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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-29
HOUSTON DAILY PosT FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY 60 1897

1t a paying investment. but at last let IL
be sold to Sanford II. French OF Chicago.
When asked yesterday n there was prob.
ability OF business being resumed on this
road MIR. Smith stated that while he was
not directly Interested In this line he fol,
safe In saying that the line would event
ually be opened up again. but could not be
nj present on account Of the hard times
over the entire country. When IL did
commence business the line would be tx
tended and he was sure that first class
railroad would be the result
southern Pacific Annual Meeting.
San Francisco. Cal, January 2S.--The an
nual meeting of the Southern Pacific COM
pany will be held In April and 1t is rumorei
in railway circles that the event will be
marked with several changes in the general
officers OF the company. Rumor has IL
that there will be change In the complex
ion in the board of directors OF the COM
pany and that c. +. Huntington will be
succeeded by Thomas H. Hubbard in the
important office OF president There are
some who profess to believe that the ru-
mors ooncerning change OF management
are without foundation. In some quarters
II is stated that President Huntington's
administration during the past has not me,
the entire approval OF the stockholders and
that the Searles interests will join the
Stanford and Croker interests In eitecting
a radical change of affairs In the executive
offices Of the company.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-29

VeIasco, Texas. january 2s.-The new
time card Just Issued Jointly by the Inter-
national and Great Northern and velasco
Terminal gives Velasco better train service
than ever before. Under the new SEIZED.
uo the train leaves Houston at 1890
reaches Angleton at 1880 and Vonsco nj
1905; leaves Velasco at 1850 Angleton
30. and arrives at Houston at g. 20 This
gives the people coming here nearly an
hour longer IN which to transact business
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Beeville. Texas January 2S.The people
Of Live Oak county have a proposition
from tho Southern Pacific to extend MS
line from Beeville to Oakvllle for a bonus
OF $4,000 per mile.
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Velasco. Texas, January 2s.-Tug Stella
arrived yesterday from Sabine Pass. after
come hargcs.
Mr.. George W. Angle OF San Antonio is
here.
Mr.. W! NJ. D. Lee came over from So :
bine Pass yesterday on the tug Stella.
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: Hour Of Mail Trains.

!, tbe International and Great
VA The Galveston. Houston and
! arrive az and depart from the
ny depo,. foot of Congress ave
vsri Kansas and Texas trains
I VAIN depot, at the foot of Mont
srn,,e north side Of the bayou:
T. la Porte and Houston and all
II EXCEPT those mentioned. use
n Central depo'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-29
Rnilrnnd AppcnI Cases.

The United States circuit court OF ap-
peals handed down four decisions yester-
day Tho court affirmed the Arkansas
court In the case of j. l.. Edwards Va. the
Iron Mountain Railway company. Edwards
recovered judgment for damages because
the defendant neglieently delayed the
transportation Of Si7 head Of cattle The
defendant appealed on tho ground Of error
In the admission OF evidence rs to the Inn
age TO the stock. but the appellate court
Caldwell. 1t discussed at some length the
competency OF certain testimony az to the
amount of damage TO the stock, althuugl
that VAS the question to bo determined
by the jury.
Tho court affirmed the court below tAr-
Kansas In tho TWO suits of John Mcclure
to recover compensation for services in
connection with the foreclosure suits Of
two Arkansas railways. Judge Sanhorn
wrote tho opinion. He says that the al
lowance by the trial court was reasonable,
and since IL was in full possession Of all
the facts In the two cases there is no rea-
son for disturbing its conclusions.
Tho court affirmed the Nebraska court
in the appeal of the Central Trust company
of New York from an allowance TO Bene-
dict, Bromley and Pendleton. trustees un
der the second mortgage of the St. Joseph
and Grand Island railroad. The Central
Trust company resisted the allowance as
trustee for the first mortgage bondholders
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I Four dollar Fountain Pen given away
to the most popular lady aud gentleman
free. At Pastoriza's.
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For indigestion


Or. S. p. Peck. Hinton. w. Va. says: II
have used It in indigestion and II has no
.ntIal -
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January 2s, 1896.

luIf and Interstate improvements.
Thomas r. Turney, q railroad contractor.
IL in the city from Winnie. station
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Nv. "r Theft of Cattle.

N y, Texas January 27-Elzie T..
|sl,,s %aay convicted in the Seven.
zen two y vesrt OF theft of cattle. and
- years In the pon!tentlarv "
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General Notes.

