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mitted that In certain characters where
the lights and shadows are strongly
set. Reed rarely fails 10 achieve
strong success. and from year 10 year
the improvement in his methods makes
itself manifest. He does not stand stil.
and while he does not seem to me "a
possess any touch OF that profound
sympathy or wide sense OF life which
constitutes the fundamentally neces.
sary qualification for a great artist H.
any line OF art work. nevertheless he
has his own peculiar place on the
American stage-a place which belongs
to him by conquest and the divine right
OF brains. and which time Increase
rather than lmpairs Not being imper
vlous TO criticism. he Is always benz
on Improvement. and another polnt
highly In Mr.. Reeds favor that should
especially commend him to the public
Is his dlsdain OF the old superstition
that a star shines the better for sur.
rounding darkness. or that an actor. in
order 10 knock all the perslmmons from
the tree OF popular favor should sur
round himself with sticks Mr.. Reed Ia
not afraid 10 haze striking talent In the
same company with himself lie has
worked hard to become capital actor,
and bis reward has been rolling itself
mp rapidly these last few years. The
announcement that ha IA IN retire "A -
be received with regret generally.
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building, the elders OF the church OBJ
tanned leave 10 meet there on Sunday,
and also In the room OF the Supreme
Court in the basement OF the Capitol.
where their first communion was OBJ
served. The pastor Of the church at
this time was John Breckenridge. who
served until 1919, While occupying the
room Of the Supreme Court In the base
meut Of the Capitol they determined to
erect a church 10 the south OF the Capt.
toll. This was subsequently, done and
was first occupied In 1912. It was
known for n long time as THE Little
White Chapel Under the Hill" Il is
on Pennsylvania avenue. between FRS,
street and the South Capitol where
come Of Ia walls still standing. are
buried by the debris deposited there.
In the course OF time. the congregation
increasing and the city growing to the
ives, and north, Il was decided 10 pur-
chase the site Of the present church on
Four and One-halt street on which TO
erect a larger edince. Il was dedicated
IN 1927. al which time the Rev. Reuben
Pos, was the pastor
DR. Sunderland became the pastor In
1853 and In 1860 the church was much
enlarged and pm, into the condition In
which % Is q, present Il Is now a
large.wcll-lirh,cd cllflcc.wcll-nttcd and
furnished. and The aud cncc hall. with
good acousti, properties, Is particularly
Inviting 20 the pastor Tho roll O.,
membership Is no, large nor has Il
ever been, although q, has contained
the names o, many noted public men
The first record. eighty years ago.
shows a membership OF thlriy-hvc In
1858 the roll OF members was 269. Dur.
Ing the passionate tho whole number OF
names added 70 the role was LES. OF
whom 1861 have been removed By dis.
mission. cxc,urion or death. leaving 3il
as the presen, membership. II an es.
innate were made Of the aggregate
number OF church members from tho
beginning u would probably not %
more than 5000. while the number o.,
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ALCOHOL AND LONGEVITY.
statistics DO Not Give Much Comfort to
Abstainers.

Statistics DO Not Give Much Comfort to
Abstalnsrs.
We have not the figures at hand. but
II was shown by life-insurance stats
tics published in Great Britain a few
years ago that total abstalners from
intoxicating drinks we're shorter lived
than the moderate drinkers among
pollcy-holders, and now comes the In
terhational Medical association with
statistics In the same direction, but
more startling. says the Boston Tran
script The association has made care
ful Inquiry into 5.23i cases OF deaths
Of persons OF over 80 years OF age
and OF all Calllngs. which were divided
into Ave groups total abstalners. mod
crate drinkers. drinkers who we're care
ful not 10 drink too much. heavy drink
ers and excessive drinkers. The in
vestigation showed thai the age
reached In these Ave classes was always
the shortest with total abstalners. that
they were shorter lived even than the
excessive drinkers. With regard TO
wine-drinkers the results were: Mod
crate drinkers. 63 years; heavy but
careful drinkers. IS years: Incorporate
drinkers. IS years: excessive drinkers.
50 years. abstainers. 80 years
II has been said that statistics can
Ne made TO prove anything you wan,
to prove. but in this instance. as we'll
as In the insurance figures. they seem
to prove what collecting the statistics
had no intention or desire TO prove. II
does not necessarily follow. however.
that the use OF intoxicants. even moder.
ately. IL conducive 10 longevity. The
statistics only show that. with a good
constitution at the outset. one may at
tain to more advanced age than Is
reached by a person Of feeble physique.
though the latter be a total abstainer.
for We think II will be found from OBJ
servation and inquiry that a very large
proportion o. the abstalncrs are alb
stainers because they saw in early life
that they were not physically strong
enough to wrtstle with King Alcohol
and another class OF nondrinkers are
the sons OF drinking parents. whose
sins. as well as their deierrlng example,
have descended TO their children and so
shortened the lntters' livrs
Is The statistics quoted are misleading,
inaamuch as they do not show what the
state OF the health Of each class was In
carly lie. and especially because they
do not tell anything as 20 the habits
OF the parents OF the individuals In the
several classes. A man may drink to
excess. may be intoxicated regularly
every day, and yC, live TO be an old
man. but Il viii generally be found that
his offlprlng are feeble. u not sickly,
and OF short lie. Notwithstanding they
never drink drop Of intoxicating IL
quor from FRS, 10 last
Statistics arc potent helps toward the
rolu;ion OF great social problems, but
whcn they seem 10 prove what Is
against common experience aud agains,
common sense II Is best not to trust In
thca tuO copadlngly.
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T.,h.r. pom..lln m..a.hln


