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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

a well known public lecturer o. fond
Of telling how be- was once introduced
Co an audience by a man manlfcstly
unaccustomod 10 performing duties u
that sort stepping 20 The front N the
platform before the large audience. he
said Ladies' and gentlemen. we
have with uB this evening Prof Blank.
who ! understand. has finer now
NJ language than ! have. therefore I
Will not continue my remarks. hut will
ask the professor 10 come forward ana
consume the time" And he sat down
having quite exhausted his own "now
Of language" and leaving the professor
TO begin "a best he could after such
a dazlng introduction.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

The Peak" was named In honor OF
Gen Zebulon " Pike. who discovered
u IN the year 1906 The Pixies, who
were well known all over the vest.
were men from Pike county. Missouri.
and by that name they have gone into
western history They we're a hardy.
adventurous class aud save their
name TO almost every good-slzed emf
grant from Missouri who crossed the
plains In 1855 reports found their
way east that gold had been discovered
near the base o. Pixies Peak. these
statements were soon verified and
then The fever began Settlers of all
kinds poured 10. miners and tender
feet" and the greatest excitement
prevailed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

Mrs. Greene So you don't like Mr..
Black very well? Mrs Brown No.
not particularly we'll Hos our land
lord, you know. and we SEQ good
deal Of him lie ia 70 changeablo you
know When he calls TO collect his
rent. Tor example, ho Is as soclablo az
you could wish; hut later In the month
when we have asked him to do some
repairs, be- appears to be almost mo.
rose; at amy rate, he isn't NJ an talk.
alive. For my part, like TO hay,
people the same every day / hate
these people who have their moods
Boston Transcript
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02
OUT OF MOUTHS OF BABES.

Say. mamma. asked little fye-year-
old Willie. ARE you goin' TO give mo
another piece Of pie9' Why do You
ask. wnlle7" said his mother. BE
cause" was the reply. ~ you amt I'll
eat this piece real slow"
why. Minnie. said a mother TO her
four-ycar-old daughter. you ought to
be- ashamed TO have such dirty hands.
You never saw my hands like that, did
pour" NO. dess not" replied the
little miss. but bet my dwanma
did"
1T seems 20 me. Henry" said a
father 10 hls nyc-ycar-old son, who
was very forgotiul that everything |
say 10 you goes In a. one ear and ont
at the other We'll. replied the youth
MI observer. Il reckon that's what I've
got two ears for"
Now. Tommy" said his mother, as
she handed him an apple. you must
| divide honorably with your little sis
ter Bessie" whats honorable. +"
mamma?" he asked IT means tho
one that divides takes the smallest
piece" was the reply well" said the
little diplomat. then I'll give Il 10
Bessie and let her divide
Little Clara, aged four, was In the
habit Of asking God In her prayers Ia
bless her father, mother and Miss
Brown, her goyerneaa. One evening
not feeling very kindly disposed to-
ward the latter. she concluded hcI
prayer as follows. bod bwess my
papa and my mamma, but 'ou needn't
bozzer bout Miss Brown Els time"
Tho teacher Of Juvenile Sunday
school class had been talking 10 hel
pupils about death and finished BY
asking; Now. who can tell me wher
all men are canal and there IL absolute
ly no distinction between the rlci
man and the poor mani" II can" 70
piled one little fellow when Ia n
FreddIo7" she asked. when they <,
in swimmIn'," was the unexpected an
swer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02
COLONIES DESCRIBED.
enc howl 81 soup and Three Napi'ln'
for slS People.


Tolstoi colonies are the natural TO-
suit II T0.stol. They are Increasing
In Russia which Is and ever will be
the laboratory Of all the Utopias, ana
some notes which have recently been
publlshcd OF Tolstoi settlement on
the Black sea are interesting % the
philosopher u the curious and the
merry says the Pail Mall Gazette. The
Tolstolans. of course. live together
having constructed their own hou es
and their own furniture, there Is moth
ing new In This, the tale has Dean told
before.
What o. remarkable Is the arrange
ment Of the mutual dining table In the
Tolstol table dhote. The bowl Of the
communlty-a bowl Of SOUPS shared
among ELK persons. each dipping into
the same dish. but having the right o.
personal property In the matter OF a
wooden spoon and salt Bread also
Is private TO the individual. Thus the
six consumers get fair start and then
they are az all together. But one
would have thought this a fatal ar-
rangcment. AGE. teeth and dlge ton
are sadly unequal What is there TO
prevent the venerable grandmother
from being LEI. hopelc Sly behind by
Ivan the Terrible. her youthful grand
son. who treats the whole c1urle as a
polut-;o-point race. and 80 shows forth
the eternal inequality Of things? II
| is added that there Is beautiful Sim
pliclty and decency 10 these Ieraiis
and that there are three napkins to
each symposium. Thus We have six
consumers To one bowl and three nap
| kins to six consumers. But some will
do well to avoid the table d-hoie a la
| Tolst0i.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02
FEAST OF TIE DOLLS.
oas Of the Many odd Customs In oda
Little japan.


