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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-26
MATAMOROS CONCERT
WAS GREAT SUCCESS
Crowded House Enjoys Program by
Local TaIent-GoOd Sum Clear
ed Towards Paving Plaza.
To The Herald :

To The Herald:
Matamoros, Mexico, Jan. 25.-A
crowded house greeted the perform
ers in the concert which was given
by local talent at the opera house in
this city Sunday night. 1t was a
very appreciative audience. all APP
parently enjoying the performance
very heartily.
A grand overture by the Second
Mexican Cavalry band opened the
program. A comedy, entitled lei
Sueno Dorado" followed. Misses
Rosa Guerra, Elisa Fragoso, Consuelo
Arzamendi, Raquel and Rebecea Bar
ragan, Messrs. Jose Arrese, Jose La
marque and Adolfo Calderon per-
formed their various parts through
out the sparkling little comedy very
successfully. The military band cen
tributed other highly appreciated Sc
lections, including the popular operas,
ssCavaliera Rustieana" and Aida
The remainder of the program in
cluded a monolOgue in verses, recited
by Miss Aurora Arrese: piano solos
by the talented pianiste, Miss Man
uela Morante; an excellent violin per-
ny juan OAObos o-NNOn1JetiA-
led on the piano by Miss Rebecca Bar
ragan; vocal selections by those pop
ular singers, Miss Carolina Fra eosa
and Manpel Colsa; a delightful mon
ologue By Mr.. Colsa; highly en-
joyable duet. violin ard piano. by S.
Cross and Miss Fernandez Morante;
two either selections by G. A. Kaste-
Sch. which were highly enjoyed;
recitation of "Schuberts Se-enade,
by the popular poet J. Arrese, accom-
panied by the beautiful musical COM
position by the same name. rendered
on piano and violin, and closing
quartette by fifteen young ladies.
The entire performance was pro-
nounced fine, and each performer was
applauded quite enthusiastically.
The proceeds amounted to $500,
Mexican coin. which will go towards
a fund which will be used to pave
the Hidalgo Plaza.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-26
LIGHTING CIGARETTE
COST HIS LIFE
Aged Cart Driver Thrown From, Cart
and Killed In MatamOros Yes
terday Afternoon.

Yesterday afternoon. while lighting
"A cigarette, an aged Mexican was
thrown from his cart in Matamoros
and killed. The cart was loaded with
aD1 the cid man was seated
on top of the load. In lighting his
cigarette. his eyes were covered with
his hands, and he did not see an OBJ
structiOn in the road, over which his
cart wheel passed, the jar from which
threw him to the ground under the
feet of the oxen. In endeavoring to
rise the head of the unfortunate
man was struck by the cart, throw
ing him under the heavy wheel,
which rolled over his neck and broke
1T. Several persons saw it, but the
poor man was dead before anyone
could reach him.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-26

Pay your poll tax, if you want to
vote.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-26
Luis Ramirez B. A. Morris
Ramirez & Morris
REAL ESTATE AGENTS

We have some choice lands for
sale in the Rio Grande Valley of
Texas, also some choice town proper
ty at bargains and prices to suit
purchaser. We can locate you at
most any point in three counties
Cameron, Hidalgo and Starr. We also
clear, plow and do fencing.
Give us bid on your work-Any
information in regard to the Valley.
You may call and see US or write us
at
SAN BENITO OR CHAPLIN, TEXAS
Correspondence Solicited
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-26
TUESDAY. JANUARY 20. 1903.

Two-cent railroad fares are out OF
the question in Texas, so long as the
state has such vast areas still very
thinly settled and almost entirely I'm
developed. Instead of barring out
capital that would build railroads to
develop these lands. by such adverse
legislation. Texas should exercise a
liberal policy towards the railroads
and so encourage more railroad build
ing within her borders.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-26
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-26

Prohibition will almost assuredly
be submitted to vote of the people
of Texas this year. You want to be in
a position to vote your convictions on
this important question. Pay your
poll tax.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-26

The American citizen who will for
felt his right to vote to save the pal
try sum of $1.75 is a poor citizen.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-26

A Chinaman is as good citizen as
the American who will not pay his
poll tax.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
What the Jury Found.

Some years ago the body of a We'll
dressed man was found in a field on
the outskirts Of an English town
There were no marks of violence, and
It was doubtful whether death had oc,
CURED from natural causes or if the
individual had committed suicide. In
due course the body was identified.
and Il gentleman who had been ac-
quainted with the deceased was called
upon to give evidence at the inquest.
Among other things, he stated that he
had always considered him to be man
OF marked idiosyncrasies, and his brain
was continually excited by his irrcsisf.
ible fondness for chimeras Of vari-
GUS kinds, The jury was evidently
satisfied with his statement and i'm.
mediately brought in n verdict that
death was caused by idiosyncrasies
forming on the brain in consequence
of excessive Indulgence in chimeras, :
adding a rider that "it should be a
warning to people to refrain from that
and other intoxicating beverages"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Marlborouqh House.

