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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07

Many stories are told OF the keen wit
and ready speech of DR.. Mason. once
pastor OF the Scotch Presbyterian
church In New York. Not only was
he q great and eloquent preacher. but
many Of bic most telling lessons we're
slven In private rather than IN the
pulpit. so heard they we're sure to
Dee repeated and not forgotten.
he had a great fondncss iot animals.
and particularly Tor horses. OF whose
good points he was said 90 be an ox-
cellent Judge. on one occasion a
brother minister. who was Intending
TO buy a horse. met DR.. Mason. and
stopped TO ask his opinion OF the ami.
NAL. which he was then driving.
Doctor Mason surveyed the horse
with long and careful scrutiny. and
after several inarticulate sounds Of
approval and dlsapproyal. he finally
pointed 10 the animals knees. which
were decidedly worn In aspect.
THAT Is a good sign Tor a minister. g"
said he, with a humorous smile, but
IL Is a very bad slgn for a ministers
horsew
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07
The sewing Machine.

How many women. who day after
day, keep up the rocking motion OF
the sewing machine treadle ever stop
g. taink what this invention means
not only 10 them. but 10 the whole
worldg And do they know that ninety.
per cent OF all the machines made In
the world are the product OF this great
country OF oursf Sewing machines
have revolutionized many branches OF
business. especially Is this the case
Ia all kinds OF leather work from the
heaviest harness 20 the lightest gloves
A really hrst-class machine ready for
market costs about twenty dollars
From this figure the price drops 10
about fourteen. with possibly twelve
for the most Inferior grades OF what are
considered tolerable machines Hun.
dreds OF thousands OF persons make
their entire living by means Of the
sewing machine. and probably millions
are gamers by Is use During a period
OF over thirty years the value OF the
exports OF sewing machines was some
thing like seventy millions Of dollars.
In 1896 they were considerably over
three millions. Three hundred and
fifty thousand pairs Of shoes were
seVed by machinery prior TO 1877. and
this product has multiplied almost
belief since that date.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07

plan." which has produced this rev
and unique burial coach among many
o,her things that tend 10 cheaper the
Price OF a hut-,lass funeral SO nov,
no matter how poor a man IL In lifc,
or now badly b. fares. no. can ride 10
ais grave on si'ken cushions. and his
friends can si,cud him in a.! luxury
death makes pil humanity ah'r anl
this % seen at many funerals. where
nolghhors. moved by a kindly Impulse
lend a helping hand In every possible
way 90 those In ailiction. but the very
help that q has been necessary 10 ac-
ord 10 this way In the past leads TO
he thought that Il ls quite as proper
10 provide. while stlll among the liv-
Ing. Tor ones appropriate burial. a. Il
"a 20 provide for those near and dear to
as after death. In Philadelphia and
other large cities. owing 20 the crowd
"a condition Of the city. and the con-
slant presence OF other tenants IN a
house. funerals do not. as a rule, par
take Of the solemnity and decorum
that they should. and IN many In
stances the late homes Of a deceased
person does not afford the opportunity
for the conduct Of a proper burial ser
vice
In many. In fact. In most Instances,
lhe rooms Of house during a funeral
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07

Mrs. Lon V. stephens. the beautiful
wife OF Missourls popular governor.
has been accused OF virtually ruling the
state. while her husband was merely a
hgurehead Some OF the newspapers
accused her OF saving the gypsy worton
from the gallows and Of helping defeat
the Peers bill by lobbying and getting
her handsome girl friends 10 appear In
the lobby with her and use their In
iuence. Il was also said To be- due 70
her influence that the legislature APP
pr0prlated funds 10 rcfurnlsh the exc
tutive mansion. In an Interview Mrs.
Stephens denies that she ever did any
Of these things. She says she rules her
home and her husband rules the state.
Mrs. stephens Is said TO be- a woman
81 the old school. gentle. modest and
tlmld and her personality effectively
disproves the attacks that have been
made upon her. She need feel no re-
sentiment. however, for q Is always a
compliment 10 the husband. Il Is easily
recalled how the wives OF many famous
men have been accused OF being "the
powe- Sehind." Mrs. Blaine and Mrs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07

According TO paper by AR Nc.
Adie. recently published by the smith.
sonlan Institution. Il appears doubt.
iul n the oihcial weather-forecasters
are today much In advance OF their
predecessors OF twenty-five years ago
This means that an extension must
be made OF our knowledge Of the a..
mosphere before more accurate wealth.
or predictions will become possible
The establishment Of an aero-physical
observatory Is advocated Tor the stduy
o. all the influences and conditions
that affect and severn the weather. Il
IA asserted that the origin of the elec.
lricity OF thunder-clouds Is as little un.
ierstood today as was tho nature OF
lightning itself before Franklln's fam
Gus experiment with his klte rearly
one hundred and atty yoers ago.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07
THEIR FAvoRlTE BOOKS.

