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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23
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The extent 10 which birds prey upon
the small fry and dcnlzoHs q the sea
is not appreciated except by thore who
are constantly anoat and IA position TO
make continued observations.
In the channel Of Santa Catalina
deep. blue body Of water that lies be-
tween the island Of that name and the
mainland OF Southern CALIFORNIAN
opportunity frequently offers 10 witness
the dopredations OF ocean birds. Ger
tain gulls and their allies are found
here In great numbers. ten or fifteen
miles from land. eagerly watching for
schools Of small fry The toll-talo in
almost every instance Is the large tuna
or horse mackerel, and che alblcore.
which drive schools OF smaller fishes
hlthcr and y0n and sometimes cover
the sea with foam for miles. the air
seemingly at times being filled With
lcapIng fishes. This unusual disturb
auco ls noticed ly the birds. which
iock from Gar and near and attack the
small hsh on thc surface. while the DDS
tsh dash at ;hgm from below These
birds often go gorge themselves with
food that they With difficulty avoid the
steamer that p'cs between the main
land and the Il.and.
To- shore the bis. brown pelican plies
bis vocation. and on the lakes and
streams Of the mainland. and even
along the shore Of the island. we ind
The kIngnshor. q yoracious dsh-catclur.
Some Of the birds chase their prey
beneath tho water, as the looms and
ganno'a, these birds having been
caught on hooks at great depths. while
the little water ouzols walk along on
the bottom and catch FISH spawn and
various objects. In these attacks upon
the fishes the birds often expose them
selves 10 many dangers. and numerous
instances could be- chroniclod where
birds have fallen victims TO yoraclous
fishes
In the harbor Of Santa Catalina Is
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23
FROGS AT MusKoKA.
A Tertii~-urain Gcntisman's Musical
Narn from the wuds % Canada.

AANM IRWIN wv " Jus OF Y NNNMaa
President George r. Mckee was IN q
,alka,iye mood night or two ago.
some one said the frogs had entirely
disappeared from Muskoka lake DO
Canada and after removing the toby
from bis mouth, Mr.. Mckee began. az.
o0rdIug 60 the New Castle Couran,
Guardian "a remember when was
o., Muskoka with The drsi fishing party
that ever visited that spot Why. 90
sou know that frogs were our prin-
c.pl. article OF iicte We used to 20,
ou. Boz o. boat after them. and as true
as tC,l sou thc frogs used 90 run after
us d was uo uncommon thing Tor us
t1 capture forty pounds of frogs lcs,
BOO one evening They'd bite az th,
barr, b0Ok. I've seen them there fully
as l.E ls o. young pug dog. and We had
O. dozen that we're selected Tor the DIFF
ference Boz their tone of voices 1 was
enabled hy The aid of q small stick to
make those frogs sing q Kind oi @ u.ac
We had "a bass. @ double bass. a tenor
a t0uuauo. and ip fact every known
voice in that choir Manys the nigh,
I've been mllcd To- sleep by the musi,
from that buu.ros chorus Why.
have seen but DC never finished
Tor every member OF the symposium
had escaped through the back door.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

Very many piga are lost through ne
improper care Of the sowa The UNI
natural habit Of the SOW trying 70 de-
troy her young comes largely from
improper diet. and unaaniiaTy sur
r0undlngs, says Pacific Rural Press.
II the mother Is feverish and abb
normally excited II Is impossible to say
what she will do. even toward her
young offspring. Infantiolde Is not un-
common among human beings that are
surrounded by hlth and unsanitzry
conditions. and we cannot wonder that
some OF our poor brutes have the same
desire when We consider the life they
have 20 lead.
Feeding The ration Of the farrow-
ing sows should be generously varied.
and only sufficient corn be given 70
generate enough heat 10 resist the
cold. In the summer time they need
scarcely any corn. but the conditions
are different In winter. The animal
should not be fattened. for this causes
fever at the farrowing time. and
makes the mother frenzied. A reason
able amount Of food r. apt 10 make the
animals fat unless given a fair amount
Of exercise In the open air. n the sows
VIII not take this OF their own free will
they should be driven about gently.
THIS exercise will keep their muscles
hard and IN splendid order. and Il is
the muscular system that must resist
the plan Of iarrowing chiefly
aorToundinga. - As the farrowing
ume approaches separate the sows
rom the other hogs. 80 that they will
not pc worried or unduly chased
around. Give them clean straw for
bedding. and clean out their pens
every few days 10 make their con-
sl'lohs a. pleasant az possible. No corn
SHOULD be given now. Feed largely on
loose Stops as 10 cause weakness. The
judgment Of the owner must be exer-
eiaed IN such case. Give the animal
al the water she needs. for she viii
become more or less feyerish az the
time approaches.
After Care.-When the PIGS have been
nv mvlntf neeun the most care.
Owe her all the water she wants and
Keep standing In the pen a few hand
ials OF bran and middllngs stirred In
water She should not be forced 10 eat.
Let her eat when she feels like H. The
pigs Tor the FIRST few days viii require
very little 10 eat BY the time the pigs
begin 10 eat much she should bo fed
more literally. and In a week or two
she should be living on full rallons.
. She should have all the milk produc-
Ing food she wants 10 eat then. See
. that the swill Is clean and sweet. and
not sour. The latter will cause sooura
! and other bowel trouble. II the SOW
. appears ieverish and shows a desire 10
injure her young ones. her back should
. BE- cooled with a cloth saturated with
? coal oil Even cold water IL beneficial
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

