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Monday Evening May 15 1911.
TTTF. HRYAN DAILY EAGLE
MOLE PESIS OF PEANUTS
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Can tlw ground peHts which destroy
ho peanuts Tuiited ever year bo com.
uttt'd by utiy process thut the peanut
liintcr can afford?
That is a . serious question and
lietlier the problem has been solved
y 11. U .ik-Knignt in charge of the
irm crops department of the Texas
xperlment station at A. & M. college
mains to bo seen. Expeiiments ol
.vo years have given lr. McKnight
lie but he Is not convinced that he
lis round tne way and no hesitates
advising others to follow his plan
t he does not refuse to talk to those
ho approach him.
It is well known that all land which
11 grow peanuts has ground pests
ch as moles gophers field mice etc.
the eastern part of the state the
iile Is more prevalent. In the west-
roaili part of the state tlio gopher causes
j iJ 'Vy loss. The ordinary way of plant-
peanuts Is to break the pod in two
nting each section and In this wrj
sa. moisture can get In and start ger-
ctlnnatlon and the sprout can get out.
exae ieopie snen me pcanuiB ueiore
ntlng but this is a long tedious
. and the shelling of the nuts does
pnAent the action of the field
is. The moles gophers and field
e get to the planted peanuts before
mination has started and burrow-
along the planted row destroy one
I after another until the enurt
i Is ruined.
few days ago II. M. t'ottrell ngrl-
ural commissioner of the Rock
ud railroad visited A. & M. college
uslness matters. He hud Just come
i the western part of the state
re the people want to plant pea-
where they can plant peanut)
where they can produce large
s of great value if they can be rid
ie ground pests lie says that in
iern Texas in New Mexico Okla-
i and Southern Kansas the immiiiuI
Is a very valuable one but that
Holes and the gophers cause (rou
nd loss. He took the matter up
Mr. McKnight and learned what
doing.
im experhnentaing" said Air. Me-
it "and until I have solved the
ion I don't want to rrcoinmend
lan officially."
it you ought to tell it" answered
ottrell. "The people among whom
been traveling will do anything
hance to save their crops."
m carrying on an exM'i iment that
cover live years said .Mr. .Me-
t. "I have only tried it two years
lie people are always ready to
-ie experimental work that does
ng success.
McKnight however 1.4 using a
nt for ground Insects rodents
rwise. His plan is to take olio
of boiling water and Into this
a one-pound bar of ordinary
soap. It is better to shave the
ito the water first and then W
to a boll and in tills way the
come thoroughly disolved. To
lion of boiling water he add
f pint of kerosene oil. This tnlx-
stlrred thoroughly for ten min
as to make an emulsion. Thli
n Is poured Into ordinary water
it to make eight or ten gallons
gh to saturate two bushels of
. The pods are not broken in
v. They are put into the mix-
lole nnd allowed to soiik for
our or forty-eight hours. The
f this soaking Is for the pods
up all the water; that Is the
shells of the peanuts must take up all
the free water so that when the pea-
nuts are taken out of the "'esel barrel
or can there will be very little If any
water remaining. The peanuts are
them planted whole without breaking
planting at the rnte of two bushels
to the acre.
In this way germination sets In be-
fore the peanuts nre planted. The oil
and soap on Die pods are offensive to
the ground pests nnd the plants get a
chance to start their growth without
hindrance. The plantj ought to be ui.
within ten days.
Mr. McKnight has tried this plan for
two years und he has gotten a good
stand of peanuts without interference
from the moles. He wants to try It a
year or two years longer before he Is
ready to announce the plan officially.
Within about ten days peanut plant
ing in the west will commence. Mr.
Oottrell says that for a dry farming
croji there Is nothing that beats the
peanut nnd that If the people of the
west can exterminate the moles they
can make big profits on their crops.
He wants to carry the news to them
about the plan Mr. McKnight has been
following.
Tht Mandarin's Roba.
The author of "Recollectlona of ft
Society Cliilrvuynnt" tells of the catift
of li lady who was haunted by reason
of u garment she wore. It was a
mandarin's robe from China ntnted tn
be part of the loot from the sack of
Peking. The ow ner who lived In a
fiat In a London suburb first began
to be nlaruied by "a smell of decom-
position In her bedroom" and heard
"stealthy footsteps paddling ulong the
tiny piiMMuge In and out of the Bit-
ting room." She changed her house
but the obsession continued. The
dreadful smell recurred her cats died
In great agony from some unknown
on use. nnd uncanny footsteps were
henrd at night. According to the
clairvoyant's diagnosis the robe bad
belonged to "a man who had worn It
when he engaged In the mystic forms
of ceremonial magic known to the
M'blnese. He hnd met with a violent
death nnd certnln mulignant forces
were still Imprisoned In his robe
which from the bloodstains on it. ho
must have lieen wearing when he was
killed." The curse was eventually
dispelled by the robe being burned.