In that land OF feasia and festivals
-Japan-the most popular one with
the children is the feast Of dolls. which
takes place In the month Of February.
Il perhaps answers to our st. Valen-
tines festivities.
The fun lasts for three days. and "
little Miss Japan's father and mother.
and grandfather and grandmother. have
laid up In store for this occasion. dolls
by the hundreds are brought forth to
celebrate the feast. and many OF tho
dolls are years and years old-hun-
dneds Of years even. for every old doll
that enters a Japanese home Is treasur-
ed and kept for this great day.
The best room In the house is chosen.
Here shelves covered with rich sllken
hangings. gay In colors. are arranged.
perhaps FIVE or six shelves. extending
the length Of one side Of the room.
The principal dolls are the emperor
and empress Of Japan. or two dolls
dressed to represent these august per-
sonages In their court attire. Every
thing centers about them; dolls to
represent maids Of honor. courtier' and
statesmen. each In appropriate dress.
are ranged next in order.
Everything which their imperial mai
estes can possibly need In the way
Of household furniture Is represented
in miniature. silver cups bowls and
rice buckets. on lacquered trays, are
placed before the emperor and empress
and each day the little child for whom
this festival Is prepared Oils the dishes
with the different kinds Of food used
In a japanese household-rlcc, fruits
nuts and cake. or sweet wine
Besides the table service. everything
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

lailcn than shy other countries ~ Eu-
rope. have very few var shlpa The
coast lire u the United states Il near
~ p. long as the distance from New
YORK. 20 Liverpool and return by tho
ordinary course 81 steamship travel.
and its protection against any possible
attack has Of recent years secured more
attention than was the case before tho
reconstruction. or more practically the
construction Of the present American
navy New York sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02
THE STURGEON TABERNACLE.

which an imperial doll can be- expected
10 need Is seen lacqucTed palanquins.
funny. hood-shapad bullock carts. nre
boxes. charcoal baskets and iongs. Nor
Is the toilet table snd its accessories
forgotten there are combs. brushes.
mirrors. utensils. for blaCkouIng the
teeth. FOR reddening the lips and whit
enlng the face.
AZ the end of the feast the dolls are
packed away FOR another year. except
two or three. which are left out for
daily use.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

world. SO great became the crowds
who wished to hear him that he re-
moved the site Of his labors TO Exeter
Hall. and even that place was too
small SO also was the enlarged New
Park Street Chapel. The tabernacle
was then built
During the FIRST seven years Of Spur
gems ministry In London he had re-
cured not less than $4,000 for A
church. and II thus happened that the
tabernacle was opened free Of debt
Since the famous preachers death. In
1892. the activities Of the institution
have continued but the great crowds
that were wont to frequent II In order
to hear IT'S founders eloquence have
fallen on During his ministry Mr.
Sturgeon was one OF the national char
acters OF England.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

n ever In the heat Of future politl-
cal exc!tements. any youthful citizen
Of our land should feel the temptation
10 resort TO violence and appeal TO
arms. let such a one contemplate this
terrible picture Of the scene al the bat
he Of the Crater. near Petersburg. to-
ward the close Of the civil war, as de-
scribcd by confederate officer. after
the first moment Of plnlc, following
the explosion ~ the mine. the southern
soldiers rallied and inflicted on the
advancing federals severe and bloody
defeat It was as gallant charge as
ever | saw. We recaptured all our
works. driving the enemy out Of the
vast crater formed by the explosion,
like a herd Of frantic buifaloea. Then
ensued such a scene as ! hope never
10 see again The crater was filled
with SETTLING mass Of men. humid
reds and thousands Of them some ar
ing back upon as. an struggling Wild
ly 10 escape SCATTERING volleys were
Nrod into the thronged abyss tlll II
became O veriiable slaughter pen The
frantic mass hclyed and struggled like
demons Hand-gronad.s were hurled
down upon them. and as these oyplod-
cl. you could see heads and arms and
less 30 up into the air. Our men
90 length slrkencd of the carnage and
stopped The feicrals l0st that day
more than four thousand men They
LETT the crater chokcd with dead. 40
attempt was made tlll long after 10
take the bodies out Tor burial The
earth was thrown upon them whore
they hy covering the hidolua sight
from INn nln N hllNnn-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

