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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06
Russian Pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

The Russian peasantry have a
strong belief In the sacred properties
OF the waters OF the Jordan. Nothing
but Jordan water must be used Tor
baptism. and 10 be buried In shrouds
which have been made from linen
which has been dipped In the Jordan,
or. still better. In which the wearer
has bathed In the Jordan. 10 extremely
desirable.
So strong "a this feeling than an I'M
usual exodus Of pilgrims sets out for
Palestine Hospices have been built
throughout Russia and at Jerusalem,
where the pilgrims have free accom-
mediation for a period not exceeding
twelve months They walk from all
parts OF Russia. some Of them even a.
far as the white sea. TO Odessa. where
they take steamer for jana Thence
on 70 jerusalem. where they walt IN
I'll the Saturday before Epiphany. On
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

A correspondent OF the boys and
girls page tells thrilling story Of the
meeting between a big black-snake and
gray squirrel. He was sitting at the
foot Of tree with his gun across his
knee when he heard a squirrel chatter
ing In a small tree near him. lie at
once cooked his gun and prepared to
shoot lie saw the squirrel run part
way down the trunk OF the tree and
then scramble back again. and. after
chatterlng frantlcally for few Sec
onds. repeat the action This con-
tlnued for some time, and the hunter
became 80 much Interested that he rose
up slowly and tried to find out what
the trouble was. Near the bottom oi
the tree he saw huge blacksnake
partially colled. It's head lay nat on
the ground but IT, tail was thrust up
a few inches In the air and was way-
ing slowly back and forth. Again the
squirrel ran down. this time nearer 10
the ground. and then II suddenly
stopped chatterIng and seemed to bC
cycling the snakes tail.
Then II ran around the tree and
peoped out on the other side and look.
ed at the tail from that direction
Now a squirrel Is the most curious OF
all animals, and It couldn't understand
why that tail was moving so strangely
and 70 II cropt nearer and nearer. ut.
terlng half-startled little cries from
time 70 time. The hunter saw tn,
snakes eyes CLEAN. but there was no
the slightest motion In the body, al
though the tail continued to wave Al
last the squirrel reached the ground
or sudden the snake threw mp N
head sprung almost of the ground ant
before the squirrel could move seize'
II In lts dreadful fangs. The squirrel
curiosity had proved It's ruin.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

in deep thought What did his dream
mean lie raised his eyes. and a. II
dlyinely directed they fell on the brew
cry. What a pitlful sight he saw!
Schoolboys stood at the door watching
the manufacture Of the poison with In
teresi; others carried pals OF II TO
their fathers.
Although the brewery had been there
but short time. ~ influence was felt
sadly. In the back room OF the village
store stood a large hardwood barrel
on end. drained by faucet at the low
or end. The grocer sold more OF the
contents Of this barrel than he did OF
his staple articles lie had less de-
mand for -four potatoes. fruit or any
garden products The mill had dis.
charged three men for lack OF work.
The old gray-haired cobblor was able
to carry his now small business alone.
and therefore dismissed his assistant.
The once thriving town was waning.
Factories weakened. Men who were
thrown out Of employment spent their
remaining wages In trying TO drown
their sorrow in tho flowing bowl. ana
80 well did one succeed by walking on
the bridge after drinking eight glasses
OF the cooling beverage. that except flr
the timely aid Of few high school lads
his sorrows on this earth would have
been at an end Yet-all OF these
changes were 20 the lnteres, of the
brewery: and how II thrlycdi
siegfried noted this and determined
that yonder brick building was an
armor cncasing concelted boaster
Booster Of the ruin and misery he had
brought. OF the crimes be- had commit
ted and Of polluted politics he had
made
"Thls boaster must be- hpmbIod and
ellonced." vowed siegirleG. and my
hand shall be the FIRST ,o grasp the
Belmung Of to-day 10 accomplish &c.
But what is this Belmung gAere is 70
10 be found and how used?" be soli-
loquized
Quickly the answer came This
sword Is the vote Of the people it o.
10 be found ~ the voting polls and is
10 be used for prohibltlonl"
lie rose from beneath the elm with a
frm determination. u am but nineteen
and have two years TO work for the
abolition OF this curse. Most OF my
rchoolmatcs like me, and by explaining
fhe lawlessness. corruptness and base
mess OF this legallzed curse. surely
can persuade them TO join me-"
He went 10 work Immediately with
q persistency that showed his heart
was IN the cause.
Two years passed as though they had
Been but two weeks.
Behold now our herol by the vote
pf his townsmen he Is magistrate OF the
illlle city. he holds the edict which
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06
I'm. 10 ~. Al.

