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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24

In q lecture before the Ohio state
university. A. T. Dempsey said:
Judging cattle IL one Of the things
that might be classed with the lost
arts. and from the conflicting opinions
Of breeders and so-called experts 30
often displayed In the show yard, Il u
safe TO believe that the art" has
never been found. The chief cause
for this state Of Affairs II the fact that
we have no general or acknowledge
standard. but instead each breed Of
cattle has Us scale Of points, and the
expert judge a type Of his own. ~
long as this state Of affairs continues
TO exist cattle judges. like all great
men. will continue TO disagree. FOR
judging cattle We have two modes
by comparisons and the score caro-.
OF these two methods We prefer the
former. believing Il 10 be the most
correct and satisfactory. The score
card is q dangerous thing even In the
hands OF an expert and It's popularity
IL fast on the wane. Many points ..
the score card made essential TO sooa
COW. such as escutcheon. tail. navel
withers. back, open jointed. ears, lore
head. etc. have been exploded BY me
old COW by her practical demonstra'ioH.
In the dairy. Many Of our most noteu
performers among the dairy COWS were
partially or wholly devoid OF these
fancy points, thus plainly proving tnat
you "can not always tell Just what a
COW can do by testing her with a score
card" In judging a dairy COW the hIne
thing 10 be considered Is constitutoh'
this Is essential as the COW. no matter
how good, IS comparatively worthless
without H. Her size should be normal
OF the breed that she represents. heF
from wedge shape, with plenty OF ca
paclty for storing food. and hide loose
The other important points TO be con-
sldered are the loins, hips. udder, teats'
milk veins and disposition. II she mus
the requirements In these essential
points do not pass her By n she should
be shy In head. short In tail, or lack
ing Ia escutcheon. The position OF a
cattle judge Is a trying one, and. I'M
like the COW. his back should be broad
and strong. To the student aspiring
10 be an expert Judge my advice Is
don't" No matter how well and hon
esily the Judge performs his work he re-
ceives the commendatlon Of but one
party (the man that gets the prizcl
and reaps the vengeance Of all the
other competitors.
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+. l.. Russell says that the statement
Is made by Forester and quoted In the
National Dlspensatory that boric acid
greatly increases the faecal solids and
the cxcretion Of albuminous compounds
even when given In n daily dose Of
seven or eight grains. and that these
effects continue for some time after the
suppression Of the medicine.
The United States dispensatory says
that the practice Of using sallcylic acid
for a preservative Of articles Of food Is
10 be condemned. A commission APP
pointed by the French government re-
ported that the prolonged use Of even
a very small amount OF salicylic acid Is
dangerous. especially to very aged per-
sons.
Il Is not difficult 10 see that Il will
be fatal TO the permanent interests Of
the cream trade II dependence Is placed
upon chemical prescrvatiyes to keep
the cream sweet. Such a practice Is
quite easily detected by chemical tests
and a well-founded suspicion that Il Is
commonly resOr,ed 10 can only work
l..jury TO the trade. even In cream pre-
served by understandable methods.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24

