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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-17

Grande railway. is one of the
finest bays on the coast, where
.he fishing is unsurpassed
farpon or HE Silver King" az
we'll as all the finest food fish
abound here, and the supply OF
oysters is nnexceiitd This hay
vas exempted from the state
law against taking oysters in
summer, because they are even
better here in summer than ia
winter. and are eaten the year
around.
Much more might be said Of
the advantages of this region.
bur any who are interested
should come and invesrigatt
for themselves. They will find
all as represented. and mnrh
besides TO prove 10 them that
this valley needs only the
magic touch of capital to DE-
velop into the garden spot of
The Texas coast.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-17

also numerous other handsome
and substantial brick buildings,
the reeidents aud BUSINESS
houses
The climate here is especially
ben. fetal for those affected
with pulmonary troubles. and
with a modern hotel TO accom-
modat@ 200 car more guests,
would soon become a leading
winter resort. One Of he chief
attractions is the hunting near
this place. The inlets and la
goons are evey year the resort
nf thousands of the finest ducks
and Wild turkeys, quail. plov-r,
cl,acbaIacas aud other game
birds, as well as deer and Wild
boars. abound here. making il
A. yeritable sporisman's para
dies.
At Point Isabel, only %
miles distant, which is connret-
I'd with Brownsville by the Rio
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-17
The HERALD OFFICE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Is prepared To execute all orders for lob Print
ing. such as Letter Heads. Bill Heads, Busi
ness Cards. Wedding Cards. Envelope Cards
and in fact all kinds of Printing
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-17
A Few
Facts
ABOUT CAMERON COUNTY

ABOUT CAMERON COUNTY
At the extreme sou bern liI
of the great state of Texas lies
Cameron county, itself a small
principally in extent. In area
it covers 40 less than 3.30S
square miles. It's southern ex-
lrvmity lies about The sixteenth
Of a degree below the 26th. par.
alrl, while lis northern latitude
is sbont 81 : 20. lis greatest
width from east to west is some
thing over fariy miles and from
north 10 south 100 miles.
CLIMATE.
Though so near The tro I +
yet the climate of this county
is comparatively cool in sum
mer. ks entire eastern froni
Of a bout one hundred miles, he
ing laVed by the cool waters Of
the Gulf of Mexico, which great
ly tempers the heat na'nrdl 10
southern latitudes. The pre-
vaiIing wind throughout The
greater portion of the year is
from the Southeast and comes
directly across the Gulf. The
winters are also extremely Eaild,
and make this an ideal place
for any who seek escape from
the rigors OF a northern winter
Indeed, no place In the United
States enjoys more solubriOus
eliwatR during the winter sea
sou that Brownsville, the coun-
ty seat of Cameron county.
Here the average temperature
for thirry-nine years was 70 de-
gress.
The land lies nearly level the
altitude at Brownsville being
only ~ feet. Tue soil is rich
with The allnVial deposits OF
endless years, and its treasures
Of fertility are as yet almost
antonched only a limited por
tioR Of its surface ever having
been disturbed by the pillow.
In many places the soil lies
from six to twenty feet deep,
being practically inexhaustibie,
and this of the finist and richest
soil known, ranging from a rich
dark alluVial TO a sandy loom.
The county is watered by the
Rio Grande, which skirts its
entire southern boundary, a
distance of seVenty-fVe miles.
Besides this there are numerous
small streams, called "resacas"
and "arroyos," throughout the
county.
PRODUCTIONS.
The leading industry of this
pagion at present is stock grow
ing, cattle, horses and sheep
constituting the lie aiding
export product. But its
agricultural resources have
been proven to be almost end
less ia variety. It's semitropi-
eel climate permits such fruits
as the orange, lemon, Citron
guaVa, fig and banana, to
aouFish, while peaches pears
and other fruits also do we'll,
and grapes grow and jisId in the
greatest abundance. The chief
products OF the soil, however.
are COIN, cotton and sugar cane.
Besides these sorghum, hIoom
corn, and all varities Of Vegrta
bles yield most ahundauIly
Il may he said without feaI of
contradiction that all of these
will yield more per acre than
any other portion Of the state
Experiments with Havana to
haec0 aud TanEie have also
proven most successful. The
latter, once planted becomes
almst perennial. The culture
of sugarcane in this rich valley
land deserves special mentio
FonF thusand pounds of sugar
per acre is the return made
from land planted in cane, and
this sugar is pronounced ny
government experts 10 be equal
To the .6nrst Louisiana pro
duct
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dement's ranging from co

