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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20
EgtRYTHIae WENT gaoss.

- ~ HA"|HH8 - 49, -"
L.
Perhaps Il was because ! forgot ny
incoming lpftyprf Qr pe1ppp. got
out OF bed on the wrong side" But
up 70 dala a hau attributed h 10 the
fact that ! bad worked beyond my
aifthgth lhe d.ay Before. Rhs all worn
out and unnerved. and having taken
a hot bath and gone 10 bed under sum
mer covers with the windows all up to
the middle. ! took cold IN the frosty
air ny head vas aching and core
and hot and humping. Every halr
was turned the wrong way and 4 dozen
OF them pulled in different directions.
Ny shoes seemed 70 have shrnnken or
my feet sweiied. / put everything on
wrong side before or inside out Ev-
erything was awry.
! had oversight ID the first place.
having a most eccentric clock. one Of
the kind Of tantaliEing conundrums
that remind one Of the clock whose
owner said: when both bands are
at Y and Il strikes know Il Is hall
past q" The complicated calculations
from this basis At al other times Of
the day are dlstracting. 70 say the
least. and make one long for .ogn.
rithmH or "any other old thing e
solve instead. 81 H.iir nH $50
And 20. Il took me about three tlmei
az long az usual 10 prepare for break
fast BY thai time my coffee wa
cold, and my St. Bernard pup. via
the beautiful, large. LIQUID, hrowl
eyes, had surrep,itiously appfoprl
ated my steak at one gulp. and wa
seated near my chair at the table. look
ing Bweetiy and waving his paw dep
recatingly AZ me. evidently intent d
making peace At once IN order TO Oh
tain my coffee spice ball TO TOP Of
with. s.,i n.It .. r...t.
/ had planned to take a train 10 u
city scheduled SOr 9;55. and having &c
minutes 70 reach the depot as suT
posed. started out leisurely. whe
half a block away I discovered ha
left my pocketbook at home. Il va
another sign Of bad luck 10 20 bAe
for Il. but there was no other va
out 81 A. sun. there seemed 20 I
plenty Of time. But. a. sauntcr,
around the corner. saw the train ~
blocks away iusl pulling up 10 q
station. As this was the only ira
b thai would get me into he city b
fore noon, and / had an engagemei
70 meet a friend at II to after
church together started on run.
caught the brace on the rear car ~
az Il began 10 move forward. we
triumphantly into the ear. and saf
exhadstedly into the firht seat. Just
the train stopped once more. And ~
sat there for the neat ten minutes tr
|. Ing 10 catch my breath, my hea
, humping like a,trip-hammer. and u
! tening 10 the milk cans az they we
|. banged out on the platform, and 4
/. empty cans banged into the baggag
. car. / vowed for the hundredth tin
that I would never. under any circui
stances. run for a train again. Il
q failing Of ali shburbanites 10 ms
this promise % themsslveS on eve
opportunity. and break Il again. ne
Q time. .......,, ..,..-is -i....it...li
But finally arrived Al my destir
b ton and waited. and waited. a
+ waited" like the mine old maids"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

Vessel t.i,ted from the Water ~ Wind.
Capt carhigeri Of the Italian bark
vermont which reached Philadelphia
sixty days from Genoa, sat In his cab
IN aud told a story OF tho greatest wind
storm he had ever experienced during
Twenty-Five years at sea. !, was while
In latitude ag.iS Longitude, 6s21. Nat
he vas struck BY gallo that lifted tho
vessel from the water and shook her
from stem to stern, Capt. carhieerl
believed that Il the bark had been a
larger vessel the storm would have
sunk her. hut a II was she rode the
gale out bfaycly. ana after the broken
sales were readiusied abe passed on
her voyage philadelphia Times. ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20
a REIEMAakAsLE FEAT.
Hos snake Swallows Il. Equal n

