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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
DEL VALE CORRESPONDENCE.
Newsy Letter From The statesman's Lively
Hustler On the Onion.

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Correspondence of The Statesman.
DEL VALE, Tex, April 22.-CrOps
are progressing in growth splendidly.
By excessive work and dry days the
farmers have at last cleaned all their
crops out. Hardly live weed stands
in the fields at present. Most cotton
is hoed, corn is thinned, and every
one is waiting for rain to come and
cause the weeds to spring up again.
We need rain but can do without it
for some time yet. The ground con,
tains considerable moisture yet,
enough to keep things growing.
Mr.. A. Costley's place has some
extraordinary cotton on it this year
His is about the best in the valley and
all very clean. His corn is knee high.
Some is a little better than the rest.
Mr.. Merrett says: Wrestling with
weeds in day time and toting kid at
night don't agree with fellow.n
Mr.. S. B. Lane called on "Ihe
Judge" the other day.
Last Sunday many vehicles came
out from the city. Numerous picnic
parties dotted the creek and river.
Last Wednesday school closed at
M0ore's school house with speaking
in the afternoon, big supper at 6
o'clock, and regular Shakesperean
"get OFF, at night. Quite crowd at
tended. Mr.. Fisher has proven to be
a real good teacher and there are
hopes OF his getting the school next
term if he desires it.
Numerous picnic parties dotted the
creek and river on San Jacinto Day.
Mr.. Bent Randolph and friends came
at the head with Governor Hogg fol-
lowing suit. MIller's car was filled
with University students. They
made the leaves on the trees drop
with their loud yelling. Messrs.
Cloud and Mayfield had a nice time
on the river eating Thought fish,"
while General Handy enjoyed those
that he "hogged" from them after
they had caught them. Austin's
colored married folks had picnic at
Bakers Crossing on Onion.
Jud Layton's daughter fell from her
chair last evening and stuck needle
in the fleshy part of her hand. The
needle broke in two pieces, both re-
manning in her hand. DR.. Lee had to
split her hand twice before he could
remove the pieces.
Last Wednesday Fisherman Leipp,
an old man living on the river, died
of dropsy.
Messrs. Cloud and May family
remained on the river fishing until
this afternoon.
Cold weather and slight frosts have
damaged the peach crop considerably.
The young peaches have nearly all
fallen off
Many more spells of cold weather
will freeze out the cotton and corn.
NOBLE JERRY.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26

richness of milk, and the butter made
from such milk is of extra flavor and
quality. But its chief value is as a
recuperator of impoverished soil. 1t
is plant peculiarly adapted to lime
lands. 1t will grow and attain con-
siderable height Oh bald lime spots
when no other form of veg citation will
take root and thrive. Its period OF
life is limited to two years. 1t can be
moved twice in one season. If the
second crop of the second year is not
mown the plant will mature crop Of
seed, and when the crop is allowed to
decay on the ground the land is thus
reseeded for another two years as well
as largely enriched by the decaying
vegetation. After the plant has
grown two years and the land then
brought into cultivation, the produc'
tive capacity of the soil is proven to
have been in many instances treble
what it was previous to growing mel
lotus.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
Alfalfa and Melilotus.

A writer in the Breeders Gazette,
speaking Of alfalfa, says: $50 far as |
can learn it seems to be a mistake
made by most parties who attempt to
grow luceOue for the first time in not
moving it the first year. The first
year the plant is apparently very
whopk and delicate. Hence, it is
Though; by these new and ineXperi-
enced growers OF it that to NOV the
plant will result la weakening its vi.
taiity. Whenever it begins to bloom
It should be moved. Ii should never
be permitted to reach mature bloom
at auy time-this year nor any other
year. The plant is benefited there.
by. After the plant blooms the stems
become more woody and less valuable
hay results.
Melilotus alba is known more
as a weed than forage plant in the
North. On the lime lands OF Central
Alabama and East Mississippi it has
within the past few years been Guilt
waited to a greater or less extent, both
for forage and as an improver OF worn
out soil. When the plant is moved
at a height not exceeding two feet
the quality of the hay when properly
cured is excellent. 1t has been found
by experiments that the hay is q
splendid food to increase the flow and
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
Government Seed Distribution.

