The Bryan Daily Eagle. (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 310, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 28, 1896 Page: 2 of 4
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XYLS IN A FOREST. I
ROMANCE OF A WOMAN HEB-
MIT'S LIFE.
Her Knthanil Waa f nntlrtrd of Sr-
l.r of tlitrh II W Innocent
I he Iwd Hon hy m Rrjrcid l.or
A Drain llrd t nn t rttlon.
(Bartfstown (Ky I Letter.)
-'O- '' rp LOf cabin slt-
. i i .1 il uated In the depths
I i r ;-' ..' I of id almost un-
' ' . r ' '!lL broken forest. 12
! M 'LJ miles st of this
: . 7 . . ....
f
'
4u
known
place rear the
Boiling Fork river.
In Waa hlngton
county U an ob-
ject of Interest. It
belug the home of
Mrs. Tolly IHake.
the section In
vi-irU 4 III Ui.livu 4
wln.h she dwell at the "Woman Her-
mit." The story of her life would fur-
ii. h the material fur a thrilling novel.
For fifty years Mrs. Illuke has lived
In t!:ls lonely robin h'T only coro-
pnnlin being a dig and a couplo of
rain.
In 1S35 Tolly Andrew. ai a lovely
SiH lhlug vlth ter parent on a
mm
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MRS. TOI.I.T BLAKF..
farm near Springfield. Ky. They were
f Il tn-do. resectable people and Tol-
!y being an unusually pretty girl In-
liiMrlotis modcet and amiable notur-
a 1 1 y bad many suitors for her hand.
Among tliera vn one Stephen Lctton.
i prosperous young farmer of the
3 iKt.tiorliood. Thin man wss conceded
:o be I'ully's accepted aweetheart.
The Andrews residence was situated
nvir the public hlgoway. snd travelers
ere frequently entertained there.
During the summer of 1835 stranger
giving his name as Thomas Wake
'topped over night with the Andrews.
Ho stated that be was from Boyle
:ounty and was In Quest of mules
Mch be was buying for the southern
kt't. He was a handsouo man. and
!o ail s ppea ranees a gentleman of high
standing. An attachment sprang up
between him and Tolly which resulted
in marring In the spring of 1S36 not
before Sir. Andrews had. however sat-
bf.cl himself that lllnke was ell ho
bad represented hlmiclf tt be.
After the wedding Bluke took up
M residence with his fnther-ln-law.
and stranne as It may seem a strong
Intln aey was formed between him and
young lctton. Tolly's rejected lover. If
I-etton felt any rencntment at tla treat-
mi nt by the young lady he rave no
evidence of It. but continued on the
most fiicudly terms with the whole
family.
Ia the autumn following Tolly's mar-
riage to Wake lctton sold his prop-
erty and announced bis Intention of
emlKrating to whst Is now Wist Vir-
ginia alleging he bad purchased an
interest In a coal mine there. About
this time Blake decided to return to
Iloylo county to settle up some unfin-
ished business and then to Journey to
eautern Kentucky In search of mules.
As Letton's routs led him In that
airoitlon the two men decided to trav-
el together. After tarrying near Dan-
ville a few da) a the friends continued
.heir Journey. On arriving In Doyle
county they repaired to the home of
wealthy drover with whom Ulake bad
frequently transacted business and
hire the travelere separated. Before
lyetton took his leave of Illake how-
ivcr he borrowed from the. latter a
nun of money which he promised to
repny on reaching his destination
claiming that bis money had all been
invented there.
The night following Rlako'a depar-
ture from the drover's house In Iloyle
county. It was entered by an assassin
a ho killed the inmates and secured a
package containing fi.ROO In bank
notes. In order to conceal his crime
the murderer set Are to the house. The
imllding burned slowly and the neigh-
bors were enabled to extinguish the
Cures and discover the murderous
i
1 M.-m-
r-e.?t
m:n cahin in the woods.
work which had been done. The aaS'
sin before leaving the yard hsd torn
pen the wrapper on the package of
money and flung It on the ground. This
was picked up by the officers of the
law and marks of blood were found
uim It. This was the only clue In
their poewMlon.
Shortly sfter Blake's return to
Springfield he received the money
which Lctton owed blm. Detectives
umcrted Illake of murderlug the
drover because bs was known to have
been Intlmato with him and had
stopped at bis home shortly before the
ou.u;!s!on of the crime. Consequent
ly he was kept under constant surveil-
lance for four months.
