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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

From the baltimore Snn. The Only
tution mill In - country. 10 Is claimed.
owned exclusively hy colorcd people.
Is now approaching completion at Con
cord \ c., and the last brick will be
laid before the close Of the present
year The mill is 90 have from 1000
10 10000 spludles aud from $50 TO glH
looms The building 90 q handsome
three story brick structure. 40 feet
long and so icet wide BESIDES the
main building there are also engine and
boiler houses aud a tower for water
purposes Il is expected the mill will
De- put In operation hy the LIST ot April
The colored people n Wilmington
alone have put $4,000 In tho mill. which
promises 10 be a monument TO the en-.
tcrprlsc and thrift Of the cllorcd peo.
pie Of the old north state.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

any other married lady you'd do. II IL
quite an obsolete idea 10 snbpoi that
a bride must remain AZ home day az
ter day 10 receive those who may hap
pen To- CALI On the contrary. the ~
to-dale bride allows her acquaiaiances
10 take the chance o. nndlne Ter az
home or not. and returns theSalls ihe
has received IN due course a. quickly
o. may be- she takes up the life she
intends leading from the moment ~
her return. and does not give herself
the penance 81 an enforced stay within
doors during each afternoon ~ eeek
following week until an possible cal
lers have been duly received She does
not wish to show her wedding presents.
as the majority OF her fricnds have al
ready seen them, and she does not In
tend Offering wedding cake 10 callers,
AZ II Is not the fashion 10 DO 80. and
she PREFER 10 make engagements FOR
herself Tor each DAY,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

nailed" the rat. and both ferret and
rat fell 10 the floor together. The rat
was killed The ferret = = compare
lively domesticated animal and will
readily becon.e attached TO It's owner,
but u Is very treacheruus little AMI
NAL and when irriiated will bite eveH
the person by whom Il has been ac-
cus,omed 10 be fed When bitten by
ferret the hand should never be with
drawn. The moment ferret feels
whatever he has bitten resisting he
instantly fastens upon n with the ten
acity % a wise and In order 10 make a
ferret give up lis hold II Is frequently
necessary 20 cut rs head OF Ferrets
not only klll rats. but they eat them.
The ferret will devour an entire rat. in
Gliding skin and tail. which carnlvor-
Gus quality marks his chief usefulness.
The ferret does not Mn The "a; IN the
wall and then leave him 10 decay. but
he absolutely eliminates the rat and re-
moves him internally. When ferret
is finished with a rat there Is no rat.
ard there b. no known case where a
rat however large and ferOcious. has
KILLED a ferret
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06
BRE'R RAT AND ENEMY
FIRE NEVER ENDING CONFLICT
BRE'R FERRET.


