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The American guide., 1896-08-15
Work In Philadelphin.

Work In Phiiadeiphia.
Mr.. Hanna explained why he went
10 philadelphia last Thursday after
leaving New York TO 20 home. His Mt
tcntion was cnlled to n printed story
which said In substance that he got u
biz not Of money while there for cnm-
peipn expenses, and in reply to 1t ho
snld.
"No, there was nothing Of that kind.
I rot no money, The merchants and
manufacturers OF Philadelphia have or
gunized n Mckinley and Hobart Bnsi'
pess Mems league. They wanted to
make 1t the parent organization for sim
liar leagues to be formed all over the
country.
"They wished me TO give them my
sanction TO make II such, and sent mo
mn invitation TO attend their meeting.
1, is n strong body OF business men in.
tcrcs,cd In the election OF the republic
MI ticket, and they wanted to work as
much under the direction of the ma
tonal committee as possible"
Asked what he thought of the movc-
mcnt OF the "honest money" democrats
TO put n third ticket in the field, Mr.
Hanna rcpliedi
81 hardly know what 10 sny about
that. As yet 1t seems to he somewhat
uncertain Ms to It's real strength eon'
scqucntly don't believe any man can
predict whether IL will help or in jurs
the republicans"
"In case, ns claimed. ~ will divide
the democratic vote In the south
wouldn't Mckinley and Hobart stand a
good show of carrying some OF the
southern statcs?"
Is sur~ of Texas.
"Wcll, II seems TO me to he queer
sort OF n situation this time. ! feel
constrained to assert thnt we are IA
certain to carry Texas ns Michigan,
and there is no question about our car
rying Michigan"
The American guide., 1896-08-15

MT NOT Nb prosperous hH OF oln ih' Ilhut-
prs and the leaders IN politics there are IA
miliar with Mexico. its free silver coinage
and the wages there prevailing. The
southern wise ones have concluded that ne
ignorance and stupidity OF their common
negro laborer Ia fully as great as In Mex
leo. That IN cnse OF free coinage cotton
can be sold for two silver dollars where
now only one In gold is obtained. out OF
this they can pay their laborers In silver
1T the present rate Of wages and thus re-
duce the labor expenses of raising cotton
one half"
The American guide., 1896-08-15

"But the act OF 1873 was passed, crime or
no crime. About the same time all tie
continental nations Of Europe also perma-
nently ceased to use silver. except for
subsidiary coinage, And thin simply for
the reason that II had been definitely as
eertAined, by the experience OF centuries.
that the parity Of the two metals fiuotrat-
Ing In market value could not be preserved.
This Intelligent action OF all commercial
nations, they tell us, was deadly and de-
llbernte thrust at the peoples pocket. Let
u see about that. In is73 the amount Of
The American guide., 1896-08-15
Reciprocity an Issue.

81 have reference TO the declaration
in favor Of reciprocity. This is thing
the agriculturists are far more inter
ested in than they are in the free coin
ngc OF silver. know 1t was discussed
in their behalf before the committee on
resolutions at st. Louis much more than
was free silver.
"Thcy want reciprocity that will en-.
large their market; they want protec-
tion that will enable the manufactur'
ing industries to run and give employ
mcnt to all the laborlng people; they
want sound money and some way IT
'lnu II. Sound money! prot, ion /.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-14
RIe,cle contest Chat.

bicycling makes the boy a better stu
dent, q more attentive scholar, and an
apt thinker Il battles the checks with
,he rosy dew ofhealth and incidentally
boycotis the doctors, u l. said, and II
Il does this much for boy Il reasona-
bic to presume that Il will do the same
for the girl. Win the Eagles bicycle
and test the above statement.
Bicycling Is a national fad, and most
all cities have clubs, but Bryan Is a
little behind the excitem mt IN this
respect, for the reason that the idea is
prevalent that there Is no place near
here for riding. Its true that the
streets are bad hut what is the matter
with having a regular course. There
IL an zeal one near Bryan, and " the
bicycle club can be organized, Il can be
put 10 elegant shape for go. Thiak
about the matter What would he
nicer, more enjoyable and up to-daie
than a cluD Of this kind. One or two
parties have aeitaied this move In the
past and we are sure they will be gla6
To help Il 10 success by again coming
forward with good word.
In the meanwhile We are going n
give away BICYCLE to the person who
receives the greatest number Of "The
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-14

