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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
Made the Most of His Hats.

When Lord Miner held his first re
ception at Pretoria the officers and
legislators were given to understand
that frock coats and tall hats were eX-
pected of them. There was only one
shop in the place in which silk hats
were sold, and this had but four Of
them. The Transvaal legislators rush
ed of in body to buy these four, but
the halter, not being mad, saw his
opportunity in their extremity. He
knew there was no time to get hats
from anywhere else. so he resolved not
to sell. He offered to let them out ON
hire at the rate Of 10 shillings for ten
minutes. His shop was close at hand.
Four gentlemen could present them
selves before his exceIlency. After ten
minutes they must silently steal away
and hand over their hired finery to an
other painting quartet 1t was DONE
and the halter still repeats dreamiy as
he recalls the moment of his life, 1T
would not have beer fair to have sold
them, not fair to my customers and
not fair to myself Pail Mall Ga
Zettp
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
Hsart piseass and sudden nsath.

A man rushing to catch a train the
other day fell dead. In this instance
it is fair to assume that the strain on
a weak heart might fairly be held re-
sponsible. In view Of the fierce COM
petition in life and the undue strain to
which the masses Of men are subjected
it is of the highest Importance that
people known to be affected with heart
disease should exercise the greatest
care as to Oyertaxing their physical
strength in view of the danger of sud
den death, instances of which are so
common today. Inasmuch as few peO-
pie are aware of having weak hearts,
a safe rule for all men over forty is to
avoid the perils of haste and undue
strain as in lifting, rushing, etc An
other important factor, many people
over forty INDUCING in excessive eat
ing are in danger Of arterio-sclerosis,
or hardening of the arteries, which re-
suits in sudden death from apoplexy,
kidney or heart disease. To sum the
matter up, people over forty must linn
1t their table indulgence and avoid
sudden and undue haste or strain if de
sirous of attaining a ripe old age
New York Herald.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Services are held in the various
.hurches of Brownsville as follows:
Baptist Sunday school 10 a. m;
morning services and sermon at II
O'Clock. and evening service and ser
non, 1880 o'clock every Sunday; pray
er meeting Wednesday evening
Catholic Church-First Mass, 6
O'Clock; second mass, with sermon in
Spanish, 1890 O'Clock; children's mass
followed by Sunday school, 8:45;
high mass, with sermon in English,
10 o'clock; Vespers, Rosary and Ben
ediction of Blessed Sacrament, $50
D. m.
Episcopal-Su Sunday school 10 a.
m: evening service and sermon 500
p. m. every Sunday. Early commun-
ion 1880 a. m.
Pastor, C. E. W. Smith
Preaching at Brownsville in Presbyte-
rian church first and third
Sundays. / a N. and 3 p. m; Ray
mondViIle second Sundays at II a.
m and 7:45 p. m; Mercedes fourth
Sundays at II a. M; San Benito
Fourth Sundays at s. p. m.
Presbyterian-Se Services in English:
Sunday school 10 a. m, preaching II
a. IN, and 1880 p. m; second and
fourth Sundays1 prayer meeting
Wednesdays at 1880 p. m.
In Spanish: Sunday school and
Bible class a. m; preaching, 6 p.
m, every Sunday.
Catholic-First mass $50 a. m;
second mass, with sermon in Spanish,
a. m; children mass, 8:45 a. m;
last mass with sermon in English, 9
a m; yespers, rosary and benediction
Of the Blessed Sacrament 1880 p. m,
every Sunday.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
Put TO FLIGHT.

The baby in arms was screaming
Justify, and the man in the gray suit
could not hide his irritability.
what on earth, madam" he splut-
tered. do you mean by bringing such
a bowling brat into public vehicleE
1T isn't a bratr retorted the mother.
with natural indignation. And if I'm
any judge it doesn't howl half as much
as you did ut its age. going by the
looks of you
The man in gray wriggled uneaSily
under the general scrutiny.
Baby. see the ugly manY pursued
the Infatuated female. pointing at him
"See the monkey-ponkey. gorilla man
what might take first prize at beau
ty show for the 'orriblest face? Baby.
hush. or the ugly monkey man will
But the sentence remained unfinished.
for the man in the gray suit had bolt
ed-LOndon Graphic.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
Up Against a Hard One.

