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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25
LoNoFELLow ON EMERSON.
Funny Twist witch lie Gave Co the
Verse of Ills Friend.

Funny Twist which lie Gave Co the
Verse % nis Friend.
In the FIRST number OF the Atlantic
Monthly. forty years ago. Ralph Waldo
Emerson had a poem called "Brahma."
which puzzled both critics and common
readers. says the Hartford Courant.
Some said Il was the greatest poem OF
the century; some said Il was nonsense.
The first verse ran AZ follows:
III the red slayer thinks he slays,
Or II the slain think he Is slain,
They know not well the subtle ways
keep the passes and turn again. q"
That winter Il happened that a rela-
tive OF the poet Longfellow living In
another state bought a sleigh. and In
a family letter TO the cousins In Cam
bridge there was wall lest the Janu-
airy thaw. which had followed the pur-
chase. should keep them from enjoy
ing the gay cutter that season. When
the letter was answered. LOngfellow
contributed this verse. which has. We
believe. never been printed:
ITO ---. on the Purchase OF a
sleigh:
II the red sleigher thinks he slelghl
or II the slelghln' thinks Il Is sleigh.
In.
They know not we'll the subtle ways
OF snow. that comes and goes
again"
Il Is delightful 20 hnd Longfellow
parodying his friend Emerson.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

tells many wonderful stories OF his
trip TO Europe. where he sold buifaloes
TO kings and queens and saw the sights
OF Paris and Berlin. lie has only a
remnant OF the fortune which his ami
mails brought him. The bulk OF Il was
swallowed up in booming towns In
southwestern Kanaaa
Jones wears an antique oyercoat.
which resembles a coarse quality OF
Turkish toweling. The coat Is not
worth much. but money couldn't buy
the collar. Il was cut from buffalo
robe. When that collar IL worn on;
Jones last buffalo relic will have dis.
appeared.
Buffalo" Jones IL growing old, but
denies Il. His hair Ia yet unstreakei
with gray. His face shows the hard
lines OF frontier lie. but he Is agile
and frolicsome and jumped over a
three-foot fence to show the CORE
spondent that his 50 years ala not In
terfere with bis nlmbleness. Said he:
Il am as good a man now as was
twenty-five years ago. never used
tobacco. never drank whisky. always
averaged three square meals a day.
steered clear Of poker and breathcd
the pure. fresh air Of the Kansas pral.
ries for over thirty years"
Jones was born In Illinois and was d
schoolmate Of Joe Flfer lie went "a
Kansas In 1866. going hrst to Don't
phan county. lie settled upon a claim
IN Osborn county four years later. and
Il was there that bis buffalo huntlnl
began. His home was on the south
fork Of the Solomon river. a region
that was black with herds Of buffalo o.
the grazing season. Jones soon ahan
doned farming. and followed the herd
for their hides. Persons who skinned
the carcasses paid him for the killing
he had many encounters with Indians
who followed the hunters and destroy
cd the hides. Chief Mig Bow OF th
CheyCnres. now at Fort Reno. ono
came near getting Jones scalp. IN wha
Is now Beaver county. Oklahoma
Jones was a good rife shot. acquirin
his skill by shooting on horseback run
ming antelope. lie did most Of hi
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

Byron Collins. who murdered A Nor
mon for money AZ vernal three years
ago. Is also looked upon "a a leader.
Among other notorious characters Ia
the sang are Bert Charters and Billy
sawtelle. Charters has the reputatl m
OF being one Of the boldest cattle
thieves In the west. while saNtelle han
within year figured IN two killings.
Jack Garland. a noted fighter who cut
man In pieces" IN Eaglo county.
Colorado. last year. and BUS Peralnos.
alias Cherokee Buss." are both well
known ouuawa In the Powder Springs
division.
a negro named Isham Dart. other
wise known a. "Gruhhcd the Left" ON
account Of his having lost his left ear
In fight. Is believed to be an import
ant figure ir the business OF the gang.
Dart holds out IN Browns Park on tho
Green river. and Is thought 20 10
mediator between the Ute Indians and
the outlaws IN the exchange Of stolen
goods. The Indians each fall come
over TO Colorado to hunt. and last fan
they are said to have taken back with
them several thousand head Of Color
ado horses and cattle. for which the
supposltion Is they gave Dart Utah
horses and cattle that the brands
might not be detected.
A similar exchange Ia believed TO be
carried on between the Wyoming and
Idaho gangs Dart Is refugee from
Colorado justice. he having made a
sensational escape from the authori-
ties at Hahn's Peak. Colorado. last year
by riding ninety miles over the noun
tains between sunset and dawn without
changing horses.
The crimes accredited TO these ban
dltii are legion. The stock dopreda.
lions Of the Holo-in-the-wall gang are
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

