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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
spoTLEss TOWN.
Brock, In Holland, Is the cleansst
Place In the World.

Place In the World.
The housekeeping tools, hung upon
the wall in neat lines, were as numer-
ons as diverse and as handsome as
the tools of carpenter or chauffeur
There were floor brushes, wall brush
90 picture brushes-an sizes and
shapes. There were rakes and scrapers
for corners. There were polishing in
struments of every kind-for glass, for
metal. for floors, for furniture. There
were sponges, channels skins, soaps
and powders of all descriptions
"It is a complete set of cleaning
tools. isn't it," said the owner. u
should be complete. 1 brought it from
Holland with me-from Broek-irci9
Spotless Town.
"Broelz is the cleanest place in tS@
world. When you enter its gates they
give you a pair of new straw sandals
yellow as gold to put on so that you
will not track up the snowy streets
.Tn the bright sunshine you seem to
be walking in a town made OF sugar
candy. The tree trunks are painted
yellow, the garden fences are bright
blue the tables and chairs before the
little inns are as white as thouSL
1 carved out of snow.
Enter Brock stable. The walls are
scarlet, the hangers are green, th'
floors are yellow. The cows tails arr
fastened to rings in the ceiling so tina
they may not soil nor be soiled- yin
cinnati Enquirer.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
D. B. CHAPLIN
ATTORNEY FLAW
HIDALGO. TEXAS
NOTICE

Proposals for the deposit of the
funds of Cameron County, Texas;
Notice is hereby given that The
Commissioners Court, of the County
of Cameron. State of Texas, viii, on
the 9th day of February A. d., 1903
at eleven o'clock, of that day. at the
court house in the city of Browns
Vile. in said county, receive proposals
from any banking corporation, asso-
citation. or individual banker, stating
the rate of interest that said bank
ing CORPORATION. association, or lndl-
vidual banker offers to pay on the
funds of said county of Cameron, Ior
the term of two years from and al
ter the said 9Th day of February A
D. 1909. up to and until the Febru-
arv term A. D.. 1911. of said Com
missioners' court
/ Said interest to be computed upon
! the daily balances to the credit OF
said county with such depOsitary, and
nayable monthly to the county treas
nrer of said county OF Cameron.
Said proposals to be accompanied
with a certified check for not less
than one-half of one per cent OF
S3S.SS7.46 Said $3S,SS7.46 being
the amount of the county revenue Of
the preceding year, A. D. 1908.
Said proposals to be submitted
subject to the provisions of Sections
No. 30 to 80. both inclusive, of chap
ter 1874 of the General Laws, of the
State of Texas. approved May lst. A
D. 1903
JNO BARTLETT,
County Judge Cameron County, texas
! Brownsville. Texas. IaR- 4th, A D.
1000 1-7-2O
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
a SCIENTIFIC RUDE.
Knew More Than the Expert When u
Came TO Local Conditions.

Knew More Than the Expert When u
Came TO Local Conditions.
I'VE we're sitting around the stove
in the bar Of the little hotel in
Maine town. writes an electrical sales
man in the Electrical Review, when
the electric lights fickered and went
out.
eFrom the darkness came a solemn
voice that said:
Electric lights all oUt, b'gosh, and
vet it amt BLOWN hard, either. Some
thin's happened to the dynamo, may
be-
81 had been selling electrical sup
niles to the little lighting companies
for several months, but l had never
heard this particular idea expressed
before
81 laughed long and loud and was
oil tbe more amused when no one
joined me.
"After they had lighted big kero
sene lamp I proceeded to explain ts
the crowd that incandescent lamp.
can't be blown out by the wind. WheE
I had finished the old Rube who nae
commented on the light said;
"Iook here, young man, II yo'
knew a little somethin' about local con
ditions and about your own bushes
you'd know that the wires IN TIN
township are hung up slack on tn
poles in some places and that the
get to Stating in good stiff breezl
When they do there's a short circul
that puts the line out Of business
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
The Bolster.

