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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

Too great care cannot be used In
the case OF anthrax making Itself mani
Test In any locality. II an animal has
died OF the disease. the germs may be.
come spread in a number OF ways
Even the persons making an examlna.
ton OF the carcasses are likely TO carry
away the germs on their boots II
the carcass IL exposed 10 vulturos. the
germs are still more widely spread.
Four years ago there was an out
break Of anthrax on ten farms In Della
ware. About 20 cows and . horses were
affected. OF their owners four persons
took the disease. There seemed only
two ways FOR II TO have come. One
was by the possible Introduction BIZ
drovers that had. perhaps. been IN IN.
fected localities. The other possible
source vas the Morocco leather import
ed from the old world.
II has been proven In Europe that
even scraps OF tanned leather and bits
OF hair can convey the disease. Espe.
eially Is this possible By means OF tho
manures composed Of the sweeplngs OF
such factories.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

MRS. SARAH hENEDilIs
worked ali night. they met with no bet
ter result than before. except that the
reddish color In the fingers seemed TO
have frightened somewhat.
These conditions remained I'M
changed until the next day at noon.
The anxious mother and friends
grouped themselves about the bedside.
At length a slight quivering OF the eye
lids was noticeable. and Immediately
thereafter an electric shock Of terror.
awful 10 contemplate. shook the at
tenuated body Of the girl A cold sweat
followed, and the horror Of her thoughts
was plainly depicted upon her face as
she exclaimed in an almost inaudible
voice:
Il am alive. Please don't bury me. !"
The CHASTITY danger 10 which she had
been subiected--taat Of living lnhuma-
uon-seemed TO have held continual
possession Of her brain and 10 have
haunted her throughout her trance. II
Is thought that she endured no physical
suffering whatever
The trance has LET, Miss Benedlc, in
very weak state, and abe is scarcely
able TO speak. She seems TO be recov.
ering slowly from her awful experience
and Ia being cared for with every atten.
ton that money can procure The cause
Of her Singular disease q a mystery.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

nc rank back into a trance. crushing
I he bread In her rigid fingers. Thurs.
day morning. November II. 1895. she
partially awoke from her trance. com.
planning OF an acute pain nj the base OF
the brain. She had been In a praetl-
cally uninterrupted trance state for
over Eve wocks
Then followed nearly Eve weeks. dur
llg which the young Jaey remained In
what may be termed Geml-cataleptic
state. characterized b. frequent In.
,oryals OF complete consciousness
The distinguishing features OF this
mysterious condition were that the
YOUNG woman became suddenly mo.
tionlcss. tho body and the limbs
were flexible and retained any DO.
sit.on IN which they might be
placed, the action Of the heart and
lungs was easily perooptiblo and ye, ex.
iornnl objects made little or no i'm
preston. In her moments OF conscious.
ncrs during this time she was haunted
by n horrible premonlt!on that her
friends and the attending physician
might. when she was in q state Of com.
pleto coma, mistake nor condition Tor
that OF death. and bury her alive.
The trance from which Miss Bcnedlci
suffered came upon her almost Instant.
ly, and without a moments warnlny
sunday morning, January u. She ne
malnod In deathlike stupor until rpviv.
3D. When the attending physician az.
rived he found the patient pale and
white as marble. the oGtromlllcs sil9
and cold as In death. the eyes which
were dull aud fixed turned upward aud
lnwardi the irlsos greatly contracted
the oyollda mollonlcss. the lips ohalky
white and somewhat drawn over.
dropping tendency OF the lower saw
There was no indication OF phyrlcal
warmth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04
Fair Winter LAYERS.

have tried a number Of breeds.
among them the Leghorns. Black Span
ish. Brahmas and Plymouth Rocks |
prefer the Plymouth Rocks before any
OF the others | have tried For winter
quarters I have a warm house with
double siding and the space between
packed with straw. also have glass
windows In the houses, In winter tlmo
l feed oats. corn ana wheat. and In the
summer they get some OF the growing
wheat and rye. J also keep them sup.
piled with lime and sand For eggs aud
poultry we have a home market. and
the merchants In turn shin the product
20 ST. Louis and Chicago. have %
hens. and In winter they produce about
one dozen eggs per day, We lose q few
fowls from lice. diseases ana predatory
animals, but We use preventive medi-
ciEcs and so prevent disease TO great
extent In raising broods We are fair
ly successful. when We give proper care,
and proper feed. We think We cure
roup by the uso Of meats and oils. The
best Gag producers We ever hsl were
Langshans and Plymouth Rocks. We
consider poultry our sayiuga bank. and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04
welsh Cattle

