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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

tnine % a Fiah Diet n urlnrinn
About Intellectual Development.
II u a homcly saying that a fish
die, on account OF the amount Of
phosphorus supposed 10 b. found IN
ilsh, "a -mOst desirable Tor the
susienance and benefit Of those who
use their brains. Th-x- = a general
opinion that fish T. Y 8od Tor men
OF genius. but. H. fnls claim has
repeatedly been q Yied. fish diet con-
uhurs % fnd fav~ ~Imong many per-
Sons. The "saturu Review" has re-
Gently taken up a controversy with
some OF the British medical journals
on this subject. and m the course OF
Il declares that 'the style and
character 0f DR. johnson remained the
same whether he drank lemonade aud
tea or port and punch" On champagne
aud ori0lans, the writer adds, burns
would have written neither better nor
worse than ON collOps ana teddy.
THIS controversy has revived some
Inquiry Into the matter Of fish rs n
dict, apart from the effect produced
upon celebrated individuals. II Ia a
fact well known, aud not disputed, that
professional fishermen are not noted
for intellectual activity. The Cornish
men OF Enrlnnd. he Brittany fisher.
men 81 France and the Newfoundland
fishermen Of North America. 20 say
nothing Of the fishermen Of the Jersey
coast. the Long Island coast or Of Mas.
sacllusetls. do not rival the graduates
Of established universities In forensic
debates or Pathological controversies.
In Germany. for Instance. the con-
sumption Of fish TO the lnhabltant aver.
ages : pounds year. In Portugal the
average h II pounds. and II will not
be commended that the Portuguese are,
generally speaking. more intellectual
than tine people ~ Germany. The con-
sumption OF fish IN Norway Is far IN
excess Of what u Is In Italy. The nv.
erage consumption of fish In the city OF
Paris II 30 pounds to the inhabliant
n year: Ia the large cities Of Russln Of
which records are preserved the aver
age u 10 pounds. and Il Is not easy TO
establish from these figures any equa.
ton which would show that the con.
sumption OF fish is favorable 70 the
Inhabitants.
There u one benefit which fish pos
Eossos over other elements OF diet; Il
retains more of is substance IN boil
ing. One hundred pounds Of beef boil
cd shrinks 10 ~ pounds, 100 pounds OF
mutton boiled shinks 20 - pounds;
100 pounds Of fish boiled shrlnks 20 %
pounds ON the basis OF nutrltivo
value. taking beef as the standard.
Goldfish represents 6s, turbot 50. her
ring 1Ol-the same as bcef-and sal.
mon los. a little more. Fish In modcr-
alton Is probably as desirable a food 90
any. but an exclusive fsh diet Il not
particularly favorable 20 far as there
are records OF Intellectual qualities Of
individuals who on bcelstcak. oatmeal
or wiener schnlizcl are unable 20 pluck
from the hand Of fame the laurels OF
triumphs on the paths Of prose or po-
etic composition. campaign oratory. po-
lltlcal economy or ar, 90 say nothing
Of music and nrcMtecturc.-New York
sun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

Eut the most remarkable instance OF
this method Of scattering the seeds
shooting them from the pod Is afford.
cd by Hura crepltans. a handsome
trc. native % the forests 81 south
America. The curious fruit Of this
tree Is somewhat flattcncd. deeply fur.
rowcd or fuicd body made up of a ctr.
Gle Of many cells. each containing one
seed, When the scccds are ripe the
cells ofcn Hnd expcl them with a loud
IMPORT, Ike the crack % pistol Hence
the fruit n sometimes called the 'mon.
keys dinner hell"
Stories have been told of llua fruits
liclng plnccd IN desks and subsequent.
~ opening and dlschnrglng their accds
with such violeucc as 10 hrcak Ink.
wells. and even a. crack the wnoi 1T
the dcsk.-"llow Plants spread" nv
Thomas II. kcancy. Jr., Ia the ST
Nicholas.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

