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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-23
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Officers Salaries Reduced for Ensuing
Two Years.

The council held a regular adjourn
ed mefting Friday afternoon, Mayor
MOoring presiding and all officers
present. Aftersome unfinished BUSH
ness was transacted the finance COM
mittee submitted report suggesting
salaries for officers to be- elected
April next. After discussing the
report salaries We're fixed as follows:
City SECRETARY, ~ clerk Of Council.
clerk u board Of equalization and
clerk Of cooperation court, $40. o per
annum; for assessing taxes. ODc o (
each one thousand dollars valuation;
for collecting taxes, etc, 1 per cent.
Marshal's salary $1,000 per annum:
Deputy Marshal's salary, t6DO.0 per
annum; eolOred policeman, 5000
per annum. Aldermen's salaries
same as heretofore. Several matters
embodied In the report relating To
the fire department, health depart
ment, street cleaning, ETC., were pas
sed until the next regular meeting
for final action. g.. NJ. BnndOn was
elected n member Of the school
board To oil the unexpired term Of
NJ. Parker, resigned.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-23

"'I wa. glad when they said unto
mo: lst u- go into the house OF the
Lord Methodist Epi-cal church.
T.. l.. Shetile- Pastor. Preaching 10
a. M, aud 7.0p. m., every sunday
sunday school 9:li e.. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday, 7:3O p. m. H..
VI. :. every Monday, $3.50 Pom.
Bryan. Texas" The foregoing 4,
the inscription on "a beautiful cal,n-
dur OF 1901 presented to the Eagle
by the Methodist pastor The
remembrance i- appreciated.
The compliments of the season
were -howcred upon the Eagle yes
trrday. by way Of neat remembran-
cos. Among them was beautiful
calendar of the New York Life
Insurance Co., presented by their
special agent and adIuster, Robt. G..
Tabor, of Bryan. The calendar card
Is work ~ art, and the calendar
being In large fine print, Is "a USE
ful Office help.
Midnight mass will be celebrated
az 1t. Joseph = Catholic church Mon
day night with special music by u
choir Of twelve voices under the de
rection Of Prof. Zchnal. Solemn
high mass will be- celebrated at ;
and 10 o'clock Christmas morning.
All persons are requested not Ia
shoot fireworks within two blocks Of
the church during these services.
Marriage licrses: Simon Freeman
10 Mrs. Angeline Levi, Il + VIII
liams 10 Miss Pearl Page, Albert
Jordon to Fannie Mails, John Hudic
10 Mary Kubeenna. Macy Slupek o.
sophia Pacholek. Frank Johnston Ia
Mrs. Matte Robinson, X W Jones "a
Miss Maud Beard, James Hinton Ia
Darkis Parker.
Mr. Ben Watson, n young man
twenty-three or twenty-fOur years
old, died Wednesday az 9 a. M, at
his home ON Mr.. George Echols
place. lie leaves a mother, two sis-
tiers aud brother who have Oh,
sympathy of the Eagle.
seasons joyful Grectings-Ursu.
| lines of Galveston. Nineteen hun.
dred This b. the pleasant greeting
that reaches The Eagle through th,
morning mails. May the Ur,ulinc,
live long 10 do their good work IN
the world.
H. W. Moore, j. w. Flint, Henry
! Cook, =. &. Conlee and Homer
! Vaughan Of Grimes county, wer,
among the many people who crossed
[ the new Ferguson crossing bridg,
and came To Bryan to trade TIM
week.
Rush Mcqueen of BRENNAN is her,
mingling with old friends, and Il
, greatly pleased with the marked i'm
proycments made since his last visit
The pastor requests the Eagle 4
announce the usual services at TN,
Methodist church today, with I
Christmas tree Monday niuht.
Rev. II. ID. Wilson will preach a
the Baptist church this morning n
| II o'clock.
On Monday | will sell every articl
on my toy counters at cost. NJ. II
James.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-23
Gay STATE AT BUFFALO.
Pine Historical Exhibit VIII he
Made by Massachusetts.

