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

The worst enemy Of the strawberry
Is a dry SPELL In warm we, weather
the fruit and leaf stalks are affected by
mlldew and the leaves are attacked
by a rust. AZ this makes rs appear
ance late In the season. Il causes but
little injury. Insects are more injur-
ious 70 n, strawberry than are
diseases. and among the most destrne-
tive Of these are the various species Of
Nay beetles (I.achnosterna). One or
more species Of these insects abound
everywhere and the larya or grubs.
commonly known as white grubs. with
cut regard 10 species. are all deslruc-
tive 10 the roots Of various plants. es-
reclally those Of the strawberry. The
gruhs are usually more numerous In
Old dry pastures or meadows II the
round Is thoroughly cultivated for q
few years previous TO planting Il to
strawberries. the grubs arr not likely
10 be troublesome. All May beetles ny
In the night and may be taken BY a
light PLACED over a tub Of water. Birds
and domestic fowls are the strawberry
growers most efficient helpers IN de-
stroying these Insects. The strawberry
leaf-roller. the larva Of a small reddish
brown moth. IL a small worm which
feeds on the leaves Of the strawberry
and causes them 10 roll up. There are
Two broods during the year. the lrsl
In June. the second In September. The
remedy Ia 10 cut and burn the vines
after harvest, There are many other
Insects Which attack the strawberry.
but U the vines are always burned after
harvest and thorough rotation OF crops
Is praeticed. dlseases and insects will
seldom become very iniurlous.-A. NJ
Ten Eyok.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07

Chicago aud measures slN feet ~ a.
amctcr when opcn, To l,ayc the train.
Mr. Woodward mounts a hrake-wheel
ana climbs to the ROOF OF ear tie
opens the parachute. Clings 10 the rope,
ana Is gently waited from lllc roof "
the rRpldly-moylpg car 20 tue ground,
Sometimes Me Woodward jumps
Into the air with his parachute a little
too soon Al other times be- Is carried
somwhat beyond Tho point az which
he wishes To alghl, The fact remains,
however, that be- has never met with
any accident when leaving the train
Ia this ingenious manner. Hts icat
has Income a source OF interest antl
wondcrmcnt 10 the passengers on the
i$n afternoon train out Of Richfoul.
The mllrmd employees have Become
used 10 this parachute jump. and arc
no longer threatened with nervous
prostRtlon when he makes a.; hut the
train always conia,ns passengers who
have heard Of his feat. mt are soepti.
cal concerning Il.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07

scrnpcd LIS foot respectfully 20 the Ia
dies. after the old plantation custom.
Why, De has a nice face, IN spite %
an that dirt and SCOT" exclaimed Miss
katherine. Have him washed. Fora. %
she said, turning 70 the maid "and
give him something 10 eat and sons
Of Toms old things to put on
Tom was the lady's nephew. who
lived with them, and was greatly Ia.
ierrsied Ia the proceedings.
Lila" said Miss Katherine 10 her
sister that afternoon. Il like that IT.
Ne Dinh'S. face; suppose we take him
here % help water the plants aud an
swer the bell IN the afternoons"
Miss Lila approved the plan. and the
next day found the quOndam chimney
sweep promoted 20 his new Office
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07
rHE CAUSE oF AIR-HolEs
DscaytaE Animal OF vsEstahls Matter
sd Its uaaeA

