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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

Nondsseript Costumes o. lhs rrstiy,
Simple Yousr olrht
! learned that ballet daIcers when
they rehearsed. wear a nondescript
costume th.t g most amusing. consist
Ing Of white trousers gathered IN AZ
the knee. over which are their huiIy
tarlaian skirts. and on top the 0rdln-
airy waists Of their dressca. says Har-
per's Bazaar. The effect Is something
Ike that Of those Nuremberg paper
dolls In three parts. over which We
used 10 scream 40 with laughter a.
children In putting incongruous heads
and skirts on the same body. A aeri-
Gus looking plaid blouse. finished IN
what might have been a powder pun
OF tarlaian. A tailor-made jacket or
light cloth, worn with blue stock looked
oddly enough above the fluffy white
petiieoats. Half the girls wore cheap
little shirt waists. as plain a. those OK
an American school girl They al
looked young and simple. had pretty
figures, and seemed 10 be having a
thoroughly good time. Those who
were not on the stage sat seriously In
the boxes and knitted or crocheted. The
premiere danseuse had a cold and
wore her ordinary street dress. She
was a slim Italian girl Of ~. with
great Italian eyes and soft brown
hair. who partly supports her mother
on her somewhat meager salary and
lives what "a Aver questioned a. a
perfectly honest and virtuous life Ono
reads the details Of Il In her simple
black dress. evidently made AZ home.
without slightest thought Of coquet-
~. and a last years green velvet hat.
trimmed with cocks feathers that time
had caused to droop somewhat mourn-
fully. She smiled and dimpled a. she
caught sight Of Nine. LacouF. and a
little later. ae the band Of coryphees
rehearsed oye- and over again the In
tricacies Of the chain dance" and an
the other dances. IN response 70 q sign
from the autAor. she and Don Juan. IN
the person OF a hiendsr Preach girl
with shortcurly blond hair. camS- aQa
Joined Us In our loge. The star" toll
us that she loved 70 dance better than
10 do anything else In the world. she
was born loving IL; but, unlike lituo
Morleena kenwlgs. or any Of those IN
FAINT phenomena Of whom We read. who
execute the most astonishing pas when
their feet have scarcely learned 10
walk alone, she only began her artls-
tic training a. the age Of II. Ats she
made her debit as premiere IN a grand
ballet In Florence. She was not Al al
afraid. The more people there were
and the more she had to do the hap
pier she was IN dancing. They rnld
she was successful because she aluay.
smiled. She smiled because she loved
T.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

In some parts OF Germany. parlicu-
mrly IN Bohemia, some most extraor-
binary tales are reported Of the white
woman" This celebrated ghost IA
supposed % represent a woman Of very
modest appearance. excessively tan.
and her dress eatlrely white. she d
never seen without a very long ven
reaching nearly 20 her ankles. and
which Is OF such an impcryious nature
that no peVon has ever been able 70
obtain a glimpse OF her features. On
one single occasion, however. & Is re-
ported that she condesccndci % iiii up
her veil. when such a blaze Of beauty
burst upon the astonlshcd bcholdcr
that he was actually rooted to TIE
spot for a considerable time. The lady
never leaves her suhterrancan or her
celestial abode bur for the charitable
purpose OF informing an individual of
her approaching death. Thus q Ia very
common to say In some parts OF Ger
many the white woman" has visited
him, meaning thereby that an hopes
are vanished o. recovery. and there
are no, a few In that country who
pay little or no attention dec
iaratlon Of the physician respecting
the Immediate dissolution 90 the pa
tlent until q has been asccrtaincd
whether the white woman has paid
her forebodlng visit
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27
MOTHER AND CHILD IN EGYPT

There Is wonderful and beautiful
samencss about mothers the work.
over Woman unragists may storm
and ar.ue and strong-m.nded dance
may have their missions and ride
their hobbies 90 their hearts content
Perhaps they will never realize what
vlll-o' the-wispl they are pursuing
Meanwhile the mothers have 90 De con.
tent with just loving and working.
And. strangely enough. this simple
humdrum task seems Co satisfy her.
a woman OF the Orient. but not a
woman OF the harcm. b. the one pic
tured here She Do an Egyptian moth
or. and hard working. like any poor
American woman. She h tender. like
any American mother, too.
She works long and hard Her gar
ments are poor. her feet are bare.
she draws the water, she hcws the
wood. she lahors IN house and held.
She carries her child with her and on
her face b a look Of pride In his s,urdl.
ness. a look Of protection for his weak.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

