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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
TREES OF WONDERFUL SIZE.

Tho Youths Companion Is authority
for the statement that on the island Of
Cos Tor Kosl, In the Mediterranean,
near the coast OF Asia Minor. there
stands an oak twenty-five feet In diam
eter. and which German scientist
believes to be- two thousand nine hun
dred years old
The largest tree in the United States,
according to the Christian Advocate
(New York;. o. said 10 be- at the foot
of Mount Etna. and is called The
Chestnut Tree of Hundred Horses"
Its name came from the report that
Queen Jane of Aragon. with her princl.
pal nobility. took refuge from violent
storm under its branches. The trunk
Is 20l feet IN circumference. This
would mean nearly GS feet In diane
ter. about four rockwell nigh incred-
ible.
The largest tree in tho United States
Il Is said stands near Bear Greek. on
the north forks Of the Tule river, In
California. II measures t2S feet In
circumference. The giant redwood
tree In Nevada Is il9 feet In circum.
ference. All these are surely wonder.
fnl trees.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
PREPARE FOR WINTER.

We have now had our FIRST heavy
frost. and most all tender vegetation
Is killed. and now Is the time to get
busy about the home and look aiter
getting everything In readiness To-
winter. See that your dahlias have All
been topped and the bulbs dried and
removed tO the cellar. II you have
some potatoes to store. We would al
wise putting the dahlia bulbs In the
bottom of the potato bin. We nave
found this an admirable way to Keep
them. Have all gladlola bulbs re-
moved and dried and placed In dry
warm cellar n you are wanting 10
keep your geraniums through and do
not care 10 pot them. dix them mp. tie
them By the roots and hang them mp
In the cellar The chrysanthemums
should be dug and potted and taken In
for winter bloom Also look after the
tender shrubbery and see that II Is
pruned back and properly cared for
Some can be protected by putting
heavy mulch about the roots. Others
by wrapping with straw. II the grass
on the lawn is not as heavy as II
should be- cover with a light mulch al
well.rOtted manure. You will ind THIS
greatly pays for The labor. See that
all grape vines are pruned AZ soon as
the leaves fall. and laid down with
weight ON top Tender raspberry and
blackberry vines can be handled the
same way Remember that moisture
is one Of the requisites for ideal win
ter protection. and this can be- made
by mounding mp with earth, and cover
ing the vines II they are not too large.
II you have neglected cutting out
the old wood from the raspberry patch,
see that this Is done now. All dis
eased canes with anthracnosc should
be removed. Put load ~ manure ON
the rhubarb See that the asparagus
has a top dressing also The vines on
the ycranda. such as clematis. climb
ing roses and Akebia, should be taken
down soon and given little covering
~ earth or some other covering. II
the ,quashes and pumpkins lhat you
want for winter use are out In the
field. remove them 20 some dry place.
getting only well matured specimens
n you want them 20 keep. We have
always kept ours In woOdhouse. II
You have neglected putting out cut
tlngs of shrubs and fruit plants DO IL
now
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
In Case Of BAD Bleeding.

Il know one thing" said John; ~
you cut an artery the blood is red and
spurts: and II You cut vein the
blood Is bluer and flows"
That's right; but In real accidents
YOU generally have both; and so there
is mixture OF blue and red blood.
n the bleeding Is very bad tie a large
handkerchief around the injured arm
or leg. with a knot over the artery
about an inch above the cut. slip a
stick through the place where the
handkerchief Is tied and twist Il until
the knot Is pressed deeply against the
artery. II would be- well 10 tie a
string around the arm over the other
end Of the stick 10 prevent It's unwind
ing. In this way you compress and
close the walls Of the artery between
the cut end aud the heart. and thus
YOU stop the bleeding. Cold or heat
in any form also helps 10 stop bleed
ing. for they both help to clot the
blood: and ~ course. when the blood
clots II acts like a stopper In a bottle.
and so the blood ceases 10 low.-From
Dr. T.. T.. Walkers FIRST Aid TO the
Injured In St Nicholas.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
Two Card Tricks.