One Of our boys who does not own 4
enich writes about how he tells the
time Of day. lie works In 4 wheat eie-
faior In an Iowa town. A big window
almost Ills one side o. HIS little ofIlce
Into the corner Of the window croepa
the early sunlight IN the morning fld
u shines In all day long and creeps out
o. the other corner IN the evening. On
the noor where the edge Of the shallow
from the sash falls Just at noon our
boy has placed long chalk mark and
little further away there "a another
mark FOR ! O'Clock. and - on 10 20
six. The forenoon n similarly divided
On the floor. Each day by simply look
ing NJ the edge Of the suns Hight he
can tell what timc Il IA Once Ia two
weeks be changes al these marks be-
cause the shadows change a. the sun
gets higher In the spring OF lower Ia
the fan.
This clever device-any Of ron may
use it-suggesis the way that the ma.
tlves Of Liberia. IN Africa. who have
no clocks. tell the time. They take the
kernels from the nuts OF the candle
tree and wash and string them on the
db Of a palm leaf. The irst or top
kernel Is then lighted. All OF the kerr
nels ARE 81 the same size and sub
stance. and each VIII burn a CERTAIN
number Of minutes and then set fire
20 the one next below, The natives tie
pieces Of black cloth NJ regular inter-
vais along the string 10 mark the a.
vision OF time. Among the natives Of
Slngar, In the Malay archipelago. an
other peculiar device IL used Two
bottles are placed neck and neck. and
sand Il put IN one OF them, which
p0uis itself into the other every half
hour. when tine bottles are reversed
Chicago Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

This name was given BY an lmagIn.
alive traveller 20 the wonderful col.
umns % whirilng sand that are 10 fire.
qucntly seen on the great plains OF
Central Asia.
Fancy what n terrible country 10
journey through For miles and miles
one unbroken stretch Of dreary sand.
nothing 10 break the monotony. moth
lng 70 rest the eyes. unless one OF these
fantastic exhibitions. which. knowing
the discomfort and the danger. a tray.
cler would rather not sec, takes place.
The first signal Ia n pm OF wind, f0l.
lowed by various slight disturbances
IN the loose soil roundabout; then II
blows harder, and. a. II a legion OF
evil things had BEEN called from the
center Of the earth. tiny columns OF
sand lift themselves. and grow larger
and larger and rise HIGHER and higher.
IKE the misty giant Slnlad the Sailor
loosed frUm the great caldron be found
In the sea.
These columns have the form Of SER
pcnis, and all the waving Ginu0us mo-
llnns OF those terrible creatures. Some
times they win rise 10 n height Of ATTY.
axty. and. II We MAY believe the tcsti-
mcny Of soma writer's. even two hun
irci feet They sweep over immense
stretches, sometimes slnsly. sometimes
IN groups, gathering size and force as
they 90. and then. as the wind lowers,
diminish and dwindlc into nofhlngness.
But for the terror q being caught IN
one % these sandstorns and being
blown and beaten about and having
ones sight and hearing almost destry-
u, the phenomenon would b. almost
% grand as any In nature. one could
fancy the evil spirits OF the world az
play, writing twisting. wishing and
exercising their mighty strength on the
playground Of the desert.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

From tho Cleveland World: In an
other column ls an account OF an as
sault made by Oliver Tebeau and Jack
O'Connor on Elmer y. Pasco. OF the
Cleveland "Pregs" The latter Is the
reporter who wrote the story Of the
Tebeau-McAleer brawl for the Press
II was because he admitted doing 30
that he was assaulted. Some say the
AFFAIR was eplorabe. Perhaps, yes:
perhaps, no. Certainly 30 far as the
Injuries received by Pasco are con-
cerned Il was decidedly 30. In this re-
spect Il vas nothing short Of an out
rage. On the other hand. however, Il
shows Tebeau up in a true light. In
almost every other city In the country
he has been denounced as a rufilan.
Here at home We have fought his bat
ties. claiming that he was merely ag-
gresalve. because OF his great desire 10
win. but "of the field was always a
gentleman" That statement can never
again be showed down the throat OF the
public. Hence It Is Just M well to re-
tract II now IA any time. As for O'Con-
nor, who assisted Tobeau IN hssaultlng
Pasco. his part In the affair was
neither more nor less than that OF a
big coward. The affair II bound 10
hurt base ball IN Cleveland. The own
ora OF the club should now insist on
less aggresslveness both on and OF the
ball field. Or n II has come 10 such a
pass that only ruilans can make sue
cessful bali players then will Il also
be fact that only rufilans viii Interest
themselves In ball games.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

Tho homes % old rcCumsch. Skeleton
80. ~ OF the Mckccs Rock mound
an lying In state IN a elass oasc In the
Carnegie museum. Around the neck
arc the bone beads and ornaments.
jusi as they wcrc due from the earth.
When Andpw Carnegie views the hi.
mains next Thursday "a . o'cl0ck. this
Inscription win tell him what BE- Is
hooking no.
This skeleton was found fifteen feet
and four inches fr0m the ton. ana mar
the center OF the the momi PROM lis
position nnu the number Of lis orna.
mcnis, implements and weapons found
With this skeleien. Il Is Inferred that
this Il the warrior Tor whom IN,
mound was built"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15
nerarlsr snlnr Freedman.