Pine Historical Exhibit VIII he
Made by Massachusetts.
The historic commonwealth Of Mas
sachusetis win have n most interesting
exhibit az the pan-American Exposl.
ton at Buffalo.
II Is being collected through the CO
operation u various societies. such No
the Sons ~ the Revolution. Daughters
OF the Revolution. Sons of the Ameri.
can Revolution, Daughters OF the Amer.
lean Revolution. the Society OF the War
Of 1872 and kindred organizations The
chairman " tie Massachusetts Pan.
American commission. Mr. Walter Oh
man Page Is leading spirit In these
societies and Is anxious that the wealth
Of historic material possessed by Mas
sachusetts should be adequately repre-
sented at the Pan-Amerlcan EXPOSE.
ton.
The matter Of a building has not yet
been definitely decided. but IL Is prob
able that the old Providence House.
which was one Of the historic buildings
Of Boston. win be reproduced ms a home
for Massachusetts exhibits az the TX.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-23

Or. q. VI Dp.- ha, gone tn visit
relatives at Alvin.
Prof T.. a. Cloud Of Kurfen wa, a
VISITOR to Bryan yesterday.
Judge W. j. Moore was I'm from
ih' ifhz"- bottom yesterday.
A home fora suitable lady rs COM
panion. Apply at Eagle office. rs
Miss Kate Grigcrs and j. II.
Mathis left yesterday for Georgia.
Mrs ". r. Connolly will lenve
today fora vi,itto Clarendon. Texas.
August Thompson Of College called
ON th' Eugle while Boo town ye-tcr-
day.
j ". Leigh ha, returned from
J"wgit tp spend Christmas with hi.
family
Mi,.e, Alelia and Nrllic Tabor
l,it yesterday 90 visit relatives Boo
Waco
Miss Mnybelle HOFFMAN ha. re.
turned from Huntsville, Co spend
Christmas.
On Monday will -rll every article
un my toy counter, af cost NJ. H..
james.
Joe BORDEN has returned to BRYAN
Aud has 20 position Wlfh thr trlc-
phone exchange.
For -ule or exchange. some soc-
oud-haud furniture ana % piano. See
br. j. l.. Fountain. %
/ Secthr hauI.Um, liurufi ardiuicrs.
. with and without PDde-tals. at
Reads Drug Store. iOtf
Road fho folderof Hoyt', "a Muk
/ White Flag sent ont with thf
/ Eagle uii- morning
The public school, have closed f1r
The holidays and fho boys and girl-
arc prpportionaiely happy
John -. Mike report. tine ship
ment Of fourteen or fifteen hundred
turkeys for the holiday season.
| on Monday ! will sell every article
ON my toy counters at cost. VI. H.
James.
| FOR RENT-The best photograph
gallery in amy interior town in Tex
a.. Address Box 10, Bryan, Texas
al
You cannot buy equal quality and
guaranteed goods cheaper anywhere
than at Caldwell's Jewclry store A
great variety 10 select from. Il
Rings. pins, breaches, bracelets
silvcrwarc, diamonds and jewelry OF
every description for Christina,
presents, az Caldwell's 10
The best refrigerated meats n al
kinds ~ the city Market, and ~ new
market opposite & w. d u. V. depot
is. W. buchanan, Prop. n
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-23

position In Buffalo. This building was
typical In lts style OF the old fashioned
Boston architecture and, IN addition.
possessed a special interest from lie
historic associations. II formerly stood
on the Washington street end OF Prov
idence court partly on the site Of what
Is now Clark's Tavern.
one Of the members OF the Massa-
chusetts commission TO the Paris Ex-
position. who recently returned from
the French fair, secured there about
$50 valuable exhibits. which win bs
transferred to the Pan-American at
Buffalo. EI.Mayor Frederick Fosdlck
OF Fitchburg and City Treasurer r. T.
TINT Of Springfield returned recently
from a visit OF a few days In Buffalo
very enthusiastic over the prospects
for the success Of the Exposition aud
are anxious TO have the good old Bay
State well represented there.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-23

fou can a,ppie-
mSHf fhc Iuie-
hdSsgeniai glow
uiM doeylTsa
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LOCAL NEWS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. uuuupnunuunu


