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The herald., 1897-02-05
HERE AND THERE.

Mrs. Fred c. Howes will entertain the
Assistance league Saturday afternoon
at her residence, 919 West Twentyeighth
street.
Grace Mildred Sergeant left Wednes-
day on the Santa Fe for an extended
trip south and east. Much of her time
will be devoted to music while absent.
The wedding of DR.. Peter Hendricks
and Miss Ora Means took place at the
home OF the brides parents in Anaheim
yesterday afternoon. Rev. J. J. Kinney
of Trinity church otficiated.
An interesting meeting of the Kin
dergarten club was held Thursday A
paper on Story Telling, by Miss Flor
ence Lawson of the Normal school, was
a rare educational treat to all present
Many helpful suggestions were given
as to the kind of stories useful in the
kindergarten and the most successful
ways of making them source of enjoy
ment and instruction to the children In
conclusion Miss Lawson read a beauti-
full story entitled Lilies of the Valley,
adapted by Miss Elizabeth Harrison
from Father Benedict.
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present were: DR.. and Mrs. Granville
MCGOWAN, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. f. Silent.
Mr. and Mrs Godfrey Holten, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Foster,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Balch, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. T. Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon Bor-
den, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Barker, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. Holiday, Count and Count
ess Jaro Won Schmidt. Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Jones, Mr. and rms. j. T. Scarbor-
ough, Mr.. and Mrs. f. F, c. Klokke,
Judge and Mrs. J. w Mckinley, Major
and Mrs. ]. H. F. Peck, Mr. and Mrs.
C. o. Carpenter, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A.
Hines, ]. S. Vosburg, Mr. and Mrs. F.
Burnett, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Crutcher,
MI. and Mrs. Willoughby Rodman Mr.. and
Mrs. Shelby Tolhurst, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
NJ. Caswell, Mrs. Margaret Hobbs, Mrs.
Alden, Messrs. NJ. L. Graft, James Slau-
son, J. E. Cook.
The herald., 1897-02-05
A DINNER PARTY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood Dunn enter
tanned with a French dinner at their
residence, on West Adams street, on
Wednesday evening. The table decora-
tions We're in pink and white; large
bowls of white and pink carnations
graced the center Of the table, while
bronze candelabras We're placed at eth
er end. Among the guests present were
Mr.. and Mrs. John w A. Off, MIR. and
Mrs. O. p. Posey, MIR. and Mrs. C. c..
Carpenter Mr.. and Mrs. Il. e. Gibbon,
Mrs. ard Miss Northam, Major Bone
brake, Mr.. Colby, Miss Todd.
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d. I. X. SORORITY.

Miss Florence Nolan entertained the
ID. |. x. at her home, 246 South Grand
aVenu Tuesday afternoons Those
pro1ent We're the Misses Eta Jaass, Ed
ma Bumiller, Helen Carhart, Marie Cor
don, Edith Whitaker Jessie Hall. Mar
guerlte Moore, Mamie Longley, Pansy
hit2ker. Favors were hand painted
bonbonieres. Dainty refreshments we're
served, in which the colors of the society
were prettily realized.
The herald., 1897-02-05
NEIGHBORHOOD CLIR

The Neighborhood club was delight
fully entertained last evening by Mr..
and Mrs Albert Carlos Jones a their
home on West Twenty street.
The feature Of the evenings entertain
ment was the alluring game Of Pedro.
The prizes were awarded as follows:
Ladies' first, Cherokee rose vase, won by
Mrs. Caswell; gentleman's first, silver
hat brush, won by w. A. Booker. Those
The herald., 1897-02-05
JIM JEFFRIES IS CONFIDENT.
The East Side Big Man Goes to San
Francisco.

