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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20
An AUSTRALIAN WOMAN.
writes Absus Her F1sm voss Cast ~
IN. nor.


An Australian woman. who was the
hrsi TO vote IN her district on the
school question. writes TO an American
friend an Interesting letter OF the frsi
day Of Woman's franchise. and how abe
tool 20 her new privilegcs-now dui.ei
of placing a cross on q slgnihcanl
piece Of paper.
Il started With the Intention OF max
Ing a day Of A. and. By travelling from
poll 10 pcil.' OF seeing al could. Our
little tovnGhip looked quiei and unex-
cited when reached 4 soon after IN
the morning. At our polling place. the
state school. the days work was Just
beginning. One end Of the room was
hidden BY a curtain; At the other desks
and forms had been removed to give
place 10 q table for the returning on
cers and scrutineers. was asked my
name In full. gave Il and received
two BITS Of paper-the ordinary voting
paper with the names OF the seven can
dicaios willing to represent US In par
Lament and the referendum paper with
he three dlficuit questions The latter
ran as fo'lowr.
=. Are ycu IN favor Of the con;inu.
anc, Of the present system Of educa.
ton "a state schools? Yes or no.
80. Are you In favor Of the intro
duciion Of scr.piural Instruction In the
state schools during school hoursl Yel
or no.
80, Are you In favor Of the pay.
ment Of a eaDitation grant 10 demon
national schools for secular resultsi
Yes or no..
Armed with these retired behind
the curtain and recorded my vote with
a very blunt pencil found on my desk
came out. handed my papers TO the re-
turning officer, Eho poked them into
their respective boxes. SO ! exercised
the franchise. and achieved the distine.
ton Of being the iirst woman voter In
that district. While I was waiting foi
my companion trap after trap drove up
The women seemed In the majority
most Of them being In a hurry TO ge'
their voting done and go back 20 th'
Saturday work. ] hurried away I,
catch the coach. 30 az 10 see what wal
going on In Adelaide. All the morning
women we're In the majority: In tn
afternoon u was the other way. tn
stronger sex propoadoratlng. But al
day, not only at the polling places. bu
In the streets. the crowds that passed q
and fro were quiet aud well behaved
aud all over the colony Il seems 10 hav
been the same. People who know "a!
that never before had there been suel
q quiet and orderly election-one goo
result. at any rate. OF woman's nsy
political powers"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20
WOMEN WHO MADDEN MEN.
DO 10 fnaocsniiy. nee ,use Thsy DO Sc
kuow lev 60 lse Wlves.

DO n Unnecessarily. ice tuse Thsy DO Sel
know liaw 60 is~ Wives.
Women may be charming, wholly De.
voted TO their homes and their hus.
bands. and yet be 50 tactless. thought.
less and aggrayating rs 70 drive hus.
bands 10 the extreme Of misery. -Any
observant bachelor. coald recall tha
numter Of instances Of women VIC
from mere want Of tact and inieIli
gence are almost driving thsir hus-
bands mad By getting on their nerves
They forget that busy men require alb
solute brain rest. change Of scene
change Of subject. They forget that
however worrying the little affairs Of
a household may be. the anxieties OF q
great business upon which the whole
famlly's present and future dependl
are Ear greater. A friend Of mine. Win
is now nearly a millionaire. told me In
confidence that while he was slltlnf
Sne night over his smoklng-room lTt
wondering whether he could next say
survive a terrible crisis which was
hanging over his head and mlgh. lead
to a disastrous bankruptcy. with debts
to the extent Of f2oO.oo0 or so. his wife
came whining into the room 20 say
that the butcher must be paid the next
day-and the amount Of the butcher
bill was under f5o,
1T Is on such occasions that man
wants a helpful wlfe-one who viii tell
him about or read aloud the last good
novel. who viii say. Come. let rs 20 ID
the thea;er tonight; y0u aeed chang,
OF scene and above all, one who know
just when her husband requires moth.
ing more than 20 be left alone. I, /.
women who get on their husband.
nerves. that drive them to take bach
clor holidays when they ought 70 b
getting more enjoyment from the wife.
companlonshlp. OF course there ar,
men who are always out Of sorts. spoil
dyspepiie bears with sore he9ds. WIZ
require strong minds 20 manage them
but there are very many others VII
only want iudlclous. sympathetic treat
ment 10 be the best husbands In III
world. Avoid being silly. avoid saylns
silly things or trying 20 make CONVEX
satlon. or commenting on some re-
mark your husband has made. Rea,
and think In order 10 cultivate intcili
sence and resourcoinlness. with The ob
iec; Ia view Of being his counselor an.
his friend. and above all. his 'chum'
that word means much. Loado
Woman.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20

