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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10

a arst-class pie. Piemaking Il easy
with the young bride only. still, In TINS
big factory spoken Of, Il really ooe'
seem a simple afiair-the putting To-
se,her Of fruit and dough-because the
workmen 70 through the performance
in "apple-ple order" but u IL practice
ana experience with them rather 'hAn
personal pleasure. To make pie cor
roctly. a. well as digestively, Il u neoea-
sary 10 resort to four processes
Take. for instance. a minee pie. Inc
work OF preparing the nlling Is the
sirst undertaken, and then In regular
order come the task OF making the
eust. nIllng the pie and baking II.
Contrary 10 some ideas. Il Is essential
10 the welfare Of the aforesaid pie that
the meat required be Of superior
Kind. Thls obtained. Il is consigned
10 An immense stcam-jaeketed copper
kettle that has the capacity OF ne
dlum.slred barrel In this way II u
cooked and then intrusted to the bene-
lclal graces OF an enormous ehoppins
machine that does the work az hnely
AZ a projectlle from a twelve-ineh gun
might DO with a wooden fence. Next
come for attention the beef suot. APP
ple. cltron. currants. spices and. ANAL
~. the brandy. and these are mixed
with the mlncemeat by another ma
chine and are sent 10 IRE iiller. While
the mlncemeat h beipg mixed with the
other mixture. another sorce Of men IL
engaged IN preparing the crust This
force Of men works before an immense
trough and IL rugged out In clothes OF
immaculate white. with bare arms a.
powdercd with -four rs the hair on
their heads. The trough Is partly allied
with -four and shortening or lard Ia
worked Into q by the white workmen.
Water that has been specially iced 10
worked into the mixture In the trough
and the whole thing soon takes on
quite a doughlike appearance.
This dough d taken to another force
Of men. who roll 4 out into thin slices
and place Il on tin plates. This opera
ton ls perhaps the quickest Of any OF
the processes. The men 80 through
the mountain OF dough Ike wind
through sand hill Quicker than Il
takes TO tell. the white covered tins are
taken to the hllers-ln. and no army OF
old topers ever filled In a. rapidly a.
do they. All use a lOng-handled dip
per. which has a capacity just sufiicient
to an one pie. with this dlpper In one
hand and the dough-covered tin plate
In the other. the fller-in dips the dip
per into the barrel OF hlilng alongside
Of him. raises Il In the air and. with a
graceful movement Of the wrist, turns
Il into the waiting plate. This ae-
complained, everything Il ready Tor the
oven. The latter is q gigantic thlng
operated much on the style OF the FER
re wheel Suspended by lie axle above
a rcd-hot Gre IL a wheel about twelve
feet long and sixteen inches In diane
ter. Eight iron platforms are hung
nom The rims Of this wheel ana upon
lhoss platforms shs pies are placed, me
manner Of suspension 4 such that the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10
M.l,.r s.r.r. I..na.r.. r.mp.r.

Walter Savage Lander. the poet. was
a man OF the most irasclble temper.
Augustus Hare. who knew him well.
says that he has seen him take a pleas
ant up BY the legs when Il was brought
to table and throw Il into the back OF
the IRE over the head Of the servant In
attendance. He was very particular
about his dinners. and q was over these
that his violent explosions Of anger
usually took place. Az the same time.
We are assured that nothing could BE-
more nobly courteous than his manner
to his guests. and this was a. marked
toward an ignorant schoolboy AZ to-
ward his most distinguished visitor:
his conversation. while calculated to
put all his visitors at their ease and
draw out their best points. was always
wise. chlvalrous. pure and witty Ian
dor was CONTEMPORARY indifferent
10 the conyentlonalltles Of dress. He
never bought any new clothes" says
Mr.. Hare. "and a chimney sweep would
have been ashamed 10 wear his coat.
which was always the same a. long a.
knew him. though Il In no way de-
tractcd from his majestic and llon-llke
appearance"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10

tlcaily commands the japanese Archl-
pelago, and. In the hands Of any power
ful nation, such az Russia, England. or
even China. would constitute a perpct-
uai menace 10 the land Of the Mlkado.
The Chinese are DESTROYS TO have Il.
because he occupation by a foreign
power h a peril 10 the northern por-
ton Of thclI empire.
The Russians need Il a. a terminus
for their trans-Siberian railroad ana a.
en- all-the.year-round headQuarers for
their navy and army on the shores OF
The Pacific. England. Germany and
even the uniled States are anxious 10
prevent any foreign power from get
ting .old OF the kingdom aud CLOSING Il
20 their trade. L may be added that the
only foreigners Tor whom thc King has
ever shown any regard and confidence
have been Americans. and up to within
four years previous 10 the outbreak Of
the war between China and Japan the
influence Of the United States FREEDOM.
mated a. Seoul
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10
whsrs ouI,a,. Va. Knlrh,.a.

