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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-15
His Third Attempt.

This is said to have been Mr.. Sim
mons third attempt at suicide within
the past year Each time he employed
gas in the effort &c end his existence,
and on all three occasions he was dis
covered by his wife just in time to save
his life.
Simmons was born IN Pennsylvania
and later went TO Colorado for his
health. About eight years aso he was
appointed as q clerk in the Civil Ser
vice Bureau at salary of 81. eco. He
was assigned by the chief clerk to take
charge of the Information bureau at the
entrance OF the building on Eighth
street near z street northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-15
Presidents Personality.

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TIDE TABLE
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05

The river rose about two and a
half inches here last night, and j.
not falling any today.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05
PERSONALS.

Mrs. J T. TiNiall. OF Sayita, IS
visiting in the city for a few days.
Rev. and Mrs A. B. Carlisle are
the proud parents Of a fine girl,
born this morning.
George More was among the Wis
itors to Point Isabel yesterday at
ternoon, returning this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. T. Woodhouse
returned to the ranch this morning
after spend q day or two in Browns
Vile.
+. W. Price and Nat Wolff, COM
mercial travellers from San Antonio,
left today after spending a short
while in Brownsville.
A. L. Wright, of Corpus Christi,
who has been here several days on
a business getting tour. was an
outgoing passenger this morning.
McDonald's Department store is
doing a rushing business this week
which IS attributed to the many
splendid bargains he is advertising
for July
John c. Beasley, the Beeville
lawyer, who has been here the past
several days on legal business, left
this morning for a few days stay
at Corpus Christi.
A. d. Childress returned last
night from a several weeks trip &c
St. Louis and Corpus Christi or
business. Mr.. Childress says Cor
pus is putting on almost as many
airs as ST. Louis.
The following passengers came
up from Point Isabel this morning
Misses Minnie Duffy, May Seaman
Broughton, r. B. Rentfro. Mrs
Tindall, Joe Vivier, Adolf Jagou
Frank Lusena and son.
The special term of district courr
will convene next Monday with
| Judge Stevens on the bench a.
special Judge, for the trial of sew
eral cases in which Judge Stanley
Welch is disqualified.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05
Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer. J"

The secret is out and Brownsville
can 90 on living just as if the rid
die had never been asked.
No it can't either. Brownsville
is rot going to be what is was be-
fore. It's houses are going to be
brighter; It's people a little more
prosperous-they are going to have
some of their money left to buy
other things with.
The answer to the riddle IS this:
you can paint building with fewer
gallons of Devoe Lead and Zinc
paint than with mixed paints, and
il will wear several times as long
as a building painted with lead and
oil by hand.
There's proof abundant of it all
over the United States. There
will soon be proof abundant of il
in Brownsville.
What will people do with the
rest of their money! The From
tier Lumber Co., are agent for this
paint.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05
Base Ball.

The Sharp Shooter and the
Long Necks had fourth OF July
game OF ball on the pos; diamond
yesterday. The line NJ Of the two
teams was as follows
Sharp Shooters.-R Senf, Z.
T;llman, Cam Hill, O'Erien. G..
Rentfro. 3 Egly. T. Kowalski,
w. Neale, Shine.
Long Necks.-C Wreford, J..
Celaya, Fernando, Woodin, J.
Browne, bennett Smith, w.
Thielen, Rape.
The game resulted in a score OF
5 to / in favor Of the Sharp Shoot
ers.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05
New Method OF Signaling

