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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

IL business.
The pension ONCE. besides oxamin-
ing into pension claims and passing
on them. does an enormous amount q
other business IN tho way Of uniting
and reunitlng families-we find hns-
bands for wives. wives for husbands.
parents for children and children Tor
parents. saya the Warrington Star.
Only recently a case came under ny
observation which illustrates my mean
Ing and It's q sample Of q number q
others. An application was received
from lady who applied for a widows
pension. She gave the name Of her
husband. as service. company aaa
regiment In looking into the claim
Il was found that the husband waa
alive and drawing a pension through
the pension agency At Chicago. The
woman, who resides IN Massachusetts,
was 20 informed. Immediately came
a reply from her asking the address
Of the man, which was furnished. A
correspondence ensued between them
that they were on the right track they
and when they were satisfied that
arranged q meeting. The man thought
that his wife had died and n the close
Of the war entered the regular army
and went vest The woman. not hear
Ing from the man. became convinced
that he had been killed or had died.
She was unoaicially Informed that be
had died IN a hospital and supposed
Il was a fact. In the meantime she
had married again. Her second huh-
band had died and had been dead oven
ten years when she applied for a pen
sion. Another case I call 70 mind =
that Of a soldier who originally lived
AZ Niagara Falls. He went In the army
and served under Sherman AZ the
close Of the war he settled In New
Orleans. He had positive information
that his wife had died. but be never
wa able 20 get any Information
as 10 what had become Of bis three
children. except that they had been
sent 20 an orphan asylum. He did not
know In what state the orphan ary-
lum was located. Neither did the chill
dren know whether their father was
dead or alive. though from what they
had been able 10 pick up In the way
Of information from time TO time they
had concluded be had passed 70 ne
other side. Il happened that the
daughter Of the soldier not only grew
up 10 be a beautiful woman but had
married a wealthy man. She wrote
the war department 10 learn Of thu
whereabouts Of her fathers grave. but
there was no record Of H. She then
wrote 10 the pension Office for the id.
dress o. a man she had heard served
with her father and who a. one tint
lived AZ Niagara Fails. The ondlni
Of Il all was that the children fount
the father and the father found ht
children. There are hundreds Of sucl
cases. though. Of course. the numbe
, Of them Ia becoming smaller a. Tin
passes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

They were spinning along the boule-
ward az a rate that caused the acci-
company 90 weep.
Tie leaned toward her with Just the
suspicion Of a smile upon his face
your hloomers are becomlng--"
She interrupted him. colorlng with
pleasure Nov. l am sun you say
that Just because"
"But they are becoming"
YOU think tina, Il viii please
me. Now. father"
Excuse me- but they Rre becoming
-"
"---~ays that look a perfect fright
and brother"
"Rippedr he shrieked In despair o;
stcmmlng the torrent.
They hnlshed the run IN silence
up-to-Date
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

Joseph Collins. an Omaha mechanic.
was stabbed and Instantly killed the
other morning by Charles Mallan. an
ox.convict The murder took place IN
a saloon and the weapon used was a
little ponknlfe. The murderer surren-
dered al once. To the police he said:
collins. I think. took one OF my
gloves. and told him 90. and then be
reached Tor me and landed one on my
Jaw. Il made me mad. I reached into
my Goa, poke, and pulled out my
knife. openlng Il as I brought Il out I
stabbed him twice with Il. He reached
for stone match safe which was on
the counter, but guess Il was fastened
down. for he didn't throw H. lie walk.
ed around a billiard table and fell
dead" The point Of the knife scarcely
made an abrasion Of the akin. but an
Investigation showed that the point
scratched the heart. causing the slight.
est possible homorrhage.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