LIFE-SAVING ABROAD AND
LIFE-WASTING AT HOME.
It is significant and by no means
gratifying to our national 'pride that
President Taft when desiring to dem-
onstrate the. value of modern sanitary
methods was forced to draw all his
Illustrations from our Island and prov-
incial possessions. Modern sanitary
science has abolished yellow fever in
Culm discovered the cause and largely
controlled the ravages of hookworm
anemia In Porto IUu barred yellow
fever and Chagres fever from the canal
zone Isolated leprosy in Hawaii nn.i
the Philippines nnd aided in the inves-
tigation of beriberi. Thli work has
practically revolutionized conditions In
our tropical possessions and has en-
abled the president to say that "in the
short twelve years that we have been
responsible for the health of our people
in the tropical climates we have made
more progress In the dUcovery of
methods of prevention and cure of
tropical diseases than all other coun-
tries have made in the past two c
turles." Modern sanitary method
hacked up by intelligent and authorita-
tive administration have Indeed
worked wonders in the tropics: but
what of our own country? Tubercu
losis typhoiJ pneumonia and the ap
palling black plague of venereal in-
fection still lay waste the land I ne
are tolerated chiefly because we are
accustomed to their presence. If tuber-
culosis were a newly discovered trop-
ical disease if typhoid fever were lim-
ited to the ironies how horrified wou'd
we be at their ravages and how wai in-
ly would we applaud any efforts of the
national gowriiment. to control them!
Hut through long association we luvo
become tolerant of their presence nnd
reconciled to their destructivenesi.
Yet modern sanitation if permitted
can effect as marvelous changes here
as in the canal zone or In Havana. -Journal
of the American .Medical Association.
Ruskin and the Champion Bora.
One of the principal clubs In Pall
Mall has the misfortune to be fre-
cpiented by a gentleman who Is by
common consent the jrreajest bore and
buitoiiholer in London. Home years
ago this pood man. on his return from
liis iiMtuiiiii holiday was telling all
his aeipialntani'cs nt the club that he
had been occupying a house at the
lakes not far from Mr. Uuskln. who
he added was In n very melancholy
state.
"1 am truly sorry for ttiat" said one
of hN hearers. "What Is the matter
with him V"
"Well" replied the biittonholer "I
was walking one day In the lane which
separated Ituskln's house from mine
and I saw him coming down the lane
toward inw The moment he caught
sight of me he darted Into a wood
which was (dose by and bid behind a
tree till I had passed Oh. very sad
Indeed!" From "Collections nnd Recollections."
Clean Your Glasses.
The most scientifically fitted glasses
In the world will do more harm than
good unless they nre properly kept and
correctly worn. It is a strong state-
ment to make but most people wear
dirty glasses even those who nre fas-
tidiously careful in nil other respects.
Peering through any clouded and un-
certain window Is n strain upon the
vision How much more must the
strain be when the window Is so close
to the eye that It Is almost n part of it!
Classes must be worn nt the exact
nude for which they were prescribed
nnd no other. Tor tills reason many
people nnd nil children (lo better in
spectacles than In eyeglasses. The
glasses should he fitted to the eye by
the optician after which care should
be taken not to handle nnd loosen the
frame. If this occurs In the slightest
degree they should again be fitted and
tlghteued. Youth's Companion.
Ancient Rome's Libraries.
Tin llbrurles of ancient Rome werw
immense and splendid. Lucullus
wnose name Is associated with table
luxuries expended much of his wealth
on books. Ills library says Plutarch
lind "walks galleries und cabinets
open to all visitors." Julius Caesar
proposed to open this library definitely
to the public.
How were these vast libraries in
addition to the book shops filled?
With his trained staff of readers and
transcribers a publisher could turn
out an edition of any work at very
cheap rates and almost at a moment's
notice. There was no Initial expense
of typesetting before a single copy
could be produced no ruinous extras
In the shape of printers' corrections.
The manuscript came from the au-
thor; thetiubllsher handed It over to
his slaves nnd if a book of modest
dimension the complete edition could
be ready. If necessary within twenty-
four hours. Actunlly. then books
were produced nnd sold more easily
and quickly In undent Rome than they
are In modern London.-T. P.'s London
Weekly.
The -Iliad" Not a Myth.
The fall of Troy ufter a ten year
siege by the Creolan princes about 11S4
B. C. has long been considered as a
rather mythical foundation for Homer's
immortal epic the "Iliad." P.ut in 1S70
the excavations of Kchliemann on the
reputed site of Troy brought to light
under the ashes of two tmperlncumlient
fortress cities the remains answering
to the descriptions of Homer and a
hldflon vault containing goblets bowls
vases gems. Jewels amies de luxe and
like articles In gold silver nnd bronze.
