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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09

a new and distinct branch Of indus.
Try is rapidly beIng developed on the
Pacific slope. says a contemporary Il
promises 20 - dlly become OF ma
tional importance and 10 relieve the
people from all danger OF being sub
iectod 10 deception and fraud in one
important article Of food supplies. Ex-
poris Of the department Of agriculture
who have been investigating the mat
ter have been astonlshed at the rap
idiiy with which the Industry 10 being
developed and have made glowing re-
ports Of a. future possibilities. a. thi
present time there is being imported
annually into the United States i.000,'
900 gallons OF olive Oh. Il comes here
from Italy aud Spain. though the lat
ter country is rather niggardly with
Us exports. consuming nearly all it pro-
duccs. The annual production Of the
lbCrlan peninsula Is 70.000.000 gallons.
Of which 60.O00.0O0 are consumed NJ
home. n the people Of the United
States consumed olive oil as do the
spaniards isO.OOO.O00 gallons would bo
required 10 supply the demand here.
What We do get from abroad Is by no
means an Al article. Analysis made
BY the agricultural department OF thai
found on the market has proved that
large quantities OF u is nothing more
than cotton seed oil OF peanut oil lab
eled and sold as pure olive OIL
No necessity exists for the peopls
submitting 70 any such imposition. The
United States. instead Of being an I'm
porter Of olive oil. should be a larg'
exporter. Il is likely to become 20 IA
the not far distant future. The inyes
legations referred 20 sh0N that no bet
ter oliye-producing soil exists In thl
world than is 10 be found In this coun
try. In California there Is a terrltorl
from 900 10 200 miles long and from B
20 rs miles wide which IL particularly
well adapted TO olive culture. In ad
dillon extensive sections have beel
found IN South Carolina. Georgia. Flor
ida. Alabama. Mississippi. louisiana
Texas and parts 81 Arizona In whic
the olive might be successfully cult
. waited.
, In illustration Of how olive culture
, being developed on the Pacific slope
may be said that from 800 900 10 800
! 600 olive trees are being planted In Ca
fornia annually. In seven years frol
the time OF planting these trees shoul
be bearing fruit After they once b
!. gin they continue yielding Tor cent?
b ries. A good tree In its prime viii pr
= duco $50 gallons Of OH a year. The
a Ia no reason why the territory d
J. fcrlbed. In this country. should N
d produce it0.O00.000 gallons annual
, the present market value Of Whi'
/. would be s2iO.0O0.OO0.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09
TINS AND THAT.

Tho common house sparrow flies at
the rate az scrcniv-two miles an hour.
Canada has given mere than $685.
eco Tor tha relief of the plague and
famine sufferers % India.
Governor Barnes. % Oklahoma. was
q telegraph operator ai Learenworih
when the war broke ont.
Persia exports every year about
9 900 boxes OF opium, each containing
100 hounds About the same amount
Is consumed az home.
There Is a ltleen-year-old via a
Coyinrion. Ky The girl was uis rel
year ago 20 a ulneleen-ycar-oit f0Y.
an the parents conscntinE hel lua-
band dled a few DAYS ago
The latest Maine sea serpent proved
10 be a pig wading near the shore after
DARK. 4 man on shore hii him en- the
head with a brick. and he rolled out
into deeper water and fed the sharks.
Melubberty twho has picked up part
q laundry checN-phvats TITS
ouare mark on this palce an paperi
Omcer OIlagrariy--A Chinese char
acisr. Ol behave Mcinbbefiy-rhots
a dunn Col. tn Choiuase hov no char
acthers. boEorrsl--Judge
switzerland. lhough she spends only
half million dollars yearly on her
army. can turn cut 10000 trained men
IN two days IN case Of need. and has
a reserve Of 100000 more and a Land
s,nrm Of g7o00o The army narrower.
this year viii be held In the noun
,alns Of the Engadlnc.
Iarrlkin. a famous Australian
s,eeplechaser, fell 10 the grand ma
tlonai hurdle race. near Mclbourn,
breaking hla neck. A. soon a. m
race vas over the crowd broke In an
began 70 cut up the dead horse @
relies. One man took hls tail. anoths
the ears. and others the teeth IN
hoofn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09