The great deliver into the secrets Of
nature VINO had accumulated a fortune
and retired from active business in or
der to be able to give his whole time
to study and experiments was observ-
ed TO be cogitating profoundly.
''What are you giving your mind to
now2" inquired one of his laboratory
assistants
81 am merely wondering" he an.
swered, ''what becomes Of all the
corlls. Chicago Tribune.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
A Patient .Indne-

a western judge. sitting in cham
bers, seeing from the piles Of papers
in the lawyers hands that the first
case was likely to be hotly contested.
asked, What is the amount in ques-
tlonY' 1.-TWO dollars" said the plain
tiff's counsel 'Tn pay it." said the
judge, handing over the money. Call
the next case"
He had not the patience Of Sir VIII
liam Grant, who. after listening for
two days to the arguments of counsel
as to the construction Of a certain
act, quietly observed when they had
done, -'That act has been repealed"
-Argonaut.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
Beer Money and churches.

In the eighteenth century there were
no Temperance societies or bands Of
hope, nor Rechabites and blue ribbon
army. To be as drunk as q lord" was
the height OF human felicity. 1t was
the age of ''thrae bottle men," of con
vivial toasts. Of drinking songs. Even
the church indirectly encouraged in.
temperance. There were certain dis
tricts where at Whitsuntide the church
wardens were accustomed to levy con
tributions of malt from the parishion-
ers. This was brewed into strong ale
and sold in the church. The Whitsun-
tide topers had, however, a pious
method in their madness.
The money spent On the beer was
expended by the churchwardens in
church maintenance, and the muddled
roisterers no doubt believed them
selves to be pillars of the church even
when. under the influence of the alco-
hol, they rolled upon its pavement
They thought themselves supporters of
the church when they wanted fsup-
porting themselves and deemed them
selves most sanity when they were
most sOddened. Until as recently as
1927 (when the license was withdrawn
a church and public house were GOV
cred by one roof at Deepdale, midway
between Derby and Nottingham. \
door that could be opened at will serv-
ed to separate the consecrated interior
Of the church from the common tap
room Of the tavern!-Chambers' Jour
nal.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
Surf Birds.

That birds of the family termed surf
birds in the Hawaiian Islands should
leave that paradise of the Pacific TO 20
and rear their young in the tundras Of
Alaska would seem to many an ez-
traordinary proceeding. yet the turn
stone and the black bellied plover and
The Pacific golden plover make the
long journey of about 1000 miles thitH
er annually.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
Couldn't Feaze This One.

An instance of the careless. good IA
tured philosophy of the negro may be
seen in the little doggerel verse laugh
ingly sung by a black farmer when ut
the end of a bad crop year nothing
was coming TO him after his supply
bills were paid. he could neither read
nor write: he had no money OF chan o
of getting any for another twelve
month, yet apparently there was no
fretting on his part. He took the bal
ance sheet. which was an utter mys-
terry to him, and, pretending to inspec:
1t and following the rows of figures
with eye and finger. he gleefully cban'
ed.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
Two Reasons.

You mustn't play with Mr.. Borum's
hat, Bobby" said young lady who
was entertaining a caller to her small
brother.
why mustn't ~ asked the young
ster.
Because you might break it, re
piled his sister, land. besides. he viii
want it shortly"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
TO INSURE RAPID HANDLING.
Traffice Department Gathering Esti-
mates of Acreage Planted in
Vegetables.

