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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18

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There Is some talk OF George ban.
kcr re-cutering the racing aell.
Manager Eck states that Earl Klser
has earned about 5000 in prizes this
season k'scr is now taking a rest.
In the gold vase race iu London.
which was won hy Walters. stocks.
who recently lowered the mile record
IN England. sat up and allowed hls
paccmakcrs 90 trot along without him.
After a long interval OF reposc Bou.
bours began racing again AZ Amsier-
dam Aug % when he met Luyton and
wrouyes In a lOO-kllometcr match and
easily won. A week later al the same
place he was defeated by young Tay-
Tor.
4 winter circuit o. being arranged in
the south. and the leading cracks have
been invited To compete The races
win BE- held In the collseums which
we're built last year Jack Prince viii
have the general management uf the
Affairs. assisted hy local committees
Williams. noted French stayer. o.
az prosou4 in Algics. whore. owing 20
the short distance % the races held be-
has mo-, been doing over we'll Ilc o.
anxious. however to he matched Oh a
u or 2i-hour race with Rlyierrc or
even Hurot The local champion. Ehr.
mann. who defeated him. covered ilO
yards In % seconds without PAGERS,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18

According 20 tho department Of arri.
culture from 1889 20 1898 the humble.
Of horses In Montana. Wyoming. Colo
RADIO. New Mexico and ranges farther
west. increased from i.i79.16S 20 1879.
$50. about 30 Is per cent The average
price Of horses In the United States In
1866 was S59S6. from 1883 90 1889 from
s7O5g to t7L6i. the highes, price belng
that OF So. and by 1899 the ayerag,
value was reduced 10 i650i. After iSg,
began the heavy decline. DURING that
year the average price was S6i22. iu
80. si7.S3. IN 's5. si629. In SO. i33.07.
and az the beginning OF 30. i3l.5i.
These cheap prices have checked pro-
ductlon In the South and East The De.
partment has the following reasons fot
considering the outlook encouraging.
In the West since 1898 the number Of
horses has fallen from 1879 523 to l..
626. 400. or nearly IS per cent. Exports
20 Europe have grown from 5000
year 10 $4,000 In 1896 The Western
horse having cost SO much OF his value
the ranges will be devoted 10 more
profitable industries. The demand foi
certain better classes. draft and driving
horses, good saddlers and cavalry
mounts has a growing lmpruN emenL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18

We do not know Of a greater business
than the production of milk. Not that
the production OF milk Is the greatest
industry Ia the world az present but Il
Ia very likely to become 10 In the fu-
turc There 90 almost no limit TO the
possibilities IN this regard. MIX
drinking and milk using Is largely a
thing that has been adopted By certain
communities, bit where once adopted
Il stays There are sull In the world
vast areas where the people do not
think Of using COWS milk as a food
and the reason Is that milk has not
been placed before them In a form that
appeals 90 them as buyers. Especially
Il this true In tropical countries where
a few cows here and there supply the
wants OF large communltles They
supply the wants OF the large com
munitles because but few u the people
In those communities use milk In any
form. We heard some time ago OF an
American who tried 20 get some butter
In a town OF Venezuela. lie tried 10
ind a grocer that had Il for sale. but
was finally told that In all probability
he could get some at the drug store.
He went there and found that they had
very small supply that was kept a. a
permanent stock 10 be used for medical
purposes. Whether Il was used for
outward or inward application does not
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18

t,.-.,.. ,,r,b.r OF his hcrdsmen Win
blevcles instead Of ibe ioutn ''u', '-''..
- .,.ssart-ri-iie ~ ne go" country
.oselcy. 10 % him infilce. never saia
the experiment would prove a success
Tie simply wanted 90 see % tried. Tie
sonfessed that wheels could hardly be
used 10 winter. nor IN cutting out,
branding roping. and turning stam-
pedca lie read some time ago OF their
Introduction into &c army. remarked
on th, testimony Of the experts, who
said they could go anywhere that a
horse could. ard promptly said they
wouls DO fer work on tho ranges u
sucA statements were true. His men
cay thCy have actually done better
work b. soma cases than with horses.
Que nan, hawly,. who attempted 20
fiopo a seer with tac end Of DIS lariat
10 his hlIlio bar and waa ilcoutinont-
/ ~ yanLcl 'u1 aa adjoining county
a1ys The experiment IS O Gat failure.
Another tried 90 ilra O E.-lgclcd herd
aad let with poor SUCCESS s pony
would lave stood IE s.ould while th'
. elder rV DE fr.rl.r..l .a.ml'a ualo.
control Whom JAc ah.cman saw Oh,
madcnr1 herd bearing down ou him
however Dee realized that he would Do
digcciil uAto- their boots if he ilri.od
aad turned toll without loss Of time
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18

