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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

den TO take the couple TO Chatham.
Arriving there. Rev. William NJ. Pick.
slay. with whom Anna had previously
made arrangements. performed the
ceremony. One Of the witnesses was
the minister's stable boy.
From the minister's house the couple
were driven to the private boarding
house Of Mrs. Alsop Purdy. on Main
street, Chatham. They are there low
and Mrs. Slaughter says that her hus.
bands heart has improved much In
the past few days, Slaughter senior
refuses TO discuss the matter beyond
saying that he only objected because Of
Iulian's poor health.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

together with n pierre ~ eac f-~o
firicnrd vsry tight between them.
When tho tarc r. stretched the two
piicts nnl De- fastened together By
w.ndiag Stout thread around them
lrngihwigc on ihc inside.
When the rnoi.a-iOot Is placed m the
back oi ihc mouth the breath causes
the iarc 90 vlnntc ard send ont al
surie ~ queer notes ~ place or the
iaFo You may usc rubber hands for
variation. Tiy q.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

4 Swedish boy fell out u a window
and was severely hurt, hui with clcnch-
cd lips be- kept back the cry Of pain.
King Gustavus Adolphus. who saw the
fall. prophesied that that boy woald
make a man for an emergency; and -
he did for be became the famous Gen.
Bauer.
A woman fell on the dock 10 Italy.
She was Eat aud frightened. No one
OF the crowd % men dared 10 Jump in
after her; but a boy struck the water
almost AZ soon as she. and mauaged
10 keep her up until stronger arms got
hold ~ her Everybody said the boy
was very daring. very Kind, very quick,
hut also very RECKLESS. for he might
have been drowned. The hoy was Carl
haldl. aud II YOU viii read his lie you
win hnd there were just his traits all
through that he was M alert that no.
body could tell when he would mako
an attark with hls N'd-shiried soldiers.
~ indiscrcet sometimes ~ a. make bis
fellow patriots wish hc was la Guinea,
hut also ~ brave and magnanlmous
that all the world. Acupt tyanis.
loved IN hear and ialk about hun.
A hoy used 10 crush the flowers to
get their color. aud painted the white
side 81 his fathers cottage In Ty.Ol
with all Softs OF pictures which the
moumtalnccr gaEed At as wonderful
lie was the great artist. Titan.
An old painter watched the little Eel.
low who amused himself making draw
ings ~ his pot aud brush. eascl and
STOOL. and said THAT hoy win beat
me some day" 80 he did. Tor he was
Michael Angelo.
\ German boy was reading a blood
and.thnndcr novel. Right IN the midst
~ IL he said 20 himself. Now, this
viii never do. gel no much excited
over u. aud cau't stuly 80 We'll after
a.. So here goes and he flung tho
book out Into the river. lie was the
great German philosopher fichte.-.
uur Dumb Animals
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

Weary waddler-''say. Mce,y. we've
90, to g.t out this here climate Is
once"
Messy Mogalong What's TIE mat
ter with ~"
Weary Waddier-~lt's this hloom|a
.imosphere. They call 4 humld That
means It's fun o moisture"
iiosey-"Wcli, wot OF ify-
Weary Why. great Caesar. man.
we're takin' baths cvery hour an not
knowin' a."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25
water supply Tor Para. and London.

It Is proposed to take 10000. 900 gal,
Ions daily to Paris from the lake OF
Geneva. a distance OF about $40 miles
London may have a new supply OF fresf
water, Of equal Importance to the Paris
supply, from parts Of Wales situated al
an altitude OF e7sO feet above the sea
level particularly the region from
which spring the Towy. Usk and WYE
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

The nne new building being erected
In Philadelphia by the Presbyterian
board Of publication will be named the
Wltherepoon. after John Wltherspoon
a signer OF the declaration OF independ.
cnce and president Of Princeton col.
lece.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

They were watching the young eo-
nan on the bathing beach.
The idea OF appearing In public TIA,
way" said his wife a. last
oh. that costume Is perfectly prop
CT and appropriate for this rear. he
replied. Regarding her merely from
a free silver point Of view she Is fully
dressed
Fully dressedr
"Yes-that is about s. per cent
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

When were you married.
Mr.. Mckinley"
McKlnley-"In lS7l."
Reporier--Just twenty-five years
have you celebrated your silver wed.
ding YETI
Mckinley gexeltedlyl-"Why- III
never thought about H. Say. old nan.
keep that quiet TN after the election.
win youT'-up-to-Date.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25
A., sirncE unrl. z...

