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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31

adventure IN this country was with a
lungling confidence man who had cN-
iausted the cheap victims and proved
incapable Of conQuering the richer
lnes. To him Sir Robert was a shin
ing mark. and the combination made
great sport Tor the public when the
'acts got abroad Sir Robert was
beautifully pluokod by his nfih-class
acquaintance and n the police had not
got wind Of the transaction in time
he might have gone home with 40
feathers left for another ay out into
the world. lie Is said TO have settled
with McDermoit. the sWlndler. hy
compromise. which was quite proper
for him. his friends thought. by ani
hy Sir Robert came back to America
This time he wanted a wife The mar
rage market had been well looked
over az home. but no wealthy giri
could be found who was either 90 L.
norant as not 10 have heard Of him or
such a fool as 10 accen' him. Amer
lea furnished a great hold. lie re-
newed an acquaintance with Miss kit
he Sanford, granddaughter Of the pres.
ldcnt OF the Adams Express Company.
Vie won the promise Of her hand.
u be had been merely a knave and
not a fool he would have secured both
hand and fortune nu, he boasled
through the newspapers OF his succcss-
Gal courtship and almost On the same
breath Dragged u his conquest over
the fair Lilly Langiry. whom ne sall
be had taken from her long. faithful
adorer. that he might sQuander moncy
on her AZ Monte Carlo ana Paris That
was too much Tor the grandfather. a.
kicked the British gentleman" down.
stairs. and the glrl who had been 10
unfortunate AS TO encourage him 10.
fused ever 20 see him again.
That didn't disturb Sir Robert. ne
laughed aHd boosted that be- had other
oonQuests on hand soon Il was m.
morod that he was to marry the Icr-
sey LILY. which. Il is needless to say
he never did Then he went back to
England. where ever since be has
hshed In the matrimonial market. 10
the great amusement OF the ashcs
Sir Robert Peel was well enough
known TO the world. Nobody wanted
to hear anything more about him. Per-
haps that was the reason he concluded
last winter TO write his autobiography.
But be wanted Il to sell. and 20 he
called u a novel. "A Blt Of a Fool"
gas the title, How modest he b.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31

father Of the present statesman Thus
ignatiei had every advantage % birth
and imperial assistance and after three
years In the military academy he was
appointed a stan officer After some
useful service IN the Crlmea he retired
from the army and entered the dlplo-
matte department Tie vas sent AZ once
a' an attache Of The embassy az Lon
don. While there he wrote a report
on The military position OF England In
lndia-a vital question with Russia.
This report 80 pleased the Emperor
that The young soldier diplomat was
sent Tor to hold a colloquy with The
Gar himself a, Warsaw. ne was pro-
moted colonel and an e.de-eamp
TO the Car, and In 1855 was sent on
special mission 10 Khiva and Box
ham. After hat lgnation found hon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31

called ont the reviewers win one
breath. "Hle should have named Il A
Colossal Chunk OF az Asa" They sald
the book was rotten 10 the core. that
n was puirid. that Il portrayed tho
shocking immortality o. British socio-
~; that Il was oandor run mad. and
various other complimentary things.
an OF which were SO patiently true that
they didn't bother the author o. all.
and clAlrlbuied greatly 10 the sale %
the ~ .cenco Sir Roberts book
deals elltly with bis English expert
enccs. Eftry character IN % is n knrve
an almost impossible knave except
one Tint one dah0los Ia every Kind
Of knayery and vice which a offered
him. hui remains 20 the end The fool
that be was m tho beginning. II s
needless TO say whom u representa-
The fool. whose name Is Manners. be-
gina his ne by an intrigue with an ir-
norant girl. while he "a sim IN school
Later DC meets the girl In London
where she has fallen 10 the lowest
depths. lie gets her a position on 'ho
stage, whore she speedily learns how
10 swindle him out OF vast sums ~
money. lie does not oven know that
he is being swlndled until the anal
coup comes. Then he wandera into
high lie. no he calls Il. where he and
HE sister are swlndlod IN atlll more
complete fashion by another charm
Ing pair Of social oxotics. lie IL pleased
20 be cursed by them when the work
is done Then he goes Otto get
swindled. and all hu. murdered. again.
So far The story Of Manners 10 said 90
BE- but the life Of the writer. In the
rest Of the book be deals In romance.
His hero develops some slight con-
siancy. tie ceases 20 argue that he
can truly love a dozen women az once.
lie becomes devoted 10 one woman who
says she loves him. The story ends.
This Is The story that Sir Robsr,
tells about himself He appreciates
himself Nobody else does Sir Rob
crt Peel b. reported to have an incorio
of over $4,000 per annum.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31