cowper read only bis Bible and bis
erayer book.
Chopin rarely read anything heavier
han q French novel.
Caesar Borgia had a library OF works
-olatlng mostly to art
Paul veroncse thought there was no
,qual 10 the "Aoneld."
Auber hated reading. and never read
save under compulslon.
Titan read his prayer book aud the
Moiamorphoscs Of Ovid.
Noltalres favorlto classical author
was Juvenal. the satlrlst
Jean Peul Richter had only ave or
elk books. all philosophical.
Rosslnl, for nearly thirty years. read
nothing but French novels.
Lord Give said that Robinson Cru.
soc" beat any book he ever read.
Franklin read all he could nnd re-.
lating TO political economy and finance.
Hogarth was fond Of Joke books ana
farcos. and enjoyed them immodesate.
~.
Chcrubnl was a lover Of botany. and
made collections Of works on the sub.
Jet
Gcorgo H. Ter many yoars % his 100,
read nothing but his Bible and pluycr
book
Beethoven was not a great reader.
but occasionally found pleasure Ia a
novel.
Michael Angelo was fonasst OF the
books OF Moses and the Psalma OF
David.
Mario. the great tenor. read any
thing he could obtain relating to sports
or hunting.
Bach was no great reader. but
much enjoyed books OF Jokes and
funny stories.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07

are crowded to suffocatlon by those IN
attendance. Tsey on the hall ana
block the lngress and egress OF those
who call TO take a last look At the deaa'
They line The staircase and rest on INV
balusters. and the minister is forced 70
seek the most available location 10
make himself heard. even though uh-
seen by a large proportion OF those
gathered 10 observe the last rites over
a departed friend.
All these things have frequently
given rise TO the thought whether the
burial OF the dead on a cooperative
plan which would reduce the expense
Of funeral TO It's lowest point, secure
everything noedful at such a service
and az the same time preserve the
solemnlty OF the occasion. and afora
the family and those IN attendance
ample and proper accommodations. was
not feasible. and this problem seems
TO have been most successfully solved
and its solution brought about By q
man thoroughly conversant, through
long experience. with the burial OF The
dead.
For fifty years the Rev stephen Mer'
rift. Of New York. has studied this
subject. and year after year he becam'
more impressed with the delinquency
Of the usual methods and the absolute
necessity OF the organized manage
ment OF funerals. To him this beoam'
"a life study. and the frultlon OF tn
plan he evolved Is represented In TN
cooperative funeral plan. an incorpo
rated organization that has Jus
equipped large building In New Yorl
In an elaborate manner for the con
Z duct OF funerals on a cooperative plan
that "a practical In every way. reduce
the expenses OF funeral and sur
rounds lis management with all Prop
or conditions
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07
REAR ADMIRAL BEARDsLEE.

four insurgents They were learned ma
tive doctors. They were led out to a
public park and shot by half a regi-
mont Of soldiers. They fell to the earth
pierced by score OF bullets. There
vas'hghtlng on the island all the time.
No one was allowed on the streets after
O'Clock at night The captain Of The
stafford had landed safely At Manila
eight days after the wreck"
After leaving Manila Capt Curtis
succeeded In reaching Hong Kong,
where he was at once placed In CON-
mand Of the Eurydice lie dld not tell
his experience until reaching the sound
The Eurydlce broke all records. coming
from Hong Kong In nineteen days
Seattle Times.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07


