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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12
IN A JossHoUsE.
Tho Chinese Celebration Of New Years
IN san rranclsco.


The procession Tor seine queer rsa-
son the Chinese always seem 20 walk
In single fle-was headed by his iath-
or. carrying the baby brother proudly
in his arms. says st. Nicholas. The
mother and sister carried baskets hllel
with offerings TO the gods. whiie An
eau had contentod himself with paraa-
lng his nnery only. The interior oil tue
josshouse was but dimly lighted ana
when the eyes once became uHeu 10
the mysterious and smoky Atmosphere
that nlled the place strange ana "eifu
faces OF gods and demons sho"fu
through the darkness and ga8ed toi-
EMMY down from rich affairs upon the
visitors. a priest. seated at the en-
trance. had a supply Of painted can
dies. sticks OF incense made oil sanuAl-
wood and packets OF papers contain
Ing printed prayers. Having bouSh'
n supply Of these helps TO worship An
eau and his family had entered the
inner room OF the pagan gods IN
the presence OF these images win
hldoous. painted faces dimly looming
out OF the darkness and mystery OF the
incense laden atmosphere. most AMER
lean boys OF An Gau's age would nave
been terror stricken. lie. on the con-
trary. seemed 10 be quite az ease
among these strange things ana went
near to the uncanny idols with qui'e
an afr Of familiarity. lie boldly Walhoi
up 10 large drum standing In one cor
nor. and selling a drumstieA' pouhoou
on u with an his might for the pu''
pose OF drawing the attention OF W,
gods TO the worshipers lie then mac
Joined with the family IN placing
large number OF lighted candles aha
smoking incense sticks upon the altar
after which they had bent Themselves
In prayer before the principal image
In the temple A number OF oherihs'
cakes. fruits and various articles O.
food. as well "a rice wine-wero mex
piled up before this deity. Their De
lIcn ended with the burning OF a 70
o! printed prayers IN a little brief
fuu 20 erected On corner OF IN
iossLo' Tor that purpose. As the
lcft % r.. OF hrecrackers was set on
and then. thoroughly satisfied will
/ themselves with minds al ease. the,
had gone homcward
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12
his loart which he did not try to

in his heart which he did not try TO
suppress.
SO time went on. and by and by tho
birds nest hung complete. The little
glrl had waited as patiently as the
builders had worked. and their Joy
wes one. They also serve who only
stand and wait" great Milton said
they too, perhaps. who only love and
wait
Mamma. mamma. there viii be
nostlings now. and the old birds will
teach them 10 fly. I have longed 20
see u al my life, but could not 10 TO
ihom, you know, and SO they have
come TO me-"
The mother noted the faint tlnge OF
the check. tho bright look IN the eye.
and blessed the robins In her heart
Eyes. they have come 10 you, my
blrd-liko 20 like-and you shall see
them n.y."
But birdllngs do not grow In a day.
and the child watched from the great
wheel-chalr with patience born OF sui-
terlng. and a liie Of paln-watched un-
al 1--WE round eggs lay In the nest.
tinted with heavens own blue.
AZ last-oh. the Joy Of 1.-THE blue
shells broke. and 1--WE strange. soi,
things. with great eyes and yellow
bills. nestled under the moiher-winga
nestled and cuddled until the wing.
would hardly cover them and the nest
seemed all too small. The brown
mothers heart was bursting with Joy
SO. FOR that matter. was the faith
or's-but she kept her love 10 herself
and Il warmed the birdllngs. while biz
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

The greatest objection we have 10
free" things Is that they rs, 30 much.
-EX.
Potatoes Tor 1900 families will be
raised ON land on The outskirts OF nuf.
lalo during the coming season.
The largest police Office In the world
Is New Scotland Yard. In which 1000
officers can be- accommodated.
.organ-grindors IN Vienna are not al.
lowed TO play In the morning or even.
lng-only between midday and sunset
Louis Levy. Of Jersey City. has been
suffering from hlocoughs since Fehru-
AIRY 90 IA spite Of an physicians can do.
papa. Won't you buy me a watch9"
what for. my boy" Il want to trade
n 10 Billy Virgins Tor one OF his pups"
Puck
nonowa are used as a burglar alarm.
he opening Of the door closing the
bellows. and forcing air through a pipe
to whistle.
Al the late municipal election IN
Philadelphia i've women were chosen
to serve on the school boards. There
are now twelve In all
NOW. they speak Of her as an up-to-
late girl. What do you understand by
that?" "My hoy. a girl that is up to
date Is up TO anything Puck.
A return on opium cultivation In
Eat India shows that IN iSei-95 49,
ESQ acres were under cultivation,
against l7S.ss6 acres the year before.
six monkeys In public monagorie
ln Paris we're lately seen smoking Ct
nrcstos. to the horror Of their keeper
Five mlschloyoua boys had supplied the
! cigarettes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12
If THE MOON STOOD STILL.
There would ne Many Change. oa tho
Iarth.