Queen Henrlette n Belgium. by birth
m Austrian archduchess. continues. Ia
spite Of her snow white hair and rank
a. grandmother. 20 occupy her time
with circus riding A year ago she
gave. In the riding school OF the royal
palace at Brussels, seml-public per-
Torrance. In which she and her daush.
slonals. They leapcd their horses
through all kinds Of fancy PAGES and
trick ridlng with the skin Of proios.
,louals icy leapod their horses
through burning hoops and over fam.
Ing hedges. and her majesty Jumped
a pc, horse over a dinner table GOV.
cred with flowers and lighted candel-
abra. Then she drove a team of twon-
ty-ln-hand herself. mounted on her
yorlta mare.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18

period. toward this the Indian is
sometimes crawling. az others crouch
Ing. az last he is safe In Cos shelter.
with heart beating with cNcitcmest
when be- left the mountain top the
bear was feeding toward this very rock.
ana had 10 continued with gun on the
fun cock. Wa-Sa.Kciic carefully adj
vances his head around thc base. 10 an
Instant % Is brought back Co cover. Cor
he has caught sight Of brlin not thirty
feet away and busy eating the luscious
iruit stIll toward the rock.
Wa-Sa-kellc waits ave mHutcs
longer 90 appears hours to me as !
watch. and then. with bclt-aNc well In
front and gun seized armly ln his
hands. steps boldly out from his hid
Ing place AZ usual with bears when
surprised at close quarters. tho AMI
NAL ASSUMES an erect position. and at
the same moment the gun helchcs forth
iis deaih-dcallng bullet and the mon
sttr Tails pierced through the heart
That nisht the Indians sQuaw and
children feast ON hcrry-fcd bear meat.
and che growing boys listen hrea,hloss-
ly 90 their fathers description of how
be- Killed "Mus-Kwa."
The foregoing is one way of hunting
bear and the other "a hy trapping
either doadfnil or steel traps This
mode VI trapping is only pmcticcd In
thc spr.ng shortly after the bears
come out Ot their dons they resort Co
creeks and small rivers. whore carp
and small trout spawn at that season.
Bruln BE- an expert fisherman. aud viii
stand on the low banks and with a
dash OF his fore paw land ont one or
two hsh NJ a stroke
The Indian hunter knows these
creeks aud rivers. and Il Ia on their
banks ne sets hif Gaps with some
temptInr halt 0rch as musquash meat
or corn viii maple syrup mixed to-
geihor neither Of which Is 70 possible
Tor Mr Bear TO pass without making q
try Dr.
Wooden traps. or deadialls are maze
N tho same shape as the well-snown
hmrc.of-four trap Tor marion and oth'
er small animals. only many times larS'
cr. and the crushing weight or load ~
much as two strong go could IN
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18

Another protected tire" has been
pateated. this umc by o. resident Of
New York city. ., is merely a sheath.
or outer cover formed OF several piles
OF fabric and rubber. which is cemcnted
90 the rim and laps over The tire that
l. being protected lts originality lies
IN the fact that between the sheath
anl the tire. which it Is protecting
there Is a chamber of air. tn Inventor
describes u thns. The tire consists
OF a protective cover applied thereto.
not a. a part OF the tire proper. but los
q 'hxcd attachment therefor. so as 10
AFFORD a surface on which the tire may
roll. For the tire proper a very light.
thin. and highly resilient single tube
tire Il used. and the cover Is applied
thereto. and surrounds the tire loosely
Too much space between the tire prop.
err aud the cover Is fatal. as Il would
make the tire drag The object OF the
inventor Is 90 produce a single tube tire
which does not puucturo and which is
a. resilient az the tire proper. which b.
used inside while this tire may ap-
near like a double tire. 10 Is not 10 Is
Jimmie single tube tire protected with
,n outer cover. which Is thlckened on
Nm. tread ia such a way that Il rcslsts
prnrturos and preserves the reslneucy
I'd the tire proper. which q lncloses.
r,, difference between % and "a double
tube tire Ia that the outer cover Is used
as a retaining sheath aud the inner
0,kble tube Is forced against the outer
sheath. while this tire Is not a single
cube tire. and tho cover Is simply laid
loosely around Il 20 as to be inter
posed between Il and the ground. Any
tire can be used an the inner tire. The
more resilient tire h the more prefer
ahl, Covers can be used on any light
tire with the same effect
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18

