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THE SAN ANGELO PRESS, SAN ANGELO AUGUST 3 1905 'it 1 I I gmmmmmmmmmmiimimmmmmmmmmmiiimmmmmmmimmiimmnmiiiig Just List It With Us skwjqtj; Through our Eastern Agents we have arranged to bring a large number of desirable settlers to the Concho Country. These good people will be here right away, and will want suitable farm homes and lands. They have the cash. We can sell your property, if you will list it with us immediately. A word to the wise is sufficient.

We mean business. Jackson (l Murrah TiiiiiiiiiiiUiiiiUiiiiiiliiiiiiiiUiiiiiiiiUU.iiitiiiiiiiiiiilUiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiliUiiiiiliiliiiiiii EVERYBODY DfrLIGHT-ED! Son Angclo Citizens Highly Pleased with Prospects and Plans (or Carnival in November. Ono man muy object to tho date, another to tho fuot that tlio sliow will bo hold on tlio streets of Sun Angolo, another for another reason, etu. but the major portion of San Angolo'a progressive population is highly pleased with both plans and prospects for the fall carnival of 1905. 'f ho morchants like tho idea of a carnival on the Btreots, in fact, very fow of thoni caro to havo tho carnival at all if it is to bo hold in tho country.

Somo of tho objections to tho dates sot art that tho woather will hkoly bo bad, it-is too lato in tho fall, etc. To tho first of thoflo lot it be answered that tho woather in West Texas is bettor on an averago in November than October. If tho carnival woro hold two milos in tho country tho chances of a cold Biiap would likoly prevent somo pooplo's attondanco. As it is oven during a rainy weak in February tho streets of San Angolo woro crowded at a littlo streot fair. Peoplo -jv-ill come down town to Beo tlio bIiowb in almost any rouB-onablo sort of weather.

Tho only thing calculated to bo of injury to the ontorpriso is tho dust and it is intended by tho management to havo the streets sprinkled rogularly during tho carnival. Thoro aro thoso who will knock. It could not bo otherwise. Tho knockers aro always with us and wo'll have to pass by thoir beautiful axioms, (whenever a knocker makes a statement it Iiub passod tho court of final resort). Wo aro going to havo tho carnival.

Oharlio Metcalfe is going to mako it a success. Ho always dooB of things he undertakes. Efforts are boing mado now toward getting ono of tho la'rgor carnival companies horo for this occasion Tho plans of tho association provide for Htook, farm and poultry exhibits. These shows will chargo no admission. Thero may bo a llowor show, a baby show and porhaps other attractions of like local nature Tho affair will bo tho bost thing for San Angolo yet had and tho knookoiB will be put out of business.

Whoop up the carnival I -Musical Strings. Allon. tf. A big bunch of prospectors camo in on Monday's train. -This is beer woathor, it'B always cool and refreshing at Eddio Maier's.

M. Mortz and two sons ro-turned yostnrday from tho north and east. Tho Ladies Aid Sooioty of the Baptist church will meot this af-tornoon at four o'clock with Mrs. F. B.

Magrudor. YfcJR COUNTRY CITY PROPERTY R.eaJ Estate Agents County Treasurer's Quarterly Report. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Tom Giikiin County In Commissioners' Court, August term, 1905. Before mo, Ed Duggan, Clork of tho County Court in and for said County, personally appeared tho members of the Commissioners' Court, whose names are below subscribed, who, upon thoir oaths, do say That tho requirements of Art. 807, Chuptor 1, Title of tho Revised Statutes of tho State of Texas, as, uinoudoci by the regular session of tho Twenty-fifth Legislature, havo in all things been fully complied with, and that the cush uud othor ussets mentioned in the quarterly report made to and filed in this Court by J.

