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Monthly Crop Reports.

The monthly estimates Of crop con-
ditions issued by the Department of
Agriculture, while recognized by those
most interested as being reliable, do
not meet with much popular favor or
appreciation. When a new census is
to be taken, and the Government corps
Of statistic collectors is increased to
the number of about $4,000 people, and
the whole country awaits spellbound
for the result of their compilations,
and the figures issued from Washing
ton are accepted on every hand as near
correct as it is possible for human
agency to make them. AS matter OF
fact, the Governments crop reports are
apt to be much more reliable and ac-
curate. In the first place, the data are
gathered by no less than 250,000 OBJ
servers, or five times as many as COM
prise the Census Bureau corps, and
they are, moreover, all experienced and
trained observers, practical experts in
their several lines Of industry. These
observers voluntarily give the Govern
ment the benefit of their Judgment on
local conditions. 1t is remarkable that
the work Of this great army Of figure
gatherers should be so little api"e.
ciated.
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tonable. The very pretty May Manton
waist shown suits young girls to a
nicely and is appropriate for all the
soft and pliable fabrics now in vogue.
The original is made Of white batiste
with trimming Of Valenciennies lace
and is we'll suited to confirmation, to
graduation and to general summer
wear, but soft woods and simple silks
are equally effective. The lining can
be used or omitted as best suits the
material.
The waist consists Of smoothly fitted
lining, the front and the backs. The
front is tucked to yoke depth only, and
forms soft folds below, but the backs
are tucked for their entire length.
The trimming is arranged on indicated
lines. The sleeves are tucked for
several inches below the shoulders,
then fall free and are widened to form
the soft full puffs that are finished
with deep cuffs. At the neck Is
standingcollar.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size is three and one
half yards twenty-one inches wide,
three yards twenty-seven inches wide,
two and one-half yards thirty-two
inches wide, or two yards forty-four
inches wide, with two and one-half
yards Of insertion and three-eighth
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Uaing Smoke Profltably.

To put smoke to profitable use has
been. the aim of Tobiansky. the Bel
gian engineer. In his process the smoke
is forced by fan into a filtering
tower charged with coke or other por-
GUS absorbent, sprinkled with naphtha
or alcohol, and the SCOT is retained by
the coke, while the filtered gases,
mixed with vapor from the naphtha or
alcohol, are collected in a gasometer,
to be fed to Welsbach burners, stoves
or gas engines. This gaseous mixture,
which has been named pyrogas, burns
with a bright fame and an entire abb
sence Of smoke. The value of pyrogas
even makes it profitable to burn fuel
Of low grade for its smoke alone, and
it is computed that plants of small
cost will enable cities to derive a ma.
terial income from the conversion Of
their garbage into purified smoke for
light and power. Large factories and
small establishments N Belgium are
making experiments, both in saving
and in producing smoke for its com:
bustible gas.
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becoming to little girls and are much
in style. This stylish one designed by
May Manton combines the familiar
waist with q side pleated skirt and is
both new and attractive. AS shown 1t
is made Of dotted pique Of the new. soft
sort, and is trimmed with collar and
cuffs of lace and worn with a pleated
girdle with tasselled ends in place OF
the plain belt, but all the heavier cot
ton and linen fabrics, and such wools
as cashmere, serge and the like are
equally appropriate.
The waist is made over body lining
that is smoothly fitted and closes at
the centre front, and itself consists or
fronts and backs. The pleats are Wide
and extend over the shoulders, con-
cealing the arm's-eye seams, but are SO
at the left shoulder and beneath the
pleat at the left side Of the front. The
sleeves are in bishop style, with
straight cuffs. The skirt is laid in
backward turning side pleats that meet
at the back and form a wide box pleat-
ed effect at the front. 1t Is scanned at
the waist and closes at the left Of the
centre beneath the pleat
The quantity Of material required
laid as to give a tapering effect to the
figure. The closing Is made invisibly
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Studying Lfu uid Drops.

