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The Washington times., 1907-12-28
THE LIE.

There is no vice that doth so cover a
man with shame as to be found false
and perndious. And therefore Mon
taigne saith prettily when he inquired
the reason why the word OF the lie
should be such a disgrace, and such an
odious charge. Saith he: IF it be we'll
weighed to say that a man lieth is as
much as TO say that he is brave toward
God and a coward toward men. For a
lie faces God, and shrinks from man
Surely the wickedness of falsehood
and breach Of faith cannot possibly be
so highly expressed as in that 1t shall
be the last peal to call the judgments
of God upon the generations of men, 1t
being foretold that when Christ com
eth HE shall not find faith upon the
earth."-SIr Francis Bacon.
The Washington times., 1907-12-28
NO GRATITUDE.

AS Miss Iamson arrayed herself for
the meeting of the Harvest Cleaners.
she expressed her mind freely and fully
to her Aunt Eunice. eff they try to
make me secretary again. shall UP
and tell them just what / think OF
them" she said with great decision
"Shor' remarked Aunt Eunice, who
had learned not 70 waste words
Yes, I shall" insisted Miss Lamson.
Here I've worked for them for ten
solid years, and they've never even
suggested getting anybody else 10 take
the burden from my shoulders It's
it's disgraceful!'
On Miss Lamson's return, Aunt Eunice
cast cne glance at her niece, and then
put in her word of sympathy.
Poor child, they've imposed on you
ag;unl' she said, in her soothing voice.
Imposed on mel" cried Miss I.amson
a dul. flush rising to her cheek bones.
Il should think they had. declined
the nomination. and they elected that
little Robins woman right over ny
headI But there's no such thing rs
gratitude nowadays"
The Washington times., 1907-12-28
HER LITTLE GAME.

After tea she brought over his pipe
and his slippers
John she whispered tenderly. do
you know my conscience has been hurt
ing me and I have formed a little con-
science fund"
Conscience fund.-" asked the big hus-
band In surprise.
1es, dear You see 7 have been bor-
rowing a few dollars out Of your vest
pockets every night for week and here
Is the entire sum.
well, Well You are an honest
little woman"
And John?"
Well. my dear?''
NOw-nOw that I have been so honest.
would-would You mind giving me the
conscience fund to buy the pretty hat I
saw in a window tOday2"-Exchange
The Washington times., 1907-12-28
LITTLE MEN READY
FOR HOLIDAY BOUT

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. w-Every-
thing is going with a swing at the train
ing camps Of the two little champions.
Abe Attell and Owen Moran, and the
men who are preparing the principal
fight on New Year Day, are thoroughly
satisfied with results.
In Attells case there is an official as
surance that he is safely within the
weight limit. while from San Rafael
comes a report that the little English
man can make 120 pounds at twenty-four
hours notice.
Attell is still a strong favorite with
the betting contingent, the pressure of
Attell money causing the odds against
the English lad to lengthen to 10 to Z
today. It IS said that several commits
sions have been sent mere from Los
Angeles.
The Washington times., 1907-12-28
A. A. j. GETS OUT
OF SKATING GAME

MAI John ]. Dixon. secretary of the
Amateur Athletic Union. yesterday an
nounced that the articles of alliance
between the union and the international
Skating Union had been adopted by a
mail vote OF the board OF governors
and the articles were duly signed by the
officers OF both associations yesterday.
All matters pertaining TO skating are
now In the hands OF the International
Skating Union, which Is allied with the
Amateur Skating Association of Canada.
the Western Skating Association OF Can
ada, the Eastern Skating Association OF
the United States. and the Western
Skating Association Of the United States
The Amateur Athletic Union will have
control OF all games Of basketball
whether on skates or not.
The Washington times., 1907-12-28
NATIONAL BARS
BURNS PALMER
FIGHT SCHEME

NEW YORK. Dec 2-Tommy
Burns viii not meet Jack Palmer
at the National Club in London.
The English gentlemen in the big
club will not stand for Palmer in
any form at all. and as for Burns.
they Will not break their necks Of
fering him purses. His conduct In
the Moir fight has soured them on
him. and the welcome is not as plain
as it was.
The Washington times., 1907-12-28
The Membership.

