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There people dread credit they would plague
grocer butcher and have
charged the of each month They
That's all Credit Systemtsa
CONVENIENCE mark goods the grocer does and
simply charge you your purcha the bill
onhlywithout signing and with
prices you'll find that low
or lower than those of soes-credt here
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NiOlefs for lie n bunch.
KINGS PALACE.
sl2-Sli 9TH Street 7l5 Market Space.
The times., 1898-04-11

Your credit is good at Lansburg's Fur
niture House. 18th and F SITS. oc3-tf
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RefrigeratOrs.

When ready buy refrigerator this want
let show the good points Gurney
In the first place they the OF line of refrg
have handled They packed with mineral WOOL
throughout with galvanized steel the chamber and
arranged be easily cleaned We
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sl2-sl4 eth Street.
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Baby Carriages.

Baby Carriages pride stock Almost the whole
lower floor devoted their display Never have offered
There hundreds of designs and uphostere
varied will certainly find They
with metal rubber tires and the patent wheel brake
the you
Carpet Department always attractive We have good
Brussels yard. Ingram We make line and
lay them freele matching figures you nothing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-23

oysters and clans could never De- made
q success. bat this theory mus, give
way 10 the prosen. condition New
Boston has opened the shell ald LEI
the secret out. THE Klonly a
cleverly devised and artfully cC. ruci-
ed steam dredgo does the Work speed
us and we'll A basket drodgo Of
strong construction and wide grasp.
with attachments Cor cooking and
packing. propelled with powerful
engine. with an equipment Of tive men.
gathers. cooks and sacks from i've to
ten tons % marketable shells la a day.
The total output OF shells hy hand aud
steam dredging during the past year
waf 2.oO0 tons or more. After e2trac-
ton. The mollusks are examined care
fully for the pearls that are orten in
their midst This search gives con-
stant-hut sometimes prccarions-om-
ploymeut 90 a number OF people. Last
season one pearl valued 90 Si0O. Gov
elal worth from s. 10 So each and
many others OF lesser size AID value
were found.
New York and Philadelphia furnish
the markets FOR most OF the shells that
are gathered there. and their products.
but pearl" buttons are cut 10 "a small
way at Keithsburg No.. and on a much
larger scale az Muscatine. Ia. and both
o. these plants are supplied by New
Boston. Much Of the process OF button
making is a secret The shells are
FIRST soaked Ia water Tor twenty four
hours 10 soften them and prevent dust
In saving Tho buttons In various
eizos are cut by rotary disk saws. held
iu q stationary frame and driven by a
line shaft. Underneath this the shells
are held In a movable frame. operated
By a foot lever, The cutting Is done
from the inner side aud the shells are
kept moist by sprays Of water The
disks are thea planed. "cenierel" and
drilled by clever mechanical devices.
The finishing" is secret process.
known only 10 the trade.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-23

A church built Of coral Is one % the
turioElties OF the Isle Of Maize. one OF
the Seychelles Islands In the Indian
ocean. The Seychelles Islands. which
are supposed by many 20 be the site
Of the Eden Of Old Testament history.
form an archipelago OF one hundred
and fourteen Islands. and are situated
about i.i00 miles east OF Alden and
1000 miles from Zanzibar. They rise
Fteeply out Of the sea. eliminating In
the Isle Of Maize. which Is about 1000
feet above the level OF the ocean, and
Is nearly the center Of the group. An
these Islands are OF coral growth.
The houses are built OF species Of
massive coral hewn into square blocks.
which gllsten like white marble. and
show themselves TO the utmost advan-
tRgc In the various tinted green Of the
thick tropical palms, whose immense
fern-like leaves giye pleasant aud
much-needed shade. These palms
grow as high as 100 feet and more
Dyer-topplng both the houses and the
toral-built church. They line the sea-
shore and cover the mountains. form
ing In many places extensive forests.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-23

