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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

The London Times says: Japan,
and not France or Belgium. would APP
near 10 be the land Of petite culture.
According TO recent American bull
letln a couple Of acres Is considered
A large tract for farming purposes
Most OF the farms are smaller. and on
little plot a surprising variety OF
crops IL cultivated few square feet
OF wheat. barley. maize and millet; a
plot Of beans perhaps ten feet Wide by
twenty feet long. a similar area OF po-
tatoes and peas, and patch OF onions
about as big as a grave: beelroot, LETT
tuce. turnlps, sweet potatoes and other
crops occupy the rest OF the area The
farmer examines his growing crops
every morning. Just as an engineer In
spects his machinery. and II anything
IA wrong he puts Il right. II weed
appears IN the team patch he pulls u
up; n a hill OF potatoes or anything
else faIls n is at once replanted. Wher
he cuts down a tree he always plant
another. As soon as one crop Is har
vested the coll Is worked over, ma
nured. and forthwith resown 10 anothe
crop. II Is estimated that nineteenth
Of the agricultural land OF Japan ar
devoted 10 rice, and as this Is a Gro
requiring much water the paddy-heid
are banked up into terraces, one aoos
another, and divided on into sma
plots twenty-five feet or thirty fe'
4 square. with ridges OF earth hetwee
/ them 70 prevent the water from nov
.ng away whom they are flooded. =
iarnlng lands are irrigated BY ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

dusiry. as set forth In Bulletin No. u
Of this station. just issued:
I. Canaigre n bestadaptedto themild'
dry. sunny winter climate OF the south
west. Although Il will endure frost.
and will grow in rainy regions. II does
not promise good results In these I'M
congenial situations,
2. Canaigre roots and leaves arc
damaged 10 some extent by insects. but
the plant IL not known 10 be seriously
threatened by them.
3. Canalgre tanning materials are
found throughout the plant. being In
greatest quantity in the central por-
tons OF the roots.
I. The tanning materials form rapid
b during the hrst year Of growth, show
ing a small percentage increase afiei
the first year. and as long as the roo
retains its vitality.
s. During the dormant summer peri
Cd Of the plant. the tanning MATERIAL
seem slightly 10 increase In younl
roots. sprou,ing does not affect IN
quantity OF tanning materials. The evi
dsnce thus far does not show that ir
rigation lessons the percentage Of tan
ming materials.
6. Heat. air. and fermentation. act
ing on either roots or extracts. all de
stroy oanaigre tanning materials.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

'-,poriance OF the iarder IN every
household is not always realised IA
health Of the whole household suffers.
In a well arranged house the .er
should be thoroughly ventilated. dr.
AMI airy. aud where feasible. should
b. on the north side u H. hcuse ani
not placed anywhere 10 suit the con-
vetlcncc OF the builder. There Il M
Doubt that this VERY important room
would receive more care II people rial.
lied the power OF absorption of gaacs
which Is possessed By both cooked anil
uncookcd foods Stagnant Air IL ror.
ducive 10 stupefaction. Will air IN
motion Is gcnerally dry. 20 thet u win
be seen how necessary u IL 10 have 4
good current Of air where food l. kept
DO not keep game. either furrd "a
fcalhcrcd. In a ianler with othec fool
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

knows n0t what. fhf aullfnte aaIIa
inpallcftiy fof lhe curtain 10 again GO
~ and demands attention BY coniinuaI
stamping ~ feet a. last a man STEPS
90 The front 81 the pfosccnlum and. IN
avliricd tones. tells these present 10 70
O. tlle ticket window ard set their
money hack. a. the opera WIN rot BE-
presented that night. because Miss
Grace Tompklns. tie so.olEt has been
Overcome by excitement resulting Ia q
pnralytlc stroke. and now was-tie1d.
Tho old Continental thcater "a r
thing Of the past. for ne owner and
isanagpr. Thomas Tompklns. had u
razed TO the ground There now stands
In Us stead a magnificent structure.
over the main entrance Of which IL
chiseled IN the heavy granite the
words The Grace Orphans Home.
and within the massive walls Il q kind.
portly old man. who Is father and ali
10 the hundreds OF children who live
there. lie IL no longer known as Man
accr Thomas Tompkins, but he IL now
rcicrrad to az Thomas Tompkiua, ESQ.,.
Phllanihroplst.-O. X. schimanaky, IN
Iudgct.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