Comparatively Few persons know
anything definite about rats. beyond the
'act that such animals exist. SAYS the
New York Mail and Express. They
are supposed 10 be an article OF staple
lie, In China. and In every other coun-
try Of the world are exterminated At
the expense Of much loss and trouble.
and yet there is a book published on
the subject Of rats and ferrets. the fer
ret being the natural enemy OF the rat.
and consequently being naturally in
STUDDED In any remarks that nay be
made abou; rats.
Rats are divided into three classes.
the black, the brown and the water
varieties The most common variety
Is the brown rat, which was originally
brought from Norway 10 this country
about i775. Before this time the lndl-
genous black rat had things an Us own
way In this country. but the imported
rat rapidly exterminaied the home pro-
duct. The original black rat Is practlc-
ally extinct. whereas the brown rat "a
found everywhere This il because the
brown rat is the larger and holder and
more ferocious. Furthermore. their
multiplying rate was about fifteen
times greater than that Of their van
pushed brethren. That the rats IN
previous times were considered quite
rs grea, a nuisance as they are al
present is witnessed by the fact that
there was In England an official rat
hatcher 70 the king. This individual
was usually a gypsy and wore a scar.
let coat. embroidered In yellow worsted
with figures Of rats destroying wheat
sheayes. lie also carried a heavy STAFF
surmountcd by the insignia % his of
fce. which ne always bore while TAX
Ing part In royal pageants. He had NJ
attendant. who took no part In &C.,,
professions. but who did the main par
Of the work. and was munifcently re-
warded by the princely wage Of ? penr,
n month The rat Is essentially a so
cial animal. and he habltually herd.
with his kind. In the cold weather
whole colony Of rats. composed usual,
Of abou, sixty. sleep together In hear
for mutual warmth. and they chang,
from the bottom to the top Of the hear
In order 10 give each rat a chance a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06
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y Mary NOultOn of Blue Rapids, Man., Becomes MIS-
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..,,i.tty v-orse and on Feb. la, the Jay
-, t,r the ceremony. she passed sway
r6s .hotk OF her mothers death al
most carried away the bfiae-to-he. one
v,thered under " and whom IT last sac
heg.p 10 recover her health ana
strength he went every day 10 me
cemetery 10 kneel upon the cod when
sheltered the mortal remains OF hsF
whom she loved 20 deaTl. and to pray
for her eternal happiness
The Young man came with h'f' nc
gbo vas ready 10 clelve 90 hef ~ SIGN
mess and death aud. kne2ling there ON
that green mound b, came TO them 'ha'
{, Wonld he fitting thsy should be wed
asa there above the mothers grave
and on the anniversary 81 her uea'"-
Tbus Il cane abou, that this strange
ceremony was performed In the acre
~ mourning amid the cleaning heau.
stonss and the weeds ~ sorrow. ''''l
Sunday . few friends were bina'h !"
the wedding. ard when they were as
sembled M the grave the young man
and the young woman came down IN.
nveuue Of bare aud lcafissa trees hana
I'm hand. At-,hc foot u the sraye 'hey
hailed and the minister. siahdiAr IN
froni ~ the marble shaft crested VI
memory ~ the mother made 'a'H
man and wife
Thus was the IDEA Of this odd ser
vice carried out The church was beau
tlful Oak Hnl cemetery. the hsh'N
we're the slanung rlys o. the sun play
ing hlde-and-seck with the shado"s OF
The great trees. the flowers we're th'
loving mementoss, placed upon ih'
mounds Of the sleeping deadi IN,
music va. the soft carol Of birds anu
the requiem ot a gentle wind ana tn'
altar was a mothers grave
Az around the little company were
the graves ~ the dead: above them
arched the blue sky:'the tender charm'
OF nature were everywhere displayed'
the sounds ~ priestly prayer and or
phan's SIGH. gentle breeze apd tSiltrr
ing birds mingled In an anthem from
nature 90 natures God. and the fas
declining fun. In q dnal burst OF gold
On glory. gildcd The mothers monu
mcnt and shone radiantly Gpon th
young bride Ike q hcncdiction.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06
THEY FEAR COMMANDMENT.
VII, Atlantic city People object to a
carrier Pigeon Loft.

Uhy Ntlan'ic cts rrorlr object to a
carrier Pigeon loft.
Some n the residents Of Aillntic
City DO no, take kindly to the Idea Of
having the national government Is.
lablish an immense carrier pigeon loft
there. In which TO keep a stock Of the
birds Tor use In the naval service. says
the New York Herald The scheme o.;
using carrier pigeons 10 bear messages
between ships al sea and the shore Is
an well enough. hui the Atlantic City
people fear that II the central loft and
training station Is established there
the city will be rendered more liable
10 homblriment by a foreign Zoe In
ease 81 war, This city Is the largest
end wellihIest Of the seashore cities
on the New Jersey coast. and Il would
not be pleasant 10 have the place
blown ont Of the water for the sake Of
a few hundred pigeons.
That the government IA IN earnest
In the matter IL regarded ~ certain
Inspector Train Of the Fourth light
house district WIS here few day
ago and selected a site on which tbs
loft will be erected. It will be- 10
Gated on the lighthouse grounds. al
Pacific and Rhode Island avenues. ant
the birds will be under the care o.
Keeper Bills and Assistant Keepers
Adams and Henson The building
are 10 be erected az once. and the lof
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06
ENGINES or DEATH.
com. Dc.iatlble Matter. IN the Methods
,f N,drrn Marine Warfare.

