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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28
TINE KITE IN MOTION.

have been obliged 10 admit the like
llhood Of the early accomplishment Of
the nying machine These two In
ventors have devoted their principal
Efforts TO perfeetinS the light motors
and propellers Chanuie and Herring
and, In a modest way. I. have been
teyotlng more attention to the form
u the supporting surfaces. which are
a. important a. the motors. and. In
iced. some OF us believe that Il will
eventually be possible TO saii the air
and 20 In any direction upon rigid
Einga without the motor. AZ the birds
d the south ny. There would then be
two types % air-shlps. the motor
idriven aero-drome, and thte sailing
lirshlp.
In my search for stability have
been led to construct a number OF az.
irlven aero-droms. and the sailing
have been previously noted. The fore
runner OF modern scientific aerial
aavigation was hrst given 10 the pub
Ne BY Herring In his cellular or box
kites. Ny airship kite. used at Rugby
park last year was a modification Of
that form with an effort TO introduce
kieering into the wind BY using jolnted
sells or levers. This kite proved 10
as that Il was necessary 10 have this
large surface 20 that Il could be readily
folded Tor transportation. with this
IN view the kite recently Gown At
Falmouth Freaide was constructed.
Il having been found that slight
changes In the position OF the weight
carried we're SUFFICIENT for steering. no
mdder was attached 20 this last shin.
We are BY no means certain that We
have yet arrived At the proper form
tor aero planes or curves. In fact. We
geel quite certain that We are some
distance from q, although these Kites
have demonstrated that they are CON-
paratlvoly safe and stable while In the
air. ! may be pardoned for saying
that this comparative safety to the
navigator is great point gained.
The immense danger to human life in
attempts az aerial navigation has been
a tremendous drawback 10 scientific
experimenting heretofore. With dan.
ger 10 life and limb reduced 10 a mini
mum, We certainly shall End scientific
experimenting much more easy Of &C.
eompllshment In the future. The fact
Tat a scientist can now. with almost
absolute safety. make his observation
and calculations and experiment IN
actual practicc while sailing IA mia
afr e the biggest advance yet made
along the lines Of aerial navigation.
',one Of the most dlshear.snlng az.
nculties that we have found IN these
large kites IL their liability 10 Injury
when on the ground and IN starting
or anghilng. Unless they go upon an
even keel one eide may catch In the
ground with destructive effect. So.
zoo. ailghting they must Land On en-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

IN many parts Of the coun-
try, but without attracting much no.
ilce. Recently II has sprung into some
prominence az a forage plant for the
hemi-arld portions OF the country. and
astonishing claims are made for II In
certain newspaper articles which are
attracting wide attention. kaiiir corn
u one OF the many non-saccharine va
rletiea Of sorghum. In common with
other sorghums. both sweet and non
faeeharlne. kafir corn appears TO sue
coed quite well In climates too dry Tor
the best development Of Indian corn.
While kafir corn may well claim the
attention Of farmers living In very dry
climates. Il Is At least an open ques-
ton. whether Il can prove adyan-
tageous to the farmers Of indiana. II
should be borne In mind that the
Eorghums are recommended as forage
plants for the drler climates In which
Indian corn cannot thrive. Where In
dian corn grows 10 perfection. as Il
does In all portions Of Indiana. Il
would be extremely unwlse 10 neglect
Il for any OF the sorghums which have
thus far shown no special adaptation
10 this section. Although the kailr
corn and other sorghums have shown
no superior merit In previous trials az
this experiment station. the former will
be- more thoroughly tested here the
coming season. Farmers having very
dry. warm soils. will do well to grow
small areas OF kaflr corn along side the
common field corn for comparison.
Those who intend trying kafir corn.
should remember that Il j. said 20 be
very sensitive TO cold. especially when
gcrminating. The ground may be pre-
pared AZ the same time and 10 the same
manner az for common field corn. but
the planting OF the kahir corn should
be delayed until late In May or early
IN June. Meanwhile. the prepared
ground should be cultivated from time
10 time a. weeds appear. 90 that Il Will
be cleared Of weeds before the seed II
planted. Put into clean ground thus
late. the seed will terminate more
promptly. and the early growth which
l. slow a. best. will be more vigorous
than II planted early and the tubse-
euent labor OF cultivation will be con-
tlderably reduced. II much seed Il de-
sired. plant the same o. sweet sor-
ghum. II sorghum hay Is desired.
Il l. recommended that one bush
n Of seed be sown broadcast. or three
pecks 10 the acre In drills. Al the
Kansas experiment station the red
kafhr corn yields more grain and fod-
der than the white variety. and is con-
tldered superior TO the latter.-W. c.
I.atta, Indiana Experiment Station.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