Tom Cooper carried On the honors iu
the mile match race for 81 900 with I'd
dio Bald and Arthur Gardiner with a
great burst Of speed and Albany coun.
ty wheclmen In Albany the other day
o. took three heats 10 decide the race.
Bald winning the hrst heat by an open
length in 2:3i Cooper had the pace
makers wheel In the second heat. and
when the paccmaker dropped out AZ TIE
last quarter Cooper made a sudden
Jump and led into the stretch by ten
yards. Gardiner and Bald came after
him with a rush. but we're a length
back when the tape was crossed Card.
ncr getting second place by a wheel
The time for this heat was 2.2G. In
the third heat Cooper Bald and Gardi.
ner tackled on 20 the paccmaker In the
order named and took slow sail
around 10 the last quarter. Gardiner
made great jump Tor a steal. but
Cooper was ready for him and followed
close after him into the stretch. leav-
ing Bald hopclessly behind. Fifty yards
from the finish Cooper passed Gardiner
with a great burst Of speed aud won by
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18

Carriers sufficiently large Tor q pair
OF neither limbs % ordinary size may
De made from throg-quaricrs Of a yard
" silA elastic. This suggestion Is made
Tor the benefit Of such wheelmen a.
hnd difficulty 90 keeping their hose
from gathering n numuerlcss wrinkles
about their ankles Could they but
oyerhear The uncumplimontary re-
marks of the laymen they would With
out unnecessary delay devise some
means Of presenting to the public eye
% neatly dressed leg. Time was when
The matter OF cycle attire was To- a
ehrysaIls state During the past two
season. however cycling costumes Of
both men and women have undergone
an evolutionary transformation The
noudcscrIpi dress OF two seasons ago
has become the neat and becoming at
tire OF the present. There Is little
excuse. therefore. Tor anyone 10 pedal
along The thoroughfares 10 state Of
unildineas tending 10 call forth sundry
remarks from the non-riding public
Buy a pair Of carriers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18
FIRsr neTHooIar ernnnn
delivered Near Savannah
f""'r over IIis Cs,..

"''''"'sa Near Savannah -,
f""'f over ~. co,,,..,
u was delivered ma, '''""'
site OF The present chrl., I'm ..oa, sno
Vahnah' OF which Wesley .,i 1871, "a,
was the third rector. and ,,,. .', g,'en.g
70 mixed assemblage soy. y, '''''' l,a'u
~ I'V melon, Journal Ills congregation hard.
y exceeded 400 peraons lbc,ra ,r" ' as,-
s.en ana adults. re-enforeed h ,,,s e.'',
1y loo or more OF the nelosi,ar g",' a..
ulahs' Wesley discussed \.
S C,l' manner the prlne,nlss ~
y, ",,a''an charity as argued b, "a PAM
~ 'he 18Th chapter OF The I'l'-, c.r,r.
mans lie made n power,n sn,.,,
una many Of hia audience ,,.r, IN go
me be was not so imps,nous An h.s
u''ltefy as Ia after years. hin ahillnss
~ ,nat Tine bespoke the great preacher
"uu 'oiormer 10 be was more scholas.
=, ~ style than IN after yesra. tine
,er'or ana force Of his appeals were
uoho the less iol, by his hsirsw Is
p''lally was this strlklnsly true Nncn
lh the course OF bis discourse ne ad.
N'f'ou TO ihe death Of iis father. who
Tor forty years or more hal been he
incumbent OF the Epwo-,h reetoy.
TINS venerable man was ,skod not ,oBr
before hts death. Are the consultations
oil God small with your" $50. no. nor'
be- exclaimed. with upllnod hands
and thon.' continued Wesley. calling
all that were near him hy tho,- name.
the dying patriarch said. Think o.
heaven. talk OF heaven. 40 tine Is loa
when We are not thinking OF hoaveni'
This was spoken by Wesley In a :rom
ulous voice and bis new plrIshloner
at savannah were Tor the instant ni
most swept Oh their feet by tlds
wave Of religious enthusiasm. Tradition
has 90 that several Indians who wer
| present became so greatly excited. no
only by Mr. Wesley's impasslonei ora
tory though they did not underHiu
word he said hnt by hls gestures
chat one old warrior norvously cmt,ne
h!a tumahawk fearing an outbreak If
. .br strangely moved audience.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18
Indian 4y{llRI}A!5Y51ti5is Bear:
I9'5 u -
MARTIN HUNTER M NY LEDGER Nk

