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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
BROILED OWL.
The Feeling In Camp Before and After
che First NibbIe.

The Feeling In Camp Before and After
che First NibbIe.
told the guides that it would be
better to begin supper right away in
order that we might not get too hun
CRY before the owl was done. thought
them slow in their preparations for
the meal. 1t was curious, too, for I
had promised them they should have a
piece of the bird. Del was generous.
He said he would give his to Charles;
that he never really cared much for
birds anyhow. Why, once, he said, he
shot a partridge and gave it away, and
be was hungry too. He gave it to a
boy that happened along just then,
and when another partridge flew up
he didn't even offer to shoot it. We
didn't take much stock in that story
until it dawned upon US that he had
shot the bird out of season, and the
boy had happened along just in time
to be incriminated by accepting it as a
present. 1t was better to have him as
partner than a witness.
Wood was gathered then, and the
fire blazed. The OWLS breast-fat and
fine it Iooked-was in the broiler and
on the fire There It cooked-and cook
ed. Then it cooked some more and
sent up an appetizing smell. Now and
then 1 said I thought the time for It
had come, but there was a burden of
opinion that more cooking would bene-
fit the owl. Meantime we had eaten a
pan or two Of trout and a few other
things, the bird, of course, being later
in the bill Of fare. At most dinners
have attended this course is contem-
plated with joy. 1t did not seem to be
on this occasion. Eddie agreed with
Del that he had never cared much for
bird anyway and urged me to take his
share l refused to deprive him of it.
Then he said he didn't feel well and
thought he really ought not to eat any
thing more. 1 said grimly that posi-
bly, this was true, but that he would
eat the owl.
It was served then, fairly divided
and distributed, as food is when men
are on short TatiOns. l took the first
taste-I was always yenturesome-a
little one. Then Immediately I wished
had accepted Eddie's piece. But
meantime he had tasted, too-a misery
taste-and then couldn't have got the
rest of it for money.
For there was never anything so
good as that breast of young owl. 1t
was tender, it was juicy, it was as del
icately favored as a partridge almost
Certainly it was a dainty morsel to US.
who had of late dealt so largely in fish
diet. Had we known where the rest
of that brood of owls had flown we
should have started after them then
and there.-Albert Bigelow Paine in
Outing Magazine
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
ABOVE THE LAW.
Courts Have No Jurisdiction Over
Foreign Ambassadors.

Courts Have No Jurisdiction Over
Foreign Ambassadors.
The chief of an embassy is an au-
gust being and one who boasts some
remarkable privileges. It may be men
toned to begin with that in the land
In which he is officiating an ambassa-
dor ranks Immediately after the
princes OF the blood royal
The ground on which an embassy
stands is in theory as well as in prac-
tee the territory Of the nation to
which its principal occupant belongs
Even if criminal were harbored in
an embassy the police could not enter
the premises without permission.
An ambassador is above the law Of
the country to which he is accredited
The courts have no jurisdiction over
him, and, strangely enough, his sub
ordinates and even his domestic serv-
ants are also inviolate. The humblest
employee in the embassy if he com
mitted a punishable offense- could not
be arrested without the consent of his
master, nor can an embassy official be
imprisoned for debt
Ambassadors are to be envied most
81 ali perhaps for their freedom from
the burden of taxation They dis
burse not one penny in taxes, either
directly or Indirectly, and. as for the
custom house, it is nonexistent so far
as they are concerned No duty what
ever is charged in respect Of wines.
cigars, cigarettes. etc. that are con-
signed TO them
Again. their excellencies need not
bother about taxes unless they please.
That they do so is purely an act of
grace on their part They are not le-
gally exempt from these tantalizing
demands on the purse, but if they de-
clined to meet them there would be no
means of enforcing payment-Casselrs
Journal
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
WHAT THE KATL0AD has DONE.

