davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-21

Chicago, March No. Although roceints
today showed great falling OFT. the tr.tue
waa slow at barely stondy prices. the
recent advance has been pretty wei lost,
prices ruling liei2s lower than a week ago
and heavy cattle are about as low "a
they ever sold. Heof steers ranged rom
a.IS TO 4.85 The bulk of cattle sold ut a,S,
alto Prices are very low ~ compared
with former years, prime cattle having
sold nj tGi5.'5 a year ago and at 4.a5Hs-yo
Two years ago, Butchera' cattle and feed
crs sold slowly. good feeders bringing se9
500 Texas cattle wore active &C easier
prices. fed steers bringing apLip. Veal
calves were quoted at 4.7Tiih u.
Hogs-~Thcre was the usual decline TO-
day and ut the reduced iigures the sup.
My WAS well taken by Chicago packera
nnd Bhippsts, Common to choice droves
sold al 3d5MaO, sales being largely at
Ans ana fancy assorted lights sold at
I. S0Gpi. o., very few going over 100 Tho
wcni, hns proved bad one for sellers
aud they feel somewhat discouraged
Prime honviea are nlw VI lower than
yrnr ago and II receipts continue on the
present scale they are likely TO 80 OH
come more.
Sheep There was fairly good demand
aud prices were well maintained. Conn
mon To prime nocks brought. Sol, inc
OFFERINGS consisting largely of westerns.
Lambs sold at S-Sini,bb. few going below
al3.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-21

Good Ncevos good TAT coMR and heiIefs
IN Hight supply, notiyo and steady good
calves in demand. the supply is mostly
common stock. Hogs dun and weak, lat
sheep firm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-21
u Asked u isld.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Opened quiet ana steady i2'W quiet
closed enSy sales A. go.

"A Asked. b Bid.
LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
opened easy demand poor, ? p. m quiet,
closed steady. tondcrH, new, lVL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-21
IHp BUSINESS BAROMETER.
!, lsds, to the Condition of Trade
Generally.
,uc ESTIMATED COTTON ACREAGE.
,,,,sa,e Predicted for Texas by IA
c.r,e,pondent--Th Necessity ora
Produce Exchange.


!, announced In The Posts press dis
..,.s a few days ago. the Southern
W. ~. Review of Nashville. Tenn, had
..~srs from its correspondents in all
!. .ot,on growing States indicating a
,.hls increase of cotton acreage the
r,.r, year. Naturally all these an
~. we're merely guess work to a GER
u, extent. still they show that the gen
II sentiment throughout the South
,.rored an increased acreage, though
s,.,h Carolina reported no increase
kiey.
~ Houston correspondent of the Re
Lsr gives this opinion of the situation
CsreSas: while 1t is difficult to figure
E,on A cotton crop before the seed has
Va nlanted, yet there is every indica-
H. NAT the acreage TO be devoted TO tho
f,.ns in this State Will be greater than
III year Estimates of the percentage
u increase range between 10 and 30 per
XII Conversation held recently with
fading planters Of South Texas prove
FARM that all resolutions upon tho
Meet OF cotton acreage have fallen
[sen closed ears, so far as this part of
II State Is concerned. Some planters
m reduce their acreage in order TO bet
Il experiment. with the best grades of
ftton, but the majority will plant the
S-inary staple and put as much land
ia cultivation as possible.
I"Ttxas farmers are In a better condi-
Ia to make good cotton crop this year
Ian ever before. Nearly all are now
IN q debt. have purchased new agricul-
kural implements and have raised nearly
tayhing that is needed to supply them
ka,es with food during the season OF
luyaton. Following a year when cot
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-21
FORT WORTH

Market bare of cattle. calves, sheep and
hogs; demand active; market strong.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-21
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-21
INTEREsTED IN RAMIn-

~ W II. Album. general manager of
Z Ramie Fiber and Land company. has
Erspied an invitation from the Fruit
n Vegetable Growers association of
Mn to address that body upon the sub
h Of ramle culture Saturday, and will
Ne for that point tomorrow morning.
w. Album states that u great many
)rners of South Texas are assuring him
| their interest In the new plant and
tsTihlng indicates q rapid Introduction
lame In this State. Roots have al
ply been purchased by a number Of
|riers In Brnzoria, Waller and Harris
ffuss, and dccorticating machines VIII
faahly be secured i'm several localities
p year Farmers around Alvin are
fi1ls 10 secure all the information nos
Ne about the possibilities of ranie
tTe IN their section. and MIR Album
undertake TO culighten them in Ills
aress tomorrow
stated that a prominent business
Y Of Houston is also greatly interested
As lhlroduction of the new fiber and
MAKING arrangements to establish a
fs'nmlng plant AZ Alvin in addition TO
decorticatine machine should tho
le,s or that section decide to 10 OK
XeNy into lis cultivation
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-21

