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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-07-09

Fifty-cent men can't talk glibly
about tifty-cent dollars.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

Il am rlchw he shouted. Then he
Proceeded to take specimens OF the ore
from a dozen places on the boulder.
itaked ont his claim. hurried TO Ross
land. arriving late In the afternoon.
nd recorded the claim. The next dag
lie had his specimens assayoi by dit
l'ront experts, who found that the ore
IAN in value an the way from Si3 to SIS
10 the ton.
when he told OF his great fortune.
there was a wild rush for the place. \
urveyor accompanied Nelly 10 bis bo-
lama. and. after making measure
mcnis. declared that the boulder
weighed approximately 10000 tons, aud
llat. In round numbers, Il viii prove to
he worth Sl.OOo.OOO.
The miners argue that there must be
more gold whore this came from, ami
ire moun,ain-sitc clear above the tim
Der line is being rapidly Giakcl on.
ma m.nerl are nocking % the dlslric,
i.om distant points. confident that tho
Rory Of Cripple Creek Is to be repeat
li.Nellly was originally an Ohloan. lie
las been prospecting for twenty years,
Iut never struck Il rich" before
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25
rIcYcLE cIRL AL MONT.


Knows Heap More About Thing, Than
SHE VINO Doesn't Ride.
Tho girl who tAinks that the great
est joy In ne lisa gallon over the brown
roads OF the park In the early morning
when the trees are tricklng with dis
moul dewdrops. the dozy birds twitior-
Ing over their coffee and rolls and Tie
squirrels rollickiuF about on the dew
dicached emerald award, ha absolutely
10 sympathy with tie maiden who IS
C0ntOn; TO ride a'ong TIE boulevard
aslrlgc q wheel. her neither limbs In
cascd In bloomor and logg.ngs. her
cain decidedly set" and h,r eagle eye
lycd on some object before her, with .
determination 10 win gr die.
hll the same the bicycle maid Is haa
py she knows she Is only one Of
many, end that her siccd is cheap and
cheerful, rather then costly, and easily
tanned. that she does not have black
tmlth's bills and other proofs OF aristo'
cratic Iuj,5.ctno g. and that size has to
do an the Wcrk " she Is TO get The cX-
cycisc. but nevertheless she 10 happy.
The bieyolcElrl knows great deal moro
about The country ihau does the 1rdin-
cry city g,rl who does not ride She
knows how sroen the grass Is. and how
pretty the Sky looks rs seen through
% veil 81 iutcrlaciue leaves and
branches She becomes acquainted
with the fca,hory little people who live
IN cczy nests and who have very we'll
trained voices. although they don't
seem To- think % necessary 10 ruln an
/ imprt ssnric In order TO let the world
hear them. She knows that the green
velvet swari Is brocaded with white
star flowers in day. and that after that
come the pink hawthorn and the fra
Grant trailing arbutus and the hooded
violcts. She can tell you n q ls going
20 be- a nuc day by merely looking az
the clouds IN the west. and she can
I guide you homo IN the evening by look
ing at the stars. She learns q good
deal besides the proper sort Of gartors
to wear and the right make Of wheel
to ride; but, then. some girls prefer
horses.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

~ since then. AID principally for a very
large and hilarious annual gathering
Of the clans at Peapack. n. J. The au-
thor mentions number OF noted
Smiths. come Of whom spell their name
"Smytho. The crest Is two hands
holding a single torch. and two hands
holding a dagger. each with the motto
'Sic itur In altum." ID is only fair TO
say that this crest was adopted before
the days OF anarchy. and the motto
should not be translated so she goes
up"
Many Of the Specifications OF names
are peculiar and interesting. as Shine,
which means "sprlghtly;" Clancy
Virtue" Tuomy. Fierce" Maloney.
"Thoughtful;" Fogarty. Brave" Doc
Ian. Bulky" Madiean. "a Field Fort"
O'Tyn. THE Fat" Tully. "The Green"
Hartigan. First Choice" Tuohy. "Au-
thor" McKeon. philosopher" Ham
lin. "unsklnful." and Cooney. Pros
perity."
There are many other families whose
genealogy is a matter Of equal interest,
and b traced with the same skin by
Mr.. Rooney Despite the large number
given. the author admits that he has
probably left out many equally worthy
Of a piece In Irish genealogy. The cx-
amples quoted serve only TO show
partly the quality OF the Irish blood
which has become infused into the
American nation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

