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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22
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The senate committee on agriculture
has authorized a favorable report upon
the animal industry bill. II Is n rcood-
incatlon Of the existing laws bearing
upon the subject Of animal and meat
Inspection. with numerous important
additions. Among the additions are
provisions putting inspection Of meat
products and live stock. the extirpatlon
OF infectious and contagious diseases,
the regulations en- the transportation
Of live stock. and the prevention OF
the expectation or importation OF dis
eased stock In the direct charge OF the
bureau Of animal industry. Stock ex-
posed to contagion. as well as those al
ready affected. are included within the
inhibltlons OF the bill transportation
companies are forbidden, under a pen
atty Of $1,000. from receiving or ship
ping infected animals for interstate
commerce. The owners Of cars or pens
which have contained diseased cattl,
are required TO dislnfect them thor.
oughly. Veterinary inspection Of lly'
stock whose meat Is to be exported Il
exacted, and shippers Of meat products
are required 10 mark packages plainly
so as to Indicate the species OF the ami
nal. No slaughter Of animals at abat
toirs having government inspection q
10 be allowed on Sundays or holidays
or at night In the absence OF an In
specior. Inspectors are authorized {,
condemn such animals or caTcasses a.
are found to be diseased. and, II neces
sary. 10 destroy them. Il Is made un
lawful TO import carcassos Of disease,
cattle or other live stock which hayl
not been inspected or certified. Tn
secretary OF agriculture Is authorize,
TO maintain AZ the expense u the Uni,ei
States micr0scoplcal examinations O
swine carcassos az the time Of slGugh
ter whenever and wherever he ma,
deem II oxpedient, and especially wit
reference 20 hog meat intended for ox
port. Provision Is made for sendln
veterinary surgeons 10 districts wher
horses. cattle or hogs are sufterln
from infectious diseases.
Penalties for disregard or dlsobedI
enee Of the law are provided In all ease
aud IN several instances fines amount
Ing to $1,000 are imposed Farmers
! naVf.w
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22

Disease IN cattle. sheep and swine 4
q prelext that Is always Of hand To-
national stock inspectors to use whei
Il suits their interests or fancies. WheL
o nation wants TO protect ia home pro
ducers BY keeping out foreign grown
animals. all II has TO do Is TO 80 on
an exploring expedition after some
disease. They are sure 10 find Il SOON
er or later, and II they do not ina Il
they can scare up something enough
like Il 10 answer the purpose. As there
Is no part Of the world where the do
nestle stock does not suHef some from
disease. therefore Il becomes an easy
matter to exclude wherever exclusion
Is desired.
II the United States wanted 10 shut
out all foreign importatlona II animals
Il could easily do 80. II would not make
any difference II the disease would 20,
reproduce itself In this country the ~
cuse ought 10 be auflclenl ~ the eyes
Of our foreign frlonda. Take, for IN
lianee. the exclusion from certain
foreign country Of our beevea under
plea that Texas fever exists IN ihe
United States. Though Il has been *.
plalned 10 them that that fever could
not possibly live 10 that country and
that The disease u carried only BY The
ticks and not by contact OF animals. yet
the prohibition stands
We do not suggest that the United
States resort 20 such underhand treat
mcnl Of the subjects OF foreign nations
In all probability the animals brought
In are not more subject to-dIsoase than
our own. ON the other hand our ant
mails that are exported TO foreign coun-
tries are not more diseased than their
own. We realize that the above reason
Is used IN closing the ports against
American stock for the reason that ex-
eluslon without reason would expose
them 10 adverse legislation by The
American congress Farmers Review.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22

Since 1874 the gold In Eur,.ean
hanks has increased by scr. OnWn.
90 this, the Imperial Bank Of Russia
has gained SiS5.Su0.U00. the Hank of
France. iN5. iOOWO. the Rank of Eng.
land. SiiiWulWn. the Austrn.i lungn.
rlan Bank. S1n.Slu.On and the lmnefi.
nj Rank of Germany SN.Wn.un The
gold comes from the American NONE.
tnry circulation and from the produc.
ton Of the gold mines At the end Of
1895 the Bank Of France and the I'm.
prrial Bank Vt RUSSIA between them
held SI1G.GnOW1 n gold. little none
than half the stock of gold lu ti, Eu.
rorcan banks, and this does not m.
cludc the gold ln the Russian treasury.
which Is estimated ut Siin. iIouin.
The gold IN Germany. Austria. Hun.
gary and Italy amount 10 NelG. u0lOnO.
and that Ia the Bank vt England 10
SaSl Snum -Econumlsic European.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22
"a HUMAN Fing LADDER.
Daring Es.vus Of Girl from a nurainr

