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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Fred Becker % sulimln valley. H..
was 20 have been married the other
n Git % Niss Eva Allen. a well known
young woman % Rockford. AZ the
home OF her parents. Tho groom spent
the day 90 the home Of bis sweetheart
and shortly before 6 o'clock excused
himself from the house. osiCndhly 20
SO 20 the home % ne deputy county
clerk 90 secure m -rrlhgD license. Tho
ceremony was set for s o'clock. The
minister came. as did also the guests.
with tho bride arrayed IN her wedding
tress everything was In readiness. but
the groom came not Surprise turned
70 CONSERVATION. and AZ o'clock u
was found necessary To- dismiss the
guests. and the young lady. shocked
and chaFrlned, was overcome by her
feelings and had 90 take 10 her bed.
where she has since remalned. lnycs-
ilsailon proves that the young man ala
not 30 90 the deputy clerks home. Tie
has not been seen since ycaving the
young woman's home. Il "a said he
Is not Of are and had not obtained the
consent o. his parcnta
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

A shocking tragedy occurred at Per
rysville. O.. the other morning. Hor.
ace L. slearns. one OF the oldest cltl.
gona Of the place. was shot and in-
sisntly Killed hy ELIAS Koy1er The
murder was tho result OF trouble of
tWo weeks standing a sister af Kcyt-
tcr's held a note against her brother:
execution was issued. ard when tho
case was tried before a squire sicarus
acted as attorney Tor ihc sister, bad
blood was gingerbread Kcysiors
household goods Voso sold to pay tho
debt Keystor is OF O morose nature
and has frequently threatened 90 tu
s,oarns since tho case was tried.
The morning 90 che kllllnE. stearus
took his COW Go pasture a short dis
lance past Koys,ors house. Upon his
return Koystor stepped ont OF his house
and shot Stcarns through the back.
The charge passed entirely through
the body. Stcarus fen dead Ia the
street Tho town was badly wrought
up. and there were threats OF iyn1li-
Ing. The murderer was arrested and
shortly aiterwarl he was taken 20
Ashland. the county scat. for safety.
stcarns was a soldier IN the Mexican
war. He was Is years Of age and
leaves a wife and child. lie Ia worth
1000. mostly In lands Keystor Ia Is
years Of age. lie has been In trouble
n number OF times After being ar
rested Keystcr said that he was hap
pier than he had been IN ten years.
The timely removal Of the prisoner
prevented trouble,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

heaviest materials have a vest Of Il,
and the effect Is not At All unpleasant
Perhaps the most artistic BIT Of color
ing that appeared at the horse show
was a gown In which purple. golden
yellow, scarlet and brown are combined.
The skirt Is CT purple faced cloth, with
a tiny band about the bottom Of gold
passementcrle. Tho bodice IL round.
Of yellow mousseline over silk. and has
a peculiar corsolot OF purple velvet. low
in front. but extending high IN tha back
TO a roni that touches tbs collar.
Tirht-aiilns sleeves are Of yellow sllk.
feckod with scarlet blossoms and in
creased IN shoulder measure by tho
help of ouisFreodlng bows Of golden
brown velvet A similar bow finishes
the neck ruche IN the back. The latest
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

years old. and Mrs. Ella Ricketts,. wife
Of Albert Ricketts,. both Of Blooming
ton were found lying on the Locust
street yladuct across tho Chicago and
Alton railway the other night A M.
lie dcg lay ol the dead mans breast.
a bullet hole was IN the forehead OF
each and a pistol several chambers Of
which we're discharged. lay beside tbs
bodies. The man had evidently shot
the woman and then turned the weapon
upon himself The bodies were not
recognized for some time. but finally
u was found that both had lived NJ
9Os Locust street. one square from the
bridge. The woman was the wife OF
Teamsier Albert Ricketts,. The man
was the son Of Mr.. Ware. who occu.
pied a part Of the house. the remain
der OF which was used by Ricketts,
and his wife Mr. Ricketts, had recent
ly been employed as a dlshwasher at
bloomington hotel within a f0rt-
night Ricketts, had suspected an init.
macy between Ware and bis wife Mrs.
Ricketts, maiden name was Wllkin-
son. She lived In her glrlhood thirty
miles south OF ST. Louis. and was mar
ried In Kansas City Eve years ago.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Farmers are troubled a great deal
by hens roostlng on the nest boxes
az night Drive them on a. you will.
they viii be found the next time calm
~ seated on the edge OF the boxes
head outward. The best way We have
found 20 keep them from doing this IN
an ordinary poaliry house q tU have
the nests all IA one corner. and a piece
OF woven wire fencing put up to serve
az a door. Late In the afternoon this
door Is closed over the nests aud the
fowls are shut out In a little VALE
they set into the habit Of roosting In
the proper place. when the door may
be left open with impunly. In hang
ing this wire door we simply cut on
piece OF wire three or four feet
wide and six feet long. We staple this
onto 10 a side post and u win swing
back and forth with no trouble Il
costs but a few cents. and the hanging
Is but the work Of a few minutoa Tho
nest boxes are thus kept clean. a. are
also the eggs Try Il. and you will
save a gree: deal o. trouble With dirty
nests and cgga
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

