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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

The Great stake Lucky" baldwin Raked
ln with pour Aces.

The Great stake Lucky" baldwin Raked
IN with Feur Aces.
"The biggest game Of poker have
heard Of In the past few years" said
a Californian. was played In Saa
Francisco about two yeara ago between
Lucky baldwin and California eat
tleman. The game was limited, but one
by one tho players dropped out. until
nobody was left In but Baldwin and
the ca,tloman. They agreed TO waive
the limit, and the catlleman set the
pace. lie wanted 10 be, $4,000. Bald
win siaid and offered to 80 him $4,000
better. The cattle owner scratched hls
head. and said he didn't have that
much 10 lose but he would like TO put
mp his cattle rs collateral Baldwin
Vas agreeable and the cattle were as
seEssd at $40 a head. Then the cattle
man raised Baldwin $4,000. Tina,
made Baldwin scratch his head and
hem and haw a little. he said he was
IN the same predlcament as his friend.
He didn't have quite that much TO lose.
e" nul. said Baldwin, YOU know my
house on Market street, giving the
number Of The property; wen. I'll put
that against $50 OF your cattle, max
Ing a total Of $4,000
The oallleman agreed. and then
Il came to a showdown. The rurallsi
Laid down four QuecnA Baldwin laid
down four aces. Il was the silnest
game OF poker played ON the Pacific
coast Tor many long yoars"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

was attacked. TO hold Il In front OF him.
lie knew that bis cnemies would not
siil he hsby. oven to KIN him. This
Waa the only thlng that saved his life.
The baby proved 10 be a complete pro-
lection. Once hack Ia his mountain
fastrcasos he was safe. But. OF course.
the end % not yet They have long
memories for hating In the mountains
CT Kentucky.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

Probably The Orc, Instance Of a cour,
recognising The Roonlgcn discovery as
q means Of establishing fact In cyl.
denco Is that ia which the District
United States ccurt AZ Wichita. Kan.
On April I. directed that ahadowrrnph
be taken OF the wfis, OF Peter Noel. who
y suing The Santa Fc road Tor $40. 900
famagcs for wrongly setting the irac.
tarc Of hip wrist The question Of what
The best evidence Is In case OF that
Kind came up. aad all the parties inter-
tsted. Ga well Is the court, agreed IN
ihe Hight Of modern science. a shadow
graph Of the wrist would be the best
etldrncc. Consequently the court d.
feelod Lueler blake. professor Of cleo
lflcliy in ihe state university OF Kan
aas, TO make the test In cours.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

In Sweden. according to travellers
who have resided In that country, Il L.
a household custom to provide rooms
whore The children may 20 and cry. and
scream. and make oil the noise they
need to. In OIL other parts Of the house
they are expected to BE- quiet and mlnd.
fnl Of the presence OF their elders. On
the whole Il seems rather a good plan
good for The children and good for
The elders. too.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

terry. When asked to relate his ex-
p.rlCnco. Mr. aoger said;
"on the evening OF my nrst lnycs,l-
CATION repaired to the house abou,
midnight. fully determined that the
whole business could be readily cx-
planned. and lntentiag u safety my
ssli that there were no FRANKS being
played by human ASSISTANTS. I hrst
scaI chcd the yard. ilon tao barn. aad
On entering the house I examined u
iholcuThly, satisfying myself that no
orc corld enter u without ray know,.
sdsc. Having brought Two friends vita
.ae, ! arranged 10 have one OF ihoh
sleep on the FIRST loor, while the other.
with mysclf. retired for the nlght GA q
co, In the room above. turning out ell
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

The clergymen Of warrcnsbuig. No,
are In opca warfare against High Five.
a zane on chance. which tgcnty-seven
Of the Warrensburs church lad.cn have
leon playing. The ladies have filed
counter accusations against the clergy.
mon icr playing Tie game OF Up-Jen.
kins, which they say knocks High Five
sky high. AT this distance Il looks as
u ihe ladies would play The dickens
with the nastors
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