Id the meantime Mrs. Dlakc's health
began to fall and her husband de-
rided to take Iter on southern trip.
The detectlres followed them. When-
ever lilake raid a hotel bill or offered
tnouey for any purpose the officer se-
cured the bank note which had been
In the former's posnesslon. Finally the
ahsdowed man put J out twenty-dollar
bill which bad a red mark In one
rorner. The detective Immedlat'-ly ar-
retted him. '
At the trial the lorn wra: "er. with
Its smear of blood was Identified S4
l atlng been In t!:a tlro-fer'a posses-
iin. Tb bank note wLlca tad Uen
traced to Blkke was also shown. The
stain of blood on the wrapper eorre
the bank note. A strong rr.Llfj Ire
giats revealed unerringly that the
murderer's thumb. In tearing open the
envelope had touched the topmost bank
note. Illake etoutly protested bis Inno-
cence averring that the blood-stalntd
money bad been paid blm by Stephen
Lctton; that he (Illake) had plenty of
money without resorting to robbery
and murder; that the drover snd him-
self were the best of friends and he
could have no motive to murder him.
A thorough search waa made for Lct-
ton. but he could not be found and
Illuke waa given a life sentence In the
penitentiary. Mrs. Blake never doubt-
ed her husband's Innocence and after
his Imprisonment made repeated ef-
forts to secure his pardon but tbey
were of no avail and ten years after
his conviction Illake died of consump-
tion. A few years sfler the death of her
husband Mrs. Blake received a letter
bosrlng the postmark of Sin Francisco.
Cal. It was signed by a notary public
and a mlnlmer of the gospel. The
contents of the letter were remarkable.
It stated that Stephen Letton was fa
tally wounded In a bar-room brawl and
bad made a death-bed confession In
which he stnted that be had murdered
a drover In Kentucky and had caused
the crime to bo fastened on BUke. be
cause he had deprived him of the girl
who had promised to be his wife. His
motives were purely those of revengo
snd now being about to die he de-
alied to make what reparation lay In
his power.
Shortly after this Mrs. Blake's pa-
rents dlrd and having spent her means
in her husband's behalf she retired to
the lonely log cabin to finish her days
in nolltude.
MEATIilCAIi LETTER.
QUEEN OF BEAUTY.
In
A Jxi-M-rvllle Illinois lilrl m ho W
a Itecent 'olitet.
(Jerffyvllle III. Letter.)
The Daily Democrat held a contest
by coupon vote for the prettiest un-
married lady over 10 In Jerseyvllle.
Great Interest was taken In the con
test and on Saturday night the voting
closed. On counting the votes It was
found that Miss Alice Kgelhoft was the
winner. MIks F.gelhoff Is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Egeihoff
old residents of Jerseyvllle and a gen
uine Jerseyvllle girl having been born
reared and educated there. She baa
brown eyes and hair fulr complexion
and regular features; a figure of me-
dium height prettily rounded and
graceful. But her personal charms no
portrlat csn reveal a sincere and
gentle manner and a disposition of
Irresistible sweetncf t Miss Egelboff
j. 'a i ; '
r 1
Is
ALICE F.GELHOFF.
a home girl devoted to her aging
:URRENTSAYNC3 AND DOINGS
OF STACK FOLK.
r.nnf lutrnport not NatUflrd with III
I'dtlon of ArlrrMC on the TfOKniiu
I'.s.y fur m I rrdjr .lrl to Umkm tier
Drbot.
a a fi 9 c J
q AXXT DAVE N-
.1 TOUT thinks that
the women on th?
stage ought to have
as good par.s to
play as the men
but tbey don't.
"Tlays with strong
male character
parts are Innumer
able." says MIm
Davenport "b u t
roles for the sctresses are those In
which she appears as her every day
elf. with the additions of force or
iweetness. or embellishment of drca
but the opportunities to reflect flneeso
or Intellect and the study of human na-
ture are few. Attempts have been made
)f late to give to the singe a strong new
role but these have invariably degen-
erated Into depicting a depraved side
of woman's character. Even Camill".
for years considered as the strongest
female rolo In the drama has been
rondemned for this reason. There are
ki many better tralta In a woman that
would serve tho dramatist and bring
forth admiration In place f pity and
abhorrence" concludes Miss Daven-
port "that It Is it be recretted that the
playwright who so understands men
should be so little conversant with the
character of women."