The question arises, what shall we
plant? There are 80 many general
kinds Of trees and varieties Of each
that the matter ia.yery much SIMPLE
fied whom We knov that the number
Of species adapisd to any soil and To-
eailty is cor. paiatively few. Prof.
Brewer OF Yale college. In Walkers
Statistical Atlas, says that In the
United States we have only 800 in
dlgenous species that In full growth
reach thirty feet IN height. and In the
region including our own state we have
but sixty TO slxty-fve species that
reach fifty feet In height. Different
species are found on different geolog-
ical strata. so that In connection win
the question what 10 plantg" we may
prohtably consult our geology and orig
inal forest growth. Other species may
do well. but We must prove them be-
fore trying them extensively. Our
original forests have furnished excel
lent timber Of white. burr. red and yell
low oak. two Or three species Of ash
black walnut, chestnut. etc. etc. each
OF which. II planted well and cared for
would. in a comparatively short time
furnish timber for many purposes
Then. We have several species OF eoni'
itrae. as pines, rpruees and larehes
each Of which has been tried In othel
countries. and somewhat In this. an'
have done well. These could be trie'
on soils not too fertile. and viii sue
coed. I.arches especially VIII grow al
most anywhere. One man IN Nantueke
planted 10000 In 1871. The locust Ia
been tried and does well; but best o
all. perhaps. Ia the Catalpa speeiosa. Q
hardy catalpa az II Is known and dis
b tlngulshed from bignouloides, which
much less hardy. and Of which II is
. variety. In lower grounds elms. an
= oven willows, might be planted wit
proht.-Prof. c. l. lngersoll.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

II Is said to b a scst Of good bred
Ing and careful attention 70 table
nlcciics to be able 10 cat an egg from
the fairy cup that nature provides
without spllllag one drop Of is con.
icnts, or allowing any 90 run over the
sides. For deft dalntiness IN clipping
the shell. egg scissors are now pro.
vidci. that with a small spoon specially
shaped for this purpose makes the
ceremony Of eating Il one Of ease and
pleasure.
Il Il not generally known. however
that when finished the shells must De
crushed 90 humor an old superstition
that II left whole the pixies win aol
sail IN them TO torrent their enemle,
separated from them By water
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03
DAVID r. FRANCIS.
R.ssauy Appointed to n. O.A'n'' e

RseeatIy Appointed 10 the Cabinet e
Secretary Of the IntsFisE
Ex-Governor David r. Francis Of
Missouri. who has been pamed 70
succeed Hoke Smith 10 the secretary
ship OF the interior. has been the pet
Of the Missouri democracy ever since
he made his debut In politics In 1885.
Il was twelve years ago, when he was
slender. handsome fellow Of "a. that
Mr.. Francis was a delegate 10 the ma
tional democratic convention. and the
year following he was nominated for
the mayoralty OF 81. Louis. lie had
just been elected the president Of the
81. Louis Merchants Exchange and
was At the head Of one Of the largest
grain shipping and grain commission
houses In the west. He was elected over
republican opponent In q republican
city. -Four years previous 10 his cleo
ton that opponent was elected mayor
by a majority Of 1900 votes. While
mayor Mr.. Francis entertained Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland at his own
house during the presidents visit e
ST. Louis. and the young Misaouriar
vastly pleased Mr.. Cleveland. Sine'
that time they have been good friends
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

TEN that Is a thousand years old. Some
OF the bitches are walled up with BAN
boo wlcker-work and some with tiles
and stone. According 10 Official stalls
ties. II 100000 men and i0.9is,0Oo
women-nearly half the total popula-
ton Of Japan-are engaged In agrlcul-
ture. SILK and tea. the two chief ex-
ports Of the country. arc raised almost
BY the work Of women"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03
SWUNG SELF AND HORSE OVER
A FioaesFs tsgealeus nridgs Aeross
Chasm In the NsaRtaiaa


