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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17

There was an anxious, doubtful look
on the young fellows face as he paced
up and down the aisle In a Broadway
cable car the other evening. There
were half dozen seats. yet the young
man took no notice Of them and con.
tlnued his restless pacing TO and fro.
Seats In front. plenty Of en-" aid
The conductor. brusquely.
The young man continued his patrol
A benevolent old gentleman pulled
him by the coat and said: Here's =
seat, sir" The young man shook his
head.
A newcomer entered the car. ana.
being an altogether oficlous person
pointed 10 the vacant seats. The youns
man still walked.
Hello. HenryT exclaimed a dapf.,-
young fellow. an acquaintance Of the
peripatetie. who Just then bounced into
car. why don't you sit DOWN. what
In the world makes you walk IN and
down like that!"
Conscientious serupies," said ths
young pedestrian. you see, prom.
lsed her that would walk down q
the florist and set some roses for her.
I would much have preferred to ride
you know. It's hot and dusty ana &C
I'm compromising with myself hy
walking and riding At the same time. :
lie turned on his heel and passed On
the ear.-New York Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17

monenrs notice. and they never failed
% frrnish an Illustration 70 every I'M.
portnni battle ground. The core.
apcndsnts furnished rough diagrams Of
the field. the position Of troops and 10
callty OF houses and streams. which
were rapidly Transferred 70 the wood
and engraved by tho engrayors. A eor-
rcsponf from the Army OF the PO-
tomac 'ly Teached his New York
office N. correspondence ana maps
on o o'clock on the second night after
starting. The diagrams would be
placed after thai hour IN the hands OF
the engraveTs and finished by the hour
OF closing the forms about ] o'clock
the same night One New York pa.
per's item Of expense for drawing and
engraving maps during the war
amounted 10 nearly $4,000.
IL may be interesting 10 note that be
fore the close Of the war Thomas W.
Knox invented gyGtem by which
army correspondents could forward
their maps 40 they often did their cor
rcspondence by telegraph. y tho use
OF this simple invention corr upondenig
Ola the field could telegraph their jour
nails. aud have produced for next days
paper full diagram Of the field. show
lug roads. streams, houses, lelds
woods. the position OF troopH ~ regl-
monis aud the entire lines OF battle OF
the contendlng armies.-PhlladelphiA
Inquirer
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17

Il saw eighteen Enelishmen try 10
play baseball once" says Jimmy Ryan.
and their ideas we're fearfully and
wonderfully original They had the
ru.os down pat, except In one partieu-
Jar. They didn't know that a man
stops. gets through and waits for an
other bat after he reaches the home
plate. Their idea OF run-making was
the one they had always followed In
cricket. and the result was oxcrueiat-
iugly funny. So far as the fielding and
batting went they weren't half bad
The pitcher stood up In the box at the
start. lot 20 a good. swift ball and the
batter soaked Il. The ohort-stop made
q rafting good line catch. and | said;
Why. these fellows are all right. They
have learned the game mighty we'll
The next man mp hit the ball clear
over the oenier-heldors head. Well
cut, Harry, Well cut Run Il out,
Run Il outr They all howled. and the
fellow did run It ont. lie made the cir
cut, in good time. TO my intense as
constituent. kept right ON and reached
first before the helders got the ball.
lie was on on the next ball thrown
and made a good steal OF second. Then
the fellow at bat hit a good three-bag-
ger to left and the fellow who had Just
navigated around for six bases went
hcme. started for first, reached IL and
stayed there. hadn't said a word.
They kept on hitting the ball and the
fellow who had made the first hit kept
ON running. Finally. when three men
had been put out. figured up that this
gentleman had made seven runs and
the rest OF his team three. SO they
counted Il and then realized that they
were playing on the cricket plan-kecp
on running till YOU get put out But
wasn't fully prepared for their game
yet. In the second inning one OF them
bit a Ions foul 10 the rear. What does
he do but start of and circle the bases
TO the same old howl OF Run Il out
Run Il OUT while the catcher chased
the bail This made the captain OF the
side In the field figure that there must
be something wrong with his arrange
ment Of playing. So he opened the
rules, found that paragraph which says
the captain may place his men any.
where he seos a.. and sent the center.
fielder back Of the catcher.
THE move proved success, Tor
these Engllshmen. accustomed to cut
ting the balls Tor fouls, sent him II
n!cs. all oi which he caught very pref.
thy.
They played seven innings, the
game finally winding up when a Ions
hit was made. the ball was lost and
the man who hit II made twenty-iouI
runs before II was found. They agreed
TO come out and play the other two in.
nings the next day and adjourned. with
the score Of l2s to o."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17