Daring rssrus Of Girl from q Burninn
iIousr.
The rescue Of a young woman from
the third Biory OF her burning homo
recently b. three young men forms a
worthy chapter In The book Of brave
deeds, says a Sturgeon Bay. Wis. cor
respondent With no other aid than
their strength and bravery they cons,l-
tuied themselves a human extension
ladder, and saved the girl whom the
other spectators had shudderingly
abandoned to death. A man who was
passing the residence Of james Keogh.
the banker. at o'clock on the morning
In question saw a bright flame spouting
from the chimney Of the main section
Of the house. After hanmering the
door and shouting 20 Mrs Keogh. The
discoverer Of the IRE nj last succeeded
In aronsing the inmates OF the house.
-. Keogh was the first 10 mako his
appearance. but his wife and eight
children remained In the blazing home.
Fire seemed every where. and the smoke
formed a cloud through which the
danes CLEANED nerccly. Mr. Keogh
and the maa who had awakened him
made their way through smoke and
fame 70 the Interior OF the house. In
two rear rooms on the first floor were
Mrs. kcosh. who u an invalid. and
four c.'fea. Lifting his wife from
the bed. BIZ. Keogh bore her IN safety
10 the open air. -Four times he re-en-
tered the furnace. In each instance re-
turning With senseless child IN his
arms When he appeared with the
fourth. HIS hair. beard. and cloth
irg were IN flames AZ he staggered
into the open air his strength left him
and he fell to the ground. Blankets
were thrown about him and the child
In his arms, but not until 10th were
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22
A HUMAN FIRE LADDER.

81 toNatf Aatt'A " tA' "AAAthh hi'th-
ing. by this time half the popu.
latloa OF the village surrounded
the burning house. For n NOM
ent It was believed all the In
mates had escaped IN safety. when
screams came from behind the curtain
OF fame and smoke that obscured the
front windows Almost nj the aamc
instant. n girl. with hair and night
dress aname. rushed from the front
door and fell unconscious at Mr..
Koogh's feet. Then, aa Il b. the action
Of Providence. the smoke and flame
seemed 20 clear away from the burning
structurc'a front. and the spectators
saw a girl leaning from a window In
the third story. Her criea for help
were pltlful. but there seemed no pos
slble hope FOR her escape. There are In
Sturgeon Bay three young men who
have long prided themselves on the
athletic feats they can perform to-
rciher. the living chain" the thu
man ladder" aud the "swaying tower"
being among their achievements. This
trio-Delos Richardson. Harry Melton
and Joseph Harrington present
at the FIRE. As quick as they realized
the situation. all three ran to the from,
OF the house. The first and second
story windows were directly In line
with the window In tho third story,
from which the now frantic girl lean
ed. Harrington leaped 10 the ledge Of
the frs, window. and IN less time than
It takes TO relate Il Richardson had
mounted IIarrlng,ons shoulders. and
Melton was perchcd o. his. by this
means Melton was elevated 10 a sufllol
ent height to gain a frm hold on the In.
ner SIN OF the second story window. and
though the flames scorchcl his hands
he maintained his hold Richardson
graspcd Melton's legs firmly. and iar.
rlngton climbed over both to the sec.
ond story window ledge. Richardson
then pulled himself up over Melton.
aud the latter was then lifted TO ths
ledge beside his companions Again a
ladder vas termed. ana this time Il
reached the window where the girl,
with marvellous presence OF mind. wait.
ca for her resauor1. despite the smoke
ana flame an abou, her Melton seized
her. aad. hanging TO the window with
one hand. succeeded In lowering the
Flrl to Richardson. who In turn gave
her la,o Harringtsn's armA Harring.
ton swung the girl down so that she
stood upon the window ledge beside
him. an tails time Harrington was
bearing the weight OF Melton and
! Richardson on his shoulders The girl
safely landed on the ledge, Molloa
and Richardson made their way to N.
sane place Presently. however
through a ilit OF smoke. ihc spectator.
saw Melton liit the girl from the win
dow aud hand her TO Richardson. who
In turn lowered her until Harrington
could place one arm about her an'
stand her en- the window ledge besid
him. Then the human ladder tumhloI
down. and the three men and the res
cucd girl were soon with their friends
Five minutes later The roof OF TN
house fell In.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22