Uncle zeke from upcreek)-what's
that long thing that looks like ladder
runnin clean up to the top OF that tall
buildin'g
City Nephew-That's a FIRE escape.
Uncle Zeke-Goshl Can't Il escape
through the chimblyI
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

Loving wife-"My summer uard.
robe is completed. and am now readg
for Newport.
Hnshand-"Well. tn see n I can af.
range my affairs so can 20"
Gracious, cant take you al1ne
You haven't q suit Of clothes n 70 81
scen."-From the New York Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

why don't you take a hihsr aala
CumsO to a tramp.
III I could get filtered water 70 balha
In. would. boss"
FILTERED waterg"
Eyes. air. In these days OF baclllns-
e. and things which are likely "a ereer
into ones system through the pores.
one can't be too careful. yuu know. -
up-to- Date.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

The Cuban War Drew the Fishermen
Iuto the Nasf.

luto the navy
One effect of The war IN Cuba has
been 20 diminish the export OF Cuban
eponges BY fully one-half. The Cuban
sponge fishermen get a license 10 fgh
In Cuban waters only upon condition
that they shall serve "a the navy II re-
CURED. and so many have been called
upon for this service that the harvest
OF sponges has been materially reduced.
Cuba furnishes less than a third OF the
spongcs used abroad but the curtail-
ment Of that supply helps TO put mp
prices that have been advancing for
years. The supply Of lponges comes
from Florida. Cuba. Nassau. Mexico,
and the Mediterranean. Ordinarily
about two-tbirds Of the supply. In val
ne. comes from American waters.
The demand for sponges has In
creased naturally. while the worlds
supply has not kept pace with H. II
has within recent years actually d.
minished. owing 10 careless methods
OF fishing and to overhshlng 10 supply
the increased demand The sponge Il
Of slow growth; Il takes two or three
years for Il 10 attain a commercial
size. In all countries In whose waters
sponges grow there are laws against
the pulling Of little sponges until they
have reached a certain growth. Just
as there are laws against the taking Of
Holsters and Of some fishes under spec
fled sizes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

An ordinary SILK hat weighs only
seven ounces.
Artificial ivory 10 now made frpW
condensed sklnmed milk.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25
rhe rlr,tlrcht naIli 10 ,mcrIea

The first 1Hcht nuiit Ia tmcricA
4 number of wealthy gentlemen Ia
Ncw York city founded Gre Sew York
Eoa, club lee issu. and Tor thcm Mr..
Francis built the inst Yacht cyvr con.
stmctcd Ia America. he wso able,
yuu see. IN turn his lmud o. almost
anything which had to do with sailing
on the sea. Some Canadian eeu''omon
wanted facing low hoat 10 best the
boat Ut some of their friends from
England who wcrc coming over from
the mothcrland TO give them battle 50
Quebec. MIR Francis was called upon
60 hulld the boat. II was 81 insaoEa-
ny, brass-fas,eucd. and Il Weighed only
sixty pounds. a remarkably LIGHT rae
lng boat Tor that day. II wNR four.
cared and was thirty feet long. They
called Il the Eagle, and u well deserved
la name. Tor Il won the race against
the crack crew Of the English, u was
the inst rowing heat for rsclng pnr-
poses ever built In America. iosah
Francis" by W. :. Harwad, IN ST.
Nicholas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

when Mrs I.angtTy bought hlcy-
ole another provcrh went gllnmering.
No loager can Il be said that the lily
tolls net. neither does she spia
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

First camel-wen. that's oe las.
straw
Second Camel-Whai las
First Camel-D Don't you see fhoss
people crossing Tie dnlr. On blkesl.
Puck
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

The man who will not take a decided
stand against all sin. canIst lay aside
hls besettlng Gin.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

Il doesn't require war to develop true
herolsm. man In Denver has refused
20 vote for his mother-in-law.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

,irs. New-oldwoman--Tes. bridget.
This Is a portrait Of me painted aFe
yeaTs ago. but nov Il Is cracked
which. Of courzc. spoils the likeness
Bridgei-"Not a, an. munf'-r p-.o-
Date.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

Oae OF the nird's Grandfather.
After looking closely ~ the picture.
eau vou tell what Kind Of an animal u
rrprfeniSf A bird never has four legs
ror teeth. but this odd animal has
both. Alizard never has feathers. this
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25
BASE BALL G0sSIP.
CURRENT SAYINGS AND DolNcS
ON THE DIAMOND.
Hereafter she ssa,on may Open May
Ist Iasteaa o. April isih-Ths Change
Might Prove gaous--af asls a.
Hall Cames-Noiel
he league has now

HE league has now
under consideration
an amendment Of
the players con-
tract. with a view
to making the play
ere terms Of ser
vice begin April Is
and end October n.
This indicates that
the league mag
mates have in mind
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25
riiE jiikER5 our
CURRENT WIT AND nuMoN
ORIGINAL AND ssLrcT sn.