ING hut few columns uf n single issue
Of the paper, cost u, for the EXPENSES
alone nf the correspondent who accom-
panied Admiral Fauugut, over Si,l0O.
Another correspondent returned one
item Ut 80 paid Tor wild turkey.
caught by a soldier ana eaten 10y the
correspondents during the battle ~
Stone River" one hundred ana ilfiy
dollars Is an item Tor cust of q horse
starved to death during the Siege Of
Chattanooga
Another ,orrcSnoi dent rode his horse
"a death from the same battle field.
Several others returned Items for sub
ecriptlon IN Richmond papers, M the
rate Of fifty cents per copy, delivered
, in Libby prison There Wcr items for
prrsents 10 energetic scouts whose
mouths were opened Thereby. Large
sums were paid 10 obtain Confederate
newspapers. Ever, mode, direct and
Indirect. that ingenuity could devise,
appears to have b,,n employed In OBJ
tain news. aud each correspondent ap.
pears. by his generous expenditure OF
his employers money TO have been
possessed Of a lihcTali,y u soul truly
admirable,
These were not AL the curious and
expensive items. When the war FIRST
began. the newspapers made nrrang"-
ments 10 illustrate the operations.
marches and battles u our armies. and
the naval engagements of our navy,
and long before the close OF the war
the newspapers had reduced the sys-
tcm Of producing war maps to peffec'
ton. They kept on hand a large corps
% anKEaYcu 10 make the maps az :
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17

The tallcst Of the sky-srfipluc build
.ues ln thc lower part % tae city VIII
stand ou the site cf thc old inicrna.
;lonal hotel. AZ Nos n 10 y Park row.
o. viii tower even above the now 81
Paul building. now climbing sAyward
~ broadway aud Ann street Il win
rcst ON pile foundation and VIII
weigh 5000 tons
Tho front ~ the building VIII I've
called Renaissance In style. hut the
term will be- used literally There win
Doc ooiagonal iurrCts AZ each corner "
the facade and ihcy viii be- ruH
mounted with domes topped with flag
stats. 4 REGULARITY Of .hr front VIII
br the omission u any large eonice.
There viii bc tventy-uine stories In
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17

AT AnnRviLLn.
The Bsautifui Cathedral asa naue.,,s-
for tha Psspie.

for me People.
descend" at the busy matlan.
which Is full Of modern life. from
which ] walk away toward the pleas-
ant old-fashlon town IN the distance
says the Gentleman's Magazine.
wonder that people do net oftensr give
themselves such pleasant little treas
AZ this. That seemed a perfect rural
avenue half a mile long. with lol6a
and trees on each side and a foE
houses The avenue continued iill q
came 70 the entrance Of the street Il
the town. which invited from affair on.
The road was crossed twlce--onos By
one Of the pretty canals Of the Flemish
sort and farther on BY the river.
Houses rose a. the edge Of the water
like those az Bruges This walk vas
foretasts. for there were constant
slimpses Of the soft. fairy-llke towers
Inviting you on. The little town which
We now enter was a surprise samuel
Prout ell over. We do not ind such
places on the beaten track Il has
stood where Il did and IL OF the old
provincial pattern. bringing back 70
me the French towns Of childhood
say, the hill over Havre. where every
thing was In q sort Of torpid, old
world condition.
The entrance to the High street OF
Great street." a. the French have n.
IL bright and parti-colored and the
lines pleasantly broken. owing 70 the
hOuses being built one BY one. We
are led on gradually until We come
70 the beautiful cathedral. which IL a.
one side OF the street, oaly lying &
little back. is charming traeery and
lacework seem a. though wrought IN
sugar. II Is true Flamboyant and on
10 the Ranking towers are inerusfed
small corner ones. Il must be an edu-
cation for the natives 10 have such an
object always before them-not put
away or out Of the way in a close. but
actually within their touch. a. Il we're.
! AZ once feel the truth Of Ruskln's de-
scripiion: The very threads Of the
nov thin and nervous stonework catch
an ague Of mingled vantonness S:e
terror, and. Flamboyant with a fatal
glow. tremble In their ascent az n they
were seen through trUabled and heated
air. over a desert hogizon. and loss
themselves at last In the likeness. no
more as the ancient marbles. Of the
SHOWS Of Olympus. but Of the fres Of
Condemnation"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17

