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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14
THE GULF COAST OF
TEXAS
a LAND GLOWING IN MILK AND
HONEY"
Semi-Tropical Climate; Vast Yields CT
Vegetables and Fruit.
CORPUS Christi. Tex.. Feh. g

Corpus Christi, Tex, Feb. IA
The lower Rio Grande Valley is
sometimes enormously referred to as
Southwest Texas, and so is ElPaso,
but THEY ARE EIGHT HUNDRED
MILES APART.
Ii is Winter in Northern Texas while
the Gulf Coast country is enjoying
sunshine like that of May.
In fact the Gulf Coast knows no
Winter-eyery month is a growing
month.
Texas produces wheat like Mime
sofa, corn like Illinois, and more cot
ton than any other two Southern
States combined. And no part of this
great State suIpasses in opportunity
and possibilities the Gulf Coast Coun.
try and the region down by the Rio
Grande.
Artesian water was discovered 1--WE
or six years ago on the great King
Ranch, near Corpus Christi. As time
went on the Arteslan Belt was extend
ed until ii now covers the territory
from Robstown, sixteen miles west of
Corpus Christi, to Raymondville, and is
being extended monthly with every in
dication that a satisfactory flow will
be obtained in all territory not covered
by the systems of irrigation on the
Rio Grande.
One of the most successful planters
on the Rio Grande is Mr.. John Closner.
who owns six thousand acres near Hi
dalgo, on the S. L., b. e. NJ. Ry. From
thirty-three acres of Bermuda onions
Mr.. Closner last year $4,000 shipped
thirty-five carloads OF as fine onions
as were ever grown. This crop alone
netted him $4,000.
Two crops Of corn can be grown on
the same land each year along the
Rio Grande. Rice, cotton and numer-
Gus other crops, as well as great
variety of fruit can be grown just as
successfully. At dinner recently
given some visitors, Gulf Coast agri-
culturist set fifteen G5) different va
rieties of vegetables before his guests.
A comprehensive book of eighty
pages, profusely illustrated and fully
descriptive of the Texas Gulf Coast
may be obtained by addressing John
Sebastian. Passenger Traffic Manager,
Room /, La Sale st. Sta, Chicago, or
Room /, Frisco Bldg, st. Louis.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14
MIX THIS AT HOME.
Valuable Prescription Which Anyone
Can Easily Prepare.

The following simple homemade
mixture is said to readily relieve and
overcome any form OF Rheumatism by
forcing the Kidneys to filter from the
blood and system all the uric acid and
poisonous waste matter, relieving at
once such symptoms as backache,
weak kidneys and bladder and blood
diseases.
Try 1t, as it doesn't cost much to
make, and is said TO be absolutely
harmless to the stomach.
Get the following harmless ingredi-
ents from any good pharmacy: Fluid
Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce;
Compound Kargon, one ounce; Com
pound Syrup of Sarsaparilla. three
ounces. Mix by shaking well in bot.
tie, and take a teaspoonful after each
meal and again at bedtime.
This simple mixture Is said to give
prompt relief, and there are very few
cases of Rheumatism and Kidney
troubles 1t will fail to cure perma-
nently.
These are all harmless, everyday
drugs. and your druggist should keep
them in the prescription department.;
IL not. have him order them from the
wholesale drug houses for you. rather
than fail to use this, If you ars az.
ficted.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14
CAAADA'S GOOD TIMES.
The immigration During 1905 Was
216,00o.