The old adage which Gays "a new
broom sweeps Clean" generally finds
an illustration in the action of newly
appointed national officials, for time
at least, but 1t "a unfortunate that the
clean sweeong properties of the new
broom wear out very quickly. The
new broom recently introduced to the
agricultural department in the person
of Secretary Morton, has made some
sweeping changes and is threatening
more. He is reported TO have eX-
pressed himself as follows ON the free
distribution of seeds by the govern
meut: "if tho government is going
To continue in the business of seed
distribution, l cauuot see why it
should not go step further and grow
the seed itself, and thus do away
with the middlemau's profit, which
according to all farmers, are one Of
the heaviest burde imposed upon
them"
The distribution of seed by the gov
eminent, though originated in n de
sire to advance the interests OF agrI
culturiets, has by natural process of
corruption common to most govern
menu affairs, degenerated into po-
litical force, and il maintained for the
advantage of politicians rather than
the advancement of agriculture.
From the tone of Secretary Morton 8
remarks it may be Inferred that he
was replying to delegation of seed
growers soliciting him 10 purchase
their seeds for distribution, and it
does not show that he objects to free
distribution of seed as now carried on,
but rather favors it, aud n further adj.
vance In the direction of the govern.
meut raising its own seed, and thus
saving the middleman's profit. 1t is
very doubtful il there would be any
saving by su IN change. Private en-
terpriSrs are carried out on vastly
more econom cal principles than those
practiced Ivy government employees
The hardship to the farmer OF the
middlepan's profit is purely imag.
mary, buS IL real, would not justify
the government going into the busi.
ness to compete with the seed grower
The idea of testing the value of seed,
and trees, and thviv adaptabiity t.
the various sections Of this country is
good, but the plan OF Distributing
them wholesale through he agency
of congressman Is rotten. Each rep
resentative is supplied with a pro rats
quantity of seed and as rule he dis
tributes them where they are likely
to do the most good, politically, and
without reference to the ability of the
ecipients to test or report their value
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26

number of invited guests were
present, and many gifts in silver we g
substituted instead of the customary
tin.
John Lloyd, Rufus Harges, U. Il, G.
Avery and several others of the
Albert Sydney Johnson camp of this
city have returned from Houston,
where they attended the reunion.
Miss Maggie Angus went to Hutto
a few days ago and assisted in the
organization of Loyal Temperance
Legion there OF fifty members.
w. H. McLoud, master mechanic of
the international and Great Northern
shops here, has moved his family
from Palestine to Taylor.
In consequence of the late drouth
and the heavy drain upon their reser-
voir in the manufacture of ice the
Taylor Water company is now pump
ing water direct from the San Gabriel
river, a distance of over five miles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26

Agricultural Editor Statesman:
A few dots from this part OF the
country may interest your readers.
MAY Is twenty miles northeast OF
brentwood, is a prosperous little vii
lage. situated in one of the best farm
ing parts of the West 1t is two miles
from the Comauchie county line and
four from the line of Eastland'
We are undergoing severe drouth
at this time. There has been but two
showers since December, one on the
9TH of March and the other on the 23d
of the same month. We had two or
three light showers during the win
ter. The crop prospect Is gloomy.
Wheat ia a total failure; rain will not
save il now. Oats will recover If 1t
rains this month as they were not
sowed till February. TheIe are thou
sands Of acres OF corn never come up
vet, and never will TIL rain comes.
Some farmers have half a stand and
a few a foil stand, which Is growing
finely in spite Of the dry weather.
Where the land was broken early
and planted early it Is faring
the best notice wherever the corn
has cen plowed good it is doing
well. We had cold nOrther blow up
on the night of the l4th that bit some
corn, followed by frost on the 18th.
which laid lots OF corn to the ground.
Fruit has stood the test so far and Is a
full crop. Grass IL az dry as in win
ter. While we are needing rain bad,
all the western counties are suffering
the same fate. Coleman, Callahan,
Stephens, Eastland and Comanche
and all chat / have heard from are
suffering badly. Not seed of cotton
planted in many parts and but little
planted anywhere Yet. New LAND
bids to be failure Oh cotton, as but
little OF it has been broken yet. |
have teen in Texas twenty.three
yeaIs iarmed twenty years in Will
hanson county, and If l am any
prophet the people have dark day
before them.
Ialways read your farm notes with
much interest. have been sub
scriber for ton years and if The tide of
weather don't change we will fail to
help to swell that 100000 bales this
year. w. III. Z. BROWN.
May, Brown County.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
Sugar From Cotton Seed.

