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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23
pEcREAsE IN FEcuNplTY.
The Coiorcd Race Thin. out q. u Comes
North

Nufth,
Frederick J. Brown OF Baltimore sup
ports with statistics the claim that. con-
trary 10 the views held By census on
clals. the trend Of colorei migration il
from the southern TO the northern
states. says an exchange. This migfa-
ton. he thinks. Is on the Increase. lie
finds from a study Of the natural in
crease Of the colored population that
the rate decreases rs one goes from
the south 20 the north. Thus. while Il
% 20 per cent In ten years 10 Florida.
90 South Carolina and Georgia Il 10
1914. in North Carolina 1871. In the bor-
der s,atcs 60 and in the northern
states 81 or possibly leas Eut the ac-
tual rate Of the increase OF che co.ored
population of the north Ia ten years
was nearly - per cent. and the differ
cnce between this and the rate of nat
ural increase is aagJihod by SIR Brown
90 migration from toe south Mr. Brown
also shows that there are great Inc.
. qualities in the distribution of the col
Urod people in thD south. Ia some sec.
lions The negroes enormously outnum
Der thc whites. as in South Carolina
and along lhc Mississippi. from Mem
pais nearly 90 New Orleans and Ia
F. these sections the disparity IS incroas
iur The other sections the negro d
almost noncNisteut. averaging onll
about ! per cent OF The total popu'a
ton This b. notably true Of nearll
one-half OF the state Of Texas Il q
/ further pointed ont that in these sec
lions the white population Is increasing
faster than the average.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

anxious 20 see and investigate 81 Elmo
lights. A boy was sent aioft and In
sirueted 10 enact a mock performance
Of touching the lights and falling In
sensible across the yard. The doctor
published long account o. his "seien-
tihc" researches on tht subject when
he landed; but Powlef reiuled him by
the truth The best part Of the Joke
was that the doctor went home 10 Aus
tralla on the steamey Zealandia. and
her master. a particular friend Of Cap
tain Powles. perpeirated the same joke.
The doctor afterward wrote rather
sharp note TO Powlea. saying that he
had enjoyed the pleasure OF making
the homeward voyage with gentle
man" who had shown him real st.
Elmo lights"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

You viii note the striking deficiency .
in stocks compared with January i.
1896 Tho large EXPORT movement from
the States and Canada from the lst OF
January. 1896. until the 18th day OF
May. 1896. certainly proves that the
actual stocks OF cheese on this aide OF
the Atlantic we're underestimated By
fully 100000 boxes. Possibly you viii
recall 10 mind that the decided i'm
proyement which set In In Liver
pool and London In April 1886.
was very short lived. on aecoun'
Of the very large and unexpeet-
ed shipments Of old cheese which
went forward from Atlantic ports al
that time. and which completely para
lyzed the trade. Taking into consider
alton the conceded shrinkage Of p per
cent In the English make from the to-
tai production Of 100000 boxes tI50.-
C0O). which Ia undoubtedly correct. on
account OF the exorbitant prices now
being paid for Eaglish Cheddars and
Cheshires. and adding the shortage as
given below, 6e7 900 boxes for America
and Canada. makes a total shrlnkage
OF i.fl7.O0O boxes. In addition TO this
enormous fhrinkage. the trade VIII
algo receive a decided benefit from the
non-production Of lard cheese IN the
State % Illinois. which was estimated
for last season by the government in
ternai revenue department at i5,O0o.oV0
pounds. oqualing i2S.57l boxes Of 30
pound average cheese. Il Is reasonable
70 expect that In this allied cheese dis
trict there will possibly be made the
coming winter months 1900 70 10000
boxes OF hali-skims Not since the
year 1879 has the total crop Of cheese
been so deficient and u Is reasonable
To expect l2is cent cheese In New fork
aud Cos. cable Ia Liverpool before the
Let OF April 1897. Latest adyices from
New Zealand state that the cheese croI
OF that country Is estimated al - pei
cent short Of las, season. the shortag'
being explained by the fact that pro
ducers have been discouraged BY th'
lov prices ruling the past feW years.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

Mr.. Babcock quotes Professor George
n. Coleman. In an article IN the Rural
New Yorker. AZ follows; The greatest
source OF weak constitution IL the
hercay that has passed current and is
still taught az sound doctrine that
hens should Be killed of after the sec
ond year We breed from fowls too
young. A hen In her third year and a
cock Of the same age. II both are
healthy and vigorous. will. all other
things being equal, produce the mos,
vigorous chicks. Old hens lay larger
erra than young fowls. The larger
orr leaves more room for the chicks
to develop and gives more vitality and
the chick IL Matched under more favor
able circumstances Give the old hen
a show and sho will vindlcate herself
but n We continue In the present path
Il viii not be long before poultry viii
become too delicate Of constitution 4
be profitable
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

