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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

Klnsm.a In Asi.at. .. Wen Ths-shs Of
~ an. or..s ssu~sr

Kinsman In Asi.nt. D. Wen Thsssht Of
BY the Great singer.
The death OF Nlcollni. coming as II
has before that Of Adellna Patti. prob
ably means that a large share Of her
fortune will fall TO fspeFican hsirs-
Nine. Patti has few ling relatives
Her nearest kinsma1 believed to
Do alfredo Bariiii. a Musician OF IL
lania. Ca, says the PIttsburg Dispatch.
Mr.. Barilll Is the son Of the prima
donna's half-brother. who also. In his
day. was a musician. The half-brother
was almost Grown at the time OF the
diva's birth. and Il was By him that
the voice which was TO make her fame
and fortune was discovered and given
Ia first development. Many tales are
told In the Barllli family Of the strict
measures resorted TO by the elder Ba-
RIM TO force his young charge and
pupil to dlllgent study. and Of the Oft
repeated but harmless punishmenis
which resulted when in the exuberanee
Of youth she sighted her tasks ana
failed TO live up to the possibilities
OF her wonderful voice.
Although In the brief annals Of Pat
It's life little or no credit has been given
10 sig Barilll for his part In her
musical education. says the New York
Times. the singer herself has acknowl-
edged her Indebtedness to him on the
back OF a large photograph sent to
him before his death and Just after
PATHS first great European triumphs.
On the back Of this photograph. be-
meath his name and hers. she ha1 writ
ten: TO my first and only teacher. "
This souvenir. furnishing as Il does
almost the only proof Of the elder Ba-
rilli's intimate connection with her
career. Is naturally greatly priced
by the family OF his son. which
sim has II in It's possession.
Alfredo Barilll. an artist and a man
/ Of taste and culture. has always been a
favorite with his aunt. and has spent
several summers with her az Craig-y.
Nos Two years ago his wife and chill.
dren we're invited to accompany him
to her castle In the Welsh highlands.
Every preparation was made 10 ac-
ccpt. but sickness prevented them from
going as a family. although Mr. Ba-
rilli himself paid his respects and ex-
pressed his wlfe's regrets During
PATHS last American tour. when shs
sung in Atlanta. the Barilll family were
invited to dine with the singer at hel
hotel. and we're the recipients Of
anectionate favors al her hands
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06


= has been assumed fhaf a. <<x11n
e a. q v~Fs excessive = - -.
This theory has been widely h<.1 y.
h,rmers everywhsrs. yet the inysHizn-
Tons that have besn carried on b ths
government for the past few yoars sho~
ooncl,uIEely that. like many popu1sx
theories. there y nothing 70 Il Tho
idea that fax WA exhaustive ess1===!s
arose from the fact that Il srovs bet
on virgin soil. and because In few
years the soil on which Tar has been
repeatedly grown will no longer give .
good far crop without heavy DRESSING
The hasty conclusion was formed thsx
this was the result Of soil exhaustion
The true reason IL that the far crop
mus obtain abou; all Of its food In
sixty days. and therefore can use oniy
what plant food IL already prepared In
the soil at time OF heavy growth A
part OF this food IL nitrogen. which n
most abundant In new soils II tho
FAX be grown on the same soil for .
number Of years the ready prepared nj
trogen Il partly exhausted and the FAX
crop fails to that extent.
The facts stated show that nax should
be grown only In rotation: that in that
rotation should be clover. The Clover
viii provide the soil with 4 goodly sup
ply Of nitrogen and may well be fol-
lowed In the rotation by far. This ro-
tation should bs somewhat long. say
i've. six or seven years IL takes that
time for the old nax roots. stubbls and
straw. II Il be put back on the land.
TO rot, and Il Is necessary that all or
thess be thoroughly rotted before a new
crop Ia attempted. For some reason or
other old far unrotted In the soil seems
to produce something that Is detrimen-
al 70 q new crop Of far. Just what
chemical action this decaying straw
has Is not yet determined.
The rotations for fax should Be "a
arranged a. 10 free the soil from weeds.
This would make Il necessary 10 throw
some hoed or cultivated crop between
the clover and the fax. a. putting fiaz
directly on top Of the turned clover sod
might make a good deal Of trouble with
weeds In the FAX. The potato crop d
considered a good one for this purpose
and Is more or less used In that way
As TO soils. loan well supplied win
humus IL preferred. Fall blowing Il
best. unless the spring blowing can b
done 70 early that there viii be no I'M
rotted fbres In the soil at time Of ths
sowing OF the far. Prepare the seed
bed thoroughly. a. the short season q
growth makes Il necessary TO have th'
ground In such ine condition that tn
rootlets can work freely and easily. Th'
time 70 SOW II about that Of corn. or I
time when the latter will gcrminat'
easily. The seed Il covered by the haf
row. II the ground Ia rolled the role
should be followed by the harrow h
break up the crust formed.
As TO amount OF seed sown muel
care must be taken. II seed only 4
wanted. OF course. the sowing should b
light II hbre IL wanted. enough see
must be sown 80 that the plant win no
branch much. as the moro II branche
the less likely Il II TO have long. un
broken fibre. II sown close the stem
run up far without branching and mi
gives a nice long fibre. For seed tire
pecks viii do. but for fibre II wili,h
necessary to SOW two or more snshel
TO the acre.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

