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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

a. ST. Ives. IN Cornwall. England.
once every dfih year. ten girls-na-
tivos Of the borough, and daughters OF
scamen. fishermen. or timers, each %
them not more than ten years old
are chosen TO dance Tor a quarter OF
an hour between no and ~ In the fore
noon. on the plot of ground adioln-
lug the mausoloum OF Mr. l1nn Knill
who died In ISL. This is in accordance
with a curious provision OF bis will.
which directs that tine glrls shall be- are
raycl In white, wear white rOscuCs.
and have their hair deliberately curlcd
and tr.szcd Coz the occasion; and pro-
vidCs SO To to divided equally among
them. The addlcr. who plays Tor them.
receives q pound for his services. and
two widows OF sixty-four years or up
wards. who are present 10 testify 70
the trustees that the ceremonies en-
Joined by the tcstator have been duly
performed, also receive a pound apiece
under the provisions OF the will After
the dance the old version OF the tenth
Psalm Is sung to tune used In So.
Ives church at the time the beQuest
was made The latest occasion OF this
kind was on the 25ih July last.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

The Mexican army is mainly COM
posed Of recruits forced into its ranks
from the iails. A pgisoner IL released
from confinement on condition that he
onlls,s In the army; thus the cost Of
keeping him In Jail a. the expense Of
the state Is avoided. and frequently a
man Is sentenced 10 enlistment with
on, ever being sent 10 jail. with the
same economical ond IN Wow. This
method OF recruiting the army pre-
walls 20 a greater or less extent all
through Mexico and Ia more partlcu-
larly the rule In the province Of sono-
"a. where not intreQucntly a whole
regiment barring the non-commission-
ga ana commissioned officers. Is COM
posed OF criminals With regiment
so recruited % o. not surprising that
there are many doacriions, and that
esprit Dc corps % entirely lacking.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

Even Ceyion has an agricultural coli
iego. and as a result yine-growing has
been introduced into that isle. The
Indian Agricultural says: Experiments
IN vllleulture In Ceylon have been turn
ing out very satisfactorily. and u Is
within the range Of possibility tina;
grape growing and winc-maklng may
BE- established a. a supplementary in
dustry to tea-planting In that Ia
vorcd Isle. About year ago a winery
was erected In the School OF Agrleul-
turo premises. Colombo. and placed
under the care OF slgor zane,ii.
Only a few months elapsed from the
planting Of the vines 20 their showing
signs Of bearing. and an excellent yield
Of grapes resulted. There has been.
however, a little hitch between the
slgnor and the government about al
loving additional expenditure. and for
the time being the experiment ap-
pears 10 BE- IN danger OF abandonment
Il 4 verv unlikely that the government
VII allow The experiments 70 fall
through. big with promise as they UNI
doubiedly are. and We may expect to
hear By later mail OF an adjustment Of
differences and Of further experiment
Already a slnhaloso capitalist. who has
watched the partial development and
success Of the agricultural school vine
yard, and "a assuord OF the ulti-
mate success Of viticulture In the
island. has started q vineyard on his
own account
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
cHLoRoFoRMEp THE SNAKE.
a sponge Saturated aud Reached 10 tho
Pence by Means Of q Ilsh Pole.

a sponge Saturated aud Reached 20 tho
Pence by Means Of a Tlsh Pole.
The l.. A. W. Bulletin prints a pic
ture OF a fourteen-foot snake and n
letter from Fostorla. o.. written by
Andrew Emerine. president OF the Fos-
toria Bicycle Club. telling how the
snake was captured and photographed.
The snake was traced by whoelmen
for seven miles" the letter says. "oyer
hills. a river. the fair ground. and a
race track. Il left a trail four inches
wide In dusty places. and II was easily
followed. When come up with he was
on the top bars Of a fence gate. stretch
ed along Il and hanging down like a
clothes line where he wasn't resting on
the bar. The reptile was captured
by soaking a sponge In ehloroform and
tying the sponge on the end OF a fsh
rod. The sponge was held against
the snakes nose. and he soon grew
drowsy. Then he was tied up In a
hard knot and wound about with ropes
Thousands Of persons saw the snake
In the city park at Fostorla. and he Is
now IN the museum OF the bicycle
club. He measured IL feet inches
long"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
FOUND IN NATURE.

