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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-04-18
SOME WONDERFUL CROPS IN
WESTERN CANADA.

Chs Territorial Government Reports
Show Results Beyond Belief.
Regina, Assiniboia, Canada, January
i0th.-At the Agricultural Statistics
Branch Of the Department OF Agricul-
ture for the Territories, reports are
now being received from grain thresh
ers throughout the Territories, for
statistical purposes. The reports are
somewhat delayed this year. owing to
the extensive crop and the delay in
getting it threshed. The Department
Of Agriculture is leading the way in a
new departure, with regard to the
collection Of crop statistics. In the
older provinces, crop estimates are
based entirely on the opinion Of per-
sons interested in the grain business
who ought to be, and no doubt are,
we'll posted upon the probable yields.
Still the reports are simply matter
Of opinion, in which mistake may
easily be made. The Territorial De-
partment, however, has adopted the
system of returns of crops actually
threshed, upon which to base their
reports. The accuracy Of the reports
cannot, therefore, be gainsaid. for
they represent a compilation of actual
threshing results. In this connection,
It might be mentioned that the De-
partment is organizing a system Of
growing crop returns, which will be in
operation next summer. The infor-
nation thus obtained, with estimated
acreage, will be available for business
men, banks, railway companies, and
other interests which have to discount
the future in making provision for the
conduct of their business.
The crop reports already to hand
show some remarkable cases of alb
normal development. In the Regina
district, many returns are given of
crops Of wheat running from 40 TO As
bushels to the acre.
j. A. Smell, Of Yorkton, threshed
$4,000 bushels of oats from $50 acres,
an average of GO bushels per acre for
large acreage.
w. r. L.otherwell, OF Abernethy,
threshed 1850 bushels of wheat from
5O-acre field, an average of SO bush
els per acre.
In the Edmonton district, T. T..
Hutchings threshed 728 bushels of
wheat from ten-acre plot, al average
of nearly 70 bushels per acre.
S. Norman threshed $3.50 bushels of
oats from 60 acres Of land. an average
Of 116 bushels per acre.
The publication of the actual yields
or grain threshed will likely open the
eyes of the people to the great capabil-
tiles Of the Western Canadian prairies.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-04-18

Men Of unlimited ideas often are men
Of unlimited pretensions.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-04-18

CHAPTER K.
About y o'clock that same night
Doctor brakes night bell pealed nois-
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21
REWARD OFFERED.

Commission Delayed with Pleas to Re
scind Reduction 81 Freight Tariff
Austin. Jan 20.-The governor has
offered a reward OF $3.50 In each OF two
cases for the arrest and conviction OF
the unknown parties who fred load
OF buckshot into the residence OF c
+. and John Palmer at Lytton Springs
twenty miles from here a few days
ago. The AFFAIR created great excite
ment.
The railroad commission 5 issued
n notice OF a hearing for Feb. is 10
take mp and consider the matter Of ex
ception 20 the classification allowing
carload shipments between points In
Texas TO be stopped in transit for un.
loading ripe bananas. the number OF
stops and the charges therefor
The railroad commission Is deluged
with letters and petitions from rail
roads over the state. asking II TO re-
consider its decision on the delayed
passenger order promulgated some
time ago. and upon which a rohearing
will be held tomorrow.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21
Girls Industrial school.
w. p. Connolly, Sec'y.

The Girls industrial school com.
missioners are getting along to-
wards the finish of their work.
They have considered the follow
ing propositions up to Sunday;
Austin, selection of one Of three
sites, one Is acres; one 20 acres
and the third 81 acres and $4,000
cash.
San Antonio, one Of three sites
of 20 acres, one at West End and
the other two at Laurel Heights
and $4,000 cash,
Taylor, $50 acres on Washington
Heights and $4,000 cash.
Bryan, to annex the institution
to the Agricultural and Mechanical
College.
Hillsboro, one of three sites, two
20 acres each and third 90 acres.
Amarillo, 100 acres of land and
$4,000.
Walnut Springs, choice Of four
sites and SO, 500 cash.
Dublin, 100 acres OF land and
choice of three sites and $4,000
cash.
Waco, choice of several tracts of
land near city Of 20 acres, one
tract of 10 acres near Proctor
Springs.
The proposition Of Denton will
not be opened until that city is
reached.
The same rule will apply to JEFF
ferson, Greenville, Terrell and
Huntsville.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21
THE TRUCK GROWERS.
An Important Meeting Last Saturday.
McDuii Simpson Elected Seere-
tary and Business Manager.