Vegetables.
Ever awake to the best interests of
the patrons of his road, Traffic Man
ager VIM. Doherty of the Gulf Coast
Line has sent to all agents the fol-
lowing letter, which is self-explana-
tory:
All Agents: To enable me to make
arrangements for the handling and
movement of vegetables under re-
frigeration and ventilation during the
coming season, and contract for
equipment sufficient to protect all
shipments and haudle them with the
greatest possible despatch, it is ne
cessary that | have an approximately
correct estimate of the acreage now
planted. and to be planted in the va
rious truck crops.
| therefore request that you pre-
pare and send to me, as soon as pos
sible, a statement containing the de-
sired information, showing when pos
sible name of grower and number of
acres planted, or to be planted, by
him in the various truck crops, in
Guiding cabbage, cauliflower cucum-
bers, lettuce, potatoes, radishes, on
ions, etc.
In compiling this statement you
should confine your estimate to the
number of acres planted, or to be
planted in your vicinity, the product
of which will be shipped from or
billed by your station. Kindly give
this matter your personal and prompt
attention, obliging
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
PERSONALS.

J. W. Vosberg of McAllen spent
the day in the city yesterday.
B. Dale of Des Moines, Ia, arrived
in the city last night on prospecting
trip.
DR.. c. H. Casey of Mercedes is
among the neN arrivals in the city
Pat Haley came down from Har-
lingen yesterday afternoon return
ing this morning.
o. E. Walker OF Santa Maria came
down last night and will spend sew
eral days in the city.
J.P. Stephenson left this morning
for Harrington, where he goes to look
after his interest there
W. E. Packard of Cameron, Neb.,
is among the number of prOspectors
who came in last nlgnt-
Walter Gardner of Wheeling, y.
Y, and w. S. Bailey of Hammonds-
port, N. Y, arrived in the city last
night on a prospecting trip.
WI. Abbott ofJunction City, Kan,
arrived in the city last night and is
the guest of the New Miller Hotel.
S. L. johnson and Mr.. McBee Of
Okmulgee, Okla, arrived in the city
last night on a prospecting tour.
VIM. Parkhurst Of San Antonio,
representing the San Antonio Light is
in the city tody in the interest of
his paper.
H. C. Wright of schuyler, Neb.,
arrived in the city last night to look
over the Valley country with a view
of investing
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Evans of
Branehport, n. Y, were among the
many prospectors who arrived in the
city last night.
A. Armbruster of Houston arrived
in the city last night. Mr.. Armbrus-
ter will have charge of the Model
Laundry of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Barber of San
Benito are among the many visitors
in the city today. They have apart
ments at the New Miller.
A. G. Hood, expert tomato grower
at Lon c. Hills big Harlingen farm,
came down on the branch yesterday
afternoon, returning this morning.
Customs Inspector B--J. Mcdowell
of Harrington came down on the
branch yesterday afternoon on offic-
ial business, returning home this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. L. Kreager of
BoonviIle. No, arrived in the city
last night and viii spend several days
investigating conditions here with
view of locating
Mr. and Mrs. Burgess are among
the visitors in the city today Mr..
Burgess is resident engineer for the
st. L., B. & NJ, railroad and is locat-
ed at Kingsville.
F. Groshauser of Mercedes was
among the number who arrived in
the city from Corpus Christi last
night. Mr.. Graushauser returned
home this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Closner arrived
in the city last night from Corpus
Christi. Mr.. ClOsner has been at
tending the State Waterways oOayen-
ton there as a delegate of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley Commercial Club.
They. returned to their home in Hi
dalgo this morning.
John J. Conway of Mission arrived
in the city last night from Corpus
Christi where he has been attending
sAfhe StaHe Waterways convention. Mr.
Csz5z<s7s very enthusiastic over the
work accomplished and was especially
pleased at the sh9yi1g-the Lower Bio
Grande Valley made at the coHven-
ton.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21

If you suffer from constipation and
liver trouble Foley's Orino Laxative
viii cure you permanently by stimu-
lating the digestive organs so they
will act naturally. FOley's OrinO
Laxative does not grippe, is pleasant to
take and you do not have to take lax
atives continually after taking Orino.
Why continue to be the slave OF pills
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21

The well known Combes 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
11-2O-2
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
Her Great Memory.