The possibilities OF the cotton plant,
though numerous are still increasing.
After having for ages supplied cloth
ing To large proportion of the inhab-
itants OF the globe, lis pressed seeds
have lately furnished valuable oil
useful for human food and in many of
the arts; while the cake is priced for
live stock feed, and the ultimate resi-
dun or refuse makes fair quality of
SOAP The stalks too, besides being
used for thatch and baskets, furnish a
fiber that can be converted into gun
ny and other kinds of cloth nearly
equal to that made from jute, and
they are also made into common sorts
of paper while the lint which clings
to the seed after IL has passed through
the gin makes excellent felt. Hhe
latest discovery announced by the
British consul at Zanzibar is that cot
ton seed is capable of yielding sugar.
The process extracts the sugar from
cotton seed meal and though its de-
tails have not yet been disclosed the
product Is declared to be of u very su.
perior quality, fifteen times sweeter
than cane sugar and twenty times
more so than sugar made from beets.
What a vast help to industrial enter
prise has not chemical science proved,
and who can imagine the limits of its
possibilities in the way of fresh dis
coveriee useful to the human race?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
Girdled Fruit Trees.

A core .pondent writes that several
young trees in his orchard had the
bark gnawed off by rabbits during the
winter, that the trees above the Cir
died part look dead and young shoots
are springing up all around the trunk.
He wishes to know how he should
proceed to have good tree.
If the damaged trees were root
grated any shoots that may start above
the point of union will be of the same
character as the defunct tree but if the
shoots come from the roots and below
the grating point, any tree grown
from them would be simply Seeding
and its value uncertain till it has
iruited. A careful examination Of the
new growth should be made and if
coming from above the graft one of the
best shoots should be preserved and
trained for a tree after citing away
the deadwood and superfiuous shoots.
II the shoot should prove to be a seed
ling it would he allowed to grow and
it should be budded and grated the
following spring.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
Bagging Grapes.

1t is time ali grapes were protected
with paper bags. The advantage of
bagging grapes is now well under
stood by professional grape-growers
and is now being attended to. The
amateur will find it equally advanta
geOus. 1t prevents rot and mildew,
the ruvages of insects and
birds and produces grape
vastly superior in flavor and appear
ance to that grown without such pro-
lection. | have found the two pound
MANILA bag the most useful size. Any
trouOle and expense incurred will be
more than compensated for by in
creased yield and superior quality.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
CHICAGO.


Cattle-Receipts 600. shipments, SOOO Mar
ket steady. Steers, 2.5C@265; no bet.
ter market, Others, 60@495; Texans, 1926
"a. Is; COWS, 2,0OG425
Hogs - Receipts, $4,000; shipments, - z 0OO.
Market brisk and higher. Mixed packers
7.50@7.70; heavy and butchers weights, 7750
7.S0; light, 7700775; pigs, 7.4O@Z65.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 shipments, 2OO0. Mar
ket active 100l5 higher. Clipped Texans, 65
al. SIS: other classes, 6.10@6lJ; western ewes
5.55@6.600; lambs 5.75@59O.
ST. LOUIS.
Cattle-Receipts $780, shipments 100 Market
steady. Fair to good native steers, 3.00@485c
fed Texas steers, 3.25@450.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; shipments $780, Market
opened 5@10c higher, closed with advance lost
Heavy, T209ZG5; mixed, 710@76O; light 1900
1855.
sheep-Receipts AGO. shipments -. Mar
ket firm and unchanged.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle-Rece1pts 6O7O; shipments 100. Mar.
ket active, steady to 10c higher. Dressed beef
and shipping steers, 4.20@5.G0; cows and heif-
ers. 1.75@4.S0; stockers and feeders, 3.2O@4.45
Hogs-Receipts 1l20U; shipments, 1900. Mar
ket active, 1O9l5c, generally 15c higher, extreme
range of prices 5.OO@z4O bulk, z15@7.25.
Sheep-Receipts, 400; shipments, go. Mar
ket active; muttons, 4.40@5.S5.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26