A Canadian invention for signal
ing with electric lights has been put
to the test at Montreal, according
to reports from United States Con
sui NORMAN. The apparatus was
fitted up TO represent FIVE stations
of a railway line, each station hav-
ing switchboard with two lamps,
a bell, and four switches. The two
outer switches are for turning on
the lights when a signal is to be
given along the line, either to the
left or right of the signaling
station, or in both directions. One
of the inner switches IS for turning
on the current when .hc officials of
the station are leaving for the night,
so that there can be no Interrupt
ton of signals between the other
stations. In case the night switch
is not put OF, the next calling sta
ton is advised by telegraph OF the
departure or arrival of train in
the usual way. and accidents can
be thus prevent. As the signal
lights can not be turned OH beyond
the negligent night station, which
is intermediate, the calling station
will be able to turn OH the signal
from this point backward to the
night station, and thus insure the
continuity of signals from one sta
ton to the other.
The signal lights are supposed to
be placed on every other telegraph
POST on the line, each being fitted
with a plug, 50 that ii, after leav-
ing a station, there Is a break
down, the engineer ne,d only
insert the plug i'll the slot and ne
advises both stations of the mishap,
and then. by the use of a code, he
tells what the mishap is and what
he requires.
If there is any train OH the line
which is not on time, ali other
trains, by a regular succession of
signals, can be warned of it. Power
can be obtained from any point for
use on the system, and short-cir-
cutting is prevented by the use of
three wires. The cost of installa-
ton is computed to be about $500
per mile. Railway age.
The renter that fits like but
ltS!fly from field to field from year
TO year in the majority of cases is
a man poorly well of in this world 5
goods. The merchant thz4t goes
logging around from small town to
small town with handful of goods
is soon busted, his goods are being
pieced of from an auction o. bar
gain counter and he is jerking a
! 5O-cent telescope around over the
country selling soap on a commits
sion or perhaps pedd'ing poultry
panacea. The farmland and clerk
that won { stay is soon bankrupt in
sense, money and character. It's
the solid fellow with glue in his
blood that adheres to one place and
one policy that in the end crowds
out on top. Why is this universal
and unquestioned ruler Simply
because the man thatsticks has the
time TO get his bearings and hold
them-to add one little thing to
another until something big is built
up.-Decater News.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

Hereafter all notices other than an
uorncements Of church meetings, lodge
notices and religious services VIII be
charged for at half rates. This rule VIII
be strictly adhered TO for the future.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05
LOCAL ITEMS.

buried this morning.
]. & p. Coats spool thread, the
best, 50 cents per dozen, Nos. s to
200, al McDonald's Department
Store. 3-16-tf.
+. B. Raymond arrived in the
city last night tc attend the COM
missioners' court, which is sitting
as board of equalization, and will
listen to the complaints OF those
who think their property has been
raised too high.
For RENT-My home place
corner Jefferson and 18th. Apply
to Mrs. Katie +. Leahy. 6-7-tf
THE HERALD learns from Q. p.
Archer, who was in from Buena
Vista truck farm this morning,
that FIVE or six head of steers were
brought out near the farm and tied
up short last Wednesday night,
and had remained there ever since
without food OF water. The author
tiles should look into the matter
Mrs. c. B. San Roman is paint
ing her honse with + w. Devoe &
company's paints. The Frontier
Lumber company sells these
paints.
THE HERALD acknowledges
cali from Mrs. +. A. Lancaster, of
Santa Maria yesterday, who came
in to order the address Of her paper
changed to Gary, Pamela county,
and informed us she would soon
leave for that point TO remain sev-
eral months, and perhaps would
locate there permanently.
Alamo City Commercial and
Business College. Fall term begins
Sept. s. Write at once for free
catalogue. Address, Shafer &
Downey, proprietors, San Antonio,
Texas. 7-4-7-lO
On account Of rumors of a furth-
or rise in the river THE HERALD is
notified by Mayor Combe that the
city has fifty men in charge Of the
city engineer watching the levees,
and every precaution is being taken
against possible breaks. THE HER
AID is glad to know the city IS
taking these precautions, and
trusts there is no dangers Of breaks
in the levees.
Among the outgoing passengers
this morning were Private Westner,
of Co. K. Corporal Zimmerman,
of Co. /. and Private Harry /.
Woodin, Co. NJ 10Th Infantry,
Fort Brown, who were on their
way to Fort Reno, O. I, to take
part in a com petitive shoot. These
are all expert marksmen developed
at the recent target practice at
Fort Ringgold. and expect to re
turn covered with glory, and
perhaps wearing one or more
medals.
From <. B. Raymond it is learn5
cd another artesian well has been
brought in about a mile and a half
southwest of Raymondville, at a
depth of loss feet, with flow of
$50 gallons per minute. Another
well is being put down one mile
south of Raymondville, and depth
of goo feet has been reached. The
last well completed makes FIVE flow
ing wells within a radius of less
than two miles of Raymondville.
Mr.. Raymond also says his section
has plenty of rain and grass. and
fat cattle are plentiful.
John X. Box, a former Rockpori
boy, but now a prosperous truck
grower of Brownsville, is here for
a visit with relatives and friends.
Mr.. Box exhibited at the Enterprise
Office a sample of rice and Bermuda
onions that he had gathered from
his farm, and which are evidence
of his success in truck and rice
farming. The onions, raised with
ont irrigation or fertilizing, Melted
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05