Or. Charles II. Parkhurst. ID. d.. IN
November Ladies' Home Journal writes
concerning THE Fathers Domestic
Headship:" While, perforce OF Ordi-
nary circumstances. the fathers duties
Will hold him considerably apart from
the contacts OF home life. yet what.
ever successes he may achieve outsidi
will not atone for any failure on his
part 10 regard his home as the prime
sphere Of his obligation and the point
around which his devotements will
cluster In distinguished earnestness
and consistency. Whatever he may have
achieved In his art. trade. profession
or other engagement. the man who
stands at the head OF a household has
been In the broad sense OF the term a
failure II he has not been y true hus-
band and a wise. strong and devoted
father. Il cannot be a successful Aome
where the mother looks after the chill
dren and the father Looks after his bust
ness. The most productive services
rendered are always personal. and any
amount OF exertion expended outside
In providing for the necessities OF the
home will not take the place OF that
tuitional ministry which comes only By
the direct and continuous contact Of
father with child. However complete
a woman may be as mother. the,e are
qualities Of character which tEs faith.
or will communicate to his children
that the mother will be less ablS 10 do
Ms well az less intended TO do.
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him. In which he proved himself 80
worthy that In the following season he
was rc-engaged as an acknowledged
actor In a company which contained a
galaxy Of stars and embryo such as
Mrs John Drew. the leading comedy
actress Barton Hin. Lizzie Price. az
terward wife OF Fechter. Fanny Davcn-
pori, leading soubrctte. Louis James.
walking gentleman. Stuart Robson.
first low comedian; Clara Maeder and
others. II Is clear from such an early
environment that his schooling was OF
the best. and when Mr. Reed began as a
star In iSS2. his friends entertained no
fears about the outcome or his income.
Ills play Cheek" first produced Ia
Chicago. for Eve seasons kept him IN
clover. and then he added "Humbug.
which was his second success. In 1855
he sweryed from his own beaten track
little. under the temptation Of a very
high salary. 10 play Koko In the "Mika-
do" which he did with great sltisfac-
ton TO the audiences In Chicago and
New York. lie was the original OF the
part Ia America. and In the opinion OF
the majority Ear the best After this
interlude he returned with renewed
vigor 10 his own repertory. 20 which he
now aided THE Woman Halter" In
this play Str. Reed FIRST established his
right to a high rank among legitimate
comedians. a rank which has been fur
Their elevated by his acting IN Lend
Me Your Wife, The Clas Friend ="
innocent as a Lamb. Dakota" and
The Politician" His rendition OF
Western senator parts recalls John T.
Raymond to many minds. but Reed is
no plagiarist. The resemblance Is
purely accidental or necessary from the
nature Of things. because the art OF
both these men Is founded on a close
copying OF living originals Having
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pew-holders would reach 5000 Or l.ooo.
In this number there have been many
men and women Of prominence In
church and state Many OF the we'll
known names OF old Maryland, Viz
glnla. and District families who have
attended the church since the begin
ming are the Clarks. the Bradleys. the
Blagdens. the Caldwells. the Rapins.
the Underwoods. the Crlttendons. the
Dangerhelds. the Llndslys. the Pages.
the Parkers. the Walkers. the waldes.
the Bsals. the wrlghts. the Dahlgrens.
The church has also been attended. or
sometimes visited. by such men a.
Henry Clay. and many Senators. Repre-
sentatlves and jurists. John Quincy
Adams. Thoma1 II. Benton. Daniel
Webster. James X. Polk. franklin
Pierce. James Buchanan. Schuyler Col
fax. J. s. Morrill,. Henry N. Foote. Alex
ander Ramsey and Grover Cleveland
II is impossible 10 estimate the iniiu.
encc Of this church through the stirring
decades OF the past by being brought
into touch with so many OF the great
characters that have moved In this ma
tlonal theater. In 1885 President Jack
son had a controversy with the Rev.
Mr.. Campbell. then pastor OF the
Second Presbyterian Church. In regard
to certain religious matters. and be-
came a pew holder. which gave the
church great prominence during his
administration. Mira President Polk
was most devoted to its interests. and In
lSi9 a farewell reception was given her
Immediately after her last communion
there. President and Mrs. Pierce be-
came regular attendants. and aided the
church personally In many ways. II
was in this church In 1855 that the
great series OF daily prayer meetings.
then spreading over the country. were
lnaugurated. Dr. Sunderland calls II
the beginning OF a baptism on high
which prepared the nation for the aw-
full baptism Of blood which followed II.
During the four years OF the civil war.
situated as II was at the very center OF
dissension. although the capital OF the
Union. the church was foremost for
the Government and emancipation. In
July. 1868. Il was the scene OF a great
conference. when DIR. Massey OF Lon
don presented an address from the
French and English clergy on the ques-
ton OF emancipation and the issues OF
the pending struggle. one OF the most
notable and far-reachlng events In the
history OF the church occurred In tho
Winter OF 1866. The late Hon Frederick
Douglass then delivered from the pull
pit his lecture on the life and death OF
Lincoln Il was the only door then
open TO him In Washington. It cost ths
church dearly among certain classes OF
people who had been its supporters. but
It was the first step to establish the
prestige Of free speech for the colored
people as a race In this country
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place In the affections OF American
theater goers for many years. His his
trionlc career began at the Walnut
Street theater. Philadelphia. when he
was IAN interesting infant" at the
ripe age OF six weeks Tom Pla-
eide. the delightful. was playing
the farce Of Peter white" and little
Roland was carried on the stage TO
play the baby. He continued TO be the
stage baby until he grew responsible
enough TO take chlldrcns speaking
parts. outgr0wiag these. he attended
day school. and at night took charge
OF the stage door. His next advance
was from the rear to the front OF the
theater. lie became an usher with
salary Of $3.50 per week. His rise to
call boy and 10 prompter followed, and
anally small parts we're entrusted to
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-27
CASUALLY OBSERVED.