N. H. asks what perfume retains rs
odor longest. and what Ia the most de-.
llghtful Of an oriental odors? Also.
DO camphor balls retain their odor
longer than other articles OF the same
nature2 Answer. What Is the most
delightful perfume depends entirely
upon individual taste The rose and
sandalwood. with various mixtures. arc
greatly liked. Camphor balls retain
their odor q long time. Pure camphof
gum evaporates rapidly. and. Of course,
loses rs strength In a shor. time.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Jersey. Guernsey and Holsteln breed
orH. as well as the Ayrshire, Brown
Swifs and slmmenihaler people. will
have 70 look .C thcl laufcls. for a new
dairy light appears In the East. this
time In the form OF the buffalo Of India.
The India buffalo. 81 viii be under
stood. Is the genuine article. and no;
the American bison % which we are ac-
customed In this country. According 20
the Sydney stock and Station Jour
nal" these animals. while not rival
ing other dairy breeds IN milk produc.
ton. greatly surpass them IN butter
making capacity and In the total solids
which the milk contains The dairy
experts Of India declare that their buff
falo IL the best butter-producing ami.
NAL II ne world. by actual expert.
mcnt eleven pounds Of buffalo milk
were required 20 produce a pound Of
butter. while seventeen pounds OF Gov
milk were necessary for the produc-
ton Of the same amount. The buffalo
In an India test was In milk 4Sg DAYS
yielding ESQ pounds OF milk. Eng.
lish bred cows were In milk al DAYS.
yielding 5.02L An analysis OF the milk
made az Poona. India. showed the Eng.
lish cows milk 10 contain 81 per cent
OF butter tat. against 20 Tor the buf.
ialo. The total solids. were l2.S per
cent Tor the COW and 1885 for the buf-
falo. II these analyses are a correct
index 10 the normal production OF the
India buffalo. the creed viii be an e.
oellent one FOR dairy crossing. and some
onterprislng breeder In this country
should import a few good ones and
see whether the average COW In this
country. which produces i25 pounds a
year. cannot be graded up.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Tho Burmese women smoke. not cI--
arcites but chcroois. the burmese sub.
suut,s for clrara 90 lsa curious and
o. very picturesque sieht 90 Gee one of
these Buruoso sIrls Boz the enjoyment
90 her tbcroot Tho rrcltcr number o..
Thorn choose ono that Is fully ten
inches ln icsrth and er,on, aud On a
day they smoke many OF them. 10 De-
thc custom .n burma Tor a woman not
20 smoke her chcroot On steady puts
but TO take 8 few whlas, and then lay
Il down or pass q 70 the next one Ia
the party, Quite as common Is the
smoking habit among girls as Il Is
among women. and Il extends to chill.
drcn. A frequent sight q that OF a
Burmese mother taklng a cheroot from
her mouth. aud putting Il TO the lips Of
her baby. This child. even n Il be only
year and a half or two years Of age
viii purse up hls tiny lips and pun
away al the weed with every indlea.
ton Of pleasure.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

