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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-16
FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS


VEGETABLES Caullnower per doy-
en-, 81 .26Ml 90; wax beans, per bushel,
$3.50; green peas, per huslr, SlOO;
squashes, per doz., 2Jd35o; cucumbers
per do2. lNd2Oc: now Cnhha 90 nnrthprn.
per pound, l-2M'ic; tomatoes, l-3 bu
box, Doe, tomatoes. IL huhhel boxes
1ouSl, tomatoes In crates of 4 has
kets, 81 90; asparagus, per dozen,
lunches, lucWSluO; new pnlaions. per
bushels, Toe; new onions, per pound,
2m2 ~, rhnbnrh, per b 5CMI75c: green
corn, per dozen. 1OQui0o; huttcr beans.
per bushel, $500, okrn, per hushel, $l.25;
egg plant, per doz., iOd5Oc; sweet pep.
per. ~ biisbcl box, 7hc.
FRUITS Cherries per boy, Cal, 81. 30
per crate. kansnE, $500; apples. red
per IL bu, boxes, O5c; apples green ! 2
bushel boxes DOc; apples. IL bu, hsk'is,
5Odtd0c peaches, 10 bu boxes, 356t
Doe; pluns, 500 Dor ernie.
plums, per bushel. 5000; straw,
berries, per crate. S2a2.5O. blnckberrlcl.
Der crate, 500; blnckherrles.
per gallon, In bulk, Doc; Eoosoberrcs, per
crate, $500; ruspbcrrics, quarts,
per crate, $500; rnspl -rlcs. plnta, per
crates. $40 cnntAlnupc. nor doz., H5fg
noe: wntermclOns, 81 5O1f2 90 nor doy
lemons, per box, S5mG: mediterranean
sweet oranges, 81 OO BlucBcld bannnaa.
per bunch. S2.OOaa' D anrlco,s, per box.
81 80: grapes, l0.lb bskt 10000; pears
per bnshcl, 500; Siberian crab apples.
nor bushcl, SiJ0; White Heath peaches,
ner bushel. $3.50; Chinese cling peaches,
per bushol, $500.
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PARIS, July ia parade of troops
was held on the race course at Long
champs yesterday in celebration of the
arnlvcis ary of the fall of the Bastile
The soldiers were reviewed by President
Carnot An immense crowd was present
and the troops were heartily chetred.
President Carrot. however, was coolly re-
ccived. No disturbances were reported
anywhere In the provinces In connection
with the celebration of the day.
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HIDES. WOOL. ETC.

uIDEs-Bnyers are paying: Dr.
flint heavy. &c; Light, 30; dry salt, a..
green salt. 3a3 l-2ci butchdrs' green
2 i.26I3 l-2e.
medium, 12d14c: fln,, 129i11e.
BONES iIoofs and bones, $500 Der
ton. delivered,
BEEswAX-1bulse.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 15.-At meet
ing OF the North American saengerbund
today, steps We're to effect n permanent
organization. A committee OF twenty viii
be named to formulate constitution ana
by laws for the government Of the orgnniza-
ton. II was decided TO hold the next San
gerfest at plttshurg.
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LONDON, Jnly 15.-At wool sales to-.
day ll,OOO bales Of fair quality We're
offered. Competition WIS upheld by
French buyers, who took freely Of me
rlnos. and by Germans, who were anxious
to secure Cape of Good Hope and Natal
wool
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WINES AND SPIRITS.