Tho present ruler Of the Sudan was
sometimes spoken Of as the MahdL Mo-
manned Ahmed the Mahdi. died In
June. 1885, a victim Of his dissolute
mode Of life. He nominated as the
Khalifat 81 Mahdi Cor Mahdi's success
sur) the Caliph Abdullah, the horrom
Of whose rule have been - yividly por-
traycd by slatin Pasha The caliph Is
a Baggara Of dark chocolate colored CON-
plexion. with a long and prominent
nose He wears a short beard, cut ao-
cording to the Moslem custom Owing
10 his scnsuous mide Of lifo he Is now
extremely stout He Is unable 10 rad
His palace at Obdurman h crowded
with slaves, ounuchs and young boys
who wait upon him. and hiswivos num-
her some hundreds Knew York Times
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-14

Daily Eagle Bicycle Coupons The
same rules govern this c0nteat As were
used In the watch and tea set contest
and for every months subscription
paid ne In advance you win Eet a ten
vote ticket. Get 10 hnstiing. You
are acquainted with the planrs0 gather
coupons and watch the Eagle for in.
Thet1cycle viii be worthy a an 81.
'I5rt. You may reai assured Of that. II
viii b. high grade wheel, 'ad model,
up.to-daie In every resPec, and you
win agree with us when you see the
wheels on exhibition, which will be a.
soon as We can get them from the fac.
tory.
Master James John'on and little Mis-
Katie Evans called yesterday and left
coupons TO their credit and say they
are in the race for the wheel.
The list will appear for the hrsl
time Sunday.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-14

There is no cure for the thirst
for office.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-14

Being = Dlsssrtaiionan tiss Prsyzfsns Form
Of Tortuse ~ FuFsifure.

u Tortuto ~ fursdufe.
One Of the conn ltsations Of the inn
pccnni0us is 20 watch the keen discom-
Tort the rich experience in their efforts
20 spend their fortunes. Great Is the joy, |
therefore, Of the poor woman as she
watches her sister. wife Of one Crmsus.
convert Ter house into a museum Of
''rooms Of periods "
II would b. saddcning II II were mol
Infinitely comic % hear Of the trials Of
one multimillionnirc who u always
keenly uncomfortable In his Greek
drawing room because he can never find
n book there The Greeks, you see, did
not have monthly magazines lying en-
their parlor tables Accordingly the
good gontleman's wife. architect and
furnishor hayo impressed upon him the
necessity Of not spelling the perfect
Athaninn atmosphere of the apartment
BY the introduction Of un.Athenian fea-
tnres such a. literature. IN IT, zeal for
complete harmony the powerful trium-
virate has not yet issued an order for
bidding the master d the house 10 enter
his drawing room except when clad In
the Greek chlamys. but that Is because
even architects, furnishers and wives do
not dare 10 be- Wholly consistent Mean
time the multimillionaire escapes from
his Gothic library and thinks how In.
appropriate IL Is 10 read Dickens under
n medieval archcd ceiling and by the
light from a cathedral glass window.
Only multimillionaires fortunately.
have the wealth necessary - make
themselves completely uncomiortanie
by Greek and Gothic rooms But the
Ordinary. plain millionaire has enough
money 10 be made fairly miserable oy
I,ouis Ouinze or Louis Seize drawing
rooms old Dutch reproductions IN IN.
line Of dining rooms and bare coloni-l
halIwuys Comparatively small riche'
Z will 70 a long way toward making
family miserable once the room .ese'
has entered into the veins Of the i.lin
ily's presiding genius Good Am.ile.l
women Of mixed ancestry and nea'y
weight have felt exceeding oisooniiui'
IN apartments lufuiaNtN - - a !,
] Red, gilt chairs belonging q ins l-Ilo'
of French king Of unhailo"ed mem
orr. What does Il profit woman %
furnish her room with the most perfect
consistency II sho herself must Away.
. be- an inharnonious note IN ~ Why
should the lover Of good roast beef and
, large. inviting armchain have 70 wan
! der hopoleasly about rom 80 with the
: straight. harp backed chairs Of colonial
! davs. when rcpose was frowned upon
: and roast beef was none too plenty
s After all one must live more or les
4 N home even II one has money II
. nhundance. And why should home b
{ SUCCESSION o. rooms furnished after mod
n els - By other lands and other times
Who really enjoys living IN hous
; that Il merely large object lesson 4
; Roman. Moorish. japanese and Egyptia
, architecture and furniturel A houae
, holder ought 70 be more than . curAio
! Of a museum. New York Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-14
Attention. Democrats.