ton OF the seed and the provlsion
against ils destruction by animals.
Many trees ara subject 10 the dcprcca-
tons OF various ln-c-t enemiea which
may prevent seeding or may even de-
stroy the tree; and the seeds Of most
trees form q more ORE IS palatablo
food for birds or beastf Some trees
are better protected than others
against these chances Of destruction
and the better protected trees stand a
correspondlngly better chance OF In
creasing IN numbers and surprising
the other kinds. II the squirrels or the
Wild pigs find the nuts OF the white
oak swecter and more wholesome than
those OF some other oaks the standing
white oaks will leave few II any de-
scendants and will eventually disap'
pear. while the red oaks flourish. in
entering upon new ground the trees
having the highest seeds will be tho
nrst TO take possession. their seeds be
ing carried 10 greater distances than
those Of the Others The fight seeds
Of the willow or the seeds OF the maple,
which. although heavier. have upon
them wing-like Attachments. viii en-
able their kind 10 far outstrip the nut
bearing trees. like the walnut. hickory
and oak. These hoavy-seeded trees are
limited In their reproduction. praca'
cally to the distance at which a nut
falls to the ground or 10 the chance
distribution by the forgotten boards Of
the squirrel. by the swlflness Of theiI
march the llght-seeded plants will thus
more quickly reach regions where the
rainfall 10 just sufficient to furnish th'
roots enough moisture or the growing
season Ia just long enough 20 enable
them TO mature the wood OF each year
growth. Beyond this point they can
not live. The heayy-seeded forms an
ploddlng surely along behind them an,
IN the anal struggle the trees bos
adapted 10 the soil a' any given local
iiy viii endure by the Overwhelming
OF the others.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09

In Russia. a child ten years Of age
can not go away from home to school
without passport. Nor can common
servants and peasants 20 away from
where they live withut one. A safe.
man resldlng 10 Moscow or S. ioers-
burg cannot receive the visit C., a
friend who remains many houu With
out notifying the police. The poriers
OF an houses are compelled 20 make
returns OF he arrival and departure Of
strangers. aud Tor everyone Of the
above passports a charge Is made Of
some Kind.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09

Became conadinE. aud would noi her
pretty head TO enforc, my prudent adj
wise IN a manner bewilderlng Co see.
She learned that my most severn Tee.
lure was followed by some removal %
the last dimculiy. and would nestle
her tiny white hands IN mine and
whisper. How good you are 10 u.s.
with an ne loving confidence OF a child
Ger an old ulcie or grandfather.
aul one drcary, dreary day she sen,
:or me hy a boy. who said.
There's something awful the matter
a. g E. street. fif. aud tst lady
says please e1me as seen as you can
She's an white and shlter.ng. sir. and
couldn't barely speak ga hurry un n
I was you. sirr
shlycringl looked at the street
scorchcd and dusty la the h'arlng Au.
gust sun. aud seized my hat some.
thing awfull Il must be worse than
usual OF Laura would have written on,
o. her dainty little notes.
Hurry az I would. was too late
Upon the sofa where We had settled I'd
much momeutous business was stretch.
"a the unconscious form Of my dear
rodson. hls fac, rlgld and white. III.
kindly eyes closed hls merry smn,
gone forever. Two physicians wcr,
grayely watching him. ard Laura huns
over him. fearless, mute. utterly hor
raf-strickcn.
"sunstrokow one Of the DOCTOR
whispered 20 me
mot deadf" fald
"YCsl Can you coax the wife away
she does not understand yet"
Il was no time Tor the indulgence
Of my own grief gently touchei
tauras trembling hand.
My dear" ! said. softly
No word answered me. though nj
touch had broken the spell holding her
one look Into my face. one loI.g shi,
erlng moan. and she dropped al M
feet In a dead faint There was n
reisiive TO call In. no woman near an
dean to the stricken widow. only IN
sobbhg servant glfl. was llke
falaer IN abe house. 30 stayed Will
she doctor EaN's, me directions and o
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09

