-
dured insufferahlc pain from indi-
gc>tion, stomach and bowe trouble
Death seemed inevitable when doe
tors and all remedies tailed. At
length | was induced totrv Electric
Bitters and the result Wa niracu-
lous. improved at once and now
I'm completely recovered For
Liver. Kidney, Stomach and Bowel
troubles Electric Bitters Is the only
Only SOC. It. guaranteed
oy J. /. Putegnat & Bro. Druggists.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-09

THE rains of last week, which
were so plentiful and evenly dis
tributed in Cameron county, are
reported as the same in almost the
entire farming belt of Texas Not
withstanding the cold snap i'm
mediately preceding the rains, and
the backward condition of the
crops in general, the present fine
season and the warm weather make
the prospects very encouraging.
From no section have the boil
weevil been reported, and if the
pesky bug remains away a few
weeks longer the cotton crop, es-
pecially in the advanced southern
counties. will get such start in
growth and fruitage that the usual
damage from the weevil will be
greatly minimized, if not wholly
overcome.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-09

THE motto of Chicago is. Il will"
II would be a good motto for
Brownsville to adopt.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-09

TIE question of the hour: "How
much have you subscribed to the
railroad?@
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-09

UNLIKE ali other places in this
country, Brownsville oysters are
better during the summer months
than at other seasons. This IS 4
Good immigration item.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-09

esDoudelce solicited on all mat
tiers Of local interest. OF Of interest to
the people OF Southwest Texas Each
communication must be accompanied
By the name Of its author, not for pub
lication unless so directed, but as .
guarantee Of good faith, and when by
request anonymous signatures appear
. scch onluEicatiozs the right IS
reserved to disclose the name Of the
zriseC should a necessity arise for
spoh disclosure.
Subscribers who do not receive their
paper regularly are requested to no
tify this office and the matter will re
ceive prompt attention and insure bet
ter service thereafter.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-06-09

one BLOCK EAST OF orrnA House.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1903-08-06

su suelo no es I'm desierto entcra-
mente arido Z improductiyu cual
fguran mnchos de los peri6dicos
de otras localidades, sno que 4
10 contrario es un pals que con-
tiene muchas regiones producti-
vas que pueden competi! con
otras de las mas iavolecidas de
los Estados Inidos; y entercero
V 1ltimo lugar demostrara que
aunoue Nuevo Mexico ha sido
POGO apreciado Y ayudado por el
gobierno general en los ciucuen-
tn Y siete amos que hu tornado
parte integra de esta naci6n y
han sido uniformemente rechaza-
das todas sus pretensiones para
ser admitido como miCmhrO de
la hermandad de estados, Il pe-
sar de ESQ, sus habitantes no
abrigan ningGn espiritu de rebel
dia 8 desafecto 4 las iuStitucio
nes Y aspiraciones del puis simo
que estd siempre dispuesto 4 co.
operar hasta donde le sea posi-
bic para realizar prospcctos en-
caminados al fomento tie la pros
peridad general del pnis. Con es'
to basta para que el pueblo de
Nuevo Mexico 81 consuele v resi-
que por el expendio de lat upro.
piaci0n de 100000 uutonzada
por la Ultima legislature.
El independiente. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1894-19??, 1903-08-06
ESTA PARA DEclDlRSE
La Question SObre el EmpleO dc ASSESSOR
en- el COndadO de Befnalillo

