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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

This Applicant Requires a Large saIarl.
Travel and rieafy Of SPORT
Through the Advertising columns Of
an English newspaper. a woman 81
birth. who Is unhapplly reduced 10 ne
necessity o. earning a living. gtaIel
her requirements IN the following
thorough fashion. says the New York
Journal: "A LADY. highly educated
and very well connected. and writing
and reading French nuenily. also
good reader. cheerful. bright ana pa
iicnt. wishes % be secretary to a no.
hleman or military man between GO
and 60: she IL used 70 travelling end
prefers Il part Of the year. goo1 sa|-
ary and an expenses 10 D. paid: c1H1-
try preferred and a gentleman who d
fond o. riding and drlvlng: she haa
been used 10 luxurious homes IN In
dia and England. but never out BE-
fore. must BE- a reanci man IN ta1im
and habits. and an Intellectual man.
literary man net objected to. personal
Interview and highest references re-
CURED: the lady a also pefy god 6
nurzing and highly ccn1clcnlleus ava
rains,aklng; would undertake. caarfS
Of delicate lad. living On a conhlfy
estate. OF 10 travel with him. SuI.t.
Cannes. mountains preferred. or farlIl
Of France or Alx-ies-Dains: she coal1
undertake 20 ride and drive win Bin.
any one requiring outdoor. healthy 81.
ercise. etc: must Be a perfect gentle
man By birth. education and tastes.
and no enc with q tendency for vicious
habits. either Of gambling. drinking Or
Otherwise; he would recolve devoted
attention and care. she would take
the place Of a mother 10 him or aupori
intend bis studies under a tutor. Eng
lish. American. Swedish or nnnsIAn
not objected 10; no Spaniarl. French
man or Italian need apply. Address
Nine. -. she can speak and write
and rad auently. h muslcal and ar
tistic. also has been a great rider: lea
"A to Is. son Of nobioman or military
man preferred. unoxccptioual refer.
ences given and required; no idiots.
eplleptica or consumptivcs undertakes.
Address Mme. - etc.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

bfoo6sfs-snf ihls FAC; should not hs
overlooked Il is admitted that IN the
spring and summer. when the hen has
everything IN her favor she win be
more servicoable than the hrooder. but
IN the winter, when cold winds. fee.
snow and rains prevail. the hon has
a dliicult undertaking 10 care for her
self Instead OF attempting 70 raise a
brood. and ~ a rule the hens are for
tunate II they raise one-half Of the
chicks Matched. When a hen becomes
broody and makes her nest IN a warm
place, and when she brings on her
brood have a place prepared To- her.
under shelter and where the sunlight
can come. Be careful that the chicks
are not exposed or become chilled. and
aim 70 raise every ono Of them. In
that case the chicks viii pay, because
the expense Of the eggs win be reduced
BY reason Of the larger number OF
chicks marketed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

One Of the reasons why dairylng Is
a failure in some localities Is that the
calf "a desired for beef making. and 10
give him a good start It Is allowed TO
suck for from three weeks 10 three
months. says Rural Life. This win
spoil a COW for the dairy. as a rule. and
At any rate Il takes the time out OF her
period Of butiermaklng. which will re-.
duce the butter yield for the year be-
low profit II the calf sucks three
months and Is then weaned the COW
may be expected 10 20 dry IN a few
weeks. or half dry at least. and she
viii not pay for the feed and the
trouble. To get a paying mess Of milk
Il Is absolutely necessary TO milk the
COW from the nrrt. The FIRST" means
10 some dairymen when the calf is frsl
seen. II Is removed Immediately and
not allowed 70 suck oven once. but the
milk IL drawn and fed 10 the calf. by
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16
DYSPEPSIA PROOF.
Tho Estinos DEFY AN Laws Of Hygiene
and Thrive.


The Estinos Defy An Laws Of Hygiene
aud Thrive.
Much Is said about American dyspeD-
sla. but there Il one native race OF
America that is certainly not greatly
troubled by the modern curse. says
Popular Science News The sturdy
little Esklmos defy all the laws OF
hygiene and thrive. The Eskimo.
like the ordinary dwcller In America.
eats until he ls satisfied. but there ls
this difference that he never Il salts.
ned while a shred 81 the feast remains
uneonsumcd. His capacity is limited
BY the supply. and by that only. he
cannot make any mistake about the
manner OF cooking his food. for AZ a
rule he Goes lot cook q. nor 90 Tar as
the blubbcr or Eat OF the arctic animal
Is concerned, about bis method Of eat.
Ing u, Tor he simply does not eat Il:
he cuts q into long strips an inch vide
and an inch thick. and then lowers the
strips down hls throat as one might
lower a fope MO well. And after
that he does not suffer from lndlges-
ton. lie can make a meal on the fesh
and skin Of the walrus. provision 90
hard and gritty thst In cutting up the
animal the knife must be continually
aharpened. Tee teeth OF a little Eski.
mo child viii meet In a BIZ o. walrns
skin aa the teeth Of an American child
would meet In the flesh OF an apple
And TIA, when tho hide OF the walrus
is from one-hali to one and one-hali
inches In thlckncss ana bears consld.
erahle resemblance % The skin OF an
elephant The Eskimo child win bite
@ and digest O. too. and never know
What dyspepsia means
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