A telephone message from Geo.
c. Angler. government engineer,
who is at Point Isabel, says rumors
have been circulated that there
were not more than three and a
half feet of water on the bar, and
that the channel was filling up.
To prove that ali the liars are not
dead, Mr.. Angler says he and sew
eral other gentlemen, among them
being George More of Brownsville,
went out this morning and sound
ed both bar and channel. They
found eleven feet of water at tine
shaliowest place in the channel,
and eight and half feet over the
bar. Mr.. Angler says If the chan
mel was filled up so that it had on
" three and a half feet of water. as
reported, they would be bottled up,
with no chance to get out with the
dredge boats. TUE HERALD IS au-
thorized TO make this denial as
coming directly from Mr.. Angler
who says the report is utterly with
out foundation.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05

Eupion oil, s gallons, so cts.
GRADUATED sugar, IL lbs. $l.00.
Ribbon cane syrup. per gallon. 40c
Good rice, 80 lbs. 100
S-5O-7-5 Att. A. TILLMAN's.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05
River News.

River News.
There was no train from Foreyce
today on account of the river over
flowing and submaging the track
about fifteen miles beyond Har-
lingen. OF course there is no tell
ing when this condition of affairs
will be changed, but it is hoped
only a few days will lapse before
everything resumes the normal
stage.
The river was reported falling
at Rio Grande City this morning.
and rising at Edinburg
The river rose about two and
half inches here last night, and IS
not falling any today
Advices at 2:40 this afternoon
say Alex Champion has just re-
turned to Santa Maria from Arroyo
Colorado and says there are be-
tween nine and ten feet OF water
in the Arroyo and a swift current.
The Arroyo de Ia Blanca, (Hooks'
place. is impossible. There are
three places within fifteen miles
above Santa Maria where the river
is OVERLOOKING into country, and
water seems to be rising.
Rio Grande City, $50 p. NJ
Began rising Friday; aooded Sat
urday and Sunday; gradually go
ing down since. Almost normal
condition.
Roma, 5 p. m.-River Sunday
"a feet high; Monday "A feet. AT
present four feet over normal.
Scores of men are at work streng
thening the dykes, along the river
bank and the railroad 70 prevent
overflow.
A message from Cuevas about
IS miles above Reynosa, Mexico,
at 1850 this morning says: Water
this morning twelve inches higher
at kilometer 1884, than yester-
day, so highest water will not
reach Matamoros before tomorrow
night. The message was sent by
superintendent G. p. DeWolf, Of
the Mexican National.
a telegram was received this af-
ternoon by Postmaster Sharpe from
Jeff Y. Miller stating that il is
doubtful if the Corpus Christi train
will cross the Arroyo tonight
When a HERALD representative
met Benz. Kowalski this morning
he was in deep mourning When
asked the cause the gentleman in
formed rs he had lost his alfalfa
crop from high water. Mr.. Ko-
WALSH had about eight acres III al
falfa, which he had cut once and
was ready to cut again when the
overflow came. Now it don't need
cutting. The loss is estimated al
between $500 and $500, as Mr..
Kowalski calculated TO get three
more cuttings before planting time.
The yield averages about a ton to
the acre, and increases with age OF
the plant. Many other losses are
reported in the same neighborhood,
which is about fifteen miles up the
river.
4 telephone message from Geo.
&c. Angler. government engineer,
who is at Point Isabel, says rumors
have been circulated that there
were not more than three aud a
half feet of water on the bar, and
that the channel was filling up.
To prove that ali the liars are not
dead, Mr.. Angler says he and sew
eral other gentlemen, among them
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05

]. NJ. Fullinwider came in last
night from Yturria.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05

Rio Grande City, $50 p. N. 90
Began rising Friday; dooded Sat
urday and Sunday; gradually go
ing down since. Almost normal
condition
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05

Scores of men are at work streng
thening the dykes, along the river
bank and the railroad 70 prevent
overflow.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05

a telegram was received this af-
teruoon by Postmaster Sharpe from
left Y. Miller stating that il is
doubtful if the Corpus Christi train
will cross the Arroyo tonight.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-05

Roma, 5 p. m.-River Sunday
u feet high. Monday "a feet. At
present four feet over normal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-20

