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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23


There Is no doubt about the durabli-
lty and deslrablllty of cement floors
for stables. for walks and many other
purposes. and where the rifht klnd OF
sand or gravel can be had without
much cost such foors arc nts expensive
as TO FIRST cost, ard in the long run
would be cheaper than wood. The ma
lerlals required are Portland cement
inferior cement Is not likely 70 be sat-
lsiactory and 10 quite cure 10 be the
costllcst IN the end. and good. sharp.
clean sand or coarse gravel. II the lat
ter contains some stones Up 70 the size
Of hens egg. no harm will be done.
Tho sand or gravel must be free from
earthly substances. Clay or mold IN Il
will make weak places In the floor
making Il practically worthless. The
proportions Of the two should be one
Of cement to four OF sand. which makes
a strong but not very smooth fabric.
n a 1nc. smooth finish is required,
make a thinner mortar Of haif aud
half flno sand and cement and apply q
thin coat. say half an inch thick. after
the frst has set. II where Il will not
freeze. any solid earth foundation viii
DO But II freezing and leaying are
possible. mako the base Of sandy soil
well compacled. The cement baseshould
not be mortar. as for piasicrlns
but thick and crumbly. and 80 worked
tEr;..-. 49,: - vhcls mss win be
moist. and that both materials viii be
thoroughly incorporated. Each parti-
Gle OF sand needs to be IN contact with
some cement The mixing should be
thorough while dry. and after the
water IL added the mixing necessary 20
make the whole moist will be sufficient.
On n good foundation 10 ga inches
thick "a Sufficient 20 give all the
strength required. As the cement Il
spread Il needs 10 be comractod with 9
FOUNDER OF some kind. II properly
made. such n floor becomes az hard and
durable as rock. In many cities the
very best OF sidewalks and even street
cutters are made In the manner de-
scrlbed, according 10 Mountain Stock
man, authority for the foregoing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

ly cut worms But It has happened
that not quite enough ploWlne was
11n1 IL far f-li. ~ rvrry r--1 Gre i''r.
planted In the spring pioNlns suffered
from cut worms, and plum seedlings
were totally destroyed.
why so Few piuma: Several have
asked Why the native pluma bore 30
shyiy this season. as they biossomed
very full and we had a mild winter and
no frost ~, reP Is very simple.
While tho bi-sSons kere expanded we
had continuous moist or rainy weather
IN most nelghborhoodH. which was not
favorable for poillnation. In some
nolghborhoods the sun shone more and
plums were quite plentiful. But on
soils where the trees suffered severely
last summer from drouth the blossoms
last spring Of the native plums were
not perfect. On the college grounds our
trees on haTdpan. within six feet Of the
surface. bi0ss0med very full. but not
one blossom In a hundred was perfect
In our work In crossing Il was difficult
TO find a blossom with a perfect pistil
and not one Of our crossed blossoms
developed plum. But Oh more favor
able coll the blossoms were perfect and
frulled well where a few hours Of sun
shine came at the right time Many
corn fields also show the effects OF
moist weather. Wnon the period came
for filling out the ears several days Of
moist weather prevented the flying Of
pollen. Hence In some nelghbornoodI
the corn Is not filled out on most Of the
cara. while In others where the weather
favored the ears are perfect.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

dust slightly moistened. and the entire
room freed from any reasonable proba.
billy o. disease sefns. All dust IRON
iooTs or walls should be burned. and
dust should be wiped from furniture
as much as porsible. then the busting
cloth thoroughly cleansed. II there is
disease IN the house. an excellent way
10 destroy germs Is 70 place all cloth
ing that cannot be scalded IN a moder-
ately warm oven which may be slowly
heated TO the ssksssss pitch. II a pan
Of water Is placed In the oven, and the
articles do not come in contact with
the natal sides. there Is very little dan
ger Of scorchlng. Another good way
Is 10 iron the pieces with a very hot
iron. This will. In nine cases out OF
ten, utterly destroy all germs Of con-
taglous disease.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