A large delegation of East Side sports
went to River station last evening to
bid adieu to Jim Jeffries, who departed
by the o'clock train for San Francisco
to fight a ten-round go with Jack Stelz-
ner for purse of $500, of which $500 will
go to the loser.
Big Jim" has been training on
DoWney avenue for some time and is
said to be in good condition at a weight
of zoo pounds. His East Side friends are
confident he will knock out his adver-
sary before the ten rounds have been
fought. They even want to back him To
the tune of $4,000 against Sharkey, al
though they think Sharkey would not
fight him.
The match. which is to come off on the
22d instant. is to be under the auspices
of the reorganized California club in San
Francisco.
The herald., 1897-02-05
CROWDS 70 SEE THE BIRDS
Another Large Attendance at
the Poultry Show
ONE MANS GOOD LUCK
Had Single Entry, But he Captured the
First Prize
A Single Feather in the Wrong Place
Loses a Fine Fowl Even Place.
Additional Awards.

Interest in the poultry show continues
to increase and the largest crowd since
the opening was in attendance yesterday
and last evening. Between and o'clock
the rooms were comfortably filled,
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second, H. C. Droves; third, J. 3. Will

second, Fl. c. Droves; third, ]. 3. VIII
kinson.
Brown Leghorns-Cocks: First, J. w.
Osburn. Hens: First. J. W. Osburn;
second. A. Koppe; third. J. w. Osburn.
Cockerels: First. A. T, Morrison Pull
let's: First, second and third, John
Knerr Pen: First, j. w Osburn.
Buff Leghorns-Hen: First F. A.
Smith, second and third, II. D. Ley.
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Cockerel First. A W Bessey; second
f. A. Smith; third, Thomson Boswell.
Pullet: First and second, e. F. King
man; third, Thomson Bosler.
PIGEON EXHIBITS
Pair fantails: First, Fred Adams; Sec
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-04
RAMS HORNS.

Tho seeds OF virtue grow bes, when
planted early
To get money without work has
made all the thieves
Your acts will not go right whl.e
your thoughts 60 wrong.
Satan can wax tat In heart ton
small for Jesus 10 squeeze into
Success Is costly" Paste these
three words across your mirror
Nothing BE- more 10 be- dreaded In
church or state. than Ignorance ON
Gre.
When weeping mothers are Given the
ballot their tears will put out the Ares
Of dlstlllerlca.
\ drop Of the oil Of humility will
o'vo man from a great deal OF the
smart Of humiliation.
Solomon took the world for text
aud preached the shortest sermon on
record -"all Ia vanity"
A sermon hasn't been preached until
g has got into a few pairs OF shoes and
gone out on the street.
The lion spirit OF greed Is always
seeking 10 Ne down with the lamb. bur
Il wants the lamb inside.
What must Jesus Christ think OF M,
bride. the church, carrying on a polit.
teal Irritation with the saloon keeper
the seducer and destroyer OF his chill.
dreng
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-04

some Of the effects OF the imagination
Of that distinguished story-spinner and
aeilonlsl OF the marvellous jules Verne,
Who knows what the submarine work
or IL destined to accomplish ii may
discover the exact whereabouts OF the
Inflated Drummond Castle, and OF
other big wrecks. Il viii be Of inn
mcnse use IN pearl coral and sponge
fisheries. aud In laying OF repairing ca
hles. An this will depend, however on
the sea tests. For present, Il Is sum
Gent 10 know Il has been successfully
tried IN Paris. n impracticable at sea
A viii provlde another amusement and
creation for visitors and residents OF
Paris who. when they have exhausted
the curlosltles OF the catacomhs and
heen IN boats through the bis drains
can then descend comfortably into the
bed Of the Seine and inspect the homes
of the gudgeon. for which Partisan
lwal,ons 30 energctlcally hsh through
out several months IN the year. Many
persons may be lnclined 20 regard TINS
AZ Joke of some clever inventor but
n IA nothing Of the sort Il h. 10 TACT
say the French experts, one OF the
mos, clever Ideas Of the year. ana
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-04

