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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12

"THATS OLD SAM PATCH, AND HE'S AFTER
MEL"
an hours notice. He had been found
to be a man who thoroughly knew his
business, and it was understood that
he was an old whaleman. He had spun
no yarns of his adventures. however,
and o for the first time, as the whale
kept pace with us and the frightened
crew tiptoed about the decks, the mate
gave us a brief outline. He had been
whaling in every sea, both in sail and
steam vessels, and had been ashore aft
er his last cruise only a month when
Joining US. Three years before in a
whaler out Of London they had lower
ed for a monster whale off the Madei-
ras and fought him for four hours. The
leviathan had smashed two boats and
killed five men. Davids In his boat had
got him fast, but the whale sounded
so deep they had to cut the line and
let him go. Three months later 700
miles to the north the whaler encoun-
tered the same fish and had another
boat destroyed and two men killed.
Again Davids got fast, but after being
towed Is miles to windward had to cut
loose. Six months later, down off
the coast of Brazil, he had his third
fight with the same whale and got in a
third harpoon.
During the next two years Davids
sighted that whale, which had come to
be known as Sam Patch, off the Cape
of Good Hope, off the coast of Peru
and off the coast of Mexico, and on
each and every occasion at least n
boat was smashed and some n killed,
and the mate also made fast and had to
let 60 again. The whale had scars by
which he could easily be identified. He
had always been known as a wild fish,
and that he should rise so near our
bark and keep company with us for
hours was more than a mystery to the
mate.
"Ill tell you what 1t Is" he said after
deaning his elbows on the rail and TAX
ing a long look at the vast bulk almost
rubbing our %starboard side; that
whale is after me. He knows I'm
aboard here. Six of my harpoons are
rusting in his carcass, and though I'm
not after him on this voyage he wants
revenge"
We laughed at the idea, but the mate
chung to 1t. He was an intelligent,
fairly educated man, and it was evil
dent that he fully believed in his own
words. Perhaps 1t was his earnestness
that made us also come to believe that
there might be something In it, al
though 1t looked absurd at first sight,
When the whale had been keeping
company with us for three hours, we
let the bark go four points off her
course. thinking to quietly steal away
from him, but he changed his course
and kept with her. Then we shortened
sail. but he slowed up. For an hour
we worked to part company, but he
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
Regard For the Fox In Japan.

All over japan you will see images Of
foxes-old foxes, with their noses chip
ped and their ears broken off: older
foxes still, with a growth of moss IN
their backs; sly, alert foxes. with noses
perked smartly In the air; great foxes
and little foxes, sages and clowns, all
kinds and degrees, showing the preva-
lence of this belief In the land of the
wistaria and the fan and also showing
In what respect the fox is held. 1t is
curious to note that In all countries the
fox, above all other animals, has been
considered to exert great influence and
power. All nations have legends of
which the cunning and intelligence Of
the fox are the theme.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
THE WELL DRESSED MAN.
A Few Valuable Toilet Hints For
Men of Limited Means.

II Is, OF course. n mans duty to appear
as well MS possible At all times In the
presence and society Of others. For him
Of little money there must he such n
thing as dressing for occasions that H.,
gauging HIS clothes according to what he
expects to do aud the people he expects
10 meet. II Is far better to wcsr ones
old suits to ones business, provided they
are not shabby. n ones less expensive
ties, and ones somewhat worn gloves,
and To keep ones newer md more OK.
pcnsiye clothes for the strictly social side
OF life.
The man OF limited income will find
II IL better policy to look badly at the
times when II counts lcnst and smartly
at the times when II counts most than
To take the middle curse and, ns n rc
suit, look neither one nor the other at
any time. Always keep one or two good
suits, n pair of fresh gloves. n fcw pretty
shirts. etc, In reserve, and then ir n man
snys to you on Saturday morning, Come
out this afternoon and spend Sunday
with me-" you mny accept without mis-
giyings M to how your clothes look md
what kind OF an appearance you will pre-
sent.
Whenever n suit IL taken OF Il should
nc well brushed, the cont ana WnistcOnt
hung carefully over the hanger. the trou.
scrs neatly folded and put away. Shoes
should be cleaned OF mud or dust by the
use OF n damp cloth II necessary and nj
ways kept on trees, which can be bought
for 81 n pnir Mt almost my bootshop.
Once In the course OF every two or three
weeks one ought to give ones wardrobe
n thorough and critical examination,
with n view to discovering not only
whether any buttons need tightening,
any small spots need removing, but also
whit collars, ties. gloves, shirts. etc,
would better he dismissed entirely or
called from the reserve ranks into rcgu-
lar service.
Just n few words ne TO the buying Of
ready made clothes. One may often see
an inexpensive suit or coat OF good cut
and finish, be tempted To buy it without
much regard to the quality of the mnte-
rial or much thought of how Il will wear,
and find that after n few weeks II looks
shabby In spite of tho best OF care. This
IL rather apt to he the case with mixed
materials, and In purchasing inexpensive
suits II IL always best to get plain blncB
or dark blue clothcs.-Noguc.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
Mired the Press Censor,