The black Welsh cattle are natives Of
the counties Of Pembroke. Carmarthen
and Cardigan. and are more generally
known as Pembrokeshire Blacks. sub
divided into Castlemartln aud Dews-
land breeds From Cardiganshlre they
also extend along the North Wales
coast up to Anglesca. and are then
called the North Wales or Anglosea
breeds. Whether they were ever in
dleenous to Radnorshlre or Bleconshlre
Is not positively known. but they are
not generally found In either. They are
supposed TO have been descended from
Dos Primigius," that Is. they were
not brought In by settlers. but were
found there In wild state By the earll-
est inhabitants. They may be described
as a horned breed. generally Of black
color, and frequently with white marks
on the udders Of the COWS, also a few
white hairs at the end OF the tail Some
times a few white hairs are mixed up
with the coat. but this Is not always
hereditary, and only comes cut coca
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04
FROM DORIS

The letter sent with this was found
sealed and bearing your name and adj
dress In the room where Roger died
yesterday. lie had spoken OF you ~
often that ! came almost to know you.
That Is why ! am writing this note
you were his friend. aud one ~ noble
rs he must have noble friends. !
thought for moment I would ask You
20 let mo read the letter. hut ! could
not bear 10 SEE II and know that Il was
his last, aud written 10 another Thr
trouble was his heart. VIII you ht
present. ! cannot write any more Tor
crying.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04
10 IL Id

Saturday morning. February /, short
~ after a galvanlc battery had been
used on the breast an entire cessation
OF the motion OF the heart. together
with that Of every other vital function.
seemed to take place. Even the most
careful examination and tests failed
to detect the slightest operation OF the
heart ahi iHnga In this condition she
continued until those IN attendance
seriously believed that the girl was
dead. They even imagined that decom.
position had set I'M. and openly assert
cd their unwilllngness TO sit ut the
bedside OF corpse The physician
while admitting the semblance Of
death. still chung 10 the hope that life
was not altogether extinct. Pins were
pressed under the nails OF the fingers
with no visible effect. Food was stlll
administered AZ regularly as before. but
IN the most minute quantities.
Tho other evening. a. Dr. Hubbell
and two or three assistants were sllll
patiently working TO restore the pa
tients vitality, a lamp which emitted
brilliant light was placed near the
fingers OF Miss Bencdloi's left hand.
and, TO the surprise Of all present.
though ashen, thin and Ehaslly AZ they
were, a faint reddlsh color could be seen,
denoting the existence Of life. The
physician then applied his hand 20 the
girls pulse. but was unable TO detect
the falntest throbbins. Remedies were
then applied with renewed effort. and
though the physician aud his helpers
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

THE TWO WOMEN.

