davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-02
CLEARED FOR GALVESTON.
IS AinSdale. Hurst. Rouen- Octobar s

"
s. Beltor at roganrog. October is.
IS Benwick, Liverpool, November 1e.
So Ben!cia liawlcy, Newport, Nov. ~.
Ss Breckfeld. McGeorge. Cardiff via Ha-
vana. October 49,
ss Blenhelm penarth. November 49,
October T.
So comal Evans, New York. Nov. "A.
Metro. October IA.
IS Cromwell. Swansea. November IL.
Dor IL
SIS Daybrcak. Jones'. at Odessa, octehsp
SIS Eiffei Tower. Shields, November q.
Ss Ehhiopia, Sierra Leone. November Ia.
Der ~
SIS Erie, Taylor. Cardiff via st. Vincent.
October o.
SIS Glcnfied. Lightfoot. Niddlesborough
Via Vera Cruz. October IL.
IS Glenveck Holman. Barry.
KS Graphic. at Cardiff. October 49,
Ss Hidden Hall. at Port Said. October
IS Heivctia. Hamburg, October T.
80 lleronspool, Manchester, Nov. 20.
IS llaro Grand Canary November q.
IS kingswcll. Barry, November 10.
IS l@mpasas, Barstow, New York. No
vember q.
SIS Lanceiot. Liverpool November IL.
IS Leydon. Philips. Cardiff
- Madeline. Needing. Barry, Nov. 10.
81 MhttcawaEl, Lewis New York No
yember "a.
IS Mira. Liverpool. November 6.
rs Morgan. Staples Brazos Santiago
SIS Netherbv Hall Newport. Nov, 49,
81 North Sands Dixon. ut Hamburg. Oc-
tober 80
IS Phoebe. Antwerp. October ls.
IS Royalist, London, Ser tembar H.
~ Families. Genoa. October l.
50 Star Cross. Partridge, passed Pan
irth october 10
IS Sledmerc, Penarth. November "a
rs sydmonton. Long. Cardiff via st. VIM
cent, october Is.
IS Thorntondale. Ticks, London, Nov. 4.
IS Itogan. Shields. November IL
IS Cplands Genoa November r.
SIS White Cross Taylor. Calcutta. o..
.ober l.
Sch Harry a. Berwind. Philadelphia, No. |
iembei %.
Sob James NJ Fitch, Baltimore, Nov, %
Sch Star OF the Sea, baltimore, Nov. II
Son Thomas SOUL Philadelphia Oct 49,
Och Helen l.. Martin. Fountain. Resto..
November
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-02

Boston. December 1.-The American
Wool and Cotton Reporter will say to-
morrow OF the wool trade Tho market
has shown very laitle activity during tao
PAST week except In fac woo's In Aus
tralinr the movement, was heavy last Eri
uav ana Sahuriay. The purchasers have
been principally mills, the woods being
bought TO go out OF the cnarket ANY
chnnge IN pr'ces which may have cccur-
red mas been or n spasmodic character
Ihere Is widespread feeling that the de-
pleting OF the stocks or Australian makes
u cci',air that higher prices for what ls
iett cam soon be obtarcd for the reason
mat the wool OF this class !s now prac-
tioi-ly withhold from the market and the
greasy price has In some instances been
ndvlre ed &c over q week ago The salos
OF the week amounted TO l6oi 900 pounds
domestic and 3.ols.0o foreign, making
total OF i,saioOo pounns
st. Louis. December /. -.Wool-Steady
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-02

Market steady; good beeves, good .
and 'heifers in demaad: calves and y
lings brisk; hogs and sheep dull.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-02
GALVESTON
NEW ORLEANS.

Market steady; good stock in light :
ply; hogs and sheep dull.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-02
OCEAN FRErGHrs

OCEAN FRErGHTs
ocean freights (steam) from oalvestos
are quoted as follows: Liverpool, $500;
Haffe. 9-S2d: continent s-Sa1: Nav York
Ibc per 100
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-02

