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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-21
CANNED Gnnns


CANNED FRUIT--Per dozen: st
ries, 90cmsl.0O. pfneapples, staaldariz
LEO: eyeless and coreless. s1.65; seS
M95c: pears, standard. 90casi.00: (
Bartlett pears, Q lb. s1.005il .05: 1 III
1865. peaches. standard. 2 ID. Wcdf1
onds, lb, S0i9Oc: 3 10 standard II
2 ID pie peaches, 75@SOc; 3 Id pie e
S5d90c; blaclkberries, 65Gr70c: 8 10 "
apples, 75fps5c.
CALIFORNIA CANNED FRu1
Standard goods, PA ID cans: Peacss2
nl.61 per dozen: apricots, S1.3GilE.
M.5oDl.60; egg plums. sl3Diix,
cages, sl30u1.45: nectarines, ~
grapes. s130nl35; white cherric,,
900; black cherries. $2.00d2.10
CANNED VEGETABLES = Nr1
peas, o0cDS10O: Lima beans. N
string beans. 60m70c; corr, 60cfislxl
toes. Q lb. 62k,dI65c: seconds, mc.
sc. red kidney beans, 2 10. s06St.
CANNED MEATS AND FISH
beef. lb, .sl.l0m1.15; . ID. s20O81sI
corhed beef, 2 dozen, s1.20I1. 25: u
tongue. dozen. $2.75M2.9O; Franktu
sages. ID. $l.65; /. Id ported ham,
50055c; ID Id potted ham, 2 dozen
III deviled ham. 4 dozen, 55d60c:
He'd ham. 2 dozen, Sl.0odi.lo. N
American. quarters, tins. $2.&91Al
tard. halves, 80 tins. s265d2.1f
Alaska. 90m95c: Steel Head ca
River. 90cQS1.00: straight Columbb
S,+0@1.60.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-21
NEW ORLEANS.

Goou bceVeS, COWS and heiferS IA ,rly ac-
1--WE ana firm; calves and ycarl!ugs strong;
good stock in demand: hogs ana sheep
firm,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-21
LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON.


YIN
Reported for The Post by A. L. Norman
live stock commission merchant.
BeeveS-
Choice, per Id. gross. ........ 2asO 2
Common, per H. gross...,... 2l.GD 90
Cows
Choice, per ID. sross......... 2ls0 "a
common. per Id, gross. ...... % 2H
Yearlings--
Choice. per lb, gross. ..... 2ai6D
Common, per ID. Rroas .... 2A6p 2i6
Calves
Choice, Der Id, gross ... siS6p
Common. per ID, gross,...... 3 40 SH
Sheep
Choice. per TO- gross......... 3beQ
Common, per head. .......... 81 80 1l %
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-21
KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. August %. Wheat. hard.
sold today &c above yesterdays last price.
Early sales were sGiA: from that price the
market went to So and there were few
sales at S9Ism9O. Soft was up to 3. Re
ccipts were 1890 bushels. No. 2 hard
SGisn9o; No. soft 9N3s No. spring S..
Corn hMIs higher; September %Is0l2iI4
No, mixed on track 23laM2fh; No. 2
white 2iM. oats light demand; No. 2
white 1Sml9. Rye. No. 2 nolninaliy 80,
No. As. Hay continues active; choice,
new prairie 500.
Receipts Wheat is9. 600; corn $1,000; oats
1900. Shipmcnts-Wheat 10000: corn
a. 800: oats $3.50
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-21
CHICAGO,

San francisco cltod M May 1cl1
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-21
COMPARATIVE SPOT MARKETS
Port Tone. IT sa y Mid, :,
SUGAR.

ePrlee for new cotton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-21

poses. Dollar wheat cut a figure In the
trading second time ON the call. when
5000 bushels OF May sold at that price, ~
was the first option trade made at that
price In ak years. The September and
December options again broke al records
today to date and got within hating as
tance OF the dollar mark. December
opened AZ 96. 3A over Thursdays close.
September showed a 3ts advance over.
night opening at 9Gh December was bid
up TO g1s. an advance OF Ok for the day
and the September option went up to TN.
~ gain over yesterday December closed
NC below the top and September " lower.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-21