Don JESUS Maria Sanduval
e,ecto EN- Ia election de- NOyicm.
bre pasado como assessor del con-
dado dc Bernalillo por el periodic
de dos amos, y desposeIdo por
ley dc la legislature trigtsima
quiuta, esta disputandp en las
cortes de Bernalillo, q por meior
decir, ante el .Iuez Baker, dcl ~.
gundo distrito judicial. wspecto
4 la poseci6n de dieho emplco con
el actual incumbeute Nc tieo. T.
Albright, que fu6 nombrndo eo-
mo ASSESSOR por 81 cuerpo de- comi.
sionados del condado dc lieuu-
lilo, bajo la ley de Ia lcgislnturu
citada arriba, consIdcfdudusequc
sus efectos coustituiuu una va.
cancia en- el rieridO cmplen. II
alegato dc los abugudos del 81.
Sandovul ~ que Ia legislature
no tiene derccho para umoyerdc
su empleo 4 un ohcinl elrgidopor
el pueblo y que tai proccdlmien.
to es del todo eoutrurin Il las
provisiones de Ia constitution de-
los Estados UnidUs. ~ contra
rio, los ubogados dc Mr Albright
sostienen que In legisaturu tieue
tai poder Y que cn he eoustitu.
ci6n no hay cosa alguun queprO-
hiba su ejercicio. Ambns purte.
hicieron argumeutos ,ustcuieudu
sus respectivas ttsi- y prascuta'
ron autoridnd,s puru puhnrpue
una y otra teniuu fuEnu, y des.
pu6s dc somctidu Ia cuusu u jurz
Baker la tom6 cn consideration
y dara su ihllo dc m dm q uifo.
Esta question DC Suuiutul con.
ira Albright coutieue murhu-
complicucionc- y mmIiirHciOurs
d mas de 10 que aparw rn he su
lperiicie. Subsistc uuu rihn cn.
carnizada entire Vurlus puIitic0a
prominentes del cUndudu dc llpr
nalillo que produio pumcrnmcu'
te la division del condndo y Ia
conseeuente crcncidn irl cunda
do de Sandovnl, y eu uo Hsuntu
una de las parties slc6 In yrutuiu
al principle hariculu Do ~ qu'
dividi0 81 condadO. y We utm par
o. nj hn consiguIrudu u pnsni,
de un ucta adicionul uumJinudu
dos nueyos Comisiuunlus do con
dado en los puestus puo hnb.nu
quedado yucuutes rn lh rDmt
sion del condndo DE- li"runlillo
Esta comisi6n consider6 vacant,
81 emplco de- ASSESSOR y uumbr6
Albright bnio Il supuosiu do qul
81 Sr. Sandoynl eu rs-ideutr do
nuevo condado al tempo DO pa
sar In ley y no teniu druvhU
eiercer tai empleo "a 81 coudad,
dc lernalillo por no coutbnso yt
entire los ciudadauos dp e-e COZ
dado. Este - Il punto r.autih
y principal dc Ia conticudn npar
&c dc las tecnicaliia,le- . ppisX
2 tos que puednn aleEnr l0s nboga
. dos de una y otm pafie. en apo
p yo Dc sus prutensiDues. 3 sed.
, pura Ia generulidnd del p6hlio
: Ia prueba mis- couyinwntu %
5 derccho de uno 4 otfupWtoudisu
D to para ocupnr u cmpleo. M
D embargo. pre'iso - atenuuus
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-01

some musical composers arc liko
nan without credit. They cant get
anyone to take their notes Chicago
Daily News.
"Jld Gotrox says IL was not long aeo
that be was very poor indeed" "xes
-- the last Tina the tax assessor
was around. ."--C Cincinnati Commercials
Tribune.
The Gister-s'I have become cn~
gagged to Fred" Tho Brother-WhAt
ever induced you to do thaty Lne
Sister -r-- "Why, Fred, Of coursel "~-
Washington Times.
u see double" said an Atchison
man who had been drinking, TO his
wife the other day. "Well, if you see
two Of me-" she retorted, find your
fault with the other one. Atchison
Globe.
His Plaint-"Do you think the the
ater has an elevating infuence% NJ
sometimes have my doubts, an-
swered Stormington Barnes. The 1n-
fluence that tho public taste exerts
upon US actors is frequently very ae-
moralizing. Nv .shington Star.
A Mighty Serious Thing. . on
printed my death notice, and thaFs
Ms Joke" "But, my dear sir, thaTs
not my fault. It's the fact that yon
are alive that makes it no JOKE
There was a subtleness to this that
made it most annoyingly puzzling.
Chicago Post.
"Well," remarked the philosopher,
eLowcastc was born with saiver
spoon in his mouth, even II ne doesn't
appeal to you personally" 'rue'
replied the Wise Guy, "and I've often
wondered If that was the reason way
be never learned the use OF knife
and fork" Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-01
THE THRoEs OF LOVE.
some times Bring ON Throws of M1a
cIe, Of which This Yarn = an
Illustration.

