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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

and the clergyman. and thu reaa,1r
and The merchant. aud The lao 4aasa
ters stand by the casket OF Tie dead
mother taking the last look. or lliilng
their little children 10 see oGcc nor,
the face Of dear old grandma. want
to ask that group around the casket
one question; DO you really think her
life was worth ilvlng?" A life for Col
a life for others. life Of unselashness
a useful lie. Christian life Is always
worth living.
would not find Il hard to persuA -
yen that the poor lad. Peter Cooper
making glue for a living. and then
amasalng a great fortune until he could
build a philanthropy which has had Us
echo IN ten thousand philanihroples al
over the country would not end 8;
hard to persuade you that his life was
worth living Neither would I End %
hard 10 persuade you that the life ri
sufaaaah Wesley was worth living
She cent out oae son 70 organize Meth
odlsm ard The other son 10 ring his
anthems all through the ages would
not End q hard work to persuade you
that the life OF Frances Loere was
worth living. as she established IN
England a school for the sc.cal..l
hurting Of the sick, and then wh.- -
war broke out between Ffaace AID Ger
many went to the front. ana with her
own hands scraped the mud on the
bodies OF the soldiers dying IN the
trenches. and with her weak arm
standing one night In the hospital
pushing back a German soldier to kil
couch. as. all frcnzled with his wounds
he rushed TO the door. and said: Let
me 90. let me go 10 my llbe muitcr. -
rnaior-generals standing back 10 lei
pass this angel Of mercy.
But I know the thought In the minds
OF hundreds OF you today. You say,
while ! know all these lived lives
worth living. | don't think my life
amounts 10 much" Al! my friends
whether you live life conspicuous or
inconsplcuous. Il Is worth living. II YOU
live Alright And I want my next sen.
tsnce to so down into the depths OF al
your souls. You are 10 be rewarded.
not according 10 the greatness Of your
work. but according 20 the holy Indus
tries with which you employed the tall
ents you really possessed. The ma
jority Of the crowns Of heaven viii no,
be given 20 people with ten talents. Tor
most Of them were tempted only 10
serve themselves. The vast majority
OF the crowns Of heaven will be- given
20 people who had one talent. but gave
Il all 10 God. And remember that our
lie here Is Introductory TO another.
Il Is the vestibule 10 palace. On, who
desplsea the door Of a Madeleine be.
cause there are grander glorics wlihln
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

years the cypress cutters and raf,smen
on the river had told wonderful tales
about Kickapoo bayou, and the mys.
terious sights and sounds seen and
heard there. Upon closer questioning.
however, they always referred one 20
old Vedder, the swamp hermit. or. II
his tales failed to satisfy. to get him
Tor a guide down the mysterious wa
tiers OF the Kickapoo. Il was upon
such suggestion that / sought out the
old man In his retreat In the swamp
ana Induced him 10 90 with me to tAe
wonder places Of which 30 many tales
had been told. Our FIRST days Jour.
ney was an easy one. and We pitched
our camp on a small island In the mid.
die OF the Afternoon. Al the point
where We stopped the bayou formed a
lake. spreading away In every dlrcc.
ton. For some unknown cause old
Vedder seemed 10 be sad and persls-
tently silent About dusk. however. he
prepared our supper. but when that was
oNtI anu atter carefully putting out
the IRE. he went OF to himself orc,
more. this time wrapping himself up
In his blanket. a. II 10 30 10 sleep for
the night followed his example. and
was soon asleep. Il must have been
near midnight when Eel, a hand laid
lightly upon my arm ard heard a voice
close 10 my ear. In a whisper. asking
no to wake up. When opened my
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

