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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-06
Ne:iins as Descendant renn,Iess

Ne:iins ,1's Descendant renniless
1t is strange play of fate, and
sad one. that the great-great-
granddaughter OF the Duke of Wei
iington now lies at the point of
ieath. absolutely alone, penniless.
n an old womcns home in Wash
.ngton. Mrs. Mary Herschel, near
: 80 years of age, is, through her
mother. hneally descended from
ne hero of Waterloo. whose de-
,cendants for several generations
lave made their home in Virginia,
n,ermarrying with the families Of
;hat state. their worldly fortunes
continually on q descending grade
Is the years have passed. Through
he kindly interest of some charit-
ably disposed neighbors, Mrs. Her
shei was recently installed in the
Old Women's home, on Thirty-se-
oond street, Washington, which,
Iavng no funds at its command,
simply enables its occupants to
have a room within its walls. A
Jew DAYS after her arrival the poor
Did woman. while engaged in work
about her small domain, fell and
iislocated her hip and otherwise
80 painfully injured herself that it
S thought impossible for her to re-
over. Unable longer to help her
elf in the least. she IS, therefore.
Wholly dependent upon her humble
ieighbors for even the barest ne
,csities of HE.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-06
AT Home" the Same Gay.

Two of the most eminent law
vers at the Philadelphia bar wers
the late BENJAMIN Harris Brewster
and his halfbrother. Frederick Car
roll Brewster. Both had held the
office OF attorney general of the
state. and the first had bsen attor
ney general of the United States
They had not been on friendly
,ernns for mary years. 1t is said
that on one occasion a mutual
friend tired TO bring them together.
and finally Frederick c. consented
20 bury the hatchct, and sent Ben
iarnin H. card containing RS
name. with the words written IN
derneath. AT home on Monday
evening. Nav 7" By the same
messenger Benjamin Fl. sent card
in return. which Rad: ~Beaismin
H. Brewster also at home NoldAy
evening. Max - This s.,.s..'. ,lc-
gotiations-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-06
A States mans Treacherous Voice.

Congressman Gibson of Tennes-
see has voice which plays most in
convenient tricks on Its owner at
times. In the middle of a really
good oratorical fight or at a SINH
larly inopportune time, it will. get
c!ogged for some moments, much
to the annoyan of the pudgy lit
Tie man from the moonshine noun
;a:ns. The other day he was sail
ing along in fine shape discussing
the tariff. Said he: why, tariffs
are like a pair of suspenders, some
times tight and sometimes loose.
but Uncle Sam needs them just
the saine to keep up his Right
he-e the Voice of Henry Richard
Gisson struck high treble note
f1ars.i and stopped short. His vo-
cal chords failed to vibrate and pro-
luce sound. Those of the members
who were not IN agonies of silent
'aughter breathed hard, wondering
.heth r the speaker meant to say
-1rousers," pantaloons," pants" o,
'overalls Mr.. Gibson fully re-
-ove7ed his voice and sad, running
expenses" The words which fol,
owed were drowned in a mighty
oar, and Speaker Cannon. smiling
'rimly, made no effort to. suppress
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-06
It Was q Great Sermon.

A Kentucky dis.iller tells this
tory at the expense OF Justice Har-
IAN, of the United States Supreme
Court. They were fellow guests a:
a reception N Washington and tn.
hostess rallied the justice on his
failure to drink more than one glass
Of punch. He replied tina. as d
kentuckian he felt disloval to drink
his other than straight, adding that
just then he was out of the genuine
.ipple at his home. The distiIIer
that evering teiegraphed to hi
manager. who sent the justice 4
case OF his best. Next Sunday the
Two men met in the church of whici.
Mr.. Harlan is deacon. The dis
nller was coming down the steps
when the Justice called to him
That was splendid. Then, re-
nlenbering where he was. he add
ed, hastily: The sermon, | mean,
Of course"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-06
THE STATE OF TEXAS.