Love Of mutton has just proved
deadly 10 a bear down Ia wiliiamsport.
PA. nruln caught sight Of butchers
wagon belonging TO William belong OF
Cammai ne followed the wagon and
presently caught sight Of n leg Of NUT
ton hanging on the inside The rear
door Of the covered wagon was open,
and Bruln calmly raised himself into
the vehicle and 80 o. work 10 deyour
the mutton Presently. however. one
Of his great paws struck the lever tha;
closes the door o. the wagon and In
q second he was a prisoner Between
the seat OF the driver OF the wagon and
the interior OF the vehicle Is heavy
glass. Tho bear 81 TO work 20 de-.
molish this and partially succeeded.
Tor he made a hole bis enough ,o stick
his head ont he could get no farther.
and belong succeeded IN driving four
miles 10 Cammai when the destlna-
ton vas reached tho bear was shot
Tie weighed 300 pounds Detroit Free
Prcsa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

The story OF the late Sir John MI
lais. Which follows. is told by a CORE
spondent Of the London Chronicle In
the painters own world. Il found my
self seated one evening al a
rather grand dinner next 20
a very pretty, gushing girl. TO
whom I had not been introduced she
fred into conversation directly she bad
finished her soup and as u was May.
began with the inevitable question I
suppose you've been TO the academy -
replied that had. 'And ala you no.
t.ce the Miualss Didn't you think they
were awful daubs7 can't imagine
how such things ever get hung" She
was going on rayly iu the same strain.
while ! SAT silent. when suddenly the
amused smiles OF those around her and
the significant hush brought her to a
sudden stop she colored rather pain
fully aud whispered 10 me In a fright
ened voice For heavens sake wha;
have / done' Have ! said anything
drcadiul' DO tell me Not now.
replied. eat your dinner In peace and
IN tell YOU by and by. She did 80
rather miscrably vainly trying 10 ex.
tract from me al intervals what the
matter was and when dessert came
filled up her glass and told her TO gulf
q down very quickly when counted
three. She obeyed without protest ant
I took the opportunity when IN,
couldn't speak to say. We'll. am Mil
la.s. But. let's be frlendsr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23
THE ZONE MEDICINE.
She Knew That Like Cures Like-Th

HAh ahNN AhAA AsthH NNNNa AAAN ~
Piotare on tho bottle.
No flight OF imagination would have
suggested this story. and the excuse for
writing Il Is that Il is absolutely true,
says the Detroit Free Press. There Is
one family IN Detroit that has a very
efficient servant and that Is saying
good deal In these degenerate days. II
she has fault 1t IL that Of ambition. She
has a yearning for knowledge and Is
40 industriously seeking an education
as though she had the most favorable
opportunity for acquiring one. This
servant learns by the obiect-lesson
system. She knows a tomato. peach or
ear Of corn at sight and she knows a
picture OF Il when she sees II on TIN
can. Through this means OF study
she has become quite proficient In
spelling the words most commonly
used In the culinary department OF the
household There Is another bit OF
knowledge that she has acquired by
tradition. II Il the old medical truism
that like cures ike. The other day
her bones ached as bones will ache
when the air Is full OF moisture and
the wind Is In the east. In the pantry
was n bottle on which skull and cross
bones made the mos. conspicuous hg-
ure Now see how true her course Of
reasoning The tomato, the peach
and the golden ear Of corn. as por'
trayed by the artist. told the contents
Of the can on which Il appeared. Thii
medicine az which she looked mus
be distilled from tho bones so plainly
In evidence on the label. Her bone
achcd, therefore the cure was befor'
her She took a doHc. Soon there wal
O scene Of confusion. The doctor cam
on a hurry-up call a stomach pumi
extracted the bone medicine an,
now the good woman Of the house ha
undertaken the education OF the goou
servant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

