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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-07
MODERN AFRICA.
The Partitioning of the Continent
Among the Powers.

By 1895 the partition of Africa
had become an established fact. Al
most every square mile Of its sur
face having been scrambled for
there is no better word) by the
great powers of Europe, the most
remarkable circumstance Of this gi-
gantic acquisition of territory was
the absence of international strife.
Africa emerged from the struggle
of the chancelleries of Europe to
find itself provided with new mas
tiers in many directions. France
had become the possessor of {, $780,
600 square miles of territory, 1,600,-
900 Of which lay in the great Sa-
hara desert; Great Britain of 2,200,-
900; Germany, newcomer, of near
ly 100000; Italy, also a new ar
rival, of $4,000, including a doubt
fully assigned claim upon Abys-
sinia; Spain of 10000; the three
free states OF republics-Liberian,
Belgian and Afrikander Duteh-of
100000.
The oldest colonies, Turkey and
Portugal, claimed 100000 and
S25, 900. A total in all of Il, 3f0,-
900, leaving the poor little fraction
of 230, 900 unallotted, of which TO-
900 lay in the great lakes and most
of the remainder in the balance Of
boundary commissions.
BY 1905 Britain, in annexing the
South African republics and estab-
fishing with Egypt a joint control
of the Sudan, added 100000 to her
total, and with her practical control
of the destinies of Egypt itself is
today the virtual ruler over some
100000 square miles.
No partition of such a vast pOr-
ton of the worlds surface had ever
taken place in so short a space of
time, nor any one of even approach
ing magnitude, without severe and
bloody human struggles. Britain
had undoubtedly secured the lions
share, or perhaps the only share
in which men of European descent
could live and prosper materially
and physically.
Africa possessed unique, though
perhaps untoward features for sue
cessful development. Lying main
ly, as it does, 80 degrees north and
south of the equator, it was essen
italy the tropical continent. Its
physical features resembled no 9th
er continent.-Lieutenant Colonel
Sir Percy Girouard in Scribner's.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-07
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
The History of This Wonderful and
imposing Structure.

Washington monument IS won
derful structure and very imposing.
Built of white marble, absolutely
without ornamentation and capped
by an aluminium pyramid, this i'm.
mense needle rises to height OF
over 555 feet.
1t took thirty-six years to build,
cost 81, 100000 and weighs close
upon 100000 tons. There is room
enoua n the interior of the mon
ument Nouse an army of 1900
men, f e landings will accom-
modate, -, the stairs 1916, the
upper and lower platforms $50 and
the elevator 80. There are 900
stems. The weight of the capstone
is $500 pounds, while the number
of blocks of marble used IN Its con-
struction reached $4,000.
The cornerstone of this gigantic
monument was laid on July 4, 1913,
and on the 9th of December, l8Sl
the topmost stone of the pyran;,;a
was set. Two months later tAe
treat shaft was dedicated ne
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-07

For information concerning rates,
routes, ETC., see local agent, or address,
VIM. DoHERTY, G. P. & T. A.
Corpus Christi, Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-07

That Englishman who IS taikins
about the ioyless American face
never saw us on pay day;-Ioied'
Blade.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-07
Gulf Coast Line Nurseries
KfngsvIIIe. Texas.

Everything in trees. plants and
vines to develop horticulture in
this new semi-tropic Texas-that
is. everything of certain adarta-
bility as to sort and variety.
Almost all fruits succeed here,
but only in certain special varie-
ties or grated on special roots.
We handle l':ese only.
Write Tor CataIog aud Price List.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-01-07
,THE BOOK THAT PLEASED.
Papa Plays Low Down Literary Trick
on Mamma.

