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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-19
The First Stooies.

"The first stogy was made by
hand in the wildS of Pennsylva-
MIA, said John Duff, of Allegheny
City. The sto.ry which they tell
once in a while in West Virginia
and which must be true, is, that
the long cheroots derived their
names from the town Of Cones
toga. Pa: An emigrant train OF
wagons was finding its way across
the state, and supply Of tobacco
was found at Conestoga. The
emigrants got a lot OF it. but failed
10 get any pipes. and so could
not smoke unless they made pipes
themselves. Necessity IS the moth
er of invention. You may have
heard that remark before. Any
how. one of the men rolled leaf
Of tobacco in his hand and wrap
ped it with another leaf. That
was the first stogy. Others fol-
lowed his example, and they all
called the article that they made z
stoga, III honor Of the town al
which the tobacco was secured
That IS said to be the true story
Of how the name 'stosy' origin
a,ed."
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-19
LIST OF LETTERS.

The uncalled for letters remain
ing in the postoffce of Brownsville,
for the week ending November 1G
1904, are as follows:
LADIES LIST.
Dominique Feliciana
Foster S. NJ. Mrs.
Gusman Reyes Eugenia
Cara Matilde
Goudon Josephine Mrs.
Valdonado Jesus Sra.
GENTLEMEN S LIST.
Bond O. 7. Mr..
Blewett Anel Withers
Cuellar Guadalupe
Cruz NestOr
Delgado Perciliano
EspinoZa Dolores
Estrada Alberto
Gonzales P. Teodoro
Garcia Fernando
Gill Percy Georg Mr..
Hinojosa Severiano
Lopez Delfno
Leal Carmen
Shaw. Hubbard
Zamora Ramon
Persons calling for the above let
tiers please say advertised.
]. B. SHARPE, Postmaster.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-19

TIE HERALD Is III receipt Of a
very credjtable pamphlet on the
Rio Grande country, issued by the
Llano Grande Land & Irrigation
company. The pamphlet IS well
gotten up, and contains much use
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-19
HUMANE Ii us.

president Of the State Federation
Of Humane Societies, to be present
ed to the next legislature in the
name Of the society, deserve serious
consideration at the hands of our
legislators. These bills comprise;
/. An act to limit the time that
cattle can be confined to cars.
?. To prevent the unnatural and
barbarous practice of docking
horses.
3. To regulate dehorning and
branding of cattle.
4. To prohibit bull fighting, real
or show; also to prohibit cattle
roping for public amusement.
5. To prohibit vivisection in any
form, especially III public schools.
8. To prohibit the shooting of
live birds by gun clubs.
I. To regulate the method of
killing animals by butchers and at
packing houses.
8. To establish a reformatory
and industrial school for boys in
each congressional district.
9. To establish an institution in
North, East, South, West and
Central Texas for homeless chill
dren.
10. To enact a law giving hui
name societies the power to rescue
infants and children from immoral
and cruel parents, placing juris-
diction i'll the county courts.
II. To legalize the establishment
of juvenile courts that boy cri1ni-
nails may be tried and upon con-
viction sent to state reformatory
schools, instead of to the peniten-
tiary.
u. To enact a more rigorous
law upon the killing of insect-eat-
ing birds and the slaughter of birds
of plumage.
-. To revise and make more
rigid the law regulating the sale
of cocaine and morphine.
There are some of these propos-
ed laws that are Of more Importance
than others, but all thould be seri-
ously considered. Humanitarian
laws are not only right, which is a
sufficient reason for their adoption
and rigid enforcement, but they
are also, to employ the unitarian
argument, which is the only kind
a great many people will listen to,
of great practical benefit to the
state.
Men who do not stop to think
are commonly unaware of the i'm
mense power of the moral appeal.
If a man or an institution can
make it successfully, anything can
be accomplished. Men of evil lives,
the hardshell prejudices of stran-
gers, the Laodiceans, among whom
the only real religion is indifer-
entism, all yield to moral argument
far more than is commonly sup
posed. Individual men, juries,
whole communities and nations are
influenced by moral reasons when
nothing else will move them.
Texas has been for too long con-
sidered a state of the cowboys and
the bad man. City after city, town
after town, village after village and
broad stretches of farmland are
seen by the intelligent traveller to
be inhabited by people who come
as close to the high ideals of Amer
icanism in character, culture, and
energy as do any people in any
one of our forty-five states. But
the critics OF Texas will not all be
silenced until Texas Is in the lead
IN every respect as the greatest of
our states already Is in 50 many.
Let First in Humanitarianism
be the boast Of our people, that the
Lone Star may be the emblem of a
state whose goodness will glorious
" equal her greatness. Houston
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Director Sage Sends Out First
One Relating to the Iowa
Section Today
FRUIT PROSPECT
Grass Making Fair Start, and Ger
eral Condition of Livestock Good =
Fall Wheat Has Been Considerably
Damaged by Winter-kilIins = Sea-
son Ten Days Later Than Average.
Special to Times Republican

