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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-05
wRENoHED FROM THE WIRES.

DIR. "A. ID. PauluS, dies at Flato-
mia.
J. HI. Parr is jailed at La Grange
for shooting a Negro.
Tarrant county majority against
prohibition hugs 5000.
The prohibitionists carry Stone
wall county by close vote.
Waco Times is now taking the
full Associated Press reports.
Whisky seller arrested in the
local option town of Lancaster.
Georgetown takes in 70 bales of
cotton day and pays $50 for best.
Four miscreants jailed at Kauf-
man for attempted assault on Mrs.
John Laroe.
General Bolivar Buckner with
draws from the race for Kentucky
senatOrship.
An insane cistern builder, of Gal
weston, imagines himself ten
millionaire.
The United States marshals of
Oklahoma territory are on the trail
of timber cutters.
Cotton reports from East Texas
are unfavorable. Army worm is
doing great damage.
Decree issues from U. S. court
confirming sale of Texas, Louisiana
and Eastern railway.
Official inspection of Galveston
harbor shows gain of six inches
on outer bar during August.
Liverpool cotton market will not
advance; it is forced to present
figures by American buyers.
Thompson finds King crouching
in his back yard at Gatesville and
shoots him full of duck shot.
Railroads make better rates for
the t-FitZsimmon's fight
than to the Atlanta exposition.
Houston is to hold a special cleo
tion on the 18th over the proposal
to bond the city for 81, 600, 600 for
puDllc improvements.
j. Bohardt, of Llano, Texas, ac-
cidentally shoots himself taking
gun from wagon. His foot will
have to be amputated.
Barbecue at the allotment pow
WOW of the Chickasaws and Choc-
taws in Atoka, l. t., was attended
by 1000 bucks.
Washouts on the Mexican Ma
tional have crowded the Laredo
yards with freight, which awaits
repair of track.
Lii Hung-Chang interposes in
behalf of missionaries in China
and warns the natives against vio-
lence.
Defunct banks at Denver are
shown to be the cause of Treasurer
Wyogant's shortage of $40,
Banks have the money.
Pawnee Pass Reservoir company
of Denver ask for the setting apart
of 300, 900 acres of arid land, which
they wish to reclaim by irrigation.
Indians hired on a Minnesota
hay farm strike for higher wages
and threaten to burn the crop and
scalp their employer if demands
are not complied with.
Tayler compress turns out 1000
bales a day. August receipts of
cotton there by wagon were S25
bales against $50 last year same
month.
Heavy cloud burst on the Salado
river, Mexico, above Monclova.
The water from San Blaz noun
tain swept all houses away. mo
lives lost. Out of houses for 1900
only 20 remain standing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-05
Mexican Printers Want Holiday.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5.-A special
from the City Of Mexico says the
Mexican Herald, the English daily
which made its appearance Sun
day, had strike.
The Mexican operators who had
worked Sunday to get out Monday
mornings paper, rebelled against
the loss of their accustomed holt.
day.
The Herald will appear accord
ing to present intention, every day
In the year, but 1t remains to be
seen whether it will be possible to
secure operatives willing to work
so continuously.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-05
What Uncle Sam Sells to Germany,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The de-
partment Of agriculture has .e-
ceived from its agent at Berlin a
statement Of the imports OF agri-
cultural and other products into
Germany. 1t shows that during
the first six months of 1895 the fol-
lowing percentage Of total imports
to the German Empire of articles
specified was obtained from the
United States: Cotton, so per cent (;
wheat, Is per cent; corn, 56 per
cent; grass and timothy seed, 10
per cent; dressed beef, SO per cent;
oil cake, SO per cent; and lard, SO
per cent.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-05
The Cheng Investigation.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 1.-The in
quiry into the massacre at Ku-
cheng is proceeding to the salts
faction of the American and Brit
ish consuls. There have been a
number of important convictions
among those condemned. Some are
the ring leaders of the riot.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-05
Will Ask For More Money.

