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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13

Numerous letters nave reached us OF
sents natural peculiarities entirely suited
to grape culture. OF course Texas is not
the same in all her sections, yet consider
Ing the state as 4 whole, our answer 10
our correspondents nus Invariably been
ives. - Generally speaking, we have
seen nothing whatever that could be held
up rs against extensive grape culture,
unless il should be, III some cases, n deli
cheney in natural water supplg. Where
provisions for artificial water supply, as
needed, have been made there is, we
feel entirely sure, no missing link so far
as relates TO the possibility % eminently
successful grape culture in Texas.
But we don't want any person to take
our mere word in the matter. We now
have before us the descriptive catalogue
of Messrs. I. ). Hubbard i Co. of Free
donna, y. Y, extensive nurserymeu
VINO make IA specially OF grapes, which
uevotes considerable space To au eXposI-
tion of the requirements of the vine. IL
may be accepted as high authority in its
line, hence we draw upon it for the fol-
lowing, leaving our readers to form their
own conclusions as to whether or not
Texas fills the bill:
Grapes will not thrive on low, wet
soils, but succeed best on high, dry
ground, having free circulation OF air
which helps guard against diseases of
the vine, mildew, rot, etc, with
enough slope TO carry off the surplus
water. Good success, however, may be
obtained in favorable climates, even on
low land, where the soil is dry. But in
ali cases dry soil is to be regarded as
one of the most important features.
The best soils for the grape are those
containing more or less clay, with mix
ture of dislntegrated rock, rotten shuie,
small stones, limestone, etc. Grarel!y
and sandy soils IRE often admirably
adapted TO the grape, as is also II sandy
loan or aiiuvial soil when we'll drained,
especially if in limestone country,
where they are more or less Influenced by
the disintegrated rocks.
No natural soils are entirely every
thing that could be required for the
grape. The best soils known may be
made better for his purpose by the vine-
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13

in the case of vegetable matter, where
everything is removed from the land, the
source OF supply is cut on, leading to ex-
treme poverty of soil, as a matter OF
course. No soil can be perfect soil
without humus, aud no imperfect soil
can be entirely productive. Hurnus must
be one of the elements, and there is but
one avenue through which it can come
the decomposition of vegetable matter
Stiff clay soils, like those of our Texas
prairies, dry out, bake and crack open
in times of drouth, where there is q de-
tciency in decomposed vegetable matter.
In this dry, packed and cracking coud-
ton the means of lifting moisture from
below by capillary attraction is cut of.
Then, the compact or baked surface
does not permit the entrance of dew
charged atmosphere at night. and even
were this last otherwise the compact
clays would hold so much heat entirely
through the night time that no moisture
would be condensed from the atmosphere
and retained. On the other hand il the
soil was porous from presence of vege-
table matter the damp hight air would
pass into it, ana meeting the cooling eff
fects from below, would soon bring 1t TO
a temperature lower than that of the at
mosphere above ground. So soon rs
this condition had been established, the
moisture carried into the porous soil by
the night air would be promptly con-
densed and retained. The moisture
would be left 10 the soil on the came
principle governing in the case of water
gathering on the outside of an ice
pitcher. The moisture so gathered and
retained in the soil each night of dew
would 70 fer towards preventing any Sc
rious effects of drouth through the day
succeeding.
Persons who have never made study
of this matter, might wonder how it is
that the damp atmos phere gets down into
porous soil, anyway. The thing can
be explained in very few words. III
obedience to well-known laws al atmos-
phere warmer than the stratu . immedi-
atelY surrounding il has q tendency to
rise. You soc II i'll the hot air and smoke
that goes upward through chimney
ilue. Now, when the air has, at night,
cooled down to temperature below that
characteriZing it Ut the day time, there
still remains in the porous soil atmus-
phere not yet so cool us that above. The
soil has protected it against such rapid
cooling. As q result it is lighter than
the atmosphere above and so 1t at once
rises out OF the soil aud floats upward.
This leaves O vacuum III the soil which
must be H!leG; the cooler atmosphere
above is drawn in to fill it, and so soon
Is this atmosphere has reduced the tenn
perature of the soil below that of itself,
aided by the lower temperature of deeper
in the GROUND, the moisture which the
atmosphere carried i'll with it is con-
densed and retained.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13

second year) will be to maintain q uni
form growth among the branches and
prevent shoots In the center.
1t is good plan to plant the orchard
in land intended to carry corn or cotton +,
every time the crop is worked the trees
will be worked also; or in other words
don t fail to stir the soil often and we'll
during the spring and early summer.
Each subsequent year the crop should
never be close enough TO smother the
trees.
We desire to state on our own re-
sponsibility that where it is desirable TO
bring it into early bearing, the LIE Conte
pear should not be headed back severely
In the pruning. 1t has tendency 10
slender up little like the Lombardy
poplar, and until it is allowed to do this
it will not bear much fruit. On several
occasions we have seen this theory Gt
theory it could be Called, fully verified
by neighboIing orchards of exactly the
same age, on lands of precisely the same
character and under substantially the
same treatment with tine exception that
the trees of one were cut back at the top
to make them stocky while those of the
Others we're permitted 20 run up like the
popi6rs. The high growing trees bore q
heavy crop OF fruit, while in the same
season the stocky trees yielded no pc ara
at all worthy of mention.
MIR. Stone further states that the lie
Conte and Keifer are not only the most
profitable pears, but are among the most
profitable fruits OF any kind. Compare
these pears with peaches and decide for
yourself. 1t is generally admitted that
peaches do not, in most sections, bear
more than two profitable crops in five
seasons, while these pears very seldom
fail. Then the peach is of comparatively
short life, so much SO that when 1t has
finished its race and died these pears will
be in full vigor and increasing yearly i'll
point of profit. He would not cry down
the peach as Improbable, nor would he
say these pears are more profitable while
the peach lasts, but taking both for
lifetime the pears are, undoubtedly, by
far the most profitable. lie COntes aud
keiffers at eight years old will bear from
five to ten bushels, say five, and take
the lowest net returns. 81 per bushei or
So per tree. Now fifty trees per acre 1T
50 per tree gives us the sum of $3.50.
This is not twice il five years, but annu-
ally, and it Will beat cotton, corn or
peaches.
We believe il is now considered
rather well settled fact that these pears
can, under proper management, be made
II tirst-class success in all parts of TeXhs.
The only pears we saw on the trees at
Fort Worth this season were LIE Conte
pears, all others appearing to have been
cut off by the Marcn freeze and the sub
sequent severe drouth. We do not in
ciude the Keiffer in the word others, we
saw no keiifers large enough to bear.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13
Enriching Rich Land.

MIR. F. ID. Curtis, an agricultural lit
terateur always accepted as high
authority, says no land can be so rich in
the mineral elements of plant food that
il might not be improved in productive
ness by the addition of certain manurisl
agents. All land TO be productive must
carry within its composition a liberal
amount of dscOnposed vegetable mat
ter. If destitute of vegetable matter
the land will neither absorb nor retain
moisture. There is always poor
growth without sufficient dampness. and
this is an important reason why CONNER
clal fertilizers work better, as their ad-
vocates admit, ''when used with BARN.
yard manure.
Moisture is the big thing III any soil.
No plant can feed without moisture
The natural fairness of the land may be
something wonderful to contemplate,
yet without moisture to take that fat
ness into solution, the only condition in
which plants eau get at it, the land must
remain barren waste. Rich land with
out moisture may, 20 far as plant growth
Is concerned, be clsssed as the poorest
land known to agriculture.
Land with too much standing and
sldEHdut MOISTURE Is lbll the DINER
extreme. Ii is all well enough so far as
available plant food is con cerned, but il
becomes poisoned by the stagnation. Iu
such case drainage becomes an essen tial
TO success, yet Mr.. Curtis is salts
fed that even drainage is often
carried 20 excess. Men sometimes drain
their lands until they render them
drouthy, thus carrying them into the
other extreme to be avoided.
Mr. Curtis says it should be the con-
slant aim of every farmer to increase the
vegetable matter in his soil. There is
little danger of getting too much of this.
Thousands upon thousands of acres OF
the beat soils, naturally, known to the
American continent, drag through their
rounds OF comparative unproductiveness
for lack of this one simple element:
Humus or decomposed vegetable matter.
And large proportion of the old. ex-
baustIve farms that were once productive
have reached their present condition
through the using up and failure to re-
store that one peculiar element. In
limestone country, where the min
ersl elements of soil have
come from the disintegraded
rocks, there is little danger of
exhausting the mineral elements 10y crop
piug-the dissolving rocks will supply
them SO fast as plants take them up-but
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13
ShiftlesS Farm era.