come Dc.Btlhle Matters w the h't""'-
81 Modrrn Marine Warfare
We know that the bigEef The gun the
less likely q is 90 hit the iarsei' but
again. our data only suggests ihat the
best possible lies 10 mean a mean
THAI ls lcit 10 the individual Judgment
Already. says the Forum the French
have discarded 10 Tor heavier weapon.
aud We may look 20 see other nations
following suit The ram. tested by re-
suits. has proved Itself more likely 10
Boz fatal by accident than by design
From an absolute belief IN It. opinion
gradually changed iill q was spoken 81
as an Impossible weapon and the
French. previously so partial to enor-
nous spurs. so far discarded their old
ideals as TO build Their battle hip Breh.
nus without any ram Of all Yet. al
the same time. the United States were
busy over the Katahdln. q ram pure
and simple. she Is now IN the navy
| France Is building r1m-bowed ships
once more. and the new gecond-cllss
British cruiser Arrogant aud her Sis
tors are short, doubled ruldered ships.
specially designed for use as rams
where. then. lies the truth about the
ram? The torpedo again forms dehat-
able land with the torpedo vessel
shall deal further on here We need hut
| consider the ships torpedo tube The
torpedo is q destructive weapon. lui II
can not bc used 40 range mich cN-
cccding q quarter of a mile. At that
distance the big gun can hardly miss.
and los devastation would be- quite ps
appalling as any that the less accurate
torpedo could effect Moreover, the
slow speed NJ q torpedo slow In com
parison with proierlilc- Infinitely
. increases the rlsk Of damaging friend
instead NJ the enemy. aimed A. Also
every part OF the lronclad not heavily
arnorod being searched by quick-drc
she'll the torpedoes are likely No he
exploded In their tubes long ere they
can be employed. So much is this rec.
ognzed that the underwater tube alone
Ia being adopted FOR new designs. while
the above water tube Is condemned en-.
tlrely. But submerged tubes are diil
cult 10 use. In the Britlfh navy. Ger.
tainly. the detection II the torpedo
caused hy the ships movement has
been reduced to a very few degrees
but perfection IL sim some distance
on with other nations, the tube. he
Ing Of cruder design the detection VI
80 enormous that a hit NJ any appre
ciahle range must be almost a matte
OF pure chance
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06
FIRST FLOOR

furniture This Is rather a sweeping
statement TO De accepted save upon
proof. but the proof Is not lar to seek
The villa that Is pictured here might
well be called a popular house. TO-
the records o, the architects show that
the plans have been purchased and tha
house erected from them not fewer
than one hundred and slxiy-seven
times. Tho demand for &, has come
from an parts Of tho country ana Il
also has been erected In other hands
One might ind its facsimile In the ut-
termos, paris Of the earth II will
be- seen that the house IL an attractive
one. but lbs success IS not due 10 this
part alone Many houses are just as
pretty and as homellhe IN design. have
nothing like such record for duplica-
ton Those who have purchased the
plan give us the reason 100 their choice
that II is an unusually large aud rolmy
house for ts cost a careful exam
nation Of The plans will show that ey-
cry inch Of space has been made avail
able IN especial. there are many bed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

Blue Rapids. Kan. Correspondence
No stranger wedding ceremony va
ever performed than the one when
last SUNDAY united Alfred SCANNED
and Mary Moulton In this place. They
stood hand In hand AZ the foot OF
grave in the Oak Hill cemetery aud
we're there made man and wife, at the
grave Of the mother Of the bride. who
had blessed and approved the union.
but who died before she saw the pair
united.
TIA little company gathered there ~
m. Ct y o. the dead looked strangely
solemn in The iadIhE hght of The
February day ard there was littls TO
suggest the gayoty o. a wedding In The
solemn words Of the minister or The
grave faces n bride and groom.
For many years Mise Moulton, the
bride. had been fatherless aud between
her and her mother there had growe
up an intimacy and affection different
In many ways from that ordinarily cX-
hibted by mother and daughter. They
were more ike loving sisters. They
were friends and companions and the
tenderness aud devotion eaci tkiiihii'
Cd toward the other had often been &C.
marked by their friends And when
over year ago Alfred Scanned came
a-woolng and wrought himself around
the gentle heart Of the daughter until
she felt her lie would not be- complete
without him the mother ioyed In the
union aud blessed II and said u was
we'll She entered into all the prepare
lions iaf the browning vent In the lli'
u her daHghtef with more than q
mothers zeal and devotion. She va'
as earnest In her work for the happi
ness Of Mary as though Il we're hel
own nhplial day which was approach
ing.
The wedding was set Tor Feb. ~ o.
last year. The guests were bidden an'
the feast was fet and % remained onll
Tor the words of the minister 20 ioii
the lives Of those who had chosen on
another from an the world for ~
time. Then came sorrow aud Huferlnl
and the gaunt hand 81 death. on ih
eve Of the wedding the faithful moth
or was stricken with Illness and M
wedding was postponed. She grew
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