Tarth.
We must imagine that the moon
would always be- exactly over one spot
oi the oarths surface. says the Phila-
phla Inquirer. AZ night. therefore.
that part OF the earth would always
be Illuminated. unless the position
which Is most PROBABLE would result
In 90 eclipse. but the other portions o.
The earth would be- IN total darkness
NJ nlrht. The effect on navigation
would be revolutionary. The ph"-
nomcnon OF the tides would practically
cease. Consequently many tidal rive
ers would run low constantly aud dour-
.shlng ports go 10 ruin. 40, only so.
but the distribution OF The water on the
carth's surface would De- seriously al
tered n thc moon stood s,ill. the
waters on that side of the earth whore
,bc moon Uas stationed would rice IN
one huge mass. while the opposite side
of the earth would have a smaller bulk
Tho waters. however. at the sides OF
the earth would practically disappear
This would undoubtedly mean that
many portions Of the earth now dry
would be- flooded. and vice versa. Not
only 30. but the shape Of the planet
would 90 an outside observer
chance. The solid portions would re-
main hrll. hgi the general contour
would appear 90 be- egg-shapci. the
greater end being turned toward tho
moon ana the point away from d..
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

side armor. but It is only IN partial
belt. which protects ,he yitals OF the
ship. It IS OF a maximum thickness
OF rs inches. and Is composed OF haF-
yeyizcd nickel steel. The bore OF tue
guns Of these battloships Is about thir-
teen inches In diameter The guns are
mounted within soyenteen-inch steer
turrets and Eve inches Of steel pFo''e'
the six-inch battery.
The cruiser New York has her pro
totype IN the Spanish navy 10 the ar
mored cruiser Empcraior Carlos v.
While very strongly resembling the
New York. she "a perhaps lr'he llrG-
or. her tonnage being 300 70 the Ne"
York's $500. She carries two ll-inch
guns IN barbo,tes ten inches thick
eight 5ih-luch rapid fire guns ana four
4-inch frcra. together with a powerful
secondary battery OF rapld-hrc ok and
three-pounder guns. Her protective
deck IS six inches thick, and her sides
ere partially plated with two-lnch steel
She IS the newest Of the Spanish heoi
OF any considerable size
Not only have we n fair match for
the Carlos IN the New York. but the
brooklyn will keep her hands full. In
tonnage she Is little more than the
equal Of the Carlos. her tonnage being
$500. The Brooklyn Is better ship
than the New York. and that Is saying
a good deal She carries eight S-lnch
and twelve 5-lnch guns. TO the New
| York's six s-inch and twelve 4-inch.
| While the Brooklyn's armor Is tribe
I inferior TO the New Yorks Il Is inhn.
ltely more modern.
There ~ In the Spanish navy also one
OF the finest types OF the modern ar
I mored cruiser. Il Is the infanta Maria
| Theresa. She represents nect OF
eight cruisers Of her own sort which
ny the spanish iag. Her armament
consists OF two 9i5-i00 guns In bar
bettes and ten 55-i0-ineh rapld-nrers.
For protection she has belt az the
water line twelve lnrae8 thlck aionb
the central body of the ship. Twelve
inches Is the thickness Of the barbette
rrmor. The nearest approach that We
have 70 this class Of war vessel Is found
IN the Maine or the Texas. whose ton
mage Il 1000 and $500 respectively
| The Maine has four l0-inch guns 10
turrets ten inches thick and the latter
has two i2-inch guns In turrets ten
inches thick Both have six G-iucl
guns In their main batteries Thcs,
are the second-class battleah.ps. but
20 tell the truth. they are not the equa
OF the nrmorcd cruisers Of Spain. IN,
only prototypes Of these vessels arr
found In the English navy
There Is one point Of advantage "
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

A correspondent whose home a new.
~ arrived visitor IN Buluwayo de-
scrlbcs as "a very pretty place about
two miles out Of town" Informs South
Africa that Rhoiosia o. 0nc country
Tor clothes A smart evening dress.
which she has only lately had out from
home. while hanging IN a wardrobe
accommodated a rat between the silk
and lining. The horrld little beast nib
blcd a hole the size OF a hand on each
side Of the skirt She muses. that u
human inhabitants do not fancy ones
clothes the white ants do. Failing
thcm. you have fat BEETLES, and, sup
posing they desert you, the rat comes
In. so no one can say dne ralmont Is
wasted ont there. "The waspa build
their nests In your candle shades and
the catorpllars or something weave
or spin cocoons In your curtains -
Exchange.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

