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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

Since the CAST American warship SET
on, on hor brst cruise. American sca-
men have prilci themselves uu their
gun practice For our naval trIumpHs
IN the War OF lSl2 We have chiefly our
runners Co thank lu those great sga-
duels which astonishcl The world by
their outcome U1r suuUcry quite oni-
ranked that of oar antagonists, our
gums were better served, they shot oi-
tcnor shot farther shot more occur-
stely The next scl-baito viii De- de-
cllel not by the weight OF metal fired,
but hy the weight % metal that takes
eject
"A good shot" then. has au Interest
that Is something Car more than pie
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

creates, success was gained 10 sweet
Lavender" where she played Minnie
Guauan Her recent wedding has
aroused oven mo,r than the usual lu-
t,ics. Va her. Cos the public is now
anNlgus.Y vrIt.ng 20 see o. the happl-
ness she expects will always remain
with the young woman who has been
pronounced the typical English glrl OF
an stage women, possessing the good
looks and the maidcnly archuess SO
liked 10 ghe English actress
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

Nj T.. C. Selous, the famous African
hunter mas ius, started Cor Asia Minor
ON shooting expedition. u Is not
.gw erolad 20 him. as 80 visited Syria
ln lSgl. rftor DDS return from leading
the pioneers io Mlshou1land. he is
accompanied lr Ns. Sol0us, and iu-
tends 20 D., bach g.. fe11on 90 April
uis nest sxnalu. robably be 70
tts Ess'y Noun
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

Certain residents OF the state Of
Washington recently discovered. grow
ing on the slope Of the Cascade mount.
aims. the most magnificent ir tree
ever beheld by human eyes, II tow
cred l65 feet In the air, was "a feet In
diameter at the base. and not a branch
sprang from the noble column until
the height OF 22o feet was reached
Tho tree was perfectly sound Ia eyery
part.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

CRATE upon the ear 10 hear don't used
for doesn't" and yet We find q used
In "Piokwick Papers" IN the song
which Ne. Wardle sings on Christmas
eve at the Manor farm, Dingloy Dell:
And love that's too strong why. Il
don't last long.
As many have found 10 their pain"
In East Anglia they say you don't
ought and he didn't ought" which,
though true. Is slightly ungrammatlcal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

Profitable naIrylug There is no use
trying Co make dairying profitable on
old lines Better COWS are needed AZ
once. and they should have the best
care. stock that has 10 stand out In all
kinds Of weather and has no shelter
from the fierce storms that sweep
across those pairlos. other than a
barbcd wire fence. will never yield
enough milk TO be a source Of lmpor-
tant income 10 the owner. Cows mus,
be well housed and well fed. and better
care Of the milk before Il goes TO the
creamery Is absolutely essential Clean.
illness In the barn. about the milk
rooms, with the pals and cans In
which the milk Is handled. should re-
cCiyc very close attention, Get the
milk TO tho croamcrios In drs,-class
shape free from the bad odou that
are SO often absorbed by g. aud the
fault VIII lio with the creamery man
egcmont u The finished product IL not
Of high grade,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

In orc of Naus0Hs frsi mighty
rH1v-shco.us expeditions ho entered
,ha Naor11ll whore arllu.ros come
crashing down as thunder and lIrht-
ming do Boo other places lu tfr bottom
OF rho valley aya tradition. tao force
o' tho 1ir-eIrrt has been known 20
carry people from ono s.ie of tho ford
t0 Ono o.hHr Here af GuIganr.u lIc'
~ eralt Stone which came lnp.ns from
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

HE Ohio Expert
mcnt station has
used several meth
ODDS OF treatm NJ
and two OF these
were uniformly
successful a third
method reduces the
smut one half 20
three fourths The
successful methods
are immerslng the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

from that position when General Mlles
succeeded 20 the command OF the
army G1acgal Ru7er has won many
friends during his stay in New York
tie has not as yet maturcl amy plans
for the future.
u is pretty generally admitted that
General Rgrors place win De filled by
Maior-Ccrcral Wesley Merritt. now en-
command Of the headquarters OF the
Missouri at Chicago.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06
IN uNcoNsclous rHEF1.
The watch Changed Pocket. seemingly
with No Help.

"uid you ever pick r. mans pocket
unintcnuonallyt" asked young man
about town OF O party OF acquaintance
with whom De- was chatting IN thoaicr
lobby. says the Philadelphia Record.
well. / did, 70 happened a few days
ago. and n my victim hadn't been a
friend Of mine Il would have
been decidedly embarrassing, TO say the
least. You viii probably say that the
accident could never have happened in
the way GO did. but ! can bring Wit
ncsscs 10 prove what ] say was
standing In o saloon on South Pom
square talking 20 an acquaintance
when I felt q tug at the back OF the
long frock coat ! wore. paid NO par
ucular attention 90 IL. for the place was
crowded any many people before had
pushed NE. Ia q moment, however.
somebody touched me on the shoulder
and said. Give me my watch, Jack
looked around and found the speaker
10 be- a great friend OF mine. i haven
got your watch. Jim ! said. on. come
on said be. you pulled It out Of my
pocket as ! passed YOU lie was very
serious about @ and so ! became seri'
Gus. too. protested that ] couldn't
possibly have taken The watch, ana my
hrs. friend bore me cut Finally Jim
said hc thought hiH chain might have
caught upon one OF the buttons at The
back of my coat ! put my hand back
and felt something iu the all pocket
whose opening waH iust under The two
useless buttons which iailora tack on
there. Preached in and there was J0mt
watch sure enough The i.mupicoc bad
been y1nEci ont OF Jims pocket lot,
mine Fact slo'p me-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

torlaI % Is an object lesson iu the
,GesuyOu. ot our gum,y. Tho shot
from one ot che N-lBeh wrrei suns %
tbc New York strikes within @ fcN feet
OF The target small mark that dances
on the waves HAD .hc arest been a
torpedo bout O. would have boon blown
Co atoms
The scene pictured Io.go.Cuis piece
Of exciting nigh. service The harhor
OF Charleston Is shut up Boz close
blockade. The squadron is on the
watch Tor blockade runners. The ships
signal 90 each other by molUs OF sky
rockets. that they may keep their dis
tanccs. Each ship. from Its high, re-
vulylug s,argh-Ughis. shoots out huge
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

There ls said 90 De % score or more
of broken hearts among The oxford aud
Cambridge undergraduates since The
marriage OF their idol, Miss Naudo NIL
lett The young actress was q great
ayortc DO England aud perhaps her
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

beams " sinister and dazzling r1di-
auoc. which 800 lc.lIus hiihcr and thith-
co owes the darkness OF Che waves. n
would bp q MrGy hlUckllc-mnucr that
could c,ado Jho clutch OF these rlgau-
tiC and gh0stly fingers Once revealed.
there would De- small hope OF escaping
the IRE Una, would De- instantly con,
c,nuotol upon the rash a1ycnturcr.
The Ncsuyius undertook 10 slip out OF
the harbor, and was neatly trapped.
ln the war OF the future. blockado-run.
ming Is not likely 10 be a popular or
profitable enterprise. unless some great
advance Is scored 90 the submarine
boat-From the Illustrated Amerl,
can.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

over 900. 600 fruit trees were planted
In otcro county. Colorado. last year,
and Il Is expected that more than 400
900 will be planted this year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06
AFTER MANY YEARS.
THREE MEN ACCUSED or MUIR
DERlNC a YOUNG GIRL.
The Victim Was pcmrntrd aud Deaf
Mute Her Head cot open with a
iiatohrt and Her Remains iucincratcd
tn a Chimney.
UGH SMITH, Lnln

UGH SMITH john
Shull and Samuel
Smith farmers re-
siding near Now
Bloomfield Pa. In
Perry county have
been arrested Tor a
murder that was
committed twenty
eight years ago.
Thedotallsotthe al
legged crime are un
the victim being a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

il o ~ AS IT o W
ard Ruger major
general of the
United statcB
army who was re-
tired according 90
law Oh April .. has
been a fighting
man for forty
three years. The
retirement OF an
army officer IS M
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06
AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
ACRICULTURiSTS.

some Up-to-dato Hints About Cultiya-
ton Of the son and Yields Thereof
horticulture. Nitioulturo aud Ilorl.
culture
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06
GEN. RUGER RETIRES.
STORY or a VETERAN SOL
niER's STORMY CAREER.

Graduated from tho Military Academy
in 1884 Among His Classmates We're
Gen. stuart aud Con. Ice lie saw the
FIRST smoke OF Hattie in Ciyr War
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-06

Read up on the dairy business.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-07-23
Gava Her Sister Away.


1t vas long time since they
had seen each other, and natural
ly enough they bad lots OF reaI
nice things to say to each other,
but her little sister Grace was very
much in the way so to spe eak.
RIM along to mamma, dear she
SAID 10 the little one, FIJI give
you some candy il you will
no, ! don't want to-
'Ah, nov, please do, ike a COOL
little glrl.'
Bat III rather stay here
Il won't take you ont driving
With me tomorrow, It YOU don't.
Here pleadiugs were IN vain, aud
80 the little one remained. Present.
ly mamma came in, aud the con
versatlon Jagged a trlde. Sad.
denly a thought struck little sister.
Say, she asked, 'what did yon
want me to go ito mamma Tor a
little while agol'-TGinkles.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-07-23
Culture a Failure a..

Wortensia,' said her fath5r,
'wiIl you have some tatersP
If you refer to the farinaceous
tuGers which pertain to the solanum
tuberosum, ,and which are lcom'
monty known as potatoes, repDen
the sweet girl, i should be pleas
ed to be helped 10 a modlcum oi
the same. But taters9 Taters I'm
quite sure, papa. that they are
something of which never before
had the pleasure Of hearing.
The Old man pounded on the
table until the pepper caster lald
down for a rest, and then remark
ed IN a voice of icy cOldness:
'Hortensla, willyod have some
OF the spudsf'
Yes, dad
Is our boosted high school sys
TEN a failure, or is it notr-B B)s'on
Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-07-23

hlment of the trust he repOsed IN
Jou.'
Mr.. MarchmOnt slowly stagger-
ed to his feet; an awful gravness
was over spreading his face.
st is-very-touchiug-and-
gratifyiug,) he began, IN a strange
~ altered voice.
Then he suddenly collapsed, and
fell on the floOr-dead.
'Tbe fellow had some conscience
after ALL thought Mr Vivla to
himself, whenever he looked back
on the awful occurrence; but law
wyer.liie, kept his on counsel.
Failure of the heBrHs action
was the medical verdict With tue
aidendnm that Mr.. MArchmOlt
had long been IN a critical state OF
health.
HirOld Williams often reproach-
himself for having by a little al
ditional excitement, possibly ac
C ,lerated the fatal catastrophe;
Du yet as the young man once re-
marked to Mr.. Vivian:
& cannot understand how my
merely thanking poor Mr.. March
mont should have affected him 80
much. 1t was not as if an, thing
had been wrong with his accounts
Mr.. Vivian only coughed in IT.
ply; and, to the end of their lives,
Harold and his sister believed
their trustee to have been a model
of honesty and rectitude. Yet
perhaps, as tue Lawyer had sur.
missed, 1t was Marchmont's 'con'
science that had killed him alter
all. Household Words.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-07-23

sYou protest that you love me,
Emily, but | am still waiting for
the FIRST kiss
well, why do you waltz
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-07-23

sGussie, why did you refhs g
Smitbettl Did he show the cloven
loOtP
NO. but he showed the cloVen
bresth!. Detroit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-07-23
Why He Felt Bad.

Good morning, Jasper! [ am
very sorry to hear of your domcs-
tib trouble
sNha' sorter trouble dat. sahF
Way, | mean the trouble IN
your home affairs. | am told that
your wife has run away from yoh
Is it a factP
Deed, it ar sah.'
eOf course YOU feel very bad
about itY
'Yas, SIT. ID, way ID matter
stan at de presen' time, sa1, l
feels mighty bad!
AT the present time: whal 10
you mean by thatF
Il mean, sab, dat she nam nau
time yit ter 60 fnT 'nough Ter
make de OF man feel shO' dat she
hain' comm back
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-07-23

CS-UDless the number OF lnseitiCus is
marked upon the manuscript, advertise.
ments will be published until forbade
and charged accordingly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-07-23
sHEDAgDoASt HERALD
Advertising Rates.

Advertisement will be inserted at Or
dollar per square of ten lines or less, 'os
the first insertion, and so cents tor ach
subsequent insertion.
TQuarterly or yearly advertisemept
by contract.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-07-23

rs this healthy portion OF the
slater asked traveller in ArkAn-
sas.
well, | should say it is. There
has been nobody hung about here
IN three months.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-07-23

Water pipes of paper are a sue
cess 10 England.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-22
THE sENATE's ACTION.

The country at large will approve
of the action taken in the
United States Senate in the recogni-
ton of belligerent rights to Cuba. 1t
was a matter that had to come and
there was no wisdom in delaying 1t.
The debates and postponements and
squabbles and personalities that franz
ed in this movement all indicated for
weeks past what the issue would be.
The people of the country have looked
on with Ill concealed patience at the
diliatoriness of Congress and the ad-
ministration at Washington, hoping
against hope that the decisive step
would come. From pulpits and COL
leges and houses of legislation and
chambers of trade the demand has
come again and again that the prayer
of Cuba remain no longer unanswered.
The blood of martyred women and
children and outraged girls and be-
udyeu IatherS and mothers mas been
crying to heaven long enough. 1t mat
tiers not at what consequence to the
United States this recognition of Gu
ba is effected. There is a time in the
affairs of nations as of men, when per.
sonal considerations are to be sci
aside for those of a more lofty and
general character, and that time has
come in the history of this struggle IL
Cuba. The duty of this nation to stoI
the barbarities practiced in Cuba /!
certainly more pressing on the United
States than that of stopping some com
paratively unimportant massacres Il
Armenia, and yet this whole countr,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-22
EMERSON'S DECISIONS.
He Left No Room for Misunderstand-
Ing His Meaning.

He Left No Room for Misunderstand-
Ing His Meaning.
Emerson was not an epicure, but he
knew how to appreciate fine dinner.
Several witnesses have given their testi-
nony in regard to his Partially for
what he called 'pie." In sketches
from Concord and Appledore," the au-
thor says that Emerson was fond of
pears; knew the best varieties and the
order In which they ripened.
He used to say that there is only ten
minutes in which pear is fairly ripe;
before that it is too hard and after
wards too soft.
There are many anecdotes told of his
good sense and sagacity, and the fol-
lowing is perhaps equal to any of them:
One summer there was a camp meet
ing of Spiritualists at Walden pond, and
every evening they held an entertain
nent of speeches, singing and music,
to which a small admission fee was
charged. 1t happened, however, that
the picnic pavilion was situated close to
Mr.. Emerson's land, and numbers OF
Concord people went out of curiosity
and leaning against his fence heard and
saw everything that went on. A COM
mittee of Spiritualists consequently
called on Mr.. Emerson and requested
permission to collect fees from those
who stole their entertainment in this
manner.
At first thought this might not seem
unreasonable; but Emerson replied:
mo, have always enjoyed the priv
lege of walking upon my neighbors
fields, and cannot now refuse the same
right to them"
Emerson's no was always decisive
ard if one person could not induce hin
to change his mind, 1 do not believe 20,
000, 900 would have succeeded in doing
50. When he was in lawsuit regard
ing some property, and the suggestion
was made that he should compromise
he said:
by no means. II il is mine wan
the whole of it; If It is not mine 1 d.
not want any Of it."-Youth's' Com
paniop.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-22
THE TRUE REMEDY.

w. NJ. Repine. editor Tiskilwa, ILL.,,
Chief" says: I'VE won't keep house
without DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Ex-
perimented with many others, but
never got the true remedy until we
used DR.. Kings New Discovery. No
other remedy can take its place in our
home, as in 1t we have a certain and
sure cure for Coughs, Colds, whooping
Coughs, etc" 1t is idle to experiment
with other remedies, even If they are
urged on you as just as good as DR..
Kings New Discovery. They are not
as good. because this remedy has a
record of cures and besides is guaran-
teed. 1t never fails to satisfy. Trial
bottles freee at F. Kalteyer & Sons
drugstore. 4
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-22
A FINE BARGAIN.
Cash Price only 81. 500.


Consists of lot 5Ox156 feet, east front,
house rooms, hall and bath, front
and back gallery, oil finish, hot water,
fiues, all household goods, good oil
cloth on hall, dining room. and kitch-
en-, carpet and mating in two rooms.
Place for feed, buggy, horse and COW,
chicken houses, over 100 chickens,
nicely fenced vegetable garden, 6 hy-
drants, good set law books and office
furniture, grapes and figs, bearing,
peach, plum and shade trees, quiet
neighborhood, free from dust and cool
in summer, running water in corner
of lot for horse, COW and chickens, 10
minutes walk to courthouse or Aran-
sas Pass depot, and under late ordi-
nance Scent car fare to any depot.
All virtually new, and good houses all
around it, should rent easily for $500
unfinished. Apply at 211 Bots D'Arc
street. 4-26-lt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-22
THE YOUNG HoUsEkEEPER.
often She Does Not Know How to
49, Set Table.

SAs~h ShS 1--WE W. AN-C'' 80" ~
- Set a Table.
81 know when thing looks wrong"
exclaimed a very young housekeeper
despairingly, 'but cannot tell what
makes fright"
That necessity is the best teacher
seems to be an article of faith with the
great majority of American mothers,
who seldom teach their daughters even
the rudiments of housekeeping. This is
hardly the fault of either mother or
daughter-life is so full nowadays-and
the time of both parent and child is so
crowded with occupation that neither
the one nor the other has the leisure
either to learn or to teach. When the
girl marries the man of her choice, es-
pecially if he is a poor man and they
have to begin life simply, she finds her
self more ignorant than she would
have believed possible about the A B C
of domestic arrangements; and how to
train the inexperienced maid she has
engaged to take charge of her little
apartment is veritable puzzle. To
set out an attractive, well-cared-for
looking table is by no means as easy
as it seems to be in a well-ordered
house. Any inexperienced person will
easily find this out if she tries the ex-
pertinent.
81 soon learned that 1 had no idea
which side the glasses went on" said
o young wife, telling of her first ex-
perience in coaching raw servant.
81 did not know whether the forks were
turned up or down. When the table
was set everything looked higglety-
pigglety and awry, and could not tell
for the life of me what was the matter"
A well-known writer on domestic
economy says that there are three
graces which should preside at the
table-cleanliness order and good
taste. Everything should be arranged
with geometrical correctness. The
table should be in the exact center of
the room, with the sides perfectly
parallel with the walls. The white
canton flannel undercloth should be
kept taut by means at each corner
of buttons and eyelet holes. The cloth
nave buc dDSOlult1ly
with the table. The forks should be
on the left and the knives on the right
of the plate; forks and spoons should be
turned up, not down; tumblers and
wine-glasses are at the right and above
each plate. Sat-cellars with the spoon
by them, not in them, and pepper and
mustard cruets are arranged in the cor
ner of the table a little beyond the
plates. The napkin should be laid on
the plate with roll or piece of bread
within it's folds. Individual taste may
govern the rest of the arrangement,
but to have every article laid on with
the most absolute precision and SIM
ilarity should be the first principle to
instill into the mind of new servant.
Any deviation is sure to spoil the looks
Of a table.
The rules here given are absurdly
simple, but it is astonishing how few
servants understand how to set table
and how many mistresses there are
who are incapable of directing new
maid.-N. Y. Tribune.