A young man went to see Madame
Tussaud's famous exhibition Of wax
work figures In London. As soon as
he got In he saw a poor plnchcd. hun
cry looking man In corner and.
thinking Il was a hoggar be- went near
and put a penny Ia ils outstretchod
hand. From the laughter OF the other
visitors he soon found out his mistake
The poor begFar was q wax figure. lie
made up bis mind not 10 Doc taken 10
again. lie went into the largo hall
ard right a. the end was the lguro oi
% man by itself when Dc ro, close up
20 d be- stood SIN 10 have % good look
Then ho walked round %. touched o.
and manoIlcI how wax could Boz made
30 lifclikc Presently there was O.
broad grin on the face Of this Asurc
aud the terrified country man hurried
out Of the room. AayInF o. was impos-
s.hio 20 tell dead people from the l.y.
Ing. Cr the living from the dead
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

IN PAPER by Professor II. G. Warrel
% Princeton University there are ac-
curatcly described some experiments
on the effects produced by loss Of sleep.
pconduc,cd hy Professor Patrick aud d.
Gllber, of the University % Iowa
These gentlemen tested three norma.
subjects oompofcd Of Instructors. men
not easily susceptible 90 influences
They we're kept awake ninety houu
without gimulanis During this time
they were engaged. as Gar as possible
In their usual occupations After The
second night the hust subject COM
planned that the floor was covered WITH
a greasy looking molecular layer ~
rapidly moving PARTICLES They rem
dcrcd him nearly desperate Some.
times the layer seemed foot above
the floor. and parallel with o. As Do
tried o. step upon Do De- staggered aul
tumblcd. could not obtain o. sure foot
INK later The air became full of
Ewarmiug particles which developed
into red. purple and black gnats o.
fr,qu,nt'y climbed into a chair Co brush
Nhcm away from the Eas iot The ap.
pcaant1 of 400 these men was the
same a. 10 on overdose % liquor bad
been administered Those Nho have
lost theif normal rest Cor several nights
feel lass.tuie and depressing interest
in ne They seem 60 lrse au oqu.ta
Die Judgment Of things Events seem
out OF proportion
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

There are several theories advanced
o. 10 Why the members % the medical
profession are more prone 90 suicide
than any other During tho last three
years suicides among physicians have
numbered respectively forty Eve hfty.
nine and f0riy-ssyeu per auuum. or
about one in 5000 Nearly oue-hiticih
90 the deaths in the profession have
been by suicide Some claim that this
result is caused by mofb.dncss result
Ing from association with the sick aud
dying. or hy an Indifference 90 death or
from "a knowledge how 90 iie painless
~. 4 medical Journal claims that sui
eide BE- 90 matter Of insane impulse The
doctor comes in atIguod Iu mind aud
body. depressed boz spirits. perhaps
drugs o. fatal in bits ease 70 he bad
Co walk to the jrug store Co obtain
them. perhaps meeting an agreeable
acquaintance on thc way. th, lmpu'E.
would pass bat with The deadly poison
within reach Of DIS hand the sudden
temptation 90 avail himself 90 its use
o. too strong 90 De- resisted
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