eyes vedder was sitting on the ground
beside me. and when ! also rose to
sitting position he pointed his finger
out toward the lake. at the same time
admonishlng me 10 keep silence.
The moon had risen above the trees.
and was shedding is full light upon
the water. As looked a small canoe
came out from under the trees on the
other side Of the lake and steered To-
ward the island on which We were
camping. As. the canoe came nearer
and nearer | saw that Il was young
girl who welded the paddle. and 90
skilfully that Il hardly caused ripple
upon the water. The canoe stopped at
lasl within a half hundred yards OF
the island. and the occupant looked
up and scanned the place where We
we're hidden by the long grass closely
The moon shone fully upon the up
turned face. Il was a iSce such az
one sees only In dreams. pale and sad.
and beautiful, a haunting memory az
long a. life lasts. A. looked she
drew IN the paddle and stretched out
her hand toward us In mute appeal. and
Il seemed a. n tears were cleaning
IN the paddle and stretched out her
hands toward ne In mute appeal. and
crushed me to the ground. and for
some minutes after that ! must have
been insenslble. when came 10 my
self found old Vedder bending over
me. and when | inquired what had
happened he pointed to a dead lynx
lying upon the ground close by. The
vision on the lake had vanished. Vedder
promised that night that some day
he would tell me all he knew about
the vision on the lake, but that day
never came.
The next day we broke camp and
continued down the bayou. vedder
said We passed some places that day
which We would visit coming back.
but they were never visited. Il was
late In the evening when we struck
the camping ground which the old man
had worked 20 strenuously an day 10
reach. We had arrived al the edge OF
the swamp. and the bayou wound IN
and out among low sloughs and sandy
ridges. on which tall magnollas In
FUN bloom were growing. On one %
these ridges, forming a point around
/ where the bayou wound lta way, We
/ pitched our camp Vcdder. on our SEQ
ond evening out. seemed 10 be In bet
/ ter humor than on our hrst. and even
went 20 FAR as 20 make a tent FOR me
[ from an extra blanket TO keep of the
night dew. But We were both tired.
and went 10 rest almost az soon as we
Rad partaken Of supper How long I
slept do not know. but am sure that
I awoke with a smile on my lips. as
from a pleasant dream. The dream.
however. was not dispelled by the
waking The air around me every
where was full Of the sweetest. tender
est music to which my ears had ever
listened
'The choral sand" said vedder the
next morning. when I told him about
the strange music OF the night before
THAT Is the way they slng when the
weather h hne and the ocean waves
murmur against the shore" Then he
told me that the seashore vas only a
few miles away. aud between q and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24
FLASHES OF FUN.

rs there anything nice IN belts this
season." inquired the customer. Yes.
sir" replied the pretty saleaglrl. incl
dentally bluahlns. what alse.
please,"-Chioago Tribune.
Mamie. u were you wouldn't 40
with Jay Burd, lie IL a very lrreverent
young man. don't believe he ever
gets on his knees" Maybe not ma
but know somebody who does" And
then she blushod. Philadelphia Bul.
LEILA.
How Stll they arel" remarked Mr.,
Frobh. apropos Of the young oouple In
the next room. Eyes" replied Mr. r.,
1T reminds me Of my army daya. n
was always wonderfully quiet iur,
previous 10 an ongagomont"-nos,on
Transcript
oh" twlllored the sweet girl ~
have just been reading that two IA also
an unluoky number. same o. thirteen
I wonder n Il IL truef" Two ia an
unluoky number" said the haieful
bachelor. when Il Is made one"--In.
dianapolis Journal.
Truth; Dusty Rhodes-.saay. Dos,,
Can you help poor man iust out Of a
Cuban prisong" Mr.. Touched-"Aln't
you the same man that stopped me yea.
terday as sufferer from the MIssls.lp.
pi ioods'" Dusty Rhodea-"Yes, cir:
I'm havln' an awful hun O. hard luck. :
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24
snghsiy D,ssrsaL
tspeciaiLs,ter.)

The popular idea OF a houseboat Il
a long. broad craft with flower boxes In
gorgeous rows. gay striped awnings.
deck chairs galore. a good cook and the
River Thames. Here In America the
full beauty Of the house boat has not
yet dawned upon us. and We prefer
rushing around from one watering
place TO another and living In stuiy
hotels or rolling about over the ocean
IN a rakish yacht to being squarely an
chored on n peaceful and pretty river
In the idle sunshine and taking life
easy apart from mankind. other PEG
pie are not 80 foolish. Even In FAR
on India they have houseboa,s. A En-
ropean owns this comfortable Graf, on
a lake n Kashmlr. which. while dn-
ferent rum the popular English idea.
Ia fascinating 10 look upon. With the
cool. snowy mountains In the distance
10 watch life In this houseboa, Ia toll
cradle. IN spite Of plague and famine
In the valleys below. Some enterprls-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24
Us wore lmpassable Ealt marches where

