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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30


Christmas h the festival Of childhood.
whose would enjoy Il truly must Be- IN
heart even a. a little child. Ila elasa.
siea are IN uelf-lorgetfulness IN the bet.
termenl - others. he highest celebrs.
lion ls IN helping our nelghboru to b
happy and thus sharing our happiness
With them. There IL no happiness con-
parable % love. and the happiness
grows greater a. the love embraces
moro and mere Of our fellou belnEA
That Il the best Christmas time IN
With one feels most acutely the ac-
tuality Of kinship with an the world.
Il - the child that h the real demo
rrat. for, a. Emerson has 4. No makes
children Of an the adults that gather
around him. levels them IN his own aim.
pliclty. The man who has the child
heart Is the man whose inieres, IN him
self u most merged Into Interest for
bis icliow-creaturos Though one may
have felt sin and shame and sorrow
he may assuago them an IN the promo
ton OF the happiness OF othcu Love
Is the only anodync. and giving Il out
It returns upon ua as manifold a. the
objects upon which Il Is bestowed.
That man who awakens the Christmas
spirit IN the hearts about him win and
q mbily stealing from them to hla own.
and viii. almost unknoWlng. hnd Bit
Ger disposed BY sweet, and warmth
usurping cold therein. This world Il
very fair and charity makes Il eli the
falrer when lla giow reminds Ne Of the
lens. loss nighs that death shall lasL"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

One day. q good many years ago. 4
cook IN big preserving factory made
a had mistake And that mistake was
catsup-thc odd-sounding name being
applied on the spot By tlc angry man.
agcr.
The cook. ~ the story goes. had been
up an The night before NJ n party. re
WAS duh and cross and sleepy the next
morning aud when be- came 10 mix
one Of the big kettles Of Adams ap.
ples-for that WIS the name given Ia
those days 20 tomatoes he accidental.
~ put the wrong box 81 spices and
other ingredients into che boiling mass
Not long nftcrward The manager came
smiling down the room and discovered
the error. Ordinary tomato preserves
never smcllcd Ike that when he
tasted the mixture be smackcd bis lips
puckcrcd bis mouth and made "a VIZ
face over the hliier-swcet end now a.
millar punernt flavor The kettle wni
Immediately swung "a The fire by IN,
frightened cook. who expected 20 b.
discharged on the spot.
We'll De- said. with q rucfui tx
preston on bis face. the cats up,.
meaning. by the slang term. that The
tomatoes had been spoiled.
But the taste of the mixture sim I'm
rercd IN the managers palate.
Il woiider how that would taste on q
slice of roast beef" be said 90 himself
and that very day be- tried a.
The result was such thar the manae.
or ordered The keiilcful Of The mixture
bottled up ard PLACED on the market,
where Il became popular az once.
And thus caisup and lis rame was
discovered at the same tlme-and a
mIElnkc dIl q.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Telephone Usei in Teaching Deaf Mute..
The medical ofhcrr OF one Of the
leading deaf and dumb institutions OF
England. writing 10 the London Lane.
d. says that he has obtained material
aid from the seeming improbable
snurcc OF q loud-s3eaklng telephone In
The treatment Of his patients In the
sducation OF those deaf muies who pos.
seas . fragment OF hearing power the
telephone possesses many important
idvantagct over the speaking tube
Usually employed. First and foremost.
he wires from several receivers can
Be coupled up 10 one transmitteF, and
nus a teacher can instruct q group Of
,hlldren AZ the same time: and. sec
indy. u a no; necessary Tor the teach
r 10 apply his mouth close 10 the
ransmittef. 40 that pupils have a full
sleN Of the facial expressions and lip
movement which h not possible when
be has ~ direct his voice Into the
nouth-piece Of a speaklng-tube or
trumpet The patient while seeing the
movement Of the lips has the sound
conveyed eloae 10 his ear drum. OBJ
vlously a mos, advantageous comblna.
ton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30
LAFAYETTE,s REWARD.
Receipt Pound for the sum Awarded
Him b Congress.

