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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-05
The Grantierra Land.

The Granterra Land is situated In the
most favorable location in the fruit pelt
NJ Cuba. and ! call it the fruit belt be-
cause while Cuba is eminently fruit
island there is as much difference In the
soil of Cuba as any on the face oil 'he
eIobe. The fruit belt of Cuba extends
from the Nipe Bay. east, to Cape Malsh
The Grantierra Land lies on the pla-
teau seyan miles east Of the mouth OF the
yumiri river, and six miles west OF cape
Maisii This plateau rises direct from 'he
mouth of the Yumiri river SIX hunureo
feet. There Is a fine walled ROAD Una.
leads up from the river to the top Vi
fhe plateau. From here 1t rises srauu-
aI,v hack for twenty-five miles to the
mountains. From our plantation you OBJ
+ai, a most magnificent view or the
great windward passage which lies be-
+uean Cuba and Santo Domingo. the
xuipdward passage Is the passage on
which the great steamships. north ana
south. pass TO and fro Also me we"
Of the great Atlantic ocean, to the horth-
east north and northwest as tar as the
eve can reach.
Every inch of this plateau can he work
cd and grows the largest and hnest
Favored coffee. bananas oranges anu
pine apples In the Woiiu' ~ - ~
This section has been noted and sought
for by the markets Of the eastern states
for the past forty years on account OF It's
size and general excellency. 1t is here
that we now have our famous coffee,
banana and cocoa bean plantation, and II
is here that we are going TO plant our
large orange grove and that we ask you
TO ioin6us in the building up of an Amer
lean colony of tropical fruit growers.
We offer you the following inducements
to join us:
1. A home on a plateau six hundred
feet above the sea level, where the days
are never too hot The maximum tenn
perature Is SIS degrees. W where the nights
are always cool and pleasant, where OF
all the western continent. the climate is
most perfect. The temperature in the
winter months never going below 90 de-
grees.
2. The soil Is the most fertile of any
in the known world. well watered, gent
~ rolling every inch of which can be
cultivated
g. We have three steamers weekly run
ming direct to Baltimore and New York.
making the run in three days and half,
thereby giving our planters the best of
connections with the most profitable mar
kets in the world. The great advantage
of this will be seen at a glance by those
interested. We are the only company in the
portation facilities.
We are the only company on the Isle
Of cuba, located on the north coast that
loads direct on the steamers thereby saw
ing railroad freights and handling.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-05
Poultry.

Chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese
raise themselves in Cuba, there being no
hawks, owls eagles. foxes or vermin that
destroy them. They lay the whole year
and brood two or three times yearly, and
care for themselves. As we have direct
connection for Baltimore, New York and
the east this affords fine opportunity
for women to earn fine incomes and pro-
vide for the table. A good cockerel and a
few fine hens will in one year raise a
large flock of chickens. We advise to
take a good strain of chickens with you
when you go to Cuba 20 start with
Plymouth Rocks do well in Cuba and are
good producers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-05
AN INDIAN LEGEND.
shoshone Shining Shield and Its Mys-
terious Brlllincy.

From the Kansas City Times.
When A. II. Craig of Kansas City, gem
eral superintendent of the Bolen- Darnell
Coal company finished locating a new
shaft for the Sheridan Fuel Company.
he probably had no idea that he had ac-
complished anything else than a prepara-
tion of the way for the development of
the largest coal mine west of the Mis-
sissippi But In reality his work has
brought to light another valuable mineral
and has opened the path to greater wealth
for the Kansas City and other owners of
the property and has disclosed a pretty
Indian tradition.
Through the years which reach to the
days of Shoshone power and place, amid
the red tribes of western plain and
mountain. still CLEANS the story of the
Shining Shield. This bright particular
star of Shoshone song and story was as
mysterious as it was dazzling. Every
Shoshone brave wore a shield as neces-
sary and tribal incident of his war equip
ment. and these shields were cared for
and polished until they glowed again,
but the Shining Shield needed neither care
nor polish and yet ever glittered immae-
ulate.
The story OF the Shining Shield begins
with the captivity among the Shoshones
of white man brought to the Shoshone
fepees from the far south, and presume
bly, Spaniard. This man, known among
the Shoshones as the Iron Beaten, was a
cunning artificer in iron and steel, and
the keen lance heads. tomahawks arrow
points and scalping knives of his forge
fires often turned the tide of battle in
Shoshone favor.
Iron Beaten was adopted into the Sho-
shone tribe and lived contentedly and in
high honor among his new people. An
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-05