Special to neS-RepLbllcan,
Des Moines. April 12.-The first of
the weekly crop bulletins to be issued
by the Iowa section of the climate and
crop service was sent out today by Dd :
rector Sage and is as follows:
The past winter was abnorlnaliy cold
and the ground was frozen TO an, I'M
usual depth. The frost has yielded slow
ly, and the surface has been too wet
for field work, except on the driest
lands. The season IS ten days later
than the average in all parts of the
state. A fair start has been made in
seeding small grain in the more favored
localities, but the general storm of rain
and snow on the 18th, Sth and 9Th re-
tarded all farm operations. There is q
much larger than usual area of fan
plowed ground in readiness for seeding
and planting, and the acreage of oats,
spring wheat barley and corn is likely
to be quite large if the weather con-
ditions are Favorable. Reports indicate
considerable damage to fall wheat by
winter-killing. Grass is making fair
start. SO far as can be ascertained
at this time the prospect is favorable
for fruit. The general condition OF
livestock is good, and there is an album
dant supply OF forage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
WARN PUBLIC ON NEW PURIFIER
Washington Scientists Say Care !
Needed TO Get Results.

Washington, April l2.--ln a state
ment concerning the discovery of So
luton that will purify the water of
stagnant pools or reservoirs and de-
stroy typhoid fever germs the agrcul
tural department issued a statement
last evening I'VE want to emphasize
that 1t is not universal panacea," says
the statement. 1T ought to be applied
under the direction Of this department
or the local board of health, and the
department is ready to furnish infor-
nation to anybody who wants 1t. You
have to know what the organism is
that you want to destroy, and the char
acter of the water; the time of the year
also makes some difference. But it is
a good thing. We have checked it up
here in every possible way. The So
luton is absolutely fatal to typhoid. 1t
will kill algae in extremely weak solu-
tons, and engineers have for years dis
cussed the question of externinating
algae."
The officials take pains to explain
that, contrary to yesterdays reports.
the solution used Is not Bordeaux mix
ture. which has no merits in this use.
The character of the chemical or chem
deals Is not given out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Iowans at Tho Yards.

J. Sharon, Of Granger, had in SO
269-lb hogs at $685..
g. Fl. Parker. Elliott. had in a load of
251-lb hogs a $5.S21a.
w. b. Smith, Yarmouth, was on the
market with a shipment of cattle. He
reports good weather and farmers
busy. Fat cattle scarce.
j. S. Vernon, of Oskaloosa, was on
the market with two cars of cattle. He
reports fine weather and the usual sup
ply of stock being fed
S. C. Engeaking. of Hubbard, was on
the market yesterday with a shipment
of cattle. He reports the supply of fat
cattle pretty We'll in for the present.
Jud Wait. an extensive livestock
dealer at Shell rock. came in yesterday
with five cars of cattle and hogs. He
predicts lower prices for hogs in the
near future.
II. M. Bray. of Grinnell. was here
yesterday with four loads of cattle He
reports fat cattle scarce. Mr.. Bray has
been shipping to this market since
1876.
William Sweeny and Ne1s Martin
were din with cattle from Granite. They
reached here inside of twenty-four
hours, q distance of $50 miles, over the
Rock Island system and had a good
word for the road.
Henry Steig, of Storm Lake. an old
shipper and feeder, was on the. mar
ket yesterday with load of heifers,
which sold at s4.25. Mr. Steig says
there are very few cattle on feed in his
section of the country.
b. A ySwisher, who is one OF the
leading cattle feeders in the southern
half of Fremont county. had three cars
of good cattle on yesterdays market
from his own feed yards averaging
1916 lbs which were brought by Swift
at s4.s5.
w. L. Dewitt, of Elliott, was in yes
terday with six loads of cattle of his
own feeding averaging 1850 lbs good
enough to bring s4.S5. He also had two
loads of hogs of his own feeding, one
load averaging 246 lbs at $3.50 and one
averaging 19S lbs at $50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
THE DAY BEFORE.
(For Companison.)

