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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

HoW the uoodoa Of rhII..ea ~. o..
seme ~ g. Loaif comnltts..
The success Of 81 Louis In .,-.....
the favor Of the national sesa1|..1.
committee the other day ana winnie.
the big June convention bad TIE aH.~
d eliminating the number ~ ssn..aI.
lion from the minds Or TIE Mimourlnn.
pretty thoroughly. when the 81 raa|.
delegation was appointed 20 cone IA
Waehlngion ex-coneresaman Nnihnn
Frank threw up his hands IN holy hor.
ror and called attention 10 the fact fhsl
there were thirteen members Of H. In.
stantly another name vas added and
the party lourneyed eastward. Mr
Frank. however. was still dubious about
the effect the original number would
have on the result of the nrht Tor TIE
convention and this Impression wa
made siili more doleful when the irala
made exactly thirteen stops between 81
Louis and this city.
Mr. kennard and other members a
The delegation tried 10 sooihe ~
Frank on their way from the depot
and believed they had succeeded. Wnen
the Arlington was reached. however,.
Mr. Frank gave a cry Of utter dlsmay.
Tie had been assigned 70 room No. e.
We might a. well 20 back" Be cried.
4 know NOW that the committees win
iilly-ealiy and not come 10 q ballot On.
~ Friday and that VIII be the 18th o.
the month. The Internal hoot0o IS on
uH, ] tell you. and there's no use try
ing to overcome H." The prospects.
however. seemed 20 brighten aud every
member OF the delegation promised Mf
: Frank. with solemn protestatlons. tha,
he would stop on his twelfth drink.
Mr. Frank felt better as Tuesday wore
on and made q rattling good speech
but bis hopes went 20 pieces when the
hrHt ballot was announced-St Louis
49,
He was absolutely disconsolato until
the next vote was taken and then De-
beamei After the last ballot. when
S. Louis vas victorious. Mr Frank
called a coiored man 70 him and hand
81 him a rabbits foot and a SO bill
The eclored brother smiled and re-
marked.
Much 'bieege Mlsser Frank. 7
knowed dat iut nd pull you alls out.
kase a cross-eycd man wid a club fut
kit de rabbit vhut dis fut cum FUN In
de middle OBJ De night In de Ebenezeg
graheyard."
Mr. Frank went back 70 ST. Louis
with the other hind foot Of the self.
same rabbit and Il would Be wise per.
haps for some shreWd candidate 20 hunt
him up along about June IS.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

know what was up' Ild tcins 6diy
Informed. he took Il upon himself to
notify the other wild animals OF the
crest. and pretty soon Il was:
Resolved. That the peasant being a
good fellow. we will visit him and prove
our good will"
In due time there was a great gather
rs Of birds and beasts. and at a sig
lal each one cried out and applauded
n his own peculiar way. Things vere
mighty lively. and the assemblage was
iaitoring itself that Il was doing the
proper thing In proper way when the
peasant appeared with his hair stand
Ing up and his eyes hanging out. and
exclaimed:
"Ahl lack-a-day. but what In Texas
Is all this row about2
we have come to show our friend
ship Tor a bully boyw was the chorus
Had You COME as enemies I would
have brought on, my shotgun and pro-
,octed myself but now. alas am help
less and undonew
Moral.-The msn I'm the hands Of his
friends" may be pitied even by his enc
uies.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

One day tramp. who hadn't had any
thing to eat OF drink for several years
and was consequently feeling about
ised up. came along 10 a farmhouse
lust as the wife was Touring milk IRON
a pan into a dish.
Il pray thee give me- a guam Of that
milk" said the tramp. as be looked
az bad as possible In order TO work on
her sympathies.
We don't feed tramps herer was
The brusque reply as she looked at the
saller with stony eyes.
But my dear madam. am perish
ing while you have plenty. Have
mercy. I pray youl"
THAT milk Is for the dog" she said.
rs she placed the dish on the earth. II
YOU are thirsty. 80 drink az the horse
pond"
And you will not even give me a
quart Of skinned milk TO keep the
lamp Of life alight till strike a jobl
Get thee hence she commanded.
IN reply. as she looked around for the
,x-handle.
Il go-mum-I 90, but
what's the matter Of the dog!
shouted the woman ere the tramp had
teaohed the gate.
He's evidently swallowed sumthin
hat asionishes him. mum Say, Have
you any paris green In the house,!
Il have"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

