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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-13
pidn,t MIND the Erpen,..

"Young man." he asked, what is
your ambition in life2"
"To get rich, sir" replied the
young man. lighting a fresh cigar.
'Not a very high aim. But while
you are trying to get rich aren't you
spending a good deal Of money!"
"0h, / don't mind the expense,
air. I'm willing to get rich regard
less Of cost"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-13
He'd Seen EN-.

what business is papa in, nam
maj" asked little Robbie.
"Why, he's in the hardware bust
ness, my boy"
"And does he sell cockroaches
mammal"
"Why, Robbie! What a question
OF course he doesn't"
"Well, he's got a sign on the stor'
window which reads, we sell every.
thing to be found in the kitchen. I"
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-13

The neighbor leaned upon her
garden rake and called over the
fence.
Il noticed a light in your house
last night, Mr.. Bimley," she said
"Are your baby's teeth bothering
him again 2"
'Don't know how much they're
bothering him." he answered short
ly, 'Tbut they're bothering the life
out OF me. London Standard.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-13
Row to Bisneh and shell cAessaus..

Bow 20 Hianeh and Shell Chestnuts-
With n sharp pointed knife slit each
shell across one side. Cook one minute
In boiling water. drain and let dry.
Add n teaspoonful Of butter for each
pint Of nuts and stir and shake over
the Ere or in the oven three or four
minutes; then remove the shell and
skin together. Keep tho nuts covered
with a cloth in the meantime. as they
shell more. easily when bot u.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-13
HARLTNGEN BRANcH.

No. p leaves Fordyce at Sis
a. m. arrives Harrington 9 a. m;
arrives at Brownsville>at 10:40 a.
m. daily except Sunday, connect
ing with trains north at Harrington.
No. p leaves Brownsville at las
p. IN. arrives Harrington, 4:30; p.
IN. and Fordyce, $50 p. IN. every
day except Sunday, connecting
with trains south at Harrington.
JEFF n. MILLER,
Nice-pres. and Gen. Man.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-13
FREIGHT TRAINS.

No. II leaves Brownsville every
day, at $50 a. m.
No. II Arrives in Brownsville
every day, at 7:1S p. m.
Nos. and 2 pass each other at
Rudolph at 1888 p. IN.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26
Municipal League Meets.

The League of Iowa Municipalities
met in Burlington last week and this
meeting has PROBABLY gone farther in its
advocacy for the feature of government
for which it stands than any previous
session of the organization. A fiat dec
laration for municipal ownership Of
public utilities by President Huston, Of
the league. was the feature of the ses-
sion of that body. ABOUT 200 delegates
representing many of the larger towns
In Iowa and Illinois were rreseat, Mr.
Huston said that if he believed in pr.
Sate owl srsl,p he Naaid be Le!tcyl...
tfl.t hessia,s theory Of soyer4zaant is
correct. He said eTeTy light ard water
plant in the country should he ut irJo
municipal hands, and intiEHed tha;
too often officials are open TIC cerrpi,-
ton. lie advocated the establishment,
Of bureau of information by the state
legislature. Mayor j. S. Caster, of
Burlington, welcomed the visitors. Sec
retary-Treasurer f. S. Pierce, of Mar-
shalltown, Ia, in his report, showed
that the organization was especially
| strong. A. M. Albertson. of Washing
ton. Ia; R. S. McNutt. of Muscatjne, Ia,
and +. G. NaumaLil, of Burlington, a.,
read papers. Prof. F. l. Herriott, of
Drake university gave an address.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26

