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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-25
Desnerado Killed.

BRISTOL, Fla, Feb. 25.-After
shooting three men, NJ. F. Grissett
was killed yesterday. Grissett
was a noted desperate and shot in
to logging camp with rifle. W.
r. Flowers and Henry Calvin
opened fire on Grissett. The .des-
perado rode at the two men, firing
rapidly. Calvin was shot in the
leg and fell, but continued to shoot
at Grissett from the ground. de
fell from his horse and Calvin and
Flowers continued TO pour lead in
to him as he lay on the ground.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-25
JAMEsONs FRIENDS WAITING,
And Half-and-Half Beginning to Make
Them Boisterous.

LONDON, Feb. 25.-Dr. Jameson,
1t is expected, will be arraigned at
the Bow street police court today.
1t Is said he has been in this city
on parole at one of the leading
hotels since Sunday. The duke Of
Abericorn, chairman Of the British
South Africa company and otherst
will be present when the prisoner
is brought into court. His friends
will offer unlimited bail. In ad-
dition to the duke Of Abericorn
many men of great prominence in
the world of finance are expected
at Bow street, and the neighbor-
hood of that court is surrounded
by a large crowd Of people.
To the great disappointment OF
the crowds about Bow street up TO
2 o'clock DIR. Jameson had not APP.
peared in court and rumor was
circulated that he was arraigned
at another court and quietly bailed.
This report, however, lacks con-
firmation and the crowds are re-
manning here in anticipation OF
cheering the famous raider OF the
Transvasl. 1t Is believed generally
that DR.. Jameson is still on board
the troop ship and that he will he
landed when she reaches her dock.
The excitement is very great,
especially az the day wears on, and
the effects OF refreshments upon
the crowd are more apparent. A
patriotic showing Is becoming
frequent, and quite a lively scene
is anticipated when "Dr. Jim"
makes his appearance before the
magistrate.
Dr. Jameson landed at Firth on
the Thames in tug from the
troop ship Victoria and took the
train for London today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-25
Evacuation of Egypt.

LONDON, Feb. 25.-The newspa-
pers here are discussing dispatch
published yesterday by the Fall
Mall GazetteI from Rome, saying
advices have been received there
from Cairo, which indicated that
Great Britain was preparing to
evacuate Egypt in order to make
concessions to the susceptibilities
of France on the subject.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-25
Fresh Armenian Massacres.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 25.-Re-
ports have been received here say
ing that fresh massscres have &C.
Cured at Malatia and seven other
points OF Armenia. The Turkish
government, when questioned on
the subject, denied there was any
truth in the stories and asserted
that they were creations OF the
Imagination OF the Armenian agi-
tators.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-25
Revolt in Nicaragua.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, via Gal
weston, Feb. 25.-The flag OF re-
bellion has once more been raised
in Nicaragua, and reports received
here from the north this morning
show that the whole district north
of Lake Managua, including the
departments Of the west and
north, are in open rebellion against
President Zelaya. Martial law has
been proclaimed and impressing
men into the army is pushed rap
idly.
N. Miles, Fufn f5ETs are gunrarireedo 20 eegR
tEerdachk IN 20 minutes. 'lne cent o1&Sf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-25
Hoke Smith in Georgia.

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 25.-Secre-
tary of the Interior Hoke Smith,
arrived here this morning from
Washington: He will spend sew
eral days attending to private
business affairs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-25
BEEVILLE BUzzINGs.

BEEvILLE, Tex, Feb. "a, '96.
To Tue Daily LIGHT:
Major Dutton, the state orga-
nicer for the order of Good Tenn
plars, began series of lectures
here at the Methodist church last
evening. Mr.. Dutton is a forcible
speaker, and in the course of his
lecture, stated that one-third Of
the counties of Texas, including
one million Of the population, was
now living under prohibition laws.
He will, perhaps, deliver eight or
ten lectures here.
The past "a hours have been
showery, and already there is a
good season in the ground. The
rain continues to fall in constant
showers.
In railroad circles everything
seems to be active the past few
weeks, and the local agents wear a
serene smile, though Agent SAT-
fold, of the G. w. T. & p, since he
has been put on double duty as
operator for the Western Union
and as station agent, is not so fire.
quently seen on our streets hust-
ling for business as of yore.
Prospectors are coming in quite
lively the past two weeks, and it
is thought that more heavy deals
in lands will follow.
District court is still in session
and slowly grinding on the
dockets. 1t is thought that most
of the cases filed will be disposed
of this week.
The county road grader is kept
constantly at work in different
parts of the county, grading the
roads. Judge Hart is a believer
in good roads.
]. Fl. Briggs, Of Cline, is at the
Mahncke.
T.G. Butler, Of Kennedy, is at the
Mahncke.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-25
Warmer Tonight.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-For West
ern Texas fair and warmer tonight
and Wednesday, with southerly
winds,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-25
New Laws.