chicago, April IL.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
$4,000; market slow; good to prime
steers, 5.25@5.60; poor to medium, 3.75
$500; stockers and feeders, 2.75dp
a25: cows, 2.Oo@4.25; heifers, 2.25m
475; Gamers, 2.00@2.50; bulls. 2.25m
40; calves. 2.50@5.25: Texas fed
steers, 4.00@4.60.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today
10000; market steady to strong; mixed
and butchers, 4.9005.30: good to
choice heavy, 5.15@5.35; rough heavy,
A.95@5.15; light, 4.75@5.15; bulk OF
sales. 5.OO@5.15.
Sheep-Es timated receipts for today.
10000; market steady to strong; good
to choice wethers, 4.75@5.65: fair to
choice MIXED. 3.50G4.50; western sheep,
4.35@5.15; native lambs, 4.5OQ5.5O;
western lambs, 5.50@6.25.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
DECREASE IN WHEAT ACREAGE
Southern South Dakota Will Show


Sioux City, April 12.-The sowing of
wheat in the south half of South Da-
kota is practically completed. Only the
low lands skirting the Missouri river
have not been planted. owing to wet
ness and frost These low lands Will
now probably be put in corn.
| There will be decidedly decreased
acreage of wheat in southern South
Dakota, notwithstanding the price is
flirting with the dollar mark. In
Charles Mix, Bon Homme, Yanktons
lGlay Union. Douglas, Hutchinson.
Turner and Lincoln counties, the prin-
| cipal crops will be corn and. oats, with
much less wheat. In Brule, Aurora,
| McCook and Dawson counties, wheat
will, of course, be one of the principal
crops, but the acreage will be consid-
erably decreased.
| The trouble with wheat growing in
| this part OF South Dakota is that the
Farmers take no care of their seed"
said j. G. Love, division freight and
passenger agent of the Milwaukee
railroad, whose duty 1t is to watch
South Dakota crops closely They are
planting the same wheat they have
been putting in for ten or twenty
years 1t has simply deteriorated I'm
til 1t is wonder they get any kind
of a crop The seed has lost much of
/ its vitality and / doubtful half of the
wheat put in the ground terminates.
Then. the wheat is not cleaned, and the
stretch of country between Trip and
Mitchell last year looked like a great
patch of wild mustard. 1t is simply
running that country
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
e n. Princes Grain Letter.

Chicago April 11.-There was bad
break in wheat today. brought about
by the weakness In corn and the cash
situation. Some early buying on the
government report and northwest crop
advfces caused a fair amount of
strength, but local people commenced
to hammer the market when corn de-
cIined and In the absence of support
the old July declined to IS. Fair buy
ing demand around this price caused
little rally, but selling orders came III
from the northwest and general selling
by commission houses, and local trad
ers broke prices to under 81 cents.
There was little short covering near
the close and a small reaction resulted.
Weakness In cash markets and bad
break In corn were principal influences
Cables were higher early. but lost the
advance. Receipts were small every
where Crop advices We're moderately
bullish and clearances very small.
Corn The market started strong,
but opening prices were highest In
f1uential selling in July set in around
51h and decline was not checked until
it was reached There was a small sd
vance from this price, but selling start
ed again and prices touched 493a
There was a little advance from the
bottom at the close. There was fair
amount of buying early, but more for
sale than wanted. People were bear
ish and a lot of corn was sold by com
mission houses on stop orders. Cash
demand was poor and cables easy.
Aside from this, there was very little
change in the situation
Oats The market followed corn.
There was not much feature to the
market and 1t closed lower and there
was moderate selling by Valentine
with practically no support which
caused the break. Commission houses
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
coNFEssEs HE is A MURDERER.
Discharged Waiter Says He Killed a
Watchman In philadelphia.

Philadelphia, April 12.--John Oak
ley, alias Lawrence Gibson, Jamai-
can negro, confessed yesterday that he
was the murderer of John Thomas. q
Waterman, whose mutilated body was
found Sunday night at Houston Hail.
University of Pennsylvania. Gibson,
as he is generally known. was formerly
waiter and general utility man al,
Houston Hall and was discharged re-
Gently He says that Sunday night he
went to the hall resolved to make trou-
BILE because of his discharge. He was
ordered away by Thomas and grappled
with the old man, striking him on the
head with a Ratchet. When arrested
on suspicion Gibson's clothing was
soaked with blood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
DEAL WITH SMELLING TRUST.
Bingham Copper Company Makes
Agreement on Contracts.