a great isal more e attend a trap shoot
at the present time than Il did ten years
ESQ. The tournaments now seem 70 be
In tho Interests Of the manufacturer
and they are the ones who are helping
TO boom the trap shooting events BY Civ
boz substantial aid aud liberal dona-
lions OF their goods as prizes for the
beat men. Tho added money has proven
the greatest drawing card that mana
gers have ever announced. and where
Tie purses are faltcncd hy the addition
Of 80 10 $50. sou can depend upon a
yery large attendance. not only Of an
the experts. but all Of the amateurs.
who think they are good enough TO win
q share OF the money. II does not seem
10 make much difference whether the
amateur Is specially provided for or
not. 30 long as there Is lots Of money In
sight aud a possible chance TO win, he
viii come and struggle along the best
be can. and take his chances with the
resi-.
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n Wasn't Gallant IN the nie Flarman.
hat ne HAD 60 Do somsihlnr.
At the Roscbank crossing Of tho
Staten Island railway there Is q big
powerful and good-hatured Italian
employed a. nagmhn lie i fun Of
fun and loves TO joke with the ''boys"
in the neighborhood. and Ia his
broken English he can hold his own
with the best Of them. Some time
ago he began bis career g. q life
saver IN the most unromantic and
lmpolito manner possible. relates The
New York sun A train was ap.
preaching. and just as he began %
wave his white dag q stout and
elegantly dressed young woman A.
tempted 20 cross the track He
warned her. but In his excitement be
spoke Italian. She paid no attention
10 him. bat continued 60 advances.
There vas no time 10 lose. The
big fellow gave her a strong shove.
and fearing she might fall forward
on the track he emphasized the shove
with a strong and most humillailng
kick that sent the fair one flying
through the air. She landed on al
fours Ia the mud several feet from
she track. The train Numbered 81
between them Tho lady was saved
and unhart and as shc picked her
self up she looked a. II she didn'l
know whether she owed her lie %
the extremely impolite Kindness Of
the fagman. or whether she had
really been struck By the engine
As she hastily departed the bad
boys on the platform laughed. and
the big Italian. looking up AZ them.
Remarked
My kick hard. but can cowcatch
Kick harder. and then by-and-hy IN ,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24
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san Francisco Ps'ies Carr TAsn g.
smash she Doors Of fAn-Ean nraA
Tho pollcemen's elcdgo.hanmera
and axes have recently been busy Ia
Chinatown among tbs Tau taa gam.
bling houses. and the Chinese gam.
blers are IN a state Of demoralizntion.
according to the San Francisco -.
amincr Nothing remains 81 twenty
gambling dcns but vast wreck Of
doors and furniture Inside the Mon.
eollans sit most Of the time IN gloomy
silence. contemplating The Wrecka1e
about them. aud occasionally heap
ing an imaginable auathemas upon
the head Of Chief Crowley and BIZ
men.
This onslaught 81 the officers has
caused CONSERVATION throughout tho
Chinese quarters and what may come
Of Il 4 considered q grave question.
The Chinese hint darkly a. revenge.
but on whom or how Il can b
wreaked Is not not mentioned
Sergeant Gillia and his squad have
made klndling wood Of gambling
tables and apparatus and have
chopped dozens Of massive iron bolted
oak and Australian iron-w0od doors
Al present they carry axes under
their coats. always ready for an
emergency in case they should End
fan-tan doors closed against them.
But there Il not . game in operation.
according TO reports
A tour Of inspection through the
gambling alleys and houses % China
town will yield surprises. and the
strange sights aud cunning devices
met AZ every turn are interesting
Side doors and trap doors. passages
and halls intermlnablo make tho
strongest impression. but The police
mans work Of destruction l. tou
striking 10 be missed
The doors. although constructed 81
double planking studded with bolts
have been hewn in parts or torn from
their iastenings BY crow bars All
that remains Of the interior furnish
ings are piles Of broken lumber On
the aoor Before gaining &c en-
trance into many places the pole.
had 70 cut through three Of thesl
barricades.
There was never before such q con
ditlon OF AFFAIRS IN the Chinese guar
tiers a. now. The Chinese who con
duct these games live and sleep II
back rooms that open on passages
leading 10 the gambllng-roomA A
the policemen will cut down an.
door locked against them In The ap
proachos. all gambling places mus
b. left open Al night Is we'll a. b
day. and the result Il clocks an
other portable articles have bee
stolen. The Chinese. however. a.
now keeping waichmen on she door
all night long. not % lookouis, ba
70 protect the property.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24

When Judge Bond OF the United
States circuit court was holding a
term once al Raleigh. \. e.. he wa
invited TO meet several members Of
the bar at dinncr-among them
the late Hen Henry A. Gillian. with
whom the judge was very sociable.
but who was jus, then rather out Of
humor az some rulings his honor had
made against him In a sportiye
humor. tho Judge placed a hogs head
which happened % be- Ia front OF
him. aud Of which Gillian was known
10 be- very fond, on plate, aud sent
It to Gillian with his compliments
Gillian rccclvcd Il with great com.
placency, and, taking 20 by one ear,
while he went 20 work on Il with his
knife. remarked. with a bow, IL am
glad that ! have at last got the ear
Of the court Argonaut
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24

