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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

sea-Isiand cotton OF he coast Of south
Carolina. but are being gradually given
NJ a. the practice Of undertaking. a
introduced. which Il cheaper IN the end
and more effective Tile drainage Il
usually more effective IN siiR clay soils
and In low bottom lands. but It Is oc-
easlonaiiy beneficial in medium grades
Of loan. or even In light sandy soils.
Il Is practiced 10 a considerable extent
In the light sandy soil Of the truck
area Of the Atlantic seaboard. where
the question 81 q few days In the rlpen-
Ing Of the crop Is an important factor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

In the Year Book Of the Department
Of Agriculture space Is devoted TO the
subject OF drainage. In one part OF the
report 1, says; A soil containing too
much water during the whole or con.
siderable par, Of the scasoa should be
underdrained to draw OF the excessive
amount OF moisture. Most OF our agrl-
cultural crops do better In a soil con.
tanning from so TO 50 per cent Of the
amount o. water which the soil would
contain II saturated. With less water.
crops suffer; with more. they suffer Tor
lack Of air around their roots. Wheat
may be grown very successfully. and
may attain a perfectly normal develop
meat, In water culture. with It's roots
entirely immersed IN a nutrltlve soiu.
ton, provided the water IL supplied
sith air al frequent intervals, but Il
will not grow In = s,agnant. saturated
soil. not because there Is too much
water, but because there Is too little
air. A soil. therefore. that contains too
much water contains too little air. ana
part Of the water should Be drawn on
through bitches or tile dralna
Centuries ago the Romans used to
overcome this trouble BY planting the
crop on very high ridges or beds, often
eight or ten feet high and fully a.
wide In this way alleys were pro-
vided at frequent intervals TO carry on
the surface water. and the greatest ex-
tent Of surface was presented for the
drying out Of the soil. while the roots
were kept at considerable distance
rom the saturated subsoil. storer
states that some OF these ridges are
stu to be found In some localities In
Europe. They are used today IN 4
modified form IN The cultivation oi The
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30


A lad In Boston. rather small Tor bis
age. according TO the Prohibtionlst.
works In an ONCE a. errand boy for
four gentlemen who DO business there
One day the gentlemen were ehahng
him little for being 50 small. and
said 10 him
you will never amount 10 much.
You can never do much. you are too
small"
The little fellow looked az them.
Well" said he. "as small as am.
can do something that neither Of you
can DO"
"Ah. what Ia that" said they.
Il don't know as ought to tell you."
he replied.
But they were anxious TO know. and
urged him TO tell what he could do
that neither OF them we're able to DO.
Il can keep from swearing" said the
little fellow.
There were some bushes on four
faces. and there seemed 20 be no anx.
icty for further information.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30


There arc few appointments az court
In England enialling a greater degree
Of labor and discretion than that OF
chief tolographor 10 the queen. an Of
hce which has just been conferred up.
on Malcolm Riley. Her majesty's tele-
graphic correspondence not only with
her relatives. ministers and officials In
he United Kingdom. but also with her
k.nsfolk abroad. Is something oncr-
nous and q will scarcely be credited
that she writes nearly every message IN
her own hand. not on blanks but on
ordinary sheets Of Ioie paper. adorned
with the royal cipher and the name OF
the palace where she may happen to
De residing at the Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

Aetnarkahir Yeats % MemofF.
Morton. a celebrated Irishman. coul1
repeat from memory any discourse be
had once listened 10, whilst schenkel.
who Invented one Of the "arts 81 mem
ory' could repeat three hundred arbi-
rarily connected words. and over twD
hundred sentences. al IN the same or
der IN which be had heard then. Il ~
said OF Fiorentlne Kagliahecchi thar
ne could not only remember The sntire
contents Of any book be had read. hut
he could give Al once the number or
the page upon which any quotation
therefrom occurred. This marvel o.
DIS age could also describe IN minute
detail every place he had once visited
Some minds have a wonderful capa-
eity Tor imhibing languages. Perhaps
tho most extraordinary Of these che
world has ever seen was the case Of
hezzoiant. Thls genius was the son
OF carpenter. but IN early youth was
adopted BY a priest. Win had him edu-
Gated FOR the priesthood. before ihs
completion OF his university career.
Nezzotanti had c6mplstoly mastered iha
Latin. Greek. Hebrew. Arabic. Spanish.
French. German and swedish Ian
guages. In 1871 Guido Cores wrote
that Mezzoianti could read and url.e
iorty different languages; and Il Is stat
"a that 80 well acquainted was he with
al dialects and provinciailsms that he
could detect the precise part OF the
country 70 which man belonged. His
proficiency may b. further understood
when Il Is said tia, be was at Different
tines taken 10 be Portuguese and IN
Engilshman. BY Inhabitants Of these
respective countries. Before his death.
Cardinal Mszzcfaru was acquainted
with between seventy and eighty dl1er-
ent languaees
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30


