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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-13

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Coaches
Courtney and MoOkiey
Responsible For Vide
athletic Prominence of
Ithaca Institution -.
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Redonbtable Star.

The present sensational prominence
Of Cornell university In the athletic
world is due primarily to her two
great trainers and coaches, Charles
Courtney, the rowing instructor, and
Jack Moakley, generalissimo OF the
track team.
The victory Of two Of the Cornell
crews at the recent annual intercolle
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07
Railroad Building in Porto Rico

1t is true that there are but few
railways in Porto Rico, but more
has been accomplished than was
asserted by General Stone in his
recent criticism. The American
Railroad Company has in operation
approximately III miles of road,
onefourth having been built since
American occupation. Twenty-sev-
en- additional miles of road are now
under construction by this compa
ny and will be completed within a
year. Short electric lines have also
been built between San Juan and
the town of Rio Piedras, seven
miles distant, and between Ponce
and its ports and two other steam
railway lines, one on the south and
one OH the east coast, are in pro-
cess of building. The railway mile
age is approximately equal to that
of the neighboring island of ia
maica, which closely resembles
Porto Rico in topography, climate,
latitude, area and fertility of soil.
The mileage is not great, but it
must be remembered that Porto
Rico is only 100 miles long by thir-
ty-six wide.-Governor Beekman
Winthrop i'll the North American
Review.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07
Household Hints.

To make biscuits light-drench
with gasoline and ignite before
serving.
How to keep servants-chloro-
form them and lock them in the
cellar.
Quickest way to get rid of ped
dlers-Suy all they have.
How to remove fruit stains from
linen-use scissors.
To keep rats out of the pantry
place all food in the cellar.
To entertain women visitors-let
them inspect all your private pa
pers.
To entertain men visitors -feed
the brutes.
To keep the children at home
lock up all their clothes.
To keep hubby at home-hide
his toupec.
In order to prevent accidents IN
the kitchen-fll the kerosene can
with water
To stop leaks in pipes send for
the nearest plumber.
propitiate the janitor can t
be done.-Smart Set.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07
For Constable Prec. 7.

&c. (Bud) Willis announces
in this issue as a candidate for
constable subject to the action of
the democratic party of precinct
II. Bud is not only a tried and
true democrat. having worked ike
a slogan (before he were yet 21)
and helped held prec. 7 for the
grand old party against the wave
of populism which threatened to
engulph that devoted portion of
our body politics. Does he not
deserve promotion for thus bearing
his bosom $50 to speak, to the
shafts of the enemy in behoof of
the rock ribbed, time honnered
principles of democracy? He do.
Besides that Bird has for ? year
wore the badge of one of the largest
detective agencies in Chicago (for
which he paid So and is gifted
that way He has library stock
ed with the works of Mr.. n. Carter
Old Sleuth appropriate pen name
of detective author) and some
great and gifted French detectives
and can read them all day long.
In fact he knows some of them by
heart and delights in norrating of
them and exhibiting his numerous
DISCUSSES at an evening entertain
ment when no criminals is likely
to be present to catch on. Our
readers has seen him do light
ming change from an old woman to
a green young country boy by just
changing clothes. He's a genious.
Then all remember how with only
a feather for a clew he run to earth
and arrested tramp last year that
stole Squire Hangers guinea. He
seen a guinea feather in the hoboe's
beard ami his quick detective in
stinct, told him it didn't grow
there. His long study told him
what do in this emergency. He
disguised his self as a hobo and
joined the tramp in his wanderings
and in week by skilful talk,
wrung a confession from him and
landed him in the calaboose from
which he escaped that night, no
doubt aided by neafarious &C
complish, which drumming away !
doubly proved him guilty of the
crime of stealing Squirrel
Hangers guinea. Bud deserves
the office and we place his name
at our mast head and it will float
there till the last armed foe de-
spairs" on convention day. Hurrah
for Bud Willis!-GraSsburr Glad
iator.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07
The Bishop And The Wafhes

