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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

ia small farm OF twenty-five acres Is
81 out to an orchard aud a large loi Of
fowls kept. the land can thus be made
much more servlceable. Il viii be nee
etsary. however. 10 giye the hens good
care. Il viii not be crowding the hens
10 keep fifty on an acre and u oourse
one can keep a thousand on a twcnty-
acre farm. Il viii not yay one to keep
80 many. however. unless with suia-
Client experience and ability to DO the
work. bu, even with fewer hens hey
ARE necessary adiuncts to frull CROWNS.
az they render valuable service IN an
orchard. One advantage with The keep
Ing Of fowls and fruit i that the at
,cniion given the Icea Il during
spring. summer and fail. a. which sea.
sons thc hens can run al iasse an,
rick up a large share Of thea food
.hile In the Wls.er. When the tree,
cannot be cultivated. n hens can re-
cciye tall attention. n tia arrange
ment the grower can and proaiahie en-
rloyment ihc entire year and tbs hens
vii give a daily revenue whcn q h
lcg accded.-EN.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

Then the "nrebug" leader chose a
public Insurance adiusteF--lf he was
not one himself-to os,ir ate the loss
ana present the case to the insurance
companies When the later had rem
dered their decision as 10 the sum 70
be paid. the insurance adiuster or some
other person In the gangs" employ
called upon the storekeepcr.
You're going TO get $4,000" he
would say. II want $4,000"
What fort DO you take me for a
fool?' was the exclamation be was
likely to meet with.
That's all right. old fellow" said the
other, but have learned that you had
your place fired. Either you give me
half OF the money or III notify the po-
lice"
Very often. as the siorekeeper was
Ignorant. this threat did the business,
and the agreement was made. The
"hrebug's" share was divided among
the gang" by the man who received H.
The mechanics" who did the firms
rarely got more than SIS or $50 for
their part OF the work. the big fellows
who did the plotting getting almost
all.
II was through a FIRE In a Canal -.
clothing store that Mr. Davis got the
first clew to the methods OF the organ
lied incendlary gangs" the existence
OF which had been suspected. although
the proof was not forthcoming For
reasons best known 10 himself and the
authorities, an acquaintance Of Louis
Rothman and Sarah sllbermeister-
who are now doing terms Of fifteen and
twenty-five years respectively In the
state prison gave information 10 the
district attorneys once. with a view OF
exposing the gangs" The authorities
had not been quite convinced OF the
mans truihiuinesa. and TO subsiantlato
his statements he said
II you don't believe me. walt ana
see " there won't be a Gre within the
next two weeks al 30. lis Canal
street"
a room opposite the store designated
was hired and detectives were put on
watch. The Sunday following the
siorokeopcr was seen 20 come out OF bis
place. look anxiously up and down the
street. and go In again. Presently Roth
man and the Sllhermelster woman
came In sight A block away they sep
ara,ed, the man approaching alone
with a bag and entering the store. and
the woman following a few minutes
later. A short time afterward the
siorekeeper reappeared and locking
the door on the inside went away. Il
wasn't long before there was a loud
explosion and the front wall was
blown out and an ugly Gre ensued
The detectives caught the "drehugs" %
they were attempting 10 Ee, away In
the crowd. Roihman had on three
pairs % trousers and n new hat. on the
inside Of which was printed the nam,
Of a clothing store keeper In Clinton
street who had been burned out a few
weeks before The result was the con
viciion Of Rothman and Sarah slber
meisier and the yerihcailon OF the ln
formers statements.
The arrest OF Harris was al once or
dored. but the bird had Town" and NJ
clew could be obtained a. 20 bis where
abouis. Some time afierWard the de-
tectiyes thought they had their man Il
New Mexico. The individual In ques
ton was Swallowed for awhile. but h
turned out TO be somebody else. NJ
little thinks. n ne stlll lives. that h
was for weeks supposed 10 be no
torious criminal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