Some persons express surprise at his
long continued popularity. knew ils
source, In his palmy days he gave gen.
erously TO the needy, and 10 all kinds
Of religious and charitable organiza-
lions
! saw IN the short space Of six weeks
enough Of bis generosity to convince
me that John L. Sullivan is naturally a
noble-hearted man. Enough 10 make
him widely and thoroughly admired.
II those who now wonder At bis wide
spread popularity will remember that
IN his career OF sixteen years he has
been giving as freely a. during the six
weeks that was a member OF bis COM
pany. they viii have no reason to won
der any further as TO WHY the big fell
low remains the popular idol q all who
admire the manly art Of boxing
Sullivan made enormous sans Of
money rapidly. and IN some respects
easily. lie parted With some OF Il reck-
lessly. hut have yet 20 hear OF a
single instance when. during bis pros
porous days. he was appealed TO for
any charity or deserving object and re-
fused TO give Of his abundance.
MIKE DONOVAN.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

as came Up the rope lay against my
arms and grabbed g. vas soon
Alongside but IN the worst part or my
scrapt The Fox was rolling fearfully.
while the cross seas threw me around
like a ball-one moment ! would hang
against her side and the next be ian
away. The reef tackle soon swung
toward me and grabbed Il. but didn't
Ind my new bold any improvement !
was thrown IN an directions. but held
on. swallowed lots OF water. and the
wrenchins got was fast using me up
Ny men would have had hard work
lifting me up with my wet clothes
had he vessel been at the wharf. az ]
weigh more than 200 pounds and. ex.
cited AZ they we're, Il was useless for
them 10 try Il there. I told them I
couldn't hold on much longer. and &c
make fast a rope and launch a dory
After many unsuccessful attempts. they
managed to get boat over the rail
but no one came In her. knew could
not get In alone and shouted for some
one 70 come In her. They hauled the
boat back a. near as possible. and.
making a daring leap. two brothers.
August and Manuel Louis. reached the
dory. which the others rapidly LET drifi
down to me There was still danger Of
a capsize and having three men In the
water instead Of one. but the boys after
a struggle. got me IN. and we we're soon
on the deck Of the Fox"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14


There we're forty more divorces than
there were weddings IN Fresno. Cal
last year.
The present consiahulary strength az
Scotland Il but one policeman 10 every
i2IS OF the population.
The British ialands are better provid-
Cd with rivers than any other counlry
OF The same size on the globe.
Dr.. Aronson Of Berlin has sucrenaas
In Injecting a goat with tuberculosis
and In making other goats nroof
against The disease.
There has been only one ROYAL clock.
maker. Louis XVI The Rothschlia
family have IN their possession a clock
made by him. Tor which si6s. 900 was
paid
Georgia farmers are fearful for the
peach crop. The recent warm yeafhcr
sWellei the buds on lhe ircer an. some
are almost about 20 bloom. A fros.
vouli destroy The buds and ruin the
prospects o. a gocd crop.
The greatest depth. writes Professor
seel'v IN his STORY OF the Earth" a
Nhita earthquakes are known 10 ORIGIN
ate. IS about thirty miles. II has also
been calculated that heat sufficient
% melt granite might occur az abou,
Toe same depth.
Our Christians cusiome are mix
tufc ct nrn'iical and PAGAN or
rcgsanees. The use Of the Christmas
irce bla desccndej from the German
nruls Dressing tho houses ana
churches wiih flcsl IS q relic Of naean
pcrfln m Rome so also o. the send.
i1e oi ue'eris to and iro.
A rcsa''f i.irt sreo earlier. ullh
fl.n SO c.st rarnis anon hl.
tao.i'o's lrr.l,i 10 course 10 tu.
It'srf nras % nia rcsa by a yoh0
tilt tnic1tl't fal1 l1ac slonf 3gc
ss a ttttil n sh1ga ,ca
ttiti feIi a, tai ne tos
rltei $3.50 ris
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

