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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-04
KRACSETAYLOR COMPANY.

TN, kuu-e-fuylor company has
returned tu Bryan bigger and better
than over. They opened week b
sume.mautv with % big crowd Boz at
|fDuIaue. Oh tna opera house last
.u.elL They are carrying special
scenery aud handsome costumes aud
have number of now strong plays
/ in their repertOir. The clever and
versatile Jack 4. Taylor is still al
the bend of tho company and appear
ed last night Zoo the leading role Oi
Man aud WIFE, q society comedy.
Mr Taylor had considerable oppor-
tuuity Tor thc display Of his ability
land made good Use Of d.. The
piece has SOME strong situations
which were effectively brought out;
the support was satisfactory through
ont. numbering several who won
favor while here with the company
| last season. The Woods children
made "a decided hit with their violin
playing. singing and cake walk.
| Their work b. really wonderful and
seq the audience Wild. Bryan thea
ire goors may settle themselves 90
% solid weeks enjoyment Of good
plays 90 popular prices. Michael
-'r1god, ' q Russian play, strong In
dramatic interest. viii be presented
|H.uiuIf
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-04

The first iusallment Of cattle for
incubation against Texas fever was
received Ht the college last week and
placed Boo charge of tue veterinary
department.. They consisted of q
carload of pure bred Red Polls.
three males aud tweufy-tur.r
females, purchased hy Howell Bros.
OF tui- city from % Wisconsin
breeder 4 carload OF Short Horn
snd also some Hcrcfurds are expect
ed soon. The success THAT has uf-
tended This work under thc -up,ni-
sion of nr. Francis will inevitably
Doe "a great boon to the cattle husI-
ness of Texas. Mossrs. Howell
Bros intend establishing q model
stock farm near the city where they
recently purcha-hed land aud are
already making extensive improve
ments They will spare neither
pains or expense In making the en-
terprise up-to-dnte In every respect.
Rev. J. G. Mickle, presiding elder
~ the Huntsville district, left yes
terday for Rockdale 20 attend con-
ference. As before stated. he will
ask for the superannated relation on
account NJ 40 health and will locate
at Bandoa, Bandera county, Texas.
He hopes to regain his health and
re-entpr the active work OF the
ministry. II Is needless 20 say the
good wishes and payer, Of the peo-
| pie ~ this section are with him.
There l. quite u coincidence In tn
facts that his first sermon after re-
Iceiyiug his appointment was preach
ed at Alexander chapel Ia this
county twenty-five years ago, aud
probably the last sermon he will
| preach while IN the itinerant
ministry was delivered at the same
place last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John DAILY are In re-
ccipt of a souvenir postal card from
Rome, written by Mother Mary
! Joseph Of the Ursulinc convent now
/ visiting Rome The card bears the
likeness of Pope Leo MI with pie
lures Of several buildings Of the
church and Is dated Nov. f.. The
/ mothers: IAN aifcctionate greeting
| from the Eternal City for my highly
esteemed friends Mr. and Mrs. John
DAILY. May the choicest blessings of
God be ever with your beloved
children, Is my earnest prayer be-
fore the sacred shrincs of this great
city A marginal note says: Hope
st. Ursula's Hin is forming rapid
ly,' from which IL Is Inferred the
building site east Of Bryan has been
named "St, Ursula's HIM.
An extension Of the sewerage svs-
TEN 40 College Is being constructed Ia
| connect two rows of the campus
houses. The dormitories are now All
connected, as Is also the mess hall
fnatatprium, hospital and new agri.
cultural and horticultural building
The construction of the sewerage
system has been under charge ol
Prof Maggie of the department of civil
engineering.
DIR. +. J Anderson, the opticiar
who spent some time here formerly
has returned from London where h,
completed postgraduate course ii
his profession.
Anybody wishing shade trees
fruit trees or Shrubbery call on II
II. Royal at Texas Bakery. decg
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-04
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LOCAL NEWS.