In compliance with the instruc-
lions Of the executive committee Of
byazos county, the county conven-
ton Of the democracy Of Brazos
county is hereby called TO meet at
the courthouse in the city Of Bry-
an, Saturday, May 80, at 2 o'clock
D. m, for the purpose OF selecting
delegates to the state, congression-
al, senatorial, judicial and repre-
sentative conventions, and such
other business as may properly
come beforeit. II. B. SToDDARD,
Cham. Dem. Tx. Com, Brazos Co.
BY authority OF a resolution
unanimously adopted at meeting
Of the members Of the executive
committee Of the democratic party
Of Brazos county, precinct conven-
tions are hereby called for each
precinct in the county on satur.
day, May Is, at such hour and
place as the chairman.of each pre-,
cinct may designate, for the pur
pose Of selecting delegates to tbs
county convention which has beer
called for May 80,
II. b. SToppARD.
lCham. Dem. Ex. Com, BraEos Co
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-14

The CHA. or Malay apple, Is a com
mon timber trco Of the Hawaiian Is
lands, though not peculiar 20 that local.
itv. on tho island Of Maui Is a NAM
moth orchard Of wild ohiaS extending
nom the sea TO the mountains and
measuring 20 miles in length by from
8 70 10 miles in width. The trees aro
nom 40 70 80 feet In height some Of
the largest yielding nearly 30 pounds Of
fruit, the total crop being said to b
sufficient to an a feet Of 100 steamers
Tho beautiful crimson or whita a. aes
howevcr, arr unfit for transportation,
a. they last but q abort time IN good
condition. Popular Science Monthly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-14
Notice
Hearne, Tex, April 10, 1898.

Hearne, Tex, April ~, 1898.
The board Of medical examiners Tor
the goth judicial district will hold It's
next regular meeting In aearne, Texas,
on Tuesday. May y, atea. M. All
physicians holding temporary cirtid-
cales are hereby notified to appear be-
Gore board Al said time and place FOR
4 animation. The board viii also issue
sirtiaoases to all physicians holding d.
nlomas who will appear before them
Al this meeting and pay the fee Of ti.OO.
W. y. SuAnP.
II. w. CUasISos, President
Secretary.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-14

some idea Of the stiffness Of the wa
tiers Of the Dead sea may b. gained
from the comparison mado below. The
Dead SEA Is situated in Palestine, 70
miles east Of Jerusalem. Il a 80 miles
long and from 10 90 10 miles wide with
an average depth Of 20 fathoms Gao
fcotl Common ocean water contains
bat % parts Of salt 70 the 1000 That
Of the Dead sra contains $50 parts 20 the
1000, which makes the briny ISOLATION
exactly one-foprth salt
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-14

We win mail b the readers OF
the Eagle illustrated catalogues ex-
planning how you can, by rsing
Ralph's scotch snuff, get a set Of sill
YER tableware. Free coupons packed
In each two, four and six ounce can
and bottle. Save these and send for
your silverware. Ralph's Snuff il the
hest on earth. Try Il. Smo 30
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-14
ATOMS OF ELECTRICITY.
Calculation That Seems insonprshensihas
% ths Average InaslllEsnee.

Calculation That seems InsonprsAensIhis
70 ths Average EnsslilEenee-
Have yon any idea what IAN atom Of
electricity" would look. feel. taste o.
smell litei In abort. have you mind
that Is capable q imagining what such
An infnitosimal division Of The incom-
prohensible "fluid" would hei We think
not The writer has spent his life 'delv.
ing in the realms Of tho wonderful =
vet he i free 10 confess that he has no
more Of an idea what an atom Of cleo
tricity would BE- than he has q what 4
10 b. understood by the words soul
and eternity" But there are thoso
who have been spending hours days and
weeks exploring and investigating In the
bottomless ocean u electrical mysteries
and who have arrived nc some startling
conclusions That such a thing a. ''an
atom Of electricity" exists has been be-
hevod in by a number Of eminent cleo
tricians and philosophers among them
the hOnorod Hclmholtz and our own
Thomas A. Edison
Working ON the theories advanced BY
the former. Professor Richarz, q well
known European investigation, has made
some experiments In that line that have
startled even the clectricians--men whc
come In daily contact with things Of TN
most wonderful nature According 30 .
recent determination of Professor Rich
arr. the smallest possible quantity o.
electricity-that which may properly b
termed IAN atom"--is such that aSs
multiplied BY 1000, 600 three times
that Is TO say. by the cube Of 1000. oO'
will give the number Of atoms in
coulomb Of electricity. st Louis Re
uuhlic
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-14