A Fioaesr's Isgsa'eus nsidgs AoFoa a
Chasm In the MsuRtaiaa
Len Henry. q well-knOvn pioneer.
relates an adventure that IL out OF
the usual order. says the Anaconda
Standard. lie was travelling on a mar
row trail above the raging Granae
Ronde river. when he came TO a land
slide about twenty feet across, that
left no trail. or even a niche In the
smooth precipllSus rock. The trail
was 40 narrow that the horse could nOa
turn back lie was trapped. Above
the twenty-fOot break In the trail was
a sharp crag Of overhanglng rock. On
his saddle bow was a strong RATA six.
~ feet long and Henry 10 an expert
In the use Of H. He s,eadled himself
upon the saddle. swung the rope over
his head and hurled Il high into the
air. Il was settled firmly over IN,
crag. He tied Il carefully. II wal
Arm. His saddle was a new and stronI
one. with double clnchea Around ,h'
horn he wound the rope He urged thu
horse onto the edge Of the preciplee
The faithful beast stood Arm. III
would not step over. but the rider drew
up the slack and pulled with all hl
power. Inch by inch he drew tn
stralnlng horse forward tlll his fee
slipped and he swung on over IN
ehasm. The rider held his breath a
ne looked at tho river below and IN
slender rope above, but he was acros
the gap. He sprahg up the trail an
tugged at the reins to aid the horse I
gaining his feet. lie pulled and IN
horse lunged up into the trail with n
chasm back behind, Mr.. Henry rod
away and left bis rope dangling for n
use Of the next wayfarer who chance
TO come that way.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

these will have queens not over one
year old. II Is better TO have queens
Of the current years raising. but these
can only be obtained by taking the
second or third swarms from a given
hive. which come later and are smaller,
or by substituting young queens for
those that come with the swarna
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

then a brief history OF the case, to-
Eether with a photograph and all news
paper clippings bearing on Il. The rec
ords In the superlntendents ONCE are
also placed In the folder, which is
then lndexed and hled away In eahl-
net.
That the local record system has a
vide reputation Is demonstrated by the
constant requests from outside cities
asking for the records OF certain eriml-
mails. Should q man be arrested At Chi
caeo and not be known 10 the police
ofioiaIs Of that city. his measurement
are taken and sent on TO THE city VIII
a request for the mans record, MI
name being given az Smith. Mr.. sils
bee refers TO his book Of measure
msn,s and finds the prisoner recorded
AZ Robinson. Although the names ar
different. Mr.. silsbeo knows there Y
no mistake In the identity OF the pris
onsr a. no two persons have the SAN
measurements, scars and MARKS. y
return Ne asks for and receives froI
the Chicago authorities The record hel
by them, end this Il addsd TO the loci
records.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03
A H.a.ouabl. Reese.

"Moike won't be Z worruk
IN day, cor. Hoe goln' to attind a
funeral" Rmployer-"U-uml Seems
10 me Mike is always getting Oh on ex-
cuses like that. whose funeral 10 u
this tlmsf" PatFick-"Ris own. cor"
--liD-to-Date.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

With a scOrnful curl Of Ma LIP lbo
young husband laid his cane Violently
across his wlfe's boomers.
They were stretched over a clothes.
line In the back yard
lie was busting them.
lie struck them another violent blow.
They Gow back aud hll HIN In TIE
eye.
~nloomerangr' was an he sad. Chi.
cAgo Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

A the population Of the wsEld
averages 100 women TO every 400 nan
there Is ne excuse for any such tAlnt
- - ed AseAsieg = > ulaeEsh
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

''Talk about women not hitting n
mark. Your wife lnsl threw 4 llene
that Knocked my hai claan on my hef /
a. stood on fpuslte sidewalk
ayes. bat my deer fellow. the firee
Was aimed a. rat n tls b = ysfd s
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03
nAvIn Il FnANcIs.

In 1883 Mr.. Francis was elected COVER
nor. and MlFsourians were wont to look
forward 10 his being president some
day. lie was born In Kentucky and
was a republican In poliofs prior 10
tho nomination OF James O. Blaine In
1874
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

upper mp an immense ifon-ilsh orna.
mcnt ho.dlng as much a. champagne
glass; her under lip was studded villa
an ivory peg: she Il a hideous creature.
but the chief thinks much n her; she
had a glrl attending her pipe. which
ehc Lad 10 smoke ont n the corner OF
her mouth because q the lip ornament.
| noticed that Inferior strangers ln ap-
preaching me chlef first squatied then
lay down on the right side In front Of
the chief as evidence Of obelsance.
which he acknowledged b. q slirhs
grunt and a ncd.-Ccntury.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