rough cattle, 700 Hogs, corn fed, 4@41sc gross.
Sheep, 8@S>ic per Id gross; goats, sl@l.5o per
head.
Hides-Buyers are paying SIC per ID,
Wool-Light medium l7c, bury and heavy
12@15c-
GRAIN AND Hay.
Corn-,From wagon S5@4Oc, from store 45@5oc
per bushel.
Oats-From wagon. S5@4Oc; retail, store, 45@
SOC,
Bran-whnlesale, 92c; retail, s1.1O.
Corn meal-50c
Hay-Timothy, wholesale, $3.50 per ton; re-
TAIL soc per 100 TBS; Johnson hay, wholesale. Sl2
retail, 75c per 100 lbs Millet hay, Wholesale $14
retail, 90c; Alfalfa hay, wholesale, SIG: retail
SOC; prairie, Wholesale $1l.50; retail, COO per 100
Tbs.
Barley-S5c per bu; rye, 9Oc
peovIsIoNs AND sUNDR1Es.
Ftsh--0oifsh, 2 ID bricks 6<@7c n ID loose.
Hominy-New, pei Dbl. Gi0O; grits per Dbl,
81 co. oatmeal, new, per hall bbl., loo TBS, 1925;
per Dbl, $500.
DRY GOODS
Dress prints, 51suo6hc; standard plaids 4l2@
Sac; light b. own nestle, "A 405fac; medium
do, A 81 o97c; heavy do, "A 6h@Sc bleacred
do. ii 6 use heavy do, S@l0; brown drilling,
6R@8kc: brown ducking S9l2c jeans cotton,
lOal6c; do, all wool 24gS3c; mattress ticking,
1880; feather do. Holt hicsory shifting,
7h@ ,Oc; ginghamS, 6h@l04c; cambria, 5@5Is.
LIQUORS.
Standard sour mash whisky from 8 to 10 years
old, according to age 2OO945O per gallon; i K
Bourbon lao, . X Bourbon L5i, 8 Bourbon
I70, 5 A pure rye 2.4O. California sweet Wines
L0O@1.50 California dry wi es 75@125, Mumm's
Extra Dry per case dOz pints $500, Mumm's
Extra Dry per case doz quarts $500; Hostel
ters Bitters per case co. Wild Cherry Bitters
per Ease $50, Hiawatha Bitters per case 100.
alcohol pei, gallon go brandy cherries, quarts,
per case doz $50 brandy cherries pints, per
case doz 4.5O English ale Bass per cask,
doz 1880; English porter, E. Burke, bot
Ting per cask 1900; Manitou mineral water
quarts, per case, ESQ., Manitou mineral water,
pints per case, So Manitou ginger champagne
quarts, per case, 500; Manitou ginger cham
paigne, pints per case 1000
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
Row at a Negro Dance.

Special to The Statesman.
Mt PLEASANT, Tex, April 25.-At
a colored ball in the southern part of
Town last night Lewis Curtin shot and
killed Neal Carter. Curtin received a
severe cut in the left side. Curtin
gave up to Sheriff Dickson.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
Office of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics
and History.

AUSTIN, Tex, March %, 1893.
To All Whom it May Concern:
This is to certify that the Equitable
Life Assurance Society of New York,
has in all respects fully complied with
the laws of Texas as conditions preca-
dent to its doing business in this state
and that said company holds GER
tificate Of authority from this Office
emitting it to do business in this state
for twelve mouths from the 1st day of
January, 1898, to the 3lst day of De-
cember, 1898.
Given under my hand and seal, at
office, in Austin, the day and date
first above written.
PHIL II. ALLEN,
Acting Commissioner.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
Will not Apply for Work.

OwAso, Mich, April 25,-General
Manager Ashley's circular inviting
the striking engineers of the Toledo,
Ann Arbor and Northern Michigan to
apply for positions on the road is not
meeting with a cordial reception.
Mott of the men refuse even to con-
slider it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26

P. P. P 4 wonderful medicine; it gives an APP
petite it invigorates and strength
ems
P. P. P. Cures rheumatism and all pains in
side, back and shoulders knees,
hips, wrists and joints.
P. p P. Cures syphilis in all its various stages,
old ulcers, sores and kidney COM
plants
P. P. p Cures catarrh, eczema, erysipelas, all
skin diseases and mercurial poison
ing
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26


Boston, April 25.-Mexican As. 70 to 74o;
stocks 81 to pc.
BRITISH CoNSoLs.
LONDON, April 25.-Bank rate closed this day
2I2d; yesterday. 2hd. silver closed SSd; yes
terday SD, Consols closed SO 7-l6d; yeser-
day 99Sd.
NEW YORK EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK, April % Sterling bank 60 days,
4S7A@-; commercial 60 days. 4S6h@4.S6A
reichmarks, commercial go days, 95 3-16@---;
francs, bank, 60 days, 5.l64; commercial,
GO days, 5.l7a.
NEW ORLEANS EXCHANGE.
New ORLEANS, Apr. 25. Sterling, 60days, 4.86h
a4S7; francs, commercial, 60 days. 5.1Sh@---;
New York sight bank, l,50 prem. commercial,
rs premium.
GALVESTON EXCHANGE.
ALvEsToN April 25-Sterling 60 days. S4S3;
New York sight &c discount New Orleans, nc
dr. cunt American silver, - discount.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
Advice to Farmers.

