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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

on her before could check myself
bus dofEsd back before she ssz me,
and stood peeplng AZ her around the
edge Of the tree. with my feet braced
10 start again a. a moments notice.
After painting awhile she turned her
head lazily around and looked back
over her shoulder. The instant she
saw me she whlrled around and came
Al me again. and we had a second heat
In the opposite direction. Il lasted
about a. long and eVded precisely Is
the first had done when II was over
| felt pretty confident that she could
not catch up with me. and l resolved
that would assume the aggressive my
self. 50 when she stopped again. IT
The end OF the third heat. and was sit
ting al an angle with the eireunferepes
OF the tree. with her side exposed. !
drew my pistol and put ball behind
her left shoulder. II was the signal
for another fast and furious race. But
although her rag. and pain seemed 10
put new energy into her. ! still kept
out a. her reach. and the heat ended
AZ the others had done.
To make a long story short. this al
,erna.e racing. resting and shooting
was KEEP, up until ! had emptied into
her body all the balls In one OF my
pistols. In her rage she was foaming
az the mouth and was encouraged
and delighted when I saw the froth on
her lips colored a deep red. II showed
that che had been shot In the lungs.
and knew that this would soon tell
on her wind. Moreover. at the end OF
the las, race we had run she looked
back and grOwled At me good while
before coming az me again. II "ss
plain that she was giving out. and !
now felt sure that she would not over
take me and that my life was safe.
This o. course gave me new strength
and courage and began 10 force mat
tiers. The next time she halted did
not give her a moment to rest. but sent
In another ball as soon as she stopped.
kept this up until she had In her
eight out % the ten balls In my pistols
This. With broken shoulder. was
about all she could stand When ] shot
her the last time she did not begin the
. chase again. as she had done before
but merely lifted her lip with an angr)
; snarl. and shook her head from side Il
J side. thought Il best 10 keep the i've
b remaining balls 10 reserve. In a few
p moments she dropped down and turnei
over on her side. still had a whole
% some fear " Ter recuperatlye powers
? and dld not care 10 stay 20 see the end
J I was only too glad 10 part compan!
! with her on any terms As soon as
I was sure she would not follow me.
left the tree and ran for the CAM
reaching II In safety. But my horse d.
not put In his appearance until
o'clock the next morning when b
sauntered quietly in. browsing tn
grass az he came along.
The next day | went back with ~
companions TO see what had become Q
the bear We found It dead. ard Will
a sklnning the body discovered tina, /
|, reality owed my life TO my horse; N
I. blow be had given the bear had con
n pletely shattered her shouldered blad
But for this handicap she would In a
probability have overtaken and kille
me before reached the shelter OF u
tree.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

Not only farmers wives. but farmers
also. would be pleased II the hen would |
lay during the winter months. a. many |
bill that could be asei probably
In improving the farm IL broken 10 buy
groceries. writes Mrs. H. c. Parker In
Journal OF Agriculture. The majority
do not realize the care Il requires 20
have the hens produce eggs during the
winter. There was a time when We
wondered why our hens did not lay
through the winter. as they bad warm
quarters. all the cold water they could
drink. and plenty Of corn. We found
that this was not all they required; a
change OF diet was necessary. and hav-
ing tried a mixed ration OF all that Is
usually raised on q farm. some Of the
hens would lay. but not all by any
means We tried giving them grit.
meat. and bones regularly with good
results. II there are others whose nsar-
est marketing place is small. and green
bone cannot always be gotten we will
for their benefit tell how We manage.
After butohering we cook all scraps 70
be more explicit. the lungs. kidneys,
snout, hoofs, etc. until perfectly ten
der: after making cheese Of the hogs
heads. we save all OF the bones. also
the spare ribs, back bones. and 30 on:
these are fed every other day. We
cook rabbits for them and after boil
ing these scraps, rabbits, and 80 on.
there will be a greasy broth; by stirring
bran into this one will have another
meal Of egg producing food. Hens Will
refuse corn any time for green bone or
grit Al this time the ashes have 20
be removed from the stoves 30 often.
we sift these occasionally. about twice
q week. and give the hens the charcoal.
| A close observer will find that there
are several hens in every flock that
will not produce eggs during the win
ter under any conditions. These had
better be disposed OF by marketing or
prepared for food, as they are unproht-
able and occupy room that IL needed
for hens that will produce eggs. II 10
well not 10 crowd hens, as a number
comfortably housed will produce more
eggs Our hennery Il inexpensive. snt
Is comfortable. When our hrst snow
storm began. we did not wait until
night for our hens 10 come 10 the roost.
but got them all In a. soon as Il began
10 snow. and AZ the present writing.
the Thermometer indicating ~ degross
above zero az noon. We do not allow
them outside OF the hennery. but open
the door In the laying room. and re-
place II with screen door 30 that
they have air, and sunshine. The care
Of poultry IL not hard work. but their
wants must be attended TO regularly
the greater the experience the more
knowledge you gain In regard to them
think where one has the time to de-
vote to the rearing and marketing OF
poultry and eggs. that there ia an In
dependence In Il. Our hens, belnI
large. suit us In regard 10 shape slz'
and plumage. but We ind that being {
nearly pure breed that they do not lay
so often. or so young-it requires more
time for them TO mature but a. esq
are what We are working for, We vii
cross With the Brown Leghorns th'
coming spring.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10