PARIS, Sept. 5.-Le Matin an
nounces that the Chamber of Dep
uties, upon reassembling, will be
asked for an additional credit Of
100000 francs on account OF the
Madagascar expedition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-05
Brigadier Gener al Kauts Dead.

SEATTLE, WASH, Sept. 5.-Gen.
A. V. Kauts died last night of
paralysis of the stomach. He was
on the retired list with the rank of
brigadier general.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-05
college, President Dead,

ROANOKE, w. Va, Sept. 5.--Wil-
liam Anderson Harris, ID. D., presi-
dent OF the college for young ladies,
located at Roanoke, died yesterday
aged SO years.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-05

pated. ample satisfaction to the
liberal opinion of the country.
Marshall Campos concluded his
speech amid great applause.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-05
LOYAL CUBANS.
THEY BANQUET THE LATELY AR
RIVED FROM SPAIN.
SENIOR GUzMAN SAYS SPAIN WARS
FOR H0N0RAND THE GOOD
OF CUBA.

A Glowing Tribute to the Army.
Campos Returns Thanks-He is
Only a Child of Spain Who Loves
Her-Spaln Will Sacrifice all Be-
fore Losing Cuba-Campos Calls
on all the Army for Patriotic
Service.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-10-23
Vol. XXI. No. 43. Whole No. S07.
Fog the Florida Agriculturist.
How the Farms We're Made.

low Cn0 arms were Made
AS Lancaster county, Pa, is the
richest agricultural county in the United
States if not in the world, it's farm
property being assessed at $1,000, 900,
and it's farm products last season being
over S7,OOO,0 900, short history of these
people may be interesting, This county
was first settled about $50 years ago.
Most of the settlers belonged to the
middle class. They were artisans,
breeders, farmers and mechanics, but
the majortr were farmers OF three
different nationalities,- nglish, Ger
man and Scotch Irish, each of which,
coming from a different country, had their
own peculiar modes of tilling the SOIL
Many Germans and Swiss came direct
from their native lands to this country
Religious persecution,in in most Case, was
the cau se of their emigration, hence
they came to America with noble aims
>anq generally, were of high moral
'charactet. :. There may have been
notable exceptions, but the Immediate
prosperity that attended them faithfully
I illustrates that they were thrifty and
INDUSTRIOUS. Great wealth in European
countries, then, was rare. except among
the nobility. The gentry and the
warrior. did not emigrate, but the
working and business classes did. Some
of them were not farmers to begin with,
but necessity of the case made them
farmers. They were class of men who
were to work out great problem in the
new world. Neither feudsl system nor
nobility interfered; every man was lord
of his own domain, and this is what
gave character to the agricultural
classes.
The Germans brought with them
large ''iron-bound chests" each family,
if it could be afforded, had one of them.
They can be seen yet in this country
among their descendants. These were
filed with homespuns and some of the
most important household utensils
One, two or more covered wagons,
sometimes belonging to the emigrants,
frequently the property of settlers in
Eastern countries of a kindred nation
ality, who hauled their fellow country
men to their place of destination. In
these wagons, including household
articles, were stored some of the most
essential implements of agriculture,
such as the wooden plow, the scythe,
the hoe and the sickle. The Scotch
Irish brought the ox-team, the horse
and the most essential implements.
The first settlers always located near
some spring or gentle, running stream
of crystal water, Springs were plenti-
full. And natures drink was pure and
wholesome. For few days the covered
wagon served as a home, oftimes for
more than one family, especially for
the children and females. The spread
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-10-23
81 per Annum, in advance