A daily paper reports the following
which Is an Illustration Of the way
each one who does likewise Is treated
beyond the river.
-Four years ago Henry Lewis. a poor
eandy-seller OF brooklyn. found an old
lady sitting on his doorstep and took
her into his house, where she remained
q member Of his family until a few
months ago. when finding herself a
serious burden on him. she insisted on
going TO the poor-house. A few DAYS
ago she fell heir to 5000 and return
ing 10 Lewis home. she turned Il over
to him for the Kindness he had shown
her"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14
THE TRIGGER
vim

Or. L NJ Cundall outshot A. II. King
In the third and last contest OF their
match, each for 800 a side. one hundred
birds each. az Braddock. Pa. the other
DAY. score. So toSt Cundall has now
won three OF the four matches In which
they have engaged
The prlx de Consolation. a gold
medal. and one thousand francs. added
to a sweepstakes Of $50 each. was shot
Tor at Monte Carlo recently. N. Poin-
Eat won fret prize. stanley Pearce sec
ond aud Mr.. Satellite third.
The Collie club. Of New York. hes
elected the following officers Tor the en-
sulng year; President. Jenkins Van
sehalck; yics-prosldoats. 7. Il. Terry
and J. = Morgan; treasurer. J. d. Shot
well: secretary lamts Watson.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14
orevIh " no nelhoal.l Church.

The Rev d. G. C. McCabe. CORE.
spending secretary Of the Methodist
Missionary Society. furnishes some IN.
'eIesting figures showing the growth
Of the Methodist church for eleven
years According to the last reports
the denomination had 25129 churches
In 1894 against 1871 IN 1883. The
ialuailon o. The church and parsonage
property was 1896. .56i. against s7s..
-3S0Ss In 1883 a gain OF si5,si3,isl. or
more than one-,hlrd Of the total ac.
emulation u property from the be.
shining In 1883 the church member.
ship was1 .7C9.52i; IN 1894 Il was 2.7iB..
ii5. ealn %. ai5eii. or over one-thlrd
Of the whole number. After giving 9th.
cr ngure1 equally significant. DR.. Mel
Caho says: In the figures above giyod
! start from 1883. fer Il was IN iSSI
we began 10 prove The promises Of IN
Lord By bringing ln our tlthos for mlsI
s.ons Behold -ihe fulhllment OF thl
promise The windows Of heaven havI
been opcnedr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

AZ a brilllan, reception given
Paris. IN honor Of Eulalla, whose "a
cent American visit Is still fresh In m
mcnory % many Of our readers. anon
dll ,ho throng o. distinguished me
aud Ncmen who paid their complimop,l
TO hostess and guest Of honor was ons
young American matron and her hns.
band. whose c'rTlage happened TO be
callcd while Eulalla was waiting fol
hers.
fulalla's eyes fell upon the we'll.
known couple, and instantly her atien.
len centcied upon them.
who % that beautiful woman" an,
asked. II never shall forget her face
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

An ingenious hunter Twins IN OIL
City. Pa. has aroused the envy OF the
local hunters by his success IN killing
rabbits AZ one end Of a rubber hose
he has fastened q tin whistle. which he
covered with calico to prevent the dirt
from elogsing ~ the whistle. When a
rabbit takes 70 the burrow the hunter
inserts the hose. which from lis pliable
nature can be made to follow tAc wind
ings OF the hole. and when It Is near
ne rabbit the hunter blows through the
hose. sounding the whistle. The rabbit
loses no time in making for outdoors
and Is then caught or shot BY the
hunter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