~ ''N'" '''s'.ss'. ltuvV S,Vp
New York. December 1.--Whaa,-- ne.
seip's as,s.s, exports sss,77s spot weak
NJ RED sSt; options closed u,ite.er ia
net lower; January g6Nfr97i,, closed ga. !.
peoc'hocr "AWeS. CLOSED 9ss.
Grain ana Provisions Elsewhere.
cn'.aso advises by private wire TO II.
al nunter q Co. gave curb on May wheat
~ s'o-S. futs sold at 20 and at SeA.6Isa IA
anG calls az ~ and 9is. Puts on Naw
corn SOLD al Wa and calls at ~,
kNnsas City. December i.--wheat ,a,r,,
aSive; NO. ! ha,d SsdiS6: No. har5 ssa,S'.
s ~ %, Corn SOW but eneady: No
m nv, ss*g3%. Oats Arm. No . wh,,e
sSHussN' Rye steady: No. 2. 4sx uas.
choice prairie 700a7 Is. ReceIS, s "W'bsaoi
e S, corn 1880 oats 1000. ShlpmentsN
Wneat $4,000. corn a.2oo. oats none
New Orleans, December i.-Hor nroo.
unss s,eshy pork. standard mes Am.
AL relined tietces SIX boxed meats dr.
sMt rncntsers :, sides sa-S. i.sranI -. ~
IN I'D sioes s'r, hams. choice snrar c,s,r ~
s'..us' Flour STEADY. extra fancy wv
~, patents tt1dt.S0 Corn mas, c..,s.
y -. hran quiet 6sflea Han eaxv. aa.r.'
= eos 49, Siicce H. 5nafis 10. Corn ~, ps',e
No' sacked white md MIXED AZ, ~si,ns..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-02

All classes of cattle are in small supp
and active demand. Good cornfed ho(
are wanted Calves sell readily at Qu
tatfoms
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-02

ST Louis, December .-.Wool-Steady
ANA easier. medium, iaifeo heavy fine. 4
@lt. Eight ine. 1907; tubwashed, 2e,05a,e,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-13
Meat Producers.

Some breeds will fatten very rapid
ly and will then remain fat on a very
small allowance of food, but such
fowls are not as prolific as those
which fatten less readily. 1t is well
known that very fat sQws fail as
mothers, seldom having Filters, while
COWS that are kept very fat are at
times liable to milk fever. When a lot
of hens are made very fat they are
inferior producers, for the laying OF
eggs is simply the mode of giving
birth to their young by birds. When
a steer of the beef-producing breeds
is fed on grass and grain he grows
rapidly and is soon ready for market
when matured, as it is conforming to
natural characteristic of the breed
to which it belongs, one that is inher-
tied, and as there are among fowls
breeds that fatten readily the farmer
can only keep such hens in good
breeding conditions by regulating the
food. No lot of fowls that are fed
solely on grain, and which are de-
prived of meat and bulky materials,
can give the best results, as grain will
make them too fat and render them
unfit for laying.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-13

mixed with this soft food in proper
ton of about one pound to twenty
five hens. 1t will be necessary to feed
this food in troughs to avoid soiling
before it is consumed.
This grain ration should consist
largely of whole wheat, some oats,
and perhaps a little cracked corn.
This should be scattered in the litter
which should always cover the floor
of the poultry house. 1t is necessary
to have the floor of the poultry house
covered with a litter of some kind to
insure cleanliness. Straw, chaff,
buclwheat hulls, cut cOrnstalks, all
make excellent litters. The object of
scattering the grain in this litter is to
give the fowls exercise. All breeds of
fowls that are noted for egg produce
ton are active, nervous, and like to
be continually at work. How to keep
them busy is a problem not easily
solved. Feeding the grain as describ-
ed will go a long way toward provid-
ing exercise. IF the fowls are fed
three times day they should not be
fed all they will eat at noon. Make
them find every kernel. At night, just
before going on the perches, they
should have all they will eat up clean.
A. M ti,1n cbOu11 m q t11rn fowls he
fed more than they can eat. Keep
them always active always looking
for another kernel of grain Cole
mans Rural World.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-13
Feeding a Flock.

1t is the rule that all f1ocks contain
domineering hens and they keep the
timid ones in constant fear and SUBJ
lection. When food is given in a
trough, where the hens can eat their
fill, the domineering hens keep some
of the others back and eat twice as
much as their share, while the less
fortunate fowls do not get enough,
the result being that some hens be-
come very fat, while others are not
even in fair condition. The remedy
for this difficulty is to not feed in
troughs unless it cannot be avoided,
but to scatter the grains and compel
every hen to hunt and scratch for her
share, thus giving every one an equal
advantage. When feeding soft food
troug'hs must be used, however, but
to avoid monopoly by few it is bet
ter to have several small troughs,
placed at different points, than to put
the food into one trough only. 1t is
better to so feed that the hens must
take plenty of time to pick up their
food, instead Of stuffing their crops in
a short time, as they will then digest
a larger proportion of the food con-
sumed and be less liable to disease
Ex.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-13
The Feeding of Poultry.