Carrie Sralt Only fewhrrtte.
Carrie Scott was born In Taterson
N. J.. Feb. U. 1ST0. Her first
appearance on the stage wss made
course highly Beceesary b. a girl
posjesatng beauty Is far more likely to
r....l '...r n::h t-a avcr;;9 tr.sr.ar?:
than the girl who by dint of study
has the theory ot acting at her finger
tips and has rehearsed every Important
part In the classic repertoire llesuty.
or at lc.ut good looks. Is absolutely
necewsary to the young woman enter-
ing upon a stage career. It do"a not.
Indeed Insure her success If that be
her only gift but the possession of It
materially helps her to attala the end
she Is seel:lng. There hsve been no
doubt. Instances that have been ex-
ceptions to the rule but In mont of
these exceptions I jomily face has
been Illuminated by genius. Eleanors
Duse Is an example. She Is by no
means beautiful In fare or figure. Her
face Is almost plain and yet one la sc.
spellbound by the genius of the actress
that at tlmco one thinks her beautiful
Koseiuarr Vg Kurre..
It Is said that the total receipts ol
"Koaemary" during the five weeks It
has been at the Empire theater in New
York amount to nearly 1 15.000. Not
bad. Is it even for a successful play Ir
a good season? Mr. Drew will rontlnuf
to presi m the piece at the Empire until
Dt ceinlx r anil after that he will be seen
In It In the principal cities of the coun-
try. Of course though thero will bi
many places he cannot vlt.lt to Mr
Frohman has decided to organize a No
2 company to vh.lt cltUs net oa Mr
Drew's roa'.e.
!- nf Ittrnttlv.
It Is often sl.ed If actors foel the
emotions they portray on tie stage
Coqutlln. tho g.-tat French a -tor sayi
they should not as acting Is the art ol
make lelleve and that while the ar
Hat is moving his auditors to tears he
himself should be alMolutely cold and
rnmoved. That he says. Is art Othei
celebrated actors urge the contrary
KM mf AI) (fATinKV I that of fruit product:. anlsred
MATTEHS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
Sum t p-to-ilat II Int. About CalllTs-
lion of th Kail and Vlells Thereof
Ilortiraliar. Mlliulturt and llmi-cultar.
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CAUUIE SCOTT.
In a
tor a
parents whose Joy she Is.
BAPTISTE AND THE BEAR.
II Was I p a Tre In a Had Way and
Waa Mot Wrlroia VUltor.
"It was one very cold night mon-
sieur." said Baptlflte of "Wolf and
Wild Turkey" celebrity "and aa I had
lost my rifle as well as the pouch con-
taining the flint and steel In shooting
rapid. I couldn't get a Ore. So I
climbed a rotten hemlock the top of
w hich had been blown off by the wind
and let myself down Into the hollow;
but I had no sooner done this than I
saw that there was no time to be lost
In getting up again for my life wasn't
worth a pinch ot powder. I hsd light-
ed among a Utter of bear's cubs and
thinking I was their mamma come
back from a foraging expedition with
something nice for supper they began
to sniff about me and pat my legs with
their pawa. Then finding their mis-
take they set up a prodigious howl by
way of signal to their Interesting pa-
rent that all waa not light at home;
that a guest had dropped In and had
better be politely asked to walk out
again."
"Now. I knew that a lady bear with
select party ot sons and daughters
wss not the plcaaantest person possi-
ble to meet so 1 didn't need a second
notice to quit nor rare how soon I was
off the premises. It wss no very easy
matter however to climb th Inside ot
the tree for there was very little hold
for one's claws and I had not made my
way above a yard or so when I saw the
stars suddenly blotted out above and a
large object coming down right upan
the top of me. It was the old she bear
descending tall first. Just a a man
would come down a ladder. What was
to be done? Escape wss hopeless with
the whole ot the Inside of the tree
blocked up: and yet. If I was caught
there. I knew I should be torn to
pieces In five seconds. An awkward po
sition monsieur.
"Well." said I. "and what did you
do Baptlste?"
"Why. there was only one thing to
be done monsieur and that I did. My
long hunting knife was fortunately
for me. In my belt I whipped that
out and apologising for the liberty.