The letters a. c.. which appear %
the foregoing paragraphs. signify
heavy guns. or primary batteries IA'
letters S. b.. similarly used. mean see
ondary batteries. OF l.ght guns. Tor
pclo boats so. I include torpedo boats
aud torpedo catchera over 100 ieot IN
length. Torpedo boats No. Include
torpedo boats under 100 feet IN length.
Leaving aside the question Of lingo
lam or the antl-var spirit. n careful
survey of these facts shows beyond
peradyenture that % would be no one
sided anair. as 90 many people are
fond % observing. and % is highly prob
able that the United States navy would
be lcssened by several vessels before
the spanlard was forced 20 acknowl-
edge the supremacy Of the Stars AMI
Stripes. In other words. the officers
and men who wear Uncle Sans livery
on the ocean would get a taste % gon-
ulne nghting and plenty OF opportunity
for LARGER doses. The moct fofmila-
/ BILE ship in The spanish navy g. the
/ pclayo. OF 10000 tons burden. which
was constructed by French shlphuil1-
crs about ten years ago. She repre-
fents. despite the fact oi her age the
most formidable advancement alcn-
the line Of naval warfare accomplished
during the period that has elapsed
since the rebellion Her ram On oi ihr
most powerful variety and her boz
terry consists of two - 5-iN-luch zap.
.ld-dre guns. which practically c1ust-
tutc her broadsidc Then there is th.
secondary battery. consisting of a doz
on smaller guns and aiN torpedo tube
70 win thus he seen that thcrc Or n.
fcs.cl ln the Un.tJl states navy NOR.
powerful than the p,l1yo so 'ar as ur
mamcnt Is concerned She o. pruyd
with q steel water.llua heii of maxi
mum thickness of o.gs teen Inches. an
this renders her as Impwsn0h.e a
modern skim can make o. wlrh'p. FL
Oar as resistance 90 proicDt.cs wh.c
are fred 90 her are concerned. So
ONLY Is she thus armorcd and armed
but she o. Thoroughly up 90 date. o.
only two months ago she wac rcpa.rc
GENERALLY and rciuhcd at the Fcrr'
navy yard She has a speed ot ahot
sixteen knots an hour and boz This r.
rrcct alone Ga slightly infcrior TO Oh
biggest craft ln our own navy. Ih
hatlcshlp Iowa. which has her tr.'
trlp next month. viii b. the one vc
SEQ M the United States navy While
win come near 20 cQuallIng the u
myo Tho only vessels that nov Q
our Gag which can be considered
antagonists ior spaius banner Watan
are the baiucships Indiana ana va
mcau.ttts. the armament 81 each
which consists OF four ll-inca eigl
S.lnch ana four 0-iach gums. the
ships are of iiooo tons d.snlacomcn
as compared With the rolayo's 1000
4, bud in reality che polayo BE- bligat
heavier ~ point OF service than eth
! OF ouf own hatuolhlps Both the or
Con and Indiana have the thickesi
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

girl. VITA a long sish OF relief "hc D.
golnr 90 stay. aaor all thought ]
had scared him away"
The robins dld not go, however and
IN some mysterious way % came to
be an understood thing that they
should build tholr nest below the vim
dow. and that the little girl, and often
the sweet lady. too, should watch. The
shy wife mleht have told you that
somc OF the shrois woven into tho
snug home had been found hanging
conveniently on the twlgs. as though
they had fallen from the window, Gate
not 20 mention an eyurrCady supply
Of crumbs. only waiting 90 be- gathered
when no one was at hand I'm The hirl-
world. az IN ours. fortune distribute
her iavors uncvcnly
When the brighi-eycd husband re-
mcmhercd how many % Do friends
had 10 support ihrif families from me
ase-harrola. thlfo wa q pulled feeling
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12
THInrEEN supERsrITIous MEN
wouid Not GO to Dinner Unin ths -FOUR
teanth aarat Anpeared.

