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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21
Cost of Oleomargarine.

Commissioner Weiting of New York
gives the following as the cost of max
ing oleomargarine. The INFORMATION
is Official and was obtained from the
manufacturers when under oath before
the congressional committee Here is
the table:
"a lbs. neutral lard, 3%c per
H. .............. 3l.oI
81 lbs. oleo oil 31sc per lb. go. .S41s
IL lbs. cotton-seed oil &c per
lib. ..... ..... ........... .48
Is lbs. milk 1c per Id .......... .1S
9 lbs. salt about 1c per lb. :. .081s
Trace of color .............. 90
100 1921
Tubs per 100 lbs .............. so
Tax per 100 lbs ............. 200
Cost of mixing per 100 lbs .... 100
Net cost at Chicago per 100
lbs. lat manufactory) .......s.41
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21

Only the minority of farmers wives
make an excellent quality Of butter.
Often it would do good to take pack
age of ones product to an expert
faster and ask his opinion of it. He
would tell instantly if anything was
the matter. and instruct how TO avoid
such errors in the future.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-21
CHAPTER XXI.

~S- LET her prattle on
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

There has just appeared In the Bull
letin Of the Federal Swiss statistical Of
Zee the following:
"Of $50 suicides C562 males and IS
females) the causes In $50 l323 males
and 81 fomaleal have been pretty clear
ly ascertained. or these 323 males. n
committed suicide on account Of ha-
bltual drunkenness alone or during a
drunken o. In 81 drunkenness was
combined with other causes. Taken to-
gether. iiC committed self destruction
on account OF various diseases OF the
brain, and JOS In consequence Of tho
use Of the 'assungor % care and friend
OF man. alcohol alone or 90 conjunc-
tion with other causes Thus about
one-third Of the suicides IN males are
due wholly or almost wholly 90 alec.
hol. and more than half OF the diseases
Of the brain And since the latter are
frequently The consequences Of their
precursor. alcoholic lnto1icatlon. the
true debit account Of alcohol 10 causing
suicide o. really FAR higher As Co sui
eide from unknown causes. doubtless
also the debit account OF alcohol will
be raised when these other causes como
TO be given with greater precision"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

east coast Of Bressay. and il known
as the Moss. Il Is famous. no, only
for the popularity Of the formation
but also for a strange and dangerous
custom which prevails there. The Nosi
Is called an island. and Il answers &c
the definition. since Il Is certainly au
extremely solid body OF land and the
bleak northern sea foams completely
around Il. But Il looks more like
huge black "siand-pipe." for Il is
cylindrical column 100 feet high. rs fai
TOP having an area not much larger
than an ordinary village dooryard. 4
child could almost throw a stone across
g. II Is said that more than 200 year.
aro a reckless bird hunter. tempted
By the eggs OF the numberless sea gulh
which whiteued the top % this giant
column. and further influenced by the
promise % a COW. actually succeeded
in scaling the aim 80 perpendicular wal
OF rock and establishing a sort Of rop,
bridge between the island and N,
mainland When be had driven bis
stakes and secured the ropes. bis
friends cntroated him % be the FIRST q
Try the new device. but whether h,
Rad shrewd suspicious as 10 its safety
or whether be was prompted by mcr,
Dayado. certain % Is that be refused
and chose rather 10 return by the sam,
pcr.l0us track by which be had come
But as he was slowly and painfully
toiling down from the dizzy height
bis foot slipped. De lost his hold. an.
then there was no one TO claim a.,
promised COW. but the sea claimed one
more victim Nevertheless. the fruit
90 bis bold cndeayor remained. and Il
is still there 20 subsiantiate the story
FOR the bridge OF rope between Bres
say and the Moss Is still maintained
The thrifty northern farmer. who's
means Of existence In these bleak isle
are not calculated 20 excite envy. saw
that there was a BIT Of good pasture OF
this summit: 90 he made a Kind o
wooden chair or cradle Just larg
enough TO hold a man and a sheep; an
In this primitive way he stlu trans
ports his dock. one Al a time. over L
this little browsing place.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