And what are little girls made Of
made of" says the ancient rhyme.
Sugar and spice and all that's nice"
runs the answer And the boysg
Ships and snalls and puppy dog tails.
continues this bit Of wisdom. Il never
realized what a difference there was
between girls and boys until last win
Ter" remarked kindly old lady,
when gave a couple Of little parties
Tor my grandchildren. The hrst was 70
be exclusively for girls. a. the fashion
is nowadays. and the second for boys
The party Tor my little granddaughter
was a pleasure from beginning 10 end.
Their delighted interest In all the prep
arations. the excitement In choosing
the faVors for the cotillon, the sending
out Of the Invitations. and finally. when
the afternoon came. their pretty hospl-
tally and instructive assumption Of
the duties OF hostess. all was as much
OF pleasure 10 me as Il was 20 them.
while the innocent Eayely Of the crowd
OF well-bred. well-bohavod little girls
was altogether charming. But the
boys party Never shall forget a.
On the supper table I had placed at
each child's place little giit as a SOU
fenir and had carefully chosen what
thought would please them. What's
lhlsY exclaimed one little boy. III,
Jack, he cried TO the little fellow ce-
poslie. mind your eyer and he nung
u across the table. This was a signal
Tor a general battle OF missiles-my
poor little gifts we're fred right and
left without ever having been exam
inod TO see what they we're. and when
the supper was over were left strewn
about the door without their owners
even taking The tFs,ss.s to pick theta
up. In the drawing room Il was no bet
ter We tried games. dancing. eycry-
thing nothing seemed 10 amuae them
but 20 scuilc. and the state Of my beau
ufully waxed door the next morning
beggars description. had to deny
myself 70 visitors for several days In
order TO have the room put In Us nor
NAL condition. Certainly little boys are
born cubs. and the more manly they
are the more fearsome are their gam.
bols. No wonder Mother Goose made
a distinction In the composition Of The
sexes"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30


L has been found taat the more
height a man has. the longer ho h
llkely to live. provided he takes cara Or
himself Investigation BY a siatlsiician
Of mortuary records has resulted In
this knowledge This same Inquiry
disclosed the fact that womcl are more
likely % live 20 Do 90 years OF aro
than men. but after that age Is reached
the man Is likely 20 live longer than
the woman. The number Of MARRIAGE,
In civilized countries where rccords aro
kept. shows the proportion 10 BE-
sevcnty-dve weddlnss 10 every 1000
indlviduals Persons Who are born IN
The spring are generally a much
more robust r1nstiiutlon than thoss
who come into h world a other times
in the yeaf, rths and deaths aru
much more ffeQ nt hy night than ~
day. The numd o; men Throughout
the cizilired world who are eApahls q
bearing arms, according 70 the physi.
cal rules fixed By the different govern
ments Tor their soldicrs. h one fourth
Of the total population.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

cannot fan 70 be delightful. Here Is
one that being copied BY a girl who Is
making hers out OF lees elegant goods.
The original was made entirely OF
white taifeia. The skift was a full
godet with a full p'isse Of white nous
rcllne de sole. put on IN large. round
scallopa Heading the pllsse there was
an applique Of heavy cream deniclle.
with the pattern traced In seed pearls
The bodice was cut very low and
pointed, and was filled In with nous
seline De sole 20 form a square neck.
Around the full heading there was a
string Of pearls. and the pearls dotted
very thick the mouEsellne De sole at
the front AZ the under arm seam the
bodice fastened. and from the darts
there were short bands Of the pearls
attached By tiny gold buckles. The
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

The small empire puff is a popular
sleeve for evening gowna Wire a
sometimes used TO make Il stand out
enough to hold the cape trimming
around the neck.
Indian meal moistened with a little
vinegar or lemon juice ls excellent for
the hands where the skin has been
roughcnod BY work or cold: Il will
heal and soften them. Rub the hands
thoroughly with the molstened meal
then wash them IN warm water anS
battle them With glyeerin lotion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

