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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30


we "cmau Failed 10 RENE 70 De
- ne Romnns pa
~ u Rome % a. the Romans
sa The Ola slsileh. but In these
q universal travel Il Is somewhat
Aff g lmoE beforehand tho man
RI. ~ customs Of The native lnhabl-
.a @ he countries shat are visited,
Nf''er - the New York Tribune.
eaten with chopstlcks with a
~. 'S''n'a wife and daughter Ia China
~ ffQas-legEcd with the Persian
n Fehefan and smoked narg-
.a'd m American. who was
.p'ning Z not cosmopolitan. but /
f nled 70 adapt myself success
''f 20 tne customs Of the country I'M
1 reached jamaica. In the West In
n'es Mad letters to one OF the mag
s' mere and upon delivering them
'tta'fea g prompt invitation to break
'.'' eng e spend the day. THIS hour
nol naeniioned. but a. ule people
#'If ffmth I supposed. Of course Il
vas y O'Clock. IA fonfchelte. at which
time / prr1enied myself, only 10 end
t1a' 7 md been expected 1t s. How
Ftef ~ fntfffaintrb were most hos-
n''a4le ana their usual frugnl luncheon
cake wipe ana fruit was evidently
supplemented By more substantial
sands for my tenoai. After luncheon
was asked n would like to take a
Hp A. had just arrived, assured
N hosts that never slept IN the day
|'|ne and proceeded TO make myself As
reeaolc AZ p0nslblc Ny entertain
, underworld tobe cheerful. but there
% aomctllne IN the atmosphere that
Ade nif aware that had committed a
ntism- and that I had guessed
a was very apparent in the re-
tfco 80 OF the family when said
Nt 7 l||0|' Ii,la feel- tlradlnd would
glad b fepose hyselg a little. j
= immediately conducted 10 an apart
nl which had evidently been ar
sed with the expectation that
Mld 50 Fesulaflg 70 bed. and. wish
PIE a E0od rest, the lady and gentle
OF the house left me for the whole
Inpon. About o'clock one Of the
Htera came 70 fetch me In fresh
looking very nice and making
FEEL Very lnmblod and unlldy IN con.
Fnco. So. After had been shown
.ardenh. A,blch were really lovely.
stn 10 make mes adioux. But
stop 70 dinner they urged. they
HEpectei me. But thought they
Ind snouah Of me. and persisted IN
Iaall thought they parted
9 ne rath}r ailaly. and. IN driving
ne long avenue which led up TO
'use ! N II enumber Of amartly
p1esift. who. ! aiterward
.''.1 n8d been invited especially 10
| me. SO ! missed Il al around
~ gave no end Of trouble and Of
0se an because 7 dld moi just know
'talca habits. New York Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

A lady OF great beauty and attractive
ness. who was an ardent admlrer OF Ire
land. once crowned her praise Of It at a
party By saying:
Il think ! vas meant Tor an Irish
woman"
"Maahp.g reioIped away son Of
Erin. who happened 10 be present.
thousands would back me In saying
that you were mean, for an lrl8hmau.' -
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30
Tool. ,he IiHhi Cedar Ilans ~ ~


