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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-06
Cradle Of Industrv.

The first cotton mill In this country
was established in Beverly, Mass, in
1887. 1t was designed to manufacture
cord and bedticking.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-06

Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing Syrup
For children teethng s0ftens the gums, reduces In
dammation, alhys PAIN cures wind collie. Csc bottle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-06
Record Nuooet of Tin.

The biggest nugget of tin on record
has been found at North Dundas, in
Tasmania. 1t weighs 5,400 pounds,
and is CT per cent pure tin.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-02-06

DON'T SPOIL YOUR CLOTHES.
Use Red Cross Ball Blue and keep them
white as snow. ALI grocers. Sc. package.
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YAWNINGrTHE NEW CURE FOR
TROUBLESOME HICCOUGFIING

open it. so the air could enter in a nor
NAL way. would completely relieve the
situation It would seem that the yawn,
which is nothing but deep. long breath,
would bring about this result. While the
yawn Is supposed TO be an involuntary
due TO drowsiness, it is yet
a fact that a man can yawn at pleasure.
This being true, it Is easily within
mans power TO cure the hicc0ughs BY
resorting to the very simple practice Of
yawning- Or course, I cannot say that
in all cases Of hiccouEhs the yawn viii
prove a good remedy. But I believe in ali
ordinary cases. where the annoyance IS
not aggravated. the yawn viii DO the
work. At any rate, my own experience
has convinced me of the fact. and. be-
sides. there are the physical conditions
to which I have referred"
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THE STRANGE ENDING or
4 VANDERBILT ROMANCE
Continued from Ninth Page,)

