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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-05
: Will trade 24o acres of fine irrigable

land, convenient to unfailing water, for
San Antonio improved residence property
K. w. STEVENSON, TO Marshall ST. 2wk
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-05
Harnesses Saddie,y.
LONE Star saddlery No. III S. Flores Street.

La7tyer And Coilecti5e..AgenU
CAMPBELL. A r, 125 West Commerce Street
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-05
WORRY

Is a nightmare which can be
avoided by eating none but Dull
nig's pure groceries and washing
them down with his palatable and
healthful Mineral Water. 6-21-tf
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20

corning the matter. 1t Is not the prac-
tice of this department to interfere IN
any way with cases that are under the
charge of the prosecuting attorney of
any county. excepting at his request.
although, whenever In the judgment of
the governor and attorney general any
prosecuting attorney neglects or re-
fuses to conduct any case or manage
any proceeding in way deemed neces-
sary for the public good, the attorney
general has authority to take charge
of the matter. But the prosecuting at
torney of Lewis county is a faithful
and efficient officer, and have no doubt
has done and will do his whole duty in
the matter"
What do you think Of Judge Han
ford's decision?"
Il have not yet had an opportunity
to read it, though I expect to receive
a copy in the course of day or two.
Until have that opportunity I could
not well form an opinion respecting it's
merits; and even then it would not be
courteous in me to criticize it except
In court, even If were of the opinion
that Judge Hanford had erred"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20
A FAMOUS CLOWN IN HIS DAY
Harry Payne, the Last of a Famous
Family of Pantomimists.

Harry Payne, the Last of a Famous
Family of Pantomimists.
BY the death in England the other day
of Harry Payne, there passed away the
last of famous family of pantomimists,
says the Scottish American. His father,
w. H. Payne, was at Sadlers Wells when
Grimaldi was a star there, and he was
also a member of the cast OF "Othello''
at Edmund Kean's final appearance at
Covent Garden, when the great traEsdian
fell fainting In the arms OF his son.
Charles Kean.
Harry Payne's first London appearance
was as Moth in "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" under the Vestris management,
but his engagements were mostly provin-
cial, until, in 1858, with his father and
brother, Fred, he Joined the Christmas
company of Pine & Harrison at Covent
Garden. Mr.. Sutherland Edwards PAN
tomime of RED Riding Hood was in
that year performed as an afterpiece to
Baillie's "Satanella," Harry Payne being
the lover CORN in the opening. and har-
lequin after the Transformation, to the
clown of Richard Flexmore. Flexmore
was then very i'll, and Harry Payne soon
succeeded him, playing clown ever since
either at Covent Garden or Drury Lane,
until a year or so ago. Harry Payne
claimed to hold the true Grimaldi tradi-
tons, which he learned from his father
and while he was clown he practically
invented his own harlequinades.
Harry Payne lived and died a single
man; but a nursery was to him a para
disc, and no man was more devoted to
children. He arranged all his harlequin
AIDES while lying in bed. On the walls of
the room hung pictures by Charles Lyell,
representing scenes in the pantomimes
produced at Covent Garden by the Pyne
& Harrison company. Near him was an
excellent likeness of his idol, Grimaldi,
and portraits of the most famous clowns
who had preceded him on the stage. All
clowns are supposed to be cruel. This
is the essence of their fun. The red-hot
poker, the buttered slide and the smashed
baby prove this, but Harry Payne was
the most tender hearted of men.
characteristic story is told of him.
Once at the Surrey theater the harle-
| quin slipped as he leaped through clock
| face, and his leg stuck in the scene.
| Harry Payne, who was playing clown.
| thinking to cover the bad retreat with a
| laugh, took hold of the leg and cried to
the audience, as he shook it violently
"Oh, there's clumsy mani" The har-
| lequin was pulled through and the scene
proceeded; but as he did not put in an
| appearance again Harry asked the
| prompter what was the matter. Poor
fellow, he has broken his Leg was the
| reply. 1t was the leg that Harry Payne
had shaken. When he heard what he had
done, he tainted away.
Harry Payne was the most model of
| men. beloved by all his friends, first
class sportsman with gun and rod, but
never SO happy as when playing clown at
| Old Drury. He was the last Of the
clowns, and one of the best in the present
| generation.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20
Good Roads Improve It'd dlue
Of Lands.
TO PAY A RAILROADS INTEREST
oregon Fruit Shiprnents..-A Lesson in
Pruning. Remarks on the Care
of Poultry.