the warm spot at the bottom. This
unselhsnness. however. does not exist
when the rats are hungry. Then they
eat each other II the mother rat does
not get enough TO eat she eats her
young. Rats also eat their dead and
lnhrm. which accounts for the fact that
sick rats are never found al large
Where number Of rats are confined
In cage II Is no uncommon occur
renee for all the rats except one 20 COM
bine to kin and eat one Inflated com
panion.
The multiplying capacity Of rats Is
prodigIous. The female breeds eight
times a year A writer has calculated
that from a single pair Of New Nork
rats there will spring IN three years.
ESQ 900 descendants. Therc is practic-
ally nothing which a rat will not eat
or drink. They win drink AN kinds %.
liquor and are particularly fond nf oil.
and " makes mo- difference 90 the raI
whether whatever he eats or drinks is
fresh or not. In fact. Dee rather prefer
decaylng meat and stale drink an
rats are lnebrIalcs. and get as drunk
as they can whenever possible lu ih,
brcweries they l.o around iu drunken
heaps and are consequently easily cap
turcd Those who have eaten rats ll
that they are pretty good food and
taste not unlike rabbit As hle been
said. the ferret is the natural enemy
Of the rat and seems tD have been c.r
nted for the sole purpose of CXfcrm.u
atlng the tribe For ibis purpose 90,
ferret Is eminently fitted by nature
Both IN head and body the ferret o.
neXlbllliy itself. and he can go ans
where that a rat can. a forrCtt ls
cross between a mink. a marton and
polecat The general colors are white
yellow and a mixture Of black. brown
and gray. the tint varying according Il
the predomInance Of either The mink
marten or polecat blood White 4
rather the most fancied color for Ter
rets, because this color Is more easill
seen. The ferret hunts only whCI
hungry and wholly by sent For ey
ample. a ferret and rat were recently
placed In a box stall together IN on,
corner OF which stood a walking stick
The rat walked round and round th.
stall with the ferret In close pursuit
and finally climbed up the walking
stick and perched upon the handle
The ferret E.so went up the stick and
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

Il Is early for June bugs. yet they
are out. and in most effective style,
too. in the jewelers. cases. have seen
one and he Is truly a beautiful spccl.
men OF the ename'er's art says Table
Talk. His body Is lncrustcd In tiny
diamonds his wings. enamelcd In soft
~ blended tints. seek 10 reproduce IN.
diamonds iridescencc. His miss on IN
life is 20 clasp veil. but that Is De.
creed too lowly. In sense. and IN,
pretty recipient Of the jewel .enamele,
June bug had decided that he shat
nestle amid the sot, folds Of her lac,
corsage. FIX.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

How the Hrihm,n Cleans ~, Teeth.
When The. Brahmau clelns.hs tceth
he must use small twig ,c0t from
one Of q number ~ certain trees. and
before he cuts u he must make his
hct known 10 the gods of the woods.
lie must not udulFr In this cleanly
habit every day he must abstain ON
the 9Th the >'h. the 9TH tho lith. the
l5ih and The last day OF the moon. ou
The days ~ new and full moon. ON the
Tuesday ln every week. ON the day
of the constellation under which he
was horn. ON the DAY " the week and
ON the day ~ the month which cor
respond with those NJ his birth, ut I'm
cclipsc. at The coniuqctlon'of the plan
cts. and also oquinoXcs and other I'M
lucky cporhs aud ALSO on the lunIycr-
sary of the death N his father or
mother Any one who cleans his teeth
with bis hit " stick on any Of the
aforementioned days will have hell
as his portlou..-"llindu Manners" by
Abbe Dubois. ...
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

VIII be stocked with az least 500 of M.
best homlng pigeons ob,ainablc
The birds win be- principally useful
In securing better cooperation be
tween land ami naval forces In tmo
Of war Messages will be- dispatched
back and forth between the vessels
and this place and the messages can
be wired from here TO any point with.
ont delay This viii save the time
and trouble involved In sending q gun.
boat ashore with dispatches and viii
enable the land forces TO be- moro
quickly concentrated wherever needed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06
HAS A QUEER TRADE.
SHE MAKES 4 BUSINESS or
DEALING WITH "uNcLEs."


