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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09

In she Meth Csnsrsl states whsra
yilack rIasa Are scarce.

ulAek rlass are Scarce.
In the aorth central states. where ths
black bass Is scarce and In some regions
unknown, a very worthy substitute for
this grand game flsh 10 found In the
shite bass. Il cannot. indeed. Be said
that the latter species possesses all OF
the hne qualities Of the former, but In
aablts. haunts and food Il much re-
semblee the black variety. Its shape IL
quite different, the body being moro
oval and not 80 thick through, and the
head being shorter. The mouth Ia
rather smaller than that OF the small
muuthed bass bass. In color II II In
marked contrast 10 Us black brother.
being Of q clear silvery white. barred
With black horizontal lines. six or seven
In number. which run from gllls 70 tail.
The sireaua and ponds OF the whole
Mississippi valley abound in these
tprlghtly fish. and the Chicago sports
men mostly frequent the Illinois river.
which offers the best white bass angi-
Ing Of all the waters in the state. The
white bass are gregsrious. and swim In
biz shoS 4 along tho steep shores OF the
lakes or 10 the deeper stretches OF tho
streams, feeding on tho young fry OF the
gudgeons and dace. Owing to this flock.
Ing habit the veterans all fish with two
hooks on a spreader. and when a troop
passes by they land two at a time. uatil
the last survivors have fed. They bite
savagely quickly. and either hook
themselves or get away before the an.
gler can raise his rod. A long. light,
stin rod Is used. very fine silk line,
and the lightest Of single strand lead.
ers The hooks Of necessity must be
small. Oh account OF the tiny mouths
Of the bass. In bait fishing II Is custom
airy TO use a Goat and lead. arranged
% keep bait about four or
I've feet below the surface.
Casting from tho shore or
a boat. sklttcrlng and trolling are an
successfully employed. and In Sepiem-
Der the trolling is most fetching. Either
a dead daee. about three inches long.
wired to a sproai No. 5 hoop. or a small
nickel or brass spoon, with single. not
treble, hook, makes a killing lure. Once
hooked. these pretty fellows make q
brisk but brief fight for freedom. They
possess neither the endurance nor the
strategic resources Of the black bass.
and depend on their FIRST rush or two 10
tear loose the hook. which frequently
aappens. their mouths being 20 tender
They are delicious pan fsh. and. IL
.he minds OF many are more tootA-
somc than brook trout.
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81. Va. the Fir., k,,r


Every now and then an anecdots
comes to the front showing that our
hrst president liked the theater ~ we'll
M do his followers OF today. The point
Is mentioned In one OF the many the
alrleai stories narrated In that new
book. "Shakespeare's Herolnes on the
Stage" Says the author Of the book: "A
Philadelphia Portia OF this same sea.
son OF 1884 comes OF a noted family.
being none other than Mra Eliza whit
Jock, the sister OF Mrs. Slddons and the
Kemhles, In England. at the ago Of 81.
she had made her London debut. as tho
heroine OF 'Shylock' on the 22d Of Feb
Fuary. 1883. and. though somewhat
masculine IN face and agurc. yet dis
played 30 animated a counteuance and
so graceful bearing a. TO win a mod
crate degree OF favor. A few years after
coming to this land she enjoyed the dis.
unctlon OF playing The 1rzt star on
sagement on the American stage. being
engaged for $3.50 and a bcnol,. 10 play
At the Boston theaier In October. 1895.
There she repeated her Portia. contend.
ing with the remembrance OF Mrs.
powells lmpersOnation OF previous
season. She also had the honor OF play-
Eng before George Washington in phil.
adelphia."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09
A MINIATURE SEA.