Upon the construction, adjustment
and care Of the harness depends. In a
great measure. the ease and comfort
with which the horse Is enabled e per-
form his work. a. well as facilitating
the amount OF labor that he Is enabled
10 DO. and these things. too, quite often
have an important bearing On the AMI
mails actions and temper, says Indiana
Farmer. A missing harness that pro-
duces discomfort and punishment 20
the horse at every step IL not calcu-
lated 10 inspire the best OF service. nor
can II reasonably be expected that tho
horse can take kindly to hla work un-
der such conditions. The proper hzr-
Messing OF all classes Of horses IA most
essential. and II Is incumbent upon
those who attempt to handle the reins.
and especially over animals Of hIgh
spirit and which are nervoualy inclined
to possess an intimate knowledge Of
the different parts Of the harness
equipment: how they should be fitted.
10 know their uses and be able to taxa
them apart and put them together
again. This practical information
would enable any one 10 make needed
repairs for a temporary bridge over
In case Of emergency.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

A French millionaire. Pierre Loril.
lard. has just ordered 20 be built an
extraordinary boat II Is being mado
entirely like salmon. The minute
following OF the outlines oi that fish
has resulted IN yacht Of oxtraordi-
nary narrownoss. II will be fifty feet in
length and only eight feet In breadth.
The shape OF the salmon was chosen
on account Of It's well known extraor-
binary swittness, NJ LorlllArd bull,
the first house boat ever seen In Amer
lea. and some time after he added 10
his home a curious stable boat. which
has accommodation for nix horses two
cows. ten dogs and two wagons.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

scribe the place and lis once noted
owner? Let rs ny back upon the wings
OF time TO the historic town OF London
derry. same state. where In the year
IVA. October the 2sth. was born Jo-
seph, sixth child OF Jesse and Sally
Plummer Soon after his birth his par
ehis moved TO sanbOrnton and later 10
Meredith. but subsequently returned TO
Sanbornton. From birth Hermit Joe"
"a he was familiarity known. was q
person Of peculiar ideas and actions.
preferring TO live the life OF a recluse
rather than associate with his fellow
beings. Let rs DER hills and dells-
leave the beaten track Of travel-and
plunge into the forest. where those
monarchs OF the woods. the pine and
the heml0ck. once held undlsputed SOW
e.eignty. Let us far into the depth
OF one o. these dark woods-where
the murmur Of tiny brooklet Is heard
softly tuning It's SONG when the sum.
mer holds sway. or. dashing and roar
Ing amid is rocky bed when the win
ter SHOWS are rapidly melting under
the warming influence OF the rains OF
inconstant April Into such a spot
AMONGST the mountainous region Of the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

Gov. Mount on Agriculture.-0
ernor Mount Of Indiana. who read
paper on Economies in Agriculture
before the State Farmers Instltuts re-
Gently held at the University Of Illinois.
showed by his address that be Il nos
only a practical farmer but also .
thinking one. Three chief points
brought out In this paper were the ne
cessity for our attracting the people
from the cities to the country. the stop
page OF waste on our farms by more
Intensive agriculture. and the educa-
ton Of our farmers in scientific meth
DDS. Considerable time was given to the
citation OF examples from this and
other countries In which this last point
was being successfully accomplished.
Indiana. indeed. Is to be Congratulated
on her farmer governor. who Il III
only using his voice. but hia once for
the Advancement OF the agricultural
profession.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06
BEGINS WORK EARLY.

