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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-24
THE GAS BILL.
4 Legend Done Into English by Your
Uncle Ett

Legend Done Into English by Your
tncir Eii
once upon 20 time 900 eminent citizen
entered thc office 90 a gas company
aud threw down doc months b.ll he
bad received Chat dag and shouted.
"Now, hy taa bull OF uy father
but nm wroth aud want e1rer
Anything wruue| kindly and sym.
plthcticaIly qucried the young man az
The window.
"Wrons' Wrong, Can you not
ru1lt can't 5000 rnt that sum total
through your young and innocent
head"
cor surety : con. s.r SOC hy this
bin chat 500 ~. charged witch 10000
feet of gas at $3.50 per thousand Tor
the last mouth total So. pu,lee.
sir, hut why this rary.dne nj speech 2"
II never burned that gas"
"but ihr metar the meter makes
no mistakes % ruuucth night md day.
Ike o. brook 60 the sea. 10 saith bust.
ness Co DO. and % loptl TO- The meter
records that YOU burned $1,000 fc,t of
gas during No.. 'H' month. What thc
meter record. Is recorded However.
I win summon bore tlc secretary. who
is a man OFF more 1uoncy Of speech
than myself"
why tlis k'gk my dear sIrY Kind.
ly asked ,La --.s-.aIy as &c appeared.
"Hecauso of the s.ze VI thIs bll"
"But you must remember that last
month was q long one. You have but
90 glance 200 tlo calender 90 sec that
the days ANA nights numbered thirty
and one. TITS fhr calender you should
blame You win easily recall that the
days were dark and drcary and the
nights long and FUN u lonely shad.
Ows"
But was away on visit, and my
house was deserted. dll not even
lmu one foot ot your internal old
gasw
"'Tis passing strange" quoth the
secretary. % WIN summon hence our
president. who hath the kuaek OF un-
travelling strange things"
"Mm. hath tly better senses left
tlocf" severely asked the president as
he looked upon the kicker Hath
news ~ war or the cxci,omon, ~ poll
ties turned thy hpadY Hath escaped
from some insane asylum aud come
herr with wheels Zoo thy head"
"Not by q jurfu' How could I burn
your gas boo nay house when IL was shut
upY I was away with my family on a
visit. aud I will make n thousand az
ddaylis that no humg was left lighted
rs / went IT'S robhcry. sir. lis bold
faced. cold hloodcd robbery
"'Tis o song that k ever being sung"'
exclaimed the president ~ @ loolS Of
sorrow crossed hIs face "ruthcc. Eel.
low man. bat uo one says you burned
the gas. and boo one denies that your
house was shut up This bin is simply
/ Tor the leakage which always takes
Mace in house when the family Is alb
sent TITS hut q tribe and II thou ART
inclined 10 raise a great row aud'-
ooh. no. no. mol simply aid not un
derstand. n looked Ike highway rob
berry. Your explanation is not only sat
lgfactory, but hero b. the cash. aud
beg your pardon Tor my unsecmly con
duct"
And he counted down 20 big dollars
shook hands an around and wishc
them peace aud prosperity, and hi
shadow had hardly turned the corne
when n woman came IN ana said the
might take the shoes Oh her feet oofor
she'd nay the outrageous hill Of SIT
they had sent boy the same mall.
NJ. QUAD.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-24

microbes attack their victims when
they are worn ont"
"Thats so. We read about them no.
IN we are dead tired. and then they
take mean advantage OF us"-ln-
dlannpolIs Journal.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-24
SUNDAY, MARCH %. 1901.
UNCLE SANS DISPLAY.


'N'fiEHh hpnsttton.
The United States government has
appropriated sl0nUUl for 400 exhibit at
the fan-Amgr.eau Exposition AZ Buf.
falo next summer TO view the mag.
nlhcent buildings and their multitude
OF Treasures alone would Boz well worth
going long distance They are much
nore bouulW. iIau those OF the GOV.
trnmont group no Doe Columbian Expo.
tiuon. while tle space Cor exhibition
purpose ls but litilo less than was oc.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-24
81. ouxh, 10 strike For a Raise.

