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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-03-06
PERSONALS.

John B. Viano, the well-known
piano man, arrived Saturday from
Bay City.
J. B. Brown, of St. Mary. La,
came in Saturday evening and left
this morning.
Mrs. c. w. Harrison, of Hidal-
go, arrived in the city Saturday
and has apartments at the Miller.
Judge, Stanley WEIGH and District
Attorney Jno. 1. Kleiber, left this
morning via the Mexican National,
for Hidalgo to hold court.
]. w. Canada, editor of the
Western World, at Denver, Col
orado, who has been here the past
two weeks, left for other points
this morning Mr.. Canada secured
quite a nice list of subscribers here
and at Matamoros. and it is his
purpose to give the two cities an
extended write up in his publica-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Kaufman,
of Gass, Kan, and J. L. Powell
and wife, of Delavan, H., arrived
in the city Saturday night. They
come down 10 see the Brownsville
country. and express a desire to
locate in a warmer climate, as the
rigid winters of their native states
are becoming too searching. The
gentlemen are very favorably i'm
pressed with the country along the
road so far as they are able to judge
and are out today making a more
thorough investigation of the couh-
try. THE HERALD knows the
Brownsville section offers immunity
from the extreme cold of the north
ern states and the character and
productiveness of the soil is as good
as can be found any where. A
productive soil, aud a genial,
healthful climate are two of the
attributes which nature has show
cred upon us with lavish hand, and
we can extend a hearty invitation
to all whom these superior quail
ties appeal to, to came and be with
us and spend the remainder of life
under their own vine and fig tree,
secure from the severe cold of a
northern cline.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-03-06
MATAMoRos NEWS.

DIR. Barragan, Mexican Consul,
entertained a party of friends and
relatives at dinner at the Hotel
Matamoros yesterday. In addition
to his daughters, Senoritas Raquel
and Rebeca. his brother ST. Lie. A.
Barragan, there were present Sra.
Josefa B. de Sortezar, wife of Senior
Cortezar, Judge Of First Instance,
of Chihuahua, DR.. Barragan's sis
ter; her daughters. Sritas. Rosa and
Elena, Srita. Carmen Barragan, of
Monterey, ST. NJ. Rodriguez, of
Reynosa, and ST.. J. Arese.
The information was given your
correspondent this morning that
considerable alterations will soon
be effected in the postofice. The
plans for these changes were made
in Mexico City, and when COM
pleted will present a very hand
some appearance.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-03-06
For Sale.

Property Immediately in rear
and adjoining Truwit cottage,
being a part Of block 81, with i'm
provements, fronting on Elizabeth
street. For better description and
terms, address. A. B. Cowen, 500
Ave. +. San Antonio. Tevas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-03-06
NOTICE.

We will begin taking boarders
March L. For terms. apply to Mrs.
Collins and Mrs. Fromme, at Mrs.
Douglas residence.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-03-06
LOCAL ITEMS.

