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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-10-23

The next brass band that tries to drown
Mrs. Leases voice will doubtless ascertain
that she has provided it with 9 life preserver.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

OF growth from plants Just set 10 fun
grown; will Il be necessary for me- 70
pull up the whole crop and remove u
TO stop the rot7 The younger plants
show no signs OF rot"
From your description think this ia
lettuce rot. although II IA impossible
10 state positively without an examina'
ton OF the diseased plants. The condi-
tIons that cause this disease are too
high temperature. imperfect drainage.
too much moisture In the house, espe-
olally at night. and lack Of plant food
IN the soil. Il vii not DO necessary TO
throw out the whole crop. but remove
and burn all diseased plants, also all
leaves and rubbish OF any kind. Keep
the house at 2S-lO degrees at night and
give plenty OF air In the day time for
a few days. Lettuce will grow vlgor-
ously In a temperature IN which the
disease will make little progress.
Avoid overwhelming. Lettuce Is a cool
weather plant and will not stand much
forcing. Too much water In the soil.
with too high temperature. causes a
rapid but weak growth that Is liable
to bo attacked by rot or mlldew. We
should strive 20 initiate the conditions
under which the crop thrlves best out
Of doors: that Is. cool nights and days
not very warm.
Frederick cranehold.
Agricultural Experiment station.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
IN. NM. 4. ,hs n.n,.

II L. related In the Christian Leader
that a son Of one OF the priests Of
Mysore. In the Orient. was aroused 70
deep anxiety for the salvation OF hls
soul BY reading a tract. He travelled
200 miles 10 visit a missionary In order
to learn the way Of God more perfectly.
On one occasion he was very much IN
terested In reading Bunyan's Pilgrims
Progress" He said several times 10
the missionary who had taught him
and given him the book that Il vas
better than the Bible. The missionary
pointed him TO the scene before aim
and said:
DO you see that beautiful mango
tree there
Yes" was the reply.
-Dont you eat the fruit and enioy
lts sveetnessy"
Yea"
-And where would that sree b Il
there we're no roots to NJ"
~oh," said the man. nov I see What
you mean: The Bible Il the root and al
other gOOd bOOGs in the world are pro
duced from a."
The lesson earned BY the convert Of
Mysore may Be- needed BY many nearer
home. Those who put anything tn ths
place Of the Church Of the Lard Jesus
Christ, I'd rat other books In placs
Of the ,hSie. are a. Far astray a. We,
he. We must no, forget that the Dihi.
Il the root. and that nothing can TAI.
he place.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

settle her stomach" replied the young
man. Poison falling. Knorr went 10
New York 10 procure baciih Tor the
proposed murder. This. too. was at
the suggestion OF wlntersteen. accord
Ing TO the confession. He obtained the
germs with the aid Of a United States
secret service detective, and. return
Ing 10 his step-mother's house. pro-
ceeded 10 read up" on how 10 apply
them In the surcst way 10 cause death.
He says he was disappointed At md
Ing that 10 inoculate his intended VIC
tim with the germs was the only ABB
solutely sure way OF sting the dis
ease 10 her. He could rbd no excuse
TO do this. 80 he emptled the bottles
containing the dlphtheria germs over
the upper part OF several Of Mrs.
Knorr'S shirt waists. But the latter
did not take the disease and young
Knorr turned his attention to firing the
dynamite that led 10 his arrest and
confessions.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

The Georgia experiment station has
published a bulletin. which gives some
valuable information In regard TO dlf-
ferent varieties OF the COW pea Forty
slK varieties were tested at the station
with the following results:
Nut-The earliest COW pea. and
hence the variety best adapted 10 high
attitudes. is the New Era This ma
lures In a little more than sixty days
from the time OF planting. Other very
early varieties are Congo. White Giant
Chocolate and Vacuum.
Sccond-The heaviest yiolder OF
vines Il Red Ripper. followed closely
by Forage or Shinnoy. Black and I'm
known.
Thlrd-Thc heaviest producers OF
peas are Unknown. Calico. Clay and
White Brown Hull.
Fourth-The yield OF peas. as a rule,
though not invariably. parallels the
yield OF vines
Fifth-For hay, the erect varieties
are preferable to those OF recumhent
habit. since the mower cuts them all
The best Of the erect varieties are the
Unknown. Clay aud whlppoorwill.
slxth-Whcre a dense mass Of vines
Is wanted to remain all winter on the
ground. Calico. Gourd. Black and Con-
stitution are preferable.
Soyenth-The best table are the Su.
gar Crowder Mush. Large Lady. Small
Lady and Rice,
Eishth-The best stock pea for aelt
grazing OF either cattle or hogs Is IN,
Black. II will remain In ground all
winter without injury. Everlasting
Red and Red Ripper are also good.
Ninth-For an -all purpose" pea IN,
Unknown leads the list. Clay. how
ever. closely contests frut place. I'm,
known and Wonderful aro Identical
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
HEIRS TO A THRONE.
Early Exploits Of the Two sous Of the
Arehdaka Karl Lndnlr.

