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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
The Fodder shocks.

Corn cut Off at the ground and
shocked after heavy transforms, is
apt to become twisted, and some OF
the shocks will corkscrew and fail
over. All such shocks should be bro
ken down as soon as they have dried
out, and the talks set round the up
right shocks Ii left partly fallen
down, they cannot dry out: the fod-
der will mold, and then the grain will
become heated and will quickly spoil.
This is little matter where only a
few shocks are lost but it is a great
loss when the shocks blown over are
many. Each large corn shock will
husk from half to a barrel of corn.
The fodder is also valuable. Corn,
owing to the shortage in the West,
will command better prices this win
ter, and clean, bright fodder is worth
IS per ton; thereto e, 1t is well
worth saving in the best possible
manner.
Feeding mOuldy grain, or mouldy
fodder, is dangerous; it is injurious
to the stock. If fed to mich COWS it
Injuries the quality of the milk and
II the grain is fed to hogs it is apt
to produce disease. Horses will not
eat mouldy corn. Fodder shocked
properly will shed water readily, and
neither fodder nor grain will be dam
aged, even after several days rain.
Good Irvine tarred makes an excel
lent tying mater al. 1t is strong.
easy to handle, and costs but few
cents per pound. 1t can be used for
tying the shocks first, and then, after
the corn is husked, it is useful for
tying the fodder in bundles. II cared
for, it will last two years. -Balti-
more American.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
CHASTITY Find.

One of the contractors on the
Ramarama Valley Road, Australia,
had occasion to fell totara tree, and
inside the trunk, which was hollow,
he discovered three skeletons, sup
posed to be man, woman and child.
One Of the skulls had apparently
bullet hole through the forehead.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
Polished Moldboards.

A pillow that will not scour is a
vexation of spirit. and the fault
generally lies with the previous user,
who did not wipe of the moist soil,
or else left in the furrow, or with the
polished surface upwal DIS TO catch the
rain. When stopping work, both at
noon and night, the pillow should be
taken out of the furrow, wiped bright
with bunch OF grass and turned
over on the edge OF the share with
the Landslide up to prevent injury to
stray stock and to keep the mold
board dry. When the pillow IS to
stand unused for time, it is well to
coat the polished surface with castor
oil to prevent rust.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25

WHEN the high wheeled bicycles
were introduced into Morocco, the
Sultan of that country used them as
a means of furnishing his wives. The
offending women were compelled to
ride them, and when they fell off, the
Sultan exclaimed, "Bismillah!" and
laughed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
FEAST ON THE FISH.
BIRDS OF THE SEA COAST AND
THEIR CURIOUS NESTS.
Elshhnwks Obtain Their Entire Food
supply from the water-An Unwritten
Law Protects Them-s Striking Peculiar
titles of Their Nests


People who visit the northern
coast counties Of New Jersey In sum-
mer are struck with the curious,
bulky nests of the fish-haws, which
are so common In that locality.
These nests are about three feet
across and about two feet deep, and
are nothing more or less than big
heap Of brush or dead branches. The
hawks are protected in these counties
by the impression that they bring
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25

601 900 for dressed beef, 3 consider
able increase over the exports for the
corresponding time last year. Added
to this Is IS, 900 sheep. valued at
$500, 900. The export OF hog products
for the month Of May was rs, AS 900
pounds The total value OF all pro-
visions and live stock exports for May
was SIS, 045, 600, or 81, 900, 900 more
than May, 1893.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25

THE women do not pay the slight
est attention to what their husbands
think about house cleaning. The
only way to bring about reform is for
the husbands to induce the young
and unmarried men to suggest that
maybe the system of hundred years
ago, having been improved In every
thing else, might be improved In
house cleaning.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25