are within 100 yards of the whale. q
big sperm, swimming no a moderate
gaii aud evidently unaware 81 lhe ap.
proach OF an enemy. The mate gives
The word. IN
Now bout header give q "a him
deep. dlaW the spigui.
Seeking his hafpion and taking up
slack 81 the line ihelman tail Gay
Head Indian. lioises his weapon.
Hold hrd!" cdel The mate. Hes
sounding
sun enough, with u Hash If his huge
tail the monster gocs down head fJte-
most am fhe men ne on thalr oars
and walt for his coming up.
Il say Mr. Folger. that's a curious
whale: be- dom ake pa sleeck and he's
got a white mlnpf tH
A sleek b ihr OH exudaiiun from
a whales body That makes track SIX
feet wide behind and Is sometimes N
mile long. II II a distinguishing mark
of the sperm whale
"Neyer mind that now, Abslcm;
watch for him." ... NfAA .tl {
Wen. they waited twenty minutes.
thrcc-quartrrs Of nm Hour aud then
both boats gave Il up and pulled back,
fhe men unusually silent
They were holsic1 In and the two
mites went 20 report 60 the captain.
a white hump whale making no
sleek, sounding and rot coming up
This was something curious. Twen-
IS years before. Ia 1919. the whalemen
had met a sperm whale known as
'Moby Dick. the White Whale" that
haunted the Pacific ground near. the
line. lie never ran away hiit seemed
20 invite attack and killed numerous
heat crews. hut In that year two Nan
tuckei captains had hunted him down
and brought him to the trypnis. They
lost six men. however buried Ia bis
flesh were q dozen harpDons. aud as
every captain had his private mark, u
was easy TO make ont who his assall-
ants had been. No less than three
captains had driven their irons into
the white whale aud gone To their
death
There was no more reckless aud dcs-
pcrate officer sailing out Of American
ports than Captain Fam Tliden Of the
Saram0fe Among the church people
Of sag llarhor his reputation was that
81 an lnhdrl aod h'aspheinoils sinner
And now he showed himself. Break
ing into n yollcy Of oaihs, he swore
that hls mates lad iiunked; they were
aflald. lie would take boat next
time. and Il he didn't hiring In the car
cnss Of the white hump might his
ilones feed the eternal danes. Rough
AZ his officers were they shuddcred at
his Wild talk. Special orders were
given 10 man the fore and main tops
day and night, and the man that "a sed
a white whale would ret a $40 piece.
4 week after this The Sycamore was
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

A Saginaw minister has written a
pamphlet entitled. "A Jab at the Doyll. %
This good Michigan brother may moan
well, but he evidently doesn't know
how to hght Against such an aover-
sary jabblng doesn't count for much.
We advise the dominic to hlt straight
from the shoulder. duck to avoid a
counter and ct away
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

Sire" announced the slave. there
Is a dwelling Idiot below"
The successful magazine editor start
ed violently.
SHOW him right up" he exclaimed
with emotion. I'VE are constantly on
the lookout for new talent."-D Detroit
Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

JacA Ford Did sou see that slfi. eu,
me theng
Frank wilcox-I noticed that she
didn't bow.
Jack Ford--And yet I saved her he"
Prank Wilcox How
Jack Ford-we we're engaged, and
finally she said she'd rather die than
marry me. 80 let her on.-rhlla In
quirer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

Professor Schnlich--l don't know
what's the matter with me. doctor.
am perpetually limplne today. Is II
locomotor ataxy, / wonderg
Doctor-why. Professor. you are
walking with one foot on the curbstone
and the other in the gutter Lustige
Blaetter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

g. J. Goschen. flrst lord OF the British
admiralty. made a speech the other day
In which he explained the beauties OF
a nation keeping a large army and
navy. One that the FIRST lord probably
appreciates but failed TO mention Ia
that II means bread. butter and sugar
10 him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

The anu-horse thief association at
81 James. MIMI. has membership OF
a thousand, and an overlooking treas
ury. The thief who steals a horse in
that section now rides right up to head
quarters and surrenders. It's the quick
est and easiest way.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

A Chicago .udse. dned 4 lawyer Is
FOR putting @ cigar IN bis mouth IN court
The Other day. 70 a lGyman the mere
fact that 70 held 9 cigar IN the mouth
nseessitetes tie cosins Of the latter
would have been sunolent mitigation
Of the contempt % have suspended the
nnA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

''You know" said the lady no With
sincere ardOr desires only the best for
the human race. that a dog will not
touch whisky?
Colonel Kyahter passed his hand over
his brow In troubled way and said:
Madam. do you mean to tell me
that anybody was evan guilty OF such
outrageous extravaganza as TO offah
whisky to a Washington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

An old lrishwoman was going along
a road one day. and. meeting a lady.
askei her for assistance.
"Oh." said the lady. why don't you
go Into the workhopse? We have to pay
rates and taxes. and yet you come beg.
ging."
Asking your pardon" said the old
woman, but II you pay rates aud taxes
to keep the workhouse ] think you've
got The best right 10 it."-AnswerA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

new advertising wagon introduced
New York Il fitted up with two cyl
rs which keep revolving, giving a
cntary view Of various business
nncements. There ar people who
h rather spend $40 70 catch the
b two c. three thousand people
conirapllon Of this kind than In
cents 10 reach a hundred thou
leaders in q good newspaper.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