The Battle Abbey movement is
meeting with grand success every
where and the South will ere long
have a magnificent edifce in
which to preserve her relics.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-14

After the rags used In the mannfac-
,uro Of paper have been ground % q
pnlp canstic lye Ia mixed with The
product IN order to reduce the small.
hard particles that are found In The
pain. and which. II left would make
knots In the paper,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-04-11

10 the dei,nauent in the MANNER SSsovrdsc
~ law. advertise for sale the property on
which the taxes are due IN the manner
rescr.bed by law and on the day OF
ale he shall sell zach portion OF. the
nroperty as the debtor shall point out,
and In case the debtor shall not point
out Sufficient property, the collector shall
at once and without further delay sell
the least quantity Of property which any
bidder will buy for the amount of the
taxes. interest and eosts.v
The sale shall be without appraise-
ment. and the. property sold. shall BE
redeemable at any time for the space OF
one year. by paying the price given in
Guiding costs, and twenty per cent there
on.
No sale Of property for taxes shall be
annulled for any informally in the pro-
,'-ed,ngs until the price and all taxes
basS with 10 per cent interest be rendered
to. the purchaser.
All deeds Of sale made or that. may be
made BY collectors of taxes shall be
received by courts In evidence as prima
facie valid sales.
Sec g. Be II further resolved. etc.
That Article two hundred and forty
two Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana be SO amended az to read as
follows:
Article 242 The General Assembly
shall have power to enact general laws
authorizing the parochial or municipal
authorities of the State under certain
circumstances. by a vote of a majority
of the Taxpayers In number and In value
voting at the election. to levy special
taxes In aid Of public improvements. or
railway enterprises undertaken by pri-
vate corporations: provided that such
tax shall not exceed the rate of five mills
per annum, NOR extend for a longer per-
iod than ten years. and provided further.
that the foregoing provisions shall
not apply to public buildings.
bridges and works Of public Improvements
mentioned in Article 2os. II being the In,
tent and meaning Of this proviso that
parishes and municipalities shall have the
right to tax themselves to any limit sub
feet to the restrictions Of Article 2o9.
O. W. BOLTON.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
H. r. LOTT.
President Pro Tempore OF the Senate:
4 true copy:
T. g. ADAMS. Secretary OF State.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the car
There Is only one way 70 cure deafness.
and that is by cohstitutionaf remedies.
Deafness Is caused by an inflamed con-
diti6n of the Ehstachian Tube. When
this tube is tnf1amed you have q rum.
bling sound or imperfect hearing. and
when It IL entirely closed, Deafness Is
the result. and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube restored
to its normal condition. hearing will
be destroyed forever: nine case out Of
ten are CAUSED by catarrh, which Is no.
thing bit an inflamed condition of the
nuco:is surface.
Will We give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address F. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo; O.
~ Sold by Druggists. 75c.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-04-11
OUR POSITION.

Az will be noticed lib this issue
of the PosT, VIE have withdrawn
the Democratic ticket from the
head of our paper, which we sup
pose there will be all sorts of ru-
mors in regard to it's removal. We
do not-frohi this on-proptse
carrying the Democratic, nor any
other ticket at our mast head, and
propose to stshd by our opionion.
Sinue our first vote was cast 1t was
for Democracy first, last and all
times, but since the head Of our
government permits such outfages
to 20 on-with his sanction-in
our parish, our paper cannot sup:
port no such man, We would ia
Their be non-committed and do not
propose to tell our readers to do
as we sdy, but not rs we do" The
papsf will be strictly independent
and will continue fl the future, as
in the past, to ctiticise all those
whom are deserving as long as the
facts are there to corobcfate what
we say, it will not be mhd-sling.
ing, but solid undenisble facts az
our guide. Washington, La, Post,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-04-11

Frank ShepardsOn. an engineer on the
Southern Pacific Ry.. who resides at Los
Angeles. Cal, was troubled width rheu-
motism for long time. He was treated
BY several physicians, also Wis ted the
Hot Springs, but received no permanent
Relief until he used Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. He says it is the best medicine
u the world for rheumatism. For sale
" r. !, kAbbe, dfugGist.
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SATURDAY APRIL IL, 1896.
Oh, This Glorious Country.