New York, August 90 -Whcat--Receipts
22s 1000; spot strong; No. red store and
elevator !. 03ssftl .oS7s; No Northern New
York 1.06N Options opened excited ana
foreign buying; ruled generally str1ng all
day on VIDE range Of prices touching
dollar for September In the afternoon.
aided by enormous export buying. closed
closed .01ss: September 90ss; October e3%;
December 9Sii. Cotton seed oil quiet. Pig
iron steady. Southern 9.75Il1 90; Northern
TO- 5odii2.00. Copper strong; brokers M;
exchange II .10di11 49, Lead strong: brok-
ers $3.50. Exchange 3.GOil3 80. Tin easier.
straights 13.75li13.s5: plates quiet.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
Derivation of the Names of the DAYS,

Sunday is so called, because it was
anciently dedicated to the worship of
the sun. Monday leans literally the
day OF the noon. Tuesday was dedi-
Gated to Tuisco, the Mars of our Saxon
ancestors, the deity that presided over
combats, strifes and litigation. Hence
in England Tuesday is assize day; the
day for combat, or commencing litiga-
ton. In this country it is genera ally
the day selected for the opening of
court terms Or sessions. Wednesday
is so called from Wodin, OR Odia, a
deity or chief among the northern
nations of Europe. Thursday was
named by the Saxons from Thor, the
old Teutonic god of thunder. Friday
is from Frea or Friga, a goddess of the
old Saxon mythology. Saturday means
simply Saturn's day, the name being
derived from the deity Of that name.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

N co'rSpop1ent of Cycling Life
writes ss.oSSt. Louis: "Every house
Jailed on reaetly,nnot only in bicycle
but,fn other lines as well, emphasizes
the lact of an immense Improvement
the last few years in general conditions
in the South. Nowhere else in the
country have the years of business de-
preston proved such a blessing in dis
guise. The iniquitous credit system
which has been such a hindrance to
business in that section has received it's
death blow. Bankers and brokers have
been forced to discontinue %loaning large
amounts on growing OF prospective
crops. The planters have been forced
to a cash basis or something neal it.
Merchants are better able to discount
their bills and are doing it." This is
true, says the Louisville Courier
journal in confederation. Except for
the floods there is no reason why the
South cannot expect to prosper.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

IT may interest Coung New Workers
whose careeggs-hexs been pretty much
'otermin42ppf,u adscas eriod Of elevated
railways and csa preds to learn that
) correspondent of a daily newspaper
recalls the time, some t~hirty-fve years
,go, when mules or asses were used to
iraw street cars ON the Sixth avenue
:oad. The experiment was soon
abandoned, however, as the hSofs Of
The animals aforementioned could not
bear pounding on the stones, nor were
The mules capable Of making q squirt of
speed when a car was behind time.
Truly, Et~heoworld moves, if the mules
did not.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
Soap From Sunf1ower Seeds.

Those interested in new industries
may be glad to hear that it is possible
to manufacture good soaps from sun
flower seeds. S%unfowers grow easily,
and need little attention. A company
has been organized in the United
States to manufacture this sort of soap.
It is claimed that the average yield of
plants to the acre is $500 pounds gross;
percentage of oil is one-third the
weight Of the seeds, so that 600 pounds
of seed will make 200 pounds of oil.
The latter, when refined and ready to.
use in making soap, is worth about
81 a pound, and is said to make the
finest of toilet soaps. The net profit
of the sunfowers to the grower is put
at S11 an acre.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
Rat Killing Their Fad.

