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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18
OSTRICH FEATHER INDUSTRY.
Interesting Facts ~ 90 the Collection
aud Treatment OF Feathers.

Interesting Facts ~ to the Collection
aud Treatment OF Feathers.
As Is well known, feathers, especial
~ those Of the ostrich. are used more
from year to year as garniture for hats
and dresses. The color scale OF the
Paris syndical chamber glltters IN an
the glarlng colors Of the rainbow. and
number OF changoable ones were In
corporated likewise. all Of which are
applied to feathers
Vienna and Berlin strive with each
other for the control OF the ostrich
feather market. The Vienna manufae.
tnrers are adopts In the art OF impart-
Ing an excellent appearance TO even the
worst raw material. Even the so-callei
spadonnas. the hairy tips OF the tall
feathers OF the young ostrich. which
are Of an inferior value they under.
stand how TO beautify by dyelng and
plating az n they were prime No. I.
By plating means the patching TO-
gethcr Of single pieces 10 obtain n full
irst-class feather. and almost every
feather. even the costllesi. II plated.
This applies principally TO the feathers
u Vienna manufacture"
Tho Berlin ware. however. Is sim
honest, and for this reason IT, manu-
lecturers have difficult strife with
those OF Vienna. The berlin manuiae-
turers thoroughly understand Tho
bleaching. dycing. s;eaming and curl
ing OF the feathers. and besides they
use a superior raw material
II is astonishing TO read Of the guam
ilty OF ostrich feathers annually used
In the civilized world. Newspaper ar
ucles sometimes speak inoxalted terms
o.; the rocco time. with is extensive
nse OF feathers used By rich and noble
ladies. but the total amount used at
that time fades from view when CON =
pared TO that used At present. The
data OF the six annual auction sales
held In London In 1894 show that in
an Of them SeS.77i pounds were dis
posed Of at a value OF 1885, ,OOO.-Phlla-
delphia Tlmcs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18

President Textile Manufacturers Assn
source Of supplies. II Is important
that We see 20 Il that the best facilities
for communication and transportation
are provided, and the manufacturers
OF the United States may soon avail
themselves Of an opportunity 10 intro.
duce their productions through the
Amerlcan-Chinese Chamber Of Com.
merce. who are arranging the construc.
ton Of an Exhibition building IA
Shanghai, 200xi00 with $50 floor spaces
that viii be rented at a nominal price
20 American manufacturers for the pur.
poe OF showing their wares. having
their own representatives, In charge. or
the Chamber OF Commerce manage
mcni will receive orders and attend TO
the delivery Of goods. an Of which viii
b. sold for cash. renting to con-
H'gnor less a small charge for services.
The management will be American ab.
solutely and will cooperate with tho
American bank 10 be established In
Shanghai
Col. DENLY. our minister to China,
and our Consul General Jerrigan, at
shanghai. fully approve the establish
ment Of the Amerlean-Chinese Cham
Der Of Commerce as the best possible
channel for the introduction Of Amefl-
can goods IN China. as well as the best
means OF purchasing such articles as
are grown or manufactured In China
Chinese silks. velvets. tea and thous-
ands Of articles We are constantly pur-
chasing through British channels may
b ordered through the Chamber Of
Commerce At q having IN The original
rcrl ~ well as IA frelEhL Al present
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18

a thousand dollars Of Chicago exchange
VIZ provide thc American purchaser
with about loco current money In
China. which viii purchase their goods
at as lev a price az they have been
bought for AZ any time within The past
twenty years. In selling them goods
they provide. OF course. for the ex-
change Freight charges on American
manufactures from Chicago TO shang-
hal are reasonable. ranging from $3.50
to $3.50 per 100 lbs, and arrangements
will be made for prompt shipments.
The opening OF business in larger meas
ure must be OF great and Increasing
benefit to the manufacturers and mer-
chants Of the United States In 1891
We imported from China Si6.fi2. TSS.
and exported to China s9,203.0S2. Tn
der improved condltlona our exports
viii exceed n hundred millions.
Our Manufacturers need larger mar
kets thar we now command We must
10 to the markets; they will not come
20 u.s. British interests have been and
siill are dominant In China. Their
lines or steamships are frequent and
rates arc low. They are aggressive: We
are submissive We must go forth
Ourselves n We would conquer and
our commercial and industrial suprcn.
acy be maintained.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18