perintendence. station service. tele-
graph or signal operation. men en-
pIoyed as switchmen and fagmen. or
men at present employed in the round
houses.
It is also fair to assume that the
cost of general supplies. such as oil and
waste would be equal in both cases.
The remaining item is the train service.
which may divided into wages OF en-,
CINE and train crews, and general train
supplies. The latter should be equal
for both systems. so We need only con
slider the former. 1t is impossible TO
run a freight train with safety with
a smaller number Of men han the
number in an ordinary crew; while in
the engine crew. should the third rail-
be used. it would be possible to dis
pense with the services Of a fireman,
though it would be SO unsafe to have only
one man in the cab that an assistant
motorman should be employed
This is not done on some of the cleo
Jric passenger lines now in operation.
AacE as the elevated roads in New York.
but on trunk line the chances Of ac-
cident 10 an engine man are far greater,
owing to the volume Of traffic and to The
speeds run. than on any suburban road.
and it is. therefore. possible that. should
a road equipped with the third rail at
tempt 10 operate with only one man in
the cab. either the resulting accidents or
the Interstate Commerce Commission
would force the employment Of a second.
That it is possible 10 use electricity
as the motive power on trunk lines is
not questioned. It is entirely possible
from the engineering point of view, but
from the financial point of view it is an
tmpossibnity except under the conditions
mentioned.
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~ TAWNING is about the best cure
know of for the hiceoughs,
said an observant man, and
have stumbled on the
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economy, sociology, ethics, philosophy.
occuIdsm. psychology, theosophy, theol-
ogy. These, with music, general litera-
ture. biography. folk lore. geneaIogy
history. law. woman, home and domestic
science. offer wide fields from which to
choose course of study.
The Ancient Publications.
In respect Of its ancient publications,
the periodical department OF the library
possesses great value TO the student Of
history. Here is TO be found the only
complete copy in the United States Of
the official London Gazette" from the
remote period of 1865 TO the present day.
The London Times" is complete from
1896. the "Auegemaine Zeitung" from
its foundation in 1898, and the journal
des Debats" and the Paris Moniteur7
from their first issues il 1883.
The deaths of William the Third, of
Frederick. Of Marlborough Napoleon
and of Wellington: the French Revolu-
ton, with all its horrors; the American
Revolution. with all its suferings and
all its triumphs; the execution Of Louis
and of Marie Antoinette, the uprising
and the overthrow Of the house Of Or
leans. the advent of the third Napoleon,
are among the manifold events which are
painted for the reader in these columns
with that terrific force which no medium
but a newspaper can WELD.
Newspaper Literature.
IN American newspaper literature the
library is rich. It possesses the best
prerevolutionary collection of journals
in the country. There may also be
found the 'Diario de Ii Republica de
Mexico" a daily journal. bound in
twelve volumes. wherein may be read
the complete story of the Mexican war.
Nearly every newspaper ever published
in Washington is represented by COM
pIete file and the New York papers are
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shanty men had reached the firm ice and
were skating in earnest.
Fortunately for them there were a few
hundred yards of thin ice to be crossed.
which almost. but not quite. held up the
wolves, and by its sharp edges wounded
and hindered them greatly. Otherwise
they would have caught up with the
men, and probably have oyerpowered
them before they had gone half mile
As it was they had almost overtaken
them before they had covered the first
half or their fonr-miIe race. Neither of
the men was hunter and this was their
first experience with wolves But by
mutual agreement they adopted the very
best tactics possible. and when their
pursuers came too near TO them. wheeled
sharply to one side AS the smooth ice
afforded no grip to their claws, the
wolves could not turn or stop sudden
Iy. but generally shot forward and made
several stumbIes. and sometimes some
sauIts before getting on to the fresh
Jack.
In this manner the skaters avoided
the brutes for some time. and would
probably have reached their destination
but for an unfortunate suggestion Of the
younger man, that they would be more
likely to tire out the wolves if they sep
arated. In accordance with this plan.
they wheeled in different directions at
the end of ar island they were ap-
preaching
As the elder man reached the other end
Of this wooded island he saw before him
the sparks which issued from the huge
chimney of the shanty he was searchfne
for. Putting on all of his remaining
strength he s9urted on to where the
cooks path led from the shauty to the
water hole. There. the two big. gra,
timber wolves which had elected to fol-
low him turned tail and with a parting
yelp turned II their tracks.
By some curious accident the poor fell
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she object in view when a change is
made in methods of operation. whether
the change be great OF small. from the
consolidation Of a number Of roads. down
to the rninutest Improvement 81 rolling
stock That onfect IS the production Of