An average man requires ffty-nine
ounces Of food per diem. He needs
thiriy-scven ounces Of water FOR drink
INK, and IN breathing he absorbs thirty
ounces Of oxygen. lie eats rs much
water as he drinks. so much OF that
fluid being contained In various foods
In order to supply fuel for running the
body machine and make up for waste
tissue he ought to swallow daily the
equivalent OF twenty ounces OF bread,
three ounces OF potatoes. one ounce o.
butter and one quart OF water The
body Is mostly water, The body OF a
man Weighing l5i pounds contains
ninety-slx pounds, or forty-slx quarts.
OF water.
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Royal British colony. and the building
Of comfortable homes and solid walls
went hravely on. And during our late
war Nassau became the headquarters
OF southern blockade runners. Today
bleaching wrecks and moldering re-
pair shops testify when twenty dollar
gold pieces were as pebbles IN the
streets and champagne was the nation
al beverage. When European discov-
erers first reached the Antilles. they
found an the islands covered with deep
forests. whose enormous tlmbers were
bound together by an infinite variety
Of parasitlcal plants peculiar TO the
tropics. forming gloomy bowers and
lmpenetable masses OF the deepest
shade. The annual fall OF leaves in
these virgin woods, their decomposition
and the natural destruction Of the
ponderous trunks which bore them.
withered by age or fclled by lightning.
rendered the earth they covered ex-
tremely rich. and forced a prodieious
vegetation In those plants which arose
as substitutes for the fallen. The trees
springlng from cliffs or submits OF
mountains. we're. for the most part. of
the hardest texture; while the valleys.
fertlllzed az the expense Of the noun
tains. were filed with tlmbers OF
softer nature; beneath these grew
those succulent plants which the earth
literally produced to supply the wants
Of man. Among them the Caribbean
cabbage. the sweet potato and the
igname are indigenous growths Il Is
an lnexhaustible pleasure TO the trav-
elcr from the north 10 study the yege-
tatlon Of these southern cllmes. Moth
ing Is more striking, In very dry sea-
sons. than the contrast between the
parched and arid lowlands and the YER
dant woody, and grass-grown hills.
The most picturesque OF the Wind
ward Islands Is lndlsputably Martl-
nlquo, a colony OF France. Although
the population Is made up almost en-
trely OF negroes. the language spoken
IS French. and one Is ofttimes IN need
OF an Interpreter. Imagine o town az
It's blight, picturesque In houses Of
stone covered with oar,hern tiles. with
narrow streets. narrow sidewalks
both Of which are covered with poo-
pie. O motley aHomblaee of every hue
such is the town OF ST. Pierre. The
eolored creolos. the women who fire.
quent the streets and market places
arc attIrad IN quaint and carlous long
dresses, gathered up under the shoil-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-23
IN TROUBLED WATERS
YACHTING IN SOUTHERN
AMERICAN SEAS.
Delightful Retreats for the Hurried aud
IIarried Denisen Of the North IN and
Aboat tie West Indies-Amid Benu-
tiful scenes.

Cuba. the name OF which may here
after awaken In the heart OF the poet
or historian only melancholy echoes. is
surrounded by miniature world.
where the busy brain Of the hustling
north may luxuriate IN the perfect rest
OF easy, careless existence-undls-
turbed by the sound Of war or echoes
OF the fatal rebellion. How can the
night wanderer. fresh from the whlrr
OF the trolley and the elbowlng crowd
under the glare OF electric lamps APP
preeiaie the wilderness Of the southern
moonlight where the breath OF orange
and jasmine hangs In layers between
me quaint old houses? The eve. train
cd TO sad-colored streets and brick
walls, fails to appreciate the delicate
Uniting OF these water-colored towns OF
the Spanish Main and British Antilles
r. Nassau, Jamaica, Martinique. Do
minica, and others. Nassau has color
charms unequaled by any OF the IA
nous Mediterranean cities. The old.
siucco covered houses and walls are
washed with the palest and most deli
cate oranges, reds, greens. blues. yell
lows. and grays which. with the daz-
cling white roads and green lattlced
balconies blend delightfully."- under the
meilowIng Of the flashing sea- Fever
sh history has woven Cos romance and
memories around every part OF the
island. The cruel Srauiard. WHO car
RED on the natives TO death In the
mines OF New Spain. has left his dun
geons in the foundations Of Fort Char
lotto. Next came the English rover.
half settler half SLAYER. but wholly
practical For half a century the jol-
ly rover few al the masthead OF many
trim rover In the harbor. French
and Vane. and host OF other gentle
men OF fortune, found a snug harbor
and hearty welcome at Nassau. The
old houses have often been filled with
the bewhiskered villains. and many a
Spanish doubloon has been exchanged
within these walls for nights OF roy
s,ering and aery rum. With the down
fail o. piracy the island became
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-23
ABUSE OF FAITHFUL DOGS
siedEc Driver. In Alaska Who Show Ma
Mercy.