Many Northern papers are constantly
slatternly methods and general shiftless-
ness OF Southern farmers, and not few
of our own people who read Northern
agricultural literature to the exclusion
of the home product, take up the refrain
and echo the Northern expressions in the
premises. Que hears enough in this way
TO lead him into the belief (should he not
happen tn know better that nothing is
ever wrongly done by our Northern cous-
ms of the soil. For instance, ''The
Southern farmer does not take kindly to
dairying,' so says tie noted Henry
Stewart in paper now before US. The
thing Is left in that kind of shape, Great
ing or intending to create, the impress
sion that the Southern farmer has this
failing all to himself. Had he
desired to to be just in-s~sifs% aces =
sation Mr.. Stewart might have added
with entire correctness, 'And ditto the
Northern farmer. Ii is to be pre-
sumed that by ''dairying he means the
o-calied high-class article which en-
braces scientific soiIing; scientific meth
DDS employed in the handling of milk
and cream, and in the production OF but
Ter anu cneese' etc. All assocIateu Win
careful records kept of each COW 'syield,
the cost of keeping each cow, the effects
on each COW produced by changes of
weather, changes of feed and all that
sort of thing. Now go up among the
Northern farmers. and after having
made careful study of them return aud
report to us how many you found "tak-
ing kindly to dairying' on this plan. 1t
will not require many figures to print
the numbers you will have upon your
note book. We know exactly what you
will say when you get back TO the So
called shiftless South-your report will
embody the idea that, much US has been
said about our shiftiessness and hesi-
fancy to take hold of good things, the
shiftless farmers are not all down South,
by any means.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

This department is devoted 10 answering such
questions as may be asked by our subscribers,
winch may be of general information. Inquiries
of personal character that require answer by
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give full name and postOfiice address. in add
ton to any such signature ~ 'Subscriber,' . or
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US TO communicate promptly with the inquirer.
Parties desiring answers by mail must inclose
lamp for return postage
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13

yardist through a liberal application of
thoroughly rotted stable manure. Bone
dust or ashes also help grapes even in
soils naturally rich in lime, phosphorus
acid and potash.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13
TransDlants bet

and has heavier TOP. Transplants bet
ter than the iong-leaf pine, though not
well. The surest way of getting it would
lie in planting seeds where it was to
grow. Natural range as high as Ten
nessee
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13
Corn Weeyn Again.

Can you give me through The GAZETTE a re-
liable remedy for keeping weeYIls out OF coru,
Destroying them when they are in. W.
Nexia Tex.
No. Many remedies have been pro-
posed, but we know of not one that we
think could be depended upon.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13

teresting. Mars having passed Jupiter,
will move on i'll his eastward journey.
remaining an "eveuing STAR through
out the remainder of the year.
on the same night of this conjunction
OF Mars and Jupiter, Venus, which has
been moving eastward, will become sta
tionary, after which she Will change her
course and begin slowly moving west
ward towards the sun.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13

The French scientists have been eIpe-
rimenting with steel wire for Geographic
and telephone purposes with excellent
success. The wire is coated with copper,
which coating forms the conductor. 1t
is said TO carry the current better than a
solid copper wire would do, and the
greater strength OF the steel renders that
kind OF wire entirely the most desirable.
The French postoffice department has
decided TO adopt the new steel wire to
:he exclusion of tae ordinary iron and
copper wire heretofore In use.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-19
THE MARKETS.
STOCKS