The average newspaper man Is usu.
ally about as quick witted as the next
one. This was pretty well illustrated
when the Chicago Record was placing
its foreign correspondents. George AIDE
was sent abroad by Victor f. Lawson
for that purpose. AIDE did all right
until he got into Servia. There he
found all the newspaper men in Jail
for political offenses. He was in O
Quandary, so he cabled to Mr.. Lawson:
Newspaper men all in Jail. Press
censor very strict"
Lawson promptly cabled back:
snake press censor correspondent"
And AIDE did Finland Printer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
The Fate of the Fly.

At one of the English German schools
In the city a teacher recently %announc-
ed to a class Of very young girls that
they could have 20 minutes to write n
composition on any subject of their
own. selection. A bright girl, whose
head is adorned with a liberal supply
of beautiful auburn hair, handed in the
following:
"Flies from Flyland.-Mrs. Fly had n
very great deal of trouble with her
children. They worried the old lady
so much she did not know what to do.
One little fly-Worst One by name
never did obey his mother. Now, of
course, there never yet was n case of
disobedience which was not punished
in some manner If you do wrong and
nobody Is around to punish you, you
usually knock against something or fall
down and hurt yourself.
1--WE will see nov what little Worst
One did and how he was punished.
One day he and his brothers had a
chat, and in it they spoke of the jam
that the cook left standing on the kitch-
Ell table, and they all determined to get
just the tiniest bit of it, and they went.
Now, the mother knew Of this, and she
went with them, and Of course she did
not scold. Oh, no! why, every fly
eats jam, but you must not go inside
the jam jar, as no one knows what will
happen to you If you do. Just rest iii
the top the mother said.
1.-THE others We're all afraid and did
not 60 In, but little Worst One, he did
not care; he was going in, and in he
went in spite of what his mother said.
And what do you think happened to
him? Never before in the history of
flies did such a strange thing happen.
You think he died and remained there,
don't you? You are mistaken. They
did get him out, but he had a terrible
punishment, and he had to carry it
with him ever afterward. His hair had
turned red with fright. l believe after
that he obeyed his mother"
The teacher gave this composition
"100."-Baltimore Sun.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
WINDOW BOX AND PLANT SHELF.

row side pieces are then nailed on,
and a shelf is fitted to the top. Let the
bottom of the box and the shelf at the
top project a little to give a finish, the
edges being neatly rounded for this
purpose. The box and shelf will Of
course have to be made Of a length to
fit the window for which it is intend
ed. The whole is supported by two
bronze brackets, to be had for a trifle
at the hardware stores.
If the window box Is to contain
plants that need quite a good deal Of
moisture, a zinc lining can be procured
at the tinsmith's. II care Is taken in
supplying no more moisture than the
earth can readily absorb, a wooden box
without lining will answer very well,
especially If the inside Is thoroughly
painted before putting In the earth.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
GREET TOMATOES.
A Number of Good Things. That Can
he Made Win Them. -

