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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

Don't you remember how In the day
OF the long. large hustle Il was i'm
possible for as 10 reach down below
the hustle to get grip on the skirt
behind 10 a. TO lift the deml-train7
on course you do, and you also renem-
Der that we had 10 kick the skirt out
70 the right and catch II up on the
ny. Really. Il was very graceful
movement when properly done. ana
eventually led to the superior dwell
opment OF The muscles In a woman's
right leg IL was q good thing that
we did not have bargain DAYS than AZ
We do now because room In the shops
and on the streets was required for
the correct uplifting OF the skirt.
when ! used TO drive up and down
Fifth avenue had a carriage then.
for Il was before the days OF my ad-
yersity-l used TO think It was beau
tlful sight to see all OF the fine and
fashionably dressed ladies lifting their
skirts In the manner described. Some
men did not like the fashion. and went
20 far as to say that Buifalo Bilrs
bucking bronchos weren't IN II with
us. but who are mere men that we
should be influenced by what they like
and dislike?
But time flies and must hasten on.
Among ourselves. ladies. We must ad.
NIT that We can never taper on az
men do. We didn't jump from IN,
very large hoopsklrt To a smaller one
but Jumped out OF our wire cages al
together Neither did We spring from
the large. long bustleE 10 a small pad.
but dropped them as suddenly a. a
child drops a hot potato, and turned
out looking as II We had suddenly
oayod In during the night Skirts
were made 10 stick to their wearera
closer than brother yea. verify.
closer than come other wearcr's broth
er and we 40 longer had to kick them
before We could catch them up. The
picture now appearing before your
eyes shows how We lifted the narrow,
skinny tight skirt. The young lady
The speaker was interrupted by
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

The Morgan fortune was founded
by J. 5. Morgan. the father Of J. pier.
pont Morgan Born In Massachusetts
a farmer boy FIRST. then clerk In A hank
he was able out OF his savings AZ the
axe OF 81 TO establish In Boston a com.
mercial house which soon took the
trst place In the republic. At q years
OF age he visited London and there
met George Peabody. The latter was
30 impressed by Morgan's ability thar
he offered him a partnership In hls
banking arm Of George A. Peabody A
Co, which. on the death OF the great
philanthroplsL became the arm OF !
$. Morgan a Co Mr.. Morgan lived
some years In London and aid 80 much
TO Improve the credit Of the United
states that on his return 10 New YORK.
Ia 1871 a banquet was given him AZ
which the men present sre said 10 have
represented total wealth OF 81 0oo
ooO,ooo. Tie died AZ Monte Carlo In
1880, and his son. Plorpont. Inherited
slo,0oO0oo Al the time OF his fs.her.,
death, however, he was already a very
rich man. and his wealth has since
Increased Ia leaps and bounds: he il
now ranked as worth 500 900 600 ~
sSo,ooeooo. Two Of his former mart
ners. F-enk DrcSol and Anthony nrex.
e. each left estates exceeding sg5 900 .
600. together giving the sum OF s. GOO
600 TO found charitable Institutions IN
or near Philadelphia. J. s. Morgan
who was most charitable during nj.
Tie. also lcft a large sum TO a colle-,
az his death
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20
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Sandstone. Alnn.. Saturday. The
discovery. by a lot Of quarrymen. OF a
number OF pertlhed human bodies in
a sandstone quarry near this place has
created great deal OF interest and
speculation as 10 what these beings
we're when alive and 10 what race they
belonged Il Is thought the figures are
those OF some ancient people which
lived on this continent perhaps cen
turtles ago eR there IA nothing by
which any data can be obtained.
The larger figures are supposed 20
De those OF warriors. and the smaller
ones those Of squaws. but in all the ex-
eA'ations 20 FAR made nothing In the
shape OF arms or domestic utensils. ex-
eept a sort Of copper bowl has been
discovered. There Is nothing 70 indl-
cate either, that these quarries have
ever been worked bef,re-that ls with
In any time thar geologists can figure
out as being less than several cen
turtles ago.
Inc quarrles were opened some
years ago. but II was no, until many
hundred square feet Of rock and earth
had been taken out that the petrihed
hgures we're discovered. To all ap-
pearances the stone is solid. the quarry
was developed on the side OF a high
bank. and working inward. IN the
very heart Of the sandstone formation.
the discoveries were MADE. The sand
stone Is very soft. but bears no appear
anee OF having been disturbed or hew-
Cd out Tor the purpose OF afiording
sculpture for the bodies.
The question then Is. How dld the
bodies &c. ihefe7 Scientists who have
had an opportunity Of inspecting the
hnds say Il may have been that the
bodies were buried aid In time the
rocky form ltlon grew around them.
but II this ~ a fact how was Il that
the bodies dld not decay In the natur-
al course Of time for the rock forma-
ton Is evidently the result OF many
scores OF years Of slow growth
Each one OF the forms four OF them
being found up 20 the present time
was reeumbent. the hands resting at
the sides. The color OF these bodies
Is slightly darker than the surround
Ing sandstone. which fact would OF
Itself be sufficient 70 attract attention
70 them.
This discovery was brought about in
very simple way. The Quarrles at
this place are owned by the sandstone
company. watch purchased them Of the
Great Northern and the Eastern Min.
u4so.a Railroad companies about four
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20
The Price Of K,..s..