newsdealer, will receive subscrip-
tons and advertisements for the
Calvestor-Dallas News. soft
Don't LEI the fact slip your men,
DRY that THE HERALD has both
promissory and vendors lien notes
of the latest form for sale.
Singer oil, bands, needles, and
all kinds of repairs at the Singer
Office on Elizabeth street, first door
south of Combe's newbuilding.
loft. p. ]. CAMPBELL, Agt.
The Mirasol truck farm has five
or six acres in onions for sale,
cheap for cash. A part of them
are ripe and the balance viii mature
in April or May.
For RENT. New, modern, s.
room cottage on Elizabeth street,
formerly occupied by /. L. Hen
bricks. Inquire at E. H. Goodrich
& Sons Office. LIFT.
The Woman s Home Missionary
society of the NJ. +. Church.
South, will meet Tuesday after
noon at four o'clock with Mrs. Ira
g. KilIough. All ladiesinterested
in this work are cordially invited.
You are somewhat of a chump if
you don't get a machine-now.
Considerably so if you get any but
a Singer-ever. You come and see
me about it, and ! guarantee con-
viction or money refunded.
2-15-tf. SINGER MAN.
Joe Rudolph, of Beeville, arrived
in the city Saturday night, and has
accepted a position at McDonald's
Department Store. Mr.. Rudolph
is a fine young business man, and
THE HERALD welcomes him to our
city.
Quite a number of visitors and
Brownsvillians took advantage of
the excursion rate Sunday, and
spent a very pleasant day at the
Point. Fish and oysters were
plentiful, the day was ain ideal one,
and the balmy spring time feeling
was exceedingly pleasant.
District court opens at Hidalgo
today. The grand jury will prob
ably be impaneled this afternoon,
and as the docket is light, court
will likely complete its labors this
week. Hidalgo county enjoys the
reputation of being one of the
most peaceable in Texas. and her
usual short court term is proof of
this fact.
The young men of the city have
arranged for another bail at the
opera house tonight, The near ap- !
proach of the Lenten season, when
such amusements must be fore
sworn for the next forty days, has
prompted the young people to ex-
tract from the few remaining days
all the pleasure possible. Refresh
ments of coffee, cake and sand
witches will be served during the
evening
John B. Viano, has en- route to
Brownsville a nice assortment of
pianos, announcement of the arriv-
al Of which will be made in THE
HERALD in a few days. In the
meantime he is prepared to tune
and repair pianos and other mus
ical instruments at satisfactory
prices. Orders left az the Botica
del Leon will receive prompt at
tention. SOIL
In possession of Aug. Celaya
county treasurer, are two pieces of
interesting paper which were shown
a HERALD representative today.
One is a piece of Cameron county
scrip for SO, dated May p, 1860,
and signed by r. Garland. The
other is also a piece of Cameron
county scrip for $40, dated July
20, 1884, and signed by Stephen
Powers Chief Justice of Cameron
- r
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-03-06
The Pound Party.

Cnurcn was quite good ana all pres
ent enjoyed the occasion heartily.
There was no formality whatever,
and the evening passed in the pleas
ATTEST social intercourse. Tie clip
ping bee caused much interest. Pa
per bags containing all sorts of
prizes were pinned on clothes lines
stretched across the hall, and sold
at prices ranging from ten cents to
fifty cents a clip. Toys of all kinds,
bon-bons, little handkerohiefs, etc. 4,
were in the ten cent bags, while
pretty kimonas, aprons and many
othosuseful or ornamental articles
were revealed on opening the high
e priced ones.
Music and songs, were rendered
at intervals by some of our gifted
local musicians, adding much to the
pleasure of the evening. Thepan-
tomime accompaniment by seven
pretty, white .robed maids to thai
sweet old song The Suwanee Riv-
er" was especially enjoyed. Miss
Katie Hicks sweet voice rendered
the song.
The sewing bee in which about
sixteen gentlemen participated oc
casioned much merriment. The
contestants were each provided with
an apron to hem within a given
time, and were seated in a semi
circle on the stage, and the audience
greatly enjoyed Lwatching the va
riousidegrees of grace and skill with
which they handled their needles.
A fine cake was offered as a pre-
MUM for the best apron, being
placed on a stool in front OF the
contestants as they sewed. Ajury
of three ladies examined the work
and awarded the prize. After long
deliberation, the jury decided that
the best hem was that made by
Mr.. - Moritz. who took the
cake" ]. w. Chandler was given
honorable mention for the second
best. F. ]. Combe was awarded
the body prize, a spool of thread,
for making quite the worst job of
all. II is fair to state, however,
that the doctors apron was done
by proxy, as he was unable to be.
present.
The prize for the lady weighing
the most was awarded TO Mrs. {.
c. San Roman, who was given a
pretty paper weight. Mrs. M.
Egan was a close second for this
prize. The feather-weight prize
was won by Miss Corinne Clay.
Ice cream and cake, sandwiches
and coffee were sold during the
evening, and there was also a sale
Of fine cakes from which a good
sum was realized.
The amount Melted by the ladies
giving the entertainment was not
learned, but it is understood the
results were quite satisfactory.
Among the arrivals Saturday
evening from Troupe, Texas, was
]. w. Melton, an expert tomato
grower, who comes down to put
out 0,OOO tomato plants, which he
bring down him. These tomato
plants are of a famous variety
which have produced splendidly
in east Texas and Mr.. Melton
thinks they will do equally well
here, and perhap better, as climatic
in the Brownsville sec
ton tend to an earlier maturity.
The original order for the plants
called for $4,000. but owing to
their being too closely confined in
the hot houses, they were all killed
except the 10000 which Mr.. Mel
ton had secured for his own use.
The plants will be put out on the
demonstration farm of the Browns
vile Land & Town company, and
Mr.. Melton came down at the solic-
itation of A. ID. Childress man
ager for the company, to superin-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-03-06