In q crowded Broadway theclcr as
Ac overture wss closing every seat IA
lie orchestra circle was taken except
lnc. That one was "E5." third from
lac aisle. a young man In immaculate
D. ,cniug dress and his conpaniou, "a
lung woman faulilcssly urrayCd. had
Lac Grst two seats, The vacant scat
aag ucNl
Charlie took luncheon 90 the club
l,-day." said q young man who sat In
me front row o. the balcony TO a frion !
% the next seat "lic Is In a terrible
way and drank entirely too much lie
l1nGdel 20 me that his Gancce had de-
i.grei their engagement of last night
liy lovo' There he goes now down thc
tontcr aisle"
The young man referred 90 os
Charlie" walked down tho center
rlsle with an air that showed he was
killing time rather than seeking pleas
tire. The usher stood al row I'll and
then pointed TO the vacant sent
Charlie" started TO enter The Young
lady rose 10 allow him to pass Their
Eyes met. and quickly turning he
walked from the theator. The scat re-
manned vacant during the perform
Jnce New York Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25
KING BY TRADE"
Francis OF Austria Made Very Prank
Reply.

Francis OF Austria Made Very Prank
Reply.
while Ia Geneva in 1891 Judge T. J.
Mackey OF South Carolina was selected
by the American colony TO deliver
Fourth OF July Grafton at a banquet
given In honor OF the day. says tho
Youths Companion. II was attended
by al the foreign c0nsuls and among
them was the consul general OF
Ausirla-Hungary. who furnished for
Judge Maokcy's address the following
anoedoie and youched or ~ auihen.
ticIty
4 number Of Americans residing In
Vienna In the year 1910 united TO cele-
bratc washington's birthday and In.
vited the Emperor Francis OF Austria
20 honor the occasion by his presence.
That genial monarch. true gentle.
man. although every inch a king. :"
overlooked the Disregard Of established
forms into which his would-be hosts
had been betrayed by their patriotic
zeal and made this answer In his own
handwriting
"Gentlemen. I thank you for your
hospltablc invitation and the gratify-
ing terms IN which you have expressed
your desire that should attend a ban
quct which you propose 10 give In cele-
bration OF General washlngton's natal
day.
But you must excuse me from unit
ing with You TO honor the memory II
your illustrious oouniryman. since |
could not do so with sincerity for wash
ington scorned crown and did more
TO bring royalty into contempt than all
meu VINO have ever lived. and am Il
Aims by trade"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

ing him a. a fellow human" Finally
be finds place az a printer on the New
Era. a queer. belsted fragment OF an
economic movement which had swept
over the country like n storm-cloud two
years before. and at the further side
had vanished into wrack and limbo.
leaving the sky clear for other clouds.
It's editor was Wilson Dillingham;, a
socialist for business purposes, who
had had an eyentful career In many
places.
The simple soul Of Jerry was harden
Ing. He began TO see life differently.
lie was bruised by the harshness and
selfshness Of the city and he Joined
In the struggle for existence with the
same hard-hearledness Of his fellows
lie labored on the New Era until he
found a way into employment en- the
Evening Call Here he succeeded slow
" 10 a position OF trust. The doscrip-
ton OF a newspaper Office In the fourth
chapter Is one OF the best bits in tho
book
When he found time to think Of him
sell Jerry felt his isolation and was
overcome by n sense OF his loneliness.
Georgia House was the only daugh-
ter OF Judge House OF the United States
court. and Il was quite by accident that
Jerry met her For a long time their
mctL-ss we're clandestlne. When
JIdse House discovered the attachment
his pride was shocked and he forbade
his daughter TO see the humble reporter
OF the Evening Call. But the tie be-
tween Georgia and Jerry was not to be
broken and falling to move the obdur-
ate father. they eloped to Wisconsin
and were married.
Georgia chung to her husband, max
Ing every sacrifice TO her love, and
Jerry worked assiduously TO make
some recompense for all she had lost.
But between them was the breach
Of different antecedents and environ
menL Gradually they fell farther
apart. but through all Georgia was the
pure. noble and unselnsh wife. She
loved through all. but she could not
understand her husband. Sidney
Blame. her cousin and a gilded, unln-
terestlng butterfly. frequently took her
for drives. Against him Jerry had al
ways cherished resentment for an as
sumption OF superiority and his contln-
ual attitude OF disregard.
When Georgia Is called to the sick
bed OF her father the arrangement
from her father has almost reached
a climax.
Jerry with heavy heart turns TO Dill
bingham and the New Era and express
Is his soclalistic views with vigor. He
loses his position on the Call. and
tho New Era. In which he haG great
hopes, dies lie IA left respondent aud
feels more than ever the need Of his
wife's comfort. lie wanders past her
fathers house. hoping TO see her. Sew
eral times he walks up and down In
front OF the house. finally meeting with
Blame. who, he thinks. mocks him. All
OF the old resentment rises In Jerry
and be 6oundly thrashes his tormentor.
This wldens the breach for the time.
but In the end sheer desperation drives
Jerry TO the arms Of his forgiying
wife
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25
rrnhIrnlit, Wa. nef.nt,h.

