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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
A Mansfield Pun.

On the banks of the Thames Just
above Windsor was moored for
years a houseboat belonging to
Lady v, who is lifelong friend
Of Richard Mansfield. Her son Is
In America and called on the dis
tinguished actor the other day. Mr..
Mansfield's second inquiry was after
the houseboat, where he had passed
so many enjoyable days.
F'Oh, mother wearied of the wa
ter" explained the young English
man, though she loves the old
houseboat. So she had piles driven
in the bank and raised the house on
them, and there it stands high and
dry and comfortable"
''What does she call it" queried
Mr.. Mansfield unblushingly, "the
Household on the Sticks ?"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
Story That Yarksa Tails.

John W. Yerkes, commissioner Of
internal revenue, is telling good
story on himself. Like many other
Kentuckians, Commissioner Yerkes
sometimes chews tobacco: Shortly
after the PRONUNCIATION, by his own
order, of the rule that all tobacco
must be kept in the original boxes
until it is sold he went into a store
in Washington and asked for a piece
of his faYorite brand. The clerk
handed it to him, and as he tried to
cut off a mouthfuI it crumbled into
dust.
"What is this that you're Civ
ing me-" he asked, punk"
ut is pretty dry" replied the
clerk, "but we can't help it: We
used to be able to take a few pieces
out and keep them in a mOistening
box, but some darned fool up in the
internal revenue Office decided tina
that was illegal, and we can't do it
any more. Beats all what idiots
get appointed to Office"
"Well, that certainly was a fool
ruling" replied Mr.. YeTkes.-
Washington Post.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14

sat before The tavern fire with his
boon companions and his glass, and
all of a sudden it was 11:45. He
had forgotten himself.
"11l make it yet, though he
muttered and hurried home through
the snow at breakneck speed.
HE tiptoed into the bedroom a
few minutes before IL. He IN
dressed as fast as he could = he
could not go so very fast lest he
awaken his wife-and just as he
was slipping off his shirt the clock
began to strike.
Jonathan leaped silently to it.
He let it ring out ten; then he took
hold Of the weight.
'His wife stirred drowsily.
''He stood there in the cold, hold
ing the weight, half frozen, till he
thought she had fallen asleep again
and he could safely let it go. Final
Iy he heard deep, regular breathing
from the bed, and he dropped the
weight and slipped into bed.
''Two strokes rang out, and his
wife, wide awaks, received him.
"0Two o'clock, chi? she cried
shrilly. Very well, sir. Remember
YOUR hedge"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
A wuNDRFUL sBeBoARD.

The most wonderful piece of fur
niture to be found in Reading, Pa,
stands IN the home of Harrison
Weber, skilled mechanic, and it is
his own handiwork. Every spare
moment he could snatch he contrib
uted to the work of completing a
sideboard which contains upward of
10000 pieces of wood, all inlaid
and fitted together without showing
an open joint. The front of sin
gle drawer contains 1885 pieces of
wood, arranged to show different
designs of blocks and stars with
five to sixteen points. An end pan
ell contains over 1000 pieces, while
the door panels have more than
5000 pieces each. This is really a
patriotic piece of furniture, as many
of the tiny pieces of wood are so
constructed that they represent the
American flag as first adopted, the
1912 flag with fifteen stars and the
regular flag of today, having thir-
teen stripes and forty-fve stars.
Every flag shows the original col
ors, and this is the only place where
the sideboard is stained, as the star
ground had to be stained blue
Chicago Tribune.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
Truthful Boy.

Some years ago the son of a Tex
as cattleman returned to his native
State hugging his sheepskin from
Princeton University. The next
morning after his arrival at the
ranch his father asked him if he
felt like he could >go out and do
the usual stunt with the roundup
outfit, for there where no fences in
Texas then, and one may well
imagine the surprise of the old
man when the young man replied:
Now, Governor, really not being
in possession of the information
you desire, azd owing to the ex-
cellent reputation which 1 sustain
ed during my college days for
truthfuIness and veracity and my
great yearning to maintain that
reputation now that am again
back among my friends and loved
ones, feel an exceeding delicacy
in articulating any observations on
the subject, but I shall be delight
ed to make some experiments along
this particular line.-Daily Ex-
press.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
Tho Lunehstts Now.

