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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-15
POISONED cuBANs.
spanish soldiers Fni Poisoned Drugs In
Wells - They EvAeuate.

spanish Soldiers rnt Poisoned Drugs in
Well, As They EyAsua,e.
Havana. Dec. i4-An investigation
made by the Cuban military authorities
establishes that the spaniards in eyacu-
ating the interior towns Of Moron and
Ciego de Avila poisoned the water In
ths public cisterns used by the Cubans
Scores Of tho Cubans have died as a re.
sult.
Almost Immediately after the eyacu.
alton large numbers Of the native popu.
latlon were taken suddenly III, suffering
violent pains, aud battling the efforts OF
the physicians 10 discover tho cause OF
their sickness Scores OF them died
without being able 10 secure relief, and
many more were stricken and narrowly
escaped death. Examinations showed
that the trouble arose from tho drink
ing water Upon analysis strong
traces OF the most deadly poisoni
were found. Not only was this true o
well water, but cistern water as we'll A
moro searching inquiry revealed tha
large bottles and packages OF poison
had been thrown into the water. II
many instances the broken bottles bear
ing labels signifyinh that the content
were deadly poison were found. An or
der was then issued forbidding the US
Of the water in aut,t a the public Gle
torns and wells, un,hit had been eIam
ined and anaiyzed As result Of thi
the population suffered greatly for tn
wint Of water, almost famine ensuing
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-15

Havana. Dee. "a --Tnree thousand in.
surgents IN the rruvince of Puerto Prin.
cipe have given Over their arms 10 Gen.
Carpenter nf their own aocoru. ana havq
disbsnded. rubiect 10 tho call OF their
country, anu returned - their homes 10
seek employment.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-15

Havana. nec "a The United States
transport PslamA arrived tuesday eve.
ming with General FiU.Hugh Lee and
siaa. The United states transports.
Michigan and Saratoga with two bat.
talions Of the Second Illinois regiment
and First battalion OF the Tenth infant.
~ have also arrived. The troops will
20 20 Mariana.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-15

stroyed an apartment house In Brooklyn
and 30 families were driven out into the
cold. It u believed that George and
Edith Griswold, young children OF VIM.
Henry Griswold, perished ia tho flames
I,oss eaO.O 900.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-15
Ap.rtmen, Hou.s D..,roysd.

New York, Dec. lA-Fire here dc
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-15

Washington, Dec. i4--President Nc.
KiBley has ssnt y the senate thA Bomi.
nations Of William J. Miller ~ post.
master At HAlletisyilie, Tex, aud b. L.
OsgOOd at Alvin.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-15
spaalard. Stone columbu,' -,a,us.

Madrid. Dec. u some women al
Grenada, considering thas the discovery
Of Amer ca was IN their opinion. the
principal cause OF SPANS misforiunos.
stoned the 5tatu. ot Columbus.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-15

DIOZI re Mixed, Sweet and Sour-n Bottles
FIONLEO and Barrels Chow Chow India
Relish Oyster Cocktail Casup. our stock Of Picked Goods
is unequaed.
Kalamazoo Celery received Monday and Friday Gram
berries.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-15

Palmyra, Mo, Dec. "a Burglars Of.
fected an entrance TO the freight depot
here, and stole lot Of merchandise.
They broke open almost every box and
bundle In the room ana scattered the
goods promiscuously over the floor
They took nothing except male wearing
apparel, leaving some handsome cloaks
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
LARGEST APE IN THE WORLD.
Rube is Bigger and Stronger Than John l..
Sullivan.

