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The Brownsville Herald.
IC1AL COUNTY AND CITY JOURNAL
Jesse O. Wheeler, Proprietor.
Consolidated in 1893 with the Daily Cos
mopolitan which was published in
Brownsville, for sixteen years.
Entered at the PostoSce. Brownsville. Texas
as second-class mailer.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1907
TAFT S MISSION IN APAN.
Secretary Taft speaking at
banquet given in his honor at
Tokio, Japan, voiced some self
'evident truths which it will be well
for the press of the United States
to bring prominently before the
people.
Mr. Taft said: "Americans will
always be proud of the part Presi
'dent Roosevelt was able to play in
fastening the end of the war and
bringing about peace under cir
cumstances honorable to both Ja
pan and Russia. Japan, having
proved her greatness in war, has
taken a stand in the first rank of
the family of nations. You hav
concluded treaties with your former
antagonist and the wounds caused
fay the war are healed
"The growth of Japan from a
Iiermit" nation to her present posi
tion in the last fifty years is
marvel to the world. Americans
are proud to record the fact that
Japan has always had the cordial
sympathy and the most effective
aid of the United States. For a
moment for a moment only a
3ittle cloud came over the sunshine
nf the fast friendshin of fiftv vears.
"bnly the greatest earthquake of
the century could cause even the
slightest tremor between such
friends- I do not intend to consider
the details of the events at San
"Francisco. I can not trespass on
Che jurisdiction of the department
-of state. It is for my colleague,
Mr. Root, or my friend, Mr.
O'Brien, to discuss this matter.--1
say that there is nothing in these
events that can not be honorably
and fully arranged by ordinary
diplomatic methods between the
two governments, conducted as
they both are, by statesmen of
Jfcanor, sanity and justice.
"War between Japan and the
United States would be a crime of
modern civilization. It would be
insane. Neither the people of
Japan nor the people of the United
"States desire ,war. The govern
ments of the two countries would
strain every point to avoid such an
awful catastrophe. Neither would
gain anything."
While Mr. Taft is sparring for
time in Japan the Secretary of the
Navy at Washington is rushing
orders almost to the point of
:recklessness to hurry the departure
of the battleships for the Pacific
ocean, where they will probably
be called upon to destroy as many
Japanese lives and as much prop
erty as these engines of destruc
tion are capable of doing. Mr
Taft may be sincere in his wishes
jfor peace, but the department at
Washington evidently believes
f&ace will only come with the end
of another war.
The Cuero Star publishes a very
interesting list of the commercial
houses and other establishments
C&at are to be found in that thriv
ing city. From the list printed it
is evident that Cuero is bound to
become one of the leading cities of
Southern Texas. The enterprises
which have houses reaching double
tfigure are 12 saloons, 13 (unlucky
aomber) lawyers, and 14 Churches.
Low Rates St. LB.&M. R. R.
'On account of State Meeting
Grand Chapter Order of the East
ern Star, San Antonio. Texas,
Oct. 7th to Oct. 10th.
Tickets on sale, Oct. 6 and 7.
Good to return until Oct. 12.
Fare for round trip, $10.20.
On account of Annual State
Baptist Convention, (colored) San
Antonio, Texas, Oct. 23 to 30th.
Tickets 6n sale Oct. 22 and 23.
Good to return until Qct. 31.
Fare for round trip, $10.20.
G. T. PokTSR- General Agent.
Visiting Cards Herald Printery
A STRANGE CUSTOM.
Curious Ceremony In the Burial of the
Kings of Spain.
The burials of the kings of Spain
have been for hundreds of years
and still are attended by a most cur
rious ceremony. The burial place
of the royal family of Spain is in
the Escurial palace, ana when a
monarch dies his funeral is placed
in the hands of the Espmosa family,
who have lived for generations on a
government estate which was given
to them in recognition of having
performed their duties well.
When the royal family train
starts the members of this family,
daessed in ancient costume, head
the procession) which stops about
halfway to the Escurial and rests
for the night. In the morning at
daylight the oldest member of the
Espinosa approaches the coffin of
the dead king and knocks on the
lid and asks the king if it is his
wish to continue the journe' to the
last resting place. Then the cor
tege resumes its journey.
The doors of the church are al
ways found locked, and some of the
leaders of the procession knock for
admittance and are greeted by a
clamoring of the monks within, who
ask, "Who is there?" The Espi
nosa then answers, "A man of
peace. A great hubbub then be
gins, and there ia much pounding of
the doors both from without and
within. At length the priests cry,
"What do you want?" And the an
swer is, "To bury the king." "How
do you know the king is dead?"