He Made with Them.
Pie.--Line the pie pan with rich paste
and put three large ab|lcspooufuls OF
sugar and one of flour, well mixed, on
the bottom. over this spread n good
layer of sliced, cooked green tomatoes,
then two t~ablcspoonfuls of good vine
gar and one Of lemon extract. Bake
with an upper crust.
Preserves.-Take small, even sized
green tomatoes, wash and cook In
plenty of water till the skin l%oosens,
then peel and drain. Make n strip of
the weight of tomatoes of white sugar
and a little water and add n sliced
lemon. Cook slowly until thick.
Sweet Pickles.-Slice and slightly
salt each layer of green tomatoes; let
stand overnight, then drain of all the
Juice. Make a pickle of three pints of
vinegar to two pints of sugar, with
spices to suit, and pour over the toma.
toes boiling hot. Next day drain and
heat again and pour owe as before, re-
peating for three days, and then seal.
Chowchow No. lone peck of green
tomatoes. three onions, six green pep
pcrs. Chop fine and scald I'm their juice,
then drain. Scald three quarts of vine
gar In which are two cups of sugar,
one small cup Of ground mustard, II
tablespoonful each of cloves and all
spice and five tablcspoonfuls of salt.
Put all together and scald w or three
minutes. In making chowchow one can
add to or take from any ingredient to
suit the individual taste. Chopped
cabbage. cucumbcrs, n few pieces Of
horse radish and n few pieces of chop
ped tart apples will not only improve
the flavor, but keep the vinegar free
from mold.
Chowchow No. Chop fine green
tomatoes only, salt slightly, add n large
cup of brown sugar to two gallons OF
the mixture and let fcrment, keeping n
weight on it. as in cabbage. Do not use
brass or iron or any metal in cooking
green tomatoes. Use carthcrn or porce-
lain.-Good Housekeeping.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12

In The Century William Mason, the
veteran American musician, tells OF a
remarkable feat of memory performed
by the composer List:
My friend knew List cry well, and
having taken n fancy to n composition
Of mine, LES Perles de Rosee," which
was still in manuscript, he said: LET
me have 1t for publication. Dedicate
1t to List. | can easily get List to
accept the dedication. | am going di-
rectly from here to Weimar and will
see him about 1t. At the same time |
will prepare the way for your reccp.
ton later as n pupil"
Not long afterward | received n let"
ter from my friend in which he told me
that when he handed the music to
List the /: tier looked Mt the manu-
script. hummed it over, hen sat down
and played it from memory. Then, 60
ing to his desk, he took a pen and ac-
copied the dedication by writing his
name at the top OF the title page.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
A LeViQIhQn'S Revenge.
BY M. Quad.
copyright, 1901, by G. B. Lewis,I


We were bound for Altos island, Off
the coast Of Lower California, in the
bark Dolphin, to look for an old
wreck of 40 years before. One day,
when yet 200 miles to the north Of the
island, a whale suddenly preached
within 300 feet of our craft, which was
making only about three knots an hour
under a light breeze. The monster Of
the deep shot to the surface and above
1t as IL propelled by an engine Of 1000
horsepower. At least 40 feet of his
great body was in the air when he
came down with a crash, and the fall
kicked up such a sea that the bark vas
boarded by three waves in succession.
Instead of sinking out of sight or max
Ing off the whale kept company with
the vessel md gradually edged down
toward us until n man could have toss
ed his cap over the rail on the broad
back covered with patches Of barna-
Giles. Almost as the whale shot up
from the depths of the sea our mate,
whose name was Davids, cried out:
Before heaven, but that's old Sam
Patch, and he's after me!'
We had come out of a California port
with a picked crew, excepting the
mate. l mean by that that Captain
Chambers knew his men personally,
most of whom had sailed with him be-
fore. AT the last moment the old mate
Of the bark had met with an accident,
and Davids had been given the berth at
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
Charity.

Every good act is charity. Giving
water to the thirsty is charity; remov-
Ing stones and thorns from the road ia
charity; exhorting your fellow men to
virtuous deeds is charity; smiling In
your brothers face is charity; putting
a wanderer In the right path is charity.
A mans true wealth is the good he
does In this world. When he dies,
mortals will ask, what property has
he left behind himY" But angels will
inquire, What good deeds hast thou
Sent before thee?"-Mohammed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
Patience and sympathy.

There ig nothing harder for a young
mother than to find herself suddenly
so placed that she is unable to come
and go freely, as was her wont in the
early married days before the baby
came, while the father IN and goes
as ever and Is not tied down at all.
The father must be very patient and
sympathetic while the mother adjusts
herself to this new life Of hers, as a
sweet m soon will learn to do, for
II he Is thoughtless here he Is plant
ing seeds of failure which will grow
to gigantic proportions. He must keep
In touch with the mother in these days,
that they may walk together later and
all through even to the end.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
A Close Estimate.