1t would indeed be a queer
bishop who could not tell a good
story on himself. The late bishop
Dudley of Kentucky was wont to
relate with much relish all interest
ing experience which he once had
in connection with wafles.
At fine old Virginia homestead
where he was a frequent guest the
waf1es were always remarkably
good.
One morning, as breakfast drew
near an end the tidy little linen
coated black boy who served at
table approached bishop Dudley
and asked in a low voice:
Bishop, won't Y have 'n'er
waffle?"
Yes, said the genial bishop.
I believe I will"
'Dey ain no mo, " then said
the nice little black boy.
Well, exclaimed the surpris-
ed reverend gentleman, if there
aren't any more waff1es what made
you ask me if l wanted another
one?"
Bishop" explained the little
black boy, you's done ct 10 already
an I Fought y wouldn' want no
mo- "-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07

THE Corpus Christi Caller be-
lieves in making the best of a bad
state of affairs. and says regarding
the freeze:
Another little meteorological
twist has been given the growing
crops in this section. A thin coat
of ice was in evidence this morn
ing, and one didn't need a sight
of it to know it was winter.
Whether this will materially fur
Their deplete the crops remains to
be seen. Certainly we have had
no such weather as that of last
February. when icicles a foot long
adorned the caves all day. and the
world Toasted on Corpus Christi
cabbage. We do not believe that
last freeze destroyed anything near
half the cabbage in this vicinity,
but reports and opinions are so
conflicting that it Is unsafe to haz-
ard a guess. But if it did-if the
fields are swept bare, the disaster
would be great chiefly as a prece-
dent. The direct loss would be
the seed and labor, for another
crop could be Immediately planted
on the same ground and be on the
market in 4 few weeks. 1t is not
like losing a crop where you lose
a whole year with it, so what s use
OF repiniug, if the whole business
Is killed. But it isn't and won't
be we'll ship lots of stuff this
month.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07
For Breakfast
Luncheon
or Tee

A few small biscuits easily made with
Royal Baking Powder. Make them
small-as small round as a napkin ring.
Mix and bake just before the meal.
Serve hot.
Nothing better for light dessert
than these little hot biscuits with butter
and honey, marmalade or jam.
You must use Royal Baking Powder
to get them right.
ROYAL CO.,
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07
For the Bite OF a RattIesnake

This paper notes with deep re-
greet that a number of persons are
dying from the bite of rattlesnakes
in different sections of Texas. Most
all cases are young children, and
in a good many instances they are
bitten on the hand or foot. In such
case the following remedy is said
to be a splendid antidote for the
rattler's bite, provided it is used
immediately after being bitten:
Take a pan or bowl and pour in
enough kerosene oil to cover the
wound. It will draw the poison
out Immediately, and in the course
of a few minutes turn perfectly
green; then pour out the oil and
refill the bowl, being careful to put
in enough oil to completely cover
the wound Leave the foot or hand
in the oil as long as the oil turns
greeu. Then put on a poultice of
plain table salt and saturate thor
oughly with oil. Keep this up for
about all hour and there is scarcely
any danger of fatal results. Cut
this out and preserve for future re-
ference. -Nerkel Mail.
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07

THIS paper sometimes clip S
from one exchange and gives credit
to another. This is never done
intentially. We believe in giving
every paper proper credit, and try
to DO so, but sometimes make mis-
takes like everybody else. So if
your thunder appears over the
name of another. just wink the
other eye, for you know how it
i
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07

AGAIN the prediction is made by
the weather man that the tempera-
ture will reach "a to 80 degrees in
the trucking region tonight.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07

BROWNSVILLE wants general
headquarters of the Brownsville,
Hidalgo & Northern railway, and
the matter will soon be finally set
tied. It means a great deal for. the
ritv.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07

THE Corpus Christi Called has a
funny man on its staff, and the
Grassburr Gladiator on its exchange
table. The two are a tull team.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07

Every country has its draw
bzcks. Even the tobacco crop of
Cuba has been ruined by excessive
rains.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07
rains.

WITH the Cuban tobacco crop
ruined and the cabbage crop very
Sadly damaged. what will our
smokers do until next crop.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07

SMILE and let the other fellow
frown. Il costs less and IS much
more pleasant.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07

GROW few pigs and chickens.
They are moi injured by frost.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07
Rio Grande Railroad.

PLANT earlier next time.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Mos, of the trouble with having
money is that you haven't more.
You can never make a woman
believe that if you take a man to
lunch and make a contract with
him, that is attending to business.
There are two things a girl does
every night; one is to say her pray
ers and the other is to wish the
knew what color eyes the man She
marries is going to have. New
York Press.
The Garter which has been
conferred on the mikado is set
with diamonds aud the star of the
order is in diamonds, and the
George, which IS pendent to the
collar of the order. is carried in
ONYX aud set round with brilliants.
II cost something well over $4,000.
Export manifest blanks for sale
at this o&ce.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07

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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-07

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YoRk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-11

She paused, and with her pencil point pressed
against her lips rapidly the past ten years
of her life. For that length of time she had taught
Latin and English in Mrs Rolands fashionable
school for young women, from nine to two and had
spent of the time out of school hours getting
ready for the next days work. She had lived in
cheap boarding houses during the greater part of
the year, and varied the monotony by occasional
uneventful trips to cheap country or mountain
hotels during vacation-time. She had made few
friends for she was naturally reticent and not of
the type, she thought rather bitterly to draw
others to her. Little by little she had come to
live in her work, planning only from day to day,
growing constantly more p1odding and unmag
native.
Two months ago the breaking up of the house
which had sheltered her-she could scarcely say
it did more-had obliged her to seek a abiding
place, and after wearied search through number
less dingy refugees for the itnerants of the earth,
she had found her way to Mrs. Testers. 1t was
clean if shabby, the meals were comfortable, and
twice it had crossed her 1aded consciousness
that the atmosphere different. Perhaps it
because the boarders for the most part young:
cheerful young bank-clerks not yet dulled by the
treadmil of business, fresh-faced stenographers
still possessed of the notion that Romance with her
hands outstretched wecomingly stood in the
ridors of the tall office buildings; institute girls who
fancied that they longed for careers. The only
member of the household besides Mrs. Lester
herself who had passed many mile-stones along
lifes road Madam Dupre, and madam, despite
her wrinkles and her faded false front and her
shabby silk gowns with memories of la belle France
in their cracking folds, had a heart that
perennially Young
More than once Miss Heckscher had felt out of
place in her surroundings. At thirty she
uncompromsing1y mddle-aged: not old, for to the
old given memor1eS-rnemorleS SO sweet that
they can live again their own youth in that of the
young about them. 1t is far harder to be middle
aged than to be really old Madam Dupre at seventy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-11

be gone out of her day if Emily should happen to
forget to say good-rnorning when she went out to-
morrow
Il believe" said Miss Heckscher half aloud, as
she stopped to pick up the pencil she had dropped
without realizing it, that if | live much longer
in this house l shall develop an imagination,
and then, please, who will correct the Latin
exercises?"
By quarter of ten she had finished the papers
were in a neat pile on her table and just as she
shook her mass of long smooth hair loose from its
pins. there was faint rap at the door. Now who
on earth" said Miss Heckscher, for visitors were
an event in her life, and budding her dressing
gown about her she turned the key and opened the
door inch or so.
Its only me" said Emily STANDARDS voice
apo1ogetically, and Emily squeezed through the
inhospitable aperture into the room.
81 child, corrected Miss Heckscher abstractedly,
and then suddenly remembering she WIS not in the
school-room, she blushed in confusion.
Emily apparently did not notice, however, and
as she came nearer to the light Miss Heckscher
saw that she was pale, and that her eyes looked as
if she had been crying. "The rest are all down
stairs talking to madam Emily explained; but
l had the blues and didn't want to stay, so came
up visit with you for awhile Do you mind having
me? Have you got the blues too?"
The blues?" Miss Heckscher repeated the words
as though puzzled. 81 don't think have she said.
q don't believe ever have them"
Emily stared You must be very happy then, ;
she said Are you always happy, Miss Heckscher?
You don't always look so, bluntly.
Mary Heckscher laid the brush down on the dress
ng-table and looked at her visitor with bewldered
ewes. Must one either have the blues be
happy?" she queried slowly Il never thought
about it that way
Why, 1 suppose so,'' said Emily vaguely" at
least that's the way am. What pretty hair you
have, Miss Heckscheri l never dreamed it was so
long. 1t would be simply great pulled on the sides
and worn in a bum I'd love to fix it for you-say
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-11

