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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
The Care Of Goldfish.

The secret of success in caring for
goldfish is to keep the water they are
in fresh and sweet. Their globe should
be emptied and its water renewed as
often as every second day Lift each
fish out gently in glassful of wafer.
empty the globe wash it out. then put
in fresh water and put the fish back
again. Clear. sweet rainwater should
be used. and its temperature should be
raised to % or so degrees by warming
a part Of it. Sparkling well watcr is
too cold for the fish to thrive in I'D
too pure. for the animalculae Of r1i1
water form an important part Of tho
food of these fish They need 10 other
sustenance than very few l.raaa
crumbs sprinkled il their water daily
for overlooking will Kill them YER
y.-Housekeeper
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
A Skaters Daring.

Few feats of skating have ever ex-
celled the exploit of one of Napoleon's
officers performed shortly after the
fight at Jena in 1906. The emperor dis
patched an officer to Marshal Mortier
requiring him to seize certain impor-
tant towns without delay. When the
officer arrived at the mouth OF the
Elbe, where the river is seven and one
half miles wide. he was threatened
with serious loss of time The rive
was just covered with ice; therefore to
row over was out of the question. He
could not cross by the nearest bridge
without going twenty miles out OF his
way on roads heavy with snow, and
he grudged the time that would thus
be wasted So he resolved to skate
across the thin, freshly formed ice
Had he tried walking he would nave
sunk at once. but by skimming along
on his skates at the top of his speed he
got over the river both dry ant I'M
harmed. BY this daring if dangerous
deed he saved six hours, did what Ma
poleon babe him do and won great
credit for his bold and clever exploit.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
esIated Revenae.

"Once when was small lad on my
fathers farm in Ohio said a Jadge
"a peddler got me to help him make
some repairs TO his wagon. 1 Gid SO
without any thought of pay, but Then
the vehicle was mended as he drove
off he told me the next time he came
by our house on his rounds ne would
bring me q gift in the shape of a copy
of Robinson Crusoe,' book 1 had
long coveted. How l waited for him
to come again and how my heart fell
when he failed to bring me the vol
ume, Again and again he proIsgfscd,
but never made good his word Year;
passed. and I grew to manhood. but
the memory Of that cruel disappoint-
ment never vanished from my mind,
/ was made a school trustee of my
district. and one day man applied
for a position as teacher In him I
recognized the peddler who had blast
ed my youthful hopes There was an
other candidate for the job, and mine
was the deciding vote. Nothing in life
ever gave me more pleasure than In
voting against the ex-peddler, who for
his deception on boy lost good
place. It was perhaps carrying the
spirit Of revenge too far, but there are
not many who would have done other
wise Baltimore American.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
The Arab Mare

The Arab is regarded as the first of
hOrsemen and the Arab mare as the
perfect steed. The Arabs idea OF
horse tanning is of the simplest The
colt is treated from the first as d
member Of the family. 1t goes in and
out of the tents and is so familiarized
with the doings of that extraordinary
creature, man, that there is never any
need of breaking it in. The BedOuin
is very careful of his mare He does
not mount her when he sets out TO
play his usual tricks upon travellers
He rides a camel to which the mare
is tethered. Not until the caravan is
in sight does he mount the mare ard
give chase. There is, by the way, al
impression that the Bedouin is L
bloody minded person who would as
lief take your life as not. This is IN
fair to him. He is a thief of very
peaceful inclinations and much pre-
fers to effect any necessary transfer Of
property with as little bother as pos
sible.-London Graphic.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
PROVED A POET.
A Youthful Experience of John Green
leaf Whittier.