A recent writer truly says: Keep the
lamp OF love shining day after day amid
the multitude Of cares and home duties.
the criticisms and thoughtless unkind.
nesses. the thousand little lrrilatlons
Of home-life, which 50 tend to break
peace and mar sweet temper. Let home
love be Chrlst-love-the kind that
never faileth. Wherever else. far away
or near. you pour the bright beams Of
your Christian life. be sure you bright
en- the space close about you In your
own home. No goodness and gentleness
outside viii atone Tor unlovingness and
uncharitableness at home.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

Hang the luckw exclaimed Mr
Skinnphlint Il forgot TO notice how
much money had IN my pockets when
I started down town this morning.
found a 5o-oent piece on the scat when
! got up 10 leave the car. and I don't
know whether Il had dropped out Of
my pocket or some other man had lost
Il. ! can't tell whether I'm half dol
lar ahead. or whether I've had mar
row escape from losing half a dollarr'
Chicago Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

" NlAdbltt VIII
lin, when Il comes to his generous
iharaeter and charitable instincts I
hwaya have expressed and always will
~press the slncerest admiration.
J am satisfied that during the last
hxteen yeara John l.. Sullivan has
iven away more money for benevolent
ina religious purposes than any other
nan OF anything like equal resources or
means. Personal observation enables
ne to state that he never gave for show.
MS charities were always distributed
with a quiet modosty that proved his
generous heart.
Joined his combination al New Or.
leans IN April 1854. and during April
md May saw him constantly. day and
light for six weeks. what follows Il
brief record Of the charities which
saw him dispense-of those that are
Impressed on my mind by some asso-
station. He gave away much money IN
ny presence which DO not remember.
and also much more that dld not come
under my observation.
Hen was then at the height Of hln
tame, and the combination was doing
a splendid business
While we we're travelling from Mont
gomery Ala. 20 Savannah. Ca. the
brakeman OF the train brought 10 me q
Methodist preacher who asked me With
earnesincss and sincerity for an intro
duciion 10 Mr. Sullivan.
Il have heard 50 much and read 90
much abolt him that ! would like Ia
shake him by the hands," said The
preacher.
sullivan was IN the smoking com
partment and went to him and told
him what the preacher had said.
What tan a minister want with
me7" he asked.
"Jutt the pleasure Of shaking you by
the hand"
He hosliaied for an instant. and then
nald' We'll. bring him In" intro.
duced the divine. who said.
M" Sullivan. am Elad 10 SEQ yor
aud pleased 10 shake you by the hand
and wish you luck"
"he seated" said Sullivan.
AZ they cat together they chal,cd ovel
affairs In the South. Then Sullivan
asked. Where h your church," fol-
lowei by What sort OF congregation
have you7"
The minister answered. MY ehurcl
10 small and my congregation poor, bu
we are s,rugsllng along hopefully"
Mike, VII you tell Moran that
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14


Rev. Mr.. Talmage. In one OF his SER
mons thus outlined the Gates Of Hell:"
Gate the first. impure literature: gate
the second. the dissolute dance: gate
the third. indlscreet apparel: gate the
fourth. alcoholic beverage. The wine
cup Is the patron Of impuTity." be said
speaking Of the last gate" The on
GERS Of the Law tell us that nearly an
the men who 90 into the ahambles OF
death 90 In intoxicated. the mental and
the spiritual abolished that the brute
may triumph. Tell me that a young
man drinks and / know the whole
story. II he becomes the captive Of the
wine cup he win become a captive OF al
other vices. only give him time The
courts that license the sale Of strong
drink, license gambling houses. license
libertinism. license disease. license
death. license all sunerings. all crimes
all despoliatlons. an disasters. all muir.
ders. all woe. Il Is the courts and the
legislature that are swinging wide open
this grinding. creaky. stupendous gate
Of the lost"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14