I. Huffman, County Treasurer of said County, for tiro quarter ending the 12th day of August, 1905, and hold by him for said County, havo been fully inspected uud counted by them ut this Term of Buid Court; and that the amount of money and other assets in the hands of said TreuBiirer are as follows, to-wit: Total amount of cush in the various funds belonging to the County, Fourteen thousand live hundred eighty-two and forty-two one-hundredth dollars, Miiro.v Mays, Countv Judge Tom Green Co. G. T. Yatks, County Com.

Tom Green Co. Fkanic Rittkk, County Com. Tom Green Co. T. Z.

Williams, County Com. Tom Groon Co, Subscribed and sworn to boforo mo, this 15th day of August, 1905 SEAI. En DlHHlAN, County Clork, Tom Green Co. A Good Snake Story. Alplnu Avulnnclio, A few days ago O.

Hector and wife and William Andorso'n woro eating a picnic dinner near a tank about ton milos eaBt of Alpino, wliou tho latter felt something moving under him and raising up ho saw a largo rattlesnake bo-, twoon his legs. Ho executed a buck-action summersault and at tho 9aino instant the other two porsoiiB mado record breaking jumps. Tlio rattler was killed and his ten rattles aro now on ox- hibitiou in this oflico. Mr. Anderson killed another rattltr with olevon rattles in Mr Iloctor'a front yard yestorday, morning.

-Don't spond your money foolishly, buy good beer from Eddio Maior. 18-tf Henry Rhoill had his head felt by tho man on the corner and wiib assured that ho wus born a leader of mon with groin analytical ability, etc otc. Tho phrenologist told Dr. Batts practically tho samo thing. -'H-- SERE IS THE TRAIL." I IJ' Inillim Trllit-N nnd lliilllcrN.

''irst tin. trull Ki that are icil by In Huns unit white hunters mill must likely to be ot' use to tin1 traveler, says writer In Country Life In America, are u. blax.cs on tree trunks. These muy vary greatly with locality, but there Is one everywhere In use with scarcely any variation. This is simply the white Hjiot niched off by Inilfe or ux uud nu'iiuint, "lime Is Uie trail." The OJIbways and other woodland tribes use twins for a great many signs.

The 'iiiukIiik broken twig, like tho simple blaze, means, "This Is the trail." The twig clean broken olf and laid on the ground across the Hue of march means, "Hreuk from your straight course and K' In the line of the butt end," and when an ospeclul warning Is meant the butt Is pointed toward the one following- the trail and ruined somewhat In a forked twig. If the bull of tho twls were raised and pointing to tho left It would mean, "Look out, camp," or "Ourselves or the enemy or tho wo huve killed Is out that way." Tho old buffalo liuntors had an established signal that Is yet used by mountain guides. It Is as follows: Two shots In raplfl succession, an Interval of five seconds by the watch, then one shot, means, 'Wheic are you'" Tho answer, given at once and exactly the means: "Hero I am. What do you wnntV" The reply to this may bo one shot, which means, "All right; I only wanted to know where you were." Hut If the reply repents tho llrst It menus: "I am In serious trouble. Como as fust as you can SlinckliiK.

Mrs. a rn mercy You look awfully worried, my dear girl, Mrs. Park It's nil on account of my stupid maid. She let mc go out with Kldo when I was wearing tho gown that harmonizes with Babctto'-l'uck. An Amnteur.

Ethel Aro you sure ho 1ms never loved before? Edith Yes. Ho told mo to go round to tho Jeweler's and pick out nny ring I wanted, Judge. Every wlso man hns a parachute of prudenco attached to his balloon of enthusiasm. D. II rnr.nriwi1 frnm DuIIub yestorday.

Frank Strong, of Menard county, was hero Tuesday. -Refresh voursolf with a glaBS of cool beer at Eddie Maior's. Miss Armour McGregor, of Bal-liugor. is visiting San Angolo relatives -Turnip fined all tho best varieties fir fall planting, at Taylor'B. Miss Myrtle Woodward returned Tuesday from a two months vacation spent at Abilono and Coleman.