Alfalfa sliaFe CON Ares well IN chen.
lcal composition Nit. clover and sim
liar forms q sllage. Il Il said 10 usually
have a dlsagreeable odor and taste Al.
though Il Il freely eaten BY cattle. Nc
experiments Ia the use Of alfalfa 3D.
age have been made a, this station. The
green fodder has been In such coufinual
demand for feeding that not enough
has been available a any time 70 az
a silo. Alfalfa. Ike clover. would re-.
quire a nest careful packing and
greater depth Of silo for best results
than Is Necessary Tor corn Alfalfa hay
Il an excellent fodder. Il Il palaiabls
and very nutritious Experioncc and
GOOD judgment are required. and
u,uch time and care necessary 10 make
GOOD hay. II handled too much wien
dry an The leaves and small stems az
likely 20 fan Oh. and II not ihorougaiy
cured Il Il likely 70 mould and mildeW
The hay will not shed water well. ard
stacks when left long shoo,d BE- well
covered. Hay caps are ofieaNQf great
service The hay suffers much deter
loration In feeding value By exposure
TO raln.-New York Experiment sta
ton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

Pruning. -Tho pruning Of the cherry
orchard should be done during the hFst
two or three years o. ~ oxlstcnce,
altar which oels the dead and intsrlac-
ing branches will need to be removed.
In general. the sweet cherry should be
70 formed a. 10 give II a spreading
habit When ehe sweet cherry 10 allow
cd to grow without paying attention 10
ia form. Il assumes spire-like shape.
but II the head IA started to 81 feet
from the ground. end the three or four
main arms are pruned In for two OF
three years, the tree assumes more OF
the spreading apple tree form. The
spreading form q tree has many essen
tial advantages: Il facilitates the opera
ton OF spraying. materially reduces
the cost Of gathering the fruit. and OF
greater importance, Il shades the trunk
and lessons the danger TO Il from sun
scald and from the bursting OF the
bark.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

aeetion with the incendlary gangs
who swlndled the insurance companies
and caused the destruction Of 30 much
property In New York and neighborlns
stiles a few years ago. and who dis
appeared early IN June. 1885. and JUST
IN the eve OF the exposure OF the cir
,umstances surrounding the FIRE on
July 4. 1898. al slede & Co.'S fur store
In West Fourteenth street. Of which he
vas part proprietor. rcopens the
criminal annals OF one OF the most In
.erestlng pages.
Harris and his associates were
band Of most daring sooundrels. They
were organized for the practice OF ar
son. and for years Gehed the police.
There Is no knowing how many thou
sands OF dollars they mulcted the insur-
ance companies. who were their vic
Tins for a decade. until Mr.. Vernon ~
Davis then assistant district attorney
Tor New York. succeeded In either
trapping the ringleadors and their tools
aud securing their conviction. as he
did Ia the case OF a score or more. or
compelling them 10 leave. or Harris
ala. for parts unknown tugltyoE from
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

Among the more noted lighting ants
are the Formica rufa. the common
Horse ant. which attacks IN serrled
masses. seldom sending out detach.
menta. while single ants scarcely ever
make individual attacks They rarely
pursue a iylng Zoe. bat give no quarter.
killing "a many enemies a. possible.
and never hesliailng. with this object.
20 sacrifice themselves Tor the common
good Formlca sangulnca. on the con-
trary. AZ least In their slave-making
expeditions. attempt rather 10 terrlfy
than 20 Nil when invading a nest.
they do not attack the Aging lnhab-
ltants unless these are attempting 10
carry on pupae. In which case the rs
force them 20 abandon their pupae.
Formica exsecta q a delicate. but very
active species. They also advance In
7,,ried masses. but In close quarters
they bite right and left. dancing about
20 avoid being bitten themselves
When hghting with larger species they
sprlng on 10 their hacks. and then seize
them by the neck or by an antenna
They also have the instinct Of actlns
together. three or four selling an enc.
my at once. and then pulling different
ways. 90 that she on her part cannot
set AZ any one % her foes. One Of
them then jumps on her back and cuts
or rather saws. on her head. Polyer.
gus rufescens. the celebrated slave.
making or Amazon ant. has a mode Of
combat almost peculiar 20 herself. The
avs are very powerful and pointed. II
atiacked-lf Tor instance. another ami
telfos her by a leg she a. once takes
her enemy's head into her Jaws. which
generally makes her quit her hold. II
, the does not. the 7. closes her mandl.
, bles. 90 that the points pierce the brain
h % her enemy. paralyEing the nervous
i system. the victim dying In convul.
D slons. In this manner a comparatively
b small force will fearlessly attack
he much larger armies OF other species
q. and suffer themselves scarcely ans
sa iaL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

