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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01
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Roast Goose.-select a tat. young
goose. Make dressing OF mashed
Irish potatoes. a tablespoonful of but.
ter, salt and pepper. and an the body
OF the goose. Rub all over with fresh
lard. Put In baking pan. pour n tea
eupful OF boiling water In the bottom
add tablespoonful OF salt. Set in A
hot oven, and taste every ten minutes
until the goose Is well cooked and
brown. Take up In a heated dish and
serve With It's own gravy and apple
sauce.
Mashed Potatoes.-Pare and boil me-
dium-sized potatoes. When tender
drain, mash and season with salt. pen.
per, cream and melted butter. Beat
until light Pile on heated dish. and
serve hot.
Boiled Rice.-Plck and wash n tea.
eupful OF rice. Put In a saucepan. with
a quart Of water and a teaspoonful OF
salt, and let boil rapidly until done.
Set on the back OF the stove 10 dry
ont Take up on heated dish. sea
son with butter and send to the table
hot.
Baked onlons-select large. frm on-
ions. throw thom into a kettle OF boil.
Ing water. add little salt. aud let them
boil tlll tender. Take up. drain. vine
each onion. wrap IN tissue-paper. place
Ia baking pan. and set In the oven
to bake slowly for one hour. When
done, take OF the papers. peel the on.
ions. put them In a vegetable dish. and
pour melted butter over them. Dus,
with salt and pepper and serve with
the goose.
Drowned Turnips Peel end slice
four large urnips. Put IN a saucepan.
cover with boIlag water. add salt, and
set over the Gre 10 boil until tender
Take up drain. put In a pan. spread
over with butter. dust with sugar. and
sc, In the oven 70 brown.
Sealloped Tomatoes Put a layer Of
bread crumbs In the bottom OF a bak. /
lng-pan. then a layer Of tomatoes
lprinklcd with salt and pepper. bread |
'rumbs and bits % butter; put In more
omatoes and bread until the pan Is
ull. Set In the stove for half an hour.
salmon salad.-Take pound OF sal
non. pick free OF bones and skin, and
at into pieces; put into a salad-bowl
lned with fresh lettuce leaves Pour
YER pint Of mayoanalso dressing. 80
IN leo until cold, aud serve
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01
MISSING LINKS.

Tho residence Of J. S. Miller, Of Lin
den, Wash. took FIRE during the abb
sence OF himself and wife. and six Of
their children persisted In the flames.
The grandson OF Queen Victoria
rules Germany. her granddaughter IL
Empress OF Russia. and another grand.
daughter is Grown Princess OF Rou.
mania.
A floating Island In the Sabine river,
fifty acres In extent. and covered with
water hyaeinihs. loated for a week up
and down the stream. near Orange,
Texas.
Two mlsehleyous boys in Haskell,
Ne. touched a match TO squirrels
tall TO see II It would burn. The ami.
NAL ran under a house. and the blaz.
Ing tail set Il on FIRE.
In Lagos on the western coast OF
Africa. when a king Is about TO be
placed on the throne, he must FIRST take
an oath that during his reign he will
not drink intoxlcants.
Some regard for decency Is displayed
by the proprietor OF a restaurant in As.
burn, Ore. A sign on the wall reads:
Gentlemen are requested not TO swear
when ladies are present"
Ida p. Hollingsworth. OF Anderson.
Ind, aged eleven. was rebuked for tru.
ancy, and become so mortified that she
took rat poison. A physician and q
stomach pump saved her life.
The motormen OF Philadelphia have
many friends In that city. A petition
signed by several citizens requeststhai
mo'ormCn be protec cd from the wealth.
er by an enclosure 'ronted with glass.
The servant girls In Decatur. H..
have formed a union to regulate wages.
one OF the laws Is that when a girl
Is employed In a family which is In.
creased by the addition OF a little
stranger" the wages OF the servant
must be advanced one dollar a month
A wife In Florence. No.. having fail.
cd In her many efforts to reform her
topper husband. tried one more method.
She threatened to get drunk every time
he did. She did 80 on one occasion and
he was so disguised a, the sight OF
her that he has not touched liquor
since.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

