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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17
WHAT The LADY SAID.
when the Tramp Thought lie Had An
nounced q Right.

lie was a tramp.
Just an ordinary tramp, says the
Washington Star.
n he had not been hungry he might
have been an extraordinary tramp. but
be was hungry.
He moved along X street cycling the
houses On either side with a curiously
critical look.
What there "a IN the exterior ep-
pearance OF dwelling house
which may convey an Idea
to the behoider as 10 fhe char
acter Of tie occupants Is not APP
probable by the common run Of man
kind who have houses 10 live In. But
TO the predatory pcripateiic class. TO
which our hero belonged. there u somo-
thing Indicative and the tramp pridts
himself on knowing the contents Of a
prize package by the looks Of the wral-
per.
sun. pride must have a fall. even
though II take Il out OF a tramp.
After travorsing block or two his
face lighted mp as he came 20 house
when had the signs about II he was
looking for There was q side entrance.
and be went through and back into the
regions where u Is fair 20 suppose
there was a Kitchen door.
Now Il happens that the lady who
lives IN that house n n society woman
OF naughty and lmpeFious manner but
sharp as a briar IN her talk and wlthal
an Industrious and careful housekeeper
i was not surprising. therefore. when
he knocked "a the kitchen door that she
should apcar IN response 10 the knock.
seeing that Il was about 10 o'clock
IN iho morning. when good housewives
ought TO De making their rounds In the
culinary ara useful parts Of the house.
Excuse me. lady he said. with
meek humility and q touch Of his re.
naming hat hrim. but can get
something to eat here9"
you cannot" fhe answered. a. cold
and hard ne chilled steel. and not be-
cause she wasn't q good Christian wom-
an but hecauGe she didn't want 10 en-
courage that kind Of begging.
But LADY," he pleaded. Il am very
hungry"
THAT Is not my fault"
"But T. Is my misfortune. lady. and I
must live"
She locked him over critically.
4 cannot say that see the neces-
sity." the answered. and calmly but
lrmly closed the door Ia his. face.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17
woNprRruL oARprN. rnla.
a. Least the story About u T. Won.
derfui Enough.

Most people. says the Portland Orc
g0nian. have heard VI the hanging gar
lens OF Babylon. the modern roof gar
aens and the gardens or floating ISL
ands In which vegetables used to be
crown Tor the citizens OF ancient Mex
leo. but probably few have heard OF a
garden on board a ship. with farmyari
attachment. The splendid ship Now
han. now In port. and the largest yes
sci which has ever been here. had snca
an arrangement on board during her
trip 10 Oregon. On leaving Belfast for
Portland the took on board AZ ballast
1909 tons Of Irish soil. which. when
leveled on. made quite a stretch Of
ground, and as the coll OF Ireland Is
proyerblally fertile the ships company
proceeded TO put Il to good use b.
planting a stock Of garden truck IN
it-cabhages. leeks. turnips, radishos.
lettuce. peas. beans etc The seeds
came up all right and the plants -four
lshed finely. and when The ship was ~
the tropics. grew with great rapidity.
As they progressed toward the Horn
and the weather grew colder things
came 10 perfection rapidly. The crew
amused themselves By wedding and cul.
iivating the plants and the captain anil
officers took regular walks IN the gar
den daily and all had green vegetables
to their hearts content
As they came around the Horn the
garden was replanted and by the time
they reached the equator everything
was abloom and al hands foasted on
fresh vegetables daily. The only draw
backs 70 The garden were the weeds.
which grew so rapidly that they could
hardly BE- kept down. and the drove Of
pigs. which were kept In the farm
yard attachment and which on sever
Al occasions when the ship was buck
ing into a Worcester and rolling heav-
lily broke out OF the bounds aud made
serious lnroads In the garden. Il g. q
serious matter TO call on hands on
board ship. and "a only done IN emer-
gency. but when the pigs got into the
garden there was more pounding on
The forecasile Ecuttles and handsplkcs
and blowing Of boatswain's whistles
than II the ship had been laid aback by
a typhoon Or an the masis had been
carried away. and every sleeper was
aroused TO help get the pigs out Of the
Garden.
The last pig was Killed and served up
with green vegetables Just before the
Iowhan entered the Columbia. On the
arrival Of the Mowhan here the Irish
soll was discharged on the elevator
comDany's dock and piled up neatly,
20 that any eXiled patriot who desires
4 biz Of the "ould sod can be accom-
moda,ed. The pile will doubtless be
covered with shamrocks IN the spring
md will furnish boutonnlcres for a
ghole ST. Pairicks day procession.
Doubtless many a sack Of Il viii be
carried on TO fll flower pots. etc. Al
,hough Il comes from the "hlack north
u e. still the real "ould sod.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17
mig Electrical Plant.

