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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23


! wish 70 impress the important
truth theoretically admitted BY most
thoughtful persons. but practically
ignored by hundreds OF our culuvators
Of the soil. that weeds spring from
seeds or some substitute for them.
There IL positively no such thing AZ
spontaneous production Of these highly
organized plants. whatever scientists
may conclude as 10 the origin Of living
microscopic beings The ragweeds IN
the fields after harvest come from seed
In the soil. having been borne by for
mer ragweeds like themselves. The
purslane In the garden puts up It's tiny
seed-leayes from the shining coat OF
the minute seed Of the year before.
Neither is Il necessary TO be driven
to the hypothesis that seeds may exist
for cons Of time In the soil. 20 account
for the surprising growth We some-
times witness Of plants not previously
noticed. Doubtless some seeds do re-
tain their vitality during several years.
when buried deeply In the earth; but
Il Is more certainly known that the
seeds Of troublesome or Injurious
weeds rarely last longer than two years
insueh situations. termination or death
takes place within one year In the
great majority OF our weed seeds. Their
Immense numbers. their diverse and
efectual modes Of distribution. their
production under unfav0rable circum-
stances upon dwarfed plants not likely
to be noticed. amply account for their
phenomenal appearanee.-ProL r. ].
Burrill.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

The editor ofL'Aplcullure once fed
1900 watormelons, many OF which
were unripe worth In all $3.50 10 his
apiary Of 100 colonies. from the middle
OF August 10 the end OF September.
when there was an absolute dearth OF
forage. II would have cost him three
times as much to have led honey or
sugar. These bees did well on their
food. and even stored a few pounds OF
surplus, which was OF good body. but
little colored. and very agreeah'-
taste. Twenty or more ne
fed. according 10 size. lie ID I'll say
whether the bees wintered on that
food, but It Is TO be presumed that
they did. for the next season. though
there was a little flow OF honey, he
again fed watermelons TO complete
their winter provision" from which It
would appear that It aid not hurt
them. Care was taken that the Juice
they obtained was fresh every day. lie
noticed that they volded the wAtery
portion during their return 10 the hive.
at distance Of only a few yards from
the feeding place. Before feeding the
fresh melons. he had tried boiling the
pulp with little water. but the bees
took little notice Of h.--F. L. Temp
son, In Review.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

a slngularly romantic episode that
dates away back In The ios occurred
In Bclliontc, Pa. the other day. Dr.
William Rothrock spent his youthful
days In that old town and met and
loved a pretty young g.rl named Llz-
Gle Field. His love was requlted and
they became engaged TO be married.
bat the demon that interforos with 20
many q those affairs stepped In and
they were separated. young Rothrock
going west while hls sweetheart stay
ed there and aftcrward became Mrs
Little, Years wore ON aud neither heard
from the other Time worked many
changes IN the nearly half century that
passed Mrs Little became a ',ldow.
Dr. Rothrock had been married also
and his wife died few years ago.
Last year. In writing to friend. he
happened 10 ask what had become Of
his boyhoods idol and was greatly sur.
prised 10 find she was living and
widow lie wrote to her and CORES.
pondencc followed which soon teklndl
ed the old flame to It's former ardo,
after It's half century nap. The doctor
soon took Journey eastward and after
a ten days visit left for the Scat. TAX
ing with him bride Of 5G. he belne
7S.-Phlladelphia Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23
Propagation from Cuttings

Success In roofing cuttings will. In
general. be In proportion to our skin
In preventing the cutting feeling Us re-
moval from the parent plant. Hence.
other things being equal. well-rlpened
shoots Of deciduous plants are moro
easily rooted than those in a less ma
ture condition. though u proper rondi-
items were at hand the latter would
root the soonest Suppose you have a
nice growing plant In your window
early In May. and Il has many young
shoou on Il two or three inches long.
slip them Oh close to the stem. cut on
few Of the lower leaves and insert in
a 20, OF sand. expose them 10 the sun
and air In yous window and most likely
your labor will be In vain: but cover
the pot with a piece OF glass. to keep
the atmosphere about them moist, and
shade from sunshine until they can
bear q without whiting. and you will
have rooted plants IN as many days az
you would have In weeks from decld-
uous cuttings, In general Il Is best
to have a cutting cut OF at a bud, as
the vital forces are stronger there and
there Is less danger OF their decaylng
from extra absorption OF water. Sand
a. a medium IN which TO root cuttings
Is preferable TO anything else. because
Il prevents too much water collecting
about the base Of the cutting. on the
one hand and on the other the entrance
Of too much air TO dry Il up. other
methods OF propagation are chiefly the
separating Of tuhcrous and bulhous
plants and the dividing OF the roots Of
herbaceouNg piants-J. II. Gardner.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