done 30 had not the republican
leaders watched with Mr.. Allen the re-
handling OF the votes Out-and-out
democrats charged the Bryan. Sewali
and Williams Club with treachery In
cutting the broad-waisted John II. Sui
Ivan at the polls and casting their
votes for Mr.. Allen: but the charge is
not true. Mr.. Allen was nominated by
The republicans OF Massachusetts, In or
der to show their sympathy with the
eolored people. and now that they have
elected him they are glad. II Is report
ed, too. that the governor and all the
other members Of the council are glad.
but the report lacks confidence.
AS soon as the result Of the election
was known friends OF Mr.. Sullivan
asked for a recount. Some say that
MT sullivan was urged by the republi-
cans TO request a recount. but the pro-
INDICATORS OF this repor, must be In err
ror as Mr.. Sullivan wanted the place.
and II was well known that the republl-
cans wanted Mr.. Allen. However. the
recount OF the ballots was opened and
was continued four days. AS precinct
after precinct was recounted Mr. Al
lens chances OF election began TO look
dubious. but toward the end he COM
meneed 10 warp up against the cur
rent that had set In against him. and
when the last precinct had been reached
he finished a winner by 60 votes lie
lives In the Fourth district. and there
are fifteen wards In the district. These
figures looked like a good thing to the
friends OF Mr.. Allen. and the result OF
the recount had hardly been an
nounecd before a new gig was sprung
In the policy shops. Il is called the
Allen sig, and the combination is 4
1852. Allen Is the FIRST negro In any
northern state to be elected councillor
TO a governor. lie was born a slave
In Hampton. Va. lfty-two years ago.
and In early life served In some capa-
city In the navy. About twenty-five
years ago he came TO Boston. having
heard somewhere In the south that Il
was the greatest city on earth for the
eoiored man. lie opened a dining sa-
loon. and when no, busy watching his
silver-plated spoons and taking checks
Tor helpings Of pork and beans, he de-
voured the eonteLts Of Cooper's Amer
lean Politics" When Ben Butler CON-
meneed to daily with the goyernorship
Mr. Allen offered his services. They
we're accepted. and he did good work
Having cut his political eye teeth In
booming Butler he jollled ex-Councll-
man Charles Hall into the belief that
he could be elected to the city council.
Mr. Hall didn't believe II. but Mr.. AL
lens enthusiasm pleased him and he
consented TO take the nomination. To
the surprise Of all Boston, Hall was
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

In the arrangement OF the civil
year. two objects are sought to b,
aocompllshed-frst. the oquable dis.
trioution OF the days among twelve
months: and secondly. the preserva.
ton Of the beginning OF the year at
the same distance from the solstlces OF
equinoxes. Now. as the year consists
OF 1866 days and a fraction. and 365 Il
a number not divlsible by y. II Is i'm.
possible that the months can all be
OF the same length. and at the same
time include all the days Of the year
BY reason also OF the fractional excess
OF the length OF the year above s6i
days, Il likewise happens that the years
cannot all contain the same number Of
days II the epoch OF their commence
ment remains fixed; for the day and the
civil year must necessarily be consld
cred as beginning at the same instant
and therefore the extra hours cannot,
be Included In the year till they have
accumulated to a whole day. As soon
as this has taken place. an additional
day must be given to the year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01
nil,sney In the United states.

