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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-20

Will Derlen arrived home yesterday,
having just been mustered out with the
dlsbanding Of the First Texas at Gal
weston. Will has been with this regi-
ment from ia FIRST formation, during its
movements before embarking for Cuba
aud while on duty near Havana, aud
bis experience. OF soldier life have been
many and varied During this time be
has favored the Eagle with a number u
Interesting letters for which be has our
thanks. lie is looking well and is ex-
ceedingly glad 10 get home. and the Ea-
gle Is glad to welcome him. lie was
accompanied hi,her by his sister, Mrs.
VI. K Dawson OF Houston.
The Quarteiie club held pleasant
aud profitable meeting last night at the
residence ofMr and Mrs. ". :. Howell
The program given below was carried
out and proved highly entertaining:
Music Miss josephine Clarke and Mr..
John b. Hines; recitation, Mr.. +. Marion
Law; vocal solo, Mrs J. J. Adams; reel.
tation, Miss Lucille Bate; instrumental
solo, Mrs. II. o. Boatwrighi; reading.
Mrs. NJ. W. Slime; vocal colo. Mrs. J..
Webb Howell.
The p schitnna two story brick
building AT the lower end Of the zanneti
block, caught dre yesterday morning.
but was exlinguishei with but slight
damage to the building by the prompt
response and vigorous work Of the fire
department. Sehitllna's household
effects and stock Of goods we're damaged
considerably, and T. l.. Grace market
on the ground door sustained some
damage from water aud breakage.
Mr., and Mrs. C. X. Urquhart Of South
/ Omaha, Neb., arrived here yesterday
afternoon, and Mrs. Urquhart will be
the guest Of Mrs. W. NJ. Foster while
Mr.. Urquhart and Mr.. Foster make a
trip over the latter's territory. Mr.. Ur.
quhart manages the Texas business OF
the Omaha packing company.
Nethersole bracelets, large sizes, 81
and $3.50 at Caldwelps. Great reduc.
lion on friendship silver hearts. I28
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-20

London April 10 Primrose day, 9th
erwise the anniversary OF the death OF
Lord Beaconsfeld who died April if.
issi, was generally celebrated here
today. About two-thirds Of the
people on the streets wore primroses in
their buttonholes Queen Victoria sent
from Nice a large wreath Of primroses
10 b. placed upon the graveof the states
man Numerous wreaths from all parts
Of the woFli were also sent there. Bea-
consheld statue. Parliament square, was
very effectively decorated
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-20

Paramount w. Va. April 10 AT
Teverbaugh. Elsa Matthews committed
he unnatural crime q killing bis six
year-old son aud then committing sui
eide he and his family had been
spending the day with his wifss parents
and In the afternoon started 10 take a
walk with the boy He had not gone
far until he drew a razor and cut the
childs throat aud his own. Matthews
mind had been affected and he had been
for some months in the asylum at Wes-
ton
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-20

Misses Roth and Florence CAyitt Of
wheelock. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. Armstrong. =
Just received at John NJ. Caldwelrs
a beautiful line Of cut glass suitable for
wedding presents. Us
The state oratorical contest will take
place at College Friday night after tho
field day exercises.
Mrs. NJ. A. Patterson returned yes'er-
day from yisit 10 Ledbetter aecompA-
MED by Mrs. DR.. J. T. O'Bar -
Los,-a small open face silver watch
with gold hands and no chain. Reward
for return 70 James Kernole. 1874
Have your harness cleaned and oiled.
/ used the best preparations that mon.
ey can buy. II. +. Campbell. li9
Lon johnson has the cheapest and
finest samples Of wall paper and room
moulding ever seen in Bryan. II
Mrs. +. r. Mi,irot and children A..
rived from Galveston yesterday and are
visiting DR. and Mrs. W. II. Wilson
For accident aud life insurance either
ia lodges % straight lie companies zee
Joe b. Reed. Also sells aour, rice aud
coffee. II
+. d. Gnihug, representing the Temp
brewery Of St. Louis with headquarters
10 Dallas, has placed his bottled beer
with Chas. Vesmiroysky.
The r. 81. wilson stock Of groceries
has been transferred by the United States
marshal TO John X. Parker. An per
sons indebted to the business will please
settle with him at once. i25
In another column we publish III,
list Of events In the Geld day exercises
at College Friday, together with list
Of the prizes and those who give them
y The spring opening at the Handy
Kitchen will take place Wednesday
April 10 Ices and iced drinks will b,
served free Of charge TO ladies' and chill
,dren from to6p M. l23
DR.. Tabor discarged three more small
ipox patients cured, Tuesday and will dis
charge several others this week. Their
have been no new cases here for eigh
'ten days.
Mrs. J. " Howell will entertain thl
Ladies Aid Society u the Babiist churcl
with Equality party" one night mex
week. Date will be announced later
Everybody is invited to attend. Al
mission loo.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Episto
pal church have postponed their ic
cream social until early next week
There will be a meeting at the resideho
Of Mrs English this evening a. 20 b
decide upon the day for the social.
4 The ladies Of the Methodist chutcl
viii serve ices aud cake on the lawn a
the home Of Mrs. j. w. Johnson Tues
day, April -, from 10 10 p. m, n
entertainment being continued Ia "a
evening Tor the pleasure Of The youn
people.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-20
LYNcHlNo IN ARKANSAS.
VIII Hardin shot 10 Death Ia Jsli At
CIinton by Mob.

