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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-21

NlllAul llLNNiHh ANp NyN.
attendant may ul,pn Tine upper part and
pa, feed and water 100 the vessels ID all
& without entering the rfu. The ruu.i-
ing room seem at 4 contains the uo
buyc..B Il y Tho whole structure
should Do made Of light uutcrial t. rom.
dor it eaily movable by two persons ~
ordinary strength
a Vermont farmer who advocates tlr
i"rlng VI dry ground feed. bO.h for
fowls and chicks. dr.crihas his plan for
tradirg ihe same This hopper h. shown
In tine second cut. aud 81 b. represented
with the ia let down 10 pour the meal
Ia. The originator says;
my arrangement i1r feeding poultry
Is very ssnplo, requiring uo moro time
To- feed fifty hens than go give horse. .
cow ur a pig Ste regular mcel. have
twenty feet Of feed box, but iiud halls
of i Sufficient for al practical purposes.
and have devoted the other half oHpryial
foods, such u.s. oyster shells, etc. The
buS is made fast 60 th, wall ceiling
boards, which constitute the back Ills
0 inches wide, with 90 inch stats ia
front and narrow board lu front ol thlt
upon which tho fowls stand Tho cover
is an inch board which. when shat. leans
against the wnll At 81, high slant that
no fowl can stand upon IL. \ liUlr
wooden handle al the middle. near th,
top edge, IS the only thing about IL OK.
oopt the plain smooth board. Tho -uiB
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-21

Conclusion have bconrclahel in tost4
with corn At tho Texas experiment sta.
ton that southern grown corn "a richer
ia alhuunuiis and fat with u decrease
Of the les, important ingredients. Tho
inAuonce OF iie climate upon the corn
Is also dwelt upon, aud the same corn
grown In two sections of the country l.
not the same In its yield. Kansas aud
Kentucky corn grown in New Yorl, in
creaso their alblmnoids over the same
KIND grown In Georgia, but ON the whole
1t IL concluded that the corn grown in
the south increases its ulbummoids over
that grown in tine north.
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POULTRY coNvsNlzncss


A Portable Poultry Housc Adapted I. 1.
Village ftrd--A hopper 10 ~, Feed
The ilin'i.auuu here given shows a.
small portable poultry house and ruu.
well Adapted ,o the small quarters Of 10
town lu. s ioa nice hen, ora fr,s OF
bautan- may be- Kept IN such quarter
tp consume ihe 1ble waaeof the HmiI,
aud 70 furnish in return fi,sh egg. or q
tootlaomo p1p.v.
While uu anil l.r arc wovid for bv
the iuclo-ed run. the ripf and tho atar..
ment underneath uhe roosiiug room
afford shelter frm storms iu The diy.
time. The door l. Is divided 80 that tAs
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-21

In bool, entitled Tho Physical
Causes Of Chrst's Death" tho writer
states that Christ died from u broken
hieaii, 80 that, when tho soldier pierced
ms SIDE, blood and water flowed out.
wlioh whould have been an impossibility
Hno Faptage had taken place.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY


A GigL TO ~ CoutiNG AND GENERAL
n tprfruorl in o. email family AIr'y 10
llH katt tirshum street.
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lower than yesterday Receipts were 10000

