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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10
THAT COTTON REnuor1ox.

The New York Shipping and Commercial
List says there appears to be little of prom
Use for good in a recommendation of cotton
acreage reduction, unless at the same time
there be some Recommendation as to a
profitable substitute. All of the members
of the late cotton growers convention
might possibly observe their eminently
wise resolve, but what about the thousands
of men outside of its association and not in
anywise under its infuence9 As Sam Slick
says, sits agin nature to do anything for
the other fellow unless one sees a new
dollar for the old one given up" It might
seem unHnd, but the probability is that,
having resolved that there ought to be a re-
duction, many, il not most of the members
of the said convention, will go home and
enlarge their own individual area in the ex-
pectation or hope that their other and fell
low members will have taken the resolution
seriously, and so give them better chance
to market their extra crop. This is pre-
cisely the position taken by US in these col
umns more than one month ago.
Our cotemporary goes on to remark that
they should raise by a string of resolves"
You must let them learn for themselves
and act accordingly. They must be able to
learn and see for themselves that home
supplies stand first in need as q crop, and
after that comes in the crops best suited
for bringing in the most money. Such
learning acted upon will make every far
mer entirely independent, provided he does
his own part as a farmer. Not few plant
ers are now having practical illustration
of the folly of attempting to carry all the
eggs in one basket.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10

Seeing the interest you are taking in
pecan culture, ! send you q package Of our
Louisiana production in that line, merely
10 show you what we are able to do with
the pecan over here. 3. NJ. YOUNG.
Morgan City, La.
This letter was received in December,
but the pecans never came to hand. a
week or so ago we wrote to Mr.. Young in
forming him that his pecans had failed to
reach US. BY return mail he sent US seven
pecans, with letter stating that he much
regretted that we had not sooner notified
him of the failure of his package to get
through, as in that case he would have
been able to duplicate the sample with much
better specimens.
The seven pecaas received astonished US,
as they were not only the finest we had
received this season, but the finest we had
even seen in our life. They measured
fully two inches in length and one inch in
diameter for an inch and half of their
length. The shells were quite as thin as
the sides of a small drawing room match
box, and they were about as well filed with
kernel as an egg is filed with meat. On
testing them on the scales we found that
they would average just thirty pecans to
the pound. All judges of pecaus to whom
we exhibited them declared that they had
never before seen specimens so large and
excellent. We wrote to Mr.. Young for
particulars as to where they grew, ETC., and
following is his reply:
The pecans sent you were grown on our
place here. The trees were planted by my
mother eighteen years ago this winter. They
have trunks eighteen inches in diameter
three feet from the ground. The tree upon
which grew the specimens sent has had no
cultivation whatever since the day it was
planted. 1t stands in heavy Bermuda
grass sod. Others of the same age are
larger than this one I have just meas
ured from the base TO the highest limbs of
one of these. and find the distance but
few inches less than thirty feet.
You say in your letter that you wish the
particulars for publication in TIE GAZETTE.
If this is the case viii you kindly say that
have no trees for sale, neither have any
seed pecaas left, having disposed of my en-
tire crop of last year. This announcement
may save me from unnecessary correspond
ence. B. NJ YoUYG.
Morgan City, La.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10


Texas does not surprise us in the least, for
Texas has everything. We were Of tbs
opinion that there was no native currant in
the state for two reasons: In al our study
Of Texas fora we had never met with e
currant, and no botanist writing Of Texas
growths has ever mentioned one But now
we know there is one at least, there may be
other species. We shall endeavor to find
out more about it in the near future. II
Texas has fair native currant, who can
say that we might not be able to greatly
improve II by culture, thus securing to our
selves very important small fruit Tbs
species Of currant grown at the North can
not be made to succeed in any lower South
ern state, as abundant test has clearly
shown
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10
WHEN TO PLANT ROSES.

