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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

Al, Ire femininity Of any Consequences
IN Washington are wearing their hair
cropped, cufied and held AZ either side
Of the parting BY tiny c0mba This "a
because Mrs. Mckinley. as the hrst iady
IN the land. wears her hair that way.
and. ~ course. should be copied. The
curls have come 10 be known as "ad-
mlplstrailon curls." AZ the various
summer resorts these danes from the
capital were gazed at IN horror Al frst,
because the fashion Is certainly unbe-
coming 10 almost everyone. but when
the SHY and wherefore" was learned
maids and matrona rushed 10 their
rooms. combed out their Merode curls
and cut them on. Now the Mckinley
curls have made their way from Maine
to the Rio Grande and from Key West
10 Klondlke. and will doubtless hold
their own until the arrival Of some
new social or theatrical star.
Why women should change the fash
ion Of wearing their hair Is incompre-
hensible. because 10 every face some
one style Is absolutely suited and all
other modes are more or less unbecom-
ing. But let a professional beauty or
French music hall dancer adopt some
curious and wonderful method OF ar
ranging her hair and women the world
over will make this method the fash
ion" Il Is many years since Mrs Lang.
try started the fashion Of chopplng on
all the hair on the top Of the head
curling the short ends into little ring
and waves and producing what wal
known a. bang" The much-abuset
tressea have had time 10 grow long. ant
now women are looking out at th'
world from between straight bands o
hair drawn down over the ears. be
cause Cleo De Merode. Partisan musi
hall dancer and favorite Of a king. Ia
set the fashion for 90 doing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

Pedestrians, cable car passengers aud
wheelmen along Independence boule-
ward and later on Fifteenth street were
surprised about 1880 last night To see
two young men seated on the handle
bars Of their bicycles riding backwards.
Ordinarily this Is not considered much
OF a feat, az trick riders OF fair ability
ride In this fashion with comparative
ease. But these young men. John and
Joseph Rulan. had ridden the entire
distance from Independence % Kansas
City. over ten miles. In this way. and
are now claiming the Kansas City
championship for long distance back
ward riding The Younger Rutan. Jas
eph. rode an the way without a stop.
while HE brother was compelled TO
dismouut az Fifteenth and Olive streets
Tor fear OF collidlng with some people
allghting from street car at that
point The young men rode to Four
teenth and Holmes street. whore Il was
agreed their journey should end. Meth
er showed the slightest fatigue on ac-
count Of his novel journey. kansas
City Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

Miss Eleanor lnnes Is a young En-
glishwoman, who declares herself I'M
alteraby opposed to that variety Of
cooking regarding as sacred In most
families under the title "as mother
cooked" She believes IN progress In
the culinary art. She thinks thu food
can be prepared nowadays IN vastly
more appetlzing ways and with inhn-
itely less waste than was possible
formerly. She won. az the recent food
and cookery exhibition. the jubilee gold
medal. the highest honor In the gift
OF the association. Previously she had
the honor OF being presented by the
Baroness Burdett Coutts with a gold
medal for excellence In artistic cookery
Miss lines has an unriyaled collection
OF culinary antiquities. among which
may be mentioned some utensils OF
most curious and intricate workman
ship. presented to her some years ago
by an Irish committee and asserted on
authority TO have been used In the pal
ace OF the famous Brian Boru.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

wlth--an ideal OF what a woman m g,li
be: We have no idea where he got It
from. but We are quite sure. II he ever
found q woman like that sic would be
lust as dull as he Is. However. as hia
ideal Is the only woman he believes In.
he had better remain true ~ her; the
rest OF as only exist 10 abuse him
when he wants amusing. u likes as
well enough while We are tf,Te. He
makes frlyollty a business. itjtcad OF
being frivolous because he | lla Ike
Il. To be sure. he does Il ve'y well;
and there Is an artistic finish about his
conversation which Is absent from that
OF the boy. For all that. most Of as
prefer the boy who has not grown up.
Boys take "a more seriously; and wom-
en- like being taken seriously. though
they may pretend they don't Boys
have fever absorbing interests than
the men who are hopelessly grown up
and that Is another point In their fay-
or. for We like 10 think that we fll
the principal place In their lives They
are frank, too. and they say what they
mean without stopping TO think twice
about Il: and although II Is sometimes
expressed so curlously that we are liza
/ Bile to miss the point, yet we like II
none the less for that Hop +. al
many boys are men at q y ant
many men are still boys at ffty. VI
may be considered to have merely beg
ged the question In saying that we pre-
fer boys 20 men. As matter OF fact
the man whom most women like best 4
the man who Is stlll a boy when h
has passed his one score and ten
ldler.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

