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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
opuIsnce In siqht.

ssWeIl," demanded the man who was
having his fortune told, what do you
sect"
sSYou are married." said the lady
who was examining his palm
sYes. But I knew that before cams
here"
s'You have always had to fight your
way ahead-that is, yeu have pro
crossed by hard work You have never
been favored much by luck"
every true Still, that isn't exactly
what 1 came here to find out. Can't
YOU tell me something about the fu-
ture?'
ayes. You are going to live long.
Your life line is very strong. And here
I see something very impcrtant-some-
thing that will encourage you. Your
salary is going to be increased"
"Good. That's the kind of news
want. You're sure about It.. are you:'
eyes. You will get it before long"
Sand is there anything to indicate
about how much it is to be inereased?' 2
at will be much larger than it is
now. Let me see. Yes. 1t will be as
large as your wife tries to make her
friends think it is at present"
He could ask no more. With feel
ing of courage in his breast he handed
out 50 and went away to the triumph
that awaited him. = Chicago Record
Herald.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
P;racy's Romance.

Piracy is as old as history, but We
think of it more particularly as woven
inextricably into the romantic youth
of the new world The word itself
suggests first of all to Americans at
least such names as Captain Kidd.
Bartholomew Roberts, Captain Ed
ward England, Captain George Low
Their and that terrifying and dashing
buecaneer Sir Henry Morgan, and the
chief exploits of these men were ae-
complished at the expense of the coast
of North America and the much har-
ried shores of the Caribbean. The his
tory of piracy is full of drama, stir
ring action and daring deeds, and it is
on this account rather than because OF
its darker side of fire, murder, killing
and inhuman cruelty that children
even today, years after the last of the
genuine pirates has been swept from
the seas, are constantly playing in imi
tation of piraticaI exploits and that
men and women still find unique
fascination in reading of the followers
of the black f1ag.-Jackson Cross in
Metropolitan Magazine.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Mananinu Small saiIboats.

1t is quite trick TO lower a main
sail properly. In the first place, the
hoops should be just large enough
mot so large, however, that the sail
does not set close to the mast. Lower
the throat first and follow it with the
peak. If the peak is dropped first,
says writer in Country Life In Amer
lea, the sail will not come down. 1t
goes without saying that the sail must
be shaken when you want to lower
it. To lower a centerbOard when IN
der way put the helm up and keep the
boat off. \ small boat can be stop
ped by putting the helm up and down
across the boat quickly. This is use
full in coming up to dock or moor
ing. A boat can be got out of stays
by dropping her peak and then hoist
ing it when she is under way. An
other way is to put the helm down,
slack the main sheet and let her drift
back: then trim her quickly and she
will sail away. Always go to the lee
side of dock. When a boat is towed
make sure that it has a good painter,
especially at night.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
FAIR EXCHANGE.
A New Back for an Old One. How it
Can Be Done in Brownsville.

The back aches at times with a
duh. indescribable feeling, making
pains shoot across The region of the
kidneys and again the loin are so
lame to stoop is agony. No use to
rub or apply a plaster to the back
in this condition. You cannot reach
the cause. Exchange the bad back
for a new and stronger one. Browns
vile residents would do well to profit
by the following example.
F. NJ. Poland. S17 Crawford
Street, Houston, Texas. says: In
1902 1 gave a statement for publica-
ton in favor of Doan's Kidney Pills
and l am now willing to confirm
it. For several months 1 was an
moved with weakness of the kid
.neys. particularly noticeable at night,
Learning that Doan's Kidney Pills
were good in such cases, 1 procured
a box. I soon noticed great i'm
provement and nay trouble grew less
and less until it disappeared entire
". From that time to this, there
has been no return of it. My kid
neys have remained in a healthy con-
dition and therefore recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills highly"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., New
York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan $
and take no other.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Candnr.