Oh McHittlSs
''Boys viii be boys, but some of
US have been on earth so long that
we forget the pleasures that ap-
pealed to US in the days Of our
youth" observed a well known pub
lie official in the federal building
recently.
81 think I can best Illustrate the
truth of this fact by relating a story
Of what happened in a family of
my friends.
''When little Willie went to bed
the other night he was careful to
) hang up his juvenile pants so that
S.Ethe pockets would be turned to the
zzwall. The action caught the eye of
5sSsS.lis fond mother and she proceeded
20 investigate as soon as Morpheus
Shad Iulled the youngster to sweet
AGand gentle dreams.
= 'Instead of finding a deck Of
7Ygards, a corncob pipe or real yeYolv-
e. e. as she had fearfully anticipated,
lSSQne good woman found, to her mind,
Asomething whole lot worse-a
blood and thunder novel, one of the
kind that deals in daring adyen-
lures, mushy love and heroes by the
peck. But YOU know the style. You
have read them. So have l, 10000
or more.
'SThe Mortified mother made no
attempt 10 Eide the awful pain that
fickere1 ind her beating heart,
and fly downstairs three steps
at a TIM kshed into the library
"sOh, Harry she cried in tone
of pure anguish to her husband.
look at this awfal thing found
in the pocket Of Willie's trousers"
s'That won't hur5 him, sad
Harry without going into ti.e spell
of spasrl5 seemingly necessary on
spch occasions.
BIT a...:iill,' lie added reaeetiveiy,
Il guess l Ecd Letter Ike cc-c OF it.
Papa $50, thn or--ox.o1s roe!
in his ..e5. e-1 taca followed q
B long parental G::->f.-,'' q tee osh s
OF traininE Tie rs:@g ce-ee-toA ~
the way It Should grow 4 leT
evenings later, after little Willie
had been put to led, the husband
t-rned to his wife with a cheei,y
SMILE.
~9Iinnie,' said he, 4 picked up a
rare piece Of literature today, and
thought perhaps if you had nothing
else on hard l would read 1t to
you ;.
"sAll right, / don't mind, replied
the wife, who probably thought she
had no alternative.
$50 papa began to read and, mann
ma became intensely interested.
The clock struck midnight, and papa
dropped the book with sigh. >.
et1t's getting late, dear. We.wlll
finish the book tomorrow night.
\ a0There are only few more
chapters, Harry pleaded the wife,
Ind I really can't sleep until l know
Nv the story turns out
Thus encouraged papa continued
ing. and did not stop until the
vas reached.
Yell, Minnie, what do you think
he asked as he laid the work
Fine, answered Minnie Where
you ever get it
It's the book you found IN the
rocket of Willie's pants was the
smiling reioinder." Indianapolis
Star
That Englishman who IS talking
about the ioyless American face
never saw us on pay day:-Loiede
Blade.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-23
GAVE HER A SHOCK.
Preachers Text Seemed Like Home
Thrust to Choir Singer.

To the Inhabitants of the little town
of Princeton, Me-, the subject of mat.
rimony is a serious one, there being
very few eligible men in the place,
while old maids are legion The little
church in the town being without a
pastor was receiving a candidate every
Sunday from some theological semi
nary, and the maiden ladies were anx-
iously awaiting for the parish to de-
eide which of the candidates should
permanently fill the pulpit.
At last the decision was made.
Now, the choir was composed almost
wholly of ambitious maidens, so it is
needless to say that on the morning
of the first sermon by the new min
lister every member of the choir was
arrayed in the brightest ribbons and
gayest smiles Perhaps the foremost
one in the chase for admirers was a
Miss Duplicy, and she had chosen the
seat in the choir where she could not
fail to be seen by the minister.
That morning the minister chose for
his sermon this subject:
Keep thine eye single" and the
first words of his sermon were these:
Beware of duplicity." All eyes
turned to Miss Duplicy, The next
Sunday she gave up her seat in the
0hoir
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-23
Double royalty.

Discussing the question Of Harry
X. Thaw's insanity, DR.. Mansley
Knight, the noted alienist. said:
'That reminds me Of a politician
who had q morbid love Of visiting in
sane asylunH and talking to the In
mates. Though this ID bad for the
mental health of the men. must ad-
NIT that his journeys often yield him
the oldest little stories, 4T
Wandering through q certain asy-
lum's wards one day, he came upon q
man who sat in a brown study on q
bench.
elbow do you do, sirT said the
politician. What is your name, may
ask?
"My name?' said the other, frown-
ing Aercely. Why, Car Nicholas, OF
course
Indeed?' said the politician. Yet
the last time was here you were the
emperor Of Germany
eyes, of course said the other
quickly; but that was by my first
wife,"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-23