While ii is well to heed every
word OF caution from the leaders in
commerce and finance and 10 avoid
all speculative ventures that lack
solid business foundation, il is clearly
evident that there is no conspicuous
weak spot in Canada's present era of
prosperity. The Toronto Globe says:
THE Dominion has in a commercial
sense plenty of money, and our lead
ing financial institutions are in a po-
stion to lend freely in the United
States. The chief productive enter
prises of Canada are not buoyed up
by an era Of dangerous speculation,
but are following substantial bust.
ness methods and finding safe and
continuous markets for their goods.
We are not bolstering up any indus
tries by extensive export bonuses
that must impoverish the people as
whole, and ultimately lead to col
lapse through the failure of the arti-
fetal aid. There is no extreme pro-
lection in Canada such as would ere.
ate great fortunes Tor few at the
expense of the general public and
lead TO disruption and catastrophe
The prosperity OF Canada has no ar
tificial foundation being based on a
healthy and substantial expansion of
trade and industry. with a proportion
ate extension of productive settlement
to new areas.
1t is true that we are borrowing
extensively for railway construction
but every line will bring new terri
tory within the limits of profitable
occupation, and will create prosper
Gus settlements to bear the burdens
and repay the outlay. We are not
exhausting mineral resources, for il
Is quite reasonable to assume that,
although mineral wealth is never
permanent, ours will during the
measurable future develop a far
greater productive capacity than at
present. Our timber wealth can be
made continuous by a judcious pol
icy. And agriculture. the real foun-
dation of our prosperity. is expanding
with every new expenditure on rail
way construction. We are not in
thC Vi al ldilWdy lHdl
could bring its punishment through
the useless duplication of lines. The
gigantic railway enterprises that
now stimulate every line of business
In Canada will create new Domin-
ion, and thus render easy the heavy
burdens of debt now freely assumed
Canada's era of prosperity has been
unprecedented, but there is no sign
of weakness and no cause for lack
of confidence. While our growth is
normal and healthy, we need have no
alarm at its rapidity. This article
might have gone on TO relate the
great growth that is taking place in
Central Canada, where thousands OF
Americans have made their homes
during the past few years. The past
calendar year has given to Canada by
importation an addition of 216,000 10
its population. OF this the United
States contributed G3,7S1. The agents
of the Canadian government, whose
advertisement appears elsewhere, say
that this number will be largely in
creased during 1907.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14
OF Interest to Women.

Every woman naturally should be
healthy and strong, but great many
women, unfortunately, are not, owing
TO the unnatural condition of the lives
we lead. Headache, backache and a
general tired condition are prevalent
amongst the women of to-day, and to
relieve these conditions women rush
to the druggists for bottle of some
preparation supposed to be particular
ly for them, and .containing-nobody
knows what. II they would just get
a box Of 'Brandreths Pills, and take
them regularly every night for time
all their trouble would disappear, as
these pills regulate the organs of the
feminine system. The same dose al
ways has the same effect, no matter
how long they are used.
Brandreth's pills have been in use
for over century, and are for sale
everywhere, plain or sugar.coated.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14
Deliberate Murder.

To buy whisky and a revolver with
which TO shoot his wife, Arthur Lucas.
colored, sold his own and his wife's
clothing and then committed the crime.
He sent three bullets into his wife at
their home in Comstock village, then
escaped. He was arrested some time
later and is safe in Jail. The woman
will die. Jealousy appears to have been
the cause. Mrs. Lucas had asked the
police for protection, declaring her
husband followed her about, threaten
ing her. She said he demanded she
turn over to him her earnings as a
domestic. Lucas is % and his dying
wife is 25.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Emil DeLous, of Santiago, Arenac
county, was brought to Bay City with
both feet frozen and his hands and
face badly frostbitten. DeLous was
working In lumber camp and lost
bis way while on the road to the
camp. He wandered through the woods
until he met woodsmen. who took him
10 the railroad station. They tagged a
train, there being no physicians within
driving distance Of the camp. DeLous
may lose one of his feet.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14
Expensive City to Live In.

High prices continue TO rule in Dav.
son City, which is probably the mos.
expensive town in the world 1t Is \
thriving place with a population OF
over 5000, with warehouses, churches,
banks, electric lights. wholesale and
retail stores and two up-to-date news
papers. The newspapers themselves
are worthy Of consideration in tbs
light OF expense, for they cost rs cents
a copy. At this time of the year TIRES
eggs ordered in restaurant cost
$50, while caribou steak costs one
dollar. Beer is worth one dollar bo.
tie and champagne 5000 oucrt.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