HANNN"NNNH ~ AANNAs
A correspondent OF The Chicago
Record. writing from Grand Rapids.
Michigan. says:
A. II. Aplcd has a mushroom plan.
tation," the only one Oh this city and
90 FAR as heard from the only one IN
Michigan. Florists and market gar.
denors raise mushrooms in the dark
corners OF their lighthouses. but With
them Il Is merely a side Issue. while
Aptod makes business OF a. The
plantation" "a not remarkable for the
number Of lts spreading acres. but Il
could easily be developed into a farm
Of good size. Il L. located ~ the old
plaster quarry. and while some
farms" are available Tor crops only
Al certain seasons OF the year. Ap,ed
can pluck his mushrooms an the year
around and can regulate the quantity
produced by figuring three or four
months ahead; and this, too. without
the slightest difference In the expense.
The plaster quarry "a Just outside OF
the southwest corner OF the city limits.
on the west side. Il was the frst quarry
opened here and runs into a side hill.
cropping out at the highway. II has
been worked Tor forty years and the
excavations spread under twenty acres
The quarry a being worked az stead.
lily now as al any time In a. history.
WITH crews Of miners pounding away
aud blasting out the gypsum 10 be
Manufactured into stucco or wall-nn.
ish. Apted'a father IL superintendent
OF the works and his plantation is To-
Gated In some OF the deserted CALLER
lea One must be- familiar with the
route 10 ind the beds. ana the intri-
eaey OF the way Ia a safeguard agalns,
marauden as good ns are police OF
dogs. The mine "a always open, day
and night but there has never been
any trouble from trospasserG The
temperature does not very degrees
from one years end TO the other. rang
Ing from 60 TO CO degrees and not coins
below this even IN the coolest winter
weather. Mushrooms would stand q
advantage a slightly higher tompera'
ture. but this does very we'll The
most eorlous objection 20 the mine lies
IN the fact that Il dries up IN winter
and tho room Ia 90 large that Il Il
impossible 10 increase the moisture BY
artificial methods. as could be done II
cellar or greenhouse. When too dr.,
the mushrooms are likely 10 be At
tackled by a fungus which impairs theli
quality and even destroys them. Mush
room farming Ia simple when the So
crots OF the business are learned, ant
as conducted by Mr. Aptod Il ls high,
profitable. Fresh horse manure anl
loan is carted into the cave and TAI,
IN beds fifteen inches deep and 10 b,
20 feet In AREA The mixture heats 4
40 or $50 degrees At frs, and whel
this subsidies the bed Ia Eown will
spawn. The mushroom spawn is pro
duced IN England and France chionl
and is imported into this country II
the form Of bricks or as fakes anl
the fungus Il propagated by growtl
and division. The mushrooms give Of
spores which oct as seed for the growtl
Of the plant. but all efforts TO gatho
the seed have failed. Tue spawn
grower prepares a bed Of manuro an
loan and when lie condition ia jus
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

killed . Doe aud Left the Poor little
Faan MaiharIe...

Pawn Motherieas.
A young man with a pet fawn troi-
ting behind him attracted attention on
a recent afternoon on the White House
road In Portland. says the Portland
Telegram. The little creature was per-
feetly tame and on the approach Of a
team would timidly rui 20 the boys
side. as though seeking protection. To
well-knOwn insurance man, who was
on the road driving with his wife. the
lad had told the story OF his aequisi-
ton OF the fawn.
Some weeks ago the boy was fishing
on the Tualatln river. Fish were plen-
tiful. and. engrossed In the sport the
lad kept his eyes on the ripple. taking
no c0gnlzance OF what was going on
behind him. A bleating sound from
the bank above him he paid no atien'
ton 70. thinking II was some stray
lamb. The bleating was repeated a
number Of times. but the boy was FISH
ing and the trout were rising freely.
Then came a Datter Of tiny hoofs do~n
the river bank and a little cold nose
was pushed In his hand. Looking
down. the boy found the fawn standing
beside him. apparently without fear
the pleading look In rs big brown eyes
asking help. It's neck and one side OF
the head was covered with blood. siill
wet. Is limbs barely supporting rs
frail body. The boys hrst thought
was that the walf had been wounded
and In attempting 70 reach water had
come out on the river bank az the
point Of location being the runway, Al
through sheer weakness. being unable
70 80 further. had tumbled down to the
stream, landing by his side. Picking
the little thing up In his arms, the lad
waded out on the ripple and. washing
the blood from the fawns neck, found
Il uninjured. Some pot-hunter had
shot the mother doe and. with her
dying strength. she had plunged bach
through the timber to reach the BABY
deer. born but a few days before. Tho
fawn had evidently become alarmed
and started 10 hnd the buck. its ons
point Of location being the runaway. a
the river. where. during its few days Of
lie, the two had nightly come 70 drink
The boy, who gave his name as Franz
Harrison. took the iawn 70 his home
where there was a baby brother and I
nurslng-bottle. and. together Mrs.. Har
rison la bringing up her own baby and
the orphaned deer. Il was less thar
an hour before the fawn had accu.
toned itself 70 the new surrounding
and was perfectly az home. Il a. ono
attached Itself 10 the boy, Frank. seen
ing TO look on the lad as its natura
protector and nov wherever the la
goes the fawn Is sure 20 follow.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