The biggest orang-outang ever In
captivity, the most wonderful ape ever
seen by civilized man, has just been
brought to this country.
He is now in the Philadelphia ZOO
logical Gardens. "Rube" is the name
they have given him in Philadelphia
on account of the length OF his WINS
kers and other features supposed to
be peculiar to the inhabitants OF re-
mote country districts.
Rube's size is enormous and aston
ishing. 1t is convenient to compare
him with John L. Sullivan, who is to
most Americans an ideal of q we'll
grown man.
Rube stands five feet eleven inches
in his bare feet John l.. Sullivan is
only five feet ten and Il half inches.
RUDE measures eight feet from tip
to tip of his outstretched arms. John
l.. Sullivans measurement in this re
spect is only six feet and one inch.
RUDE weighs 200 pounds. John L.
Sullivan, in his best fighting condition,
weighed only 100 pounds.
These measurements are to a certain
extent deceptive. Rube is little big
ger than Sullivan, but his strength is
intellectually greater. A dozen Sulli-
vans could not knock him out with
their bare hands.
Give RUDE a good, solid hold for his
hands or feet, and he can pull 100
men to him. Probably Sullivan could
pull three.
1t is not alone as a creature Of size
and strength that Rube is interesting.
He is one of a rare race that is fast
disappearing from the earth. He is
one of the nearest relatives of man
among the beasts.
RUDE came to the United States on
the British steamer Ben Alder, which
sailed from Singapore on April 20.
Her voyage occupied forty-five days.
The cargo included RUDE and three of
his family, dozens of common mon
keys, and a large assortment Of py-
thons and wild animals from south
eastern Asia.
RUDE is fearfully human in appear
ance. He resembles an unspeakable
ugly man. His age is estimated at
thirty. 1t is said that the orang-outang
is full grown at twenty, and that I'M
der favorable circumstances he may
live to be one hundred. Scientific OBJ
servers believe that Rube's intellectu-
al capacity is far superior to that OF
The ilIuStriouS gorilla Crowley and tho
famed chimpanzee Johanna. The
problem is to induce him to exhibit a
little Of his capacity.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
Yerx Beat Chow-chn,.

One and one-half pecks green tomA.
toes, three small heads cabbage, six
large onions, six ripe peppers, six
green peppers, chop all very fine and
cover with salt for twenty-four hours.
Then drain the juice off thoroughly.
cover with three quarts strong vine
gar, add 1la-pounds sugar and scald ak
one hour Then add one and one-half
pecks ripe tomatoes, three heads finely
chopped celery and one pint grated
horseradish root. Boil al fifteen min
utes, then add one tablespoon cloves,
two tablespoons white mustard seed.
two tablespoons allspice, two table
spoons ginger, one tablespoon mustard.
These spices are all to he ground
Cover closely. 1t is fit for use in one
.aonth.-Orange. Judd Farmer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
The Asparagus Beetle.

The asparagus beetle has nearly de-
stroyed the asparagus industry in some
localities Many remedies have been
suggested, among them applying lime
freely over the bed late in the fall,
after the tops and bed have been burnt
over, with another liberal application
of lime in the spring. Some growers
claim that, where the rows were hilled
up two feet and the young shoots cut
off as soon as the tips appeared above
ground, no damage was done. Cutting
the shoots was also continued until
quite late. Where shoots were allowed
to grow until or 3 inches high before
cutting, the beetles attacked them. 1t
may be stated, also, that If all shoots
are cut when just appearing the aspar-
agus stalks will be found tender from
the tip to the butt, and Of much better
quality than when the tops are green"
and ii the rows are hilled the cutting
of the shoots is done with more ease
than when the level culture method is
practiced. The suggestions given are
worthy of consideration by those who
have had the beetle to contend with
this season.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
Natives of the Canary Islands.

The GuancheS, or native Canary Is.
landers, are mongrel race, darker in
color than even the population of
southern Spain, where Moorish blood
predominatss. They are the descend
ants of Phoenicians Carthaginians,
Moors and Africans, all Of whom at
one time owned or occupied the is
lands. They are Il simple rural folk,
devoted entirely to such agriculture
as the soil and climate of the islands
admit, and as Industrious as might be
supposed under tropical sun. When
the islands were first discovered Ly
Europeans the GuancheS We're war
like, and more than once repealed
Spanish and Portuguese expeditions
sent to accomplish their subjugation.
The power of firearms, however, final
ly overcame the arrows and spears OF
the islanders, and one by one the diff
ferent islands of the group were SUBJ
jected to the control of the whites.
For long time they were a source
of contention between Spain and Por-
tugal, being claimed first by one, then
by the other, and not until the pres
emit century was the Spanish authority
definitely maintained.
1t is worthy of note that the islands
have been known to civilized nations
by the same name for at least 1,S00
years, for they were mentioned by
Pliny, who called them the Fortunate
Islands, and the Romans also denom-
mated them the Canaries, from the
word canis, dog, and the fact that on
these islands there were bred mastiffs
Of unusual size and fierceness, when
were in high repute in Roman house
holds as guards for the doors. To
have a Canary dog was considered
an evidence of wealth and social sta
ton, for none but the rich could af-
ford to have them, and some of the
largest and most savage cost between
$500 and $3.50 pair. The famous
Canary dogs, which rendered Cave
Canem, Beware of the dog" a IA
miliar legend in every Roman city, are
no longer known in the islands.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
horticultural Notes,

