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The herald., 1897-04-17
Highly Hilarious

The sanitary inspectors appointed by
the council were in high good humor
yesterday afternoon over the turning
down" of Inspector Wright one of the
board of health's appointees. Having
nothing else to do, the whole outfit
turned up in the police court to witness
the proceedings in a case brought up
by Wright. and when that individual
was turned down" the councilmanic
push" were highly elated; in fact, in
almost as good humor rs if they stood
any chance of getting their salaries.
The herald., 1897-04-17

Drink naier 6 Zobelein's
Home brew book beer. Now on sale.
The herald., 1897-04-17

commissioners and their invited guests
will visit the park this afternoon al
o'clock The party will enter by Ere
mont Entrance" and proceed thence 10
Fremont summit from which the grand
outlook is had, and return by the OLD
mark carriageway.
The herald., 1897-04-17
Assessment Ready

The assessment for the sidewalking
of Pleasant avenue, from First street
to Kenney street, is now ready in the
Office of the street superintendent. The
contractor is F. j. Gillespie, and the
total cost of the improvement is $1239.97.
The herald., 1897-04-17
Bulla May Accept

It now appears possible that Senator
r. N. Bulla will. after all, accept the
code commissionership offered him br
Governor Budd several days ago. Mr..
Bulla is now in Sacramento having gone
north to consult with the governor, who
held his refusal in allegiance until he
could have a personal interview with
him. If, as is possible. Mr.. Bulla finds
that he can accept the place without
giving up his Los Angeles residence he
will undoubtedly do so.
The advocate., 1897-03-24

then in use here, that he planted them
The result was most surprising. He
had a better stand and an earlier and
larger crop than he had ever grown be-
fore. had Heretofore bought North
ern seed every spring, as my own saved
from the previous July was almost
worthless. So, as an experiment, l
saved the very earliest Of my spring
crop that year and late In July, after
sprOuting them In warm, shady
place, planted them for a second
crop. l got a fair yield Of small
tubers, which / planted the next
spring, Their behavior was a revela-
tion. Whether the whole of a small
potato or a piece Of a larger potato had
been planted, only one sprout came up
In hill; but it was very thick and
grew with great vigOr. AS the season
progressed each stock set from three
to FIVE pOtstOes--no more-snd they all
grew to marketable size very fast, en-
abling me to sell on the market far
earlier than ever before. And there
were practically no small potatoes in
the crop. From that time to this it
has never been necessary for me to
assort my potatoes. 1 have always
taken them right from the field to the
cars. My neighbOrs followed my ex-
ample. and within a few years every
gardener near Louisville was growing
a second crop of potatoes for seed and
for market, and before long the use of
second.crop seed became general
among Southern growers of early po.
tatoes."
The advocate., 1897-03-24
500 Reward. 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages, and that is Catarrh Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Cstarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment, Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
The proprietors have so much faith In its
curative powers, that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails TO
cure. Send for list of testimonials. Ad-
dress, r. j. CHENEY & Co.,
Sold by druggists, IS cts. Toledo, o.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The advocate., 1897-03-24
Corn per bNshel.

"It will thus be seen that If this quail
ity of coal were selling at less than
$3.50 and corn were bringing IL cents,
1t would not pay to burn corn, while
coal must sell as low as $5.41 per ton
to be as cheap fuel as corn at 10 cents
per bushel.
IA very complete and thorough in.
VestigstiOn of this subject is being
conducted at the University. 1t was
Thought desirable, however, to publish
the results already obtained, although
they were based upon the perform snce
OF but one quality of coal. This coal
is well known and largely used in the
State"
The advocate., 1897-03-24
Report of the StOckmen's Convention at
Fort Worth.