Clinton, Ark. April is-The final
scene In the terrible Patterson tragedy
which took place on Dec 49, 1891. in
which Hugh Patterson lost his life aud
several other members Of his family
were seriously wounded. has been en-
acted A mob Of citizens took ne law
into their own hands and shot win
Hardin. one Of tbs Patterson murderers.
10 death In the cage a. the county Jail
Lee Mills. a prominent young man
and once a deputy sheriff Il Van Buren,
county. and VIII Hardin were arrested
charged with the Patterson mnrler
Several attempts 70 lynch them wcEs
frustrated and an attempt on the PREF
ent offenders 10 libcrate them from jail
resulted in a guard being killed.
Mills was convicted on Hardins testi-
mony and he paid the death penalty sew
eral months ago. Hardin was convict
ed at the september term Of court and
the case was appealed 70 the supreme
court which grantsa new trial At
the March term he was again convicted
aud sentenced 10 hang May o No APP
peal was taken, but a Communication was
asked Of the governor and granted
When the people learned that executive
clemency had been granted there was
much excitement
About 30 well armed masked men
went 10 the jailer early yesterday morn
ing and commanded him 20 90 and I'M
lock the jail. which be did under cover
Of a shotgun The jailer and night
guard were marched inside tho jail
when one o. the mob. who had acted a.
spokesman emptied the contents Of y
doublebarreled shotgun into Hariin's
head. blowing II almost entirely away
The mob then fastened the TALLER and
guard in the Jail and left a. silently a.
they came No demonstration of any
sort was made and IL was sometime be-
fore the town knew what had occurred
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-20

Harrisburg Pa. April i6 -Fourteon
votes dropped away from senator Quay
In the joint ballot for United States
senator yesterday The anti-Quay
Republicans and the followers Of
Senator C. l. Magee Of Pittsburg COM
bined and cast their votes for h F.
Jones Of Pittsburg The ballot resulted
Quay. %. jerks. IS; Jones. go Total.
80 Necessary 70 a choice 1874 Paired
and 30; voting. 8 No election.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-20
An Attempted Lynshing.

Henderson, Tenn. April IA mob
Of masked men overpowered Sheriff
Smith here aud compelled him at the
point u pistols b 60 with three d them
10 TIE cell where A. VI Larue was con-
fned who In March killed John Young.
a neighboi. The masked men placed
rope around tho neck Of Larue and tried
10 drag him ont but could not They
then shot him through the head and
body and left him dad as they sup
posed He lived several hours and gave
dying statement that one Of the men
was Ike Young brother o. the man be
killed and another was Dan Smith A
warrant was taken ont for their arrest
Excitement Is high and more trouble Is
expected
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-20

81 Petersburg. April 10 Serious
studentrio have occurred at the uni
yersity Kief The rioters were MASKING
the windows Of the houses and shops
with stones The noops were called out
and dispersed the mob. iniuring several
persons and arresting 400 Of those who
took part IN the disorder.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-20

