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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13


By Associated Press
Liverpool, May i2,-closIngi Cotton
Spot, moderate business; prices harden
ing; American middling fair, 47-I0d;
good middllng, 41-sd; American mid
ding, id; low middiing, 7-sd good
ordinary, s9-id; ordinary. $3.50. The
sales OF the day were 5000 bales, Of
which 1000 We're for speculation and ex-
port. and included 600 bales Of Amerl-
can. Receipts, 5000 bales. OF which all
were American.
Futures opened firm with a poor de-
mnnd and closed steady at an advance.
American mlddllng, l.. NJ. c., May,
, bS-6id, sellers, May and June, 5s-Gld.
sellers; June and July. 59-G4d. buyers;
July and August. s 60-6i93 Gi-6id; Au-
gust and Septs Nber. 8 6l-6iGS 62-G4d:
September and October 62-Gid3 G3-64d ;
october and November, 6S-6iQ "a; No
vember and December. ig4 led. Decem-
Der and January, l-d46f4 g-Gid; Janu-
airy and February 4l-64fI4 2-O4d.
Holiday In grain and provision mar
kets today,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13
S not A MYSTERY
,o,,p IS GOING TO EUROPE
fb' NOW.


y York. May 1.-THE Evening
Ave-, Many financial critics are
i y, 10 the gold export movement
'lp- 's,,,,d mystery. In reality there
,sgsr a simpler or more logical
's,somenon The simple fact is that
Z, mass Offering capital, which for
= has found ready and. profitable
's.loyn,ent in this country is in a
IN. flowing homeward again be-
m. m, d our present trade stagnation.
-, =, osy are European state loans to
lis s' ,hs market. but European trade
w al accounts is further advanced in
y r NJ Of recuperation than our
~ y In the face Of the specie export
IN our local money has within
nv sstnieht gone actually lower than
,;nre This Is the whole mystery"
= n. sterling market.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

BY Associated Press.
New York. May ~. - cotton-spoi
closed Arm; middling uplands, 5-l6ci
middlinE gulf, 9-i6c; sales, 2e6T bales
Futures-closed quiet; gales. 6S,9Ot
bales. May. 7.oid7ob; June, 7.o7d
7 os, July. 7.12G713; August, 7.lem
7.l7; September. 1897 20. October.
7 .2sdT. 2s: November, Z .26u7. 2s; De-
cember. I S2a 7,s3; January. T.SS@7.i0.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

Corner Fifteenth and MRin--Rates
Moderate Everything First
CtHxs-I. 4. unmuton, Prom,

We wish TO call the public attention
TO this magnificent. humelike hotel,
which 10 one OF the most comuleto
hotels In the state, having all the mod
ern cuuvenlonocs, located on one OF
the main thoroughfares Of Fort Worth.
Electric cars passing every ten min
utes Go md from the Union depot and
other places OF interest This hotel
IL three-story brick building having
elegant offices ON first floor, also the
spaoloua dining room, which IN welt
equipped with all the modern CON
Nrniences calculated 10 oonduoc haunt
ness and comfort TO the guests OF the
hotel. The lndles' paror N on the
second floor. nicely furnished with ole.
giant upholstered furniture. plano.
mirrors. carpets. chandeliers, This
hotel has some forty superior sleeping
apartments, well ventilated, nicely
lighted, with superior nre escapes. and
we might say this superior hotel ~ re-
oognlzed by the fire department 10 be
the safest hotel IN the city CONNER
ci0l men and the general public win
find this hotel the proper place Ia stop
at during their stay IN the city.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

Mckinney. Tex, May i2.--Nr. W
VI Abernathy. who went to BIrmins-
ham. Ala. 70 be with the confederates.
returned home today. While IN Birm-
ingham he met his old war colonel.
Col. W. b. Holder. also PHI Faut,
with him at Appomattox courthouse.
while abasnt Mr.. Abernnthy made
trip through Mississippi tho state or
his boyhood days, making Holly
springs nla stopping place. Hs says
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13
LIVE STOCK MARKETS..


