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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18

10y At"ANAAA 1MA NA3IN8aE
The United States consul In Llege de-
scFibea. In a recent report, the mann
facture Of and trade In Damascus gun
barrels. Wholly hand made. Ia the val.
ley Of the vesdre. IN LleEe provlnes.
says the New York Times. These bar.
reis are for sporting ggas, and Tie n.
drstry Is many years Old. the woFkmsn
IN the villages In the valley being almhsi
all gun-barrel makers and the trade e..
seending nom father to son.
The best barrels arr a comhlnatlon Al
the best primary substances welded
and forged BY the maj telage froid nro.
cess the steel comes from westphaila
the iron b Manufactured At Couvin. In
Belgium the coal. which Il especlally
suited Tor the work. from the Herys
Highlands. In Belgium. while the mo.
tive power Of the factories il obtained
from the River vssdre. The Industry
has increased greatly IN resent years.
These armes de luxe, as they are called
are made By men working In pairs. each
pair in is own little factory. quite lnae.
Eendent Of all others. They are paid b
the piece. the wages being good, and
about 2.oo0 men arc engaged on ths
work In the valley. Medium quality
barrels are made Of coke iron ana steel
while the superior quality. which ARE
produced In the vesdre valley. are mads
OF charcoal iron and steel. An lnEs.
NOUS marriage" Of these metals give,
a composition which. when manufac.
tured. guarantees the required s0lldity
and resistance.
The Improvements In these Damascus
barrels dates from the introduction q
percussion caps In place Of the cid aini
lock. Formerly iron barrels alone wer,
produced; nov. TO manufacture The
curled Damascus. the lngot IA composed
Of thirty sheets Of iron and steel. eael
having a thickness Of four mlilimeters
which are enyeloDed 10 4 sheel-srer
box. placed In an oven and welded 10.
gether at the lowest possible fempera
tuse. Each barrel receives is0 weldlns
beats while being forged and n a An.
sic ore Of these II unsuccessful the bar.
rel nay be a failure. either b. allera.
ton Of the damascsned work or an lm.
perfection In the welding.
There Is no oflcial test Of these armes
De luxe. but they are thoroughly tested
By the manufacturers before delivery.
Tie annual production Of Damascus
barrels In the vesdre valley IA about
500, coo PAIRS, Of value Of about leo.
roof OF this the wages alone--for az
The guns are handmade amount to
about 2ooe.ooot The principal marksts
are Great Britain and the Uniled States
Abou, half the barrels made In The YES.
a.e valley are sold 10 manufacturers q
sTms In Llege 10 be mounted.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18
Canadian Mutton

II Il without doubt true that the
prime. active factor In the problem OF
the importation OF sheep into the Unit
ed States from Canada IS the quality Of
mutton. There Is no doubt that great
er pains is taken In Canada TO produce
a fine quality OF mutton than In this
country. and there the English methods
OF mutton making have been much
more generally adopted than here. II
Is said 10 be true that the English
sheep farmer regards with considerable
Indifference the importation OF sheep
from all countries except Canada. for
with that one exception no country
sends any sheep 10 England TO compete
with native mutton except al very
much lover prices There is. Of course
no good reason for Canadian mutton
out-seillng that OF the United States.
either az home or abroad. but Il does do
Il. and simply because more attention
and skill are devoted 10 the work OF
making H. There Il nothing In the
soil. climate or iceding-stufis OF Canada
that necessarily make better mutton:
the materials are al hand here in as
great abundance and Of as fine quality.
and therefore the only thing lacking
Is the more skillful combining and feed
ing. and possibly breeding. to make
quality Of meat as fine as the world
can produce.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18

Napoleon would have won the battle
Of Waterloo bad Grouchy prevented the
junction Of fAe Prusslans with The Eng
fish army because he would not have
had to fght two battles at once. Few
persons realize that the sO-called battle
Of Waterloo was In reality a iouble
battle. somewhat like Jena and Aucr-
stadt Napoleon fought one bstue Al
Waterloo against the English. On the
arrival OF the Prussians he Waa forced
TO go In person toward PlenShenhol.
and there fight another bast.a agains,
the Prusssan army. leaving 10 Ney the
conduct OF the troops AZ Waterloo II is
q well-known maxim In war that very
great or decisive victory sannot be
gained unless one commander makes 4
serious hlunder. OF which the other
takes immediate advantage. Il Is very
evident that the fact Of the Emperor's
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18

