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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-05

and digging patiently until he
gained the confidence of some one
on the inside whose name will
probably never be known. From
that time on Ferguson had the
situation i'll his own hands, aid
what followed is thoroughly known
to the American public to-day,
having resulted in the greatest up
heaval ever known in the history
of American finance. Compelled,
by the persistent revelations Fer
guson was making, to undertake
an investigation, Francis Hen
bricks, superintendent of insurance
for the state of New York, filed
away a lengthy document contain
ing the testimony he had taken;
and it remained for Louis Se1bold,
another World reporter, to
procure a copy of this secret report,
which made the longest story"
ever run" in a newspaper about
a single incident, -l12, 900 words.
1t is still a matter of keennest
speculation among the newspaper
men of New York how Seibold
obtained possession of a copy of
State document, and it will be,
probably, mystery forever. Re-
porters of Seibold's type never
betray confidence. Were the secrets
of Messrs. Fergusan and Seibold
known concerning the great in
surance exposure, they would,
undoubtedly, make good reading,
but these men made pledges of
confidence for the public good,
and it goes without saying that
those pledges will die with them
Success Magazine.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-05
HOW INVESTIGATION STARTED.
Some Facts About Two Newspaper Re-
porters Who are Responsible for the
Great Insurance Uphcaval.

There would have been no inves-
tigation of the insurance COM
panies had it not beer for the
recent disclosures made by David
Ferguson, areporter for the New
York World, who began by
prodding The officers of the Equit-
able about James Hazen Hyde s
Cambon dinner and other evidences
of ruinous waste. At the outset,
Ferguson was laughed at by the
men he approached. Hyde and
Alexander, the two heads of the
Equitable, denied everything, -
denied that there was any factional
uprising in the Equitable, or the
slightest unfriendliness between
Mr.. HYDE and Mr.. Alexander.
But the reporter kept on prodding
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-05
How This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
cure.
FL CHENEY & co. Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known
F. J. Ceney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and f.
nancially able to carry out any
obligations made his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, ..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price IS cents per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-05
PERSONALS.

z. Roole, railroad man from
Saltillo, is in the city.
Vasey has a mighty good paper
hanger if you need him. If
That sign Vasey painted at Nc
Donald's looks pretty good.
T. L. Burke, of Hebbronville,
came in yesterday afternoon.
1 see he is working on the bank
front. Who? Vasey, of course.
w. P. Gano, of Sarita, is a visit
or to the city, coming in yesterday.
Judge Jas. B. Wells was among
the outgoing passengers this morn
ing.
A. De St. Aubin arrived in the
city last night from New York for
brief visit.
Attention is directed to the ad of
Mrs. E. H. Olivares, dressmaker,
in today's HERALD.
On account of rough weather
the Manteo is still outside the bar
at Brazos Santiago.
DeKyle Smith went down to
Point Isabel yesterday for few
days duck shooting.
c. Rice, of Llano Grande, was
among the passengers arriving on
yesterdays afternoon train.
w. J. Cotterell, of San Antonio,
was visitor to the city yester-
day, returning this morning.
J. w. McKelvy, of Bay City, is
in Brownsville for a few days, ar
irving yesterday afternoon.
c. w. ConnaIly, commercial
traveller from Cuero, arrived in
Brownsville yesterday afternoon.
Vim. Briggs, of Houston, who is
interested in the Hidalgo Irriga-
ton company, arrived in Browns
Vile yesterday afternoon.s
Assistant U. S. District Attorney
Lock Mcdaniel, of Houston is ex-
pected to arrive in the city this
afternoon to attend federal court.
J. NJ. Barfeld and J. E. Beall,
prominent citizens of Mathis, ar
rived in the city yesterday after
noon, and were outgoing passen
gers this morning.
Jno. Cleary, c. c. Berger and
Alphonse Aberdie, who have been
employed at the rice mill for some
time, left for New Orleans this
morning to the regret of their many
friends.
R. A. Thompson, draughtsman
for the Texas railroad commission
at Austin, and c. Dickson a prom
inent citizen of the capitol city,
arrived here yesterday, and went
down to Point Isabel this morning.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-05
TISSUE AND CREPE
PAPERS
HUYLERS
CANDIES