have no desire to differ with the gov.
ernor of Texas in Horticulture, as he is
doubtless well posted and gives good advice
at all times; but my statement applied to
Fort Worth only, and not to Tyler. How.
ever, am not positive II my assertions as
to the time to transplant roses, andsenly
Tentured to give my experience. I have
put out roses las an experiment. from the
1st of March until the Sth Of May, and have
had best success within week before or
after April l. The teas put out before the
March freezes, If fresh from propagating
beds, are almost sure to freeze or get
''set- back" from which they are slow to
recover. The roses the lady has trans
planted may succeed, but those l shall put
out after the Goth of March will do just as
well, and l take no chances from the effects
of the cold weather that is almost sure TO
come.
Much depends upon the age Of the rose
transplanted. II fresh from the green
house they stand very little cold, but il
two-year-old plants the cold snaps of March
may not hurt them.
This winter all Of the tea roses in this
section have been frozen back to the
ground. The hybrid teas, bourbon and
China roses we're not frozen so much, be-
ing much harder.
The warm weather Of the past few
weeks has placed vegetation in an ad-
vanced stage, and I fear the horticultural
will lose much fruit ]. G. MARTIN.
Fort Worth, Tex.
All our best authorities on rose culture in
the South, and anywhere el,e, for that
matter, fully agree with Mr.. Martin that
plants protected through winter should
never be transplanted to the open grounds
until the danger of frosts has entirely
passed. Protection makes them compar-
atively tender, hence exposing them to
frost in spring would prove just as disas-
trous as leaving them unprotected through
winter. Even though the frost should not
be severe enough to kill the plants outright,
it would tend to ''stunt" them, as we say,
and much loss of time would result in their
recovery from this effect, even supposiug
that they would eventually recover in full,
a thing we consider very doubtful.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10

out vel back on the head, aud form about
tYo-thirds of circle around the front of it,
meeting Immediately in front. These are
the implements with which it does its
biting. The under side Of the animal is fat
with slight groove along the middle,
while its back IS inclined to ro1ndish, with
two shallow depressious running its full
length, one along either edge Of the back
Cole- Of the under side Of the animal a
shade lighter than that Of the back.
There is rule by which any one may
readily tell this biting and yenomcus cent?
pede from the other and harmless species:
the Tenomous centipede has forty-two legs
running out from its body, as already
shown, while each Of the other species has
but forty legs.
The centlpedes are ravenous insect eat
ers, feeding upon every species Of insect
that comes within their reach, hence but for
this one venomous species they would be
deserving Of general encouragement And
even with all its faults we are by no means
sure that Scolopendria heros is not of more
advantage to Texas than otherwise, 50 far
as relates to its own acts. II viii bite peo-
pie wheh forced to do so in self-defense,
bit the number of people it bites are so
few that we much doubt there being one
case annually among the entire population
Of the state. The bite is poisonous, and
unless promptly treated stands chance of
making rather bad sore; but If at once
treated with hartshorn or some other suit
able and simple remedy, one is not apt to
hear anything about it, even at the next
farm. 1t probably more than pays for all
the harm it does in the large quantity of
insects it devours. But there is great harm
growing out of its existence in Texas.
traeeable to other acts than its own. The
average Texan never kills it when he sees
it, especially if he happens to be an adopted
citizen from some Northern state-he cap
lures it and sends it in q bottle of alcohol to
friends up at the told home" as a Texas
''curio." The man who knows everything
sees it up there and tells marvellous tales
about its deadly character, its great num-
bers in Texas and the hosts Of people it has
destroyed. His astonished and gaping
auditors repeat the stories to all subse-
quent corners, and thus Texas has as many
standing advertisements against her as
there are centipedes seut to regions where
the people know nothing about centipedes.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10
NORTHERN MELON SEED.