~ Berlin q Young German kissed
his sweetheart 1850 times ia two hourf
and foriy-eleht minutes, aud % didn't
cost him a cent
over in New Jersey a susceptible lu-
sAlmCut collector stole kiss from i
Mira nias and was mulctoi- actually
mulcicd-in the sum of $3.50.
X that young German had had TO pat
at The rate charged the New Jersey
collector BE- would have been out yll0..
e25. 20 would have been cheaper for
the Jcrtoyman Co have bought a kiss iu
confectionery. whore tho best Kisses
cost only thirty cents o pound Tho
lcroymans nd experience not an
ISOLATED case not long ago "a man In
brooklyn aas ARed 500 Tor kissug d
woman. After O. while. 10 This fool.
ishncss De- kcni un che woman who
wants a Kiss VIII have 10 give Az In
lemnuy bond on make deposit be.
fore she gets What a Boston youns
lady describes as plroNysmal contact
between The lahlal appendices attached
10 thu superior and inferior maxl,
arles respectively. OF man and .
woman. or two women.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

themselves down. Things grew 30
quiet that the audience nigh, have
been taken for one listening for a pop
ular singers high notes when they are
so high that you can't hear EN-. The
lecturer came on 10 the platform and
made her best bow She was good 90
look upon. being not over tan and Just
plump enough. She was perfectly
gownod. perfectly groomcd and alto
gether an up-to-daie person 10 manner
and appearance. Gentlemen" she
began. "and ladies. this was originally
intended 10 be lecture Tor ladies only.
but wherever have given Il and
whenever ! have given Il have found
that men we're so interested In this
subject that az last ! decided 10 admit
them: and. indeed. what We are
pleased TO term the sterner sex has
showed such in,eres, In what have
TO say on this subject and more par
ueularly In what have to show, that
were ! leciurlng merely Tor the money
that's In Il I would bill my little talk
for men only But. dear ladies. since
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

It out OF the mudg I am sure there IL
no woman Of that opinion In this au-
dience, and right here LET me say 20
you New York women that you set the
style In this particular for all America
You have a grave responsibility was
about 20 say on your shoulders. hut we
don't wear our shirts on our shoulders,
do we3 or course got my data tor
this lecture right here IN Broadway
and Fifth avenue last fall. where there
was such a radical change IN the fash
ion OF holding up the skirt My Inn
pulse was TO deliver II arsl TO my own
sister citizens. and my decision 70
make western and southern tour
first was. assure YOU. not a case OF
trying II on the dog, but a desire to DC
good.
My FIRST picture shows a member Of
New York's SWEETEST society walking
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

Admiral Makarof Of the Russian
navy has invented q species Of ice pillow
capable Of breaking through Ice from
twelve 70 even twenty inches thick.
The experiments have proved 20 salts
factory that the government has given
orders for the immediate construction
Of two vessels Of 10000 horse power
cash armed with these plows. by means
u which Il is expected 10 keep no, only
the River Neva. but also the various
Muscoyite ports open 10 navigation
throughout the winter. The majority
Of Russia's ports and naval arsenals
are ice bound during more then four
months Of the year.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

given to the production OF peanut oil
In this country, and At present Il ls
not an important element In com
meroe. However, as the chemical com
position OF the peanut becomes better
known. attention IL drawn TO the food
value OF the peanut meal and the pea
nut grits. Il has been found tina, they
are richer In ni,rogenous principles
than any OF the vegetable seed cakes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

