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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08
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Apropos Of the current discussion
about college men IN literature. Il IA
well to consider the achievements OF
Owen wister. Charles +. Lummis. and
Theodore Roosevelt. who are graduates
OF Harvard OF the years 1852. 1881. and
1850. respectively. ard who are all
about thirty-fve years old. Mr. wister
bids fair TO become eminent through
his tales OF Western and Southwestern
life. Mr. Lummls has done well on the
outskirts OF the same territory. and Mr..
Roosevelt might have become a good
historian II politics had not diverted
his attention from literature In an
era OF fewer printing presses and less
literary aspiration their work would
have much more attention than Il has.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

Horace Mann. who then presided. with
her brilliant husband. over the fortunes
Of Antioch college In yellow Springs
Ohio.
Among the students Of the colleges
tentative days none shone more brill
liantly or made deeper inroads on the
affections Of the founder and his wife
than the gentle Alkaline Shepherd. She
was In her senior year when Mrs Mann
proposed that at the completion Of the
course she should accompany the Haw-
thorncs TO Rome.
The girl Joined the Hawthornes In
Rome. where she continued her studies
drinking In the art life on every side
and perfecting herself In modern Ian
guagcE for which she had an inherent
talent While not an arts, In execution
she had singularly delicate artistic per.
ceptions. which doubtless suggested Il
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08
PERSONAL.

The ex-Empress Eugene has pur-
chased a small estate At Braemar. and
will have a lodge built there.
Colonel Coekerill has been called
home from Japan to become managing
editor Of the New York Herald.
Samuel shaw. a wealthy farmer Of
Amsden. o.. has married for the fifth
time and r. not over 50 years OF age.
Phil May. the artist Of London Punch,
ands his greatest delight. outside Of
art. In witnessing a good horse race.
Captain Won GchellwitE, formerly ed
itor Of the Almanach De Gotha. has
been appointed private secretary Of
Prince bismarck, I'D.
Frederick Harrison. who Is writing
a life OF william the Silent. has gone
to The Hague TO gather further mater
lals for his work on the spot,
william Winter. the critic and au-
nor. is TO delicate the cornerstone Of
.he new staten Island academy build
ing az st. George. s. l.. on November ii
Horace Manvnl OF Woodbury.. Conn,
thinks be Is the oldest church
member In the country lie Ia iOi
years Old and was received In the
church al Mlddlebury. Conn. In 1915
Francisco Bazaine. a son Of the great
marshal. died In Cuba recently OF ~
ness coniracted In the campaign against
the patriots. lie was young officer
o. the Spanish expsdltlonasy army.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

The very earliest banking hFm q
which there is any record was that Of
Egibi 4 Sons. an Institution which car
rled on advance. exchange and general
financial business In Babylon IN the
year COO b. c. knowledge Of this hrm
Is obtained from certain records on
clay tablets which have been found IN
recent excavations made by party Of
English and French archaeologisis
near the site OF the ancient city above
mentioned. Bills Of credit. draft, etc.
In the form Of small burnt clay tablets.
each bearing the Characteristic sigma
ture OF Egibi 4 Sons. have been found
in many other parts Of Asia Minor. and
Il Is beloved that close study VIII
prove that some OF the clay tablets
found In tombs and pyramids In Egypt
will finally prove TO be Egihi "rsgoil-
able notes"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08
ElonI VIM Two Ion.
mairbrssath Ese.ps from ths claiehss
q = nanary Bsa.l


Of Hungry Beast
lie saw. above the ledge and q little
beyond. the ears and hssd Of a lion IS
Il sat watching the deer. says Outing
Jake rose in his saddle 10 place a bul-
let a. he said. midway ak.se-e saeq- {.
ears. when a powerful lion leaped from
behind a tree on the ledge Of rock
above and. striking him In the chest.
carried him on his horse. headlong
down the mountain. and his horss ran
wildly away. A moment later Jake
was lying on his back In the snow, hts
head up bin and the beast sanding
over him with one paw planted firmly
on his chest. the other slightly lifted.
and wagglng Its tail IN delight while
Us hot breath was exhaled into Jake's
face. His FIRST impulse was 10 hold
down his chin tightly. 10 prevent his
throat from being torn open. While he
cautiously felt for his knife. he found
the knife and as he drew Il q slight
grating sound caused the Hon 70 re-
bound AZ his feet and az be did 20 =
uttered a scream which Jake knew
only gave him the chance Of moment
Il was a call for the other llon Fear
Ing to make a motion OF escape Or re-
sistenco be moved his hand back n tho
snow In search OF his rife. which had
been lost In the fall His fingers touch
ed the stock. lie cautiously paiird Il
down BY his side and stlll looking his
eaptor straight In the eye slowly
turaed the rife till its muzzls faced
tho lion. The bullet passed through tn
heart and II sank on Jake's fee; Be-
tore he could move from his .>lpieso
position the other lion bounded over tae
precipice and somewhat overlei ping its
mark M In the snow and instantly re-
ceived bullet In iis brain. TIE two
lions lay dead not ten feet apart
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