MARLBOROUGH House is one of the
numerous L,4dings Of Sir Christopher
Wren. 1t was built at a cost of f44,,
600, the whole Of which was betrayed
by the duke. Here the great duchess
lived till her death in 1744, waging an
incessant warfare upon the society of
her time. Here, too, she received a
deputation of the lord mayor and sher-
ifs of London while still in bed, an
incident which was satirized by Gay:
Acquainted with the world and quite well
bred,
Drusa receives her visitants in bed.
In the earlier years of the nineteenth
century Marlborough House was rent
ed by Leopold, king of the Belgians,
1t was afterward bestowed by the
crown upon Queen Adelaide, the dow
ager of William IV.-London Chron-
iCle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
The Savage Pike.

There are several instances on rec
ord of bathers being attacked by pike
and an old writer, Crull, tells Of a
giant pike inside which was found the
body of an infant. Not long ago a
good sized retriever which was swim
ming in the Thames just above Chitty's
boathouse at Richmond was tackled
by a pike, which bit one Of its hind
legs so badly as to sever an artery.
1t was another Thames pike which at
tackled that well known naturalist and
fisherman, Mr.. Cholmondeley-Pennell.
He had actually landed the fish. when
it sprang from the ground and fixed
all its sharp teeth into his leg just
above the knee The creature hung so
fiercely to its hold that n stick had to
be used to pry its jaws apart.-Cham-
bers' Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19

Ton OF The Commonwealth, and In order
to carry the same into complete opera
ton, IL is hereby declared that
In the case of officers elected by the
people. all terms of Office fixed by act of
Assembly at an odd number OF wears
shall each be heightened one year but
the Legislature may change the length
or the term. provided the terms for which
Such officers are elected shall always be
Tor an even number Of years.
Ihe above extension Of official terms
snail not affect officers elected at the
general election of one thousand nine
hundred and eight; nor anv city. ward,
borough, township. or election division
officers, whose terms Of office under ex.
isting law, end in the year one thousand
nine hundred and ten
in the year one thousand nine hundred
and ten the municipal election shall be
held ON the third Tuesday of February,
as heretofore but all officers chosen at
that election to an office the regular term
of which is two years and also all cleo
tion officers and assessors chosen at that
election, shall serve until the first Mon
day of December in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven. All Off
GERS chosen at that election to offices the
term OF which IS now four years, or is
made four years by the operation Of
these amendments or this schedule. shall
serve until the first Monday of December
and thirteen Al justices of the peace
magistrates and aldermen, chosen at that
election, shall serve until the first Mon
day of December in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and fifteen. After the
year nineteen hundred and ten, and until
the Legislature shall otherwise provide
all terms of city, ward, borough. town
ship. and election division officers shall
begin on the first Monday of December
in an odd-numbered year.
All city, ward borough, and township
officers holding office at the .Aate of the
approval of these amepdmSnts, whose
terms of office may end in the year one
thousand nine hundred and eleven. shall
continue .o hold their offices until the
first Monday of December of that year
All ju5g-- of the courts for the sew
eral Judicial districts, and also all county
officers, holding office at the date OF the
approval of these amendments, whose
terms OF office may end in the year one
thousand nine hundred and eleven. shall
continue to hold their Offices until the
first Monday OF January, one thousand
nine hundred ana twelve.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
ROBERT McAFEE
Secra tary of the Commonwealth
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
One of Shaw's Criticisms,

before fame came to him." said a
playwright, that great rival of mine,
George Bernard Shaw, wrote theatrical
criticisms for the London Saturday
Review Now, those were criticisms
indeed Nobody could praise a good
play so beautifully as this critic.
Nobody could roast a bad play so
tellingly. Listen. Here is a sample"
And the playwright read:
81 am In somewhat foolish position
concerning a play at the Opera Co
mique, whittier | was hidden this day
week. For some reason l was not
supplied with a program, so that j
never learned the name of the play. At
the end of the second act the play had
advanced about as far as an ordinary
dramatist would have brought it five
minutes after the first rising of the
curtain, or, say, as far as Ibsen would
have brought it ten years before that
event. Taking advantage Of the sec
ond interval to stroll out into the
Strand for little exercise, | unfortu-
nately forgot all about my business
and actually reached home before it
occurred to me that l had not seen the
end Of the play. Under these circum-
stances it would i'll become me to dog
Matte on the merits of the work or its
performance. | can only offer the
management my apologies"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
No Suffering Too Great.