"Because we saw hii die," answer
the Espinosa. .'
The priests at fiist refuse the
funeral party admission. But when
the latter threaten ';o break down
the doors they throw them open,
and the hod' is carried into the
church, where high,'mass is held,
and the king is then (interred in the
gorgeous circular pantheon below
the church. Around this circular
chamber are the sarcophagi of all
the rulers of Spain. Pittsburg
Post.
Japanese Children at School.
When a Japanese child is old
enough to stand, sometimes before,
he is taught to bow his little- head
very low, and his first words are
words of politeness. Children are
taught so early to show great re
spect . to their elders and to have
such reverence for those who are
educated that when they are old
enough to go to school there is no
need to teach them manners. They
know to a nicety the exact amount
of deference to be shown to the
teacher and how he is to be address
ed. When they wish his aid, they
say in Japanese, "Honorable teach
er, will you kindly stoop to assist
your humble and unworthy pupil?"
or words to that effect, a slow and
cumbersome method, surety," but
back of it is a true spirit of polite
ness, which is often lacking in the
brusque western method. Circle.
Gathering Knowledge.
"It seems to nle," said frs. Wake
man, pausing on tlie sidewalk to
let the grade pupils, just released
from bondage, rush by, "that school
must be more interesting than it
was in my time. The children ac
quire so much general knowledge
nowadays so much that is use
ful". "They do," agreed Mrs. North
rop promptly. "Now here comes
little Johnny. Greenfield. We'll ask
what he learned. Here, Johnny!
Tell us what "your lesson was about
today."
"About octogons," replied blush
ing Johnny.
"And what," pursued Mrs. Wake
man, "is an pctogon ?"
"It's a many sided animal," piped
the lad,' "that grabs you when you
so in swimming."
St Gall's Day and the Weather.
,Thc peasant folk in central and
eastern Switzerland date their
weather presages for the coming
winter in a large degree from the
character of "Gallus-Tag," the fes
tival of their Scottish (or shall we
say Irish) apostle, St. Gall. His
festival occurs on Sept. 16. "If it
rains on Gallus-Tag," say the folk
of modern St. Gallen, "it-will rain
until Christmas." "As it ia on St.
Gall's day, so it will be through the
winter." cIt is-St. Gall who makes
the snow to fall." "Before St. Gall
comes take your garden plants in
doors." "A dry Gallus-Tag foretells
a dry summer next year." West
minster Gazette.
His Return Ticket.
"Two duelists were taking the
early train for Fontainebleau, their
place of meeting," said a recent vis
itor to France.
ec'A return, trip 6aid the first
duelist to the ticket agent.
" 'Single for me said the second
man quietly. .
"'Ah blustered the other, 'you
are afraid you won't come back, are
you? As for me, I always take a
return.'
afl never do said the second
r"vp. 1 always take my return half
from the dead man's pocket "
If you Want the cheapest
good coffee in the world buy
Arbuckles' Ariosa Coffee.
There is no other.
A-RP.n KT.-n -RBfts , New York City.
I? LLANO GRANDE LANDS
FOR SALE BY
Hailam Colonization Company
Brokerage and Commission
"Carry Stock of Corn, Oats, Potatoes, Onions,
Cement and Lime, gutter and Cheese on CoIdStorag,
Wholesale
Groceries
Cheap for Cash
Celaya Building.
....La Concordia....
Mrs. J. SIMO, Proprietress,
Corner Adams and Fifteenth Streets.
Mexican Drawn Work of all kind for sale at
reasonable prices. Shirt Waists from $3.50
r'ull line of Dry Goods and General Merchandise
Well Contractors.
We are prepared to do
all kinds of Well and
Windmill Work. We
also Manufacture Sand
Strainers.. ..
cAttorney
at Law
Successor to Powers & Maxan,
Powers & Wells, Wells & Rentfro
Wells, Rentfro & Hicks, Wells &
Hicks, Wells. Stayton & Kleberg
I buv and sell Reai Estate and
investigate land titles. A complete
abstract c. all tftles of record in
! Cameron County, Texas.
Practice in all state and federal
courts, when especially niployed.
Land Litigation and corporation
practice.
ISABEL. TEXAS.
El Paraiso i tlL
JOHN DARR0UZET Prop.
American. French and Mexican dishes.
LodfHntr furnished Cheao. Street cars
pass door. Next door to opera housej
MATAMOROS. MEXICO.