Receipt Pound for the sum Awarded
Him by Congress.
An interesting old document has been
found In the Treasury Department. Il
was the original warrant dated 1926
directing the Treasurer OF the United
States 20 pay Gen. lafayette the sum
Of 100000 I'm consideration OF his
services and sacrifices" In the revolu.
iionary war The document Il old.
faded. and badly torn. but briefed and
docketed IN regular form. on the back
appears the Endorsement: Received
payment. January n. 1895" and the
Ere. feminine-ilko signature "Lafay.
cite" The document Is drawn as fol.
lows:
To Thomas Tudor Tucker, Treasurer
Of the United States. greeting.
PAY 20 Gen. Lafayette, or order,
800, 900. being the amount allowed him
In consideration Of his services and
sacrifices IN the War OF the Revolu-
ton. pursuant TO an act OF Congress
concerning him. approved 2Sth Of De,
cember, 1894. agreeably 10 a certificate
Of the Controller Of the Treasury. dated
January 5. 1926. recorded BY the Reg
lister, copy whereof IL filed In my Of.
Gee. For 20 doing this shall BE- YOU
Earrant. Given under my hand and th'
seal Of the Treasury. this eighth dag
Of January. In the year OF our Lor,
one thousand eight hundred ans
twenty-five. and Of independence N,
forty ninth.
WILLIAM A. CRAWFORD.
Secretary Of the Treasury"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30
a ao4s EIRsI olhnus-
roraIis. the Peerless. Ia riak oauas ana
apaneiea.

roralls. the Peerless. In rink Gauas ana
spangIes.
A thud OF unseen hoofs FIRST set us
tquivcr; then a crash Of cymbals. a
langlo OF bells. a hoarse applanding
-oar. and coralie was Ia the midst Of
Is. whlrling past 'twixt earth and sky.
low erect, flush. radiant; E0w sroached
% the flowing name says scrlbner's;
SWING and tossed and nodded BY the
maddcning dance-mik Of the band.
The mighty whip Of the count In the
irock coat marked time with pistol
shots; his war-cry. whooping clear
above the music. fred the blood with a
passion for splendid deeds. as Coralie.
laughing exultan;. crashed through the
paper hoops. We gripped the red cloth
in front OF us. and our souls sped
round and round with Coralie. leaping
with her, prone with her. swung by
name or tail with her. II was not only
the ravishment OF her dellrious feats.
or her crcam-colored horse Of fairy
breed, long.tailed. roc-fOoted. an en-
ehanted prince surely. II ever there was
onel Il was her more than mortal
beauty-displayed. too. under condi-
lions never vouchsafed to us before
that held Us spellbound What princess
had arms as dazzlingiy white. or went
delicately clothed IN such pink and
spanglesl Hitherto We had known the
outward woman as but a drab thing.
hour-glass shaped. nearly legless.
punched here. CONSTRUCTED there; slow In
movement and given to depreeating
lusiy action Of limb. Here was a reve-
latlonl From henceforth our magma
tons would have 10 be revised and cor
reciod mp TO date. In one Of those
swift runhes the mind makes In high
strung moments ] saw. myself and Cor
allie, close EMBODIED. pacing the world
together. DER Hill and plain. through
sioried cities. past rows OF applauding
relations-I In my Sunday knlcker-
bockers. she In her pink and spangles.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Another serious trial 10 The hoy
was dancing school, In the hrs, place.
he could not turn around without b.
coming dizzy. and In the second place
he could not learn the steps 10 turn
round with; aud In the third place.
when he dh dance. be had 10 dance
with a girl! There was rot a boy IN
all Charraud's. or IN an Dodworih'e
who could escort Eiri hack % her
scat after the dancc was over. IN bet
ter time. or make his -'thank-you- bow
with less delay. His own voluntary
tcrplschorean Effort az n party was The
marvh % supper; and the Cnly steps hc
took with anything iike success was
during the promenade Ia the iancers
In "handsalliuuud" b. invariably
started with the wrong hand; and IL
In the ~ there we've gir,s big enough
10 wear long drcsscs. De lever failed
20 tear such out no The gathers. " any
body fell down. d was always TIE
Roy; and II anybody bumped into any.
body else. The Boy was alr the
bumper. unless hls partner could hold
him up and steer him straight "A
Boy ] Knew" hy Laurenoc narion, Ia
NJ Nicholas
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30