Silas Jones is an ancient waterman
living on the left bank Of the Hudson, a
little north Of the city line. who makes
a precarious livelihood from and on the
river. and who possesses much lore
gained from intimacy with nature, saya
the New York Herald.
AIR holes.- said silas to me. a. h
pointed toward a large opening In the
Ice 200 feet from the shore. "are pecnl-
lar things. when a child I vas taught
that they were holes left By Provldence
that fsh could get air. Afterward
was told the books said they were made
by springs that were In the bottom Of
the lakes and rivers New. springs that
have a Gov OF water warmer than that
Of the rivers may have something % 90
with H. but they are not the principal
cause. II Ia more often air and gas fro
cause. Il IL more often air and gas IRON
decaylng animal and vegetable matter
In he bottom Of the rivers. Matter
that Is rotting gives out much Of warm
air and gases and these floating 10 the
surface win lodge In any depression
they ind on the under side Of the Ice.
There they begin The work Of melting.
which goes faster and faster a. Il pro
ceeds. as more and more gas collects.
have seen a little bubble beneath clear
Ice that In a few days worked Ia way
through and finally formed a large air
hole. that the continually rising gaa
kept open for. monthA have known
the sunken carcass Of q horse or COW
to keep an air hole clear Of Ice all win
ter. Out In the river beyond the end Of
4 .un where waste matter carried hy q
ends Judgment you nearly always and
IN air hole and Il takes very cold
Eeather to freeze Il. Tor the Ice protects
the surrounding water and keeps up IL
temperature"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07

lshing her silver. had almost forgotten
about the sweep. when she heard q
munied disturbance as though voice
called la the chimney She put down
her rags and brushes aud drew near To
listen
"Oh. oul. our came the sound. bus
as n Ht q great distance. Frightened.
and not knowing what % DO. the maid
mn out aud called the cook 10 listen.
''Something rs done koich dn sweep an
BE- hollrhin' fo' help" said the cool
aud she STOPPED hor fat person so as
stick her head NJ the chimney
Il ain't seen nuihln'. but hear him
she declared. as SHE rose from her w.
some position Run call Miss Lila
Miss Lila. disturbed at her frenc'
class, came hurryiug to the scoGe.
boy ~ the chimney How dread
fulr she exclaimed TO cali pc
llCcman,' aud ln few minutes a uni
formed individual appeared.
Where Is the CONTRACTOR be- asked
lie could tell whether the boy was
foollng 90 NOT These sweeps were full
81 deyilmcnt
The muillcG cries were more Insist
put aud lasted longer than ever The
T policeman Grained bis neck o. look uI
The chimney and hollered IN his turn
rliere. Won scamp, what's all this
[ fuss ahouif'
an answer came, aud after some rep
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07

II Is not a great undertaking to pro-
vide a small trough In some convenient
corner where they cat their soaked
corn and milk unmolesied By older
stock. They learn at an early age 10
Walt their sitehoard and their appre-
citation OF lis contents Increases daily.
As time goes on they will become more
dependent upon their side ration. I'M
al. as you 50 the round with the feed
buckets. you are reminded that you
have another regular lot on your feed
roll. by the time they are ten or twelve
weeks old YOU have them weaned with
but little ceremony. They have become
so attached TO their feed trough that
they miss their mother but little, and
the SOW will have reduced IN the Gov
Of milk. making weaving a very sim
pie matter-Pacine Rural Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07
A CHIMNEY SWEEP.
rs o y GuHby

Obadiah Llppett was sweep
When his master took him on, be- said
be- had grit. because be- climbed the
FIRST chimney without having seen a
hoy older ~ II GO before him. Ne was
master Of his trade. nov. and would
have smiled az the idea Of having an.
other show him how 10 get NJ. or nut.
sing him ai the top Of the chimney
Finally. however. his pluck was test.
ed.
stack la the Fiue.
one day he was commissioned IA
sweep the chimncys of an old-fnsl-
ioncd house On Hull street. owned by
two maiden Indies who kept a select
school there. Dinh counted ON the
children making great ado over HIM
when he should holler from the top ol
the TAN. tel chimncys.
Armed with o scnper and a broom
be- had vanished upward only u few
moments when be- pumped down into
the fireplace again. bringing o cloud Of
SCOT along with him.
10 the contractor gomez be- asked
OF the maid who was cleaning silver In
the apartment.
yes: but he's coming back. think.
tie girl responded "no you want any
thlngT
Il only wanted 90 see him. This ..
an uncommon narrow Hue. u Il been
swccped latelyT
Il dun'nn. said tho gill. scruhhing d
long handled ladlc vigorously "Yor
better 10 on and sweep II now. 'fory
d. gifts back
Utah vanished aud the maid. pol
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07