James j. II. Gregory OF Marble.
head. Mass. Is a rival of Andrew Car
negie in the giving away of libraries.
He has been doing this for years. His
libraries are smaller than Carnegie's
gifts and are given to small commini.
ties, to ministers and educators who
cannot AFFORD to purchase them.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14
SlON Reward. SIOO.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to Learn
that there at least dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure IN ali It's stages, and that -
Catarrh. Hairs Catarrh Cure IL the only positive
cure now known TO the medical fraternity. Catar-1
being constitutional disease, requires Q constiyI
ti0nal treatment Halls CAtarrh Cure 10 taken In.
ternaly acting directly upon the blood aud mucous
surfaces OF the system, thereby destroying tbs
foundation OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assts
ing nature In doing its work. The propretors haze
so much faith I'm Ito curative powers that they orsr
One Hundred Dollars for any case that It falls 70
cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address f. j CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 7jc
Take Halrs Family Pills for constipation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14
HANDY.

Young Poet Ito creditor who pre-
sents a bill-Oh. how good OF you.
was looking everywhere for a piece
OF paper upon which TO write won
derful thought which has just come
to me, and you drop down like an an
rel from heaven.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

A Hungarian count who has become
a naturalized citizen OF this country
is willing to dispose of his title for
a cash consideration. AS the majority
of recent purchases Of ancestral brio
a-brac of this sort have made unsatis-
factory bargains, it is more than likely
that this latest offering will remain
drug on the market
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Professor Posner, a well known sur
geon of Berlin, declares that surgery
is making such progress that ulti-
mately doctors will be able to replace
an arm or leg. II takes foreign
surgeon to go this limit.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Bad telephone service in Gotham
Is excused on the ground that SO many
of the girls in the exchanges are en-
gagged. This appeal to sentiment is
not likely to carry weight in the bust
ness world. All the world may be a
lover. but as far as telephone wires
are concerned, the public prefer HRS
to ring of until 1t is a case OF ring
nm
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

The fact that it is more scattered
in its manifestation prevents the rail
way wreck from being recognized as
a more deadly institution than the
earthquake or the volcanic eruption.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

The Society for the Advancement OF
Science has discovered that human
frame shrinks one foot every 100000
years. II It's no worse than that, we
hardly need worry about the 6it OF our
clothes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Science now scares us with the dis
covery that there are 5000 colonies of
microbes ON a single pin point. Here
is a chance for someone to invent an
antiseptic pin wash.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

A tunnel under the English channel
is opposed by Great Britain because II
would be too handy for foreign in
vaders. It's a poor rules however,
that does not work both ways. Why
might not France make similar OBJ
lection?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

The undertakers in several eastern
cities are doing the best they can to
make the increased cost of living less
burdensome. They've raised the price
of funerals.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Consul General William II. Michael
tells of the growing sentiment among
the coolies of India to go out into the
occidental world for the purpose of
earning higher wages. They have been
arriving in large numbers in British
Columbia all this year. though the
Canadians object to their presence.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Count Witte says it cost him $4,000
to go TO Portsmouth, and that he only
received $4,000 expense money. 1t is
evident that American commercial
travellers can teach foreign diplomats
something.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

The ares4 $50 Smiths in the Lon
don ectory But if the London
directory is like most others this does
not give clew 10 the number of
Smiths in London.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Cyclists in Roumania, to facilitate
Identification. are compelled by law to
have their names on the lamps OF
their wheels, so as to be legible at
night
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

French telephone girls are now re-
quired to answer to call, IL hear.
But the main question still remains,
will they heed?
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Russia claims TO be in worse condi
ton than it was year ago, although
at that time it thought it was holding
the worlds record.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

1t is explained that the robber who
held up a train In Virginia recently
got nothing. That Is unfortunate. He
should have got five years at least.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14
MICHIGAN.

