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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24
A Christmas Romance.


A Christmas Romance.
Written for THE HERALD
"old maid Ann arose at dawn,
: For the rooster was grouping yelling
corn;
With toll notched nail she scratched the
frost
From the crusted pane, the world was
lost
In billowy, drifted, binding white,
I For Old Dame Earth in the biting night
Had dragged from the shelves Of the SIX
enough
OF sheet and blanket and quilt and puff
To cover her up from heels to head.
+ She was sound asleep IN her winter bed.
Wish Icould sleep TIL spring time tews .
4 Sighed Old Maid Ann-and the rooster
crew;
Merry Christina" he seemed to say
/ In sort Of a ieering and sneefing way
tShe stuffed her stove with dry birch wood,
i Doomed her mittens and knitted hood,
Shouldered her shovel went forth, and
made
! An effort to raise the barns blockade
And she stoutly faced the heaving waste
Where well and wood pile had been eff
faced.
Seems if" she inourned with wind
wrung tear.
Jack Frost dumps all of his leavings
here
For a weak old maid to wallow through
Merry Christmas the rooster crew.
1T dom seems Christmas, bub to me,
If that's what you're trying to crow,
said she.
Down over the hill in his high-backed
sleigh
"Old Bachelor Ward Glanced past that
way,
And he saw the cubes of river white
Come topping and tumbling into sight.
"Oh DEAR" he chuckled in his icycled
beard,
She's overtaskin' herself, I'm feared;
Too bad for a woman with none of her
own
To live stark, strain and sole alone;
Here's Merry Christmas from me to you,
I'm glad CHANGED to be driving through; |
A Merry Christmas and many beside
Now gimme that shovel and get inside,
Gimme the bran and the water and corn,
And I'll feed your hens for you Ester
Ann,
He shovelled her paths to barn and road,
Heaped high his arms with mighty load
OF wood, and stamped with snowy feet
Into the house for bite to eat.
And the kitchen was cosy and set to right,
And the eyes of Old Maid Ann were
bright,
Flush and blush on her check were there,
And a brand new kink in her soft brown
hair.
So they sat them down and she poured
their tea
"And a Merry Christmas to you,
smiled she.
She hung his mittens and scarf to cry,
Viewing their tags with housewives sigh,
There were holes in both, and she took
shrewd note
That half of the buttons were off his coat.
So she said: You'll surely let me repay
Your kindness to me in my own poor
way?'
Said he: Miss Ester Ann, I'll have to
own
That man grows slack when he lives
alone.
Holes in MY stockings--heels and toe
And hole in my heart, as perhaps you
know"
Then she Bonded down with a blushing
face
And sewed each button upon its place;
She mended the mittens and blushing
more,
Brought out some socks from a hidden
store.
I've knitted to pass the time away,
For dreary, Z" she said, SIS an old maids
day"
And then she added in awkward haste;
1t seems shame they should go to
waste:''
Old Bachelor Ward straightway arose
And wiped his eyes and blew his nose.
Christmas, he said SIS a lonesome
shell,
As you and know pesky well,
When critters alone and is all forlorn.
Same's YOU and be, Ester Ann
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24

MERRY Christmas to all our
friends and patrons.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of
the Stockholders of the Merchants
National Bank of Brownsville, Tex
as, will be held at its bas5king house
on Tuesday, January 10th, 1905,
at 8 p. m. for the election of Direc-
tors and the transaction of such
other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
J. G. FERNANDEZ, Cashier
12-S-1-o.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24
.cHRkSTH4S THOUGHTS.