Marlposa county. California, is 70
have the third largest electrical power
developing and distributing plant In
the United States. The largest Is al
Niagara. the next Is at Folsom. in Cali.
fornia, and the third Is to be con.
sirucled al the Horseshoe Bend on the
MERGED river. The location is near the
center OF a mining district, having ut
least 100 mines that are sufficiently
prospccted to use cheap power. At the
drlest season Of the year the power
company calculates upon 1900 horse
power and during eight months In the
year they expect water enough TO gen
crate $500 horsepower. The price the
company proposes TO charge Us custo.
mcrs "a S. per horsepower a month.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17
A Foreign visitor.

Mr.. L. J. Jerrett. who represents .
large Partisan shoe manufacturing
company. has been making q tour
through this country 20 acquaint him
self thoroughly with American meth.
DDS Of shoe ns;<ir.. Va has visited
al the large shoe MAD Featuring cen
ters IN the east. and believes that his
trip has been very profitable. lie
states that American shoe making
methods are very far In advance Of
those employed In France, and he will
buy full line Of American shoe ma
chimes before returning 10 his country.
The last city that he visited was 81.
Louis, to which place he was attracted
by the far-renching reputation Of the
Desnoyers Shoe Co. whose shoes he
had heard Of before coming 20 this
country. He spent quite q time In
their factory, and believes that theft
methods Of making shoes are superior
% any that he has seen In the country,
aud be has arranged 20 copy them on
his return TO France In an interview
with a reporter he stated, that after
spending several days with the above
mentioned firm. he was not ~ all sur
prised that they should find such a
ready market for their goods ell over
this and foreign countries.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

For social, beneficial and altruisilc
purposes" Is the motto Of the Coach
mans club Of Baltimore. which Is being
organized by the veteran and expert
iehus Of private turnouts The name
Is TO distinguish the organization from
an existing ooachman's club Of colored
drivers. which Is said 10 be formed
solely for social purposes and does not
deal In altruism.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

There would be a saving OF mllllOna
II q could be arranged among all the
papers OF the world 10 have a standing
notice that the insurgents IN Cuba are
being whipped with unceaslng regular
ity; no change to be made In the an
nouncement until weylor has killed on
the opposition or Is himself forced to
the last ditch
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17
Reunion OF nro,hsr

Seven brothers. all over CO years old,
had reunion in Fresno. Cal, recently,
and a notable Photographic group is
IN Interesting momento Of the occasion.
The brothers are 81 the Funck family.
There are three sisters In the family,
too. all very near the three-score and
ten years mark. The eldest OF the
brothers is 81 and the youngest e5 A
noticeable fact Is that each wears a
long white beard and none Il bald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17
TIE PARIS cABBY.
rsr Ways That 80 nark ne Has Yer,
Few Equals

Few Equals
should an accident hcfall the vehicle
Of Paris cahman during your occupan-
cy. he win abandon himself 70 a parox-
ysm Of grief. compute the loss. and tell
In moving accents OF his wife and chill
dren. whose bread will be taken from
their mouths by the mishap hut II
your fingers thorenpon make instinct
lively for your pocket. restrain them:
be is insured He pays a small monthly
premium 70 a cab insurance company
and In the ease Of a smaah-up. only the
company suffers. A playful intimation
that you are aware Of this circumstance
viii DO wonders 10 console him. There
was. In days gone by. a cahman who
made such a good thing ont Of accl-
dents that De ended by adopting them
as a speciality. he confined his labors
20 those quarters Of the town chiefly
affected BY The English and his system
was 70 pick up a benevolent English
tourist lby preference a LADY, and break
shaft lie knew method Of turning
a corner which no shaft could resist.
Then he would beat his beast, and
shake his fist at heaven; call upon the
universe TO witness that ne was a poor
man, who would be ruined by the sum
Il must cost TO get his cab repaired,
bring In his wife and children. though
the unprinelpled creature was a bach
elor-and what could bonevolent-look-
Ing English tourist do but help him
out2
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