Take the pack OF cards and separate
all the kings. queens and knayes. Put
these all together into any part Of the
pack you fancy and inform one OF the
company that he cannot In twelve cuts
disturb their order. after each taking
the pack cut from and placing " on
the pack cut. The chances are 500 TO
In your favor This trick may be
rendered more surprising by placing
one-half Of the number Of court cards
at the top and the other half at the
bottom OF this pack
The second trick tells you how 10
find a certain card after q has been
shUnled In the pack. As you shuttle
the cards. note the bottom one. being
careful not TO shuttle IL from It's place
Then lei any one draw a card from the
middle OF the pack. look al IL and
place II on the top. Let them cut the
pack. The card In question will be
found Immediately TO follow the one
which was az first the bottom card.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22

vided by 2. 3. (. 3. 6. 10, i2. is. 20
and 80.
Do you know the origin OF the
phrase, up Salt River? Before
steam. navigation along the Ohio was
carried on by fatboats which we're
rowed up stream. This was partlcu-
larry hard work. especially up Salt
River. dangerous, crooked branch Il
the Ohio River in Kentucky when
slaves were to be punished this was
a common method employed by their
owners. Hence. at election times. peo-
pie refer to sending the defeated can.
didates Up Salt River" as a penalty.
Do you know how many blue beans
II takes TO make ave white beans?
Fiye-if they are peeled.
DO you know that me word dude"
comes from the English word "duds."
which means ciS:hes? Hence. n dude
Is one very fond OF clothes.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22

slight burrows. Or rub chalk Of pow.
der over them. and they will be out.
lined in white.
II Is said that no two persons have
these markings exactly alike. and al.
so that the markings remain the same
through life in each individual. You
may test this by taking a print OF
your own. Spread some ink thinly
over a piece OF glass or paper. When
the Ink Is nearly dry. press the fingers
on Il lightly. and then on a piece OF
clean white paper. A few trials will
give you some very good prints.
Another way Of taking the print IL
to drop a little heated sealing wax
on paper. and before Il hardens 10
Wet the hngeS. 80 as not TO burn H..
and press IL on the wax The Inn.
print Of all the lines will be clearly
marked or sealed" in the wax.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
FISH AS A BRAIN FOOD

There are many men Of many
minds. and many fish OF many kinds;
therefore there must be a fish adapted
for each particular mind.
For instanco-For the schoolmaster
he should prescribe whale. and for his
pupils blubber.
For the critic-Carp
For the soldier Swordfish and
pike.
For the oficeseekor-Pl Place.
For a shoemaker Sole.
For a carpenters awhsh.
For Pipohsh and Whit.
For a blacksmith Bellowfsh.
For lean persons Club.
For a sculptor Sculpin'. of course.
For a cheese manufacturer Smelt.
For the basso singer Of a minstrel
troupe Black bass.
For a sea captain Skipper.
For dwarfs- Mnnows
Then there Is the archerhsh for
archers the drumhsh for drummers.
the pilotnsh for pilots The skate for
skaters. and the houndhsh for hunters
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
STORED APPLES AND MOISTURE.

A merchant who has considerable
experience In storing apples says:
we never had our apples keen 50
well as the winter W. stored them in
cellar In which water stood the
whole time. I'll admit Il was rather
hard on the barrels. but the fruit came
out the latter part Of toe winter look.
ing as fresh and hard as the day II
was packed. We always head our bar.
rels Of winter fruit Ia the field. be-
lleying that the nearer air tight wei
can keep them the less they VIZ
shrink. | remember a few years AGO
We got caught In a snow squat with
a half dozen barrels OF Baldwius not
headed, but as they were the last we
kept right on, even though they were
quite wet, and then marked them so
as TO see how they would do. Well,
they kept the best OF any"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
Plueky Sparrows.

A pair OF sparrows built a nest In
a tree In Hoboken. n. j.. and one OF
the young sparrows with which the
nest was afterward equipped fell out
before Il had learned 10 fly and fell
ilutterlng TO the sidewalk The parent
birds followed II. but an alert cat was
already after the young sparrow Moth.
Ing daunted by the size OF their oppon.
ent the parent birds made a rush for
the cat They fiuttered about the cats
head and pecked az It's eyes, and kept
II so generally busy that Il had no
time TO look after It's intended prey.
While this was going on more birds
few down. and In some way supported
and upbore the young sparrow until
they carried Il 10 fence. whence IL
made a short flight on It's own ac.
count and succeeded In reaching the
tree from which Il fell By that time
the cat had been put 10 dight and the
parent birds few back 10 the tree.
where they and the other sparrows
twittered and chirped for half an hour.
as II they were holding a political con.
yentlon.-Golden Days.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
Quaint Queries.