The membership Of the association
has grown IN the last year from thirty
five 10 fifty-five institutions. Those who
have notified the secretary Of their in
tention 10 be represented today are the
Case School, Colgate University, Dart
mouth College. DenisOn College, Dick
!nscn College Franklin and Marshall
College. George Washington University.
Grove City COllegr, HaverfOrd College.
Kenyon College. Lehigh University.
Miami University. New York University,
Obcrlin College, Ohio University. Ohio
Wesleyan University, Pratt Institute,
Rochester University, Rutgers College,
Seton Hall. SWarIhmOTe College, TUFTS.
Union College. University Of Chicago.
University Of Colorado. University Of
Missouri. University OF Minnesota. Uni
vcrsity OF Nebraska, University OF North
Carolina, University Of Pennsylvania,
University OF Texas University of
Wooster, Vanderbilt University, Wash
ingtOn and Jefferson College, Wesleyan
University. Westminster University,
West Point. University Of West NiT-
sinia. Western University Of Pennsyl-
vania. Williams College, BucknelI Uni
versity, Syracuse University. University
Of Vermont. Amherst College, Ale
gheny College, Ohio State University,
and the University of Virginia.
The Washington times., 1907-12-28
GUS WADE PLANNING
BILLIARD MATCHES

Gus Wade, of the Palace billiard par
lors, will pull. off a number of matches
after the holidays. Gus is in excellent
form and will probably enter some of
the matches himself.
The Washington times., 1907-12-28
BASKETBALL GAMES
ON CARD TONIGHT

Basketball fans should have a run for
their money at the Y. NJ. c. A. tonight.
when that team meets the Belvederes,
for the past two years champions Of
Maryland.
Before the big game there will be
one between the Y. NJ. c. A Reserves
and the Fort Myer quint.
The I. NJ. c. A. athletes are planning
a lively session for New Year Day.
From 8 to p. m there will be various
athletic events in the gymnasium, and
from TO p. m. the swimming pool
will be the scene Of diving and racing
competitions.
The basketball Iine-ups Cor tonight
are:
The Washington times., 1907-12-28

Not having sufficient IaureIs. T>y Cobb
proposes TO make the Augusta bail
tossers look sick. and has decided 70
picy indoor baseball in that city this
winter Charley Dexter. once Of Louis
Vile, is TO be the leader Of the GeOrEiaug
IN the South Atlantic League next sea-
son, but he lacks the pluck Of Ty and
refuses TO take q chance on indoor ban.
In his first game Cobb swatted the big
sphere for an average OF so
The Washington times., 1907-12-28

Wilhelm, Of Birmingham who wes
drafted or purchased by BroOklyu-there
is little diherence-spoken Of as John
ny Dobbs's successor as manager Of the
Nashville team
The Washington times., 1907-12-28
Other Charges.

Billy Frank says: "I was compelled
to lose n lot OF time during the race
because 1 had no supplies. Had HaIpin
purchased a bag for me I would not
have been compelled to stop and might
have finished in a better position"
Robert G. Leavitt. Of Eo-ton. says
Halpin quartered the athletes IN a
building in Athens that was so damn
that many Of the athletes contracted
sore throats.
w. D. Eaton, Of Boston. SAYS. the
men were not properly housed and
were badly fed. The house in which
they were quaTtcred was extremely
damp and the food unwholesCme.
d A Sullivan, Of Anaconda saws.
Had II not been for Halpin's interfer-
eAce l might have won my wrestling
bout He discouraged me and prevented
me from training for the bout"
Lawson Robertson SAYS Manager Hal
pin discourage the entire team from
the minute they sailed from New York
until the athletes returned.
The Washington times., 1907-12-28

Artie Holman will have competition IN
his bidding for the Des MOines fran
chise- Jessie Tannehil, of the Boston
Americans. also has aspirations in this
direction.
The Washington times., 1907-12-28
Cohn's Charge.

Harvey Cohn says: "Halpin caused
the American team to lose some points.
Had he been a proper manager, I think
Billy Frank would have finished sec
ond. II not first. instead Of third in
the Marathon race. Before the race
Halpln was asked to provide Frank
with bag in which he could carry
supplies which he might need while on
The Washington times., 1907-12-28
HALPIN MAKES REPLY
TO THOSE WHO ROAST
METHODS AT ATHENS
Says CompIainants Were Bad Actors and Made
Him Ashamed of His Position-Demands Spe-
cific Charges-CriticiSmS Continue.