1t is noteworthy that most of our an
nexations in Africa have been due to
pressure from loan mongers and company
fnancers, We drifted into the annexa-
ton of Egypt for the benefit of financiers
who had lent money to the then khedive
at exorbitant interest We annexed the
Transvaal to aid the gentlemen who are
known as the Park Lane Helots." We
annexed Uganda because some specula-
tors had secured a royal charter to trade
In those parts, and had fallen out with
the Ugandese. In Western Africa also
q royal charter was secured and its
owners came to the conclusion that their
shares would rise in value were we to
take over the territories in which they
traded The history of our African an
nexations is that the nation has had to
pay, and that a comparatively few men
alone have derived profit.
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Sickness.

9. / have known the Grantierra Land
for nine years, there never has been a
case of yellow or typhoid fever in the
Grantierra Land. In nine years we have
had two runs of contagious disease, one
the whoopng cough, the other the
measles we have no fever whatever. The
climate there. while 1t will not cure con-
sumption. yet It will cure chronic catar-
rah bronchitis. rheumatism. Puts new
life and energy into man and woman
and virtually makes new beings of them
A man who is weak. worn out and nerv-
Gus from care. troubles and the worries
of life in the states mas himself after
a sixty days residence in the Grantierra
Land entirely new man. Worries,
nervousness and that WORKOUT feeling
entirely disappears In its place comes
renewed energy, new hold on life, re-
newed health and strength; and living
as we do. almost in the open air day and
night, those troubled with weak lungs
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-05
HALL WAS A CLOSE
FRIEND OF BOWEN
Was Educated at Rugby and
at Oxford
SAVOY HOTEL IMPROVED
HosteIry is Now a PalatiaI Resort
King Edward is Very Popular
in Freland-The News
of London.
SAVOY HOTEL IMPROVED
BY HENRY pEvEREAUx.

London, June 4.-Mr. Bullock Hail.
who died recently was the closest friend
of the late Lord Bowen. He was edu-
Gated at Rugby under Dr.. Goulbnrn,
and was known there not only as
clever studious boy, with a remarkably
strong religious bent, but as being the
best crieketer, football player, and fives
player in the school. At Ballot he fell
under the influence of Jowett, who was
much disappointed at his taking only a
second-class in Greats" After leaving
Oxford he Travelled for several years,
visited the Holy Land, Poland, and Mex
leo, and spent several years in Italy. In
1870 he went to Sedan to administer the
Daily News fund in aid of the sufferers
in the Franco-German war, and he after
wards interested himself warmly in sew
eral philanthropic enterprises and social
reform movements in London.
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Yucca or CasSaya.

Yucca, or as 1t is called in the United
States, Cassava, reaches perfection In
Cuba on the Grantierra Land, and pro-
duces many tons to the acre. This Is
probably the best and cheapest pork pro-
ducing food in the known world and 1t
has been shown in the experimental sta
ton in Florida that a pound of the finest
favored pork can be produced by feed
ing Yucca at the extremely low cost OF
1.04 cents per pound. Yuea also forms
a good food for cattle and poultry. We
also manufacture from it our own starch
by simple home process. Yucca VIII
one day be one of the principal crops IN
Cuba. We can furnish our stockholders
roots for planting at cost not worth
mentioning
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Enaland in the East.