Do you consider Northern watermelon
seed. as advertised in Northern seed cata-
logues, as good for culture in the South, on
a large scale for market, as would be
Southern grown seed 2 Some tell me they
are better, while others say they are not. l
would much like to have your opinion
through our bureau of information in THH
GAZETTE. w.
Waco, Tex.
We do not consider that purely Northern
grown melon seed would be at all suitable
for culture in the South. The Northern melon
of Southern variety has been more of less
dwarfed by culture at the North, as climatic
conditions, ETC., are not congenial to it
there. Of course Northern varieties may
do well enough for the North, but we
should never attempt to grow Northern
varieties here.
But when one buys seed Of some good
Southern melon at Northern store, he is
very apt to get Southern-grown seed as the
seed of this character handled by those
dealers has been raised for them in the
South, as a pretty general rule, but we
would want to know this fact before risk
ing the seed
All our best Southern melons now re-
garded as standard started in the lower
states Of the South. The Georgia rattle
snake variety originated near Thomasville,
Ga, the KoIb's gem originated near Eu-
faula, Ala, and the Cuban queen, though an
importation from the West Indies, first
grew in this country on the grounds Of this
humble writer near the city Of Mobile,
Ala. The ice cream, the mountain sprout,
the ironclad and many other Northern
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10
ON GRATING TIE GRAPE.

Mr.. George Husman of California is &C
cepted as the leading vineyard authority of
that state. He tells US that since 1852 he
has been grating the vine, and always with
an eye to the easiest and most successful
methods.
Grating in the house or shop, as is usu-
ally done with the apple and other fruits,
and then planting in nursery rows in spring,
he has not found successful method for
the grape, as comparatively few such gratis
grow, and even these few make a very IN
satisfactory growth. He knows the method
is still upheld and practieed by some per-
sons, but for himself, he could never rec
ommend it. His best and most uniform
success in the vineyard has been on vines
strong enough to hold the graft
firmly, and late enough in spring for
the sap to be flowing freely
or course the cions should have been
taken of before the flow of sap began and
kept dormant by burying in the ground in
q cool place. 1t is best to bury the cions in
an inclined position with the uppermost
buds downward. In his experience it makes
no difference how much the young growth
On the stalk has started already just SO the
Zion is entirely dormant at the time Of set
ting. The stock must not be lifted from
the ground-set the cion in it Just where it
grew and where the vine is to remain.
Simple cleft-grafting is best. No wax is
necessary. Graft on level with the sur
face OF the ground and then rake soil
around the juncture. The sap from the
stock will keep the soil moist until the cion
takes and begins to grow.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10
THE GOLDEN wYANDorrEs.

A correspondent wants an article on the
Golden Wyandctte fowls. We have had no
experience with them. They are compare
lively q new breed of fowls, but they APP
pear to be growing rapidly into favor
among poultry raisers. Many very good
qualities are claimed for them It's said
that as layers they closely rival the Leg
horns, rbeing both summer and. winter
layers. The eggs are large, of q brewnish
color and very fertile. Matching, out better
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10
WHAT ANS THE TURKEYsq

For the benefit of myself (and doubtless
1t will benefit otherS), please let me know
through THE GAZETTE what ais my tur-
keys, and also tell me what to do for them.
The attack begins with snorting or cough
ing. At first they show this symptom but
once or twice in day, but they keep get
ting worse until finally they cough or snort
at least once every minute and then they
begin to cape, which last symptom cou-
tinues about one month, when they die.
1 have fed them on K. K. K. condition
powders but it seems to do them no good.
They usually die in about four months
from the beginning of the attack Give
me remedy if possible, else my chances
for raising turkeys appears to be exceed
ingly slim. FRANK Nj SETTLE, JR.
Fisher, Tex.
We have had several similar letters. Mr..
J. B. Harper of Ballinger, Tex, writes:
have some sick turkeys. They are
affected with a cough. Have lost some
with the disease. Examined one and found
its lungs more or less decayed- Please
give me remedy through The GAZETTE.
On receipt Of Mr. Harper's letter about
one month ago, we wrote TO three different
authorities for information as to what
allied the turkeys and what ought to be
done for them, we not at all understanding
the case oursef None seemed to know
positively what the trouble was, but all
ventured the opinion that it was form Of
influenza something like La grippe in people,
or epizootic in horses. They could suggest
no remedy, but recommended destroying
the affected fowls or isolating them from
those not affected. The opinion appeared
to be that the disease would soon run its
course and pass away Of itself.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

This department is devoted TO answering
such questions as may be asked by our sub
seFiasrS which may be OF general Information
Inquiries O. personal character lh2t require
answer by mail should always have stamp in
closed. Please give full name and postodice
address in addition % any such signature as
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10
EyHAnsrIoN or IASD.