NOn-produccrs are the harshest crit
les.
Your weakness is the sum OF your ap
petite.
Habit Is not merely 4 hard master
but also a vigilant guardian.
People who think demand idealism
those who see want realism.
There are days when each OF us ls uu.
able 10 see good In anything. and on
those days, so Ear as Is possible. vi
should abstain from passing Judgment
The bicycle Is another OF natures
safeguards against the human ten,
dcncy toward excessive culture Of IN,
head and stomach az the expense OF
the legs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-27
CARDINAL VIRTUES.
They Are Prudsncs. Justice. Fortified
and Temperance.
TEXAS

They Are Prudence. Justice. Fortituds
and Temperance.
BE thou yigllant. labor In all things
do the work OF an evangelist. fulfll
thy ministry. Be SOBER" II. Tim. w.. 8
These cardinal virtues Of Christianity
are the characteristics OF the true faith
and the source OF all other virtues. The
epistles OF st. Paul are full OF warnlne
against the evils that surround us. as
well as Of admonltlon TO practice Jus.
tiee. not only In dealing with our neigh.
bors. but towards God and even toward
ourselves, likewise they are teeming
with words OF encouragement to com.
bat bravely all trials for the love Of
God. as also to be temperate In al!
things BY acquiring the virtue Of pru'
dence we are enabled to discern the
evils OF the world. 10 know God and 10
practice the datles OF a Christian life
Justice enables us to render unto
Caesar the things which are
Caesars" 10 act conscientlously 10.
ward our neighbors In all things. and
Is God the things that belong TO God. &"
doing His will and in all things seek.
ing His glory. Fortitude strengthens
and encourages as In the path OF Chris.
tan virtue, besides giving us strength
TO resist temptation. and 10 bear brave.
~ all trials for the love az God. TEN.
pefance Is an essential virtue. and by
faithfully preserving II we are strength.
ened In life and blessed with many spir.
itual graees. He that Is abstlneni
saith the wise man. shall increase IN
life. A practical Christian will not be
satisfied with merely fulfilling the law
OF God, by dlscharging the duties re.
quired OF him. but he will likewise en-.
deavor TO strengthen his faith by the
practice OF such virtues as will In.
crease his sanctity and promote Gods
glory, In fact, Il Is as much a duty 10
emulate all true virtue as to profess
our faith. inasmuch as Faith without
good works avalleth nothing" Besldeg
II is eminently merltorlous. for by 80
doing we not only draw down great
blessings on ourselves in this life. but
We thereby store uP rich treasures In
Heaven. which will greatly increase
our inheritance. toward which We are
looking forward.-Franeis S. Mitchell
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WEATHER SIGNS.

Look out Tor rain n sea birds ny
towards land and birds ny towards sea
parirldges drum only In the fall when
a mild and open winter follows
nlackblrds docking together In the
fail indicate a cold spell OF weather
Rain from the south prevents the
drought. but rain from the west is al.
ways best
Chipmunks that disappear early are
sure signs Of cold aaa extremely ugly
weather.
when the leaves Of the trees curl,
with the wind from the south. Il indl-