We cannot we'll overestimate the i'm
poriance OF water 10 the plant. All are
acquainted with the fact that green
plants. II cut and dried In the sun. lose
much OF their weight They are large
~ composed Of water. Thus 100 pounds
Of meadow hay contains from sixty TO
eighty pounds Of water; 100 pounds Of
red clover about eighty-slx pounds Of
water. while our garden plants. such
a. lettuce. eucumbers and cabbage, con-
tain from nlncty-hve TO ninety-elght
pounds Of water 10 the hundred. The
seeds OF plants do not contain 40 much
water a. The leaves and stems. When
well dried. wheat oats and rye con-
tain about IL per cent each. while In
dian corn contains about II per cen,
OF water.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

Dr. Galen Wilson. the noted writer
and sheep breeder. was recently APP
piled to by a new beginner In the sheep
business for advice. The inquiry and
reply which are interesting and in
structlve. are reproduced from Wool
Markets and sheep. az follows; Il
have lately engaged In the sheep
business Have seven head Of yearllng
ewes and three lambs. and will soon
get two ewes aid three lambs more.
the latter registered shropshires. The
ones | aow have are infested with
ticks. Can I exterminale the ticks.
and howl VIII the ticks get a
star, In the pasture and trouble In after
years n I turn to pasture before / set
via Of themG These are the FIRST sheep
! ever owned. and viii be pleased 10
have YOU give an article telling how TO
run my flock 10 a success. Tho seven
ewes now have are grade shropshirea.
as are their lamhS want 10 aecumu-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

Good Growth Stops Disease The
great drawback TO the present late sea-
son is that al sorts Of fungous diseases
have done more damage than IN a sea-
son like that Of &c The curl-ieaf on
peaches has been especially destructive.
notably on old trees In poor soil. A
large grower said the other day that,
judging from his own orcharAs. he
would say that the difference "a fer
tiliring could be told BY the difference
In eurl-leaf. or. In other words. In one
orchard where he had fertllIaed freely
he had practically no eurl-ieaf. but n
another orchard where fertillEing had
not been done the curl-leaf vas very
bad.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

The completion Of half a century
residence In the holy land was recently
celebrated by Herr Baurath Won Schlch
Al Jerusalem, During that lengthy
period the noble old Archaeological has
seen the country progress from a mere
myth TO a reality. lie has seen the
famous territory surveyed. and the
names on the map raised from i.Tii
places 10 over 10000. When he went "a
Jerusalem only about $50 biblical sites
out Of 622 had been Identified beyond
the Jordan. and he has witnessed the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

him who has a good play" There was
a time when A. NJ. Palmer was crying
out alone for plays and telling the
world at large that $4,000 would be a
small sum to pay the man who could
write the successor OF THE Two Or
phans." Those were the days when the
famous Union Square company was de-
ellnlng for Just the reason that today
many a managerial venture u threat
ened. Perhaps. however. Il IL a healthy
spirit. this great need for plays. and Il
may result In making managers bestir
themselves. Certain Il Is that the man
who has a decent manuscript does not
have 70 walt long 10 have Il read. Man
ayers are greedy 20 read plays. II
seems 70 me. too. that they are begin
ming 10 look In the right direction for
the play makers-to the ranks Of
sectors. n Henry Arthur Jones and
Bernard Shaw be excepted. the greater
number Of men writing successfully for
the stage today IN London were actors
before they we're writers. Arthur Wing
Pinero served quite an Apprenticeship
sHd climbed 10 his present emlnence BY
llfd and persistent work Henry v.
Esmond ls still an actor. n Louis
Parker is not. he usually collaborates
with Murray Carson. who has been an
actor Tor years and IL stlll playing.
Sutton vane. one OF the most successful
makers Of incorporating. sensational
melodramas. was a South African ac-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28
rrlss OF the Commission M.a.


