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T1Ht TW WffFmt n'W'v"- tj; The Commoner. VOLUME 9, NUMBER 27 r wfYJ .-s 10 (No. 12) llLMMIJIiaWClffijillwi wl iii i mwiniiMiiiii-iriMMUHiiiimi T ir Tr"" irTT-i ti f-Ml Fig treeone year old and bearing at H. G. Stillwoll's' San Benito. Oranges -d Figs at San Benito Although San Benito Is not old enough to havo a producing orango grovo nor a fig orchard that Is bearing fruit, yet it Is well known that the best authorities In such matters consider tho Lower Rio Grando "Valloy, In which San Benito Is located, as one of tho bpst adapted regions In tho United States for tho culture of both theso products. JIarvoy C. Stiles, Toxas state horticultural inspector, says In his roport: "I consider tho orange Industry, under proper development, jap ablo of as handsomo profits hero (In Cameron County, whore San Benito is located) as at any point In tho United States. Orango groves can bo brought into bearing hero tho second or third year after planting." Tliero aro already in tho Lowor Rio Grando Valloy many orango trees In full bearing enough to provo that this is an orango country. Thoro aro sovoral young orango grovos already planted at San Benito. Among thoso aro tho orchards of Mr. Quinlan. Mr. IT. G. Stillwoll and Mr. W. O. Coleman. Bach of theso groves is doing well and tho owners aro more than satisfied with the outlook. Not only Is this an orango country but a lomon country as well. In fact tho lomons exhibited by J. G. Kennedy of Cameron County, Texas, woro awarded tho gold medal at tho recent Louisiana Purchase Ex position at St. Louis. Tho largo and delicious Pondorosa Lomons grown In this valloy aro tho wonder of all who see them whllo tho smaller size lemon of commerce grows hero to perfection. Figs "Will become one of tho best paying products In tho Lower Rio Grando Valley when our fruit growers havo had time to develop their fig orch ards and arrange for preserving plants. Figs aro a fruit that cannot bo Bhlpped or kept long after thoy aro gathered from tho trees, so that It is necessary to sell thefm near tho placo whore thoy aro raised or else to presorvo them so that thoy may bo shipped to distant points. There aro men ready and anxious to put In fig preserving plants wherever thero are onough figs raised to justify tho oxpenso. Howovor, It Is not nces3ary to wait for a largo plant to be built as It is Inex pensive to supply yourself with a small homo preserving plant. Tho soil and climato at San Benito aro especially adapted to the culture of figs. For further particulars and Illustrated booklet write San Benito Land & Water Company Snu Benito, Texas. ALBA IIEYWOOD, President and General Manager. -&-s&sja . " v 2.v a &.: &w v. vowawes HBKffiiliillPMiHHl nSffF ctano 8?lfaTrm B- Sfzu?ER, 8an Benito Planted in January, 1909. Photo mhdo Juno 25, 1909. Already engaged at $5 a ton for seed Estimated to be good for at least 40 tons to tho acre. Wo repeat that this Valloy lsl'the'VAst sugar cane oglon In tho United States. The liquor dealers of Omaha have, employed lawyers and will fight the 8 o'clock closing law. Another rebellion is on in Colum bit. The president of tho republic, Rafael Reyes, Is in Paris. A special session of the Alabama legislature has been called for July 27 to consider legislation to strength en the liquor laws, since the supreme court has decided laws against "locker" clubs unconstitutional. Mayor Busse of Chicago has re covered from his recent operation. aroa tributary to them, and recom mend its continuation; favor locks upon navigable rivers dammed for irrigation, and opposition to all ob struction on navigable rivers. Francis W. Cushman, representa tive from Tatioma, Wash., and known as the "humorist of the house," died in New York City as the result of an operation. Nine men were killed by an ex plosion of gas in a mine at Toller- ville, Colo. Governor Albert W. Gilchrist of Florida delivered an able and elo quent address on July 4 before Tam many Hall. The address of wel come was delivered by Daniel F. Cohalan. Numerous letters and tele grams of regret were read. John Sharp Williams, senator-elect from Mississippi, wrote: "If thero, I would choose as a subject: 'When a Democrat is not a Democrat; Some Recent Illustrations.' " Judson Har mon, governor of .Ohio, wrote: "Free dom from the impositions of a for eign government Is not worth what it cost If our government is permit ted to Impose on all the