Now there are but two. one Is wrinkled
and stopped with age. the other In the
early prime OF his maturity. The
mother OF this younger dog. after near.
y fourteen yoaN OF c0nsiancy L. the
varying fortunes OF her master. lied
about two months ago. Even then Ter
services 20 the man she loved through
Az these years was not ended. Her
Ghost fragments OF her skeleton. dis.
memocrcd and boiled. a. were those
bones which the state sought To show
we're those OF the wife. we're carried 10
the courtroom and made 10 play their
part In the trial Thus old Nellie"
was a factor In The defense of her mas-
Ter after death had sillled her having
i tell you there Is no way 10 find
out who Is your friend like Getting In
10 trouble, said Luctgert. while the
jury was considering his case. Nov.
maybe tomorrow. maybe next day.
hope 10 20 away from here and I will
mes, men who 2y. Glad 20 sae YOU.
Luctgeri; knew you we're an rlghi
All the time These same fellows have
no doubt been saying an sorts Of things
about me while I was no, In shane 10
defend myself There are many men
that feel sure can cali my friends.
but there aro Oihera that I thought
were friends, and they are false When
| set out N fnd that have no frirnds
walking around the streets need not
feel bad. Tor up az my house I have
friends that would die Tor me-you ne.
member my dogs An. there are some
friends for me, They will never 10
back on me. and you should see Tlge
when ! meet him first after being
away 30 long You remember when
the police came to my house for me-
You know that made no fuss. I ius,
say Very wen. gentlemen. 60 with
you, but rlge. he did no, feel that way.
lie gave me look which said iusi a.
plain a. u De could speak. Look out
for those fellows and then he made
a. n he would spring on them. but
when speak sharp to him he lay down
like he couldn't mako out what Il an
means-that his master should be car
ricd OF and he not allowed to inter.
fere. on, n had said the word you
would have seen fun II had said
Quiek-llke was In trOuble-'Tircr
you would see him spring on the police
and ! tell you he would rend EN-. A
man may lose his money easy enough.
I have found that out. A man can lose
his reputation and his friends. but
through thick and thin he can alwaya
count on the love o. his dos. The
better know men. The better IKE
dogas
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31

The railroad worm has done a vast
deal Of damage 10 the apple crop. Il
IL often mentioned but rarely de-
scribed. and many people are not aware
what this mischievous creature O. or
o. what his work consists. some DAY
they may pick up an apple. beautiful.
smooth and bright on the outside Il
h cut open and numerous dark lines
appear In o. These are what may Do
called underground channels OF this
pest II would seem that tunnel
worm would be- better name Tor o..
a. 10 progress "a series OF chambers
blrrowed through the best par, ~ the
apple. sometimes coins around and
around the core. and often approaching
the outside. but only occasionally
touching ihc skin q d almost impos.
able il ind any amount 90 good IN
some OF the specimens examined. the
whole space between core and skin be.
ms ifayCucd hy the worm
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31
FoR PHErTY FlnoERa.
y Is sax sls F..-assa - ssm.,iseh
Haeah.r-hi.f..

Z, r. ErE fls E..-Aisa - Hsmsiitrh
Hasakerehisf.
The elaborate ombrolderios which
once made our drawing rooms blossom
as the rose and introduced into peace
tul homes such gorgeous chrumatic ef-
iecis as never were seen before on land
or sen have been placed on the top shelf
OF oblivion's closet and the more artist
ic and exacilng linen work has come
70 the fore again. says the NoW York
fost In ne embroidery shops they
VIII tell you that O dozen hemstlichcd
handkerchicfs OF finest linen with a
monogram IN the corner Is what many
laify-ingcrcd nccdiewomeu viii DE-
Hight their friends with AZ Christmas.
The monogram Is small and the work
light In effect. three fanciiul letters
linked together are preferred 20 the
hrai name always Is embroidered 10
delicate script acrosa the corner. This
Is pretty French fashion The new
est embrolderios for table covers. tea
cloths, doilies and other articles al
ways IN demand as presents are all on
white linen. the large loose stitch hav-
ing given way 10 the CLOSE Eat. solid
work which will stand wear and wash
ing a. long as the linen holds out. The
dainty Dresden patterns Of small Tow
ers strewn over a plain surface are as
popular az ever for dollies and other
small pieces for dining table or boudolr
sets. large floral designs. wreaihs
and scroll and rococo patterns are en-
ployed In the larger pieces. An ex-
tremely pretty and appropriate design
for a Christmas center piece u a mat
Of white linen with scailoped edge
embroidered In white silk. In the cen
tof a wreath Of holly with leaves and
berries and an occasional sprig Of mis-
tletoe gives the embroidorer an 0ppor-
tuniiy 20 display her skill IN shading.
the blending % the dark. shining leaves
of The holly and the pale. sllyery green
OF the mistleioe requiring much taste
and artistic Ingenuity. Fieur-do-lls.
orchlda and iris are The favoriie iow-
crs In the large designs. and the ten
dency ls Tor solid colors rather than a
combination o. tlnts. Blue and whhe
different shades Of green and all tones
OF yellow are more used than many coll
orod patterns and whole table sets en-
broidcred 10 pure white are considered
the best Of taste. For dresslng-tahle
sets and tea-iable covers the small
aowerE. rosebuds. FORGET .me.nois and
wild flowers are pretty. Deep borders
OF naroisaus and danodils are used and
airy trellls patterns Ia the corners are
effective. 10 an these white llnen is
the favorlic material.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31
FAMOUS OLD VIRGINIA CHURCH
George Washington Was Ore ~ lts
IIr.l renhaIarrs.