WASHINGTON, Eeb. 25.-Two
bills have become acts without
the presidents signature, one au-
thorIzing the Arkansas and Chick
ssaw railway TO operate the rail-
way in the Choctaw nation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-25

Use DR.. Miles, NERVE PLAsrERs Tor SP1NA1
WEAKNESS. All druggists sell EN- Tor 25c
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-25

j. II. Briggs, Of Cline, is at the
Mahncke.
T. G. Butler, Of Kennedy, is at the
Mahncke.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-25

m. Miles, rH1fr. PSETs are gunrafreedoos fge
nsrdacIs IN 20 minutes ''0ne cent daesS
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04
Nova and Notes.

1t is reported on good authority that
buyers abroad have lost confidence in
American shippers because of the dis
honest methods resorted to in putting
the fruit into the market.
The fifth convention of the national
irrigation congress Will be held at the
city of Pheuix, A. r., Dec. 10. l6 aud
II.
Gradually increase the rations of the
growing stock.
A recent estimate places the number
of horses in the world in 1898 at &C.,
900, 900; in 1896 at 81. asa. 900.
BE ready to mulch the strawberries as
soOn as the ground freezes.
If the %corncr.b be wide, stand a few
rails up here and there through the cen
ter. This will give ventilation and pre-
ven tho spelling of the grain, says an
exchange.
Wheat comes nearer to being a bal
anced ration for a hen than any other
single grain.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04

successful rs the Brook Farm colony was,
however, it had proved that a number of
people could live together very comfortably
at very small expense, so there was no
lack of reformers to follow in the footsteps
of Ripley. Some of these later colonies
lasted but a few months. Others have
existed for years.
1t is a significant fact that the only CO.
operative colonies which have actually
stood the test of time have been those
which have mad religious faith as a foun-
dation. The Shaker colonies are a strik-
ing example Of this fact. Dozens of col
onies have been projected, just as Mr..
Hoffman is projecting his North Carolina
settlement, but after "A year or 80 they have
disappeared, sometimes in silence and oc.
casionally with the unpleasant noise of
loud chickering's, all of which would seem
to prove that the clever man was right
who said, GAS a rule people are more will.
ing to co-talk than to oo-work."
But in France there Is to be found one
of those rare instances of really success
full cooperation which has stood the test of
time and promises to exist for many years
to come. 1t is known as the Familistere
society of Guise, 1t was founded not by
any religious enthusiast, but by a hard
headed, warm hearted business man, "A
man who had worked at the bench and
had acquired a fortune through his W
industry and commercial ability. Nj.
Godin was the name of the founder of
Familistere, and il was a most remarkable
scheme which he devised, so that his
workmen, whose interests he had mt heart,
could share the profits Of his immense
business after he had given it up.
Nj. Godin wanted his employees to have
his business. but he knew better than TO
turn it over tn them outright lie con
ceived an elaborate m wonderful plan by
which they we're to buy his extensive fac
tories, their homes and all the improve
ments which he had made on his lands.
His system was a complicated one of share
selling, and it took him 20 years to edu-
cate his workmen up to the point where
he could trust them to guard their own
interests. But he did his work we'll, and
although NJ. Godin has been dead these Ii
years, the affairs of the Familistere society
of Guise are running as smoothly as when
he was alive. ALFRED X. RowLRY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04

The editor of The Rural New Yorker,
who has been testing varieties of aspar-
agus since 1880, says;
Our conclusions ARE just these: In
quality there is no difference. In the
size of the stalks there is no difference,
always assuming that all the conditions
are just the same. In earliness or late
ness there is no difference. In the color
of the stalks there is IL difference. Some
are reddish-Rcd Dutch, for example /;
some of IA medium grcen-Conover's
Colossal, for instance; some are whitish
or a light grcen-COlumbian White, for
example.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04
Side Ditch Entrances.