There are two route to the east, one
via the Suez canal the other via the
Cape Were we not in occupation Of
Egypt, we might, in the event of great
naval war, close the former at Alden, and
there would be no difficulty in excluding
our enemies from the use of the latter
During the war we should be no great
gamers by occupying the Mediterranean
in force, as our commerce would disap-
pear from that sea no matter with what
force we might attempt to hold It, What
additional cost Is involved in our occu-
patton of Egypt? How many more ships
have we to build, and what is their annual
cost in crews, etc? Mr.. Robertson has
shown that of late we have been building
more ships than France, Germany and
Russia combined We are told that. not
only must we maintain our present ex-
penditure on the navy. but that we shall
have, in all probability, to increase it.
We cannot afford this. The navy is
popular. No matter what amount Of
money a minister asks for 1t, this is
granted Almost by reclamation. I agree
that we need a powerful navy. but it is
possible to have one more powerful than
is needed for the defense of our territor
les and of our sea trade. Parliament can
not safely renounce all control over the
expenditure on IT, Egypt no doubt has
materially benefited by our occupation
but | prefer lettering the lot of English
men to bettering that of Egyptian fell
labs. If pbilantropists like to do the lat
ter, by all means let them. | hold that
state should always act on the principle
that charity begins at home. Our trade
and commerce are being crippled by
taxation, and all schemes to benefit the
masses, such as old-age pensions, are
reegated to the Greek Kalends. We
must cut our naval garment according to
our cloth, and, Lord Salisbury and the
naval and military experts of his day
were right we should commence this
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-05
Thousands

of suffering people fall to use even
little common sense when they take
strong drastic opiate internal medi-
clnes for tho cure of Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Sore Joints, Catarrh, Ecze-
ma and Piles. Such medicines as
rule, only benumb the pain and AFFORD
temporarily relief. They will not only
fail to cure you but will upset your
stomach, shatter your nervous system
and often times form a dreaded drug
habit which will destroy your general
health.
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Pineapples.

We can show you acres of pine apples
on the island that are netting as high
as $500 annually. We will arrange to FUR
nish our stockholders the smooth cayen-
ne pine apple plants at the same cost
as to ourselves. This Is the class OF pine
apple that we are going to plant forty or
fifty acres of; and is the largest and
finest pine apple grown, reaching In
weight from six to ten pounds. Pine
apples require considerable attention un-
til fairly started. but are as fine an in
come producer as anything grown on the
island. They come to bearing in from
twenty to twenty-four months.
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Common Sense

So why. not use a little common
sense Just stop and think for your
self and you will realize that what
we say is true. II we did not know
that Paracamph would do what we
claimed for it we certainly would not
give you a bottle free, because We
would be the only losers. We not only
want to relieve and cure your aches
and pains, but we want your friend
ship, your good will, we want you to
tell your neignbors what Paracamph
did for you.
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Hogs.

One of the best things that a
planter going to Cuba can do to pro-
vide for an immediate and profit
paying income is to take with him a good
young boar and several brood sows. The
Yucca which can be raised at very
small price will feed many hogs the
year round from one acre and will pro-
duce the finest favored hog meat at the
small cost of about l cent per pound.
There Is always a demand for pork on the
island which is now importing about o.
0O0. 900 pounds yearly at an average price
of 71a cents (seven and half cents per
pound. Hogs breed three times yearly
and grow rapidly and are much more
free from disease than in United States
The royal palm tree In which the coun-
try abounds also furnishes a fine feed
for hogs.
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5. We do not sell land only to our stock
holders. We will help any or all of our
stockholders In securing a small tract OF
from one To ten acres each of land ad-
joining ours at actual cost, which Will
be about one-hfth of what they could
purchase land at from other companies;
and will help them to plant and build
this up in tropical fruits in such way
that II will give them life income that
will make them independent of care or
want in financial way.
6. Our plantations were selected by our
general manager after five years resi-
dence on the island, during which time
he studied every part of the island, with
the idea of Investing In the very best
part of II that is most productive, and
best suited to Americans, which he even
tually did Our general manager has
spent In all nine years on the island and
Is probably better acquainted with the
island as a whole than any other living
man. and an expert In the growing and
marketing of all tropical fruits, and veg
etables He will be in charge of our
plantation in Cuba, and will personally
receive and assist all colonists in getting
settled and advise as to the best methods
of planting and developing the land.
Z. We will furnish our colonists with
all plants and young trees that they need
for developing their land at actual cost
to the company. In many cases we will
be able to furnish plants. such as we
now have on the plantation, free of
cost.
s. In the case Of investors who do not
wish. or are unable to go to the island
personally yet wish to purchase and build
up tract of land, the company will sell
them the land at cost and will oversee
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Potatoes.