When 1t Is realized that the farm
ers of the United States buy $50 900, :
700 worth OF commercial. fertilizers
every year, the need of analysis Of
fertilizing materials will be under
stood. The standards required by
law in the different States. vary, so
that the valuations contained ia bull
letin No. I02 or the New Jersey STA
tion. are only of use inside the limits
OF that State. In other respects the
bulletin will prove an excellent guide
to farmers Ia all sections. The fact
that lit pays quite as we'll, proper
ti0nately to use good business in the
purchase CT fertilizer supplies as in
the sale Of produce" is not grasped by
the general farmer who does not real
ize that ''those who carefully study
the source of supply and make up
their orders early, and purchase con-
siderable quantities are able to get
better quotations than those who buy
small lots at a time and Of the near
est dealer"
Inquiries as to the advantages of
home mixing brought replies from
sixty farmers, fifty three or whom
lind that it pays them well to buy
raw materials and mix for themselves
But three farmers report any disad-
vantage. One states that there was
considerable loss from handling;
another that 1T is dificult to procure
the, materials in small quantities at
reasonable price, while a third con-
siders 1t disadvantage TO pay cash.
This summary OF practical experience
should be sufficient evidence Of the
value OF home mixing and o: the
adoption OF this method or purchas-
ing SupplieS
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25

At work on the tender part OF the
birds legs there was somewhat Of
shaking and diving In the air to get
rid Of the crab, but 1t is not often
they get fooled. It is generally all
In their favor. A hawk will fly away
with big eel wriggling In It's claws
that man could not hold thirty sec
onds with both hands.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25

ANOTHER use for leather has been
discovered: the making Of artificial
whalebone. The leather is soaked
for two or three days In sulphate OF
potassium, and then stretched on a
frame slowly dried, and exposed to q
high temperature. Afterward, be-
ing subjected to heavy pressure, 1t
becomes hard and elastic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25

DEHoRNED cattle can be packed
closer and will 90 to market with
less injury to hide and flesh than
those with horns. 1t Is also cheaper
and easier to raise them, and the
more restless any animal Is the less
fat 1t lays on.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
Beef for England.

The value of our English market
for beef Is shown ~ the fact that we
exported to Great Britain 81, 500 tons
OF dressed beef and 1876. 600 live cat.
tie during the first five months of
this year, valued at 822, 500, 90, or
els, 900, 600 for live cattle and s7,-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25

success would certainly follow him
In whatever pursuit he shoIld under
take, and, although there Is less Of
such feeling now, those who own
property on which the hawks build
welcome them In the spring as an
old acquaintance and look anxiously
for their coming as soon as the win
ter breaks.
Fish-hawks get their entire food
supply from the water. Their eyes
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25

THE foreign invention which is to
take the place Of both leather and
rubber would be alarming II so many
other great inventions had not failed
TO materialize.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
"A MERCANTILE Priest.

A Polish Roman Catholic clergy
man at Passaic, N. j., has gone, into
the general merchandise business,
and has the name Of his church and
the sign of the cross over his store.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
A Worthless w.rr,or.

The Warrior, the first ironclad
built for the British navy, was re-
Gently surveyed at Portsmouth aud
declared to be practically worthless.
The ship was built at Blackwell.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
' - > p - r.fI =
ing and occupies the birds for few

Tug unu OCCUPIES UHe DIruS IUr IeW
weeks.
1t is generally believed that there
is law protecting fish hawks, but 1t
is mistake. There is an unwritten
law and well-obeyed one of custom.
A boy is told that he must not dis
turb the birds, and he does not. The
good treatment that the hawks have
received has made them so tame that
their nests are built In door yards
and by the roadsides, and the natu.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
Tromsoe,s Growth.

Trornsoe, in Norway, has just cele-
brated its l,000th anniversary. In
that time it has grown from 80 peo-
pie to 5000. The inhabitants are
chiefly devoted to fishing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25

Cor- BRncxINRrpoH in an inter.
view bitterly complained that the
newspapers did not tell the truth
about him. They would have been
barred from the mails II they had
dime so
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
SOME one says that liquor strength
ems the voice. This Is mistake; 1t
only makes the breath strong.
JUDGE ORR, of st. Paul, has ruled
that hugging a girl is disorderly con-
duct Such ignorance is painful.