I drove It half a dozen time Into the
bear's tall with such right hearty will
too. that she roared for mercy and be-
gan to make her way up the hemlock
again aa fust as her legs would carry
her thinking (for she didn't know of
my presence there) that the rubs had
gone mad during her absence and pri-
vately arranging to pay them off pres-
ently for the ugly trick they had played
on ber. At the same moment I beld
tightly on to the brute'a shaggy hide
as she ascended and waa lifted as
neatly out ot the tree as though a
machine bad been Invented (or that
express purpose."
small lole wltU Harry Web-
cuuinauv. et tho Harlem
tl. rer New m li In Wit. 1 he fol
lowing s jason she appeared in h.-r spe-
cialty pl.iylr.g dates until she Joined
the H. W. Willla.ns Meteors for the
season of lSSS-sl. Weber & FleMs en-
gaged h r fcr the Russell Brothers C.
for the saon of '01 !K. and she created
s very favorable Impression by ber
clever Imitation of the Ilo-ry girl.
Next she wrnt with the Rentx-Santley
combination under the management of
Abe Lravltt playing the principal girl
parts In the first part and burlesque
and also appearing In her specialty.
Miss Scott Is playing dates at present.
She Is of attractive form and features
snd her character work aa well aa her
singing readily win ber audiences.
Tretty Jrul llarliaye.
Jersle Mackaye another pupil of Mr.
Sargent's Is related to the late play-
wright manager Steele Mackaye and la
a native of St. Louis. Other members.
ot the family were also actors and she
evidently Inherited the taste for the
stage for she began to recite and Imi-
tate while almost In her Infancy. She
la a very pretty plump little girl ad-
mirably suited for Ingenue work and
her ueeeos Is unquestionable. She
will play In the Lyceum stock com-
pany the roles formerly taken by j:'-
fle Shannon and Kathcrine Florence.
Tcrhaps like Miss Florence she will
aluo fall In love with and marry In real
JESSIE MACKAYE.
life the young actor who makes mock
love to her on the stage.
IH-Imt an t:a.y Matter.
For a young woman who has to work
for her livelihood there are few call-
ings or professions which are so at-
tractive aa the stage. It is a compar-
atively easy career to tnter upon since
no long years of study are necessary.
When I say study Is not necessary I
mean that the manager does nnt de-
maud of the debutante a diploma as
she would have to furnish before enter-
ing any of the other professions. Pre-
paratory study tor the stage It ot
think that tho
Important
manures Is
e good ma
nure and a great
deal of It. and If kept
from losing Its vir-
tues till well-rotted
there Is little dan-
ger of much loss in
applying. If only
Bond setlse be tis"d.
tt do not wish to be understood as
taylng that manure should be always
rotted before being spplied; on the ccn-
trsry we aa a rule turn under our
manure while green. If (he ground be
ready for under such practice no loss
can well occur. We always seek to ap-
ply our long manure to slow growing
cropa and our ahort-rottcd manure to
those of quick growth. Except aa top-
dreiislng for meadows we prefer to get
all of our manures under the surface
but not deep two Inches Is better than
six. We know It Is very fashionable
of late years to urge farmers to spread
their manure broadrast In winter to be
plowed under In spring. From sn ex-
perience derived from small experi-
ments we tannot urge It. We are
frank to say we have not the courage to
try the experiment on a large scale
for It Is so contrary to all out Ideas
of good practice. We fear too much of
It would feed fish In Bock rlvr which
we should never catch. We would cer-
tainly dissuade nnyone from leaving
for any time manure In small piles. It
distributes the fertility unequally and
Is the source of much waste. So few
men except those to whom manure Is
money who mujit have it or torero any
Income so few except those can be
made to realize or know tho extent of
their material nsourcea that we have
purposely refrained from calling atten-
tion to many apparently Insignificant
but rtnlly Important tourers ot ms-
nures; for we did not wish to subject
ourselves to the look of Incredulity or
maybe ridicule believing that we could
more successfully draw attention and
promote Investigation Into these mat-
ters by treating only of those methods
of which all will admit the value. But
If no more we would at least urge the
csreful saving of manure sfter the
methods detcrlbed because we know
them to be profitable and we know If
they are carried out that not only will
you reap bountifully from the fatness
of your land but alto that when you
shall end your days snd your children
receive their Inheritance that It shall
nnt be a barren but a garden. A. M.
