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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

known e. the plaelta. The only door
way Is the large one opening directly
into the street and which IL wide and
high enough for any sized cart or car
rage 10 be driven through into the
court The house we had the good for
tune 10 examine was evidently the
abode Of a wealthy family. for there
were servants scattered all over the
place and our guide was apparently
an old family dependent. who took
great pride In her family and their
home. Emerging from the hal way
which we C-hred hrst on coming from
the street. tn court was reached. and
there we found q fountain anc plants
and some flowers. There was no roof
to the placlta. and the drav4fg rooms.
bedrooms and various othd apart
ments opened into a. 80 that when
one Is once within the court he Is prac-
tically In the whole house. And II ever
a house is a mans castle. as Blackstone
so strongly insists. then surely a MeKi-
can house Is a well-guarded castle. Tho
few windows that open on the streets
are heavily barred with iron. and in
stead Of the gardens being around the
house. the houses are around the gar
dens. The rooms into which we glanced
had floors made Of brick and covered
with rugs. while furniture had a very
American appearance. Il was the
court. however. which we both liked
the best, and In which we fingered the
longest Shut OF from the street as
II was, a restful quiet fingered about
the place. disturbed only by the drip
ping Of the water In the fountain. Our
knowledge Of Spanish being very linz
tied. the old woman explained by pan
tomlme when her words failed 10 en-
tighten us. She showed Us the room
she and her husband occupied. a little
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03
INTERESTING ITEMS.

More than $4,000 cattle were slaugh-
tered last year by a meat-extract COM
pany IN South America.
There were only 553 women among
the 1870 physicians In TIE Russian
empire on July l. 1895.
Truly great Is the man who can be-
come famous without making any Of
the noise hlmself.-Puck.
one bicycle has been supplied TO
every police station In the suburbs Of
Paris for the use Of the force.
An East Greenyille (Pa) lady ls
selling baking powder a. a means OF
raising funds to purchase a bicycle.
French civil service clerks add TO
their income by serving out OF hours
al hrsi-elass restaurants as walters.
In 1881 there were only ave trades
and professions open 10 women In
England, Today there are over $50.
The two longest words In English
are dlsproportionableness and estab-
llshmentarian!sm.-New York Times.
To guard against disease. the legls-
laturc OF New Hampshire has passed A
law providing Tor the inspection Of al
ice sold within the state.
The WEIGHTS Of the six largest dia-
monds are Koh-i-noor i03 earats star
Of Brazil i25. Regent Of France iss
Austrian Kaiser lS9, Raiah Of Borneo
s67.
Concha-Now. there ls a cigar that
can consclentiously recommend. nou.
quet-Ii Il Is all the same to you. I'd
rather have one you can conscientious
ly smoke.-Boston Transcript.
In tearing up the foundation OF an
old hotel al winsted. Conn. a bottle
Of wine was unearthed. which was
buried is5 years ago. The landlord Of
the hotel TO be built on the site Of the
old one viii open the wine when he
gives his house warming
In a ledger Of t56 pages which Va.
found in an Auburn (Me) curloslty
shop among set Of business books
used century ago by New Glouces,
ter arm. there IL not a blot. though
all the pages are fun Of entries. Tn,
books were kept with a gull pen ans
homemade ink.
Margaret Katherine Kinds. one weel
old on April 8, Of Portland, Ne. has
neutrality-suspicious.. two great
great-fathers, two great-grandmother.
two grandfathers and two grand
motherS On her fathers aide shor
are four living generations and on hs
mothers aide ave living generatlons
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