The colonel had demonstrated vigor-
Ously with Uncle Eph about the Old
darky's persistent excursions into tie
state of inebriation. Uncle Erh.
though he promised faithfully to re
frain from frequent dips into the flow
ing bowl, failed to live up to the colo
nePs expectations. On numerous &c
casions the colonel saw Eph under the
influence of liquor. but the darby when
taken TO task stoutly denied the a.
cusation, affirming emphatically that
he did not drink. One evening tho
colonel met Uncle Eph in Il condition
which made 1t plainly evident that
the darby was caught with the good
on
"Eph,' began the colonel seriousl.y
Il thought you told me that you had
given up drink
'Ah sho' did, Massa hern1; All sho
did" replied Eph. But lately Ah dun
took up drinllin an glib up lynn
Harper's Weekly.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
A conprehensive Word.

The word "vermin'' seems to have
become exceedingly comprehensive III
scope now that the society which is
devoted to the destruction of such
creatures has included not only rats,
mice, cockroaches and such small deer
among them. but even cats, dogs, spar
rows and canaries, on the ground thar
all these transmit disease to man. b
derivation Q4atin 'vermis'0 vermin
ought to mean only worms and tho
Hike. in which literal sense Tennyson
writes of the ''vermin in Il nut" Bu'
the term has constantly been loosel:
applied to all sorts of Objectionable
animals, from crocodiles to foxe7
Purchas told of the people of java
how they feed on cats. rats and othcr
vermins,'' and Izaak Walton denounc-
I'D "those base vermin, the offers
He used the word exactly in the TEN
per in which naughty little hey j.
berated as & young varmint- "-Lon-
don Chronicle
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
The Crab In the Oyster.

''The little crab found in the oyster
said dealer. SIS not as supposed
by two-thirds of the oyster eaters
the young of the blue crab, but is u
distinct species. 1t is 4 messmate OF
and caterer to the wants of the oyster
being. therefore Il benefit instead of Il
detriment to the latter In return fer
the oysters kindness in protecting il
against its enemies the little crab
catches and crashes food which in II
entire state could not be taken by the
oyster A singular thing in connection
with them is that all found inside Of
the oyster are females. The male Of
the same variety has hard she'll"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Diamond Cutters and Their Work.

Not only is diamond cutting not 2
specially highly paid occupation, but il
is one involving a most humiliating
system of espionage to the worker
Each man has to strictly account fol
the stones he receives on going tc
work in the morning, and the count
has to be carefully taken when the un
finished work is haGGed in at night tC
be locked up in a safe against the re
turn of the workmen the next day
The possibilities of theft are great
though a dishonest workman know:
that an attempt to dispose of an unfin
ished stone would bring suspicion upor
him wherever the attempt was made
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
FREE BULLETINS
FOR FARMERS
List of Bulletins Issued by Texas Ex-
pertinent Station-May Be Had
For the Asking.

College Station, Texas, Jan. Il
The following bulletins issued by
the Texas Experiment Station are
available for free distribution:
"A. Insects Mistaken for the Mex
icon Boil Weevil.
n. Onions and Bunch Crops.
10. Cotton Breeding.
"a. Tomato Fertilizers at Troupe.
So. Munsons Bulletin on Grapes.
81. Food Adulteration in Texas
80. A Test of tie Producing Pow
er of Some Texas Seed Corn.
95. Information Regarding the
New Feed Law.
90. Commercial Fertilizers and
Poisonous Insecticides, 1867.
81. Kafir Corn and Milo Maize
for Fattening Cattle.
SO. Summary of all Bulletins from
No. I TO 81, inclusive.
90. Composition and Properties
of Some Texas Soils.
100. Texas Honey Plants.
i0S. Forage Crops in West Texas.
1O4. Digestion Experiments.
1O5. Notes on Forest and Orna-
mental Trees.
1O7. Commercial Fertilizers and
Poisonous Insecticides, 19O7-S.
100. Steer Feeding Experiments.
IL. Texas Fever.
Pecan Culture for Western
Texas
There are also available copies OF
the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth An
aual Reports
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Suicidal EIxina Fish.

The Indian ocean is singularIy de
void of fish and bird life, but one night
dozens of flying fish flew on board Il
vessel there They were attracted by
the lantern on the foremost, against
which they dashed and fell stunned to
the deck. In appearance they are very
ike a sand mullet The wings Tesem-
Bile an extended dorsal fin and open
end shut like a lady's fan. Not only
are they edible; they are dish for an
epicure.-Sydney On. S. W) Freeman's
Journal
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
According to Law.

