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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

II Il not long since that a stately and
graceful girl entered a street car on
one Of the principal ihoroughiaros on
the west side. Il wan a. an hour when
the cars are but aoantily patronlscd.
and the emily other occupants Of the
car we're two ladies ahd a man. She
vas faultlesaly atiirsd. and The women
Who eat opposite her eyed her taller
made costume admirinsly-p perhaps .
little ensiously, shs paid her fare en-.
hlblllns as she did % q pretty ilttle
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

printed design In two shades OF brown.
The skirt Is plain. Tho bodice has a
plastron OF white embroidered SIX
opening IN a square over a vest OF blue
velvet A bertha OF white lace out
lines the plaHron. which ls closed I'M
der bows OF blue velvet held hy a
buckle. The tight wooden sleeves have
small velvet cuffs and large drapod
wooden puts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

In olden days the bridesmaids were
supposed to look after the brides Pc
cuniary interest. Thus. at the church
porch, when the bridegroom produced
the ring and other articles relating to
his marriage. the chief bridesmaid took
charge Of the dow purse" which was
publicly given to the bride as an In
stallment OF her pin money. Horace
Walpole. writing to Miss Berry, In the
year 1871. speaks Of the dow purse as
a thing Of the past. and writes as fol-
lows:
Our wedding is over very properly,
though with little ceremony. and moth
ing OF ancient fashion. but two brides
maids. The endowing purse. believe.
has been left on since the broad pieces
were called In and melted down"
II has been pointed out. however.
that a survival OF this usage is revived
in Cumberland. The bridegroom pro-
vides himself with gold and crown
pieces, and when the service reaches
the point, with all my worldly goods
| thee endOw." he takes the money,
hands the clergyman his fee. and pours
the rest into a handkerchief which .he
bridesmaid holds for the bride. In
Scotland the bridesmaid Ia popularity
known as the best maid" and one OF
her principal duties was to convey The
brides presents on the wedding 10 ,hs
future home. The first article goner.
ally taken into the house was a vessel
OF salt. a portion OF which was
sprlnkled over the floor, as a protection
against the "evll eye" She also al.
tended the bride when she called on
her friends, and gave a personal lnvl,
tation TO her wedding
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

lie lea her 10 tho boechon grove
where they had carved their initials on
Tree years before. The letters had
groNn together and formed a Knot.
shall we not follow their oxampie2"
he asked IN an anxious tone.
She blushed and answered. u will
knott you will"-Deiroit Free Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

The beautiful young woman wat
nounderlng about Ia six inches o
water.
Save mel" abe cried.
"Aiasl cannot" shouiet back u,
handsome young man on ths shore. Z
am already married"
shuddsrins. be aveFied his faos thal
be misht not see her a. chs craNlel
oui Of TIE water and leskae aseuna a
anothsr vielim.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

There Is a little girl Ia Columbus.
Ohio. whose mother Is 90 the habit OF
using the phrase "Oh. dont mention
90" when any one apologies TO her.
This little girl was naughty one day
and her mother said 10 her:
Elsie what viii God think when you
tell him tonight how bad you have
been today"
why. mamma" said Elsie. lie viii
say. Elsie. don't mention ltv"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04
Set In III. ways

There is a man In this city who il
80 much opposed TO the gold standard
that he rcpudlaics the golden-r0d as
the state flower. dehes the gold cure.
positively declines 10 live upon the Eol-
den rule. and he IL In brown study
whether he ought TO enter the golden
gate and walk on the gold.paved
streets.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

III you don't give me a quarter, ="
said little While. I'm going TO tell
about you kissing sister"
But I hadn't even thought Of Kiss.
ing your sister" protested the young
man.
"You aint?" said Willie. puzzled.
Then ] wonder what she told me 20
say that TO you r!"-lndianapo 70
Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

The ring was too loose for It's owner,
and as he wrenched his hand from the
girls hold Il had slipped on. Natur-
ally he failed TO claim it--and for that
matter Il had probably cost him moth
ing save the exercise Of a little in
genuity.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04
Arrr.r. .na rreaus,Ion Of wh,a,.