very common drink among the agri-
cultural classes, aud considered a ne
cesslty at harvest time.
Previous to the settlement of Amer
ica, the domestic animals of Europe fed
on natural pastures. The grasses
were not cultivated as they now are. The
artificial seeding to grass only became
common In Europe and America, toward
the close Of the last century. Rel clover
and timothy, native grasses of Europe,
we're not grown much in the United
States before the year 1900, except to
experiment. These new grasses grew
we'll on upland regions, and they were
found to be better food for domestic an
imals than the native meadow grasses.
There were many kinds of grasses in
digenous to this country or section, but
they were not well suited for pasturing
purposes; hence domestic animals dete-
riorated. The horse and the OK, both
of which were much used in farming,
as well as the milk cow. deteriorated in
size and form, and became smaller than
their progenetors. The native Indian corn
was found to be healthful and nutritious
food for them, and greatly counterhal-
anced the influence Of the grass food
The plants, peculiar to their native
country were first planted. Corn, to
them, was new plant, native to Amer
ica, and cultivated in small way by the
aboriginals. Hemp, cotton, rice, spelts,
oats, millet lucerne, sainfoin, flax, mel
Ion, rape, rye oats, barley and buck
wheat were all experimental with. Few
of them remained in profitable Guilt
walton.
The old time harvest season was time
of great enjoyment. Neigh boring farm
ers assisted each other. Ten, twenty,
and sometimes as many as fifty reapers,
both men and women, worked in one
field as gay, lively company. Town
people went to assist One Through"
was rea ped. the "grips'' were bound on
tie return, and the keg of ardent spirits
tapped at the end of each ''round " The
reapers passed along like moving bat
tie line, and made an interesting sight.
A good reaper could cut forty-twr dozen
of sheaves IN day, and 1t did not take
them long to cut the grain in twenty
acre field.
The first fertilizer used was harnyard
which is still considered the
best, a. d on many farms nothing else
has been used since the land was first
cleared and cultivated, and after crop
ping it successfully and continuously
for over 100 years some of the land is
more productive now than it ever was.
Lime was used for plastering houses and
mason work, many years before it's vir-
tues were known to generate the neCeSs-
ary sustenance. and furnish it to the
roots of the growing crops. In 1917 it
was experimental with, but 1t was not
much used until about the year 1928.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-10-23
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, October %, 1895.

lOOWWJ OOCVNCA %O9 AOCC"
ing naturally fertile, crops grew abun-
dainty without fertilizers, and to the
backwoods man" the first harvest was
great delight.
Spelt-wheat, barley and rye were first
cultivated. They were cut with a
sickle thrashed with the fail, and
among the very first settlers, the chatf
was separated from the grain by both
being placed on a linen sheet, which
two persons took hold of, 2nd tossing the,
contents up in a current of air, gentle
breeze would blow the chaf away and
leave the precious grain. Corn was
shelled with the hand or by fail. Wheat
or corn was ground the first year or two
in "pioneer mill, "a mortar followed
in the end of log, or stumpln which
it was ground Indian fashion, with
pestle. During the first season the log
house, was completed about fifteen feet
long, ten feet wide and seven feet to the
roof, at first covered with heavy bark,
and after the first years crop was care
fully thaSched with straw. On the gar
ret or ''loft,' as it was termed, was
stored the grain of the first years crop.
The next winter was spent by the hus-
band in clearing more land, aud taking
care of his horse, cow, pigs, and sheep.
which were expected to huddle together,
and live harmoniously in one stable, and
the manure carefully saved for fertiliz-
ing purposes, (notice the difference from
the start between these farmers and the
Florida farmer. One wants the whole
United States for cattle and hog range,
while the other penned his in fifteen
by twenty foot stable.) The wife would
"ply her evening care" in front of a
blazing hearth, on which the glowing
'back logs furnished both heat and
light.
In those early days well regulated
family rose about dawn and about the
first of October. the old fashioned spin
ming wheel was brought from the loft,
and the hum of the wheel was heard IN
every house, and the occupation of al
most all women who had nothing else to
do, or during the intervals of other and
more serious work, cheerful resource
to the solitary female in all ranks of life,
an enlivenment to every f1reside scene.
In the primitive days in this country
as soon as a tract of land was cleared and
the young fruit trees could be obtained
an abundance of apple, peach, pear and
cherry trees were planted. In no coun"
try did they grow more luxuriantly. |
Winter apples ''cherry bounce, " "apple
jack" and "peach brandy" soon be-
came plentiful, and the 'snitzings" and
''apple butter boilings" were parties
where mirth and hilarity reigned. The
Teuton and the impetuous
or Scotchman, did not fail in
those days to Quench his own thirst
with some of the inspiring fluid. 1t was |
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-10-23