There's no end to the
from tissue and crepe
to make quite a few
you begin now. "
Our stock is complete
made and the papers
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-05
LOCAL ITEMa

WANTED-Clean rags. Cash paid
for same at HERALD Office
Look for the display ad of The
Bollack Store in today's HERALD.
For Sale-2Oo, 900 good brick.
cheap for cash. Caledonia Cara.
LIST.
Ribbon cane seen for sale in any
quantity. Apply to c. Cara.
11-27-ti
Christmas IS coming. Patronize
home and save money as well.
Rutledge Jewelry Co.
$40 buggy tops with side cur
tains, for only sS.75, this week on
ly. Hy. B. Verhelle, the saddler.
Fine diamonds, gold watches
and gold jewelry of every descrip-
ton. Quality and prices are
right; patronize home. Rutledge
Jewelry Co.
The finest line of jewelry, silver
and silverp1ated ware to be found
anywhere in the Rio Grande coun-
tay, as low as the lowest at
Rutledge Jewelry Co.
Bring your catalog to us. We
will get you any article in it for
10 per cent less money, or forfeit
to you 500.
Rutledge Jewelry Co.
I have on hand a number of
chiffoniers, beautiful goods, that
1 will sell at cost and carriage.
Nice christmas present.
HANCOCK S Furniture Store.
It is learned the St. Louis,
Brownsville & Mexico railroad
will soon make application to the
railroad commission for authority
to issue bonds on that portion of
its line recently completed.
A called communication of Rio
Grand Lodge No. 81, A. F. & A.
NJ will be held next Tuesday
night, at 7:3O. Ali members re-
quested to be present, and visiting
brethren cordially invited. By
order of BENZ Kowalski, w. NJ.
j. Cooke, SEC.
You see what you buy and run
no risk when you buy from
Rutledge. We make good any
article purchased of US that proves
unsatisfactory from any cause.
We back our word and stand
ready at all times to make it good.
Give us a trial is all we ask.
Rutledge Jewelry Co.
The private car of General Man
ager Jeff n. Miller, arrived here
last night, with Mr.. Miller and
others aboard. The party are
down on a tour of general inspec-
ton coming to Brownsville FROM
a trip over the branch. They
went down to the Point this morn
ing for the purpose of inspecting
this line also.
l have OH hand one dozen Mason
sewing machines, which l will sell
at following prices: $50, SIS, $50,
S35. l guarantee them to do as
good work as any machine on the
market. Furthermore, you can
take the machine home, give 1t a
thorough test, and if not perfectly
satisfactory, it will be brought back
to the store without cost to you.
HANCOCK Furniture Store.
Two of our citizens left this
morning for trip up the road be-
yond Harrington for a few days
hunting. They were H. H. Weller
and Henry Frazier. These gen
tlemen were with the hunting party
which was so successful few days
ago in bagging all manner Of game
from a quail to a Mexican lion, and
will no doubt bring back good
supply of game as the result of
their proves. They will perhaps
spend the balance of the week
hunting and will be joined by S.
7. Rowe tomorrow.
A,o,,o Tho eminent OaSse11-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-05
PURE FRUIT
TABLETS

fancy things you can make
papers. You all have time
handsome gifts for Xmas if
y v Y " v
with all the beautiful tints
are of the best quality. v
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-05

To those who prefer ordering
jewelry from catalog houses, we
will furnish you with any article
laid down in same, deliver it to
you at home for 10 per cent less
money than you will have to pay
the catalog house. Why order you
Christmas presents and send your
money away, when you can save
money by having your home jeweler
get the same goods for you and
save you money? Bring the cash
with you, the same as you must
do the catalog house and we will
save you ten per cent or forfeit to
you 500 cash. Rutledge Jewelry
Co. 11-24-12-2
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-05