an increased ret revenue. and it nav
b. s-o,,,b+ shor+ either NV p reduction
~ +-.rzno-+frs, frefebt and
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- -, o. -,.-..u, and r,riob min
- g. +s. .-ao+as+ ra,rru y, tba
80, f,-s--.5 Tho oos+ ~ +bs fuel
-....--77-. ,..-..- ,,-...1,- 3, sfas-ar-
-, 49,. -. t..,- ...E+t, ono o..
ce,+,on w. nav take it az being equal
d, anv given road for both systems
,,,t.+,,g rerfai7 casas whore coal Or
s,ey.rsn, ous1fr,, NAV, F. need q, -,o,,a~-
,.-,gos md IN la.or,,+ivaz since with
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also very nearly complete from their be-
ginning.
The Southern press is well represented,
especially that Of the civil war period.
The early periodical literature of HH-
nois, Louisiana. Tennessee. Ohio, South
Carolina, Georgia, Virginia. and Cali
fornia is ranked among the most pre-
cious Of the collections Of the library
Files of Famous Journals.
Exceedingly interesting is lie OF
The New England Weekly Journal.
running from 1927 to 1928. inclusive;
The Log Cabin. Horace GreeIey's cam
paign paper, published in 1870. is seen
in a complete file; the New York Her
aid is also complete from It's very be
ginning. and this great journal made
some early attempts at illustration
which are full Of interest There is.
too. a complete file Of the New York
Tribune" from 1871 TO the present day.
Whoever desires TO obtain knowledge
relating to the events. great OF small.
which have transpired during the past
three hundred years, may examine these
files with advantage. The trio Of i'm
mortal historians, Guizot, Macaulay, and
Bancroft, have studied these very sheets.
and used the data there obtained to sur
passing benefit in their pages. The bud
ding historian may profit by these illus
tTiOus examples.
From the Printing Office.
The bound volumes of newspapers and
periodicals and serial publications OF So
cieties in TIE library now number 49,
$50. OF which about 10000 are newspa-
pers- The bindery installed at the IL
brary turns out that high-eIass work
which is observable in al the binding
done at the Government Printing Office.
under the skilled supervision OF the Hon.
Frank w Palmer. Public Printer.
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II ECENT news dispatches from
x Hull. Canada, tell Of one Of those
startling tragedies which now
and then direct attention to a
class Of men who spend more than half
the months Of each year in the solitude
of the pine woods. Secluded in their
log shanties from early in september,
with. as a rule, no connection with the
civilized world until the frost permits
teamsters to bring their horses along
the bush roads and over the lakes. these
men are glad 10 sefze.tvery opportunity
for a change.
When the lakes were covered with d
clear sheeting OF ice recently two young
fellows employed on the shore of Deer
Lake secured two pairs of skates which
CHANGED to be in the place and set out
at night to visit another band Of men
about nine miles away. With he ez-
ception OF a little portage of abou- half
a mile between two lakes. she whole
journey was by ice and was no very
formidable undertaking TO the two
sturdy log makers
AS they were hobbIing over the port
age on their skates, they We're startled
by the sudden breaking across their
path of d red deer followed by three or
four wolves. who We're close upon the
heels Of their prey. Being without de
feusive weapons of any kind, they real
lied their danger if another pac.z Of
wolves should. as is often the case, fol
low after the beasts they had seen mass.
and they made all speed to the lake
before them.
Just as they were breaking through
the thin ice at the lake side. they heard
a whining behind them and then the
low howl which told them that their
track had been discovered and that they
would certainly be followed. But by the
time the wolves reached the waterside.
whore They caught their first sight OF
the mez they were tracking, the two
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low stumbled as he was approaching the
low door Of the shanty and fell. break
ing his right leg just below the knee.
The pain and the previous ezeruou were
too much for his overstrained nerves.
and it was upward CT an hour before the
shantymen could recover him from the
swoon into which he fell as he was car
rfed inside.
When consciousness returned his first
question was for his companion. whom
he mad last seen as he skated around the
little island in the lake, As soon as the
men could be made to understand the
situation. a dozen Of them started out to
see what had befaIIen the other travel
er-
Within 200 yards of their winter home
they found the bIood-staiued spot where
the unfortunate young fellow had been
attacked in front by the two brutes
which had chased his friend In the
lightly falling snow could be read the
whole story CT his destruction. His
boots and skates and a few fragmenta
of clothing were all the tangible signs OF
the tragedy left by the wolves.
Happily for the injured man. a shanty
missionary on his rounds reached the is
land where he lay that same night. and
being a medical man also was able to set
his leg with some degree Of satisfaction.
Strangely enough. as it happened, the
clergyman had taken With him. as his
driver for the trip. an uncle of the MAJ
deyoured on the ice. who was greatly
attached to his nephew and was convey
ing to him. a substantial token of his re
gard in hard cash as a Christmas pres
ont
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80 - Service.