religion IL an hallucinaiion II he does
not answer II. Pray that IN reply 70
such application the farmers boys
may get home again IN time 70 reap
the harvest OF next July. that our
business men may return Ia time to
prepare Tor a fall trade such as has
never yet llled the stores and factories
with customers. and that an the homes
in this country now saddened by the
departure Of father or brother or son
may months before the Thanksgiving
and Christmas holidays be full % Joy
az the arrival OF those who will for
the rest OF their lives have stories 90
tell Of double-qulck march. and mar
row escape. and charges up the para
pets. and nights set on FIRE with bonn
bardment. and our flag hauled up TO
places from which other nags were
hauled down.
A storm such as had never swept
the coast OF England or aroused the
ocean. swooped upon the Spanish Arm
ada. Most OF the ships soon went down
under the sea. while others we're driv-
en- helplessly along 20 be splintered on
the coasts OF England. Ireland. Scot
land and Norway Another Spanish
Armada IL crossing the Atlantic. and
we are ready 10 meet them. The same
God who destroyed the Armada In
1883 relgns in 1898 May He In Ills
might. either through human arm OF
dumb element. defeat their squadron
and give victory 10 the old flag Of I'D
mlral Farragut and David Porterl
Yet what the world most wants II
Christ, who Is coming to take posses
sion Of all hearts. all homes. all ma
lions: but the world blocks the wheels
Of his chariot would like 10 see THU
century. which Is now almost wound
up. ind its peroratlon In some mighty
overthrow Of tyrannles and a mighty
building up OF liberty and justice Al
most All the centuries have ended with
some stupendous event that trans
formed nations and changed the maj
Of the world. II wa. so NJ the clos
Of the fourteenth centpy| II was 81
AZ the close Of the fifteenth century. I
was 30 AZ the close Of the sixteenth
century. II was so at the close OF III
seventeenth century. Il was 20 at m
close Of the eighteenth century Ma!
| II be more glorioufly so al the clos
% the nineteenth century! blessed
be the Lord God OF Israel from ever
| lasting 10 everlasting. and let IN
whole earth be filled with his glory.
Amen. and Amen
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02
ALDEN HOMESTEAD.

The famous Alden homestead built
by John Alden Of Doxbury, Mass. has
passed recently into the hands Of an
other branch Of the family The pres
ent owner intends 10 repair the place
aud on 10 with historic relies. TO which
all Americans will journey IN time.
The most famous fireplace In Am-ri-
ca Is In the old house and before tho
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

81 can zee through thc whole frhame
In a minute" said the baseball mag.
nate. Everybody knows that one o.
the most interesting things on earth
Ia fight II comes mighty close to
being unproiessional" What Is the
difficulty" Just as soon as we an.
nounce that were not going to have
any more disorder on the baseball
grounds these congress people get to.
gethor and try to attract attention to
themselves" Washington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02
For seif.Preseryailon.

THE bicycle Is making Us quicker
and more active" he asserted dogmatl-
cally But all people do not ride"
protested his companion. Very true"
no admitted and the people who do
not ride are learning to be the quickest
and most active Of all. II Is nSces.
sary"-C Chicago Post.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

Any one with sancho Panzas faneJ
Tor Islands may buy The salyages Do
north Of the CaHarles. which are Oh.
fered FOR sale OF Madeira. There are
three large Islands and several small
ones. by themselves In the ocean. un.
inhabited. but with game
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

Take time. and 30 apart for a sea-
son; withdraw into myself and dis
cover the cyolutlons OF thine own
thought Thou must take thy stand
on principles 40 perceived within thee
--Trinltles and Sanc,ltles.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

II Il said that the prince Of Wales
makes II rule 10 pay Tor his tele-
grams. bis boxes AZ the thea'er his
railway tickets and In fact. every
thing he uses.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

PuRGEONS taber-
nacle was destroy
ed by IRE the other
afternoon.
Surgeons taber-
nacls correctly
called the Metro
politan alternately
got rs name from
the eelebrA ate q
preacher. Charles
Haddon Spurgeon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

Justice Brewer Of the supreme court
was born In Smyrna. Asia Minor whore
his parents were missionaries.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02
SURGEONS CHURCH.
HISTORY or LoNDON's FAM
Gus TABERNACLE.