Joking, aha laughed a cool, ripping
laugh. Every old!" she said Il al
ways thought 1t so marvellous how
Pears Annual could afford to do It.
Quite gem, now It's varnished"
(She laughed again. Il suppose
there's nothing good here?" She was
gone.
"She's envious!" said the +. G. "of
course it's old, isn't 1t? wonder II
it's signed? No. Well, they weren't
alw- Yes, 1t is! Look! What 10
It? P"
Unhappily there could be no doubt.
Beneath the dim-tohed varnish there
was still legible, in bold handwriting;
Pears"
Neither of us spoke It; but the F.
c. silently turned the pictures face
towards her. Also she took hanson
home.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-23

ture clear. Villainous-faced men and
women lolled against the rails, staring
with lack-luster eyes at their stock
observation-disclosures of rubbish in
every possible variety. The purchas-
ers-to-be. for the most part, displayed
an equal lack of interest.
The F. G. was delighted. what a
fascinating place" she cried. But
noticed that she kept her gloves on,
and turned the fascinating treasures
cautiously with the end OF her UNI.
brella. The sellers lowered on her in
resentment. AS dealer she did not
convince. Mentally they raised their
prices.
Still she bought-bought, till was
laden-bought for the mere JOY OF
buying. The meat market might be
THE Antiquary's Paradise" but this
Friday was clearly day off Her
purchases included nothing in the
least degree heavenly, and not much
that was antique. She had got a
scent-bottle Ito fit a silver top at
home), table-bell, heavy frame,
and had dissuaded her from a pair
Of massive candelabra. (The stall.
holders would not deliver purchases.)
She was just discussing an old hat,
designed for use on future expeditions.
Suddenly she started back,
Good gracious! Who'd ever'd-?"
what have you SEEM" murmured
anxiously She was staring in hor-
ror down the lane of rubbish. / fol-
lowed her gaze.
1t was Mrs. Buckingham, few
yards off, sweeping along in the ex-
IRENE of fashion.
"She must have read the same arti-
Gle" l whispered, secretly rejoicing.
Mrs. Buckingham raised her lorg.
nettes and scanned the f. C.'s cos
tune coldly. "How dye do, my dear?"
she said, languidly. What queer
place! didn't see your carriage"
and she passed on.
"Cat!" Kissed the F. c., if one can
hiss such words. Luckily I'm always
smarter than she is, the old frump!"
"And lucky" said, gently, that
had got my decent clothes on"
looked up, to see if had got my
own back on the point of clothes.
There was a dainty tear in the corner
Of the F. C.'s eye. Relenting, | grew
sympathetic. Mrs. Buckingham was
always Wiley dressed, the F. G. always
charming.
Il think we'll CO." said the F. G. in
bedraggled tones. Probably made
some pretense of resistance, but it
cannot have been too convincing. My
spirits rose as we approached the
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-23

frantically galloped with view to
sale, we should be clear of the vile
place; and l knew that the F. G..
would not drag me there again.
Suddenly she stopped. "Oh!" she
cried.
What is it?" I asked.
"Be careful! Don't look That
article said Old Masters were quite
often bought here. On that stall
oh, do be reful!-there is Titan,
I'm sure"
At last she let me look. The head
was certainly dirty enough, the colors
mellowed almost to obscurity. The F
c. was herself again. She attacked
the man insidiously, asked the price
of endless rubbish, and finally point
ed with contempt at the Old Master.
The F. G. thought the price he
quoted very reasonable.
She bore it off triumphantly, hug
ging it face forward, hoping | think
that some big dealer would make a
noble offer for it; and suddenly some
one did exclaim in surprise: "Hullo!"
We both looked up. 1t was Mrs.
Fenton, smarter, if possible, than even
Mrs. Buckingham.
Been buying?" she smiled. "How
original"
Eyes; I've got an Old Master The
F. G. dubbed with pride.
Mrs Fenton. thought that she was
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-23

This is, OF course, the day OF the
young man, but, Judging from the way
ruilroad wrecks are charged against
ihe intakes of youthful telcgraphers,
j would seem possible that enterpr1s-
ing and economical captains of indus
Try may be catching them too young
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-23
Reat cure.

Bill-Any piece of machinery is
helped by resting.
Jill-Yes; I've always noticed that
my watch goes better after I've got
it out of hook.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-23
uaIllahIa Exnerlence.

Don't you think, Mabel, it was fool
ish of us to have such an expensive
wedding?'
Eyes, dear; but we'll both know bet
ter next time. Life.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-23
Their status.

