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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-07-01

Carload Of potatoes just received
by Louis Kowalslli. 6-2S-7-4
JOS. II. Williamson, of New Or
leans, is in the city.
All kinds Of fireworks, next to
Wreford office. 7-l-5
Watch Spero's window for bar
gains in clothing for the next ten
days. 6-2S-tf
Phil and John Seaman came up
from the Point this morning.
Celebrate the 4th. Get your
fireworks at the bicycle shop next
to Wreford 5 Office. 7-l-3
Travelling auditor J. S. Graham,
came il last night from few days
stay at Fordyce.
For RENT-My home place
corner Jefferson and 18th. Apply
to Mrs. Katie f. Leahy. Oft
Mss T. Clearwater was among
The passengers to the Point yester-
day
For Saie-Large bay horse, y
hands, al Jose Fernandez saloon.
6-30-7-1
Mrs. A. Wise returned this morn
ing from a short visit 10 Point
Isabel.
See my line of novels just arriv-
ed. Everything good. Also all Ike
magazines. Gulf Coast News Co.
6-2S-7-4
j. L Agee, the popular pres
criptionist at Whitman S pharmacy,
left this morning for a few days
visit TO his family in San Antonio.
j. & p. Coats spool thread, the
best, SO cents per dozen, Nos. s to
zoo, at McDonald's Department
Store. 5-16-tf.
Passengers TO Point Isabel yes
terday Jno. Seaman, Mrs. T.
Crixell and children. Mrs. los.
Crixell and children, Louis Lau-
lon, Ira G .sKillough
DIR. c. a. Roberts announces
the opening of his dental parlor
in the Combe building, and tenders
his services TO the public and asks
a share of patronage.
Five crates tomatoes and four
barrels of fish went out by express
this morning. The express boys
are kicking because there is not
enough work TO keep them busy.
According to the scholastic
census which has just been com
pleted, there are 1854 children
within school age in Cameron coun-
ty. OF this number Brownsville
has 2407, against 2229 last year, an
increase of 17S.
As a precaution against again be-
ing tied up with no engine on this
side the Arroyo, in case the bridge
across that stream should be car
ried away by high water, the s..
L, b. * NJ. has sent an engine
down TO remain here until all dam
ger from high water is passed.
THE HERALD learns from w.
III. Schmidt who came IN yester-
= dav afternoon, that the river was
running across the main road near
the Sabariegos bridge. about a mile
and half from Brownsville. The
matter was reported to Judge Bart
lett, who Immediately dispatched
a man to repair the damage, before
the brock became too large.
About a dozen or fifteen mem
bers of local lodge of Red Mer will
leave Monday to take part in the
4th of July celebration at Corpus
Christi. There will be probably
several other of our citizens TO
take advantage of the reduced rate,
10 spend a day at the Naples of the
Gulf. An elaborate program has
been arranged and those who have
been the recipients of Corpus Chris
ii in the past anticipate a great
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17
NORTH SIDERS "AT HOME"
commercial Club in That District to
Entertain Other Clubs.

All the commercial clubs in the city
will be represented at the annual ban
quet Of the Northside Commercial club
at the Third Ward Republican hall.
Nov. %. Careful preparations by the
committee on ARRANGEMENTS insure that
the affair will be pleasant in every
way.
Wallace G. Nye will preside as toast
master, and the invocation will be Of
fered by Rev. F. A. Sumner of Pilgrim
Congregational church. Among the
speakers will be Mayor D. P. Jones,
James T. Elwell, president of the East
side Commercial club, A. 4. McRae,
president of the Southside Commercial
club, George NJ. Bleecker, Thomas Voe-
geli and DR.. Van Fl. Wilcox.
The reception committee consists Of
DR.. P. NJ. Hall, e. Fl. Scofeld, J. J.
Huss, DR.. L.. A. Nippert, J. w. Pauly,
A. E.. Barker, c. N. Robinson, Robert
Reed, DR.. Thomas J. Reid, DR.. Van n.
Wilcox, j. F. Danek, William Boffer-
ding. G. 81. Galbraith, G.. A. Bingen-
heimer, DR.. Edwin Shumpik and Thomas
j. Skellett.
Tickets may be secured from the
members or at the following places in
North MINNEAPOLIS: Robertson Drug
company, 1921 Washington avenue n;
0. B. Skinner, 2901 Washington ave-
nue. n; Hans Dahl, 4161 Washington
avenue n; ": Schuler, 4O1 Fourteenth
avenue n; Voegeli's drugstore, 701
Twentieth avenue N; NJ. F. Dressler,
S26 Twentieth avenue n; A. H. Persall,
929 Twentieth avenue n, and F. j. Ma
| gle. llO5 TUenty-siXth avenue N
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17
-1AN>~~S>>>.~s