AID welcomes Mr.. Shepley and
family to a residence in our city
and hopes their stay may be pleas
ant and profitable.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
She Didn't Put 1t Out,

An old lady of his flock once called
upon DR.. Gill with a grievance. The
doctors neckbands were too long for
her ideas of ministerial humility, and
after long harangue on the sin of
pride she intimated that she had
brought Il pair of scissors with her
and would be pleased if her dear pas
tor would permit her to cut them down
to her notions of propriety.
The doctor not only listened patient
ly, but handed over the offending
white bands to be operated upon.
When she had cut them to her salts
faction and returned the bibs it was
the doctors turn.
"Now," said he, you must do me
good turn also"
Eyes, that l will, doctor. What can
it be-"
"Well, you have something about you
which is deal too long and which
causes me no end of trouble, and 1
should like to see it shorter"
Indeed, dear sir, will not hesitate.
What is it? Here are the scissors; use
them as you please"
"Come, then" said the sturdy divine,
good sister, put out your tongue
London Mail.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

This tale is told in the orient: A lady
one day found man following her,
and she asked him why he did so. His
reply was, "You are very beautiful,
and am in love with you" "Oh, you
think me beautiful, do you? There is
my sister over there. You will find her
much more beautiful than | am. Go
and make love to her." On hearing
this, the man went to see the sister, but
found she was very ugly, so he came
back in an angry mood and asked the
lady why she had told him a falsehood
She then answered, why did you tell
me falsehood" The man was sur
prised at this accusation and asked
when he had done so. Her answer
was: you said you loved me. If that
had been true you would not have gone
to make love to another woman"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

The historic stone known in Scotland
as the 'Stone of Destiny" in Irelante
as the Lila Fair and in England as
Jacobs Pillar" or the "Scone" is said
to have been brought from Egypt to
Ireland by beautiful princess, who
placed it in Tara's hall in $50 b. c. At
present this very ancient relic is fas-
tened underneath the coronation chair
in Westminster abbey. The stone is of
dark color, streaked with red, and is
twenty-siX inches long. sixteen inches
wide and eleven inches thick Its sur
face is much defaced, and a deep crack
almost divides it into two parts. Ira
dition says that this stone can be trac-
ed back to the plains of Luz, where
Jacob laid his head upon it and dream
ed his ladder dream, and that at the
captivity jeremiah carried it to Egypt.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

than ever. You see," Melville went on
deliberately, here was girl who,
naturally enough, lived the life that
was lived by the people of her particu-
lar little world. She spent much of
her time in ways that We're, to the man,
hopelessly pointless, vapid and mental
ly weakening. 1t hadn't spoiled her,
but for himself he knew he couldn't
live that life. not even for her dear
sake, and how could he ask her to give
it up?"
Maybe the girl Helen began, but
Melville hurried on as though fearful
that if lie were stopped he might not
say it,
You see, TOO. he wasn't sure of his
ability to hold her. Suppose, even
though she were brave and sweet
enough to give up the things he
couldn't share, that longing for the
old, smart. gay things from which he
had taken her should come barking
back little by little? Could any trag-
edy"-
Maybe the girl" interrupted Helen
again, did these vapid, wearisome
things because she'd nothing better to
do. If he'd asked her and if she loved
him, | think the girl would have
said
YES. yes. Helen! What would she
have said:' Melville's heart was
humping so loudly that in order that
she might not hear it he beat tattoo
on the arm Of the garden chair.
Helen seemed to consider an hour.
When she anewered at last her voice
had ring Of sweet gravity in it; but,
somehow, to Melville it seemed very,
very far away.
81 believe" she said simply, that if
she loved him really she'd have said,
The door of your heart is locked and
I'm not sure that any one is at home;
but, oh. if any one is, I'd like so much
to shut the world out-and to come in
and stay with you-always."
Melville took his hand from his eyes
sharply. At that moment he saw Hell
en- as she was.
Helen, Helen!' he cried, leaping to
his feet. That man was |, and the
girl
"Y(A" she answered TREMENDOUSLY,
while her heavy lashes covered the
tears in her purple eyes, "I'm-sure-
that's what the girl would have said"
Melville placed his hand under her
little dimpled chin and looked down
closely iiIto the velvety purple depths.
What he saw there made him drop on
his knees beside her.
Sweetheart" he said, with brusque
emotion, "the door of my heart can
never be closed again with you outside.
Won't you come in?'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