lEoDuCE EXCHANGE NEEDED.
n lroduce and commission merchants
H9ls'on are taking an active interest
V movement to establish a produce
[sse here, and IT is quite likely that
Mertaklng will prove successful
Eeiy handles an immense quantity of
r. daily. and the fact that there is
n no market price on these lines
va great injury to the dealers as
The country shippers. A produce
Ase would serve as a protection to
Ssmoers thereof IN many ways, and
M prevent the indiscriminatc cutting
IEses mat now prevails. 1t would es-
~ better market here for all kinds
paalry produce, and to a certain eX-
suud prevent fraudulent firms from
If upon consignors who are not well
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04
. Another Insect Pest.

A sho.t ti,aa siaee, Snpt. Blinn OF the
Experiment Station found an insect, new
to him, infestipg the cantaloupe vines
in this vicinity md sent some Of them to
Prof. Gillette of tho State Agricultural
College, Fort Collins, for examination.
Following is tho reply received to Mr..
Blinn's letter of inquiry:
Fort Collins, Colo, May 90, 1895. j..
Mr.. p. X. BLINS: Your letter and
tho beetles doing injury to cantaloupes,
are ut hand.
this insect from Colorado and It is great
ly to be regretted that We could not keep
it from crossing the plains to our fair
tho east MS the striped cucumber beetle,
The beetle is about quarter Of IN inch
long and has three black and four yellow
longitudinal stripes on tho wing covers
when the latter arc closed. Il is the
worst pest we have in this country on
melon, cucumber and squash vines. The
beetles usually appear suddenly in the
Inter part OF May, and often in such
numbers that in few hours after their
appearance in tho garden or field many
plants will be completely destroyed. It
is their habit to go in droves or swarms
30 that while some hills will be complete
ly destroyed others may be untouched.
While tho beetles arc about tho plants
feeding upon tho leaves they arc also do
posting their eggs in the ground about
the plants and after tho beetles have
mostly disappeared many plants will
mysteriously wither and die. This is
caused by the young larvae (worms)
xv,inh hnfnlN from fhn nnH hnra Intn
tho roots.
The remedies for this insect are either
protective or destructive, Plants may
be protected by pieces Of mosquito bar
or other cheap, gauzy cloth laid over tho
plants and held in place by clods OF
earth. A bent stick may BIO set in the
earth over the plants to keep the cloth
up in the middle.
The beetles can often be driven from
ones own plants to his neighbor's by
thoroughly busting tho plants with road
dust, limo, plaster or asiies in the carly
morning when they nre little moist
with dew. This does not kill the beetles
but only drives them to other plants.
London purple or Paris green may be
used to some advantage by dusting them
over the plants, but I have been most
successful in destroying these beetles
with buhach, or pyrethrum, which is
sold nearly everywhere as insect powder.
In order to mako tho application effect
Two it must BIO applied before sunrise in
the morning. Put the powder in a
cheeGecloth sack and dust it over the
plants rather freely, taking pains to
brush the plants enough to knock the
beetles from them. Before sunrise the
insects Gro damp with dow and sluggish
so that tho powder falls on them, adheres
and kills them. q. 2. GIL1 ErrE.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04
W. Il, c. Services.

Notwithstanding the threatening
weather of Saturday evening the NJ. E.
church was crowded to listen to the fine
program provided by the ladies of the
Woman's Relief Corps. The handsome
and patfiotic decorations which had been
provided for Memorial Day yet remained,
some changes being made to suit the oc.
casion.
After the singing OF otlr national hymn
Mrs. Flora ]. Hall with force and expires.
sion delivered an address of welcome to
the old soldiers.
In the absence OF Harry Robins, Milton
badger was called on for q short address
MIR. Badger spoke OF the loyalty Of the
particularly on woman's inestimable SER
vices during the war. In these times, he
said, loyal women, fortunately, are not
called to minister in hospitals and on the
battle field, but on them deyolves the
duty OF teaching the children loyalty and
a love for the flag. Mr., Badger SURPRISED
his friends by the earnestness and elo.
quence with which he handled his theme.
In tho olocutionary part of the enter
tainment recitations were given by
Misses Della Badger. Flossie Eiser, Az
mes Clark, Gertrude Kellogg and Mrs,
@. w. Alberts.
Inc musical numbers were provided
by, Misses Frances Knapp, Belle Robin
oldt, Maud and Jessie tarmore, Mes
danes G. Fl. Winchell and O. G. Ament
and Mr.. @. W. A1berts.
Tho program was excellent throughout
and closed with singing, "God Be With
You It'll We Meet Again.
The pupils OF the High School took a
worry pretty and creditable part in the
Decoration Day services, by decorating
the graves of their deceased schoolmates,
Bert Hyre md LOWE Lowe. They
marched in procession to each grave,
formed circle round it, placed boquets
and wreaths OF flowers on the mounds,
repeating in concert with heads uncoy.
cred, "Thus we remember our departed
schoolmate." This little tribute to the
dent. is demonstration we'll worth re-
peating from year to year not only by the
pupils Of Rocky Ford but by the schools
OF America in general. We trust it will
not be forgotten.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04
otero County Horticultural sooiet,