Platte River, In Western Nebraska. In
the year 1870. His father is the we'll
known "Old Lew Baker. the ranch.
man." and was the owner OF Lew
Bakers O'Fallons Blum Ranch. In It's
day an important landmark. This
place was one OF the most noted on
the great overland trau-,he scenes.
incidents, lrdlan attacks. etc. belong.
Ing TO exhaustive pages In the early
history Of that. In Old times, exposed
and dangerous section. Hero John
nia's babyhood was passed In uncon-
scious proximity TO dangers seldom
courted by the most sturdy, and his
first "hug-a-boo" was TO, 81 the mater
nal Imagining. but an existing fact.
continually threatening In the shape o.
the heartless, savage Sioux. Graded
amid such pioneer surroundings. and
handled on the knees Of all the most
celebrated frontlersmen. the genuine
old buckskln trappers-,he FIRST from
tier invaders childhood witnessed
the declining glories OF the buffalo
hunters paradise ut being the heart
OF their domain. and the advent OF
his superior. the long hora Of Texas, ="
and his necessary companion. the
cowboy. The appearance Of these
brave. generous free-hearted, self
sacrificing rough riders Of the plains,
literally living In the saddle. enduring
exposure. hunger. risk Of health and
lie a. duty TO the employer. cav,
him his first communion with societ,
beyond the sod cabin threshold. ans
impressed hls mind. as wer as direct
Cd hia aspirations. 70 an emulation Q
the manly qualities nccc rarT 70 b
ranked a trus. .kmerlean 20 shoy. whe
sAe aeas express sA= nv eoael
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

mer. The four plais we're waisrsa
alike. but the locern plat suffered most.
On the other three plals one-half the
trees died. All were reset IN the spring
Of 1892 and more water applied than the
previous year. The luoern BY this time
seemed 70 have such fun possession
Of the land that Il was very dimcalt to
keep the trees from drying. Some Of
them lived through the summer. but
were dead In the spring OF 1898. The
trees on the other three plats were IN
about the condition az the previous
year.-utah Experiment Station.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

two artists are simply astounding
Miss Baker uses an ordinary table
knife for sight mirror and breaks
rapidly revolving glass ball at dis
lance OF twenty feet. other feats are
In keeping with the marvellous Skin OF
this one. Miss Oakley was born at
Woodland. Ohio. Ever since she was
toddllng child. according 10 Buffalo
Bill's press. she has had an inherent
love for firearms and hunting. and at
the age OF ten she. as often as ammu-
milton was obtainable. would smuggle
her brothers musket and steal into
the woods where game az that time
was plentiful Naturally. she was
good shot. and came home well sup
| piled with game At the age OF twelve
she was presented with a light muEzle-
loading shotgun. and also a breeoh-
loading rife. With the shotgun she
improved rapidly and became such a
flne shot that she rarely missed a quail
or pheasant. and al the age Of four
teen she had paid on a mortgage on
her mothers homestead with money
earned from the game and skins shot
and trapped by herself alone-while
her aim with rife was so true that
she was debarred from entering In the
turkey matches which were the pop
ular holiday amusement In that part
OF the country. Then came a local rep
utatlon and with improved firearms
she attracted wider attention. and for
the past several years she has been
shooting before the public with great
success, and although she has many
times beaten all records. like the
modest little girl she Ia. she never uses
the word Champion In connection with
her name. Sitting Bull" the great
Indian Chief. after seeing her shoot In
St. Paul, MINI, adopted her into the
Sioux tribe. giving her the name OF
"Waianya Cecilia" or Little Sure
Shot"
The FIRST two years before the public
she devoted TO rife and pistol shoot.
ing and there Il very little In that line
she has not accomplished A. THIN.
Ohio. she once shot a ten-cent piece
held between the thumb and foreanger
OF an attendant at a distance OF 30
feet. In April. 1854, she attempted to
beat the best record made az balls
thrown In the air-the best record was
sSt made by Dr. Ruth. Miss Oakley
used a Stevens p cal. rife and broke
si3. In February. 1855. she attempted
the feat Of shooting 5000 balls In one
day. loading the gun herself In this
feat she used three i6-gauge hammer
guns. the balls were thrown from
three traps Is yards rise: out OF the
3 900 shot az. she broke i.772: on the
second thousand she only missed i6.
making the best 1000 ball record. aSi
Besides the thousands OF exhibitions
she has given IN Europe and America
she has shot In over fifty matches
and tournaments. winning forty-one
prizes; her collection Of medals and
firearms an Of which have been won
or presented 10 her. Is considered one
OF the finest in the world. Miss Oak
ley Is also an accomplished cquostrI-
enne. and her success with the public
has been greatly enhanced by the fac,
that In dress style and execution she
Is as original as she is attractive.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

