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


In some localities It IL rather DIM
ell; 10 secure a good cellar without
considerable work Often drainage BY
digging a trench u necessary. aud when
this is the ease Il viii often pay %
build a fruit house above the ground.
rather than to run the risk OF water
flooding In and damaging the fruit and
vegetables. A fruit house. n well built.
70 as 10 be frost-proof. 10 much more
convenient than a cellar IN many ways.
but good saFe must be taken IL Soing
the work II good results are to be Sc
cured.
Two by six inches studding win be
the best: that IA. not lcss than this
should be used. They can be placed
two feet apart. and Il Is usually best 20
brace the corners. Eight feet Is plenty
high. and IN most eases six will be
sufficient Il should be built Close 70
the ground 80 that II can BE- banked
~ readily on all sides. On the outside.
rough boards can be nailed on arsi. and
over that a layer OF tarred paper or
heavy straw carefully weather boarded.
When n can BE- done. n viii be best
10 MI the space between the stuiding
with sawdust. taking care 10 an IN
tightly. Rough boards can be nailed
on the Inside. and over this TERED
paper should again be tackled.
Overhead a tight layer OF boards
should BE- put. and on them a good layer
q sawduHt A chimney. or place for
ventilation should be provided Care
should be taken 10 make tight. the
door and ventilation should b. an the
openings Good close-6iting doorH.
one to open outside and one Inside.
viii help. Boxes or bins should be built
inside and about four inches awsy from
the wall. This will give air space be-
tween the wall and tha fruit. To make
dcubly sure. an Old itovc SCI In tho
room In which a little ere may be
made In the seycrest weather. win be
found benefit as a very little Are WI
lessen very materially the danger Of
damage. A house OF this kind. IN a
winter like the last one. will keep fruit
AMI vegetables without freezing. but IN
winters such az we sometimes have. q
little FIRE WIN be necessary. 90 Fruit
Growers Journal.
Treatment oi Rose Rust--Watch me
bushes. and @hen leaves appear az
tocted. pick them or. II the disease
continues 10 spread 3, IS better 70 de-
siroy the entire plant, II need be. than
to allow Il TO spread 70 the rest Of the
garden. Spraying with Borle1a mix
ture may be good.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06
AMERICAN DESERT.
An Effort to Make IL safe for Travel
BIZ Map. nna hlrnhnarda

~'f W RaAe ~ naNe tof AEaNst
BY Maps aud SlEnboardE
The great A0jave desert Is no longer
TO be a trackless waste. The loss OF
hapless prospectors who have persisted
from year TO year has finally moved
the board Of supervisors Of San Ber-
nardino county, which includes within
II 10000 square miles OF the desert, to
take some action to make II possible for
prospeetors to travel that arid region
In comparative safety. Recently a
number OF mining men petltloned that
complete map Of the desert be made.
showing the roads, trails. and sources
OF water supply. and a committee was
ordered TO Investigate and report The
result OF their Investigations has Just
been made public. and they recommend
all that was asked and more. There
arc trails ana roads leading all over the
desert to tho various mining camps
which dot the waste OF sand. and II Is
proposed TO have maps made. with blue
print copies. which will be supplied to
desert travellers. with all the landmarks
designated thus enabling them to fol-
low the trails with much less danger OF
losing their way. But In addition II Is
proposed to establish a system OF sign
boards and guide-posts at intervals
along the trails. giving information as
TO directions and distances. and. more
important than an. the nearest point
where water may be- found, Nine
tonths OF the people lost In the desert
die OF thirst Not infrequenily their
bleached bones have been found within
short distance OF the spring they
sought by the new system which Is
planned the unlucky prospec,or will
know how Tar he Be- from water and will
lay his plans accordingly These in
dices are to be put up at short intervals
along the trails. 20 that II will be almos,
Impossible for travellers 10 miss them
But. not 10 stop ~ pointing out the
trails and sources OF water. new sources
are 10 be developed and old ones better
cared for. Rewards are to be offered
TO any one disco sring new springs OF
developing any water at points where
none Is known to exist Springs al
ready known viii be cleaned out and
the water protected from pollution by
Wild animals or by careless handling
The mining men are intensely interest.
ed IN the proposed innovation. II Is
estimated that In the thirty years In
which mining has been followed In the
desert not less than $50 600 600 has been
taken out. while In that time scores Of
men have been lost whose lives might
have been saved had such a system
been In vogue as Is nov proposed. The
desert Is nov fairly swarming with
prospeciors. and others will 20 out a,
soon as the weather becomes more toll
cradle.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06
LAsoR NOTES.