IN Sweden, according TO travellers
who have resided IN that country, It IA
n household custom 70 provide rooms
where the children may 50 and cry, and
scream, and make all tho noise they
need to. In all other parts Of the house
they are expected to be quiet and mind
ful OF the presence OF their elders On
the whole It seems rather a Eood plan
good for tho children and good for
the elders. too.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

The clergymen OF Warrensbufg, Mo-,
are In open warfare against High Five
game OF chance. which tweniy-seven
~ the Warrensburg church ladies have
been playing. The ladies have nled
counter accusations against the clergy
men for playing the game OF up-Jen-
klna. which they say knocks High Five
sky high. At this distance It looks as
II the ladies' would play the dickens
with the paaior8.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

An interesting book could be written
telling the story OF the African Kiugs
or rather great chiefs IN exile. There
d an Arab IN Ceylon. and zoheir. WHO
asa sent 10 Gibraltar Then there n
ja-Ja. whom tho English dispatched to
'he West lndiea with badly selected
BOT OF wives. as he complained pathetic
allyl. and Behanzln OF Dahomcy. who
wis lately indebted to the French COR a
passage TO Martinique. The English.
TOO, have Zulu chiefs interned at 81.
Helena Gungunhaua and Prsmpea-
slose future place OF residence Is sin
10 le decided.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

Every city wants good streets and
good sewerage and suitable school
buildings and public works Of rious
KINDS. The affairs TO be attended to In
a city are not political. but financial. A
city q like a great business firm. Poll.
lies ought rot to have anything 10 do
sith city ,leci.ona The very hes, men
to manage important public enterprises
ought 70 be chosen 70 ofllce.-Rev. Cyrus
Richardson.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

The stone slab upon which George
Washington once took oath Is broken.
while the oath Is sllll intact. In these
days Il Il not likely that tho man In
public life would permlt the oath to
ouilasf the slab.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

OF the various woods classified by
tho national forestry commission,
white pine ranks irst from the stand
point OF commercial use. and the other
pines next, these bcing used chiefly FOR
house finishing and other Kindred pur-
poses. The general use Of oak In the
better grade Of house finishing and Ia
manufacture Of furniture gives that
wood next place. Then comes the less
important hard woods. including ash.
birch. maple. etc. Hickory. which IS
used chiefly for wagon stock. Is one OF
the woods least used the annual cut
aot reaching moro than 25000i0o0
feet. as against 5000 100000 feet OF oak.
Black walnut has now become so 5, arce
that II has practically ceased To be
quoted in the lumber market a fmall
quantity still exists ln Kentucky Ten
ncssce and Missouri. bat Il o. sold BY
the single tree.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