Hiss Bessie Bcckham is visiting
n. Millican.
j. r. Player was here from MILF
can yesterday.
G. W. Dunlap WIS here from Mil
lican yesterday.
Ford's barber shop for the best
work in the city du
Miss Bette Johnson returned from
Hearne yesterday.
P.B. Fitzsimmons of Dallas h. now
with Dunn d DAILY.
j. :. Francis was here from Cot.
tonwood yesterday.
j. o. and J. & Kernole are attend,
ing court at Anderson.
Remember the city bakery Tor
fresh bread and cakes. dtf
Jack Taliaferro now has position
at Emmels drugstore.
Squire j. VI. Zimmerman was her,
from kurten yesterday.
Claude Hortman loft yesterday
after visiting relatives here.
Drink Mt Vernon pure rye for sale
by the Exposition Saloon. Il q
DR.. and Mrs j. y. Goodwin wer,
here from Wellborn Sunday.
Misses Loula and Dona Coulter
left yesterday TO visit Ia Rockdale.
For Sald,-Youug i5-lG Jersey cow
fresh-rS>g fk. II V. Shields. dccC
Mrs. ~ f.. Hcbort and son. John
were In town yesterday from kur
ten.
J.R. Smith. J. T.. Mathis r. New
comb were here from Reliance yes
terday.
wANTED-A young man an,
lady n clerk address at once =. O
Box 1852.
Row. Seth Ward spent Sunday
here and left at noon yesterday fol
Rockdalc.
r. p. Gentry is building new
Du~e for l.. Lostarjeatte ON Burle
Nm street.
Mrs. r. Orear returned 10 Frank
lin yesterday after visiting AT kur
ten.
Rev. Jewel Howard and wife rc
turned from Cameron and Rockdal,
yesterday.
W. Newman, r. W. Frame anc
j q. Lewis were here from Macy
yesterday.
Misses Cushman and Shelby have
returned to Houston after visiting
Miss Mae Cole.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. johnson at
tended the funeral Of Mrs. Allen d
Sanford at Waco.
Remember the lecture on Christian
Science at the court house by Hon
w. G.. Ewing tonight.
The ladies Of tine Episcopal churcl
will giyf n Japanese tea at Mrs
Tyler It@well's Wednesday from
10 10 pJm. All are invited. Admis
sion 70 cents.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-04
Frank Wilson Shot.

Mr.. Frank Wilson, manager Of Mr..
J. W. Coulter's plantation In the
bottom. was shot yesterday by a
negro Mr.. Coulter was notified by
telegram and left at once for the
scene witlrMrs. Wilson and children
who Were here ON their way 81 Join
Mr.. Wilson and make their home on
the plantation. Dilligcnt inquiry
last night failed 90 disclose the par
ticul1r. NJ the shooting or the nature
of SIR. WILSON, wounds n was
reported that lD wac shot boo thr
head with shotgun. Mr.. Wilson is
u good mm tud au industrious and
upright citizen and BE- i- che earnest
lupe .uiI IHut he may recover.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-04

AT tao urgent solicitation Of
many of my friends I consented 90
ALLOW the u-e of my name ~ "a cam
dilBie Tor Alderman Since doing
-u however think DO would ho unjust
to myself a. am goingto New York
200 tHkca postgraduate course and n
will Doe impossible FOR me 20 fulfill
the dutio. 0f the oiliceand ! therefore
hereby decline to allow my name 20
be- used in that connection. | am
grateful 20 my friends for their
promise of support and whenever
can serve them will gladly do 50.
r. n Harrison NJ. ID.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-04

TChas. Ne-mirosky celebrated his
3ith birthday December ?, entertain
ing large party 81 friends at his
home In the southern part Of town,
A splendid supper was served.
Music was supplied by Prof. Zehnal's
orchestra and proved excellent.
Miss Marie Zehnal also sang, her
voice proving To be Of surprising
sweetness.
Try Ford's union shop for the best
work In the city. dtf
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24
The Women of China,

The important work of woman, we be-
lieve, is in the home. This does not
mean that we think women are fit only to
do Homework. On the contrary, most
of our housework is done by men. Among
foreigners who have experience IN our
country, it is a saying that the Chinese
cook is second only to the French, and
the Chinese house servant is second only
to the German serving man. The work
of women among us is to bear children,
and it is desired that she shall be free
from the burden of toll, so that she may
have time and strength to rear her fam
ily we'll and to make her home happy.
The Chinese mother is most anxious for
the welfare Of her children, watching
them with great care as they grow up.
She attends to the education of the
daughters, and the father directs the edu-
cation of the sons. The family tie is
very strong among my people, and the
love and attention which parents give
to the bringing up of children are equaled
only by the generation and respect which
children show toward their parents. This
family love is part of the nature, the
religion, the history and tradition of
China-Mme. WI in Harper's Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24
ALONG ABOUT AUGUST.