10 Sculptor Kenyon. lover OF the giri
Hilda The story OF the inspiration Of
the novel. OF the fountain source OF It's
characters Hilda and Kenyon. and ex-
planning the identity Of the statues
hand. Is authenticated from two SQUIRE
Ga iayorltc pupil OF the original HI
da and pos,humous papers Of her hus-
band.
II was during hls consulate In Liver
pool that Nathaniel Hawthorne planned
his memorable visit 20 Rome. lie was
solicitous 10 secure a cultivated younE
woman 10 accompany his family and
be- Foyerness 10 his children. To this
END ho wrote 10 his wife's sister. Mrs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

Bllou. a huge Newfoundland dog, act
INK AZ watch. The catboat left New
York Oct. 81. and the voyagers do not
expect TO return until next spring. Miss
Mathews IL an expert In handling such
craft. but docs not think ability In that
direction will be called into requlsition
to any extent The voyage Is being
made by what Is known as the inside
route. From New York to the quaker
city the route was via the Rarl,an canal
and the Delaware river. thence by Della
ware and Chesapeake canal. Chesa-
peake bay Currltuek sound. Core and
Bogne sounds. The last seaport on the
way Is savannah. from which the Ty-
bee river will. inside Of month proba-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

New Acquisitions Of nritlsh Massum.
Among curiosities lately acquired by
the British museum the irst place if
dre to some very remarkable acqulsi.
lions connected with Charles l.. one
being a copy Of the secret instructions
to the commissioners appointed for
raising a forced loan In 1895. No other
printed copy IL at present known 10
exist and Mr.. Gardiner. while writing
his history Of the time, was obliged to
refer to a manuscript In the state paper
offce. The interest OF this copy Is much
enhanced by its being addressed 10 the
county Of Nottingham. where Charles
was destined TO commence the civil
war sixteen years afterward, and by
Us bearing his signature on the hrst
page OF the text
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08
In. rnmn.aaur CnInnr..

The pompadour fashion Of wearing
the hair has been adopted by two Of OUT
most talked Of brides his year. Miss
Anna Gould and Miss Consuelo Van
derbilt. This style OF hair dressing
seems essentially natural. but a false
pompadour may De bought In varying
lengths and prices TO suit the purchaser.
one Tor the forehead alone costs so:
one to extend 10 the ears. SIC. and a
complete wig In this style over $40 So
Il Is not cheapest
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

bly,. carry the oatbOat 10 Atlanta. The
little vessel Is provided with a large
cabin. and the two pluoky women de-
clare themselves quite satisfied with
their accommodations. There IL not a
great element OF danger In the trip.
though Il lie rather venturesome 10 be
undertaken by women. With the ex-
oeption OF a stretch Of from forty TO
eighty miles. the inside course will be
taken. and the skipper IL anxious to
cover the sea passage before Christmas
tide. Between New York and Phila-
delphia Bijou managed TO sample sew
eral insolent Jerseymen, and acquired
such a taste for human game that the
armament Of a Winchester rife and q
couple OF Colts revolvers seems almost
a useless item Of the cargo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

Hawthorne the artist Hilda OF The
Marble Faun, as Badger relates In his
story Of their courtship.
II was during Adaline shepherds so
iourn In the Hawthorne household that
The Marble Faun" was written. The
Hilda Of the tower. Hawthorne tells as.
was a slender. browa-haired Now Eng
land girl whose perceptions OF form
and expression were wonderfully clear
and delicate. An orphan without near
relatives. and POSSESSED OF a little prop
erty. she had found u within her posi-.
bllitios to come to Italy, hilda's gen
tle courage had brought her safely over
land and sea. her mild. unnagging per
severance had made a placs for her In
the famous city. even like a flower that
hnds a chink for itself and a little
earth to grow In on whatever ancient
wall lis slender roots may lastcn.'
Alkaline Shepherd. who. not unlike
Hllda. was rich In the faculty Of gon-
uine admiration" which Hawthorne
says is one OF the rarest 10 be found
In human nature" won the tender re-
gard OF gifted W. W. Story. then on
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