closet sort Of place leading from the
placita. and In the door Of which sat
couple Of dark-eyed children, who
glanced at US once and then resumed
their play.
A chihuahua ox-oart IL q familiar
vehicle In the city. II Is patterned after
some design Of apparently a century
or two ago. and Is so big and lumber
ing that Il oils nearly the whole street.
and requires two yoke Of oxen 10 pull
H. The wheels are made Of huge blocks
Of wood. and the wicker body Of the
afiair looks as though Il would last
forever. But then the cart Is charae-
tcristic, and. like the aniiquated pillow
Of the Mexicans. n curiosity which
will disappear. no doubt, before the
new order Of things. and the modern
regime introduced by the Americans
and their railways
A Mexican is pretty good republic
can. He loves show and pomp as much
as any royalist. and no matter how
small the town may be. one IA sure 10
find a company OF soldiers. a band OF
music. and very many. yet dimlnuiive
policemen. In chihuahua the Eleventh
Regiment barrack consists OF a largo
building north Of the Plaza. and going
IN and coming out OF the spacious place
one may see varying members OF rAth-
er stability dressed soldiers. who
march 20 different parts Of the city
for no other roason-so Il seems-than
90 show themselves 10 the inhabitants.
The uniform Is usually a dlrty-wblte
set Of garments. and the men seem 10
have little idea Of military precision
.'il a Mexican policeman Is the most
attractive parsonage. and the one con-
corning whom the greatest mystery ex.
lsts.
Il should hate 90 attack a dozen OF
them at once. said the man OF the men.
ell. but ! don't think a half dozen
would trouble me"
And, because agreed with him hIs
words went undispuied The fact "a
the rcierred-to men are not only very
short and fat and altogether chubby
looking. but they have an innocent
childlike appearance. which dispossess.
es any one az once Of any idea tina,
they are at all formidable. During the
day they sun themselves al the stree,
corners and on the benches OF tho
Plaza, and look for al the world like
good little boys out for holiday Al
night they each take a laatern-made
% tine and holding a tallow candle :
long stan and a little whistle. and
squatting down In the middle OF the
street, at short distances apart watch
the hours OF darkness roll away %
meet those Of light. and only giyinr
evidence that they are alive by blowins
shrilly notes on their whistles AZ every
half hour marked OF by the clock IA
the cathedral.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

The rich men who build hospitals
are not the only benevolent ones The
New York shocblack Of whom Or. Tai
mage tells this story. showed a spirit
Of sweet unfclishncss:
"a reporter sat down on one 0i the
city hall benches and whlstlcd 20 one
Of the hlucrs The boy came up 20 his
work proyoklngly slow. and had iust
begun. when a larger boy showed him
aside and began the work. and the re-.
porter reproyed him as being a bully.
and the boy replied. "oh. that's all
right am going TO do Il for I'm.
You see he's been sick In the hospital
moron a month. 30 us boys turn IN
aud give I'm a m
"'Do all the boys help hlmr asked
the reporter
Eyes. cir; when they aln't got no
Job themselves and Jim gets one they
turn In and help i'm: for he amt
strong yet. you see
"'How much percentage does ne give
YOU asked the reporter.
THE boy replied. ! don't keep none
Of a. Amt no such sneak a. that
All the boys give up what they get on
bis Job. ia Ike 60 catch any Teller
sncaking on a sick boy. I would
THE reporter gave him a twenty
Eve cent piece. and said. You keen
ten cents Tor yourself. and give the
rest 10 jim
cant do Il. sir. it's hls customer.
Here. Jim"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

A professional gentleman. who was
accustomed 10 take his morning glass.
stepped into a saloon. and going up TO
the bar called for whisky. A seedy
Individual stepped up 10 him and said:
i say. squire. can't you ask an IN
fortunate fellow 10 Join your
He was annoyed by the mans famil-
iarity. and roughly told him:
Il am not In the habit Of drinking
with tramps."
The tramp replied:
You need not be- 30 cranky and high
minded my friend venture TO say
that am Of just as good a family as
you are. have just a. good an eduea-
ton. and before ! took 20 drink was
Just as respectable as you are. What
IL more. always knew how to act the
gentleman Take my word for Il. you
stick TO John Barleycorn and he Will
bring you 10 Just the same place |
am"
Struck with his words. the gentle
man set down his glass and turned to
look at him. His eyes were bloodshot.
his face bloa,ed. his boots mismaiei.
his clothing filthy. Then was Il
drinking that made you like this7"
Yes. II was. and Il will bring you 10
the same n you stick TO H."
Picking up hIs untouched glass. he
poured the contents upon the door and
faid:
Then lrs time ! quit" and left the
saloon never TO enter Il again Glass
mate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

hiaEoo Poios Account Of shs Natlsas
and the Aniraais.
The eastern coast OF Africa was al
unknown region in Marco Polo's day,
and when he had Travelled 70 far q
The southern end Of Asia that be b.
gan to get giimpses Of Africa he could
not believe that he heard reports from
the eastern side Of that eontinent--of
which he already knew aomething. a.
u formed the southern border Of the
Mediterranean sea. says 81. Nicholas.
So he speaks Of Madagascar (which he
calls madagascar and Zanzibar
(which he calls Zanghibarl as though
they were parts Of India II We re-
member that Marco was the first writ
er. European or Asiatie. to mention
Madagascar BY that name. and almost
the first 10 give the world any infor-
nation concerning that unknown land,
we may excuse the fact that bis gcog-
raphy Il sometimes mixed. But his
description Of the people and the anil
mails OF eastern Africa are pretty ac-
ourate. as may be seen: They are All
black. their hair Is as black a. pep
per and so frizzly that even with wa
ter you can scarcely straighten Il.
And their mouths are so large. their
noses 20 turned up. their lips 30 thick,
their eyes 20 big and bloodshot. that
they look Ike very devils. they are In
fact 30 hldeously ugly that the world
has nothing to show more horrible.
There are also lions that are black
and quite different from ours. And
their sheep are all exactly alike In coll
or: the body all white and the head
black! no other kind Of sheep IL found
there, you may rest assured. They
have also many CRATES. This IL a
beautiful creature and ! must give you
. description Of H. It's body IL short
and somewhat sloped 10 the rear for
lie hind legs are short while the fore
legs and the neck are both very long.
aad thus IL head stands about three
PAGES from the ground. The head IL
small and the animal IL not At al mis-
ehievoua. It's color is all red and white
In round spots and Il is really q beau
tiful object. The women Of this island
are the ugllest In the world. with their
great mouths and big eyes and thick
noses. The people live on rice and
flesh and milk and dates. and they
make wine Of dates and Of rice and Of
good spices and sugar. There is a
great deal Of trade and many mer-
'hants and vessels 60 thither"
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THE CATHEDRAL

corners. The ancient pile Is dirty. too,
and long. dark stains extend down the
facade and circle around the towers.
while the weather-yanes on the dome
are bent and twisted into every con-
ceivable shape
A stranger, unless acquainted. sees
but little Of the home life OF Chihua-
hua. The houses We wanted TO enter
were apparently so inaccessible. with
iron bars at the windows. and 90 many
servants stood at the door, that we
abandoned any intention we may have
had, and were well-nigh discouraged
about seeing the inside Of one. when.
by chance. the artist stumbled upon a
place into which we were ushered by
whitehaired old domestic, who In
formed US that the family had gone 10
the States on visit. and that We might
walk into the placita. There Is an
UNMARRIED rule followed In building
Mexican houses. They are all OF white
washed adobe. one story high, and are
erected around a large open square,
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digging on from N. nrnuna.

Not all Americans know II. but Pc
troleum was produced IN Scotland .ong
before It van found IN the Unitedslates.
In Scotland Il is got from a shale rock
and Il Is not found In a liquid state al
all For many years the mining and
rehning Of this shale was a vast In
duEtry. Il Is still important. but az
American refined oil can be sold cheap
er IN Scotland than the product OF that
country there has been a great fall
Ing cn Of the Scottish product The
Scotch shale IL black and ls found 400
feet below the surface In region
known as the OIL fields Of West Calder,
between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Par
ann wAx. ammonia and lubricatlng
oil. In addition 10 Illuminating oil. are
made from the crude oil or tar that 10
got from the sbale BY erushlng.-Ex-
change.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

A mar who now stands high IN the
mercantile community related 10 me
the following little Incident OF his ear.
ly life: AT the age OF sixteen enter
ed the store Of silas sturdevant as
clerk. one day shortly after my In.
tallment into the once. was employ.
ell IN sealing aud superscribing a 10,
OF business circulars-sevcral hundred
Of them. That was long before the
day Of gluten. and used small red
waters for securing the mlsslves
While I was thus busy Mr.. Sturdevant
came into the counting room: and
when observed that he was watch.
ina me I worked the best could. hop.
Ing to get a word Of appreciation. ny
ana By he spoke 70 me
Young man. don't yon think half
n wafer would secure one Of those cir
culars Just as well as a whole ones"
/ looked up. probably exhibiting as
much disgust az surprise.
1T you split your waters" he add.
NNI NNN WIZ NNNNlNNliHA NAl NNN desire
and at the same time make a saving
OF Just one-half"
lie turned away. and while I was
thinking what a mean old wafer-spllt.
Ter he was, lady entered who had
been appointed one Of a committee TO
obtain subscriptions towards building
an orphan asylum. One publlc-splrited
mar had given the land. and now they
wished 20 raise two hundred thousand
dollars. n possible, for the buildings
and necessary endowments. Mr., stur-
devant said he had already been con-
suited on the subject.
"Yes." thought l. and | guess that's
all Il will amount tot"
But he took the paper and wrote
his name: and then he sald;
Il will give ave thousand dollars E"
could scarcely believe my ears.
Al that moment the merchant arose
10 a stature OF grandeur before me.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

In old countries ants make very lit
tie trouble. further than getting into
the cale-box or the sugar barrel. But
IN the tropics they are often an abso-
lutte pest They march In great arm
les and destroy everything In their
way. And yet even these ants have
their uses. an Australian explorer says
In regard to them:
In justice to the ants. am bound.
however 20 admit that ! have found
them useful In more ways than one.
For Instance. bought an opossum-
skin rug from n native. soon be-
came painfully aware OF the fact that
Il literally swarmed with heAs and 9TH
or vermin. In vain did I exhaust my
stock Of pepper. Even turpentine
seemed 10 have no effect beyond In
creaslng the reckless activity OF these
irritating settlers.
AT last. In despair. threw my rug
down on an ant hill In less than half
an hour every flea and Objectionable
parasite vas eaten. but the rug was full
Of ants. ! therefore hung Il on MI
mosa bush. and as soon a. the ants
found they were suspended they has
tened to leave the rug and descended
by the bush as best they could
Again. I had killed a snake in Tas-
mania and wished 20 clean and bleach
the skeleton. which I intended 90 have
mounted as a necklace. left the body
near an ants nest In a few hours
there was not a vestlge % flesh on the
bones. The sun soon did the rest"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

DO not Iced geese much Erain.

DO not iced geese much grain.
Use milk for mixing up soft feeds
Fully one-hali Of early maturity Is
In the feeding.
A little salt In the food IL beneficial.
too much Is detrimental.
lnbreedlng IL breeding within q hxed
line without outside blood.
Young poultry should never be al
lowed 10 run In the wet grass
With extra large slEe fowls comes
the increased danger Of humble foot.
Inbred stock IL that which will traea
on both aides 70 a common parentage.
In breeding more depends upon the
female than the male. II size Is an
object.
II you raise ducks. DO not allow the
little ones to 60 into the water TIL
they are feathered out
Under Ordinary conditions II a lay
ing hen averages an egg a week Il will
pay the expense Of feeding her.
Cooked meat chopped reasonably
fne can be fed TO chicks conhned IN a
brooder once a week. probably.
As a general rule. Il will be best 70
have all surplus fowls Of every kind
marketed by the middle Of this month
Keep tho little chicks warm and dry
and DO no, allow them 10 get hungry
and you will have but little troubls
with disease.
Roup may be generally traced q
want Of cleanliness. improper ventila.
ton or undue exposure. and guarding
against these will usually prevent L.
While the Brahmas are good sitter
they are 30 large that care must b
taken In the construction Of their nest
or they will break 4 good many Of theil
eggs.
Some poultry men claim that b.
feeding bone dust TO poultry an abaL.
dance OF bone and shell making ma.
ierial is supplied. and In feeding with
ground feed the tendency 70 diarrhoel
Is checked.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

How do you 10 TO sleep when you
aren't very sleepy Tho editor knew
a boy once who used to think OF a
great aock Of sheep running down
through the pasture and jumping. one
by one. through a hole In the fence
There we're ever so many hundred OF
the sheep. and they followed one an
other very rapidly. each funny little
tail swapping as It's owner disappeared
through a hole In the fence AZ FIRST
they went very fast but as the boy
watched them with his eyes closed they
went more and more slowly. but ne
never saw the last one Of them-for by
that time he was fast asleep. Tha,
was one way OF getting 10 sleep. Have
any Of you tried other ways9
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

lnnammatory diseases.
II IA cruel and senseless not 10 do
all that Is In our power 10 make them
comfortable. Put each COW In a box
stall by herself as calying time APP
proaches. Avoid all noise and excite
ment. and insist that the same person
cares for her every day.
a few days before ealving each COW
should be given a moderate dose Of
epson salts. molasses and ginger. Al
ter the calf Is dropped abe should have
another dose.
II is wonderfully beneficial In every
case and should never be omitted.
Never neglect the warm bran mash
Immediately after the calf IL dropped
and never fail 10 take the chill on the
water for at least ten days.
II the weather Is al all cold put a
blanket on tho calf. a little flannel
blanket is Just the thing. Sew strings
20 lie around the neck and under the
belly. As the calf grows the blanket
can be let out 10 At our calves nave
often worn these little blankets, and
grow so that they little more than
covered their backs-and oh. how
pretty and sleek they looked.
We DO not think II best for cali or
COW TO leave the calf by the mother
more than ten days at the longest
II the udder is inclined TO be inham-
ed. battle with hot water and NIB
thoroughly dry. reduce the food and
nature will help.
The man who cannot DO especially
gentle and tender with his cows at
this time. should not be a dairyman or
stock breeder. and will never succeed.
lie should Immediately 80 into other
business.
II the fodder begins 20 get low. don't
scrimp the cattle. better buy some
clio, or hay and some grain.
Better sell something and invest th'
proceeds In feed than let stock rur
down and set thin. for that will be
dead loss.
How much money has the iarmei
made this winter. who has kept biz
COWS out IN the barn yard viii
hunehcd backs and water running ou
Of their eyes?
How much rich manure has be saw
ed and applied 10 his heldsl
How much poorer IL he this yea
than be was last Year,
This isn't luck. Il Is lack Of brains
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

Every day some fresh source OF food
supply Is discovered Adhesive stamps
have not hitherto been REGARDED AZ
nutritious; the ostrich prefers gold
watches for a steady diet. and the trav-
oling tinker's donkey has a reputation
for consuming any clean linen that
may be handy. A Hlndoo paper how
ever, gives an account Of a elr.aps In
cident that occurred a, she resltency
In remote district In Ceylon a little
while ago. Mr.. Pieris. the Official as
slstant. placed on his table some judi
cial stamps to the value Of about 200
rupees. while his attention was drawn
10 something else his pet goat was
slowly but surely making a meal OF the
stamps This was not discovered until
the goat had swallowed some 50 ru-
PEGS worth OF stamps, Immediately
the goats life was demanded as a pen
atty, and the stamps aftcrward taken
from It's stomach were forwarded 10
the commlssioner.-Stamp Collector.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Birds have all sorts OF queer adven-
lures, hut perhaps what was the oldest
one Of recent days L. that which befell
a sparrow az Anderson. Ind. Il Jew
into a knife and bar mandatory. and.
getting too near a small wheel. was
sucked In. The workmen noticed Il 60
into the wheel but knowing that the
cylinder was revolving at speed OF
$50 revolutions a minute. took Il for
granted that the bird had been killed
When the factory shut down al noon
the men were astonished 20 hear gen
tie chlrp from the wheel. and 10. there
was the sparrow "a well as ever. They
found that the bird had chung to the
strengthening rod OF the wheel and was
in a semi-daEed condition. They picked
him up and put him on a table and
thence, after collecting his wits the
little bird few to freedom. The wheel
In which the bird rode made 81 900 rey-
olutions while Il was upon H. and AZ
the tiny feathered creature travelled "A
and S-iO miles In the embrace OF a fly
wheel
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-03

are all large. heavy ones. They are Of
a eontented. restful disposition, and re-
quire only very low fence 10 eonane
them. They are good layers aud good
sittera, but their sitting propenslties
somewhat interfere with the quantity
81 eggs they will produce. but this. OF
course. IL compensated for II chick
ems are wanted by the fact that with
any OF these breeds you may have
chickens almost at any time Of the
yenr. for we have known them 10 SIT
In the fall Of the same year they were
haiehed, and to have chickens running
with them at Christmas. whilst har-
dy, they are not 20 little affected BY
cold as Leghorns. a. their quiet dispo-
sition leads them 10 neglect that exer-
cife which wards on the effects Of cold.
They should have warm quarters In
winter. and they will then lay when
most other breeds are resting.
II you have already a flock OF good
hens. then all you need Is the intro
ducuon OF new male blood. In max
ing a selection Of a rooster. never buy
anything but a pure-bred bird Of what
ever breed you fancy In th!s way. II
you do not buy Of the same breed a.
the hens. you will. nevertheless. get
good blood. and not breed scrubs. but
merely cross bred birds. Many Of these
cross-bred fowls are amongst the best
layers that can be kept A cross be-
tween the Plymouth Rocks and Leg
horns makes excellent layers and table
fowls. The cross should be made BY
running a Leghorn rooster with the
Plymouth Rock hen. A cross Of
games and Leghorns Is a good one,
They are good layers. the hens will
sit. and the chickens make good broll-
ers The rooster should be 4 large
game bird.