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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-19
THE FUNNY PUFFER.
a Queer Creature Of the Salt Seas 10
the Blowf.sh.

The fun little fellow in salt
water is the puifer, or swellfsh.
Fishermen call him the blowhsh.
When he is swimming around at
ease with nothing 20 alarm him he
looks queer enough, for the skin Of
his abdomen Is all loose and wrin-
killed.. and he has such a funny tail
and such ridiculous little fins and
such big, three cornered head that
he looks entirely absurd. His mouth,
instead of being big and gaping, as
most fish mouths are, is only tiny
round hole at the end Of a pointed,
conical snOut. Out of this circular
mouth protrude his teeth, like those
of a rabbit. He would be about as
homely a fish as could be made If it
were not for the beautiful orange
and yellow and silver colorings that
play all over him. But queer as he
looks when he is at ease, it Is only
when he is frightened or excited
that he becomes really funny. II he
Is hooked, for instance, he comes to
the surface grinding those protrud-
ing teeth so that the sound can be
heard a good many feet away, and
then az soon as the hand touches
him he begins to grunt hoarsely,
and with each grunt he swells a bit
till within a few moments he has
pulled himself 50 full of air that he
Is quite round and firm, like a ball.
So thoroughly does he distend him
self with air that when the fisher
men hurl him at the water with all
their force, as they often do, ne will
bounce like a rubber ball. If he is
dropped into the water after blow
ing himself full Of air he floats on it
as lightly as thistledown, and he
will stay that way until he has as
sured himself that danger has gone
BY. He does the same when he Is
pursued by other fish, and as he
floats almost entirely out of water,
with only a little bit Of his hard,
spiny body sunk under the surface,
very few fish can hurt him once he
is inflated.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-19
sELADAMG SHOOTING.
A Sport That Calls For All Of the
Hunters Skill and Nerve.

Called bison Incorrectly in In
dia, seladang in Malaga, slang in
Burma and gnudang in Siam, the
gaur (Bos gaurus) is the largest and
fercest of all the wild cattle, with
hoofs small in proportion to its
height and Of deerlike rather than
0xlike character. Its sense Of smell
is as acute as that of the elephant
and its vision much keener When
YOU seek one Of these cattle you need
all your hunters skill and your
nerve, for next to the elephant and
bracketed with the Cape buffalo Of
Africa j believe its natural temper
ament and the character of country
in which it is found make the sela-
dang in the Malay peninsula the
most formidable quarry on earth.
In India, where the range of the
gaur is the billy, wooded districts,
they are more apt to be found in
herds of some size and, because Of
the more open sections, less difficult
of approach and less dangerous to
the hunter than in the Malay PENN
sula, where the jungle is the densest
that grows, and almost invariably
the quarry has the man at a disad-
vantage. In Malay it is snap shoot
ing, where the game on being
wounded turns hunter and, conceal
ed, awaits the sportsman, who must
approach with infinite caution, with
senses always alert and hand ever
ready if he would stop or turn aside
the vicious charge You may never
in this Jungle survey the field Of
operations from some vantage point,
but in the close growing angle Of
vines and canes and thorn bushes
and heavy coarse weed Of grasslike
mass, through which you can never
get even dim sight for over twenty
yards and most of the time can
scarcely see that many feet ahead,
you must follow the tracks of the
seladang you have wounded, never
knowing at what instant the mad
dened beast may burst from the jun
gle practically right on top Of you.
One seladang | was fortunate
enough to finally get was only just
at the other side of bamboo dump
when he started his charge full at
me. This is the dangerous and the
unavoidable feature of hunting the
beast in Malay. Luckily for the
hunter, the seladang, if unsuccess-
ful in its charge, passes on to await
him at another point. Never have
/ heard of one turning instantly to
a second charge after missing the
hunter on the first rush. But, on
the other hand, if the seladang
charges home it remains to gore its
victim.-Outing.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-19
OLD T0URAINE.
As Rich In Historic interest as In Nat.
ura Beauties.