lower than yesterday. Receipts were 69so00
bushels; shipments, III BOO bushels.
Wheat-Easy; cash, ssjsc; May, eO1sc
oooin-Steady; cash. 14c: May, 425Sc.
Oats-Cash, 29c; May, 315zc
Rye-Firm; SIC.
Bsrley-Quiet: Soc
FIax-Firm; 81.
Whisky-HH
Pork-Cash, sll; May, sl1.2o.
Lard-Cash, 1871: May, s6.47IS
Shoulders, "a. 75CG5.5o; short clear, s625; short
ribs, s5.s0(G5921a.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO, March 3.-Cattle-Receipts, 1900:
active and strong, to shade higher: good to
choice steers, S46O9L95: others, s35o@Dl25
feeders, s3.0OtG35 80; stoekers, s2-00t02.s5.
Hogs-keceipts, 2l,000; active, 5G5Jc higher;
rough and common, S4501475; mixed and
packers. 81 se(g4 S7I3; prime heavy and butchers
weights, s4su(gl,oO light, si.sog4.s5; pigs, $40
Sheep-Receipts, 5000: active TO lower; ewes.
si.0otg4.65: mixed, s475Cg5.Oo; wethers. s525
So25; westerns, S. 15y57L
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
THE STATE OF TRADE.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 3.-The vegetable mar
ket is very dull today. Potatoes and onions are
continuing to arrive in large shipments. There
Is no strictly irst-class onions in the market and
prices are weaker and lower.
The fruit market is very quiet. There are no
new arrivals of oranges. The market is well
stocked with inferior grades Good apples are
not plentiful, but poor varieties are abundant
Dried fruit is quiet. There is little inquiry for
anything but prunes and bleached peaches
The market for dairy produce showed a slight
improvement. The shipping demand is much
etetter Eggs are steady at quotations. Butter
and cheese are both weaker.
Produce receipts-Flour, 14,000 quarter sacks;
wheat, 5000 centals; barley, 5000 centals; mid
dlings, 1000 sacks; potatoes, 5000 sacks; bran,
z 5000 sacks; raisins. 1000 boxes; wine, $4,000
gallons.
bakers extras, si.909500; superfne. S. 20G3.4O.
Wheat-Sl6614 9L6713, with Sl6SA per GENITAL
for an article better than No. quality.
Barley-Feed 95G971ac for dark coast; SIG
NOlk for good quality; s1.02lz l5I.05 for choice;
brewing, sL109i.l7 per Genital.
0ats-Surprlse, $50; good to choice, s1.3215C1
Oregon black. 81. 22l a9L2715 per GENITAL; Cali
iornia black 81 .1o(@l.20 for common, and $500
LEO per GENITAL for choice lots for seed.
con-Large yellow, s1.259L271S; small yell
wool-spring: Foothill, per pound, 169lSc;
Northern, lsCG22c; Nevada, 15(1lsc; Oregon val
ley, lSg2lc. Eastera-Light, l6(GlSc; heavy, 10
gl3c Fall: Mountain-Light and free, l1@l2c;
heavy and poor, 9lD0c. Plains-Heavy and
poor, 71Sc; good, SdD9c. Lambs--Poor to choice,
t9l0c. Northeru-free choice, 150l6c; deiec-
tive, 11gl3c.
OPTIONS.
Call board sales: Wheat-Buyer, season,
n6aGl.69ss; closing sl6s5k; buyer, August,
Nig29l.50; closing, sl.49Is.
Barley-Buyer season, sl0lsz 41.02s<; closing,
tl02i5
FINANCIAL.
Drafts-sight, 2215c Geographic, SOC. ster-
ing bills-Bank, 1851; sight. 81 SO; CONNER
hal, a.S4l8 Silver bars-909 sGg9o74. Mexican
collars 7l(G7l15c
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Tacoma Grain Market.

TACOMA, March Especial. THE grain
market evinced some liveliness today. Traders
got down to business from the start and futures
had more attention paid to them than the cash
transactions May delivery sold at Gle, 10000
bushels changing at those figures Barley was
fairly active. Quotations: whsat-Club, e6c;
blue STEM 81. Barley, feed, s2l.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL
LONDON, March Bar silver, AID. Con-
soils, s512 Bank OF England discount, per cent
BREADsTUFFs.
LONDON, March 3.--Wheat-Demand poor. No.
2red. IS Y Cd, steady; spring, IS Id, steady.
Corn-Demand fair for spot and good for fl-
lures. Spot, Is I'D, firm; March. Is I'D; firm;
April, Is sgd, firm; May, Is 4l4d. firm.
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EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.


