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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-11-01
CADET DIES FROM INJURY
West Point Boy, Hurt in Foot Ball
Game, Fails to Survive.
OTHER GAMES MAY BE CANCELLED
Sentiment Growing that Both Army
and Navy Games Now sched-
uled Shall Not he
Played.

WEST POINT, N. Y, Oct. S1.-Cadet
Eugene A. Byrne of Buffalo. N. Y,
fourth year man at the United States mill
tary academy, died in the Cadet hall at
6:S5 this morning, a sacrifice to football
The tragedy has brought such poignant
grief to officers and cadets alike that the
end OF foot ball at West Point and Annap-
oils is predicted by many.
Young Byrne expired at sunrise. His
grief stricken father, John Byrne, a civil
war veteran, was at his bedside. Brave as
was the young soldiers fight against
death, it was hopeless from the start
Buried beneath a mass Of struggling play
ers in the Harvard-Army game yesterday
his neck was twisted and broken by the
weight of the crushing pile above him.
Only the immediate resort to artificial
respiration kept the boy from almost in.
stant death, for he did not draw a natural
breath after receiving the fatal shock
Surgeons were unable to make a complete
examination last night but x-ray photo
graphs taken after his death revealed a
dlslocation between the first and second
cervical vertebrae, This caused the nat.
ural process of breathing to cease, and the
artificial means Of respiration resorted to
was all that kept the injured cadet alive
until this morning. No autopsy was held
aside from the X-ray examination.
Father Frustrated.
Byrne's father bore the shock of the
fatality with fortitude, but he was plainly
laboring under great mental anguish this
afternoon when he came to the little rail-
road station at the foot of the hill to
meet Mrs. Byrne, mother of the victim.
Mrs. Byrne left Buffalo early today and
reached here at $3.50 clock this afternoon.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
in the Catholic chapel at the post where
the body was taken this afternoon A ca
det guard has been posted at the chapel
and details of young soldiers will watch
over the body until after the services to.
morrow
The funeral will be conducted with full
military honors Monsignor C. c. o'Keefo,
vicinity, VIII officiate.
When the cadet corps and the official
family of the academy had recovered from
the first shock of the announcement that
Byrne's injuries had terminated fatally, the
effect which the accident might have upor
the remainder of the foot ball schedule i'm
mediately came to mind. The sentiment
hardly had time to crystalize today, bu
more than one opinion was voiced tha
the casualty would result in curtaillng th'
,remainder of the seasons playing, II no
| the cancellation of the entire schedule, in
hcludng the army-navy game.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-11-01
THE OMAHA BEE

8 clean, reliable newspaper that h
admitted to each and every home.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-11-01
Normal school Case.

Notwithstanding It was predicted that
the decision in the case in which the le-
gality Of the normal school board act
passed by the last legislature, was to come
down a month ago, the decision still re-
mains somewhere else than In the hands
of the public The decision should come
down at the next sitting OF the court.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-11-01
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Netraska--Rain and colder.
For towa-Rain.
For weather report see page 3.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
For SAN Jose SCALE.

Opinion of orchardists seems to be
divided between the use Of the lime
sulphur mixture and the oil mixtures
for fighting the San Jose scale. Prac-
tice is leaning rather more to the use
of the oil mixtures that can be dis
solved in water for the reason that
such preparations are far more easily
prepared, handled and used than the
biting lime mixture. The cost per
gallon of these oils, such as scalecide,
is greater than that of the lime wash,
but a gallon of the oil solution VIII
cover a larger surface and spreads
more easily, thus making 1t possible
to do the work faster. As 1t requires
no preparation, 1t is possible to begin
spraying at once whenever the wind
and weather are favorable, thus
avoiding the great loss Of time in de-
laying to prepare and boil the lime
mixture. Taking all these items into
consideration, w. H. Hart, an or
ohardist in Poughkeepsie, n. Y, is o.
the opinion that 1t costs no more Z
snray with one of these oils than will
tha lime sulphur wash. The linn
sulphur wash has only one adyantag
in that it tends to destroy variou
fungus growths on the trees as wei
as the scale. To offset this advantag
the soluble oil people are now addin
fungicide materials to their oils, thu
making them an all-round prepare
ton. on the whole, the advantage
OF the oil preparations for the sma
grower are quite evident, as far
can be determined by the Unite
amount OF experience with the sa
lose scale.-American Cultiyator.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
Raise Your own Meat.