u Was essdtiy Destroyed ny Ttre
waa HALT In 1891 aud Gainsd Fams
Through the Eioausnes Of ns.. Charlie.
Iiaddon spurEeon.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

4 little hot sealing wax dropped on
his hand has Just killed the Fart 81
Clonmel. blood poisoning having set
In.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

A fresh egg Is known by the dull
appearance Of It's shell; a bad egg
looks glossy. Drop an egg into water
II II sinks quickly and remains at the
bottom It Is probably fresh. but II It
stands on one end II In doubtful. and
II It floats II is quite bad. The light
test Ia applied by placing the egg
on end In front Of a paper tube and
holding II up 10 candle, II, on look.
Ing through II, the yolk appears round
and the white surrounding Il Is clear
the chances are that the egg Is fresh
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02

Professional photographers and ANA
tours hold different Views Of the same
aubleel.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-02
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
"ALLEvIATIoNs OF WAR SUN
DAVIS SUBJECT.
Prom the Text. Psalms 5Tis. as Follows
Though War should Rise Against
Ne. In This WIZ ne conadsat--A
usunlted Cosntry the blessing.

HE ring Of battle
axes. and the clash
Of shields. and the
tramp OF armies.
are heard all up
and down the Old
Testament: 4 n d
you ind godly sol
diers like Moses.
and Joshua. and
Caleb. and Gideon.
and acoun Orally
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-17
Books and Authors.

What do ] fear is a question worth
asking by each man or woman. Per-
haps without recognizing II the reader
OF his paragraph Is being Influenced
In his or her daily life by groundless
fears that are ruinous To character. The
Cosmopolitan Magazine has taken DIP
this subject and II obtaining the views
OF a great many prominent people.
where they are willing to open their
minds frankly. A great many other
prominent people have refused The Cos
mopolitan's request, being afraid to tell
the public what they fear-perhaps
even afraid to confess TO themselves
what they fear. The December issue
includes statements from william Dean
Howells. Richard Croker. Admiral
Gherardi. Chauncey NJ. Depew. Viola
Allen. Nine. Janauschek and Ella
Wheeler Wilcox. The second series will.
IL Is promised. be even more interest
inE
ships and Sailors a collection of
songs of the sea as Jung by the men
who sail IL. Is one of the most attract
I've books of the holiday season. The
illustrations by R,,F. Zogbaum are SUI
perb. There are IL water colors, fac
SMILES of paintings. and II vivid draw
ings In black and white. The typogra-
ply of the book moreover is another
handsome feature. There are modern
navy SOhkr pdAIiOtt SoneSs III
sea songs and sea ballads" The
words and music OF all the old fsvorites
are there; and there are also some new
songs that will speedily become new
favorites. For a person unsteady in
clined there could be no more beautiful
and appropriate gift. The book Is from
the publishing house Of Frederick A.
Stokes company, and. is for sale by l..
4. King. Anaconda. price So
"A Short History OF the War With
Spain is just what its name implies.
except that the word short" may pos
slbly be misleading to those who have
not seen the book. The history Is long
enough TO cover the ground adequately
and ga ;isfaCtorily. The author IL Mar
rion Wilcox. The origin. rogress and
successes of the war are treated with
fairness N accuracy. and a compre-
hensivs index renders the volume pecul-
iarly valuable for ready reference. This
book is also from the Stokes company.
and Is for sale by l.. A. King, Ana
conda. price tl.25.)
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-17
Nothing Serious.

