Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 141, Ed. 1, Friday, December 14, 1906 Page: 3 of 4
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Oar Aim In Business
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WE DECIRE 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.
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OF BROWNSILLE TEXAS
ESTABLISHED 1891
Capital $100000
Surplus $25000
HE 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
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OFFICERS:
William Kelly Pres. S. L. Dworman 1st Vice Pres.
W. M. Ra t cliff e 2d Vice Pres. A. Ashheim Cashier
' James B. Wells Attorney
A. Ashheim
M. Alonso
James A. Browne
M. H. Cross
Jainfe B. Wells
DIRECTORS:
John Closner
S. L. Dworman
Robert Dalzell
Wm. Kelly
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C. H. Maris
W. M. Ratcliffe
W. F. Sprague
E. C. Forto
A. Cueto.
We Solicit the Pfltrdnage of All
iUR FUNDS are protected in a
fire-proof vault and by the
best safes to be obtained; and are
further covered b 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 cheerfulry 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.
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MYTH OF MAN IN THE MOON.
Legends of Different Nations Vary Great-
ly as to Phenomenon.
"ST;
Of all the myths which have
sprung up aroUud the moon be-
fore Galileo's telescope revealed
another world with lofty mountains
deep valleys and vast plains the
est and probably the most
Eliar to all is that of its human
inhabitants. Every mursery has
heard the -doxy of the man who
was found by Moses gathering
sticks ox the Sabbath and con-
demned to dwell in the moon to
the end of time.
Originating doubtless in the
superficial resemblance of some of
the moon spots to a man with a
bundle of sticks on his back it
would-be handed down by zealous
Sabbatarians as an edifying warn
ing it nas even Deen. reterrea to
BtUksXauthority. German nurses
commonly .vary the tale by saying
that the offender was. given" the
the choice of burning in. the sun
or freezing in the moon and that
he preferred a lunar frost tcf a solar
furnace. But in the middle ages
before Lutherans and. Puritans had
superimposed the conception of
the Jewish Sabbath upon the
Christian Sunday the crime thus
punished was theft.
It is possible however that the
"m"n in the moon" myth may
claim an even remoter antiquity.
Primitive man had a tendency to
personify those natural forces
whose laws he could not compre-
hend his imagination endowed
them with human force and human
feelings and with 'superhuman
knowledge and power. Hence
the moon acquired a sex and a
gender; in Sanscrit and all deriva-
tions except Greek and Latin and
such modern languages as have
come under the classical influence
it is masculine. And doubtless this
is the reason why the legendary
""woman in the moon" is not near-
ly so prevalent as the legendary
man.
Be this as it may it is certain
in Teutonic fable the moon is in-
habited by both sexes. For ac-
cording to Mr. Barin-Gould the
familiar nursery rhyme about Jack
and Jill is derived from the Scan-
dinavian myth of the two children.
Hiuki and Bil who were taken up
into the moon with their pole and
bucket as they were drawing water.
They symbolize the waxing and
waning of the moon while the
water they are carrying refers to
the influence of the moon's phases
upon the rainfall.
There is an ancient belief found
in some of the writings of the old
Jbgyptians tliat the moon is an
abode of departed spirits. And
some of the South American In
dians still regard it as their happy
Jiuutii;.- ground the paradi
of dead chiefs and braves. But
in the middle ages the moon was
generally looked upon as the seat
of hell and it is probably this
circumstance that led to the fa-
miliar association of the moon with
witchcraft. Exchange.
Talc of a -Mouse.
A little mouse not bigger than
the first joint of your thumb sat
placidly on the top one of the
stone steps that form the north
entrance to the county jail happily
nibbling a ciumb that had been
dropped from one of the many
baskets of delicacies that are
taken in to prisoners. The step
was warm and the mouse seemed
very happy and contented. Ee
hadn't half finished though when
there was a terrible groan and
screech behind him and the heavy
door opened and out stepped a
man. He almost stepped on the
little animal as.it darted away.
The little fellow from instinct
ran to the first comer. It was a
corner where the stone step joins
the brick wall. He burrowed his
little frightened nose against it
but made no headway. He sniffed
about the dirt clogged corner for a
hole to hide in" "but none was'
there.
He darted to the- edge of the
step and plunged off. . He scam
pered to the corner of that one
too and tried his best again. But
it too was solidly sealed of stone
brick and mortar i
But he needn't have been so
frightened for the man had only
stopped to watched him amusedly.