Along about August, when the breeze is
gettin' lazy,
With hardly inerey enough to stir the
clover-te]ds,
l get to feeling satisfied all reckless as 4
daisy.
A-ca1in' nothin' tall about the fruits that
labor yields.
l have had my share o. sorrow:
! have felt misfOrtuneS touch.
But along about August
\Othin' seems to matter much.
try to stir myself bit a-tryin' after
money.
But what's the difference with warmth
an sky an flowers free:
gettin' honey
But. honest truth. I'm mighty glad
wasn't born bee.
You kin sing about your May time
An your merry Christmas tree,
But along about August
Seems the tttcnesr fur me.
I've never yit been called on to assume a
lofty station,
But I'm purity proud an naughty, as l
may as we'll confess.
I'm proud to be uweller on an earth
whose fascination
SO hountifully blossoms. even in the will
uerneSS.
| know that I'll regret it
| know it's wrong to Shick.
But along about August
| get mos too proud to work.
-WaShingtOn Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24
TREATED AS SEMI-GODS.
Inmates of Chinese Monasteries Are
Held in Great Reverence.

OF monasteries and lamaserics in Pekin
the number is endless. The lamas and
BONES who dwell therein can he counted
by the thousands They are mostly Til
betans and Mongolians. supposed to be
studying Buddhism under the direction
Of an authenticated lineal descendant of
Buddha himself. Indeed, in one partic,l-
lar monastery three lineal descendants
are to be seen for a consideration. They
are regarded as semi-godS and treated as
such. OF the three SO favored. fed and
t1attered one is Il youngster of some II
years. a bright, lively Monaghan boy, full
" alive to his own importance, high dig
nifty and destiny, yet not averse to the
filling of his baggy little pockets with
the dollars OF such foreign devils as at
ford him the opportunity of so doing.
The lamas and BONES are a greasy.
grimy. dirt-incrusted lot. The dcnser the
dirt the greater the reputation for sane
tity and close spiritual affinity with Bud
dha. Their whole time seems to be
passed in eating. Xtracting dollars from
strangers and sleeping.-Pall Mall Ga
tn
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24
lngerSOll and the Babe,

A Baltimore correspondent of the New
York Press relates this incident: where
a man OF brains and kindly thought met
little child and was conquered by sweet
babyhoOd and trusting faith is best told
by William Wordsworth Goodrich. an ar
chitect OF this city. He never tires of
telling the story, and his hearers never
weary of listening.
1T was on the 18th Of January. $685.
he said, when l occupied berth in a
Pullman car coming from Chicago oppo-
site that occupied by Robert g. Inger-
soil. In the next lower berth to his was
woman and her babe The young wife,
who was on her way to New York, had
her berth made up early. She had pre-
the edge of the berth, the baby at her
knees, she taught the baby its evening
prayer, Now l lay me down to Sleep
1.-The child lisped the prayer as only a
baby can. AS the words, I pray the
Lord my soul to take were uttered, who
should be standing with folded arms in
a very reverent attitude in the aisle be-
side the bowed form-none other than
Col. 1ngersoll
God bless mamma, God bless papa,
God bless everybody the mother spoke,
and the baby isped.
AT the final amen Col. Ingerso]]
clasped the baby in his arms and kissed
the child on the forehead reverently, say
ing God bless everybody BY this time
all of the car occupants were onlookers
The great Ingersoll held the wee little
baby, cooling in his arms, and he was
talking to it. Finally he laid the child in
goodnight" Quick as a fash the baby
said, bod bless co.
"1ngersolls answer was, Yes. yes; G Cd
bless yOu.'''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24