AZ last when she turned from her pan
% the dresser.
She saS me and hlushei. and said
shyly; please 30.
Dr. my bread IN be spelling. In spite Of
my tolllng.
II you stand here and watch while
knCadlng the dough.
{ bcggei Tor permission TO stay. Shed
not listen.
The sweet little tyrant said. mo
sirl no. no."
Yet when had vanished. on being thus
hanlshed.
Ny heart stayed with Nancy while
kncading the dough.
I'm dreaming. sweet Nancy. and see
you IN fancy.
Your heart. love. has sof,ened and
piticd my woe.
Aud We, dear. are rich IN a dainty wee
Kitchen.
where Nancy, my Nancy. stands
kneading the dough.
-rrnfurv
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Natural Dairy Localltles-Most OF
the best dairy regions Of the country
are where there are natural springs
Of pure water. These sections are
usually good Tor grass. but we have
always thought that the Superior water
helped The dllryman to make a better
quality Of butter. and so command the
highcst price IN the market Wherever
he water o. not rood, aud q o. yet
considered dcllratlc 90 cnrago On dairy.
iug. the difficulty may be- romodlcd by
sinking driven wells with casing deer
enough 20 End supplies OF water aa
clear and pure as from any mrlnr.
This water win bo OF the same tome
pcuiurc winter and summer. ana
ghould De warmed before bcing offered
90 milch COWS. az nothing checks milk
supply more quickly than giving COWS
water 80 cold that they win not drink
what they rcQuire.-Ex
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Henry Powers, a farmer. residing
i've miles north o. Marion. o.. escaped
from the insane asylum al Columbus.
recently. The asylum authorities were
notified by sheriff Shaw. and De was
told 20 allow Powers bis liberty and
await developments This was a sori-
Gus error. as the other morning. about
G o'clock. while the family we're az
breakfast. Powers went into the barn.
secured an old musket, and. placing
the barrel close 10 his wiio's head.
blew her brains out. Three OF the
children escaped 10 a nelghbor's house.
leaving an infant Of u months In bed
After killing his wife Powers reloaded
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16


ga Tor Long on the farm and the two
young people became acquainted and
uhally ieli IN love with each other.
me Intimacy was opposed by the pa
ienh OF the young lady. Young Tarr
'''' the employ Of Mr.. Long In conse-
guehce and went 10 work for a neigh
ooflng farmer named Fetters As
usual the oppoaltlon OF the parents 20
me union Of the young people only
aauvAgcl TO the fame Of their love
ana they N9Nesa tecretly married a.
eumbefIand. nd. ohslaat Decoration
Gay The parents we're lgi,,-ant OF the
naffiage until a few weeks ago, when
MIA Long discovered the marriage GER
uheaie' and SO bitter was their oppo-
sulon 70 the match that they refused
70 ADMIT Tarr 10 their house. and for
pade Bertha 10 meet him there or
elsewhere The afair soon reached
crisis. and eliminated In a horrible
mAnner. Tho other afternoon Mr ana
AiA Long went to belmont. about two
miles away, 70 visit sick friend
tart bad evidently been appraised Of
he Intended visit. for be appeared az
ne Long homestead soon after The old
FOLKS fiarted-at least the inscription
2 10 81 on hls shirt front. written Ia
lead pencil. Do regarded as evidence In
support o. that superstition. The
young couple were together tll about
o'clock What occurred during that
time Dc not known. as they were alone
% he house.
About 3 O'Clock The hired man. who
vai a. he barn about 100 yards away,
heard the report Of a pistol lie siari-
Cd 20 the house and had gone but a
ieE steps when a second shot greeted
hls ears Ho hurried on into The house
and found Tarr and hls young wife ly-
lng dead on The kitchen noor. both
having been shot through the heart
Il is supposed that Tarr wanted hla
wife 20 leave the parental home and
go and live with him: that she refused.
and IN desperation he shot her. and
then himself Tau vas about 25 years
Of age. and his wife was about 90 years
ola.
When the young woman's parents
returned home they were Wild with
Friei over the awful tragedy. Mr. Long
vas IA such a frenzy that he hur.rd
Tarr's body into the yard. where q lay
until taken away by Undertaken Blose
Of belmont. late IN the evening.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

4 notorious character named nuzard
vas killed az saluda. S. C.. a day or
two ago. by three Heniersons. father
and two sons BuEari had KILLED two
men. and had shot WIN Henderson
about a year ago Henderson rccov-
cred. but BuEarl bad been bullying
him on every occasion since The 9th.
cr day they met again and henderson
resented Buzard's conduct His father
and brother came % Die rescue. Buzz
ard was shot and stabbed % death.
TAe Hlnlcu1ns were not arrested.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16