ncy's har and laughed until the tears
came.
II am SURF playing In hard luck" he
said. Tom. I viii pay you for that
hooze next month. am going 10 hunt
mp Big Jake and apologize
And he did lie found him In Tucson
two weeks later Rig Jake was com
lng down the street aud met Rlll Burt
face 10 face Throwing up both hands
the bad man exclaimed:
Don't shoot. stranger aud give me
a chance 10 square myself"
Il Amt going a. shoot. said 1911.
Come In here and take a drink and
VIII explain things. Don't drink my.
SELF thank you. ! have travelled few
hundred miles 10 apologize 90 YOU"
Aud while Big Jake drank several
long glasses ~ beer Bill Burt told him
the story. The bad man listened
quietly. and finally said.
"luu Oyerdid u. stranger. ! thought
sure you had The drop on nae. and was
dead happy 10 get away erlive."
Pnl ana Jake hccame mining part.
ners. While no agreement was made
or not n word said on the subject
neither enc has taken drink Of liquor
90 this day They located the yellow
Dog" claim. and made enough Tor hall
a dc-en fortunes. Big Jake II stu
West. bus nlll Burt went back % Die
old home years ago. lie found his VII,
there waiting for him. She had never
lcsi faith IN him. but she had never
heard the story ~ how 1914 attempted
To commit suicide. Chicago Times
Uprnd
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22
Di.card the Pillow

A French doctor says the custom N
sleeping with the head higher Than the
feet IL responsible Tor various Ills that
flesh Is heir 10 and thai the prnper
way Is to reverse matters aud place In.
pillows under the feet and legs. This
ought 10 puve congcnial advice 10
those who avail themselves Of every
opportunity to pui their feet on talacs
aud manilepleccs Hut one doubts
whether women accustomed 10 thelr
own Idea Of comfort viii forero their
downy pillows under their cheeks even
though the French doctor does declare
all sorts Of evils 10 be the result.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22

Jake "acd will set aside an rules aud
loi 90 Llow ycrsclf little water
with mine. hafkecp You other genis
keep aui u this. This here IA social
event just between this gent an me.
I'm ordered beer Biz Jake raised
tie liquor 90 hla face. Quick as q
flash lilll knocked Il out Of his hand
anl the next instant threw the beer
full Ia the face OF the desperate. The
loungers jumped hack out Of range.
Rlg Jake choked and gaspcd. nlll
rur. calm. but pale leaned against
the liar waiting FOR death. Biz Jake
rubbed the lager out VI his eyes, took
one glance az 1911 and made Wild
dash There was crash OF glass rs
he went through a sash. aud when the
crowd reached the door Blk Jake had
mounted the nearest hroncho aud was
tearing down Main street.
I'm Burt leaned against Tom Car
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22

The plant has been 80 thoroughly
advertised and such extravagant state
ments have been made OF It's hardness
productlyeness. and value as a forage
plant. that We believe every farmer
should be advised OF our results In
growing IT, One ounce Of seed ana
twenty roots were purchased OF A.
Blanc & Co.. Philadelphia, for each Ex-
pertinent Farm. These have been giy-
en- a careful trial In each place. AZ
Laramie the roots were planted In pots
In the greenhouse IN order 10 give them
a good start before settling them out
In the field. These made small growth
and though kept under the glasl they
died down to the ground at the end Of
six months. Al Sheridan. sixty-one
plants came mp from the seeds by the
middle OF August. the tallest reaching
height OF eight inches. None OF the
seed grew at the other farms and al
no place did plants from the roots
reach a height Of more than twenty
six inches. In short, our trials Indicate
that saehaline In not sufficiently hardy
10 be Of practical value In any part oil
abe state. According TO 'eports, IL has
failed In Colorado, Kansas, New Next
20 ana Texas.
However In reporting our results we
would mention the fact that the seed
u another species OF knotweed POLY
sonum cuspldatum). Is sometimes sold
FOR true snchallne, and We are not sure
that our seed and roots were not OF this
variety. In fact measurements OF
leaves on plants at Sheridan would
indicate tina, they are" false sachaline.
whether we have grown the true sacha-
line or not. We believe that any at
tempt TO grow Il In this state will re-
suit only In loss OF time aud money
A circuar from the Department Of
Agriculture en- saohaline. by Lamson
Scribner. says:
From the native station OF the
plant. along moist river banks. upon
an Island with cold and very moist
cllmate-and from the recommends
tons as TO It's culture by horticultural
who have had experience IN growing
the plant. II is very doubtful II Il vii
prove a success In the arid regions o.
the west: In fact Il seems hardly proba
bic that Il can grow there at all"
u. c. Buffum.
Prof AZ ieulture and Horticullur
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22


