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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

II 0eason has been favorable. and a
large crop produced. or u grass and
weeds have been allowed TO take pos.
session. then 10 not hesitate to GLOW
under and start new beds. II. however.
small crop was produced from We.
orous vines and the beds kept free
from grass and weeds. as they should
be-. then the second year. or even
third. may be- profitable. dependlng
much on season. fertility OF soil. cult.
Walton. etc. When old beds are 20 DO
continued they should be moved i'm
mediately after frulting and burned
over. Then reduce rows TO six inches
In width, hoe out all weeds aud glass
apply fine manure. and cultivate ofter
same as new bgda with this treat.
mont, new runners will soon appear
and nice matted row may be secured
producing many berries the following
season. As a rule. new beds every year
are most profitable and satisfactory
81. A. Thayer
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Malue are 10 be known no more forever
TO the physical geography Of the earth"
Ano,he- aclcntlat. Edward z. Garcyn-
ati. has tin1 spoken upon the subject
lis predictions are less specific than
these Of Professor Falb as TO date, and
yet In some respects they are s,riklngly
similar
Mr.. Garcynakl does not look for a
reigmio catastrophe. but he holds that
the time is rapidly drawing near when
a rlaclal crit wave or polar avalanche
viii sweep over the earth. destroying
nearly an animal life and nearly all
traces OF the occupation by mankind.
but he adi8 there are parts Of tho
world which are a nover-failing refuge.
and which through the tender mercy
OF Infinite love are never destroyed.
Many dates have been fixed for the
end Of tho world In modern times.
Some OF The most noteworthy have been
i7oi By Cardinal Nicholas de Cusa:
1857 by swcdcnborg: 1886 by Johann
Alhrccht Eongel; isi3 by william Mil
lCr, the FIRST Adventist: 1866 by Dr. John
Cummings The distinguished Scotch di.
vic, and IN 1851 b. Mother shlploa,
gho declared.
The weird unto an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and oighty-onc.
D. the Bavirian Allgomolno Zel-
ua- i.l'shcd Davarlan hermlrs pre-
dict.on Of events for the rest Of tho
century. In this prophecy the rise Of
Napoleon Ill, the Ausiro- Prusslan war.
lie Franco-i russian war and the Paris
Commune are definitely described. Tho
death OF Pope Plus Is set down for 1877.
but the Pope dld not die until ISIS
The Fraaco-Prussian war OF 1871 was
prophesied correctly. Tho hermit said
that before the end Of the century Ger
many would have three Emperors In
one year, which we all know Is Jus.
what happened. lie was sure that dur.
Ing the century one President OF tho
United States would be assasslnated,
whereas the record has already sur
passed him by one.
AS for things that have not yet come.
the hermii predicts that before tho
twentieth century nhould arrive Man.
haitian Island. Florida. Lower Califor-
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rhs M..lsrr Of rarn cenalllan.

One ~ the most dishCaricnlng CXre-
iiences that can befall a man who Is
making q business OF growing parlic-
ullr garden or farm crop. Is Ia witness
the failure Of such crop when he does
not know what to do To prevent The
l.ss. Such an experience qucnchol onVs
enthusiasm In his work, temporarily at
least. aud weakens his faith In mis- abll-
ity to overcome tLs Obstacles that he
mus; meet In his business. The rcour-
renee OF such experiences hes often
been the direct cause OF the growth Of
one crop after another being aban-
doncf: and occasionally this has re-
suited in New England In the abandon
mcnt OF the farm altogether, ON the
other hand, TO feel that one under
siends the pecnllarltles Of plants and
knows what TO do for them and when
10 do u II they are threatened with dis
nstcr. begets a certain confidence IN the
occupation. and IN turn this bcgcts an
exhibition 10 cultivate more crops aud
hclds and to increase the pro-
Of each square foot Of land 80
The discovery q he Bordeaux
ana lls planl -.iisgasc crcfcnt-
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Result Of Draln NJ.