q sf1rc ~
I'm an old bachelor now. have no ~
latlons except those 20 distant s1al I
resent their being relations At al, iite
AZ a hotel and find little comfort exccJt
IN Toms family. says a writer IN the
Detroit Free pfess. iie and / grew up
together. roomed together IN college
and did business together for years. We
swore eternal friendship. come what
might. and many we're the pranks We
played on each other. going 70 a length
that none but a fast friend viii per-
init.
Tom and / we're both athletes. both
given 10 society and both IN favor with
the fair sex. On O trip home for the
Christmas vacation we participated -
railroad wreck From burnin
car had the good fortune 70 rescue q
beautiful young lady who would hasu
perlshed but for ne. She was uncou-
lelous. ] Was nearly 20 and In the fear
ful excitement we we're separated
without either knowing who the other
was. But she was always with me In
memory and. BY some strange tricG Of
mysticism, was hopelessly IN love
with her. After months Of detective
work on my part found her and man
aged an acquaintance. AZ every mees-
Ing I wanted 10 tell her how. next to
her. the dearest thing IN my life was
the fact Of having saved her life. but
Il seemed 30 much like Boosting and
appealing TO her gratitude that fore
/ bore.
One evening when I called shr met
me with both hands extended and a ra-
dlant look OF happiness. She wanted
my congratulations on the fact that
she was going 20 marry Tom. Ever
since ag horrible experience In that
wreck. she said. Il have loved the
man who aVertod such an awful fate.
Only ihe other day I learned % vas
dear old Tom. and row We are 10 be-
married"
Dear old Tom be-" began n
/ my desperation. hut ne was dear "A
/ Tom with all Dis faults. Hadn't
played him many a tr.ok2 So tex
her hand and said the Conventional
words that made her eyes glow with
pleasure Then ! went away Tor weeks
10 wres,ie with myself. but ! was back
20 stand up at the wedding. Toms
children will get an my money. fol
their mother is the only woman ! evei
, loved and their father has always beer
. my chum.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09
HISTORICAL.

IN former times the mobiles o. Vc1.so
spent such immense sums 10 decoIai-
Ing their gondolas that the government
passed a Law that an should be alike.
and an have since been painted black.
The historic windmill AZ Nantucket.
Mass. was sold yesterday BY auction
10 the Nantucket Historical Associa-
ton for ssS5 There were only two
bidders. one an agent Of the associa-
ton and the Other q private SPECTATOR.
Among the treasures Of the Passama-
quoddy lMel tribe Of Indians Il a let
Ter from George Washington written
from bic army on the banks OF the
Delaware. Dec "a. i77e. In which he
expresses his pleasure that the Passa-
maquoddios had accepted The chain Of
friendship he sent them the preceding
February.
Life and death among cur presidents
q always an interesting subject VIII
lam Henry Harrison was the oldest
man TO become president He saok
oiico a; sixty-sevcn and lasted ol1
month. The military heroes auc1g
the presidents were advanced IN ycaT.
/ jackson being slxy-two az the time
OF inauguration and Taylor sixty-hve
l One-third Of an the presidents have
died IN July and half Of them IN Juiy
and June. John Adams Thomas JEFF
fcrson and james Monroe died on M
same date. July 4. and James A. Gar
field was shot July q Martin Var
Buren, was tho longest lived Of IN
/ presidents. reaching hls c.ghilcth year
/ The average duration Of llie Of th
/ presidents 81 The United States ha
been ssyeny-two years and elgh
I r1nnfha
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09

me Liberty, No., Advances says: "A
p'suiiaf but sensible courishlp e n
p'osfe's Al Excelsior Springs. The
mother believes that a elrl should be
aamlfed Just az she H. instead Of as
she appears nrrayed In hnery and aril.
nclal ornaments. Tho young man IN
tnla case Is allowed 20 call only Just
after supper, and instead Of being
shown into tho parlor he Is taken 10
the kitchen. where be Is permitted 10
watch the girl. dressed IN working
harness. wash the supper dishes. This
Eill BE- a happy marriage. Indeed IL
Nill-if the girls mother stays with
them right along.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09