81 don't want to hear anybody sayin
that our boy Josiar doesn't earn his
salt" said Farmer Corntossel.
you said it yourself once" said his
wife.
"Well, / take 1t back, don't want to
do the boy any injustice. l have been
lookin over these market quotations,
an ! have concluded that Josiar does
earn his salt. jest about. But If they'd
"a said he didn't earn his pepper /
reckon I'd have to give in."-Washing-
ton Star.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
OLD TUNES.

Old tunes, old tuncsl How memory croous
Their rhythm through my soul tonight
OF Joy replete or pathos sweet,
In scenes that charm my raptured sightl
A form once loved, by fancy moved.
Enthralls me as In days sgone,
And bright eyes beam with loves first dream
Lips warm unto mine own.
Hand clasps hand In friendships bond
Ger rows once broken. now restored,
And laughter low, with music's dow,
vibrate with one accord.
oh. tender past; weird, mystic pasti
Fain would I dream thy pleasures DER.
And tunes, old tunes that memory croons,
Thrill through my soul fo~revermore.
Richard Pelham In Washington Post.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
As II seemed to Her.

A little girl who was In the habit Of
tearing her dolls to pieces to see what
vas inside somewhat surprised her
Sunday school teacher.
"What IA Adam made of" asked
the teacher,
"The dust of the earth" gllbly an
swered the child.
"What was Eve made Off"
After a moments hesitation, ''The
sawdust Of the earth."-New York
Tribune.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
boarding House PIea.antry.

"Wil some II please chase The COW
down this way?" said the funny board
er, who wanted some milk for his oat-
meal.
%"Iere, Jane" said the landlady In q
tone that was meant TO be crushing,
take the COW down there where the
calf Is bawling Chicago News.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
Her Inheritance.

"Your daughters voice." said the
professor, after the first lesson, 'really
has a fine timbre."
"There" said Mrs. Rocksley, 81 al
ways knew it. I've told my husband
ever since the day Adeline was born
that she took after him. He was in the
lumber business when we got mar
ried."-Chlcago Times Herald.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12
Lucky Hesitation.

II never was glad for this impedi.
ment In my speech but once" said the
man from Dearborn, who was In to see
the town.
"When was thatY"
"Fe-fe-fellow asked me h-h-how
much would take for a-a horse, and
while LII was t-trying to tell him
p-sixty dollars, he offered me a hun.
dred Journal.
The first electric railway in the world
was built in Ireland. from Bushmuls Ia
Giants causeWay.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12

Tudge-We came pretty near having a
quarrel at our house. 1t was all along
Of a cat and a dog. We had a cat that
my wife thought everything Of. and when
/ brought home a dog she said it couldn't
stay, and said that the cat must go.
Budge-And how did you settle the dis
pute?
Fudge-Oh, we didn't settle II at all
The dog did that. lie killed the cat
Boston Transcript.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-20
Emmett B. WEIGH.

"Stealthily the black robed angel
In the shadows lowered nigh,
And our baby's soul has vanished
To It's home beyond the sky.
Now the tender bud trunsplanted
Blooms In heavens purer air,
But our tears still spring unbidden
Der the little vacant chair.
Little Emmett Baldwin Welch
was born in Bryan on the 18th day
Of January, 1901, and died Decem.
Der 10, 1901, after a short illness
Of only two weeks. Everything
that could be was done for the little
fellow by kind and loving hands
and never were sufIerings borne
more patiently tnan by this little
angel child. He would press his
little lips together and wiring his
little hands, but seldom ever a
moan escaped him. Only a few
short days, as it were, was he
given to our keeping, but God
needed one more angel child amidst
his shining band and so He bent
His head and smiled and clasped
our darling's hand. He was loved
by all who knew him, but God
knoweth and doeth all things well,
and his life, which was one Of hap
piness until his illness (for he had
never been sick before), we'll now
be one Of eternal pleasure with the
dear Saviour in Heaven. Look to
Him, fond parents, for comfort
which He alone can give.
In the language of the poet,
This lovely bud so young and fair
Called hence by early doom,
Just came TO show how sweet
flower
In paradise would bloom.
Ere sin could harm or sorrow fade,
Death came with friendly care
The opening bud to Heaven con-
Veyed
And babe IL blossom there.
Those little lips, so sweet 20 kiss,
Are closed forever now.
Those sparkling eyes that shone so
bright
Beneath that pearly brow;
That little heart that beat so high /
Free from all care and gloom,
Are hidden now from those he loved
Beneath the silent tomb.
Farewell, dear, but not forever,
There will be glorious dawn;
We shall meet to part-no, never!
On the resurrection morn.
when we leave this world OF
changes,
When we leave this world of care
We shall find our missing loved
one
In our Fathers mansion fair"
ONE WHO LOVED HIM.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-20
Home for the Holidays.

