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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
Hiuh Water Mark.
S.Op Landing Break Closed.

sToP Lp'G, MISS, May 81 1897
EDITOR GREENYILLE TINES:
The break in the levee at this place
WINS closed to-day. Much credit is
due to Mr.. Geo. G, Thomas, The OF.
gincer in charge, for the successful
issue of this big undertaking, without
a single accident. II 10 no hattery to
say that he is a conscientious and IN
defafiRable worker, emineuliy practi'
cal IN hla idess aud fertile IN resources
The work Is a log aud brush dyke,
l 400 feet long, backed up with SACKS
of earth, this in all average depth OF
ten feet If water at this wrltihg
When the work was begun the deep
est part along the line of dyke YES w
feet with u tremendous current oil
along The iiDe, but more especially
about the deepest part. fheFc we're
many narrow escapes from drowning.
The mon literally worked like beavers,
f0f deg wcrc in the water almost az
of,on &c Qpt. The good results OF tins
U'orh won. n->do manifest at the expl.
ration of the first W. 'FsstS , T3
think itno mistake to say ths sS'''' :.
five per cent of the inflow of wat.
was cut off when the dyke was con-
nected near center about ten days
ago, since which time it has been
built wider aud higher, then weighted
down with heavy logs and sacks OF
dirt. The weak places were made
strong with wire cables secured by
stumps, and piles driven through the
brush every few feet, being ihickest
where the current was strongest. The
work of sackipg began III small way
GU Saturday aud was pushed with
vigor since Monday morning, aud the
water practically shut off at 2. p m
to- day. Yours truly,
JNo. S. VAUGHAN.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
HIPATIAS.

Tie last meeting of the Hypaoa,
club took place at the residence OF
Mrs. w. A. Everman on Friday even
ing. and was an occasion of peculiar
interest. Every member OF the c!ub
was present, and highly Interesting
papers were read by Mrs. Ewing, Mrs.
Yerger, Mrs. Stegor, Mrs. WYNN and
Mrs. Nance. Anapprofriate selection
was read by Mrs. Someryllle, aud the
club welcomed new memher ID me
person of Mrs. Burr. An admlranie
address was made to the club by Mrs
w. A. Everman, who has been NS
president for four years, ana ne
meeting ended by the serving u ae-
Iieious refreshments. This closes lhe
regular course Of the club for the
season but called meeting Will
take place on Friday aftern on. June
lth nj Mfs. Everman's, at ) o'clock, Tor
the election Of officers for the next
tera
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

On June LIST the long lost and
lamented stock law will again be en-
forced. After that date the owners Of
cattle, horses, mules and the various
other live stock that have held entire
possession of the city for months will
consult their own profit by keeping
them of the streets ard out of their
neighbours yards; and, it is hoped,
citizens need no longer Theoretically
seal their gates and go to bed at night
in a state of siege.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.

Postponed Spring examlna'
tons will occur as follows !:
For white teachers at School
No. l, Friday and Saturday,
June 4th and 9TH. For col
ored teachers, at School No, 2,
Friday and Saturday, June
18th and 18th. Examination
PERCY BELL,
Supt. Education.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
DO you rant q jug OF
WhjSbey? We will 9iUe
you the best for the least
money.
Merchants Exchange Saloon.

Loo much praise oauuot be gwen
he work Of the IRE department, both
regulars and volunteers. at The burn
Ing Of the Leaveuworth mill on Tues-
day night, BY their exertions . great
quantity of lumber was saved aud 10
accomplish it they labored tireless-
Iy until three O'Clock in the morning
On its way to the fire q serious acct
dent befell the hook and ladder car
risge, which ran over the track of
The Southern railway at full speed.
breaking th3 shafts, axle and wheel
and throwing The drivcr, Will Ingram
about twenty five feet. The accident
might have been fatal to the driver,
but fortunately his injuries were
much less scrioGs than might have
been expected.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
Something to Know.

1t may be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for restor-
ing the tired out nervous system to a
healthy vigor is Electric Bitters. This
medicine is purely vegetable, acts by
giving tone to the nerve centels in the
stomach. gently stimulates the liver
and kidneys, and aids these organs 10
throwing Off impurities in the blood.
Electric Bitters improves the appetite.
aids digestion, and is pronounced by
those who have tried it as the very best
blOOd purifier and nerve tonic. Try it,
sold for 30 cents or 81 per bottle at Fin
Jays drug store.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
Notice to Teachers.