80 the electrical supply house In
Kanaas city rats are oaught IN the cel-
lar by electricity. a large square plate
or iron is placed on The noor. and above
@ another plate. not so large. and scpa.
rated from on, other at thc distance
90 an inch or so. by porcelain insu.at-
crs. 10 each plate is attached n wire
connected with a dynamo having "a
lCOo VOL, alternating current ON che
upper iron plato is scattered fcdu,.
tive luncheon 90 bacon flnds. ola
cheese and i1'low. The mouths oi the
rats down .u tho deepest holes tora
to water WHOM the ol0r cf thia feast
r,fmca,ca GO them. ard they come
docking 90 Co. When "a rat stops on
,iy lower plato tbc current has nc
effect on him. but the instant be puts
hls paws ON che upper plato 90 reach
'or the cheese the iull force OF the
electricity reaches every part oi bits
slncwy body. and. contracting g sud.
denly. shoots him into the air In
summersaalis. The other rats ohsory.
Ing this. think he Is jumping for Joy
end hasten 90 the feast Ono after the
ether they are shot into the air and
IAN TO the noor stunned. when they are
easily captured and killed, Thus Il IL
that science lends itself 20 even &C
humble an occupation as rat killing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Into the costume pictured here vel
vet entered freely. but there was no De.
vice Of ingenious trickery about r.
Skirt. yoke and vest we're cream-col.
ored glaoe taiieia. the remainder OF IN,
bodice being palm green velvet The
bodice had a jaunty ripple basque
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

faced With the tafeta and a hlgh stock
collar. ornamentol with a cream lace
uchlng A IAN Of lace divided square
yoke and vest and vas headed by a row
OF iridescCni beads. a similar row edg-
Ing the collar. over the shoulders
were brciolles OF cream satin ribbon.
roscties % the same were put on the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Prodtless Cowa-Thero are too many
COWS kept that never have and never
viii be profitable dairy cows. no matter
who the feeder IL. or what the COW "a
fed. II OF a boef-breed. or disposed
70 take on TAT easily. the Increase Of
food given viii BE- worked into fat,
and tucked away on her ribs. Instead
Of working Il into rich milk. II a hap
hazard. anything Of COW, the increase
Of food may cause an increase Of thin.
peor milk. but tie greater part Of its
nutritious substance. undlgcsicd and
without having iis rich properties ox-
traotod and converted into rich milk,
viii be cas-; on In manure.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

TIE selection Of
good thrifty hens
not over two years
old that have ma
turod early or Of
carly hatched pull
lets that have been
kept growing until
they are reason
ably wen matured
IS one item 10 Sc
curing a good sup
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

a dispatch from Hannibal. No.
states that Texas ioycr has broken cot
among the cattle az Oakvool. aud q
number have dici. while a greater
number are now afflicted with TIE as.
earc. About Sept 10 a loi % Texas
caitio were unioldod az che stoct
yards. and soon afterwards ne yards
were sold ana ahaAduasa Since the
native CATTLE have been permitted &C.
rnre & tae yards ana travel over th5
tram o. tho Texas cattle they have con.
tractod thc disease
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16
JAMES Tam

the muskot. wsat into a potato patch
800 yards away. ana shot himself.
Upon seeing her father leave the house
the eldest child. girl OF hfteen. re-
entered the house and carried on the
baby. After shooting himself the
maniac walked back TO the house and
ZEN beside hls wlfo's body.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