" thuu OF hfhhel the MhAtt VIII fena ~"
below by natural drainage; but II the
sub-soll IA clay or other imperyious
substance the water Is checked IN Jus
downward course and remains stag
nant or bursts out upon the surface
In the form OF springs. Most OF 'ho
prairie lands are Of the latter charae-
ter, and wherever such sub-soll exists
the land will not only be improved py
Tile drainage. but Il may be faid thal
such drainage Is absolutely essential
10 its proper development and culture
To question the necessity Of the process
Is little less absurd than Il would be
To ask whether u would be improved
By blowing. instead Of making lilla TOT
,orn IN the prairie grass with hoe
1r spade. All lands require drainage
which, 40 any season. contain too muon
water that On. which hold at any time
OF the year more moisture kan is Eool
/ Dor the crCpa. and cll-ca them to SUE
|flr either hy freezing out 10 winter
/ 1r having their roots Boz water during
. Zoe growing season. Drainage mas
/ been appropriately defined aa the art
/ d rendering land not only so free from
moisture that no srperauous water
shall remain in %. bgt that no water
shall remain long enough 20 iniure or
.etard the healthy growth Of tueh
plants as are required Tor The susie
nance OF man or beast There are
some plants. az rice and cranberries.
which require a wet coll. but most OF
Hose which are useful 20 man. are
drowned by being OVERLOOKED Tor a
short time. and are injured by any
stagnant water about their roots The
soil OF he pralries. 10 most cases ii
anderlaid With clay. which not ua'
frequently contains a mixture OF me-
talllc oxides. which cause u 20 form
A suhstratum almost Of the nature Of
rock. and known commonly amons
farmers as hard pan" II Is a com
mon Impression that clay is imperviou'
10 water. and that. therefore. elal
son-and particularly u Il has ASSUMED
the solid form OF hard pan" under IN
urface-can not be drained with TIE
and especially Il the tile Is laid lowe
than the hard pan" But that sue
land L. not absolutely imperNlous
pr1vcd hy the fact that u % very We
In the spring at almost any dep'i
while in the latter part Of the summe
Il becomes dry and hard. How come
n 40 be soaked a. any time. II waite
does not go into u? aud how comes
dry. II water does not come out o. y
The facts that clay will readily ausof
A great deal Of water. and that u ma
be subsequently, dried. prove ooneii
slvely that 10 Is not impervious
water. but they do not prove that waite
wu mass through 10 with suihciei
rapldlty 20 answer the practical pu
poses Of drainage. Il is ncverihelei
fact that owners % clay farms q
most invariably oycrcsilmaie the 81
hcuity In draining their land. Th'
know that puddled clay Is used Tor q
bottom Of ponds. canals. etc. and
= nearly or quite lmperyious But su'
, h not lts natural condition. and u
onlv reached by working ans beatii
| Il while wet. or. as In the case o. q
| hard pan subsol. BY continued pre-
sure from above Nor can clay
| kept IN this condition except by bell
constantly wet n once dried, or "a
! ,se,sd 10 the action Of frost. % resum
] ia natural porous condition. Anon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09

was adjusted 70 Jones natitiacuoh VI
was Il when Frank began 20 get into |
difficulties" and had 20 compromise
with lis various ereditorsl Or was Il
when the sheriff huns a red fag from
his windows and / few TO the rescue
OF his Lares and PenateEl
He was a good fellow. honest. frank.
cheerful and industrious. with no more
OF the get-along ability than a six
msnths' baby xore times than can
count did he start In some small bust
ness TO sink all his capital and fail
In his enterprise. He had q hopeless
faculty FOR muddling his accounts. let
ting his bills run up and bis stock run
down. that never saw surpassed By q
man whose whole intention was hon
est.
When he married Laura Haywood ]
held up my hands IN amazed horror.
Laura Haywood. Of all women. % take
the place Of active partner 10 one o.
the great army Of incapables, She vas
the iinlcst woman I ever saw-pretty.
winsome and gentle. with waving
brown hair. large. blue eyes, shy and
timld always yelled By snowy lids and
long. brown oyelashCs hands and feet
that might have been stolen from
Queen Nab ard a voice that was low.
sweet and slightly plaInilve
I When ! would call upon Frank 90
lry 10 adjust bis many and varied tusi-
mess complications and be- would fit
mmplIng bis esrly brown hair. and Fay-
ng helplessly az me. I always found
Laura with her pretty hands claspci
over Franks. her soft blue eyes look
ing appeallngly into milne. and hoi
tender voice cooling consolation. as u
her husband was o baby 20 be foothei
and petied
Well. well. 90 he was-a crown-uI
.hIld!
They were pair OF babies. ant
should have gone 20 housekeeping u
big nursery. with a dolls tea se
and candy and cake enough Tor a per
petual feast. Sunshine was their ma
tive element. and they covered undo
: q storm.
d They lived upon hore and a touch
! lng faith In good times 20 come. u
b zee them when Frank had just siartc
! In some new business that was 90 max
|, BIZ fortune. and they invested In som
{ utterly useless hnery. was a sight 9
4 make the prudent fhudder. she ha
9 90 more idea OF economy than a buN
0 ierny. aud her housekeeping vas onl
. 20 be compared 70 that q D1-a Coppol
D Geld.
Z But n she futiered 81 The sunshln
. The wee. blue-eyCi wife. she ney,
4 eomplaiuel Tor herself In the siormi
q For poor Frank" many tears wel
p she'd. many means made She sold a
her small hnery With cheerful w.niul
p ness 20 give Frank a good supper
Il help 20 pacifv an enraged butcher.
Being an old bachelor and a wealth
e one. came TO regard these two
q tdopsed children. and 10 make q n
, mission" to set Prank on bis feet
l. often az be Knocked himself dow
h Laura. Who vas half afraid Of me
b. arst. with a vague apprehension OF d
y dreadful things ! mighi DO 10 anulh
b ate Frank II be dlspleased me. soN
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09
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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09