~ Dc Vaucleroy. a member OF the
recent commission Of inquiry into alco-
aollsm In Belgium. drew up a report
IN the properties Of alcohol. which MS
'ellow commissioners adopted, i,
ytates that alcohol however pure. was
40 tonic. and dld no, increase the vital
,nergles that instead Of warming The
BODY. Il lowered the temperature. that
large quantities during meals or In
small doses fasting Il led generally 10
acute alcoholism. that even the mod
rate daily use OF alcohol could pro-
luce chronic alcoholism without warn
ng Of previous drunkenness; that al
,ohollsm In parents was transmitted 90
The children. thus inieCiiug The pro-
tcny with a hereditary vice. that abb
unthe bltters Normouth aud other
tpirltuous drinks called liquors Jed 10
more terrible disorders in the human
ystom than ordinary alcohol. that dis
llled liquors possessed 90 nutritiNe
saiue. that wine. beer and cider had
1ut little value az food much lDss than
hat ot the products used in the.r prep
tratlon. that the moderate Dee % wine
,r beer 40 meal times might De- whole.
some. but that 10 they are taken To-
arre quantities. and above 900 70 'he,
are taken fasting are likely 90 Del dan.
gerous aud 90 lead to alcoholism. and
hat fermcntol liquors not adu.tcratol
are less Injurious than distilled liquor
obtaining the same quantity OF alec
DOL.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

bocauso our standard OF morals has
been 20 much raised as because OF th,
constantly Increasing requirements a
all business and an professions. Year,
ago a man who got publicly drunk once
In a while. or twice In a while. was not
so greatly frowncd upon. His ability
20 do business or practice his profos.
sion was not a question on that ac.
count Nowadays II is very different.
Let II be known that man conducting
a large business Is dlsslpated and mark
how quickly his business goes 10 the
dogs. We had an example OF that not
long ago. There was a Arm that car
rled on very large business In this
city. Rumors went abroad that mem
berB OF the Arm were incorporate and
otherwise dlssipated What happened
The Arms credit began 10 decline. al
though II was generally known that
there was a great fortune behind them.
Things continued 10 30 from bad 10
worse. until the great house went
down. Let an employer hear that one
OF his employees il drinking and that
employe Ia served with his dismissal,
without a letter OF accommodation. so
quickly as TO take his breath away. A
professional man known 10 be a heavy
drinker, finds himself IN a very short
time without sny clients. so far AZ the
social side goes. let a man appear on
the streets. or elsewhere. IN the sight
OF HIS fellows, In a state Of intoxication,
and from that moment he loses caste,
even with those who drank with him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

The Most Remarkable one Preserved Ia
the Tower % London.

the Tower % London.
n you desire 10 know about the scare
lty Of really reliable data on the his
tory Of spoons take down your hand
books and encyclopedias and see II Il
doesn't take you a long while TO learn
anything concerning their origin. ma
tivlty," etc, says the Boston Trans
script In fact. the antiquarians do
not pretend 10 give US anything Of val
ne in that line. II Is admitted that
they are very ancient" but Just eH-
actly how old they are and by whom
they were FIRST used are points upon
which we are left completely in the
dark. Creighton says spoons must
have been very ancient invention.
for a Saxon spoon Of perforated silver
gilt, ornamented with gems, was
found In grave at sarre. Tanet. ="
When forks we're unknown spoons
played a very important part at the
table. Spoons Of the thirteenth cen
tury, and even later. had handles ter
minating In a knob. knot. acorn or
other odd and cumbersome device.
About the period Of the restoration. Of
which 80 much Is said In English his
tory. a great change was made In tho
forms OF spoons. In some Of the unique
patterns the spoon" part was divided
into two. three and even four parts. and
the handle always split or twisted and
turned up. instead Of down and back.
Spoons Of that period we're all blunt.
instead Of being pointed. as IN the
forms generally seen At present. They
continued short and blunt down TO the
time Of George l.. when they were first
made pointed and had the handles
turned down instead OF up. About the
year 1900 what were known as apps
tie spoons were introduced. They
were 30 called because they had the fig-
ures Of the twelve apostles carved upon
their handles They were generally
given by sponsors 10 children al their
time Of baptism The wealthy pre-
scented the entire twelve. those who
could not afford 10 indulge In such ex-
travagance giving one or more. accord
Ing a. they felt able. The most curious
and remarkable spoon IN the world
perhaps is a coronation spoon' pre-
served among the other royal relics Ia
the tower Of London The bowl Is gold
and the handle silver. The handle II
split down the middle and SET with al
kinds Of precious stones. The relic Il
valued at about 10000. or upward o.
| 100000.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