10 s'oad On ths nsiasa e assassh.
Ineouseleo. safeasas-a wise H
a stsniins rsee,.son fsat s.
niakt- nud-at ~ Fnn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

You've all been 20 a Punch aud Judy
show. M doubt. aud heard runch's
funny. root-a.tout voice. Perhaps you
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

Prison WariCr-"Fonr reporters
rom the New York peppers 10 inter.
view you. and the hangman IS ready .tr
YOU"
Condemned Prisoner (haGlllyl~-
send In the hangman.'- Up-to- Pate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

DUNG women CT
New Jersey havoan
advanced idea Of
leap year privi-
leges n one may
Judge from the
circumstances nt-
tending n wedding
which occurred a
few days ago near
Morrlstown. The
affair included a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

Umpire Tom Lynch has ono on Tim
Hurst and Dad Clarke. Dad called
Tim down for calling a ball Dad
thought {, should have been a strike.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

Ert he knew not the clocks we're siFiAs
ing
lie saw not the palefaccd m9on
FOR be feared that the rsalleaa lieepfE
Would awaken a moment too soon.
re felt the bridge trrnbio ben,aia
him.
lie heard the delfenius roar
o. the pitiiess torrent beneath Il
The ebb and the flow OF the snur1.
Then. sudden as on Avernus.
The lightning skaters the OAK
fhe sleepcr's hand descended
Night shatterirg the bridge wiih ~
stroke.
Now. down On the marsh G mosquito
Is wearing the ruddiest rose.
While a chap from the city Is nursing
A sore on The bridge Of hls noza.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

IN hs cradle. whore his mother carries
qua. safe from on harm nnd keeps
him warm ana comfortable.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25
STROKE FOR A HUBBY
Ew JERSEY Girl TAKES Ap-
VANTAGE or LEAP YEAR.

Kidnapped and Welded her sweet
heart In sp..s 81 Iiis Father Love
Uin Find the Way 80 Leap year Ia
New Jsrssy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-25

r stood o1
bridge At ~
night
Whiie ihs cis
vas striking
the hour
AID the moon ro
over the city
Behind tie da
church ioeeE
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-12

Says the Philadelphia Times: cit is
only necessary to read the local news
papers to understand that of all places
on the continent New York has the
narrowest horizon. The smallest in
cident of street or barroom life Is
given the uttermost Importance, but
nothing whatever. is visible beyond
the boundaries of Greater New York.
except the political proceedings at
Washington and an occasional event
OF moment across the pecan. 1t is of
no use for Philadelphians to say that
they don't care. We do care, for New
York is a big place and Influential, and
We want it's recognition"
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-12
Revengeiul Robins Pursue a Cat.


About two weeks ago a black and
white spotted cat belonging to Harry
Hastings robbed a robins nest. The
parent birds witnessed the d%estruc-
ton OF their home, and made a great
ado about it. but the eat was obdurate,
and proceeded quietly to feast upon
the bindings.
But since that time that cats life
has been a burden. She cannot show
herself in the open air without being
savagely attacked by half a dozen
robins that seem to be watching for
her. They chirp loudly, rufie up
their feathers, and fly at the cat with
vicious fury. At first the cat attempted
to defend herself, but her enemies
were too active. They could give her
a savage peck and be out of the way
before she could spring or strike with
her paw. Now she goes around like
n who he's nothing to live for. If
she ventures out for a moment and
hears the savage cnirp Of a robin she
will make a dive for her favorlte hid
ing place under the barn.
Other cats are not molested by the
robins, but they seem to have made up
their minds to have revenge on this
one, and it is probable chat she will
never modest another robins nest
Punxsutawney Penn. Spirit.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-12

Some startling statistics of the de-
cay of the Russian nobility are given
in a list of mortgaged estates furnished
by the British consul at st. Peters,
burg. At present more than 100, 900
estates, or forty-one per cent of the
entire area owned by mobiles, are
burdened by mortgages, and the
amount of money advanced on them
has reached 1862, 500, 900 of which
1886, 900, 900 remains unpaid. The
Nobility Land bank, created by the
government to make loans to stranded
landlords, has advanced nearly its en-
tire capital of $3.50, 600, 900 and re-
ceived but little in return.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-12
Whv Women live Longer Than Men.