In uAh There IL an Arunclai Lake
with Waves Like the ocean.
out In southwestern Utah there Is an
iTrigaiing reservoir covering so large
an area in The open sandy desert that
ifhe wind has sweep sufficient to raise
saves Ave or six feet nigh. About eight
miles OF the border OF this reservoir "
An artificial bank, and unless a method
n keeling the waves on this bank
were adopted the owners Of the prop
erty would some day find that most OF
fbe stored water had escaped through
= cfesasse.
To provide the necessary protection
an inexpensive breakwRter was con-
zirueted. which was recently described
BY W. r. Hardesty In an article on the
swan Lake works, OF which the reser-
soir Il part. The inside slope Of the
hanks IA one foot rise In a horizontal
distance OF five feet. and the face Is
protected by oobblc. ono In some places
and by willows In others. the latter Civ
ing The best results. They we're OBJ
fained early In the spring and fall
uhen they Will spT0ut A square trench
is made In tho bank down to the high
water mark. and the butts OF the will
lows laid In Il, Dirt is then thrown
over the butts and rocks laid over the
proie, Ing ends This has been found
20 make a fair temporary protection.
and the cuttings begin TO grow imme.
diaiely. reaching a height OF four or
ave feet during the FIRST year. This
protects the bank from ordinary waves.
BAT 20 keep the unusually high ones
from Il. which are pretty sure to cause
damage. a floating breakwater Is en-
bioyrd. This was constructed by FIRST
driving a line Of piles into the reservoir
about fifteen feet from the toe OF the
hank. They were driven from twenty
Go tNeEfy-fve feet apErt, and a row
Of cedar logs about twelve inches
IN diameter was strung along on
,op Of the water between them.
Tho ends OF the logs arc fastened
together with chains. and the
logs are fastened to thu piles In such a
way that they rise and fall 9th the
~aees. This boom has Sesn found to
break the force Of the waves quite ef-
fecinally. The faslonlngs to the piles
ere sometimes broken loose In storms.
ana To protect the bank In such cases
simple plan has been adopted A
wire about the size Of q telegraph wire
S. strung at intervals from the piles to
iho bank A loop or rider OF wire is
then passed over the first line and fast
srcd firmly 20 one Of the logs Ia the
toom. In case the log breaks loose Il
q q ided by the wires straight 10 the
shoro and sim Offers some protection
fu the hank
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09

thousand years. and sheets OF pApyra
written over and rewritten over are
placed before them In the ancient H.
brary, where the sunlight IL hardly
strong enough to enable them TO take
their photographs, With the lates,
productions Of this nineteenth century
era. kodaks, sensitive films. and de
velopers." these two new women from
Cambridge uniyeral:y worked hour by
hour on Mount Sinai among pArchments
written during the FIRST century.
Il was thus that they discovered the
palimpsest ~ the Gospels. A palimp-
sest IL an ancient parchment or other
document whose original writing had
been erased to make room for a later
record. Generally a good deal Of the
original writing can he declphersd In
such documents. many OF which have
been Srltten over two or more tlmes
In this manner.
The Syriac Gospes which have nov
turned up had so been written over.
III WAAtA W NNNN MaH VI AAN NAAhAuAi
sheets a second time some monk who
attached little Importance to the docu.
ments erased with knife or pumiee
stone the first writing. lie then wrote
over Il the lives OF some OF the saints.
The Gospel writing was that which was
underneath.
Upon a second journey made 10 the
monastery by these two new women.
one Of them, Mrs Iowls. armed her
self with four bottles Of a foul-smell-
Ing LIQUID. with which she washed the
sacred leaves, thus. as she claims, re-
vivlng the original writing In all lts
clcarness
When the original snapshot pictures
OF the document were taken the two
women were unaware n the Importance
Of their work. 2 professor OF Oriental
languages at Cambridge university. 10
whom they showed the developed pho
ts..faphs. read the Syrian writing and
was much excited by his discovery.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09