John Greenleaf Whittier used to de-
clare that at very early age he knew
himself to be real poet and would
often relate, writes Mrs. Abby J. Wood
man in her "Reminiscences of Whit
tiers Life at Oak Knoll" an amusing
experience when he was student at
tine Haverhill. academy Mrs. Wood
man gives it in Mr. Whittier's own
words:
There is but little doubt that at the
age of twenty I felt myself to be a
real poet. somewhat unknown to fame.
but sufficiently acknowledged as such
by. the committee directing the dedica-
ton of the new academy. for them to
invite me to read an original poem on
that occasion.
Robert Dinsmore an old Scotch
farmer in YYindham and writer of
rhyme and doggerel verse, was also in
vited to do the same. The honor of
leading the procession which marched
through the streets of Haverhill to the
new academy was given to the two
poets.
1 often laugh when l recall the scene
to memory The hale old Scotchman.
short and plethoric, his uncertain step
and bearing slightly exhilarated by
generous draft of old Scotch whisky
before we started, was somewhat of
a contrast to me, rather tall and slen-
der Quaker lad in Quaker hat and
coat and half frightened out of my
wits by the honor heaped upon me.
However, we delivered our poems all
right, and I am thinking that must
have been the time when was dubbed
''the Quaker poet"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
The Poor Ensign.

The following story of German mill
tary officiahsm is published in Lon
don: One Ensign Flugge claimed com
pensation for damage to. kit caused by
mouse having gnawed a hole in his
best tunic. The officer who had to de
eide the point dismissed the claim and
ordered the ensign to be severely pun
iShed on the ground that, contrary 90
orders, he had hung his best tunic on
nail when going on guard at night
In an inferior garment instead of pack
ing it in his knapsack, thus enabling Il
mouse to gnaw 4 hole in it without
having to overcome the slightest i'm
pediment" Ensign Flugge appealed,
and on further hearing it appeared
that the officer who first dealt with
the case was mistaken in the facts,
the tunic having been slowed in
knapsack at the time when the mouse
defaced it and not hung upon nail.
The first decision was therefore set
aside by higher authority, and Ensign
Flugge was ordered to be severely
punished for having slowed his tunic
In his knapsack instead of hanging it
on nail, thereby giving opportunity
to the mouse to knaw hole in it ''un-
der cover of the darkness The senti-
ments of Ensign Flugge are not re
corded
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
sarrie's Critic.

]. NJ Barrie some years ago was
persuaded to take the chair 1T Burns
celebration in Scotland. lie WAS ez
tremely silent and stole away II the
earliest opportunity. Next week ap
peared in the National Observer = hu
morous article entitled Mr.. Barrie IL
the Chair in which Mr. Barrie's lack
of social tact was held up to ridicule
Many people thought the writer had
gone too far and protested But the
author of the article was Mr.. Barrie
himself.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15

A Frenchman was talking in New
FORK about the excellent bathing
beaches of America.
There are no such beaches in Eu-
rope" said he And the sea over
there is not so pleasant to battle in
Frequently. you know, great pipes
empty sewage into 1t. They who stay
late for the bathing in Nice, for in
stance, swim about among lemon peel.
orange skins melon rinds, soaked but
still buoyant newspapers rub,
Dish. | once bathed in Nice The Med
iterranean was warm and pleasant.
but it resembled soup or something
worse heard an American after
coming ont say to the bathing master:
LOOK here. friend, where do stran-
gers go for wash after bathing
hereT''
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
A STRANGE LAKE.


Sulphur Islands Acid Waters Will
Eat Up Boats.
a strange lake exists in the center
of Sulphur island, off New Zealand.
1t is fifty acres in extent, about twelve
feet in depth and fifteen feet above the
level of the sea.
The most remarkable characteristic
of this lake is that the water contains
vast quantities of hydrochloric and sui
phuric acids kissing and bubbling at a
temperature of no degrees F.
The dark green colored water looks
particularly uninviting. Dense clouds
Of sulphuric fumes constantly roll Off
this boiling caldrOn, and care has to be
exercised in approaching this lake to
avoid the risk of suffocation On the
opposite side of the lake may be seen
the tremendous blowholes, which when
In full blast present an awe inspiring
sight.
The roar of the steam as it rushes
forth into the air is deafening, and
often huge powders and stones are
hurled out to height of several hun
dred feet by the various internal forces
of nature.
A boat can be launched on the lake
and if proper care be observed the very
edges of the blowholes may be safely
explored.
Some idea of the strength Of the acid
saturated water of this lake may be
gathered from the fact that a boat al
most dropped to pieces after all the
passengers had been landed, as the
rivets had corroded under the influence
of the acids
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
How Ledqers Got Their Name,