To the sheriff or any constable of Cam
eron county greeting: Maria Crisanta
White, executrix of the estate of Nath-
aniel White, deceased, having filed in
our county court her final account of tie
condition of the estate of said Nathaniel
White, deceased, together with an ap-
plication to be discharged from said
executrix.
You are hereby commanded, that by
publication of this writ for twenty DAYS
in the BROWNSVILLE DAILY HERALD a
newspaper regularly published in the
county of Cameron, you give due notice
to all persons interested in the account
for final settlement of said estate, to file
their objections thereto, if any they have,
on or before the June term, 1904, of
said county court, commencing and to
be holden at the court house of said
county, in Brownsville on the 10th in
June 1904, when said account and ap-
plication will be considered by said court
Witness my hand and seal of Office,
at Brownsville this 14th day of April 1904.
JOSEPH WEBB,
Clerk, County Court Cam. Co., Tex.
I hereby certify the above to be true
COPY. CELEDoNIO CARA,
Sheriff, Cameron County, Tex.
BY GEO. Common, Deputy.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-06
strait Jacket Prohibited in Italy.

Tie King OF Italy has signed Z
isc:ee abolishing the Use OF thc
trait jacket for punitive purpose.
II al The prisons OF the kingdom.
The reform is 4 direct result OF the
,sotcr.ous D'AngeIo case at the Re
gina Cecil prison in Rome, where
the prisoner. whose guilt was dub:-
Gus, died While undergoing this spe
cies OF ,arui
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-06
Rare Combination.

''Baw iove, have made we
markable discovery"
What is it, Cholly?"
81 have discovered that Chwist-
mas hardly evan comes on both
Fwiday and the 18th day of the
month. Doosid lucky, isn't it,"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23
pEOpIE or
STAGEI1AND

L. Abingdon, an English actor. She
will retire from the stage. at least for
n time.
Miss Viola Allen recently sailed for
Europe. While in Paris she will con-
fer with Rostand concerning a new
play. Miss Allen will appear next
season n "A Winters Tale"
Harry Sommers. formerly treasurer
of the Illinois theater, Chicago, is con-
Quoting 4 summer season of stock
company revivals in Grand Rapids,
Mich. Miss Dorothy Tenant is the
leading woman.
Mrs. G. II. Gilbert has received the
complete manuscript of the Clyde
Fitch play, Grandma" with which
she will make her farewell tour of the
country and complete a service of fifty
years on the stage.
David Belasco is authority for the
statement that Mrs. Leslie Carter will
play an engagement in London next
summer. It is also said that Mrs
Carter may play the part of Lady
Macbeth next year.
John Drew will appear in new
comedy rext season. written by Au-
gustus Thomas. The subject is of
purely American character. and Mr..
Drew will impersonate an American
type of the rough rider school.
Josephine Sabel has. according to
the London Era. made a success at
the Cafe Ambassadors in the Champs
Elysees. where she is called Mile. Sa-
bel. the American chanteuse. Her de-
but is great Partisan event"
Miss lsadorc Rush. wko has Eeen
TIE Lsdy HoIyrood in "Florodora' for
the last two seasons, probably will re
turn to Stardom next season under
the auspices of John C. Fisher. if a
suitable vehicle can be secured.
George Alexander has arranged with
Sydney Grundy to dramatize THE
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23
Greenroom Gossip.

l.. r. Stockwell has secured the
rights to The Hon. John North.
Miss Marie Cahill is to be the star
Of the Lew Fields new theater in New
York.
II is said that Ada Rehan will be
starred next season by the Shubert
brothers.
Rumor has IL that Margaret Anglin
will star next season in a play called
"The Eternal Feminine.
Edward Harrigan next season is to
appear in new play. written by him
self and based upon his own career on
the stage.
William Gillette is to appear in
London commencing next season in
April. 1905. in a new comedy written
by himself.
Lew Fields is to star next season in
a comedy drama written by Glen Mac
Gonough and staged. OF course. by
Julian Mitchell.
The next role to be played by Nine.
Bernhardt in Paris is Marie Antoiu-
cite. The play will be produced in
the fall under the name of ''Vareines. -
Charles friedman has secured 10
scph Entangled.' by Henry Arthur
Jones. for Henry Miller for next sea
son. Miss Hilda Spong will be in VII.
Miiler's company.
Nine. Bcrnhardt. il Is reported. has
decided to make spectacular pro-
duction Of q fyc-act version of Sien-
kicwicz's novel. BY Fire and Sword,
adapted by her son Maurice.
sam Bernard has received a quick
summons from Charles Frohman to
sail Ter England to consult him there
ir regard to the musical comedy
which is to be presented next fall.
Miss Biiou Fernandez has returned
from abroad and confirms the report
that she Is soon TO be married to W.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23