It is conceded by the majority of
poultrymen that ground or soft food
should form a part of the daily ra-
ton. AS the digestive organs contain
the least amount of food in the morn
ing. it is desirable to feed the soft
food at this time, for the reason that
it will be digested and assimilated
quicker than the whole grain. mix
ture of equal parts, by weight, of corn
and oats, ground, added to an equal
weight of wheat bran and fine mid
dlings, makes a good morning food
if mixed with milk or water, thor
oughly wet without being sloppy. Ii
the mixture is inclined to be sticky
the proportion of bran should be in
creased. A little linseed meal will inn
prove the mixture, particularly for
hens during the molting PERIOD or for
chickens when they are growing
feathers. If prepared meat scrap or
animal meal is to be fed it should be
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-13
How Hens Fill Their Crop.

To watch the hens on range they
seem to be eating the whole day, and
the supposition is that they get more
than they should. It is true that they
can secure more than enough on a
range when everything is growing,
but they also eXpend a great deal of
energy in so doing. On the range the
hens get little at time, perhaps a
worm or two here, a seed there, or
some delicacy in the shape of green
food somewhere else, but they are
ever moving from place to place, and
are as busy as possible. 1t is differ
ent matter when they are fed by the
owner. He throws down the food and
they fill their crops full at once. Hav>
ing done so, they are satisfied and
"wax and grow fat" There is les
son to learn from the natural mode
of feeding by the hens. Give them
their food in small quantities, if they
must be fed, and not all at once. When
the crop is overloaded, too much food
is passed into the gizzard to be trl-
turated, and the digestive organs are
overtaxed, but when the food is eat
en- gradually and slowly, digestion is
also gradual and the system is invig-
grated by the exercise of securing the
food. The study of how best to feed
will assist in avoiding mistakes and
enable one to feed at the lowest cost.
-Coleman's Rural World.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-13

egg. When this occurs and is not
remedied, the colony will surely de-
crease in numbers, and it is necessary
to either extract the honey from those
brood frames, or give them empty
comb instead, as the bees will not re-
move the honey to any extent to thus
accommodate the queen.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-13
Eggs that Don't Hatch.

There is one main cause for eggs
not hatching-all others being second
ary-and it is expressed by contrib
utor to- the English Fanciers' Gazette
as follows: 81 have been experiment.
ing lately on the eggs from certain
hens, to find out if there is any great
difference in the way they hatch, their
vitality etc., and have been greatly in
terested in the discoveries. The eggs
from the abnormally fat hens seldom
hatch. The chicken usually dies on or
about the twelfth day of Incubation
When an egg matches day or two in
advance of time one usually concludes
that it was quite fresh when put in,
but I now find that it is the eggs from
the active and most healthy hens that
break the shell first. Five eggs from
little game hen, which were all over
five days old, were the first to hatch.
Invariably the egg from the sleepy,
lazy hen matches Late. Out of twen-
ty-seven hens whose eggs I expert
mented with I found two quite sterile.
They both lay fine, large eggs of good
shape and shell, but though 1 must
have tried quite dozen of their eggs,
not one has ever had sign of a chick
EN-. I have even mated them with diff
ferent ROSTERS, but without avail;
and, strange to say, they are the worst
tempered hens in the yard, always
quarreling and beating the Others"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-13
Bee Points.

Sizes of Hives.-The proper size for
and this only to be used as a brood
chamber, and no part of it for the
purpose of surplus. The surplus de-
partment should be the same size and
placed directly over the brood cham~
Der, with nothing between except the
frames to which the combs are at
tached, unless it may be a queen-ex-
Guiding honey-board, Or zinc, rather.
A colony in good honey season will
store full of honey about three times
the space of the brood chamber, and if
the honey is not intended to be re-
moved as fast as completed, one or
two other sections should be added,
keeping the full ones always on top.
Introducing Queens.-The introduce
ton of a queen to a colony will
change the entire stock, and if the
queen is introduced in early spring
the stock will be of the new queen in
lsss than two months, with scarcely a
trace of the former. A colony of the
worst type of the old black bees may
thus be changed, and if given an Ita1-
in queen, in this space of time may be
brought up to the highest state OF
perfection. The stock of an entire
apiary may thus be changed in so short
a period, and other desirable stock
substituted. The process of Introduce
ing queens is simply to remove the OLD
queen, and place the new one in a
wire gauze cage in the hive among the
bees for twenty-four or thirty-six
hours. after which she may be liber-
ated
The Brood Nest.-The brood nest Is
a very important part of the hive, and
frequently it requires attention. Usu-
ally the bees arrange it in a proper
manner, but at times seem to lose
sight of good Judgment and do not.
Very often during heavy flow OF
honey, and the bees are somewhat
crowded for room, they will, in their
eagerness to store honey, fill every
available cell as soon as theyoung bees
are Matched out and in this way get
so far ahead of the queen that finally
she is left without cell to deposit an
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-13
YELLOW JACK KILLED.