Parson-I look upon all divorced
men as merely a higher order Of
beasts.
outsider-Just lucky dogs" sup
pose.-N. Y. Times.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-23

OF course rhe negro is good SOL
der. and Senator Foraker need not go
to the trouble 70 Prov il. Anyone who
has ever >re hIrt a work bt the day
instead of h, ii,. niece win testify that
he is grear wneu u com, 70 soljiering
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-01-23

pose. Y. T:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-10

The blossoms are small and grow
somewhat in a spike-form on short.
thin petioles. The buds open first at
the bottom of the stem. They are
shaped like small cucumbers. These
plants grow to a height of about four
feet, and branch out greatly. The up
per stems are long, slender, smooth,
and rather tough. If we taste one, we
shall find that the plant has a very
strong. bitter taste, which resembles
the table mustard. The flowers have
a taste still more bitter. The leaves at
the top are long or linear, but near
the bottom they are broader and are
incised or cOarsely saw-cut. One main
vein runs up the middle of the leaf
with alternate veins running to the
edges.
This species belongs to the four
parted flowers, because there are four
petals, four sepals. six stamens, four
long and two short: the stigma is
round. Most flowers in tours belong
TO the family of the cruciferae, So
called because the petals generally
form a cross. After the flowers have
been fortified. they wither and the
seeds are formed in long, slender pods.
| think these flowers are fortified by
the insects, because they are so at
tractive.-A. 6.
The Poison Thorn Apple.
A plant of striking appearance, now
fruiting, may be found in some fields
near houses. This is the purple thorn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-10

apple. or Jimson weed. Datura tatula,
of the poisonous nightshade family.
The colorless juice of the plants con
tains a narcotic principle that renders
the seed dangerously poisonous and the
heritage somewhat so. Henbane, bella
donna, stramonium. and tobacco, are
derived from members of this family,
Solanaceae, which also contains, how
ever, the tomato and the potato. The
thorn apple has a large, tubular calyx.
and a cylindric, long, five-angled and
plated cOrOlla, BLUSH white or purple
The large leaves are Ovate, smooth and
angular toOthed, with unequal sides
The fruit is egg-shaped. as large as a
small apple and covered with spines.
Both foliage and flower are rank and
i'll scented; the stems two to five feet
high. The dry seeds are numerous.
black, kidney shaped, One-sixth of an
inch long flattened. and wrinkled For
medicine the leaves and seeds are col
lected and dried in the shade. Both
are poisonous; they are used in asth-
ma. Children may be poisoned from
eating them. Leaves or seeds may
bring from TO 8 cents per pound.
Third grades may study and collect
with the teacher.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-10
THE SALT LAKE HERALD: SUNDAY. NOVEMBER TO- 1907

the leaves. and at least % cents per
pound for the dried petals and stamens.
Mullen is used in coughs and catarrh,
to quiet nervous irritation. and to re-
lieve pain and Inflammation. Verbas-
cum thapsus is a fifth grade study. Ac-
cording to Delpino, the blossom is best
adapted to pollen collecting bees. They
alight on the two projecting stamens-
the other three being short and woolly
and rub off pollen on their under
sides from the two projecting stamens,
while clinging for support to the wool
of the three shoter ones. But as soon
as the bee settles on another flower,
its stigma receives the pollen from the
under side of the bees body before it
gets busted with more. The three
stamens furnish the bee with food: the
two load him with pollen. John Bur-
roughs Travelled 5000 miles to see this
velvet plant" The felt-Iike covering
protects the delicate and sensitive
plant cells from intense light, draught,
or cold: since the mullen grows in ex-
posed places, in dry fields, banks or on
stony and waste land near the mouth
of the canyons. The season is likely
to be very dry when it fiowers-June to
September-while the rosettes of the
first years growth must endure the
cold winter before the second or flow
ering season. Blanchan says that
humming birds have been detected
gathering these silken hairs to line
their nests. The stems are made into
walking canes, with the crooked roots
for handles; and country girls are said
to rub their cheeks with the leaves to
make them rosy.
The yellow Mustards.
The coarse hedge mustard, Sysim-
brium officinale, is our most common
species. II has rigid. spreading
branches. and spikes of tiny pale yell
low flowers, quickly followed by anvil
shaped pods that are closely ap-
pressed to the stem. 1t is still bloom
ing, and is a good fourth grade study.
The mustard of the scriptural parable
was probably either a shrub-like tree
of Arabia. which does not now grow in
Galilee, or the common black mustard
of Europe, which grows iuxuriantly in
Palestine today.
Two of the mustard weeds are ex-
tensively used in medicine.
We have both the black, Brassica
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-10

nigra, and the yellow, Snaps alba.
They are very similar. but the black
is larger with seed pods close to the
stem, while the white has spreading
pods larger and paler flowers, and
smooth seeds. The black has seeds
finely pitted. These plants are still
lowering The tops may be pulled off
when most of the pods are mature,
but before they are ready to spring
open, and laid away on a clean shelf
to dry. The seeds are frally gathered
up. They are used for pOultices, in dys-
pepsia, and as an emetic, and may
bring from to cents per pound.
The wild mustard is weedy looking
plant bearing numerous yellow flowers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-10