The crusaders are said to have
brought home with them the bolster
and. according to DR. Camille, their
wives. in ignorance of the only ration
al way of using the article q. e.
lengthwise as 4 support for the back
of person when lying on his side'
and not knowin~ what else to do with
it. put the bolster where it IS sun
found on the beds of those who have
not learned the wisdom of discarding
it altogether-under the pillow.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
Easy Trick.

Marshall p. Wilder once showed
Alexander Hermann new trick at
cards. Alex" said the humorist. /
will tell you the name of card that
YOU will select in your mind" After
a pause he asked, ''NOw, what is it,
Alex? The queen of diamonds.
answered the magician. Yes, SAID
Wilder. that is right" Hermann
stood puzzled for moment, then
smiled and admitted that the laugh
was on him.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
a picture Romance.

IF is said that one of the most beau
tiful ladies in French society todaE
was first revealed to her husband en-
the walls of the salon. 1t was while
visiting the salon in 1875 that the
youthful Marquis de C. was struck by
the childish beauty of a young girl
one of the prominent figures in pic
ture of a village fete. Her tumbied
Golden locks. her dancing blue eyes
and the freshness and graceful aban-
don of ser figure so fascinated MIN
that he sought out the artist and learn
cd from him that the "little witch
was the daughter Of 4 poor peasant
near Avranches, where the picture wa
nainted. To seek out the peasant anc
TO make the acquaintance of his fas
chatting daughter, child of nine sum
mers. was soon accomplished, and the
MARQUIS lost his heart even more com
nletely TO the real than to the pictured
maid With the fathers approval he
had the girl educated at one OF the
hest schools in Paris, and nine years
later. on her eighteenth birthday, tht
maid of the village fete blossomet
into the still more lovely MARQUIS
! de C.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
The ALLEGHENY Mountains.

Not more than five of our presidents
down to Lincoln's time ever crossed
the Allegheny mountains, and four OF
these were western men who had to
cross the mountains to reach Washing
ton-Presidents Jackson. Polk, Gen
eral w. H. Harrison and Taylor. Pres
ident Monroe crossed the mountains on
his return trip from west to east in
1917. Van Buren, came west in 1872.
two years after the expiration of his
presidential term. and saw the noun
tains then for the first time. 1t was
on this triD that he got upset AMI
dumped in the mud near Plainfeld-
Hendricks county Exchange.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
Showing Him.

"You young scoundrely' said the IA
Their. Selling his disobedient son ny
the hair. III show you how to treat
your, MOTHER
And he at once proceeded to show
Young hopeful the way by banging
him across the ears two or three
times and then shaking him until his
hair began to fail out
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
The ORIGINAL AImack's.

The original Almack's club in Lon
don. afterward known as Willis
rooms. had a curious origin 1t began
as tavern, started by Lord Bute's
butler, Mccall. who proposed TO give
1t his own name. McCall's. but judi
cious friends warned him that the ire
mendous unpOpularity of Scots in Lon
don at that time. for which Mccall
master was largely responsible, would
spell ruin to an establishment so call
ed. every WELL" said Mccall, q viii
call it Almack's." The present Al
mack's club is a more fashionable or
ganization which chose to adopt the
old name
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
A CHILD'S HER0ISM.
The Story of Visit to the Beautiful
GIasnevin Cemetery.


nathetic story of child's heroism
is told by a Dublin gentleman Re
Gently he proposed to drive with his
wife TO the beautiful Glasnevin GENE
terv. Calling his son, a bright little
bow. some four years old, he told him
TO get ready to accompany them. Tine
chiId's countenance fell, and the IA
Their said:
Don't YOU want to go, Wilie!'
The little lip quivered, but the child
answered, Eyes, papa, if you wish
The child was strangely silent during
the drive. and when the carriage drove
I'D to the entrance he chung to his
mothers side and looked up In her
face with pathetic usefulness.
The party alighted and walked
among the graves and along the Tree
Swallowed avenues, looking at the IN
scriptions on the last resting places OF
the dwelIers in the beautiful city OF
the dead. After an hour or so thus
spent they returned to the carriage
and the father lifted his little son to
| his seat. The child looked surprised
drew breath of relief and asked:
"Why. am 1 going back with you:
~Of course you are. Why notF'
81 thought when they took LITTLE
boys to the cemetery they left then
there" said the child
Many a man does not show the hero
ism in the face of death that this chil'
evinced in what to him had evidentl.
been a summons to leave the world
London Telegraph
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
parents. Hairs and Heirs.

