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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

and q great fayorite Of the Sultan OF
Turkey, who was won't 10 send for
aim and pay him a princely sum for
4 single entertainment. Carl Herr
mann, Alexander's elder brother.
also achieved great fame In
he world OF magic. and when be
lied. June s. 1857. In Carlsbad. Ger
many. left behind a fortune. Alexander
Hermann made his frst bow before a
public audience when only eight years
Did. at a performance given by his
brother in 81. Petersburg. Russia. Even
a that early age his dexterity. inge-
auity and presence Of mind were phe-
nomenal. and his brother was most
anxious 10 benefit from his genius. The
boys father. however. insisted upon his
education being well attended 70. and.
By way OF a compounds, the brother
Engaged two competent tuion to ac-
company the young prodigy on the
Journeys from city 20 city and country
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07
PIONEER PENSION ATTORNEY,
Death Of Maa who Worked zsaiously
for Grand Army Mea.
IMaanInRIon lallerl

for Grand Army Mea.
washington Letter.
Capt George 4. Lemon. the pioneer
pension attorney. whose death occurred
the other day In California, was known
10 nearly every Grand Army man IA the
United States either personally or BY
reputation a. the publisher OF the
soldiers organ, the National Tribune
Captain Lemons business career was
remarkably successful. u was while
settling up his own account a. an army
ofleer and those OF a few comrades al
the war department after the close Of
the rebellion that the idea Of actlna
az a prosecutor Of pension claims oe'
CURED 10 him. and he at once opened
an once At Washington. His business
grew rapidly. and In few yearO he had
about 10000 clients and employed
more than a hundred clerks. He tool
the lead In framing pension Legislation
and but for his zeal In this direction
many OF the pension measures that con
gress enacted into laws would not have
been passed. The fees hxed by con
gress for a pension attorney were RIG
Idly adhered 10 by Captain lemon
agency. Captain Lemon was q hand
some man. Of fine physique and sol
dlerly bearing. lie was aiable. genial
generous. and had an army Of friends
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

Blr walter nalsash Knsw some ahnnas.
ful Secret Ahous Min.

BE walter nalelgh Knsw Some ahmnns.
fui Secret Aboua HIN.
The work published BY King Jane.
best kaown 10 the generality Of read
err Il his famous 'CountarbIaste TO
Tobacco" says the Westminster Re
view. The FIRST alrS Il was which no
issued after succeeding 10 the throne
OF England. His reason for entering
the lists against the new and popular
habit Of smoking was. as he informs
us In the early pages OF the treatise.
because Il was a habit sinful IN the
sight Of God and foolish IN the estima-
tion OF the world. But these reasons
being scarcely considered suficient he
goes on 20 ridicule the practice. com
menting on the folly OF initiating "tho
barbarous and beastiike manners Of
the wild. godlesse and slavish Indians"
Then he turns 10 the injury In their
temporal affairs sustained by his pe0-
pie owing 10 their excessive devotion
10 the weed. Nov, how you are by
this custom disabled in your goods. +"
he remarks. "let the gentry Of this
land bear witnesse. some OF them be-
slowing $500. some 1900 a ycare upon
this preacious stinke. which am sure
might be bestowed upon many fare
better usea." The literature upon to-
baeco. whether considered AZ a weed 10
smoke or % a medicine In the pharma-
cop0eia. Ia 90 large that only the barest
mention must sufflce here. When
James published his "Counterblaste"
society was divided over the merits Of
the plant, one party lauding II as a
panaeea for all diseases. on the au-
thority Of the French physicians Mon
ardes and Estienne. Is well a. by the
testimony Of Nleot. French ambassai
dor 10 Portugal. who had introduced
Il into France; the other sneerlng At
Il az a useless shrub whose virtues
were a. mythical as the famous elixir
Of youth. The mistaken idea that
Raleigh had anything 10 do with the
introduction OF tobacco into England
the honor OF thls undoubtedly resting
with Master Ralph Lane. who was In
charge Of the second expedition which
went ont to Ralelgh's colony In Vir-
ginia--may have had something 10 do
with the antipathy James conceived
toward the weed. The balance OF evil
dence all goes e show that Raleigh
was In possession OF some shameful
secret relating to the monarch-whose
vicious proellvliies are matter Of his
tory-for the latter never rested until
he secured the execution OF one Of the
greatest Of Engiishmen.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