Hos a Snake swallows ~ Equal n
The following Il an interesting para
graph In a letter sent 70 friends hero
BY Harry Hammond. formerly OF this
city. VINO IS nov making his home IN
Florida: rnIrftf d. .f i's+
To-day had the good luck 10 see a
curious sight. that Of one snake killing
and swallowing another We came on
the scene Just aa q king snake waa
killing q blacksnake. each a little over
three Zee, long. The king was tied and
coiled round the black, and the lafter's
tail could iust wiggle. Amer a few
minutes. during which the king tied
himself "a the mos, curious knots and
ran his head up and down his victims
writing body. biting Il here ana there
as II examining bis supper. he turned
the blacks head. easeit preliminary
bite and then slowly proceeded to take
the blacksnake into camp. II seemed
impossible that he could swallow q
snake a. long and as large as himself,
but he did. This IL how he aid h:
"He would stretch bis head a. far
as possible. get his teeth booked IN I'm
victims scales. then slip bis body up
tan Il was In wrinkles AZ his neck and
for some way down, then loose his
tooth hold and slide bis head forward
for another grip, Just a. II you wers
putting on a tight glove, In fact. II
was the most interesting operation
think I ever witnessed. and The kine
swallowed an but three inches Of The
tail Of che poor blaeksnake. and then
with that dangling from his mouth
glided on into the grass. We let hin
50. a. be Is a known enemy Of the rat
tlesnakes. and often kills them
Indianapolis Journal.
lTTfI al Ll.7I 800 I'D tIt.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

"what do women know about poll
tics, anyway" sneered. the candidate.
WELL" venturcd his wife. most Of
them know enough-ta keep ont Of a.
And when the returns came Il, tht
wisdom Of her words wao made appar-
entefNevaYcrK Presence az ,lI
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

A. Columbia. Tenn. Mary Moore. a
white woman. worth $4,000 and the
owner Of 600 acres Of flne land. was
convicted for stealing six turkeys from
a neighbor. and sentenced to one year
IN the penlsentlary. This ls the finale
Of a mosl remarkable career. unrlvaled
IN the history Of the criminal courts Of
the state. lrp i.I - i.' .s
Ten years ago ths woman and her
husband, calling themselves Stone.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

saw and we're conquered Win one
consent they decided that 20 fair q
maiden should not be lost 70 the conn
try. They handed her over 10 Mrs.
Melbey. who Is In charge Of the swed-
ish Mission In this city. she Is there
now. .. Ii,
Where is the American cophstuaG
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

a ring at his doorbell and IN walked
Mr.. Ryan and Miss Carl They were
soon married Miles Carl said her faith.
er was dead and iba, her mother was
travelling IN Europe. she is a tail.
statuesarc blonde. % years old. with
a decidedly pretty face and deep blue
eyes. She Is possessed Of considerable
property In her own right and will
inherit at least $4,000 more on the
death Of her mother.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

On his return from lonr which he
had been making with hls master IN
Switzerland, servant, being asked
what h had seen. replied,
ron. heeah's - anything THERE'S
nothing bat mountains everywher-
Ilt.nIlA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

From twelve 70 thirteen miles. says
a Loadon exchange. Is the computed
range Of the most powerful guns now
made. but the longest distance that q
shot has been fred Is 4 few yards over
ffteea miles. which was the range %
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

