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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of
the Stockholders of the Merchants
National Bank of Brownsville,
Texas, will be held at its banking
house on Tuesday, January 9th.
1906, at 2 p. NJ. for the election of
Directors and the transaction of
such other business as may prop
erly come before the meeting
J. C. FERNANDEZ, Cashier.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26

lanes B. Wells is studying the
stars. That settles it. When a
man from the cacG country goes
to star gazing it is safe to say he
has been out late at night and is
I'D to some devilment. Guberna-
torial vessels should keep a close
lookout; there is danger of being
torpedoed by the craft of the XII 6
of the Rio Grande Dallas Times
Herald.
There is a general impression
rife that when James B. of the Rio
Grande gets under weigh, there
will be mighty troubling of the
waters now politically stagnant.
Some half-seaworthy craft now
drifting with the tide will wobble
sadly, and some viii disappear
beneath the sad sea waves. 1t
were well for such to double the
watch and likewise splice the
mainbrac" for they will need all
their courage. Dutch and other
wise, when they meet our Jeems.
San Antonio Express.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26

For the Christmas holidays the
St. L., B. & NJ. will sell round
trip tickets to all points on the St.
L. B. & NJ. Ry., and to all points
in the state of Texas, at the rate of
one and one-third fare for the
round trip. Tickets on sale Dec.
70, p, p. %, p, rs, 25. 80 and
u. All ticket limited to January 5,
1906.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of
the Stockholders of the First Ma
tional Bank of Brownsville, Texas,
will be held at its banking house
on Tuesday, January 9th, 1906,
at 4 p. m, for the election OF
Directors and the transaction OF
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
A. As8HEIM. Cashier.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26
Another of Us.

There's a congressman who
says he never Travelled on a pass. "
Ali, if Diogenes was here he
would at last find an honest man.
Nope; he'd only find another
liar.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26
Scraps.

Best place for boil-in the
tea-kettle,
It requires no self denial for a
pawnbroker to keep the pledge
1 wish you would keep your
temper"
And I wish you would get i'd
OF yours
Anxious curate Ito cannibal y
Where shall l find the Vic-ah?-
The Sketch.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26
MIR. Kingsbury of havana.

NJ. B. Kiugsbury q Havana,
general agent in Cuba for the
Southern Pacific, arrived in Hous-
ton this morning and IS spending
the day with general officials
Cronicle p.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26
70 Rriahten LinoIeum.

Should linoleum cover the floor
one of the best ways Of Frightening
it and bringing out the eolors after
washing with soap and lukewarm
water is to apply mixture Of equal
parts of salad oil and vinegar, which
is rubbed in.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26
4 Use For Charcoal.

If one finds a nice stew or the
vegetables caught on the bottom of
the cooking pan do not bewail their
loss-just drop in a small piece of
charcoal and let it boil for ten min
utes. Unless it is burned ''black
this viii prove a perfect remedy.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26
The Hairbrush.

To stiffen hairbrushes wash them
IN warm, soapy water and rinse
them in cold water. Then lay the
bristles for twenty-four hours IN a
shallow bowl of water In which two
ounces of powdered alum have been
dissolved
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26

ONE good resolve is to go and
pay that poll tax or you can't
vote. Big things will be doing
next year, and you want to have
a saw. Do It now.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26
Cheney-HoIIand.

I. T. Holland and Miss Anniebel
Cheney we're married at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. P. Cheney, Sunday
evening at $50, Rev. ". H. Petty
The bride is well known in
Brownsville and has many friends
The groom Is section foreman on
the Gulf Coast Line at Donna, and
is highly esteemed by those who
know him.
a delicious wedding supper was
served after the ceremony, and
amidst congratulations and good
wishes the young couple began
their journey Of life together. THE
HERALD adds its best wishes for
their happiness
TIN satisfied that you never
intend TO pay me that flyer You
borrowed. We'll, if you're
satisfied, am.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26

THE jury in the Monk Gibson
case could not agree and was dis
charged. Seven were for con-
viction and FIVE were in favor of
acquitting him.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26

ARE you qualified voter? If not
YOU had better qualify by paying
your poll tax.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26

WOUNDED with toy pistol
is again a familiar headline. No
need to offer advice.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26

Do not bury the question OF the
hour, on account of a few moss
backs. That is what too many
towns are suffering from at present.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26

THE season draws near when
man resolves, re-resolves and after
all dies the same.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26
Rio Grande Railroad.