John Closner, one of HidalgO COun-
tvs prominent men and its sheriff
and tax collector for eighteen years.
is among the guests at the Bexar
Hotel Mr.. ClOsner has just been re-
elected to his joint office. He is own
er and operator of a big sugar mill.
The capacity of his plant is 500, 000
pounds of raw sugar a season. On
his own lands he viii harvest 400
acres of cane. being one-fifth of the
total in sight this year
Cane stands very fine in my part
of the country" he said. There is
no doubt but that We have both the
soil and the climate TO grow cane OF
the very best quality. Before build
ing the road to Brownsville, land in
our section was very cheap. but this
is no longer the case. \ few years
ago | bought a stretch of land down
there for cents and a few months
past sold 1000 acres of the same lot
for $35 an acre. Land down there
now sells at from S35 to 1925 an
acre. and people are mighty glad to
get it at that price. San Antonio
Express.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
A SURPRISING WEDDING.
It Gave a Shock to the Lady Who Was
So Anxious to See 1t.

So Anxious to See It.
An elderly American authoress asked
me to conduct her to a place where
she could see a workman's wedding.
as she required it for a new novel.
writes the Paris correspondent of the
London Gentlewoman. To oblige the
lady l took her to the Lac Saint-Far-
geau. an establishment at the top of
the steep Rue de BeIleviIle.
It was still early when we reached
the place. and no brides or bridegrOoms
were visible as yet. At last two char
a-bancs drove up to the door, and 4
noisy company alighted, all smoking
cigarettes. including the bride, which
shocked my friend exceedingly.
The company then sat down to
luncheon, and we watched them from
q. distance. while a photographer took
up his position near US. The meal did
not last very long and ended in the
bride performing a jig on the table.
while the guests danced around her
They then started games, hide and
had his back turned the bride threw
her arms round the neck of a red hair
ed youth
This !2l 10 4 fight between the two.
The malce became general. the bride
pulling off her wreath and throwing it
at her fathcr-in-law's head. My friend
looked on in breathless excitement,
while the guests jumped over the Ia
bles and chairs, but when the bride
turned somersault, alighting on the
bridegroom's shoulders, the good lady's
indignation rose to a high pitch, and it
was only then that 1 told her what l
and the reader no doubt, tOo-guessed
long before. that they were a party Of
acrobats rehearsing a scene for a cine
matograph company.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
Point Isabel Items
To The Herald:

To The Herald:
Point Isabel, Texas, Nov. 2O.-De-
lightful weather, many geese and
ducks, and abundance of fish, and
excellent health cause the residents
and visitors of Isabel to rejoice in
the bouyance of prosperity and good
spirits.
The Jefferson inn, one of the finest
tells in South Texas, is doing a fair
business already under its new man
agement. The proprietor has ar
ranged with the boatmen to have
launch or sail to leave the wharf at
1 O'Clock daily for Tarpon Beach and
return in the afternoon in time to
catch the train for Brownsville This
arrangement gives the guests an Op-
portunity to take in Tarpon Beach
after dinner
J. A. Cobolini of Brownsville is
stopping at the Jefferson Inn.
A party of young men from Dali
las, after spending several days here
fishing and hunting. left this after
noon over the Rio Grande railroad
for Dallas. They were Messrs. Jack
and Tom Day and James Hardie.
three as fine young Americans as
Texas knows. They stopped at JEFF
ferson Inn and were loud in their
concentrations of the hotels excel
lence in coziness, neatness and con-
venience of its apartments the beauty
of its construction and location, and
the finenesS of its cuisine
AIessrs. Louis. Kowalski, Fulgencio
Lopez, and Jose Celaya. of Browns
vile, came down this morning to
spend a few days enjoying the luxu-
ries of Isabel.
They are guests of the Jefferson
Inn.
A very good crowd took in Tarpon
Beach today.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
LEGAL WORD SPECIALISTS.
Have to Know Exact Shade of Mean,
ing In Words and Phrases.