OF the tuhAE pttl
Involves different methods from those
pursued with ordinary farm crops.
and In order that factory
nay be successfully started IN
any nelghborhood the farmers OF
hat vicinity should have had
ZONE previous experience IN the eul-
.ure Of this crop. Since the sugar beet
Is n very valuable stock food and Is
cultivated by many farmers for this
purpose alone. the experience neees-
iary 70 iis successful culture may be
obtained without loss. though no sugar
factory should ever be located In the
lelghhorhood: and IN view Of the
probable development Of the beet
sugar Industry In northern Ohio the
Experiment station recommends 10 the
farmers Of that region that they begin
immediately 10 get the practical e1-
perlenee necessary 10 the successful
management OF this crop. Sugar
beets and mangolds have been grown
Tor a number Of years by the Ohio Ex-
pertinent station for stock food and the
experience thus gained IL summarized
below. This crop may be successfully
grown on any soil well adapted 70 DO
tatoea or corn. the ideal soil being a
rich loan. somewhat sandy and we'll
drained. The two extremes OF heavy
nlays and light muck lands should be
avoided. and drainage. natural or ar
uhcial. Il essential. The ideal site
Tor a beet crop IL a clean clover sod.
Il should be plowod not less than eight
Inches deep. a. early In the spring as
possible and most thoroughly pulver-
lied. II garden seed drill ls a. hand
the seed may be sown with that. set
ting the drill 90 a. 20 drop the seeds
two or three inches apart. II no
1rill Il 20 be had. mark out the ground
with a sled marker. making the fur
rows one inch 20 an inch and a half
deep. and two feet 10 thirty inches
apart and drop the seeds by hand. COW
ering about one inch and packing tho
earth over the seeds. The planting
may be done at any time from the mid
die OF April 90 the FIRST Of June. prefer
ably not later than the middle OF May.
When the plants reach a height o.
about four inches they should be
thinned 20 a. 10 stand about six inches
apart Large bcets are not desirable
Tor sugar making. as they contain a
smaller percentage % sugar than the
medlum-sized ones. and for the same
reason medium bccis are more valu.
able for stock food. After thinning.
the weeds must be kept down and the
surface kept loose. To accomplish
this az least cost. some harrow on
weeder should b. used az least once
week from the date Of planting I'M
al the tops shade the ground. coins
over the crop AZ least once before The
plants appear above the surface. II
this Be- neglected the hocing required
may easily double the cost Of the
crop.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

A horseshoe nah o. sold with =
leweled head furnishes q popular SCAR
pin.
A iewelod watch depending from
bow OF diamonds represents a pleasing
style.
silver oandciabra IN Louis XIV. "a.
sign show a triangular base ana nutet
stems.
A novelty likely 20 please holiday
patrons IL the silver flask which repre.
sents a bicycle wheel In form and deco.
ration.
Collars formed Of graduated rows oi
pearls. and held In shape By diamond
slides. are IN great request Tor evcn.
ms wear.
Toilet sets out for tAe holiday trade
receive their decoration IN coiored an.
amels: others are mounted In gold
with ieweled decoration.
Card vases are fashlonahly docorsf
"a with a coat-oi-arms outlined IN hrli
llanis. or. this lacking. ones lavorlll
hover "a substituted.
Nine frce libraries IN NV York III
.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

Club Broedlng.-In some sections
there ls a movement In neighborhoods
10 combine together, obtain a good
pure-brcd stallion. and 10 into club
breeding OF horses. Farmers who en-
gagged In breeding horses In any locality
or neighborhcod viii often End an
advantage IN combining or working to-
ge,hor TO produce one particular kind
Of animal for the market. The result
Of club breeding among farmers would
be greater uniformity Of produce, and
as animals Of one class and about the
same siEe and build would be grown.
carloads Of the same could be easily
made up. and would nnd a ready mar.
kot At paying pricoA Buyers cannot
AFFORD 20 run all over the country TO
ind what they want. n they can be
supplied by specialists who are breed
ing In their line. Enough farmers
should be found In any neighborhood 70
20 into such an arrangement az would
warrant ia success Il will prove
much better than slngle-handed and IN
discriminate work In horse breeding
Indiana Former.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