The twenty. second National convention
OF tho Railway Service Benevolent asso
citation will be held In San Francisco
Cal. during the week OF March II.
II is stated that the Cincinnati. Hamilton
and Dayton Railroad company will prob
ably use compressed air as the motive
power for it's new suburban service.
Train No. l. on January 1s. on the Bal,i-
more and Ohio Southwestern railway made
the run from Cold Springs to Seymour
fifty two miles, In fifty minutes. and from
North Vernon TO the shops. 100 miles In
10 minutes. This was done by engine No
li5. Engineer Evans.
The Grand Trunk Railway has put In
force new regulation regarding bicycle
fares In future wheelmen will be charged
a tariff for transportation of their wheels
varying according to distance In proper
ton to the rate paid for tho passengers
ticket, no fee being less than % cents.
The huge locomotive built for the Buff
falo. Rochester and Pittsburg has been
completed and on Saturday II was Standing
In the yards at Buffalo for inspection. The
engine weighs, In working order. IA 900
pounds: OF this weight 10000 pounds
rest on the driving wheels, which ara s.
inches in diameter. The engine has
2lx2s-inch cylinder. the boiler has 1921
flues. inches In diameter, giving heat
ing surface OF 2i2o square feet.
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Langnoor. Rocklale. i. \. Va
p Antonio, G. u. Morris. Thomas
book COMPANY. ) y. Jacobs, Lu-
kas; j. W. McMllion. Sioux City,
Pnns u. hlll. Jancs h nm. Jr..
Pm; Callum II. Brown, ST. Louis:
Jack, Austin. w. g. sullivan. san
|. joseph a. Rodgers. Peoria. Ill:
eckenman, 81. Louis; z. II. Puriv,
Pills. h. NJ. Jordan. Sealy, Texas:
Barry, Oswcgo. n. y, Fred G.
~ Smith Russell company: X. l..
san Antonio; \. l.. Baldwin,
g'oh: $, ]. Samuel. Lawrence: Q.
NJ New York, j. "A. Ho,ch. In
~. A. II. Haupman, New York ,
lolf ard wife, Denver: Miss Isatila
|Hiss Zriska Norel. Mr.. william
Pms, Galveston: Fred *. Cudoly.
~, Mo; ] w. Becker. Clncln-
Fp; u. Solomon. i. +. Moulion.
\ \, c; Bosch, Cincinnati. Ohio; :
palm: New York: f. l.. Glover
We; W. G. Rigg, Chicago: II. Il,
|s Louis; S. 7. Tooke, Calves
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General observations.

Observations taken by the United States
weather bureau at s y. m. 18th meridian
time:
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-. e.. Connlu. inaimEef or the reSSrnt
News contrary. left last night FOR New
oI'eahs' .,-,
AGENT Ihilllps OF the ihternatlonai anu
Great Northern al dodge, WIS VISITOR 10
houston yv'heruaN.
Colonel H. l.. Foster general manager
of the Nelassco Terminal, was welcome
Visitor to Houston Yesterday
Fred Miller travelling passenger agent
of the Illinois Central was mings.ng with
the ticket agents yesterday.
Colonol ~ w Ford, attorney of the Gal
v.,ton n Porto ana Housfou r1iI,yav
Ieft Yesterday on A visit to ahe island
city.
Il II Rannfn .n,enq Of fine International
ana tirea, Noriiern at trinity, vas in he
wiiIo '''' ~
mn. ,r,,r ~, tho cc,,,pb,a r,n trop,h,
in a i, 700 n,,n,har ar ,,assengers vester'Iav
from ~ VeIaseo and other points along The
main linz "''''
"''' "ic'
- a. tar, sliPenhlendcht OF the Weiie'
Tx it H., Ifpnd in Iiof,at}ve Tors Ybinh
rnn"Grn al cc,n,r,iTiae IKE his "''N"
'o"N.'" an ''''i'e''IS' INV ms
y large gang OF men were DONG some
good and needed work yesterday on the
track OF the 'ialVcstoil ltousioh anu fie1
uerson near inc iasHenEer uepot Oh 'hlS
company
G. w. SEN, traffic manager or inc
Sonthern Ia@ic ana Ho.iston ana IeXas
central; whe has 6eon SGTcp pafnG NEE,
lion in ST. Louis, is expected home to-
DAY.
g. G. Burns master mechanic of the
Houston and Texas FeBral reports bust
ness In his depnrlmelIt good ae he has IN
use all the engines belonging 10 thls diVis-
ion, there being only hVe undergoing re-
pairs.
George Riley. agent of the Pacific FIX
press comrany in Houston. il In receipt OF
"A circular which states that on February
Superintendent case of the Texas dIvis-
ion win move his office from Dallas to
Fort Worth.
ire Houston East and West Texas st.li
co,vti,,,"s Inv h,dnp, +, large amount Of wool
10 fioueton ~ ar,iri.s in much demand
~ prnsent yesier,Iiy one OF the long
- u,f.j ..,t,t. -, - ~,
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1t has been the tall for years that new
passenger depot would be built at certain
near time by the International and Great
Northern railway at the head OF Congress
avenue There has been so many Compii
cations in the affairs Of the International
and Great Northern and Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railway companies that 1t was
impossible for any company to build de-
pot here aud hold a just claim TO the land
on which 1t might be built.
Now that all differences are at an end,
and as the travel over The several lines is
increasing TO such an extent, 1t has become
n matter Of necessity that the companies
Interested should have larger depot and
one TO conform with the depots Of other
lines oenterng at Houston. There are
about dozen passenger trains arriving
and departing from this depot daily. and
ali the lines being popular with the travel
ing public, Of course there Is always
crowd to get off and on these trains, The
present depot has been standing for years
and II is In bad repair, and II leaked out
Yesterday that the several lines interested
Ind come to the conclusion that a first
class and commodious depot was the thing
wanted and especially needed.
1t is hoped that work will soon begin on
the new structure which Will be another
ornament TO Houston and which Will re-
fleet credit upon the several managemenis'
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GuIf. beaumont and Kansas city

