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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

There Is scarcely n year that there
Is not more or less smutty corn. We
would be pleased to have the views and
experience Of feeders on this subject IN
the Farmers Review. Having fed
thousands OF steers In twenty-five year.
successfully. without losing a steel
from this smut: we tasted II to know rs
flavor: not using narcotics. or spirits
We found Il had the flavor OF cornmeal,
dry ground. Hence We stacked the en-.
tire seasons crop and let Il sweat We
feared spontaneous combustion. but the
wind changed daily. and cooled the
stack TO the windward. and thus pre-
vented spontaneous combustion
Stacks. one rod wide al the base. tive
rods long. ten feet high. setting slower
at an angle OF fOrty-five degrees. like
a roof. bnilt al one-half pitch. II saved
dry. sweet and clean. Last season We
fed no husked corn In the ear. with very
little hay. thus reducing cost. buying nc
car corn. The average steers weight
was less team la other years. The pro-
az equal. or nearly 80. because no ear
corn was bought. They were fully ma
ture. ilne. Eat and heshy.
Richard Baker, Jr.
High Headed orchards.-Every year
a great deal OF fruit Is lost by heavy
winds blowing Il from the trees. This is
before Il has attained full size. This ls
partly due to the fact that trees are
generally headed too high. a relic OF
I times when the high-hranched tree wat
cut mp until a team could walk under II
70 pillow and cultivate. II the orchard u
headed low there will be little growth
under its branch. which when loaded
with fruit will frequently be bent down
until they touch the earth. The fruit
on low trees Is easily gathered from the
ground or with a short step ladder II
I there were no other reason Tor low
I heads In trees this OF ease In gathering
/ the fruit would De sufficient TO make %
always advisable. 40 kind OF stock
should b. allowed in orchards except
pigs Cattle and horses w.ll eat both
/ leaves, iruit ana branches % hleh o.
they can reach. and TO get the fruit ont
OF the way Of being eaten by stock
seems to BE- the reason Tor the h'ga
pruning and heading Of many Old OF.
chards American Cultiyator.
Is Golden Rod Poisonous?-Dr. c. +.
Scott. wisconsin's state veterinarian
states that the golden rcd. which has
been suggested rs our nat.onal floral
emblem. Is responsible for the 0oath OF
hundreds OF horses In the mlnlne
camps Ia the nothorn par, Of that state.
Horses turned oat to craze feed on tho
plant md J, Is reported 10 be 10 poll
sonous that no administered remedy
viii counterfeit lis effects Dr. Sect;
declares that tho Golden rod shcald be
extcrm.uated O. a poiaonsus Weed. T.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

INCE the day Vice
President Martin
Van Buren, inherit.
ed the leadership Of
I h 9 Democratic
party and the posi-
ton Of President OF
the United States
from "Old Hickory"
Andrew jackson no
vice president or
ox-vice president Of
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

What Our MIX and Butter Costs.-To
supply the demand for milk aud its
products In this country. i5.OO0. 600
cows are required. To furnish food Tor
them. the cultivation Of over $1,000 600
acres Of land is required. In caring for
the cows and their milk. 100000 men and
/ 900. 600 horses are needed Cows and
horses consume annually So,QoO.O0O tons
Of hay. 10000 600 bushels Of ocrnmoal.
and the same amount OF oatmeal, s15.-
000. OO0 bushels OF oats. 1900 900
bushels OF bran. and S0,O0O,OOO bushels
OF corn. &c say nothing Of the brewery
aud questionable feed Of various kinds
that Is used an over the country. n
costs Si0o .Ooo 900 to feed these cows and
horses. Interstate Grocer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

Linseed Meal In the Dalry.-A neigh
Dor OF mine some time ago asked me
what was the best thing 20 give COW
that had failed to drop the placenta I
told him that ] did not know. as had
never had any trouble In that line. but
could tell him what would proven, a.
and recommended linseed meal. Tue
medical profession generally recon-
mends a dose Of physic as a FIRST course
In certain cases Of ailments that at
iects animals. and while EPSON salts
may have their place. yet 1; Is much
better. think. to use llnseed meal
and do away with the need Of such
medicines. The above mentioned medi-
cines are called "cathartics." which Is
derived from a word IN some ancient
language which means 10 kick. The
idea Is that, when these medicines are
taken into the s'omach and in,esunes.
they irritato the Innings to such a de-
gree that in the efforts 20 expel the
foreign substance watery secretion Is
poured out In such profusion that the
desired end Is accomplished. or Il Is
Kicked" out Nov. & seems to me
that It Is better to use some feeding
stuff that has a value as a means OF
giving nourishmcnt and will at the
same time act as a cathartic does. than
to use cathar;ic which only acts by
Irritating the system into which Il Is
taken. National Stockman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-29
The Most Popular Play.