A Wisconsin church has refused 10
accept money raised by a female min
strel show by amateur talent Con.
sldering the qualify Of show given By
amateur female Ministries the church
Is quite right. r.r.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

II IL related for a solemn fact that
Alfred Glover, who recently died at
GosDort, Ind. at the age Of 70. was
never known to crack smile. People
are now wondering how long AR. Glover
would have lived bad he been Of more
cheerful dlapOsition.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

Dauber with flne scorn) Call this a
bohemian club while that sordid old
phllisiine Goldmore is a memberl Why,
man. he owns property.
Inkerman lquietlyl- That's what he's
here for-he goes bail for us when nee
essary.-- Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

A io-year-old child enchanted a
Chicago audience with her plano play
ing last week One would think that
such n youngster could have scarcely
q sufficiently developed head OF hair 10
be AZ all successful At the piano.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

A Pennsylvania school teacher Ia
beon nnsd SsOl ior swearing twelve
lines. or 81 cents per oath. This would
probably not seem excessive a every.
body knew what she sEorr at.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30
SAN TfLDEN and
TIE wi6LE



more Oh the Pacific.
Thar she blows That she blows,
Two points on part quarter This is
the lookout on the whaler Sycamore,
haillng the deck about daybreak. The
boat crews rush Tor the side, and In
the quickest lime that sailors can make
the boats are filled. the afss aud Sec
ond mates take Che steering oars o.
the port and starboard boats. aud The
men give way, the captain standing on
the rail- OF the ship with his arms
around the Yang coming the bouts
BY waving his hat. The sport Is not
over a mile away. and indicates what
Is known as a -buster''-2O0 barrels
sure
Inside OF fifteen minutes both boats
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

she-Mlster wham. when you vuz
singin' dat solo, yer voice pearod 10
hab er curious kinder tone to Il. What's
allln' OF ~
He--Well, you see. Miss Fairy. my
voice was ruined when wuz or Md
erwin fur bread.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30
Novel Scanning by PROXY

Baroness Ito lady companlonl-iTho
beginning Of this novel D horribly dull.
Have the goodness. Frauleln Brock
harlt. TO read the FIRST two or three
chapters for me; will then 20 on with
the fourth Feierabend
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

Il shall have to 30 to my room and
stay there positively shall" said
Willie wlbbles. Il can't stand II any
longer"
whats the natter"
IT'S getting to be beyond endurance
the rude way these bicycle girls stare
At young man who Is standing on
the payement"-Phlladelphia In.
Quirer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30
sem. Inside Hl.,or,.

"see how clean Of snow Browns side
walk Is. and look at Jacohson's next
door"
Eyes; hut you don't understand"
"whatg"
\ saw Brown borrow Jacobson's
snow shovel two hours ago."-cleve.
land world,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

Mr.. Jones There ls such a dear little
squirrel cut IN the tree.
Chapp.e Does he turn mp hls ialll
MI. JOINTS cs.
Chapple Well, that must be- the very
squirrel that saw up "a the noun.
talus last summer The Waterbury.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

BE mine" he urged.
"Nit." she answered.
Crushed utterly In his fohdes, hope,
he would have left her forever had she
not relonted.
Il mean no. she faltered.
lie was thereupon transported with
Joy and gathered here to his bosom
Detroit Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30
IArnn. a eaea num-.

eaiy VILE has good literary tasle.-
said the editor
"llow u lhltf
"Sifrc sioi pcn carrying coin IN my
rcsl irc,r q calls u the exchange
osRT''- ll1f m e. f'Irss
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

Like ice both bard and cold" you
add
And yet your profile gentle
And tender,llQuid eyes OF gray
Induce process mental.
The Ice Is cold set I, reflects
The ardent blue above you.
Ny hearts the sky-your hearts the
ice
And my heart says Il love you"
When next upon yeur wlntry words
! all forlorply brood.
III think beside tho ice ls hard
II has a melting mood"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