sledKe Drivers Ia Alaska Who show No
Mercy.
The Alaskan dog is almost human
In Intelligence lie weighs about 100
pounds. Heavily laden. he will travel
sixty miles a day. says the ST Paul
Dispatch. With twenty dogs In a team
no two OF them are In straight line
from the driver when unhitehed for
the night they pile upon the FIRST blan-
ket that Is thrown upon the snow. and
there they stay. When you crawl into
your sleeping bag and pull a robe over
Il the dog will get under the robe Tn
less you are careful he will be inside
OF The bag In the morning. The ami.
mails endurance Is phenomenal and
they are capable Of strong affection
They are great fighters. A traveller
who recently returned from Alaska
says OF the treatment accorded these
faithful animals: The whip that is
used on them Is the cruelest thing oi
It's kind that Is known to man. Thirty
Feet In length and two inches thick
near the short handle. II has a lash ten
feet long that cuts like a knife. The
Russian knout isn't TO be compared to
H. When dog is struck you hear a
sharp yolp and then your sleigh whirls
past bii Of fur or possibly . piece Of
bloody skin lying on the snow"
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may contemplate the loves OF the
clouds and the mountains. and the
abundant progeny Of rains. rills. and
rivers: one may expatiate. with fancy
and feeling. upon the aspects Of a land
ennobled by freedom and consecrated
by religion. lntensifying an the pleas
ures OF the Islands Of this semi-troplc
world Is the rare tonic OF the sea air
and the clear, abundant sunshine. II
has been suggested that as a great or
chestra carries MS with the theme OF
the opera up and beyond the mere
words and actions on the stage. so does
sea air and clear ylializing sunlight liz
us TO an ecstacy OF existence that
makes the living scenery aud pleasur-
able companionshlp but mere aces.
series.
The Island Of Jamaica Is becoming
more popular each year with a large
portion Of American tourists. The
opening Of the Jamaica railway has
made travelling on the island easier.
The railway, built under the auspices
OF the colonial government. operates
about seventy miles OF road: II has re-
Gently been taken under American
management. and has been rapidly ex-
tended by this enterprise across the
island In two directions. TO Montego
Bay on the JmrtbEcst and Port An.
tonic on the northwest.
Port Royal, situated at the extreme
end Of a narroW. "trip Of land. facing
the entire front OF the harbor Of Kings
ton and acting as a breakwater, Is the
most melancholy looking town In the
Antilles. Prior TO the great earth
quake Port Royal was "the finest
town In the West Indies and at that
time the richest spot In the universe"
II was the headquarters Of the buc-
cancers and as such the emporium aud
mart Of all their ill-gotten wealth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-23
TODD OF SEVEN QUEENS.
Graceful Acts OF several Earopsaa
Ladies Of ilank.

] AAA"aNN - AAAnAa
One eay tbs queen o. servia. Ehll'
staying al Biarrlgz. missed valuabl'
portion OF her jewell. A few days lat.
er an advertisement appeared In the
local papers 10 the effect that II the
Jewelry were returned TO the queen
she would present Il 10 the poor OF
Biarrltz. says Talk. Two days after
she received her lost OF stolen dia-
monds By post on which was scrawled IN
printed characters. Il shall be curious
TO see II queen can keep her word.
The queen did keep her word. and pre-
sented the restored trinkets to the sis
tiers OF charity. who Immediately or
ganized lottery. which was eagerly
subscribed TO by the visitors and resi-
dents OF Biarritz. and the treasure was
won BY poor little seamstress. Queen
Amelie OF Portugal. who is conceded
the most beautiful and the best dress-
ca royal Parsonage In all Europe. while
driving In the environs OF Lisbon re-
Gently, heard cries for assistance COM
ing from a neighboring wood. She
went 70 see what was the matter and
found that a wood cutter had been in
Jured by a branch Of a falling tree.
Queen Amelie, who has studied medl-
cine, attended 10 the mans injury, and
then, with her companion. assisted him
to reach his cabin. Later on the queen
called TO see how her patient was.
Then YOU are a doctor, madame. since
you know how 70 take care Of me?'
asked the wood cutter. who did not
know his benefactress. Yes. my good
man. was the reply. Il am sorry for
that" continued the wood cutter, be
cause ! will never be able 70 pay an
owe YOU The queen OF the Belgians
Is credited with many unconventional
experiences. 10 Is said that while
passing the summer az Spa she was
given 10 taking long rides IN pony
cart. accompanied By Princess Clemen-
tine. On one Of these excursions they
stopped al a farm house 70 buy a glass
OF milk. Nobody but an old paralyzed
woman was IN the house. but she re-
piled that no milk was left in the jugs,
and that she was unable 10 20 TO milk
the COW. Never mind. said the queen,
If you will allow me, / will 10 to the
pasture. Just tell me where the Jugs
are" A little later her majesty re-
turned with 4 half filled jug and the
old farmers wife was served by the
princess, who. u appears, greatly en-
toyed the adventure. The queen OF
Italy Is enthusiastically following the
fad for the collection OF old boots and
shoes OF celebrated persons. She pos
sesses the shoes Of Marie An,oinette.
OF Mary Stuart, the Empress Josephine.
Queen Anne and the Empress Gather
Inc OF Russia. The Empress Elizabeth
OF Austria Is an accomplished horse
woman. and the sovereign Of & oo--;
whose aristocraiie pFejndices an Q, tAs
strongest kind. She delighis IN hsr
lame a. a pastry cook. and her dauEh-
ter. the Archduchsss Valerie, Is pru1a
OF her accomplishment In the methods
OF ancient and modern cuisine. TIE
queen OF Greece i az the head q an
association Of women whose objec; Is
the moral regeneration Of criminals.
They frequently visit the inmates OF
the prisons In Athens, giving them re-
iigious Instruction and a sympathetic
attention TO their woes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-23