The old Mexican sheep are the d.
rect descendants OF the original Span
lsh Merlno brought over two hundred
years ago by spaniards to Old Mexico,
says Colmans Rural World. They
have been bred with scarcely any out
cross. and are a very distinctly mark
ed breed. They have long legs, long.
thin body. not very deep; small, rath-
or long neck. and long, thin head,
carried high. The wool Is fine and thin.
To the eye they appear almost worth
less as mutton sheep and OF still less
value for wool. Their good points are
that they are hardy. excellent travel
ers, will keep In good condition on
the poorest and dricst OF ranges, are
fairly prolific. and can be herded In
punches Of almost any size. They fat
ten easily. though never getting PLUMP
and fat like the northern sheep. When
they reach the Chicago market, u IN
good condition. they outsell all othei
sheep. for they shrink very little II
dressing. the meat has an excellent
favor. and the hide Is so thin. nrm ans
soft as TO command tho highest price
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
AoRIcULTURlsTs.
ssms Up-to-dats Hints About cuitiva-
tion Of the Soil and Yields Thereof
--Hortieuitars, vitleuItuse and Fiori-
culture

IL the work thus
far done at the Ari-
Eona Agricultural
Experiment Sta
ton, located at
Tucson, has led
Prof. Forbes, the
chemist Of the sta
ton, 10 deduct the
following conclu-
sions respecting
this important In.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

Kambombo ls n tan fellow about
ffly. lie was seated On = mat, dressed
with the usual ioln-cloth. head shaved.
i,,,s-srore n tlrht.attlnr cnn-of usalfed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

This has been a year when ordinary
rules and conditions have been pretty
well twisted around. says DrOvers
Journal We have gone through the
season when hogs are expected 10 ad-
vance with liberal supplies, excellent
quality aud almos, record-breaklng low
prices. The country 10 bearlsh on hogs,
and Il Is question whether this ex-
coptlonally dOwn-hearted feeling will
not result IN some more surprises dur
Ing the remainder OF the year. There
is theory advanced that the farmers
and feeders figuring on exceptionally
low prices after the new corn crop has
had time to cut a figure, will crowd
hogs forward so fast as TO make the
low turn come earlier than Il might
naturally be expected, and that early
winter prlcCe are liable 10 be better
than prices between now and then.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03
HARD ON CRIMINALS.
THIS MANS SYSTEM OF KEEP
mo BAD MEMS RECORDS.

Detroit Omesr the Originator Of =
systsm Of Identification That Il Ne
iBE widely Adopted 80 How Bn Piaa
works.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

Dairy laws Needed.-we have had
some good dairy laws. and We want
more Of them. Some states are well
supplied and some ore not In a num-
hor OF our states there are no dairy
commissioners. The great corpora
lions have been able to prevent the
making Of lave 70 investigate dairy
products and other foods. The states
that have the laws have found tbs
adulteIatlon 20 universal. that Il n per
lectly plain why the great mAnuiae
surcrs and wholesalers oppose laws 70
the protecsisn Of The people
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

Agricultural Exports.-'The high
water mark Of the expectation Of agrl-
cultural products from the United
States was reached In 1899. when they
reached the enormous value Of 1884,
s2s ss2. In 1895 they had fallen TO
t5SS. alB.si7. This h enough 10 make
A substantial difference with our farm
srs. Tor SEQ, ooe. geo don't gFou On
every huth, aud most Of the bushel
have been plcked.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03
TT HE question Ofte

HE question often
arlses as 10 the
methods employed
by the police In
keeping track Of
professional erlmi-
nails. and 10 the
manner Of identih-
cation when a
criminal is placed
under arrest AZ
ana TINA a would
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-03

IUTfU TUN IUIIV u IIOlII Y "'IE 1IIFIIl 10 u
isauje. musical instrument, upo1
a. Temp which he played verg vel Ills favor
lercd why tie wife sat near him ON the mat. her
tits placc hnir dnnhcl Mk s,iia.wciay ep1 TAT Ia
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-30
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Sunset pay car is expected
tomorrow.
Michael j. Mulligan, the popular
yardmaster Of the Southern Paci-
fic, will return tomorrow from
Rockport, where he spent two
weeks.
A trainload OF hogs passed
through here over the Southern
Pacific yesterday from Kansas
City going to the City Of Mexico.
Mike Garvey, passenger brake
man on the Sunset, severely cut his
left hand with a razor yesterday
afternoon, while preparing for a
shave before going to the ball game.
Senior Jose Lemantour, secretary
OF the treasury of the Republic Of
Mexico, will arrive in the city over
the International from the north
today and leaves over the South
ern Pacific for Mexico.
John F. Ryan, stenographer for
Superintendent j. L. McQueeney,
OF the Southern Pacific, leaves for
Houston today to accept a position
with Assistant Passenger Agent l..
j. Parks.
M. ID. O'Keefe, a bridgeman on
the International, is in the city
for medical treatment.
James Shaughnessy, a section
foreman on the International at
Kyle, is in the city.
r. D. Davis, an engineer on the
California division of the Southern
Pacific, is in the city on visit to
friends.
Joe Watson, a conductor on the
Palestine division of the Interna-
tional, Is in the city.
Ed. Randall, formerly a well
known rsilroader Of this city and
at present q saloonist of Del Rio,
is in the city on visit to friends.
Frank Loring, Will st. John and
John Lane, employees of the Arau-
sas Pass, are out on the Medina to-
day on fishing trip.
M. f. Wiley, conductor on the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, is in
the city on a short visit.
Engineer Sullivan, OF the South.
ern Pacific, has purchased BIZ
cycle and was out learning her
how to ride last night.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-30
COTTON BELT is COMING.
HER ADVENT MEANS THREE MORE
RAILROADS.
Depot Grounds Already Picked Out and
Surveyed = Right-of-Way Now Re-
quired-Will Bring Other Roads.