the balcony, which overlooked the gar
den, and there I purposely made refer
ence to the superstition which he had for
the Llama's coin.
Perhaps" said I. ''now that you have
gone unscathed all these years, you are
that prophecy?'
well, to tell you the TRUTH" said
Tom, Il am getting little shaky about
it, and when enc begins to reason, >u-
perstition on any subject is likely to get
knocked out. It has struck me that aft
err all it may be but mere foolery.'
We entered the room once more but |
was dying for smoke. and. making
some excuse. l slipped away to the smok-
ing room. | had been sitting there about
five minutes when Tom Morton came
in.
What do You think?' he said MY
wife has got this Monaghan story into
ridiculous. She has been telling every
body about it, and. OF course, they are
all laughing. and the worst of it all is
that she is laughing with them at me.
But come, come, old fellow, l want to
show you something's
and followed him We Went along the
corridor to the drawing room. which was
crowded, and even as we entered | heard
Mrs. Morton's voice.
II really do believe it will be such
fun she was saying. Here comes
Tom, and now We will try. 4 coin. if
you please, from each Of you. Let me
see-how many are there here?-twenty-
six. good! then want twenty-six coins
"Now, Tom,'' she said, take off that
wretched glove and let us demonstrate
gloved hand.'
Tom was pale, and I saw his brow
oh
something, but what it was was lost in
the laughter and banter which went
around the room. With Il quick. impul-
sive movement, he drew off his right
glove.
"We]l,' he said, and I saw his lips
wreathe into a hard, unmirthful smile,
Il will take the coins. just to show you
that I am not afraid
Then, one by one, his wife counted out
the coins into his hand. Twenty were
already there, when. unable to control
| the impulse which came over me. start
cd up, and cried: Drop it, Tom. Why
challenge such a thing as that:'
He looked at me, and | saw how pale
and how stern was his face. He said
wife with the whisper: go on''
'TWenty~one, twenty-five, twenty-three
twentyfour, twenty live, twenty-six
twenty seven-''
"Twenty-seven." I cried. what is that
there are only twenty-six people here
there is mis-" But | could get nc
further. Tom had staggered back, his
body shrunken in size. He fell to the
floor. A dcath-like silence fell over the
assemblage. l strobe over to my friends
PROSTATE form.
Tom was dead and cold and in his
right hand there were twenty
coins l looked at the top one; it was a
German piece, value twenty marks.
took it to the light and gazed upon it.
Across the profile Of Emperor William
II. I saw a mark which described a true
square, and then knew that the Llama s
curse at length had had effect.-Penny
Pictorial Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24

How custom tends to develop into the
status Of vested right is shown in the
history OF what are called "drift' fences
on the government grazing grounds in
New Mexico. The first OF these fences
were built years ago because it was
found the cattle would drift for many
miles before the billiards. which went
across the plains in winter, thereby caus-
ing Inconvenience and expense in restor-
ing them to their ranges in the spring.
These fences were built from east to
west. Their number increased and
eventually cross fences running north
and south were put up. Thus the coun-
try became cut up into large number
OF Enclosures, to which individuals laid a
sort of claim because their cattle were
accustomed to make use Of them. This
practice has assumed such proportions
that the commissioner of the general land
Office has issued an order that the fences
must be pulled down. The cattlcmcn are
protesting, but the commissioner has
both law and reason on his side.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24
CHRISTIAN BRIDES OF TURKS,
One an American Widow, the Other
Woman Dentist.

One an American Widow, the Other
a Woman Dentist.
Two noted Turks, both of them devout
Mohammedans, have taken Christian
brides. One bride was an American
widow who went with her father, Amer
lean ViceConsul Tewey, to Constantine
pie; the other is a German dentist, who
went to the same city to practice OF
Turkish teeth. Both women, of course.
became MOhammedans when they mar
ried, as it meant too much to the men to-
leave the country, and they could not re-
tain their positions there with Christians
for wives. But the men made some con-
ceSsons, also. One of them settled $685.
900 upon his bride as a guarantee against
his future fckleness: the other made a
solemn vow, before God and man, that
he would never take an additional wife
which is quite VOW for a Turkish gen
tleman to make.
The second marriage was that Of Miss
Hornik and Abdul Rezzak Bey, master Of
ceremonies to his majesty at Yildiz. His
excellency is a well-known character in
Turkish and European society, and, it is
said, much feared by the Sultan. owing
to his royal Kurdish descent. Probably,
for this reason. he had the courage to
choose a European wife, although for
fear Of an imperial veto from the palace,
everything was kept close secret till
after the wedding. The ceremony was
curious in it's strict Turkish rites. The
invited guests were separated to form
Harem and Selamlik and while the cere-
mony took place. Miss Hornik's women
friends We're allowed only to stand be-
hind the door and listen without being
stcn.-Philadelphia Record
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24
The Boxers and Their Superstition.