Otero County horticultural Society
The next meeting of the Otero County
Horticultural Society will be held at q.
a. Il. Hall, Rocky Ford, Saturday, June
6, at 80 p. m.
This will be the strawberry session.
There will be present largo exhibit of
different varieties OF berries and the dis
cussion will turn on the best varieties to
grow. Several new varieties will be on
exhibitIon, the merits of which will be
trial. 't'e'ti Il
The culture Of Strawberries has NOT
mad the attention in this section of the
valley that the Importance of the cron
deserves, and this opportunity for oh.
tanning information should NOT be ney.
lec[ea " our farmers and gardeners.
%. Gauger of La Junta will read n
Orchard" Al 'il'
e. N. Berry, an experienced hortiml-
luIist, VIII have paper on strawberries.
1t Is hoped that every grower of straw.
Berries will have on exhibition specimens
OF all his varieties. by doing this the dis
profitable. "Ae'
Every member of the eociety sho1ld be
June and should also eyfend
an invitation to his neighbors TO be there
ana become members of the society.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04
STATE aSs!ss ss Ss55SsaSst5 Sc 5s.sSs t5n,h,. ), c,....
Ira !; %sss|::; ssss; f;s;r:!s ss$ 4: MONS.

Il" I; #sss|s:; ss's; ?!s!r:! sss Il: .soss.
Wheeler. pafendaNte
Tho people OF tho stnt1 Oys!luao, to J. II.
Wheeler aud Amanda @. Wheeler, the do,
fcndants above named. greeting.
You arc hereby required 70 appear In sA
action brought RHainst y0u by tho above
NAMED plaintln in the district court Of Otsfa
sSe !Ssss. ss.s.a eons osss
W; or, II served out OF this county, or by pVb.
lication, within thirty days after tho sSrVIcS
hereof, exclusive OF tho day OF sorylec; N
Judgment by default VIII DO taken aSSinSf
you according to tho prayer Of the Oofnb1aiht,
And II copy OF the complaint in tho above
entitled action bic not servod with this sum.
this state, then ten days additional 70 tho
and answer will be allowed before " fakIna
Of Judgment BY default as afoseS6id.
The said action 10 brought to recover the
sum Of S5ss.e5 with Interest thereon from
March I'D, 1884, at per centum per annum
and eSS.s0 on account Of attorneys fooe &C.
bording t. the tcnor Of y certain pronaissory
snId action Is xisb sefsfSfeSs ~ Z ScFe msas !:
and which L. on als In tho ofico OF the olsri
And you are hereby notified that II you fsil
TO appear and to answer the said complaint ~
above required. the said plaintiff will take
judgment according 70 the prayer Of said
Gixsn under my hand and ethe.al seal At "A
Iunsa isa, is said county. th,s isth Ssy Fl 4!sE
lsEAL-l by @. 9. THOMPSON, Dsp:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04
An Otero County Citizens Opinion Of
Mexico,