ural Beauties.
TOuraine is as rich in historic in
terest as it is in natural beauties.
The house of Valois had a special
liking for the banks of the Loire,
and the great mobiles of their court
built near the royal residences their
own chateaux-marvels of architec
tural grace, strength and beauty,
but of which there is not a stone
that is not cemented with blood, for
the Valois lived in an atmosphere
of intrigue, fraud and violence. They
were always being cOnspired against,
and they met plot with counter plot
If treason could not be met with
force, a sudden surprise or a stab ia
the dark or the malignant skill OF
some Italian chemist laid to rest
forever suspicious which might have
been unfounded. 1t is but fair to
state, however, that this was moi
otter the case, for the mobiles were
turbulent and ambitious, and when
not engaged in waging war openly
or covertly with their sovereign,
quarreled among themselves and lei
forth their retainers to surprise o.
besiege a neighboring castle. On
the battlement of every donjon
there was a Waterman, day ar
night, ever on the lookout for the
CLINT of arms in the valley below.
and ready to his hand was a huge
horn, one blast of which would
alarm the garrison and bring them
to the walls. A few feet below the
Waterman there dangled from a jut
ting beam the corpse of some poor
wretch, and in the loathsome dun
geons beneath the moat others wer'
chained TO the reeking walls, for e.
cry castelar, had the right of ad-
ministering greater and lesser jus-
tice" and could dispose of the live
and liberties of his vassals as L.
deemed fit. He had other privilege
also, some of which make us wonder
why the revolution did not CON-.
some centuries earlier - FredericA
Lees in Architectural Record.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-19
We Solicit the Patronage Of All
- ~

OUR FUNDS are protected in a
hre-proof vault and by the
best safes to be obtained; and are
further covered by insurance
against burglary or daylight rob-
berry. Our officers are under bond
in the best surety companies.
People who intrust their money
to a bank have a right to know its
financial strength. We recognize
this right and will cheerfully fur
nish any depositor a statement of
our condition any day in the year.
Absolute safety is the best thing
we have to offer, and upon this ba-
sis your account is solicited.
~ ~
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-19
Fooled the Censor.

During the South African war
the censorship Of soldiers letters
home was very strict One soldier,
who always sent an account Of
the doings of the regiment, which
account was always blotted cut
by the censor, laid a plan for
revenge. At the foot Of his
next letter he wrote, @Look IN
der the stamp" The censor did 80,
after spending considerable time in
ssesming the stamp from the IN
vslope. And he found these vords:
was Il bard 10 gsf a9?"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-19

Brown Ito Sharpe, who prides
himself on his spelling)-I bet | can
give you a word you can't spell.
Sharpe (scornfully) - | bet you
can't.
Brown-Very well. How do you
spell need" meaning to need
bread?
Sharpe Poofl K-n-e-a-d, of
course.
Brown-Wrongl
Sharpe - Wrong? Meaning to
knead bread, you said, didn't you?
Brownies.
Sharpe-Well, it's k-n-e-a-d, / tell
you.
Bro~n-Not at all You k-n-e-a-d
dough, bat you need bread. It's
9 simple word. Sorry you couldn't
spsn T.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-19
Lih.ral With Eneorss.

A Boston entomologist once toll
a story Of an experience Of friend
Of his. He was once put up at ho-
tel in the next room to a cornet
player. In the morning the landlord
asked him if he enjoyed the playing.
Enjoy it ?" said he. Il could nos
sleep. Why, ! kept pounding on the.
wall to make him stop playing"
That's funny" said the landlord.
''for he said you kept applaudir I;
him by pounding on the wall, ar I
he went over every piece he knew
three times"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-19

The following are the various COL
ors used for mourning in differcg.
countries, together with the reasoa'
given for the selection: Black c.
presses privation of light, WORT
throughout Europe and Ameri
yellow, the scar and yellow lea.
Egypt and Burma. In Brittcar
widows caps among the peasan
are yellow; purple and violet, o.
express royalty, mourning for t.e
cardinals and kings Of France. Viz
let is the mourning color Of IT,
key; white, emblem of white hani
ed hope," China; deep blue, Be-
hara mourning. The significance -
this selection is not known. Pa
brown, the withered leaves, Pers.a
Grayish brown, earth, Ethiopia and
Aby@fris.-Chiesgo News.
TIGER rrraaf &c rorfrfar nth (>f,.
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
Fight For Traction Lines Renewed By
ChIcago's Mayor.
THREE SCHEMES ARE SUBMITTED
Asks Voters for s75,ooo,ooo Bonds to
Buy Council Very Slow--Re-
fers Ordinances to Grave Of Other
Measures d. This Kind.