Gurlund.
direct-
thelf
ehsrueter and somrtlmea for two or
three seasons prcreolng. in tnia mut-
ter of the growth ot fruit butls a tret
fruit differs f-ora r.spberrles black-
berries and grapes for they produce
bloom upon branches grown the same
season. Every orrhardist should be able
to determine what Influences rauer
trees to produro fruit buds. This ar-
tlrl Is designed as a study In this ill-
rcctlon and should be supplemented by
oLserve'lons In the orchard of trees
In fruit and better yet by a study ol
the philosophy of tree growth."
Mount't-Snlly for Inj'.anre declare
thut unless the actor feels emotloi
hlnipclf his tones must have a ful
ring. As rrirdtt courtships sni
marrlnfcs between members of th
fame dramatic company comparative!;
few occur which perhaps bears out M
Coqucliu't argument. It seems how
ever only natural that after being al
n;ot constantly In each other's rom
pany for nine months out of the year
and most of thn time exchanging ten
der sentiment on the stage the lovi
apsrk spoken ot by the poet shouli
burst Into flame.
Wll. In the l-anil..' luh.
There are some merciKss wits In th
Lambs' Club. Two of them are Wlltoi
Ijickaye and Maurice Ilnrrj more. Lack
less. Indeed says the New York Her
aid. Is the wight of ordinary menta
caliber who tumbles In between then
when they are In a bantering mood
Such a hapless mortal was for a loni
time one of the "r gu'.ars" In th
Lambs'. Ho drank whenever he wa
silted snd talkrd pretty nearly all thi
time. As Is sometimes true of actors
the personal pronoun dominated hb
conversation. He was forever convers-
ing about himself. But he never treat
ed. One evening tho subject of his ia)
wss his Intention to write the story a
his own life.
"What's that?" asked Lnckaye.
"My autobiography" replied the com
plnrent young man who never Invited
his frii mis to drink.
"With the accent on the 'bi?' " quer-
ied Ilarryntore.
No" said Lackaye. quickly. "WT.t
the accent on tho 'ought to.'"
ME Whisper.
Louisville prohibits) "obscene" lith-
ographs. Modjeska has Just passed her GOtb
year of life.
"La Dame aux Camellias" has passed
Its one thousandth performance In
Tarls.
Jellx Morris is to appear In "The
Mayflower." a new play written for
Itantrl Frohman by Ixmls N. I'srker.
It Is forty yesrs since Henry Irving
made his debut on the stage as Orleans
In "Richelieu." st the Lyceum theater
Sunderland England.
Margaret Mather dors not begin her
season until after the new year. Shs
expects to makt an elaborate produc-
tion of "A WlnVr's Tale."
Bristol has the oldest patent theater
In England outilde of London In the
Theater Royal. In King street opened
by David Carrlck In 17S6.
Ilermar.n was asked not long ago
what ho considered his best feat ot
magic: "Tuning a laugh from the
mouth cf the tired man" he replied.
New specialties In the Ilort plays
seem to le the thing this seaton. A
new cott' r specialty entitled "A la
Chevalier" la to be Introduced In "A
Trip to OMnatown" In Its New York
presentation.
Corn a. r'arl.
The npTUlntoi'son the Chlfito board
of trado were somewhat stirred up a
few days ago by a dlrpatch to the ef-
fect that tho school directors In a
school In northern Iowa hsd contracted
for a supply of corn for the winter
fuel at the sthonl l.mr Instead ot a
supply of coal says Wallace's Farmer.
It left the Impression fan the mluda cf
the dealers that cum was at Its lowest
point snd that when It became cheap
t nough to be used :s fuel the consump-
tion would be InimTsely Increased.
In nil this they were exactly rlsrit.
W hile not very tr.ur'a rein may be used
as f.ui In the a't'e of lowa. yet furth-
er west wi:ere the distance from the
soft coal mines 11 rdrr hard cnnl
cheat er litj soft caul for fuel there Is
no reason why thi farmer should not
burn his corn. It Is u.uch easier to sit
by the itove red ho? with corn and
rad the papers on ft cr.ld day than It
Is to haul the corn five or ten miles to
town snd sell It at ten onts a bushel
ard buy h.ir.l re;-i n ten dollars a ton.