Coop evening. friends; how did
you enjoy Christmas?
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26

HAVE you fixed up that good
resolution for January 1?
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26
The
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HERALD

the best equip
ped prin tin g
Office south of
Sa n Antonio,
so what's the
use of sending
away for your
printing sGwhen
we can give you
anything in our
line at the right
price, in any
style, plain or
fancy, while
you wait. F" w
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-26
Excursion Rates for Holidays.

a. AsHHEIM, NashleI
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

has hundreds Of thousands of them
queer, crooked bits of bone that look
Ike miniature steers horns. with a
Point sharp as needle and hollow in
side Caution is needed in handling
them, as they readily prick ones fingers,
and prick is likely to be dangerous if
the fang has recently neen cut from a
snake, as it may still have venom on its
point. or within the tiny opening at the
Point.
Customers are found for the fangIess
snakes all over the world, and a great
business is also done IT. snake skins
and snake oils. which are largely used
in so-called cures for rheumatism, and
III other ways. The horrible looking and
deadly ella monster from the desert
wilds Of Arizona and New Mexico is also
handled. This is the reptile which looks
partly like snake and partly like a
lizard and its breath is declared to be
almost as dangerous, when inhaled, as
its venom. 1t kills flies and other insects.
ceclare the plainsmen, by blowing a
blast OF It's vitriolic breath upon them
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

Jaws with the points of his shears and
extracts the secondary fangs. which lie
behind the ones with which his snake
ship ordinarily does business. They are
for use in emergencies only.
Then the rattler is dropped on the
floor with 4 thump, and the onloOker
beats i rapid retreat. Wherea. Mr..
Metzner ieers wickedly. and asks
what's the matter. OF course, there
comes instantly the realization that the
creature can no longer harm; that he is.
as the dentist puts il, "a parlor pet
now" But he's q wicked looking Gus
toner. Notwithstanding, as he lies there
coiiing and uncoiHng. InstinctiveIy one
respects his impOtent rage, and knows
all the things he is saying in that muir
derous-soEading hiss and the dull thun-
der of his rattle. And it's dollars to
doughnuts that the uninttiated would
make tracks for the tall timber if he
heard that rattle, and that the audience
that watches the noachalauce of some
snake charmers' handling of the brute
VIII thrill and thrill again at the sight
OF such reckless courage.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
A writhing, Rafting Monster.

With a hooked stick Metzner reaches
into the cage where the snakes lie
coiled In intricate folds, and picks out
one OF the biggest therc-a monster
with thick body writhing, and rafting
and kissing out in his rage line Of IAN
guage that would melt the type If any
attempt were made to print it, The
wicked rcd mouth is open, and the fork
ed tongue quivers back and forth, the
sibiIant hiss punctuates the dun sound
Of the rattles, the shining body writhes
and twists on the stick, and the novice
follows at a most respectful distance as
MetZner carries his patient out upon q
little balcony in the rear of the build
ing.
out there the dentist takes the snake
IN his hands, and bending the body
over 4 soap-box, runs his powerful right
h4nd quickly up the neck and graEpF il
Just behind the gaping jaws. His snake
ship doesn't like It. but he is in Il vice,
and powerIess There are 70 pi1cers
used. no forccps. none of the deadly
array of tools wherewith the doctor
would hypnotic his human victims Nor
does he administer gas. or anything Of
that sort. He simply takes a pair OF
common. everyday scissors out OF his
pocket and cuts off the fangs close to
the roots Poison, saliva. and blood
trIckle out from the distended jaws over
the operators hands most unpleasant
mess. Then the dentist digs into the
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Denies Efficacy of Whisky.