The silver burnlshers Of Boston.
Mass, won their strike.
The bicycle tool makers won their
strike for a higher minimum rate OF
wages.
The oonstltutionallty OF the Callfor.
MIA BARRIERS sunday closing law will be
tested In the supreme court
The labor organizations OF san Fran.
cisco are strcnuously opposing the car.
rying Of mails on street railways
In Grand Rapids all the metal trades
are periecting arrangements for a fed.
Grafton Of their respective trades.
Cigarmakers are discussing the cues
ton Of starting international coop.
eratlyo shops TO provide work for aged
craftsmen.
The strike Of weavers IN Phlladel.
phia mill has been ended by the firm
grauung a part OF the advance In wages
demanded.
AhtANa TAAN' NNANAH VI ANN A. r. 4.
have been organized In the Eastern
states, Forty unions are to be started In
Tennessee and Georgia.
The granite cutters national union
has decided by n referendum vote d
affiliate with the American Federation
Of Labor. The official headquarters are
az baltimore
Grand Rapids printers union will mol
send delegate 20 the Michigan Fedora.
ton Of Labor on account Of the heavy
expenses In other directions during re.
cen; moaths.
, The Lake seamcn's uoion OF Chlcag,
Is reported aa being In excellent shape
The mea are generally employed. was
os are good aui the membership largal
than ever before and a gooa treasury
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06
rrs.sa,sns 81 calves.

Calves thrive much better when kept
In a stable or IN a shed darkened during
the time Of flies. and plentlfully sup
piled with bedding, the advantages are
that they worry the COWS and them
selves less and learn to eat sooner, all
OF which induces more rapid growth.
When about six weeks old they are fed
a little bran and oats. al first as much
as they VIII eat at once; when learned
TO eat freely. they should be fed direct
what they will eat clean. Of bran and
peas, or bran and barley. the grain well
boiled, otherwise ground or crushed,
which should be continued in an IN
creasing ratio until more than one year
old or the arrival OF the second sum
mer; when roots can be had. they should
be fed a moderate quantity. sliced, dur
Ing the time OF root-feeding. otherwise
oll-cake will form a valuable adjunct,
or indeed In either case. In time OF
green food. as clover or corn. II should
be carried 10 them. They should also be
supplied beautifully with fresh water
twice a daY In winter. and three times
a day In summer. and a sufficient guam
tity Of salt.
The prominent idea r. 70 keep them
pushing ahead with a judicious haste
from the day OF birth onward. Observe
our feeding council are unanimous IN
their advocacy Of keeping the calves In
the trst summer. and grouped In box
stalls and graded according to age and
sex.
Mr. Hope suggests . plan that VII
prove invaluable to the butter dairy
man. The calves can be handled new
milk from birth until six weeks old
then skim milk. into which Is put one
half teacupful OF fiaxseed. after the lat
ter has been soaked several hours an'
afterwards boiled three-Quarters OF al
hour this should be put into the mill
when warm. which tends 10 bring az
latter 20 suitable temperature. TIT
quantity OF the boiled ilaXseod may
| increased 10 half a pint. and may
given once or twice day as the caly
may bear a. along with the other 70
ration as described above. or when
/ preaching one year they may get u
pounds OF crushed grain, one-haI
ground peas and the other half crushcl
oats. adding two pounds oil-cake pc
day; when younger. the quantity fc
should be- proportionately loss.-On
tar.o Experiment Station.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