Years ago / wrote Of visiting
mans farm, where all the land was
in cotton right up to the house stand
ing implanted in a bare field. A
hopeless looking woman was frying
some Western bacon for the dinner
while the man toiled in the cotton.
And I got to thinking over the mat
ter. There was no stock on the place
but the mules that worked the cotton.
And as saw that bacon / thought
that some farmer out West raised
that hog, and probably made some
thing out of 1t. Some railroad car
ried 1t to Chicago, and certainly made
money. Some packer bought and
cured the meat, and grew to be a mil
lionaire. Another railroad brought II
South and paid dividends by doing 1t.
Some merchant bought 1t, and sold II
TO that man out there in the cotton
field at a big proit-and he works all
summer in the cotton making all
these people prosperous out oil his
one crop, while at the end OF the yeai
he is as poor as ever, and his lane
grows less and less productive, while
he might have made all those profits
! himself in raising the bacon at home.
The Western farmer makes corn
the railroads haul 1t, the merchan
buys it and sells it to the man VIII
could raise the corn at more prom
than the Western farmer II he i'm
proved his land. Yet he goes on 1
the old hopeless way, imagining tina
cotton Is the only thing to get none
out Of, and that corn, oats and whes
are only supplies" and the Wester
farmer gets rich supplying him ~
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
PLANTING CHIVEs.

This is a vegetable not widely
known in this country, although 1t is
native along the northern borders OF
the United States, as well as in some
parts of Europe, where 1t is popular.
The plant belongs to the onion
family, and its leaves are used for
seasoning in soups, salads, ETC., and
are preferred to onions by many per-
sons because they are much milder
and more tender, Europeans use
chives for seasoning scrambled eggs
and similar dishes.
The culture of chives is simple
The plant will grow in any ordinary
garden soil. 1t is usually propagated
by division of the roots, because 1t
does not seed readily. The roots or
clumps Of roots may be purchased at
moderate prices. The clumps should
be planted in beds about nine inches
apart in rows which are two feet
apart. The planting may be done IN
either spring or autumn. The chives
may also be planted in the border OF
the vegetable garden and make an
excellent permanent border. AS q
border plant the clumps should be
planted about six inches apart. The
leaves will grow thickly and form
dense green mat.-Washington Star.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
Viking Funeral Ship.

A viking funeral ship, reputed 10
be at least 100 years old, has oeen
recently discovered in Norway us
mortuary chamber contained the
homes of two women, who, judging
from the size of the craft and its ap-
nointments, evidently belonged to
some noble and wealthy family The
vessel, which is seventy feet long and
sixteen and a half feet broad was
dug out of a tumulus two and nan
miles from shore, on the farm OF
Oseberg. near Tonsberg. The treas
IRE was not intact. At some remote
neriod. probably hundreds OF years
AGO. IL had been unearthed by un-
scrupulous visitors, who had plllageu
the mortuary chamber OF many OIL
The curious relics undoubtedly de-
nos,ted there in accordance with an
cient Morse traditions. But in other
narts of the ship, which had appar'
entlv escaped the notice of the sacri'
Iegious intruders, was found large
and extremely valuable collection o.
historic remains, including a Tour
a,boeled chariot, richly and quaint!
decorated; four sledges, several oeds
Iintels. a spinning wheel and va
rietv of kitchen utensils.-NeW forl
Tribune.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
SAVOY CABBAGE.

These varieties of cabbage are
largely used in Europe. They are
marked by peculiar, fine crumbling
of all the leaves, particularly those of
the head They are generally Of bet
ter table quality than common cab
bage, more tender, finer IN texture
and Of more delivate favor. The
plants are better able to resist cold,
but do not give so large a yield OF
heads, and the heads are less solid
and cannot be handled so we'll as the
more common sorts. - Washington
Star.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
Protein in a Ration For Cows.