A proposition Is At prcsen, In thu
wind TO make the sails Of ships OF rub.
Der instead OF canvas Il Is supposed
that u ropcd strongly along foot. luii
and leach. the result will be superior
to the canvas sails Surely. however
a sudden Increase Of wind power would
expand the sail too much and caust
some difficulty In governing the course
Of the boat Paper pulp Il again sug-
restcd as being an adequate substitute
for canvas. When pressed into sheets
and stitched together Il would make
a light and effective sail.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

There Is a dimlnuuon In the popu-
larity OF the oorsolet one may safely
put Il on a gown intended for late win
ter wear In fact. there never was a
more economical Idea than that Of hav-
ing a oorselet and a holcro jacket that
can be worn over any fancy waist. A
corselet which particularly attracted
mo was worn with a daFk-broWn gown.
Il was made Of silk. plaided In golden
browns. and the bolero. which accom-
panied Il, was Of brown satin with
covering Of gold bead passementerle.
Another, very striking. was Of white
honiton lace stretched over white
satin. II htted perfectly. without the
sign Of a wrinkle. A shlrred black
silk bodice was ia companion. and to
say that they were worn by a very
slim person Is. Of course. unnecessary.
Black and white. the combination
which IL forever new, Il used most e.
fectively In gown Of black cloth.
fgured with white SILK. A dainty
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

An extraordinary instance OF her.
ediiary tendency TO suicide was told By
Prof Brouardel IN Paris lately. A
farmer near Etampes hanged himself
without apparen, cause. leaving fam.
ny Of seven sons and four daughters.
Ten Of thu eleven subsequently, FOL.
lowed the fathers example. but no,
until they had married and begottcn
children. all OF whom likewise hanged
themselves The only survivor Is
son. who "a now 81 years OF age. and
has passed safely beTond the family
hanging age.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

The indoor costume shown In the
Illustration 10 OF beige bonsallne. the
skirt being oddly cut away In front to
show a tab,lCr o. golden brown velvet
The bolero OF brown velvet fastens
across In alternate points with large.
silver buttons The wrinklcd corselei
Is Of beige bengaline; the high. narlng
collar OF brown velvet Over the
shoulders Is a pelcrinc-llke collar OF
fur lined with beige satin. The light
bengallne sleeves have velye, puts at
the top and velvet cuffs at the wrist.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

sleeves were bouillons OF moussellne
De sole. with broad stliieaed lapels Of
the silk extending quite over them.
The white glaoe Kid gloves we're half
Lengths. reaching not quite TO the el-
bow.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

exultant BLISS.
AZ 10 Imagination he bestowed a faith
er's kiss
Vpon bis darling little one. who, with
angelic grace.
would cuddle In his loving arms aud
gaze into his face
ana IN his hair and flowing beard her
chubby fingers tx.
And smile. and crow. and COO, and do
all kinds Of baby tricks
ne waited long: the years rolled b.;
the baby never came:
Ana disappointment burned within, a
high corrodlng flame.
nc cnNied other couples who could
point with glowing pride
10 sons and daughters bright and gay.
who charmed the inglCalde.
Tie oenaured God. his wife. chance.
fate, the busy world around.
And sought abroad Tor ploasure--but
no happiness he found.
And In this vain and frultless search
his days and nights were spent.
which brought him sore annoyance.
and Increased his discomfort.
hut when he saw. among his friends.
the great mlahapa OF life.
the deep anxiety and care, tho dis.
cord and the strife.
The many sad bercayements. and the
frequent grief and shams
TIE children bring to parcnts-e'en
dlshonor on their name.
ne thanked the Lord he had escaped
the sorrow and disgrace
That leave upon the heart their dark.
humiliatlng trace.
And formed the resolution 10 aerenely
be content,
whatever fortune might be his. n ~ BY
heaven be sent.
Man little knows: the Deity knows
What for rs Is best.
when We believe our weary life Is by
misfortune pressed.
u may be that the highest good which
heaven can besiow.
u to deny the strong desires that IN
our bosom glow
Ihe thing We 40 intensely crave and
pray Tor day by day.
Arrived. may be a selhsh Joy. and lead
our souls astray.
And what a welghty' IN appears 10 our
heclouded eyes
May prove. IN the celestial light.
blessing In disguise.
Edgar Thorne.
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HE GIRL who does
not have a coming
cut. or. having one.
owns no ball dreas.
Is cheated out OF
the dues which are
hers. Her gown
may not be an
elaborate ore. but
n made Of cheap
materials after an
expensive model. Il
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