=. y. Hurst. a newspaper man, has
entered suit against President Andrew
Freedman OF the New York club for
refusing 10 admit him 70 the polo
grounds. Council for Hurst brought
suit TO recover the SUM o. $500 penalty
Tor each and every refusal 10 admi,
10 the groundL This cc;.on "a brought
under chapter i0i1 Of iho laws OF 1895.
which provides that all persons are en-
titled TO full aud equal accommoda-
Hone. Advantage. facilities and priv
llcgCs Of inns. restaurants hotels. the
ators music halls and an other places
OF public accommodation. or amuso-
mont; and any poygoa .gho vlolalss the
nrovlslons OF this a shall Tor every
violation Of this oJ<hsc forfeit a sum
not lees ihan 'ice nor more taan $500
10 the person agsrioyod. 10 be recov.
cred In a suit and they can also BIZ
punished crlminally upon the convic-
tion by fne Of not less than 500.
and be Imprisoned for not less than
thirty days nor moro than ninety day8.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

A Cincinnati special says: There
IRE any number Of ball players who
will spend the winter IN thls city and
an OF them have registered a solemn
oath not 10 cat snow balls this win.
ter. In order that this oath may not
be broken some ten or twelve choice
spirits have handed themselves to-
gcther into n sort OF bcCistcak club.
which meets as often as the crop Of
mushrooms will allow them and does
justice TO nice dinner OF hrolled
steak. mushrooms and "paraphernalia"
@AQlid and liquid. This club has Jim
kcoRns place-onpusitc the BAH park
for headquarters. and there may BE-
seen two on three timCs a week such
baseball idols a. Jake Stencil. Denny
Lyons. Jack and Eddie Boyle. Billy
Kluseman. Lefty" Mari and others.
parlakiug Of the juicy porlcrhouso. all
garnlshed over with mushrooms. and
with the usual eide dishes. making
feast that would be the envy Of the
greatest opieurc IN the city. League
park furnishes a plentiful supply Of
mushrooms and 10 long az these hold
out the heoisloak dinners Will be con.
linucd-and after, too.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

President Young IA pleased With tho
sudden termination Of the Temple Cup
series. I'm glad these games for the
cup were limited to four contests" ne
said. They show IN the first place.
that base bail is an honest sport. II
the series were so close that seven
games were played In order TO settle
the champlonshlp. the suspicion that
the players lobbed and faxed and
strung out the series TO the limit would
be aroused. OF course In case seven
games we're played those who witnessed
them would know they were played
on the level. but there IL always some
body ready 10 cast a reflection on the
honesty Of the game, especially IN a
series conducted by the players. II
was a nHe achievement for tho Baiti.
moro player 20 win four straight
games from the cleyelands. even n the
Spiders were not In the pink Of form"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

up to few days ago, there stood.
about two miles east Of lIamlin. IN
lincoln county. West Virginia. "AIaul
Rock" known as long rs the country
has been inhabited II no doubt has
been standing FOR centuries exposed 10
the battles ~ the elements The pccu-
liar formation % the monolith gave Il
the name The step OF column sup
porting the cone 90 capstoue rescmhleh
the handle of a primitive maui or NAL.
let. AMI wilcncd fifteen or twenty feet
from the top The height OF the struct-
urc was never accurately treasured.
hut L must have been one hundred feet
from the base % the ton. Fifteen feet
from the top the columns wldened uni
formly. making the circumference.
Each was almost circular IN shape.
The rock II 81 sandstone. Near tho
base there was n porccptihlc crumhllng
aud Indications % decay: this ,iislnte.
grafton has gone on for ages. The
constant lnroads Of the rain and the
Effects 81 tempemturc wearing Il
away gradually and continually. finally
weakened II 81 that the weight of the
upper pari could no longer be horne.
and Il fcll-Corwsnondencc Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

she was just starting Tor church on
her bicycle when her mother called to
her:
DO you really think Il would b.
proper 20 wear such a costume as that
10 churchy asked the mother.
"why. OF coursc, [" r,pllcd the modern
young woman. Don't y0uf"
"Indccd I do not"
"Oh, we'll anything. 20 phase an.
ewcr,tl the young woman. u won't 10
10 church. then"
HALF a mlnuic later sht was spinning
away IN the dlrn,ilon n .lhe nearlcl
park. -Chlcago Pest,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

