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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29
no rAMoua kt,l..onn.
ssroae Fr.ead.aip Enriched ihe 1--we, o:
Doth.

siroag fricacsaip Enriched The Lives o.
both.
Her friendship With George Eliot was
one that greatly onlletcd Mrs. Stoves
sympathies and enriched her life, says
Mrs, James T. Fields In the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. Her interest IN any
woman who was supporting herself.
and especially IN any one who found
a daily taskmaster IN the pen. and
above ALL when. a. In this case. the
woman was one possessed Of great
moral aspiration. half-paralyzed In It's
action by finding itself In an anomal-
Gus and TO the world In general ut
teriy incomprehensible position. such
a woman was like a magnet 10 Mrs.
Stove. She Inherited from her father
a faith IN the divine power OF sympathy
which only waxed greater with years
and experience. Wherever she found
a fellow-mortal suffering trouble or
dishonor. In spite Of hlndranoe her
feet were turned that way. The genius
Of George Eliot and the contrasting
elements Of her life and character drew
Mna. Stove to her side In sisterly soil
eitudc. Her attitude. her sweetness,
her sincerity could not fail to win the
heart Of George Eliot. They became
loving friends II was the same In
born sense OF fraternity which led her.
when child. on hearing Of the death
OF Lord Byron. to 80 out into the fields
and hing herself weeping on the
mounded hay where she might pray
alone fer his forgiveness and salvation,
Il Is wonderful to record the influence
Of Byron upon that generation. II Is
on record that when Tennyson. a boy
Of Is, heard them say byron 10 dead.
he thought the whole world at an end
4 thought" he said one day, every
thing was over and finished for every
one; that nothing else mattered.
remember that / went out alone and
carved 'Byron Is dead into the sand
stone"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

The iust-engaged girl was telling the
other girls all about "it." or more
properly. him" Yea" she said. I'm
very much In love ! know, but not n
the bird. silly. illogical way that most
girls are. I'm not 90 far gone bu,
what | can see that he has defecfs-
Oh, lots OF them-both In looks and
character. I'm able to regard him,
thank goodness from a perfectly i'm
partial aud dispasslonate standpoint.
After which the just-engaged girl pro-
ceeded to so into detail. According to
her impartial, dlspasllonate" state
ment he" was, Il eeemcd. handsome
and amiahle and clever and courageous
and charming and--''Soe here" inter-
rupted one OF the other girls. isn't
this rather one-slded? How about those
many defects you said you saw so
plainly Please mention some Of
themg" "well," said the iust-engaged
girl. herolcally. after a minutes silence
zone OF his front teeth Is just a little
crooked. New York Commercial Ad.
vertlser.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29
FATHER oF THE LAW.
rusks,an Is a Terror to Wisconsin Ne
Flshers.

ruekstan T. Terror TO Wisconsin Net
Fishers.
George Angus Buekstaif's name Is as
well II not better known among the
fishermen Of Wisconsin than that Of
Izaak Walton, though from quite diff
ierent cause. Just at present wolver-
ines are glorylng in what may be called
his defeat, but he takes Il philosoDhic-
ally, In the hope and belief that his
day will soon come again. Mr. Buck
stan Is the author OF the fish and game
law passed by the Wisconsin general
assembly two years ago. prohibiting
net fishing In the waters OF the COM
monwealth. But that law was upset
recently by the state supreme court at
Madison, which Ia the cause Of the fish
ermen's glorlfcatlon and Mr.. Buck
staf's defeat. During the period Of tho
laws enforcement the hsh had a
chance 10 increase and multiply 10 such
an extent that when the nets are cast
and hauled now there Is rarely any
thing less than an enormous catch.
which adds. Of course. to the fisher
mems triumph and delight In fact
the fishermen OF Oshkosh felt 20 good
over what they call their victory that
they held a grand iolllncation meeting
and parade. Mr.. Buckstaff IL we'll
known and popular In Oshkosh and
the surrounding country. He WA
born IN this city Dec %. 1861. and had
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

have said that a Chlnaman trusts
his friends to an extent that we would
consider almost imbecile. Among them
money Is loaned without interest and
without written acknowledgment or
witnesses. II man Is short" and ap-
peals 10 his cousin or his friend TO
help him. that friend will divide up
without specifying a time for rs re-
payment. II the man is sick or poor.
the creditor. In all probability. viii
never mention the matter again. and
will certainly not ask for It's return
while the debtor refralns from gamb-
ling or opium smoking. and honestly
does his best. have known men 10
be for a time without employment. and
while they were trying to obtain A.
II they oonformed TO the strict moral
code Of Chinese law, they were helped
by the various cousins with gifts of
money sufficient TO support them until
work was obtained; and not only 10
support themselves. but their families
also And then. as turn about Is fair
play" they were expected to be equal.
" generous with some one else. --
The Chinese Of New York." by Helen
+. Clark, in the November Century.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29
FAT WOMEN.
How To Get Thin Diet an Important
Factor.