The newest fad in Scott County,
Indiana, is rat killings" The vicinity
has lately been invaded by hordes OF
rats, which are doing much damage.
When a killing is arranged all the
men and robust boys in the neighbor-
hood are invited, and, armed with
clubs and accompanied by dogs, they
begin q systematic cleaaing out of
barns. haystacks and corn cribs. The
rats are very fierce, aud several men
have been severely bitten by them, but
the work goes on nevertheless aud the
average mortality Of rodents at a kill
ing is about 200,-Dstsoit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
~
Canada CoNes>a Moose Head.

Harry NJ. Church, of New Bedford.
Mass, who last October shot the larg.
est bull moose ever seer in New
Brunswick, has just received word that
The Provincial Government at Fred.
.srickton has confiscated the moose's
: head and placed it in n of the public
buildings at Fredericton, says the
Boston Herald.
Mr.. Church left the head to be
dressed when he returned home. but
found afterWard that the man he left II
with had endeavored to steal it from
him. Hs secrred legal advice and
made q strong ksht to secure the head.
Finally the atte-s;on Of the Govern
ment was called to3a le matter. and. it
being the finest gscimen ever shot in
New Brunswick, The autlers spreading
out over five feet and having twenty
prongs, the head was confscated on
the ground that the animal was illegal
~ shot, and it was thus prevented
from leaving the Provinces. The
moose weighed 1900 pounds.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

DR.. Walter Nyman, Surgeon-G General
of the United States Marine Hospital
Service, advocates the annexation of
Cuba as a sanitary measure necessary
to the welfare of this country, because
it is the worst plague spot upon. the
map and the source of nearly all our
epidemics. From the beginning of
the century until now there have been
only nine years in which this country
has been free from yellow fever. It
has been proved that in twenty-three
Of the eighty-fve years the disease
came from Havana direct, and in
twelve cases from elsewhere in Cuba.
The source of its infection in many
other years is believed to haYa been
the same, but there is no positive evil
dence. Since 1852 there have been
twenty-six invasions OF. yellow fever.
The sources of nineteen are absolutely
known-sixteen from Havana, two
from elsewhere in Cuba and one from
Honduras. Since 1898 there has been
nc yellow fever in the United States,
which, the Chicago Record declares, is
due to the extraordinary precautions
taken by DR.. Burgess, the United
States inspector at Havana, who will
not give a certificate Of health unless
he is sure that it is cf.ssct, and with
out his certificate 10 passenger can
leave Havana fo-thit co tntry.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

Says BRrvdstreet's: cit is pointed
out, with probable accuracy, that not
. little of the disfavor with which
what is termed Wall street is re-
garded throughout the country is the
result of experiences with bucket shops
and so-calleS syndicates, and the alb
sence of acklHl knowledge as to whatthe
legitimate sock market really is"
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

The Balkans have been we'll des-
cribed as ''the lumber room of Eu-
rope" These fragments of forgotten
peoples" are r55lrta5s in profusion and
confusion. But it is possible that con-
~tinental policies may yet be built out
of some of these loose, unattached
ioists. .a
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

Near the East Tennessee coal yards
at North Knoxville a father has made
a practice Of claiming an eight-year-
old child in his cabin to keep it off the
streets. "Some people," says a local
newspaper mildly, "think that the
Humane Society should Investigate the
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
,oPELoUsAs. LOUISIANA.

'eo!A PUG 5u!S5eq 10Y pou!o1'
Su1eq eau oQM ue1pUqo OOO'65 Sc
SO Huuu SO pe4seI1u eAeQ ssI!1oQlne
eo!Iod s!1ud eql OssI 1904 Qua eou!!S
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

'1e44em I!em 10 qo4eds!!p
eq} VI cum Su!Aus 10 poV4em eues eVl
eAvq o. osIe ST H1oA AeN 'seQn4 I!!om
opsmneud eAvq o. S! c!qdIepeEqd
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

The busiest telephone exchange in
the world is said to be that on Wash
lngton street, Chicago. The daily
iAyezAge of mssaages III 81RQ. QQQ1
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
TALE OF TWO RINGS.