'"''"Eo Live stock.
By Associated Press
chicago Ma 1.-THE Evening Jour.
nal reports' cattle-ReceIpts, 500: shin.
ments' 800; no business OF note and
market unchanged Prime to extra ma.
tive steers, A.4OGf IS: medium. 81 oo@
, 40; others, ss.75as.95; Texans. none
Hogs-Receipts. : 10000; shipments.
e9VO; market active and unchanged
tough heavy, A.iog4. so; packers and
mixed, 90 .lOmb. 30i prime heavy and
butchers weights. s5 l5n5 20. assortsd
light S. 1905. 10. 'su
Sheep and lambs--Receipts 5000; no
shipments top sheep, si,25G4 50. TON
lambs, Sl.75a5 .25. w
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

Peess Report.
city o. Mexico. May is,-Ths gov
eminent announces that the printing
once Of La Republiea = widely known
daily Newspaper recently conhscnted
leeauee OF rs opposition 10 the tenden-
cies of President Disz's administration,
N 10 be sold AZ public auction and III
proceeds retained In the national treha
w. Yas editor VI the -papsE and oihrr
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

I99 NssOVIdItu TFess.
st. Louis, Mo, May l2,-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 800; shipments, 600; market light:
the light supply prevented the establish
ment of quotations
Hogs-Receipts 1900; shipments. 25OO:
market quiet and easier; light, 81. 0OR
10; mixed, A.9ou5 10; heavy. Sc GOA
20
Sheep-Receipts 100; shipments, 800:
market dull; nominal light supply.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

BY Associated Press.
New York. May u. - wheat-Re-
ceIpts. $500 exports. none; sales. 2o2o,-
ooo futures; 5000 spot. Spot dull, wealSi
No. . red store and elevator, 50 b-iec;
saoat. 60 s-Sc; +, o. b., 60 lie; UNI
Graded red. sec delivered
optlons weaker On liquidation OF To-
cal long wheat. weak cables, disnp-
Pointing weekly exports and fine
weather aud crop news. May ane
July made new low records and then
the market ruled dun all morning.
closing at i-2G5-sc net decline. No. =
rcd MAY. bsG59c. closed. So sac; June
closed. 30 s-sc; July. 60 s-sa6O ii~lee,
closed, 60 lee; August, 81 s-lsq6l ii-lsc
closed. 6i lie; September, 81 $50
60 s-i6c. closed, 81 s-sc; December
&c t-2aGGc, closed, 65 5-sc.
Hides-Quiet; wet saited New Or
leans. Is TO s. pounds, l-2G5 i-to;
Texas selected, IS to 50 pounds. 4@5c;
Buenos Ayres dry, 20 to "a pounds
10 1-2Gile.
Leather-Dull; hemloek sole. Duenos
Ayrea, NBht 10 heaNs WeishN0' ~ ~-S
lsc. - ,a1.
&c: pulled. 2012so.
Cotton seed oli-Dull =nd nominal
prime crude. barrels. eS92sc; prime
crude loose. 25U2Tc; OF crude barrels,
2Clt2sc; prime summer yellow, 5susac !
IN summer yellow. slas2c; buttei
grades. s59sse; prime summer white
36G37c.
pig iron-Duil; Scotch, tls 500za boi
American, so. ooQl3.5O.
Copper-Quleti lake. ss.3s.
Iead-Qulot; domestic, 1870.
Nominal; plates. dull; spelier
nominal.
coffee - options opened dull. ia-
changed prices 10 decline OF points,
ruled featureless. closed dull October
points lower. others unchanged
sales, 1000 bags, including June, 1870;
July. 10 20; September. it.t5.
Spot coffee - Rio. nominal; No. T.
10 IL. Mia quiet; Cordova, bob Is
Warehouse deliveries yesterday. N.los
bags. New York stock today. 15is5oi
United States stock. 2sfcioi afioat foi
the United States, i2s. 0ooi total visible
FOR the United States, fl9,els bags
against a7s go bags last year, Rio.
quiet: prices nominali no quotations
exchange. > I'D. receipts. 5000 stock.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