We were operating quite extensively
IN apples that year. and had shipped
quite a few cars and had no con-
plaint. until one morning We woke
up with two cars rejected on our
hands. claiming that they we're false
" packed. writes a correspondent OF
Fruit Trade Journal Knowing that
they we're rejected because the market
was Oh. I left At once 10 settle the
matter. as the deduction askci was a
moderate one Of dollar a barrel. or
a bone" a barrel as "Montag" says.
/ found the fruit o X. but the marke,
was Oh. and We were up against Il, %
| settled for half the deduction asked.
We had sold another car 70 80 10 a
neighborlng town. and just AZ ! ar
rived | saw our car showed Ia. Two
men whom l afterwards found were
two rival" merchants Of the town.
were ready 20 examine and broke the
seal. was close enough 10 hear all
the conversation. ! saw them take out
but one barrel and examine Il. The
barrel was sound but the market was
on. The one said 10 the other: Wire
them-car bad order shall we handle
for your account" just then one Of
the men looked up and took a full look
al me, and he remembered me when
I called At his store half an hour later.
He Of course was surprised and glad
10 see me. 100 miles from home lie
paid the bill In ,ull.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

A Century Plant-A press dispatch
from Washington says; "A century
plant that has been IN the White
House conservalories Al leas, 60 years
Il about 10 bloom for the irst time.
aud Gardener Fister "a watching Il
anxiously. lie expects the bloom 10
appear In about two months. The cen
tury plant was az the white House
when Gardener Fiaier went there.
tweny-one years ago. and he was
told that Il had been In the Presidents
dollhouse forty years previously He
thinks the plant Is about seventy years
old. and says Il viii die after 4
blooma."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

letters" Baliae broke out into a laugh
and cried You. sir. you a literary
man! What a pre,enslon, What fool.
ish assurance You compare yourself
TO us3 DO you forget. sir. with vhoU
you have the honor Of sltting7 With
the marshals Of modern llteraturel"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

Many stories are told OF the great
French novelist. Honore de Balzac,
some Illustrating hla literary vanity.
There are only three writers Of the
French language Victor Hugo. Theo-
phlle Gauthief. and myself" be used
10 say proudly. On one occasion he
was at dinner. where a young writer
said before him: We other men Of
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28
Iaeoale Correspoaasucs.

MrA Garrick. the wife OF the famous
actor. would never admit that any one
In the profession approached her hus-
band In ability, save perhaps Kcene. In
the part Of Richard Ill"
One orltAciam Of hers received unex-
pected confirmation. After seeing
Kean play abel Drugger," she sas
down and wrote him;
Dear slr-You cannot act Abel
Druggcr.'
"Yours. NJ. Garrick."
Ehs reply was equally to the point:
~AAeame-l know Il.
~Youra, r. Kean.-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

Cattle for the widow.-In these dla-
mond jubilee days a good story In
which Her Maiesly's name occurs may
be recalled. says the Scottish FaInler
gGlangow). A dealer In the Scottish
Mldlands Vas commissioned TO pur-
chase some store cattle or sheep for
the royal farm. the animals TO be OF
quality such a. would be likely 10 CON-
mand attention At the smlthfeld show.
Seeing the class OF animals wanted In
the hands Of a farmer. the dealer set
10 business. and. Of course. tried to buy
as eheaply a. he could. He eloquently
urged that the stock should be put IN
a. low a. possible. a. hls client was
a widow with a large family. The plea
had lts effect. and the animals were
purchased worth their money. and sent
on TO windsor. In process Of time they
were successfully exhibited al the
smlthheld show and. as luck would
have Il. the dealer and seller were
there. Going round the pens. tho lat.
Ter Identified his own stock. and dis
covering who was their owner turned
10 bis friend the dealer and denounced
him violently for his talk about his
friend the widow"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

Clover for seed.-If the farmer wants
A crop OF clover seed, he should cut the
arst crop a. carly a. possible. says
Hoard's DAiryman. TIE clover plant
a A biennial. That means that Il takea
two years for Il to blossom and seed.
Now. n the hrst crop IL allowed 20
stand until Il blossoms. and The seed
commences TO form. there viii be but
very little seed In the second crop. Tue
point r.. 20 turn all The seeding in
s,ipct and power Of the root Into tho
secnad crop. Hence. the necessity OF
cutting the hrst crop much earlier than
IA usually done, when Il Is cut for hay
alone.
Fanninana a fuaf hovond Ante A..
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