4 young bachelor OF Buffalo recently
rave q bachelor dinner 10 eighteen ui
bis friends. An the details were OF the
aost lavish description. and. 10 wind
IN with. the host had prepared dozen
. nd half OF lamplighters each made
lfom a twisted 81 bill. These wero
Tlaced alongside OF each plate. IN roadl.
tess for the passing OF the cigars. -
the fates had a better use for these
twlsted ones. i.ong before The clears
we're reached the guests had toysd
with small hotties until they couldn't
tell 4 lampllFhtef from eogkscrcu.
Then It WAS The turn Of the willy wait
prs. Skillfuly removing the pr,ciCua
fighters they substituted maiehca At
every plain and had me sail.lac.ion
Of seeing the cigars 80 rouud aiinsaf
anytody missing he bllla
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25
rHE ooop OLD DAYS.
Two old Osnusmen Get rOEsthsF ana
swap storisA


"oh. yes. played In those days.
Baseball was baseball then" and the
old gentleman sighed over what he re-
garded as the decadenoe Of the great
national game. says the Detroit Free
Press. Now they get nine men to-
gether and make a machine OF them.
The whole thing Ii nothing more nor
less than an animated mechanism
Then We had a live ball and used TO
swing hickory bat pretty nearly as
long as rake handle. You can mag
Inc what came of when ! made a hit.
The crowd would hear something like
the shrek OF a shell and then the UNI
plre would toss out a new ball while
! chased two or three runs In ahead OF
me. Now, just TO illustrate" and the
retired veteran OF the diamond began
making a diagram while his hearers
grouped about him. Here's where we
played at New Castle, Pa. with the
old Neshannocks. Charley Bennett
was catching Here runs the Ohio
river. way up In the rear OF the
grounds, which lay open TO the high
blum which marks the bank. Now,
Bennett was doing some mighty bat-
ting and fellow from college mind
vas giving him tight race. Each onS
OF them rolled n ball over the blum
end | began TO fear for my laurela
But the third time up saw one COM
Ing that just suited. settled well on
ny feet. concentrated all my strength
for one supreme effort. swung old
hickory. and when the bali quit going
Il struck water half way across the
river Why, they stopped the game 10
try and take measurements. while pro-
fesslonal managers were Offering me
all kinds OF money. was the hero Of
the hour. the king Of batters. the
hello there. Judkln: delighted 10 SEQ
you. It's more than twenty years"
Yes, the last time We met was NJ the
game you just described"
The old gentleman turned a ilttlo
white about the mouth but rallied with
infinite generalshlp. Yes, Of course.
YOU were there. and II was day OF
miracles for you went down 20 tho
riyer and caught ten-pound bass that
yas served that night at the hotel"
What fisherman could resist such a
temptation with the beautiful Ne all
trained for him?
Judkin flushed and inflated with
pride The two jolly rogues went out
together. Before the evening Waa
lver that ball had been knocked mean y
a quarter Of a mile into the county
beyond the river and that has was If
zen pounds strong.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25