The critics and public may differ as to
the merits OF play; they usually do, but
there can be no question as to the most
public. "The Heart of Maryland" ran all
last year in the Herald Square Theater,
New York, playing almost nightly to the
capacity OF the tneater and many times
turning people away. David Belasco. the
author, had received over hundred thou
sand dollars and Max Bleiman, the pro.
prie,or, haa made a tritie more than
ortune. So there can be no question as
to the power of the play over the people.
II sways them all, even TO the most cap
tious. But no less remarkable than the
success Of the play was the sensation cre-
ated by Mrs. Leslie Carter. Three years
under training by David Bslasco had
done wonders for the determined and tai
ented woman and hers was triumph
none the less gratifying because IL was
deserved. Mrs. Carter has many warm
friends here and MIR. Belasco, of course,
has friends everywhere. He has done SO
much already for the American drama
that he is deserving of every consideration
at the hands OF the amusement-loving
public. The best OF American plays, with
a notable company of players, is coming
to the Providence Opera House next
week.
Herbert Kelcey, who was for 10 years
the leding man Of the New York Lyceum
Company, John X. kelIerd, Odell Will
liams, John w. jennings, Miss Helen
Tracy, Malcolm Williams, Henry Weaver,
Jr., j. ii. Hazeiton, Angela MoCaul and
Winona Shannon are in the cast. Seats
will be on sale next Friday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-29
LOthrop,s Opera HOUSE.

Rotert McWade, an actor OF consider
able reputation began an engagement at
Lothrop's Orers House yesterday, appear
ing in his favorite character of Rip Van
Wiuk.e, part that he hes playef with
cons iderable success in ucarly all parts
Of the country. Mr.. McWsde makes a
great deal o1t OF lrving's wonderful leg
end aud be has been mentioned as the
player TO take the venerable Joseph
Jeferson's place Ia keeping the popular
hero of the Iatskills before tre pubic.
His conception of the character Is much
the same ss that OF the famous sctnr who
has made Rip a household word. Mr.
McwaGe makes the vaga bond CT tho viii
lage Of "Fslling Water" an amusing
fellow end also gives him the necessary
pathetic touch. The meeting with the
old men CT the mounttins and the be-
wlloermcnt following the awakening
from tho 20 years sleep, were portrayed
with unusual reality. Indeed all of the
actor's work was characterized by careful
attention 10 the little things which 60
TO make well rounded and natural i'm
porsonation. His method is direct and
sinplc siving no particular suggestion of
the theater. Mr.. McWade is no stranger
to this city in this part tecaure he has
played 1t several times in the Providence
Opera Hou,o whero it was received with
the consideration IL deservei. The pre-
sentstion at Lothrop's is excellent In all
essentials and IL has stage DIRE sing of
sufficient Importance TO MAKE the plsy
attractive In this respect as well as others.
The supporting company IL OF the aver
age ability aud includes Frank Ambrose.
William kits, Thomas MoCabe, Eddie
Clark. G,rtie Handy, Florence Mack,
Kate Weston, Mibsl Grand, Walter
Walker. Eddie Hanford. Horace Andrews
snd h. sweet. MIR. McWade will play
"Eip Van Wiukle'" all tire week.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-29

complished burlesque artist. In the first
mum bsr on the program, entitled "rne
City Club at a French Ball" Miss Ever.
EFT takes the part of Ma5ls French, Pres
lent OF the club, and Is assisted by 20
or more persons. /.
In the olio, Miss Nellie Waters greatly
pleased the large audience with her se-
lection of Irish songs. William B. Oracle
and Lew Reynolds, Irish comedians, vo-
calists, dancers ana knockabout come
dians, are particularly clever. Mile. MUIR
rial, French artistic, sings catchy songs,
all Of them being new. Tom Nolan,
known to nearly every theater goer In
Providence, sings parodies on all OF the
popular songs Of the day. Lillian Mel.
bourne sings negro melodies and plays q
banjo TO the satisfaction OF all, and Mark
wooliy ana Carrie fulton, the last in this
portion OF the program, appear in an
amusing skit entitled "The Dutch
Doogans." and are very cspable enter
tsiners. A burlesque entitled the "Sport-
ing Dntch-S," in one scene, by Frank
Dumont, closes the performances, and In
this Miss Everett appears os nigh roller
Tom Nolan takes the part of a tramp In
this and is responsible for the greater
part Of the fun. Big houses should be
the order OF the week, for the show is
new, bright, crisp and clean.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-29
Columbia Theater.