With wet or claycy roadways. sur
face drainage alone Il not sufficient
Without undeFdraiuaEe the crown OF
such roadways will dry only by the
slow process Of evaporation. during
which time the topping becomes mere
and more rutted BY the passing traaic
A subdrain IN such soils viii not prove
efficient for more than about twelve
feet on each side; hence. two lines Of
longitudinal subdrains are needed on
those parts Of our country roads that
pass through wei placed lOv-glng
lands or clayey soils. They should
have an average fall OF about one In
one hundred: minimum fall. one In one
thousand. ~ short Intervals. say from
thirty-six TO one hundred leel apart.
are placed cross drains 10 discharge the
water into the side bitches. These
cross drains receive a greater fall. say
up TO one In thirty. Generally two and
one-half 20 three-inch pipes are safi.
oient. Il Is advantageous TO led these
tiles IN well-Tsmmed brick fragments
and 10 cover them with read metal.
DO cerlaln that the tiles are correctly
laid and that nothing Interviews with
their free dlscharge, As said before.
unglaEed round tiles, about three inches
In diameter aud. under certain condl-
tons, join,ed With loose collars are
most suitable Tor subdralns The bot
tom OF the tiles should be laid both to
the proper grade and below the frost
line. after which the THE tsVneh Is
allied up "a Egbgrade with clean gravel.
small field stones, road metal. or
broken bricks The cross drains are
also made OF unglazed tiles. with the
exception OF their outlet sections, which
should consist Of yllFlhed oulyer pipea
Regular bFaagh pipes should connect
the longitudinal and cross tllea on
level reaches the lateral roadway slopes
Tor surface drainage should no, be less
than one in twenty-iour. and aide
bitches should be provided. u ntees AIRY.
as previously Indicated, Finally. q
rapid dischaTge Of the eide bitches. u
required, through adjacent lands, is OF
the utmost Importance to roadway
prcscryation.-Gen. Roy Stone.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07

seer.s rs though there la a great deal
Of Eood In the Louisville team that 10
not being brought out properly. Tho
youngsters In that organization closed
up last year IN such good form that ans
critic was justified In looking for adj
ditlonal development OF team strength
aud individual play In 1886 thought
McClbskey had Il Ia him. but u he
had. he hasn't been able TO get Il out.
Manager McGunnlgle was introduced
10 an the Louisville press boys, who
took kindly 10 him. AID he will be cor
daily supported. and II well wishes 90
for anything he ought TO have PEN
nant winner. The club officials say
they do not ask nor do they expect pat
ronage until the team plays better ball
Expenses are $500 a day. but they are
willing TO silently submit until better
article Of bail Is given. II Is no use say.
Ing anything about the recent gamea.
They are Nightmares that ought 10 be
quickly forgotten. although Clarke
fseems 10 have gotten back into form.
and Dexter Is catching a rattllng good
game. which shows the team Is not N
weak behind the bat az It was thought
the loss OF Boyle would make Il.
The recent brutal murder at Wash
ington Of Elsie Kreglo. by negro who
sought TO rob hechild Of herhonor. and
falling In that cut her throat. occurred
very near the residence Of President
Nick Young. at Mt Pleasant The
family Of the murdered girl are honest,
hard working Pennsylvania Dutch. but
IN destitute Circumstances and the
murder Of the child was a cruel blow
to them Kind-hearted Nick Young
knowing the deserving character Of the
family. set about 10 smooth their rough
path OF SORROW. lie at once started two
subs ription lists one % give the
murdered Girl Christian burial the
other 10 give her family a gift
Through Dr.. a. r. FishbuFn aud
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07
nIRDs AND beasts.
short Stories About Them Gathered
~ From Many Places