There Is a hrge. old gun on Dover
Heights. England, popularity known a.
queen EliEabeths Pocket Pistol II
vas cast a Utrecht IN 1874. and wa
presented By the states general &c
queen Elizabeth. It Il twenty-four feel
long, and finely ornamsntod with Is
are IN ba1-reliti.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

Cattle Feeding In Ergland.-Ii Is said
that the English breeders carefully note
At what age the steer shows the great
est gain, and for the largest prom, feeds
accordingly. In a test a calf was
weaned at u days old and fed skinned
milk and llnseed meal. and later on
chopped roots. bran and hay with cut
grass In summer lie was weighed
every three month"; and Il was found
that when two years old he gave a
profit. but after that he lost. which IL
quite In accordance w.'h our experience
IN this country. that steers are most
probably fed up TO Is to "a months II
fed literally from the start. The Scotch
breeders understand that. and beaidea
having well bred steers they never al
low them 10 lose their calls nesh.
They are great feeders. and keep the
calves growing and fat by the best
feeding. They never allow them 10 loee
the cream or bloom 20 much priced
BY the butchers which Invariably shows
II the animal has been stunted or
starved At say time In its growth
This bloom OF the calf iioah can never
be rcgained n once lost. 80 the butchers
say.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

Housing Hens.-lt viii not DO TO
Keen a lot Of hens In a dark or un-
comfortable building and expect them
10 be busy and lay. They prefer a
light. dry. roomy place, where each hen
can exercise freely and without him
dranee from the others. They will new
ar care to scratch. however, II they are
fed every time they appear hungry.
they must be compelled TO scratch and
work for their food. We do not adj
wise the limiting OF the food. Give
them plenty. but only In the litter
where they must work and scratch Cor
easn grain. Throw the grain In leaves.
cut straw. cut hay or any kind Of III.
ter. and at night give them a good
feed An the trough. composed Of a mix
ture but during tho day make them
work and work hard. AZ frss they may
NOT be inclined 70 accept such eondi-
lions. but unless they scratch let them
ro hungry. Scratching means eggs, for
n keeps them In heal1h.-E1
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

Demand for Peanuts.-The statement
that Narcotics imports yearly l5.00O.-
900 worth OF peanuts from Africa and
India gives some idea Of the magnitude
Of thls Industry that America Ia 90 we'll
suited TO foster. No country In the
world Is better adapted to the raising Of
peanuts than the South Atlantic slatos.
Tho crops have been steadily increas-
Ing during recent years, and a great
development Is looked for IN the i'm.
mediate futurc.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

ARDLY second IN
Importance Of plen
~ Of good feed Is
an abundant sup
ply Of pure water
on the farm where
dairying is a lead
ing business. says
an exchange. b e
the ratlons ever 80
plentiful and the
supply of water
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

Mgr. Malachias ormsnian. the new
Armenian Patriarch OF Constantlnople.
Il described as a very popular man.
fine scholar. being able 10 preach In
four languages. and a moderate man
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

Tha Brooklyn watchcaso companies
having amalgamated, a new factory
has been erected FOR their accommo-
a.llnn. The old ones ere being pulled
s.~~ ana TRUSTED employees have been
81 wrra sofaplnE The ioor and digging
~ art ool a. the crloks. The scrap
~. and ssfi have been placed with
..s.lss.s. ana sslt ecrih ntariy sc. 900
k.a beer recovered.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

HE late Prof. Al
exander Hermann.
the famous presti-
dlgitateur. was born
in Paris. France. In
1874 lie came Of a
family OF great pres
tidlgitateurs. his
father. s. Herr
mann. being the
most famous ma
glcian Of his day
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

Queen Victoria. In return for the
gifts brought to her by II Hung Chang
from the emperor Of China. Il golng 70
send to that ruler a jeweled miniature
portrait Of herself. BY Mira corbOulf-
Ella
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

Spray the Poultry House.-After *
ing mp tie hen house 30 that Il win be
secure and tidy for the winter, take
your spray pump and give Il a good
soaking with kerosene emulsion. Next
whltewash with a lime and carbollc
acid mixture All this IL necessary to
get rid OF the summer stock of lice and
Just now Ia the time 10 be at lt-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