Not long since young woman SUI
fering with an incurable disease ap-
piled for admission to a hospital in a
southern city.
Il know l must die" she said simply
to the attendant physician, but do
something TO keep me alive for a little
while for my babies sake. In few
years they will not need me so much"
Her one chance lay in n very pain
full operation, but her heart was SO
weak that tie surgeon dared not adj
minister an anacsthetic. Very gently
he explained the situation-the opera
ton would make but a years differ
ence at most; it seemed hardly worth
while to suffer so much for so brief a
respite; she would best go home and
wait. But the little woman shook her
head.
With mother love shining in her
eyes, she allowed herself to be strapped
upon the operating table and there
willingly underwent the torture of the
knife that gave her a few months to
devote to her precious babies.-Deline.
atoT, e. --.---
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Ancient Concrete.

That the Romans We're very familiar
with concrete and gave consideration
to its use examination of the concrete
work in the forum clearly shows
Their concrete contained generally
only two kinds of stone, travertine ana
selcie, in equal parts. Selcie is hard
closely knit rock. very similar To our
bluestone or trap rock in color as we,.
as quality Travertine is a volcanic.
rock not so hard as selcie, considerably
lighter in color, and was desirable on
account of its porosity which insured
Il good bond with the cement In al.
the Roman work the combination OF
the travertine and the selcie is clearly
uishable.-Cement Age.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Bridge Letting

Pgas and specifications are on file
at tie County Commissioner ofice in
Danville, Pa, for two Steel Bridges
with concrete floor One 80 feet long
by ii feet wide. One 42 feet long by
IA feet wide. Bids will be received
until II o'clock noon, Saturday, Sept.
4th, 1909, said bids to be opened at
80 P. NJ. A certified check for 24O0 90
must be deposited with the Commits
sioners CLERK at or before 10 o clock
A. NJ, Saturday, September 4th by
each bidder for each bridge.
The County Commissioners reserve
the right to reject any or all bids.
BY order OF the County CoEuis-
siouerF.
Attest;-Horace G. Blue, Clerk.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
His Only Chance.

The young man leads his bride to
the altar. but that's as far as he gees
In the leading business.-Meddler
legs, and II had TO be strengthened.
Mr.. Woodman also has the cabinet
with pigeonholes and door to close It
up all tight and snug, where Sylvanus
Cobb kept his manuscripts and notes
In the different stages of the stories
This table and cabinet look very hum
be when one thinks Of the stories writ.
ten thereon that made to a great ez-
tent the great New York Ledger and
the fortune Of its owner Robert Bon.
ner.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Ably Defined,

A certain archbishop when aslct
whether it was Il grievous lie for 81
woman TO misstate her age replied:
"a lie may be defined as Il statemcu'
made by one rational being to anothc'
rational being with the intent to de
ceive. Now, as no rational bcin-
would think Of asking a woman ho.
age with the expectation of being an
swercd truthfully, one of the element
of the lie is lacking. and the woman
statement cannot, strictly speaking, bs
defined as such, Judge.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
HUNTINGDON Wins
FIRST CAME

Well some one had TO win We can {
win all the time and if we have to luse
we prefer TO accept the defeat from
lust such a good clean bunch as did
the trick yesterday. Even at that %
sounds we'll and for a time il looked
as though the large eud Of the tally
would be on she other side. DanViile
was not playing at her best as testifi.
ed by several costly errors. Rowe held
his own on the mound scattering the
hits so that they did the least damage.
Moore was puzzle until the eighfh
when the locals hit him hard, to the
tune of three runs all earned. A fair
sized crowd witnessed the game.
In the first inning Huntingdon fail
ed to score. In Danyille's half Hess,
first mp, got base on balls: Umlaut
sacrificed him to the second bag. Liv
engood struck out, Dooley popped
out one to second base and Hess scored
or the throw.
This was Danville's only score until
tH6 t4ktth AAL-Au6 " hOh WIN WV A-i~%i
out and the game looking cinched for
the visitors the browns developed a
hitting streak and aided by costly
error pushed through three runs.
Huntingdon made their first score in
the second inning with two men out
Maxwell hit two oagger 30 right
field Simpson next up hit one to third
which Hess failed TO get, Maxwell
scoring or the error. Moore popped
one out to right field which retired
the side.
From this time up until the fifth
the game was pitchers battle with
honors about evenly divided. In the
fifth and seventh the visitors scored
two runs In the eighth they failed to
turn the trick. In Danville's half Am
norman who took Koehler's place
started the ball rolling by touching up
Moore for neat pop to second. He
WAS thrown out at first. Mackert next
up got first on hit and made neat
steal OF second, Rowe struck out,
Captain Hess then threw the crowd ia
frenzy Of excitement by long drive
to center field fence which looked for
all the world like a sure homer. It hit
The top of the fence however and
bounced ON the wrong side. Hess circl-
ed to the second bag, Mackert scoring
Umlauf got first on hit scoring Hess
aud took second on the throw to the
plate. Livengood hit to right field
scoring Umlauf. Dooley went out on
fly to short.
Ninth inning opened with the score
standing to in Danville's favor
Huntingdon repeated the locals per
formance in the eighth. Rowe struck
Simpson out. Sopher hit to right field
and was thrown out at second. With
two out Green hit grounder to Liv-
eugood at second The ball took a hard
bound which Livengood isiudged the
man reaching first safely. Savage next
up hit a two bagger to right field
Green taking third. Howe's hit
brought in the two scores. Maxwell
struck out retiring the side.
In tine ninth Stock got first on hit.
Ooveies6is batting for Metzler sacrifc.
&c Stock 20 second. zimmerman was
thrown out at first on hit to the in
field. Mackert hit hard grounder to
third and WAS thrown out retiring tie
side with DanvilIe one shy.
Huntingdon will play again this
afternoon aud the locals expect to even
matters up.
The score:
DANVILLE.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Suburban Suburbs.

