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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08
nAuooNs IN SOUTH AFRICA
The Farmer Has Ituc Cause o. Low.

The FARMER Has Little cause o. Io,.
Them.
While poison is most Effectively used
on South African hru a.a.ust bur.
rowing crcltules of tUs iHrsaI Kind.
balloons arc best dealt with ln opan
warfare wi'h ih, ride and large hahl0n
hunting parties ere often formed
among ncighhorlng farmers. SAYS
Chambers Journal 4 short dserr.1.
ton ~ one Oi these hlUU1n hunts may
be- OF interest tn readers iu ihr mother
country, and wIil give them an idea az
some 20 tho outdoor o1prfIra.. of
their colonial cousins Boo gm.Hr "a.
r.C's between Cape Town and ll. ya.f
river The special character rf Irhurn
hunting o. derived rUm tho aU. ul.
balloons aru generally found u iHrr.
troops numbering pop Orb .Ill.r or Dol.
nr uHrH lu ..n. off fhe lHumu fm
r, ih. Sl..au'.fr arI C.ug.. U.r.
urEt H DO. Midland district. of U.H
colony '"r Instance. .H. rocky Er.H....
lud l.H..r covered WIN bush and
hoV.l,H a.e often Infected Hr u.I
troops sn IONS or thar a.. lof urII..
fulhgl iu tfaIr sfr0n.huIa s1 long
must tho farmer lo content io sr- OBJ.
tale oi his losses lu stock grow hirrsr
every day. silFle.haudod uat much
can be- done. Tor hlh1Uus are d..Isuit
Co approach. and % surprised o., close
quarters they have a good idea 90 de-
fending themselves with large stones
Il is one 90 the farmers most tautalll-
irg experiences 90 stand 40 the door ~
his homestead gun Ia hand. and 500
the balloons inst out 90 range on enc
rlcky sky line a few hundred Yards
away now spr'as.ng on an fours ukc
a large dos now fQuatting on their
launches like nushman and 90
know that tho cunning beasts are ust
watching till his back o. turned that
they may seize their opportunity ta
sV0op down aud raid his nocks Their
predatory methods too. are rcyoItins.
~ cruel and 'bahoou handled" STOCK
can always De- recognized 90 glance
They viii attack cattle. tearing tho ud.
dcu away with their long powerful
hands. and sheep and goats are often
found by the herdsman with thelr
headquarters stripped Of the aesh rlght
20 the bone and left TO die In slow tor.
ture.
Moreover the hahoon Il no respccter
Of persons, and the costly imported
'longwool" or tho priceless Angors
may fail victim no less than the com.
mon Cape "hamsl" or "oapaler." which
would only fetch a half sovereign or %
at the market IN cradook or Graag
Relnet,
These facts are mentioned 20 show
that the farmer has little cause TO low,
balloons and that It is 10 the interest o
those who suffer from the raids of thes,
merclless frccbooters 20 combine n
force. 80 as 20 KIN on a. many o. N,
common enemy at each coup dc mali
as possible
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08
cHAIRLEss JAPAN.