Taking the items properly ohargeabIe
TO operation or conducting transporta-
ton, there should be no difference. IN
der either plan. IN the expense Of SUI
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in the country will be offered gratuj.
tousl5 to the library
The PolygIot Periodicals.

in the country will be offered gratuj-
touslJ to the library
The PoIyglOt Periodicals.
In the reading room the latest thought
and knowledge is to be CLEANED in va
rious publications. in all the leading
languages. There are French. German,
Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian. and
Scandinavian publications; there are
japanese, siamese. and Turkish peTiodi-
Gals; there are Latin-Amerfcan papers
from every state in South America:
there are Canadian. Australian. and
New Zealand publications; there are
Porto 2ican papers, Hawaiian papers,
papers from the Philippines; and,
strangest of all. there is a very respec-
tably printed semi-weekIy journal from
the Fiji Islands. published at suva, and
called the Times"
The Intention of the Librarian of Con
gress in acquiring these papers was TO
offer to readers such foreign period
Gals as would exhibit most accurately
the current political, industrial, and
commercial activities of the various
countries in which Congress and the pub
JIG might be interested.
Librarians Excellent Work
In this view his work has been very
successful. for the foreign papers are
constantly in demand. As is well known.
HeTbcrt Putnam is the youngest libra
rian Of a Government library in the
world. and he holds first rank among the
library scientists Of the time The news
paper and periodical reading room was
opened under his auspices. and has
reached its present state Of efficiency
through his ceaseIess efforts for i'm
provement- The chief OF the division is
Allan B. Slauson. who was appointed to
the post by John Russell Young in 1897
Mr. slauson's duties are precisely those
which scarcely any but a trained news
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paper man" could successfully cope with.
and his seventeen years experience in
working upon the progressive journals
of the country have been of great value
to him in his present position
Mr. Slauson was born in Onandaga
county, New York State, in 1860. and
received his education at Cornell Uni
versity, The assistants in immediate
charge of the room are ladies, whose
refined manners and soft footballs are
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tn HE Library of Congress is nov re-
ceiving 7.225 newspapers, of
which over $500 are gifts of
American publishers. while near
" ], 400 are received through The opera
lions Of the copyright law, and about
1000 through the Smithsonian Institu-
ton and International Exchange. There
are only some 500 subscriptions, and
these are mainly for foreign newspapers
and periodicals.
TIE largest attendance in this reading
room is in the evening, when the aver
age number OF readers is 150- # the
publishers Of all the magazines and
newspapers in The country could look n
upon the groups of earnest, knowledge
seeking readers who 90 to this hall
every day and evening there would per
haps not be a single one who would fail
te make the gift of a free subscription
OF his journal 10 the library.
Convenience Of Local Papers.
How eagerly does a traveller from
home seize the opportunity to read his
local paper, which for him contains mat
ter Of far more importance than that
embodied in the great sheets Of the big
cities Without the Intervention Of at
tendants readers may take what they
desire among the rich collection, and
that this privilege is highly appreciated
is evnced by The close attention dis
played by all, rhe utter stiffness which
prevails. and the decorum of manner
praoticed even by the most iuvnile
readers
In the matter of representation by free
gifts. our newspaper proprietors are re
spending more and more generously
every year 20 this fine suggestion for
giving educational help 10 their fellow
citizens. and it is not impossible that
the day viii come when every periodical
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7 know of for the hieeoughs,
said an observant man, and
have stumbled on the
truth quite by accident, It was proved in
nv case a sure cure, and by reflection !
am convinced that it is a perfectly Iogi.
cal result. a result explainable, too, on
physical grounds
All kinds of remedies are resorted to
by men who suffer periodically with
hiccougbs. ike stopping the ears and
drinking a glass Of water slowly and
without a stop. or by holding the breath,
or counting, or thinking intentiy on
some subject. and in many other ways
have tried all of these remedies, and
at times have been fairly successful in
checking the hiccoughs. Again, have
seen each one of these remedies fail. IN
my own experience. so far as these rem
edies are concerned drinking a glass Of
water slowly and without breathing is
the most satisfactory. But it IS tortur-
ing enough. On the other hand. the
yawn is not only eficacious. but il is alb
soIuteIy without any of the torluring
features There is. as I said before. prob
ably a good physical reason for the
yawn being a good remedy for thr htc-
coughs.
The hiccoughs is described as being
a modified respiratory movement. a
spasmodic inspiration. consisting of a
contraction Of the diaphragm. acccm-
panied with closure of the CLOTHS, so
that further entrance of air is prevented
The impulse of the column Of air enter
ing and striking upon the closed gIot-
tbs produces the sound peculiar to the
ailmeHt. It is reasonable TO assume that
anything that would relieve the con
tracted state of the diaphragm and would
reopen the closed CLOTHS. or partially
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thology, general science, chemistry, geo
graphy. geology. bibItology, philately
The exposition of medical science begins
with the London Lancet" and the
Dental Cosmos, and carries everything
along the lines Of these
Another case is filed with school bull
Ieuns. college circulars. university jour
nails, alumni records, phiIology, phono-
graphy. stenography. typewriting. civics,
economies, municipal affairs. political
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exactly in harmony with the quiet and
reposefuI air of the surroundings.
Aided by Classification,
An immense help to the student is
the classification Of the periodicals;
thus. one case is devoted to journals
dedicated to science. in which may be
found magazines which treat respective
Iy Of electricity, engineering. metal
Iurgy, railways. archaeology, asrono-
my. astrology, biology, botany. orni-
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A STRANGE freak, and one that Is
u apt to prove iutrinsicauy valu-
! : able. is in the possession Of
Luther ". Charlton. of thia
city
An ordinary feather bed has been ia
the possession Of his family for over
seventy years, and has provided a soft
resting place during the sleeping hours
for several generations.
The wife of Mr.. Charlton recently Ie-
cided that the feathers would be more
useful if converted into pillows. and tbs
ticking was opened with a view 10 thai
disposition of the contents. The inside
of the ticking, when it came to view was
found TO be covered with the finest down
feathers, which adhered 10 the cloth as
though woven into il. The appearance
was that of very fine heavy drab plush,
the feathers having lost their original
Wilderness. Every inch inside OF the
licking was in this condition
a piece Of this marvellous fabric. three
feet square, is TO be rendered 10 Tia
National Museum.
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PRINCE HENRY COMING AGAIN.