In one of the states an act was
passed last year requiring heads of
families to notify the health officer at
once in case there was any contagious
disease in The house. The following
letter was recently received by GER
tain officer:
Dear SirI%his is to notify you that my
boy Ephraim is down with the measles.
as required by the new law.
PETER ADAMS.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
a Story For Papa.

There is a moral in this little stor.
of child life
Mamma" asked little three-year-old
Freddie. 'are we going to heaven some
day."
eyes. dear; hope so" was the reply
81 wish papa could go, too" contin-
ued the little fellow.
''Well, and don't you think he will?''
asked his mother.
ooh. no. replied Freddie; ''he could
not leave his business
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
She Knew.

Little Girl-If I was a teacher I'd
make everybody behave Auntie-
How would you accomplish that? Lit
tie GirI-Yefy easy. When girls was
bad I'd tel them they didn't look
pretty, and when little boys were bad
I'd make them sit with the girls, and
whenSbig boys was bad wouldn't let
them sit with the girls.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
lie Enioxsd the Rest Of the Game

lie Enjoyed the Rest of the Game.
Now, that is what is known as Il
safe hit" volunteered the escort, land
entities the ranner to take his place on
the second base"
Yes" responded the damsel, "and if
that duffer had the base running abil-
ity of an ice wagon he'd have stretch
ed that bingle into three Dagger =
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Not Ct That Nationality.

A gentleman was much annoyed by
having his head pinched during the op-
Grafton of hair cutting. The barber
apologized and explained that there
was an unusual bump there.
'Are you a phrenologist?" asked the
patient
'eNo. sir" answered the barber. I'm
a Swede London Globe.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15

The Farmers Institute, which was
announced to be held at Brownsville
on Saturday, Jan. 1e, tomorrow
viii be held as announced. The
Commercial Club room has been
kindly loaned for the occasion. There
will be two sessions. one at 10 a. m.
and one at , p. m
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Ed R. Kone of Austin, State Inspec-
tor Sam H. Dixon of Houston, Geo.
Onderdonk of Nursery, Texas, spec
ial agent of the U. S. Agricultural
department, and other prominent au-
thorities on various lines will con-
duct the institute.
The subjects to be considered are
as follows: Irrigated Farming and
Drainage, Sugar-cane, Alfalfa. Citrus
Fruits and Truck Farming.
All farmers who can attend are
especially urged to avail themselves
OF this very advantageous opportuni-
u to inform themselves upon the
subjects named.
At Other Valley Points Also.
Succeeding the Brownsville in
stitute, Farmers Institutes will be
held at other points in the Valley as
follows:
San Benito, Monday, the 18th.
Harlingen, Tuesday, 18th.
Mercedes, Wednesday, goth.
Donna, Thursday, 21st.
NcAllen, Friday, 22nd-
Mission, Saturday, 23rd.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Nc. 4 pit conceited.

= Wife-You are positively the most
conceited man L ever met Hub con-
ceited, Woman, there's not conceit-
ed bone in my body Why, another
man with the same abilities would be
absolutely carried away with pride
Exchange.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15

woman and CATS said the youth
FIJI boarder, are alike"
"WrongJ young man." said the cheer
ful idiot. "a woman can't run up a
telegraph pole. and cat can't run up
a millinery bill"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
The Duchess, Philosophy

The old Duchess of Cleveland invit-
ed relative to her husbands funeral
and told him to bring his gun. add
ing, I'VE are old, we must die, but
the pheasants must be shot" Al
gernon Vests "reminiscences.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
ChErCeS-

"Your lawyer made some pretty Sc
we're charges against the other fellow.
didn't he?"
'FY-e-e-s, but you ought to- see how he
CHARGED me-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
unmasked.

st was introduced to your wife to
day, and she glared at me"
81 can't account for that"
sT can. s'pose I'm your scapegoat
you old fraud.'-Kansas City Journal
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Nature.

Nature is just toward men. It rec
ompenses them for their sufferi1l gs; it
renders them laborious, because Ito the
greatest tolls it attaches the greatest
rewards. -Montesquieu.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
A BUSY TimeI

On a windy day it is qu4 tie trying for
a woman to attempt to hold up her
skirt. hold on her hat and hold her
tongue all at once.-Phi Fadelphia Rec
ord
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15

Try TO be something in the world
ar . gu viii be something. Aim at ex'
oellease and excellence will be at
taincd APeiieGu.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
The Nine Tailor Saw.