AMI call for help, even when she was
suffering from this mania. She
would be liable to do everything that
she did and still be in a state OF
acute anameia.
The fact that she was shrieking
and screaming in the we'll and that
she fought her husband and those
who came to her assistance is indi-
cation that her mind was deranged.
The acute congestion of the lungs
that was the cause of her death was
brought about by exposure in the We
ter and the strain upon her lungs by
her shrieks and screams. Her refer
ence in her delirium to monsters and
men who had carried her away was
additional evidence of her ment@l
condition.
IF there had been robbei
an attempt at -. .uere
have been some el idence OF 1t. There
& no such evidence She was not
the victim of foul play. but of sud
den attack of insanity"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23
Youns Actress Winning Laureis.

'SufJ NCNCSS WiIl0tE19 Gdut SaSs
Celia LOTUS has a proteee. She is
Miss 'Jancy" Laurel. who has been in
L. II. SC,herns company ever since
S. was IL years old. That was i've
years ago. and IL was the acting Of
one Of The small parts that attracted
Miss Lotus TO her. At the laitcr's
request the young woman was allowed
20 undcrstady her. and when Miss Loft
tus became i'll with scarlet fever Mr..
Sotherr gave her the chance to play
The leading role opposite him. Report
comes from San Francisco. where Mr..
Sothern is now appearing. that Miss
Laurel IS receiving much praise for
her work. and that she also has capti-
waited with her fresh young beauty.
In recent interview she confessed
that her aim was to play Juliet and
that she hoped to learn much from
the production Of Shakespeare's play
when it is given next year by Julia
Marlowe and Sothern.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23
IDEAL STUDY FOR AUTHOR.
Where Irving Bachelor Turns Out
His Widely Read Books.

Irving Bachelor. the novelist. has
what is probably a unique study in
which to do his work. MIR. Bachelor
has built a hcme at Sound Beach.
Conn. stones throw from the wa
ter. The house stands at the head
OF a slopiEg lawn. facing the broad
reaches OF the beautiful sound. where
the novelist refreshes himself with
his favorite sport. fishing. His den
is not in the house, but is separate
square-built structure on the rocky
edge of the water, and when the tide
is high 1t is half boat. half house, for
the waves come up under it in sort
of a tunnel built directly beneath
for the safe housing of boat. When
DIR. Bachelor has been working hard
far into the night he goes to SLEEP
in the study. with the tapping of the
water all around and under him. II
is an ideal den for a literary man
who is also fisherman and loves the
water
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23
Big Men Of Indian Territory.

One Of the delegates sent by In
dian territory to the Democratic ma
tional convention was C. A. Skeen,
who stands 6 feet inches in his stock
ings and is a big man even for his
stature. Mr.. Skeen is a most vera
cious gentleman, it would appear. said
in an interview: II am sorry that
none of the big men Of the territory
was able to attend this convention.
They were all busy and so they said
that the little fellows, who are not
so much use at work, must come
along. Some of the men in the terri
tory are so big that they are not able
to travel The car seats and the houel
beds are all too small for them. So
they stay at home. But that Is no
hardship for a man who lives in In
dian Territory."-Chicogo Chronicle.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23

Garden OF Lies" a story by Justis
Miles Forman This story has been
running in serial form in 4 magazine,
and has now been published in book
form.
Fay Templeton. according 10 report.
was offered $4,000 for ten weeks
time in vaudeville, beginning in Oc-
tober. but was obliged to decline. She
will be starred next season by Klaw
< Erlanger in a new play by John
j. McNally.
Miss Bertha Galland will play Juliet
for week in New York at the con-
clusiOn of her season. Orrin John
son, who is to be Miss Galland's lead
ing man. will appear as Romeo. 1t
is said Miss Galland will appear in
London next year.
Kitty Cheatham, once n member OF
Augustin Days company. is the latest
recruit to vaudeville. Miss Cheatham
was married several years ago and
retired. hut in recent years has been
doing a monologue for private parties
around New York and Boston.
''WeaCherbeaten Benson" has been
chosen by Edward +. Kiddcr as the
title OF the new play which he has
written -or Ezra Kendall and which
will be the opening attraction OF the
next season at the Park theater. New
York. beginning early in September.
George Bechs. the veteran actor.
VINO died recently in st. Louis. left
his splendid collection OF more than
5000 prompt books to the New York
public library. The books are almost
priceless. as they contain practically
a complete history OF the stage bust
ness employed in the standard dramas
Stree the days of Garrick.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell has signed
contract with Charles Frohmau to
appear under his management for
twenty-siN weeks In the principal
cities VI the United States. She will
begin her tour on Oct. ., opening in
New York with Ssrdous new play.
THE Sorceress. in which Sarah
Bernhard is now being seen in Lon.
don.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23
MORE HoNoRs FOR HowELLs.
Discerning Praise and University De
gree Bestowed Upon Him.