Klng-Devil Weed. -fiieraclum pras-
altum. villas The King-Dovil Weed
has found he way into the moving
nelds Of Maine. II is native Of Eu-
rope and was hrst detected IN the
United states In northern New York
In 1879. Since then Il has spread. CIV
Ing q good deal Of trouble. In 1895 a
few plants vere found In West Gardl-
ner and reported 10 the josselyn no-
tanical Society. Since that time Il has
spread rapidly, and Il found In many
fields In Farmingdalc, Gardiner ana
West Gardiner. - Maine Experiment
station.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

Her audiences take q real fancy 10
her. and Of all the young players IN
vaudeville who are doing straight
llght. comedy turns. really legitimate
dainty plays IN little. devoid Of exag-
geratlrn or vulgarlty, no one Is better
liked than she H. Another thing which
may b. truthfully said about Der which
,Annot be nid Of an The artlsln Who
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28
Kamr Corn In Indiana.

ETTERS OF in
Quiry. received at
the experiment sta
iion. indicate that
many indiana
farmers are becom-
ing interested In
kamr corn. This
forage plant mas
been grown expert
mentally for a
number Of years
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

aerial navigation. Il have been inter-
ested In the subject for some year"
said Mr. lamson. few days ago, "and
have made several forms Of airshhip
kites, two OF three OF them large
enough 10 cary up a man In a twenty
mile wind. eorresponded with the
much-lamented Otto Lillienthal In
1895. and believe I was the FIRST one
In this country TO make and test one
Of his flying machines. This was
made from plans drawn by Herr lAl-
llenthal himself Il was tried on
Diamond island. In Portland hArbor,
and. although its supporting power was
fully SUFFICIENT 10 carry the weight OF
man. yet its stability In the air was
30 deficient that Il seemed - TO
require a great amount -- In order
10 soar any distance. and Il seemed
too dangerous 20 be considered a sue
tessful type. II must be admitted that
Lillienthal did well with Il IN frequent
" soaring about 300 yards from the
starting point Ny work since that
lime has been an effort TO find some
'orm Of supporting surfaces that could
~ so regulated as 10 be safe and stable
when In flight Others are also work
ng on thlb line In a more scientific
r1y than I. perhaps. among them
PrCf Langley. o. Chanute and A. A.
Herring. Since Maxim and Langley
lave demonstrated that Il Il possible
p build and fy. kiie-llke. aero-dromer
ising steam power. the great public
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28
THEATRICAL TOPICS
eAviEcs AND polNos OF THE
PLAYERFoLK.
Ns- Play. Are In Great D.~aaa hi.
season-As . nuis Actors Make the
Bsss Dramatists-OoinE Iato ths
Vaudeville.

Asst year q great
many promises Of
novelties we're
made. but a large
percentage OF them
did not materialize.
or n they did. PROV
ed disappointing
Nov the cry Of az
the managers Is
once more plays,
plays a fortune for
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

Talk about the American lhesisr
managers eniorprlsei Ooorre broad.
hurst Is arranging 10 have BIN hcnrs
put up on the dock At southamntnn
England, advertising what Happened.
10 Jones" Al the Meahallan thealnr
Nav York.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

The great successes Of the past year
have been made by writer's who were
actors hrst. Secret Service" Ia tho
work Of an actor. william Gillette was
several years IN the theaier before he
began 10 write. and has remained %
actor al through his play-makinE e.
perlences. Each Of his greatest sue.
cesses-"The Private Secretary. sHeld
BY the Enemy" Too Much Johnson
we're like Secret Service successes
for actor a. well az for writer The
Heart Of Maryland" Il the work Of q
man who has lived IN the iheaier from
tho time he was In peitiooais. Tor David
Belasco was a child acior before he
was a cali boy In the California theaieg.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

kindly and versatile Mart w. Han
icy. long the manager Of Edward Har-
rigan. and nov holding q llke relation
10 Robert Mantell. has made a con-
tract to produce OF conlrol an piara
written BY n A. Ia souchel. ehs man
who leaped 10 fame nnd nsrtane
throueh his lucky AT IN Ny Frlana
from India
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

whole rise TO nearly $50, one OF bis
most famous works h the restoration.
In model. Of solomona temple. giving
the complicated area. traoings and d.
rectiona.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28
A WONDERFUL KITE.
THE INVENTION OF A PORT
LAND. MAINE. GENIUS.