White our brothers in the North
are warming themselves before the
IRE, and lodging behind corners
to keep out of the billiards. cares
ses, We are getting in our summer
garden and gathering in spring
truck, Raddishes, lettuce, carrots,
straw berries, beets etc, are ON
our tables every day and green
pes vines have pods ali inch long.
New potatoes will be in the mar
ket inside Of two weeks. Then we
will commence gathering black
berries, dewberries, and plums at
ter which comes the larger fruits.
Farmers have a great part OF their
ground broken for their coming
seasons crops, and some have
commenced planting; while others.
still have corn up. A farmer from
The north remarked, upon hearing
of corn being up at this early
date. "Why, you will have roa s.
thug ears before Our corn is even
above the ground" And still af-
Yer reading this you viii 20 on
and slave your lives away, barely
making enough TO keep from free
-zing To death in the winter, then
borrow money in the spring to
buy seed with, only to have it
dried up and burned out by
droughts And hot winds, while
here acre upon acre waiting your
coming, TO give You happiness,
comfort and ease. You, brothers
in the North, are net living. You
ARE merely existing. An old Penn-
sylvania farmer who has been in
our midst for two or three weeks,
when asked what he thought OF
The country, answered: at looks
as if the Almighty had kept us
fellows up there dreadding our
lives away to sharpen our wits,
stimulate our energies. and teach
Gs economy before opening to Ut
this glorious country, 50 that when
we did come 70 It, we would fully
appreciate its glorious climate,
and wonderfully productive soil"
Come, brothers, we can't take
che climate and soil up to you,
and prove the above assertions,
but we can extend You a hearty
Invitation to came and investigate
We will gladly welcome you, and
have secured excursion rates fol
YOU to come On. Lake Charles
American.
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The artist has .truthfully illus

The artist has struthfuily lIl'ls-
trated the text. In each cut We
see one doomed human being suf-
fering his or her special torment.
Fire is the chief instrument of
punishment in each case.
In one cut the wretched creature
is shut within iron bars and the
flames beat furiously upon him.
Chains bind all his limbs and
spears are thrust throught him.
A winged horror gnaws at his jaw,
while the head of another it seen
attacking him from below. This
picture is justified by the text:
1.-THE wicked shall be tormented
with fire and birthstone" st.
John. x, IA.
The tormenting hends in anoth-
er cut have borns upon their
heads and long nose. THE bro
Their of dragons and the fellow of
ostriches," text from Job XXX,
20, is associated with this.
In one instance the damned is
unattended by fiends, but q crush
ing band surrounds his head and
his mouth is open in agonized
shrieking. you shall howl for
vexation of spirit" says Isaiah,
ixv, Is and IA.
Another wretch is chained by
the neck in the flames, while a
hideous segmented creature, with
jaws and a forked tongue, encir-
cles him and knaws at his throat.
| This is the worm that dies not,
! referred to by St. Mary.
The hellish creatures in another
place gnaw the damned ones
| head and vitals at the same time,
while he holds them with his
hands and vainly attempts to
thrust them away. "They tina!
| eat me sleep not" says Job.
Yet another variation of the
everlasting torture is undergone
by the man who is chained, stom-
ach downward, in the flames. with
heavy weights beneath him and
spear thrust through him. "My
inner parts have boiled within
me," are the words that are ap'
| piled to tn. Y: Worl d.
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The Duke and Duchess of Marl-
borough have got home from their
honeymoon trip and are comforta-
bly, settled down at Blenheim Pa
lace, which was renovated, repair
I'd and made habitable by the mo-
hey secured by the Hamersley
estate. 1t is not pleasant for
Americans to see good American
money taken out of this country
TO Europe and used to rebuild and
repair old ruins, and it might be
good policy to impose a tax upon
the fortunes of Americans heir.
esses who marry scions of nobili.
ty from over the sea. About TWEEN.
ty-6ve per cent, would be the pro.
per amount to levy in such cases
N Y. Mercury.