Edward White Benson. late Arch
bishop Of Canterbury. and a cousin Of
Wluslow Holmer and Frank 3. Car
pentcr. the well-known artist when
child ohe went TO Paris 20 be educated.
and has remained there ever since.
Soon after her entrance into society
she met and married Count De Chavan-
ne. and Tor several years they were
promInen, 90 the social Affairs Of Paris
IN 1892 tho Count died and since then
the Countess has been living quietly IN
Paris a few years ago The Countess
was decorated by the Fraiernal Society
Of Retired Veteran Ohicen 81 the
Legion Of Honor by the President Gen
eral llonrior-Berthier. Mayor Of
Neullly. Countess de- Chavanne has
done some li,tle newspaper work foi
the Figaro and LEtoI!e Beige. her
articles appearing over the nom Dc
plume 81 Ia Countess Oulrda.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

on some hne Australian kangaroo
hounds. There are other pets aboard.
among them a dozen cages full Of sons
birds. and the Blue Mountain hil
peblo. a winged SOLOS, found only in
the glades OF Australia.
Captain and Mrs, Powles are not
visiting San Francisco for the FIRST
time Early In the seventies the cap
lain. while hunting In the bay, shot a
sea lion weighing one and a half tons
which was declared at the time TO be
the largest ever seen In these waters
Newspaper clippings detailing the ex-
plolt are stlll preserved In the family
archives During one Of his former
soiourns here Captain Powlcs adorned
the yardarms OF bis ship with lanterns
one dark night. and hoaxed pedantic
doctor who was aboard the vessel and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

The scene % jefferson Davis cap
turc, one mile from lrWinvllle, is a
place OF ueyor-cCasiug interest to
Northern visitors. The earliest part
O.; the spring being unusually pleasant.
many OF them drive over from FitE-
gerald Co visit the spot Around the
historic stump from which the tent
pole OF Mr. Davis was stretched the
wlre-grass Is entirely trod away, look
ing "a though the stump had been used
for a hiichlng post Il is considerably
caved In. falling prey 10 the knives and
hatchots OF many rcllc-hunters, and
parts Of Il are scattered to the worlds
ends. Il would be amusing 10 see the
W., king-s,icks which some Of the Wis
itors take away az souvenirs An the
deslrahl, canes have boen carried on
years ago. and sweet bay and gallberry
are being pressed into yice-Atlan.
Ia Constitution.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23


Alps. In the province Of Grisons. 70 me
ields OF Cresta, nearly a thousand fee-
below. 81. Moritz Il near Davos-Piatx,
and. like It, Is a famous winter heailn
resort. says the New York Journal
Most beginners find that slide Of two
miles. with a drop Of 800 feet In isS
devious course. exciting enough. bul
a few who have braved lis dangers
many times have Of late termed Il tame
and have laid out the track near "
Moritz. not far distant. which is sum
GENTLY terrifying In its dizzy descent
and sharp turns 10 chill the blood 81
any but the most foolhariy coaster
As s0on as a foot OF snow has fallen
the st. NORTH tobogganers begin 70 lay
out the course, which Il takes twelve
skilled laborerA and some amateur help
six weeks TO construct In the begin
ming four men. arm In arm. tramp over
the projected course several times.
beating down the snow. Then snow
shovels are used 10 fli up inequalities
and 10 bank the cirvea and corners.
The whole IL then iced until Il Il more
slippery from start 10 fnlsh than the
tabled descent 10 hades. II Il were In
a straight line II would be nothing re-
markable and sliding down Il would b
the child's play that Il Is on the long.
direct chutes In this country. Canada
and Russia. But ~ course IL. instead,
most devious and desperate. Il twists
and turns. describes semicirciea and
SIS. goes downhlll and up. or. On occa-
sion. keeps level. II has leaps" and
corners" banks" and "stralFhta."
which give the daring coaster widest
excitement OF the mosi varied sort dur
ing every one OF the foTty-odd seconds
while he is hurting headlong down rs
length. Il would be almost certain
death for a novice to attempt the
break-neck incline and even experts a.
the sport have picked themselves up
at the bottom. Scared and brcathless
after the FIRST trial. but lured By the
strong spice Of danger into trying Il
over and over again. II the very sharp
corners and curves were not banked
high like a cycle track there is no tell
ing where the adventurous tobogganer
would finally land. Il ls not likely that
what would BE- left Of bis body. sireEn
along the Icy. jagged rocks 10 the gorge
below the course. would Be sufficient
for Identification and the collection Of
insurance. But 20 far no fatal accl-
dent has occurred. though several OF
the coasters have been dug or Of the
snow this season and are nov nursing
T. their broken bones. covered with ban
dagcs and glory. There are races every
week nov over this dangerous run. the
winners competing with each other To-
. ward the end Of the season In a great
event called the grand national race.
? which brings people from every health
. resort In that part OF Switzerland. Ths
. course Is 20 narrow that Il would b
certain death 20 start more than one
Z sled al the sane time. and 10 eacl
; competitor goes down BY himself. ths
object being 10 make the descent II
+ the fewesi number Of seconds.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

