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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-27
Realty Transfer.

Only n warranty deed was filed
in the Office of the county clerk yes
terday. 1t follows:
Lyford Realty Co. to Wiltse A.
and Viola p. Click, lot No. 13 in
block Ne a.RowneofrLyford consid-
GRAFTON $50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-27
SSSSSSSSSSSSS
CITY NEWS
SSSSSSSSSSS

Seriously Ill-Mrs. John r. Box
of 112 st. Charles street is reported
to be seriously i'll with pneumonia.
Storm Sewer Work-The con-
struction of the city's storm sewer
system is steadily going ahead.
T~renching work is being carried
south on Adams street, and had
reached 18th street yesterday.
Everybody's reading 'em The
new summer fiction at the Valley
Book Store.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-27

Sewerage Cases Postponed The
cases against violators of the sewer
age ordinance, which were scheduled
to come up yesterday before the city
recorder, were postponed until next
Thursday. Only three defendants
showed up for a hearing Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-27
VOTE FOR TAFT.

Attends Tent Meeting-Rev. L.
r. Burress went to San BenitO yes
terday afternoon, and will attend
the Baptist tent meeting now being
held in that town. Rev. w. A. Pip
kin has been conducting the meet
ings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-27

A small lad made put a list of
things he hoped to receive for his
approaching birthday, and this is
what his mother found recorded as
the first item of all: ANEW testi-
munt, reversed virgin,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-27

Go to Tampico- Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. B. Finney will soon leave for
Tampico, Mexico, where Mr.. Finney
will enter the restaurant business.
Mr.. Finney conducted a restaurant
on the boardwalk in this city, and
disposed of it to James d.. Reavas
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$1,000 Fancy Leather Rockers,
$40; $3.50 Rockers, $3.50; $500
Parlor Tables, 1855; zoe and 25c
Mating, II lie; $4,000 Bullets,
$3.50. Slaughter Sale Walker
Bros. Hancock Co.'S stocks.
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ADV. If.
The evening world., 1912-05-24

II was under Eiier's right ear and de-
hvered when he had his back turned.
Then something happened The am
bulance from st. Johns Hospital came
and Jirn's face was dressed up like a
Christmas tree by the surgeon. On the
station house blottcr he entry was
made against Jim's name: Conclusions
OF the head and face suffered by failing
down on the sidewalk while intoxl-
Gated" The cops at the Oreenpoint
avenue station admitted that Il was a
pretty active sidewalk.
Pat Mcintyre was arrested too be-
cause no tried TO Interfere with the
surgeon when ne was bandaA1ng Jim
and Jim and Pat were held in $500 and
$500 bonds respectively IN me Long Is
land City police court to-day.
The evening world., 1912-05-24

the marriage ceremony. People DO not
speak plainly nor DO they Eive an AZ
count 10 each other. This 10 most i'm.
mand this accounting"
What accounting would you suE.
gcst7" I asked.
"rhs purposes Of two oo,trsotins
parties ~ - . reasonable basis Of
livelihood, to insure comfort; .
physical certificate Of health 20
that pro6sny does not su9es, and
. general as0uranoo thet the par
ties havs hopes ana ambitions IN
eemmon. On account Of these lax
marriage laws your country 10
ovsrWhslmsa not only with grant,
"a divorces, bat those taken for
granted, the naturally divorced
FAv0Rs WoMEN'e SUFFRAGE a.
A REFORM CLEMENT.
And what I mean by the naturally
divorced y that the people are incom-
patibie, which II tho primo reason for
divorce, I found many married Ameri.
can men travelling In Europe without
their Wives who did not seem to make
any secret of the fact that they would
rather b away from them. which 10
fundamentally due to tho hasty. uncal-
suiatsd marriage that IL allowed In
this country"
Abdul Bahia u . stropg advocate Of
woman suffrage and thinks many OF
those reforms Will come about when
women vote. Absolute equality Of men
10 . mere dream and iu,Uraoticabls."
he said. Tut equality Of the ssxss
must come. II absolute equality existed
the whole order OF the world would b
Destroyed. In mankind there 10 always
. difference In decree. Since creation
men have never been tho same. Some
have superior intelligence. others are
more ordinary and some are devoid of
intellect. How oan there ever exist
equality between those who are clever
and those who are not?
Humanity - like an ARMY. An army
must have a general. captains and SOL
diMv. each with their appointed duties;
Il cannot exist OF generals only. or cap
The evening world., 1912-05-24
CHAMPION JACK EtlER
CHASTISES A bad MAN"
Two Brothers Attack Policeman
and an Ambulance Is
Summoned