For two weeks past surveying
party has been quietly at work
near the Arkansas Pass depot in
measuring off land and it has
leaked out that the strangers were
a surveying party of the Cotton
Belt railway and thatthat road
had secured option on thirty acres
OF land on the east side of South
Flores street, between the Arkansas
Fass depot and San Pedro creek, to
be used as depot grounds.
In speaking Of this matter to a
reporter for the LIGHT yesterday a
prominent railroad official, whose
name isNwithheld by request, said I:
"By next Christmas you San
Antonio people need not be sur
pIised to hear Cotton Belt engines
whistle at your doors and see their
trains coming in. Depot grounds
have already been secured and the
next step will be move to secure
the right o. way through the
streets OF the city. After that the
rest Is easy, for where there's a will
there's way, and the Cotton Belt
has never been known to make an
idle boast"
The new move is an important
one to San Antonio, for il the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas and Texas and the
Santa Fe see that the Cotton Belt
intends to come in they will i'm.
mediately take steps to build into
the city themselves, consequently
San Antonio will have three more
good paying roads added to her
list.
The San Antonio branch will
extend from Texarkana in direct
southerly line into San Antonio,
shortening the distance between
here and that city by fifty miles.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-30
Slayden's Oompaign.

]. L. Slayden, democratic candi-
didate for congress from this dis.
trict, formally opened his ca,
paign last night In the presen, u'saI
some two hundred people &C e. -
sion garde ~lptite 81 number Of
ladies' were seen among the gath
ering and not q few Republicans.
w. i. Merriwether and ]. F. Onion
made introductory addresses, after
which Mr.. Slsyden addressed the
gathering.
In his address Mr.. Slayden
touched on the silver question,
and many other issues of the day
and at each mention of the name
OF Bryan, his audience would APP
plaud. His speech lasted nearly
two hours.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-30
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
O. W. Ogden Elected Chairman and Nat
Sulzbacher Secretary.

O. W. Ogden Elected Chairman and Ma
Sulzbacher Secretary.
The Noonan campaign commit
tee, consisting OF Thad G. Bell. G
w. Ogden, DR.. Fred Terrell, DR.. G
G.. Clifford, Mark Brown, Bari
Crowther, Nat Sulzbacher and
VIM. Anderson, held meeting in
the Mckinley Hobart club rooms
last night. Mr.. Ogden was elected
chairman of the committee and
Thad Bell assistant, and Nat Sulz,
bacher was elected secretary and
E. P. Corbett assistant. All com.
municatio3s to the campaign COM
mittee were ordered sent to Asst ST
ant Secretary Corbett.. Letters
were received and read from twen-
ty-six counties of the district. The
meeting was held privately and
the above proceedings were OBJ
tanned by the reporter after the
meeting.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-30
IMPORTANT TO INDIANS,
Or Their Descendants Throughout the
United States.

Or Their Descendants Throughout the
United States.
j. c. Carr, Indian depreciation
claim agent of this city, in accord
ance with the laws and treaties
made with the various tribes of In.
dians of the Indian Territory,
stated to reporter for the LIGHT
that he had written and filed
through attorneys in the Indian
Territory with the Dawes commits
sion several applications for citi-
zenship of parties in this city who
claim Indian blood by geneaology
OF grand parents, ETC., that the
time for filing OF such applications
expires the 10th Of next month;
and, as a matter of Information,
that all those now citizens Of the
United States who can prove that
they are Of Indian blood, will, as
Indians, share alike with those OF
the several tribes in the Indian
Territory in pro rata OF money,
lands, etc., as provided by said law
and treaties.