NEW YORK, March 3.-The temper of the
stock market today was firm on the whole, the
feature of the day being activity in New Eng
land resulting from the rumors of acquisition
by Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt stocks also dis
played much activity, and Burlington and Rock
Island came up, but coal stocks were suddenly
lei down. The close was active at close to first
igares. Realizing in the afternoon had alb
prbed much of the advances, while the attack
" New England and some others brought those
Eoeks down rapidly. New England is down
"; Richmond and West Point, preferred, 81;
Egsr l3s
Government bonds-Firm.
Pe,roleum-Ciosed, 5gssc.
THE OUTFLOW OF GOLD
NEW YORK, March 3.-Gold coin to the
Mount of Sj00010 was ordered today for ship
nentto Europe on Saturday
FINANCIAL
Money on call-Easy: Closed, offered, at per
cent. Prime mercantile paper--iG5 per cent.
Sterling exchange-Steady; siNty-day bills,
ASH; demand, $4s7s4 Bar silver. sOssc-
BONDS
Y, & Is (reg) ....li6ll U. S. IS (reg) 100
7. : Is Coupon III Pacific 6s....-....' 50
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NOTICE OF DISS UTION.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ co partnership heretofore existing between
Frank Hanford and Frank Beach, under the firm
name of iianiord & Beach, Is this day dissolved
by mutual consent All debts due the late firm
are payable to Mr.. Frank Hanford who will also
Z raj insurance business heretofore conducted by
he la!e firm FRANK HANFORD,
FRANK BEACH.
Seattle, March /, 1892.
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Special NOTICES.

NoTICE-To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. /
~ sold my 0ne-third interest in the Commercial
- eel Pdl!A Works, located on Commercial street
on March -. $50. and have had no Interest Whist,
ever since that date. The firm 20 whom I sold
pays al bills and settles all debts since that date
l. v. PENNEY
seattle Wash, March g. 1892
IF YOU WANT To BUY THE BEST FURSI-
i ture the market at lowest prices call at al5
Front street; weekly payments Belltown Furnl-
tare Company.
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SOCIETY NOTICES.

H, oS a IAENIloNt-SEATTLE LODGE. No.
Tarn,s .srnl VIII be held at the last meeting in
NEIL arct g examinations VIII open sunday evening,
u An members requested to be present.
T ~ ) MARTIN, Z. r.
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HOPS
,sEw YORK, March 2-Hops are barely hold
az Their own, AMI trading is Indifferent at I'M
,.Ssnged prices. On the hop exchange twenty
Slee bales Of choice CALIFORNIA; sold al ~ &c
@Aprii delivery, snd tweuty-hve bales choice
NNAoTnia az ice for May delivery.
MERCHANDISE.
aons-Easy ana quiet
,tehee-options closed steady and unchanged
~ IN, Sales were 10 DO bags including March,
- April, Sl5l5G9lS.O; May, $3.50 spot RIO
eager-kaw, firm. sales OF two cargoes OF
s.aaulinsa.s. 90 test, AT 7-l6c. Rehned-Firm
~ IN lair demand
,,opper-Weaki lake Sl0.5N1l062ia.
slsad-kasler; domestic. $Al56pt0.
unsteady; straits, Sla. tSGl960.
CHICAGO BOARD or TRADE.
eHlcAGo, March S-The wheat market was
saset'ied, irregular and uneasy. The opening
@ SO &C above yesterdays close; then de
Saled y az so more, then rallied &c ana again
1ihed IA g. The market then became
aef. advancing &C. and then ruled very weak
9ssain declined, and the closing was 1aGs.c
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FOR SALE.

4On tCDES ofeScelent farm land, seven
HUI AOhEiO miles from Olympia, 800
acres of which are cleared and sown 20 timothy.
Abundance OF good water, two small houses, large
barn and other valuable Improvements Price.
$40 per acre, cash. Must be sold. Reasons
best known 10 the owner
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GENERAL SHIPMENTS.

During the past twenty-four hours Qoois and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
The following amounts: By rail--Northern Pa
eifc, ~ tons: Columbia Puget sound, 2s
tons; Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern, I57 tons
BY water-Puget Sound aud Alaska Steamship
Company's boats. so tons; Mabel, 36 tons:
Wasco, 10 tons; Buckeye, tons. Total shin.
nents, 494 tons.
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B4i THIS.