fortunately q Is very difficult TO cure
indian corn fodder II is also dlhiculi
o cut or shred Il aud preserve Il out
sido Of the silo In quantity for any
ength Of time. For these reasons, the
hlo all things considered Is undoubt-
sdly TO be preferred for preserving the
,oTn plant, and practical experience
las demonstrated It's value. For those
who desire corn meal during the Win
,er for feeding horses. pigs. and poul-
NY. Il g. a very good idea to remove
the ears from the stalk Just previous
10 cutting Tor cusilage. They can be
thrown upon the ground and allowed
20 remain for about two weeks 10 cure.
and can then be husked. II Il were not
Tor the Increased Labor involved in re-
moving the ears aud In huaking and
grinding the same, the writer would
not advocate putting any OF the grain
into the silo. for Il has been clearly
lhown that the loss during fermenta-
lion is considerable. The medium green
sofa bean Is q valuable crop 20 put into
the silo with corn. The method OF
cultivation has already been described
One part bean fodder and two parts
sorn fodder Is good proportion. Il,
.hould not be put In IN layers, but both
corn and bean plants ruh through the
cutting machine together. Thus mixed.
the bean fodder win Keep better. and
will aid In ncu,rallzIng the acidity OF
the corn. The advantage OF this mix
lure for feeding Is. that It Increases the
percentage Of protein IN the ensllago
from IA or l.6 per cent lcon alonel to
&c or 2.S linked ensilagcl. u this mix
turo could be led as an entire daily
ration, but very little concentrated
feeds, rich In protein. would be re-
Quircd. Corn for onsilage should be
cut when the ears are fairly we'll
glazed. Beans planted about Nay g
will be ready about the SAL @aime
narnyard mlllot Is also recommended
TO be used In connection with sofa
beans for the sllo. II requires fully as
much plant food TO produce a crop. as
does corn. and will not stand dry
weather as well. On fairly mOls, land
from Is TO II tons can be grown per
acre. The seed can be sOwn broadcast,
and the crop needs no further atlen-
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having 70 fight Two battles = ~. -.
stead Of concentrating kls a.tssfIss :.
one alone. enormously Increased s.
possibility Of a mistake Morsoser. NJ
poleon did not have the able llsussnanss
u his former campaigns Dennsis
Kleber. Lannes. and Beaslesps ven.
dead. Massena and Macdonald has
taken the oath Of allegiance 70 ths
bourbons, and Murat had split With The
Emperor.
Napoleon's personal attention va
therefore. imperative. To Gr3uehe
slone all blame must Be attributed. tor
had be prevented the union Of the Prus.
SLAMS with the English. the Emperor
would have had TO aght only ons haitIa
AZ time. and could havs given bis en-
tire personal attention to that che bat
tie.
IH the second place Napoleon would
lot have been forced 10 neht ulgA IL
9iI men against two armies numbsrsns
about i25.0oo-nearly two 70 one against
him. He would have had n .tf7 Eoot
soldiers pltted against q raw. unalsoi-
plined army Of 67.ssl men undar ths
Duke Of Wellington. which vas not
only Inferior In mere numbers. bat far
Inferior In morale and experience. The
chances would have been greafly IN
favor Of the French. Then. too. he
French army was commanded b. the
acknowledged masters Of modern var.
fare. whose brilliant successes a RI
vol. Marengo. AusterIitE. Iena Frisd-
land. Wagram. the Borodlna. and Drss-
cen had dazzled the whole world. unlll
then Napoleon had never been defeated
IN any great decisive battle except Laip-
sic. and the French we're strong In the
confidence Of the EmpeTor's success.
Two OF the best writer's on the Welsr.
100 campaign-Shaw-K Kennedy ana ~
bourne. both Engllshmen-coneur IN
saying that had 0rouchy kcst the Prus.
SLAMS away. the English army would
have been badly beaten. This vlea 4
also held BY the abIest writer Of al. Mr.
RopeA-United Service Review.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18

considerable area OF hay. and depend
upon this crop to a large extent for
coarse feed. such land should be
made TO produce three tons Of
hay equivalent 10 about three
thousand pounds OF digestible mat
ter per acre. Similar land planted
TO corn and equally well MANFRED
would probably produce fully four
thousand pounds digestible matter per
tcfe, but the Increased cost OF growing
m acre Of corn would In the writer's
Judgment fully balance the increase IN
yield. There are. however. consider
able areas on every farm that are not
natural grass lands Such lands are 30
easily affected by frequent droughts.
that from one 10 one and one-half
tons Of hay per acre are maximum
crops. Land Of this kind is FAR better
suited for corn and viii yield fully
'hree times as much dlgestible matter
per acre as when In grass.
Ensllage: Corn or any crop put In
The silo % not improved IN quality.
The various lamentations which such
materials undergo decrease TO an ox-
lent their nutriilye effect 1. e.. a ton
u fodder before being ensilaged would
have a greater nutriiiye value than
liter being ensilaged. The writer does
not believe In putting any crop into the
iiio that can be properly cured. I'm
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18