How TO Get Thin Diet an Important
Factor.
A great many women, convinced that
flesh Is inimical 10 beauty-ls the
"deathblow to grace" as an arbitrary
critic puts it-injure health In the en-
deavor TO reduce weight. says the New
York Tribune. They put themselves TO
great trouble and inconvenience, swal-
low all sorts OF preventives and rene
dies in order to get thin and then stand
aghast at the spectacle Of their
wrinkled habby faces and threats. the
result of the falling away OF flesh un.
der the elastic skin. As a matter Of
fact. a number OF the notable women
OF the world famous not only for their
beauty. but for the rarer charms OF in
tellect and subtle fascination. women
who have helped to make history and
been a power In their day. were Of dis
tinctly generous proportions. CleOpa-
ira. she whose Infinite variety" Of
charm and temper could win stern
hearted warriors to forget their ambl-
tions, was small and stout. Marie An
toinette was Of the plump order. though
tall and OF fine bearing. and, TO come
down to the present day view the
widowed Victoria. sovereign Of the
united queendom;" the increasing pro-
portions Of Queen Marghorlta Of Italy
and the generous outlines OF Queen
Isabella OF Spain. II Is worthy OF note
that most OF the great interpreters Of
song are stout. or bordering on that
condition. and there have been lights
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

A Topeka man. who always laughed
al superstition. and even made his
oneagemcnt ring an opal one. has been
gradually getting poorer an the time
until a Ehos, time ago. when his wife
-he had married her since broke the
opal and threw the ring away. Since
then his salary has been unexpectedly
raised. ais wife has secured three
boardorl. his widowed mother has Sc
cured her lons-dez.fsd pension end iwo
of his heaviest creditors have died. Nov
De is picking up pins and carrying rab-
bits feet and buckeyes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

In a well-known bank In Edinburgh
the clerks are presided over by a rath-
er lmpetuous manager. whose violent
llis Of temper very often dominate his
reason. For Instance. the other day he
was wlgglng one Of them about his bad
work. Look here. Jones'" he thun-
dered. "this won't do These figures
are a perfect disgrace TO a clerk. /
could SET an oilce boy TO make better
figures than those. and tell you l
won't have ~ Now. look a. that 5. II
looks just like a 3. What do you mean.
sir. hy making such beasily hguresg
Explainf "l--er--l beg pardon. cir. %
suggested the trembling clerk. his
heart auttering terribly; "bu,-er--
wen. you see. sir. Il IL s." "A S2''
roarcd the manager. why. you idiot,
Il looks jus, like a ST. And then the
sahiec, was dropped for an indefinite
period.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29
GLASS AND GLASS MAKING.

Flexible glass was known In Persia
In 1910.
strass invented the glass that bears
his name In 1850.
The revival OF glass making At Ven
ice occurred in 1855
Thevart discovered the art OF cast.
ing plate glass In 1866.
Window glass was manufactured a,
pittshurg, Pa. In iS0S,
Experiments In glass making were
instituted In New York In 1872.
A flint glass mandatory was estab-
llshod at Sandwich. Mass. IN 1895.
In 17i7 Connecticut granted to Thorn
as Darling the exclusive right to make
glass In the colony.
Plate glass windows for coaches were
made at the duke OF Buckingham
works. London, In 1878.
Flexible glass was roinyen,ed In
France In 1899. but the art was again
lost with the death OF the inventor
Essays in colored glass window work
on new and original lines were at
tempted In the United States In 1870.
The revival OF colOred glass window
making IN Germany, France and Eng
land occurred between 1890 and 1899.
Flint glass was rediscovered by the
English In 1915. In the same year coal
was substituted by Sir Robert Man
sell instead Of wood as fuel In glass.
making.
window glass was made by Robert
Hewes. Of Boston. Mass, in i7S5. And
two years later glass works were es-
tabllshed In Essex street. Boston,
Mass.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29
MATCH BOXES FOR olRLs.
Another Of Mans PrcroEativcs snisaaN
-. a.. -. - .rf

