Brownsville herald. [volume], July 15, 1912, Page THREE, Image 3

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Tlie largest field of wheat ever
grown in the state of Louisiana was
produced this year .
A wireless station is being buitl
at London which is expected to pro
vide direct communication with New
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A UNIQUE CARD INDEX.
How Grover Cleveland Got a Lino on
All the Office Seekers.
Among i m* anecdotes of “Cleve
land's Him election'' related by Wil
liam Gorham Itlce. assistant private
secretary to Cleveland as governor of
New York, in., the Century is the fol
lowing:
"When Mr. Cleveland began to con
sider his cabinet and the oilier more
important apitolntmeut* >|>e<-t.a| lei let s
came to him in git-al miinl>ers tine
grouj) of these iu* most curious. The
writer of them was a newspaper man
of high reputation and of wide ac
quaintance with Washington life, lie
called on Mr Cleveland ut Albany and
when he left stated he would send
from time to time information about
public men unsigned, but iu his own
handwriting. Thereupon there begau
to come a dally envelope containing
unsigned cards of convenient form for
filing. These cards treated or nearly
everybody proposed for the cabinet, of
distinguished visitors nnnouin <*d in
the public press as on their way to Al
bauy and of well known men generally
who might be commended for oltiee
themselves or might ask office for oth
era. 'There was a separate card for
every person, and his good points were
written iu red Ink. while discreditable
fucts and undesirable characteristics
Hppenred In black.
"Thus each card embodied a concise
recoid ot tbe deeds and a keen estl
muie of the character and tnHueiice of
tbe muu named therein (living as
they did an Incisive. Impartial and, 1
believe, upou the whole an accurate
analysis of Chose about whom they
were written, they presented a com
ment of unusual wit and wisdom upon
American national politics. 'The point
of view was that of an ex|>er1eiiced
and uhle observer of current events,
and the whole record made a kind of
judgment day book of men of both |>ar
ties conspicuous in national affairs—iu
civil life und iu the army and navy.
"It can readily be imagined that not
a few visitors who came to see Mr.
Cleveland were surprised at the knowl
edge of (tie political affiliations of
prominent men which was shown by
the unsophisticated presidentelect.”
Kaai yrogress.
“How is father getting on with his
riding lessons/"
“Very well. We children are al
lowed to watch him now.'*— FltegeutM
U lull or
SAVAGES OF ECUADOR.
Tb» Jibaros Gave One ScanisH Gov
ernor His Fill of Gold
If you are looking f"l a teat wild
Indian seek tIi»- I.! 1:1 r*• I'eiii ips vmi
never Iumid <>l him. Imf von «.t»«»u d
for lie's the wi'dest. most savage and
uncultured type of redskin who tiuive
today. War and tlie Jiharo are synony
mous. No other Indian triI••• m tiistor.i
has so determinedly and <»'«ess.nils
resisted efforts to conquer it a- tld*
tribe of tlie Jibaro
Today the .libarn. iNnoo sfmng. rm**
supreme over tlie vast forest legion^
of Eucador between tlie Santiago ai d
Pataso rivers and southward to li.e
Amazon. Jt is one of the most ptctm
esque and primitive of all surviving
tribes of redskins « meg win*;, parily
subjugated to Spanish rme they were
goaded to reiieilioti l»y enforced Inlior
in the mines of their taskmasters and
marched 20.000 strong into the strong
hold of their enojny and in *n:e nigl.t
completely niiniiijlated the 12,000 in
baliitauts As an example of ttieii
savagery they killed the goveriim to
pouring molten go'll down Ids throat r
order tiiat "might have hl> till
gold.”
Like tactics are still pursued, and
the .Jibaro is little molested War i*
their normal condition their favorite
weapons being the lance, the javelin
and the blow gun with poisoned ar
rows, which have served them with
deadly efficiency
Little is known of their religions tor
mythological beliefs There are about
1,400 Jiburos who are Christians, but
few of these are of the full blooded
ty|»e and are scorned by the majority
of the tribe. Missionaries say the Ji
baros will never break from ancient
customs.—Catholic Encyclopedia.
Railway Wheels.
Did you ever notice that the wheels
of a locomotive engine are beveled?