when Col. Knox. Of the duke OF.
cornwalIs light infantry. acquainted
the queen with the fact that Mrs Ke-
veth. OF GarrOw. ST. Bernard. Corn
wall. was the mother OF seven sons.
all In the army. her majesty caused
the following Letter 10 be writiea TO
Col. Knox: Her majesty considers the
fact OF seven sons OF one family serv-
ing in the army. all with exemplary
characters. rejects infinite credit on
themselves and the parents who have
brought them up. The queen desires
that you will congratulate Mr.. Ke-
vcth. give her the 80 and framed print
OF her majesty. which send herewith.
and tell her how glad the queen Is 20
think Of this nne example OF good and
honorable service to their sovereign
and country from the sons OF a single
Cornish family. Her majesty has Kept
the photograph OF Mrs. Keveth which
you sent me. and would be glad to
have one Of the seven brothers In a
group. but II this cannot be obtained OF
separately" The photographs have
been framed together In an oval frame
that OF Mrs Keveth being In the mid
die. and sent to the queen.-London
Graphic.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18

In sketch Of Sir W. N, Conway. the
great mountain climber and explorer Of
the Himalayas. the English illustrated
Magazine says that he has the climb
er's walk"-that Is. a gentle roll o.
the body. with no unequal steps. bu,
swinging his legs with rhythmic pre-
cislon. Tie Is slim man, but tough.
full Of energy. and with iron muscles.
When climbing the Hlmalayas he sponi
eighty-four days on snow and glacier
During that time he trayemed from end
TO end the three longest known sla-
ciers In the world outside the Polar
regions, and landed on the summit Of
Pioneer Peak. $4,000 feet high. the
greatest height yet reached by man.
Tie has already made plans for another
expedition when he gets back from
spitzbergen, and hopes to get through
two or even three more before contest.
Ing a scat In parliament, as be intends
TO do At the next general election.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18

chael Kemp. a pretty. dary-eyed Jew
css Of 20 years. has Joined the salvation
army.
Miss Kemp works In a rubber fac
tory and Is a great favorlte among the
girls employed there. who say Miss
Kemp IA particularly gentle and kind
In her manners and has endeared her
self TO them all In speaking OF her
act Miss Kemp said that while Il would
grievo her parents. she expected no
violent objection. She thinks the sal
vatlon army is doing d noble work and
has been interested In II for some
months.
AT any rate. she does not expect to
share the fate Of another young lew
ess OF wealthy parentage who told her
family she had Joined the army and re-
nounced the Jewish religion only 20
have her father cast her of. She Is
now earning her own living. Once
when she met her relatives In the
street they tore on her bonnet and
tried TO beat her.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18

cheerful TO cit In the one little wooden
chair which the room Afforded. and
gaze q, the cheap wall paper covering
the pine partition. or the "skled" pic
lure OF . flaming red. long tailed bird
Of paradise with his head set backward
on his neck. Ny books were IN my
trunk and there was nothing At hand
10 read except an old newspaper which
was doing duty a. a cover TO the wash.
stand.
GlAnelng at this paper saw that the
page. exposed 10 view was made up OF
syndicate" matter and that the prom
lhent article was by a startling colncl-
denee the story OF an adventure with
burglar. began reading y.
The narrator told how he found him.
self in a strange room seeking for a
rafe place to beetow his money for the
night; how he determined TO place Il
between the leaves OF a dictionary. and
wishing TO remember the exact place
he thought he would open the book at
The word money. but behold. when he
opened It the frst word that he saw
was murder.
Here the narrative was broken BY
,Oap dish, which adhered firmly to the
paper In spite Of my careful efforts to
remove H. and read no further.
arose and shook myself. "Pshaww
said, what a fool l am. He's proba-
bly, just an ordinary hos,ler come up
here to work. or perhaps 10 see his old
mother. No doubt he's as honest as
am. wonder what word he would
have found II he'd opened the dlctlon-
airy at Cash." l soliloquized. and out
Of mere idle curiosity I took from my
handbag the nearest approach had to
dictionary-a little paper covered
book OF synonyms. and opened Il a, C.
Cluteh-rasp-lay-hold-on-catch-
seize.
This was the last line that met my
gaze. I laughed, threw the book on
the table and began to undress.
IF any one enters my room tonight"
I thought, as folded up my vest and
placed u Under the pillow. I'm clutch
him, grasp him, lay hold on him,
catch him. seize him. and yell for
help"
When went to sleep dreamt that
was wading up a trout stream fishing
Tor black bass with q wad Of money
Tor bait and that a. fast as I caught
hsh was robbed ei them by rcd
headed horse
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18
HOW COFFEE WAS DISCOVERED
a Traveller In Abyssinia
the shrub.


the shrub.
The following Is given as the original
discovery Of coffee: Near the middle
Of the fifteenth century a poor Arab
was travelling through Abyssinla, and.
finding himself weary and weak from
fatigue he stopped near a grove. Then
being In want Of fuel to cook his rice.
he cut down tree which happened to
be covered with dead berries. His
meal being cooked and eaten. the ;rav-
eller discovered that the half-burned
berries were very fragrant. He col
lected a number OF these. and. on
crushing them with a stone. he found
that their aroma increased to a great
extent While wondering az this. he
accidentally lot fall the substance In
n can which contained his scanty sup
ply Of water. 10, what a mlraclel
The almost putrid water was almost
instantly purified. He brought II TO
his lips Il was fresh. agreeable. and
In a moment the traveller had 80 far
recovered his strength and energy az
10 be able to resume his journey. The
lucky Arab gathered a. many berries
as he could and. having arrived a,
Alden. In Arabia, he informed the mustl
OF his discovery. That worthy divine
was an inveterate opium smoker. who
had been suffering for years from the
influence Of that poisonous drug. lie
tried an infusion Of the roasted berries.
and was 90 delighted at the recovery Of
his own vlgor that. In gratitude TO the
tree. be called Il cahuah. which In
Arabia signifies force.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18
No LION 70
GEORGE VANDERBILT

his neighbor whose land dips down IN.
TO a valley Just there. making The old
mans farmhouse a veritablo spying
ground.
Austin Corbin bought his Immense
country estate more craftily than most
mlll'onalros know how to. For months
before he built his house he had old
farmers going around with their pants
tucked in boots saying TO the farmers
around, wall. guess I'd like to buy
a strip OF that land o yournr'
Think o. settling hereabouts?" the
farmers would ask.
wall. yes, n you don't hold your
land too high"
And 30 his crafty agents got hold Of
many and many a hundred acres at
the regular market price.
But there was one old farmer In the
interior Of the forest land who said
nothing. but sawed wood. When the
make-belleve farmers approached him,
he answered:
Il sue0 I won't sell Just yit In the
spring this here wood1l all be gone.
Then I'll sell the place ter ye."
We've got him cinched.' said the
wise agents. THAT wood Is good for
only this seasons chopping."
Meanwhile they bought up enough
land to make a handsome park. and
began to turn stone for a house; but
In the spring the old man thought diff
ferently about moving.
Guess I've thought better Of IT," he
ehuckled.
The ground was broken. the stone
cartod. and the mansion completed
Then came the stocking OF 60 great an
estate.
MY boy" Corbin used to say to his
young friends. my boy. do you see
those grouse running around. and can
you hear the quall2 My boy. In a few
years I'll have finer shooting than
Bercsford has got os his place"
A startled squawk Of the wild fowl
broke the stiffness. A stamping Of
game In the woods told that a disturb
ing element was at hand. Through
the elegantly planned park came tho
old man. with a gun on HIS shoulder
and his dogs az his heels.
Where are you goingy demanded
Mr. Corbin
Going home" replied the old man,
laconlcally.
I'm see about that" said Corbin.
A lawyer was called In. and the law
was read: but the closest application
could iind no hindranco to a man N
reaching his own property. "A man Is
entitled to a gangplank to his own
habitat" was the ultimatum; and they
could get no further
That man still holds the property
He has an idea his grandchildren Will
sell for millions.
There Is q well known story that
Levi p. Morton. with his Jersey pigs
and his Aldegney cows. would dearly
like 70 purchase a snug bit Of prop
erty that lies next to his; but the own
er holds on. for peculiar reasons. He
wants 20 be next the rose" He IA =
politician Of local repute, AMI the prlvi-
! Isge Of saying that be livea next 10
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18

u Was said OF N'ct-Chancollor Bacon
that he never troubled to take a note
OF the proceedings before him. for his
memory was 80 wonderful that without
assistance Il could retain an the ma
terlal facts OF a case. Sometimes ne
might be seen putting pen 10 paper
and then Il was supposed he was mah
ing rough sketches OF counsel or The
witnesses. One amusing story about
him wad to the effect that on the hear
Ing Of an appeal from one OF his judg.
menls. the lord justice sent for His
notes. They proved 10 consist Of a
single sheet Of paper. on which was
drawn a caricaturc portrait Of the an
pellant, with the words This man IA
a liar" written under it.-London An
swers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18

