Show in texas A san antonio letter says the largest ranch in texas tanil ono of the largest if not the largest in tho united stales is what Is known as tho charley callaghan ranch in encinal county I 1 dont know the c exact number of sheep on tah ranch at the present lime but it must be between and head it was founded by charles callaghan with nothing and before ho died he and his partner sir C M macdonnel of larido had upward of head of sheep and several hundred thousand acres of land on his death his portion fell to a conslo of nephews ono of whom mr charles star is now superintendent of abo ranch and is successfully cess fully carrying on tho lucrative business begun by his there are probably aban twenty five ranches in this state on which there aro more than head of sheep As an indication of the increase of this business in texas you can look to the amount of wool shipped the wool trade of san antonio has more than doubled itself in the last two years aroni a fair calculation it is estimated that the shipments have amounted to over pounds and there is yat in aloro nebout pounds making an aggregate of pounds of wool handled hero the spring season enst past add to that to bo handled alio coming fall and wo leave pounds of wool handled in son antonio in only three or four 5 oara ago pounds of wool was an incomprehensible quantity in tho experience of the wool buyer of san antonio what will be the wool trade of una city a few hence the sheep business in texas Is actually only in its infancy ten years from now luan will laugh at our boadt of today san antonio is not the only wool market and in fact il is not tho first as corpus christi takes that rank and much wool is handled in austin waco fort worth abelino and other points in lie state looking nt it in this light am I 1 not right in saying eliat ay iy ono of the most important and rapidly growing industries in texas the teal southwestern empire stale of the union A chinese funeral occurred in now york tho other day with ono exception the attendants were nil male tho pall bearous and mourners were clad in the bearers acro followed by a coach containing a basket of wax candles and joss sticks for use at the burial next came a band of musicians who raade all the loiso they could with gongs cymbals and horns tho muster of ceremonies rodo on the and continually scattered to the wind small bits of rice paper when the grave was reached alio musicians made adny hideous while tho colun was lowered by the eight whilce robed bearers when alio earth biad been leveled n banner was planted at each end of alio llio mound then the basket was brought and the wax candies CIn dies were lighted nt alic foot of the mound the joss sticks acie also lighted upon the gorivo grivo burning with a pleasant odor at alio asuro amo a little fire as kindled at the side and paper money was burned hero tho remainder ol 01 the rice paper was pinned to alio grave then tho friends of the dead man parsed in turn around alie grave and boilo a low bow ie it with clasped hand uplifted capt alio has recently removed to cincinnati from marietta 0 lias been an enthusiastic collector of since his colugo days in kllc pursuit of no IK collected nearly specimens embracing 9 from all parts of alio world they arc arranged in glass bottles labels giving name collector and locality california tali fornia furnished specimens and new england as many more ono species is represented by specimens from all parts of alie united states showing liow much environment has in modifying form tho collection is supplemented b a full and complete catalogue of the literature of tho subject comprising about references on cai Us this valuable contribution to the study of thia little known branch of natural history ho hopes to complete and publish at in early day A wisconsin farmer finds seven solves ocr ono of his sheep ho lias an old musket loaded willi shot fires and they i asli or him clubs lii musket fights half an hour till ahe last is killed and lie lia lost his dollies and much cuticle then lie skins aind gets 77 bounty an angry wife chased iier tippling liusa md out of a saloon nt wis lalu ono night but lost sight of liidi and went home alone lie was next morning found drowned in a deep well into the mouth of which lie laid in hi lusty flight like a book man has two blank anoe at alio at the audi and old igo A roil and alyin catches tho biggot fisli of alic season kaw picayune new jersey a year off her berries |