Fitting. indeed. was the passing Of
the American Protective Association.
a brutal and coWarily Canadian In
portation. the existence Of which dur
ing the past ten years has dlsgraced
not only this country. but modern
civilization. It's supreme headQuar-
tiers. a rather high-aown and mlxlead-
Ing title Tor what was. properly speak
ing. the central joint OF a national con-
hdence game. was closed at Washing
ton the other day. and the little prop
erty contained therein. once furniture
obscene literature. etc. was sold under
the hammer 10 meet. In part. the claims
Of an army Of creditors This Is the
last Of the biggest organization o. hol-
low-eyed fanatics and professional
| blackmailers that has ever secured a
/ fooihold In the United States The
"ex-supreme president" a party named
I John W. Echols. says that one reason
foy the failure OF the order 4 that a
large number OF the members wanted
once under Mckinley. and When they
we're disappointed. held the national
officers responsible. Another reason
advanced by the same person Il that
az least "one-third Of the members Of
the order were trying TO make a living
out OF a." II the "ox-supreme presl-
dent" had said two-thlrds he would
have been nearer the mark.
There never was a hungrier crowd Of
dead beats In any country than those
who composed Tor the most part The
subordinate councils OF the A. p. A. In
Chicago. political managers, 20 SCI rii
Of these vultures who swarmed around
the party headquarters In every cam
paign. bought them up at prices rang.
ms an the way down from 8 a head %
six heads Tor a quarter They were
not only the most corrupt. hut the
cheapest skates the political parties
have ever been compelled 20 deal with
A raise Of a dime by the opposition
Wouls impair the fealty Of the average
A. 7. A. man toward his original pur-
chaser. True. there were many hon
est men In the order. but upon close
examination Il would be discovered
that these honest men had skulls &C
narrow that they could look with
both eyes at once through a small
kcyhole." as has been remarked BY q
very close observer Of The type Bul
LET that 50 The A. P. A. "a a thing d
the past IN this country. BY the 10.
eral use OF chloride OF lime the land
lords who have rented rooms 70 th'
subordinate councils here and else
where nay destroy he bad smell thel
have left behind them in time anl
render The apartments ~ for the ne
Of respectable tenanil.--The oklcFvsE
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

STAlONsHhDLU TO visit Il.
There are stumps OF trees upon u.
md vegetation hourlshes The soil Is
10 different from that along the Dor
iers OF the lake. II Is a full acre In
area, and the topography shows the
surface TO be Of a rolling nature.
Dr. II. G. Leonard. OF Detroit. whose
summer home Is on the borders OF
Lake Orion. has studied this island
problem. and believes he has found a
probable solution This Is the result
u his observations.
In the centre OF the island" he says.
"a half dozen or more large stumps
are growing. a clump Of three being In
the centre Of the mass. think these
stumps are In a great measure respon-
aible for the phenomena attending Ia
annual sinking and rising That Is.
am Of the opinion that a collection Of
these originally formed the nucleus foi
the growth Of this strange freak
among the Islands OF our fresh watei
lakes
The fora Of the lake Il something
marvellous In iis richness and variety
These stumps have drifted out 10 th'
centre Of this portion OF the lake. ans
taken with them some OF the strand
Of the long. snake-like plants tina
grow there 10 a length Of nearly tei
feet. with the lily. fronds MOSES ant
various others OF the aquatic plants
These floating growths have form
ed there. with the earth attached q
the stump roots. an island garden al
10 themselves They grow luxuriantlJ
and the underhrush cleared away fror
the shores and other islands there
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27
Polar Exploration r.,..

From a merely financial point OF
view, Polar exploration seems 10 pay
about AS well as any pursuit within
the reach Of most OF us Dr. Nansens
winnings are said by the Daily News
to work out something like this: one
Telegram 20 a London paper. n 900.
one article Ia a London paper. $4,000.
amounts paid for British and Amer.
lean oopyrlght OF book. 10000.
amounts paid Tor German. Norwegian.
Swedish, Dutch, Austrian and French
copyrights OF the book ESTIMATED,
10000. result Of lectures IN Great Brit.
ain lcstimateh. $1,000. result Of lee.
lures In America lesilmated). fiaOO0.
total, fiSNoo This Is AZ the rate Of
$4,000 a ytsI for three years OF un.
paralleled hardship and labor.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