and gives blow for blow. but ordinarily
he speaks without excitement and with
a smiling face. and Ia almost a. con.
slderate Of the feelings OF opponents AZ
Mr.. Gladstone has ever been.
Mr.. Chamberlain has tremendou,
energy and Is always at work. lie op.
ened his public career al Birmingham
where he created . new order OF NUM-.
cipal government. which has been FOL.
lowed In all the great English cities
except London. lie became the chlel
organizer OF the Liberal party on Dem.
ocratic lines and was hand-ln-glove
with the Irish leaders before Mr.. Glad.
stones conversion to home rule. Then
he became the chief antagonist Of Irish
home rule and took an active Interest
In imperial questions. finally entering
Conservative ministry as secretary ioi
the colonies
Ne Is the most industrious man In
English puzzle life lie has contempt
for the weak sentlmentalists like Bay.
ard who talks Of hands across the sel
between England and America. lie
says that no kindred ties can reconeils
the lion and the eagle. lie works earl,
and late. takes no exercise. allow
himself little social recreation. and 10
completely engrossed In public affairs
tie Is the best informed man In par
lament on all questions OF natlona
concern. This Is the secret OF his read.
mess In debate and his clearness Of
speech.
What he himself describes as the rul
ing passion Of his life Is ardor for i'm.
proving the lot Of the masses. with
an the startling contrasts OF a career
beginning with Radicalism and passln,
into Conservatism. De has been consist.
ent In his advocacy OF the vital Inter.
ests Of the working world he stands
az on-e for Democratic Torylsm. which
Is closely akin to Radicalism. and alss
for Imperialism. which Is the Patriot.
ism Of England's worldwide empire
Like most Englishmen In official NE
he fears the progress Of the American
Republics
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-04

The Failure May SIND America Great
Tea NCenter.


Most people Will be surprised 20
learn that tea growing Is a successful
industry In this country, and that the
highest prices are leIng paid for the
American product Of this popular
beverage. says the Washington Star.
Secretary Wilson OF the department NJ
agriculture lately requested William
Saunders. the veteran horticulturist OF
his department. TO visit famous tea
farm at summerylle. s. c.. and report
upon what he should see there. Sew
enteen years ago Mr. Saunders pre-
pared an article on "Tea Culture rs
Probable American Industry" which
was mainly intended TO answer re-
quests somlng from an parts OF the
country as 10 the status OF tea culture
In the United States For twenty
years previous tea plants had been
annually distributed In varied quanu-
ties. the only purpose nj that time be-
ing to encourage the culture OF tea
plants for domestic purposes In a linn
tied way. The cost OF labor and de-
ficlency Of rainfall were the main OBJ
staoles in the way OF making tea eul'
ture successful commercially. The tea
farm visited by Mr. Saunders Is gently
undulatlng and the soil Is mainly .
sandy loan. and he found the farm to
be under perfect cultivation The la
Dor question had been settled by iia
owner BY building a school house on
his farm. inviting the people Of the
surrounding country TO send their chill
dren there for instruction and In the
Intervals Of the school term he en-
ploys the scholars under pay TO pick
tea. This tea grower has procured
plants from all quarters Of the globe.
has experimental extensively with
them and has been so greatly oncour-
aged that he declared that we're he
twenty years younger he would plant
800 acres as rapidly as be could pro-
curc the plants Ills experiments with
the tea plant have been co thorough
and successful that Mr. Saunders has
recommended that some arrangement
should be made whereby he could Inn
part his knowledge 20 others. and for
this purpose he advises the establish.
ment Of a school where the veteran tea
grower could instruct young men So
that they might undertake the worF Of
developing the tea industry Of this
country The tea from this farm sells
for 81 per pound. 10 Of high quality
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-04