An amusing insianee q iho work.
lrgs Of an inquirins mind Is given ~
Mr. Frederick Croeost In rs -,Inaeal
Anecdotes. The company of one -
the opera houses. az the close Of a Lon
don soeson. bad arrived si liverne,i r,
embark Tor a continental tour. ma
musical Instruments were balnr
shipped with the rest and amonr
them was the double bass. or stlr ai-
dio." "a u a also called. not cassd ~
usual. Tor this member Of the e,rlnr
family vii, stand a little roarh treat
mcnt Il socn attracted the a.seatInn
Of the Jack Tars. three or four Of whom
settled round. scratinizlnE Il with htcn
Interest ny the order 81 an onc,r
they soon dispersed. bui not lone alter
ward another blur seaman nas AZ.
covered secretly watching Il via non.
dcr|ns syes hc vas asked his F, 80
Tor standing lhns ldle.
well. yer know atld JACK. sfm
Just waiting tor 10 81 ne I.nslh -
ne hlohe's arm lhlt 1an play ia. ,h.s.
nadler
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

Thls d the story once told a few con-
ldential friends by a strapplng six
foot, broad-shouldored statesman from
one OF the southern states.
Il was making my irsi trip 10 Wash
ing,on as a Congressman. Tao weather
In our section Of the country was do
lightful, and 20 long a. Il remained 90
along my route ! travelled on horse
back One night put up al an old
tavern near which they we're having
a county fair. and found such a rush OF
business AZ the hostelry that two OF rs
were assigned TO the same bed. NJ
roommate was a nice-looklng young
fellow. but not talkative. 90 I was soon
asleep. Later I awakened suddenly "a
see him dressed and helping himself
- my valuables. springing between
him and the door I expressed surprise
that he was a thief. The fellow was
cool, sharp and had the airs OF a gen
ueman.
Who are your ne asked.
"A lawyer and a Congressman
'Heavensr he chuckled. I guess
! was lucky to wake FIRST.
4 had to laugh. despite myself. and
asked II he had any proposition to
make.
- think viii retain you Tor the
defence he said. slowly. That means
you win set your own hack and ali /
have Just my luck
He had me IN good humor, and grad
ually ] drew his story from him and
believed a. was not a. scoptlcai then
AZ I have been made by wider expe-
rience. ] agreed TO call Il on. gave him
some good advice. took back my prop
erty and we returned 10 bed. What
DO you suppose became Of hlmY"
Either hung or In the penitentiary,"
answered a cynical listener.
no. gentlemen. he's In Congress
himself w."-Detr0lt Free Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

This shifting OF the population from
the country 90 the towns O. accompan-
ied by a profound change IN the habits.
thought and mode Of life OF a large
portion Of the population. The wits
are sharponod and the moral sense 4
dullel by the excitement and variety
OF city NE. There Is a feyorlsh actly-
lty arising from the struggle OF so
many human beings IN such keen COM
petition and such close contact with
each other Tho crowding Of the popu-
lation increases with the value o. real
estate and the injury to health and
morals Increases IN the anne ratio.-
ScrlsacT's.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

A WORTH. vicar in rasal narlsh uho
bad waxcd eloquent In the Inicrcs. OF
foreign missions one sunday was
urprifcd on entering tie VILLAGE shop
during The week 10 be greeted with
marked ooldness by the old dame who
kept t. On asking the cause the old
woman produced hali-crown from
q drawer and, throwing &C. down before
him. naid' Il marked that coin and
put u In tho plate last Sunday. and
here q is back again IN my shopl I
knowed wen them heather never 10.
the monoyr-Evonlng Telegram.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16
SOME sToRYETTEs. !