watching Miss Heckscher's face through their mar
rowed lids with a look that half plying half
amused. Back in my convent days had my little
reputation among my classmates as seeress and
even you, my practical young American friends,
have come to me to reveal la bonnie fortune in the
grounds to shuttle the cards of fate. Non
sense of course but fascinating nonsense for most
of us apparently and this-this leetle story have
told, it has a deeper meaning, wider interest.
Ees eet wonderful that the mind of one shall
call to the mind of another over many miles and
across long years? Ma foil Not many hundred
years back our good friend Marcon would have been
burnt as having dealings with the Evil One-to-day
hail him maker of history builder of
progress. If by gaining control of certain electric
currents contrive to send the words of men over
the big round world who shall say that one human
heart charged with the electricity of love shall not
be capable of sending its message without wires,
without pen ink, straight to another?" Madam
stopped breathlessly; a faint pink glow had crept
into her withered yellow cheeks; her eyes were
shining
Il cannot believe it." said Miss Heckscher
doggedly my common-sense-" She paused for
no was listening All the younger members
of the party had left their seats and eagerly
crowding about madams chair, begging her to go
on; even Mrs. Testers broad commonplace face
suffused with flush of interest, and overcome
by a sense of remoteness from that merry throng
she hurriedly pushed back her plate and left the
Once in her own bare little the fourth
floor, she locked the door and vigorously set to
work pile of exercises waiting for correction.
1t foolish, that talk in the dining room she
said to herself she ndustriously piled her pruning
pencil. Life contained no such mysteries such
heart throbs such possibilities for happiness as
madam tried to make those foolish young girls
downstairs believe. Life full of drudgery, pin
Pricks, ugly sorddness and the necessity for
ing ones daily bread. A favored few might find it
different; but for the vast ma jority-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-11

believed in happiness, in
romance, in mystery, in the
impossible, in youth itself;
Mary Heckscher at thirty
had forgotten what it meant
to be young.
The clock-hands pointed to
eight, and she turned back
to the neglected exercises
with the same impatient
movement of her shoulders
she had made at the dinner
table. If she worked indus
triously she would be through
by half-past nine, and then
she would brush out her hair
before she went to bed. She
had been in the habit of
brushing her hair carefully
the nights when she finished
early, and she caught herself
wondering why. She had
been proud of her hair once,
she remembered vaguely
she hardly knew what made
her, for such things did not
count, and for years she had
not really cared about it,
except to see that it was neat
and so would set a good
example to the pupils.
Little Emily Stannard had
pretty hair-she had noticed
it tonight when the girls
were crowding about madam.
1t was bright and soft and
curled prettily about her
temples. She remembered
that Emily, who was a stenog-
rapher in a brokers' office
down town, was usually just
going out to her work when
she came down to the second
breakfast at eight o'clock,
and always took time to
stop in the hall long enough
to say good-morning. She
hadn't thought much about
it before; but now it occurred
to her that something would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-11