CPECIAL APARTMENTS FOR LADIES AND
- ch.ldren lady attendants; open week days
70 10 D. M; open Saturdays to IL midnight. hot
salt water baths 25c. Hot salt Water Baths
northwest corner seneca and West streets. seattle
Wash. Lodgings connected with bathrooms
NEWPORT BATHS - OPEN DAY AND
~ night; salt and fresh water, electric medl-
Gated. russian. sulphur and cabinet vapor baths;
private apartment iior ladies; excellent attend
ance. SIS Front street
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MONEY LOAN OFFICE.

OLDEST ESTABLISHED N THE CITY /:
" Uncle Harris Loan Ofiiee, 20i Washingt-,n
street; liberal advances on diamonds. watches and
tewelry; loves: TaieA
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MERcHANDIsE ANp rRopucE nEcErrra

Produce and merchandise have bsen received
It the port OF Seattle during the past twenty
Jour hours as follows: By rail--Norshern Paci-
BE-, 1853 tons; Columbia Puget Sound 20 tons:
eeattle, Lake shore & Eastern. 81 tons. By
Eeter-J. K. Mcdonald, 100 tons; Angeles, 90
tons; Wasco, 10 tons. Total receipts, $40 tons
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Finest imported and domestic cigars at Ne
yada cigar store. W. L Mcdonald. 1o9 Front
street.
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PATENTS.

III /. REYNOLDS. MECHANICAL ENGr-
II neer and patent solicitor; late examiner q.
and prosecuted Room AZ sullivan block seattle,
Wash.
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MANICURE.

A LICE II. AIKEN, EXPERIENcED MANI
n cure and electrologist. hAlrdressing pariors.
80 and so Holyoke block. Front and Spring streets.
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w L. RICE, ". D-oFFICE 80 AND ~
w Z. safe Deposit block; residence 9l2 Ninth:
especial attention 10 diseases OF children.
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MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED FARMS
w and city property; building loans made; low
est rates; privilege 10 repay before maturity ].
h. Edmiston. office IN Seattle savings bank.
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TOR SALE-16O ACRES; 10 IMPROVED:
Il all fenced and all good. level. rich soil: half
mile from railroad and 10 miles south of Seattle;
l1O acres can be plowed this spring; no stumps;
price $40 per acre. l. H Rogers, 10i Butler
block.
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE.

NJ ANTED-A STENO3RAPHER AND TYPE
w writer who is also a bookkeeper may find
temporary work at room Occidental block at 9
al
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PHYSICIANS AVID SURGEONS.

DR. j. II. RoOSS. ROOM 2ll PIONEER
~ block. physician TO the Cedar Mountain
mines. will be there every Wednesday night
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-10-14

The hypophosphites of
lime and soda combined with
cod-liver oil in SCOTS Emul-
sion improve the appetite,
promote digestion, and in
crease the weight.
They are thought by some
to be food; but this is not
proved. They are tonics;
this is admitted by all.
CodJiver oil is mainly a
food, but also a tonic.
In SCOTS Emulsion the
Cod-iiver oil and hypophos-
phites are so combined as to
get the full advantage of both.
Let US send you a book on
CAREFUL LIVING; free.
&C., 4 pl,,,..- f-t.-.-s..- - e....h - A -
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-10-14

cargo, the efficiency OF its engines IN
comparison with lis coal consumption,
Its average rate of speed and freedom
from liability TO any sort of accident
likely to interfere with the daily per
Torrance of its full work, are all care
fully considered in the making of con-
tracts Tor the new freight steamers now
being built for the lake trade. This is
necessary because there is SO much
competition in the carrying business
that the smallest difference In the
efficiency of the vessels o1ten mark
the line between a profitable or a
losing business for the owner Of e
vessel. and on this account the build
ers are constantly making improve
ments in the steamers they are now
turning out for this work
The accompanying illustration Of the
new steel steamer Choctaw, built by
the Cleveland Shipbuilding company
for the Lake Superior Iron company,
represents one of the latest models of
this class of vessels. She is 266 feet
.ong on the water line, IS feet beam.
and her moulded depth is % feet 4
inches. She viii carry 2,6s3 net tons
# fuel and cargo on q draught of Is
'eet, her speed, light, being 10 miles
n hour, and ~ miles an hour when
oaded- Her engines are triple expan-
ion, with cylinders II, go and AZ
nehes, respectively, and stroke, COM
non, Of 50 inches She has two boil
rs, each II feet in diameter and 12
Get long.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-10-14