ing branches of a large tree sometimes
afforded shelter, until the log cabin
could be built
Hard and patiently did these settlers
go to work, with coats off, arms bare,
and sweated brow, to fall trees from
which to hew the logs to erect the future
homes. Logs were split, notched and
appropriately arranged and then each
settler assisted his nearest nelghbor to
do the heaviest work. The women who
endured this new life were not idle.
In home-spun clothing and plain white
caps, with the open air for kitchen,
and few collected stones for a hearth,
after the custom of the Gypsy OF the
present day, they swung, with chains
and hooks, the pots and kettles brought
from their native land and prepared the
coveted and heartily relished food.
This food was either brought with them,
or furnished by some kindly disposed
neighbor who had located earlier.
A large log, huge rock, or the lend.
gate" to emigrant wagon, served as a
table, sometimes large white oak or
chestnut was cut at proper height,
around the stump of which these
humble sons of toll, gathered to partake
of their frugal meals, until better accom-
modations were afforded. The men
ate first; the women and children came
last. Thanks were silently offered and
there was but little profanity. The
table of the early settler was frequently
supplied with game and fish. The iron
fish hook was necessary article for the
emigrant, as was his fint-lock gun.
The spade and the hoe, necessary &C.
compartment of the settlers, were first
brought into requisition, and soon a
small patch was cleared and dug and
planted with seeds and bulbs, which
were oftimes brought from across the
ocean.
In some places the abundance Of wood
necessltated the destruction of some of
it by burning or girdling the trees. Much
timber was split into rails for "worm
fence" to enclose the newly cleared
tracts. The underwood was grubbed,
dragged on heaps and burned, and
large flame from them was common
sight. There was no matches to light
them as now. "Punk" and the flint
stone were commonly used to Ignite
wood, or else live Goals were brought
from the open fires within the cabin.
The age of stoves had not arrived. The
era of forges and furnaces came -ater.
Then, as the season progressed, the old
wooden plow, drawn by the
heavy draught horse or pair of oxen,
slowly turned up the soil, most of which,
for ages unknown, had been undisturbed.
For few years one pillow was used by
Two or more farmers. The crops were
planted or sown by the hand, and covered
with hoe or bIushwood. The soil be-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-14
Notice of Sale.
G M. COOKE,
Il. A z. COOLEY,
: Commissioners.

BY virtue ofa certain mortgage deed exc
cuted by George H. Snow and wife to the
undersigned trustees, and recorded in the
Registers Office of Wake county, book lis
page l62, the undersigned will expose to
public sale at the court house door in the
city OF raleigh ON the 9th day of January
1896 at Il O'Clock M, Il certain tract of land
situated in swift Creek Township Wake
county, about two miles south OF the city of
Raleigh, adjoining lands of NJ. A Bledsoe
on the east Dr. w. j. Green and formerly
George L Cooke on the north and west, and
the lands of Spier Whitaker and FORMERLY
y. ). whitaker on the south, containing
Ssh acres more or less. Terms of sale cash,
December 2, 1885,
K T. GRAY,
ERNEST HAYWOOD,
Trustees.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-14