The brain Of an idiot contains much
less phosphorus than that o. a persor
Of average mental powers
A clever Partisan has Invented q ma
chine which can split one human hair
lengthWise into thlrly-slx strips.
II Is said that tortoise shell combs.
chain and other objects, when broken.
can Be repaired b. heating the op-
posing surface and pressing them TO-
rethaf. ri Ifft ffi 'H r
Tho highest spot inhabited By ha-
nan beings On this giobe Is the Budd-
hist clolstcr Of Hanle. Thlhcl where
ltwsnty-one men llse e. an altitude &c
1900 feet a.,a $50, - siat
4 The prime Of llfe Of man Of regu-
lar hahila and sound constitution =
from thirty 70 hfty-nve years Of age.
Of a woman. IRON tWenty-four or
twenty-hve 70 about forty years q age.
A pstfinsd ash found b. Dr. Nsh-
berry, Of Delaware. Ohio. weighed 5
pounds. and a ss perfeoi IN form %.
sltion or Fms. scales. etc. a. though
Il had died but yesterday instead 81
ZOO year, Hgc.
During the .relgn Of James I Enc.
lanas frsi beuspaplr Sat born. tIhH
i6s2 being the hrst isaie Of lhe W,eel4
y News. NotVathaandhg tbat tvs|
m tecelved, lta editor, Nathhniel bu4
ter. lived BY the business for elshieef
years
A Swedish mile Is the longest mile IN
/ ne World A traveller a subdbh when
told that he 4 only about q mile from
a desired point would better hire q
horsc. i1r lht distance he win have q
walk h be chosa y his Ignorance C
adopt Tat mode o. travel. u exactly
ii.5O0 yards. oo
.lv Raed ana ttfy shtltnt lnss,l bov-
der has been introduced % Europe. II
/ eulisisls simply 81 pyrtlhfam flowers
to every hundredth part Of which il
added one bart Of naphlhalin b
weight The naphthalln must be g
vers ane powder and. intlmatpy pi4
81 with the pyfethrnun , eft 4
An expert tells Of an Instance vhef
l.Oo0 pearl shells we're taken whiS
yielded less than $50 worth q peprl
while IN the came locality over TART
pearls were found IN one day. one Z
|, which va sold tog-tio.ooo. A Queens
8ul caulpary, loa small area, s,
5000 worth Of pearls from eight tos
elishsn 1Rdi aodr r o4f
The Hesslan as was brought % n
country inlastaN OF hsf imported
the Hesslan troops during the hesol
(lonhsy War Il nrst made IS apneA
ance In ITO On Staten Island. When
a npfrod 10 LonE Island. over IA
fnslhnd lhen cams West Tho ~
Sian az has travelled from New 81
land west At the rate o. about tNtp
miles a year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

The czarlna is studying the laws Of
Russla. ~How canl be expected to as
aist IN TIE government Of my people,
she u said 70 have declared, when !
know nothing about their lawsg"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

II Is great sport to make soap bub-
bles, but Il ls twice as much fun u the
bubbles are big ones. strong enough
not 10 break when they ara noaied on
the floor. Bubbles twice az big as your
head or a. Bic. "a The .hlssast kina-of a
foo bail can be,easlly blown by anyone
wh0 Knows how 70 mix up the soap
bubble material. To make these bis
bubbles. take = piece Of white CASTLE
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

my st. Demands playiuinsss. and ss1
efaI added eflHtles. heeaHee Anipiy
had % claim he rights OF ny sex %
bTaf down and indulge An p q q
Mysteries.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

sh&Thefe'a danger IN a lovers isps
With microbes science says it's riieI
Hell thank you. dearest. Tor that tip
Make me an invalid for llfel
Town Topics.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

Patsy Dolly was q very poor arlth-
metlclan. and was puzzled by a great
many questions Of numbers which did
not enter other peoples heads. One
day a new acquaintance remarked In
II have elght brpthers"
eye have eight brOthers9" said Pal
As. 'T'heh I suppose every wan d thin
SIS eight brothers. tooi" . q q
Certainly" sss
"Arrah. thin. y aid Patsy! "hOw
many mothers had the sixiy-fOur O
yer -sIRN LII
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20
some RECENT EVENTS o. a.
ROMANTIC NATURE. -
A Russian Nohisrhans sad Fate A
woman leads : Double tife !, frs,ts
swedish EmlErAnt CHI Banles the
Dstsntlon Oai6St. a. Castle tArdeil. / q

