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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-31
GOLD FOUND IN TURKEYS CROP.
5eloit Woman Gets Lump of Precious
Metal While Dressing Fowl.

Beloit, Wis, Dec. 30-A rival to the
golden goose has been discovered in
a turkey which gave from its crop
lump of gold at the home of Mrs.
Fred S. Gowing. The nugget probably
was the filling from a tooth. Ever
since the Cornelius goose produced
diamonds the crops of Beloit fowls are
objects of interest. The gold-lined
turkeyl was purchased of a local
butcher and Identification of the mug
get will be difficult.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-31
WINTHROP TO HAVE PLACE.
May Be Appointed Assistant Secretary
of State.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 30.-It is
said that Beekman Winthrop, at pres
ent assistant secretary of the treas
ury, is to be assistant secretary of
state under the incoming administers
ton. There is not the slightest doubt
that Mr. Winthrop can have that post
if he cares to accept it.
Mr.. Winthrop was with Secretary
Taft as private secretary in 1900 when
the former was governor of the Phil
ippines, has served on the bench; as
governor of Porto Rico and as assist
ant secretary of the treasury.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-31
Past Master Odd Fellow Killed.

Madison, S. D, Dec 30.-Peter Mar
quardt, past master OF the Odd Eel
lows of South Dakota. was run over
by switch engine and killed in the
railroad yards yesterday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-31
j. A. Leonard Is Dead
Fo rrezr Resident of Whitewater and
NEaukesha Dies in Minnesota.

Rochester, Mimi, Dec. 30.-J A
Leonard, formerly of Whitewater an
Waukesha, Wis, postmaster here b.
appoin tment OF Abraham Lincoln anG
consul at Leith, Scotland in 1881 ano
consul general at Shanghai, China, il
1889, both by appointment Of Presi-
dent Garfield died here yesterday OF
cancer, aged 70 years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-31
Geography Is Changed.

Palermo. Dec, 50.-Navigators who
have come in from the straits OF Mes
sina report that the straits have
taken an entirely new shape since
the earthquake. They describe them
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-12-31

Many of those who succeeded in
escaping with their lives are inca
pable OF relating their experiences CO.
herently. I questioned all who were
in a condition TO talk. Most of them
told the same story. They said that
the first thing they knew they were
thrown out of bed and amid crashing
ceilings and falling furniture man
AGED to make their way to the street.
Then in the bIacknees Of the night
and amid a pouring rain that added
10 their horror and distress they
rushed blindIy away amid the crash
of tumbling buildings and shrieNs and
groans of those buried in the ruins.
Many while trying to escape were
struck down by falling balconies and
masonry and still many others lost
their reason and are today wandering
aimlessly in open fields outside the
city or up and down the ruined
streets they knew so well.
'Looters and robbers were shot
dead by the rifles Of the soldiers.
Previous reports from the provinces
that a number of villages were raw
aged has been confirmed. Seventeen
persons are dead at Riposto. The
town of Seminara, in CaIabria, 20
miles from Reggio is said to have
been destroyed with a loss of a hun
dred lives.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
RAYMONDVlLLE

To The Herald:
Raymondville, Texas, Sept. IA
L. H. Foster and wife are new arriv-
ais from the North and will make this
their home. Mr.. Foster is now i'm
proving his property and is at present
domieiled in the Davidson cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Gill left Satur-
day for Brownsville to be gone week
during which time Mr.. Gill serves on
the petit jury.
Cotton has been coming in quite
lively the past week and present indi-
cations point to 400 bales for the sea
son, against III bales last season.
A good little shower of rain fell
here this afternoon, the amount of
precipitation being from " to Il inch
At the last meeting of the Ladies
Home Mission Society it was decided
to have an oyster supper on the oath
for the benefit of the church. Those
present were Mrs. Harvey c. Stiles,
Mrs. S. L. Gill, Mrs. Russell McChes-
ney, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. w. S. Overstreet,
Mrs. VIM. Gretzinger, Mrs. B. E.
Thomas, Miss Thomas, Mrs. B. H.
Frazier, Mrs. Hall of San Antonio,
Mrs. G. w. Bemis, besides the hos
tess, Mrs. w. H. Jersig. Refresh
ments were served and a pleasant
time spent.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

