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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

hlm 10 be au exact likeness. a full.
length. which was blgayed for the
New Monthly Magazine not long after
Eyron's dc1.h. Two accounts Of his
perfonal appearance aud conversation
Il. Genoa. shortly before be sailed fof
Greece, ere curious and little known.
Ono Of these. by an American tourist
a Nirgin.an. in The spring o. 1923, "a
quite exact. exc'p. tha, he undersiates
Byron's height which was I've fee'
eight inches. lie slyr "He is about
fya feet y.y l.oles high. his body Is
small and DIE right lcs shgunk. and
about two inches shorter than the
cher hlE head is beyond description
tine: Wcrta Hike .as g. pretty good.
but 20 other head { ever saw Of him
Is 10 the least like him ids forehead
ls high. and smaller AZ the top than
below; the lkoncsses ere just the op-
pcli,c Hls hair which had formerly
huns ln beautiful brown ringlCis. is
beginning 20 turn gray. he being as he
told ls ihIri'-fyO years Oh. Ills eyes
between O lI.it hluo and gray. hls nose
tua.sh' hrt q ll'iie turned up. his
head perhaps zoo large Tor bis body.
To- nea from ono aoulce' 90 another
and during au hour and O. half talked
upon 90 least two hundred subjects
sometime a.ih great hum0r laughing
very heartily. at length. looking
around hH asked. with q qnlzzlCai air,
which u. us vfs from "Oid Virginia 20
bowed assent; then followed a
D,c.l. 90. % which ! occasionally edg.
rd In 90 snrurr. "liayc you been ln
EleHn1s Us leUer1u 3l.ye7 DO you
know Warrington Irving? Hc D. de-
c.dcl.y tlo 4.st English prose writer
except scott Have sou read Brace
bridge lillIg' "No." Well II you
oh10.e. Il lend % 20 You: here q is
Have sou amy American books % lend
mo3 ] 1m very DESTROYS of reading
ODE Spy intend tl Visit America a.
soon as clI arrange my affairs here
Your morals ore much poorer than
those of Enellul. those OF the higher
classes OF England are becoming yey
corrupt There are no old
EnglIshmon no ycamen. The Eng
l'sh have Dos, everything good IN theil
character" Ills manners az,
mos, charming and fascinating and u
he .s as they ray a devil. be "a Ger,
uinly a merry nothing gloomy
HE voice BE- low. and at FIRST sounds a.
/ iccted."
The other account Is by an Englisi
clergyman. IN the autumn Of 1922. alsS
at Genoa "The hrst impression mad
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01
The Great Dane,
or German Mastiff.

The Great Dane Is The modern rep
fcacntailye Of the ancient boarhound
on the continent Of Europe. where Co.,
Danish origin is repudiated. q g. called
the German mastln. and under this
head an lts varieties are clasfd at
shows. while IN Great Britain 70 Be-
called the Great Dane and under that
name an the varieties Of German mas
tlns afe catsiBued.
The ordinary colorB OF the Great
Dare are shades Of slate or rcd. wl.h-
out Markings except the dark trace
along the spine. but a very beautiful
variety IL the notified Harlequin"
Dane which. On a white or pale skin.
has markings or cloudlnrs Of Icd.
black. o. slate. Were 81 wild beast.
tho skin as a trophy Of the chase,
would be highly valued for !, 8 rlngu-
larry attractive. 4 variant Of % Is the
German tiger mastlR." which has
smaller and more regular spots more
like the Dalm~ilan or "p:im pudding
dog), the word tiger" a. course. rot
meaning In German "tlsrine. nor. 90
With us. suggesting striped. although.
~ a matter o. fact. our tiger cats. 90.
ger lilies and tiger moths are no spot
ted and not striped. TIE eyes of the
Harlequin Dane or tiger dogge ihcu.i.
Ike those Of tAo merle OF marhlcd coi-
lies. De what are called china eyes. n
that queer white and blue that us-
fes's the opaiescerce OF blindness but
which. oddly enough. are very becom-
!ar % dorr OF the col0ra 20 which thCs
belong.
The Great Dane o. beautiful crsl-
lufc giving the impression 90 once %
both power cad activity. and its tenn
per- LOOK 90 iig small keen eyes II
exactly what ono might oypcti from a
dog cf war and Of thc chase. tnscral
w.th the c'egaucios of civilization. ill
% De- oquat.c and tdo hsut on blsl rood
tempered. but woe t0 tlc object ihf.
irrI,aics it The clnc.liat0ry strange.
who goes o. plt one as if % were a Dan
dog finds great blunt nozzle arufl
iorcihly and roughly into DIS hand. Of
. pChaps into Die ribs. a6 who should
ay AN right Old fellow. I'm not go
Ing 20 hurt you sou needn't rat m'
and can me GOOD dog De rcycl
awaits your permission Co mstc y0u
acqua'ntauee Doc introduces hmfol
without f1rmailty % Do wishes Co know
I you. Coins through o. narrow pa
sage. O Grea, Dane win tako uD NOR
/ than half lhc room. BE- doe. r1' dr0l
behind DIE tLo elegant hammered 30
Bernard with O polite man bsf0u
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