Guif, Beaumont and Kansas '''s'
r. A. Helbg. who, as stated In The fost
a few days ago. had been appointed general
auditor Of the Gulf, beaumont and Kansas
City railway. will leave for his new head
ouarters on Monday next When he leaves
All offices OF the company viii be concen-
trated at Beaumont As has been intl-
mated In the columns of The Post. this
line will make many improvements Ia the
way NJ extensions during the coming, year.
and therefore a large business will neces-
sarily be attended to at Beaumont. The
friends OF Mr. Helbig. while glad to learn
NJ his promotion, are sorry to lose such a
egnial gentleman. who has been associ-
ated with the people OF Houston for the
past twenty years. That he may continue
r. rfse is the earnest wish of all Of his
friends.
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CAPITOL
HOTEL
ARRIVALS.

Rates, $3.50 10
$500 p e r day.
$ xt y elegant
+ o O III a, VITA
bath. l. a r 5 o
sample rooms.
Centrally locat-
ed, Best accom-
modations Tor
commercial men
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salado. Texas, January es, Tho cold
spcll which came UP Sunday is moierating
and tho snow Is almost gone. IT is feared
that the oat crop = damaged Stock did not
suffer very much, from the fact hat All
kinds Of stock were In good condition
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
MICHIGAN.
KENTUCKY AND INDIANA.
Current Comment.