Report of the StOckmen's Convention at
Fort Worth
The following summary Of the re-
port of the Executive committee, pre-
pared at headquarters of the sssocis-
ton in Fort Worth on March 8, and
embracing as well the report Of the
traffic manager and that of the sttor-
neys of the association, was submitted: /:
The first part Of the report deals
with the financial transactions of the
association. It shows the total expen-
ditures to have been $9S,05O72, with
receipts $54S.92 less, this sum being
named in the report as the deficit on
this years transactions. The purposes
Of the association hre protective Snd
detective. These purposes are accom-.
plished by the inspectors kept at differ
ent points to see that the shipper of
cattle ships no brands but his own.
The inspectors caught this year 5,472
head. OF this number, l,942 were sold,
and the proceeds returned to owners.
AT the average price Of those sold,
$20.04, the total value of the cattle
caught was $109,658.88, an increase
over last year OF 1853 cattle, worth ST.
294.52. The cost of the work was
nearly $4,000. The greatest number
caught by one inspector was by d. G.
Frank, Eagle Pass, Tex, 1,948, which
were being taken into Mexico, mostly
by cattle thieves.
The total membership Of the sssocis-
tion is 965, an increase Of 1876 for the
year. Total number of cattle rendered
to the association, 1,5O9,525, worth ap-
proxlmstely $S0,OOO,OOO.
The report says that the increase in
cattle rendered is l5,409, but this total
is far short of what it should be, some
of the members not giving in half of
their holdings. A tax of 215 cents per
head is levied for the uses of the ssso-
citation, and the committee recon-
mends that the incoming Executive
committee be empowered to "revise
the list carefully and insist that a rem
dition be made In accordance with the
bylaws to which each member sub
sCrlbes, and which provide that he
shall render all the cattle owned or
controlled by him."
The benefits Of the establishment of
The advocate., 1897-03-24
Planting Second Crop Seed Potatoes.

A Kentucky farmer tells how he
came to plant second crop seed pots-
toes, He says:
"More than twenty years ago q Ger
man gardener living near my home
found lot Of volunteer potatoes In
his cellar in perfect condition firm,
sound and without Sprout. He had
dug them the preceding autumn, In
tending to feed them to his pigs, but
they looked so much better than the
ahrunken and sprCuted Northern seed
The advocate., 1897-03-24
The Value Of Corn for Euel.

1t 10 an odd situation when tie dis
cnsslon Of this subject Is timely. And,
yet, why should corn be more sacred
than wood or coalp Is not warmth as
The advocate., 1897-03-24

mOLO III uoAuhuu buhu AOUA A1oIp 40
what the press bulletin Of the Univer-
sity Of Nebraska Agricultural Expert
ment Station says:
"The present abundance of corn and
its low price have Occasioned much
speculation as to It's fuel value. There
is such a diversity Of opinion and 30
little actual knowledge regarding the
proftsbleness of buying corn instead
of coal that IL seemed desirable to con-
duct q comparative test that would
show the relative heating power Of the
two materials. Whether 1t would pay
to raise corn for q fuel Is a question
not contemplated in this investigation,
but the interests Of the large number
Of people living in the region of cheap
corn call for the determination of ita
most profitable use after it is upon the
market.
"To make the test, good grade of
yellow dent corn, on the ear, of this
years crop, and not thoroughly dry,
was burned under the boiler used to
supply power for the department Of
practical mechanics, and the amount
Of water evsporated by the burning of
known quantity Of corn was noted.
The test lasted nine and one-half hours,
and 5,2S2 pounds Of corn and cob were
consumed. The next day the same
boiler was heated with screened Rock
Springs nut coal for five hours, burn.
ing 1883 pounds Of coal, and the
amount Of water eVsporated was re.
corded.
"The data thus obtained show that
pound of coal eVspOrsted 1.9 times as
much water as l pound of corn. In
other words, l.9 times as much heat
was liberated In burning 1 pound OF
coal as in burning pound Of corn.
Several cslorimeter tests were made,
which agreed very closely with these
results,
"The coal used cost at Lincoln $6.65 |
per ton, With coal selling at this price,
and worth 1.9 times as much for fuel
as an equal weight of corn, the fuel
value of the latter would be $3.50 per
ton, or 1926 cents per bushel. The
following table shows how much coal
lS worth per ton when It's heating
power Is the same as that used In the
experiment, and when corn is selling
at certain price per bushel:
The advocate., 1897-03-24