long. for bis little boy. Adrien. who
lived with him. and who was always
well-cared for was not moro than slS
years old Yet neither OF them wore
mourning.
Early every day. Tony Robec. who
was employed as a compositor In
printing-house In the Quarter Latin,
eft his room. with the child stiIl half.
asleep on his shoulder. lie LET, the
little one al school. and called for him
again at night. when returning from
work. Then they went shopping to-
geiher. after which they shut them
selves up In their garrett. and nothing
more was seen Of them until the fol-
lowing morning
The klnd-hcarted gosslps were full
Of pity Tor the poor fellow. lie couldn't
BE- more than forty. and was s,ill good
looking. although sad and pale. and
with silver streaks in his black beard.
Behind his back they said. That
man ought TO marry again
They wished to make bis acqualnl-
ance. Generally this IL not difficult In
such a house, where the tenants live
with open dc1rs But Tony had a very
reserved manner. and bowed 90 dis
family and 70 coldly uplthough politely
to his neighbors. when he met them
on the stairs. that they were afraid to
approach him.
No, ladies'" Fald the door keeper
who was Inclined 10 BE- sentimental
that wid0wer will never marry again
mark my words. The other sunday
passed him Ia the cemetery al Mont
parnasae. His wife h. doubtless buried
there. u cut me 10 the heart to sct
the poor man with the motherless d.
he chap at his side. llo must hay,
dotted On his wife
Certainly Tony had been very de
voted 10 his wife. and would not b
consoled now that he had lost her
but he was not a widower
His lie had been simple. bu, not bl
any means happy Although a con
fcientious workman, he was not par
ticularly good az bis trade. and here
fore until he was thirty he had not sue
eeedod IN making a tolerably good liy
Ing. and could not think Of marrying
when he did resolve 20 marry. h
ought 20 have chosen a sensible. eco
uomical wife who had known want a
he had But love does not occupy itsel
with such tribes Tony los, his hea
over pretty. llght-mlnded. ligh,
hearted fower.glrl Of nineteen. homes
doubtless. but frivolous. and thinkin
more OF her toilet than OF anythin
else under the sun. Il must be- admit
ted. however that she could make
dress out OF a FEW scraps o. STUFF.
lie had saved a little money wit
which 10 start Housekeeping. Anon
other things be- bought a biz cupboar
with a glass door. 10 which bis vii
could admire berself the whole day,
They we're married. audat hrst live
very happily. They had two modei
rooms on the fifth noor Of house !
the Boulevard de Port Royal. with
little balcony from which they had
hlrd's-eye view OF Paris. Every nigh
On leaving work. Tony Robec disguise
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08
England I. Alert

The new first class armored cruisers
to be built by England are to be &Si
feet long. SO feet beam and ii,0O0 tons
displacement They will thus be %
feet longer sud 4 feet broader than the
Blake and Blenhelm. and Sc feet shorter
and eis feet narrower than the Power
fnl and Terrible. But they are each to
have q. 600 horsepower and a speed Of
twenty-five knots
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

II there is any truth In the old sayinP
that a season OF abundant Wild fruits
and nuts presages a cold and snowy
winter. severe weather may be expected
to March next All the wild fruits have
been unusually abundant and there Is
promise Of an equally abundant nut
crop. Albany Timcs-union.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08
"BUcK" MCCARTHY.

set narrow brow. that gross meek re-
veal his whole character. sufioe Il 10
say that he is not a Tammany lieuien.
ant. but a citizen OF Chicago; the hero
OF a hundred hst fights. once county
a central committeeman.
now a city alderman. and not always q
party man. Look at hlm.-Ram's
Harm
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08
Done by Missionaries

King Leopold Of Belgium. chief Of
the Congo Free State. recently ex-
pressed In a letter his high appreoia-
ton OF the services rendered TO the state
by a grammar OF the language which
Mr. Benily. a Baptist missionary. had
prepared Another Baptist missionary
Mr. Grenicll. was knighted BY the King.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08


