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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-16
STOCKS FIRM.
On The Other Hand There Was Decided
Weakness in lndustrials
PROFESSIONALS CONTROL THE SITUATION
stec, stocks Touch the Lowest Point
During the Present Movement.
Bonds Not Active.
PROFESSIONALS CONTROL THE sITUAl

New York. May lbs. Mum, Son g. Co.
say:
stcoks--Railroad stocks higher, industrias
down. especially iron stocks. Money on call
ia to "a. generally .,
LonCon has received from Russia within
three days over Ave millions OF gold
There was some liquidation by pools espe-
clally in Baltimore and Ohio common.
The decline in London discounts of "a
per cent and dispatches from that center
indicating that thera may not be any large
amount of gold. il indeed, any. drawn thither
from tho United states greatly encouraged
the bulls. Germany seems to be the only
country in Europe where there is any great
monetary stringency. However, S6O0uoo gold
Will be shipped to Paris ON Thursday and
some may go to London on Saturday.
The tenor Of me south AtF'S So MEMS sHee1 -
termination Of the war and with II some.
increase in general trade.
Chicago bought Peoples Gas and the steel
stocks There was a good class of buying
of the grangers April exports were the
largest on record and railroad earnings con-
tinue to show increases even over tne re-
markable figures OF last year, Tired holders
liqujdatcd a good deal Of steel ana WIRE,
Federal Steel and Tin and this caused de-
preston.
Tic buying of the grangers was the best
for long time past ana this Is dne soleiy
10 their large earnings and the favorable
crop outlook London bought 10000 shares
Of various stocks The decline in London
discounts aud the impCohaOiltty oil any large
gold exports this week were encouraging
features
steel and Wire common at present prices
pays the investor 80 per cent on his money
The syndicate recently formed 10 underwrite
the refundug Of o large portion of the ~
cago Burlington and Quincy bonded debt
was said to no buying the stock today Fur-
Their rum0rs Of settlement of The gas war
here. Rumorcd cuts in steel prices pushed
the steel stocks down Carnegie was SAID
TO be cutting.
London bought Union Pacific, Atchsou
preferred. st Paul. Northern Pacific, Louis
Vile and Nashville and Baltimore andd Ohio
On declines continue 10 buy railroad stocks.
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Following are ciearanoss ?, ia fc' y
hanks for the week thus lM oretAsf W
corresponding time last ysa'' y
the increase or decrease "a veal, lns, =,
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Cash quotations were as follows.
Flour Slow and easy.
Whcat-No. 3 6id6ils No. , red 70isd71.
Corn-No. . SO; No yellow 50.
oats-No 2 229i @2S No white ?4%925h,
Rye Nc 521h
Barlcy--Good feeding 371s; fair to choice
mating aadi2.
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WIRE AND NAILS.

WIRE AND NAILS
WIRE Galvanized Glidden $780, Wauke-
gan sS.S5.
NAILS-S3.t0 base Advances Tor common
over base. I'd, zoe. Sd, 4jc; - and sd, soc; Sd
?oo sd, loc lOd and led. sc. Quotations are
ioT less than car lots
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Following are the closing que taJions.
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Feb March. ..,f.2o-2l Sopt-O-t ..-....4.tsh
May.+s........ . 1919 Oct-NuV .......,i 3Qh
May-.p.ne. .....5-l2-l Is Nov-Dee ..,,,...f. s4-s5
JureJuly..s. Sob Dgc-Jan .....,..i % ~
July-Aug. ....,.5.oSb
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CRoP-BoUND BIRDS.
Unless 4 Hen II Valuable 1t In Better
to Kill Her Than to Try and
Save Her.

When birds are troubled with what
is known as 'crop bound,' various
methods may be applied. When it first
begins it is best to try gentle moving
of the mass from the outside. This
may break up it's compactness and
cause some of it to pass into the giz-
zard: In case the mass sours and be-
gins to ierment, it will have to be re-
moved. We have seen the advice given
to fill the crop of the bird with water
and hold it head down so that the food
would run out. The writer has never
been very successful in this mode of
treatment, but has had birds expire
under it. The cutting open method is
often recommended, but we cannot say
from experience how successful it gen
orally is. The advice is generally
given to put small hole through the
skin and crop membrane, pulling the
skin over some, so that the cut in the
skin and the cut in the crop will not
naturally come opposite each other.
The cut in the crop should be only
large enough to permit the finger to
60 in and bring out the food. After
the sack is thoroughly washed out, the
cut in the membrane may be sewed up,
and a like operation performed on the
cut in the skin. We do not believe this
will pay with any but q very valuable
bird Certainly it would not pay on
the bird that the farmer has to sell
for rs cents. A bird properly handled
will not become crop bound.-
Review.
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Duhamel, Jan "a: 1900.