The fai-rnnpee sAsse~ =<-
Anderson. resemble one auothei
haviSg- particularly the males--a aa'1
mass Of fat formed upon the rump. q
vlded. a. Il we're. Into two hemisphere.
which take the form Of the hips. win
little knob Of a tail IN the middle.
Some Of them have horns. but others
do not. It's covering IL . mixture o.
hair and wool. Some Of the breeds
weigh as much A. 200 pounds and the
mass OF fat formed on the rump va
ries from a tenth 10 a am part Of the
entire weight In the neighsessood o.
Caucasus. the nd quarters are salied
AZ hams and seht In large quantities.
10 the northern part Of Turkey. Il has
been supposed BY some writer's that
this breed may be the same as that
which vaH bred by the Pairiarchs. 10
the days Of Abraham and Moses The
sacred penman mentions that Moses
took the fat and the rump. and al the
fat which was upon the lnwards. and
burned them upon the altar Tor a burnt
Offering. This breed u found IN a.
purest state In the deserts Of Great
Tartary. no other variety being near
10 contaminate lis blood Il reaches
Gar into the Interior and northern parts
Of Russia. and is much disseminated IN
China. Persia. Hindostan. Asia Minor
and Eastern Africa a. well a. Thlbel
IN Palestine Il h more numerous than
any other breed; indeed the largest
proportion OF the sheep Of Northern
Asia being Of this description. Profes-
cor Pallas conleciures that this charae-
ter arises IN the fat-rumped sheep ffom
their feeding upon the bitter and sa-
line plants found upon the borders Of
the Caspian and Black seas And be
asserts that when they are removed
from the places where these plants
grow the fatty excrescence becomes
less. But Garfield says. as the Ia.
rumped and fat-taiied sheep are yarie
ties which are widely dispersed. IL
seems more probable that they may
have been produced by accident. and
may also have been perpeiuated By
accident. design or fancy. The lat
tailed sheep are very extensively dif-
fused. Il 4 found throughout Aaia and
great part OF Africa. "a ven a.
through the northern paria Of Eurone
They differ. like other shaep. IN W,
nature Of their covering Ia AadstaA
car. and In some other hot INMATES
they are covered with hair AZ the Cap
Of Good Hope they are covered VII
coarse wool: In the Leyant their WOO
ls extremely fine The proportion
which the weight Of the tsil In som
Of these sheep bears 10 the whole ea'
b cass d quite remarkable. The uau.
. dressed weight Of the sheep - Ho'
! atty 10 sixty pounds. Of which the "a
j Ia said 10 make more than one-iouf'
% part. Russell describes two ofeeas
E fat-tailed sheep about Aicppo' IN oi
J the deposit OF eaudH fat moderAi
] In the other sort ne tail 4 naeh ar
B or. The unctnoas fai Of Pc tAi'.
b these sheep Il accounted ireat ~
r eacy alike BY the Bosrs and ~ hot.e
p tots OF southern Africa. iAH tiosse
& tots in their primitive con4II|11' %.
b serscd immense noeks and pufEued I1
PASTORAL arts with great success.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

- ANAANHs
Dr. Dupoury. a French physician.
celebrated for his scientific investlga-
lions In dietary matters. In an article
printed In a Paris journal. considers
the hygienlc value OF the fruits. says
California Fruit Grower. lie divides
fruit into Eve classes. each Of which
possesses great hygienic vaiue-the
acid. the sweet. the astringent. the
oily and the mealy. To the first. includ-
Ing cherries. strawberries. raspberries.
gooseberries, peaches. apples. lemons
and oranges. be accords great merit
Cherries, however. he prohibits en-
tlrely 10 those affected with neuralgia
Of the stomach. Strawberries and rasp-
berries he recommends warmly 10
those Of bilious. plethorie and equity
temperament. and denies them to those
20 whom diabetes IL present or sus-
pected. OF the sweet fruits he consld-
ers that plums are Of a special hy-
gienic value. and even a preventive In
govt. and. particularly. rheumatism.
10 me grape ne accorua the very urat
place. Tie Is an ardent advocate Of
what In Europe IL called the grape
cure. In this cure grapes for several
days form the exclusive allment The
patient commences with the consump-
ton OF from one 20 two pounds daily.
With gradual increase 20 eight OF ten
pounds daily. After a few days Of this
die, a marked improvement IN the gen
eral health a noticeable. The appe-
lite improves, the digestion becomes
easy and rapid. and increased capac-
iiy TO Withstand the fatigue % outdoor
exercise IL noticeable. The grape cure
Is particularly recommended 20 the
anaemic. dyspeptic and consumptlve
In diseases Of the liver and In govt.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