"Thc manager doesn't like your How
do YOU know asked the girl at the re-
yolvcr and cartridge counter
because, answered the girl at the
bicycle goods counter lust Us the holl'
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-24

Notice Is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of the stock
holders aud board of directors of the
Calvert, Waco and Brazos Valley
Railway Co., will be- held az the
office of the company no Calvert,
Texas, saturday, April 2O, 1901 at 2
o'clock p. M, pursuant to the by
laws Of the company for the trans
action of such business as may come
before the meeting. J. W. Byars,
d-apri0 Secretary.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-24

Ny love b. bling tuN.
Ny lose taf some 90 frFts
r. bands arJ lightly Cr I'D
Uplu ler gentle breast.
nai .diflyi whisper low.
While ny uFii keep
NJ love BE- Dine months 0iii
nou ct aHe BE- aafspi
-Clle.aa TImai
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-24

J. II. Ford has three nrst-class
BARRIERS. You will be waited upon
without delay. W
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-24

ay coNSrlly & cARvrs.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-03-24

Ter Week Toe. Per Month, zoe.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
RESISTING ARRESr N no.

Rio Janeiro letter in The Chicago Record
Twenty Rio policemen attacked unarmed
man on recent night. cut him with sabres.
fired thirty revolver shots al him. ana finally
completed the coNardly assault 10y putting "a
bullet in his brain as h. lay helpless I'm a door
way. where hv had taken refuge. Accounts as
to the occurrence, which has OccaSoued AN in
VestiSation Of the Police Department 1T the dc
mand Of indignant citizens. do not agree. The
man. whose identity is unknown, was arrested
as Vagabond and offered resistance to the
first tWO policemen who attempted to take him
10 Jail They called for assistance and were re
inforced by policemen and cavairyInen until the
united force amounted 10 more than twenty
The guardians of the peace here carry rcvolvcrs
in holsters at night All drew their weapons
and without waiting for further investigation
began an indsC riminatc firing. The prisoner
ran for his life, but fen exhausted IN door
Nay where he WAS shot in the head while pros
tTatc. Popular Indignation is such that the en-
tire force. which in all brazilian cities is IA part
of the militia. viii hp deprived of TcVOlNcrs but
Will be permitted Ia carry the short sword,
@hich is part of tn" present accOutrement.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

as piece. the back another and a strip on
each side of the breastbone from the neck 10
the undertail cOverts two more a perfectly
clean bird yields four commercial pieces in
the trade.
The best time 20 secure the ,:ulls is while the
old birds are the nesting ground. as at that
time the birds are of finer plumage. and il is
comparatively easy to capture them The birds
are secured in various ways Shooting is the
least desirable as IL uecessitates washing the
skin to free II from blood and dirt, and because
there is danger that the bird may fall into thu
water after being wounded which always re
duces the value OF the skin. The favOrite
nethod is 10 snare the birds on or near their
nests. or 10 take them by means OF a trawl
line with hooks haited with fish. This line is
set the land in clean grassy place so that
the birds when caught not soiIed- \ live
decoy gull IS often used. This is fastened To the
top Of a small spruce on island where the
birds are in the habit of consregatiDa and they
are shot when they near the decoy-
The Maine report contains this paragraph
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

and terms" In letter fOrwaEded with the re
port II is stated that one year ago all the
birds breeding along the coasts seemed doomed
To determination at the hands OF the millIners
This danger threatened despite the fact that
the birds are not only beautiful. but ''of incal-
culabe service scavenGers and guides To
fishermen and mariners" Then follows this
statement
The American OTuitholoGists Union alarmed
AT IN" prospect. appointed "A special committee
10 devise means for IN" preservation OF these
birds This committee. aided by the press ap-
peaI"d To- the bird loving public for funds with
which % hire ward"ns % guard the birds
while they w"r" ON their breeding grounds The
cont lhuti"us received in Response to this ap-
peal Wer' sufficient t. So, uTr faithful ward, n
for the protection OF am IN" colonies still left
on thr coast from Cap ChIrles. Va north
ward tp Maine Th- ENCOURAGING results ~ the
t i.rirnt protection eiNel thr birds durip-, th-
'a-nu of 1880 prompt Tho American Ornitho,-
"Eisis 4 uIon To- c"utinu" its Efforts during
th' coming breeding season and 10 extend. IL
possible. the work to the South Atlantic and
tEv 'sulf coasts. whore ther, is even greater
need 81 bird protection than in the North
Congress became Interested IA the subject. and
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