one Of the worst insect Offenders Is
the mosquito. The pain eau be allevi-
ated by bathing In warm water In
which honey has been put. The pro-
portion Is two teaspoonfuls Of honey
TO a pint Of boiling water. A lotion
made Of menthol and alcohol win be
found Of great use In subduing irrita.
ton and swelling.
one drachm Of pennyroyal and one
ounce of eau de cologne washed over
the skin often prevents their biting.
and they are said 10 dislike the smell
% seeming verbena.
In some seaside places there Is
very troublesome insect, the sand-fy,
that Is ~ small as - be almost lnvls.
ihle This bites the ankles unmcrci.
fully as well as the hands. and can be
wauled Oh by the remedies given
above and by not Wearing openwork
stockings.
In all cases Of severe stlngs Il viii
hc well 10 keep quiet for a day or two.
have a very light diet. avoid wine and
spirits and take cooling drinks.-Ex.
change.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17
PURITY OF nnAnT USELESS.
Not Essential Go Exalted 1hcories.
40 Thinks Mr. Goiiicky

Not Essential Co Exalted Theories.
80 Thinks Mr.. Goiiieky
THAT gives me a stitch. reared Uol.
l.csy as he threw down q literary re
View and glarcd around the family cir
Gle. Gollicky always roars when be
wants 10 give emphasis 10 his sentl-
ncnts. yet his heart is as tender ~
that u woman.
What IL II. doarY" asked Mn. Dol
lcky. who i neye' disturbed by these
outbursts 90 the rrrt Of her husband.
What IL ~ Why some fool critic
here. vino writes rs though his diclum
Ind the seal Of divine confirmation,
sn,r that Wordsworth. Milton. Brown.
Ing and others who play ~ skllltuliy
ur,u the chords u ones soul. possess
that power because their writings ARE
hut the reelection ~ their own moHi
pure and virtuous lives
Isn't II true. dearf'
Not within forty rows 81 apple
trees. Its rubbish That fellows q
thirty third-d degree chump. Nest pure
aud vlrtuous lives indeed with n
mort. How about Byron Goldsmith
johnson aud all that squad Of old ale
.izzlers that the latter had about hint
Thsy jugglcd the E0ul-chords didn't
'npyl Look ut Lumplcy, on tie Even
iul Two-Spot lie eau write the most
,olIcd sentiment. Tho most exalted
vows OF ne the most touching pa
taos: set De- never shows the I0sEels ION
at q good moral impulse much leaa a
pare aud ,.stuuas nic. ..uD there's
old man Blinker. lie Crn set tie whe's
crowd weeping nt a prayer mcetiEs
and picture an existence thnt would
leave the recording angel to make bis
entries all on enc side of the ledger
Aud what's Rlmkerf
Don't now. Golllcky."
Don't know Gollicky"
Il will. too. nlinkrrs q VII that
beats like a lamb aud wears shesp's
clothing. He's whlicd supulth7c. lie
draws beautiful thoughts from the
fountains of corruption llc vnccs ed
bank. swludlcd widtws snd orphan1
worked rotten land boom and bosI
me in q horSr.rHdc A man can be
demon and YET write or talk HE a
saint"
why don't you take 90 writing.
papaF lnnoccutly asked the young
est aud Gollicky went grumhllrg 10
bed. wondering whether she regarded
him NJ demon OF saint Detroit
Free Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17

unsty Intreachment DFiII Il Import
ant for Modern Militia

AAA ANN AA8aNN NAAAAAN
IIasiy laircnching. ~ far as America
Is concerned. originated with the Indi-
ans. and was used by our soldiers In
the Revolution; but II was only perfect
eel IN our Civil war. II came TO be Inn
pcrailyc. rs ride fire increased In range
aud accuracy. ~ much 10 that Col
Francis Greene tells us that GurigD'sr
troops carried heavy picks and siov-
els by individual preference, through
the Balkan campaign this. too when
they were freezing. starving and had
their feet done up In rags. All tho Eu-
ropean armies are now provided with
intfenchlng tools. concerning the rela.
tive value OF which there Is endless dis
cussion. Various ones have been tried
experimentnlly ia our modern army.
but none adopted. This Is bad busl-
ness.
The drill how Il 10 take the knife
bayonet and the top OF the Russian
meat tin. with which every soldier Is
provided. aud while lOcsenlng the dirt
with the knit" 20 scoop Il up with the
tin This might be difficult Ia frozen
or hard ground. aud " bad Tor both tia
and knife. Where ! saw 1, tried. the
ground consisted Of loose loan. and
within a few Minutes Capt Fabiger's
company Of Infantry were out Of sight
Ia the fiat prairie They had literally
sunk into the earth. aud 50 dry and
light was the dirt that u was almost
invisible ~ go yards; 10 a casual sight
II might have been gopher dlggings.
The enormous penetmtion Of modern
bolts makes soldiers throw the dirt for
waTd for nearly four feet. In order to
nffond any protection. and modern In
fantry must, In the face Of an enemy.
go about tn country like a mole-just
under the sod line Wit the command
10 "Ilaltr' the digging begins.
Onr national guard could not dig mp
armory floors. but they could do this
drill at the state camp. and rside from
cooking. outpost work and shooting. Il
Is most important 90 a soldier 20 know
how 70 get out of sight quickly Harp
cr's Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17