On the authority of the best lexi-
cographers ledger is an adaptation
of once common word, digger" sig
nifying any large book suited better
for lying on a desk than for carrying
about. Sometimes this, was applied to
a large account book. cartulary, or the
like, frequently a greati breviary for
use in church, as distinct from e'por-
tas," or small one, carried by a ''5ook
bosom priest" "Coucher' is another
old synonym for bigger" the foregoer
Of the now general ledger"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
London Bakers In 1a10.

In 1910 we, find the following Bow
bakeresses accused of selling halFpen-
ny loaves deficient in weight: Sara
Foting, Christina Terriee, Godiyeva
Foting, Matilda de BOlingtone, Chris
tina Prichet, Isabella Sperling, alice
Pegges, Johanna de Countebrigge and
Isabella Pouveste. One wonders why
the husbands were not summoned In
a similar case in 1916, when Agnes
Foting's bread WIS seized, it was ''ad-
judged that her bread should be for
feited and given to the prisoners in
Neugate because her husband dix! not
come to avow (own) the bread" Are
we to assume that in the absenc. q;
the husbands the bread was merely
forfeited without the infiictiOn Of Z
fine? An indication of the importance
of the breadmaking business is also
found in an enactment of the reign Of
Henry III to the effect that every
cart of Bremble (Brombley-by-Bowl or
Stevenhethe (Stepney) that Gomez into
the city with bread shall pay zach
day a halfpenny st James Gazette
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
How We Fall Asleep.

1t is not generally known that the
body falls asleep in sections. The mus
cles of the legs and arms lose their
power long before those which sup
port the head and these last sooner
than the muscles which sustain the
back. The sense of sight sleeps first
then the sense of taste, next the sense
of smell, next that of hearing and last
ly that of touch. These are the results
of careful and lengthy investigation by
French scientist, NJ Cabanis.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Merchants Ma
tional Eank of Brownsville, Texas,
will be held at its banking house on
Tuesday, January 18th, 1909, at
four o'cOlck p. m for the election of
directors and the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
J. G. FERNANDEZ,
12-11-1m Cashier.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Strange Race Of Ancient Rriton.


Among the races of humankind
which away back of history's records
passed like clouds over various parts
of the earth one of the most puzzling
10 ethnologists is that of the early
bronze age men who dwelt in Aber-
deenshire, Scotland, and are supposed
to have constructed the special forms
of stone circles whose remains are now
found there. These men differed sig
nificantly. says ]. Gray, from all the
prehistoric racial types previously de
termined in Britain. They were re
markabIy broad headed. and their av-
erage stature was only five feet three
inches, as shown by skeletons. The
British neOlithic race was markedly
long headed. and the bronze age race,
which built the round tumuli. was also
long headed and tall
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
D. B. CHAPLIN
ATTORNEY=AT=L
HDALCO, 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. WILL. on
the 9th day of February A. D., 1908
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 indi-
vidual banker offers to pay on the
funds of said county of Cameron, Tor
the term of two years from and af-
ter the said 9Th day of February A.
D., 1909. up to and until the Febru-
airy 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 depository. and
payable monthly to the county treas
urer. of said county of Cameron.
Said proposals to be accompanied
with a certified check for not less
than one-haIf of one per cent of
$3S,SS7.46. Said $3S,SS746 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. 20 to SO. both inclusive, of chap
ter 164 of the General Laws, of the
State of Texas, approved May LIST. A.
D., 1905.
JNO. BARTLETT,
County Judge Cameron County, Texas
Brownsville, Texas, JAN 4th, A. D.
1909. 1-7-20
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Man and Woman.