Whisky is the popularity accepte d
antidote for snake bites, but Metzner.
whose opinion IS certainly entitled TO re-
spect. has no great use for it 1t is. he
says, valuable merely as a stimulant. to
help the victim withstand the action of
the venom until d real remedy can be
applied. Wien one is bitten by a rattIer
the nerve destroying properties of his
poison and the blood destroying matter
a once attack the heart Whisky NAV
keep the heart going until remedies can
be used. which Will give one a chance
for life.
The reason so many people recover
from bites Of this fearful enemy in the
grass is explained by the authorities as
due to the fact that the rattler has
either lost one or both Of his fangs. or
has struck at something before the man
and thus lost its venom which takes
considerable time to collect again after
a supply has been elected A full
grown rattler Will eject fully a table,
spoonful of the fluid when hitting an
enemy fairly.
Il have known some people who were
bitten who saved themselves by using
chickens" said Metzner One man was,
bitten in the leg. He at once cut open
the wound, seized Il live chicken, tore
it open, and applied it to the wound.
The chicken turned green and died, and
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
e One Trade for Men Alone X

formation one can only conjecture what
may have happened to the one who
dropped out.
The next time your water pipes burst
how would you like to have woman
plumber come and fix them. just for a
change? You might have to hunt
around bit to find her, for there are
only 126 of her in the United States,
but that she has evidently found the
field 4 profitable one is probable. be
cause in 1890 the women plumbers num-
bered only forty-six-
Ten years ago not female electrician
was recorded in this country now there
are 4G9 of them The technical schools
are largely responsible for this.
Should one desire TO have Il house
built from bottom to top by women he
would nave no difficulty IN getting it
done. To begin with, 1,0I women archi-
tects stand ready 10 draw plans. while
there are l6I women StOnemasons and
5ricklayerS on whom one may call to
lay the foundations. Having progressed
thus far. 5l5 women carpenters now Of
fer their eerVices-an emphatic refuta-
ticn Of the ancient SANDER that a woman
| cannot drive u nail
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
"Starboard Your Helm"

There is an entire absence of noise and
hustle in the pilothouse of the Norfolk
boat at the hour for leaving. The
ships chronometer strikes five bells
and Immediately after long whistle is
sounded The pilot lounges easily to the
front window and leans against the
framework The quartermaster rests
his hand on the wheel which is hard
aport." and comes to attention" The
boats nose moves slowly s.Fgay from the
dock and roints to midstream.
"Starbeard your helm." orders the pi-
lot
The quartermaster whiris the wheel
rapidly from right TO left-they used re-
versed steering gear-and the boats
stern clears the dock. Some one on the
forward upper deck calls out Were
onr'-theres always some misguided
person on board to make that time-hon-
ored remark-and the rnrob of machin-
cry makes itself felt IN the pilothouse.
"South-south. so'east." observes the
pilot. casually. as the last Of the tied
up boats is cleared, and under full steam
the big Norfolk boat walks" away from
the various small craft moving down
stream and heads for Alexandria
Then it is that the tired-out. over
heated summer inhabiuant Of Washire-
ton commences to breathe those long
draughts of pure. cool air that he
dreams OF during fitruI slumbers while
inhaling the superheared zephyrs that
have dallied with redhot asphalt on
their way to his bed chamber There is
Il slight break in his enjoyment while
they are taking on freight at Alexan-
dria, but after brief delay the boat
starts at last on its i50-mile trip TO Nor
folk
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Artist sketched Shanty.

The pilot leaned over and turned on
an electric switch. Immediately the
lookout man jumped up the stairway
and uncovered the searchlight. There
was Jingle of bells in the engine room
and the propeller slowed down. A rapid
order was given, and the next minute
u long stream of brilliant light flashed
across the water and played on an old
fashioned frame house set in under the
trees. Almost Immediately an old
whitehaired darky appeared at the
doorway. and a couple of kinky heads
bcbbed out Of the window A long
whistle sounded overhead. which Uncle
Bob acknowledged by waving a tat
tered straw hat. 1t was an interesting
salutation ard acknowledgement.
The artist had made some rapid
movements with his pencil and after a
minute folded his book and thanked the
pilot.
Have you got it?' inquired the lat
ter Receiving an affirmative answer
he rang for fun steam ahead The
searchlight cast = last lingering hal2
around the white shanty and expired
Dusk again settled cver the shore, ana
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Has Eeen Bitten Several Times.