Weathorford. Tex, April 10 In the
damage suit Of Matte L. Walker vs..
Lee Walker. asking Tor $500 the jury.
after being out quite while. returned
a verdict for $50 In favor Of plaintiff
This is the case where the sister sued her
brother for $1,000
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-20

Bonnie Torre. Mo-, April i9.-At Moon
town, near here. Frank Yeager killed
with an AK man named Powell shot
Mrs Yoagcr three times and then cut
his own throat Yeagor and his wife
viii probably die Yeager was jealous
Of Powell
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Cad he advertisement oflevy Bros.
Jerug 4 Cameron, b, in the
ID. Cole returned from Marlin yes
Eys>
70. J. o. stevenson i. visiting In
eri.
n. smith was here fiom Milliean
riav
G. steele was here from Navasota
rday.
the La Josephine cigar at Clarke
nsby's. l2l
:. Joseph Gelber went - Hemp
yesierday. ~
v.Phipps Of Steep Hollow, was in
Yesterday
NIED-To rent horse or mule.
q b., Eagle office. %
". Harrison u Pankey. was a
10 Bryan yesterday.
k Mount Vernon Pure Rye sold
Expedition saloon. l28
mamie Culbrea,h Of Calvert,
x Mrs j.. A. Mcqueen. T
anltAir Richard Nash Of Edge,
rtow shopping yesterday.
and Ars. W. +. Conway we're
en- Thompson creek yesterday.
HANDY Kitchen opening took
esterday aud was a great success.
and Mrs. +. J. Foreman Of Jop-
=, ara visiting Mr.. J A. Foreman.
sok6 Cement Arthur cigars. the best
sss sold a, the Exposition "a
1875
Mstue Zimmerman and family
lonwood, were visitors to Bryan
day. -
]. A. Hester and daughter Of the
sdhoolhouse neighborhood, were
Psterday.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-20

Waco, Tex April iS--Joo Newborn.
who was formerly a preacher pleaioi
guilty Ina the federal court TO courter.
fciting and was sentenced TO one year
and a day at hard labor, and fine Of
500
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-20

Washington. April 10 The president
has appointed Frank H. Pierce postmas-
ter at Laredo, Tex, and William n.
Merritt at Nocona, Tex 8 a
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-25

cause. Small boys have been found in
Topeka stairways dead drunk on beer
which they purchased at drug store
without signing for or otherwise assum-
ing that they desired the liquor for any
other purpose than that forbidden by
law. The sales of morphine and other
drugs have been made tlagrantly, as
friends Of Pat O'Dougherty, the Topeka
printer and newspaper man who was
killed in this way, will testify. 1t is in
the drug stores Of Topeka that you see
small boys playing slot machines for
candy or pennies, practice that easily
leads them on to worse forms OF gam
bling Something is badly needed to get
the Kansas druggist out Of his vicious
ways.
Senator Harts bill mas the theory
which will do this, but the bill itself
invites still worse evil. 1t gives full
rein to the curse Of politics. The idea
is apparently taken from the South
Carolina plan, but nothing is gained
from the experience Of that State with
its enormous political machine created
by the dispensary system. Kansas has
a hundred times too much politics al
ready, but IL this bill should become 4
law we should be obliged to put up with
a hundred times as much more. The in
tent Of the bill is excellent, but it so
loosely drawn that it is really menace
to good government.
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-25
CONVENTIONS.

This is the time OF the year that we
must deliberate in convention assembled.
It is our American privilege to meet and
discuss and appoint resolutions COM
mittee, and It is also custom in Kan
sas to use up the full limit in such
things.
Topeka, as the capital city, will be
full Of conventions in the next week or
80. But they will be here to do some
thing. The Commonwealth Institute,
the State Bar Association, the Kansas
State Temperance Association, and the
BARRIERS Association will all be holding
forth within the next two weeks, and the
legislature will learn Of 1t, II no one else
does.
The principal speakers at two Of these
conventions are men who are in the
habit of saying something and saying
1t vigorously. John G. WOOlley, who
addresses the State temperance cOnVen-
tion, has way of shaking up dry bones
and Of uncloaking hypocrisy which does
not always please the best citizens, Dr.
Heron tells the truth in the same way
A man who is not afraid Of hearing the
truth and hearing it we'll told should
come to Topeka to hear these men.
The labor conventions will have much
business of importance to transact. The
work of the BARRIERS is practically fin
ished, as far as the passage Of their bill
is concerned, and they can sit down to
their second annual banquet with the
consciousness of having done what they
set out to do.
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-25
A STATE D1sPENsARY SYSTEM.