Applications for positions as teach,
ers in the white public schools OF
Greenvilc separate school district 10,
the ensuing school year, can be nieo
with the undersigned at Grecnvllle,
Mississippi, until aud including Tues
day, june 9Th, 1897. Nothing less
than a first grade certificate WIN DC
accnpIed. G. II. STARTLING,
mayt2 Secretary.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

Mira Greonley celebrated the clos
ing of her kindergarten school OH
Friday by a charming entertainment
to the little folks, who are SO devoted
to their school aud teacher that no
amount of candy, ice cream and cake
can console them for being compelled
to take q holiday.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
PRpshEfPrIan Ghnreh

John w. Primrose, u. D., Pastor.
sunday School, $50 a. n.-Sanuel
Brown, Superintendent.
Divine Worship, i a. m. aud D. m
Mid-Seek Prayer Meeting, Wednes-
dag, p. III.
Services egin promptly with the
ringing Of the End bell ST the hour.
Strangers cordially invited
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
Deer creek Cotton,

Mr. j. Il. Best, of Ditcbley Flau'"
ton was visitor to the TINES on on
Thursday, bringing with hun s."lS
of cotton IL inches high above greuno,
and announces that he has 200 acres res
like II on ground which did mol 70
under water, Mr., Best says 1t Is ms
intention 10 send the stalk to iflehoS
who have been writing 10 him, urgen''
" begging him to leave the De't a.,
where they seem to fancy ne Is !"
danger of starving or drowning
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

ats easy to say" this or that is the
best, but it's not always SO easy 10
prove.
Talk with us about clothes.
What we say we will prove.
We always keep the best.
WARNER 81 SEARLES Co.,
Vicksburg, Miss,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

In advising you to use Chamber
laiu's Pain Balm for rheumatism, we
know it will give you perfect sstisfac-
ton as the first application viii relieve
the pain aud its continued use for a
short time will effect a cure. For sale
by CIarke's Drug Store.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
TIE RIVER.


Ask any number of druggists ior
the best remedy they have for dlar
rhoea, aud nine out of ten viii recon-
mend Chamberlain's. For sale oy
Clarke's Drug Store,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
FOR SALE.
Il dozen Sec0nd-hGnd
Tanks, in good order.
u. u. H.ARTY.

Captain w. E. Hunt, Consul al
Hong Kong, met with severe accl-
dent q short time ago. having been
thrown fl N his horse lis "a g Wa5
hightf1lly laoors.od. a4d be Iafuries
DC sustained -ecessit4tcl very are
ful surgical attention. but ere net
dangerous in their character.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs Thos.
J, Sem, Of Sitka, Alaska, will be much
interested to learn that q son was
born to them on the goth. Mr.. Shaw,
the mother of Mrs. Sem, is now in
Sitka, visiting her daughter.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

The new post Office is about COM
plcted. and is a very handsome and
commodious building. The boxes are
in place, and will be occupied next
week
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

The death Of Hiss Louise Pepper
ofFrankfoct LentucAy, is announced.
Miss Pepper Was Il niece Of Messrs.
VIM, Lyme and Charles Starting, Of
GreenviIle, aud possessed many ae-
quaintauces and friends in Greenville
who will be distressed to learn that
sorrow has again visited this family,
so often afflicted in the past few
years
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
DO you rant some fine
SWeet Cider d? Come to
The Merchants Exchange Saloon.

The regular meeting of the Kings
Daughters, Circle No. ., will be held
Thursday, June 8, at the residence of
Mrs Edmund Taylor at o'clock p. m.
The Leader wishes both auxiliaries to
meet with The circle.
MRS. ALFRED H. STONE, Sec.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

scott's Cotton Exchange Sa-
loon is in the centre of the city,
where none but the best OF
goods are handled.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

Mr. Joseph WllCziuskI, who has just
passed through tedious and severe
attack of illness, is sufficiently recov-
cred to be ont again, to the gratitica-
tiou of his mauy friends.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
II. Scott, Wholesale Liquor,
carries the largest stock in the
State.

1t is probable that no more enter
tainments will be given by the As.
sombly Ball club before it re-orgeni-
cation i'll the fall The club is one of
The most popular and successful Of
the yity= organiz 2iions, and the open
lug of its winter season is always
looked forward to with pleasant an
ticipauons
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

Those Aristo-Platino pictures at
BelPs arc beauties. Go to look. at
them.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

BOTTLERS OF
w. Ii. MoBRAYER,
OLD OSCAR.
PEPPER.
Bond & Lillard,
o. F. G. TAYLOR,
GuckenheimerR Rye
Fine Old Bourbon,
aud otherStandard
Brands.
Also a full line OF
Holland Gin,
Apple and Peach
Brandy,
Jamaica Rum,
California Sherry
California Claret
California Port
aud Cognac
BRANDY
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

t. =. VTgAZ r.. atEne Depot Hotel
zalCc1 1t the Z. & y. Y. z. K. depot,
+. the rll-s to brg cur bottle CT cock
t-!l 81 I have your Jug Alled before laaT-
me for TouF plantation home. au4
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
SOCIETY AND PERSONAL NOTES.