This youthful vocalist Is at the presen,
time not quite rs years OF age. She
was born In this city In October, 1878
and Is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Dennis o'Brien. old and respected resi-
dents Of the capital city. When but 10
years OF age Miss O'Brlen used 10 &C.
company her sister. who Is organls,
At ST. Agnes church In Springfield. to
choir rehearsal, and. without the no.
lice OF anyone, the child sang with the
choir. Later at home she would sing
this difficult classical music with the
feeling and expression OF an older per,
son and with a dramatic force which
quite as,onished her friends. She soon
became a regular member OF the choir.
and two years later was lts principal
sololst Miss O'Brlen made her frs,
great impression when she sang a solo
In st. Jarlaths church In Chicago
about eighteen months ago. on which
occasion she surprised those who were
fortunate enough to hear her by the
great power and beauty Of her voice.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18

From the aumber Of fish had
caught ! Judge that J mnsi have slept
iwo or three hcnfr. then ! icnnd ry-
self suddenly awake. listening lntent,5
and anxlously snufing the air, / was
certain OF two things. Some ono was
moving In the room. and | smellod
horse.
II Is easy to write OF this thing nov
In a spirit OF levlty, but had no such
feeling as ! lay there straining my
eyes to no purpose IN the inky dark.
meas. but hearing that fellow move
about the room boldly. without caution.
as though Il mattored nothing 70 him
whether slept or wakened.
III I move" thought, che - ready
with his knife or club to silence me
forever"
did not know whether or not he
had already taken tie vest from under
my pillow and did not care just then
to investigate. moved not a muscle
but when the first tumult Of sudden
fright had subsidized | tried TO think
20 reason.
Il am here for my health" ! thought
Now won't It be healthier TO lie stu
and let him take my money than to
move a finger and LET him take my life
what little I haveg How did he SET
In here? An. OF courael the window
couldn't bulge Il. but he Is muscular.
| should have thought OF that"
What was the man doing? The
sounds he made we're exactly such as
man makes In dressing. Heavens
would he exchange clothes with me
leaving his horsey old suit In the
room? he was at the washsiand pour
ing on, water-washing hs hands. NY
fright was giving way TO anger At the
cool impudenco OF the man. Doubtless
he had on my clothes nov. including
the vest. with the wad Of bills In the
inside pocket Coward that ! was TO
he there and let him take my prop
erty.
hesiiated no longer but sprane
from the bed and with the cry OF
Help rushed with reslstless fury
slam bang against the partition over
where thought the man stood.
Some one tried TO open my door, then
Knocked on Il for Ambulance Backing
toward Il 80 an 10 guard myself from an
attack by the burglar. found the boil
and lock and threw the door open. A
aGod OF light Allied the room; the win
dow was closed and the only peraons
present we're myself and my Visitor
gentleman fully dressed. with a lighted
lamp In his hand and a trout basket
slung over his shoulder.
There was a burglar IN my room.
I beEaa. 4 couldn't see the scoundrei.
but heard him washing his hands anf
putting on my"
I stopped. for ] saw my clothes hang
ing where ! had left them
Il think you must have heard m,
washing and dressiag." said the ger
tloman. "and must ask you to pardon
me for disturbing you. ! should have
remembered that the walls between
these rooms are very thin"
That Is my burglar story. might
devise better ending for It II my I'M
aginatlyo powers we're equally dlstrib-
utcd. but they Oeem mostly to center 10
my oliactory nerves coult have
sworn that smelled horse
4. n. AUGUR.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18