ing In Words and Phrases.
"Some people seem to think that an
important legal document can be
drawn up by lawyer in the time it
takes his client to smoke Il cigar" re-
marked a gray haired law clerk the
other day. at takes time and the
most scrupulous care TO get things
just right If lawyers were not care
full the Lord only knows where the
clients would land.
''Why, l know a man in one Of the
great law offices who is a specialist in
the exact shade of meaning of each
word OF phrase used in a legal docu-
ment. Nothing goes out Of that Office
without being submitted first to him
to pass upon. Sometimes he win give
a week to the study of but one shor;
but very important paper. theorizing
as to the possibilities of its meaning
being construed this way and that
When he gets through with docu
ment, however, and has submitted ev
cry word of it to the acid test there is
practically no chance Of its not being
exactly right, as to its verbiage at
least. In some cases, too, it is deemed
desirable by clients to becloud the
meaning of a contract so that there Is
a Ioophole for its being construed f.
another way in the event of certaiA
contingencies occurring. That i
where the services of an expert wor,,
fuo,0Ior orc fndicDapca bla
''The biggest case that ever heard
Of in this line was when one of the
great corporations wished to issue
some mortgage bonds against its prop
erty. A long contract had to be drawn
and the wording on the back of the
bond had to be decided upon. TIE
matter was so important that, after
the attorneys themselves had decided
on the forms to be used. it was turned
over to two of these experts in yer
biage.
'They looked up the dictionary
meaning Of practically every word
used in the two documents and made
innumerable changes and suggestions.
Before the papers were finished thirty
different drafts Of each of the two
documents had been made, and there
was not a word used in the final form
Of the papers that had not been con-
sidered carefully, not only as to its
Individual meaning, but also as to its
individual relation to the other words
Of the phrase or sentence containing
it. 1t is safe to say that these two
documents are never likely to be as
sailed successfully in a court Of law
and that they mean exactly what the
corporation and its counsel wished
them to mean-''-New York Press.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
TRYING TO RAISE THE BONUS.
SIM Antonio Business Men Are Slow
In Coming Across.

(From the San Antonio Light. NOV, III
Subscriptions of $4,000 each to the
railroad bonus were secured this
morning by William Cassin and Thos.
B. Palfrey from the San Antonio
Brewing association and the Lone
Star Brewing Co. These are the first
subscriptions received from any of
the larger industrial or manufactur-
ing corporations in San Antonio.
The San Anotonio Gas & Electric
Co., the San Antonio Traction Co. and
the San Antonio Water Supply Co
have not yet subscribed, but the mat
ter has been referred to their boards
of directors and favorable replies are
expected within a few days. These
are concerns that cannot fail to be
benefited by the increase OF popula-
ton resulting from the building of
the railroad. as they control necessi-
ties and everybody is compelled to
patronize them. Large subscriptions
are expected from all of them.
A new grip on the bonus campaign
will be taken this afternoon at a
meeting of the BUSINESS Mems Club.
which was called by the central COM
mittee composed of Charles b. Null
LAZY, William Dassin, II. NJ Aubrey
Jake Wolff and Charles Graebner.
1t was stated this morning that at
this meeting the most aggressive ac-
ton would be taken. The call for the
meeting, which was sent to about 40
leading business men, is as follows:
The first weeks canvass for the
1925. goo necessary to secure for San
Antonio the construction of the rail-
road to the 10 Grande Valley has re-
suited in the signing up of about
$55. 900. Considering the amount of
work done and the number of people
seen this is a gratifying return. The
fact remains that the vast majority
of the citizenship in a position to sup
port this movement have not been
seen, although some of the commit
teemen have worked industriously
and merit the gratitude fthe entire
community.
A number of the leading business
men of the city have promised to
meet at the Business Mems Club to-
morrow at o'clock in the afternoon
to devise a new plan of campaign.
They want you to be there This
means you personally selected. Please
do not fail TO be on hand promptly at
o'clock tomorrow"
About $4,000 was subscribed yes
terday in a number of small subscrip-
tions.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There is only one way TO cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infamed you have a rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed. Deafness is
the result, and unless the intlamma-
ton can be taken to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by Catarrh, which is nothing but an
infamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cuerd by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O
Sold by all druggists 75c.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
II All Candidates Wore White.

The word candidate" is from the
Latin "candidatus." Literally it means
white ROBBED. and it was thus called be-
cause in Rome those who sought Office
wore a glittertng white tOga. Fancy.
If you can. all our modern Americans
dressed in accordance with their politi-
cal ambitions. In some sections there
would be no such thing as a dark suit
Of clothes. Washington would simply
be one shining center Of universal
Wilderness Saturday Evening Post
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
The Smart Set.