President Young has promulgated
~ official batting averages OF play
erA-cf ne National league who took
Part IN fifteen or moro championship
games Of baseball during Tie season
Of 1896.
AZ The head OF the l.a, stands BUR
kelt OF the Cleveland club with a per.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

why NNNN ~ NnNuNunf
o. r. Caylor In New York Herald"
Il IL announced that Manager McGun.
nlglo intends 10 buy a house In Louis
Vile and make tina, his future home.
Looking over the Giles OF newspapers
for the last 20 years find exactly sS7
notices OF managers and players who
were going u build or buy houses In
some city where their respective clubs
were located and make that city their
future home OF these eS7 notices
probably seven were fulfilled. and Of
the seven At least four didn't get a
chance to stay In the city long enough
TO see the plasioring dry. Jake Deckley
Just completed n house for himself In
Allegheny City when he was sent 10
New York. Jake has taken his bride
back 10 the pittshurg annex 10 occupy
his new home. but next summer ho'll
wish he had built that house In Yonk-
ers or just over IN Jersey somewhere,
20 that he could run homo every even
ing.
Tho only ball player I know who
built a house In the city where he play.
cd ball and lived on to get the good OF
Il Is Uncle Arson. aud Il all signs are
true his house will have TO be rebuilt,
before he let's go Of the Chicago nine,
bid McPhec might have had a home Of
his oRn In Cincinnati and be enjoying
a re-roohng had he dreamed II years
age that the city was to be his haven
OF rest. or the thousand or more OF
other hall players and managers not
enc has been fixture In any city long
enough 20 give him a chance 10 grow
a shade tree for his front yard. In
S. Louis Il is not wise Tor any manager
or player TO pay months board IN
advance.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

'tu by the 81.
louis club. coniiralng. Mr.. shettzllno
laid: 1t Is IN understood that he
,1n'a. hat, keen secured any time dur.
,tier part Of the season for
reconsideration. During the early
part OF the season We were OF the
opinion that an even trade could be
made for him by giving up one Of
our pitchers, but Manager Nash. after
consulting everybody on the subject.
,aia thar II would not n advisable 10
nave Dir. Brelionsteln member OF the
team Outside OF the question OF en-
ioreement OF discipline Mr.. Brellen-
STEM has been detoriorating in his
pitching. having been hit hard By near
" every club but Philadelphia prior
70 leeo. Manager Nash, therefore. We
loea all thought OF trade or purchase.
lhe experience Of the season Just
s'oaoa shows that this action was wise.
ns the Philadelphia club ala lis share
Of hitting brollenstoin. 30 that II such
. large sum OF money was paid for his
Ieieaa' 81 Louis IL 10 be congratu-
Aiei, and not Cincinnati. on the deal.
AZ 10 tho rnmorr OF deals with the ST.
louis club, involving an exchange OF
Cross. Hulon and Hallman. sor Kls-
singer Myers and Monte Cross. there
"a no foundation Tor them. Negotia-
lions have not even been opened by the
H. Louis club Tor suoh a trade. and al.
though Manager DoWd "a reported as
having stated that he r. going to make
That trade q requires Two sides TO close
bargain, and The officials OF the Phil.
ndelpnla club have already no lnton-
ton o. making such a i.ficulous ok-
change. We are receiving numerous
letters and protests aea,net that par
ucnlar transaction. BET we nsk all ouf
friends to walt until a trade h actually
made. when Il viii be officially an
nounccd."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15
ms Wandering VIE.

"Do you think tina, druggist Is really
dcrangcdy"
Yes. crazy az a bicycle rider Tie
sold me a nickcrs worth OF peppermint
ana didn't stick his own label over the
one alcady on the botllc."--chlcago
Record
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

"Whai did the crowd gather at the
corner a few mosacuts ago forT'
~ woman's wheel collapsed"
Il suppose they wanted "a see how
badly she was hurtT'
mo; they wcrp trying to ind on, the
name OF the wheel "-ludgc.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

number. -. is awarded 10 Dsmontre.
fille OF Washington. with 1855. Rob
inaon OF Baltimore ranks fourteenth
with asa. while stiyotis Of Boston.
Van Haliren Of New York and Jones Of
Brooklyn fight for fifteenth honors,
with .S5a,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