uatehlnE aud Rearing OF Chickens.
The Matching and rearing OF chick.
ems may now engage our attention for
while, have spoken on this sub.
Jet before. but wish TO say something
that Is especially suitable for farmer
poultry.keepcrs. writes D. l. orr In
New York Farmer. The subject Of
Matching and rearing Is one that Is GER
tainly very important as the quality Of
the stock depends upon Il, and I think
the majority OF farmers are lacking In
the knowledge or else careless In
many places this 10 usually left to the
women Of the house. and whore they
are intelligent and anxious 20 make
their poultry pay no one could be more
suitable. In many places the farm
hand has this part OF the work to DO
after all his ether work Ia done. and
in that case the poultry sets no care
at all. There Is no valid reason why
every farmer should not himself know
how 20 manage his poultry as well a.
his other stock, and then he can have
personal supervision over Il and see
that Il Is properly and thoroughly done.
Matching on a farm Is usually done In
a very loose manner. One or two hun.
dred hens are allowed TO run with
about half n dozen cocks and when
Matching season begins eggs are taken
without any choice and set until a sur
ncent number Of chickens are Matched,
The result Is; Many eggs unfertile
many chicks die on account Of veal
germs. and OF those raised many
amount to nothing. owing to the man
aEement often is the case that thel
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

Jus, before the adjournment OF con-
gress Postmaster-Gcaeai Wilson sent
in a special rOpOrt upon the result Of
free mail delivery experiments In rural
districts during the months Of Deem
Der and January last. The system Wa
tried at forty-two poetofnces In twenty
states, and the average cost per piece
Of mail matter handled was f.st cents.
Tho postmasters and the patrons Of
the posionlces were unanimous In their
approval Of the plan. but the Post
master-General estimated that the ser-
vice could not be extended over The
satire country except a an enormous
cost.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23
uf,..ihv Kite

Military oncers are interotld In the
experiments Of Lieutenant Wise. AZ
Governors Island In New York harbor
to determine the value Of kites a. 4
means OF getting an elevated point Of
view nom which to observe the oper-
atoms Of an enemy In the 1e,d. by en-
ploying four large kites Of a peculiar
pattern. the united pulling power Of
which was 400 pounds. when the wind
blew IS miles an hour. Lieutenant Wise
recently had himself lifted. with a ring
and tackle attached to the kite rope
to a height Of about 40 Zee, from the
truund. and there ne remained for some
time, lelsuroly examining the surround
ms country with a lield-Elaas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

ut Is remarkable, said the man who
dabblcs In science. that human beings
should show 50 little intelligence when
they are very young"
That" replied the bachelor. ia an.
other evidence Of the great wisdom OF
nature. In case they happen TO be the
Children Of prominent parents Il pre-.
vents their bolas afflicted by the poetry
written about them. Washington
Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

q should say DO remember H." said
the lat man who was asked u he re-
called q certain railroad accident "wll.
liams-you remember him was slt.
ting In the seat ahead Of me and was
instantly killed, poor fellow. And that
isn't all. lie was telling one Of the
funnles, stories ever heard, and
though | have tried ever since to And
what the end OF that story was hav,
never been able 10 run across any on,
who knew. indianapolis Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23
A connls.. IN rhIl.a.lphIa.
lPhllndelphIn Lctterl

Countess Laveau de Chavannc. Of
Paris, Is visiting friends In Philadel-
phia. where she will remain until a
book which Is Just completing. IL I'm
lshed and given 10 the press What the
book Is TO be called the Countess has
not yet decided. but the plot will be
laid IN France
Countess de Chayanne is a daughter
Of the late Henry John Benson. who
was a captain In the United States rev
enue service. a niece Of the most Rev.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