God put no child into this world 20
'royol aud to be a worm; God wants
everyone TO strive to get up In tho
world. !, Is only az men are pos.
'esaod with this desire that the world
improves Let an men be satisfied
with everything just as Il Is and that
would stop progress Rev. W. II. Fish,
burn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

Of iron aud brick. Thy are snbstah
ilai structures. but cold and statueaque
IN design They are painted a f.fgii
drab. almost suggestive Of blue. and
even IN the sumemr time these build
ings make one SILVER TO IN at them.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17
Iowa grows more ooru than an,
other state in the union.
when travelling.

Whether on pleasure bent. or business.
take on every trip a bottle Of Syrup Of
Figs. A. Il acts most pleasantly and
eifeetualiy on the kidneys. liver. and
bowels. preventing fevers. headaches.
and other forms o. sickness For sale
IN 30 cent and 81 bottles by Al lAading
druggists. Manufactured BY the Call.
fornia Fig Syrup Company only.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

II IL said that some 81 Louis society
people are LOSING their money gambling.
\, should be remembered before say
ing unklnd things about them that even
st. Louis people have 10 do some
thing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

Some Chicago women are stucylns
parliamentary law. II is hoped that BE-
fore they have finished they will havs
discovered Just at what period OF the
Proceedings tears are In order and thus
avoid much Of the confusion that ham
pered the board Of lady managers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

Pretty Sophia Braun, a Chicago miss
Of Is. while attending a dance with a
very estlmable young man the other
night met with remarkable accident
Along toward morning she grew sleepy.
and while yawning dislooated her jaw.
Two doctors we're summoned. aud,
after putting the patient under the In
nuonce Of chloFoform. succeeded IN re-
storing the Jaw TO Us proper position.
The moral Of this should be plain 10
every young man who escorts young
ladies to dances.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

lord sholto Douglas. according 70 RIA
pothsr-in-law, has fallen heir to ESQ.,.
poo and will retire from the stage. Lord
Shol,o's mother-in-law may have her
faults but she understands working the
theatrical business for all there ls IN Il.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

After an. nothing draws such a nag
niacoul crowd In this town as an ath-
letic show. Not even the sweet notes
n the operate artists nor the acting
% tho dramatic stars can compete with
he magnetic power OF athletic sports.
hey top the whole list Boston Her
,ld.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

Il Is said that enough money Va. ver-
resented at the formal opening n the
New York clearinghouse new build.
ing to have cleared OF the public debts
Of both Great britain and the United
States. end yet have a handsome sur
plus
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

The experience OF that Cincinnati
bank cashier who stole 100000 and was
plected to the Ohio legislature the other
day only proves that when a man be-
sins TO steal be Is likely 10 sink stlll
lower ia the moral scale
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

A farmer near Anderson. lad. has
found gold on hiH farm The Indiana
farmer who can't discover gold where
no one else would ever think Of I'M
earthlng Il Is not worthy Of the name
Of hoosler.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

Il Il said that IN the New Jersey case
in which leap year girl brought a
young man 10 the altar he was "ex-
tremely nervous" But surely the
flerner sex ought TO be- willing to ever.
look 4 little thing like that.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17
Notiss.

Iwant svery man and woman IN the UEiisd
States who are interested IN the opium and
whisky habits 70 have one Of my books on
these diseases. Address b. ~. Woolsy,
Atlanta, Ca, Box 81, and one win BE-
sent you free.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

The funny Ohio man who Jumped
from behind a tree and ordered biz
friend 10 throw up his hands IA short
one nmh but he Knows sFhoap more.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

Dr. Carlton simon Of New York
claims 10 have Illuminated hts brain
and photographed a. he certainly talks
Ike q llght-hCadei fellow.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

Il n 8 I d Il n 7
Cleyeland's last
message has set n
great many per
persons to thinking
that a war with
England Ia immi-
nont. says the New
York Herald This
may or Il may not
be so Time will
demonstrate the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17
GREATPOWDERDEPOT
HIDDEN AWAY IN NEW JERsLY
FOR AN EMERGENCY.