she has placed no limit to her pros
peciive gifts The money viii BE- OK.
pended Ia the building and maintc-
nance OF "a home Tor working girls ani
a great building Cor the operation %
trade schools 10 which Hebrew boys
may De- taught useful aud scientific
trades and professions Work on the
King Eiris' home will hc begun az
cnce. and 10 ls believed that 10 will o.
ready Cor opening ucAt August Il 10
70 be- nonscCiahan but jewish girls.
Of souue. viii De- slycn The preference.
70 is 90 ho educational in no sense OF
the word u will De- purely a home.
Girls going there out of work will be
expected 10 help In the labor Of the
house. and girls who work viii nnd
there a comfortable home Tor less moa.
ey than they can secure elsewhere.
The trade schools building will cost
$4,000. The new building viii have
every advantage and an equipments
necessary Tor the purpose Tor which
10 was created The third branch u
Baroness De Hlrsch's work O. the amc.
Iteration Of the condition Of the Jews
In the tenement districts. and Is really
the most Gar reaching OF the directions
In which the Hlrsch fund Is 70 he ex-
pended Il Is proposed to handle mat.
tiers N that the people Of the Ghetto
will naturally move away into fresh
air suburban residences II Is also
proposed 10 build model tenement
houses. with necessary sanitary con-
struction, Tho work Is to be- extended
10 ottsy cities In the United States.
and the poor Jews over an the country
are promise aid by the men who have
the rich womans millions al their dis.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

Abilene. Tex. Nov so.-Fglday nirhi
a man named Herbough died from ,he
ELECTS ~ an overdose OF morphine
BE took the drug and died IN the ssne
house and in the same room In vhilh
p. C. Arnim dioi few weeks ESQ lfasl
the cG,,.s Of the same draS. scii-ad-
miuis'crel A. thc time Arnln dicI
be- bee tr,a hcro DIVE q few weeks freu
~ GrgcFc hrThgugh Rad been hc.
hu, % Few DAYS from Anderson cllniv.
and 'eay0g d wife and Eve children.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

A new rich" woman has been civ.
ms lavish entertainments ard has en-.
doavorcd TO have them a. correct ~
possible. Her ambition Is not 10 be-
ouldono by anybody. That Is the rca.
son she ielt enyious the other evening
when she heard that a certain woman
had given dinner aud that the ices
weps served In the rotunda. Forth
with she invited people 20 a dinner.
and. fastening 10 her caterer. said: Il
suppose you have some nice rutundas
haven't YOU Il u quite the thing nov
20 have Ices served IN them. Please
So that my Ices Cor "Wednesday night
are served In little rStundaa '--Chi.
caeo Chronlcle
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

The death OF George n. Pullman re-.
calls = story told about his adventure
with Abraham Lincoln. In the early
days Of slccplng-cars two mon slep,
In one berth. one day a tall. lanky
man engaged a berth from Pullman.
Pullman handed him the check ard
said. Il shall sell the other check of
that berth 10 another man, OF course.
The lanky man wound himself up 20
his full height; then unwound him
polf again. Young man" he said. "the
person WHO can set into one Of your
ber,hs when I am wound up In il Il
Eelcome TO the accommodation" This
man was Abraham Linooln.-New
forh Tribune
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

New Orleans Times-nemocrat. Toe
example Of Mississippi In providing a
hrft-class common school education TO-
every child 10 the state Is one that can
be probably copied Ia Louisiana. The
Mississipplans, having resolved at ev-
cry hazard to eliminate from the polls
the dangers OF an ignorant suffrage.
coupled with he election provisions IN
their new constitution such a SUFFICIENT
provision Tor education a. has com.
manded the admiration Of the whole
country.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

Austin. Tex. Nov. ao.-Sennss j. ".
rresslcr o. Comanche was here sltnr-
day On business With the state depart
ments. ln speaking % the san An
tonic. Lano and Northern Ralissy
company. which aled IT, charter Ss--
urday. and Of which he Is vice presi-
dent he said the road u not q paper
one. and besides building the road ~
proposed Ia the charter. Il was also
contemplated extending to llano ln
conjunction with the Aranras Pass
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01
HOW TO EXAMINE A WATCH.
The Way 90 Appreciate Iis Fine
Meohnnlam.