Al Alexandria Va. stands an an
Gent church In nearly H. orlginaA con-
diiion Christ church. whose arshltecf
bore the name OF Wrcn-not. however
Sir chriaiopher-lt was compleied In
li15. says Harpers Weekly. In No
vember. i776. the vestry. OF whom
George Washington was one. levied an
assessment o. Bliss pounds OF tobacco
10 build two churches. Christ church
balng one. The specifications called
for shingles OF juniper. mortar 10 be
two-thirds lime and one-thlrd sand
the pcdimcnts 20 be- In Tuscan" ana
altar, pulpit and canopy IN the Ionic
order, Washington was the purchaser
Of pew No. Tor f3s los. The old rec.
ords show that seats were assigned ac-
cording 10 rank or Tor special reasons.
One susanuah Edwards onc'aied As
sexton, 10 the entire satisfaction OF the
congregation. The Old edinco had
neither chimneys nor fireplace until
1879. foot stoves furnishing the only
warmth lnt most conspicuous fam
lilies In the early history OF vlrrinla
were worshipcrs a, Christ church-the
Adamses. Herberis. Custises. Black
burns. Carlyles Muirs. Broadwaiers
Alexanders and Others equally proml-
nent Gen. Robert +. Lee attended
sunday school and was baptized ana
confirmed In this church. and a table,
20 his memory adorns The eastern vail
During the occupancy OF Alexandria
by the federal troops the rector and
many Of the parish fed within the
confederate lines; the church was held
by the military authorities. A large
mound IN The churhyard marks the
resting place Of thlrty-four oonfeder-
ate soldiers who died In federal hos.
pitfalls In Alexandria.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31

Gentlemen" said the political can
dldste. my record Is an open book
There Is nothing Ia d that am asham-
cd Of Though I have passed beyond
the point which The great majority oi
men fail TO reach. am not proud. I
started as a poor boy and have come
up through the various walks OF ne
to-"
Walks Of ufe9 Walks Of liteP.
broke In the assembled blcyclIsts,
this man talks about coming up
through the walks Of lie. and then
asks Us TO vote FOR himi Down with
HIM Tar and feaihersi Somebody
gei a railr The candidate escaped
by jumping from q seCond-s,ory win
dow. but he never stopped to learn
whether he was beaten At the polls OF
Cleveland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31

In the New South Wales Victoria
aDc Tasmania grows a species Of gum
tree Eucalyptus amygdalina Is It's
scientific which. Sir +. Won
Mueller says. probably representa- "the
iallest OF an trees OF the globe" The
loftlest specimen OF this tree yet
measured towers to the height Of al
feet A PROSTATE tree. measured In
Victoria. was i2O feet long, and the
distance from the roots TO the lowest
branch was POS feet At that point the
trunk was four feet In diameter. and
800 feet from the butt the diameter
was stlll three feet The wood Of this
tree Is hard and Of good quality. Il
grows quickly. and yields a great guam
uty OF volatile oil from lis leaves
which are very abundant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31