~
Recently In ouerrero.
A brief dispatch in yesterday mofn@
lng's papers said Niven. me Ven.
known mineralogist OF this city. had
ust returned 10 Mexico City from tha
mountains in the state Of Guerrefs
with several hundred photographs Of
great ruined city. taken during . ten
weeks trip. A letter addressed "a
David Proskey Of s3s Broadway. coli
lector Of eurios. and a personal friend.
Of N.ven's, under date OF September y.
telling Of his trip up 10 that time. says
that Niyen had been four weeks IN the
vicinity OF the great prehistoric city o.
Teuehomietlepan. This city, he says.
has a surface area OF about 100 square
miles Il have dug into some OF the
subterranean chambers OF the largest
buildings" he writes. "and found them
filled with broken pieces Of plaster
painted bright red and white. and on
the floors beads, axes. idols and brok-
en- pottery. In an excavation which
made at place called Guayabo found
at a depth Of Q feet from the surface.
under the altar. an ola or Jar OF terra
Gotta filled with dirt and mixed with u
wer " objects OF meteorological. All
perforated. Five OF them were heads
Of kings. with crowns nicely carved.
The ola. unfortunately. was broken By
the poems pick. but I picked up the
fragments and saved half the ola in
tact. with the dirt and objects sticking
20 Il undlsturbed. found also. At 9TH
er places. the bones Of strange animals.
some Of which have preserved !
found the ruins Of twenty temples
around Teuchomietlepan." Il Il about
seven days horseback trip from Chill
panElngo. where the letter was writ
ten. to Mexico City. The dispatches
printed yesterday said that two tenn
Piles and two great pyramids had been
found. The pyramids OF Mexico are
the foundations OF the temples OF the
sun and moon worshlppers. and IN
them the antiquarian hnds much that
is curious There we're two ways Of
making a pyramid. One was 20 build
Il from a level with rude clay bricks
on the inside. while the facing was Of
stone, ranged like steps Pyramids OF
great size, like those that Niven has
found, were hills smoothed down TN
their tops and bases were square. o.
rectangular. and then faced with stone
and topped with a building. with an al
tar rising above Il. When the Span
iards came they drove the natives up
into the temples from the city about Il.
Then the spaniards tried 70 follow. bus
climbing up the slope In the face oi
the enemy was impossible. The pyra-
mids were usually In dense forests.-
New York Sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

The excavations carried out by the
Cook Archaeological Society on the
northwest slope OF the Acropolls have
led 10 some interesting discoveries. ac-
cording 10 a correspondent OF the Lon
don Times. Near the Klepsydra or
well mentioned by Pausanlas. and AZ
some little height above Il. are two
caverns which have been generally
identified by archeologists as the grotto
Of Apollo and the grotto OF Pan. IN
the former are many traces Of inches
made for the reception OF votlve offer
ings. Il was customary for the archons
al the expiration OF their year OF once
TO inscribe their names here. either on
the rock or on marble tablets No
similar traces. however. are found in
the other cavern. The excavations now
conducted under the superintendenee
Of NJ. Kavvadias have revealed two
other larger and deeper caverns IN the
adjacent rock which are connected by
an aperture This was undoubtedly
the shrine OF Pan In which MyrrIlna
tAristophanes Lysistrata. SID pro.
posed 20 Kinosias that their marriage
rites should be celebrated The whole
precinct was In al probability orlglnal-
ly sacred 70 Apollo. but when the wor-
ship OF the Arcadian shephsrd-god was
introduced % Athens soon after the
battle Of Marathon the deep recess In
the rock. which resembles his shrines
elsewhere. was chosen as a suitable
sanctuary. A little % the northeast OF
the grotto has been discovered q dight
OF steps cut In the rock and apparently
leading 20 the summit Of the precipice
The steps can be traced 20 the base 81
a buttress Of medieval masonry which
supports the wall uf Cimon. The upper
portion Of the staircase. which lies
within the wall. was discovered by NJ
Kayvadlas In iSS6 II now appears GER
tain that these are the steps by which
the Perslans scaled the Acropolls. and
q also seems probable that this was
the passage by which the Arrhephoroe
or sacred virgins. made their annual
descent 20 the precincts OF Aphrodite
bearing on their heads the sacred YES.
sells OF Athena
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14
Anti-Liquor mn

The bin to Danish intoxicating
liquors from the National Capitol
building at Washington. which passed
the House December 10. 1896. l. stlll In
the hands o. the Senate committee on
public buildings and grounds. seldom
has a bill been before any national
committee that has proven one OF more
general public interest than this one.
The blizzard OF letters and petitions
which ", =. Crafts. OF the Reform Blu
reau. desired 90 see has come, But
the friends Of this measure must keep
up the storm Of protest perslHcntly a
little longer remembering that the
action Of the house will have no valid
10y after March & Senator Morrill, OF
the prohibition state % Vermont. than
whom no senator commands more re-
spcct. has champ.5ucd this BIN mos,
earnestly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14
Malsh-restlns AZ Kew.