THE YUKON GOLD DREDGE.
party will include physician and sur.
gcon. aui complete medical stores also
aaaycr. mlnins engineer mcdaniel
engineer. electrician. etc Nobody car
join the expedition without money. and
each member must have NE and acct.
dent insurance ln favor Of the CON.
pany. The boat will be- completed and
delivered 10 the mouth OF me Yukon
ready 10 move. az soon a. tine ice
leaves the river
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

supplies and provisions Il il hard
enough TO obtain SUFFICIENT food to sus.
tain life, and after provisions have
been procured Il Ia Just as diflcult to
keep them. The native dogs and bears
eat everything they can and. and they
display a remarkable amount Of lnteln.
gence and slyness In locating something
TO eat. The miners have tried many
methods OF protecting the stores and
are now resorting to caches or small
houses built on stilA Here they keep
their food.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

rar extent 90 which ne yaire %
vice Tires hss come 20 he g,ea snitcl Is
,aouu hy the fact tha, during thc last
twelve moaihs the legislature ui uelr-
"a every state has bscn asicd 90 pass a
500 rfcyldms Tor their compulsory
-doDlon. lte state Of New isisu has
.g,All Adopted law 90 tbs kind. aad
% is pap.ng ltc benefit in ne coua,rN
Alh a.-t lllcs La ust. even the be- i-
sat country rclds unl Improve nr
se.a urfs s0INe ~ rollers to make ihe
,oalhcd compact instead OF cutting
socl russ as io heavily loaded waeol'
lu narrow iirla-kA.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

il produced. With ~ ~, aa''S es,,sr ~
below. its balloon IN the center o.
the surface.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

What the man and woman OF today
~ most h no, 90 much athletics In a
. c-aaalum. but plenty Of fresh air In
! aagA Instead Of a quantity Of vlo-
p usfclss that leaves one weak for
''1l hours akervard. Il Is above ali
'H,iiy 70 learn 10 breathe properly.
',i EopsTly and 81, properly. A.
ara ne - u IL BY no means
a. M sofiant question az some
70 lnigine A proper sitting POSI-
realfes that the spine shall be
inlght and that the support
Coz he upper part OF the body
b. fsh 10 the righi place Il Ia
ore advisable 10 slt as Gar hack
siAs 10 the chair, % that the
end % ne spine shall be hracrd
The back Of the seat II this
Il. rhi he shoulders viii also
iinsi Il. u not. they will have
p OF support and Z viii be
4 they do not need a. This
Rkes no strain upon the llga-
spine Il allows a proper
he shoulders. consequently
Nnd uncs, stomach and
Man OF the body. Their
Won naturally and CON-
NJ so the circulation OF
In a wrong sitting
lily interfercd with.
s squarely upon the
Nstlng easily upon
ibrlum aud. con.
Of the body Is
strain upon any
nuscle or ORGAN
than lts legiti.
y. Tho arms
Tor that posl.
ltIain upon the
evils already
sion. place. m.
pn the stomach
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03
NOTORIOUS FIREBUG.
HARRIS VS. THE BRAINS OF
THE ioUs GANGS"
fhsir 40 'psrAndI Vernon A.
Davis wos rEanissd hands who
Promoted" ~, TO share the Insur-
anes Money.

