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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-25
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER p. 1903

Harlingen is doing a good work
IN constructing a drainage system
TO drain the town There is no
place in the entire valley that has
better prospects than Harrington, but
il did not present a pleasing or at
tractive view to travellers with its
rich soil converted into mud ankle
deep Ii will cost something to drain
ii, but with so much good material
as Harrington offers. it will be mon
ey well invested
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-25
\ CORRECTION.
Not Mrs. Sherwood. but Her DaIIgh-
ter. Marie. Who Died at ET Parso.

The recent press dispatch
from Ell Paso which reported the
sudden death of Mrs NJ A. Sher-
wood, formerly of Brownsville, while
attending a family reunion III Ell
Paso was erroneous Private let
tiers received in Brownsville bring
the information that it was n0E Mrs.
Sherwood who died, but her daugh-
ter. Miss Marie Sherwood
The latter had been in bad health
for good many years, and her
death resulted from heart failure.
She was found dead in the bath
room by a member of the family.
Miss Sherwood was born and
reared at Brownsville, and the many
friends OF the family here sympa-
thize deeply with them in their af-
Fiction.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-25
FRENCH AIRSHIP EXPLODES
FOUR MEN KILLED
Ae Time of Accident Seemed To BE
Under Perfect CONTROLLED 1000
Feet.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
Aoulines. France Sept 25-The
Airship Republique exploded while
40 one hundred meters in the air to-
day and four persons We're killed. They
are Capt. Narchal, Lieut.. Cahur4 md
Sub-Lieutenants Vincent and ReuX-
The Republique lef5 La Palisse. where
she had been engaged in recent army
maneuvers. AZ Z O'Clock this morning
IL charge OF Capt Narch&l She
passed over Moulines at quarter be
fore nine at an altitude of 400 met
ers, going at a high rate of speed and
apparently under perfect control. The
officers in the car were waving their
hands in response TO enthusiastic
cheers from the ;,r0j.le below when
withOu warning the airship eYpiO0-
I'd with a loud report At the time
she was sailing at an altitude of more
than 3G00 feet The wrecked en-
ielope and car fell to the ground i'm
ntediately and the lour men on board
Etere crushed to death
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-25
Night Turned to Day.


Night Turned to Day.
The Fulton Commission
has planned to turn night into day
during the first eight days of the
celebration. Even conservative es-
Inmates put the number of lights
to be used, in addition to the num-
Der regularly used for lighting the
streets at between 100000 and -
800, 000 incandescent, 1000 arc
lights. 5000 flare arcs, one battery
of Serchlights of 100000 canuIe
power each, and another battery of
twelve searchlights, with an aggre-
gate OF 100000 candle power,
making a final total of approximate
~ 26.26G,0OO candlepOWer
Some idea may be gained Of the
volume of light which viii flood the
streets while the celebration is IN
progress when il is understood that
these estimates do not include the
hundreds Of thousands of separate
lights which the various electric
lighting. display advertising and
other firms have contracted for. All
this is, of course, for this city alone,
GOt taking into account the lights
along the New Jersey shore and
other places adjacent to the city but
just outside the corporation limits
The preparation for the policing
OF the crowds during the parades Of
Che HudsOn-FultOn celebration are
very elaborate.
There are police signal stations
- "a
Headquarters. There are twenty
seven stations in all, covering the
distance from Staten Island to Spuy-
ten Duyvil Greek, and there are fiji
teen field hospitals with ambulanceS
on the piers as near the water as
possible in case of accident afloat
as well as ashore.
The harbor squad will look after
things aflOat and will have jurisdiG-
ton over all craft except government
vessels and foreign men of war-
There are fourteen police boats, with
the Patrol as the flagship. 1t viii
he easy to locate the police boats
for they will fly the flag of the Res
Cross society. In addition each pc
lice boat will carry an officer of th~
revenue cutter service, so that there
viii be no dispute of police author
ity. At reserve stations ashore there
are 500 policemen and automobiles
for their transportation should q
hurry call be sent out.
For the land parades of the follow
ing days the plans are equally COM
prehensive There Will be no post
in the greater city without its reg
ular police protection during any
hour of the day or night and al
ways there win be full platoon
on duty in each station house This
viii be accomplished by assigning
to patrol duty men doing clerical
duty and keeping on duty for eigh-
teen hours the other pIatoons.
Monday the celebration will take
the form of educational exhibits and
aerOplane flights, with a grand re-
ception at the Metropolitan Opera
House in the evening. 1t is estimat-
ed that the cost of the celebration to
the city alone, exclusive of the fund
raised by the HudSon-Fulton Com
mission and money spent in private
entertainment. exceeds S1,075, coo.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-25
Celebrating Yom Kippur.