There has been Matchmaking al Gov.
entry as long as there has been a watch
trade In England. which Is for the las,
200 years or Whereabouts There used
10 be three centers Of the English trade
these being Liverpool Coventry and
London. Now there are practically but
two. Coventry and birmingham. The
test OF great discoveries In other dlrec-
lions while they were really seeking 20
solve the problem OF the Niger. The
only result Of these investigations was
a fresh crop OF erroneous theories. one
90 them coniecturod that the Niger
reached the Atlantic. and each one had
an opinion Of his own. an these spec.
ulatlons were duly recorded on the
maps. and the photographic dclinoatlon
90 the Niger from 1921 Co 1889 Is some
thing wonderful TO contemplate II
would seem Co be- a simple matter 90
keep 20 the river when once q was
reached. aud follow Do 90 its dcsuua-
uon. bat that was The very thing the
explorers were unahIr To DO, hut 10
was the German geogapher Rclchard.
ln his library az home, who solved
the Niger riddle, some fifteen years be-
fore the Lander brothers In 1882 proved
his assertion true. Everybody knew
Of the numerous little rivers emptying
into the Gulf Of Benin. and they were
supposed TO be independent streams OF
small importance. But ReieAard said
that the long stretch OF coast where
these streams reached the ocean wa,
the sea front Of great delta. and tina,
the on rivers were nothing but the
subdivisions Of the mighty Niger. That
was true. and We know now that the
Niger delta Is the largest In Africa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14
Too rr.s,l,.i for rh.nlnrr.

Elsie has reached the age, her par
ents think. where she should be laugh,
something Of the rewards and punish
ments hereafter. The description Of
the angelic hosts especially interested
her An angel she was told. Is that
part Of us tha, lives forever. either IN
bliss for is goodness or In torment for
is wlckedness. The other day she saw
a picture purporiing TO be tina, Of an
angel After studying Il carefully. she
turned 10 her mother with: Mamma.
angels don't have bodies like u.s."
No" she was answered. "Or no
fcsh." No" "Bu, they have wingsv"
Yes" A profound pause. then she
asked: what do they fasten the wings
to-"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14
What y Man ~ the World Thints %
Al. nrfuA Habit

what a Man 81 the World Thints Of
the prink Habit
Magistrate Deuel.. Of the New York
city police force recently said In an-
,wer 10 ,hequcstion, What do you con
,lder the chief cause OF drunkennessf'
The chief cause In this country is.
without the slightest doubt, the custom
u treating. That custom has produced
more drunkards. ruined more homes.
blasted more lives. and sent more men
10 drunkards' graves than any other
custom that the mind OF man ever con-
relsed when Il shall come 10 De con-
Ldered In this country a mark Of good
breeding and good fellowship Tor each
member Of a drinking party to pay tor
what be himself drinks and no more.
then YOU VII see much less public In
toxlcailon thaa now. DO you know,
though. that public lntoxlcaiion Is
diminishing rather than increasing,
aud that. too. IN spite OF the Increase
In the population That statement
surprises YOU. eh3 Well. % o. a fact,
aud I could hardly believe q myself al
arat have given a good deal Of
thought and study TO this question OF
drunkenness. IN connection with the
question OF excise laws. and ! took oc.
caslon not long ago 10 hnd out whether
public lntoXicatlon was increasing as
rapidly as some persons would have us
believe. Fo- my information I con-
suited the records OF the police courts
% this city. ! went carefully over the
records Tor nearly twenty years. from
1875 TO 1895. and this is what / found
In 1875 the number oi drunk and d.sor.
derby conduct cases that came into the
police courts was $3.50 The popula-
lion Of The ely 10 that year was i.Oll.-
$50. In 1850 the population had In
creased to i.e06. 29g and the number OF
drunk and dlsorderly eases had de-
creased nearly 1900 or 20 ti.2g2. |
haven't got here the exact figures for
1855. but the number OF these cases. In
proportion TO the population. had de-
creased .035i per cent In 1890 the per-
centage OF decrease In the cases was
.Os5 and in 1895 the population had In
creased by .776 while the number OF
cases had only Increased .055 per cent. "
when asked TO what he attributed the
decrease. ne replied a. follows: well.
there may be. OF course, many reasons.
In my opinion the chief reason Is to be
found IN the increased and constantly
increasing general sentiment against
public intoxication. and ! believe this
general sentiment grows, not ~ much
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