The Orange Judd Farmer says: A
large outlet ditch or canal is easily in
jured by the deposition of silt from IT,
mouths Of laterals, whether open ditch
es or tile. Not only is the fall of the
ditch injured by the earth, but weeds
grow readily when the ditch is empty
and act as nets to catch much refuse
material during high water which
would otherwise be washed out. To
prevent washing from tile l~aterals in
close the last half dozen or dozen tile n
a rectangular box made of boards which
correspond III width to the outside di-
ameter of the tile. A similar arrange
ment can be used for open ditch laterals.
These board boxes will last for a num-
Der of years if made of hard wood. 1t is
much easier and cheaper to replace them
than it is to clean out the main ditch.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04
BaIed COrnstalks,

A writer i'll The Rural New Yorker
says on the subject of IA market for corn
hay, clover hay and straw:
Corn hay or baled cornstalks shredded
is not quoted in any of the eastern mar
kets. 1t has been, however, quoted in
the western markets, and last winter
sold at Cincinnati at from 81 to $l1 per
ton. Idonot believe that "a market could
be made for this kind of fodder among
any of the eastern consuming points.
We do not think that the demand for
pure clover hay has increased to anv ex-
tent for the past few years. The demand
for No. ! and choice clover mixed has
increased to some extent, These are used
principally for the feeding of COWS. al
though many of the large transfer COM
panies use them quite extensively. There
is not the demand, however, that there
used to be before the horse cars were
superseded by electricity, etc.
Peat moss has made no difference
whatever in the sale of straw for bed
ding purposes. Most of the peat moss
used for that purpose is imported from
Europe in very small quantities. Most
of it is used for packing purposes on
board ship, and on arrival it is gather .
together and disposed of to private par
ties, Considerable of that used in tho
New England cities is imported from
the maritime provinces and has but lit.
tie, if any, effect on the sale of straw.
On account of the scarcity of clover hay
this year higher prices than prevailed
laat season will M dOuht obtain the
coming season. 1t is in fairly good and
active demand in the New York mar
kets at present.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04
BOLD KING MENELEK.
HOW HE DROVE THE ITALIANS OUT
OF ABYSSlNlA.

A Pursuant Monarch who Claims Descent
From solomon the Wise Although a
Negro, He Il No Savage-His Romantic
History.
King Mcnelek nf Abyssiuia Is the only
black ruler who ever gained a decisive
and lasting victory over II white nation.
The story of now he thoroughly whipped
the Italian army which was sent to take
possession Of his country Ras come to us
In drihlets over the cable; but until re-
Gently the world knew very little about
this negro potcntatc Of the heart Of Africa
As may be imagined, this swarthy mon
arch is no ordinary black. If his claims of
ancient lineage are good, and if there is
anything in heredity, he is better fitted to
wear a crown than any other ruler i'm the
world, for he asserts-and ancient legends
of Abyssinia bear him out in his assertion
that he is directly descended from the
great King solomon, JudHa's wisest ruler.
The legend has it that the son who was
born tn the queen of Sheba after her visit
to solomon was named Menelek and was
the first ruler Of Ethiopia to bear that name,
The present Menelek is the second. Ac-
cording to the tradition, the first Menelek
went to Jerusalem when he was 25 years
old and was crowned king of Ethiopia in
Solomon's temple His descendants form
ed the long line of kings who have ever
since sat on the throne Of Abyssinia. 1t is
also claimed that the queen OF Sheba
brought back in her train the flower Of the
tribe OF Judah, Incorporating new blood
into her nation and making 1t superior to
that Of her neighbors both in brains and
physique. 1t lisa plausible story and is firm
ly believed by tho Abyssinians. 1t fits in
with biblical history too. one thing is GER
tain, and that is that the Abyssinians are
far superior to all other Africans and in
conquering the Italians have shown that
they are entitled to a certain amount of re-
, spect from white nations.
King Menelek, although a negro, is no
savage. He is Of royal parentage, and
there is an interesting romance connected
with his birth. When King Haelou was
ruler of Shoa, he was told one day that a
woman Of striking beauty was begging at
the palace doors. Now Haelou had an eye
for pretty women, and he sent for her. She
proved to be beautiful indeed. and he
promptly offered her a place in his harem.
A boy was born to her, but the crafty
Haelou said he would not recognize him as
! his son unless he looked like himself. For
t%unately for the boy he grew up the living
imag9 of Haeluu, who ctJled him Meuelek
and named him as his successor.
No sooner had he become king of Shoa
than he began to lay plans for becoming
ruler of all Abyssinia. AS king of Shoa
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04

