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New-York tribune., 1905-03-04

1t is TODAY that the wedding Of Miss Elsie Porter
dat ghter OF General Horace Porter. the United
States Ambassador TO France. TO DR.. Mende will
take place. at the Church OF the Holy Trinity in
Paris. Dr. Mende is the son OF celebrated Swiss
physician, and after the honeymoon viii bring his
bride TO New-York and take up the practice OF his
profession here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
Wireless Between England and France.

wireless between England ana FRANCE.
France and England are now for the first
time in wireless communication. Between
Newhaven and Dieppe the London, Bright
on and South Coast railway, working with
the railway companies of western France
and the English and French post offices,
have transmitted several messages success
fully by the wireless method of the French
Societe Mors. Curiously enough, the bad
condition of Dieppe harbor has been chiefly
instrumental in bringing about the installa-
ton. Previously communications by wire
which came via Havre took between three
and four hours, and it frequently happened
that kilograms warning the London, Bright
on and South Coast Railway Company that
it would be dangerous for steamer to
enter Dieppe harbor only arrived at New
haven after the vessel had left, thus caus-
ing delay and discomfort to passengers
when the steamer was obliged to lie out
side Dieppe waiting for better weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
History of Billiards.

From Outing.
The game of billiards may lay claim to
great antiquity, for In Anthony and Gle
opatra'' Shakespeare makes Creopatra say:
LET us to billiards. and so, unless we ac-
cuse the great poet of an error in chro-
nology we have traced the game back to
a period before the Christian era. In early
times a similar game was played on the
grass or turf with stones, and later with
balls of lignum vitae and other substances.
How to apply the right twist" or Eng
lish," to the cue ball is one of the most in
teresting and important elements in the art
OF good playing. In early times only two
white balls were used, and each player
sought simply to pocket the ball of his OPP
ponent The red ball was introduced as a
novelty to keep, the game from dying out.
AS time has gone on the game has had a
varied development. In different countries.
In Spain they play with three balls and five
wooden pins, which are set up In the mid
die of the table. In Russia they play with
five balls two white and a red, blue and
yellow one The English game is played
quite differently from the American and
French games. 1T is combination of the
American games of both pool and billiards,
being played on a table having pockets as
in an ordinary pool table and the points as
scored in both of the American games be-
ing counted. The French and American
games are played with three balls upon a
table without pockets, and only "canons''
or "caroms'' are counted. In America the
game of billiards has undergone a rapid
development on account of the great skill
attained by American players Early in
the last century the game was commonly
PLAYED with four balls upon a pool table,
more or less like the present English game.
for both pocketing balls and making ca
rcms were counted, but In time this style
Of playing proved so simple that a table
was adopted without any pockets in 1t
and caroms only were counted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
Founding the Sevres Works.

1t was during the reign of Louis XIV that
the Sevres porcelain works were founded
and their products were pressed into the
service of decoration
Medalions of the court ladies were made
of china and used as inlays on pieces of
furniture.
With Louis XVI there was a reaction and
simplicity was more admired. Straight
lines succeeded the riot of curves, and less
ornamentation was put upon furniture
pieces of all kinds.
Decoration assumed more classical FORMS
though the same emblems We're used to
some extent as before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
THIRST OF THE WORLD
Some Interesting Statistics
From London Board of Trade.
LORD MINERS PLANS
ENGLAND AND FRANCE NOW
cEMENTED BY THE WIRELESS.
Interesting Statement of Salvation
Army's American Colonies-Great
Book Readers.
Special CORRESPONDENCE of The Evening Star

