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The morning times., 1896-02-12
on THE DEATH OF MR.. REA.
Federation and Assembly Pass Reso-
Iufions of Coincidence

luttOnS OF coincidence
The proceedings OF the Federation OF
Labor at its meeting last night pertained
exclusively to matters relating 10 the
death OF the late Mr.. Z. ]. Rea, the an
nouncement OF which was made yesterday
in The Evening Times.
The attendance at the meeting was very
large, forty five organizations being
represented. President McHugh was in
the chair. The formal announcement Of
the death of Mr.. Rea was made 10y Secre-
tary Keep, who moved that business be
suspended while tie following tribute and
resolution were read:
An auwise God has cut short the earthly
career OF an honored and respected mem
ber OF the Federation OF Labor
E. J. Rea, in life an earnest co-laborer,
is dead. His death was a beautiful eXem-
plification OF ms worth, and he paSSed
away in season OF blissful repose, and IN
full consciousness that his soul would
cross the River Jordan aud that he would
meet the Great Ruler
He was an earnest and consistent worker
IN the ranks OF the tOiline masses, and was
ever ready TO lend his aid in the ameliora-
tlon OF the condition OF the wage-earners
and TO comply with the demands on his
worthiness was his one wish. This is a
monument to his memory.
He was at all times true TO the principles
OF unonism and his work to advance the
D guide 10 the living.
1t is a pleasing realization that our
loss wil be his gain.
To a bereaved and affectionate wife now
afflicted with disease, and a distressed
child, this Federation extends its heartfelt
sympathy in this their hour of trial.
Resolved, That copy OF this minute
be transcribed and presented TO those who
survive our late brother
The foregoing were presented by Delegate
Kreiter OF the Times Assembly. The reso-
lutons were unanimously adopted 10y a ris-
ing vote.
On motion a committee consisting OF the
president and Delegates woTden, Keep,
Bailey, and Kemp, was appointed To at
tend the funeral as representing the FEEDER
alton.
II was further ordered that a committee
consisting OF Delegates Brady, McGilton and
Bowen draft and have framed suitable
resolutions to be hung on the walls Of the
Federation hau.
After the transaction Of urgent business
the Federation adjourned in respect to the
memory of the deceased.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20
AN ICY TEST.
How Oas Girl would Prove Her Lever.
Devotion

How One Girl Would Prove Her Levers
Devotion
What a dreadful cold you havel' ex.
claimed one OF the sweet girls.
1T Is rather severe" replied the
other. "Bui don't mind H. I caught
Il in a good cause"
did you have to 60 out In tho rain
after a doctorg'
mo. II was a selfish experiment.
but II is assisting me IN a manner 90
important that don't mind A."
What Is Il helping you TO dol"
Decide a question on which my ia.
ture happiness depends"
Goodness met
yes" Father said that as soon az
the weather got cool enough TO have
the furnace going Herbert would begin
coming TO the house three or four times
week instead Of only once. lie said
that he didn't think there was any
heat In Herbert's hall bedroom and
that he came here because Il Ia a nice
warm place to sit. SO last night when
he called had the heat turned on
from the parlor. got very chilly. but
/ stood Il better than Herbert did, for
knew what TO expect and dressed ac-
oOrdingly. told him that We didn't
expect TO have that room heated all
winter. because We used II 20 little Il
was a dreadful ordeal. but shall not
/ regret Il. for Il will silence my doubts
forever. II Herbert comes back now
viii know that he really and truly
l loyeg me"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

A well-known Partisan portrait
painter was not always the receiver OF
such handsome honorarlums as arc
now paid for his portaits. Time was
when he lived In a common lodging
house near the Pantheon.
Necessity Is them other OF Invention
but how TO induce a dlscrlminathg
public 10 climb seven pairs Of staltsg
lie put up a placard on the basement
OF the house;
Portraits taken here: only ten
francs; studio on the third iloor."
when the would-be purchaser had
arrived at the studio designated, he
found himself confronted by a placard,
"Ten-frano portralts: the studio has
been removed TO the flfth hoor."
After much pufing and painting the
ffth floor was reached where a new bin
met the inqulrlng eye; ] IN NlT
"Ten-frane portraitjlthd stable, has
owing to rebuilding Of the premises
been temporarily removed to the sew.
enth floor"
Having suffered 30 much the victim
did not mind suffering more. and the
aspiring artist set an0lhef customer. -
Odds and Ends. "a AiFiNll l
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

