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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-28
LOCAL ITEMS.

take place this evening as announc-
ed.
Two key rings, one with a post
efEce key and chain, other with
several keys on it,. found at the
postof6ce, have been left at THE
HzRALn Office.
Wedding cakes a specially.
Prices S. to SIS. Call and inspect
my line of ornaments for fancy
cakes before ordering elsewhere.
CLAY's BAKERY. Phone 81.
AGRNTs-Canvassers, mixers,
peddlers, solicitors, mail order
people, etc., should buy KRAHER's
BOOK OF TRADE SECRETS. Regular
price $500, but bal. of last edition
for SIPS as long as they last.
Guaranteed. Order quick. Sioux
Pub. Co., Sutherland, Iowa. If.
This is the season when the
enterprising business institution
remembers its friends and patrons
by the presentation Of gift
calendars or other appropriate
souvenirs. THE HERALD hereby
returns thanks to the Merchants
National Bank, First National
Bank, Willman's Pharmacy, of
Brownsville and also to the Calves
ton Shoe and Hat Company for
the beautiful and artistic calendars
received from them.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued BY County Clerk
Webb during the past week: Cres-
Cencio Mendez and Maria Diaz,
Remigio Cara and Dolores Cara,
Manuel Saldivas and Lorenza Mer-
cado, Aware Cuelar and Bermuda
Martinez, Hilario Sandival and
Jesusa Saldafia, B. A. Morris and
Elvera Bali, Clemente Gutierrez
aud Juanita Agado, Gumesindo
Soils and Magdalena Morales, In
ocencio Treviio and Josefa Cas-
tillo.
Mrs. E. D. Heustis of Olympia,
Wash, and Miss Jessie Townsend
of Akron, Ohio, who arrived here
a few days ago came to visit their
relatives, RMr. and Mrs. D. G.
Heustis, not knowing of the uuex-
pected departure Of the latter lady
for the north on account of hel
mothers illness, as they were
already en- route to Brownsville
when news of her mothers illness
reached Mrs. Heustis. After
spending a couple of days here the
two ladies left for Mexico City.
A late addition to the Browns
vile vegetable exhibit in the Pute-
gnat drug stores show window is
a lot of new Irish potatoes from
the Box Brothers. ranch below |
town. These potatoes are from
the third crop grown this year on
the same land. They are very
fair specimens and, from the fact
that new Irish potatoes produced
at Christmas at Brownsville or
anywhere else in the United States
are almost unheard of heretofore,
they form a most valuable testi-
monial as to wonderful productive
ness of the lower Rio Grande soil
all the year around.
An item Of more than passingf
interest locally, mention of which
Should have been made earlier, is
the decision recently rendered by
the U. S. Supreme court in the
case of McAllen VS.. Bloomberg &
Raphael ct al. This decision was
upon the application fora writ of
error by the plaintiffs counsel, the
court denying the same. This has
the effect of sustaining the de-
cision of the lower courts in the
case, which was in favor of the
defendants. AS most local readers
of THE HERALD are aware, this
ease involved the title to some
. 900 acres Of land in Hidalgo
being part of the Mes
sN
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-12-28

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Middletown transcript., 1906-08-18
DEDIcATORY sERvICEE

The new Catholic Church OF st. Agnes.
by-the-sea, at Rehoboth, the first Catho
lie Church in Sussex County, was for
maliy dedicated last week by the Rt. Rev
John ]. Monaghan, Bishop Of the diocese
of Wilmington.
After the dedicatory ceremonies Solemn
High Mass was celebrated by the Rev.
Thomas F. Waldron, of Holy Gross
Church, Dover, and he was assisted by
the Very Rev. John A. Lyons, and the
Rev. Frank Connolly. The sermon, an
elaborate one, was delivered by the Rev.
William J. Birmingham, pastor of St..
Patrick's Roman Catholic Church.
During the services the Dover Sym
phony Band furnished excellent music
aud the choir was composed Of the Choir
listers Of Holy Cross Church, Dover.
In the afternooR concert and dramatic
performance was given by the st. Johns
Association Of Holy Cross Church, Dover,
in Horns Pavilion and was much appre-
ciated by those who attended.
Middletown transcript., 1906-08-18
EASY TO BAs1sH "YELLows,