The English ivy does not harm tree
on which it grows.
See If little less water on irrigated
land VIII not be better
Fruit swhen placed in cold storage
should be firm and hard.
Sprinkling plants with water when
frost is expected will protect them.
Pears to be put in cold storage should
be picked before they begin to ripen.
Watermelons ought not to be grown
on the same ground oftener than three
years.
The grape vine trained to a single
stake has never done it's best in our ex-
perience.
Tomatoes are so hardy that they may
be transplanted even after the fruit
begins to set.
If grapes have been planted toe close
" and become BOO thick, better take
out every other vine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
TWO BROTHERa

n Tim he went to war,
I'm John he staid t hum,
I'm beat the kyarpits fer his mar,
While Jim he beat the drum.
I'm lin he worked n gun, b. gosh,
En- seen the Spaniards- die;
1ohn helped his mother do the washs
I'm Gained her when she'd cry.
Now Jim was in the very thick
Of battle more'n once,
While John he nussed their grandad,
sick.
For eight long mortal months.
I'm lin come home with shoulder
straps,
When fightin' all was done.
En- all the gals they sot their caps
70 ketch this widder's son.
Well. Jim he fined his Betty fair,
But John, he's still t hum
A-kecrn' of his mother there
4 hero. too b gum!
-Pcrley Poore Sheehan in the Gin
cunati Tribune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22

Iowa station and killed with such good
results have been finished on ration
consisting in part of roots. The use Of
root crops enables the feeder to make
a better and more desirable carcass of
beef than can be made on dry feed
alone. The animals fed roots are mel
lower to the touch, evener in their
flesh and in better bloom than it is
possible to obtain on dry feed, and the
gains are larger and more economically
produced We also find beets fine
auxiliary food for pigs, and can winter
them very cheaply on this diet
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
The Dairy OF the Ants.

Students of insect life are aware
that ants keep in their homes small
creatures that answer the purpose
served by cows. These aphides Sc
crete honey upon which the ants feed.
Among the curious facts noted in the
study of ants and their habits, is that
certain other insects live upon what
they steal from the ants when they are
fed. They take mp their abode in the
ant hills. Some of these boarders or
dependents seem to have no special
reason for being, others serve excel
lent purposes. Ants keep slaves and
compel them to work. They cultivate
the soil and raise crops to supply
their households with necessary food.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
For Watering Fowls.

A well-made watering fountain for
poultry is the best arrangement for
watering fowls, but these are more or
less expensive. Some substitutes are
shown herewith. A gallon canned ap-
pie" can may be attached to the wall,
as shown, or a lard pail may be hung
upon nail within reach of the floor.
Better still is the third device, which
permits water to be poured into the
pail each day from the outside, and
is up where the litter will not be
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
Compressed Flour.

Much interest is taken by the army
and navy authorities in q new method
of preserving flour by means OF COM
preston. With hydraulic pressure ap-
paratus the flour is squeezed into the
form of bricks, and experiments are
reported to have shown that the pres
sls"e destroys all forms Of larval life,
thus preserving the -four from the raw
ages of insects, while it is equally Sc
cure from mold. Three hundred pounds
of compressed flour occupy the same
space as 100 pounds of -four in the or
binary state.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
Egg Omclette.