The blemish referred TO Is a sign
that something Is amlss with the eeg.
producing organs Of the fowl. and I
should be inclined TO say that the faul-
~ eggs ere ell laid by the same fowl
II this be so, aad she can be dlstln-
guishcd. ! should advise "I.eonards-
town" to oondne her for a time. feed.
ing sparinFly the while on hard corn
so as to check the production Of eggs
Il may be that matters win right them.
selves under this treatment but moth
ing more caa be done. think Il ex-
tremely probable that the blood-spots
are the outcome Of high feeding. on
more than one occasion have noticed
that the spots are most frequent IN
cases where a high percentage OF eggs
Is obtained. and that the eggs are most
numerous In the spring months. when
hens lay more freely than az other
seasons. Il by no means follows that
the hens have been overdone with
food. so far as mere feeding IA
concerned. but Il cannot be denied that
in the spring and early summer fowls
obtain much animal food In their daily
rambles. particularly when they have
free access 70 manure heaps or to plan.
tations; In either OF which there Il al
ways large supply Of such food to
be had Tor the asking Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18

'During the Zulu war Of 1878 / veal
shOoliag with a friendly Boer." says
MAJ, Gan. W. c. +. Molyaeux. lie asked
me;
wat have you 81 In that baa-
your dinnerr
No, answered: 'cartriaren.
wheuas be reared With laughter.
" You Englishmen must b. very rleh
They cost s pence apiece here.
Where are yours asked. 10, sse.
ms thn joke.
"'In this he said. tapping hls aouhl,.
barreled rife.
" 'foa don't lnlend 20 shoot much
Two spring bueks are as much e.
can carry.
suppose you mlssg
Nobody misses when a eartriass
costs pence.
That was the conversation ana 4
taught me much. Il may. perhans.
teach ne all how Ne were beaten b. ths
Beers IN 1851. The Boer does not was.s
his ammunition. He win aim and taxa
down his rife a dozen times unss, he 4
satisfied he Is goins to &c, something fer
his cartridge
my friend got his two bucks. ara
ave shots and got one. "---Anawers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18
The CurTaat-IlsFsT.

This Is a pretty wasp-like moth which
may be found flying In the hot sun
shine searching Tor suitable places IN
which 70 deposit rs eggs. which are
laid singly near the buds. where. In
a few days. they hatch into small
larvae. which eat their way to the
center ofihe stem, frequently passing
down orpsSom and up another. eventu-
ally causing the death Of portion Of.
or the entire plant. Like the previous
species. this, too. Is imported. and IL
two trooded, so that the work Of de-
struetion is carried on during the en-
tire summer.
Remedy.-In the autumn or early
spring all stems found hollow should
be cut cut and burned.-lndlana Ex.
pertinent station.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18

For practical purposes Il Is not nos.
sible TO weigh out the coarse feeds
and great deal will have 10 be lef,
70 the Judgment Of the feeder. II hay
alone Is fed. give all the animal viii
eat up clean twice daily. One-third "a
one-four,h Of the coarse folders can
oonsis, Of straw. Il Is hardly economl.
cal to feed over fifteen pounds OF roots
daily. From 30 TO IS pounds Of a..
silage daily Is sufficient More m
this VIII disturb the digestion OF sot
animals, aud also make many co
lose In flesh. Nine to twelve ponr
OF hay or ether coarse feed OF a al
liar nature, together with 80 TO q.
pounds Of ensllage make suflelen,
coarse fodder for an animals dsiiy
needs, !, Is not good economy 10 feed
over one-halt Of any legumlnous crop
either green or dry. In the total daily
coarse fodder ration. While the coarss
feeds can be fed according 10 the feed.
ers' Judgment observing the general
rules given above. Il becomes neees.
sary both for the sake Of economy and
health. to weigh or carefully measure
the grain ration. The coarse feed will
furnish from loo to l5O pounds OF al.
gestible protein and We add the con.
eentrated feeds primarily 10 secure the
extra 100 TO $50 pounds OF protein
necessary, to properly balance the "a.
ton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18