aid. for both the fortunes which have
come 20 me through Il have faded away
and am now out for the third time In
search Of what have twice squandercd
with a lavish hand"
The Indians have a legend concern
Ing the skull rock" 10 the effect that
Il IL nothing more nor less than the
petrihed head Of a great warrior who
came from their happy hunting
ground" 10 protec, the tribes Of the
northwest against determination by the
whites They therefore look upon the
stone with reverence a. a talisman.
In the earlier days a sort Of Indian
burylng ground was established there
by The braves, warriors The custom
seems TO have been abandoned. how
ever. The stone was used before the
country was surveyed 90 mark certain
locations for the Canadian government.
and some OF the main survey lines
which now cut the country into sections
we're made from this rock as a baa-
point.
Some one has painted the image with
blood red paint. outlining the eyes and
hose which appear In the structure of
NE rock making them even more prom
.nent than nature left them. This has
given the grlnnlng ofiigy a somewhat
funny appearance; certainly Il causes
IN the traveller who boholds d Tor the
hrst time a very queer sonption. aud
The hoatmen take great delight In
frightening the more tlmld with the un.
expected sight a. they pass along the
river below. Judging. however. from
lhe number OF souvenirs taken from the
rock every year. Il viii not long sur
ylve the onslaught Of curio hunters.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-04

Ensii.hmsa Play Il from the Cradle to
The Grave

Engli.hmsa PLAY u from the Cradle to
the Grave
on an che sports cultivated In Eng
land cricket has the fewest oharactoris-
dc features az the public schools. This
Is not because u D. the least popular
Of the sports. but because Il Is most
popular. says Harper's Round Table.
There IL no cricket but cricket and an
England Is its prophet Il Il played
In fields and parks and bywaya. As
you whir through England on the hys-
terical little railway trains the wayside
swarms with men. boys and children
In white trousers n is played In the
morning. 10 the afternoon. and IN the
long summer evenings Il is often al
most 10 o'clock before the stumps are
draw. Il o. played from .uc cradle 10
the grave Certainly the best and most
popular player In England to-day. Dr.
W. g. Grace. has a son In the Cam
bridge eleven. and Is a grandfather.
And Il IL recorded that famous orick-
eter once excused a younger brothers
lack of skill by saying..- 'SsrsFe-lhad
a chance 10 learn the game. Ne was
so ~ that he couldn't begin playing
until he was years old" II boy
isn't a past master al cricket before
he goes 10 school there is little hope
for him.
How much most schoolboys do play
cricket Ia evident In the time and space
given 10 the game AZ Elton. for In
stance. there are seven separate
grounds. each with a name 81 he own.
The most exalted Of these Il Upper
Club. where the best twenty-five play
ers In the school hold their matches.
and the school eleven plays Is home
games. Then there ls a Middle Club.
Lower Club. an Upper six-penny. a
Lower sixpenny. and lot more.
Every HOUSE" In fact has its eleven,
and its separate Held In all. the Elton
cricket grounds cover foFty-two acres
and afford room Tor almost 500 boys
20 play cricket 90 one time
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-04

trieity. From this cabin everything
outside the machine. such as shovels.
picks and graphing irons. can be
manipulated by means OF levers or
handsplkes The cabin contained suf-
lcient air for the four persons who
went down In Il recently 10 last them
forty-elght hours The inventor states
that half a dozen people could com
tortably remain In the Interior and
breathe without fear OF rarefactlon OF
the air for the space OF half a day. NJ.
Pozzo also afiirms that there II no
danger likely 10 be incurred by his
apparatus. Persons In the interior can
communicate with the boat or the
land by telephone. and even n the
solid suspending cable were to give
way. the ballast could be overturned
BY touching a lever. and the globe
would ascend to the top OF the water.
The descent TO the selne's bed was
effected under the railway bridge at
Choisy-le-Rol. outside the fortlnca-
tons. and everything went on success
fully. The submarine worker Il 10 be
tested Ia deep sea depths at Havre and
Brest. Great things In fact are ex-
pectcd from the machine by its lnven-
cor. who has certainly gone a consld-
cradle way toward making realities OF
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-04