BY Associated Press.
New orleans, La. May l2.-cotton-
quiet. sales. 900; receipts, 1864; export
coastwise, 19s; stock, il4.4s3.
Futures-oulet. sales, 24iOO. May,
s.s4 bid; June. SIS bid; July, 6,s5g
30; August. 6.sgag 90; September
6 gpsp6 90; october. seas 30; Novem-
Der. Gs4aG g5; December. 7.0097. 0ii
Jnnunry. 7.o5qL0l.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

81 Associated Press.
New York. May 1.-THE stock mar
hi vas dull even for Saturday. the
rs animation displayed being in Chi
|su gas, Most Of the list opened at an
lannce on yesterdays quotations. the
ssvyement, however, being of only n
an fraction. The early dealings were
|rhg in toue.
The bond market was strong in tone
ID fairly active business.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

Kansas city, Mo. May 1e.-Cattle-
Receipts 5000; shipments 500. steady;
Texas steers, @.25a4 O5; Texas cows,
S2.259s.So; shipping steers. SO 4Oa4 s5:
native cows, $1,000 10. stockers and
feeders So sOG3, so; bulls, 81 4o0s.so.
Hogs-Receipts. 500; shipments, 25OO:
market weak to lOc lower: bulk. 81 500
so; heavy packers and mixed, 81 500
o.O5; lights. workers. and pigs. 81 1905.
sheep-Receipts, 600; shipments, 200:
market steady.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

$4,000 bags. Santos, quiet: prices
nominal: no quotations, receipts, 10000
baer: stock. $4,000 bags, Aamburg.
steady; sales, 5000. prices unchanged
to ~ lower; holiday Monday. naVre.
dun; sales, 1000 bags; ia lower: holt
day Monday.
Sugar Raw. firm: fnir refining
. 7-leas i-2c; centrifugal. as-test. ? Use.
Refined steady: No. .. 3 i-Sa3 is-i6c.
No. :, 1903 7-i6c, No. S. . 1850
5-Sc. No. ., s2sda a-iso. No. 10
5-i6qr . i-2c; No. H. s-i66fs s-Sc;
No .ls. 9 i-SqfS 5-lsc; No. 70. Use: on
a, J-403 l5-tGc. mould A. 4 i-41
1850: standard A, 1904 Lice: oon-
fcctioncrs' A. 1894 l-i6c; cut loaf,
I s-4a4 i5-isc, crushed. s-4d4 is-isc;
powdered l-t6ti 7-l6c; formulated,
4G4 l5-iec; cubes 4 i-4Gi i.2c.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

DO you need nice single or donnls
hungry harness. lap robe. buggy Wilp
or anything IN the harness or ssuI nm,
iineY II so do not delay. Ems 4 ~ ~
money than such goods have ever nesn
soid for before IN Fort Worth, one
a Jew days more when your oppof'u-
nifty will have passed.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