the soils freezing. The result is that in
the case of "a young plant all the roots
are raised somewhat, as here shown.
With thaw ing out the soil contracts
that is, settles back-and the plant can
not always go back with it because the
lower ends of the roots may be held like
a wise by the lower STRATUM Of frozen
earth, which continues frozen although
sthe surface thaws and freezes repeatedly.
Without taking time to explain every
detail of the process the fact remains
that many q young plant which the
autumn finds i'll the shape of A will,
without winter protection, be seen the
following spring to stand considerably
above the surface, as shown in G. In
many cases death in tho roots follows.
And so it is that tho plant that would
thrive i'll Siberia does not stand one
mild winter in New York.
The remedy has already been suggest
ed. In latitudos where reliance cannot
be placed on snow u substitute must he
provided. For this, according to the au-
thority quoted, there is nothing better
than a winter coat of manure, which
not only protects from frost, but sup
plies fertility at the same time. In the
garden this is easily done. Toss over
the cultivated borders of hardy plants
in November and apply Il forkful or two
of stable manure-let d III sketch A
represent this-over each hardy plant
or bulb thereof.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04

box, using a sharp spade to chop them
with, or arrange the manager somewhat
OH Mr.. Woodward's plau here illustrate
ed. He says: IF a pair of posts or stakes
be firmly set in the ground or made fast
to the floor like a pair Of %Stanchions,
just far enough apart to admit "A cows
neck, and a hClc be bored just high
enough so that a pin put through will
prevent the auimAl raising her head
quite level, it viii be Impossible for the
apples tn roll down into the throat and
choke her. Tho sane apparatus will
prevent animals choking when eating
potatoes or any other food What makes
the animal choke is raising the head so
high that the pieces slip Ivy their own
weight into the gullet, -
l think that the Instructions aud in
formation as here given should induce
those among onr apple producing friends
who have vet been in doubt as to the
advisabil'ry of feeding apples to relieve
the country Of the otherwise undesirable
surplus by tuning it into milk, butter
and meat. Now, in its great wealth, it
is really a source of annoyance and loss.
1t can be made u source of income.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04
FARM o..
1@ssa$C
WINTER HEAVlNG.

Hardy Plants Injured by Alternate FreeI-
ing and Thawinc The Remedy.
In the accompanying sketches from
American Gardening a represents a
young perennial plant at the beginning
Of its first winter in the open ground.
The line d may represent u substance
that serves as a winter protection to the
young plant, he that substance snow or
some cove. supplied artiicially. If the
cover be snow, that is the most perfect
of all substances for plant protection.
Covered continuously from the first fall
Of the feathery substance after summer
until it clears away the following spring
or early summer, tho root cOiuos through
safely, defying the severest cold. But
in sections provided with no winter COW
ering except snow at varying periods
how is tho hardy plant here placed in
jeopardy? This is shown ny b and c.,
which set forth the process of plant in
jury by the haaving IF the soil. Heav-
ing of tho soil refers to it's expansion by
freezing. Heaving is especially injurious
when, unmooified by the presence of a
protecting coat to- the plant, it is fire.
quently repeated as the surface freezes
and thaws, expands and contracts.
In the figure B is supposed to show
how the soil and plant of A is raised by
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04
KING MEN ELEK.