world. II consists OF a ledge OF solid
granite which bears a most grotesQue
resemblance TO human head. IFS cav
ernous mouth partly open. is features
distorted with a horrible grin. This
monstroslty II commonly known as
Devils Head" but Is also called Skull
Rock" Il In about twenty feet high
above the blum and about twenty-one
tee In width at the widest part. Ears.
eyes and a mouth are plainly visible
the latter appearing In the form OF a
cave. which extends back In the stone
about ten feet. and then. like a verl-
table throat. shoots down a consider
able distance into the hill on which Il
rests.
This extraordinary object has attract
ed the notice Of almost every pros
pecior for precious metal who has Wis
Tied the region. There Is hardly an ex-
plorer who has entered the productive
gold fields known as the Rainy aud
Seine River M Dorado who has not
touched with the palm Of his hand a
spot Just above the eyes In the belief
that this act would bring him luck In
his search for the precious metal. Per
haps the reason for this singular super.
stitlon Is the fact that the FIRST gold
bearing rock ever found IN this region
was taken from the mouth Of this az
ure where Il Is supposed TO have been
deposited by the Indians years ago.
a gold miner travelled 1900 miles "a
touch Il before going out on a ia
months expedition. Il would have
been Just as we'll Tor me not TO have
touched the lucky stone. though" he
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-04
How FRENCH DEPUTIES vorr.
Seed Not - Present, and May Cast
uot nv prorv.


Seed Not - Present, and May Cast
Yot by PROXY.
From tk9 london News: Absentee
ism 4 Aihe chamber OF deputies is be-
cor +3re and more serious evil
a OOrd to say whether tho
4 -, Nhm OF voting by proxy
Q<lV A Nfher increase than mini
nhze ~ NE word "absenteelsm" 1
do not mean 10 use In a literal sense.
The members are In the Palals Bour-
bon. but they are In the Hobbies. the
library, the commlttee-rooms. the
barrooms drinking free GLASSES o. beer
Before leaving the chamber they tell
a colleague. III anything happens you
may vote In my stead" In writing for
English papers we talk OF the cham
Der OF deputies dividing on a bin. This
Is but convenient Interpretation q
what takes place Deputies do not d.
vide, but vote In ordinary matters by
a show u hands. and when the result
OF this test Is challenged ny n ballot
vote each member has In his desk
packs Of blue and OF white cards bear
Ing his name. The latter color means
aye and blue may" To vote BY
proxy a member simply puts his
friends card In the box along with his
own. A member will sometimes vote
Of his own accord for colleague
whom he misses. Sometimes three OF
four will each 90 and vote for tho
same person. Among the good slorles
u the chamber Of deputies Il Is re,A-
ted that on several occasions the nun
Der Of votes recorded was greater than
4 fun house. Mistaken votes are
daily occurrence. owing 20 n members
opinion on a bin being misunderstood
by colleague. In that case the per-
son who has been made % vote wrong
~ drops a line 10 tho president and
notification Is sent 20 the journal on.
clal Yesterday the question OF proxy
voting came up intellectually. The Go-
cialist deputy Vlviani was making
some remarks about the Bank OF
France when be noticed that tho
chamber was empty and he moved
that the sitting be adjourned for an
hour. This drastic proposal was ~
received. II being usual In such a case
TO send out whips without stopping
proceedings NJ. Brlsson. before put
ting the resolution 10 the vote. endeay-
ored 10 substitute a mlldor one he
asked Vlvlani 10 allow him 10 adjourn
the sitting, but 20 open Il again ar
soon a. there was a quorum. But the
socialist member insisted on his reso
luton being moved one Of his friends
Marcel Habcrt. remarked that there
was not ffty members present. bal,
that more than 800 voting cards would
be found IN he boxes NJ Viylani's
motion was put and lost by S9i to i2G.
This literal fulhllment OF NJ llabert's
prophecy was received with leers on
the extreme left. Certainly. II the sys'
TEN OF voting by proxy had not al
ready been brought 20 the lowest
depths OF discredlt this result would
DO H. but members are not likely 10
90 away with the system. am told
one OF the reasons there was such q
small house was that deputies have
run over 20 London for the jubilee.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-04
TIE POWER OF MUSIC.
Time when the Great ole Hull IN.
loysd uis Triumph.