Viola Willie. iO-year-old pupil IN
the Hamilton. Ohio. schools. swallow
ed a pin In the classroom. She had
snapped her fingers and asked the
teacher for a drink OF water. and been
refused. To her side desk sch0olmaie
she said: "rn make teacher give me
a drink" Then she swallowed a big
black pin. and o. Of coughing en-
sued. Finally, after copious draughts
Of water the pin lodged In the siom-
ach.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

"I.oolt alive, therel" eackied the
mummy Of ptolcmy H., az a party Of
explorers burst through the side q the
pyramid mo use" returned the
mummy Of Thotmes III. sadly. they
have rs deadi"-New York PresA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

pointed 20 its success and then In
formed his friends that the slow way
20 secure wealth which they had cho-
sen would never content him, 20 In
rapid succession he started the Ball
Electric Light Company, the United
States Dredging Company, the Orange
County Stock Company and the New
York Creamery Company, Jones was
the head Of each one OF these corpora
tons
Ludlnr,on Was an Easy MARX
On the strength OF these enterprises
and his assurances that be possessed
enormous wealth. be induced Mr.. Lud-
lngton 70 tour Ms money into the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

HERE was q time
when the crow was
regarded as q yeri-
table black prince
a m o g CeylOn
birds. The CROW
may be a gross
feeder az times.
but habitually he Is
a clean feeder. says
the Colombo Pc
Rod. Was not on
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

The salaries OF the 5000 teachers Of
Georgia. due on November /. have not
YET been paid. because there L 20
money In ths state treasury.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

Proicssor-what Is the best method
for establishing circulation3 student
Call a lot Of policcmen.-L'Illustrs
dc Poche.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

HERE seems a
good chance Of Jus
tioe overtaklng an
Their great rascal.
for by the arrest In
England the other
day Of Latimer Il.
Jones, one Of the
m ost DARN g
swindlors who ey-
er operated In this
--...s-ar runu Tnn-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoRlGULTURlsTs.

ieme up-to-'Iate Hints About Cnitiva-
lion Of the Soil aud Yields Thereof
Horticulture, Vitiouiture aud Fiori-
ealturo
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

u NJ Ell ous at
tempts 10 establish
beet sugar factories
In America have
failed. and the
principal cause OF
failure has beez
stated 10 be the in
ability 10 secure a
sufficient supply Of
becta. The culture
OF the sugar beet
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14
IN A CROW COURT.
THE BLACK PRINCE HAS HUI
MAN CHARACTERISTICS.

Prisoners Sentence severe One
Though IIis Guilt Remained a Mystery
TO the Spectator Code Of
Law.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

A tramp caused a sensation In Bath
Maine. the other day by asking Tor .
donation Of soap.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

young man'E banda Ludington begar
dlscounung notes for Jones In 1881
and during the next three years bought
$500. 900 worth Of notoa slgrcd by z. y
Darling Of Port Jefferson. +. Tuthill q
Co. Of Promised Land. L. l.; NJ. Free.
man OF Mctuchen, ". j.. and J. H. vaE-
clief. Darling and Freeman are dead
In addition 10 the notes Jones q Lud'
lngton entered into an agreement foi
the purchase Of lumber At Owen Sound
Canada, IN 1886. the result being that
between June and 20 OF that year
Ludingion gave Jones fiT7.0i2. Lud.
ington went 10 the buckingham hotel
on Aug. rs. 1886. 20 meet Jones. The
latter drove up In a buggy and Lud'
ington was asked 10 get In. They drove
into Central park. when Jones con.
fessed that the lumber deal was fraud
ulent and that the notes discounted by
Ludlngton for two years had been for
gerles or contained fictitious names.
In an AFFIDAVIT Ludlngton said: Had
! a pistol or other deadly weapon with
me II Il needless 10 say that he (JoneD
would probably not have been here
to-day for me 10 make this complaint
20 have him punished for his terrible
crime"
The Day 81 Reckoning Came.
when the day Of reckoning cam6
Jones notes we're everywhere. They
got into the banks. and were held by
those institutions. The Chemical. Gal
latin and two others secured his paper
and suffered. But Ludlngton was tho
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

We have much 10 hope from the
planting Of seeds and development Of
scadlings.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14
PLAYED A BIG GAME.
NO ORDINARY STAKES INTER-
ESTED SWlNDLER JONES.

one Of the Soryiesi crooks Of the Cen
tury - Ills Smooth Tongue secured
Him Many Rich Victims Now Uader
Arrest IN England.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14
Married the FnrIish widow.