The 1880 census enumorates 80. 7ei..
500 persons OF ten years OF age and up.
ward. OF this number 1929. l5i. or 1874
per cent. are returned as unable 10
read. and $3.50, e5S. or II per cent. as
unable to write. The following states
show over 40 per cent OF their popula.
ton as unable to write: Alabama. 60.
Florida. 80; Georgia. 80: Louisiana. 49,;
Mississippi, so; New Mexico. C5: North
Carolina, IS; South Carolina, IS: and
Virginia, Al and the following states
with less than 8 per cent unable 10
read: Connecticut. 4; Dakota. 3: III.
nois. 4; Indiana. 8; Iowa. 2: Kansas. 2:
Maine. 4; Michigan. 4: Minnesota. 4;
Montana, s; Nebraska, 2ls; New Hamp.
shire. 4; New Jersey. s; New York. 4;
Ohio. 4: Oregon. 4; Pennsylvania. g.;
Utah, 5; Virginia, 8. and Wisconsin. l.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

elected. Every year after that saw him
hustllng for some candidate OF his own
color. and In several cases these candl.
dates were successful. Al 81. Louis ne
worked among the southern negro dele
gates and helped swing a good many
OF them to gold. In the caucuses held
this fall by the republicans Mr.. Allen
was defeated In his ward for the nomi.
nation TO the house. Without sulking
over his defeat he went In for the nom.
ination TO the governors council. be-
lleving that no one else wanted Il. No
one else did, excepting the man on tho
other side, and Mr. sulllvans friends
thought he had such a dead sure thing
that no attention was paid to his inter.
csts. ID coon won't cut any Ice" said
Mr.. Sulllvan's henchmen. and Il wns 10,
so at that They could not be blamed
much for thinking so. The district had
always been democratic and the near.
est the republicans had ever come IN
carrying It was two years ago when
the democratic party OF 5000 was re-.
duced to 1000 by a. D. baltimore a
negro, who had been pulled into poil.
tics and doomed by Mr.. Allen. I.ast
year Sullivan carried the dlstrict bv
5 700.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01
A NEW YEARS WISH.

To all Of the little children dear
ihroughout the land, a Happy New
Year.
a Happy New Year whose days shall
hold
a very few tears and a great deal Of
laughter.
study and work and playtlme after.
ana rosy health while the year grow
Old. Anna N. Pratt,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01
MORE OR LESS HUMOROUS.

"oh. Jaekl Charlie came to see me
last night lie was horribly lntoxl-
oaiei! "Aw-er-er-was with
him Truth.
She: why. you foolish boy. n I
married you you wouldn't be able even
to dress me-" He "well-cF- -coaidng
learn Brooklyn Life
In the cafe You known Brown ?"
What Brown" C. de Courcey Van
kenssaelaer Brown" "Yesh: wha's
his namer-New York Sun.
Tommy-raw was there any are-
works In the days Of the bible? Mr..
Fig -No-unloss you count David. he
was pretty good giant cracker at one
ume.-lndianapolis Journal.
Hubby, what In the deuce dld yqh
mean by letting that note lndore.d
Tor you 20 TO protest." why. man.
there was no other way unless | paid
the hing. Detroit Free Press.
Magistrate-Do you mean TO say
sueh physical wreck as he Is gave
you that black eyel Complaining wife
-shure. yer honor he wasn't a phys.
zeal wreck an after he give me tn
black eyc.-Puck.
Bobby-Ma, you said that I wasn't to
eat that piece OF cake In the pantry
because Il would make me sick Moth.
cr-fes, Bobby. Bobby lconylneinrlyl
But, ma, Il hasn't made me sick
Answers.
You are over 10; why don't Won
marry" because do not care 10
marry an elderly woman. while A
young eirl would be foolish 10 marry
me- and ! do not care TO marry a fool.
ish girl"-Fllegende Blaet,er
Merchant-what position do Won do.
sire In our cstabl shmcnt. slr9 College
graduate-oh. something like conn Zen.
tai adviser or general manager. Ner-
chant-Goodl You may have both inbs
! VIII make YOU an Office boy.-Jndee
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