The Interocean Vaudeville Com pany
occupies the boards at the Columbia
Theater this week and the ex hi bition is
an excellent one. From the appearance
OF thee Birginos' to the falling of the
curtain on the after piece there is scarcely
an uninteresting act and tho audience
last evening showed that il fully Gppre-
ciated the many specialties.
The feature OF the bill was the dane
ing OF Pspinta, who presented a
series of myriad dances that
wersas novel Ms they were beautiful.
Those given last evening we're the Mar
gerette, Lo Feu, lie Firmement and L'Arc
En- Ciel and the bewildering and fascinar.
ing features of each were Frightened by
the illusion made by the clevcr arrange
ments OF mirrors, lights and drsperies,
max ing one OF the most attractive danc-
ing specialties ever seen in this city.
The bill was opened by the Birginos
who sang several Irish songs ana pre-
sented number of irish dances very
cleverly. They were followed by Drawee,
who gave novel series of feats Of jug
Cling.
Eva Williams and Jack Tucker. who
are well known to Providence theater
goers, were seen in an eccentric comedy
act entitled, "De Bell Of Hogap's Alley"
The jokes were new, the songs were good,
and each OF Jack fuckers limitations
brought down the house.
The acrobatic and coutortionist act that
was given by Sexton and Miller included
several sensational features that were
entirely new.
Weston and De Veaux are both excel
lent musicians and the specialties that
they introduce into their musical act,
when includes selections on a dozen
different kinds Of instruments, makes it
as Iaug liable as it Is pleasing.
Tie comedy sketch given by Watson,
HutchiBgs and Edwards is also extremely
iaughatle. Tho Sisters Bernard sang sew
earl new and catchy songs ana showed
great deal OF ability in sprighliy and
grotesque dances, after which John Me-
Donough was seen in a funny monoIogue
which was full Of new jokes and laugh
able songs and parodies.
After Papinta had given her dances,
Ida Howells, one of the brightest of serio-
comic singers, sang a number OF the
newest songs excelleptly. The program
Was brought to close with Harry Wat
sons funny comedy "wrinklcs," the va
rious parts OF which had teen written
with view to the special abilities of
each participant: Harry Watson, Jack
Tucker, Ed. Edwards, Alice Hutchings.
Lottie Mack and Eva Williams.
] he same program will be presented at
2:l5 and s p. m. each day this week.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-29

Gated wife, and gave the character a
ctsrming atmosphere of sitcsrity. IL
feimed to 5e something beyond mere
playing and its postic simplicity and
truth TO nsture mnde IL ptculiary impres.
sive. Sae's reaGinoss to shield tho circus
scrobat. even II ne was murderer. be-
rause he was the most attractive man
Iho had ever seen, did not seem SO fool
ish IS II nets ally was, by reason OF the
artistic method OF Miss RUSSELL Her
stimulation of Initiation was complete.
The dissatisfied woman was also portray
cd in a peculiarly convincing way.
Joseph Haworth. a native of this city
and an Gctor OF recognized ability, i'm.
personated the farmer husband excel.
lentIy. His love and Jealousy were not
Of the conventional stage kind. These
emotions had a genuine ring and they
Weakened sympathetic interest. The
passion that led to supposed murder did
not shock because there appeared to be
IN excuse for violence. Among the OF Der
well played parts were these OF the sheriff
ny Mr.. Roberts, the bypoeriticsl father
by Mr. Lewis, and the circus acrobat by
Mr.. Standing. Mr. Reed was amusing
IN his charscterirstios Of Ju5ge Lynch.
The scene Of tho second act was finely
set. II represented an exterior view cf a
western farm end the prsisewortby part
Of the play he'd agreeable surroundings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-29