hunting between the Republican aud
Tho smoky llill rivers.
Il saw In 1866" said Jones that
buffalo were being cXtermlnalcd. I
was not hunting them. but resolved 20
atom, Tor my past cgssCdncss by saw
lnr az many as I could. went on nv
arst expedition that year ] had a
complete camping outfit and carried a
large supply of condensed milk Tor The
calves. made a drive OF 200 miles
and struck the headquarters Of the
North Canadian river, IN No Mans
land. There were probably 1900 huf.
falo IN that locality that year, saw
COO IN one herd. II was impossible 20
re, anything except calves, NJ which
I roped fourteen. Only four were saw
ed. an over six months old dying
quickly. There Il a strange hing about
a buffalo they get 80 mad Ia captivity
that they can actually will themselves
TO die and fan over rigid. and dead
az a door nail
"The next year set out In the spring
for the South Canadian river In Texas,
and got on the trail Of buffalo near
Tusoosa. which Is where the Fort
Worth a Denver railway nov crOsses
the South Canadian river saw about
Loco buffalo. got sixteen calves. and
saved eight I found that ! had made
a mistake In not taking milch cows
with me-
ION my third trip IN 1855 I had =
herd OF thirty domestic cows This
llme I saw only about 600 hpgaio. They
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

famous throughout the entire vest
The rohbing OF the United States pay
master last spring anu the Meeker.
Col. and Montpelier. Idaho. bank raids
were executed with all the boldness II
the world-famous Jesse James raids
The Brldger. wyo.. store robbery and
the late highway robbery and murder
Of the Hahn's Peak miner are still fresh
10 the minds Of the inhabitants. ne
Ii also the Lander Rawlins stage hold.
up OF last month. Within a year the
bodies Of half-do1en emlgrants and
prospec,ors have been found bleach
lng upon the hillpldes with no cleW
AS To- how they may have met death
The bank robbery of last March s
said 10 have Noted the handiiii more
than 10000. The robbers were tracked
on that occasion as lar as the nagg
postoficc In the Powder Springs dis
tr.c,. bat no one dared 90 follow them
farther On several occasions mon
have been sent 10 investigate the
strengths and habits of the Powder
Springs gang. but only one has oytr
returned Co render a report
The chief amusement OF the outlaws
Is found iu what they term shooting
up" the frontier towns. and Tor This
recreation they take a day on per
haps twice month. Their last pas.
time % this Kind was INDUCED On a Tea
days ago. when twenty Of the gang.
under leadership OF JET Dunbar. sho,
up both Raggs and Dixon. and les
scarcely e. llght or window pane iu
/ either of the tvo places. Al Dixon
I the boys had most OF their fun with au
angcr,d saloon keeper who refused 20
do their bidding. and Cyinced bis rc-
sentiment by throwing a beer bottle
roughly no nunhars head. This pro-
I YuhCi The leader. and Dc ordered sew
cIal uf his men 10 mount their horses
/ and ride into the saloon and order ont
/ The drinks for all. including a bucket
of water for each 81 The horses, 10 b.
served over Che haI The saloon
. keeper filled every order under cover
. of a dozen rcyolvCrs. and for his tr1n-
blc was permitted TO stand az the rear
end of bis saloon and hold beer glasses
upon his head while Dunbar and ais
companions shattered them 10 pieces
with their revolyo,s az a distance Of rs
PAGES.
Tho sll0onkcepcr was then forced "a
dance while bullets flew NJ his heels
and after several minutes Of this exhil
Grating exercise he was asked 10 eoua
the bullet holes Ia the 0oor. OF thssi
there were twenty-five. and for oacl
one Dunbar gave him 81 with which {,
buy new lumber.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

In the brazilian hotels men are en-
ploycd 10 DO the chamber work. and
they are prone TO rush into the bed
rooms of the guests when occasion re-
qulrcs without knocking. A prim
little Yackce "schoolmarm" visiting
Rio lsnclro was much annoyed at this
custom. and after mildly protesting
several times without effect. she said
severely 10 the boy who did the work
In her room: Juan. be good enough
20 understand that will not allow You
10 open the door Of my room without
knocking. n you do Il again I shall
certainly report YOU NJ the ONCE. why.
I Nigh. be dressing!" No danger "
that. sonora" responded Juan. In his
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25
DEVIOUS DEFINITIONS.

"a mark Of respect In the United
States.
Lawsuli-Tho uniform worn BY a
policeman.
MIRA timid liquid tina, frequently
has 20 take water.
Dignity--A thing some men stand ON
when they are short.
Handkerchiof-An article that Is al.
ways ont In the cold.
Flaitery-The praise we hear be.
slowed upon other people
sin-The label pasted on many OF
mans popular amuscments
Bustle-A hollow mockery TO which
women are frequently attached.
Thermomeier-An instrument used
20 regulate the price OF Ice and coal.
Blockhead-The wooden Indian who
spends hiS time posing In front Of a
cigaret emporium.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25
WAS a aRioHT BoV.
nat ne Wanted the Monument Opened
an sundays.

on sundays.
Say. mister. have you ever been up
In that placer" said boy. probably Is
or i6 years old. addressing a stranger
on one OF the Walt line cars. The car
just passed the monument lot, and the
boy pointed 10 the shaft as he spoke,
says the Washington Star Whats
Il like7' he asked. bis first question
having been answered In the afirma-
tive. Il should think n boy like you
would have been there for yourself. "
replied the stranger. rive been think
ing about Il for a long time. replied
the boy. "and guess I'll do H. Whom
] go by In the morning Il looks 40 big
and strange standing In the mist, with
just a little sulight on the top. Then
when / come back It's mostly dark
and the great white shaft stands out
against the sky. I always look az II
and / want 10 60 in 4 and get away
up At the top. Some OF these days I'll
do H. Do you think could make II
In half an hour2 might stand 20
have my pay locked for half an hour.
But I'm afraid that II got up there
might stay longer and then I'd be
short on money TO pay my board that
week. ! 10 there Sundays and walk
around II sometimes. but IT'S shut then.
Say. do you know. mister. believe
that II George Washington was living
he would have that open for a little
while on Sundays and holidays. I've
been thinking that maybe II might be
open a while on Thanksgiving day.
II II amt I'll 90 there some day. any
how. and get locked for a."
Where do you work. asked the
stranger.
Down here In a sawmul. You see
I set only 81 n week. and two OF tina,
has 20 10 for board But I've been Ia
a manual training school and can turn
and think they'll put me on a lathe
soon. Then IN get more money. II
! don't see u before that ! can then
afiord TO be locked for long enough "a
see the monument. Don't you thinh
they ought 10 let ms In on holidays
I've been here for six months. The
hrst two days had nothing TO do. ant
| saw the capitol and something else
but was a stranger and did not know
where 10 so then. got work an,
have had no time since. No. OF course
don't 90 to school. but the folks
board with take the papers and le
me have them when they are through
read those things that Interest me
and get q pretty good idea OF things.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