LIFE OF FROUDE ONE Of THIS
MONTHS BOOkS.-A most important
biography will appear early this month in
'"The Life of James Anthony Froude'
(Charles Scribner's Sons), by Herbert
Paul. A great amount Of new and in
teresting material in regard to Froude's
life and career has been gathered for
this new book. Nh. Paul, who is one of
the most brilliant writer's Of the day in
England, has had the personal assistance
in the preparation of the biography OF
Miss Froude and Of Ashley Froude, the
historians only son, and has had access
to the Froude family papers. For the first
time Froude's relationship to the OK
ford movement and the real motives and
influences that affected his career have
been made clear. This biography will
take rank among the permanently valu-
able books of the year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
While not skilled in woodcraft, however,
there is one thing Mr.. Mott makes his
hero do, about which he will have to
"shoW u.s. as tho we were from Missouri
Jules has a novel way of throwing his
enemies off his trail, described in the
following paragraph: IL,
Meanwhile Jules tramped on into the woods;
when he thought he had gone far enough for
his purpose, he took off his snowshoes, slung
them on his back, and swung himself up into a
on the branches of the spruce grove; the trees
clustered thickly together in the little valley,
and he had no trouble in gaining the hill on the
far side.
The effect on his pursuers is what
might be eXpected-astonishme "Ah,
diable sacre-e! Els he birrrd, den?'' asks
one Of them, when he comes to the end
of Jules trail He would have to be a
"blrrrd,' it seems to us, to make good
his escape by such a, method. In the first
place would the spruce boughs bear up
! The sturdy Jules? Then, the moment he
mounted into the trees would he not
shake down the accumulated snow on the
boughs, and leave a trail which his pur-
suers could not fail to discover? The
distance travelled by the tree route, il,
the time allotted inHtres story. is another
cause for questioningi Jules flights. ...
Despite these questions, tho, Mr.. Motifs
stories are read with keen pleasure. They
have all the elements necessary to make
adventures of the wild thrilling fol-
those who have not got beyond the thrill
able age ~ ~5.:
''' The Century company, New York.
$3.50.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17
Declaring, Party Affliation:

Horace G.. Hoadley, manufacturer
of Waterbury, Conn.,, spent some time
in Minnesota this summer investigating
the primary election law. Both Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut have been ag1-
tated by a campaign for primary law,
and there is a free discussion over dit
ferent features. Mr.. Hoadley inquired
especially into the provision Of the Min
nesota law, requiring voters to state
their party and receive only one ballot,
that of the party with which they afflll--
ate. He claims to have found a strong
sentiment in favor of striking out that
provision and returning to the original
Minneapolis law of 1899, which gave
every voter copy Of all ballots, with
freedom to make his choice IN secret.
He says the great objection which ne
found to the attempt to draw party
lines at the primaries was that 1t was
not effectual, and he quotes Mayor
Jones of Minneapolis and James Il.
Markham. chairman Of st. Paul's per-
manent charter commission, as OF that
opinion. The reason that the law is
Intellectual, it is claimed, is that elec-
tion officials and challengers exercise
no special care, but permit voters to
vote at the primaries regardless, or
their political affiliations. man who
asks for a republican ballot is given
one without any question or any other
declaration, and the same freedom OF
access to the democratic ballots is ac-
corded.
The Journal has always main-
tanned that if we are to have govern
| ment by political parties, party lines
ought to be drawn in the primaries,
which are the successors to the old
party caucus and conventions: The in
dependent voter should have no unrea
sonable obstacle placed in the way OF
his voting at the primaries and no diff
ficulty in naming the party which he
generally supports. 1t may be true
that some voting is done at the pri
maries which ought not be allowed, bu1
certainly the necessity of declaring q
choice of ballot is much more likely tc
lead to adherence to party lines in pri
mary voting than to give the voter al
the ballots and let him choose in Sc
cret which one he will mark. -sos
| Indeed, the great objection heard Il
the legislature to this provision of tht
law recurring a. declaration Of politics
at the primary was that it would dete1
good many men from going to thu
polls. It was opposed then as an oh
struction to free voting. Now we ar
told that it is not only not an obstruc
!, tion, but affords no protection agains
the abuse Of the voting privilege b,
which men Of one party vote for th
candidates of another. The probabili
: ties are that the truth is midway be
, tween these two positions-that Will
the declaration Of party allegiance j
| not a serious obstacle in the way .
free voting, it is much more Of a pro
i Lection against the abuse of the priv
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17
Reform and Restitution.