-Summer is hero. Koep cool at S. A. Williams' confectionery. Wo would bo pltasod to havo your patronage STOCK NEWS a The Twcnty-nigbt-llour Law.

Texni Stockman Journal. Ill discussing the recent ruling of tho bureau of animal industry relating to cattle shipments, John K. RoHson. the well known commission man of this said: "The rulings of tho bureau of animal industry which havo met with tho approval of the secretary of ngrictilturo aro not practical, and were not promulgated by a practical cnttlemau or one who knows much about tho handling of cattle in tratiBit. I think that tho party or parties who wrote the ruling l.nd never Been a car of cattle loaded.

In tho llrst place, twenty-three head of 700 pound steors is not over two-thirds of a carload, and to load cattlo in this manner would injure them mure than to havo thorn loaded reasonably light. Tho nunibors running from seventeen head of 1,1100 pound cattlo up to thirteen head of 1, 700-pound cattlo to tho car aro practical and all right, though cattle of such weights could bo loaded somewhat heavier without ill olVectB. But instead of twenty three head of 700-pound cattle to the car load, a thirty-six-foot car loaded with thirty-two head of cattle of this weight would bo rousonably loaded, and they could lie down and rest at will. Twenty-oight head of SOO-pound cattlo would bo about the proper proportion to load that cIusb of tu IV to mako them rido well and have plenty of room to rest, unci twenty-five head of 900-pound cattlo, twenty-three hood of 1,000 pound cattle, twonty-ouo head of 1, 100-pound cattlo and nineteen head of cattle. Those figures range from ono head of 1, 200-pound cattle to nine head of 700-pound cattlo more por car than tho limit placed by the government and would permit tho shipper to load into a car as many pounds as ho was paying freight on.

To load cattle in tho proportion 1 havo suggested would give them plenty of room to lio down and rest when they desired, and there would be no danger of their getting tramped on or injured in any manner. "When tho Streot stublo cars first camo into use 1 shipped three trains of cattlo from Fort Worth to Chicago, putting in twonty-two head of steers to tho car. 1 wont with theso cattlo and superintended the shipping of them myself, having flfteon carloads in each train. Thoso cattlo worn fed and watered in the cars, and very often I would find as many as half tho cattlo lying down at tho same time. On theso three trains I did not havo to mako a single Bteor got up on uc-count of the animal boing in bad condition or on any other account.

'I'hoso cattlo woro watered throe tunes betwoon hero and Chicago, making the run in fifty-two to flfty-Bix hours, and they looked almost as well in Chicago as when 1 loaded them. My personal opinion is that the bureau of animal industry should make a thorough investigation of handling cattle in transit, uud if necessary appoint a practical cattleman to give them this information, as tho live stock industry of tho United States is ono of the largest industries thoro iB in it, and certainly should bo carefully considered and the interests of tho producers carefully looked after. "As I havo stated before, tho conditions applying to a native steor fed on dry corn will not apply to rango cuttlo that aro fed on nothing but grass. I oxpoct to dovoto a groat deal of my time between now and Decomber, comparing statistics to show the habits of tho range cattlo and if possible to got our twenty-eight hour law ropoalod." Tlio Territory Movement. Stoolimun-Jourmil.

W. II. Wooks. livo stock agent of tho Frisco, said today thut tho Frisco iB handling largo shipments of fat cattlo going to tho St. Louis tnarkot from tho Indian Territory country.

On Monday thoro woro noarly 1100 cars of fat stuff on tho St. Louis market from tho Indian Torritory. Mr. Weeks says that at tho prosont timo thero is a very light movomont from Toxiib to north ern markots from tho fact that cattlo aro not in tho bost of condition, duo, ho says, to tho dry ranges and a post of flioB, which keop cattlo on tho movo. thus keeping thorn from fattening.

Ho bolioves, howovor. that by next Novombor there will tie a good movomont of fat cattlo to markot from Toxob. Usually in Soptotn-bor and Ootobor cattlo movo to markot from this etato, but tho situation this year is somewhat dill'oront and it will bo at least three months boforo many cattlo will bo Bhippod from Texas. Mr. Weeks boliovvm that tho San Angolo country will have a heavy movomont in tho course of two or threo months.