st. Louis Produce.
by Associated Press.
St Louis. Mo. May ls.-Fiour--
Weaker: patents, s2S5G2 90.
wheat--Duil heavy and weak. clos
ing i-igS-Sc on. July being at the low
est price on record. No. . red cash.
% l-2c; May, 81 5-se; July, 5s Sic; Au-
gust, "a s-sc.
Corn--Weak, generally without sin
Gle strengthening feature. closing 1-2c
on, No. mixed. cash and May, IS l-gc;
June and July. so 5.Sc; August. 81 s-Sc.
Oats-Lower. No. 2 cash, % 3-4c;
May, So S-ic bid; July. sSo; August,
2ic bid.
RyeNo. .. Zoe bid, east track.
Barlcy-No trading,
Bran,-56c; east track.
FlaNseed- SIS, b0W4 90.
ay-unchnnged.
Butter-Quiet and unchanged.
Esgs UNCHANGED.
Lead-Flrm; $8.l5GS.i II Ia
Spclter--Dull; S3.25.
Cornmeal-Sl e5G2 90.
whisky .0S6i 10.
Cotton ues--lnchanged.
MISUNDERSTANDING
Professionalism and easier
Pork--Standard mess, jobhing sie7b.
1.ard-Prime 10 choice steam STlbQ
730.
Dry salt moats-l.oose shoulders
5000 longs and ribs, Sc 80. shorts. So so.
Bacon-PRckod shoulders 81 90; longs
81, u l-e; ribs, ST.25; shorts, S7,S7 1-2.
Recoipts-f'lour, 5000 barrels; wheat
1000 bushels: corn. Gg.0O0 bushels; oats
5l.000 bushels,
shipments-Flou 5000 barrels; wheat.
1000 bushels; corn, $4,000 bushels oats.
5000 bushels.
c.asianpti Produce.
by associated Press.
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 12.--Flour---
DUH.
Wheat-Du'l and lower. NO. ?, red.
5Sc; receipts. 2lOo bu.; shipments. 1900
bu
Corn--Easy; NJ ?. mixed. age,
Qats-Dull and lowers No. 2, mixed,
3gu8g i-2c.
Whisky Light demand; sales, i27
brls. at Sll5.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

Under the new sche Idle OF the Ms
sourI. Kansas and Texas railway
katy" passengers raa leave For
worth at g.2J a. m. and reach Austin
.ia Elgln at 3I5 y. m. clnae coiihec-
tlon and no lay-0yer IT Eisin.
city ticket office. as Houston street,
corner OF Fourth. w n. WINFIELD
City Ticket Agent,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

Press Report.
Pcila. Iowa. May ie.---Itellsy's ARMY
citmpcd last night at Amsterdam
bridge. four miles from here, and aftei
u light breakfast moved on to thu
town OF Harvey. seven miles away, A
considerable amount Of provisions wm
furnished by the public this morning,
The army will not move out OF Hair
yey until late this afternoon.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

Associated Press.
london May 1.-THE amount OF
4il'n gone Into the bank of England
balance today is $4,000.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

The piano, organ and music house OF
ThoH. Goggan q Bro. y me largest IN
Antonio, Houston. Waco ana Austin,
where they have large establishments,
attest the fact As this ~ II Texas con-
cern, having no interests elsewhere and
being established over twenty-eght
years the people OF Texas hould be
proud OF Il
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

BY Associated Press.
Baltimore. May i2.-cetton--Duii.
Middllng. 7i-4c; low ,niddling Gls-isci
good ordinary 6 l-sc; net receipts. none;
gross receipts. 1914 bales; exports coast
wise. 2OOo baIes; stock. 1856 bales.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

= associated Press.
Asnphls. Tenn, May 12.-Cotton--
.saeyi mldllng, &c; receipts. 62s: ship
Na''l wv stock, S2,7O3; sales, 1900.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

BY Associated Press.
New York. May l2.--Total today; Cot
ton receipts. 2262 bales; exports. Great
Britain, 2 bales; continent. Tss bales;
stock. 5io.s4S. Total since September /.
net receipts. 5.70es bales; exports 20
Great Britain. 2.702.5i4 bales: France
5s0.7s5 bales; continent. i.5i5, $50 bales
channel, eesl bales,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

Press Report
Boise. Idaho. May l2.-'rhe Common
veaiers passed east at 2 o'clock ms
morning over the Union Pacihe ny
company hsulH them under protest. prt
t,I..fers not TO stop traffic.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

Press Report.
London, May is,--lfome Secretary
Asauith refuses 10 examine singer'i
edge that Mayhrlck was addicted T.
the use Of morphine, In behalf Of Mira
Maybrlek.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