Jack Eiisr. one of the best all round
athletes on tho police force and holder
Of several amateur championships In
athletic events. 10 q man OF few words.
East night E1lsr had reported of at his
,tation ut Greenpoint and Manhattan
avenues in the Bnssv!lle section OF
Long Island City. and was on his way
home when at Bradley avenue Jim and
Pat Mcintyre. brothers who are known
as the bad men of Blissville." stopped
him and picked . row.
Jim Mcintyre landed tho FIRST blow.
The evening world., 1912-05-24

feans. or eoadsrv only; there must b
DEGREES In ths organisafson.
"9us eluai1ty Of TIE sexes must
ooms. n women were sduoatsd
with the 0sme advantages ~ men
thsiR capso1ty 10 the same snA the
result would be the samsj IN feet,
women have . Superior disposition
20 mon, they are Tar more fsoep-
tive, moro sensitive; the1P intuAt1on
10 more intense. The only reason
OF thar p1ssenA baokwsrdnses IN
some directions Il because they
have not he'd the Same educational
advanta6oo - msn.
As THE M0rHERe ARE, 90 WILL
CHILDREN 81.
children VIII aaso - wsdi taught II
tho mother = wiss the chsidren Will be
wise; n the mother - religious the
children viii be religious. Ths future
generations depend. then, On caif moth
ms of today. In not this . vital posi-
ton of responsibility for wome0T''
And with this remark the Interpreter
informed mo that the audience was at
an end. a. there were 70 many others
waiting. Abdul Bahia AROSE. reached 70
a table for an apple and eavo II TO me.
He reasniy diecsrncd my hook Of sur
prise. whcroupon he spoke to the inter-
prefer. who in turn told mo that II was
an old Persian custom to 70 away car
rying something. a. otherwise u wa
significant that the viSSoor had been TO
500 a dead one. I assured HIM that II
did not need an apple 10 prove that
Abdul BAHIA was very much awake In
the garden Of life.
The evening world., 1912-05-24
Nothing OPERATE.

Nothing OPERATE.
from ne rkx1brs POSI-
I'VE met brigands in the Balkans
THAT must have been romantic"
"But Il wasn't Unfortunately. we
had no tenor to sing solo of greet
Ing"
The evening world., 1912-05-24

Call az w. I. Douglas Stores In New York:
SssS ~ 1SS
4hs A.. ,.s iscsS Gins: thi;s
Tnlon s.
s...
The evening world., 1912-05-24
.GeuAL RIGHTS AND PEACE IN
HOME FIRST,

4 First Of all. there shouid be equa
4ghts In the homo. Each should respect
the Wishes and needs OF the other. IN,
pdea Of serving In either case never car
hiring about unity. An equal partnership
must exist. With the rights OF eaci
,,''nrmay recognized.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
;I[!!I!!syS JggNS 1Y xyMgFzx@