Bond had told her that "he was stuck
on her" from the time he frst saw her.
He kissed her and told her she waH
pretty. and" she says he added. II
Isn't every person who can tell a pretty
girl" Ida Riggs told the deaeons that
the pastor had told her that he was
mashed on her over since he saw her"
She repeated the story OF the kisses
Lizzie Phillips said that one day while
she was driving home the cows Mr.
Bond told her he loved her from FIRST
sight. lie also told me-" she said.
that his wife was Jealous Of me. One
day he said his wife burned the elastic
band he bought for his bible because
she said II was Lizzie Phllllps'- He
was AZ her home and told her he liked
her music. She was playing for him,
and when she was through he pulled
her over IN his lap and Kissed her.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

fThefe are many noe arms in thG
United states and their owners are AT
reaplng great profits. for there Il al
ways a demand for the delicious hind
legs" OF the. green jumpers. The beat
variety 81 cultivate 81 that which b
known as the grass frog. "Tho grass
frog" says an authority. 4 big
enough for market n Six months after
he's Matched. and on d piece Of u aishy
land fenced IN and stocked would give
a ,E0od, crop every year. The bullfrog
haAit6Nbe dpalySttg sot 4 whnk! and
he loses time 80 that he isn't q 70 eat
for a couple ~ yelrs' ~, lhe Ffass
frog isn't a polywog. he IA batched !
regulation little frOs nom an ekg. and
an he has to do h TO grow" Prices. h,
Gays. will average about 40 cents d
dozen the year around.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

present day tkah fdIS witd 8|'lh u,
IRENE length Of range. OF Qulck-hrina
guns the most wonderful Is. perhaps,
the Maxim, which can Gre a. many a.
900 shots . minute. and yet ls 20 Hight
that \ soldier can carry Il strapped On
his bach. Krupp's iSo-son sun and
Armstrong; iil-lon proved too expss.
sivs, being unable to stand fring 100
tlmcs. and their manufacture has prae-
tically been abando=Sd. The gun most
favored perhaps Is the twen,y-two-ton
Armssfonk, which hufls a SOLD shos
Tor a distance Of twelve lilsA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

- CHESTNUT burr.
!. ]. !: !. !. !: !"
Wi with fur,
ri, Upon the parent
e1~. tree.
SFS% y One autumn day
RSG>I/|t0 was heard 20
HA/8tkAFM) To Mr.. Bumble-
NSS who cannot ny
or run or leap or
hop
Like beast or bee, but on this treo
Am always doomed 10 stop. H.,
The birds and bees fIoat on the trees.
The rabbits leap and run. a. 4
The nlmble squirrels and poys and
girls III. IN
Indulge IN active fun. y
But dry and night I'm stuck here tight,
And tho long TO roanN ruofl
IS youll perceive. ne'er can leave
Ny ieafy tree-twig home, t.n
ltNNNfiAf
: 'airy small. who'd chanccd TO call.
O'erheard this fretfultAik.
She shook her head and gently said:
your wish TO ny or walk
III grant you Which will I do?
Jus, name Il and It's done" i,a lfi
Then cried the burr. TTd much pfefos
To be beast and run"
A gentle wave the falry gave, .,i
OF jcweled wand 10 thAh. VIZ y
When with a bound unto the ground
The burr wai laedIi 10 faLNu n d.
Lol there appears eyes, mouth and cars.
-Four legs taik soma feptIi
Gstrangr you1l agreerand then we see
A pt..ggine. complete.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20
TIMELY TOPICS FOR OUR BOYS
AND GIRLS.

lighting a Flre with Iee-How 10 Make
BiE soap bubbles The Game Of BAN
Il Not a New One-Johnnls'u Excuse
--liow Mobility Il Illustrated.
The evening times., 1896-01-07
UNDERTAKERS-
DIED