The ruins we're Of an important ven
"a. such a caravanserai a. was found
every few leagues when all travelling
and trafhc between Madrid and Seville
passed on the royal highway. says
scribner's. Should the ingenious sur
misses Of the learned. who have indus
triously erected the ponderous COM
mentaries around Cervantes' romance.
be true. this venta had the rare good
fortune Of being visited by Don ouixO,e
In the beginning Of his Nanderings.
He kept his night vlgil-at-arms In Is
courtyard and on the morning follow
Ing was by the rowdy. eanny innkecp-
er made a knight To me let Il be
only what Il surely Is. and that is
enough: One Of the rare pages OF tho
days OF old-the mute witness OF the
comedies and tragedies OF the pleasures
and troubles Of some Of our predeces.
sors In the human procession.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10

A new street sweeper has a brush
which forces the dirt toward the center
and into a pocket through which
chain Of buckets are running. the buck
etc elevatlng the dirt 10 the wagon boz
above.
A new alr-brake coupling Il worked
automatically BY the action Of hrlnglng
the cars together the contacC open
Ing the valves In zach car and. opera,-
ms q piston which makes the counec.
ton fast IL. up
A Colorado woman has designed a
heat regulator and thermometer for
ovens which consists Of two bars 90
connected that theft expansion and
contraction opens AID fuis the damper
In the oven door, 49,.
Ahandy device Tor liry goods sales
counters consists Of a yardatick which
la dove-talled Into the counter mold
Ing In such a manner that d can aide
readily parallel With tho countet. tits
always IN W place,
Buck saws arc now made with trl-
angular-shaped blades. two ends being
fastened IN the usual places and the
third reaching up to the brace IN he
center Of the saw irame thua |stlnon-
ihg both the,saw and frame.
A new trunk bed has It's top and
front side hinged together and fasten-
ed TO the bottom Of the trunk IN such
manner that they can be laid out flat
on the floor. the main portion Of the
trunk forming the head Of the bed.
To shovel coal and slft ashes a new
shovel has a series 81 tlnes. which arc
curved downward in the center and
meet Al the ends. shaking motion eift-
ing the ashes through into a receptacle,
when the good coal can be thrown back
on the ere.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10
MISSIONS

New York City Baptlsis gave SIS. 1000
last year for local mission purposes.
The Third Presbyterian Church OF
Pittsburg. Pa. took a home missionary
collection Of $500 last month. Il
was the amount needed to.bring up the
arrears Of salary Of iosiy-nlnc preach
ers In Idaho and North Dakota.
The Jerry McAuley Mission. down
In Water street. under the bridge" NeW
York City. celebrated 10 rucnty-fourih
anniversary recently, The attendance
At the mission last year was about iO.-
900. and more than 1000 ucro convert
ed In that time
A review Of Protestant tore,ca mis-.
Slonary work throughout the woi1d was
prepared by the Rev r. 4. stroud. ID.
D.. editorial secretary OF the American
board The totals. compared with last
year. show an Increase In contributions
OF about ti.i00.00o. In the United
States there was a decrease OF about
10000. The commandments have In
creased by aboa, $1,000. In the United
States. Canada. Great Britain. Cont
mental Europe. Australia. India. Africa.
etc. there are 2s7 societies. i.525 sta
tons. it.O16 out stations. 6.s96 male
missionaries. 5.s75 female missionaries.
eo.i6i native laborers and i.22i. us
communicates. The income was tl5..
5ls.2i3.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10
The Duas No, Enslsl..

The discovery that the Duke OF Or
leans IL not eligible for the decoration
Of the Golden Fleece surprised the
Court OF Vienna. A new knight OF the
Golden Fleece must have had r0man
Catholic ancestors on both sides for
eight generations, and his pedigree
must BE- without flaw or stain for the
same period. Il appears not only that
the Regent Orleans married an illegl-
innate daughter Of Louis XIV CMile.
de Blolsl. but also that the late Ouch
ess Of Orleans princess Helena OF
Northumberland. the mother OF
the Count OF Paris. was all her life a
Protestant and a member OF the Luz
theran church.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10
Friend Of the worhinsman.