Senator Hart has introduced resolu-
ton in the senate which Contemplates
the establishment Of State dispensary
system in addition to prohibition. 1t is
designed to shut Off illegal sales by drug
stores and joints. The dispensary sys-
tenn, properly guarded against the en-
Croachments Of politicians, would be an
excellent thing. The public ownership
idea is an advance over prohibition.
The drug business in Kansas has
sunk from what should be a most re-
spected profession to below the level Of
the saloOnkeeper of the slums Of large
cities. It is now shameless trade. The
druggist in Topeka who does not also
run saloon as part Of his business is
in the minority. 1t is not alone the Al
legal liquor selling that Is disgraceful,
but there are worse things that spring
from stunted morals or some similar
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-25

soil is certainly one Of the wonders Of
nature, and 1t is not at all surprising
that it is new idea to most farmers.
Starting these germs in the ground is
called inoculating the soil When soil
is once seeded with these germs or nil
IcrO-organisms, small portions Of it may
be used to inoculate other lands. These
germs form nodules or tubercles on the
roots of certain plants called legumes or
leguminOus plants, such as peas, beans,
clOVers and vetChes, but not upon other
plants such as the cereals and potatoes
These nodules are parasites, and the pa
rent plant on which they grow is called
the host. But, unlike most parasites,
instead of destroying the host they slim
ulate and greatly increase It's growth.
These parasitical germs have the won
derful and mysterious faculty of gath
ering nitrogen in large quantities from
the air or the soil, or BOTH and storing
1t in these nodules on the roots of the
plants This nitrogen enriches the soil
and thereafter stimulates the growth Of
other plants besides the legumes. This
is the reason that wheat following clo-
yer makes a ranker growth than wheat
after a non-leguminOus crop. These
germs are even now gathered and sold
under the name of nitrogen" and are
used for inoculating barren soils.
Another wonderful thing seems to be
that these germs flourish the best upon
a starved plant in soil that Is deficient
in nitrogen and do not produce nOdules
freely in soil that is already rich in
nitrogen. This idea furnishes strong
idea in favor Of rotation from legumin-
GUS to nOn-leguminous crops and vice
versa. This whole subject is intensely
filed with interest to the studiOus farm
er, and he can readily see how easily 1t
can be turned to practical account and
profit. Proper rotations between the
leguminous and non-leguminOus plants,
with suitable soil inoculation, would
greatly increase the growth and yield of
all crops. One acre could be made to
produce the ordinary yield of two or pos
sibly more, and the fertility Of the soil
maintained or even increased. The lat
itude for corn and clover, of wheat and
soy beans, with inOculated soil, has the
elements for perpetual fertility, and,
guided by the light of science, it's prod
ucts will constantly increase and it need
never be smitten with the curse Of worn
out and abandoned farms.
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-25
FIGHTING THE DESERT.

The richest man in Australia died re-
Gently ard left fortune valued at $685.
100000. This vast sum of money he had
accumulated by his own exertions and
in the laudahle enterprise Of what he
called fighting the desert" He said that
he had been fighting the desert all his
life and that he had won the victory.
That he put water where there was no
water, beef where there was no beef,
fences where there were no fences, and
roads where there were no roads. That
nothing could undo what he had done,
and that millions OF people would be
happier for his life work long after he
was dead and forgotten. He took vast
tracts Of waste land with but little value
and by improvement brought them into
a high state Of fertility and productive
ness. He called it fighting the desert.
And that is practically what the early
settlers in western Kansas had to do In
the years that are past and gone. They
had literally to fight the desert and many
Of them did not have the means with
which to hold out until the victory
could be won. But now victory Is perch
ing upon the banners Of the farmers in
western Kansas. Alfalfa and Kaflr corn
and other plants adapted to that local
ity are winning the victory and turning
that one-time desert into productive and
profitable fields. Alfalfa and Kafir corn
are making the arid plains to blossom
even sweeter than the rose, for the rose
gives but beauty and perfume, while the
broad fields of alfalfa give not only
beauty and perfume, but the sweeter sol
ace that comes from ample supplies of
food and raiment and surplus Of dol
lars, as well.
The victory for western Kansas is
won. For decade her brave sons and
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-25
ENOCULATING SOILS.