Prof. Wesley Webb, Of Dover, Secre-
tary OF the Delaware Board OF Agricul-
ture, made All important announcement
to the farmers on Saturday last on the
snHect Of eradicating "yellows' from
peach orchards.
AS previous efforts OF the Board in this
direction have been largely instrumental
in The preservation Of the peach industry,
the present edict istimely. The value OF
the peach crop Of the Peninsula this sea-
son is estimated at s., 100000.
Secretary Webb says the presence OF
"yellows, with the resultant premature
fruit, cast suspicion upon the peach yield
OF the entire State and seriously affects
the market price He urges the digging
mp aud burning Of all affected trees, in
order that orchards may be saved. He
continued, "This method VAS put into
operation in the northern part of Sussex
G,unty del. and in the lower third or
more of Kent County. The growers be-
lieve the process was effective, and claim
that at this time there is very little
'yeIIows' in all this district .
1t is believed that Delaware growers
generally will heed the secretary's warn
ing.
Middletown transcript., 1906-08-18
BoozER MURDER CASE

DOVER, DEL August l5th.-AlthongI
the pardon ofJohn Boozer. alias Charles
w. Thorn, has heen recommended in
writing to Governor Lea by majority Of
the members of the Board of Pardons,
the negro may yet die on. the gallows.
The constitution provides that the
governor cannot pardon or respite for
more than thirty days willlant the recom-
mendation Of the Board If Rardnns, but
it distinctly fails to provide That the
governor must abide BY the boards
recommendation, and PROFESSIONALLY
permits him to allow the sentence to be
executed if he so selects. Governor Lea
has not yet pardoned Bocaer. although it
is stated that he is Withholding action
pending the return Of ATTORNEY General
Robert H. Richards, the state prosecntor,
from his vacation.
Meantime Boozers lease Of life il run
ming out and inaction means. his death.
There is wide division OF sentiment
over the case, many persons still holding
to the belief that John Boozer, the muir
derer of George d. Farra, is none other
than the prisoner, Charles W. Thorn.
Middletown transcript., 1906-08-18
UNPREPAREDNESS

We are informed that many
times during the past eight
years Messrs. Cook & Brad y
have asked the Town Commits.
sioners to p4 a fire plug within
a reasonable distance of their
creamery, but it has not yet been
done. Had there been one within
three hundred feet, land no build
ing is safe at Q further dista3e)
the main building could I'd
would have been saved yesterday
morning. The Hose Company
were promptly on the scene, but
lack of hose made it practically
useless. Thus the spectacle was
presented of hundreds'of the cit
izens of this town, boasting a
waterworks plant costing more
than$40, ,000, looking idlyo on, while
one of the most prominent indus
tries of the town, one that had
made its name known all over this
section of the country as the
home of good butter. wiped out
of existence. We hope the plant
will be replaced but the monetary
loss to the community during its
enforced idleness will be serious
ly felt. A fire-plug would have
cost probably 300. The fire loss
yesterday is many thousands.
There are other buildings in the
same neighborhood, and in other
sessions destitute of protection.
Is this hint sufficient or are we to
be always unprepared?
Middletown transcript., 1906-08-18
n1DDLErowS, DEL. Aue. 10, 1905.
THE REGISTRATION

To-day completes the August
registration. If gou have not
your name on the books at Z
o'clock this evening, goa will
have no part in selecting the can
didates of your party. 1t should
be the aim of every good citizen
to so qualify himself. The secret
of securing good public officials
lie in the primary. II wise
choice be made there and then
by the two principleparties, good
government surely follows.
The first two days of registra-
ton in this county resulted in
about 800 less voters being reg
istered than in the corresponding
days Of 1904. tits probable that
this loss is about equally divided
between the two parties. Two
years ago, a Presidential election
was held, and party interest ran
high and as consequence, many
citizens registered early. A
comparison with 1902 shows that
the registration of 1906 so far is
up to the average. But that
should not excuse any one. tits
the duty of all citizens to regis
ter and vote. Do il to-day.
Middletown transcript., 1906-08-18
$4,000 NEEDED