the story goes, was Victim. He is a
New Yorker. DR.. Harris might be ex-
pected to know the Town and it's ways
Nevertheless he was picked as VIC
tim, The arch conspirator, according
to the story. was foAa stFQsnyder, who
hired the remains Of a aeflnct gam
bling house for !. single night, and for
this single night furnis.,sad all that was
requisite to his stage picture rie=a=
brac, furniture, hangings, pictures, as
well as the faro and roulette tables
The staff was organized and drilled. A
score of men were hired to represent
company of gamblers Those who
came in dress suits received $40 for
their evenings acting Those who
wore ordinary clothes received but SIS.
The actors were provided with money!
to lose, and were duly prevented from
actually carrying away from the place
any winnings.
Into this gilded zen DR.. Harris was
brought with $4,000 in his clothes. He
saw men lose and he saw them win.
He saw the confederate win; and he
finally saw him lose several thousand
dollars. Also he lost his own $4,000.
The thing was so we'll done, we are
told, that Harris never suspected that
everything had been arranged for his
special benefit, or rather for his special
destruction.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26
arewerv Petition Passes.


The petition Which secures brewery
for Des Moines was passed by the city
council last week and now the distillery,
so hated by the higher class of citizens
and against which heated fight has
been carried on for some months, is to
BE- 9pefatedhere !Taege tas teen much
litigation against the move, but Without
eyep reading the roll Of protests com
tanning everything from afidavits OF
forgery to Withdrawals OF names which
accompanied the report of the council
committee on the petition canvass, the
petition was passed by the council with
AYots Of s to i in its favor The petition
contained ss2g names. After q general
discussion and examination Of the re.
port, which eons4med nearly two hours l !
the question of acceptance was suddenly
put to vote. 1t was not until after the
roll had been partially called that Clerk
Vertfees feaiizea that the large roll or
one corner of his desk contained the
protests which he had overlooked in the
stress of the animated discussion and
forgotten to bring up. The point was
mentioned. but as the reading of the
protests alone would require an hour OF
more, it was decided to dispense with
such a Formally and the voting was con
tinusd,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26


group of city youngsters admitted to
the experiment have delved with gfeastt
enthusiasm. They haven't been forceaa
to get out Of bed at tive a, %. They
haven't had the hardships of real farm
life, but they have had real work OF
the lighter sort and apparently have
enjoyed it immensely. The big farm
garden is divided up in such way as
to show the relative results of individ-
ual labor. The careless boys and girls
will not have products to show IN com
parison with those resulting from
more careful enterprise. And there are
to be prizes at the end of the season,
and "show."
Incidental to this pretty game is an
other of very interesting kind. The
little farmers have been organized in
to community. they have elected
Peter Christman, yellow haired lad
of Is, as mayor. Peter has "cabis
net" in which there are borough presi-
dents and judges. Esther Green, aged
IA, is Judge, and clever little person
she is. There are police, and clerks,
and a district attorney also-young
Robert Clark, not quite IA, is district
attorney. am told that there has
been some spirited electioneering and
that votes may have been bought by
the promised transfer of radishes and
| other truck.
Possibly the experiment in politics
was not intended TO be quite SO realis-
| tic as this.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26

the careful study Of the bird-and
other flying machines. 1t was all very
Highland strong. 1t didn't weigh
over 80 pounds or 50. There seemed to
be no way Of preventing it from soar
ing gracefully over Manhattan. The
inventors new idea-I'm moi sure thai
this didn't come at the last minute.
was to put his machine in an automo.
! bile and thus get the thing started
This was dopc, And more-another
automobile volunteered 10 take lead
rope, Kite style. ln 'thiy way; With q
vo, ,--- bailesaist in the stirrups, 'thA
thing starte. aH-aaa came down
hard. The young balloy--, 'Sst Faatt
of his trousers. The inventor w.
stood by said he was greatly encour-
aged. 1t doesn't take much to encour-
age an airship inventor
Meanwhile New York is awaiting
with expectation the fulfillment of the
promise made early in the year that
Baldwin would sail his ship over and
under the Brooklyn bridge. This would
be great spectacle If 1t could be
piou6hI W pass. dAueIStoou tHaI the
intrepid and successful ballconist,
Tracey A. Tisdell, was to sail the Bald
win ship here. Knabenshue has hith-
erto made ascensions for Baldwin, and
has been very successful. There is a
good deal Of confidence in the Baldwin
ship. 1t seems to work, and definite
announcement that 1t was to ATTEMPT
the Brooklyn bridge feat would be met
with greater expectation than any
other balloonis.'s announcement could
hope to evoke. Wh@t New York really
wants is an airship that VIII carry
people from New York to Brooklyn
and of course back again in the morn
ing-and put the bridge cars out OF
business.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26