Restitution as we'll as reform is work
ing in the insurance companies. If the
Armstrong committee should never
make report, it has already given a
good account of itself in the returns
to policyholders in the New York Life,
the Equitable and the Mutual BY.
merely scratching the surface the COM
mittee has Drought back over a million:
dollars, to the treasures of the three
companies, The Equitable has: gotten
back the 'yellow-dog' fund of $685.
900; the Depew Improvement loan OF
100000; $4,000 from Hyde and Alex
ander, their profits in syndicate trans
ner, and $4,000 paid for Hyde's pri-
vate car; total, $9S1, 900 to the Equit-
able. The New York Life has definite
promise of the return of the $235,0OO
given to Hamilton to influence legisla-
tion. The Metropolitan has received
back from President Hegeman $4,000
profits in syndicate transactions.
In the way Of reform, things have
been done.. The Equitable has gotten
rid Of Hyde and Alexander, who drew
$250,O00 annually, and has in their
stead Morton at $S0,000-a saving of
$170,O00 It should be more. The
| Equitable" has no business paying Nor
ton $4,000 year. twenty-five thou
sand would be a big salary for him
The Mutual has coerced the senior cor
morant of the McCurdy family to cut hi!
salary from $150,00O to $4,000, ane
has promise of curtailing the enor
nous commissions paid to the junior
harpy and to the brothers-in law ant
nephews.
The committee has laid a foundation
for new moral era in insurance. 0:
course the amounts restored are merel,
those which were lying in sight. Their
are many millions more which shoul'
be paid back. If the district attorney
office can make a criminal prosecution
against the officers and directors 0
these companies stick, civil suits base'
on the same testimony may bring bac]
a great deal Of money. The New Yor]
legislature meets in January, and tn
committee will be ready to report som
new legislation. There does not seer
to be much doubt that insurance vii
be conducted on different plane i
the future.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17
The Drift in Russia.

The outcome in Russia depends more
upon the confidence of the people IN
sergius Witte than upon anything else
If Count Witte can hold the turoulent
elements in control long enough to get
the machinery of the new governments
In operation he will save the empire
while reorganizing and making over the
machinery Of the government IN such a
way as to confer a large measure or
liberty upon the people.
But he has hard task. lie must
not only fight the radicals who want to
overthrow the monarchy entirely ano
set up a republic, but also the reaction
& aries headed by the grand ducal caoal
who, strange to say, are making com
mon cause today with the socialists and
all shades of radicalism, not for the
same purpose ultimately, but in order
to so embarrass Witte in his great work
as to make a return to military des
potism inevitable. There are evl
dences that the reactionaries are behinc
the massacres and outrages and out
breaks. and are instigating the polltlca
strikes in order to compel a return tt
Cossack rule If Witte can persuade
the people that he is honest and is IL
earnest, he maysyet be the7preserver O.
the empire, the savior Of Russia.
A new danger threatens in the false
czar. the pretender to the throne, who il
said to have already received the allie
giance of so 1000 followers. 1t does no
appear probable, however, that move
ment of this kind is likely to maxi
great progress. 1t is not to be expect
ed that the people will overthrow on
ear and set up another. 1t is elthe
constitutional monarchy or Frcncl
reign of terror ending in a socialist
republic. Conditions in Russia are no
favorable to the permanence Of reput
lic.. The ignorance Of the masses an
the lack of cohesiveness between tn
different parts Of the empire do no
make for stability under democratic II
stitutions. It must be admitted tha
lust now the control of the situation al
pears to be slipping away from the ne0
prime minister.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17
The McCurdys' Misfortune.