Beat the yolks of three eggs until
lemon colored and thick, and the whites
until stiff. Add three tabIespoonfuis OF
milk to the yolks, season with salt and
pepper, and fold in the whites with an
over-and-over motion, SO as not to break
the air cells. Have the outlet pan hot,
with a tablespoonful of butter melted
and bubbling, and turn in the mixture
Let it stand uncovered until set, slip
ping knife under occasionally to see
that it is not sticking. Cover and set
the hot water pan under. and cook
about five minutes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22

of our country, as this more nearly re-
sembles it's native home. Daniel Web
ster is said to have kept Ayrshires on
his farm at Marshfield. Mass, and he
recommended them specially for New
England. Professor Sheldon divided
the breed into two classes, one repre-
senting the butter and the other the
cheese type. At the Vermont Expert
ment Station, in 1895, Rena Myrtle
$3.50 a fatrow COW, made the largest
milk and butter record ever obtained
at the station from cow of any breed
in one year--12,115 pounds of milk,
producing SAG pounds Of butter. The
average production Of cheese in Scot
land is from 500 to 600 pounds per
COW.
The secretary of the Ayrshire Breed
ers' Association, G. NJ. Winslow, sums
up the qualities of the Ayrshire, by
saying that she is noted for vigor,
hardihood and for producing a maxi
mum quantity of good milk from a
minimum quantity Of food. The aver
age weight of the cow is about 1000
pounds. The Ayrshire bull is highly
recommended to cross on Jersey cows.
In the language Of the breeders, the
AYRSHIRE hicks we'll with the Jersey.
The cut represents the Ayrshire COW,
Rose Clenna, the property Of G. NJ.
Winslow & Son. She has record Of
7.76S pounds of milk and 454 pounds of
butter in 800 consecutive days. She
took first premium at the Vermont
State Fair last year for the largest
amount of butter fat from one days
milking. There were thirteen cows in
competition.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
The Oysters Make.Up.

The organization of the oyster is
among the lowest and simplest of the
mollusks. 1t has no foot, and except
when very young, no power Of loco
motion, or organ of any kind adapted
to that purpose. Its food consists Of
animalculae, and also of minute vege-
table particles. These are brought to
it by the water, continual current Of
which is directed toward the mouth
by the action of the gills. The young
come forth from the spawn furnished
with a temporary organ for swim
ming, and provided with powerful
muscles for extending it beyond the
valves and withdrawing it at pleas
ure When the oyster has become
fixed in its permanent place of abode,
this organ, being no longer of any use.
has been supposed to drop off, or grad
ually to dwindle away and disappear.
But Doctor auckland has expressed
the opinion that the swimming organ
of the young oyster is the lungs, and
remains as the lungs IN the mature
oyster.
Switzerland has 1893 hotels for
tourists, with ss-aee beds aud $4,000
employees.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
Mustard Pouftices.

Mix two parts Of linseed meal with
one of mustard, make both into a thick
paste by the addition of hot water, and
spread the paste smoothly to a depth
of a quarter of an inch upon piece OF
soft linen. cover the plaster with thin.
strip of muslin, and apply on this side,
to the skin wherever requisite. 10
make plaster SUCCESSFULLY, the ingre-'
dients should be very smoothly mixed,
so that Jumps may not distress the pa
tient, and it should be applied warm,
so that chill may be avoided.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
Reets for EnsiIare.

One or the other, If not both, should
be produced on every farm where stock
of any kind-and be it only one COW
Is kept. Beets come handy even for
fattening stock. Says Prof. Curtiss, of
the Iowa station: "From our experience
here In the use of beets in finishing cat
tie of high quality for the block, I have
no hesitancy in saying that the intro
duction of roots and the beet product
into our fattening rations will result in
a vastly better product. All Of the cat
tie that haya been market<a by The
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
Cows Eating straw.

Wherever much grain is grown, and
the grain straw Is stacked in the barn
yard, 1t is necessary to build a stack
around it to keep cows from eating 1t.
Freshly threshed straw, even when all
the grain is out, is palatable to cows ut
this season of the year. But they should
be kept from 1t If the milk yield is to
be maintained. Even a little straw
will dry off the COW very fast, and If
grain is fed with it, the effect will only
be to fatten the cow rather than to
keep up the milk flow.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
DEVICES FOR WATERING FOWLS.

scratched into it. Make the platform
on which the pail rests broad enough
so that a fowl can fly up and stand up
on the edge while drinking. Where
fowls and chicks run at large there can
be no better drinking fountain to be
placed out of doors than the familiar
device of filling tin pail, can or other
vessel, according to the size desired,
and inverting it over fat dish a lit
tie larger in diameter. This supplies
clean water as fast as it is used, and
cannot be SOiled.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
Swectbread Sand wich.