Furniture Made % order.
"Onc Of the funniest experiences
had IN Japan" said a woman recently
who has been connected with mission
airy work 90 that country. according to
the New York Tribune. was with
chairs u had never entered my mind
that what o. with u8 such q common
article Of household furniture should
be an unknown quantity to any Of the
subjects Of tho mikado. and q was with
d.smay that ! discovered the house !
was 20 occupy was quite chairless. ]
Immediately summoned a native car
penter and tried 20 explain 10 him what
! wished him 90 make for me, II was
an extremely difficult task. for be was
evidently unable 20 comprehend why
any one should desire 10 sit otherwise
than cross-legged upon the floor. Tn
fortunately. my talent for drawing is
strictly limited realized that fact.
but until / had made several inenectu-
al attempts 10 portray a chalr-aboni
as easy subject as I could have had
bad never really appreciated the ex-
tent Of my incapaclty. The drawings
which the poor carpenter finally car
ried on with him as models were such
that my heart misgave me. That had
good reason FOR my fears was shown
when the chairs we're sent home. with
the proycrbial oriental faithiulnesa. the
man had made precise copies OF his
patterns where the chairs Of my
sketches had weakly balanced backs.
Elanting seats and crooked legs 20 their
wooden countorparts exhibited the
same pecullarItics. They were more
difficult 10 sit on that I should ever
have imagined chairs could possibly be
Some n them needed the mural sup
port OF a friendly wall 20 enable them
20 make any sort OF success % standing
on their legs u was a little after this
that ] gave n small reception 90 a few
~ the people whose acquaintance /
had made One % the FIRST 10 arrive
was q city Official Of high rank AK
I1us apparently. 90 DO the correct
thing in my eyes. he seated himself
on one o. the chairs-yery glngerly. u
must De confessed. for he confined
himself 20 the extreme front edge and
looked as u De expected some accident
90 happen az any moment when !
handed him the tea and cake which
comprised the rcfrcshments he took
The cup Ia one hand and the plate In
the other. Then he sat there with
bis hands fun. not knowing what 10 Do
q order 20 be free 20 eat and looking
thoroughly miserable. After a minute
or two % this suspense. which ! must
say ] was enjoying. Dc begged me In d
most daprccating manner Tor perm.s-
SION Co SO in the fashion % his coua-
trr 90 course I FASTENED Co Fraut q
ana shah NOT soon forget the look OF
relief with which he slil gently AMI
-rc0'llly Co thc floor. There be dis.
posed DIS cup or Oue side of h.m and
h.a plato o, cake on the other and pro-
.reIel 90 cat and drink 10 clmior;
The later callers took their cue from
him and fought shy % the foreign In
noya'i1rs also Considering how tho
chairs looked. I dom, know that can
blame them. but ! am afraid that they
would have treated even the finest
specimens % American workmanship
with the same distrust."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08

An epidemic ~ generosity is raging
iu Great Britain. within a period only
extending over a few days. Sir Blum
dell Maple has contributed ii.j.Oo0 90
University College Hospital. Lord
Iyearh has distributed a sum o. f25. 900
between two charitable institutions.
and Lady Wallace has bequeathcd 10
the nation a collection valued AZ sever.
90 millions % money. Moreover. the
Mansion House Fund for the Relief 81
the Famine On India has already reach
ca O sum over 100000. notwlihs,aud.
iur the unusually numerous appeals i1r
subscriptions which aye being made On
the public in connection with The Ju.
hIles commemoration The total
amount contributed through the Man.
sion House Tor the relief ~ the famine
in India Ia iS7I-S was f5i5e0O. The
rapid accumulation Of the fund on this
occasion Il causing general surprise
and little doubt Is felt that a higher
figure will be reached than was Of.
taincd In those years.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08
LAKE MICHIGAN.
The Mean. By which It Is Made Havis.

Tho Means BY which n Il Made Navig.
able An the Year Rouad.
Navigation on Lake Michigan Is new
or closed. Steamers run back and forth
across the lake and between the ports
Of the west shore OF the lake during
the entire winter with remarkable reg
ularlty. The frst attempia AZ winter
navigation In the irans-lake routes
we're made by the Detroit and Milwau-
kee Railroad Company and by the now
defunct Engelmann transportation
Company many years ago. and the sue
cess Of winter ventures became estab-
lished a. the character Of the steamers
was Improved and developments we're
made IN marine enginory. Now winter
navigation proceeds almost unlnter-
ruptedly. and the new car ferries steam
back and forth with little regard for
weather or for ice. The success OF the
car ferries on Lake Michigan and tho
car ferry which dehes winter In the
Straits Of Macklnac Is probably the
cause o. the announcement that neR0-
tiations are In progress looking 70 the
construction OF ice-breaklng freight
steamers that viii enable their owners
% keep them 90 commission on the
Lake Superior and lower lake route
during the winter. The report Is with
out foundation.
There Is q vast difference between the
navigation Of Lake Michigan from one
shore 10 the other and along IL west
shore and the navigation OF the great
lakes throughout their lengths and
through the inter-lake channels. Ice
breaking Is expensive. and occasionally
the ice foes defy the crushing powers
o. the best OF the so-called ice break
crE One Of the car ferries was recent
~ stalled by a Zoe near Menominee.
which dened not only the steamer. but
the explosive power Of dynamite. The
trouble % winter navigation on the
chain Of lakes would occur In the In
;er-lake channels and IN the canals.
Owing 20 the clogging effects Of the Ice
II would be almost impossible to oper-
ate canals during midwinter
Another and a very serious bar 70
general lake navigation IN winter IL
the prevalence OF snow-siorms. during
which nothing whatever can be seen.
Snow Il more obstructive 10 the sight
than fog and during a driving snow
storm Il Is impossible 20 see anything
ahead. even IN the daytime. Winter
navigators on Lake Michigan. who are
never out Of sight OF land FOR any great
length Of time. experience their chief
annoyance from snow-storma. They
manage 10 steam into port when snow
Is dying thick. because Of their famll-
larity with the route. but they OCCASION
ally ge, into trouble while they are
wrapped In "the tumultous privacy OF
the storm"
Il does no. follow. by any means.
that because winter navigation Is sue
eessful on Lake Michigan q can be
made successful 10 the upper and lower
lake service.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08
The source. Of rian,inum.