IT is absurd!" said Miss
Heckscher, moving her thin
shoulders impatiently. "Of
course | don't mean that l
doubt your story, madam.
1t was perfectly possible for
the two friends, thousands
of miles apart, to think of
each other at the same mo-
ment and write letters after
years of silence SO that they
crossed on the way. | only
contend that the happening
was a mere coincidence
there might have been a
dozen occasions when there
was no sympathetic wave,
or whatever you please to
call it. This theory of thought
transference, tclcpathy, what
ever the name may be, is,
as | said before, absurd.
Madam Dupre smiled whim-
sically, thus deepening the
multitude of tiny wrinkles
that covered her small parch-
menty face like a network.
"Eet ees the custom of many
people to term the thing that
they do not understand abb
surd," she observed shrewdly.
|, for one, condemn not a
theory until have proved
it wrong"
There was a ripple of APP
prevail around the long dinner
table, approval that was
tingod with amusement and
interest. When Madam Dupre
showed an inclination to talk.
the other guests at Mrs.
Testers shabby " home board
ing-house" seldom failed to
listen, and madam was in a
laxative humor tonight.
My interest in what you
call the unknown has been
of long standing" the little
Frenchwoman continued pres
entity, her bright black eyes
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-18
RFEET.
Which One of Them Goes the Faster
 When You tEnik:

Which of your feet walks the faster:
 This seems like a queer question, doesn't It: But if You were ever lost in th,, woods and after toiling through the brush, over logs and around hram- ble thiclets for few hours came out at the very spot where you started you will readily believe that one of your legs is e better walker than the other.
 One day q company of boys were playing curious game. One after another they were blndfolded, and then each of them started to see if he could walk from the back porch of a house across lawn about fifty feet wide and through an open gate. Al though they were every one started in the right direction, not single boy succeeded in reaching the gate.
 You can all try this game. There's lots of sport in it. If you have no gate to practice on set up two stakes about ten feet apart on a smooth lawn or in court Then stand sixty to seventy five feet away and. blindfolded. try to walk between them.
 Try this experiment and find out which of your feet walks the faster.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-18
Bomb Was Bull Pup.

George Schoenich. d police detective, took to the bureau of combustibles from the New York American office a package which was supposed to con tain bomb. It was about ten inches long, one and a half inches Ill diameter and cylindrical in shape. It was ad dressed to William Randolph Hearst, New York American and Advertiser, New York City" The outer cover was of stiff cardboard. George E. Murray. superintendent, opened it. An inner wrapper proved to be portion of one of Thomas w. Lawson's articles, and when Mir. Murray pulled out the inte rior of the cylinder with pair of pinch CTS he found it to be the body of q small bull pup, white with black spots on If.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-18

PUT THAT BACK WHERE YOU GOT IT. had given up everything he had taken they coolly informed him that they would have him arrested.
 Please don't lock me up" he plead ed. i've got an old mother who is q cripple, wife who is in the hospital and three children to support. would not have done this if l hadn't been driven to it. really I wouldn't"
 They told the burglar to step out into the hallway, while they discussed the question of sending for the police. The man walked into the ball. and as the women were discussing the proper steps to take he suddenly showed one of them aside and, opening the door, fled down the street The women gave chase, but the burglar was too fleet for them and escaped
 After returning to the house the Wo- men found that besides leaving behind everything he had stolen the burglar in his haste to disgorge also had left 50 cents of his own money.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-18
Paid Him Back.

Lily was not very old, as may be be- lteyed when 1t is told that she one day ran after some birds In the vain hope of being able to catch them A boy, Albert. several years older, told her that she could not hope to catch the birds unless she put salt on their tails.
 A few days after Albert was sailing his new kite and Lily was delightedly watching him. Tn some way the boy dropped the end of the kite string, and up up, went the kite. Lily, remember ing Alberts advice to her when the birds flew away, called out consoling- !y: Albert, l will tell you how to catch it. Put salt on it's tail,''