The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 1893 Page: 3 of 8
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At tonic for delicate Women -k
and Children it hM no equal. 55
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A treatise on .ood and Bktn DIs- A
ease mailed ram on application.
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e Nicaragua Canal and the 8outh.
fhe language of Senator Morgan
eluding his great speech before the
It senate in support of the bill fur the
bat canal frcm the committee on
Icign relations ought to arouse every
tn in we suum w wuik. ior inc
:edy completion of th(i great transit
he committee was composed of the
llest lawyers in the: senate and they
laniroouslv recommended it. Senator
jrgan concluded his argument with
following words:
l"If I could serve the senate a cen-
ly ana in every moment coma uc
jued with the wisdom qi Salomon I
Did find no opportunity fo bless the
ople of Alibama so greaily as this
ich is thrust upon me with a conv
ind that 1 do not dare to disobev"
The people of Alabama have shown
fctr conndence in their senator's
brds through their own senate and
luse of delegates by sending a weighty
bmorial to congress reciting many
long reasons ana urging the gov-
iment speedily to complete the
nal.
It is enough for the states of the
uth to look at the map of North and
luth America. They see themselves
thin a comparatively short distance
the Facific Ocean of western Souih
lenca and our own Pacific states.
lit a great wall a strong door bars
lem off. Their nearness avails them
billing. The Pacific countries offer
vorld of wealth to the southern states
id they are their own natural and
:culiar market. But we Americans
this nineteenth century must bow
bfore this obstacle that is in our way
prrender all our advantages because
'dare not let ! will do' wait upon
should.'" We must be sorry we
tainot open these gates which our in
jury and Courage could easily sur-
lount. We must sail away out into
Ic Atlantic and follow for thousands
' mites the ships of Europeans 3000
liles farther off and coming in after
fcerri be satisfied with one twentieth
a trade whicn we should mynopo-
fce. the map is the object lesson
lid argument that no man in his
buses can resist the map and the
lips and trade of America following
the trial and taking the leavings of
ngland Germany and France be-
iuse we nave not the courage or en-
rprise to open our way by the route
tat nature so plainly shows across the
Ithmus.
Let .us of the south look at the
Mediterranean. Wha"t the straits of
Gibraltar are to the countries of Europe
lid Africa the Nicaragua canal will be
the states of the south It will open
he gates level the obstacle that stands
etweell us and our . dominion. It
ms the Pacific ocean at our doors
nd makes its best countries our near
eighbors Our own Pacific states arc
arving for our coal. Along their
jast it brings near $15 per ton We
If the south are craving a market for
lur coal. Western South America
ihili Peru etc. are a magnificent
nrkct for all that we manufacture
Lnd We want what they produce. Now
fe have a small fraction' of their trade.
Nqw our" cotton coes to Liverpool
lnd thence to China' and Japan. And
iiese two great and populous countries
ant our cotton and they want our
on and iron manufactures too But
e can only follow the old countries.
)! what shame is it to us! that we have
lot ere this cut through this way
It will be an honor to ouf country to
pen the way; but attended with pro-
oiina regret that we should have le-
aved so long about it.
President Harrison is right. It is
mazing that any man should be found
0 stand in the way of the immediate
wishing of this great work. Every
art of the country. North. South East
nd West will feel the great benefit
f the canal. New York will in a few
ears become the settling center of
he world. Rut we of the south will
Je the first to feel the immense advan-
ages of an open Pacific doorway and
i the markets of the whole world at
ur doors. Our southern norts will
c the denots of the immense wealth
hat is behind them of agriculture and
wnulacture- and the coaling and
trading stations for the ships of all
t"ons as far beyond lyre ana
-ornth and Florence as American en
etpnsea and genius are beyond and
wove all that has gone before them.
The canal ha been asked for bv all
Cambers of commerce ofthe country.
wd the very best men of the land
I'ave commended it the most intclli
gent and best being the most enthu-
siastic. Must we be met by the fear"
that the government cannot take care
of itself; that wc are such a nation of
swindlers that we date not erjter upon
a great undertaking. The plea and
opposition are no honor to those who
urge them. We have honest and able
and patriotic men who can and will
make the work as honorable in its
management a u will be glorious in
i's achievement and us results. So
far I am satisfied that no gieat public
enterprise in America has had for its
managers and patrons men so distin-
guished for integrity energy and skill
both in its financial and scientific de-
partments. After years of investigation ahd the
most exhaustive study by the officers
of the government including hot less
than ten special expeditions costing
hundreds of thousands of dollars; after
the practicability of the enterprise has
been demonstrated and made plain by
private men with their own means the
building control and ownership are
offered to the government in the mos
satisfactory shape and on the most
liberal terms compensating those who
hive risked theif means by a small
percentage of the possible profit in tl c
shape of stock the control oC'the com-
pany to be evenly divided between the
two political-parties At this point we
are to plead public villiany' a warn of
virtue among our best men as our ex-
cuse for not entering ugon the greatest
ami most promising undertaking that
ws tver offered to a people. Such
an objection to our government under-
taking the work is close to an insult
to each and every one of bur public
representatives and'officers and to the
whole American people. Manufactur-
ers' Record Magizine.
The Coming- Hog.
Fifteen years ago we liked to buy
large fat hogs because thick fat pork
sold well and in those days lard was
made from the hog's fat' almost exclu-
sively. We sell more pork now than
we did at that time but it must be had
from smallar hogs. They must be well
fattened but there must be lots of Jean
meat the streak of lean must be lean
meat not a streak of fat and then a
streak of lean and fat mixed. The
loins must be heavy and lean the
hams and shoulders must be very lean
under the outer fat. The packers un-
derstand this and trim ofi" the outside
fat from heavy hams before they put
them into picket and even then many
of them are so fat on the insiders to
be unsalable except for sausage.
I believe the coming hog will be
black white red with spots it you
please and we will put the spots just
where they want them. He will be
as well behaved as other domestic
animals as wc will not require extra
fencing on his account. He will be
ready for market at any 'age and will
give 300 pounds of dressed carcass at
eight months old. He will have alt
the good qualities of the Poland
China and Chester White the Victoria
the Essex the Yorkshire with the
gentle disposition of the Duroc Jersey
and lean meat of the Berkshire. J.
H Biughart to Michigan State Swine
Breeders' Association.
Stiff Prices.
Cattle buyers and'pantcularly steer
buyers are complaining that they ar?
unable to buy anything on account of
the high prices now asked by the own-
ers. It is true that the owners of all
classes of cattle are now holding at
figures that as compared with the prU
ccs asked and obtained during the past
few years are stiff but why should the
prices not nowbe advanced? Arc not
caul bringing better prices in the mar-
ket than they have for years? Are the
cattle now offered for sale not of abet
ter quality than those usually sold?
Are not cattle scarcer now than ever
before? Is not the demand therefore
greater? Has there ever been before
such an encouraging outlook for the
business?
To all of these questions there is not
to be found anyone who would ouch-
safe a negative leply. Then do not
each and all these conditions have a
tendency to make better prices for the
cattle product 01 this great stateT 1 hey
do. most certainly and it is nothing
but right that the man who raises the
cattle should share in the general pros-
perity. Th. Journal does not advocate boom
prices but it dees claim and insist that
irskstandsfor better prices is well ta-
ken and invites argument as to its cor-
rectness. A good solid basis of pri-
ces should be decided upon for the dif-
ferent classes of cattle and it will' be
obtaintd. Jf the steer buyers do not
now buy the cattle will not lose their
owners anything by being held by them
and shipped to matket when .they
ore rjpe and ready.
A steer buyer in conversation with
a Journal representative in this city the
other night predicted that steer cattle
would be cheaper immediately -after the
convention No reason was assigned
for this prediction but the gentleman
is one who has been successful in his
speculations and whereof he speaks.
However the Journal predicts that he
is wrohg in this instance and believes
that he will have to admit it.
Texas cattle are good property and.
the man who can see his cattle in their
pastures now can confidently look kt
them and imagine that instead of an
animal each of them is a small pile of
shining silver dollars that require at
least two figures' to be numerated.
Live Stock & Farm Journal.
Managing Kocri.
I am asked by a number to write
how I manage my own hogs whether
I keep them penned up or allow them
to run out I believe better health and
thrift can be maintained by allowing
the hogs the run of a good pasture.