WHISTLES -RectiGed, St.20a2. 90 n,
per proof: 1.yearold upwards, 81. t,ns,
, 10; sour mash, 2-year-old aud upward
Sl AMID as per age; extra fine SJOls,i
1000; blended WHISTLES, $2.OOd32j
WINES Pure grape. per gallon, ST 90
ERANDIES-Pure Tennessee nnni.
SO ID. pure Maryland peach, 81 .b0i XIX
nestle cognac, SL75u3.00i Imported
So. 6O9L0.25.
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sd. LOUIS LlvEsrocK.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July 15.-Cattle-
Receipts, 200; shipments, 1900: un.
changed on all kinds.
Hogs Receipts, 1900: shipments 1000:
0-lOc lower Ton prices, S0.l5; bulk of
sales, S5Sn0O0.
Sheep Receipts. 700; shipments, 1900;
steady and unchanged.
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vALETTA. Malta, July l5-The British
ship Inhcxlble, mounting twelve guns has
been ordered to proceed Immediately 10
Alexandria. Egypt. II is rumOrcd the hur-
rlcd despatch OF the lnnexible Is owing To
disturbances In Alexandria.
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capsicum. powdered. per To-. 2Sc. can.
eras, per. To-, 203c; cream tartar. ri
X, per d., 30ci groceEs, per H., f5ci
Dovers powders, per b., Sl.25: eibrr
sulphurc, y. y. r.. per 10, s5c, run,
arabic, first pick, per H.. 1Dc; gdm sIci'
lac, per H., ne; glue. brown, per Ii. Ia,
Ice; glue, white. per H.. III: mace. ~.
H.. sOci mercury, per h.. zoe; inornhins
sulnh.. T.. & w, 1.S-oz.. boxes. per ~
$2.4S; . l.2-ox boxes, per OK. s.. a..
OF. bottles, per d., S2.o0; nntmrrs. ', c,
10. Toe; castor OIL per gal, ST o5tii XXI.
OLIVE oil per gal. Sl,1o. lnsced oil, ner
gal, b9uGlc; sperm oil. w. H., ner n a'fis
$40; opium, pcr H.. $500 10 81 liz.
opium, peu per ID, $500; black pe epis
per H.. lbc. potash. bromide. pcr III.
as; potash, chloratc. per tb,, 2Sc: iodiils
per h., 81 ;2oi quinlne, +. n w, OF, bot.
per o.. 3ici cans, per o., 32c; Qulnine'
Y. Il W., h-oz. cans, per o.. Ne. u, q
s. uuinine, or. Walls. per o., 3nc: 10
o.. ilns, per OF. 2sc; de-. Sos. Tins. i be-,
o.. 2Sc; do. 2o-oz tins. per o. 2ac;
per h.. . 1-i@2. 1-2c; saltpetcr, refined
per lb.,. 100; saltpetar. commercial i,r
Rochelle, 30c; bicarbonate, EpxlIsh knsi
per H.. 90, sulphur. bbhl. lots. y 4. H.
snlnh., flowers. small lots. DC; spirit,
lcaa,. Collier & Southern, s r., per H.
Z Lie.
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RALEIGH, n. c., July 15.-Hmter
Harris, assistant state geologist, was
drowned while bathing Thursday even.
ing near Little River academy. Cumber-
lend county. He got into an eddy of
the river aud could not swim.
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WOOL.
ST. LOUIS WOOL.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. July 15.-wool re.
ccipts today, l3l 900 pounds. past week.
I2S,OOO pounds: shipments today. n. 600
pounds past week, 5000 pounds; quiet
with no appreciablc change Ia any III.
rectiou,
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COAL

Retail Ilst-Canon City, s7.Tb pc,
ION McAlister, Choctaw. Jcnny Lind,
big Muddy, Rouse, Maitland, Cameron,
iSNoeIson md Waleenberg ,ceals, car lots
$500 onehalf ton. S3.hO; Monarch. Vie
tor Sapia Clara and Elmorc Goals. chi
lots, 500: 2 TO 10 ton lots. so; tw,
tons, SQ.25; one ton. $3.50 onc-hnlf ton
$500; Brnr Creek and Alclnmcs coals
car lots. Sb,2S; 10 10 tons. $3.50. ,yes
tons. $500, one ton, S0 onc-hnlf ton,
$50; Maitland egg and Monarch egg,
$780, 800; single ton; ~ a antbCTac,lt.
lots, S12IOi single ton. Sia anthracite
lOuidn), 2 10 10 tons. so. single ton,
So50; onc-half ton, Sh' s''ct coal, 4nc.
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8 l-1Gd5 s-s, A. as: moulds A, $50
@S 1915: standard A, 3 s,Sq5 5-s;
roufectoners A, . o-i6uS IL; cut
loaf . 7-Sud i-i6; crushed, . rs
MO 1-l0: powdered 3 l-i0: granu-
hied; I-16d5 81; cubes, : ll-i6a
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COTTON.


ST. LOUIS. Mo, July 15.-Cotton
steady: middlng, 79-lGci sales, 100
bales Receipts none; shipments, 800
bales; stocks, $1,000 bales.
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KANSAS cry PRODUCE.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. July 10
Whrat- Demnnd fair at unchanged
prices, No. . rcd. 81 l-2dI0Ic.
Corn firm. No. . mixed, BE,
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BE ON THE WATCH, THE AID.
MlIlAL is COMING.


KNOXVILLE Tenn, July 15.-Near ciln-
ton. Anderson county, yesterday, Freeman
and Nose Cox. brothers, were shot aud
mortally wounded while at work IN a Held,
by George Beels. No cause assigned.
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Just received, a fresh supply of
Spratt's celebrated dog medicines Of all
kinds at Anderson's Clubhouse.
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Nnw oRLEAss rRopucE.