We are promised a revolution In
matches. There Is a prospect OF the
wooden match industry being appar-
lciably affected by new invention for
manufacturing matches from paper. a.
the best wood for this purpose II con-
ataDtly growing scarcef and more
costly. The new matches are oonEid-
erably cheaper than the wooder prod.
net. aud weigh much lees. which counts
for much IN expectation. The sticks Of
the matches cousiat II rolled paper Inn
norsed IN . solution on wax. stearine,
and similar substances. syhey are made
IN ono operation. being trrned by ma
chlnery into long. thin tvbes; pieces q
mo ordinary length OF wood Of wax
matches being cut OF automatically ~
the machine. after whitN they are
dipped IN the ordinary way.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

When the artt electric telegraph was
established. the speed OF transmission
was from four 70 i've words a minute
with the i've needie instruments: In
1919 the average rate for newspaper
messages vas seventeen words a min
ute; the present pace OF the eleciric
telegraph between London aud Dub
lin. where the Whcaistono instrument
Ia employed reaches l63 words: and
thus wha, was regarded az miraculous
sixty years ago has multiplied hun.
dred-fold In half a century.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20


The American system Of using loco
motives with the third rail Is the only
system which can be employed on the
Central Underground railway In Lon
don. This road. which Is now ap-
proaching completion. is eighty feet be-
low The street level. /, runs under
Oxford street and HoibuTn. from the
bank OF England 10 shepherds Bush, q
distance Of about six aud one-haif
miles All the electric plant will be
American. The power win be trans
mitted by an alternating current sys-
TEN, 10 be changed to a direct current
system At proper points, The motors
are 10 be small copies o. the large cleo
trio locomotives now used In the Bal
timore and Ohio railway tunnel.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

have tried 80 sell clothes know thar
not even books descend in value quite
20 rapidly Five minutes wear makes
a coat second hand and reduces IT,
worth hy some 20 per cent Nothing
Is quite 30 Disseminating rs the offer OF
the dealer who looks over ones war.
drobe. II Is cataclysmic In its pau
city. Finding a dealer should be an
easy matter to the peruser OF advrr-
tisements Wardrobes purchased" IA
one OF the commonest lines 20 catch the
eye. and every orc knows the amblgu-
Gus wording OF the announcement
Mr. and Mrs Resar,us respectfully ln.
form the public that they have lcft-or
clothing OF every description. luspcc.
ton invited. "-Cornhill Magazine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20
LIFT SKIRT JUST so.
AN IMPoRrANT Ant FOR THE
WOMEN.


From the New York SUM "A lecture
Tor ladies only and the fathers. hue'
bands and brothers OF those who at
tend was the way Il was billed. That
IN itself was enough 20 attract
crowd. but d wasn't all Beneath In
glariug rcd letters followed; Subject.
The Recognized and Polite Way OF
Holding Up the skirt while Walking
in the Street Illustrated by What May
b. Called Sanitary Living Pictures, TO
ShoW Certain Features In a Practical
Way" So naturally there was jam
Ia the hall And there were more than
women on hand, The men nuttered
about before the lecturer appeared and
excused themselves TO each other for
being there. Some OF them just be-
cause their daughters. wives or sis
tiers wanted them for company, some
came 20 meet others. and others just
happened to be passing and dropped In
for a minute 10 see what Il was all
about Not a man In that hall was
interested in the fashionable way OF
holding up the skirt this winter. Al
least. that's wha, they said. BN the
women present we're. and they frankly
admitted q. They whispered to one
another that the lecturer was recog-
nised authority ON all questions OF
etiquette. and were eager for her to
begin. Presently the man who was
going the work the magic lanCrn mp
In the gallery fred Il up, and that was
a signal for the audience 10 settle
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