The Beers are no doubt pulled mp
with their constant good luck when re-.
sistiug British attacks. but they mus,
be- well aware that they have nothing
90 gain by var and that their position
just as q Is o. one OF the most fortunate
Ia history At least. we can recall no
other republic Ia which every man was
Tor his wants well on. Ia which all
tnXrs Were paid by foreign immigrants
ana foreign toll aud lu which the whole
community. without over submitting
70 a CONSUMPTION or entering barrack
had acquired a high military rcputa.
ton. We c--not believe that these adj
vantages viii be willfully thrown away
and q not sec wherein. II peace is
maln,alned for the next ten years,
Great Britain will suffer except from a
few taunts. and what do taunts matter
20 a people With cur history?
u u amusCs nircl, Cllctc TO consider
John Bull covari,y or soft. lc; him
coasid r 1t; how'll reconsider thar opin.
ion before the end arrives. England g.
not Ia a hurry II the capitalists are She
survived Napoleon and she will survive
KrueFer not 20 mention tho very meii-
CRY that there over was a nutchman
between the Zambosi and the Cape.
what proportion Of all those who can
read now know that New York was
once a possession and a settlement OF
the puich?"- The Spectator
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25
70 4 pluoRAPHeR 4 DerEcTve7
80 Right 10 Pry Into the secrets Of
hts suhIsrt.

80 Right 10 Fry Into the secrets Of
Iii. subisrt
n discovered. PER impossible, that
Jeanne dare ever did a wrong thing
my duty to the stock Of human pleas
ure would outweigh my duty to the
liFuth, says Andrew Lang In Long
mans Magazine Never mind the
truth" would be my motto; perhaps
there Is some mistake somewhere
or suppose. also per impossible, that
one discovered check forged by
Burns. One would destroy Il and say
nothing about H. A biographer Is not
a detective he IS not presiding at the
day OF Judgment These ideas viii be
considered immoral Many French
authors try CQuitc In yaim TO prove
that Moiiore married the daughter OF
his mistress. This Kind of spirit seems
10 be not uncommon az present among
biographers. a class which Mr.. Carlyle
thoughtuaed 10 be so 'mealy
Poor Highland Mary Is harrled In
her modest resting place. washed by
the western wave" One thing we do
know very well about her-namely,
that Burns wanted nothing 10 be
known. She had lived and be had
loved her: there he manliestly desired
that information should cease, and
Lockhart has actually been blamed for
leaving II there OF all the duties OF
a blographer one can regard none more
stringent than respect to the secrets
OF his subject II he can. he should
burn aud obliterate; II he cannot he
should forget Yet Il letter OF Burns
to Highland Mary, clearing mp all that
he desired TO remain concealed Of any
thing Is lcfD. could be found, the de-
voices OF Burns las a rule) would make
haste to publish the opistle. or all
cant. the public has the right to
know" Is the most odious. The public
has no right TO know
The greater the man Is. the more he
has done for us. the less right We have
to pry into his secrets. Byron appar-
entity did not want his famous burned
memoirs to be secret. and the dcsiruc-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25
Extraordinary Ds,at..

OF the many extraordinary drlnkA
regularly consumed the blood OF live
horses may be considered the most 80.
Marco Polo and Carpinl were the frst
to tell the world OF the practice OF tho
Tartars and Mongols opening the vein
In their horses necks. taking a drink
and closing the wound again As far
as can be seen this has been the prac.
tlce from time lmmemorial There d
wine habltually consumed In China
which Is made from the flesh OF lambs
reduced 10 paste with milk or brulaed
into pulp with rice aud thea fermcnted.
Il Is extremely strong and nutrltl0nl
and powerfully stimulating to the
physical organism The I.aplandera
drlnk great deal OF smoked snow
water and one OF the national drinks
OF the Tonquinese IL arrack Favored
with chickens blood The list would
-carcely be complete without the men,
ton OF ahsinthe. which may De called.
the national splrituous drink o.
France. Il Is a horrible compound 81.
alcohol. anisc. corlander. fennel. worm,
wood. indigo and sulphaie Of copper,
Il Is strong. nasty and a moral and
physical poison.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

&c ANMNs
There Is satisfactory evidence Of the
truth Of Martin Nellly's wonderful find
II was on Monday. April 81. that Nelly
was returning 20 Rossland. British Co
lumbia. after an unsuccessful trip In
the Salmon River district lie had
reached the Columbia River al a point
rix miles north Of Trail Landing. u. c..
az about noon. and. selecting a site on
the bank OF the stream at the foot OF
Lookout Mountain. sat down to eat HIS
dinner. As he munchcd his humble
food he noticed a huge boulder. half
buried In the sand In a dry portion OF
the river bed. not far from whore he
eat.
when he had finished his meal, he
walked over to the boulder. examining
Il IA a casual manner. and then. as his
experienced eye detected signs OF the
precious metal for which he had yalnly
fought for months. he attacked the
treat gray mass with his pick. work
ing with feverish energy. lie almost
twooned when a fragment OF the rock
tame away. showing distinctly the
traces Of gold and copper.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