In the spring Of 1891 and experiment
was begun 70 give a practical illuslra
ton Of the effects Of different kinds Of
treatment for young orchards. Plat No
l. containing four trees. was seeded al
once 10 lnceEn: No. 2 seeded 10 clover.
No. to timothy. and No. sssded 70
? mixture q timothy aad clover. ali
oelns allowed 10 ggow close around ths
trees Zach plat contained lnnr Tree.
sci twenty -four lees apart An Il.
trees N tie lncrrn dled tha frsf Tnr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

Prepared or unpreparcd. The
farmer who Is always ready for rain
when It comes may safely be said 70
be up-to-date. Time and tide wait for
no man. and the same Is true Of the
rains. The farmer often waits for
rain and frequently waits In vain, and
I know Of farmers who. having waited
for rain TO reduce some Of the Jumps In
their fields. instead Of themselves pre-
vonting the formation Of Jumps, are
now wishing It would quit raining 20
they can set into the field and plant
corn.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

There "a weighty and abundant evil
dence. says Darwin. that tho flowers ol
most kinds Of plants are constructed 50
as 70 De occasionally or hahltnally
cross-ierllllzed by pollen from another
nowcr. produced either by the same
plant. or generally. as We shall here
after see reason ic believe hy a distinct
plant Cross Iey,l'i<alIon i sometimes
insured oy the sexes being separated
and n large numtsr q cases ~ M
psIlsa asd Aliema q The same HeaaI
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

The Raspberry. The raspberry. In
one form or another. Is found growing
viii In many parts Of the world. Its
name Is supposed TO be derived from
"rasplns," In alluslon to the roughness
or prlckllness Of lts wood. In some
parts Of Scotland the term "raspls" Is
still used. It's botanical name. Rnbus
ldaeus. or the Mount Ida bramble. Is OBJ
tanned from the fact that Il was first
introduced into Southern Europe from
Mount Ida.-EX.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

Origin Of Arbor Day.-The phrase
and the anniversary ~Arbor Day" we're
originated by the present Secretary Of
Agriculture when president OF the Ne
braska board Of agriculture. The date
Of Its adoption by the Nebraska board
was January 4. 1872. The arst proclaim
alton declaring It holiday was Issued
by Gov. II. w. Furnas, March 81, 1874
That proclamation made April s Arbor
day. Premiums were offered on this
holiday BY planting trees. making recl-
tatons relative to forests aud wood
lands and BY other methods paying
tribute 70 the necessity OF the conserve
alton Of the forests Of the United States.
and likewise OF the restoration Of those
sections which have been entirely de-
nudCd Of ees--Secretary ]. S. Morton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

she-"Just look, dear. bought 2Ol
papers Of taoka for so cents" He
what IN thunder did you do thai
fort They are cheap enough. but wha'
are we ever 10 do with 900 papers o
tacksf" she-"Why-ah-ohl Mayb,
some day somebody you don't like vii
eet a bicycle. indianapolis Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

Cow Peas and Corn.-When the corn
Is from six Inches to knee high. 70
through a few rows and plant two or
three southern COW peas in or near
each hill. They viii start and grow.
slowly al first, but rapidly later. ana
when the corn Is ready to lay By, they
win spread ea1 nearly cogcr the
ground. After the corn Is cut on the
hogs may be turned In 10 eat the peas.
or the whole mass may be turned IN
der for green manurlng. In some
ways. this viii be better than trying
o SOW a row Of peas between the rows
u corn. IS green crop, this viii be
mrer than crimson clover, and more
Faluahlc than rye. Try Il In a small
Eay.-Rural New Yorker.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