the run. A small bag was selected
one which could be strapped around
his neck and carried without impeding
his speed. Halpin refused to buy this.
and Frank was compelled to carry his
supplies in a handkerchief strapped over
his shoulder.
Before a quarter Of the journey was
completed the bottles containing water
and .stimulants Jostled against each
other IN the handkerchief and were
broken For the remainder Of that grind
Frank was compelled to continue with
out supplies he needed.
When he needed water he was COM
PEELED TO stop and beg the Greek sol
diers stationed along the route for a
drink Sometimes he got II and more
times he was refused. All these stops
cost him many minutes. and in my
opinion prevented him from making a
better showing. Halpin was also asked
10 have some Of the boys stationed ut
various points along the route Halpiu
refused
The Washington times., 1907-12-28

Frank Selee contenpIates abandoni7E5
Pueblo and buying an interest in the
Denver club Of the Western League.
Denver IS 70 be congratulated.
The Washington times., 1907-12-28
Suppress Summer Bail.

The committee which was appointed
to Try 10 secure the entrance Of the big
colleges into the association will also
make its report. This report will re-
cite the method TO be followed in the
selection OF future football rules COM
mittees to meet the views Of the big
colleges. It Will also tell OF the addi-
ton OF Pennsylvania and Chicago 10
the ranks Of the colleges enrolled; II
VIII relate the refusal OF Harvard.
Yale, Princeton. Cornell and Annapolis
10 join.
The summer baseball problem viii be
taken up and recommendations made.
The Investigation conducted by Prof
HetherinSton has been sweeping and
embodies reports OF conditions from
siNty-One different localities All the
evils are enumerated and classified and
the method Of reaching them discussed.
II IS inten5ed first TO declare that the
principle Of strict amateurlsm must be
applied 20 baseball as 20 all other
sports, and that every effort must be
made - uphold IT, The method OF sup
pressing the present violations viii be
the subject or discussion.
The Washington times., 1907-12-28
asebA Basketball Boxing Wrestling and Other Sporting Gossip of Interest
SUMNER BASEBALL
WILL Be HARD HIT
intercollegiate A. A. Propose
Radical Reforms
Today.

NEW YORK, Dec. 28-The intercol-
legiate Athletic Association Of the
United States win enact drastic re-
forms at its meeting at the Murray
Hill Hotel this afternoon
It VIII take up the matter Of summer
baseball and pass regulations which II
expects viii cure the crying evil II
viii suggest means to correct abuses
in basketball. and II viii name the mem
bers of the football rules committee
TO represent il in recasting the playing
rules On this committee there will be
one new face, displacing a well-known
legislator.
These things were decided upon yes
terday afternoon at a session OF the
executive committe OF the association.
II met at the Murray Hill Hotel and
was in session for FIVE hours. II was
attended by President Palmer E. Pierce,
West Point; Harry L. Williams. Uni
versity Of Minnesota; Louis \ Bevier.
Rutgers; Prof. W. L. Dudley. Wander
bilt University; Prof. c. W Hethering-
ton, University OF Missouri: Prof c. =.
St John, Oberlin College, and Prof
Henry d. Wild, Williams.
The Washington times., 1907-12-28

Lee QUillan, a good hitter and q poor5
fielder. who was with the White So1sl
last year, IS likely 70 be with the Buf-
faIos next season.
The Washington times., 1907-12-28
DIAMOND CHIPS

According TO Canadian reports, Nike
Kelley Will draw bigger salary from
Toronto than Joe Kelley drew.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-04
STRAIN TOO GREAT
Hundreds Of Brownsville Readers Find
Daily Toll a Burden.

The hustle and worry of bust
ness men,
The hard work and STOPPING of
workmen,
The wonan's household cares,
Are too great strain on the
kidneys.
Backache. headache, sideache,
Kidney troubles, urinary trou-
bles follow.
Cameron Zamora, janitor at DR..
Wilcox Bldg, 1907 Iturbide ST.,
Laredo. Texas. says: 4 was
troubled with backache and other
symptoms of kidney ailment for
several years. Whenever I caught
cold or did little extra work the
symptoms appeared at their worst.
The pain in my back would get SO
bad sometimes that l could not
stoop over to save my life and the
secretions from the kidneys were
scanty and painful. One box of
Doan's Kidney Pills cured this
difficulty and it is now some time
since my back has given me any
annoyance. I can certainly re-
commend this remedy to any per-
son similarly afflicted"
Plenty more proof like this from
Brownsville people. Call at J. L.
Putegnat & Bro. S drug store, and
ask what customers report.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan $
and take no other.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-04
AC onundrum.

