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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26
THE NERVOUS COW.

The Southern Cultivator says nervous
ness in the COW is a thing not enough taken
into consideration by the average dairyman.
In selecting the COW for dairy work or for
family use, there is no consideration of
greater Importance, or, one so closely asso-
ciated with desirablity,l and that
will determine the degree of use
fulness as that of her inclination
10 nervousness. Many cows, especially
those of pure blood, are inclined to q sensi-
tive nervous disposition, ever alert and
ready to become startled by unusual sur
roundings. The appearance of a stranger,
OF the approach of one even with whom
constant association should familiariZe
them, often causes undue excitement and
fright. Handling such cattle must be ac-
companied with the utmost care unremit-
tingly adhered to; the least deviation from
the regular methods, or the slightest change
is sufficient cause for an uncomfortable
wildness, that will seriously impair the ami
mails usefulness. Many otherwise gentle
cows are thrown into extreme fright by
even slight variation of the usual pro-
gramme.
A little study of the nervous COW will
enable any one to readily pick out her kind,
eveii in a large drove. Such cows should
be avoided by the person purchasing dairy
stock, no matter whether in the sale ring or
exposed to the private bidder. The objec-
tionable characteristic is born in them, and
no after management or careful treatment
will cause them to entirely forget it. One
main factor of value in the profitable dairy
COW, is a quiet satisfied disposition.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26
GRASsEscFoR NAME.

send you for Identification four samples
of grass, marked Nos. l, 2, 3 and T. | re-
ceived them all as Bermuda grass, but
since no two are alike take it for granted
that there must be some mistake. Is either
of them Texas .sward grass. and if SO
which. l would furthermore like to learn
something about Bermuda grass seed. Have
received what purported to be Bermuda
grass seed from three different dealers, and
not one of the seeds has terminated. They
were thoroughly tested by sowing both in
the open ground and in pots, the latter the
better 10 enable me to control heat
and moisture. Have sown them un-
der glass, also with various crops,
including cotton; indeed. l have en-
ployed every method l could devise, but
vet, so TAR, not spear Of Bermuda grass
has rewarded my efforts. Where lies the
fault Was the seed worthless, Or whatl
am much pleased with your department
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26

memory, We refer you TO the accompanying
cut, which very well represents head of
duora corn The artist has made 4 slight
mistake in not giving more Of the stem. In
the field that stem bends over with regu-
lar curve like the neck of a crook-neck
gourd, holding the head hanging downward
instead of standing erect like the head Of
broou-corn or ordinary sorghum.
In early times this crop was quite gener-
ally known as rice corn" and, by the way
it is not a bad crop to raise, as it well with
stands the effects of drouth, sure enough.
1t yields reasonably we'll The grain ground
mikes something q little like buckwheat
-four. Boiled without breaking it makes 4
rather fair substitute for hominy
More swindles have been worked up on
this old doura corn than on almost anything
else. Some twenty years ago it was extern
sively advertised over the country as re
cent importation from South America, un-
der the name of ''Pampas rice" Later it
went before the public as Ivory wheat, ="
and as Russian millet," and indeed it
would be hard to tell how many selling
names have been fiaxed to it by seed SELL
ing sharpers. While not at all bad thing,
YOU have certainly paid well for your start
at l cent grain
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26
THE GEORGIA warERMELoNs.

Some years ago there was raised in Mis-
sissippi a really good watermelon known as
the Durango melon. Do You know anything
about it, If so can you tell me where seed
might be had! FARMER.
Parker county. Tex.
We well remember the Durango melon,
as it was called. 1t was identically the
same-as is now known as the Georgia wa
termelon. One could scarcely find more
delicious melon, but its rind is too thin and
too brittle TO make it overly desirable as
melon for shipment to long distances. Most
of the prominent seed houses have it on
their catalogues
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26
AFTER CULTURE OF COTTON.