the patro:man from what would un-
doubtedly have been a foolhardy act
OF courage. Hastily breaking his re-
volver open. he made q swift exam.
nation of the cartridge, saw that its
rim was not dented by the hammer
and, concluding an accident for which
the shell was not to blame had pre-
vented an explosion, set the chamber
once more. and fred again. This
time a crack followed. The great
cobra shot into the air, and then fell
sQuirming to the floor, Its coils un.
bent a. at full length II writhed In its
death agony. Britz leaped to the far
side Of the table, seized heavy book
and hurled It on the serpent's head.
That soon ended the reptiles strug-
giles; but the doctor, brave enough un-
der ordinary conditions. was not con-
tent until with . dagger-like paper cut.
ter he snatched from the table he
severed the snakes head from its
twisting body.
Britz. Fitch and the patrolnan took
deep breaths a. they stood on the
porch. The detective lost little time
In recuperating, though, and after hur-
ried instructions to the bluecoat he
and the doctor jumped into the coupe.
The uniformed patrolman climbed to
the box, turning the horses head
westward. He drove the weary brute
at high speed to q taxicab stand.
where the detective and physician en-
tered q horseless vehicle In which
they were whirled TO Headquarters.
where Brits had short but imDor-
tant conference with the Chief.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
sYNoPsIs.

The story opens with q scream from
Dorothy March In the opera box OF MIS-.
missioner, a wealthy widow. It y oc-
SssiSned when Mrs Mis.ionsr,: u nefk,Scs ssf nScs
Ss oor Ssrt. ns and M
Sands. society men In love with Mrs. Mis-.
sionor. gather up the gems. uriswold
steps on what ID supposed to be the cele-
frAted Maharanee and crushes It, A Hin
doc dsc,ssss i was not the ssnsins stonaa An
substitutes for the original. One OF the
minsing diamonds u found In the room
OF Elinor Holcomb. confidential compan-
ION Of Mrs. Missioner. She II arrested
h9'Ssncs n Ser innccsnce. Detective Brit. takes
up the case. He asks the cooperation OF
Dr. FITCH. Elinor's lance, In running
down the real criminal Britx learns that
duplicates Of Mrs. Missioner's diamonds
or sSs IN Paw Wns On vns n pFSsn Ss.u e
g Imp imprisonsd USS % In ! dessrtsd house. but
makes his escape, Britx discQvere An In
oane diamond expert whom he peneves
WAS employed by either Sands Or Girls
81 o'C Ssm. rO nav Two Hndoos Sursisrias b. % the
home of Sands and are captured by Brits:
On one Of them he hnds note signed
BY "Millicent" and addressed TO Curtis
Rritz locates woman named Milhcent
Oelarocha. TO- whom Griswold has eeen
ysnds bali 1t Mrs. Nissionsr's home. hut
learns nothing further about the dia-
monds. Brft1 disguised ~ . thief, visits
the apartment Of Millicent. He hnds .
box that once contained the missing dia-
SnS but tnat 4 H. 4 sRy SySoo. Al: S.vs c
patsd him In the recovery Of the jewels.
He visits their quarters and has an ex-
citing experience with snake. 1
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09

is SO far from being impossible that
It is the strict truth. Nor was the
theft the only crime Of which the man
was guilty In stealing that jewel. he
committed dreadful sacrilege."
Mrs. Missioner was 30 overcome by
her emotions that she was Obliged, In
spite, Of her intention, to sit down,
and therefore to extend to her visitor
an invitation to be seated also, before
she could get herself well enough In
hand to follow the Swami's narrative
calmly.
"That diamond" continued the sage,
"once blazed in the forehead OF the
great Buddha. In the Temple Of Delhi.
It was revered by thousands, hundreds
Of thousands, by millions. as the most
sacred work Of the god; for tradition
says It was the undisputed property
Of Buddha himself when he walked
the earth in his latest incarnation" |"
Mrs. Missioner's lips were parted.
Her eyes were fixed upon the Orien-
tails in the intensity Of her interest.
zone night" the sage went on,
''when band Of militant priests as.
signed to guard the shrine OF Buddha
in the great Delhi temple relaxed it's
vigilance, sacrilegious wretch on
whose head be all the curses OF all
the centuries made his way into
the heart Of the sacred building, and
wrested the diamond from the brow
Of the god. That he was not blasted
In his tracks by the lightning Of divine
wrath proves that the mind Of the
god at that moment was shrouded In
meditation for the benefit OF his chill
dren. The stone was missed at dawn.
Within the hour, armed men were
securing the city for the apostate
thief. No trace Of him was found.
The Maharajah Of that kingdom, lax
though he had been in certain OBJ
servances Of the faith. was too true q
son OF the Temple to let the careless
priests 60 unpublished. BY his order
they were seized. a hundred of them,
and thrown into prison. A royal de-
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09