Teacher said In mission school we'd
oughier be thankful to-day cause rs
Thanksgivin': but I dunno what to be
thankful for. can't be thankful for
this cellar 70 live In. Tor It's most Al
Ways vet as sop. not for breakfast. Tor
there wasn't any; not for a father and
mother. for they're dead: nor Tor Liza.
for she's mos generally on. and beats
me when she's here: nor for clothes.
for there amt enough OF EN- 10 keep
me warm. nor for feelln' well. for ny
hip aches 30 hard-it most always
aches hard now. nor for ere. cause
there Amt bit; but I'm glad the sun
shines to-day. It's 20 much nicer wh,a
the sun-iherei the sunshinel thar 10
a hlessin'. an ! mos forgot Il. Oh.
I am thankful Tor the sunshine TO-
dayi"-Selected
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27
TPESlAVD- UNDER Wa1RR
McHIGANs QUEER DISAPPEAR ING ISLAND.

abouts gradually drified into them.
and 90 increased the size OF the mass.
then. "a the wood OF the brush and OF
the s,umps decayed. the mass became
water-ioggod. and the whole gradually
sunk beneath the surface.
"Rm how comes Il 10 rise again, as
Il does each succeeding Year, This
Is the point that has puzzled wiser
heads than mine. but ! have a theory
for Il. which seems 20 answer an the
requirements. As the fora rlpcn dur
Ing the hot months OF summer. Tor the
island Is a thick mass OF vegetation.
the stems enlarge. hecome buoyanJ
and. as the season advances toward
September. undergo the FIRST stages Of
decay. that b.. the stems become flled
with the gases attendant upon fuller
rlpeness and commencing decay,
This large mass Of gas-cnclosing
vegetation oycrcomes the natural
weight Of the mass. the specific gravity
being only a little heavier than the
water. and so The whole mass grad
ually rises above the waters surface;
q STAYS IN this condition above the
surface an the heavy frosts OF the
fall occur, when. the plants having
been destroyed, and decay measurably
completed. the whole mass being heav-
Ter than the water again. % gradually
sinks 10 the bottom OF the lake. which
Is about thirty feet deep az this point
TO arise again the following year. when
spring and summer have brought the
lakes fora into life and fun yigor once
more"
The venerated Baron Munchauscn ~
the rcputed dlscovorer OF the hrst noat-
INK island. The stories that sailors
have told OF these moving eases Of
verdure Ia the ocean have always been
incredulopsly received. But here In the
United States Is the fact Seeing Is be-
liovIng.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

We never know what we can DO or
bear until the test is applied. Happy
Is be who when the fery trial comes
With its strange severity Is able 10
turn 70 one who has known al the
trials which can come upon mortal
spirits. lie gives encouragement and
strength. with the assurance that this
Is not new and strange dlspensation.
but only one factor In a plan Of inn
mite wisdom and love. Thrice" said
the apostle. 4 besought the Lord for
this thing. that Il might depart from
me And he said unto me. Ny grace
Is sufficient for thee. for my strength
Is made perfect In weakness" Faith
accepted the promise. and all the signs
OF an apostle were wrought BY Paul
In the Corinthian church. In all pa
uenee. In signs and wonders and
mighty deeds. And 20 II always viii
be n. with meeknesa and humility and
with supplication and unWavorinE
faith. We look 10 our Heavenly Father
The Observer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27
OFFICERS QUARTERS. FoRr Gus

