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New-York tribune., 1904-08-29

Nearly every one is familiar with the picture,
painted, believe by Sir Edward Eandseer. repre-
senting the first Duke of Wellington, in civilian
garb and on horseback escorting his beautiful
daughter-in-law, the Marchioness of Douro like
wise mounted. the battlefield of Waterloo. and
pointing to her the most notable features Of
the scene of his famous vietory-peaceful fields Of
waving concealing in the painting all traces
Of the historic and sanguinary conflict. The lady
in this picture who the particular favorite Of
the old duke. and who at his death, through the
succession of her husband - his honors became
the second Duchess OF Wellington, has just died at
advanced age. and her nephew. the present
duke will benefit thereby the extent OF SIS 900
a year which her jointure from the estates,
and OF which he is in considerable need, he
longer draws the pension from the crown Of $4,000
a year accorded TO the first duke and 10 his two
SUCCESSORS
The late duchess. who member Of the Hay
family a daughter of the eighth Marquis of Tweed
dale held in high esteem by Queen Victoria.
and on no less than four different occasions filled
the Office of Mistress Of the Robes to her majesty.
which is principal feminine dignity at the Court
OF st. James's.
Her married life was notoriousy unhappy. Her
husband the second duke rather diminutive
man, bore little resemblance either in appearance
or in character his illustrious father the beak
Ike nose being the only feature that he had in
common with the so-caled Iron Duke" He was
a source OF no end of annoyance and trouble to
his father as a young man; became involved in ali
kinds Of scrapes. OF which, at Constantlnople,
where he with two companions, was surprised BY
rich and powerful pacha in his seraglo. eliminated
in a tragedy.
The third duke vino by reason Of his obesity used
10 go by the nickname OF "Spurgeon, died -FOUR
wears ago without issue. his widow having this sum
rner become the wife of her knsman, the Hon.
Fred Wellesley brother of the late Lord CoWley
The present and fourth duke is a younger brother
of his immediate predecessor and has FAMILY OF
sig children the eldest of whom, a son, bears the
title of Marquis OF Douro, and was one or the VIC
Tins of the Raging scandal at Windsor couple OF
years ago The Duke of Wellington. besides his
many English honors. is Prince OF Waterloo in
the peerage Of the Netherlands, a Duke OF Ctudad
Rodrigo and a grandee OF the first class In Spain.
where he has large estates, and IS also Duke or
Vittoria and Marquis OF Torres Vedras. in Portu-
gal.
Let me add that the first Duke of Wellingtons
elder brother the Marquis Wellesley Niceroy OF
ireland Governor General OF India and conqueror
az suitan Tippoo may be described az the hrst OF
+h gres+ English mobiles seek their brides among
+ba daughters OF Uncle Sam HIS second wife nav
;r.T haen Marianne daughter of Richard Catoh' OF
pn,,ad deIphia and widow OF Robert patterson OF
paI+,--ore whose sister Elizabeth Patterson was
+ha s,s, wife of Jerome BonAparte. King or west
nba1la and founder Of the American line or Bona
New-York tribune., 1904-08-29

For points in Europe and all countries IN th- Uni-
versaI Postal Union THE TRIBUNE will be mailed
a following rates
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23

A WACO representative thinks
all officers should be elected for
four years, with exception of
railroad commissioner and district
and appellate judges. The people
certainly would not object to the
change, as a chance to recover
from one election before another
came on, would be welcome. Be
sides, the counties would realize a
great saving. Officers would also
have more time to attend to their
duties without being bothered
about the next campaign. Taken
altogether the measure might be
worth a trial.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23
Christmas Nuts.

What should a young man carry
in calling on his afianced? Aztec
ton in his heart, perfection in
manners, confectionery in his
pockets.
When is a man a muff? When he
holds a lady s hand without squeez-
ing it.
Why are young men like teles-
copes? You can draw them out,
see through them, and shut them
up again.
What did the man want who de-
clined green turtle soup? Ripe
turtle soup.
Why should men avoid the letter
Az 1t makes men mean.
When does a man sneeze three
times? When he cannot help it.
When is man behind the times!
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
How the Argument Between Jim and
Fred Ended.