]. H. R., Schell, w. Va, writes:
am feeding milk cows equal parts OF
cornmeal and bran. Would an addi-
ton of cottonseed meal be benehciala
How should 1t be fed in proportion to
the cornmeal and bran? Is there any
danger attending the feeding OF cot
tonseed meal?
Answer by Professor Soule: Your
grain ration would be improved by
making It equal parts Of cornmeal'
bran and cottonseed meal. Presum-
ing that you are feeding as much as
ten to twelve pounds Of grain day
TO a COW Weighing 500 to 1000 pounds
the mixture might consist of four
pounds Of cornmeal three pounds OF
wheat bran and three pounds OF cot
tonseed meal. We have fed a ration
of two-thirds cornmeal and cotton
seed meal to cows with very good re-
suits, particularly where we were
maintaining them on silage and feed
ing some leguminous hay derived
from clover, alfalfa or cowpeas. Cot
tonseed meal can easily be fed to
COWS without any danger whatever IL
| TattOQallY uBeu. 1Ou oLOhlh
Der, however, that a pound of cotton
seed meal contains more than three
times as much digestible protein as
pound of wheat bran, and that 1t 49,
therefore, a very concentrated food
stun, and can not be fed carelessly or
in too large amounts without a likeli-
hood OF deranging the digestive or
gans Of your COWS. Those who have
fed cottonseed meal and found 1t UNI
satisfactory have generally not ham
died 1t in an intelligent manner.
While three pounds is about the right
I amount to feed a COW per day, even
= four or five pounds have been fed
e for long periods without injury under
g good management. We would prefer
r to see the cottonseed meal limited to
two or three pounds per head per day.
: as its great virtue is to supply protein
: to balance up the corn and other one
: sided grain crops produced on the ma
l. jority of our farms.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
A Clever Thief.

aThe impossible happened yester-
day.a says the Vienna Fremdenoiatt,
when a clever thief stole ana gov
owav in bright daylight with two mats
of the gigantic class from millinery
ostabIishment. To steal last year s
production or two of the moderaee
size of the year before might be con con!
ceiyable, but a theft of COLLECTION collection
81 feathers, silk and spangles' two
Taaters in circumference, SO put TO
either that concealment would be I'M
POSSIBLE, seems to come unaef 'n =,
head of impossibilities. The thiei' u
detected, should, in punishment D'
compelled to wear the hats
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18

Fortunately there was no great
depth of water below, and although
the undermost elephant and his
mahout we're crushed to death, the
top one stood on the carcass appar-
entity uninjured, but of course utterly
unable to extricate itself, the driver
managing to scramble out as only
natives or monkeys could do, and
thus saved his OWL life in the most
miraculous manner.
The accident took place close to the
environments, and on the clrcum-
stance being reported to the officer
in command, he at once ordered a
working party from the regiment to
go and dig down to the living animal
in the hope Of saving him.
Accordingly, a hundred men, with
picks, shovels and other appliances
to commence the work, were sent out,
1t must be understood that this did
not consist only Of digging away the
sides of the we'll, but It was also nee
essary to form a sloping road, up
which the elephant could travel after
they had reached him.
This was a long and laborious un-
dertaking, and although the men
worked at 1t hard, being relieved by
fresh parties at intervals, It took
many hours before It was accom-
plished, and night set in before they
had made any appreciate progress.
Torches were, however, speedily
procured, and the work proceeded un-
interruptedly throughout the night.
During all this time It was pitiable
to watch the poor elephant standing
patiently at the bottom of the WELL
and quite aware Of what was being
done for his rescue; so much so, that
instead Of eating the bundles OF hay
and Indian corn that we're supplied &c
him for food, he kept on piling then
underneath his feet so as to raise
himself nearer to the level OF the
, well.
Meanwhile the excavation went OF
steadily until about noon on the sec
ond day, when the poor beast, appar
emily losing heart, gave loud trum
pet, and died just within half an hou
of the completion OF the work, nue.
to the disappointment of the mer
who had worked so heartily, and VIII
! had so nearly accomplished thei
task.
Nothing remained now but to clos
up the well and leave it. The stor
is remembered to this day in Barod'
but all that remains to mark the OF
currence is a large mound, which
= pointed out to passersby as indicatin
7 a spot at which one of the most e.
Il traordinary accidents ever recorde
- took place. 1t was, Of course In
n possible to ascertain what was II
>, Immediate cause of the death OF II
second elephant, but in all probaoi
80 ity It was from some internal lnJul
g. received in the fall; but it was mol
N the less disheartening that 1t shou
- have ensued just at the moment VINE
10 success appeared to be certain
l. Waverley.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
PRACTICAL ADVICE ABOUT
DIVERSIFIED FARMING