There are some secrets of the soul
that we dare not mention to ourselves
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

The expeditions Of the Duke of Or
leans TO the Arctic regions Indicate
that royaIists feel that they are left
out in the cold
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

A kind thought toward a fellow NOR.
tai has but little virtue in IL II 1t be
not transmitted into a generous deed.
Rev. J. L. Spalding.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Other volcanoes getting lively,
Mount Etna shows an inclination to
get into the running also
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

The rapid locomotion of man by
land, sea and air will soon make war
impossible and peace imperative.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

If words, and actions were weighed
before they were uttered million
mistakes might be avoided.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

The necessity that corners and
presses us into desperate action is
often the salvation of our career.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

When your money and friends have
departed it is just the right time to
get up and go TO work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Probably it was a fortunate thing
that the shah of Persia left no prop
erty. lie left 500 wives.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Delaware will retail the whipping
post She finds that the offender still
breads the smart of the paternal lash.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Lemons have advanced in price. An.
other proof of their popularity this
season.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

The reign of political bosses ends
when voters think and act on indie
pendent lines.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Gov. Warner has appointed Oren
Csoss, of Allegan, circuit court COM
missioner for Allegan county.
jeremiah Lasher. Port Huron
street car conductor, has brought suit
for $4,000 damages against George
Able. OF New York. charging him with
the alienation of Mrs. Lasher's affec-
lions.
The oft-expressed wish of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Ridgeway, OF Escanaba,
aged ~ and 81, respectively, that they
might die together, was fulfilled Thurs
day, when Mrs. Ridgewsy passed away
q few hours after her husband had
gone.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Honesty and poverty may be disa-
greeable companions, but they are bet.
ter than fraud and wealth.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

Sometimes the unwritten law has a
written form of expression.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14
uIfECHyE MEDICINE FOR IA GRIPPE.

UFECHNE MEDICINE. FOR IA GRIPPE
Robt l.. Madison, A. NJ, Principal of
Cullowhee High School. Painter. n. c.,
writes: "Peruna is the most effective
medicine that l have ever tried for la
grippe. 1t also cured my wife of nasal
catarrh Her condition at one time
was such that she could not at night
breathe through her nostrils."
IAGRiPPE AND SYSTEMIC CATARRH.
Mrs. Jennie w. Gilmore. Box A,
White Oak, Ind. Ter, writes:
six years ago l had la grippe, fol
lowed by systemic catarrh. The only
thing used was Peruna and Manalin,
and I have been in better health the
last three years than for years be-
fore"
Mrs. Jane Gift, Athens, Ohio. writes:
six years ago had la grippe very
bad, My husband bought me bottle
of Peruna. l was soon able To do my
work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-02-14

PAZO OINTMENT ~ guaranteed TO core am case
% Itch ma. blind. Needing or Protruding Piles In
Gto II days or money refunded. Zoe.
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-01
daughter in Waterbury.

Miss Jennie Clark is being enter tained by friends in Long Hill.
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-01
Plattsville.
HOYDEN'S HILL.

It was decided at the last meeting of the Ladies club at Mrs E. B. Sher- woods to give $5 to the Williams Home or the Christian Home in Bridgeport for unfortunate women.
 Miss Mabel Sherwood has visited her friend, Miss Lucy Disbrow, of Sport Hill.
 Miss Ethel Wisner entertained the O. Ha club, the fortunate winners to the Jamestown exposition, Monday even- ing.
 The Jennings party having stopped a few days at Albany and Niagara, ar rived safely in Ohio, last Wednesday, and are enjoying themseves in different sections visiting relatives.
 Miss May Cane of Greenfield Hill has visited Miss Ethel Wisner.
 Mrs Leroy Clark is visiting her
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-01
WONDERFUL ECZEMA CURE.

"Our little boy had eczema for five years, writes N. A. Adams, Henriet- ta., Pa. 1.-Two of our home doctors said the case was hopeless, his lungs being affected. We then employed other doctors, but no benefit resulted. By chance we read about Electric Bit tess; bought bottle and soon noticed improvement. We continued this med icine until several bottles were used, when our boy was completely cured" Best of all blood medicines and body building health tonics. Guaranteed by R. H. Beers 6 Co.,, Newtown; Taylor, Curtis & Co.,, Sandy Hook; P. J. Gar yin, Bethel; L. Goulett, Stevenson; H. W. Osborne, Easton; w. B. flaw ley, Sherman; Smith Brothers, Corn wall Bridge; Connery Bros, George town; J. M. Sullivan, Bedding Ridge; G. F. Baker, Hawleyville; G. w. Hurl- burt 6 Co.,, Roxbury; Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station; G. w. Hatch, Bridgewater; W. N. Noble, New Mil ford; E. H. Beardsley, New Preston; Cogswell & Wettereau, Washington Depot; Harry Brown, Southbury; c. P. Williams, South Britain; Perkins Brothers, Warren; W. N. Hurd, Long Hill; druggists; 5Oc and $1. Trial bot tie free.
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-01
MISS CUSHING MIR HILL.

On Wednesday, the 22d of Octob CT, at high noon, pretty wedding was celebrated at the home of the bride s parents, MT and Mrs Frank R. Cushing. The bride was Miss Alice Morse Cush- ing, and the groom Wakeman Burr Hill. The ceremony was performed by brother of the groom, Rev Charles l.. Hill, who came on from Minnesota for the occasion. Only the immediate friends and relatives were present. The house was tastefully decorated with palms and cut flowers and the couple were married under a bell of smilax with a large white chrysanthe- mum for a tongue. The wedding pres ents were choice and costly. After a dainty luncheon the bridal couple left for Washington and other points of in- terest.
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-01
PERSONAL NOTES.

Mrs Helen A. Smith of Derby is visiting in this place.
 John McCann of Bridgeport, who spent last week at w. E. Nichols re- turned home, Saturday.
 Mir and Mrs Lewis s. Burr of Lyons Plains were recent guests at Charles Nichols.
 Mrs Samuel T. Bulkley and son and Mrs Arthur Bulkley and son spent Monday at their old home.
 Mrs William Nichols attended the Van Wort t-Ford wedding at Easton.
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-01

Bristol were in town on business on Friday.
 D. H. Disbrow is drawing lumber to build an addition on his horse barn.
 F.. J. Treadwell of East Hartford was in town on Friday.
 E. H. Elwell found one of his horses dead in the stable on Saturday morn- ing.
 H. L. Read of Danbury is buying the apples in this vicinity at $l.50 a barrel.
 Byron Foster has bought a new gun of H. B. Bristol and now there will be some big bags of game brought in.
 MT and Mrs Rufus Reed of Danbury visited Bradley Beers on Friday.
 MT and Mrs Schofeld of Bridgeport are visiting at Abner Bennett's.
 Perry Wheeler visited at John Scud- der's, last week.
 Hughes & Chapman have placed a monument in the Centerville cemetery for George Milo.
 H. H. Wildman has located five graves of Revolutionary soldiers in the Centerville cemetery.
 Isaac Knapp is cleaning up the Con- gregational cemetery and building a new wall on the south side of it.
 Helen Terrill has sold her lower farm to a Danbury man.
 John Corbin of Patterson, N. Y, called on friends in town on Thursday.
 F. A. Boerum of Sherman was in town on Thursday.
 Frank Dulavy has moved into the house vacated by Ernest Stevens.
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-01
THE ONLY SURVIVOR

of the Hayes Arctic Expedition, MT s. J. Mccormick, now U. s. Deputy Min eral Surveyor, Bliss Station, Idaho, says: "For years I have suffered from severe pains in the hip joint and back bone depriving me of all power. The causew as Stone in the Bladder and Gravel in the Kidneys. After using Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy of Rondout, N. Y, was completely cur ed.
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-01
STOLE HONEY Fl
 CHURCH.

A swarm of bees has made it's home in one of the points of the Congreg a. tional church, this summer. Some time during Thursday night, some one broke the church door open and entered the belfry and took 1.-the honey out.
 Arthur Chase took patch of siding off from s. B. Gilbert's house and got a bunch of the sweet honey. Charles Gorham found big lot of it by taking some siding off from James Lees house.
 John Myers has put new roof on a part of his house.
 The honey crop is being harvested in the out of the way places.
 Byron Foster found swarm of bees in an apple tree in the corn lot where he was working, and took out about 25 pounds of honey from it.
 H.H. Wildman spent Wednesday of last week in New Haven and Derby. c. H. Simons and George Bradley of
The Newtown bee., 1907-11-01
New Fairfield

THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
 At the adjourned town meeting on Thursday, October F, there were 14 persons present, and they voted man. imously to apprpriate $l650 for the support of the schools and to lay a tax of l5 mills to defray the expenses of the town. The meeting was then ad- journed.