Marcel was a dancing master. and the
FIRST posturemas,or Of his day Ito
was 50 wrapt up In the sublimity Of
his art that he would not pardon the
least lneleganco Of posture. In his lat
ter days he was In very reduced cir
cumstances. and severely afflicted with
the govt. 4 young lady. one OF his
pupils. got her father to obtain him
pension from the king. and she was
deputed TO present Il to him. She ran
up 90 hll chair her eyes sparkling Win
Joy. and put II into his hand. lie I'm
mediately threw Il from him and said
Go. and take II up, Miss. and present
II to me "a taught you She burst
into tears and obeyed. Il consent TO
take Il now. and thank you; but your
elbow was not quite rounded enough.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

making a long. roundabout trip by rail.
But that did not satisfy the cravings
Of the hustlers OF Henrietta. They
must have railroad direct 10 st.
Louis. 20 they set about to get Il. The
bottom Of their treasury was visible, .
40 they looked around for sympathy, /
and found Il In Southern Kansas.
Northeastern Oklahoma and the In
dian Territory They found no money .
but the railroad Is well under way. |
Twelve miles u IL have been complet-
ed without q cent OF working capital
and a lesson has been taught TO needy
communities whose members have a
habit " sitting around and telling what
they could do n they only had money.
Incidentally these southerners have
given % the world an example OF the
practical way TO apply the doctrines Of
Socialism. with their own hands they
are doing the work for the accomplish.
ment OF which they were too poor 10
pay Others Every man who has n
hand IN the task Is q magnate by virtue
Of his labor. Every shoyclul % dirt
he turns. every sleeper he lays. every
rail he places. every spike he drives
home makes him more ana more a cap
itallst. but 10 Is share and share alike.
when the hopelessness of getting
financial backing became apparent, the
men OF the district hit upon the plan
/ that has gone twelve miles Of the il2
between Henrietta and success. Stock
IN the proposed road was issued TO
every man who was willing 10 work
on the construction or give an oquiYa-
I lent. MerchOnts. whose business was
Of too much Importance to be neglected,
hired substitutes and put them to work
/ with pick and shovel, sledge and drill
/ Every man who Il able 10 do 30 fur
nlshes his own provisions. Those who
are too poor share the bounty OF more
fortunate nelghbors. The sky and the
climate down there are friendly 10
man. and the open air is good enough
20 bunk in. so there Is no expense In
that quarter Rails and the other
necessarles for the building Of a rail-
road were obtained on credit, based
on the certainty that the road will be a
money maker, 80 there Ia nothing Ia
the way OF these industrious South
western Socialists. Their way 20 the
connecting link between them and st.
Louis lies from Henrietta through
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

that day both men and women walk
In thousands down the twenty miles
OF continually descending road 10 Jeri-
cho. whore they encamp Tor the night.
on Sunday the whole troop headed
by their bishop. 20 on 20 the Jordan.
and after the bishop has blessed the
waters they fll bottles. tin kettles.
and. In fact. any available vessel. with
Jordan water. and most Of them. men
and women Illke. taking no notice
whatever OF the thousands u Arabs.
Jews. Greeks. Mahomedans. and even
English and American tourists with
cameras who are there. calmly diyest
themselves OF clothing. and. putting
on their shrouds and crossing them
solves three times. stumble placldly
down the muddy river banks In the
cold waters OF the Jordan.
There Is a strong contrast between
the broad. simple. honest-looking
countenances OF the Russians and the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

II Is not In the saying OF pungent
things. or even witty things that chill
dren become interesting. and this Ia
why 50 often the glimpses Of children
we have given rs are 20 unsatisfactory.
II Is the utterance OF things that have
a heart Of pathos that makes the talk
Of little ones so wonderful
4 lady. standing between two beds.
al a children's hospital not long ago.
upon the occasion OF a small feast.
opened conversation with one Of tho
patients by saying:
what have you had. DEAR"
The pleurisy. ma'am." came the an.
swer.
And what has this little girl had7"
She's had cake. ma'am"
This may be the sort o. thing you
smile at while your throat tlghtens.
but II you are a woman. the heart of
love In you Is taken captive.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

protected. they are very delicate ana
sentative and when We take snuE all
the nerves In the body are affected In
sympathy. In consequences. snuff-tak-
Ing. like smoking has a narcotic effect
upon the brain. and naturally acts up
on the intelligence. Thus II can east
ly be seen that Il weakens the men,
Dry. II we we're TO use II only a. a
medicine or an occasional stimulant.
there would be some advantage 10
using II. II used constantly. Il In
flames the nostrils. and may produce
an incurable polypus. To those who
make blood quickly. or are feeble. or
suffer from ulcers. nothing can be
more prejudlelal SNUFF takers have
generally weak sight. In short. Il Is
a perniclols habit. md one that should
be fought against vigorously
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06
a,e,,.,, Of Poser station.