HAY.-There is yet only slow demand
for hay, although choice grades hold up well
in prices, some fancy cars even exceeding
quotations. The lower and medium grades
yet rule dull.
EGGS. Receipts have been considerably
lighter than last week and we have had
hrmer market but demand has been so
slack that it has been hard to establish any
material advance in prices.
BEANs,-We have to report a continued
dull and lfeless market for all kinds of
beans. The best marrow pea and mediums
are still having adragging, sale at SIC. yell
low eyes are in full supply, and the best of
them slow at S1.10. Red kidneys sell at a
wide range as to quality.
CHEEsE.-Receipts have been liberal this
week and stocks have accumulated con-
sideraby. Best full cream small northern
have been selling at SIC, and demand is for
small lots at that. Large sizes in limited
supply and but little called for. Under
grades are dull at quotations.
CoRN.-The demand is slow, but the mar
ket holds steady, with general prices not
materially changed. For steamer yellow
on track billed through to outside points,
about 34c is the selling price, with lower
grades ranging down as to quality. But lit
tie no grade on the market as yet
OATs.-Trade is quiet, but prices hold
about steady and are rather irmer at the
close. For No. white clipped, about 28c
| is the market, while some fancy cars go
higher. Lower grades range down as to
quality. Mixed oats are dull and nominal,
most business being done in clipped white.
LUMBER.-The situation in spruce has not
improved any during the week. Trade re-
mains quite light and prices are no better
than they were some weeks ago. In fact, it
is the opinion OF some that the market is
weaker. Cargoes are by no means easy to
move and luckily for those who have car
goes to SELL there are not many offering.
BUTTER.-Receipts have been heavy but
show no material increase over last week.
Demand continues moderate with but little
change in prices. Buyers are very partic-
ular about quality, however, and as a good
many marks are not quite up to the June
standard there is wider range in prices on
fine goods than is usual at this season OF the
year.
FLoUR.-Flour has been very dull and
prices even weaker during the past week,
but at the close the tone is more steady.
This has been due entirely to the trend OF
the wheat market, which Influences the
price OF flour, even though it does not con-
troll trade. Spring patents have been forced
down and up in price in sympathy with
wheat, until the present selling figure is
about the same as week ago.
WooL.-The market is strong, firm and
more active. The confirmation OF the But
tetin's prophecy in regard to the tariff has
Whitman & Co., have become the leading
factor in the market, having purchased
several thousand bales of Australian WOO
and advanced the price in consequence
about cent a pound. Aside from these
heavy purchases for speculation there have
been liberal sales of all kinds Of foreign
woods to an interested company of buyers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
How Long are Your Fields

In the "good old times "when farm
ers planted their corn and potatoes by
hand and hoed them in the old-fashioned
way, it was probably better to have
short rows. 1t was not 30 discouraging
on hot day to start on short row
especially if there was shady bank at
the other end with cool spring of
water near it. The long rows stretched
out discouragingly far and took all the
ambition out of man on hot days.
But now things are different. Except
in few cases, horses do all the hard
work on many farms. And it does not
take thinking man long to find out
that long fields save great deal of
time. Every one with experience in
farm work knows that the turning at
the end of the rows takes time. And it
follows that the more turning there is
the more time is used. Time is saved
in blowing, narrowing, planting and
cultivating by having long fields. l
have seen it figured out how much
time is lost in fields of certain sizes by
having short rows. In moving and
raking by horse power there is the
same waste in short fields. Now too
many farmers do not realize the value
of time on the farm. If you hire help,
figure up how much you pay them an
hour and see if you think it pays to
have long fields. Time yourself or the
hired man in turning at the end of
rows and see how many times you have
to turn on some of your short fields.
When you get the thing clear in your
mind, look the farm over and see
whether you cannot 30 arrange your
fields that most, if not all the short
work will be abolished. You may have
to tear down few fences, or drain a
swale, but you will find that in these
times any way of shortening work pays
big. 1t is amazing how foolish some
farmers are. Men who have large level
tracts of land will pillow up small pieces
here and there to plant on, or they will
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
Live Stock Market.

PRICES OF SHEEP AND LAMBs.-In lots
$500 to 800 each; extra, 1926 to 4.75 or
from to 4ac per lb; lambs, to 51c; veal
calves, to 54c.
PRICES OF HIDES, TALLow AND SKINS
Brighton hides, 81 to &c per Id; tallow, &c;
country hides. 81 to &c per Id; tallow, l to
1lc per lb; pelts 15c.
PRICES OF MARKET BEEF.-A few choice,
5000 to $50; extra, $3.50 to 5.75; first quail
ity, $500 to 525; second quality, $500 to
4.50; third quality, $3.50 TO $50.
BEEF CATTLE.-The market showed up
better this week. and prices were up to fc
per Id live weight. The demand was fair,
and large numbers were received from the
West for export.
PRICES OF STORE CATTLE.-W Working oxen
per pair, $50 to 100; farrow cows, S12 to %;
fancy cows, $50 to 70; milch cows and
% s 90 TO ~ 5W0
80; Western fat swine, live, 50 to 4c; North
ern dressed hogs, A to Age per Id.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
The Rations of Dairy Cow.

