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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15

Naff Twain wrote "a STORY a yea of
two aso which parp5ried 90 Dc au ag-
pose uf Tire methods by which Jean
trarcnlT Miiici became famous Ac-
conr Zoo 49, Clemens. Mllct seas
parry to tfn booming ri hIs pictures
thc ll. h.l1r ifr artists supposed
death Instead of 1y'a- hc was living
comfortably H "". rH, 1f tio way
place a.i n1ri1. .l undiscovered
p.e'Ur u1U Hal lrn.
N.ai N., bias f,pgy-roal lIie all
wayr bar q better one tucked away
somewhere hen has more tragic hue
mnr than Ar Clemens imaginary tale
WEAam watson. The English poet, has
lately been declared by thc London
So ciai0r to sank with Tcauy SON.
Wordsworth agd Keats The poems
which give him thla pre ilge were writ
taH .,n years ago ana published st bis
oFn trrHnre rhry were sold hy the
pound Oh snme second hand book stores
Co parcrmakers 90 ans body Sir Wa,'
T1n gave uu writing verses n despair
rlnd after trying i1 make lriug in aN
tHrir of ways ioF his mind through dis
arr 'niment and hardship TIE Wan'
def0d about London. and ono iny in a
putlr park approached ihe carriage o'
royal prince De- was arr tcd. u
WIS discovered th4' he wy MAJ Y
wr afo found That De- wafa poet. hl.
prrna wrr. hunted up by cnirrprls
ur ntrsrHncrs-lnd Dee was dEcov
cred A subscription was taken un an,
az poor poet was scni 90 the counip
fsf tsIt 4sd rest
N0uaiayf hls publishers pay him az
in me. and be- writes when and as h.
ch0n,. Its latest book of poems q
HelufR RAPIDLY and be De- taking RAM
viii uc great names ~ literature. Blu
n tre carriage that be- accustcd in hii
madrta bad belonged only o. "a pub
Usher. co. "a cflue. what would have hap
pcntd7
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15
GRANT STATUE REJECTED.
Eecause II l. Not Likeness Frantiin
simmons Figure Il Refused

Because II l. Not a Likeness Frankiin
simmons Figure Il Refused.
Eleven thousand dollars were ex
pended by the Grand Army Of the Re
public for a statue Of General Grant.
which Il was intended TO place IN
statuary Hall AZ the Capitol. After the
statue had been made It was brought
% the rotunda OF the Capitol and here
partially unlocked. Soldier after sol
der who had served with Grant durine
the war looked at Il In amazemeni and
said that Il bore no resemblance what.
soever 10 the hero Of AppOmattox The
joint library committee Of the House
and Senate. whose approval Of an
statues proposed 10 be placed In Stat.
uary Hall Is necessary. viewed the
statue which vas intended 20 repre-.
sent General Grant. and then unani-
mously rejected Il. They held that Il
did not In any way look as he had. This
statue itself Is a magnificent piece ci
work and beautifully done. the only
trouble with II being that the sculptor.
J. Franklin simmons, was unable TO
catch the likeness Of the great general
The statue could be used to represent
a general Of the United States army.
and might be useful as a monument
In some national cemetery. but 10 pass
Il OF for General Grant would not do
The Grand Army Of the Republic has .
marble on It's hand. and has had Il
packed up again. but II still remains
In the rotunda OF the Capitol. whore
visitors TO town look az Il and ask the
guides what the two immense boxes
are What the Grand Army OF the Re.
public men viii do with Il Is not
known, but at present they have 9
great big white elephant on their
hands. for which they have no use. By
the mistake Of the sculptor SiatuarJ
Hall loses what would have been an
attractive addition TO the crowd Of
celebrities
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15