Nearly 100000 men, women and
children i'm the United States are to-
daA celebrating Yom Kippur. or the
Da5 OF AtOnement, viii which the
ten days of penance beginning with
the lHebrew New Year close.
IL the sixteenth chapter of Levitt
Gus is a full description of the cere-
mont connected with the Day of
ADniment, detailing the sacrifice Of
TWO 1oats, one of whirh is burnt as an
ufTer .hg,and the other,a seapegoat, is
sent UNTO the wilderness after the
high priest has put upon him the sins
Of thel people the entire section con-
ciudmH with verse "a:
AMI his shall be an everlasting
staJu5el unto, you, to make an atone
nent i, kr the children of Israel for all
their sins once q year
II is this close connection between
che Dat OF Atonement which has
brought the former forward and
made it Of so great import to post
Biblical lews.
IN he MiShnah and Talmud, where
the tradi ions of the Jews are pre-
sery ed with remarkable faithfulness,
the fact is made clear that the New
Year Day shines with the reflected
glory OF that greatest of days IN the
Jewish caIandar, the Day of Atone
ment. II is because of the uuiversality
of the appeal of these days that they
have risen so high in the estimation
of the people. and are observed even
by those who neglect the weekly Sab
hath and the other holy days pre-
scribed by the Bible, and still observ-
ed Wy the more faithful adherents 10
The religion of the sons of Judah.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-25

Many women after remedying a
smoky stove OF a smoking lamp,
have TO put mp with a smoking nus
band Farm Journal.
why not remedy the husband. too?
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-25

Bryan, but they do not like the free
raw material doctrine
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-25

p.s.sr,.bes sbfM that the city of
,,.l'S- - stands II the site of the
-. - 17,atronolis III the feudal state
~ xan whose bNtory is traceable
back TO the 18th c aturE D. v
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-25
STREET CAR ACCIDENT.
Conductor and Motorman Killed in
Collision With Another Car
- AssoclatetI Pres.

BY Associated Press.
Des Moines. Iowa, Sept. 25.-Wil-
ZION, Kiser Of bes Moines was killed
and many PERSONS hurt' some OF
them fatally, an lnleruroah car
from Boone strt hing a street car To-
,Tav ON the tresA Re of Highland PARK
TT,i5era in This c5ty. Kiser was con-
- IN tho sheet car. Peter Nc
,r,,.T,- tho motEman. died on the
way 10 Mercy hoFpl1al'
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-25

a representation o
Brownsville which the
worship built denomination the Country between
churches is owing the Indifference of but the
o which picture.
The membership which than doubled the
composed
alive the interests of the commonwealth
membership church
well. The pastor, Rev
hearty to friends $ rangers
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-25
HudSOn-FultOn Celebration.
Continued from page y

rolled would be allowed in the Hud-
son River between Seventy-secOnd
and I30th streets during the parade.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-25
THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD
By BrownsviIle Herald Publishing Co.

Omeiai County and city Journal
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-25

Consolidated in 1898 with the Daily
Cosmopolitan, which was published
in Brownsville for sixteen years.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-25

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The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
TOOK MUCH 70 MOVE suRNAsv.
Collision with Gigantic Footbaiier Left
Soldier undisturbed.


In the recently published biography
Of Col. Fred Burnaby there is 4 char
acteristic story told by his friend.
Lord Binning, of that soldier of Her
culean frame and reckless courage:
We were engaged in a football match
on the green inside Windsor cavalry
barracks, and the verandas were
crowded with onlookers as the colonel.
dressed for London in frock coat and
tall hat, with q cigar in his mouth.
came out Of the officers quarters and
proceeded slowly across a corner OF
the ground, apparently oblivious OF
the fact that . match was in progress
at the time. At this moment our full
back, gigantic Yorkshireman, named
Bates. who must have weighed near
er Is than II stone, charging impetu-
ously for the ball, dashed full into
Burnaby. The impact was terrific.
but while the Tyke. hurled backward
by the shock, as though he had col
lided with a mountain, lay gasping
on the ground. neither Burnaby's hat
not the angle of his cigar was in the
smallest degree disturbed-in fact he
scarcely seemed to realize that col
lision had taken place. When he did
so he removed his cigar from his
mouth, and with his pleasant smile,
said: Dear me. I hope I am not In
terfering with the game" The shout
of delight which went up from the
verandas was a thing to remember.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
STILL KEEP ANCIENT CUSTOM.
Curious Medieval Ceremony In Law
Courts Of London.