The Way 90 Appreciate Iis Fins
Mechanism.
To one who has never studied tht
mechanism OF q watch. its mainsprins
or the balance wheel Ia a mere piece OF
metal Ito may have looked at the
face Of the watch ard while ao admlro5
the motions OF lts hands and the time
u keeps he may have wondered In Idle
amazement as 10 the character Of he
machinery which Is concealed within.
says ilafporH Round Table. Take :.
20 pieces aud show him each part sep
arately-ho win recognize neither
design nor adaptation nor re-
latlon between them; but put
them together. get diem 20
work. point out the Offices Of each
spring, wheel and cog. explain their
movements. and then show him the re-
suit Now he perceiyes that u IS all
one desIgn-that Notwithstanding the
number OF parts. their diverse forms
and various Offices and the agents con-
cerned tho whole piece Is o. one
thought. the expression Of one idea.
lie now rightly concludes that wbeh
the Kidnapping was fastened and ,em-
pered its relation 10 all the otaer parts
must have been considered. that the
cogs on this wheel are cut and regulat-
cd adapted to the ratchets on that;
and his FINAL conclusion will be that
such a recc Of mechanism could not
have been produced by chance. for the
adaptation Of the parts Is such as 10
show GO 10 be- according 90 design and
obedlent 20 the viii Of one intelli-
reucc.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

lAndlsdy-Are you bieycus,f Ap.
plicant Tor Board--No, I. never was on
wheel In my life and never want 10
Be. Lsndlsdy-i only asked. you
know, because the men who ride hi.
,ycles are such eaters, and then they
take 80 much exercise that they look
az though they were starving 20 death
boston Transcript.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

4 writer In an electrical magazine.
In discussing the probabilities OF death
by an electric current said that he Al
one time stood at the TOP Of one OF the
Alpine peaks In storm and had light.
Ming pass through his body 20 an ex-
tent SUFFICIENT 70 make a loud. crack.
line noise and to produce long blue
streams 81 SHARKS from the fingers.
without any effect upon the body other
than 10 force him TO deecend without
delay.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

accomplished and thought so much for
the best part Of century simply came
10 a stop. News Of his death has been
oabled to Europe. where his works were
almost af well known as they were In
America. Mr slrtalns life COM
resaed three generations Of art. and
sow the birth OF a fourth. lie was en-
gravor par excellence. and some OF the
works Of bis hands are familiar TO ey-
cry one who has looked into the win
oowa on picture stores and 10 many
who have never been Oh the farms they
were BORA upon. ~ was born tn Loa-
don In 1905. Ills boyh0odr years
were spcnt IN the service of Lon
don pyrotechnist. and On following
That occupation he met and know many
Of the actors that were famous seven
y-hye or eighty years ago in England
and America 40 ~ Boz hcran Co
learn engraving. aud %, The end OF "a
year be- was 800 pro0c.el, that be wa
inirus'od villa most important work.
ilo became exceedingly adept In tho
practice ui meaap lia,nF ana brought
tIat art fo OBJ. rnucl States LOO 1880.
when hc oame hi.hrr with DTS Bride.
m 1913 3d. slrla.n bourit out Camp
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

During The war between Japan and
China tho Chinese soldiers wore un-
derclo,hng made Of paper. Expert
ments made With these goods in tho
Prussian army proved unsatisfactory.
as they were found to last only tive
or three days.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01
- .oErRAIIs Of by

OETRAiIs 81 by
ron aye numerous.
writes Mr. p II
ganaorn in scrih.
ner's Ma azinc. but
few Of them seem
to have teen good
llkcacl ses. One o.
the latest was
drawn by Count
WOis3y at Genoo
and declared b.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

The London Medical Press asserts
That some plants sleep through the
iainy seasOn, Others during psrlods Of
drought, Of heat, or Of cold.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01
BARONESS DE HiRscA.
She l. carrying ont Her Husbands
Plans 81 I'hnauthrophy.