~ From Many Places
Mrs Eugene Daniels Of Canaan. y.
H.. has a tame crow that h a curiosity.
Il Il about eighteen months old. aud
las been IN captivity from the nest.
II talks aud seems TO understand what
u said 10 A. and Is fond OF music. II
goes 10 church every Sunday and waits
ouiglde tlll the services are through
4 woman. who IL an enthusiastic
naturalist. says the ST. Louis Repub.
he. suggests that the dimlnuiion la the
number OF song birds Of New England
Dr. due 10 the hostility OF the English
sparrow or the small boy. 0r The fash.
lon n wearing dead bird Ia bonneta
hut 10 the general use by farmers Of
I1ris green and other pOlsous as In.
frct extcrminaiors.
+ A gentleman who possessed several
cOliH one day noticed a small bird en-.
tangled IN the tail 81 one 81 hls colts
II had evidently been on a search for
3 hair aud lad become ensnarcd. Cases
of birds getting their feet entalgled IN
wool or strings are well known. and
death usually cnsues II human help ID
not forthcoming.
An antlsquirrcl convention Is 10 be
/ fpld IN Spokane. Wash. ON May H.
| which viii be- attended by delegates
| from an county boards IN the state
/ The object Of the convention viii be- "a
! cxicrmlnnto the ground 1quirrel. which
annually destroy grain and other crops
In that region tO the value 0f several
hundred thousands Of dollars.
English pheaants are being raised
hy q syndicate Of spnrtsmcn at Leb
aron. y H. Some time this year th,
birds will be- llbcmted with the ex
uCciatiou that under proper projection
they win multiply and furnish an *
cellcnt addition 10 the game In tha
region. One hundryd English pleas
arts we're received 40 Moodus Conn.
the last week of February. which ar
10 BE- liberated about the nrst Of mex
month on the large game preserves d
4. e. Fowler
4 correspondent Of sportsman's pa
per declared recently there Is littli
sport 10 be- had In hunting foxes Il
Texas. because they climb trees In tel
or twenty minutes after the dogs star
them" The foxes Ia England ar
often driven 10 the trees by the cage
dogs. hut they do not climb In th
sense that squirrel OF bear does. The.
jump % the lower branches 81 Oh
frccs. aud by their aid work them
ives up 10 the top branches. 4 10
| 10 get into tree that Is no highe
an eight feet 10 the lower branches
Il Il Is probably by jumping that th
| 0xns fox gels into the trees =phila
lphla Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07

Nck's son Robert me necessary
amount for the burial was soon raised
among the good people Of Mt Pleasant
The village shoe maker and the em-
ployes o. the Fourteenth street car line
raised s3i and the park policemen
Clipped Ia SIC. Mr.. Young reported
lhat the funeral expenses. sos. had
been paid. and that $50 had been given
Mrs Krrglo foF Immediate use; also
that he and hls son Robert had given
Ira Kreglo a good COW and paid a deb,
OF gi5 on n horse. Mr. Young. as ontt0-
dian OF the fund raised for the family,
u nog negotiating for a little house
and several acres OF ground 10 rent
with q Wow 10 placing the family there
and giving them a start In life. as all
they want Is a chance 10 wark and
something % work With. u and OF the
thousands Of klnd-hearled readers
would like 10 contribute their mite 10 a
worthy cause youthed Tor By President
~ e Young. that gentleman viii re-,
cclye the money Tor the bereayed FAINT.
ly. Mr.. Young caa be addressed box
C35. Washington. d. C. II u to be hoped
that there wlll be a liberal response
TO this appeal Of the blg-hearted presl'
dent OF the National League.
The Western Association had a mar.
row escape from disruption. The
Quincy Club was abandoned just on the
eve OF a trip by Proprietor George W
Brackett President Hickey at once
called meeting Of tac association foI
Peoria. Meantime some quincy bust
ness men subscribed enough funds "a
send the Quincy team TO Burlington
and steps were at once taken 70 orga-
nize stock company to keep the club
going. ant a committee OF two were ap.
pointed TO attend the Peoria meeting
The meeting OF the association direct.
ors vas held az Peoria according "a
cali and everything was satisfactorily
Strengthened out Burlington and Du.
buQuc made a satisfactory statement 81
their position and their ability TO play
out the string. The matter Of the Quin'
e. franchise was lcfl In Preslrent HEX.
ey's hands for adjustment, after which
the meeting adjourned, The nlayer.
whom Bracket released to Cedar Rap
ids we're ordered TO remain with "a,
Quincy team until the franchise mat
ter Is disposed a. A Quincy man. Mr
George Jones. purchased the franchls,
and the Western circuit remains intact
when the Senators win the periectol
go around at Earl Wagner's expense
Arson bought the cigars last season
when the Colts had a winning day. bu
the weeds. 30 Jimmy Ryan alleged. Ia,
debfltaiing etec, on the work Of thl
PLAYERS. n. Z. S.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07