l juu know you will Sc, people talk
ing"
Great Caesar. Laura. YOU give your
best friend a great send-oft' suscep-
tlble and she glddyl We mus, be made
for eacn otherr
Mrs smead looked volumes az he7
handsome husband,
A great throng OF poole we're hurry
Ing homeward. and an bore the happy
burdens OF Saturday night--new shoes
for the feet OF the little burden-bearera.
new bonnet for mother, the Sunday
dinner and among them Perry Thorno
and Amos smoad. who had struck up
neighhorly acquaintance and we're
nov Fastening % the came train. go
ing out to their suburban homes FOR
their FIRST Sabbath. They were both
laden to the ears with brown paper
packages and just tine to make the
train after purchasing their COM
mutation tickets. They went Topping
through the gates IA approved subur-
han style aud caught on jus, as the
train moved out. and then Perry
shouted In a voice that sounded above
the roar OF the escaping steam.
We've left our sunday dinners on
the window stand OF the ticket office
You 60 on. Smoel and I'll take the
next train out"
lie swung himself clear of the train
turned n someraault ami waved AL
right" to Smead. who mopped the
clnders and perspiralion from his face
and remarked to the man standing mex
10 him. In a friendly waV; Nice was
10 snend the summer wing In The
suburbs"
Eyes. n you don, case wha, you say
growlod the man.
Then smoad took a bit Of pasteb0art
from his pocket aud began to study Il
Southeast corner Terrace row. Oak
land"
smead asked his gruG nolghbor q
he got on at the station.
mo. I don't" said the man. "YOl
couldn't hire me 10 live In that swamp
II 70 ont ten miles further where yo'
don't have to SLIT the atmosphere 4
keep the mosquitoes from ehOkinI
you"
That sounded discOaraglng. bn
smead was not anxious 10 ride lei
miles further on an accommodation
train. that slowed up Ter every COW Of
the track. and 10 vvappsd himsslt !
q speculative revsFie unsl the brake
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15
Ml-sl. Of Guadalupe In M,ulco.

Mexico City special; A new apparl-
ton OF the virgln Of Guadalupe Is ~.
ported. but I, IL not true. az has been
said. that Archbishop Alcaran has
vouched fos a. The story a. told l.
this: Matnde PERI. a washerwoman.
had an old basket % natlrons and other
objects. including a small image Of the
Virgin Of Guadalupe. Entering the
room whore the basket was the night
OF June II Matildc was astonlshed &C.
see a light issuing from the basket
Upon examining u she fould that the u.
Elimination came from the image. She
placed Il on the wall and invited sick
people In her humble nelghborhood "a
visit II. They went IN throngs and,
touching The miraculous image. which
continued 20 shed supernatural light,
we're an healed. Newspaper reporters
who saw the image assert that IL sheds
a violet llghL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15
WOMEN As FINANcIERs.
hank Presidents. BsIder. Of Baak stoss
and Empisyesl

and Employees
Women have now invaded 20 many
departments OF business life and are
occupying successfully 20 many placed
OF importance IN all manner Of Indus
tries and enterprises ;sss one Is hardly
surprised at hearing Of thus. achieve
ments In any direction. But X the
average man might suppose that Tiers
was yet one department Of commercial
activity which woman has not pros
pected. Il In most likely he would think
Il was that Of finance and the manage
ment Of financial institutions. says the
New York Sun. Woman IL usually
credited by man with being somewhat
weak In this direction. But that Il only
one other Of mans mistakes about wo-
man. In the forthcoming report 70
congress OF the comptroller Of the cur
rency there will be a chapter on wo-
mans Interest and activity In financial
Affairs that viii greatly surprise many
people. Il will show that there are
| several very able women bank presi-
dents in this country, a large number
Of women directors Of financial insti-
buttons. a very large number Of women
employed In subordinate places In such
l Institutions. and a surprising number
OF women who own stock In banks apd
take a lively interest In their affairs.
The west, as usual. makes the greatest
showing IN this matter. as In most
others concerning the ascendancy Of
woman. Several national banks In the
west have women presidents. and many
others have women occupying places Of
trust and great responsibility. AT over
the country there are financial institu-
lions OF one kind and another that
number women on the BOARD Of dircc-
tors. The comDtrollor's statistics will
not be made public In detail for some
weeks yet, but some notable facts and
figures arc given In recent reports. In
whatever places Of trust women have
70 far been employed they have shown
themselves particularly shrewd and al
together dilcreet and Trustworthy. They
ere proof against most Of the tcmptar
lions that cause mon TO fall from grace
when intrusted with the handling Of
other people money. and have proved
conscientious and faithful. Accordlnf
10 The comptroller'H last report. 56i
I women we're then employed In national
, and state banks. but since that time th'
. number has been very largely In
, creased. a. that time i.7a2,772 sharel
E Of stock IN national banks. represent
T ing a value OF $3.50. 6Si .i92. we're ownes
q by 70.697 women. OF state bank share
4 women owned 4Si.09s. representinl
4 S3S.O7i.7i2. which were In the hands o
/. 23.1is individual holders. Estimatinl
the average dividends from this stool
n at six per cent. the women Of this coun
4. try draw about Si0.000.Oo0 year q
q incomes froIc financial institutions.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15
FINANCIAL SCHOOL.