The chief obstacles 10 the progress Of
education In England are partly spirit
and religious intolerance. Proposals
fer educational reform are discussed
and decided. not In n philosophical
spirit but with all the acrimony OF
pariisans. Yet Il IL admitted that the
case Is a very urgent one. that England
Is engaged In a struggle with her for
elgn competitors rot only for the SUI
premacy but even for the very exist
cnce Of her Industries. that her work
ers are worse instructed than her rlv-
ais and are on that account going TO
the wall. and that better education.
both elementary and technical. Is vital
10 the continuance OF her prosperity.
Il Is the fact that In both town and
country elementary instruction Is 30
backward that even n adequate tech
meal schools were provided the mass
Of the people are untitled 70 take full
advantage Of them. Yet. notwithstand-
ing all this. English statesmen will
postpone reform indefinitely II they
can see their way to secure a party add
vantage thereby. The only hope IL
that public opinion may appreciate be-
fore Il Il too late the position OF edu-
cation. both elementary and technical.
may become agreed as 70 the direction
In which development ought TO take
place and may force parliament and
the government 10 grapple with the
dlfieulslea which have 10 be overcome.
North American Review.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20
CLIMATIC EFFECTS.

just How National Character Il Anested
by Degrees Of Gold aud Heat.
The civil war Is said to have been
caused by a difference In climate. and
the question Is now being discussed
whether a hot or a cold climate has the
greatest effect on national character
/, has been widely believed that a Sc
we're climate produced the greater ef-
feet, because Il compels EFFORT and self
denial. and thus promotes energy and
inventiveness. Il would also seem that
the influence OF climate upon national
character has been greatly exaggerated.
Assyria. Babylonia. Egypt and Car
thage. situated In hot ATTITUDES. were
among the most masterful nations Of
antiquity. Mohammed and his con-
quering legions Issued from the burn
Ing wildernesses of Arabia. and at a
later period his successors we're able
TO beat back the repeated attacks Of
the combined crusading nations from
the north. The GREATNESS Of a nation
depends mainly upon Intellectual and
moral qualities. and these have often
been conspicuously developed among
the Inhabitants Of hot climates. Il is
important. too. to remember that the
same nation. occupying the same re-
glon. may be great and powerful in
one age and weak and contemplate In
another. The difference between the
ancient Greeks. Romans and saracens,
on the one hand. and their modern de-
scendants on the other. canno; have
been due 10 climate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

change results in a slight type Of in
huenza. Their systems are generally
mildly charged with malaria. and ma
ture avails herself OF this opportunity
to work Il out"
II was the general concensus OF opln.
ION among the physicians seen that
the health outlook for PHILADELPHIA for
the coming winter was promising and
the prevalence Of grip" to a large
extent. was not anticipated by any OF
them. The druggists report that the
sales OF quinine and antipyrlne during
the last few days has been unusually
large. which shows disposition on
the part Of a large number OF those
suffering to doctor themselves, "The
public schools should be warmed
against a too generous use OF antipyr.
Inc without the prescription OF a nhy-
sician," said a prominent druggist
''as at times Il has a most delelerious
effect. especially with persons who
have heart trouble. The effect OF the
drug Is to suddenly lower the temper.
ature. and when this Is done 10 too
great an extent with persons suffering
from heart trouble the consequences are
likely TO be serious. "-Philadelphla
Times
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20
FAsHIoMAaLE oAMeLINo.

reercsses Of the British AristOcracy whs
Claim Protection from the Police.
Several ladies OF the British aristoc-
racy have been keepers Of fashionable
gambling houses. In April. i7t5. bill
was agreed to by a committee Of the
house Of lords for preventing the ex-
cessive and deceitful use Of gaming.
When this bill was put In force two
ladies OF title. Mary, baroness Of Nor
dington. and Lady cassilis. claimed
privilege Of peerage" In order TO pre-
vent or intimldate" the oficers Of the
law from suppresslng public gaming
houses kept BY them. Lady Wording
ton had a house on the Great Piazza
Coyent Garden. and she claimed FOL
herself and all employed In this house
tho privileges which belonged 10 hei
as a peeress Of Great Britain. When
this was reported 10 the committee Of
the house OF lords Il was Immediately
resolved that no privilege Of peerAg'
should heneeforth be allowed % a bal
to any prosecution OF persons engaged
In unlawful gaming or TO the suppress
sion Of the houses In which the garnlnl
was carried on.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20


