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Our Aim in Business Hi WE 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 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. OF BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS ESTABLISHED 189! Capital $100,000 Surplus, $30,000 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. Dwonaan, 1st Vice Pres. W. M. Ratcliffe, 2d Vice Pres. A. Ashheha, Cashier James B. Wells, Attorney A. -Ashlieim M. Alonso James A. Browne M. H. Cross James B. Wells DIRECTORS: John Closner S. I. Dworman Robert Dalzell Wm. Kelly C. E. Barreda W. M. Ratclifle W. F. Sprague E. C. Forto A. Cueto. !r We Solicit the Patronage of All UR 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 to a bank have a right to know its 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 hane to offer, and upon this basis your accouut is solicited. 4 Brownsville Drug Co. MARKET PLAZA Complete Line of Fresh Drugs, Perfumes, Stationery and Cigars Prescriptions Carefully Compounded, Called for and Delivered Ma 1 and Phone Orders Promptly Attended to Central Location Phone 135 2-rings P. O. Box 38 J. MARTINEZ, Manager h ir 9 - f WHITE ELEPHANT SALOON V. L. CRIXELL. Protffetor. First-class Liquors, Wines, Cigars. Polite Attention. Market Square Brownsrffle. Teita At the Market Place, MATAMOROS, MEXICO. Regular Me.ls. Short Orders, lodffins. 50c Mexican Money. - 75c V I. - 50c Breakfast Dinner Supper Keal Estate for bale IN Lcrge and Small Tracts on River, Canal and in the Artesian Belt Sm&ll Farms Near Town and City Property APPL.Y.TO U Cameron County Abstract Co. W. S. CORKILL CARPENTER Ranch and Farm Houses A Specialty Address DIEZ P. 0., Cameron IT IT Formerly of Sherman, Tex., but now of Brownsville, tenders his professional services to the people of Brownsville and vicinity. He makes a specialty of midwifery and the diseases of Women and child ren. Officeat residence, St. Charles Street, opposite Convent. Rafael Gutierrez Contractor & Builder Brownsville, Texas Will work by the day, week month or by Contract. County EI Paraiso Hotel and Restauran JOHN DARROUZET Prop. American, French and Mexican disnes. lodging furnished Cheap. Street cars pass door. Next .door to opera house. MATAMOROS. MEXICO. A. GOLDAMMER CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER s&r 4rPlans and Specifications Fur nished on Short Notice ft Griffing's Trees. IJ We recommend summer planttr 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 Juan H. Fernandez MASON APARTMENTS, Large cool rooms. Two blocks west from depot on Levee street. BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS. Bran and Alfalfa just received by Louis Kowalski. For rent, the Episcopal rectory. Apply to J. W. Hoyt at Cross's store. Ty-12-tf. This morning the Branch road brought in a large number of pas sengers. For sale-Seven-room cottage on at. Charles street. Apply at Herald office. Albert Mason has been on the sick list for several days and is still eonfined to bed. There was a light shower of rain this forenoon, but hardly enough to lay the dust. For sale or for rent Floyd Lay- ton's residence on St. Charles street. Apply at once on premises J26-tf. Beer for sale in case lots, deliv ered anywhere-in town, by Crixell Brothers. Leave orders at Metro politan Restaurant. Did you ever shoot the chutes? Well go to Corpus Christi next Sunday on the cheap and try it. It's great! ning the subdividing lines is now being done. Mr. Hoit expects to be ready to put the land ou the market in the near future. The Herald is requested to announce that another solemn high mass of requiem for the repose of the soul of the late Rev. Father C. J. Smith, O. M. I., will be held at the Pro-Cathedral tomorrow morning at eight o'clock by re quest of the Catholic Knights of America. There will be a song service at the Presbyterian Church tonight at S o'clock to. which the public is cordially invited. ' ' "Like Good Wine." Our esteemed contemporary, the Brownsville Herald completed its 15th year of publication July 4, and like good wine the Herals improves with age. Previous to the establishment of the Herald by Bro. Wheeler in 1892 Browns ville had a record as a newspaper graveyard, and several papers have started up in opposition to the Herald since it establishment, but after a few issues they fail, excursion which bears out the immutable law ! of the survival of the fittest. The The Staff of Life, "Good Clean Herald has not only stood the Bread, pies and all kinds of fancy test, but today she is the recogniz- cakes to your order; to be had only ed leader in Lower Rio Grande at Clay's Bakery. Phone 97. ! Tonrnalism. Hidalzo Advance. Two couples of young Mexicans were united in marriage at La Lo- mita ranch in Hidalgo county a , Deafncss Cannot be Cured few.nights ago, Rev. Father Bug-1 licat;on8i M The NEW BROWNSVILLE LAND CO. Opposite Willman's Drug Store Truck, Fruit, Sugar and Farm Lands. WE SELL THE EARTH. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. ii Main m m ns mi m. Nk m in ai va. m n m -.-v 8 WCLLEK5 or Full Mine of S. Qrabfelder Go's Famoias Whiskies Kentucky Belle, Dunn's Monogram, Cane Spring, Silver Brook, and Woodford Co., the Great Sellers CHINESE RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION X3 H. H. WELLER, Prop. , Subscribe to The Herald. nard officiating. St. James Day, July 24, ' reach the diseased portion of the ear. there There is only one way to cure deafness, Vfe recommend summer planting of Citrus, budded on sour roots tor alluvial soils, alo Palms. Orders fnr Semi-Tronic Plants and Fruit T-ees for fall delivery should be , practice. placed early to secure varieties and j grades. Write us your wants for . information and quotations. A. J. GRIFFING'S JAMES B.WELLS cAttorney at Law Successor to Powers & Maxan, Powers & Wells, Wells & Rentfro WeUs, Rentfro & Hicks, Wells & Hicks, Wells. Stayton & Kleberg; I buy and sell Reai Estate and investigate land titles. A complete abstract c. all Sties of record in Cameron County, Texas. Practice in all state and federal courts, when especially, employed Land Litigation and corporation SemiTropic Nurseries W. C GSIFHSfl iUartrt McGovern & Co., FANCY GROCERIES, Opposite Miller Hotel. PHONE 146 F. JXHENEY & Co. Sold by Druggists 75c Toledo, O. will be several big dances given in v ... ' Deatness is caused by an inflamed con the country near this city. There .... . tT,MnB . of Ens. will also be horse racing and other tachian Tube. VOien thistnbeisinflam. sports at nearby resorts. ' ed you have a rumbling sound or imper- TAAnr o ' fecthearing, and when it is entirely clos- . . ,, f . Deafness is the resnlt, and unless the Prices $5 to $25. Call and inspect t mtamaa!dtm taken mt and this my line of ornaments for fancy restored to its normal condition, cakes before ordering elsewhere. : hearing Trill be destroyed forever; nine Onr'c Hirctfv Ptinnp Q7. cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, , tr- -r, n tit i "1. .which is nothing.but an inflamed condi- ur. anu Mn. r. v. wu wuu tion o mucous surfaces. arrived lately fro.n ban Antonio J we will give One Hundred Dollars for have taken a room with S. C. any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) Tucker. Or. Works exDects to lo- !that cannot be cared by Hall's Catarrh t :.. d .:n a u, a - Onre. Send for circulars free in The Herald. . i Something should be done to' kill off the lot of mangy curs that j abound in the streets. It Is a fact ' that the diswise is communicated ! to other doers by contact and through mosquitoes. There are ((Si many people who .believe that the disease is sometimes contracted by human beings through inoculation by the movquitoes or fly pests. The vork ' of surveying at La Wheels bought, sold, and re Lomita has been in progress for Paired. Brownsville Undertaking i o t r u Co. Telephone 123 everal weeks, b. J. Rowe hav ng K ci:.irge. Mr. Hoit informs The Herald that. Mr. Rowe has suc ceeded in finding nearly all of the corner posts, of tins survey, which were located over half a century ago. The outside lines have all been located and the work of ruri- RACYCLE ACENCY C F. Elkins. LL. D K. B. Cole. IX. n ELKlNSeOLE ATTORNET-iT-LAW Will practice in ai courts. State and Federal ' Special attention given to land abstract bv-siness. Will do collectinz Office Over Botica del Afutla. Coibe Dnijr Stoi L W. Harper Rye OnljjEvery Tongue.' Scientifically distilled; naturally aged; absolutely puns. Best, and safest for all oses. Sold by T. CRIXELL & BRO. j 4 4 4 4 4 4 U he Urtze 1 1 atoon and BILLIARD PARLOR 3"lnest mesl , liquors, Qlgars SOLE COGENT SAN cANTONIO XXX BEERj L W. HANCOCK I Finest Assortraneat of Furniture Ever Brought toi Brownsville and mast be Seen to be Appreciated.! 'Everything in the Furniture Line at Right Prices' Iron Beds, Davenports, Dining Room Suites and in Fact Anything in the House- furnishing Line can be found at Hancock's . Machinist andCdRtractor GASOLINE ENGINES and CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS Sold and installed. Engine Supplies, Pipe, Packings, Valves, etc. All kinds of repair work done. Blacksmith and Wheelwright at my shop in front of Frontier Lumber Co. s Yard. i 1 n ran