As COMPARED with years ago. We
have the new hog lie Is new In his
makeup. lives fast and dies early for
profit. and hence Is handled differently
than he used 10 be. The demands on
hin are new also. Instead Of a year
and a half old. he must mature In
seven or eight months. A writer on
this subject says that now the feeding
weight Of the hog OF commerce h i7s
to 200 pounds instead OF 800 or $50 az
formerly. This writer says: Hogs OF
800 pounds OF dead weight and upward
could hardly be produced without their
being winSered over. This took all The
gliding on the gingerbread. unicss
prices were abnormally high. But
hogs weighing i75 10 200 pounds can
BE- brought 10 saleable maturity In ske
course OF one season. An early spring
litter Of them can be fitted for market
before cold weather begins 70 make
feeding improbable. Then, when the
young pigs are sold OF. there is only
the breeding SOW, or possibly two Of
them. to keep over winter. and she or
they can roam the harnyard. picking
mp waste grain, working over manure.
and taking comfort beside the straw
siack.-Ex
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06
A Record In Iuood.

Many years ago a bloody drunken
row occurred In nahlonega. lmmedl-
s,ely afterward a man went up In front
Of the store where they all purchased
the liquor and wrote the name Of the
harkeeper In blood on the rock pave
ment In front Of the door. Il Is one OF
The principal sidewalks In front Of the
town. and has been travelled by thou
sands Of people. and many drenching
rains have fallen on those stones since,
but the name has never rubbed or
washed out and shows almost as plain
NJ the day u was written. Atlanta
constitution.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06
Rum. R.,asr. In Africa.

Bishop Tugweu. OF western Africa
has sounded a cry OF alarm concerning
the rayaeee OF rum among the natives
OF western equatorial Africa lie says
that Gin and rum are being poured into
that country in alarming quantities.
and 10 some places where there is ricl.
trade IN native products European man
ufaciurCrs are hardly to be- seen. They
have been driven out by the traffic In
strong drink lts effects upon the peo-
pie are disastrous In the last degree. in
some cases 1, b. actually destroying the
excellent work OF missions. lie points
out that the result must be the utter
destruction, uuloH the tranic Is
checked, OF the African races and Of
European commerce as well.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06
The Railing Passion.

The sufferer slowly raised his eye
DDS. "Whcrc am ~" De asked
'You were run into by another b.
cycllst." answered the attendant
Later. when he was about to breathe
his last. he asked In touching manner
What was the name OF his machinef
Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06
LARGE BREADS.
Revival Of Fsshloa That Il Artistic
aud fatigue.

Ahh AhAlues
In the French salon Of 1891 there
we're very few miniatures exhibited.
In 1899 there we're nearly 200. and 1898
more than 300. There are other signs
Of 'he revival OF artistic interest. and
o. popular interest. In this ancient art.
Portraits on ivory form an important
part Of the history Of art. and figure In
the prehistoric ages al we'll The pres
ent vogue has all the newness Of anti
guilty to commend a. The fashion will
flourish IN America for that and other
reasons-a principal one Of the other
reasons being that the miniatures and
the settings may be- made enormously
expensive.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

troversy. Experiments by Professor
Voalkcr OF the Royal Agricul-
tural society OF England, and OF
others. have shown ;sat the fer
mentatlon Of manure. when properly
conducted. results In It's decomposition.
and under proper conditions does not
Involve loss OF ammonia. although car
honic acid. or a part OF the organic
matter. Is lost The material thus lost
has a relation 10 the physical condition
OF soils and the decomposition rela-
ton 10 the warmth OF the soil and n
relation 10 the chemical reactions In
tho minerals Of the soil. The question.
then, Ia whether this loss is compen-
stated by a slightly more soluble man
ure al the time OF lis application.
On sandy soils this loss OF organic
matter, Il would appear. IA a serious
matter. for II is already deficient In Il
And the water-holdlng capacity that Il
brings 10 the soil Is Of value TO a.
In soils already overrirh In arElulf
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

may be said that gardeners who seek
TO produce very early crops generally
advocate the fermentation Of manure.
because II will give them an earlier
start, through It's greater amount Of
available nutritlve or soluble materials
and because the manure can be spread
much more evenly and be commingled
with the soil very much more thorough
~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