AlmOs, Toe las, WORK 90 the Belgian
astronomer HouIoau. recently deceased
was an article iu which. while arguing
boo favor ~ o. decimal division % time
he pointed ont The origin Of the double
fst ~ twelve hours represented ou our
watch 8ad clock faces The anc.ou,
inhabitants OF Mesopoiam.a chose the
number twelve as au arIthmctcal base
because 10 has four d.yis0rs. viz. two.
three four and SIX. while ten has only
two diylsors. viz. tWo and 1--WE They
counted twelve hours boz tho day and
twelve Boz ttc night mra.urInE tho day
by the progress of the sun. and Oh,
night by the progress 0i the starr
across The sky This system. prevail
ing over ail Others. has come down Co
us and 90 our watches bear on their
faces souvenir ~ those ancient days
when the sun served Cor O clock hand
half Of the time. aud The stars the 9th
70 hall
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23
In Favor Of shorthorn..

There is one way. and only one way.
TO get and keep In the lead and control
the markets. writes @. W. Click IN
Western Homestead. Il is 10 breed and
raise better cattle. feed better and give
good care. The scrub steer will never
supply the needed requirements. Only
the thoroughbred or high grade animal
Of the fixed beef-producing Kind viii
supply the quality Of meat demanded
by the public. The types Of the beef
breeds are axed. and the man who i'm
agnes that be can produce a new type
Of beef cattle Il wasting bis time.
There Is one breed OF cattle that stands
today. and has 80 stood during the
present century. az the head Of beef or
meat producing animals. and that IL
the Shorthorn. Other breeds nav BE-
better fitted Tor certain conditions than
the ShorthoIn. scant food and water.
hard fare, neglect and extensive travel
10 find and select feed are not condl-
tons 20 maintain any beef breed OF
cattle In prime condition for usefulness
or 10 produce the best meats. But a.
In eastern Kansas and other places
who're the same abundance OF feed Il
obiainable. the Shorihorn Il pre-em-
lnently the animal Tor profit and
for prime beef that always commands
the highest price In the feed lot and
on the block The shorthorn Is the
animal that responds most rapidly TO
generous feed and care. Il Is quiet In
disposltion-a Characteristic absolutely
necessary for the rapid growth OF nesh.
Il natures early n properly fed. Il
Fan be iattened al any age. II Is ready
Tor the block AZ any time. Il puts on
ilesh where Il Is the most valuable. II
is the animal that produces the high
est priced steaks and rOasta Il pro-
ducos the marhled beef. tina, Il real
merit that no Other breed OF beef cattle
can equal. Il produces moro monsy
value In the top half OF the animal than
any other breed. and the top half Of
the animal Is the valuable pagI. and
where the highest priced beef j.
grown. Il has the broad back that 1,
necessary 10 the profitable production
Of good beef. for the meat on the bach
brings the best price In the market
/ have no war TO make on any bred
81 cattle All thoroughbred bee,
cattle are better than the scrub. tn,
| locality. feed. climate. care and Other
environments may have much TO "a
with the value OF the breed In the par
ticular locality. one breed may b
better In one particular locality than
another. Some BREEDS that were
bought and used and lauded for their
"rustling" qualities have "rus,led" the
flesh on the carcass and made the
hind quarters as Cat a. n they had
been run through a laundymans
clothes wringer. The Shorthorn is nog
In demand TO remedy this "rustllng
quality.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