Il wish u wouldn't Be 50 aEgravalen"
sez ne. Jes, then We met the first load
where Tirzah and Thomas jefferson
wuz and We told en- 70 turn round
and 70 back. for they had other COM
pany and couldn't have %. We vent
back most TO Jonesvlllc when We met
the other lead who had topped over In
The snow--as We drove out mos, 10 the
fence to 90 by en-. Josiah told en- the
same % he had the other load.
- don't care for company" sea Betsy
nobhct risln up ou, Of the snow with
buffalo skin on her lack which made
her look Wild. Il don't care for COM
pany. DID they say We mustn't Gomez
no" seq josiah. they didn't say
co."
"wen then girls ana boys" sex she
.iamhorin into the sleigh. lets 50 on. /"
They went and how they GOT along
I haint never cnquircd and they don't
setm free TO talk about a. But they
kcp, o. havln EN-. Betsy nobhlt az !
hav scd wus the leader and she led
en- once into a house where they WA
maxim preparations for a funeral and
once into O house whorO they had the
small pox. They had al been vaxey-
mated 60 they got Oh better than they
,ri 10. Some how Tlrsa and Thomas
jefferson sol sick Of EN-. and left on
se,n. and az Tor Josiah. though he
/ didn't say much. I knew hla miud.
One mite about weeks after this
enc Monday mite. I had had an awful
day6-vork washin and VIC had been M
Ian The mite before with Josiah. who
had lho ncwralcgay "a hts back. We
hadn't one ov us slept a wink The nit,
before. and Tlrrah aud Thomas J hat
gonc 70 bed carly. Il had been
lowry day aud I couldn't hang out m,
clozc. and 20 many oY en- wuz hum
up round tho Ntohen on llaes. an'
nails. that Josiah and me looked a.
We wu1 sclcn In a calaco tent An
What COVE the room a more gloomy an
melancholy cast. l found when ! wen
to lite the lamp az mite that the kcrr
seno wuz an gone--and bein cut o
, candles. I mado for the nrst time
: my lifo what they call "clut"-whie
Is a button tied NJ In rag and ~
! In a saucer on lard. SCI IRE 70 n
rag. and It makes a il'e 5Shieh b betli
than no lite At alias 4 slut "a octt
shen no woman AZ all-ln that way
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

From the Detroit Free Press: There
was indignation in the eye Of the do
nestle who stood al the street corner
with a covered basket over her arm.
An acquaintance met her and said;
Gould you recommend me TO a good
placel"
you can have mine, u you'll put up
with the treatment"
Are you icavingg"
Il am. Aud FOR good reasons"
Els the work too hard7"
"No. The work ls very light"
''is the pay too smallG'
mo. Tho pays very good"
whats the matter. them
THE woman OF the house takes
too many liberties In the kitchen"
Il see. She's one OF the kind that's
always hosslng around"
ats worse than that. She had tho
lmpudcnce to come In one afternoon
and eat up a lot Of food that ! had
saved up TO take home to my cwn fam
Iivr'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

We arc not aware whether nock mas
tors have ever fed potatoes 10 sheep
when getting them rp for show or sale,
thouga We have made inquiries. says
the Agricultural Gazette o! Tasmania.
theoretically It would be the right
thing 10 try Is a means Of Increasing
wool growth. Yolk Of wool Is largely
potash. while growth Of wool evldcntly
Is very sympa,hotic with production Of
yolk iron the sheep. Potatoes have a
larger aEslmllailye power for potash
than any food generally given 70 stud
sheep. or indeed than any soil product
In general use. Il Is therefore well
worth trial 10 give potatoes to sheep.
Always for feeding purposes potatoes
should be cockci. Potash enters large
ly into the composition Of tho soil on
which such success has been attended
the breeding Of the Merinos as proved
by streloskl IN his work published
about City years ago. In which be gisel
something like . per cent Of the soil
Of BrlckCndon. scone. and county ad-
jaccnt. We write from memory. not
having streieskis work for reference
but the percentage Of potash he states
was very large. Practice and theory
always since. though not always car
the cause and eIee, be seen; In agrl'
culture practice has generally gone be-
fore science; Il Is quite possible the rul'
will be maintained In regard 10 potaal
and wool. WI scientists investigate
this problem. and practical men at th'
sane time try potatoes for wool grow
| lngf
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

Having planted more or less each
year for the last forty-two years. and
tried Sprlag and fall With varied sue
cess. the fall planting did the best,
writes P. NJ. Gideon In the cultivasor
SOW the seed in the drill and cover
not moro than one inch deep. and 20
planted. scarcely a seed viii fail 10
terminate the next spring. The seeds
to DO their best should be planted not
less than one inch apart. and II 70 be
grown as orchard trccs without graft
ing, they should take one winter In
nursery to test their hardness, and
then rcjoc; all that fail 10 make hardy
growth and a perfect terminal bud.
Take up and set In orchard at one year
old. for At that age the tap root can be
had entire and easily planted. In
growing a healthy tree the most import
ant par, Ia the tap root Small hbrous
side roots are better cut on. doing more
injury than good. grow and fruit
thousands Of seedlings, and IN pro-
miscuous lot not more than one In nliy
will be a fairly good apple. To make
seedlings a success requires experience
and careful culling. My best success
vas 1850 cuilod from 10000. and even
then some poor ones.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