thundcrous applause made BY tashloh-
able bulldog.toCd boots on mems feet
ana no women. Cor this picture was .
sight for mon.
This beautiful girl" continued the
speaker. bowling with pleased satlsfac-
ton. has. sou see. olutched her skirt
up in her rieht hand and holds u
close % Der right Tex Her on ankle IL
plainly but modostly visible. but her
nigh one is very much In evidence. 10
you can say that the ankle extends 20
above the top OF a high boot This
figure Is not walking with so much Of
a Grccian bend as the one wearing the
large. long hustle. but she. too you
zee. has the little metal caps % her
heels. and they make a musical tinkle
ne she minces along her way This
fashion OF holding up the skirt was ap-
proved and admired by an mankind.
They fingered on their way 20 and
from business Just TO pass ploasantries
with one another about the pretty style
and anatomy Of the day.
But Ne women soon dropped our
ellnglng skirts aud got into others ave
yards round at the bottom. and faced
up a foot or more with stin, heavy
hair cloth, Il was hard enough TO
take this model up 10 that u would
not drag somewhere. and before We
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

down Fifth avenue holding her skirt
up In the most swagger and approved
manner" continued th5 lecturer nnal-
ly 10 the relief OF the men and the de-
light Of the women The magic Lam
tern Missed like an angry snake and
gave forth a splu,tering sound. and a
picture appeared on the canvass.
You see this lady has apparently
carelessly picked up her skirts IN both
hands and IL holding her hands almost
directly together IN front Of her" the
speaker went on In an earnest voice.
"Of course the skirt n not protected
by this method Of plching Il up. hut
women do not pick mp their skirts to
protect them. We pick them up. hrst.
because d Is an Inbred habit 10 DO 80.
secondly because lt gives us something
20 DO with our hands. thirdly. because
We want 90. and fourthly. because we
are women. ] could give many other
equally good reasons Tor the custom.
but ! must hasten on As vas say
ing. this lady has apparently carelessly
picked up her sklr, In this way. Il
looks that way because she b. an artist
A. a matter uf fact. she has carefully
gathcrcd her garments up IN her
hands In this point OF holding up the
skirts according 20 fashion there are
q correct and an Incorrect way Of do
Ing u. The correct way l. 60 relax the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

why Be- it," asked the inouIsl,ive
man. "that coroncrs 90 not hold an in.
guest over tho body OF every person
who diose' "lt is only necessary" re-
piled his observtnt friend. when a
person De- accidentally killed. or dies
suddenly without medical advice
When pcrson dies after being attend
cd by a physician. then everybody
knows Why he died and there Is no
need OF an Inquest"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

Once more an electric eel u In resi-
dence In the insect house at the Lon
don ZOO and once more visitors. anxious
20 test is powers. can be thoroughly
shocked NJ slxpfnce. Pretty well hair
Of the body OF this extraordinary be-
ing n occupied by organs which are
not only electric batteries. but accum-
nlators a. well. and the shock Il sum.
GENTLY powerful 20 numb ones arm Tor
a minute or two. and TO Nil a good
sized fish on the spot The two ends
Of the hsh seem 10 be In opposite elec
trical conditions. 90 that those who
wlsh 70 make experiment OF ~ prop
critics should grasp both head and tail
simultaneously In order 20 obtain the
full beneht Of the discharge.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

muscles Of the arms and allow them
10 swing straight down from the Shout
ders. Catch the skirt on both sides
just whore the hands hang. and then
bring the hands almost directly to-
gether in front OF you. The result Is
fetching The skirt hangs In graceful
cascades az The sides and Is holsted up
directly IN front. showing oh the cx-
Qulsltely frllled silk petticoat 80 much
in vogue today On the best possible
manner, and. d the petllouai u short
enough ior proper sanitation. also
showing 90 the ankles in way alto
gethcr couylncIug An really fash
ionable snd Woll-drcslod women hold
up their skirts in this way now.
Ladies' you all know that. and. gentle
men. you only have % take a stroll
down broadway 10 observe L.
"Of course. there are the lmitaiors OF
real fashion On this as Ia Everything
else. and my next picture shows a
woman trying To hold her dress up cor
rcclly She Nla not relaxed the
muscles Ia her arms. but has clutched
up her skirt on both hips aud broukht
her hands logeihsr 10 fruut % her Ia
visc-likc fashion See how awkward
she looka
Nov. friends. 80 back with me tcr
years % the days Of large and long
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

