The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03

tuff worm, Texas, November 2.-FolloW-
Ing Is the report OF the superintendent 10
|1e board OF directors of the Masonic home:
! respectfully submit for your considera-
Hen The following remarks concerning the
topdition and management Of the home dur.
Ing Die year. which began October l, 1900,
bnd ended September 80, 1901.
This period has been an eventful one for
ne Second year Of the history OF the In.
kfitution, because Of the great drouth OF
heariy Eve months duration, which very
|naterally shortened the crop Of the farm,
|khe frst year the farm was able to make
! very creditable showing, but during the
b5st year it has shared the fate which be
Ieii all other farms In this section. In.
Head Of about 800 bushels OF corn, about
loo bushels of nubblns were gathered. In
|ttad of H. or 115 tons Of johnson grass
from two crops, as in first year. we had
Pniy one crop from which forty-two tons
hers gathered, Melons aud vegetables suf-
tered like fate. The Hesslan flies de-
<troyed about tweniy-one acres of fine
kintsr oats. l planted Mexican corn aud
Iuany vegetables for a fan crop, but all
Iaiird to come up. The drouth burned up
he hne young sorghum. / planted about
NE acre and half with fine old yellow
|sns OF the East Texas variety, and If we
| fid have had even one good soaking rain
[oOpts-the LIST of September the indications
| Re that we would have had 200 or 300
bushels. The only thing in which the farm
Ma fairly well was in the production OF
|hilk butter and fresh pork. The young
peach trees which were so generously do
Dated by Judge L. Winfre of Crockett,
HOUSTON county, Texas, and which were
Planted In the spring of 1900, grew remark
|biy well In spite OF the excessive drouth.
. splanted the sweet potatoes among these
.fsek, the ground was well cultivated, and
u probable that the fine growth was
| Ne TO that fact. The great drouth killed
heny of the young trees and blackberries
pat were donated and planted in the spring
K 1901, but the blackberry plants which
we're purchaser and set out in the spring
"a 100 bore fruit last spring aud furnish
III THE inmates with many gallons of ber-
.les. From the appearance Of things one
you'd naturally suppose that tlis Is
Ipe place for the raising of poultry, but
Has, appearances are sometimes very de-
.aptiVe, for during the past two seasons
[brcugh possibly bad management and
.hay oidably destructive causes, the poultry
.usihesS makes a bad showing The first
. lear mites, fees, sore-head, gapes varmints
lad almost every other mischief known TO
.owls, preyed upon the young chickens and
|lrkeys, and this year Unexpectedly and
.uickly the skunks and rats destroyed the
.cuhg ones. The home will be able TO
larry over this year about eleven fine
boats, one brood SOW and i've handsome
|lgs. During the last fall and winter there
Vas killed for home use from the home rails
Pg 1856 pounds OF fresh pork, which, of
tnurse, was a saving 20 the nome in the
.ost OF meat and lard, which we would
~ xIiS a. n hg cad
Solue OF the boys and girls who came here
bout two years ago have increased con-
$deTably in size, strength and intelligence.
have used the former more largely this
|sar in the farm work and in general work,
|pd have pat the girls under regular in
Erection TIA sewing by hand and by ma
fine. From March TO July l, 27S gar
Rents We're made, of which sixty-three
tfre made by the girls. We will also
fcch the latter the sublime art of cook
lx The time is now ripe for US TO put
be boys to work learning some OF the
fades, but We have no shops where they
.Rn learn the use OF tools. AS manual train
hH for the boys, and special technical
Fainlng for the girls, is our great object
|Een, a beginning should be made in the
lay of preparation for this work, so that
pc present advanced class of boys and
Urls may have some of the advantages
BE outlay for these purposes need not
|ecessRrily be very large. Several large
iris study typewriting.
| The present space allotted for widows
not large enough, and then II Is so sit
|ated in connection with the sleeping rooms
E0sided for the children that one class
persons is the disturbing element of the
kher. I think the best thing for, us TO
B, as more room must eventually be pro
&ded anyway, Is 10 put up q plain cot
kge building separate from the other
&uildings, properly arranged with rooms
nd halls and with broad galleries where
he good old ladies may sit In pleasant
+eather. Those who would be able to do
Such work prefer to remain away. We
hye only had Eve SO far; quite number of
khers have applied. but for some cause
bey do not come. We can not convenient
/ accommodate more than Ave widows
4 present We need also more sleeping
so7il for the boys and more space for school
hams There Is one other Idea 10 which
have become welded. We should build
Infng room, store room, kitchen and milk
bonn above ground II would be better
ways too numerous to mention, and the
bsement rooms could be made very usetui
n shop purposes.
IN THE SCHOOL.
|Erom the beginning the school has been
Gratifying success. In every department
Ia progress of the pupils has been very
be-. The school rooms are furnished with
| ahy modern appliances and fixtures, and
.e have thorough up.to-date teachers. wac
b their work carefully and conscientiously.
| The number OF persons admitted from the
.eginnlng, October, 1890. TO October, 1901,
Teighty -eight-forty-two boys, forty-one
. RS and Eve widows. or the whole mum
II seyenty-four boys and girls and four