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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03
Was Very Probably Demented.

BALTIMORE, August 3.-Fred
Whitney, the 1S-y esr-term convict,
who committed suicide yesterday
claimed he was a murderer as well
az highwayman. Warden Wiley,
Of the penitentiary, said last night
that he had often threatened to
end his life. Whitney confessed tc
the warden that in April of last
year, while fleeing from Baltimore
officers, he killed and robbed an
old man in Altoona. Mr.. Wiley
endeavored to get particulars bi
the crime, but the incoherent talk
OF Whitney led him to believe that
Whitney was demented. Six years
ago while serving term for muir.
der he escaped from the peniten.
tiary at Little Rock with other
prisoners.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03

SOME years ago when suffering
with an uncommonly severe attack of
diarrhoea, Mr.. w. B. Guinnip, of At
co, Pa, received through the mail a
sample bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He
says: Il found it to be one of the
most effective remedies 1 ever used.
1t gave me almost immediate relief.
1t has no superior and l think no
equal. No bad effects follow the use
of this remedy. 1t is pleasant to take
when reduced with water and sweet
ened. Children Nike it. 1t never fails.
1t is the most perfect remedy ever
produced for bowel complaints" For
sale at % and so cents per bottle by
all druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03

The people have long since learn
ed that the most disagreeable medi-
cines are not necessarily the best In
fact, as rule, they are not What is
wanted is something mild and sure,
such as Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. That is real
ly pleasant to take when reduced with
water and sweetened. Then it is ac-
knowledged everywhere to be the
successful remedy in the world for
bowel, complaints. Ask any number
of druggists. for the best remedy they
have for diarrhoea and fully nine out
of ten will recommend Chamberlain's
In speaking of this medicine, Mr.. B.
b. Buffum, of Friendsville, Susque-
hanna Co., Pa, says: I'VE have used
lit in our family for pain in the stom.
ach, collie and diarrhoea and found il
to be the most effective remedy" Fol
sale by all druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03
Investigating His Death.

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 3.-Some of
the insurance companies here are
investigating the sudden death
OF DR.. John j. Poore, OF Monroe,
Ga. He was insured for $4,000
and died suddenly. The insurance
companies knew when he
was increasing his policies that he
was a man of very modest means.
Now they are not satisfied with
the proof Of death. The policies
were for $4,000 in the Mutual Re.
serve Fund association; $40, 900 in
the Fidelity Mutual; $4,000 in the
Washington Mutual and $1,000 in
the Atlanta Mutual.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03

Bourke Cochran, of Tammany, will
actively oppose the election of Bryan
Senator Jones is in Washington and
soon expects to announce his com
mittee.
Debs Is invited to address the labor
hosts at Dallas on Labor Day, Sep
TENDER 2.
Emil Kruger, of Galveston, kills his
wife and then suicides.
Bryan denies that he has promised
Altgeld the attorney generalship of
the United States.
Non partisan Union veterans organ
zation will work for sound money and
Mckinley.
The Gogebic range mines in Michi-
gan are closed down and 5000 min
ers are destitute.
Mercury in Dallas runs to 105 and
four days of last week it was over
100.
Vice-President Hanrahan, of the H.
linois Central, raises the ten per cent
cut in the. wages of Chesapeake and
Ohio.
Bee keepers of Texas meet at Bee
vile, Sept. 16,
Gillespie county fair opens October
II, to last four days.
The Bryanites organize a silver club
at Canton, Ohio,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03
4 UyALDE COUNTY.

Light Special.
Uvalde, Aug. LIN the District
court here Julian Menchaca got two
years for burglary and the same
time was given to Juan Arumbula on
confession of attempt to rape. To-
barro for assault with intent to muir
der got two years and the same
dose to Perez for burglary. Another
two years sentence was imposed upon
Marca Martinez for cattle stealing.
The county Republican committee
unanimously reelected Captain San
son chairman for the ensuing two
years. s.
Rev. Hall, of the San Antonio Pres
byterian church, preached here Mon
day night and then took an outing up
the Nueces canyon.
The board of appraisement for the
incorporated village of Uvalde meets
on Monday at the marshars office to
value all property not properly as
sessed.
DR.. c. ]. Forbes, of Round Rock,
hangs out his single in our midst.
He comes from his old home excel
lently recommended and will be well
come to his adopted location.
The District court has returned an
unusual number of guilties, most of
them Mexicans.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03
Powder Hill Shont.