Most Of the worlds supply Of plaii-
mum comes from the southern part Of
the ural Mountains. In Russia. &C.
onrdlng 10 the report Of the Russian
ministry Of finance. the increased De.
inand Cor the metal In 1895 raised the
price Tor the raw material to nearly
$500 a pound. and yet only 1900 pounds
% Il were produced during the year. In
fact. the production fon on largely from
that Of the preceding year. Platinum
Is also found in California. IN South
America and IN norneo Il was first
heard Of Ia Europe in 1875. when Ulloa
o. Spanish explorer carried home spccl.
mems from Peru.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08

apart from that OF the rest OF
this very rich family, was In
the near nelghborhood Of ;jo.0OO0)O
lie was born lfty-olsht years ago IN
New York City. but his lie was spent
90 much abroad that De- was really more
o foreigner than au American lie new
90 had many political ambitions. and.
in fact n be bad them be- could not
have INDUCED them. Tor be was for
o.gn nobloman. Ills title was that Of
Baron Of Austria a title which be ac-
ccpted from the Austrian emperor
when he accepted from that monarch.
few years ago the decoration Of tho
Order Of Leopold.
Tho Hayomoyers for two generations
lived. moved and had their being IN
the business % refining sugar. and
when Theodore grew up 20 young man
hood. after a very good education, he
went into his fathers refinery for the
purpose Of laying the foundation Of his
future career. lie was given. Of course,
every opportunity 90 master the ma
chlncry and the processes % the In
dustry. and this he dld really In 1861.
when be- was Just past his majority. be
was admitted al o. full partner into the
firm. and very soon aiierward be
branchod out In businegs for himself
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08
THE LITTLE RED coRpuscLEs
Almost Inooncelsahly small and Ven
Numerous some Calculations

Almost Theoretically small and Ven
Numerous some Calculations
There are so many things otherwise
unknowable which the little lnstru'
ment helps us know well. which woult
forever be IN the realm Of "tho infinite
were Il not for that tiny BIZ Of conyo,
glass, that nothing should surprise 10
ia its revelations. says the Microscope
Take. for example the red eorpuaclei
OF the human blood. One thlrty-twt
hundredth Of an inch Is its diameter
one hundred and twenty one-thou'
sandths Of the entire blood quantity II
red corpuscles They are individually sc
minute that II requires a microscope Of
considerable power 10 see them at all;
and yet their number Is such In one
man that II chain were made OF them
each corpuscle just touching lis neigh.
Dor II would be over 1000 miles long
Three gallons Of blood IN a man OF 10
pounds weight is a fair average aud
0.3Sl of a gallon Of the above r. red
Flobulcs. One cubic inch Of these
corpusclcs made into q chain OF a single
clrpu6cles breath would be- 5000 by
5000 Inches long. or 100000 Inches
40 there are 23l cubic inches In a ral-
Ion. O3Si Of 23i would give the cubic
measure OF red glohulos In the above
man. Thus i.COOOOlxsS gives 80 800. 900
inches. Reduced 20 miles. this equals
counting $3.50 inches 90 the milr.
1922 mllcs' The little invisible red
corpusclcs or oxygen carriers Of cur
blood would then. % "hitchoI' together
into "a chain. reach twO-thIrds across
the American continent 4 single hair
from ones head would make in callher
very many hbers az largo. And yet.
small as these corpuscles are. they are
giants when compared with many VOL.
known individuals Of the bacterial
world. Think Of a body which has 20
be magnlhcd 500 dlamcters 20 be- visible
AZ all. You have here some OF the
monococci. Yes. and these inconcely-
ably small bodies are endowed with
life. organization and means Of propa-
CATION.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08