rs wore impossible salt marches where
the foot ~ man never irod
But the air and sky had changed
since the night before. There were
immense banks OF black clouds rising
In the east. and the wind began 20
come In heavy gusts. and moaued In
the trees above nc. The choral sands
Of the right before changed TO the de-
moniac sands that night. Il was int
possible TO put the head anywhere to
the ground for the horrible sounds that
(. emitted. With daylight. however, the
ground ceased 10 give forth lis terrible
noises. and We tried TO sleep. But ~
the day advanced the storm increased
IN is fury. and every few minutes
trees would snap and break or be torn
up by the roots all around u.s. About
noon a roaring noise was heard above
the howllng CT the storm. Il cane
nearer and nearer every moment, ~
sound growing louder as II approached
"A tidal wayel To the skin u Will
save one. nW drown two YoS take
It. / en- take care Of myself. cried
Vedder tiled 10 demonstrate with
him. but IN vain. "To the skin" he
shouted. Aad ~ I ran down end cast
loose rs moorlngs he waved his hand
and shouted goodbye The next mo-
ment the wav, came like a wall OF
water. and swer, everything before Il.
That night reached high land. and
the next day vrs fortunate In finding
houGe AID hospitality. That was a
continuance q Tho s--ae wave that
swept away Sabine pass. II also oh.
liberated Kiekaroo bayou. leaving only
a deep POOL here aad there where II
had wound IFS way continuously before
Vedder was never seen or heard OF az
terward. so II IL only natural TO sup
pose that he perlshed. As TO the mys-
terles Of Kickapoo bayou, they Will
nest likely ever remain unsolved.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24
...-raIAl ron WATCHER
-. wm ven s''a 0''' "''
Wooa r.n.r sizes.

- Utff fNtf
Wow Paper stick" -.
...,,,ied that paper Ia the com
It Is pIsa a', ,or matches. The pros
Ing @ !, ,sa wooden match industry be-
eee' o. ,'.. ,as affected BY a new pro-
ing ing. ' p, Sa"ui.clurlns matches Of pa
cess J., 10, MA 10 BE- extremely probable
pl' pei Z. = as the best wood Tor I'M.
pnroose s constantly growing sca' S,
puIp ..o,. !, eo'ily. The new matches are
anu IaO cheaper than the wooden
s .,',S"c, and weigh much less. which a.i.
pIOu l.' ,or much IN expectation. The
o ..,l,.. =. -, ,hs matches consist OF papei
s,l,S, together on the bias. The paper
= rs,hsr strong and porous ana, wnen
, T. IN a solution Of wax aIoa'ih'
lm a .,.,,I,, substances, sticks well to-
a and burns with brigh', smoke
,o., ana odofless fame STRIPS ono.
~ ,',i inch In width are arsi drawn
' ~. Inc eombustlhle mass ana theh
,nrneS by machinery into long thin
d, tubes. pieces Of the ordinary length % o.
wood, wood or wax matches being cut on a ~.
, 80 by the machine, When the
stlcEs are cut to size they are dipped
into phosphorus, also by machinery.
and The dried head easily isni'es p'
friction on any surface
Their, is some talk Of utilizing IN,
new invention In the manufacture OF
matches on an extensive scale TOT eh'
mort N India. The invention involves
no waste whatever, and the paper u
delivered In rolls Ike the telegrape
lane and converted At one oper htlol
INTO maieh.silcks. and BY a seeond int
matches that would dry without iov
ing for a large part Of the year Il
india one thing. however, mulsi b
made sure Of that a wax Is used Fh'el
will harden Al a shade tempera' pre- o
40 degrees Fahrenheit al leaat'-r-bos
ton Transcript
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24
TIE HousERoAT.

Ing American could have just a. good
n time by anchoring his houseboat on
the broad Mississippi, along whose
banks Is sco.cry 10 spare. variegated
and charming The blg river steamOfs
now In use would make fna mode 8 to
pattern houseboat after. with their
broad decks and comfortable proper.
tons. and the wonder Is that some
wearled millionaire has not seized up
on the Idea before this.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

About the year ITO a IRE broke out
In a pine forest In strathspsy. which
al once assumed great proportions.
threatening 70 spread 10 other woods
around. The Laird OF Grant. The owner,
took instant steps 10 Sight the flames.
lie caused the fiery cross. the blazing
summons no Highlander could elsohey.
TO be sent through Glen Uruuhart and
Us oiishoots. and 80 pfomp, and hearty
was the rally that 20 lever than Ave
hundred clansmen nu5tored In that
way At the meeting place, each armed
with an axe. They Immediately began
10 fell the standing trees towards which
the IRE was advancing. but Il was not
until an avenue 900 yards wide-uoarly
the third OF a mllo-had been cut he.
tween the burning wood and the rest
Of the forest that the dcvouring flames
were stayed Tor want OF fuel This IL
believed to be the last time the hcry
cross was ever used.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