The matter of building good roads has
passed the stage of mere agitation in
some states, and the work of construc-
ton has been commenced and with
very satisfactory results, says the West
ern Rural.
AZ the good roads congress recently
held in Atlanta, Ca, the testimonials
offered in regard to the actual money
profit to farms and other property along
which good roads have been built was
astonishing. Farms that were slow sale
three years ago at a low price were
readily sold since rock roads had been
built at an advance that more than paid
the total expense of building the roads
through the farms and the payment for
the road construction is not due for
years yet, and is then distributed over a
series of years SO that the burden will
be very light to the new owners.
The past season has been so dry
throughout so large part of our coun-
try that the necessity and benefit of
hard roads have not been appreciated
as much as they would have been had
the season been one of ordinary or ex-
traordinary wetness. 1t is not at all
likely that the future will give us dry
seasons and it is better to improve the
roads now while they are dry and labor
and material is cheap.
In states where there is not proper
legislation to further the building OF
good hard roads it is a good time to
work on public opinion and push the
claims of good roads upon such legisla-
lures as may be in session the coming
winter.
Good roads are needed, good roads
pay, and good roads can be had If all
who should be interested in them will
work them.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20
TACOMA POULTRY ASSOCIATION
Preparations for the Second Annual
Show December 81.

Preparations for the Second Annual
Show December 81.
V. H. Brown yesterday received
letter from Stephen Holbrook, secretary
Of the Tacoma Poultry Association, rel
alive to the poultry show to be given in
that city. Secretary Holbrook says:
"All arrangements are about COM
plete for the opening of our second an
nual show on the 31st inst, and to say
that it is going to be huge success
gives but a faint idea Of it's magnitude.
The membership of our association con-
sists of 40 active members, all hard
workers, and every one of them is do
ing his utmost to make this show what
it should be.
Theodore Sternberg who is to judge
our show, will also place the ribbons for
Vancouver and Portland, and Is now in
correspondence with Los Angeles in re-
gard to doing the same for them.
1--WE are making preparations to coop
1000 birds, and nothing less than that
number will satisfy us. The Tacoma
and Seattle shows coming two weeks
apart and having different judges to
place the awards, there is no reason
why Seattle should not be with as and
we with them, with a large number of
birds.
1--WE are daily getting inquiries from
all over the Pacific coast, and from
many of the eastern states, for cata-
lcgues of our show. and if birds are re-
quested from all the places from which
we have received letters there is no
building in Tacoma that will hold them.
Last year our show, from financial
standpoint, was a success, considering
that it was the first show of the kind
ever held in this city. 1t was success
in every way, leaving a good round
balance after every bill was paid, and
every subscription of money returned
| to the donor, to our credit.
"Our entries close December %. This
| rule we expect to follow to the letter,
as we want to get out a catalogue of
| the show. We have made our entry
| fees very lows cents for single birds,
| 81 for a pen; 10 per cent discount on two
or more pens. Exhibitors to the amount
| of SO will be presented with season
| ticket free.
"In regard to prizes, we have silver
cup valued at $780, donated by the bank
ers of Tacoma, to be given as sweep
| stakes prize to the exhibitor on the 10
| highest scoring birds. Besides this,
| there are two silver cups donated in the
| American class, two in the Asiatic class
and two in the Mediterranean class
The remainder of the prizes are CORE
spondingly good in every class"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20
POULTRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION
I. h. Felch of Nntik. Mass. VIII Judge
the Show.