The Brazos County Truck Grow.
ers' Association held a special
meeting at the court house Satur'
! day, to attend to some special bust
ness-electing business agent for
the association and to attend to
matter of ordering seed.
w. p. Connolly made a state
ment that he thought the associa-
ton needed to select business
agent, to begin now to look up
markets for the produce to be
grown; to look after the purchase
of boxes, baskets and other ma
terial; to take up tho matter of or.
dering seeds, fertilizers, etc. He
stated that Mr.. McDuff Simpson
had agreed to contract with the
association to do this business. He
also stated that to give this agent
the proper weight in the business
world, he ought to be the secretary
of the association, and for these
reasons, not being qualified by ex-
perience to do this work, he ten
dered his resignation as secretary,
and asked the association TO elect
secretary and business agent.
Mr.. McDuff Simpson responded
to call for his proposition, and
stated that he would undertake
the work outlined and carry it on
to the best of his ability for the
association and for the renumera-
tion would ask 10 per cent. COM
mission on the gross amount of all
seed ordered by him for members,
and on mixed cars of products sold
or shipped by him 10 per cent.
commission on the gross returns.
Provided, that if any grower ships
or sells as much as a solid car of
one article, as Irish potatoes, for
instance, he would charge for COM
mission on it only 5 per cent. Mr..
Simpson said he was already in
correspondence with the view of
finding markets and buyers, and
he believed he could get buyers
on the spot to purchase most of the
produce raised. On one point he
was emphatic-that Is, that he can
sell every thing produced by the
association. OF course, by selling,
he meant he could sell at fair
prices. He stated that in the mat
ter Of purchasing seed, his COM
of 10 per cent. would not
but a small part OF
what he would save the associa-
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21
FIGHTING AT PANAMA
Government, wsr.hip. Figh'ins rasar
gest Vessel. IN H.rbsr.

Colon. Colombia. Jan. 20.-A naval
battle. which began at o'clock this
morning. is in progress la the harboT
of Panama. The. revolutionary feet
consists OF steamers Padllla, Dar:sr
and Gaitan. They are trying TO force
a landing OF Sacana.
The government ships are the Chat
an line steamer Lautaro. the Pacific
Steam Navigation company's steamer
Chiculto. and Panama Calan company's
steamer Boyaca. The first named
steamer was seized by General Alban
and the other two had been chartered
by the Colombian government.
As this dispatch is sent. three shots
have Just passed over Chicuito. and
she has answered with several shots
They fell close to the Padllla. which
seems TO be retiring. The guns at Las
Bovedas are alsS firing at rebel ships.
TAe government forces are throwing
up entertainments.
Inc United States cruiser Philadel
phia is close TO the scene OF lighting.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21

The smartest boy who ever went
to school to me is running a bar
Der shop, while the dullest, with
one exception, is one of the most
Influential men in his county. In
iacf, you can't most always, hard
Iy/ever, some times tell how these
q bw boys and girls are going to
Ian out. The brain power in some
children develops earlier than in
|oflers, and along certain lines.
For instance, at IL years OF age, a
child may be bright in other stu
dies, and its mind nearly blank
in mathematics, while at % or
later il may show remarkable APP
titude for mathematics. | have
noted one thing, and it is that
mathematical precocity is a bad
sign, as a rule. Don't be discour-
aged if your child seems dull in
general or certain studies. There
il often a latent reserve power in
dull children which, developing
later, astonishes fast people. For
instance, a boy was dismissed from
Cornell, Harvard and Yale for gen.
eral stupidity, while two Of these
schools are today using his works
a. text books. 1t is, moreover, a
mistake TO badger and worry dull
child because its mind is not sur
Fl iently developed TO keep up with
it, precocious misunderstanding
in Texas Stock Farmer.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21
FIRE AT A FUNERAL.
The Corpse Wa. Rescued with Dimeuity
from the Church.

from the thurch.
Hartford City. Ind. Jan. 2O-At the
United Brethren church near Hum
bolt. while Rev J. NJ Hobbs was
preaching a funeral sermon. flames
burst through the floor beneath the
casket and the church was almost I'm
mediately filled with suffocating smoke
In the excitement OF the panlc-strIck.
en- mourners and friends Of the de
ceased. they escaped through windows
and the corpse was momentarily for
gotten. but was finally rescued from
the flames. The male worshipers
formed a bucket brigade. and the
flames were extinguished before the
church was totally destroyed The fu
neral cortege then proceeded TO the
cemetery. where the preacher finished
the sermon at the grave. The Ere
was caused by an oyerheated stove In
the basement.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21
FIr.t Coal p.al-r Of ChIeaso