Improve the stOck.-Tho only way 10
maintain the quality Of our live stock
Il 10 constantly aim to improve H.
Good beef never lacks demand. either
AZ home or abroad. The Brlton likes
hls American roast. and our export
trade has reached enormous proper
tons; but We must be ready for CON-
petltlon. and give heed 10 the health.
ness and quality Of our product-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07


Please inform me through the Farm
ers' Review what alls my chiekena
They will swell up on one side OF the
head. usually the left eye win swell shut
with a sort OF thick yellow matter OF
eanker. the tongue. mouth and as TAR
down the throat as you can see IL COW
cred with thick chunks OF yellow eank-
er They dump around for about three
days and die. l have a good warm
hen-house well ventilated. feed corn.
oats. millet. ground barley and oats,
Please inform me what 10 DO for them.
Some Of the hens are laying. ! have
fed them some Venetian red. which !
thought helped them.-G. II.
From the description We would In
cline TO the belief that the trouble h
roup. You say the pen Il warm and
well-ventllated. That may be Just the
trouble. We are not In favor Of ven
tilators AZ ALL We have seen too much
trouble arising from cold drafts Of air
In warm pens We have known large
numbers OF fowls 10 die from no other
apparent reason than this Better
have the pen cold and draitless than
warm and draiiy. Here Is what one
authority says on roup; almost all
forms OF chronic catarrh IN fowls 80 by
the name Of roup. Il usually begins
by & severe cold. caused by exposure
10 cold. wet or damp. There Is dis
charge from the nostrils. at hrat Of
thin mucous. and the entire cavity OF
the nose may become filled up; froth
and mucous on the inner angle OF the
eye. the lids are swelled and often the
eye-hall quito concealed. and In severe
cases the entire face IL considerably
swelled 1, "a said to be contagious,
but IL probably 90 only In severe and
viruicni cases"
Prof. Law describes roup a. follows;
"Dullness. sleeplness. neglect OF food,
ruhiod feathers, unsteady walk, quick
ened breathing, with a hoarso where
and an occasional growing sound. on
the tongue. At the angle Of union OF the
beak. or IN the throat appear yellow
iah white films (ialso membraneO arm
" adhnrcnt 10 a REDEEMED surface, and
raw noroa where these have been de-
fached. Tho nostrlla may be completely
plunged with swelling and discharge 20
that breath can only be drawn Through
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

The oEgs Of the White Leghorn.
Black Mlnorca and Houdan are Of
about the same weight aa those Of the
Iiehl DIahma.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

II properly kept and jndlclously ap-
piled to land. poultry manure Il worth
one-half the cost Of the food the fowls
get.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07
TIE KING OF MAGIC.
PROF. HERRMANN NEVER HAD
ANY EQUALS.

lIls Place ON the stage WIN Therefore
Remain Unailsd-A sketch Of thls RE-
markahle Mans Life 81 lie Died
roor.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department Of the Farm--A Few
Hints AZ 20 the Care Of Live stock
aud Poultry.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

Patchy Butter.-l, IL not dificuil 10
get rid Of the pa,ehy appearance Of the
butter by working. II Il Ia cautiously
done. No amount Of direct pressure
will lniure the texture Of the butter.
Il IL the drawing Of the ladle over the
butter 20 az to ipoll the granular tex.
ture. By which the injury la done. The
more butter Is pressed by the ladlo OF
the roller Of the butter-worker. the
anor will be the grain. the drler the
butter will be. and the more even the
color.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

rum estimated AZ half n million dol
lara, Mr.. Louis V. Dell IL a stocky
MN with a strong face. His express
lon Of countonanee might lead a casual
observer 70 believe him a comedian Of
merit He he's shrcwd eyes and
aonlal. heariy manner. There IL no
more popular man on the Exchange
Hs Il a geniua The enormous fortune
NJ. Bell cleared up IN one day was not
nalned By chance. Il was the result Of
shre~d figuring. The bulk Of Il was
realized on the drop In stock Of the
Manhattan Elevated railroad. Six days
before Mr.. Bell began 70 sell Manhat.
tan. He Il a bold operator. and when
be goes In 10 ssll Il f. not long before
the market feels A. In six days he sold
80 1000 to Is 900 shares Then. when the
stock vas dropping down and down.
and circumstance were impelling ev.
crybody owning the stock 10 unload
Mr. Bell started IN 10 buy. He bought
riehi and left Stock that was worth
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07
Won HALF A MILLION
nrLL.s REMARKABLE sPEcULA-
TON m WALL STREET.