AhhAs NAAAhAsA-N VI VA TT l.
search. but also for the general read
Ing public.
Prof Gayley was born 80 years ago
In China, his father being a mission
airy and a Presbyterian clergyman.
His early boyhood was spent In Eng
land and Ireland. and later he entered
the University Of Michigan. from
which be graduated In the literary de-
paTtnent His fraternity at Ann Ar
Dor vas Psi Epsilon. lie soon after
hees1e az Instructor IN the literary de-
psrtment. and succeeded In obtaining
leave o, absence 70 study In the Ger
man universities On his return 20
this country. he resumed his duties
az Ann Abor as assistant professor OF
English. TN In 1855 he accepted an Of
fer Of the chair Of English literature at
the University Of California. which po-
sltion he now holds. During his stay
IN Ann Arbor he wrote the song "Yel-
low and Blue" which has become the
varsity song at Ann Arbor. Ever
since he has been at Berkeley he has
been closely identified with the uni
yerslty extension movement, having at
different times lec;ured all over the
state. In 1891 he married Miss Sally
Pickett Harris. the daughter Of the
late Bishop Harris. The University Of
California granted him a years leave
OF absence 10 cover the ground for his
English book. which could be done
only In that country. and In such
places as the British museum aud the
Bodlean az oxford. The authorities Of
the latter recognized him officially.
and gave him the full privileges Of
the library. When he left America he
carried letters from professors and
citizens here to many prominent men
OF letters. and he was soon made vel
come TO English literary circles Mr.
and Mrs. Gayley are at present travel
Ing on the continent OF Europe.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-23
WAS ONCE A FARM HAND.

William J. Calhoun. interstate COM
merce commissioner was one OF the
early Mckinley men In Illinois, and
displayed admirable ability In his lead.
erahip OF the Mckinley forces in his
state. Mr. Calhoun was not a self
seeker and. although In a position 10
accept higher political honors than that
accorded him In his present appoint
ment, he steadfastly refused. Mr. Call
houn is about 80 years Of age and Is a
native Of pittsburg. Early In life he
was left 10 shift for himself and as a
lad he came Into contact with the Nc
Kinley family and especially with the
president, when the latter himself was
a rugged youth. At that time Mr..
Calhoun was a farm hand In Ohio.
Later In life. when the president re-
turned from the wars. Mr.. Calhoun
knew him intimately as a young law
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-23
On. from tho coLlnr Of cnnl.