During recent ride on tho Santa Fe
We occupied q seat beside NJ. G. Van
Norman, OF the Alfalfa Land & Cattle
Co., Fowler. During the time, conver-
sation drifted to old Mexico, on which
foreign soil Mr.. Van Norman has spent
several years. He says that tho Mexi.
cans are tho most hospiIable people he
ever mot. When in camp he would have
visits from tho neighboring ranchmen
offering him milk, butter, fruits, ETC., and
inviting hiin to go to their fields and help
himself to all tho corn that he needed.
Ho says that the attentions paid him
while there made him feel more like a
prince than an ordinary American citi-
zen.
Some Americans have difficulty in
transacting business in Mexico, but Mr..
Van Normra says this is all unnecessary.
If American business men will only nc:
quaint themselves with the business hab.
its OF tho Mexicans and conform thereto
there will be no difficulty. Mexico, he
sayP, is kind of tomorrow nntion, pre-
fering to defer business until the next
day rather than dispose OF it with Amer
ican dispatch. And You must not at-
tempt to do business Of Importance bo-
fore noon. After dinner, when the effect
of the nights drinking has passed off.
and your Mexican business man has
been braced up with few drinks, the
outlook is auspicious for tho transaction
OF business. All Mexicans drink intoxi.
eating liquors.
In ono respect the contrast between
Mexican methods and thoss which pre-
vail on this side of the Rio Grande shows
up our dark.skinned neighbors to advan.
fage. In Mexico it is not easy to get a
letter OF introduction or endorsement,
but when you do, it means something.
The man to whom you present your lei.
ter OF Introduction feels himself under
obligations to treat you excellently the
same rs II you were the friend who sent
the letter.
Taxation as practiced in Mexico would
create revolution in the United States
in three months. Hero we kick like
Texas steers when we have to pay taxes
annually or semi-annnally. But think
OF the tax collector coming around every
month! We asked Mr.. Van Norman
why the Mexican taxes were collected SO
often? He said that the taxes were so
heavy that il the collection wss post
pooned until the end of the year the
whole possessions of tho tax payer would
not be sufficient to pay the bill, The
Mexican government follows the exbm-
pie OF some railroads.: Gets all that tLe
traiic Tor the people, will stand.
Speaking Of New Mexico as a cattle
feeding territory, Mr.. Van Norman said
that while having immense ranges it was
subject to protracted drouths which
caused great losses. Where the water
supply was insufficient and the cattle
had to go long distances for grass many
deaths occurred. Under such circu,n-
stances Mr.. Van Norman has seen cows
with young calves leave 30 or 40 of them
m care OF one COW while the mothers
went from seven to ten miles for n drink
OF water. A day or more might be spent
in a fruitlcss effort to get drink, which
priyation soon caused heavy losses,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04

Tho weather favored the veterans on
Decoration Day, tho morning being rs
delightful as could be asked.
At the appointed hour, 10 q. M, the
procession formed at g. A. r. Hall in
tho following order:
Band.
Members Of the G. A. R. and other old
soldiers.
Woman's Relief Corps.
School children.
Citizens in carriages.
On arriving ut the post Office, after the
march through Main street, tho band. G.
A. r., W. R q. and school children found
seats in floats and carriages handsomely
decorated with the national colors. As
the column strung out toward tho come
terry it WINS plainly seen that never before
in the history Of Decoration Day in
Rocky Ford had there been such general
participation. The PROCESSION reached
almost from town to cemetery and hosts
OF carriages, wagons and horsemen al
most filled the capacious cemetery en-.
closure.
The graves Of both Union and Cor fed.
crate soldiers had previously been desig.
mated by flags and monument had been
erected to the memory Of tho unknown
dead. Milton Reynolds, commander,
conducted the ritualistic services, NJ.
Badger being officer of tho day and q.
w. Fenlason chaplain. The beautiful
and impressive G. A. Il. service, closing
with the salute to the dead, was followed
by music by the band after which the
school children decorated the graves and
placed wreaths on tho monument.
The request Of tho q. A. r. for the
hearty cooperation OF our citizens in the
observance OF Decoration Day met with
general response. The decoration OF
business houses was almost universal
and Mayor Gracey's proclamation re-
garding closing obeyed by all.
In tho afternoon Rev. 8. j. Greear ad.
dressed full house at the NJ. E. church.
His address was patriotic and eloquent
and the Grand Army comrades are en-.
thusiastic in it's praise. 1t wns IN ad.
drcss which will long be remembered by
the Veterans who were present,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04

With the advent of warm spring
weather, comes the necessity for gen
eral and thorough cleaning up all over
is always deposited in the alleys and back
yards during the winter; and everything
OF this sort, especially decaying vegetable
and animal matter, should be removed at
once to prevent the breeding of disease
through the influence OF the hot spring
weather.. Rocky Ford is one of the most
beautiful towns in tho state OF Colorado,
ap1 there is no sufficient reaeon why it
should not also be one of the healthiest.
-Kerosene oil will make tin teakettIes
as bright as new. Rub with wooden
tng.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04

G. W. vnllery, the wide ovako western
agent Of tho burlington with Aeadauar.
ters at Denver has gotten up . map OF
st. Louis showing how 10 reach the al.
ditorium from all the leading hetels.
This will be great copvenienco 10 Witt.
ors to st. Louie. Send for ono.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04
MEMORIAL DAY
SERVICES.