About 25 years ago l began raising
poultry on a small scale aud have been
at II ever since that time. For the last
ten years / have been paying more at
tontion TO the business. l commenced
with Black spanish. found them 10 be
good layers but poor table fowl Then
! took the Brown Leghorns and Kept
them twenty years. found them 10
be good layers and good table fowls
Then | tried the Black Langshans and
the Plymouth Rocks separately. Their
cross BARRED Plymouth Rock I had
bad luck with. shall keep the Lang
shans and the white Plymouth Rocks.
their cross being the nearest TO what /
want fer MARKETING. Their cross suits
my customers as well MS tho white Ply
mouth Rocks. and they arc much more
hardy. have a comfortable place for
them In winter. though Il Is not on
the fancy order. l nave separate
houses and yards for the breeds I wish
TO breed from. feed the chicks on
wheat bran. middlings and cornmoal
equal parts with a litue bone meal
mixed In with milk. soon to follow with
millet, wheat and cracked corn. The
laying hens are fed soft food In the
morning. wheat or oats At noon. and
wheat or corn at night. have a vcry
fair market for both poultry and eggs
most OF mine going 10 private families
In the winter do not get many egg
before February. One year I lost q
good many fowls by some disease
though very few any year by lice.
have lost none with lice since KEEP
them well supplied with coal ashes
Last year I lost twenty per cent from
hawks and skunks. more than I hav,
lost from the same causes In an othei
years put together. have had goos
success raising broods and have al
ways had large per cent hatch. whei
| sec fowl sick At once separatl
her from the rest and doctor. generalll
successfully. VIM. NJ. smith.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24

an equal asnount OF bran. We might
make one good formula - follows;
Two and a half pounds Of corn. two and
and a half pounds OF the mixed peas
and oats. and I've pounds Of bran.
Own type Of COW control the ra-
ton 70 some extent?
A.-5yell. II you have a COW that will
not pfcsTably use this ration. that h,
that viii turn Il into beef instead Of
into milk. you had better fatten her
and send her 10 the butcher.
Q-how often do you feed per day?
Ave feed coarse feed three times
a day and ground feed twice n day.
The coarse feed Is fed morning, noon
and night.
Mr.. Burchard said be believed that
cows should be fed but twice a day. and
that there was no more reason for feed
ing them at noon than at midnight.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24
THEN THE sun sHoNe.
How VIE Sroasht a nai-Tempsrei
siu,band q iIis Ssnsst.

AaN WIZ ftNA aNA = hAAf ANMlNN
'iu,band q iIis senssl
There man living ON Joy street
this ci,r. WAC has wife Of most
philos phlc disposition. says the De-
troit Free rrcss The other morning
he was In bad humor about some
thing
"Now, my dear. she mildly urged.
don't go on that way What would
"a, say IL your vito were careless
4 neglected. Of your comfort Il
your house were In all sorts Of confu-
sion. your children dirty aud ill-ied.
your buttons all on. your clothes
ragged and notification. your meals
never ready aud your domestic life
made a burden 10 yoas"
What would say" hc growlcd.
for lack Of a hsttsr answer
"fcs. my dear, what would YOU
say"
She was so good about Il. and the
hint was so gently conveyed that he
smiled In spite OF himself
We'll. Mary he replied. kissing
her, II think that whai | should say
would be unit for publication, ~
and the sun shone out over every.
thing IN silver beauty.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24

II certainly does not look az n the
trap shooting tournaments we're losing
any popularity when directed by a rell-
able club and under the management OF
flrst-class men. There have been sever
al tournaments held IN the east within
the last month. and the entries have
been very light and the winners were
a few paid men. who had % attend and
shoot well TO make a living. Blu; the
small attendance was not The fault OF
the management The shoot given by
Louis Erhardt. at Aiohlson. Kan. and
managed by John Parker. drew the
largest number Of shooters ever found
NJ a tournament. which was not under
the direction Of a state organization.
The clubs giving tournament which
drew but few shooters will wonder how
& Is that Erhardt could have a hundred
shooters at Atchlson when they could
not draw over fifteen or twenty at their
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24

President Julius d. Mahr. OF the Har-
lem Regatta association OF New York Is
q stanch promoter OF amateur rowing.
tie has been Identified with the sport
since boyhood. lie has not achieved
any great success as an oarsman. but
bio executive ability and his great tact
have made him prominent among the
men who have made amateur rowing
what II is to-day. lie hrst Joined the
Metropolitan Rowing club. which Is one
Of the oldest on the continent. and Is
now ils president. having previously
held reyoral minor positions In the club,
Mahr's ability and popularity are not
confined within the limits Of his club,
lie is az the head OF the Harlem Re.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24
Note. Of the rurs