A number Of years since two acres OF
clay land which had a hard-pan clay
subloll waa taken from one end q.
meadow AMI fenced In with the adjoin.
ing corn field. Two years cultivation
tndoayorlng L. raise corn proved fail.
urc In getting even fair crop yields.
About sixty rods Of tile drain was pat
down NJ an average depth Of two and a
half feet The ground was well plowcl
and cultivated. then wheat drilled Ia.
= crop Of wheat Of good quality. forty.
eight bushels Was secured on those
two acres, aud only about twenty two
hrpe-wagon loads OF stable manure
was applied 20 the ground. Tho Two
pr ,ious crops Of corn were very light.
hardly paying for the labor OF cultiya-
ticn. Since for about ten years those
two acres have produced each year.
even last year, good crops.-Ex.
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The planting Of late potatoes has fall
len into dlsfayor In Rhode Island en-
account Of the occasional prevalence q
the late blight which hitherto IN fomo
seasons has run riot In the potato fields.
while the owners OF The fields could
do nothing but stand by and see th,f
potato vines wither and blackca md
their prospects Of securing a goo po-
tato crop grow small by degreci and
beautifully less Experience has shown
that potato growers can now save their
late crop from destruction 10y this dis
ease; but In order TO do this they must
Introduce into their methods OF cultlre
when necessary a feature that Is com
parativoly new 10 the business a kind
ct work the details OF which are rer-
irctly simple. but they are unlike any
operations that have formerly been
praciiCed upon the farm. ANA conse-
quently they must be learned mainly
~ experience and observation of those
who are TO practice them.
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MIA and hall OF Cuba. including the city
Of Havana. would be submerged be-
noath the waves Of the ocean In a great
upAeayal OF natures forces. Then wo
aIe told that the twenly-hfih will ho
he last OF the United States presl-
dents That gives us one more after
Cleveland. There are 10 be no more
Presidents. because there are TO be no
acre United States. n we believe thlI
hermit The country e. 10 be divided
politically. and elk different govern
Mcnls ere TO he set mp. with Boston,
Washington. ST. Louis. New Orleans.
Salt Lake City and san Francisco %
heir respective capitals. There Is alsn
SONG 10 be trouble abroad. Ireland will
be a republic Italy and France are u
10 wiped out OF national existence. ami
Berlin Is marked for destruction By
"a. hgnakrs
In th, year 1896 viii commence
great series OF wars. France will tako
the lead against Germany and viii wipe
cut tie mrmory OF the defeat Of ISL.
Germany win b' completely defeated
nd dri. ca across tho Rhine so that all
Bee let bank OF the Rhine. including
Belgium. Luxcmbure ana an the Prus.
sian Rhine provinces. will be- annexed
10 france. Meanwhile an the other Eu.
ropcan nations win be embrollod. with
the Gual resul, that the present twenty
three nations established In the ruina
OF Caear's Roman Empire viii be re-
duoed In numb1r to ten Kingdoms ruled
b. ten aoyore.gns Then viii rise a new
Napoleon, the anti-Chrlst or mock Mes
siah. appearing fra, as the King Of
S!r.g. In 1898 Will begin a series OF
wonderful events prcsaging the fun
coming Of Christ Eve years later 10 end
the world as Il now exists and begin tho
millennium OF oao thousand years.
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Ah.n, Doll, M.al.nn.

