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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29

BE TOOK A NICKEL FROM TIE PLATE
take up the collection that a man
hurried in the door and, dropping
into rear pew, began to mop his
forehead. He put a nickel on the
plate when L passed it to him and
continued his efforts to cool off. 1
had got to the rear of the church
and begun to count the collection
when l heard an audible gasp and
saw the man jump to his feet and
hurry back to where l was standing.
Before I realized what he intended
to do he took a nickel from the plate
and started for the door. followed
him outside and, checking him, said !:
What's the trouble, brother?
Is anything wrong?'
Not much he called back as he
went down the path on a run, only
l hadn't finished shaving when my
wife started for church, and in my
hurry to catch up with her I got
into the wrong church"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29
TESTIMONIAL OF GRATITUDE
To Be Presented by Citizens of Browns
vie to Lieut. of Police DOminsusz. Who
iFas Manned BY Negro Soldiers.

In order to testify their gratitude
and appreciation for the heroic
self sacrifice of Lieutenant Of Po-
lice NJ. I. Dominguez. who risked
his life, lost his right arm, and had
his horse killed under him in at
tempting to check the outrage by
negro soldiersof the Twenty-ffth
U. S. Infantry upon Brownsville,
on the night of Aug. IS, the citi-
zens of Brownsville have under
taken to raise a fund to present to
this brave officer, as small re-
compense for his irreparable loss.
THE HERALD has been requested
to take charge of this subscription
and the names all persons con-
tributing to the fund and amounts
subscribed will be published daily
Ill THE HERALD.
All subscriptions to this fund
are expected to be voluntary, and
none will be solicited. Following
is the list Of subscribers and
donated to date:
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29
For Sale.

A 25-horse power Boiler, Loco
motive Type, on skids, and Is to
IS horse power Slide Valve Engine
with fixtures, connections and a
wood tank. All in good order;
has been used to run gin one
year. Price $500,
See w. o. COLEMAN, P. o. box
III, Brownsville, Texas; residence
at pumping station. 9-14-tf.
Be wise if you can. If you can't,
keep your face closed.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29
Oddities of Color Blindness.

The most common form of color
blindness is an inability to dis
tinguish red. Last year thirty
four officers and would-be officers
of the British mercantile marine
failed on their color test, twenty
three being red blind and the re-
mainder unable to distinguish
green. The 1900 candidates for
certificates were also subjected to
the form vision tests, and twenty
two of them failed to distinguish
the shape of the object submitted.
Exchange.
It doesn't hurt any less to be
bowled over by street car than by
an automobile.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29
Late News In Brief.

Mexico City is to have modern
four story hotel.
Chinese papers estimate the los:
of life in the typhoon of Sept. is
at 10000. including the fishing
fleets. -Four towns in the Philip
pine islands were destroyed by the
typhoon.
Army pofhcers throughout the
United States are ordered to be in
readiness for call to Cuba.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29
Greeley Knew ths Word.

Dan Lawton was the only printer
who could read Horace Greeley's
handwriting well enough to put it
IN type. He used to boast he could
read the great, wondrous scrawl a
mile away. One night the boys in
the composing room put up a job
on him. They took two ROSTERS and
made them walk around on q new
ly mixed form and then run over ten
sheets Of copy paper. The foreman
wrote over it in Greeley's well known
scrawl, "The Plain Duty Of Con-
gress," and put it on old man Law
tons hook. The old printer picked
it up, swore a little, remarked that
they had to shove the stuff off on
the "old man." as usual, adjusted
his spectacles and began sticking
type. The other printers watched
him for a few minutes, but beyond
an oath or two he gave no sign.
Lawton went on setting type until
about half way through the "copy."
Then he was stuck. He took the
copy over to the foreman and asked,
'John, what word is that 2"
81 don't know" replied the fore
man. you know l never could
read the stuff"
Lawton took the So
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29
souTH BOUND

Train No. 8 leaves Sinton at $50 a. n.
Train No. 2 arrives at KingsviIle at
1912 p. m.
Arrives at Harlingen at 4:30 p. m.
Arrives at Brownsville at $40. p. M.
Train No. out Of Brownsville arrives
at Corpus Christi at $50 p. N.
Train No. 4 from Corpus Christi ar
rives in Brownsville at $40 p. N.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29
SAM FoRDYCE BRANCH.

Train No. p leaves Samfordyce at
$50 a. IN; arrives at Harrington at 1850
a. m; aid Brownsville at 1920 p. M
Train No. p leaves Brownsville at p.
m; arrives at Harrington at ASH, and
Samfordyce at 7:30 p. m.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29
SUNDAY SCHEDULE.