Isabella Harvey Horton. the i3-year-
old colored evangelist. Is on a tour
through the central states. In the Jour
neys she Is accompanied by her mother.
For her age she Is tall and extremely
well built Her face Is oval and at
tractlve. Her voice Is strong and
pleasing and without a touch Of negro
accent Her speech Is excellent for one
OF so little education. but is somewhat
miterate. The object of her trip Is to
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

Z. @. Lodeman in Department OF Agri-
culture Report:-Pruning a vineyard.
as practlecd In the east. may be dlvld-
ed into two distinct processes. block
ing" and stripping" Blocking con-
sists OF pruning a vine as nearly as
possible without the removal Of any Of
the brush. It requires long experience
To do the work rapidly and we'll. The
ryuner estimates the probable capacity
Of the vine. compares the values Of the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

The once Of the state eatomoIogist.
Professor s. A. Forbes. for many years
established az the University OF Illinois.
Is engaged in a unique campaign
against the most injurious Of the fruit
insects. the San Jose scale. having kept
In the feld since last September from
one 10 three parties employed In spray
ing with an insectieide solution prem
ises In Illinois infested by this scale.
This work is being done on an appro-
priation made 10 the state entomology
lists Office for this purpose BY the leg
islature at It's last session. OF the
tweniy-one localities now known TO be
infested more or less extensively. all
but three have been thus treated, and
two parties are still In the field. Gull
lures OF fungus parasite OF this scale
which has proven In Florida TO be very
effective for It's destruction are also
being made AZ the entomologist's Office
with a view to introducing this parasite
into infested orchards as an aid In the
destruction OF the pest.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

The death OF NicollnI. therefore.
places the Barillis In the direct line Of
inheritance. as the indications are
that the great singer holds them In
high regard.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

SIR. A. Colquhoun sends to the Strand
Magazine a photograph Of an extremely
remarkable natural curiosity. and
writes: Il have a tree In my garden
which has tied itself into a knot in It's
growth: the kno, Is more than II
Inches in circumference No doubt
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

Avoid In-Breedlng.-So far as poasl-
bic in-breeding should be avoided. II
IL true that all OF the pure breeds have
been developed by the process Of In
breeding. but Il should be made a.
vide as possible. ln-breeding for
Few generations Is bad enough. bur Il
continued for many generations dlsas-
ter must result. That Is. the breeds
we're originally produced by ln-breed-
ing. but now that each breed has be-
come widely disseminated there Il no
:eason why breeding should continue
within a family. Purchase every year
> cockerel or make a swap with some
leighbor.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

The twentieth report Of the state en-.
tomologist Of Illinois (the ninth OF Pro-
lessor S. A. Forbes) has just been Is
sued from the press OF the state urint-
err. II contains an article on the San
Jose scale in Illinois. illustrated by
drawings Of the insect and a map show
ing Its known distribution In the state.
one reporting a series OF Instructive OBJ
seryations on an extraordinary out
break Of the white grub In Christian
county; a report Of field operations for
the destruction OF the chinch-bug In
midsummer; an elaborate study Of thu
natural causes Of the disappearance Of
q chinch-bug outbreak: a large number
Of precise laboratory and field expert
ments on ehineh-bugs. including ex-
periments with their contagious dis
eases; an illustrated note on A new
disease OF the army worm; and a
short article on a solitary wasp found
TO endanger trains. disabling the brak.
valve by plugging with mud the open,
ing for the escape Of air. In an appen,
dix 10 the report Is a careful study al
the white pine chermes. made by Mr.
Z. L. Storment while a student OF the
chronological department OF the Uni.
versity OF Illinois. This report may b
had on application to Professor Forbe,
at the University OF Illinois.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

What Breedf-Thls IA question
shat Is frequently asked. In selecting
breed all must depend on clrcum-
stances. The man that wants 10 sup
ply broIlers should OF course select
some breed that Is not distinctly an
sgg-produeing breed. The man that
wants eggs exclusively should use an
sgg breed. Above all things avoid q
po-breed. The no-breed fowl can new
fr be depended on. She may give good
satisfaction and may not. There II
the trouble. Some men can 40 batter
Sith one breed than with another. sven
IAoush that breed b not the vsry best
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

ESTLING in the
fair valley beneath
the domes OF tho
er dure-crowned
Sanb0rnton noun
tains In the pic
turesque White
Inns OF New
Hampshire stands
the remains OF an
old hermit's cabin.
H. w shall | de-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