special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
LONDON, February IL, 1903.
The Loard of trade has issued series Oh
interesting statistics on the thirst OF tiie
world From them it appears that 'he
united kingdom and Germany, VINO were
once the largest beer drinkers OF Europe
have been badly beaten by the lttle bei-
gian nation.
Belgium in 1903 s credited with an allow
ance of AT gallons of beer heao the
united kingdom with 29.7 gallons ana uei
many in spite of it's universities, win ollS
256 gallons. AS matter OF TACT 'he
united kingdom is not so thirsty as IL useu
to be- In 1903 it drank 1854 600 gallons vi
beer less than in 1902, 2,192 900 pure GAL
Ions of spirits and 100000 pure gallons Oh
wine.
Germany brews more beer than anyone
else-1 SO 944,G0O gallons; the United Ming
dom comes second with 1,279, 1861 900 gallons
and the United States is third with l,2o6'-
4l5 600 gallons. Russia produces more splr-
it's than any other country, and Denmark
drinks most-about three gallons a year d
head. The united kingdom is sixth IN the
production of spirits and eighth IN the
consumption of them.
As wine-drinking country the united
kingdom is last in a list of thirteen Euro
pean countries, and never since the llSls
have been kept has the consumption Oh
wine reached half gallon head
Lord Miners Future.
Lord Miners plans and the question OF
his successor are still unsettled. They de-
pend, in fact, upon the course and result
of the debate on the address, prophecy
about which would be difficult for the mo-
ment Lord Miner has quite abandoned
the intention attributed to him by various
opponents of waiting till the liberal party
came into power and then ostentatiouSly
resigning. Bitterly as he has felt and re-
scented some of the liberal attacks, he rec
ognZes that such a course would be as en-
barrassing to South Africa as to his ad-
versaries at home, and will accordingly
resign directly dissolution comes clearly
into view.
The London Telegraph says: I'VE have
reason to believe that the more serious
members of the liberal party would not be
iIl-pleased to see Lord Miners successor
appointed by the unionist government The
more liberal place-hunter-we use the word
in no especially invidious sense, such per-
sons being the adjunct of all parties-would
doubtless resent this. But other liberals
recognize that South African tranquility
would be better assured by a man appoint
ed by the present government with the
liberal appreciation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21

Duke of Marlborough tying for third place
with 50.
parliament whde4v4de is never; heard in
either house. YriTAlemache declared the
other day thatlha had not spoken once IN
twenty-four years, and there are others
whose voice is-se-rarely heard that it is
hardly recognized.
Thirty-fiye peers last session talked to
the extent of fk6m oAt column to one and
three-quartefs each. No fewer than $50
% os ss than a. hSa Of sseh Ss
whole session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
I fred
Nervous

When you feel languid, tired, ner-
vous and irritable, your vitality IS
low-your supply OF nerve energy
exhausted and your system running
down for lack of power.
The organs OF the body are work
ing poorly, or not at all, and you
are not getting the nourishment
needed. This soon impoverishes the
blood and instead OF throwing off
the impurities, distributes it all
through the body. This brings as
ease and misery.
Feed the nerves with DR.. Mics
Nervine, a nerve food, a nerve medl-
cine, that nourishes and strengthens
the nerves, and see how quickly you
will get strong and vigorous.
.AIy wife suffered with nervousness previous t.
a recent attack of typhoid fever but after her re
covery from the fever she much worse, ant
could hardly control herself, being exceedingi!
nervous when the least excited. She was verl
restless at night and had a good night
rest She also suffered much from nervous head
ache. DR.. Miles Nervine was recommended by
friend After the first three doses she had goo'
nights rest. and at the end of the first week
treatment she wonderfully improved Con
tinued use of Neryine has completed her entir'
cure" OTTO kOLB,
1927 Cherry St, Evansville, Ind.
DR.. Miles Nervine is sold by your druggist, whit
will guarantee that the first bottle will benefit
If it fails, he will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
CONGRESSMEN IN TOWN
Senators.

FRYE. W. p. Pres. pro tenn. Me-.
The Hamilton
ALDRIcH. N. W.. R. I......The Arlington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
Salvation Army Colonies.