Il Is estimated that twenty-five acres
OF lard are necessary to sustain one
man on fresh meat. The same space
Of land. II devoted 10 wheat culture.
would feed forty-twO people; n to
oats. elehty-clght; potatoes. Indian
corn and rice. i76: and II to the plan
tain or bread tree. over 5000 people.
Only In a world Of sincere men is
unity possible, and there In the long
run, 4 Is as good a. certain.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

d. LYMAN. writing
In Garden and For
est. says: Mr. B.
Z. Fernow. chief Of
the Bureau Of For
sstry. referring to
q grove Of pines
with which I have
been experimenting
for more than 20
years. says In Gar
= -
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

Almost every state In the union has
a nickname conferred upon A. ana n
few Of these nicknames are 20 general
y known that the state Is readily re-
,ognlzed by us nickname. For exam
Die. every body knows 'green mountain"
or the granite state. but how about
the "liEard" and the "toothpickg 2"
some amusement. perhaps a little in
Eruciion. may be gotten from the fol-
Owing verses by identifying the states
whose nlcknames are given:
Dear little children gather round
And will tell TO all
Tho strange events tina, came to pass
A. Uncle samuel's ball.
The states that had a nickname
Alone were asked TO come.
But siill they made a motley crowd
AZ yankee-doodledom.
fFlrst IN the ballroom there appeared
A Lizard long and slim.
but a Muskrat" and a "Buzzard-
came quickly after him:
Aud soon the hall was crowded
With nicknamcd people queer.
Their names yon'li find recorded
sun circumspcctly here.
kIhe "Muskra." played the nddle.
The '1luzzard" played the drum:
70 the music was a squeeki squeek
squeeki
And a grunting rum tumi tum,
Tho "Tooihpick" danced n polka
With a hlushing Wolverine"
The "radpoie." mad with jealousy
oar sncoring fun OF spleen.
While "hUllhoad" tripped n measure
VITA a lovely "Tarhecl" there.
And "Gunhlnt" picked a quarrel
With a Sucker" on the stair.
A 'Fortune-seeker" sought the hand
on "knickerbocker" gay.
While an old "Clamhunter" danced
Sig
In everybody's way.
There were great men IN the ballroom,
There were great men on the stair.
But the Wooden Nutmeg" sighed 10
think
There was no "grater" there.
The "hoosics" and the "Jayhawk"
Cast many an anxious glance
IN search Of the rofrcshuent room:
They'd rather eat than dance;
While "Hawkeye." tao detective.
Was here and everywhere.
For he had information
That a "hardeaso" would be- there.
ny a Yankee" and a Creole"
The dance was being led.
When both werc set a-sprawlIng
Ger clumsy "Lcathorhead."
The 'Spanish Indians" shouted.
Throwing Buckeyes" on the noor.
while beagle" chased a badger"
And Gopher" yelled for gore.
on course, this reckless conduct
shocked the wallnowers al the ball.
sitting primly all around the room.
These "Squatters" one and all.
Screamed to the brave Green Noun.
tain Boys"
And the Granite Boys" for aid.
But these. though brave IN battle.
OF the wallnowcrs were afraid:
They called them Crackers" In that,
hearts.
"Fly-up-the-creeks" and "Blues."
And Il wasn't really nice In them
Such terms 70 freely use,
In the mids, OF the confnsion
A Gold Hunter" loudly rald
He'd los, a lovely Sage Hen"
And had rather lost his head.
but Rover" smiled q knowing snlls.
And murmpred. half aloud:
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

white and black six was used In de-
signing the bodice. and IL laid around
with soft folds Of black velvet The
sleeves are also Of black velyet-ahort.
squatly punE. with slim. lengthy
sleeves beneath. 4, - the hat. trimmed
with white lac IA black feathers.
was a most 81 accompaniment.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

what else could he expect
With those Foxes In the crowd
And 50 the dance went onward
With noises loud and deep.
And the funniest thing IN All the crowd
Was the Weasel" fast asleep.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

Seeds Carried By Water -whsn trees
or smaller plants grow on river banks.
their fruits often fall into the water.
and are carried down stream BY the
current, sometimes andlar landing
places on the banks. and q growing
up into new planta Who mas not seen
sycamore balls and buekeyes travelling
along In this easy fashionl These are
the fruits Of the trees they grow On.
Fruit is the part Of the plant that In
closes the seed. with the seed Itself. SO
the dry pods that hold the black morn
sng-elofy seeds an az truly fruits a.
are apples or stawborries. though We
commonly use the word only Tor tho.,
that are goou 10 eaL-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30
IN WOMAN'S CORNER.
SCmE CURRENT READING FOR
DANES AND DAMsELs.