Tomorrow IS Christmas. What
10Y the thought brings to the little
ones, ard even the older ones are
not impervious to its seductive in
iuence. On this day the glad song
OF Peace on earth good viii to
men, should echo from every
heart. and on this day, too, should
come the little gift with It's sweet
message to ill the heart with glad
ness. Don't dim the bright eye of
the child, but spread the little gifts
around, making them feel that the
time IS really one of joy. More than
nineteen hundreds years ago there
was born upon earth one whose
mission was of love to all men.
His coming the Christmas time is
supposed to commemorate, and
while,
With finger on her solemn lip,
Night hushed the shadowy earth,
And only stars and angels saw
The little Savior's birth.
The custom of hanging the stock
ing on Christmas eve efnanated
from the Dutch custom OF setting
the shoes or slippers outside the
door, to be filled by good ST.
Nicholas, with such gifts as make
warm spots III the heart like the
bright red berries OH the dark green
holly bush. In England the burn
ing of the yule log is attended with
great ceremonies, at Christmas tide,
while in our own home country
the tree causes the heart of young
and old to leap alike with JOY and
the smile of ecstasy on the face of
the little ones warns the tired heart
and cools the throbbing brow of
those whose path through life is
not on flowery beds of ease. The
little gift with its message of love
is often of more value to the recip- |
lent than the gift of cost, and let
us remember that the poor, whom
we have with us always, have pas
sions like unto our own, and that
a small token with a kind word |
makes the hear glow with hope
which should be the heritage of all |
Gods creatures The poor will be
kindly remembered today, and to-
night old Santa Claus, the chill
dren's dearest friend, will visit the
homes and with lavish hand fill |
the stockings of the more fortunate.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24

Come TO THE HERALD Office fo1
old papers. I5c per 100.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24

Old papers are useful. We have
them at 15c per 100.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24

Fresh supply of Huyler's just
received at Botica del Aguila.
n n
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24

THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD has
a gasoline engine that recently took
a bad case of studs, causing the
paper to miss four successive days
for the daily, and one issue of the
weekly was also missed. Sell it, or
give it away, would be the Jour
nal's advice. -Floresville Journal.
The editor of the Journal has
been in the business too long to
advise a newspaper man to give
anything away.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24
TEXAS . HOODOO.
The BattIesship Disabled by CoIIding
With Floating Derrick

New York, Dec. 21.- Breaking
FIVE great cables as if they had been
threads, the 100-ton floating derrick
Hercules, moored to the side Of the
new batteship Connecticut. broke
adrift in the navy yard basin in
Wallabout Bay today and crashed
into the stern of the battleship
Texas, smashing several plates and
so injuring the war vessel that she
will have to 90 into the dry dock.
Mince meat, nuts, dates, and al
monds al Leo Wise 12-21-24
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24

The Calico Ball will be an at
tractive dance, ard IS arousing more
than ordinary interest. Any young
men not wishing to appear in full
fancy dress of calico must wear a
necktie of that material or in some
way conform to the style char
acterizing the dance.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24
Notice.

Anyone wishing cakes, such as
fruit cake. both white and black,
silver cake. layer cake, ponnd cake,
fancy cakes, maccaroons, lady I'm
gers. etc, please send orders at
once to the Kings Daughters, F"
care Of Mrs. Woodhouse.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24
A Wonderful Woman.

Perhaps the most remarkable di-
gestive apparatus on record, so far
as human beings are concerned,
passed out of existence recently
when a certain Mrs. Williams died
at Bristol, England, cat a good old
age" One time, it is said, the lady
seized a box of dominoes and swal-
lowed twenty-eight pieces. On an
other occasion she consumed one
and a hall pounds of gravel, and
later she swallowed thirteen iron
screws. None of these things APP
parently harmed her.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24

The Texas Confectionery.
Headquarters for Christmas can
dies. fruits. etc. 12-21-24
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24

May Christmas be a merry one
to one and ALL is our wish. We
are little early today in order TO
give the Office force a little longer
holiaday.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-24
THE WEATHER.

Brownsville, Tex, Dec. 24rd., 1904
Tonight and Sunday unsettled weather
aud probably some rain. Colder tonight
light to fresh northerlywinds CLINE
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-07
CHAM BERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY

No one who is acquainted with it's good qualities can be surprised at the great popularity of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It not only cures colds and grip effectually and perma- nently, but prevents these diseases from resulting in pneumonia. It is al- so a certain cure for croup. Whooping cough is not dangerous when this rem edy is given. It contains no opium or other harmful substance and may be given as confidently to baby as to an adult. It is also pleasant to take. When all of these facts are taken into consideration it is not surprising that people in foreign lands, as we'll as at home, esteem this remedy very highly and very few are willing to take any other after having once used it. For sale by R. H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown; Tay- Tor, Curtis & Co.,, Sandy Hook; w. N. Hurd, Long Hill; Ernest Hawley, Hawleyville; A. B. Blakeman, Bots. ord; D. s. Mead, Branchville.
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PLATTSVILLE-
TIDINGS FROM HOYDEN' HILL