BY Associated Preas
Augusta, Ca, May i2.--cotton-Firm
Middllng, &c: low middling. 61-iGei net
and gross receipts. III bales; shipments,
SIT bales; Gales. b62 bales; stock, 1896
bales.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

Corvallis. oregon, May i2--Dr ], NJ.
Applcwhite. treasurer Of the state ug-
ricnltural college. lay In walt last night
near this place and shot Charles and
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13
WHEAT WAS AGAIN WEAK.
COTTON DIDN'T SNOW Muou LIFE
YESTERDAY.
The Live Stock Markets FAIRLY Act
i've, bu, Nothing Favorable in the
Tone OF the Trading Done.
The Leading Quotations.


By Associated Press.
Chicago, MAJ l2s--whoat was very
weak today and after breaking the
price record for May at 50 S-ic. closed
with July 5-sc lower than yesterday.
Favorable weather Indifferent cables
and free liquidation were all against
the price.
Corn closed 1-2c lower, oats 1-sc lower
and provisions slightly lower all
Chicago Grain.
chicago, ~, May ll,-Leading futures
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

Press Report.
New York. May la.-Six families o.
Esquimau, comprising sixteen parsons
arrived this morning from copenhager
bound for Alapka under y United
States contract 10 breed reindeer.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

BY Associated Press.
New York, May i2.-Arrived; steam
ships campania from Liverpool and
Queenstown; Paris from southhamp.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

BY Associated Press.
81. Louis, May l2.-cotton--Firm
Afiddnng. 7l-isc; sales, 500 haiesi re-
ceipts. 200 bales; shipments. 900 bales:
stock. ls.l00 balea.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

employees are serving terms OF I'm
prisOnment for writing and printing
what was considered llbeloua nrticlcf
against the government.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

No change cars via Texas Panhandle
route 10 Colorado, Best service. short
est liiea md quickest time by six
hours. Free reclining chair cars. city
tlrkut onioe. l0l Mnln Rtreet.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

Associated Press.
NsE Orleans, La. May 12.-clear-
fn n,sI.,4Ol.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

BY Associated Press
Memphis. Tenn. May l2--New York
exchange selling It par. clearingn.
1884. go; balances ;s0s,6is.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

drinks. fruits, ice cream. cigars and
tobaccos. Everything fresh and first-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

Full, Mertiee and rree-saf,ed
are al the-sos<sn doors at-l-sNis Bros.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

BY Associated Press.
New Orleans, La, May 12-Mar'
kets steady and unchanged.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

y. i,s',i Press.
|sAs i, II. 40, May i, -wool--Mar,et,
= recent decline; prices show
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-13

grades. ~ y w ~
, 1894-01-13

there Was sent -or} "trcm the agricultural
department duri"e he last fiscal year enough
Of cabbag e seed to plant 500 acH4s of
land, a sufficient quantity of be- us TO plant
4,000acres, beet seed enough to ant @,tQO
acres, sweet coin enough 10 plant $50
acres sufficient cucumber seed to cover
2OZ5 scles with vines and enough musk
melon and water melon seeds to plant
1878 acres The total quantity Of flower
and vegetable s,ets tLus distributed was
contained il more that nine million pscka-
ges, and they were sufficient if planted 10
cover IS $50 acres of land.
In vief Of these facts this enormous ex.
penditure without legitimate returns 81
benefit ought 10 be abolished Anticipa
ting IA c-onsummation so manifestty in The
interest Of good administration. more than
$1,000 has been stricken trom,the estimates
made to cover this object for the year ending
June 30, 1895 and the secretary recommend
that the remaining SIS, 900 of the estuliate
be Confined strictly to the purchase Of new
and improved varieties of seeds and hat those
be distributed through experiment stations.
Thus he seed will be tested, and after the
test has been completed by the experiment
station the propagation OF the useful varieties
and tie rejection Of the v~alue!ess may safely
be left to the common sense Of he people.
, 1894-01-13
Fashionable Wedding.
Antgno Standard 2%rd Dee.