Keep your eye on Plletta. 21ih. by
Pilot Medium. this year.
Mr.. Simpson says positively that John
r. Gentry viii not be trained for the
two-minu,e mark.
Already We notice horse named X
Ray. People are bound to get the latest
a-going as names for their horses.
la Belle. 200. Is the only 2:iO per-
former the sire OF which has a faster
troitlng record. She Is by Lockheart,
2;OSis. and a PAGER.
Isaac Kidd, secretary OF the Business
Mems Driving club OF Cleveland. re-
Gently drove his road horse Sergeant
b. q mile In $50.
Praytell, 2i7A. and Mareogo, trial
2:2iis. both i-ycar-old Axtells, are said
to be a wonderful fast pole team Ma
rcego's dam Is by Nutwood. while Pray
tells Is by Look. son Of Nutwood.
a Boston man has n flly by the great
Arion named Amy Tlnky Lum. She Ia
a yearllng out Of Queen Nab. by Sultan.
Should she ever win a heat or beat the
Gag even. her name will be tongue
twister for starting judges.
Dcmarost has challenged Mr.. Bedford
TO trot the brooklyn crack Gillette,
9liA, against the great and only Ry-
land T.. 2;07A. 10 sulky or wagon for
81 900 TO $4,000 a side within sixty days
over the Parkway track. Brooklyn.
Tho only case on record where two
by the same sire entered the $40 lis,
In the same race was at Woodland, Cal,
last August, Chehslis and Pathmont, by
Altamont. doing the trick. ChehallI
went IN sse7h. PathmOnt In 2;egA.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24

and az the bottom Of the ladder.
Through many experiments and losses
successes and failures, am gradually
rising TO the top. During the first three
years my main object was 20 ina out
what breed would give me the largest
profit per fowl. In this test had TWEEN
ty-one different breeds. giving them the
same care and attention. and keeping
a strict book account Of each breed
The breeds In this test were: Light
Brahma, Dark Brahma. Black Coehins
White Cochins. Partridge Cochins. buh
Cochins. American Dominique. silver
spangled Hainburga. Houdans' BLACK
Javas. Black Langshans, Single Comb
Brown Leghorns. Single Comb White
Leghorns. Rose Comb Brown Lghorns'
Rose Comb White Leghorns, BLACK
Mlnorcas. Barred Plymouth ROCKS
White Plymouth Rocks, Red Caps. Sill
yer Laced wyandottes. and White Wy
andoties. The balance sheet would ~
varlably fan In favor Of the Single conn
Brown Loghorns. This breed u nov
my choice. and breed them exclusively
for three purposes: First. the selling
Of thoroughbred eggs: then the raising
Of early brollers, and last for eggs IN
the winter. There Is in my opinion
no other breed that excols them Tor
either Of these three purposes. nave
at present fne flock Of birds. hhese
birds have free range during the sum
mer months. with convenient place Tor
roostIng at night They are housed
during the winter months In the main
building. which Is 2Oxs0 feet two stories
high. containing eighteen pens sxle
feet. In each pen are placed from NJ
teen TO twenty fowls. with no outdoor
runs. The feeding consists principally
OF vegetables and grain. such as can %
raised during the summer, namely
cabbages, turnips. sugar bcets, potatoes
apples. corn, wheat. rye, oats. DUCK
wheat and millet keep pounded oys-
ter shells before them all the time Tor
grit and feed green ground bone three
times week. consider these essential
for the production Of eggs The mar
ketlng Is Of very great importance, az
do not give my time 10 the business
for the fun there Is In Il but for the
money alone. market principally IL
the city Of New York. BY feeding the
variety OF food above mentioned anu
grain fed in litter Of cut corn fodder
keen the eeg basket full Of eggs and
the lncuhators full TO their utmost
capacity Of eggs laid by my own hens
when the thermometer outside ranges
from 10 10 " degrees below zero. Dur
ing the first few years OF my expert
ence ! had some dliiculty with dis
eases. lice and predatory animals. Blu,
after finding the secret Of cleanliness.
and Of dislnfeciants and the value OF b
GOOD gunshot. have often raised from
IS TO gS per cent OF the chicks Matched
In my earlier years tried doctorlns
fowls and found Il simply time thrown
away. for II the same time were use,
in pleasing the ooops and applying die.
infectants. diseases would rarely oc
cur. by careful breeding and Away,
selecting the best laying birds an,
earliest matured pullets aud oockerels
I have at present remarkable eeg pro
ducers and early maturers, the pulloli
often laying at four months old. r. an,
further knowledge Of my experience b
desired Il will be eheerfully given.
John Smoker.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24