1t is possible to predict from the hair
of parents the form of their children
hair. Two blue eyed, straight haired
parents viii have only blue eyed
straight haired children Two wavy
haired parents may have straight
wavy or curly haired children, but the
chances of curly hair are slight. Two
curly haired parents may have chill
dren with either straight, wavy or
curly hair. but the proportion of curly
haired offspring VIII probably be large.
American Naturalist.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
JAMES WELLS
attorney
at Law.

Successor to Powers & Maxan,
Powers & Wells, Wells & Rentfro
Wells. Rentfro & Hicks Wells &
Hicks. Wells, Stayton & Kleberg.
/ buy and sell real estate and
investigate Il id titles. A COM
plete abstract of all titles OF rec
ord in Cameron county, Texas
Practice in all state and federal
courts. when especially employed
Land litigation and corporation
practice.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
Quite Handy.

Wife (reading)-Isn't this funny, my
dear? Here is an article which says
they have found 4 new species OF
birds in Australia which have tour
legs. Now. whatever do you suppose
thew want four legs for? Husband
vawning)-They are probably poll
ticians, my love, and by this beautiful
dispensation of their Creator they are
enabled to stand on both sides OF the
fence at the same time--Pearson'S
Weekly.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
Where They Know How to Economic

Where They Know How to Economize'
Vt the request OF woman IN search
of Il servant the manager of an EN-
ployment agency asked each of the
girls lined up against the wall If she
had ever been employed in minister 5
family. None of them had been
May l ask why you are particular
" anxious to know if these girls have
had an engagement of that kind
asked the manager
Because we are very hard up just
now" the woman replied, land must
have a girl who is economical nave
found that Of all servants those who
have worked in ministers families
know best how to economic New
York Sun
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that the
Commissioners Court, OF cameron
Countv. Texas. viii on Thursday,
January 14th, 1903, at 10 o'clock a.
m at the court house in Brownsville,
receive bids for taking off the tin
roofing of the court house, repairing
the roof and putting on the new ma
terial. The commissioners court re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids.
JNO. BARTLETT,
1-12-2 County Judge.
January 18th, 1909.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
D PERILous FEAT.
cagine a Savage HiPpopotamus In the
London Zoo.


Many more little dramas are enact
ed at the zoo than the outside public
wots of, says the London Standard
Behind the lion house there is black
IeOpardess which is implacably sax
age and tries to eat her keeper. Her
neighbor is a great romping leopard
which a lady reared in India. He
comes out to play when the British
public is represented by only hy-
cried zoo man. Sometimes the ami
mails get out without the consent OF
their keepers. One which did so was,
Obash, the hippopotamus. He proved
n savage indeed when the attempt was
made to deprive him of his liberty.
Happily the gardens were closed al
the time. Try as they would, the
kaaners could not entice or coerce
the monster in the direction OF his
den. At last the superintendent called
nm an assistant whom the hippopota-
INNS hated. The chief put bank note
into the mans hand Scott" he SAID
.tbrow open the paddock gate, snow
Yourself to Obash, then run Tor It
Scott did. The animal went for hInl
raging along the path and after him
into the paddock Scott climbed the
ratings just in time, and the hippo
potamus on turning found the gate
secured behind it. Presently press
representative arrived to investigate
the story. which had somehow be
come known. ''Hippopotamus escap
edP oh. dear no! Come and see hin
in his den" he was answered as they
led him to where the monster was re
Gagged
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
One Better.

Englishman Gn British museum
This book, sir. was once owned by Gle
ero. American TOurist-Pshaw, that S
nothing. Why, in one of our American
museums we have the lead pencil with
which Noah used to check off the ami
mails as they came out of the ark
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14

Judge said the colored witness,
an hongry now. l been tellin' de
truth fer two hours"
is that the longest time You ever
told it,
Yes, sub, an it's had me sweatin'!
Atlanta Constitution.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
defined

A little girl who had listened to 9
discussion of nature fakirs in literature
when asked to define the human ana
animal families replied:
"a brute is an imperfect beast; man
is a perfect beast."-Judge.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
ALWAYS Counting.