When quite a small boy my uncle
was asked 10 speak In school. Il being
the custom Ia those days for some Of
the scholars 20 cloctrify the school aud
visitors each week with grand decla-
nations. usually from Shakespeare. or
with compositions from their own i'm
aglnalive minds nearly always about
~Sprln-" or "Thc Beautiful Snow"
Ny uncle decided that Il should be a
big piece. and. Furthermore. that no
ore should hclp him either in The se-
lection nr rehearsal 80 after many
days N study Ia ;hc privacy % his
own chamber u was with pride ard
laisf1cii0n that d. stepped % The
platform. and. bowling Ia the direction
% his loyirg relatives and the Assem-.
hled school. be- waved one hand ma
icsticaliy Then he put Out the rich,
icg and shouted NJ the top % bis ittlg
lungs.
Half n leg half a leg
Here he was Interrupted with shoufI
81 laughter. Looking around IN Devil
dermcnt for moment. be again pu
oui his foot with.
"ilnlf lex. half n leg onuarl
Into the valley OF death rode the Vi,
hundred" lie was once morc silence,
By the gale Of mirih around him. An,
Il was amid the laughter % the schc0
ard much confusion on his part TIA
he made q painful bow aud rciVnic.
before the gathering tears had
chance 20 fall And an the persuasion
IN the world could never again Undue.
him 20 speak The Charge o. the Irh
Brigade Agnes Marie Mathcr IN IN.
I Chicago Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

80 - A"'AHH $3.50 - HNNE~-HH
Time
there was n grcat confusion among the
young cattle. They ran in every d.fcc-
ton. and appeared terribly frightened
al something.
In moment We saw what Il was. A
large black bear was coming across the
pasture near them. ! don't suppose BE-
meant 10 trouble the cattle. bui thar
was bis nearest way TO pass from the
woods to a corn field which be had In
view. and be happened 10 come along
there just ~ we did.
II rcqulrcd no long council OF war
for as 10 decide 20 retreat a. fast as
possible. and. taking the rad. W.
made the best time We could until We
came n the top OF a little hin. Here.
We mustered Up courage 20 stop ard
look behind rs. But there was the
bear. coming right up the road after
us We did not look back n second
time. you may be sure. hut In n very
few moments we burst Into my faith.
er's Kitchen. and. when wc could get
breath. exclaimed' "A la bear. A
great. big. black bear chased rs. and
he's coming right up Eeref'
Al that night we dreamed Of bears.
The COWS did not come home. nor did
the bear come after us. a. we expected
be would: but when father went down
the next morning he found the bears
tracks In the road. and. following them
up. be found where the old fellow had
entered the corn field ana taken his
supper shortly aflerward be was
shot near the same place.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