"sh--speak easy. he said. neryoualy;
that's my wife in the next eat."-New
York Recorder.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

Bunnlo hna 10000 Sad Icais,l.le is
600 unlonlsla
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

4 week after this The Sycamore was
IN the Pacific near The line. aud about
twenty miles south of Gilbert Island.
II was night. u glorious night With
hrlrhl mnnnllrhi and the knnlhern
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

oSl,rlaE.

|. Ladywd the waterl For plty's sake.
save me. DO throw me g llie-belll
Gent (ladles' tailor. on the ahorcD-
With pleasure: what slsc DO you takog
philadelphia Inquirer. f.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30
mean no" she ialtered
ON Dans.rou. aroond.

DO you believe In women lceturersi-
the man in the fur cap was askhl.
The man with the thin chest opened
II and produced one Of his apologize
anuaha
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30
Cough

and nothing seemed 70 do her any good.
4 happehcd 10 read about Hoods sarapa-
rllla and had her give Il trial. From the
very first dose she began TO get better.
After taking q few bottles she was COM
plotely cured and her health has been the
bct ever since" Mrs. ADDIE PECK,
q Railroad Place, Amsterdam, N. Y.
81 will say that my mother has not
stated my case In as strong words a.
would have done. Hoods sarsaparllla
has truly cured me and ! am now well"
CORA PECK, Amsterdam, NY.
Do sure 20 get IIood's. because
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30
A serious Expression.
He Darllu'. swear.

she-Oh, no, please don't papa's IN
the neat room. --lg-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-30

hearing The nan from ,hc raip. the,
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-09-26
Knocked Out with One Blow.

A cutting story is being told at the
expense of well-known Louisville man,
who is something of a beat, as we'll as
O bore. A wealthy man from the east
was in the city a short time ago, and
during his stay the Louisville man did
his best to get his friendship prepare
tory TO borrowing a goodly sum of
money. He showed the eastern man all
about the town, saw that lie was admit
ted into the sacred precincts of the
clubs, and took care that he had good
time IN all respects. The easterner was
charmed. He had often heard of Ken
lucky hospitality, and his greatest ex-
pectations were discounted by what the
Louisville man did for him. He was no
fool, however, and it was not long be-
fore he learned that his alleged friend
was simply laying trap for him. One
day, when tba Louisville man thought
his way to tie rich mans pocketbool1
was clear, he preached the subject of a
loan, doing this, of course, in the most
artistic and seductive manner. The rich
man appeared xs-ch impressed, but
when the story ws ended he said sim
ply: Excuse me d minute while / go
across the street and get drink"
When he returned the Louisville man
had vanished. The GOODNESS of the east
erner who could announce cold-blooded-
ly that he was going TO drink alone had
got under the cuticle of the schemer.-
Louisville Commercial.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-09-26

thing TO be sucked. but propertv i
Ing down, down, and of course ,ta 90
rate must go up, up, up to realizp ~ s
necessary money for running the st s.s
and nov our taxes IRE serious b,,r ,a'e
on the people.
Another catching plauk IL !.
promise to the school-teaehers Thu sae
are now over 5000 of them and thd
want their money, and ought To baya; !.
promptly whether it is in the treasna "
or not. II every teacher can eontasf
his own vote and one other that ui,
make 10000 or $4,000 on that line s''
But the plank against railroad nay,a.
Is a bad one. Every lawmaker 49,
public official likes to have a free NV
1t magnifies a mans Importance M
hatters his eoneeit and rides 50 esss
The lawmakers will never probib,.
them. On the contrary, the tendena..
of legislation is TO increase their nav
and their privileges. The last congress
voted d clerk to every member. Tsia
thing OF picking and hawking at ths
railroads has got to be a chestnut
anyhow, and healthy reaction has set
in. II Tie railroad commission doesent
understand rdllroading in all its com.
plieated details Mr.. Thomas does and
SO does my friend Joe r. Brown. His
late reply to Mr. Grenshaw was not
only admirable, but unanswerable
heartily enjoyed it, and so did all i'm.
partial men. You can't pick mp pol.
itieian out of the woods AID mule
good railroad commissioner ont Of
him. II takes a long railroad e6uea.
ton to fit a man for that office. +
But why should seab Wright ehal'
lenge Gov. Atkinson. or vice versa,
What issues are there between them,
Upon what great principle do they
differ? Atkinson has made a good GOV.
ernor; so will seab II elected; so would
n thousand others I could name. ene
Of whom I am which, and 50 I am con.
tent. Let the procession proceed
Bill Arp, in Atlanta Constitution.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-09-26
MADE OF THE RIGHT STUFF.