A druukard will sleep anywhcrc-ou
q bundle Of rags thrown In the cor.
uer OF an unfurnishod room. lie will
be- contcn, with any sort Of food. will
allow hl5 family 90 go about In rags
and win bo reduced 90 such an abioc,
state that D., viii work on any terms
win uulerseu his fellow workers and
supplies the cheapest labor that Is @,
De got Philadelphia Telegram.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

permanent hahitatIon and usually
camps whore night or fatigue overAkes
him Re can travel from point 10 point
Tor hundreds Of miles through the path
less bush with unerlng precision. and
can track an animal over rocks and
stones, whore an Europcna eye would
be unable 10 distinguish a mark. Hl
Is a keen observer. and knows the hab-
its and changes OF form OF every varie-
" OF animal or vegetable life In his
country Religious belief he has none,
but Is excessively superstitlous, living
IN constant dread OF an evil spirit
which Ia supposed to Turk round his
camp at night He has no gratitude
except that Of the anticipatory order,
and IL as treaeherous a. Judas. He
has no traditions. and yet continues TO
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

$500 ~" WV" e"N ~ wv Alsht'
Learn these Two things never be
discouraged because good things get
on slowly here and never fail daily
90 do that good which lies next 90 your
hand DO not De- 90 a hurry. but be-
tIllgnut Enter into thc sublime pa
thence o. the Lord. BE charitable in
view OF it God can AFFORD 90 walt.
why cannot We. since We have Him 90
FAN back upon7 Ie' patlgnc, have her
perfect work, and brIng forth her cc-
lesiial fruits. Trust 90 God 20 weave
your little thread into a web. though
the patterns show It not yc,-Gcorgs
Macdonald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

Many people take alcohol az nlrht
Tor the purpose Of inducing sleep. Al
cohol Is distinctly unsuitable for such
a purpose apart from the crave-bcge,-
ting danger Temporary congestion
and stimulation Of the brain precedes
the soporlhc effect Of alcohol which
further dls,urbs the normal relations
Of one brain center 10 another. These
conditions are antagonistic TO normal
sleep. Except under medical advice.
alcohol should not be used TO induce
slcep.-Dr A. W. Chapple. Wellington,
New Zealand.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

Drunkenness is NO, only the cause OF
crime. but Il Is crime. and that u any
encourage drunkenness Tor the sake OF
the profit derived from the sale of
drink. they are guilty OF a form of
moral assassination a. criminal a. any
that has ever been practlsed by the
braves Of any country or OF any age
John Ruskln.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

In most tropical countries sudden
darkness after shutdown Is one OF the
pcculiauuos. In Egypt al certain sea-
sons of the year the sun goes down and
darkness COMES on very suddenly con-
tluulug for a space Of twenty minutes
Or half an hour Then. an OF a sudden.
the hills and sands take on a chastity
palencas, and IN another moment every
thing begins 10 brighten aud il appears
as q the sun was about to rise out OF
the west.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-14

Where temples. cities. homes, ana
hnuntE % men.
Orchards and fields spread out In or
derby array,
Invite the yearnlng soul 20 thither nee,
And there 90 spend In boundleas peace
its happier day -,
ny passion and the force ot ehrh'h'
thought
Rorne up ana plntformed nj a height
Where, 'gainHt thy feet the force ="
earth and heaven are brought
Yet, 20 into the frame ot einp'I'
wrought.
Thou. stout man. canst not thence be
scvcrd.
TIL ruled and rulers, ncnds or men,
are taught
And feel the truths by thee delivered
Seize by IT, horns the shaggy Past
fun Of uncleanncsa. heave With noun
tain-cnft
It's carcase down the black and wide
abyss
That opens day and night its gulfy
precipice.
ny faded empires. projects old and
dead
Forever IN lts noisy hunger FED. ..
but rush not. therefore, with prutiAn
Against the established buiwarNs Of
the world.
Kind be- thyfelf. although unkludness
Thy race ca ruin dark and suffering
long has hnfld
For many days ~ llght. and fn'''h
rupuHr.
'TwIxt storms and wealhery sadness
intervene.
Thy course 81 natures ou thy triumph
flows.
Assured. mc here. though noiseltss
ami serene.
Wake NOT AZ ali1ight and proclaim 1t
daY.
when lightning only flashes DER the
way,
pau.r bnI Au-tt ana Htrivins'
towards an end.
Are not "a birth. although a god birth
they purtend.
Be patient. therefore. like the old broad
earth
That bears the guilty ~. and through
the night
Conducts them gently to the dawnins
light
>Srhy slien, hours shall have as great a
birth