Tony sold The greater part Of hls farnl-
ture IN order to pay his debts, and
moved Into the Rue Delamhre.
Toward the end OF September he re-
ceived a leiter from hia wlfe-four in
coherent and desperate pages. plentl-
iuliy washed with tears-in which she
announced that she had repented and
impiored pardon. This was all very
painful for Tony but he was proud,
aud the letter remained unanswered.
lie heard no more from Clementine.
On Christmas eve he went, as was his
custom. to the cemetery At Montpar-
hasse, there TO place on the grave OF his
dead child a few frozen vlolets and
roses, For the first time Tony went
alone with the child. and. strange as
II may seem on entering the cemetery
he suffered more poignantly than ever
before from the absence Of that wife
who had 70 cruelty deceived him.
Where is she now, and what Ia she
dolngy thought ne
On arriving at the grave. he started.
Tor at the foot Of Il were strewn sew
eral little playthings such as the poor
give to their Children trumpet. a
iack-in-the-box. and a whistle. They
had evidently Just been placed there.
Tor they were quite new
"0h, what pretty playthingsr cried
little Adrien excltedly. But his faith
er, having detected a scrap OF paper
pinned to one OF the toys. opened Il
and read: For Adrien. from his broth
er Felix. who Is now with the child
/ Christ"
Suddenly he found the boy pressing
against him. and murmuring. Nam
ma" There. only few PAGES away
under elump Of cypress trees, kneli
the mother She was clad In
wrelehed dress and a thin shawl. Hel
eyes were sunken and her checks hol
low and pale She was looking at hei
husband. and her clasped hands wer'
stretched toward him In duplication
Tony pushed the boy gently towar'
her. saying. "Adrien. 30 kiss you
mother"
The poor creature strained the chill
convulslyoly 70 her breast. and covere'
him with kisses Then rising an
turning toward her husband, but al
ways with the air Of a suppliaAt, sh
said. "lIow good Of you
Hut he. already at her side, sal
husklly. almosi aarshly. Don't tall
Take my arm"
Il IL not far from the cemetery 20 IN
Rue Delnmbre. and they walked quick
By. and without uttering a word. tn
child. engrossed IN his ncwly-foun
treasure. uotled along 81 their sid
thinking only OF his toys.
when they reached the house n
door-keoper was standing on the step
Madame" said Tony to her. "th
Is my wife. She has been six month
In the country with her mother. WI
, was lll. and now she has come back
, live with me-"
when they reached the room. Tor
made his wife sii down In the on
armchair. placed the boy In her Ia
and opened a drawer from which
took an old cardboard box. Out
this be took the wedding-ring. whit
he pressed on his wiio's hEEsr. The
. without a word Of reproach or bite
! ness about the sorrowfui past, siiehil
4 gravely. with the overlooking gene
oslty OF a simple. childllke heart.
gently pressed his lips TO her for
, head AZ the seal OF his forgiveness.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

Few literary men have the polish OF
manner or the courteous dignity that
gives charm TO the personality OF Rich
ard Malcolm Johnston. Mr Johnston
is soventy-thrcc years old. but tall and
straight and as excellent an example
as exists Of the oli-time Southern gen
tleman. his home OF recent years has
been In baltimore. but he is a native
Georgian. and the iniml,ahle cracker
dialect Of bis stories u the speech Of his
boyhooi.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

than his historical works thar yield
him the best returns. and he ends q
necessary 10 drop the latter pursuit oc-
casionally 10 write a romance. No
other Of them has ever enjoyed the
popularity OF The Hoosier schoo'mas-
ter" which was the mos, hastily wr.t-
ten OF them all
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

Edward Eggiestea Growing Younger
Every year that passes seems to add
juvcniliiy to DIT. Edward Eggleston
who looks younger now than he did In
1885. DIT. Eggleston lives In New York,
at the Chelsea. during the winter. and
his summer home Is at Joshia's Rock.
on Lake George. where he Is known as
an enthusiastic yaohtsman. His pen Is
profitable, but Il is his novels rather
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08
ROMANCE IN MARBLE.
THE ORIGINAL oF W. ". sToRY's
GREAT MASTERPIECE.
Pretty Adaiine shepherd Lice In .
suIeIds's Gravs-wa, an Antioch sta
deaf and = Member Of Nathaniel
IIawthorne's uouaehold.
Special Correspondence.

o statue In the Met
ropolitan museum
Of art Is more ia
miliar that that Of
Cleopatra. by the
late sculptor. W. W.
Story. presented By
John Taylor John
ston 10 1855. In
Hawthorne's The
Marble Faun" the
work Is attributed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

A man Of Bath is The discover & -
process whereby clinkera engine asAei
and other waste material can he e1a-
veriod ia,o paste. and then i'rmoi,
without burning. iato tri,ss Cor se'il-
ing purposes.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

A Giving picture" Of what par lsl2-
ism In municipal Affairs can accom-
plIsh Is seen In the career OF Buck"
Mccarthy. whose portrait We reproduce
herewith. That brutal face. taat low
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08
TWO BRAVE WOMEN.
CONSTITUTE THE CREW or THE
GOOD SHIP HERALD.
asuad fron New Ysrk for Atlsata b.
the Inside Route - EEpset % Reach
that city Christmas wssk-Dog for
Companion.