Mr.. l.. c. MENDOZA is visiting 600
Dallas.
Andlrons, shoycls and Tong. at
Myers di7
Ho-ard Eavcs went to Naya.ota
q, t-rduy.
r W. Frame wa, here from Macy
yesterday.
Jim Henry wa. here from Edge
yesterday.
Sowing Machine. $1,000 To- $3.50
al Myers dl7
r. II. Scale was here from Bench
ley yesterday.
Car of choice alfalfa hay for sale
by Edge bros l1
j. II Reed and Will Terry wfre
a. town yesterday.
George Clayton was visitor 90
the city yesterday.
Mrs. ". 4. Reed and children are
visiting In Marlin
Mrs. j. j. Potts of Waco j. her,
visiting her parents.
Rodgers Plated Spoons, Kuive.
and Forks at Myers. az
Felix Mistrot IT,, returned Ia
Galveston yesterday.
Or. W. u. Gricc Of Cottonwood
was In town yesterday.
Chrz as presents for everybody
AT % Nll's icwelry store. IA
Onwysnday ! will sell every articl,
on my Roy counters at cost VI. II
James.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-23
Cotton Receipts.

MISSES DAISY Lee ana Matte
Gerald Of Ncllbom We're visitors 20
Bryan yesterday.
Yesterday Aas q record breaker
for crowds and business In the wide
awake up-to-date town Of Bryan.
on Monday ! will sell every article
on my toy counters at cost NJ II
James.
IN Cook and G. +. Wilmington
We're in town yesterday.
Some $50 or more American sculptor,
OF rluowu arr az wurl. upon thc deco.
mt.yc groups which are 20 have q
place 30 ibis Exposition These are
20 hc loarly an original productions
under tho master direction 90 Karl
Bitter 10 viii be- the most elaborate
use 0f decorative sculpture ever under.
taken 90 90 Exposition. there being
more than rs groups These win
| alorn Tie fountains bridges. entrances
10 buildings aud other salient points.
Besides thc pools and fountains. with.
In the several courts win be n grand
aud stately. canal which viii surround
the entire group OF buildings. In the
southern reaches Of this canal are
artificial bodies ~ water known rs the
Mirror lakes from which lavoons *.
tend in several directions. thickly set
with aquatic plants ~ rare species
In addition 10 the sunkcn gardens
and other floral features of the courts
will be- the horticultural exhibits In the
southern part OF the grounds These
VIII consist % several acres of beds Of
the finest productions Of the best nurs.
cries and greenhouses OF the western
world The competition Tor supremacy
viii Doe very keen and the lover Of flow.
ers viii have rare opportunity to
make comparison ~ the merits Of
the productions OF competing growers.
Mark BENNITT.
The Western outlook., 1900-01-27
BOnaD2rtist Nobility.

The BOnapartist nobility have q tai
ent for gliding their coronets through
marriage. A Ney in 1890 secured the
heiress of Lafitte, the banker. His
nephew married the adopted daughter
of Nine. Heine. The Due de RiyOli
married the latter when she was
Dowager Duchesse dElchingen. He
and she are now Prince and Princess
of Essling, Most of the MuratS have
married great heiresses. The Prince
de Wagram Is husband of n Frankfort
Rothschild. FOuche, Due d'Otrante. Is
settled in Sweden, and has had matr!-
monial fortune there. The Due dc
Tarente has just married the widow o.
NJ. Camescasse, who was an eminent
barrister, prefect Of police, deputy,
and one of the most amiable French
men | ever knew. The new Duchesse
Company of Omnibuses and has for
tune from other sources. She has two
daughters nearly grown up who attend
ed the wedding. They give promise Of
beauty. The wedding took place at
Douai Marshal Macdonald, first Due
de Tarente, was not Scotch by birth,
but the grandson of ScOtchman who
was driven by the defeat of the second
pretender to take refuge in France. He
settled at AuXerre. The Marshal was
not Bonapartist In feeling. But he was
so cOld-shOuldered by restored royalty
as to he glad of its disappearance In
1830.-LOrdon Truth.
The Western outlook., 1900-01-27
MEN OF MIGHTY FEET.