We do not know the relative quantities
of heat then out by a ten of hard cos I
and a ton of corn but a ton of corn
cob and all which is the form In which
It Is used for fuel would be worth at
ten cents a bushel f: sr. and we would
take our chances on getting more hest
out ot corn at this rate than coal at
ten or eleven dollars a ton. When the
railroads find that corn has sunk to
the point where It takes tli place of
fuel they will see the necessity wheth-
er they think they ran afford It or not
of reducing rates ot freight both on
corn and coal. Very cheap grain
means no matter what pooling agree-
ments may be entered Into a steady
decline In freights and railroad esrn-
Ings and It la not difficult to see thst
there is a point that can be readily
reached where the cheapness of tho
farmer's products means sn entire wip-
ing out of the value ot the stock of the
granger railroads. To this complexion
have we come at last!
lUnrllrUI Uinta.
While thero may be and undoubtedly
are some Injurious birds there Is no
doubt but that the majority of our
commoner smpll birds are In the long
run decidedly beneficial tho Injurious
Inrerts they destroy more than raying
for the fruit and cereals they ronsume.
Excluding the English srarruw a for-
eigner for whom we have little or no
sympathy there is perhaps only one
bird which really stands on dangerous
ground snd I refer to the so-called
"snp-surker." or "ta-furklng wood-
pecker." This title Is cnly deserved
It must be noted by one bird not by
the entire group of woodpeckers. And
yet a recent bulletin from the deport
ment of agriculture at Washington D.
C claims that the trees are punctured
and the sap Induced to flow by this
bird In order thst the sweet Juice may
attract Insects upon whlrh the bird has
been seen to feed. During certain sea-
sons of the year the "sip-sitekrr" sub-
sists very largely upon Insects. Mo.'t
fruit growers however no matter bow
humane they are theoretically are not
going to look quietly on while robins
snd other birds in hcrdes are eating up
their berries and they have r source
to their shotgun. This Is a matter
which the entomologist will have to
leave to their own rons-iences.
Notra fttr llrrkerpera.
If any colonies are quecnless unite
thm with others.
Keep t lie brood In the center of the
hive if pcsilblo and the honey on the
outside.
All combs that are built by bees na
turally contain too niuoh drone comj.
Foul brood Is very contagious and
will spread with great lapldlty over an
apiary.
Curing honey simply means a proper
evaporation of the wtr It contains.
This Is ac.'on.plished In tho hive by a
1 IgU decree of temperature and ran
be dune outside by maintaining t
same conditions.
Colonies that lack stores for winter
should be fed the required quantity !n
the fall and September Is the beat time
to do It. It should be done while It
Is yet wsrm encugh to allow the bees
in srnl the stores over.
Every colony should Isve IS or 30
pounds of good realed stores to bring
them through to the first of May with
good winter protection besides. It Is
far better to have little too much
stores than too little.
Strong colonies of t ees sometimes be-
come suddenly depleted In cumbers
with not cnouch left to keep up the
necrsiary warmth to hatch the ntxs.
This Is becaune Co young bees havo
been hatched and the old ones super-
annuated left the hive In search of
(4(oJ and were not able to return.
Il.tff Chulera In Indiana.
Last year Indiana lost five hunditl
sr J del-.!? th.T.:t!;r. 3. h'ti'l""! M
sixty hogs by dUeie entailing a prcp-
erty Ions of three and a quarter million
dollars. Nearly the entire loss was due
to cholera and swine plague. It was
distributed as follows: In two hundred
and thirty-two townships the lois was
from ten to twenty per cent; In one
hundred and toenty-sev?n. from twen-
ty to thirty per cent; In fifty-nine
from thirty to forty per cent; In fifty-
three from forty to fifty per rent; In
twenty-four from fifty to sixty per
cent; In twelve from nlxty to seventy
per cent and In one seventy-seven per
cent while the remsainder Inst lesi
than ten per rut of all the hoss that
were produced. The disease Is wo!
disseminated In the state this fall and
the season ot greatest loss will soon
be upon ns. Every effort should b
made to lessen Its ravages as much
as possible. An Important factor In
reducing the loss Is to provide proper
shelter as all hogs with only a mild
attack or having apparently made a
recovery may take a relapse If exposed
to a cold rain or to a sudden change to
rough weather. There are thousands
of hogs now In a condition to become
affevtcd with pneumonia which would
escape If given a little protection. Any
shed which will keep off the rain and
brenk the wind Is sufficient. The floor
should te dry. but little bedding Is
needed and that renewed frequently.
Burn all Utter and bedding once a
week. Keep the herd divided so that
crowding Is Impossible. Remember a
straw stack Is the most unfavorable
plsee that can be provided sick hogs.