Another Of Mans PreroEativcs snisanN
Upon by the New Woman.
Until this year the match box has,
been the unquesiioned. exclusive prQp-1
erty Of man. says the New York Journ-
al. Never once did he think OF such
a thing as the falrer sex borrowing H.
He may have had presentment OF her
laying claim 10 his necktle. but hla
matchbox-never. But the bicycle /,
girl. who makes whatever she wants
possible. has now laid siege TO mans
matchbox. II sho coniempiaics riding
AZ night she needs matches TO lighg
her lamp. and necessarily abe must
carry them IN a matchbox. That Is the
reason that there are any number OF
new match boxes this year which are :
smaller and more dainty than anything
In this line seen before DO girls buy
thcm2" a prominent jeweler was aAked.
To which question he answered: Yer.
indeed The smaller sizes are made.
particularly for their special use.s THE 4
pro,tiest OF the new match boxes for
girls are Of gold with an enameled de-
ooratlon. The enamellng either takts
the form Of a college or yacht 'club,s
iiag or Il resembles a hand-painled
miniature showing a girl on wheel
or the head Of dos. Many Of these
matchboxos are made with a concealed
recess for photograph. Il Is only when
certain spring Is touched that the
picture can be seen 80 skillgully lnfitF
hidden away. The silver maichhoxes.
decorated with the outline of NstisyF
bicycle In enamel. are also new and
much less expensive
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

The Westminster Gazette gives the
following as 10 an eagles mCnu: The
v0racity OF the eagle and similar birds
OF prey Is well known TO naturaiists,
but 4 has been left 10 a Swiss hunter
10 define exactly the variations which
take place IN 80 daily menu. In a nest
In the Alps. side BY side with an eaglci.
he found a hare freshly killed, twenty
seven chamois feet, eleven heads OF
fowls. eighteen rabbits. marmots and
squirrels"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29
HORACE RUBLEF.

Eus Later he became editorial writer
% the State Journal. and was after
ward part owner OF that paper. II was
while ai the head Of the State Journal
That he ro-c rapidly In politics. lie
vas an able and fcrleiul writer and a
thorough oiuaent o. politics. Horace
hubieo vas dialinciiyely a Journalist.
Able rs he might have been as a poll.
llc.an-he Vas never what has been
called q boss. better call him an adj
flser-his chief power In the world
around him ran through the channel
81 the newspapers he directed. His IN
aiinct az n mere youth urged him to
the adoption Of journalism as a profess
sion. and be was right In his choice.
lmperlurbnble In character. he had all
the force tina; goes with imperturbabil-
ily. This force manifested itself IN a
mastery style. charged with a caustl-
city OF rldicule and a veritahle weight
Of lnycellve that struck deep and won
many a battle for him. As an editor
he was great. and as a director he was
able lie was finely educated and
never spared himself In study.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29
Number. no No, Count In war Tor

Number. no Not Count In a war Tor
Independence.
All history teaches that IN a war for
independence superiority IN numbers
does not count For instance. the 1T
tie republic OF Switzerland. surround
ed by kingdoms and empires IN arms.
won It's independence upward OF six
hundred years ago. and IA independent
today, yet Il has, and has always had.
only an army Of militia. The little
principally Of Montenegro has uschs
fighting the Turks since the fall OF
Constantlnople. even before the dis.
covery OF America. The Drtch-.us- 4.
public. and Scotland under walace:
and Bruce. and Prussia under Fredery
lex II. IN the Seven Years War. and
America In the Revolution. an suc.
cceded with greater odds Of numbers
against them than were opposed 10
the seeding states. And today Cuba.
with only a million and a half OF pop-
ulatlon. seems TO be successfully nght-
ing Spain with nearly twenty milllons
No; In war for Independence num-
bers do not count. and II has not often
happened In the history OF the world
that a people who have fought with
such desperate valor a. the Confed-
crates displayed have failed to win
independence. why the coutedemkt
failed" by Duncan Rose In the No,
Yember Century. 80
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