BY the following. which is an exact
copy of the first paragraph in the will
of Henry ". of England, written in
January, nos, it will be seen that even
kings are not always good spoilers:
In the name of God, Fadir, Son and
Holly Cost, three Persons and one God,
[, Henery. sinful wrech by the Grace Of
God kyng of England and Fraunce
and Lord of Irland, being in my hole
mynd. max my testament in manere
and forme that suyth, Fyrst, l be-
luethe to Almighty God my sinful soul,
the whyche had nevere been worthy of
the man, but thro' hys mercies and hys
erase. which lyffe haveth myspendyed
thereof l put myselfe wholly in his
erase and mercye with all myn herte
Also. | thanke my lords threw the
peple for the trew Servyse that they
have dune unto me, and | ask them
forgyvnis if hasth mysentreted them
in eny wyse'
1t will also be noted that Henry, be-
sides not being up to the standard as a
speller, had a peculiar habit of spelling
one word in from two to five different
ways.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
Out of the Barrel.

A Boston steamship man Yas wit
ness of this incident: A liner was I'M
loading at one of the Charlestown
docks. A cooks helper, small and
very black negro, was leaning over the
rail. A large hogshead of molasses
came creaking up on the end of the
chain and swung unsteadily to and fro.
Finally, with smash it struck the rail
and broke into bits, molaSses flying
everywhere. There was a wild cry,
and from the wreckage came the negro.
soaked from head to foot and entirely
unacceptable. He danced madly
about and shouted like nothing human.
A little Irshman, in overalls, regarded
the apparition for a >inoment with
mouth open awe, and, light breaking
on him. he shouted: "Moike! Fer the
love err hivin! Moike! Will yez see
phat came out of the barrel Nv mer-
lassesr' 1t took the combined efforts
of the superintendent and his assistants
to convince Pat that he hadn't discover
ed new stowaway method.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
Flowers That Shoot Like Guns.

Birds and insects carry seeds about
almost as busily as the wind. The
rough and hairy coats of quadrupeds
often capture the burs of the plant
they come in contact with and carry
them for thousands of miles. Rivers
and all running waters perform a sim
liar use. Multitudes of plants are
found growing upon their banks. the
seeds Of which have been brought by
the current from distant localities, and,
being stranded when the water is low,
they find at once an anchorage and a
suitable place for growth. There are
plants even that jerk and dart out
their seeds like shots from tiny guns
for the purpose of scattering them.
Touchmenots and cardamines form
quite miniature artillery when ripe.
dlscharging their little batteries with a
vlgor that is quite comical.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
Artists as Frnme Makers.

The frame for the picture is always
a sore question with the average artist,
as any one of them will confess and
any frame maker testify to. Most
painters have definite ideas on how
their canvases should be framed, but
when it comes to ordering and paying
for them, that is another matter. As
great an artist as Alma-Tadema al
ways designed his own frames, and
not few New York painters design
and make their own. There is one
Boston artist who began by making his
own frames after his own designs, and
his effects were so artistic that several
of his colleagues in that city begged
him to make frames for them. He
consented to do this in few cases.
until the fame of his work spread
abroad, and as Il result he received so
many orders that he set up a frame
making shop of his own.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

The raising of Mocha coffee is done
by Arabs out in the mountainous coun-
try of Arabia, where no white man has
ever been and statisticians and crop
forecasters are unknown. There are
no extensive plantations out there as
we know Of them in other places, but
each Arab has his own few bushes
around his little house and raises
enough coffee for his own use and
little for trading for other commodi-
ties. 1t thus becomes a difficult and
slow process to collect from hundreds
Of people enough to load caravan.
The markets Of Alden and Hodeida are
several hundred miles from where the
coffee is grown. and the journey to
these markets takes several weeks.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