Break up one cold boiled sweetbread,
remove the membranes and press
through potato ricer. Moisten with
half as much thick whipped cream and
season to taste with salt, cayenne and
lemon juice. Spread on thin slices or
bread cover with the leaves Of water
cress and another slice Of buttered
bread press, and cut into triangles.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
Good Securing Mop.

Take two pieces of oak or some
tough wood 20 inches long by 3 inches
thick; saw out place in each W.
inches except . inches at either end;
take good shucks with stems out, filE
In place together, and put two long
bolts through ends. N Use an old buggy
umbrella handle for handle, and you
have one lasting mop. Only needs new
shucks at times.-Praictical Farmer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
Cankcr Worm Peat.

The canker worm, known as the
measuring worm, is a nuisance much
dreaded by fruitgrowers as it feeds
not only on apple, plum, cherry and
other fruit trees, but also on the elm
and maple. The eggs are deposited in
masses of 100 or more, and the parent
moth lays in the fall as we'll as if
spring. Spraying with paris green Is
the remedy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
Weeds on the Lawn.

Plots Of grass infested with weeds
are unsightly. The best remedy is to
NOW the grass and use it for bedding.
The mower cuts down the weeds and
destroys many Of them, but the grass
will make a new start. By doing this
once or twice in the year the grass will
crowd the weeds out.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22

This old breed from the County of
Ayr, Scotland, needs some one to blow
it's horn; the breeders don't seem
inclined to do it, even when given
special invitation. The breed seems
specially adapted to the northern part
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
Corn Mullins.

Simple, delicate corn mullins are made
by Sitting together two cups of corn
meal, one cup flour, two teaspoons bak-
ing powder and one Of salt, and one
third cup sugar. Add one tablespoon,
lard or cottolene (melted) and mix the.
whole with two and a half cups water
or milk. An egg may be added, but fs
not necessary for lightness.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22
Pretty Ottoman Seats.

A couple of pretty Ottoman seats,
which may be made appropriate for
any room, according to the character of
their covering, are easily manufactured
by saving off a small barrel or key to
about a foot in depth. To the closed
end, four very short springs are at
fixed, which are then covered and fas-
tened with circular piece of saiicloth,
firmly nailed to the wooden sides, which
are also neatly covered with the same
kind of cloth. After this the seat may
be upholstered as desired.
Aromatic Preventive Against Moths.
Moth papers are correct things to,
use when putting aside wooden gar
ments and furs, but to lay among
clothes that are daily in use make the
following powder of l ounce each OF
cloves, nutmegs, carraway seed, mace,
cinnamon, and Tonquin beans. TO this
add as much as the whole of the above
ingredients of orris root, and grind all
to fine powder. Put up ia small bags
and sachets.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22

Fasten a good, wide plank by hinges
at one end to an upright piece that is
made steady in 2 or 3 inches Of wall.
Have piece for other end to rest i'm,
and you have a good shelf when not
ironing 1t is much better than n
board on chairs, and is SO easy to raise
and slip shirt, etc, on, and no danger
of board falling on floor.
To Prevent Meat from TaintinG.
1t is very difficult to keep unc0oke6
meat from tainting in hot summer or
thundery weather, but something may
be done for its preservation. Hang
The meat In some high draughty part
OF the room or passage, SO that a cur
rent of air may circulate around 1t.
and also sift dry sweet bran AL over
II when II Is hanging.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-22

and q inches at @ viii fit the ordinary
size Of hose. For larger or smaller
sizes the wooden connection is made to
correspond. To repair the damaged
portion, slip each end of the hose half
way over the connection. So long as
the joint is fairly tight no wiring or
tieing is necessary, as the water soon
swells the wood, making tight joint.