viously described and the prickly bit
terWeed:
The latter is not so bushy; it has a
dull and dry appearance. 1t grows in
dry places and has less foliage.
The stem is rough, tough; upper part
more hairy than lower; from two to
three feet high and striped red and
brown.
Leaves oval and less pointed; have
a petiole; are much smaller and not
so broad; are in punches and alternate.
There are black spots around the mar
gin of the larger leaves. The small
est leaves have ablack stripe on the
midrib.
The scale of the involucre is differ
ent. 1t appears to be five-scalloped.
There is a black stripe on each seal
lop. Involucre is bell shaped. and
somewhat hairy. The staminate flow
ers are small and bell like on the up
per part of the steam. The piStillate
flower is lower down and finally be-
comes a bur. The burs are many and
are at the base of the leaf.
In taking the staminate flower to
pieces l noticed a red stain. The odor
is strong.
Later on the stem becomes hollow.
1 noticed that the leaves nearest to the
flowers were larger than those lower
down on the stem.
The scientific name of this compos-
lite flower is AmbrOsia artemesifolia.-
a. r.
The Last of the CIovers.
The only specimen of the sixth
grade group 1 found Towering this
week and not previously described is
the tiny, yellow. wild clover, medic or
nonesuch, Medicago lupulina, one of
several plants enormously called the
shamrock, because of its three leaflets.
II lies fiat on the ground, or ascends
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-10

slightly, it's creeping stems varying
from six to twenty inches in length.
1t is infinitely hairy, has a peduncle,
or flower stalk, much longer than the
leaves. bearing an oblong spike of
small yellow flowers of the lucern and
clover type, which, like them, attract
bees and butterflies. The corolla has
five professionalism, wings and keel
as in the sweet pea. Its pods are kid
ney shaped, and the size of a pin head
when ripe, each but one-seeded. BY
massing it's small flowers the little
thing is able to attract the bees with
the bright mass. just as the lucern and
white sweet clover do. The latter
plant, still blooming vigorously, if cut
and dried and hung in the school room
till Thanksgiving day, viii impart
fresh, sweet hay odOr to the air of
the room. The use of these plants as
food for cattle deserves further COM
ment in the class.
The Giant Mullen.
Teachers will please take notice that
the mullen is still blooming, mostly i'm
the canyons or near the mountains. ac-
cording to my observation this year,
at the end of October. 1t can be rec
ogniZed by its tall, erect, stout STEM
sometimes six or seven feet high, it's
white woolly or felt-like appearance
and it's long spike of golden yellow
flowers. The densely hairy, alternate,
sessile, oblOng, acute leaves, rather
thick and rough, measure from four to
twelve inches in length. 1t is a bien-
NAL, and the first year produces only a
rosette of leaves, the tail spike and
flowers appearing the second year. The
leaves and corolla if carefully dried
rejecting the calyx, may be sold. per-
haps. to local druggists and should
bring from 3 TO . cents per pound for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-10
EXCURSION TO OGDEN

Via o. S. L. Round trip S1.OO. Trains
at 7:1O a m, $3.50 a. m, 1926 D. m.
and l =. m.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-04-02
SOGIsdad FIIaTm6nIGa.

Aver han suscrito ocho acciones mas al
capital de esta association, los sefiores Gu.
yos nombres son: doctor don Francisco del
Vale AtiIes, dos acciones; don Ramon
Valdes, dos acciones; don Victor Hustle,
dos accioues, don Antonio Caubet, una y
don Esteban Faura, una.
Con eStas Sc llega unas sesenta accio-
mes, de las Glen en- one SO calcula el maxi
mum de las que Sc necesits colocar en-
San Juan, y no Sc ha explOrado su volun.
tad sino cinco seis de los que han reci
bido la circular de la sociedad; de manera
que puede darse por SECURE que tendrenoS
temporada de opera italiana en- no muy
lejana fecha,
Ell BefioE Ferraris, repEeBsntante peri.
to de la empresa puertOrriquefis saldra
esta semana para Msyagiez y Ponce q
recogeT las firmaS q. se eSpera Be Buscriban
en- esas ciudades importantes que compar-
tirisn los espect6culos artfsticos de la com.
pafiia. Adelante!