Progress Of the Plow.-The
not a perfect implement. and
Of the entire globe might safely M -
fcred for any work Of art that Is perfect
In all its relations. Now the pillow, in
Guiding the FIRST picked stick that was
used for seeding operations. Is the old
est implement used In agriculture. and
Ia every advan ed step Of the industry
Il has no, only kept pace but has really
led In It's march. Step by step in his
growth may be read the relative condl-
tiopuef man from beyond the period Of
thcNpyramlds down 10 the latest cleo
trical pillow. which Is still leading In the
van Of the worlds onward march.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24

Commenting upon the reported de-
clslon OF the French government that
all live cattle imported into that coun-
try her after must be subjected to the
tuberculin test, the New York Times
says that this country should prepare
for similar action on the Fart OF other
foreign nations, TO which we export
cattle 20 the value OF about $50. 900. 900
per annum. The Illinois board Of live
stock commissioners has determined,
"for the welfare Of the general public
and for the protection Of the inmates
OF the various charitable institutions
throughout the state. TO subject All
dairy cattle connected with such insti-
tutlons 20 the tuberculln test" OF the
large herd attached TO an asylum In
Elgin nearly half Of the IS cows were
found TO be tuberculouS. The second
herd which the commissioners exam
ined was one Of iS2 cows. attached TO
the Eastern Illinois hospital at Kanka.
kee. Here ~ were found to be d
and were killed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24

Bulletin % Of Maine Exper..nent Sta
ton says: II Is an important feature
Of our dairy business that there is a
growing demand for fresh. sweet
cream. not only for domestic use. but
for exporting 10 the large cities. Dur
ing the past year tails cream trade from
Maine has considerably exceeded $780,
900 and each year finds the demand in
creaslng. Il has come 10 be an lmpor.
tant question how best 10 foster this
branch OF our dairy business. aud dur
ing that season when butter Is mos,
abundant and eheapcs,-sor there Is
the greatest demand for cream during
the summer months-to ind a proat-
able market for this commodity and so
reduce the butter supply and at the
same time increase the profit from the
dairy. One important reason for foster
ting the cream trade is that cream sold
10 be consumed as cream Is In no large
degree a rival Of either mllk or butter
but onlargos the demand for dairy
products 1T time when such products
are most abundant and most cheaply
produced.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-24

players. the result has been credltahle
undoubtedly but championship form b
scarcely promised In any instance
among the amateurs. Leeds victory 90
Lakewood showed. perhaps. the best
play here We have seen: but a must be
repeated before Il can be- accepted az
Mr. Leeds true standard. There o..
however. an American golfer either ln
the FIRST class or certain 10 be On It be-
fore very long. lie Is a young negro
boy named John Shipper. 10 years cid
a caddy az the shinnocock Hills Golf
club al Southampton. l.. l. II he sticks
to golf he Is destined to make q pretty
broad mark on the American record.
John Shipper. whose portrait iH given
here, Is tie son OF John Slippen. The
Eplacoralian clergyman on The SHINE
cock reservation The later has been
the spiritual guide OF this tribe OF Long
Island Indians for about eight years.
Tie was born a slave. the property Of a
Mr. Smith Of Virginia and when llbor-
aied after the war went 10 Washington.
where bis family were born. The Row
Mr Shipper was educated az Howard
university. lie has one son nog study
ing at oberlin college. and II has been
a question with young John whether 10
follow IN bis brothers footsteps or 20
become a professional Of the links. the
inclination being strongly In the latter
direction.
Young John Is a pleaGant-iacod boy.
about feet z. square-sh0uldered. and
weighing between 40 aud 80 pounds
In commen With the little shinnecoeks
who constitute the bulk OF the eaddlcl
serving the shlnnecock HIS players
John has for the pasi two years tramped
the few miles between hls own house
and the club house almost every day
during the season. excepting sundays
when. out Of respect TO the local habits
no caddles are permitted at the club
house II. when going round the links
he had had clubs carried Tor him In
stead OF bis carrying for somebody clfo
there Is no telling how good his play
would be now. AB a caddy his chance
To play Is comparatively limited, bat
John can to-day beat any amateur IN
the country. and very probably some Of
the lesser professionals His record on
theSouthampion links Is soyenty-eignt
or six strokes hehlnd Willie Dunn
whose best performance there "a seven
ty-tWo Johns form q not perfect. bu
Il "a extremely sound ana devoid OF
eccentricliy. and be- is good no every
polat be is a strong and sure driver
very clever IN approach. and careful an,
skillful In putting Ills game b. 500,
from first TO last u would not De al
all surprising II before long John ship
pen. the negro 10y appeared In the opei
championship as one OF the most throa,
enlng candidates for honors