sioner had not cultivated in this part
Of the world.
He waited until she was close to
the hearthrug before he turned, and
said with 4 profound bow:
Madam, my intrusion IL excused
by the fact that ! can restore, your
Jewels"
"Is It possible!" she exclaimed.
1T is more than possible. It IL q
fact accomplished" he answered.
Taking from an inner pocket pack
age in silk tissue. he extended It
toward her with the words:
"You will find In this parcel. madam,
all the diamonds Of your necklace,
with the exception Of the largest
the Maharanee."
"But the big diamond of the whole
necklace Maharanee!" cried Mrs.
Missioner. How did you fnd these
and not find that?"
II have not said that l did not re-
cover It," said the Swami. "On the
contrary. confess to you that /
gained possession Of the Maharanee
at the time when got these; but It
must not. cannot, be restored to you"
IT am grateful for what you have
done," the widow said gently: "but
am unable to understand your atti-
tude In regard to the missing stone.
Why should not have that. too? It
Is mine"
Madam" said the Ofiental, in the
courtliest way, II would not for the
world say anything to disturb your
faith In your husband. There IL no
need Of doing so. Your faith is war
ranted. Mr.. Missioner. when he said
that, thought he was telling the truth.
Unfortunately for you, as well as for
many others, he was not speaking the
truth. The renegade who sold that
Jewel to your husband did not buy II
from q Maharanee. He did rot buy It
from anyone, He stole It'll"
"Stole it," the widow cried, with a
little wall In her voice. Impossible! I"
Pardon me once more, madam. It
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
Strength Of Spiders Web

spider which weighed "a milligrams
supported endwise weight Of four
grams. or ~ times the weight of the
spider itself.
When. therefore. a spider spins
web to let himself down from the
ceiling. or from the branch of tree.
and We see him descending without
perceiving his thread at all. we may
be perfectly sure that he is not only
In no danger of falling. but that he
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09

ened criminals here. but I was not
prepared for such courteous. even COZ.
dial receptions"
"Oh. they're cordial and courteouA
all right" said the tailer. "but I'd rath.
or have less manners, myself"
You would" and the visitor was
evidently shocked.
4 would, ma'am." repeated the
1afler. six months ago one Of the
politest men | had here escaped one
night, and left note for me saying,
I trust you win pardon me for the
liberty taxa"
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09

now employed as night watchman at
the local plant Of the Diamond Match
company. injured one OF his legs. Ply.
sicians told him that complete cure
could be effected only by much walk
ing. Six years four months and TWEEN
ty.four days ago Crookum was given
his present job by the match company.
Since then he has walked $1,000 miles
in carrying out his oficial duties and
in addition to this has walked two
miles day going to and from work
He says his leg is almost well Crook
um has regular beat which he must
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09

could carry 73 other spiders down
with him on his invisible rope. Know.
Ing this fact with reference to a sin.
gle thread. we need not be surprised
that the threads OF web. interviewer
and reinforced one by another. have
q very considerable strength. and arc
able to hold bees and wasps. them.
selves very powerful In proportion TO
their size. and to bend without break.
ing under a weight of dew or rain.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
Dutch Fruit Cake.