Baroness dc liiuchs magnificent
s't 90 tho Russian Hebrews OF Amer
Goa has taken concrete shape LOO The
Say OF lle plans 90 no committee that
har ths funds in charge The baron
ca ha already gIyDn 100000 and
ai.1 a promise % give more. Indeed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

Nocona. Tex. Nay sex A. Cecil
tas srcideuJsiy ssol here Saturday
Cccil Was standing seine thirty yartt
from r-aron in ihe s.Itc,. ami there
we're three Egns in The wagon One oi
tGe Guns. Shotgun. was accidentally
discharged She ,harga went through
tse hind E-.c p the v5goa and sever
Of the ihot s..G.h Cc.u. oAe 90 ths
bycasi. I've iu Cssh los. and 10 iae
ARMS. They were turkey rhoi. CCln
is dcluE ,Cy WEI and doctors p-J.
nounce lhr wounds uci fatal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

In the period Of 1859 TO 1884 N,
criminal rclrd la the German empire
Increased ~ per cent or 70 per cent.
more than the population.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

benjamin. Tex. Nov. Se--Ths
drought sim prevails Ia this country.
600 dry to ploy and yery little planted.
The farmers are much discouraged
over tho outlook ior wheat crop Cot
ton aron, en- gathered. the average
yield is nom ons-ha'i 90 three-Quariers
Of q bale par acre Reuss In One con-
dition with thr cENatla % scarciv
of stock Usitr In tlh>r iogalitlca Cal.
tlc of an classes except grown steers
are coming into Ihis coaniry dalli
sircc re quarantine line has BEEN
raised.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01
AGREATARTIST GONE
JOHN sARTAiN FLoURIsHED
FOR HALF a CENTURY.
uis Esgrasines Known To- An Lovers of
the Beautiful horn In London Ia
tsos and Game Here Ia 1880 Iu,
Eesi Production.

OHM sARTAIN.
the famous artlol.
enggayer and critic.
died at the home
Of his daughter
Emily IN Phlladel-
phla. the other day
Mr. sartain was 80
years old. and be
passed ont OF life
pangleas. The won
derful brain that
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01
ABOUT LORD BYRON.
HARD TO GET 4 LIKENESS or
HIM.

Que Of the Latest Was Drawn by Cam
DOrsay, aud Here y a Copy Of It,
Rather Queer Among Today's i'ic
lures.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

who eau estimate" Mrs. I.lyermore
sums up. the grest gain that will en-
rich housekeepers who ere mothers Of
families when cooking and laundering
are eliminated from household Indus
tries. and are performed outside ~,
home by economical cooperation A.
a rule. they are greatly oyer,axed. end
suffer from the daily consciousness
that the physical strength and moral
y.gor they should give 90 me training
Of their children 80. instead into the
daily cooking and The weekly launder.
Ing with more time. more bodily
power, keener moral insight and in.
creased power Of organization. how
easily they could combine Cor the
study Of enlightened motherhood. .
What might not be hoped %
children born Of happier. healthier
and less Rnxious mothers. who would
approach maternity happily and lntel.
ligently. and With strength and cour.
age adequate to lts perlls and eAhaus,
ina dutlesT
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01
co-opERAIlvE MOUNTAINEERING

M-. Mary A Llycrm1rc. advocating
cooperative housekeeping in tho B5i.
Con Cooking School Magazine" nys
"Thc general ego of tho house means
more than O. once dld. u involves %
scrupulol clcanluc.s. which win pro.
hihit N, enFcndor.ng OF dirt Diseases
like diplihcrla. sclrlo, fever. small
p0A. aud similar pesflSucss. n calls
Tor some knowledge OF tho laws Of yea-
tlati0a. drainage and sewerage. that
che h0usekocper may know when there
o. anything ami-s. and so preserve the
hygiene OF The home as perfect a5 pos
slblg. n 90 g. conceded that there
must always remain domestic employ.
ments. ls there any reason why the
cooking and laundering should con-
tnyo 10 De- performed lu he home at
great waste and disadvantage by tho
mother % tho family. end such assist
ancc as she may De- able 20 procure
why not take cooking aud numbering
out 81 the family hy cooperative
housekeeping?
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

How mu7t cooperative h0usekeep-
ng begin7 The very first step ln co..
operative housekeeping ls cooperation
IN buying II twenty-five families
would unite Ia the purchase Of article
by the Wholesale which are indlspen.
sable 10 an. aud which each buys az
retail such as fuel -four. tea. coffee.
sugar. etc. they would save from
twelve 70 fifteen collars In every hun
drod Of their expenditures. Experience
has demonstrated this TO b. the gain
% the combination 10 buying u. nov
these twenty-five families would ~
one step farther and combine their SEP
arate bills of fare iuto one and then
have this one cooked over one Gre. thcy
would save two-thirds Of the fuel con
fumed 10 the separate cooking Of The
twenty-five families.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-12-17
LAKE PEOPLE SLOW.
Must Hustle If They Want Money
for River and Harbor I'M
prOVementS.