Said Doris: "You are just as plci.
nrcd you. May ! call you just Anne
How long they prayed did not
know you would come. could not
think who you We're, standing beside
his grave. 80 beautiful aud fearless.
could not see wen for weeping. AMI The
wind was cold. aud my head ached.
Oh. the wan face. The black clothes
J did not like the black ! wanted To-
lie down there with him and be- COW
cred up. The clay was 80 cold ana
wet. oh. how cold my heart grew,
Did you think they prayed longy !
was 20 coldg
II have never been told how he
died" said Anne.
Il entered the library where he was
waiting for me-" Doris replied. 1T
was near twilight He sat hy the
window looking ont. When ! came IN
be- turned. aud his face was pale The
room was cold. n G fire had gone out
! never saw him pale before; / was
frightened. and cried cut. lie came a.
r'assrrc me. aud his face was 80 pale.
lie looked ai me long ana anxlously--
~ anxionsl. ! did not understand this
look Il was 80 strange II hurt me be.
cause ] did not understand II. Now |
know II was physical suffering. lie
went back 20 the vlrdnw and sank In.
90 his chair. Are ycu not nv asked.
lie answered n little aud added. II
win pass Bui he did not speak NJ
an. or touch ne. and when | strokcd
his forehead. hc lcarcd suddenly for.
ward his face IN his arms, ON the
window ill. aud would not answer me
! ran out 20 tell them be- was m.
When the doctor came I was told he
was dead They gave me this letter 90
send you. and tell YOU"
You did not WISH" said Anne. 10
read my lottery"
Doris did not reply.
III would make you less able a. real
lie that be- isgunc." said Anne.
gently.
Yes" said Doris. "And then Il
was to you-not me"
The others face was mnuscd with
tcnder pity, She spoke impulsivcly.
aud yet with tlmorous boldness. rs
one who ventures upon hazardous aud
novel ways.
Doris. he loved you with all his
heart"
"lle told your
"leA"
"He spoke Of you 50 often. Anne.
We shall always be- friends"
"Ncs. always"
"Nou are SUR he loved mo soy" The
girls mouth trcmored ~ the corners.
"He did not tell me often enough"
"lle loved you dearly" said Anne.
"Ah, n You knew what sweet com.
fort you give. Nou are mrc-quite
sure
HE loved YOU with an his heart" |
repeated Anne
Il win go, Anne. thank you M
muohl ] think can weep again. now. |
Fer While, goodbye. Give me both /
your hands and kiss me-" Edward /
Cummings. In the Chap hook.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04
rhIrh uaasr.. n,.h MIN


Al the present time some OF the most
reliable Of dairy authorities are con-
sidering the relation OF thick udders 10
rich milk Those who have most thor
oughly investigated the matter are
about ready 10 assert that 4 Is a quite
valuable index. The COW whose udder
mllks down to a thin fabhy sack will
not usually be found a glvor OF rich
milk. There Is doubtless a reason for
this In the manner OF the production
n butter fat from the tissues OF the
udder. but the process Is so little un-
dersto0d that we win not attempt 20
show the relation between the thick
ness Of tissues and abundance OF
cream The Idea. however. Is not new.
We have heard the fact commented on
frequently by farmers chat did not
pretend to find reason for It. The
Farmers Review would like the obser.
yations OF It's readers on this point
Half a bushcl OF potatoes a day Tor
a milk COW. Is the limit recommended
by Professor Fiord More than that In
juriously affects the milk. be says.
She-Why does q woman take a
mans name when she marries him.
He-Why does she take everything
else he's gotg-Truth.
Cad, farley, that neck-tie you have
ON Is out OF sight"
Il wish Il was; it's Gee my wife
bought. Harper's Bazaar.
Specials don't run on regular time;
likewise genluA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

sionally 4 brown black. approaching
chocolate color, Is considered a good
color Occasionally there are some
COWS striped red and black. also some
quite white with black ears. muzzle and
Ieet' but these are becoming very rare.
The special characteristics OF the
blacks. which make them valuable. are
hardness OF constitution. aptitude for
dairy purposes. and doclllly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

~ a conyention Of dalrymen rccen,
~ attended by a representative OF the
Farmers Review, a member advocated
the Creatioh BY the association Of a
corpa OF Instructors Ia butter making.
the duty Of whom should be TO 10 from
house 20 house aud teach the wives OF
the farmers how TO make good butter.
Tho speaker waxed enthusiastic over
the proposition. These instructors
would walk right into the kitchens
and take possession, and give their les
sons in true pedagoglc style We are
surprised that the humor Of the sug-
gcstion did not strike the gentleman
Does he not know that nearly every
farmers wife believes herself the best
butter maker In the neighborhood7 She
need instructions In butter makingl
The idea Of ~ The instructors would
better 20 on TO the next housed Said
instructors would have the opportun-
ity OF making a rapid exploration OF
their counties.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04