perfect fraud" exclalms indignant
Mrs. Brown; Il pay him twenty-five
cents a pound for every BIT OF steak
we have, and you tell me you get II for
twenty-five cents. That Is sheer rob.
berry. ] shall change at oncel" and
then she asks where Mrs. Smiths mar.
kesing Is done. and finds that II Is about
two miles from the location Of her own
dear Tin two senses) market man and
her own home. Nevertheless. she
spends a week oe1nomlzlng at the eX-
pense OF several car fares and a great
deal OF time and strength each day.
and goes back to her own convenient
place. And ,hen when she hears OF
another friend who pays even more
than she does she Is quite reconciled.
and finally the conclusion Is borne upon
her that Il Ia all a matter OF locality
after all. and that when her husband
pays a large rent for the privilege Of
living In an ultra select section OF the
city the matter does not end there. but
crops up In every chop or potato she
eats AZ table. The dealer naturally has
TO pay larger rent. too, than the man
who keeps a dingy little shop on THIRD
avenue. perhaps.
A careful canvass Of prices Of IN,
staple articles Of food In different sec.
lions proves that there Is no great dif.
ference In the real prices. but more In
the quality OF goods dealt IN. For in
stance, the man who supplies the lower
east side does not find much call for
extra fancy" porterhouse steaks, and
even for the steaks he does sell he must
get a good price. although the larger
quantity OF his daily sales are OF round
steak. stewing meat. etc. Then. new
potatoes come late to Forsyth and De-
lancey and Mott streets and even the
ones that have survived the winters
campaign are considered a luxury there.
while eggs which have made close ac.
quaintance with cold storage are moro
familiar than the strictly fresh" ones
Of up town.
On the other hand. the marke, man
who supplies the trade Of Murray Hill
explains alphabetically when questioned
that his prices may be a biz higher.
ma'am. but. you see. only carry the
finest Now, sell steaks. extra fancy.
up to twenty-eight cents a pound. and.
you see other dealers have no use foi
that kind. 80 they don't carry EN-. In
the matter Of potatoes. I've entirely
dropped the old ones and have only
hne new stock. which bring good
price. OF course. Eggs I don't touch
except the strictly fresh. and for thoss
I charge twenty-five cents a dozen"
Next In range OF high prices comes
the section arounG Seventy second
street. west Here the same story IA
told Of the reason for high figures. with
the addition. however. Of more moder-
ate figures for the articles not labeled
In the dealers phraseology fancy:
these last two suit the purses OF the
apartment house army OF marketers.
Al mp the west side Of town an one
comes 90 the Nlneties. or 70 Tooth
street prices. for meat especially. are
pretty still" but on the west side a
Harlem a drop comes. best cuts Of beef
selling there from fourteen cents 10
oightcen cents a pound. and vegetables
and other staples proportlonaiely
cheap.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07

Thorough sailor. He has been In the
n9ty ever since 1850. when he was APP
rblnted acting midshipman. In 1865 he
Gas attached to the sloop Plymouth for
kervlce Ia the East Indies, and In that
year he participated In some OF the ae-
flons and In at least one battle with
The Chinese army at Shanghai. In 1856
be was made passed midshipman aud
detailed for service on the Merrimae.
IA 1868 he was attached 10 the Nan
tucket and he participated In the at
tack on the ironclad fleet In Charleston
harbor on April z. 1858. After the war
Lieutenant Beardslee. for that was now
his title, commanded the gunboat Aroo-
stock. Subsequently he was transferred
% the command OF the steamer Saginaw
Of the Pacific squadron, and later q
fhe command Of the steam sloop Lacka
wanna Of the same station. In iS6.
ne was commissioned a commander. IA
served year In the photographic Of
Zee In Washington. Since that time n
has steadily risen In the service. Nov
he occupies one OF the foremost place
IN the navy Admiral Beardslce Is
most efficient officer. and n brave. gen
tle. and popular. Tie has been rea
admiral since June q. 1895.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07

% the one be had left The collision
fwervcd him from bis course. and hsl
struck the next landing on hls. feet
and rested when they reached him
one ankle vas spralncd severely. bic
band vas bruised where he had fallen
on 10. and bis face was scratched: bui
those were DE only evidences of biz
flght and Do recovered On time Cor a..
other Involuntary hui brilliant NJ
billion 10 Syracuse There o. q
steel ssyscnplr boz course 90 COM
zion there and after the iron sfeA
bad reached the eighth floor McCln
decided 90 vac worthy of bis consider
alton. Hc arcenied bright and early
one morning worked Cor half an hour
OF more az boiling and rlvetiug. aud
then toll
For eighi stories ne Kept q up.
bounding irom one steel rlh 90 an
other IKE a huge squash BAN. ne had
missed bis footing and gone down
ie'i hrst The hfy or more workmcn
on the building saw him going. and 40
held up their hands Ia horror az be
shot past Hts body. bune,od from oga(
beam 20 another. stlll keps perpsndle
lar. and vas swinging like a pcndlF
Whcn he shot past The last pillaNd
into the open space which divided.
basement irom the frs, floor. The last
bump threw him lBto a horizontal Do
hlion asd be- landed sQuarcly on BIZ
back on a bls heap OF rubbish. No one
who saw him IAN doubted Tor an In.
slant hui that Do had been Killed Ions
before be landed The foreman. who
vas 10 ihc street opposite, heard the
mems cries. and surmlslug what had
happened. acnt in on ambulance cali
heiorc The surgeon arrived McClnn has
craWled. unasslstei. from the rubbish
heap and was shaking the dust from
his eloihet Ho positively refused u
pc taken 10 tho hospital. and the 4.
bulaucc dcsior said there was no
as.on ior h's going Not one hi
was broken. and. beyond q few
ana blue spots on his bod -
couple OF irining scalp woi
CHM was as sound and wen
De hcgan hs imprompu iourutN
Na' h.' last and star performs hS
went back To work in lem thine
weeks, and Is sim open 20 engage
monis
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07