dement's ranging from co
100 persons
/ Improved lands in this conn
t,y cell al from So To $50 pei
aere, nnimproVsd at 81 to SO
The average IA xable value al
Hand Is 81. There are 80. 24t
acres uf school land ia iii.
icounty Hom-ss-kers are grad
uaIly finding their way to this
land, where farmers can work
in the open air nearly $50 days
in the year.
AlI that is needed to develop
the rich resources of this fertile
valley is the construction of a
railroad to connect il with tl.
northern markets. Once tie
great iron horse finds its way
hither, the mau with the hoe
will promptly follow 20 claim,
these natural riches for himself.
In faci. many have aIread ,
foDR,l their way into the cunn-
lty. and sm .ll colonies OF aetivs
farmers have been settled III
various points within the past
| few years. while the numeran~
letters figuring about thr
country which are received con
! siantly by The HERALD show
that many others are looking
this way with a view of locating
In Tue far-fam-d lover Rio
Grande valley. There are also
excellent prospects of the early
construction of a railroad con
Meeting Brownsville with San
Antonio, and it will probably
not be long era that magic de-
vtloper will turn a mighty tide
of immigration this way.
BROWNSVILLE.
There is probably no other
town i'm the United Slatps as
large as Brownsville and pos
sessing such numerous natural
advantages which Is as yet
without rail communication
with the outer world. With n
population of nearly 1000, sur
rounded by lands fully equal in
fertility 10 the famed valley OF
the Nile and blessed with
most salubrious climate, this
place lacks only a railrnad
outlet to make it one of the
most important cities in Texas
And there is every reason why
a railroad should be construct
ed TO this point. Fesides the
city of Brownsville itself, there
is located here the important
army post of Fort Brown,
which, with the constant chang
ing of troops and transporia-
ton of baggage and supplies
woGld pay large SUN annually
TO the support OF a railroad.
Tie towns Of Point Isabel, San
ia Maria, Hidalgo. Rio Grande
City and Roma would also IT,
ceive all of their freight over
such a line, while several i'm
portaut up riVer towns aud set
elements on the Me Xican side
Of the river would likewise be-
come it's supporters, as nearly
all freight for these points now
comes via steamer 10 BRACES
Santiago and through Browns
vile whence il goes 10 its des-
tinatioh either by river or by
carts. And, better than these,
just opposite Brownsville lies
the importan; Mexican city Of
Matamoros, villa population Of
over 10000, which also receiv. s
all of its freight via Browns
Vile. Here We have then a pop
ulation of upwards of twrufy-
thousand isolated through lark
Of rail facilities, and ready to
pour rich contributions &C.
wards the support OF the
railroad, which there is every
reason TO believe will soon
reach here Nor is this oil, for
il should be remembered thai
Brownsville lies directly in The
line of the shortest route coli
Meeting the North with Mexico
City. 1t is the natural gateway
leading 10 that great cauitai.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-17

Cameron county. according
to the rensus of 1890. contains
q population of 1920. The
county seat is Brownsville.
with about 1000 Inhabitants
Point I-ahrl, a seaport, p
miles from Brownsville, on the
l.aguna del Madre, has abou,
500 inhabitants. and Santa
Maria, a growing little river
settlement, about 80. These
arc also numerous ranch sci
The Worthington advance., 1899-01-26
A DIFFICULT: CASE.
1t Was One That the Best ski1l OF
Physicians Gould Not
Cope With.

"Curious case! Curious easel" exclaimed
q Detroit physician who, is old enough to
have encountered all sorts of experiences
in a professional way. -
Anything in the line Of SURGERY" asked
the younger doctor who had been addressed.
mo; insomnia; one Of the most difficult
maladies with which we have to deal.
Very interesting young lady. Very inter.
esting, indeed. Nervous organism entirely
too sensitive, however,. and apparently
proof against the remedies prescribed in the
books. Her trouble began after. her en-.
gagement. She evaded my questions for
some time, but at last admitted that she
lay. awake thinking how much she loved
and adored her prospective husband. No
amount of will power at her command could
put aside her blissful meditations to make
way for sleep, and my prescriptions were
equally impotent. At last the. case became
so critical that I consulted with the stu
dents, and they induced the young man to
make an enormous sacrifice by breaking the
engagement" =,
man, admiringly: II think that there are
often cases in which common sense can sup.
ply defects in our progressive but incom.
plete science of medicine; but it. is not al
ways that doctor has the requisite fund OF
common sense on which to:draw.s Your ex.
perience is not only exceptional but truly
wonderful. l must make note of it. OF
course recovery was immediate?"
mo, with hesitation. '.The truth is, she
now lies awake thinking how she hates
him. - Detroit Free Press.
The Worthington advance., 1899-01-26
Quality Determines Price.