IL Not Giants They We're at Least I'm
commonly Large.
Was the great west inhabited by a
race of giants in prehistoric days? K
B. Laird, who was in Kansas City re
Gently, claims to have new evidence
that it was, says the Kansas City Jour
nal. He is New England geOlOgist.
who has spent many months in making
Investigations in the canyons, table
lands and gorges of Arizona. He lefr
for the east with his evidence, In thA
shape of n vOluminOus typewriter
manuscript, carefully put away in a
handbag. He declined to make public
the full purport of the document.
Mr.. Laird makes no boast at having
had a hand in the investigation. but
says the discoveries were made by IA
guide who has been resident of WI
liams, A. r., for many years and who
has been in every nook and Granny Of
the mountains in that district. The
claim that there existed in prehistoric
times race of giants is old. but proofs
arc not found every day. In this case
they were found in the shape of i'm
mense footprints, which have become
hardened in the limestone formations
of the district.
To substantiate his statements Mr..
Laird carries with him Seye al photo
graphs, showing by comparison with
the foot of Il miner the relative size OF
the giants foot. Some idea Of its great
size can be gained when it is Sc IL that
the depression in the rock strata caused
by the great toe is more than twice rs
large as the miners foot The fact that
animals in prehistoric periods were of
such immense size is advanced rs IN
argument that man was also abnormal
ly large. Laird is a firm believer in
this theory.
The Western outlook., 1900-01-27
If Man Were n Flea.

Snyder, the calculating barber, had
NOT UpurTrTi ifrfS fps for fully four min
utes. and il was plain to be seen that
he had something on his mind. Finally
he swallowed twice, breathed hard for
a moment and gave vent to his feelings
in this manner:
1--WE been thinking what / could do
if were only Il flea. | read in Il scien-
tific paper the other day that if Il man
were built on the same lines as flea
he could jump from Philadelphia to
pittsburg in one leap mean, of
course. if lie had all the power of a
flea increased in proportion TO his size.
Think how quickly he could circum-
navigate the globe. 1t might be pOssi-
ble to get around the world in an hour
The distance from Philadelphia TO
Pittsburg is 354 miles, and the equato-
rial circumference of the earth is "a
902 miles.
"A simple calculation in mental arith-
metic will show you that this would be
a fraction over 20 leaps. 1t surely
wouldn't take a minute for each Jump,
judged from the liveliness of the flea.
&hink of coming in here, with three or
four customers ahead of you, and, in
stead Of sitting down and waiting, just
taking few jumps around the world
TO Kill time. There you are, sir. Witch
hazel or bay rum Y-Philadelphia Rec
ord
The Western outlook., 1900-01-27
Mrs. Kruger.

= Everybody knows with what wifely
care England's great leader was looked
afterby Mrs. Gladstone. Africas sturdy
old patriot has also a devoted wife. who
watches his public utterances prehaps
as jealously as Mrs. Gladstone did
those of her husband.
When the Executive Council is dis
cussing state measures in the reception
room Mrs. Kruger generally sits in
little room just across the hall, and al
though to an ordinary observer her
mind seems to be entirely occupied
with her knitting she knows everything
that is going on in the opposite room.
Mrs Kruger is very important per-
sonage in South Africa, even If she
does look after her own cooking and
live in the most unostentatious way.
She is member of the celebrated
Duplessis family, which is related to
Cardinal Richelieu. She is the mother
of fourteen children. seven of whom are
living. Her picture shows her as a stout
old Dutch lady with q very plain face
that has the attraction OF great kindli-
ness and common sense.
The Western outlook., 1900-01-27
KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN
The Peculiar ,Jains.