Rocky Ford Honors the Memory Of
tho Patriotic Dead With Unusual
Enthusiasm.
6 TRUCK out of life by ball or blade.
- Or torn In fragments by tho shell,
With brIcfest prayer by brother made,
And rudely In their blankets laid
Thus sleep tho bravo who fought SO
wclI."
Four hundred thousand mon.
The bravo, the good. tho true.
In tangled wood and mountain glcn,
On battled plain. In prison pcn.
Lie dead for mo and you;
-Four hundred thousand Of the bravo
Have made our ransomcd soil thcir grave
For me and you. kind friends,
For me and you.
at Is s,reet and honorable to die for
ones country."-Horace.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04
elf,
Municipal owner.b,p M ENGLAND.

Municipal Ownership In England.
London Ia following the lead of some
Of the English and Scotch cities in re-
tanning control Of municipal franchises.
The London authorities now stipulate
what use shall be made of tho streets
by those engaged in the transpor tation
Of passengers. what wages they shall
pay employees and the number Of hours
constituting days labor.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04
Stockholders Annual Alest,as.

Tho annual meeting Of tho itoekholdsfs "
Tho Enterprise Publishing Co. not h&xIrS
been hold Mt tho regular tlmo. thS G6{hS VIII
Ford ON Thursday, July Z. lse& at toy SSttSk
a. m., for tho purposs Of clocttn& 6ffS&4fS
and tho transaction Of other btSfneSS Nk4tA
may como before the meeting.
DIV. BARKLEY. Sec. II
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04

"A tablespoonful Of grated horse rad
days. 60 W s"ee' foi
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04

ITO discontinue an advertisement v
Gays john Wannmaker, Philadelphia "a
great merchant, sis like taking down
your sign. II you want to do business
you must let tho public know it. ]
would as soon thinl. Of doing business
without clerks rs without advertising"
The Loveland Reporter Inst week
| completed its sixteenth year. Tho Re.
porter is newsy. but peculiar. The motto
| at the head Of the paper reads, 1.-THE only
strictly truthful paper in Colorado
| which, il true, ia rather hard on the bal.
ance OF US. The Reporters s.lnake up
is us eccentric as it's motto, but 1t ia full
OF home news and paying advertisements
and is evidently pleasing it's constitu.
ency.
The old question "does farming pay?'
is up again. Farming pays about ne
we'll as hundreds Of other businesses
There are successes among farmers, just
as there are in other nvocations, and there
are failures, but not go MANY Us in the
application and hard work to make any.
thing pay in these days.
While things are somewhat dull in
town, owing to farmers being unusually
busy, our citizens should look to clean.
ing up theer premises and otherwise
Identifying their surroundings prepara.
tory to the beginning ot better times.
Let each property holder do something
toward beautiiying and our town will
soon show IN improved appearance.
1t is q noticeable fact that many
good items are lost to newspapers every
week by the modesty OF the people who
hesitate to tell the reporter matters con.
cerning themselves. The right thing to
do ls to stop the newspaper man on the
street, or any other place you happen to
meet him, and tell him yoh have been on
visit, have relatives visiting you, that
your wife entertained friends, or any
thing that is in any way matter OF
news. If you have done anything mean
of course keep that to yourself, for there
are others to tell that.
As general thing the lady or girl
cyclist rides her wheel with great deal
more case and grace than does the aver.
age man or boy, says the Pueblo Indicat.
or. She sits erect and rides for com.
fort while he assumes the well-known
bicycle hump and sacrifices everything
for speed-ease, grace, comfort and the
beneficial exercise of wheel riding. She
desires to be regarded as an elegant
charming rider; ho wants to be looked
upon rs scorcher. The iauntier size
appears in her bicycle dress the happier
she is, while the nearer he approaches
the outlandish appearance of a football
player the better he likes it. OF course
there is an exception among bicycle rid.
ers as well lis in anything else, but such
is the rule.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04
NEW LIFE OF CHRIST.
A MONUMENTAL WORK ~ A
FRRNoHARTIsT.

he Began uh ASs Career ~ . Sksptie
Sut il Now Dsvout Bslisvsr-En'
esgod for TON Year, Upoa the Tssh--
His story Of the Redssu.sn
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04

A movement is on foot to establish In
Burlington. VT, large shirt factory to
employ from 200 to 800 hands. .
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04
THURSDAY. JaNE A. 1896.

The best newspaper for the advertis-
er is the paper that goes into the bost
homes and is read by the women rs we'll
as men. So says an exchange and the
wisdom OF tho remark is selfevident.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04

ISS Edith Couss
contributes to the
Century an article
on the monumental
work of the French
artist. James Tis-
sot. in illustrating
1.-THE Life OF
Christ" The work
IL shortly TO b
published in Tours
France. In the most