TER
The Bic Horn. Where the two come
together and on the point 90 land thus
formed a high blum rises from the
banks % either stream and the upland
plateau rolls back 10 great and broad
ening waves up 90 the foothills OF the
mountains to the south. On this point
overlooking the country Tor many
miles around sits Fort Custer and the
CLEAN OF the white buildings along the
edges Of these BLUFFS has been a vel
come sight for many a stralnlng eye
and brought hope to many an anxious
heart travelling across a country whose
people were not always friendly 10 the
whites Fort Custer was ten-com-
pany post. That is 10 say. its full
complement OF men was a thousand or
thercabouta. This constitutes what
has been considered a large post A
little ferry. when the water was high.
carried the freight teams and the
stage across the river 90 the beach at
the foot OF thu blum A steep road was
cut through a gully up the face OF the
blum. The guard stood AZ the top OF
tnis hin and the military reservation
commenced at the waters edge below.
To the right far out along the edge
OF the hin above the Big Horn stood
the officers quarters To the len the
soldiers barracks. and along the south
line the post Offices. commlssarlos and
other general buildings Beyond this
line was the motley little village which
always hangs along the outskirts Of a
post The post was always full OF
blankoted Indians. for Il was In the
center of the great Grow reservation
and they lent frontier air to the set
Element Ions after they had abandoned
the war path Tor the plough. trrcw
and the trail 10 the agents store on
ration day Twelve miles up the val.
ley Of the Little Blg Horn can be seen
the Grow agency. which Is like 1T
tlc village with its stores schools and
churches Two miles further and Gar
up on top Of a hlgh hin across the
river can be seen the Custer monu-
mont. marking the place where Gen.
Custer made his Anal stand and fell
surrounded by but a few Of the three
hundred who had fought by his side
up the long ridge from the river bot
tom below This happened In 1876
and was one OF the reasons for the
establishment. a short time later. Of
the fort which bears his name. The
military history OF Fort Custer IL not
Sensational. but Il played an import
ant part IN the subsequent Indian cam
paigns ne a point Of concentration and
basis Of supplies and operations.
Troops have been sent from custer 10
lake part In every Indian campaign In
,he northwest since that OF Gen.
Crook In 1871. In 1856 Il witnessed
tho gathering OF thousands Of Indians.
soldiers and whites TO observe the
icnth anniversary Of Clusters death.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27
wANDLE BELLE. SPARK AND
WHAT'S WANTED


tics 20 the interested novelist Mt.
Smith also gave Mr. Calne all the
points be wanted for the Derby day
scene ln the book which Be- 30 realistic.
The result Of the visit was that Mr.
Caine became enamorcd o. blood
hounds and Mr. Smith presented him
with a Iuppy Of good blood The two
hounds were photographed with
smart rtilo terrier who seems In nc
wise dl.mayei az bis large company
IN fact. he q so fond o. the hounds
that he tro,s after them an day. III
was no, Intended 10 be IN the picture
bat afisf the big dogs were posed h'
slipped IN 50 much as a matter OF
course that no one had the heart q
take him away. Both the hounds are
prize winners.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27
HALL GAINES MODELS.

when Hall Caine was writing The
Christian" he wanted a bloodhound 20
figure In the story. but he knew abso-
luiely nothing about dogs. so be wrote
10 his friend Mr Sims. who referred
him 10 Mr. Croxton Smith. who knows
more about CANNES than any man In
England Mr.. Smith very kindly took
bis hounds wandlo Belle and What's
Wanted up 10 London and drove TO
Mr. Gaines. where a pleasant day was
spent. the men romping with the good
natured dogs and their master pointing
out their pecullarities and characteris-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

George Eliot. the great novelist. lived
Tor some Of her later years Ia that POP.
ulous land oi artists which lies be-
tween whitley and Haslemere. In Sur
roy Her residence was on the
Heights" overlooking that vast
woodland scene which Birket Foster
has reproduced In so many charming
Illustrations. with the rural Surrey
folk that novelist was greatly pleased
and their dialect seemed to her as rich
and raCy a. that Of the Mldlandshlre
rustcs Of her early years She would
repeat with glee one quaint Surrey
villagers remark: "oh, ma'am. what
have gone through with my husband
He Is 30 unedNcated; he never had a
iallcoat In rs llfel"-HousehOli
Words.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

Lat FOR her no voice Of wa.ling!
Pour not thou the bitter tear.
Heaven iis book oi comfort opeta.
Bids thee sorrow not nor fear
But M one who always hopeth
humbly here in faith relying.
Peacefully in Jesus dying
nehNenly Joy her eye D. flushing
why should thine with tears be- gushing
They who dle ln Christ are bleas'd.
ours De-. then. no thought Of grieving.
hweety with their God they rest.
AZ their tolls and troubles leaving.
- be ours the faith that saveih
Hope that every trial braveih.
Love that 10 the end endureth.
Ana. through Christ the crown secureth.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

What beauty fingers In that word
dwelll one shade Of meaning. and one
about which love 70 think. n 10
abide as a permanent resident Not
simply 20 larry for The night not
alone 10 tabernacle for a season. but
o. put away the stan and TIE sandala
and sit down In peace At home
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