cafes rain.
when the birds and badgers are "a,
In October. very cold winter may be
looked for.
An unusually clear atmosphere when
distant objects may BE- easily seen
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-27
BASEBALL PERSONALS.

Jimmy BannoR Is slated 10 remain
In Boston.
In Joe Qulnn's opinion Rusie "a the
greatest pitcher IN the world.
Hush Duty will probably accept the
position OF base ball coach at Harvard.
George Davis will In all probability
again be the Giants field captain next
season.
Manager Chapman says that he has
not disposed OF the Toronto Clubs
franchise.
Emslie'a opinion Ia that. based
on erlence. base ball has grown too
fast Tor one umpire.
Mr.. J. w, Gunnels. the new owner Of
the Toledo franchise. Is a wealthy land
owner In the Swamp City.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-27

Philadelphia has a barber. with q
considerable business. who has moi
spoken a word to a customer In ten
years past, and be Is neither deaf NOT
dumb. lie shaves the prisoners in
Moyamenslng prison. and one stipula.
ton In his contract Ia that he shall not
speak TO the prisoners or hold com.
munication with them in any way. Hs
Is not even TO ask whether the razor
hurts.
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81 the most interesting characters in
Washington. He has been here since
1853 a. pastor Of this church. During
the first years OF the war he was chap
iain Of the Senate. and during that time
nls prayers. while devotional In nature.
entered somewhat into the feelings OF
The tlmSs. and were strong. forcible ut
;erances ~ his opinions OF slavery and
u his s.eadfastness with the Govern
ment and the people OF the North for
;he preservation o. the Union. These
prayers we're all taken down by the
stenographer. and are now. in the form
OF manuscript, among the archives OF
the Senate. a record Of the conditions
Of the public mind at the time. There
Is one notable prayer which has In Il n
vein OF humor. The Senate had been
Tor some weeks moving along In It's
work In a dllatory fashion. much after
the fashion Of some Of the senates OF
to-day. APPARENTLY needless OF the Inn
Dortance OF momentous questions
which were pending before It. One
morning Or. Sunderland arose and as
founded the Senate by an ardent prayer
TO God for brains On another occasion.
1ur,ag one Of the fierce slavery and
lntl-slavery debates Senator Salisbury
Of Delaware was bringing forward ar
gument upon argument and proof upon
proof, selected with great care. that
slavery was thoroughly sanctioned and
sven ordered by the Bible. DR.. sunder-
land one morning offered a prayer In
which he asked the Lord God to be
pleased TO send down his Holy Spirit on
the Senate and on the people Of the
sountry. and followed this by referring
10 hell and slavery as one. with Ian
guage that was more oratory than
prayer. lie clearly dlsproyed the Sails
bury idea that slavery was a Bible In
stitution. and finished by praying that
the Senate and the people, with the
help OF God. might avoid one and abol.
ish the other Those were the days
when partisan feeling was bitter among
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-27
TRICKS ON A WHEEL.
M.dsiIa- KupAtrlct. who doe. Many ;,