1t is of tradition that old man Earthey
once sowed an enormous crop of wild
oats in both this country and Europe,
but in later years he is a stern father,
and Jealous champion of morality.
One day recently he locked the door of
his private Office with no one but him
self and his son Ned on the inside, and
elderly citizens have it quietly among
themselves that Ned is chip off the
old block.
Ned, have some serious matters 10
talk over with you" began Earthey,
with solemn tone and look.
''No doubt, governor. You never have
treated me to any very hilarious CONVEX
sation. And yet they tell me you're a
daisy when you uncork."
You're impudent, fippant and rcck-
less, young man, and you must take
yourself up"
That's the business Of the police,
governor"
Yes, and they'll catch you if you
keep up your present pace"
Its too speedy for any Of them, so
don't alarm yourself unnecessarily"
You're positively hopeless, Ned.
suppose you want money again?"
"Oh, no. A check will do precisely as
we'll"
my boy. you are without the slight.
est idea Of what a dollar is worth
That's a conundrum that appears to
have stamped most Of the people in this
country. But / do know that you are
Il very hard money man, governor"
Haven't / been unremitting in my
Kindness
That's just the trouble. If you would
remit ottener | would do less kicking"
Here, Ned" and there were tears in
the eyes Of the old man, this IS my
bank account. It's oyerdrawn. Here
are my securities. They are pledged.
Dull times and business reverses have
put me among the breakers. / am Lot
the wealthy man you suppose"
Father, make place for me here.
It's all mistake. l thought you miserly
and without affection for me. There's
plenty Of good stuff in Inc, and it's all
yours"
Now shrewd business men are begin
ming to say that young Earthey is a
wonder and will pull his father through
with plenty TO spare.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-09-26
IN PERSIA.
As In England, There Is a National PUP
pet show.


pet show.
The puppet show, or Karaghyaz or
Black Eye, as it is literally translated
out of the language of the Turks, frola
whom this spectacle is derived, is sor1
of marionette play or Chinese shadow
show which is represented in Turkey
before the common people, IS our
Punch in England is to an audience OIL
children, nurse girls and butcher boys
1t is the Punchinello of Naples the Meo,
Patacca of Rome. In its native lahu
Black Eye, like Punch, is the princlpal
parsonage in the drama, and gives hs
name, like him, to the whole entertain
ment. In Persia black Eye, at very
early period, became Pahlawan kacha''
or bald literally magpie) here. lnq
badness of this popular person is ms
distinctive attribute, the mark py
which he is known, as Punch is recos',
nized by his hump. To attempt to ara"
popular character from popular ara
matte amusement, as some would ha'e
done, would be no compliment to our
selves.
The hero Of our streets is low run
fan of uncultiyated taste and an alro'
cious moral character. His murders
recur with sickening frequency on the
slightest proyocation. He spares neither
age nor sex. He knocks his wife on inc
head for demonstrating with him IN 'ii0
gentlest manner on his sanguinary pai,
barity, and he pays not the slIghless
regard to the rebukes of an orthouoN
divine. The Persian Punch is altogeth-
er of different kidney. He is OF Por
ished exterior, and his ways ere sua'7
and gentlemanly. He is literary Ma"
and a poet, as, indeed, the Persian ge'
orally is. But he is thorough humoug'
lie is hypocrite of the deepest dys.
Profoundly religious and waihlus
about clothed in the garment oil de'o-
ton, he is really destitute of ever sen ..,
timent of piety. His sole object in 'iir
seems to be, by an external appearance
of sanetity TO deceive the mullas WIZ !
a view to his own profit, or to insinua"
himself, with the base ends OF i.oth'.
rio or an Abu Newas. into the era res u
the ladies. -Fortnightly Review