We raise three crops of Irish potatoes
yearly and are able to put one crop on
the market in New York in December
and January. obtaining the best of prices
for the same. There are truck growers
on the island that devote their planta-
lions almost exclusively to the raising OF
Irish potatoes, and who nave grown rich
by so doing
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one to two years in advance, and on ac-
count of it's excellent quality and flavor
brings an exceptional high price. we
sold this vear our whole crop at from
16 to 10 cents per pound. The Cuban
government has placed an income tariff
of II cents per pound on coffee. thereby
protecting home growers from compe-
ttion with the cheap grades raised in
foreign lands. We have on our planta-
tons over 200. 600 young coffee trees bear
ing We will furnish our stockholders
young coffee trees for planting free of
charge.
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Quiet Indeed.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
At meeting of the Philadelphia
Browning society Hopkinson Smith. the
novelist, made use of a novel and strik-
ing figure.
Mr.. Smith, in his address, was describ-
ing an audience that was profoundly ST.
lent and attentive
80 quiet it was" he said, that one
might have heard the stealing of poek-
ct handkerchief"
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Paracamph

is a combination of refined camphor
and soothing, healing, antiseptie oils.
The process of combining same is the
discovery of a prominent Scotch
chemist who spent many years in ex-
pertinent and close study before per-
fccting the combination His object
was to combine camphor with certain
medicinal oils so as 10 have a safe,
effective treatment for all forms of
congestion, soreness. swelling and in
flammation Dy external application.
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To Convince You

that Paracamph is a safe, pure, rel!a-
BILE remedy and one that will cure
your ailments, we are willing to give
you a bottle rec, if you have never
tried it, Thousands of people today
are the victims of dangerous RENE
dies which have been drawn to their
by f1aring advertisements.
Don't join this class. 1t is dangerous.
Paracamph is scientific external
which cures through the nat
ural channels-the pores of the skin.
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Cocoa Bean or Chocolate
Bean.

This is the bean from which chocolate
and cocoa are made. We now have in
bearing 1900 trees and have found 1t a
very good income producing crop. Trees
come to bearing In from four to five
years and continue then TO bear life
time, If properly cared for. The tree
produce finely two crops yearly, and the
crop is easily cared cor. Nearly all of our
crop is sold in Boston. We will help our
stockholders to start an cocoa bean
grove and advise them as to the manner
of caring for the same if they desire.
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Alligator Pear Trees.

We have in bearing 1000 Alligator pear
trees. The Alligator pear makes the
finest salad food in the world and is 10
Cuba what the celery plant is to the
United States. We will furnish to our
all the seed they want to
start Alligator pear trees and to those
who go there to live we will supply them
with the Alligator pears for their family
free of charge until they
can raise their own trees.
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Vegetables.

All classes of vegetables grow rapidly
in the Grantierra Land, and all the year
round. There is not month in the year
that the grower cannot put fresh vege-
tables on the market in Baltimore. Toma-
toes. onions, lettucs, radishes egg plant.
all kinds and classes of cabbage. pota-
toes, sweet potatoes. beans, peas, squash,
turnips, carrots and every other kind of
vegetable This forms an immediate in
come for the beginner who goes there
with small capital
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Bees and Beeswax.