The vast majority of the Chinese are
entirely ignorant OF the simplest facts of
natural science. To them the earth is
still fiat: and the sun is said to pass
around behind mountain in moving
from west to east. The more supersti-
posed to abide in or have charge of their
Spinning wheels, handmills, stables,
wells, manure. heaps, street gates, and
many other things. | know one man
who is said to have worshiped thus over
thirty spirits, believed to reside in yari-
Gus parts OF his three-roomed howell. Oc-
cultism and spiritism are rife.
The organizers Of the Boxers have used
this superstitious disposition for the fur
therance of their ends. They have conf
IDENTIFY asserted that those properly init
ated into the mysteries of this cult. and
whose 'kung Fur or exercise of it's rules
was perfect, would by virtue of this
practice become invulnerable, and thus
be protected against all bullets or knives
This was not left to future test entirely
Several intelligent Chinese have told me
that they had themselves seen advanced
members Of the society strike different
parts Of their bodies with sharp knives
and swords with no more effect upon the
skin than is produced by the wind. The
members Of the society believe implicitly
in this invulnera bility, and the people al
large are convinced that the claim is well
founded. No difficulty is found in ex-
planning the death Of society members in
battle. In one instance, occurring early
last fall, thirty or forty miles from Isl
nanFoo, ten or twelve Boxers were
killed by Catholics whom they had at.
tackled. 1t was then discovered that on
the evening before or on the morning OF
the battle these men had broken the rules
Of the society by eating certain pro
scribed articles of food. In this way
their death but strengthened the faith OF
those remaining.
1t was proposed at first to use nc
firearms in the determination of foreign
ers, but to trust to the sword alone
Great reliance was placed on certain cal
isthenic exercises and posturings which
were expected to hypnotize, or terrify the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24

Father \. Il. Langois of the Roman
Catholic church. who died recently ut
st. MartinSyille, La. at the age Of IS
years, was known throughout the scien-
title world as Il botaniSt Of rare attain
mentS. His minute studies of the fora
OF Louisiana covered that field as thor
ouShly as has been done for any other
part of the world. For half Il century
he was engaged in collecting specimens
of Louisiana plants and beside retaining
large number for his own use, he sup
piled museums in many places with the
characteristic @rowthS of the region. In
recognition of this work several plants
have received his name. He has pub
li>hcd Il number of volumes on the sub
ject to which he had devoted his life, and
all his scientific work was done in the
French language. \ native Of France.
he WAS better known in this country than
in the land OF his adoption.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24
NO LONGER ISOLATED.
The Telephone Brings Farmers Fam
lilies in Touch with Each Other.

Inc Telephone Brings Farmers Fam
lilies in Touch with Each Other.
When our cities have been entangled in
a mesh OF municipal miSrule and the
problems Of comfort and wholesomeness
nave become imperative of solution the
country has made a wonderful stride to-
ward the acquisition OF town advantages.
heretofore the village, or at least the
hamlet or the crossroads tavern, store
and church. constituted the nucleus of
rural section. Very rapidly this is being
done away with. The grouping of homes
throughout the country is made by rural
telephone circuits. In some of the states
these circuits have already multiplied into
the tens CT thousands. 1t is a social reyo-
luton which we have not yet begun to
take a full estimate Of in our social eco
Monies.
Farm isolation is thing of the past
\eighbors scattered about, miles from
each other, now chat pleasantly and cx-
change news ny telephone. These cir
cults. connected with long-distance serv-
ice. enable the farmer 10 live in constant
communication with remote markets. He
is learning. to keep as nearly as good a
tally of prices as is posted by the board
Of trade. by which tally he sells his crop
intelligently.-St Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24

AT the tohurg agricultural fair, held
recently" says United States Consul o.
liver Hughes, ut that place. there was
the largest and best exhibit OF Ameri-
can agricultural implements ever seen in
this part Of Germany.' Two German
makers. however, he says, exhibited poor
limitations Of well-known American ma
chimes. and the consul dcplores this use
and abuse Of our patented rights. Consul
Hughes notes, as an instance OF how.
with attention once attracted to Them
American tools are Immediately in great
demand, an incident of the Frankfort
fair Of last year. Here, he says, an
American exhibitor had a very simple
tool Sharpened in his exhibit. 1t lay I'M
noticed for a long time, but when once
its practicability and usage was demon
strated, the German dealers enthused
over it, and hundreds Of orders followed
from all parts of the country