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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19
WORN BY WOMEN.

The newest dress models tighten the
atrocious blousei waist and do not per-
init the cloth 20 overhanE The belt IN
the back or on the sides
skirts are gu.ltless OF stin lining and
hang In soft folds Cloth skirts with
pouched velvet waists are fashionable
a grCCn-plald skirt with a rreen-yol.
Vet waist Is pretty combination.
Tailor gowns are not much different
from the spring patterns. The cloth
strapplnEs are worn as much as ever
but the smartest coats are faced with
white cloth. with strapplncs OF the
oolored cloth laid closely over the
white
Delightful sleeves are made % the
new fancy tartan glace silks Bro.
cades Tor cuirasses and skirt yokos are
magnificent Bias stripes are nov.
city. Moire velvet and white cloth
make handsome applique trimming
Velvet Russian blouses trimmed
with fur and lozeuge buttons
look rich. with shoulder pieces and
high collar Of the velvet. the rest Of
the dress being Of some wooden ma.
terlal As,rakhan In vests and mar.
row bands Tor the skirts Is very smart
Renaissance. Irish guipure aud Span.
len blonde are the newest laces.
Embroideries and braidlngs will
brighten morning frocks. and a gown
% one color trimmed with shades of
the same tint viii be- more worn than
mixture of colors For Instance q
costume OF fawn-color cloth. braided
iu a darked shsde. interviewer with
twists OF sold has touches on mouse.
color embroidered with gold. With re-
gard 10 coats the newest ls Ions
Russion one falling nearly 10 thf
knees. with the fulled bodice confined
az the waist hy a belt. and trimmed
with fur, braid or embroidery. accord.
ing 20 the texture % the material.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19
"cLiPoGRAPHs."

Hayhalc-"Marihy, In thlnkln' a
collection uv buttons" Mrs Haybale
well you Kin DO ac you wish. but /
haint goln' TO sew no more on."-Tcxas
Siftinrs.
Reuben Railiencc-"iiows yer new
hired ran. purity rapid" Henry Hoe
Gown" Rapid That TELLER couldn't get
up hv sunrise 10 We didn't keep the
clock over an hour slow"-Tammany
Times.
"Ihe Colorado legislature has n.ssed
"a law permitting womCn to Join the
militia remarked Mr. snages "a
didn't know that q legislative cnnct.
mont was necessary before women
could ,ght" replied MI ucupock.-
Pttsturc News
scoty-"lop. that's ole Howlnr I,,
lister bee the terror OF tho camp."
Visitor from ths Eas,-"You don't say
go. Hc looks quite civil and respect.
able. rm sure Was Do coaycrtcd9"
Sco,iy "You hetcher NE b., war, W,
lcciod DIS ODE woman sher'f" Puck.
"What has become OF Warlong" ask
90 the returned native. clio was ono
OF 'he shiulnf ushts OF society when
Z was here" "llo BIAS lost Dis money. A."
said thc resident "aud instead OF being
a shining neht be ls what might br
called dying llght"-Cinclnnau En.
cuirCr
"Abnor" said the good wife Il wish
YOU would stop 40 the store and get me
rubber r'ns for the baby TO cut his
teeth on "sposen you give him
that there gold brick Ia the cupboard"
said the farmer with a grim smile. 1T
worked an right with me. "-lndlanapo.
lls Journal
zone time" said the Travelled board.
or. II got showed IN on the Rock,
Mountains. and the only thing sovar OF
us had for twc fays 90 sustain lie vas
a half-h9rfe rictind nlrs feet "
"You were lrfsod said the Cheerful
idiot. "rodura' - cxtrtmltiea. "-Ih-
dianapolla Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19
The Wapiti, or Round Horned Elk.
nEnan1nnnnan.