Twenty per cent Of the business men
OF this country have a capital OF less
than $1,000.
OF the farmers OF this country one.
fourth. or Is per cent, have property
valued at less than $1,000.
when the last census was taken the
dcposl,ora In the savings banks num-
bored ASSAM
In the professional classes Of this
country, such as doctors. lawyers.
teachers. journalists and elergymen. 40
per cent have less than $1,000 capital
Tho difference In valuation Of proper
Is OF the last census was very remark.
able. In some states the assessment
was no more than - per cent OF the real
value OF the property, while In other
ca1es Il Is believed 10 have been as high
as the selling price.
The last census made no account Of
notes. bonds. or other promises 10 pay,
whether public or private. and these
we're not Included In the estimated
wealth Tor the reason that. while they
are owned by one individual or corpora
tlon, they are owed by another.
In 1850 the total wealth Of this coun.
try was S71Ss,OOO. 900. about sSOs pei
capita: In 1850 Il had risen to ti6.f6o.'
900. 900, or about t6it per head: In 1871
Il was SO. O6s 900. 900. OF about $3.50 pei
head: In 1850 u had risen to tts.st2,
900, 600. or $50 per head; and In 1885,
to So. 600. 900. 900. or $1,000 per head
The actual money / emily tis TO sael
person.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15
nIsem.r. nrsal rp rraysr.M.s.lnr.

Red bloomcrs have raised more thar
the shade of Mephisiopheles az a pray.
er meeting In Mason. o.. and u may be
beyond the power % the pastor ano
good people OF the Methodist church
"a that place 60 lay this spirit again.
Miss Ada Coleman. one % the bellies
% warrea county, donned the nrsi pair
of hloomers ever worn In that part Of
tho country. and intent only upon a
color which would be becoming limo
Gently selected red SoW. hioomers oi
any other color might not have shocked
the good men q Mason. but boomers
Of bright red were pronounced bold and
bad. ami when Miss Coleman, who was
0rganlst. walked up the aisle In her
bloomers and took her place at the or
gan the good men were utterly scan
dallzsd. and. bidding their wives follow
their example. they marched out OF tn
church In high dudEcon. Now they arr
swallowing hard over the fact that theli
pastor. the Rev. Mr. Wordsworth. re-
fuses to rehukc Miss Coleman and the
other young women who wear boomers
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15

There was family reunion M Tloncs.
a, Pa. recently. says the Oh City Der
rick. that calls forth more than mere
mention. 10 was o. gathering together %
father mother and six sons all OF the
latter over tweniy-onc years OF aga
This family group had not an been 90
seihcr since the boys. some OF then
years ago. went out into the world q
frht their battles Tor themselves. Mr
and Airs Harmon Coleman are TIE
father and mother. both hale an.
hearty. and the sons names are J. =.
Henry. William. J. r.. $. W. and Frank
The main object OF this item Is not -
much 90 mention the fact OF the happl
reunion as 90 try and picture 10 tn'
reader the size of the six long-scparate'
sons. or rather their respective and col
lectiyc heights Here are the exact Or
urcs J. T.. Is 6 feet o Inches: Henry
9 feet inches. william. g feet inches
;. r.. feet inches. s. W. g feet
inches. and Frank. the short one o. a.
a'llWart family. al exact 6 feet. Thes
measurements were all taken in attcA
/ ing feet The total height of the Who'll
I fcxtst d. 90 feet 4 inches The fathc
| and mother are only about the averng
| height of ordinary morials. The boy
are M Woll,io-do in the towns and GU
ies where ucy are located.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15

Fannie Thompson. col0red. OF Louis
willie. has been daily throwing up tcetl
of 400 SORTS since thc mlddle of April
some resemble d1Ts teeth. others alit
gator tce,n. COW teeth. bear teeth. hos
teeth. l0rfe teeth. sheep teeth. ant
tco,n of all kinds within three month";
tho woman has thrown mp 900 teeth
which are now in the possession OF The
physicians Tao woman mas been con
lined a. her bee since last January
when she zen from street car and
gave birth Co child She threw az
blood and finally the teeth began q
come About a dozen are discharge
at time and almost every night Or
Grant. one 90 the most trustworthy
physicians Of Louisville. says be car
hear teeth grinding against each Other
by placing his ear 90 the woman's aldo
men. There IL large protrusion OF
one slide OF the woman's stomach and ]
Is believed that Is where the teeth
have been formed. The disease d
known as "dermoid cyst" and IL ox
ircmcly rare.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15