That the average man ~ very scnsl.
tive No to his physical lnhunl'ics was
strilslngly Illustrated In an Arch street.
ear yesterday aftcrnoon. Near the
rear platform sat well dressed mau.
with one leg stretched out In frcnt Of
him. A lady boarded the car, aud In
her efforts to reach seat stumbled
over the mans leg. lie apologlzed hut
did not change hts position. Presently
another female passenger got on. aud
she was forced 10 step over the Qbsta.
Gle. Then the Vonductor intcrferod.
Approaching the man. he requested
him TO draw In his foot. hut the ~
quest was promptly refused. "ru nut
You on the ear n YOU don't" cxHostup
lated the conductor. "You won't 90
anything OF the kind" waa tbs spirited
reply. IIot words followed q aepfBs
cnsued. and the obstinate passenger
was finally landed 10 Che street. u
was then discovered that he bad On
ARTIFICIAL leg. aud rather than eckhowl
edge his atIlictlsn b kgd laa the
chancea pf a dlsgracefll sceus. --RhilA.
delphla-necofa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17

Chicago TO selbach OF Washington,
may be set down as caught In ninety
I've cases out OF one hundred. Jimmy
Ryan ha1 mufied about Eve flies In
ninety games Bill LANCE has dropped
one. The errors OF both these men have
been passed grounders and Wild throws
to the home plate. Many a league out
fielder leads Bin LANCE In the percent
ages. but the patent fact stands out in
the figures that he has caught more
flies than any Of them. barring Burke
OF Cincinnati. whose position at the
top OF tie list seeIbs well deserved In.
deed. "
The batting figures. now that the sac-
rlhce hit IL deducted from the times at
bat. should be perfectly reliable as an
index OF a mans hitting ability. hut
the favorltiam and varied ways OF scor-
ing In the different cities soils this
fairness considerably.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17

isn't On one side the critic persistently
declares that ayerage-keeping does the
game more harm than good. that play
ors work solely for percentages In the
records and thereby damage the game
winning chances Of their teams. On
the other hand. managers still. as they
always have. take the average tables
as crilerions for their selections OF
players and be without such figures ut
terry az sea. Were there no averages
published the manager who desired 10
engage a player would have TO either
take the word OF the player or some
mutual friend as TO the mans ability or
make a long and expensive Journey TO
see him play. Figures properly in
terprcted mean a great deal. Read
aarelessly. the averages are certainly
decelvIng. Thus. the casual reader
glancing az the statistics. would judge
such a ah0ristop as Connaughton OF
New York Tar superior 10 Dahlen Of
Chicago. because Connaughtons field
Ing average Is about 1922 TO Dahlen's
.sO5. Yet. again. these same figures.
read by the veteran Judge Of ball-play-
ing bear an entirely different mean
ing II will be seen that Dahlen has
accepted or attempted 20 stop about
seven chances per game 10 young Con-
naughtOn's Ave. The fact that he has
missed enough chances to give him the
lower fielding record OF the two can
no, for a minute compare with the
plain evidence which shows that be has
gathered In balls on every side which
the other man was not IN the habit OF
even stopping. Al the top Of the short
stops stands Jennings. and In his case
the average seems 10 be deserved. for
an investigation Of his figures will
show him 10 have accepted and at
tempted as many chances In the aggre-
gate as anybody. while fewer
chances have got away from aim
han from any other shorthelder In
this case the figures are evidence n
perfectnn. seldom marred with the
slightest n4~ In Dahlen's case ihcy
show that the lltils fellow has gone
at everything. but that a number Of
groundcrs have cluded him or been
thrown too low. Farther down the list
will be seen the name Of young De
Montreyillc. lie stands way down In
the figures. yet a count-up would show
that he has had as many chances per
game To handle as either Jennings or
Dahlen The inference here again ls
plain and correct-De Montreviile
chirks nothing. but lacks the finished
perfection which would make him the
equal 81 Dahlcn and Jennings. At the
extreme bottom OF the list. with q
large bunch Of errors. will be fouad
the name Of Charley Farrell. and again
the figures tell their own story-that
OF a catcher trying TO play an inheld
/ position and lacking the experience
necessary.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17