For Rent-Vacant store. Also
large furnished rooms, first and
second floor opposite Miller hotel.
street.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-03-06

7 Mrs. c. AsHENBERGER.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-03-06

There are three lots in Browns
vile and ninety house blocks 1
want to sell. DO you want them.
Apply TO A. H. Weller. last
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-03-06

PrOmissory and Vendors lien
notes for sale at this Office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-10
ENDOWMENT GARMENTS.
Odd Clothes Worn Night and Day By
 Every Mormon.

Writing on "The Tragedy of the Mormon Woman" in the September Housekeeper, Marion Bonsall says: It has happened again and again that plural wives with young babies In their arms have testified in court when called upon to bear witness as to their plural marriage-either that they were not married women, or that they could not tell who was the father of the child they held. And their husbands. mark you, good Mormons, aye, irreproach- aLle Latter Day Saints, allowed their plural wives thus to sacrifice their honor for their sakes and the sake of the church. I tell you that when a Mormon man is fined for polygamy he throws down his money with sheer, knowing that this money will be repaid to him by -admiring members of his church. often by persons on the street, before he reaches his home.
 There is a well-known incident of a Mormon woman, who bore in her arms a young child at ehe time that her hus- band was fined for his polygamous liv- ing; she held the child high in her arms after the payment of the fine, ex- claiming gleefully to the witnesses, "Yes, our baby cost a $500 fine, but he is worth it." This fine was exception ally large for that offense. It Is seldom that such large fines are made. Utah, as you know. Is a Mormon state, and t4e administrators of justice in Utah are too often Mormon men, for any anti-polygamy crusade to take place in earnest. In the church which coun- tenances these things, which supports President Smith, who is at the head of this religious-political organization, Reed Shoot, who continues to hold his seat In the United States Senate and who openly brags that he will retain 1t to the end of his term.
 Shoot is Elder, Priest, High Priest, Apostle, Prophet, Seer and Revelator. This is the pestilent atmosphere in which the young women of Utah grow from babyhood to childhood, from child hood to maturity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-10
Gossip of the Street.

Charles R. Flint comes back highly pleased with the Czar and the entire Rus sian empire and he gives free expression to his sentiments, The eighteen months comprised the most profitable period in MT. Flint's long life. He thrives when ever there is war; and the bigger the war the more money he makes. He is peculiarly gifted as an International mer- chant. always ready to take big chances for big profits. He is probably the most slSillful trader in this line on earth. No enterprise is too stupendous for him to tackle and get away with. His extraor- dinary abilities and amazing audacity have won him recognition throughout the world.
 Now that authoritative announcement Is made that the Vanderbilt interests have taken over Joseph Ramsey Jr.'s Little Kanawha Wall street Is wondering how George Gould is going to piece out his lines from Pittsburg to the seaboard. MT. Gould has been saying nothing since the emission of his customary canned inter- view on arrival from Europe and Is put ting in all his time surveying his sur roundings. It is no betrayal of confi- dence to say that he does not like the bristling appearance of the horizon and that he does not enter into the full en- joyment of the isolation which he has laborious1y mapped out for himself.
 Holland and Lake, inventors of rival submarines have both gone to Europe to live Mir. Holland took with him about s250. GOO, the net result of his life work inventing and perfecting the engines of war which bear his name. MT. Holland Is no longer connected with the Hollanc Submarine company, S500.000 corpora ton owned almost entirely in this coun- try. By the way, there would have been an awful shrinkage in Holland stock if anything had happened to the Plunger when 1t took President Roosevelt on that famous dive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-10

he did not perceive any order after he had left the farm, but the crows evil dently thought the sheepskin was regular travelling feast prepared for their delectation, and they began to assemble in swarms and follow the rig closer and closer.
 Biorge's horses are rather poor, and when the crows began to come close about his wagon the thought struck him that they might be after the team, So he whipped up and drove like mad, all the rest of the way into town, dis regarding the mail boxes along the route and looking only for the safety of his team. The air was fairly black with crows all about him, and he could hear them screaming and scratching on the top of the cover. He was in terror and scarcely thought he would be able to save his team, but just as the horses were galloping down the long hill into
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-10
Drafts on Jap Funds.

