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FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH,
FIRST Lutheran church. Charlotte
street-Rev. Mr.. Schenll pa stor-Regular
services morning and evening.
CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Preaching at II a. M by Rev. J. W.
Lee at AS p. IN. by the pastor, Rev,
Il. ); Bamber. Evening subject. "Wo-
mems Work in the Church." Sunday
school II $3.50 n. m: Junior G. E., p. IN.
T. 2. S. G. E., 80 p. m
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICE.
Christian Science services Sunday af-
ternoon al O'Clock in City Library
building, corner CRANKY street and Col.
lege Place, Norfolk. Friday evening at
o'clock in Hotel Portsmouth. Ports
mouth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03

In an address on Horticulture and
ilealih," beiorc the American Asocla-
ton Tor the Advancement o. Science.
Prof ". r. Llsenhy discussed the nu-
tritiyc value OF various fruits. and
showed that an average man who
should undertake 10 live on siraWher.
rles alone would have 20 consume
eighty pounds Of them IN a day IN or.
der 70 obtain a sufficient quantity Of
one Of the most important elements Of
food. protein Bat shllo be vas gcitlne
the proper amount Of protein from the
strawberries. they would give aim sew.
en- times too much OF another neces.
fary compound. namely. carbohydrates
Forly.iour pounds Of tomatoes a day
would supply nearly the rich, quantity
aud proportion OF protein. carh0hyd.
rate and fat. the three most essential
constituents Of food. The chief value Of
fruit consists In iis acids. which an,
important 10 health.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03
mas HoRHR.


Some preachers are trying ever
means Tor filling their churches. except
holding Up Christ
To pray the Lords prayer a. Joaui
taught Il. VIII change q desert life into
a fruitful garden.
II you take the devil home 70 dinner
with you. you may have 70 take him foi
a boarder.
God answers or prayers By givina
the answer at the best time, az well
az In the best way.
Love 70 God and ran are two steps
over which every one mus, pass to enter
the closet Of prayer
Our prayers would al have more
power IN them. II itey BEGAN. as the,
should. In righteous eon6uct
Because judgment hzs been a Ions
time IN coming. some people take Il FOL
granted that Il will never come.
n you Ind yourself becoming IN
grateful. look around nne see hos
much better on you are than othe
people.
Tho right way 70 Vatch for the Lor
10 come. Is 10 20 i've that II an me
lived AZ We do. the devil would hav
to 60.
what a revival Their would Be In a
the churches to-day. n Il we're ocrtai
that Christ would come tomorrow
Men take the risk o. living In sin. b
cause they believe Il will be a long Viii
before the reckoning One will con
The dangerous thing about saying 4
70 Christ. ls that the man who does
may never afiefWard BE- able 10 "a
yes.
A careful searching Of the Scriptur'
is one Of the most efectuai prayel
We can make for God TO reveal hin
self 20 us.
One reason Why there IL 20 much Il
difference on the subject Of religion.
because the church ls no, looking Il
tho Lord 70 come Rams Horn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03

agorle tent close by. The empty benches
stared az the vacant ring. the scattered
props and a strange commingling Of
ropes and poles. The odor OF sh"ous'
and tanbark. 70 dear 10 the circus man
lloaled upward to where a single drop
light cast a dim light on the deserted
interior, and the circus slept a Jew
short hours before and the scene had
been one Of glitterlng grandeur pomp
aud pagenlry. The flashing OF lights
the grotesqueries OF the clowns. the
commands OF the rlngmaster. the olar-
Ing Of the band. the dazzling beauty OF
the star equestrlenne. the beWildering
agility Of the acrobats, and the astouna-
Ing feais OF the performing animals
had blended IN harmonious unison With
the plaudlts OF the assembled mNiu-
tudo. But now the color had faded. The
walls Of canvas. which had been daz-
King In their whltenoss. we're gray In
the ahodowy half light and the en-
chanied precincts had descended 10
the commonplace II was just at that
moment that some wee imp OF Pan
dora'a looaing crept into the queer lit
lie head Of Taro. the nimble. Taro
was only a plain brown monkey OF
doubtful ancestry and unknown his
tory. One OF a consignment which had
been the feature OF the circus IN days
gone by, be- was the solo remaining sur
vlvor All his companions had sue
cumbed 10 the climatic influences
which are 20 fatal 10 the monkey tribe.
and Taro was alone. Taro was the very
beau ideal OF a mlschlevous monkey bis
pTopensltiea being entirely m the d.
rection Of gratifying his innate and
overwhelming curiosity. His accom-
plishments were many. and Taro was
always sure OF generous applause from
the children whenever be made his ap-
pearanee In the ring. But the iron Of
captivity had entered his soul. and. al
though he was not Gagged. the little
steel chain which held him when not
performing. and the small. but biting
whip which he had 20 often felt when
In the ring. were strong reminders Of
bis lmpoiency In combating the will
Of his master. SO. when the wandering
imp Of mischief found his way into
Taro'a brain he found plenty Of good
material for a frolie The cages IN the
menaserie tent were arranged In cir.
eular fashion. and 10 the wheel Of one
Of these Taro was chained. He had
chartered his usual remonstranoc
which was marked more by fluency Of
expression than BY any beneficial r..
suit. for the keeper had simply cursed
him for "A limb Of the devil- and gons
10 rest Perhaps the luridity OF Taro'l
remarks may have been the Gange,
equivalent for profanity. but. whether
Il was or not. raro was soon huddlet
IN his heap n. straw. and gibberinl
himself 20 sleep. Il u not recorded
In any work on natural history tina
monkeys are the possessors OF con
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03


Tho late Frank Bnckland the naiu.
raliit maintained thai an flesh was eat.
able. he sought 20 give proof OF this
statement By tasting the meat OF an
animals. reptiles and birds which be
encountered In his career. He found
the ncsh Of the rattlesnake delicate and
succulent That OF the blacksnake vas
not 90 good. Lizards we're exception
able. while panther chops were not
equal 10 those OF pork. which they
somewhat resemble. The hnest eating
was furnished By elephants feet
baked In a hole IN the ground. accord
Ing 10 the mode In vogue In Africa.
In New Zealand. where grasshoppers
are more than abundant they are
used for food by Europeans This may
suggest 10 the people OF Kansas and
adjacent states an agreeable change IN
their diet Grasshoppers are pro-
nounced a great deiieacy IN New Zea-
land. when prepared according 70 the
folloeing recipe; One bushel Of the
insects ia immersed for tWo hours IN
one-half gallon Of pork brine The
insects are then brollod IN the liquid
for twenty minutes. then thoroughly
rinsed In warm water and placed IN an
oven 10 become crisp. When cold the
heads are removed and they are ready
20 be eaten. The flavor is said 20
resemble that Of shrimp Popular
Science Monthly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03

A man giving his namo as Bcrton n.
Main, and his residence AZ sheldon,
H.. phrcnologlsi, palmist and hypno-
tis,, went to Jamestown. n v. four
weeks ago and engaged room and board
az a hlgh-casa boarding house. satur-
day he was married to Miss Mary
Whitman. the handsome young sister
OF the landlaoy. but Sunday he was ia
the city jail, having been arrested on
charge Of getting the girl under
hypnotic influence and then marrying
her. The bride says She has no recol-
lection Of the marriage or events which
followed Il, and can hardly believe
that she was married. but the proof Is
absolute. The groom was arrested on
complaint Of the girls parents. and she
Joins In the petition for release from
the man whom she claims IA very OBJ
ioctlonablo 10 her, but when IN hls
presence abe makes no complaint
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03
work Of q sherlock IIoime. 500 Year,

Work Of q sherlock Holmes 500 Year
Ago.
DR. John Donno. the famous English
divine and poet. who lived IN the reign
OF James l.. was a yeritable sherlock
Holmes In bent OF mind. says a writer
In Tld-Bits.
Ne was walking In the churchyard
while a grave was being dug. when the
sexton cast up moldering skull The
doctor Idly took Il up, and. Ia handling
u. found headleas nail driven into Il.
This he managed 10 take out and con-
ceal IN his handkerchief Il was evil
dent 10 him that murder had been
done lie questioned the sexton and
learned that the skull was probably
that Of a certain man who was the pro-
prieior Of a brandy shop and was a
drunkard. being found dead In bed one
morning after a night In which he had
drunk two quarts OF brandy.
Had he a wife," asked the doctor.
"Yea.~
what character does she bearg"
"she bore q very good character. on
ly the neiEhbors gosaiped because she
married the day after her husbands
funeral She stlli lives here"
The doctor soon called on the wo-
man. he asked for and received the
particulars Of the death Of her hrsi
husband suddenly opening his hand.
kcrchlcf he showed her the icll-iai,
nail. asking IN a loud voice.
Madam. DO you know this nall7"
The woman was 70 surprised tina. shi
confessed. was tried and executed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03

Few people 10 these busy daysarc willing
% live without calendar 10 marx The pas
inr of time Ihis fatt no doubt. nccounts
for thc calendars II all kinds. co'ors. shapes
and sizes which nood The mails az this
season. Among thea al The one that best
suits us Is The one issuci bY n. ". Aria A
Sos, the Keeping kver'asiiurly A. ~
Newspaper Advertising Agents Of Philadci-
phla. We have lnst rccclvcd our new cory
aud are fxcd Tor lsqs. II Il not dinicult 70
see why this calendar a so great q iavoritc.
The figures on it are large enough - b rad
across a nom; its handsome appearances
makes u worthy 81 place IN thc best fur
nished ooice OF library. while itis business
like an The way through. The publishers
state that the demand Tor tais calendar has
always cxnccicd The supply. Idia ie1 thcm
ycars ago 20 place upon u a nominal price--
- cents o. rccc Do % which Il il sent. fostr
paid and securely packed. % any address
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03

Perhaps recollection carried him back
TO the delicious evening when he had
escorted his innmorata 10 the Abor-
iglnal ball, and discussed oocoanula
and the Darwlnlan theory as they
swung by their tails from the branches
OF a Banyan tree close by his home.
Perhaps he thought cruel things Of bis
keeper. who stood convuised with
laughter. Whatever his thoughts were.
they were not long. The snake having
a splendid leverage. the grating could
not resist the strain any longer, and
Taro was pulled through the opening.
A few moments later be was a shape
less mass IN the relentless folds Of a
boa constructor. few hours later and
the snakes reptlllan countenance
seemed 70 wear a smile. A twinkle Of
coutentment seemed present In his
bcady eyes as he lay stretched out NJ
ful length. Half way down his acaiy
body was pronounced enlargement,
and something In Ia ohtruslve rotun-
dity seemed to say. "IIio facet Taro."
Twas even 20: Taro's chain knew him
no more. for his ohsequies had been
contaminated.
Requioscat In pace.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03
BITS OF KNOWLEDGE.

Al the bottom Of the deep seas tn
water is only a few degrees above th'
freezing point.
Ships bull, OF steel are said 70 Be-
able 10 carry 20 per cent more freight
than those OF iron.
The year Of Mara IL almost twice as
long as Il Is on our planet, being exact
" So days Of terrestrial time.
Microscopes say that the strongest
microscopes DO not. probably. reveal
the lowest STAGES OF animal life
sun spots are believed to be openings
In the suns philosophers. or luminous
envelope. through which the orb Il
seen.
There are more wrecks In the Baltic
Sea than In any other place In the
world. The average is one wreck . day
throughout the year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03

sciences. or other causes Tor Insomnia.
but be- that as q may. Taro's efforts Al
rcctltude. which ls the companion OF
slumhcr. were unavaillnE. Something
/ gllttorluF a few feet away caught hls
eye and In his madly enthusiastic en-.
doavou to elongate himself over the
space beyond which bis chain kept him
from attaining. bis belt Of leather, TO
which the chain was attached. broke In
two. and Taro the nimblo was free. II
was almost too GOOD 10 be true. but
when Taro actually realized that he
was free he broke out Into a shrill chat
toring, which was unmlstakably a
pean Of Joy az liberation. Soon he had
resolved himself into a committee %
Investigation. and, a. the coast was
clear, be soon commenced his tour OF
examination. Having explored the In.
terror Of the tent. Taros aext
thought was OF the ex,srlor.
but. having ventured under the
hap and found the outside world DARK
dismal and improbable. he was glad
enough to creep back. Just al that mo-
ment the night man entered the tent.
His quick eye soon discovered the
broken waist belt. which mutely told
the story OF Taro's liberation. and a
second Stance showed him the small
form 81 the runaway perched on top OF
the snake cage, Nlmhly rnro eluded
The hand onistrelchcd TO Erasp him.
ncrisivcly he chartered a. the frantic
ondeavors Of the keeper TO capture him.
But hls chatter OF doriaion was soon
changed 10 a shrek Of pain SET into
the TOP OF the snake case vas a ven
,llaior about a foot IN diameter. and
covered with coarse mcshed vim
Grating. which prevented an aphldlan
exodus Through one Of these mcsho
Taro had lnirudod bic tain. aud one Of
the scaly reptiles that had slowly
wound bis slnuons way to The top OF
the cage In a languldly persistent man.
ner. installing e Tor some new specie,
OF tree limb. had wrapped a fold or Two
around Il. and /, was this attack upon
biz flank that had caused raro's an.
gulsh. Escape ives vain, and Taro wa
a prisoner beyond release. u IA Eat
that people who arc near death arr Wit
nosscs Of panorama Of events Ia thcll
lives which passes rapidly before them
Perhaps Taro had some gnch promo
milton. icr there was a thoughtful oA
preston on hls almost human coun
tonanee. Perhaps no thought oi ia
on lnnslc. who're he had swung IN on
iroea and chailorol The hours away
Perhaps be thought OF some soft
voiced momifs oi the fair &C.,
whose smiles had once been hli
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03

A. an outcome Of the rage Tor post.
age stamp collecting, there are several
men In London who make a good llv-
ing as postage stamp rcpalrcrs. their
duty boing 10 ingenlously piece Co.
gother valuable stamps which have
been torn or manglcd Perhaps the
chief OF az their duties is that OF put.
ting a new perforated cdgc upon yalu.
able stamps which have been carelcssly
cut out from envelopes instead OF be-
ing carefully torn aaay or otherwise
removed They DO this 90 won that
e o. impossible iof cay one but a very
nice export TO ten that a false ncriora-
ton has boon added ln some cases.
where muuatod stamps are concerned.
two Imperfect specimens arc made 20
form one pericc, one. and even tho
colors. where very considerable fgdlng
has taken place. are restored
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03
ITEMS or INTEREST.

The largest standing army IL pos
sessed by Russia. Germany and France
come next
The West Point Academy has this
year a class Of 322 cadets. the largest In
the history OF the Institution.
Michael Faraday. the noted chemist
and philosopher. began bis business
career. al the age OF thirteen. as a
London ncwsboy.
In the Baltic Sea there are more
wrecks than In any other place In the
world. The average throughout the
year il one each day
Tho late MIA Hicss-Iord. Of this
city. 90 appreciated the falthfulness OF
her colorod maid. Maria. that she be-
Qucathed 10 her $500 month for life.
Russia. with a population Of iio.ooo.-
600. has only iS.Ssi physicians. In the
United States. with a population Of
about 1900. 900. there are 10000 ply
slciana
Paul Hogue. OF 81. Joseph. Mich.
tried 10 KIN a calf By striking Il with
the butt Of his Eun. The gun was dis
charged by the blow. causing the death
Of Mr.. HoEae.
The cultivation OF sugar oecta has
proved 20 profitable this year on Grand
Island. Nebraska. that farmers have
sold their crops for sums double the
value Of the land on which they wer'
grown.
The problem OF cheap living has been
solved by the Rev Miles Grant Of
Boston. Ills daily dici Is graham bread
milk. cheese and vegetables. and hs
continues 20 maintain good health al
a cost OF Sc cents a week.
Tho cyoslght OF a San Francisco cat
became detective. and the owner. Misi
Thompson. induced an oeulist Of that
city 20 make a pair Of spcciacles ioi
the animal. Now the cat can see az
well as ever with their ala
Stout canes IN largc numbers have
NNI some IIINN N|NN NNAhNN"N HAAN"" t"N
Pmsslan border into Russia. The
ezar's officials 90 last examined the
canes. and found them stuffed with nj
hnisuc literature. printed on Tissue
paper.
Columbia college Is to have a gymna-
alum which will COS, s5oO.o0o. There
viii be a running track one-ninth Of
mile IN circumference and III tce'
VIE. The main room viii measure 81
feot high. 100 feet wide and leo feet 10
length.
An uncommon accident hefoi the no.
I ne daughter OF Washington Mckiuny
az Sparta. Ohio, She was coming from
school. holding a pencil In her hand
when she stumbled and ZEN. The pen
en- penetrated her chest. touched lhl
heart. and caused death.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03

From the OId-Time whaieboue spreadss
4. IL. -. l-..-.....l al..l-

From the OId-Time whaiebone spreadee
20 She Bou Chanael Steel
Forty years or 80 ago umbrellas we're
made with strelchers or bows Of whale
bone. These bows were rather bulky
IT, themselves. and they we're apt to get
little permanent bend from long use
50 that they bulged when the umbrella
was rolled up; making the big baggy
umbrella, familiar 70 middle-aged ana
older people. and occasionally stili
seen. though on the stage oftener than
In real life. With the introduction OF
petroleum oil into general use as an
Illuminating oil. and the consequent
very general abandonment Of the use OF
whale oil came the decline Of the whai-
ing Industry Fewer and fewer vessels
went after whales. because there was
less and less demand for the OIL OF
course. the supply Of whalobone de-
creased with the supply OF oil. but the
price did not. nor did the demand.
There are atill some uses for which
Whalebono Is considered most deaira-
bic. and with constant demand and de-
creaslng supply the price Of whalebone
steadily advanced. az Il has continued
20 do. Whllebone soon became too
costly 10 permit Of ~ further use for
umbrella stretchers. Al FIRST a slender
round. tempered steel rod. With these
slendorer bows the umbrella could b.
more snugly rolled and the old bagSy
umbrella began to disappear. and Inc
modern tight roller 70 take its place
Then came umbrella bows Of light stee
rolled In V shape. and then. In the
quest for a still tighter roller, umbrella
handles were made Of metal The hrs'
tubing handles were made Of brass
Steel WOULD have been cheaper, bui
there had been discovered no natssfac
tory method OF brazing steel tubes suci
az are used IN umbrella handles Their
Is such a method now. however. ant
umbrella handles OF steel tubing arr
now made In great numbers AM
nowadays many spreaders are made o
steel. rolled channel-shapod. In eros
section this spreader Is shaped some
thing Ike a capital letter + without
tongue. and the ribs Of the umbrella
the steel rods that run from the slid
Ing ferrule. or runner. a. Il IL called
on the handle OF the umbrella. By
means Of which the umbrella ia spread
are 20 attached and adjusted 70 th'
spreadera that they shut Into the chan
noia when the umbrella is closed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03

A blind boy. II years old. an inmate
OF the Institute for the Blind AZ Chin,
near Mons. has composed a mass with
organ accompaniment Tic IL Of mid
dle-class plreniage and has been al
most blind from birth. when he en-
tered the institute three years ago he
knew nothing Of music and was little
educated. lie has made remarkable
progress. ana composed his mass Sit
ling al the plano and debating 20 a
brother The whole mass h shortly 10
b. Given AZ Verxiern.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03

beginning January 10 and every day
thereafter a through Pullman sleeper
viii leave Paris AZ $40 p. M. Dallas
n $50 p. m. Ciobnrnc AZ 1880 y. m..
For, Worth AZ 0fo p. m.
4 fasseuEcrE from Fort Worth win
correct with sleeper az Cleburne. ar.
rlvirg at san Antonio S;ia a. M. via
Gulf, Colorado and Santa fe % Cam.
cron. san Antouio and Arkansas Pass
90 flatonla. southern Pacific % san
Antonio. one change only. with direct
connections for coach passengers NJ
Cameron. This Is absolute u IN, qulcs.
csi time between North Texas anl
san Antonio. W. \. KEENAN,.
G. T.. A.. g. 6. & So. ny.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03

The gymnasium was a feature OF al
most every ancient Greek community.
Originally Il was merely an open space
of grouud whore athletic exercises
were pracllccd, bu, later large build.
INKS deliberately decorated woro erect.
"a and frequently libraries and lecture.
rooms were combined with e.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03

So many hoautiiul calendar anl enter
tanning novelties have been iss1ca ~ lAn
are hardly SURPRISED % rrcrIFc this season
not emily one II the VERY prcttrst drI'4as
IN calendar. but with i cpuruns HnIlH NH'
title the RI qIfnt % attractive n1f0IIIoa'
Eyerr one who rris D Hoods carlaraIiII4
calendar Tor itii an.urra arulatlIuE IHaa
will prove interesting ard NaIu4t'H 81 vel
a. heaut ful srrcIncn 81 The IIihorrlr piers
art. The caICnd4r d accompanied IfIs
sraaon by an arlus.nr littIn loo8 on ''iHt
Weather Ask yoar druggist Tor iioniI
Coupon Caicndar or acnd raais IN IIauII
for enc 70 L. L Heel A o.. Lowell, Na1A
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-03

Mexico is pretty big country. Ths
new census points 10 a population q
over ii.oo0.oc0 and 70 a list OF ise citiea
The country is Al present enioying the
greatest prosperity In her history.
There Is something like 10000 publ,
schools In Japan. The buildings ar,
comfortable and education IL compul
uory.
The governors Of only three states o.
the union receive salaries OF 5000
each. via New York. New Jersey ans
PtnnsylHanla.