Early Exploits OF the Two sous Of the
Archdake Kari Ludvig.
Two young Austrian princes. who by
the death OF their father. Archduke
Charles Louis. are brought into the
line Of immediate succession. bear
popular lll-repute which would have
been excessive even IN the Munich or
Stuttgart Of a generation ago, says
the saturday Review. Both are re-
puied 70 BE- unable 10 read and write
correctly any one Of the languages In
which an Austrian ruler IL supposed
10 be proficient After the suicide Of
Archduke Rudolph. In 1883. an effort
was made 10 train the mind Of the
elder OF these cousins. Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand. he was sent on a tour
around the world. and the pretense
was carried 10 the length Of issuing
record Of observations which he was
said 20 have written. All that he
really derived from the journey was
a malady from which he IL nov slowly
dying. He IL the prince who scandal
lied Vienna In bis youth BY hating a
peasant funeral procession which he
met while riding. and compelled the
mourners 20 hold the bier while be
leaped bis horse backward and forward
over the conn. His uncle. the emper-
or. thrashed him with a stick for this
exploit. although he was AZ the time
a grown man and an oficer In the
army. His brother. Otto. is the hero
Of another exploit. involving a public
insult Of the crosses, kind 10 his own
wife. for which the Austrians were
delighted 10 learn that he also feli
the emperor's cane In explanation
though no, In defense. Of their vicious
worthlessness. 4 Il remembered that
these young men inherit not only the
worst qualities Of the degenerated
Hapsburg blood. but are grandsons Of
that criminal lunatie whom English
men still remember-the NoapohtAn
"Bomba."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

Thomas Mckinney. a farmer living
IN the town Of Union. n. Y. has a curl.
oslty that would prove attractive for
any museum. Last Wednesday hls
COW gave birth to a calf which had
three legs behind and one in front. the
single limb being Of unusual size. and
tapering down from the breast The
skin Of the animal was smooth. with.
out q sign OF hair. Il lived only a
short time. and on being dissected Il
was found that the under side OF the
skin was covered with a fine downy
fur. the hide having the appearance
OF being wrong side out Mr.. MeKin.
ney will have the animal stuffed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

ny trying to become great preach.
ers. observes the New York Observes
not few ministers dwindlo into llitle
preachers, inasmuch a. they mako -
end OF the means. instead Of adaptlnr
the means TO the end. They work "a
sermons. rather than Cor soula. Never
In the history o. the pulpit. perhans
were more carefully prepared and eItb-
oratcly delivered discourses onerod a.
congregations than In our dav. ina
very emphasis placed on the thonrht
and form Of the sermon seems 40 ~
minimize the spiritual dynamic OF ~.
message that Il sinks % TIE lower nisr,
Of an intellectual end emotional anna,l
instead Of soaring 10 the soul-moVlno
heights who're spiritual forces ara 4,
work. Such misplaced emphasis lnev.
itahly reacts upon the preacher. roh
bling him Of the elements Of true puinl.
power"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
wInows oF TnE REVOLUTION.
seven Pensioners whose Husbands served
uadsr Warrington.