The gift of memory was being dis
cussed when Alice wisely said:
Mothers got q good memory. Shc
can remember things Il heap further
back than any of us children can
Lippincotts
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
Yours truly,
VIM. DOHERTY,
Traffic Manager

Traffic Manager.
The truck farmers and gardeners
along the line of the st. l., B. & NJ,
can assist very materially in this
work and The Herald trusts they will
do so. 1t is to their interest that Mr..
Doherty know just how much acreage
they have planted. and the kind of
vegetables that are being grown, and
The Herald hopes that every farmer
or trucker who reads this notice will
at once write his nearest railroad
agent, or if he prefers, address his
letter to Mr. Doherty direct, and state
the number of acres ne has in cult
walton, and the kind of vegetables
that are being grown on his land.
Our farmers will readily under
stand the importance of getting this
information to Mr. Doherty as soon
as possible, and they will also IN
derstand that it is a matter of the
greatest Importance to themselves.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21

Little Girl-Pve got a father and
muvver and Il grandfather. Old Gent
And how old is yer grandfather? Lit
tie Girl don't know, but We've had
him a long time.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21

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
Renito Monday. ll-20-2
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
Advertised

The speedy way to market a product
is to give it publicity, and the newspa-
per is the medium through which to
reach all the world.-Waco Times-Her-
aid.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
"Aughts an aught,
Figger's a figger
Ev'ything fur de white man
An muffin fur de niger

Then carelessly he stuffed the bit Of
paper into his pocket ''cut the pigeons
wing" and finally walked away TO al
appearances with 4 whimsical enjoy
ment of the fact that his own penniless
condition coiTobOrated the statement
Of his song.-Chicago Record Herald
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21

Come to San Benito Monday, Nov.
%. and get a close-in bargain at the
opening of the COmbe's Tract sale
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
A Favor Appreciated.

81 have come to inform you" said
the young man who thought the firm
would have to 90 out Of business if
he went away. that unless my salary
is raised I shall have to sever my cone
nection with this establishment"
'Thank you" replied the general
manager
Gam l to understand, then" the
young man asked, that yOu accede to
my demand?'
''NO. l thanked you because YOU
had relieved me of an unpleasant du.
ty. [ always hate to discharge man
who will be unable to hold a job any
where else"--Chicago Record-Herald
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21

Not until we know all that God
knows can we estimate TO the full the
power and the sacredness Of some ore
life which may seem the humblest n
the world.-John Ruskin.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-21
JAMES B. WELLS
attorney
at Law.

Successor to Powers & Maxan.
Powers & Wells, Wells & Rentfro
Wells, Rentfro & Hicks Wells &
Hicks, Wells, Stayton & Kleherg-
I buy and sell real estate and
investigate L ar titles. A COM
plete abstract of all titles of rec
ord IN 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, 1908-11-21

J. w. Vosberg of McAllen spent
the day in the city yesterday.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
Ten O'Clock Lines.

Certain old boundary lines agreed
upon in treaties with the Indians are
known as ten O'Clock lines" because
they were laid out with the aid OF the
suns shadow falling from a given OBJ
1ect at ten o'clock In the morning
The line was always an extension OF
the line Of the shadow al that hour
There is line in Indiana bearing the
above title.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
Clearly Complimentary.

A writer whose Christmas money
perhaps ran short, and who is obvious
ly trying to comfort himself with the
thought that her" birthday is yet to
come, remarks that the one kind Of
gift always acceptable to woman 10
something. anything. in cut glass 1t
IL 4 wise saying, and one to be eI-
planned on the principle that like at
tracts like. She. like cut glass. re-
veais new beauties the longer one
studies her.-Elsinore Press.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
onteIaIs Forced to "era,,.-

There is one pecul!arity about Hol-
lands system OF colonial government
The resident officials are paid the
most ridiculously small salaries in tho
world. In Borneo, for instance. the
governor Is paid not more than 5000
. year and on this he must live in the
state beftting an oficer Of the crown.
Obviously such oiilcial must graft" or
starvs, and they do not starvs.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
The cynle.

