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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17
GETTING READY
FOR CHRISTMAS.
Washington Aarket, New York. is Begin.
ming to Assume Its Usual Holt
day Appearance.


New York, Dec. 13.-The Christ
mas tree has made its annual APP
pearance in Washington Market.
Expecting to reap rich harvest
this season, the vendors have be
gun to ship their stock to the city
a few days earlier than usual
The air in the vicinity of the
market is already filled with &
strong aromatic odor of fir and
pine, and before the close of the
week the trees will be piled up in
such big stocks that it will not be
difhult for the passerby to imagine
himself in a forest.
The Christmas tree trade in New
York is a large business. Each
year it requires many hundreds OF
carloads of trees to supply the city
and its suburbs. One dealer estim-
ated today that a million Christ
mas trees are brought into New
York in the two weeks before
Christmas, some of them, however
going to New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania.
OF late years the prices of the
choice trees has been steadily
mounting little higher each year.
The trees in Maine and Canada are
becoming scarcer each year and it
requires more labor to market the
trees than in former years. All
the available trees along the rail-
roads have been cut and now the
dealers are compelled to haul the
trees from twenty to twenty-five
miles before they can ship them on
cars. Labor is higher than ever
before and the land owners are
seeking a profit, which some years
ago was unthought of, as they
were glad to have their lands clear
ed without expense, the farmers
generally giving the trees for the
cutting.
Almost as important as the trade
in trees is the business of supply
ing Christmas greens to the
metropolitan market. Of late
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17

THE Corpus Christi Caller hits
the nail squarely on the head when
it says: There is not town in
Southwest Texas but has before
it a solid, prosperous future. Some
of them are blessed with able local
papers, working for their upbuild-
ing, and incidentally, the entire
country. Others seem to have
hard luck in that respect. The
man who inficts a worthless So
called newspaper on a community,
wringing reluctant support from
its people, is positive injury, a
disgrace to the calling, and I'm
worthy of continuance for single
day. He is an unpleasant parasite
who will stick like a leech as long
as you give him food and drink,
keeping a good man from the field.
Such a case calls for a rigid boy
colt. Starve him out if you can
if that fails, boot him out. Get
rid of him at all hazards.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inAamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is inham-
ed you have rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely clos
ed, Deafness is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Onre. Send for circulars free.
F. J.CHENEY 8, Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipatio I
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17

THE recent merger and con-
solidation of the Mexican Central
and National lines is, in oul
opinion, one of the most farseeing
pieces of legislation, as well as the
most farreaching in its scope and
effects, that has been passed by
any government in recent years.
AS a consequence of this move,
Mexico will need no rebate on rate
laws, no anti-railroad trust laws,
nor a hundred aud one other
schemes we are practicing vainly,
10 stop the Juggernaut PROCESS of
the railroad trusts. The question
of government ownership, while
impracticable and impossible in
the United State, owing to the
system of patronage graft practiced
by our political parties to keep
themselves in power, is a good
thing for Mexico in her present
condition and will prove eminently
successful and will give to the
people better service and accom-
modations.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17

FOR using threatening, profane
and vile language to two superior
officers" Alden A. Eason, negro
soldier of the Twenty-ffth at Fl.
Reno is sentenced to 10 years i'm
prisonment at Fl. Leavenwoorth
and his pay discontinued during
that time. Awful The quintes-
sence of cruelty and militarisml
When a gang of thugs of the same
odox can steal out at night and dc
murder to a sleeping protegee,
receiving as punishment slap
on the wrist" a discharge without
having conferred upon them the
cross of the Legion of Honor, and
the justice loving people of the
United States raise up their voices
in a mundlin chorus of protest,
crying to heaven against the injus-
tice of It, what, pray, may we ex-
pect them to do about this? What
will they do? How can they longer
abide in a land of such barbarity!
The jungle Businesses, some Afric
Utopia for theirsl
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17

years this has increased to a great
er extent than has the Christmas
tree trade. Mistletoe is reported
scarce this year. and will be the
aristocratic in price. Tie smallest
sprays to be bought at the street
booths will probably bring twenty
five cents. Holly promises to be
abundant, full of berries and not
expensive. Laurel and pine
wreaths also will be extensively
used for church and hotel decora-
ton.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17
Gulf Coast Line Nurseries
KfngsvllIe, Texas.