AFTER an exhaustive series Of tests.
the minister Of war IN France hns de-
cidod that aluminium Ia the best ma,erl-
al fcs army utensils. an the camp
equipments n the French army WIN
be replaced By those made Of alumni
mum. Tho cost yin b enormous. and
the change would use up an the alum
mum In sight were & made AZ onte.
For this reason The noa material Nili
be used Ia the equipment Of olly two
army corps at frat Gradually ona
corps after another viii b supplied.
until the whole army viii Be equipped.
Aluminium equipments were used In
the Madagascar campaign. and ST..
the test splendidly. Besldos being VERT
light. they showed no signs Of wear.
ana ere easily elesH 3.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

Extremists IN Germ Theories.
Tho law OF equilibrium which Is In
force In an OF the relations Of life and
matter "a sometimes overlooked or ig.
norcd even among scientists, A stu
dent OF germs and microbes has been
making notes OF the Statistics OF bae.
terla In Paris and It's suburha The
air In the parks. as examined, shows
a decrease IN bacteria per cubic meter.
In 1854 there were $50 TO the cubic
meter. and IN 1898 but 275. This Is ac-
counted for by better sanitary condl.
tions. local improvements and by yarl.
Gus other agencies. The reverse. how
ever. Ia the case In tho city proper,
whore the increase In germs has been
enormous In 1854 there were $500
germs to the cubic meter. while IN
1898 there were G.0io. Tho amuSlng
side 10 all this. but ono which is very
suggestive. n the claim by SONG OF
these theorists that the outside air Is
contaminated by the increased elcanll-
ness Of the houses There is more
shaking Of rugs and carpets In tho out
door air mere throwing wide open Of
windows. and more stirring mp gener-
ally Of that portion Of the dust that or
dinarlly settles ludoora The author OF
this statistical novelty Is not az all
uparlng In hls condemnation OF such
vigorous busting. Tie declares that the
germs are simply whirled out Of the
house into the air. where any breeze
may blow thcm into any adjacent
dwelling or possibly scatter thom ovel
n wide area. These germs are not like
chickens that como home to ronst, bul
like thislledown that settles on the pre-
serves Of all people In the vicinity. III
does not 90 far enough In his theories
and recommendations to suggest a rem
edy. Every scientific housekeepci
knows that busting Of all kinds ough
TO be done with a cloth that could I'm
medlately be washed In some disinfect
Ing liquid or boiling water. One won
an, who lived far In advance Of he
tins. had her furalture and carpet
brushed and cleaned In an empty room
the walls OF which are afterwarI
wiped down. the door swept with saw
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

weighs $50 pounds He Is perfectly
developed In all respects save the one.
The forolog h. has Is on the left side.
but where the right should DO Joined
on there ~ no trace Of shoulder
blade. he Is worth more 10 his owner
than n he we're a plain ordinary veal
calf. for Nj McDanlela has made a
pretty sum exhibiting him TO the won
derlng residents OF tho surrounding
tOwns.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

There is a calf In shlckshinny. Pa.
that has just enough legs for a milk
ing stool. but not enough within ono
for a calf. The calls name IL Ben. lie
Ia the son OF an ordinary COW, but Ben
Is no ordinary calf, He runs and Jumps
and frlsks and butts like any ordinary
calf. using his single foreleg as a sort
Of jumping pole. but overytime no
makes an ambitious butt at the chill
dren OF bis owner. g. c. McDanlels. he
falls all In a shame-faced heap. Ben
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