The tailor-he was q cutter at b..
s2lary-sighed as he looked about hi;
luxurious apartment.
she refused me- he said Why ::
Because she didn't love me? No. Be
cause of that old saw about its tax
ing nine tailors to make 4 man And
that saw is a mistake. 1t is Il cor
guption of nine tellers mark a maG.'
It doesn't signify that tailOrs are e.
Terminate 1t simply shows that man
kind is Liable to error The toll of a
bell in the olden time was called Il
teller. and in the olden time the church
bells tolled nine times for every mans
funeral: hence the saying nine tellers
mark 4 man In our stupidity we
have corrupted that into nine tailors
make a man or it takes nine tailors tc
make 4 man
The cutter sighed.
This rank error" be said, ''dooms
me to bachelorhood." New Orleans
Zines Democrat.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15

How many people live on the reputa-
ton of the reputation they might have
made.-Holmes.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
A crushino Come Back.

81 started to tell my wife about a
woman who made her own gowns"
'sWell?"
''She capped my story with one about
a man who made a million dollars -
Louisville Courier-JournaI.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
AN INSTITUTE
FOR FARMERS
WILL BE HELD HERE TOMOR-
ROW AS ANNOUNCED.

Irrigated Farming, Drainage. Sugar.
Cane, Alfalfa, Citrus Fruits, and
Other Important Subjects-PrOm-
inent Men as Instructors.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15

You FuFnisilithe Girl AID We. win Furnish s4e
Furniture.
Fauldess Furniture from Fifty-five Furniture
Factories
Fashionable Fastidious Folks Fortunately
Find Famous Fanciful Foreign Furniture.
Furniture For Frugal Farmers, Favored Fin
anciers. Fortunate Fiances. and Faithful Frous.
Howse Furniture Company. Brownsville. Texas .
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15

ALPS to be feared WIFI re ais to be
gained.-Byron.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-17

Hancock street. Joseph Udel, for
merly of Mohawk, has taken a posi-
ton as assistant at the Hancoci; sta
ton.
Archie and Luger Verville returned
wednesday evening from STEAMBOAT.
where they attended the funeral of
their uncle, David Verville.
There was a large attendance at the
regular weekly drill of the Naval Re-
serves on Monday night. This will be
the last drill until after the holidays.
"A report has been received from Stur-
geon Bay. where the Yantic is UNDER
going repairs. that a number OF
changes are shortly to be made in the
crew of the ship. several of whom will
be transferred to other stations and
replaced by others assigned to the
Yantic by the navy department.
Hancock business firms are being
called upon by members of Houghton
division of Salvation Army who are
soliciting contributions for the fund
for furnishing Christmas dinners to
the poor of Portage Lake.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-17
.:..:......::.:..:.:..:-:.:' = E'....':-:':'':
. HOW EskIMos DIVIDE TIME. d:
!. The Children Of Ice Are Race OF =
!. Hardy Men. =

''The Eskimo divides his periods in
to sleeps but sleep does not desig-
nate by any means the civilized meas
ure of day and night. 1t is, in TACT,
very uncertain term. Often we travel
from twenty to thirty hours, without
rest. Now there was no night, and
so far lost count of time that | was
not at all certain of dates. Our single
marches with the succeeding sleep not
infrequently covered a full forty EIGHT
hours. or two ordinary days. The OBJ
iect of these extended marches was
to take advantage of good weather and
general conditions, or because no SAFE
or convenient camping place presented
itself i'm the interim.
"Our course was to the northward,
that we might circumvent an open
lead some ten miles out on smith
Sound. The crisp Arctic atmosphere
was brilliant and exhilarating, and FOR
five miles the ice, smooth and perfect,
enabled us TO make rapid progress
Then we came upon rough RATED ice,
and ice axes were brought into use to
op. a road. Dogs and komatiks be-
came scattered in what seemed to me
hopeless effort to find a passage But
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-17
BUSINESS INCREASING.
Local Postoffices Handling a Large
Amount of Mail These Days.