the traffic department is then shown.
The increased assessment of 4 cent on
each head Of cattle was made to defrsy
the cost of this department. The pro-
ceeds Of the tax were $7,594.98, and
the expenses S6,22l.35. For details
reference is made to the report of w.
V. NeWlin, the traffic manager. That
report begins with a statement of the
difficulties first encountered because
the railway companies did not think
concert Of action on the part of mem.
bers Of the association could be had.
They learned that the association was
in earnest and practically a unit in
asking relief from unequal and srbi.
trary rates, charges and rules. These
difficulties were overcome and now
there is perfect harmony with all the
railways in Texas except the Southern
Pacific. A brief history is given of
the futile efforts to have the Chicago
Union Stock Yards terminal of 80 per
car abrogated. The matter is now
pending before the Interstate Com
merCe Commission, and that body has
advised the association that 1t will set
an early date for hearing Of the mat
ter in Texas.
Feeding In transit privileges at the
Union Stock Yards, Fort Worth, have
been secured, the result being the up
building of the home market, the sales
at these having been greatly augmented
since the privilege was granted. Feed
ing privileges for cattle in transit to
Kansas and the Indian Territory have
also been secured, the transit rate be-
ing based on the through rate plus $40
per car.
Some reductions in State rates on
live stock have been secured, and the
association has now pending before the
State Railway Commission an spplics-
tion for a thorough revision and re-
duction of rates on cattle shipments.
The reductions already secured will
average from $11 to $3.50 per 36-foot
car. This applies to the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas, Forth Worth & Den
YER City, Texas & Pacific, Gulf, Colo
radO s. Santa Fe and Rock Island.
MIR. Newlin says: with the iufOr-
nation at hand 1t is impossible to esti-
mate exactly the saving to the cattle
men from these reductions, but It's
will be appreciated. The
Missouri, Kansas & Texas secured at
Denison from its connections in Texas
and locally $4,000 cars, and at least
1000 of these were from within the
territory affected by the reduction.
This at the minimum, Sll, would equal
$780, 900 saving for the year."
The report of the Department Of
Agriculture for 1896 shows the number
Of cattle In Texas to be: Mich cows,
1896; other cattle, 5,5lS,644; total,
5, 1902, $50. Estimate half Of these cat
tie to be located In the territory OBJ
tanning the benefit of the reduction,
the saving, if forced on market, would
be equal to an increase in value Of
81 ,69l, ,290.
The advocate., 1897-03-24
About Farm Work.
Farmers and the Sugar Question.

AAV ROORAO VA gAO OAAgOA Dv9VOD AON
an enormous quantity Of sugar every
year, and our own farmers ought to
raise all the raw material required In
the manufacture Of this necessary ar
ticle. We are now consuming about
1900 million pounds q year, and Of
that amount we do not produce our
selves more than about IL per cent. 1t
requires 1000 ships to bring to our
shores the foreign sugars we need. Up
TO 1890 we he'd been for many years
paying an average duty Of about 2
cents q pound on nearly all the sugar
we impOrted---all except what came
from the Sandwich Islands since 1885,
which was admitted free. The total
amount of duty paid on foreign sugar
In 1887 was S56, ,5O7, ,495.l7; In 1880 the
amount was S53, 1856, ,873.S5. In 1890
the duty was abolished, except 4 cent
O pound on refined sugars, and the
bounty system was adopted, In 1894,
the law was again changed, the bounty
provisions were repealed and an Gd
UGlorsm duty Of 40 per cent. was laid
on raw sugars, with a cent pound on
the refined article.
The total quantity of sugar imported
10 1895 was 3,574,5l0,4 ,454 pounds; total
produced same year in the United
States was 49,3S9,S2S pounds. Total
consumption of sugar in the country
1896, as reported by Willett & Gray,
New York, was ,949, ,744 tons Of 2,A0
pounds each - equal to 4,S71, ,426, $50
pounds.
The new tariff law soon to be enacted
will restore the old rate of 1883, or
about that, which will bring us back to
the cents q pound duty. And we
msy expect that the duty system will
prevail q long time in the future; for,
IL the Republicans are beaten in 1900
we will not have free sugar. The Dem.
Ocrsts, In 1894, repealed the free sugar
law and substituted a 40 per cent. duty,
and every Democrat In Congress lex.
cept Hill) voted for it, and every POpu,
list Except Peffer) voted the same way,
Now, as II seems to be assured that
foreign sugars are to be taxed many
years to come, the ADVOCATE submits
that American farmers ought at once
set about studying che sugar question |
In itS relation to agriculture. Kansas
has q great deal of land suitable for
the growth Of sugar beets, and they
will pay better than any other crop
that our farmers have ever produced. |
We know that farmers, except In fa-
vOred localities, are not rich enough to
erect factories and thus supply their
own market; but they can easily or.
ganize on the cooperative plan, and
they will have no trouble In procuring
the aid of men who have the funds to
invest In such enterprises.
To erect an average beet sugar fac.
tory will require about $5OO,OOO. 1t
will require one or two years to pre-.
pare the soil and learn how to grow
beets successfully; and 1t would be
necessary for the farmers to enter into
agreement with the men who are to
supply the funds and erect the build
ingS, put in the machinery and manu-.
faCture the sugar, that the beets would
be grown and delivered.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-02
DULUTH GRAIN.