The timber wealth Of tho United
States gives a yearly product Of over
81 600. OOO. 900. or more than twice the
value Of the output Of the mines
Tho leaf OF the cocoanut tree Is near
" thirty feet long. A single leaf Of
the parasol magnolia Of Ceylon Affords
shelter for from Niteen TO twenty per-
sons
The rynapta. a water insect. Ia pro-
ylded with an anchor the exact shape OF
those used BY ships by means OF Il
the insect can hold itself In any POSI-.
lion q deslrea
The ilehtcs, known wood Ia that Of
the anona palustrls Of Brazil. which Is
much lighter than cork The heaviest
IA the iron bark OF Australia. which
weighs nearly 100 pounds to the cubic
foot.
The river Tinto. In spain. possesses
extraordinary qualities Il hardens
and potrlhes the sand OF Is bed and
n stone falls In the stream upon an.
other In a few months tho two viii BE-
solldibed together.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

Il r. refreshing TO turn TO one inter
national marriage where the BRIDE
groom was not a fortune hunter. Il 90
that Of the daughter OF Millionaire
Claus spreckles to Mr. Watson. a San
Francisco broker. OF English birth.
But then this was not a match arranged
BY the brides parents. They objected
strenuously and the couple eloped.
Papa spreckles had settled a million
or two on his daughter. She was a
high-spirited Girl and did not want 10
ne behoiden 20 her papa for her fortune
since ne had married without his con.
sent Her husband told her be mar
ried her for herself and not for her
millions. and Mira Watson promptly
decided back 10 her father the property
be had given her 20 the tune OF a
couple OF millions. but then Il Is not
likely they will ever know the pangs
Of want.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

japan Is one vast garden. and as you
look over the fields you can Imagine
that they are covered with toy farms
where the children are playing with the
laws OF nature and raising samples OF
different kinds OF vegetables and grains
Everything "a on the diminutiye scale.
and the work Is as hne aud accurate
as that applied 10 a Clolsonne vase.
What would an Illinois or an Iowa far
mer think Of planting his corn. wheat.
oats and barley In punches. and then.
when Il Ia three or four inches high.
transplanilng every spear OF It In rows
about as far apart as you can stretch
your hngert2 A japanese farmer weeds
his wheat Fields Just as a Connection,
farmer weeds his onion bed. and cultl-
Yates his potatoes and barley with al
much care as Ions Island farmer be.
slows upon his asparagus or mush.
rooms or his flowers
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

they are used effectively TO display
handsome garments representing the
latest Partisan styles. fetching bonnets
and natty suits for masculine wear
The papier macho models, which are
principally used by the retail clothing
dealers. are crude enough In appear
ance. but wnen arranged In a row
along the pavement In front OF the
store they are sufficiently llfellke 10
give the wolld-be purchaser an idea
Of how the suits worn by the dummy
would look on his own back. The dry
goods men. however. with stores on
prominent thoroughiares. look with
disdain upon the papler maehe model
and employ In their establishments
wax figures modelled from llfe-and
some Of them. by the way. are remark
ably accurate facslmiles.
These figures always picture very
pretty women. Frequently well-known
actresses and noted beauties cit for
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
ODD PROPER NAMES.
A BOOK for the Patrlarehal Heads of
Families.