Numbering tho HAIRS 81 tho Head.
Those who are thlrsting Tor the
knowledge Of the average n1nbtr OF
hairs ON the human head will nov be
able 90 satisfy their longing A mum.
Der OF savanis have iua. been count
ing a square inch Of hairs on the heada
OF several persons and have come 20
the conclusion that the average num-
Der Is 1906 hairs. by measuring the
surface OF the entire head u will be
easy 90 calculate the number OF hairs
on the average pate. Another set Of
hair scientists" have made dlreront
calculations According 10 them q
head Of fair hair Is made up Of les. 0o6
hairs the six At the end Of the round
agure h hne; Il might also be reok-
oned among the hair spllttings): a
dark head produces 10000 hairs. and
red poll only $500. The reason for
this difference "a that fair hair IL Of
the finest. and rcd hair Of the eoars-
est quality.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

Il seems that the old system Of bleed.
ing patients may BE- revived 10 certain
cases 20 advantage A man who had
been poisoned With laudanum. and vhc
was practically dead. had life and
strength brought back TO him by ~.
moving the poisoned blood and replac.
ing Il with the constituent parts Of
blood. letting nature DO the rest. This
was successfully accomplished In .
Philadelphia hospital recently.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

There Is no known antldo;e for the
bite OF the tiger snake OF Australia.
Persons bitten die almost instantly and
the government has a standing oner
OF 5000 for anyone who will discover
O remedy. Some few years ago a man
actually discovered an eGlcaclous an
tIdote. To prove Us value, b, allowed
himself 10 be bitten repeatedly by
snakes IN fun possession Of the power
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

A medical Journal says that In the
continued use Of the eyes In such work
as sewing. type-setting. book keeping.
reading and studying. the saving point
h looking up from the work al short
intervals and looking around the room.
This practice every ten or fifteen min
utes relieves the muscular tension. rests
the eyes, and makes the blood supply
much better.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

to kill. One day he gave an exhibition
before some government ofilcials. but
being much under the influence OF H.
quor. he did not recolleet what he had
done with his antidote. and he died
shortly after the snake bite. his secret
perishing with him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

An eighty-year-old man Of somer-
willie. Ne. who for half his life has
been partly blind and partly deaf. has
recovered hIs senses IN full. without
treatment
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

why have they called out the mill.
tiaf"
There's TO be a bali game here this
afternoon and the umpire must be pro,
tected. Cleveland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

II a man does not mako aoQuaint-
ances. a. he advances through lie. he
will soon hnd himself LEFT s'ono A
man should keep sis friendship In Gu.
stant rspA!r.--JcaEs0a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

A,ehlson dtanl Globe; The world
will never be regulated until We are ns
sleepy at 9 o'clock every night as va
are when called early IN the morn
Ing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24

From Horton. Kas.. a man went "a
the Klondlke. leaving behind him hla
bride Of six months.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24
HAWKS AND PREY.
THE OLD TIME FALCON NOW
FoRAoEs FOR FOOD.
speed IN Pursuing victims The strong
Winged nlrds Carry ga, Natures Plan
81 tho Survival OF the Titiest-Man-
nsr OF Hunting.

ACK In the middle
ages. before the dis
coyery OF gun
powder. hunt n 9
with the aid OF the
falcon was as com
mon as Il now Is
with guns and dogs.
The bird fanclers
OF those daysnamed
a certain group OF
hawks the noble
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24
VISION OF THE BAYOU
OCCURRENCE OF TEN YEARS
400 RECALLED.
sands That swT " sang and Later
Gave Forth .nonlao walls aud
sobs That Foltiold the Advent Of
siost Destructive Catastrophe
(9eeIai Letter)

y . recent neNhpa-
per article refer
eaee was made TO
the destruction OF
Saline pass by a
tidal wave some 10
years ago. That ref
creme e recalls a trip
down Kickapoo ba-
you. near the mouth
Of the Mississippi.
at the time. For
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-24
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
a MoMENToUs QUESTION"
LAST SUNDAYS SUBJECT.
From the Following Tert. jaime. Iy.iss
What IL Your Lifes-Ye.. rAfe L.
worth = ; m People wan Only
live for God.