The essentials in prevention are good
food pure water and clean dry quar-
tera. The ststlon would bo pleased to
receive Information from any source
as to the iitesenro of the disease and
of all success'l ways of cheeking It-
Address A. W. Bitting. Experiment
Station Veterinarian. Lafayette lnd.
A Slnly In r"rnlt Itnila.
From report of Missouri Horticultu-
ral Society:
"How are fruit buds formed upon
trets preparing to grow their first crop?
For a study of this subject on apple
tree twig from a tree that has been set
In an orchard four or five years will
show the general method upon our
common fruit trees. At the axil of each
leaf that Is Just above the base of
each leaf stalk there Is a bud. These
buds appear to be nourished each by
Its own leaf for the development of
each bud seems to correspond In slip
vigor and character to that of Its leaf
good lesves producing good buds and
poor leaves poor buds. It Is the func-
tion of lesves to perform their psrt In
storing the buds and terminal twigs
with starch and surplus plant fool
with which the end growth of trees
should be gorged In the tall. It the
foliage Is poor this store of material
Is deficient and since the buds that
expand each spring depend upon this
surplus store to give size and vigor to
the first foliage produced only such
buds can develop Into fruit spurs and
fruit buds aa were sufficiently strong
to do so and cnly those fruit buds well
nourished this season can expand Into
good bloom next seaaon. Subsequent
growth modifies the fruiting method
and there are some f.llTerences In va-
rieties about produclrg fruit buds but
a large share of tree frultH lay the foun-
dation of productlvenesn along the
same lines tor the growth ot their first
trop. In all cases whether fruit spurt
are produced or cot fruit or blossom
buds are formed tbe y&ur previous to
MIMrwrd Orapea.
Some seasons grapes are seriously
affected by mildew. Tho vines may
suffer severely one season and b en-
tirely exejnpt the next owing to a dif-
ference In the weather. It has been
ascertained that mildew of the most se-
vere form and frequent occurrence on
native grapes Is caused by sn excess
ot moisture on the foliate chiefly he-
csofe of heavy continual dew. local-
ities where heavy dews are of less fre-
quent cecum nee are moFt favorable
for su.-cesitful grape culture. It has
been fuund by experiments that plants
piotected by a suitable covering which
will arrest the upward radiation ol
heat and prevent dew on their foliage
will be exempt from mildew although
surrounded on all sides by mildewed
vines. The relation of rot to mlMew
has hot been definitely ascertained but
It has ben observed that fruit on vines
where the tielllies are covered to pre-
vent mildew are leas affected by rot
than those less protected. Some va-
rieties ot grapes are much more liable
to mildew than others and should be
avoided.
Tree That Wntall.
The musical or whistling tree Is
found In the West Indian Islands In
Nubia and the Soudan. It has a pecu-
liar shaped leaf and pods with a split
o ropen edge. The wind pssslng throg
these send out the sound which gives
the tree Its peculiar came. In Barba-
does there Is a valley filled with these
trees and when the trade winds blow
across the tt'.nnds a constant moaning
deep-toned whistle Is hesrd from It.
which In the still hours ot the night
has a vrry weird and unpleasant ef
fect. A species of acacia whlih grows
very obunndantly In the Soudan Is
also railed the whistling tree by the
natives. Its shoots are frequently by
the agrnry of tho larvae of Inseru
distorted In shape end swollen to a
lobular bladder from one to two
Inches In dismcter. After the Insert
hits cmeraed from a circular hole In
tho side of this swelling the opening
played upon by the wind becomes a
musical Instrument equal In sound te
a swect-to ned flute. Til-Bits.
Germinating Nuts. The success of
germinating nuts In the spring depends
upon the condition of ripeness snd the
method of keeping them during the
winter. Nuts should cot be allowed
to become too dry before burying In
srnd. When gathered too early the
kernels shrivel up and have but little
germinating power hence they should
not be gathered until the kernel Is full
and plump. If there Is any danger of
mice getting Into the boxes where they
are burled during the winter wire net
ting should be nailed over them. Ex.
A New Cherry. A German hortl-
rulturlrt recommends a cew cherry.
known as the Hcxiiger.tiFS von Erfurt.'
which produces fruit as late as thi
month of October. The tree Is a vlg
orous grower with large foliage of dark
green color the fruit also being large
of a shining brlxht red color. Ripe
half-ripe and green fruit are to be
found on the tree at one and the same
time so that ripe fruit csn be gathered
for a period of from five to six weeks
-El.
