The Brownsville daily herald. [volume], April 08, 1905, Image 1

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BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, SATURDAY, APRIL'S, 1905.
SINGLE COPIES, 5 CENTS.
McDonald's Department Stor
Just received the greatest line of Spring
and Summer goods in Brownsville.
Ladies knit vests, each 5c, 10c,
' 12 I2c, 15c, 25c, 35c, and 50c.
Mens balbraggan sHrts and draw
ers at, each 25c, 40c, 50, 75 and $1.
: All sizes up to size 52. No
for laree sizes.
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0
extra charge
- UMBRELLAS.
Mens and Ladies unibrellas and parasols, at
50c, 65c, 75c, $1.00,. $1.25, $1.50, $2.00,
$2.25, 2.50 $3.00 $3.50, $5.00 and $6.00 each.
AN OLD
DOCUMENT
Its True. Story Told by Judge
Shepard.
Is Believed to Be the Only Copy Now
in Existence of This Famous
Document.
Hardware,
Agricultural
Cultivator
and Planters,
Windmills, Well Casing and Pipe
Are in Demand at
H. CALDWELL'S
CORPUS CHRIST!, TEXAS. (
BIRDSELL WAGONS will be needed when
ONIONS ARE TO BE SOLD. Write for
DELIVERED PRICES on any goods in the
MA BD WARE L-INM
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J. F. Clarkson Hardware Co
Corpus Christi, Texas
Wholesale and Retail Dealers In
Shelf and Heavr Hardware and fanning implements,
Stude-baker Wagons, Eclipse Windmills, John Deere
Disc Plows and Harrows, Combined Riding and Walking
Cultivators, Walking and Riding Cotton and Corn
Planters, Steel-beam Walking Plows for Black, Mixed
or Sandy Land. Iron Age Seed Drills, Wheel Hoes and
Cultivators. Blacksmith and Ranch Supplies.
Special and prompt attention given to Out of town
orders. Give us a trial and be convinced that our
prices are the lowest. d& 3 d
d V. HANGOGK
THE UP-TO-DATE
HOUSE FURNISHER
Has just added a nice line of Imported Chinaware, Hotel-ware; he also
carries the celebrated GARLAND Stoves andRauges, Quick Meal Gaso-
ine Stoves. Buecies and Harness. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES!
jCfcTCALL AT ONCE AND GET THE BENEFIT OF THE BARGAINS.
r
Hy. B. Verhelle
Saddle and Harness Manufacturer
-And Dealer In-
Tine Saddles and Harness, Laprobes, Blankets and Buggy Whips.
I make harness from $6.00 up; Saddles from $3.50 up,
i Everything sold under a guarantee.
REPAIRING A SPECIALTY.
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.
C. H. Thorn,
C. A. Roberts,
Drs. THORN 6T ROBERTS,
Denkisks.
Brownsville, - - - Texas.
C. F. Elkins. IX. B
A. E. cole. IX. B.
ELKIMS & eOLE
ATTOR20EYS-AT-IAW
Will practice in all courts. State and Federal
special attention given to land and ab
.stract business. Will do collecting
Office Over Botica del Aeuila. Combes Brag Store
41
Xas 2)os
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The public will find an extensive
assortment of Dry Goods, Shoes,
Hats, Jewelry and. Saddles at
prices without competition at
Las Dos Naczones,
M. SAHUALLA (Sh COMPANY
Front, of Market.
Dealer In
Staple and Fancy Groceries, Confection
eries, Fruits, Tobaccoes, Cigars, Etc.
OUR MOTTO: Fair dealing'
and REASONABLE PRICES
YOUR TRADE RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED
Elizabeth St. Brownsville, Texas
. H. GOODRICH ( SON
....MANAGERS....
Cameron County
Abstract Company
Real Estate and Mortgage Loans.
Southern Hotel
House desirably located. Every home
comfort. Bath rooms in connection.
Elizabeth St.
Brownsville, Texas
MONUMENTS!