II is not to be supposed that Mr.
Metzner has come unscathed through
the periloGs years OF oplisdian dentistry
He has been bitten four or five times he
tells you, as nonchalantly as the bee
farmer, for Instance, owns up to being
stung now and again. IL is Il mere Incl
dent in the days work but the tender
loot would prefer a day work absolute
ly with 2ut Incident Metzner's remedy
for snake titcs, however. is worth re-
nembcring, inusmuCh as it has saved
mm from any serious Inconvenience
after an experience Of a character so
supposedly deadly as 70 frighten the
uu&ccustomed into Mysteries. Asked how
he treats such wounds, he replied
Very simply / al once cut the wound
wide open. and rather deeply with a
razor, and apply carbolic acid with a
shaven match. | have suffered no bad
results 1T All, not even a swelling or
any unusual inflammation Of the
wound"
Metzner is q young man He has been
following his curious profession for
about ten years. and says he likes il
and nothing would induce him to give it
VI. IN these tc.I years he has formed
a collection which is unique-that Of
the fangs-which he has cut out of rat
tiers III the course Of his profession. He
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

makers are at hand Even the matter
of CRATES and furnaces will not present
a serious obstacle TO feminine employ
ment, for IS women make these articles
and are ready to put them in
Nor is it even necessary that these
women artisans should buy their ma
terials from men-not while round
hundred women lumbermen are active
ly engaged in business, and while $50
women quarryInen stand ready 20 fur
nish stone and marble Moreover. for
the hauling of such material one may
if he chooses, call on 90+ women team
SterS and draymen
1t is on record that there are at least
81 women civil engineers and survey
ors and l53 women sailors. In addition
70 these instances. Uncle Sans bureau
chronicles the fact that thers are 1868
women employees OF steam railroads and
Is female street railway employees. What
they do is not stated, hut it is expressly
declared that they are not engaged in
clerical work
Closely allied with these occupations
are those OF stationary engineers and
1iren1en, which together muster IL wora-
en-.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Showed Three Lights at Masthead.

Very goCd," acknowledges the pilot,
and keeps his eyes on the approaching
craft. Once it was a tug that came III
for attention. As she drew nearer Thr ae
lights showed on her masthead
THAT means she is towing more than
a 600-foot line" volunteered the ravf-
gator. IF her tow line was shorter
than that she would show two lights -
He turned on the electric current. and
the lookout man jumped up the pilot
house stairway to he searchliyht The
long stream Of light shot across the
water and played IN the rug. Then it
moved slowly past her. and shovel up
three barges all heavily laden, and each
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Must Know the River.

The Potomac IS altogether in the run
ming when the question of tort Ious
channels comes up Tor discussion. Some
idea Of its aimless wanderings is 70 be
obtained from the knowledge thai the
man n the wheel is Obliged to take a
new course every few minutes and dur
ing the trip steers twenty out of the
thirty-two points OF the compass. At
times on the down trip the boats noce is
turned directly toward Washington.
OF course. there are plenty Of channel
marks and lights to guide the pilot, but
il takes more than a superficial knoWl-
edge Of local waters 70 run the river. A
pilot from some other part ef the coun-
try might take ii boat over the course in
broad daylight by running slowly. He
would know that coming up stream he
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