Peas are rich in albuminoids, con-
tanning nearly twice what there is in
wheat, ten parts less of carbohy drates
and slightly more fat. Such grain, fed
by itself, could only be used by swine
or hens. 1t makes the very best of
pork, hard, solid, and good, better even
than corn or wheat, and where good
yield can be had, it would be profit
able crop to grow. Its chief use, how
ever, in cattle foods, would be to bal
ance up the ration where there is an
excess of carbohydrates. Used in con-
nection with other foods, for the pro-
duction of milk, it scarcely has an equal
in the grain family. 1t also would be
very useful ration for laying hens.
Let me give you a compound where
peas form a prominent part in the ra-
ton of COW. Take so pounds of corn,
200 pounds of oats, 100 pounds of peas,
and grind them together and we have
very excellent ration, very rich, with
ratio OF l TO AZ. Even oats and peas
grown together, which is the more
usual way of growing them, when used
for the production of milk, and ground
together, make first.class grain ration
for milk. When grown in this way
they often yield immense crops. My
brother has been planting them in this
way for years, and reports yields of
eighty bushels an acre, Where any
such returns can be had can any one
suggest any way that the butter fat of
milk can be had any cheaper? L think
it beats bran at S15 ton.
The western ideas of what constitute
business are 80 broad and far reaching,
and the western man is so used to do
ing things on large scale that, posi-
bly,, he may not see practical applica-
ton of the thoughts that have given
in this paper. 1t may not be consid-
cred important to apply these princi-
Piles in his feeding experiments. 1t
wonld be too much trouble. 1t is this
uneasy and restless spirit, accompanied
by a desire to do more than can be
done well and profitably, that 80 often
leads to the direct result of complete
failure. Under the strained and un-
satisfactory conditions of commerce, ii
is part of prudence and economy to
try and do it well. Use care in the Sc
lection of your stock that you are 10
feed, and use care in the food grain
P. D. Goss, in Field and Farm.
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PUMPKINS are good food for milch
cows, and whether they will increase
the milk depends on what the other
feed is. If cows have good grass, or
second crop oat pasture, in abundance,
it is probable that the milk would not
be increased by feeding pumpkins.
But when they are fed in moderate
quantities, and the other feed is dry
fodder, the milk will be increased.
Under certain conditions pumpkins
dry up some cows. That is, when
they are fed all they can eat with the
seeds in. When pumpkins are thrown
Gus by the wagon load, to lot of cows,
some COW will go around, and eat all
the seeds she can get. That will tend
to dry her up.-Hoard's Dairyman.
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pillow large pieces and then plant the
short way of the field. Once in a great
while this is necessary, but more often
it is the result of thoughtlessness. A
farmer wants his thinking cap on these
times. He wants to see his own fail
ures and mistakes. Plan to have as
much of your land as possible in such
shape that you can work long stripe.
If possible, have them end not far from
the barn. Then you can start from the
barn to work without having to travel
a long way to get to and from your
fields.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
Early.Made Hay.

The earliest hay can be made from
rye and it will be fairly good if it
is cut early enough. The time to cut
it is very soon after it is headed. The
time when this occurs depends on the
season, but it usually comes in New
England the last of May or very early
in June. The time of cutting being
in the early part of the season, before
the hottest and most drying hay
weather comes, and it being rank
growing plant and a very juicy and
watery at the time of cutting, it is
sometimes rather difficult to cure. The
Prairie Farmer says in regard to cur
ing rye hay and other early maturing
grasses: 4" 1t can be cured if managed
rightly. If the weather is clear it can
be raked up ON the afternoon of the day
after it is moved. 1t should then be
put up in cocks and left for two or
three days. The size of the cocks will
depend somewhat on how dry it is.
The dryer the hay the larger they can be
made, but usually they should be low,
well topped out, and as small as prac-
ticable on the ground. Before it is
stacked or put in the barn the cocks
should be opened some so as to let in
sun and air, unless they should happen
to be dry enough. Rye hay made this
way will be found to be very good for
all kinds of stock, though not equal to
clover hay or oat hay. The next ear
Hest hay is made from bluegrass, or, as
it is called in some places, June grass.
This yields but small crop except in
some places where the soil seems to be
especially adapted to it. 1t should not
be cut until after it is blossomed. 1t is
fine grass and dries very quickly, 80
there is no trouble in properly curing
it."-Mirror and Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-16
The SiIO Has Come to Stay.

think if we continue to have dry
seasons, with short hay crops, that far
mers will have to depend more on the
corn crop. There is no more economi-
cal method of securing it than to put it
into the silo. have filed one the past
two years with very good results. Be-
fore then bought over $50 worth of
hay year, but since l have fed en-
silage l have had plenty of hay and also
kept more stock. This year l intend
to plant large dent corn as far apart as
/ do field corn and then when the ears
are ripe, pick them and fill the silo with
the fodder.-American Agriculturist.