Make it point to have your poultry
of the best quality before shipping to
market, says the New York Produce
Review. One who is not accustomed to
visiting the large markets knows moth
ing of the enormous amount of inferior
poultry that is sold and which largely
affects the prices, yet there is always
4 demand for that which is good and at
price above the regular quotations.
The asserting of the carcasses before
shipping also leads to better prices. Old
rcosters, which seldom sell at more
than half price, should not be in the
same boxes or barrels with better stock,
and to ship poultry alive and have
roosters in the coop with fat hens is
simply to- lower the price of the hens,
as the buyer will estimate the value by
the presence of the inferior stock. In
fact, never send any poultry to market
unless in first-class condition, and un-
der no circumstances ship the inferior
with that which 10 better.
The Worthington advance., 1899-01-26
NERVOUS DEPRESSION.
IA TALK WITH MRS. PrNKHAM,1

IA TALK WITH MRS. PINKHAM.1
A woman with the blues is a very un-
comfortable person. She is illogical,
unhappy and frequently hysterical.
The condition Of the mind known as
",the blues" nearly always, with wo-
men, results from diseased organs of
generations: .. -. 3 ! i. "
It is a source of wonder that in this
age Of advanced medical science, any
person should still believe that mere
force of will and determination will
overcome depressed spirits and nerv.
BUSINESS in.women. These troubles are
indications of disease. -,
., Every woman who doesn't under
stand her condition should write to
Lynn, Mass, to Mrs. Pinkham for. her
advice. Her advice is thorough com
mon sense. and is the counsel Of q
learned woman Of great experience.
Read the, story Of Mrs F.. s. BENNETT,
Westphalia,. Kansas, as told in the fol.
lowing letter: a.sS .=Esss .y:s
DEAR Mrs, P1NKHAM:-Is have suf-
fered for over two years with falling,
enlargement and liberation Of the
womb, and this spring, being in such
q weakened condition, caused me to
flow fornearly six months. Some time
ago, urged by.friends. I wrote to you
for advice. After using. the treatment
which you advised for short time,
that terrible flow stopped.
II am now gaining strength and
The Worthington advance., 1899-01-26
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Farm fewer acres and rent the bal
ance of the farm.
Sawdust is a good absorbent when
used as bedding.
It is claimed that artichokes are q
good conditioner and preventive of
swine disease.
Chicago commission men keep owls
to keep rats and mice away. They are
better than cats, it is said.
Winter time affords an opportunity
to make repairs of implements and ma
cbinery for next seasons use.
With a homemade wooden snowplow
and horse all the walks about the
house>could be cleaned of snow in few
minutes.
Grow plenty of grass and keep all the
stock that it will support. Farmers who
have made money usually have made it
through live stock.
The wind that comes through crack
in window or door is biting cold in win
ter, and it is just as cold where it comes
through the crack of the stable.-West-
ern Plowman.
The Worthington advance., 1899-01-26
A HUSTLI ING HOST.


It was an apparently innocent little din
ner invitation which drew { number Of
California street heavyweights to the
handsome home of a capitalist on Pacific
avenue, who is no longer popular in the
Pacific Union club. After the dinner.
which was elaborately planned, perfectly
served and thoroughly appreciated, the
host led the way to the billiard room. where
he produced for the inspection of his friends
a new roulette wheel which he had just pur-
chased. 5s: ss WEE
After it had been. examined and duly ad.
mired monsieur proposed that his friends
tempt fortune with it, announcing that he
would be banker, and Esmilingly invited
them to "break him" The guests scarcely
expected this sort of diversion, but they
hardly could decline the. "entertainmenth
which had been provided for them. Hav-
ing carefessly undertaken to call the turn
on the black or the red, they expected to
lose trihe to their host, but they did not
anticipate any such financial catastrophe
as TGs Gverteok te each zach, Of the players
player guests were broke but the host
offered, in an off hand way, to stake on:
and all, guarding against loss of the
frequent loans, however, by taking the
checks of his friends. For the purpose; with
admirable forethought, he had provided
himself with blank checks on every bank in
town. *@s<. - =. :
There was no escape for.his victims. They
were all thoroughly trapped and WEI
scorched before they were released. The
guests caught the first car home in the morn.
ing, the urbane host, with unparalleled gen.
erosity, presenting each guest with nickel
to pay his fare.-San Francisco News.Le
The Worthington advance., 1899-01-26
THE RENOVATED EGG.
New Grade of Hens Fruit Has Just
Made Its Appearance in the Cheap
Shops of London.