OF course it is now too late in the season
for talking further with reference to the
best methods of putting in the cotton crop,
Mr.. Edwin Govett of Seguin, Tex, writes
to the Texas Farm and Ranch that he was
born and raised on the farm, and through
all his life he has lived by cultivatirg the
soil. He is strongly in favor of cotton as a
leading crop for Texas, believing as King
Saul stood head and shoulders above the
other Hebrews, so stands cotton among the
other crops Of our great state.
Touching on the after culture of cotton
he says as the plants are well out in four
leaves, it pays to thin or ''chop out' the
crop. After this the plants grow steadily
and soon become stocky and strong. If left
too long thickly set in the row the plants
become spindling and weak. He leaves the
plants from sixteen to eighteen inches
apart in the row. Directly after the cotton
is thinned run around it with the sweeps,
drifting it up little to prevent its falling
down, but blowing shallow. In ten or
twelve days give it another shallow plow-
ing with the sweeps to prevent weeds and
grass getting foothold. Now go over it
again with the hoes, cutting out any bits of
grass that may have been left at the first
hoeing. After this plow it over as often as
possible, with or without rain, but espe-
cially after every good rain, remembering
to cultivate shallow and always with
sweeps, so as not 10 break the roots and
fbers. The ground cannot be stirred too
often, as it prevents evaporation. When
the cotton is almost locked together in the
rows it is good plan to run a broad sweep
once or twice through the lniddles between
the rows
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26

put in order IS cents: to plant. 25 cents;
TO cultivate. four plowings, s.; to gather
forty bushels per acre at 3 cents per bushel,
Sl.20; to haul to market. $l.50; to rent of
one acre Of ground. 8; cost to raise one
acre of corn, sl195; forty bushels of corn
at 80 cents per bushel is sic, which leaves
the net profit cents.
Here unless we can make big profits on
our crops direct we grumble numerically.
There they put up with clear profit of
cents to the acre, and then fall to work
converting the product into pork or some
thing else TO enable them to make ends
meet. 1t is simply double work against
our usual single work in Texas.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

This department is devoted 10 answering
such questions as may be asked by our sub
scribers. which may be OF genera! information.
Inquiries OF personal character tnat require an
swer by mail should always have stamp in
address in addition to any such signature as
Subscriber, or "A. G. D, not for publication,
il against the will OF the writer, but to admit OF
direct communication should such thing be
deemed necessary. Address as directed at head
Of m
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26

aleng which the grains were set. The dry
est and hottest weather does not damage it
in the least, he said On the Congo 200
bushels of clean grain to the acre was
looked upon as about an average crop
The man said he came to Texas to join
Stanley on his lectaring tour, but when
Stanley changed his programme and left
Texas out, the man missed him and was
thrown upon his own resources. This led
him to sell an importation he had not as yet
intended to sell. at the .'low price" of !
cent grain. What do you think of it,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26
FARMING INDIANA,

Such of our people as are constantly as
sorting that farming don't pay in Texas
would do well to read the following on the
costs and profits of the corn crop in Indi-
ana, clipped from the Indiana Farmer Of
April Is:
To break one acre Of ground, sl25; TO
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26
POPULAR SCIENCE.
OUR NARROW SPACE BETWEEN
DEATH AND DEATH.
Man Must Goa Dead Earth-The Colo
RADIO Canon-Constant Dripping Wears
Away Stone-Greatest Ocean Depths.
Some Acids We Eat-The Bottom
Dropping Out of Sea.

Comparatively few people have thought
of how narrow are the limits making human
life possible on this earth. a little more
heat and man could not exist. 4 little more
cold and our sphere would be wrapped in
perpetual ice from pole to pole. Mr.. G..
Harding stated in recent lecture before
the meteorological society of London that i
mean average of forty degrees, either way
would certainly sweep the human family
rather of the opinion that thirty degrees
would do it. He went on to add that there
was manifest lowering Of temperature
gradually taking place. The frosts of the
past winter have been more prolonged than
in any preceding winter for At least one
hundred years. From the 18th of Novem-
Der to the I'D of January-a period of fifty
nine days-the mean temperature of the
southeast Of England was two degrees be-
low the freezing point, or ten degrees below
the average. This statement has led Pro-
fessor Z. G.. Bonney 10 inquire into what
degree of cold would be necessary to re-
store the glacial period. He finds that a
eighteen degrees would again cover the
British isles and the Northern United
States with perpetual sheet of ice, and
that at all points above the st. Lawrence
river the fall need not be more than twelve
degrees in the mean to produce this effect.
-
Professor James A. Dana, our leading
authority in geology, favors this hypothesis
relative to gradual cooling of the earth,
and the consequent approach of second
glacial period too frigid for the existence
of man or other terrestrial life. In NiogAe
illogical Story, page 24l, he says, S&e
earth must have its end. A flEhed
state is always the state before dfcline
and death. The earth is dependent "a all
the beauty in its living adornments, Rd
even for the existence of its life, on tn
heat and light of the sun. The sun ise
losing annually its heat; and however ine,
finitesimai the amount Of loss, it is sureSto
end in cooled and dark sun and heSee,
even long before the sun is cold, the e3th,
supposing it to have met with no ed ier /
catastrophe, will have become dark Apd7
hfeles s-literally dead earth
- n
But we scarcely need suspend work IN
any of our Fort Worth improvementon
account of this unfavorable condition ~
fairs now drawing towards US. If wmay
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26
SUBSCRIBER