New York, April 12.-The Bingham
Copper Company has entered into an
agreement with the American Smelling
and Refining Company by which in ex
change for not going ahead with plans
for the erection of lead furnaces in its
smelter and for the surrender of the
HoneMne lead smelling contract, the
former company secures from the SO
called smelter trust the copper smelt-
ing contracts OF the Newhouse Cactus
mines and the Utah Copper Company.
J. 1t is claimed that both of these con-
tracts will yield excellent profits to the
Bingham company and that they can be
handled with small immediate invest
ment In new equipment. The Bingham,
it is stated, now has four copper fur
naces in its smelter and it is using only
three.
The managers think that the four
stacks can be made to reduce 10000
tone OF ore monthly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
COAL FOR IOWA.
Fuel Is Pouring Into the State From
All Directions.

Chicago, April 12.-Market condi
tons in bituminous coal are showing
some features which are of import
ance. The strike in Iowa has result
ed in a much larger inquiry for coal
for shipment to that state from contig
uous distributing points than in some
time. These inquiries reach Chicago,
Milwaukee. Minneapolis and St Paul,
Omaha. Kansas City, and some few
have been received in st. Louis. Coal
Is moving into Iowa to supply it's wants
from Illinois and Indiana on the south
east, northern and western Missouri
on the south, and Kansas and Arkan
sas on the southwest, not to mention
the movement from dock points on the
great lakes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Kansas citv Livestock.
Kansas City. Apr

NHHSaS CITY, ApTlI II.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
$4,000; steady to 10 cents lower; native
steers, 3.50@5.25; southern steers, 3.75
@4.30; stockers and feeders, 3.OO@3.50;
calves. 2.75@6.00; western steers. 500
GAGS; cows, 200M4.00.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today.
10000; steady; heavy, $3.50 5.15; pack
ers. 4.9o@5.1o; pigs and lights, 1860
4.95.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today
1900; strong to 10 cents higher; NUT
tons, 4.50M5.50; lambs, 5.25@5.60;
range wethers, 5.00m5.5o: ewes. S.5om
500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
AN OKLAHOMA BANK FAILS.
institution in Ponca City Not Able to
Withstand Withdrawals.

Ponca City, Okla, April 1a.-The
Citizens Bank closed it's doors yester-
day and the directors posted this no.
tice:
ION account of sudden Withdrawals
of deposits and failure to make coll
lections we deem 1t best to close the
bank so as to give all fair chance. It
is thought that the bank will he able to
pay SO cents on the dollar, but this Is
not authentic"
Territorial Bank Commissioners
Cooper is in charge. No statement has
been made of the assets and liabilities.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
snacial Reduced Excursion Rates.

win be In effect from all points on
the Chicago 4 Northwestern Railway
for the occasions named below:
Los Angeles. beginning May Sd. gen.
eral conference Methodist Episcopal
church.
San Francisco, May Sd to 9Th. Re-
tall Grocers' National Association.
Atlantic City, N. j., July 1916. No
bIes OF the Mystic Shrine.
San Francisco, Sept. 9th to 9th, Tri-
ennial Conclave knights Templar.
San Francisco, Sept. 18th to 25th
Sovereign Grand Lodge. !. o. O. F.
For information as to rates. dates OF
sale, etc, OF these or other occasions,
call upon the ticket agent OF the
Northwestern line.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
H0w,s This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward foy
any case of Catar-h that cannot be cured by
Hall s Cat:rrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known z. J. Che.
ney for the last is years, and believe him per-
iectly honorable in all business transactions
aud financially able to carry out any obliga-
tons made by their firm.
WEsr & TnuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
WALpINa, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces 9:
the system. Price, 75c per bottle. Sold BY oil
Druggists. Tcstiuar as free
HaI,S 60 mill. PIN q ra .ha host
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
WEEKLY CROP SUMMARY.
Governments Report on Conditions II
the Agricultural Sections.