Plans for the war on uberculosis in
this State are being perfected and already
afand has been started which II il aiitic.
ipaied will soon reach the $40, 600 needed
for The buildings.
application has been made by William
S. Hilles, counsel for The Delaware Anti
tuberculosis Society for charter. A plot
of ground for buildings has been deeled
to DR.. John ]. Black by the duPonts III
trust until the society is Incorporated and
a canvass for funds has begun
Architect E. l. Rice, Jr., ID busy pre-
pairing plans for tile proposed buildings.
A dispensary for consumptive patients
will be maintained at the Associated
Charities until the sanitarium ls ready for
use. An appropriation. will be asked
from the next legislature in order that
the equipment may equal that of the
saliitarium at White Haven, aud the
movement is heartily endorsed by many
Of tile leading citizens vi the State in
cIuding DIR. JolInJ. Black, DR.. Robin,
Bishop Coleman, Governor Lea, Mayor
Wilson and Judge Gray and members Of
the dupont family.
Miss Mabel ,Sibley Jones, secretary Of
St. Barnabas' Guild, Of Philadelphia,
heads the active campaign for funds.
Middletown transcript., 1906-08-18
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Middletown transcript., 1906-08-18
SHIFT THE TAX BURDEN

Many very wealthy men who
occupy high positions in their
communities do not regard evas.
ion Of taxes as a conscience
trouhler. Daniel B. Wesson, the
rich revolver manufacturer in
Springfield, Mass, whoi died re
Gently, left an estate estimated
at almost thirty millions. Yet
according to the assessed valua
tions he was worNl about one
million, and on this sum he paid
taxes.
Much of his wealth under the
present laws, was most likely
not liable to taxation. It should
be remembered, however, shat
when some forms of wealth es-
cape taxation the necessary funds
to run the government must be
secured from other objects. Real
estate pays most heavily and the
burden eventually comes upon
the poorer people. Few indeed
Of the huge aggregations of
wealth that pay just taxes, And
yet who should more cheerfully
contribute to the support of a
government under which they
fully contribute to the support
of a government under which
they have amassed their fortunes
than the holders of great wealth?
Middletown transcript., 1906-08-18
VOTERS, ASSISTANTS

The Democratic County Com
nittee, being practical politicians
were quick to see that their party
organs were barking up ths
wrong tree in trying to convince
Governor Lea that the words
"shall appoint" meant "shall moi
appoint unless you want to dc
so. Knowing that the Anti,
Bribery League in this County
is a "side degree" of the Demo
cratic organization, it has pro.
posed that the Republican County
Committee shall permit the "side
degree" to prepare the list OF
three names from each election
District which Hnder the law the
Republican County Committee is
required to submit to the Gov
ernor. When we say that the
Anti-Bribery League in this
county is a ''side degree of the
Democratic organization, We base
our opinion largely on the fact
that its headquarters are in th
room, from the front Of hic ]
projects a signal bearing the de-
vice of a rooster rampant and
the words Democratic Head :
quarters and the Field Secrc-
tary has long been an effective
Democratic worker and writer.
While THE TRANSCRIPT has been
opposed to bribery even when
some of the prominent officials Of
the Anti bribery League were
active in the distribution of cam
paign funds, and is now as earnest
in its efforts to secure a free
election and a fair count as any
member of that body, we think
the Republican County Commit
tee will not be captured by such
a transparent device.
The proposition thus made
practically means that in certain
districts, Democratic candidates
for the Legislature would name
the Republican and Democratic
Voters Assistants and however
Middletown transcript., 1906-08-18
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Middletown transcript., 1906-08-18

honest such candidates may be
they will naturally be affected by
their personal desires and ambi-
tions. From our personal exper
ience and knowledge, the lists
prepared and sent to the Gov
ernor BY the Republican County
Committee under the present law
have been of the best, while in
too many cases the majority
party has recommended men who
were grossly unfit and incapable.
Let the Democrats clean up their
own household. 1t is a large
enough job to keep them busy
this year.
As long ago as February "a,
nearly six months back, the Re
publican County Committee
placed itself ON record, on the.
bribery question, by unanimously
adopting a resolution pledging
itself and its memb rs to do all
in its power to prevent the pur-
chase of votes, and appointing
a committee to act with any other
organization to that end. De
spite this action the Anti bribery
League has not tried to secure
joint action with this committee
nor do we believe it desires to do
so. The managers of the League
seem to want to protect Demo
cratic bribers and are using all
the means in its power to uncover
Republican bribery, SO far, how
ever, without effect. The loudly
heralded investigation of the
First Ward of the City Of Will
mington has heen barren Of re
suit, except to show the uncon-
sistency of the League. When
evidence was offered by some of
the witnesses of offers made by
Democratic workers in that
Ward, the witnesses were told to
contine their testimony to an
swering the questions pro
pounded. AS these questions
were invariably directed to what
certain Republicans had done or
said the animus of the investi-
CATION was disclosed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-07-18

They Are Formed Into an Egg Cir
cIe,. and the Proceeds Will
Go TO the Church.