Indications point to heavy drafts against Japanese funds on deposit in the United States. On a recent date the Mikado's government had a balance in this country of s90,000,0O0 The Japs being large buyers of supplies here, it was found convenient to keep the proceeds of their loans in the American banks where it could be drawn upon at a moment S notice in settlement of goods bought. The war having now been ended, the neces- sity for keeping this immense deposit will soon cease to exist. There will be more urgent need for the money at home and the hint has been passed along that withdrawals will soon commence. This transfer of cash or credit will probably be accomplished without disturbance of the International money market, although it may be that the United States will be called on to ship large quantities of gold to the Orient. This can easily be offset by drafts for gold upon Europe where we have formidable credits at this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-10
STOCK MARKET IN
 RESTLESS STATE Uncertainty Over the Future of
 Money JAPS TO WITHDRAW FUNDS Wall Street Believes Story of Fight Between Bacon and Morgan.
 Boom In the Production
 of Steel Rails.
JAPS TO WITHDRAW FUNDS
BY W. G. NICHOLAS.

| New York. September 9.-The stock market as we'll as the commodity mar kets are in an unusually restless state; one might describe them as irritable. The underlying cause of the current uneasi- ness Is the uncertainty with regard to the future of money There is plenty of time money to be had for six months ahead at around per cent, and ma jority of conservative borrowers are making their arrangements for such funds as they may require on these terms. Call money is obtainable very much below time quotations. yet in order to procure protection against fluctuations between now and the end of the year commission merchants very generally pre- fer to pay the higher price. At the same time they are cautious in making en- agreements. fearing they know not what and yet anxious not to underrate the merit of a seemingly healthful and bouy- ant situation. The signing of the peace treaty has done much to restore confi- dence in a banking and business way and the effects will unquestionably be far reaching and favorable, yet during the process of readjustment conditions may at times be fiighty. Speculation has lifted security prices to high level which may make it difficult for manipu- lative pools and cliques to conduct sue cessful campaigns for further advance. The public has a resolute prejudice against perpetually playing the part of the lamb" Past experience has been d valuable teacher in this respect and dur ing the last year has kept the outsiders away rom the markets. The play in stocks Is being left almost entirely to the professional element and the richer class of professionals. Partial recov- cry from the slump of last week Is noted. In some instances this rally was mark ed by a slaughter of indiscreet bears who plunged unwlsely on the advice of Boston man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-10

kind. although six feet tall possessed of immense physical strength, a recognized athlete and exceptionally handy with hia fists. According to the reports then pre- valent he simply withdrew from the room and left the banking house boiling in- wardly vet sufficiently self-eontained to successfully resist the temptation to mix 1t up" with the eholeric king of high finance. Mutual friends interceded but more than year elapsed before the two men spoke. They conveniently arranged their schedule so as to be on opposite sides of the Atlantic for a twelve month or more A reconciliation was finally ef- feeted and although MT. Bacon still re- tains a place on many of the Morgan di- reetories there has never been any pre- tence of cordiallty on the part of either. The story of the altereation has been au- thoritatively denied but it is one of those things which the street insists upon be- lieving and no amount of contradiction will shake the faith of the downtown community in the substantial accuracy of the original version.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-10

Tn choosing subjects of conversation, someone has aptly said that the three "d's" should be avoided-"dress, domes- tics and diseases"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-10

of the Czar, such as 1t is, is welcome, for the Czar has not been overpraised of late. Very black portraits of him
 have been drawn, as will be remem- bered in some of the English reviews
 Sir Donald gives no support to such pictures. All that alls the Czar, as he sees him, is that heis not the one man in a million who has the decision of character which would qualify him to be the autocrat of Russia In times like the present. A very incompetent auto crat Sir Donald comedies him to be, but says that the Russian people are so attached to him, personally and for what he represents. that If the consti- tutional amendments were adopted and the system demanded were really ap- piled, there would be an overwhelming majority in Russia for autocracy. All that is interesting, coming from whom it oes. albeit it only confirms impreB- sions that were already prevalent here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-10
stranoe Recipe for ActInq.

