The Brownsville daily herald. [volume], December 11, 1906, Image 3

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Our Aim in Business
WE DESIRBtomake 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
attention to all details. Directors
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
which to judge the security of the
future.
IL.
OF BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
ESTABLISHED 189!
Capital $100,000
Surplus, $25,000
THE FIRST NATIONAL is pre-eminently the Bank of the Frontier. Its
stockholders belong here. Its interests are those of 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 building
up of this bank in the past twelve years.
Its financial position is established, and the energy, experience and business
ability, of the management will continue to be wholly directed to the maintenance and
increase of these advantages.
OFFICERS:
William Kelly, Pres. S. L. Dworman, 1st Vice Pres.
W. M. Rotcliffe, 2d Vice Pres. A. Ashheim, Cashier
James B. Wells, Attorney
A.' Ashhejtn
M. Alonso
James A. Browne
M. H. Cross
James B. Wells
DIRECTORS:
John Closner
S-L. Dworman
Robert Dalzell
Wm. Kelly
C. H. Maris
W. M. Ratclifie
W. F. Sprague
E. C. Forto
A. Cueto.
We Solicit the Patronage of Ail
iUR FUNDS are protected in a
fire-proof vault and by 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
to a bank have a right to know its
financial strength. We recognize
this right and will ch'eerf ully fur
nish any depositor a statement of
our condition any day in the year.
Absolute safety is the best thing
we hane to offer, and upon this
basis your accouut is solicited.
Why Mosquitoes Choose You.
Consul General Richard Guenth
er, in a report on the mosquito
and the alleged preference of that
sanguinary insect for colors and
persons, says that it is stated that
the mosquitoes are strongly influ
enced in choosing their victims by
the color of their clothes. In 1841
of white, threads kept mosquitoes
away mucLmorje effectively than one
with black tfifea'dsv Joly observed
in Madagascar that mosquitoes
prefer to alight on black doil rather
than on white, sandy soil, and
rather on black shoes and clothes
than on white. The natives of
Madagascar even suspend pieces
of black fabric from the ceilings
of their huts in order to attract
the mosquitoes tQ it. Joly also
found that light dogs were torment
ed lessbv mosquitoes than black
ones, negfee3"aore than Euro
peans. Similar oiJrg-ns-'were
made in India. The Englishmen,
Nuttal and Shipley, found that
Anopheles maculipennis preferred
colors in this order: Dark blue,
dark red, brown red, black, gray,
olive gray, violet, green, light
gray, pearl gray, pale gray, azure
blue, ochre color, white, yellow.
The malaria expert. Galli-Valerio,
director of the institute for ex
perimental hygiene and parasito
logy at the University of Lau
sanne, Switzerland, conSrms these
facts in his "Manuel pour Ja lutte
contre les moustiques," just pub
lished, as a result of his own
experiments. He states that in ex
periments with the Anopheles ma
culipennis and Anopheles bifur
catus 119 settled down on dark
colors and only 33 upon light
ones. Similar ' results were ob
tained with culex pipiens and
culex vexans; 349 preferred' dark
and only 120 lighter colors.
Thus the chances of the number
of mosquitoes' bites may be de
creased by choosing light colors
for our clo-bes, but they cannot
be avoided entirely. It is the
same with all the remedies used in
the open air. Tobacco smoke is
the most efficient, but not at all
infallible. Camphorated vaseline
and other .strongly smelling oint
ments rubbed on the lianas are
only efficacious until the odor has
evaporated, which is done quickly
on a hot day. The only certain
protection is a veil of muslin gauze
such as is -worn by the Italian rail
road watchmen and soldiers in the
malarial zones.
The most rational way is to
wage war against the larvae and
eggs of mosquitoes which they
deposit in swamps and stagnant
waters. This is best done by
means of a thin coating with
petroleum. This should be the
work of the municipalities or the
State. Southern Farm Magazine
Officer Had -Nerve.
The Russian field marshal,
Paskievitch, records the following
incident: On one occasion he had
ordered a well-sustained shell fire
to be opened on a certain point
which obstructed him in his opera
tions, and impatiently awaited the
result. Seeing that his orders were
not obeyed, Paskievitch set spurs
to his horse, and galloped toward
the eminence on which the unlucky
battery was stationed.
"Who is the fool in command
here?" he asked.
"I am," answered the officer,
stepping up to the general.
"Well, captain, how is it your
shells have not got to work yet?"