How the Argument Between Jim and
Fred Ended.
jim and Fred, brothers of six and
four years of age, were fond of ar
guments between themselves. They
were arguments that never went be-
yond the wordy stage, but on occa-
sion became somewhat heated.
They were out one day with their
nurse when they happened to pass
an old house that was a landmark
in the neighborhood. Instantly the
spirit of dispute was aroused. Said
Jim the elder, 81 saw that house
first"
Fred picked up the gage of bat
tie promptly and replied: mo, you
didn't. l saw it before you did"
'No, you didn't" persisted Jim.
81 saw it before you were born,
cause I'm the oldest than you and
passed by here fore you were born. :"
This was convincing even to
Fred's infantile mind, and for some
time he was silent. Then after a
pause he announced triumphantly:
81 don't care if you are the oldest, 1
saw it before you. When I was dust
/ blew by this house and saw il"
Jim was silent.-Pittsburg Post.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23
NOTICE.

Sealed proposals for the purchase
of the Market Revenue of the
city of Brownsville, Texas, for the
year 1905, will be received at my
office in this city, until Monday,
December goth, 1904, at 10 o clock
a. m. A copy of the Ordinance
regulating the collection of Market
dues as passed by the Hon. City
Council, May 25th, 1908, and uir>
der which these proposals are ask
ed, may be seen at my Office. The
city reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. Proposals should be
addressed to the Hon. Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brownsville, Texas, and marked,
Proposals for the purchase of
Market Revenue. - For further in
formation apply to the undersign-
ed.
By order of the City Council,
FRANK CHAMPION,
Secretary City of Brownsville, Tex
as. 12-12-17.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23

What promises to prove the most
remarkable discovery ever made in
scientific agriculture is that of Dr..
George T. Moore, in charge of the
laboratory of plant physiology, the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, by which worn out land IS
inoculated and thereby made to
yield, fabulous crops. DR.. Moore 5
discovery brought to practical result
experiments carried on by cele-
brated German, Professor Noble,
of Tharannt. DR.. Moore has decided
his patent to the United States
Department of Agriculture, in trust
for the American people. As a result
any applicant may have free of
charge enough inoculating material
for several acres.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23

MAJOR John B. Armstrong and
other wealthy Stockmen along the
Lott Road are going to try an ex-
pertinent in raising oranges on a
large scale ON their ranches. There
is no doubt about these gentlemen
being successful as oranges have
been grown in that region for many
years. In the city of Brownsville
the citizens use orange trees for
shade on their lawns and great
clusters of the fruit may be seen
from the street at all seasons Of the
year. In time the Brownsville
country will become as celebrated
for its oranges and other tropical
fruits as Southern California and
Florida. LAREDO Times.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23
Such a Nuisance.

"1'm glad to have your father
come and visit US, my dear, but real
ly he's the biggest smoke nuisance |
ever met"
"Why, George, what do you mean
by that ?"
81 mean that your dad takes all
the cigars I give him and hides
them away and then smokes an
abominable old pipe that hasn't been
cleaned since Walter Raleigh visited
Virginia. Baltimore American.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23
When he's a weak (week) back.

When he's weak (week) back.
When does a man come near
selling his boots? When they are
half-soled.
How can man make goose of
himself. With a single quill.
When is man thankful for
small feet2 When he has chilblains.
Why do some men abuse their
wives? They are lady killers before
marriage.
Why has a mail more hair than
a woman? He is her sutton CHR
suiter).
What men are above board in
movements? Chessmen.
What man never turns to the
left? A wheelwright. !
When has man four hands?
When he doubles his fist.
Why does mans hair turn gray
before his moustache? 1t is twenty
one years older.
When a man falls out of a win
dow, what doesG he fall against?
His will.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23

EVERY kind of vegetable is
represented in the market here,
and Christmas day will find us sur
rounded with the luxuries of
Spring, and while the unfortunate
denizens of ice bounds regions are
shivering in winters icy clutch,
we are reveling in balny spring
weather.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23
NOTICE.