I said
invol Il ntarily y,
STOPPING to knock
the ash from my
cigar, perhaps I
ought not to ask,
although I have
known you for
L L
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24
THE SAME OLD SONG.

Mothers, out Of The mother-heart,
: Fashion q song both soft and low
Always the same, dear mother art,
Rocking the baby to and fro.
Always a lazy, loving crone,
Hummed in sleepy undertone.
Down the baby snuggles to sleep
Winking az long as wink he may.
Now with a kick he tries to keep .
The tricksey god from his eyes away.
We-wa, we-wa, long, long ago,
The Indian mother chanted low.
Weeins, she said, on the baby's brow
Softly struck with his wee war club
Astride of his nose he playeth slow,
With his little fist a rub-a-dub.
We-wa, we-Wa, tender and low,
Rocking the baby to and fro.
Le-ro-la, le-ro-la, ever a mum
Like murmuriDg bees in the golden light
Under the palm trees mothers come
Ethiope mothers, dark as night
Chanting the same old silvery flow,
Swinging the baby to and fro.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

Mothers, too, with the snowy skin,
=, By-lo, by-lo, tenderly sing,
And tell the dustman coming in,
Into the baby's eyes to fling
Atoms of lust to make him wink
And into d~reaaland gently sink.
We-wa, we-wa, by-lo, by-lo,
Le-ro-la, le-ro-la, ever the same
Ever the tune of the long ago!
Out of the motherly heart it came,
Born of a sense that mothers know,
Rocking the baby to and fro.
~
White or black Or bronze the hue,
Always the same sweet tune is heard.
The sweetest song earth ever knew,
: Happy as trill of the nesting bird.
Mothers content in the twilight glow
Are rocking their babies to and fro.
Mothers, out of the mother-heart,
Fashion a song both sweet and low.
Always the same, dear mother art,
Rocking the baby to and fro.
Always a lazy, loving crone.
lIummed in d dreamy undertonn.
The Home Queen.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-07-24

The value Of a newspaper as an
advertising medium consists in
its circulation.
When you can secure the com.
bined circulation Of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
saved!
"mhe St. Landry Democrat"
was consolidated ON the Sd Of
March, 1894, with 1.-THE Opelou.
sas Courier" The adyerfisinc
rates have not been increased
while the price of subscription.
has been reduced to So a year.
TIE COURIER being by odds
the best paper in the empire Par,
Esh OF st. Landry is therefore thu
cheapest,
The Newtown bee., 1897-09-24

known and most highly esteemed men of
his age in Connecticut and a recognized
au hority. The other members of the
commission are we'll known, as follows !:
DR. John M. Woodruff of Sherman, the
state senator from this district, City En-
gineer Robert A. Cairns of Water bury,
John s. Cheney of South Manchester
and Fayette L. Wright of Pomfret,
The Newtown bee., 1897-09-24

In the untimely death of William
Hamilton Gibson, who, as is well known,
was native of Newtown, intelligently
curious boys and girls lost a valuable
friend, who not only was able to instruct
them in the wonders of insect and vege-
table life in wood and field, but took the
greatest interest in their independent re-
searches and was glad to answer every
query. In the present edition of Eye
Spy" (Harper's), Barnet Phillips has
prefaced it by an account of Gibson's
boyhood, the result of talk with the
genial naturalist the year before he died,
from which it appears that Gibson began
his studies of insect life when quite a
boy, moved partly by his own love of
living things and partly by the lucky
chance of owning book on insects and
having big brother who would loan his
microscope. When he began to write
his first effort was little manual of bot
any for his own use, and from that was
an easy step to the Illustrated articles in
the magazine. One of Gibson's greatest
charms has been his delightful illustra-
tions, so perfect as to almost tell the sto-
ry without words. The present volume
is profusely illustrated with portraits Of
old friends and strangers. Many are the
comedies and tragedies Of both insect and
flower life here set forth. What boy or
girl can spend the summer more delight
fully than by studying the antics of the
"FIoundering Beetle" Or 'Mr and Mrs
Tumble-B Bug" or watching the strange
demise of the occasionally sacrificed cat.
erpiliar or grasshopper? Many a mys-
terry is revealed in these pages, and the
observing but ignorant child may learn
the reason Of many a strange sight and
know where to look for more, 1t is
scarcely possible to find an occupation
more engrossing and valuable with which
to fill the summer months with pleasure
than is afforded by Gibsou's advice in in
sect hunting in these interesting papers
originally published in Harper's. Young
People, and now inclosed in a handsome
volume. Barnet Phillips, by the way, is
a frequent visitor to Newtown, being an |
intimate friend of Merchant Morris. |
This ought to give this book a double |
local interest. We hope it may be placed |
in our library.
The Newtown bee., 1897-09-24