At late meeting of the Massach usetts
board of agriculture Ex-Governor Hoard, of
Wisconsin, said: Nearly all our land is
weaker than when taken from the hand Of
nature. This is evident En- every. East
err, Middle and Southern state, and every
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10

sSnbscrfber, or "a. G. d. not for publication
II against the viii OF the writer, but to admit
OF direct communication should such Q thing
be deemed necessary. Address As directed st
head OF this page.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10
THAT PALo PINTO oURRANr.

In compliance with your request made In
THE GAZETTE last week mail you some
cuttings from the tree mentioned by me as
called currant in this county, but which
was not the Mexican "algireda." The tree
is not vet in leaf, so if you cannot identify
it by these cuttings will send you more
specimens when the leaves get out 1t is
low-growing tree, or shrub, and is usually
found in rocky places on steep hillsides.
1t bears whites fringy flowers early in the
spring, which are followed by considera-
bic fruitage of small red berries of sweet
taste. Have never known it cultivated.
READER
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10
Palo Pinto County, Tex.

tits tree of very wide range, being
found in near all parts Of the United States.
In different localities it is known by diff
ferent local names. People of the gulf
states usually call it wild currant, while in
other localities it is called service berry,
shad berry, May cherry and so on. Its
botanical name is Amelanchier canadensis,
and it bears no relationship whatever to the
true currant Ribes) which belongs to an
entirely different family of plants. A dwarf
variety is cultivated in some sections, bear
ing much larger fruit than the wild va
rietv
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-10
THE ouRRANr IN TEXAS

I inclose you root and some cuttings Of
a shrub that l have heard called Mexican
currant or Mexican gooseberry. l obtained
the specimens on Yellow House canyon in
Lubbock county, Tex. It grows in rocky
gulches about the springs in the canyon.
On a switch not larger than lead pencil
and not longer than my arm 1 have
gathered pint Of berries. They are very
acid and make fine tarts.
w. Il. TRoL1NGER-
Whitesboro, Tex.
And now we cheerfully knock under on
the currant question. Texas has ore
species Of native currant at least, for your
plant is undoubtedly true currant-a
RIDES of botanists. We are not able to
make out the species, and think that in all
probability it is species not named as yet.
That there should be native currant in
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-24
THE M'GLYNN CASE.
DECIDED BY THE PAPAl leGAIt,
MONSIGNoR SATOLLl.
Full Restoration OF the New York Priest
to the Exercise of His Ecciesiasticai
Functions.
rBy telegraph to the Dispatch !

WASHINGTON, December 23.-The famous case
OF Father McGiyRn, OF St. Stephens churcn'
New YORK. has finally been decided by tho
restoration to him OF authority TO perform DIS
pfiestly functions. The settlement OF this case
cane within the scope Of the general power
vested In Nonsignor Satoll, the Papai lesa'e'
and the decision was promulgated by MIN 10
night AT the Catholic University where he Is
stopping. A..
Tke case was first formally presented 10 mon
signOr Satolli on Wednesday last by father
Burtsell. DR.. NcGlynn's friend ana M Mslslssr
Throughout his controversy with the ArcnDsnUpi
which resulted In the suspension OF the priest ehu
then his practical accommodation. ne pre-
sentcd the plea Of the depOsed priest at the cOre
Of which Mgr. Satoll told him 70 return 70 NC"
York and communicate 10 Dr. AcGlynn me-
sage from him the Monsgnorl. The purport OF
this message can only be surmlsed. but u Is oe-
neyed to have contained statement OF tho con-
cetsions required 10 be made by him IN oruer
that his plea mil Eht receive favorable consiuera-
tion. "
DIR. McGlynns reply was brought 70 Wasnlng-
ton this morning by Father Burtsell, and to-day
he and Mgr. Satolli were in consuiatlon
oysr the matter. The presence OF D.' McuI!nn,s !,s
friend in tho city became known, and as a result
various reports were circulated as to the actloh
OF Nonsignor Satoili In the matter.
TIE STATEMENT AUTHORITATIVE.
il had not been the intention OF the
Papal legate to settle the case at this date, Dut
az a late nour tonight the following statement
was furnished the United Press by representa-
tive OF Mgr Satolll: "To end the many cohus-
dictory telegrams sent out to the university ior
inquiry. 1t is thought expedient 70 state that AZ
9 o'clock y. NJ. DR.. NcGlynn was declared tree
from ecclesiastical censure and restored 10 the
exercise OF his priestly functions after having
satisfied tho Popes legate on all points IN his
case"
The OBJECT OF this decision by Monslgnor Sa-
toll is limited. IL enables Father hcGlynn 10
serve as priest in any parish 70 which ne may Oe
assigned A return ohi. old fold at 81. Ste
phen's is a subject for further consideration aud
must be settled, the authorities here say, Oy
Archbishop Corrigan, OF New York.
DR.. Burtsell returned TO New York to-night.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-24
ELEVEN MEN HURT.
Collapse OF a Baltimore Railway Power
House Nearing Completion.
LBy Telegraph to the Dispatch ]