Watnlna; llnrm hen llraled.
An English ravslry ofl'.-er and vet-
erinarian writes as follow In the Lon-
don Live Stock Journal: "TreJudlee
dies bard sud the hardest ot all to die
In the minds of grooms Is that It is
Injurious to give a hoite a drlr.U of
cold water when he Is heated from x-
enise. Years sgo when I used to train
horses for racing In India I grspp'.ed
with this prejudice end clung to It
with such tenacity thst I used con-
stantly to have my horses 'off' their
feed after a strong gallop. One day I
returned to the mess-houae very hot
and very tired after a long run. and
suddenly thought fit to mentally put
myself In the place of a rare horw.
'Shall I have' I asked myself 'a better
appetite for breakfast If 1 refrain from
drinking till I have cooled down or If
I have a drink right ot!V Knowing
that I cculd not eat heartily unless I
bad first of all a drink I took It and
thereupon felt so fit to eat. and went
so strong over a course of beefsteaks
ham and eggs quail muffins etc. that
I resolved to try the same treatment
en my horses. My lead wss attended
with such success Cut nowadays all
the trainers In India give their ra-e
horses sliout half a bucket of cuM
weter to drink Immediately after - a
gallop nnd with the brut results ti re-
gards their nppctlto SLd health. I have
not alone never seen but have never
even heard or read of any harm to a
horse from drinking cold water when
he was heated. I have however seen
hundreds ot rases of colic orjur In
hcrsei from drinking water s'ter be-
ing fed. on occasions when they had
previous to eating been deprived of
water for some time. Were all grooms
to follow my advice as to watering. I
am afraid that r.ar.y an honest and
hard-working xeterlnary surg-on
would find his income from colic cases
sertoubly diminished."
Make Only lloneal f hre.
An lows par-er says: If we had been
mskltig honest full tullk cheese In
every neighborhood In the land and
refusing to let a pound of It leave the
factories until It wss ninety days old
the home demand would by this time
have used more thsn Is made In the
whole I' nltrd States. This policy has
msdo a local market around Ames for
more cheese than the college cream-
ery can supply. There are poplo who
tell you they like a mild cheese best-
but such people do not rat much
cheese they could not. because It Is
not digestible. Then It we hsd bu
pursuing this courie the outside world
would be buying our cheese by the
ihlp loads as they buy our beef and
pork. Luckily tho rascals of com-
merce find no way to adulterate beet
and pork. We ran export cheese much
more readily than due butter because
a good cheese becomes better as It
Judges In the estimation ot cheese
enters and rhceso eaters are the work-
ing rlasf.es that require nitrogen; they
have no trouble about digesting It.
Nor will this class of people buy tf
bogus article berstise they learn u
know the genuine. We. therefor
have broutht upon o-trjolvs as a na-
tion severe punishment by tlestroying
tho roufiderce In us ot the- world's
cheese eaters. We make butter good
'Hitter but too aim h iii.U ioes Into
mtter reducing fa pi ice. Tiiere Is a
back track (or ui to take. r:d tbs
looncr we pursue It the better.
Crese are fattene". m larjte numbers
in some places rf the European conti-
nent especially In the neighborhood sf
Strasburg a rlnce celebrated for Its
plea. There get te have a shrplierd to
tend them ns sh.-ep bare. Th birds
are reared by the peasantry every one
of whom Is posfessej of auue stock of
thr.ie valued fowU. and. sava Rural
Life (an old EngliKti work) the shep-
herd every morning wakes the echoes
of the village by the sound of a trum-
pet with which he assembles his
feathered flock which. In comi any of
a herd of pigs repair to the pasture on
the common devoted to that purpose.
In the eV4'nlug the shepherd lesi!s barU
his flock but before ttrr arrive at the
village almost all the geese take flight
rise above the roofs and settle down la
tluir respective homes.
Dairy Failures. The caws may be of
the very best dairy breed.and may hsve
perfect care and treatment and If poor
butter Is made the enterprise Is a fall-
ur. No healthy cow ever gave bad
crrs.01. and the spoiling that Is r..es-
cai? In order to make bad butter Ir
almost always done after It lesves b
cow. To niske good butter shouut
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