This matter OF superstition always
makes me laugh" said Sir. A. r. Brit
ton when some one spoke Of never liz
ing to do anything on Friday. Il made
a trip OF $1,000 miles last summer with
a party OF twelve Others. making thlr-
teen In all. and we started on a Friday
and never missed a train or a boat or
meal or had an ache or pain among
as the whole time" Then he told a
laughable story. says an exchange.
1T has been the custom OF the surviv-
on OF the old national rifles to NEE,
each year on the anniversary Of our
mastering into service In the war OF
the rebellion and enjoy a dinner ana
swap "reminiscences near and remote.
Several years ago / had the boys TO my
house aud had prepared tho very best
dinner ! knew how TO give There are
usually sixteen or seventeen survivors
at such a gathering. but this time when
We were about to enter the dining room
somebody counted noses and dlscoy-
cred We were lultttth all tuiu. NV"t
those other twelve men were brave ana
courageous gentlemen. who had faced
cannon unninchlngly and were afraid
Of nothing tangible. but not a single
man OF them was willing TO enter that
room. At last. after a hali-hour's walt.
during which my dinner was rapidly
approaching the spoiled stage. another
man came and In We went Now. that
man who made the fourteenth In the
party and broke the unlucky spell. ac-
cordlng TO the twelve other guests. was
Charlie Alexander and before the din
ncr was concluded he had 10 be carried
home and In two months he was dead.
All the others are livlng yet"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

ing was spoken Of as a religious act.
aud then asked. but do you call your
dancing schools and party dances or
even social dances religious services or
acts giving Joy to victory and worship
10 a God OF purity and lover
lie further said. Il fully intend to
ne my voice against the tendencies TO
lmpurlty. looseness Of morals, deaden-
Ing OF conscience. loss Of influence
wreoking OF character. which ! plainly
discern In the dance. the card table
and the theater. Thank God! ! have
not been contaminated with either.
The dance is harmful 10 the body.
The atmosphere OF the ball room ~
always unhealthful. The physical en-
ergies are almost always oyertaxed, 80
that for days the normal condition OF
the body Is destroyed. Tho violent and
long-contlnucd exercise OF the dance
10 particularly harmful 10 young ladies.
Il Is a sad fact that q large number oi
young women enter the marriage re-
latlon utterly disqualified. They I've
lives Of unspeakable agony. ard g.
when they should be IN full enioymel
OF domestic bliss. All because they
become enamored with the excitement
OF the dance. The grave holds today
the earthly remains Of many a fair and
lovely woman who but Tor the dance
would be IN full health. Many a young
man has gone 10 his grave because OF
late hours and throwing himself liable
to taking a severe cold. which caused
consumption. Il is taking a chance on
ones life. That is an.
"The dance Ia harmful 10 the mind.
That the violent and long-continuca
exercise of the dance. causing rapid
Gov OF the blood through the body. is
injurious TO that delicate organ. the
brain. will not be denied by anyone
who has given the subject careful con-
slderatlon. Il must be true that when
young people become onamorcd with
this species OF amusement they are
likely TO lose their taste Tor study and
reading good books. An educator.
will agree with mo In this position
But worse still Let me affirm thai
the modern dance is destructive 90 500
clety. let me De understood plainly
here that I DO not hesitate 90 afrn
that the modern dance D. lsscIvIousl,
. immoral. Everything connected viii
the waltz Is calculated 20 arouse an,
lnaame animal passion. Let me quot
from a worthy clergyman who has rc
| Gently declared that the dance con
sists substantially Of means conirlycO
with more than human Ingenuity ID
excite the instincts OF sex % action
however subtle and disguised al "a
moment. IN the sequel the most bcs,Ia
and degrading. n Is a usage that reg
ularlv titillatcs and tanialIzes an ami
mai appetite as Unsuitable as hunger
more cruel than revenge. Gail Ham
nion. In q contribution 10 an easter
journal. has said. The thing in q
very nature o. unclean and cannot
washed. The very pose Of the par,i,
suggests impurity' The motion an
. movements Of the round dance cam,
be described without giving oncnso I
true modosiy. while the positions
the ladies' OF the dancers brush virtue
glow from the check OF purity"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

a feature of the religious revival lu
progress 90 Hououyillc. ind. s that
thc conversions have bad fhc odo.t
of unooyor.ng more or less dishonesty
and other olcnsea ono pcuIiut paid
back $40. which De had taken from
iho owner ol o. steam thmrhiug mae
chine. Another acknowledged 90 the
Injured party MAI De had sworn false
D against him in court Confessions
oi thc theft oi hams. chickens. ETC..
have been lively and slill che Rod
work goes on.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12
THEY sHorLp wATcH.