The new powor-houso which Is being
constructed for the Metropolitan street
Railway Company In New York city
will contain. the Scientific American
says "the largest aggregation OF mo-
tive power ever gathered together In
single plant" Most readers will prob
ably be surprised at the statement tina
this distinction has hitherto belonged
not TO any Of the grea, MANUFACTURING
or Industrial establishments. but TO
ocean steamships such as the Cam
panla and the Lucania. each OF which
has developed In It's engine-roiom 49,
600 horsepower The New York pow
or house will however more than dou-
bic this record. for is group OF eleven
engines will have an aggregate Of a.
coo horsepower.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06
The Crliln An.xrrrd.

An acute critic calls attention to what
he styles an lnelegance In leading ar
tlclo Of the Pilot. January s. II Is that
In which the following sentence occurs:
And Paul sald but | was born So
We are sorry II is lnelegant. but It must
stand as It Is; for II happens to be the
exact words OF the New Testament
chapter XIII verse 2S. Of the Acts OF
the Apostles. The Pilot never tries TO
improve upon the Language OF Holy
Writ. Some afternoon. when we have
reformed all the wrongs In the world.
and pointed out all the faults OF all
our neighbors. for their reformation.
we may slt down and revise the New
Testament; but II will not be this year.
nor next year. Somewhere along about
1898 we shall lnaugurate these import
ant reforms.-Bosiop Pilot.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

keen and crafty faces OF the Arabs
by whom they are surrounded There
is a surprise and pleasure In hearing
for the FIRST time the sweet and tune
ful voices with which the pilgrims
reyerenily chant their service. each
taking his or her own part. and pro-
dgcing a weird and beautiful melody
which will long dwell IN the memory
OF those who heard Il.
The illustration showing the pill
grims crossing the Brook Cherlth.
memorable a. the spot where Elijah
was led by the ravens. and now svol-
len by heavy rains. Is an amusing one
An Arab. with view TO the main
chance, has provided a plank, for the
use Of which he demands a toll. Al
though his back Is turned TO the spec
tator one can realize with what a look
OF disgust he sees the pilgrims wade
rather than pay his toll-The Graph
ic
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06
THE CHESHIRE CHEESE.
The Tamou. oid-Tims London Re"
taurant.


OF course. everybody who does Lon
don goes 10 the famous Cheshire Cheese
In Fleet street for luncheon. II Is one
OF the show places an ancient tavern
that has retained an ~ early charac-
terlstlcs from the plain furniture OF ne
stuify. little crowded coffee room 20
the rough pewter mugs In which is
served your ale or bitter" II you are
In luck you'r be sure 10 get the COW
eted seat at the head Of the table near
the old fashioned fireplace, labeled 10
brass tablet as Samuel Johnsons tav'
orite corner. Here. on the straight
backed hard wooden settee, In the
sawdust and sand and amid smoke and
dirt and smell Of cookery sat Johnson.
with pipe and bowl holding forth 20
the clever gentlemen Of his day ana
association. Even the sight OF the
brass tablet and the big grease spot On
the wall that stlll bears the impress
Of his learned head do not inspire me
as ought to be inspired for ! cannot
appreciate this Fad for dirty surround
lngs In which 90 eat Perhaps John
son had no better place TO 90 IN hi,
time but we certainly have The
cheese. however. Is apparently typical
Of al Of the historic inns Of the older
civilization. and one wonders why the
exqulsitles and learned Of that time
should have preferred such environ
ment 10 the elegan, clubs and general
decency Of lie. Was good wine, cook
cry and personal freedom known only
20 those public hosterles tap
room OF the sanded floor? Yet all En-.
gllsh literature. from Shakespeare
down 10 Dickens. reeks with the odor
OF the pot-house pittsburg Dispatch
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