A Pennington gentleman tells q
good story OF the sagscity of the pur-
pls martins, which abound In that
Vicinity. This gentleman hss over
fifty OF these social birds n the house
upon his grounds. A day or two ago,
while the birds were flying about the
garden. cat caught one Of the mar
tins and started off with it in her
mouth, the bird crying piteously.
Quick as a flash. however, the whole
flock of martins were after pussy. light
ing on her back as thick as feas, 8"
Pecking and scratching her and scream
ing as only martins can. Puss could
not stand this very long, and she
droppdd the martin. arched her back
up, spit, a2d ran for life. Then the
birds left her and all few to the house.
loudly chattering over the rescue Of
their comrade.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-10-14
ueeeuL eR ORNAMENTAL

The iuies Of lemon aPplied TO ths
roots Of the hair viii prevent its fall.
ing out
A man In Paris has invented = new
kind of snuff made Of tan and pounded
baked apples
The telegraph has been used with
some success as an adjunct to the
herring fishery of the coast of Scot
land
The British medical association
passed a resolution st its meeting
recently admitting women doctors to
membership
A silver eigar-Box, capable of hold
ing 100 cigars, provided with an al
eohol lamp and adorned with figures
engaged in hunting is an attractive
novelty
By dipping the razor-blade in hot
water 1t will be found that the edge
improves, and remains keen almost
twice as long as It does when dipped
in cold, or not wet at all
Something useful as well as pretty
is the fern dish, intended solely for the
nourishing ofthat plant The interior
IS arranged SO that it can be taken out
easily. The outer silver work is open
and embossed Silver fower-pots are
made in the same style.
A French novelty in the way of a
timepiece is a floral clock, the long
hands of which sweep above twelve
f2ral beds, each being different from
i the others in color and variety of
flower. The hands are moved by
-S9s'erranean mechanism.
A device to be used in signaling
along length of fire hose is 4 recent
Invention. Wires are carried in the
hose and insulated therefrom. so that
by making battery connections fire.
man from one end of line can send
signals ID tAs other without leaving
his post
new fly trap is run by an electric
motor and consists OF belt of sweet
ened paper about fourteen inches long,
passing over two pulleys, one of which
is covered By cone containing a
brush. The paper moves slowly and
as it passes under the brush the flies
are swept into the cone, from which
they can find no exit.
A hint for street improvement comes
from Boston. fremont street is to be
made wider, not by cutting of u slice
from the fronts Of the buildings from
top to bottom. but by taking P portion
of the first story of each house to form
an arcade extending the length of the
block, thus furnishing footway shell
tered from sun and rain and obtaining
fine architectural effect with the
least possible eneroachmert on private
properly.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A search is being made in the court
yard of former convent in the city
of Mexico for 50, 900, 900 in coin believ-
ed to have been buried by nuns
A Chicopee, Mass, man, who has
just died at the age of seventy-f<e,
used to boast that he never voted,
could not read or write, aud that he
never rode on a railroad.
A Knoxville. Tenn, live,yman fell
of a bridge and landed Oh a pile OF
rocks, a distance of fifty fest, while
Intoxicated. He escaped u-thout
injury, but got mad because his watch
case was broken"
Four thousand dollars in govern
ment bonds were found in the toilet
room of Rochester hotel. folded in
piece of old newspaper lying upon the
floor. The owner, who reclaimed them
soon. said that he had been carrying
thsm in his hip pocket