In describing the manner OF taking
some OF the fur-bearing animals Of
the Hudson Bay territory. the bear
comes first by its coat being earliest
prime OF an otter animals Of the north
country.
The Indians who, since the finishing
OF their last years hunt In June have
become tired Of FISH diet. are anxious
ly looking forward 10 the 25th OF Sep
TENDER On and after this date the bear
skins have a market value with the
company and the Indians go into the
berry patches and swamps 10 quest Of
bruin, who has for the past six weeks
been fattening undisturbed
Considerable bravery Is shown by the
Indian In hunting these strong and fe-
rocious animals at this time Of year
Few Of them have other than a dlngle-
barrel muzzle-loading gun. and II they
miss fatal spot when firing. he re-
salt Is 10 them serious. II not death.
cannot do better In these series Of
hunting stories than TO follow the foot
steps OF Wa-Sa-Kejlc. who was one OF
our most successful all-around hunters
lie had a liking for the whites In gem
eral and. from his Kindness. for me In
particular Al any time when Il was
convenient for me 10 leave the post he
welcomed my company on his shooting
and trapping tours Sun. hunting
the bear in fiat and dry berry patch
requires the greatest care and prccau-
ton 10 make Il day of profit Wa-Sa-
keiic lands from his canoe on the lee
ward side Of the patch he Is going to
reconnoitre and asccnds a large noun
tain. whose wooded southern side runs
down 20 the river shore. from the top
OF this he scans the burned lands be-
meath him with great minuteness for
several seconds At last his face lights
up with satisfaction. for his eye rests
on a large black bear feeding TO the
wndward ~ a clump OF alders BE
fore starting 20 stalk the game. he
notes the direction OF the wind. the
lay OF the country and the number ~
points Of conccalments between him
and his quarry Al these essentials
mentally Impressed on hls memory. he
loads his gun carefully and desconds
the mountain Wa-sa-Keii1 makes his
way swiftly from the base for about
q quarter Of a mile. after that he goes
/ with greater care AZ last there Is on
. ly one intervening stack OF willows be-
tween him and the bear. From my
vantage point OF view notice an his
movements and also that u the bear.
which Is lazIly feeding on the ripe. full
/ berries
A. the extreme leit-hand point OF the
clump stands an immense rock.
brought there no doubt. al the glacier
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18

tine Nuied unfch tYrliHtl
cises as bad. 70 not worse than those
followed hy the most disrepuiable prize
fighters and professional pedestrians OF
OLD II has been known for some time
thar the sport in Europe was anything
hut clean. Drugsiug a competitor. or
poisoning" him. a. Il Is termed In the
plrlance Of the professional sporting
mao. h there a favor.ie method Of In.
surfing victory for a particular contes.
hnt Indeed. u Ia on record that
European champion who Is now in this
country accused his crstwhilc manager
and trainer Of having administered a
drug TO him and caused him 10 lose
race In which be started. This Is on
~ one OF the many scandals which
have been aired IN connection with pro-
fessional cycle racing IN Europe. In
THIS country IN sport has been con-
Quoted hitherto in a fairly proper man
nsr With the importation nf foreign
cts. however. by strange coincidence
"NAA" HNA| " NHNH ~ 10 NNN "NN n" NN MNNNNN"
Gus tricks d o. pointed out as pccu-
liar that all the men who have opposed
a certain champion have invariably
suffered defeat. primarily through some
accident 20 their wheels. the wheels OF
their pacemakers. or 10 the bad judg-
mont Of the latter In addition 20 this
Il is limited that money won by riders
has decreased Ia a manner altogether
iuexplicablo before o. reached the hands
OF the men entitled Co 10. and COM
plants have been made OF the rInIng
OF trunks and the disappearance OF Tires
sui other things necessary 20 enable "a
man 20 win How much OF the truth
these rumOrs contain h. not known.
but. Judging by The general reports an
outbreak which Is likely 90 air the
whole matter may occur at any mo.
ment
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18