In reviewing the different methods
now in vogue for obtaining illuminat-
ing gas and manufacturing or fuel gas
the two kinds produced from coal
by means OF the retort coke oven sys-
tem-Mr. W. q. Irwin remarks upon
the great extent attained by this in
dustry. II has been estimated. he says.
that for each ton Of coke produced up
ward OF 5000 cubic feet OF gas are
driven on, and the entire product
yielded annually In the United States
by the colslng Of coal, allowlng.one-h hall
to be consumed In the coking process.
is upward OF sixty billions Of cubic feet
or but little less than one-fourth OF
the natural gas production at the
height OF It's most hourlshlng period.
The by-product oven tar is superior "a
the tar which comes from the gas
works-it contains less pitch-the yield
for each ton OF coke varying from forty
TO 100 pounds, according to the
amount OF volatile matter contained In
the coal.-Cassier's Magazine.
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der blades. and with waist bands
drawn tightly just under the arm. N
the dresses are gay the turbans are
gorgeous. and sometimes covered with
ieweiry. Through every street runs a
gutter Of water fresh from the hills,
and n the traveller lands In the mora
ing. near the brcak OF day. he VIII
find these CUTTERS alive with people.
He viii meet. Ahaps. baby dlsport-
ing In the vatN' and kept from being
hurried on In the food by maternal
hands: then q pet poodle being soothed
In the narrow gutter. The streams be-
ing FED from mountain lakes. cleanli-
ness in dress aud habiiatinn. even
among the lower classes. Is everywhere
conspicuous. The town possesses a
fine cathedral. a iheater, Museum and
a park with shaded promens ies. where
a military band enlNens the Sunday
afternoons. From the hill. which
forms the background Of -. Pierre.
one may gaze upon striking panoramas
on hill overlapping or overlapping
hill. stretching into the dim distance.
or aspiring TO the celestial canopy
ON sugar estates far down In the
plains looking like gardens and ON
handsome statue away to the right. the
statue OF Josephine, wife OF Napoleon.
for that inustrious parsonage was born
In this little town
II Is but a short cruise from Martl-
ulque to ST. kits. yet upon arriving
there we meet with an entirely dlf-
ferent class o. people-the island Is
an English colony. Basse Terre. the
seaport. lies In a fertile valley between
a group OF high mountains on the
north and barren hills on the south
Mount Misery. 1900 fect high. Is an ex-
tine, volcano. with a great variety Of
tropical fruits covering its slope: Inn
mcdlately beneath the cone Is the era.
ter with q smoking sulphur deposit.
on the Caribbean side OF the island.
ten miles from the seaport. is Brlm-
stone Hill which Is eo strongly forti-
fed as TO have received and merlted. IN
former times. the name OF Gibraltar
OF the West Indies" The hill Is now
abandoned and In the possession Of
monkeys; and monkey hunt Is one
OF the browning attractions OF the
island. vending ones way along the
sihuous roads. among and around the
eyer-yarying hills. and the cottages
and villages OF the peasantry: gazing
upon the precipitous roadside descents.
on the one hand. and upon the success
sive elevations on the other-the am
pie valleys and continent s,reams-onc
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-23
ALAKE or WINE.
mig Reservoir Recently Constructed In
California.


II recently took Two powerful steam
pumps week TO an the largest wine
reservoir IN the world. Properly
speaking. says the New York Herald.
Il Is lake-a lake Of red wine 1914 feet
long. % feet wide and q feet deep. OF
course. il Is In California. that state
Of big things. that this wonder Is to be
seen-down at Asti by the Russian
River Valley. and the lake itself Is the
blending OF the juices Of grapes from =
thousand vines. As system Of blend
ing wine Il Is Ia this respect as much
wonder "a IN point OF quantity and
place OF keeping. II Is another proof
also that necessity Is the mother OF In
venilon. for II II had not been that the
colonlsts could find no way to dispose
OF their wine In a profitable manner,
owing to It's abundance. II Is probable
the lake would never have been created
and another wonder thus lost to the
world The tun Of Heidelberg. which
the last generation. aud even some Of
the present, learned TO think OF with
wonder. Is but "A child beside a full
grown man when compared TO this
California creation. One could 30 boat
Ing In this lake very comfortably, al.
though Il would be but short ride
steam launch would find room
enough 10 steam back and forth and
possibly turn around This Is how the
tank was really built: First. an exca-
walton was made In the rocky hillside.
Next wall OF concrete two feet In
thickness was put In the floor and
sides. Then came the laying and glaz-
ing Of the cement This was not an.
Had the lake been LEFT open al the top
Impurities must have found their way
into IL not 20 mention the deluge that
comes 10 what California knows as the
rainy season an around the sides
biz steel girders were put Ia place. and
ON these rests the sectional cover OF the
lake. This Is so constructed that not
a ray OF light can penetrate into this
vast quantity Of wine. and Il mellows
ana ripens just as II II were In the
most deep down vault that can be found
anywhere.
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mark OF distinction falls to the lot OF
an American, and Prof Gayley feels
a natural citation that II has come to
him. and entirely without his own
seeking. II Is customary In England,
and In this country also, TO confer
honorary degrees on distinguished
men. and In the English universities
Il Is said that one man IS annually
chosen as the recipient Of this honor
by each college. number OF colleges
forming the compononts parts OF a
university. oxford university, repre-
scented by Lincoln college has confer
red on Prof Gayley the degree Of
honorary fellow. The work which led
70 his association with oxford was In
the service 81 the English publishing
firm OF Macmillan 6 Co.. who appoint
ed him editor-in-chiei OF the prepare
ton Of pre-Shakspeare comedies. the
scope Of the work being TO collect aud
edit these comedies 80 that they would
be available not only for literary rc-