The London Daily News says that
thch name OF T. II. Ismay. managin.
director Of The White star Line. figured
among the most sonhdent expectations
OF jubilee honors, and that he was OF.
fered a harunetcy, but asked leave "a
decline H. he might have been chair.
man OF the London and Northwestern
Railway Company, Of which he has
long been a director Offers 20 return
him for safe seats In Parliament have
frequently been pressed upon him. but
he prefers to reserve an hts time and
energy for turtherlng the prosperity
Of the great concern he created aud
maintains.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07

llowly through the city streets. with a
ong line OF sOmber vehicles In Us
Eake. there Ia now for use con
feyanee which combines upon lis four
wheels what now take thirty-slx wheels
70 carry. The new burial coach. which
Is the idea OF Rev Stephen Merritt. OF
New York. Ia a low. broad vehicle. to
Oe drawn by four horses. and re-
sembles more than anything else one
OF the low-bodied type Of Fifth avenue
stages In use In New York. with the
addition OF an oblong glass cabinet on
top. Il Is designed to take the place
Of a hearse. flower coach. two car
riages for the relatives and Ave car
riages for the friends Il is designed
20 cost $1,000. and. In addition 10 the
coffin and flowers. will carry eight per-
sons In the front compartment and
twenty-five In the rear. The latter
compartment Is spacious enough 10 at
ford room for camp chairs for addl-
tlonal mourners. when IN use. the
coffin will be placed on movable
platform, which will raise n to IL
place In the glass cabinet over the roof
OF the coach The front compartment.
10 be used by the relatives In the in
ierest OF privacy. Is sound proof. and
Is upholstered In green silk. The rear
compartment u finished In dark leath-
er and carved wood. The exterior Will
be black. with silver trimmings and
/ lamps.
The argument used by the IN -entor.
who Il introducing the coach and ex-
poets TO have the first one In operation
In few days. Is that Il will reduce the
expense Of a funeral and also serve Ia
promote not only the safety. but the
comfort and convenience OF those AZ
altted by death. In this fast age when
competition II 30 very keen. every
commodity necessary 10 lie has been
greatly reduced In price IN the last feE
years. Until the present time. howev.
Or. little thought has been given To the
cost Of those things We require only IA
death. and n man wanted 10 20 "a
kit grave In the latest style. So that
BIZ relatives would not be- ashamed 10
cyn him, his scrrow'ng widow would
have TO put a mortgage on the home
Aud OF course this policy being all
Wroag. and ne 'cssity being the mother
N invention. a phllanthr1niu comel
forward with The co-operliiy, funeral
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07
HOW TO PACK A TRUNK.

Each tray should be protected vl,,
unhleached muslin or cambria IN pr.
vent the dust Sitting through
Bonnets ati hats may sometime. +,
packed by putting the crowns in.id.
one another, nlllng In the space 40,
tissue papcn To keep bows I'M sb,n.
stun with paper
Trunks should be packed no ,I.,..
as possible 10 prevent the er,I.,.
shifting about Undcrcloihlpr sh.n,.
be packed IN the bottom of me- tr,n,
and small articles take less sn,c. !,
rolled mp instead Of folded
woolen dress skirts should n. 81,
ed on top. The trays should bo,.
waists, Jackets and light aim ana y"
candle gowns The sleeves Of am -.
should be allied out with tlssps -
and the arms crossed upon tho -,
skirts should be doubled over l.,s,s
wise several timoa 30 the folds ma, - ~ n.
adjusted without wrlnkllar. Then ~ ~
them on the bed and smooth M, ~ ~
rufies or trimmings. II the ten, ~ !,
not long enough fold over the TO-
the skirt. never the bottom u
The river dolphin Of South Ams,,...
has 2ss teeth. y W
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07