1--WE sometimes hear some queer
th.nFF over the wire remarked a police
telephone operator few evenings since
"But the strangcst occurred about "a
month ago,
calls We're coming In slowly that
nirhi and between switches was read
Ing "a very Interesting and highly cx-
-saiiag novel from the French. ! had
como 10 q passage where the hero was
about o. be discovered in bis hiding
place and put % death. when with a
whir and rattle the exchange shutter
dropped. closed the circuit and yelled
Hello. and a mans voice IN pleading
and Wild tones came forth from the re-
cclVef.
"'For Gods sake send some police
men here. qulck-quick-iheyh kill
me-
Just then I could hear another bass
voice howl
Here's the -' Hes calm for the
police. Let's give him --N and
heard a sound like something coming
In forclble contact with something
fcshy. and the crack that peeled from
my receiver nearly deafcned me,
knew the hrst speakers head had come
AGAINST the instrument Then with q
rattle the wire was cut On
n called up the central exehang'
again bat they had Forgotten where h'
connection had been. have eftcn won
dersd What the strange midnight mes
sage meant. and several times hav'
endoavorcd TO hnd the station wher'
perhaps murder was committed, or a.
least a murdcrous assault occurred.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15
burglar stepped for a na,h.

J. e. Mcpherson returned 90 his resi-
dcnce IN Chicago Saturday afternoon.
after an absence of several hours. O.
ind that some one had forced an en-
trance through a rear window, and. aft
or having taken bath. had changed his
clothes Tor a complete OUTFIT ~ Mr.. Me
Phcrson's clothing. The intruder had
ransacked the house. found 81 and gone
away. leaving HE old clothes In the
bathroom. Mr. Mcpherson went 20 the
Cottage Grove avenue station TO report
his loss r ,lnlcers brought IN VIII
liam swift. VI was attlred In a full
dress suitind mt leather shoes and
new hat Nothing did not No and
his appear had attracted the az.
tentlon Of a officers. lie had giver
evaslve answers 10 their questions and
they had arrested him. Mr, McPher'
son Identified the clothing a. his. and
a charge Of burglary was placed against
Swift
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15
cupIa A.sl.lsa b. nlrrsl...

Frank Moore and Fannie Mapes
were lovers. but they met with per.
sistont opposition from their parents
Tuesday they planned a bicycle trip &c
a nearby village. Farmer Mapea start.
ed after them on horseback Much
practice had made the young couple ex.
pert riders. AID they dlstanced Farmer
hapes after n chase OF three miles OF
more, when he returned home. They
soon found clergyman who performed
the marriage ceremony. and then sent
the following message 20 Mr. and Airs
Mapes
Dear ones at Home: We were mar.
rled this afternoon. and after a brlel
wedding trip will be home II our wheels
remain intact Lovingly.
FRANK AND FANNY"
Farmer Mapes Ia waiting FOR them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15

Ccarse Jackson. a farmer q Month
cello. sullivan county, y Y. who has
a well.stocked trout brook running
through his place. has tried Tor scv-
crai years % protect % by posting warn
ines 90 trespasscrs. The bad boys would
tear down the notices ana fishermen
from clty and country would hsh In his
trout brook to their satisfaction. lie
then bought a Jersey bull. a year old
ana very vicious and turned him into
the pasture through which the brook
runs when any vcnturcsome fisher
man enters the lot the bull with his tail
waving Ia the air and bis head low 90
earth. charges the trespasser A few
DAYS ago one city visitor escaped from
ths ioi In such haste as Co icavc n rem
nant of his brccchcs attached TO tht
bulls horns
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15

Rich young women In search OF a
title will be edited 10 know that In
Warsaw alone. with a population Of
500 600, there arr so,726 persons belong
ing to the hereditary nobility and 9.957
personal mobiles" There are as many
princes In Poland as In Russia, ac-
cordlng 10 late census returns, and a.
Cor the numerousness Of the Russian
princes q may be said that there are
now living nearly 1000 Princes and
Princesses GalitEln.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15
lie Hunted sick Cows.