Everything in trees, plants and
vines to develop horticulture in
this new semi-tropic Texas-that
is, everything of certain adapta-
bility as to sort and variety.
Almost ali fruits succeed here,
but only in certain special varie-
ties or grated on special roots.
We handle these only.
Write for CatalOg and Price List.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17

THE action of Senator Foraker
in doubling that there had beer
any disturbance created by negro
troops in Brownsville would be
insulting to the people of that
city did not everybody understand
that.it is a piece of mere demagogy
on the senator's partisan An
tonic Express.
Senator Foraker is among the
number who do not desire to be-
lieye. He is not in sympathy
either with the south or the Roos-
velt administration, and is dispos-
ed to make little hay on his own
account as the opportunity offers.
Forth Worth Telegram.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17
COME to Brownsville to spend
all your honeymoons.

THE Brownsville Herald keeps close
touch of Laredo opportunities and Is
ready and willing at all times to lend a
helping hand in building that Down the
River Railroad. Laredo Times
We do wish Laredo all manner
of success and lot of the good
things of civilization, but Browns
vile first. The new road is TO the
mutual advantage of Laredo and
Brownsville and between us, Bro.
Times let's see that it is built.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Hot Tamales tonight at The
Bazaar.
For SALE: Sorghum seed at
IS cents PER bushel. Apply to J..
V. Adams.
Christmas Tree Tickets rs cents
on sale at the door tonight Christ
mas Bazaar.
Auditor Graham of the Gulf
Coast Line, says travel over his
line is steadily increasing.
Oranges plucked today in a
Brownsville garden on sale at the
Christmas Bazaar tonight.
Santa Claus TOnigh at The
Christmas Bazaar Christmas tree
tickets on sale at the door at the
Christmas Bazaar tonight.
THE HERALD is asked to publish
notice requesting all members of
the Catholic Knights of America
to be present at the Christmas
Bazaar tonight.
Santa Claus at the Christmas
Bazaar tonight.
DR.. Freeze, Eye Specialist, will
remain at Miller Hotel until Friday
night. All those whose eyes need
attention should call on him dur
ing the afternoon as he spends the
mornings in Matamoros.
Admission to the Christmas
Bazaar 10 cts. U. S. Cy. Children
free.
Braden the San Antonio plumber,
has donated Three Famous Sun
Heaters to the Christmas Bazaar
These retail for $500 in San An
tonic, finding a ready sale these at
that price-they are offered for
S.. so at The Christmas Bazaar.
We learn from parties living
there that the station Diaz will be
called Mercedes in the future. Also
that the proper steps have been
taken to secure a postofice and
that papers are now en- route from
the postmaster generals depart
ment.
Brownsville oranges at the
Christmas Bazaar tonight.
The many friends of City At
torney Frank Kibbe are glad to
learn that he continues to improve
His mother, Mrs. J. P. Kibbe of
Lavaca, Texas, arrived several
days ago to assist in nursing her
son, and will remain until he is
entirely out of danger.
Vanilla Ice Cream at The Bazaar
tonight.
The case of the State of Texas
versus Chas. Buitereira and Jose
San Miguel, charged with break
ing open the store of one Ricardo
Garcia on last Thursday night,
came before Justice Gavito this
morning and evidence having been
adduced to show the entire inno-
cence of defendant Buiteireira, he
was released. In default of bail,
defendant San Miguel was remand
ed to jail to await the action of the
grand jury.
Home made enchiladas at The
Christmas Bazaar tonight.
Get your Christmas gifts at The
Bazaar-the prices are reasonabl
and the gifts OH sale cannot be
duplicated elsewhere. The ladies
in charge of the Bazaar had so
much trouble and expense to
collect them and their customers
have only to go and buy them
without risk or delay.
Mexican Almond Paste at The
Christmas Bazaar tonight.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17