balancing feats .ay almost be said
20 be co-existent with the dawn OF
civilization. and the centuries OF prog
cess have left their mark on this gentle
art In common with other forms Of en-
lertainment. until In these latter years
fcats OF marvellous dcXicrity and skill
have become very common The Jap
nnese led the experts Of the world In
balancing as well as IN Juggling for
many years. but within the present GEN.
tury several Europeans. with the ala
of the heaven sent glft OF patience.
have become quite equal TO the ORR
entails.
Accompanying this Is an illustration
Of one Of the ieats OF one Of the Girards.
which O. described Ia the current
Strand. A more difficult undertaking
In balancing can scarcely be- imagined.
II one would get a correct idea OF how
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07

nearly impossible the feat o. lei him
take two ordinary folt hats and Two
canes and essay 10. with the ala OF the
picture In the way Of showing position
"a assist him. The artist who performs
the trick belongs 10 that class OF to,.
tinenial performers which makes IL a
practice TO sandwich IN between bIts M
groteaque foolery many difficult and
fine feais Of balancing and dcyierl,,
Some Of these miss Ore or I'm imam.
preciaied by superficial onlookerr an.
Ing TO the seemingly airy and .ar,l.s,
say In which they are executed ana ,bo
comlcallties with which their sccon,.
plishment Is intorlarded. Very fev
have any idea Of the time. SKIN ana n.
thence which are required 20 bring ~.
Of these feata 10 perfection. Tho al
ard feat Is certain to stand almos, al8n,
Tor long time
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07
Amsrlcan ~ Last

Central Park, New York. Is no long.
er adorned. or rather dlshgured. with
numerous Keep on the grass" signs
The park commissioners last week
called them an In. Children can now
romp an over the green sward and en-.
Joy themselves 10 N alr hearts content
Grown people. too. will not be slow "a
avail themselves Of the privilege OF cx.
orcislng freely on the grass Hereto.
fore the public had 10 conane itself "a
asphslt walks and hard benches with
the sparrow cop usually In evidence
In neither Hyde park. Green park. noi
James Park. In London. are there any
Keep on the grass signs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07

Inc Lac. 81 a s.. ,tsaia w''sA.a

80 - - Hfa Atain wrecked
As-s H.. Cst.lin...
CAPT; carus, OF th9wheat shin Fury.
dice vas "a the city .oday. having re-.
turned With his vessel TO the West Seat
gle elevator lie has ,ad an experience
Within the past twelve months that
might mako many a skipper enviogs.
having ruled a. king a group OF islands
IN the South Pacific ocean. Capt. Cur.
It's was the hrst officer OF the ship
Flora T.. Stafford. which was lost at 5oa
about a year ago.
When the Stafford was given up."
said Capt Curtis this morning. I'VE
lowered the hoats and left her at sea.
! had six men with me IN one boat.
and the captain went In another boat.
MY boat headed for the Caroline Is.
lands, and after fifteen days We came
In sight OF land. We were royalty wei.
coined by the natives. who could not do
enough TO honor u.s. Iklcklkee. king oi
the Carohr3s. insisted that he should
abdicate BIS throne and make me his
successor. ! did not assume the royal
garments and robes. for etiquette down
there requires none Of them. but ! took
the scepire and ruled over those island.
Tor three months | wooed and Won
? the ex-kings daughter. and also gave
! out orders against cannibalism. for
thought some Of the staiiord's crew
might drift ashore. Ny orders wer'
+ strictly obeyed. for l was an absolute
a monarch. They allowed me little tim
II TO sleep Every night was compells'
v TO start the hoolah-hooiah dances wltl
, the women, and every day and nigh
a some delegations OF natives from oths
W. Islands IN the group would call upol
20 me TO arbltrate In some murder case
n These fellows were always killing eac
~ other. would get into their canoe
ie and go with them. would hear thel
T. testimony and decide who was quilt,
he My decision was final and the guilt
w man would be shot.
ea after remaining on the island thrc
a months ! took passage on the fr'
n steamer that passed. I was landed I
ar Manila IN the Philippines. and reacha
there IN time 10 see the execution 4
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-07

In spcaklng Of the salvation Army
marriage bureau which be recently en-
lahllahed General Booth says; II
would that We had some such arrange
ment for every soldier In our ranks.
Qeyond question Il will come 10 that
indeed I shall not be surprised to ind
myself looking down from heaven In
sniure years and seeing the whole bust
RES Of the selection OF partners Tor
marriage lntrusted to councils Of the
~l-..t most experienced and spiritual
~ our oflcers. who win arrange not
enly Who each olieer and soldier shall
marry. but che time Of the event and
Al csnaln cases, whether they shat
marry A. an. Instead Of the business
helnr left 70 the haphana<d. accidental
irrational nystem-or no system Al AZ
% individual choice - 9; present