The formation of liquid drops has
been investigated by NM. Leduc and
Sacerdote. and the result published in
Complies Rendus. This Is an expert
mental investigation of the relationship
between the radius OF the tube and the
weight Of the drop emitted. 1t is found
that Tate's law, viz, for the same
liquid the weight oc the drop is pro.
portional to the radius Of the orifice, is
satisfied for radii from 0.5 to 10 cent?
metres but that it becomes less and
less true as this range is departed from
on either side. For oritices greater
than two centimetres the weight Of tho
drop is practically constant. Tatc's
law is theoretically derived from the
supposition that the surface tension is
the only molecular force acting: but it
is pointed out that cohesion plays ,
large part in the phenomenon.
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yards Of all-over lace to trim as illus
trated.
Lines of Grace and Beauty.

The present day Empire gowns re-
quire great artistic skill to produce
without obtaining q hardness or stiff
effect, which was quite unknown to the
soft supple flowing garments worn in
the days Of Josephine's court. The fair
Josephine de Beauharnais, as immor-
talized at Versailles by David, GER
tainly bequeathed to the world Of
fashion a gown which is in every way
seductive to feminine charms, while 1t
is admirably adapted for the robe
d'interieur, the toilette de bal, or the
robe de diner. The Empire gown GER
tainly ranks to-day as a picturesque
example of the refined and artistic
taste Of the gracious wife Of Napoleon
the First. 1t is an Inheritance which
all fashionable women Of to-day strive
to possess, for perfectly attired wom-
an surely displays her individuality
and refinement in her own particular
style and simplicity Of dress.
Lines of grace and lines Of beauty are
the primary considerations Of the well
appearing woman of to-day. Every
thing else must be subservient to these
two factors. The most supple and
clinging materials, with harmonious
trimmings. are sought for. No style
introduced seems to fit the manner of
dress more than the fringe which was
brought out in the early autumn. 1t
was little stiff and ragged then, but
that now brought forth ty the maker
cannot he improved upon. 1t IS satiny,
soft, and while it possesses enough body.
seems to shape itself in just the curves
and draperings desired. Many Of the
handsomest new gowns ere sarnished
with it. One, a wedding dress to be
sent to England, was in wood brown
cloth, the entire front being of wide
brown fringe. The three rows were so
arranged that they came to n point
in front, and the empiecement or yoke
about the hips was Of narrow bias
bands Of taffeta brought together with
herrinbone stitch. The back Of the
skirt was sunpleated, and fell very
full and gracefully. The corsage. made
with wide ceinture vf brown taffeta.
was sunpleated, and over the shoulders
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Wing Ends.

Instead of the prim stiffness of a
bishops rabat ends, We have some
thing new shown in the wash silk
crepe stocks and ties. At the foot OF
the stock collar, which is covered with
crepe, are arranged three soft folds,
which are brought together In front,
and are pinched down tight. From this
point springs broad and short wing
ends of crepe de chine and bordered
with a narrow hem, which is dotted
at regular intervals with French knots,
embroidered in white silk. The same
model would be pretty in light colors,
with the neat decoration Of French
knots, embroidered in some contrast
ing shade of silk.
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BACK OF IT ALL.

As he went to his daily tasks his way =,
Led down a lane that was mean and
bare;
He journeyed along day after day
Beholding naught that was lovely there;
He went with d wish to be free to 60
Where the winds were sweet and the
vistas fair.
He thought of his tasks as he went along,
And pitied himself for his hapless: lot.
There was hate in his heart for the rich
and strong.
He dreaded the toll that the long days
brought.
And others passed onward and up to gain
The fair rewards that he once had sought.
As he went to his hateful task one day ,
Another passed through the lane and
where
He had seen but hriers before. the gay
Sweet petals OF flowers were blown IN
air;
The birds that never had sun before
Burst forth in 4 chorus of gladness there.
So. day by day. as he went along
A newer beauty ENLARGED the scene;
Day by day with her sln!le and song
Another gladdenca what once was mean:
And man passed upward and onward
Had once done his york as a mere ma
chine.
s.. E. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald.
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The Sparks Family.