rsr- = z .ian 1l.-. -i~.- s.---
she nsiL
A genius IN T0naeanda y. g.. 81.
constructed an electrical man. i +
made Of steel. and furnished Win
storage battery capable Of holding cleo.
tr.ciiy enough to run It twenty ,oai
hours al a tine. or course. e lsn't
alive. and yet for al ordinary purposes
q can Oh the Office Of man. In rome
respects q viii be an Improvement on
the ordinary man. II won't swear.
fieal, nor talk finance a. the store while
ones wife does washing and kills p0-
iaio buga az home In fact, Il doean'i
talk Al al. This quality would have
made Il an excellent presidential poani-
bliiiy In the caller part Of the season
The inventor Of this modest and unas-
guming creature Is q man OF wealth.
and Will Immediately engage IN lhe
manufacture OF electrical men on
large scale. We cannot have too many
u them. In case Of military conscrip.
ton a better substitute can hardly be
conceived Should we become EN-
brolled In war with any European
monarchial efeienCfs. Il wcnld only b
necessary 70 send en- army % electrical
men against H. Such troops would
need no overcoair. neither would they
be susceptible 70 funatIoke. No mat
ter what confronted them. they would
trudge right ahead The Six Hundred
that undertook to drive Russia on. Of
the crimca. and whose foolhardiaeaE
gave Tennyson such a nightmare Of
meter and rhyme. wouldn't stand q
ghost OF a show In a race Tor fame
along with q regimen Of freshly
charged. steel-ribbed electrical men,
Here Is your Ideal soldier. The ciectrl-
cal man can be put to many practical
uses. such as blowing for the farmer
and doing odd chores around the house
Several of the eastern cities have a
surplus OF women. They will be IN
able TO find husbands without s0ina
west OF course. no one win clain tia,
as a husband an electrical man would
be preferred 70 a man Of fesh and TO-
bacco Bat when a wC'ian fads her.
self slowly slipping down the decline Of
spinsterhood. she's not apt 10 b.
squeamlsh about her partner havlns
such superficial accomplishments a. 4
talent FOR music. a flowing penm1nship
or the ability TO use cnss woFds
Every family will undoubtedly soon
have an electrical man to take care Of
the bees. arrange the line fence with
the adjoining nelghbor. and 20 be In.
tervlewei by book agents. Dress one ia
pettieoaa and more desirable chap
eron could hardly be imagined. Lot a
all extend the had o, feilovshlp q
our iron bro her. Life.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20

Curtis b. Welch. who was at one time
,ne OF the most phenomenal outhelders
In the profession. died Of consumption
on August 20. at his home At East Llv-
erpool. Ohio. lie FIRST played probes
fionally In 1888. a. the center fielder
Of the Toledo club. which won the
championship Of the Northeastern
League that season. lie remained with
the Toledo team during 1854. when Il
was a member Of the American Assocla-
ton. WEIGH next Joined the ST. Louis
Browns. and his hard hitting. great
fielding and clever base running con-
tributed materially toward that teams
success In winning the championship IN
1885 and 1856. II would be hard 20 fnd
his equal AZ a center fielder. he being
a sure catch and covering a great deal
Of ground, some Of his running catches
being OF the sensational order. The
Official averages show tina, he has led
the center felders OF the American As
ISOLATION for several seasons. He was
also remarkably clever as batsman
and base runner. and In this respect did
more than hls share In winning for 81.
Louis Browns the championship Of
world" having made two OF the four
runs scored In the deciding game Of the
series with the Chicago club. on 0eto-
Der p. 1856. including the making Of
the winning run after leading OF with
a safe hit In the tenth inning. lie par
tlelpated in no fewer than one hundred
and seventy-ave games during the sea-
son Of 1856. this being the largest mum
her ever credited TO a player In any one
season up 10 that time. He remained
with the 81. Louis Browne until the
close Of the season OF 1887 In lSSS he
Joined the Athletics OF Philadelphia
Pa. also member Of the American As
ISOLATION, and remained vlth them un'
IN the club dlsbanded. In September
1890. when he. with Peter MeMahoH
and Catcher Robinson. Joined the Bal
tlmoros Of the same organization. III
played with the Baltimores Throughout
the season OF 1892 and part OF 1898
when he was released and wac aignet
by Manager Charles A. Comisky, Of thl
Cincinnati club. Of the major league
His next and last professional engage
ment was with the Syracuse club OF IN
Eastern League. with which he wa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20
A mlnar I.sasus STA.