One of the most curious survivals
of the quaint methods Of other times
was witnessed the other day in one
of the London law courts. Here the
solicitor of the city Of London attend
ed before the kings remembrances to
render quit rent services In respect OF
certain properties in the city Of Lon
don and the county Of Salop. On the
table were block Of wood, two fagots
of twigs, six horseshoes, and q bag
of nails. Warrants were read calling
upon the tenants of the properties
concerned to come forth and do their
service" whereupon the city solicitor
gravely placed one of the fagots on
the block and cut 1t with q Ratchet.
Then he cut the fagot with billhoOk
and afterward rendered the six horse
shoes and counted out 60 nails, In
heaps of ten, adding one extra nail,
at which the Kings Remembrance
said: Good number" Then the city
solicitor asked: HAS his majesty any
orders with regard to these tmple-
ments?" and the Kings Remem-
brancer replied: Il will take them to
be at the disposal Of his majesty"
This ended the ceremony, which
dates from over 600 years ago.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
MAKES WORK FOR SCIENTISTS.
Eminent Men Busy investigating Pos
sibiIities Of Radium.

The University of Vienna, which has
received, through the Vienna Academy
of Sciences, an anonymous donation
of 100000 kronen for the establish
ment of q "Radium institute" 10 rap
idly becoming famous among ply
sicists for its experimental work on
the wonderful radium emanations. The
rarity and great cost Of radium neces-
sarily restrict the number of inves-
tigators, and Sir William Ramsay,
who in his recent experiments has
gone far toward proving the suspected
transmutation of radium into helium
and other elements. was recently spe-
cially h0nored by the Vienna Acade-
my Of Sciences by the loan Of frac-
ton Of a gramme Of radium for the
purpose Of enabling him to continue
his valuable investigations. A gramme
of radium, it has been calculated, has
stored up In it energy equal to one
horse power for Is days; but it parts
with its energy 50 slowly-it cannot
be stayed or hurried-that 1t takes
some $4,000 years to exhaust itself.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
with AYenQe.n

As soon as the Nassau street tailor
moved up to Fifth avenue he, of
course, sent out new cards, says the
New York Times. Their appearance
caused some surprised comment among
his friends.
"That looks funny" said one man.
WITH avenue. Isn't that q new wrin-
kle?"
mot exactly" said the tailor. "Ro-
man numerals are getting to be rather
popular in writing the names of
streets. Fifth avenue business men
are particularly partial to them. On
cards and in newspaper and street car
advertising you may frequently see
the address Of some tailor, haberdash-
er, or other tradesman, written With
avenue. So far the other avenues have
not adopted the style to any great ex-
tent, but the time may come when the
business houses on all those streets
will write WITH. With, With, With, and
Xth avenues"
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
THEORY As TO EARTHQUAKES.
Possibility That One Shock Has Pow
er to Set OF Another.

The possibility that the shocks of
an earthquake, transmitted through
the earth's mass, may set OF" anoth-
er quake thousands of miles distant
has been suggested by an Italian stu
dent of the subject. Signor Emilio Cd
done. OF course, this would be the
case only, where the crust of the earth
was in such an unstable condition that
a good jarring would cause slipping or
breakage. Signor OddOne has recent
ly called attention to the fact that
just half an hour after the great Val
paraisO earthquake another quake was
recorded, the center of which was in
the north Pacific, about 1000 miles
distant. The time required for an
earthquake wave to traverse the solid
substance of the earth from one Of
these points to the other is just the
period that separated the two disturb
ances. 1t may well be. therefore.
that the big Valparaiso quake pulled
the trigger that exploded" 60 to
speak. its smaller successor in the
northern hemisphere.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
News Items from Leigh.