was unusually varied aad noisy. On
this occasion the usual dripping started
In. the noise coming indistinctly from
above. Then the cracking cane Then
came a scufIllng on the lloor. Ike tho
Impact OF a felt boot. close az hand.
Soon the noise could be heard proceed
ing from above. The soft. stealthy
swish OF the felt boots on the floor. the
indistlnet noise Of a struggle. then a
sound as Of the owner OF the fells drag
cling heavy sack across the floor.
Then the sound Of the feet could be
heard descending the stairs. dragging
the sack with a tremendous bump be-
hind. Near the bottom The ghostly feet
slipped and came down two steps. aud
then along past our bed and TO the
front door beyond passed the spirit
boots, with the sack dragging behind.
This was all az real and material 20 rs
40 the sunlight that now surrounds Us.
and my two companions and myself
left that house the next morning with
the impression that We had Witnessed
the dread rehearsal N some awful
deadly crime. committed In seere, In
the small hours Of the night and that
the victims were but rising from their
graves to bring TO mortal notice their
Frlevous wrongs"
The father OF Mr. Mogor had tho
same experience In the haunted house.
with the exception that the elder man
was touched on the shoulder and was
violently shaken While lying on a bed.
SIR. Lysager and Mr.. Anderson. both
well-konwn and reliable citizens also
eorroborate the statements OF M.
Morer.
Joseph Oppcrud. cashier OF ono Of
the Madison banks. was a skeplc WHO
was called to Investigate. 10 re-.
Quesied TO be permitted 20 pass the
night In the house alone. lie an
nounced that he was very anxious 20
run MP agains, a ghost or other super.
natural thing. because u he did he
would Fix a." The Olsons were Nv
ing IN the house Al the time. ana they
readily granted the request OF tho
banker. and themselves wont to the
home OF a nelghbor TO pass the night
Opperud took possession OF the house
and retired 10 bed early. with a cigar in
his mouth for company
when the family returned early on
the following morning. anxious to a..
certain that no harm hal bciallan him.
be was found half dead from fright. his
body chilled. his blood siaguant. and
the poor fragment OF the defiant cigar
sim In his mouth. but choved 20 rib.
bons. What happened he would never
fully reveal. only that he had been
stricken powerlCss TO move a muscle.
and that while he had been kcenly
alive to every sound even hearing the
team when Il was driven up TO the
house In the morning with the return
Ing family. hc was utterly unable 10
move or speak until given rJaoralivcs.
TO him also had come the apparliion OF
the pale woman IN The gray dress. the
lamp held by the feminine hand. the
lamentations OF the spirit infant and
the tragedy OF the murdagous struggle
OF the man Of the felt boots. ard the
dragging sack.
Al lcaSth. worn completely out by
the continual strain upon hcr nerves
enyt Olson prevailed upoa her husband
lp.Sg.ve up their tenancy. aai on March
10 the family moved out
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

o. the various woods classified By
The national forestry commission,
white pine ranks FIRST from the stand
point Of commercial use. and the other
pines next. these being used chiefly for
house finishing and other kindred pur-
poses The general use OF oak In the
better grade Of house finishing and In
Manufacture Of furniture gives that
wood next place. Then comes the less
important hard woods. Including ash.
birch, maple. etc Hickory. which ls
used chiefly Tor wagon stock. Is one Of
the woods least used. the annual cut
noi reaching more than $4,000. 900
feet, a. agalnst 1900. 600 600 feet OF ok
BLACK ualnu, has now bocomo 20 scarce
pat d has practically ceased to be
loIel ~ the lamher market. A small
zaliiiy stlll exists IN Kentucky. Ten.
cacesce AMI Missouri. but It Is sold By
the single tree.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

TO KIN three deer. Mr.. Lcavltt. like a
hw-abidlng citizen as he Is. promptly
ceased hunting and set about dressing
TIE three deer, shot single-handod and
alone. IN what was probably the quick
est time on record In this country.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

us the same IN politics as In other
lhlpga The "bofaes" are always will.
lag TO let The people have their own
way when they nnd they can't help
themselves.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

From this distance Il looks as II I,
wouh Be easier 70 make MP list Of
those Transvaai EnSllshmen who were
not In the conspiracy than 70 cnumerale
those who were IN Il.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

The county commissioners OF spo-
kane caIltd for bids for The burylng Of
ne county poor, and although one un-
aeElaklns firm offered to do the work
at one cent each. no award was made.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

I, Tho superstition lhat pirates no
longer exist L. quite erroneous The
IS Rii'lan pirates Of the mounlalns oppo.
Ia .|ie Gibraltar appear 20 carry on their
l13ofk IN defiance o. an nations When
afa consider the case Of the Armenlans
|lea D that q the Rinlan pirates. we may
sn i''y p1Feelrf how feeble the civilized
, a ~ has BECOME.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

A shortage Of thirty millions has
been discovered m the securities OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. hut the
owners don't mind a little thing like
that
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

The man who wio,e AFTER the BAN"
has been sued for damages by a bIey-
clist Il appears to be case OF
~scroecher" vs., "sccrcher-"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

Should Mr. Armour have 20 pay the
State Of New York si,i5ooOO for selling
oleomargarlne. that bold and greasy
crQeeus viii be considerably oowed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21
BELIEVE 1T OR NOT.
THIS SOUNDS LIKE ON Az
THENTlc HAIR RAISER.
Some skspties Venture 10 Verify the
stories aud An Come Away Satisfied
That Ghosts DO E1lst-l ianksr's Rough
Experience