In MOoSeabec Reach stands a tall cylindrical
rock whose Hat apex must contain an are, of
haIt an acre The sides So precipitous thar
II is impossible for anything without wings ~,
r'ach the top. The writer passed close hy j,
on " me steamer Frank Jones about :, a. m ON
july it Ihe whole top of the rock was So whit.
WIN EuiiS thit II looked though il were coy
tieu Win blanket of snow. The pilot of the.
'"'"ei t''u IN" writer that th'. suIs We're
never disturbed there brcausa no an. ,,I,1
~ 80 't' th'hl ana ne added: Il am glad Of it, for
.'''i5 ana many time in a dense fog or in th,.
I ,''i Nh'Ss Tn" Sulls have told that \ was on,
'i,e true course Their cries Were ALWAYS vent
I' ON tht approach of the steamer whether in
. 'le"', u''I khtss or fog. He thought that thu.
" " 'Hti uttioh OF that colony of gulIs vouId Ia. "a
uistlhct menace to navigation
me breeding gulls arrive regularly each wear
about March ~. hardly ever VARYING tuvel,,a
hours from that date. They are not mated
"heh they arrive. and for a month they have
sreat meetings daily until they are all mated
"0en The mating has been completed the nes.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
rHE rrELIc GlLLowS 4 crsrrRr AGo.

From The London News
Even if the bicycle had been invented a hun
1red years ago, touring could hardly nave he
me very popular. at all events for solitary
cyclists. The old guide books were by means
cheerful reading. y run from London Ia East
Crinstea,d n distance Of five on six AMI twenty
miles would have taken the whcrman past
three gihbeis and i; was just likely not
that from tfr other If them body would
be swinging in Tho wind. Up tiil the beginning
of the century just closed tho ealloWs was al
most frequent a Landmark finger posts or
pGbli, nous haT" become now. The traveller
approaching YORK is directed by the guild" books
to turn round by the galoWs and thrr" wind
mills AID in. road OUT Of Duiham is bet Vcen
the galioNS and Crokelill" Going out Of Wells
you "CIoSs the brook and pass by the Saows.'
Any number Of such directions can he CLEANED
from the old books for the guidance of travellers
q hundred years ago. and as these interesting
objects We're put up and the dead bodies Of
maefactors left upon them for the special ediii-
cation of foOtpads and highwaymen. there was Il
ouggestVeness about them that must have given
= special piquancy to cycle touring II IL hac been
IN vogue IT that time
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

a Federal law was enacted making il a punish
able offence To export from state any bird or
animal unlawfu!ly killed therein. The senti-
mcnt has grown 10 such an extent that common
carriers frequently refuse To carry birds in view
of the heavy penalty attached TO u violation of
the Lacey law, as the measure for the protec-
ton Of birds is known. But thc work is in
complete and must hr carried on, and the com
mittee in charge requires funds An appeal is
made to every bird lower and tu every one who
desires the preservation of these beautiful and
economically Valuahl" birds 10 contribute 10
thr fund needed for continuing the work on a
more extensive scale. The committee is com
posed of the following men all well known in
ornithologich circles: Abbott H. Thayer Will
lam Brewster, Wilmer Stone Robert Ridgway
G. Hart Merriam. \. X. Fisher. A. Alien
Frank NJ Chapman and William butcher.
The report contains the record OF work done
by protectors in Virginia, Maryland, New-Jer-
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
From The London Express.