TIDINGs FROM HOYDEN' s HILL.
 l.. A. Jennings and men are fillinf his SilO. Silliman of EastOn is cuttina the corn, using his gasoline engine fol power.
 Mrs Frances Beardsley of Easton is visiting Martin Jennings
 Eli G. Jennings is feeling better than last week.
 Mrs E. B. Sherwood, mother-in-laW and sister, have visited Mrs Frank Gorham and c. c. Salmon of Weston
 A number from this place intend tC visit Danbury fair, this week.
 The recent heavy winds have started the chustnu1s, which are quite. plenti full this year.
 Mrs Ella Hiller is not as we'll as usual.
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lawyer lives on selling his advice fol
 what it's worth.''
 "l do'no but you may be right, more
 or less, about his ordinary wear but
 ain't them party clothes for himsel
 and his wife luxuries and nothin' else
 than luxuries?''
 'It does look so, don't it! But g
 lawyers obusineSs comes to him
 partly from people who hear what he
 mas done for others, and partly from
 people who have met and talked with
 him and like his face or his talk, The
 more people he knows tbe bigger his
 business will be, and the parties are just as necessary to him as the market news is to us when the crops are harvested. We can get along some how without lem, but great deal bet ter with lem. There's pleasure and 1 amusement in the parties, but so there is to you and me from the newspapers and the agricultural weeklies, that we feel we've got to have for what else's in 'em."
 "Well, I do' no but you may be right. and if so l ain't got any more to say, for it don't leave him much for !uxuries he don't have to have. To think 1t over, ,tIom what you say, he's got to have luXuriesas matter of bus mess, and that seems queer"
 ''Yes, it is just that, and let me tell you that those business luxuries are pig bur0en to young man who has to nave them as an investment, even if ne has to borrow the money for them. It seems like the worst sort of extrava- gance to borrow money to buy ortK clothes costing fifty, sixty, or se7el nVe dollars for the man and as mul more for his wife, but single Ait work from one of the men VI
 Wife meets at one party, may
 TOT the clothes for both of them for the year. Does it look to you as if that sort of luxury is really anything but necessity to him? It's really sort of advertising.
 "l guess perhaps that may be about what it is, though it don't seem as though he really has to spend it all. Maybe he does, but it's queer! It's blame queer! l can't make it seem that these luxuries can in any way be necessities that'll justify man in borrowin' money to have lem. Now if twas law books or things of that sort 'twould be different.
 Yes, because you can see them in his office and know their use, but in X he can go the Court library, or the Pub- lie library and get more books than he could ever buy for himself, while he can't very we'll borrow the clothes to wear to party and look decent in lem. Hello!" looking across the street. there goes old man Jones bringin' home his COW. Guess we've worked enough for one day! Whatll we as sess MT Graham for?"
 Fl haven't had much to say lately" said MT Mason, ''but I've done power of listenin' and 1 guess we'd better make it about seventeen hundred. That's all he could sell the place for as it stands, even if he has put more in: Do we vote on it?" "No," said MT Lee, "I guess we'll nave to agree that the place ain't
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY,
EASTON.
BAD SNAKES, THESE!

Two of the copperhead snakes were killed, this fall, by the side of No. reservoir by w. J. Beardsley's men. These are the same kind of snakes that were called the Red Eye by gentle man in the Bridgeport Herald, in which a good description was given in one of the August numbers. They are the most dangerous snakes known, their bite being more deadly than that of the rattlesnake, and no warning is giv- en by them to notify any one of their presence near them. Fortunately, not as many were seen as were last year. They have put up a vigorous fight when disturbed. According to the gentle mans article in the Herald, these snakes are getting quite plentiful in Connecticut.
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LINONINE

cured me of condition bordering on quick consumption. When be- gan to take Linonins I was so weak that l could scarcely walk across a room and coughed at the least sx- ertion. By the end of a month was on the road to recovery. and able to attend to my household affairs una ided. Linonine did wonders for mo and l wish those afflicted as was would give it a trial.-Mrs A. L. Blackman, 3akcock Place, West Or angs, N. J.
 At all Drug Stores, 25c, 5oc, $i.
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ing to the Baptist church, which stands within the cemetery enclosure. The solicitors will ask for small sums only and will in particular seek for slgners of the roll of membership, as 1t is thought highly desirable that all owners of lots and others interested should identify themselves with the movement. It is believed that an energetic attempt is at last to be made at least to secure funds for current eX- penses. Let all interested in the well fare of the Association be present at the next meeting, as 10 members are required for quorum, and nothing can be done in the way of tranSacting business unless that number be pres ent. Owing to mistake made last year, the three directors of the first class as well as thoseiof the second class must be elected at this meeting.
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3RANCHVILLE,
NEWS N Z IN BRIEF.

Mrs A. J. Partridge has been spend ing, several weeks in Ridgefeld and will soon return to her home in Branchville.
 Mrs Uranie Mead has had her house repaired, which adds to it's appearance.
 Abram Grumman and wife have commenced housekeeping in Mrs Uranie Mead'S house.
 Undertaken F. Bouton is making ex- tensive Improvements in the Branch vile cemetery. It is rumored that he will put in a vault in the spring.
 Theodore Smith has moved to Nor walk, this week.
 Harold Mohr of New York visited in this place, last week.
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THE HOME CIRCLE.
AUTUMN.

WRITTEN FOR THE BEE BY NELSON
 TAYLOR. There is glory now on field and wood, A wealth of color and breeding air, The autumn season has it's festive
 mood With which no other season can con-
 pare. From lowland vale to higher mountain
 peak Extends painted landscape that can
 give A glow of pleasure to the pallid cheek And bid a stricken earth-sick soul to
 live. The mountain brook, the rivulet, the Are pulsing with new life within their
 veins, While field, and stream, and wood new
 aspects take From the libation of the autumn rains. A panorama canopied in blue Unrolls before mems eyes from sea to
 sea; A thread of somber color running
 through That hints of what has been and is to The autumn days are peisive in their
 grace, They stir the deep emotions of the
 breast; The sordid things of earth have then
 no place, And all is peace and quietness and
 rest. Grand is the glory of the autumn
 night, When all the galaxy of stars shine
 clear, In full etfulgence of Heavenly light, To show to doubling souls that Heaven
 is near. Autumn is dying-cease all noisy
 strife Her gorgeous robes are playthings of
 the gale. Iris thus the ending of all earthly life Nor fame, nor power, nor prayer can
 aught avail.
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ASSESSORS MEETING.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE TEN

What would you think of farmer round here, who claimed to be a good
 the ground? Good fences are just as much of d luxury to farmer as good clothes are to a city lawyer, cause he can live along on patchy ones and save the money that goes into good ones,
 but when you want advice about a new crop, it's Sam Thomas whose fences are up, whose talk you salt down for your own use, instead of Bill Griffin who lets the brush along the fence lines take the place of rails. The fences or the clothes show what the mans advice is like to be, and the
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-07
CAUSE OF LOCKJAW,

Lockjaw, or tetanus, is caused by a bacillus or germ which exists plenti- fully in street dirt. It is enactive so long. as exposed to the air, but when carried beneath the skin, as in the wounds caused by percussion caps or by rusty nails, and when the air is ex- cluded the germ is reused to activity and produces the most virulent poison known. These germs may be destroyed
 pger of lockjaW avoided by
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-07

THE CHRISTIAN churches at Con- stantinople, Turkey, and Yokahoma, Japan, have long used the Longman & Martinez Paints for painting their churches.
 Liberal contributions of L. S M. Paint will be given for such purpose wherever a church is located.
 F. M. Scofeld, Harris Springs, s. O., writes: "I painted our old homestead with l.. & M. twenty-six years ago. Not painted since; looks better than houses painted in the last four years"
 W. B. Barr, Charleston, W. Va, writes: Painted Frankenburg Block with L.. & M.; shows better than any buildings here have ever done; stands out as though vanished, and actual cost of paint was less than S12O per gallon. Wears and covers like gold.'' These Celebrated Paints are sold by Watts & Coggswell, Washington Depot; Taylor, Curtis & Co.,, Sandy Hook, c. M. Beach, New Milford: Smith & Sons. West Cornwall.
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e. w. Goggswell, the market and grocery man of 30 Elizabeth street, Derby, has added to his already large and increasing business a real estate department. E. Futile is associated with him in this department. This part of his business goes under the name of Futile & COepSwel
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REV w. T. GILBERT.
HIS DEATH OCCURS IN NICHOLS ON
 SUNDAY.