The Powder Hill Gun club shoot
took place yesterday at their
grounds near West End and re-
suited as follows:
Shoot No. !, at 20 singles: Crit
ger, 10; Ohnesorge, Is; Ellis, IL ;
Dryer, Ia; Graves, Ia; Wagner, 10.
Shoot No. 2, at 20 singles: Crit
ger, Is; Ohnesorge, 16; Ellis, Is /;
Wagner, ID; Dwyer, l6; Graves, ID.
Shoot No. 3, at 20 singles: Crit.
ger, Is; Ohnesorge, IS; Ellis, 10;
Wagner, l6; Dwyer, 16.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03
a Close Match,

j. Ellis, Of Galveston, and Geo.
Chabot, of this city, shot match
at % live birds yesterday morning
at Lakeview, resulting in a victory
for Chabot, who made a score of %
with one dead out Of bounds, to
Ellis % and one dead out Of
bounds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03
Horses Cremated.

A large barn on Sam G. Bells
ranch, four miles north of the city,
was destroyed by fire early this
morning. The barn contained a
large amount of farm machinery
and a pair OF fine horses, which
were burned up. The loss is about
$4,000 with 1900 insurance. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03
NOTICE.

The Greenville Construction Co.
furnishes all tools for their men and
have none for sale. Our tools are
branded and stamped G. @. c., and
any one buying them does so knowing
them to be stolen.
7-15-1m w. ]. IRWIN, Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03
Read This Carefully,

At Bargain: A stone and brio
house, OF seven rooms, bath, two
story barn, cow stable. chicken houses
water works, lot 140x20S feet; situated on
one Of the highest points around the city:
south exposure. Call and see JOHN T
HAMBLETON & Co,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03
Baseball.

Yesterdays Texas League games
resulted as follows:
At Galveston - Galveston z,
San Antonio 4.
At Houston-Houston 81, Aus
tin 9.
At Fort Worth-Fort Worth Is,
Paris s.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03
NO CoNTRACToRs:

Mayors Office, July 81, 1896.
Bids will be received on an engine
house to be built on Dignowity hill,
which will be opened at u m. the 9Th
of August, 1896. Plans and specifica-
lions to be seen at our office.
ALFRED GILES & GUINDON,
Architects, Houston street.
7-Q1ef
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03
ATTENTION.

Contractors, Carpenters and Consum-
ers of lumber. Get prices from VIM.
Cameron & Co. before buying.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03
UP TO DATE.
Interview, Gathered From the New
Braunfels Convention.

| Interview, Gathered From the New
Braunfels Convention.
''Thad, Joe, Bryan and the rest of
the big six" wore very knowing
smile since their return from New
Braunfels. 1t was all our work, you
| know"
Fulton was not the victim picked
out, it was Paschal; but Lord, how we
| shouted when that hayseed from Ma
son was proposed; it suited us exact
ly."
''You know that it was pre-arranged
between prominent NoOnan leader
and Geo r. that it was to be Paschal.
Paschal was an easy victim; he could
be knitted, and the court house boys
and city hall kids would be made hap
py because there was to be no party
conventions or tickets. Sect
1T was arranged that the General
should remain away from the conven-
ton as sort of a reserve force; that
should it become necessary he would
be called on to submit as a victim for
the good of the court house boys, but
IL wasn't necessary. Fulton was
made to order.
1--WE did it. We know how to but
ter our own tortillas.
"Of course, Judge Minor, Lawyer
Onion, and Statesman Gatewood,
were in dreadful earnest; how we, of
the Bexar county combine, were laugh
ing up our sleeves at their innocence.
IT'S all fixed; Noonan is to have
BeXar county. The court house COM
bine will be left to do their own sweet
will. The Republican and Democrat
ic committees will not dare to inter-
fere.
" The people, who said people?
We don't care for the people any more
than we do the id newspapers"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03

Fulton was not the victim picked
out, it was Paschal; but Lord, how we
shouted when that hayseed from Ma
son was proposed; it suited us exact
ly."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-03

'"Thad, Joe, Bryan and the rest o
the big six wore very KNOWN;
smile since their return from New
Braunfels. 1t was all our work, yol
know"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
THE DAIRY BREEDS.