A little time hack one Of the wit
nesses In a police court mysiihed the
presiding magistrate by descrlb ng her
self as a "pawncr" As this is a pro
fession usually followed By a woman.
perhaps the public Il as ignorant OF
u as was the magistrate In question
and would like "a know something
about N
Generally the pawner Is a middle
aged woman. and generally, also. q
widow, living ia A dingy neighb'rhood.
where most Of the houses are lei out
In furnished rooms. many Of which are
inhabited by that army Of poverty
stricken women who are spoken OF as
having seen better DAYS" or (as a
o-larwoman once described theml IA
come downs" Very pitiul Is the con
ditlon Of some c; these shabby gen'eel
folk, far more pitiful indeed than that
OF the women OF tie working classes
who fall on evil times. for no, only arc
they more helpless. hut they are NOR,
sensitive 10 the humillations Of their
position. To them the very idea ot
entering a pawnshop is painful. and
that being 20, they gladly avail them
selves Of the services Of the profos
sional pawner.
Once or twice a week this good wo
man will call upon her patrons nnt
when she leaves their doors Il 10 gen
orally with all sorts oi articles which
she is 10 Dawn for them she hersel
receiving a commission on the trans
action 10 reromT-Eso her Dor her trou
bic. Generally the pawner Is to'erabll
good a haggllng. for Il Is to her In
terest % get all sho can out Of m,
pawnbroker. and. as a rule. she re-
ceives about double the interest chrrg
ed by uncle"
That the professional plwncrs hnu
their calling a lucrative one is rroyrI
BY the fact that they are gcnerall
well-to-do Tor people ~ their class
Some ~ them indeed. have a larg
connection Of regular customers. VIII
on a certain day each week pawn par
OF their clothing 10 redeem &, agal
for wearing on the following SUNDAY
Indeed. the pawnshop Is regarded D.
many OF them as a convenient rorcp
iacle for the Sunday clothes. for whit
they have no convenient storage plac
In the one room or two rooms whlc
they call home "- Chicago Tribun,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

niXon-"l don't believe young short.
leigh Ia half A. extravagant as people
say Do Is"
Hison Perhaps not. but I've no.
ticed that he has a suit Of clothes for
eyery day In tha week"
Dixon is that 50? Why he al
ways had the same suit on every time
/ met him"
Hlxon Well. that's the one"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

Dr. Abemothy was VIGOROUSLY one
Of the most laconlc Of men. II Is said
that one day there was among his pa
tlenis woman who had burned her
hand showing him the wound. she
said. "a burn" "a pouluce." answer
cd the doctor Next day She called
and said Better" Repeat" said the
doctor In week she made her last
call. and her speech was heightened
10 three words well; your fee2"
Nothing said the physician. you
are the most sensible woman | ever
met" b..
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

n a man has plenty Of money 10 OK
pend In the erection of a villa house
he can afford TO indulge his individual
taste. lie can make his house reflect
his own personal whims and prefer
enccs But when his means are limit
ed h. naturally seeks most for his
moncv. and In him Il Is the best on
dOrs'mcu' Of The accompanying plan
that has found acceptance as many as
one hundred and siNiy-scyen times As
long Ne II is different from Ss neigh
bor's house and Is individual in rs
surroundings. u makes no difference
10 him u {, has been erected In many
other cites or towns But think wha'
one hundred and dy'y-seyen houses
mean. Rolght an together they would
make, not hamlet. hut quite VII
lage. Il Is certainly the banner record
for any get Of plans. u proves that
human nature l. initiative and sstab-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

A very general inquiry IL. on tho
part Of Young brides. how bridal calls
should be returned. One need only sav
the rules that apply 20 ordinary calling
are equally In force on these occasions.
and the bride should follow them as
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06
EXTERIOR viEW,

surd. IN that Il made the heros fIsh,
key open a strange house. and Id that
the extraordinary acute senses Of a
blind man did Tot instStly detect the
unfamiliar surrounding hut that
such mistake could readily occur 10
bewildoring row Of city houses on
built after the same plan and 90 the
same time there have been many cN-
perienccs that could be- advanced as
arguments Many person has enter
cd the wrong house aud gore as fir
as the second or third floor " ,hout dis
covering hts mistake. and that With
ont blindness Tor an excuse Il is gen
orally supp0fei however that such ex
perenCes must Oi necessity be limited
10 rows Of houses, what Will be said
OF the statement that there are hun
dreds OF villa houses. scattered through
all parts % the country that are id6nti.
oally alike save for idiosyncrascios ui
furnishing. Into any one Of these
whether situated In New YORK s:a;c or
Arkansas. blind man might De- Del
and he could not distinguish the do.
ference save By an animation Of On,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

she-"why Is a girl said to be Of az,
when she's Is. when a man reaches hJ
majority no 2i?'
llo-"Pcrhaus it's because girls botn
m 1877 are celebrating their 18th birth.
day this year
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-06

Tottie nged 81 wonder why babies
"a alw1yg born In De night time
Iottle aged !. a little wiser Don't
you know It's cos they wants 10
make sure Of hniin' their mothers ut
home. - Harlem Life