A lady in a town lying under the
Rockies was much distressed at hear
ing a small clique in her town refer to
themselves as the smart set" She
appealed to an ex-United States sena-
tor and asked him what he understood
by the term ''the smart set" He re-
piled: II think l can give you an
inkIing. In the eastern part Of Colo
RADIO and in the western part of Ne
braska there is a large tract of land
known as the rain belt 1t never rains
there. "-Argonaut
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
No Police In Heaven.

Small Isabers particular friend, the
policeman on the beat, contracted pneu-
monia and died. Isabel was greatly
grieved until her mother convinced
her that lie had gone to heaven. Even
then she was not quite recOnciled- IF
heaven is such Il good place" remark
ed the little skeptic. u don't see what
God wants policemen there for."-New
York Press.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
Gentlemen.

Sr. Octaviano Cactro. R. D. Clark,
Francisco Carmegen, Sr. Macedonia
Cardenas, ST.. Tiburcio Cicniros. Tom
as Castillo, Pablo Castillo, Jose Ma
ria de la Cruz, Mr.. J. w. McClock, Sr.
Nicolas Cavazos, Francisco Errera,
Francisco Ferdin, Candelario Flores.
Santos Fernandez, Mr. Alfredo Cara,
Sr. Jose Gonzales, Jose Garcia, Mr..
H. Frank Holman. Sr Fidel Herman
DEE, Estro Hernandez. Mr.. Harry X.
Keppart, Mexia Grain & Lumber Co.,
.Sr. Fernando Launa. Sr. Don Jose Nc
Davila, Mr.. Chas. Manpin, Sr. Don
Andres Martinez, Mr.. Ed. Madison,
Mr. Henry Meier. Mr.. J. Z. McDou-
gal, NJ. Maldonado, A. Munguia, Jesus
H. Martinez, Mariana NJ. de Cello,
Mr.. VIM. Pettiiiohn. Francisco Ram
irez. Eluterio G. Rodriguez, PaublO
Rodriguez, Sr. Rafael Ramos, Sr. Sol
onion Rasole Cara, DR.. S. A. Steele,
Master Henry Schley, Mr.. R. A.
Smith, c. st. Zunniga
Persons calling for the above let
tiers viii please say advertised. .
r. B. RENTFRO, Postmaster.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
Ladies.

Srita Gebude Cavazos, Sra. Mar
tina Corodado, Rosa Caballera, Lu-
STA Escobedo, Sra. Angela G. Cara,
Sra. Anito Golban, Francisco Garcia,
Simonia Gusman, Clara Garcia, Juan
Zamora Garcia, Sra. Ra Garcia, Lily
Hunt, Mrs. c. W. Killen. Rafaela
Mariscal, Sebera Olibares, Srita
Clemencia Rodriguez, Elena Rodri
guez, Angelita Rivera, Srita Adela
Ramos, Dina Rodriguez, Mrs E d.
Thomas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
WONEN's WOES.
Brownsville Women Are Finding Re.
lief at Last.

lief at Last.
1t does seem that women have
more pains than a fair share of the
aches and pains that afflict humanity;
they must keep up" must attend
to duties in spite of constantly ach-
ing backs. or headaches, dizzy spells.
bearing-down pains; they must stoop
over. when to stoOp means torture.
They must walk and bend and work
with racking pains and many aches
from kidney ills. Kidneys cause
more suffering than any other organ
of the body. Keep the kidneys well
and health is easily maintained Read
of remedy for kidneys only that
helps and cures the kidneys and is
endorsed by people in this locality.
Mrs. L. L. Babers, 1916 Terry
street, Houston, Texas, says: 4 hold
a high opinion of Doans Kidney Pills
and though / do not like to have my
name used publicly, must tell of the
benefit | received. Kidney trouble
afflicted me for several years and /
was unable to obtain relief. although
| used various remedies. Doan's Kid
ney Pills proved more effective and
two boxes brought about a cure /
have since advised many people suf-
fering from kidney trouble TO give
Doan's Kidney Pills trial and know
of several instances in which the best
of results have been received"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remembers the name -Doan's-
and take no other.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
AT LAST

The well known Combe's Tract of
10000 acres adjoining San Benito is
to be placed on the market. This is
the land you have been asking about.
Come to San Benito Monday Nov. %,
and get one of these close in bargains
1902
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
Costs sometimes.