Maud wilder Goodwin In her Life
{ Dolly Madison" the wife Of presi.
'ont Madison. sums up this wonderful
woman's power as follows let IA
admit that she was not a great woman
not OF that stern stun which formed
iome OF the heroines OF revolutionary
nd colonial days that she was not
wen a woman given TO profound or in-
dependent thought or 10 sitting opln.
Ions or Weighing arguments.
But she charmed every one whom she
came In contact from the beginning 10
The end OF her life How did she do ~
Asslrodly not by conscious effort or
with preponso intention. Il was what
she was, rather than what she did or
said, which attracted an who came
within the circle OF her personal mag.
notism."
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thrive with wet feet. Il Is mislhH'
10 plant In certain quarters OF the
moon-trees do better planted IN lhV
earth. Il is mistake to plant 100
many varletlos-or to plant all OF oHe
yariety-or 20 plant a variety beeau''
some tree agent advises you to- or TO
plant every variety offered YOU before
It has been thoroughly tested In you'
locality. unless you have the means 70
conduct an experimental fruit iarm' l.
Is mistake to plan, In post-ho!es ana
think that trees will grow Without any
further care or cultivation. II 10 a
mistake to plant at all unless you know
what varieties you want and how 10
take care OF them when planted.
Mistakes In Cultivation. 1t Is a mis-
take 10 think that when trees are once
planted they viii take care OF them
selves. u Is mistake to turn young
trees out to grass before they are
weaned from the nursery. II Is mis-
take TO think they don't want just "a
good cultivation Us corn or any other
crop TO succeed well. Il Is n mistake
to try and raise crops year after year
from an orchard without returning any
thing TO the soil: trees want feeding
as well as your pigs or cattle TO pro
duoe growth or fruit II 10 mistake
TO trim by horse or cattle power, you
are apt TO overdo the Job. |, Is a mis-
take not to trim and shape your trees
when young and thus avoid the neces-
sity OF removing large branches when
the trees are large. and thus mutIlate
and lnjure them Il Is mistake to lei
too much fruit grow on young trees or
vines. II Is a mistake not TO thin out
heavy crops on any trees.
Mistakes In Marketing-lt Is a mis-
take 10 market your fruits In -four or
meal-bags, when you can get clean
ones. Il Is a mistake that you don't
use the clean ones for oats or wheat
aud put your fruit In good clean
baskets or barrels. II b. mistake 60
try to put a quart OF berries into
pint and a half basket, or a half hushel
ot peaches or pears into a twelve quart
basket-they shrint In getting them
cut. Il is mistake 10 put all the
amall samples IN the lotion OF the
basket, most people take them out be-
fore they use them. besides the large
ones on top have a crushing effect. u
not upon them. upon your honesty as a
fruit grower II g. a mistake 10 send
roft fruit to a distant market 10 - a
mistake to send fruit to a commission
man whose honesty you know nothing
: bout Il Is a mistake 10 expect llompt
returns from every commission man
you send 20. II "a a mistake 20 send
on fruits 10 be sold on commission u
you can get fair price near home.
Miscellaneous Mistakes 1t 81 @
mistake 10 think that nurserymon
never make mistakes. or that hey
are not willing to rectIiy them when
they can. II Is q mistake 10 think they
gre responsible Tor tie death Of an the
Trees that die before coming 10 matur-
/ iiy. or for an the tricks Of tree agents.
Il Is a mistake 20 think they don't want
10 sell all their surplus stock. and that
rec agents don't often buy 10 and With
cut their knowledge. re-label Il Just
what their orders call Tor and send u
cut aud when It hears. nurserymca
ct the curslng Il Is a migake "a
lhink all tee agents are rascalg.-A. H.
smith.
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New York has six roof gardens
London has over thirty music halls.
ncttlna Girard Is to appear In Lon.
don.
The Nawns win star in "shanty.
town"
Mark Hanna owns a Cleveland thea.
tire.
J. NJ. Barrie Ia dramatIzlng "The
Little Minister"
Tho hos, seats FOR performance
ai Hamilton. Ont. las, week cost ff.
teen cents.
Miss Nelborg Anderson, prima donna
Of the Copenhagen Royal Opera. Den.
mark, was once hospital nurse.
Miss Ellla Proctor Otis viii play the
adventurers mex, season In The Sport.
ing Duchess"
In 1873 Sousa played a violin IN
the orchestra Of the Arch Stree, thea.
ire. Philadelphia.
Mrs tombstone Bennett and s. NIL.
Ter Kent win soon present short sketch.
Is IN the vautrvilira
Rip Van Wrinkle. Aiih music hy
Planquclle. a 70 be the neat bAllsl ~
the London Alhambra
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