4 FARMER Who fried h Iuvc swnra
Can uItr sannl Ad,lte.


Can alive sound Ad,lsc.
The Connecticut huElandman PC hay-
ing his annual sk.Fmih with the sugar
Doe and the honora war have been
uniformly Appropriated BY the insect.
says tho New York Herald. So faf as
recorded the bee has lsmmcd the Of
fonsivc In every instince except one.
when a Vcll-mcaning householder un-
derlaok 90 smoke out 1 swarm OF them
and incidentally hurnd his house and
barn. The most DISASTROUS episode has
been a farmers endoiyor 10 capture
q band Of runaway bgs that had AZ.
liked themselves TO n eorn-crib side
wall Ho set up an eiApiy beehive In
tho crotch Of an apple BEE. and q was
his misguided intentiouto coax the tru.
ants into II by meanS OF a tn-pan
solo lullaby The 6c,s tuddehiy let 90
their hold and "hivcdS Tho trouble
Was they "hived' direccy at the farm
or. projecting hemselyq In a solid ball
at the rural Orpheus. he Kissing masa
struck the culturis,. disblved. and each
individual atom strove 10 gain an I'M
occupied ioothild on he unfortunate
mans body. lie clutched Al himself.
pulled hsttuls Of bees out Of his pOc1.
cts. trousers legs and fhirt collar. adj
then no out for a neighboring rivel.
Il wa a painful trip. but he reach9 N
tho stream At last aud plunged straight
into the grateful depths. lie went -
the bottom and remained there unal
the enemy slowly disappeared ever tde
back track. lie plnekei MP courage y
return home few hours later. shed
ding water aud drowned bees at eve
step. lie has decided TO sublel -
next contract to hive bces.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09

when was out west" said the man
Rho runs about the country selling
glndmilln. II struck a saloon In a little
'rlming town that was called the Civil
service Reform bar"
THAT was rather queer" said the
man who stays at home and sells shoes.
II thought 20. too. until / found out
lhe reason OF the name. I went IN TO
get a glass OF beer: got Il and laid down
"a. dollar. The man behind the bar tool,
ste, dollar. dropped Il IN the TN and
picRea up his newspaper to read. Don't
} get any changer saws /. Nope. says
be- this Is run on civil service princi-
piles. and We don't believe In making
any unnecessary change As he had
a shotgun In handy reach I concluded
10 let Il go at that Trlb-
me.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09

nit Phase Merely DsnoslnE Not rss
per or = rlysheIsEIeaI Faett

per Or . Psychological Factv
The general EupTosi,ion is that q
"goi red headed il slang for geitiua
angrg. says the New York HERALD
This 10 based upon the prevalent belle
that red-headed persona are more ext
citable and liable 70 SWEDEN passion
than other people. belief hardly ~
harmony with the fact that the dark
haired, dark-skinned races Of South
ern clImes are more highly strung and
violently passionate than ths fairi
haired natives Of the North.
But does not the hair really and actt
ually change hues Under the more vlor
lent emotions just as does the complex
ion? There are plenty Of instances
where intense fear and mental suffering
have blanche6 hair 10 snowy white W
a few hours. Will Il turn red with .
passion?
Il know Il 10 be a fact" said a lady
friend OF mine. with light brown hair
In which there isn't a tinge OF red un-
der ordinary circumstances.
Il got terribly angry one day" she
continued. laughingly. and my hair
turned red as could be-. Fortunately
u went back again ID ita normal con
dltlon. A brute In hltman form cut OF
the tail Of my pet & b. could have
seen that man hang Without the culver
Of an eyelid. belieke. My husband
came In about that time. and. without
knowing the cause % my wrath. sud-
denly exclaimed.
Why. Allie, youf hair Is turning
sedr
Well. you'd get 'red-hoaded, too
ID thinking Of the slang for get.
th.S angry--'ii somebody chopped your
doN tail or
Bat I don't mean that no replied.
II is actually getting red, Look in the
glass. u is queer | never noticed It
before
And. don't you know. looked In
the mirror, and. sure enough. my hair
was Of a distinct reddish tinge' was
so astonished Tor then supposed
with him that my haiI had been chang
Ing for some time and that We hadn't
noticed Il up to that moment
Il must have caught 81 from Mag
gie. said l. Maggie WIS 4ur Irish
servant and her hair vas just fiery.
We laughed 20 much about 1t that
7 soon got in good hunor again. And
then | went TO the gbss again 10 Tool,
az it-and LEI u dowt about nay shout
ders and We both examined H. But.
don't you know. d wss just as usual
Il wasn't red a. all
"Atte. that naticei that Whenever
lost my temper I SCI rcd headed Tor
the time being.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09