Any Quantity Sssiv 10 No shipped ~
Case % War There woaid ne No
Lack Of Supply TO start Ho'tin-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

A woman In Dansylllo. y. Y, has
zone thirty-four days without eating.
There IL a suspicion that she ID drink
Ing Chicago water.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

Putting on tn screws Of Oppression.
Il is proposed to reduce the strength
II the Irlah bench BY ave judges. and
. stop an appointments until The re.
Suction cas- hcca effected
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

Shorthand was the invention OF
Pitman IN 1887.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

Australia Is about the size Of the
United States.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

Aniline dyes were discovered by
Overdorhen l. 1896.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17
Beware
OF Mercury!

Mr.. Henry Roth, Of is4s South 9th
Street, 81. Louis, was given the usual
mercuriai treatment for contagious
blood poison. He was twice pronounc-
ID cured, but the disease returned each
time, he was seized with rheumatic
pains, aud rcd Jumps and sores COW
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

Ssa. "a; !: s.s ss s s 'i's s;.. I .ssa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

Mrs. w. W. Tabor, Hico, Tex. says: "a
lave been taking Browns Iron Biiicrs for
ieneral debility and Il has glveu me a tre-
nendous appetite and feel much better. -
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

The torpedo was the invention o
Dr. Bushnell IN l777
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

snd 20 small satisfaction In abailns troublesons
snd paiafai iiis by usiaE Parssrs Ginssr Toais
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

whate yer. l was stin aud full Of
pains, my left arm was useless ~
that l was unable 20 do even the
ightest work. This was my condition
when | began 10 take ). :. g., and a
few bottles convinced me that was
being benefited. continued the
medicine, and one dozen bottles cured
nc sound and well. Ny system wa
under the effects Of mercury. aud
would soon have been a complete
wreck but for :. ;. s."
:. ). s., guaranteed purely regefablrl
IS the only cure
for real blood dis "a "a "a
sases. The mer- ~ ~
:urial treatment - - -
II the doctors al ~
ways does more - - -
iarm than good. Beware Of mercury
Books on the disease and It's treat
nent mailed free TO any address by
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

cred his body.
"Iwasina hor-
rible fix" he
says. "and the
more tire at
meut l rcceiv-
cd. the worse ]
seemed TO get
A New York
specialist said
he could cure
me. but his
treatment did
me no good
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-17

uissO easy to remove corns with Hinder.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-05

The city editor happened in on
the county examiner a few days
ago while he was examining appli-
cants for positions He had up a
big black brother and asked many
questions, and the brother shot in
the answers as fast as they were
asked, some Of them having the
originality about them that would
cause wooden cigar sign to laugh.
In parsing, the negro said he was
right at home, same as if he was
between the plow handles The
Professor gave him this sentence
to parse; "He was asleep" and
here is the colloquy that took place
between them
Applicant, ASLEEP am a verb:
active positive verb,
Examiner "What do you mean
by an active verb2
App; ''One dat denotes DAT de
subject am de actor.
Ex, Glow then could asleep
be an active verb in this case,
when the sentence plainly states
he was asleep2 One certainly is
not an actor when he is asleep is
hep"
App: "Oh, yes, sir; we is actors
when we sleeps, sho."
Ex.; What do we dor
App; "We snores."
After a few moments reflection
the colored brother decided to
parse the word as an adjective,
saying
Asleep am an Adjective pre-
dic-ative adjective. A pre-dc'
alive adjective am one what IN.
scribes hits subject Trough de
PREDICATE. Hit am compared ac.
cordn to de folowin'; Positive,
asleep; comparative, most asleep,
and superlative, sound asleep.
OATS it,.
The certificate was issued with
out further questions.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-05
6 HE IS HERE.
Henry Hortsman, the Famous
Globe Traveller Arrived
y. a@"-bIere ;Fs!dsy. 4.
MERCURY WHEEL CLUB
Met Him Near Vaudeville and Escort
ed Him to Town.