Have you had lunchette? This
is the latest time saver for the busy
man. It has the virtue of being
even quicker than the traditional
quick lunch and much more d1gesti-
BE than "sinkers." You get a
lunchette at the soda fountain. It
consists of a large glass of milk
with a dash of cream and favoring,
if you like, and a raw egg. These
are thoroughly shaken together and
served with an individual dish of
crackers. The lunchette has grown
so popular that at the downtown
soda fountains during the noon
hour more calls are made for it than
anything else.-New York Press.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
WILL GROW RIBBON CANE.
interested by the Luxurisnt Growth Of
Cane at Brownsville.

That ribbon cane is one of the
best money-making crops that can
be grown In the soil around San
Antonio, when under irrigation, is
the opinion expressed by F. F.
Collins, who owns an irrigated
farm in hevicinity say The Express.
Mr.. Collins says his belief is that
the planting of ribbon cane will
soon be taken up on a much larger
scale in this part of the state.
This year." said Mr.. Collins.
4 have thirty-fve acres of the
ribbon cane under cultivation and
1 never saw prettier crop in my
life. Of course it takes lots of
water, but then it pays. It taken
100000 gallons of water for each
acre week, but artesian wells can
be obtained in this neighborhood
that will furnish all of the water
that is needed. 1 have on my
place in the city limits a well that
flows 100, 900 gallons an hour.
Every acre of ribbon cane that
1 have in cultivation will produce
between 600 and 700 gallons of
syrup. 1t will average about 675
gallons an acre, SO, with the
thirty-fve acres I will have %, 625
gallons of syrup. This SYRUP will
bring me so cents gallon, so on
the thtrty-five acres I will make a
gross earning of $11.S12.5O, which
is far better than most crops will
make
Not only is the soil around San
Antonio excellently adapted to
raising ribbon cane but it has been
proven that sugar cane will also
grow to an unusual height and
weight here. On irrigated soil,
near Brownsville, the particular
piece of soil being very much the
same as the San Antonio soil, a
stalk of sugar cane, containing
fifteen joints, four inches in cir
conference, was recently grown
and can be seen at the San Anto-
Mo Business Mems Club. This
stalk of cane was from the sixth
cutting.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
Gigantic Garage.

One Of the biggest motor garages
IN the world is being built at Hag-
gerston, in northeast London. 1t
will have accommodation for $50
buses and is built on novel princi-
pies, Instead of the arched roof,
which would require pillars, a
straight roof is being used, the grid
ers of which are the largest ever
made-130 feet long. Standing
room is thus saved for several mo-
tor buses.-LOndon Express.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
Nursery Hints For Young MOtherA
Care Of 6aby's Teeth.

Nursery Hints For Young MotherA
Care of 5aby's Teeth.
A ehild's hair should be washed
thoroughly once a month. Too fire.
quent washing makes the hair dry
and harsh. To keep it clean brush
It twice a day for five minutes, sep
arating the strands where the hair
Is thick and long so that the brush
can reach the scalp. Keep the
brushes clean by rubbing them with
a cloth after use.
In infancy and childhood milk
should form the greater part of the
dietary. Far too much meat is given
to children, and their digestive or
gans during the first few years of
LIE are often ruined or considerably
weakened by the practice. Should
The milk have a tendency to curdle
IL the stomach the addition of lime
water or soda water will often coun-
Geract it.
Always clean young chhdS teeth
Doth night and morning. A tooth
brush need not be used, as the little
gums are so very tender. ALI that
is necessary is to have a piece of soft
linen dipped into warm water. If
the first teeth are taken care of and
not allowed to decay the second set
viii, as a rule, be good.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
A Durable Mat.

a most durable dOormat for hard
outside use may be made Of coils of
rope, that which has had some use
being preferable to that which is
perfectly new. Take darning nee
lie and strong cord, coil the rope
around once and sew on the under
side. Then make another coil, and
do likewise until you have large
mat. Such a mat is not easily blown
or kicked out of place.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
The Kaissrs Eagle Eye.