The advance of military service IN
The invention Of weapons Of greater
precision aud fatality. such as the ian.
proved rifles. and the Maxlu gun and
~" usn - enotel''ea upwder IN battle.
have I'D students Of warfare to APP
ptyheud GREATER carnage IN combat
ard directed attention anew To the dis.
pnsal Of the dead on the battlefield.
Recently the German emperor called
for the opinions ~ the medical stan Of
the war department on the question Of
using cremation % dlslncumher hat.
tlchold after sangulnary combat. An
Invention Of this kind would be- of su.
pcmc interest 10 all governments as
coming from q nation that most care
fully Studies the art Of war The idea
Is not novel. however. nor Is Germany
the ilrst government 10 consider q. Al
The International congress IN Paris
lweniy-elghi years ago DR. Bcrtonl ~
Genoa proposed cremation as the hu.
marcsi aud, from sanitary point Of
, lew, the soundest method Of dlsposlng
81 The dead In battle. aud his argu.
monts were supported by DIR. Castig.
hlnl, another Italian sanltarian.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
ocl<RURAL READERS.
How suceessful Farmers Operate Tn.
Department Of the Tarm-A Rev
Hints a. to tho Care Of Live stock
and Poultry

HERE IS a gentle
man here from u.
llnois who Is max
ing the statement
publicly that the
dairymen OF the FL
gin district and
Southern Wiscon-
sin have discarded
the silo altogether.
on account OF the
sllage producing
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

Teddy--l wish / hadn't licked Jim.
my Brown this morning.
Mamma.-You see now how wrong n
was. don't you dcary
Tedd-Yes, cause didn't know I'm
noon that his mother was going 10
give a party. -Pearson's Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04
TRACKED BY BLooDHousps.
How rFinss and Brandy Captured Ora,
Atterbury.


Atterbury.
The trailing and capture OF Grant A..
ierby by bloodhounds AZ Sullivan mn
has brought the bloodhounds of M
city into prominence. The employmen,
OF bloodhcunds WIN be a cause ~,
fewer crimes The dog Prince has
lately become famous Three weeks
ago he took nrst prize Al ,bs
dog show at Indianapolis Ia competi,lon
with seven other bloodhounds Tbc
work Of Prince on that occaslon gs.
most marvellous The man 10 mae
the trail was started out with mai
OF rubber over his shoes. lie van.
dered through three miles Of crowded
streets Of the city. Then he joined a
crowd TO chase runaway team ate,
which he went 10 a stock show thar wa,
In progress He then discarded his rub.
bors and put on a new pair. then re.
turned to the dog show IN a round.
about way Six hours later Prince wa
started on the trail lie went the en-.
tire way Just as the man had done
followed him into the dog show and
picked him out from among 1000 peo.
pie who were In the hall.
The citlEens OF sullivan were more
Than pleased with the conduct OF the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

y" ''"" Va - t't eaA tAoufl huIullCE.
Corn brings as into debt. as does also
wheat and horse raising. Marcus W.
Wood. IA Farmers Review.
a "Weii-Intensioaed'' Poultry Ealssr
For about thirty years | have raised
poultry. for twenty-threo years as an
adjunct on the farm. and for the re-
naming seven years have been rails
ms them In the city suburbs. on the
farm ! did not confnc myself to any
special breed. but usually kept we'll
pred males. Dark Brahmas. Partridge
Cochins, Bun Cochlns and so forth. For
the past seven years have bred Ply
mouth Rocks exclusively, and think
taey are the best general-purpOae fowl
maturing early. They are good layers
and sliters. They also give a good
sized roast when brought to the table.
NY fowls have never had very good &C.
eomihodaiions IN the way OF housing,
ana they sometimes get their combs and
gills frozen. but am always intending
10 DO better by them next winter, For
grain feed. corn Is my main reliance.
supplemented by what table scraps we
get. We make good deal ourselves.
and get considerable more from city
families. This winter am supplying
them with sugar beets from the cows
raiions, which they seem to pick at with
great relish.
! ind a market for large part Of my
ilook al 81 each to be used as breeders.
and think ! could sell more II had
the pluck to advertise more. Those
left over we usually dress and sell 10
private families. at full retail prices In
the shops. which average about 10 cents
per pound Occasionally we sell some
early chicks a, II 10 Is cents per pound
alive. We do not Sc; many eggs In
winter now, but expect to next win
ter" when ! &c, my ideas carried ont.
We lose some fowls occasionally from
different GAUGES. but have never had
what ! consider an epidemic Of cholera
or OF any other disease. ] have never
used an Incubator. but have relied on
the old method frequently getting from
y 10 II chicks In q brood. Seventeen
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