Harris County, Tex.
We think you have
been swindled. The
seed sent are simply
those of the old duora
corn, 4 species of sor-
ghum grown more or
less in most of our
since fifty years
ago, at least. No doubt
you have yourself seen
it growing hundreds Of
times, and with a view
of refreshing YOUR
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-26

But we scarcely need suspend work u
any of our Fort Worth improvement lon
account of this unfavorable condition -
fairs now drawing towards US. If wmay
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-29
CITY BULLETIN.

. Having secured an experienced French
gardener and florist, am prepared to
decorate yards and lawns, furnishing
plants and fertilizers if desired Nor
ris Joo. apr21
NJ. H. Jennings & Co. are selling Fur
niture cheap and on easy terms at II
Salem avenue. apr2G-Imo
Daniel & Holiday are selling hay,
grain and mill feed at close figures for
cash. Give them trial. IA Kirk ave.
s. W.. rear Postoffice.' aprlS-lmo
All kinds mill-feed. hay and grain
at lowest cash prices and satisfac ton
guaranteed. Daniel & Holiday, IA
Kirk ave. 8. W., rear PostofIice. apr10-1m
Go to Donaldsons for servants iron
bed steads. Last forever. No bugs.
apr16-1m
Best line Baby Carriages in the city al
Donaldson's. Very cheap. apr16-lm
Largest assortment, best and cheapest
Refrlgerators at Donaldson's. apr16-1m
NJ. IL. Jennings & Co. have the pref
tiest designs in wall paper. all entirely
new. apro6-Imo
Examine our beautiful chamber suits
received last week. Guaranteed to be
the best in the city for tho money e.
II. Stewart & Co.
The cheapest lot of toilet and dinner
sets ever brought into this city at L. II.
Stewart e. Co.'S.
We defy competition in house fur
nishings. A complete stock selected
from the market by our buyer. T.. II.
Stewart & Co.
Sec the latest fad in chamber suits.
Old English style. E. II. Stewart 81 Co.
The handsomest cabinets over seen
ON Southern market at E. ii. Stewart
& Co.'S.
Evans & Chalmers have just received
a car load each of sash weights,
powder, old hickory wagons, cider mills,
sash, doors and blinds.
See the celebrated Charcoal Sheath
Refrigerator that saves over others one
third of the melting of ice. M. II. q en-
nings & Co. apr26. limo
Evans & Chalmers have the largest
stock of oils, varnishes and Longman
and Martinez paint ever brought to Ro.
anoke.
Evans & Chalmers have just received
large stock of guns, rifles and sporting
goods. Call and examine their stock.
lf,you want to buy anything in the
lumber line or building supplies go tc
warehouse of T.. Francis Barrett, New
Terry building opposite N. & w. Rail
way depot, OF call him by telephone No
TT. mars-6 mt
Road plows, road scrapers, and al
kinds of railroad and IMMORAL supplies
at Evans g. Chalmers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-29
LOCAL BREvlTtEs.