When is cord not a cord?" is
a conundrum requiring no diff
Guilty in solution to householders
who buy wood. In the good old
days when Davies was an authority
in matters mathematical a cord
was supposed to be something like
eight feet long, four feet high
and four feet wide. As the years
have gone by it seems to have
shrunk proportionately, as the
price of arboreal material has adj
vanced. If the ratio of decrease
continues, after a while when a
citizen has a cord of wood deliV-
cred in his back yard. he will have
to hire the constable with search
warrant to find it for him.-Bee-
vile Bee.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-04
Rub Feathers Wrong Way.

Sometimes it falls to the editor S
lot to rub the feathers of reader
or a number of them the wrong
way and for day or so they use
up a good deal of time in the effort
to make life burden to the unfor-
tunate. At other times they forget
their grievances and vie with each
other as to which can make the
editor feel best. In the occupation
of making a newspaper there are
so many more of the other kind
that simply a tonic effect is given
by the former. A paper that does
its full duty to the community in
which it is published turns its back
on half of its readers every week.
for there is just that proportion
which disagree with it on some
proposition every seven days. No
man with enough brains to smear
teaspoon tries to please every one
all the time, and if the editor
pleases all of his readers part of the
time he is doing his best. No one
that we know falls out with another
for an honestly expressed opinion,
and if we run afoul of bird of
that kind he is passed up as quickly
as the deed can be done. When
we started out we did not expect
to say very much and feel that the
end has been reached when we say
that the people appreciate paper
if assured of its honesty of purpose,
and when it takes a firm stand on
any matter OF public concern,
whether all are agreed on the point
or not.-Exchange.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-04
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 rumb1ing sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely clos
e1, Deafness is the resnit, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases ont of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an infarned 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
Cnre. Send for circulars free
F. J.CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
TakeHalrs FanIilyPillsf for constipation
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-04
ComnuIsorv Aroherx.

Archery was once a compulsory
exercise in every English parish aft
er Sunday church. at is a worthy
game" preached Bishop Latimer, "a
wholesome kind of exercise and
much commended in physic." A
fine of a halfpenny for abstaining
from archery practice on Sunday
was enforced in Edward HIS reign,
and Henry Wills crack regiment,
the yeomen of the guard, was COM
posed entirely of bowmen. Archery
fourished some time after the intro
duction of the hand gun, though
this had been used in England as
early as 1471. This developed, in
James Us time, into the caliver, so
called from the English misconcep-
ton of an order to supply English
soldiers with guns of the same Cali
Der" as the French pattern, and the
longbow was finally abandoned in
the civil wars.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-04
Real Estate Transfers.

Following are the real estate
transfers filed for record with the
county clerk of Cameron county
during the past week:
Brownsville, Land & Irrigation
company to H. w. Noyes, Farm
Lot, No. Is, one acre, more OF
less, for $500 and Farm Block
No. IS, 40 acres, more or less,
$500.
Adam M. Davidson to Charles
and Laura A. Scott, partition share
No. 81 in San Juan de Carricitos
grant; for S24o.
Manuel P. Rodriguez to Damaso
Lerma, IL of Lot 4, Bk.. 113,
city property; for $3.50
e. Lindsey and wife to c. E.
Hammond and D. P. Gay, 1850
acres out of Espiritu Santo grant,
for SIS, 900.
Geo. NJ. Putegnat and wife to
Eliza Putegnat, Lot II, Blk. "a,
city property, for S41O7 so.
c. Lindsey to w. H. Petty, two
lots in town of Olmito, for S225.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-04
Roasting the Judge.

The hardest jolt a trial Judge
ever received was delivered by a
lawyer, Tom Simpson by name
who was arguing a motion for a
new trial before Judge John W.
Henry; who was then on the
Twenty-seventh judicial bench,
Int later went to Kansas City.
simson was particularly severe
in his criticism of the way the trial
had been conducted, and he insist
"a that on the showing he made
Judge Henry was bound in justice
TO grant him new trial.
So bitter was the lawyer in his
remarks that the judge was finally
irritated. He said:
For goodness'sake Mr.. Simpson
please give the court credit for a
little sense. anyway. "
Quick as flash of lightning the
lawyer responded:
But, your honor, in present
mo a motion for a new trial, the
ssW saws that we can not consider
anything not developed at the
erial on the merits.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-04
COMPLIMENTARY HOP.
Visiting Ladies Entertained at Opera
House Last Evening.