Father Vaughan of London, preach
ing on marriage. remarked that wo-
man said to him: when you have
seen one man you have seen them all
in their moods and lenses. They are
all alike" His reply was: 1T may be
so, but woman is like an irregular
French verb, and unless a man studies
her in all her peculiar moods and
lenses he viii misconstrue and misin-
terpret her, much to his disadvan-
tage"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
NotGe TO Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that the
Commissioners Court. of Cameron
County. Texas. viii on Thursday,
January l R$h. 1909, at 10 o'clock a.
m. at the cour< house in Brownsville,
receive bids for taking of the tin
roofing of the court house, repairing
the roof and putting on the new ma
terial. The commissioners couVt re
serves the right TO reject any and all
bids.
JNO. BARTLETT,
1-12-2 County Judge.
January 18th. 1903.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Old Thecry Confirmed.

Tommy, whose nose was out of joint,
had been permitted to see the new
baby in its bath
Where's his other leg?" he asked
eying the infant with strong disfavor.
Its doubled up under him. ex-
planned the nurse
Yes" he snorted. "Jes' like de
blamed stork what brung 'imr'-Puck.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
influence Of Feminine Dress.

Few men realize the influence that
dress has upon them. Man thinks that
he is an unbiased being, open to cor
viction, to sound logic, to unanswera-
bic argument. Fond delusion! He is
open to nothing except to the elo-
quence of a few yards of silk and to
the persuasion of soft laces.-London
Graphic.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Making Practice.

TThese mere vassals of the town
have the audacity to say my poems
make them sick" said the proud bard
You tdon't object to them. do you.
sir?"
mo, indeed answered the stranger
"AndS may 1 ask who you are?v
why. l am the town physician. -
Chicago News.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
A Tardx Act of Justice.

Marriages between English actresses
and men of high social position be
gan in the eighteenth century, il DC
earlier There was Lavinia Fezton.
the Polly Peachum of Gays ''Beggar's
Opera" who became Duchess Of Bol-
ton; there was Miss Farren, who mar
ried Lord Derby; also Miss Bru2ton
became Lady Craven not long before
Lord Thurlow married Miss Bottom
Earliest of the list, though. comes the
Earl of Peterborough, who melricd
Anastasia Robinson, the singer, ard
kept the marriage secret until s few
days before his death in st. James
palace. when he assembled his relatives
and friends and publicly acknowledged
the woman ito whom he owek the
best and happiest hours of his life"
tardy act of justice that caused the
lady TO swoon aHayi
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
JAMES B. WELLS
attorney
at Law.

Successor to Powers & Maxan,
Powers & Wells, Wells & Rentfro
Wells, Rentfro & Hicks Wells &
Hicks, Wells, Stayton & Kleberg-
l buy and sell real estate and
investigate lad titles. 4 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, 1909-01-15
An overdressed Drama.

1t is only in the last fifty years that
the true purpose of the theater, the
decent Interpretation of the drama.
has been utterly obscured. Today
carpenters, costumers and wigmakers
throw the humble playwright into the
National Review.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
STAGE Paint

Painting the face on the stage Is a
barbarous custom come down to us
from the age of oil lamps and candles.
With gas and electric light and opera
glasses for the remote seats in the
house it is not needed.-London Mask.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Saved Her LIE

Riggs-Hear about Mrs lite uaddf
Told her husband she would XIII ner-
self if he didn't buy her new nat
Jiggs-What did Titewadd do? Riggs
Got estimates on funerals, found he
could save 81 by buying the nat and
saved her life Baltimore American.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Made Quite 4 Difference.

Miss Watson-Did Mr. Sark say to
you as | entered the drawing room
last night. Clara, 'Is that the beauti-
hi Miss Watson? Clara-Yes, dear,
with the accent on the that FIX
change.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15

Mrs. Henpeck- were talking in
your sleep last night. Henry. Mr..
Henpeck-I beg your pardon, my dear,
for having interrupted YOU Stray
Stories
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Painful Memories.

Mr. Jorkins-I wish he wouldn't sing
that song about Failing Dew" Mrs
JorkinS- not? Mr.. Jorkins-It re-
minds me too much of the house rent.
Baltimore American.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Virtue of Hospitality.