NEW YORK. Nov. 16.-Bar silver. ssc.
Copper Neglected; Lake. November, $3.50,
Lead-Weak; domestic, $48J.
The shrinkage in tho stock business which was
go marked yesterday made further progress to.
day and returning dullness indicated that no
material demand Tor stocks existed, and induced
more selling by bears and made the market
weaker than it had been since Saturday, and re-
suited in many marked losses for the day.
Among them are Pacific Mail 81, Union Pa
ciic az, Atchison TX, st. Paul IL. Burlington
y. There was . renewal Of old bear tactics OF
spreading reports rejecting npon the financial
standing Of prominent firms in the street. C.
The monetary situation was n, Of the most intiu-
entail factors, however, in restricting buying Two
failures were announced and while neither had
much influence to lower prices. they acted as
further detriment from buying.
Goyernmsnts dull
Petroleum lower; December closed 68x.
Nj nsy on call tight. $3.50: closing at Per cent.
change quiet, steady; sixty-day bills. SI7s%:
Government bonds-Fs. I.o: AVS. .1os
son IMPROVEMENT. 70; Oregon Navigation. IS;
Short Line. 2OH; Union Pacific. 44b.
CHICAGO PRODUCE
CHICAGO Nov. 1s. Close-W heat-Steady;
cash, s9A December. 9lhc; May. esh695hc.
.o G,.orn..Stesdy; cash. 5o%c December 4sh@
Oats-Easy; cash, 42c; Decent Or, 4lHc; May.
AMc.
Mess pork-Dull; cash, $500; January, $10.s7n@
1880; May, $l1.77A.
Lard-Dull; cash, $3.50; January. $6.07hG
$40. May, S6.57h.
Barley--Quiet; 7Sc.
Shouldere--$5. Goa S5.12h.
short clear-S5. 5565. IS.
Short ribs--$. .25G5.3O.
CHICAGO CATTLE
CHICAGO Nov. 1s.-Cattle-Receipts. 6.0oo
firm. shade higher; steers. $3.75g5. Is; Texas,
81 O5d22O stockers. S2.OO@2.75.
Hoes-Receipte. 1900; tive, lower: rongh
W Spa S ss sossass Msht a. sss7H D'''De'
Shesp-Receipts, 6,0OO frmer; natives. s.. 7s@
! ~: westerns, $l.0O@4.iO; mixed sheep and
lambs $l.SOG4.9O.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-19
SWORE AT MARK TWAIN.
The Conductor Is Laid on In Consequence
Of It,

The Conductor IL Laid On In Consequence
Of It.
NV YonK, Nov. 17.-President Frank
Cuftlss of the Sixth avenue Horse Car COM
pany, has sent this open letter to Mark
Twaini Mark Twain: Dear Sir-Your pub
lie letter in New York paper regarding
treatment you received on our line from
oas Of our conductors has come to our at
teatioa. We have investigated the matter,
and the conductor Of the car admits the
charges yoa make. except that his first re-
marx was not intended for yon. His ex.
ccSe ia taat he had been annoyed by a
drunken passenger NATL his patience was
exhausted and WaS not In good humor
when yoa boarded tho car. There 10 no
qrAskdn bat what . eonduetor il insulted
many times t. one Insult he gives. yet this
il no excuse. o. he i there q conductor to
take what ths p1bils saay give. ! mention
liable excuse.
We have taken the conductor Of.
Had yoa naaas ys41 complaint direct to
the cosnpaaj iAsfeaA Of 10 The public, the
Heau3f would have besa the same, except
thaE tbs ceed1ete. would NOT have gone
fnon :. VI - s, ~. yea hay: placed
cosposat;ea, shisk 4oss him . great
wrong. Yoass sespsetfniiy.
FRAA1 Cu9Hns, President.
Prssiisek Frank Caftias did NOT show
hinaasf t. reporters yesterday, but there il
nttls fssthes deabt tAaA Thomas 8. Shields
IL the seadesteR Who evocs d Mark Twain
last saturday. coaduesoEs on The Sixth
bssa 'slaiA -" kst Mat Shsrs vas strong
pantial1nt q vsek - bring ahoat hi rein
haAamank 0jxth avenuo cnnductoes an
40 Do9e1feal aboat the DaAnse IN Whicl
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-19

they allege Marx Twain spoke of Shields:
Many of the conductors said that they had
advised Shields to begin suit against marx
Twain for defamation Of character, and
that he was consulting with counsel a. to
what course it was best for him to take. He
had been notified that he would be aided
by the conductors on the line. The conduc-
tors think that Mark Twain ought to b.
more grateful to them than he is, az they
say they have helped him over many q rough
road.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-19
RAILWAY TIME TABLE.
NORTHERN PACIFIC.