The following table exhibits the o..
tlmaied acreage and production Of
wheat In the United States for 1896.
according to the reports received Sep
TENDER by the Department OF Agrlcul-
ture. compared with the production IN
1904.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

straps Of cloth held by buttons. and
two similar straps are placed at the
waist In front. The cape Is cut In sec
lions. each breadth being outlined
by a steel cord. The enumeration
consists OF short straps. like those on
the body Of the garment. the straps
being edged with cord and fastened
with steel buttons
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

nriGEs-The new preacher healiaiel
dreadfully. Waghsr-YeA and be
doesn't know what % 90 with hln
hands. BngEa- Thnfs whai ! reisrrod
io-hia awkward pauaa-c lsgtlana
rlain pgalor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

MIRA Elizabeth Seward h the proprie-
tor and editor Of the saltwater Minn)
Messenger She is also a hlllposier and
IL said 20 BE- the only woman In the
country who follows that occuDatlon.-'
New York Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04
In WOMAN'S CORNER.
INTERESTING READING FOR
DANES AND DAMsELS.
some Current Notes Of the Modes -
Gowns for Bali-Room Wear Dress
Ing the Little Girls-woss Of the De-
butantss-About HeadWsan

II + illustration
shows one OF the
new long redlng-
otes. Il is OF iron
gray cloth and is
tight-httlng. clos
ing IN the middle
OF the front. The
top OF the eide
seams al the back
81 closed by two
short stitched
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

One % The results of viceroy n TIung
chang's visis 10 TIE metropolis 4 ne
appearance q the peacocks feather n
every concsivable plnco.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

Considerable excitement has been
caused In ohio by the enforcement OF
the anil-Oleomargarlne Law. The men
engaged In the sale OF tina, product
have been arrested and fined. but stll
continue 20 tranagrens the Law.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

Is dis yeTe where deg Naat q hoyi"
Yea Ar you eood a ngurtsf"
Decd ~ agareaf Soy. ! wna o. Of
ncial scorer and Kept the batting aver
irns Of AZ Litiis 0uiiefrnipea isg tree
n1asannr -cisvslahd feader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04
.DAIRYIAND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
uow succsssfui Farmsu Operate This
Departments Of the Parma Few
nlnts a. to the Care Of Live stock
aud Posltry.

F LATE. fashion
ables In this ooun-
try have taken 10
work IN the dairy,
says chicago
Chronicle. The fad
Is not new by any
means. Marie An
toinotte. when tired
OF court gowns.
couriesies and In
trlgues. went to her
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

In consequences Of the tick plague
there are no milk.yleldlng COVE N
Townsville. North Queensland. ana
only timed milk h used
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04
THIRSTS FOR BLOOD.
trALvs CHAMPION SWORDS
MAN u EAGER TO FIGHT.
Uouia Fight aoi Dusls - slrnor Greco
q Italy. Challenges the Pick o.
French observation-disclosures BY crlsi-
elsm "a faria

IGNoR Greco.
champion swords
man Of Italy. has
issued challenges 10
2Oi Frenchmen TO
meet him In NOR
tai combat. He Is
in deadly earnest.
He Is willing TO
fight these POI men.
one after the other.
until he has killed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

The poor blacksmith mahsn woth A..
lAo ysleFinaFlan.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-04

An illustration Is given Of 4 girls
frock Of suede wool goods having n
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-02-01
RACE HORSES or STEEL.

| M ,
Fast Locomotives Are Handled with the
Greatest Care.
Tt may not be generally known that
locomotives intended for express trains
require as much training as do race
horses. The Pennsylvania Railroad
company builds its bwn engines, and
those built. for express trains arelSnown
as class P. They are very large and
built, with slight variations, after the
pattern Of the big English engine inn
ported into this country several years
oga, and which at that time was q
curiosity in its way. When one of thesa
big engines is taken out Of the shops
to be placed on the road, instead Of put !
ting it to the work itfs intended for at
once, it is run for two on three weeks on
some one Of the local branches, in order
to train III, SO to speak, for faster rum
ming. BY this means oil the bearings
and Journals connected with the running
gear become settled TO their work; for,
should anything about the new wmachfne
not work harmdfionsly there is ample
time to adjust the defect, Usually thc
new engine proves troublesome on ae-
count of its propensity to make fast
time, and at<almost every station the
train is found to be a little ahead os
schedule time and must wait from ten
seconds to 4 minute. No. $50 of class Il
will be running one day on sn accom-
mediation train, bnt will soon be flying
over the road as an EXPRESS attfie rate,
in many places, of Iaile Il minute.
Philadelphia Record.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-02-01

