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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28
Nspor Rath.

Thoao arr ordered TO promote me
action 81 the skin In rheumatism
dropsy. etc The easiest way 10 give
them In home nursing Is to place the
patient on a wooden chair. standing In
a Eat bath. The bath and the patients
body must be completely developed by
blankets. maclnioihcs and raper n help
20 keep the heat in. they must be PIN
ned round the patients neck 20 as 90
leave only the head uncovered. An
edge OF the blanket must be lifted up
and nearly boiling water poured into
the bath. The patients feet should
INST on the edge OF the bath. and u the
blankets are well arranged no steam
should escape. The yapor must be
KEEP, up by adding fresh boiling water
or by heated bricks put into the bath,
The patient remains sitting In this
steam for about twenty minutes. or un'
an a profusc Precipitation Il produced,
A good bran bath Il made By boiling
four pounds OF bran In one gallon Of
water: strain on the liquor and add TO
A a miaclent quantity Of water 10 on
an ordinary bath.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

Women have long been instructed
that rugs and bare floors are g4nltary
essentials IN housekeeping. While
this statement ~ undoubtedly true IN
many cases. u still admits OF qualln-
cations In houses whose rooms have
wcll-made hardwood floors the ar
Management proves satisfactory. though
on women admit that u Increases the
household work Good floors. however.
are san The exception more than the
rule When a houfekoeper attempts 70
stain and Oh margins that are made
Of uneven. looHely-put-togethcr boards.
she finds that she has undertaken a
considerable burden. Such floors a.
most never look we'll They need the
most constant care 90 BE- even of toll
ornbio appearance. Wlpng over once
a Gay BY 90 means keeps them IN con-
dillon. particularly o. az 10 probable.
The house In general be- poorly built.
with dust 10 rise from the cellar and
enter through the windows by many
cracks and ill-iointed corners More
than one housekeeper tes;lhcs that IN
der such conditions they have gone
back 10 fitted carpets These. Il may
be- added. can be- hygienically cared for
by following the approved method Of
sweeping them. This Il 20 brush the
dust from the corners and ufe a car
pc, sweeper 90 take Il from the main
space Of the carpet. afterwards wiplng
q over with n clean damp. not vet.
cloth Another point urged for the
rug system. which experience does not
bear out. Is o. economy. Few maids
can adequately clean the heavy rugs
with which many apartments are
sirown. They demand outside service
about AZ frequently as does the fitted
carpet. 4 New York woman who oc-
cuplcd q handsome uptown apartment
paid two dollars a week throughout
the year 90 have her rugs properly
cleaned every Friday morning. u viii
De the wise housekeopcr Who viii study
the limitations OF her residence before
she decides in favor o, bare doors
Evening Post
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28
FOR EVENING WEAR.

Chiffon Is worn more than ever anu
Tor blouses there is nothing prcttlcr.
Some Of the new skirts Tor evening
wear are made OF this charming ma
tCrial. trimmed With insertion OF The
finest lace.
For evening dress the shades % coral
and goranium are ln favor. and for DAY
wear. prune. Parma. blush mau,e
shades Of porycnche. also Ophella
plnks OF a dark tint. the bodlces often
lighter. and different from the skirts.
A hall dress was made OF pink satin
Tor the lower part OF the skirt aud the
upper was Of white satin. lined with
pink. and embroidered In an irregular
pattern with steel. silver. oabochous.
and pearls al over the skirt except az
the back. low bodice 60 match. with
pink nouuocs nouns. bordered with
rolled satin.
An evening frock Of tortoise satin
was veilod with black net. With Chan.
THY laid on and little fulllngs OF white
tulle, The low. square-cut bodice was
surrounded with white mllc. headed
with gold. steel and omeralds: elbow
sleeves Of unlined tulle. with hounantes
on the shoulder walsthand OF folded
turquoise sllk.
A white satin gown. The skirt of
which IL yelled with one deep flounce
Of black net. has a curious touch OF
color In the shape 81 a narrow twisted
roulcau OF cerise velvet az the extreme
edge Of the hem, The upper part Of
this black net nouuoe IL held closely
10 the satin by a very elaborate design
of ict embroidery. representing clns.
ters Of roses and sprays OF foliage. oar.
ried out In Set seQulng and interpreted
with very nne lines Of gold thread
Below this embroidery the net fiounce
sets out very fully and Is finished Al
the hem with three lines Of narrow
black velvet ribbon. threaded In and
out the meshes Of the net This low
bodice IL also made with long sleeves
OF jetted net. reaching 10 the waist.
The decollolagc IA cut square and out
lined with folds Of oerlse velvet. draped
In bretolle fashion over the shoulders
and finishing on one side with . bic
bow drawn through a diamond buckle,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