piece, and tho principal comodisns are
all COCO. The cast includes number of
pretty young women who eye,u,oa neat
danccs and sang some rroity songs.
IT'S the familsr story os little plot but
lots Of incidents The three scenes of tho
pieco arc, at the Evening Kcg Oftite. -
"starview Hotel and Leach" and tho
"Cife ana sitting Room" OF the hotel.
Tfe.e Is no attempt to deceive in the
naming OF tho hotel or the characters
who make up the evenings fun. The
incidents OF the piece are supposed to
deal with the history OF a theatrical com
pany.
Mr.. Blnney, as the boy. gives grot.
esque and amusing delinealion OF charac-
ter and he Ia nearly always the center OF
tho Fun, and he does many amusing
things aud his songs ard dances, ne we'll
as bis many sketches oil win applause
from all sections OF the house. RAYMOND
tinloy as Willie Settle the manager OF
the theatrical company is one OF the best
in merry cast. aud Knox q. Wilson. ss
Herman Highhsll, rich brewer, rits-
crilef as good thing for evcrybody and
accidentally fer the theatrical company
was oil 20 far ~ the audience could
ceesirc in relation 30 being good. Clever
and not ovordone was the mirth provok-
sine rart OF Howlsnd Rant. a shaEes-
pearisn student, whose "No Matter
will, no doubt nave q close cell on Harry
Blaney's "Do ! LOOK like vorbettf' ss q
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-29

contribution to the popular sayings OF
the day.
In eacn OF the three parts OF the police
man, "weekly Feble," the invalid. and
Tommy Ruff, the foreman OF the paper.
Frank Young won high favor and his
buck oancing In the first act was interest
ing and amusing. George Dawson was sll
the boy wanted, snd little more In the
bout that took place somewhere and
Charles x. Lavaly. Charles Bryant and
Edward Miller were the mem bers Of the
German band.
Nellie o'Niel, as the adopted daughter
Of Highball had an interesting ana impor-
tsnt part as the assistant OF the boy In
many OF his rapid and funny efforts and
her assistance left little to be desired.
Laura Bennett, besides interpreting the
dual parts of the prima donna and wife
Of Hig ghball, sang we'll and her Negro
specialties were encorsd. The solos of
Miss Lille Sutherland and Flora Evans
were well rendered and the acrobatic
dancing OF the former with Miss O'Nell
was one of the most popular things Of the
evening. There will be the customary
matinees and then as every evening this
week GA Boy Wanted" is bound 10 get
warm reception.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-29
A Chat With Annie Russell.

"After all, II is generally chancs that
fixes for as our life work." said Miss
Annie Russell, the charming "Sue," at
the Providence Opera House last evening.
STEW young girls who leave the theater
after q matinee with red noses and moist
hsndkercniefs and say to themselves: Il
will be aD aciressp ever receive the plau-
dits of crowded houses.
"it never entered my head as GIRL"
continued Miss Rus ell, "that I should
ever be on the stage. From little child
my ambition was to be an authoress; an
ambition that grew, fear, out Of the
perussl of the works of Mary j. Holmes
and Mary Cecil Hay. / felt that my mis-
sion in life wss to present to the world
series OF stories in which, after all kinds
of narrowing experiences Gncluding
brain FEVER and flight from the man she
loved hut must not marry, on the part
of the heroine) virtue would be reward
ed. and vice, in the psrson of an impos-
sitls william, would be pnished to the
accompaniment of wedding bells.
"AIy first and only attempt In the
was convinced should slmost immedi-
atelY shine, was received in terms of un-
stinted praise by the few friends and
neighbors that were permitted to read
the sto-y manuscript. After a great deal
of thought as TO which of the weekly
papers should he allowed to launch a
new star on the literary iirmamert, l
sent my story to a we'll known periodi-
cal, accompanied, more as a mntter of
form than anything else, by stamps for
it's return. After two weeks of fnxious
waiting, one morning the village post
mistress handed me q suspiciously thick
package tearing the name Of the parer
to which 1 bad scrt my story. did not
open IT In the postotiics but hurried
home and upstairs to my little bedroom,
imagining all kinds of causes for receiv-
lug such a lengthy reply. Perhaps they
wanted mo TO write another and longer
story and had sent me a rough outline of
lions. yes, that must be it, thought
as brokc the seal, opened the folded
sheets, and vas confronted by my own
story, together with printed slip in
forming me that my manuscript was re-
turned, not necessarily because of lack
OF literary merit, but because il was
not exactly suited to their pages.
"It wes a denth blow to my literary
ambition. laid the story away in a
bureau drawer and 1 never was guilty
Of second onc,ce. Had ! persevered
who knows but thst might now he
busy piloting young couples over the
troubled seas of fiction and bringing
them at laS into one of the two possible
ports, msrringa or death.
"Poor little story" she resumed after q
moments sil-ncc. al remember how
proud was when for the hundredth
time took one lfst look at my neatly
written manuscript before sending IL TO
the chosen publishsrs. How impressed
.hsy would be, 1 thought, when they
read:
"Cnapler Edith SAT Mt her window
looking ont onto the moonlit landscape.
In her hand she rcd an open letter
which she feid and te-resd.
% How smell ] make NJ nv mind,
what shall | dot Oh. crUel, crrol fats
that shorlt have 10 decide hetween the
man | love and ssvipg my fathers
honor. Poor fsther; Le ssys thst Mr..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-29
millionaire Lemon. VIII