twice day and fresh corr put in. If
little sweet skim milk can be given
with care we think it will add to the
growth Of the pigs. This may be con.
tinued until weaving time, when de-
cided change in the feed becomes nee
essary Thisis the most critical period
of the pigs life, and on this manage
ment at this time largely depends his
future usefulness. II checked in his
growth he will probably not recover
soon enough to give the best results,
whether kept to grace the breeding
herd or to ELI the pork barrel
It takes a genius to manage a pig
properly at this time without milk. 1t
certainly requires great care and va.
riety of good foods, at least With
ground oats and shorts. or wheat, and
clover or alfalfa, jndicionsly but freely
fed, good results may be obtained, but
it will be found much easier to, grow
good pigs If plenty of milk is obtaina-
bic. Here in Mississippi we can have
red clover or alfalfa, or some similar
green food for our pigs, and with this,
corn meal and skim milk mixed, makes
an excellent food. They should be
given this in abundance. It is mis-
take to suppose that a pig will get too
fat on this sort of food. We must feed
well if we are to get early maturity,
and the most profitable results. 1t is
not wise to feed too many pigs to-
gether, not more than ten, and then
only when these are about the same
size and age, and when the trough is
SO constructed that any may eat with
out much interference from others.
The Wood Dale cast-iron pig trough,
out of which eight can eat, is the best
thing we have ever used in the way OF
a trough. These troughs are easy to
keep clean, and whatever the sort cf
trough used it should be kept clean and
and sweet.-Mississippi Experiment
Station Bulletin.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-02-01
FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES ONLY.
Objects of the Financial Legislation Now
Pending Before Congress-

Objects OF the Financial Legislation Now
Pending Before Congress.
People of this country who are for
ward enough to read a newspaper once
a day or even once a week are not go
ing to be fooled by the fol-de-rol now 60
ing on at Washington. The perform
ance upon which congress is now enter
ing is insincere and ineffective It Is a
pretense and sham. The committee
on ways and means seems to have sat
on Christmas day for the purpose of
producing an effect upon the public
mind. It was the worst case of jingoism
in economics that has been seen in a
long time. Men of gravity and expert
ence are engaging in a political circus
act. They are merely preparing for
campaign document, which is to run
something after this fashion: 1--WE
tried to relieve the distress of the treas
ury and the revenue diff culties, but the
administration stood III our way. We
presented the remedy, but it was not
accepted"
The gentlemen who are engineer
ing tllO pi6S6uo SCiICIuS Ill Ldte lOuSS
have no expectation that it will ever
become law. Ifthey thought it would
they would probably not be for it.
They are merely meeting what is de-
clared to be serious condition with a
cheap article -of pettifoggery. They
have no well matured plan of relief, and
if they had they would not put it in op-
GRAFTON for the benefit of a democratic
administration. ~ So &E&
Every body knows what the course Of
the administration on finance has been.
We shall not ge over an old discussion.
In carrying out a policy which the re-
publican party created Mr.. Cleveland
has been issuing bonds under the old
resumption law to get gold to maintain
a gold reserve of 500, 900 in the.
treasury. He has been adding 10 the
public Indebtedness to maintain a
credit that has not been. threatened.
He has been criticised in both parties
for his course. He lately advised con-
gress that there was another crisis, and
urged legislation that would help him
to keep the gold stock up. Congress
had previously been advised that there
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-02-01
DISHONEST scHEMERs.
Republican Pilferers Trying TO Get I'm
Their Work.