Ernest NJ Bowden In The Nineteenth
Century reports chat with Raja
Sivaprasad on Jainism. The Jains
pay more regard to the feelings of the
lower animals than any other sect in
the world; will not kill them or injure
them; are careful to avoid destroying
even insects, sometimes wearing a
handkerchief over the mouth to pre-
vent any living creature being breath
ed in. 1t may be argued that this
tenderness will prove in the long run
fatal to it's pOssessors, handicapping
them seriously in the struggle for life
with less scrupulous rivals. AS evil
dence to the contrary Mr.. Bowden
points to the Jains:
Notwithstanding the opposition. IL
not active prosecutions, OF bygOne
times, the one small sect which. more
than any other in the world. has
taught and practiced the doctrine of
'ahimsa.' or 'nOninjury,' to living crea-
lures. stands today. after some four
and twenty centuries. by far the most
prosperous community In population
verging on 3OO,O00,OOO"
The Western outlook., 1900-01-27
bout Ave feet wide. The size Is ampi4,

about Ave feet wide The size Is ample,
because they are used merely for sleep
ing apartments. Reading, smoking. and
writing rooms, as well rs lavatories.
are provided in other parts of the
building. On the floor of each sleeping
room is a rug. Each room has a chair
and small closet. The bedstead is
iron. and ii is provided with a hair
mattress hair and feather pillows, and
clean sheets. blankets. and spread or
covering. The 30-cent rooms are in the
corners of the building. and they are
somewhat larger than the others. These
latter rooms each have two windows.
supplied with outside air, While the
cheaper compartments have one win
dow each. as a rule. All the rooms have
electric lights. The lodgers are not
permitted to have heavy baggage in the
rooms. Trunks and similar effects are
cared for in the basement, where there
are individual locked storage cOmpart-
ments. Washstands are provided in
the corridors on each floor. The plaster
partitions dividing the sleeping cham
bers stop eighteen inches below the
ceilings. This arrangement permits
free and constant circulation Of nj
even when the windows are closed, be
cause the ventilating machinery is al
ways in operation.
The restaurant is cheerful, handsome
and spacious, and it can accommodate
at one time 800 persons. The regular
dinner, consisting of soup, meat, vege-
tables, dessert, and tea, coffee, or milk,
costs 10 cents. Twenty-one meal tickets
can be purchased for So. The cost,
therefore, to a man for meals, lodging,
baths, and the other privileges of the
hotel need not be In excess of $40 per
week. He obtains, In return for his
money, value that he could not get else
where for twice the expense, and he
carried on upon so large scale. If
81 per week be assumed to be the
charge to the average guest, 1t Is
worth while to add that there are some
who get along with less expense.
While the average meal costs 10 cents,
q scent dish or 10-cent dish may be
ordered, or for 10 cents may be obtained
a special breakfast, consisting of two
eggs, boiled, fried, or scrambled, two
rolls, and a cup of coffee. By such
economies the expense of living at a
Mills hotel may be brought within 81
a week. The furnishings throughout
are plain (but not cheap, substantial,
and Ortable.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Western outlook., 1900-01-27
LIGHT SMOKERS.
The Japanese Are Satisfied with Small
Quantities of Tobacco.