The bison. which was the most char
icieristic animal Of the American
auna' has been practically exterml-
iated, says Theodore Roosevelt In Har-
ler's Round Table There still remain.
however, a fair abundance Of an other
binds Of game Perhaps. on the whole
ho one afording the most sport from
he standpoint OF the hardy and skill
'ul hunter Is the blg-horn. though IN
iize and IN magnlfconce Of horn II is
surpassed By some Of the Wild sheep
IF Asia. There Is a spice OF danger
20 the pursuit OF the grizzly bear the
largest Of an the land bears-os-
pecially In Alaska. where IL Is even
larger than its Kamtchatkan brother.
The moose and the ordinarily
called the elk are closely related 20
the old World representatives Of their
Kind; but the moose Is a little larger
ana the wapiu much more 30 than any
of their European or AsIatlc kInsfolk
In particular. the elk. or wapiu. o. the
siatelieat Of all deer. and the most
beautiful Of American game beasts.
In former days the elk ranged to
udewater on the Atlantic coast. A few
fingered In Pennsylvania until 1869.
and throughout the middle Of the CEN
tury they were abundant on the great
plains Il Is nine years since shot
one on the Little Missouri however.
and Il Is three years since ! heard OF
one being killed on that river In
many parts Of the Rock Mountains and
Of the Coast Range the species D. stlil
as abundant as ever. and this o. es-
peclally true OF northwestern Wyo-
ming. since that great animal preserve
the Yellowstone Park. swarms with elk.
and 10 their natural nursery and breed
Ing ground.
The elk Is the lordllest Of his kind
throughout the world. The Scotch stag
o. a pygmy but a fourth his size. The
stays OF eastern Europe are larger
than those Of Scotland. and IN Asia
larger sian, approaching In size a small
waplu. They are an substantially
alike except 10 size
The wapIt o. rather easier 10 KIN
than the deer. because bis size makes
g easier 20 see him. and he h slower
In his movements. 20 that he ia easier
10 hit When pressed he can gallon
very hard Tor few hundred yards. bat
soon becomes tired. The trot Is hls
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19

a tinamith near Exeter. England. has
a sign which rears. Quart measures
Of OH shapes and sizes sold here" Al
a market town In Ruilandshire. the
following placard was an sd 10 the
shutters OF Matchmaker who had de-
campcd. leaving his creditors mourn
Ing Wound MP. and the rnainsprlng
broke" Equally opposite was one IN
Thomasion. Ca. On one OF the prlncl-
pal streets the same room was oc-
cupied By a physician and a shoemaker.
the disciple OF Galon In front. while
be Of ST. Crispln's trade worked IN the
rear. Over the door hung the sign.
we repair both sole and body" on
the windows OF a London cofec-room
there appeared the notice: "Thls cof-
fee-room removed upstairs till repair
ed The proprietor OF the place was
not an Irlshman. though the framer
Of the notice over the entrance 20 a
French hurying ground. only the
dead who live In this parish are buried
here" must have been. One may see
In the windows OF a confectloner IN
Fourth avenue. New York. "Ples Open
All Night" A Bovory placard reads.
"Home-Made Dining Rooms. Family
Oysters" while a West Broadway res
taurateur sells Home made pies.
Pastry and Oysters" and stlll another
caterer, on East Broadway. retalls
Fresh Salt Oysters and Larger Beer"
Boots Polish Inside" IL a frequent
sign IN New York. and on Atlantic ave
nue.. Brooklyn. there is a Stationary
Library" the latter Is really a clrcu-
lating library. and the word station
airy" adorns one window and Library"
the other. Philadelphia has a sign
reading "Ho Made Pies!" and a bar
Der shop In the same city bears this
inscription on &c window. &C Wash.
ton Smith, tonsorial ahatiolr. Demo.
rests Monthly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19

A party Of Philadelpaians recently
returned from an excursion through
Wyoming are SIN talklng Of a steam
boat ride sicy enjoyed on Yellowstone
lake. which a. one mile ana half
higher above the sea level than Ga this
city The lake o. Of clear cold water.
and well stocked with nsh. though 5.5i0
feet above the Atlantic ocean.
The tiny steamer Zllish makes daily
runs Of 35 miles up and down tho lake.
Storms that raEo VITA srm fury arr
frequently encountered hni the ror-
se,a .unsets on clear days age rreatly
admir,d Big same Sc pieauml in that
region. and bears and anleloncs can
frequently De- seen from Coz dcck Of
the steamer PHILADELPHIA Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19

4, Sets the Wisdom 81 Learned Mon ai
Naurht.