Denny Lyons "a on the top wave Of
popularity Ia pittsburg The boy Is
batting hard and fielding fairly well.
Eddie Miles has been released by To.
ledo for characterization. aud fined all
that was coming 10 him. between s.
and 81,
At last Arlie Latham has dropped
into minor league No National
League club Offering. he had to sign
with the Scranton Club. lie has some
consolation, however, good Fat cal.
airy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18

Mrs Emma G. Foster, addressing
the Missouri Poultry association. said
Roup has become q common disease
The symptoms are swelled eyes. dis
charge from nOstrils. and frequently
rafting in the throat. When none
Of these symptoms appear II IL shown
BY a slye breath. II usually comes
from hpness. and Is 10 fowls what
heavy colds are 10 human individu-
ais. and results in dlphtherla or cank-
err When roup appears in malignant
form, which makes its presence known
by peculiar disagreeable odor. a most
excellent remedy Ia a sharp az. XIII
all such affected birds and burn them.
There Is no satisfaction or profit ia
doctoring roupy fowls. Then work TO
prevent the well fowls from taking the
disease. Keep them dry and reason
ably warm; use asafoetida and car.
bolie acid In drinking water. and thor
oughly clean and dlsinfect. Cleanli-
ness Is the key 20 success. II the fowls
do not have access to gravel and sand.
this must be supplied. Grit Is as es-
sential as food. and they must have II
In some shape Broken crockery and
glassware AFFORD excellent grit. Coarse
~ ground oyster shell. ground flint.
etc. can be purchased by the barrel.
River sand Is good A flock OF fowls
will soon devour a barrel OF this: yet
sand Is not a substitute for gravel.
Keep sharp gravel before the fowls and
they do better. Digestion will not be
complete unless the food Is fully masti-
Gated.
England Excludes Foreign Cattle.
The British parliament has at last
passed the bill making permanent the
exclusion Of cattle from foreign ooun-
tries except such animals as shall be
slaughtered at ports OF entry. The
Canadians are most concerned. for Il
strikes them hardest. Maay English
farmers have been accustomed TO pur-
chase live cattle Of the Canadians and
fatten them on the English pastures.
They bought them az q rate low enough
10 allow a reasonable profit on the
transaction. American cattle have
been long since debarred from this
privilege. The bin has been passed
really In behalf Of the cattle ralsers Of
Great Britain, but the pretext is that
disease exists In Canada.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18

On this page VIC gitc an illustration
II a Ceylonese team Of hunaloes hitched
o cart common 10 that country. n
Nill be noticed that the tongue Is fas-
ened 10 a yoke bound 20 tho horns.
Thus the weight Of the pun IL on the
horns and not on the shoulders. as with
~.
Consul W. Morey. Of Colombo, writes
u these animals as follows; The com
non bgflalocs also lnhahlt Ceylon. and
are found both wild IN the interior and
partially tame in the Singhalesc Wiz
ages, whore they are kept and used TO
rample the daddy Uicel lands after
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18

icle about the Senatorial pitching sta;i.
writes a Washington critic. Aud we
are beginning TO ask. with John saun-
ders why did New York release
hlmg" In his first game he was
knocked out OF the box; at ST. Louis he
pitched one bad inning only; he let
the Louisville club down with one hli
IN Ave innings. and thea held the Colts
down 20 three runs IN eight innings
This steady improvement In Germans
case ought TO mean something. and
who knows but what he will. with reg
ular work. turn out 20 be a winning
pitcher Another player who ia COM
ing right along with the procession Is
Billy Lush. lie has been given several
opportunities lately IN the field and
has proved himself TO be a good man
with the stick and fast on the bases
lie had become discouraged doing
bench duty and requested Earle Way
ncr TO farm him out, 30 he could get
into the game, Mr.. Wagner. however.
could not see Il that way. and told him
not TO be impatient, for he would not
always decorate the bench.
Pitcher Gus weighing has been re-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18
FRANK PUTNAM.

Not long before Lincoln was frst
nominated for the presidency be went
to New York TO make a political
speech at the Cooper Union. white
there. according to a writer In the
Philadelphia Press. he wandered about
the city a good deal. and once went to
the Five Points. then the most E0-
torious Of New York slums.
There he was attracted by the sound
OF music. and perceiving upon a door
an invitation 10 strangers 10 enter. he
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18
DAIRY AND POULTRY
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
department. Of the Parma rev
Iiints as to the Care OF I.lss stock and
roultry.