Michigan has a family, five members
of which have celebrated their golden
weddings. This Sparks family came
to the State from North Carolina IN
1928 and settled in BeT zen. There
were eleven children, tea Of whom
married. But five are wing and all
these have been marie / fifty years OF
more, and one has lived fifty years
with his second wife. Joseph Sparks
was married first in 1888 and again In
1853. Elizabeth WIS married in 1910,
Levi was married in 1845. Ira was
married in 1851, in which year Susan
was married.
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Frost and Featherwelghts.

Frost has the effect of making steel
brittle, and this must be source o..
danger to cyclists who ride feather.
weights. Any jerk or jar may bring
disastrous results, and when the
ground is frozen hard it is unusually
lumpy. These facts are worth bearing
IN mind; for, although there are no
statistics in connection with this mat
ter, it is not at all improbable that
many cycling accidents that occur dur.
ing the winter through the breaking Of
steel parts are directly attributable to
the action of frost.-Pearson's Weekly.
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rb. olde.t Woman Preacher.

"Aunt" Penelope Gardiner recently
died in Hesper, Kan. She was Or
dained a minister in 1853, when she
was thirty-three years old, and was q
preacher up to the time Of her death.
She is said to have had the longest rec
ord as a preacher Of any woman in
this country.
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sunbonnets For Small Girls.

The prettiest things in the smah
girls wardrobe for summer are the
sunbonnets Of pink OF blue dimity in
some simple figure design, usually an
all-over pattern. They are made with
two narrow, lace-edged rufaes around
the edge and an inch Of cording inside.
There is a short, lace-edged cape at the
back of the neck, and the bonnet IS
tied at the back with broad bands of
the dimity, also lace-edged.
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cnrb,no Russian Students,

By a law recently enacted in Russia
any university or high school student
who creates or causes disorder shall be
drafted into the army for a period of
from one to three years. This is to
curb the rashness and fondness for
mischief of college students who imag-
Inc they have the privilege to annoy all
creation.
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was a pointed collar, finished off in
wide fringe. The collar was made
similar to the empiecement on skirt.
The cloth was sunpleated, and the
pleatings made small and of as little
of the goods as possible, to produce
the effect such as is accomplished in
crepe de chine or eolienne. There Is a
special quality Of cloth being prepared
Just now which is almost as soft and
fine as silk
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One in Forty-three n Pauper.

In England and Wales, at the end Of
January last, one in every 43 persons
was pauper. At the end Of January
in 1902 there were 720,445 paupers in
England and Wales; this year there are
742,93S-an increase Of 22,493, or 81
Per cent. London pauperism rose frcm
1O9,534 to Ia, GAG, or A. per cent.
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PariS' Old PEOPLE.

According to- the latest attadnabls
figures, Paris contains 10,617 octogen-
arians, 55f nonagenarians, of whom
eighty-fve will be centenarians within
the next few months, and FIVE centen-
arians. Not one Of the latter has ever
been married.
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The baby born in 1903 has three
times a better chance of living through
its first year and five times better
chance of living to be five years cid
than it would have had dozen years
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Within fifteen years the wealth OF
Basle has increased $6OOO0,OO0 and the
population has almost doubled, which
is n most remarkable showing for
town that Is 1900 years old.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OFT oLEDo, ..
LUCAS COUNTY. '"'

IUCAB OUUNTY.
FRANK J. CHENEY, make oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm Of F. ]. CHENEY
Co., doing business in the City Of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case OF cATARRH that
cannot be cured by the use OF HALLS
CArARRu CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
t~, presence, this 9Th day OF December,
J SEAL. A. D., 1886. A. W. GLEASON,
t~) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists,75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Dainty Hair Ornaments.