The regular annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the First Ma
tional Bank of Brownsville, Texas,
VIII be held at its banking house
on Tuesday, January 10Th. 1905,
at p. m, for the election OF
directors and the transaction of
Such other business as may prop
erly come before the meeting.
A. AsHHEIM, Cashier.
12.o-l.10
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23

AT meeting of the board of
directors of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass railway company,
held in San Antonio, H. H. Shear
of Waco was elected a director to
succeed E. J. Martin, whose death
occurred early in November. Res
olutions of regret of the death of
Mr.. Martin were also adopted.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23

A MAN will play billiards half
the night at rs cents a game and
drink 15-cent whiskey every ten
minutes without expecting any
part in the management of the
saloon. But if he pays cents a
week for a newspaper he thinks he
ought to have something to say as
to its licv.-Atchison Globe.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of
the Stockholders of the Merchants
National Bank of Brownsville, Tex
as, will be held at its banking house
on Tuesday, January 10TH, 1905,
at 3 D. 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, 1904-12-23

THE editor of the San Antonio
Saturday Mirror must be amarried
man. Listen to what he says in
last issue: Love may be blind,
but a mans wife, for blind wo-
man, can certainly see through a
good many of his excuses for being
out late.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23

WITH the Dodge, Chadwick and
Nan Patterson cases all claiming
attention at once, the average daily
newspaper does not appeal very
strongly to readers who do not care
for the sensational.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23

Mrs. Lowertcn-Is Mrs. Upperten
at home?
Servant (snappishly) She's out.
Mrs. Lowerten (quietly-I hap
pen to know that she is In, but her
directions to you are quite excusa-
bic. She probably thinks that / am
q bill collector.-New York Weekly.
Come to THE HERALD Office for
old papers. I5c per 100.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Creager
move next week from the Maxan
residence, to live with Mr.. Crea-
ger S parents.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23

How about a street fair for
Brownsville. Think the matter
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23

Mrs. and Mrs. Clay has secured
the Carson cottage for the winter,
Brownsville will find in them pleas
ant citizens.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23

Old papers are useful. We have
them at 15c per 100.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23
Own a Truck Farfn

Now is the time of your
life to become Independent.
Don't neglect it. Buy while
we are offering inducements.
The Brownsville Land & Town Co.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-12-23
JAMES B. WELLS
attorney
at Law.

Successor to Powers & Maxan,
Powers & Wells, Wells & Rentfro
Wells, Rentfro & Hicks, Wells &
Hicks, Wells, Stayton & X1eberg.
1 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, 1904-12-23

First Bilhonaire-You're not look
ing very well this morning.
Second Billionaire No; / feel
like $50, 900, 900.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25
Thanksgiving.

The people Of our state, general
ly. observed Thursday last as a day
OF thanksgiving, in conformity to
the proclamation of President
Roosevelt and the subsequent beau
tiful and i%mpassioned proclamation
Of Gov. Vardaman setting apart
that day for the observance of that
proper and honored custom. The
people of our state have a great
deal, in a material way, to be thank
full for; crops of all kinds have been
bountiful, the laborer has found
constant employment forhis hands,
the tradesman has met wiJhrsuccess
in his business, the public health
has been good, schools have pros
pered, peace has prevailed in our
midst, our gamers have been full
to plethora, the people have been
freed from debt and the state has
prospered to a degree never before
known in its history. The farmer,
from whom all prosperity springs,
has been blessed, the professional
man has been blessed, the mer-
chant and the mechanic have been
blessed aud the minister who
stands first in elevaiing Influence
has been blessed and in turn has
blessed his focks. The state-at-
large has grown in wealth and our
county has advanced along all lines
as never before III its history. For
all these things thanks have been
returned to the most High for His
loving care and tender mercies aud
all the people r now entering
into the unknown and unseen
depths of the future with hearts
full Of love and veneration for Him.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25

