Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. ELEVEN, No. 141, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 9, 1902 Page: 4 of 4
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Smell of Metals.
Some metals have a very much more
pronounced amell than others. The
tmell of tin especially when newly cut
Is unmistakable but it is a moot point
whether gold or. platinum -has" -any
smell that could'he Teeognized by'nu-
man olfactory organs. Of the rarer
metals uranium and all . its compounds
giye the strongest smell and this gives
us the reason' -tfhy metals should have
an odor. Uranium is always giving
off what are known as the Beccmerel
jays consisting of streams of exces-
sively minute "corpus-iscac'
Rorss AwnlnE
New this year are the horse awnings
put up over horses attached to vehicles
kept standing a long time in one spot;
as for instance the wagon of the men
who sells huttermilk by the glass. The
horse awning is attached at its front
end to the top of the hames projecting
above the collar and then carried over
the horses's back to be attached at the
other end to the front bow of the wag-
on top thus giving shade and the free
circulation of air under it New York
Sun.
"J" It Kot Known in Old Enrllsb.
Dr. Sllvian Evans is an honest hater
of the letter "j" tin "Welsh names and
say lob for Job. It is a letter of a quite
artiflcal origin. It first came -into Tise:
as a form of a 'final "i" in the word
'W (of the son). The letter 'i" and
"j" were first differentiated in printed
Spanfshtemall letters. The?sound of "in
itial 'jgdldnot exist infold English
though arthe end.of words it came in
in the eleventh century.-t-Cardiff Wsfc
ern Mail.1 ' - - .
' 'Costly Icherry Ioi
Cherry 4erwas.ttealcauss of the cap-
ture of t-Voouse DreakeVgu at' Hutch-
inson Kan.' a few days ago. They
broke into Mr. King's hpuse. Mr. King
was up stairs and managed to get to a
telephono without alarming the burg-
lars and called the police who came
In a few minutes. The burglars were
about to leave but saw a cherry pie on
the table and loitered -to. eat and the
police caught them. The' penitentiary
will be:the' price of the pie. -
Flrt Aid Antoa for Fires.
Consul General Guenther of Frank-
fort reports that- the- Eagle velocipede
works of that city -which built an au-
tomobile for fire departments which
will be exhibited at the Berlin expo-
sition for fire-extinguishing and life-
saving apparatus. "The automobile
adds the consul general carries four
men nas a speed of about eleven miles
an hour and will "be used to.render first
fcid in case of fires.
leaning Tower Rival.
The famous leaning tower of Pisa
has a rival in the Temple tower of
Bristol in England. It is a square
tower of early Gothic architecture. All
its parts still preserve their normal
relative positions with out cracks or
fissure. The tower which is about 115
teet high Is five feet out of perpendicu-
lar at the summit
Coins o- a Remote Age.
The first known coin is Chinese. It
is copper and specimens weighing
from one to five pounds and supposed
to date from a period at least 2000
years before Christ are still in exist-
ence. Delicate.
When Jimmie eats .three kinds of
berries at a picnic and comes home
sick his mother always wonders where
he got his extremely delicate organiza-
tion. Chicago Record-Herald.
Jozt Trial Not Favored
Jury trials are going out of favor in
England. Out of 494 cases in the
king's bench at the present Trinity ses-
sion 162 are to be tried without a
jury.
Big Bats in Africa.
Bats measuring nearly five leet from
tip to tip of their -wings have been
founA- in a cave near Tanga in East
Afrl&l
How Are Tour Sidneys r
Dr.Hobba' Sparairus Pills cure all kidney iUs. Sam
iafree. 4.d. Sterllnc ltcmeT Co- C.lca.co or N. P
SUk -Forbidden to Women.
In Greece in the third century B. C
the wearing of "silk -was forbidden to
.women the husbands of those who
.violated this law being heavily lined
on the theorythat a husband ought to
bo ile tocontrol his wife!s taste for
finery.
-first Book la America.
The first bodk nrinted in the limit9
of the IJnlaStatel was the "Bay
-Psalms Book" which was Issued in
Cambridge Mass. in 1640. Specimens
of this publication are oxtremely rare
and command veryigh prices. .
fl&prsme Court's X.cnc Skirts.
When it comes to wearing the silken
goirn of a supreme court justice con-
siderable practice is required in order
th&t the lc-ig skirts may not get in
the way ant.' Interfere with the prog-
reti ot its wearer
Time Table.
Rio Grand Railroad.
On
aud after June
14th 1902
trains will
regular
passenger
run as follows
Leaves Brownsville (daily) at 5 p m
.ATri vp Point Isabel " " 6:15 p m
Leaves " " ' " 7 am
Arrive Brownsville . " 8:15am
JoseCelaya
Brownsville. General Manager.
Joliii W Hoyt
- - AGENT OF - -
Waters Pierce Oil Co.