n pivot and lashcd out with his hind
legs with all the strength he had. lie
had been shod only a day or two be-
fore. and his rough new iron heels
landed squarely on the bears len
shoulder as she was aiming 20 pass
him to get al me. The force OF the
blow sent her sprawllng over on her
right side. but unfortunately Just as
he delivered IL. he threw his head sud
denly downwards. as a horse always
does in making a vicious kick with
both legs. and my hold upon the relns
being momentarily relaxed In the ex-
element Of the bears rush NJ me. he
pulled them out OF my hand. and the
next moment he was on az full speed.
Before could get my pistol out OF
my belt the bear rallied from the
knock-down blow she had been given
and came at me on three legs with a
vicious growl. There was nothing for
me TO do but 10 run for my life.
did not have more than ten or fifteen
feet the start Of her, but luckily was
a good Splinter with plenty OF speed
and bottom. But for all OF that,
when looked back over my shoulder
I saw that the old grizzly vas gaining
on me. Crippled as she was she stlll
had one more good leg than | had. and
this advantage was telllngg against
me. So made straight for tree
some distance ahead.
II was a giant In size. being some
eight feet through at the height OF my
head. Below that height Us trunk was
conlcal In shape and spread out at the
roots 10 n diameter Of at least twelve
feet. This gave us circular race
course thlrty-six feet long. and had
20 commence sprlntlng around IL the
moment | reached H.
The shape Of the course was dccid-
eddy in my favor for In running IN
such a small circle she had to lean IN
toward the tree and dig her claws into
the ground to keep from flying OF n
n tangent. This she evidently found II
hard to do. with her shoulder Grip
pied and one foreleg too lamC FOR her
10 put It on the ground at all. Con.
sequently she did not run by any
means as fast after reaching the tree
aa she had done in her straight course
towards H. So found II comparative
Iy easy TO keep out Of her reach as she
chased me around H. In fact soon
found myself behind instead Of before
her. But In her blind rage she did not
notice this change In our relative posi-
lions. especially as took good care moi
10 got too close to her, but to keep only
her launches In sight as she galloped
around the tree in front Of me.
After our race had lasted some tive
or three minutes she began to Stacker
her pace, and finally stopped and sa'
down so suddenly that almost ran up
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

I want to talk to H. c. W. a little.
who owns a COW that will not go dry
He MIXED her once a day and con-
fined her to dry feed and on this treat
ment her udder becomes much swollen.
Truth Is the COW Is about spoiled for
the next year. at least She is too near
calying TO slacken her feed much. or
stop milking her. A COW cannot be
safely dried after she begins to spring
udder She should be entirely dry two
or three weeks before her udder en-
larges In the least, which would make
eight or nine weeks necessary. Before
learned this for certain | injured
some OF my best cows.
II. c. W. could feed his COW Just poor
straw and milk her three times day
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