Captain Britton of the Salvation Army
said this week: Our three colonies in
America-Fort Amity. Col; Fort Rooney.
Cal, and Fort Herriel, Ohio-must not be
COMPOUNDED with labor colonies such as we
have at Hadleigh Our American farm col
onies owe their establishment to Command
er Booth-Tucker, who took men and women
of intelligence and physical capacity from
the congested parts of the great cities and
put them On irrigated land.
AT the Fort Amity colony, started four
years ago; there are now sixty famlnes or
more than 300 people altogether. Farms,
houses and materials are given to the col
onists on credit, and they are doing so well
that they are not only making living for
their families, but they are also paying of
their Indebtedness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-21
Americans Great Readers.

america buys ten times as many English
books as England buys American books
Thus said the junior manager of a great
American publishing house this week. THE
sales in America of John Chilcote, NJ. p
which is known in American under another
title have already totaled 10000 copies,
he continued, land the sale of any one of
Mrs. Humphrey Wards later novels Is
likely to run into from 10000 to $50, 600
copies Indeed no American author can
make twentieth part of Mrs Humphrey
Wards income from American readers.
Lucas Malet, Hall Game, Conan Doyle,
Anthony Hope Rudyard Kipling, w. w.
Jacobs, Jerome K. jerome and other first
class English authors all draw fair in
comes from the sale OF their DOCKS across
the Atlantic.
Some American writers have large sales
in England. but they are few. Two notable
cases are the authors of Mrs. Wigs of the
Cabbage Patch and Letters From a Self
made Merchant to His Son. America may
not be taking quite so much English litera-
ture formerly, because ten or fifteen
years ago we depended entirely on English
talent. -
Even English 'penny-a-liners' could
command a ready sale for their work
among American firms, but now all that is
stopped. and though we still take a great
deal of English work, it is always the very
best you can produce. We have now our
own writers, who have learned how to
please our people.
"One reason why English publishers do
not succeed as American publishers do Is
that America as a nation reads more than
England. We can often work up the sale
( of a book to 600 900 copies I recently spent
six months in your Norfolk village of Acle
| recuperating after an illness, and 1 do not
! believe a book was bought in that village
| during the whole time whereas in almost
| every New England village you will find a
| library Most people spend portion how
] ever small, of their incomes in the pur-
chase of good literature
Greatest English Takers.
| Who are the greatest takers in England
| The prime minister heads the list at pres
| ent. In parliament there are only half a
| much as Mr.. Balfour. According to the
| Premier Parliamentary Record and Review
| Mr.. Balfour spoke 317 columns of Hansard
| during last session. Mr.. Austin Chamber
| lain 237, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
| 200, Mr.. Windham 1856 and Mr. Arnold For
| ester 100. Mr.. Lloyd-Georfe's record was
| 1866 columns and Mr.. Gibson Bowles, nearly
| as talkatve, spoke four columns less. Next
| in order were Sir Charles Dixie and Mr.
| Winston Churchill with 1877 and 143, re-
| spectively. Mr.. Lyttelton with 1872 Mr.. AS
| quith with 125, Mr.. Tough with ffe and Mr.
| John Redmond with 109 Nobody else spoke
| 100 columns of Hansard In the house OF
| commons. Even Lord Hugh Cecil spoke
| only 90.
There is only half as much talking in the
lords as in the house of commons. LORD
| Lansdowne heads the list with 1865 columns
| Earl Spencer being second with 100 They
are the only two peers whose columns rur
into three figures, Lord Salisbury and thu
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-14

COMMENTING editorially upon
the application of Consul Merrill
p. Griffith, of Matamoros, for ap-
pointment as consul general at the
City of Mexico, the Monterey
News pays the following deserved
tribute to Consul Griffith: The
selection of man to succeed the
late Consul General James Russell
Parsons at Mexico city is natu-
rally a matter of much concern
among the American residents OF
this republic. 1t is realized that it
will be difficult matter to fill the
place occupied by the man who was
removed by a most lamentable &C
cident last week, but the sugges-
ton of the name of Consul Merrill
P. Griffith for promotion TO the
place has caused expressions among
influential people that he is man
properly fitted for the position.
Mr.. Griffith has served as United
States consul at Matamoros for
several years and in that position
he has shown ability to serve his
country in greater undertakings,
and his high character and culture
places him among the men wholly
worthy of the honor.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-14
How This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
cure.
F.J.CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. ]. 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, 1905-12-14
NOTICE.