Iis Discovery Led Him 20 Hl- Hs=iilsss
Journey In search Of the Pole.
Il Is not generally known that among
the facts which induced DIT. Nansen 10
undertake his expedition to the north
pole was the discovery Of little piece
OF wood called the throwing stick"
Prof. J. Murdoch explains what
throwing stick" is. and how II led
DR.. Nansen TO believe that there was a
steady current flowing across the pole.
He defined a throwing stick" to be a
contrivanee for casting a javelln or
harpoon. which Is employed BY various
savage races. such az the Australians.
some South American tribes. and cs-
peclally by the Eskimos.
The patterns Of different countries
differ from one another. 80 that con
nolsseur can say whether a particular
stick" belongs 10 Greenland or Hud-
son bay or Alaska. In 1856 a curator
OF a Norwegian scientific society found
a throwing stick" among the drift
wood at GOdthaab. Greenland. differ
ent from those used In Greenland, but
similar 10 those used In Alaska. and
practically Identical with implements
employed by natives living near Be-
ring strait The discoyerer. DR.. Ring,
set himself the work OF finding out
how II had reached Godthaab. II was
evident that II had not drifted by way
Of the Northwest passage. for that way
Is barred by such a network OF islands
that the stick would undoubtedly have
stranded long before 4 reached Green
land.
The only reasonable explanation no
could give was that the stick must
have driiled with the current that sets
north through Bering strait into the
Arctic ocean. On the north OF the
strait the current moves steadily vest
ward. There the stick mus; have met
the current that sweeps down between
Iceland and Greenland. and then
turned northward again around Cape
Farewell. This theory appealed TO Dc,
Nansen. and ultimately led him TO fcrm
his adventurous plan OF trusting hii
little vessel 20 the current which he
believed would carry him over the pole
New York Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20
plEp rRoM IoY.
a Chicago Doctor who coaldn's s'ana,h'

A Chicago Doctor who Coaldn't stand the
strain Of Approaching Nup,iai Hiss.
Excited over h.s love affairs and his
approaching departure for Europe. Dr.
Ernst J. Tanke, Of Chicago. proprietor
Of the drug store at Ohio and Wells
streets. fell dead the other day from
heart failure In the ONCE Of his friend.
DR.. William Theis. at No. 1876 Fremont
street. A few weeks ago, says the Chi
cago Record. he received letter from
Koenigsberg. in Eas; Prussia. where be
lived before coming 10 America.
He is known to have made an
swer. Last Tuesday afternoon he
received a telegraph message, which.
although he told no one OF lie con-
tents, put him In a state OF great tx
element At the meeting OF a Ger
man society in lungs hall Tuesday
night he was merry. chatting with ev-
erybody. and especially with his friend
Dr. Theia. with whom he made an ap-
polntment for yesterday morning.
early wednesday morning he went to
the ONCE OF DR.. Theis and explained
that he was going to Germany: that he
wanted to leave Immediately. and that
no was TO be married TO his old sweet
heart. He cautioned DR.. Theia not TO
say anything about Il. but said he
would return within thirty days with
his bride. He returned again about 10
o'clock. talked merrlly with the house.
hold and departed. returning the sec
ond time at ii45. 10 find DR.. Thels
gone. He waited In a private room.
Mrs. Thels passed through the room.
and remarked that DIR. Tanke was
sleeping. and guests IN the house saw
him about noon seemingly sound
asleep. DIR. Thels returned 20 tho
house at i245. TO find his friend dead
In the chair. with his head thrown
back and smiling. II IL believed that
the excitement caused by his prospect
OF future bliss affected his heart. which
laicly had been veak In iis action.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