Conscience Ia the voice of the soul:
the passions are the voice Of the body.
II Is aS.cs.ss.ss :h=: often these two
languages contradict each other. and
then TO which must we listeng Too Of
ten reason deceiyes rs; wehaveon too
much acquired the right OF refusing to
listen 10 II. but conscience never de-
eeives Us; Il Is the true guide Of man
II IL TO man what instinct Is TO the
body. which follows Il. obeys nature
and never Is afraid Of going astFay.-
London Echo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

Hth anyways hftutu
with a pair Of Colts nye-shooters.
which carried In holsters attached &c
a belt around my waist. started on
one Of these trips AZ o'clock In the
afternoon Of hot August day and at
the end Of i've or six miles began 20
suffer a good deal from thirst After
awhile ! came 10 a piece OF dry bot
tom land. across which ran a sluggish
little stream. not more than four or
I'VE inches vide. dlsmounted to
drink from II. but II was 40 shallow
that I could not do 20 without getting
the sand and sediment on its bottom
irto my mouth. SO followed Il up
for some distance. and found that It's
source was a small pool at the foot OF
long. narrow ridge Of rock rising
few feet above the surface OF the
ground.
To the RICH, Of the spring ! noticed
the upturned roots Of a gigantic tree
that had been blown down. Between
iis trunk and the ridges Of rock the
wind had heaped up the dead leaves
OF the preceding summer.
There was a Fat stone lying near at
hand, and ! knelt upon II 10 drink.
Before doing 70 ran my arm through
the bride relns and held them In the
crook Of my elbow. As ! raised my
head from drinking heard rustling
In the leaves behind the trunk Of The
tree. Looking up ! saw two little griz-
ely cubs. about the size % large cats
coming from behind the roots. The
moment they saw me they seampered
back out OF sight. Az the same In
slant. and before ! had time to get
up. there was a sudden backward pun
upon the bride reins. which FIRST
slipped them up under my armplt, then
ierked me over on my back Glancing
up at my horse. saw him with BIZ
head lowered. his ears pointed for
ward and his nostrils dlsiended. gag
Ing lnientiy before him. was on ms
feet In an instant. saw a long. slab
sided female grizzly coming along tn
trunk OF the tree from lts top towar'
the roots. Just as caught sight o
her she left the tree and swung hersel
down on the ground I had kept M
hold upon the reins. and started a
once 10 mount my horse. Ilu, when h
saw the bear on the ground. be begai
10 rear and plunge. and nothing pre-
vented him from pulling away from m
altogether but the fact that The brldl
had a powerful curb BIT which VIA
buekled tightly TO his lower jaw.
Before had time 20 thlnk, the bsa
was upon u.s. The horse never ha
taken his eyes on her for a moment
and Just as she came In reach h
whirled around cn his forelcgs az o
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

Ella-Did you hear about Miss shop
lelgh's marriage? Hattie Why. no.
when did Il occur? Ella Last week.
She married floor walker in one OF the
big department stores. Hattie Had she
known him long, Ella-No; he showed
her to the counter where she wanted to
make a small purchase, and while she
was waiting for her change he wooed
and won her, aud so they were mar
rled
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

Another new vocation FOR women
has been started by New York widow.
who proposes to make business OF
furnishing bachelor apartments. But
Is any business to be encouraged which
will make things easier for bachelors?
Is not the only furniture with which
a widow should furnish bachelors
apartments a widow? - Louisville
Courier Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

Dr. Abernethy was VIGOROUSLY one o.
the most laconic Of men. II ia said thai
one day there was among his patients
woman who had burned her hand.
showing him the wound. she said. "A
burn" "A poultlce." answered the die
tor Next day she called and said Bet.
ter" Repeat" said the doctor In a
week she made her last call. and her
speech was heightened TO three words.
well. your feet" Nothing" said the
physician. You are the most sensible
woman ever met"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10
To R.piace NaturaI skIn.