Sealed proposals for the purchase
of the Market Revenue" of the
city of Brownsville, Texas, for the
year 1906 commencing January 1,
1906 and ending December 81,
1906, will be received at my Office
in this city, until Monday, Decen-
Der IS, 1905, at 9 O'Clock a. m. A
copy of the Ordinance regulating
the collection of Market dues as
passed by the Hon. City Council
May 18th, 1908, and under which
these proposals are asked, may be
seen at my Office. The city reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
Proposals should be addressed to
the Hon. Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of the city of Brownsville,
Texas, and marked, Proposals for
the purchase of Market Revenue. "
For further information apply to
the undersigned.
By order of the City Council,
FRANK CHAMPION,
Secretary City of Brownsville, Tex
as. 1868
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-14

became so much impressed with
the future of this section they
purchased land about FIVE miles
from Brownsville and Others viii
return later and invest. Among
those who identified themselves
with this region, are the follow
ing: H. w. Keller, so acres; Geo.
P. Smith, so acres; DR.. Porstaetta,
80 acres; Vim. Bona, 20 acres:
August Rusteberg, 40 acres. Al
derman Butler, of Chicago, who
was in change of the party, IS
much interested in the develop
ment of this portion of the Browns
vile country, and it is gratifying
to know his efforts are being mark
ed with considerable success.
Another party will visit this
section, soon, ard some of the
prospectors will also return with
them, and will probably invest.
THE HERALD welcomes them TO
the Brownsville country, and feels
sure their decision to locate here
will prove a wise one.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-14
The Visitors Gone.

Well the Chicago prospectors
have gone. They came, saw and
were captivated by our pleasing
prospects Notwithstanding the
weather forces seemed to have
combined to make their stay
unpleasant, several of the visitors
with whom THE HERALD man
couversed, said they had immense
" enjoyed every moment of tine
time, and expressed regret that
the weather was so unpropitious,
and their visit so short. They say
they realize that we have an ideal
climate, and the flowers in full
bloom, green grass and trees in
spring time verdure, appealed
very strongly to the visitors. The
party yesterday visited the Bla-
lack plantation and other places Of
interest near the city and barring
bad roads, the day was very pleas
antly passed. Several of the party
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-14
How to InocuIate for Alfalfa.

Professor Hopkins, of Illinois,
one of the most distinguished soil
experts of the country advises in
inoculating for alfalfa to use at
least 100 pounds of inoculated soil
to the acre. The soil should be
scattered over the field, he says,
with some degree of uniformity,
but it is not like seeding grain, and
it is not absolutely essential that
every square yard in the field
should receive its due portion of
infected soil.
Some care should be taken in
spreading it over the higher places
in the field, but if places should be
missed on sloping land or on lower
land, the bacteria will soon be car
ried over them by the surface drain
age water. Indeed, if all the water
sheds in the fieId-that is, all
ridges and high places-are well
inoculated, the entire field will
ultimately become infected, the
bacteria being carried by soil wash
ing; but the infection is more rapid,
of course, if infected soil is spread
over the entire field with some de-
gree of uniformity when it is first
applied.
If possible, the soil should be
applied at about the time the al
falfa seed is sowed and then har-
rowed in with the seed; but it may
be applied a month or two before
sowing the alfalfa or at any time
afterward, and it is not absolutely
necessary that it be narrowed in,
although that is advisable.
If applied to field where the
alfalfa is already year or two old,
the infected soil will be mixed with
the soil of the field by narrowing
or disking (the discs being set
straight so as not to cut off the al
falta roots) preferably in early
spring or after cutting has been
made. The results obtained during
the past year fully confirm the re-
suits previously reported by the
Illinois station concerning the i'm
por.ance and value of incubation
for alfalfa. The information which
we now have strongly indicates
that if it is provided with the proper
bacteria, alfalfa can be successfully
grown OH any soil where both corn
and red clover are successful crops.
and Rural House.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-14