The complimentary hop which
was rendered by the young men OF
Brownsville to Misses Stramcke
and Bradley of Lexington, Mo-,
at the opera house last evening
was quite an enjoyable event The
weather was just cool enough. and
the excellent music by the Mex
lean band and fine floor also con-
tributed towards making dancing
a delight. Neat programs, con-
veying theccmplinents of Browns
vile to the fair honorees, were
provided, and the ladies soon had
all dances taken, with scarce room
enough to record the extras.
About eleven o'clock, coffee
and cake were served from tables
set as usual on the stage, which
was prettlly decorated.
Besides Misses Stramcke and
Bradley, those present included
Mr.. and Mrs. Killough. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Celaya, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Besteiro, Mr.. and Mrs. R. B.
Creager, Mesdames Loew, Cain,
4. D. Putegnat, bennett and
Fletcher, Misses Julia L. Bollack,
Wells, Eugene and Jeanne Brulay,
Cooke, Lott, Rosa Stowe, Seaman,
and Florence, Messrs Ashheim,
Wood, Stegman. McGary, Rabb,
Dworman, Wise, Newman, Joe.
Cooke. ]. bennett, D. Kowalski,
Bell, L. Brulay, Wagner, c. Wre-
ford, E. Hicks, Stowe and J. Ce-
laya, jr.
The following visitors from
other points were also present:
DR.. and Mrs. ]. D. Cox of Corpus
Christi, Misses Josephine and Be
atrice Hooks of Hidalgo county,
Miss Hill of Bal1inger, Texas,
and Miss Alexander of Laredo.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-04
FISH m ITALY.
Octopus, Sea Robin, Sea Spider and
Skate Used For Food.

ONahC CSCN ~ S~~-s
'gThe fish had peculiar but
agreeable taste, said a globe trot-
ter. "Its flesh was a little tough
and elastic. That, though, I didn'i
mind. I rather like it, as one likes
the elastic toughness of clam"
He was describing a dinner in
Rome. He went on:
Georgia l said to the waiter.
what kind of fish is this ?
:" Fried octopus, signor,' Gorgio
answered calmly.
81 ate no more. Fried octopus
The idea! I'd as soon have eaten
fried rattlesnake
II found that in Italy and in
southern France the octopus makes
popular dish. And after that,
taking a deep interest in the Roman
fish stalls, I found on sale number
of sea things that we consider harm
eful and disgusting.
THE sea robin, for instance. His
body is Ike a eatfsh's in shape. In
color it is speckled and ugly, frog
like, brown and black. And it has
pair of brown wings. Well, this
fish, which we always throw over
board, the Roman dealers get 3
cents apiece for.
''The sea spider. It looks like a
great spider, and it is covered with
black slime. You catch It when you
60 grabbing, and, with a cry of dis
gust, you toss it overheard again
round, black body, from which a
dozen jointed, restless tentacles
ray. But the sea spider is cher
ished dish in Italy.
"Do you know the skate? A fiat,
round body, with a long, slim tail
one side of the body white, and here
a grotesque parody of the human
face is seen-two eyes, nose, mouth.
The skate Is a horror to look at, and
an American would as soon eat rat !;
but in Italy big, pale skates are on
sale at every fish stall.
"You will not believe it, but it is
a fact that there are even certain
types of jelly fish that the Italians
eat. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-04
The Story of a White Lie.

Is white lie ever justified? That
at least some people believe it has
no excuse is proved by the following
tale: An ancient rabbi came to a
city where all the people were truth
full, married one of the inhabitants,
had two children and prospered.
One day a neighbor called when the
rabbits wife was washing her head,
and the rabbi, going to the door, was
seized by false modesty and said
that she had gone out. Thereupon
both of his children died, and, as
no one died in that city before
reaching old age, the neighbors
made inquiries, the rabbi confessed
what he had done and was ordered
to leave the city Immediately.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-04
olive oiI.

The bright and limpid appearance
of the best olive oil is secured by re-
peatedly passing it through layers
Of carded cotton wool as a filter.
The clarified oil of Italy is then, I'M
til bottled or sold in bulk, kept in
cold storage in masonry tanks lined
with hard marble and covered
Those who use much oil and have
a cold, dark place in which to keep
it find it economical to buy good
brand Of oil in gallon packages. It
can be drawn off into quart or pint
bottles for convenient use and also
SO that the large quantity may not
be exposed too frequently to the
air-New York Post.