In one beautiful park. SO large did he
plan Il that. on, driving. he could drive
Ten miles straight ahead without so
Ing on his own estates.
In getting 80 vast a piece Of prop
erty together many a stream had TO be
crossed, many mountains climbed,
and much surveying done. Acres upon
acres we're added. as Mr.. Rockefeller
found new outlying pieces Of property
that pleased him. AT length. driving
over his lands, be found himself In pos.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18

hung m0uInfuily Upon one hinge. As
they stoppcd % gaze a. the strange
sight a wildly dlsheyeled figure cane
rushing around the house crying:
Money. money Where's The money?
Let me eat az Let me eat ~" II was
the poor fellow. gone stark. -aying
mad with Joy at the prospect OF sudden
wealth. Three months afterward he
died In the madhousei
Not all such tales have SO tragic an
ending Upon the very border Of Bilt-
more. George vanderbllt's North Caro-
lima estate. there dwells a farmer. fat.
rudy. and contented. knowing as be
does mat the owner OF Biltmore would
give a cool million any day to Gust
him.
Biltmore Is 90 planned that rs hor-
ders end upon streams. In forests. and
upon large adjoining estates OF gentle
men. Bill Nyes place touches Bllt-
more upon one end. These people new
err annoy the owner OF Biltmore, and
be does not feel that he has any ter
ritorlal boundaries. Except FOR this
one farmerl
This old man sold his estate 10
George Vanderbilt. but carefully
marked of one section OF It for him
self. lie did not sell quite all he
owned. There was still narrow strip
left Upon this he moved his little
farm house and stubbornly refused to
bulge Every year immense sums
have been offered him to sell the .i.ile
farmhouse and live elsewhere. But
there he lives. plaoidly smoking his
pipe. tilling his two or three acres. and
enjoying tho shooting and fishing OF
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18
MY BURGLAR.

when l went to bed that night my
hair was as black as It used to be-.
When the day dawned Il was light SO
you, may see how badly l was fright
lned.
was paying the penalty for over
work at the time by taking health
trip. and carried along si75 TO pay Il
with. also took a ash pole and a
northwesterly direction for the Michi-
gan woods.
when l was leaving Detroit on the
steamer wrapped no $500 IN a rubber
band and slowed them away In the IN
side pocket OF my vest. and soon ac-
Qulred the habit Of touching myself
every time thought OF II TO see wheth-
or my cash balanced, or, to speak more
accurately. TO see whether | stu had
the bulge on my vest.
As soon as | found this nervous ha-
biz fastening itself upon me was sorry
that had moi always carried large
sums OF money and got used TO the SEN
satlon. but Il was too late for vain re-
grets. and | determined to make the
best OF It. But | decided that ! would
always In the future have plenty OF
money.
Il was a little too early In the season
for the summer run OF schoolma'ams
on the lakes. and there were only q
few passengers on board the steam
boat. These we're made up mostly OF
commercial travellers and a fair as
sorsment Of thOsa dusty-booted, SLOUGH
hated. shoddy-clad men who travel on
trains aud boats everywhere without
any apparent reason or object. There
was one lady on board.
There was also another passenger
a red-headed man with a sinister eye
and a smell Of horse about him so pro-
nounced that the lady passenger asked
for "the radish" at dinner. thinking 70
avoid hurting his feelings by saying
horse radlsh IN his presence.
II had not been carrying a wad OF
money into a lonely country ! should
have paid little attention TO this III
favored person: but ! was carrying a
wad Of money. and suspected that he
knew OF Il. For the life OF me could
not help pressing that wad with my
fingers every time ! met him or heard
his voice or smelt horse. | VIA GER
tain that he noticed this involuntary
action and that he knew the reason OF
n. and l came 10 believe that he was
on the boat because was and that he
would get on when did.
He ala get on when did. at II
o'clock at night on the lonely dock In
the town OF Gravelion. and no one LEFT
the boat there but us two, ! saw him
disappear In the darkness and took
my seat In the hotel bus.
The Grayelion hotel was one Of those
large. cheaply bulk houses which one
will ind In all the numbering ,owne OF
he west where land Is cheap and pine
IL cheap and regular boarders are
cheap and numerous, but my room wa.
clean enough and reasonably secure
The window had no iastenings. but the
ash had swelled and the easement held
II In a grip which all my strength
could not loosen. The door was pro-
yided with a bolt and lock. and the
lransom was too narrow TO admit the
body Of man. felt pretty secure. bul
I was made nervous by the fact that
the curtain failed to cover the lover
part OF the window. was morally
certain that my ugly fellow traveller
stood outside In the darkness, watch
lag me with hungry eyes
] did no, feel sleepy enough TO go 4
bed, neither did find Il particularly