Undoubtedly one ot the most lntolli-
gent dogs In the county is Alexander c
Young's llycr-and-whit' notified full.
bloodcd Ridgcway setter Frank. Young
lives In Flactowu. Summcrsot County.
New Jersey. and he has taught his dog
10 brIng hIs clothes 90 him IN tho
morning when he wishes 90 rise and
dress. 90 carry notes wherever De b. a..
rected and 20 perform various other
duties that richer men than Mr. Young
intrust only 20 their Wallets. Among
other things Frank carries wood into
the house when Young chops a. Tie
has on some occasions carried as many
as ntty or sixty sticks one at a time.
from the woodward into the house with
out cessation and he seems 20 enjoy
this and every other OF the pieces OF
work he Is directed 10 do.-Exchango.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08

The Washington Star Of the 18th
inst makes vigorous and Just pro.
test against the practice OF the
treasury department compromising
olco prosecutions. says Chicago Pro.
duce. II Ia the practice OF the govern.
mcni officials when a dealer Is ar
rcstci for violating the internal rev.
onuo laws, to give him every oppor.
tunlty 20 pay his enc and escape
prosecution. thus making his onensc
dlsagrccable TO him In no way ex.
copt In the loss Of certain amour,
Of money. the aggregate OF which
may not be az great a. one months
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08

Dllnks-What' Can't keep your on.
gagomont with me- links tsadlyl-
No, / can't was drawn on a Jury
this week and couldn't set out Of Il.
''Dld you try" Indeed I ana. I ala
my hes, TO make myself out 20 be a
helpless ignoramus. but they would
not let me go" Great Scott. mani
Tho way to escape jury duty Is to act
as " you know something. New York
Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08

a remarkable birth has Jus, occurred
"a the family % John Higgs az Slen.
ham. \, Y, his wife having become
the mother Of three bouncing babies Of
ten pounds each What Is sim more
remarkable about this event and a
TACT which Is puErling the medical pro-
iossion Is that one Of the Infants has
three eyes. one OF them being located
just above the hrldge Of the iose. while
the other two eyes are In their normal
position.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08

sir William Hamilton mentions a
tailor whose name he does not give
who was blind from birth. and yet
boy the sense Of touch alone. could dis.
tinguish the patterns Of Scotch plaid.
used In the Kills Of the Highland cos.
tunes. matching the cloth with all N,
oNactness that might be expected %
one haylnA perfect vision.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08

Il has lately been proposed 10 rs,
thin sheets OF watorprooted asbestos u
place u the usual spongy material ON,
ploycd for the inner sole Of shoes. MOI
only would dampnoss thus be excluded
but |, Is said the natural tempcralur,
Of the foot would be better retained
because asbestos Is a poor conductor Of
heat.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoRICULTURlSTs.
some UP-to-dats Hints Absut Cuitiva.
ton Of the soil aud Yields Thereof
Horticulture, vitlouiturs aud FIori.
culture

N response 10 no.
tees sent out for
samples OF corn to
test termination.
slxty-two have
been tested from
various parts OF
the state. Germi-
nation tests indl-
cate that the crop
OF 1896 is not as
bad as has Ecner-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08

"A medical journal says there are
from 10000 TO $1,000 germs In an or
binary oyster" singular That's
from 10000 to $4,000 more than there
are In a church fair oyster stew
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08

''what struck you most during your
recent tour Of the Pacific slopof"
MY wife's sporty brother. and be
never struck me for less than $40 at .
time. her.--Atlanta Constitution.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08
SWEET ON MILLIONS.
THEODORE HAVEMEYER HAD a
PENCHANT FOR RICHES.
lie Amassed Fortune Of 500. 900. 900
the Result Of Speculation Ia sugar
Known All over tho World ~ the
American sugar King.

HE late Theodore
A. Hayomeyer was
the grandson Of
tho Hayomoyer
who founded the
great American SUI
gar industry which
created 80 much
wealth for him and
his descendants.
Theodore Have
meyers wealth
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08