McClure's magazine for October will
contain an article by Mr. Bernard P
Grenfell, one of the two discoveries of
the new "Sayings'' of Christ. 1t will
give the first complete account of the
recent discovery, in the Egyptian desert,
of what has proved to be the earliest by
at least $50 years of all existing records
of Christ's life. The article will be
fully illustrated from photographs taken
by the author himself of the scene of the
discovery,
The Newtown bee., 1897-09-24

Last week Thursday was the last day
of the New Milford fair for this year.
There was good crowd present and the
racing was more exciting than on Tues
day, the heats all being holly contested.
The prospect now Is that the associ-
alton will again have neat sum to add
to its surplus, though at the present
time the exact amount cannot be told,
as it is it quite likely some of the pre-
miums will not be asked for. All pre-
miums will be due and paid after Octc-
Der IL. Premiums left uncalled for by
November 10 will be considered gift to
the association and no amounts will be
paid after that date. These are the
people who won the money, this year !:
CLASS ONE, BREAD, CAKE AND PASTRY.
Alkaline Buck, angel cake, i, SOC.
Alice Buck, chocolate cake, l, SOC.
Mary Kelly, raised biscuit, l, soc.
Mrs Henry Ives, soda biscuit. /, Soc.
Mrs j. p. Jessup, wheat bread, Q, 25c.
Mrs E. B. Marsh, crullers, /, SOC.
e. Belle Sterling, entire wheat bread,
/, Soc; fig cake, I, Soc; white cake. /, soc;
molasses cake, l, Doc; spice cake, /, Soc.
Mrs a. G. Clark, dark chocolate cake,
/, SOC; variety cake, |, soc; loaf cake,
/, soc; rusks, 2, Csc.
Mrs George Northrop, wheat bread.
/, soc; biscuit, 2, 25c.
GLASS TWO. DAIRY, HONEY, PRESERVES,
PICKLES.
E. G. Mallory, vinegar, 2, 25c.
The Newtown bee., 1897-09-24
The Editors Familiar Chat.

In company with c. B. johnson, THE
BEES general agent, we enjoyed trip
through Easton and Greenfield Hill on
Monday. At the latter place it was our
good fortune to be entertained at the
home of that genial gentleman, Select
man S. c. Bradley, where Principal
Cliff of the village school Ga former New
towner) makes his home. We visited
the Academy presided over by Prof
Cliff, which has been enlarged and i'm
proved. Prof Cliff now has two assist
ants, and the Hill has q school of which
it will be proud. AS a boy, the editor
and business manager of this paper at
tended this school, which at that time
was ably conducted by William Wake
man, an experienced teacher, now living
quietly on his farm in Center street
Easton. 1t was pleasure to notice the
improvements in the school building,
and it is evident that the children now
in school are highly favored. While on
the Hill we met many men we knew in
our boyhood days. We visited the ele-
CANT residence of Col A. r. T. Nichols,
and were courteously shown through it.
For elegance and comfort his house
could hardly be surpassed. From his
residence, and indeed from almost any
point ON the Hill, a splendid view of the
Sound is obtained, and we could hardly
wonder that he was enthusiastic ovel
his home and surroundings. A very
pleasant part of our call on Col Nichols
was visit to his peach orchard, where
he has raised 500 baskets this year. W.
understand he has given away the
greater part of the products, and We
were presented with some handsome anC
toothsome samples of his crop. A ride
through the grounds surrounding the
summer residence Of Frederick Bronson
was enjoyed, and it was our good pleas
ure to grasp the hand of John Costigan
who looks as young and vigorous as he
did 20 years ago. 1t was with real re-
luctance that we turned our horses to-
ward home, carrying with US the con-
viction that we held as boy: THAT
few communities were blessed with a
more thrifty or intelligent class of peo-
ple."
The Newtown bee., 1897-09-24
Z. Ii. BEERS & CO..
Newto7wn, Conn.,