Union Bakery
John Thielen, Manager
Bread, Biscuit, Cakes, Etc., Made
From Choicest Brands of Flour
Elizabeth Street, Brownsville, Tex
RACYCLE ACENCY
Wheels bought, sold, and re
paired. Brownsville Undertaking:
Co Telephone 123
FRANK RABB
Real Estate Agent
Brownsville. Texas
Have for sale some choice
pieces of agricultural land
in large and small tracts.
Also have a number of
tracts of grazing lands.
OFFICE: Store of Jaan H. Fernandez
Matamoros Hotel
Meals Mexican Style
Rooms and Meals $1.25 a day
U. S. Cy.
Francisco Gonzalez, Mgr.,
Matamoros. Mex.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
TUNBD AND REPAIRED
Piano Action Work a Specialty.
Keeps on hand piano
Strings and felts.
GEORGE KRAUSSE.
Residence on Levee St.
C. F Elldns. IX. D
A. ft. Cole. IX. D
ELKIflS&eOLE
ATTORNEY-AT-UVW
Will practice in al courts. State and Federal
Special attention eiven to land abstract
business. Will do collectinsr
Office Over Botica dej Azuila. CoMbe Drusr Stot
WHITE ELEPHANT
SALOON
V. L. CRIXE1X. Procrletor.
First-class Liquors, Wines,
Cigars. Polite Attention.
Market Square
Brownsville. Texas
Mercantile and
Topographical Map
OF THE
CITY OF BROWNSVILLE
For Sale by Louis Kowalski at
30 Cents Each.
To the Land Owner.
Wanted rain belt open prairie
laud. We are in a position to sell
off 5,000 to 10,000 acres of land,
having 10,000 correspondents en
quiring for ten acre tracts. We
must give them good land in the
rain belt. We only want to talk
to the land owner and will contract
with him to give him his full pur
chase price in two years, payments
every six months. Our financial
standing is solid. References
Dun s and Bradstreet s.
P. O. Box 1133, San Antonio.
10 1-lw.
For Sale.
Five hundred head of cattle at
La Lomita Ranch at $10 per head.
Address CONWAY & HOIT,
Hidalgo, Texas.
Real Estate for Sale
IN
Large and Small Tracts on River, Canal
and in the Artesian Belt.
Small Farms Near Town and
City Property
-APPLY TO
Cameron County Abstract Co.
Ass't U. S- Attorney
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Will do a general prac-
tice in all Federal and
State Courts. Special
attention given to Land
Titles.
' PosLoffke Bonding
Up Stairs
Brownsville, Texas
Miss Margaret Brown
of the
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Experienced teacher of Piano; String
Instruments, History of Music, Har
mony, Composition, Sight Singing,
and Rapid Sight Reading.
First class references.
Study at Charaberlain-Dowey
Academy
Washington St., Brownsville
SLory
Steger Sons,
Clark,
Krell-French
AND OTHER. EXCELLENT BRANDS.
Second-hand Pianos taken in Exchange.
' American and Mexican Music
Vehicles, Buggies, Carriages, Wagons, Phenix Safes
Fox Typewriters.
odesto Gonzalez
On Elizabeth Street, opposite Eagle Drug Store,
J. W. LAMB, Manager Brownsville. Texas
I
Lon C. Hill's Harlingen Irrigated
ALands--
Hallam Colonization Company
PROMPTNESS cAND LIBERALITY
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NATIONAL BANK
' 1 , - . -.-.m.,
OF BROWNSVILLE
Capital Stock, 100.000.00
U. S. Government? Depository
OFFICERS
Dl RECTI UR.S
E. H. GOODRICH, President lohnMcAIlen, Jou Celaya, LT. Ptyor
JOHN McALLEN, Vice President Misoel Fernanda, jr.
J. Q. FERNANDEZ, Cashier B.H. Goodrich, O.C.Soudr.!.O.Faraadas
E. A. McGARY, Assistant-Cashier.
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1 1 WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
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Dry Goods, Books Shoes
Winchester Arms Ammunition
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Sash,
Binds and Builders hardware
BROWNSVILLE, TEX. MATAMOROS, MEX.
Machinist and Contractor
GASOLINE ENGINES and CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS
Sold and installed. Engine Supplies, Pipe, Packings, Valves,
etc. AH kinds of repair work done. Blacksmith and
Wheelwright at my shop in front of Frontier Lumber Co.'s
Yard.
Gulf Coast Engineering & Contracting Co.
Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas
Canal and Drainage Work, Topographical Surveying and
Mapping, Farm and Townsite Subdivision.
Correspondence Invited.
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