To BIZ consistent, the spelling
reform should make a clean sweep,
altering all words that contain
useless letters. But if we must re
sort to such revolutionary methods,
why not adopt Esperanto, the new
fonetic language which is a candi-
date for universal adoption? Instead
Aof mutilating and outraging our
ear old mother tongue, it might
better to lay it cecently to rest
th the things that were, and
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29
win Look Queer.

When the Presidents next mes
sage is printed, the typesetting
machines will think they are cast.
ing pi lines. Buffalo Express.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29

SATURDAY. sEPTEMBEK.29, 1906.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29
Terms of subscription:

DAILY:-Published every evening ex-
cept SUNDAY, daily by mail postpaid to
any point in the United States, Mexico
or Canada, OF delivered by carrier to any
part Of Brownsville, Texas, or Matamoros,
Mexico:
One copy one year ..--..-.-- .s5-o9
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WEEKLY Published Saturday, by
1ail postpaid to any point IN the United
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Subscriptions invariably due and pay
able n advance.
Advertising rates on application.
Makes all checks payable to
Jesse o. WHEELER.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29
CONDENSED sTeaIEs.
Leasssd Like Parsippcny. bat Ma s4sv.
.znn.. Thn.,- 1890 -.

Loassed Like Parsiraony, bat Ma. F4sVa
Beer ThoushtIessncss.
'1've heard lot Of talk about tie
meanest man in town, said an elder
OF a prominent West Philadelphia
church, according to the Philadel-
phia Record, 'fbut last Sunday was
reserved for me to meet him. 1t
was rather funny, too" he contin-
ued, "for l think it was really a mis-
take rather than studied parsimony.
It was while l was just beginning to
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29
Rio Grande Railroad.

Brownsville, Texas, to Point Isabel,
Texas. To take Effect Monday
July 10Th, 1906 at 1901 A. NJ.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-29
TIME TABLE
-, B. & N. Ry.
NORTH BOUND.

Train No, l leaves Brownsville daily
except Sunday at Gas a. m.
Leaves Harrington at 10:55 a. m.
Arrives Kingsville at 800 p. NJ.
Arrives at Robstown at 4:32 p. N.
Arrives at Sinton at 6 p. III.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
FIND STOLEN GEMS IN SALVAGE.
st. Louis Worlds Fair Laborer Un-
covers Jewels


Acting under instructions cabled from
England, John p. O'Brien. a laborer EN-
ployed in the wrecking of the worlds fair
buildings at st. Louis. has unearthed an
alligator bag containing jewels valued at
$4,000, which were stolen from Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. Henry Clayton of Devonshire,
England, during a visit TO the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition two years ago.
The jewels were stolen from a trunk
and they were not missed until the Clay
tons had returned to England after a tour
around the world. They then had no
means of knowing where the jewels had
been stolen. About month ago Hin
doc servant who had been in their en-
ploy during their trip was fatally injured
by an elephant in India and on his death
bed confessed that he stole the jewels
while in st. Louis. He said that he be-
came alarmed and, fearing detection. had
dropped them into a hole in the wall of
the Manufacturers building. Later he
again wished to secure the gems. but on
returning TO the place he had secreted
them could not reach the bottom of the
space between the plaster and the side
of the building. Fearing 20 make any
inquiries or ask assistance, the Hindoo
departed from st. Louis with the Clay
tons, leaving the jewels in their hiding
place.
O'Brien was generously rewarded and
was also employed by Mr.. Clayton as his
personal attendant.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
FEATURES OF INTEREST
CONCERNING PEOPLE, PLACES
AND OCINGS OF THE WORLD. /,
Courts and Crimes, Accidents and
Fires, Labor and Capital, Grain,
Stock and Money Markets.
Cuban conspirators Arrested

Half dozen highly prominent leaders
OF the liberal party have been taken into
custody at Havana, Cuba, on the charge of
conspiracy against the government and
plotting 10 assassinate President Palma.
The men arrested are General Carlos Gar
cha Velez and his brother, Fausto. ex-Cu-
ban consu. at Bremen; ex-senator Mon
teagued0, Col. Manuel Piedra, chief of
police in the house of representatives, and
General Enrique Loynazdel Castillo, for
mer congressman from Puerto Principe
province. These men are charged with
conspiracy. Jaun Gualberto Gomez, of
Havana, known as the col0red orator, and
one of the most influential of the liberal
leaders and Demeric Castillo were arrested
at Santiago and are charged with melting
10 outlawry and revolution. General 10y
naz del Castillo managed to make his es-
cape. The details OF this alleged conspi-
are not YET clear The officials assert that
they have sufficient evidence to secure con-
victions. The police lieutenant who al
lowed Gen. del Castillo to escape has been
arrested
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
1G15 lcAa1lg7S
80 81