Washington, April 12.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop
conditions, issued today, is as follows:
AS IA whole the weather conditions
during the week ending April IL were
not favorable for farming operations IN
the principal agricultural districts east
of the Rocky mountains being unsea-
sonably cold in the central valleys anc
southern states, with too much mois-
ture over the middle gulf states and {,
large part of the central valleys. More
favorable conditions prevailed in the
east Favorable reports respecting vim
ter wheat are received from the states
of the Ohio valley, the crop having
sustained much damage from overffoWs
in Indiana Illinois and portions OF
Ohio and Michigan. Considerable acre.
age In Indiana and Ohio will be pioWed
up for other crops. An Improvement,
however, is noted in portions of Ohio
and illinois, and the general outlook IN
Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska is en-
couraging altho rain is needed in the
western portion of the wheat region III
Nebraska. over the southern portion
of the middle Atlantic. middle and
south Atlantic states and the Rocky
mountain region states the crop has
experienced general improvement.
Spring wheat seeding was in full
progress or well advanced over the
southern portion of the spring, wheat
region until interrupted by the severe
rain and snowstorms on the 18th and
sth, which will delay work for several
days.
oats seeding is well advanced In
Nebraska and Kansas and has begun
in Iowa. and the Ohio valley, altho in
the last named district work has been
greatly hindered by excessive mois-
ture.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Homsseekers. Rates.

On the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month the Iowa Central Railway
sells special homeseekers round trip
excursion tickets to points in the
northwest, west, southwest, south AMI
southeast, at one fare plus 81.
Return limit twenty-one days from
date OF sale and stop-overs permitted.
On same dates special one way rates
In effect for benefit of settlers.
Call on agents for full particulars
or address, A. B. Cuts. G. P. and r. A..
Minneapolis. MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Serious Stomach Trouble Cured.

was troubled with a distress in my
stomach, sour stomach and vomiting
spells, and can truthfully say that
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver
Tablets cured me.-Mrs. T. v. Will
Jams, I.aingsburg, Mich. These tablets
are guaranteed to cure every case of
stomach trouble of this character For
sale by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
The Best Family Salve.

DeWitt's Witch Hazel gives instant
relief from burns, cures cuts. bruises,
sores eczema, letter and all abrastons
of the skin. In buying Witch Hazel
Salve it is only necessary to see that
you get the genuine eDWitt's and a
cure is certain. There are many cheap
counterheits on the market, all of
which are worthless, and quite a few
are dangerous, while DeWitts Witch
Hazel Salve is perfectly harmless and
cures. Sold by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
WHEAT RULED EASIER
The Government Crop Report
Was Rather Bullish, But
Prices Declined
DUE TO SHARP BREAK IN CORN
General Selling and Letting Go of
Huge Line by the Leading Long
Caused Decline in the Price of
Corn and the Market Failed to
Rally.

Chicago. April 12.--W7heat-The gov
eminent crop report, showing more de-
terioration in the condition of winter
wheat than had been anticipated was
the main element of strength in wheat
today. July opened ls@A to 12@ss
higher at 81 TO S73s and declined on
realizing to SOS, but rallied to s7ls.
Receipts We're Chicago, Minneapolis
and Duluth. 154 cars.
The market turned decidedly weak
during the latter part OF the day un>
der the influence of a severe break IN
corn. July closed down LIS @1h of a
cent at S51a @s5ss.
Corn.
General selling on improved weather
was responsible for the weak
tone in corn. The market opened firm
in sympathy with wheat, July being up
" a Is to 1a@ss at SIN to 81 u and de-
clined to SOS. Receipts We're 219 cars.
Sales by a leading long of nearly q,
million bushels in July caused sharp
reaction. July declined to 491s, clos
ing at 49A.
Oats
There was very little demand in oats
and slight opening advance was soon
lost. July started Is to Il higher at
37A to 37B. 1t settled back to 81 Re.
Receipts were 131 cars.
Provisions.
Provisions We're firm on active de-
mand, with only light offerings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Cattle Sales.
Average. Price.
The Horse Market.

Enough orders for equine flesh Were
represented in the auction ring to eat
UP everything in sight. Last week !
number of arrivals was 3,oSo
against 2.7O7 for the corresponding
week a year ago. Official shipments
last week We're 2,S4S and 2,SS9 same
week a year ago.
Buyers are here from all points, the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-12
Fear Another Wet Season.

and snow OF last week put a stop TO
seeding operations and they cannot be
resumed for some time. There is APP
prehension lest there be another wet
season as was the case last year and
the year previous.