NEW ORLEANS. La, July 15.-Mar.
kets quiet aud unshanged.
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GENERAL MAEKErA
Galveston Wool Market
Galveston, Tex. July IA --(SpsolaL) -
Wooli-hiarkot quiet, unchanged.
trNiNG-TwRLVg MoNrus' uLtr
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Spratt's dog soap kills fees In dogs
instantly; sold only at Andersons Gun.
house.
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Galveston. Tex. July --spoclnl., ~
Receipts thus far this weak l,Osa
Receipts tho same timoiast year. LOST
Receipts this day ....,.
Receipts this day last wear $50,
Total receipts thus far this season 4.pss il5
Total receipts thus farlast season T,O5i SS5
Difference. a,Oii, 40
Exports 10 Great britain 49,. $50
Exports TO continent. ,..,....... 4,as9
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Galveston, Tex. July 10 -(spi,uLi =
CoiioO closed firm, nj yesterJny's ouott


Galveston, Tex, July Is Especial. -
surar-Plantatlon agents prices in round
lots by the carload for Louisiana sugars,
Market closed firm, at yesterdays quota
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NeM OrIrana rnIurt.

New Orleans. duly -fspeclal,--Cot ton
futures closed barely steady to . points
higher on early nonthsi late months
unchanged. Sales. ~. iO0
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NEW YoRR Saturday, June lO.-Yislblo
supply cotton In world according to Chron.
Gle this date.
Total supply today 759, igi
Same day last year. ibs, eis
Difference 8gs, las
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Galveston, Tex, July 10 especially
Stocks this DAY. ,,,,, asa, pOi
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Galveston Tex, July 10. ESPECIALLY
by steamship from Galveston, Tx:
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DAILY Movements Mt interlpr rownL
Galveston, Tex, July Ia
The morning call., 1893-06-04

sound, Lowell amused me by relating some
of his experiences with hired mon.
1.-The great trouble about taking in pass
ing strangers is that nine times out of ten
they really don't want work. They want
cherries, or want food or bed, or a few
dollars.
Last summer an oldish man came in
and asked for work. really didn't need
any more men. but l said he might stay.
He protested to be very weary, and after
lunch asked if he might rest during the
afternoon.
HE made up a bed In the barn, where
he slept until supper time. In the morn
ing he picked half bucket of cherries and
ate his breakfast. / noticed his absence
when the men went to work; went into
the barn, and 10! the old man and his
blankets were non est.
''He was pretty fair specimen of the
men who ask for work"
We went in to dinner, and fine dinner
1t was. Sayory roast meat. potatoes,
green peas cooked in milk, delicious fres h
bread and butter, tea and blackberry pie.
In the afternoon l picked a couple of
buckets of cherries and was considera bly
CHI grincd to find that l had picked from
the wrong tree, went straight back and
picked two more buckets from the right
tree and brought them into the windmill
house in triumph.
Would you be willing to accept a lob
for few weeks?" asked Mr.. Lowell.
l was in one of my regular fixes. The
mere offer of work was my object accom-
pished.
ITO tell the truth ] can't accent. Mr..
Lowell" said, and ] tried to look very
sad.
why not?'' he asked in some surprise.
Il cannot trust myself in a cherry
orchard" l replied. II thought perhaps
it would be different this time. but 1t isn't.
] have eaten quarts of them already.
When once the demon OF cherry-eating
takes possession of me there's no telling
where I'll stop. Better, far better. to quit
at once. and leave the job to some unac-
cursed young man." and picked up my
bundle and walked away.
Preached the summit of the hill In half
an hour and looked over into the far
famed Napa Valley. The road wound
down among alternate flats and rolling
hllocks, almost every inch of which was
cultivated. My three hours work on the
ladder in the cherry tree had stiffened nv
limbs, and felt like having a good long
walk.
The afternoon was not too warm. but
the mosquitoes were. and for the first time l
began to wish myself back in San Fran
cisco.
just before ascending the final hill
from which the main Napa Valley begins
/ came to rather untidy-looking farm of
average acreage.
The morning call., 1893-06-04