Chicago--Cattle, common to prime.
$500 to $50; hogs, prime heavy, $500
to $3.50; sheep. fair to choice. $500 to
S5.35: wheat, No. ?, csc to zoe; corn,
No. =, 4Sc to Ace: oats, standard, 30c 10
31c; rye, No. 2. 55c to SIC; hay. timo-
thy, $1,000 to $1,000; prairie, 5000 to
S120O: butter. choice creamery, 1Sc TO
BE- eggs. fresh, 16c to 20c: potatoes,
50c to 55c.
Indianapolis-Ca shipping. S3.0C
to $6.05 hogs. choice heavy, $500 TO
S6.15; sheep. common TO prime. $3.50 TO
S4.JO: wheat, No. ,, 69c to zoe; corn,
No. 2 white, 51c to 52c; oats, No.
white, 30c to Gle.
st. Louis-Cattle. S4.50 to $6.40
hogs, $500 to S6.35; sheep, $500 TO
$50: wheat, No. ?, 69c to zoe: corn,
No. 2, 47c to 4Se: oats, No. 2, zoe to
31c; rye, No. 2, Csc TO 64c.
Observation-Disclosures, $500 to $3.50 T;
hogs, $500 to S6.22; sheep. $500 to
S4.J0: wheat, No. ?, Zoe to lie; corn.
No. mixed, sic to 52c: oats, No.
mixed, SIC TO 33c; rye, No. 2, SOC to
Gle.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to $3.50 I;
wheat, No. 2, Tic TO re: corn, No.
yellow, 53c TO 54c; oats, No. 3 white,
Bic to 33c; rye, No. ?, SEC to 5Sc.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern,
74c to 76c; corn, No. 8, 4Sc to 49c !;
oats, standard, 34c to 35c: rye. No. l..
sc to 5Sc; barley, standard, SIC to 54c |:
pork, mess. S1I30.
Buffalo-Cattle. choice chipping steers,
$500 to 5000: kess. fair to choice, $500
TO S6.45: sheep, common to good mixed,
$500 20 $3.50; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $S.25.
New York-Cattle, $500 to S6.U5 !:
hogs. $500 to 1918; sheep, $500 to
1925; wheat, No. 2 red, Tie to 7Sc !;
corn, No. ?, sac to 55c; oats, natural
white. &c to Csc; butter, creamery, lie
to 22c: eggs. western. 15c to 1Sc.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, Tic to
Toe; corn. No. 2 mixed. sc to SAC;
oats. No. 2 mixed, 31c to 33c; rye, No.
2, soc to sc; clover seed, prime, S7.15.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

Navarro Reverter, Spanish minister of
finance, has announced that there will
shortly be established line of steamships
running direct from vigo TO New York
w. T. Swinburne and s. w. Very have
just been commissioned rear admirals and
the former has been assigned as command
er in chief OF the Pacific squadron, sue
ceeding Rear Admiral c. +. Goodrich.
After paying debts amounting to ST.
100000, Ferdinand Schumacher, the "oat-
meal king" who failed recently at Akron,
Ohio. has $1,000 left, and this money
was ordered returned to him by the court.
President II. A. Hadield and the other
officers of the British Iron and Steel in
stitute gave reception in London for
the members of the American Institute CT
Mining Engineers.
Mayor Johnson of Cleveland was ex-
onerated of the charge of contempt for
tearing up the tracks OF the Cleveland
Electric Railway Company, but w. j.
Springborn, Director of public service,
was fined 500.
Two men marooned at the top of 1884,
foot chimney on Staten Island were res
cued after a thrilling experience. They
tore their underclothing into thin strips
and made string to pull up the rope that
lowered them to safety.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
HISTORY is 1000 YEARS OLDER