Miss Ellen Key, a Swedish lady. has
attracted much attention In her native
land by her efforts to ameliorate the
condition OF workingmen. Jointly with
DR.. Anton Nystrom. she founded the
woFklngmen's Institute Of Sweden,
which now owns a handsome building
in Stockholm and branch establish
ments In all provincial towns. Il has
courses OF lectures by the most dis
tlngulshed literary and scientific au-
thoritles OF the country on historical,
philosophical. scientific and literary
subjects. adapted to the comprehension
Of lab0ring men. who attend In large
numbers. Swedish literature Is the
topic treated by Miss Key. who. in ad-
dltlon TO her philanthropie labors. has
done literary work. publishing books.
chiefly on sociological themes. One Is
a biography OF Anne Charlotte Loci
FER. Duchess OF Calanello. who Is wide.
ly known through her sketch OF the
life OF Sophie Kovaleysky. Miss Key
Il a sort OF lay eonfessor Of the work
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10

TIE strangest OF all electric rail-
ways IL that At Brighton. England, con-
Meeting that famous seaside resort with
rockingham. several miles away on the
shore. The PECULIARLY Of this railway
IL that its car Ia mounted on four steel
stills twenty -four feet high. As part OF
the railway IL submerged Al high tide.
this arrangement makes the electric
car IN a manner amphiblous. able TO
run through water that Is many feet
deep.
Each one OF the stllts on which the
car Il supported rests upon a truck haV-
Ing four wheels. the four trucks being
braced together by steel tubular struts.
The trucks have the appearance OF
inverted canoes. thus afiording easy
passage through the water. The cleo
trio current IL conveyed to the car oy
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10

pies always remain horizontal. one OF
the platforms ls always over The open
ing Of the oven. Ths attendants cover
the platform WIEN r'-y and the waeei
is then turned u zee next platform
Is Allied. This q Continued until the
eight platform pave been covered. Inc
next turn bT b into view the nrst
lot put IN, alt laked 70 a nicely. They
are then removed and the platform
allied again. Again the wheel turns and
another army ~ baked pies is present.
ed and removed. This continues hour
after hour 30 long as the demand lasts,
an average Of about 1000 pies is baked
hourly over thas oven. The pie fac
tory Is a great institution and must be
seen 10 be appreciated.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10
flaming In.,ln., Of ,hs sn.ll.

A writer In Llppincoits Magazine
says; The common garden snail Ia q
homlng animal. and will always return
TO a particular spot. after Il has made
an excursion Ia pursuit Of food. In
front Of my dwelling there IL a brick
wall capped By a stone coping. The
overhanElng edge Of this coping forms
q moist. cool home In summer Tor hun
drcds OF snails. Last summer ] took
six Of these creatures. and. after mark
ing their shells with a paint % gum
arabic and oxide Of zinc. set them free
on the lawn some distance away from
the wall. In the course Of time four Of
them returned 10 their homes beneath
the stone coping. the other two were
probably destroyed hy blackbirds.
numbers OF which I noticed during the
day feeding on the lawn
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10