"Politeness costs nothing" said the
man Of ready made wisdom.
81 guess answered Mr. CumrOx.
''that you never had any experiences
with these cafe walters who regulate
their politeness by the size of the tip"
Washington Star.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
Unusual.

Editor-Did you interview the leader
of the suffragettes, as 1 instructed?
Reporter called on her, but she
wouldn't talk. EditOr-She wouldn't!
Was she dead?-Puck.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
Diplomacy.

Maud-Do you mean to say that you
actually proposed to him? BELIEVES;
but, my dear, he was so dreadfully
ratified I made him believe he did ii
himself. Boston Transcript
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
NOTICE.

The Combe's Tract of 10000 acres
of rich lands adjoining the town of
San Benito will be placed on the mar
ket at noon Monday, Nov. % See
our ad on front page 11-20-2
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

Miss Azure Hose (from Boston)-is
your doctors strong point diagnosis?
Mrs. Jones from Plainville)-No, !
guess it faint Leastwise, he don't
never prescribe it much.-Baltimore
American.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

Any coward can fight a battle when
se's sure Of winning. but give me the
ban who has pluck to fight when he's
ire Of losing. George Eliot
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

An opportunity to get a home
such as seldom comes to the average
man or woman. Read advertisement
of COmbe's Tract Land sale at San
Benito on front page Come to San
Benito Monday 1902
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
LETTER LIST.

The letters remaining uncalled for
in the postoffice at brownsville for
the week ending Nov IA, are as fol-
lows:
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
FOR SALE

lots on Monroe Street, between 11th
and 18th streets.
Lot No. II, block 90, Adams street.
between 10th and 18th streets.
2 lots with 5Ox1OO foot store and
warehouse. and one frame cottage
on Levee street, between 10th and
nth streets.
WoOdhOuse store, with two lots. at
PIT. Isabel.
For Prices Apply TO
A. T. WOODHOUSE,
Raymondville. Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
FIGHT AGAINST SMALLPOX.
Fewer Cases In the State Than Ever
Before at This Time of the


Austin, Texas, Nov. 19.-Stren-
uous efforts are being made by State
Health officer w. NJ. Brumby to pre-
vent any further spread of smallpox
in Texas. There are now fewer cases
in the State than ever at this time of
the year, according to DR.. Brumby,
and his present aim is to keep the
disease confined to small areas. To
this end he is constantly in commune
cation with the State and county
health authorities. Rigid guarantees
are being maintained wherever con-
ditiOns warrant it.
DIR. Brumby was today advised that
there are several cases of this dis
ease at Encinal, in LaSalle County.
He at once advised the county health
officer to maintain the rigorous quar-
tine he has established against houses
in which these patients are confined.
The State Health Officer says that
last years unusual spread of small
pox was due more than anything else
to the negligence of the Commission
ers Courts of the several counties in
which he cases were located. Re-
ports at the Office showed that in
February last there were as many as
1887 cases in the State at one time
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

Conscience looks out upon every hu-
man Hfe.-Davidson.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20
JAMES B. WELLS
attorney
at Law.

Successor to Powers & Maxan,
Powers g. Wells, Wells & RentfrO
Wells, Rentfro & Hicks Wells &
Hicks, Wells, StaytOn & Keberg.
I buy and sell real estate and
investigate L id titles, A COM
plete ABSTRACT of all titles of rec
ord III Cameron county, Texas.
Practice in all state and federal
courts, when especially employed.
Land litigation and corporation
ractice
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-20

Austin, Texas, Nov. 19.-The State
Health Department is preparing sew
eral pamphlets to distribute over the
State among the county and city ply
sicians for the purpose of getting uni
form methods in the treatment of
diptheria, smallpox, scarlet fever and
typhoid fever. This is the second
time that such pamphlets have been
prepared and sent out over the State
by this department 1t is the opin-
ion of DR.. Brumby that effective work
in the line of general prevention can
be done by such methods as these.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19
jefferson. Park

Special ito Tho Time DISPATCH:
+ 3JEFFERSON PARK HOTEL. CHAR
VA. July 1S-The
past week was one long to be:
filled as 1t was with de-;
drives. bridge and euchre par
ties, dancing, tennis and drives to the