ana from thence into the street. Il
vas. no doubt. the messenger.
thought. and I picked mp a book aud
commenced reading. Nearly an hour
passed. and still the lady did not make
her appearance. nor did the hoy re-
turn. The friend she had sent Tor
must live al some distance. thought,
or the lady Ia unusually careful about
her toilet: and 80 another hour went
b.. Al last l grew impatient and
knocked az the door.
MADAM. can walt no longer"
There was no reply. I knocked re-
peatedly and at last determined 10 force
an entrance. Strange fears harassod
me; I began 10 suspect. knew not
what. II took but a moment TO drive
IN the door. and once In The apartment
The mystery was revealed. The robes
Of the lady lay upon the noor, and scat
tered over the room were suits OF
boys wearing apparel, similar 20 that
Eorn BY the mulatto. On a table was
cosmetic that would stain the skin
20 light. delicate brown.
I was follcd, for n surety; the lady
had escaped In the disguise OF the
messenger. should have detected the
rusa I felt Inundated. and deter
mlncd 70 redress my error. knew she
would not remain In the city an in
slant longer than she could get away
I hurried 20 her bankers. but found
that abe had draan the amount due
her an hour ago.
who presented the checkg" asked
oi the clerk.
"A mulatto boy-lt was made payable
10 bearer"
There was yet a chance. The French
steamer left within an hour; Il was
possible she would seek that means OF
escape. 1 jumped IN a cab and arrived
ihoro ten minutes before she left the
Nharf-jusi IN time 10 assist an aged
and dCcrcplt gentleman Into the cabin
There were few passengers; none OF
them answered the description OF a,
person ! sought. I stood on the wharf
watching the receding vessel until Il
disappeared. was In the act OF turn,
Ing away. when a hackman appreciate,
me with the remark:
'Mr r.. did you ree that old mar
on boardi he had a Ions white bear,
and hair that fell on his shoulders"
'sYesr'
well. sir. there's something curlou
about him."
why"
"why. when he got Into my carrlag
be was a muiatto boy. and when h
got out he was an old mani"
I win not use the expression use
lhen--it was neither refined nor pOli,
for I knew the vessel would be "a
out AZ sca before she could be 0yel
taken. was foiled BY a woman. Nc
could I help rejoicing. now that n
chase was over. that she had escape
innocent or guilty. there was a char
about her none could resist. The spo
q her wondrous beauty affected a
Who approached her. Il ilngers
ny memory yet. aHd / could not has
lhe ain Of her blood upon my cor
ncIenoa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25
FACTS ABOUT FUEs.
nsttsr In Quality aad Lever In Price
Here Than Abroad.


Fur garments In this country are
lower In price and better In quality
than abroad and their finish. as we'll
as style, ia faul,less. says Cloaks and
Furs. Fine furs. such as foxes, chin
chillas, sahlCs. ermino. and sea otter
are brought TO this country free Of
duty. so that Gwen n these furs are
purchased abroad no duty is saved
These furs are dressed and prepared
hy American workmen In 30 superior
manner that European iurrlors In
trust their curing to American hrms.
Seal garments are cheaper today than
for long time. Notwithstanding the
scarcity OF seals. Stables Of all descrip'
lions and from all countries will form
an important part OF the FUR business
during the present season, and Ut
tie common sense. practical iniorma-
ton on this. the noblest of furs. will
not come amlss. Stables lead for fash
ionablo fur trade An Is not sable
that "a so-called Stables from 81 to
$3.50 apiece are entitled TO that name.
japanese sable Is OF greenlsh gray col
or and has a bright yellow throat
Il il worth about $3.50. The next In
price. Hudson Bay sabos. are light
brown In color and have a pinklsh-
brown throat. According TO color and
luster and range IN price from $3.50 20
$50. and moro for sllycry specimens.
The skin OF the Persian lamb Ia dy,d
In this country as lustriously AMI
well az abroad. and garments Of II are
purchased cheaper In this country than
anywhere else IN the world Persian
lamb for garment purposes began 10
hnd popularity with the appearance "
electric seal or hrown-dyed rabbit fur
from which the hair had been e!lmin-
ated by machinery. Il takes a good
lurrier TO tell al a glance the differ
ence between the real seal and iis Inn
itation. whereas the real Persian laml
garment % easily recognized by even
inexperienced eyes Tho American
skunk. one o. the most reliable urs
Is sold under the name Of Alaska "a
BILE The skin Of the ordinary blaci
house cat. hguriug under the cogno
men Of genet. Is humoruusly term,l
roof sable By the trade
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25
A nImenlt one.lIan.

ITS hard problem" remarked the
man Who can't be kept from getting in
,ercsted In small matters. What's
hard problem" This question OF re-
anement. ia like 20 see SOMEBODY who
Ia able to slt down and figure out Just
how much fuss a man Of wealth can
make In his efforts to be exclusive be-
fore he becomes ostentauous. wash
ington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25
"lEE' nnNnAR

al the hands o. the ayenglng cluEcas
OF Meokor In last years slaughter II
the Meeker bank robbers O. thought
TO preside over the Browns Hole gang:
Jim Stevens, wanted. Il h said. by
Colorado authorities for many crimes,
Is the probable leader OF Robbers
Roosi; Andy Strong, well known In
Utah criminal range annalstls book
ed as being the local chief OF the
Green mountain contingent
Tom Turloy, a refugee from Color
ado Justice rs the brutal murderer OF
Ed Neimon at River Bend on the Kan
sas Pacific railroad In 1878. Il thought
to hold high position Of some kind.
and many think him 10 be the sea-
eral In command instead o. Dunbar.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25
c,h 80. Ch.,rsa ter pl.l.nrr.