LASELLE-On January 6. 1896, at
p. m, Mr.. William Polk Laselle, aged
fifty-nine years.
Funeral Wednesday. January 6. at o
a. m. FROM st AlOysius' Church. Friends
invited 1t
HELM-On Sunday. January &, 1886,
ut Cincinnati, Ohio. Frank p. son OF Mr..
and Mrs f. L Helm. aged eleven months
VOLLMER-0n January 6, 1886, at
6:25 p. M. Frederick Leroy Vollnler. in
fant son OF Frederick and Lillian l.. yoIl-
mer aged seven months.
Funeral Wednesday at 8 O'Clock from
parents residence, $40 Thirteenth street
southeast.
RILEY-Entcred into rest on Monday,
January s. 1896, ut 10 p. m, Mrs. Mary
Frederick E., James W. Riley and Edward
Turner. in the forty-fifth year of her age.
at the residence, No. $40 Second street
southwest.
Asleep in Jesus blessed sleep,
From which none ever wakes to weep.
Funeral Thursday at / 30 O'Clock from
the Zion Baptist Church, street, between
Third and Four-and-a-haIf streets SOUTH
west. Friends and acquaintance invited
to attend.
KIRK-OD Monday, January s, 1896,
Martha y. Kirk. nee Mallory, daughter OF
the late W II. Mallory of Rockingham coun-
ty, Va. and beloved wife of James n. kirk
A precious one from me has gone.
A voice ] loved is stilled.
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
BY HER HUSBAND.
Funeral Wednesday, January s, at
O'Clock, from her late residence, No. 4S6
L street southwest.
The evening times., 1896-01-07
Tried to Cure Their American Teach.
er Of the OScmlntory Habit

er of the O>rulatory Habit.
>ONCERNING kissing in Japan, Mr..
ZoJi Takado, Japanese gentleman
or Shikokn, told New York Herald
~ writer an amusing tale the other
day. He said: In my country we
nave not the kiss. Ii is a custom unknown.
, The husband never kisses the wife. The
anese niind the custom appears disgusting.
Think. then, OF what we endured in the tale l
willrelate to you.
Il was youth at the time, and one OF 4
class OF forty young men who learned Eng
iish and other things OF Christian mission
airy woman from America. Every da V when
that lady met us at the school her first ct
was to kiss us all
The expression OF repulsion upon the face
oil the narrator at this moment was almost
tragic. He continued: I'VE dreaded that
kiss beyond any pleasure OF study, but we
were powerless. The lady told us it was
the English custom TO express kind feeling
and affection, and she loved us all.
AT last II drew near TO the holida ytime
Christmas. and we consulted together about
gift which might help us and crafty our
teacher. We decided TO buy for her "a doll.
We did so. 1t was japanese doll. very
tall" and Mr.. Takado held his hand breast
high to show the stature.
THAT doll cost many dollars of our
money, for its raiment was very rich, Of
silk and embroidery. Ny comrades ap-
pointed the to write the address OF presen-
tation. l expressed in it all our affection
and good wishes. and said that to show
always how much We appreciated the
Kindness of our teacher we desired to offer
her beautiful doll. which we hoped she
would he pleased to kiss instead of us.
Then We awaited the next meeting of
the class In suspense. When it was the day
and the time our teach came. She did not
kiss us. She sat down. with tears in her
eyes. When she spoke she thanked us from
the bottom of her heart for the gift we
had presented, and said: love you so
much more for 1t. my dear pupils, that
Will not kiss you once-you must each kiss
me twice And VIC had to do so-eighty
EiSseSt"
The evening times., 1896-01-07
SOCIETY'S WHIRL BEGUN
Mid-winter Pleasures and Enter
tainments in Progress.
Many Cards 0ut- for Events In the
Near Future-SocialS Sayings
and Doings.

Society turned drowsily on its pillow
this morning, for yesterday afternoon and
evening were so very gay it irivoicd Itself
tired. dust a week or so and every bouy will
be well broken in tie rush, but now they
come TO 1t slowly, sly yawn at smart lun-
oheons, a Growsy droop OF the cyeiius at
afternoon teas, betray ying the WEAKNESS Of
TINS difficult beginning. And alas for the
lew who frivol who are compelled to rise
early.
Many a true word, spoken not in jest,
bot IN spirit Ci MI alIenCe after early
rising. word born OF ply sical wearincss,
has preCIpitaieG u divorce or wrought ME
long misery. This Is one of the uIrrc, re-
suits OF The much preached against social
whirl, late hours thai beect Lodily wei,ri-
ness and mental inpalience. Let some
good matrOn, with influence and wealth, set
the example of IinoereiIa hours IN me
name OF happiness and good digestion.
Her re ward will be tie roses in the cheeks
of many otherwise Coiorless bellies, the
light in the eyes of many men, who at the
end OF last season gaZed dull and gleamiess.
What better tribute of roses and jewels
could be handed over the 1ootlights OF So
ciety to one of its triumphant rulers than
such flowers, such sparkling Jewels? Then
think nr the probable domestic trouble
avoided!
The evening times., 1896-01-07
END-OF-THE-CENTURY HATS