The wind blew fresh and strong
aeross the blasted moor Il also sent
the locks Of the young woman who
played golf nurrying over her brown
cheeks.
Attenuaied. forsooth. was Algernon
Loudhose. and fair a. some marsh blue
flower was Gwendollno Nlbleck.
Owen" said the young man. gazing
along the blasted fens. 4 would that
other Links than those We tread might
bind me IN LIES great game"
Gwendoline Nlbleck gave a quick
start. A blush suffnsed her face and
her lips parted in surprise. she looked
al the young man AZ her side. whose
ehlnless countenance looked pleadingly
into her laughing eyes.
I'm sorry. Aigie." she said. grayely.
I'm afraid that you do not suit me TO
a tee"
Wealthy as was Gwondollno Nlbleck.
she could not afford TO maintain a cad
beside her regular caddle.--Sow York
Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

mer's family. but 70 derive all the pro-
n obialnable. a certain number OF
principles must be followed which may
be epiiomizod az follows: Tho first Is
to utilize for the fowls the resources
n tho locality or farm Itself without
going to any great special expense.
Fowls should be fed on the least val
liable substances or ailments which
could not be otherwise utilized. Grain.
ETC.. being Of some commercial value.
should be added IN small quantity as
0 complement. and particularly for
iatiening. The poultry yard should be
daily opened 20 that the fowls may
wander about IN tho vicinity In search
of insects and waste seed: these sub
stances. Of no value. should play an
important part In their maintenance.
This principle. however. should be ap-
piled. reckoning the nelghborhood OF
crops. which fowls might injure. In
such a case the yard must be closed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16
ARTISTIC FURNISHINGS.
Hints FOR brides aud Tor wives Who
like Pretty Thlnrs.

hints Tor hrides and Tor wives Who
like Pretty Things.
China globes. spherical Ia shape and
In plain col0ra. delft Drc1deni or Jap
anese decoration. are very much newer
than the umbrella shades OF sllk and
al the latest ones bought are OF this
kind, says the Philadelphia Record.
Tho downfall Of the silk ones was prob
ably because they we're 10 expensive
and solled 30 quickly. The elaborate
brass trimmings used Tor handles OF
drawers are quite paaao. and severe
simplicity b. the word now. Old-tlmo
knobs OF cut glass have been revived
TOO. A new idea, producing a very
handsome eject IN mantel decoration.
ls 10 have q OF peacock feathers one
feather after another Is sewed al
ternaiely high and low upon a piece
Of silk. close enough together 10 hide
The foundation, and the upper odge Ia
finished by a tapped border Of single
feathers run around g. There IL
great lad az the present time Tor hay-
Ing a border Of plates IN The dining
room and a plate-rack g. necessity
OF the modern dining-hail. ola blue
and white onoa are considered espcclal-
~ dcsrabie Stamped leather squares
for iining chairs can be purchased Cor
o comparatively small sum. and can be
used by home upholstcrcr with rood
effect In combination with the fancy
nails used Tor putting them on. They
eill modernlse an old set Of chairs
nicely. The delft craze has been large
~ overdone. and "a slowly but surely
going out 30 u you have not already
any urniahlngs Ia this style. don't
purchase them nov. II your wicker
chair becomes soilei have q painted IN
white enamel touched with silt ana
vel cuahloncd In blue and white Gro
tonne and q viii be dainty enough
for the queen. Tho newest center
pieces and doliles are round. with a
hem about az inch wide turned onto
the right eide. The scallop IL worked
az the edge Of this. holding Il IN place.
A new pattern Of pine needles IN greens
and browns has caught popular favor
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

rho bust and areasiilsaa
Warmer.
America Il the market ~
imaginative sculpture. IN nrss naa
Der the array Of buels and me4' |'a40
that Warner has modelled "a lmpo
Il mounts IN the hundreds and IL
astonishing variety And n qualify
and mass. taken together. ! ka9# q
no one sculptor's work that c1upHII'
with 4 since David d'AnGera The
catalogue q Il Is too ionE 70 ft1.
and contains too many notable NoiA b.
even 70 make a SELECTION sfoM. NaFt
lmpressivcnoss there Is IN such tH.1
as The Flower and Blair and HofaFI|
what plcturesquenesa IN those Of Weir
and Cottieri What charm N E1e 1f44'
OF Mas Morgan and q score q worfat
and children's among the May d At1
modelled, No trait q too rude n ~
original 70 clude sympathy IN iHt rem,
dering, to0 gross for the dignity ~
inaipid foF the force. TOO lsgtIn4 I.f
tho acuienoss Of the art that apf4a
bends aud expresses r. The ease N1
couthntsa takes on. the vitality thar
infuses the commonplace under War;
ner's sensitive handling. are cloqnsAl
witness Of his faculty Tor genefa|'E'AE
character into beauty and transma|'
Ing nature into art His hn1la utl
stand beside Houdon's: and Il h'4 m4s
dailions show less erispncss and g.
cision Of edge and line and ieas variety
Of Presentation than Davies d u ~
cause Of a tcmperamentai prciefoNto
for character IN ~ softer manlirslA
tons; they are never unaculriura|
either AZ the cameo with IL emphasis
Of outline and neglect Of modelling ~
as the low relief that Sacrifices scalp.
ture to pictorial effect. / an itInkIns
chiefly perhaps Of Warmers portraits
and Il a IN poriralturo-W where etaI4t'
ter claims consideraton imperaiIFeII
that Warner has been especially cn1'
nent Il cannot be said thai De
more a. home there than IN purely iu-
aginatlvo work. But Circumstances
have IN considerable mengare cono11.
trated biz attention upon the portrait
bEat and medallion
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16
Sowe,r. runrcn, nr..l,r