The reason for this is that in rounding
a curve the outer rail is. of course, a
little longer than the inner one The
difference is very little, but it would
be enough to make au eugine “skid”
unless it were reckoned for. In tlie
beveled wheel the higher part, with its
greater circumference, is forced agaiust
tlie outer rail by tlie very tendency of
tlie engine to drive straight ahead, and
with the other wheel the smaller cir
cumference rests on the rail, thus over
coming the difference in the lengths of
the lines
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TUNIS DIVORCE COURT.
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An Oriental Scene That Smacks of
“The Arabian Nights.”
The next time you happen to be in
Tunis don't fail to pay a visit to the
divorce court. It is the most Haroun
al-Rasob idle institution this side of
Samarkand. A great hall of justice,
vaulted and floored with marble and
strew n with eastern carpets, forms the
setting, while husbands in turbans and
lawyers in tarbooshes, white veiled
women and green rolled, gray bearded
judges complete a scene which might
have been taken straight from “The
Arabian Nights/'
The women, closely veiled and howl
ed and herded like so many cattie
within an iron grill, take no part in
the proceedings which ro intimately
affect their futures, their interests be
ing left in the hands of a voluble and
gesticulative avocat. In each of the
four sides of the great hall Is an al
cove. and in each alcove, seated cross
legged on .. e any cushioned divan, is
a green m'• i i >ld l nr bailed cadi. To
him ’ •ics*.:":'! states his case, the
wife r.rough her avocat. putting in
her *i ‘••ti-e if she lias any.
He* lodge considers the facts in sl
ide v. gravely stroking his long gray
beard the while, and then delivers his
decision—in uine cases out of ten. so
I was told, in favor of the husband.
Should either part} lie dissatisfied with
the finding he or she ran take an ap
peal by the simple process of walking
across the hall and laying their case
before one of the other judges, w’hose
decision is final.
A ease, even if appealed, is general
ly disposed of well under an hour and
at a total cost of Jl.k'O—Metropolitan
Magazine.
A Barbarous Pun.
An Edinburgh professor once object
ed to ttie graduation of a native ol Cey
lon on the ground that he spelled “ex
ceed" with only one “e."
“Well." said Knottier of the faculty,
"you must remember he comes from
the ihiio ol me Cliigal-ese.”—Boston
iVll DMCIlpt
What Impressed Him.
“What impressed you most In our
great city?" asked the native.
“Well." replied the man from the
small town. “I've been tiere for a weefe
and I noticed that nobody wears Sun
day clothes on Sunday." — Cincinnati
Enquirer.
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SPOKE HIS OWN DOOM.
In Spite of His Caution an Innocent
Remark Condsmned Him.
* The father of Gueau de Reverseaux
had been a distinguished lawyer, and
tftrougb his influence he held impor
tant offices under the government
When the revolution began he gave up
his office at La Rochelle and retired to
Chartres.
From the time that the revolution
began Gueau de Reverseaux devoted
his attention exclusively to preserving"
MD own safety. He wrote uo letters.
H would receive no letters. He saw
no visitors and paid no visits. He
spoke to no person and allowed no one
to come near him. It would have been
Impossible to be more prudent than he
was.
Ilowever. he wanted some sheds built
on his farm near Chartres and ven
tured to consult a carpenter. The car
penter told him that he could not un
dertake the work immediately, as
Gueau de Reverseaux wished, because
most of his workmen were drafted tc
join the army at once.
Gueau de Reverseaux replied: "The
workmen need not go. They can send
substitutes."
i This remark was heard by the work
men. but only the first phrase made
any impression on them. They reported
everywhere that M. Gueau de Uever
seaux. who must be good authority,
hud said that they need not go The
news went to headquarters that Gueau
de Reverseaux declared that the draft
ed workmen need not obey the gov
ernment This was considered to be
1 conspiracy, and he was condemned to
death and executed.
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Rossini was one ot the most lndoie»..
men that ever lived, yet he wrote op
eras against time, as it were. “The
Barber of Seville." for instance, was
written and mounted in less than a
month, which fad gave rise to Donl- ;
teitj's cogent witticism. L'i>oii being
Informal tiiat Rossini had finished his
opera in thirteen days Donizetti re
plied: “It is very possible. He Is so
lazy!”
Pun Upon Pun.
Strange. Moure and Wright, three
notorious punsters, were on a certain
occasion dining together when Moore
i observed. “There is but one knave
among us. and that’s Strange." "< >h.
no." said Wright: “there is one Moore ”
“Aye.” said Strange; “that’s Wright."
—London Tatler.
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