OSBORNE.
From The London Express.
I Perhaps the most pleasing gift that came to
! the Queen on Christmas among the myriad to-
kens of love from all parts of the world the
box of magnificent Queen of Edgely roses from
Philadelphia.
/ The roses We're a feature of the decorations at
Osborne and they are still bright and fresh.
though more than a week has passed since the
Lucania brought them To Liverpool
/ IL took no less than tw" years To produce the
/ twelve magnificent roses presented to the Queen
on the last Christmas of the century Two
wears ago when the British horticultural So
ciety held an exhibition of in Bucking-
ham Palace, Her Majesty SraeiOusly asked
! David FuerstenberS, a veteran rose grower OF
! Philadelphia. what he, as an American thought |
of the English
He replied that they We're very pretty but
that every one grew better roses in the States.
He pointed cut that the roses were small and
the stems short whereas in America great roses
were, grown with yard long stems.
Her Majesty expressed preference for fra
GRANGE and delicate l1veliness. rather than for
size and length of stem. but said that sh. would
like to the gorgeous American roses.
The American, on his return home, began ex-
perimentinS in order to produce the finest roses:
grown, and also To discover a method q,
preservation certain for at least twelve days.
After twenty y-fuur months he accOmpIs he'd
both ends, and sent the dozen promised roses In
charge of famous London florist and crchid
collector ON the IucanisI. The roses are. suDert.
being eight inches in diameter and havinA. sfe,,s
one yard long.
The large blooms are shaped like the Ams,-
ictn Beauty. but bright pink color
The precious flowers arrived in perfect G, na5
unh me ends "t the stems We're placed in tong
glass NiilS htitd with water. and capped by ruh
her fitted closely around the stem 1rh, ona
ing buds We're then wrapped in waxed paper "a
exclude the air. and then the roses stem ,rd
an We're buried each by itself in soft r,osa
dtnpened and packed in cracked ice
the box of roses was then scaled in :, s.ro,
puN anu paced IN the l-Ucania's cold st,raYe
.pn wren the box was opened il was found
'hat Inc buds had burst into fllII bloom 60
VIZ % thtrancinSly fragrant and beautifu
Ihey We're consigned to the Secretary or IT,
yish AHalrs. who saw that they We're sFreIv do
Iivered to Her Majesty Thus 10 xuarh ue-
soe queen on Christmas.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

sey, Connecticut, New-YOrk and Maine In the
Maine report the writer quotes Quoddy Ind
ian who places the number of gullS shot there
for millinery purposes in the year at not less
than ten thousand They were not all big white
gulls. but birds of all sizes usually secured dur
ing migration. Small birds not valuable
the larger guIIs. because they do not "cut up
to good advantage. The competition between
the agents of the millinery houses was SO keen
that the price advanced from 81 dozen TO S12.
1t requires average Of four large gulls to
make dozen pieces. Two wings are counted
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
PROTECTING SEA BIRDS
WORK OF THE ORNITHOIOGISTS' UNION
IN 1890 - SAVING GULLS FROM
SLAUGHTER
SLAUGHTER

The committee appointed by the American
ornthologists' Union on "the protection of
North American birds has made a report of
its work for 1900 The pamphlet contains much
matter of interest to bird lovers. and an ad-
ditional report on special protection TO guIIs
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
ArrRicAy ROSES FOR THE QUEEN.

THE MOST PLEtslNG CHRISTMAS GIFT Al
OSBORNE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-15
Buckles and buttons.

Buttons and buckles-what an incessant
chorus these adjuncts make! On behalf
Of the former good deal of applique work
is employed, this taking the form of deli
cate tracery in gilt, silver or aluminium
on groundwork of smoked pearl, mother Of
pearl and imitation colored stones of every
sort, kind and description.
Amethysts are wondrously initiated and
have become great vogue. Amethysts
and topaZes have alike been out of favor
and fashion for their allotted span, and the
time Is just ripe for their return.
Before the shrine of the turquoise all con-
pretty blue stone has become trifle too
familiar to the sight to be altogether
pleasant.
Many are doing their best to take up
coral seriously Coral buttons appliqued
with dull silver are especially decorative.
Brobdngnagian buttons are not nearly so
much in vogue as they were. OF course,
they are to be found here and there when
some particular period or style commands
their presence. But decidedly of more pro-
nounced popularity is the small button ar
ranged in detached groups-two, three and
four, as fancy dictates. AS to buckles, their
story is a long and bewildering one. Scarce
ly in millinery can buckle go wrong. and
in this department do they seem to grow
longer and longer and narrower and mar
rover every day. And it Is buckles that
create a decorative item in ones chic vis-
iting toilet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-15
Useful Fancy Work.

Clever workers who want pretty fancy
work with which to beguile the wet days
spent at home should buy boleros, collars
or trimmings in either black or white lace,
selecting a bold design, and then with small
tinsel cord outline all the larger designs
and fill in the centers Of circles or flowers
with three or four loops like miniature
rosette. These items will be useful in the
summer and are costly to buy
insertions for trimming gowns may be
treated in the same fashion. A combina-
ton of gold cord and cream or ecru lace
Is charming for cream, biscuit or black
gowns, or black lace treated with silver
cord is effective over white satin for a
black dress or on pale colors Applique
motifs of lisse or grenadine can also be
made by stamping the fabric with transfers
on the wrong side, placing the design over
white cloth and then outlining the edges
with chenille or tinsel cord and working
out the design in massed jet beads and
tiny roSettes of tinsel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-15