halariai disease 4 invariably sunplenentei
~ disturbance Of The liver, lie bowels. the
fs ,,t i'nn tne nerves. To the removal Of
stomach hliieu a fully adoauate M .,aiis
the hlii ~ 20 other REMEDY Doe. nerfsrm.
lngiu work thoroughly NJ inrr,dlents s,e
ta,s and uholsaoine. nat il admirably serves
oail ~ sl,m nioken BY ~ health and
adm, eom,i wv s9asilration, liver and
s'-gd ~ ~ '-''''' ''' ''H
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09

We offor One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case Of Cathrrh that cannot DO
cured Iy Halra Catarrh Cure.
\. J. CHENEY a CO, Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned have known n.
J. Cheney for the last - years. and believe
tranaaciiona and financially able 10 carry
Out any obligations made ~ their firm.
Vest n TruaH, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, % Waidlng. klnnan A Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. ..
Hans Calhrrh Cure IL taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
coua surfaces OF the system, TeHtimo-
malls sent free. Price To per bottle. Sold
Ilairs Family Pills are the best
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09

You viii enjoy this publication muca
better II you viii set into tie habit Of
reading the advertisements; they VII
afford a most interesting study and
will put you In the way Of gettlnt
some excellent bargains. Our advcr'
Users are reliable, they send what thel
advertise.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09
rEruralon Rates

On October 2, Q and 4. tho Santa Re
railway win sell tickets to ST. Louis
and Kansas City from all polnts on
their line at rate Of one fare for the
round trip. Tickets good until Oeto-
I.nl. 10 90 return.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09

The life OF plants rs well as Of ari'
mals bcgan IN the water, and from
water plants OF simple structure there
gradually developed the forms httcd
no thrive upon land. writes William j.
Hopkins In Chicago Record. The hrsl
land plants OF which We have evidence
although probably not the hrsi That eN'
lsted we're forn-llkc In character As
their number became grcater the
erowding forced each plant TO reach
out higher after the sunlight and me
air. In this struggle Tor existence be-
can that evolution OF those most Mt
ted TO survive. which has resulted IN
the forms that we know to-day. Ih,se
which developed the tallest trunks con-
auered the shorter varieties and forced
Them either TO die cut completely or
to occupy less favorable situations.
Tho trees OF the first great forests,
which became the beds Of coal OF the
rrlnclpai Conforming period. we're
weak IN structure. not Ear removed
from the forns, with pithy trunks. re-
curing much moisture and warmth
They we're not well adapted TO propa-
e,te and spread. as their seeds we're
very small and incapable OF Withstand.
ine rigorous conditions. From these
forms there gradually developed N,
Mains and trees somewhat resembling
the present oone-bearing forms, q
evergrcens, this process OF develop
ment continuing until In comparative
IN recent ages came the prevailing
trees OF our modern ioreats Thos'
may be divided into two great classe.
the narrow-leaycd. cone-hearinl
trees. or evergrccns. and the broad
leaved trees. which usually shed thei
leaves In the autumn. an have a grca
advantage over the earliest forms Il
their strong trunkf, capable OF sup
porting a great weight Of branches an
leaves and enabling them 10 attail
heights OF 100 10 800 feet above N
earth. The fight for place and exist
ence is now chiefly between the ever
greens and the broad-leaved or deciiu
Gus trees. aud In this struggle n
broad-leaved trees are 20 far supcrio
that the cvCrgreens have already bee
driven 10 a great extent To-, he les
temperate. cold regions oI-to NE, rls
ana less favorable soils.
Methods Of spreading and Growth
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-09

Great sunbonnsts Of straw are being
eHed' In France for the horses to pro
YET them from the heat. Il IL said
tha' TIE summer mortality has been
greatly decreased.