with feverish excitement to this totally
unexpected treasure Of sacred history
But almost as remarkable az the dts
eovery OF the manuscript 10 the extraor-
binary story OF how II was unearthed.
The details OF the visit OF two English
women 10 the lonely monastery OF 81
Catherine on the summit OF Mount Sinai
and the accident which revealed the
Syriae Gospels are told below.
To return 10 the manuscript
Christ. a. We know. was master OF
several languages, but Il II certain that
syriae was the one lie learned a. an
infant.
In moments OF great mental excite
ment II was this language Syriae-
that leaped naturally to His lips. and
when He cried out In anguish upon the
Cross He spoke Ia syrlae words which
our Greek Gospel has TO translate. but
which In this newly discovered Gospel
stand In their proper place with no
necd OF translation.
These Gospels give. Tor instance, an
sntiFely new reading OF proper names.
From this Il appears that there
was no such person as Judas lscariot.
but that he who betrayed his Master
with a kiss was Juda Scariota, that
Peters name was Cepha. and hat the
correct name for the Mount OF olive
was Beth Zaita.
But above and beyond such technl-
cal differences as these are the new
and unexpected readings 81 the Gospels
which this ancient manuscript dis
closes upon dogmatic questions Of the
0rst importance, Written. as Il 30 ad-
United. 80 neav 10 the death OF John.
and couched IN tho language whlcn
was native In Palestine. this. the old
est OF authentic records OF His life
and mission. must take Us place In the
very front among historical docu-
mentA
And right here. II might be said that
this ancient document, which has been
found IN the very place where Moses
received the commandments. while Il
comedies with the translationH OF the
Gospels accepted up 10 the present day,
yet differs from Il.
The difference IL Of Itself regarded
a. proof Of its originality and genuine
mesa
In doesrlnal matters there arr dlfer-
snces that have already aroused the
theoloeiana Thus u TIE entire CUES
ten 81 the Immaculate Conception
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09
FLoTsAM

The nrst fcrka made IN ENGLAND VA
manufactured IN 1905
The ramie hhrc y tough ana wegj
we'll II is used ia China for makd
clothing.
There arr doors IN somc old houses
Holland which were. IN former daI
never used except FOR weddings al
funerals.
out ~ four thousand workersgin I'd
sulphur mines In Sicily who Were "a
aminrd for the army not tive Mundrri
could pass muster.
The common bean was cultivated y,
the ancient Egyptians. but their priest
regarded y ~ ''unclean"
There seems % BE- no dgubt riai n,
umbrella vas arst introduced int.
Italy from the East. and thence lat.
Europe.
When a prince OF the Austrian roya
family dlca HIS horse follows the.funrr
al covered With . black cloth ana lam,
IN ono hoof.
Switzerland u veritably the lam
Rowing with milk and honey. ans cat
tie rpon q thousand hills" Great al.
tcnlion Is paid 20 apiaries: the honey /,
famed FOR Tia aroma and dellcacy.
The manager ~ Frrusn prrss clip.
ping agency. who deals IN ncwspapcr.
NJ the entire world. made a calcuis. iuA
ne Ia who b. oftencst mentioned a. 4
public character Napoleon I stands
1Fsi. hen comes the Emperor ~ Ger.
many. then Prince bismarck. and In
the fourth place Mr.. Gladstone.
ono secret ~ the willows marvellous
,cnacliy or llfe IL 70 he found IN the
fect that q sends ~ roofs a lonE way
Ia search " moisture. 10 Rua dlscov.
cred after an important aquaduct hal
clvei IN. that rs Ealls were cracked
and ililed Tor many feet with roots.
Thcae ronts eamc from willows At
least thirty feet distant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09