The best known Of Weddings works
are Joseph Andrew TON Jones.
and Amelia" which have placed him
In the highe-t rank Of British novel;
lists. His greatest strength appears 10
have been In portraylng characters Of
those Of the lower order Of society. lIis
works display Wit and vigorous and ~
markable dcllncation. which unhar-
PLY II sometimes married b. coarse
ness and vulgarily. All u his works
have been translated into the French
language Lady Mary MoniaEu. In
speaking Of him. said. There was
great similltude between his charaftrr
and that OF Sir Richard Steele. Yield
Ing had the advantage both in learning
and In ger ms. but they were alike ia
wanting money In spite % their many
friends. and would have wasted ( II
their hereditary lands had been AZ en-
iensiyc as their Imagination In
Tantoashlre hall, Somorsetshlre there
stands q bust Of Welding b. Mas
Margaret Thomas. which commends
Itself 10 our expectations and lnteIll-
gence, says Austin Dobson. In the
reproduction she has sought 20 recan
not 30 much the doomed invalid Of
the Voyage 10 Lisbon" a. TIE Fleld-
Ing Of Bow street and TON Jones
TO whom experience had brought Dix
nifty without embltiering BIS human
iiy. Her work ls ideal Ia Character:
Il suggests that mingllng Of humor ana
gravity which Vas native to the errai
genius who was Al once the creator az
'Parson Adams and the energetic m
gistrate and philanthropist who uroie
The Proposal Tor the Poor. Il il a
splendid portrayal Of a man Who vas
a contradiction Of magnificent and pill
fully frail qualities"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31


Lord Kelvin showed ln a recent adj
dress that an the oxygen In toe ai-
mospherc probably came from the ac-
tion Of sunlight on plants. whoa the
earth was a globe Of hot liquid @ con-
tanned no vegetable fuel and probably
no free oxygen. But as % cooled on
plants appeared on lts surface. and
these hegan 10 evolve oxygen through
the .edium Of the sunhcams Upon
the oxygen thus derived We depend
for the maintenance OF lie by breath
Ing When We burn coal. or other veg
otahle fuel. We use up oxygen. and q
u 10 plants again that We owe the res
io-aiion of the oxygen thus los, to the
air. n they failed 10 keep up a sui-
hcicnt supply, the atmosphere would
gradually part with lts oxygen and the
inhabitants OF the earth would disap-
pear IN consequence % asphyxlation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31

only dumb bru:es. but they have wan
dored about the spacious garden. In
and out OF the factory and about the
home Of the accused man seeking him
without ceasing. They have pFioked
up their ears and eagerly scanned the
faces Of all who approached the gate.
They arc bis dogs.
Lue,Sert might be coid-hcartod. cal.
culaiing. domonllke. a. the state has
sought 10 paint him. He might be the
iouiesi OF mankind. one willing TO
commit any crime. no matter how hor-
rible, TO gain bis ends. But he GER
tainly has the power Of winning the
affections of the lower animals. No
house IN the subdivision was 80 well
guarded as his No place Of business
had as many and as ready soutlnela
~ hil. No brules Ia the knowledge OF
the average citizen were over moro
faithful 10 their master. than these
huge. feroclous and Gayagc-loohing
hounds who have lived under hls roo
and have led from his hand since the
days OF callow puppydom. No man 20
whom they are unknown would dare
enter that gate alone. Ills lie would
probably pay The forfeit Of bis temeT-
icy. Yot 70 the members Of the fam
ily and 10 friends they are gentle and
anectonate 10 a degree.
Il would be dlmculi 10 CLASSIFY these
big dogs, who have played a more or
less conspicuous part ~ the famous
case They have been called Great
Danes. with but slender foundation on
which 10 build a pedigree OF this noble
breed. They have been called mas
tins, with few Of the distinguishing
marksoi these animal. They are too
biz for bloodhounds. and. aside from
few wrinkles mostly due % age. have
none Of the distinguishing features OF
these. Tall. gaunt. 1.-THE. panther.llke
In their movements. crouchlng low a.
they shuttle forward. they seem 70 be
Of race Of themselves. But they have
mounted guard over the home OF The
defendant IN the mos, sensational trial
q modern times with a faithulners
unknown OF the human race.
There were four OF these big dogs
about The factory a, the tine the mlss.
Ing wife disappeared from her home
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31

The geological gardoR IN Paris has
recently acquired a specimen Of the
rare wildcat Of Siam. Instead OF being
larger than its domestic relatives. As
our wildcats are this animal Is OF about
the size OF a common house cat Il il
surprisingly fierce and untamable. and
very beautiful. its lus,rous fur being
marked and banded with symmetrical
figures In black and white. as hne. ac-
oording to a Paris Journal as though
drawn with a pencil.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31

Doctor Howard the new secretary
Of the American Association Tor the
Advancement OF Science. writing OF
the manner ln which seeds are carried
10 great distances by birds. rcclted an
experiment Of Darwin which had
curious result Adhering 20 the Lex o.
a wounded partridge. Darwin found a
bah u earth weighing siX and a half
ounces. From the seeds contained IN
this bah he raised thlrty-two plaa,s
belonging 10 i've distinct species.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31
CEN. ioNATIEFF.

one % the Most Famous soldier, aud
statssmcn Of lhe Russian Empirs.
Nicholas payloyitch lgnatioi Is now
the foremost general and dlplomatlst
In Russia. lie ls sixty-seven years old
and has not lost bis influence even In
retirement His first rise In lie was
with his fathtr. Count Paul lgnatlen.
who won the friendship OF Nicholas !.
Emperor Alexander II. was the god
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31
Nv FAcE IN coNoREss.
Edmoad ~ Drisr. % Represent 81,
Third Neu Nork nl.trsot.