Necessity for spraying.-The fact
that insect and fungous enemies Of the
orchard may be held IN check BY care
ful attention to spraying with certain
materials. has been so often and a.
plainly demonstrated that further
proof seems unnecessary. BY GU
more progressive farmers the practices
Is now looked upon as a necessity IN
successful orchard management.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

A pair Of crocodile shears was re
Gently 81 up IN plilehurg thal can ca
plates o. any alze ~ inches thick. q
= bar lAehss square.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

Plants that have been recently re.
potted, palms especially. should not b
brought at once into a lir'ng room
but kept where It Is coc 81 should
they be watered 50 plenlllully a. when
they were Ia a pot-hound condition.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23
ASTONISH THE WORLD
SOME REALLY WONDERFUL
FEATs OF MARKsMANsHiP.
Ahnie oakley AMI Johnny nahsr Giving
Exhibitions Of Glass Hail BrsaliA
with nuaaIo Burs wild West show
The Trigger

wO OF the leading
features OF Buffalo
Bill's wild West
Show. now making
is annual tour OF
the United States.
are the exhibitions
Of marksmanship
by the parts Of
Miss Annie Oakley
and Johnnie Baker.
The feais Of these
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

~ for summer resi-
.Q.~NhELSE9 dences. half opens
W1So,lrh-Y up a painful as well
NHFf4DoOJo as pleasant feature
RlH I'M OF the residence Of
WANY wealthy people on
~ country estates.
The absorption OF
large blocks OF land In the introduc-
ton OF tenants not bound TO the local
ny by personal Investments or perma-
nent Interests can scarcely be consld-
cred q gain when the system replaces
sturdy farmer from native stock Of the
community. Fortunately the summer
corners content themselves with lot
or AZ most a moderate sized farm. and
generally leave for the protection Of
the buildings In winter a very good
class OF men. The introduction Of the
new forces that now tend 10 a consoli-
uatlon OF farms may change all this.
ana large blocks OF land may be at
taehed to a virtual manorial estate
COL Higglnson. after recounting the
natural conditions induced by large
estates In Ireland. said: yet now.
Nheh he looks from the wlndowa Of
ms summer abode In New Hampshire
almost every inch Of land he sees. in
eluuing several thousand acres. belongs
70 Two or three, or az the utmost i've.
pIoprietors, and tends from year 70
year 10 rather concentrate than 10 fur
'her subdivision. All Of these are city
pfoprietors who have bought up what
once were cultivated farms. In some
cases throwing several farms into
one. Some Of these proprIetors have
undertaken farming and abandoned Il.
letung afterward little portions OF
their land to tenants: others have sim
ply lei their farms relapse into forests.
Only one still farms on a large scale.
Nevertheless. the old order is changed
so eiiectually by the process that II IS
pretty certain that Il will never return.
This will not again become a com
munity Of small farmers until the city
people practically abandon Il. and then
the forests will have so grown up
again that a new generation Of plo-
noers will have 10 clear Il anew. And
what is going on here is proceeding
as steadily over many square miles Of
each OF our older states. Even in the
comparatively new state OF Iowa It will
be observed, although new farms are
being opened. yet the Increase Of ten
ant farmers Is almoEi Eve times as
great as that Of freehold owners"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
AoRIcULTURIsTs.
ioi'is Up-to-DAis Hints About cuisivA-
tisn Of the SOIL aud Yields Thereof
HORTICULTURE, Nitlcuitars and Fiori.
salturo

W. HIGGINsON.
In Harper's Bazaar
In discussing farm
ownership OF lands
for summer resi-
dences. half opens
up a painful as we'll
as pleasant feature
OF the residence Of
wealthy people on
country estates
The absorption OF
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

INT she a stunn Y.
thought
And Jake Had
DERBY. aged eight.
limped up 20 his
sister. a year older.
an d displaying
three large dough-
nuts. handed one 20
her and looked
about him with the
second between hl6
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

Johnnie Baker was born at ORAL
Ions Blum, on the banks Of the South
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-07-11
he Didn't Care.