The ''family DOCTOR is responsible
for a new terror. This is the renovated
egg. We are all familiar with the ordi-
nary gradations of the egg-the new
laid@egg, the fresh egg, the breakfast
egg, the family egg and the cooking
egg. And, after these, used to come
simply the "egg," of which the pur-
veyor could not even boast that it was
good enough to cook with, but the pur-
chaser could not deny thatit really was
an egg. This was the class of egg used,
so some aver, to give the gloss to con-
fectioners' pastry; and below even the
rank of commercial utility there was
still the election egg, handy missile
whose demerits as comestible became
virtues when exploded upon an opposi-
ton platform. Here, one might have
thought, we had reached the very low
est depths of eggdom; but it seems
that there is yet tanother grade, namely,
the renovated egg. This is an egg
which has become too palpably stale,
soiled and mildewy in appearance to
be sold under any appellation what
ever until composition of diluted Wit
riol has been applied to it. Then the
shell puts off it's hues of decay and
CLEANS with maiden snow-white
purity that tempts the too trustful
passer-by.
The vender will not exactly guaran-
tee that the eggs are new-laid, but
they've just come in, and you can see
for yourself, ma'am, what they're like. "
So the purchaser purchases; but, alas!
the virtues of the diluted vitriol have
not penetrated beyond the shell, and it
is distressed lodger who rings up the
landlady to tell her that the breakfast
egg which she has provided ought to
have been an election egg at least a
month previously.-London Globe.
The Worthington advance., 1899-01-26
4, LITTLE NONSENSE.

Little Eddie "'Pa, what's the silent
majority ~ s'Two men when
there's woman present. Cleveland
Leader. b. .$s
.'Poor mani He is so subject to
chills.'' .You wouldn't wonder at it If
you knew how his wife blows. Pitts
burgh Press.
Angry Father-"How dare you show
your face here again?" Persistent
Suitor Because could not leave it
at home. me."-Nt-Bits.
Employer-"How is it, James, that
you are so late this morning?" Office
Boy-"I-I-didn't know you were
coming so early, sir.'''-Answers. s. 81 -
At Their Face .Value.-"The mer-
chants manage to keep things up"
eyes, some of them are even raising
whiskers. ."-Louisville Courier-J Journal.
Two of a Kind.-''Beg pardon, are
you McOrbit, the prize fghter?"
young feler, 1 am a pugilist, not q
prize fighter. Are you one of them re-
porters?" "No, sir; I'm journalist -
Cincinnati, Enquirer. " =,
II hear that Bullion has given up the
idea of building a $500,00o monument
to himself" "He decided that it would
be waste of money. A fve-cent cigar
has just been named after him, so he
feels that there can be no doubt about
his being remembered - Cleveland
Leader. a.
While Frederic Remington was in the
west he observed well-executed por-
trait on the wall of a dark room in q
cabin, and asked whose picture it was.
':That's my husband,'' said the woman
of the house, carelessly. but it is
hung with fatal effect" urged the
artist. $50 was my husband" snapped
| the woman,-Chicago Tribune.
The Worthington advance., 1899-01-26
sIECIALTY. FARMING.
1t Draws Constantly 81 the Fertility
Of the Soil Without Permit.
ting Renovation.

Speciality farming means devoting
the larger part of the time to the pro-
duction of one crop. This crop may be-
wheat, corn or cotton and there are
large sections in this country devoted
almost wholly to one or another Of
these crops. One years failure of the
special: crop of any of these sections
means serious inconvenience to farm
ers, and failure for two or more sue
cessive years leads to ruin. From the
orange groves of Florida and the cane
lands of Louisiana to the wheat fields
of North Dakota the specially farmer is
liable to work without profit because of
barren years or low prices. 1t is true
that each section is better for some one
crop than for any other, and it is good
policy to devote considerable part OF
the time and the farm to that crop. The
good farmer will endeavor to learn
which crop is the most profitable, and
that having been settled he will try to
learn everything that is to be known
about that particular crop. AT the same
time he will learn something concern
ing every other crop which he can
grow, in order that he may diversity hia
productions as much as possible.
Speciality farming is always destruc
tive farming, as it makes rotation o1
crops impossible and draws constantly
on the fertility of the soil without per
mitting renovation except by the direc,
application of fertilizers, a costly way
Of maintaing fertility, no matter wha
is used for this purpose.
The farmer who plants a variety Of
crops, keeps sheep, cattle and hogs anG
takes good care of everything, is al
ways ready for any season or any pc
culiar condition of the markets. HI
may not have any especially fat years
but he will never have total loss to con
tend with and on the whole will have
greater profits and fewer losses.-
Farmers Voice.
The Worthington advance., 1899-01-26
Soft Food and Disease.