Sir Martin Conway. head Of the cx-
petition to spi,zbergen. which left
England on June l. said 10 an inter-
viewer Jus, before he started:
"Our idea Is TO explore spitzbergen.
TO cross the island In two or three d.
20 'tions II possible. to make oollec-
lions and a map. and. generally speak
ing. TO bring back an account Of a
country the nature OF which Is entirely
unknown. Splizbergcn Is the only
piece OF polar land. thanks 10 the gulf
stream. easily accessible to explorers.
The wonder is that Il has not been ex-
plorcd before. The only explanation Of
his Is that the land has been visited
by sailors. fishermen and yachismen
who had no object In penetrating into
,he Interior The typographical re-
cults viii. Of course. be OF prime I'm.
1or,ance. coupled with the geographical
and geological data. The point OF In.
tcrest TO biologists Is the existence oi
q bed OF fossil plants which are I'M
represented In the British national coll
lectlons. DR.. Gregory main business
viii be TO supply that lack. Mr. Ire
yor.Ba,tyo will look after the Eoologic-
n and botanical part OF the expedition.
The botanical point Of interest Is In
The plants that grow on the hills or
aunaiaks. rising above the glacial
covering Of the high region. shall
.ook after the map work. The cxpedi.
lion. part Of the expenses OF Shl,h are
contributed by the Royal Geographical
society, Ia due to return to England
about the end Of September "-I.ondoa
fines.
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successful. writes an admirer OF Miss
Lucia y. Grinin's talents and work
The students and lovers Of the art q
mimicry VIII doubtless be prohted
by a glimpse OF this wonderful genius.
who has no superlors IN her chosen
field and who Is a superb model fof
an who wish TO attain success Ia this
direction. Eclng still active amid the
most brilliant achievements while yet
In the bloom Of youth her fame bids
fair TO enclrcle the globe. A native ot
Iowa. she Is the embodiment OF vest
ern energy. intelligence and enterprise.
Natures open book has ever been her
great study ard inspiration. This peer
less little artist has thrilled and con.
yulscd the largest audiences from New
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

crand opera. and a change made ny 'he
censors Office In the French 'ransla-
ton Of Shakespeare Hamlet
The claque Ia an institution 80 thor
oughly Partisan that a premiere In the
grand opera would probably be pro-
nounccl q dead failure were u not for
the claque. Il Is the business OF the
chief TO begin all demonstrations OF
approval al the proper moment, and
he carefully instructs In their duties
HE thirty or more assistants. who are
distributed all over the house. From
now on tie chief OF the claque VIII be
an OF clal appointed By the govern
mCnt who receives the sum OF 500
francs gsi6O per month. and who can
dispose OF thirty tickets for seats at
every performance. Il Is not for the
FIRST time either that master Of APP
plause" was on the stat OF this world
famed institute. Under the second en-
plre a similar berth wss made FOR Por-
get. the incomparably great Forget,
who bore the proud title OF 'En,rcpre-
neur dcs success dramallques." which
means something like "puryoyor Of
dramatic successes" This Forget was
a very prominent parsonage. uudeni-
ably one OF the most important % the
so-called "Tout-Paris." lie was In
Innate with all principal singers with
lesser lights he lost none OF his valu-
able timo-and knew every composer.
poet and arils; OF any account lie had
been for a long time a friend OF Alex
andcr Dumas. the father but longed
TO address him with the more familiar
thou and thee. one day ho proposed
this greater familiarity 10 Alexander
Dumas. who Immediately took adj
vantage Of the offCr and asked him
with very pleasant smile. why.
certainly. my dear Forget. but thou
wilt loan mo 1000 francs. won't thou?"
"Of course" answered FORGET. more
than happy ~ Dumas thou. better
take 1000" and he could well afford u.
Pcrget had an income yariously cs-
timaied AZ from 10000 TO 100. 600 francs
$4,000 to 100000. while be lived
molestly he aid a great deal for the
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,4ooAN.s FIREMAN.
MS Rem ,rh abis Eirurieacs ieeauss Tim
nblsetsd 90 ~. Color.

