Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 2, Ed. 1, Wednesday, July 5, 1905 Page: 2 of 4
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THE DAILY HERALD.
Jesse O. Wheeler Proprietor.
Consolidated in 1893 with the Dally Cos-
mopolitan which was published in
Brownsville for sixteon years.
FPICIAL COUNTY AND CITY JOURNAL
Um4 t the llxrtoflice. rtwHvMI;. Texwk
iiik second -cU matter.
Wednesday jvly s 190 s.
TIME TABLE
Condensed Through Schedule
Between
!San Antonio Houston and Brownsville
ST. L. B. & M. R. R.
Sfl STATION Ij5
rl I Js
A. M. K'mle
8:40 Iv . . ByottanvflU . . Ax 7:25
6:30 Tv..l0Pdy8e Alt 9:30
a. m. r. u.
10:00 ZA'..tfacltagtii ...Ax 6:10
3:00 Ar. IChtftvilie .Lv 1:30
3:00 Iv . Kiufpville . . An a jft
v. m. .at.t
6:20 AR. .Sfaton 1V lflO
Vl5 Iv .Smtwv An f:45
12:00' AR...Kondy hv slJS
12:37 Iv Kenedy Ar. 1:30
7:45 Ar. .liTPMitPM V 10; IS
A. M. . A.X.
5:30 Ivv.. Kenedy Ar 1.2:37
A Ma '
7:45 Au..Sn Antonio .Ly 10:15
Through train botweea BrowiiiviUe and
Corpus ChriHti as follows:
Lonvc Brownsville S:40a. m.
Arrive Corpus Chriati 5:45 p. mi.
Leave . 8:40. mi.
Arrive Brownsville 7:25 p. mi.
rio grand railroad.
Leave Brownsville daily 5 p. mi.
Arrive Point Isabel daily 6:30 p. w.
Leave Point Isabel daily 7 a. mi.
Arrive Krowasville daily 8:30 a. m.
AuC. CttIA.YA
Pre and Gcsti. Maa.
Tint Ivingssville ice factor)' began
making ice Inst Mouday after over-
coming: all kinds of difficulties.
The waterworks system is wearing
completion and the Times is urging
the organization of a fire company.
Kingsville is rapidly forging- ahead.
This last journalistic venture to
roach our exchange tabid is the
Kingsville Times and Gulf Coast
Journal published by Hollis Moore.
It is an eight page 6-colum half
patent and well filled with adver-
tising. The Times starts out under
favorable conditions and says its
object is to furnish its readers with
all the local news and to work for
the upbuilding of Kiugsville and
surrounding country. The Her-
ald wishes the new paper success.
More than two months agot he
Guide published an article telling
of the guayule industry in Mexico
and describing the plant. We stat-
ed at the time that the plant
known here as "white brush"
grew in abundance on the prairies
of Texas and Coahuila. A recent
issue of the San Antonio Express
contains an article conveying the
same information. It is to be hop-
ed that other papers will call atten-
tion to the plaut. It not only
grows wild and in abundance but
its gathering and transportation to
the rubber mills is comparatively
inexpensive and it brings a good
jprice. As its value and richness in
rubber become better known the
price will doubtless advance.
Eagle' Pass Guide.
Every one has a welcome for the
person who has the good sense to
take things quietly. The person
who can go without her dinner and
not advertise the fact who can lose
Iter purse and keep her temper
who .makes light n heavy weight
and can Wear n shoe that pinches
without any one being the wiser
who does not magnify the splinter
in her finger into a alick of timber
nor the mote in Iter tteighbor's eye
intoa beam who swallows bitter
words without leaving the taste in
other people's mouths who can
give up her owu way without giv-
ing up the ghost who can have a
thorn in tlie flesh and yet not prick
all her friends with k such a one
surely carries a passport into the
good .peaces of mankind. Big
Springs Herald.
The Fourteenth Guest
The door of the great white house
in Park lane swung open furiously
and Mr. Parker Jones 31. " cloth-
ed in the regulation uniform which
society Itas allotted to men for even-
ing wear stood fitfully on the door-
step sheltering himself from the
rain btneath the classic portico.
The night was so unpleasant that
the street was woll nigh deserted
and it therefore happened that for
several minutes the M. P. scanned
the thoroughfare without espying a
wavfsrer. At longth however a tall
well built young man ambled past
the house.'
He was shabbily dressed but there
was something in his bearing which
proclaimed good breeding and this
was sndtcient for Mr. Parker Jonas'
present and somewhat eccentric pur-
pose. "Hi! Hi!" he shouiod. "ISr
eo aid you come up hero for a mo-
meat?6 The young man stopped short and
regarded him with ainazod eyas.