+ We leave to the
eyolutlonists to
guess where We
came from and to
the theologfans to
prophesy where We
are going to. we
stiil have left for
consideration the
important fact that
we are here. Their
may be some doub
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

roar to It,. for wearers took TO it quite
as readily as the dressmakers did. Yet
besides being extravagantly wasteful
of material, this method of making In
creases the weight of skirt very ma
terially. The tucking still continues
In favor, but n relief as to weight has
arrived in a cloth In tucked effect that
Is sold by the yard. 1t Is really corded,
but when made up the effect of tucking
Is almost exact. Entire costumes are
made of such material, and ox-blood
red Is a favorite color. Because of its
reduction of weight, this make-believe
tuck should be heartily welcomed.
In all this the woman who must prac-
tice economy finds small comfort, but
by n new wrinkle OF silk underskirts
she is benefited. A consequence OF this
new fancy is that instead OF shaking
her head sadly over the silk skirt ''all
gone In no time" as she once did, she
merely takes Off its rufiles. This be-
cause the skirt is. cleverly devised in
economy. The ruffie removed may be
Of delicate silk muslin with as many
Fittings mt the edge and as much lace
and establishment of ribbon bows as
you wish, and IL buttons on to the silk
skirt under n narrow frlll of the silk
planned to conceal the buttons. The
right sort OF skirt comes with change
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21
Fad of Climbing Mountains.

Then newest FAD among Parisiennes
at the moment ~ mountain climbing
for women, and there IS so much Oppo-
sition made to the, bold and even reclS-
less manner in WHICH they go about it
that the authorities have taken steps
to have the matter well considered and
the safety Of such Undertakings pro-
nounced upon.> The fair ones are con
testing the honor OF, becoming the
Bride of Mont Blanc, as the daring
climber is called. This is not the first
time that the ascent has been attempt
ed by women. Early in this century
Mile. dAngeville, opposed by all who
knew her, and even by the citizens Of
Geneva, ventured upon this, then who'll
ly unheard of, enterprise. She accom-
plished it after great fatigue and in
tense suffering:
''In this age,Yfsaida summer traveller
recently, most people are content to
60 up Vesuvius and the Rigf on the
comfortable ,funicular, since the view
from the summit Is the object, and that
remains the same whatever the means
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

self n handy driver, and possessed Of
cool and level head under excite
ment, which Is an essential requisite to
one who aspires to drive In n race.
Mrs. Crosby is not at all bold or az
gressive, but, on the contrary, is a re-
firing, modest little woman, who loves
horses. Last year Mrs. Harriet Winch
of Middlebury, VT, drove to cart at
many of the large fairs throughout
New England, the fast PAGER Major
Wonder, and 1t was an easy task for
Mrs. Winch to drive the steady go
ing fellow miles around 2:12.
1t has remained for the season Of
1907. however. and the state Of Maine,
to give the full-hedged horse race
where all the drivers were women, the
horses hitched to sulkies, and the fair
sex barred from no right extended to
men under the rules of racing. 1t was
ut Pittsfield, Me-, that these women
drove their initial race, and here, as at
the state fair ut Lewiston, Miss Leola
Elliott, the twenty-two-years-o
daughter of q farmer, who lives In
Orient, Aroostock county, was the win
ner, although Mrs. Crosby, who won
second money, drove the fastest mile
OF the race, which was In 2:251a. OF
the four women drivers, all but Miss
Elliott are married. Mrs. Mary Wood
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21
Mrs. Rorer,s Cafe Parfsit.

In making cafe parfait the cream
may be favored with chocolate, vanilla
or strawberry, the parfait taking the
name of the fiavoring. Use good, thick
cream, very cold; add to 1t half n pound
of powdered sugar, and gill of black
coffee; mix thoroughly; stand the basin
In pan OF cracked Ice. and with wire
egg heater beat to n froth. This will
take about five minutes. Put the mix
ture into mold, put on the lid, cover
the joint with piece OF waxed paper
pack 1t In coarse salt and ice, and stand
aside for two hours. Or II may be
packed In the freezer and served In
tumblers.-Ladies Home Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

later harmony between the two was
all that was demanded, and now, just
as we have supplied ourselves with
dresses whose skirts and waists are
trimmed alike, up hobs n preference
by exquisite dressers for ornamental
ton that is so nearly alike as to be in
effect match, yet that Is Of different
construction. This surely is splitting
hairs, but 1t Is done by just those wom-
en- whose clothes are always getting
copied. An example of this is shown
In the first picture, which shows the
alter or reception dress of prairie-green
faille. On the front of its bodice
whose back was plain, was v-shaped
plastron Of heavy lace, the stock col