Uader Washington.
Seven women are still drawing pen
sions as the widows Of men who saw
active service IN the war Of the reVolu-
tlon; women whose husbands served
under Washington more than 100 years
ago, says the Ladies' Home Journal.
The eldest Of these surviving widows
Of the revolution Is living In Los An
geles. Cal. She Is Mrs. Jovey Aldrieh.
now in the ssth year OF her age. Her
husband was Private Caleb Aldrioh,
who was born In the year 1868, ana
served as a soldier boy In the New
England campaigns OF the war. Mrs.
Nancy Jones OF Jonesborough. Tenn.
whose husband was Darling Jones. a
private in one Of the North Carolina
regiments. Il the youngest Of the revo-
lutlonary widows. beln- now about 50
years Of age. The other i've are
Nancy Cloud. who IL living al Chum.
Va. and IA the widow Of Sergt. Will
liam Cloud OF Capt Christians Vir-
ginia line: Esther s. Daman Of Plym-
outh Union. Vt. whose husband was
Private Noah Damon OF Massachusetts,;
Mary Snead. living az Parksley. Va.
widow OF Private BOWdoin Snead;
Nancy A. weatherman. who lives AZ
Elk Mills. Tenn, and whose nrst hus-
band was Robert Glascock. a flfer In
one OF the Virginia regiments. and Re
beeca Mayo. living At Newburn. Va.
widow Of Stephen Mayo. a soldier from
Virginia. That these women can be
the widows Of revolutionary soldiers
can b readily understood In view Of
the fact that their husbands we're well
on In years when they married. As. for
example. when Esther Summer mar
ried Noah Damon in the year 1886
ffty-two years after the close Of the
war-she was but q. while he was 81.
The last revolutionary pensioner who
had married prior 20 the close Of the
war. and had therefore actually lived
during revolutionary times. was Nancy
Serena. widow OF Daniel r. Bakeman.
She died about twenty seven years ago
only a year or two after her husband
who was the last OF the revolutionary
soldiers on the pension roll.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26


In their condemnation OF what Grant
called "hammering' and Sherman call
ed pounding" but they were found
principally among the stay-at-homes,
and especially the men who sympa-
thized with the enemy. A soldier said
one night when reading by a camp IRE
an account Of a call issued by dis
loyal newspaper al home for a public
meeting 10 protest against the eontin-
ued blo0dshed In this campaign;
Who's shedding this blood. anyhow
They better walt I'll we fellows down
here at the front hollo. Enough "
The soldiers were as anxious as their
commanders 10 fight the war 10 a m
lsh, and be allowed 20 return TO their
families and their business.
Grant could have effectually stopped
the carnage AZ any time by withhold
ing from battle. He could have avoid
ed all bloodshed by remaining north Of
the Rapidan. intrenehlng. and not
moving against his enemy. but he was
not placed In command Of the armies
for that purpose. Il had been demon
strated BY more than three years OF
campaigning that peace could be Sc
cured only by whipping and destroying
the enemy. No one was more DESTROYS
OF peace: no one was possessed OF q
heart more sensitive 10 every form Of
human suffering than the commander
but he realized that paper bullets are
not effective In warfare. he knew bet
ter than 10 attempt 10 hew rocks with
a razor; and be felt that In campaign
ing the hardest blows bring the quick.
eat relief. He was aware that IN Wei.
lington's armies the annual loss from
disease was ii3 out OF 1000; IN oui
Mexican war. 1852. and In the Crlmea
600; and that In the campaigns thu
far IN our own war more men had dlet
from sickness while lying In cam
than from sho, and shell In battle. n,
could not select his ground for fight
Ing In this continuous siege OF forti
hed lines; for. though be and his chic
officers applied all their experience
and skill In cndeavors 20 manoeuve
the enemy out Of strong positions be-
fore attacking him. his foe was oitel
too able and willy 10 fall into the trap
set for him. and had TO be struck II
positions which were far from Grant
ehooslng. When Lee stopped hghtlnl
the cause Of secession was lost I
Grant had stopped fighting the eaus
OF the Union would have been lost. n
was assigned one Of the most appallln
tasks ever intrusted 10 a commander
He did his duty fearlessly to the bite
end. and triumphed. In thlrtee
months after Lincoln handed him III
commission Of acknowledgement. an
intrusied 10 him the command OF n
armies. the war virtually ended.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

Walters porch. fired the fuse and ran
out the same alley that I had proyi-
ously gone. cot 10 seventh street
when I heard the explosion. then
escaped, / got TO Reading al $50
o'clock"
Luckily. the Walters were neither
killed nor injured, but they were not
the only ones against whom this as
tonishlng young man directed his ef-
forts. According to his confession Il
was In January, 1896, that he and WN-
,osteon planned the death OF Mira
Knorr Following tho lawyers direc-
tons. Clifton swears that twice he
tried 10 poison his stop-mother He
was each time baked by a servant Girl,
who found a white powder In her mis-
,ress' teacup. used by the latter only.
on two occasions. and both times
LEANED the cup. The eirl the second
line saw Knorr put the powder into
The cup and asked him 10 explain "To
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