clifton, ID was interpreted 10 mean that
ihe sweep was stuck fast iu the chlm.
uel,
Cant you go MY" be- was asked.
nNo.r came the answer
"Well. can't you come DOWN
NO; I'm wedged IN" called nlah,
In mournful tones,
Thwcquaaers OF an hour passed,
aud then Miss Katherine, the Older ot
the two teachers. told the contractor
"a send Tor hrlcklayer aud release
the sweep from his wrctchcd position.
Souudings werp taken all the way up
the chimney 10 determine the spot nt
which the hoy was lodged. The work.
men then made an opening IN the wall,
aud. after a time. unlucky nlah
crawlcd cut, His features wcw swul'
len from weering because be- had been
afraid Of being left there Indefinitely,
nnd had conieciurcd all sorts of
doadful things h1gpen'ng 20 him. lie
smiled, however, when he saw day.
light and frlaN5s 'so's again, aud
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07

Persons who were abroad At an early
hour yesterday morning witnessed a
beautiful lunar phenomenon. The moon
horself was the center Of a brilliant
white cross. while on either side AZ a
distance Of about is degrees Were what
might not inaecuralely be called great
prismatic parlunions. or noon doga
Beyond the radius Of these and at op-
p0site points OF the lunar cross there
were ralnbow-eolored crescents with
their convex sides toward the moon,
while an about the sky was ~haEed"
with ever-shifting swarms Of Ice par
ticlea shlmmerlng In the moon rays.-
Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07

Pitcher Gray. loaned by Raltimoro to
Columbus, has deserted Lotus club
aud returned to his home In baltimore.
Pitcher Rusle has been offered 81 200
Tor the balance OF the season by club
Of the Naugaiuck Valley league. a non
agreement league,
The New Englani league has released
pitcher W. ]. Coyle, over whom Brock
ton and Augusta were quarrellng. to the
Hartford club.
Manager Haller, Of ST. Joseph. has
lost his claim against the Peoria club,
which employed him last season, for
four days back pay. The national
board has decided In favor Of the club.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07

Field Crops ana ilme-The Mary.
land experiment station found that By
an application Of twenty bushelso stone
line a gain Of Is bushels Of corn. and
on the following crop Of wheat IS bush.
els. This Is "a. FER cent for the first
crop and 81 per cent for the last crop.
For a subsequent season when lime was
tested on the hay crop a gain OF i.2Tl
pounds was secured. an unllmcd section
giving but 1891 pounds, and the lined
section 2,662 poundS This does rot
show a difference OF 1871 pounds "a
slight mistake IN the mathematics Of
the siatlonl, but nevertheless a good
gain.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07