Chicago. H.. Jan. 2O.--Charles A.
Reno. who is said to have been the
first retail coal dealer in Chicago. and
to have supplied the domestic trade
entirely with a one-horse wagon at one
time. is dead in this city. He was 50
years old. and came TO Chicago In
1S4S. His business grew with the
growth OF the city, and later organ.
lied one OF the leading firms OF Chi
cago. Mr.. Reno became police com
missioner In 1862 and held the office
until II was abolished by the present
city charter.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21

He rorid, 4 Con" ~ was mad

ton by orderfn 4 a In bulk
He would, il cS' sd wa. mad
with him, visit the different mem
bers st their homes as much a.
possible and advise with them
about what g. plant and how 4"
cultivate il. At shipping or sell
ing time he would have place OF
business in Bryan and receive and
examine stuff brought in, and in
struct in the matter of packing
He would have Ia employ help e.
keep accounts staight, and all this
expense he would bear. He would
want the members to sign con
tracts with him, setting forth the
terms about as herein outlined.
W. 7. Connolly made motion
that Mr.. simpsons proposition be
accepted and that he be elected
sec etary of the association. The
motion carried, with but one dis
senting vote.
The secretary requested informa.
ton from those present rs to the
condition of the crop.
The result Of the call showed
that at least three-fourths of the
onions planted were DESTROYED BY
the freeze of the 10Th of December.
Some few members, who planted
earliest had plants so large that the
freeze did not kill them. Estim-
ating these, it is supposed that
there will be some - TO 20 acres
of onions grown by the members
of the association, where had it not
been for this very unusual calami-
" the acreage would probably
have been four times that amount,
In response to a call, many re-
ported their tomatoe seed germin-
ating in hotbeds. There was some
complaint about the Dwarf Cham.
pion seed not terminating well.
The secretary took the sense of
the meeting in respect to taking
stock in a canning factory. The
matter was discussed, and the
secretary reported that the bust
ness league Of Bryan had expressed
a desire to know if the truck grow.
ers would themselves take stock in
a cannery-say So each, more or
less, not less that $3.50 each. A
vote on the question resulted in an
from twenty out of
thirty-two members present, that
they would take about 80 worth Of
stock each. One member stating
that he would take s25 stock.
On motion, the meeting adj.
journed to meet again on the next
regular meeting day, the first Sat
l.,
j. A. d. Robinson,
President.
w. =. Connolly, Sec'y.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21
R.por, Of Fighting Confirmed. n

Washington. Jan. 2O.-The state de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from Consul General Gudg.
er. dated Panama: Fighting In bay
Governor was killed: excitement
great"
The secretary OF the navy has re
celved the following cablegram from
Capt. Mead. commanding the Philadel
phia. dated Panama:
The insurgents steamer Padilla at
tackled the Lautaro az close quarters
The crew deserted her. She is nov
on tire and Is sinking.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21

Intention is called to the au-
rolncement of Hon. Scott Field,
o. Robertson county, for congress
from this district. A more ex-
tended notice of his candidacy will
appear later.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21
MINERS CONVENTION.
Nearly one Thousand Delegates Attend
ing the Annual Meeting.

ing the Annual Meeting.
indianapolis. Jan. 2O.-Nearly 1000
members OF United Mine Workers OF
America have gathere here for their
thirteenth annual convention. which
is in session at Tomlinson hall. II Is
confidently expected by President
Mitchell. Secretary Wilson and other
officials. that II will be the largest
convention ever held by union laborers
Delegates are here from q states, rep
resenting every bItuminous and anthra'
cite coal field in the United States.
The convention will continue 10 Jan.
30. when the Joint conference with op.
orators Of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Indiana will begin. This confer
ence will probably last ten days. II Is
understood miners will ask for an ad
vance in wages equal TO 10 per cent.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21
Fia1 NH BnndiaE F.ii..