If two men have conversation to-
day, they cannot agree tomorrow on
what they said. A man should give
4 receipt for his conversation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25

are so constructed that even at great
heights they can see fish that swim
near the surface, and then dive with
lightning speed. The fish is caught
In the claws and is taken to the nest
Of the bird before being eaten. The
writer has seen q hawk make a mis-
take and catch hard crab, and when
the crab got both his big claws fairly
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
gE!lE|L|E|{E[[EID

stealing from or interfering in any
way with It's neighbour. The advan-
tage Of this arrangement is the calves
do not have to be taught TO drink
Take them from the cow, turn them
into the stall put in the milk and
they will soon learn 70 drink without
aid. Farm and Homo.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25

NEARLY every liar out West has
promised to send us mess Of young
prairie chickens.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
Drinking Trough for Calves.

The drawing represents a handy
pen for feeding calves 1t consists
simply Of plank trough raised to a
convenient drinking distance from
the floor, with partitions in it. The
stalls are made from each partition
large enough to admit the calf with
out allowing it to turn around and
are made high enough to prevent
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25

'Twouid Kill a Modern Man.
A Roman soldier, In marching
order. carried sixty pounds or weight
and was expected to march four
miles an hour for six hours day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
HOME AND TIE FARM.
4 DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.

The Experience of Farmers with Home
Mixed Commercial Fertilizers = Select
Seed Corn While Husking = Drinking
Trough for Calves--Agricuitural Matters
In Genoral
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25

Butchering is piece of work that
must be done once year among
farmers. To kill the porker the best
way Is to use gun, says the National
Stockman. A breech- loading rife is
best and handiest, as the loads are all
alike / use %. caliber with short
shells. Shoot in forehead In line
about an inch above the eye When
shot roll on back. start the knife.
which should have keen edge, about
four inches front of breastbone and
In center, holding knife at about
halt pitch. Cut toward breast, four
inches is deep enough. Take sled
or scaffold, make right height, place
scalding barrel on end. put In water
enough to 20 fully halfway up on hog.
Put in about quart OF wood ashes to
soften water. also about tablespoon
full of pie tar Have derricks with
hooks Oh inside of outside pieces.
lay derricks on ground with hog be-
tween, slip hamstrings on hooks, and
two man can hoist any ordinary hog
with ease, need no gambrel stick and
take down half Of hog IL wished.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
sclect Seed Corn While Husking.

The progressive farmer always
breeds from his choicest stock. and
plants seeds selected from the best of
the crop BY this means be over
comes the constant tendency to de-
generation, and secures strains Of
varieties and breeds which are best
adapted TO the soil and climate OF
his farm. This is especially true of
maize, OF which only the best filled
ears from vigorous stalks should be
used for seed. Athusking time, this
selection can DC made to the greatest
advantage. Whenever a choice ear
from a good stalk is found, the
husker should throw it into separ-
ate pile, or into the front part of
the wagon. When unloading, these
best ears may be thrown into barrels
or boxes, and when re-sorted may be
stored In dry room for the winter.
Such continuously selected seed corn
will soon make neighborhOud repu.
tatiOn for Improvement
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29
PERSONAL MENTION.

Sam J. Chandler, Of Waco, is at
the Maverick.
C. David Tobin, of Austin, is in
the city, stopping at the Maverick.
d. M. Murphy a merchant of
Corpus Christi, is in the city.
Emil Grell and wife, of Hondo
City, are at the Mahncke.
Mrs. B. Adoue, wife of the banker
of Galveston, is in the city, accom-
panied by her family. They are
stopping at the Manncke en- route
to Fredericksburg.
Judge T. F. HARDWOOD, of Con
zales, is at the Mahncke.
&c. Proctor, a prominent lawyer
OF Victoria, is at the Mahncke.
A. M. Finlay, manager of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company at Gal.
weston, is in the city, stopping at
Menger.
Corr Lucy is in the city from
Austin and stopping at the Men.
ger.
Miss Alvina Richter, one of oul
charming society ladies, left last
night for the country to spend hel
summer vacation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29
Board of Equalization.

The county commissioners, as a
board of equalization, acted upon
the assessments of the following
taxpayers.
G.. A. Bill and Eli Armand, as.
sessment approved.
Sarah Aiken, assessment raised
$3.50.
r. A. Arthur, assessment re.
duced $500.
Jay f. Adams assessors value
taken.
The following were summoned
to appear before the board OF
equalization to show cause why
their assessments should not be
raised for the year 1894: DR.. Ed.
ward Bennett, A. g. Anderson, 7
B. Applewhite, agent for Mrs. f
L. Applewhite; S. G.. Newton
agent for Bland and Robertson
Theodore Abr, G. ID. Bean and G
Stuart Simons, agent for the Ala.
mo Heights Land and Improve
ment company.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29
Straw Hats,
so Cents
TEXAS PRESS ASSN.
Officers Elected-Next Place of
Meeting, Etc.