Ola xfmsrr Mase,i a. ms Daring-He
nu,ured INC stosk Exchange - the
fahsrissr Of a Small Forsuns-Modess
"a nsiiEins.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

N the elimination
Of a daring coup on
the stock exchange
the ether day Mr.,
Louis v. Bet. q
c o N parattv ely
young man. consid.
cred by many 10 be
the leader Of a new
generation Of spec
ulatorp on wall
street. realized q
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-07

Conserving the Fertlll,y.-The soli
being 20 important factor In human
existence and human happiness. there
IL required no apology TO be offered for
a consideration Of he forces. functions
and character: but rather. u apology
Be needed Al all. Il is for the fact tha,
the western farmer. az a rule. appears
wholly indifferent a. TO the coaserva-
lion OF .ts forces and fertility. Il la not
40 much that We do not know what IL
required In giving the soil proper and
rational treatment, but from force Of
habit and long usage, We are wholly In
different. many Of us. In protecting
from damage or lOas the great source
Of our living.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
DUCK HoRrA ON THE STAND.

Offers the Committee Miss BertoIa,s
salary, as She RrTuses to Acc PIT 1t.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 2.-S. J.
Duckworth, chief clerk of the Assembly
and Clerk and Assessor of Monterey, is
one of The smoothest. sl1ckest witnesses
that ever appeared before a legislative in
vestigating committee.
He gives his testimony in a suave, plau-
sible manner, and has an answer ready on
the tip of his tongue for any question, no
matter how disquieting its nature may be.
When he appeared before the commit
tee at O'Clock this afternoon he looked
remarkably bright for a man who had
been laid up for two weeks with nervous
prostration. But he carried stout cane
and leaned on it as though 'groggy on his
pins, to use prize-hghting phrase.
He occupied the stand for two hours.
and in response to questions by his coun.
sci. Judson c. Brusie. told the story of his
having been importuned by Assem- bly-
men 10 place people on the temporary
roll, aud how he had done so to oblige
them he had no hand either in fixing or
paying their salaries. lie had determined
hat his first appointes should be Miss
Bertola, grand president of the Native
Daughters of the Golden West.
he placed her on the roll and she sent
up power of attorney to collect her SAL
airy. Billy, lanphrey collected the S35
voted to her by the Assent bly, and handed
it to Duckworth. Duckworth gave it to
n. Friedman and Grant Towle with in
siructions TO forward 1t TO Miss Bertola at
Mills College. The money was sent by
express and she acknowledged the receipt
of it.
Then Mr.. Duckworth presented money
order signed by Miss Bertola in his favor
for $S5. She wished to refund the money
to the State as long as there had been any
dispute about it.
The committee declined to receive the
money, and Mr.. Duckworth said hat he
would pay it into the State Treasury.
Mr.. Duckworth testified further that
when he learned that Gunzend orfer and
Rodriguez had not come TO the Capitol as
they had promised, 10 take part in the
temporary organization, he immediately
ordered that the warrants for their pay
should not be drawn. The committee
then adjourned subject TO the call of the
chair.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
FINDS BAD MANAGEMENT.
after q Jmnket Treacy Objects to Givim0
More Money to state Instit,tttons