San Benito Land and Water Com
pany to John Hoffman, 5S acres out
of quarter section No. 104 of sub
division belonging to San Benito
Land and aWter Company. Consid-
Grafton 1854
Luciano Galvan, Matias Galvan,
Conception Galvan de Villareal, Pillar
Villareal, Florencia Calvin and Jose
Galvan to Arcadia Cara de Galvan,
292 acres known as 1.-The Banco of
Las Tranquitas' Consideration 81
and other valuable considerations.
w. J. Neale to w. II. Mason, Jr.,
acres out of lei EsperjtI Santo
grant Consideration 1912.
John A. Farnswoirn to William
Gutzinger, tract of land in Raymond
vile. Consideration 500
Arthur E. Severance to Rebecca
J. Barker, farm lot No. 4, block No.
Is of Ell Paistle grant, containing
40 acres. Consideration 5000.
Chas A. Burton to Frank e. Davis,
block No. 16, survey 2. being part of
Ojo de Aqua grant, containing 80
acres.
Lyford Realty Company to Belle
Sinclair, lot 10, block Is, in Sebas-
tan. Consideration S35. Same to
Chas. o. Nelson. lot 16, block 35.
Consideration s35.
Kennedy Town and Improvement
Company to Bias Abalos, loe s, block
81, in Carita. Consideration $50.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
WAYS AND MEANS SUGGESTED
FOR A SEWER SYSTEM

Editor Herald: I see by the He,
aid that the sewer question is agitat-
ing your people. and infer, from
what l have read, that it is not a
question of whether or not 20 put in
a sewerage system, but a question of
ways and means. Perhaps the meth
DDS pursued in a town of 5000 peo-
pie, in which / formerly resided,
may be of some interest to you.
With them it was wholly a ques-
ton of ways and means, and after
thoroughly Investigating every plan
presented, we adopted the following
method: The city was first laid out
in sewer districts and a plan for a
complete system was adopted. Then
the city council passed an ordinance
providing that when any portion Of
the sewer system should be ordered
should be charged to the abutting
property, the city, however. paying
the excess of cost over that of laying
an eight inch pipe-that is, where a
twelve inch pipe was laid in the
city would pay the difference be-
tween the cost of eight and twelve
inch pipes. In letting the contract
the contractor was required to accept
script issued by the city for the
amount chargeable against each in
dividual lot. such script being a lien
against the lot, the amount of which
together with interest was appor-
toned in the tax levy in five equal
annual payments. The property
-
paying the full amount before the
script was issued and avoiding the
interest Whether or not such
plan would be feasible in your city,
do not know, but it worked well
with US, and is submitted to your
consideration for what it is worth.
SUBSCRIBER.
Lyford, Texas, Sept IA.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
ANNOUNCEMENT.

For representa- tive. 18th Congress
sional District of Texas,
JOHN N. GARNER. OF UvALDE.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE.

100 acre tract 2 IL miles from city
on Central Boulevard Brownsville
Land & Improvement Company, canal
northern boundary, 40 acres cleared,
balance timber plenty water, east
~ plated to continuation Brownsville
Land and improvement Company's
townsie.
$50 acres of land about ten miles
from city, heavily timbered about
1-2 miles from Olmito station, tim
Der will more than pay for clearing of
land, short distance from canal. 9th
er bargains at bargain prices. e. H.
Goodrich & Son. S-3-tf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
Miscellaneous Wants.

WANT aD-A house girl who can
speak English. Good wages. Write
Mrs L. N. Booth, Mercedes, Texas.
c9-14-2
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
HERALD WANT ADS

1 insertion, per word tc
4 consecutive insertions, per word q
6 consecutive insertions, per word &c
10 consecutive insertions, or more,
for each insertion, per word. z C
Matter set in caps will be charged
double the above rates.
No advertisement taken for less
than the price of Is words.
Ads run at intervals take the one
time rate.
CASH MUST ALWAYS ACCOMPANY
THE ORDER.
Those who have replies sent in
care of The Herald must furnish
stamps to forward them.
Positively no ads taken by Telephone.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15

For representative. 95th, Legisla-
tive District of Texas,
JAS. A. BROOKS OF FALFURRIAS.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE-100-acre truck farm,
one-half in cultivation, house, barns,
etc. Price and description. Address
Improved Land Co., Santa Maria.
Texas. CS-15-tfd&w
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
AWFUL ALTERNATIVE.