"Because-they are bad and won't
explode, general."
"All bosh, I tell you, sir; you
"don't catch me with such sillv
stuff. This very evening you shall
be tried by court martial."
The captain then took a shell
out of the heap, lighted tbe fuse,
and, holdiugthe smoking projectile
in. his hand, he saluted his superior
officer, saying: "See for yourself!"
Paskievitch, without wincing, stood
with folded arms awaiting to see
whether the shell would burst or
the fuse go out. When the match
had gone out, the captain threw
the shell on the ground, and the
general muttering to himself, ' 'He
is right," rushed off to tbe scene
of action to take some other meas
ures. The same evening, however,
he sent the captain the cro.cs of St.
Vladimir. London Telegraph.
A. woman seldom listens to a
man's harangue if he refuses to
offer one.
Some men are as anxious to get
into the limelight as others are to
dodge it.
Distance lends enchantment to
the view of a friend who is always
in need.
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Every day until September 30, round trip excursion rates to aU
important resorts in the land, including' Chicago, Kansas City, Denver,
St. Paul, St. Louis.
Iow one way and round trip rates to California daily; also to Port-
( ana, bpokane, Helena and many intermediate points.
Homes eeker's round trip rates to Amarillo, Guymon, Estancia,
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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SPECIAL BARGAINS. ROUND TRIP
LOW RATES for the
HOMESEEKER,
COLONIST,
TOURIST.
Denver, Colo. Springs, one fare Sept. 19, 20, 21, 22, account Pike
$ Centennial Celebration.
5 Atlanta, Ga., one fare plus $2, "Oct. 8 and 9, account Homecomer's
a Excursions.
Oklahoma City, Hoo-Hoo Convention, Sept. 7, 8, 9, one fare
plus ?2.
Toronto, September 12, 13, 1, Grand Lodge I. O. O. P., one
$ fare plus $2.
Kansas City, October 5, 6, 7. S, 9, Royal Live Stock Show.
one fare plus $2.
Write PHIL A. AUER, G. P. A., C. R. I. & G. Ry., Fort Worth, Texas.
Fordyce & Rio Grande City Transfer Co
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. m., 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
traveling with ease and convenience. Drivers are the best to be found.
Extra hacks will be furnished either way, if desired, at reasonable rates.
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In Tracts of 16 2-3, 46, 41, 90,
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JOHN DARR0UZET Prop.
American, French and Mexican disues.
Iodging furnished Cheap. Street cars
pass door. Next door to opera house.
MATAMOROS. MEXICO.
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HIDALGO, TEXAS
DR. C. H. THORN
MAGNOLIA f)A!RY FARM
Union Bakery
John Thielen, Manager
Bread, Biscuit, Cakes, Etc., Made
From Choicest Brands of Flour
Elizabeth Street, Brownsville. Tex
C. F. Elliins. LI- D
A. B. Cole. Z.L. D
Pure Jersey Milk
25c per Gallon
Morning Delivery
Geo. M. Putegnat.
Layton & Watsor
ARCHITECTS
Rootn,6, Riverside Building, San Antonio, Texas
Correspondence Solicited.
Preliminary Work Free of Charge
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
TUNED AND REPAIRED
Piano Action Work a Specialty.
Keeps on hand piano
Strings and felts.
GEORGE KRAUSSE.
Residence on Levee St.
S?0f5ce opposite The Herald.
TELEPHONE 51
Brownsville, ' Texas.
American Restaurant
Airs. Annie Fosrler, Proprietor
Everything" First-Class, Prices
Reasonable.
Your Patronage is Respectfully Solicited
A. GOLDAMMER
CONTRACTOR AND
BUILDER
Plans and Specifications Fur
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The Beebe Hotel
Hunter's Paradise
Sam Fordyce, Texas
C J. Welles, Prop, and Mgr.
Best Rooms and Meals in Town
YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED
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Will practice in al courts. State and Federal.
Special attention sriven to land abstract
business. Will do collecting
Office Over Botica del Asuila. Cotibe Drue Stor
Cecilio Arteaga
Expert Horse Shoer and Wheelwright.
Faulty Gaits Corrected.
Your patronage solicited
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If you are going back home to spend the HOLIDAYS
in the GOOD OLD WAY, let us quote you low rates and tell
you all about our
EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD SERVICE.
Having our own rails right into the heart of the SOUTHEAST
we are able to please you.
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Fort Worth