One Of the daintiest of ornaments for
the hair is a jetted ribbon tied In
French bowknot fashion. It Is invis-
IDLY wired and arranged OF a fancy
Jet hair comb.
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Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foot-Ease,
A powder to shake into your shoes; rests the
feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swoollen. Sore,
Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Feet and In
growing Nails. Alleu's Foot Ease makes new
or tight shoes easy. At all druggists and
shoe stores, rs cents. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
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A Light Wood.

Willow is the lightest Of British
woods. A. cubic foot Of it weighs but
thirty pounds. A cubic foot Of box
wood weighs fifty.seven pounds.
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(ifrIs, Gibson Dress.

So-called Gibson dresses, or those
made with pleats over the shoulders
that give broad effect. always are
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More than thirty great manufactur-
ing companies Of the United States are
establishing factories in Canada.
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FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first day use Of Dr.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. $2trial bottleand treatisefree
Dr.. RI. KLINE, Ltd, 99l Arch st., Phila., Pa.
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Mrs. Winslow's SoothingSyrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces inhamma
tion ,ailays pain cures wind collie. 25c. abottle
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A red-colored solution now obviates the
need of dark room in photography.
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E'iso's Cure Is the best medicine We ever used
for all affections Of throat and lungs.-Wh.
o. ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
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Look for this trade mark: 1.-THE Klean, Kool
Kitchen Kind" The stoves without smoke,
ashes or heat. Make comfortable cooking.
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PUTNAM FADELEss DYES produce the
brightest and fastest colors.
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The unexpected seldom happens to the
people who are always looking for it.
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We sell the Chinese about $4,000, 900
year more than we buy from them.
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Herr Krupp's income, the largest ever
known in Germany, was $4,76O,OO0 a year.
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A woman doesn't have to be conjurer
10 change her mind.
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A little lie generally travels faster tina
1 great truth.
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An icehoat is now propelled by an elec-
trio motor driven fan.
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Kerosene was first used for lighting
In 1926 n. Y.-17
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New York City.-Tucks of all widths
and arranged in every possible way are
seen upon the latest gowns and waists
and are as charming as they are fash
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In the sickroom porteneous quiet
prevailed. The blinds were drawn. An
occasional clink Of medicine bottle
was the only sound that broke the op-
pressive silence. A trained nurse in a
cool blue dress crossed the room. Her
feet fell silently on the carpeted floor.
Iu the next room a consultation was
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William BeG1G, N. D., and
a Fashionable Illness
How He Himself Became Fashion.
able There!rom, in Spite Of
Several Obstacles.

yy5-wILLIAM BEEBE, NJ. D.,
~ vi sat in his Office moOdily
N checking off on his fingers
VI the bones of the head. AT
~ M times he stopped and won
dered whether he would
ever have a patient. He side-stepped
this familiar question, however. and
returned manfully to the bones Of the
head. e.,
William Beebe, NJ. D.. had put up his
sign three months before. He had
chosen his neighborhood because he
had been given to understand that the
mortality there was high. During the
first month he frequently stuck his
head out of the window to assure him
self, that no jealous competitor had
stolen his sign. During the second
month he had almost hoped for some
gentle little epidemic which would en-
tail well-paying run after the good
physician. During the third month
his ideas had expanded to an ambi-
tious extent. He yearned for pestilen-
tial plague OF something. He did not
wish this through any selfishness Of
motive. He merely wished that the
public Sb&c hp. educated regarding
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-07-28