Heiress- father, that hand
some foreign count says he will do
something desperate and awful if
do not marry him.
Father (dryly)-He will. He will
have to go to work.-BaltimOr Am
erican.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
For saIe-Miscellaneous

FOR SALE-2O foot motor boat,
5 Y horse power Ferro engine. Write
]. J. Hooks, Run, Texas. c914-10
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
METEoRoGIoAL REPoRT

The following observations were
taken at the South Texas Garden for
the "a hours ending at eight O'Clock
today:
Brownsville, Texas, Sept. Is, 1908.
Barometer at p. m. yesterday29.S4
Barometer at a. m. today /. 1891
Temperature at Z a. m. today 1908
Maximum temp. yesterday & 4.4
Minimum temp. this morning 71.0
Precipitation .. % in.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15

WANTED-2O to 40 acres of land
on resaca, to miles from Browns
vile. Must be easy terms. Address
Box 307, Brownsville, Texas. CS-31-12
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
WANTED.

An experienced onion grower to
put in few acres of onions adjoin-
ing the town of San Benito on share
of the crop.
Call on or address, Alba Haywood,
San Benito, Texas. 9-15-6
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
LAND FOR SALE.

Bargain in land, 100 acres, near
junction of Brownsville road and pro-
jected San Antonio and Rio Grande
railroad, Hidalgo county.-Box SO,
Brownsville, Texas. d9-7-6w9-12-1
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
NOTICE TO MEMBERS BROWNS
VILE GUN CLUB.

Beginning Saturday 18th, will
shoot every Saturday at p. m. for
both medals. Come out. NJ. G. Dell
ing Field Captain. 9-11-1m
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-15
Fo- Rent.

FOR RENT have twenty acres
fine land one mile from San Benito
depot that 1 wish to rent for cabbage
crop. R. A. Cunningham, Browns
vile, Texas. C9-11-10
The Washington times., 1908-08-06
CASE Of :
PSORIASIS CURED
The Terrible Disease Spread Over
Body and Limbs of Worst
Cases Doctor Ever Saw-ltched
COnstantIy-Defed Treatment.
USE OF CUTICURA MET
WITH PERFECT SUCCESS

IL was cured Of psoriasis through
the use Of the Cuticura Remedies.
The terrible disease appeared on my
arms and legs in small red spots under
the skin, like blood blisters, the size
Of a pin-head; and It was constantly
throwing on white scales. with a ter
ribie itching. 1t spread until l was
covered With IL except my face and
hands. doctored with two Of the
best physicians ] could find but they
could not help me. One of them
pronounced IL one Of the worst cases
he ever saw. Ny mother gave me a
bottle Of Cuticura Resolvent. / did
not get much relief from the first
bottle but she urged me TO keep on
taking it, also using Cuticura Soap
and CuticUra Ointment. After a few
weeks saw some improvement, so
l kept on using ali three of the Cuti-
cura Remedies until. about q year ago.
I was entirely over it and have never
had any more Of the trouble. am
sure that the Cuticura Remedies cured
me for I stopped other medicines
after ! began with Cuticura. We
always keep Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment in the house. James L. Man
ming, Box 204. Dunellen. n. j., Nov.
IS and 20. 1907"
The Washington times., 1908-08-06
NOT wAGE-EARNERS; WIVES.

one place in this world where women
seem 70 be at a premium is in the
canal zone. The women employed in
the zone are very few in proportion to
the men.
Of total m excess OF $500 employees
OF the Government 207 are women. Their
salary is about what the average man
makes here in our cities, or in actual
figures they make $3.50 a month.
II is not that the Government prefers
men employees to women, but the ex-
so much more than arranging for men
that the latter are employed instead.
Many of the women are employed as
stenOgraphers, telegraphers. copyists,
timekeepeTS. and clerks. although the
great majority Of them asv either teach
ers or nurses.
The chief woman clerk receives a sal
airy OF $40 a month, whereas the lowest
salary Is SIS 20 matrOn The majority
working on the isthmus. and are pro-
yided with married quarters.
IT Is only In very few instances that
women who apply for positions in the
zORe are accepted.
If they are not accepted as wage earn
ers, however, they are making a good
record for being accepted as wives
Girls who go 70 the zone to visit
brothers and uncles seldom return TO
scarcity of wives in the isthmus that al
most every girl who goes to the zone
marries an ambitious young man down
there.
She has her innings In one way If not
in another
The Washington times., 1908-08-06
QUAINT JEWELRY THE FAD;
NEW IDEA IN RINGS
FOR BETROTHAL