A Book for the Patriarchai Heads Of
Families.
At last somebody, and Il happens 10
be a woman. has written a book that
Is modelled on nobody's and viii prove
a most comforting possession for the
heads Of patriarchal families. says tho
New York World. In a word. Il is a
book made up solely Of surnames ac-
tually In use OF the most violently
striking order. Any man or woman
who has been burdened with an I'M
comely or suggestiyely uncomfortable
name will find solace In the perusal Of
names like those taken from life and
recorded In this book.
For the benefit Of specialists tho
names have been lngenlously arranged
according 10 their kind, as a list from
the anatomical section will Indicate
Back. Firmhack. Brownhack. slyback,
Noback. Shoulders. Spine. Waist. Leg,
Foot. Knee. Barefoot. Loudioot, Clink-
erfooi. Heel and SOles."
Again. In the list OF medicated names
one finds new support for the theory
that surnames we're not chosen but in
flloted upon their bearers. Otherwise
how account for names like these
Doctor. Bonecutter. Apothecary. Pa
tient. slckman. Palcman, Nurse. vigil
Lint. splint. Brace. Sling. swab,
Cruich. Bottles. Vial. Stopper. Cork,
label Dose. Diet. Drugs. Cordial. Bal
sam. Bitiers. Arnica. Hartshorn. Log
wood. Birthstone. Morphia, PHI. Pellet,
Powders. Plasters. salve, Malady. Ache
SILVER. Chill. Cough. Grip. Group,
Hurt. Bumps. Lump. Bruise. Scar
sprain. Warts Splinter. Foster. Well
finger. Shock. Cash, Gore, Matter
Pain. feelings. Twitchinga. Lame
Blind. Slender. Slim. Lean. Lank. Hag-
gard, Pale. Delicate. Frail. sallow,
Faint, slekly. III. Weak. Weary. Fall
ing. Moan. GrOan. suff9r. Heal. Cure
Eat. Tall. Straight. Hearty. Well"
The supply Of domestic names is re-
markably full and interesting: "Kitoh-
en-. Cook. Servant, scullion. Coke. SHOW
81. Range. Kindllng. Fagot. Coal,
Smoke. Bellows. Spark. Blaze Hothre,
Burn. clinker. Scot, Kettle Washer,
wringer. Pump, Sink. Drain. Dlpper
jug. Crock. Tins. knife. Fork. Spoon
Coffee. Cream. Sugar. Tea. Butter
Bread. Yeast. Muffin. Rolls. Johnny
cake. Oyster. Clam. Pickles. Olive
Peppers, Cinnamon. Mace. and Mus
tard."
As book 10 while away the minutes
without taxing the brain unduly thii
volume will be OF especial value to N,
sick and the weary.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

made OF the face OF his sitter. and II he
Is an expert modeler this reproduction
is usually very exact. He puts the tint
on the wax 10 copy the models COM
plexion and completes every detail
with the utmost care. Then the hair.
eyebrows and eyelashes are put on.
Only natural hair Is used. and Il Is In
serted In such a manner that Il can be
brushed and done up as often as re-
quired. In any style the purchaser
pleases
Probably the mod,Wh g OF the eyes
and putting in OF the Vyelashes are the
most delicate part Of = whole process
Each hair is put IN Vaparatcly, both
on the head and for the eyebrows and
eyelashos The operation Is performed
with hot sedle and takes n very long
time The work Is frequently done by
women. who become very expert
When the hair Is implanted in the
manner as stated Il can be dressed Just
as II Il we're going on a living head
Il can be washed and brushed and
taken down and put up IA any style
Just as In nature.
or course. Il cannot be cut. as there
Is no possible chance OF It's growing
IN again. The tedious work Of insert
ing the hair as thus described is. OF
course. only possible on what are
known as hrst-class wax heads. which
often cost as much as $3.50 apiece. Tho
average price OF those seen In the bis
dry-goods stores r. between SIS and
500. The value OF these heads de-
ponds not only upon the workmanship
and time which Is put In on them but
also upon ths quality OF the wax used.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
HE LOST HIS WIFE.
Adventures OF Man IA = Big DRY.
goods stare,

Goods store.
I'm Just going into Blanks for n
minute for a veil"
Hump we'll. I'll step across the
street into the saloon 10 get my boots
BACKED"
"All right. dear; and II you should
get your-er-your boots blacked with
In minute or two come to the Lace
department 10 find me-"
The bootblacking operation occupied
a couple OF minutes. observes the New
York World. and the husband plunged
through the constantly swinging doors
OF the store into the arms OF floor
walker.
What can We do for you this morn'
ing. slr2"
Il want to End my wife"
The iloor-walker looked puzzled.
shes In the lace department
on. yes, sir. elevator to second iloor,
cross the main hall. through the Bhoa
department. then up one short flight In
/ 10 the annex
II took him ten minutes to get there
and when he did his wife was gone. lie
was directed 10 turn to the waiting
room. the loat property room. the In
formation bureau. and. finally. after
more than half an hours search. he
found her In the restaurant with a cup
OF chocolate and an evening newspaper.
oh, here you are What a time Il
took you to get your shlnel Now. be-
fore We so to the steamship once.
want TO 90 for a minute to the book de-
| partment-"
You'll come with me this very min
ute. he said. or Aunt Lou may swim
10 England for all care"
She went.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
A ssarserow Tor Mosquitoes.