The Geneva Experiment Station
gives the following results OF a series
of tests of the leading breeds of mich
COWS:
The process adopted was to establish,
as fairly as could be done, the prices
for the milk per hundred weight, for
the milk solids for cheese making per
pound, and for butter fat per pound;
these figures we're placed at 81 % per
hundred weight for milk, g cents per
pound for milk solids, and 265 cents
for butter fat.
On this basis Ayrshire milk was
worth, as euch, during Che year. $87 "a
per cow; it's solids for cheese-making
were worth $8I Il and it's butter fat
for butter making vas worth but
$64 Al.
The Ayrshire, according to this
showing, would be worth more to the
milkman than to the. cheese maker,
and more to the cheese maker than to
the butter maker.
The milk Of the Guernsey was worth
$68 90, the milk solids were valued at
$75 o. for cheese making and $75 Is for
butter making. Here the Guernsey is
shown to be more valuable to either
the butter or cheese maker than to the
milkrnan.
The milk OF the HoIstein proved to
be worth $1O1 So when sold as milk,
$87 Al in the haudsof the cheege maker
and $40 OF IN the hands of the butter
maker. The H0lstein is therefore 8
better milkman's COW than a cheese
makers, and a better cheese makers
COW than sbe is & butter makers cow.
The milk Of the Jersey at the price
assumed was worth $64.5 So; the solids
were worth to the cheese maker $72 81,
The Jersey is therefore jaet the reverse
of the Holst6in- Friesian. Sac is at her
best in the butter making, and the
next most profitable use for her milk is
cheese making; it is least profitable to
the milkmau.
The Short-born gave milk worth
$72 so, the solids in the hands OF the
cheese maker were worth $50 IS; the
fat in the hands of the butter maker
was worth $50 O3. The figures prove
Che milk of the Short-horn the most
profitable for manufacture in the
cheese, the sale of milk standing second
in point Of profit, and the butter value
coming last. Farm News.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
VERSUS CITY.

In addressing a horticultural society
at Rawarden, MIR. Gladstone paid his
tribute to the country as possessing ad-
vantages over the city. He rejoiced
in the number Of pursuits which could
be advantegeouely followed in the
country, and which tend, therefore, to
check that drain Of population to our
great towns so characteristic of the
last 10 or Is years. And no dwelt upon
the delight of living in the country,
far away from the foul rivers, the
masses of smoke and the darkness
that overhangs many Of our great
towns''-of living, in short, ''in the
eye of nature and the clear light Of
day" And it is strange enough that
everybody should not agree with him.
But it is certain that everybody does
not, and that the denizens Of the city
become in time so enamored Of brick
walls and paved streets that the de
lights of the country no longer attract
them. The close of the niaetee nth
century needs q new Wordsworth as
much as anything Christian Work
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01

again, and especially to the bride, but
saw nothing wrong.
II now, without taking up the reins,
took the whip from its socket, and Civ
ing him a sharp cut, repeated my com
mand to go along. This ~undeserved
punishment nettled him very much,
but still he would not move forward
After standing for g. few moments, as
If in deep thought, he suddenly turned
to the right until the wheel on that
side touched the buggy. Then again
he stood stock still, only thro wing his
head as before. I now took up the
reins and pulled with the left hand to
bring him back into the road, when, to
to my astonishl8ent, I found that the
rein on that side, which had been fast
ened With a snap, was unsnapped.
when 1 got cut to fasten 1t Frank
rquealed. l believe a horse never
squeals unless he is excited. I never
heard Frankequeal before, but now he
not only equealed, but shook his head,
paved the ground, and manifested his
delight by every means that he could
command. AS we ~afterward moved
along homoward, several times, as the
thought would come to his mind atresh,
he shock his head and squealed for Joy.
when such evidences Of thought
and purpose, such humor and intelli
gence are seen il horses, the line Of de
marcati0n between animal instinct and
human reason becomes almost obliG
Grated. Frank had decided that by
turning TO the right the LETT rein would
have TO be pulled to get him back into
the road, and that then [ should dis
cover the rein TO be u~nfastened. He
certainly had reasoned, and reasoned
i~ntricately, too"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
LIVE STOCK.
BETTER DAYS FOR LIVE STOCK

When rock bottom is reached, there
is one thing to be counted on: things
can go no lower; and if they move at
all they must go up, No branch ag
ri~culture has greater room for conf
dence, if we accept this for a basis,
than live stock raising. This is shown
in the late report of the agricultural
department, which presents the condi
ton of live stock industry in the United
States from 1880 TO the present fiscal
wear. ended June. 80. One statement is
sufficient to show the tendency OF
things. While the country has grown
in pouI8tion during the years named
from SO, coo, 900 TO 70, 600, 900, the value
of live stock IN 1895 is but $151, OO8. 528
more than it was in 1880, says the
Farmers Voice.
For nine years following 1880 both
numbers and values of farm animals
increased steadily and rapidly. In
1889 the value was g. 5O7, $50 So. In
1890 the first symptoms Of decline be-
gan, the year of the Barring failure,
though what connection that event
could have with live stock in the
United States is not clear. The value
has been going down irregularly ever
since. During 1892 and 1898 it rose
feebly, only to drop more rapidly than
before. In 1894 it fell more than $780,
900, 900; in 1895 over 1915. 600. 900. For
1896 the value is the smallest in sixteen
years. Tie principal Losses have fallen
on horses, mules and ste7p. Horses
alone have fallen eff $l13 156. 225 since
1880. Their number IS, however, great
er than it was then, although that has
declined heavily since 1898. The same
is true Of mules. o. all animals, cattle
milk COWS and 6eeves-are the only
ones that show a good advance in val
ue since 1880, although these, too, have
fallen eff greatly in the past two years.
That conditions are bound to i'm
prove from the present point is every
where felt, and there are many signs
that give promise Of an active and IN
larged market for first class live stock
of all kinds.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
COWS DURING COLD STORMS.