Rev W. T. Gilbert, who was pastor of the Sandy Hook Methodist church in 1895, died in Nichols, Sunday, at the home of his daughter, M rs N. B. Cur tis. He was man of fine spirit, cul-
 tured and noted for his good work as a pastor. He served the following churches: West Granby, 1857; East Granby, '5S-9; Wilton and North Will ton, '6o; Southbury and South Britain,
 6l-2; Burlington, '63-4; Supply, '65 Cheshire, '66; Warren and Woodville,' ,67; NaIugatuck, ,6s; Southbury, '69; East Village, TOP; Sy., '73-4; South bury, '75; Nichols Farms, '76-8: Pound Ridge, Selleck's Corners, and Vista, '79-80; Cornwall Bridge and Ellsworth. ,8l-2; New Milford, '83-5; Stepney, 'S6-S; Pleasant Valley, etc , 'S9-9o; Roxbury, '9l-2; Newtown, '93 I; Sd. '95-S. For the past few years he had made his home with his daughter, M rs Amos Marsh, in New Milford. The funeral took place in Nichols, Tues day, the burial following in Rid getield
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Consult your doctor. If he says take Ayers Cherry Pectoral for your cough, tI:een do as he says. IF he tells you not to take it, fhen don't take it. He knows. Leave it with him. We are willing. zsc.. SOC, sl.o0. JIG. AVER O., Lowell, Hass
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Easy and Quicks Soap Making
 with BANNER LYE
Cemetery and Memorial Work
Manufact 'rel
 1

To. make the very best soap, simply dissolve a can of Banue, Lys in cold water, melt sK lbs. of grease. pour tho Lye water in the grease. Stir and put aside to set.
 Pull Directions on Every Package
 Banner Eye is pulverlzed. Tho can may be opened and closed at will, per hitting the use of a small quantity at a time. It is just the article needed in every household It will clean paint floors, marble and tile work, soften water disinfect sinks. closets and waste plpes
 Write for booklet "LSes of Banns> Lye"-free.
 The Penn chenascs, Werxs, pui'sdsols'r
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 The New York, New Haven and Hartford road give one of their popu- lar autumnal excursions through the picturesque Berkshire Hills to the thriving and progressive city of Pitts field, Mass, Saturday, October 8. The special express train leaves Bridgeport at a. m,, NewtOwn $50, Hawleyville S-3S, Brooktield Junction 9 0S, Brock leId 3, l3 and New Milford 9.42, stop plhg to leave passengers at Great Bar rlhgtnn, SIUckbrldge, Lee and Lenox: que m Plttstield at 12 10 noon. Return 'ng special train will leave Pittsfeld du t:'o p. m, stopping at the above statlons. The round trip is only Sl. opeclal tickets will be good only on speclal train and date. Excursion
 Iickets' the number of which will be | tering the cars, or regular fare will he collected.
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Is the greatest reconStructive our doctor ever used. We de- pend on it altogether in curing our inmates of colds and as a builder and tonic. It is es- pecially effective in the cases of old people, and the doctor says it is because it thickens and enriches their blood. George P. Foote, Superinten- dent Broadview Sanitarium, Danbury, Conn.
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RAINFALL REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF
 SEPTEMBER, 1904, AT EAsToN RISER

This shows five years rainfall for September.
 The rainfall of the 18th and l4th was the heaviest precipitat in less than 24 hours, in over five years, 4O2 inches having fallen at the reservoirs. This rainfall lasted only about 12 hours. ! w. J. Beardsley.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-07

MT and Mrs John Judson of Derby had a new daughter arrive at their home Tuesday, September 27. MT and Mrs Judson formerly lived in Newtown.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-07

An announcement has been made at Yale which is of interest more particu- larly to older graduates, although equally gratifying to undergraduates, is that the entire $l5, 900 needed to re- store South Middle has been contrib uted by graduates. The plan for the preservation of this old structure pro- vides for dormer windows as in the old days.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-07

For the Fall wedding season, G. w. Fairchild x Sons, the Bridgeport jew elers, are showing a fine selected as sortment of solid silverware, fine sil. yer plated ware, cut glass, clocks, etc. Their name on an article is guaran- tee of best quality.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-07

Mrs Edward Lillis and child of Shel- ton were guests, last week, of MT and Mrs Martin Lillis at Botsford. MT Lillis also spent Sunday at Botsford with his parents.
The Newtown bee., 1904-10-07

Miss F. V. Daniels has entertained Mrs l.. Noble of New Haven.
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Mrs E. c. Jaynes of Matteawan, N. r., is with her sister, Mrs I. B. Harris, for stay of a few days.