Duhamel, Jan "a, 1900.
Dear Sir and Friend:
We had lucky trip, made good con-
nections and got to Wetaskiwin Mon
day afternoon, stayed there all night,
bought pony and saddle for the boy
and hired. three-seated rig for the
balance of us and got home to dinner
next day; caught the boys cleaning up
and getting ready to come after us.
Wednesday the snow was all gone and
wehad bare ground and bright sunshine
for month, and it has been pleasant
weather ever since. The ground is
frozen about two feet and about six
inches of snow-just enough for sleigh
ing. We had one cold spell in Decem-
ber. The thermometer went down to
80 below zero; but we did not suffer
with the cold at all. We have worked
every day all winter, are all we'll and
feeling we'll. Have built log house
1sx1S, two log stables 16x18, and are
now busy on we'll. We have ten COWS,
three other cattle and six head O.:
horses. The boys, send their best re-
spects to Mr.. Huchison, and say they
will talk to him enough to pay for not
writing when he gets up here. Will
write you again next Spring and tell
you all about the Winter. We all unite
in sending you and family our best
wishes and respects and hope this will
find you all well.
Yours very respectfully,
(sisne0 THOMAS TATE,
Duhamel, Alberta, Canada.
r. S. It has been down to zero this
month; it is % above now.
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Keen Sarcasm.

"Bruddren and sistahs," sternly said
good old Parson Woolimon, after the
collection had been taken up upon a
recent Sabbath morning, "before the
hat was done parsed I expounded t&e
request dat de congregation contrib.
ute accawdin' to deir means, and /
sho expectorated dat yo' all would
chip in ~magnanimously. But now.
upon examinin de collection, I finds
that de concocted amount contrib.
uted by de whole entire posse OBJ yo'
am only the significant and pusillan-
imous sum of sixty-free cents. And at
dis junction dar ain 't.no 'casion for yo'
all to look at Brudder Slewfoot, what
done circumambulated de hat around,
in no such suspicious manner; for, in
de fust place. Brudder Slewfoot aims
dat kind oh 4 man, and, in the sec:
ond place, done watched him like a
hawk all de time muhself. No, sixty.
free cents was all dat was flung in;
and dess wants to say dat, in my hum.
BILE opinion, instead ob contributin' &C.
cawding to yo' means, yo' all contrib.
uted accawdin' to yo' meanness. De
choir will now favor us wild deir reg'lar
righteousness" ."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
rAr FOOLISH THINGS you DID.

It's good to wander back again
Among the oil home folks,
1t rather satisfies a man
To hear the same old jokes:
To hear somebody say: II knew e..
You when you were KID
But some one always tells you of
The foolish things you did.
Your heart beats lightly AZ It did
In long-forgotten days,
When at some well-remembered spot
Reflectively you gaze.
But it seems queer that all your good
And noble deeds are hid,
And people only call to mind
The foolish things you did.
They talk Of elders who've gone out
Into some foreign land;
They tell Of things these other folks
Have done, and they seem grand.
But when 1t comes to talk Of you.
Their minds cannot be rid
OF the belief you'd like to hear
The foolish things you did.
You know you've done a thing or two
Which shows you've got some sense.
But every time they talk of you
They're certain to commence
With tales Of What fool you were
When you lived here-a kid"
They have forgotten all except
The foolish things you did.
Baltimore American.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
GOOD CROP TO RAISE.
and They Are Sure to Bring Good
Prices This Year.