In one OF the many glass cases IN the
Smithsonian Institute at Washington Is
stuffed owl. This particular owl Is
the one, Ia the words OF the late Presi-
dent Hayes. THAT Jared the Washing
ton monument" and therein lies the
story. says the Philadelphia Record.
During centennial year congress re-
solved TO provide The necessary funds
Tor The completion ~ the monument.
which up to that time had been worked
az only while the several smaller appro-
prlatlons lasted. u was discovered.
however, that the original foundation
was likely 70 prove incapable OF sus-
tanning the enormous weight of marble
necessary Tor carrying the shaft $50
feet from terra lrma. 4 new founda-
ton was therefore needed. and archl.
iects thought a solid concrete bed 100
feet square and nearly fourteen feet
In thickness would accomplish the
strengthening desired During the OPP
Grafton o. replacing the old foundation
% was considered cxpedlont 10 provide
means Tor noting carefully the slight.
est vibration OF the VOLS lest the
monument might be In danger OF col.
lapslng Accordingly a heavy weight
was suspended by a stout thread from
the apex 10 a pan Of thick syrup locat.
ed IN the base. so that no chance drafts
OF air would De likely 10 sway the
weight An ingenious conirlyance was
80 attached 20 the weight that the
slightest vibration OF the shaft would
be faithfully recorded and lts lnsecur-
iiy would az once be an establlahed
fact One morning a few months after
these careful precautions had been tax.
en there was a great commotlon among
the workmen. A complete record Of
numerous pertursauons and trombliaes
had been written on the index. showinn
conclusiyely that the mammoth obellsk
had Jared, swayod and settled during
the night Scientific heads we're du.
hiously shaken. After much persua.
sion one Of the men finally consented %
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19
Health Meter for Bisysil.,..

An ingenious Frenchman has invent
Cd a health meter that Is attracting
considerable attention from leading
scientific and medical men abroad
There are several variations OF the
machine. one form being much like a
bracelet which is fastened 10 the wrist
There are two thin strips OF metal sur
rounding the wrist Between them Is
the mechanism. which il affected BIZ
changes IN the patients health. and
thus records them on a tiny roll OF
paper, which is taken out and inspect.
Cd by the physician At his leisure.
DIR, odiardy, Of Paris. who has given
more attention TO the meter than any
other person except the inventor. Is
using the machine to determine the
eject Of riding a bicycle. Tie ars,
uses the meter 10 learn the exact state
OF the patients health. then lnstructs
the patient 10 take violent exercise by
riding a wheel or a stationary cxcFclser
In the form Of a bicycle. When the
rider Is exhausted the meter Is arain
adjusted and its condition noted. Dr.
Odiardy says that be thus obtains an
INSIGHT into the condition OF the pa
tlcnt that he could get IN no other way.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19

70 was Ia ,hc Midland counties Of
England whore che cycle trade FIRST soi-
lied, end thorc 90 s ceutcrcd to-day.
though me mahIag 90 cycles o. by no
means confined now 90 that hlsy hive
OF Industrial activity OF which nlrminr-
ham is ,ho metropolis Cycle manu-
lac,urc has had o. very grcai influence
on the prosperity OF the district. and
on Coventry. whore @ has really metz
amornhosod many local chaucieris-
tics aud changed the llio of the people
That iho Industry found its earliest
Judgment whore it ara was. Ia one way.
the nurost &C 'ldont a sowing-machine
traveller vas IN Paris "a 1851. and found
the wooden "honc-shakCr" being rid
den. and he was offered an order for
large number OF machines OF sim.
liar build 70 he could set them made
IN England
Hc sent 20 his firm IA Coventry.
whore sowing machines had lately been
constructed "a a means of fading cm-
ployuoul for citizens almost ruined hy
The French treaty OF iseo. The blcy-
Gle was made and what was more. Inn
proved " may De said 20 have come
cut Of the sowing machine. and the
sewing maohlge 81 the watch
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19
Great VIII, sp,n.

The increased use % clbleways n
constructing engineering works requir
ing the transportation OF large quaint
ues Of construction material is well n
Illustrated by the adoption OF this sys
tenn Tor constructing the large powei
plant 90 the 81 Lawrence Power com.
pany AZ Mossina. y. Y. and the new
Cornwall ~. " bridge across the 81
Lawrence river. Al Messina the cable.
way WI have a span OF nearly .tOl
feet. and win be supported hy one are5
and one travelling tower The tray.
cling tower operated by power. viii
move around the Fixed tower as a cen.
ier. and the galloway viii have the
Miller aerial dump and new pattern
fall rope carriers.
Al Cornwall the cahlewayn will be
1850 feet Ions between the towers and
will span the Cornwall canal and the
foundation site Of the bridge piers An
construction material for the bridge
foundations win be- shipped by the can
al aud the galloway viii take q dirsc.
from the boats TO its place IN the foun.
dailons- Euginesr.ng News
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19