4 sharper has been going about
Greenyille. Mich. claiming to be a
state Board OF Health detective. look
ing Tor sick COWS. II he found a COW
sick he would say to the owner that N,
latter was liable to a heavy fine, but u
he lthe farmer would give him s. and
kll the COW he would say nothing
From the number Of COWS reported
killed In that vicinity the sharper mus
have lined his pockets before h,
skipped,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15

rhe Maine man who rigged up a oom-
mon alarm clock so that Il would open
a sluics and Bet some grain fan into his
horse feed box az certain hour IN
the morning il doubtless an original IN
Vcntof IN one sense 81 the term. but the
plan b. IN operation In New York and
other cities on a larger scale. one
clock. specially designed, Il made 10 op-
crate from twenty 20 forty clocks ~ a
single stable. and perhaps a dozen
stables are now 20 equipped. These are
mostly owned by milk companies. II
IL often desirable 10 have horses fed az
very early hour. and this plan makes
aaslhle 10 give them grain or any
N -tun. which can be stored for
chen dropped through hop
the man who must clean
n Il out Of bed. The
Ae food over night
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15

have trap doors IN the bottom ana are
provided With suitable spouts dlscharg
ing INTO tho manager. from each trar
door wire runs 70 the clock. which
~ Arranged TO llberate at the designated
hour heavy weigh, that moves a lever
TO which ail .hese wires are fastened.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15
FEDERAL CAPITAL.
IT MAY YET STAND WEST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI.
The New York sua Thlnks. However.
That n VIII Be Many Wear. Before
Change l. Made-ropoka the
Place.

RON THE TONE
Of the following In
the New York sun
Il looks as n that
paper il afraid that
something dreadful
Is going TO happen
That the federal
capital must be re-
moved fror Wash
lngton to some "a
voraH aunf In fhf
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15

ia this where you voter sald an
Ohio votrcss to the election ofiicer.
Yes. ma'am." Then please cut on
Ramplss Of all the tickets. and I'll take
them home and see which like best"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15

dkItf Win 'hN
doctor that we need change Of one sort,
at least answered her husband.
Don't be fippant. dear. ! am IN
dead earnest; and Oh Perry. know OF
such a dear cottage, one OF row
Il dislike rows" said Perry. HOW
ever. II you are determined to be
suburbanite. and with the suburhanite
stand, may as we'll agree TO go
VIII AZ once take lessons on the hylns
trapezo, 70 that may sometimes pc
able TO catch n train. Have you caught
your house yet. Maud2"
oh yea. Airs. smead has one IN mo
same row, and she told me about oura
II is the southwest corner house, while
hers Is the southeast Isn't u strange
Perry, that I have never been intro
duced TO Mr. Smead? wouldn't be-
lioye there was any such person u
lad not seen him"
Nothing strange about H. growlol
Perry, In what his wife called his bull
dog" voice. Il suppose you want 10
know him because he has the repuia-
ton OF being a lady-klller."
"pcrfyw
u am told by fellows we both know
that De prldes himself on bis beauty
Il hate bcauiy-mcn." said Maud
soothInsly. "thcy are an vain, con
celted creaturcs wouid never marry
handsome man"
/ Perry mumbicd something and wen
away. nrai giving his wife permission
20 do rs she pleased about taking thl
suburban house.
a woes ieter both families were set
Tied ia the row which froniei a stree
and a railroad track. and was equi
distant from two depois
Mr smcal d.l not take as kindly q
the change an pry Thorno asa. but y
told bis wife thonshuCssly. that on
good feature OF suburban NE waa hay
' ms the Tlornes for neiThhors.
"Where have Won ever mei MrI
ThoFnc?" asked his wife suspicloual
Don't know hes from Adam. IN
dear. but isn't she your friend, an
haven't heard her praises sung eve
since VIC we're married.
{ Hint We have calling aoqualn
ance. and now that we are 20 be naigl
bora suppose You viii meet But 20
/. are 80 susceptible end she Is so gidd
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15
SUBURBAN TRIALS.

T ISN'T BECAUSE
I am tired Of our
nat that / want TO
live IN the suburbs.
but the doctor says
we both need
change" concluded
Mrs. Perry Thorne,
who was making
her FIRST plea for
country life.
afF $50. 18th tho
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-15
N. Lived In all sl,sw Tree

ne Lived IN all oiiow Tree
James Bradley died near Selma. Ala.
recently. at the age Of 100. He had for
several years lived IN 4 hollow tree.