I. h. Felch of Nntik. Mass, VIII Judge
the Show.
The regular meeting Of the Poultry
Growers Associat ton was held yester-
day afternoon in the office of Judge
Hinkle. The attendance was large and
great deal of interest manifested,
leaving little doubt that the exhibition
to commence the last of January will
be a success in every way. The COM
mittee on solicitation of premiums Will
begin active work and the committee on
premiums will take up and prepare a
full premium list just as soon as the
first committee give them something to
work upon. A number of new members
joined yesterday, paying the regular
initiation fee.
The chairman was instructed to en-
gage I. K. Felch of Natick, Mass, to
Judge the show. Mr.. Felch is judge OF
national reputation and is employed by
all the larger shows in the country. The
placing of card, signed by Mr.. Felch,
on a bird would at once have the effect
of increasing the value of that bird
very materially. He is engaged during
the show season in this business, and
while some of the members thought
that his terms were high, it was agreed
that the best was wanted and he will
accordingly be employed.
other matters toward the holding Of
the show are progressing satisfactorily
all the committees are hard at work
and are showing an interest and yea
| that can not help but bring success.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20
SOME sHIpMLNr- OF OREGON FRUIT
The Prices Received by the Grower
Sending through the Union.

The Prices Received by the Grower
Sending through the Union.
The total number of pounds of green
fruit shipped through the Oregon Fruit
Union the past season amounts to 2,127,-
55S pounds, and the total paid the grow
ers amounts to $50, 1925, or an average
of 11A cents per pound,
The fruit shipments of the oregon
Fruit Union began May 10 with crate
of strawberries, shipped from Milton to
Denver.
Two thousand five hundred and sixty
nine crates of Strawberries were ship
ped from Portland, and the total remit
ted to growers, amounting to $2312.1O, is
an average of 80 cents pes crate.
Hood River, 1927 crates; average per
crate realized by growers. SITS.
Milton shipped 1925 crates; total
amount RENTED to Eastern Oregon
Fruit Growers Union, $S477.SS, or SO 2-S
cents per crate.
The Dalles shipped 375 crates, netting
the growers an average of $1.69 per
crate.
Total strawberries shipped, S769
crates, or II carloads.
The Hood River and The Dalles Der
'ries, which are the Clarke Seeding va
riety, are the most excellent quality
and fine shippers, and the good prices
realized by the Hood River growers is
owing, also. to the great care taken In
preparing the berries for shipping
The Portland berries are Triumphs
and Sharpless varieties, the Trlumphs
being the better shippers.
The Milton berries are mostly Sharp
less variety.
Strawberries were shipped to Mon
tana, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming
points, and a considerable quantity to
Omaha.
Two thousand five hundred boxes of
cherries were shipped averaging to the
grower 40 cents per 10-pound box. Black
Republican proved to be the better ship
per for long distance.
Eight cars, containing 7057 crates, OF
141,140 pounds, of peach plums were
shipped, netting to the growers $95l.6
or six-tenths per pound.
The total number of prunes shipped
were 55.443 crates and 1882 boxes or g
total of 1,34550O pounds. The bulk OF
prunes shipped were Italians, amount
ing to 47,670 crates and 1910 boxes, or 6
total of 1.152.S00 pounds. The tota
amount RENTED to growers $14,7S7, OF
a trifle over IL cents net per pound.
OF the Silver prunes 2079 crates ant
s27 boxes were shipped or 60,120 pounds
these averaging net about y of cen
per pound.
Five thousand six hundred and nine
ty-four crates and 925 boxes. or 1898
pounds, of Hungarian prunes wer
shipped. netting to the growers S2,327.7s
or IL cents per pound.
A few crates of French or Petit
prunes were shipped by growers as ex
pertinent, but they will never pay as ;
shipper.
OF Bradshaw, Yellow Egg, Washing
ton and other varieties Of plums an
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20
TnE iwo CONDITIONS IN PRUNING