hf"" va 20 NiA NtNNfHf
nearly all agricultural soils con-
tain a sufficient supply Of all except
thnse Of these. 20 be practically mex
haustIble These three are nitrogen
phosphoric acid aud potash. The farm
era OF New York are already paying
annually Eve million dollars for these
three elements IN the form Of CONNER
clal fertilizers. paying y cents per
pound for nitrogen. "a cents pound
for ph0sphoric acid, and "a cents
pound for potash lnasmuch
as two different plants do not require
elements Of fertility In the same pro-
portion. proper rotation OF crops VII
aid IN conserving the hidden treasures
Of the soil. a careful attention 10 the
analysis Of the crop that We are sell
Ing Is also OF the utmost importance
Farms In the older portions OF the
state from which the most grain has
been sold present a sad contrast 70 ad-
Joining farms where stock growing
or dalrylng has been the leading IN
dustry. and upon which the products
OF the farm have been more largely
fed. II would seem that 30
long as we can purchase bran or lin
seed meal from Minnesota and the Da-
kotas. or cotton seed products from the
south. and can get hrst cost or more
In the milk pail or from stock grown
Il would be wiser for US 70 add this
fertility 10 our farms than 20 see II go
20 enrich the lands Of Europe. Men
st'll leave manure In the yard all sum
mcr TO rot. knowing full well that they
are losing the use Of Il for year. and
that even when piled In the most ap-
proved form. Il will. on the average
lose more than half its value II al
lowed TO remain there six months IN
the summer season. II spread out
over the surface OF the yard the loss
would be even greater While the loss
from these piles has been aseertained
from carefully tried experiments, u
seems incomprehensible 20 the major
fly OF farmers. n not really ineredi
bic. We ali recognize the dinerenc'
In strength between leached and IN
leached ashes. and We might make th'
same contrast between leached and IN
leached barnyard manure. Some farm
ers have recognized these facts an'
have made provisions for saving ihes'
! teachings. which are the most avail
able. II not the most valuable portion
/ They have dug cellars under their sta
bles with water-tight floors. This Is a.
excellent place for the storage OF IN
manure. but the fumes arising from int
decaylnr vegetation ON the atmospher
with impurities and permcate the hay
loft and the meal bin. rendering N
feed unwholesome. Covered barnyard
have been advocated by some OF on
eastern farmers. but are expensive
sheds large enough for a few months
accommodations might be practicable
but as manure never gains anythin
by age. except Ia solubility. ! believ
the better way Is 10 take u 10 the nel
As directly IRON the stable as CONVEX
lent and spread out at once.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23
Insect. ioIur,ns Apples,

Bulletin 40. s6 OF the Missouri AZ.
rlcultunl Experiment station, Colum.
hia. by Prof J. N. stodman, reports
the results OF elaborate experiments
with means Of preventing two insects
very Injurious TO apple trees. and de-
scribcs cheap and efficient methods Of
combating them.
Tho insect known a. the apple Leaf
folder may be readily killed by thor.
oughy spraying infected trees OF nur-
scry stock just as soon as the young
insects begin 90 hatch, and before they
have had time 10 fold the leaves 70
any considerable extent This snray.
log should be done Just as the apple
tree leaves are unfolding. The spray.
INK mixture should be made AZ fol.
lows, One pound o. Paris green. thre,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

A medical paper says. N, instead OF
wearing oycrcoais people would wear
coats OF different thicKncsscs. accord
iug 20 the weather and conditions gen.
orally they would avoid the danger OF
cooling by evaporation; the garments
saturated with moisture would be re-
moved and dry Oh the body. instead
of ON a. We believe that no consid.
cradle proportion OF the colds at.
acks ot mmbaso. and even more tor.
midablc results % what are popularity
called 'chIlls may be- traced TO "a,
practice oi wearing oycrcoats."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

The nearest Of the fixed stars is Az
nha OF Cantauri. with o. distance Of tour
and ouc-third light years from our
globe. 4 light year Is the astronomical
unit for measuring these distances.
and means the space that ray OF light.
travelling $4,000 miles per second.
would traverse In a year Il would
take an express train, travelling unin-
tcrmptcdly. more than eleven million
years 90 make this Journey.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23
In the air In crossing the llmb-an ez

IN the air IN crossing the llmb-an ex-
traordinary performance at best
The little bird previously mentioned
that enters rivers and Why's about up
on the bottom is ofte->' Nght by the
plckerel. This bird has s--remarkable
method Of progression, literally walk
Ing under the water ollng'ng 10 peb-
hles and stones and hunting out worms
insects and hshspawn that are found
there.
Birds are not the only land animals
that fishes prey upon. Several years
ago the proprietor Of well-known nsh
hatchery found that some depredaior
was preying upon the spawn. and final
ly Il was discovered that mice we're the
guilty parties The little creatures not
only entered the tanks bat divod 20 the
bottom and ate the eggs This Jed 90
further investigation, and u was found
that this habit was common occur
renee among TIE mice OF 'hc locality.
and that they were IN the habit OF en-
tering the water and feeding upon lsh
eggs that had been deposited along
shore. In this somewhat unusual and
adventurous proceeding they often fell
victims 10 the predatory fishes as was
afterwards shown; not only DID large
pIckerel he Ia wait Tor them. but the
trout showed a Partially 10 mice, and
caught them as they swan 10 the bot
tom.
Some years ago some sealers were
following their ayocation on the rocky
shore Of Pacific island. when they OBJ
served a commoilon among the seals.
Running In that direction. they saw
several large killers small whale
about as large as a black-nsh attempt
ing 10 seize The seals from the rocks.
The big ash-like animals would dash
up the sides Of the rocks In their eager.
ness and founder about upon the kelp.
gradually falling back again Singh
lar instance In the struggle Tor e1ls-
tonce.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

They we're an 80 sorry when the,
gathered around The girl iu blue.
We've just heard Of the accldcn,
that happened last week. said The
sirl Ia gray
so very sad" said the g.rl in dark
brown.
"rhc man who broke his leg was
your 0ancc. wasn't he's asked the glrl
In the picture hat. anxious 20 be- sure
OF the facts before becoming too de-.
mons,ptiyc In her expressions OF SYN.
pathy,
He was" admitted the girl In blue.
Think OF a." they an cried together.
"A broken leg, How horrible"
That's what ! thought" said the
girl in blue. demurcly, until George
explained to me tha, Il Nigh, have
been worse
"lilght have been worscg'
Eyes. suppose 10 was an arm tha,
he couldn't use"
"rh,y an said "Yos. yes. OF course. "
and the girl lu blue hlushed a utllg
deeper red Memphis Commercial Az.
/ peal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23
LONG NosED FISH CAME OUT THE WATER AND CAR
RlED OFF 4 BIRD

land. which forms an attractive crcl-
ccut-shaped beach. flcks Of little sand
pipcrs are seen in September every
year. swimming about and feeding upon
the eggs of various fishes. which float
on the surface These birds, which
are attractiyely colorcd black aud
white. fairly cover the water no times.
swimming leIsur,ly alonr. dipping their
delicate bills into the water and utter
inr not uumuslcal note.
while watching these birds ur0n au
occasion. one somewhat separated from
the rest was seen 90 nuucr iis wings
then disappear great swirl ~ water
marking the spog then another bird
disappeared. aud the head 90 o. sharp
messed hsh shot ont Ot the blue water
Boz the midst oi The Hoek. which r.
iu body and 0eV away The incident
showed that tbJ tables We're turned.
and instead of binds going a-dsh.rr
We bad ush going a-b.rl.ug as Dee
Meath the flock 90 little Weh-iO0,,l
taudpip,rs swan ipcguDo.ahl5 nuns
bora oi sbarp-uoscd barucudss. which.
attracted by lhc moving Co., OF the
birds. dashed upward and carried them
on
/ That various kinds ~ birds fall vie
/ Tins 90 the voracity OF dishes is we'll
/ known. 4 r0usc-nsh. Or angler. was
caught having in its enormous mouth
loon. which % was endeayorIng Ca
swallow. and probably would have done
90 had % not been caught
Many tragedies in bird l,tc occur that
are not suspected, especially among th,
birds that descend dccp into the water
IN pursuit Of game. as DO many Of %,
looms. divers and penguns Tho shark
and fierce orca are pltiIcss foes 10 cy.
cry living thing. and many birds lcay,
the surface never 90 return. Some dshc
do not rely upon birds that enter Oh,
water. but follow them into the air
Such an instance was noticed in no
/ English stream whore swallows wcu
dariiug along near the surface. sud
denly something dashed Ont of thO
water and. with o. splash, q bird dis7p
pearCd. then came 90 the surface. nut
terIug Co escape, 60 bo seized again
The maraudcr was a fierce pike tina
had been watching the little birds
Another observer. sitting on som
Lodges. saw some young birds sittlnN
ON branch that extended over IN
stream. and as be watched the attempt
Of the mother 20 induce them to fy
long. shafp-ucscd nsh came gracefully
out o., the water and carried o0 a bird
Tho parents uttered loud cries, hu
were evidently utterly dctousclcsa @
prevent g. IN a Few moments the ns
returned 90 The attack, and Do an car
rled ol thrcc of The little tami.y 4
accomplish this thc pile had 20 lca
] two feet out cg water and g,asp i's pre-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-23

power can bo brought to our doors. The
latest article IN this line Is a floor
scrubblng machine. which has just
been placed on the British market
This useful mechanical hOussm4id viii
scrub the floor. collect an the Stops and
dirt as fast as they are formed. and
wipe the boards dry into the bargain.
Moreover. this work Is done moro
thoroughly than by hand. for the use
Of the machine allows the water to be
used at a very high temperature.