Farmers, keep an eye on the cotton
market; see how, III the face of the
short crop of last year the price s
going slowly down, down. This is in
response to the apparent determine
ton of farmers to grow an enormous
crop this year, tor in that case manu-
tacturers know they will be enabled
to buy cotton cheaper than ever. 1t
is too late now 10 talk to farmers
about decreasing the acreage. 1t
always was too late to do any good.
II is claimed by many that every
effort at reduction results in an in
crease, Well, be this as it may we
cannot help it. We have advised
farmers to slow up on cotton and to
develop other lines of farm
ing. This latter they are
doing, and after doing this
they spread themselves little too
much on cotton they viii! se able to
stand it, whether willingly or not,
and in the meantime farmers will do
pretty much rs they please about cot
ton and other crops, and OF the advice
they get great deal is clear waste
There is such thing as putting it on
| too thick Texas Farm and Ranch.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
Asthma and Cough

Powder and liquid, never tails in
asthuma and cough of any character.
Samples free by mail. E. Gouaux,
pharmacist, Houme, La, or Dr. Tobin
and j. H. Chiles, city.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26

Try Ponds Extract, the remedy by
verdict for inflammation and
pain. Do not be deluded by spurious
preparations.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26

There ave twenty-four hundred diseases
About the meanest on the list and most pain
full are stomach and bowel ailments, for which
'Kierstead's King of all Pain" is most Won
derful relief 2jc everywhere.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26

The system IL carried Oh at an enor
nous cost to the county, can o
very little practical value to general
agriculture and should be abolishe d..
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26

WOOL MARKET.
GALVESTON,

Unsecured wool-Market closed steady and
unchanged
spring, II months clip, fine, 179lS1sc: medi-
UNI, 17H@19c fall wool, and months, fine;
l5016Kc; medium, 16@l7c; Mexican improved,
l20l3}Sc. Sales, uone
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
COFFEE MARKET
GALVESTO,

GALVESTON
Coffee closed firm at nc decline.
Ordinary, l6Ac; good ordinary, l64c: fair
17Ec; prime, 1Sc; choice, 19c peaberry. -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26

carload for Louisiana sugars:
Market closed firm at lsc advance.
yellow, Axe; choice yellow, Axe; prime yeiiow,
4Hc; choice seconds, SIC prime seconds 39sc;
fair seconds, &C; common seconds. C.
REFINED SUGARS.
Standard, granulated, $3.50; standard, con-
Petitioners A, 5000; cubes, 5OSc; powdered, $3.50:
crushed and cutloaf 5.SSc
Wholesale grocers' quotations, H@%c higher.
Grades omitted not in market
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
FARM NOTES

Edited by John C. Edgar, Duval, to whom al
communications for this column shoulu DC au'
dressed
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
o ,1Lr NO rEMssr At rNrEg1on rowgs.

SUGAR MARKET.
GALVESTON.
Plantation agents prices in round lots by the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
COTTON MARKETS.
SPOT COTTON.

LIVERPOOL
Spot cotton closed quiet at yesterdays quota.
ions free supply Offering.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26

Lumber-2x4. 2x6, ks and 2xlO at Sls per
1000 2x124x4. Axe 6xS;s2a; lx12 first.class conn.
boxing, $40; cleer boards, 1xl2 and narrower S25;
1x4 and Ike tongue and groove flooring, $685. <
ceiling S22 so; California weatherboardfng, SIS;
IS Texas Notwithstanding s225G X and II
extra wide lumber, $50, best dry all heart
shingles $500; pine plastering laths $3.50; ey-
press, s4O0.
Austin lime TO contractors, SOC U mi; to
retail consumers, 81. Coopered lime, 81.
Portland cement wholesale s425 per Dbl; re-
tail 81. So Rosendale cement wholesale, $780,
retail sS.25; plaster paris wholesale 49, Is; retail
500
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26

Spot cotton c'osed quiet at yesterdays quota
tinnS