Chicago, Nov. Is. - Another ordi-
nance providing for steps to secure
municipal ownership of the street rail-
ways in Chicago was submitted to the
city council by Mayor Dunno. The
ordinance was accompanied by mes
sage to the aldermen which gave three
ways in which Mayor Dunno asserts
he will be able to bring about munich
pal ownership. The first plan Is by
reaching an agreement with the trac.
ton companies by which their prop
erty would be transferred to the city
at price decided upon by arbiters.
The second is by condemnation of the
property Of the street railway COM
paniesN under the provisions of the
Mueller act. The third method is the
one which the mayor has already pre-
scented as Alternative to his contract
plan. 1t is for the construction of mu-
nicipal street railway lines which will
parallel the lines of the existing COM
panies.
The ordinance which accompanied
the message from the mayor asked
that authority be given to place on
the ballots at the spring election the
question whether the city shall issue
Mueller bill certificates to the amount
Of $75,000,OO0. This sum, 1t Is de-
clared by the mayor, is needed for the
reconstruction of the lines and for the
purchase Of the unexpired franchise
rights of the existing companies.
The message and the ordinance
were referred to the committee on
local transportation, the same fate as
that which met the other propositions
submitted to the council by the mayor
in regard to the multiplication of
the Chicago street railways.
Another ordinance submitted by
Mayor Dunno was one for the regula-
ton of gas and electric light rates.
This ordinance, which provides for rs
cent gas, was referred to the commit
tee on gas, oil and electric lights.
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
Appeals to Voters Patsiotism.

Quaint old DR.. Garvin has issued an
appeal to all the Rhode Island men
and children who want to see him
elected. I'm order to pay the abso-
lutte expenses of the campaign" he
says, Several thousand dollars are re-
CURED. Our opponents have an un-
limited campaign fund, contributed
largely by men and corporations who
expect return in legislative favors.
My appeal is made only to those who
desire no other return, because of
their contribution, than the establish
ment of the American right of self.
government in this state"
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
Plat Case Dismissed.

New York, Nov. 13.-The appellate
division of the New York state SUI
preme court handed down a decision
dismissing suit brought by John R.
Platt against Hannah Elias, a negress,
to recover $6S5,OOO which Plat as.
serted he had given to her under coer.
cion. The court stated in the decision
that it was not made on the merits of
the case.
"There are in the complaint" the
decision reads, "many allegations OF
acts on the part of Hannah Elias
which would result necessarily in
decree requiring her to make restitu-
ton of what she received from the
plaintiff, but the difficulty is that none
is proven"
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
ITCHING SCALP HUMoR.
Lady Suffered Tortures Until Cured
by Cuticura-Scratched Day
and Night.

my scalp was covered with little
pimples and suffered tortures from
the itching. I was scratching all day
and night, and could get no rest. |
washed my head with hot water and
Cuticura Soap and then applied the
Cuticura Ointment as dressing. One
box of the Ointment and one cake Of
Cuticura Soap cured me. Now my
head is entirely clear and my hair is
growing splendidly. l have used Gu
ticura Soap ever since, and shall new
er be without 1t. (Signed) Ada c.
Smith, 300 Grand st., Jersey City,
N. J."
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
Have proved Their Worth,

The campaign undertaken by inter
ested publications to undermine the
faith Of the people In proprietary
medicines has drawn forth the follow
ing from q high medical authority:
1T must never be forgotten that the
interest Of the manufacturer Is to put
out q remedy which ID not only meri-
torious but safe. With small army
Of enemies constantly on the alert,
ready to seize upon and magnify every
unfavorable circumstance, how few
are the cases Of accident or injury
from the use Of proprietary medicines
Complaints In regard to the use Of
such remedies are exceedingly rare
and utterly Insignificant, In COMPARE
son with the amount sold and the mil
lions Of people who avail themselves
Of these remedies
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
EXTEND OVER STATE.
Pennsylvania House Cleaning to be
Thorough-Extra Session Called.