Henry +. Hines. who did such ex-
cellent work for the Kansas City club
while connected with its team during
the last two seasons, was born Sept 70.
1870. at Elgin. ILL.,. and began bis ball
playing on the open lots around his
home at an early age. lie soon be-
came the pride OF the village on ae-
count Of his heavy batting. and gained
sufficient local renown 10 obtain him
an engagement with the Milwaukee
club. OF the Western League. In 1893.
In 1894 he was with the Minneapolis
club. of the same league. and partlci-
pated In one hundred and thirty cham
pionshlp games. ranking third In the
Official batting averages OF that league.
with a percentage Of .i27. His clever
work not only as a batsman. but as a
fielder and base runner. led 10 his
engagement with the Brooklyn club,
Of the National League. for the season
OF 1895. The latter club had such a
surplus OF helders that year that Il
could not utilize Hines. and he was
iarmed to the Kansas City club, Of the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20

Carroll and Kane and their big COM
pany In "Lannigan's Ball" opened their
season September Z at Port Huron.
Since last season the piece has been
rewritten by Fred Gibbs. The cast IL
strong in every particular. including
Carroll and Kane. Tom +. Shea, John
r. Powers. Harry Nichols. Matt Nc
Chimes. c. Herbert Kerr. Agnes Ar
deck. Trixie Coleman. Trixle Adams.
May Kennedy. Ella Darlington and the
Chapman sisters. Mr.. A. G. Byers is
sole proprietor Of this successful enter
prise and the immediate management
devolyes upon y. c. stoughton. Gus
Thompson Is business manager and N.
]. Boweler 10 advance agent. Time Il
booked in the best houses south and
west.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20

Tho japanese ladies', OF course. max,
tea TO perfection. somehow the car
that cheers bu, does not inebrlat,
Seems TO be always associated with the
dainty little women who flit about Tx,
80 many gorgeous humming birds In
beautiful Japan. seeming determined
not "a be- oa,done by the glorious seen,
cry In the midst OF which they liy,
ami die.
THE approved Japanese style Of tea
making is as follows: From a kettle o.
boiling water they pour into an earth,
On or china teapot enough to heat "a,
pot thoroughly; then they ezlpty oul
The water and put In the tea. let Il
stand ave minutes and serve. The tea
pot mus, not touch the stove.
a little tea oozy Of Japanese paper 8,
eiapped over the teapot the moment N,
water Is poured on. and a delicious cuI
OF tea Is thus secured without havlnf
extracted the injurious ingredient
the tannin.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20
The Goa. Of . nrousA.

The effects Of the drought unde,
which New South Wales langulshed IN
1895 are now registered In dry Stats.
ties, and the record Is startling. The
drought, as measured by the Official
tables, may be said TO have cost ths
colony 100000 bushels Of wheat. IS.
900 horses, nearly 100000 cattle Of va.
rious kinds. more than 10000 900 shecs
and 5000. 900 laH,hsl II to these figure.
be added the natural increase. which
under ordinary conditions. the aocki
and herds and wheat lands OF the col.
ony would have known. the mischief
Of the drough, take stiil more ,ragisal
dimensions
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20

Triple plays are few and far be.
tween. Down In San Antonio, Tex, In
game between Austin and San An.
tonic an extraordinary triple play was
executed the other day. As a rule
triple plays are started by fly balls, but
this one was not
Here's how It came about: Herman
seat a hot one that went through ri.
fey's legs al a mile-a-second gait. Caul.
flower attempted to sacrifice. but his
tap took a high bound over O'Connor's
head. II vas Wellner's turn for a sac.
rlhce, and he hit slowly toward Klee.
man. The ball took an awkward
bounce. but kleeman 20; Il by a one.
handed spear and tossed Il 20 Elsey
who covered second. and put out Cauli.
flower. Elsoy thea threw to o'Conno,
and retired wellner By this time Kier.
nan was at full dash Cor the plate, NOR,
than half way from third. but o'Connoi
landed the ball In stanley's mltts ant
caught the ex-Broncho by six feet Thi
play was so clearly and quickly mad,
that for second or two the spee,a
tors could hardly realize what had hap
rened. and then they rent the air viii
yells that could have been heard a mil
away.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20
Lighthouse Illumination.