ascarets Candy Cathartic kills Vel
low Jack wherever they find him. No
one who takes Cascarets regularly and
Systematically is in danger from the
dreadful disease. Cascarets kill Vel
low fever germs in the bowels and
prevent new ones from breeding. 10c.
Csc. soc. all druggists. 900.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-13
PROVIDENCE FUR COMPANY.

40 Westminster St. Providence, RI.
Wants all kinds of Raw Furs, Skins, Ginseng,
Seneca ETC. Full prices guaranteed Careful
selection, courteous treatment, immediate re-
mittance Shipping Tags, Ropes furnished
free. Write for latest price circulars
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-13
POULTRY DEP ARTMENT.

Address all communications to Poultry De-
partment, Box 200, DeLand, Fla.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-24
PERSONAL JOgYINGS.

MT. and Mrs. Charles Whitaker o1 this city have been the formers broth CT, John Whitaker, in East Longmead. ow, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Burt of Long meadow, Mass, are taking an outing in this city and vicinity.
 Miss Lizzie Bristol of Thomaston is visiting in this city with her sister Mrs. Chase
 Mrs. B. Rogowski has started for America on board the Hamburg -Ameri- can line steamer Columbia, and is ex- pected to arrive to-day
 Mir Joseph L. Barbour of Hartford sailed Thursday for Europe on the Bar barossa, one of the new North German Lloyd twin-screw steamships He goes mainly for the sea voyage expecting to be on land only about a fortnight, returning by the same ship due in New York August 26.
 John J. King of this city has return ed from a visit to Asheville, N. c. He saw the Rev. Father Mulholland there and says he was able to say mass on Sunday for the first time since his ill., ness.
 J. B. Morse is at the White Moun- tains, the guest of his sister, Sarah Morse, and his daughter, Julia, in Bethlehem.
 Miss Jennie Veil of St. John street leaves to-day for Brooklyn, where she will be rendered a reception by the pa- rents of her fiance, J. Carisuher.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-24
LOCAL NEWS JOTpINGS.

The quartermasters department of the state National Guard has ordered a number of improvements to be made in the Second regiment arnory. The lat tice work on the main floor, which has been receptacle for refuse, is to be re- moved and new fence is to be built from George street to the building.
 Ten prominent clergymen in this city will be asked to pay S10 apiece for hav- ing failed to return marriage certif- cates within the time fixed by. This is a result of County Health Officer Hoad- ley's official examination of the local office. of vital statistics.
 The A. O. U. W. held their picnic at Lion park yesterday afternoon. A large crowd assembled at the invitation of the society, and an enjoyable afternoon was spent, the only drawback being the violent thunder storm late in the after noon. with it's accompanying downpour of rain.
 The inventory on the estate of John Dlckerman, father of George l.. Dicker- man, the lawyer, of this city, filed in the probate court, shows that the es- tate amounts to $1s0,3O0.46.
 Gilbert F. Heublein of Heublein Brothers returned from Europe Thurs day, and is at his home in Hartford. Mrs. Heublein and Miss Heublein have gone to San Moritz, Switzerland, and they will not return for a couple of months.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-24
A BERKSHIRE CENTENARIAN

Mrs. Almira Milligan Observed Her One Hundredth Birthday Yesterdav- Her Parents Came From Woodhurv This State.
 Mrs Almira Milligan of Afford. Mass yesterday celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of her birth. She is tha oldest woman in Berkshire county and the richest in the town. Mrs. Millioan was born in the village of Afford .Julv 23, 1797, the daughter of Nathaniel and Anna (Stoddard) Husted who moved from Woodbury, Conn.,, in the winter of 1796 Her paternal grandfather. Jabez Husted, was a patriot in the Revol,1. ton, and died aboard a British prison ship. The maternal grandparents were Elisha and Dorcas Ciinman) Stoddard In house few rods from her nras- ent residence, cellar now only mark ing the spot where it stood, Mrs Mil ligan was born. The parents died in Le Roy, N. Y, and the children, Almira Hiram, Harvey, John B., Sophia and Anna, returned to Afford, becoming prominently identified with town af- fairs. AImira was twice married. Her first husband was Roswell Pickett, who died when fifty years of age, and the second William Milligan, who died at the age of fifty-six. They both repre- scented the town in the legislature.
 Mrs. Milligan has always been ac- lively interested in all progressive movements, and has probably headed more subscription papers than any nerson in Berkshire. It was at her in stigation that the present road, leading from Afford to Great Harrington, was turned from it's course along the crest of the mountain to it's present way through the valley. During the civil war she forwarded old linen to the front, and was instrumental in raising soldiers bounties' Although not blind, her evesight is somewhat impaired She delights to tell that when aver ninety she walked across the Brooklyn bridge and back. Even at her advanc- ed age she personally conducts her own business affairs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-24
f; Robertson, c; Cottrell. f; Hinman D; Brennan, f.
 Umpire-Maher.
OTHER sAvIN ROCK NOTES.