We have recently read with consider.
able interest the reports OF a process
which has been patented by a German
scientist. by which tissue Ia made tina,
will take the place Of the natural skin.
and be absorbed as the injury heals
He takes the muscular portion Of the
lntestlnes OF animals, and removes the
inner and outer layers Of membrane
The middle portion Is then permitted 10
remain for a suitable time In a solu-
ton Of pepsine, when the ibers are
found to be seml-dlgested. The sub
stance Is then treated with gallic acid
and tannin. II Is stated that large sur
faces from which the skin has been re-
moved by disease or accident may be
healed In a short time by means Of
this tissue. II Is prepared and laid up
on the raw surface. which has pre-
vously been sterilized, and Ia very
lightly bandaged into It's place. The
union of the tissue and the surface
takes place In a little while. and the
tissue forms a coating that answers the
purpose Of the skin to a degree better
than any known substance. and Is like
~. when still further perfected, 70 en-
tirely remove the necessity for skin
grating.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

Barley a. a Stock Food. TO deter
mine the value OF barley as a stock food
in a practical way. tests we're recently
made by feeding Il In comparison with
corn and with wheat In the feeding
tests with pigs. ground barley dld one
half better than unground, and ground
corn did one-hfth better than unground.
Whole barley gave better results than
whole corn. Ground corn required one
halt more food 10 make pound OF
growth than ground barley. Ground
barley made one pound OF growth
for every 3is pounds OF grain
fed. Of cost OF but a shade over two
cents per pound. which was better than
any other feed did. In steer feeding
tests both corn and wheat surpassed
the barley. In lamb feeding tests there
was scarcely any percoptible difference
In results from corn, wheat ana bar
ley. Corn and barley mixed gave bet
ter results than either alone. In every
feeding test bald barley gave better re-
suits than common barley.-Farmer
and Stockbreeder London).
Don't ask your dealer TO supply you
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

II Il announced that when Julia Ar
thur returns 10 New York. April Is.
she will present a new version OF
Camille" She has decided 10 give.
during the same engagement. a new
three-act Italian comedy. ''inndele. ="
BY Roberto Braeco. which she has had
translated into English.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

Az Grant. comedian and mimic. was
born In Liverpool July .lsGs. At an early
age he was considered one OF the best
dancers In England. He came TO this
country when quite young and worked
Ave years for H. C. Dobson. learning
the banjo trade. lie left Dobson to ac'
cept a position as call boy for the Dun
Opera Co. and travelled with that com
pany one season J. H. Ryley, recog-
mixing his ability as a mimic. advised
him TO DO a specially. and he Travelled
one season. playing all the leading yau'
deyille houses. lie then Joined the or
ig,nal "DaEzler" Co. with Lydia Thomp-
son, playing comedy parts with success
and consequently Joined VIM. Kenney.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

zone OF my childhOod's dresms Of
intense acting" says Fanny Daven-
port. IA we'll a. my IDOL a. a school
girl. was Lucille wes'Frn | would
have gone without ga TO see her
act. She was 10 me then the embOdi-
meat Of power and warmth"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

HEN asked BY a
Chicago reporter u
he regretted the
passing Of the old
stock company
plan OF theatricals
the veteran j. II.
stoddart replied
NO, I DC not. /
do not believe Il
would suit the
changed condl-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

A remarkable feature OF Secret
Service" IL the fact that William Gil
le,te has succeeded In totally avoiding
the use OF those theatrical devices
known 10 "asides" and s0llloquies. In
other words. there IL no time during
the performance when an actor Is
made 20 speak 10 the audience
thoughts which are supposed to be
passing through his brain. and which
he does not want others on the stage
10 hear.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

when men reach the age that Mr.
Jefferson has and that have. they do
not work solely for the love OF the
art" says Denman Thompson. I'VE
have had our day at that. and a. the
enthusiasm coOls we begin 10 ind the
effort Of playing decidedly more bur-
densome. Now. don't suppose that
Mr. Jefferson would wish 10 keep al Il
on the basis Of $40 a week just for the
sake OF art"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

Marie Burroughs has decided not to
join Robert billiards "A New Yorker"
company. at Hoyt's. She may possibly
return to the stage In some other play.
however. before long
The biggest Jump" made by a the
atrleal company this season was from
Omaha 10 SanFranclsco. 1854 miles.
This trip was made In October by the
Under the Red Robe" company.
Pinero Is now % years old. He was
a lawyer and an actor before he became
a dramatist. II Is said that he was ten
months writing THE Princess and the
Butterfly"
Marie Corelll has dramatlzed her
"Barahbas." and Frank W Sanger has
nearly concluded arrangements where
by James o'Neil may present the play
next season
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10
RACE WITHAG GRIZZLY