There is a partiality for soft foods, be:
cause by their use many substances in
fine condition can be given; but it is
mistake to feed soft food oftener than
once day to three days in the week.
Too much soft food causes the gizzard
to be idle, and, being deprived ofits use,
the fowl becomes diseased. The giz-
zard is an organ that performs a GER
tain duty, just as is required Of the
heart or liver, and any system of feed
ing that takes largely from the gizzard
the duty which deyolves upon it will in
the end prove detrimental. tits not out
OF place to allow soft foods, but the
larger proportion of the food should be
cnground, so as to keep the gizzard ac-
tive; hence whole grains are essential
to success. When too much soft food
is allowed the crop frequently remains
full and food does not pass through the
g;zzard.-Farm and Fireside.
The Worthington advance., 1899-01-26
GREAT HEAD.
a, Small SAleslady who. Knows 4
Thing or Two About Manip-
ulating Stock.

It was just before New. Years day, and
Mamie and Sadie were having friendly
chat over the counter. Mamie was dimin.
ative salesgirl, not much older than Sadie,
whose daily attention was given theoret.
'cally to the cry of ''Cahsh!
Say, Mamie" remarked Sadie, did ye
see them calendars on: TIE table two room:
over?" .<s-
(which ones?"
Them 25-cent ones"
"Did see 'em?" with peculiar emphasi.
from Mamie as she pulled open drawe.
and pointed triumphantly to two specimen:
of the said calendars.
"You bought two Of 'em?" in awe
struck tones from Sadie. '
"Well, amt bought 'em yet. jus;
picked out two of 'em and put 'em away
They'll mark; the ones that's left down te
five cents pretty soon. Then I'll put these
here back and buy 'em, quick. See? =:
+ Sadie saw, and her mouth fell open in ad
miring awe: Then she recovered herself.
".Say! will ye save one for met"
"Sure."
Sadie rushed off, and inside Of two min
utes third calendar was in the drawer
waiting for drop in prices.-N. Y Sun.
The Worthington advance., 1899-01-26
Sinks for Farm Kitchen.

Every farmers kitchen should be fur
n;shed with sink, into which both hard
and soft water should be brought by
pumps. It is not always convenient TO
have the well water thus brought, but
there is no reason why the cistern water
should not be. The sink should connect
with drain for the carrying away of
waste water. If water must be brought
into the house in pals, it surely is too
much to ask that it be carried out in the
same manner and thrown on the ground
to make a spot offensive to sight and
smell and breeding place for flies. At
one end Of the sink long, broad shelf
makes a good place to put dishes,as they
are wiped, and under this should be
drawers for dish wipers and kitchen
aprons, and cupboard for teapot and
coffee pot. .-.-r~
The Worthington advance., 1899-01-26
ROOsT PROTECTED BY NEST.

burlap is stretched before it. A few
crosspieces are laid across the corner
pit the curtains upper edge, and on
these is piled lot of waste hay, max
ing very warm roosting place. The
Leghorns delight to fly upon this hay
and lay their eggs, under the impress
sion that they are stealing away their
nests. Humoring Leghorn in this
way is conducive to laying, and the
eggs can easily be reached. AS the
whole thing can be put up in five min
utes' time, there is no excuse for frost
ed combs on the Leghorns.-Webb Don
nell, in Orange Judd Farmer.
The Worthington advance., 1899-01-26
Black Can .Ra.uberrie..

" A raspberry patch of the black cap
variety needs to be renewed every four
CT five years, as the red rust comes in
and will injure SO many of the plants
that the plantation will cease to pay.
The black cap raspberry will not last SO
long as this If it has been grown from
suckers. Those growQ from the tip ends
Of this years shoots Will keep free from
disease longest. But after four or five
years it is too much labor to keep the
plantation free from weeds, and new
plantation after the first year will give
more fruit, with less cost Of labor. in
caring for It.