after JmnEet TreacY Objects to Girin0
More Money to State Lnstittttoms.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 2-The leg
islative junketers VINO visited State insti-
tutions with Governor Budd last week
have returned, and their report will be
made public in day or two. Assem- bly,
man Treacy, who accompanied the party
as the representative OF the minority, says
hard things about the management OF
public institutions, and declares that
many of them are conducted in wastefu!.
extravagant and shiftless manner. He
told CALL reporter to-day how the visit
had impressed him with reference to GER
tain appropriations asked for by those in
stitutions. He found that the Los Angeles
Normal School wanted $4,000 for lighting q
room % by 80 feet, when the construc-
ton of an additional window would serve
the purpose. The Stockton Asylum for
the Insane asks $1,000 for o mansion for
the uperintendent and $4,000 or furnish
ing the same. The Superintendent and
and he is allowed $100 for rent. Mr..
Treacy is therefore opposed to the appro-
priatlon.
San Diego wants $25, 900 for a wharf on
property the title to which Is in litiga-
ton. She also wants. normal school,
while there is a normal school in Los
Angeles 126 miles away. and TO which
San Diego sends only seven pupils. She
asks 10000 for Gle aning out the harbor,
yet the United States Government is now
working on a breaRwa:er, which will rem
der cleaning out the harDor unnecessary.
The institution at Highlands asks
$50 600 for an administration building
$50, 900 for drainage system and $40, 900
for a new barn. In Mr.. Treacy's opinion
an administration building is not needed,
1.-THE institution not being an International
exposition" The barn is needed, but
$1,000 should build it. and the drains could
be arranged for $4,000.
Whittier and Highlands ask for 100
additional acres OF land. 1t is the i'm
preston that both institutions have more
land now than they can take care of.
The committee found a peculiar con-
dition of affairs at Whittier. The estab-
lishment has about 300 boys, the daily
maintenance of which per head amounts
to IS cents, while the care and mainten-
ance of the patients in the Stockton In
sane Asylum amounts to only 50 cents per
day per head. The institution has an en-
gineer, tailor, shoemaker, a laundry
man, baker, carpenter. painter, a
blacksmith, a bricklayer and brick
maker.
The attention of the committee was
called TO a big crack in the brick wall of
one of the buildings and to big pile of
bricks made by the boys under the direc-
ton of the bricklayer, and they wond cred
why the institution could not buiid its
own buildings and maintain and clothe
its inmates. The land is some of the
finest in the State, sixty acres, and worth
$500 per acre, but the only crop is hay and
oranges.
The trustees are asking the State for an
appropriation with which to build work
shop, and Mr.. Treacy cannot see why the
carpenter, the bricklayer, the painter, the
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03

at this time, such as that contemplated nv the
majority report of this committee mighf and
20 doubt would seriously affect the future OF
the litigation now pending in the Unit
states Circuit Court. For the first time IN tha
history OF the State foundation has been
lad by the Railroad Commission and its Mt
torneys Tor thorough investigation in the
courts OF the business and affairs OF the South
ern racine Company and its leased lines That
investigation will undoubtedly throw a whole
some light upon tlfe methods of the great rail-
ROAD system which monopolizes the traus-
portaton OF almost the entire State.
Inc ompany, which by its a1fidavit-makers
swore itself to the verge of insolvency will |
1eel confident when called to an actual ac-
counting Of It's legitimate earnings and ex-
penG1tures, be found in a sufficiently healthy
financial condition to fully warrant the re-
duct1on OF rates made by the commission
Hasty action at this time by the LegisI ature
may circumvent all this; it may rob the peo-
pie OF their right TO inquire, for the first time
into the facts OF the Southern Pacific Com
panys dealings with them 1t would certainly
cripple the etfi cheney OF the commission until
lis late was decided, and it would necessarily
dampen the ardor of those who have fought
for the commissions very existence and sus-
tanned 1t, and who are now fighting for the
commissions rights and for a just and true
showing OF the railroads business.
Railroad Commissioner La Rue, who
resides here, is anxiously watching the
amendment and using every effort to pre-
serve the existence of the body of which
he is now member.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
MISS EFF1E PERRIN OF SALINAS.
SALINAs Monterey County. Cal

SALINAS, Monterey County, Cal.
have never met a more enthusiasts
class of people than did in Salinas, and
In fact all through Monterey County.
One of the most pleasing gentlemen with
whom I talked is Mr.. George Perrin. He
told me that he had heard of many re-
markable cures that had been effected by
the use of joys Vegetable Sara parilla,
and that he had occasion to prove this to
his own advantage.
Some time ago his little daughter, Effie
Perrini, was covered with small sores. A
bottle of joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla was
bought and very moderate doses were
given to the little girl. Before the entire
bottle was exhausted all the sores had dis
appeared and Efiie got better. She con-
tinued to improve until she is now per-
fectly healthy child. He told me that lie
had recommended joys Vegetable Sarsa-
parilla to many people and that every one
was now praising the native remedy
HENRY TILLMAN.
No druggist owns stock in Joys Vege-
table Sarsaparilla. Any druggist claiming
to pay it's advertising bills is fraud
Don't let the drug clerk talk yotl into
buying something else for joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla. He laughs at you when
you leave the corner store with a substi.
tute. Watch him.