HYHERE lis suggestion in the styles
OF headgear of another end-of-the-
century more horrible and more
i fruitful. The Girondino, a queer
seni-military style, Is an example
of this. 1t goes with squared shou!-
ders and a martial gait, such as one sees in
New York's rosebud garden OF girls II
is fresh from Paris and notable among the
seasons styles by that it hath crown
oh, a most palpabie crown.
In the rosebud garden, however, that
portion OF II which blooms on the sunny
side of the avenue along by the millinery
shops on a bright Deceinber day, 1 saw
today two girls in their garb more charac-
teristic OF the season. Both wore the lat
hats, which are a part Of its plan, and one
hat was trimmed with fluff OF black plumes
half hiding a martinez bow, and the other
had Psyche bows continuous about its
brim. set on edge and caught with paste
stars.
And while one Of them, who may have
been very young matron, wore a regal
cloak quite TO the ground, the other moved
more lightly, clad in a rough frieze coat
with two long points In front, and over that
a muffler. boa, and coliarette combined
OF brown fur.
The working out OF the theater-hat prob
lem Is safer with the nodistes than with
the humorists. Reform must be constructive
DIS wen ds uesIIuctlNt, WHICH iOTce1ui truth
was suggested to me by an array OF theater
boods-soft. cOmplasaDt things, that will
protect a coiffure without running ii, and
may be removed without fear OF crushing.
Queer little connections or velvetecn and
silk they are. sometimes trimmed with fur
and always very cute. If had one I'd be
tempted to wear It skating. though. doubt
less. that would never do.
Queer hats, or hats one would call queer
no n rod nj n il.o n ~
gold all set with jewels. quite shaded by q
paradise plume or green waving over it
like a scinetar. and decked over either ear
with a velvet bow caught with gems: a
hat of violet felt, with a row of bows about
the brim. overlapping like the Norman
shields on the ships side in the Bayeux
tapestry. or like the scales of a fish; a
young girls hat like nothing so much as i
folded newspaper except that Its material
is mainly beautiful Dresden ribbon bent
over the head into a sort OF hood and tied
with a black satin ribbon.
The evening times., 1896-01-07
WOMEN THE WORLD OVER.

oALVE haies London in proportion
as she loves sunshine and fresh
air. She insists upon taking the
~ foggy English city as a ciimat-
ic sample of the whole land and
will not believe that even in The country
there are green grass aud flowers. Il
am sure" she says, That all English
sheep are dirty Why. / had little gar
den in London, where l cultivated plants,
and whenever | picked n flower ! had to
60 ana wash my hands, SO begrimed were
The unfortunate blossoms with the Lon
don SCOT No. not for the crown of Eng
land and all the wealth the Country Con-
tains would | ever consent to live there.
The evening times., 1896-01-07
Feathers Are u Fad.

Feathers are seen everywhere. and, com
bined with imitation jewels and jet, they
make most ella aboraIe trimmings. Vandyke
points made OF black ostrich plumes are
strikingiy effective on ligh, -culored evening
gowns. Small curly tips are used for out
lining decollete bodices. In the stores mar
row feather trimming is sold by the ward
for expensive Goth costumes, which is ap-
Ipliqued to the bodice To simulate O vest,
or to outline seams. Spanglcs are frequently
combined with a feather fringe, and tfim
mings formed of feather pendants are like
wise used.