and as ne wv on o. dlINN14calls IN
regular country style the boys were At
a loss to know Just what turn his story
would take.
IAN the boys and girls OF the dee
sirlck were there--giFls IN loose necked
dresses and boys In hlpplu-nap trous-
ers, wide AZ the 'hotiom4an and baggy At
the knees
Well, my coon had ben out a-hunt-
IN bee hlze and &c found one. All
the bees were 70 home and they Just
III into Mr. Coon. He remembered,
then. that be had buslhess At home ana
back he come 70 cur house. just a iyin'
and about a bushel Of the busy bees
a followln' him. He come right INTO
the harm, where the dance was a goln'
On. He jumped around. squallin' Elth
pain and sheddIn' about ffty bees =
Jump.
We'll. that was when the fun com
menced. The bees made for The boys
and girls; sent down the girls necks
and up the boys trousers. They got on
the bald heads Of the old folks and
seemed to think the hands Of the nd
dlers were choice things TO make into
honey. The folks tried to set out Of
the door and they iammed II up. The
men swore and the women screamed
with pain and all the time the coon Kept
running around shedding bees. Well.
Il ended the dance and killed the coon.
guess. iellers. thar was leetle BIT the
liveliest shocking bee that there ever
was In Mlssoury."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07

Chicago as Wooi Mayket.-chlcago
lies 1000 miles from the scapor,s and
the freight on foreign woods from those
points to Chicago Is &c per pound
Were Il not Cor thia our Western manu-
faoturen would also work largely on
foreign wool; consequently wool con-
signed 10 this market from the central
states and western territories will ne,
more to the shipper than by sending
Il TO the far east. where Il will come
In direct competition with wool from
all over the world. to be sold at vofy
low prices, often. requiring one year,
and In some Instances to our kn0wl-
edge two yeas to get returns-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07

Blltmore Forest IL the FIRST practical
application q forest management IN
the United States. Blltmore Estate. Of
which the forest IL q part. lies near
ksheyille In the western part Of North
Carolina. Before so purchase b. Dir
Vanderbilt the small farmers 70 Wtosn
the land belonged had pastuTed their
cattle In the forest. had burned L over
10 improve the pasturage. and had cut
large proportion OF the trees which
could BE- used or sold for fencing. fuel
or sawlogs AZ the time when ~
management vas undertaken compare
lively few large. sound trees Of white,
black. and scarlet oak and ahort-leai
pine. which are the more important
species. were stlll standing 10 the for
est. and the condition Of a large part
Of Il was deplorable In the extreme.
The prime object Of the management
at Biltmore Is 10 pay the owner while
improving the forest. To this end Inn
provement cuttings" were begun 10
some parts Of the forest, TO remove old
trees which had reached q merchant
able size and we're standing over aud
injurlng good young growth. In other
places the only measures required were
10 exclude cattle and Gre. and give the
forest absolute rest. In the process Of
Telling the timber the trees 10 fall were
a 81.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-07
EnoKt uP 90 nAncn


The ola Soldiers ral Coco ulslrihatss
fiis Load % nrsa
The old soldier with the honest hlao
eyes and the steel bowed sDociaclea
resting On the tip Of bis nose driliea
Into the Broken Shutter" once asaln
last night aud lnsinuatsd hlmsolf into
the conversation o. the sports ana Az
nighters. says the Washington Post.
Say. any or you fellers ever have =
coon fer a pet?" was the way he a.
tracted attention to himself.
Get outr' three or four OF them
cried. What are you giving u.s."
That's straight" continued the old
man and his mild blue eyes tWlnklcd
merrily. Il mean a 'coon--a raecoon.
Why. gentlemen. a coon makes one Of
the finest pets IN the world. OF course
its temper Is a triae uncertain and he
teeth are sharp. ny coon used 70 make
raids on my neighbor's chicken coops.
but for all that he was a good pet.
He was a. playful a. a kitten and a.
mischieVOus a. 4 monkey. ! used 70
put a few marbles Ia a basin Of water
and the coon would amuse himself By
the hour And like sweets-Nell. you
just ought 70 have seen him. Thought
40 much Of candy a. a girl and a. for
honey well. that raecoon would 30
miles TO raid a bee hive.