When will the cotton farmer get
ont of this slavery to everybody elsen
Not till he goes to farming Just az the
Northern and Western farmers do'
He has a crop that is far superior as a
money crop to any they have, and a,
crop that fits into an improving rota-
ton of crops fully as we'll as any they
have North OF West, and while they
get rich in sending him supplies ne
gets poor furnishing the crop that
maintains the trade balance between
this country and Europe, and selling
the cottonseed that fatten the cattle
that make the meat he buys In va
rious forms.
Now, then, is the time to resolve to
change all this. Plan rotation Tor
your farm and stick to 1t, grow plen-
ty Of forage and make manure, and
when you once have manure enough
to cover cornfeld you will be on the
road out of this slavery to the North
and West.
Nine-tenths Of the lettersI get from
| farmers ask what fertilizer / shall
use for this, that or the other crop,
when the man who farms right Will
need to buy little, and that. only OF
the mineral forms Of acid phosphate
and potash, or but one Of these per-
haps.
| l have been hammering away at
this for many years, and yet how few
have taken the idea. But I do hear
now and then from farmers who have
broken loose from the old ruts, and
are succeeding. Would to God tha'
could get all of them to do SOL
Professor Massey, in Progressive
Farmer.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
TaE OLD FARMHOUSE,


30, don't you sell him! lie must mus eat
M; value in q month, i"loe tolQ t,,i.5,
Hei sp.s.,nntv Il he's one day old.
bes W. work him. What on earth
Yeu n.y., Yen the brute for l can't see,
You hS horses, young and sound,
You o' 20 fare scarce as well as he"
al YOU. neighbor, why I keep -.
'l Tbi ,'~ Old horse, though he's lame half
b Pr don't look it now, I own
one ,ias a good horse, sound, and kindj
he WI one bad trick, and worked
ne nGftt' faithfully, day in, day out,
hIEe could trot; though he tolled hard,
az ~ " was as lively as trout
first took this farm on shares
~ hsn Il now all free and clear
- twenty year or more ago.
lTTSsn land was cheap enough round here.
:. t ~ hard scratching with me, then,
y Pr | had little cash or stock
~ though the soil was fairly good,
AnTH ,, 'sy sTprinkled pretty thick with rock.
al, Nan there. was a little foal;
Wy "a him. fed him, broke him, too;
- ~ first harness on, and soon
f9nSha3ient TO my word he grew.
s"cr saw a steadier horse
Before the harrow or the plowj.
ma T-nrk. vet scarcely turn hair,
Although he is so feeble now.
a, h,r,bt one year, the land I'd leased;
TI;s sorely crippled me in purse;
rln newt nv crops failed out and out,
Ir5 matters went from bad to worse.
az Mich cows died; at length | had
H. 1--WE a mortgage on the place;
: IA nv team, but still kept Dan,
Tbougb ruin stared me in the face.
sR,t I'd touched bottom, though twas
deep,
worked hard, pinched, crops turned GU
where once owed / now could lend,
And Dan had proved friend in need
Friends when you're down are preciou
few.
How hard you toiled to pull me through
SAND so YOU see. that Dan and
Have known the ups and DON Of lii
Trgether. I'll not part with him.
Neither will May-that's my. wife.
The children. too. love poor old Dan.
Though failing fast in wind and limb,
when he was young he helDed me out:
" Ipd now he's old, III stick TO him"
w. r. Barber,
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
Tho Children.

Two small girls we're talking i aoo s,'
.,o,, w" Sraams for the future, when
: o,,.o,S nm said Mary. sim going 70
! So sobao, teacher ~Well, I'm go
DC 50 he a mother with four eatt-
ar Are y said Stella. ~Wel, when ~. IGe y
come 10 my school, I'm going 70 ozllll'
tSsro whip them, whip themlN ~Aou
saean thing" said Stella, as the sesru
oaTaa into her eyes, "what have my
poor children ever done " sVSt
Delineator,
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
NOT TOO RICH.