AZ what axe D. man most attractive
90 woman Il ls dimcut 20 say. be-
cause one hardly ever knows how old a
man ls The man himself generally
complicates matters by the way 10
which h. wears hif hair Obviously.
no man has any right TO go bald b.
fore he is forty; but II he Is bald al
thirty Is Il our fault that We put ten
years on 10 his age And then u boy
will persist In growing a beard. q is
impossible not TO think that he must
be getting quho elderly. and viii soon
be talking about the future OF the colon
les. and oomplaining II the meals are
not punctual. In reality. believe very
few Of us trouble about a mans actual
age al all: We classify him az once
either a. a man or a boy. and the ma
joriiy Of women prefer boys. The
Erovn-up sort OF man has none Of the
qualities that attract us In the boy. Tie
IL oppressed with an ideal. to begin
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07
RussiA,s DESIRE.
Hawaii and the changing FRONT Of the


world.
Russia has been striving for ceniur-
les to reach the open sea. says the
Forum. The dream OF Peter the Great
has become erystalllzed into a national
aspiration. Gibraltar. Malta. the suez
canal. and the preponderatlng strength |
OF the British navy mako the Medi-
terranean an English lake. even should
Russia pass the Bosporus. The en-
trance 10 Russla's Baltic ports Is block
ed by Ice for a great part Of the year
Thwarted on the west and south. Ice
bound on the north. this great mys-
tcrious. seemingly Irresistible power
extends her dominion steadily until
she reaches the sea Of japan on the
east: acquiring. hy bold and akillful
diplomacy. the Amur country, equal In
area 10 France. For the purpose OF
uniting her vast dom.nlons. Russia Is
pushing 20 speedy completion her pat
Siberian railway. from the ural noun
tans to her Asian seaport fortress.
The names around this eastern fort
ross indicate Russian aspirations
vladivostock means Ruler Of the
/ East" the harbor Is called the Cold
en- Horn" the pafs're 10 the sea. the
Eastern Bosporai: and the bay, the
Gulf OF Peter the Great II not In
Europe. yet in Asia after centuries OF
| patient striving. will Russian dreams
OF becoming sea power a. last be
realized. The presence OF Russia In
the far east and the possibility OF a
combination between Russia and China
followed by the awakening Of China
from her sleep OF centuries. the eH-
tension Of French dominion In lndo-
China. siam and Madagascar; the par
titlonlnE Of Africa and the Islands OF
the Pacific among European powers,
the industrial growth Of Japan and her
entrance into the family Of nations as
great naval and military power; the
completion Of the great military high
ways from Halifax 10 Vancouver. and
from st. Petersburg 10 vladlyostock;
the rapid peopllng Of British Columbia
and our North Pacific states and Of the
Amur and Manchurla dlstrictH-all
tend 10 change the front Of the world
and 10 transfer TO the placid Pacific the
national activities which for three
centuries past. have rendered the At
lantic the thcater OF stirring events
We must expect points Of vantage In
the Pacific 10 be- occupied. There Is a
vast area Of the Pacific ocean with
one. and only one. great land-locked
b harbor. easily defended Pearl harbor
: In the Hawaiian Islands
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

You have al heard Of corn and pum1
hin farms, but who ever heard Of a frog
iarmi Yet Just such a novelty exists
IN the Trout river basln Of Ontario.
Canada Il has been In operation Tor
many years and has large annual
output Of frog les and live fross. In
the summer time Il Is probably tbs
greatest place for hops in the World.
and a. for orchesiras and vocal vRusle
few places van equal H. The fArss =
mostly a stretch q shallow saser and
sWamps and the frogs are allowed %
hop al large and breed until they are
; or 4 years old. Then the farmers
90 out al night with torches and the
frogs are caught n nets and PLACED IN
pens. when they are wanted re vat
er Is drained on and the frogs are sent
away % market. The farm Il stocked
mostly with big hullfrogs. which pro-
vide the largest and best less. In 1885
and 1896 the farm" produced the I'm
mense amount Of 5000 pounds Of
dressed frog legs. besides 1000 live froE1
/ for various purposes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

Women are ingenious and novel IN
the methods they employ TO defrsud
Uncle Sam Of his duties on imported
goods. An argument In favor Of a rad
zeal reform In the feminine costume
that appears 10 have been overlooked
Is the facilities for smuggling afforded
BY the present style. Almost every
thing can be hidden under a Woman's
yolumlnous draperles. u would be dlf-
tcult Tor a man 10 conceal two dozen
golf stockings on his person. but
young and slender girl did 4 the other
day. and was only detected BY the mer-
est accident She was a passenger on
a steamer that came into New York
last week. and one Of The women In
spectors. Miss Elizabeth Ella. hap
/ pened 10 run against her % she was
waiting on the dock 10 have her bag
gage examined. Miss Ellis fen a lump
OF something and thought that she had
better investigate. As a result 4 was
discovered that the young woman vas
clad In a pettlcoat made Of goif stock
ings There were two loren Of them
worth $3.50 a pair. and { must have
taken a whole spool Of cotton 10 sew
them into that form.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07
When rhsr, wsrs No POSTAGE stamp

When There Were No Postage stamps
In these days postage stamps are a
familiar necessity. Their loss would
occasion almost as much confusion and
difhculty as the loss Of our money sys-
TEN: and yet ffty years ago the world
never had seen postage stamp. nor
even an envelope.
Before the days Of postage stamps Il
was the custom 10 pay In cash a. the
postofice the charges for transporting
the letter. and the postmaster stamped
the word paid" above the address. Our
FIRST stamps were Of two denominations.
5 and 10 cents. The hrst bore the like
ness Of Franklin In rose color. and the
second that Of Washington Envel-
opes were not IN use In these days. but
a sheet Of paper was carefully folded
and sealed with a fed wafer. For 4
letter Of one sheet OF paper Tor a dis.
lance less than 800 miles the cent
stamp sulhced. when envelopes. IA.
GLIDING the stamped envelope. came n
IN 1851. a revision OF postal practice.
was necessary. and weight instead o
the number Of sheets OF paper. becam'
the standard Of measure. Postage val
In that year reduced. and the s-cen
price for the half-ounee letter va
adopted.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

The following good city missionary
story-and city missionaries could tell
many good stories n they would-ls
borrowed from Harper's BaEar;
A lady who ls a city missionary be-
came very much interested In a very
poor but apparently respectable Irish
family named Curran. living on the top
floor Of a tenement house In the stun
district.
Every time she visited the currans
the missionary was annoyed BY the
staring and the whispering Of the other
women living IN the building. One
day she said 10 Mrs. Curran;
your nelghbors seem very curious
to knew who and what I am. and the
nature Of my business with you"
They do 90. acqulesoed Mrs. Cur
ran.
DO they ask you about ~"
'Indade they DO. ma'am."
"And DO you tell themi"
"Falth. thin. an OF DO not.-
"What do you tell themf"
"Ol Just tell thin you are me dress
maker. an let u 80 At that"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

lltN MueNN HaAANAN
Deep down In the earth near the city
Of Gallcia. IN Austrian Poland. there -
a considerable city with streets. houses.
churches and other public buildings,
and a population Of over 1000 men.
women and children. q good number
OF whom never have seen the daylight.
Il is known AZ the City Of Salt. and Il
Is approached BY means Of deep hole
IN the ground. All the year around
the temperature Is nearly the same. ana
although no grass grows on ita lawns
and no water runs In IL streams and
the only sky ls a vaulted arch Of solid
rock salt. the inhabitants lore their
town AZ well a. II Il was situated By .
running river and under a blue sky.
They have built a theater. q church ana
a town hall. ornamenied with beauti-
ful statues. an carved out Of rock salt.
The streets are beautifully illuminated
with electricity. and the homes are iarg8
and comfortable. Here men and vout-
en- are born and grow up. are married.
and die. and some Of them never once
20 10 the surface and have no idea how
the big outside world looks. The pop
ulatlon Ia made up almost entirely o.
the salt miners and their superintend-
| enta
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

the sun
A. be- rode Ike a prince 20 claim his
bride.
IN tie sweet dim Hight of the falling
night
She found him at her side.
She had dreamed how the gaze Of his
strange. bold eye
Would wake her heart 20 a sudden
glow.
She found IN HE face the familiar grace
Of friend she used 10 know.
She had dreamed how hia coming would
Ftir her soul
A. the ocean h. stirred by the Wild
storms strife.
lie brought her the balm Of heavenly
calm
And peace which crowned her life.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

Soap will not remove tan or frecklos.
Battle the face IN warm water. and dry
very carefully with soft towel. DO
DOT use soap on the face unless ALSO
luiely necessary. Never use face pow
ier OF any sort; % spells the skin by
flnslng The pores. n your child sui-
fers from sunhurn. molsten the face al
night with cucumber juice, cul cucum-
Der lengihwise aud rub q on the face
allowing the juice TO remain until Il
dries on. or use a mild solution OF
baking soda Mrs. s, T. Rorer In La
dies Home Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

Dodo Is the Portuguese name for sim
pleton. and Il Is given 70 the slllie1t
bird that ever lived.
Three hundred years ago. when tho
Portuguese FIRST visited the island Of
Nautilus. they found a great number
Of these birds. They were about thu
size Of a large swan. blackish gray In
color and having only a bunch Of feath-
ers Ia place Of a tail. and little. useless
wings More stupid and foolish birds
could not be imagined. They ran about
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

A plusburg gI0cor has been catching
aies on sticky ny paper, and the other
morning he caught something else.
Having len several sheets on his eoun-
ter al nlrat. when be- opened tho stor1
next morning ne found TIE sheets par
tally rolled up on the door. and tang
led nm In them nas a 4. Il had evil
IDENTITY 10, &c feet on paper In such
a manner as to preycA. It's running,
and then IN lying down to free itself
rsvs the s,lcklness a good chance up
IN ,ir hairy coat. 50 that at last Il waa
unable \ and thus came to an
uptlmeiy .au.-Colden Daya
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

In apartment houses the use Of .
bell boy Ia done away with by having
callers telephone from the door TO the
people they wish to visit. when the
door is opesed by means Of a sliding
plate set In the door frame. 10 be drawn
by a cord running TO each apartment.
the device also outwltting agents and
salesmen.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

dlnerenco being a picturesqucness OF
finish that D. very attractive. Here u
one. a simple affair OF black wooden
stun In light weight trimmed as the
picture indicates with black braid. The
fronts Of the hlousod jacket bodice were
decorated with white satin revers COW
cred with lace. white satin also giving
the plastron and collar the latter being
fmothorod IN a large lace bow. Some
OF these mountain dresses are too pro-
nounced in ihoIr plciurosquoness TO be
suitable Cor copying but with a wise
choice OF original. a street RIG OF novel
and tasteful launtinoss can be- secured.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

KEGS doun ..4
-, 2, - Z. + % Sun m5la
h.e~ .'--. " taken out a great Na
ber ~ 1Ia ~ eolar heaters eoIor
runIa.. SOLAR .......
AInon NpnHn they na.~ 81,
20 Invsat any mafhIna fh.I @.'N
practicable for converting ~. 80.
heat into power. And yet they .l||I
have hope They say that llghinlnN
has been harnessed. and they don't see
Why sunshine should not be made %
carry burdens. Many wonderful ihines
have been accomplished BY using tho
suns rays. In Europe a Newspaper has
been printed by pow'r from the sun,
and salt water has been distilled ana
coffee and cider made. The only prob
lem 70 be solved In harnesaing the sun
Is 10 properly concentrate iis rays. TO
DO this many inventors uae an immense
curved mirror or a large lens Ike a
burning glass. hu. they are hampered
In their work. hrat. By the fact that
the sun does not shine steadily. and.
next. By the immense expense Of large
/ lenses. Il u rcckoned that the heat Of
tho sun would sufficiently warm and
illuminate 1900 100000 globes a. big
a. our earth. Il would seem that some
clever inventor would sometime BE- able
TO discover a way 20 use a. The MAJ
that succeeds viii make fortune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

brown with shadows bright with sun
All day long an day Is done.
Sleeps In murmurinr solitude
The worn old road that threads the WOOL
In iis deep cup-grasfy, cool
Sleeps the little roadside pool;
Sleeps the butterfly on the weed
Sleeps the drifted thlstie-seed.
Like a great and blazing gem.
basks the beetle on the stem
up and down the shining rays
Dancing midges weave their mare.
High among the moveleEs bouEha,
Drunk with day, the night hawks browse
Far un. unfathomahly blue
August'a heaven vibratss through.
The old road leads 70 an things good;
The years AZ full. and times az hood.
Charles q. u. Roberts
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07


There are oolors that are refreshing
and broadening. Others that absorb light
and give a boxed-up appearances 10
room. others that make a room with
bleak northern exposure. or with no
exposure al all. appear bright and
cheerful: some that make a room ap-
pear warm. some that make u cold.
The thermometer seems 10 fan ak de-
grees when you walk into a blue room.
Yellow h an advancing color; therefore
a room fitted up IN yellow will appear
smaller than Il Is. On the other hand.
blue OF a certain shade introduced gen
orously into a room win give an Idea
Of space. Red makes no difference IN
regard 10 size. Green makes very 1T
tie II a bright. sunny room gets its
light from a space obtruded upon BY
russet-colored or painted houses
or else looks out upon a stretch Of
green grass. Il should be decorated n
a color very different from the SHADE
chosen II the light comes from only Al
unbroken expanse Of sky. Red bring
out In a room whatever hint Of greer
turks In the composition Of the othel
colors employed Green needs sunligh
TO develop the yellow In !, and make !
seem cheerful II olive or red broWi
be used In conjunction with mahogan,
furniture. the effect Is very diieren
from what Il would be II blue wer
used. Blue would develop the tawn,
orange lurking In the mahogany. II
ceiling Is to be made higher. leave
light. that Il may appear 70 roced'
Deepening the color used on the ceilin
would make Il lower-an effect desii
able n the room Is small and the cell
ing very high. Various tones OF yello'
are substitutes for sunlight-The u
holsterer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

Il don't know whether I have been
eOmplimentcd or not" said cholie.
what Is the rcasong" asked his
friend.
"Miss Figg told me she believed
was more intelligent than I pretended
to be."-Indlanapolis Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07
nhIIrlnr

Madame" said Wandering Mike
shave ye got any cold coneeY" mo"
replied Young Mrs Torkins, In a tone
Of sympathy, but you walt few min
utes and TN pa, some In the refrigera-
tor and cool Il for you. Washington
Star
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07
r..l.ful Menn,.ln..rlnr ae~n.

Women who go into the mountains
for September and October take along
gowns especially prepared for such
trips. and these dresses are worth con
alteration by those who cannot boast
such excursions. The most tasteful Of
them are not unlike what women Of
the million wear upon the street. the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

"YOu ought 70 50 ap 70 Alaska. Mr.
slaylate."
why sog"
"They have a nlght there tWo.nonths
long"
He wsnt-cleveiand Plain pealcA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

and q brlm that falls In waves above
the hair. Il Is trimmed with a bunch
Of brown ostrich plumes and ribbon Of
the same color.
The shirt waist worn beneath the
Jacket IL brown and so are the gloves
The latest.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

rltiie Lyndon wont alone % pick
aeld straw errlcs and brought back .
small cr lalf full. "0h, mamma" be
mid asre were bushels and husbss
Of ssfrlcs. but I picked shem ALL
Youths Companion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

vlsltor-well. suppose you and
comfort In the thought that you made
your husband happy while he lived.
Young wldow-Oh, yes. I'm sure
George was In heaven up 10 che tine
81 his death.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

Cobble-Does Bitter belong 10 any
yacht clubl S,one-No what's the
use OF his belonging 10 a yacht clubi
He has a yacht Of his own.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

''The sanitary condition OF this house
IL simply awful" why don't you have
Il improvedl I'VE rent from a mem.
Der Of the board Of health"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07
QUE ABSURD BELIEFS.
MANY PEOPLE STARVED TO
DEATH ON BEEF TEA.

be Man who Dos-s Ills Liver nables
Killed by BelnE Fed Corn Flour and
nFead Instead % MIX some Popular
Iae.s. o
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07
]" THk ODD CORNER.
SOME STRANGE. o...
CURIOUS PHAsHs OF r,e 1so

Use Color Jadieiousiy r When Thsss
We're No Postage stamps--A Miro
Telegraph I.ine-To Harness the san
The smlisst Blrd.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07
FOR WOMEN AND HOME
ITEMS or INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND MATRons.
A Deiisate Problem At What Age Are
Men Most Attractive "a Women
some Current Notes Of the Modes
Mrs. Mckinley sets the Fashion.


hia coming as
warriors come
Win the clash Of
arms and the bu-
glc'H call.
But b. came In
stead with "a
afcaithy tread.
Which che d.d not
hear az all
She had thought
how bis armor
would blaze Ia
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

one would think the sun had enough
work 10 DO IN warming up the whole
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-07

HEN the partridge
c1veya ny
In the birch tops
cool and high.
when the dry cica-
daa twang
Where tho purnliug
fr-conCH hang
when the bunch
berries emnpa
b .aflef beads the
roadside moss