Those who are in close touch with the
market are expecting white beans to
command high prices for a number of
years to come. Stocks OH hand are
very much depleted, owing to great
falling off in production during recent
years and an increased demand. For
example, the Michigan crop for 1896
was 3,049,135 bushels, that Of 1897 was
1,765,175 bushels, that of 1898 954,e64
bushels and the 1899 cropwas only 762,-
600 bushels. In California and New
York, two states in which large areas
of beans are grown, less than one-half
of full crops were obtained last year,
while in Canada and Europe the crop is
light. With very light yields the world
over, the United States and English
governments have been buying very
heavily for the army and navy. 1t is
thus apparent that the supply must
be quite limited, and several good crops
must be secured before there is nor
NAL surplus.
In view of these facts, it would seem
as though beans would be a good Crop
to plant this coming season if good
seed can be secured and one has suit
able soil.-Rural World.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
Danger In Wire Fences,

In an article in the Journal of the
Royal Agricultural society on light
ming and it's effect on trees, Mr.. Brodie
calls the attention of English farm
.ers to point of great practical i'm
portance. In Britain and America the
increasing adoption of wire fences has
given rise to considerable damage to
live stock from lightning. He quotes
on this matter the director of the
Iowa weather and crop service. ''Un-
questionably, wire fences, as now con-
structed, serve as death-traps to live
stock, causing q vast amount of loss
every year. And it is also quite evil
dent that considerable percentage
of danger may be avoided by the use Of
ground wires at frequent intervals in
the. construction of wire fences"
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
THE CAD FLY GRUB


ts5s <1AAsssaSyt Va ONG CSduSEBS SIS UOUOIleSS N
2 loss to know what the ''bunches'
are that they find upon the backs Of
their cattle at; this time OF syear. and
which contains q large, disgusting grub.
The grub IN question ID the larva.1oof the
gad AZ Of the or (hypode erlmis sbovis).
and 10 deposited under the skin in the
shape or m egg at the time in summer
when the cattle are seen to dash about
the pasture in alright. The grubs are
the cause of an immense amount Of ir-
ritation to the cattle and also cause q
sertons damage to the hide for the pur-
poses Of the tanner. The MARBLES as
the tnmors are called may be prevented
witha fair amount of success by smear
ing the backs of the cattle with some
bad-smelling substance, as crude car
bolic acid one part, fish oil eight parts.
The backs of the cattle should: be-
washed occasionally, during fly time
with strong salt water, as this has been
found to prove efficacious in destroy
ing at least a portion Of the eggs de-
posted by the fly. .z.,.:' -
The mature grub may be squeezed
out BY applying nut-key over the
tumor, then press and pop goes the
warble. The grub should be destroyed
as soon as it has been removed else it
will live to fight another day in the
shape of a full-grown, egg-depositing
gad fly. Where the grubs are not suffi-
GENTLY developed to allow of their be.
ing squeezed out they may be destroyed
by applying little mercurial oint-
ment: over the tumor; but where this is
done care must be taken to keep the
cattle SO treated separate, as the oint-
ment would prove poisonous if licked
of.-Farmers' Review.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

PUMPING WATER INTO THE BARN.
difficult job, and the results are often
worth great deal during a single
winter even. The pump can be low
cred again for summer use if desired,
setting the elevated platform away
for use again the following winter.
Few realize what an immense amount
of animal heat (and therefore feed
and milky is wasted when COWS are
turned out to watering place on a
cold day in winter. The animals come
in shivering, their backs rounded up
with the cold and every hair standing
on end. It takes an hour at least be-
fore they feel comfortable again. I'm
der such conditions the best results in
dairying cannot be secured. Where
water can be run into the barn in
the, way suggested, it will, on stand
ing awhile, acquire the temperature
of the barn, being then much more
suitable for COWS to drink, while the
latter will also be saved the exposure
to cold winds.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
T..
Qnality Of Seed Corn.

The yield of corn is dependent in no
small degree on the quality of the seed,
which should be selected before the
corn is cut, having regard to the size
and character of the stalk as we'll as to
the ripeness and type of the ear. When
the season is especially favorable for
thoroughly maturing the ears, enough
seed to last at least two years should
be gathered, completely dried out be-
fore frost and stored in a warm, dry
place. A difference of two per cent. in
he yield of dry matter on two adjacent
acres was noted in favor of the crop
grown from well-ripened seed over the
yield from seed grown in a wet, cold
season.-Clinton D. Smith, in Farmers
Review.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
The Onion Cure for Lice.