Close upon the honor which Ok
ford has conferred upon Mr.. Howells
in making him doctor of letters comes
news of another degree, that of doc
tor of laws, which has just been
given Mr.. Howells by Western Re-
serve University and Adelbert Col
lege OF Cleveland. o. In comforting
the degree President Thwing made
use of the following words: Upon
William Dean Howells, son of Ohio
associated with the Western Reserve,
editor of lengthy and manifold ex.
rerience. critic of vision and sympa-
thy, who brings to his realism in the
art of the novel n truthfulness and
celicacy which constitute 1t a type
of idcalism, social philosopher. man
of culture, gentle friend, is conferred
the degree of doctor of laws"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23
KAISER TO REWARD HERolsM
Cable for Names Of Women Who
Showed Bravery in Disaster.

The German emperor has deter
mined to confer decorations on those
WHO risked their lives in saving pass
engers on the Inflated steamboat Cen
eral Slocum, recently burned in the
river at New York. AS the former
ruler of many who lost their lives on
the vessel, he has instructed Consul
General Buenez TO procure for him a
list of names of those whose rescues
were distinguished by heroism. II
was he who first cabled for list Of
the dead, which was promptly sent.
While this list was being prepared.
however, another request was re-
ceived for the names of the bravesc
three women nurses. This Consul
General Buenez submitted TO Health
Commissioner Darlington, who is now
engaged in the delicate task of pick
ing these from among the many wom-
en- who did noble service on that oc-
casion.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23
THE ORIGINAL CLEVELAND MAN.
Iowan Says He Started Ex-President
on Road to White House.

Dr. Henry 3. Lesher of Salina, JEFF
ferson county, Iowa, claims TO have
started Grover Cleveland on his polit-
ical career. He was in Buffalo when
Mr.. Cleveland was nominated for
sheriff. DR.. Lesher says: When it
came nearly time for a sheriff to be
nominated l said to my neighbor:
When the nominations are open I'm
going to shout "Cleveland!"' Well,
pretty soon the chairman announced
that nominations for sheriff we're
open and | shouted as loud as could.
Grover Clevelandn II was taken up
all over the house and then someone
nominated him. He was elected by a
big majority and he kept going on
till he lit in the white house"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23
Gave sothern IN idea.

During a tour of the west f. n.
sothern met a literary woman who
said to him:
I'm an idealist. Mr.. SOthern. and
want 10 congratulate you upon your
work. You make your character a
man apart from our little world
Then. I'm not true to life. accord
ing to your ideas. madam replied
the actor
Certainly not. Mr. Sothern. Why.
people wouldn't GO to the theater to
see lot of mopes like themselves.
They want to see something like your
self; something that never existed.
Indeed"
ayes. Your work is heavenly, with
Just dash of-you k1Iow-the other
place"
Thank you. madam. for your sin
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23
Southern Statesman a Giant.

Champ Clark, permanent chairman
OF the Democratic national convention.
is a man Of imposing appearance, 6
feet / inch tall and built on herculean
lines. This picturesque Missourian-
wit. stump speaker and syndicate
writer-dresses like an old-time south
ern planter, including a Prince Albert
coat, with a SLOUGH hat that would
cover most heads down to the chin.
for 1t IS of ~ size. His quaint style
OF humor is made all the more effect
i've by slight drawl. All his life he
has been an omnivorous reader. and
he is at all times prepared to recount
what he has read, having a most en-.
viably retentive memory.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23
BACK LICK
Settled the Case Win Her.