ARtgH9 SfuH0df0 -"fQ nee.
The event of the week has been the
marriage ON Thursday afternoon. Of ISIS
Branch eldest daughter If the Bishop
Coadiu9rwith Mr.. Chas. Major one Of the
leading Barristers III The Supreme Court Of
thie Colony. The esteem in which tile
Brides father is held in this community
would have been alone sufficient to evoke
interest IN what is under any circumstances
always an interesting event in social life.
The Bride and Bridegroom are however very
popular favourItes and - see them united
for life and pronounce their own sentences
until death us do part was the occasion fer
an unusual crowding of the Cathedral. The
invited guests were in the neighbourhood of
100 IN plumber, and the whole of the sacred
edifce vas filed with enthusiastic admirers
and @eliwisuers of the ha Ply couple. The
bridesmaids We're Mss a. Branch Che
Bfioe's ssts Hiss 1isj9r (the Bride2room'o
sIste.l and the litsle grand Children Of the
Bishop.
Beneath floral arch erected with much
taste The two eyeie united by the Bishop,
assisted by the 1Rev. S. e. Branch cher
brother who also intoncd the service, and
the Rev. ii. Y. Shepherd. The Bride was
given aw:y by hes eldest brother the Rev.
Ch9rles II. Branch.
Outside There Wis a profusion of floral and
other decorations with flags &c; the
carriages in waiting lining each side Of
Newgate Street from the North gate down
nearly to the Colonial Bank. after the
ceremony the party repaired to the Rpctory =
where luncheon was served. indersa large
tent which had been erected for the accom-
notation Of their number. Flags and other
decorate We accessories. gave the Old semi
rural residence 81 the Bi2Aop quite an un-
wonted appearance Of gaiety.
At ( o'clock the Bride and Bridegroom
escorted to the wharf by the Bishop and
several Of the guests. embarked on. the TINE
for Montserlat, where their honeymoon will
be spent.
We need havdly say. in concluding this
short notice, that. M. Major and his bride
have the best wishes ofthe community for 4
happy united career 81 many years duration.
1t is said that "our daughters are given to
us TO be eventually lost by us While we sym
pathize with the Bishop and Mrs. Branch in
the loss thus sustained 10y their household,
we rejoice the more with the Bridegroom
that his home will be made brighter and
happier by his accession to the ranks Of those
who haze reason for knowing That Marriage
is anything but a failure.
, 1894-01-13

Free Distribution Wastoful-Ought
to be stopped.
-. (The Hartford Post 14M Dee.l

In the year 1898 the Congress appropria-
ted 81 900 to be taken from the patent office
funds for the purpose Of collecting and dis
tributing tare aud improved varieties of
designations and procuring agricultural stR-
%tistics. From this small beginning the seed
division of the department of agriculture
has grown TO its present unwieldy and untasti-
'fably extravaganza proportions.
During tile last fiscal year the cost of seeds
purchased was $50. 548.61. The remainder
Of an appropriation ofSl35. 900 was expended
in put ting them up and distributing them.
1t surely never could have entered the minds.
of those who first sanctioned appropriations
of PUBLIC money for the purchase of new and
improved varieties Of seeds for ~gratatous
distribution that fro!n.tbis would grow large
appropriations for the purchase and distri-
j button by members of Congress of ordinary
seeds bulbs and cuttings which are common
in all the states and territories and every
where easily obtainable at low prices.
In each state and territory an agricultu-
raj experiment station has been established.
These station by theittvsry character and name
are the proper agencies to experiment with
and test new varisties Of seeds and yet this
in~discriminate and wasteful distribution by
legislation and legislators continues, answer
ing no purpose unless it be to remind con
stituentS that their representative are will
ing to remember them with gratuitieg at
public cost.
Under the sanction 4 existingD legislation,