The musical or whlstllng tree N
found IN the West India islands IN
Nubla and the Soudan. II has a r,ecu.
llarshapcd leaf, ard pods with a splll
OF open edge. Tho wind passing
through these sends ont the sound
which gives the tree Ia peculiar non|
u harhadoes there q a vallcu'
with those erces and when
winds blow ACROSS the isl.
slant moaning, dccn'lonc.
heard from Il. which. Ia
q thc night, has a ycfy
pleasant curcl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

well, doclor. what ais mcf' asked
Sprckclt. after the physician hs1
made an examination.
You have blcyrllslnrium kyphoslau
rclillcd the physician. 'and I think |
can soon stFalghtca you OIL. .rlsis'
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

tentagc Of ,ii0 while Jennings OF Bal
tlmorc Is second with .se7. Dolohaniy
Of Philadelphia gets the third bracket
with 1884,; Kcelcr and Kelly OF nalii.
mac take fourth and nfth places with
.S92 and $40 respectively; stonscl OF
Pllisburg finishes sixth with .s66 and
the lucky number seyea. falls TO Ham
llton Of Boston with 1858 Thers IL
q Ito for eighth place between nahlcn
Of Chicago and Clements Of Phlladel-
AAia at .se2. and Tlcrnan Of New York
"a into the tenth hole with .ssi.
,ilth Of Piltshurg stands olev-
~ McGTaW q Baltimore
eae. while the unlucky
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15
THE NATIONAL GAME.
PAsT-sEAsoN NOTES OF THs
NATIONAL GAME.

me Sale Of Breitensteln Creates some
Comment Down East-nurl.ett Lead.
League batsmen-Tobeau's Assault ON
Reporter Condemned In Cleveland.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

EcRETARY shet-
tzllne Of the Phil
adelphia club says
that the directors
OF his club are not
sorry that they did
no, get Breiten-
stein, the clever
ieft-handed pitch
or. who was recent
" sold TO Clncin-
mi H. A.. 90
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-15

The above Is a portrait Of Col John
l. Rogers, the famous Philadelphia
lawyer and base ball enthusiast. He
Is also principal owner OF the phila-
delphia club. and has made a big for.
tune out Of the national game.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-10-02
Bryan. Dollar. on tn. Farm

They have Bryan's fiat money in the
Argentine In South America. Last
year the South American farmers had
very hard time-they got but an
equivalent of 80 cents in British and
American money for their wheat, Or
671a cents in Argentine fat money.
This Argentine money buys less than
half what honest Yankee dollars will
buy. But this is only one feature of
the distressing results of fiat money
on the farm. The fluctuations Of this
fiat money drive capital which Bryan
hates so dreadfully, out of the Argen
tine so that industry is tremendously
Frustrated. Gold is at 225 premium,
about where it was for some time dur
ing the war period when we promised
to pay but deferred payment. Yet Bry
an, in the face OF all experience in
this as we'll as in other generations,
predicts that if we make enough Of his
50-cent dollars to go around, they will
be worth as much as gold dollars. He
might as we'll say that the more shoes
we make and the more cotton cloth we
wear the higher t will be. You can
not double the price of shoes by wear
ing two pairs at once. Bryan's dollars
would handicap the land as well as the
shcp.-Lewiston (Me) Journal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-10-02

BRYANS BOGUS RETURN TO BIMETALLISM. !


Second, Another equally important
lesson is that no legislation, especially
under modern conditions is able so to
change the market value of silver as to
keep 1t on par with gold. The Bland
bill, and particularly the Sherman act,
was passed for the very purpose of
Strengthening our national credit
with regard to silver. Under the lat
ter 16S,O00.000 ounces of silver, which
was supposed to be equal to the entire
output of our American mines, were
purchased by the government, and
much Of 1t coined into money. Still
the metal declined continually in mar
ket value, from$117 in 1890 to Is cents
in 1893, when the Sherman act was
repealed. This proves conclusively
that Mr.. Bryan's firm conviction"
about the rising Of silver to $1.29 under
16 to free coinage law, is simply
absurd.
Third, But perhaps the most i'm
portant of all the lesson to be derived
from our one hundred years experience
, in the use of silver is the fact that the
only practical bimetallism ever used
by our United States government, or
the only method by which gold and sill
yer have both been kept In circulation,
is the policy which we have had since
! 1873, or In more perfected form, since
| 1878-namely policy which makes
| gold the standard Of value, and then
with limited coinage Of silver, rs we'll
as with a limited issue of paper money
| causes both of these kinds Of money
| to be kept up to par value with gold
| by virtue of the governments pledge
| that all of its money shall be main
tanned on an equality of value I'm the
markets and in the payment of debts"
This system has proved not only in
| America, but also in ngland, France
and Germany, and other countries. to
| be the most stable, elastic. practical
and seryiceable, and therefore the best
| system of finance ever used in all
human history. Why, then. should we