fairly active and fuctuated considerably. IT
opened at 7O7sc, a decline of &c from Satur-
day; sold up to 71kc fell to 701bc rallied to
.!oAc, and then tumbled to 69%c. From there
1t advanced to 7O1sc again, and closed at 70Ac.
Cash sales were LOCO blu to the mills at 1Ac
over July, and 5000 blu to shippers at lie
over Last week the lake mills ground
72,145 bb.s of flour and shipped 81 $40 bbls
The railroads received 49,, 527 bbls and shipped
IL, AS. Wheat stocks decreased 1,217,156 blu
as follows: No. l hard, 559,SS4 blu; No.
northern, 1904. O01 blu; No. 2 northern, 232, S36
blu; No. spring, 1885,, 1897 bu no grade. PIP
bu rejected, 110,477 blu. Shipments, special
pms, 265S,959 Blu. Coarse grains stock: Corn,
S.9S2, increase 1O4 bu; OATS COZ $685. decrease
1885, $50 bu; rye, 34S, $685. increase $500 blu: bar
ley, 25S6 SS, increase 1886 blu; fax, ,4SS 642
increase 24,5S1 blu. The close: Cash No. /
hard. re; No. northern, nRc; No. north
ern, n13c; No. northern, 6Sa4c; No. 8 spring,
64@65c; rejected, 4SA@63Ac; to arrive No
hard, 72c; No. northern, 711kc; July. No.
! northern, 7OAc; September, No. / northern.
641sc Receipts, wheat 149, 1852 bu shipments
237,170 bu; cars inspected, SO; last year, 652.
Receipts-Corn, none; oats, 45, 443 blu; rye,
2,S24 blu; barley, 1854 blu; flax, 1901 bu. Oats
close, 21G2014c; rye, 33Rc; fax, TIC
Cash sales were as follows: 3 cars No.
hard, 729sc; 16 cars No. 1 northern, 72Ac;
cars No. northern. re; $4,000 blu No. l
northern, n%c: cars No. 1 northern,
71s4c; LOCO bu No. l northern, INC; cars
No. northern, 705sc; 1 car No. spring,
white oats, 2012c; cars No. 8 white oats,
20Ac; cars No. white oats. zoe; cars
barley. 26Ac; cars barley, 261hc; cars
fax, 76%c.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-02
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 1t was penero11,
tnought and believed that after two davs n,
rest the market would rise this morninS re-
1resned. Instead of this We have pronounced
weakneSs. me naction of two days has de-
Dlltated the patient; it is yet very siok
The news CT the day was of the same color
which has prevailed for a week or two nast
Inc imagination of travellers who have
lookeo through car windows while passing
rapidly over the country has been crvsfaJIizeS
by pear bureaus of information into facts.
and are given forth to the trade this morn
ing in voluminous form. This species of news
nad weakening effect on the nervous and
tlmld ana as consequence unloading of long
wheat was the rule. The local market was
stronger than all others in this country and
all offerings were well absorbed up to about
mid-session The news of the day was of
Uhe usual quality generally furnished on
Monday, and on the whole favorable tn tho
buLs, but the crop news from all parts of
this country was very bearish in tenor From
Texas we hear of 20 000,000 to %. 600 000 hu
of crop; last year that state produced a
little over 100000, blu and 5000 900 bu tho
year before. The 20,004000 crop is generally
considered as largely composed of a faIsehood
Oklahoma reports also contained the like nro
PORTION of truth, and Kansas with its AZ 6o0
600 should probably be discounted 10 per cent
NO Improvement was noted in other winter
wheat states. The Northwest reports were
genera ly favorable, but not quite so confident
as they have been because of the cold now
prevailing. The outlook in England and
France Is not improred 10y any means Ru.
sian wheat shipments were 2,S72 900 blu: Damn
bian shipments, 6SS0C0 bu; total worlds shin
ments for the week. 5.750.o9O blu. The Eng
lish visible increased 731 900 bu There waTo
no adrlces received from New York recarI,no
export trade Of any sort up to noon
July wheat opened AT Soc, against 691hc
saturday. advanced tC 69%c. lost Nc frraed
up to $3.50, lost &c. frmed up to eaaie,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-02