DO YOU know that the custom Of lift
ing ones hat dates back To the age OF
chiyalry? Knights then never appeared
In public without their full .armor.
when they entered an assemblage OF
friends they removed their helmets.
This action signihed. II am safe In the
presence OF friends" Thus the custom
of gentlemen OF to-day means the same
thing that he Is In the presence OF
friend
DO you know that the three generals
who never knew defeat are Alexander
the Great, Julius Caesar and the Duke
Of Wellington (the hero OF Waterloo?
DO YOU know the reason the hour
was divided into 90 minutes? Il was
because no other small number has so
many divisions as go. Il Is evenly di.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
CLEAN UP The ORCHARD.

Between now and freezing weather
an effort should be- made "a clean up
the rubbish that has gathered through
the summer In the orchard. There are
always quantities of diseased fruit
that NAV De- found in the orchard.
which II permitted 10 remain during
the winter will start many fungous
diseases In the spring one Of the
most troublesome diseases which az
feet the plum orchard Is the brown
rot. Most ~ the fruit attacked by
this disease drops on. although some
Of II will dry mp and hang on the tree
over winter Twigs and leaves may
also be- attacked by %. hence the i'm
portance 81 cleaning up the plum
orchard thoroughly AT diseased fruit
and twigs should be- removed and de.
stroycd. and II trees have been so
badly damaged as to be- half dead
from this cause. they should be de.
stroyed.
The black rot Is another deadly fun
cous disease 10 which the plum Is
subject. bui X may De Kept uuutr
control n affected parts are removed
with knIfe as soon as detected. II.
however. this disease has not been
attended 10 and the trees are very
badly affected the entire tree should
be removed and burned. root and
branch: but IN case there are only
few knots on the trees. they may be
pruned ont and destroyed and the
tree preserved for one OF two seasons.
or perhaps longer Remember that
black Knot not ouly affects plum. but
cherry trees a. well We have made
Il a rule In our orchard every year
at this time To use the rake and the
pruning knife and gather up all the
rubbish and burn o.. BY this process
We have been enabled 10 keep the
orchard quite free from fuugous dis.
eases and We believe that We have
reduced the attacks 81 Insect pests 70
a minimum
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22

Mr. simons OF Osceola. la. writes:
Il am a renter. Have been farming
100 acres for i've years ray cash
rent. 81 per acre. Have accumulated
considerable stock about me. II II ad-
visable to continue renting. or 90
where land IL cheaper and buy ! see
that you travel considerable and write
on agricultural subjects. Would YOU
please give me your opinion on the
aboye?"
We answer this through this depart.
ment. for We find Ia attending the dit
ferent farmers Institutes throughout
the West that there Il Ia some parts
general feeling uf discomfort High
rents. high taxes aud a disposition on
the part OF many landlords to not keep
up their places Is making t>e better
class Of tenants look up farms for
themselves. where they can build their
own homes
We believe that any farmer who has
got few hundred dollars ahead can
not afford. under ordinary circum'
stances, Ia pay from 81 10 s. per acre
rent II he lives close 10 a good mar
ket where he can carry on truck farm
ing and market c,Cr. 'h.ns he grows
directly 10 the consumer. he might
then make ends meet. but Il VIII re-
qnlre the greatest business sagacity
and management for the ordinary ten.
ant 10 pay expenses and have any
thing left. We have lately made
trip through the Northwest. visiting
some Of the newer sections ~ North
western Iowa and South Dakota. es.
peclally those sections that have been
adjacent Ia the C. NJ. a 81. 7. x. X.
We personally know several renters
who left central Iowa only few years
ago and went Ia South Dakota. They
we're barely able 10 make the first
payment ON their land. but now after
two or three years many OF them
have paid nearly Uut ou their farms.
and none of them but are In better
condition financially than they would
have been II they had remained rent
ers
When one sees 50 much undevelod
country Northwest. and southwest.
also. We would advise any renter who
II able 10 get n few hundred dollars
10 make ihe change and get piece
Of land Of his own and commence
farming and stock.ral,ing on HIS own
account. And In addition 10 this think
81 the great blessing q having your
own home. your own hearthstone. your
own vine and hg tree.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
Tricks with the HAND.