Notwithstanding the great brilliancy
OF the electric light. Il "a a well-known
fact that It's penetrating power. cspe-
cially In thick and foggy weather. is
not equal TO gas. and for this reason
In many cases Il has not been adopted
In lighthouses. A new departure Il
now proposed In the application Of the
incandescent gasllght to lighthouse H.
Elimination. which offers many advan-
tages over ordinary gas or oil. espe-
cially In lie vastly superior candle Pow.
or. and It Is anticipated that Il will
compare favorably with the electric
light. both as to economy and ell.
cheney.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20

70 a team that VIII contend for ibis
trophy and money Therefore there IA
a good incentive 10 huaile al along
The line. There Temple Cup goai@-t-
have resulted IN some Of the finest
games Of ball ever played, close scores.
ehcstive pitching. brilliant fielding and
skillful batting being the rule. The
assertion that these gameo begot envy
and Jealousy among the major league
players who DO not - part Is posi-
lively without trutL There isn't a
player IN the league with any OF the
instincts Of man who Is envious Of
the success Of a brother player"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20

Every year since 80 there has been
some talk OF the abolition Of the fem
pie Cup series. James A. Hart Is chief
agitator against a plan that puts q pre-
MUM on hustling and gives the pen
nant more than a rating for glory
alone. w. A. Conant-"Father Bill. A"
Of Boaton-wlll join the Chicago presi-
dent In the crusade against the post
season series The other night a group
Of players and aerlbes were discussing
the question at the Elliott. In Wash.
ington. and Captain Ewing was thus
caught" by Joe Campbell without the
aid Of an amanuensis or a graphic.
phone;
The claim Of Messrs. Conant AMI
Hart that a championship team Is
shorn Of some OF its glory II beaten IN
the Temple Cup series Is not sustained
by the public. The Baltimore cham
pions were beaten two years In success
sion for the Temple Cup, yet they were
hailed a. Enthusiastically by the base
ball fans In every city OF the major
league circuit as II they had won the
Temple trophy. Even II my team
didn't have a ghost Of a show FOR these
games. would be Just as hearty an In
dorser Of the trophy contests. Profess
SIGNAL ball players are tlckied by pusss
applause. but the ups and downs q the
game are 20 many saat hey are a
practical lot Of fellows after all, and
while glory ans glamour delight and
stimulate. there Is something that
equals a and that is the money.
"Every player In the league knows
that he has a chance for a share Of the
Temple Cup lucre. and even II he a In
q lAil-end club be may DO transferred
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20

The churches In London that have
been open every day In the week, 30
that people Nigh, 30 TO rest and pray
have found. TO their cost, that many
went In TO prey in another sense Orna-
ments we're stolen and as the authori-
ties could not AFFORD TO provide regu-
lar attendant they found 1, necessary
70 close the churches New York Trl-
hune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20
mi. C., IAs.. nl,,,llnr.

Danyllle probably has the only blcy.
Gle hend In the shape OF a cat In III,
United States. Il is a black cat-as
black as the hinges OF mldnight-and
belongs to W. c. Proctor This cat en-
joys a bicycle ride az well as any
wheelman In America. and never
misses an opportunity Of taking one.
The routels never too long and hepace
never too warm for him. The cat does
net. TO be sure. Fl, upoa the saddle and
do the pedalllng. but Il rides upon the
shoulders Of The boys In the .stlghbor-
hood. In the evening. when the boys
start out on their spins. one Of then
VIII place this cat upon his shoulder
and there Tom Will sit through the en-.
tire Journey n permitted to do so. The
cat never falls from lie perch. Some.
times 4, IL partially dlslodged by the
boys in mounting or b. a sudden turn
or bump In the road. but its claws ART
ever ready 10 catch a new hold. When
the cat secs one Of the youngsters
starting out for a ride Il runs after him
and n he does not offer 20 take hin
up Tom rubs against his legs ans
"meows" In a very suDplicating man.
ner TO be taken along. The cat Il abou'
a year old. and has been a victim OF n,
bicycle fever fer several months.-Phl
adelphla Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20