What do you want ?" he asked in
'jl well bred but surly tone.
1 want to speak to you."
The youth hesitated for a mo-
jnent and then swung himself into
the doorway.
"Er come in here out of the
rain" muttered Mr. Parker Jones.
He led the way into a small
smoke room at the roar of the house
and then surveying the young man
said abruptly:
"Are you disengaged this evon-
ingT The other smiled bitterly.
"To tell you the truth' he re-
plied "I hid an engagement with a
cortain personage whom we must all
meet at some time."
"Er who may that be?" asked
Mr. Parker Jones.
"Death!" -replied the youth and
his voice was so harsh that the M. P.
leaped backward in terror.
"Dear dearl How shocking!"
murmured the M. P. "I presume
you are er unf ortunato ?" .
"I aw starving. Haven't had a
meal since yesterday."
Mr. Parker Jones rubbed his
hands.
"Upon my word this is most for-
tunate" he observed "for my ob-
ject in summoning you to nvy house
was to invite you to dinner."
The youth stared.
"Dinner?" ho echoed. "I have
almost forgotten the moaning of the
word."
"Then refresh your memory by
making one of my wife's party this
evoning. I perceive that you are a
gentleman and that you will do noth-
ing to make me regret nry some-
what unconventional invitation."
The youth smiled.
"I certainly aon't eat my food
liko a savage if that is what you
mean" he replied. "But why on
earth have you bestowed this honor
upon me?"
"For the very best of reasons.
My wife is the most superstitious
person in London and absolutely re-
fuses to sit down thirteen at table."
He then went on to explain that
the fourteenth guest had been pre-
vented from attending by reason of
a domestic loss and that as there
had been no time to hire a profes-
sional diner out he had been com-
pelled to fall back upon the first
likely person whom he had espied in
Park lane.
"Well this is a lucky accident for
me" observed the young man with
a laugh "and I can promise you
that 1 shall do justice to your cook's
achievements. But I can't sit down
to dinner in these clothes."
"Of course not. Come to my room
and you shall have an evening suit
of my son's which he left behind
when he went to Oxford. Your fig-
ure is er very similar to his and
the clothes will fit you fairly well."
Now the M. IVs behavior was
certainly unusual but he was in
fear of his wife and as that lady
had announced her intention of
abandoning the dinner party unless
a fourteenth guost could be pro-
cured Mr. Parker Jones had decid-
ed to do the first desperate deed that
occurred to his inventive brain.
Hence did it come about that half
an hour later Mr. Talbot Lake stood
in the drawing room garbed in
snowy shirt and splendid clothes
chatting with his hostess as though
lie had lived in Park lane all his life
and had neer dined on sausage and
mashed potatoes.
Mrs. Parker Jones was delighted
and beamed upon the youth with
great kindliness introduced him to
pretty Maisie Hope and asked him
to take that young lady down.
Tlie dinner was good and the
talk was not more dull than usual
so that he enjoyed himself immense-
ly. But there was a skeleton atthe
feast and tho skeleton was named
Tomorrow. Tomorrow he must go
back to the old life or seek release
in tho river. Tomorrow!
"How sad you look!" said Maisie
of a sudden. "I suppose 'you are
awfully bored. Tell me your
thoughts" she said softly.
lie smiled bitterly.
"J was thinking of those wonder-
ful lines of Whit tier" be made an-
swer in a low voici which was not!
altogether firm "the lines Miss
Hope which proclaim that of all;
sad words of tongue or pen the sad-1
dest are these it might liare been." j
The girl regarded him with ayes
which held unusual interest j
"Do you know" she observed in a
reproachful tone "do you know!
Mr. Iake that I tliink you are talk-
ing very wrongly?"
"Indeed!" he returned with a
smile.
"Yes indeed I del At your ago
there is no might have been. 'Shall
be' ought to be your motto and noth-
ing else."
Ho laughed bitterly.
"My whole life has been a fail-
ure" he muttered.
"Then make it a snce&ss hence-
forth." Once again the low bitter laugh
left his lips and he said in an un-
dertone: "What is a man to do when ho is
deserted beaten back crushed and
miserably poor?"
Maisie smiled proudly. t
"The young" she declared "the
young arc never poor."
The words echoed through the
avenues of tho young man's brain as
he sat at the gorgeous dinner table
and he was about to tell the girl
how much her counsel had encour-
aged him when an episode occurred
which sent him sick with horror.