Ills ltr On arr ahle - lNNANHNN tf"N%"~" 80
objected 80 His Color
"Yel. Stree" declared the railroad
nan to the Memphis soimilar reporter.
those days that are past are the paliny
daya. remember when ! hrod en-
gines that burned nothing but wool.
worked with an orgincer-riri H0-
gan was his name who was one Of tho
heat on the line. amt goins TO give
the name OF the road nor anything like
.hat In telling you this tale. cause
ogan might set In trouble Gt this late
Gay.
In ;hcm days the onglnea had
tgafi through the smokesiaek which
beat the world. and the engine Hogan
ran had the strongest draft Of any en-
g.ne on the road. Many's the time
Hogan has had 20 Giop his englne Wen
she was pulling hard golng uphill until
got out aud pa, pie,e Of sheei-iron
over the stack What for; Why, to
keep the Ore under the boiler. The
iraf, would draw Il all out
"Wcll. about the time speak OF tho
road wanted to introduce nigsers 40
fremCn. OF course we kicked. but Il
didn't do much good. Hogan kicked
harder than anybody and swore he
would KIN any nigeer the road put In
his cab and. not only that. he would
throw his liiolcss body In the flrebox.
One day Hogan comes to me just
before we was going Out on our run
and said. Jim, they've put q Niger
In with me tor this run. but gant you
TO go out with me. anyway
whats the use7' says !.
"well. you come on and don't ask
no questions says Hogan.
Hogan wag q powerful and deter
mined sort OF a man end ! diin't wans
40 trouble with him. 30 / climbed into
the cab longsldc OF the Niger When
the train pulled out
"Wcll. sir never forget that run.
Hogan was mad and salky and he run
that old engine With an the cara be-
bind her Just like be was way behind
time Tho Niger hoayed wood into
the frebox and Hogan kept cussln' him
and tolln' him to keep 'or hot First
thing | knowed we'd struck the bottom
OF the l'ngest and heaviest Grade on
the line. Hogan's engine was drawing
greal chunks OF wood from The flrebox
and the stack locked like a volcano.
Finally. when the niFEer was lean
ing over TO llf, a piece OF wood Hogan
hit him on the head with a monkey
wrench ani he fell over Just like he
was dead was 90 scared | couldn't
move but Hogan got OF HE seat and
chuckod the nisgcr feet hrS, into tho
hrCbox.
Il looked out OF the window. dldn't
want to see such a shocking sight
happened TO look at the smokestack.
and J see the nlggor's boots come out
n Il. then hls socks. then his pants aud
then he come feet fret when he rose
from the stack he yells: Good-by. Mr.
Hogan
We saw him light on the ground
and jump up and run. have never
seen him since. nor neither has Hogan.
but you can't sc, Niger into HOgan's
cab, and that's a fact"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

Hamlet" has been added again TO
the repertoire Of the Theatre Francois.
and line In Il caused serious misgly-
ing In the mind OF the censor present
az the dress rehearsal In the original
English the answer 20 Hamlcts qucs-
ton 10 the grave digger"ilow long
will a man lie In the earth ere De
rotg' Is Faith. 70 ne be rotten be-
fore he die. he will last you some egh,
year, or nine year; a tanner win las,
you nine year" Hamlet continues.
why he more than anotherg" where
upon the grave digger answers: why.
sir, his hide Is 30 tanned with his
trade that he will keep out water a
great while. and water is a sore decayer
Of your dead body" In the French
translation the philosophic grave dig
ger says the following TN corps pcut
vons durer De trois a hull annees. PAR
cxemnle up tanneur se conseFye sept
ans" ca corpse viii last from three
q eight years For instance. . tanner
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