1--WE quit paying chess with Mudger."
'lS he So autocratic?'
"Aut0cratic' lie thinks he invented the
gsme."-Chicago Record.
The Day Aner.-Grogan-Tm feeling
terrible to-day.
Hogan-Congratulate you. old boy. You
must have had a mighty good dinner yes
terday.-Boston Transcript.
Defned.-Bobby-Popper what Is a re-
spectacle foTtune9
Mr.. Ferry-One big enough to max. its
owners opinion ON any subject entitled to
r.-p.ct.-Cincinuati Enquirer.
Don't you want To leav. footprints on
tn. sands Of time" asked the mentor.
40 answered the young man. who Is
ambitious. hut lazy. I'D rather lsav.
carriage ruts.' Washington star.
Tn. Angel Gabriel Come. come. who Is
delaying IA" proceedings?
Voice from N. rear Of the newly arisen
oneS-Gts that man Christopher Column
bus. Mr.. Gabriel. he's trying to get him
self together.-Clsv-land Plain Dealer.
oh" said M. girI who was looking
over Mis- I~ay"nH-s shoulder. you are
reading an" account Of Mrs. Van snub-
bFt : party
Yes
You want 10 s.s who was invit-d?'
NO. dear want 10 see who WASN'T
Washington Star.
Wen. are you going to get IT," was
asked 81 a rural statesman Just back
from Washington. where h. had been
with = view 81 securing an sppointiv- po-
Fltion.
Don't think am. That there congress-
man 81 ourn VS. too burned p-rlits to
me. -DstTOit Pre- Pr.1s.
NJ dear. slid Mrs. Richl.Igh to her
daughter the other evening after young
woody had departed. how In the world
did your hair b"'Ufsa "a d~issrrsnpedy'
WHY. mamma r.pllsd the auick-wit-
tod miss. - guess n must he from shak-
ing my head 20 much when Mr.. Woody
Wa uNlns q" coax mo to say yes"
And IN" mother -udd~nIy remembered
mat rh had once h-~n a EiH herself
chicago S'Ss
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-17
The Holiday Trade.

IN general the holiday trade II re-
ported throughout the country to he
excellent. particularly in the larger
cities. An illustration of the condition
Is the statement OF the head Of the
notion and fancy goods department OF
one Of the largest jobbing concerns in
New York. We have done" he said
the largest business this year In lines
Of goods which may be generally in
ude In the classification holiday
goods since 1866. which was the Last
year that the high war prices prevailed.
As the purchasing power OF the dollar
IL now six times as great as II was
during that year. you can very readily
see to what extent the business has
increased In bulk. Each year shows a
steady gain In nearly all the depart
ments which hav held SWAY for a
number OF years. and In the depart
ments which are new departures. In
which new lines Of goods are being en-
plotted. or in which there is usual de-
vclopment In any particular line or
lines. the gain has been stupendDus
within the last two or three years. and
the progress made this sesson has been
in as heavy a ratio as that Of last year
or the year before"
Speaking Of the holiday tade In
Cleveland. the Plain Dealer OF that city
says: IL the trade of the last few
days keeps up-snd IL is more likely to
continue at an increasing ratio until
the closing Of the doors on Christmas
eve-the probabilities are that the holi-
day trade Of the present season will be
the largest for many years and that
the stocks will be lower At the end Of
the season than had been expected.
Notwithstanding the larger prepara-
tions made In anticipation Of an In
creased demand"
Here in Montana the stores where
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-17
China's Reign Of Terror.

~ HE Chinese empress dowager. old
girl. continues To make things
lively-or. to be more exact.
TO make things deadly. Information
from Picking just received in San Fran
cisco is to the effect that the empress
is wedding out all the followers OF the
emperor wherever she ind them. Her
method Is more radical than tina q
the Irishman at Donnybrook fair who
acted IN the comprehensive principle
Of hitting every head that presented tt
self to his vision. When the Chinese
empress dowaGer sees an obnoxious
head she cuts IL Off.
The empress has bestowed the ia
"shang fand' sword upon Tsai
Chi. prince of Tusn. and Prince Tsai
Lienn. The sword carries with Il the
right to behead any person. regardless
of rank or dignity. without first asking
permission from the hrone. In this
way the impress expects to ~extinguish
any treachery before II has become ma
tured. Although the "shang fand"
sword has been an institution ever since
earliest Chinese history. II has been
only once bestowed during the present
dynast, There Is some curiosity as 10
hat would he the result II Teal Chi
and Tssi Lienn got Jealous and at
temped to use the shang fand sword
upon each other. There seems to lie a
division Of authority here that may lie
attended with fatal consequences.
The majority Of the victims 81 the
imperial old girl are said TO have been
eunuchs. palace slave girls and ladies'
i'm w~aiting-all those who had at one
time or other been looked upon with
favor by their imperial master. With
the exception of fourteen palace men
ials and four ladies in waiting. whose
active devotion to the emperor natural
ly marked them out for instant denun-
citation to the empress dowager by their
nviou fellow meniale. followed by
summary death at the hands OF the ex-
ecutioners belonging TO the palace de-
partment OF control and punishment,
the victims OF the empress dowager's
bloodthirsty vengeance We're executed.
after a short mock trial. in the order of
their denunciations. inside the palace
precincts. Never was mercy granted in
"A single instance. on went their heads
like those Of turkeys the week before
Thanksgiving day. II IL risky business
being a politician In China.