Morristown,~ n; J., has its heroes and
Richard A. McCurdy is one of them.
Richard A. McCurdy did not get
Carnegie medal He did not save a boy
from drowning or rescue an abused cat
from the clutches of cruel boys. No
surface heroism for Richard A. Nc
Curdy. His is Of the kind that goes to
the roots of one IS being and brings up
great trainl loads of self-sacrifce. -.
AS a young man, Mr.. McCurdy got
job with the Mutual Insurance, com
pany. He grew up with it. Leaving
Morristown every morning with his din
nerpail in which Mrs. McCurdy had
packed tongue sandwiches and raisin
pie, with cold tea in the lower compart-
ment, he crossed over to New York and
to his work. By close attention to busi-
ness he had risen to the office of presi-
dent and salary of $150,OO0 year.
By economy and care the McCurdys
were getting up in the world and Nc
Curdy pere no longer carried pail.
: But in an evil hour. the legislature
began interfering in the affairs OF the
company. 1t poisoned the minds Of the
trustees against Mr.. McCurdy and they
suggested to him that his salary: was
larger than they could afford to pay.
Did Mr.. McCurdy resign9 No. lie was
too much of q hero for that. He told
the directors he has always stuck by
the Mutual and he would stick to it for
longer if necessary. He would not de-
sert the company in this hour Of trial
He would take $4,000 a year and try
to get along on that. 81 don t know
! how T am going to tell Mrs. McCurdy
about it,'rhe said "for 1 have been
telling her that l expected a raise: This
will be great blow, but she is as loya
to the Mutual as I am and I know she
will stand by me- Mr.. McCurd3
wiped several tears from his left eye
and started for Morristown.
Picture Mr.. McCurdy going home tc
his faithful wife. He could not tel
her at first, but moped about the yer
anda biting 5O-cent cigars and throwing
them in the grass. His wife noticed his
nervousness and asked him about it
s'What is the matter, Dick9' she said
elf you have anything on your mind
don't be afraid to tell me, for L an
sure that this is the first time 1t ha
ever happened.' Then he up and toll
her. "Maggie, the board has cut M
down to $75,000.'
Of course, this was a pretty sever
Jolt to the partner of the McCurdy JOY
and SORROWS and privations, but afte
the first shock of the news, Mrs. NC
! Curdy did not take it SO badly: MI
, McCurdy was right when he said sh
2 would make any sacrifice for the MI
, tual. She has already begun syster
f Of retrenchment which, it is hoped, viii
pull the McCurdys out even at the en-
e of the year.. No, they will not b
$ Obliged to sacrifice their home in MOI
: ristOWn. >..~ ..s
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17
\ Tile Y
A(Y[N B(l)KA
BY w. p. Kirkwood.

THRILLING G#ADVENTURES IN THE
CANADIAN aWILDs.-Jules Verbaux, the
hero of Lawrence Motifs Jules of the
Great Heart, is a hero worthy the name.
A free trapper in the Hudson Bay COM
pany's territory, robbing1 the traps Of the
company's Indian trapperst without any
prickings of conscience because he re-
gard his own rights as prior to those OF
the company, daring dangers of storm and
wild, sly as fox in eluding the fur COM
pany's agents put on his trail, passion
ate in. love, a true friend, a generous
enemy, and man Of his word when that
is once given-all this, and more, is the
Homeric character that moves thru the
stories that make up Mr.. Motifs thoroly
readable book. No one susceptive of the
lure Of the wild fond of, following the
adventures Of "a character of heroic
traits can fail to enjoy the tales.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17

BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
FROM THE LOTHROto LEE e. SHEP-
ARD FALL LlSTS.-An unusually long
list Of attractive books for young folk
comes from the. IIothrop, Lee & Shepard
company this fall. The following titles
are included: e
..Ben Pepper one of the famous Pepper"
books. BY Margaret Sidney. Illustrated $1.5
s.Helen Grant at Aldred House." BY Amanda
NJ. Douglas, author Of 'Helen Grants School
days." Illustrated. S1.25.
american Heroes and Heroines." BY Pauline
Darlington Bouve. Illustrated $125.
.'1he Boy Pathfinder, Story of the Oregon
Trail Second volume of the Making Our
Nation Seres.'' BY, William G. Sprague. Illus
trated. 81. 80. ISL IL r. 9
Dave Porter at Oak Hail.. or the Schooldays
of an American Boy BY Edward strate-
meyer. $1.25.9 II ii i. a$
Fl when Grandmalnma Was Fourteen BY
Marion Harland. Illustrated. SIPS.
1.-THE Scarlet Patch, the Story of Boy in the
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17
Pennsylvania Progress.