Production OF Fruit and the Growth of
the Trees Are Essential
Two facts should be kept in mind by
orchardists regarding pruning; that
pruning when the tree is dormant pro-
notes growth of wood. and pruning
when the sap Is active and the tree
growing rapidly promotes fruitfulness
by diverting the sap to the growth of
fruit buds. says writer in Farm and
Fireside. Hence, in pruning trees, these
two objects should be kept in view-the
production of fruit and the regulation
OF the growth of the tree.
Rapidly growing trees, when treated
with the knife, will not bear much while
young, but if not overpruned. they will
grow into large-topped healthy trees,
If given sufficient room; and when suf-
ficiently matured, bear constant and
abundant crops of fruit.
Young trees, under good cultivation,
in a deep, congenial soil, will take on
a vigorous growth if they are of the
strong, vigorous-growing kind. In
such case. when the trees are young,
winter pruning or cutting when the sap
is dormant should not be thought of;
and, in fact, If the trees are rightly
handled, but very little pruning along
at this age need be done at ALL
The trees should be allowed room to
grow, with just sufficient pruning to
regulate the formation of the head of
the tree, and this should be done dur
ing active vegetation, as then the
wounds heal over quickly--a matter of
some importance in trees which are
long-lived.
The two conditions of pruning-the
production of fruit and the regulation
of the growth of the tree-are depend
ent the one upon the other; for if we
allow tree to grow just as nature die
tates, one or more branches will get
the lead and will appropriate the larg-
est share of the materials which make
growth. Under such conditions we can
not grow an abundance of fine fruit
So that to obtain the largest quantity
of the best fruit it is necessary to regu-
late the growth Of the tree.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20
TO PAY RAILROADS. INTEREST
Novel Statistics of requirements From
Ere ght on Products.

Ere ght on Products.
At about the average prices of farm
products along the line Of the Great
Northern railroad it will take approx
mately the following quantities, says
Farm, Stock and Home, to pay it's an
nual interest account: With oats at 10
cents, it will take 53,171, 600 bushels:
with wheat at 40 cents, it would take
over 100000 bushels; Of Scent pota-
toes a liberal average, it would take
over 65, 000,0 900 bushels, over one-fourth
the entire production Of the United
States; of barley, at IS cents, it would
absorb about 100000 bushels; of cat
tie other than mich cows, at the aver
age value in January last, 1t would re-
quire over $1,000, or considerably over
half that kind of cattle in Minnesota. 1t
would take over 10000 horses, or nearly
one-third the number in the state. OF
butter, at Is cents pound, big aver
age price in the region traversed by this
road, it would take over 100000
pounds, the annual product-at $50
pounds per cow-of 235, o0t cows, or near
ly one-half the number reported in the
state in January last.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20
Nano,eon,s Passion for Wrltiug.

His passion for writing had never been
extinguished since the first rude begin
nings Of childhood. Although he never
learned to spell, he did eventually learn
the secret of that concise and masterful
style which characterizes so much of
his voluminous correspondence. The 30
enormous volumes of his letters publish
ed by commission under the Second EN-
pire, though giving most Of what he
wrote before 1904, are for the rema,ning
years of his reign little more than scanty
selections obsequiously and ingeniously
chosen to increase his fame and hide his
faults. But from those and from the tes-
timony of contemporaries the astonishing
extent and the exact character of his oc-
equations are clearly shown.-December
Century.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20

Not long ago a 4-year-old child who
was leaning out of a window in the third
story of a house at Lausanne, Switzer-
land, lost her balance and fell, apparently
to certain death, on the cobblestone pave
ment But fortunately the shutters of a
window directly underneath happened to
be half open, and the childs dress caught
thereon. The fiimsy garment did not sup
port her weight long; but when she fell
again she tumbled into the arms of man
who brayely ran 10 the rescue. and es-
capped without the slightest injury.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20

sclles. 1860 boxes and 1910 crates were
5|pped or 104,e00 pounds. averaging
-sevenths OF cent per pound.
sven thousand nine hundred and six
u. boxes of pears were shipped, mostly
Bartletts. Pear shipments proved I'M
satisfactory and the net average was
rs cents per box of 40 pounds.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20
The Depth of Deprayity.