1t is satisfactory to be assured
that the kaiser's eagle eye has lost
nothing of its keenness. Not long
ago he was walking through the
Thiergarten when he passed some
one in an officers uniform who
stood at attention and saluted.
''Who are you?" demanded the kai-
ser. ''What's your regiment ?"
''Psymaster of the - regiment,
your majesty" Surely that's a
mistake" said the emperor sharply.
''You mean assistant psymaster."
'ENo, sir; paymaster," rejoined the
other. "Then where's your eagle !"
demanded the kaiser. AS war lord
he had just issued new army reg
uIation requiring paymasters to
wear tiny gold eagle in their caps
between the cockades to distinguish
them in uniform from commission
ed officers. The distinction Is IN
welcome among the men most con-
cerned by it. Small as the badge
is, the kaiser had at once spotted its
absence. 81 forgot to put it in,
your majesty" stammered the de-
iinquent. "When 1 issue regula-
ton [ don't expect it to be forgot
ten" remarked the kaiser caustical-
" and passed Ont. P. o.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
Hard Sauce.

Put into a warm bowl one-quarter
cup butter and one-half cup powder
ed sugar. Mix with a wooden spoon
or spatula, beating hard for fifteen
minutes. Flavor with one-half Ia
blesDoonful lemon, vanilla or a lit
tIe nutmeg or powdered mace, as
preferred; beat little longer, pack
smoothly on a small plate OF pile
lightly in fancy dish, and set on
Ghe ice until very hard. A pleasing
change is to add a tablespoonful cur
rant Jelly after Dreaming the butter
and sugar, then beat light.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
Pastry Making.

In making pastry there are sew
eral points to be remembered apart
from the actual making Of it. Be
careful that everything you use is
scrupulously clean and dry. See
that your oven is properly heated or
your pastry viii be spoiled, even
though you make it properly. Al
ways mix pastry with the tips Of
your fingers and not with the whole
hand. Always roll pastry from you
and not backward and forward
heavily. The less pastry Is handled
and the quicker it is made the bet
Ter.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
London View of carneqie.

A London writer expresses this
opinion of Andrew Carnegie: '.:He
is perhaps the most brilliant exam
pie of unassisted self manufacture
that the world has ever produced.
By his own colossal enterprise he
has scared above his fellows. He
has risen on stepping stones of
their dead selves, as the poet felic-
itously remarks, to pinnacle of op-
ulence and distinction whose alti-
tude constitutes a record in the an
mails of our time"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
House Plants.

Do not oTerwater plants at this
season of the year. Give just enough
20 keep the soil moist throughout,
Let the surface take on a dry look
before more water is applied. Evap-
Grafton takes place slowly, and few
plants are growing actively enough
70 make use of a great deal of wa
Ter. An oEersupply has tendency
10 sour the soil, thus bringing dis
.eased condition Of the roots.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
Monster Crystals.

Material for crystal balls up to
eight inches or more in diameter is
among Japan's wonderful products,
and a new piece of crystal is report
ed to be four and one-half feet long
and one and one-half feet thick. a
Milan museum has a quartz crystal
three and one-half feet long and
Eve and one-hslf feet in diameter.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
Tho Mirror.

The looking glass may be polish
ed with a soft cloth wet with a few
drops of aqua ammonia 1t Injuries
a mirror to allow the sun TO shine
EnIl on it. In some way the suns
zays affect the metallic coating of
the glass, causing it to lose its
brightness, and often cracking the
rejecting surface and always max
ing it poor reflector.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
Mnitrs d,HoteI sauee.

Cream one-quarter cup Of butter,
add one-haIf teaspOOnful of salt, a
pinch of pepper, one tablespoonful
Of chopped parsley and one table
spoonful of lemon juice. Spread at
once on the hot meat or fish.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
cIeanina copper UtensiIs.