When the first storm occurred two
winters ago [ happened to be away.
Upon returning home at evening I
found the COWS in Their places as usual,
but the driving snow was pouring
through every little crevice, even the
nail holes. The walls Of the stable are
double, with tar paper between tne
boards, but shrinkege and other causes
produced crevices. I at once went to
work with scraps OF tar paper end lath
TO stop these openings. The stalls are
built as an addition to the main barn;
q three foot space, half the length Of
the stable, is open in front Of them.
This l closed up at once with straw,
one of the farmers best friends. The
stable being full OF cattle, q sufficient
amount Of heat was produced to keep
them comfortable, il all these openings
were closed, except in extremely cold
weather. When l was done, I 0
Guided that my COWS ought not to fell
eff in the f)w of'milk. For two milk
Ings, however, the amount decreased
about five per cent. then it returned to
the normal and finally went above it,
though the weather was still cold. l
watercd them in the stable and watched
their need carefully, and it paid.
Experiments last winter indicated
more strongly than ever that close
~stabliDg during cold weather is best.
On a few days, when it seemed above
freezing, 1 turned my COWS out. The
flow of milk was invariably reduced
Dairy cattle need very little exercise at
any time and 81 ~ close stabllDg, pro
vided their quarters are comfortably
arranged.
once saw great quantities of corn
burned in Nebraska, and thought it
WIS g great mistake, but find it was g.
profitable transaction, as corn was cheap
and coal very high, but I have seen
more corn consumed to produce heat in
Indiana than was ever burned in Ne
braska, It takes as much fuel to keep
the cow warm when fed and burned in
the body, as when burned in the stove.
Here, wood and coal are far cheaper
than corn for fuel. There is no more
business sense in burning corn in
your house than in sheltering COWS in
open stables and trying to keep them
warm with corn. I believe we are aD-
preaching an era when stables will be
generally heated by some economical
method, such as hot water. The ap
paratus could be provided at small ex
pense. The man who holds his COWS
up through a storm and prevents his
feed going eff in heat through the
cracks, is going to have a decided ad
vantage. Perfect ventilation must
go with warm stables, or the animals
constitution will be weakened and tn.
D~erculosis invited ]-American Agri
culturist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-12-01
HORTICULTURE
SURFACE EVAPORATION IN OR
CHARDS.

Prof. Zumbro, Of Riverside, CaIifor
MIA, recently addressed the East Side
Horticultural Club on Surface Egapo
ration in Orchards" He had been
making some experiments with p0r
tions of soil saturated with water, and
then weighed daily to determine the
loss by evaporation during the heat of
summer. The results are somewhat
surprising. Fifty nine pounds OF earth,
containing Is pounds Of water, lost in
four days, from August 9Th, 5 IS
pounds Of wat9x. The earth was cul
tivated August 18Th, and during the
next day lost only q quarter OF q pound
Of water. Many other experiments
were detailed, tending to the same
conclusions.
Prof. Zarnbro stated that the best
amount Of water in the soil for the
growth Of legumminous and Other
plants had been fixed by expert
ment at 40 per cent Of the amount re-
Quired for saturabion. About 400, 600
pounds Of water will saturete n acre
one foot deep. Forty per cent of this
would be 100, 900 pounds. The ordinary
allowance for one acre, 1 5 Of a miners
inch, would be 1875, 900 pounds. But
the best proportion of water for citrus
trees may not be the same SIS for
smaller plants, and experiments have
not vet determined i6.
Among other interesting facts, be
stated that while air dry earth at 100
degrees Fahrenheit contained 2 s per
cent. Of water, the soil, 6 inches deep
and 6 feet from orange trees, was
found to have only 81 per cent. in
August, 26 day S after irrigation. Trees
that were showing by whiting their
need of water had at 1 foot deep from
4 to 6 per cent, of water, and at II
feet, 81 per cent, the coil dry emo
crumbilng.
To prevent waste of water by surface
evaporation, Prof. Z1mbro suggested
first, sub irrigation, delivering the
water below the surface; second, cul,
tivating as soon as possible after irri
cation, to break up the compactness OF
soil that favors capillary action, which
brings up the water to the surface; to
Keep the surface between the burrows
from getting wet, by making the fur
rows deep; fourth, to prevent the for,
nation of a hard stratum just below
the cultivation, and this, he thought,
might be done by varying the depth
of cultivation from time to time. He
would cultivate twice after each irri
cation, first across and then along the
burrows.