In stretching forth her hand to
take some fruit from the dessert
dish Maisio- Hope had brought down
the shaded candle that stood beside
her. The flame had leaped into her
filmy sleeve and lo already she
was enveloped in fire!
Without an instant's hesitation
Talbot Lake wrenched off liis coat
and flung it around the girl and
soon the flame was extinguished.
Maisie terrified and well nigh on
the point of fainting was borne
awav to Mrs. Parker Jones' room
and a doctor was immediately sum-
moned. He pronounced the girl's
injuries trifling enough but added
tliat the shock might prove serious.
But fortunately the doctor's fears
were not realised for when on the
following day Talbot called at her
house to inquire concerning the
girl's condition he was told that she
was already on the point of recov-
ery. "Miss Hope is anxious to ego you
sir" said the servant. "Will you
step into the library?"
The young man followed the foot-
man through the passage and a mo-
ment later he stood in the hand-
somely furnished room. Maisie was
lying on an ottoman and she rose
slightly as he entered.
"How glad I am to see you!" she
said softly. "But oh how can I
thank you for what you did last
night? One cannot thank a person
for saving one's life as if it was a
Christmas present!"
"Then why not dispense with
thanks altogether?" he 6aid as he
took her hand.
"How nicely you talkl" she said.
"Now suppose yon bring up a chair
close to this sofa and tell me all
about yourself for I feel sure you
have had an interesting history."
Tnere was something in her face
and in her voice which wooed confi-
dence and a moment later Talbot
found himself in the act of reciting
his story ending with the episode
which had made him the fourteenth
guest at the dinner party on the
previous evening.
"So you see" he continued
"you see it was the merest chance
which brought me to your side."
"A lucky chance for me" she re-
plied and then changing her tone
she said softly:
"Mr. Lake you did me a very
great service and I should like to do
something for you in return. Have
I your permission to speak to my fa-
ther concerning you?"
Talbof s heart beat with wondrous
excitement John Hope was one of
the most powerful men in London
and a word from him could achieve
wonders.
"Dare I ask so much kindness?"
he murmured.
'Then I shall speak to him and
he shall help you."
She kept her word and a month
later Talbot found himself appoint-
ed secretary to one of Mr. Hope's
mining companies at a very consid-
erable salary.
From that day onward fortune
favored him. He embarked in a
lucky speculation which was follow-
ed by sereral more. Tl hour ar-
rived when he was among the rich-
est men in the financial world and
he sought out Maisie and asked her
to be his -wife. '
"It was you who helped me to
put my foot on the ladder of suc-
cess" he murmured "help me to
remain there."
And Maisie with a wonderful joy
shining from her eyes said "Yes."
Pictorial Magazine.
The Mexican government has us
on the hip. We allowed maudlin
sentiment to get the better of good
judgment and made n great to do
about getting Mac Stewart who
was serving a life sentence in a
Mexican prison for the murder of
a Mexican policeman pardoned.
We succeeded and now Mexico
asks us to release Gregorio Cortez
who is serving a life sentence in
the Texas penitentiary for killing
two sheriffs and another citizen.
The casds are parallel. Stewart
was singing Dixie when a Parral
policeman undertook to arrest him
and Stewart killed him. Cortez
was accused of horse stealing and
when the officers undertook to
arrest him he killed them. If Mac-
Stewart's musical efforts were
anything like Jim Quillin's his
offense was greater than Cortex's.
Wc cannot afford to be less gen
erous than Mexico and there you
are. Eagle Pass Guide.
Wouldn't Use Slang.
"I think it is shameful tho way
that girl spits slang" said a pretty
girl to a friend. "My if I twirled
my talker the way she does my
blooming old dad would dust my
duds till dust was thicker than flies
in fly time!"
"You botcher brass and serve you
right!" replied the other young la-
dy. "My parents are sunflowers of
the same hue and if I should make
a Taw crack in my conversation they
would thrash the rosy cussidness
out of my angelic anatomy quicker
than chained lightning!" And they
proceed to suck the juice out of a
lemon through a stick of candy.
Kansas City Independent.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the Board of
Directors and the Stockholders of
the Rio Grande Railroad Company
will be held at the office of the
company in Brownsville Texas
on the 13th day of July 1905 at
10 o'clock a. ni. for the transac-
tion of such business as may come
before the meeting.
6-9-7-8 A. CELAYA
W. A.-Neale President.
Secretary.
Brownsville Tex. June 7 1905.
-USE-
Rosales Mexican
CHILE SAUCE!