people by Increasing the cost of living in order to swell the profits of a few." Arthur G. Langham, former presi dent of the Provident Life Insurance Society and a resident of Louisville, Ky., lost his life through the explo sion in his hand of a giant firecrack er, July 4. The accident occurred at Seymour, Ind. A Washington dispatch says that Senator Burkett may have opposi tion for renomination ' in Congress man Norris of tho Fifth Nebraska district. Republican leaders are talking about nominating for mayor of New York, Theodore A. Bingham, the chief of police whom Mayor McClel lan deposed. Judge Gaynor may be the democratic nominee. The Cleveland (Ohio) Plaindealer prints an editorial urging Governor Harmon as the democratic nominee for president in 1912. Manila dispatches say that the Sixth United States cavalry led by Captain George L. Byram killed Jikirl, the famous Moro chief, and exterminated his entire band. The Washington correspondent for the New York World sent to his pa per this dispatch: "Through going to JTort Myer repeatedly to 'see' the Wright brothers fly in their aero plane Senator Gore, the blind states man from Oklahoma, is becoming one of the most enthusiastic aero nauts in WaBhingi;pn. Senator Gqre's substitute for the eyes he lost in youth is his ,.w,if e and a keen., sense qt narjng, to, djouj. jor wniqttims mina Is peculiarly) attuned-Q,JirrQm them,he obtains the samp thrijl pf excitement that others experience through first hand perception. Few men in Wash ington are affected by the 'atmos phere' of an event as is Senator Gore. It helps him to comprehend the quiet words of his wife as she explains every movement of the aviators of the success or failure of the- machine in starting, in maintaining itself in the air and in descending. When all Is concluded he Is as quick to applaud ais any other 'spectator.' Mr. Gore is also very fond of 'watching a baseball game. He Is a frequent patron of the American, .league games here, where Mrs. Gore, who knows more about baseball than do many men's wives, helps, him to follow the play closely, although his eyes can not distinguish night from day." The Missouri river navigation con gress In session at Yankton, S. D.,1 elected Governor John Burke of North Dakota, president. Omaha was chosen as the next meeting plaxje, and December as tho time. Vice presidents of the congress wer.e elect ed as follows: North Dakota Gen eral ID. A. Williams, Bismarck; S. D., C. B. Deland, Pierre. Iowa Judge J. L. Kennedy. Montana Jerry Sullivan, Fort Benton. Nebraska F. W. Wead, Omaha'. Kansas W. P. Childs, Kansas City. Missouri Judge W. K. James, St. Joseph. The resolutions adopted by the conven tion favQr the issuance of bonds that the Missouri river may be perman ently converted Into a channel of commerce, work to commence at once; disapprove of the recent- re port of the board of engineers for rivers and harbors upon the 'lakes to the gulf deep water project:' pro test against the application to that great project of the rule which has already been too far recognized, that improvement of waterways shall respond only to the needs of com merce actually moving upon, water; command the work of the executive council of the congress in undertak ing to make a thorough traffic sur-, vey of tho seven states, and of the President Taft has taken up. his summer home In Beverly, Mass. A Paris cablegram carried bv th Associated Press says: "Henry A. Wise, United States district attorney at Now York, and Staurt McNamara', assistant United States attorney for the District of Columbia, who was sent hero as a special committee to obtain testimony In the Panama libel , case, have reached Paris, but can do nothing until the arrival of De Iancey Nicoll and John D. Lindsay, counsel for tho Press Publishing company, publishers of the New York World. The prospects of the com mission's gaining much information are anything but bright, as the path -Is blocked with numerous obstacles. The consent of tho French govern- t ment, which Is not based ' upon treaty stipulations, but Is merely an act of courtesy, has not yet been ob tained, the government having re plied to the American embassy's communication that the list of wit nesses and the questions to be asked must first he submitted to the min ister of. juatjee, who, shall decide Whether it wIU be possible to.-comV, ply with thirequesUij.q?hei.positlan of the French government Is ex- f ..l.,i,-.-. lrfS.EX"wls