The annual excursion of the employes Of the s. O. s. Bag company will take place to-day at Savin Rock. A big shore dinner will be served to the party at Putnam's pavilion. This picnic has been every enjoyable in past years. as the company is very liberal with its employees, and always gets up an ex- cellent dinner for them at the shore. Savln Rock has been found so pleasant and suitable a place to hold it the past two years that 1t was decided to come there again to-day.
 Another big excursion to Savin Rock IS billed for next Wednesday. It is to come out of Westfield. The New York, New Haven and Northampton railroad Will run the affair and the excursion tickets will be $1.25.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-24
TWISTED MANS EXPERIENCE.
Trip to the Alaskan Gold Regions Full
 of Peril and Hardships.

Trip to the Alaskan Gold Regions Full of Peril and Hardships.
 An interesting letter was received last week, from Waldo c. Curtis, who left Winsted, two months ago, on a gold prospecting tour in the Yukon district in Alaska and British Colum-
 bia, to which country there has been such rush for the past week, says the
 Winsted Citizen"
 MT. Curtis wrote on a piece of flour sack as he only had few moments. having fortunately met the mail car Tier on his return from the Yukon dis trict to the coast. The mail carrier had been since January last in making the round trip. MT. Curtis writes of some thrilling experiences. There are five of his party besides the Indians who carry the baggage-charging an excessive rate. The party was then travelling through slush and snow up to their knees, over icy mountains and across treacherous valleys. A day or two before the letter was written, the whole party narrowly escaped with their lives. The ice gave away and two of them were carried into the freezing water amid snow and ice. MT. Curtis threw rope from his side to the near est drowning man, while one of his companions on the other bank rescued the other unfortunate.
 At the date of the letter they had just made the Chilkat pass and would soon reach Miller's Canyon, which is the most dangerous part of the ex- petition. Here, by a two and half minute ride through narrow and per ilous chute, they save four days journ- ey over an icy mountain. When the chute was run, they expected soon after to reach the Yukon river. Here they take boat again and the current is so strong that they will travel 400 miles in eight days.
 They expected to reach Dawson, which is their destination. in two weeks from the date of the letter. Dawson is town which has sprung up in the heart of the gold region in the past few months and has now a population of three or four thousand.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-24
FOOD 70 BLAME. Mistakes of Mothers in
 Feeding Babies. he Most Prolific Source of
 Infant Diseases. Their Hold on Life Easily Lcosened
 By Diarrhoea. Cholera lnfantum Must Be h.
 stantly Checked. Children Keen We'll on Dj-
Children Keep We'll on Di.
 ct of Lactated Food,

Every one of the many babies strick- en with cholera infantum since warm weather set in points to home where there is serious mismanagement in in fant feeding.
 The sooner parents thoroughly com prehend that these prevalent bowel disorders among babies arise primarily from improper feeding, the sooner will there be an end to the fearful infant mortality of July and August.
 One or two hot July days will often double the death rate among young children.
 The epidemic of diarrhoeal disea ses most frequently corresponds with a rise in temperature, which makes parents often forget that the immediate cause Of cholera infantum and collie in every instance lies in unsuitable feeding.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-24
A GIRLS UNEXPECTED BATH.
In the Electric Fountain at the Shore

In the Electric Fountain at the Shore.
 Thursday afternoon a little girl was playing around the electric fountain at Savin Rock and accidentally fell into the water. She of course called her mother. who was nearby, but instead of pulling the girl out of the water the woman ran frantically screaming to- ward the crowd standing near the vau- deville show. Officer Johnson heard the mothers cries and ran to the foun- tain where he pulled out the half drowned child. The mother refused to give her name and took the wet and dripping girl home on the trolley car