At the same time 1 know that thsy
kced good shelter both in winter and
summer. My hog pen is built so
that it Is open to a good pasture and
my orchard This winter my orchard
is in rye and is furnishing good past
urage. In February or the early part
ot March according to the season I
Will sow clover keep the hogs out un-
ti this has made a good start and let
them have the run of it during the
summer. My pen is divided into tvo
parts one has a tight feeding floor and
a good though for water and slop; and
the other part has a raised earth floor
as I consider them the best and health-
iest. I intend during the winter to
feed well enough to keep in good con-
ditions sb that they will not have to
expose themselves in order to receive
plenty to eat. Bnt let them have the
run of thp pasture all ofthe time even
when fattening. I know from cxper
iehce that.hogs will make a little bet-
ter gain when fattening if closely con-
fined but the increased risk of loss
more than makes up fortius and hence
I prefer them to run out. In fattening
I prefer to separate the fattening from
the breeding animals. 1 keep a breed-
ing boar but have a pen and lot for
him alone as I find it less trouble to
keep him-cpnfined thari to run the risk
of letting him get troublesome for
when he gets to getting out the biar is a
very troublesome animal to control. But
if confined the quarters should be suffi-
ciently roomy to afford plenty of room
for exercise. Give a gOod variety of
feed in winter. It give clover hay in
winter and cut clover- pr grass in sum-
mer. I prefer to do this and lenow
where he is all of the time When
wanted to breed a sow she is turned in
to him; one service is allowed and
then she is turned out. I find this the
better plan I feed so as to receive-
a thrifty growth and breed a young
sow so that she will farrow her first
hticr when a jear old and always if
possible in the spring. All things
considered I prefer to have the spring
farrows Come February and the fall pigs
in October not liter than this. This
weans the spring pigs after grass has
made a good start and gives the fall
pigs a good time to get well started
before the coTd weather sets in I do
not claim my plan to be the best as
circumstances rnust always be con-
sidered. I keep my t hogs for piofit
and find my plan a profitable one at
least. I like to feed hogs so as to be
ready for market when not over nine
months old and with a good stock of
hogs and good ferding this can readily
be done. N.J. Shepherd in Farm &
Ranch.
. .
Celery Blight.
Experiments haVe been made with
celery bacteria and some useful results
obtained. By isolating the erms
and cultivating jdiem in a separate
patch it was found that they could be
made to grow more rapidly under cer-
tain conditions For instance stalks
thtt were kept very m list were des roy-
ed much faster and more effectually
jdian those kept dry. Moisture is fav-
orable to the growth and development
of bacterial life and the celery blight
is no exception to the rule. If the
stalks are entirely submerged under
water the bacteria not only refuses to
grow but they appear to die outright
and the plants recover their normal con
dition l'rom these experiments it is
judged that when the disease has once
entered a field it is better (0 keep the
plants entirely submerged under water
that can be supplied fresh and pure
or else keep them dry. Southern
Farmer.
What to do With Old Bones.
More or lesson every farm (here is
an accumulation of bones that ;s they
will accumulate if they are saved and
every one should be saved. Even if
they cannot be put in proper shape for
use as a fertilizer for the fruit trees
and grape vines. When broken up in-
to small pieces and dug in around the
vines or young fruit trees they prove
a fertilizer of thjs most enduring kind
There is no bettter fertilizer than raw
bone When finely ground and applied
several inches under the surface it be-
gins to feed the crop in a very little
while. When placed under the silo in
goodsized pieces the bone slowly but
steadily undergoes decomposition and
yields up its nitrogen and phosphoric
acid to any plant that is prepared to
make use; of it. There is no potash
in bone but it is rich in the other two
elements. Southern Farm
Our state legislature has become a
costly pastime. During the present
session more than $10000 worth of
valuable time (say $1000 per day) lias
been spent In discussing relerring
reporting amending emasculating and
otherwise monkeying with a single bill
and when it was put upon its final
passage it was overwhelmingly de.
ieated. -And the tax payers foot the
bill Fatm and Ranch.
COTTOM BELT ROUTE
(St. Leals Southwesters Railway)
-TO-
MEMPHIS CAIRO & ST. LOUIS
THE ONLY LINE WITH
THROUGH OAR SERVICE
-FROM-
MEMPHIS
Connecting with Through Trains to
all polns East North and Southeast.
TWO DAILY TWAINS
wiTir
THROUGH COACHES AND PULLMAN
SLEEPERS FROM
FORT WORTH TO MEMPHIS.
THROUGH COACHES AND PULLMAN
SLEEPERS FROM -
.WACO CORSICABA. AND TYLER.
.All Texas Lines connect wllli nnd have
'Through Tickets on sale via the
Cotton -Belt Route.
For rates maps tlmo tables and all informa-
tion apply to any agent of the company
F. D. JOJES W. n. HI1FIELD
Trav. PasVr A
FT. WOKTri TEX.
n7a
Gen'l PaRs'r Agt.
TYLEH TBX.
THE
ffl. K. M.
i
Missouri Kansas & Texas Ry.
To all points
NORTH Attn EAST.