The Central Baptist association, COM
prising all of the Baptist churches in
this city and in several of the towns adj
jacent to Des Meines, held it's annual
session at the First Baptist church here.
To Straighten Charlton River.
Especial Correspondence
Ihe Charlton river is to be straight
ened. Consulting Engineer D. A. Kent,
OF Jewell, passed through this city re-
gently, and he told Of an interesting
lot of plans which he has coneocted.
The s, lime contemplates the eoastrue-
tion Of a ditch eight miles miles IN length,
beginning at the state line and run
ming north in the Charlton river valley.
il will be distinct and separate from
the rver channel as it now runs. but
Is planned to taks the water from the
river. 1t will redeem about $4,000 acres
of land which now is practically
Yalueless The river runs in sinuous
course down the valley, which is about
Tour miles in width, and winding BACK
and forth in the valley keeps all of tbs
land, all of the time, SO wet that 1t
cannot DO titled satisfactorily. The
ditch will be straight, and while the
water now travels about 40 miles to
get from the point little southeast OF
Centerville to the state line, the pro-
posed ditch will be able to handle it IL
eight miles.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26
comm,ss,on wants $ SINGLE Board.

SO11Iu1S6lOA w SlutS k91Ak1c l9O6IQ.
Single board control of the education
al institutions of Iowa, 1t Is believed,
will be adopted by the legislative COM
mission, designated to investigate the
feasibility of the proposed change, in its
report to the 1906 body, when it con-
venes in January. The new system will
embrace the university, agricultural col
lege and the normal school. The meet7
ing at which the question was dis
cussed and decihed, was held in this
city, but the members of the commits
sion have voted to make the meeting Sc
cret, consequently NO confirmation of
the proceedings san be Obtained; but
by virtue of the opinions expressed pre-
violsly by the solons, that end, 1t is al
most certain has been decided upon.
Being opposed to salaried, three-man
board the committee naturally adopted
tie most natural alternative large.
non saiafiea bQaga. No one has ever
objected to the appointment Of The mem
bers of the proposed new board by the
governor and their confirmation by the
senate. This plan prevails in the South
Dakota single board of control system.
However, there the governor, also has
the power Of removal. =, This ADDS a
s .rssp ..i93 evil to the system, recognized
:" rneintsFs Ct ths sc pnnmittee. For IL
:. ~ warrior to fempAk the
member appointed and conn.-
senate, Immediately on legislative adj
journment. The South Dakota system
gives the governor power to appoint
pending the session of the legislature,
30 that the governor is able to remove
undesirable members and put on persoa-
al or political followers as soon as the
legislature adjourns. 1t ie unlikely that
this error will be copied by tbs Iowa
law.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26
Census Shows Loss.

According to preliminary figures OF
Iowa's state census, completed by
Secretary Dawson, of the executive
council. the state had total popula.
ton January /, 1905, of 2,201,372. This
is a loss Of 3O,4s1 since the census Of
1900, when the state was accredited
With a population of 2,231 1858. Twen-
ltyy-twlo sf g counties showed increases
In population, while the remainder
showed decreases. Practically ali of the
larger cities and counties showed gains.
Fhe loss was almost entirely in rural
sections. All Of the census authprities
who have studied this years statistics
are agreed that the loss was due to en-:
largement of Iowa farms and attendant
emigration of Iowans to districts where
cheaper lands were available.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26