Copper pans, etc., should be
cleaned by securing with cut lem
on dipped in salt. Then rinse thor
oughly in pure water, dry and polish
with a soft cloth.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
Cleaning SiIver.

4 little ammonia added to the
whiting and water with which you
clean your silver will improve its
appearance wonderfully and quite
remove that dull look.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
CONDENSED STOKES.
Ielsn w. Gates Tells Story to Prove
That Deception Rarely Pays.


That Deception Rarely Pays.
Deception rarely pays" said
John W. Gates apropos of deeep-
ton that had been discovered.
'When a man gets into trouble, he
had best face the music and have
it over with. Deception only pro-
longs and increases his trouble
at is like the case of old Jona-
than Sparhawk of Turner Junction.
Jonathan promised his wife the first
of the year that from then on, if he
was out of bed a single night after
the clock struck II, he would aban-
don drinking forever.
'For a monitor so ,aH went well /;
then. one bitter evening Jonathan
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-08-14
For Sale.

Full blooded Berkshire Hogs.
Apply to w. v. Kennedy, Ray
raondville. Texas. Jy 29-tf.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-14
The Cause Of Indian Summer.


As the boys and girls all know, We
Usually have season OF comparatively
mild, hazy weather some time in No
vember, to which has been given the
name Of Indian summer. Familiar as
the phenomenon is, however, few people
know what causes it, chiefly, perhaps,
because they never tried to find out.
Most Of the scientists attribute the
mildness Of the air at that time to q
change In the condition of the atmos-
phere, which confines in the lower
strata the heat radiated from the
earth's surface. This explanation is
not wholly satisfactory to layman,
but 1t seems to be the best that sci
entists can do for us. The hazy con-
dition Of the air at that time is more
easily explained. 1t Is due to the de-
cay or the slow chemical combustion of
leaves, grasses and other vegetable mat
ter under the combined action of frost
and the sun. AS to the name, Indian
summer = several explanations have
been given of that, the most plausible
being that the early settlers called it 50
because they believed that the smoky
appearance at that time was caused by
forest and prairie. fires kindled by the
Indians. Some people think that the
name came from the fact that the In
dams took advantage Of that period
lay in their winter supply of game.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-14
CIVIL SERVICE RULES
FOR STATE EMPLOYEES

Vancouver, Wash, Dec. Civil
service rules for the selection of all
state employees at the several fnstitu.
tons, except the university, state col.
lege and normal schools, was urged
by Governor Mead in his address de-
livered here at the dedication OF
Mead hall, the new building at the
state school for the deaf and blind.
The governor announced that within
a short time he will name committee
to investigate this matter, with the
intention of framing a bill to be pre-.
sented to the next legislature for pas
sage. The purpose of the proposed
law is to divorce absolutely the state
penitentiary, insane hospitals and
other institutions from politics and to
secure the best employees for all pc.
sitions.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-14
TO RAISE GRAPES ON
YAKIMA HILLSlDES

North Yakima, Dec. THE Sanger
Fruit Company, which recently pur-
chased the Purdy-Flint ranch at Par
ker bottom, is grading hillside on
the property and will plant twenty
acres in vines. This will be by far
the largest vineyard in the whole of
the Yakima Valley and marks the first
move toward establishing the grape
industry here on big scale. The
company intends to erect grape
juice factory. The manager and prin-
cipal shareholder in the company is
having a $4,000 residence planned on
the property. F. ]. Benjamin, who re-
Gently came from the East and paid
$25, 900 for portion of the same prop
erty, also is planning a $4,000 resi-
dence. Both houses are to be con-
structed of concrete.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-14
FORTY-MILE IRRIGATION
CANAL ON BREWSTER FLATS