PULLMAN SLEEPERS
Betweea rtlut la TEH
CHICAGO ST. LOUIS
AND
KANSAS CITY.
ALSO
Free Reclining Onair Oars
BETWEN
Taylor Kansas City & Hannibal
Hev York Boston Montreal and St. Paul.
n. V. HUGHES
AESt. QenU t'asj. Ag"t
Dcnlson Texas.
an novrtDMAX.
Ttnvcllng Pans. Ae't
Ft. Worthj Tex.
Go. A. Knnr J . .
II. C. Cnos KeceUen.
J J. FURY ....... J J.WAXTK)..
den. Sap 1 1 wnu. o. ocn .Traffic Mjog'r
THE.
Fruit Belt Route -:-
The Pecos Valley
-;- Railway Company
Through rates from all points North South
East and West.
Gloid fconntctloai with th (
Tixas & Pacilc Railway
At Pooob City. TexaR
For Eddy and all Points
in New Mexico.
For farther Information address
J. P. MILLER
General Manager
PE00S VALLEY W7 CO.
XDDY KSW MEXICO.
J. II PAKRAMORE Ties. OTTO W. STEFFENS Cash. E. It.SINTEMS As
The First National Bank
Capital $l60OO.O0. - Surplus $16600.00
- DIRECTORSiJ. H raromote 0. A. Kirkland1 I. M. Radford Urooke Smith Otto W
Steffens T. S. Rollins E. H. Sintenis.
J. G. Lowdon Ircs. Wm. Cameron V. Pre. E. 0. Price Cash. Geo. S. Berry Asst. C
The Abilene National Bank
Capital $100000.00. Surplus $126000.00:
DIRECTORS: Wm. Cameron W. D Bratelton Fred Cockrell Geo. V. Phillips J SL
Daugherty E. I). Rollins J. G. Lowdon.
B. B. KENYON Pres. ED S. HUGHES V. Pres. II JAMES dash I
Thi Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Capital $60000.00. Surplus arid Undivided Profits $4600.00-
DI RECTORS! Charles Kenyon F. V. James Ed. S Hughes Henry James B. B
jvenyon.
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SPATTLDING BRO'S.
Plumbing and Machine Shop
Full stock of Pipe and Fittings Bath Tubs
Sinks Etc. Etc. always on hand.
Maohino Repairing: a Specialty
Southeast of Freight Depot - Abilene Texas
COUGH SYRUP
Is especially adapted to COUGHS which ac-
company and follow the La Grippe.
1
" Wholesale and Hetail
GROCERS
North Side Corner Pine and Second Streets.
r. e. Carter & co.
Land and Loan Agents
Office up staira over Bass Bros drug store
7 ' ABILENE TEXAS.
Will loan-money on Taylor and Jones county Banch
and Farm lands.
(Correspondent ofthe Anglo-American Land and Banking Co. San Antonio.)
THE
Now
CANTON
WeweretbeflmmanuUcturertto Introdnr hTAI
nbreaatof ids times -with modern UIPUOVSIMUMM.
pieniont preinrinff the cround (or plowlnc mid
vuui iu (iwci wuu uiuaorn uiruuwtaiuiis inry are vniUAUir
which KSlUCIIKM TMli MttII Vli
conriecuntr with lever thus rmUrvlna
horses' aocks Msogt viae knlvesa itrUliitf mutini
Is found only In tuo Cantuk. It ha HIUIISOT
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v in in.. iT.krTiiftr. it nm mwwmimm .. wt
uHinugMuiiiuii uviA no Avioiurvugncvutrot iicii iu
rlor up with trash. Muds with S linlvc. aoiuuicul sulks short
utbers have tna name number ot knives but they aro not properly
our6knle. atriAMUt OUT FOB THKMWw FggS
ireo to any uddrrss. We also manufacture
Canton Copper Flows. Volunteer and Victor Cul-
tlvatora jjisc narrows. Tricycle Bulky nmi dare
Plows Grain Drills. Cotton and Corn Planters nd
handle Bu;Slcs. Carts Pumps. Wind Mills. BAI1T.
COOPER and OLDS WAGONS. Writs us far
PARLIN & OBENDORFF CO. DALLAS. TEXAS.
FLINT KNAPP & CO;
DEALERS IN
House-Furnishing Goods.
Old Furniture taken in
exchange for new and
we can suppljr you with
any kind of
StOTT
for Mther cooking or
j heating you may want.
Hew Goods Arrive Daily.
Flint Knapp & Co.
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Hoeny, John, Jr. The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 1893, newspaper, March 10, 1893; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth330803/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.