These treasures are now generally ae
knowledge) to be the veritable rem-
nants of the once vast riches of Priam
which although depleted by fen years
of costly warfare in the purchase of
supplies nnd mernarles nnd the final
sack of the ru'ned city were thus pre-
served to eirtch the museums of Eu-
rope and greatly increase our realiza-
tion of the wealth nnd nrt of that an
cient Ilium which we have hitherto
been disposed to consider a poet's
dream.-Charles Wlnslow Hall In Na-
tional Magazine.
HOLIDAY.
The public schools of the city of
Itryan will have a holiday on next
Friday May 111.
W. C. LAWSIN.
Superintendent City Schools.
on't Bake Your Wife
cr a red hot wood stove through the long hot summer
that is now coming on. Get her a
nick Meal Gasoline Stove
li
I 7 V -
e that Is always ready!
That will make the kitch-
en as pleasant as the par-
lor No Heat No Ashes
No Smoke takes away
the drudgery of cooking
makes the housewife cheer
ful and the home happy.
We sell the QUICK MEAL in
Bryan and have a full
stock to select from. Ask
those who have tried them.
No trouhlc to show these
stoves and explain them
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lie Hardware Company
Meteoric Showers.
How many know that the earth Is
getting larger each year from the fall
of meteoric matter on Its surface and
that such matter Is of no small
weight? One hundred tons n day Is
the estimate made by Voting. This
he says would tank" a layer one Inch
thick over the entire earth In lfXN-
00)n0 years If we assume this me-
teoric matter to be three times ns
heavy ns wnter. Hut another effect
has to take place nt the same time.
As the earth Is getting larger the force
of gravity gets larger nnd we nre be-
ing attracted with more force toward
the sun. P.ut the centrifugal force
keeping us away from the sun gets
null h greater too nnd. In fact more
so than the sun's gravity the result
being that we nre gradually Increas-
ing our distance from the glowing orb.
New York Tribune.
Dickens' Literary Gams.
The papers have often printed
grenr cieni or pure nonsense on the
subject of Dickens' literary gains
Dickens is stated to hnve died leav
Ing "earnings that often accrue to a
respectable solicitor." This Is rub-
bish Dickens left 93.000 In round
figures nnd this did not Include a con
slderable sum of money that he had
settled some years before his death
His readings (lHr.S GJU hnd brought in
about f.Hi.noo. it Is forgotten that
Dickens began life without one penny
nnd that every farthing be spent or
gave away or left was earned by him
self only excepting 2.(KiO which was
bequeathed to him by n friend about
two year before his own death. Dick
ens lived liberally (some people said
cxtravngantly) for about thirty four
years he brought up and started In
life n large and very expensive family
and he gave away a great deal of
money to needy relatives. Ixnidon
Truth.
Byron In an Ugly Mood.
I have not yet read Hymn's "Con-
versations" but there was nn anecdote
In one of the extracts which confirms
what I heard long since but which I
could not depend on before. He hnd
an aversion to see women eat. Colo-
nel was nt Byron's bouse In Picca-
dilly. I.ady Byron In the room nnd
luncheon wns brought In veal cutlets
etc. She began eating. Byron turned
iiroimd In disgust nnd said. "Gorman-
dizing beast!" nnd. taking up the tray
threw the whole luncheon into the hall.
I.ady Byron cried nnd left the room.
Told by Haydou. the Painter.
He'd Have Revenge.
Juggins Who wns it that said if he
could make the ones of the people
he wouldn't care who made the laws?
Muggins Don't know. But if he's the
chnp who's making the songs of the
people nowadays I'd Just like to have
the making of the laws a little while.
That's ull.-i:cd Hen.
Doubt or Dyspepsia.
Scott The difference between a poor
man nnd n millionaire Mott Yes I
know all about It. One worries over
! his next meal nnd the other over his
last. Exchange.
Antiquity of the Senate.
The senate Is historically much older
than tii 'ower house or house of rep
resentatives ns it is called in our
country and time. In the remote time
while ns yet there wns no such thing
as a 4-icncp 0f government the tribe
was wont to look to Its old men. on
account of their wisdom and experi-
ence for advice In nil matters per
talnlng to the tribe and those old
men were the first senators. The
word senator comes from "scnis.
meaning old. As civilization advanced
nnd seated government became n fact
the senate continued to be composed
of the old men. nnd when by nnd by
the second chamber or council was
ndded the senate continued to receive
the larger measure of reverence and
respect New York American.
Crow Quills Make the Best Pans.
A quill nenniaker says that no pen will
do as fine writing ns the crow quill.