With big horn handled knife he
was curling long shavings off piece of
pine. He had the diligence CT the artist
He worked with the careful enthusiasm
of true genius. A woman with sun
bonnet came out to whero he sat and
remarked.
''Thort We was feedin the pigs
pigs is done fed
Il s'pose ye consider tibet feedin the
pigs is work enough fur one day?'
"It's work enough eff we don't halter
do any more,' he replied.
Don't ye think it's time We was be-
ginnin ter brace up an try ter be some
body?n she asked. "Lor sakes, when ]
married ye, | used ter look at ye an
think ye might be president O. the
United States some day .
"Well, thet's whur ye got fooled"
Indeed it is. But We seemed none
too good fur it then. useter set down
an picter ye in my minds eye ridin M
the street in wagon drawed by white
bosses an the band a=playin Hail ter
ther Chief. "a
Well he answered, I'm glad it
didn't happen.
"What fur?"
Cause 'twould er been wasted. ]
don't keer fur white bosses an I amt
got no ear fur music. I couldn't tell Of
the band was playing Hail ter the
Chief er Comm Through Their Rye. ;
So I'm jes' ez we'll off ez / am. .
And she went into the house and tried
to remember where it was that she had
read about contentment being one Of
the greatest blessings this life afforded.
Detroit Free Press.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-07-11
THE MOUNTAIN cHAUTUAoUA,
Mountain Lake Park, Nd, on the Main
Line of the Picturesque B. so.

The most superb and sensible sum-
mer resort in America. $500, 900 ex-
pended in improvements; 400 beauti-
full cottages; hotel and cottage board
at from $500 to $I2.oo per week
cheaper than staying at home. The
mountain air and the mountain views
simply indescribable. Session August
5th to 25th. Three superb entertain
ments daily. The best music and the
best lecturers which money can pro-
cure. DIR. T. Dewitt Talmage, Gen.
John B. Gordon and Bishop J. H. Vim
cent already secured, with 100 others.
DR.. w. L. Davidson, the great Chau-
tauqua manager, in charge.
SUMMER SCHOOLS. go departments
of important school work in charge oil
leading instructors from the promi-
nent universities. A wonderful chance
for teachers and students desiring to
make up studies. Tuition insignifi-
cant. Wishes of students gratified.
Low rates on railroads. For full de-
tailed information and illustrated pro.
gramme, address A. R. Sperry, Mount
ain Lake Park, Md.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-07-11
The Fonrth In Ianan.

The Fourth Of July is always a great
day in Yokohama. All the subjects of
European nations residing there, all the
Japanese officials high and low, and all
strangers who happen to be within the
gates, join with the American colony in
celebrating the anniversary of our indie
pendence The United States minister
and consul general hold receptions in
the morning, and in the afternoon there
are usually dancing party and luncheon
upon man-of-war in the harbor. The
Grand hotel, which is the center of So
cial life in Japan, is crowded with gay
ly dressed parties, and in the evening
fireworks and set pieces are displayed
from float anchored in the bay. Chi
nago Record
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-07-11
THE COLOR GUARD.
There were waving hands and banners as


There were waving hands and banners as the
crowded car rolled by,
There were shouts from merry children ring
ing to the summer sky;
Then strain of music rose and swelled and
pealed along the street,
As their gay. tumultuous clamor melted in a
chorus sweet
"Oh. say, can yen see by the dawn's early light
What 50 proudly we hailed at the twiiight's
last cleaning;
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through
the perilous fight,
Der the ramparts we watched were so gall
lantly streamings"
ALL the starry flag is glorious, and the chill
dren love it too,
And the land is safe and happy where the chill
dren's hearts are true.
How their youthful ardor thrilled me, as the
revelation came
That the guard is ever changing, but the flag
remains the samel
We were born too late for glory, but we stin
in memory keep
Stirring echoes from the battlefields where
warrior fathers sleep.
We have held the flag as ours, but loi the years
are passing by,
And newer generation waves the stars and
stripes ON high
Better thus, for now the rancors Of the strife
no more appal,
And the children know no faction, and the flag
belongs to all.
Be it So We yield the prestige, for the new
guard comes apace,
With the strength of youthful millions, loyal
purpose in its face.
Flag Of peace or flag of battlel Children, it is
yours to Lowell
viii you honor and defend it as the gift of
God above?
Ali the children's hearts are loyal From
myriad array
North and south there comes the answer, as it
came that summer day:
"Then conquer we must, when our cause it is
just,
And this be our motto. In God is our trust;'
And the star spangled banner in triumph shall
Ger the land Of the free and the home of the
brave"
Youths Companion.