Harrisburg, Pa, Nov. 14.-Governor
Pennypacker issued a proclamation
calling an extra session of the legis-
lature for January Is to consider re-
form legislation. Bills to enable con-
tiguous cities in the same counties to
be united in one municipality to in
crease the interest paid by banks,
trust companies and similar institu-
tions for the use of state moneys, and
to protect such deposits, to reappor-
ton the state into senatorial and re-
preventative districts, to provide for
the personal resignation of voters and
for the government of cities of the
flrst-class and the proper distributions
of the powers exercised by such mum
cipalities are to be considered at the
extra session.
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16

Every mother possesses information
which Is of vital interest to her young
daughter.
Too often this is never impaired or Is
withheld until serious harm has result
ed to the growing girl through her
ignorance Of natures mysterious and
wonderful laws and penalties.
Girls over-sensitiveness and modesty
often puzzle their mothers and battle
physicians, as they so often withhold
their confidence from their mothers
and conceal the symptoms which ought
to be told to their physician at this
critical period. M
When a girls thoughts become slug
gish, with headache, dizziness or dis
position to sleep, pains in back or lower
limbs, eyes dim, desire for solitude;
when she is mystery to herself and
friends, her mother should come to her
aid, and remember that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound will at
this time prepare the system for the
coming change, and start the menstrual
period in young girls life without
pain or Irregularities.
Hundreds Of letters from young girls
and from mothers, expressing their
gratitude for what Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has accomplished
for them, have been received by the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., at
Lynn, Mass.
Miss Mills has written the two fol.
lowing letters to Mrs. Pinkham, which
will be read with interest:
Dear Mrs. Pipkham:- First Letter.)
lam but fifteen years Of age, am depressed
have dizzy spells, chills, headache and back
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16

Every housekeeper should know
that If they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because 1t
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in %-pound pack.
ages, and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch Is free from all injurious chem.
icals. If your grocer tries to sell you
a 12-oz. package 1t Is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
tiers and figures "16 ozs." Demand De.
fiance and save much time and money
and the annoyance Of the iron stick.
ing. Defiance never sticks.
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
Entertaining Prince Louis.

New York, Nov. 13.--Prince Louis
and his fellow officers attended
luncheon given by General Grant on
Governors island. He then attended
a reception at the Brooklyn navy yard
with Admiral Coglan as host. The
prince will attend the navy alumni
dinner and then go to West Point
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
A Great Monarch.

Weather than any brother sover-
eign; master Of leglons, which num-
Der over million; lord Of more than
one-sixth Of the surface Of the globe,
with subjects Of many colors and
races, amounting to over one-hundred
and twenty million souls, the Gar of
all the Russias will not be invincible
until he adopts Pillsbury's Vitos as
his regular breakfast diet.
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
Draw Your Own
Comparisons!

TEXASis the only State in the Union
with room enough for population
great enough to consume its total pro-
duction of food, fabrics and building
material.
Big enoughP Yes Now here is the
comparison.
Suppose you are an Iowa farmer. Ac-
cording to Government reports the
average value of crops in Texas is So. 90
per acre more than in Iowa; and the
average returns on Texas farms are
twelve per cent greater. The average
acreage of Texas farms is 357 acres as
compared with 1877 acres in Iowa. With
products yielding better returns with a
minimum amount oflabor, mild winters
and plenty of room does 1t not seem to
you that Texas promises much?
The possibilities were never brighter
than now for men seeking to better
their condition. In five years. time
these possibilities will be gone. You
should make the change now while the
prices Of farming lands are reasonable
and investment opportunities are not
overdone. Why not locate in progress
sive locality and grow up with the
country? 1t will certainly pay you to
investigate conditions whether you i'm
migrate to Texas or not.
can give you many valuable point
ers about locations where prospects are
brightest. Write me-tell me what you
want, how much you have to invest. l
will give you information and gladly
assist you in getting in touch with the
opportunity.
Write to-day for FREE copy Of my
book Texas" Address 1nSE1A
y s. 6. LANGSTON, NM MIL
General Immigration Agent, I&kezJ5R
Room 525 Wainwright Bldn., kz{4&e
ST. LOUIS. MO.
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
When the cat is away it's up to the
mousemouse trap to get busy.