Hold your hand In horizontal po-
siiion, palm downward. Place a
piece OF paper. about TWO inches
square. directly under and against
the crack between The first and mid.
die frgers and blow through that
crack. Instead OF flying away. the
piece OF paper will cling to your hand
without support This Is because the
current OF air carries away some. and
The force Of the outside air pressing
On ths yaper makes II stick y the
hand
Press the finger tips Of one hand
forcibly against those Of the other
hand and open and shut the hands
slightly. Shut your eyes and do this
several times. and the feeling will be
such that YOU can easily believe YOU
are holding coins between the finger
tips
Hook the fingers Of each hand. hold.
ing them far apart. and shake the
hands swiftly. freely. and forcibly
from the wrist for several seconds.
The air currents between the fingers
will give sensation as II the hands
we're full OF cotton OF some woolly
substance.
Look closely at the inside OF the
fingers near the tips. You will see
burrows running in curved lines. The,
anpear like mere lines. but II you
look at them through magnifylng
glass you will see they are really
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
FEEDING THE WORK HORSE.

MANY horses are injured by kind
ness which loads To overlooking. says
John George Of Illinois. This IL par.
ticularly true In summer time IN
horse gets home hot and dry. IL given
all the feed he will eat. then led 20
the trough where he fills up on water
aud goes TO work again. In BIS condi.
ton he j. not In shape tn Tat much
nor can he digest H. What he needs
is first small drink Of cool water.
and then rest. followed In half an hour
with feed of oats and corn
A horse that drinks large amount
Of water soon after eating washes the
food ont Of his stomach into the inies
tines. where il Is not digested. but
ferments. gives on much gas and
causes more or less distuAanc and
distress. When Saturday might comes
the feed should be- cut down half. both
In summer and winter. and feed
bran mash With q few carrots In win.
ter and a run in pasture In sumn u
This cools out the system an,S VI
horse is In better shape Tor an
week Of hard work. -
Hay should not be- led AZ noop( It's
bulky. not easily digcsted particularly
when the horse Ii al work Many sue
cessful farmers feed half the hay rA'
ton az night and divide the remainder
equally between morning and nom.
II the horse l. at hard work. be par
ticular 10 choose old hay and sound
clean grain
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
A COMPOUND PULLEY

cord. are the necessary materials.
Cut or saw each spool quite near
the shoulder. as shown by the dotted
lines. Put a pin through the two
ends OF each spool. letting the ends
project for an axle. This gives you
very neat wheel. BE careful to
make the four wheels Of equal thick
ness.
The four blocks should be each a
trine thicker than the wheels, as
broad as the side strips are and about
one inch long Make two holes In
each side strip two and half inches
from the ends and the size OF the
aXles.
Now you are ready 10 Join the parts
Take two side strips, one large and
one small spool. place the aXles In the
holes. put a block In position al each
end and fasten II firmly by means OF
glue or screws or nails. A screw hook
in each end completes one part.
Make the other part In exactly tho
same way and put In the cord as
shown IA the drawing
To use the pulley fasten one block
10 the ceiling or some other high
place. Attach the lower block % the
object you wish TO raise. II will seem
surprising how heavy a weight can
be lifted with but little strength.
Afterward a pulley with six or even
eight wheels may be made. and their
working compared.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
A BEAR AND A BoASTER

AZ place called Georgetown. which
lies In narrow valley, apparently
shut In by mountains were a great
many bears. but these were much
smaller and less fierce than the griz.
zlies. Stlll they were savage enough
when they were provoked. especially
II they were hungry: otherwise they
would often choose TO run away rather
than fight
One day news was brought that
bear had been seen on the hills above
the town. and was proving about
there Just then there happened to
be staying in the town a someWh hat
conceited person. who thought he
knew Row 20 do everything Dear
me-" he said how fortunate that
am here Just now. ! will rid YOU Of
the bear very speedily. Only look out
tomorrow afternoon. and you will see
me come down with TIE skin over my
shoulder The people rather thought
that this was hrag so they watched
him: but sure enough. the next morn
Jus w NihANfN biA w NNNNA NH' N'aAH
Though he had talked 80 grandly.
he was really somewhat uneasy. and
as he climbed higher and higher mp
the lonely mountain he began to like
bear hunting Jess and less On he
went. looking cautiously about him on
every side. and thinking every heap
~ stones was his enemy. and cycling
anxiously each cluster Of brown
bushes. and 30 he slowly neared the
TOP Of The ridge.
Meanwhile the bear vas shuflllng
easily up the other side Of the noun
tain. not thinking az all about hunters
or guns. but enjoying the sunshine
and wondering What he could md for
dinner Suddenly the man and the
bear met face To face. The man gave
shriel, and The bear a growl. For
q second they looked az each other
Then both turned and hed. each down
the side OF the mountain which he
had so lately assembled.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
Bio Trees Of the Sea.