The late Benjamin jewoits hrevity
Of speech was never more romarlahlo
than when the council. m9l In solemn
conclayc. summoned "iho little here
tic rs he used 90 BE- called. into its
awful presence. Then. being asked
Nov. Nr. lowett. answer ire truth.
can you sign the thir.y-nine ar,lcicsi''
be durioundod them with. III you've
llttlc ink" In after years. when Icx
Blake had been talking very prosily. he
said; 4 have long known thar law
comes from Lex. bur / never knew tlll
u9u hat JAW comes from loS.e
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

Eggs are too valuable In winter 70 Be
used for Matching purposes unless ono
n confident Of securing good matches
and Of raising the chicks. rays an cx-
change. To use a dozen cggs from
which only six chicks cnmo and then
loso three Of them, means an cxpcn-
dllure Of four cggs Tor one chick. and
no one can afford the cost IN that re-
spect Tho heaviest loss Of chicks Il
with hens-not Vish incubators and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

ers. But Il viii not DO to eonfno then
much IN the house without the privi-
lcge Of scratching among a LOT Of loose
litter. They are very active. and the
only way 70 make them profitable is 10
keep them bugy. They greatly rcsem-
BE the Black Minorca In every way
but color OF plumage. and lay an egg
very much the sire Of that Of the Min
ora. Il was owing 20 thia fact THAI
the White Minorca never gained much
favor IN this country. ~Our folks
want clean, yellow logs. and a. ths
White Minoroa did rot have that. and
az they had no other claims for su-
pcrlority. the Jeshorns came right 10
the front. and are 10 this day Close nv
ais Of the black variety Of MlnorcaA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

Statues enciIoiiHg the pillars and ca
oircling an. Statues above statues, I'M
III sculpture can do no more. but faints
and falls back against carved stalls and
down on pavemenis over which the
kings and queens OF the earth have
walked 70 confessional. Nave and aiales
and transepi and portals combining the
splendors OF sunrise and sunset. Ia
terlaced. interfollated, intercolumned
grandeur. As stood outside, looking
at the double range Of Tying butlreaaes
and the forest Of pinnaclea. higher and
higher and higher. until almost reeled
from dizziness. exclaimed; Great
doxology In stonel Frozen prayer Of
many natlonsi"
But while standing there saw a
poor man enter and put down his pack
and kneel beside his burden on tho
hard floor OF that cathedral. And tears
Of deep emotion came into my eyes as
said 70 myself. There Is a soul worth
more than all the material surround
ings. That man will live after the las.
pinnacle has fallen. and not one stone
Of all that cathedral glory shall remain
uncrumblcd. lie "a now n Lazarus In
rags and pnverty End wearlncsa. but
immortal. and a son Of the Lord God
Almighty; and the prayer he now
offers. though amid many superstltions.
! believe God win hear: and among
tho Apostles whose uculptured forms
stand In the surrounding inches he
viii al last be lifted. and into he pres
eneeof that Christ whose sufferlngs are
represented by the cruclnx before
which he bows; and Be raised in due
time out OF all his poyeriles into tho
glorious home built for him and built
for Us BY Him who makeih the Seven
Stars and Orion"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

The illustration OF an ideal siarle
Comb White Leghorn, male. Is b.
sewcll, the wcll-knoWn poultry artist
Il Il an excellent illustration Of the
grand carriage and beauty Of this
variety. some writers claim they
are the original variety Of the Leghorn
family. and Others give that honor 70
the BroWna But Il matters little
about their history. Il h sufficient that
We know they are the most popular Of
the ieghorn .tmily. and that comes
from the fact that they are larger and
lay larger eggs than any Of their race.
They are very popular In the East on
large egg farms II given a warm
house. with scratching shed combined.
they win prove 20 be god winter lay
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How suecssafui FARMERS Operate This
Department Of .the Tarm-A Few
Hints Is to thu lrs of live stock
aud Poultry.