In. either granite or marble; iron
fencing for private grounds
churches, school houses or otb
er public buildings or for cem
etery enclosures, : : :
BrownsYilie Undertaking Co,
Pcai imWnz. teres 5(rt
Teleehone 12 J
The history of the- recovery of
the Texas Declaration of Indepen
dence is accurately told in a letter
which has just been received by
Judge J. D. Campbell of this city
from Seth Shepard, Chief Justice
of the Court of Appeals of the
District of Columbia. A short
time ago Mrs. R. li. fennington
read a paper on "Old Washington
on ine .Brazos, in which buc
ascribed the recovery of the' docu
ment to Judge Shepard. Judge
Campbell read the paper, and as
he had been under the impression
that the Declaration of Indepen
dence had been discovered in some
old records in 'the vault at the
Texas Capitol, he wrote Judge
Shepard to learn the true history
of the recovery.
Tudffe SheDard attended school
in Bastrop, Washington County,
and had as his classmates ex-Gov
ernor Joseph D. Sayers, the late
Kllsbury Lane, Judge Campbell
and George O- B. Millard, the lat
ter two now living in Beaumont.
Mr. Sheoard served a term in the
State Senate and was twice a can
didate for Congress from his
district, being defeated' Wash
ington Jones. In the Clark-Hogg
camnaijrn he was a supporter of
Clark , but did not leave the con
vention, though when the bolt oc
curred he ioined the Clark forces
and canvassed the State for nim,
making an active campaign. Dur
ing the second term of President
Cleveland he was appointed to the
Court of Appeals bench of the
District of Columbia.
The story as , told by Judge
Shepard is as follows:
"Some time in May, 1896, Wil
liam Hallett Phillips, a distinguish
ed member of the bar, now deceas
ed, in conversation with me, men
tioned that in examining the ar
chives of the State Department he
had noticed a paper which ap
peared to be the Texas Declaration
of Independence. This excited my
interest at once, and I went to the
State Department and found the
paper referred to by him. It bore
the following indorsement: Left at
Department of State, May 2S,
1836, by Mr. Wharton. Original."
There can be no doubt that it
was brought here by Col. Wharton,
who was sent to the United States
for the purpose of negotiating the
recognition of Texas independence.
There is an impression that sev
eral copies of the declaration were
made and signed, some of which
do not contain all the signatures
that appear on this one.
"Hon. Richard Olney was then
Secretary of State, and it was first
thought that probably an act of
Congress would be required in
order to obtain permission to
withdraw the paper and send it to
Texas. In view of this, I prepared
a bill to be submitted to Congress
for the purpose. Before the bill
could be offered Mr. Oiney con
curred with me that the paper was
the private property of the State of
Texas, and that no act of Congress
was necessarv to authorize hin to
permit its withdrawal, and he so
notified me in a letter which I now
have, dated June 1, 1896.. In this
he informed me that it would be
delivered on the presentation of a
receipt from the Governor of
Texas. On June 3, 1896, rewrote
to Governor Culberson, informing
him of the fact. He replied by
letter of June 11. enclosing the
receipt, which I delivered to the
State Department, receiving the
paper, which I afterward sent to
the Governor. I am sure that there
is no other copy in existence.
V'l have a letter dated':June 5,
1896, from Robert L. Pollard,
Acting Commissioner of Insurance,
Statistics and History of Texas,
stating that he had seen in the St.
Louis Republic an item mentioning
the discovery of the declaration,
and requesting me to write an ac
count of- it tor nle. 1 complied
with his request, but retained no
copy of the letter. I suppose that
it is there on file now.
"On June 11, 1896, Mrs. Anson
Jones, Mrs.. M. Looscan and Mrs.
R. G. Ashe, committee of San
Jacinto Chapter, Daughters of the
Republic, Houston, Tex.,. wrote
me a letter on behalf of 'the chap
ter, thanking me for the discovery,
a notice of which had been read byv
them in the daily presss. '
"I suggested to W. G. Scarff,
the publisher of the Comprehensive
History of Texas, that he " have a
fac simile of the declaration in that
work: which he did. I do not
think, however, that there is any
statement in the publication which
gives the history of the recovery of
the document. I think this is
substantially all I can.state relating
to the matter of which you write.'
Beaumont Cor. Galveston News
TWENTY TRAINS
Will be Required to Aove Browns
ville Onion Crop..
Notwithstanding Reports Published by
the "Onion Organ" of Southwest
Texas that Crop is a Failure.
A Lent Half Spent.
Dear Friend: The season of
Lent with its increased opportuni
ties for the upbuilding of the relig
ious life, is more than half spent,
how -well spent each must answer
for himself.