The election of a republican leg
islatue in Missouri means the re-
tirement of Senator Francis M.
Cockrell On the 4th of next March,
the date of the expiration OF his
term. Senator Cockrell succeeded
Carl Schultz. an independent re-
publican, in 1875, and has contin-
uousIy served the state in the SEN
ate. He has been one of the most
conspicuous figures in that body
and his services to his state and
the county at large have been OF
such a character as to win for him
the confidence and esteem Of both
his own and the opposing party.
Senator Francis was strongly en-
dorsed at st. Lshis for the demo-
cratic nomination for president by
Missouri and received the vote of
Mr.. Bryan's state when the roll
was called.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25

President Roosevelt. has offer
ed Senator Cockfell Of Missouri
the place made vacant on the Pan
anna Canal Commission made va
cant by the resignation of Col
Hecker Of Michigan. Should
Senator Cockrell deem it best to
not accept this offer a place on the
Interstate Commerce Commission
is rendered him. President r ose-
welt Is exceedingly kind in the
matter and as the Senator is a poor
man after his 80 years public
service we can see 20 reason why
he should not accept the place he
prefers. At the age of 70 a man
should be looking out for comfort
able berth and unless it requires
him to sacrifice principle his party
should not demand Of him to de-
cline it because it comes from the
Opposing party.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25

The recent visit Of Sec of War
Taft to New Orleans on his way to
Panama has afforded an opportuni-
ty for a full dicussion of the ben
efts accruing to the Mississippi
Valley by the opening up of the
isthmlan canal. The secretary
himcelf in a speech in New
CLEANS stated that no city in this
country would be more benefited
by the opening of the canal than
New Orleans. Whatever will
benefit New Orleans will be of adj
vantage to the entire Mississippi
Valley from the Great Lakes on
the north to the mouth Of the
great river. Beginning with the
day that the first vessel passes
from the Atlantic to the Profile
ladened with American merchan-
disc destined TO the ports Of the
Pacific there will comefan impetus
to trade in the eutire valley that
was never known before. The
movement to cut down Southern
congressional representation will
be one Of the chief plays on the
republican boards this season.
They have promised their consti-
tuents to reduce our representation
and they will make a fight to keep
the promfse.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25

The cotton crop in this section
has nearly all been gathered from
the fields and is now ginned and
baIed for market. The weather
was never finer for gathering the
crop and the farmers have availed
themselves of their opportunity
and in most Instances r about
through. With weather conditions
as nearly perfect as could be the
grade of the crop will make a
high average. There will be no
dogtail cotton on the market fiom
this section. With the good prices
prevailing all along the crop has
been placed on the market and sold
as it was ready for market. The
demand from the spinners had been
good all along and there has been
no accumulation that would cause
a glut in the market. The condi-
tons this season have been admir-
able and should they continue so to
the end the farmer will have cause
to congratulate himself.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25
Fire at Saltlllo.

On Friday morning last about
2 O'Clock the steam mill and gin At
Saltillo was discovered to be on
fire and was soon burned tu the
ground. The origin of the fire Is
unknown The mill was erected
last year by L. L. Wesson & Sous
and run by them the past eason
The property was sold to the Tu-
pelo Oil Mills some time during
the past fall and has been run
since that time by the mill. The
plant was first class and was doing
a good business The loss was
covered by an insurance policy.
We learn that there was no cotton
in the gin at the time it was con-
sumed.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25

The proposition Of President
Roosevelt and Ex-secretary of Wal
Root that the republican leg
i%slatnre re-elect Senator Cockrell
of Missouri to the senate does not
meet with the endorsement OF the
republican candidates for the posi-
ton with that Of the democratic
leaders of the state. Such an act
would deprive the victorious party
of what party usage accords it and
would place the democrats at a
serlons disadvantage by the unpre'
cedented mark Of generosity.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
RooseveIt's Percentage of Votes Less
Than Llncoin's, Grants and