The Japanese Are Satisfied with Small
Quantities of Tobacco.
"You may have noticed that the Jap
anese who visit America are very mod
crate smokers" said a prominent Jap
anese now travelling in the United
States to a Star reporter recently.
"Those Of my countrymen who do in
dulge in the weed mostly smoke ciga-
rettes or preferably the smallest pipes
filled with the mildest tobacco obtain
able. OF course, there are Japnese
who, like some Americans, have such
q craving for tobacco that nothing less
than the strongest cigar or the largest
pipe Will satisfy them. But such smOk-
ers are exceptionally few among the
Japanese. AS rule, my countrymen,
while at home and abroad, are satisfied
with short smokes, such as cigarette
or tiny pipe affords.
"The Japanese are moderate smokers,
not so much because they are small
people, but for the reason that up to
within recent years but very little to-
bacco came into Japan and the tariff on
it was very high. Being a poor but
frugal race, the masses purchased only
limited quantities of the weed, which,
as a matter of economy, they have for
generations been taught to smoke in
only the tiniest of pipes. These pipes,
the most popular of which hold about
as much tobacco as would fill an ordin-
arv thimhla arn a survival of the daVS
when money was scarce, tobacco dear
and the tariff high. In another genera
tion or two, when Japan shall have
taken her place among the wealthy ma
tions of the world, my countrymen will
no doubt smoke large quantities of to-
bacco, and then the small pipes will be
Abandoned for big ones, such as
Englishmen and Americans now
SmOEpo
The Western outlook., 1900-01-27
Wennnnn of the skunk.

A skunk once challenged n lion to
single combat. The lion promptly de-
clined the honor. why" said the
skunk. "are you afraid?" VERY much
so," said the lion. ''for you would only
gain fame for having the honor to fight
with a lion. while every one who met
me for a month would know | had
been in company with a skunk"
This reminds us of the story about
Henry Ward Beecher's father, the ia
nous DR.. Lyman Beecher, who, when
asked why he did not reply to some
body who had severely attacked him
in a newspaper, replied that when a
young man. crossing n field one night
with an armful of books, he saw n
small animal and after hurling several
volumes at the animal found he got the
worst of it. and ever since had thought
it better to let such animals alone
Our Dumb Animals.
The Western outlook., 1900-01-27
SPENDS LIFE KILLING WOLVES
Nebraska Man Who Has a Queer Oc-
cupation.

cupatiOn.
Peter A. Watson C'Wolf Watson
of Omaha, Neb., draws salary from
the Nebraska Live Stock association to
pay him for putting in his entire time
killing wolves. He has reduced the
wolf census of the state so that he can
kill but 20O year now. When he De
gan he killed 500 year.
Watson's father, famous hunter.
who shot buffalo with Buffalo Bill Oh
n contract to supply the Union Pacific
railroad builders with meat, was killed
in wolf chase.
The son is now 80. as straight as an
Indian and a famous rider. He goes
from point to point where complaint Is
made of wolves depredations, riding a
superb horse and accompanied by six
of his fine Staghounds. Dogs anu
prairie.
Then the training shows. A wolf
could kill one of Watson's dogs, but the
six show team work, and so divide the
nimaPs attention that they are seldom
ljured.
Upon his hunting trip Watson carries
only revolver, and seldom needs to use
even that. When he needs it. he needs
it badly, for though a wolf will never
attack man so long as he might run.
4 hard pressed wolf will sometimes sell
his life dearly.
Once big gray wolf jumped at Wat
son, clawing the fianks of his horse and
the riders right leg and hand. Watson
reached over with his left hand, drew
his pistol and fired four shots ut the
wolf. but didn't harm the brute much.
as his horse danced about so as to spoil
his aim. Watson had but one shot left.
He put his pistol in the VOLTS mouth
and, at the risk of blowing off his own
fingers, fired. That shot finished the
animal, after which the bleeding man
and horse had ten weary miles to travel
to the nearest town. But. weak as they
were from loss of blood. they took the
wolf with them
The Western outlook., 1900-01-27
And the Minister smiled.

The York (AIe.) Transcript says that
a Portland minister recently called up
on one of the families in his parish
He ascended the steps and knocked at
the door. Receiving no response. he
was about to depart when he heard a
window in the next house open and q
WOman's voice say. Mrs. Smith. the
minister's at your door,
What was the pastors surprise and
amusement when he caught Mrs.
Smiths response waited gently around
the corner of the house, "Sh, don't you
s'pose | know itr'
The next Sunday after service Mrs.
Smith met her pastor and expressed
her sorrow that she was away when he
had called