FTER NUMBER
less Investigations
OF the most care
full and systematic
character. ana ex-
tending over a pc
Rod OF more than
three months. .he
Investigators who
attempted to solve
the mystery OF o
haunted house In
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

General Wcyler's work Ia deterlorai-
ing somewhat. but then one can't do
GOOD editorial work where all Is not
calm and peaceful.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

A woman IN Munc.e. Ind. fractured
her Jaw IN conversation with q neigh.
Dor. who dropped In to call. am ihsn
Ia telling another woman how T. an
happened. she broke her Jaw again.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

Some scientists intend % 50 10 Mexico
70 study stars. Il Is said. Il was for
that that Peter Maher went there.
wasn't ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

New York railroads are now COM
PEELED TO check bicycles, the same as
trunks. and they mustn't smash ON
lllAar
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

Congress has prohibited prize fight
lue IN the territories Il should nov
prohibit fights IN congress-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

BE- The medical writer who not long
tt1' = - lnYslshed against soup as un-
~ 4|lpinl had perhaps no, heard o. the
81 fo'E|s LADY, aged ioi. aAose chloi ar
~. - ~ d|el vas soup.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

Superintendent Linden, at the In
stance Of Director Ritter. called the at
tcntlon Of the police lleutenants and
sergeants 10 the ordinance OF Nov n
last. regulating the speed Of trolley cara
IN passing schoolhouses. making Il un-
lawful for any passenger railway COM
pauy operating In the city 10 run any
car propelled by electricity between the
hours OF n. m. and 8 p. m. at a great
er rate Of speed than six miles an hour
over distance Of 100 feet on either
side and IN trent OF any public school.
Tho ordinance also provides that q
shall be the duty Of the bureau OF po-
lice to instruct ratrolmen On duty
where public schools are to time the
speed Of the ears al least once a day 40
as 20 become familiar with the rate OF
speed and 10 report the same to their
superior officers The penalty for ylo-
lsiion Of the ordinance is a flnc OF $40.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

IAe Indications point 20 q greater
Interest IN base BAH this season than
usual No way to stop Il.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21


where his father and al bis relatives
lived. After some difficulty. both Abe
and his father we're captured.
The trial OF the boy began week be-
fore last. and all the mountain people
descended la;o liayden. armed TO the
teeth. to intimidaie witnesses and get
the boy clear. Judge Floyd Hall. who
IL a very brave man. Issued an order
that more hut witnesses should be adj
mite (, q court room, and that the
sherin should search them 81 the door
and check all weapons.
SO the trial progressed poaceably
enough. The sheriff sat behind a huge
pile Of Weapons at the door and the
witnesses glowered helplessly at one
another The boy was convicted and
was sentenced to imprisonment for life.
Az u vas feared that the further con-
tinuancc OF the strain would result In
hlood1hed. the mutiorlrr3 OF the friends
and enemies OF the PAGES growing
louder every day. the trial OF the elesf
Pace vas postponed and he was released
on $1,000 bond.
Iace had 70 Get bach 10 his house In
the mouniainB. The family and friends
OF the man hls son murdered had sworn
10 take his life. So an the way home
he would practically have 70 run the
gauntlet. TO protect himself he took
with him a six months old baby. His
rlan was 10 carry the child and. II he
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

Lord Dlyihswood SAYS that he has
IN lrsirument capable OF measuring
down 10 the sixty lhousandth pact %
az iuch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21
BABY AS A SHlELD.
A KENTUcKIAN USES a SIX
MoNTHs-oLD INFANT.