lsh spirit within Mr.. Corbln began his
New York lie as a banker In 1861 lie
first tried his hand al railroad matters
about twenty years ago. when he built
q little load from Bay II dgc TO Manhat-
tan Beach Acquiring control OF the
Ions Island Railroad Ia 1881 he made
Il pay. tHe turned the illand into a
park dotted with pretty homes. Soon
Villages end Incorporated towns took
tie place 90 waste land. aud Mr. Cor
lin. rich hy thar time. now added
largcly to his wealth Tie believed In
the theory that there are more two
BIZ pieces than s. bills ana he piled
up the small coin. laughing as he did
s1. Ills interests were large, including
sharJs n ocean lines. city realty. and
many lnrgo financial concerns. lie was
product OF New York. peculiar to
that city. and despite his wealth. was
a popular nan.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25
Two Kind. o. oou,,..y.

lie was Immaculate as to cxternals,
and he was coming down Fifth avenue
She was a charming Bit OF feminin,
liy a. New York can ofier-whleh Il
saying a great deal Delicate. dainty,
trim.
Tie was smoking cigarette that
judging by the smoke Of Il. had come
from Russia. When they met he took
his hat on Lastly Talking TO her In q
tone Of condescension. he pulled the
blue smoke out constantly. the cigar.
cite never leaving his lips.
lie was standing on the corner Of
Blocker street. where the Italians
live lie had on the coarsest clothes,
Ais face was grimy. In bis mouth
vas a dirty clay pipe.
An old woman. shabby and sRNelV.
came up and asked him how TO gctNto
Canal street.
The minute the man became aware
The old lady was addressing him he
whipped the pipe out OF hls mouth.
As long as he spoke TO her he held
the clay behind him. his hand closed
over it.-NoW York Journal,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

him fortune In addition TO fame. lie
has been engaged In newspaper work
In Chicago for a number Of years ana
Is now financial editor Of a morning
newspaper. In THE experience he has
found much Of the material OF when
the novel Is built. The realism OF the
story is its most powerful and fascin-
ating element-free and simple. never
offending good taste. The interest that
capuyaies one In the description OF life
In Tamplco holds one through the uou-
bles Of the hero. and never wanos TO
the last word.
The colorlng Is as distinct as u Is
excellent. Jerry's worldly experience
was limited TO Tamplco when be start
ed for Chicago to get work on daily
newspaper AS a town Tampico was
an utter failure. Il had a poor little
street, degenerated into a mere country
lane-grass-grown. weed-grown. made
Tree OF by estray cows and chickens; a
half-d0zen frame buildings. Of which
only two-the posioflce and general
tiore and the Herald omce-retalned
the dignity Of their original urban use;
q surrounding Of sloping woods and
rolling fields. vacant save for the agri-
cultural intrusion which leaves so re-
spoctfully large a margin Of nature to
each human trespasser Al night the
vast country solitude rolled down over
Tampico and ingulfed Il like an At
lantie ingulhng a derelict bumboat.
Such was the degree Of Tampico's de-
cadence that the eountFyfolk looked
down on the towniolk. No town can
get lower than that.
"Old men Of the neighborhood still
talked fondly about the boom, although
At the period Of expansion referred TO
nobody had known II for a boom. that
invention Of the real-estate man being
then far In the future. Il was admitted
that Tampico had one Of the finest sites
for town In Illinois. The canal came
down In a straight line from the north
aud the Hare river swung In from the
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-25

4 business man Of Paris mas Just los,
large sum OF money under strange
circumstances. lie was supnlng with a
PARTY OF friends at restaurant De-
string TO create sensation, he visited
the kitchen OF the establishment. and.
handing o number OF gold coins to ono
u the attendants. told him 10 serve
them at the table under the guise Of a
dish Of gold. Time passed and tho
meal hcean 10 draw to a close. but stu
the expected course did not appear.
Eventually the originator Of The idea
returned 10 the ki,rhon. but discovered
10 his horror that the hottie washer
had vnnlshcd. u appears hat be VIA
only M extra hand engaged Tor he
trsy searon and left without demand.
ia ~ wages, taking the money VIII
hlm.