Broken Hi. the great silver produe-
ing district Of New South Wales, yield
ed silver bullion to the value OF about
50 .OOe. 900 and ore unconcontrGted val.
ued at over 100000 In 1897. But for
the destructive effects OF a great fire
In the leading mine the output would
have been larger.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

Thinning Fruits. A. Beach, a New
York horticulturist. made some expert
ments last year in thinning fruit. OF
two Baldwin trees the fruit on one was
thInned and on the other was not. The
thlnned tree yielded about Ia per cent
less fruit than the unthinned tree. but
ten per cent more OF It's fruit graded
No. /. Three trees. each Of Baldwlns
and greetings. were thlnned and an
equal number Of like trees were left
unthinned. The thinned Baldwins
gave about q per cent less fruit than
the unthlnned ones. but 22 per cent
more Of II graded No. 1. The thlnned
greetings gave about 6 per cent more
fruit than the unthlnned ones. and
about 10 per cent more OF Il graded No.
/. In all cases the thinned fruit was
so much higher colored than the I'M
thinned fruit that lis market value was
increased from 10 TO Is per cent The
thinning and picking Of the thlnned
fruit took about twice as much time "a
the picking Of the unthlnned fruit.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

some years ago this branch. at tina,
time a mere twig. got twisted or knot
ted In some way, and was never after
ward disturbed. the result being thai
In time II became impossible 20 unit,
this curious knot. This growth does not
interfere with the growth OF the trea
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

When doctors disagree tie patient
has a fighting chance for his life.
The nature OF an oath Is usually hu-
man nature.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06
AN 0LD-TIlIE HERMIT.
LIVED AND DIED ALONE AND
SLEEPS ALONE.

kpiiomlssd Account Of Eoeeatrle Joseph
fiummsr's sylvan Home and strange
charaetsristies-Iils FIRST aud Only
courtship.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

has begun. and the Oldest iuhabitants
Of the town are pIating 10 the young
sters OF It's bloody history. Il was the
headquarters OF as ugly a gaag Of des-
parad0es as ever infested a town in
the middle West. W. W. Brown built
tl:e house and intended n for a hotel.
but no reputable person ever stopped
there II was two stories high. and
made OF hewn oak siudding. with but
ternut weather boards. and the inter-
venlng space filled In with brick ma
sonly. SO II was well calculated 70
answer as a fort.
Bellevue put up with Brown aud the
crimes Of his gang murder. robbery
and the like-for three years. and then
the best citizens banded together 10
ertermlnate the crew. Led hy Sheriff
Cox. forty men. armed 10 the teeth.
advanced on the fort one day In the
spring Of 1870. A call for the surren-
der Of the outlaws was answered by a
volley from the house. and the Belle
vue war" began. The posse got into
the house and the occupants retreated
upstairs. where the assallants could
not reach them. The FIRST shot had
been hred by Brown himself and he
was the FIRST 10 be killed The At
lacking party. finding tina, the outlaws
could not be dlslodgod. prepared %
burn the house and SMOKE OF burn
them out This resulted as expected
and score Of the gang made a break
for liberty. only to be overhauled. and
most Of them were caught after a Sc
we're fight Thirteen were captured ant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

EXPOUNDING THE WORD.
preach tho gospel and to secure means
to extend her education through the
high school and college. SO far she
has been successful In both. and Is now
on her return TO Jersey City TO com.
plete her education.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

Grapes In Alcohol Fumes.-At the
Delaware station an attempt was made
to keep grapes by means OF alcohol
fumes. Two lunches OF ripe Norfolk
grapes were placed under a bell Jar
with two small bottles OF alcohol. ON
December the grapes were plump and
sound. and had nearly normal flavor.
but their color had become somewhat
darker brown. On February 10 they
were still plump with n few ex-
ceptions, but had an alcoholic favor.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06
IOWA'S OLDEST HOUSE
WAS ONCE USED As A SOLD
IERs' GARRISON.
The scene % the EztsrmlnafIon % the
Brown Hand % Oatlaus-oId Well
said - Contain rIiEostsn Treasure and
Human Iiones.
Especial letter.