Santa Claus will visit the Christ
mas Bazaar tonight bringing a
Christmas tree laden with toys.
Every child holding a ticket will
receive gift. Tickets on sale at
the door for Csc.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17
Hotel Arrivals Sunday

At the Miller.-R. E. Guthrie
Wichita, Kansas; J. L. Franklin
J. T. Franklin, Waterloo, Iowa
Hammes Decke, Memphis; Mrs,
G. A. Westbrook, Memphis; T.
L. Jones, Harrington; B. H. Frazier,
Raymondville; w. H. Carathers
and d. A. Murphy, Beaumont;
Mrs. w. c. Crane, Houston; Miss
Williams, St. Louis. Mo; Miss
Montgomery, Austin; c. ]. Crane
and Jno. D. Tinigan, Kingsville;
w. E. Obj, Rio Grande City;
T. D. Johnson, Indiana; E.
Reagan,San Antonio; F. c. Moore.
Bessie; VIM. Shopper, Hidalgo.
At the Rio Grande: J. L.
Walter and wife, Nebraska; ]. c.
Taylor, Kansas City; c. ]. Shac-
kelford, Neson, Mo; DR.. E. Z.
Vim, Sherman; A. ]. Gregory,
T. G. Gregary. Ill; J. D. Barnes,
Ind.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17

Christmas tree tickets on sale at
the door for Is cents. Every child
holiday ticket will secure a gift
off the Christmas tree. Admission
to the Bazaar free to children.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17

AT Christmas Bazaar: Tamales
Enchiladas, Ham Sandwiches,
Cake, Frozen Peach Cream, Hot
Coffee and Chocolate.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17

GET married and come to
Brownsville to live.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17

Utilize the surplus heat of an
ordinary lamp by using q Sun
Heater so at The Christmas
Bazaar.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17

MONDAY. DECEMBER II. 1906.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17

Home made Butter Scotch Pecan
Cream Candy, Vassar Fudge, No
gada, homemade Biznaga and
other Mexican candies at the
Christmas Bazaar tonight.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-17

Jesse 0. Wheeler, Proprietor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08

finding their boy at large, or the son
discovering his parents amid such IN,
usual surroundings. The old man start
ell forward, and threw his arms around
the "boy."
"John John! Then It's not true?"
"YOu read it?" he queried. "I was
afraid Of that. I'm so sorry"
The elevator had stopped once moro
their lad, to his parents pride and the
attendants surprise, took an arm of
each. Aeffctionately he led them along
a narrow passage to a room labelled
Private" Thick carpet lay upon the
floor, the chairs he drew out were lux
urious and springy. They were amaz-
ed
"Now," said John the younger, see,
ing them comfortably seated. 1--WE can
talk. You didn't get my letter this
morning?
letter." Mrs. Smitherson, hitherto
too astonished to speak, gasped. no,
dear"
1.-THE fog, expect; It's been DELAYED.
But wrote in case you happened to
see the papers. You'd think perhaps 1t
was meY
"And 1t wasn't-it wasn't. Thank
God!" cried the old man, wringIng his
sous hand. But I knew it couldn't
ha' been. l knew it couldn't ha' been :"
The young man smiled happily.
''The culprit's names the same as
?T0N HHnf oil
me; think I told you the coincidence
when 1 got the berth"
John SmitherSon scratched his head.
"Of course you did," he answered at
last reminiscently. "He was boy then,
so was you. You've growed up togeth-
e."
John Junior laughed joyously, leave
ing the room to return again with cups
Of tea.
"Here, mother!" he cried. "You must
botL come back to my digs; we'll make
a holiday of It I'll drop Wilkins line
to meet you in the morning"
And 1t came to pass that the old
flrmer and his wife spent a whole
night the guests Of their son. They
marvelled at everything he told and
showed them.
Mother" said Smitherson fervently.
when, tired out but happy, they retired,
''our Johns still honest, the Lord be
pra:sed!"
And the owner Of the ancient gig
and still more ancient horse, expecting
next morning to see only the farmers
wife, was surprised to find the farmer
as WELL But Wilkins only smiled
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08
WOMEN OF CUBA.
They Are Entering Business Houses
and Make Rapid Progress.