EVIDENCES of Christmas are
noticeable in. many of our business
houses, and from appearances
Santa Claus has many headquarters
in Brownsville. The man with a
long purse may find something to
suit his taste. while he to whom
the buying of Christmas presents
means an actual sacrifice can easily
be accommodated with the cheaper
grades, which. while not so SER
Viceable, will bring to the recipi-
ent the joys of having been re-
membered at this good time. Christ
mas is looked upon by many as an
occasion that means considerable
extra and unnecessary expense,
but it is we'll to remember Christ
mas comes but once a year, and
when it comes it brings good
cheer" and lay aside all unpleas-
ant thoughts, and indulge for a
brief period the thoughts and in
SEPARATIONS which the time conjures
nm
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-14
Some Cuttings.

Did he break the engagement
with Miss Spendthrift?" No, the
engagement broke him
Yes" sighed a Liverpool man,
money is the root of all evil, but
most people would like forest. "
She-Why do you always write
such breeze stories? He-Because
l want to raise the wind.
Mrs. Spendall-You look wor-
ried. Is it because you are so
deeply in debt? Mr.. Spendall
(gloomly)-No; it's because 1 can
get any deeper.
No man, says loquacious wife,
sever complains that a woman
talks too much when she's a girl
and he's engaged to her"
Doctor-And you've been suf-
fering from insomnia, Ell? Magin
nis-Thot Oh hev. Sometimes ii
wor so bad Oh couldn't shape for
it,
Dear, dear" said a stout old
lady, as she waddled along to catch
the train at the station, what {
true saying It is--more waist, les:
speed. !"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-14

IF stick and dirt" chimneys
were in vogue nowadays, Browns
vile would be an ideal place to get
the mud. Especially during the
past few days.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-14

THE divine" Sarah Bernhard
was treated to a shower of bad
eggs a few days ago, which only
emphasizes the fact that people
have very little regard for old age
these days.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-14
Friendships.

One difference between men and
women in their relation to friend
ship is that a mans friends like
him in spite of himself: woman's
friends or acquaintance care for
her because of herself, because of
her powers of agreeability, her tact
or her charm.
A man may be as grouchy as he
likes on occasions. He may swear
at his best friend and treat him as
cavalierly as he pleases, yet that
friend will wait in patience for
"the old man to come round, ="
knowing we'll that beneath the sur
face is kindly heart and a will
lingness to share last crust with
him.
With her friends a woman may
take no 1ch liberty. The kind
heart and the good il tentions count
for nothing, besides woman's bad
manners and lack of taste in the
treatment of her nearest and dear
est, and condemnation is swift and
sure. Nothing excuses her, and
she is rarely forgiven. Nor would
she expect to be forgiven. Not
possessing that large patience I'M
deniably necessary to friendship or
the power of forgiving and waiting
for the crouch" to blow over, she
does not look for forgiveness when
she has sinned against these laws
of woman's making.
Rather, she gives up her friend
and contents herself quite placidly
with another. But then, as we said
before, woman has no genius for
friendship. Exchange.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-14
Rio Grande Railroad.

LET a little sunshine in. 1t has
been scarce lately.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-14

1t takes fool man to go out
camping and tell how he likes ham
fried to chips and coffee like dish
water, when he raises Cain at
home because a beautifully broiled
steak isn't rare enough and the
cook is using cheap coffee to keep
down the bills. New York Press.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-12-14
The
HERALD

is the best equip
ped printing
office south of
Sa n Antonio,
so what's the
use of sending
away for your
printing when
we can give you
anything in our
line at the right
price, in any
style, plain or
fancy, "whi1e
you wait. :" Wv