Daniel Wehster.s oratory was no, al
ways o. che ponderous order. occn.
s.onally be would Introduce hi, of
humor very effectively. an instanc, al
which the "GroSn nag" gives as foi.
lows Daniel Webster when in mn
practice, was employed 20 defend the
Unl OF Roger Perkins. of Honkinion.
s. physician made affidavit that the
fesiaior was struck with death when be
signed thc wiil Webster subjected Ma
testimony 20 O most thorough rxamln.
alton showing by quoting medical an-
ihorliics thol doctors disagree as to the
precise moment when a diving man is
struck with death some amrmlnr that
20 ls 90 the commencement OF TIE dis
case others no its climax. ari othtrs
SIN uhrm that we begin % dic as soon
as vc are born. u sholl like 70
know" said the opposlng counsel
what doctor maintains laat .hcorvs.
Doctor Watts" said Mr. wehs,e- with
great dignlty. "Tho moment we begin
to live We a.. begin "a die"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19


During the continuance 90 Dam
rosch's concerts 40 Willow Grove park
during the summer season. which
closed two weeks ago. a considerable
number OF people listened % the music
regularly every afternoon and evening
without belng Obliged 60 60 out 20 the
park at an This was accomplished
by the means OF the private telephone
system operated by the Union Traction
company. says the Philadelphia Rec
ord. which spreads an over the ciiy.
Electricians fitted up receivers In the
band she'll connected By a special wire
with the telephone exchange at Ninth
and nauphln streets. Then this wire
was connected with other wires cen.
torlng on the switchboard and the
music distributed as freely as possible.
All the important officials OF the com.
pany have private telephones In their
residences, so the concerts were en-
ioyCd by the members Of their iamll-
les whenever they desired. In addi.
zion the operators at the electrical bu-
rlsp. by connections with the traction
Telephone exchange. could listen to the
musle md eive ii 10 any o. the city
han omd als. and IN the same manner
the glrlhperalors Al the Ben Tele-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19

cupatIon has been such as 90 can for
obedience all his lie. it o. very easy 90
obey a man who seems TO know what
he wants
! sprang forward and was IN good
swing as I uoarcd the crowd. When
was even with them / caye the call.
Il had the ofec; ~ a bursting bomb.
80 FIRST they fell back into n compact
mass. and as the shorin fred a few
shots after me they hnccd themselves
AZ though anticipating an attack.
Don was the only one 20 penetrate
my disguise. and he tcil In my wake
and followed me ms I few by. but not
until an irregular vollCy had been ered
no me. fell 'h9' these shots. unlike
those fired hy ,hc sheriff. had been
aimed 10 my Injury could no, un.
dosiand this unless there were other
than friends Of the outlaw On me gath
cring. Then followed hoarso shout
that spoke plainlv ~ pursuit
The neon. nearly 90 I's fun. now be-
gan 20 show Co.. power and the road
lay urocCupIed ahead OF me. stretching
in an unhrokou level straight into the
distance. 7 heard q shout behind me.
and turned enough to SEQ that DO was
non BohInd him Numbered u compact
body of horscmC1 There was "a busi-
res-likc swing to those riders. shown
m even such o. hlsy glance. that mato
me- bend q little lower over the handle
bars as ] for the arst time realized
Che position had placed myself ia
should they oyor,ate me
nut I could not account f0r the rcr-
sls,cncv nf what uvorcd moro oi pus-
suit than Of following what 70 those
outlaws had suspected the rusc. and
Row realized that ! had f1lci them
IN tlrir attempted toscuo' % would
40 pretty hard with me it they caught
me.
Then as tho hard dirt road seemed
20 spin like a silver thread beneath my
wheel felt my COURAGE rising. And. as
the soft evening air famed ms brow.
! felt n tingo Of pride course through
riy veins |. who had always follow
Cd Through modCsiy. TO be surel was
now leading what a hero wouM be
back In the states would be spoken
OF first. and Don second hut only fer
. momont WAS this tcellnr Of citation
allowed 20 last The next instant. with
a soft swish. my wheel struck sand two
inches deep. And. pedal as I would.
and shift from side to side Of the road.
could not escape a. or increase my
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19