In the 41tIx registration report of
Massachusetts T1&3u) the compiler pre-
scnts the statistic of 0 persons who
were rerortcu as having died during the
years 1SS1-9G) at the age of one hun
dred and over. OF this number 1913, or
75.4 per cent, were females. By the
State census of 1855. the number Of fe-
males living owe eighty years OF age
was nearly double that of males. The
greater exposure of NE to accidents,
to weather agencies, to h constant
strain of business life, to the anxiety OF
providing for the family, all tend to
shorten the life of men. The deaths by
accident among men are more than
threefnll greater than among women,
and men commit suicide in about q
three-fo.I ratio as compared with wo'
men.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-12

1t would be a great advantage to the
farmers and the millers of the United
States if the wheat -four habit could
be introduced into china, Japan and
other countries OF the East. While
flour is the largest item Of export at
present with the exception OF kero.
sene oil, it is used only by foreigners.
The natives stick to rice. The exports
OF flour to China, including the British
colony of Hong Kong, average about
GOO, 900 barrels a year, valued at 49,
Ooo, 600. The exports to Japan are
about $4,000 barrels, valued at $780,.
900.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-12

The cut WHOA has been inaucurated
in the price DEF high-grade bicycles
may not forcefa general reduction i'm.
mediately, observes the New York
World, but it is evident that the re-
ductlon cannot much longer be post
poned. Competition in bicycle-makins
is now greater than in any other line
OF steel-working, but nevertheless
there is still q difference of several
hundred per cent. between manufac-
turing cost and the retail selling-price
OF the so,called "high-grade" bicycle.
One OF the best-known manufacturers
IN the country is quoted as saying
that the wheel made by him to retail
at $500 costs less than $50. OF course
a great deal of this difference goes for
pushing the goods on the market, for
retailers profits and i'll other WAYS.
But conceding that, it still remains
probable that the highest. grade BIZ
cycle now sold might easily be manu-
featured and retaiIed at $50 with a
handsome profit for all who handle it.
Bicycles are too high. A fa"odollars
will cover the cost OF the rs3w material
in them. The cost is almost wholly
labor cost, and without any reduction
or wages it will allow a fifty per cent.
cut in present prices for ''high-grade"
goods. The cut will certainly come.
Ii it is STAYED off this year it will prob
ably come next. The time is not very
far Oft when every family except the
very poorest CAN afford to " o hi.
sIeas OF the beat make.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-12
CamelS in Arizona.

ABBOTT thirty years ago a number of
camels, nearly $50, were brought to
Arizona, having been purchased by
the United States Government for the
purpose Of carrying supplies to the
regular troops stationed in the Terri
tory. After a thorough trial they we're
found to be useless, as the gravelly
sands of the desert cut their feet, MAX
ing them unfit for travel.
The entire siot was offered for sale
and some were purchased, but the
larger number we're turned loose to
Craze and where they placed.
For a while they seemed to dwindle in
number, but of late years they have
multiplied rapidly and to-day proba-
bly, 1000 of these animals roam over
the desert.
A miner recently counted 51S in
one herd on the Gila River, near the
White Mountains, and it is knownithat
some Craze in the Bradshaws, while a
few roam over the hills in Molaye
County. Arizona Gazette.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-12
Families that get into Uncle Sam

Families that get into Uncle Sans
navy seem %curiously apt, Harper's
Weekly notes, to continue to be rep.
resented in it. The inclination to
serve our Uncle on the sea seems to go
down from father to son with even
greater certainty than the propensity
to serve him in the army, though that
too is q common inheritance. No
doubt it is a natural disposition in tho
son to wish to follow his fathers pro-
fessjon, but it is somewhat more sur
prising when a naval officers son fol-
lows the sea than when a doctors son
takes to doctoring or a lawyers son to
law, because law and medicine are lu-
crative professions, and the navy is
not. Some citizens, who look upon
both the army and navy as assortments
of places where men live at Uncle
Sans expense, object to the continu-
ance of families in either service, and
argue that turn about is fair play, and
talk of the danger of breeding a mill
tary or naval class in the republic.
But a practical consideration is that
qualities that have made good officers
in one generation are apt to be inner
tied and make good officers in the
next generation, so that heredity in
both army and navy has very obvious
and definite uses.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-12