"Tho cattlo moving to St. Louis market are being rushed through in order to avoid the operation of tho twonty-eight hour law," said Mr. WookB. 'I he Wool Trade. A morion Wool nml Cotton Itoportor.

A very largo volumo of business has been quietly accomplished in tho wool market tho past week, I nearly all of which has boon done by three houses in tho trade. One, hoiiBo iB credited with having sold over threo million pounds of fleeces, in addition to bouio largo lineB of territories and Bovorul hundred baleB of Australian. Outwardly tho market iB quiet, but under tho surface there is a great deal going on, and at this writing negotiations aro pending on other lines which very likely may re-ult in tho accomplishment of further business of good Bizo. Tho prices at which theso wools woro bouuht reveal tho strength of the situation and tho confidence of all concerned in tho future. Tho wools bought are for tho actual needs of consumers as guaged by tho orders which havo thus far been taken on goods, none of tho purchases being for speculation.

Tho receipts of wool in Boston this week amounted to hales, against 28,191 bales last week and 28.408 balos luBt year. The sales of tho weok in Boston amounted to 111,1175,000 pounds of domestic and 015,000 pounds of foreign, making a total of pounds, against a total of pounds for tho previous week and a total of 11,055,000 for tho corresponding week last year. Tho sales since January 1, amount to 151.507,000 pounds, agaiiiBt for tho corresponding time last year. Market Letter. Hpuclnl in The I'rrm.

KatiBiiB City, Aug. 21, '05. Tho feature of the cattlo market this week is tho small run in the quarantine division and the moderate supply of native cattlo. The unsatisfactory feeder demand last weok kept down receipts of thut class this weok, but tho markot is oxacoly the opposite of last weok, big domund and pricos 25 to -10 contB higher. Tho good country demand and smaller total cattlo lias loft a much smullor number of cattle for the packers this week, and prices are naturally higher, 10 to 20 cents on tho bulk of the stufi'.

Quarantine cows are 15 to 25 cents higher, including dinners. Bulk of tho cows soltl at S2 '10 to if 1.05, very few canners below $2.00, nothing but some old skins. Veals aro 25 to 50 cents higher, best light ones idw at $5.50, heavy oiiob $11.75 to $1 50. Steors have not gained as much as cows, account of the fact that plonty of rangers aro now coming to the northern markets, and selling at nearly the samo figures quarantines havo been selling at. Uest steers sold at against 05 last wek.

and not many cattlo below $11 00. Tho handv weight Osage steors sold this weok at to whilo 1150 Hi. wintered cattlo from the Osago country topped tho markot at S'l 75. A better run is oxpeted next weok, but tho market should be steudy, as tho demand lias not been satisfied tli is weok. Sheep and lambs aro Belling strong, although with bouio ilue-tuatioiiB.

A now top was paid for lambs yestorday, S7.20 for Utahs. Yearlings sell at S5 25 to $5.05, wothors $5.00 to $5.10, owos $4 .40 to SI. 75. Thoro is a largo demand for stock and food-ing stuff, at SU.85 to but not much of it is coming. Cattle Clatter.

Sun Antonio Kxprcss. W. S. Furnish and wifo aro taking an outing of fow week's on tho ranch at Spofl'ord. Among other matters that Mr.

Furnish will look aftor while ho ig out thoro will be to investigate tho probability of firo, which is bo much dreaded by all tho stockman at this season of the yoar. Tho Drovers Tolegram of Kansas City notes tho purohaso of an Angora buck by Gunnor Bros, of Sonora for $180, and romarks: "This is a high prico for a little animal of tho Bizo of ono of theso goats." Tho Telegram can find buckB down horo in Uvalde county that cost $1,000 or ovor, and tli aro not for sulo oither. Evon with an osti mated corn crop of about 2,700,000,000 buBh-ols, thoro is vory littlo talk of choap corn. It lookB liko lease your Hair Don't have a falling out with your hair. It might leave you I Then what? Better please it by giving it a good hair-food Ayer's Hair Vigor.