Mrs. Abe Blum spent part OF inc
past week in Memphis. 49,,
Mr. Sol Isenborg has returned iro"
savannah, after n pleasant visit
Hon, Il. N. Thomas, Que OF the mos
distinguished figures in the hlssis'
sippi legislature, is at home again
from Jackson, ,,.,,.
Capt. W. w. Stone and Mrs, stone
accompanied by their daughter VI ",
rived from Jackson on the Aueho'
Line steamer on Sunday night j.,
The marriage of Miss Mamie boo' y
Of Vicksburg TO Mr., w, b, Klein, o.
that city, will take place on June zno'
Miss Booth is most pleasantly re-
membered in Greeuville as one OF .he
most chcrming guests ever visiting INC
city.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
BUCKLEN's AhNICA sALvE,

BUCKLEN' AhNICA SALVE,
The BEST SALyE in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum. Fe-
yer Sores. letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blaius, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions.
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t Is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
25cents per box. For sale at FINLAY's
DRUG STORE.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

The annual address at the closing
exercises OF the Wesson public school
this week was delivered by Judge A.
II. Longiuo, of Grceuville.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
For sale.

\ Furniture Wagon, with POLE
SHAFTS aud HARNESS, in good order
Call at tie Palace Stables.
may Lin a. MoC'hE'
AIr W. u Neal is engaged in maxi
ing extensive additions aud improve
laents to tbe residence Of Mrs Bette
Dunn, on Tbeobald Avenue.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
CLaret by the Cation
at the McrchUnts Er-
change Saloon,

The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Holman are cougratulatiug
them on the birth Of daughter, on
Thursday morning.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
GREENVILLE TIMES
THE WEATHER.

Settled summer weather has been
the rule during the past week when
ia exceedingly favorable to the young
cotton. On lsud which was not over
flowed the plant has recovered from
the bad condition caused by the eou-
tinued cool and unfavorsble weather
of spring, aud the cotton which has
come M since tho water went OIL Is
IN very promising condition. The wa,
ter still fingers over great part OF
the eastern portion of the District, the
rich new plantations of the Bogue Pc
ing only partially relieved, but tue
situation is improving ana seea j.
being planted every day. or course
the crop of that region will be co'
short considerably by reason OF tho
lateness Of planting,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
Ih8 Water Disappears.

The water has receded, but
the prettiest line of Clothing,
Gents Furnishing Goods, Hats
and Shoes in the State is still
with us and can be found at
SOL DRILLS reliable
Clothing Emporium. These
goods were received just be-
fore the overflow, and as the
recent floods retarded the sale
of same he has decided to
"push them OFF, at greatly re.
duced prices. Give him a call.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

If You want something nice in Mil
Iinerv and at small cost call ana see
my stock. carry full line oil tne
best goods in Millinery, also Dry
Goods. Shoes and Notions, when
Won will lind al very low prices.
IKE SACK.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
READ THIS.

| have purchased the stock of the
Greenville Gun and Sewing Machine
Supply House from Mr.. E. Walsh. |
have had many years experience i'll the
business, aud guarantee 10 the public
the best of work at most reasonable
prices, Hoping 10 retain the patron
age of the old customers, and earnest
y soliciting new oles, assuring hem
M best c1orts 70 please, ! am.
Respectfully,
may 2S-2t ED BERRY, Prop.
Judge W. r Trigg, State Senator
from this county has returned from
Jackson, aud Bonorcd The TIMES office
with a pleasant call this morning
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

Ifyou need any picture frames made
to order 90 to Bell
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

We are headquarters
for all D2jued Summer
dFjRhS. our Mr.. Cor
man is an artist in
nJjrjNg them,
Merchants Exchange Saloon.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29