R& Ao9.4 &
"S'deathl" Kissed the man DetwsSn
his set teeth. "S'death!" ne repeAk-
ed, with the accent on the :.
It was Ethelbert Stone "A the eet
Of detecting Chollie bang, cenes1
push OF the N. x. g. a. 4. h-r-r-x-r
football team, kissing the 1aar 49,
aldine Moss, who but that very moxn-
ing had plighted her troth 20 anotn1F.
Needless here to say who that otner
was. Suffice it that It was not 11r.
lang, writes William J. Lampton' -
re.
n (&elbert Stone stood behind 80
a tting branches of rose-lree
III x4xl bI0Qn upon the tesseliated ter-
race a. M4seback cotatge, while 1ne
center nd the falr Dut 1aise
creature 50 lately called ms
own occupl ysuckie-covereu
bower at the A. IA p flight of steps
leading to q 1lnl nike on the leyel
below.
Ere the livid lover could recover
sufficiently from his astonisnment az
the perfdy Of the only woman ne
had ever truly loved, MT. Bang nad
kissed her again and departed. Then
it was Ethelbert presented himself
before her. She smiled as sweetiy -
if nothing had happened, but Ethel
bert was not to be thus caJoied.
depressing his intense IeelihB u
til later moment he spoke 70 her.
Moss Miss" he said, with ner-
culean effort, Il mean Miss MOSS ne
corrected himself II have TINS put
moment some seentIing that carly
furdled the Wood in ny beins, and
has voncinced me that yowan IS 9
wiper, and you-you, Moss Miss, !
mGRn Miss Moss, is"
Sir" interrupted the lady, VINO
could not but perceive that her lover
was beside himself in language, you
do not know what"
At this moment Chollie Bang unex-
pectedly returned for a currycomb
that he had inadvertently dropped
from his hair in the excitement or
parting. =.
"Oh, Chollie," cried the false ana
tickle Geraldine, save me; save me
from this person." and she formed
herself into a flying wedge and lit on
his manly chest.
"That slob," CALCULATED Mr.. Bang,
nodding contemptuously toward Mr..
Stone.
Ethelbert Stone might have escaped
at this moment, as Geraldine had a
confusing tackle on the center push,
but his rage blinded him to the pny-
sical discrepancies Of Stone-Bang
mix-up, and he remained. lnat ls 70
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-01

ION what ground asked the young
man who was scheduled for the side
track. do you propose to break our
engagement?'
son no ground at ALL" replied the
matter-of-fact female in thc case.
aWben became engaged to you was
under the impression that you were =
land. owner, but find upon investiEs-
ton that the rumor is groundlefs."-
Chicago Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-09
TWO BACKWOODS GAMES.
and "Chipmunk" Des.
cribed by n Traveller Through
the AdirOndacks.

Clifton Johnson, in his desultory
travelling through the Adirondacks.
collected many a bit of folklore and
homespun talk. At one log house
where he stayed the two boys were
playing, in the evening, the game OF
"bumblebee"
Ted had his fists together, thumbs
up, a light stick poised on them.
Geoffry was moving the forefinger of
his right hand round the end of the
stick in an erratic manner, sometimes
fast, sometimes slowly, lodging this
way and that At the same time he
kept up continual buzzing. Sud-
denly he picked up the stick and gave
his brothers thumbs smart rap
There" said he, 1.-The bumblebee
stung!"
Ted had tried to part his fists and
let the stick pass harmlessly between
them, but he had not been quick
enough. If he had succeeded he
would have been the "bumblebee"
himself, and tried to 'sting" Geoffry.
Then the two boys began to play
"chipmunk." Ted got down on all
tours, facing Geoffry, and the latter.
who remained seated, spread apart his
legs, and by putting his open hands
just inside his knees, made kind of
human trap. Ted, squawking and
ohattering, lodged his head this way
and that over the trap, and when he
thought there was a good chance
hobhed it down between Geoffry's legs,
while Geoffry, by humping his knees
and hands together, tried to make q
capture. But the chipmunk had es-
capped, and he set his trap" again.
When Ted succeeded in catching
Geoffry's head, the two changed
places.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-09

them. and, in fact, teams of four oxen
do all the farm and general draught
work that we do with horses. On farms
they begin to work these cattle when
three or four years old, but the peas
ants use them even at an earlier age
The oxen are controlled by word of
mouth. After being worked two or
three years they are often fattened for
the butcher. Excepting those at labor,
Hungarian cattle are generally in a
semi-wild state, and live continuously
out of doors. The puszta. or prairie
ranges, carry enormous herds, their
food being pasture only, except in win
ter time, when they get hay. The
breeding animals, however. get some
grain in addition The cattle are
looked after on the prairie by herds
men, some of whom are horsemen,
much after the manner of our cow
boys of the western plains. These
Hungarian herdsmen practically act as
boundary riders, Hungary being, as a
rule, land devoid of fences
The calves are dropped under wild
conditions, similar, at any rate, to
those enjoyed by our western range
cattle, and 1t may be said that they
show many similar traits. The young
calves are stated to be yellowish, while
those nearest white have brown line
down the neck and a fainter one down
the back.
When between two or three years old
the young are brought off the ranges
and broken to yoke. Having on these
plains to withstand the heat of sum-
mer and rigors of winter, these cattle
become hardy, and the food they have
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-09
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE.
Mrs. Ida Cutler Indicted for Murder
In First Degree for Causing
Death of Ewart Checksheld.