The hair stops coming out, becomes soft nnd smooth, and all the deep, rich color of youth comes back to gray hair. "I wan Irmitilrd Rrratly with dandruff until the dftutlf ufl nml alio ttoimnl my hair from i uirii Ajrri unit viitor. Ilcomn Me re retired falling out. It if i tno very nlcoljr alio in arranging My hair In any ntyln Misp Maiiiiiic Cook, Divide, W. Va.

Mido by J. O. A jror Lowell, Jim Alio manufaoturera of S4RSAPAR1LLA. flfl cm I.S. CIILRRY PECTORAL.

feeder, in order to make insurance doubly sure, may be forced to call nn the producer to shave the price of his sloers sullloiently to make up the difference. The producer generally does what ho is told to do. or what he can not avoid. The cuttle markets are only of passing interest to the Southern Texas cattlemen just now. Ho is not shipping any cattle now, and it really looks as though he is through until next spring The only thing that will make him don his leggin's and round up a few fat ones is an advance in tho price, and that is not, in sight yet.

He simply looks ovor tho sales and is Borry for tho man who is selling now. John Reynolds of Driscoll came up from bis ranch Tuesday with the intuition of going down to Frio county. He had a tolophono message Tuesday night saying that a fire had destroyed about 500 acres of grasB for him that day. lie was glad that tho firo was subdued without greater loss, but concluded he had hotter go down and investigate tho damage. So he wont hack Wednesday.

Blackstrap molusHos has become so important a feed for livo stock that the State Railroad Commission is going to consider making a special rato for it. Tho Commission will on Tuesday, Sopt, 19, tuko up and consider the matter of tho adoption of an amendment fo Commidity Tariff No. US, applying on sugar and molasses, in carloads and less, providing that blackstrap molasses in carloads shuto, bo subject to tho rates applicable on cotton seed meal in carlo ids. Tho success that has attended tho feeding of this molasses to cattlo has commended it to feeders in Texas. A choapor freight rato will enable them to got it for less money, and this will still further increase its uso.

Tho inspector for tho Bureau of Animal industry in St. Louis has culled down upon himself tho wrath of somo Kansus shippers who Bhippod some "uninspected" cattlo to that market. The rule usually observed by tho Department on shipments of scabby cattle originating in a quarantine Stato and consigned to a market, must bo inspected oither as thoy are loaded or as thoy aro unloaded. Inspected when buded, a certificate is issued to tho shippor and thoy are allowed to bo yarded in native pens at the market if free from scabs or mango, If thoy aro unaccompanied by this corti-ficato, suspicion is naturally crootod in tho inspector's mind and tho cattlo must be inspected when' unloaded. If found frco from scabs, they aro froo to bo yardod in tho nativo yards.

If 'thoy aro found to have scab or aro in doubtful condition, thoy aro yardod in the detention pens until inspectors aro sure of their condition, and are thou transferred to tho section whore thoy may bo-long. Whother thiB is the oxact lunguago of the Bureau of Animal Industry ordor governing shipments or not, or whether it is tho intorprotation given by inspectors, is not known. The St. Louis inspector had tho Kansas shipment unloaded in tho quarantine division and tho shippers havo filod a claim with their commission liouso for tho deficit between what thoy actually got and what thoy think thoy Hhould havo re-coivodf but shey won't gut anything. The safest plan is to have tho cattlo inspected boforo thoy' start cut.

Stock Shipments. I'arohinan shipped a car N. of work horses to Olurksvillo, last Thursday Wm. Anson and Cain EvanB loaoh ehippod two cars of fat cat- jn 4 thojtlo to St, Louis Thursday. I i 9 I it ii il IwttMMMAI WManf.

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