Wealth being the glit Of God. 4. mus,
not be used contrary to the wishes Of
the henefacior II IL proper that a NJ.
ting token Of gratitude be made to
Him, and that His example OF wen-do.
ing unto others be emulated hy those
who have themselves ,henefited BY the
exercise % pih ianribhll. Hence bro.
ceeds an tntirtly diherent unders,and.
ing OF the uses Of wealth; Il Is laden
With rsspohslbllliSllt demands unset.
ishhehs IN ia administration. and re.
quires that Il be used not recklessly
not tyrannically, but for the happiness
OF all.-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

who failed to prepare for the final sum
mons would perish. He communicated
the revelation to his family, who at
once shared his belief, and the neigh
borhood in which the Gouches' re-
sided became crazed with excitement
and each day has served to add to the
confusion.
A meeting was held At the Gouehe
house that night at which weird scenes
we're enacted. Gouche went into
trance and the same startling preiic-
tlon haunted him. The verihcation of
the prophecy confirmed the belief Of
Gouche's followers. Men. women and
children fell forward on their knees
and raised their voices In suppllcation
TO God.
The lights were extinguished and
until the dawn Of the next day there
was no cessation Of the Wild scenes.
Women cried and laughed in their fran
nc frenzy: strong men wept and prayed.
but above the babblc Of voices eould
be heard the words OF Gouche telling
his followers TO prepare Cor divine
Judgment.
Gouche Il possessed Of considerable
wealth. His property Is valued at $780,
600 the money being largely invested
in real estate. He holds 10 the belief
become his inheritance In the next
that II he burles hla treasure Il Will
world. lie has succeeded In converting
his property into gold and silver coin
and the night before the crumhllng OF
the earth Gouche VIII bury his treas
ure. He has sold his house, together
with It's contents and. with his follow
crs. who number twenty-five. awaits
the blast OF Gabrlers trumpet.
Meetings are he'd nightly At Gouche's
house and with song and prayer the
coming OF the new life Is hailed with
great rejoicing. the band having been
reconclled 70 leaving this life. They
are seeking converts. but the people
living IN the noighhorhood who are not
carried away with the craze look with
commlseratlon upon the little band.
Gouche has purchased an iron cas-
ket. In which to enter upon his last
sleep. and the last night on earth he
viii spend within the iron burying box.
The afternoon OF the day will witness
unique services, at which culogies viii
be pronounced and final farewells
taken. Each member OF the band Will
then 20 home TO await the crash which
will precede the dissolution OF the
world. They do not profess to know
the manner IN which they are TO be
spared aud the sinners slaia. heliey-
ing that God In HE wisdom viii look
after an the minor details OF their
transition to the celesilan city.
Each member Of TIE band following
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

In everywhere. at half or quarter the
pay, and driving the men abroad? How
ever, there are other and more salts
factory features about this report. In
the lower walks something has been
done by the society In getting places
for women as hair-dressers-will they
ever become such admirable artists In
this walk as the men?-in finding
cooks and Mattresses. and in getting
temporary work OF all kinds for wo-
men. But the numbers and figures
given demonstrate that the work OF the
society Is but a drop In the ocean. We
have 100000 OF people. with 10000
900 Of women and girls. and all who
are past the age Of Is. with an insig-
nintan. minority OF about 100000. are
clamorlng for work"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

the instructions OF Goucho. has dis
posed OF his belongings FOR a money
consideration. The women have sold
heir jewelry and hnery. letters Of fare
well and ACCOMPLISHMENT have been in
dlted TO friends and relatives not shar-
ing In the unique faith and all may be
said 10 be In readiness for the last day.
Goucho 10 a man Of good intelligence.
lie Is 80 years OF age and has reared
large family. He owned until within
the last few days several large farms.
He has always been noted for his &C.
ccntricitles. but was considered a good
citizen and a valued member OF the
community. No person doubts the sin
certify OF his belief In what he terms
divine command.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

Now they promise US the bicycle for
twenty-five.
The bicycle built for two" was the
first departure from the slngle-seated
wheel, and II was followed by the trip
let. the quad" the "quint." the sex
tuplet. the nonaplet. etc. until the
other day II was serIoualy announced
that a bike for twenty-five. a "duode-
clplet." so 10 speak. was among the
certalntles. That was a record break
or for a while The tweniy-dve-seated
wheel Is under construction by the
Herald Cycle company for the Nynuke
Bicycle club, OF Brooklyn. OF which
James Gelsslnger Is president MIR.
Geisslnger had trouble In finding any
one willing to undertake the eonstrue-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20
MAKING MEN aEooARo.
Women IN London crowdlns out tho
sterner SEX.