H"HHfH 80 - A"AHHAHtHANs
70 IA fos'hed for the hospitals the
childrcne and orphans nsylums the
prisons and the poor. another part Is
given away 20 callers. TO servants and
20 the boys who come round Ia the ear
ly evening 70 sing st. Basirs song.
New Years eve Is a great time for
The Rayah boys. As coon as they ring
the bell Of house the door is thrown
open and tho voice OF the master Is
heard. saying.
let the boys N NJ onoel Give them
money. fruit. and al that they can
carry Of 81. Basils cake, Come on.
servants, an their pockets while they
give us their song~
Then the poor children, delighted by
the warm welcome Of the host and the
proiuslon OF dainty things given them.
sing With frenzy the romantic little tale
n ST. Basil. which ends with the CALI
ng down OF numerous blessings on the
generous family during the new year.
but the sirangest thing OF all Is
ielther 81 hasil's song nor 81. Ba-
ITS cake; Il Is curious mistake as q /
late which mas prevailed among the
ircok Kayaks Tor many generations
FOR history declares that the ift day 1
y lauufry ia not She ann!vJFOary % /
81. bu1iTH birth, but thar % his death. t
-Alclde de Ai.aIia, Ia YOUTHS Com
panion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01
THINGS OF BIGGEST VALUE.


In the year 1885 a tulip bulb was sold
In Holland for $500. It weight was 100
grains
The eosiliest paintings Of modern
times have proved TO be Melssonler's
"lSli" and Millets The Angelus." n.
Chauchard gave $4,000 francs for
"isif and 10000 francs for "The
hnrens"
The most costly book In the world Is
declared 10 be a Hebrew Bible now IN
the Vatican, In the year 1912 Il Is said
that Pope julius II. refused to sell this
Hebrew Bible for he weight in gold.
which would amount 10 f25.O00.
The hrges, sum ever asked or offered
for a siagle diamond Is $4,000. which
the Nlzam Of llyderabad agreed to give
10 Mr.. Jacobs, the famous jeweller OF
simla. for the Imperial" diamond
which Is even now In litigation 10
India.
The costllost crown IN Europe Is that
worn by the Car OF Russia on state
occasions II Is surmounted by a cross
formed Of Ave magnificent diamonds
resting upon an immense uncut pui
polished ruby, The ruby rests upon
c.eyen large diamonds. which In turn
are supported by a mat OF pearls.
The largest price ever paid for a cane
was bid at an auction In London OF the
walking sticks which were once the
property OF George III. and George ".
Il was els. and was given for a walk.
ing stick OF ebony. with gold top. en-.
graved &C. r." and with a crown, and
also containing the hair Of the Prln.
ccsses Augusta Elizabeth. Mary Sophia
and Amelia, and inscribed. The Gifl
Of the Princess Mary. lS0i."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01
WoMAN.a cuRloalrY.
II Led to the Recovery Of a Valuable
seaIskin.

sealskin.
Feminine curiosity resulted In the re-
c9very on Saturday night Of a valuable
sealskin sacque which had been stolen
and the arrest OF Thomas Filbert Of
Buffalo, N. Y. says the Pittsburg Lead.
er. filbert left a bundle with two
women In a store at wylie and Sixth
avenues. saying that he would Areturn
after seeing the parade. TheiwOmen
became curious to see the contents and
as the bundle was rather bulky the
longer they gazed on the unknown
quantity the greater their aeu-iosity
The problem was finally solved, as
women alone arrive at conclusions
fhere was a look OF Inquiry, answered
by nod and the gordian knot was cut
hut the sight Of the glorious garment
ala not stiie the all-consuming curios-
i'y. How could man With the appear
anee OF a tramp have secured such q
costly wrapg Il looked susplcious-lt
was still a mystery. They would tell
the police. They did. Detective Philip
Demmel answered the call. Shortly
after the man came for his bundle. but
the detective objected to letting him
have Il and walked him to the central
police station. The seal cape was
taken along. Filbert said he had been
paid % cents by a stranger TO leave the
bundle with the women. The detective
told him he was lying and the prisoner
said he would let II 20 at that" He
had no money when searched and. as
has been said, Is not In the sealskln
set. Detective Demmel discovered the
owner OF the coat yesterday morning.
II Is the property OF Mrs. w. w. Miller
OF $40 Wineblddle avenue. She left Il
In storage with a furrier during the
summer. She had written to him to
send the cape TO her Saturday night.
Whether Filbert got u at the store or
from messenger boy Mrs. Miller does
not know.
The furrier said this morning that the
saeque had been repaired by his Arm
and that II had been sent to the owner
by express and that Filbert must have
stolen It from one OF the wagons.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