II only men would give to the LIVING
zone Of that which they beaioW 40 Law
lahly upon then when they are dead
shat a different world this would be,
Even a little OF that which q sculptured
On the cold marble would. n breathed
from the warm lips. have made many
one happy for life One OF the supcrstl.
tons Of the Seneca Indians b that they
can send their love by a bird to their
dead ones. When maiden dies they
lmprison a young bird until Il arst be-.
gins 10 sing They then load Il with
kisses and caresscs. and set Il a. liberty
over the grave Of the maiden who had
died, believing that Il viii not fold ia
wings or close its eyes until Il has flown
10 the spirit land and delivered ia
precious burden Of affection 10 the
loved and lost. and u Il no, uncommon
for twenty or thirty birds 10 be looscd
over the same grave. Many and many
a husband and wife. many a brother
and sister. would give all they have n
only they could send to their dead ones
an expression Of love. which might
have been 80 easily made In llic. And
how many soas and daughters would
now send messages unsaylng many
things which were. alasl LEFT unsald.
let the song birds Of soft looks. OF sof,
words. ny now. Now Ne know that they
can reach, and We shall have this
great advantage the song birds win
ny back 10 ne again.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Eli a tloy tumbl1r with water ana
cover Il with a bowl Then tea Chr
company that You uill lr.nE the water
IN the tumhlcr underneath Without
moving The bowl
Of c,urse NJ o1c win believe t0a
aud you ask an "a t1lN their heads az
close thrlr ewes. n they WIN neanIsf
not o. look. uuin ono of lhr f1fIf
counts ten. Immediately ihfy tatt
ndnoi ihclr eyes yuu pick no anoInnr
glass OF water ana hastily swallow
few mouthiuils. They hear ne euun|
but M enc eau look until ten ls count.
cd ny that time the glass frcm uhIr1
you drank ls hidden again aud tho
company catches you uIpInf tur
moist llns Undoubtedly one ~ Ihs
nuInhrF uin De- 81 suspicious thar s f,
win Mt the bowl % sc. and then
your opportunity. Cor yoc M on1a nIcl
up fhf glan ADD dfIna. safinr' = Inn
put Il down. a didn't touch ne howl 2
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Some persons possess the faculty Of
being able 10 move their scalps freely,
but few 10 such quaint purposes as that
Of a man reading IN th- north Of Eng
land. The muscles Of his scalp are 90
much under hla control that he can
shoot q book placed on bic head %
q distance OF seven feet A scientist
Interested In this unique case. asked
him one day n he had any relations
equally gifted. He said he had ne ~
iauves. save a country cousin. whom Ne
bad never met. and he did not Enov
whether he was similarly gifted The
scientist sought out TIE cousin. later
viewed him upon The subject. and az.
ceriained that he could readily fling a
llght book across vide room b. . SIN.
Gle movement Of HE scalp.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

over IN Russia many Of the schools
have connecied With them small gar.
dens. orchards o. grape nfoorE. Ia
which the loys and Eirla are iaurhl %
w6rk. Each dnv the staSoInesIer.
Who aas charge 81 the sardrn. taxes
hts pgplla out and teaches then bow
20 plant hoe. rake and rap IN lIe
south % Russia. wherr che country "a
almost trcclcss. thc children learn how
% 80 out trecs and what the lsst
kinds are. and In some provinces there
Is a complete sllkHorm cnlony ID each
school. and TIE pupils watch lhr uHa-
derful little silk makers eat thr mnI-
berry leaves and spin their clooana
and help an they can In the uaIE ~
CARING Tor The colony A other sI1oaIs
hccs arr kept. and the bugs and e|fis
learn 20 handle them and guard ItIn
while they are hnneYu1klu-.
In this way the boys and cII|8 ~
Russia. ~ the time they have fn|4 "A
their school WORK. know n eDnI 1IaI
about some pursuits which via hep
them o. make q living
How would yor enjoy some nf these
things IN connection with yeat sth1oIf
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

The last piece Of property owned by
ex-senator Tabor OF Denver was fore
closed a fov days ago under a mort
gago Tor tSoo.0oo. Fifteen years ago
be possessed a fortune OF over 5000. r
900. The year 1871 found him with his
family on the site where Leadvllle now
stands Here. with two other men.
Tabor began mining IN a small way
aud on an apparently poor prospect.
IN the eours, OF few months he sold
bis half interest for si.0o0.0Oo. En-
couraged by this unexpected success.
he went on selling and investing In
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