Women In London crowdlns out tho
sterner Ser.
II have before me" says walter Be-
SAINT In the London Queen. the thirty
seventh annual report OF the Society
for Promoting the Employment OF
Women. am sorry to learn from this
report that the demand for women
clerks and bookkeepcrs Is on the in
crease. At the same time | am in
formed In other quarters that thou
sands Of men clerks are tramplng the
streets OF London. wearing out shoe
leather In going up and down stairs In
the weary work Of trying 10 find places.
They nnd. instead. women doing the
work. which should keep them and
their wives. for half the pay. One has
no objection to women doing mems
work II they get mems pay. They may
even keep the men In idleness. n they
please. like the laundresses. How shall
We make these promoters understand
the cut-throat policy OF pushing women
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20
The Tyranny Of Ru.h.

Hurry makes slaves OF us all. The
onsweeping movements OF our lives and
OF our age deprive A. Of the sense Of
restfulness. We begrudge the time
necessary to think oomposedly and ade-
quately. We want TO do everything
upon short meter. Our prayer meet
ings. our Sabbath services. our closet
devotions and our family worship
come under the sweep OF this lmpetu-
Gus, hurrying and anxious spirit, as
well as our business and our pleasure
Leisure seems absent from our nature
and from our experience, Push and
stir drive us hither and thither al will
As TO the result. we lack calmness oI
soul. orderly procedure and steady anC
dlgnlfed action. We become fretful
impatient and Inconsistent We fall {,
get the best out OF either our physical
mental or spiritual faculties.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

A rich man OF Cleveland. o.. a few
days ago gave a ehestnu. party. Chest
nut parties are quite the rage just now
says the Plain Dealer Of that city
They are easily planned and carrie,
out About the only necessity Is chest
nuts. That's where the rich MAI
stumbled, The chestnut supply at IN,
point he had selected for the party wal
scarce There was asplandld tree, bu
its crop was light Wealth Is the trul
father OF expedients. The rich maj
bought a generous supply OF chestnut
and cent them ont TO be carefully scat
tered beneath the tree. When IN,
party arrived at the nuttlng ground
lol the tree had been shaken and Their
on the ground lay the remarkably gen
crous supply Of nuts. The business o.
gathering them went merrily forward
when. all Of a sudden. one OF the Older
members Of the party. picked up a fall
en- leaf and looked at Il susplcIously
Then she glanced up at the tree aboy,
her.
Isn't II strange" she said
Isn't what stranger" asked the rich
man.
THAT all these chestnuts shouls
grow on an oak tree"
And Il was an oak sure enough.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20
A Woman Ambassador

Although women are now branching
out into nearly every avenue OF mas
culine activity. yet the part played by
woman In politics Of the world forms
a very interesting chapter IN the his
tory Of the human race The Sabine
women were stolen from their parents
and interceded with them for Romulus
and his gallant knlght-crrants We
have Vcluria saving Rome from the re-
venge OF her son. Corlolanus. when the
Senate had despaired OF H. There b.
the record Of Roman matrons saving
the city when Brennus besleged H.
The treaty OF Cambray was the work
Of the mother OF Charles V. and Of the
mother Of Francis l. These may DO
cited Us the work Of sell-constituled
women ambassadors The first wom-
an who was completely and formally
invested with the dlgnity OF an ambas-
sador Is Catherine dc siena, She was
deputed By the Italian Government to
concillate Pope Urban vi. after his
flight and induce him to return 10
Rome, which she successfully dis
charged,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20
NANsRN.s WIFE.

Personality Of the Companion Of the
Great Artic Explorer.
While all the world has heard OF
Nansen. the explorer. and has seen
many pictures OF him. tho face Of HE
wife Is less familiar. though In her
way Mrs. hansen. too, Is celebrity.
She IL a very lovely woman and a
vocalist Of local renown, singing In
public In Norway. There Ia a story
going the rounds OF the press that be-
fore starting on his three years voyage
Nansen divorced his wife In order that
she might DO free TO marry should no
never be heard OF again and his death
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-20

ton OF his giant. The bicycle archl-
tects all shouted "imposslbler and re-
fused TO bid on the work. Finally he
induced the Herald company to build
the machine at a cost Of 5000. Other
makers had said the Job would cost
$1,000. The twenty-hve-soated wheel
will be guaranteed for two years. bar
ring punctures and injuries due 10 ac-
cidents. The length will be twenty
five feet. No. seamless tubing will
be used. The wheels viii be thirty
inches in diameter. and three and one
hali-inch hose pipe tires will be used,
The front gear will be 100 and the
rear gear S. On the rear wheel the
indirect gear will be used. the same
as that adopted for modern FIRE trucks