Scald one cup milk, add one-third
cup butter, one-third cup sugar and
one-third teaspoon salt When luke
warm add one yeast cake. two eggs
unbeaten and Sh cups bread nour. or
enough to make soft dough. Cover.
let Rise. beat thoroughly and let rise
again. Turn into buttsred dripping
pan, let rise. brush over with melted
butter. cover with butter, sprinkle
with cinnamon. sugar and currants.
Bake in q moderate oven and serve
with whipped cream.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
single Thread supports. Weight Sew
snty.Four Times Weight Of
Spider Hlmsslf.

The strength Of the spider. and OF
the materials It employees. ID some
thing almost incomprehensible. when
the size Of the insect and the thick.
nsss of his thread are taken into ac-
count. Recent experiments have shown
mat single thread Of web made By
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
pumas' oulst Rebuks.

During Victor Hugo's exile. Dumas
went to Guernsey. where Hugo re-
ceived him kindly. and took him to
breakfast on a veranda overlooking
the ocean. It did not take Dumas long
to discover that Hugo was already,
posing as the prescribed prophet. and
when the poet said. with an Olympian
we've OF his hand: You see me, my
dear Dumas. on my rock Of exile like
the prescribed one of antiquity" I"
Never mind" said Dumas. with his
mouth full, ''the butter ID far better
here than in Paris. There Il no diS
putting that"
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
German Almond cooklss.

Beat the yolks Of six eggs until
light, then add one cupful and half
Of sugar that has been beaten to .
cream with three-fourths cupful soft
ened butter. Add q cupful blanched,
chopped almonds. one tablespoonful
cinnamon and three cupfuls Of -four.
Beat hard and drop by small spoonfuls
onto buttered pan. putting an al
mond on top Of each cake. Bake In
a moderate oven.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09

traverse each hour. It II one mile In
length. He makes the rounds twelve
times night He works seven days
week and has missed only two days
since taking this employment.--Chico
correspondence San Francisco Chron-
fr1a
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
How Artificial Furs Arc Made.

The raw pieces are frozen and the
skin carefully shaved OF. thawed and
send to the tafineries to be made into
leather. The frozen fur which rs.
mains ID allowed to thaw slightly at
the bottom, 80 that small part Of the
hair is freed from ice. This thawed
portion IL then covered with q solu-
tion OF rubber. which 10 allowed to set
The result is that large seamless
pieces Of fur are obtained much
cheaper than those which come with
the natural skin. These Same artif.
cial furs are said to be more lasting
than the real. because they are I'm.
hune from the attacks Of moths.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
Roast Ham.

Wash = small ham and soak II ~
hours In cold water. changing the wa
ter four times. Trim away rusty parts
and wipe dry. Cover the dash side OF
the ham with thick paste OF fiour
and water, place It in = baking pan
with the skin next to the pan and bake
In. moderate oven rs minutes for
every pound. Every ten minutes haste
with sherry wine until q half pint has
been used. After this haste with the
drippings in the pan. When done. re-
move the crust carefully and peel on
the skin. Dredge the fat Of the ham
with bread. dust ard gkrnish. Serve
plain or with sauce.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
srItx shows HE Hand.