Ayres, light and heavy weights, "a; acids
21E@4. o.
pulled 1922.
Coal-Quiet.
Beef Firm; family s10O002l 90; ex-
ira mess SlS; beef hams SIS 00 packet SEQ
1850. city extra India r'ess Sl6@l8.
Cut meats-Steadv, picked bellies 4 z
AZ; shoulders ); hams ST@9
Iard-Steady; western steam closed at
$3.50 asked; city -; opt ons December
" a nominal; refined steady; TO the CONT
nent S. co. South American s6.3J; com
pound 49sQsH.
Pork Dull; old m IS s9G9O5; exports
Butter-F4rm' Yves tern creamery 1917,
do creamery 1896; do. factory II GA,
ElgiDs 2.; creamery -; imitation cream
cry 3 ~; State dairy 15@22; do creamery
15025
small fancy 7&@10S; part skins SA@4;
full skins 2@3.
Eggs-Irregular, state and Penusyl-
wanna atG27;; Western fresh Il ga, South
eTn <1423.
Tallow Dali; city (ss per packsge)
4 $40; country (packa yes ree) 4 5-16.
Petroleum-Dull: United closed 1.34T
bid; refined New York $50; Philada-
phia and Baltimore s7.64; do. in bulk s4.ss.
Rice-Steady; domestic fair to extra
3A4616; Japan 3sSd4.
Molasses-Fir n New O;l2ans open ket
I'll good o choice 1895
ke tie, good toStesdy, Southern s12.o0G
Pig Iron sl2@i4.50.
400; Northern; brokers' price 10; ak
Copper Easy 90
change IL 5J@1tbrokers' prices; $50, sx-
Laad-Firm; brokers $500; exchange
So 30 3. 321f.
Tin-Quies; strsighss s14@1405; plates
week
Spelter-- Dali; domestic IS 50@360.
Co, ton oeed OtI-qgie,, prime crude
f mills -; OF grades -; butter grades
yellow 80 prime white
Coffee Steady;options- January - Feb
ruary 80; March ., April -, May
September IT. S, October -, December -.
spot Rio quiet: No. z, 1416 mild gu ct:
CordOva lS@lSH
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining So
@3A centrifugal, 96-test, 31a@3s5
refined quiet; NJ. 8, 43-16; Ne. z, ~;
No. s. I-16; No. 9, 4; No. 10, 8 1-1cs
No. II. ?X; No. IL. 3 1915; No Is, en- No.
4, 8 11.lo; Mould A ~; standrd A as
confectiopers' A ~; cut loaf 81; crushed
81; powdered ~; granuiated ~; cubes
fX
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-14
NE,y Y JnK SOCK Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.--The Indus
trials practically constituted to-day's
stock market and irregularity in the
movement was quite feature The
entire dealings aggregated only 1885,
900 shares. The dealings in leather
preferred figured for one-third of this
amount and adding transactions in SUI
gar, tobacco and Chicago Gas would
leave only 10000 shares for the bear
shares. Covering of shorts was the
chief stimulator TO the speculation
The initial prices were irregular on n
light volume of business. A declining
tendency soon developed and material
losses occurred in several instances
In the general market a frmer tone
became evident before the end of the
first hour and n strong rally started
under the leadership of leather
The final price, however, showed i'm
provement over yesterday. The mar
ket closed moderately active and
strong in tone and at general gains.
The market for railway and miscel-
laneous bonds ruled firm on transac-
tions aggregating S1,443,000
NEW YORK, Dec. l3.-M 3ney on call easy
at l@l1 per cent, last loan at ] sper
cent, closed offered at 4 per g mt PINE
mercantile paper 4@5H per cent, Sterling
exchange steady, with actual business In
bankers bills at sSx614 sSs4 for demand
and 4. S714 I4.S1a for 60 DAYS Posted rates
4 Ss014 81 nd sS9 IA 80 Commercial
bill9 S 4 81 yer certificates 66@67g Bar
silvsf 81. Mexican dollars -. Govern.
ment bo d. STEADY. Sta,e b nds dull
Rail -oad bonds urm
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-14