The defenoes Of the southern section
81 the line. frJm Mrjana 10 Artemisa
consist Of a continuous Lac OF small
bloekhouscs. about TO yards apart
connected by rine-pits and trenches
and protected In front BY barbed wire
fencing and by wire ENGAGEMENTS.
Some Of the blockhouses are made OF
loose stone. and some Of heavy plank
Ing. Al four points on the line are
camps with strong garrlsons support
Ing the men IN the trenches and block.
houses. The central section. from
Ariomlsa 10 Guanajay. Il twelve miles
long. and "a protected with stone
brcasiWorks. haTbed wire and block.
houses. with camps al intervals OF a
mile and a half The ground here ID
level and open; but the northern sec
ton from Guanaiay 10 Marlel runs
through a broken country such az pre-
vents the construction OF a continuous
line Of trenches and blockhousos. All
the commanding heights are fortified
and the road ls protected with trenches
and brcastworks Twenty thousand
Spanish troops guard the ''trocha."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

George pomefoy was . Ftrf nIs.
ehierous beg in school nal na|t %
think % roma means b. esrane IItrIsI.
ment wkCn cauehf IN q arfant
When en- The sixth grade h|n o0r.l,s
from New fufk State was VISITING tIm
and one day lhey went % .rhn1l In
gelnel. They sal ln a douli, seaI ~.
bind the hlgh Stove and uero ha4inr
rood time. hut lecnmInr IaIh.r
noisy the atteuilon ~ tie ltarha4 VA.
attracted and she stole down nnn.
ticcd BY either uulll abe was In.I In
froni az ihcm. before she cunld -.
rimand them. however. Grorfa nr....
rcrieclly composed aud saIl.
"fariun me- trachcs- Nlss na.ra
this 8 uiy cousin Frank White
buffalo, uho. WITH hls nartnIt !. IA.
luns as Mother uouIl 81 r|,..I s.
have yUu tah
The Introduction ard in4|laI|tn r,..
80 naturally and cordially ntan II.
tcoeher could noi ralpcss = sn||. IA
4 N nccdlcss % say. no nnal......'.'
was Eisen.-Chaflle Monroe Ia cI|...'
Rccori
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

An effective means of warming the
fcct has been patented Ia Cc.maay.
The Inventor calls {. shcauhlc shoes. i"
within me heel OF me shoe. which d
followed ont. there ~ rcccpacla for
a glowlng suaslnncc similar 10 THAI
uscd Ga lhc Japanese hand.warmcrs.
says ihc ppnu,ar Science NcWs ne.
TWEEN the sulcs. lmhcllc,l IN asbestos
covers. Il a rubber har. which 4 nllci
with water The water is hcatrl and
as Il clrcnlaics while the wcarcr % the
shes Is walking Il kecps the surface on
the foot warm. A small safety valve
h provided 30 that the bar cannot
burst The warmth given b lhla ani1
never rises above 70 degrees Fahrrn.
helt. and viii lasl about elrhi honra
The cole IL slightly thirker than IA
81 a Wet.weA,hel boat
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Lueh Has Never Helped Any Psr.sa.
In replying 10 the query. Does not
luck sometimes play a Eooily part IN
a mans SUGGEST" Edward ". Box. IN
the Ladies' Hone Journal. writes.
Never. Henry Ward Beechcr an
swercd this question once Tor an wifsn
he said. No man prospers In this
world by luck. unless Il be the luck Of
getting up early. working hard. and
maintaining honor and integrity. What
80 often seems. 20 many young men. on
the surface, a. being luck In mans
career. Is nothing more than hard
work done NJ some special time. The
idea that luck is factor In a mans
success has ruined thousands: Il has
never helped a single person. A fortu-
nate chance comes 20 a young man
sometimes Just al the right moment.
And that some people call luck. But
that chance was given him because he
had az some time demonstrated the
fact that he sas the right man Tor
the chance. That IL the only luck
there d. Work hard. demonstrate your
ability. and show 10 others that n an
opportunity comes within your grap
you arc able to use Il.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