Belfast, Jan. 20.-A wall Of the
Belfast fax mills collapsed here. bury.
Ing the operatives. who included many
women. Ten bodies nave been extri.
Gated from the ruins.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21

The city council at BRENNAN is
considering the question of putting
in an electric light plant.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21

The Robertson county grand
jay has returned a batch Of TWEEN
ty.one bills for felonies.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-21
Yarn MIN. Destroyed

Fall River. Mass. Jan. 2O.-Flre in
the Globe yarn mills OF the New Eng
land Yarn company, has damaged the
plant to the extept OF about S20O.0O0
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-08-23
Squeezed Out Another One.

THE German officer is nothing if not
practical, so there may lie an element
of truth in the following amusing in
cident. which comes from Berlin" says
The London Express.
"A sergeant was perpleXed how to
deal with a bowlegged recruit At last
he bethought himself of Il plan. Taking
4 one mark piece. about the size of a
shilling, he ordered the recruit To put it
between his knees. and said. Woe be-
tide YOU if YOU let the money fall be-
fore | come back in five minutes
The unhappy recruit, with knees
pressed together. remained in that I'M
comfortable position for minute and
at last. struck by happy idea he took
the com from between his knees and put
il in his pocket.
When the sergeant hove in sight, he
hurrledly replaced what he thought 10
be the same coin. II was. however. a
two marx piece, about rs lar~e rs IA
form. The sergeant smiled as he COM
plimented the bowegaed recruit on the
great pressure he must have exerted on
the coin between his knees
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-08-23
FLEET-FOOTED DOGS.
Speed and Endurance of Wolves, Foxes
and Terriers.

Comparatively few people realize of
what remarkable speed dogs are capable.
Some remarkable statistics in regard ID
this have been gathered by N. Dusoier.
French scientist. After pointing onr
the marvellous endurance shown by little
fox terriers, who follow their masters
patiently for hours while the latter are
riding on bicycles or in carriages he saws
that even greater endurance is shown by
certain wild animals that are akin to
dogs. Thus the wolf can run between
30 and 60 miles in one night. and an
arctic fox can do quite as well, ii not
better. NanSen met one of these foxes
on the ice at Il pGint more than 20 miles
northwest of the Sanikow territory,
which is $50 miles from the Asiatic coast.
Eskimo and Siberian dogs can travel
- miles on the ice in five hours. and
there Is one case on record in which a
team of Eskimo dogs Travelled 61a miles
IN twenty-eight minutes According to
NJ. Rusolier, the speed of the shepherd
dogs and those used in hunting ranges
from 10 to 10 yards a second English
settlers and pointers hunt at the rate Of
Is to 10 miles an hour, and they can
maintain this speed for at least two
hours. FoXhoundS are extraordinarily
swift, as is proved by the fact that dog
OF this breed once beat a thoroughbred
horse. covering four miles in go minutes.
which was ut the rate of nearly Is yards
second. Greyh0undS are the Swiftest
OF all four-footed creatures. and their
speed may he regarded as equal to that
of carrier pigeons. English greyhoundS.
which are carefully selected and which
are used for COursing, are able to cover
Mt full gallOp a space between is and -
yards every seeond.-Our Animal Friends
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-08-23
DOCTORS BOGUS BAcILLI.
Common Flea Used to Convince a Skep-
tical Practitioner.

a prominent physician the other day
told how he played Il practical joke on
an esteemed member of the medical pro
fessi0n who did not believe in the germ
theory and refused to pursue any study
in that direction, holding that it was
all bosh. The more the bacteriologist
insisted, the more doubling the doctor
became. Deere is no such ding as germs
in tuberculosis. | will not belief it." de-
clared the German physician. Yes, but
| have bacili which | can show YOU un-
der the microscope and prove my as
sertion," replied the professor "Und it
has head and tail!" queried the doctor
Certainly. Come to my laboratory and
I'll show it to YOU" said the bacteri-
ologist. The doctor visited the labora-
tory, and the scientist showed him the
specimen under the microscope A
peculiar looking, wiggling object, with
the head of n monster and feathers stick
ing forth like the warpath headgear of
a savage Indian. was presented "Mein
gracious! Und dot thing is alive?" cried
the doctor; no wonder the germs can
ravage a mans lungs. | shall get me a
microscope at vonce.' The doctor was
converted to the germ theory, but the
wicked bacteriologist failed to reveal to
him that the bacillus shown in the micro
scope was common flea, obtained from
the body of the scientist pet house dog
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-08-23
A Kansas Farmer on Sweet Corn.