NORTHERN PACIFIC.
No. !, Pacific Mail. west bound ........ 1:3y p. m
No. 2, Atlantic mail. east bound .lO40 p N
No. Z, Logan Helena Local, connect-
ing ct Logan with through train, No
No s. Helena, Missoaia and butte IL. 1870 ,. m
No. g M.rysville passenger. .:........ 11lo N
k S %;.sS; Mon; %sS: sad f1i: sSe :. n
DEPART.
No. Atlantic s Mail east ssss bound.
N ae 8 s With through s train No !. for
No. ). Helena, Mis,ouia and Butte e.. rs Z N
No. ]. Marysville passenger. BOB .. m
No. 9 Marysville accommodation. ...... s:4s p. m
Wiofas, Boulder and E &i Psss.... SIS
MONTANA CENTRAL.
No. I, Helena and Butte express. ....... $40 .. m
No. 4, Atlantic express. lilo q m
No. Pacific express ................... 2As p. m
No. I, Atlantic express. 11:00A m
No. :, Helsna and Butte express. asop- m
UNION PACIFIC.
DEPART.
For az points east, south and west, via
Fd Mo "a nnu Gsntssl and Butte sAoa m
Montana Central and Butte. ........ LIS o. m
Via Northern Pacific and Garrison. 7l5 Z. m
Via Northern Pacific and Garrison. 1:s0 ,. m
From all points east, south and west,
via Butte and Montana Central. l1:l0 q. N
From Al points east, south and west,
GATE saa I'd sp sesssfs Is
VIA Harrison and Northern Pacific. 1v:AO p. m
III. s HOWELL.
United st.sss Claim As.nt. Land and ll,nins
Attorney.
Room 2os Power Block. Helsna. Montana.
Authorized to represent claimants In Psnsioo
Casss b. the sscrstazy q the Interior.
r. 3 cRuTcHER
Asaas.sg = I~~
0eh noek. Mining and osansrsaal la~
AsHsuRN Z BARBOUR
Attorney ard Cs1nsalee 4 IHA
Masonic Tsnpls. HslAaa Mo.AaaA
MAssKsA sULLARD.
Attorney md Counssaoe Z IHA
..ss d :si e Goa & & sI. sss's :: ,1s -
d. 4 1aocK1Aa.
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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-19
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.
virginia city.

Virginia City.
District court for Madison county COM
mences Monday, December 9Th.
Eggs are q scarce article in this market,
and readily command IS cents per dozen.
Wood hauiers are asking six dollars a
cord for wood, and the market is not over
stocked at that price.
The young folks on upper Ruby had a
social dance last week, at Fuller Springs,
and report having had splendid party.
Judge Theo. Muffiy is over from Helena,
on visit to his family, and closing up
some matters connected with his law prac-
tice.
Born, in this city on Monday, Nov. 10, to
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mitchell. daughter;
at Lalrin, Nov. 13. to Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Mantha. daughter.
The Mill Greek Touring mills, at Sheri-
dan, have been reitted and supplied with
first class machinery and are now fully
equipped to do a general milling business
in every respect.
James Mitchell is receiving the conqratu-
lations of everybody on the advent OF nice
little daughter IN his family. 1t is the first,
and Jim assumes the new responsibility OF
happy father with becoming dignity and
wonderful nerve.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-07-26

Surveyor General Eaton hes made
his report for the year ended Juce 81.
1890. The agricultural surveys amount
TO ! ,675 miles. Plats have been made
BY The Office TO the number of 366.
Total agricultural and mineral plsts
amount to ], ,009, and large amounts of
miscellan eous work 10 reported on.
Eleven contracts for the survey OF
land In the public domain and on the
Crow Indian reservation have been
let. snd orders for the survey of
Fishers and Bowers islands have
been issued. The surveys Of the
Flathead Lake and Bitter Root val
leys have been about completed and
all the appropriation for this district
has been already contracted for. The
surveyor general in his recommenda-
tion says that the compensation per
mile allotted for the public surveys IL
entirely too small, ss the nature OF the
larger portion Of the ttste 10 such that
the work 10 great dssl more difficult
than other places. and he recommends
that an increase be allowed. The re
port concludes with large numb.r of
exhibits Of the work done In the Office
during the past year.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-07-26
How One Msu Secured Q wife.

Some years ago certain lawyer, now
veil known, was walking down one Of
the fashionable streets. He came to q
iny fruit stand over which two pretty
children had control II was q conceit
of the little ones, indulged In by their
well to do parents The judge-he was
then a young lawyer-had q vein of
humor in him. He stopped at the stand,
picked up the fruit ate II and walked
on without paying for Il. OF couns
this aroused the ire Of the little onsA
and they began screaming and crying.
A young lady came out Of manion.
She was the sister Of the little ones who
had been playing storehouse.
They pointed out the man who bad
stolen their fruit and eaten Thereof.
Tho young lady was indignant and
overlook the young man at the comsr-
be was not running away, but only
making believe. The young lady, In .
quist but firm manner, informed ths
young man that he hadn't done any
thing funny. Seeing that his sct hAd
created more disturbance than he he'd
intended be spologissd, paid doubls
the amount Of the valus of the I'M
and walked on. Inside of fftssn mou1As
b became the husband Of The chasnr
hg woman who bad given him : lss1u9
On The strsst Tor taking hg ds1rne
fsulk ChicaGo Ikgh1nA 81