While Alboln ami his dwarf we're
thus talking there came message
from the angry queen. Who uaH dfier-
mined 20 DE- fevcngcd ca nfrin1lde for
hls mockiiig and tao pFrsnmpinaua
pIanks. TIE unforflnaie little nrcs
ant bad 20 conlrlvc many arilHoHa o.
escape the effect Of her lllulll. Or she
too. could Invent schemes. and han
courticrs aud soldiers ready % obey
her commands The mcIEaEe VISA 90
summon the dwarf a. her prrenee.
and slr had four large. fcrocIors dogs
placed IN thc court through NhrA be-
had 90 pass They wcrc nrrrt hensfs'
ready 20 attack any Onc .bui nrIihnI
dc. finding out Whist was In slcr Tor
him. managed 90 procure pair oi 1--WE
har,.s. These be- threw % ihf dogs.
and while they pursued the rIey iN'
dwarf escaped. and 60 the Qrccn's sur
prise. appeared before hcr. VITA BIS
usual sarcastic smile ~ii|EIw|0
DWARF: ncrhollc' hy Aary tl1an
Roberts. IA 49, Nicholas
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

Christmas feeling makes the most OF
the Now. Il atones for the After-the
deluge or the dark II Is real life to
i've, u but for a week, a day. a mo-
meni. In full sympathy OF helping with
cur fellows II We can make Others for
get the Past We may forget our own.
II we can but give 10 others a little Of
the aniidoie OF kindilness for tho
poison OF the present we shall find our
own today less hopeless. And the fu-
ture Is formed of the spirit that ami
mates today. The real feeling Of
Christmas must blossom into acts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30


We have a great deal more kindness
Than q ever spoken. Maugre an the
selnshnoas that chllls like east winds
the world. the whole human family Is
baihed With an element Of love like a
line ether. Friendship requires that
rare mean betWixt likeness and uniike-
ness. that plques each with the pres
other party. let me be- alone 10 the
enee Of the power and OF consent In the
end OF the world rather than that ms
friend should overstep. By a word or
look. bis real sympathy. am equally
baked b. antagonism and by compll-
anee Let him not cease an Instant 10
be himself The only SOY I have In his
being mine Il that the not mine a.
mine. Better be a nettle In the side
OF your friend than biz echo. Frlead-
ship demands a religious treatment. We
tar OF choosing our friends. but friends
are self-elecied. The higher the style
We demand Of friendship. OF course the
leas easy 10 establish Il with nesh and
blood. We walk alone In the world.
Friends. such a. We desire. are dreams
and fables. But a sublime hope cheers
ever the faithful heart that elsewhere
In other regions Of the universal power
souls are nos acting. enduring. and
daring. which can love us and which
Ne can love Il is thought . disgrace
TO love unreQulied. but the great will
see that true love can not be unreqult-
I'd. True love transcends the unworthy
object. and dwella and broods on the
eternal. and vhen the poor lnterposed
mask erumbles u h not sad. bu, feels
lid OF 20 much earth. and feels lls In
dependency the surer-R W. Emer-
con.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-30

TIC Laws or individual Lie.
The lava OF individual life are the
laws OF communities. nations and OF
humanity Itself The march OF nations
In their rise. their elimination and
their fail. has It's counterpart in each
man and In each principle which con.
stiiutes man. The same Ia true OF
man In his larger form. IN humanity.
The states II has passed through In is
gradual descent through the slope OF
ages, and now In ita slow but gradual
ascent, Is In rs vast cycle. only a small
segment OF which can be seen. a type
OF the life Of every man and woman IN
the decline from the apparent limo.
cence Of childhood and the ascent By
the slow steps OF regeneration towards
the goal Of perfect goodness and truth.
In the history OF nations we may see
ourselves as In a glass. and Il IA this
slmllliude Of the less 10 the greater
which gives 10 history its value SO.
cieiy being man In q larger form. we
may see In rs errors. It's commissions.
Us anarchy and conflict Of interest with
Interest and class with class. the ma.
ture and results OF the same evils IN
ourEelyes.-Rev. Chauncey Giles.