E. DEL VALLE Agent
SiSFor sale at all stores.
West Brownsville
Only $10 down. Fine lots
S50. Corners $75. Half-price
to builders.
The Bfowruville Land & Town Co.
Own a Truck Farm
Now is the time of your
life to become independent.
Don't neglect it. Buy while
we are offering inducements.
The Brownsville Land &Town Co.
Rafael Gutierrez
... CARPENTER ...
Will work by the day week month or by
Contract.
Orders may be left at John W. Hoyt
Raise Onions
. Mr. Nye says this is a fine
country for raising onions and
he ought to know. Our prices
and terras most reasonable.
The Brownsville Land & Town Co.
Established 1879.
Benj. Kowaiski
General Alerchandise
...BROKER...
BROWNSVILLh - - TEXAS
COME
WHEN YOU NEED A
We doubt whether there is a better ermipped pre-
scription department in the country. Everything is
the best absolutely. We insist ou precision in weights
exactness in tn ensure and the greatest care and accu-
racy in compounding. Every drug reliable fresh
and effective. We have the confidence of your phy-
sician kindly ask him. :-: PHONE 40
WILLMAN'S PHARMAC
AlAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
I. W. Harper Rye
"On Every Tongue."
Scientifically distilled; naturally aged; absolutely pure.
Best and safest for all uses.
Sold by T. CRIXELL & BR0.
Fordyce & Rio Grande City Transfer Co
Stage leaves Fordyce on arrival of train except Sundaj and ar
rives at Rio Grande City same night uiking just four hours.
Leaves Rio Grande City daily at 2 p. in. except Sunday and arrives at
Fordyce same day at 6 p. m.
Makes the trip in four hours and connects at Fordyce with trains for
Brownsville Corpus Christi San Antonio Texas; Monterey and other
cities in Mexico.
FARE ONE WAY $2.50; ROUND TRIP $4.00
Passengers will find along the route first-class hacks and teams thus
t-aveling with ease and convenience. Drivers are the best to be found.
Kxta hacks will be furnished either way if desired at reasonable rates.
GUERRA & SHELY Proprietors
GOING NORTH SOON
If so you ought to look
into the low round trip
rates via. the f .
Baltimore Md. One fare plus ?2.00
Tickets on sale July 1 2 and 3 good to
return August 31.
Buffalo N. Y. One fnre plus $2.00.
Tickets on sale July 7 8 and 9 good re-
turning August 4.
You travel on the FINEST TRAINS RUNNING
OUT OF TEXAS. IIARYEY DINING SERVICE.
THROUGH SLEEPERS AND CHAIR CARS.
ELECTRIC FANS. C. Y. STRAIN
General Passenger Agent
Fort Worth Texas
Get Rich
Raising Onions & Tomatoes
Prices and terms most
reasonable .t? all who will im-
prove lands.
The Brownsville Land & Tcwn Cc
When you visit the
Island City
make our store you
. . headquarters. WV
take good care of all
M'AIL ORDERS.
E. S. Levy & Co.
Mn'ad Boys' OstfittK Fro Kad to foot.
GALVESTON TEXAS 4-15
TO US!
PRESCRIPTION FILLED
mm
C. A. ROBERTS
....DENTIST....
Office over Botica del Aguila.
KHwitwth Street Brownsville. Taww
R. B. CPEAGER
Attorney and
Counsellor-at-Law
Office over Yturria Bank Eliza-
beth Street.
Thfo Space
BELONGS TO
Attorney w. in. rarr
WATCH FOR HIS
AD.
J. A. TILLMAN'S
Closing Out Sale on Groceries
Best granulated sugar 14 lbs. $1.00 gold
Best brown sugar 15 lbs for $1.00 gold
5 gal. Eupion oil you furnish can SOc "
I gal. oil can full of oil 35c gold
Best Peaborry coffee 7 lb. $1.00 gold
Good green coffee 8 lbs $1.00 gold
Pure ribbon care syrup gallon 40c gold
Good rice 30 lbs Si. 00 gold
3-lb. bog table salt 5c gold
10-lb. bag table salt 10c gold
28-lb. bag table salt 40c gold
Oils Gasoline!
Have on hand a stock of
Kerosene Oil and Lubri-
cating Oils; Engine and
Stove Gasoline. Call or
write'for prices. : :
Gulf Refining Co.
FRANK CHAMM0.N. At
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Wheeler, Jesse O. Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 2, Ed. 1, Wednesday, July 5, 1905, newspaper, July 5, 1905; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth146902/m1/2/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .