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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28

a new subject to write on. We
have worn this theme to frazzle
around the edges, and great holes
can be seen in the middle, but we
will hold on little longer.
The HERALD has so often said
when the train would be here,
based on reports from those who
were supposed to know, that it has
come to be a practical joke in town.
Now, we don't know thing about
It, but when it comes you will
doubtless know it. Please don't
ask us any more, for we refuse to
be walking cyclopaedia of doubt
full information any longer.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28
Van Ripper, Meriwether
& Gore.
CIVIL ENGINEERS

Sanitary, hydraulic and irrigation. We
will establish land boundaries.
Inquire of us:
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28
It's No Joke.

A freight train, the first since
the 21st of September came in this
afternoon. 1t brought twenty-five
cars of freight, and from one of the
train men we learn that the heavy
load made no impression on the
track, which it was feared it would
do, on account of the much water
making the road bed soft and un-
safe. As to a passenger, it is i'm
,2,2ssible to state whether one will
arrive this evening or not. A mem
Der of the freight crew gave it as
his opinion that the passenger
would not come in today. Our peo-
pie were quite enthusiastic over
the arrival of even a freight train,
and quite a crowd was at the depot
to again catch a glimpse Of the iron
horse. Nobody went wild but a
good many were real skittish.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28
Election Notice.

Pursuant to the Election Procla-
nation issued by the Governor OF
Texas, notice is hereby given that
an election will. be held on Tues
day, the Eighth day of November,
1904, in the various Election Pre-
cincts in the County of Cameron,
State of Texas, for the purpose of
voting for
Eighteen Electors for President
and Vice President,
Member of Congress,
Governor,
Lieutenant-Governor,
Comptroller,
Treasurer,
Commissioner Of the General
Land Office,
Attorney-General,
Superintendent of Public In
struction,
One Railroad Commissioner.
One Associate Justice of the ST.
preme Court,
One Judge of the Court of Grim.
inal Appeals,
One Associate Justice of the
Court of Civil Appeals for the first
Supreme Judicial District,
Two Representatives to the
Twenty-ninth Legislature, and
District Judge and District At
torney, as named in the Governor S
Proclamation, and such County
and preciuct Officers as the law re-
quires to be elected, and for or
against amending Section 81, Ar
tic1e 8; Article 5, Section 81, and
Section 10, Article 10, of the Con-
stitution of the State of Texas.
VIM. J. RUSSELL.
County Judge, Cameron County,
Texas. 10-14-11-7.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28
St. Louis. Brownsville G Mexico Railway
Co. Notice Of Meeting of Stock
holders and Directors.

Notice is hereby given that the Direc-
tors of said Railway Company do hereby
call a special meeting of the stockholders
of the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico
Railway Company, to be held at its Gen
! eral Offices III the town of Kingsville, in
the State of Texas, on Tuesday, the 18th
day of November, 1904, at the hour of
eleven O'Clock a. N. of that day, for the
following purposes:
First: To authorize the execution of a
contract for the construction of the said
railroad company's line of railroad from
| its present terminus at Robstown through
the county of Nueces to the town of Sin
ton, and thence through the counties of
San Patricio, Victoria, Jackson, Calhoun
and Matagorda to the town of Bay City,
in the county of Matagorda i'll the State
| of Texas, a distance of about one hun
dred and forty-two miles.
| Second: To authorize the making, is
suing. execution and delivery of series
of first mortgage, so, gold bonds, not
exceeding the aggregate of the principal
thereof. Four million Dollars face value,
to be issued at the rate of Seven Thou
sand Five Hundred Dollars per mile
upon the Company's constructed line of
| railroad from the crossing with the Tex
as-Mexican Railroad, known as Robs-
town, through Nueces and Cameron
counties to the town of Brownsville, and
the branch line of railroad from point
about twenty-five miles north of Browns
vile through Cameron and Hidalgo
counties. about fifty-six miles in the di-
rection of the southeast corner of the
county of Starr, and also of a continu-
alton of It's said constructed line of rail-
way from the aforesaid crossing with the
| Texas Mexican Railroad known as RobS-
/ town, in north-easterly direction
/ through the county of NueceS to the
4 town of Sinton in the county of San Pa
/ tricio, and thence in a north-easterly
( direction through the counties of San Pa
tricio, Refugio, Victoria, Jackson, Cal
houn and Matagorda to the town of Bay
/ CITY in the county of Matagorda, and also
upon the combinations and branch of the
companys authorized line of railroad
/ from Bay City to the town of Houston in
! the county of Harris, and from a point
on said main line within FIVE miles OF
/ Chenango. in the county of Brazoria to
/ the CITY of Galveston III the county OF
I Galveston in the State of Texas; said
I 10 Dc Vi Liz vi
/ s.. 600 90 each and to bear 5qe interest,
both principal and interest being pay
able in gold; and TO authorize the execu-
ton and delivery of mortgage or deed
of trust upon the said lines of railroad
and branches. and the property and
franchises of the Company pertaining to
the same. to secure such issue of bonds.
Third: To amend the bylaws of the
Company in such respects as MAY be
I deemed advisable.
meeting of the Board of Directors Of
the Company will also be held imne-
diately upon the adjournment OF the
stockholders meeting aforesaid.
By order of the Board of Directors.
/ T. LORI, President,
ST. l., B. s n. Rv. Co
! H. ". ADAMS, Secretary,
ST. l., B. & NJ. Ry. Co
9-l6-lI-16.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28

Man born of woman is little per-
simmons and generally green. His
life might DC divided into four
parts. As he starts his stomach is
full of pains, blackberry balsam,
paregoric and he winds up the first
period by stealing green apples and
fishing on Sunday. The second
period begins at IS, rapidly passes
into the smart aleck fever, and he
learns to wear standing collars,
smoke cigarettes, call his father
that old man and go with the girls.
At p after he bas bankrupted his
father and blown i'll every cent OF
his own, he finds a woman who IS
fool enough to marry him and she
takes in washing until she is called
away. The last period he lives
around with his children, tells what
big things he did when a boy, and
finally goes under, making a mo-
mentary bubble on the sea of hui
mainly then is forgotten. Mont.
gomery (Ill.) News.
Japanese total casualties in bat
lie Ct Shakhe 1880.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28
Voting Contest.

A $500 baseball outfit will be
given to the one receiving the
largest number of votes III the con-
test now going on. The votes will
be sold for l cent each, Mex and
you can vote for whom and as of
ten as you please. The list is now
at the Combe drugstore, where you
can call and vote until Saturday
night. Following IS the vote up to
Jo<a.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28

Japanese total casualties in bat.
tie CT Shakhe 1872.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28
Primary School,

Miss Mary R. Barbour will open
on Nov. 1st., at her residence, a
select school for little children.
None but beginners received.
Terms-S2. 90 U. S. Cy. per cal
ender month.
Hours-9 to II a. III.
1O-28-29.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28
LOCAL ITEAS.

Leonard Layton says he IS heart
broken. Ask him why.
Don't forget the Red men hold
a regular powwow tonight. It is
up to you to be on hand.
Capt. VIM. Anderson, who has
been visiting his family at Corpus
Christi for several weeks, came in
last Tuesday.
LOsT-Bunch of keys on heart
shaped ring. Please leave at Miller
hotel and receive reward.
1o-27-28.
Sweet potatoes, irish potatoes,
apples, oranges, cream cheese, but
ter, Just arrived at Leo Wise.
1O-27-29
Prospects for rain are fine today.
but the average citizen don't see
that re need any special amount
of rain just at present.
The river neither goes up nor
down, hence it must be at stand
still. Business is sorter like the
river. No trains, you know.
The Frontier Lumber Company
is agent for Houston Showcase
Works, and will be glad to furnish
catalogue and prices on showcases,
etc. 10-27-29.
Fox SALE-Three lots in Browns
vile, one block from passenger
depot. Also 90 house blocks.
Apply to A. H. Weller. 7-25 If
The interest that is being taken
in the voting contest for the best
baseball player, is proof that the
great national game is highly re-
garded i'll this city.
The children had a pleasant
party at the residence of Manuel
Barreda Wednesday afternoon. A
string band furnished good music
and the young folks enjoyed the
affair very much.
]. & P. Coats best 6-cord spool
cotton, SOC dozen, at Mcdonald 5
Department Store. All numbers s
to 200. l0-21-tf
No news is good news don t
apply when a man is trying to
publish a paper. We have had
this kind of good news" so long
that an anxious people must be
getting awfully tired of it. THE
HERALD man is, at any rate.
c. W. Shinquin. who has held a
position with the International
Steam Laundry for some time, ex-
poets to leave in a few days for pas
lures new, but hasn't decided yet
where he will go.
After a rest of several weeks, we
understand the rice mill will begin
operations again Monday. The
stop was not caused from a lack of
rice, but on account of there being
no way shipping the finished pro-
duct.
When the river runs down and
trains get to coming in regularly
the HERALD man will have to hunt
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28
Bermuda Onion Seed

Our last consignment now III.
Only a limited quantity left.
Also headquarters for Alfalfa seed
Place your orders early.
10-19-tf. McDAvITT BROS.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28
Rio Grande Railroad.

On and after Sept. 18th. regular
trains over the Rio Grande Railroad
will leave as follows:
Leave Brownsville daily 9 a. m.
Arrive Point Isabel 1915 a. m.
Leave Point Isabel 3 p. m.
Arrive Brownsville " AIS p. N.
AUG. CELAYA,
Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28
FREIGHT TRAINS.

No. II leaves Brownsville Tues
DAYS, Thursdays and Saturdays,
only, at $50 a. nj.
No. II Arrives In Brownsville
Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri
DAYS, only, at 7:15 p. m.
Nos. 1 and pass each other at
Rudolph at 1888 p. III.
Jeff n. MILLER,
Vice-pres. and Gen. Man.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28

Truck land for rent or sale IN
tracts of 5 acre, or more. Office
under Masonic Hall on Levee
street Peter G.. Rucker.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28
JAMESB. WELLS
attorney
at Law.

Successor TO Powers & Maxan,
Powers & Wells, Wells & Rentfro
Wells, Rentfro & Hicks, Wells &
Hicks, Wells, Stayton & Kleberg.
/ buy and sell Real Estate and
investigate land titles. A complete
abstract Of all titles of record in
Cameron County, Texas.
Practice in all state and federal
courts, when especially employed.
Land Litigation and corporation
practice.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-10-28
ST. l.. B. & NJ. R.R
PASSENGER TRAINS.

No. l leaves Brownsville every
lay except Sunday at $50 a. M
No. ? arrives in Brownsville
svery dav except Sunday at AIS
2. n.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-06-23
A Jewish View of Inspiration,

The question of revelation is always
involved in discussion concerning the
contents of the Bible. The ambiguity
of this term would be removed if the
idea of the supernatural were detached
from it. The old theology must GER
tainly count with the indisputable fact
that the personal characteristics, the
temper and disposition and the variable
range of intellectual culture and spir-
itual insight are the inseparable condi-
tons controlling every manifestation
of human intelligence. When it is con-
coded that the Bible speaks in the Ian
guage of man the idea of miraculous
revelation is abandoned
In the case of the Hebrew prophets
the nature of the psychological process
melting their oracular messages is not
difficult to understand. The intensity
and clearness of their moral and re-
ligiOus convictions and the irresistible
urgency to proclaim them they felt as
an impelling force not their own, but
coming from a higher source. Jere-
miah and Ezekiel in less enthusiastic
state of mind acknowledge that the di-
vine law is written upon the heart. In
fact, every liberation of thought is a
revelation. Spiritual experience can
be nothing else than the best and no
blest thoughts that the wise and good
in every age have felt and taught
Menorah.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-06-23
MiIeGian Mendicants.

Here are some characteristic stories
anent Milesian mendicants:
Gould yez help a poor fellow to-
day and the Lord save yez?" said
beggar to Dublin publican. Get
away" cried the landlord. 1--WE had
a dozen of your kind here today al
ready" "Shure, and it's meself that
sadly knows how the professhion is
overrun," replied the beggar.
Quite recently the following CONVEX
sation was overheard between two old
crones: Good mora to We, Mrs. Fo-
garty," said one. Good mora, kindly
Judy" replied the other. II hope l
see you well this mornin'?' ooh, very
well, entirely! So, Mrs. Fogarty, We
married yer daughter Kate. Did she
get good match?" "a splendid man.
praise be to heaven! She got Blind
Darby Driscal on the Dyke, that makes
more money than any three beggars in
Cork" "Ah, thin, but it's me that's
glad to hear yer news! And did We
give her anything?" "Faix, did, then!
Didn't I give her the best side of Pat
rick street, which if we'll begged is
worth siven and siXpence a week.
Upon me word, but it's We that was
generousw exclaimed the other.-Lon
don Family Herald.
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that he might love yet another better, and
Cherchez la femme, commanded the subtle diplomat when
puzzng complicated mystery brought before him. And
he wise but in rather sided fashion, for if
often melted crime conspiracy they have also very
committed themselves for the sake of man.
also allowed themselves be used tools that the they loved
might attain the of in which they did sympaze
In fact do know whether the disastrous effects of love
fallen most heavily upon the masculine feminine majority of
SUITS OF LOVE HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS TO THE
RACE.
And yet do wish to do away with love? Had the
modelling of world Of which loudly complain times should
we modify existing conditions very essentially?
FANCY NOT ESPECIALLY IN THIS MATTER
ITS DISASTROUS RESULTS. 1T u.s. IN
AND SURELY GOOD PEOPLE ARE BOUND
MES AND CHERISH THOSE DEsPTEFULLY THEM
Cupid benevolent deity quite the reverse In fact he
far nearly resembles Puck and Ariel those "trksy pries
whose chief delight be tomonng teasing the very
morta they prefer But yet do without Cupid
We could far beter spare better he kindly
efrans from tornenng always VAINLY COAXING him
visit them
Let say then that love- like fire and and air. good
servant but bad master But here again words mock
for always declaring that LOVE IS LORD OF ALL
and, if SO, how dare speak of him bad master?
We control confagraons and and avoid
cyclones while adapting fire and and own uses
who has got patent for love escape love embannen
benefcert love trade wind safety latitude lovers?
LOVE is INEvITARLE LOVE LOVE is ESSEN
TIAL TO HAPPINESS LOVE is DANGEROUS
A BAD MASTER LOVE is LORD OF LOVE
IN sU6JEcTIoN; LOVE LAUGHS AT LocKsMITHs. LOVE- A
WORD, is A NECESSARY BELOVED TORMENT AN
IDOL AT WHOSE FEET WE THROW OURSELVES
KNOWING THAT UNDER THOSE FEET
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-06-23
SMASHING
AN IDOL
Copyright, 1903, by T. c. Mcclure
~sf-ss-~s4f ~ss--4s fsess-~ss2Na<k:
BY CYRUS DERICKSON

While visiting her aunt in the city
fl the late spring Miss Hattie Saun-
ders, daughter of Farmer Saunders of
Redfield county, attended the theater
several times, and for a special reason
she attended one particular play three
different times. The special reason
was because the hero captivated her
heart within fifteen minutes after the
curtain went up. In the four acts of
the play he rescued his love, killed
three men, rode a bucking broncho, got
the best of land shark and found a
million dollars in gold in a cave He
was a man to do and to dare, and
when he shouted "Zoundsw and
''S'deathr' whole tribes of hostile In
dams had to fee before him.
While the country maiden fell in love
with Colonel Bings and adored his her
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-06-23

brown hand and kick out one foot. as
in the play, but babe her a brusque
good night and said it looked as if
there might be rain before morning.
The hero worshiper went to bed with
a heartache, and the more she thought
things over the more disappointed she
was. She almost cried over it. but aft
or awhile she found several excuses
for Colonel Bings. He was probably
tired out. perhaps he had Il headache.
maybe the heroine had tried to borrow
money of him. At any rate. she would
not believe that he was only common
clay till he had been further tried.
The next morning brought hope to
her heart. He was heard shouting
'Egadr' and Thou varlet," to himself
III his room before breakfast. and his
manners were cOurtly as he sat down TO
tackle the fried pork and hard boiled
eggs. After the breakfast things had
been cleared away the girl invited him
TO walk across the field to the goose
berry bushes with her, and it did her
soul good to see him assume his heroic
stride as he walked beside her. In her
minds eye she was picturing the scene
where he slew three villains and cried
"Ha, ha!' in triumph, when he sud
denly sprang from her side and drew
himself up into an apple tree. \ year
ling calf was coming across the field
on a run, and the hero didn't mean to
take any chances.
1t took five minutes to assure him
that he was in no danger and to coax
him down, but the goOseberries were
not yet at hand when a mother goose
showed a disposition to attack him
and he climbed fence and left poor
Hattie to save her own life or perish
by inches. The matter did not end
there. He had almost recovered his
equanimity and was seeking after a
pose when bumblebee bobbed up and
did business. Colonel Bings was lift
ed foot high, but instead of coming
down to conquer or die he descended
to utter half a dozen cuss words and
reprove Hattie for the grin on her
face.
Most girls would have made up their
minds then and there that Colonel
Bings was no hero, but Hattie Saun-
ders did not want to do him injustice
She gave him more rope. That even
ing as she swung in her hammock
she remarked that she had always
thought she would make a great ac-
tress and asked him for an honest
opinion.
Its all bosh," he replied as he dodg-
ed a wandering horsefy seeking
nights lodging. You haven't got the
face or the form, and you'd make a
dead failure of it in a week. Better
stick right here till you can marry
some lusty fellow
Miss Hattie closed her eyes for a
moment to blush, and when she opened
them again her idol lay shattered on
the grass She had admired and wor-
SHIPPED and was ready to love, but the
veneer had peeled off, and her ma
hogany hero was only plain pine. He
remained ten or twelve days more.
and there were days when he stretch
ed out his arm and cried, Back, you
sons of Satan, or diew But the girl
could not recall her reverence and en-
thusiasm. When his fortnight was up
he went, and Hattie Queried of her IA
Their:
Papa, do you think Colonel Bings
is a hero?"
Il guess he TO-" replied the old man.
'He went away owing me for the last
weeks board"
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Oism, she had to depart for home
without having told him anything
about it. Other girls who also loved
and adored may have sent him notes
and bouquets, but Hattie would have
been frightened at the idea. She de-
parted for home, hiding her feelings
from everybody, ana her brother Bill
and her fathers hired man never look
ed so common to her before. The idea
Of one of them pulling out a revolver
and crying "Zounds!' seemed like the
rankeSt burlesque to her.
Providence brought things around in
queer way two months later-that is,
it brought Colonel Bings, as he had
been named on the programme, to the
farm of Abel Saunders as a boarder.
Farmer Saunders didn't banker for
boarders, and his wife agreed that it
wouldn't be worth the bother, but Hat
tie settled it as soon as she set eyes on
the play standing before her, hat in
hand, and she would have given five
years of her life rather than that he
should go elsewhere. He was out for
fortnights vacation and was willing
to sleep on straw bed and eat pota-
toes with the jackets on, and after a
bit he was taken in. Hattie was lit
tie disappointed that he didn't throw
her father over the we'll curb and her
brother Bill over the fence in the first
fifteen minutes, but she was q girl of
patience, and she gave him time. She
also realized that it must be hard work
on the voice and muscles for a man
to be hero all the time. He must
have a day off now and then to re-
cuperate.
Supper was the first meal Colonel
Bings sat down to. He didn't have
any eagle feathers in his hair or buck
skin fringe on his jacket or trousers.
and he didn't mince his food like a
hero. On the contrary, as brother Bill
took occasion to remark, he 'just shov-
eled it I'M and put the hired man to
the blush. 1t was a disappointment,
but Hattie was not discouraged. She
sat down with her hero that evening to
draw him out. He was ready to be
drawn. He said he got salary of $50
per week for playing the part of Colo
mel Bings, or would have had if tie
manager hadn't cut sticks and left him
in the lurch. The girl had made up her
mind that nothing less than $1,000 per
week could command such talent as
that and that hundred dollar bills We're
as common as matches to him, and he
took something of Il drop in her estima-
ton
In the play he had saved sweet
faced heroine whose tears had cap
tured Miss Hattie's sympathies at an
early stage, although at the same time
she had been made a little jealous by
her being carried around in the hero's
arms when she could just as well have
walked. She was now to learn that
the heroine was a woman of forty
who had been married and divorced
three or four times and whose sweet
face was made so by grease and paint.
The hero also further mentioned that
the heroine's trunk was being held by
her landlady for six weeks board.
There was no posing on his part as
he walked about under the apple trees.
When he was bitten by a mosquito
Hattie expected to hear him call out
POUNDS" or "S'deathr' but he didn't.
He called out "Thunderw instead.
When the hour grew late and bedtime
came he didn't bend over her little