II seems that there are to be no
more little toes. A comparative anat-
omlst declares that the little toe must
go and announces gravely that already
II is showing signs OF degeneracy.
Once upon time It seems that the
horse was the possessor OF four we'll
developed toes, whereas now ne has
but one to save his life. but that too
Is a great one. And mans toe that Is
to survive the crash OF matter and
the wreck Of worlds" ls TO be the great
one, too, so this wise scientific anat-
omlst says. But II man Is to own an
eyolutionized foo, at all. like that Of
the horse, Il does not appear that the
coming race Is to pride itself on It's
pedal extremitles.- York Tribune
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

llcular celebration on New Years day
IN honor OF ST. Baall; and the true
Hcllenes. those WIN live on Greek ter
rItory. seldom give Importance 10 a
saints feast on January hrst. SO ST.
Basils birthday Ia distinctly celobrat-
ca only BY the Greeks who dwell on
Turkish territory and are subjects Of
the sultan.
They are known as Greek Kayaks
OF their iatherland they have presery-
cd nothing. save the religion and an
impure dialect. which varies more or
less In every vilayei. or province. and
little resembles the harmonious and
venerable mother tongue. This dialect
IN It's varieties 10 by no means the mod
ern Greek. which Ia a beautiful and
very expressive language. rich In con-
ntruciions, possessing a grammar, and
also a vocabulary. almost % extensive
as that Of the ancient Greek. The Ray
al dialects on the other hand are cor
rupt patois formed with words borrow
cd from Turkish. Hebrew, Armenian.
Italian and French.
Nor does the costume Of the Kayaks
resemble the true Hellenic dress. bu,
rather that OF the Mehammedane
The ignorance. dcbascment and slug.
gishness Of the Kayaks are extreme.
Notwithstanding tho efforts OF tho
Greek govrnmen, to supply them with
educational Institutions. In the hope
that they may rise against their op.
pressos and succeed In shaking on
their yoke. But Il Is likely 10 be long
before these descendants OF a noble
race shall appreciate the philanthroplc
efforts Of their freed brethren.
AZ present they have adopted near
~ an The Turkish fashions. and lack
ambition to improve their condition
They are foud Of their ease. love drink
ing and smoking. and care Tor nothing
beyond their material welfare
Stlll they have remained faithful TO
their religion nevertheless, and follow
an he rites with a respectful and blind
ly auporsliuous obedience. They OBJ
serve an the holidays OF the church, but
prefer above all ST. Basil'e day.
Popular tradition representa- 50. Ba-
sil az venerable man. clad In bishops
vesimouis. carrying incense. myrrh
and other Oriental perfumes. lie is
supposed TO come on the eve az his
birthday. rcpuied as January igt ola
style-January 18th according TO the
Greeorian calendar-and distribute
presents TO children lie O. the patron
saint OF The home and OF tho young.
From Armenia 70 the Archipelago. and
from the Black Sea to Syria. there Is
no, a Rayah child who does not regard
tie New Years presents as positive
proof Of his coming.
Among the young he ranks rs high 1
A. 81. Nicholas In Russia. Germany and
other countries. bet among the old he
u heid IN great vcueration as one OF the
mort eminent Greek Fathers. and also
as The most eloquent promoter OF mon
aslicinm throughout the East. be
sidea, be was a great phllanthroplst,
ard an ardent apostle.
Cae'afea. The capital OF the former
province Of cappadocsa. was 81. Basns
native place. At The age OF thirty
three De was maze prcsbyier ana a
w years LAYER bishop Of Tao nmo
.iy. a position which be hSa until
IS death. A. D. S1g.
Elftorate preparations arc made ief
- festival, watch lsgins Al an cary
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01
Tho UnIver.aII.t cr.e,l.