FEW years ago
while engaged In
cutting timber in
California / h a d
frequently occasion
TO ride back and
forth between two
lumber c a m . =.
about ten miles
apart. | went on
horseback. a n d
was always armed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

Clyde Fitch has another play ready
for production. II will be presented In
Philadelphia In February by Herbert
Kelley and by Enie shannon. and for
one Of the roles Mrs. Sarah Cowell lie
Moyne has been engaged.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

Was Il not Mr. Cecil Raleigh who re-
marked al a meeting Of the Playgoers'
club THAT he pursued the shadow until
the bubble burst and left its ashes In
bic hand7 He has also said that many
modern novels written with a purpose
nigh, as well have been written with
a penknife for all the good they would
ever do 20 anybody.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

ting Potter's dramatic version Of ''Trii-
BY" % music. and caiye has promised
10 sing the title role.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

Macready once remarked. IN the
course Of an after-dlnner address. that
he congratulated himself most upon
having torn the mask on the traitors
face and revealed his cloyen foot:
whoreupon Phelps rose 10 second him
and warmly urged that II was high
time the odlous. hydra-headed faction.
Of which the gentleman referred to
formed the tail. should be soundly rap
ped over the knuckles."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

The Matinee Girl In tho Dramatic
News throws some light on the me-
teoric career Of actresses" who don't
stay on the stage. This Is the way she
tells a. Not long ago ! met a young
lady who had come from the wllds Of
tho West % become a member Of a
school ~ acting She had brought
$500 with her. which she paid In ad-
vance when she Joined the school.
then she bought a box o. makeup. and
Felt like a full-hedged actress al once.
I me, her one evening after a per-
Torrance in which she had been al
lowed 20 appear. She had walked
across the stage twice and had spoken
two lines loud enough for the leader
OF the orchestra 20 hear. and wher !
met her she was simply confused by
the Ara, faint flush Of success. She
knew she had a great future before
her. and she felt the FIRE Of genius
burning: the entire world was hers TO
conquer-that Is how she felt for one
beautiful. brief night. Now this fair
maiden from the West IL thinking Of
returning TO the bosom OF her family.
with $500 worth OF experience and the
memory OF the night she walked
across the stage and talked 10 her
seli. She will give her dear. good papa
a receipt for his $500. show him a pro-
gram with her name on u. and tell
the neighbors Of the great success she
made in New York. and tina, she has
only gone home 10 rest-yes. may
be-"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

OF living actors and playwrlghts.
perhaps Mr. Beerbohm Tree. Mr.. Cecil
Raleigh, Mr. Arthur Roberts. Mr.
Penley and Mr Toole have uttered
more spontaneous mixed metaphors
than most men. Patriotic Mr. Beer
bohm Tree Is said TO have observed
upon famous occasion that the
British lion will never draw in It's
horns or retire into lis shell. whether
roaming the deserts Of India. explor-
Ing the mines Of Australia or scaling
the mountains OF Canada"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

sIegfried Wagner IL in Rome at work
on a comic opera. the book being on
story Of the Thirty Years war. HIS
music Is said TO be not Of the school Of
his father. but OF that Of Humperdinck.
the composer Of "Hansel und Gretel"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10
THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
INTERESTING NOTES ABOUT
STAGE AND IT'S PEOPLE.

Actor sioddsrt on the Passing Of the
stock csmpaniss The Mstsoris Career
81 Some Actresses -sor , Interesting
stage Whispers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-10

The team toured the country, introduc-
Ing an original Irish specially Joe
Madden became his next partner, and
they played the leaalng houses Mt
Grant next Joined Manchester's French
Folly Co., closing the ollo In an original
monologue Later he Joined THE
Colonel" Co, creating the roll Of OK
heart. the tough boy. Ward and Nokes
engaged him for "a Run on the Bank.
and ne created two new characters and
closed the performance in a specially
that was one Of the features OF the
show. lie was next secured by Haver-
ly and Biggar, In "a Trip TO China
town. playing Hayln Payne. for which
character he received great praise and
his speciality was also a success. Sub
sequrntly he was seen FOR season with
Sam Devcro's Co. lie IS playing dates
this season at the continuous and other
houses. Mr. Grant IL a brother OF
James Jumho) Grant