stock exchange and Chicago board of trade.
well known Western elevator man, after
a trip through Kansas and Oklahoma, says
the crop prospects are magnificent in Okla
noma He thinks the territory will raise
$1,000, 600 to %. 0C0, 900 blu wheat, and Kansas
about 10000, 600 to As, 000, 900 blu.
Paris: Wheat-French country markets
steady; weather in England raining heavily.
New York cleared: $4,000 blu wheat, 200
bbls flour.
NEW YORK
NEW YORK, June 1.-Flour-Receipts, IT,
600 bbls exports. Lbs bbls; dull and easier
with wheat: Minnesota patents. $404.2O win
ter extras, S.. 1908. S. Rye flour steady Corn
meal easy. Rye dull. Barley quiet. Barley
malt dull. Wheat-Recepts, 257, 100 blu; ex-
ports, HS,775 blu; spot weak; options opened
weak under lower cables and foreign selling.
rallied on frost reports, but again turned
weak. influenced by disappointing decrease
in the the visible supply, heavy late continental
cables and liquidation, closing with slight
rally on covering at BG1ssc; No. red, Sep
TENDER, 6S 9-16Q70 9-16c, closed at zoe. Corn
-Rece.pts, 224, 500 bu; exports A, 5S4 blu; spot
steady; No. 2, 29%c options opened steady
ana were generally firm all day on frost talk
ana the recent big cash demand closing I'M
changed eda September. 90 11-16n 3Oc, closed at
50c. oats-Receipts, 454, 900 bu exports, 120,-
go bu; No. 2, 211ac; options dull and NOM
-hal' closing 1sc net higher.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-02
ST. PAUL GRAIN.

Quotations on hay, grain, feed, ETC.. fur
nished by Griggs Bros, grain and seed mer
chants.
Wheat-Wheat market today was weak
prices, however, about unchanged: No. /
northern. 701kG7114c; No. 2 northern, 900
zoe.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. A@22c; No. 3, 1870
20Kc.
oats-No. 3 white. 1s@1sAc; No. 8, 1Sha1sc.
Bariey-22@25c.
Rye-32634c.
seeds-Timothy, s5ca$1.1o; red clover, 50. 60
04.20; flax, 73@D74c.
Flour-Patent, per Dbl, $3.SO@4. 80; straight.
SO .65@3.80; bakers, $S@3.40; rye flour, $40
S25.
Ground Feed and Millstuffs-No. feed, SIS. 80
bulk, s6.5O@7; shorts. s6.75@7. rs.
Hay-Cho:ce to fancy upland. $707. 80;
good qualities wild upland, s606.T5; inferior
qualities, $4G5.50, according to quality and
condition; No. 1 timothy. $7.500825; oat and
rye straw 81 20G5
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-02
dropped to Csc by IL 80, and by noon held at

dropped to CSC by $780, and by noon held at
6SRc.
September wheat opened at 62c, against 62ss
@621Ac Saturday, advanced to 629sc, dropped
to 62e, firmed up to 62se, declined rapidly to
61Hc by 1870, and by noon he'd at 619sc.
The cash wheat trade was fairly active,
with No. ] northern selling mostly at IL
over the July option. Low grades were very
Sow and hard to move. sales were made as
per statement below. Receipts here were 507
cars; shipments, As cars.
About II O'Clock the market was very
weak, but firmed up little shortly after.
Trading very light.
RANGE OF PRICES.
June-Closing today 69Ac.
Ju'y-Opening, 69c; highest, 69sac; lowest,
Csc; closing, today, 6S% @69Ac; Saturday,
69hc.
September-o Opening, 62c; highest, 625sc;
lowest, 81 Lie; closing today, &C; Saturday,
62$sG62Rc.
On Track-No hard nAc; No. northern.
zoe; No. northern, 6SAc; May, oats, 1870;
fax seed, 74c.
Curb on July wheat, nominal CO.., ISIS SS5s
Puts on July wheat ..................6S $500
Calls on July wheat .................. 6SA
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-02
ANCIENT, EGYPTIAN PAPYRI.
One Leaf Contains ii Collect OF
the Sayings of Christ

LONDON. May s1;53A great find of ancient
papyri in Egypt has been made by Gren-
fell and Hunt who are working in behalf of
the Egyptian exploration fund. At Behneseh
many ancient rubbish mounds yielded rich
store. In three mounds the quantity of rolls
found is large enough to warrant the as
sumption that "a part of the archives had
been thrown there.
The papyri range from the Roman conquest
to early Arab times.Il Each century is largely
represented. Most iof the documents are
written in Greek with a sprinkling Of Latin.
Coptic and Arabic. Little is yet known of
the contents, but Grenfell's hope. in digging
at the site of Oxyrynchus of finding early
Christian documents is realized
Among the papyri is a leaf from a third
century papyrus book containing collection
of the savings of Christ. Some of these say
ings are not in the Gospels, and others ex-
hfbit Emergencies from the text of the Cos
pels One hundred and fifty rolls, In many
cases several feet long, have been retained
at the Gizeh museum, and the rest are on
the way to England.
Besides the papyri, number Of coins, 200
inscribed titles, bronze and ivory ornaments,
and other objects of the Roman and Byzan-
tine periods, have been recovered.