h'hI aHuoli Alhmeua county MuNfr An
tonic Nunez n farmer. lives with hls
family Antonio Is a thrifty aud In
dustrious man and has pr0sperod. Two
weeks ago be- moved from bis old home
into another house that had not yet
been occupied. Fer several days after
Antonio and his family moved into
their new homo they heard strange
sounds coming from the cellar A.
Anton 70 was busy with hIa farm work
and il0ro ni the house were engaged
In setting things 90 rights no effort was
made 90 ascertain the cause OF the
sounds. but whom day after day pass
ed aud the noise from the cellar dil
not cease Nunoz determined 60 make
an Investigation and called in a few
friends to his assistance. Armed with
Ehotguns they made their way into the
cellar They had hardly reached the
side Of the stone wall place when from
the recess beneath the stairway bound
cd a splendid specimen of California
lloncss. Before a shot could be- fred
the animal escaped through the open
door a second later and the lion. q
biz. ugly beast made o jump Tor the
stairway but this time Antonio was
ready and killed tho animal az the drst
Ere While Dos friends stood guard at
the d01rHa Antonio made search
underneath the stairway and found
four cubs. They were as comfortable
as kittens having an old coat and q
quilt Tor bed. Nunoz took the biting
and scratching cubs upstairs and Tor
the rest % the day and flr into tho
nigh' waited Tor the lioncss 20 return.
but the brute did not come back Nun
81 Is going 90 Try and raise ,ho cubs
The dead lion measured s.1 Zee, from
dip 90 t.p
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08

Cashier at bank-"You will have 10
bring some one to Identity you before
we can cash this draft. Co, any trends
In the town." tranger-"No; I'm the
dos lleease man."-0oldon Penny.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08
New A..l.,an, sssr,,.ry Of s,.,.

This Is a portrait OF Hon. W. X. Day,
assistant secretary OF state. Mr.. Day
halls from Canton and IL a warm per.
sonal friend Of the president. Owing
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08
Sal. Of American Horne.

Regular weekly shipments OF Amer
lean horses are now sent TO Liverpool.
London, Glasgow. aud many other
largo cities. and sold al auction. Amer.
lean horses. like American cattle. have
won the public favor where q few
years ago there was strong prejudice
against all horses not English or
Scotch bred. says Live Stock Journal.
The following report from Mark Lane
Express % a recent sale shows how
prices go over there, estimating IN
round numbers s. 20 the guinea: "A
sale OF United States and Canadian
horses was held by Messrs. Macdonald.
Fraser a Co. Limited, al Glasgow,
when over tfty were catalogued. The
animals were from four 20 seven years
old. and ranged from 49, to II hands
high. They consisted OF matching and
brougham horses. a number OF s.rong
van or bus horses. few suitable for
earting and lorry purposes. and one or
two trotters. As the season Il now close
AZ hand when extensive purchases are
made, the inquiry was much better
than for some time past. and good
commercial horses were competed for
and realized full values. Nan and bar
ness horses cold from 25gs. 70 SagA
and up 10 ttgs. and t6ga: matching
and carriage horses. sigs 10 S6gl., and
from 1855 20 25gS A handsome bay
trotting cob, considered 20 Be one Of
the finest presented for sale by aue-
ton. was run up 10 eOgs., az which ng-
ure Il was Withdrawn. The arm since
last auction sale have passed about
eighty animals through their hands By
private bargain. and disposed OF har-
ness harses up to eco: cart horses. q
/ ga. and bus horses from f2t 10 80
Orchard Planting IN South Africa
A well-known Cape Colony nursoryman
has recently written a letter relatine
70 the subject OF colonial fruit culture
lie states. says the Fruit Grower. Fruit.
oror. Florist. and Market Gardener
Nondonl. that In the season Of 1894 Ne
sold 1000 young trees. In 1895. 5000
and In 1896. 10000 lie expects TO dis
pose Of quite 100000 during the next
season and will have nearly half a
million FOR sale the season after. Ne
less than $4,000 trees were bought by
bona ide Atrikandcr orchardis,s. or
dors coming even from such distant
places as Blantyre. British Central Az
rlca. and Bulawayo. Another nursery
man sold 5000 young trees In 1894: a.
900 IN 1895. and 1900 In 1886. Il Il es-
timated that fully 100000 young trees
were bought and planted by orchard.
lists In South Africa during the lAsl
three years.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08
LIONS DEN IN CELLAR
STARTLING DISCOVERY MADE
BY a FARMER NEAR sUNoL.

ono OF the Animals Makes IT. Escape
The other l. KILLED aud a Litter Of
Cubs Pound Under "a stairway WIN
Raise tho Litter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-08

AN FRANCISCO
special to Chicago
News The cellar
Of a house. the up
per hoors Of which
are inhabited by
human beings. Is n
strange place for
Wild beasts 10 make
their home. but II
has happened far
back IN the hills