II. "Cab"GMaddox, Of Washington,
formerly well-known Roanoker, was
in the CITY yesterday.
The planning mill at the machine
works did not run yesterday.
w. p. Airheart, stenographer for the
Iron Belt Building and Loan Associa-
ton, is quite sick ut the residence of
his father near this city.
Mr.. E. r. Woodward has announced
himself q candidate for councilman in
the First ward. Mr.. Woodward has
already served three terms.
William Bell, OF Charles City county,
has accepted a position as drug clerk
with Fox & Christian.
Complaint was made to the police
yesterday by E. H. White, Eighth
avenue s. e., that several loads of gar
bage had been dumped on that street
Officer Bowers was looking after the
matter yesterday and will no doubt have
some ono before the mayor.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-29
R0s nbaum Brothers,
~ Salem Avenue S. w

special attraction at Rosenbaum Bros SO inch chae
for the next days Our attractions in "a inch
new spring goods multiplying from zoe.
rapidly the verdures of spring AL mo
most by magic styles and designs
recently from the New York markets Ladies shirt
come to store. Almost by magic soc up to "a.
they disappear and give place corset in
goods Some of the popular reduced to acc
that going number of other MAJ
five days black chantily Health Thou
lace nouncng in large ing ventilang cor
Plain and figured striped paids Ladies ribbed vest
from Silk Ladies ribbed vest in
wide 6Oc White embroidery Ladies cream and bl
10 lnoh wide from SOC to 50 25
YARD Plaid and striped nansook in In millinery dep
black and white from yard up elegant
beautiful line striped of ladies'
muslins, India linens trimmed and untrmmef
81 inch chale reduced to 411c from &C.
Ladies and chlldren's hats in exquisite styles.
representations from the most famous Partisan i
elegant line baby cloaks and caps in all color
fully.
RoSenbaunn Br
AZ Salem Ave S. w.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-29
Misplaced Condolences.

Charles H. Wainwright, with Nicholas
& Woodward, received information yes
terday morning that young man he
had placed in charge of his grocery at
Radford had drawn from the bank all
the money deposited to his credit and
left town. Mr.. Wainwright took the
first train for Radford to make the in
vestigation. His many friends here
hope the matter is not as bad as repre-
sented.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-29
For the Penitentiary.

Deputy Sergeant Wright will leave
for Richmond this morning, having in
charge the prisoners who will be con-
signed to the penitentiary. They are:
John Henry Kidd, two years, house
breaking, and Edmund Hall, eighteen
months for petit larceny. ALI were
convicted at the April term of the
Hastings Court.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-29
Davis IL Watched.

Mrs. Kittie Lambert applied to the
mayor yesterday morning for warrant
for the arrest Of Ed. Davis. She said he
had been talking about her. Davis had
just been fined and placed under $50
bond to keep the peace. The mayor ad-
vised her to let the matter drop, as
Davis would be watched by the police.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-29
Electro-Plating,

We are now prepared to do all kinds
of electro plating with gold, silver or
niclSle. Bring your old watches, chains,
knives, forks, spoons, walters, pitchers
or anything you have to plato. We can
do it cheap. RICHARDSON Bros, TINES
Bldg. apr11-tf
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-29
Private Sale.

Attention is called to the advertise.
ment of s. A. Wick, who will sell on
May 1st the entire furniture and fix
lures of the Palace Hotel. A chance
for bargain.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-29
Auction Sale.

We will sell at public auction on
Thursday. April 80, at 1890 a. M, at
Williams livery stable, six fancy bred
horses from Fauquier county as follows:
Kilkenny" seal brown gelding, 6
years old, very handsome, fine jumper;
a very clever all-around horse.
Bird" Cleveland bay mare, years
old, very handsome single driver.
Moro" s-year-old brown gelding,
very handsome ''coupe" horse.
One pair black cobs, very handsome
and good all.around team.
Rather" gray geldlng, 4 years old,
good saddler and handsome driver. A
rare chance to get good horse.
Horses can be seen and tried at any
time before the sale at Williams Livery
Stable. HALL BROTHERS.
anr09.3t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-29
apr28-2t

Do NOT place your orders for blank
books for 1891 until after you have OK
amined our work and prices. Ham
mond's Printing Works and Book
Bindery, 10 Jefferson street; telephone
1873
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-07
IN THE LEAD.
Messrs. TOstevin Il Son. Of the
Minnesota Steam Marble Works.