Good ADVICE The Ihpcr al Plain
view. MINI. says Now bat our cream
cry ia al 3 siands,ir wis not the farh-
era take hold Of the bullncss Ia a 90
operative plan. organizing a stock com
pany aud realize an the profit there Ia
tn butter. In other nlaces where
creamorlos have failed the farmers
have 10 every Instance taken hold OF
the matter and have IN livery instance
made a paying instlu Hon Of H. A
creamery IA a good thlnl Better bet
ter can be made there than az ydir
homes. for there would be every q
sentence which al least many farmSrs
are unable to secure. this way he
butter OF the community Mould be- .nido
IN one grade In large Quantities and
would give them a bcfer advantage
10 dispose Of this prodhot From he
experience OF other chmmunitlos We
believe Il would be Profitable invest.
ment. We have a elast OF farmerslon
Greenwood Prairie whit would surbly
make a success OF ANYTHING OF this
Kind u they can any shcre and We
believe the matter shoshd Be agltaled.
lex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09
A Model Village m A,ris,.

The African Tcmplar" gives an in.
uiructiye account OF a model village In
South Africa which serves 10 show an
that may be actually accomplished BY
earnest phiIanthropls,s The entire
village Is the property Of Mcssrs. searle
and Sons, well known Temperance ad.
vocates II Is prettlly situated at the
foot Of range OF hills. and has a
river running through Il. A feather
mandatory. q saddlery and a boot
factory are all kept gping. and all the
hands employed are abatainers No
hotels. no saloons and no policemen
are required. but church. q school.
q cricket team. aud a brAss bAad are
we'll supported.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09

thrown open IA ccnlroVerw By this
SyFiac manuscript. Its reaalngs on
that question arr unorlhodoS.
It's here distinctly stated thst Jesus
was the natural son OF Joseph. Tho
manuscript which has now been found
IA alone in this new reading No ether
historical document Of the klad makes
any such assertion.
The exact words used are thess;
Joseph Ito whom was betrothed the
Virgin Nary begat Jesus, who Is called
Christ"
Here Is a distinct Affirmation tSs.
Joseph was the natural father Of the
Savior. This syriac mAnuscrlpt.the old
est authentic record OF the Gospels.
here makes a statement contained In
none Of the other and later documents.
The story OF the finding OF this an
Client manuscript by two women with
a kodak ia one Of the most marvellous
In the history Of Biblical literature.
Nowhere has II a counterpart.
In the remote and almost inaeoessl.
bic monastery Of st. Catherine. which
the Emperor Justlnian caused 10 b.
erected In the sixth century upon the
site OF some OF the most astounding
mlracles.two nineteenth CENTURY women
with a snapshot cameyA ask for look
at the musty documents with which
The cellar IL stored. The monks can
scarcely believe their senses when they
learn that these two women made the
hazardous Journey across the desert on
dromedarles to inspect their musty
tones
They are loath 10 disturb their parch-
ments aud papyri in their sleep Of cen
turtles for two such casual tourists until
the latter present credentials from the
authorities Of the Greek church. which
OF once opens the vaults. the hidden
cells and the ancient chests. Then an
almost endless array Of pareEments is
unearthed for their inspection,
Ancient scrolls. leaves Of parchments
which no human eye had seen for .
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09
Quality. Not Place