~ Y x 4
Every republican plan for increasing
the revenue is dishonest and q scheme
to sandbag and rob the people Of the
country. No great increase, lie any, is
required. But the imaginary deficit is
made pretext for the kind of tariff
legislation demanded by the rapacity
of the protected monopolists. They
declare that the country is in no neoes-
sitous circumstances and they regard
the country's necessity as their rascal
| " opportunity.
From every part of the country
when It's patriotic enthusiasm was
awakened and there was q probability
that men, ships and money might be
needed to fight its battles on land and
sea--there thronged to the capitol the
agents, solicitors and other members
of the lobby gang to urge, increased
taxation, not for the public benefit, but
for their own.
The most impudent and the most
greedy of the throngs that surrounded
the sources of revenue legislation were
the wool men, clamoring for renewal
of the wool tax, which would include
the old tax on clothing, carpets, hats
| and caps and other wool products.
They ciphered out that the wool and
clothing tariff produced in prosperous
years a revenue Of s4o,ooo,ooo. They
covered up the fact that for every dol
lar of public revenue produced by the
wool tariff. ten dollars or $50 went into
the pockets of the protected manufac-
tiirers.
The advocates of this gigantic fraud
and steal attempted to disguise its
character by declaring that it is not "a
restoration of the Mckinley tariff
schedule and that it LIS a plan to pro-
duce revenue 1nere1y-not for protec-
tion. The allegation is false. If the
Mckinley tariff or so or so per cent. of
the Mckinley tariff rates should be
restored it would be for protection and
not for revenue. Nine-tenths Of all
the taxes collected or more would 60
The rich lumber men, the nabobs Of
the pine forests, are also besieging the
capitol for renewal Of protection.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-02-01
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

Mckinley at once climbed into
Growers band wagon, and got a move
on the czar.-Iowa State Register
(Rep.).
The man and the occasion met
again when Cleveland and the Vene-
zuelan matter came together. -Bir-
mingham (Ala.l News.
The republicans are determined
to make the people pay q higher price
for their clothing and other necessaries
of Iife.-Illinois State Register.
President Cleveland will not COM
promise with republican leaders in con-
gress, but will declare war TO the knife
against their tariff and bond bills.--N.
Y. Herald.
Mr.. Cleveland was right In throw
ing the responsibility on congress TO
remedy the financial confusion. 1t is
the result of republican legislation.
Columbus Press.
The republican plan is to tax wool
and luInber-to increase the cost of
clothing and of building, and the pro-
tected interest win get ten dollars of
the revenue where the public treasury
gets ten cents. Chicago Chronicle.
1.-THE repeal Of the Mckinley
tariff" says a republican organ,
brought us the raid upon the gold re-
serve" This is an important piece Of
new information. The panic which re-
suited from the raid upon the gold re-
serve" began in the spring Of 1898,
while the Mckinley tariff was not re-
pealed until the latter part Of 1894
Louisville Ceurier-J Journal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-02-01

This is more audacious demand Ii
possible than that of the wool men.
The lumber interest is one of the rich-
est interests In the country. Tariff or
no tariff, their profits are enormous.
into private pockets. 0ne-tenth or less
would go into the public treasury.
There are more millionaires among the
lumbermen of the country IN proper
tion to the entire number than there
are among any other class of manu-
facturers.
But it is not material which protect
ed interest, which monopoly fattened
on the taxes paid by the people is mcst
aggressive and rapacious in this emer-
gency when the country III in the midst
of a struggle with its foes of all kinds
with England claiming and ready to en-
force by its armies and fleets vast ter
ritorial rights on this continent, with
the gold sharks attacking the specie
reserve and the public credit at all
points, with every form of domestic
and foreign enmity.
This is the emergency which the
piratical protected interests have
chosen as time to enforce on congress
their demands for new subsidies, new
bounties, new extortions under the
false color of revenue taxation.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-02-01
IN HAVANA.