Tie ;.,.o "O.l Nan or the Mountain
was first applied 10 IIa>san Ben sab
tai who founded a formidable dyuaS
y .n Syria A. y. 1859. lie was iL,
prince or chief of the sect OF the No.
haumolaIs. Having been haEi>hcd
from Bis country. ne took up his abode
.n Mount Lebanon. gathered around
him a band of followers. who soon be
came the terror alike OF Christians
Jews ana Turk. Thcy paid the mos,
implicit obedience 10 lis command,
and believed that II they sacrificed
their lives fJr Lie sake tLcy would be-
rewarded with tie h.-,,,t joys Of
paradise. For 30 years these "A>Sas.
sins, as they called themselves. con.
t.uuod 10 be tIe terror Of the country
Whenever their chief. the "Od Man
Of the Mountain" considered himself
injured Le dispatched some of his as.
sassins secretly 90 murder the aggreS.
sor. This is rlo origin Of our Use OF the
word assassin for a secret murderer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-20

AromOre. TUESDAY, June 20. 1903.
-. /.
lH'
enyelopad comes i.I'n Russian sour.
tes. No ne"s comes lioLl ''F"" ''' ..'
The thing is done.
II 'H'5 N' n'' '.,''' '' Wv. -.
mls'''' '' ', 0'''-'.'',' '''.' -,
VIII D' ''''' '' '' .,...,...,.,
renee 10 n','''.' '''
10 S'op '5'.'" +
d, ,o.. ,o p,s.i,r ,.opI. $4,000.
oon o. cor D., maintain the car and
"a. ..,,tlis,r,r, Considering what
,n., ,., for the money. lt must D., ad.
,n;,,.d n,ar ,b.y nav, a Kick coming.
d
vital .,s,f.,irs show toat one per.
Coz, O., .y,ry hundred ln NaY York
-.,'.-..,f. l.,.u,.,. d.
La "Isa"'' "S"''
would probably sho" 'Ea' ih' prev"
lcnce Of this disease b. due 20 The cold
Hood which run. into and out OF the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-20
Enjoy What You Have.

Don't worry about your health
Keep in good condition and get as
much fresh air as YOU can. People
who are always putterluG over them
selves are Ike misers they don't en-.
Joy what they have Boston Traveller.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-20

Special Core pondeuce
Fox. ] r., June ls-We are having
some avn hot, dry weather The
farmers quite discourage owing
10 the fact that worms are badly dam
aging cotton. Corn is suffering badly
tor rain and the people are looking
hue generally
Health Of the community is bad at
present and many cases Of chills and
fever
Pierce & Davis have recovered their
sturf, -
Saturday night. July J. the Coming
Men Of America Of this place will have
an ice cream supper al the school
house. Everybody invited.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-20
4 Hard Worker.

Slimson - Willie they tell me you
have the reputation Of being the worst
boy IN school Willle-Yes, father. ana
! can tell you I didn't get it without a
struggle Life.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-20

We have In stock a new car Of rub
ber tire and steel tire buggies that are
celling very cheap on easy payments
Stevens, Kennerly & Spragins.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-20

An Engllshwoman married 10 a for
elgner takes the nationality Of her hus-
band.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-20

Bu- ua-- Manager Once .is
City Editor Once ........-.... >
T,-.. rll...-.a ......... -ss
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-20
rrRus OF sTATEHoop.