Some Currsnt Notes Of the Modes Vel
vet and nroeade Combinations And
stiii the Corseist Costume for
tiAlny DAY An sorta
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30
SOME STRANGE. QUEER AND
CURIOUS PHASES or LIFE.
grhs Quesrr.i Race Ever Saw ss-
markasIs yeats o. Memory Rentlar
Mnarninx oarbs b. Nsw fort n.r.'.
con-uninr PLAT.

Hold fast and ride around riae
Upon a big brown bear.
Another one laughed loud IN Sie'
And raced around the track.
And she was seated fearlc11ly
Upon q lions back.
And one rode on q tiger fierce
Another on a deer.
While others rode on prancirg steeda
without a sign u fear.
And round and round the track theJ
rode.
All az a rapid pace.
And no one beat. tho al tried hard
To Win the funny ce.
~ last the racers ear 10 rest.
The music ceased 10 md.
And all the little tots Il home
And leit the merry-e ,und.
William r J Dunroy.
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HILDREN'S CORNER
GOD READING FOR BOYS AND
GIRLS.

ne child That Never came--Nieh.
names Of The States What Little Girls
Are Made Of-what . small hoy
Gould Don't scowl.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

harvesting hteta--hccts "a Nan
gold Wurtzel beels should be pulled ana
stored before frost. These roots are
very susceptible to injury by even a
slight frost In harvesting them Be
careful not 70 brulse them. Cut or
the tops without cutting into the roo,
itself They may Be stored either IN
roo. cellar or In heaps in the open
heii. II put up In heaps. make these
In the fern Of pyramid on dry. high
land, and cover 1rsi with q good coat
lns o. dry straw. Let the roots be dry
and a. clean from soil as possible when
stored. After the heaps have stood Tor
week Or ten days. cover the straw
with six inches Of soil. except Just At
the top. which leave open until the
heap has hnisked sweating or severe
frost Is threatened. and then cover with
soil. Beat the soil solid. 90 that Il viii
shed he rain. Il severe frost threatens
cover with more soil. n stored in q eel
lar. allow FREQ ventilation until frost
threatens; then close up an openings
and cover with straw.--So. Culuvalor.
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FoRw
looked. and
built his hopes.
and all his
earthly joys
claiming as his
own. a child.
even u twas q
boy.
girl he wanted.
and his breast
swelled with
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-30

London Live Stock Journal says:
According to a Reuters telegram It has
been computed that 1900 head OF cat
tie died Of rinderpest at Setlagoil. IN
the southern part OF the Maieklng dis
irlct. IN South Africa. during Septem-
Der The government are making
every effort TO prevent the rindeTpest
from crossing the Orange river. and
are sending 20 police 10 assist the
burghers IN patrollins the river. This
dire plague appeared on the east coast
Of Africa In the end OF 1859 opposite
Adea. the Infection having been. Il Is
supposed. imported direct from The
Asiatie continent but a short distance
on. In 1899 Il had reached Uganda,
and BY September. 1891. In The far heart
Of Africa At Kavllli. says Captain Luz
gard. in his weil-kn0wn work, The
Rise Of cur East Afrlcaa Empire" Il
had swept on every OK" lie remarks
that had ordinary precautions been
taken Al the hrsl poini o. contact with
the infectlon-such precautions a. "civ-
llized veterinary science would have
prescribed" - the vast destruction Of
the sole wealth Of millions Of human
beings and the terrible starvation and
mortality among the pastoral tribes Of
the invaded districts OF Africa would
have been avoided Having now reached
the district Of Maieking. just on the
boundary Of the Transvaal Republic
and Brltlsh Bechuanaland. It's southern
progress towards the Orange river is
much 10 Be dreaded. We much lament
the gloomy forecast. and can only ad-
wise our many friends among breeders
In Cape Colony to bestlr themselves In
face Of the coming enemy. and to deal
with him ruthlessiy without counting
the cost A heavy present loss viii
prove 10 be a future gain.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
AcRicULTURlsTs.
Tome up-to-dais Hints About cui;iva-
slon Of the soil and Yield. rhsreaf
--iiortieuiturs, vliieuiiurs and FIori-
euitare.

, D. LYMAN wrltlnr