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wmmammmmammmmmpmK'ammmmmllam,m Hw FIRST NATIONAL BANK Oar Aim in Business II fifZ DESIRE to make the First ; National the Bank of the People." The small depositor re ceives the same courteous treat ment and consideration that is ex tended to the largest, within the limits of safe and conservative-: banking. Officers give personal i attention to all details. Directors i meet regularly and frequently, and -keep closely in touch with the: current business. Every safe-; guard known to safe and successful " banking is availed. of, and our past' success is the best criterion by ' Yraach tc judge the security of the ' future. OF BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS ESTABLISHED 1 891 Capital $100,000. Surpks & Undivided Profits, $23,000. T HE FIRST NATIONAL is pre-eminently the Bank gf the Frontier. Its stockholders belong here. Its interests" are those our best and most pro gressive citizens. We offer to our customers, present and prospective, the ad vantages of the" largest capital and surplus of any' bank in this section, and of the safe and conservative banking methods which have resulted in the successful build ing up of this bank in the past twelve years. '"-'- - ' Its financial posipSn is esblisher and the energy, experience and business ability f the management will contihueTto be whdllyaeed'toJthe maintenance and. increase of these advantages. 'v':- ' ! OFFICERS: William Kelly, Pres. S. L Dworman, 1st. Vice Pres. W.M-Ratdiffe. 2d Vice Pres. A. Ashhcim, Cashier James B. Wells, Attorney ' A. Ashheim M. Alonso James A. Browne M. H. Cross DIRECTORS: ' Tohn Closner S. L. Dworman Rob'ert Dalzell Wn. Kelly James B. Wells C. H. Maris W. M.'Ratcliffe W. F. Sprague E. C. Forto We Solicit the Patronage of AO TJR FUNDS are protected in a fire-proof vault and bv the best safes to be obtained; and are further covered by insurance against burglary or daylight rob bery. Our officers are under bond in the best surety companies. People who; intrust their money Jf to a bank have a right to know ltslj financial strength. We recognize this right and will cheerfully fur nish any depositor a statement; of our condition any day in the year. Absolute safety is the best thing we have to offer, and upon this ba-., sis your account is solicited. 0 H 'I -V- &?)t?&?3?l&?3E?JC? Frontier Lumber Co. In addition to onr stock of lumber, we carry Ready Mixed House Paints, Colors and Oils, Bicycle Enamel, j Carriage Paints, Floor and Roofing Paints, Linseed Oil and White Lead. Also good stock Brushes and Painters Supplies j&Three blocks South of Postoffice. between 9th and 10th streets. BEST IN RATES BEST IN TIME BEST IN SERVING The Wants of the Traveling Public. Low round trip rates to North ern points during the Fall. Write for information. C. W. Strain, Q. P. A. Fort Worth, Texas. .J j e. r n . j n. rr t r'Ti mj mm w Fvm jmem -mam n m v b a M-m m a mi m w m m m n Stage leaves Fordyce on arrival of train, except Sunday, and ar rives at Rio Grande City same night taking just four hours. Leaves Rio Grande City daily at 2 p. ni except Sunday, and arrives at Fordyce same day at 6 p. m. Slakes the rip u 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 r-aveling with ease and convenience. Drivers are the best to be found. Extia hacks will be furnished either way, if desired, at reasonable rates. GUERRA & SHELY, Proprietors E. H. GOODRICH SON ....MANAGERS.... Cameron County Abstract Company Real Estate and Mortgage Loans. FRANK RABB eal Estate Ag 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 Juan H. Fernandez F. W. Seabury ATTORNEV-AT-LAW Rio Grande City, Texas Will practice in the District Courts of Starr, Hidalgo, Zapata and Webb Counties. IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS. Don't Mistake the Cause Troubles. of Your Many people never suspect their kidneys. If suffering from a lame, weak or aching back they think that it is only a muscular weakness; when urinary trouble sets in they think it will soon correct itself. And so it is with all the other symptoms of kidney disorders. That it just where the danger lies. You must cure these troubles or they lead to diabetes or Bright's disease. The best remedy to use is Doan's Kidney Pills. It cures all ills which are caused b3 weak or diseased kidneys. Grateful peo ple testify to permanent cures. Pat. Villareal, proprietor of Hamilton House Cafe, Laredo, Texas, savs: I have used Doan's Kidney Pills in my family with excellent results. Whenever my wife feels a soreness in her back, or any or tne cniidren need a medicine she at once falls back on Doan's Kidney Pills and they have never yet failed to give the desired relief. I can recommend this rem edy with the knowledge that it will soon prove its worth." Ple.nty more proof like this frotn Brownsville people. Call at J. L,. Putegnat & Bro's drug store and ask what their customers report. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Jiutialo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. Some Postscripts. Mrs. Hetty Green is going to buy an automobile, and she means to run it herself. Dr. Glennou of St. Louis is the youngest archbishop in the world. He is 42 years of age. A sister of Mrs. John M. Patti- son, wile ot the newly elected gov ernor of Ohio, was the wife of the late John Marshall Hamilton, governor of Illinois from 1SS4 to ISSfi. Lord Templemore, the "father of the house of lords," sat in that body for twenty-eight years before he delivered his maiden speech Wholesale " Alfalfa Seed and his effort consisted of twenty' one words. Mme. Sarah Bernhardt is pester ed with letters from people from all parts of the world offering tame animals for pets. The great actress has been asked to buy everything from a gorilla to -a python Secretary Root's energy is as tonishing. He goes to work early in the morning, insists on having personal information about evfy thing that is going on, and stays at his desk until as late as 7 o'clock in the evening. Curtis Guild, Jr., the recently elected governor of Massachusetts, is a man of many accomplishments and should he have turned his attention to music he would have become noted. He is also an actor of ability. The shah of Persia recently sent to the Comtesse Anna de Bremond a decoration, the oldest in the world the "grand order of the Lion and Sun." It was in honor of her recitation of some of Omar Khayyam's poetry in Persian last summer at Ostend. Governor Folk of Missouri has at last accepted a bribe. A man was sent up for six years for false registration. His family came for a pardon. The governor was in doubt, when the 5-year-old daugh ter timidly said: "if you let my papa go I'll give you a kiss." The governor replied a trifle huskily: "All right, little girl, you shall take him home with you." Houston Post. Letter to Geo Champion. Brownsville, Texas. Dear Sir: Father and son: one is glad, the other is said. Devoe; lead-and-oil. Mr. Charles Holleubeck, Fair Haven, N Y, painted his house Devoe three year age; his father. same time, painted his house lead-and-oil. x The father's house is all chalked- off; the son"s is as good as new. They'll paint the same way next time. Yours truly F W Devoe & Co 26 New York P. S. Frontier Lumber Co., selKour paint Mistakes are common to all, but none need Jo be repeated. Experience . is a dear teacher. It pays to profit by the experience i of others. i g g tX- X- OX- OX- OX- OX- OX- OX- OX- Ik I "We Print, Anything" 1 .J HERALD is the best equip ped printing office south of San Antonio, so what's the use of sending away for your printing when we can give you anything in our line at the right price, in any style, plain or fancy, "while yKju. nau. 4 A complete line of busi ness stationery, such as Letterheads, Noteheads, Billheads, Envelopes, " Statements, Cards, in fact anything you want in all qualties of paper. The Brownsville Herald DAILY AND WEEKLY e wo Special Attention Given to Mail Orders Jnst Received: -g-o A Tw- t?r -Ar A -A 5o a?o tj t& tA tA - Jjj x? j. ' ' - 1 at Llano Grande. v Address Har lingen P. O. J. P. Withers The future holds all possibilities, ; but the present should be madej such that the past may be always j a pltasant retrnscct. i Cheap for Cash Celaya Building. Latest in visiting card, just re ceived at The Herald office. j What a py it is that the woman I "Rnrt". 1 fin.VlTT"!"'130 knows how to manage a I husband uisband never had one and i Notary Public Brownsville Undertakin ! probably never will have- t ! Phoae 123 ! Students are much the same! Conip'ny;ht, vord Qver In Russ;a the ; throw bombs and in this country ithey give their college yells. i w A - . -'i 4 4 4 3 ' Saiooi and BILLIARD PARLOR . a rs. COT "C A r,T?MT O Am 1 S