Charles n. Lamson Has Succeeded In
Putting Together a Machine that
win Navigate the Air with one
Passenger.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

HARLES n. Lam
son Of Portland
has succeeded In
taking a flight
through the air on
a kite Of his own
devising. az Fall
m outh entity.
and believes that
he Is well on the
way toward soly-
ing the problem OF
81 have been inter-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

tor and manager. J. Comyns Carr has
already been associated with thcaierS.
Robert buchanan always works Of late
with his slster-ln-law. Harriet Jay. who
was an actress
Enc shannon made her frst hit a.
Edith Ainsley In Tangled Lives" with
Robert Mantell. In the autumn OF 1855.
Later her performance Of Rose. In the
unsuccessful dramatic version OF
Robert Elsmere." inspired Dan Froh-
man to engage her for the Lyccum
theater. where she remained until two
years ago. This season she has been
playing with W. II. Crane In Miss Nor
TONS Fool OF Fortune which role
pretty Percy Hasweil Of the DAILY CON-
pany viii act next season.
A great many people have gone into
the vaudeville within the past year.
but only a few have gone 10 stay.
Among the few new corners who have
really made a reputation there. Il
Charlie Dickson's dainty blonde wife.
Lillian Burkhart. Al the beginning Of
last season her engagement on what Il
known 10 the cast AZ the Keith clrruit
was made on the reputation Of Ter
husband. But when legitimate work
took Mr., Dickson out OF the vaudeville.
Inducements ssre made Tor her 70 keep
on. and al the end Of the season abe
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
AoRIcULTURIsTs.

Seine Up-to-Date Hints About cuitiva-
tion Of the soil aud Yields Thereof
Horticulture. VItlcuitars aud Eiorl-
culture.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

The success Of an American play aci-
ed by American players In London op-
ems a vide vista for American actors.
managers. and writers. and The Qaes-
ton is. what viii come q ltf~ WIN
English managers. Who have had a.
hard q time this season &c American
managers. jump Al everything Ameri-
can. or viii a real sense Of probability
prevent them from getting nlppod b.
the Ameslcan fever. or win q sslll b.
the American syndicate watch win gov
ern the market for American successes
IN Londoni
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

The three great Chas Frohman sue
ceases, Secret Service" Under iho
Red Robe" and Rosemary win be-
taken on tour In the coming season
The drsi-namtd Of these plays Is nov
running In london where an Enellah
company Il rehcau. 20 take the place
Of Mr.. frohman'a American actors in
the autumn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

and be has been a star actor and man,
ager an bis hfe.
Next season Miss Russell Il 20 play
with Sol Smith Russell. when be pre-
sents Martha Mortons "nachel6r's Ro-
nance" In New York. underuland
that Mas Russell IL TO BE- paid Que Of
the largest salaries ever paid = Lead
ing woman 20 play the role 81 Sylvia.
and those who remember her ~ "Es-
meralda." a. ~HaEel Kirke." and Who
saw her a. -Sue" can easily guess
what charm she viii give the part and
what a different thing The nacho-
ior's Romance win become because
Of her. In the meantime Ma Ryley
"a ding q new play Tor her. q comedy
with more body than The Mysterious
Mr.. Bugle."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

The busiest hens are the bss, lay
a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

was an established favorlte. command
ING q salary that many a ieadlas vom-
an IN a New York thca,er does not get.
Lillian Burkhart has a very winning
personality. She IL young. ambitious.
conscientious and attractive.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-28

Mason Mitchell viii direct the next
tour Of Walker Whiieside. The roprr-
tory win comprise Hamlet" The
Merchant Of Venice" 'Oihello.-
-Rlchelleu." Eugene Aram.~ ~Crlne-
olrc. and The Cousin 60 the King
Nr. Mitchell is an experienced ana
competent manager. q wen bred zen.
tleman and a good actor as well.