Wenatchee, Dec. 7.-R. w. Hummer,
exploiting the project of irrigating the
state college lands on Brewster fiat, is
planning to construct a canal forty
miles long. From Carlton, in the
Methow valley, the canal will follow
the contour lines down the valley to
near the town of Pateros. The alti-
tude of Pateros is 780 feet, and the
canal will pass the town at an ele-
walton of 1850 feet.
Passing along the rim of the Co.
lumbia river valley, it will go by the
town of Brewster and continue around
on what is known at Brewster fiat,
which includes two benches" at an
elevation of about 900 and 1900 feet
respectively, including the state col
lege lands.
There is an unlimited supply of wa
ter and the project includes over TO-
900 acres of fine land, with no partic-
ular engineering difficulties to be
overcome.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-14

may be assured of the hearty sunnort
81 the railroads in the construction
try" ooun'
Governor Cummins of Iowa. in a
.orcerul address. declared it to be evi.
oent that the United States must
eltner stop doing business or must
D.ing TO the railroads the mighty helm
u the waterways of the land. 1T is
not q part of the scheme of the Amer
lean people," said he, ito quit bust
ness' ana ! conclude that the Ameri.
can people propose to improve their
waterways from the Atlantic to the
facinc and from the lakes to the
gulf"
neierring to Mr.. Hills statement
mat capital was hesitating to go into
tne business Of railroad construction.
Governor Cummins said that people
Win money were hesitating to put
tnelr capital into the railroads be-
cause the railroads were overcapi-
talized.
People with money" said he. Gin
the future will insist that they shall
receive value-real property-for their
money, and not merely works of art
from printing presses in the form of
beautifully decorated certificates of
stocks and bonds"
Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia.
the principal speaker at Saturday
nights session, declared that the in
nuence OF railroads in politics has
helped in the past TO check proper
appropriations for the development of
the waterways of the country.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-14
TRIPLE GOLDEN WEDDING.

Three Couples Married at Same Time
and Place to Celebrate.
Seattle, Dec. 9.-Three couples, mar
ried by the same minister at the same
house in Freeland, Mich, at the same
time, half century ago, are to cele-
brate their golden wedding together
in Seattle Tuesday, December "a. The
three couples are Mr.. and Mrs. o. A.
Purchase of Seattle, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lewis of Freeland, Mich, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Houghtaling of
Everett. The affair is to take place
at the home of Mrs. Purchase. The
minister who performed the ceremony
in 1857 died only eighteen months ago,
otherwise he would have been called
on to offciate at the anniversary. Each
of the couples has raised large fam
lily, and in the three households there
have been but two deaths in half a
century.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-14

"Do l enjoy the freedom Of latch.
keyv exclaimed the bachelor maid bit
terly. LOOK at that bunch" -holdina
aloft ring full Of keys. Fifteen, and
l have to carry all Of them all the
time. This one Is the key to the stu
do building, this to my own studio,
this to my club, this to my, hamper al
the club, this to my desk, this to the
secret drawer Of the desk, this to Q
trunk, this to another, this to my let
ter box, this to my sewing machine
oh, yes, the woman who comes to clean
my studio would do her annual SEWING
there IL didn't-this to my box In the
safety deposit, this to the piano-to
keep the woman from using it,~ok
course -this positively forgot what
It il for, but know-d need II often.
I'm simply worn out Juggling around .
wrist bag big enough to hold them all.
/ assure you, my dear, that II you evee
hear have committed matrimony you
may tell all my friends needed 4 man
tor carry my keys for me. "-New York
Sun
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-14
FIFTY MILLIONS YEARLY
NEEDED ON WATERWAYS

Washington, D. C. Dec. IAN an
nual appropriation Of at least $780,
0OO, 900 for the improvement and de-
velopment of the inland waterways
of America is the gist of the recon-
mendations of the Rivers and Har-
bors Congress, which has concluded
its sessions here. No particular prof.
ect was advocated by the convention,
the recommendations Of the commit
tee on resolutions, which were adopt
ed unanimously, being that a national
policy for the improvement Of internal
waterways be adopted by the con-
gress Of the United States. Invita-
lions to hold the next meeting of the
congress in San Francisco were re-
ceived from California.