One Of the chapters of Justin Nc
Carthv's fascinating "History Of Our
Own Times,' is entitled Reformation
In a Flood.'' 1t describes the condi-
tion of England under Gladstone 8
great administration beginning in 1868.
The cabinet took hold Of every possible
subject of legislation and labored for
The good of the middle class, who had
long been without any benefit from par
ceasing in it's activity and did much for
the English people and finally ran the
gauntlet of that most terrible of politic-
al foes, general apathy. The people
actually became tired of having their
wants attended to and defeated Glad
55stone because he had beer SO good.
.Aristides was exiled from Athens large
gly because folks got tired Of hearing
him called The Just.
The state Of Pennsylvania is just en-
Sstering upon period not unlike the one
#described above. The state has been
boss ridden for years. 1t has been un
#comp plainingIy faithful to a republican
machine, which was composed mostly OF
I:robbers. 1t sent Quays and Penroses
s5to the senate and tariff barons to the
house, and filed the local offices will
I$men who openly avowed that their 10y
Il atty to the machine was superior tt
their allegiance to the law. One dis
trict attorney when asked what he pro
posed to do about contract swindler
who had been indicted replied that HI
would resign before he would do any
thing which would impair ''the organ
sization This was the spirit O.
Pennsylvania. But change is visi
BILE. At the lasta election Pennsylva
MIA threw off the yoke. Philadelphi
elected reform ticket by 10000 major
sity. In the state a change Of 600,0O
votes was effected.
Immediate results are following. TIL
district attorney spoken Of is going t
do his duty. The insurance commits
sioner who is large wheel in the ma
chine has sent word that he will suE
port Mayor Weaver in whatever h
wants done. Last but not least Gov
ernor Pennypacker, the final refuge am
hope Of the organization, has turne
against the bosses. He has issued
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17
cRAPkIc PICTURE OF A CHILL

GRAPHIC PICTURE OF A CHILD
LESS WORLD.-Modern tendencies, in
cluding that toward race suicide as
shown by the lessening birth rate, are
pushed to ultimate conclusions in A
World Without a. Child, a little book. by
Coulson Kernahan. A startling picture.
done in poetic prose. is that the author
draws of. the race as it would be after
reaching period Of absolute childless-
ness. It reminds one of8&Dante's Infer
no. The suggestion in@itself is a terri,
flying one. Imagine a race devoid OF
children, without paternal. maternal or
filial love, and the joys that, spring from
these and how dark life would be! The
book by emphasizingtt the worth of these
joys thru painting a life without them, IS
a. wholesome reminder Of that simpler
and more natural life Of whose value
there is reawakening consciousness.
Fleming II. Revell; company, New York.
so cents.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17
THE MAGAZINES

The December Smart Set-''Bondage,
by Edna Kenton, is the title of the com
plete novel which opens the December
Smart Set. 1t is a. story of a newspaper
woman VINO marries young and pros
porous lawyer not for love. but for the
sake OF the home he can provide for her.
Ihe herolnes awakening to realiza ton
OF her selfishness. her craving for a taste
OF her old life in the old SURROUNDINGS,
and her struggle against the influence OF
a man who had formerly loved her, form
the chief elements Of a dramatic nara
tive. A Christmas flavor permeates the
December number 'Daly's at Eight by
Ralph Henry Barbour is a story of a
lonely young bachelors adventure at a
theater on Christmas eve "a Telephone
Exchange" by Inez Haynes Gilmore, and
But Once a Year." by Ellis Parker But
ler. are also light, crisp tales full of the
holiday spirit In 1.-THE Permanent Fool
the distinguished Dutch author, Maarten
Martens, proves what gentle humor-
ist he can be. The magazine contains
much else of which space will not permit
mention.
For Federal Life Insurance-Life in
surance, really to insure, should be con,
Quoted by the federal government, as II
is in more enlightened countries, says
Frank Putnam in National Magazine fol
December. With the credit and the re.
sources Of the whole nation behind his
policy. the insured citizen could pay il
+ his premiums with absolute certaint!
that they would mot be wasted by ex
travagant managers, and that when HI
died his family would get what wa
coming to them. And he would no
have to pay more than half as much al
he pays now to private companies, if tn,
experience of state insurance in New
Zealand is a fair test.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17
ENTERTAINMENT COURSE
Y. M. G. A. Will Give Attractive Sc
ries of Evening Programs.

Arrangements have been made for
an entertainment course, to be given at
the Y. M. C. A., the especial object
being to attract young men to the as
sociation building; Tenth street, be-
tween Nicollet and Hennepin.
The first number of the course will
be concert by the Vega Mandolin and
Guitar club tomorrow evening. G.. L..
Fisher Of Chicago will deliver lecture
Thursday, Nov %, on g The Stronger
Automatic Telephone Exchange This
will be for women as well as men. Sat
urday evening, Nov. 25, the Minnesota
Male quartet will give concert, and
Wednesday evening, Noy: 20. there will
and women. Saturday evening, Dec. 2,
McChesney and Mott, high-class enter
tainers of ancient and modern magic,
will be the attraction. Saturday eve
ming. Dec. 9. will be devoted to a
civilian concert and humorous reader.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-17

There is no, doubt that the moral effect
closing its buffet on Sunday, as an %ex-
preston Of sympathy with the mayors
Sunday closing order, will be fine. And
why shouldn't an organization like that
containing many of the best and most
influential men in the city, be on the side
Of good public morals? " The question
having been raised, it would have been a
strange thing if the. club management
had taken different action