Prof. James H. Breasted Tells OF
New Discovery I'm Nile Valley.
One thousand years has been added tc
the autheitic history of the world by
Prof. James ii. Breasted of the Uni.
versity of Chicago, who has just returned
from an expedition to the Upper Nile.
The professor and his associates dis.
covered that the calendar was begun in
4241 b. G.. and an elaborate article in the
current issue of the Biblical World tells
all about it.
In the period from 140-141 to 1914
\. ID. the calendar conceded with the
seasons and the rising of the Sosthis took
place on the first day of the calendar
year. An entire revolution was completed
at that time.
THAT revolution must have begun AGO
years earlier-that is, in 1920 B. c." says
Prof. Breasted. The next earlier revolu.
tion must have begun in 27S0 b. c.
that is: at about the beginning Of the
age at which we are first able to observe
contemporary indications of the shift.
This carries us 1,460 years back OF
their coincidence in the old kingdom
that is, the calendar was introduced in the
middle of the forty-third century E. c.
(4241 B. Co.. This is the Oldest fixed
date in history"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

An annual celebration of the admission
of Colorado to the union, which took place
thirty years ago, has been inaugurated in
Denver.
Passengers on the steamship Arapahoe,
Charleston TO Jacksonville, Fla, saw a
snail island, tree-covered, floating south
of mainland shoals.
Bud Williams and Cornelius Combs.
negro murderers, who are to be hanged
in Pittsburg Sept. g, agreed to shoot craps
to see who will dedicate the new scaffold
in the Jail, as both had asked the priv
ilege.
Aft Moore, negro under sentence to
be hanged at Valdosta, Ca, for completely
in the murder of the Carter children about
yea- ago, was respited by Gov. Terrell
to Oct. 3.
j. G.. Wellington, saloonkeeper for
merly of Chicago, was killed and w. J..
Cooke and B. E. Conn were wounded. the
former fatally, in pistol fight during a
county election at Memphis, Tenn.
According to official Pennsylvania sta
tistics, 1,123 miners were killed in the
mines of that State last year. From
1881 to 1905 inclusive, 6,S77 men lost
their lives in the mines, more than half of
them as the result of their own careless
ness.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
GREAT coMMERcIAL PORT.
Valparaiso Is the Metropolis
Western south America.

Valparaiso Is fortified seaport of
Chill and the most important commercial
town of the western coast Of South Amer
lea. 1t has population of 10000. 1t
is the capital of province of the same
name and is situated on large bay Of
the Pacific ocean, seventy-ive miles west
northwest of Santiago, with which it is
connected by rail.
The bay of Valparaiso, which is we'll
sheltered on three sides, is bounded by
ranges of hills rising to from 1000 to
LOO feet high. on the slopes of which
a considerable portion Of the city of Val
paraiso is built. On the south side of the
bay are the spacious suburbs of Nuevo
Malecon and Gran .venida, from which
pass out one of the finest of the thor
oughfares of Valparaiso, the Avenila De
Las Delicias. Tile lower central section
of the city is constituted by the Amen
dral-having regular and attractive
streets and containing the principal bust
ness houses-the park, the plaza Victoria,
and the National theater.
To the northwest of this section is the
quarter of the city known As the Puerto
Cor port), in which are situated the great
err number of the public buildings and the
vast warehouses which line the quays and
docks. In this portion of the city, how
ever, narrow and crooked streets are still
feature, but the newer sections of VAL
paraiso have an attractive, modern APP
pearance, the buildings in the business
quarters being massively built.
The city contains a numerous foreign
colony, composed chiefly of British, Ger
man and French merchants. There is q
custom house wharf, alongside of which
steamers of ordinary tonnage can moor,
but most of the loading is done by lighters
fcon quay surrounding the town. The
harbor is defended by modern, well mount
ed batteries.
Severe storms and tidal wave at VAL
paraiso June 80. 1899, wrecked the rail-
road and did great damage to the city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
{CHO0zS
@tLEeEs