loysd Ills Triumph.
As illustrating the power OF music.
a very touching story Il related Of the
great viollnlst Ole Dull. says the
Louisville Dispatch
lie was In the Rocky mountains. and
while wandering among their rugge,
peaks one day he spled afar on lone.
~ hut lie approached and. looking
In. saw crouchcd In the corner the hg'
ure OF man. bis face buried In bis
hands. his attitude-hla whole sur
roundings Indicating the deepest de-
lection. lie seemed TO be In som
iore trouble and the artists heart wen;
out toward him. Could he render him
some assistance? but no; the door
was securely fastened. the Window
barred. He aid not despair. however
and after many trials At last succeeded
In efectlng an entrance. The man.
hearing the noise. looked mp. and the
great artist found himself IN that lone.
~ hut face 90 face with a mailman Ito
took In the situation at once Draw
ink his bow. he lightly touched tho
strings Of his violin. The Wild llght
died out Of the maniacs eyes and q
gcutlcr expression took lts place. Oh,
Bull played on. and as under God.
given power the violin sobbed forth
d. story In waves Of beautiful melody.
he. too sobbcd In sympathy and un-
der the soulful influence reason re-.
sumcd lts sway,
In telling the story afierwari OLE
Bull said.
u have played before large audi.
enoes- king and queens and emper.
ors have been spellbound under my
power-but never have enjoyed my
rlft a. In this instance"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-04

Tie New MNHN
usntiy Received
The Famous gin law" passed In
i7se "a interestlng as the earliest y.
rero blow al liquor deallns among sv-
lized nations. says the Popular % Science ,l',
Monthly. II levied tax Of ~ Ahll-
llnes a eallop on spirits and license
Of $50 for any one selling or aea'lhs ~, ~
n. And. being in advance OF public
,plnlon II failed much as other more
strlneent prohibition laws have failed
In our own day. For the cry was AZ
once raised that Il taxed the poor
mans gin and let the rich man w,no
20 free. Every wit. every carlea'u'i'l'
had his ding at H. BALLADS WEI"
hawked round. telling Of the approach
ing death OF mother Sin. The liqnoF
shons were hung with black ana eele-
braled uproaFlously Nine. GenevaH y,
ing IN state. her funeral. her wake anu
40 ON. The night before the law went
into effect. so a contemporary journal
SAYS. there was a universal revel al
OYER the country Every one drank h's
M and carried home as much GIN Dc
sides. as he could pay for. To eVade
the law. apothecarics sold u In Niais
and small packages. sometimes colorch
and disguised. generally under false
labels. such as Collie Water" Make
Shift" Ladies Delight" There we're
printed directions on some OF these
paekages-e g.. Take two or three
spoonfuls three or four times day
or MS often as the ~ takes You" ln-
formers were very prominent and ex-
eeedlngly offensive. lnyonting snares
10 catch lawhroakcrs Tor the sake OF
heavy rewards and spying and sneak
ing around 10 way particularly dis
tasteful % the English mind. In con-
sequence they suffered In their turn.
The mere cry. "llquor spyG was
enough 90 raise q mob In the London
streets and the lniormor was lucky II
he escaped with O sound thrashlng and
a ducking 10 the Thamos or the near
est horse pond Indeed. such an OUT
cry was made about the matter that
the ministry became very unpopular
and the law was not enforced aite. two
or three years and was largely modi'
ded In 1919 ailen seven years trial