Barthe. the French dramatic author
was remarkable for his selhshness
He was so completely wrapped up In
the consciousness Of his own Import
anco as 10 be often strangely lnsensI.
Die Of the wants and woes Of others
Calling upon a friend whose opinion
he wished to have regarding his new
comedy. he found him dying, but not
withstandlng proposed to read hii
play. Consider" said the man. d"
have not moro than an hour to live
AYE" replied Barthe, but this vii
occupy only half that time"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

wakaruss Ind. special. In a large
vault az Mshawaka. Ind. lies the re-
mains % william Aldrich. once a we'll
known Elkhart county pioneer Before
be- died. Aldrich summoned an under
,aker and had cofiin made. the llks
OF which was neyer before seen. II
was In the shape Of an l.. and 10 ar.
ranged that the corpse could lie In IL
a. upon a lounge. with head elevated.
In Difference 20 his well-known fancy
for horses the walls Of the vault were
covered with pictures Of noted steeia.
and Boy The side % the casket we're
placed his old boots. pipe and tobac-
co. To prevent grave robbery a huge
stone seals the mouth u the tomb.
bui through the door. the superstilious
say Mr Aldrlch's spirit may be night
" seen. gazing at the pictures AMI
pufing contentedly AZ the dear old
plpe
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

Southern Kansas, Northeastern "a
lahoma and Indian Territory. TO a
point northeast OF Chetopa. on the
southern boundary OF Kansas. Thence
the girders OF steel will run on to Red
River. the goal. where connection will
be made with the 81. Louis and Okla
homa railroad Profit Is sure to come
10 these men who ara working ON
shares whose value inerepses with their
labor. when they 70 the point at
which they aim. Knew and fertile coun-
try 10 the central and eastern marts
will have opened through connection Al
Henrietta with the Gulf and Brazos
railroad. on which are Port velasco
and Galveston. St Louis will become
the market OF the great Southwest and
Mexico and Arkansas. Her citizens
have been asked 20 help these men.
who toll without present compensation.
but they are called upon for only 500
900. and her Business Mems League.
Merchants Exchange and Spanish
club are relied upon for assistance. but
whether they give Il or not the one
hundred and twelve miles Of railroad.
whose builders are stockholders by yir-
tue OF their own handiwork. will be
completed within a year. and a rapid
transit problem will have been solved
as Il never has been solved before In
time OF peace
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06
.kIcksnAws" Ano cusrAnps.
swsetmeats That Have Remained Tn
ehanEed ,or Centuries.

Beaumont and Fletcher. In one OF
their palys. refer to the sweetmeats OF
their time as "kickshaws and delicate
new made things" The term kick
shaws." though thus used 10 a generic
sense. was In reality the name OF
sweetmeat much In favor with our an
eestOrs. says the Gcntleman's Maya
zine Mrs. Glasses Cookery BOOK
Csiid by some to be the work OF Sir
John Hill. NJ. d. tells rs how kick
shaws were made. Make pun paste
roll II thin and II you have any molds
work II upon them: make them up
with preserved pippIns. You may MI
some Of them with gooseberries. some
with raspberries, or what you please
then close them up and either bake or
fry them and serve them up" NOW
this sounds quite like the modern
Zap jack" and not unlike the con-
fectioner's puff" Some sweetmeats
have for centuries remained unchang-
ed in their composition. The cusiards
ana Omelets OF 900 years tgo sun IT,
main unchanged. Again. centuries ago
slices OF apple. parsnip. etc. we're DIP
ped In batter and fried. jus, as we
make our beigne,s. In the fifteenth
century TO max payn pardieu" the
cooks fried "payn-mayne or freshe
bred" and soused II with yolks OF eggs
sweetened. IN the cookery books OF
today We fnd pain perdu" means
slices OF stale bread soaked In milk.
then dipped In beaten egg and fried In
boiling fat and served hot In custard.
Concerning custard. or "custah." as Il
was formerly called Il was common
Joke" at civic teasts In the olden time
10 place an enormous custard In the
middle Of the table. into which a, some
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

A popularity about blind people Il
that there Is seldom one Of them who
smokes Soldiers and sailors accus.
toned 10 smoking and who have lost
their sight In action. continue to smoke
for short time but soon give up the
habit They say Il gives them no pleas
ure when they cannot see the smoke.
and some have said that they cannot
taste tbs smoke unless they see Il.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