'eYour husband says that when he IS
angry he always counts ten | efore ne
speaks.'' said one woman.
Yes" answered the other, Il wish
he'd stop it. Since he got dys pepsia
home seems nothing but a cEss in
arithmetic
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
NOTICE.

The regular annual meeting OF the
stockholders OF the Merchants Ma
tionai Eank of Brownsville, Texas,
will be held at it's banking house on
Tuesday. January 18th, 1909, at
four o'cOlck .. II. for the election OF
directors and the transaction OF such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting
J. G.. FERNANDEZ.
19-17-1m Cashier.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
Exclusive.

Now that your sons in college l
suppose he'll be getting exclusive; ne Il
be getting into the Four hundred i,
aOh. he's more exclusive than that!
He's on the nine already. Exchange
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14
Literal Thirst For Work.

The lawyer who made a bluff at Il
big practice turned hastily TO part
from his companions
q am sorry. but l must 60 he sad
hurriedly. Il have a case at home
which l must absorb TO the last de
tail"
Il guess said one of the party, its
4 case of beer" Baltimore American
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14

Unless you bear with the faults OF
a friend you betray your own.-Syrus-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14

Nowhere with more quiet or wit
more freedom does man retire tha'
into his own soul-Marcus Aureiius
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-14

County Judge Cameron County, Texas
Brownsville. Texas. Jap 4th, A D.
1908 I-7-2O
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-05-20
WITH THE TARIFF MAKERS.

According to the latest news from
Washington the tariff bill will hard
ly become a law before July. The
Senate Is not making any great head
way on the bill, and while it is very
desirable that the tariff question shall
be settled as early as possible SO bust
ness can get back to normal condi-
tions, yet a reasonable delay is pre-
ferable to some of the schedules in
the Aldrich bill. Some delay in pass
ing the bill may save a veto by the
President, and still further delay in
having to work the bill over.
We have been speaking Of mere
possibilities. The probabilities are
that when the bill goes to conference
it will emerge with a revision down
ward, instead of upward, as amend
ed by the Senate Finance Committee.
The Senate has increased tariff rates
fixed by the House, and in some in
stances the rates exceed the Dingley
act, but some of the politicians say
that this was done for trading pur-
poses when the bill goes to confer
ence. 1t is said that the President
has taken no hand in the matter as
yet, but that when the bill goes tC
the conference committee to have
the wire edges taken off, that the
Presidents wishes will play an i'm
portant part and that when it emer-
ges from the committee room that
it will be in a form that will meet
with the Presidents approval and
with the approval of the people al
large.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-05-20
ATLANTA MAN BUTCHERS WIFE.
Then Assaulted Step-Son, Who Drove
Him From the House.

Atlanta, Ga, May 17.-George
Burge, a carpenter, early this morn
ing. entered the home OF his wife.
Mrs. Mary Lovey Burge, near How
ellis Yards, from whom he had been
separated for several weeks, and
while she slept, slashed her throat
and breast with knife or razor. kill
ing her instantly. Turning TO the
bed where his step-son, Frank Brit
ton, slept, he attacked him with the
weapon, but the boy eluded Burge
and. securing a Ratchet. succeeded in
driving him away. Before the police
arrived Burge had made good his es-
cape and had not been arrested at a
late hour this morning. Britton is
seriously cut and may die.
Mrs Burge several days ago had
her husband placed under peace
bond.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-05-20
MIGHT NAME A LIST.