There has never been a season in this
generation when so much jewelTy was
worn. If one has precious stones. all
the better: but the semi-precious ones
with their remarkable coloring are used
quite as much.
All the stones Of the earth seem to
have been cut and polished for the
making Of this odd jewelTv. And the
best designs for all ages have been
adopted for the setting.
The more antique ones jewelry looks
the better. II Is not a question Of price.
but one of taste.
Only fawIess stones are set in con-
ventional settings. Everything else is
surrounded and upheld by carved and
chased silver, gold and platinum.
This has even spread 10 wings. The
young man who has proposed and been
accepted does not have to wonder how
long II win take him to save enough
money to buy a solitaire He can get
fine amethyst or topaz or chryso-
phrase and have 1t mounted in a quot
setting of dull gold OF platinum with
the hand Of the ring chased.
If his fiancee Is artistic, she viii rel
ish - possession of this much more
than a small diamond or ruby or sap
FEire in a crown setting.
The Washington times., 1908-08-06

Every time one picks up a newspaper
now one sees that somewhere an ,ther
school OF domestic science has been he
gun. Every other time one reads fhe
news one finds that a course in kinder
garten training has been added TO this
high school or that college, so that after
a while If one be a thinking person.
he is fain to exclaim, They are GER
tainly training the girls to be excel
lent wives and mothers these daysF'
And this is a good thing-a very good
thing. Far be It from me 10 object
TO It, but sometimes when IN a reflective
mood ask myself. why does not some
one open a school 10 train boys 10 be-
come good husbands?"
Girls are taught to cook. to sew, TO
train children. Boys are taught To prac-
lice medicine, or law, or learn the i'm
poTtant things about trade; there is a
snort period between their school days
and their marriage. when they devote
their attention to a frequently criticised
sort Of agrfculture-that is, sowing wild
oats-but none OF these can be cOnsid-
cred in the light of training for the I'm
portant position Of husband.
For SchOl for Husbands.
And men would make much better
spouses IL they did spend a few years
learning rudimentary things 20 Mt them
for that sort OF partnership. There
should be classes. for tnstnce, TO teach
them the sort Of attentions that wives
Ike; there should be lessons 10 instruct
them in what 10 say and when 10 say
1t.
The other day a man arrived home
from his Office to find his wife aTrayed
as the lilies OF the field. Also she came
up 10 him, put rose in his buttOnhOle,
kissed aim and led him into a dining
room prettily ornamented with lights
ana flowers
BY these signs he knew that he was
taking part in an anniversary Of some
sort. Now. there are so many anniver-
saries an untuUOTeS man gets mixed in
them, and this one thought for a long,
long while to see IL he could remember
what had happened on the 31st OF July.
He was sure Il was not his wedding
day. for he remembered family that he
had carried an overcOat with him on
his wedding journey, and had. in the
eXuberance OF his JOY, left IL on the
train and spent the best part OF two
days telegraphing over the country for
Now, one does not wear an overcoat
on the 5lst OF July so plainly this was
some other anniversary. He went over
the chronology OF his married life cars
fully, but he could not remember. TO
save his life, what important event,
what remarkable occurrence OF his
courtship had taken place on this Occa-
sion. He was still meditatlng when his
wife spoke to him with some asperity.
Well why don't you say something's"
she inquired.
Many happy returns. my dear" he
replied with much presence Of mind.
Whereat his better-half dlmplsd.
thought you had forgotten" she
The Washington times., 1908-08-06
RULES FOR EMBROIDERERS
ARE FEW, BUT SHOULD
BE OBSERVED

There are a few rules that embroid-
erers should neither forget nor neglect.
Embroidery-in fact needlewOrk in gen
eral-shows more than any other work
the slightest mistake OF the worker.
Every care must be taken to put every
stitch exactly IN its place.
To do this It is necessary that the
work basket be furnished with hoops. a
stiletto for eye ct work. an emery. scis-
sors. thimble, besides the usual silks.
cottons, and needles.
It is a very poor plan to bite or break
the end Of a thread. for it is. sure to
spoil the last few stitches.
1t is a great mistake to imagine that
an eyelet may be Just cut anyway. %
Use the stietto, and do It right.
Concerning the work Itself. let no
knots mar the wrong side.
When finishing Off a thread, do not
wait until 1t is so short that it pulls
the last stitch tight when you run il
back on the wrong side Of the design.
The Washington times., 1908-08-06
SHOULD HAVE SCHOOL
TO TRAIN THEM IN DELICATE
HOME DUTIES.