From the New York World.
 Perhaps the most striking instance of voluntary hallucination is that recorded by an intimate friend of the actor Tal- ma. Langlois states that the great tra- gedian told him that whenever he en- tered on the stage he was accustomed by force of will to make his brilliant au- dience disappear, and to substitute for them house full of skeletons. The emo- tion which these ghastly creatures of his own imagination excited served, he de clared, to give additional force to his impersonations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-10
HINTS ON GOOD BREEDING
Mrs. Burton Kingsland in Success Mag

Mrs. Burton Kingsland in Success Mag
 azine."
 Charm of manner may be an acquire ment as we'll as an endowment. Manner Is much more subtle than manners. Man. ners may take on a fine polish but man. ner Is the unconscious expression of the inner self, of the personality which. when revealing a lovely soul is the most com manding and persuasive force that one can exert.
 A loud laugh. an over vivacious manner betrays a lack of breeding. Copy the still ness of form. the quiet boise, which Is the great charm of English women, while a vivacity somewhat under restraint adds that which is winning and piauante In tho manner of our own countrywomen.
 In sitting. place one foot slightly in advance of the other. as a French woman always does There will then be no ef- fort needed to rise properly-it Is done without strain on any one set of muscles, and is natural, easy and graceful.
 When one has spent day or more in visiting at a friends house. ordinary cour- tesy demands that. on ones return home. Q note shall be written promptly to the hostess thanking her for her pleasant hospitality.
 gentleman does not make a girl con spicuous by over-attention nor shun her when he Is thrown Into her society sim ply because she does not attract him.
 A man, acknowledging a lady's recog- nition in a restaurant or hotel dining room, should rise partly from his chair.
 A gentleman never leaves a lady alone during an entr' acte at the theatre.
 Politeness is the best defense against other peoples bad manners.
 An engaged girl should accept from her lover only such gifts as might be returned to him uninjured. should the engagement Be broken. It Is bad form to offer or ac- cept wearing apparel
 Many persons prefer not to announce their engagement until there is a prospect of the marriage taking place within a year.
 The form of announcement of an en- gagement, among persons who make a fashion by following it, Is by note. The young woman writes to her girl friends and the man to his intimates; the mother of the happy pair" also write to those whom they desire shall receive early in- formation. The recipients of the pleasant news then pass 1t on.
 Tn choosing subjects of conversation, someone has aptly said that the three "ds" should be avoided-'dress, domes- tics and diseases"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-10
Moran atruok Bacon.

The appointment of Robert Bacon to be first assistant secretary of the state recalls the story current at the time of his withdrawal from the firm of J. P
 Morgan & Co. The rumor circulated throughout the financial district that the severance of relations between MT. Bacon and MT. Morgan was the direct result of a personal encounter between the two, growing out of MT. Morgan's uneontrol- able anger over some action taken by his junior partner in the Northern Paci- fic corner matter which had been left to the latter's discretion. According to com mon gossip the interview was brought to an abrupt conclusion by MT. Morgan leap ing to his feet and smiting his junior partner in the face. As tfs story went Mir Bacon did not resent the blow in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-10
PRACTICAL JOKE
Results Tn Two Horses Getting Enough
 to Make Them Fat.

From Lesueur (Minn) Cor Chicago
 Chronicle.
 Some heartless wag played serious practical joke on Doremus Bjorge, rural free delivery carrier on Route No. I, which extends out of Wheatley, in this county.
 When the carrier stopped for dinner at the Wharton place someone nailed malodorous sheepskin on the top of his coverd mail wagon. He noticed a number of crows near by when he went out after dinner to hitch up, but he thought nothing of 1t then, and sup posed the disagreebale odor he noticed to be something about the farm-yard. The wind was facing him when he started and blowing quite hard, SO that