stakcyillc had contributed ,lree % the
score. When nlll nuri arrived ai Tom
Carrey's nig Jake was well along on
hs drunk. His black eyes CLEANED
.avascly from beneath hunchcs of
rlaggy eyebrows. and his voice was
husky with thc awful lluld which pass.
4 Tor whisky nt Cameys cafe 4
group OF men were around Rte Jake,
who was huylng al drinks aud curslug
stakcvlllc and everything IN a. rim
Rurt pushed his way through the
crowd lie had never seen hlg Jake
before. but needed mo- introduction
Throw that stun into your carcass
md have o drink with me" said Burr
cushing a citizen out Of the way aud
Rowling mp against Rlg Jake
"Who are you, that you como pcr.
.adln aOand here without hein' as'tr'
demanded nig Jake. liking a had eye
nCnaclngly ON mil.
THAT counts nOihlng with You" said
Pnl MY money buys Just as good
thinks as youis. and when ] have mo-
.l.n Tom there stands TO back NV
2iay."
II sort Of likes your nerve said Btg
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22

Il - fourteen years since began 20
keen poultry | have handed a good
many Of the standard breeds, among
lhem being the Light and Dark brah'
MAE. Bun. Partridge. Black and White
Cochin. Langshan. silver wyandotte'
White and Black Mlnoreas, White and
Barred plymouth Rocks, l.eghorns and
Hamburgs. I now keep the Barred
Plymouth Rocks for market fowls and
Single Comb brown Leghorns for err,
Our house for winiersis built DC i.et
into the ground, with floor e1y'fed VAN
one foot OF leave - watching puf-
noses. Tks-fooi and sides are doubled
ana ID never freezes We have no ven
.lla,or. l have tried al ways Of feed.
ing and am now feeding wheat aud
buckwheat az soon us they get on the
roost In the morning. by a. N. ]
give them boiled potatoes made thick
with IL ground buckvheai. IL corn
81 oats. all ground and % bran. Al
an. m. feed oats In the leaves. We
ship eggs to New York, but sell tho
fowls allveat home. We get eggs In the
winter when we do not set the fowls
too Fat. About the only losses ! have,
come from the depredatlons by hawks.
l.eehorns are the best layers aud ma
ture early. Our greatest obstacle han
been IN feeding too often and gettlnn
the birds too Eat. During the last win.
ter especially We fed some meat "a
them and thought they would do bet.
ter Il they got Il twice a day The re-
suit was too much fat.
c. A. waldron. N. d.
r.,,.,..,. Fo,ufv Mich
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22

Tho black rot Of the grape was more
readily controlled by the use Of bor-
deaux mixture than were most Of the
other fungous diseases. The plum rot
was most successfully managed by
spraying with the bordeaux mixture
until the fruit reached nearly full size
and then spraying weekly, during the
ripening period with the ammoniacal
copper carbonate solution. The reason
for using the latter solution at that
time was because Il left no sediment
on the fruit at the time of gathering.
as did the bordeaux mixture.
We sometimes hear OF unsuccessful
results from spraying. but these ex-
perlments show. while all diseases can
not be Immediately and totally eradl-
Gated, that continued spraying will
6lInIoiuo puq on luql uonuls oql
o. ploA luos I9Aoi5 llnlJ lua5niolul
quo .Ius6 qoUo sssl puu sssl AoIS o.
pauonuom s1su9sIp snoaunI 0W osnu.
sprayed according TO directions, hu
that there was more scab on his spraye'
than on his unsprayed trees. A careful
examination Of apples from his orchar'
revealed the fact that they were badl!
burned probably by impure chemical
or too strong a mixturel. but there wa
no trace Of fungous disease In his fruit
Very common mistakes are the use o
impure chemicals. allowing the ingre
dents TO settle 30 the FIRST trees &c
none an dthe last trees too much O
the chemicals. improper mixing Of IN
solutions. uslg the wrong solution. an
failing to spray al just the prope
time.
The cost OF these spraying mixture
and spray pumps Is very small, and N
labor involved Is very slight There !
no single investment that viii pay sue
profits on the general farm as syste
matte spraying.
Full particulars as 10 how 10 max
up the different solutions. the time an
best methods OF applying them, will b
found IN bulletin 81 OF this statior
which may be had. free OF charge. b
addressing the director OF the expert
ment station. Columbia. Mo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22