III you ask most persons what the
worlds biggest plants are they will
probably mention such groSths as the
giant trees OF California. the wonder.
ful eucalyptus ~ Australia or the huge
banyan tree Of Asia. But they would
be wrong. All these mammOths Of the
vegetable world are mere pigmies com
pared with the true monsters which
have been seen by very few.
In the deep sea. hidden away from
man except when fierce storms tear a
few OF them from their secret beds or
when the deep sea dredges Of some eX'
plorer wrest them from the abyss.
grow plants that are 1900 feet long.
They are grown seaweeds. with their
OTIS IN the sunless ocean bottom.
where never a spark Of light filters
down. and their stems reaching up
through a full quarter of mile OF
ocean
The greatest Of these plants has a
stem only about a quarter Of an inch
thick. and al the end OF II has a leaf
or a leaf-like growth that Is 80 fee,
long: surely the longest leaf In the
world. This leafy end Is beset with
great bladders. each as big as an egg.
The bladders are full Of air and this
buoys the vast plant mp so that Il
stands upright In the water
On our own northwest Pacific coast
another weed that grows to be more
than 300 feet long At its upper end II
has an air bladder shaped something
like a cask. and from this again there
grows a tuft of 81 or more leaf sprays
which are 80 feet long.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
BREAD AN MILK.

Brown bread an milk an sweet apple.
with % spoonful % cream. g. know.
l. there ana thing else SO think 20 That
sets sou H-ipuEtnE suF
We can s., the bins Zoe tho sullrr. where
tho puuud-sWsrt- used tu h~.
An smell tine supper u-ruukiu an the
st,epu uf mothers tea.
An the COWS ut 90, harm to greet yc, ole
spsrkif uu Hs-z an lNiu.
An thtu when the chores we're finished
au co... wuod au' th" ~hnvin's in,
with CHECKS us rsd tr ser mittcn, an
ewes that we're nll aEluw,
4 unssiu YOUR buWl Go father Tor the
spoonful o cream 8" know.
perhlps what they call their menus may
be sight more great
psfhaps there. arc ftugtsf dishes set by
the riDh mans plate
lint I wouldn't civ. up tho mem ~ fer
200 o their fuss and show
o. the bread an milk au sweet apple
selected.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
The Blind Mouse.

One day while sitting under a shady
maple tree by the roadside. reading n
book the soft, rustling sound made by
the wind blowing through a field OF
tasseled wheat caused me to look mp.
To my surprise saw two large field
mice slowly crossing the road to the
wheat field
One mouse had his eyes tightly
closed. and seemed totally blind, while
the other mouse was cautiously lead.
Ing him along by a small stick which
they both held In their mouths.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22

The seed Investigations Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture have shown
that large quantities OF trefoil and
other practically worthless seed are
,eing imported for the adulterati0n OF
alfalfa and other seeds About 100000
pounds Of Canadian blue grass seed
are imported. the chief use of which
Is 10 adulterate the higher priced Ken
lucky blue grass seed.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22

4 good foot IN a horse must be- In
proportion to the size Of the animal
sound and stopping gently from th"
coronet Ia tho ground The shell and
sole must be- thick and solid, nard. but
not brittle. deep and strong, especially
40 the quarters The heel should be
wide a. we'll as deep. with full. elias
tic frog.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
an,hrrinn the Angels.

You reckon de angels hears de po'
man wen he prays?'
Goose. dey do: OATS de cause er
thunder. which is muffin mo- dan de
angels growlir' kaze dey cant gil no
rest. Atlanta Constitution.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
In the Near Future.

How did subbubs meet his fate.
anyway" asked the first man.
Il believe" replied the other. some
careless fellow subugbanite dropped
a lighted cigarette stump On the gas
bag OF Subbubs' flying machine"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-22
Great Scheme.

He m. Res love to summer girls In
the winter time and Nv winter girls
In the summer
What's the ldea?"
Thinks they come a little cheaper
when they're out Of season"