~ At"As VI -
where In the Vest.
II a building IL NJ
~ years Old II 3
yeneraied as be
longing to the dim
and hoary past In
Bellevue. Ia. Is .
house which wa
put up IN 1897.
Work on is de
s,ructlon ALREADY
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-06

Every finely bred horse tends to raise
the general price Of all horses, while
every scrub tends 10 lower Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-28
AS AN OFFSET TO THE YANTIC
Canadian Naval Militia to Be Increased or
the Lakes.
Basis of the Organization VIII Re
the Fishery Protection Fleet
Now ON Atlantic.

OTTAWA, Ont, January 2S-Sfr Louis
DaFies, minister Of marine, is planning
active steps for the formation of a force
OF Canadian naval militia for service on
the great lakes.
It is scmi-officially stated that the chief
reasons for prompt action arc the recent
oispatch OF the training ship Yantic 10
Detroit for use In the United States naval
militia and the Bristol speech of Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach, in which he ex-
pressed the opinion that Canada has not
sufficiently contributed 10 the burden Of
imperial defense
The basis Of the projected plan will he
the fishery protection fleet, which was
organized ten years ago, when the United
States abrogatcd the fishery clause of
the Washington treaty. The fleet has since
pelng doing patrol duty en- the Atlantic
coast and the great lakes. 1t consists of
eight armed steel vessels and a couple of
schooners. The crews Of these vessels are
employed only during eight months of the
year For the remaining time they will
probably be kept under pay and training,
thus forming the nucleus of a volunteer
naval reserve. Training schools for the
Labrador and lake ports are part of the
program. These will be established as
soon as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-28
WILL BE REPORTED MONTHLY.

Those Clerks Who Are Absent in Ex-
cess of Their Leaves
Secretary Gage has issued the following
important order to heads of bureaus and
chiefs of division of theS Treasury Depart
ment:
1T having been brought to the attention
Of this office that the provisions of depart
ment circular No. 146. August 20. 1895.
'Stoppage of pay for excessive absence,
were rot fully complied with In certain
bureaus during the year 1897, just closed,
notice is given that said circular is hereby
revoked, and in lieu thereof heads OF
bureaus and chiefs Of divisions are di-
rected to report to this office, division OF
appointments. on the 18th day of each
month, not later than - o'clock noon
thereon the name OF every einploye OF
their offices who has been absent up to
that time in excess Of thestIsual thirty days
absence allowed with pay for leave (or In
excess of thirty days absence allowed with
pay and thirty days absence sick with
pay), with the number Of days SO In ex-
cess.
I'm view of the apparent disregard Of
the former circular on this subject, heads
of bureaus and chiefs of divisions of the
Secretary's Office are hereby cautioned to
require this circular to be placed in the
hands of the person in their respect tive
Offices to whom the time account of said
Offices Is assigned, with instructions that
it is to be Obeyed In. every case, and that
said person will be hald responsible for
any violation thereof
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-28
GROWL FROM GEN. BRAGG.
Famous Commander Of the Iron BrI-
Ende Relieves His Mind

ramou* Commander Of the Iron Bril-
Ende Relieves His Mind.
CHICAGO, January cs-The response of
General Edward s. Bragg, commander of
the Iron Brigade Of the Army D. the Poto-
mac, to the toast, ''The Army of the Poto-
mac, created stir at the banquet of
the Western Society of the Army of The
Potomac at the Sherman House last night.
Memory will not down at the bidding, g.,
said General Bragg. Il am as thoroughl.,
reconstructed as man ought to lie, i.u. 4
makes my flesh creep to see recommo nda-
tlons to federal office based upon the
prowess shown in endeavors to tear down,
the government. 1t does not come with a
good grace to me, in my cynical turn of
mind, to be instructed In the construction
of the organic law of the nation, the tradi-
uons or its people and the proper legislation
II tic enacted tc carry out the doctrine g..
the governm ,lt as 1t was whal our fathc:s s
gave it to us, from statesmen inflated with
glory from desperate attempt to destroy
the whole nation.
Sometimes l have almost imagined tina I
tht re might be re-enacted in tn. n'sscry of
Afnef1ca the old wooden horse fable If the
plains of Troy. When l see a statesman
1'om the south and a statesman from he
rorth in unholy alliance-and from emf: e.
Iy dinerent motives-to break through the
traditions of government. 1t you'd almost
seem to me that one was actuated by 4 de
sire to load the national stomach with !,
quantity of food 1t could not :ssimiIate
with cutthroats and robbers, negroes and
Indians, half-biood, quarter-blood full
blood and some Spanish, and thereby
weaken and destroy what powder and bull
let failed to do"