hsa been a continued round OF san
culinary palace revolutions, OF assas-
s,nniions Of relatives and dignitaries on
ne slaf Of this Oriental monarch, OF
plots and consplracies without number.
ana. above all, Of more or less success
fal attempts TO kidnap his own sacred
person. The different and conflicting
political factions OF his eountrymen
have each kidnapped him In turn. So.
too. have the Chinese. the Japanese and
the Russians. The latter have had him
Tor some time past In their possession.
q privileged prisoner At the Muscovite
LeFatisa. According 10 dispatches.
some Of his own subjects have recently
been endeavorlng 70 recover possession
Of him and restore him 10 his royal pal
ace. He Il a weak and vaclllatlng man.
influenced entirely BY the persons who
happen 10 be with him for ire time be-
irg. During his Ions minority he was
dominated BY his father. q wicked old
prince who tortured and killed mis-
alonarlea. and who by his savage and
reac,ionary policy forced upon the for
elgn powers the lrsi opening OF the
country. He has put TO death thou
sands Of persons. has h.lhself been
twice kidnapped and dcporled. and on
one occasion almost succumbed 10 de-
icrmlned attempts 20 blow him up with
runpowder Il IL he who Il supposed
10 be At the head Of the present con
splracy to kldnap the King. bis son.
from the Russian Legation. "A long a.
TIE monarch remains under the eye Of
the Cars Envoy the laiier's influence
d predominant. whereas that Of the
Prince q. Of course. NIL.
The circumstances under which the
King was conveyed 10 his present quar-
terra we're sufficiently dramatic even 10
satisfy those Injured 10 the sudden ups
and downs Of Oriental government. The
Klng vas a the time entirely under the
influence Of bis wife. a woman OF ex-
trnordinary strength Of character. and
Who had distinguished herself BY her
pronounced opposition TO the control
the japanese Al one time exercised
over her husband and his kingdom.
Seeing their power on the wane. and
rightly attrlbuiing the cause thereof 10
the Queen. a palace revolution wac or
eanlEed BY the Mikndo's Envoy. The
royal abode was invaded In the middle
Of The night by a band OF asaaaslns.
among whom were recognized Japanese
oInclals, soldiers and colonists. The
King vas seized. while the Queen was
literally hacked TO pieces In the court
yard. two Of her nieees and favorite
companions were burned alive on the
sane spot. In the midst Of all the tur-
noil party Of Russian sailors appear
"a upon the scene. aud. Kidnapping the
King. carried him on 10 the Russian
iSSnilon. where he has since remained
. prisoner.
Corea's independence would long
since have been destroyed had q not
been Tor the ieaiousles that prevail
among the various powers Of the Orient
and 0ccldent with regard 10 its pos
session. The japanese are anxious 10
have 4. not only on account Of its
enormous. but AZ yet undeveloped. min
eral wealth. but also because Il prac-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10
-NIooER pooa !.
now They were Trained nsfors shs
War.

Before the war. when was a amall
boy. In the country In which l was
raised. In east Texas. the county that
lad more Ives than any other county
In the Fate. there were two or three
packs OF what in those days we're called
niger dogs" says the Galveston
News They were the same breed OF
hounds used BY deer hunters. One no.
table pack belonged 10 John Dever-
eaux, who was cveseer on a planta-
ton a few miles from the county slte
OF the county. John Deyereaux never
failed to catch the negro he went after
n he got 20 the quarters the negro had
left IN twenty-iour to thirty hours af-
terward. and 10 Il was With alt tho
'nigger dogs" Of those days. The
question Is, why were the packs Naf
those days 20 much better than tho
packs owned by sherifis now3 The
only answer is that Il was In the train
ing.
In those days n man wanted a pack
Of 'nigger dogs" he got him ave or ak
puppies Of good blood and before they
we're weaned he would begin their
training. The FIRST lessons were 10
make a little negro run and set the
puppies after him around the yard.
They would run after him by sight
and II he lodged out Of the way. they
Immediately. little suckllngs a. they
were. hunted for his track. This was
kept up every day and several times
a day until they got old enough 10 fol-
low a trail pretty well. and then the
little negro would be given a good
start Of them and they were put on his
track for a mile or twos run. lncreas-
ing the distance gradually as they de-
veloped until they were grown. by
which time they were well trained TO
follow a human track. The training
did not stop then. but every day they
were sin exercised.
They were always kept NJ close. 90
that when they we're taken oui for a
run they would be eager and fresh for
the 60 theml spOsi. Amer they we're
put into the service for which they
had been trained and had been on a
few huniA Cor their human prey Of one.
two. or three daysras some o. the old
ehases lasted that iong. they we not
20 asiduously trained. But even then
they were given two or three runs Of
ave TO ten miles a week. This IL an
absolute essential, lest they become
worthless.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10

John Evans. a tailor o. Granville. n.
Y. believes himself TO be on earth 10
perform divine missions. For some
weeks past he has been IN the habit
Of going 20 the highest peak OF Hay.
stack mountain, Sherc he would kindle
Gre and remain for hours IN an at.
,llude Of prayer Evans declares that
he has received divine inspiration
while on these lonely and tollsome
trips He claims to have gained the
power OF curing and wardlng on as.
ease and says he VIII 90 to New York
and heal the sick Of that city free Of
charge. Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10

business that has reached immense
proportions within the last ten years"
Down this street and up the next. and
up a long flight OF stairs 10 an ONCE
where the lucky number Of thirteen
misses was at work. This was the in
iual bow 10 the largest pie factory In
the whole OF Gotham-and. for that
matter. the entire country. Here II ls
that an average Of 1900 pies ls turned
out every day Of the week except Fri
day. when the figures 30 over the 20
900 mark because Of the demand for
Sunday. Pies little and big and in all
conditions Of preparation. are to be
seen here. and the average once boy
or downtown clark" would imagine
himself In pie heaven were he 10 get
upon the ground.
Ask the most experienced housewife
and she will readily testify TO the state
ment that Il IA no easy matter 10 make
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10

A Russian grand duke. one Of the
sEar's predecessor. was once the guest
OF a German prince. II was early In
the century. In Russia the inperlal
double headed cagle h 20 BE- stn ev-
oryWhere and on everything through
ont the empire. stamped. painted. en-
broldered. or seulpiurcd. A. that peri.
cd the education Of the grand dukes
was somewhat limited. This grand
duke went out shooting 10 Germany.
and among other thlhsf hot Z large
bird. He asked an experienced hunts
man who accompanied him what the
bird was. An eagle. your hlghness. Z"
was the answer. The grand duke
turned on him In an ifritatcd way.
"How can Il be an eagle" he asked.
when Il has only one heai7"-Argo.
raut.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10

a trolley pole 10 an overhead wire the
same as Il In use on the trolley cleo
trio roads In this country. This queer
little electric line was opened 10 the
public on Saturday. Nov. q. and is
now In regular operation. Il makes the
distance from Brighton TO rockingham
and back to Brighton In a few minutes
over an hour.
The possession Of this curious line
gives Brighton the distinction Of hav-
Ing something In the way OF railroad
that Ia absolutely unique. There Is
nothing like II anywhere else In the
world. The nearest approach to Il IL at
st. Malo. where a tall structure is
pulled through the water for a distance
OF 40 yards. The motor In this In
stance Il simply a stationary steam
engine operating en- endless chain.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10
ThE LATR Mn. nonn.
Like Most Successful Men He Dewas
Life on the YARN.

IAfe On the Farm.
The late Roswell @. Horr was a IA
tive OF Vermont. and was born sixty
four years ago at waitafeld, IN that
state. When he was four years old hls
family came west and settled In I.o-
rain county. Ohio. There he passed
the years Of his boyhood. He entered
Antioch college and was graduated
with the class Of 1857. He began hls
political career as clerk OF the court OF
common pleas Of Lorain county. and
was re-electei TO that once in 1860.
Meanwhile be studied law, and In 1864
was admitted 10 tho bar. For two years
be practlced AZ Eiyrla. and IN 1855 he
went TO southeastern Missouri. There
be engaged In mining and spent six
years In tho mountain country. After
that be took up his abode In Michigan.
and Il was from that state that he was
elected 70 the Forty-slxth, Forty
seventh and Forty-sighth congresses.
AZ Saginaw. Mich. Mr.. Horr engaged
In the banklr.g business, and after
ward went Into the lumber trade. he
became a prominent man in Michigan.
and was universally esteemed a. a
member Of congress. Mr.. Horr was the
humorist Of the house. and very popu-
lar with his ellow-leglslators. He was
rotund. healthy and good-natured. and
ever disposed TO look upon the bright
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10

The tlniest baby. perhaps. In tho
world has been added 10 the family Of
Samuel Donaldson. a barber. who lives
IN Camden. n. J. II weighed only ~
ounces when Il came into the world.
but DR.. Frederick Pfeifier says II Is
healthy. and with good care will live.
The baby Is a girl Her head will
easily 30 into an ordinary teaoup. while
her hand will not cover a silver CSC
piece.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10

KArembWe's Is one Of the salt maxi
ing villages A sandy clay Is dug out
Of the marshes and placed IN grass fun
nels; water rourcd on this dlssolvcs
the salt; this solution trlekles through a
green alter into trough. after which
Il IL boiled and strained and a fine.
large crystal salt Is obtained. Il IL a
great trade In this part Of the world.
All villages make salt. which IL put up
In loads about I've inches In diameter
BY four feet long. All these people.
the wailawa. are very polite Most
Of them hail yau with "mornin'.'' they
doe not seem able 20 manage the
"good."-Ccntug.