John Metzger has been quite busy
putting up windmills since the storm.
Carl Asche, who is living south from
here, marketed a carload of hogs Fri
day.
Jake Held. jr., and the Misses Fredia
and Hilda Gensichen took in the show
Thursday evening.
The masquerade on the 10th at the
German hall was we'll attended and q
good time was reported by all.
Henry Bsrjenbruch, one of our real
estate business men spent the day with
his folks in Sherman Wednesday.
Our new implement business man.
Louis Loseke, will soon be ready to
start up in the old Fred Moeller build
ing.
Peter Krohn, who has sawed 60OOfeet of
lumber for Frank Babe, has now moved
to Peter BoetchePs, where he will saw
next.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION

Notice j. hereby given that f. II. Chambers.
II. j. HOckenberger and W. E. Harvey have
associated themselves together for the purpo,..
of forming and becoming a corporation uDder
the laws Of the state Of Nebraska.
First. Tn. name of this corpOr alton shall be
The Home Builders Company
rfcond.-The principal place of transacting
its business shall be Columbus. Nebraska
Ihird.--Ihe nature of the business TO be trans
acted by this corporation shall be to buy sell
exchange. hold, plat. subciivide improve, mort
gage or lease real estate and to take hold sell
assign. transfer or pledge any mortgage contract
or other property scquired in the course OF
said business.
Fourth. The authorized capital stock of said
corporation shall be One Hundred Thousand
Dollars, Forty Thousand Dollars Of which must
be subscribed and paid mp before Commencing
business.
Fifth.-The existence Of this corporation shall
commence on the oath day of November 1893,
and continue for period Of Ninety-Nine years
Slxth:-The highest amount OF indebtedness to
which this corporation shall subject itself shall
not exceed two-,hirds of its paid up capital
stock.
Seventh. This corporation shall be managed
by board OF directors of not less than three nor
more than hve and the officers shall be Presi-
dent, Vice President a Secretary and Treas
urer: The secretary and treasurer may be one
and the same person.
II. +. j. HOCKENBERGER. Secretary.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
A Serious Objection.

That the scpffers and cross-question-
ers of the sdffragettes often bring con-
fusion upon their own heads was well
illustrated at a recent meeting at
which Mrs. Borrmann Wells was de-
livering an address. A man had asked
several questions, and in each instance
received a prompt reply. His final
query was:
why don't you get married?"
There is one serious objection to
your suggestion" replied Mrs. Wells,
and the objection l refer to is at pres
ent standing beside this platform in
the perxon of Mr.. Wells"
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
UNION PACIFIC
TINE TABLE

SPALDIN6 d ALBION.
No. ~ mxd. d sos a IN
No. 81 pas ID 1:O p m
No. 32 pas ALSO p IN
No. ~ mxd 100 y IN
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
Handsome 10 a. Handsome Does.

Handsome 10 a. Handsome Does.
Augustus Thomas, the playwright,
told in a recent speech of a hunting
trip he had taken in the south. They
were after 'coons and 'possums, but
the only trail the dogs struck was one
which made them put their tails be-
tween their legs and turn for home.
Just what does a polecat look
like?" Mr.. Thomas asked one of his
negro guides.
"A polecat. boss? Why. a polecat's
somefin' like kitten. only prettier.
Yes, a polecat's a heap prettier'n a
kitten. amt it. SAM" he said, turn
ing to another negro for corrobora-
ton.
Sam did not seem so sure. He hes
ftated q moment.
WELL" he replied, scratching his
wool, Its always been nah con-
tentiOn dat handsome is as handsome
does. "-EverybOdy's Magazine.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
PEN NAMES OF WOMEN WRITER'S.
Origin Of George Eliot"-Why Mrs.
Harrison Chose Lucas Maiet."

Origin Of George Eiiot"-Why Mrs.
Harrison Chose Lucas Maiet."
ney c. Grier," chose Sydney" because
it might be Interpreted as either
masculine or feminine designation.
"0rier" is a Shetland name, and at
that time she was much interested In
those far away isles. &C. was insert
ed to make the name look natural
surname
Mrs. Harrison's reason for conceal
ment as Lucas Malet" was that she
did not think it right to trade on
the Kingsley name," lest she should
do it discredit. She therefore chose
the ''surnames of her grandmother
and great-grandmother, both women Of
remarkable intelligence and character"
The pseudOnym of George Eyer
ton," adopted by the lady now Mary
Chavelita Golding-Bright. also springs
from family associations. Her moth
er's name was Isabel George Byron.
and George Byron" was her first dis
guise. But the name Of Byron had
been unlucky. and it was quickly
dropped for that of "Egerton." the
baptismal name of her second hus-
band. Under the distinctive cOmbi-
nation" of George Egerton she has
published nine works since 1893.
Mary Ann Evans called herself
George Eliot" because the first name
was the Christian name of her hus-
band, and Eliot was a fine. short,
full sounding name that matched her
style and story"
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
Christmas Hiah Finance.