said A. "wheno'er stand between
The letters u and ID.
I'm In the midst Of all that's BAD.
A. you may plainly sec"
-1iow strange said merry laughing T.
when between them am.
I'm tucked mp comfortably In Bed.
And happy as clam"
tits quality within ourselves.'
Then unused the letter A.
And not the place we occupy.
That makes us sad OF gay"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09


record Of the doings and sayings OF the
Saviour II was written within fifty
years OF the death OF the last Of the
Apostlos-as near 20 the time Of Christ
as We today are to the time Of Washing
ton.
The Gospels Of the Bible ars from
the Greek manuscripts. Christ. how
aver, addressed the multitude and talk
I'd with his disciples In syrlac. the ma
tive tongue lie learned at His mothers
knee.
And here. for the frst time. the
Christian world has the history OF the
Saviour told In the very words He used
the infection. the spelling. the pre-
else shades Of meaning. Written in the
native language OF Palestine. this aged
manuscript Is more valuable than the
Greek translations. which are the ac-
cepted Gospels OF Christianity.
Is II not strange. therefore. that stu
dents OF the Bible. Greek and Syriac
scholars and historians have turned
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09
THE BICYCLE IN WAR.
4 Likely TO ne Instrumental IN Al
vaece Work.

- Likely 10 he iustrumcutal In Ad
vaEce Work.
Military authorities have come to the
conclusion that the bicycle will play an
Indispensable part Ia the wars OF tho
future. Its sphere. at least w lts carly
military STAKES. will be t.kt Of tho Tn
Ian OF the 1870 war. The cyclist. In
preliminary operations. will act as an
impenctrahle advance cloud or screen
for the army. pushing far ahead into
the onemys lheater or operations, max
Ing his power felt long before the arm
les have a chance 10 come together. par.
alyzlng the cnemys communications,
making descents now here. ROW there.
often rashly and often making mis-
takes In spite OF this he viii always
be able 10 obtain information FOR head
quarters better than any other form Of
scoutiug. feeling the enemy retiring be.
fore him when outnumhered. but con.
testing the ground wherever there IL a
chance for contest. lie will. In fact.
pursue exactly the course followed by
the Prussian cavalry In the early days
OF the Franco-Prussian war: always
acting Ia company with light-horse ar
tillery, with the gunners mounted on
bicycles. and not according TO the pres
ent out-of-date system Of caissons.
with these and the flying cyclists Il
Ia believed the modern army has an Of
tensive combination such as has never
been equaled. The cycllst will be q
crack shot with the rife, aud that will
b. his only weapon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09

Here Is one more WY OF telling H.
villain Of a melodrami as soon a. .
puts In an appearance said a veterln
actor the other ovenlnt Look at Ms
feet II he wears patat leather boots
he's a villain. No mater where he
may be at the time. in africa, Asia. or
anywhere on The hosplabl globe the
STAKE villain OF todas INST wear patent
leather boots. It's his Trademark. Just
as the cigarette used e bo.'-EL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09
ODD FACTS ARE THEsr.

n 4 er'lriated that the people or Eng
and rr'ni tTs0.ooo a day In moving
Tho nlmber of draught dogs IN Hell
sium l. probably not less than 59,OoO.
About so acres have been planted 20
grapes in the vicinity % Mattewan.
u u estimated that The United States
has FUZZY 100 separate railway compa
iiec.
whale. when struck by a harpoon.
an rot swim foster than nine miles an
1uur.
Thu sling ~ the black scorpion ~
much more 20 b. dreaded than that %,
me gray
Caala are not found Within the unr-
~ rivers lowing into The ocean, as fresh
wHicr b. fatal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-09
BLASTS FROM RAMS HORN.

When love has The power Il VIII a.
ways help
when 500 aud yourscl; getting Down.
hearted look up
Tho m1ro the church mi 1ea with the
world the less lt can 90 90 save sinners
n son let the sun ~ down upon your
wrath % may stay thcrc until the ludg
mrnt day
The man who is living only Cor hlfs
'eif couldn't bc engaged in any smollcl
business