lash QUCIdDlOi 3 were hB follows.
Flour-Qufet, firm; winter patent -:
soft -; hard :; bakers =; soft -; rye flour
-. VIII. at No. 2 81 ring, 5oN151k; NO
3, spring 57@57sl; No, . red, COX Q162A
eorn-No. 2. white 25ss@2599; No. yel
low =. Oats--No. 2, III; No. 2 white
nominal; No 3, white g. Rye-No. Q, So
Barley--No. 2, nominal; No. 8. g 3S; No
4, 22I27. Flax -ed-No /. 94l94L;
prime Timothy seed 50 55@3.e0 Pork
mess, lper Dbl, s7sS97 s21S Lard-per
100 lbs. $5.22x. Short r b sides noosel
e42504.30; dry-salted shoulders (boxed)
4kM4M; short clear sides boxeil 4s6M4x
Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon. N22.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.--Fioar quiet a d
and heavy, buyers lowering bids to con
form to breaking wheat Only spsci al
brands W re dealt in; city mill patents
a Is; winter patents $3.50, ,ity mill clears
closed 500 @f.eJ; winter straights $500
$40; winter extras $2.65A3.0e; winter low
grades $2.01@2 60; Minnesota patents
$335G355; Minnesota bakers 80 75M3.t 0;
winter low q AIDES ts1@260; spirng low
grades 81 90G260
Southern flour nominal
Rye flour dull; snperfine 81 50M2 rs:
fancy 2.s002.s5.
Buckwheat -four dull at 1891 IS;
buckwheat steady at Al; Japanese
Corn meal weak; yellow western coarse
e707o brandywlne t295.
kye-Nominal; No. 2 western 4O@48
State 4lh@4lM.
Bsrley- Nominal; western 40@4s; good
to choice 49,.
farley malt Nominal western 4S05s.
Wheat Spot weaker; NJ. : red ia sJtr.
and eis vator -; u b 7015; No. l North
ern 81 Il 0 b afioat No. ! hard 67% de
livered options No 2 red, January 66A
cox, c'osed 66k; February -; March
clcsed ca April os1< @69&. closed esJs May
67h 67E, closed GIN; June -; July 67x@
67>s; De sember t5x Qs66 3-l6, closed 6514.
Corn-Spot weaker; No. 2, 34h in eie-
vaJor; 3is. afi0at; yellow -; NO. 2 white
steamer mixed -; No. 3, -, options
January 34@34A, closed at 81; February
-: May 3aN@55 1-l6, closed at Ban; June
closed IS: Ju 'osed 351l; December 34E
"a $40. closed 34H
Oaus-Spot quiet; No. 2. 26M026k; No.
2 delivered 23%@23N; 70 . 22lz; No. Q
white 241<; No. white 231<; track white
western 25@2Y, State options January
22Is; February closed 23I March closed
1874 May 2tSs@24sl, closed 1919 December
oSed ut 22M.
Hay-Firm; shipping 7eas); good to
choice S5@95.
Hops Weak; State, common choice
1894 crop, 3N6; 1895 do 10; Pacific coast,
1894 crop, 31S@7; 1895 crop 5Mi0
Hides-Quiet; California, 2SG25 lbs 1sG
1s16; Calves on, u @25 lbs, 10; Buenos
Ayres dry, 20 to "a lbs. 81.
Gather Steady; hemlock sole, Buenos
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-14
BhLTlksORE

BALTIMORE, Dec. 10 -Flour--Quiet;
Western superfipe $2.4,@26 /; extra
e. 75@3O0; family s31513. 80; winter wheat
patent s. 55@3.85; spring wheat, patent
8. 0@3 20; spring wheat straight $3.50
40
Wheat Dull and ca y; spot and De
cember 661 @t4s: january 81, Marcn -:
Nav 69lg69X: steamer No. red e34 n
631<; Southern wheat by sample 66et7
do on grade 63@631S.
Corn--Weak; spot and month 33H
the year 33N; January -; February 81
Marcn $500 80; steamer mixed 525s@
32M: Southern white corn 32x @S5H; 10
yellow corn 32x@3Sk.
Oats Easier; NO. white west rn 2i7S
Is: No 2 mixed western 229@S3
Rye Quiei and steady; No. 2, 44@i5
near by: No Q weste' n 46@47.
Hav-Firm: choice Timothy $15.S q