It requires the assistance of a micro-
scope to make a proper pen out of such
a quill but when made It Is of won-
derful delicacy. The microscopic writ-
ing told of In books of literary curios-
ities was nil done with a crow quiil.
The steel peiis of the present hnve
very tine points but somehow a finpr
point can be given to a quill than has
ever been put on a steel pen and for
delicacy nothing can equal It
Mutual Forbearance.
"You and your wife seem to get
along nicely."
"Fairly well. We had an under-
standing from the start. I wasn't to
expect a dollar to buy more than a dol-
lar's worth of goods and she wasn't
to tell me about the fine men she
might have married." Washington
tlerald.
Without a Doubt.
Dubbins Do you know where I can
find a lot facing south? Stubbing
Why not try around the north pole?
That's a very likely place. Exchange.
No Spooning.
"Tell me that I may hope." he plead-
ed. "All right." she replied "hope on.
but don't ask me to feed your hope
with a spoon."-Chlcago Record Herald.
The Feminine of It.
Teacher Tommy what is the fem-
inine of the masculine "stag?" Tom-
my (whose mother is a society leader)
-Afternoon tea ma'am. Sphinx.
Thoughts nre mightier than the
itrength of bund. Sophocles.
Considerate Revolutionists.
The wildest nnd most ferocious rev-
olutionaries I have known have often
been in private life merciful tender
unselfish. considerate.-T. I O'Connor
In London T. T.'s Weekly.
Warned. -
ITe Darling I don't know what to
ay to your father. She Just sny
"Mr. Munn I wish to marry your
daughter" then dodge.
1 J'i K
zau
Stevenson Machine
Works
Gasoline Engines
Motors and
GENERATORS
Phone No. 7
LEARN how to test varnish for quality when my demon-
strator is at Haswell's Book Store next Friday and Satur-
day May 19th and 20th.
No use having varnish on floors furniture pr woodwork
that turns white when bruised or subjected to hot or cold
water or soap when something better can be had.
HI -NAM
Ed
or ALL
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gines Wind-
mills Motors
Repairing
Plumbing
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Did Your Coffee Taste Just Right this Morning?
If it didn't that just simply shows you haven't yet found
the Coffee that just suits you. No other Coffee has had
as much good said of it asour ''BLUE RIBBON"
brand. Won't you try a pound of it 1 pound makes 40
to 50 cups and every drop is a drop of comfort.
Phone Us For The Best Goods
at The Lowest Prices
WALTER J. HIGGS
BRYAS
TEXAS
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Baron Hal 2D7j
THE CHAMPION OF TEXAS
Breed to a Winner and a Champion from a family of champions.
Baron Hal 2.07 by Baron D. 2.10. A full brother to Bumps
2:03; also a full brother to Moko the sire of Native Bell 2:07
champion 2-year-old of the world; also sire of the dam of 'The
Harvester"' 2-01 champion stallion of the world.
Barn Hal's dam Sue Hal by Star Hal and he by Brown
Hal 2:12'; the ehampion stallion of the world of his day. Brown
Hal 2:12 sire of "Star Pointer" 1:594 ex-champion of the
world. HOW CAN YOU BEAT IT?
Like begets like so it's no accident that Baron Hal is the champion
of Texas. His biood lines have produced more champions than all
others put together.
Terms 120.00 season; $30.00 with Return Privilege or Money Re-
funded if mare proves not with foal
See M. C. BOSTICK at Hunnicut's stable or address
J. W. DYER. Bryan Texas. .
Fat Refrigerated Meats I
My Meats Are Kept on Ice and Are Always Cold f ure
and Sweet. I kill only fed cattle and hogs and handle
only the best and fattest Call on me at my new stand
Braatr building North Main Street Bryan Texas
S. W. BUCHANAN
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A WIFE'S SMILE
1 Makes the husband's heart glad. There is nothing that will
make her smile quicker than an elegant piece of FURNI-
TURE. A new BED-ROOM SUITE new DINING
TABLE new MATTING Etc. I have a large and com-
plete line. Let me show them to you.
W. T. JAMES
LOWNEY'S CANDIES
Nut Milk Chocolatts 05
Crem Cakti 05
U-All-No IMnner Mints 10
Chocolate Peppermints h)
Hit Contilunr 10
Philadelphia Caramels In
Chocolate AlmonJs 10
Chocolate Assorted Nuts lo
Chocolate Ice Crem Drops 10
Milk Chocolate Creams. 1-2 lb 40
Chocolate Assorted Nuts. 1-2 lb 40
Chocolates and Bon Hons. 1 lb 75 1
Chocolate Bon Bons J lb $1.50
I M. H. JAMES. THE LEADING DRUGGIST BRYAN TEXAS
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