Cordite having resisted The climate
a. India. orders have been Issued 20 use
hn an the ordinary powder af soon as
possible and 20 supply cordl.o 20 tie
uuops
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

Tie tat II p. M -"wel, mipry loves
company. you know
She depressing a yawnl-"Not az this
hour. I think. Detroit Free Press
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

Dirt Around results Is n most
pernicious practice and has resulted In
the death Of many fine old specimen
trees throughout the country. Only the
other day We were asked 10 report on a
number OF handsome elm trees that
were In a most unsatisfactory c0ndi-
tios. ewing TO the accumulation Of de-
composed vegetable matter that from
time 70 time had been placed atop OF the
roots closely around the stems Il
should be borne 10 mind that earth
placed on the surface above the roots,
but not so az TO come In contac; with
the stem Of the tree. Is rather beneh-
elal than injurious-that Is. OF course,
II the depth deposited Is not too great.
What causes al unhealthy condition.
probably followed by death ls the pill
Ing OF soil against the tree stems-an
evil that no specimen can for long sur
vivc. Where surplus earth must be de-
posted contiguous 20 growing trees Il
Is always advisable 10 Keep such back
from the stems 10 a distance OF fully a
yard. but In damp rctentlye woodlands
the practice Is not TO be commended,
however carefully stem protection has
been followed out -EnElish Timber
Trades Journal
A Theory as 10 Hog Cholera. Waldo
=. iaANn. In the Maine Farmer. SAYS:
In thirty-fve years I have but once
had this disease lhog cholerO among
my hogs and then lost but two. one q
siunted pig and the other a SOW taken
sick when her piss were born. All the
herd were very sick and 30 fevcred that
their ears dropped OF after they cot
well and they did not ent anything Cor
more than a week. bur they recovered
aud tsttcnCd gs vel as any hogs erc-
fed. I believe that " these hees had
led ON corn alone from weanlng time
that & out OF 9 OF them would have died.
am a lrm believer thar exclusive corn
feeding is respouisbl, Tor large per
cent Of tie loss from cholera which
often sweeps OF whole herds
Horse and Fish Fertilizer The bust.
ness Of converting the surplus horses az
the west into fertilizer Is booming In a
surprising degree Six hundred sacks
Of fertilizer reccn;ly arTiv,d az SAN
Francisco In oEe shipment. destined Ter
the Hawaiian Islands A vast amount
Of fertilizer Is also made iron the ~.
fuse az the big salmon carnrics on the
Columbia. and tails. too. Is shipped O.
the Hawaiian sngsr fields. itseems c4l
70 consider the ccnyersl-n q Aar.e ana
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

Our feeding foor Is swept every
morning after milking. and II adds a
good deal 10 the looks. Then. u the
cattle leave anything AZ all. the man
gers are all swept out while the cattle
are out 10 drink. After the stables are
cleaned and boddod. the walk IL swept
into the gutter Another use for the
broom b. 10 occasionally sweep the
,elllng and sides OF the stable thorough
~ 50 a. 10 remove all loose dust and
,obwebs. thereby removing. according
TO Professor Russell. one Of the chief
sauses Of bacteria. Use plenty OF good
,lean straw Tor bedding Il will pas.
in the end. ! believe. TO cut all the bed
ding II conyeniencos are az hand for 80
doing. II will then make a better 40.
sorbent and make the manure finer,
which is quite an object II II is to be
used on corn land. BE sure your gut.
'er Is water tight and use road dust.
slfted coal ashes. chan or sawdust. 10
absorb what liquid the straw doesn't
take up. ! would also use land plaster
by sprinkling a few pounds over the
bedding just before each milking. II
you have never used plaster In this
way. you will BE- surprised 10 see how
much better the stable will smell Il
Is also a great saver Of ammonia. as the
chemists Will tell you-Mr IAN.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

Fighting Currant worms.-ro get rid
OF currant worms, insert a branch OF
common pine into the middle OF the
currant or gooseborry bush and the
worms will not come into Il. or Il they
are already there, they viii leave al
once. This remedy Is far better than
the use OF hellebore. and n the worms
some twice. this al, prevent TIE second
coming Mira. T. Learned. Aassachu-
stls.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06
TOMB FOR AMBITION.
WHAT THE VICE PRESIDENCY
SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN.