From The Chicago Record People IN
The little mountain ioNn OF sharps-
nufg. ky.. have a peculiar diversion
SHOWN a. "cEg throwing The heaviest
battles occur % saturday alrht. Jim
alreas IL the captain of one eeg-throw-
ing band, and Bsl Eqsruolo Is the cap
tain OF the other. They have about
twenty men each Each nan hau to
provide himaeli with a dozen errs. ana.
Of course. & q % bis Interest 10 buy
them where ne can gsl them the cheap
eal A. no individual expects 10 be
struck hy bis own eyes, he does not re-
quire the dealer TO candle" them. In
thia way the dealers IN country produce
here are able % realize a least cost
price on their sickest eggs.
Last Saturday nights battle was a
glorious one. Tho moon was shining.
and the boys lined up Tor the fray
about ? o'clock. Every member Of tho
TWO companies was present. The cap
iains did not throw. simply directing
the movements Of their men. Each bad
bis fun quota OF eggs when the battle
began. The irst yolley was thrown by
strong'a men. and six men on tho
Eversole side we're struck. Then the
Eversoles began 20 throw eggs. and az
their hrst volley seven Strong men we're
marked. and one egg carried away tho
cap OF Captain Strong Then the
throwing became indlscrlmlnate. and
no attempt 81 volley work was made.
The sport dlf not cease until tho en-
tire $50 eggs were thrown. Nearly ev-
cry man had been plastered. and tho
captains were regular omelels from
head 10 foot. Il was decided that
strong's men won the fight. The Ever
sole company did the proper thing. ana
several bottles Of colorlcss liquid
known AZ "moonshine" we're passed.
The most casual observer passing along
the street next morning could have told
there had been an egg battle. FOR The
houses. sidewalks. fences and curb
stones were plastered with eggs and
shells.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19

sallcylic acid. as Is well known. Il
a powerful antiseptlc. In binders fer
mentation. Il arrests the conversion
Of starch into grape sugar by disease
and pancreatio extracts. Its action be-
ing directly opposed 20 the process o.
digestion, O. a reason Why IS use IL
being 20 general condemned. In
France, Spain. Italy. Austria and the
south American states having pure food
laws rs sale has been forbidden. rts
use In food Is prohibited IN Pennsyi-
yania, by decision Of Mr. Wolla. the
dairy and food commissioner. A large
number Of the preservatlves on sale.
claimed 70 be harmless. contain SAIL
cylie acid as the chief Ingredient. II
pure fruits and vegetables are storlllz-
ed by heat and canned properly. the
careful housckeepcr need not use any
OF these compounds.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-19

"You can do II n you are up 70
trick or two" said the man. These
machines are more Of a curiosity down
here than IN the states. ! am sheriff
here. and don't propose TO lose my pris-
oner. but want TO avoid bloodshed II
possible"
An this had taken not to exceed five
minutes. and We could see the men
gathering a block below as. with now
and then shout that plainly held a
note OF defiance.
Don mounted and started TO follow.
when the sheriff laid a steel-like hand
upon my arm and said
As for you. you'll stay here for the
present" and ] had no other thought
but TO obey
All the while could zee men run
ming mp. and then pass from sight be-
hind the board stockado that surround
ed the building ! knew 10 be the JAIN.
In the name OF the law" continued
the ~Hhcrln. IN a very solemn tone. Il
command YOU not TO stir from this spot
until my return" and then he darted
away after the men had SEEN A mo
ment later / heard a couple Of mufled
shots. a sharp cry az Of surprise. and
then silence.
looked down the street. peerlng into
the growing gloom. aud could see Don
pirouottlng on his wheel ana the
crowd. some OF whom were mounted.
standing In a deep half circle. watch
ing him very attcntiyoly. as was ap-
parent even az that distance. Then /
saw movement that told me the
crowd was on the point Of breaking.
though apparently reluctant. when Don
sprung his "Bucklng broncho" act on
them. Lusty cheering followed. Il was
evidently this cheering that brought
the sheriff. springlng like a tiger. out
TO where ! was standing.
Are they coming" he cried
NO" | answered. Don Is holding
them spellbound"
He's a high card" said the sheriff.
but am leary Of his being able 10
hold them until my men arrive IN
force"
noticed then that he had a hat and
coat thrown over his left arm.
Here" be said. after looking down
the street intently for q moment put
this hat and coat on and ride down
past the crowd as fast as you can go.
and cry. Come through. come
through. a. loudly as you can. without
Stacking your pace"
What Is that for. Mr. Sheriff." I
asked. never a doubt but that he was
what he represented himself 10 be-. and
an the while preparing as rapidly as
possible 10 DO as ! was bid. never q
question but that I must do as this
forcoful man suggested
This "a the hat and coat OF the out.
law. Donncih. and every man ln that
crowd will recognize them. and iii
think q Is BE- escaping. and this In
terupilon will allow us slime 90 make
our defense sure. and by the time ID Is
discovered who you are. the prisoner
will ho safe"
Tie laid such peculiar stress on the
last four words that ! found them re-.
volvlng IN my mind as ] stood with the
outlaws hat and coat on. waiting for
this master % men 10 tell me 10 mount
and ride.
Now. co." ne cried. "and remem.
Der the cry-lt o. their rallyinr cali.
and don't let them oyertako you. or Il
may Boz the worse Tor you"
Some OF sou may smile az my Ina
nlIcit obedience. bat when a mans oc-