At frequent intervals by an inspector.
who reports the rJnnidon to H., state
prison board.
These convict farms are usually To-
Gated in unsettled regions, in order
that the prisoners may be Isolated
from honest labor and incentives TO
run away. One guard Is assigned TO
svery eight men. and. rifle In hand. re-
mains near them while they are at
work. Should one Of his charges run
away no excuse Is accepted from the
guard. He Is at once discharged and
Efforts are made TO catch the runaway.
nioodhounds for the Trail.
There is a pack OF bloodhounds AZ
Zach OF these convict farms. These
logs. trained from puppyhood to look
upon man as a natural enemy. are
never allowed to become familiar with
any man but their keeper. who Is
known as the dog sergeant. When
he convlcts are az work In the fields
he dogs are always under leash near
~ In the care OF their trainer. When
convict attempts TO escape four or
i've dogs are released and put on the
rail. while the trainer and guards fol-
low them as closely as possible.
IA rule. convicts attempt to
escape during the late summer. when
he corn is high enough to offer a hid
ing place. or when working in a re-
,cntly cleared field that is surrounded
oy brush and underwood that will oifer
security from the rife OF the guard.
At such times when convict can hide
himself by a short run, the temptation
TO make a dash for liberty Is too
strong TO resist. and the convict runs
away. Within a few minutes the dogs
are on his trail. and his capture Is
Usually a matter only OF a few hours.
Negro eonvlcts attempt 10 escape
much more frequently than white men,
but their attempts are rarely success
ltul.
when the hounds are released and
put on the trail they follow their quar-
Icy rapidly. and the keeper r. compell-
ed 10 keep well up with them. He
knows well that when the convict 10
-un to bay the dogs would make short
work Of him unless he Is there to cal
hem on. Negroes when attempting "a
escape usually act In concert, and sew
eral start at once. They walk In
streams. swim rivers and resort q
other tricks TO throw the dogs of IN,
scent: but these tactics rarely avail
Tor the dogs are put on the trail Toe
soon after the escape to let the run
away get far
A Texas Convict Farm.
From so to 100 eonvicis are worked
On each OF these farms. They sleep al
night in a long. one-story frame build
Ing, with iron bars at the windows
In one end OF the building Is the kitch'
en-. The rest Of the structure Il
divided BY narrow hall. With LATHE,
work walls. In this hall a guard with
a loaded rife is stationed. He ca1
keep his eyes on all the oonvicts
whether sleeping or eating and hli
presence keeps the men quiet and or
Derby. At night she men sleep on
hunks arranged around the wall Of one
OF the rooms. The other room Is
used as a dlning-room, and IL furnish
q with plain tables and benches
Xheae convict farms are scientific.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

In times OF famine bread has been
baked from wood bran and husks OF
corn. The woodbread Is made by Sc
lccting the sawdust Of the least res
inous wood-the beech, for example
and washing Il with water to remove
any soluble matter. Il "a then dried
In an oven and reduced TO lno powder.
with the addition Of a little -four. some
yeast and water. Il forms dough
which. when baked. constitutes a bread
resembling In appearance and taste our
ordinary brown bread
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

Mecca Of an Players of the Nsu
school

THE BLUE PETER" IN Wiiss'
Mecca Of An Players Of the New
school.
There "a n house In London which
should be the mecca Of an whist play
ers who believe In the new school and
the Information" game. a shrine be-
fore which they should how respect
fully as the fountain head Of aifstinft
Is modern In the game. says the Month
~ illustrator. This Is 81 81 james
street. and Il IL within sight Of MARI
borough house. Its fame rests chiefly
on the fact that Il was at one time
known as Graham's club. and that
within lis walls Lord Henry Benuuck
frst introduced the "blue peters or
signal for trumps, which consists .of
playing a higher card before lower
when no attempt IL made TO win the
trick. That signal has been 10 the
whist players Of the world like the pill
lar Of nre 10 the children Of Israel. For
more than forty years It has led them
up ana down IN the wilderness OF arbl-
trary convention. but II has never
brought them to the promised land Of
better whist.
The blue peter was the introduction
to whist OF a purely arbitrary signal
or convention. and lis seed has spread
like a thisiles. until II has entirely
overrun the old game Of calculation,
observation. position and tenace.
leaving In lis place long suits, Ameri-
can leads. plain-sult echoes. four alg-
mails and directive dlscards. These seem
TO have choked up all the dash. brill
liancy, and individuality IN our whist
players. reducing them all to the same
level-not by increasing the abilities
Of the tyro. but by cu-taillng the skill
OF the expert.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