SAID. A little later she sighed. Ten
years ago tonight; We are getting old,
she murmured-
''Yau look prettier now than you did
them" said the husband CALAMITY. and
to hisaaelf he said. ~COnfound it, What
are we celebrating. anyway
10 you remember how you felt Wnen
came. came IN; asked the wife.
Isn't she aIdevilish nice girI?'' an
sWered the husband, trying 20 keep well
within the bounds of commentaries so
mat ne would not make veEE bad
OH Of course. that" replied his wife
lightly, but exactly how did you feel2''
Happy, answered the husband, with
a GASP
said the wife OF his bosom angriIy, and
then she had a sudden suspicion do
you know what we are eelebrating?"
she asked. Have you the faintest idea
what happened to US on the 31st of
JulyE Then, when he did not reply.
her tone changed 10 one of sorrow.
john. she said. we have been eele-
bTating the 3lst Of July for ten long
years, 3nd you don't know yet what
happened then. Why, on that date, in
1888. dear. you asked father and ne
gave his consent. Don't you reeollectT"
Husband Needed Training.
And John said that he did. But this
could not have happened with a hus-
band who had been educated in a school
which conferred the degree bachelor Of
domestic felicity" A boy educated in
such an institution would write down
on = small tablet the chronology OF
his Courtship, and this he would have
always with him TO refer 70 in time OF
need
At such a school the scholars would
learn tie small things which form the
sum Of feminine happiness. the unasked-
Tor KISS, the word of praise, the af1ec-
tionate little nickname, the invitation,
tn9 recognition of efforts made 10
please.
Boys educated in the fine art of keep
ing a Wifes affection would grow into
men too wise to say My dear, you be-
gin 10 look very faded" and the grad
ceive all sorts or attentions with only
the gruffest word OF commentator and
appreciation.
1.-THE bachelor OF domestic felicity"
would pretend TO care for his Wife's So
ciety whether he did or not. He would
pretend TO consider her attractive even
II long ago she had ceased 10 be so to
him. He would be as much a lover as
ever long after il had become a bore TO
him.
There will be very little divorce when
the Government declares that all boys
must take a course at a school TO train
young men for husbands. Then mar
ried life will be one grand sweet song
and North Dakota and Nevada Will lose
a large part OF their floating population.
It's a lovely idea, and the first school
IN the country should be appropriately
situated right beside a school for domes-
tic science and immediately next 20 one
for kindergarten training.
LEoNORE CALVERT.
The Washington times., 1908-08-06
MISS LA TOILETTE
SHOCKS NEAR-STARS
Hall Room GoSsips Wonder
How She Accepted Pal
try Fifty Per.

Up on Broadway the stars and the
near-stars opened their eyes in horror
when they heard that Miss Fola la
Toilette, daughter OF the United States
Senator from Wisconsin, had become
party TO a contract TO star for a meager
$50 a week.
'lHow could sha do it? II will put the
profession on the blink" murmured a
group of estwhile luminaries OF the
stage, as they breakfasted over an oil
stove in a hall room in West Forty
hfth street. How could she do it? and
for a mere bagatelle of fifty week.
What are we coming too?"
Still fifty per would look like a bale
Of money to me these summer days"
said the lady who last winter had a
starring contract which terminated
suddenly.
Never Real Star, Anyhow.
you never got above the chorus girl
class. anyhow, even II they did star
you" said the girl in the faded blue
klmono. spitefully. as she spread the
paper over the table in lieu Of linen
cover.
-.'stfn II Klaw & Granger let you look
at a twenty-five per contract you'd grab
for a PEN" was the sharp retort, and
conversation ceasing. they all looked
drearily out at the cold gray atmos-
phereJ and sighed, as a taxicab whirled
by.
Miss La FoiIettes affairs became pub
lie when she sued the VIII J. Block
Amusement Company on a contract 20
star thirty weeks at So a week.
Worth leu Times Fifty.
Stage folks say Miss La Toilette
ought to be worth ten times that
amount because her father is so IA
nous In addition 10 that she is said
70 be quite a clever actress. Il is
pointed out that a tremendous amount
OF free advertising would be given her.
based on her distinguished fathers ca
reer as governor OF Wisconsin and
United States Senator.
Miss La Toilette has brought her suit
IN the Chicago courts. II was in Chi
cagO that the amusement company,
which suffered many yiCissitudes before
failing TO produce the play IL promised
as a vehicle for Miss la Follette's tai
ent, was incorporated