Prof. Pheltsche. a German naturalist.
has discovered curious way OF re-
pelling the attacks u mosquitoes. The
little pest has a deadly enemy In the
dragon ny. which pursucs Il and feeds
upon a. The professor had found by
many experiments that the dried bod
les Of few dragon aies supcnded by
threads around a bed keep the mos
qultos az distance. New York sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

boston win soon have the finest pub
De baths since the days OF ancient
Rome. They ere 20 be- paid Tor and
maintained al the expense Of the city.
On he drg noor viii be- separate
waiting rooms Cor men and women.
The space on tho second floor viii be-
taken up by separate bath rooms for
men and women and the top floor viii
b. given up % the use OF the manager.
who. with his family. will reside In
tie bath house. Tho total number Of
bath rooms contemplated In the plans
Is hiiy. on these seventeen will be Tor
tho exclusive use OF women.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

Sven Hedin. the Norwegian traveller
has discovered O. the north side Of Tho
Kuen Luh Mountains. and in the edge
OF the great desert Of Gobl. the ruins
Of towns which he thinks we're buried
by sand-storms about 1000 years ago.
The largest town was nearly two miles
and a half long. and a canal connected
It and surrounding country with tho
Kerlja river The houses had walls Of
plated reeds covered with mud and
then coated with white plaster and
on these plaster walls were wen exc
euted paintings OF men. animals and
flowers Poplan apr!oots and plum
trees had evldeatly nourlshed there be-
fore tho invasion NJ no saad.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

A feature OF the recent Stuttgart ex-
hlbitlon which attracted considerable
attention was a display OF buildings
which we're constructed OF what Is
known as the Falconnier's blown glass
brick. 80 named after the inventor. a
French gentleman. The bricks are
blown hollow In the same way a. bot
tie. the color which IL most common
ly used being a very light bottle green,
bottle glass being the strongest, though
yellow. brown or other shades Of green
may be used u desired. The standard
brick Is Ave inches wide. eight inches
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

AZ East Liverpool. Ohio. Samuel Bar
low laughed al a farce comedy until
be went crazy A protest should be en-.
tered against the production Of farce
comedies which are too darned funny
for a man to witness and preserve his
compos mentis. Il is possible. how
ever. judging from some Of the alleged
alde-spllttera with which we are
afflicted periodically. that Mr. Barlow's
mental disorder was caused by acute
melaneholiA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

ITUATED between
Piorce's Min road
and Geological
park. upon the
high bank which
overlooks Rock
creek, is the new
canine lnhrmary
recently opened by
Dr. Cecil French a
professor Of canine
medicine I'm the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

Il want one Of those magdolecns."
said Farmer Cornhr to the dealer In
musical instruments. the Kind YOU
play on with a piece Of turtle she'll. ="
"Yes. SIR; for yourself2" asked the
clerk. NO. fer my wife ! want to
get her something sides me 60 pick on.
Cincinnati Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

a professor from Pit,sburg Is going
about the country delivering a lecture.
entitled How Our Rocks Were Made. +"
We don't know how the professor made
his. but imagine Il must have been
teaching scheol-New York Adycr-
tlser.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

WILLIE don't believe It's wicked TO
chew tobacco
Nellie Why, Williel
Wilne-woll. & amt. I tried II and
Il made me sick. Wicked things is all
Food.-Clnclnnat Enquirer
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

like the strings Of o musiHai instrument, the
nervous syslem boz hoAlth harmonizes pleas
nntly With the other parts Ut the system. But
weakened or oycrwnughf it ianglcs most In
hamouiodsy Quiet and inyigorato % with
the great trnnqulilfrr and tonic. ilosteitcr's
stomach li.iirrs. when PROMOTE dissection,
bilious secretion ant f0gulni action Of the
bowels. and prevents malarial, rheumatic and
Kidney rumu.niufa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