I see some one is asking remedy
for lice on cattle. About eight years
ago some one gave this: Take an
onion, cut in two and rub this on the
animal until it is all rubbed away
and in four or five days repeat.
have tried quassia chips, tobacco.
lamp oil, lard and carbolic acid and
several other remedies. But the on
ion remedy is the only success. Don't
fail to give this for lice extermi-
nator for cattle whenever anyone
asks for one, and you will certainly
get thanks for it. This may seem so
simple that people may not try it,
but you urge them for a single trial;
it is wonderful.- Hoardis Dairy.
man.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
Hoe Feedine in Iowa,

Iowa is the greatest hog feeding
state in the union. Many farmers
feed, from 50 to 200 every year. OF
course corn 10 the staple food. On
one point they are about all agreed.
Every man of any account lays out
his feed on closely boarded floor,
which is raised some feet from the
ground. If to this is added q raised
sleeping place the greater comfort,
combined with the smallest cost OF
feeding, is provided, and as result
Of the combination. the pigs are al
ways healthier than by any other
method Of handling. g.-Farmers' Re.
view. * ii,
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
Ancient Mines of sinai.

History furnishes records of the
working of the copper mines of Sinai
from. about 5000 B. c. to 1900 B. C.
These possessions brought on several
bloody wars. The scepter Of Pepi II.
of the sixth dynasty is preserved in
the British museum. The entrance.
the ruins of the furnace, the crucibles,
the huts Of the miners and some frag.
ments of tools still exist. In the debris
have been found remains Of furnaces
and crucibles, slag and cinders.-N. r.
Sun. w. S.. $$r
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
Good Gu1Gltery.

Some extraordinary shooting by the
British gunners is recorded. The con.
ditions of firing were that each guns
crew should score what it could in
three minutes, beginning at 1900
yards, diminishing to 1000 yards and
then increasing: to 2,2oo yards again.
It is asserted that the Blake fred las
shots from ten guns. hitting the tar.
get 40 times. The best crew fired Is
shots and made Is hits. The Royal
Arthur's best gun crew hit the tar
get IA times out of f6 shots.-N. Y.
Sun e. >,
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
Feeding Sitting Hens.

One of the reasons why it is hard
to make hens sit regularly in winter
is found in feeding them too often.
A hen called off from her nest three
or four times a day is likely to make
some ventures of her own to get food
or drink. Until the hen is thorough.
;ly set on'sitting, she should be fed
only once a day, and that early in
the morning. IT it is in a close room,
where she cannot get out, the hen
will go back to the nest again and
sit contentedly. She takes no exer.
else and needs only food enough to
sustain life and heat. -.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
FARM WATER SUPPLY.
,aow to Runs1t from the PunaD Ri6As
., 1Ato the Barn by Mea.A q s1,--.
q Spout. =. +.

Some pumps need only. . little ele-
vation to make it possible to run the
water by a spout right into the barn,
where the cattle can drink without
being exposed to cold or storms. The
cut shows q pump raised and the ele.
vated platform boxed in,, the interior
being filed with hay TO keep the
pump from freezing. This is not q
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
One on the Loker.

"Can you give me q definition OF
'egotist' with single letter?' asked
the man who considered conundrums
always interesting and humorous.
"No. What is the .one-lstter deani.
ton of 'egotist?'" u.
81" Z .:'-~
You! Well, you're frank about II,
but I guess you're right. Chicago
Post. =,..s..~,.,
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
LIGHTING A STALL.
Above the Horses Head, ~
Shown I'm Picture.

Many horse stalls are located against
the wall of the barn or stable, and,
when shut in by high sides, cause the
horses head to be in a very dark place
-unhealthfu: and injurious to the eye,
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

We refund l0c: for every package of
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES that fails
to give satisfaction. Monroe Drug Co.,
unionville, Mo. Sold by all druggists.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
Not t.Intimate Enouxh,

Miss Maison- Excuse my ignorance, but
sught I to call you MIR. Bones or DR. Bones
The Doctor (irasciblyl-O call me any
thing you like Some Of my friends call me
an old idiot. 80; Sz.,.z..l..;9ss
"Ah, but those are only people who know
you intimately" London, Tit-Bits. 80
e spells. Bromus. Rape. Corn. Oats. .
Five remarkable things. Bound to make
you rich, Mr. Farmer. Salzer's cataloR tells
the story. Send SC. postage and this notice
to-day for catalog to John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis. ri
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
Puniahment.

did your wife scold when you came home
90 late last night?'
"You don't know what it is to have a
wife who was once a. school.teacher. She
simply made me write 100 times on slate
I must be at home by ten o'clock IN.
Y. World.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
HOW TO LIGHT A STALL.