| fused. Their characters were stamped in
delibly upon their faces.
/ approached a small farm and had Just
entered the gate when Notwithstanding
dog dragging chain came around the
| house.
| l only lost tenth Of a second in begin
ming to fiatter him and say things that he
probably knew / really didn't mean. He
flew at me fiercely, but for few moments
succeeded in keeping him off, but knew
it was only matter of time before he'd
cinch. Providentially enough the woman
| came out and called him off.
| was trfle out of patience.
"What on earth do you keep dog like
that around for. ma'am?" l asked with
| some asperity.
"He is a little mean" she answered
sweetly.
"Mean? why he's as blood-thirsty as a
Jersey mosquito"
"He nearly chewed through mans
throat last week." replied the woman
| mildly.
| did not ask for work, because / did OF
care TO enter into any social relations
with that dog. / bowed stiffly and de-
| parted.
Thompsons Station on the railroad W as
| my destination. reached the old Thonp-
son ranch. now owned by Charles d. Allen.
at about o'clock. 1t is one of the largest
farms in the valley, com prising nearly 1000
acres. | still had another hour before
train time. so sprang my simple request
on Mrs. Allen, who. with her daughter,
was reading upon the porch.
Il don't think we need any more men
now, but we will a little later when the
other fruit comes in." said sne.
In conversation with Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
learned some interesting facts in connec-
| ton with the labor question, so far as their
| particular farm is concerned.
I'VE took the place only ten months ago."
| they said, land during that time we have
| certainly had hundred men come to US
| for work,
thine after time we have taken men in,
given them work. been we'll pleased, and
all of sudden they would leave.
They would earn few dollars, ami the
| saloon-keepers in town would get them,
and on they would go to the next place.
This does not apply to trantps, but to
men protesting to be anxious for perma-
nent employment. Out of that hundred
men there were perhaps three or four who
| were really worth anything.
''Of course We have been greatly troubled
with tramps. They decorate the walls OF
the station with criticism of our place.
written in their sign language.
"Of course Pm the principal victim of
the tramps, as my husband is of the work
ngmen." For while those tramps used
to come in at all hours and ask or rather
|
among themselves, apparently, and re-
sorted to all SORTS of tricks. IN order to
avoid the woodple. They came in at
mealtimes hoping that would allow them
to defer the chopping exercise until after
The morning call., 1893-06-04

reach. 1.-THE quicker that gifts cut into
wood the more money I'll make and the
more money the men'll make that work
for me-
The sun was quite high when 1 reached
Ell Verano, little settlement whlrh
seemed to have suffered somewhat from
BOOM" Several modern gingerbread
brIc-a-brac look ing structures, untenanted
and neglected, stared me in the face as
passed through the village and out again
upon the country road.
l was now in land of orchard and vine
yard, for 1 was almost in Snnoma, the
oldest town in the county and one of the
prettiest little places in all California.
After dropping couple of postal-cards
into the postoffice l took the road leading
southeast and over the hills to Napa, six
teen miles distant.
think ] have never seen finer orchards.
For nearly mile the country seemed
continuation of the town. The roads were
shaded with tall trees and each farmhouse
was EN- powered in gardens and surrounded
by well-grown and well-kept orchards.
The delicious odor of roses. for which So
mona County is noted, perfumed the air
for miles around. The highway seem ed
less dusty and the heat less Intense for the
fragrance of those millions of white and
red roses.
entered every gate and asked for work
The answer / received was invariably
the same. They had just finished blowing
and cultivating the orchard and vineyard,
but there would be plenty Of work as soon
as the fruit ripened.
OF course could not wait until the fruit
ripened. but there are many men in San
Francisco who can.
There will be room for hundreds and
hundreds in that one valley before the
fruit and grapepicking season closes next
October.
] was rendered delicously cool dipper
of well water at the house of a New Eng
land woman about two miles out Of town.
She venturedto assert that / was not born
in California and she seemed so Greadfully
in earnest about 1t that hadn't the heart
to deny it. so / acknowledged having first
seen the light in Western Connecticut.
That was the sixth time l had changed
my place of birth in two days.
Fortunately was able to turn the con-
versation before she could question me as
to the geography of my birthplace.
She made some lnvidious comparisons
The morning call., 1893-06-04