4OOOAA5S AeS"
AS the Associated Press and
special correspondent of the Ex-
press failed to catch on to the fact
that the Texas Press Association
elected officers for the next year,
at it's meeting at Fort Worth, the
LIGHT desires to state that San
Antonio was not left out. The fol-
lowing are the officers elected for
1894 and 1895:
President-Frank P. Holland, of
the Texas Farm and Ranch.
First vice President-W. A.
Adair, of the Marshall Messenger.
Second Weep resident-John H.
Cullom, of the Garland News.
Third vice President F. B.
Baillio, of the Alvorado Bulletin
Secretary-Fred B. Robinson, of
the Huntsville Item; 9th re-elec-
ton.
Treasurer-T. B. Johnson, of the
San Antonio LIGHT; eighth re-
election.
Waco was selected as the next
place of meeting. About fifty Of
the editors, many of them ladies,
left today on an excursion to As
bury Park, N. ", where the Ma
tional Press association will hold,
its annual meeting this year.
The association did much good
business at this years meeting
The annual excursion feature is to
be eliminated from the business
sessions; the membership fee was
increased to $40, and the rules gov
erning qualification for member
ship made more stringent; the OBJ
ject being to weed out the barna-
cles, and to otherwise confine the
membership to bonafide news
paper editors and proprietors. The
Fort Worth people lost no oppor-
tunity to advertise their town by
treating the editors with every
possible courtesy. A great many
of the editors wanted to meet in
San Antonio next year, but Waco
and Dallas headed us off, by ex-
tending official invitations.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29
Affection Has Vanished.

Isella Fletcher, a colored woman,
was at the police station this morn
ing complaining of one John Jones,
who used to be her devoted admit
rer and faithful attendant, she
says, and whom now she is pros
ecuting in the state courts for Sc
duction. She says he comes to her
house and disturbs her by calling
her every kind of foul name he
can think of. Mr.. Jones' case has
been attended to.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29
Adiudged Insane.

Mrs. Matilda E. Peterson, Of Gal
weston was tried on a charge of in
sanity by a jury in the Probate
court yesterday afternoon and adj
judged insane. She is the wife of
John G.. Peterson, of Galveston,
and has been confined in the
Southwestern Insane asylum since
last August, having been tried and
adjudged insane in Galveston. Mr..
Peterson desires to provide for her
and have her placed in the asylum
as private patient and therefore
had her declared insane so that he
may dispose of their community
estate, which is valued in the ag~
gregate at $6,S60 and is located in
Galveston.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29
BOYS
KNEE PANTS
Is Cents
WOLF ON.
Stole a Bicycle.

About four months ago some one
stole Jesse Fry's bicycle, an I'm
perial F, and not until this morn
ing did he succeed in recovering it,
Mr.. Fry traced the thief, who
turned out to be Frank Sponier,
who resides on Lavaca street. Mr.
Fry called on Sponier at his home
this morning and demanded the
wheel. Sponier told him to wait
until he finished eating his break
fast, which Mr.. Fry agreed
to. After waiting about hale an
hour Sponier had not as yet re-
sponded and Mr.. Fry asked when
he would be finished. He was told
that Sponier jumped the back
fence and left the place. Mr.. Fry
thereupon recovered his wheel and
Immediately swore out an affidavit
before Justice Adam for Sponier's
arrest.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29
Recorders Court.

A. M. Duff, suspicious character,
transferred.
Leandro Escarino, suspicious
character, transferred.
John Shea, vagrant, transferred
Frank Duhamel, disorderly, dis
missed.
A. H. Cameron, insulting and
abusing, S..
Geo. Alverson, drunk and disor-
derby, So.
Frank Duhamel, vagrant. $40.
Mitchell Scott, fighting, $40.
Chas. Mitchell, fighting dismiss.
ed.
G. P. Smith, violating sanitary
ordinance, dismissed.
Kenneth Anderson, fighting, ST.
Theo Anderson, fighting, dis
missed.
Lon Neal, fighting, dismissed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29
An Account Approved.