You cannot get the soil too rich for
Strawberries. Any soil that will
raise food potatoes may be considered
ideal for this fruit. Chip dirt or we'll
rotted manure with little CONNER
cial potash and rock phosphate APP
piled with the manure year before
the plants are set, make good fertil'
ers.-Farmers' Home Journal.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
GERMAN IRIS.

German iris is sure to satisfy
any gardener. The flowers do we'll in
almost any good soil and merely need
plenty of water. They have so many
colors, ranging from pure white to
deep blue, that they make a most de-
lightful color-glow wherever they
may be planted. indianapolis News.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
ROOM FOR THE cULTIvAToR,

Don't set your small fruits too
closely in the row nor have the rows
too close together. The farmer wants
plenty of room for the pillow and culti-
vator and for the plants to spread
Observation-Disclosures News.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
Observation-Disclosures
AN ELEPHANT.
BY COLONEL N. B. THAYTT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

VffFfNNfffff
Some years ago, when l was at
1 BaroGa, l happened to be witness Of
N rost extraordinary incident which
occurred to two government ele-
plants.
Travelling in India was then very
different from what it is at the pres
emit day. Railways had not even been
commenced, and the distance from
one station to another had to be
hraversed by marches, which, al
though occasionally tedious, were not
unpleasant, as they afforded an op-
portunity of seeing the country, and,
IL taken during the cold season-2s
was usually the case-of enjoying the
excellent sport which in those days
was to be found almost all over India.
Before commencing my story,
which l may mention is true in all It's
details, l should say that Baroda is
the capital OF the most powerful in
dependent state in the Western presi-
dency. The Guicowar, or king, OF
this pEincipality was at that time
Khundee Rao.
Baroda was always a favorite place
Of resort for the governors of Bonn
bay, who, whenever they paid visit
there, were received with much pomI
and ceremony, and entertained right
royalty by the Guicowar, their stay
being always made the occasion o.
shooting and hunting parties in th'
well stocked royal preserves by day
and of fetes by night.
On this particular occasion tn'
governor of Bombay, VINO had beer
making a tour through Kattiawa
and Gurejat during the cold season
had signified his intention OF taxing
Baroda on his return journey, ant
also Of staying there a few days.
In order to provide suitably for hi
residence, it was necessary to pitcl
camp so as to accommodate no
I only the governor himself, but ais
his suite and large retinue Whlc
accompanied him.
A considerable quantity OF cam
equipage was accordingly ordere
down from Ahmedabad, the neares
station, a distance of about ski
miles from Baroda. For this purpos
government elephants were used Il
carrying the tents, and this brini
me to the real subject of my story
On the very day that the conv6
reached Baroda, two Of the elephan
came literally to loggerheads. II
huge animals began a regular mgr
buttlng at and prodding each othe
and, Notwithstanding all the ehor
Of their mahouts, or drivers, IN
= continued until one got the better
It, and having yanquished his enen
who turned tail, he pursued him
numbering galiop across the plair
So excited were they that neitn
Of them perceived blind wen whi
lay in their track, and the forem'
elephant fell right into the well &C
depth OF some fifty or sixty feet,
pursuer being so eager that he COZ
not stop. but fell in on top OF nj
the weight Of these enormous bru
literally splitting the stone wall
the we'll as they fell down.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
BLACKBERRIEs.

Give the blackberries a corner OF
cool land and cultivate for two years.
After that only cut back the tops and
thin out the old canes.-Indianapolis
News,
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-03-18
A Convenient Portable Fence.

The panels in the portable fence
shown here are made Of four-inch
fencing, fourteen feet long, with six
inch spaces between the boards, thus
making a fence three feet high by
allowing the cleats to project two
inches. If the fence is to be used for
pigs the lower space may be reduced
to four inches and the upper one in-
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-05-19

The Baraca classes of Spokane are
being federated into one strong organ
ization thar more effective work for
the encouragement of a better life
among the young, may be done.
The purpose of the organization is
most commendable, and it would be
well if it could be extended to even
the smaller towns and cities. They
work on the idea that when a young
man has made his first misstep in life
and faces prison term, he is at a
turning point in his life. Good ad-
vice, chance for position and a
bit of kindness at such times may
work wonders with man who has
stumbled. On the other hand, neglect,
a prison term that may be only partly
deserved, and harsh treatment may
make of such man confirmed
criminal, foe to the home and to
society.