Bunker Hill, IT., Oct 1.-THE grand
jury has held Mrs. Ida Cutler for MUIR
der in the first degree. The woman is
accused of poisoning Ewar: Checks
field, six-year-old boy. The Gullers
had charge of st. Louis dairy COM
pany's milk depot here. The company
sent Mr.. Checksfield to take charge of
the property, and the Gullers were pre-
pairing to make the transfer. Little
Ernst went to the depot for milk and
upon returning home was seized with
commissions. He told his parents that
Mrs. Cutler had given him some bitter
candy The boy died in a few hours
and Mrs. Guller's arrest followed.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-09
CATTLE OF HUNGARY
They Are of a Peculiar White, Long
Horned Breed.
Are Found in Many Parts of Eastern
Europe Where They Are Used
for DrauKht Purposes of
All Kinds.

The American traveller in south east
ern Europe can hardly have failed to
notice the various breeds of white
long-horned cattle which prevail
there. The two best known breeds are
the Italian and the Hungarian. 1t is
probably safe to say that Hungarian
cattle are an indigenous race, for the
great source of supply for white cat
tie, even in Roman days, was the re-
gion that is represented to-day by
Hungary as its center This white
breed is not confined to Hungary, for
1t is to be found in Roumania, Trans
sylvania, Moldavia, Bessarabia, Cali
cha, etc. The Podolian cattle are also
white, and perhaps shorter in the legs
and deeper in the body than the Hun
garian cattle of the plains, while their
horns are also shorter and much
thicker
Hungarian cattle do all the draught
work that is to be done; blowing is
done with oxen, wagons are drawn by
The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-09
! CRUSADE ON GAMBLERS
Sangamon County, Illinois, Grand
Jury Give Gamblers a Jolt.
Mayor Deveraux and Sixty Others Indicted
the Former for Maintenance In
Permitting Gambling.

Springfield, ILL.,, Oct Mayor Har-
~ Devereux is indicted. This was the
sensational revelation made in the re-
port of the Sangamon county grand
jury, which adjourned Wednesday. In
addition to the indictment of the may
or, indictments were returned against
70 persons for keeping gaming houses
and gaming, and against 43 for keep
ing Slot machines.
Special Grand Jury Report.
In special report Che grand jury
calls attention to the instructions given
at the beginning of the term to inves-
tigate the charges that gambling was
going on in the city. 1t finds that
gambling has been going on, and rec
ommends to the court that the maxi
mum penalty be imposed in every con-
viction.
The indictment of the mayor en-
bodies the charge of malfeasance in Of
flee and specially charges him on three
counts with allowing gambling resorts
to run and making no attempt to en-
force the law against gambling. He is
indicted on one count for permitting and
protecting Slot machines. and indicted
on one count for permitting a pool
room to operate.
Owing to the fact that States Attor-
ney Shut is an intimate friend of Dew
ereux, the court will doubtless name a
special states attorney to prosecute the
indictments against the mayor.
Sample of "GOOd GOvernment.o
The remarkable feature of the indict-
ment of Mayor Devereux is that when
he was elected last spring, by nearly
1000 plurality, is was on good gov
eminent" platform. Before an audience
of 10000 people he declared that he
would make the best mayor Spring
field ever had" Prior to his election
he was teller for the Ridgely national
bank. Never was young man given
such popular demonstration of sup
pViI a. tuc pulls.
He had not been in Office a week, it
is alleged, before the gambling houses
were running full blast A poolroom
next opened, and about that time from
100 to 200 slot machines were installed
In the city. 1t is reported that one of
the most remarkable gambling COM
bines in the history of the state was
formed, and that the city council was
manipulated to prevent interference.
The sheriff and states attorney did
nothing with tangible results. The en-
tire police force was manipulated, it is
alleged. The indictments mean that
the people of city and country are
aroused, and it is body blow to the
gamblers combine.
A Defiant Alderman.
Another sensational development was
the arrest of Alderman Tom Brewer,
who, it is claimed, opened a gambling
resort just about the time the indict-
ment was being returned against the
mayor. Brewer was able to furnish
bond, and is said to have gone back to
the gambling resort and resumed the