Combinations Of linsocd Oh. peanut
rape or mustard OH with sulphur form
rubber like substances which are said
10 be largely used In the manufacture
OF india rubber compounds Pure. IN
yulcanlzed india rubber will float near.
~ submerged 10 water, while the Oh
substitutes, being slightly heavier 10
proportion TO their bulk. sink.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20
NEW USES FOR PEANUTS.
ThciF on Comes Into This ConRtry
Labsls. VIRGIN Olive oiL-

Their on Comes Into rhis Country
Labels. ~Nirgin Olive GA
In view Of the fact that there IL
superabundancc OF peanuts raised ev-
cry year IN Virginia. North Carolina
and other parts OF the south. the sug-
gestlon Is made that peanut oil be
used more extensively In pharmacy
and be permitted to take the place.
10 a certain extent OF olive oil. says
an exchange. Prof. $. r. Sadtler re-
Gently produced an experimental soda
soap from the oil extracted from
American peanuts. In reporting this
fact he remarked significantly Tint ths
bulk OF the CASTLE soap made in Mar
seilles Ia made from African peanut
oil. The average grade OF American
peanuts Is slightly Inferior to the East
African peanut In oll-producing value.
bu, experience has demonstrated the
excellent quality OF the American pea
nut oil. Foreign peanut oil comes to
this country In large quantities under
different names: much OF Il Is labeled
virgin olive oil" Prof. Sadtler says
Of his experiments with oil from Vir-
ginia peanuts: THE cold-presscd oil Is
OF pale yellow color and OF a pleasant
flavor aud odor, a very slight refining
makes from q an agreeable table oil
Tor salads and other culinary purposes.
Il has already been noted with English
peanut oil land I can confirm Il from
my experience with the American oip
that when once freed from the free
acid found In the raw state Il does not
tend 20 become rancid as easily as olive
oil have exposed samples TO strong
sunlight for weeks without developing
the slightest rancldity" There has
been comparatively little attention
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

Il is said that the giant tortoise Of
the Seychelles Islands Is the longest
lived animal IN the world The known
age Of one now living Is $50 years. and
this dates from the time the creature
was full grown. How old Il was At
the time Of rs capture no one is able
10 conjecture A me specimen has
been presented 10 the Geological So
cieiy OF London Il weighs about a
quarter Of a ton and is an exceedingly
lively animal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

a new German safety shutter. which
a invulnorable 10 burglars. r. made on
tho principle OF The roller shutters. the
strips Of hardened steel three quarters
Of an inch IN diameter placed over
rods or on plvOta The sides. the only
vulnerable part. are hidden In grooves.
and AZ the tubs revolye freely. the
burglars tools can obtain no purchase
upon them. thus rendering strong
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

Aluminium Is being tried for grain
buckets By the India Wharf brewing
company Of brooklyn. The buckets
are attached TO an endless chain aud
Il Is thought by making them OF al
minimum hat the decrease In weight
would result In a saving Of power aud
experience has proved the correctness
OF the conclusion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

my sole ohioc, 10 taking TO TIE plat
form .is 90 eulighton and instruct you,
I content myself with beginning with
the remarks by addressing TIE gentle
men.
"ThIs subject, The Recognized and
Polite Way of Holding Up me Skirt
While Walking IN TIE Street is a far
rtachius one. especially lu some years.
and this Dr. one of 'cm Almost every
tan ths fashion of holding un TIE
skirt changes. and I don't know of
anything that gives a woman "a more
Mra Nolh-lisc appearance than 10 Dr.
year or tWo behind ln This Import
ant matter The style of holding up
the skirt change ins, about as often
as the style OF tho skir, lselt This IS
perfectly logical as SO many OF the
marnihcent speakers In our womons
clubs say frequently by way OF punctu-
atlng their remarks Every woman
here to-day knows that q would be 1T.
terly impossible 10 hold zap skirt
measuring seven yards round a. the
bottom and lined with hair cloth 10
the top In the same way that she
would me- a teht-clinFing priacess
skirt There are women who viii say.
What difference does Il make how you
hold up your skirt Just ~ you keep
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-20

Timklns-"I bought a tray OF dia-
monds Tor 30 ,eats this morning"
slmkins-"What are YOU trying to
give mef' rimklus-"won. IT'S
fact. not ooly got the tray OF dla-
monds, but the other htly-ono cards.
also"