Supplies the trade with
ILLUMINATING AND LTJBRICAT-
r ING OIL QD EVERY QUALITY
Also Turpentine Linseed Oils Gaso-
line Candles Axle Grease etc.
Sells Gasoline Engines 1 1-2 to 50 Horse
. Power with' or without Centrifu-
gal Irrigating Primps.
m-
SELLS SEWING MACHINES NEW OR OLD.
KEEPS NEEDLES OIL AND EVERYTHING
ELSE FOR THEIR USE . REPAIRING SAT
! i
ISFACTORILY DONE. RENTS SEWING
MACHINES; RENTS AMBULANCE.
Louis Cliaray
THE "UP-TO-DATE".
SHOE
Will make you shoes or boots that
are stylish and comfortable.
Repairing of ladies and children's
shoes done at small cost.
Las Dos Naciones.
M.Salinala&Co.
The public willfind an
extensive assortment of
DRY GOODS SHOES HATS
JEWELRY AND SADDLES at
prices without competi-
tion at
LAS DOS NACIONES
Front Market.
The New Schooner Line
COMPOSED OF
Brazos Beacliani and Pierce Simpson
-PLYING
Neto York Neiv Orleans Galveston
and Brazos Santiago.
Rates from Galveston to Brownsville 25 off old Morgan Line rates.
Rates from New Orleans to Brownsville 20 off old Morgan Line rates.
For freight space and other information apply to
Emile L. Kowalski New Orleans La. cent or
Frank L. Kirk GalvestonTex. j '
GEORGE MORE A5ent and General Manager
Brownsville. Texas.
Wir. Kelly S. L. D worm in A. AsmiEni
IP President. Vice-President. Cashier. p
THE FIBST NATIONAL BANK
OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
HAPITAf $5000
Surplus And Undivided Profits 20 MO
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Bnys 2ind sells Mexican money
and Domestic Exchange.
Foreign Drafts issned on all
points in Enrope.
Mission Valley
NURSERIE
Victoria Texas.
The best fruit trep.s to plant
on the lower Rio Grande.
For catalogues pries and
all information apply to
G. Ondebdoxk Co.
Nnrsury "Victoria Co. Texae
or V. Gavito Agent
Brownsville - - - Texas-.
I'L A ROUSSETj'
Elizabeth Street f
jwAvww wwwvruwwAvv ;
Tonsorial
The place to get a first-class
Shave or Uair-Cut.
Polite and Courteous Attention
t
to All.
Louis Kowalski
Merchandise and Custom
House Broker-
General Receiving and For-
warding Agent
Brownsville Texas
GEORGE CHAMPION
REAL ESTATE
1 AND
iLiye Stock Broker
Brownsville Texas.
W A "i TlTnTTT fflTTTl A T T J) il.l.n- W
$ for farming in the valley of the
! ? RIO GRANDE also in the State of
TAMAULIPAS MEXICO will be
; M sold in small or large tracts to j
W suit purchasers.
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j AKf J IX UJJ fll J J Ull yj
LAhDS A SPECIALTY- I
a en
THE SCHOONERS
BETWEEN -
DIRECTORS.
William Kelly C. H. Maris
Robert Dalzell A. Ashheim.
S. L. Dworman M. Alonso.
J. S. & M.
nStOIESJtt.E
Dry Goods Boots & snoes
BE0W2TS7ILLE. Texas and MATAM0S0S Mkxtco.
WiN-G HESTER ASMS ANB AMMUNITION
.XS22SS32
Health
You Want the Best.
Yoor Physician aims to pnt
all his knowledge experience and
skill into the prescription he
wnle. It is an order for a com-
bination of remedies which your
case requires. Be cannot rely on
mmmsmm
I Lioii. It will
prosperous future.
I H. M. FIELD
DEALER
GROCEREI
Shelf and Heavey Hardware
rAORIGULTUHAL
Tin and Wooden Ware
Wuppermau Nou-Breakable
White Enameled Ware
Sheet Tin and Iron
Round and Plat Bar Iron
White Lea.d Lubricating Oil
Turpentine Paint Varnish
and Window Gass
iU Pflys theHighest Prices for Hides
i
H. CROSS
E K.I l Kits iJ
llllllIOIl
the ingredients
tor and
your
ey'll be
egistered
d bv the
this part
g of the
can buy
& BR0.
ek's issue
subscrip-
sliow vou a
999
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IMPLEMENTS.
Mixed and Dry Paints for
Carriages and Buildings
'Jarriage Wagon and Build-
ing Material.
Sash Doors and Blinds to
order.
Lime Cement and Bricks.
Agt. for John Finnigan & Co.
Skins and all Conotry Prodnee
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Wheeler, Jesse O. Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. ELEVEN, No. 141, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 9, 1902, newspaper, August 9, 1902; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth146237/m1/4/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .