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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

should be a plate dolly and a tumhleE
dolly; in the centos OF the table an
embroidered ccntcrpicce IN ooiors In
harmony with the table decorations
and the flowers Il Ia intended 70 use.
AT the head OF the table upon an en-
broldercd square are laid the tea sery-
ice the urn. the cups and saucors. the
cream pitcher. sugar bowl. etc. Al the
other end upon an embroidered square
may be placed the piece de resistance
Of tho thigh tea" Scattered about on
circular doilles are the dishes OF Jelly,
preserves. pickles, sweet and sour
olives butter balls. cakes. etc. AZ
each place. resting upon the plate dolly.
Should be a pretty plate and the neces-
sary silver. a goblet, a bread-and-but-
er-plate and salt-cellar. All the cold
dishes are placed upon the table be-
fore the meal ls announced. and the
hot ones served Immediately upon tho
guests being seated. Brolled chicken
and wafIles. fried oysters and hot bis
cult. scalloped oysters, creamed oys-
tiers. hroiled oysters. and creamed
chicken arc always in order. Hot but
tered and hot dry toast belong proper
| ~ TO tho nigh tea" as do CHECKER
and lobster salad The tea and coffe'
are served with the meal. Generally
the sweet portion consists merely o
cake. jelly and preserves. Ice cream I
sometimes served. and whipped cream
or charlotte russo Thin slices Of whit
and brown bread carefully buttero
make a welcome addition 10 the menu
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

CuPIDS AIN is TRUE.
monk OF Bury. In iiiO. In praise OF
Queen Catherine. ecnsort Of Henry ":
"saynt Valcntlne-of custom yeere BY
yeere.
Men have an usauncc In this regioun,
To look and serche cupid's kalendere
And chose theyr choyse by CRETE az
feeioun."
Herrick. In his "Hesperides." speak
ing Of a bride. says;
-she must no more Annoying.
or by rosebuds divine
Who'll be her Valentine"
A modern valentine has all the
marks Of the old-tlme illusions. The
writer really claimed that Il was yell
low with age. being found In the dress
lng-case Of lady OF the past. who had
lived and died single. The valentine
was wrapped In BIT OF yellow lace.
"falntly scented with vanilla beam"
This merry maiden. radiant. rare.
With wlnsomo ways and dehonair.
When sweet she smiles on me I swear
That Eden's light IL resting there
Upon those lips 80 ripe, 30 fart
To look upon her face old Care
Would cease to carp and court Despair.
Would give up dole. his trade forswcar,
Don sunny locks. make Joy his heir.
What wonder. then. that should dare
Her praise to sing. her colors wear.
Her valentine myself declare7
This merry maiden. radiant. rarer'
Sending valentines has become a "a
vorlte method Of amusement among
children. who buy one-cent misaiyeI
which contain a verse OF poetry with a
tat cupid or transhxed heart entwined
with lilies and forgct-me-nots. the po-
etie sentiment being something like
this;
"Can pictured paper fondly prove
Ny nxed devotion and my loveG"
Many years ago an English journal
copied the following notice from the
advertising columns OF an American
newspaper. the Wooster Democrat
showing the popularity Of 81 Valen'
tines day. and az the same time the
peculiar form OF advertising In vogue
IN this country;
"The great Increase Of marrlagcl
throughout Wayne county during th'
past year Is said to be occasioncd By
the superior excellence OF the valcn
tines sold By George Howard. Indeed
30 complete was bis success In thi
line that Cupid has AGAIN commits
stoned him as great high priest Of love
courtshlp and marriage. and has sup
piled George with the most complete
and perfect assortment OF loves armoi
ever before offered 10 the citizens o
Wayne county. During the past yea
the blind god has conlered his thought
on producing something In the line IA
wrpasslng anything he has heretotor
Issued And Il Is with 'felinks' OF N
greatest 10y that he Il able to announe
that be has succeeded"
Then follows a description;
-The tursle-dove Kind. with It's COG
COO. the senslbly sentimental. the cut
ting. the severe. and. In short, every
thing that can be required. with a
necessary hxings. Prices range from
cents to S."
A great number q valentines are o
the market this year. and some DARN
innovations are made on the trad
tlonai Cuplds the loves and doves Q
ye olden times Fer instance. a nca
small folio Of cardboard with raise
fowcrs and a medallion Of gold o.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

place. sew a piece Of tape In the middle.
leaving the ends TO tie to the legs OF the
table or tack underneath. Mix plaster
Of paris with water 10 the consistency
OF cream. molsien the hid with water
and spread a thin layer OF the plaster
over Il. II the vase is placed thereon
and held firmly an the plaster sets. no
unpleasant disaster like overturning It
need BE- dreaded.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

for those days and the sentiments en-
dearod Il 10 the heart Of the fair Anne
IL there lnne heavenne ausht more
rare
Than thou sweote nymphe Of Avoa
lnyyc.
Il there onne earthe a name more
freue
Than WHY Shakespeare Is toe yOui
rThoueh lckie fortune prove unkynae'
san doih she leave here wealth De-
kyndcs
ne ne'afs The heart came forme
anew.
Nor male shy WHY'S love unneirewe-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

There are az many Persian lamb
coats worn as sealskln ones. ard these,
too. by women who could Lfford the
higher-prlccd skin n they wanted A.:
20 Il must be Peralan lamb Il better
liked.
Tho style Of walking boots now
IN vogue for women allows moro COM
fort and freedom than the orstwhile
popular hlgh-heeled French affair. and
therefore oonduces 10 morn graceful
waiklnE
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

Bronco Pe,e-Yes, lady; ! wul wild
YER son wen he died. He looked ies
like an angel. too. wen he was dyin'.
Mrs. Brown lwoepingl-He dld3 Bron-
co Pele-oh. yes; indeed he did
swlngln' back and forth In De afr. you
know. almost "a II he had wings.-
Judge.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

rleht from the church TO the train
wear frock coat Of black. light trouf'
cra. gray gloves. light four-ln-hand OF
Ascot tie. top hat. just as u the we'd
ding we're TO be a large afternoon af'
fair"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

Correct Attire for the bridegroom.
"A o'clock church wedding. when
the bride wears a travelling gown. and
there is to be no reception afterward,
calls for afternoon dress on the part
81 the bridegroom" writes Walter Ger.
main. "He should. even II he is goins
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

Gnboy-l understand thai Judge Mar
rymore Is breaking up housekeeping.
uadman-That can't be; he's very busy
these days deciding divorce eases Gil
boy-woli. isn't that what | paid9-
Roxbury Gazette.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12
The n.h,.. chrl.ssalas Robe.


'The christening robe is usually Of
the finest null and trimmed with real
Valenelennes lace edglng. but one OF
fine nalnsook with hemstltched hem,
front OF machlne-made Nalcnclennes
insertion and nsinsook embroidery.
yoke TO correspond. makes a very dam
~ and scrvlceahlo affair" writes En-
ma N. Hooper In a practical article on
"The Baby's Layette," In the Ladies
Home Journal 1T may be made as
follows; Take two lengths Of nne
lawn. thlrty-slx inches wide. costing
about fifty cents a yard: have a three
inch hem hcmstiiched and a ruflo OF
three.lnch Valoncionnes lace; whip
this 10 the lower edge. Gather 10 a
short. square yoke opening I, In tho
back. The yoke should be made OF
stripes Of lace insertion and nalnsook
embroidery ana edged with a RUNE OF
lace. the neck being finished with a
rufio OF narrower lace. Cover the
front with alternate erosswlse rows OF
lace and embroidery insertion, COM
menelng them at the hem twenty inch
ca wide and tapcrlng toward the top
20 a width Of six inches; a ruiie OF lace
down each side. one-seam sleeves
gathered In 20 the armholes and at
the wrlsts, where there is band Of
insertion and rufIie Of lace. on three
inch lace eight yards. Of narrow edg-
ing half a yard. and Of lace and nain-
sock insertion six yards each. one
yard from the neck 10 the lower edge
q amply long for a dress, many beine
only thlry-thrce inches. as u has been
decided unhealthy for the baby TO b.
burdonod with any extra weight"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

N Institution ia
miliar to the south
erner OF the ante
bollum period that
has disappeared
and almost been
forgotten was the
plantation oyersear.
On every planta-
ton in the south
where there were
as many az twenty
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

bobby say, Miss silyerspoons. my
sister Maud's going 10 marry your
brother Dick but don't say anything
about Il. because he doesn't know It
hlmaolf yet.-Ally sloner.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

He-Do you think Il wrong for a man
10 kiss a girl he Is not engaged TOT
sho-1 think Il would be wrong for
him 10 be engaged 10 an the girh be
kisses York Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

AAAAf HA"HNfNf
Where first the daisies sprung;
The creaklng old mill IA stlll, Maggie,
Since you and were young.
And now we are aged and gray, Mag
gle.
And the trials OF life nearly done;
Lot as sing OF the days that are gone,
Maggie.
When you and were young.
A city so silent and lone. Maggie.
Where the young. and the gay. and
the best,
In polish'd white mansions Of stoae.
Maggie.
Have each found a place Of rest
Is built where the birds used TO play
Maggie.
And Join in the songs that were
sung.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

The sultan took moro than I've years
to pay for a load Of lumber be ordered
from a Arm In the United States. What
Christian Napoleon Of finance could do
better than that. short OF not paying
At allf-st. Louis Dispatch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12
niue and Green.

A very pretty dress Of figured silh
is shown In the accompanying picture,
the goods being a handsome comblna.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12
For We sang as gay az they. Maggie.
When you and / were young.

WutA aeA anu "NAN Jus,
They say I am feeble with age. Maggie,
My steps are less spr!ghuy than
then,
My face Is well-written page, Mag
gle.
But time alone was the pen.
They say We are aged and gray, Mas
gle.
As sprays by the white breakers
flung:
but. to me. you're az fair as you were'
Maggie.
When you and were young.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

ton OF dun blue and green. the blue
blue being In the ground and the green
In the figuring. The fliod bodice wai
black velvet and hooked lnvlsihly at
the side. Il was finished In a very
short bolcro that was edged with mar.
row iegeled galoon and had plated
and drapcd fronts and a shor, square
back. The sleeves had very small
puiis and were trimmed with lace al
the wrists. the same lace appearing on
the collar In back were long black
velvet sash ends.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12
APOWERINOLDSOUTH
PLANTATION ovERsEER AND
PLACE HE OCCUPIED.

- Authority and His Opportunity
Although not Recognized Socially
lie Was an Important Factor In Poll
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

The table for high tea" Is usually
arranged without a table-eloth. par
tlcularly n the hostess happens 20 pcs
SEES a handsome table. AZ each plate
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

A pen may be driven. but the pencil
does better when Il Is lead.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

YE GOOD ST. VALENTINE.

Many years ago FranchmaE who
visited London wrote this passage con-
cernlng the English girl on the four
teonlh Of February:
80. Valentines day Il the carnival
Of the young people here. English girls
await the arrival Of the postman with
the utmost impatience. They open
their letters IN q atkte Of delighted ex-
element. and instantlS give vent TO
their feelings IN cries Of rapture or
bursts Of laughter. The girl who re-
cclves no valentine has reason to feel
mortified. a. Il Is a proof positive that
abe viii braid the tresses Of st. Gather
ine."
The same condition OF things exists
to-day. as the postman whose Work u
doubled and trebled At that period VIII
surely testify. In city and village. and
IN homes remote. the time Il one OF JOY
Gus expectancy. and often there is more
than the trivial following Of tradition
IN the exchange Of those lace-bordered
and decorated mlsslves with their
1aucy. mischievous cupids. their hearts
iransnxsd BY ARROWS and their aenti-
mental verses.
Hearts are broken. heads are turned
By castles IN the air"
There are a few who take advantage
Of the time 10 send hateful comic val
enllncs which illustrate some peculiar
~ Of the ones 70 whom they are ad-
dressed. but no one win envy the I'M
klnd spirit that could dictate such a
proceeding. But there are comic valen-
tines that are employed az a pasiime
By persons who are not over-sensitive
or refined.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12
IN WOMAN'S CORNER.
INTERESTING READING FOR
DANES AND DAMSELs.

when You aud I Were Young, Maggie"
The Baby's Christening Robe old
Fashioned nigh Tcas-Current Notes
OF the Modes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

In the olden days when the world was
mostly under pagan rule. the 18th day
Of February was one OF carnival, and
often mlsrule. The valentine lottery
vas one Of The favorito amusementa In
England, when the lads and lassea had
no, the gilded opportunity Of the pres
ent time. They wrote blllets with
their names Inscribed thereon. an
equal number Of each. and drew BY lot
the men taking the billeta from the
maids. and vice versa. The company
being thus divided into couples who
we're each others valentines. many
happy marriages grew out Of this lot
tery.
writing was not then cultivated. even
IN court circles. and the hrat written
valentine Of whlsh sentimental history
has KEEP, any account. h the famous one
OF the Duke OF Orleans. This noble
nan. being a prisoner OF the battle OF
Arlncourt. could not draw his valentine
50 he wrote a quaint and chlvalroua ad-
dress 10 an unknown divinity. Being a
roet and q writer Of songs. his verse
had merit and ls distinguished for 10
graceful simplicity. A stanza viii give
an Idea Of the poem;
~wilt thou b. mine. deNT lovef Reply
ewectly consent. or elss deny:
Whisper softly. none shall know;
Will thou be mine. lovol-aye or no.
spite Of fortune We may Be
Happy BY one word from thee;
Life lles swiilly-ere Il 60.
wilt thou be my lovcl-aye or no"
Shakespeare. Drayton. Cover, chau
Ger and many others Of the old writer
have made illusions or sung poems 4
81. Valentines Day and Ia pretty Gus
toms. In "A Midsummer Night
Dream" Theosus. on discovering th'
quartet Of lovers In the woods, says;
Good morrow. fricndsl Saint Valen
tine Il past;
Begin these woOd-blrds but to eoupl'
now
Among the Shakcspcarlan valentine
a one by the immortal William him
self. which q Il presumed was writer
"a the valentine Of his ilfe, Anne Hatha
way. No doubt the spelling was 500
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-12

kNDERED to-
day to the hill,
II Maggie,
TO watch the
scene below;
he creek, and the
creak ing old
mill, Maggie,
As we used 10
long ago.
he green grove "a
gone from the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
NOT ANDREE'S BALLOON.
Captain John Windrow Gives Good
Reasons for His Disbelief.

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 14.-Captain John
Windrow of San Francisco does not be-
lieye the story that Prof. Andree's bal
loon was seen floating in the ocean by
a ships captain. The captain is visit
ing his brother, DIR. S. Windrow of 23S
La Sale avenue. He has just returned
from Sweden, where he visited his relac
lives among whom is the family OF
Prof. Andree'S brother.
The captain said: Il was in Stock
holm when the news arrived that An
dree had left SpitZbergen in his balloon.
His family that is his brothers-An-
dree is not rnarried-fully believe that
he will be heard from. Andree himself
told them that if no news was received
from him in two months, probably
nothing would be heard of him for a
wear as he would then have landed In
such a locality that 1t would take
months for him and his party to reach
a locality where they could commune
cate with the outside world.
My own belief is that Andree has
struck a southwest wind, as these are
the winds that most usually prevail
at that time Of the year in the northern
ATTITUDES, and that he has been car
ried into Siberia, and it may be months
before he will be heard from.
LAS to the story of vessel having
passed balloon floating in the sea, that
is a good yarn for landsmen. There is
not captain so inhuman, so absolutely
without sense, that he would not at
once send a boat to investigate the
thing; and anyhow, the basket and pro-
visions that Andree carried with him
weighed six tons and would sink the
fear. Andree will be heard from; de-
mend on it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
RAIN GENERAL.
The State Pretty Well Flooded
Last Night.
Dodge City and Colby Each Get
Good Showers.
PASTURE is SAVED.
Two COncOrdia Men Return
From Upper KIondike.
We're $50 Miles Above Dawson
City-Left July Is.

The rains of yesterday afternoon and
evening seem to have been general over
the state, covering a large territory.
Reports from Belleville say that the
rain extended as far west Colby and
was very heavy. AT Clay Center
heavy rain fell, lasting three hours. Re
ports came from Abilene that a heavy
rain fell late in the afternoon and was
accompanied by severe wind.
Florence-A good rain began falling
here about Z o'clock last evening, and
fully one and one-ha1f inches of water
fell in one hour. A heavy electrical
storm accompanied it, but no wind. The
rain last several hours.
Newt on-Most of the day it was i'm
possible to see a distance of as feet on
account of the immense clouds of dust
brought. The thermometer stood near
100 all day. In the evening a good
shower fell.
Salina-A heavy rain began falling at
D clock yesterday afternoon and for
an hour there was a steady downpouC.
An inch of water fell, thoroughly soak
ing the ground, which had become quite
dry.
Downs-After several days of very
day afternoon. The shower lasted for
several hours and the rainfall was
nearly two inches
COncordia-A heavy rain fell yeSter-
day afternoon and evening, assuring
the largest corn crop in the history of
Cloud county.
Great Bend-From to s o'clock last
evening a heavy rain fell in this sec
ton. No damage was done by the
wind. A slight Shower fell at Larned,
and good rainfall is reported at Dodge
CITY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
DON'T WANT ANARCHISTS,
But There Seems to be No Good Way
to Keep Them Out

Washington, Aug 14-Commissioner
Powderly of the immigration bureau
has sent the following letter of instruc-
tons to immigration officials at New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Quebec, relative to the anticipated
arrival in this country of Spanish an
archiStS:
Information has reached this bureau
to the effect that one Planas, a leader
of the Spanish anarchists, has been ex-
PEELED from France, being conducted to
Havre, from which port, it is said, he
will sail to the United States. 1 am
also advised that Tarrida Marmol, an
have gone to England and probably is
en- route to this country. A careful in
Spection should be made of arriving
passengers in order that should any of
this class be detected, a careful exam
ination can be had as to their right of
admission into the United States under
existing laws
1t is stated at the bureau of immi
grafton that there is no law under
which persons can be excluded on the
grounds that they are anarchists. Nor
is anarchy anywhere declared a crime,
so that If Planas and Marmol are re-
fused admission to the country the re-
fusal must be based solely upon the
fact that they come within the general
laborers, criminals, etc. This law ex-
pressly provides, however, that moth
ing in this act shall be construed to
apply to or exclude persons convicted
of a political offense."
notwithstanding said political offense
may be designated as a felony, crime,
infamy or misdemeanor involving NOR
whence they came or by the court con-
ujctinU
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal.

CnlcaSO. aug H.
WHEAT-RuFnors that the French i'm
port duty Wheat was about to be re-
moved had tendency to strengthen the
wheat market today. Liverpool showed a
decline of sd at the start. Chicago re-
ceived 219 cars; Minnea polls and Duluth
800. compared with 242 last year. World s
shipments were estimated at $500, OG0 blu.
Notwithstanding these rather bearish
features, the market was nervous and in
clined to rally. Showers in the northwest
Were considered dangerous and consider
able covering was done the opening
bulge Then prices sagged to the low
point again. September opened 1zG5sc
higher at S1MMS2c, sold off to size, ad-
vanced to S214@S2asc and declined to S1ssc
CORN-Was dull but steady. Chicago
received 1.052 cars and country offerings
were free September opened unchanged
27a4c
OATS-Were duh and shade lower on
receipts 693 cars. September opened
shade higher at TIC and declined to TIC.
PROVISIONS-Were dull but steady.
Only 600 hogs were received and prices
at the yards were strong. Trade was ex-
tremely narrow. September pork opened
unchanged and held steady at $500 Sep
TENDER lard opened a shade better and is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-14
RoBB1Ne LEAvENwoRrH.
Civic Federation of Leavenworth Con-
tinues its Efforts to Lower Taxes.

Leavenworth, Aug. IA committee
of the Civic Federation appointed for
the purpose of securing a reduction in
the number of persons employed by the
department met in the court house with
the members of the board to discuss
police affairs. Mr.. Harmon, as chair
man of the committee, stated the object
of the meeting to be for the purpose of
consultation and to enable the COM
mittee to ascertain if the present num-
Der on the force could not be reduced,
it being largely in excess of the laws
allowance.
1t was shown to the board that it
employed a captain with a salary of
5000 per annum, for which there is no
provision in the law at all, except for
cities having more than 40, 900 inhabi-
tantS. The committee pointed out that
there was no need of employing detec-
tives at the rate of $120 a month to
watch other members of the force and
that this appointment and consequent
expenditure is absolutely in violation of
the law. The board did not state who
these detectives are. This would make
a further reduction of $1,44 per an
mum.