ally cultivated and are regarded by
Texas capitalists as good Investments.
The work Is not interrupted by holt
days, camp meetings or Sunday school
picnics, and rain is the only thing that
viii stop the ploughs and hoes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

tho FIRST Of his education IN the public
schools and graduated at the state uni
verslty al Madison In iSS6 After
studying law here for a year he went
TO and was graduated from the Colum-
bla law school Circumstances eoon
served 20 change his course from law
10 business. however. and he Is now
secretary and one OF the managers Of
a large chair and colin manufacturing
nrm. In 1894 Mr.. Buckstaff was NOM
mated for the state assembly. and was
elected from the third district by a
plurality OF LIS votes. Outside OF
business Mr.. Buckstaii's tastes are IT.
orary. and his bent Is educational and
progressive. His wife has literary
merit and distinction. and Is also a
worker in local charitable and social
fields. Mr.. Buokstaa was one OF the
organizers and the FIRST president OF the
Candlollght club.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29
ns,t,r said nlnsrsnll,.

MY friends and iollow-patriots," the
orator shouted, as he pounded the de-
fenscless arr "our friends, the enemy
have bOasted that they can elect a yell
low dog this year Let as Sc; together
put our shoulders to the wheel and
show them that We can elect Just az
yellow a dog As they can. That is to
say-or--"
The rest was lost In the voclferous
applause OF the patriots-lndianapolls
Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

The iron crown OF Lombardy takes
It's name from the fac, that within the
gold circlot Is a strip OF iron. supposed
TO be made OF one OF the nails OF the
cross. Napoleon was crowned with
this symbol At his coronation as King
OF Italy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

First smdent-"what makes you
look so melancholy" Second Student
~ have been fooled. asked my
father to send me 90 marks to pay my
tailor and a few days later I received
the recelpted tailor's blllg'-Fllegond,
piaeitcr s-.s- 80 b.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

and iifty voices, Once before music
had been associated with the revival OF
the Olympic games. The olympic
Games OF 1885," by Baron Pierre de
Coubertln. In the November Century.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

"can any Of you tell me why Iazar-
us was a beggarg" asked the female
teacher. "why was Lazarus beg
CART" she repeated sternly. please.
ma'am." replied small boy whose
father was a merchant, "because he
didn't advertise. Chicago Chronicle.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

+ there Ia one
game TO which the
Savannah negro Is
devoted above all
others. Il is craps,
City or country. Il
Is all alike. says
tho Savannah
News.
On Sundays the
country negroes
gather In little
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

Venezuela. or Little Venice. /" a .the
early Spanish explorers called the
country. the natives having built their
houses on piles along the shores. is
not 80 very little. since Il IA twice The
nlnn Of Cnlllnrnln
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

Queen Victoria now rules se7.0o0.0o9
people, a greater number than has ever
before ACKNOWLEDGED The novefs.e pty
Of either a king queen Or emrercn
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29
HISTORY OF CRAPS
ORIGINATED MORE THAN a
HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

Peculiarly African Method
OF Gambling That l. Not without It's
Intricacies - Now Prohibited In ihe
Crescent City. and Many other Places.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

A rug only four feet square. but
which had $40 stitches and knots 10
the square inch. was lately sold IN
London tor sum equal to $4,000 OF
our money.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

"Hubly, what In the deueerdll ~
mean by letting that note ihdoItd
for you 20 to protest." why. han.
there was no other way unless paid
the thing."--De,rols Free Presa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29
And She only shI,ered.

Aud She Only shlvered.
Park policeman to the Knelppist,
wading In the dew:
"Mornin'. madam Is ills II
Cool enough for your"
Chicago Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

William Heacock Of Marcun Hook.
p. has a selloE Pine chest formerly
owned BY Andrew Iatkson. president
a ~ rnlln1 rl.-n-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29
THELATEMR. RUBLEE
WISCONSIN LIToR WAS a Dis
TiNcUlsHED DIPLOMAT.

srrod % American Minister In suiiser-
land from 1909 % isse-A header
Of Political rhoussi IA Wisconsin for
Many Years.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

We want Ave bushels OF green corn
right away on subscription. okeway-
so Ofiobl Republican.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

GRACE RuBLEE.
the distinguished
editor OF the Mil
waukeo Sentinel.
who died recently.
was one OF the fore
most citizens OF
state and city. For
a decade he was
chairman Of the
state central rcpub-
llcan committee.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-29

EvcS politics do not affect public In
tercs, IN the Addlcks drama.-Doston
Globe.