Madeline Kiipatrlck. who Does Many sur.
Prisine ThiaEs on q Hike"
Madeline Fitzpatrick. the trick blcy-
Gle rider. was born in San Francisco.
Cal. In 1898 she met and married
Charles @. Fitzpatrick. the one-leEged
trick rider. and. In conjunction with
him. she Is at the present time perform
ing In the leading resorts and theaters
She claims 20 be the hrst woman 10
introduce trick riding on the safety
bicycle In the regulation costume. Her
work upon the wheel Is remarkable be-
cause OF the ease and grace with which
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-27
NOTHING LIKE SUCCESS.
The Truth Of the odd Alag. Essmplia.d
By TsbsAn.

The Truth 81 the Oid AdaEs EHe~pliaed
BY TsbsAa.
Perhaps one Of the most satisfying
outoomes OF the late base ball season Ia
the ELUSIVE manner In which Captain
Tebeau Ia greeted as the greatest
manager IT, the base ball world by those
who we're willing 70 decry hls merits
At the beginning Of 1895. Their names
would make a pretty list In 1899 Te-
beau was as much a genera. manager
rs he Is az the present time. Then Il
was an uphill hght 10 make way for
him even In Cleveland. but those who
made Il knew the quality OF the man
and player. Three Of the oldest man
ayers IN the League have been pattern
ing after him for three years. and there
are two or three more who would bet
ter begin u they are anxious 20 hang
on their positions much longer.-Clove-
land Leader
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rstherly Advice

Daughter This piano Is really ms
very own. isn't It, pa Pa-Ycs. my
dear. AVID whoa ! marry, can take
Il with ne. can l." Certainly. my
chld: but doa't tell ar ate. II nigh;
spoil your cAancea."
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REED Is TO RETIRE.
SAID THAT THE GREAT ACTOR
WILL QUIT TIE STAGE.
story 81 Hh Caree- BEFORE the Foot
lights -- lie Amused Americans -
Mu n. ~ Not More, Thar Any other
Comedian

GLAND REED Is
about to retire from
the stage, writes n
New York CORE
spondent II the an
nouncement can be
relied upon, the
stage will lose an
other OF It's fore
most characters.
Roland Reed has
occupied a strong
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MADELINE KILPATRIcK.

MADELINE FITZPATRICK.
she accompllshes some Of the most an.
hcult feats During last spring Mr. and
Mrs. Fitzpatrick accomplished a wheel
ing tour from New York TO Chicago.
giving en- route exhibitions IN several
cities.
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all men. and the ministers OF the Hos-
pei were not excepted; but this pr; yer
Ehieh took the form OF a 81 seeh. ca .Ied
1 great talk from one enc VI the South
20 the other.
The First Presbyterian Church Is a
historic building. and It's history Is
closely identified with the great Ameri-
cans Of early days a7d the beginnings
Of our Government. Tks aFst meeting
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-27

made his studies from "the altogether +"
so 10 speak. Mr.. Reed knows how 10
draw. and he informs lines OF rare Hdcl.
ity in their shading with that color and
life which emanate from individual In
tensity, Ho evidently enjoys hugely
the characters he impersonatos. aud he
has thus the secret Of sharing that
huge enjoyment with an audience
While Il would be iatterlng to class
Reed with such man as Joseph JET.
terson, since he lacks the subtlety Of In
telllgence and tho almost magical mag
netlsm that mark the artist II bob
Acres, RIP Van Wrinkle" and Lend
Ne Five shil,lngs." yet L must be ad.
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washIngtoa Correspondence.

X t. Dewitt Tai
IMAGES pastorship
Of the First Pres
byterian Church OF
Washington with
DIR. Byron Sunder-
land has attracted
renewed attention
to this historic
church and It's ven
cradle pastor. DR..
Sunderland is one
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-27

II IL said that Titus and Cabanne
VIII not do any racing this winter.
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NEWPLACE
CONGREGATION OVER WHICH
HE PRESIDEs.

Has Taken = Prominent Part In the
Affairs Of the Nation. Especially since
IL Has Been Under the Charge OF Dr.
Sunderland.