Whitiah under surface contracting
strongly with the dark green OF
the upper. II the leaf be un,
folded II will be found 10 con-
tain a very active. wrlggling. green
ish larva. a little less than one inch
long. which "a apt 10 spring out OF the
fold and fall or hang by a thread. The
leaf Itself will be found 10 be attached
10 the folded part by means Of numer-
Gus little cords OF silk. II the larva Ia
fun grown the interior OF tho leaf will
BE- thoroughly skeletoniEed, and soiled
with accumulated excrementa. The fold
almost Invariably brinp the upper side
OF the leaf together the larva feeding.
therefore, on what would be the upper
surface OF the leaf The larya trans
forms 20 a rcddlsh-brown chrysalla
usually within a much smaller fold Of
the edge Of the leaf. but sometimes
within the larger laryai fold. The moth.
which during midsummer Issues In a
few days, expands about an inch. and
IL shining opalesceni black. with
WINS bordered with white. and marked
with white spots. as In the illustration.
a slight variation IA maculallon being
noted between the males and females
The moth 10 seldom seen. but n the
vines be shaken Il may be frightened
up and observed IN quick eight, seek
Ing other concealment There are two.
Or. IN the south. three broods each sum
mer. the last brood alternating IN the
leaves very much az does the grape
berry moth. the pupal cases OF which
are very similar 10 those Of the leaf
folder. Il occurs from New England
southwark 10 Florida, and westward AZ
least 20 the Rocky Mountains. and
probably II distributed throughout the
vine districts % the United States u
Affects all kinds Of grapes. showing.
perhaps a little preference for the
nick-leafed varieties
Remedies. The appearance OF leaf
folded by a larya Of this insect renders
its detection easy. and n the vines are
gone over and the larvae crushed In the
folded leaves early In the season when
they are few In number. allowing none
10 escape. later damage may b. almost
entirely prevented II the vines are
sprayed with arsonicals for other leaf
eating insects. the treatment will de-
stroy all larvae folding leaves soon
thereafter. but not those already pr>s-
emit The ease with which this insect
may be destroyed by hand makes u
hardly advisable 10 spray for Il alone.
and after the grapes have become we'll
formed later In The summer. Il Il no
longer safe 20 spray with arsenicala.
Aside from Manipulating at this time,
there IL nothing 10 be done except 10
adopt measures that will AFFORD protec-
tion the following year. These consist
IN the collection and burning Of al
fallen foliage a. promptly a. possible
IN autumn 20 destroy the alternating
larvae ana chrysalldes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

The tendency OF the times IL 10 DO
things on a large scale. and too many
are disposed 20 DO much or 90 DO moth
ing. This Il a fast age. and but few
are disposed % 20 slow-all want %
keep up with the procession. writes 2
II. Brewster IN Home and Farm. The
result d thousands are left In pow.
erty and dependency. who. n they
would be- satisfied 90 undertake no
more than their ability enables them
20 accomplish. might succeed IN max
ing a good living and something 10
spare. In too many instances the
farmer OF limited means. instead Of im.
proving his small farm. and OF incrcas.
ing its production from year 10 year.
becomes ambitious 20 enlarge his pos
sessions. which he often does by going
In debt. which causes him 20 deny
himself and his family for years 10
come. not only all the Injuries OF liie.
but also many Of its comforts. IN order
that he may finish paying for his
land" Would Il not be more sensible
10 be satisfied with a small farm and
devote all bis time and energy Ia
making u produce h. much as one
many times larger. and consequently
eQually a. valuablei Il requires no ar
gument 10 prove that an Affirmative
answer 20 this question IL the correct
and proper one; yet. Notwithstanding
this fact has been 20 often demon
strated. those who adopt the policy Of
making "two blades OF grass groe
where but one grew before" are ex-
ceptlons TO the general rule and are
largely In the minority. The farmers
in this section. and In fact In every sec.
ton with which I am familiar. are
"land poor" They have plenty Of land
but little else. and many OF them siil
want "all that Joins them" Il IS iru'
that a large majority are IN debt. and
nnl that farming does not pay, bat
they have the satisfaction OF knoWlnr
that they own the land. and pay ths
taxes on a. by cultiyatlnF a larg,
area. and using commercial fertilizer.
literally. a considerable amount oI
cotton and some corn may be- raised
on Il, and the poor farmers manage q
got along somehow. while they con
tinue 10 hope that better times vii
come. n wave OF prosperity will swce.
over the country. and that money vii
flow into their pockotsl Ia Il not re-
markahly strange that 90 many OF al
know the right. approve Il. too; con
denim tho wrong. aud yet the wronl
pursueT In regard to many things
Ne are always learning, yet nevei
coming to a knowledge Of the truth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
POLITE INDIANA CAT.
DOTS it, Hat when Il Meets Ladies on
the street.