Did you ever see an agricultural de-
pertinent agriculturalist And did you
ever see an agricultural department
garden seedf Well they both look alike
bag or two of agricultural depart
ment garden seeds struck this town 49,
spring; and the packages were given to
unsuspecting farmers round about: apd
the returns are just coming in. Speak
ing of agricultural department "swcet
corn - mixture Of yellow and white In
dian corn, crossed with calico squaw.
broom, flint. pop, katfir. 90-day dent,
early white Kentucky aud every known
and unknown variety grown on the con
tinent-these old elabber-faced barnacleS
buy ii by the ION and ship ii West rs
sweet corn.
Lord help us. We have sampled six
teen varieties this spring. with the loss
of half our teeth, she destruction of our
stomachs, while being hourly threat
ened with lock-jaw And yet this land
of the free and home of the brave goes
right on employing these old cl9bber-
faced barnaCles 10 pay sweet-corn prices
for this hermaphrodite stuff be given u
the honest farmers. while trying q"
make them believe that il is good tn eaT-
Ii Congress will pass an act compelling
the old dodgers in the agricultural de
partment to eat some of this hybrid
abortion. the graveyard at Washington
will soon be filed with a lot OF fellows
who ought 10 have been planted ther'
years ago.-El Dorado Weekly Republic
a
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-08-23
Reputation Preceded Him.

The story of the two actresses who
compelled the railroad to run Il sleeping
car from Denver TO San Francisco, be-
cause they had through tickets. brings
out the experience of one obstinate man.
He halls from Boston, and his name may
be Young. Some years ago he and his
wife held through tickets on sleeper
whose other passengers all lett some
where between the Missouri and the
coast Mr. Young insisted ON being car
ried through without transfer. and he
succeeded. But when he bought tickets
at San Francisco to return he asked if
they gave a ride through without change.
The agent glared at him and asked: as
your name YOungt"
What has that to do with it,
Its got this much TO do with it: If
your names Young, those tickets are not
good for continuous ride. If you are
not Young. they are"
That's the reputation a man gets for
insisting on his Enthusiastically Eagle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-08-23
NEVER TOO LATE TO MARpv
Nor Scarcely Ever Too Young. Ac,o-s.
70 Recent British Statistic


More than 800 pages are oco,,,.;.,
the elaborate statistics prepared Nv - ~
registrar general of births. nm. tue
and deaths in England for the ya,r 1ae-
Even the dispassionate official nro.'..
ment cannot rob the figures of tho Mt
interest they No turally possess W
that during the period dealt with ne l4I
1000 of the population entered into ger
married state. The lowest rate yras 5 ,ne
of Rutlandshire, viz, 11.9, while La Lay
seems to enjoy the climate most fs,-,.
able to matrimonY. as it heads rba /:
WIN Is nuptIals TO every 1000 OF its IN.
habitants. OF the 257. 4SO rn9rr;... a.
registered in England ana Wales 65-;[9
1900, 1I3,O6O were solemniZed arc,,.I7
ing to the rites of the eSfahE.EtI
church. Among these who went thra-l,l'
the wedding ceremony were 24.o17 Nj
overs, 1I,3lS widows and 202 mon a,,
1873 women who had been Senora+[3
from former partners by Sir Franr..
Jeune's court. One bridegroom was n,I.,
10 years old. while there were four ~.
16, forty eight of Ii and 691 of Is
At the other extreme these We're 7-o-
Of from 60 to 90, SIC Of year up In -
322 rising to 15, 1S1 between that 400
and 50, and even beyond this figure rhi,.
ty-tWo, or whom five were Datriarchs ~.
more than 50. One of these was NIL
ing his first conjugal experiment and lad
to the altar spinsuer whose agr ur'
fortunately, is not mentioned. OF I'M,
ladies three were not yet II when rba1
became wives, fourteen were in rba;,
sixteenth year, and 140 were approach.
ing sweet II, at which stage there wera
1910 damsels welded 1t would aunagr
from the figures given that woniIn's
chances of finding 4 mate are consider.
ably diminished when she has on hen
back the weight of seventy summers
But while there is life there is hone
One spihster (save the mark did 6ot
get an oppOrtunity-or did not take one
till she had completed her eightv-fftb
year, and possibly more, as the regis,
try does not think it seemly TO particu.
lariZe beyond this term. The only wom-
an who was married between the agas
of 80 and - also had had no previous
experience Of connubial blisses or the
forty-eight united between 40 ana n.
however, forty-one We're widows; AMI of
the eleven who had contracted alliance.
at ages from 10 to 50 had had earlier
knowledge of the matrimonial tie
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