Hdmoad ~ DtiEEs 70 Represent shu
Third New Nork nlsirief.
Edmond II. briggs. the silver nem-
ocratic candidate. was elected IN tha
Third New York congressional district
G Brooklyn In the rccent election. he
Is the nephew OF Marshall S. Drirus.
wen known IN business circles in New
York Alr. DrigEs IL g. years old. lie
was allied for several years with the
Shepard Democracy OF Brooklyn. Nr.
nriggs became dissatisfied with tha
action Of the Shcpardiie leaders last
year and decided % become a member
ot the regular Democratic orranisa-
ton. Tie was candidate for county
clerk. He failed 10 secure this nomi-
nation. but showed sufficient strength
20 warrant the Democratic leaders In
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31

year or his life. Az this date be was
broken Ia health and premaiulely old.
hls magni6cent constitution was
wrecked. and be was q martyr 70 govt.
on the handsome student from Leyden.
who huFE, upon London Ia 1873. fun u
NE and vlgor. and cagerncaa for learn
ing. little survived bat that happy
eheerfulnesa. which. be said. was az
ways natural 70 me- A. be grew
older hla courage and foriiiude hecams
more evident Hls intellect remained
clear. but physically he was a wreck
Ono writer said.
Considering the esteem with which
he was held by artists. Il was extra
ordinary that no portrait vas made u
him during life He had often prom
ised TO nt for his friend. H0earih. Tor
whose good qualities and excellent
genius he had entertained 70 high an
esteem that be left In his writings
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31

AMER the figures are placed In posi-
tion. az shown In the Illustration. a
small round Tin cover. such as comes
on a pepper box. Is fastened at one end
Of the rule with screw over the
string. The bridge OF the cover Is
painted with soapy solution Tho
dancers are covered with thu same so
luton. With a straw this solution h
inflated into a soap bubble tina, covers
che dancers. Then the string Is touch
cd, giving music and setting the role
IN motion. This motion ls communl-
Gated to the figures and the ball Is on.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31

icnlug ls not wasted on the chimney.
The workmen are particularly happy
u they can secure a novice 10 lay the
last brick and pay FOR the privilege.
A Tag Is aoaied and there o. accom-
panying joilihcation. but owing to the
altitude Of the platform the number
of guests Is necessarily limited 20 the
few who can survive dizziness and no
handraillnr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31


minister OF England who died In 1850.
lie succeeded to the title as fourth
baronet Of the name little over two
years ago While he Is a little over
30 years old. be has already made him
self reputation through two conil-
nents--a reputation OF which no one
bat himself "a proud Sir Robert be-
longs TO smart fet"-a very smart
set Indeed. His rapid career has plas-
tered him all over with as many differ
ent kinds Of social slime as the lnge-
nuity OF his associates could devise
There Is hardly o folly with which he
Is not personally acquainted. there Is
hardly a vice which he Is not said 10
have sampled. To the outer world Of
plety he "a a hideous sinner. 70 hls
own world OF enjoyment he Is nothing
but an amusing fool That he ls 10
light a duel Is not considered stslk-
ing' example Of hIs folly. In fact. q
very mild compared with many of
he little undertakings he has been en-
gagged 10. None OF IFS friends seemed
very much alarmed when they heard
that swords were The chosen insiru-
ments Some even said that the end
might possibly be- q gain to the world
n sharp distinction from the results
oi anything else Peel ever ala.
Sir Robert has az various times con.
'luded that England was too narrow
Tor him. Twice he came Fastening 20
America 10 asionish the populace with
his brilliant worihlessnesa Both tlmoa
De- went Fastening home again. chased
hy public r.dlculo and nalernal top
boots. And. strange 90 say. De never
wrote a book about America Hia nrv
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-31

When a lofty shaft Is nearly com.
pleted and before the scanolding o. rs.
moved and the chimney left 10 the ole.
monis little ceremony o. held On lines
equivalent 10 those associated with tho
launching Of a ship or the laying OF
corner stone. No wine 10 split. how
ever, and any liquid used AZ the chris