IN itself the cigarette is not the
symbol of crime. But to make 1t FASH
ionable-to make it proper-for proper
women to smoke in public or in soci-
ETY. has not been possible yet With all
the radicalism that las appeared with
in the past decade, with the growing
independence and freedom of the sex.
the American woman, or it may be the
American man, balhs at this indul-
gence. For all that appears in the pa
pers, New York is one of the most con-
sentative Of American cities.
Certainly 1t is much better "form'
for a woman to smoke cigarette in
Savannah, or New Orleans, or San
Francisco than in New York, where
conservatism sometimes approaches
the provincial. For whatever reason,
the fashion is not yet here.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26

men-respectable and even corven-
tional women-smoke in London and
Paris, and Berlin. They smoke great
deal in Russia, and In the best society.
In Austria they not merely smoke. ad-
iourning to the smoking room after
dinner with the men, but they smoke
cigars. This is not to speak of the
Turkish ladies, who do not precisely
enter into our considerations.
All these circumstances being ia
miliar, and New York becoming mere
and more continental year after year,
1t is natural enough, perhaps, that the
prophets should look for a prevalence
of the cigarette in company with the
cocktail and other manifestations of a
kindred sort
But one cigarette does not make a
fashion. Certain women may smoke
cigarettes in corner of cafe. Ger
tain other very nice women may smoke
cts&fsttSs u + bss1asiA -.,-- -
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26
questions VIII

Industry. This service he could perform
to the advantage of those interested in
the industry itself. to the business in=
terests involved and to the department.;
OF course the agent would be able 10
refer such matters as he did not wish
to pass upon, finally, to the department
at Washington; but, generally speak
lag, certainly the livestock interests
would be saved 9 large amount of time
and trouble were they not compelled t9
30 TO washington every-time q cues.
ton involving their interests arose
instead, they could take it up with tihs
accredited representative OF the de-
partment located in their own territory
! and fully familiar with eevry detail @!
the business; and. therefore, specifical,
ly AttsJ to pass upon the questions
which might arise.jj
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26
Life Insurance and Politics.

In admitting that the New York
Life Insurance company had contri
buted s4S,7 o2 of the policy holders
money to republican campaign fund
in 1904 and that it had contributed
$4,000 in 1900 and 1896, George w.
Perkins said that the payment was
made after careful elaboration. 1t
was paid because we felt that the as
sets of the New York Life insurance
company would be jeopardized by a
democratic success"
And Perkins ct al. weren't taking
any chances on loosing any of the as
sets. They needed them in their
business. The policy holders not only
took chances but they took .loss by
contributing confidence to Perkins
and the other looters, guilty of forging
entries IN the book of the company, in
making wash sales, of loaning funds
on the security of messenger boys
notes, Of floating securities practical
ly worthless in value, and OF using the
insurance company's funds to their
own enrichment.
What Perkins and his associate vul-
lures feared from democratic success
was that a democratic administration
would root out the graft that contin-
tinutng republican administrations
permitted to go on unchecked.
This newspaper has just that much
confidence in Perkins that it believes
he was call on for a personal su bscrip-
ton of $4,000 to the funds and to
avoid paying it out of his own pocket
paid it out of the treasury of the
company.
They were rainbow chasers", "an-
arch1sts" socialists, enemies of pri-
vate property" and "repudiationists
who supported Bryan in 1895 and again
in 1900. But it has not been proven
against any of them that they took
the money of widows and orphans and
gave it out in contributions, nor that
they committed crimes which ought
TO put them behind the bars.
Bryan had the society of honesta d
honorable men. The records of the
Armstrong investigation proves that
the republican standard bearer had
the society of the most distinguished
dishonorable men in the whole ma
tion.
Whereas once it was a mark of Top
probri1m to have been democrat
after the Began me del 1T is coming to
be certificate of good character
Te1egraph.H Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26