Turkey bulEards are the garbage
collectors Of Charlestown. S. c." says
a travelling man quoted In the Phla
delphia Record Nov. 10 you know
anything Of the nature OF a turkey BIZ.
gard you must know that ordinarily ~
a very shy sort OF creature. and gen.
orally avoids civilization, particularly
as represented In the large cities
These birds, however. are tame. and
they strut about the heels Of the PEG.
pie IN the markets. picking up bits Of
refuse meat and vegetables The bur
nrd has yoracious appetite. and
there always seems 20 boz room inside
Of him Tor a choice hlt OF tainted beef
or decayod cabbage. There Is g. hns
Cor any man molesting any Of thess
birds understand that Charleston q
the only city in the country that has
this unique system Of garbage collect.
ms"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18

saw him set.
lie emorses from the forest on .
small hill overlooking the trap-house
One look. h. sees the drag-log IL Oh
Torn.up ground and bitten twigs ent
branches mark clearly the way tht
beast has gone Wa-Sa-Keilc rams s
bullet into bis gun aud follows nc
signs. With a twcnty-pound trap ant
a drag-log almost AS heavy as a mar
can carry, q Is marvel how far hcl;
will travel after being caught but ~
this ease hruin Is not FAR on. an OBJ
struciion Of some considerable strength
mas caught the drag. aud as he hears
The approach OF the hunter he rat'les
his chain and lets out a defiant growl
Wa-Sa-Keiie draws nearer and sees
he Is well caught O.. high up the
foreleg. lie Is unable 10 do the trappei
any harm. aud the latter calmly locke
ON the great beast for a moment or two
before giving him his Quleus.
Indians can carry immense weights
Suspended hy a leather thong from the
forehead. bears weighing up TO thrco
hundred pounds they can carry 10 thls
way across a portage Of half mile
without resting
hut Wa-Sa-Koilc had one now even
heavier than that. 20 he opened him up
and removed the paunch and entralls to
tighten bis load. The trap was reset
and the successful hunter made hls way
90 the canoe and then 10 his camp TO
hrIng smiles and laughter 20 his wife
and family
Some Of the poorer lndiaRs who do
not possess steel traps and are too lazy
90 make deadfalls. sometimes set snarss
In the bear roads. but this mode Of
hunting Is not successful ~ q rule.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18

Tho bait Is tied on 10 a loop Of twist
ed roots. and the latter Is caught over
the wooden trigger that supports the
loaded cross-bar and then on the peg
AT back OF the trap The bear. after
drawing In strong whins Of the tempt
ing morsel from the entrance. ventures
boldly &C., The depth Of the trap Is
almost equal TO the length Of his body
so when be- tugs az the bait the middle
Of hts body is directly under the cross
bar The loop slips on the peg and the
weight OF the logs and stones crash
down on poor old Mus-Kwa.
The Indian prefers using the steel
trap. as q Is more certain and the bear
keeping alive for several days. the
hunter Is not required 90 visit his traps
so often.
During the hot spring days a bear In
a doadfall very soon becomes fy-blown
and rotten. and the meat useless. and
very frequently the skin also
Il Is In the spring Of the year Wa.
sa-Kelic takes his twenty-pound new
house trap and makes his way 20 q
small connecting stream between Two
lakes Il Is the spawning ground u
carp. Here along the bank Is well.
trodden bear path Fishing bears have
frcquented this trail for years. Here
he builds an obstruction on two sides
out from the trunk Of large spruce
for a distance OF four feet. the opening
IN front Is about twenty inches vide.
A tempting bait Is placed ON a forked
stick at the back OF the Enclosure near
the base Of the tree. lie next cuts a
sound. young birch seven or eight feet
long. diameter NJ small end five Inches.
and six or seven az the thickest end.
/ The weight OF such a stick in the san
d about seyenty-hye pounds About
one-third mp this drag the ring OF tho
chain Is firmly wedged and the i'm.
mense Jaws Of the trap Is opened 4
[ hollow IN the entrance OF the house l.
made. 30 that when the trap Is placed
the hole IL nearly on a level with the
| ground. A bent root OF small tree or
shrub about as thick as the little fn-
ger Is placed under the palate 10 make
the trap harder TO set on This Is done
80 that small animals. such az marten,
fox or fisher. cannot spring the trap
should they be- drawn to the bait
A layer OF white moss or that from
about a decayed stump Is then placed In
one sheet carefully over the whole trap
and pulycrized rotten wood or earth Il
then sprinklcd over the moss 10 take
away the newness. and the trap "a
ready. -Four or i've days have passed
| during which time Wa-Sa-Keilc has
been busy setting other traps at diner-
ent points and now. according 20 the
signs. Il Is time be- visits the traps ws
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-11-18

From Milwaukee sentinel: Pitcher
lsbell. Of the 81 Paul club. walked 10
Minneapolis last spring from a small
town In the Red River valley. and APP
piled for chance TO pitch. wllmot
said n he would wait he might give
him a trial lsbell did not wait. but
went over TO ST. Paul and asked Co.
mlskey Tor a job. "Commy" tried the
young man. and found that be was a
good one. he signed him. and now has
one Of che best all-around players In
the Western League.