Amount of Mail These Days.
Both the Lake Linden and Hubbell
postoffices are beginning to feel the
increase in the volume OF mail NJ
this particular time of the year. Since
the first OF the month there has been
a gradual increase in business trans
actions at the offices and the postmas-
tiers and their clerks are busily engag-
ed daily.
The incoming, as well as outgoing
mails, are increasing and during the
next couple of weeks additional as
sistance may be necessary.
Postmasters John Amesse of the
Lake Linden office and Joseph Wise OF
the Hubbell office. have always. year
after year, instructed the public how
to conduct business through their of
fees, but some are always negligent
which is detrimental to others doing
business with the department. Scores
of cards, letters and packages, i'm
properly addressed. find their way to
the dead letter office at Washington.
BY adhering To the rules lald down
by the department at Washington. and
following the instructions of the local
postmasters. a great amount of trou-
BILE and worry could be saved and safe
delivery of mail assured At this time
of the year in particular 1t is essential
that rules governing the postal bust
ness he followed explicitly.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-17
TORCH LAKE NEWS
]. A. SLATTERY AT HEAD.
Selected as President Of Indoor Base
ball League and Assumes Office.

j. A. Slattery, formerly vice presi-
dent of the Torch Lake indoor base
ball league, has been elected president
TO fill the vacancy caused by the resig
nation of j. r. Main, first president
of the organization. Mr.. Slattery is
thoroughly posted on the rules govern
ing this indoor sport, is a regular at
tendant at every contest, and the other
officers of the league feel they have
made no mistake in selecting him as
their official head.
There should be some excellent
games pulled off here this winter as
the four teams which compose the
league are all strong, and each mem
Der of the different aggragations has
the interest of the league at heart. At
the present time the Hubbell Eagles
lead in contests, as they have played
four games, winning all of them.
The next contest to be seen here will
be Sunday afternoon at 1880 when
the c. o. f. of Hubbell will meet the
Lake Linden Eagles. There has been
some changes in the lineup of the
Eagles for this contest.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-17
f.. HANCOCK BReVfTIEs.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. |. McMaster expect
to leave tomorrow afternoon for Chi
cago, going from there later to Texas,
where they will spend the winter.
Joseph Moreau, manager of the Scott
hotel, leaves this afternoon for bust
ness trip to Chicago.
The case of A. l.. Heideman of CAL
umet, and four others who were charg-
ed with hunting deer with light dur
ing the deer season, on complaint of
County Game Warden st. Clair Will
son, was heard on Tuesday of last
week at Negaunee. The case came up
before Justice Brennan and the total
amount of fines and costs assessed
against the party was $135.
The Kerredge theater has been en-
gagged for Sunday, Jan. 2, for the con-
cert to be given by the new Hancock
glee club organized recently by Prof.
Sanfrid Mustonen. The production
will be a musical piece by the COM
bined membership of the Hancock and
Calumet Finnish glee clubs.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Maria
Salminen, who died Wednesday, will
be held tomorrow afternoon from the
residence at 737 Elm street, Rev. John
Back officiating. Interment will be in
Lakeside cemetery.
+. w. swain, representing the l.. c.
Smith Typewriter company, left yes
terday for Milwaukee after an extend
ed business visit in the copper country
Karl Lehto and X. ]. Wirtanen, the
local wrestlers, leave this evening Tor
Ishpeming to take part in the Wrestling
tournament at that place tomorrow
night.
oscar Mondoux, day clerk at the
scott. has returned from q visit to
Ontonagon.
At the regular meeting of the Hon
study Club of this city this week Mrs
w McMaster, who has been a
member for several years past, and
who is about to remove from Han
cock was presented with a silk UNI
hrc,la as n token of esteem and ap-
preciation. The club voted to donate
ten dollars towards the Salvation
Army Christmas charity collection.
The sale of fancy articles conducted
hy the sisters OF st. Joseph at the
hospital since Tuesday, closed last
evening. 1t was intended to continue
the sale for four days out all the ar
ticles that had been prepared having
been disposed of It was not necessary
70 extend the sale. Besides realizing
n neat sum from the sale, there were
about thirty dollars realized from re-
freshments.
C. T. Mayotte. the new station agent
M the Mineral Range at the Lakeview
denot has moved his family from Mo-
hawk and they are now occupying m
apartment in the Ley properly Oh