O. W. Reynolds. OF Los Angeles. Cal.
one % the oldest travelling men 10 the
United States. is n years o. age. Mr.
Reynolds has a ranch. OF which he en-
Joys telling even more than he does Of
the experiences through which he has
passed during his half century upon
the road. The ranch Is near San Diego.
Cal. The chief product d honey This
product D. gained from two apiafiel.
which Mr Reynolds visits every time
his business permits him 10 20 10
southern California. In my apiaries.
which are cared for by my son. said
he. there are 40 stand Of bees. The
honey season lasts from April 10 July.
This season my beor yielded 1000
pounds Of honey. which sells In that
country IN bulk lots AZ cents pound.
Two Of the hives gave over 500 pounds
each. For ten years have been inter-
estcd In bees IN a small way. and
take greater interest In them every
year a hive or stand Of bees IL worth
$3.50. In Il are the queen. the drones
and the workers. a total population Of
from 10000 10 5000 bees. This very
good sized colony" be continued. re
sides In a hive or wooden box. In the
hive are a dozen frames i3x7 inches.
in .acse the bees make or deposit the
h0.cy. q foundation Of wax having hrst
been placed 10 each frame BY the bee
keeper. 90 that the bees may have
something 90 build upon The honey
ls taken out oi thc frames every other
week during the honey season. While
doing 10 there is little need Of protect
Ing the hands. The bees seem most IN
clined 20 sting one In the face. So AZ
[ a prscauiiun. the man who Is removing
I the honey from the hives wears a straw
/ bat. from the hrlm % which Is hung a
I silk veil. like they have 10 do up IN the
Kloudlke country 20 ward on the sum
mcF molqulioes The queen is an abb
fuiuie monarch within her domain.
She is the undisputed boss o. the job
. An ordinary bee lives during the work
ing season only forty-hye days Young
ones are being haiehed out all the time
A bee goes 70 work al The tender age Of
three days. and husilcs IKE a veteran
Tor forty-two days. Then 10 ia Just
naturally al tired out. suppose. for Il
dies be queen lives longer. aud wnen
a young queen comes Into existence IN
tie hive she drives the old queen out.
Her loyal subjects follow her In her
Punishment. aud that Is what makes
the swarm. In southern California the
bees make water-white honey when the
black sage is 10 blossom. When the
white sage Is towering the honey has
an amber tinge. In winter TIE beel
make no honey. sevenly-nve caf--.,oesal
OF the article are shipped ont Of saE
Diego county In good years"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

Some time ago a poultry raiser told
the writer that be had q bone grinder
and that he dad been feeding ground
bone 10 his White Leghorn fowls. Tie
had. however. discontinued 4 Cor
time. for q made them decidedly ugly
and he found them engaged too IRE
quently In hl0Siy battles. the puilefn.
and hens fighting as viciousiy a. TIE
roostors. While Ne are not anxlous 10
have hens fight. We can but look upon
this a. an index Of vlgor resulting from
the feeding Of ground bones. Il d sell
dom that We have 10 complain o. the
too great vigor Of our birds. The usual
difficulty Il that they have not visor
enough and succumb too quickly 20 ad-
verse conditions. The feeding OF
ground bone is altogether advisable. X
makes available a food supply that Il
too valuable 10 throw away, Tor every
family uses meat and the bones from
such meat have a considerable commer-
cial value Il made into food for the
poultry.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

ns necessities and grown By the people
Of any one section Of the United
States. We cannot but be Impressed
with the great importance Of the power
Of accilmatizatlon aud the extent to
which q has seiei upon plaats. "a,
while we fully appreciate The value a
introduced species. YET Tor the more
primitive necessities. such AZ shelter
and fuel. We should look 10 native
rather than 10 introduced plants.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