Kentucky will have new norma
school.
Prof. Gregory of the Yale geological
department says the San Francisco earth.
quake will be repeated with universal dis
astrous results.
DIR. Albert Ernest jerks. recently CHIEF
of the chronological survey of the Phil.
ippines, is TO be assistant professor oil
sociology at the University of Minnesota
DIR. Walter Volz, lecturer on zoology
in the University of Berne, will head an
exploring party that is to be sent into
the practically unknown hinterland oil
Liberia.
DIR. Mary X. Benedict of the depart.
ment of pedagogy at the Missouri State
normal school at Warrensburg has accept.
ed the presidency Of new woman's col.
lege at Amherst, Va.
Gienarvoir Behymer of Los Angeles
CAL. is one of the youngest students ever
graduated from a law school, having TAX
en- his degree at 10. He will have to
wait two years before he can be adult
ted to the bar of his State.
Under the guidance of President But
Ter of Columbia 800 British teachers will
visit this countS and Canada during the
next school year. This visit has been
planned by Sir Alfred Mosely, whose Wis
iting commission in 1908 found that ouI
women teachers were making American
youth effeminate and that thsy were I'M
derpaid.
]. Il. Macpherson, the labor NJ. p. fol-
Preston, has had a unique career. He
first served as boy at sea and ultimately
found employment in the smelling works
of AIiddlesborough. His energy and views
were such that the Steel Shelters Society
actually sent Mr.. Macpherson to Ruskin
college, Oxford, to prepare for his career
as labor leader.
Educators and the public in general are
showing much interest in the recent open.
ing of the Dread school of agriculture.
manufactures and commerce, which occu-
pies 1000 acres Of land some eighteen
miles from Baltimore, Md. Its founder
and head is Henry ID. Perky. From each
State two students will be admitted to
work their way through, but the number
of pay students is unlimited. All will be
trained in actual cultivation and manage
ment of farms.
California has q new method for che
apportionment of school money. BY che
old law this money was apportioned
among the counties of the State in pro.
portion to the number of census children,
Under the present law the census of each
school district is divided by seventy. For
each seventy census children and for each
fraction of seventy not less than twenty
a teacher is allowed. A district is al
lowed teacher for any fraction of seven
ty, no matter how small that fraction.
The number of teachers allowed to the
several districts in a county is reported
to the State Superintendent by the Coun-
ty Superintendent at the time of report
Ing the census.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
SAFEGUARD RED CROSS EMBLEM
Geneva Convention Urges It's Sup
preston for Commercial Uses.

Geneva Convention Urges Its Sup
preston for Commercial Uses.
Antiseptic barber shops, pharmacies
and patent-medicine manufacturers
throughout the United States will be com.
PEELED to cease using the red cross as a
trade mark, if the convention agreed upon
at the recent international Red Gross con-
ference in Geneva is lived UP TO in every
detail by this country This convention
provides that each of the signatory coun-
tries shall do all in its power TO bring
about legislation preventing the use of the
Red Cross insignia for any sort of COM
mercial purpose.
1t was suggested at the convention that
such laws be put into effect within FIVE
years. When the reincorporation of the
National Red Cross was effected in 1903
the act passed by congress provided that
no person or corporation not lawfully en-
titled to use the sign of the Red Cross at
that time should thereafter be permitted
to use it for the purpose of trade or as
an advertisement of any article. Ccnse-
auently officers of the American Red Cross
say that the use of their insignia by per-
sons or corporations which were not au-
thorized to use it in 1905 is in direct
violation Of the law. The punishment for
the offense. the act provides, is fine of
not less than 81 nor more than $500, or
Imprisonment for not more than one year,
or both fine and Imprisonment. All ines
so collected are to be paid to the Ameri-
can National Red Cross.
At the time of the incorporation of
the American National Red Cross il was
not thought advisable to attempt to en-
force a retroactive act which would in
terfere with the persons or corporations
hen making use of the s,-nbol of of the
organization for commercial purposes.
Nearly all other countries have carefully
safeguarded the insignia of the Red Cross
and the United States is said to be the
chief offender in the miscellaneous use
of the emblem created For the special pur-
pose of protection in time of war to those
who are caring for the sick and wounded.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

John Sheer. aged 21. met horr;h,e
death from an exnlosicn &c oo,l A.,
AZ the I-nited States cemenf nlant In Red.
ford. his flesh being cooked from he
bodv
q,s- -. h....;. r. ...,..-
,:ea- ,sea A.. hs,,sars - H.. ,'i
Vent. Man, Ia - ns',,' IaAe'
;rs EN- +renf. Coo. .nd s,eera5 ,. soas-
Injuries.
Seven wears ago. while plaxjnr in .
sand nile. little Minnie Hoffman. then
aged 6 wears got A piece of gravel in her
right ear. Physicians failed "a exfracf
tbe stone. and the child gradually lost bor
baar;ng ON thai side The other dax mn,
At supper. she was biting a crust Of bread
and something snannod in bar .ar IT,
s,o,,a fe,I 80 tha 49, .nd ~. oh;,5~
hsar:n. WAS ;nsfanf1v restorsd
Fra5 Hutb d;e5 n graof o,o,v x,,,;,.
na;r~ +,Lan 20 hos,';+s1 - us.,s
from, ,ha e1racfs 81 : aor h;fa IT. 49,
h;t+en civ rssLs ! 90 and s;nos ,h.,, "a
49,, =; nonsta,.t e. sc hrdro,h',,s,. nav
Too much piety and NOT enough Sund.y