At the Universallst convention. in
Portland on Wednesday. the subject OF
n new creed was debated with warmth.
Indicating that schools OF dlssentlent
thought exist In this as In other de-
nominations. Conservative liberals
are as plenty as radical conservatives
In all the churches. One OF the clergy
deprecated preaching evolution and
science, Another said evolution Is tho
new revelation. and that the old uni
Vcrsalist creed is not up to date. One
Issue was whether God created man
holy and he baekslld from previous
holiness or from a state OF undlsclp-
lined youngness and innocence; but
there did not seem TO be anybody pres
ent old enough 10 determine this issue
except on hearsay. Another one OF
the brethren denounced tho three ar.
tieles OF the creed as "abomlnable"
utlllarian philosophy. and declared.
amid applause, that no one should
teach folks to do things because they
are good for them; but nobody ad-
vised urging people to do things be-
cause they are baR for them. The
speaker said: DO right. though you
be ground to powder" The Rev. Mr..
Ropes declared that four-aiths Of the
Uniyersalists like the present creed,
and there was applause Lewiston
lMa!ne) Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Women comprise two-thlrds OF tho
church members OF the United states
but only one-thirleenth Of the erlml.
nails.
Counting all classes of reserves Car.
many can In twenty -four hours ralse
an army Of four millions Of disciplined
men.
One OF the most important duties Of
German soldier Is to take care Of his
feet, so that they viii always be In
good condition.
Some Of the edible oysters OF Port
Lincoln. South Australia, are as biz as
a dinner plate, une Of them. fried Ia
enough for a meal.
While digging near a blasted tree
on his farm, In Beech Grove Texas
Sampson Glider found an iron NOT
which contained $3.50 In gold.
The baya bird OF india catches HE
fire lles and faslens them 10 tia slde
Of Us nest with wet clay. AT night
he mes, looks like street lamp.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01
Books suPsnEseEp I'M noarnn
Restriction which the Public Library
Imposes on 400 Of Them.


Imposes ON 400 Of Them.
The refusal q the Boston public
library TO set up IN the court Of that
institution a nude bronze statue OF
Bacchante has called attention to the
restrictions placed by the library ON
certain books Of certain class. says
the Boston Post. Many volumes IN the
collection properly belong TO the class
OF suppressed books In the catalogues
readers often End in this library az In
others. that use Is made OF stars. some
works having one star and others two.
the first meaning that the book cannot
be taken away for use at home except
by special permission OF q trustee or
the librarian. while the second indi-
Gates that II cannot be taken In any
circumstance Such books also have
certain letters. when the letter A Ii
used II indicates that the book Is re-
fused on account OF the cost; the letter
h means refusal on account OF its rar-
iiy; c, owing TO the condition Of a gift.
and d. because OF Us character. Books
with the letter d are now kept In tho
special department Ia the nno arts
rooms and are 200 In number, They
embrace many ancient and modern
classics the creations Of the French
and Italian authors both In the original
and TRANSACTIONS" Many Of these
works are illustrated In rather a broad
way and the librarian says Il would
be unjust to refuse them TO all. "a
there are many students and artists
who. prompted by the highest motives.
come 10 study them. Among these
works are several Of Zola's. Ouida's.
BalEac's Boccaccio's and quite a coll
lection OF medical works. II Ia rule
Of the library that any officer In charge
may refuse 10 issue to a person under
q years OF age books OF a character
not suited for circulation among the
young. Books OF this class are not be-
ing bought at present Tor the library
and most Of those on hand are gifis.