On Friday evening, Henry Horts-
man, the young man who has un
dertaken to go around the world on
bicycle arrived here coming from
the East.
Some half dozen OF our local
wheelmen, learned by wire when he
was expected and they rode out to
meet him and escort him in, which
they did.
Mr.. Hortsman is a german %
years old and seems to have a good
education. He was offered COM
Portable apartments at the Huckins
House and will remain here a few
days when he will go to Ft. Worth
and Dallas and from these places
to El Paso and San Francisco. He
makes his money to pay expenses
by lecturing and contributing to
newspapers, and he finds life quite
rosy on his rolling wheel.
We know the Mercury Wheel
Cluo will treat him white while he
is here and this will give him fond
recollections of our city after he is
gone.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-05

The Smith Drug Company has an
excellent Easter display in their
window, which will remain during
today. Under the supervision OF
Mr.. Ed Burke, the window has
been converted into a bIoJdery,
placing green saw dust on the floor
and -ffthgtiatgs Mirrors 'in HE
back. ground gives the window
the appearance of a spring morn
ing. A large number of colored wax
eggs are placed in such a manner as
to form the'word Easter" Added
to this are two dozen young chickens
a few days old running at large in
the window. Every one, passing
must stop to look, and the little
people just go into ecstacies over
the sight We give the blue ribbon
to Mr.. Ed Burke on his window,
over all others.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-05

closer it sticks to a fellow. II is like
a brave soldier forit never hesitates
a charge nor fears to close in on the
enemy. II is like tie sand bag of
the thug-silent in application, but
deadly in effect. 1t is like the hand
of Providence-it will spread all
over creation. and its influence is
everywhere visible. 1t is like the
grasp of the devil fsh-the longer
it holds the greater its strength. 1t
will exercise feeble energies, and
lend activity to sluggish brain; no
matter how debtors work, the
mortgage works harder still A
mortgage is a good thing to have in
a family-provided, always, it is
somebody else's family.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-05

We have heard a number of good
definitions of mortgage, but here
is a Kansas mans opinion Of a
mortgage IA mortgage makes a
man rustic, and it keeps him poor,
1t is strong incentive to action,
and a wholesale reminder Of the
heetlng months and years, 1t Is
fully as synboIical in its meaning
as the hourglass that means death.
A mortgage represents industry,
because it is never idle, night or
day. 1t is like a bosom friend, be-
cause the greater the adversely the
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-05
=, =, D.,, cure Liver Ills; easy 10
Hoods Pills take, easy to operate. NC.
THE TEMPLE OF FASHION.

Although the Temple of Fashion
has had an unprecedented run on
its large Easter stock, the manage
ment finds that a large and well
selected stock is still on the shelves
and cases of the finest spring
and summer millinery and those
who have not bought their hat or
bonnets would do well to call and
make selection. The prices are
within the reach of all Call early
before the STOCK is picked over and
we guarantee to please both in the
goods and the prices charged
Respectfully,
MRS LIZZIE O'OoNNELL,
Mgr. Temple Of Fashion
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-05

The pretention of the goldbugs
that the single gold standard is fa-
vorable to the working man, is
ridiculous-reminds us of Satin try
ing to palm himself off as an "angel
of light" All know that railroads
and individuals have been cutting
down wages tor years, since the
gold standard came in. Silver men
want simply more money to do bus
mess with, and the assertion that
they want a cheap or dishonest"
dollar, is as false as hades.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-05
LECTURE DATE CHANGED.

Since dist overing an lnadvertent
clash of dates between the home
ninjstr9ls and the entertainment
advertised to take place at Texar-
klnt College, | have communicated
with Mr.. Lowrry and changed our
dare rom Friday night, Apri 10Th,
70 fnucday nJgat, Apri 9.h Mr..
Lpwr s being stranger among us,
| saal as,nm- the liberty to say
that he is the sou of General Lowrey
Of MIssi is,ippi, and we'll known in the
East, as lecturer, poet wit, Negro
dialect writer, aud character i'm
persouatot. In his role he is one
of the most unique aud charming
figures on the platform of todAy
With him | have formed a com
bination for a number of dates
East, beginning at Memphis to-
ward the close OF this month, The
star lecture course OF Blue Noun.
tain Miss. his home town--will soon
honor me with a date and / am
promised royal welcome by his
friends, / have invited Mr. Lowrey
on his return home from tour ot
Texas, to stop over here and joi1
me in the entertainment Thursday
night-feeling assured that my
friends will extend to him like
cordial greeting upon his appear.
ance at my home.
r M WATJACF