Prince Henry of Prussia. according to
Berlin newspapers, viii revisit the
United States in 1904 to attend the St.
Louis Exposition and uuveil the vete-
rams monument in Philadelphia
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-28
Local WeseS

Look Tor Norwoods ad. 70
House Tor rent.-See Jno. Ettle. u
Tom Causey Of wellborn was here
yesterday.
Black taiIeta silks for skirts at
Norwood. 20
Mrs. Il. r. Hostrasser went 20
Hearne yesterday.
Capt. j. j. Adams went 20 Mum
ford yesterday.
Carload Of wood for sale-on track
near n. a r. &. depot. II
Rev. Dewitt Hotchkiss is the
guest Of Rev. r.. l.. Shettles.
Commissioner p. II. Arlington
came up from Millican yesterday.
Everything is about ready for the
opening Of district court next week.
Miss Sallie Yardlev OF Wheelock
is the guest Of Miss Kate Lawrence.
20 pieces white Alexander cloth
for shirt waists at Norwood's. 20
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-28
A Thousand Pants.

You must be on the spot to get
such deals as that
SO said Mr.. Burt Norwood 10 an
Eagle reporter, pointing to several
stacks OF boys pants, comprising
about n thousand pairs.
Those pants are made of short
ends aud leavings from thousands Of
bolts OF goods used up In big cloth
ing mandatory. A fifty-dollar suit
OF clothes may have been made from
the cloth of which one of these pairs
Is u leaving. Buying this enormous
job lot Ut the price We did, We are
enabled 20 sell "A pair OF boys pants
ordinarily worth sl5O for % or 70
cents.
Tell the readers of the Eagle who
need any thing in this line, that We
have boys pants at prices they can
not get them for again In long
time.
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Mr.. Jehn Ingram.

Mr.. John Ingram died yesterday
morning at the home Of his son-in.
law, Mr.. J. II. Brewington, in the
northern part of town, at 9:l5
O'Clock. Mr.. Ingram became i'll
last Saturday and never rallied.
He suffered from stomach trou-
Bile. He has lived in Brazos coun.
ty several years, formerly residing
in the College community. His
wife died several months ago. Mr..
Ingram was a good man and was
held in esteem by those who knew
knew him. The interment will
take place this morning at 8 O'Clock.
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q. VI. Brandon left last night for
New York 10 spend two weeks In the
big market 10 buy goods. Mr.. Bran
don tells the Eagle reporter that he
is going 10 lay m big stock of
goods. He has waited until condi-
lions In the markets are right before
going east, but feels sure that going
st this time he will find the condi-
iions he has been waiting for. and
eau fll up the big stores In this part
Of Texas for which he buys with full
stocks OF the choicest, and best goods
at prices that will enable them to be
sold away down.
Yesterdays papers contained news
Of the confirmation by the senate Of
the appointment of Mr.. j. Allen NV
ers AS postmaster at Bryan. Mr..
Myers bond will be forwarded at
once, and upon receipt Of his com
mission he will take charge OF the
office. The date will probably be
not later than March 18th. Mr..
Charles Stillwell, who Is well known
and popular, and we'll qualified for
the position, will be assistant post
master. MFR. Myers does not con-
template a change in the location Of
the office at present
Jno. II. Royder came up from
Wellborn yesterday morning aud re-
ported the Brazos within three feet
OF running out at Bates ferry and
still rising at that time. He says
they shipped another carload Of
cordwood TO this place yesterday,
and that Bryan has about cleaned
Wollborn out on wood.
Buck Aldredge left yesterday for
his home az Ennis after spending
several days here. He is Ia the en-
ploy Of the II. st. c. railroad and
has been laid up for two months with
broken shoulder caused by a fall
through a bridge at Mansfield.
Marriage licenses: John Mana 10
Josephine Rosprim, Charlie Duren
TO Viola Bowen, Jim Hall 10 Jose
phine Henderson, Willie Gipson TO
Mary Jones. James +. Fisk TO Ellen
ora Hayes, Baker Smith 10 Eula
Jones.
For Sale-One block Of ground In
west part Of town with house under
fence. Apply to J. G. Kenole. IL