A fat dweller, having selected what
he thought was a pretty good thing
in one of the suburban towns as n
place Of residence, took his wife out
10 look at it. The rent was delight
ful, but the house was on the very
rim of the town. The wife dlSap-
prQYed. ----- --st. .-.e-...---
whats the matter with it," he
asked testify, for he had had hard
time finding it.
"Wcb' she replied with feminine
irmnc,s, Il am willing for your sake
TO live in Il suburb of the city, but l
positively will not live in the suburb
Of Il suburb. It's asking too much,
George, and-and'-
She didn't cry, but George prevented
1t only by superhuman efforts.-New
York Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
*Batted for Metzler in ninth
HUNTINGDON.

Two base hits, Hess, Maxwell. Howe
Simpson, Savage ,. Sacrifice hits. J..
Simpson, Green, Umlauf, Co7eleskie.
Stolen bases, Mackert, Maxwell, Soph-
er Left on bases Danyille, 3. Hunt.
ingdon 4. Struck out by Moore ~, bv
Rowe E, Bases on balls of Rowe j. of
Moore /. Hit by pitched ball Moore.
Wild pitches. Moore 1. Passed balls.
Simpson , Umpire Yerrick. Time OF
game , hours.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Heir to Fortune.

Lindner Benson, of Scranton, who
married Miss Aletha Gowling. Of AL
media, has received word that rich
uncle has died In Jacksonville, Fla.
and left him $50, 900 in cold cash. He
has already left for the south to claim
his lucky windfaIl
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Islnnnie's Excuse.

"Why don't you say Thank You.
Johnnie. when you are handed any
thing?" said Mrs. Brown at the table.
Your sister always says it,"
Yes" replied little Johnnie, shes
q woman and always wants to have
the last word Once a Week
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
His Worth.

jenkins speaking to his friend the
editor about the death of Richie, the
millionaire,-How much is he worth
! wonder? Editor (absentmindedlyl-
Not much. Not more than a quarter
of column at the outside.-Chicago
Record Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
Oiplomacy.

First Doc;or-To what do you at
tribute his success as a physician:
Second Doctor-To his diplomacy. He
first finds out few things a patient
doesn't like and then orders him not
to eat them.-Philadelph Record
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
The Day Of Rest.

Carries sister May, six years of age
on being asked why the Sabbath day
was different from the other days i'm
the week answered very carelessiy,
"Oh, that's the day you pin things ON.
stead of sewing g"-Delineator.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
The Ruling Passion.

Goldsmith somewhere tells of an old
lady who, lying sick unto death, played
cards with the curate to pass away the
time and after winning all his money
had just proposed to play for her fu-
neral expenses when she expired.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
aut Ten-To Article Fourteen
Section Seven.


Section II. Amend section seven, article
fourteen. which reads as follows.-
Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each
county whore such officers are chosen, in
the year one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-Hve and every third year there
after; and IN the election of said officers
each qualified elector shall vote for no
more than two persons, and the three
persons having the highest number OF
votes shall 'e elected any casual vacancy
in the office OF county commissioner or
county auditor shah be filed, by the
court of common pleas OF the county in
which such ylgaucy shall occur by the
appointment of an clector of the proper
county who shan have voted for the
commissioner or auditor whose place is
to be hllsd" so as TO read
Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each
county whore such officers are chosen,
IN the year one thousand nine hundred
and eleven and every fourth year there
after; and in the election of said officers
each qualified elector shall vote for no
moro than two persons, and the three
persons having the highest number Of
votes shall be elected; any casual vacancy
in the Office of county commissioner or
county auditor shall be filed by the court
OF common pleas of the county in which
such vacancy shah occur, by the appoint
ment of an olcctor Of the pSper county
who saaI have voted for the commits
sioner or aud.tur whose place is TO be
filled.
Schedule for the Amendments.
Section L. that 10 inconvenience may
arise from the changes In the Constitu-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-19
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