civilian Bayard Hale, who has got
more fame by suppressing an inter-
view than ever got by printing one,
is a caustic, sarcastic man." said a
magazine editor.
81 once heard Hale speak at a bank
ers' Christmas banquet He always
speaks well, because he is a clergy
man. One part Of his speech I'll never
forget. It bore on Christmas games.
"'There is one Christmas game he
said, that has become very popular,
especially in banking circles. It re-
sembles hide-and-seek. You play it as
follows:
IA cashier or q president takes all
the institutions money and runs and
hides. Detectives swarm out to find
him. II they succeed, he comes home
with them. and has to pay forfeit +"
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
AMONG INDIANS OF LOUISIANA.
Tribes Cling to Primitive Customs Of
Their Ancestors.

The blowgun is still popular for hunt
ing birds among the Koasati Indians
of Louisiana. This weapon consists
of a tube. usually Of cane, about six
feet long, rubbed smooth on the inside
with an implement made for the pur-
pose. and carefully Strengthened with
the aid of fire. Slender-pOinted darts
about eight inches long are used as
ammunition, each one wrapped neatly
along a third of its length with thistle
down or cotton to make It At the in
side of the tube. The hunter places
q dart in the tube, which he raises
to his lips and aims at his game; then
q quick puff of the breath drives the
little dart flying with SUFFICIENT force
to impale and kill q small bird or
squirrel.
I discovered q curious industry
among the Koasati-the weaving of
Spanish moss into fabrics. During my
sojourn with the southern tribes had
heard that their ancestors once made
blankets of moss, but this was the
first time had ever seen the process
or its products. The moss, which may
be seen festO0ning the trees all
through the south. is cured and then
spun with q simple contrivance. The
moss yarn is strung on q frame and
woven into blankets. In former years
the Indians wove large moss blankets
for bedding and rugs; but at the pres
ent day saddle blankets only are
made.
Among the most interesting things
found among this tribe we're two of
the old handmade pottery vessels,
now very rare among eastern Indians.
a drum made Of q cypress knee"
some very fine beaded shoulder
sashes. q collection Of baskets repre-
sentfng many weaves and forms, and
some silver head-bands, brooches,
and other ornaments laboriously
pounded out of coins by the Indian
silversmiths.-M. r. Harrington, in
the Southern Workman.
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
Truthful Child.

It was at a children's party. The
youngsters had just done more than
justice to the luxurious spread pro-
vided by their hostess, and games
were now the order of the evening.
'Now, children" said she. I'VE will
play the zoo, and each Of you must
represent a different animal"
Then, going to a little girl. she
asked:
Nov, Carrie, what are you going
to be-"
I'll be an elephant"
"And you, Reggie, what are you 60
ing to be?"
I'm going to be lion.'
"And what are you going to be.
Hilda?"
I'm going to be q tiger"
Then, crossing to the other side Of
the room, the hostess, noticing q
youngster sitting all alone. asked:
"And what are you going to be,
Tommy"
Please" was the hating reply. "p-
please, I'm going to be sick"
The Columbus journal., 1909-02-17
Advertised Letters.

Following is a list of unclaimed mail
matter remaining in the post Office at
Columbus, Nebraska, for the period end
ing February II, 1909: 49,. ...
Letters-W E Bobst, John Bowers,
Mrs Nell Curry, H Cooper, A W Co
wan, Harry Cline, Bill Dan, H " Ford,
Miss Minnie Gillett, Walenty GaWlik.
II r Howell, Mrs Mary c Lisko, Miss
Mae Lyle, Lois Marx, P A Smeal. Del
bert Smith, E L Townsend.
Cards-W E Bobst, Lyle Hinebrough,
Mrs Mary Lisko, Herbert II Orschel,
Miss Kate Trestle. Miss V V Vinton,
Miss Maggie Williams. .'..
CARL KRAMER, p. n.