MONG the most
economical winter
coarse feeds for
dairy stock can be
mentioned corn,
barnyard millet,
hay and sofa beans.
ON natural grass
land not easily at
foeted by droughts
the farmer will
naturally grow a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18
An Army R.mlslsssnss.

Speaking OF cures for insomnia, Z"
said an old soldier. makes me think Of
our starting out one morning at 7
o'clock. marching twenty miles, and
meeting the enemy at o'clock in the
afternoon and fighting till 6. and then
marching back to where We started
from. getting there at o'clock In the
mornine
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-18

OF a half burned sffck. II
night, and thought I'D sit down On 2
log that there was alongside the fire
for a few minutes and get warm 9 lltu
before turning In. The next thing
knew Il was 8 o'clock. had gone 10
sleep the minute I sat down and had
fallen on the log without waking up.
Nov, u, As sometimes happens, |
find myself inclined to lie avn ke
nights, ] just think Of the comfort Of
my present bed as compared with tlat
by the log, and that Is enough. New
York Sun.
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thuslasi may be proud o. Not often
do you lnd a team dealing out such
snappy. ul,-oi-llfe game Of ball as
Larry Twitchelrs aggregation Is At
present doing II this Is doubted In
qulre % Managers Watkins. LOTUS,
Ellis and Vanderbeck. These genial
fellows will inform you that they
struck something like a cyclone In the
neighborhood Of Milwaukee. Il Is a
pleasure to watch the steady improve
meut Of the Brewers Each player
seems to have only one object In view.
and that Il TO win out games Rettger.
Baker and Nonnomaker are doing gilt
edged work In che box. and Barnea
may come around an right. At pres
ont he Is not TO the good behind the
bat Spears aud Outcalts steady work
Is worthy OF montioa. and there Is no
surcr hitter on the team than Spear
N there ever was an improved player
stafford Is one. In fielding and batting
he has developed into one of the best
In the League. Hartman. Taylor and
Weutrer arr easily the best IN their
positions seen hare this season. These
men are doing good work on the coach.
ing line. rwitchell. Mezena. Weaver
and Nlcol guard the ouiaeld as Il
should be. their work the past two
weeks being the best seen on the local
grounds for some time. n the Brewers
present fast gait can be hep, up they
will surely be- leading the procession
ere long Captain Twitohell has his
eve on the ball and Of late has picked
mp wonderfully In batting The phe-
nomenal work OF Wcitcrcr Is the talk
OF managers throughout the League
Tom LOTUS aud peck" sharpe we're
welcome visitors last week.
Tommy" Mccarthy worked the out
field trap ball trick on the Clncinnatls
recently and followed It by catching
"Germary" Smith OF second when the
Reds shor, stop thought Mac"
Athul AAdht dhulhtf muu,
Dan nrouthers says that in 1894 he
considered Rasic the hardest man In
the League to hit. lie attributed this
TO his terrific speed and change OF pace.
lie believes. however. that Rusle has
seen his best days.
According to a Washington claim
Billy Lush can make faster time to the
mrs, bag than any right-handed bats
man among the Senators. and Il Is
doubtful q any player In the major
League who wlelds the stick from the
aarboard side can beat him.
In Minneapolis one day las, week
Umpire Charley Snyder had to be es-
corled 10 his hotel by policemen. to es-
cape mob, aud in ST. Paul the next
day Umpire Mcdonald was chased into
the players dressing room by the
crowd and Kept a prisoner for several
houra r. Z. SULLIVAN.
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BASE BALL GOSSIP.
NOTES AND COMMENT OF THE
NATIONAL GAME.
kitiredge Alternate nehlnd the Hat
-Pisner win Make Matters Interest
ing FOR the New York Ciub- Pitcher
Germans Good work.

IMOTHY c. Dona
hue. who altornates
with Kittridge az
one OF the regular
catchers OF the Chi
cago team Of the
National League
and American An
ISOLATION. was born
June s. 1871. az
East Taunton
Mass. and learned
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piowlng. and 10 be sometimes MIXED,
though not often. as they are fierce and
troublesome and their yield OF milk
small and Of poor quality. Their flesh
Is almost inediblo Il Is different. how
ever with their cogeners from Southern
India, which are larger and tanner. and
are often imported for dairy uses In
large numbers, for they are fairly tract.
able, and give a good supply OF whole
some milk. Being kept in the nelghhor.
hood Of large towns. they are allowed
to feed upon the commons. where they
present an interesting sight 10 sirang-
crs. who are astonished al their almost