A Chicago commission man gives
this advice. Keep from food ~
twenty-four houra XIII By bleeding
IN the mouth or opening the veins IN
neck: hang by the feet until properly
bled. head and feet should Be leil On
and the iniesilnes and crop should not
be drawn. For scalding poultry the
water should be a. near the boiling
point as possible without actually
boiling. pick the legs dry before scald-
Ing: hold By the head and legs and
immerse and III up and down three
times. n the head d Immersed Il turns
the color Of the comb aud gives the
eyes a shrunkcn appearance. which
leads buyers 10 think the fowl has
been sick. The feathers and PIN
feathers should be removed lmmo-
dlately. very clcaniy and without
breaking the skin. then plump By
dipping ten seconds In water nearly
or qul;e boiling hot and then imme-
diately into cold water. Hang In q
cool place until the animal heat Il en-
tirely out; Il should b entirely cold.
but not frozen. before being packed.
nry-picked chickens and turkevs sen
best. and We advise this way Of drezs-
Ing AZ they sell better 70 shippers.
soalded 70 the local trade. To dry
pick chickens and turkeys properly the
work should BE- done while TIE bird il
bleeding. DO not wait and let the
bodies set cold Dry-picking & more
easily done while the bodies are v-rm.
BE careful and DO not break and tear
the skin. Pack In boxes or barrels
boxes holding 100 20 200 pounds are
preferahle-and pack snugly; stralght-
en- out the body and legs 90 that they
viii not arrive very much bent and
twisted ca; Of shape: an the package
a. full as possible % prevent stunning
about on the way. Mark kind and
weight and shipping directions neatly
and plainly on the cover. Barrels an
swcr better for chickens aud ducka
than Tor turkeys or geese. When con-
venlent avoid putting more han one
kind IN a package. Endoavor 70 mar
ko, an old and heavy cocks before jan
uary lat. a. after the holidays the De-
mand ls for small. round. tat hen
turkeys only. old toms being sold az
a discount 20 camera"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Day Of Small Thlnrs.-Thls is a day
OF small things and the sooner We edu.
cate ourselves TO see the necessity Of
economi1ing In the factors o. snccuss
the sooner We shan BE- able 20 extract
ourselves from the slough Of despond
The small butter dairy. under certain
conditions. can compete with the larE.
est creamery. hut. a. In the creamery
q O. necessary 70 pay strict attention
to details and the requirements o. cx.
celicnoc. 70 We hope 90 please ne taste
oi the consumer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

II is said that a hurricane holds the
best time on record for one mile. cover.
ing the distance In half minute. Then
balloon has done the mile In for,y
seconds. The third place IL held by z
railway engine, IN 5a.77 seconds.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

American sheep IN Great nritlan.
In report the secretary Of agricul-
ture says; American sheep during the
year 1893 have been landed m Liver
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16
KILLED HIS BRIDE.
" SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN
RURAL Pennsylvania.
%" i' Ended Ills Own Llfe-A secrs,
marriage the Cause A similar Crime
q" an Illinois Town other Desd,-
.o'hsr Deeds q manlae,.

LOVE tragedy was
enacted az thehome
OF John Long on
tho Northern turn
pike In franklin.
Pa The other even
ing The actors
were James Tarr.
a farm hand and
Bertha. youngest
daughter Of Mr..
Long. Tarr work
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Jerseys Desirable AiWaya-t may
be a valid objection against TIE Jor-
ssys that they 90 not give a sufficient
amount Of milk TO suit the needs Of the
dalryman who sells that article Instead
OF making butter, yet even Ne would
ana Il an advantage 20 have an occas-
ional COW Of that breed. In order to
give color 70 the whole proescl-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

DO not require too much lnialllrsncs
Of the COW. but treat her with oonslaor.
alton for her inherently.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

There are sa.Els.o1s sheer /, a.
United Kingdom. IN increals q l.oso-
80 over 1895.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

In 1890 The aggregate mortgare ~.
dehlcduess Of Iowa farms vas about
sioi 100000. In 1855 the amount VA
Si3S. 00O. 900.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

ahd ils colors viii be
largely introduced In the gowns Pur-
pie. yellow. rel and white may now
DO combined In one gown. yet 20 ar
listically Ia L done tina, one blends into
The other without iarring note. Wood
browns are also used to a great ex-
tent and tend 10 soften the general
effect. White satin appears on an
Eowns: eva costumes made Of the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

"who Is that gentleman over theref"
Or. Graves. a charming fellow. lie
takes NE easily"
The life Of O,hersy"-L'Illustrs ds
nocha
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16
In WOMAN'S CORNER.
INTERFERING READING ron
DANES AND DAMsELs.

An Idyi ~ the Kitchen The Recent
New York Horse show Revealed. AN
Entirely Rev rad Ia Fashions In
velvet.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Il "a inhumane to lose ones temper
with anlms;s. since they are helpless
% roalal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Ware Is one OF a large family. Ho
was a day laborer
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Coiorinr in Dress.
The horse show brought 70 light a
new lad among fashlonablcs Il De- no
less than TO select a flower aud build a
gown around 90 using iis color as O.
foundation. Autumn foliage viii play
an important part in house party en-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

When a women gets 70 heaven the
frs, thing she viii do Is to look 10 SEE
how large the closets ara
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-16

Commits Murder and suicide.
The dead bodies Of James Ware. 30