HOW TO LIGHT A STALL.
when *be horse comes out into the
full light. Cut a small window above
the horses head and cut of the direct
light from it in the manner shown in
the cut. Thus the light cannot shine
directly into the animals eyes, but will
dispel The darkness.-American Agri-
culturist.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
physical Reaction

rhysica! Reaction.
Brown-How do you feel about Sunday
golf?
have heard sermons 50 long lately that they
made me want to 90 out and take whack
1T something. indianapolis Journal.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

Apple and potato parings are great
y relished, and help in getting a horse
ii fine condition. When you begin to
feed also begin to exercise. ,..S.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

He who does not love honesty 10 q thief
1T heart.-L: A. w. Bulletin.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

Always give carrots in the spring
s. you have none, see that you do not
make the same mistake this year.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

Some men never realize how mean they
have been until they run for ofice.-Chica.
go Daily News.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

In the spring man forgets where he puts
things, and places the blame on the house.
cleaning.-Atchison Globe.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
E,sIanA's Arno,res rrai.s. . {

En9lanA's ArmofeA Trains.
The magnificent armored trains used BY
England ia her war With the Beers will trans.
port her troops. protect bridges and rteie-
graphic communicate ID about the same
dyspepsia from the human stomach and then
mounts guard that it does rot return. The
{ Bitters has won in every case of indigestion.
billousness, liver and kidney trouble for the
post fifty years. It Is invaluable at al times.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

To Cure . Cold g One Day
Take Laxative Brdm0 Qyihine Tablets. All
druggists refund money II II fails to cure. CSC.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

The source of many a large river il but
Z small spring-Chicago Daily News.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
he LIKES WESTERN CANADA

Sound Judgment:-The bandmaster's.-
Harlem Life.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

The charms Of solitude depend largely on
the man who is TO- be. charmed. Chicago
Democrat. ~ -
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

All Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Eass,
the feet. CuresC Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore,
Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating feet and In.
growing Nails. Aliens F0ot-Ease makes
new or light shoes easy. Sold by all druggiste
md shoe stores, &c. Sample mailed FREE
Address Allen 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

Wise 10 the man who acts .as If he Il. &.
pected to live q hundred years, but 10: pre.
pared pared to shuttle odSitormorrow:- Chicago
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13
aettlR9 At tfhaaFaefs.

+. Wife l(after the honeymoon) Why did
yon deceive me about your income " :.':ssz
Hnsban4 didns ,iny dear ;=5 &, 81
seY es, you did. You told me you were
EGettinG 70 week when you asked me to
marry 7yo0." sS5.#sr IS =, -. :,
:1oa eXldeas!y msrlde,stood ern ne :aid
but for some reason best known to the boss
be gives me only ten dollars. - Chicago
Evening News. nc. ~. =, J.: >-5:zss
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

In teaching the young, be careful not to
%,sS;:en dssSiys t9s% S'ni. they~ eiteh you At It.
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumpp.
ton has an equal for coughs 'and colds.-
John :. Boyer, Trinity Springs Ind, Feb,
The Worthington advance., 1900-04-13

n o..0o9> The best remedy for
ouu 5 whooping- g-cough. Give
- the child DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup ssssasss & sss: ?:i,s{S! ssa ;ss
sufferer will soon be cured. Price only IS ets.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-25

guns that seem to threaten the hated American with instant destruction. The instant your feet touch the shore of Spain you realize that you are under not the most friendly military supervi- sion; and presently find yourself in the clutches of the greediest customs off cials in the world.
 FANNIE B. ARD.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-25
CHATEAUX FEN ESPAGNE.
DOWN THE PORTUG UESE COAST TO
 THE GU4DINA.

Cadiz, the Spanish Seaport, Pounded Eleven Centuries Before Christ Was Born--A Glimpse of Palos, the Place A
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-25
MIR. RUSSO, THE BANKER.
Located in His New and Commodious
 Offices

Paul Russo, the well known banker and broker, is now pleasantly located in his new and commodious offices at 539 Chapel street. MT. Russo is also agent for several well known steamship lines. His new quarters include the whole building, which, is owned by MT. Russo