Tho president OF the American Phar.
maceutlcal Association has analysed
1900 prescriptions and examined over
100000 additional Thelo o1amina-
lions showed that only seventeen voge-
table drugs we're prescribed and ten
with metallic basis. Over one hun
dred vegetable drugs rcco ynlzcd by tho
Sharmacopoela were not used at all
II was further demonstrated that q
large number Of physicians use pro-
prletary arllc,ea. not including elixira,
pills. tablets and fluid extracts In
this same connection Il may be re-
marked that medical men are return.
Ing 20 the old practice OF leaving med
feline with their patients In tho old
saddle bag days. UhCn drug stores
we're few and medicines difficult u no.
Impossible 10 obtain. The doctor Away
brought his drug store with him and
dofed out bis pills and powders 70 suit
The needs Of the patient. La,torly th'
physician has been IN thc habit OF writ
ms bis prescription, which Ia filled oul
at the pharmacy There have beer
very many cases. however. when thl
wrong drugs were prescribed. and &
the druggist saw lt, articles not man
toned In the prescription were substi
tuted. This has usually been doni
when the supply has run oui. In am
event It u mos, cllpahle practice s.
much OF this has been done that doc
tors have found Il necessary. IN 0rde
10 feel sure Of tho effect Of their rem
edles 10 secure mcdiclnes prepared b,
reliable firms gnd known 70 be accord
Ing 10 representation. This Ct cours
has IS advantage both TO doctor an
patient any a. the custom O, oarryin
these artifes increases. Il viii n
doubt Become more popular.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

Il haven't had any peace OF mlnd at
all" said Mr., Lushly. "sinco my wife
got the bicycle craze"
"She wanta to ride. does shei"
"Nol sac wants me TO ride She says
she believes that a man who is out at
night Is as safe II he's confronted with
the responsibility Of getting a bicycle
back home as he Is II he has signed tho
pledge"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

Water will not extEguish burning
kerosene oil. but dry sand will. and Il
is a wise preeautlon to keep a box Of
Il In some convenient place TO be used
IN an emergency. II Il is not at hand,
the flames should be smothered by
throwing some heavy rug. wooden sub
stance. or a damp towel over ii.-Popu-
lar Science.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

Doctor-"Just place this thermomo
ter under your tongue, Mira PeQue. and
keep your lipa closed tightly"
Mr.. Henry peQue latter a few min
utes Of speeches. delighO-"what viii
you take for that instrument. Docr'--
Puck,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23
A rre.IIsaasl snahs.

BENJAMIN Franklin compared a man
with two interests or policies 10 a
snake with two heads, which. poiuting
IN different directions, were like 10
catch IN the underwood. That his
ulmile was not altogether ianeiiul will
be seen from the illustration We pub
llsh. which represents a double head
I'd snake Killed on the Flores, Hail"
estate by Mr., Ncwdlgate At Knysna
Sauth Africa, while lighting with a cat
The snake Is Of dark brown color. with
lighter rings, but the heads are black.
II is a hali-grown specimen Of nom
poisonous variety. and about eight
inches long. Afr. Bancroft has also
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

An Ohio glrl MARRIED The wong man
By mistake. bot the match Il lusl a.
likely to b happy a. Il the couple had
courtcd fer ten years.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

ULLETIN 1is, Of
Cornell University
experiment station.
speaking Of the
texture Of soil,
sayn:
Every good far
NOR knowp that q
hard and lumpy
soil will not grow
good crops, no mat
ter how much plant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

In the domlnlons % TIE British en-
plre alone. some 5000 individuals van.
Ian every year without leaving AM
trace.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

Uranus IA 4 gigantic world. mor1
than sixly tlnea a. larea a. ourA II
l. about i.loo. 100000 miles iIen ~
earth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

The farmers noek that has the
range Of the fields. and access TO q
great variety Of food, may thrive on a
ration Of corn because Il IL not their
exclusive diet. We have. however. often
seen farmers premises where for two
or three hundred yards from The build
ings the poultry had eaten every green
thing except weeds that was not en-
closed by chlcken-proof fences. Such
runs become polluted and the fowls
suffer for the lack Of insects and green
food. The owner feeds the customary
corn ration and wonders why his flock
does not thrive and the pullets do not
lay. Tho development Of pallets Tor
laying Is much like that Of heilcrs Tor
giving milk. Concentrated grain diet
ovortaxes the digestive organs and
produces fat bulky. succulcnt food
that which contains the bone and mus
Gle making material. IL necessary 4
secure the healthy dlgestlcn and thrifty
growth.-Farm Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AcRlcuLTURlsTs.

onns Up-to-date Hinta About cuIiiva-
ton Of the Soil and Yields Thereof
--Horticuiture, viticulturo and Florl-
culture.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