The mouse exhausted every one
of the corners in the five or six
steps in the same way with a
rapidity that was astonishing and
found himself on the Hrick side-
walk. He tried a little chink at
the basement of the building that
looked promising but it wasn't
nearly big enough. Across the
sidewalk he scuttled and off into
the street just as two lawyers came
along.
They joined the firsl sightseers
and stopped to look on . too.
The mouse turned his frantic
attention to the curb of the gutter.
He ran up and down it for a dis-
tance of several feet but found no
friendly exit. Across the street
he sped and tried it again with as
little success.
He had a big audience now- A
dozen interested busy business
men had stopped their hurried
steps ' to watch the play. There
was half a minute more of search-
ing for safety and then the tiny
animal turned to cross the street
again.
But along came the inevitable
stray dog. He was interested
too and was immediately active.
In almost a moment it was all
over in spite of the "shouts and
ill-aimed kicks of the sympathetic
spectators who wished to save the
mouse. Galveston Xews.
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LOW RATES for the
H0MESEEKER
COLONIST
TOURIST.
Every day until September 30 round trip excursion rates to all
4 important resorts in the land including Chicago Kansas City Denver
St. Paul St. Louis.
Low one way and round trip rates to California daily; also to Port-
and Spokane Helena and many intermediate points.
a Homeseeker's round trip rates to Amarillo Guymon Estancia
Tuesdays and Saturdays. V 1
SPECIAL BARGAINS ROUND TRIP
Denver Colo. Springs one fare Sept. 19 20 21 22 account Pike
Centennial Celebration.
Atlanta Ga.. one fare pins J2 Oct. S and 9 account Homecomer's
Excursions.
Oklahoma City Hoo-Hoo Convention Sept. 7 8 9 one fare
plus $2.
Toronto September 12- 13 K Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. one
fare plus $2.
Kansas City October 5 6 7. 8 9 Royal Live Stock Show
one fare plus 52.
Write PHIL A. AUER G. P. A. C. R. I. & G. Ry Fort Worth Texas.
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Harper
"On Every Tongue."
Scientifically distilled; naturally aged; absolutely pure.
Bes.vand safest for ail uses.
Sold by T. CR1XELL & BR0.
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D. B. CHAPIN
ATTORNEYAT LAW
HIDALGO TEXAS
DR. C. H. THORN
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Brownsville
Texas.
The Becbe Hotel
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C P. Welles Prop and iHgr
Best Rooms and Meals in Town
YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED
Umon Bakery
John Thielen Manager
Bread Biscuit Cakes Etc. Made
From Choicest Brands of Flour
Elizabeth Street Brownsville Tex
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
t-aveling with ease and convenience. Drivers are the best to be found.
Extra hacks will be lurnlshed either way if desired at reasonable rates.
GUERRA & SHELY Proprietors
Frontier Lumber Co.
Sash
Doors
Blinds
Building Supplies of Every Description.
For Sale:
466 acres of land 4 miles from
Brownsville I a Flnr At M aim
Lknown as"' "'"J"
For particulars apply to
: H. GOODRICH
Real Estate For Sale
In Tracts of 16 2-3 46 41 90
100 and 180 Acres Wthin Three
and Five Miles from City.
Plenty of WaterBy
Caoibion County Abstract I'onpY
OParaicn 4 HoteI and
rdrdlSO ff Rcstauran
JOHN DARR0UZET Prop.
American French and Mexican disnes.
Lodging furnished Cheap:. .Street cars
pass door. Next door to opera house.
MATAMOROS MEXICO.
MAGNOLIA 5") AIRY PARM
C. ?. Klkins. 1J.. D
A. B. Cole. I.L. D
ELKINS&eOLE
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Special attention given to laud abstract
business. Will do collecting
Office Over Botica del Asuila. Coi.ibe Drug Stor
Cecilio Arteaga
Expert Horse Shoer and Wheelwright.
Faulty Gaits Corrected.
Your patronage solicited
Sit op bacli of Public School
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Kentucky Belle Dunn's Monogram Cane Spring Silver
Brook and Woodford Co. the Great Sellers
CHINESE
IN CONNECTION
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Pure Jersey Milk
25c per Gallon
Morning Delivery
Geo. M. Putegnat.
Layton & Watsor
ARCHITECTS
Room 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.
WITH THE Q0
FOLKS
If you are going back home to spend the HOLIDAYS
in the GOOD OLDWAY 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.
Tickets on sale December20-2122. Limited 30 days.
C. W. STRAIN G. P. A.
Fort Worth
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Wheeler, Jesse O. Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 141, Ed. 1, Friday, December 14, 1906, newspaper, December 14, 1906; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth147335/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .