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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

mother had money invested In other
ways. earned my living In town. be-
Ing a bookkeeper In one OF the large
stores.
Mother was a very strange woman.
She did not care anything whatever
about her daughters. She had three OF
them, two married daughters aud my
self She always said would never
get a chance 10 get married. ana al
though II seemed rather unkind OF her
10 say 90. perhaps she was right She
always scolded terribly v did not visit
her once a month. and she was very
cross n ! came oftoner.
Well. ono warm August I had gone
out 70 stop a week. and although mo-
theirs household was never a happy
one. still had enjoyed my visit quite
well for couple Of days. Mother kept
a girl. half companion and half servant.
whom / hated NJ she was always inso-
lent and Enappish with me. She was
always telling mother tales about me
and getting me into trouble. She was
rather a handsome girl. and had many
lovers. | verify believe that girl could
bcwiieh people. She had my poor old
mother completely In her power. ]
knew that she was working 10 get mo-
Their 10 leave her all her money In
stead Of leaving Il 20 me. Whenever !
spoke to mother about this girl and her
influence. as very seldom did. a. Il
DID no good. mother would say. Now.
that Is enough. quite enough: ! WON'T
hear another word. 20 don't speak Il.
Anyone who will. without any cause
whatever. say things about Tllly. will
do anything on earth. 20 don't say an
other word" After that what could !
DO but remain az quiet a. a lamb. or
sheep. which ! often thought both my
brother and ! resembled.
Ny brother vas very quiet man.
fscnty-seven years old. two years older
than !, and ! often thought him In love
With Tilly. although he was 40 quie,
he never male a tign. knew she did
not care anything about him. One OF
her lovers was a man OF about forty
years who was very respectable and
well on. Il always seemed strange "a
me az we'll a. others why this mau
cared for Tilly. they we're 20 very IN.
like: but then ] supposed him be.
witched. "a the others seemed 70 be-
She did not encourage this man 10 take
her out driving or anything OF that
kind, but liked 10 have him come and
chat 10 her u She had no one els,
around
had come out on Monday. and OF
this Wednesday ! was sitting sewini
In our coy sitting room while mothe
dozod on the lounge beside me. Till
was In the kitchen making some cak
and pies for a picnic We we're going q
attend on the following day. hal
been sewing away and mother had beei
sleeping Tor some time. when Il strucl
ne that the house seemed unusuall
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

Myra Corrigan. an actress. commit
ted suicide IN New York the other day
BY taking carbolie acid. The deceased
was twenty-three years Of age and had
been on the stage several years. play
Ing minor roles Several months ago
she and her husband. Emmett Corr.
gan. organized a company OF their own.
with which Mr. corrigan played the
leading roles. The venture proved
failure.and the company finally strand
ed In a town In Florida. The couple
we're pennlless. as their savings OF
years we're swept away. They finally
reached New York city a few weeks
ago. and her failure TO secure an en-
Cagement. coupled with the loss OF
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

worries which had been turned up BY
blowing. He found seven birds nssis
IN one tree. He said he never allowed
a crow or a blaok-blrd TO be killed on
MS premises. and considered them the
greatest benefactors the farmers have
IN destroying the worm pest. This IA
Out a repetition OF an oft-told tale yet
one not sufficiently needed. What pos
sible object there can be In killing the
birds no one can understand. and yet
farmers and farmers boys seem 10 de-
light In doing 70, There appears 10 be
wantonness about A. when. n they
would pause a moment, they would see
that they we're innlctlng a severe In
jury on themselves The robins may
carry on few cherries and strawber-
ries. but Il Is only for few days. and
the remainder OF the season they are
working for you aud doing work you
cannot hire man or boy TO do. Pro-
iect the blrds. let them build their
nests on your premises. and see they
are not disturbed. Encourage their in
crease. It will pay In more ways than
one.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

II must be understood that SUFFICIENT
feed Is Of prime Importance. said a
speaker AZ a Minnesota institute. Where
hives contain less than 20 pounds OF
sealed stores they should be fed by Civ
Ing them sealed combs Of honey. II we
have such: II not. a syrup made by mix
Ing 10 pounds OF water with 20 pounds
OF graduated sugar and heating Il TO
the boiling point makes a trst-elass
winter food. Al the present price OF
sugar. this syrup will cost not more
than cents per pound. and ~ pounds.
costing 80 cents, will when added 10
the small store already In the hire
winter a strong colony. when placed In
cellar and kept at a temperature OF
from 20 10 IS degrees Surely no hui
name man will let these industrious
and profitable insects perish for want
OF this small outlay. There are many
Ways OF giving this feed. the cheapest
being by tipping the hive an inch or 90
back and pouring the feed In Al the en-
trance. a quart or 40 al a time. But
the bottom OF the hiv, must be sealed
iight or the syrup will leak out and
cause robbing. which Is one Of the great
dangers In feeding. But whatever
method Is employed In giving the feed
u should always be given just al night
so that the bees may have Il all taken
up by morning. A far better way for
Tall feeding IL BY suitable feeder TO
set on top Of the hive. and give the
feed all at one time. which saves much
work and avoids robbinE. With i've or
ak such feeders many colonies may BE-
ted Ia a short time. A shallow milk
pan filled with syrup or honey. with .
piece Of cheesecloth or other light cloth
laid loosely over the top. 10 prevent the
bees from drowning. makes a good
feeder. The pan must be placed on TOP
OF the hive. With an empty hive body
or other box placed over Il 10 keep rob
bers out. and a small opening made In
the hive top below 10 enable the bees
70 reach the feed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

At daggers drawn a. 70 who wrote
shakespeare's pieces. Shakespeare or
Bacon. After io-nishts performance
Of King Lear there cannot be a doub,
on the matter II any will take the
trouble 70 look into the tomba Of those
two famous men. The one. who still
lies on bis back has not vAm a. King
Lear at any rate. for the trts author
during to-nights performances must
certainly have turned In his grave
Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25
The camsdIs Fr.nshl...

The prohts Of the Coincide Franchise
for the year 1896 were $4,000 francs
Of which 1900 were put into the re-
serve fund. The shares for the soele.
talres entitled 10 participate in the
prohts are $4,000 francs each. The
members complain that their portions
are smaller than they should have sesa
on account Of the large number OF new
members appointed greater number
than In any previous year.-New York
Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

His fathsr--Ii you marry old stubbr
laughter you shant have a ecnt o. ny
money"
The son-"But father. n dont
marry her I can't get a cent o. Old
Stubs money"
His father with a grudee 20 satisiy)
My own boyl Marry her AID render
that old sklnlln; penn.lsas --Pi,tsburg
chroniele Telegraph.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

A sinking sensation he felt. tout Do
suite.
His heart seemed TO nui,er and sink
10 his feet:
For B0okaecount grinned and OBJ
served: 20. say.
Just pay me the tenner I loaned you
last May"
"oh. Bookaecount. man." stammered
Debit. aghast.
Why ruthlessly dlg up the bones Of
the pastl
The note that you refer to was
changed on the spot:
Heaven knows where Il Il now
I'm sure DO not.
Ny vashwoman must have got sons
Of the cash,
AZ least seven dollaru were paid out
for hash.
The cable cars caught me. no doubt
for some CENTS.
And a dollar I paid to ny tailor.
for rents.
oh. 'twere vain to Inquire how these
people blew
The money you say that I borrowed
from you
They may have played faro. for an
that ! know.
Trades people raise Cain when
they've money 10 blow"
John Paul Bocock IN Tvinkles.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25


much fertility that Il would not pay
Tor cultivatlng was Il seeded down or
let TO grow up with such heritage. both
weeds and grass, as nature provided.
The result is that most OF the land now
In grass 10 by that very fact dlacredlted
as being presumably ~ for nothing
else. Yet there IL In all grass land a
constant tendency 10 increase IN fertil-
ity. II 10 20 even when the land Is left
TO grow up with weeds and bushes.
These shelter the surface. hold the
leaves that fall on the land from being
blown away. The decomposition OF
these leaves gradually builds up soil.
and 10 this must be added the exere-
ment from animals fed on the heritage
which the coll IL still able 10 grow.
Usually when the improvement OF
grass land IL determined upon the sod
TO be turned under and rot Is regarded
as an important part Of the soil assets
Improving the land az meadow or pas
ture by manuring Il and stiii keeping u
lnplowed IA hardly ever thought or
Yet a. In most cases this grass land IL,
even with manure. not quite rich
enough for profitable cropping. the eH-
pertinent IL worth trying Of applying
TO Il such manure a. can DO had and see
what the increased grass or hay prod
uet will DO worth. This 10 done sue
eessfully In England. Why may Il not
b also In the older parts Of this eoun-
try7 The demand for hay is general
~ good In all eastern citiea VIII Il
pay 10 fertillze grass 10 a. 20 make the
growing Of hay prontable' II Il Will
not pay 10 maintain fertility In grass
land. the logical sequence IL that all
hay or grass taken from Il helps TO re-
duce fertility % that the soh will be
worth nothing for the production Of
any kind OF crop II IL likely that In
tho future. a. In the past. most Of the
hay crop In this country will BE- pro-
dueed In the years when the rotation
between cultivated crops and grass re-
qulres that the land be seeded. Our
climate ls not moist like that Of Eng
land. Hence Il cannot keep a good sod
many years without blowing and re-
seeding. This also "a 20 much the beat
for cultivated land that there need Be
no fear that the profits Of cultivated
crops will 20 lessen the amount Of land
IN grass that there will not b. hay
enough to feed with grain and eoarser
fodder. nor that u will fail TO be sup
piled at reasonable prices.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

There Is one gigantic reason why
Tim Hurs, Is 20 popular with the play.
ers lie may address them by title,
that would look more decorous in
pied" type than spelled out. bat Ne
never takes their money When an
umpire calls a player out OF his game
he cuts to the quick for the moment.
but when a ave Ia assessed and nled
with Nick Young the players heart.
and likewise his poeke,bOok. Il
touched.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

He-"i wonder what the meaning Of
that picture isf The youth and the
maiden are In a tender attitude"
she--oh. don't you seef Ne has
Just asked her 20 marry him. and she
Is accepting him. How sweet, What
does the artist call the plciure3~
He docking aboutl-"oh. see. It's
written on a card on the bottom. Sold"
Household Worda
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

AZ the recent session OF the farmers
institute the question. how to rid land
Of white gruha," seemed 10 evoke gen
eral interest. and TO fail OF a satisiae-
tory answer, Fall plowlng was sug-
gesled "a an aid, salt was spoken Of.
but the opinion was that birds were
the most effective remedy. one speak
er related an experience. and said a
largo pine trco stood near a piece OF
his land Infested with the grubs and
he noticed a number OF black-blrds
making regular trips from the tree TO
the lard. aud on Investigation discov-
cred that the birds woro after the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

A local paper In Hungary few days
ago published an account Of the rem
derlng OF King Lear" on the stage Of
a very small theater In the town where
the paper appears The Hungarian
critic begins hia article In this way;
The historians Of literature are still
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

When their steps are slow and their
locks are gray.
rhe Children who so to school to-day
WIN cherish lts memory green:
they viii say az they gather aud tam
Of lts bllss.
There's never a bond. old friend. Ike
this
We've drank from the same cantcen.-
Chicago Record
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25
4 Yosas Leading Lady.

Jeanette L0wTie u one OF ne young
est leading ladies on the American
stage. and l. considered by the critics
10 have a yery bright future Miss
LowTie made her first appearance Al
the age OF nine or ten years. In May
Blossom. produced AZ the Madison
Square theater. New York. some ten
years ago. the manager o. the theateF
being Daniel Frohman. the present
manager OF the Lyceum. New York.
After a few years spent a. school. Miss
LoNrie vas engaged BY Mr. Frohman
lEho had nov taken the Lyceuml TO
play the inEcnue part In The wife. +"
Making a very pleasant impression In
this PLAY. Miss Logrie's next engage
ment vas with Clara Morris. and Ia
1894 supported Roland Reed IN The
Politician" In 1895 she Joined Thomas
. Seabrookc playing 10 a World OF
Trouble" and The Spectator. This
reason Miss LoVrle was engaged BY Z.
u. S0thern 20 create the part OF Jean
rot IN An Enemy 20 the King" and
made a very favorable impression. but
was compelled ~ retire from the east In
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

December. OWNS 10 ill health. Upon
roooyery. Miss LoWrie Joined Thomas
y. Seabrooko and is nov playing the
leading female role In The Specula-
tor Miss Lowrie, who was born at
Cardlr, Wales, has an excellent stage
presence, and = a very charming and
accomplished young woman.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

1t is indeed hard. said the melan.
choly gentleman. TO lose ones rela.
tives"
"Hardf" snorted the gentleman q
wealth. "Hard' Il Is lmposslble."-
London Figaro.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

LAY loil must be well drained. Il
more diacult 10 prepare. natures later
crops and not 10 favorable for winter
protection. The ideal berry ground
Sould be. hrlt. a rich loan with clay
subsoll Second. a dark loan or
grayelly loan mixed slightly with clay.
and clay subsoil. all having a south
erly or eastern exposure. Any OF these
mixed soils. will mAks good berry gar
dcns by applying good barn yard ma
nufc which contains all the essential
elements required. when such ma
nure cannot be- obtained then CONNER
clal fertilizers rich 10 nlirogen ami pot.
ash should BE- applied. Avoid Low fat
land unless under drained. Il is usually
cold. late and more subject 10 frosis
Avoid steep hilisidcs az being more
subject 10 drouth and wash OF soil BY
severe mlnA Very few farms are
without suitable soil and location for a
good berry Earden ana that farmer
who simply exists. year after year.
without a good garden has not learned
the nrlt principles OF living.
NJ. A. Thayer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

Small Trees-Small trees will root
better than those that are larger and
the young trees viii start on In growth
sooner and make better trees than the
larger ones There Ia really no time
saved In attempting TO use large treeA
They are liable to meet with some
drawback. which requires a year or
more for recovery, while some OF them
may not fhrive at all-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

Jim FarO-Im In luck. got $500
last night on the ace Of heartA
cracksty Joe-Dats nothin'. A fr'cn
> mine cracked a ieweiry CRIB las' ueek
an got ave tousand on a tray Of dia.
monds.-New York sunday Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

years old, this little one possesses an
amount Of talent and magnetism that
great majority OF actresses are never
able 20 ohtain-talent that cannot be
acquired BY work. study or riches. but
Is Unborn and natural. Anna Laugh
lin IL extremely bewitching 10 look
upon and wonderfully pleasing to lis
ten 10. She sings a couple OF pretty
songs In a way that Ia all her own.
Her impersonations Of d. e and
Bowery tough are excellent. but her
portrayal OF the part Of the leading
lady In the Burglar" Is a work Of art
that "a wonderful in a child Her
features, perfectly nodded. set with
pair OF roguish deep blue eyes. framed
with a cluster OF dark eurls and bright
ened with n smile that Is irresistible.
she presents a picture OF rare lowell
ness on the stage. OF the stage she
Ia one Of the sweetest Of children and
IL not In the least spoiled By the at
iention that has been layished upon her
BY an admlrlng public Il is 10 be re-
GREETED that thoatergoers are not given
more Of these little ones like Anna
lauEhlln 10 counteract the effects OF
the moldy jokes and questionable songs
that now are erowding the programs
OF all our play houses Al the age Of
i've she was a fine elocutionist. and
much sought after as an entertainer
and since that time her work has been
continuous Acting IL not work to her:
Il comes as easy az play TO other chill
dren. Her debut on the vaudeville
Stage was In a sketch called Sou
brette Wanted" In which she appeared
In Chicago AZ the Masonic Temple Gar
den and other places FOR the greatest
part OF the summer. The vaudeville
stage. however. IL merely a stepping
stone for something grander and higher
IN the legitimate Certainly no oae
could ask for better prospects OF a
bright future than this little artis;s
With her handsome face. quick wit aad
clear. intelligent brain. II she resolves
proper training. and meets With no
great misfortune. abe Is destined 10 be
one Of the bright lights OF the stage
The different expressions OF her pref
~ face are studies. without utiering
word she can easily portray all o.
the emotions by the use OF her facial
muscles.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

The minister must 10 ana s,o
Farmer wheatley. I understand he 4
sadly IN need Of spiritual consolation
His wiie-what has happened to
hint
The Mlnlster-IIo has received .
sold brick.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

Mrs. o'Brisn-And sure. Mrs. Flan-
niEan. phvy d.dn't yea call a doctor
whin Patsy swaliered foive clntsf
Mira FianniEan-And. bexorra. II
Isn't the loikes av me that calls a doc
tor and pays him a dollar 70 git cut
folve cinta.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25
TILLY'S MURDERER.

7 THE time Of
which I write. my
mother and brother
lived IN a neat cot
tage. on a beautl-
full farm about four
miles from the
town OF n. They
we're not poor, for
they owned the
farm on which
they lived. and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25
THE JOKER'S CORNER
WIT AND WISDOM. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

The Excuse Of Aianson Debit An ~
rand Of Merev. or why Sarmer
whsatIsy Needed consoia ton--Ihs
Irish View Of n.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

Fruits Healthiul-An ripe fruits are
also more or less nutritious. Il has
been clearly demonstrated that the an.
pie Is superior to the potato In the
principles that 80 to increase the mus
Gle aud brain OF man. and In fatlening
qualities u IL nearly equal to any other
food. Ripe grapes have cured epidemic
dysentery. Families where fruits are
mos, plentiiully used are most free
from disease OF all kinds. especially
from levers and bowel complaints.
Most fruits aid digestion. some directly
aud some indirectly. and their free use
lessons the desire for alcohol or other
ttimulants. The juicy ones act as dllu.
ents and all a. diure;ies. the free acids
neu,rallliug the earthly matters In the
blood. could multiply authorities
but Il Il sufficient 10 say that all agree
a. to the healthtulness OF frult-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

The crisis "a past my dear air. VOW
mosher-in-lav viii recover
4 was told ought not 10 lsl -.
have charge q the case."-ErcAanr~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

he thought her hair was an her eva
TIN she gave her head q tviich
He saw and hed. Twas azo,her wrecs
Caused by a misplaced switch
Columbus l0l Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

A Tree an Investment IT ,akcs time.
labor and money TO grow a tree. which
means that the tree "a an investment.
and should be ao carefully guarded. Tor
what Il 10 worth. as any other invest.
mont Il should no, Dc oycrworkod.
n portion OF the fruit Is removed,
either by pruning or thinning. the We
tality OF the tree IL retained. the quality
OF the natural food improved. and the
chances less Of the tree asking for a
LAY on" four years out OF i've. The
successful apple grower OF the future
will be the specialist, the man with a
hobby" who believes In the future OF
apple growing; he will have the oour,
age OF hls conylctions-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25
THEATRICAL LETTER.
CURRENT SAYINGS AND poINos
or STAGE FOLK.

Wonderful Work Of . Chiid Actress
JeanRette Lowris. One Of the Youngest
Leading Ladies' on the American
stage-sotes aud Gossip.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

Il Ia reported that the Yellowstone
geysers are gradually lessenlng In &c.
uvity.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

Keep the Clover Hay.-Farmers arc
learning that clover hay Tor tho COW
IL worth more than any other Kind.
The wise farmer sells his Timothy hay
and keeps his clover. How often In my
young days have I seen people buying
timothy hay for cattle. thinking that
because Il cost the mos, Il must there.
tCre be worth most Tor cattle. when
vas boy We used TO raise an OF our
own hay, and timothy was the standard
variety We began In the fall 10 feed
q out 10 the COWS and We kept al Il
ull the mows were empty. We have
learned better since. Feed the timothy
10 the horses and the clover TO The
cattle aud sheep Nelson smith.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

RoDABLY the
most talented and
accomplished and
undoubtedly the
most handsome ac-
tress before the
public to-day. for
her age. Is Miss
Anna Laughlln,
the little fairy
queen. Though
scarcely eleven
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25
ARM AND GARDEN.
iATTERs OF INTEREST TO
AoRIcULTURIsTs.

some up-'o-date Hints About cuitiva-
'ion Of the soi aud Yields Thereof
horticulture vitisulturs aud FIorl.
culture.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

HE desire to eultl-
vate as much land
o. possible In order
to get the most
possible from II has
led 10 general neg
lect Of meadow and
pasture lands. says
American Cultlya-
tor. Only when II
was found that the
aoil had Lost 40
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-25

DUNG Alanaon
Debit. a master
Of art.
Went waking
down broadway
with JOY IN his
heart.
When he. AZ th9
corner OF Madl-
son Square.
Encountered john
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