he had become so rich and powerful that IL
Is probable his plans were suspected by
Emperor Theodore. As a young man he
had quite an exciting time of it in the part
he played in Abyssiuian politics, He was
alternately called to court and banished by
the emperor, but whether at the capital or
in retirement he managed to lay plenty Of
wires, so that when the time came, years
after, he became the successor of King
John, who had in the meantime succeeded
Theodore as emperor.
While these events were occurring he
had managed to take part in as pretty q
little romance as could be found fnywhere
While he WAS "a prince he had met and
loved his pretty cousin, Princess Taoti,
while both were in Punishment. In the
course of the exciting events which fol-
lowed he had lost sight of her. Taoti was
not idle, and before she met Menelek
again, which was not for II dozen years or
more, she mad incidentally married no less
than five husbands, most of whom had
been killed in various ways. Taoti was a
grass widow of pronounced stripe when
she next met Menelek, who had become a
rich and powerful king. His old love was
revived, and he welcomed Taoti with open
arms. Tofana, his queen, objected, but
Nv BAOlAllNlN wv 10 lAIh NllO AlOd
soon after with suspicious suddenness.
Since Menelek became emperor or negus
of Abyssinia in 1889 the nation has played
a much more important part in the affairs
of the world than ever before. In advanc-
ing civilization King Menelek has lone
not a little, but his progress has been nee
essarily slow, for the Abyssinians are hardy
mountaineers, whose wants are few and
whose habits of life are simple. They nave
no arts, manufactures or trades. Pastoral
and agricultural labors form their only
peaceful employment. Their tnwns are
merely collections of flimsily built huts,
n their architects favor the use of mud
rather han wood and stone.
King Menelek, however, is very fond of
machinery, and has spoiled more than a
dozen watches in trying to "see the wheels
go round" In 1879 he imported some
Swiss machinists and masons into his
Kingdom for the purpose of building some
stone houses and public works. The Abys-
sinians watched the Swiss with silent
wonder, but could not be Induced to do
any work themselves until King Menelek
put aside his robes of sta~te-oOnsisting, by
the way, of white cotton cloth and black
leopard skins-and shamed them into as
sisting by working himself. At this pc
Rod a bridge was built, the only one in
the kingdom today, but it was a long time
before even the king dared to cross it.
There was something of a boom in build
ing in Shoa al the time, but after the Eu-
ropeans left things dropped back into the
old rut, INT there are no houses in the
country today which might not be rebuilt
in a day or 50 with a few rushes and
plenty of mud. CHARLES WARNER
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04

The accompanying cut from an Aus
trallan exchange depicts a mode of graft
ing which, il is claimed, results in bet
stub. The lncthud of preparing the scion
is shown at this right side If the illus
tration.
Each graft ought to be about four
inches long and have four buds. A thin
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04
IMPRovnD FORM OF GnArrING


piece of wood as we'll as the bark is cut
upward sufficiently long to cross over
the crown of the branch to the grated,
half an inch of it being bent to be slip
ped under the bark on the opposite side
of the branch. This method of grating.
according to its advocates, can be APP
piled to trees having branches about an
inch in diameter, rather less than more.
In preparing the stock branch the one to
be operated OH ought to be severed rath-
or close to the main branch, only leav-
ing about two inches. The cuts must,
of course, be made to correspond as near
ly as possible with those on the scion,
or this method can be applied to young
trees as stocks where they are too large
for splice grating. This method Of
grating gives stability to the work and
the gratis are not 50 liable to be blown
out AS III some others.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04

Hardy Plants Injured by Alternate Free1-
ing and Thawing The Remedy.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04
TO PREVENT CHOKING.
When Animals Are Eating Apples, Pots-
toes and Similar Food.

When a farmer has the conveniences
at hand, apples, potatoes, etc. to be fed
to COWS are ground through the root cut
ter, which is undoubtedly an excellent
plan. Then the ground apples, the cut
hay or straw and the grain ration can
all be mixed and eaten together. a
writer in The Farm and Preside says
on this subject:
If | had no root cutter, l think would
chop the apples coarsely in large plank
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04
Georrla Wanna ImmiCranta.

Ex-Governor Northen has established
some 90 agencies in Illinois, Michigan,
Indiana and Wisconsin for the purpose Of
encouraging immigration to Georgia.