and American Association. lie has
been reappointed for the coming season
by President Young. and the latter
could not have made a better selection,
a. Hurst Il generally looked upon a. be-
ing one OF the best and most fearless
umplres In the business. lie was born
June 80. 1865. at Ashland. Pa. and
started out az an umpire In the Penn
sylvanla State League In iSSs. finishing
the season there. In 1889 he went 10
the Southern League. which. however.
dlsbauded In July Of that year. and he
finished the season ~ an umpire In the
Western Association. In 1890 he was
engaged by the officials Of the Mime
apolls club 10 manage their team. which
had an exciting finish that year with
the Kansas Citys Tor the championship
OF that association. the latter winning
Il by a few points Hurst has a good
eye. plenty Of wind and strong muscles
Besides. ne "a active has pluck and the
ability 10 judge quickly. without the
thought OF consequences. and that Is
what makes him one Of the best UNI
plrcs that ever stood behind the home
plata Some people think he Is some.
hing Of a tyrant on the bali iield. but
% Il were not for his prompiness 10
,aecking ihe belllgorcnt actions Of tbs
unruly players. there are umes when
games would end In small riots. Il IL
bis keeping the men In their places. and
making them attend strictly 10 their
work. tina, has made him 30 successful
and generally respected. He Il popu-
lar with the public as well as the play
era
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

Herr Otto Llllonthal has continued
his Aging machine experiments assldu.
ously since his recovery from the aocl-
dent he met with last year. lie an
nounoes that be has discovered a new
principle. which consists In using. In
stead OF one large framework. two
smaller ones, placed parallel. one above
the other. Besides sdording a similar
means Of adding 10 The sail area With
out increasing the breadth OF the ma
chine. this makes Il much easier %
handle while suspended In the air.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14
A nl,,l fnr Inl.n nn,..li.

The name Of Kate Dale promises TO
become as familiar to The public az Lil-
Han Russell's or Ada Rohau'e. Many
lovers q comedy have already learned
20 watch Ter Il. and intervlewers are
beginning to wait upon the clever
young woman who. for professional
uses. has lately adopted a. Good author
i'y declares her unusually endowed
with the necessary gifts for success. be.
ins beautiful, young. Qulek-witted. iml.
tatlve and magnetic. She Is as brave
as she Is charming. aud. undaunted by
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

One Of the public schools IN Mar
mouth. Ne, has thirteen pupils. ihs
oldest being - years old. ana this ls
the teachers thirteenth term IN the
school. All the pupils Of the school
are well and doing wen. and the school
Is making a more than usually good
record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

''--"7 ''7''7' - y 7'17I8''T y
doctrlne OF Central Church reached the
masses a. the people and that he work
lould be encouraged. Mrs. Wallace
rs nov carried out that wish. This o.
not the hrsi bequcst Mrs Wallace has
made to the churches Her total con-
,rihuilons nov amount TO $4,000. OF
which the Tiffany chapel given 70 81
Johns Cathedral OF New York. repre-
sents slSo0o. Mrs. Wallace lives a,
The Auditorium and Is Of a retiring dis
position. She has few intimate friends.
hut o. conspicuous IN the inner work
Central Church.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

In China. In times Of pesiilonoe. per-
sons are permitted 20 witness rratu-
ilously theatrical performances and dis.
plays Of fireworks, the object being that
their minds may be distracted from the
prevailing epidemic. In large towns
places are provided In which those who.
In desperation. give up the battle Of life.
may quietly lay them down and dlc.
Twelve aveagn tes pilnts viii PRO.
dues one pound Of tea.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

Probably the most celebrated piece
Of delh In the world IL the giant
plaque" IN the village Of I.ekkcrkerk
This plaque. which stands eighty feet
high, Is decorated with a portrait Of the
famous Dutch giant Of the eighteenth
century.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