Rocking Chairs Everywhere - No, Mat
tresses Used Because of the Heat.
The houses are mainly broad and low,
three-story buildings being rare and
one-story structures quite common
You notice that everything is made to
serve comfort and GOODNESS. Instead OF
having panes of glass, the windows are
open and guarded by light iron ratings,
and the heavy wooden doors are left
aiar. You see into many houses as yolr
pass along, and very cool and clean
| they look. There are marble floors,
cane-seated chairs and lounges, thin
lace curtains, and gliplpses of courts in
the center Of each building, often with
green plants or gaudy flowers growing
in them between the parlor and the
kitchen You will find much the same
plan at your hotel. You may walk in
at the doors or the dining-room vim
dows just as you please, for the sides
of the houses seem capable OF being
all thrown open, while In the center OF
the building you see the blue sky over
head. Equally cool do all the inhab-
itants appear to be, and the wise man
who consults his own comfort will do
we'll to follow the general example.
Even the soldiers wear straw hats.
The gentlemen are clad in underwear
of silk or Isle thread and suits of linen,
drill or silk, and the ladies are equally
cool1y appareled. Havana is dressy
place, and You will be astonished at
the neatness and style to which the. tis-
suelika goods worn there are made to
conform. But come and see the apart
ment you are to rest in every night. Ten
to one the ceiling is higher than you
ever saw in a private house, and the
huge windows open upon balcony
overlooking a yerdant plaza The floor
is of marble or tiling, and the bed il an
ornate iron or brass affair with a tight
~ stretched sheet of canvas Or fine wire
netting in place of the mattress you are
used to. You could not sleep on a mat
tress with any proper degree Of comfort
In the tropics. There is a canopy with
curtains overhead, and everything
about the room is pretty certain to be
scrupulously clean. Conspicuous there
and everywhere else that you go is a
rocking g-chair. Rocking chairs are to be
found in rows in the houses and in
regiments in the clubs Cornhill Mag
azine.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-02-01
HERE AND THERE.

I'm the South Atlantic states 1t lie
often desirable to get the lands which
wash so badly into permanent pastures
as quickly as possible. In such cases,
the. best all-round grass, all things con-
sidered, is the Bermuda.
Haul out your manure on the land
to be used for a garden; spread it and
pillow it under. The frosts and freezes
of winter weather viii exert most
benefcent influence upon the soil up
turned in December.
If you wish to attain any great de-
gree of success in dairying, be willing
to learn; you must read up on the sub
iect constantly and learn to distinguish
the true grain mixed in with the chaff.
Make practical application of your
knowledge, whether that knowledge
be gained by reading, observation or
experience.
The farmer who farms as his father
did half a century ago will surely get
left. The old one-erop system, so COM
mon in the south then, will not do now.
Meat buying must give way to meat
growing. More grass, more forage
crops and more stock, and a greatly
reduced acreage of cotton, is the newer
and better way. =
Carbon occupies a position of
greater Importance in the economy OF
plant-growth than might be inferred,
in the. fact that tits left out in the com
putation of commercial values, and
emphasizes the necessity of a constant
supply of humus in the soil. and par.
ticularly in the sandy lands of the
south. Without 1t the soil becomes
dead and viii not produce profitable
crops
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-02-01
CARE OF PIGS.
Practical Suggestions to Those Who Raise
Their Own Meat

Practical Suggestions to Those Who Raise
45 Their Own Meat.
During the first three days of the
pigs life he requires close attendance.
A failure to give this attendance usual
.ly results in the death Of one or more
IF the youngsters # the board be put
IN the pen as before described to pro-
tect them, and not much bedding, and
that of a short, fine material, be al
lowed the SOW, little danger from
"overlying" or smothering need be
anticipated. ThessoW and pigs should
be disturbed as 1itt1eas possible for the
irst few days, but sufficient attention
should be given to see that all the pigs
suck, and If the stock is to be sold for
breeding purposes it viii often be
necessary to treat the tails of the
young pigs to keep them from falling
off. 1t is generally thought that this
falling off of the tails is due to cold
md dampness. This is not SO, as
they suffer in the dryest September
Just the same. It is disease, Int one
easily combatted. We hare round
washing the tails in a strong .,olution
Of Boro-glyceride most efectual, but
any grease, especially if it has mixed
with it little carbolic acid, viii do the
work. The application should be made
once a day for at least three or four
days.
During the first few days the pigs
should be confined to the narrowing
pen or at most allowed TO run in small,
dry lot. They will do better to be CON
fined to the lot until they are at least
three weeks old. just as soon as the
pigs shows a disposition to eat, he
should be encouraged in so doing. A
small place should be cut off from the
lot SO as to allow the pigs, but not the
mother to enter, and in this little lot
should be shallow feed trough. IF the
pigs are getting plenty of milk from the
mother, as they will, provided she is a
good brood SOW and is well fed, there
is nothing better than soaked corn.
Dry, hard corn win soon make their
teeth sore. An abundance Of this
soaked corn should be provided, but
what is left should be removed at least