the street.
Mr.. Hooker Cline. a blacksmith OF
Greensburg. Ind. has a cat that Is at
tracing considerable attention. Mr..
Cline has taught Il a number Of tricks
which II does 10 perfection. besides
the more ordinary feats Of standing
on ~ hind legs and putting out a paw
10 be shaken. Il always makes a bow
as a friendly greeting The cat can
dance. and goes through a waltz and
two-step with the music. Often OF a
Sunday afternoon the cat Is taken
down town by is master for an air
ing. On these occasions Il wears a
stylish suit OF clothes. walks on ia
rear legs and doffs ia hat 10 the la
dies. The cat. however. Is not devoid
Of bad habits. having acquired the
vices OF smoking. chewing and drink
ing. II smokes cigars and delights In
an occasional chew Of tobacco. II
drinks beer with the greatest relish
and prefers lager 20 glass Of milk
any time. The cat seems proud OF ita
accomplishments and viii not associ-
ate with others OF Is kind The most
peculiar thing. however. IA that the cat
will not catch mice or rats and turns
away In disgust when they are brought
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
mann nnn nna M.. In.l.n,l, shn,

At Fulton. Ky, Dave Browdor. white.
while drunk. started TO leave town at
3 p. m. Al the edge OF town he met
two negro boys. nrowder had a Wsn-
chester rife and commanded the boys
TO run. lsam Williams. colorcd. rs
years old. dlsoboycd. Browdcr shot
him IN the head, killing him instantly.
Browder escaped A posse and hounds
started IN pursuit
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
Queer California soil.

The oil resources OF California are
being carefully Investigated BY the
state mining bureau. which looks for
great development some dav OF the
oil industry along the slopes OF the
coast range from san Francisco south
ward almoE 10 the Mexican border
line. The recent extensive cxplora-
tions made In the southern part OF the
state by W. L. Watts OF the mining
bureau formed the subject OF an inter
esilng popular lecture given before the
Academy OF Sciences. The discourse
was made additionally entertaining by
a stercopllcon display 81 views OF the
Oh wells. hliumInous deposits and Pc
troloum-boaring regions visited by the
lecturer. one OF the views showed an
asphaltum now In which were sticks
and stones and bones OF animals.
Sometimes Che lecturer explained. cat
ne De down In the asphaltum when q
Is warm; they never get up again.
AZ other times. on warm days. COWS
attempt 20 walk through the soft black
stun, but they stay In q until they are
rescued or until they dlo.-San Fran
cisco Call
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

Delaware, o.. has been blacAll,t.t
by sramps because the town authorllls,
have revived the ducking stool ana 49,
q TO punish Migrants that refuse IL
work Tor their lodging. Last wesk ~,
wanderers applied Tor lodglne In AZ.
towns tree lodging-ho1so. they 80
fused 20 work. whercupon the MAYER
ordered them tied IN a chair ana t,
are-hoee turned On them. AFTER 4 thor-
ough soaking the ldlers roeanist anf
viillngp started 70 uosk.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26

William Davenport oolorod, called
the Human Tank" because OF his
capacity to drink liquor died the other
day IN the indianapolis city hospital
OF pneumonia. supcrinduced by de-
hauch OF moro than usual intensity.
during which he drank two beer glass
Is filled with whisky In quick success.
sion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
SPENDING HIS LlFE IN BED.
John Head l. Carrying ouf . Threat
Made Many Years Age.


twenty-five years ago the Eother OF
John Bond. then a young man living
near Mitchell. Ind concluded 10 sell
her farm and move 10 Indianapolis
and the young man vowed he would
10 to bed n she sold the place and
would never leave Il again. Mrs. Bond
disposed Of the farm and her son pro-
ceeded 10 carry out his threat. For a
time q was thought be would abandon
such a foolish resolve. but as the years
passed and he remained In bed at
tempts we're made 20 induce him 20
relent lie resisted every effort, and
is silll adhering to his purpose. Il Is
said that he has never been out OF bed
but once. and that was two years ago.
when his mother died After she was
prepared for the grave and while lying
In a room adjoining that In which he
lay IN bed. he arose az midnight and
went into the room and looked for a
moment upon the face Of his mother.
His long dlsuse Of his limbs caused him
70 totter as he walked. and Il was with
the greatest dimculiy that he reached
the side OF his mothers conn. Il Il
said he cannot walk now. owing to the
long time that has elapsed since be
took any physical exercise.