John G. Herman, a devout layman,
has organized the chickens in the
neighborhood of Wesley Methodist
Episcopal church, near Sydesville,
Carroll county, Maryland, into a mis-
sionary society to raise funds to aid
the church. Each hen is lay men,
Der, so to speak.
The farmers of the neighborhood
have agreed to give to the church the
eggs that their hens lay on Sunday.
They will be placed in basket at the
pulpit every Sunday afternoon at the
hour of the Epworth League meeting,
and Mr.. Herman will stamp each egg
with the date on which it was laid.
The following day, Monday, he will
take them to Baltimore. He has
agreed to realize 2 cents on each egg,
no matter what may be the market
price
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-07-18

Americas climate is regarded oy
scientists as the prime factor in the
country's marvellous growth romeo
lonial days, and may be the cause OF
its degeneracy, according to Professor
John Mason Tyler, of Amhurst col
lore one of the leading pedagogists
in the world.
sit is evident" he said to the stu
dents of Chicago University, 1.-THE
climate of this country has been draw
inc the strings of our nervous systems
TIGHTER and tighter until now they are
ready to snap.
"The strain of modern life, the de-
eire Of wealth. for comfort and luxury
i terrible" he said. ut falls on the
nervous system, not on the muscles
we are changing from life in the
onen-a life of manuel labor-to
life in the use of brain. This tenden
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-07-18
BIG DRY DOCK ENDS JOURNEY
Dewey Reaches OlongapO After Wow
age of 10000 Miles.

Just 1913 days after it sailed from
Solomon Island, Chesapeake bav,
the great dry dock Dewey arrived al
Olongapo, having finished its.perilous
Journey OF more than $4,000 miles with
an average speed of 100 miles a day
for the time it was in motion.
Twice the dry dock was in serious
danger. Its first trouble was late in
February off the Canaries, where il
struck a storm and the hawsers con.
Meeting it withlthe towing feet were
broken, allowing the great hulk to 90
adrltt' Again In the Mediterranean
not far from Malta early in April the
dock broke loose from its companions
and foundered about for a short
time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-07-18
DIED AT AGE OF 1O5.
Mrs. Mary Fay Defied Old Age by
Bread and Milk Diet.

Mrs. Mary Fay Defied Old Age by
Bread and Milk Diet.
Whether a diet of bread and milk,
taken almost exclusively for 40 years,
is responsible for the remarkable pre-
servation from the effects of old age
shown in the body of Mrs. Mary Fay,
who died in New York aims house
at the age of los years, few days
ago, is causing interest among ply
sicians. Despite the extreme age her
body is in as perfect physical condi-
ton as a comparatively young wo-
man.
81 have performed 1880 autopsies, "
said DR.. O'Hanlon yesterday, "and
she was the best preserved person
ever saw.
Were it not for lines of age in her
face she would not have been taken
for more than Is years of age. She
weighed approximately 140 pounds,
and was little more than five feet in
height. The body was exceptionally
we'll nourished, and the teeth in both
upper and lower jaws were in perfect
condition.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-07-18
CLIMATE WILL CAUSE DECAY OF THE NATION
Professor Tyler Says That Which Has Made Country ufe'
Destroy Its Manhood Strain of Modern Life Is telling.

CIV is going to continue, and we can't
help it. Americans hundred years
ago lived on pork and dough-nuts to
a great extent. Before going to bed
they we're not satisfied unless they ate
a large piece of mince pie. We say
today. What barberous bill Of
fare we who can't stand anything
stronger than tea and crackers.
children a century ago went to
school on the average of twelve weeks
= year. Sixteen weeks was an extra
loug term. Forty weeks were spent
on the farm, in open life, studying ma
ture physical needs and the world.
That surely was the grandest system,
the best system we ever had. Ten
months a year are spent by the child
rem of today in school and there are
many of US urging vacation schools
iret To take the children off our hands
for the other two months.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-07-18
BLIND AND DEAF IN THE UNITED STATES
Census Report Shows Total Number of Blind in 1900
Was 64,793 Large Proportions Were Children
of Parents Related in the Degree of Cousins.