Each year children have more yulcc
IN the selection Of their wearing ap-
parel Many q little miss its ON gar
mcut upon garment crltIcislng each
one until something 90 suit her o.
found In the meantime her mother
sits quietly hy.oner.ng comments mere
ly regarding quality % the material
and regarding ht Such n little miss
was the other day selecting her winter
wardrobe In one OF the large New York
establishments The drst gown So
locted was for general school wear. II
was dark blue with a band Of -cd
cloth about the bottom Above this
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

lin. very full. with an overdreas Of
white silk muslin. very sheer and very
soft. Tho striking feature Of this Eown
was the full how AZ the back OF the
low neck. from which long sads start.
ed. These ends we're again caught up
at the bottom Of the skirt IN another
bow on the hem The little lady also
chose a winter jacket Of cardinal cloth
with a loose hitng back that was belt
ed IN and n double breasted box front.
adorned with large mother Of pearl
buttons The Latest.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

c. ID. loves a young lady. but Is too
shy and doubtful Of himself TO tell her
30. he Is quite sure that she loves
him. but some way he cannot get up
the courage 20 make the declaration.
he wants the editor 20 tell him what
90 do. Answer There Is really but
one thing 10 b. done IN such a case as
you mention. and that Is to make the
plunge. declare your sentiments AMI
carry on the prize before some one
with boldnoss and dash gets the star;
Of YOU n you fail 90 take advantage
OF your opportunity you do not deserve
much sympathy. 4 man nearly thirty
years o. age. who lacks the courage %
ask the woman b. loves 20 marry him
ls In a most deplorahle state. Go ahead
and make sure % your future while
there b. a clear field
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

hand was a row Of black braid. laid
N scanops The same braid formed
two frogs from the waist down the
front OF the skirt The waist was
hlouscd and simply trimmed with a
stock aud dc OF plaid silk and a crush
belt OF the same plaid. The second
gown selected will be worn by the IT,
tie maid at dancing school. Il was a
simple, round skirt. with no trimming
save a deep hem. The waist Is bloused
with low neck and short sleeves, and
will be worn with a white silk gulmpe
| forgot 10 say the material OF the
gown proper Il soft white cashmere,
and that 4, is trimmed about the low
neck with deep reven OF plaid velvet.
In the brightest Of shades. and about
the short sleeves with twists and tiny
bows Of the same. An evening gown
came next Il was OF male blue mus.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28
LAST OF plc5 vIoLlNs.

TAs In,srs.,,y. Pal.loa Ter OOnssiinr
s-He w-s ths Pioneer.
Dlek's fabout the beginning Of the
ROMANS century that the craze for the
dlaapv( Ion Of The works al the old ltal-
wnof magters set IN. and England and
Iwh4 'uce WED IN The ardor Of the girug-
to obtain them. says Household
yrds. At tbat time many Of tho
lnoia Crem1ncse instrlmoais, and
ho8c belonging 10 other Italian schools
bad passed into rosloct and oblivion.
kmbcra Of them b. ng scattered about
among Italian village. IN the hands OF
= lgEorant people unconscious OF their
beauty and worth ana lnclpa !, OF ada-
qnatoly apprccIa.ing thom. l,A
Louis TarlGlo Who acted as pioneer ~
this matter. nOrn cf humble parents.
wholly unconnccied with the art Of
music. he adop,ei The trade Of cafDen-
ter. and In his leisure time learned 20
play o violin. IL 10 Sc 6el no parlieu-
Tar must al talent. hut be ame int. est
ed IN the c0ns,rtc ion OF his inairu-
ment, 10 that the playing OF e became
at length quite a secondary matter
with him passion Tor the collect
Ing Of ylolIns was aroused In him. and
giving up hls former employment. he
travelled far aRd wide ia search OF lost
Cfcmonas. Wandering about from VII
lage 10 village throughout Italy In the
guise Of a peddlef. exchanging new
hddles for old. be became possessed Of
treasures OF the greatest value lie
then made his way 10 Paris. and sold
thcm 20 the best-knoWn dealers IN
violins of that city. Ills whole life af'
ierward was spent In this fashion, and
he amused considerable wealth. Ne
came To love his viollns. however. for
their own sake. apart from the riches
they brought him. and was often loaih
10 part with them. Re WIS eccentric
and solitary In his habits. and At last
died alone In wre'ched lodgings In Nj
lam surrounded by numerous and
priceless specimens OF the instruments
he Rad loved and lived fog. Through
his enthusiasm and that Of others who
followed IN his wake. England and
France. during tho present century
have become possessed ~ some Of the
finest masterpieces OF the old Italian
schools
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

4 subscriber wants to know u there
o. any song published what would be
appropriate for a gIrl 20 sing on her
wedding day. u mus, be a sort Of
farewell 10 parents. family and friends
Also a nightingale song Of a girl and
her soldier lover Answer There Is
an old and pathetic song called The
Brides Farewell" Perhaps some
Ledger readers can give the words
Almost au such old songs are out Of
print They may sometimes be- found
In old collections. or the words may he
preserved Ia scrap books.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28
AN UPRIGHT CARRIAGE.
q Ada. To the neaut, ~ Maid a. Wen
~ Mairun.