Washington. u. c.. Dec. 13.-I Special. |
chairman Burton of the House commit
tee on rivers and harbors was asked today
as TO the prospect for appropriations for
the Improvement of harbors ON the great
lakes. He said: There We're some
hearings held at the last session on the
work, but the people along the lakes do not
appear to be alive to the situation. Up to
this time but two hearings have been
asked for One was held today. when the
Improvement Of the Chicago and Calumet
rivers urged and one will be held
Thursday when the Ashtabua harbor.
Ohio will be talked about. There are a
number of harbors on the great lakes that
are worthy of improvement and it be
hOoves those interested TO present their
claims as early as possible.
Representative Often today presented a.
the war department a numerOusl y-Slgned
petition from residents of Wisconsin. urg-
ing the promotion of Brighten. Macarthur
to the rank of ma j0T general. Gen. Nc
Arthur was in command of Il portion of
the United States forces at Manila and
performed meritorious service there which
his friends think entities him to promo
ton.
Wisconsin delegation will appear be
fore the committee on rivers and harbors
to press upon this committee the neces-
sity of internal river and harbor inn
prov ements in their various district.
Congressman Barney. chairman If the
subcommittee on pensions. says thnt his
committee will tomorrow report the gen
eral pension appropriation bill to ihe full
committee and it will doubtless oe pre-
scented TO the House on the same day
The measure carries this year an ag-
gregate appropriation of S14Seo0. .0o0-
a bout the same lis la~t year. Provision
is made in this bill TO provide for sol
lierS and sailors of the Spanish war.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-12-17
SAGASTA'S NEW MOVE.
Premier will Have Chambers Dis
solved Before the Treaty
is Ratified.

Madrid Dee 13.-It is asserted here
that the premier. Seror Segasta. Will oh
tain Il royal decree dissOlvlng the cham
bers before the ratification of the peace
treaty.
The Semi-otticial Correro announces that
Senor Sagasta before asking the Cortes
to ratify the treaty will confer with Senior
Montcro Rios. president of the Spanish
peace commission, and it IS further as
serted that. owing to the existence Of op-
position to the treaty. the United States
Senate viii not confirm it.
y dispatch from Iloilo. island Of Psnay,
Philippine islands, reports the situation
there unchanged. Gen. Rios. the Span
iSh commander there. is preparing to re-
move his troops to Mindanao.
Washington. -. c.. Dec. 13.-For some
time to come the United States and Spain
must get along without any treaty to reg
ulate commerce between the two coun-
tries. An effort was made ut Paris to
secure an arrangement with the Spanish
commissioners looking to the revival of
the old treaties until they could re re-
placed by others, but this having failed
no negotiations for new commercial treat
les will be undertaken before ratification
of the peace treaty.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-12-17
WITH BEFITTING HONOR
Funeral Of Garcia, the Cuban Pa
triot-Body to be Taken to
the Island.

Washington. d. c., Dec. 12.-The fu-
neral of Gen. Garcia, the Cuban comman-
der. will be held at 10 tomorrow morn
at st. Patrick's church in this city. The
celebrants of the mass and the honorary
palibcarers have not yet been selected but
will be announced later. The body will
be placed in a metallic casket and deposit
ed in a vault at Arlington pending its re-
moval to Cuba. The date of removal has
not yet been fixed but this government
VII place a warship at the disposal of the
Cubans for tins purpose. This arrange
ment Is said TO be in accordance with the
wishes of Gen. Garcja's family and his
comrades in arms.
The Dolphin will be designated by the
navy department as the vessel to carry
the remains of Gen. Garcia to Cuba. She
is now lying at the Washington navy
yards in command of Capt. Lyon, and
having been fitted for the accommodation
of the President, is well suited for Sery-
ice of this character.
Thomasville, Ga. Dee. 12.-In the midst
of laughter and flowers the wife and two
daughters of Gen. Garcia, Misses Mer-
cdia and Marcia. received the tidngs Of
their fathers death. The blow was terri
bic in its suddenness and has prostrated
the entire family.
Sundays noon train brought the Gar
ciaS from NaycrOSS. under the escort of
Mayor Stern. and they were installed in
the handsomest suite at the Masurv hotel
\ telegram III the morning came from
Capt. Julio Garcia in Washington inform
ing his mother that the condition of the
e neral was much improved, and the fam-
ly went to the dining room with light
hearts. Their table was gayly decorated
with roses, violetS and ferns in honor of
the occasion. and all three ladies Were paid
the courtesies usually accorded to people
IL L., .l... .l,..r
py scene came the shocking news from
WaShinrfOn