One of the principal exports of Cuba
for many years has been beeswax. Bees
work all the year round, and on account
of the constant Towering trees and
shrubs produce enormous quantities Of
honey all the year. AS there is no winter
they swarm and multiply very fast. Many
women are making independent fortunes
in Cuba raising and marketing beeswax
q nd honey
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Net profits end second year
The oranges or Grantierra Land gained
the reputation for Cuba, forty years ago,
of being the finest orange country In the
world These trees increase in produc-
ton from year to year until when eight
years old they produce as high as fifteen
boxes per tree. And net the owner from
$1,000 90 per acre up
A ten acre orange grove will give own
err an income for 100 years of upward of
$4,000 yearly and this can be gained by
a small investment.
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Installment Plan.

TO- For the accommodation of those who
desire to purchase in that manner, we
will sell our stock on the installment
plan. 1t may be paid for in payments of
5000 monthly on each share We will
also sell to our stockholders land on the
installment plan payable $1,000 monthly
Stock or land may be transferred at any
time, by the. investors paying expenses
of the transfer.
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Boniato or Sweet Potato.

The Boniato, or Cuban sweet potato
is one of the finest of yielders, and only
has to be planted once in life time as
it is a constant reproducer and furnishes
potatoes all the year round. The potato
grows to a large size, has a fine meat.
an excellent flavor that is much liked
by all Americans. We will furnish our
stockholders plants for starting a nne
large patch free of cost.
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Non.Payment of Install.
mentS.

II, Non-payment of installments on
stock for three successive months will
result in the forfeiture of 30 per cent of
the amount paid in over and above 10
per cent of the full amount of the stock
certificate, which is used for expense:
however, the stakeholder has the privi-
lege of selling his stock at any time be-
fore forfeited.
Non-payment of installments on land
will result in the sale of the land to
other parties and the money obtained
thereby will be returned to the investor
after deducting the cost of the sale and
transfer.
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Melons,.

The melon that we excel In raising is
the large muskmelon. known as the
Melon de CASTLE. This melon grows to
an enormous size, reaching as large as
twenty pounds, is most deliciously flavor
cd. a fine yellow meat and brings a large
price on the market In Baltimore.
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tremely elegant. There is a new Pari-
sian cafe. charmlngly decorated in Louis
Ky style. while the spacious entrance
hall and grand foyer are rooms of excep-
tional beauty and splendor. It may be
added. that among other changes. the
famous restaurant has been enlarged, so
II will now seat 6O0 guests.
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Oranges.

We are contracting for four year-old
Florida budded orange stock, with one OF
the largest Florida nurseries. rms, as
we will take stock in large quantities
will make the cost of the trees about 90
cents each on the plantation at Grantler-
ra. BY planting four-year old stock W.
bring our trees to bearing the second
year.
Figuring 100 trees to the acre 1t will
make the cost to the planter the second
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find their lung power building up and
from a constant open air exercise. fresh
and salt water bathing, the constant
balmy breeze. under blue and sunny
skyes, become robust and pictures OF
good health and contentment.
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Broken off.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
II can't make you out at ALL" he said,
angrily; you are so tickle and change
able. You're just a riddle to me-"
'fYes?' replied his fance. "since you're
so stupid, perhaps you'd better give me
up
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Live Stock.

We have on our plantations 300 acres
of the finest Guinea grass which we
figure from experience will feed 800 head
of stock the whole year. Stock grazes
all the year and it costs comparatively
little to raise it.
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The new Colonial Hotel,
2O9-2ll N. 21st street. First
class throughout. Ep and
Up. Call and see 1t.
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Horses and Mules.

II you have good mules we advise you
to take them with you as they are most
successful in the work on the island.
Horses do we'll If good stock and Amer
lean horses are always in good demand.