Mairun.
There are many things Bro the lives
of women which tend 10 dcyo.op car.
rllge of The body anything bui upright
says the Dieiet.c Gazette. Girls who
tend The baby become one.sIded hs
cause thcy carry the little enc ca one
arm more than on the o,hcr They
m.eht De taught the better way b,
their parents OF teachers There are
muluiudos o. little girls in all large
cities whose chief business b. o. tend
the baby while their mothers work. De-.
i1rmiiy s common among them. ia
girl has any pride in being upr.ght Boz
body a. well as In morals che ran. oven
u she has an occupation which tends
10 make her crooked. d. much herself
20 preyeat o. In the arsi place care
fully cultivate the sense which tells
her when sho is standing straight and
when she Is not by paying attention
90 this muscular sense 10 bcc1mes in
time very acute. By ueglectlng d tho
sense become du'l-ia rara'yged. Cul-
uyaie O. daily or several times a day
hy assuming the upright attitude
stand before the glass and feo when
you are straight or ret a friend 90
tell you and then pat yourself in thl
altitude whenever you stand or walk
or Eit AZ any labor 10 which you are
engaged. n you have only 90 walk
across me room DO u 90 an upright a'.
tiiude n you have only 20 stand and
converse with a friend IN the street
on the road a. a party. Fei yoursef
so accustomed 10 the upright attitude
that YOU viii feel uncomfortable In any
other IN time an upright habit win
be- established and constant attention
% q will not Boz required
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

Take half cup each Of butter and
lard and chop into this four cups OF
prepared Hour tiour into which four
small teaspoons Of baking powder have
been slitodl. Add half a salispoonful
and mix with enough milk 20 roll
dough out easily DO not have the
dough hard. Handle a. little a. pos
sihle.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28
IN. Football Player

"where am II" gasped the LETT
tackle. opening his eyes ieebly. They
answered him with candor Roughly
speaklng. he was Just baS q the
tWcnty.yard line His nose and the
hack OF his head. however. were not
definitely located az yet
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

Hall cup OF butter. one cup Of SUI
gar. one emp molasses. one tablespoon
Gal ginger. two o. onfuls 90 baking
powder -four Cl.sI 20 make Stln TO
roll.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

Have you heard about the spit Iu
the prohibition pariy2' No. has
there been a splIt7" YES. I've len.'
The True Reform
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

Hendry-'so you take stock In that
yarni Why. ! wouldn't believe that
story II told Il myself" Cowgale-
well. In tina, case neither would H.
Boston Transcript
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

A Nebraska experiment station hulle-
tin makes some suggestions concern
ing the culture OF chicory. As Is well
known. the parched and ground roots
Of chicnry are used TO aduncrate cot
Zee. and some even use them as a sub
stltuto Tor coffee. Land too dry for
wheat viii produce a good crop o. chic
ory. A sandy loan is best. The soil
must be loose and deep enough % per-
nit the good root development II
should be ploWcd 10 the fan 10 catch
and store up the winter moisture. In.
less the land Is rich, make d So Plow
agaln early In the sprlng. aud Just be.
fore planting run it Over with a disc
harrow 10 klll the sproulinr weeds and
pack the soil firm. Then drill In the
seed Immediately. Don't plant an the
soil Is warm. Use one and a half 10
thrcc-fourihs OF an inch deep with a
garden drill In rows eighteen Inches
apart. Cultivate with some tool drawn
by horse power that viii keep the crust
broken. A soon as plants are large
enough to pull thin 20 one plant every
four TO six Inches In drlll. A soon as
milk disappears from the roots I'm oc-
iober or Noyombol haryes, by loosen
Ing them with a beet loosener and pull
Ing by hand. then cut on the tops. The
tops are fair cattle feed The Yield
averages about eight tons OF roots per
acre, costing about $50 10 produce.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