"On leaving the Holy Empire" said
an American the other day. Il came
on through Germany and Holland.
They are ahead Of us there In some
things Cabs. for instance Not only
are they cheaper and therefore In gen,
eral use among all but the very poor
but they arr better equipped. Fares
are registered automatically. Each
cab has a cyclometer on one OF rs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

The humanlarlans OF England say
that the method Of taking the shell
from the tortoise ls cruel. on bolng
caught the tortoise o. seml-hrollcd
over a Gre OF red cmhcrs until the
flesh that retains the coveted she'll 10
It's body Is sofiened. The animal O.
then shelled clean. and though the
suffering mus, be- intense Il rarely dies.
but In few months Knows another
she'll ~ which u a. deprived In the
same manner
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

The Shoals. Ca, Messenger editorial
" remarks: "Our mother-in.law ar
rived yesterday from Mobile. where
she has been having a tussle with the
yellow fever. We knew right from tho
start that the fever couldn't do r."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

HAT Is believed TO
be the greatest
criminal league
that has ever cx-
listed In America b
operating In tho
mountains along
the frontiers of
Colorado. Wyom
Ing. Utah and Ida
no. The powerful
hand OF organized
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

Bert Brlnlce, while riding horobaok
at brcaknock speed az Mex nney. Tex.
In the dark ran agalnst a farmers wRg-
on. The wagon tongue entered his loft
side and went clear through his body.
When help reached him he was swing.
ing On the tongue, dead.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

The Gary home. In Washington.
which was formerly occupied by Phile-
tus Sawyer. Wisconsin's ex-senator. Ia
an exceedingly pretty place Tho
hangings are especially odd They are
shaped to the doors and fan without
ullness and are dun pink In color.
heavily embroidered IN gold. Pink Is
also the prevailing color in the draw
ing room. Satin damask covers the
walls a. high as the frioze. The house
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

Grief-There are a large number OF
Erieis that are entirely unnecessary
and seli-imposed because Of the in-
ferior ends for which many llve-'Rev.
George d. Baker. Presbyterian. PhllA.
deiphla. Pa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25
BY BUFFALO JONES.
ANIMALS HE CAPTURED SCAT
TERED OVEN THE WORLD.
Booming Towas In Kansas Hes
a. Good Man Now ~ lie Was
twenty-five Years Ago -Eathaslssiic
over New scheme.

Is photographs are
about all Buffalo
Jones has left OF
his proves a. a
buffalo KILLER His
bunaloes are scat
tered throughout
the world from
San Francisco TO
the hunting forests
OF the great car
OF Russia. Jones
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

Tommy" said the teacher, what
Il meant by nutritious food7' Some
thing that Amt 20, no taste to H." re-
piled Tommy.-Tlt-Dlts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

"A Kentucky man has recovered a
nam which was stolen several years
ago. u had become potriaed." pet.
rihed' That's hare. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

flowers always stands on an lnlald "a
Bile beside a handsome lamp. The FUR
rugs In this room are OF enormous size.
and there are several OF them. on
from the drawing room opens a small
reception room ln blue and dark wood
The dining room b. wainscoted IN old
mahogany 10 within two Zee, af the
ceiling, and an the furniture in the
room Dc OF the same wood. The side.
board is lnlald
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25

rovols In friczcs. They are an hand
painted. and represent a formidable
quantity Of work. That In the draw
Ing room Is a rose pattern. IN the din
INK room there ls one showing the pea.
Geek 10 all his glory. and the ceilings
are also painted In designs harmonic.
ing with thc frlozcs Mrs Gary has
chosen American beauty roses 10 b.
the flower for Ills room. and a large.
slim. vase fun OF those beautiful
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-25
Tho chlaaman.. Handle

The original Idea Of the Chinaman'a
pig-tall was that Il formed a convent
oni handle, by which, one day, he
would be lifted up TO paradise. THIS
curious belief Is stlll to be found among
the natives.