Pessimists have been enlareing up.
on the wheat-producing capabilities
OF the untouched plains of Argentina,
and have predicted further COMPETE
ton with u wheat growers when
South Africa is fully opened up, but
all this is nothing, says the New York
Journal q Commerce, to the competi-
ton to be faced when the TRANSIT
berian railway traverses the fertile
plains of Southern Siberia. These
plains are said to be of vast extent
and exceedingly productive. They
are now for the first time about to be
developed, and in the next century,
according to Nordenskjold, Siberia
will take the place of America as the
worlds producer OF cheap cereals and
as the impoyerisher Of Western Eu-
ropes agriculturists.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-12
A Meteorite that Paid a Mortgage.

Another illustration of uses to which
m]etcorites may be put before their real
character is known, is afforded by those
of kiowa county, Kansas. They fell
Gil Il prairie where rocks were scarce
and valuable. and the farmers of the
vicinity found meteorites convenient
for holding down h~aystacks, stable
roofs, or covers to rain barrels. For
such purposes they might have been
used for a long time, had not the wife
of one Of the farmers become convinced
that there was something unusual
about them, and called in an expert to
examine them. He at once recognized
their nature, and the enterprising wo-
nan finally sold hers for enough to pay
off a heavy mortgage upon the farm.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-12

One of the most hopeful ,1igns of
the time in Ireland is the rapid and
substantial growth of cooperation,
notes the New York Tribune. At the
time of Mr.. Gladstone's Home Rule
bill adventure, it was practically I'M
known in that country. Last year
there were sixty-seven societies, with
$500 members; this year there are
1l2, with 10, 900 and there are seventy
more, with 5000 members, in process
of organization. These societies exist
chiefly in rural regions, and are in
tended to promote agriculture and to
resist the rapacity Of ~storekeepers.
Both of these ends are being attained
and the prosperity of the people
greatly increased.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-12
In q recent issue of the American

In a recent issue of the American
Journal of Sociology W. F. Wilcox
furnishes a number of interesting
figures on the distribution of sexes in
the United States. Taking the GEN.
sus of 1890 rs a basis he found that
out Of d total population Of IS, 000. 900
inhabitants there was an overplus of
], $50, 932 males. Expressed in percent
age the population of the country
stood: 81. % percent males and AZ. 70
percent females. Among the whites the
excess of males was pronounced, while
among the blacks the excess of females
was equally pronounced. Analysing
the Chinese population of the country
he found that SO percent were males.
This is explained by the fact that
Cinnamon, as a rule, do not bring
their wives or female relatives to this
country, as they do not care to trans
fer to the United States those inter-
ests which they hold sacred. Among
foreign-born whites there are five
males to every four females. The ex-
cess Of males among the foreign born,
however, does not account for the excess
OF males in the country as a whole, since
the excess of foreign born males was
but 7S1, $40 against 1882, 932 for all
classes of the population. The BaIti-
ore Sun, in discussing these figures,
calls attention to the fact that the
states in which the females are in ex-
cess are those lying along the Atlantic
coast from New Hampshire to Geor-
gia. In Massachusetts the population
is 81. SO female, and in Georgia 80. 81
female. This is due to the fact that
in the migrations westward which
have taken place the males have large
" preponderated. Excess of females
appears to go with density of popula-
ton Twelve states which have an ex-
cess of females are States which have
the most compact population. 40
cording to the last census, seven
tenths of all the cities in the United
States having a population of more
than 2, 800 had an excess of females.
This goes to prove that native males
are more abundant in the rural dis
tricts than in the cities. The rural
population for 1890 was 20, 7O8, 1874
males and 19, $50, 931 females, showing
. difference OF 1, 527, 963 males. The
city population was II, 35s, 9s6 males
and II. 373. 439 females, showing .
Aiasssnes af 14,Ass females
The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-12

THE attention which the Federal
Government gives TO the adulteration
of foods has Developed some facts of
vital Importance TO the public health
and pointed to the need Of persistent
legal action against the sale of pro-
visions which do not pass the chemical
tests of purity. According to the Gov
eminent scientists the range of adul.
teration has been growing wider every
year.. ..