HE recently report
ed arrest In Copen-
hagen for the very
undignihed onense
OF hotel beating"
Of a Joseph Harris.
said TO be an AM
erlcan. and thought
by the police Of
that city TO be JOS
eph l.. Harris. no.
torlous for his con-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03
sroREAousEs ON srnrs

How K,onayte Miners Preserve ihsis
Meat.
Among the numerous hardf alps Of
livlng In Alaska 10 the dialcu ~ about
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

Some interesting experiments on the
effects Of weather on plants are given
In a little work BY John Clayton. an
English naturalist Twelve bean plants
were placed In the ground 70 that one
half 81 them would receive an the sun
shine Of the day. while the Others re.
NAMED continuously In the shade. and
the crop Of beans grown 10 the sun
shine weighed three times that pro-
duccd In the shade. The experiment
was continued In succeeding years. All
seeds were planted under the condl-
lions Of the preceding year. the dlner-
onoes between the two classes % plants
progressively Increasing until In the
fourth year the plants OF exclusively
shade-grown ancestors lowered bat
failed TO mature fruit Measurements
Of the contraction OF trees In
winter were also made. The
girihs OF sycamore trunks were from
two 20 thrce-sixtecnths % an Inch. and
oi oalss from Eve 90 siN-slxtcenths %
an inch. less In February az a tcmpOra-
ture Ci degrees Fahr than Ia Oc,o-
Der, after growth had ceased. and the
trunks expanded 90 their original Size
on March 2, AZ a temperature Of % 40.
grcos The frequent splitting 90 forest
trees Is due 10 this contraction by cold
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

A Connecticut law TIE sfa;c ~
Connecticut has paced q law making
Il ucgal % press tub tuucr" mo
bricks. pats OF halls. unlCsl the same
shall De stamped with the Nasds tub
butter OF have the wrappers printed
with the same words There seebs 10
be no end 20 N, foolish things ios,sla-
tors viii DO. says the New York Prod
uce Review.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

iands from which country Nc ItNeifNA
some hops OF very ordinary quality. at
prices not more than half those which
were being charged for the inferior
qualities produced In other countries.
The situation Is now entirely changed.
as II Is not uncommon. to-day. to hnd
Polish hops quoted al very high rates
Il Is true that considerable plantations
have existed In Russia for long pc
Rod. but their product has been little
known. and has been In small demand
because the drying and curing were far
from what was desirable. During the
past twelve years or 30 many I'M
provements have been effected. The
Russian government, seeing the prof.
Us which would accrue 20 the country
by the adoption OF q more rational and
more careful system. has supported the
efforts made by the planters. with the
object Of obtaining a product resem-
bling the fine qualities OF Germany and
Austria. The hrst Warsaw hop COM
pany. whose collection Of samples ia
shown In the brewery section OF our
International Exhibition. were among
'he earliest 20 take advantage Of this
Encouragement given by the support Of
I he government. and have rendered i'm
oortant service 10 the hop culture by
Engaging experts from abroad. and BY
Introducing on a large scale the Guilt
ration OF plants obtained from Bo'
lemla and Bavaria. After careful ey'
animation Of the samples resulting
ron these replaniings. We are able e
state that they now correspond yerl
learly with the actual Bohemian o.
Bavarian growths. The total produe
ion OF hops In the world To ihs'
amounted TO 1850. 900 quintals. Rus
ha's contribution 70 this figure wa
80 900 qulnials and her export OF hop
1890 10 the different European state
cached 2i.OOO qulntals. being an In
,rcase OF $500 qulnials upon the pre-
Fious year. Il can. therefore, be an
ierstood that Russian hops will prob
ably attain an honorable and import
ant position In the worlds market
la Petit Journal du Brasseur. Brus
,ela.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

Well KEEP, Cattle. There a more
profit In one good ccw or steer well
kept than In two poor ones m teu.
Keep ONLY the beat. and feed well: ana
unless yolr experience Il such that yon
are comptratlvely sure Of thu oulcoua.
reduce "a sloqk. and make he RAJ
ne lca IA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

Notebook ana pencn.-A farm
CT should never be without note
book and pencil lie doesn't know
what minute he may need Il. We
ought TO use the pencil more anyway.
and DO more aearing Sometimes. when
work piles up ahead Of me. and get
worried over Il. write on llst for a
month Of what must be done. begin
ming with that which demands imme-
dlaic attention. and then drop the wor-
~ and 80 to work and pick one Ion
after another from the list. Sometime
Il surprises me 10 and the list dlmlnish
20 fasI-s,ephen N. Cox.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03
HOW FLOWERS GROW.
Push THEIR WAY THROUGH
SHEETS or ICE.

Tho seidanslla' Fragile Alpine Beauty.
Lays by stores of Fuel "a summer.
with Witch to Heat tie Way" the
Following spring.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-03

What happy world this would b Il
= nan could only believe an he saya