Tue simplicity Of Christiantty.
To be satisfied With the Christian
faith may be childllke. but Il not child
ish; Tor though the child may find In
u all he needs. yet many OF the wisest
OF this world have confessed that the
longer they have pondered Il. the clos
er they have studied Il. the more cause
they have found Tor wonder. for wor.
ship and Tor love Il Is true that ours
Is the simplest Of all faith. Il must
needs be 20. since u appeals alike 70
rich and 10 poor. 10 the young and 10
the old. 10 the sick and 10 the strong:
and not less 10 the seamstress In her
garrett. who. when she lays down the
work al which she has been tolling
early and late. IL too weary-eyed and
worn 10 take up a book or even to
think. than % any woman OF fashion.
or 20 the man Of leisure who has de-
voted his life 20 the search o.; knowl-
edge. Were e not 90. and were the
strength Of as appeal only proportion
ate 70 the Intellectual capacity OF the
individual. then half humanity the
half which read Him most-would be
left without the help and hope which
are given freely 20 an by the Great
Consider Aud yet. for an iis sim
pliciy. believe that. could we stand
with Him at the center OF an things.
We should see that the one supreme
and controlling Law-tae pivot upon
which the laws Of this and an other
universities turns the Law Of vioarl-
Gus Sacrifice. the law which had or
dained. ere the foundations % the
world were laid. that the sins OF The
world should be laid upon Gods Son
the slnless Chrlst-Coulson Kernahan.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

ICHIGAN has q
mysterious island.
During the winter
Il lies at the bot
tom OF Lake Orion.
when summer ar
rlves It rises to the
surface. becomes a
resort for picnic
parties. rs hermen
or whoever chooses
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27
nou.esa an. Young Man.

Amelia Herman. n 81. Louis. had a
beau. This angered papa and he M
on the young fellow with both feet An
Of which was ohalked up against dady
20 the tune Of 500 when be was hauled
M In court
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

Robbers entered the cabin OF John
Lewis at West Franklin. Ind. and
hung him up by the toes until he was
unconscious. IN an endeavor TO extor,
money. They did not succeed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

A certain Georgia town, which
claims to be an educational center. re-
Gently hit upon a novel way OF raising
funds for a free library. This was by
holding a mock auction. In which the
elrl students OF the local college were
put up for sale to the highest bidder,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

Indignant citizens" and no political
wires OF any strength were pulled 20
prevent this action Of the war depart
; ment The troops will march quietly
away 10 other posts and Fort Custer
VIII be wiped OF the military map OF
the United States without noise or
ceremony Tho reason for this indf-
ference Is found IN the fact that Fort
custer Is located near the center OF the
great Grow Indian reservation 10 Mon
tana and no other town has benefited
largely BY its existence. There has
been well defined policy IN the war
department for several years past TO
concentrate ns fast as possible an the
troops In the vest AZ central railroad
points. The expense to the govern
ment OF keeping up one large post is
much smaller In proportion than keep
Ing the same number Of troops AZ three
or four posts. In times Of trouble
large bodies OF troops are needed at
once II these are stationed az rail-
road coniers they can be- moved quick.
" and easily 10 the place where need
ed The credit for rs origin Is given
70 Brigadler General Kruger. long CON.
mander OF the department OF Dakota.
but a. q meets with the hearty ap-
prevail Of the entire army and ls a poll
Icy dictated by economy and expedien-
cy' 4 Is more likely simply an out
growth Of improved railroad facilities
IN the west and the constant better.
ment Of the service.
The real motive for the abandon
ment Of Fort Custer Is this gradual
esncentration % troops. through the
public sees nothing Of this IN the rea.
sons assigned II 10 now said 10 be
poorly located. dlflcult OF access with
bad sanitary conditions. and IN fact
more abuse has been heapcd upon poor
old Fort -nster than o. founder. Gen
Phi sheridan. ever thought possible
when he selected the site and pro-
nounccd u IDEAL the finest be- Rad ever
seen. Well be might say so. for % d
undoubtedly one OF the most slightly
locations for many hundreds 81 mile.
IN that section Of the country. The
Big Horn river. a large and dangerou.
stream, here flows In a noriheasterly
direction. The Little Big Horn. d
smaller river Of klndlier disposition
comes from the south aud emptles into
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

She entered the car and threw Aer.
self down into a seat "Dlahler she
exclaimed, presently. She had doubt.
less forgotten herself A woman Il
almost sure TO forget anything she
throws down into a seat In a ear.-De.
troll Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27

Samuel Oakman, aged 20. and Mrs.
AngellLe Dyer. aged e. have been mar
rled In Somervllle. Mass. This ls Oak
mans second and Mrs. Oakmans third.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-27
RELIGIOUS READING.
RELIGION AND REFORM ALL
OVER THE WORLD.

The simplicity OF Christianity Women
on the Missionary Movement - our
Dwelling Place go The Pirst ThiaEs
first.