SUI
Alexander Anderson
william Muller
Ike SACK
Herman Cohn
Jacob Schwab
Isaac Isenberg
Julius Splngarn
John Hanway
John james Kennedy
John Sager
Mendel w aehlnan
George Washington
Platt
George L Goldsby Sims
William Richard Har-
yey
John II Evans
John Aloysius Cannon
W llilaill Dui toii 80
Oliver Shandanais
l ! Val 't Rr,lca
Robert WorthinGton
TilfOrd
W ~ u pod,lie
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In u a pynmansky
S.'il, 10 ~ ioO Rnmonskv
2 2onnb Pomanskv
Ja 1oI,, ,' ugaidip@sfelder
$500 yThestiev
G Se' IN III
"a - u anoIor
MAX '-Sm'e'
Oscar Ignaee ,,,.;,,.,
Lawrence heilurioAs
Lewis
Henry Scbail
Joseph Moyse woo,,
Ephriam henry w oo''
Leon Moyse .u..,
Seldom flessa ! h M
John t T isl-l : NV
JACOB shali ~, ! ~
Jonathanl ,i h Ut.
Isaac llellDFoh i,,,.,,,,,,,u,
William hefchi' 'i''
Gildart ,uiai. Cnm.
Thomas fa'FloA W"
mlnsS ouav
Jacou W ~
Turner Lom ~ J.mes
Johh Den ~ S Z
sam EuWaI 10 pt0's"
Grafton Dahel
Louis ' oriilus
ALBEIT Y9rinn'
Joseph Il, y tt ~ T,ar
LOUIS "a,han Inski
Joseph y n.y. i'i'A'
tlll \, ", " h nonn,
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John " nlte
Bailey y rhz ~ !,
Fritz Delchihann ,rbarr,
James W oous ! ~ ~ = D o,os
Loyd Lorsn ~. : no
W iIiialh "a lSi 4 : way,
| WIlllam Z u
IhoFne
Thomas " CoaehN
Lewis Eckslohe s;.t.
Lqther Fllhney pin ~.
| Walter J qd5on H ! We
Mllilaln Lelnnu . w e.
| Henry Anderson ApeA
cToADle
Harry Smltn ,,,.,bo
| Lewis ElWooa Slai NO
| allace Arn0l9 I-,,o
Marshall Neil haIenS
Z erulila1u DtA NHI Tt
| Ludwig DaYiu " eisS
james Joseph hyan
John Eranklln II arll9
John Mcnamara
GeoL8e l ouiis
Ed cray
James Jofuah
Mllllam Qu'hh nro,sro
VIM blslilarck Mei'ho
| Charles Joraah u.ro,
Jgnatlae EdWaru new
Abe Blum ~,
Henry Clltiietail wa
laos
Mler mayor
| charles Joseph Aell1
Herman Seeihan
Nehemiah LOUIS klte
| man
| Charles hugo Canemal
Robert Hallette
Theodore Eekstone
George W ashlngtoi
| Noee
LOUIS Kern
| Charles Lu1en
Early Hunter
| Henry Chapman
Marx Peppermhh
Isaac Aaron Newman
| william Newman
Louis Canal
Benjamin Nlchal huck
Anton Schmidt
George singer
Edward ochmidt
Abraham Brlck
Robert Wnlte
once BaiIaru
Ernest Sehrader
William J Norman
James NJ Robertson
Tho mas L BYRD
William Graves
Bernard Stern
Steve Burton
Joseph Bethea Hamne'
Jefferson Claiborne
Robert Lee Davidson
Luclan Burnett
Daniei y Gordon
samuel Jesse French
sydney Lawrence Perry
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-29
Petition for Liquor License

TO tho City Council of GreenSSie;, ,o,or. Of tbo
civ Of Greenyiile' County OF Washington and
State OF Mississippi, hereby petition your noh-
orable body to grant unto Jacob y haoSeSSS
and b. b. Goldman, composing the hilh oil
JACOB c. RADGEsKY ~ CO.,
residents of said city, a license to sell yinous,
malt spirituous and intoxicating liquors IN
less 1uantities than one gallon at his place oil
business, sos Washington Ave, IN said cry,
ami We recommend the said Jacob 9. Radgesky
and Is. Is. Goldman to be of good reputation
and sober and suitable persons to receive such
license; and your petitioners will ever pray,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-03
Blankets-...allA
Comforts.
Feather Pillows

measure, to the miller at Comfort to have
ground. The miller weighed the wheat
and 1t weighed over 1900 pounds, lacking a
few pounds Of twcnty-one bushels. After
deductlng the toll received 6SS pounds Of
'first-class flour, over 800 pounds OF bran
and &c pounds OF middlings. This grew on
less than an acre Of ground / consider the
one half barrel over three barrels, the bran
and the middlings paid for Che labor. Now
what field crop can farmer raise on an
acre Of ground, the net proceeds of which
will enable him to buy three barrels of
flour?
One thing that has kept farmers from
raising wheat more extensively is that
there has been no ready cash market for
wheat. But it pays big far farmer who
has milk cows. hogs and chickens to have
a few hundred bushels OF wheat every
year. What Is not needed for flour can
be ground up in a corn mill or crusher.
1t beats corn as feed for cows and hogs
In planting wheat the land should be
plowed deep III one has no grain drill
the best plan u to SOW broadcast ana plow
under with a double shovel pillow or Gull
tivator. Never SOW more than one bushel
to an acre. A harrow will not put the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-03
BIDS AND PROPOSALS.