Use Good Secd.--Many farmers make
the mistake OF arguing this way: Il
have some good grain that will bring
a good price on the market: viii sell
that. have some poor shriyeled grain
that grew down on low ground. will
keep that for seed" II is a great mis-
take. II Is a very true principle in
both animal and vegetable growth that
Like hcgets like. and II We SOW poor
seed We may expect poor crop.
Again. In selecting our seed we should
strive to select Il from a field that has
been uniform In both quality and
quantity. When We have this seed let
as clean 70 thoroughly. used to
think, when | was a boy. and my step
father kept ~ cleaning grain after Il
had been cleaned two or three times
over. that he did this to keep MS out OF
mischief. but I have concluded that he
was right about this thorough clean.
ing Geo. McKerrow.
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samuel Harris of near Wabash. Ind,
'sa rhoi and very seriously wounded
-e.r \o'nua, nine miles south. Harris
..d been attentive 20 Mira. Charles Kcs-
.r.a widow, and the jealousy OF rlyall
uls awakened 4, O. stated that on
.,.elal 0o,saions men had lain IN am
4uah Tor Harris. but not until Sunday
uisht was ho fired upon. As llarria
wa approaching Yrs Kcslers house
a heavy char7c Of shot took eject Ia
his recE crd back, ialieliag very ugly
wounds. II Is thodsht, however. tina,
10 VIII recover
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Dornthv Morion,. Kurrr1a


Dorothy Morton has. In short
time. gained distinction In the
field Of comic opera Even in
childhood. az her home In ST. Louis
Mo. she devoted all OF her spare timo
to the study OF music and to the cul-
uvation Of her voice. She made her
professional debut In the chorus of a
comic opera company. She next Joined
Hallon q Harris Later On" company.
IN which she met with considerable
success She afterwards joined David
Hondorsons "BluchCard" company.
and the following winter she became
undersludy Tor Adele Richie. IN The
Algerans when her opportunity
came 10 assume the role. her success
led 20 her selection as prima donna OF
"rhe Fencing Master" company. Last
fan she received nai,Crlng praise tor
her singing In Dorothy" az the stand
ard thoatre. New York. and later in
the season she gained much fame tcg
her singing with Frank Daniels. Ia
THE Wizard OF the Nile" Miss Nor
ton Is at present prlma donna In Paul
stelndorif and Thomas EbCrts opera
company, now performing In the east
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a Woman In D'ssu,...

before proceeding further With thIs
duel" said one OF the principals Il "A
sire that the right arms OF my oppo-
ncnt and myself be measured" This
vas done, and Il was found that tho
other mans arm was two inches long.
cr.
Then" fsid the objecior. declslvely.
you viii see how manlics,ly unfair
Il Ia for us to Eight with swords. unless
! stand two inches nearer TO him than
he stands to -lIarpcrs Daxar
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defined disiricis, generally through &
volcanic vent holes.
Opposed TO Professor Falb are the
scientists who believe that the comet ls
GOING 20 get tho Wcrst Of q. and ~ f,
"a H. TACT that the comet LeNeli. wh,a
Il went too near 10 Jupiter was thloRr
cG its course and sent lylnE cut Of cur
planetary system.
A fow years ago an Investigator d.
clared that the taking OF 20 much cofl
and petroleum from the bowels % the
Eastern United States was golng a.
change the balance OF the hemisphere
and Zip up the eastern coast. gubmefs-
Ing the Pacific slope. and a Boston sci
enlist anticipated Professor Falb 20
SOME extonf. Declaring thar both the
Atlantic and Pacific COSTS would soon
Be submerged owlng 10 sclamic dis
lerbantts. ~ ircmcrd1na that within
lnenl, ave yeafs 'sgso portions 81
New Jersey and lowgr New York city.
win ~ water boundaries or connecil-
~ Rhode Is|and. a|naaehuuella and