Threatened by nn Ensmiss he souehs
she Meat c~warsiy Weapon % ne
Tense Evsr Heard ct a Typleai
Mountain Trial
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

There are 1886 juveniles In the
relormatories IN The United States.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21
e-oTYPIcAL trla,

TYPICAL trial in
the mountainous
regions OF Ken
lucky has just been
concluded at Hay
den. In Leslie coun-
~ A boy named
Abe Pace killed his
uncle. and he and
bis father were In
dicied. Pace fed TO
the mountaias.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

When Answruf Advtrussm rnts Klnalv
Mention Thh pal,r
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

igi,l -, s.,, yHlsKy 80, =. 80; =. -
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-21

SIR n MAckENXf.s CATApuu
CURE relieves 10 minutes i6c. At irnT
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-05
EXPENSES RUN HIGH.
Uncle Sans Deficiency for the
Month of July Aggregates
3,O5o, 249.

Washington, D. c.. Aug. 1.-The COM
paratiye statement of the government re-
ceipts and expenditures issued by the
treasury department today shows the to-
tai receipts from all sources during July
to have been 9.029, 205 and the ex-
penditures $40, 0SS,46S, leaving a def
cheney for the month the first of the
fiscal year, of $13, O59, 249. The internal
revenue receipts during the month were
S14,302, 532. an increase of 81 ,404, III
over the first month OF the last fiscal
year. On the other hand the customs re-
ceiDts, which were $12.157 $50. show
falling off of 81 ,919,654 compared with
July of last year. The miscel-
laneous receipts, which were So,
569,345, show an increase of $475,-
OBS over the month for the
last fiscal year. All but two items of the
expenditures-war and interest charges
show q decided increase over July.
1895, the heaviest being under the head
70 civil and miscellaneous expenditures,
which were So ,342,931 as against $1O,-
047 500 of the corresponding month
year ago. Part Of the comparatively
large deficiency is also accounted for by
the increase of expenditures on account
of the navy from $3.50, 1856 in July
1895, to $3,750,250. There is slight
increase of about a quarter of a million
each for pensions and Indians over
July of last year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-05
ONE DOLLAR A BUSHEL.
michigan Milling Firm Gives Farm
erS Chance to Hoard
Bullion.

Niles, Mich, Aug. 1.-The Buchanan.
Milling company has made the follow
ing offer to holders of wheat: 1t will
pay to every farmer who sells wheat in.
lots OF 800 bushels or over one Mexican,
dollar for each bushel
ne manager explains that they would!
be glad to take small lots of wheat on
the same basis, were it not for the ex--
pense and trouble of shipping in Mexi--
can dollars in small amounts. If wheat
holders will club together and sell in
lots of 1000 bushels to them they will
make the seller a present Of two good
American silver dollars for each 1000
bushels delivered 20 them.
Ihe Mexican dollar contains more sill
yer than our American dollar, and for
the farmer to realize 81 per bushel for
his wheat all that is necessary for him
to do is to store the Mexican dollars
until free silver wins, and then get them.
coined by the government.
The offer is made in good faith, and is:
being taken up by many farmers in
Be-rien county.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-05
WAS IT ADOPTED?

HilPs Amendment to the Platform he
garding Existing Contracts.
Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 1.-The ma
tlonal Democratic platform adopted at
Chicago, as certified by the official stem
ographer, e. B. Dickinson, contains a
clause In the money plank which, accord
ing to Senator James *. Jones, chair
man of the national Democratic commit
tee, was rejected by the convention and
has no place in the official platform.
In the certified copy of the PLATFORM,
after the sentence demanding that the
silver dollar shall be full legal tender,
equally with gold, for all debts, public
and private, and we favor such legisla-
ton as will prevent for the future the
demonetization of any kind of legal ten
der money by private contract" appears:
the clause, 'but it should be carefully
provided by law at the same tine that
any change in the monetary standard
should not apply to existing contracts.
This latter clause, according to Senator
Jones, was not adopted. 1t was offered
as an amendment by Senator Hill of
New York. The erroneous insertion into
the official platform of this clause by the
official stenographer was discovered by
Col J. n. Smith, editor of the Arkansas:
Gazette, who wrote to Senator Jones
in regard to the matter yesterday. a
reply has been received from the SEN
ator stating that all the amendments to
the platform proposed by Senator Hi
wprp rejected