MesSrs. Tostevin Il Son. of the
Minnesota Steam Marble Works.
The proprietors Of the Minnesota
Steam Marble works are j. F. Tostevin
IL Son. They are manufacturers of
marble, slate and wood nantes, and
were first established in 1855. The bust
ness was started in little wood shanty
on jackson and Seventh streets, out of
the window of which, Mr.. Tostevin re-
lateS, he used to shoot ducks and
geese, but from struggling frontier
post st. Paul has grown to metropolitan
proportions, and Mr.. Tostevin's bust
ness has grown commensurately. The
place OF business is now at the corner
of Robert and Eighth streets, where is
manufactured some of the best
goods in the state. MeSsrs. Tostevin
S Son have completed contracts
for some of the best monuments IN the
West. Monuments of their workman
ship are to be seen inOgden, Utah;
Bismarck, n. D.; Princeton, MIMI, and
numerous other cities. They erected
the monument to the late Judge Hale in
the Oakland cemetery. Mr.. TOstevin
was the first marble cutter in Mime
sofa. and did all his work himself. but
now employs on an average of fifteen
men. The firm has established the
largest business in their line in the city.
In the mantel line, they have put in
mantels for all the principal residences
in the city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-07
IT RANKS HIGH.
The Position Gained by the Tay-
IOr-Craig Corporation Among
the Building Fraternity.

The Position Gained by the Tay-
lOr-Craig Corporation Among
the Building Fraternity.
The-TaylOr Craig corporation is Of
ficered as follows: Mathew Taylor,
president; NJ. Gordon Craig, secretary
and treasurer. and the Office and fac
tory is situated at 201-211 West Fifth
street. The corporation does general
contracting business, aud it may be
stated succeeded TO the business of
John Summers in 1878. The corpora
ton has built some of the largest build
ings in st. Paul, of which can be
mentioned all of the wood work
in the Pioneer Press building
and Manhattan block. The corpora
ton has its own factory and manufac-
lures all interior and exterior finish,
employing on an average of $40 men
ali the year round. The COM
pany is ready at any time
to fill large or small contracts. They
also manufacture doors, sash and blinds,
and mill work and filings Excelsior
sliding screens. They manufactured
and shipped last year blinds and screens
to the amount of $4,000 to outside trade
At present they are engaged in building
the Olympic theater in st. Paul and
Kansas City shops at South Park;
German NJ. e. church, corner of Olive
street and Van SlYke court. Store
fixtures, counters, etc. are also
manufactured by the firm. the success
of which is largely due to the con-
summate manner in which the business
has been managed. 1t is interesting to
note that the TaylOr-Craig corporation
also built the Central Presbyterian
church. and Lifts Grand opera house.
Both MessrS. Taylor and Craig are old
settlers in st. Paul Mr.. Craig came
here in 1854 and Mr. Taylor in the SOS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-07
TURN OUT GOOD WORK.
High EcOHiums Paid johnson
Bros. ~ LoOmis for Their Fix
lures.

High Econiums Paid johnson
Bros. a. LoOmis for Their Fix
lures.
The firm of Johnson Bros. & Loomis
was established in 1888. Henry
Johnson and Charles Johnson were
born in Sweden and moved to this
country in 1870, settled in Philadelphia,
afterwards moved to st. Paul in 1878.
They at once embarked in the manu-
featuring business. They are manu-
facturerS of bank. Office and store fix
lures. sidebOardS, counters, mantelS and
bookcases. They have taken and COM
pleted contracts for some of the best in
side hardwood wOrkin the city, among
which is the the Bank of Minnesota,
Merchants National bank. and some of
the best residences on Summit avenue
ana st. Anthony hill. They also do a
large business with outside trade, max
ing large shipments annually. They
have just secured the contract for the
reiitting of the Hotel st. Louis at Du-
luth, 10 be finished in mahogany,
and have Just completed the reiitting
of the Grand sample room. Their
Office and factory is situated on Jackson
street. Nos. 639-641. The business was
established by Johnson Bros. They
took in, in 1883, Mr.. Loomis.
Johnson Bros. learned their trade IN
Sweden. which is guarantee that
they are thoroughly competent to do the
finest kind or work. They have in their
employ, on an average, fifty men the
year round. Their work is always rel-
able. and for design and beauty of finish
not to be eXcelled in the Northwest.