The European powers have taken 4
whole year to do nothing for the AR.
menians
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

long and four thick. when used for
walls. or such structures A. have to car
~ a quiet load. the bricks are laid as
shown In our view OF an ornamental
pavilion. and cement Is used in the
joints. which are hollow. hut when
the bricks are used In roof work. or
where the finished work will be sub
jected 10 bending strains. the cement
IL assisted by winding stout wire
around the Joint grooves In such a way
that Il will pass under o.. brick and
over the next. the course OF the next
wire being reversed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

1.-THE best dinner yarn that ever
heard observed a woman at a Bos-
ton dining party recently. was the
story OF the young man who was much
In love with a certain young lady but
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

The United States Is pushing 10 tho
front In naval matters. According 20
the report OF the secretary OF war. We
have built or building. II battle-ships.
z ooast-doiense ships. IS cruisers. Is
lookout ships and gunboats. IS torpedo
boats and one torpedo destroyer. June
90. 1898. there were serving IN the
navy 6.f59 enlisted men and 1915 APP
prentlces; June 30. 1894. $3.50 men
and liza apprentices: June 80. 1895,
7.tge men and i.23s apprentices. and
June 80. 1896. SIZES men and i.37S APP
prentlceA OF the enlisted men IN 1895
i.oi0 were serving under continuous
service certificates; In 1894. i.s2i: IN
1895, 2.27o. and in 1896. 2.i09.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

WhaioyeF their habits may be. young
men think TOO much q lh,lr character
10 be seen on the s,fo,t with women
even alighuy intoxicated A girl ought
not 20 tolsfsiA On scunr man what
young men would net iolsraie In a
glrl.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

The effectiveness Of exact calcula-
tons vas never better summarized
than when TIE venerable Doctor storra
anrmed that "ihe great brooklyn
bridge. viih an hs magnificent pro-
portions. was carried across the river
on the point q q rencli"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

Jesse pomer0y. who years ago was
given a life sentence In the Charles
town state prison for the murder Of
two children. came very near escap-
ing from his quarters last wednea-
day. With no tools except a piece Of
wire and a few nails. be succeeded In
boring through the wall Of his cell
until only a few bricks lay between
him and liberty. When discovered
In bis attempt 70 escape. he showed
no emotion whatever. Pomeroy was
only Il years old when he committed
the crime OF murder. and he was then
regarded as the worst specimen Of
youthful depravity ever known.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

After all Is said. man never really
appreciates how many friends he has
until Il becomes necessary 70 call the
roll.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

MOST necessary
adjunct 10 the re-
tail clothing and
dry-goods tradea
are the wax and
papler mache fig
ures that are TO be
seen In front OF
many stores and IN
shop windows says
the Philadelphia
Times. These fig
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

The chances are that II you look be-
hind you In life. you win generally find
somebody trying to make II unpleas-
ant for you.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

The only locality where weyicr
seems to have put down the rebellion
Is II bis own mind.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

We take greater pains to persuade
others that we are happy than In en-
doayoring to be so ourselves.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

People who are behind the times gen.
orally consider that the world Is rush.
ing madly to perdltlon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
ssisncs

TO CURE A COLD ~ oSE DfH.
Take Laxative promo Quininc Tablets Al
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
LUXURIES FOR DOGS.
WHERE THEY ARE PETTED,
NURsEp AND CARED FOR.

Hospital and sanltarium Comblncd-A
Washington Doctor Who Gives the
neasts Turkish Baths aud Performs
Operations ON Them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
ABOUT WAX FIGURES.
HOW DUMMIES AND MUSEUM
FREAKS ARE MADE.

Average Price One Hundred DoIiars-
Hairs IN Head, Eyebrows aud Rye
lashes Put In with Hot Needle
other Interesting Points.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

The great achievements Of science
have opened 10 all OF as l.mitloss pos
slblli,los There seems 10 be- no end
to wha, Ia before rs Ia all that eXalts
and embelllshes civilized life Science.
In many ways. IL golag from victory
10 vic,c.y. and IN many ways the world
Is better because o. these eonquests.-
Rev Hcary hagne.
wur. huious Or eos,i,s. eat a Cascaret.
eaudy cathartic, cure sualantssd ioc, -,
Many people. without knowing H.
nrp inpuliers Of se1n1ni clubs