KO0Sevelt'S percentage OF Votes Less
Than Llncoin's. Grants and
Pierce's..
tappears from the returns that
when the Electoral College meets
President Roosevelt will have 343
votes in that body and Judge Par
ker will have 1873.
According to these figures, Pres
ident Roosevelt will have a majorl
ty. of 210 votes. 1t has heen
asserted that this is the largest ma
jority any candidate for the Pres
ide"cy has had In the Electoral
College, but the facts are that a
number Of Presidents have BEEN
further ahead If their opponents
than President Roosevelt will b.
ahead of Judge Parker.
President Roosevelt will have IN
the Electoral College more votes
than any other candidat has ever
had, but. the number of his votes is
due in part to the increase in the
size of the Electoral College.
Several States have now more
votes than they had III 1900, and
the total vote in the college is
twenty nine more than it was four
years ago, Most of these new votes
are in States which were carried by
President r losevelt GU Tues,iav.
The proper method of determ.n-
ing the extent of Presldeni. Roose-
velt's victory is to SET what percen-
tage Of the total vote of the EIec
oral College he will have and then
to Compare that percentage with
those of previous years.
The following tables show that
several Presidents have secured u
larger percentage in the Electoral
College than President Roosevelt
will have:
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25
The Presidents Coed Resolve.

Since the result Of the national
election was declared the friends of
President Roosevelt. cotinue to an.
nounce that it is the. presidents
intention to continue to Insist upon
giving the negro a chance. The
south will cordially support the
president and his party in such a
step and will gladly see the day
arrive when the negro is given
what he deserves at the hands of
the republican party. We are
glad to know that the time has
arrived when the north will take
up its position along side of the
south in giving the negro a chance
We have been fighting this battle
alone for the past forty years.
In the south the negro since his
emancipation has been accorded
many rights and privileges that
he has never been able to secure
in the north. He has had his own
schools taught by his own race
and paid for by the white people;
he has had his own churches and
was aided in building and support.
ing them by his white neighbor;
he has his own lodges, and re-
ceives proper encouragement in
his work of benevolence and chart
ty; he buys land aud pays for it
when he is able; he rents land On
the same terms that the whites do
and he receives credit according to
his ability and disposition to pay as
anybody else. When he appears.
before the courts, he is tried by
"our niger Jaw" that is his ig-
norance and environments are
taken into consideration and he is
not held to The same accounting as
the white man with his superior
intelligence and greater opportuni-
ties. Now let the north do as
much by them. Provide them
with schools and separate them
from the whites; let them have
their own churches and stop COM
munlng with them; give them en-
ployment and do not mob them
when they ask for work take them
out of politics and quit debauching
them by bribing and buying their
votes for a price, disabuse their
minds of any hope of social equal
ity; teach them that this is a white
mans country and that the white
man is going to run 1t. When
the north has done this it
will then have done what the south
has beeu doing for forty years and
will find that they have been bet
ter friends to the negro than they
were when they bought his votes
and taught him to hate the white
man of the south who had made so
many sacrifices for him and who
has befriended him on every hand.
If the president gets his party
right on. the negro question he will
have served his country we'll and
will give TO the negro a broader
field of opportunity in which he
can work out his destiny as was in
tended by the Creator.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25
RATES Or

DISPLAY advertisements at rate oil
$1.0O per running inch per month of four
weeks. Liberal discounts made on yearly
contracts.
Notice of meetings o strictly char
table org anisations will be inserted one
lime free; all other notices must be paid
All local notices WILDE charged at the
rate OF S cents per line each insertion.
10 local taken for less than % cents.
There will be no deviation from this rule.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25

The rain of Sunday night and
Monday brought to an end a long
spell of ideal weather. With the
atmosphere sufficient cold to be
healthy we have enjoyed as fine
weather for he past two months
as any country can boast.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-11-25
SPEND SUNDAY in MEMPHIS

Leave Tupelo at 6.35 q. m. Arrive
Memphis 1920 a. m. Leave Memphis
500 .. m. Arrive Tupelo 300 p. m.
One fare round trip every Sunday, via
Frisco, system.