Low excursion rates have been
made by the Houston and Texas
Central railroad from all points ON
its main line and branches to points
in Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska, Iowa, Dakota, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Kentucky, Illinois, Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia,
Florida and Tennessee, also to Color
ado points and to important centers
of the republic of Mexico. These
low rate tickets will bee on sale De-
cember q, % and %, with time
limit of thirty days from date Of
sale. Apply 10 any Of the Houston
aud Texas Central agents or con-
Meeting lines for further Information,
or address >. r. Il. Morse, I. II. NJ,
or NJ. l.. Robbins, q. Z. n I. A.,
Houston, Texas.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-20

Just received IL pairs American
Girl Shoes In patent leather at Nor
woods. i55.
Everybody knows that Allegretti's
chocolate creams are the best. Sold
at Il. >. Reads drug store. dl4
Read Caldwell's holiday ad. n
Reports are coming In from the
truckers about Bryan OF the damages
from the freeze. Some think their
onions are killed. Others think
theirs will come out all right.
Those who had very young plants,
just up, lost them. The fine pros
poets for the onion crop are un-
doubleday much clouded. All cab
bages were killed outright, but this
is about all there was, excepting
onions. to be injured. The Creole
variety of onions, which nearly all
the growers had planted exclusively,
proved It's superiority over the Ber-
mudas, all of the latter being killed,
SO far as heard from.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-20
TROUBLE FOR IRELAND.
Govsrnmsnt WIN Undertake. TO Break
up Irish National Lesgue.

London. Dec. 19.-There is every in
dieatlon that the government Is deter
mined to conduct a vigorous campaign
against the United Irish league. and
Mr.. Redmond's speech at Cork Is taken
to mean that the league Is prepared to
defend itself
The situation in Ireland AZ present
IS very critical and seemingly the
struggle between the law representing
the landlord and the league. represent
ing the tenant. which rendered the
early eighties historic. Is about TO be
re-enacted. Large numbers Of mounted
and unmounted police have been draft
ed into counties Claire, Mayo and Ross
common.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-20
Death Of John shaw.

Waco, Tex. Dec. 19.-John r. Shaw.
son OF Captain J. ID. Shaw. died here
from complications contracted while
serving as a sailor in Chinese. Rus
sian. Corean and japanese waters
The deceased was a Waco boy. who
became enthusiastic when the Span.
ish-American war broke out. and hay-
ing been rejected by the medical OK
aminers for naval and military service
in his own country. took service under
the British flag and spent one winter
on the northern coast OF Russian 81
IBERIA. After his health broke down en-.
tiTely he returned 10 Waco and died
among his associates. aged %.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-20
New Schedule.

Hearne, Texas, Dec. 1S.-The
international and Great Northern
railroad inaugurated a new sched-
ule here today as follows: Train
south, No. 8 arrives 1902 a. IN. 4;
train south No. 5, arrives 1907 a.
M; train south, No. /, arrives 5:37
D. m; train north, No. 4, arrives
600 p. m; train north, No. 6, ar
rives $3.50 a. M; train north, No.
10, arrives $3.50 p. m.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-20
premises.

p The per capita of currency was
s2S.73 on December IL on popu-
lation basis estimated by the treas.
ury at 72,324,000. The total
amount of money in circulation
was also larger than at any other
period in the country's history,
being s2,250, 256, $50, as compared
with 80, S,76l.367 on December
/, 1900, an increase of S9l ,594, 1853.
The amount of money held in the
treasury as assets of the govern
nent was $s9,O95, 666 which was
decrease of more than 100000
since November /, due to bond
purchases.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-20
Notice TO she Public.

! desire 10 give notice that the
shooting of cannon creckers, Roman
candles, and all kinds Of fireworks,
will be strictly prohibited In the
business part OF the city and about
the cotton yards during the holidays.
This is In accordance with the city
ordinances OF Bryan and with the
laws Of the state, and the rule will
he rigidly enforced with no excep-
s.oas. r. Z. BoyErT,
Is City Marshal.