Professor }. A. Craig. IN a sheen hni-
lctin published by the department u
agriculture, says. It "a a general Inn
preston among shepherds that the con-
dltion OF the ewes al he time OF hreai-
Ing has a marked influence on tho sue.
cecdlnE crop OF lambs. n the ewes ara
10 vigorous condition and Improving Ia
ncah the prospects are thought 10 b.
favorable for the production OF iarxs
percentage Of lambs. Il "a equally ac.
ceptod that the condition OF the ewes
IN the iall prior 20 going into winter
quarters has an effect on the sascen-
Utility Of the hock TO such diseases ~
are more or less prevalent during ire
winter season. Il Is certain thal a.
ewes may be- gotten into vigorous con.
dillon much more che1ply and eaaIfv
than az any time later. and Il d equally
true that a vigorous condition r ne
best preventive oi disease.
Laying pcrlod.-The best LAYING nsr.
Tod Of a g0od. healthy hen D. saii 10 h.
about tVeniy-six % thirty months. ana
during her third year sho should BE- iat.
tened and killed. Il does not pay 10
sell OF iii the younger hcns. a. dur
Ing the winter. when errs bring TIA
hlghes, price. they are the best layers.
For an all round fowl. either the PIP
mouth Rock, wyandolte or Black Java
is satisfactory; but Il eggs are Of ths
most importance the Leghorna or Mia.
orcas ought TO be seleeted.-EH
The Illinois State Dairymen's meet
ing viii Be held az Red nud. . pros.
porous little city thlry-dys miles
southeast Of 81 Louis. January n. ~
and ~. There Is quite an enthusiast
m the district and secuiGIy Hoaad
expects a good meeting
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

Names steamboat traflc. both
cOastvsse and foreign, IL having quite
. hem.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28
u~' nos y

W"l-I -"
lnEift erloi.sssl - the govern
nisni OF Cape Colony. South Africa. has
discovered an effective preventive OF
rlnderpest lie found that the blood o.
animals affected with the disease. when
treated with citric acid and kept long
enough 90 insure the death Of con
tagium. conferred immunity upon AMI
mails injected with a. Bile treated Ii
the same way. with half ne quantity
81 giycerine mixed with Il. acted equal
~ we'll Animals infected with twen-
" cubic centlmeiers of either prepara-
ton proved immune from infection In
q great majority Of cases when vlruiant
blood from animals suncriAg from RIA
dorpest was afterwards inleciod --ilF.~
Ellington. after experimenting on q
small scale with perfect success. prac-
iced bis preventive method upon .
number Of large herds. and the highest
mortality In any herd has been a NJ
de over per cent His protective
preparation Is now being used IN ne
colony instead Of that Of DR.. Koch. as
being more certain and cheaper
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28
FARM IAND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AoFlcULTuRisTs.
some = fo-Date hint. About caiuva.

Aitufe. 1895;
Many cxperimen i
made IN recent
years show the ad-
vantage ~ usinF
large and vigorous
seed 10 growing
various field and
garden crops. but Il
Is only lately that
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28
FOR WOMEN AND HOME
ITEMS or INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.

Notes OF Prevailing Fashions Pretty
Wardrobe for q Little lalh Light
Colored Gowns Favored for street
Wear Culinary Hints
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

Low Prices Enjolned. The courts
have enioined the South Dakota rail.
road commissioners from enforcing
their order to reduce freight rates In
the state, because the roads cannot az
ford TO do business on such sermaa
Now. Why DO not the courts enioln buy
ers OF farm products from paying small
prices. because farmers cannot ahora
to DO business on such termsf"-ES
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-28

The creakaF old MIL 4 SIN. Maggie
Since you and I were young
An0 now We are aged and gray haRgie,
and the trials 81 NE are neatly done.
let us sing Of the days that are some.
Mage,
when ,ou and were young
A city 70 silent and lone. Maggie.
Where the young nnd the gay ana the
best.
In polished white mansions Of stone. Mag
gie.
Have each found a place Of rest.
u built where the birds used 20 play,
Maggie.
And Join ln the songs that were sung
For ve sang a. ray M they. Maggie.
When you and ! were young.
They aay ! am feeble with are. Marie
Ny steps are les sprlshtiy than then.
My face 4 Wsll-wr item paEe. Magic
But time alone was the pen.
They say We are nFed and gray. MaEEie
Aa sprays by the white breakers flung
But 10 mo you're o. fair AZ you were
MaEEie
When you and were young
St John