There is more Catarrh in this section Of the country
than oil other diseases put together and until the last
many years doctors pronounced IL local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by constantly falling
TO cure with local treatment pronounced It
Science has proven Catarrh to be constitutional dis.
ease and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by r. j Cheney
Co.. Toledo, Ohio, Is the only constitutional cure
the market. 1t 10 taken internally In doses from 10
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They oer one
hundred dollars for any case 1t fails TO cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials.
Address; T. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
Postponed the Proposltlon.

Berlin, Nov. 15.-The Cologne Ga.
zette reports that the Japanese gov
eminent has postponed the raising
embassies Of the German legation at
Toxic and the Japanese legation at
Berlin, and that the German govern
ment has agreed to the proposition.
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
insurgents Were Defeated.

Berlin, Nov. 13.-Major Count Won
Goetzen, governor Of Germai East
Africa, reports by way of Cape Town,
that the insurgents have been beat
en- in five fights near Songea, and that
1000 Wangoni tribesmen were defeat
ed October 81 near Nyambengo.
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
The lsthmian Canal.

Now that the Canal Treaty has
been ratified, we may expect to see
work resumed in a short time, and
the great canal-ships, carrying huge
loads of Pillsbury's Vitos to all parts
Of the world. BY the way, have you
ever eaten Vitos? You'll like 1t bet
ter than any other cereal food.
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
Visits With KIM Edward.

London. Nov. liking George OF
Greece, accompanied by Prince and
Princess Nicholas of Greece, arrived
in England, to visit to his brother
in-law, King Edward.
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16

ache, and as I have heard that you can give,
helpful advice to girls in my condition, am
writing you. Myrtle Mills, Oquawka, IN.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-- (Second letter.
1t Is with the feeling of utmost gratitude
that write to you to tell you what your
valuable medicine has done for me. When
wrote you in regard to my condition had
consulted several doctors, but they failed to
understand my case and did not receive
any benefit from their treatment. ] followed
your advice, and took Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and am now healthy
and well, and all the distressing symptoms
which had at that time have disappeared. ~
Myrtle Mills, Oquawka, ILL.,
Miss Matilda Borman writes Mrs.
Pinkham as follows:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
Before taking Lydia e. Pinkhams Vege.
table Compound my monthlies were irregu.
lar and painful, and always had such
dreadful headaches.
But since taking the Compound my head
aches have entirely left me, my monthlies are
regular, and am getting strong and well. ]
am telling all my girl friends what Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done for
me."-Matilda Borman, Pennington, Iowa.
If you know of any young girl who
is sick and needs motherly advice, ask
her to address Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn.
Mass, and tell her every detail Of her
symptoms, and to keep nothing back.
She will receive advice absolutely free,
from a source that has no rival in tho
experience of woman's ills, and twill, II
followed, put her on the right road to .
strong, healthy and happy womanhoody
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound holds the record for the greatest
number Of cures of female ills of any
medicine that the world has ever
known. Why don you try it9 i,
The Globe-republican., 1905-11-16
Here Is Relief for Woman.

Mother Gray, o nurse in New York, dis.
covered pleasant herb remedy for women's
ills, called AUSTRALIAN-LEA It is the
only certain monthly regulator. Cures
female weaknesses, Backache, Kidney and
Urinary troubles. At all Druggists or by
mail so cts. Sample mailed FREE. Address,
The Mother Gray Co., Leroy, N. Y.