Salmon never eat during the spawn
ing season. When they pass from salt
water into fresh water in search of a
nesting place they are very fat, having
stored up food supply for the coming
months of struggle, for that is what the
spawning season always is. They
spend three or four months in fresh
water, exploring and fighting over the
places they find. Meanwhile, as they
do not eat, their alimentary canals
seem to wither up from disuse. And
when at last the spawning season is
over, the actual time, barring nest hunt
ing, being from ten to fourteen days,
the fish are so exhausted from the
struggle, lack of food and the effort of
reproduction that death is inevitable.
The life of a salmon is spent in the
perpetuation of its kind, but to the
credit of each is an average of 5000
eggs.-New York Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
Trout,

A trout is trout from the day it is
born, but not until it gets into the
ocean is salmon salmon. While it
lives in a river it is parr. On the
western coast August and September
are the months for the principal run
Of salmon. Early fall is the season for
Nstern trout, followed by the German
brown and Loeb Leven in the late fall
Winter and early spring are the sea-
son for rainbow trout, and along in
February comes the eastern brook
trout. which is followed by lake trout
and mykiss, commonly known as cut
throat trout, from a peculiar red mark
ing on the throat-New York Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01
CTREET PAVING NOTICE.

Pursuant to the provisions ofChapter 293
OF the Acts OF the General Assembly of
MARYLAND, passed at the Session of 1902,
entitled An Act to add a section to Article
II of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title Frederick County," sub
TILE FREDERICK y to be known as Section
236A, and OF An Ordinance passed by the
Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick on June
1lth. 1902 aud Of An Ordinance passed by
the Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick on
May 22nd, 1905, NoTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
to Mary w. Burris and w. Clinton Burris,
her husband, Ionic w. Hyatt and George
w. Hyatt. her husband Mrs. j. C. Moys-
ton and j. c. MOyston her husband, Eliza
J. Hardt, Charles X. Hardt Margaret c.
Cromwell and Joseph c. Cromwall, her
husband, William NJ Hardt, Grace M.
Rigney and - -NRigncy, her husband,
Charles w. II. Keeier and all other nom
resident owners of property situated on
East Patrick street. between Market street
aud Middle alley, in Frederick City, Mary
land, that we the undersigned Commits
sioners appointed by the Mayor and Alder
men of Frederick in accordance with the
provisions OF said Act of Assembly and of
said Ordinance passed on June llth. 1902,
will sit at the Mayors Office. in the City
Hall, in Frederick City, Maryland, on
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 1905,
between the hours of ten o'clock, A. NJ,
hnd twelve O'Clock, NJ. to assess whether
amy and what amount in value of damages
will he caused by the re-paving with vitri-
fled brick of the block on Patrick street, be-
tween Market street and Middle alley, in
Frederick City, Nd, and by the re kerbing
of said block, where necessary, and reset
ting the kerb, where necessary, MS provided
for in the said Ordinance passed May 22nd,
1905, for which the owner or po,sessor of
any property on said block on Patrick
street ought to be compensated, and to as
sess and levy upon said property owners,
according to the number Of front feet owned
by them, ne-half the cost of said re-paving,
re-kerbng and re-setting of kerb ON said
block on Patrick street. between Market
street and Middle alley; at which time and
place all such owners of property shall be
entitled TO appear and be heard on the
question of said assessment and COSTS
JOHN H. BENNETT,
w. NASH YOUNG,
S. ELMER BROWN,
nov. 24-4t. Commissioners.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-01

Halmagen, in Roumania, possesses a
public festival which is probably
unique in the world. 1t is little town
Of about 1900 inhabitants, and on the
morning of its' annual fair day the
population from about eighty villages
come trooping in in swarms. To-them
go out all the young women, married
or single, Of Halmagen, each bearing
small flower garland and vessel Of
wine, and all attended by their god
mothers. This last precaution is taken
from motives of Difference for Mrs.
Grundy AS the visitors approach, the
young women offer to each taste Of
wine and-a kiss.