Many great discoveries have been
made by accident and things better
than gold mines have been found In
this way. for example when even The
accidental discovery that coffee IN the
real cause of ones sickness proves Of
most tremendous value because IL 10
Gates the cauee and the person has
then a chance TO get vsll.
For over rs years." says a Missouri
woman, II suffered untold agonies In
my stomach and even the best ply.
sicians disagreed a. to the cause with.
out giving mo any permanent help
different ones saying II was gastritts.
indigestion, neuralgia etc, 30 Z
dragged along from year to year. Al
ways half sick. until finally gave MP
oil hopes OF ever being we'll again.
When taking dinner with \ friend
one day she said she had new drink
which turned cot 70 be Postum and
liked It 20 well I told her thought
I would stop coffee for awhile and uso
st, which I did.
80 for three months No had Pos
tum in place OF coffee without ewes
having one OF my old spells but was
always healthy and vigorons
Husband kept saying he was con
WINGED it was coffee that caused thoss
spells, bat even then I wouldn't be.
lieys It until one day We got out Of
Postum and as we lived two miles
from town thought to use tho coffee
We had in the house.
The result Of a weeks use Of cot.
fee again was that had another ter
rible spell OF agony and distress, prov
ing that II was the coffee and nothing
else. That settled 1t and / said good
bye TO Coffee forever and since then
Postum alone has been our hot meal
time drink.
MY friends All say am looking
worlds better and my complexion h
much improved. All the other mem.
bers Of our family have been benefit
ed. too, by Postum in place Of the old
drink, coffee" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Ten days trial Of Postum In place Of
coffee or tea Is the wise thing foR
every coffee drinksr. Such a trial
tells the exact truth often where COT.
fee In not suspected.
Look In each pkg. for the famoua
little book, -Ths Road 70 WsilvRla.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23

tinuous pain In the small Of the back.
My ankles, feet. hands and almost my
whole body were bloated. | was Ian
guild and the kidney secretions were
profuse. Physicians told me I had
diabetes in its worst form. and I fear.
ed would never recover. Doan's Kid
ney Pills cured me In 1886. and have
been well ever since"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mrs. Dau
scher will be mailed to any part Of the
United States. Address Foster-Mi[
burn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. Sold by all
dealers, price 80 cents per box
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23
catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach
the seat Of the disease Catarrh IS blood constf
tuona disease and In order TO IL must take
internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken ins
ternally, and acts directly the blood and mucout
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure Is not quack modf
cine. Itwss prescribed BY OF the best physciant
In this country for and IA regular prescription
II 10 composed Of the best tonics known, combine ed
with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination OF the
two ingredentsi what produces such wonderful 70.
suits In curing catarrh. Send for testimoniss free
J. CHENEY & CO.. Propss Toledo, o
Sold by Druggists price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23

William Lockridge, another suspect
of completely in the murder OF Mrs.
William Starbuck and her child, near
Greensboro, Ind. is under arrest.
Lockridge is held on circumstanual
evidence that tends to show that he
was more or less intimate with Haley
Cine. who is also under arrest in con-
nection with the crime, in other af-
fairs and that since the crime his &C
lions have been more or less sus-
picicus.
The coroner is undecided as TO
Mrs. StarbuclI's death and is inclined
to doubt foul play. DR.. B. Smith
says Mrs. Starbuck's death was not
the result of crime. He was her ply
s:cian She was of highly nervous or
ganization.
He says: "Her death was caused
by acute congestion of the lungs,
following an attack of acute pneu-
monia. / have had in my practice
numbers of cases of this kind. In
this particular case Mrs. Starbuck
was the mother of 16-weeks-old
baby. / am told that on Saturday she
worked very hard and was exposed
to heat from stove over which she
was cooking.
my opinion is that she was sud-
denly stricken with this mania and
inrsired she saw someone coming in
'av : wv, seized her baby and rAa
lttjnsgli,~well. not TO kill herself. but
to 'ei ylptt herself and babe from the
monster she spoke of in her delirium.
She was liable to go to the telephone
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23

You can teach monkey to initiate
a man, but a man can initiate a
monkey without any teaching. This
shows the superiority of the human
Intellect over brute brain.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23

Hayti has apologized for the attack
or NJ. Dcpres. the French minister.
who was stoned as he drove past the
oaiace. and the incident is closed. So
was the carriage. fortunately for NJ
0epreS.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-07-23

The possibility that he might have
made even more money II he had
freshered-up his faculties by taking
vacation is the lurking misgiving that
oothers Uncle Russell Sage.