Ground and Cooked Feed the Best
All animals ere provided with a means
Of crushing or grinding or purifying
their food. preparatory for the action Of
the digestive nulds. The digestive sys-
TEN Of the chicken is provided with a
strong muscular organ. containing
more or less gravel. by which the food
"a ground mp. The COW has four stom-
achs. IN the FIRST Of which the food Is
maccrated and then returned to the
mouth for tlnal mastication. The hos
rulps his food down and depends on the
length Of his allmcntary canal TO secure
proper digestion. Throughout the whole
animal economy. whatever may be the
method Of taking and dlgcstlng food.
thorough mechanical division. Grind
ing and cracking feed therefore assists
nature hiss provided largely for It's
natures efforts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

Nitrogen IL the most costly cons,l,u'
emit OF commercial fertilizers; and. IN
many instances. the Increased cost OF
the fertilizer due 20 tho nitrogen Il
contains will balance or even exceed
the Increase In the proceeds from the
crop. due to the nitrogen. Fortunately.
We are not obliged 10 rely entirely
upon commercial fertilizers for our
supply OF nitrogen 10 enrich our sofia
Recent Investigations have proved
that the class OF plants called "legum-
nous plants" 10 which the eloyers.
peas. beans. etc. belong. have the
power Of deriving from the air part
Of the nitrogen required In their
growth. For this reason they arc
sometimes called "nllrogon-gathorers."
This fact helps to explain why clover
Ia so valuable IN restoring and enrich
ing poor soils The clover plant Ia rich
IN heterogeneous matters and, when the
crop Is plowed under, they decay IN
the soil and add TO ia supply Of nitro
cen Tor the next crop.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

But there's stlll another use that
perhaps he hasn't thought Of. A CON-
paratl- lev corks will make an ex-
celie.d life prtseryer. Take stout
bag-one such az -four comea In will
do-and after cutting n quantity OF
cork into small bits empty them into
IT, Then sew up the open end OF the
bag and divide the cork crumbs into
two equal parts. shaking one part into
each end Of the bag. where Il should
Vie Ia a firm. compact roll. Now sew
tho bag across Just inside OF these rolls,
70 that they will be held firmly Il
place. A pair Of short cloth straps
may be added to fasten the presoryer
10 the body. When In place the two
cork rolls viii be under the swimmers
arms. the fiat and empty part OF the
bag across his chest aud the straps
fastened al his back.
Tho life prcservcr will not only keep
q boy safe IN the water bat viii assist
greatly In teaching him TO swim.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

Failures in Cooking Feed.-The iall-
urea consequent upon feeding cooked
feed 10 hogs have resulted from bad
management. Through carelessncss
the hogs may have been allowed 70
eluttonlze themselves and lose their APP
petite. The ration may have been de-
fciont. the feed may have been ground
too coarse and then not thoroughly
cooked. the feed may have been made
TOO sloppy. Il may have been too dry. II
may have been fed too hot or too cold.
Il may have been fed In 9th and dirt.
Il may have been fed toe irregular, aud
n fed to young piss Il may have been
allowed 10 sour, and then failure would
Of course follow. and the short-slghsod
feeder would attribute Il TO cooking the
feed rather than 10 his own careless.
mesa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23
SCIENTIFIC CORNER.
CURRENT NOTES OF DIsoova
cry AND INVENTION.

1ahinG = life rreserver-A Two-Headed
snake-A Calf with Three Legs rhy-
sielnns' Prescription 80 Extremists IN
Germ Theories.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

Exhaustlng Plant Food.-Man dis
turha only 10 the depth he piovs. loav-
ing the sabsoil compact. and BY cln-
slant cropping and taking on, and fall
ing to add anything. oxhausts these
supplies Of plf.. food which nature has
been storing Cor ages,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

AVE up al the
corks you can find.
Their only use isn't
to stop up old bot
ties. Every boy
knows this II he
has been IN need
OF a fishing bobbor
or n he ever want
cd 10 give his face
a negro black with
burnt cork.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

Drausht Does-ovcr 10000 draught
dogs arc in use IN Belgium, drawing
milk and vegetable carts and other
llrht vehicles. being generally hitehed
With the hardy Belgium woman. There
IA a regular dog market where the AMI
mails may be purchased choaply, and
the Industry figures largely IN the city's
haslness. They arc moro generally
used In Belgium than In any other
Eurcpeaa country, although Il has
been repeatedly urged that the sahsti-
tuition Of small horses and donkcys
would be more advisable. as the latter
animals might be converted into sAu-
sage when they became too old FOL
work. There seems to be a deep-seated
aversion to putting the WORKOUT dog
70 such q use.