Christ's religion is to produce
goodness in the soul. Without
righteousness no-man shall see the
Lord. The church in her sacra
ments and services has from God
the power to give and sustain the
spiritual life. Each one of us is
called upon to lead a good life and
must give an account to God for
the deeds done in the body.
Shall we not give our hearts to
Christ and resolutely take our stand
by His side? He has promised and
will give us grace to bring forth
fruits for righteousness if we abide
in Him. Obeying Christ means
peace now and in the world to
come, life everlasting.
The forty days of Lent spent
with pur Lord "speaking of the
things pertaining to the kingdom
of God," will make the joy of
Easter day radiant through all the
'.days of the year. Faithfully,
R. H. Woodward.
Civilized Savages.
Bouham Favorite.
A fellow who knows says: ' 'A
nnlitirian is a civilized savasre. A
few vears aaro he would have
swooped down and seized the thing
Now the opposition of forces for
bids and he has to do by legal
means what the savage chief did
by violence. His business is to
convince, wheedle and cajole the
oeoole into voting for him. That
m many instances ne tnmKS ne is
sincere, there is n,o doubt, but -the
fact remains that theward boss"
or the district boss is a man
who studies the penal code closely,
so as to keep out of jail. He is a
bashibazouk, posing as the people's
friend. His motto is, "To the
victor belongs the spoils. ' '
Did Not Need U
Philadelphia Ledger.
A country doctor tells this story
on himself: After writing a pre
scription for a patient, the physician
told him that the druggist would
probably charge him 60 cent for
filling it. Then the patient asked
the physician to lend him the
money. Thereupon the physician
carefully scratched out a part of
the prescription and handed it back,
with 10 cents, remarking:
"You can "have that filled for a
dime: what I scratched out was for
your nerves.'-
Vice. President Hyde of the
Equitable assumes aggressive and
charges President Alexander with j
breach of trust. i
Parties coming up froni the
Brownsville country report that
the crop in that section will be al
most an entire failure. . A month
ago the prospects were excellent
and it was thought that four hun
dred cars would be shipped from
that point, but more recent reports
sayfthat it is doubtful if fifteen cars
is shipped. The trouble seems'' .to
be lice too much wet weather and
onions going- to seed. Cotulla
Record.
The above was clipped from the
Laredo Times, under the heading
"Texas Onion Crop," an,d is pur
ported to be a conservative estimate
originally published in the Cotulla
Record. The parties who are re
ported as coming from the Browns
ville country, and saying the crop
is almost an entire failure, are
guilty of one of two things:.. They
either don't know what they are
talking about, or are wilKully ly
ing for the purpose of iniuriris the
Brownsville section. Parties
have .been here direct from
onion districts say the crop in this
country compares favorably with
any they have seen, and conserva
tively estimate that 300 cars will
be shipped out. It is true sjpme of
the early planted onions, have gone
to seed, but they represent a very
small proportion of the crop in this
section. The young crop is in
magnificent condition, and will be
ready for market within a very
short time. If the Record is guilty
of this very , gross misrepresenta
tion through ignorance of true con
ditions, The Herald would ad
vise a change of source of infor
mation, arid the use of a little mor
care in securing its data, especial,
when the report as regards the
onion crop here is so absurdly un
true as to be absolutely ridiculous.
When the knockers can find .noth
thin g. els 011 , they, like
the parasite,
the
at'&c. .ig growing-. .
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the most flimsy ieports, and often
resorting to base fabrications.
The Brownsville country is destin
ed to great development within-the
next year or so, and the man. that
misrepresents and falsifies condi
tions here is only digging a pit for
his 'own downfall. Wait till the
returns come in and then do your
"conservative estimate."
Things Taught By Animals.
Detroit Tribune.
i Trie following facts remind us
that many of our humane devices
are not original with usr
The woodpeckerk has a powerful
little trip-hammer. ' .
The jaws of the tortoise and . tur
tle are natural scissors.
The framewor of a ship resembles
the skeleton of a herrings
The squir,el carries a chisel in
his mouth and the bee the car
penter's plane.
The gnat fashions its eggs' In the
shape' of a lifeboat. You can not
sink them without tearing them to
pieces.
The diving-bell Imitates the
water spider. It constructs a small
cell under the water, clasps a bub
ble of water between its legs,- dives
down Into its submarine chamber
with .the- bubble, displacing the
water gradually, until its abode
contains a large,
rounded bv water.
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