ran over In one continual song from
the top Of the tree. The little girl
looked like a guardian spirit from
above.
MY birds. my birfsw she whisper.
cd. over her claspcd hands; my very.
very own
The color that had come with the
robins slowly faded from cheek and
eye-as the birdlings IN the nest grew
stronger the one In the old house
grew weaker. and still the days wen,
by. The faihor-robin s0bercd down
with Eve wide mouths 90 feed the
mother had TO stretch her wings q 10.
De further every night To keep tho
ncstlInes IN. The apple buds had long
since swolled into blossoms. the blos-
SONS had flown on on the wind IN
scented showers. leaving the small.
green balls that were 10 be apples IN
the far-on fall. and the leaves had
turned 10 a darker hue. The little girl
rested on pillows now. IN the Wheel
chair. her mother lifted her when she
cooked down into the ness.
Mamma how long will Il be before
the robins iy?" she asked.
The mother laid her head by the one
on the pillow. and the child caught
only the whisper that was not meant
Tor her. "oh. my love, my love-"
40 last the wheei-chair stood alone
by the window. The little girl lay
very san within the cur,alned bed.
Il must not miss a. she whispered.
morning and night "You will watch.
mamma. dear. viii you not. and wake
| -whcn-thc birdllngs -nyg"
The answer was always the same; Il
am watching. ! am watchingl Lie
stil Tor a while and rest"
Tho times Tor resting grew longer
and the times Tor waking short.
The sun. sending his last shafts Of
light through the leaves one late ai-
teruoon. touched the eyes 90 often
closed. and they opened at his kiss.
is Il sunset she asked. Take m,
up. mamma. have not said good
, nlght 20 the robins In so very long
/ Tondcrly the mother lifted her. Will.
. the sweet breath o. the meadow Cant
. up on the breeze. and the leaves wcr
1 oulyering la the golden light TIL
o. rcd-hreasied robin was winging hl
way home: the brown mother wa
grooming a slumbcr song Co her nest
The child stretched out her hands. a.
radiance clarifying face and hail
Goodnight goodnight my birdllng.
Mamma. see how the sun goes down
Twill De so beautiful tomorrow
think they win not stay" Tho hca
dropped wcarily on the pillow On.
night "You viii wake me 80 earl
mamma. dear"
The stars shonc and palcd the era
light stole slowly back again. and q
faint. faint blue 90 the sky, And
the early morning one loug-awaitJ
came. and two went ont into The sul
rise. into the hush OF the sweet your
lay leaving a void iu The old viii
house that nothing on earth could u
The one who was loit stood very stI
40 the window. and looked throua
tho apple boughs With eyes that sa
them not There was mo- need no
that love should hide the pain.
she turned away her rlancc Zen on q
robins nest Lo' q was empty on
o. a broken she'll lay where Give hirilinI
! bad nestled beneath the mother
wings Then the tears came 90 cy,
ii that had not went, aud a great thank
TO giving To- uu aching heart Cor Do
y darling who had Weakened early
u- and ior the robins who had waited
cn 1y with her.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

Iawyer-But when rou said that dld
you not aayo some Interior motive in
yicwe
witnoas-W what righ have you TO
question nay motlvcs2
iawycr-rm not a. cslionlng your
motives. I'm questioning you.-nosion
Transcript
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

Iar-on-I tried 20 pay the new wom-
nm a compliment last night in my
srccch. bat 10 didn't seem 90 De- appre-
c.aiod. narson What did you say
Iaeson-i said that the new woman
would leave large footprints In tho
sands o. time Clips
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

Mrs strong ! suppose you have
heard that Miss Ricketts, anl Kiss Gag
fun are deadly enemies now
Mrs Small Yes ! heard. but !
didn't hear who was The man AZ tse
bottom of lt-Iutge.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

Mra Brown-lt D. a wonder tha, Mr.
Meek never married. ] am sure no
would have made an excellent husband.
Mr. n-Yos. Indeed. Il 10 a pity that
nobody asked him New York Tri-
buno.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

Becker see by the posters tina;
Footlrhts. the tragodlan. travels un.
der his wlfc's management Decker
So do most men. only they don't adver.
tlse lt.-Tit-Bits.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

r. D. ~ STAT
ford Illuminated an
other serm o n
against dancing at
Hale Chapel last
night. says the
Peoria Journal lie
chose 90 his text.
There Is a Time
to Dance" lie
quoted from the
bible where dane
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12

lhe IN dc steele lover pulls u thus;
Il love the very ground Miss bloomo
bikes ovor,"-1rl1Cs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-12
SPAIN AND UNCLESAM
SHIPS THAT WOULD FIGHT IN
CASE or WAR.

Tho Dons Have Pine Vessols-spain q a
Much More Dangerous Eneny on tho
sea Than Most People surposc-aIatcs
for our own Cruisers.