HE NAME "Poul-
try Yard" r. given
TO that part OF a
rural estate where
rural estate where
fowls are reared;
frequently Il also
contains rabbit hut
ehes. The poultry
gard Is a valuable
resource for a far
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

job Lo;t-ono never loses anything
by keeping bis ongagcmcnn punctu-
ally. Kirby stonc-My experience IA
he Is apt to lose half an hours time
waiting Tor The other fellow Boston
Traveller.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

paieriamillas walking the noor
with son and hsifl- Babies. they say.
are such helpless thlngsl But what
DO they think of meg Talk about
helplessness.-Doslo Transcript.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16
rALMAGE's SERMON.
A FARMER's ADVICE LAST SUM-
DAYS SUBJECT.
IRON the Following Texts Seek Him
That Maketh the seven stars and
ORION Beck Of Amos, Chapter q.
Verse q.

COUNTRY farmer
wrote this text
Amos OF Tekoa. lie
plowed the earth
and threshed the
grain BY a new
throshlng machine
Just invented. as
formerly the cattle
trod out the grain.
Ho gathered the
fruit Of the syca-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

Plants and Mols,urc.-Au acre Of soil
70 the depth Of one foot woighs ap-
proxlmately 1850 tonA II Is per cent
OF this u moisture We should have $50
tons o. water per acre. An acre OF soil
to the depth Of eight inches weighs
about 1900 tons n IS Der cent Of
moisture were found hero It would con-
tain per acre 800 tons Of water. Plants
can maintain themselves with a. Low
as per cent 81 water. but their growth
seems 70 10 on most rapidly In solls
whose water content Il from u to Is
per cent
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

this practice the COW knows no other
way 70 have the milk drawn and does
not worry for the calf. 20 everything
goes smoothly. Other dalrymcn think
the frst time the COW should be MIXED
Is when the milk is first good for use.
The FIRST secretion Il not true milk. but
colostrum. and Il designed 70 physic
the calf An agree that the calf must
have this frst milk. but some let him
help himself and others do not. Many
Of the most advanced dairymen strong
~ advocate never letting the calf suck.
Others. and the greater number. prefer
to LEI Il suck until the milk Il good and
this Il what the writer recommonda
After the milk is good for use the COW
AZ once increases It IN quantity. and
good butter fat Is too precious for calf
food. There h no dimeul,y In taking
on the calf then without any objections
from the mother. Il you use common
sense and good tact II she Il inclined
10 worry tie the calf by her side while
you milk for the frst time or two. and
she win be reeonciled. bat on no ac-
count permit Il 10 suck after the milk
becomes good for use.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-16

Feed Enough. Flooding Is like keep
lng up n Gre. insufficient fuel ls simply
waste. for one may burn up The whole
wood-pilo. or an The coal IN the cell
lar. and never SEE warm; but. with
the good Gre. one q warmed and cheer
ca. and gets the GOOD Of the fuel So
one may keep the lock Just alive. and
never get enc cents worth OF good
out Of the whole winters feeding. The
liberal soul Is made far We are told.
but the other kind OF man o. skin and
bone and his pocket Il empty, espe-
olaiiy n he DO a shepherd. Oi course
& should 80 Without saying. that a.
four-nfths Of the food O. consumed IN
keeping an animal warm. good shelter
"a equivalent to 80 much food. Thus
tho old adago Is justified. that a pine
board Is the best Of feeding. lex.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22

tract the carbonaceous matter, which
is no more valuable than chaff or
straw, we have left only IA pounds of
active fertilizing material that has a
money value.
The seventy-four pounds of active
fertilizing material may be had in
any good mineral manure, and car
ried to the land in basket.
The United States consumes more
sugar than any other country, and of
the 10O,OOO,OOO pounds or more con-
sumed annually, not more than 10 per
cent is produced at home. This shows
large margin that should be sup,
piled by our own farmers. 1t is crop
more easily cultivated and less liable
to disaster than sugar beets.
To induce farmers to engage extern
sively in growing cane, factories for
making sugar should be established
at different centers in the State. l
will mention Jacksonville, Gainesville
and Ocala as favorable points for sug-
ar mills.-E. T. Cox, in T.-U. q G..
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22

them plenty of air. More plants are
cooked with the heat of the bed than
are killed by the cold or warm days;
push the sash off altogether, of
course not forgetting to put them on
again as night approaches. Old sacks
or straw should be kept convenient to
cover the sash in extremely cold
weather.-Prairie State Farmer.