~ statehood .- .a he atta.neI at Che
coming session ~ congress lt must
.. -t-I.er trs re-r'sr channels 40
r-e-af 0- far-actr or spectacular
Show. r.u bring us an enabling act
.. .- peri .,..r sf.le-. to al oaserya1t
.,.rns SHAT VIII happen A 0ll fol
.r.re .le general trend of The Ham
I..r hHI which came before congress
-t-t session. win h- pre- en'ed and
tasorah.y reported by the rommi--e.
.- statehood aU other bills ao1ii De-
referred t1 fhls committee 10 fle.
This Dies rot m an that -hs peop..
of Indian Territory and Oklahoma
should ua- prors-. against having their
f-la.- cast irfa sn omnibus tIL
They -h.r.I protest even it if da .sr-
,a.n chat such "a aI ail hs presented.
-rrh o. protest would aid Bro the eorE
90 aratng Oklahoma from 'ae
r...a.a.a -srr-o.ia- when .t -aa.. he-
come evident .Ea -a. rru.a1a Did
.arr.' Ha passed
~.. fa.. nl. H .- N.H Ir1Fu 't.
...-.s that tfs .H -l a'. .s no
..s-.n Hlg changes hol.i not Do
sought Tn. principal o....' ~ le
majority 81 he .ammi''ea on terri
tories .s % so fran. an omnibus bin
Ha. N.H Mexico and Arizona may De
rough, into r4a Union as one state.
B.r.rfEs. Cannon and other leaders
a-e determined thar fhe territory ques-
rr shall aa settled f1r all time They
ar. .a.-.ug 20 objection 10 fhe Okla
flma portion OF the uuI They are well
s.0ualuted with conditions here and
would Ike 20 hav, the hearty sup
tort of all the people Of Ohlai oma
These men agreed 20 a S5.NH.010 do
nation '0 'he new state TO aid schools.
u is likely that they would gree 70.
lranung twice that amount Al least
b. would 90 no harm 20 Try it Such
au EFFORT would not delay or cndanger
tho passage of the act There should
be concerted action on the part Of the
IsopIc of both territories 10 scure a
donation of coal lands Il such q thing
Is possible. Working for these things
VIII do no harm and might Dee the .e-
-rlt of securing many iayJrs.
The o0mmr-ss made many minor
change lu the ODD lefar. The last
congress.
The very best reasons can De ad-
tauo.d for asking these fasors and the
l oplc should organize for his pur-
pose The coming statehood convention
s,aall Doe O. good time and place 10 ar
range 90. .h f-a'.-Ilms-Iolg-
Ili
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-20
= = = -

The paper '.l-t us. answer the
governments question. sai hat much
81. povornm at victory But Ihe beef
rust aid The same thing. and nobody
ua- paid any fines or gone - Jail The
public ha. a pretty fair idea now the
trust rick D. turned What D. want
.s puulshmeu, that VIII deter others.
50 far violations only serve 10 put
,thers "on" 10 the game
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-20
santa =.

Aremere. Tue.asy. Jane %. ls05.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-14
DROWNED IN RIVER
JULIUS DREscHER,7o YEARS OLD,
COMMITS SUICIDE, AFTER
CAREFUL PREPARATION
Tied Empty Bottle to Clothes So That
Body Might Be Easily Found-Des-
pendent Over Death Of Wife-Had
Threatened Suicide.

After taking careful precautions
that little difficulty might be expert
enced in finding his body, Ernest
Drescher, 1113 Hayne street, commit
ted suicide early Sunday morning by
drowning in lie Des Moines river
Mr.. Drescher we'll known German
resident of Ottumwa was 70 years Of
age and had been Respondent since
the death of his wife about year ago
and had frequently threatened to take
his own life
| Mr.. Drescher is supposed to have
left his home about o'clock in the
morning. He walked about mile to
site the packing house, left his cane
sticking in the mud on the river bank
and hung his hat on the cane to mark
the place where he jumped into the
river. He then attached an empty
bottle to his waist with a long cord
corking the lottle SO that it would
float.
Had Threatened Suicide.
Since the death of his wife Mr..
Drescher had frequently threatened to
commit suicide and had said that he
would drown himself in the river and
tie a bottle to his clothes so that his
body could be easily found AS it was
feared that he --ould make the threat
good his sons kept a close watch on
the aged man and rarely left him
alone. Sunday morning he succeeded
in getting away from the house with
out the other occupants hearing him
and his absence was not discovered
until about 5 o'clock.
1t was feared that he had commit
ted suicide and the sons left at once
to begin a search of the river. About
8 o'clock the hat and cane were found
and a short distance down the river
was seen the floating bottle. The
body was brought to the shore and
removed to the undertaking parlors
OF G. T. Sullivan, on West Second
street.
Funeral This Afternoon.
Mr.. Drescher was born in Germany
IN 1885 and came to the United States
In 1873. For many years he had been
resident of Ottumwa. He is sur.
v1ved by three sons and one daueh.
ter. all of Ottumwa. They are Her
man, julius and Henry Drescher and
Mrs. Emma Cradle.
The funeral services were conduct.
ed this afternoon at o'clock from
the residence on Hayne street, Rev
'. II. HORNED, pastor of the East End
Presbyterian church, officiating. In
terment was made in the Ottumwa
cemetery. =
The pallbearers were Ellis Huffman,
Henry Burlington, Samuel Huddleston
George Bowers, Edgar Jennings and
[. N. Davis.