DISPATCH FROM
Philadelphia an
nounces the sailing
from that port re-
Gently Of the cat
boat Herald. bound
for Atlanta. The
trim little craft
she IL only twenty
six feet long-is
manned by Miss
Minnie Mathews
and her mother,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

They asked him II he wanted work.
with righteous indignation
lie answered; You insult me. sir;
want a situation"
New York Traih.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

Cas-, your bread upoa iAs vc'rss tri
DO nos wait until % ls eco tia.e fls gslr
own use. sabbath Outlook
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08

The Masslllon miners strike has beer
declared Of.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-08
A CHRISTMAS STORY.

N THE house. a
big hive OF work
people. situated In
the Rue Delambro.
where Tor six
months Tony Ro-
bee had occupied a
room, every one
thought that he
was a widower. lie
could not have been
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-19
A Disnnted Case.

The most curious case ever heard of in connection with life insurance is now before the courts. A young man became engaged to a young woman with a large dowry Before marriage he was obliged to settle his debts and had his life insured for large amount and raised the money necessary on the insurance. Soon after this his hopes were blasted by the breaking off of the engagement and he blew out his os- tensible brains. Now the insurance companies refuse to settle on the ground that he intended suicide when he took out the policies. To the lay mind the position of the companies would not seem to be tenable. The young man, at the time he insured his life, desired to pay his debts in order that he might marry. He therefore had no idea that he would not marry, for, if he were not to do so, why should he have desired to pay his debts?-BOStOn Traveller.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-19
Keeping EverlastinRly at It.

From its scrap book the Cleveland World reprints the following very prob able experience of an advertisement, teaching the wisdom of persistency, which, when aided by pleasing variety, adrOitness and artistic perfection re- moving all the "source of some pain' or reference ito that old 'ad' again" ," that impressed the mind of the old versifier to a sorrowful admission of a then existing unpleasant tide, is ire sistible: An "Ad.," when first looked at, is scarce
 seen at all, And again on the sight unuoticed may
 fall; The third time it slips in its own proper
 place, And the fourth time appears with 8
 strangely sweet face The fifth time, when seen, We uncon-
 sciously read it. The sixth time we mutter: We're sure
 We don't need it;'' The seventh, the "Ad." is a source of
 some pain; At the eighth we blurt out: There's
 that old 'Ad.' againr' The ninth time we read it in less than
 minute; The tenth time we wonder is there's any
 thing in it; At the eleventh we say: "We will ask
 cross the way" Should it turn up twelfth time: "How
 can such things pay?" Thirteen times makes us think 1t may
 be good thing; While the fourteenth perusal longing
 will bring; Fifteen times having read it, we imagine
 we'll try it; Our wife, on the sixteenth, suggests that
 we buy it; On the seventeenth, now 'tis the talk of
 the home; On the eighteenth we're reminded that
 payday has come; The nineteenth rolls round it is ordered
 and paid for; O, twentieth reader, that's what "Ad-
 vers." are made for.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-19
Could Afford New Ones.

"1 want to look at some of your best paintings" said Mrs. Crewe Doyle to the art dealer, according to the New York World.
 ''Yes, madam" replied he. "You pre- fer landscapes, do you, or marines, or shall show you both?"
 'I'd rather have picture of country life, think, with cows and trees and things like that, you know"
 ''Yes, madam. This way please. Now here is very fine work by Rem brandt"
 ically and then said:
 "This picture looks like second hand painting Isn't it?"
 Well" said the dealer in a some what surprised tone, "I suppose it might be termed secondhand, but l don't think I ever heard Rembrandt called that before"
 ''Who is Rembrandt? Where can I find his studio?" she asked.
 He's one of the old masters, mad am."
 "H'm! Well, don't want you to try to sell secondhand pictures to me, for can afford to buy new ones. You may just tell Mir. Rembrandt to paint pie ture especially for me and have it made twice the size of this, please"
 This order so astonished the dealer that he allowed Mrs. Crewe to stalk out without putting down her name and address and now he doesn't know where to send the painting when MT. Rembrandt gets it done.