Feeding OF fertilizing soils is subject
with which every farmer is more or less
familiar. It has been practiced for ages
and farmers know from actual expert
ence that continued cropping will wear
the soil out unless it is in some way re-
stored.
But inoculating soils in order to make
them produce better crops is new sub
jeCt to most farmers. Seeding the
ground with minute disease germs in
the nature of bacteria that will seize
upon the roots of the plant, propagate
themselves and at the same time stim-
ulate the growth of the plant in re-
markable degree and also enrich the
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-25
BOOMERANG LEGISLATION.

State Senator Hanna is the father Of
bill that will work himself and his party
a vast amount of harm. It provides for
a reduction Of express rates in the State
by which a package that is now carried
for from 25 cents to so cents is to be
taken for 10 cents with corresponding
reduction on larger packages and bun
dies, providing in one instance a reduc-
tiOn from the present charge Of $2.75.
This has the appearance Of being well
and good on the face OF it, but little
reflection and an investigation of the
records in the Office Of the Board of Rail-
road Commissioners makes a showing
to the contrary. The express companies
do not intend to stand any such reduc-
ton il they can avoid it, and they can
and will avoid it in a. way that will do
the people and the Populist party no
good at all. The average amount the
express companies pay the railroads is
so per cent Of the gross earnings. I'm
doubtedly the railroads will insist on en-
forcements of their contracts if they
know that the express companies can
make up the reduction through some
other channel. The express companies
themselves are in business for the profit
they can get out of it, and so the usual
result of palliative legislation will follow
should Senator Hanna's bill become a
law.
Five cents out of the 10 cents received
for an ordinary package will go to the
railroad, enough of the remainder neces-
sary to payfOr Offices, delivering, officers
salaries, ETC., will be taken out, and the
employees will be left with big cut in
their wages. A great many Of them have
been voting the fusion ticket heretofore,
but next time they will vote for larger
slice of bread and butter.
The general public will be affected in
a way that leaves them without recourse
under the present system. The express
companies will raise interstate rates to
correspond with the reduction made
within the State. If this matter should
be taken before the courts the express
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-25
A BUSINESS COURSE AT THE AGRICUL-
TURAL COLLEGE.


The managers Of the Kansas State
Agricultural College are preparing to
establish a business school in connection
with the institution, giving instruction
in typewriting, stenOgraphy, etc. 1t
seems to us that this is grievous mis-
take and wholly out Of keeping with the
excellent policy which has characterized
the present board of regents and faculty
heretofore.
The object OF an agricultural college
should be, primarily, to encourage and
advance agriculture. The instruction
given in industrial arts, and especially in
lines Of work for city workers, is of Sec
ondary Importance. This should be es-
pecially true in Kansas, which is, above
all things, an agricultural State, and
where manufactures and similar indus
tries will not be the dominant interest
of the State for a great many years to
come.
The Kansas Agricultural College has
made noteworthy advancement in the
agricultural side Of its courses since the
present president has taken charge. It's
catalogue shows that it gives more than
three times the instruction that was for
merly given, without costing the State
a penny more. The attendance has
grown to such an extent that this in
struction is really greater than the fig-
ures show, and it is gratifying to note
that the more practical courses are be-
ing made the most prominent, both by
the faculty and by the attendance Of the
pupils.
But instituting a business course is
hardly the most practical thing to do at
Manhattan. The professions that it will
prepare for are already crowded and the
incentive Of the numerous business col
leges and similar institutions in every
town Of any size in the State is to draw
boys and girls from the farm to the
more flercely competitive life Of the city.
The Agricultural College should, as far
as possible, aim to cOunteract this in
fluence by aiming to make life and work
on the farm more attractive and remu-
nerative. Perhaps those in charge Of the
college have better reasons than can
be seen on the surface for establishing
this course, but at first glance it seems to
lie outside of the regular current Of the
college work.
The Advocate and news., 1899-01-25

daughters have been fighting the desert,
and their fight has not been in vain,
Nothing can undo what they have done
and in years to come millions Of people
will be happier because Of the hard
ships they have endured, the brave fight
they made and the victory they won for
western Kansas.