says, is more common in the northern
part of the United States than in the
southern, and there are more deaf
males than females. The total num-
Der of deaf in the United States is
given as 80, 2S7, of whom 81, APO were
totally deaf and 81, 761 partially deaf.
From the latter class, however, are
eliminated those merely "hard of hear
ing"
The census report of 1890 gave the
number of persons deaf as III, 178 and
the opinion is expressed that the re-
turns for 1890 are undoubtedly excess
sive, while those for 1900 are def
cient.
OF the totally deaf 52.5 per cent were
males. Negroes constitute 1l.6 per
cent. of the general population and
only So per cent. of the deaf. That
the negroes seem less suscepti BILE to
deafness than the whites, the report
says, is probably due in part to less
complete returns for the negro deaf.
OF the totally deaf 81 per cent. were
so from childhood (under 20 years OF
age and 36 per cent. from birth. OF
the 80, 287 persons returned as deaf,
So, sol were able to speak we'll, 9,4l7
imperfectly and the remainder not at
all.
Heredity Plays Part.
Heredity has played part in pro-
ducing congenital deafness and the
deafness occurring in adult life;
whereas deasness occurring in ear
ly childhood, after birth and I'M
der the age of 5, is probably to a
large extent adventurous.
OF those at least ten years of age
among the deaf, 1876 per cent. were
galnfully employed, as compared with
50.2 per cent. among the general pop
ulation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-07-18
A DEADLY FEVER AT PAVO
Town Is ScOurged by a Fearful
Epidemic and the People Are
Very Much Alarmed.

The little town of Pavo, in Thomas
county, is scourged by an epidemic OF
typhoid fever. In one part OF the
town there seems to be some locaI
cause from which a number of cases
have emanated, and peculiar thing
about the fever is that up to the pres
ent time no one has recovered from it.
The physicians believe the fever has
been occasioned by the draining OF
some ponds in the vicinity.
Mayor r. H. Barwick Of Pavo has
been in Albany to interest the men,
bers of the state board of health who
have headquarters there, in the cpl
demic and enlisting their cooperation
in combating the spread of the dread
ed disease.
The people of Pavo are reported
greatly wrought up over the appear
ance of this epidemic in their midst
Mavor Barwick was assured OF the
cooperation of the state board OF
health in determining the character OF
the fever, and every effort will be made
to check the epidemic which is proving
so fatal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-07-18

About one person in every 1920 was
blind and one in every $50 persons
was deaf in the United States in 1900,
according to special census report
on the blind and deaf in the United
States in that year, just issued by the
census office. The inquiry was con-
Quoted under the direction of DR.. AL
exander Graham Bell.
The total number of blind in the
United States in 1900 was "a, 1853, of
whom 35,645 were totally blind and
29,l partially blind. OF the total
blind 81, 054 were males and q, 100 fe-
males. Almost IS per cent of the
blind became blind after 20 years of
age. About one-tenth of the total num-
Der of blind were born so.
Greater Number Among Negroes.
The number of blind per 1000 of
population was greater among the ne
groeS than among the whites and
greater among the foreign born whites
than among the natives whites. In
about per cent. OF the cases of bird
ness reported the parents of the blind
were cousins. OF the blind whose par
ents were so related 25 per cent were
congenitally blind, while among the
blind whose parents were not cousins,
the proportion of congenitality blind
was only 6.S per cent.
OF the blind at least ten years of
age 20 per cent we're engaged in some
gainful occupation. The per centage
of persons engaged in professional
pursuits, trade and transportation
and in manufacturing and mechanical
industries is larger among the totally
blind than among the general popu-
lation.
Deafness More Common in the North.
Deafness on the whole, the report
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-07-18
GROOM 10: BRIDE 20.
This Youth Was Handed the Seer
and Yellow Lemon.

Frank Kreight, aged 10, and Mrs.
Sara Elizabeth Jennette Lemon, aged
10 years, were married at st. Joseph,
Mich, by Justice Groat. Of all the
strange matrimonial alliances which
have been made there, this is the
strangest.
The bridegroom walked erect into
the office of the justice. The bride
was bowed by her three score and ten
years and her hair was snow white.
She wore the black silk dress
in which she was married before the
civil war. Kreight is farmer, resid-
ing near Niles. He was in school
when he met Mrs. Lemon. He became
infatuated with her and began court
ling her.