BALTIMORE, MD, ID Decernber 23.-The iron sup
ports 20 the roof OF the pover-hopse which Is
building for the City Passenger-RailTay Com
pany, on Baltimore street corner OF East street,
iell this afternoon aud eleven men were injured.
Those who we're hurt ara as f01Ow5: William
Maitland, injuries to hip and chest; r. Is. Mis-
sick, ankle sprained. Uriah B. Kilbourne, OF
Cambridge, o.. left shoulder dislocsted; /;
William Despair, assistant foreman, right leg
broken; Martin Welsh, lip cut aud otherwise
bruised: Gordon Tornby, OF Chicago. pelvis
fractured will probably die: George Duh. log
and one rib broken; William Cun scalp wound
and internal injuries. condition serious; John l..
Langvile left leg injured; Michael Kelley, Jared
and shaken up by the fail; John Waters, the
contractor for the pOwer-house building, face
and head cut.
Tho Youngstown (Ohio) Bridge Company has
the contract for the roof and the brickWork "a
being done by q Baltimore firm. The four heavy
iron truss girders, lOj foet long and Weighing
three and cne-bah tons, were placed IN POSI-
tion several days ago, and had been securely
braced on the south eide Of the building. The men
were at work to-day putting In the braces on the
north side. There we're altogether eighteen
men at WORK In the Building when the crash
came. One brace had been placed in position,
and the mon were preparing TO rivet it when the
truss glrdeTs began TO sway, and before tho
men could leave the entire structure
fell 20 the GOor, carrying with II all
the mon except three, who cl1ng TO the
division wall All Of the men who went down
with the structure fell into the pits and were
buried in mass OF iron, WOOL and deoTis. / ne
men who were at work on the hoor were warned
IN time to save themselves from serious
injury. jumping into the pits. As II was they re-
ceived slight bruises.
When the patrol wagons arrived. those VINO
were severely hurt were carried out on stretchers
and sent to tho Baltimore University and city
hospitals. The accident will cause delay OF
several weeks on tho building.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-24
Serious Railway Wrecks.

LIMA, o., December 23.-A serious wreck oc-
cnrred ON the Cincinnati, Hamilton Il Dayton
railroad about IL A. NJ. between Deshler aud
Bellevue. resulting in the death Of Robert DEM
ming, OF Lima. and the smashing Of about thirty
cara The trains which came together were two
freiehts. the regular No. 40 and an extra, north
hound, The eugiuemen saved themselves by
turnping The wreck is one OF the worst the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton has ever had.
DENVER, COL, December 22.-oanta re pas
senyer train No X. which left Denver at 1l:05
O'clock last night, was wrecked between and :
O'Clock two miles east Of Hustled, a small station
fifteen miles north OF Colorado Springs. Several
cars left the track and plunged down an en-
bankment nifty feet high, pilng up the cars IN a
heap. Fire broke out almost Immediately ana
added horror TO the ecene. The train was run
ming at the rate Of forty miles an hour when the
accidsnt occurred ana some Of the cars were
smashed into fragmenta Nobody was killed out
right Two boys we're fatally hurt and fifteen
others more or less injured.