John II. Grim. the clever catcher Of
the Brooklyn team. was born Aug. 2.
1857. al Lebanon. Ky. but at an early
age his parents took mp their residence
a, Indianapolis, Ind. and II was ct
the latter city that the subject OF this
sketch learned TO play bali After
gaining quite a local reputation with
amateur teams he accepted his first
professional engagement with the Dan
vile club Of the Interstate league In
1851 In 1855 he was with the Lima
team OF the Tri-State league. and after
participating In ffty-one championship
games and ranking thirteenth as a
batsman In a field OF one hundred and
sivty-two players. according to the Of
fetal averages OF that organization. his
release was sold to the Philadelphia
club OF the National league. where he
was given 4 trial o. ues that
fall. but as he was not 'oasidered fast
enough fer the major league he was
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17
WAR CORRESPONDENTS OF
'e0-e5

The story Of the war correspondents.
which the exigencies Of our great civil
war called into existence has never
been told Faithful 10 the Journals they
represented, uuiiring In the pursuit Of
such news as the public required. and
sharing all the h"rdshlps aud dangers
Of campaign life, without military rank
or honors, they not infrequently
played tho double rart n soldier aud
civilian, with credit To themselves aud
the profession to which they be
longed. They witnessed every phase
Of the struggle Tor the Union. from the
secession ~ South Carolina 10 lta Te-
stomtlon. from the fall Of Sumter %
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17

York club made n bid for his services
Tor the season OF 1892 and he accepted
L.. bui later on was released to the
Albany club q the Eastern league
without being given fair trial. and
what has since proved a loss TO the
New Works has been a great gain 70
the Philadelphia. Taylor took part IN
thirty-three championship contests
while with the Albany club and mace
a remarkably clever showing as a
pitcher. while his batting and aelding
were excellent His good work with
the Albanys led TO his engagement dur
lag the latter part Of that season with
the Philadelphia club. where he has
slace remained as is crack pitcher.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17

rcloarod, In 1898 he participated in
nlnety-two championship contests with
the Lou.syilles. In 1894. which was his
last season with that club. he took part
In one hundred and seven champion
ship games. this being the greatest
number OF any year In his professional
career, At the close Of that season his
release was obtained by the brooklyn
club. OF the same league. and during
the campaign OF 1895 he participated
in ninety championship games for the
latter and was the malnstay behind the
bat during that year. as well as this Ear
this season. He Is a very pleasant
gentlomanly ball player and has proven
a prime fayorlte since he Joined the
BrOoklyns. both with the club officials
and the public, for he loves the game
for tia own sake.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17
ola aaa Tsuux.

The kindly interest that the old man
takes In the children Is generally re-
clprocated with wlnsome confidence
and delight. and the communion be-
tween old age and childhood Ia one Of
the most beautiful phases Of our better
being. Il was this streak Of sympathy
that probably prompted a very eccen-
trio early citizen Of Oakland, Cal. 70
beQueath all the money he had. $500. TO
the school children Of Los Gatos. BY
the terms Of the will the money was 10
he placed In the bank az San Jose and
the Interest was TO be drawn annually
for the purchase Of candy TO Be dls-
tri0uted equally among the children
OF Los 0atos. For the hrst few years
after Mr.. Teasdale's death. the terms
OF this strange will were carried cut
exactly. OF late years. however, the
attendance a. the school has become 90
large and the interest has been 20
lessened that the money was found 70
Be inadequate for the purchase Of snf-
bcient candy for 90 many youngsters.
70 the distribution Is made only every
second year The only condition
which accompanied Mr.. Teasdale's be-
quest was the request that hls little
friends should see that his grave was
never neglected or destroyed. His wish
r1sl.a''iepsly hopored. and II Is a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-17
u.,, ca, Nlrh.ln. prono.c,l

Russians arr very fond Of telling the
story Of an answer given 10 the em.
peror when hts majesty proposed to
his Failure wife. The emperor. my
father. has commanded me 10 make
you the otTcr OF my heart aud hand. :"
was the czarowltz's quaint way Of put.
ting u. And my grandmother. the
queen" replied the lady. "has COM
nand,sl me 10 accept the offer Of your
heart aud hand; your heart will take
myself" II u said, on good authority,
the emperor Is rassicnately devoted 60
hts wife aud that she Is equally fond
OF him.