The french miniaicr Of arrleulturs
gives the number OF wolves DESTROYED
In France In 1894. or rather of thoss
Tor the destruction OF which a premium
was asked as being 2ii. as agalns, gsi
IN 1891 aad d has 10 lc noted that me
total has boca decreasing aInce 1899
when The governmeal increased the
premium.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

Tally heuBlhlc OF
what Is taking place
about you. to be
y - utterly deprived OF
=: :: !: !: !. 6: .: q: = !:
tombed alive, Is
perhaps one OF the
most dreadful aud agonlzlng expert
,nces that can hefall n human being.
Such, however. was the condition OF
Mas Hattie Benedict. prepossesslng
icung lady OF Marengo. N. Y. Tor four
months. until last week. Her case may
nfely be considered as one OF the most
charitable Of medical phenomena that
hat has ever bailled the skill.oi physi-
Hans Four months ago this young
woman fell into state OF coma. which
continued almost unintcrruptedly for
period OF over ave weeks. Then n
9crlod Of five weeks ensued. during
which the young lady was In a semi
,aialepilc condition. On the 9th OF last
month she again lapscd into q state Of
,omplete coma, from which she became
conscious for the first time a few days
ago.
The young woman IL nearly nine
teen yoar Of age. OF fragile form and
ibout che middle height She possesses
m abundance OF dark brown hair. blue
eyes and regular features Her facial
expression denotes a gentle and sensl-
1--we temperament; her disposition Is
laid 10 be sweet and amiable.
The peculiar aiillction from which
Miss Benedict suffers Is not character
ICED by the same symptoms as those re-
ported IN medical treatises. When the
hrst frances appeared they crept grad-
ualiy over the young woman without
my apparent cause. sitting In a chair
)r busted about the house. without re-
gard TO excitement or ennul. she would
become aware OF a growing feeling OF
irowsincss. and then gradually lapse
into "A seml-conscious state. And
though. as she afterward related. IN the
seeming full possession OF her intel
iectual faculties. she was utterly with
out the power to move or stir a single
muscle OF her entire body.
Her awakenings were attended By
'old swcats. and every feature OF her
'ounienance was expressive OF the most
Intense terror. On every occasion OF
her return to consciousness her hrst
words. uttered In weak and broken
yllablos. we're.
Il am alive. Please don't bury me"
Mrs Sarah Benedict. the girls
mother, with tears In her eyes, each
limo tried to calm her. assuring her that
she was not going TO die. and that she
would soon be restored 10 health. Once
Turing this period when the glrl awoke
ihe hurled TO get her some food. She
lad time 70 get cup Of tea and slice
4 toast Her daughter had the toast In
iar hand, raising Il 10 her mouth. when
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

Lilies are raised a. a regular field
crop In the Bermudaa. In one Of the
largest zelda over 100000 may be can
In bloom At The same time.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

eggs Ia the usual number given 10 a
Plymouth Rock hen and II she has \
Few more presented TO her by other
hens she sometimes succeeds In hatch
ing her original number. / never do
much doctorlng. but depend on lsolat-
Ing the sick fowls, and when their case
becomes hopeless | kin them and bury
them deep.
My neighbors usually discount me on
egg production and early maturity. II
all they say is true. and do not believe
Il Is, ! tie to the Plymouth Rocks for
medium results and think l get
them. II we're after early maturity
only ! should use bantams exclusively.
II beef at long range was my object I
would want Cochins or Brahmas.-F.
NJ. Cunning. In Farmers Review.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

Making Breeds No breed OF rich
dairy COWS. cows yielding rich milk,
was eytf formed on low. wet lands and
coarse. rank food, and the hes, OF breeds
grown elsewhere must In a few gen
orations de,or.orato under such condl-
lions. That a breed grown under such
conditions can. In a long series OF gem
cratons. be changed from a poor dairy
breed 70 a rich one by removal 10 up-
land pastures, and fed on rich food,
there can be no doubt. but that Ii would
require lag lifetime Is no less true.
All such attempts are but waste Of tina.
money and labor, when breeds are al
ready TO be had built up by nature and
improved for centuries BY sklllful
breeding. Jersey Bulletin.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

hounda there aud their owners were
ven pleased with the kind treatment
they received.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04

We draw on Il for our money supplies.
Corn brings as into debt. as does also
wheat and horse raislng. Marcus W.
Wood. IA Farmers Review.