A story of horrible cruelty is told In a
divorce complaint filed recently In San
lose. A month after marriage the male
monster threw his wife's best mince pies
out OF the window.-san Francisco Post.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20
Iaranese Newspapers.

The first Japanese newspaper appeared
only rs years ago. 1t was published
monthly by druggist, as an advertising
medium. Now there are over 400 journals
In the realm Of the mikado.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20

East Taunton. Mass. is to have a new
cotton mill. It will manufacture fancy
goods, have a capacity Of 1000 spindles
and Is capitalized at 100000
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-20
BY Mr.. FRANK GRAVES
An Open Letter TO the Governor
and Attorney General.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC TAX
High Officials Called Upon to Take Ac.
tion Respecting Judge Han
ford's Decision.

Mr.. Frank M. Graves has address
ed the following open letter to Governor
McGraw and Attorney General Jones,
and mailed copies to each Of those gen.
tlan1ao.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-06-13
Startling Results.

Some startling results, stated Lord
Rayleigh the other day at the ROYAL
Institution, have been obtained in in.
yestigating the sensitiveness of the
ear to sounds. By one method he
found that the ear is capable of re-.
spending 10 an amount of condensa.
tion and refraction in the air equal to
one twenty-millionth of an atmos-
phere, though by other experiments
the amount seemed to be tenth less.
A point of some difficulty is how do
we know the direction of sounds. BY
trial he found that pure sounds, such
as those of tuning fork, tell their
direction with certainty only when at
the right or left; while with other
sounds, such as those OF the voice or
of clapping the hands, the ear could
easily judge the direction, wherever
it was. New York News.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-06-13
The Tenderioot and the Burro.

An amusing incident concerning
how burros are guided occurred some
time ago when "tenderfoot" from
the East was induced TO mount an an
imal noted for his unruliness. The
stranger had never seen burro be-
fore, und supposed he could ride the
Notwithstanding "sheep," n little
larger than Newfoundland dog, with
ease. The burro's grotesque appear
ance was heightened by the addition
of n Mexican saddle. This curious at
tachment was made of two wooden
crotches that looked like wishbones,
and were fastened on each side by
cross-bars at the lower extremities.
The whole was then covered with raw
hide, which had been stretched over
the sticks when green and allowed to
dry. The shrinkage made it perfect
ly solid. Instead of blanket a
sheepskin was thrown over the burro's
back for the saddle to rest on.
The "tenderfoot" clambered upon
the strange looking craft, when, to his
establishment and alarm, the tricky
animal started of at a lively pace
with his head down, moving in mar
row circle. The stranger had no bride
nor halter nor even rope to guide his
Rosinante, and was still further dis
concerted by the yells of derisiye
laughter that came from the crowd as.
sembled TO witness the sport. The
animal veered so rapidly .hat the rider
could not get off without losing his
balance, and at the same time he had
all he could do to stick in the saddle.
Besides, he did not wish to display his
lack of horsemanship, and SO he stayed
on. Finally the burro took another
tack, and started Mt numbering
"lope" down n neighboring hill, one
ear high IN air and the other Hopping
like loose sail. At the bottom of the
hill the runaway dashed through n
creek deep enough to wet the rider,
and did not stop until far up the side
of an incline. Here the rider luckily
remembered hearing n burro driver
say "Chee" to his animal; and, al
though the former did not know what
it meant, he yelled "Chee !" at the top
of his voice. The bnrro stopped as
suddenly as if he had been struck bya
maui. BY digging him in the ribs
with his heels the "tenderfoot" man
aged to get him started again, and by
use of his newly.acquired vocabulary
of one word of burro language and
sundry cuffs over the ears, he finally
guided him back to the starting point.
-Demorest's Magazine.