1rItx Shows HE Hand.
Following the talk between BIRTH
and Manning In the ONCE Of the chief
OF detectives, the lieutenant hastened
to his own room. where Fitch was
awaiting him. He excused himself TO
the physician and entered telephone
booth at the far end Of his once In
which he was accustomed to conduct
his more private wire conversations.
Through the glass Of the silence parti-
ton, Fitch saw the detectives eyes
sparkle as he listened to what the
man at the other end Of the wire was
saying. While Britx still was talking,
Manning canie in, glanced inQuiringly
at the doctor. and settled himself In
q big chair a. II for q further and
more protracted interview with his
abla lieutenant.
How does II look to you. doctor,
noww said the Chief OF Fitch. cycling
him closely meanwhile.
TT looked for awhile as II We had
run into hornets nsst.s Fitch an
swered.
Pretty exciting experience you had
uptown. chr" The Chief laughed.
"well, just q little." said the doctor.
"One doesn't expect to encounter .
cobra In q well-regulatsd brown
stone front"
Think the hunt ID getting any
closer?'
"Britx seems to think 20. His opip.
ion carries weight with me-"
mo doubt. In your mind. he win
catch the thief, then?" asked the
Chief.
"Thief. or thieves" said the medical
man quietly. II am convinced be will
run them down SOON or late, II they're
anywhere on the face Of the earth"
Thank you. DOCTOR" Britz inter
rupted. coming out Of the booth.
"Your confidence is not misplaced.
The thieves are % good a. caught
now"
Manning looked up with an air Of
surprise
"Yes," continued Brits. addressing
his chief, i've Just been talking to
Gordon. Had him out ali day ON .
special trail. Turns out to be the right
lead. We know where the second
batch Of thieves can be found aftsr
the next hour or So"
Where are they?" asked Manning
eagerly.
'1'll take you to them, Chief" Britx
replied. 'Tf you don't mind, III ask
you to wait little while until l can
do 20. Meanwhile, let's gather up the
loose ends"
do you mean you have solved the
Missioner mystery?' Fitch inquired,
trembling slightly az he reflected
what the answer might mean to thu
woman OF his heart.
There isn't any mystery now, =
Britx responded cheeriiy. There
hasn't been any in my mind for sev.
eral hours"
Lets have It'll" exclaimed the Chief
impatiently.
Just for an instant Britx stiifened
under his excellently controlled q.
terror. He believed In discipline. He
was known favorably to his superiors
from the commissioner down for the
obedience and respect he always
showed them. But there lurked be-
meath his departmental sense Of duty
the Independence Of man who felt
he could always stand on his own two
feet, and that he could work alone, II
need be, to accomplish the most din.
cult task. His impulse Of revolt last
ed scarce a seconds space, however.
and with q military salute that per.
haps was meant to remind him Of
Manning'D rank, he slid into bis TO
volving chair and looked intently at
first one and then the other Of the
men, who waited tensely for his
words.
Cro BE coNTINuED.)
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
crandmoshsr's paneake,,

Scant one pint sour milk. one-haIf
cup sugar. one-haif cup molasses. one
egg, one teaspoon soda, little ginger.
Mix with one-half Indian meal and
two-thirds rye meal thick enough to
drop from spoon into hot fat.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
Lemon Pie.

One cup sugar. one cup hot water.
Juice Of one lemon and thin chips OF
the rind sliced In. Boil minute cl
two Skim out the pieces OF rad.
Thicken with large tableeporn OF
cornstarch in water. Asd BUTTE size
Of walnut. When cool stir IN one
,unbeaten yolk Of egg. Put 4 into .
one-crust pie and bake v tth me pie.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
courteous 10 tIhs Last.

A visitor to the jail In New Eng
land city was much impressed By the
manners of the few prisoners.
"They seem 50 gentle and 80 polite"
she said. II knew there were no hard
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
In He Own pesen.a.

The Prisoner at the Bar--Now, I
asks yer. gents Of the jury. II IA
got away with all that swag, nike
they say did. d. yer s'poss I'd have
hired this here little e1S lawyer Z
defend mef--Puck.
Graham guardian., 1912-02-09
Good Poultry.

A young chicken IL known BY an
abundance OF pinfeathers. soft feet
smooth skin on legs below the flrst
joint and soft cartilage at the point
Of the breast-bone. Tho feet Of old
fowls are hard and covered with dry
coarse scales. and the cartilage at the
end Of the breast-bone has become ossi-
fed. Good fowls should be plump.
and the cartilage ct the end OF the
breast-bone should be soft and pliahle.
Turkeys should have smooth. dark
legs and the cartilage at the breast
bono should be soft Cock turkeys are
usually better than the hen turkeys.
Good geese abound in pinfeathers and
should be plump. with soft feet and
pliable bills -Delineator.