The cynic puts all human actions
into only two classes: openly bad And
secretly bad. All virtue. and generos
ity, and tisinterestedness are merely
the appearance Of good. but selfish Al
the bottom. He holds that no man
does n good thing except for profit
The effect OF his conversation upon
your feelings 10 TO chill and scar them I;
to send you away sour and morose.-
beecher.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
His True Vocation.

You are wasting your time paint
ing pictures But ! sell my pictures. "
protested the artist And that con.
vinces me that you can sell anything.
Such being the case. why not take up
life insurance. or steel bridges. or
something with big money IN it7"-
Home Herald.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
To Save Plumbing ellis.

With = lons.handled button hook
cleanse the outlet Of bath tubs and
wash stands at least once \ week. as
the accumulation OF lin, and hair In
ntime gives work to the plumbers. Hair
combings should never be put in any
receptacle requiring flushing
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
Luxury.

I know II Is moro agreeable to
walk upon carpets than to lie upon
dungeon floors: know It is pleasant
TO have all the comforts and luxuries
OF civilization. but he who cares only
for these things is worth no more
than a butterfly. contented and
thoughtless upon q morning flower;
and who ever thought Of rearing q
tombstone TO q last summers butter
lyi-Henry Ward Beecher.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
Fer inhammatory rheumatism.

Use one pint OF tanners oil. one
pint spirits Of turpentine. one ounce
OF oil Of spike. put in = stone jug and
shake together: then add one ounce
Of vitrioi one drop Al time and
shake between every drop. Rub the
infiamed parts At least half An hour
Bandage warmly with flannel
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
Their poubIs-Bedded Room,

At Nice two travellers arrive At q
hotel and having ordered q double
bedded chamber 30 out to take a stroll.
When they return to the hotel the
fair chambermaid lights them to their
door. and. with Z bewitching courtesy,
says: Here is your double bedded
room, gentlemen. One Of the beds is
occupied by two other guests. so you
will have to sleep together. Coed.
night"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
Man's MIssisn % q Citizen.
Como have said that Il IL not u,

Como have said that It is not the
business Of private men to NEEDLE
with governments bold and dishon-
est saying, which il At to come from
no mouth but that Of . tyrant or =
slave. To say that private men have
nothing to do with government is to
say that private men have nothing to
do with their own happiness or mis-
cry; that people ought not to concern
themselves whether they be naked or
clothed. fed or starved. deceived or In
structed. protected or destroyed
Cato, the Elder.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
The Only Noble Bern.

Seneca: No man is nobler born than
another, unless he 10 born with better
abilities and more Amiable disposi.
uon.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
MIX In English Hospitals.

The crying need OF the infant for
clean milk Is realized by all who have
to deal with infanule ailments. Yet
even our childrcn's hospitals are by
no means perfect in tho steps they
take to insure such . supply.
Hospital
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
Uncle Eben on Talk.

"A man likes to hear hisself talk 30
we'll" said Uncle Eben. dat mos con.
vcrsation looks jes' like two people
impatiently waitin' deir turns to say
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
A Defense.

Most Of the airs people put on
about the benefits OF foreign travel are
all a blufi." Yes. But you've got to
travel yourself In order TO be able to
call the blun."
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
Drids's plsythinss Burned.

Tho burning Of the brides play.
things is part Of the wedding cere-
mony in Japan. The bride lights q
torch. which she hands to the bride
groom. who with It lights . FIRE II
which the toys are destroyed.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
Problem 10 Solved.

How shall We keep tho young men
In the small townsl' asks a western
college president Very easy, profes.
sor: kesp the girls there.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
A Word from Josh Wiss.

2 "A woman with love. OF 4 hat
ein'rally has a love OF a husband"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11
Flooring . Blowhard.

n person tells notorious and
improbable lie, the best way 10 to
match It with one still bigger.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11

Satisfaction 10 staSnatisn.
He who is easily satisfied with his
work will never achieve greatness
Gosths.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-07-11

Where hersehesh 10 Cheap.
Horsefesh commands a lower price
in Arizona than elsewhere.