We have kept poultry for the past
sixteen years. but did not make much
Of a business u 4 for the FIRST fOui
years. We have tried the Drahmas,
Cochins and Barred Plymouth Rocks.
We like the. Barred Plymouth Rocks
best. and for twelve years We have
kept no other breed. We keep nothine
but pure breeds aud use them for stock
and FOR market. Our housing 10 not 80
good as Il should be. just a single
walled wooden house with the cracks
battened. To my old fowls In the win.
ter time ! feed wheat, corn and oats
equal parts, In the morning. AT noon
| feed wheat and oats and give them
milk when have Il. To he little
chicks feed corn bread. We sell the
little ones rs scon as we can get them
big enough fer market. We are careful
not 10 keep many OF them ON late In
the fall, when the markets are glutted
Our market Is Chicago. Our hens have
laid al OF the past winter and do every
winter except when Il Is very COLI. Thea
We have 10 shut them up Ia their house
and that soon stops their laying We
have lost a great many from different
diseases Ia halchlrg we have urcd
both hens and ncuhators and have had
Z gonl success either way. as TO doc.
loring hens We always 90 that with The
creates; care aud Ia riany eases wc
succeed In curing the fowls. As 10
value OF breeds ! win say that | have
never had hens that produced more
eggs than the Barred Plymouth Rocks
and Tor early maturity ! thilk they arc
the best. My experience shows that o
hen house should be kept dryali clean
aud that n ground foor Is the best.
c. II. Stahl.
lake CcCnty, Ind.
rh. tl.nt ntul - d. ntnfaff.r ...flI
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22
ann n,are, en lhs aIrIs Oarler..

Il has become necessary for the Phi
Kappa Psi society Of Cleveland 20 for
bid jewellers TO manufacture badges
aud pins bearing those letters. for the
purpose OF ornamenting young wom-
ems rarters. II has been discovered. In
some manner which is not stated. that
the rage for fraternity carriers is In
crcasing with alarming celebrity In the
Forest City. Hence the protest
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22

A bulletin Of the Iowa station avs,
The application Of liquid manure NJ
the rate Of 1000 pounds per acre IN
creased the yield OF grass 1856 per cent
equivalent 10 $50 pounds Of hay nor
acre Observations will Be taken on
the condition and production Of those
plats during the coming summer to
cote the continuation OF The htnfa, re.
sulting from ierllllslug grass lauls
AZ this rate so ions Of rQulA maahfo
applied TO a 40 acre pasture will IA
crease Us grass producing capaeliv
s6.5 per cent, or cause It TO crow ~
tens moro hay the nst year ana
based upon these results. clover dlse \
into 80 acres OF thin soilod blue rrss,
pasture will Increase ita frrn pro lne.
Ing capacity Gj per cent. or csus, ~
produco 30 tons more hay The iaior.
ohee seems warranted nom the f,ro.
going results TIA, The grasing eaDsc.y
d many pastures may BE- fln, donl1
by liberal top dressing cr BIZ Inc u.s
Of clover seed and the else anl hsr.
row. 80" '~'-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoRIcULTURisTs.
some Up-to-DAis JIn,s About cuitlva-
tion Of the Soil aud Yields Thsrsof-
Horticulture. viuculiure aud FIori'
euiture

ARLY last spring,
through the local
papers We advised
the farmers and
ranchmen in wyo-
ming. not 10 pur.
chase seeds OF
plants OF sachaline
until its value
could be deter
mined by the Elk
pertinent station.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22

would pay a certain amount Of money
end hare all iho stolen property re-
turned q he case would be settled that
say. but the oalecrs refuse to accedo to
lhc proposal The officers are still
puzzled aa 20 the whereabouts Of the
mlcsing bonds. and Mrs Wright per.
ilais 10 denying all knowledge Of them.
Il L. Thought that Tie nlundcrers set out
70 strip me bOafe. but getting fright
fsci. destroyed Il before the work vas
pmple'ea, thinking that the Gre would
,nf nll Suspicion
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-22

To find an opal Is dead. omo, .,
means that you have picked up como
one else'a misloriunes. better IA lSs
stone lie, no matter what iss ya,ns . w..
be- '"'"e AiaS