WANTED-Bids to build a house near
Thompson's Siding. Address r. A. Nc
Kee. yelasco. Texas: 3
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Tor
the erection OF n city hall at Liburty,
Texas, previously advertised TO be open.
ed September "a. 1887, and postponed on
at Liberty. Texas, Thursday. October 4.
1877. at 10 O'Clock a. m. Joseph Riviere
Mayor s
NOTICE TO CONTRACToRS--Bid viii
be received by the undersigned for the
construction OF roadway on Washing ton
road from the city limits OF Houston to
said road and for the repairing the
sheled portion OF said road from Cha
NEVILLE to Houston Heights.
Separate bids will be received for the
repair work on the shell road and for
the construction OF the rev roadway. >.
BIDS 10 be submitted by or before Il
o'clock noon. Monday. October H. 1887.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
cetified local check. payable TO my
order as county judge. for the sum
OF $3.50 for the repair work and $500 for
the new roadway. The successful bidder
must furnish a satisfactory bond in the
sum of 5000 for the contract for con-
struciion OF new roadway and $3.50 for
the contract for repair work. the bond in
each instance payable TO the county
conditioned for the faithful performances
of the work.
specifications and all necessary In
formation for examination OF bidders in
the county surveyors office The con-
tract price In each instance will be paid
upon registered warrant out of hrst
evaliaa,ie speciai road and bridge fund
Rishf rs<eFvsd to reject any and all bids.
u County Judge Harsia County. Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-03
Albert Chimene & CO
1905 CONGRESS AVE.
New Carpets
New Rugs....
On Display

everything. The spirit In farming that
makes for this sort OF business Is the
spirit that makes much of our farming
unproftable-it shows a tone that IL bad
and bad only.
Nor should the element Of beauty be
wanting in the gardening calculated to be
helpful in farming. In thousand WAYS
the details of which may be untraceable
the touch of the beautiful in the home
surroundings will do good and help to lift
both men and women above the gtovel.
The hog has his place In our rural ecen-
omics. and so has the rose, and happy will
It be for farming when this Thought is
commonly expressed in practice. The
pressing need of present-day farming Is
more clearer thinking, and what we here
urge as among the important belongings
OF good In practice may truly be said to be
conducive to the best in thinking also.
Wheat in Southwest Texas.
F. W. schwepre. in Claridges Stock
Farmer
In the August issue Of your valuable
journal you state that frequent inquiries
are made touching wheat growing in South
western Texas and call upon some one
who knows to write about it. What !
know about wheat growing in this section
is based OH personal observation ard ex-
perience covering period OF twenty-one
years.
The valleys in the mountainous country
northwest Of San Antonio is as fine a
wheat country as can be found on earth.
Why is 1t that wheat Is not more extern
sively raised is one of those questions that
Is about as difficult to answer as many
other questions. Why is II that We find
farmers who do without milk. butter and
vegetables. but have time and money to
spend for doctors and druggists? Why Ia
1t there are lots Of farmers that Will send
their enemies or the agents Of their enc
mics TO the legislature 10 nnke laws
Every day in tho year one will find farm
crs and others going into the stores ut
Comfort. Center Point, Kerrville and Fred
ericksburg. where there are up TO date
roller mills turning ont flour OF The best
quality. and buy Northern flour aduteratel
With cornmeal. What fools these nortao
be!v have known but cue failure OF the
wheat crop In this country. and that was
In the memorable year 1878. when every
other crop also failed on account Of the
drouth. And even then the farmers on the
Little Blanco made wheat enough To cup
ply them with bread.
Last fall planted four bushels Of wheat.
From the crop threshed seventy bushels.
The fhresbing was very poorly done, and at
leosk &C FER cent Of the wheat remained
on ; the ground After the wheat waa
0reahed took nineteea bushsIs. stricken
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seed down deer enough Then harrow and
roll. In lieu OF roller a light log dragged
over the field will do to level and press
down the ground. Wheat should be Gown
In September or early in October, 50 as to
be firmly rooted by winter. Letting a few
cows Craze on the wheat field In the winter
will not hurt the wheat and lie big thing
for the cows Though spring wheat docs
we'll. winter wheat is sureI crop 1t
ripens before the drouth can do any harm
Most men that have threshlpg machines
don't know how to threeh wheat.