To the great astonishment Of MrS
Jones a search OF the records Of the
county clerk AZ Albany showed that
IAtimcr r. Jones had been married
20 Mrs. Ellen Andrew az the residence
Of clergyman In that city on March
u. 1892. Her asionishment grew on
learning from the record that bis own
father. Elijah. who, she said, knew her
well and all she had done for his son,
was one a the witnesses TO the cere-
mony. The ago Of the bride was pot
IN the certificate a. % years. The for
mer husband OF Mrs. Andrew had been
the head OF a wealthy steel house al
shehield. lie had left a large estate "a
his wife and two children.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

greatest loser. The facts that Jones
gigantic swlndlo were brought 20 the
attention OF District Attorney Martlns
and the grand jury found an indlc,.
mont against him. lie surrendered and
was held 10 $500 bail by Judge Gov.
ing The sianchest friend Of Jones n
his diEoulty was bis wife. She stucl
to him while one charge after another
was made. and all but beggared herself
IN his behalf Shortly before the col
lapse her father had died. leaving hoi
more than i25O000. She notified some
o. the creditors Of her husband that
che would assign her $4,000 interest
IN her fathers estate 20 them 10 save
her husband. John T. Martin. a Brook.
Ign warehouse man. had about $4,000
Of Jones worthless paper. Her money
went toward settling his claim and
that Of the Chemical and several other
banks. There were however. many
others with small claims who pro.
cured indictments. Jones go, bail Hli
mother Mary T. Jones Is said to hav,
los, a house IN Brooklyn by going OF
his bond a. one time.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14

Early IN lSSS. when some Of the IN.
dlctmcnts were about 20 be brought
on for trial. Jones was missing he
had lived. up 20 his disappearance. with
hls wife and two infant daughters
blanche and Constance. lie babe his
wife an afiociionaio Food-by. and said
ho would lci her know when be ar
rived az destination. About two months
later she received word that he had
safely reached the Argentine Republic
They continued 20 correspond until
the spring OF 1890. bis letters mean
while growing more rare. She thought
be was sim down there. and had for
gotten her and an she had done for
him. About a year afterward Mrs.
Jones began suit for a limited divorce
from her husband on the ground Of
Abandonment While the case was
dragging on she heard that her hus.
band had revisited this country With
wealthy English widow. The action
was delayed 80 as 10 eject the service
Of papers on him In some other action
Inquiry was set afooi. but Il was
learned that Jones had gone TO Eng.
land.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-05
About the Water Hyacinth.

After the grave perplexity caused
by the constantly increasing agrees
siveness of the water hyacinth with
the various devices for it's destruction
all of which seem to be more or less
impractical-it would be odd if the
question should settle itself. In some
of the creeks along the ST. Johns
river, which are well nigh choked
with the pestilent interloper, mi
mute insect or spider is spinning it's
web over the leaves and possibly feed
ing upon the sap. After while
growth is checked, the foliage turns
brown and the plant languishes. Ma
ture always contrives way to keep
up her balance, so that when plant
or insect bids fair to overstep all
bounds, a stern edict goes forth:
"Thus far shalt thou go and no fur
ther.' But for this wise provision,
the human race might be crowded out
instead of fulfilling it's destiny to
possess the earth and subdue it.
The hyacinth is not an unmitigated
evil. but is useful in various ways. AS
a fertilizer or mulch it is of consider
able value, also as pasture for cattle
and food for poultry. It affords shell
ter for the fish and prevents their
wholesale capture by outside parties,
who had depleted our waters to such
an extent with their seines that this
spontaneous food supply of our own
people was becoming seriously dimin-
ished. Now that this game has been
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-05-05

ting out plants. The machine is dur
able, and is drawn by two horses.
People who.consider Florida flat
country will be surprised to know
that the elevation above tidewater at
Sanford is twenty-five feet, while at
Lakeland, about eighty miles south, it
is 2O8 feet, from which point it de-
clines gradually until it reaches ten
feet at Tampa. The highest points on
the line are Altamonte Springs, 1913
feet, Winter Park, 1913 feet, Orlando,
113 feet, Haines City, 159 feet Plant
City, 1913 feet, Barlow Junction, IT'S
feet. 1t is singular fact that the
finest clearwater lakes abound in the
highest sections of the country
through the road passes. About Bar
tow Junction are deep cuts that show
abundant clay deposits, and from this
vicinity large quantities of white and
red clay have been carried to towns
and cities to be use in making good
clay streets and sidewalks, the rail
road giving liberal transportation
rates.-Sanford correspondent Savan
nah News.