An ambitious young lawyer paid his
first visit TO a country court. not far
from New Orleans. not long since. He
went TO represent big railroad in a
suit brought by a countryman to re-
cover the value OF an OK which depart
ed this life In a vain attempt 10 hold
up the limited mail The question be-
fore the court was one Of identihca-
ton. aad the countryman had testified
that be knew the OK by his color and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

stage OF the proceedings. the clown I'M
expeciedly Jumped. Ben Johnson uses
the term "custard leap-jack" Of one
who in tail OF sheriff's dinner" took
his Almain leap into eustard" 10
make my lady mayoress and her sis
ters laugh all their hoods over their
shoulders"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

Heavens cried the head OF the
Arm, putting his hands to bis ears 40
he entered the candy department.
who gave those girls permission to
talk" Il ala. SIR" said the floor
walker IT was the only way TO keep
them from eating up all the candy"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

/. The wonderful curative springs Of
Rim Shantana.
2 and 3. The Two wells at the eK-
IRENE OF the peninsula. one bitter, the
other sweet
4. A cold cave from which blows
wind so strong that a man cannot
stand against II.
.. An lndestructible pine forest
6. A stone on a hilltop which CLOVIS
with heat
z. An idol Of Buddha which sweats
and which stanrs In temple where
grass will not grow.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

The following paragraph appeared
the other day In the Harrisburg MOI
Enterprise: THE editor Of this paper
and his cstimable wife boarded the pas
senger train Thursday morning for Ne
yada. where they will spend several
days visiting frinds. The editor viii
also spend a few days at Eldorado
Springs. 10 restore his failing health.
as he has been suffering Of late with
dyspepsia, caused by oyerlndulgence 10
roast shoat, which was served at a ban.
quot given In this town recently"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

Il s'pose you got Bible you'l let
a guy look into,' said oye Of the two
tough young men who had called on the
minister, with pleasure, my young
friend. II | can be Of any assistance
to you" Nah, | got to see fer me-
self. Dis Ia TO decide a bet"-lndl-
annapolis Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

aluluAllouA IN hAf
Everglade High School. and he now lay
beneath a shady elm thinking Of the
hard lessons he had learned. Of his lit
lie misbehaviors In the past. and what
he meant TO do In the future.
lie was llght-hearted, good natured
boyish. but by no means thoughtless
or careless. His mind wandered from
one thing TO another until his thoughts
were conferred on the NEUROLOGICAL tale
OF the strange young man Of old whose
name be bore.
He siept-and this Is the dream be
dreamed:
He saw the mighty siegfrled at the
ancient forge lie heard the clang Of
the great hammer as II fell on the an
vi. a.
He watched the skIil.ul hand put the
finishing touches on the powerful Bel
mung.
The scene changed. lie found him
self In the midst Of a large assembly.
Again he saw the man Of valor with
sword poised above the figure OF a man
seated on a rock clad In armor. an
Client but we'll made.
The sword remained but an instant
II fell with the force Of ,hunderbol'
from the hand Of Jupiter The armof
burst asunder and blood bathed the
mountain side. An where was tn
boasted armor7 where the coneeitec
man who made ~
siegfrIed awoke. Drops Of cold per
spiration stood on hia forehead.
What did II all mean7 Had be really
seen the mighty warrior he had rea'
90 much of Where was he?
He sat upright and looked about him
He found himself on the bank Of IN
Everglade mill-stream which sWep
swiftly toward ~ outlet
The lofty elm still stretched forth u
protecting branches 10 shade him iron
the suns fury.
slegfried gnzed dazedly about him
reiteratlng his dream time and agar
with an endeayor TO interpret II.
Across the stream and farther down
q dense black smoke rose from III
chimney OF a large brick building. stu
ated on n rock elevation not far fror
the village center II was the villag
brewery.
siegfried was nineteen years old. -
q had never occurred 10 him that j
two more years he, with several other
would have a voice In the village poi
tics. lie lay for some time engrosss
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

an English magazine by the Rev. W
Dallow. ~ Upton. Birkenhead This
remarkable book OF (unl Common
Prayer" writes Mr. Dallow. Is really
a tin spirit Task. neatly covered IN
morocco. and with a gilt edge. Il holds
about half pint. A. will be seen 10
the photo. the upper end slides out. and
the cork can then be- removed. Il be-
longed 10 a woman who was return
ing from a prayer meeting In Liver
pool last July. and a. she rolled some
what In her gait. the lady must have
derived no small comfort from the
Look o."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-06

4 70 hanish IRE brewery and the con.
tents Of the casks viii battle the rocks.
as Of old blood bathsd the mountain
side. Union signal.