Lace requires special and very particular
treatment If much soiled, soak it for sew
eral hours in a warm soap and water
| lather in which you have dissolved a tea
spoonful of powdered borax for each quart
| of water. 1t must then be lifted out well
washed two or three times in warm soap
and water fathers, squeezing and pressing
1t well between the hands. But be careful
neither to rub nor to twist it. as this
| breaks the threads When clean rinse
well, first in warm and then in cold wa
ter, If possible letting it steep for an hour
or two in the latter, as this clears It.
If when washed in this way the lace is
still of bad color it must be bleached
or boiled. For this latter Fou put the lace
into jar with sufficient cold water to
cover it, add a little soap jelly, then place
the jar into saucepan with water three
parts of its depth. Cover the pot and let
it boil steadily for two or three hours tax
ing care the water in the pan does not boil
away.
Whether you starch lace thus washed or
not is matter Of taste. Some housekepp-
ers think starch rots old lace, though it
certainly Improves the new. The starch
should be so thinned that II feels only like
rather thickened water, in which YOU soak
the lace for some little time, after which
squeeze 1t gently to get il thoroughly
starched all over. Then spread It out
between the folds of a soft cloth and pat
II out between your hands or run IL
through the wringer. Now pull IT out
II.
ing the edge or points away from YOU,
While pulling out one piece keep the 9TH
ers well covered to prevent their drying
Iron the lace on the wrong side with a
fairly hot iron, keeping the points away
from you and being careful to iron them
wei out. Do not unroll much at a time
and iron each piece well till dry pressing
ii gently but firmly with the iron to raise
the pattern and being careful to keen IL
very straight and even. Air well before
putting it away.
Always lay a piece of soft muslin over
very hne lace and never touch it directly
with the iron. Crochet. tatting syuipure
and Irish or Greek lace should not be
ironed, but simply pinned out on a we'll
covered board, point by point. and left TIL
dry, pulling 1t out gently with the fingers
as you unpin it if ii seems too stiff
II the lace is to be pure white. add a
drop or two of blue to the last rinsing wa
ter before starchinE it; while if il is TO
be family colored make the starch with
more or less strong coffee tea instead
of water. Tea gives just the shade OF
old lace. Lace passed through water or
tea in which. while boiling, you have dis
solved a good lump of loaf sugar to each
half pint, is preferred by many to starch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-15
From Chambers Journal.


Few countries have suffered more from
the introduction of insect pests than the
Hawaiian Islands. The two chief products
Of these islands are sugar and coffee, while
a considerable amount of fruit is also
grown. Along with the imported trees
came their insect enemies, notably the
scale insect and the aphis. In the course
of time these increased so prodigiously
that they threatened to destroy the indus
tries Of the country. Man is doomed to
constant struggle against nature, and he
Is often compelled, SO to speak, to fight
her with her own weapons. So it was in
this case. The trees We're being destroyed
by insects; remedy: import more insects.
So In 1890 a certain ladybird Vedalia car
dnalis) was sent over from Australia. 1t
became completely naturalized, and in
creased prodigiously, feeding the scale
insects, which it soon reduced in numbers
until they became comparatively scarce.
But there were other insect plagues-aph-
ides and others of different orders The
government therefore employd natural
ist to import more insects. These were
brought from Australia and many of them
were ladybirds. Several of them have
established themselves and done good SER
vice. One of the most useful is a ladybrd
which feeds on the aphides, which had Sc
riouly attacked the sugar canes. 1t has
done such good work that there is every
prospect of the canes being speedily cured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-15
A Cray Checked Costume

1ndefinable checks appear on some of
the new cloths. stunning gown is of
gray homespun and the check is of the
same shade, while the collar is of white
panne embroidered with pale blue and dark
and light gray chain machine stitching
The blouse worn beneath it is of foulard
in pale blue patterned with gray and white
while the skirt Is cut In a corselet style,
with the center of this sIoping downward,
making a sort of V. whence the folds of
the bodice emerge becomingly. Corselets
are indeed very trying to the figure. Ones
waist needs to be round, and then, too,
ones figure above should be round with
out being full and it would be better II the
shoulders were square than sloping. A
very pretty hat goes with this costume
1t is made of folds of gray tulle, with
stripes of white straw sewed upon it, and
the crown is, again, of tulle, with a single
quill resting across the top held with a
steel ornament, while beneath the brim
is bow of black velvet ribbon.