eral of them claiming New York as their
habitat.
One handsome New York girl who
does not claim to have been married to
Carlton is accused of being his partner
in one of many picturesquely criminal
enterprises. She is said to have posed
for figure photographs to which the
heads of respectable women were af-
fixed for purposes of blackmail. Carlton
confesses to a knowledge of photog-
raphy. Evidently he does not count
upon Photographic knowledge in any
one else, for he explains his possession
of certain poisonous chemicals by say
| ing that he used the elements in photo-
graphic work.
Throughout the excitement produced
by the discriminating revelations Carl
ton has not only been cool; he has been
gay. He has talked freely to anyone
who cared to talk with him.
He is profuse in ingenious explana-
| tons. His latest explanation is that be
has double-a sweeping explanation.
This double, says Carlton, looks precise
ly like him-even to broken finger.
"He broke the fingers himself" Carlton
declares to complete the remarkable re-
semblance. This double, Carlton S
cousin according to the Bluebeard, has
been doing all the wicked things OF
which Carlton is accused. Acting upon
his deluding resemblance he even de-
ceived Cartoons wife for a week
Carlton does not say which wife,
| The case has occasioned much dis
cussion. The facility with which wo-
men may be deceived seems to have
. been one of the most frequently ira
versed subjects brought up by the Blue.
beard story. II the accusations against
Carlton are true women seem to haye
been easy to him-and murder also.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26
Low Rates to Interstate Fair.

For the Interstate Fair to be held
at La Crosse, September rs to 30, the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way will sell excursion tickets for the
round trip from stations within $50
miles of La Crosse at one fare, on
September Is to 30th, inclusive, good
to return until October Q, 1905.
For tickets, time of trains and fur
ther information, apply to Agt. of the
Chicago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul Rail
way. sept 20
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-09-26
DEATH Il WARRANTS Oh I
GOVERNORS ACT is THE FIRST
IN MANY YEARS.
BussE AND SMITH TO DIE
Unless Legislature InterveRes Con-
victed Murderers Will Be Exc
cuted on Scaffold Next Year
Other Iowa Topics,

(Russell Woodland, Staff Correspondent
Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 1S.-For the
first time in decade in this state, death
warrants were issued from the gov
ernor's office last week for the execution
of two murderers, one Joseph Smith,
Friday. April 10. 1866, the other Louis
Busse. April 20, 1906. Both men have
made the hardest of struggles for Glenn
ency through the governors office. and
for time petitions and letters asking
for pardon or cutting Gown the sentence
were the order of the day. The gov
ernor, however, has settled all uncer-
tainty as to the probable fate OF the men
by declaring that as there had been no
irregularity in the proceedings to JUS
tify bis Interference, and they must
hang. Unless The legislature inter-
yenes, the executions will take place III
the state'sprison, where the men are now
confined, There was some talk before
the governors announcement that he
| might refer the matter to the 1906 legis-
| lature, which meets in January. The
| law does not give the governor power to
| commute the sentence of murderer or
life prisoner. and such pressure was
brought TO bear " friends of the men
| thati was commonly supposed that the
men Masht be spared in this manner e
However. ting legislature may initeercedse
in behalf of the men, hui such step is
not regarded as probable. The record 81
| the Smith case was identical with that
made in the Busse case. except that the
| governor mentioned the fact that the
Representatives Of Smith had claimed
that Smith fell tigse;f agaply wronged
by the woman whose life he tQob. any
was 50 overcome by passion and angel
that his reason was dethroned. The
governor found no support in tbs sir.
cumstances of the murder for this view
but if it should be accepted it would re-
duce the crime to murder in the second
degree. Fhis plseee i upon the same
basis as the Busse case, aud nalsos il
imperative that the applications fol
communication be considered as applica'
lions fer pardon and referred 10 the leg
islature for consideration. The crime:
of Busse and Smith are much more bru
tal They both admit the killings
Women were their victims. Buse bea
his wife's brains out and Smith sho
the woman with whom he had boarde,
for several years. Busse tried to burr
his wife's body, which he horribly mu
tilated after killing her, and with hi:
wife's remains, had his plans succeeded
would have gone up in smoke the home
/ ana The woman's child