They Are Entering Business Houses
and Make Rapid Progress.
The Cuban women Of to-day who
have had the advantages Of residing in
the United States are very different
from the Cuban women Of ten years
ago before the Spanish-American war
wrought such great changes In their
beautiful island home. Then they were
either ignorant from lack of education
al advantages If poor or were superb
cially accomplished If rich. Now they
are entering the business houses of Ha-
vana and making rapid progress along
commercial lines, says the Detroit
News-Tribune
Many young Cuban women lost IA
theirs, husbands or brothers in the war.
Their homes were burned and their
jewels sold to buy bread. There came
a day when they must face dire power
ty or else enter the ranks of wage earn
ers just as their more Independent
American sisters had done long before.
Once having entered the race they
found that offices and stores opened
their doors to those who sincerely want
cd to earn their living. Havana bust
ness houses needed stenographers and
secretaries and bOOkkeepers, and clerks
and the Cuban woman, who had previ-
ously been only doll, found her niche
in the great bustling world of bust
ness.
There has also been great demand
for school teachers in Cuba and when
call was made for $500 teachers
but few efficient women responded. Alex
is E. Fry, supervisor Of Cuban schools,
consulted with his educational asso-
GATES, for lack Of trained teachers they
decided to choose other bright young
women, who were to hold the position
Of teacher conditionaIly, studying
meantime and submitting to frequent
examinations. The result he's been re-
markable, and the climax &c this new
state Of affairs was capped when Har-
ward university generously extended an
invitation to 1900 Cuban teachers for
a six weeks course of study at Cam
bridge free Of all expense.
Cuban women have also gone into
business on their own account. Some
have opened millinery stores, and one
delicately reared woman manages a CT
gar factory in Havana. Thus are these
daughters Of old CASTLE now turning
to all manner Of active vocations.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08
MICE PEST OF AUSTRALIA.

Little Gray NIarsupiaI Is UnequaIeC
in Catching Rodent Invaders.
A correspondent of the Advertiser,
writing from Goyder's Lagoon, says he
was warned of the approaching visit Of
plague of mice by the manager OF
Annandale station, one Of Mr.. Kidman's
cattle fattening depots, who wrote as
follows: "A wave Of mice Is passing
here in countless numbers, headed
south in your direction. Snakes are
hard upon their tracks. Have already
killed nine snakes about the premises
and four more have taken up their
abode in the house."
In the cattle camps the mice proved
an incessant worry. No matter where
the pack bags were hung mfce found
their way into them and riddled the
bags. If shoppers were carelesSly left
out Of the canteens at night many mice
would be poured into the quart pots in
the morning. at the homestead they
took possession Of almost everything.
At night the men retired to bed reluc-
family, knowing that the pest would ac-
down inside blankets
They would gnaw the ears of the
sleepers, tug their hair and use the nose
as an obstacle over which to practice
high jumping. Three hundred mice
were poisoned in the kitchen at one sta
ton in night, and within a few days
the plague had been reduced to the ex-
tent of 1000.
The mice, however, had their own
way until little gray visitor, which
proved a skilled mouse catcher, put In
an appearance. So thoroughly did be
do his work that it would be difficult to
find a mouse at Goyder's Lagoon at
present. The little animal, which Is
approximately nine inches from the
point Of the nose to the tip Of the tail,
stands two and a half inches in height,
has an extremely sharp nose, a, some
what fOXlike shaped head and large
luminous black eyes.
The tail is probably the most re-
markable characteristic of the animal,
being four inches long. The tail for
two inches Is round and covered with
gray fur, while the remaining two inch
es is quite fiat and jet black, resem-
bling a feather. It was a stranger to
these parts, no European spoken to hav-
ing seen it before, but the elderly abor-
igines appear to be acquainted with It
and call 1t Modockoora. It belongs to
the marSupial family, and the number
Of young the female carries In her
pouch varies from two to f1ve.-Ade-
laide (Australia) Advertiser.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08
The Talking Crow Is Dead.