f the 303 principal gainful oc
1s-'ses as sosa5:y r "o's' are sas %$e It t
is astonishing TO learn that
there are only two i'll which no women
are found.
The reason for these two exceptions,
moreover, lies through no fault of the
fair sex. In the one case she is pre-
vented by Uncle Sam; in the other the
prohibition is undoubtedly due to the
fact that she apparently is physically
disqualified from climbing a pole. Thus
it comes about that there are no female
soldiers or sailors in the United States
service. nor are there any telegraph or
telephone liaewomen in the United
States.
In all other branches of labor, sup
posediy masculine, the women of the
United States have a free field and
the statistics gathered by the census
bureau show that they are not bac&-
ward in taking advantage of it.
There are. for instance, female host
iers. some of whom may be employed by
the 1870 women keepers of livery stables.
There are I93 female blacksmiths. More
over. that such arduous work has not
frightened women away is evident from
the fact that rem years ago there were
only sixty.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
picking up Buoy No. 1e.

When Smiths Point light IS reached
on the return trip the pilots troubles
begin again For that is the beacon light
that indicates the mouth Of the river
AS soon as the lighthouse Is reached
the searchlight is thrown on the water
to pick up buoy No. 19. Speaking OF
Smiths Point recalls the exciting time
the keeper of the old wooden light
house had several winters ago.
His habitation was struck by big
field Of ice, which. slowly but surely
ground it into kindling wood, and finally
toppled it over. The keeper was de-
posted on the ice. and swept out into
the bay, Fortunately, the wind and tide
was In his favor. and he was carried
ashore. After that the Government put
in the present house, which IS heavy
iron affair. built in the form Of a cylin-
der, and driven thirty feet down into
the mud and weighted with stones and
iron. It would take a healthy field OF
ice to knock it down.
At White House ShoaI next morning
the value of Uncle Robs cow bell for
foggy mornings was quite apparent The
boat approached within two lengths Of
the shore before turning to the right
Again the long salute was sounded, and
presently q dirninutfve darky came run
ming out and waved an American flag
at the passing steamer. His patriotism
was acknowledged by a. second whistle,
and The Times men waved vigorously
at the young light tender
Reaching the Washington dock the
passengers, looking very sleepy after
their cool nights rest, hurried ashore
to get to their homes In time for break
fast. But at least two of them tar
ried long enough TO shake the hand OF
the man who had directed their home
ward VIC. age The Potomac pilot doesn't (
put on frills-he is not the wonderful
creature that fits across the pages Of
Mark Twain's very interesting tribute
TO the Mississippi rivermen; but he is 3
decidedly good-natured and gentleman
ly navigator-and ne knows his business.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

"A n ARK TWAIN'S Life on the
mn Mississippi" has robbed the
" pilots profession of its ro-
nance from the standpoint of
the uninitiated
morist the lordly navigators of the
Father of Waters, who reigned during
his early manhood, were the only origi-
beats. All the others, save only them,
were and are cheap limitations Of the
real thing.
never made u trip down the Potomac
from Washington to Norfolk.
a Times man and staff artist investi-
gated the situation a few nights since.
and go on record as declaring that one
Mark Twain means well, but should re-
turn to his fatherland and acquire fur
tkcr knowledge. 1t is perfectly true
that Potomac pilots do not steer by
snags and hidden entrances to last
weeks channel; neither are they obliged
to- skate over shallow sandbars or at
tach tenders TO brush aiigators out oi
their course; they don't get a bee line
OF. various stars between the dead limbs
ot designated cottonwood trees or play
leap frog over log RATS that have neg
;ected proper illuminations. But they
do some scientific steering that is en-
tlrely unhonored, and have troubles of
their own which remain unsung.
Milrk Twain should make just one
bluff at running a fast steamer down
the Potomac and then call in the Har-
per edition for little blue pencil work.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

tree to steer by and since his time all
pilots have followed his example That
is why the name was bestowed"
A half hour later another light was
Sigheed- 1t came nearer and a long
single whistle fioated across the water. a
blast from the Norfolk boat answered it
promptly.
THAT is his signal to explain that h
is going to pass US on our port side, -
explained the pilot. IF he wanted TO
go to starboard he would have blown
twice
What would you do If you decided
that You could not pass as he directed 2''
inquired The Times nan.