dustrious; and my informant cited numer-
Gus other large ranches and farms In the
vicinity which were in precisely the same
situation.
Breakfast over. the foreman or superin-
tendent, or whatever his title might be,
told me to 'go with those four men into
the vineyard"
[ tramped through acres of full-leafed
vines, and when | began to perceive that
'the end was not yet" and babe fair not to
be for some time to come, l remarked TO
the men that l guessed the boss had for
gotten that I'd need shovel, and that I'd
better go back and make sure. It was
half-past 6 O'Clock when l reached the
cookhouse. In the dining-room the "boss"
and a few other persons employed abou.
the Immediate premises were eating their
breakfast.
When the boss saw me walking into the
dining-room 50 coolly he gave a stare of
surprise and asked me rather curtly if
bad not heard him tell me to. go into the
vineyard.
l told him that that would be all right,
which rather cheeky assurance / followed
up by asking whether Mrs. Pleasant had
risen yet.
The boss" was completely ratified. He
was a nice young man and inclined to be
goOd-natured and l pitied him from the
depths of my soul.
He clutched his knife and fork ner-
vously and truth compels me TO record
that his mouth WAS open. He stammered
little, but finally managed to say that
Mrs. Pleasant was still in the arms OF
Morpheus.
Very well." 1 said in business-ike
tone II shall write her a note"
/ drew chair to the breakfast table,
tore leaf from my notebook and, while
the boss" the cook, the waiter, the
gardener and the hostler stared and
looked at each other and stared again and
said never a word. ] scrubbed a basty note
to the lady manager of Mrs. Bells ranch,
saying that certain private detective work
in which l was engaged had taken me into
that part of the country; that from GER
tain information received il became neces-
sary TO examine her men, but that 1t was all
right. Apologizng for the little dece ption,
remained her obedi entservant-which note
1 handed to the befuddled young superin-
tendeDt, telling him he might read 1t,
after which he would kindly fold il up and
''see that Mrs. Pleasant got IT.
He said ''yes, sir" politely, read it with
eyes as big as saucers. said ''yes, sir"
again, this time deferentialIy; insisted on
The morning call., 1893-06-04

floor. And they hoped and hoped, and
their little bare feet came humping down
on the well-worn boards of the kitchen
| floor, until thought they must drop from
| sheer exhaustion. But when they got tired
OF hopping they INDUCED in free-for-all
wrestling match and went at each other Ia
utter scOTn of rules and regulations.
. when the four youngest proposed that
should stand them ALL" which / rightly
construed a. challenge to fight all four
of those perpetual-m ton machineS-to do
! 1t single-handed and alone, underestimate
simply said l was sleepy and retreated TO
the barn.
Next morning walked to school with
the other children. babe them good-b by
at the gate and promised to send them
some San Francisco dolls in return for the
pleasure of their company.
| visited the principal workingmen's
hotels in Napa and was told that there
was plenty of work in the hay fields to the
! south in the vicinity of the salt marshes
near the bay. To the north, at st. Helena
and Calistoga. the vineyards and orchards
were more numerous than the grain fields,
and therefore until the fruit and grain
should ripen work would not be so plen-
tiful as in the southern part of the valley.
/ took the asylum road, but did not
turn in at that Institution. a mile down
the county road | was hailed by a man
running hay wagon in field and who
asked if / was looking for work. He
offered me 81 % per day. but l told him
| wanted So He looked unutterable
| things and passed on.
| Before l had gone another mile was
| r,ixa off, tn arb ,,a Iorr loi-
also declined that offer. II l had taken
1t could have stayed there all summer and
winter.
| met two tramps who told me that they
came from the bay region, where all the
having was being done. They said they
had asked for work and had been refused
point blank They were ragged. filthy and
besotted. No wonder they had been re-
The morning call., 1893-06-04

putting me upon the road. and giving me
elaborate instructions as to the route to
Sonoma, and in other respects did his best
TO make reparation for the great wrong he
mad done me in saying 80 tartly didn't l
tell you to 60 into the vineyard?"
he lifted his broad-brimmed hat as !
passed down the road.
A lovelier morning never dawned in
California. The bright June sun had dis
sipated the msts of the night; and faint
breeze softer than whisper crept over the
still valley.
To the south lay the wooded hills of Glen
Ellen. their green and brown slopes bask-
ing in the warm light.
just where the valley narrowed into the
glen, there was side road leading into an
oak shaded ravine. Following its wind
ings soon reached little secluded farm
house. nearly surrounded by great stacks
of cut wood.
A big sunburned fellow emerged from
the barnyard leading team hitched to a
wood sled.
DO sou hire men to help you cut wood ?"
/ asked.
DO when I can get them, young man,"
was the reply. "They come along from
time to time aud tackle it and outlay
devils, most of 'em. Why. l remember the
time back East. when | was boy. I'd
jump at the chance to make S25 month
and my board and lodging fer doin' no
harder work AN this. Course, wood cut
ting amt sittin' with yer feet cooked up on
desk and reading a newspaper, but it's
some easier AN pitchin' hay, l think"
81 suppose you could hire whole lot OF
men, couldn't you?"
"You see that there hillside" pointing
to the densely wooded Hill slopes extend
ing along the glen as far as the eye could