J. S. Thornhill, 2, So; T. Terrill, 8,
81.
Five years old, S. B. Warner, $3.50;
E. N. Somers, 81 so.
CLASS TWENTY ONE, TRAINED STEERS.
E N. Somers, 1, 50; J. S. Thornhill, 2,
81.
CLASS TWENTY. TWO, FLOODED STOCK
DEvoNs.
N. P. Beardsley, bull, one year, 2,
$1.20; bull, four years, l, 81.
r. G. Mallory, bull, two years, l, 81 !;
calf, four months, 1, 81 so.
j. F. Williams, COW, two years, l, 81;
COW, four years, l, 50.
CLASS TWENTY THREE, FLOODED STOCK,
DURHAM.
W. D. Stone, bull, one year, L, 81.
j.. L. Buck, bull, two year, 1, 50.
j. L. Buck, COW, three years, 1, 81;
COW, four years, 1, 81.
CLASS TWENTY-FoUR, FLOODED STOCK,
E. P. TerrilI, bull calf, 1, $3.50.
Mrs W. D. Black, bull, year, 1, s.;
bull, 2 year, 2, $3.50; heifer, year, 1,
$3.50; COW, year, 1, 81; cow, 9 year-old,
2, 81; COW, 4 year-old, l, 50.
CLASS TwENTY-sIX, BLOOD STOCK,
HoLsTEIN.
e. B. Marsh & Son, yearling heifer, 1,
81 SO; COW, 2 year-old, 1, 81; cow, 4
year-old, 1, 81.
CLASS TwENTY-sEvEN, GRADE, DURHAM.
Robert Donnelly, heifer calf, l, $3.50.
A. Larson, heifer calf, ?, 81; yearling,
2, 81; COW, 2 year-old, L, 81; COW, 8
year-old, l, 81; cow, year-old, 1, 81.
M. I. Hatch, yearling, l, s1.50; cow, 2
year-old, 2. 81, COW, 3 year-old, 2, 81.
GLASS TwENTY-EIGHT, GRADE, DEVON
N. P. Beardsley, yearling heller, l, |
$3.50; COW, year-old, 1, 50.
R. G. Mallory, yearling heller, 2, 81;
heller calf, 2, 81. :
M. t. Hatch, COW, year-old, l, 81;
COW, year-old, 2, 81.
GLASS TEwENTY- NINE, JERSEY GRADE.
j. s. Thornhill, sheifer calf, |. 81 80.
E.. P. Terrill, heller calf, 2, 81; heller
The Newtown bee., 1897-09-24
\A| 9nK

Is never done, and it is especially wearing
and wearisome to those whose blood ID
impure and unfit properly to tone, sus-
tain, and renew the wasting of nerve,
muscle and tissue. 1t is more because OF
this condition of the blood that women
are run down,
The Newtown bee., 1897-09-24

Tired, Weak, Nervous,
Than because of the work itself. Every
physician says SO, and that the only rem
edy is in building up by taking a good
nerve tonic, blood purifier and vitaIizer
like Hoods Sarsaparilla. For the trouble
Peculiar to Women at change of season,
climate or life, or resulting from hard
work, nervousness, and impure blood,
thousands have found relief and cure in