JOHN L. SULLIVAN TO-DAY.
Want him." sullivan said 10 me. when
had done 80 Sullivan said.
Moran. give me $50 and charge Z,
10 my account"
Sullivan handed the money TO the
minister. saying:
Il am glad to have met you. sir. ana
hope this viii help 10 build the new
church"
Il I'd not come to beg from you"
protested tho preacher.
Never mind" said John. "You look
like a pretty good fellow. one OF the
sort ! like to help"
Tho minister stood up. took sulll.
vans right hand IN both his hands
and with every sign OF emotion thanked
and blessed him. and as they parted
he repeated over and over again. "May
God always bless your
while at Birmingham. Ala, Sullivan
was asked by a Roman Catholic priest
10 visit the fair that was being held for
the benefit OF the church. John tried 10
excuse himself lie knew that attend
ing the fair meant giving away more or
less money as an excuse for not going
be said;
Il don't care about the money may
give. but object to doing so In tho
presence Of a lot OF strangers. the ma.
iority OF whom are sure TO be ladies. {"
But the priest would accept no ex-
cuse. Il have promised my people 70
take you there and must keep my
word" he said. John gave In and went
10 the fair. and Ia short order wrote
his name In the books Of every young
lady who had a booth. There were
shout twenty-five Of them and each Sig
nature represented a subscription Of
rs.
In his Sits sullivan never showed
any preference az TO creeds or race. ]
notice that In helping the aged, old
men and old women. be was very
prompt
He never gamhlcd; Il was rare
thing for him to visit a faro bank. and
for poker he had no taste, fet have
seen him on mora than one occasion
give literally TO broken-down gamblers
the names Of whom have forgotten.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14

Mrs. Albert herter. the artists
wife"
oh, how lovely she isr cried Eu.
lelia Among an the people { ever
- she Is the mos, charming the
.Ust porioctw
Mrs Albert llorter and her gifted
husband are sharlns hcnors IN their art
as wen as IN their social life in Paris.
Their home No Is "a ideal as mutual
tastes popularity aud wealth can maie
a. and their work with brush and cray
en- subtle trained, in,elllgenl--whlle
widely differing In kind. holds almost
equally high rank In the Salon oxhibl.
lions.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14
foR1urs 10 A cHuacH.
magnificent cash oIn That wan ne In
rellaa Do Morirares.

magnificent Caah GIFT That Wnl he In
vested IN Mortgages
j. w. Ellsworth and Lyman J. Gage.
Of the advisory committee OF Central
church. Chicago. selected TO accept
the gilt OF Mrs Celia W. Wallace OF
$4,000 In cash 20 the church. have de-
cidcd 10 invest the money IN mortgages.
The outcome Of the investment VIII be
used for the broadening Of the work
OF tho church and the principal added
10 % opportunity offers. Mrs. Wallace.
who has thus lifted Central church 10
the plane OF the wealthlest institutions
Of religion IN the city. Is the daughter
OF DR.. Thomas whipple. Of Wentworth.
n. H.. 5ays the Chicago Times Herald.
Her father was a member OF congress
from iS2g TO 1880 Miss whlpple came
10 Chicago IN 1861 and IN 1866 married
John s. Wallace. Her husband was a
business man Of great wealth and when
ne died. In 1878. he left as his heirs
his wife and son. John Wallace. The
latter died In 1851. leaving his mother
the sole possefsor OF the property. Al
though Mrs. Wallace was brought up a
Congregationalist. and her son was an
piscopalian. both had been warm
lends OF Professor Swing. Mrs.
Wallace attended his church for fifteen
years John Wallace believed the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-14
GEN wFyLFR

General Gomez viii take 10 shooting
spaaIari Tor Cuban. a repiisal justin
able under the circumstances. hut 20
10 dcplorod beyond expression.