The county commissioners APP
proved an account Of A. p. Ha-
brecht amounting to $273.20 for
constructing a new bridge 63x1S
feet over the Parita creek and
filling approaches on the new Ell
mendorf road also, grubbing the
road from the Lodi road to near
county line, a distance of 700
varas, all of which was necessary
in order to place the road in fit
condition for travel.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29
To Catch the Summer Guest.
from the Harper's Drawer.

From the Harper Drawer.
"Hoorayp said the summer no.
tel keeper. 81 have it," "You
have what?" inquired his wife.
Gan idea-a bonanza" was the
answer. Something that will
make the hotel the most popular
one in all the land, I've have been
looking up a novelty, you know,
so as to advertise it and attract
people when / open in June"
eyes," "well, how's this?" And he
held up an advertisement describ-
ing the beauties and advantages OF
his hosiery, while below, in prom
inent letters, was added, Engage
ment rings will be loaned to guests
for the season." "There w cried
the happy man. "That will bring
the menw
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29
A Pleasant Surprise.

A delightful surprise party was
rendered to Miss Julia Biessner at
her residence on North Flores
street last night. Dancing was the
feature of the evening, and all en-
joyed themselves until about u
o'clock when refreshments con-
sisting of ice cream and cakes were
served. Among those present
were: Misses Alma and Julia
Biessner, Nettie Heritage, TIME
Wright, Opal Fisk, Min ME Ia
tum, Minnie Toepperweine, Dit
mar, Marniors, Maggie Rice, Mag
gle White, Agnes Hayes, Emma
SECRET, Ida Wigeman, Nellie
Glumaz, Ochse, Sallie Bailey,
Minnie Bateman, Minnie Gerlach,
Virgie Cadwallader, Mirtie Cad
wallader, Belle Martin, Laura
Bennett, Smith, Laura Vanderveer
and Mrs. Chidgey ;Messrs. j. Klein,
o. C.. Brown, Chas. Clark, Harry
Mcfarland, F. Biessner, F. and P.
Bruner, j. and w. White, w. Adj
dington, H. Wagner, E. Cochran,
J. N. Wright, F. Young, t. and R.
Cadwallader, w. Vandervier, j..
Fisk, F. Young, F. Routledge, j.
and B. Taylor, G. Girlach, Joe and
John Graham, III. Kloeckenkemper,
F. and A. Santleben, R. Graham,
DR.. Louis, S. Glumaz, A. WEIGH, l..
Lester, w. Hays, A. Mitchell, G..
Jacks, ]. Tatum, Ed Woods, Peter
Hoefgin, H. Santleben, F. Patton,
j. Mccormick, B. Earnest, r. Hub
bard and o. Thomas. The party
was given under the auspices Of
Messrs. s, GlumaZ and G. Welsh.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29
Result of PLAY.

Kenneth Anderson was fined 81
by the recorder today fer fighting
with Non Neal in the Bella Union
gambling saloon. Meals and Thoo.
Anderson's cases were dismissed.
The fight was the outgrowth of
skylarking and play between Ken
meth and Neal, but chairs finally
flew so promiscuous that nom
combatant bystander was quite
badly hurt by one.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29
CLOSING HOP.

Madame Donaldson's closing hop
occurs on Friday, the Doth, at her
academy on +. Commerce st. A
beautiful dinner set of 132 pieces
will be given away. Admission,
gents, 90 cents; ladies, % cents.
Music by Prof. Henry Koenig. 2S2t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29
Irresistible.

From Truth.
Mrs. Motor. Didn't Mrs. Smith
say she'd never speak to you
again, after you scolded her John
ny?
Mrs. Potter. Yes, but she heard
l had a cold, so she couldn't throw
off the temptation to run over and
tell me her cure.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29
Not Wanted.

Harper's Bazaar.
Pussy. My dear, L don't see why
you wear such ridiculously big
sleeves.
Mrs. Pussy. Oh, they're the
style; and besides, l can make the
twins a couple Of dresses out of
them when they're a little worn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-29

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Medal and Diploma.