There are styles IN eggs Just a. there
are In garments. The fashionable In
New York Il that which bears the label
Of Long Island. An esq dealer there Is.
however, responsible for the statement
that n all the hens on Long Island
should lay literally ever day for a
month the total product would not
equal the number OF alleged Long
Island eggs that are sold every week.
day In New York You see" said the
dealer. In explaining the popular pref.
erence for eggs that come from the
other side OF the East river. people
have got 4 into their heads that. Long
Island being 30 near. the eggs are fresh.
or. SO We have TO humor en- Most
All the dealers buy some Long Island
eggs and mix EN- with state eggs and
sell EN- for Long Island. The fact Is
that eggs shipped from central or
eastern New York or Jersey get here
about as soon a. the Long Island eggs.
but people don't think about that
They've got hold OF the name Ions
Island. and that's the go. and We sell
them for 2 or cents higher than II Va
labeled them state eggs" Fashion also
fayors eggs tha, are laid BY white Leg
horn hens. because. like the hens. they
are white and handsome. They are By
no means the best cggs. dealers say
The dark ones that the Plymouth
Rocks. for instance. furnish ar,
heavier. richer and better, "BostoI
people like Plymouth Rock eggs" sal,
the dealer They're close buyers. yOl
know. and don't want anybody TO Tel
'em how 10 set the worth OF thei
money. The New York folks 90 u
more for looks and a name"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

critic-"Your art lacks a subtle
something"
Dramatic star-"Yes, SIR. know
a press agent Gan you not recommend
me One7--petrolt Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23


last summer and fall are still fresh In
the minds Of most persons. They dem
onstgated the feasibility OF lifting
heavy weights by the force Of the wind
exercised on the kites. and will, no
doubt. prove OF immense advantage to
future aeronautH Ia the way Of en-
abling them 10 direct their ballons.
Those who are interested In follow
ing up such matters await with cx-
IRENE hopeiulnoss the result Of the
proposed voyage 10 the polar regions
By Swedish scientists which was post
poned last summer al the critical mo-
ment owing 10 unfayorable winds and
weather; but that the subject Is rcceiy-
ing close attention ls shown by the re-
markable voyage recently made by
balloon named Touring Club which
accomplished the journey OF COS kilo-
metres l375 m.lcsl from Paris TO Agen.
This record has never been sur
passed In length except by two asconts
during the selFo Of Paris By the balloon
Vile dOrloaus. which landed IN Nor
way. aud the General Chanzy, which
landed a. Ausbach. ia Bavaria
Both Of these distances exceed the
record Of the Touring Club by a few
kilometres only.
Only one ~ the f0rty-f0ur accents
made under the auspices Of the soci-
ETY. Tor Aerial Navigation Of Berlin.
and only the two mentioned Of the six
ty-four balloons sent up during the
seize Of Paris have cqualed the dis
lance record Of the Touring Club
Incidentally the record Tor length Of
Hojourn above The earth vas also eK-
ceeded. and many new instruments
we're tested and will have a wide bear
ing on the PROPOSED international study
OF atmospheric conditions by means OF
stationary balloons
The balloon iisclf was made Of China
silk aud had a cubic content OF l.70.
metres Eve hundred Kilograms OF
ballast were taken. making the iota
weight. including instruments and bal
loonisi. 735 Kilograms. altogether
something over a ton. The two aero
nauts we're McsrF Ge0rge D. aaeoi
and Maurice Farman. The anchor car
ried was oi an or.aEll design a crap
mel with two stocks
The valve was studied VIA partIcu
lar care. permitting the gas 90 cscap
rapidly when thc balloon was 90 max
landing. without requiring O. contin
ued strain ou the cord Co hring intN
play special mechanism The latiiul
reached was never very high. and DO o.
quired an hour 90 attain two thousau
feet. the theory Of Mr. Besacon bciu
that when one undertakes an eNtende
voyage To- point Of time. % is necessar
90 remain 10 low altitude 80 as q
husband the supply OF gas. The grca,
or portion Of the voyage vas made a
height OF about seven hundred feet.
The balloon ascoadei az Paris earl
IN the morning. and followed the dlrcC
tlon OF the railroad line 20 Orleans tn
descent vas made al a quarter pas
three on the afternoon Of the next dal
In the uolghhofhood Of Agen. aite
having been IN the air more than thirt
hours The rate Of travel OF the BE-
loon varied from fifteen TO atty mile
an hour
one Of the features % this yoyag
was the distribution %, printed blank
asking certain questions. which veT
20 be allied up and returned by VII,
ever found them Nine thousand 4,
these were sent out during the yoyag
and about one hundred and ATTY ha,
been returned, furnishing impor,ai
data.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

Prospects Of a short peanut crop
have sent the price up 50 per cent. Big
dealers are buying NJ all they can get
and It IL thought prices will more than
double.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

Mr.. Grayson-You say that Me sap
plngton Is a bad woman and yet you
invite her TO your house. ia like to
know how you Justify YOURSELF Mrs.
Grayson-oh. but society hasn't found
her out.-Cloycland Leader.