"Oh, yes" explained Pluto. aRahly.
"ladies are usually made rather tlmid
by the IRE at nrst Fer a week og
two they don't do much Of anythlna
but throw ehinaware cut Of the win
dows and carry feather beds down
stairs In their arma Yes"
Whereby Il was made TO appear b.
yond cavll that the cwlg welhllehe Wa
essentially spiritual and not. as has
been strenuously maintained IN certain
quarters. distinctly material an.
therefore a mortal entity Detrol
Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20
rsnslr.llon o. Ilrh, rhrenrh W.,.l

Photography has lately determined
the depths to which the suns rays can
penetrate through water. and the re-
suit Is that at the depth Of 55S fee, the
darkness was about equal 10 an ex-
posture on a clear but moonless night.
The exposed plates at this depth gave
no evidence o. light action.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20

"a Loving Mother" writes that her
only child. boy OF 81. IL painfully
awkward. and she wants to know how
ne may learn 10 be graceful lie Is 20
clumsy he breaks everything he comes
In contact with. When a mere child
he broke the ten commandments and a
water pitcher and his mother fears that
he will break his neck. We would ad-
wise "A Loving Mother" to allow her
son to try a faro bank II he sue
eeeds In breaking that she Is Invited
to write agaln.-New York World.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20

Western League He took part that
year In nineiy-oue championship
games and again ranked high In the
Official batting averages Of that organ
iza,ion. with a percentage Of .365. He
was released by the Brooklyn club and
was re-engaged for the current year
by the Kansas citys He Is looked
upon by many as being strong enough
to take a prominent place in the out
field on almost any minor league team,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20

Mr.. sparks-sir, l love your daush-
ter 90 that cannot live without her,
OLD Gruiiy-Goodl Then 10 away some.
where and die There's another load
on my mind. Cleveland Leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20


It's no boys fancy. II Is the love Of a
lifetime. may be young in years, but.
dear. have loved you alwaya." His
boyish face grew grave and earnest
and Lucy drew further from him as
she glanced into his serious gray eyes.
Gerald. please don't spoil our friend
ship by perslsting In this kind Of talk.
Why. you are in college yet and ]
haven't even had my 'eomlng-out par
~" and Lucy laughed az she picked
up a pebble and skipped Il over tho
water Il am not In love; don't wan.
10 be. There Ia so much else In the
world. why will you bother about Sc
rious thlngs?"
oh Lucy. what a child you are!
You don't know what Il is TO me 10 see
you about here with an these fellows.
You treat them Just as you do me. /
can't stand Il; I'll go home-aigwhere
unless you promise TO be engaged to
me-"
Well, you are only four years old
er than am. so n am a child you
must be. and ! really think you had
better 20 home. Your vacation Is
nearly over and your mother wants
yoG."
Then won't see you again this
year. Lucy. not until the Christmas
holidays" Gerald alghed deeply.
Lets race. believe II you give me
head start can beat you TO the boat
house" Lucy ran lightly ahead the
wind blowing her brown curls back
from her low forehead and bringing a
bright color 10 her face She looked 90
pretty that when Gerald. who felt ag-
grieved at the manner In which she
received his wooing. caught up with
her, he smiled al the childish figure
instead Of maintaining the proud hau-
teur he felt the occasion demanded.
That GUNNER az the seashore was me
end Of his care-free boyhood. Ills
father died suddenly after Gerald re-
turned TO college II soon became ap.
parent 10 him that instead OF being the
only son Of a rich man he was 10 be.
come the sole support Of his mother
For his fathers Affairs were IN IN,
greatest confusion and when straight
ened out left them only just free from
debt.
Through an old friend OF his father
Gerald secured a position In South
America and though his mother coult
IN bear the separation the salary AM
prospects were such that he could no
disregard the offer. In less than tw,
months from the time he had wake,
along the beach with Lucy he stood OF
a foreign shore ready TO take up IN,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20

"Tne president OF our health club has
oeen taken away 10 sanltarlum."
what allied herr" The doctors think
she broke down her constitution keep
ing hies out Of her house. Chicago
Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20

The men Of Mennonite colony In In
diana, hitherto bound by lis creed 10
abstain from voting. have revised their
creed aud decided 10 participate In the
coming election.