Hospitality solves and annuls even
the mysterious antagonisms that exist
between races. This glorious and beau
tiful and sd cred rite makes all men
brothers Calssell's Saturday Journal.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15
Poor Eve.

Eve Gn then garden)-Adam, I've got
to have another dress. Adam-Bve,
you're the moist resolute woman I've
ever known You're always turning
over new leaf-London Taller.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15

'What, divorced already? Why, my
dear fellow. 1 supposed you were up
against it for life"
mo; I got time allowance for bad
behavior Puck.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15

All have seen teaches me to trust
the Creator FOR all have not SEEN
Emerson.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-15

What is everybody's business is no.
body's business.-W Walton.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-24
Nor \ FAIR

IN opening the debate on his tariff
ldtl senator Aldrich declared that 1
would raise al the revenue needed ana
a small surplus besides and he dcpre-
cated strongly the talk ~ an income
or inheritance tax. or IN short any form
of taxation other lhan a straight Gus
toms revenue hili he said the impo-
sitinn Of additional taxes would be un-
wise. unjust, and %prcJudicial 20 every
interest Of the country, and he hoped
the party to which he belonged would
never undertake to enact such a mea
sure
But in the foregoing statement.
which We copy from the record. Son
ator Aldrich does not put the question
fairly. lie lodges aud cquiyocates
Those gentlemen or the party 70 which
Mr. Aldrleh belongs, who desire to
have a tax put upon incomes and in
Northumberland there aro a very large
number Of them In the countg-do'
propose inc "iinposilon Of addi
tlonal taxes" but They ask congress
20 removc or rodnta the tax upon cor
tain articles whirb are among the ne
cossarics Of life to tie working pco.
pie OF the country. and then maee
good whatever deficiency may he
caused thereby through tho LAYING Of
"a tax on ble Incomes, and q tax on
inheriiances. thus taking tho load off
the shoulders " the working man 70
whom Il "a an onoroua burden. and
putting Il upon the rich man, who
can bear It without feeling u, MA
ihis thcy ask IN tho Interest or the
party TO which Mr. Aidrich belongs
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-24

TAFT is I'm favor of saving tho
forests Probably he Is not so anxiou,
Tor tan timber as thick trees.
THE SMALL BOYS mouth waters
~ tho story OF jam seventy five feet
thick at Niagara. Alas. It's but ice.
THE SULTAN. % is understood, Will
retain his throne. As far as can be
learned he win retain blame little else
but his reputation
MARlcOPA county and Phoenix
are being swept 10y an epidemic OF
insanity Why. oh why. win people
persist in living IN Phoenix
THE DEADLY hat pin has again
gotten Ia It's ncfarious work. this time
In the hands of bonita, leading Wom-
with the Wine. Women and Song
company I'M Cincinnati The combi-
nation Of a variety actress and a hat
pin is about as sinister .as could he
imagined
POLICE Commissioner Bingham OF
New York les iu bad lie stopped a
game between two teams Of
coppcrs iu the beginning of the sec
ond inning with nobody out, three
ON bases ana a heavy hitting cop
at the bat. The flimsv excuse which
VIII arouse the Indignation of an true
was that five Of tho policemen
were supposed 10 be ON duty. In the
spring time. at that.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-24
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

Contompornncously with the open
ing OF the exposition at quito, Esua-
dor. August 10 nest, the republic will
celebrate the -hundrcdth annivtf-
sary of It's INTERCHANGEABLE first OF
the Latin American republics t. have
that honor. a year or more ago Ecua-
dor determined TO appropriately cele-
brate the occasion with an lniorna-
uonal exposition, aud to enable thc
states to be properly rcprosen-
ted congress appropriated $4,000 for
The purpose Secretary Root appoint
ed Ernest Henry Wands, Of New York
TO be commissioner, and he report9
that the American exhibit is now welt
under way ana win be SHIPPED from
New York about tho end OF April.