Miss Kate Lawrence has returned
from "A visit TO Beaumont.
4. NJ. Hicks of Allenfarm was a
visitor to the city yesterday.
Mrs. Exer Christian OF Corsieaua
is the guest Of Mrs. Goodson.
Mrs j. Allen Myers aud children
returned sunday from Colorado.
Mrs Il. II. Harrison left Sunday
90 visit her mother at Benchley.
Waiter Knox was out yesterday
for the first time since his illness.
J.P. Eoyder aud w. G.. Williams
were here from WellDorn yesterday.
f. >. Wilcox came down from
Mart To spend Sunday with his fam
ily.
I'd Hearne returned 10 Waco sun
day after spending a week IN the
city.
Fresh eggs Ia cold storage today
ana tomorrow at Franklin Bros.
market. i9s
James Cooper, Frank Clarke and
j. r.. Batter have returned from
amarillo.
Mrs. *. l.. Cone returded to Fort
Worth Yesterday after a visit 10 Mrs.
J. ". Conc.
g. II. aud Nal Brogdon returned
10 beaumont yesterday after a visit
60 relatives
Mr. aud Mrs. Il. NJ. Gordon have
returned alter an extended visit In
New Orleans.
Chas. Kno5lauch has been spend
ing some time in Marlin for the BEN
eft Of his health.
Mrs. Della Mcmillan, who resides
Ia the Indian Territory, is the guest
OF Mrs. Joe b. Reed.
;. W. Meredith, J. J. LeFebure
and 2. II. Arlington were here from
MiIlican yesterday.
C.P. HobSood has returned from
an extended trip through Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory.
Eugene Parks retained TO Hub
bard City Sunday after spending bis
vacation with homeiolks.
Mrs. $. vs.. McJunkiu OF Houston
LEFT yesterday for Dallas after q visit
to Mr.. aud Mrs. Sam Il. Henderson.
Tommie Daily returned from New
Orleans yesterday after spending a
month aud hall iu that city. His
brother. John Daily, met him at
Houston.
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Mr.. T.. Rohde aud family have
severed their connection with
Hearne, ani will hereafter reside in
Bryan. We regret to lose this family
Of good citizens, but wish them well
In their new home. Mr. Rohde has
been a citizen Of Hearne for about
ten years, during which time his
honest and fair dealing and enter
prising citizenship was such that
the citizens Of Hoarue, by a large
majority, chose him as alderman.
which position he held at the time Of
his departuro.--Hearne Democrat.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. T.. Mistrot Of Gal
weston spent Sunday here with Mrs.
w. II. Willson and family. AIr.
Mlstrot was much pleased with the
improvements made here since his
departure, and complimented the
library building and other new ones
He will go into the retail dry goods
business In 81. Louis October and
will move his family 20 that city.
He will dispose Of his Galveston
business, but continue his house at
Austin.
a mass meeting OF auti-prohibi-
tionists was held at the opera house
last night. Capt. J. J Adams was
chairman and Lamar Bothea secre-
tary. County organization was ef-
fec,ed by the election Of NJ. Parker,
chairman; Judge A. c. Board, vice.
chairman, aud Lamar Bothea, sec
Rotary. An executive committee was
appointed Tor each precinct in the
county. A detailed report OF the
proceedings was ordered published
The new officers of the Masonic
lodge, NJ. II James being worship
ful master We're duly Installed at a
regular meeting held last night.
Mr.. Leon Goodman Of Louisville,
Ky, a thlrty-third degree Mason,
was a visitor TO the lodge.
We will bond you In the United
States Fidelity aud Guaranty Com
pany Of Baltimore, Nd. cash capi-
tai, Si,750,oOO; total resources, $500
90. All classes Of court, contract
and fidelity bonds promptly exc
cuted. John A. Moore Jr.. Local
Agent, Bryan, Texas. 2iO
Tom Syptak Of the Steep Hollow
community was taken the Arcade
Hotel yesterday afternoon suffering
from internal injuries and broken
collar bone. These were received IN
attempting TO get off a moving pas
senger train on the II & T. c.
Snowdrift lard Is the best cooking
compound ever produced ask your
grocer for II and take no other. II
is cheaper In price than other lards
and goes much further. Al
Hon. Clif a. Adams and family
have returned from a visit 10 the
Harlan state farm.