Jack, the pet CROW, which Prof.
Wood Of the Smithsonian institution
has had for a constant roommate for
the last eight years, Is dead, says a
Washington special to the Kansas City
Star. Prof. Wood has always averred
that Jack could reason as well as talk.
Wood bought the crow eight years ago
when a-fedgling. For weeks the
young crow did nothing but cav" At
last Wood, In desperation, scolded him
and the bird, to his amazement called
out, "Come on, come on, Jack" He
had heard this said to him lnnumera-
bic times as his master left the room.
It was several weeks before the bird
spoke again and then 1t broke out with
an imitation of his master, well, well,
we'll, we'll" The crow learned to imI-
tate other birds and animals The bird
nearly always repeated Prof Woods
remarks four or i've times and then
would stop, as If studying their effect
on his auditors.
He could initiate the ''hello" call
over the telephone so well that It de-
ceiVed those who were In the room and
did not know there was a talking crow
there. Prof. Wood thinks the bird died
of old age, not subscribing to the COM
mon idea that crows live to be centen-
arians.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08
FACTS ABOUT CALIFORNIA.
Has Been the Theater of Displays OF
Volcanic Energy.

Has Been the Theater of Displays OF
Volcanic Energy.
There Is no better established fact IN
the history of earth than that Califor-
MIA IN ages past has been the theater
Of some Of the most tremendous dis
plays Of volcanic energy. There are
squ3re miles Of lava beds in the north
mountains composed entirely Of stones !;
innumerable remnants of craters and
cones; miles Of hills that look to this
day like waves Of arrested lava covered
with a thin skin Of soil, where no tree
grows; to say nothing Of the tale told
in the layers Of rock that may be seen
on many a bare mountainside, writes
Gertrude AthertOn In Harper's Weekly.
We have IN the north-and not to
mention the hundreds OF small and
nameless cones-three great peaks
Dtablo, st. Helena and Shasta-that
are believed to have been active vol
canoes In the unwritten period Of Call
fornia's long and energetic story Re
gardIng Shasta there is no manner of
doubt, and during the earthquake
wondered If she were In eruption: for
only a month before persons In her
neighborhood were much alarmed at
the phenomenon Of snow melting on
one Of her tanks as quickly as It fell.
a year before the eruption o. Peiee,
supposed to be extinct, and Of the vol
cano on st. Vincent, 1 was IN the West
Indies, and heard constant talk Of the
island Of Monserrat, which had shaken
for four months almost without pause.
Last winter-within a brief period
there were sixty-two distinct tremors In
this part of California-some thirteen
months before the strange CONFUSION
Of April 10.
May It not be that our lava tides are
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-08

rising again? The splitting asunder Of
sAe Santa Cruz mountains and the So
brante hills, as unusual an accompanf-
ment as the earthquake itself, may be
a result Of the bulge Of the crawling
monster In the channels beneath. Shas-
ia Is It's natural destination. Should
this be so, and this uneasy mass vomit
itself through the volcano far In the
north, might 1t not mean the future
peace Of San Francisco? True. she
might have her old tremors, but they
have not hurt her-not even the great
earthquake of 1868, which was nearly
twice as long as our last, and was fol-
lowed by several weeks Of constant and
considerable vibrations. If this last
and most malefic CONFUSION In her
known history were caused by return
ing volcanic forces, the opened lid OF
the northern pot would at least pre-
serve her from another disastrous shak.
ing up.