"wiH some one who il Informed.
please tell US how many trusts have
been busted under North Carolfna's
antitrust law" asks The Caucasian.
Just as many as the Federal law.
Neither has done much. Texas seems
to be the "only pebble on the beach
News and Observer.
The Observer says just as many
have been busted" under the State
law as under the Federal law. We
will particularize a little. Under the
Federal laws only last week members
of the big Turpentine Trust In Geor-
gta were tried and found guilty, and
fines were imposed on five, two OF
which number were also given jail
sentences. Under Mr.. Roosevelts
administration the gigantic railroad
merger in the Northwest, in which
Mr.. Hartman was interested, was
forced to dissolve. The Sugar Trust
mas DcGn anu LOO lC\@AHAJ PSAAN
a few millions into Uncle Sans cof-
fers. Several suits have been insti-
tuted against the American Tobacco
Company and the Standard Oil Trust.
We could go on and mention longer
list, but will wait until the News and
| Observer names an equal number OF
trusts that have been prosecuted un-
der Democratic good government in
North Carolina.
| The only attempt that the Demo
Gratis have made to prosecute trust
| in this State, that We have heard OF
was an innocent match peddler in
| Wilmington, and that case finally fel
through.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-05-20
TWO OPPOSITE REPORTS.

Mr. Laughinghouse, Superintend-
known as the Pen" does not give
d very good account of the manage
ment of the old penitentiary board.
He says that many of the mules on
the State farms are old and worn
out, a great many OF the tools are
worn out, and there is no improved
machinery on any of the farms. The
mules are kept two in a stall and one
ma. to stand up in order that the
other may lie down to rest his bones.
That many of the out-buildings on
the farms are old and dilapidated,
and that a large sum will have to be
spent in order to put the farms in
good shape. He further states that
the farms were put in cotton and
other products which were turned in
to cash and that now 1t is necessary
to buy a quantity Of corn to feed the
stock
This is quite a different report
from that made by the old board just
before the last election. The old
board gave glowing account OF
their stewardship and told how much
money they had made, ready to be
turned into the States treasury. They
turned the money into the treasury
but they borrowed again soon az
ter the campaign was over. But THU
Is nothing new Every campaign
year the penitentiary board an
nounces a large surplus, for cam
paign effect, but as soon as the cam
paign is over the surplus disappear
and a deficit makes it's appearance
instead. Let us hope that the ney
board can give a better report mex
time, and one that will stand alon
after the campaign is over.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-05-20
Special Excursion Rates to the Pacific
Coast Via Southern Railway.

Rates from North Carolina points
via Southern Railway, to Los Angeles
and San Francisco, Cal, $3.50 for
round trip to Portland, Ore, and Sc
attic Wash, $84.75 round trip.
Rates to California points, going di-
rect, and returning through Portland
and Seattle, or to Portland and Sc
attic direct, returning through Cali
fornia, $99.75 round trip.
These tickets will be on sale daily.
from May oath to September 29th,
with final return limit October 31st.
These tickets will be good going and
returning via different routes, and
will also be good for stop-overs at all
points Of interest west Of the gate
way.
For further information as to
schedules, Pullman accommodations,
or any other information in connec-
ton with this trip, apply to and
Southern Agent, or the undersigned.
R. H. DeBUTTS,
travelling Passenger Agent,
ttf) Raleigh, N. C.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-05-20

The Agricultural Department is
paying out great deal of money to
experts to tell farmers how to diver
sify their crops and to raise sufficient
home supplies, etc., etc., and at the
same time the penitentiary farms op-
Grated by the State are working old
WORKOUT mules using WORKOUT farm
implements, storing the products In
leaky buildings, cramping the stock
in small stalls and buying corn to
feed them. Wouldn't it be awful II
the farmers should tell the State to
practice what it breaches?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-05-20

By virtue Of decree of Wake Sill
perior Court, in the action of Bryant
Mckee and others, against John A.
Branch and others, we will offer for
sale at the Court House door in Ra-
leigh, N. c., to the highest bidder, on
Monday, the 10th day of May, 1909.
the following tract of land.
Bounded on the North by the land
OF Wesley Mason; on the east by the
land of ]. B. Ballentine; on the south
by the land of Tyree Wood, and on
the west by the land of John Steph-
ems and Tyrecy Wood, containing
eighteen acres more or less: 1t being
the land formerly owned by Maroon
wood and devised by him to Cath
crime Mckee andNher children. Title
Is perfect. Terms of sale, cash.
This the Sd day Of April, 1909.
j. G. L. HARRIS.
Fl. q. MORRIS,
t4tl Commissioners.