Sow Morton Il Possible Exception
aud ssevensoa's Frisads Predict lie
VIM he Aiso-Msn Elected 60 the once
seldom 10 Much. a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06
chlnsh hug. In olish ema.


AZ the Oklahoma Experiment Station
Farm. at saltwater. as well as In many
other parts Of the territory. chinch
bugs we're nearly or quite as Injurious
20 crops In the summer and fall a. was
the dry weather. Experiments az the
Station aud throughout the territory as
well as In different states. In causing
the destruction Of the chinch bugs by
the Introduction Of disease among them.
we're generally unsuccessful. The con-
dltions under which the disease rapidly
spreads are not fully known. but II Is
evident that dry weather IL unfayorable
10 such spread With present knowledge
Il Is unwise to rely on the introduction
Of disease as an effective method Of de-
stroying these destructive insects II
has been proved entirely possible to
prevent the passage Of the insects from
one field 10 another. except at the pair
Ing season. when they fly freely. by a
system Of barriers and traps burrows
with steep sides Of finely pulverized
earth. or lines Of coal tar on a we'll
smoothed surface. have been found en-
tirely effective. The insects viii collect
In holes In the burrows or al the side
OF the coal tar line In vast numbers and
be destroyed by hot water or a kerosene
mixture. Something can be done 10
make the passage Of the insects dificult
by keeping the corn. sorghum and sim
liar crops as distant as may be from
the smaller grain and millet crops.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

Pronagating Raspberries. The prop
er way TO propagate the black cap rasp-
berry is by sticking the long snake
like tips In the soil aud growing new
plant from these. II the soil has been
well cultivated and the plant 81 very
vigorous a plant can be made not only
from the tip OF the main stem. but from
most Of the branches. So soon as they
are well rooted the new plants should
be separated from the old stem. The
wind blowing the bush loosens the
branches where they are rooted In the
soil and uproots them This Is pretty
sure to happen II the plant 70 left with
these numerous rooted tips In the
ground over winter. Freezing aud
thawing Is hard enough on any new
plant. bnS Is especially so to one At.
tached to another above II and con-
stantly pulling It upward. As the soil
Is ioosened when thawed. up flies the
branch with It's rooted tin. and a short
time IN spring sunshine destroys lts
yitali;y.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

Green Manuring "a report from the
New Jersey station gives the plan OF
an experiment fcr .@e improvement OF
light lands by the use OF crimson clover
and COW peas and a statement regard
ing the method OF cultivating COW peas
on a larger scale In New Jersey. Cow
peas. following crimson clover. yielded
at the rate OF il.fO0 pounds Of green
material per acre. The vines con-
tanned 2.s7Si pounds OF organic dry
matter. 70.6 pounds OF nitrogen. l7.s
pounds Of phosphoric acid and 500
pounds Of potash. The roots on one
acre weighed only 1850 pounds, and
contained 2sA9 pounds OF organic dry
matter. AZ pounds Of nitrogen, Is
pounds OF phosphoric acid and a.
pounds Of potash per acre. The roots
and vines grown on an acre contained a
total Of 3tS pounds Of nitrogen. ISIS
pounds OF phosphoric acid and sts
pounds Of potash. The nitrogen in the
vines Is equivalent to that contained in
4S7h pounds Of nitrate OF soda aud Is
valued at about sii.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoRicULTuRIsTs.
Come Up-to-Date Hats About Caitiva-
tion Of the soil and Yields Thsrsof-
HORTICULTURE Vitlsuiture and fi.-i.
culture

NEITHER manure
should be- ferment-
ed, that 10. piled up
In a heap and al
lowed TO heat. In
the m can while
being turned and
kept moist enough
TO prevent a vo-
utilization OF am
monia. has been
one OF long con-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-06

When washing anything that has a
cream tin, do not rinse In hlucl water.
but IA clear water.