Washington. Dec. 29..-The will Of
George A. Lemon, the millionaire PEN
sion attorney. directs the sale Of The
National tribune and The American
Farmer property, and gives the product.
together with the property not other
wise specified, including a seat IN the
New York stock exchange. to James s.
Lemon, his brother. Emma NJ. Lewis,
Mamie Colwell. George Edwin Tucker
and Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker. After
giving various sums To old employees, the
will gives s25.00o each, to Miss Mamie
Colweli OF acrosse, Wis; Miss Laura
A. Flint of this city: Mrs. Fannie ]. Bar
rett of this city, Miss Aleno Barrett and
James S. Lemon Of Gardner, Mass. and
all his property in Canton. Pa. and $25,
600 additional 20 his sister Emma NJ.
Lewis of Canton, Pa. 1t also bequeaths
$4,000 to Mrs. Lenore Sherwood Of Cam
ton, o.; $4,000 to Mrs. Flora M. Marble:
$4,000 to Byron Andrews OF New York
city; $4,000 10 Elsie McElroy of this city
and $4,000 to George Lemon. a nephew
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-29
Providence Opera House.

!. Bret Hart's ana Il. Eigar Pem5erton's
three act comedy, entitled "Sue" was
seen for the first time in thi, city at the
Providence OEera House, last evening by
an audience OF average proportions, and
1t pleased everyone by It's simple story
and flavor OF domestic life on the frontier
Of American civilization. Fortunately
the play had strong company OF players,
else its faults might have been prominent
enough TO mar the general pleasure.
ssS>-'' is border crama without much
parade of rough men with guns, bowie
knives, whisgey and indians. Tho only
suggestion Of that sort OF thing consists
Of the Introduction of burly sncrid in
pursuit of the viii in Of tho play and the
assembling ~ vigilance committee to
fes that justire is dore according 10
border III, conception Of that sort OF
thing. AL! the rest of tho ply deals
with tie levo cf f4rmcr for a woman
much younger than himself and the
usu.- jealousy following such mismate-
mfnt.
Miss Arrio Rrswii, an actress of con
Siderable fame, ofe Cd Desuiif- i'm
persona.ijn OF the horo.t but unsophisti-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-29
Life Insurance Contest.

Bradford. VT, Dec. 29.-The body OF
David Blakely, who died in New York
Nov. Z. and was buried here. was ex-
humed yesterday sid sent to New York
to be examined by accident insurance
companies. who do not admit the claim
OF the family that death resulted from
an accident received Sept. 22. Mr..
Blakely's accident policies were for
$4,000. Mr. Blakely was manager OF
SoIsa's band, ana president OF the
Blakely Printing company Of Chicago,
ard had his summer residence here.
While bicycle riding he lost control Of
his wheel and collided with a wagon.
His collar bone was broken and his
spine severely injured. Though not re-
covered he returned to New York for
the winter dying suddenly few days
after his return. After the autopsy the
remains will be returned here. Mr..
Blakely carried life insurance Of $4,000.
which, ii is reported, viii be paid without
contention.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-29

No ono who was at Keiths Opera House
last evening or who visits 1t any time
during the present week will ooubt that
"a boyWsnted. " is about as clever, funny
ana lively ombination as could be
desired. The fun Is constant, contagious
garza putI every one in merry mood.
TIE audience that groe.eu Harry Clay
Rlaney, ss the boy last evening was one
OF the largos; OF tn. season.
There arc good singing, many enjoyable
srecisliies and new dancing ice in the